The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-01-09

SA0hA 41 L.
and controller of three travelling COM
panies, he is the proprietor of operas and
plays, and his iberality, keen apprecla-
| ton of the public's desires, and rare en-
ergy, have brought success TO all his
ventures. His production, costly and
superb, of the romantic opera OF The
| Sea King'' has made sensation in the
theatrical world. His spectacle of 1.-The
! Twelve Temptations draws great audi
enees throughout the country, while moth
| ing yet has been given on the stage that
| equals in popularity his sumptuous rep
| resentation ofthe new Devils Auction"
/ This attraction has started out this season
completely rewritten, AID with new cos
/ tunes, scenery and appointments repre-
! senting an outlay of $50, 900. 1t viii be
seen in Sacramento in the near future.
THE SWORD COMBAT.
! In old century days; in times when
! chiyalry was esteemed the greatest of vir-
! tues, man defended his honor by the
4 sword. And so it has come down to the
! present generation that the romantic
! drama, to be correctly Interpreted, must
! have its sword combat. The handsome,
! young, romantic actor, Alexander Sal
VIM, who is now in the zenith of his tour
under the direction of w. NJ. Wilkison,
! has organized class for workmanship
among the members of his company.
! Each day Mr.. Salvini devotes a certain
hour to practice on the stage. Being one
| of the most proficient swordsmen in
| America, his pupils are fast learning the
art that in olden times made men wor-
SHIPPED above princes and monarchs.
FooTLIGHT FLASHES.
GA Texas Steer'' is en- route to Califor-
MIA, and Charles Hoyt is following it.
| And now the London Topical Times has
offered prize of 9l00 for the best play
sent them.
! Alexander Salvini is now called "the
| youngest of great actors and the greatest
OF young actors"
Charles Frohman has secured the
! American rights in Los Jobards," now
running in the Paris Vaudeville.
The next play in which Isabelle Coe
will create new role is an English YER
| sion of LES Jois de la Paternite."
! Alfred Collier, the composer, who died
| in London, did not finish the orchestra
/ ton ''The Mountebank,' for which w.
! S. Gilbert wrote the words.
| Joseph Humphreys, the stage director
! for Manager Charles Frohman's metro
! politan productions, is coming rapidly to
| the front as one of the cleverest stage
managers.
At the eleventh hour Frederic Bryton
and Ralph Delmore changed their plans,
and instead of touring the South with
their successful play Forgiven" take it
/ toward the North.
Joseph Haworth is yet in Texas where
! he is making both fame and fortune.
This earnest and capable young actor has
attracted great deal of attention in the
! South during the present season.
Daisy Hall has made one Of the big
hits in 1.-THE Junior Partner" as droll
! little maid of a unique type. 1t is only a
small bit, but she eXcites sufficient atten-
ton to be praised by all the papers.
| The 'Jim Dandy" of theatrical man
Paris and is to be prosecuted for ''giving
! exhibitions that outrage Partisan NOR
ais" A man that can do that must be the
| wickedest man on earth.
General Beauregard's letter praising r.
E. Graham and 1.-The Little Tycoon" is as
much out of place as if General Grant
had written letter praising Pat Rooney
! Rooney" as great work OF art.
Hoyt's new play, GA Temperance
Town." which was to have been pro-
duced at Columbus, o., on March 18th,
will be seen for the first time at Buffalo,
March 18th. 1t is said the change was
made because Of the number Is.
I. Harry Connor, the hypochondriac OF
! "A Trip to Chinatown" Is quite a lin
guist. He speaks German and French
tiuently and knows more about the Ian
guage and history of old Ireland than
any many man in the profession.
After this week, Dunlop's Stage Nea0S
win be mailed only to regularly ap-
pointed dramatic editors on the exchange
list on Wednesday afternoons. a sec
ond edition, for managers, ETC., will be
mailed on Friday morning, if the little
formality of forwarding So for years
subscription has been attended to.
When Hamlet rebuked the skeptical
friend by saying ''There are more things
in heaven and earth than are dreamt OF
in your philosophy, Horatio,' it was after
seeing a ghost under the open sky and
without the aid Of cabinets or other para
phernalia Furthermore, the ghost that
Hamlet saw had good reason for revisit
ing the glimpses of the moon and CO
herent story to tell. Had Hamlet been
deceived by the vulgar trickery of a
modern medium, his subsequent murder
of good old man and desertion of his
daughter would scarcely have been needed
TOT excite doubts of the Princes sanity.
Yet IN this day there are many believers.
and actually all actors expect a ghost tC
walk once a week, or loud and pro-
longed kick is made.