The record-union., 1893-05-17

"M'hss" was played by the New York
Stock Company at the Clunie Opera
house better than on the first night,
though on that occasion it was an excel
lent performance. 1t is finely mounted
and well cast. 1t gives Jennie Calef one
OF the best characters she has assumed
during the long season now drawing to a
close. The play will be repeated tonight.
In two acts last night Mr.. Waldron's part
had to be read, he having been caught
out" by late train from Stockton, where
he ana Manager Daley had been visiting.
Miss Annie Murrels' second entertain
ment was given last night. 1t drew a
fairly good audience as to numbers, and
an excellent one as to character. The
Judgment of the RECORD UNION was
confirmed by it, to wit: that Miss Muir
rels has superior ability, dramatic quality
rarely developed in the efforts OF anna
teurs, and which, under more thorough
training, Will be revealed III all fullness.
Miss Murrells lacks as vet in vigor and in
spirit. With all her naturalness and ease,
there Is reserve that tones down her
work, and which she will throw off in
time without going to the other extreme
ol righteousness. In her piano or whis-
pered passages she is indistinct in enuncia-
tloh. nuer training III an eNacting
school she Will be corrected in that She
has capacity, native ability, natural
talent; gifts which are vouchsafed to only
tne lew. when II is considered that the
young lady has had as yet no such school
ing as her quality deserves, that she has
attained ner present plane Of excellence
uhuer circumstances that handicapped
her efforts, her achievement is remark
able. The performance last evening was
lacking IN warmth and vivacity COM
pared TO the first she presented. but the
critical listener could not fail to credit
the reader with all that the RECORD
UNION has conceded TO her. Her best
number was "Parhassins and the
captive" 1t more than any other
tested her Evolutionary and de-
scriptive capacity. Tho selection.
veil" was of so somber character
as to make the audience gloomy, and in
mixed assembly on such an occasion. il
IS OF doubtful value to the reader to pro-
duce that effect-between which and
pathetic creation there is a wide gull.
The humorous numbers How Edith
Helped Things" and Josiah Aliens
Wife" were capitally DONE and demon
strated the versatility of the reader:
notably in the former the assumption of
Juvenility was good, and in the latter the
change of voice and the ASSUMPTION of
age and difficult dialect were excellent
Inc mixture of patnos and humor
in "Toby's Monument proved the
readers mimetic and descriptive capa-
city, and was received with warm
manifestations of approval. Mrs. Eva
Peck gave very pleasing ex-
hiDltion of Delsarte methods of ex-
preston; it was notably good work.
Miss Ella Wilds of Oakland, the vocalist,
proved to be pure soprano of good
quality. Her volume of tone is limited.
but her voice is fresh, limpid, tlute-like
and very sweet. She was encored after
each number, and deservedly so. Miss
Pauline Powell of Oakland, the pianist of
the evening, pleased the audience. Her
execution Is superior and her taste culti-
waited. She plays with spirit and inter-
prets with feeling. Her method proved
that she is the pupil of severe and SUI
perlor master. Miss Murrers enter
tainment did not, probably, net her a
large sum, which is to be regretted, since
1t is her ambition to so equip herself that
she can perfect herself in her art in a
school of dramatic expression, an ambi-
ton which, If gratified, will make Sacra-
mento some day very proud of her.