The record-union., 1896-11-20
THEPOSTER ENTERTAINMENT
4 Successful and Brilliant Affair Last
Night.
TO be Repeated Tonight With Ad-
dItions Open To-Day to Ac.
comodate Day-C0mers.

The Ladies Museum Association and
the Saturday Club gave the long-prom-
lsed poster exhibit, musicale and llv-
Ing poster spectacle at the Art Gallery
last night, for which they have worked
SO hard and long, in aid of the School
Of Design.
The night was stormy and caused the
good women who have prepared the en-
tertainment inexpressible regret, since
1t OF necessity cut short their aid TO the
school to which they have for years
given that public spirited attention that
honors them and the city.
Nevertheless, it was a comfortable
and thoroughly pleased audience that
assembled. From until 500 o'clock
the people examined the LOO posters
on view, many of which are the high
est form of the art of designing.
The collections on view are from Miss
Genevieve Green, Misses Mary and
Bessie Crouch, the Record Union"
Woodson Bros, J. H. Todd, Miss Lottie
Megerle OF Sacramento; Miss Calthea
Vivian and Mr.. Thomas Woodland; Ed
ward Bosqui & Co., j. A. Stanton, Mr..
Langhton, Mr. Doolan, Mr.. Keller and
Fl. j. Crocker, San Francisco; Mrs.
Stratton, Oakland, and fugitive pieces
from q large number Of people, with
the School Of Design collection.
One group is wholly Partisan art, an
other is wholly American, and the re-
mainder are mixed foreign and home
production.
One large group is especially interest
ing-it shows what the School of De-
sign can do in this line of designing that
so largely enters into all business in
these days. AT short notice and in a
very brief time several pupils tried their
hand at poster and cover work. This will
be found on the walls in the northwest
of the schoolroom and, we will venture
to say, stand the criticism of any and
compare well with some of The better
work Shown from abroad.
The pieces are made for five repre-
sentative business houses of this city.
and are by Misses Crouch, Blanch,
kleinsorge, Hinkson and Genung. There
are added number by Miss Vivian, the
1irst gold medalist of the school. Some
OF these have been adopted and printed
ana put into use at good prices In
TACT, the pupils turned out from this
sacramento School of Design can fur
nish our busines men with label, cover.
poster and business designs that are
equal to most that is done in San Fran
cisco, and will compare well with the
best from the East. Indeed, three post
ers VIII be found on the walls made by
oacramentans that have been adopted
by large business concerns at the East
after competitive tests, and are now in
print.
The programme opened with a most
instructive address by E. Myron Wolf.
who gave a history of publicity by post
ers, and traced the evolution of the de-
signing of poster work to its present
standard in cover and illumination art
work. 1t proved to all present
That there Is good and substantial rea-
son for the poster business, and that its
relation to commerce and art is legiti-
mate useful and an improving one.
He concluded with humorous poster
reading that was we'll rendered. Mr..
Wolf was thanked by his hearers for
the interesting history he SO neatly
sketched, running from ancient to pres
ent time.
Then followed music and living post
ers. Inc latter were very beautiful
under the strong electric reflector in
the darkened chamber and ELECTED
round after round of sincere applause
me numbers were all given under the
direction of Dana Perkins. who posed
them and won for himself distinct
credit for good taste and skiIlful man
agement-
The numbers were: Midsummer Cen
fury, by Mrs. Choate; When Love
Goes Out it Is Hard to Get Him
BACK, by Miss Genevive Green and
Mr.. Robie, with charming little Miss
BoyIan as Cupid; Figaro" by Miss
Willis; Tom in q Far Away Land 3"
ta) Mrs. Choate and Miss Mary Crouch
OBJ Miss Nellie Siddons, Miss Bessie
Crouch. Miss Nourse. Miss Barrett
Miss Hopkins; Midsummer Poster"
Miss Kennedy.
NO more beautiful stage pictures have
ever been given here. It is suggested
however, that the omission Of colored
lights tonight will improve the spec
taeles very much. and that they are too
hne 10 be shown so briefly. Leave the
curtain up longer. ladies.
N'NS Ai4Noit PiCSEdHlfI1 between the
living posters was: Vocal duet, Schu-
bert's 'Serenade." Mrs. J. II. Copper
smith and Mrs. b. f. Howard vocal
solo, 'knowest Thou the Land ?" (.Mig-
non, Ambrose Thomas), Mrs. ]. A.
Moyihan; tenor solo, J. A. Owens; piano
fantaisse, minor (MozarD, Master
Albert Elkus. with second plano ac-
compartment by Mrs. Albert EIkus:
piano quartet, La Regato Veneziana."
(Rossini-LiszD. Mrs. Elkus, Mrs. Haw-
ley, Miss Evans and Miss Siddons.
1t was music programme of pro-
nounced excellence throughout. Notably
attractive was the piano playing by
Master Elkus. It was a revelation to
those who have never heard the lad.
The upper gallery was then thrown
open, the electric lights turned on, and
the people We're delighted with their
first view Of the pictures under the new
lighting system, and which will be stiIl
more effective when the shades for the
side galleries are put in, which it is
hoped the city will do at an early date.
The cost will be very small and the