The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-01-02

terrain MINISTER'S IIea Ior SuSaP
Theaters.
Charles A. Davis, the theatrical man
ager, tells story of an extremely humor-
GUS incident that came under his notice
while mis- company was playing some
time ago in Topeka, Kan. Mr.. Davis was
watching the performance, when he no.
ticed in one of the seats man Of rubl-
cund visage, who seemed to be making
desperate efforts to ward off fit of apo
plexy. When anything funny occurred
on the stage, this individuals cheeks
would puff out, and the veins in his fore
head swell in the most alarming way.
He was accompanied by sour-faced
female, evidently his wife, who from time
to time cast glances of the Severest dis
pleasure at her husband.
At the end Of the second act the man
rose from his seat and walked out on the
street, where he gave vent to wild burst
of laughter.
Say, old man, what's the matter with
you anyway?' asked Mr.. Davis, who was
standing in the doorway watching him in
amazement.
Il guess you think Pm crazy, don't
your replied the eccentric one.
well, it does look little that way"
But Pm not, just the same. 1 had to
come and laugh or I'd ha' busted, You
see, it's this way. My old woman in
there don't go much on shows, but l
kinder talked her into coming to the
opera-house tonight, and told her it was
going to be one of them serus plays
where wimmen folks cries all the time.
My wlfe's mother died some time ago,
ana Becky expects me to be dreadful SOL
lum about it. w aen Becky saw what a
funny show it wuz, she allowed she was
goln' to stay and get the with of her
money, but if she saw me laffin' at any
thing she'd warm me when we got hum.
30 dazzent laff inside, but I'm goin' to
latt now, and don't you forget it," And
he broke into another outburst of uncon-
trolled mirth
When the curtain rose again the man
went back TO his seat, and Davis saw him
making the same painful endeavors TO
restrain his hilarity. A member of the
company recited number of poetic Sc
lectlons, and among them this lyric gem:
"My poor, dear mother-in-law is dead,
For her my heart doth yearn;
know she is with the angels now,
She was too tough to burn"
When he feelingly delivered this little
stanZa, the man to whom Davis had been
talking could stand it no longer The
verse touched him in tender spot, and
he exploded in wild screech of laughter
that electrified the audience and even
disconnected the usually imperturbable
comedian. The next thing Manager
spouse, who was still laughing uproari-
ously, out of his seat, marching him up
the aisle with firm grip on his collar,
and out on the street.-Philadelph
Times.
Mrs. Kendal's hair is a reddish blond
by day and as smooth as she is herself
Kate Claxton's hair is a chestnut red.
Maria Burrough has soft, dark brown
hair, and Annie Russell pale blond hair
ct tlal lo1or n xNf1 e1,o
Davenports hair looks pretty at night,
but in daylight it looks harsh yellow.
Clara Morris, they say, has scanty red
hair, but she always uses wig. Mod
jeska has very Edark hair, but she uses
blond wig. Julia Marlowe's hair is a
rich brown, Grace Filkin's a Reubins
red. Mrs. Leslie Carter's hair is little
beyond auburn, with enough of it to hide
herself If her Partisan gownmaker failed
to be on time. Isabelle Coe has wavy,
brown hair and Sarah Bernhardt's hair is
short crinkle of red. May Yohe has
dark, brown hair, and Lillian Russell's
golden hair-all her OWNS as soft as
silk. George Drew's hair is dyed blond,
and so they whisper is Ada Rehan's
Della Fox has short hair, dyed yellow.
Marie JanSen's hair is dark brown. Nellie
McHenry has soft, brown hair, but likes
blond wigs on the stage. Minnie Mad
dern has an abundance of beautiful red
reddish brown. Lotta's hair is bright
red, and she never crosses a field if the
bull is within a mile. Helen Dauvray's
hair is sleek, black and heavy. Johnstone
BENEFITS hair is lightish brown, with an
inclination to curl if it wasn't shingled.
w. H. Hatch, the veteran clerk of the
Republican House, Milwaukee, has an
autograph book that isn't much to look
at, but which contains the sign manual
of celebrities who have been in Milwau-
kee for the past thirty years, and that
means nearly every one of them. The
book looks as if it had gone through hard
times, and one of the hardest whaclls
given it was by Edwin Booth, who did
not put his name in it. He was playing
III Milwaukee when old Hatch sent it
up by the porter with polite request for
Mr.. Booths signature. The great TRACE
dian happened to open the book on the
page where j. Wilkes Booth had signed
his name. The porter never knew how
he got out Of the room, but old Hatch
caught the book on the fly before the
porter could jump down stairs. Old
Hatch shakes his head when he thinks of
it and mumbles, 'Oh, what time"
A General G. T. Beauregard of New
Orleans has been writing a letter to H.
Greenwall, of the Grand Opera-house Of
that city, telling him that r. Z. Graham
is a great actor, and 1.-The Little Lycoon''
a great play, and it all goes to show how
a man may be great General but a very
poor critic. If G. t. Beauregard is the
old Pierre Gustove Toutant- Beauregard.
whose difference of opinion with Jeffer-
son DAVIS did the Confederate army great
injury during the first year of the Sslate
unpleasantness, he is also the man who
acts as 'steerer' for the Louisiana Lot
terry, and lends his name to almost any
scheme.
Master Henry W. Foster. the born
blind Oakland pianist, now but ii years
old, is TO appear in Sacramento Wednes-
day night, January Sth. He is a wonder.
Unless we greatly mistake, he will be-
come one of the great natural pianists of
the age. He plays nearly all band instru-
ments also, but nothing so well as the
piano. He appeared here last week to a
beggarly house. The trouble was nobody
knew anything about him then. He is
very poor and very am bilious, and it will
be graceful charity to give him fine
house.
A Scotch Presbyterian preacher, Rev.
]. II. Crawford, in Dundee, Scotland, re-
Gently made a plea for cheap theaters,
think of IT'D in order to furnish innocent
amusement for the masses. He spoke
very truly when he said that they could
make very dull people understand in the
people weep in the theater, and they
could make very vicious and bad-living
people ashamed of themselves in the thea
ter" and he termed the theater an instru-
ment for good.
Arrangements are now being made to
introduce "a new system in London
whereby dramatic authors can test the
merits of their plays before they are pro-
duced." The system suggested is the
reading of plays at meetings of critics,
artists and all interested on Sunday
evenings, the reading to be followed by
discussion of the play. what sensible