The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-12-24

1t cost 81 900 to raise the curtain on the
initial performance.
Jennie Calef of the New York Stock
Company is reputed to be the only rival
Mrs. Shaw ever had as a solo-whistler.
Fhe cooluess between J. NJ. Hill and
Rudolph Aronson, both of the New York
Casino, is exceedingly arctic these days.
Rumor says that Henry E. Dixey is to
make tour of the world, taking in the
Sandwich Islands, Australia, China, In
Ola and Persia. Shah!
Little Irene, the talented child artist who
scored such hit as Editha in the The
burglar" will be feature of the New
ork Stock Company at an early date.
A Trip to Chinatown is still filling
doyts Madison Square Theater nightly
| Just as 1t did fourteen months ago. 1t
| VIII be continued during the entire sea-
son and next summer.
}. K. Emmett, the best Germanadialect
comedian on the stage to-day, as he is the
most profitable star on the road, con-
ilnues to do large business. lie is on
MS way TO the Sunny South.
No reserved seats" mo bonnets al
lowed III any part of the house" and mo
| admIttance while the curtain is up" are
some Of the rules OF the new Theater OF
Arts and Letters in New York.
Mortimer Snow, the heavy iuvonile.
mas been engaged for leading business
by The management Of the new theater
now IN course OF construction on Jones
and Eddy streets in San Francisco.
4 Boston theater publishes the follow
ing conspicuously on its programme: 40
the lady patrons of this theater: VIII you
ana the management in its work OF hat
| retorm2 Wear a small bonnet, or remove
your large hat during the performance.
The theater is well heated and protected
from draught."
The Baroness of Blanc has disappointed
good many who prophesied failure, Tor
she mas made success in Buffalo and
the critics say she read her lines with ex-
I cellent effect, her voice is clear and was
delightfully."- modulated. She was grace
| 1llI on the stage and surprisingly at ease.
The play was well Englshed by Matte
sheridan, and the support, especially in
the person OF Byron Douglass, is pro-
nounced excellent.
Oddly enough the English critics. who
have been digging and delying lately to
discover the source Of Shakespeare
hlng Lear seem to have overlooked
the tact that the tale-but with a happy
ending lis concisely related in Sponsors
'taerie Queen" book IL, canto 10. 1t
begins:
Next him King Leyr in happie peace long
But had no issue male him to succeed.
trained
In all that seemed fit for kingly seed.
a house programme of the Alhambra
Ineater, Chicago, for December 18th. has
been received by William HALEY from
his father, which shows that Sacramento
IS not overlooked by tie playwrights.
The piece scheduled is The Eagles
est" and among the list Of characters
therein is Robert Blasedon. Of the Sac
rameuto Stock Board" In the SYNOPSIS.
scene l in the third act, is "Nlilford's
ONCE IN Sacramento" The Alhamb bra
| Theater is under the management Of w.
a. Edwards, with Edwin Arden as the
star.
Thomas w. Keene, in Kansas City last
week, was q vertable triumph Of his
Rlcheleu. The journal says: "Mr. keeue
gives evidence of having made a very
careful study of the great French Cardi-
nal as Bulwer drew him, and his per-
tormance is well nigh faultless. Ali the
ecclesiastical dignity, all the churchiy
power, all the profound subtlety and al
the patriotic eloquence that Bulwer gave
thus man are brought out by Mr.. Il ecne
with dlstinctness and force. He shows a
proper regard for the extravagant plati-
tudes OF the author and the theatrical ar
rangement of the scenes, without de-
scendIng once to the commonplace. His
| Blchelleu is truly great performances
| Of.his Richard III. the same paper says:
He is surrounded this season with per-
maps the best company he has ever had,
anu his production of Richard ILL., NJ
seen last night, has not been euuaIed by
any SbakespCarean revival seen on the
local stage for long time. Mr.. keene is
more popular in Richard III than il
any other of his plays"
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