The record-union., 1893-11-11

Yankee farmer. The other characters
are; Ebenezer Sanders, VIM. Burress;
Richard Westhorp, n. d. Mann; Stephen,
George [. Gaden, Jr.; Mrs. Ebenezer
Sanders, Miss Iva Donnette; Tidy San.
ders, Miss Helen Holland Mrs. Halo
Way, Miss Agnes Young. The New York
Herald said of the play: The piece made
decided hit with the audience. Both
Mr.. Mann and Miss Lipman met with
warm reception. The play is clever
American comedy in three acts, with
enough human interest in it to keep the
attention of the audience and is replete
with comical situations.
There have been for some time much
preparation at the Clunie Opera-house
for the production next week of Bouci-
caults drama, 'Arrah ma Pogue." In
1883, when Mr.. Boucicault was producing
this piece at the California Theater, in
San Francisco, he was taken sick and for
over week was confined to his bed.
He called for j. NJ. Ward to take his
place as Shaun, the Post. which Mr.. Ward
did with complete success, and kept the
engagement up without loss and with de-
cided gain to the management. Bouci-
cault was so grateful and convinced that
Ward had played the character with
credit to the actor and author that he pre-
sented him with an elegant gold watch,
and gave him written consent TO play the
piece as long and wherever he pleased
without payment of royalty. The watch
Mr.. Ward still wears. 1t is richly en-
graved with monogram design, and on
the inside case bears an inscription re-
citing the facts, with a humorous motto in
French.
Concerning De Kontski, the eminent
op, nd xxyhn
here Monday evening for the Sacramento
Lecture Association, G. A. Neale, the
well-known musician of this city, who
has heard the artist, yesterday said: 1.-THE
Chevaller De kontSki is of family emil
nent in music. He was born in Cracow,
in 1917. He is noted for great delicacy of
touch and brilliancy Of execution. In
addition to being court pianist to the
German imperial court, he is the COM
poser Of many pieces de salon, OF which
one of the most popular is the we'll
known awakening of the Lion" The
Chevalier has known Intimately all the
noted men in art, literature and music in
our day, and his "reminiscences would
certainly be of great interest. Time does
not seem to have impaired the strength or
brilliancy of his playing. To have seen
and heard De Kontski should mark an
era in the musical experience Of anyone"
A chrysanthemum social was held at
the Central Methodist Church last night,
fair audience being present, who lis
tened to an excellent literary and musi-
cal entertainment Mrs. Abbie Gerrish-
Genung gave a fine voluntary on the
organ and Miss Hattie Wheat's contralt0
solo was loudly encored. Miss Virna
Woods gave a most laughable reading,
representing the reading classes of sew
eral grades in school, and Miss Belle
StargeI recited with dramatic effect Fly
ing JIM" A fine guitar solo by Miss
Belle Morton and contralto solo, After
wards" by Miss Alice Andrews COM
pleted the programme. Then came the
baby show, Ethel Rowe carrying of the
palm, while two others tied on almost as
large a vote. The church was hand
somely decorated with chrysanthemums
and palm leaves and the refreshments
were more than excellent.
The South Sea Islanders, thirty-fve in
number, who appeared at the Worlds
Fair for five months, will play at the
Metropolitan Theater Monday. Tuesday
and Wednesday and a Wednesday matt
nee next week. Julian Hawthorne, the
journalist, traveller and author, said of
the troupe, while at the fair: 81 never
let day pass without going to see and
hear the South Sea Islanders in their
songs and dances. They have a COM
Portable theater, seating several hundred,
with stage and drop curtain, and they
give their performance three or four
times daily. l have no hesitation in say
ing that it is the most delightful and re-
freshing performance in the fair. And
the crowds which daily throng the thea
ter share my opinion"
A very pleasing entertainment and
banquet was held on Thursday evening
at the new Forester Hall by the Olive
Branch Ladies' Society to members only.
The hall was handsomely trimmed with
flowers and evergreens. The following
programme was well rendered, the
feature of the evening being the high
land fling, by Miss Bessie Logan;
piano solo, Mrs. Wickwi recitation,
Mrs. Stoll: ACCORDION solo, Herbert Wolf;
song, Mrs. Dillman; violin and guitar
duet, Messrs. Dunphy and Sturmer;
highland fling, Bessie Logan, accom-
panied by Herbert Woolf jig, Mrs.
Woolf and Mrs. Sturmer. After the
entertainment refreshments were served.
At the Clunie Opera-house this even
ing the beautiful Irish drama, kathleen
Mavourneen," with Carrie Clarke Ward
in the title role. There will be matinee
performance this afternoon, and the final
presentation of the idyI will take place
tomorrow Sunday evening.
Manager Todd has closed an engage
ment with the Fanny Davenport Com
pany to play season at the Metropolitan
Theater, EN- bracing the nights Of Decem-
ber llth, 18th, 18th and l4th.
at Liberty Hall this afternoon and
evening the ladies of the First Unitarian
Society will give their chrysanthemum
social Miss Mcconnell of Elk Grove
will make fine display of flowers.