Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-08
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4 very large and we'll pleased audience
assembled in the Metropolitan Theater last
evening. The entertainment was by "Cleve-
lands Colored Carnival Minstrels." The
troupe is very large one, something in
the neighborhood of fifty performers tax
ing part in the programme. No colored
minstrel company is, in public estimation,
able to reach the standards set up by burnt
cork people. In extravaganza, and in bur-
lesque of the plantation negro of
the cruel slavery days" this is true.
But the colored minstrel is capable
of giving as true picture OF the
class referred to as in the white man. In
comedy he is not such competent ACTOR
as the white, and he cannot satirize or bur.
lesque his own. For that the merciless wit
and mimicry of the white man is necessary.
But Cleveland's troupe is the best OF its Or
der that we have had. unsteady it is
strong, with two tenor soloists of superior
quality, a contralto juvenile of phenomenal
powers g basso ana baritone soloist, and
two distinct male quartets. 1t has an or
chestra of twelve pieces that is especially
we'll balanced and skilled. There are four
leading end men-McIntosh, Bland, Far
sell and Sayles-and eight supporters with
tamboulines and bones. The company is
richly costumed after the Spanish, and ap-
pears in the first part in a fine stage setting.
The only instrumental solist is Tom Will
Jams, bapjoist of remarkable rapidlty
in lingering, and unquestionably an
expert performer of the first order. In the
second part there is "Voudo" gymnastic
act, novel if not attractive Bland the
comedian, in soliloquy of very humor-
Gus character; four capital grotesques in
absurd gymnastic and acrobatic teats
combination act by juggler and equili-
brist and sword walker; a dance and song
act by twelve performers. half of them cos
tuned as women; humorous soliloquy
and song act by Tom Mcintosh, a minstrel
comedian of fine quality, closing with q
duo act by Mcintosh and his little son. a
bright boy with an exceedingly strong
voice and great self possession; a march
and drill by a group of we'll trained men, in
armor, and finally an afterpiece like most
farces in minstrelsy, ludicrous and without
point The jokes of the end men, their
anecdotes and sharp sayings, are, in the
main, new, crisp and genuinely witty. AS
a whole, the troupe gives pleasant enter
tainment, and is unsteady good and wit
tily fresh, with leading men of originality
and fine ability. There will be matinee
performance this afternoon and another
entertainment tonight.
The Japanese entertainment" given at
the Westminster Presbyterian Church last
evening by "a couple of Japanese students"
was about as near being an utter failure as
thing could possibly be. Some Japanese
scenes were displayed on a canvas by
means of very ordinary magic lantern,
but they were so dimly shown that gener-
ally nothing but the sky and water could
be seen. The pictures were, moreover, of
poor selection.
The box-sheet for the Hanlon-Volter
and Martinetti night opens ct the Metro
politan Theater this morning, with no
charge for reserving seats.
The party announced by the ladies of
the Grand Army of the Republic has been
postponed from the 18th to the 18th in
stant