The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-06-10
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
PlayhOuSeS Making Money in the
Great Metropolis.
No New Plays, But Plenty of Patrons
of Old Ones-SibyI Sanderson's Sue
cesses in Nice and Paris-Bern-
hardt's Personal and Artistic
TrIumph-Stage Notes.

A. P. Dunlop, writing from New York
under date of June Sd, says:
There is nothing absolutely new this
week, but several good companies have
! come 10 town and unusual for the last
week in May, all have made money.
The Knickerbockers,' seen for the first
time in Gotham at the Garden Theater,
has made very strong hit, and is quite
as charming as Robin Hood The au-
thors, Harry b. Smith and Reginal de
koven. were called out and given very
cordial welcome.
AT the Fifth Avenue Thomas Q. Sea-
brooke repeated his former metropolitan
success in Charles Alfred Byrnes' The
Isle of Champagne,' and the amusing
opera Will undoubtedly have a long and
very prosperous summer run.
The big Madison Square Garden was
opened on Monday. 1t is playhouse OF
magnificent distances, but it does not
lend itself to the kind of show given. 1t
was to be an Alhanbra. Follies Ber-
ceres, and a cross between the Cirque
d Hlver, krolls, Ronacher's, the Moulin
Rouge, the Jardin Mabille, and heaven
knows what, but even the blase yawned
and the innovation was a complete fail
ure,"
MISS SIBYL SANDERSON'S SUCCESSES.
Miss Sibyl Sanderson, who was born
IN Sacramento, is still charming the
French people with her delightful sing
ing. Following are some criticisms taken
from Paris and Nice papers of late dates:
The Nice correspondent of a Paris
paper writes: Miss Sanderson made her
debut here last evening in Romeo and
Juliet We have had the good fortune to
hear in Nice the role of Juliet sung by
several artists, who have left lasting i'm
pressions. We will mention only two
Darclee and Patti. Without wishing to
| detract in any way from the talent of
these artists or to make Odious compari-
| sons, we have no fear in saying that
never, as regards the voice, have we APP
! plauded such Juliet on the stage OF our
Grand Theater Miss Sauderson pos
| sesses a voice of remarkable range and
purity, passing with rare ease from the
lowest register to the highest, and filling
with greatest facility the vast auditorium
| OF our immense theateT. Her solos were
superbly sung and called forth many en-
cores from the entire audience. Added
to the charm OF her singing was her ad-
mirable impersonation of Shakespeara's
heroine and her rare beauty. The other
members of the cast ably supported the
prlma donna"
Another Paris journal says: Miss
| Sanderson will sing this evening at the
| Opera Comique for the hundredth time the
role of Manon. This charming artist has
! never missed performance since her re-
turn; she is the only one, excepting
Marie Hebron, who sang it eighty eight
times, that has given in Paris the princi-
| pal role in MasSeneps OPERA;
LIE Monde of Nice says: Miss Sander
son has just interpreted with exquisite
| freshness of voice and of manner the
| Werther of Massenet. Nothing sweeter
! or more delightful can be Imagined.
America certainly produces artists OF the
| highest order, who, assisted by the pro-
! lessons and masters of France, will soon
create between them and the artists of
the old world great rivalry. Like her
rival, Madame Melba, Miss Sanderson's
voice accords with her beautiful face, and
1t is double pleasure to see ana to hear
this charming singer, whom the Min
agement OF the opera have had the good
sense to engage for several perform
ances."
Another Nice journal says: Miss San
derson appeared last night before the
public in Nice in the delightful opera of
Gounod, Romeo and Juliet She
achieved brilliant success and if any
one has the power to make her audiences
forget Patti 1t is surely Miss Sanderson
Juliet, the passionate Juliet, loving and
sincere, loyal and atfectionate, was per-
sonated by Miss Sanderson with all the
grace and beauty of this talented actress
She gave to the part all that melancholy
sweetness, which is the predominant
trait of the character. She sang charm
lngly the waltz of the first act which she
was obliged to repeat, and which brought
forth the frantic applause Of an enthusi-
astic house. The duo in the second act
and the great tragic scene of the fourth
were superb, and executed in marvellous
style. The eminent artistic received at
the end Of the first act most magnificent
basket OF flowers. All such marks of
sympathy ought to have proved to her
that the public is not inSensible to her
grace and her talent. The other actors
all played their parts exceptionally well,
and the orchestra was perfect"
Still another Nice journal says: IAN
immense audience was present last night
at the renewal of the opera of Gounod.
which served for the debut of singer OF
the Opera Comi!que of Paris. The per-
Torrance was given for the benefit of the
Syndicat dInterest Local. The new
artistic of NJ. Costa made signal triumph
i'll this first appearance. We shall not
institute comparisons, for every artist
has his particular talent but we certainly
may say that rarely have we seen
Juliet so perfect. Miss Sanderson's
voice is remarkably clear and resonant
Her method is accurate, her style pure,
and her phrasing perfect. She sings with
irresistible charm and it is marvellous to
hear 50 delicate a voice vocalize with
such suppleness and strike tones with
such accomplished art. Her middle
register is sonorous and resonant; her
high notes are exquisitely fine and re-
markably fresh. Miss Sanderson's act
ing is absolutely wonderful. She person.
ated with ideal tenderness the unfortu-
nate Juliet, and the whole audience
applauded, shouted and recalled her be-
fore the curtain. Miss Sanderson is
certainly matchless artistic. After sing
ing the waltz of the first act, for which
she was encored, Miss Sanderson was the
recipient of a long ovation. A superb
basket of flowers was presented to her.
She met with the same triumph in the
second act, where the offerings were re-
peated."
BERNHARDT's TRIUMPH.
Sarah Bernhard has been having
prodiglous success in Athens, where her
performances have drawn forth the heart
lest plaudlts from the King and all the
notablllties of the court. Sarah had in
tended after this performance visiting
the AcropoliS by moonlight, but, being
fatlgued, she postponed her visit till the
following day. Then, dressed in black.
and carrying large basket of white
flowers, she repaired to her husbands
tomb. After crossing herself and kneel-
ing in prayer for some minutes, resting
her head meanwhile on the marble,
she reverently laid the flowers on NJ
Damala's grave, and as she went away it
was observed that her eyes were suffused
with tears. The late NJ. Damala's two
brothers went to meet the actress as she
landed from the steamer in Athens, and
the populace turned out to give her
grand reception. Her visit has been al
together personal as well as an artistic
triumph.
SPECTACULAR OPERA.
George Thatcher and his operate ex-
travaganza company will present the
spectacular comic opera Africa at the