The record-union., 1892-03-15

AfZA OAtAAAiA
piece that sit is good one. The scenery
IS very good, and the transformation
scene at the close and the fairy vessel on
2 sea of roses at the end of the second act
are pretty and dazzling pictures. There
Is no end to the wealth of tricks running
all through the spectacle. One would
suppose after seeing the first act that the
clown and his colleague had exhausted
! their plethora of tricks, but such is not
/ the case. Each succeeding act has its
] store of Illusions and funny acts by the
clown, who is an adept at the business,
and as hard q worker as we have seen on
the stage for many day."
At the Clunie Opera-house this evening
Anderson, tine Wizard of the North"
late from the Orient and Australasia,
makes his first appearance in America.
! He is supported by eight people-AIllc.
Blanche, clairv0Yaut and soprano SoloiSt;
/ Amy Louise, Durlesque balladist and
soubrette; the Portroy or Oriental Male
1 Quartet, in musical selections and cos
! TUNES and character acts of Il very humor-
! Gus order. This quartet is represented to
/ he an attraction very novel, very anus
/ ing and, nusically, very fine. Anderson
comes indorsed as one Of the cloNerGSt
workers in modern magic now on the
stage. Mr.. Sherwood. his manager, IN
/ sists That he gives an entertainment ut o. a
Very novel and notably attractive
character, which has won throug gSout
! Europe unstinted commentator. Man
ager Norton says he witnessed Ander-
sons entertainments on the Continent, IN
the Orient and in Australasia, and he
/ classes him as the peer Of Hermann, and IN
some respects his superior. The engage
/ Hlent IS for four nights only, and there Is
/ to be a change of bill nightly. The stage
viii be set differently from evening TO
evening also.
The complimentary benefit 20 Manager
Wash Norton of the Clunie Opera-houso
/ last night was largely attended; the
! house was filled and many stood in the
| lobby all the evening. The programme
! was long. The novelty of the evening was
! the appearance of "a ash Norton VINO
! for the first time in six years reproduced
/ the change act Of which he is the IN
! Yentor. 1t was complete success aid
/ proved Mr.. Norton TO be a clever char
1 acter actor, good mimic, and vocalist
/ Of no Indifferent order. standing IN tha
center OF the stage ana without
moving from his tracks, he erected
six complete changes Of Costume
1 from shoes and stockings TO Wig
and robes, without taking OF or putting
/ on any coStumery. lie appeared as a
gentleman III evening dress. french
infantry officer, an English octogenarian,
an Irish market woman, New England
! old maid and d broadway belle. zach
character he personated also with rocita-
/ tive and songs. He was warmly ar
( plauded and congratulated on all sides
! over the success OF his aci. The stocG
company presented farce and the sec
! ond act of Fun in a Boarding school,"
! introducing Messrs. tlleiord, Craig.
Benrimo, McGrath, Mrs. Bishop and
! Misses Jessie Norton and Alice Carman.
! Guy Durreu and Josephine triel gave
/ SpoOpendyke dialogue eXcellenuy. The
| lady also read in costume with feeling
/ and good dramatic action. Mr.. DurreIi
recited ''The Debating Club" personating
! by tarcicaI change. and vocal illusion six
distinct characters, and doing 1t so well as
/ 10 stamp him an elocutlOn.St or high
/ de9ree Of skill and a reader Of ability.
! Carleton and Benjamin gave harmon
/ lea duet; Vincent Lane sang ballad IN
good voice, but he lacks training. BrY
ant and Root gave their musical speciality.
! They are versatile and clever and play on
thirty instruments. Unfortunately the
/ entire lot last night save the bells was
out of tune, tat, badly. j. McGrath gave
some clever limitations; George Clarke, q
! groteSdue character act-tOo eXtraVa9ant
! by the way; Albert Clarke, lad, did
several very good acts of contortion, and
| Miss Carrie y. CorneS sang. The lady
was either embarrassed or is unfamiliar
with So large an auditorium. She has a
! pleasant voice, but was heard with poor
effect last night.
Joseph Grismer, who has been unwell,
is resting in this city while his company
! is over the mountains. J. II. Benrimo is
to join the company at Oakland and play
with it six weeks at the AlcaZar, San
! Francisco.
| VIM. Elleford and his wife, Miss Jessie
| Norton, go to-day to San Francisco to join
the new Globe Theater Company on Grove
street, recently erect ed dramatic temple.
| Paul Craig is to takea rest of some weeks
and leaves Sacramento with very excel
| lent opinion of its people, with whom he
| has become a favorite.
/ Manager Norton is negotiating with
! Ben Cotton with the purpose of restock :
ing the Opera-house with light dramatic
company.
Manager W. Henry of the Metropolitan
Theater returned from san Francisco
last evening.
Clay NJ. Greene. the dramatic writer, is
visiting Sacramento.
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