The record-union., 1894-10-02
AN OPENING NIGHT.
The Chinese Theater Opened by "a
Gold Medal Company

The Chinese Thearer Opened by IA
Gold Medal Company
The Tin Sen Lock dramatic gold
medal" company gave grand opening
performance at the new Chinese theater
last night. a large number of hand
somely printed cards of invitation and
admission bad been sent out to citizens
with the compliments of the manager,
and as a result the reserved section OF the
house was well filled by ladies and gen.
tlemen of the Caucasian race, while the
Mongolians were relegated 10 boxed oil
half of the auditorium.
Whether IL was out of mere curiosity,
or desire to acknowledge the courtesy of
the management, the guests came in
large number. The law, medicine, Of
Iclai station, State servants, county and
city officers, heads of police and legIs-
lative and city departments. business
men, newspaper workers, artisans, rail-
road employees and others, with wives,
daughters ard SWeetheartS, were we'll
represented Oh the OFT side of a clothes
line. which was the line of demarcation
between the deadheads and the less fortu-
nate who had to put up or stay out.
The auditorium is a very spacious one
and will seat fully 600 people. The stage
Is narrow affair, stretching clear across
chestra, baggage, properties, and Il lot of
loungerS who appear to be privileged to
sit or promenade there regardless of the
convenience of the actors, who are graci-
ously permitted to prance about in mar
row space in the region where footlights
usually shed their brilliancy upon dra-
matte artists.
The actors are all Juveniles; some of
them were tots" but they are lively
| lot. and really seem to be more active,
vigorous and earnest than adults who
| have appeared before them in similar
| offices. The costumery is gorgeous and
quite worth visit to the theater to see.
The orchestra-Well, it cannot be de-
scribed, and once heard will never be for
gotten. Its echoes will linger long in the
dullest ears, and its Interpretation of the
drama by explosions OF Oriental "har-
mony," bursts of Chinese melody and
Wagnerian thunders of tragic music"
is something to emphasize Il visit to the
theater in way not TO be obliterated
from memory.
There are twenty-five bright little peo-
pie in the acting section, seven "musi-
cians," two propertymen and a group of
| stage managers, all of whom wander in
ana out among the artists with cool
Indifference to the action of the play and
the business of the stage that puts non-
| chalance to the blush.
Inc drama DeSInS eacn night at and
runs until II, and each evening is some
thing new in the way OF historical recital
and depletion of the loves, trials, heroism,
battles, triumphs and defeats of people
who are Supposed to have cut wide
swath in the history of the Chinese ma
| ton and the traditions of its people. Last
night was emphatically deadhead night,
but there that sort of business ended, and
now it will be pay or stay away. 1t may
| be we'll to add, for the benefit of susceDt-
ible masculines, that there are no women
in the troupe, and the ballet is conspicu-
Gus by its absence. But female parts are
so well taken by boys that only the in
formed are aware that it is always stag
performance in the Chinese theater.