The record-union., 1894-01-15
AMUSEMENTS

At the Clunie Opera-house tonight
MessrS. Todd and Ward will produce the
romantic melodrama and military play
1.-The French Spy, or the Fall of Algiers."
1t is a drama and a spectacle-one in
which some of the most famous hand
some women of modern dramatic history
have appeared. When Adah Isaacs
Menken, Sue DENIM, Emily Jordan and
such women appeared in it in the earlier
dramatic days in California The French
Spy" was one of the greatest drawing
cards that the old-line managers could
announce. AT the Opera-house 1t is TO be
staged tonight with great care, fine new
scenery, special mechanical effects and
wholly new fittings. There Will be a
large number Of upernumerarieS, bal
let in oriental guise, sword combats,
artillery, etc. Every member OF the
stock company is cast in the piece, and in
addition Andrew Waldron and Jennie
Calef have been engaged the first for the
low comedy role of Toby, the latter to
play the heroic role of the dumb Spy.
There will be special music, speciality
acts, marches, calcium light effects and
rich costumery, and some of Duran's $
best work in the way OF scenic curtains.
The play has long been in preparation,
and great pains have been exercised to
make ii complete in action Oh the first
night.
The New York Stock Company, second
division, gives at Armory Hall tonight
the new American historical drama and
spectacle ''Tripoli." The company has
been playing it at the National. San
Francisco, for two weeks with great sue
cess and large patronage. Miss May
Nannery alone OF the first division. re-
mains to appear in the piece. 1t will be
given with new faces mainly, the fine
scenery used at the National, mechanical
effects, special costumes, newly adapted
music, etc. Among the specialties are
Mulunbark's Tourage Arabs, seven in
number, and wonderful acrobats-said
to be unequalled, and John Hallat and
his wife Carroll" a notably good bur-
lesque team that we warmly commended
lately. The management expects the
piece to make hit here as ii did in San
Francisco.
The music-loving public of this city
will have an opportunity of appreciating
a genuine musical treat on Wednesday
evening next, at which time the famous
Iowa State Band of fifty-two pieces will
give grand concert in aid of the Mid
winter Fair. This is the initial perform
ance of that celebrated organization In
California. 1t will be assisted by Miss
Effie Stewart, the charming prlma donna
soprano, late of the Carl Rosa Opera
Company, and AionZa Hatch, the popular
tenor.
The record achieved by the band in
being the only musical organization that
was retained throughout the recent CO.
lum bian Exposition III Chicago, and the
constant rec uisition for its services in all
of the celebrations, banquets, feteS, ETC..
qiyen during the Exposition, coupled
with the iact of it having been given pref
erence in selection at the hands OF the
Executive Committee of the Aiidwinter
kair. readily demonstrates its high stand
inc and excellence.
Il comprises soloists from the famous
Gilmore. Thomas, Innes, Second Regi-
,,,ent and Souza bands. AS result, it is
comnlete aud artistic in its r5nditions OF
Classical and popular music.
Tba onportunity of enjoying lis splen-
did work is made possible only by the
fact that the date of opening OF the Mid
winter Fair has been postponed from the
10th 10 the 27tn inst.
An additional incentive 10 public pat
ronage will be augmented by the tact that
the concert Will be given in aid OF the
fair Inasmuch as Sacramento has made
no direct subscription TO that highly COM
mandable enterprise. il IS sale TO assume
that the house will be hlled TO It's utmost
capacity.
nolitan Theater. and as it Is band con-
cert and all parts OF the house VIII be
oS.'aljv desirable to hear well. the price
- ad,nissjon has been placed at 80 cents
for ali seats above and below. Seats can