The record-union., 1891-04-19
music And DRAMA.
"Kajanka," the Great Spectac.
ular Pantomime.
Herrmann's Latest IIlusions-P1enty
of Amusement In Store for Sacra-
mentans-s'Lend Me Your wife''-
General Stage Notes.

| tomime, will be seen at the Metropolitan
Theater on May 14th, 10Th and 10th. Ac.
cording to the Eastern papers it is Won
derful production. The st. Louis Globe
Democrat says of it:
''To house packed to the doors, and
| beyond them, the gorgeous 'Kajanka' be-
gan weeks engagement at the Grand
last night, and surpassed all expectations
by the magniticence of its scenic effects.
'kajanka' is as near perfection as modern
stage management can make it. The
story is entirely new and typifies the
| battle of good against bad in the guise OF
| spirits. Electra is the good fairy of ma
ture, and Beelzebub is of course her arch
| enemy. They do battle and the plot is
| the combination of schemes and counter
schemes indulged in by the minions OF
| the two. A priceless gem, at first in the
forehead Of heathen idol, is the bone OF
contention, as with its possession goes
everlasting life and limitless power The
staging of the extravaganza is gorgeous
in the extreme.
"At the rising of the curtain the audi
| ence gaZes into Beelzebub's cave, pit OF
| blackness illuminated only at intervals
by sepulchral flames. Changing scenes
display successively the Janish Idol
| Temple, fairy grotto, the floral bower,
an artists studio, Electra's home, and
the grand final transformation scene.
Good comedy work is done by Charles
| w. Ravel as the clown, William Ruge as
| harlequin and Joe Allen as the high
priest of the temple. The specialties are
of high order, Of which Mile. Bertoto,
the baby premier, takes the lead. She
is apparently no more than six or seven
years of age, but can dance like fairy
and change her costume in the twinkling
of an eye. Her toe dancing is a wonder
to every spectator. The eight Mariposa
skirt dancers tried several Intoxicating
measures, and wear wonderful skirts.
| The Marlinis, French acrobats, eight in
number, perform difficult feats, and every
member of the company can sing. As a
whole 'kajanka' is a great success"
HERRMANN's NEW COMPANY.
The great Hermann, the eminent presti-
| digitateur, will be seen at the MetropOli-
| tan Theater May Goth. His fame is wide
| spread throughout two continents, and
his name is a household word For
thirty years he has mystified young and
| old with his wonderful optical and me-
| chanical illusions, and in all that time he
has never disappointed the expectations
OF the audience. Of this fact he is more
proud than of his title, liking of the
| Magic World" Nothing has been left
undone that foresight could suggest to
make the present tour eliminating one
| III the series OF successes inaugurated and
| aided by Mime. HERMANN; Abdul Khan,
the Oriental fakir; Prince Awata, royal
Japanese juggler and equilibrist, and
others. Among the many notable feat
ureS of this seasons entertainment NAV
be mentioned "Strobeika," his latest illu-
sion; New Black Art;' "Florine, Child
of the Air;'" ga Slave Girls Dream, y
and Other. mystic sensations.
''LEND ME YOUR WIFE"
| DN1a
pany will appear at the Metropolitan
Theater on the lst and I'd of May, in the
farcical comedy LEND Me Your Wife. y
The press throughout the country speak
in high terms of the piece. 1t is bright
brisk and full of mirth The Boston
Globe says that ''N1r. Reeds Captain is q
personation quite distinct from Bundy
in the Woman Hater,' and Smythe in
| Cheek and yet it is effective.'
| THE ACTORS REST.
A. p. Dunlop, publisher of The ,Sfugt
NeaOS, that best friend of the dramatic
editor, winds up his last clipping sheet
as follows:
Dear old Broadway has put on spring
attire once again, and the sniff of yiolets
is in the air, although it is sunshine with
| the chilliuess of winter. Never has the
| old thoroughtare turned out more stun
ming costumes, never have the shop win
dows been more temptingly dressed and
! never did 1t cost more to promenade uL
and down its clean pavement. It's :
mistake to think that it costs no money
TO walk on Broadway. 1t takes good
clothes, hat, gloves, shoes, ETC., and the
confidence inspired by a few dollars
tucked away, ready for a call, and the
! precise knowledge of where bed and
board may be found when the walk is
! finished. Without these, Sixth avenue is
likely to be the strolling place, and il
| dead broke, sneak down Seventh OF
| Eighth avenues is the safest, at least foI
| the profession, who must show a good
| 'front.' when III Gotham, and at least give
the bluff reflection of a good season.
Some of the romantic companies have
| already come iu,' and it looks now as ii
the season of '90-91 will be a short one
and end abruptly with the first touch OF
warm weather. This shortnesS will tell
| heavy on the frugal actor who has worked
steadily, and the many who have had a
broken season will be what is theatri-
cally called in a hole
''As whole, the season about ending
has been very bad. Big money has beer
made in spots, but the average manager
has made no profit, and thereby the sal
aries OF the rank and file of the profes-
sion has been forced down so low that
saving for the summers rest is almost
an impossibility. The old idea that actors
are a reckless class OF folk, who live on
old billboard posters during the summer
after winter of riotOus life on the road
may have been true. It is not so now
Most of them have COSY flats Harlem
wards, in which they enjoy their vaca-
ton without splurge or bluster, and it is
these who will unfortunately suffer most
during summer. The tly-by-night fell
lows who make Rome howl on the
Rialto, come in dead broke, whether the
season has been good or bad. They are
perhaps the ones to throw the catching
glamor about the profession, but they are
also the ones that partly robs the greater
part OF 1t OF its respectability."
STAGE NOTES.
John w. Jennings will continue with
| 'Dr. Bill' next season.
Arthur Dunn has signed with Manager
David Henderson for this summer and
| next season.
John w. Hamilton is to manage "a
VOLTS Wedding for Frank Reynolds
next season.
w. d. CoXey viii star Sadie Connolly
next season in a farce comedy called "a
| Hippodrome."
Richard f. Carroll has left the Pauline
| Hall company. and will contest his Wife's
suit for divorce.
William Gould, Nellie Burt and May
Howard are all engaged for Natural
| Gas" next season.
Frank Dupree's comic opera "King
Kalico," is to have run at the Academy
OF Music, beginning June 1th.
"Yon Yonson' made another big hit al
! Pittsburg last Monday. Its present sea.
son will come to an end May 4th.
Ted Marks will next season pilot 'Mr
| Wiikinson's Widows through the coun.
try for Manager Charles Frohman.
"The Crystal slipper is doing an enor.
nous business in the West. On Monday
more than 200 were turned away at ST