The record-union., 1896-03-21

wife, in New York, where they have just
sold for production the beautiful play
written by Mr.. Higgins here and first
brought out here, Jack Rose of Ten
nessee-" 1t will be remembered that
when Higgins, who is a prime sfavorite
iii Sacramento, brought it out at the
Clunie Opera-house ii met with great
success, and that everyone told him he
had "a fortune" in the play.
Anna Eva Fay, who opens for a
weeks engagement in Sacramento on
Monday, is a peculiar body. She is
called ''the S7-pound Mahatma," being
a very small and very mysterious
woman. She does not claim to have
any dealing with spirits whatever. In
fact, while she does not say so, by the
very nature of her position she comedies
most of her feats to be tricks But
when it comes to ''telepathy" and mind
reading" and tsomnolency" and all
that, she sincerely says she does not
know whence or what the power she
has. For instance, not long since the
Secretary of State for Colorado went
to one Of her entertainments in Den
on slips OF paper for Fay to read, though
the slips were to remain in the writer's
pocket. But he challenged her men
tally to tell him of what he thought
Then began a contest from box to stage
The woman went under a cover or sheet
the Secretary sat in his box and thought
hard and painfully, and presently Miss
Fay, after much twitching and much
comforting under the cover, cried out
that a man (she did not know who it
was who challenged herr, A. B. McGaf-
fey. was questioning her and that she
could not make out what he wanted
The Secretary then announced to his
party that all he had demanded mentally
was that she should call out his name.
Later he fixed on the question, "Will
Captain Joe come to Denver?" The
Secretary had in his pocket telegram
from friend in New York signed Cap
tain Joe" No one knew of it but him
self. After great strain and mental
effort the Fay woman shouted: "Mr
McGaney has a telegram. He wants
to know if Captain Joe will come to
Denver. I think it doubtful" That
hoored the Secretary, but not more so
than other tests, one of which was a
mental question, What will be our
office receipts average per day for the
month. After time of "concentra-
ton" during which as before the Sec
retary swore he could feel a strain
and resistance to his mind that was
painful, while he fixed his thought in
tentIy on the question and the desire
Tor an answer, the woman replied, 1T
VIII be about $1,000 a day for the
month Which was wrong" said the
secretary, for that day we had taken
IN $500, but it was wonderful to get
any answer at all' Miss Fay has some
speciality performers along with her.
and rests herself while they entertain
She does many cute tricks in the intro
ductlon of the evening, but all so hand
somely as to eclipse all predecessors
we are told 1t is in the latter part of
her evening that she comes out in her
pest form, as when she is locked in a
box by committee with hands dashed
together, her head ps<truding from a
hole in the box, and in a few seconds
does all manner of things involving the
use Of hands. But the committee finds
her still securely tied, and plastered.
and stitched together, and to a stout
post. OF course, ali this has been done
before, but all agree by no one so well
and mysteriously as by Miss Fay.
A theatrical manager sends us ST 20
worth of locals for his great and onlv''
show, says the Redlands "Citrograph." F."
with the proposition to publish and
send marked copy" when he will send
us two complimentaries We decline
II the advertisement is worth anything
to the manager it is worth our price in
cash. If it is not worth anything we
do not wish to swindle the gentleman
out of two valuable tickets. Fair pay
for honest work is one of our notices.
The continuous performance seems to
be haven of rest for married couples.
says the New York STANDARD. The
actor with a wife on his hands is ap-
always sure of an engagement
i'll the continuous theater, and I am
glad to see that there are managers
who countenance the married state
For years we have heard doleful tales
to the effect that husband was forced
to separate from wife because man
ayers wouldn't have two of kind in
his company for the reason that if one
kicked the other would kick, and two
kic1ers make more noise than one I've
heard sad stories OF wives thusly be-
reaved, and Of husbands sent skirmish-
ing over the country wifeless. And now
the continuous performance proprietors
have set things right. Mr.. and Mrs
and she was not Obliged to follow
7n1o ha Io l.
devotion. Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Drew.
who bickered and made up, have been
pictured lovingly face by face on the
outside of Keith's Union-square The
ater Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Curtis have
also done the continuous IN charming
conjugal duality, and Mr. and Mrs
Charles Dickson have had a family
party in these popular playhouses. It's
very gratifying and extremely whole
some.
'The Barber of Seville" the famous
opera of Rossini. was produced for the
first time on February IS, 1916. Ac-
cording to the Italian law, which fixes
the duration of the right of ownership
for dramatic works at eighty years,
Rossini's masterpiece would have be-
come public property a few weeks ago.
But in Italy no opera is more popular
than @'The Barber" and the revenues
from its production constitute almost
the whole income of the musical acad-
emy at Pesaro, Italy. the residuary leg
atee of the composer. Owing to this
fact, the Government has issued a de-
cree prolonging the right of proprietor
ship two years in order to save the in
stitution financially.
It was George Wood. proprietor of the
L2enrla,s T,haa tar. in Ct 7 n,,is rr-l,n Ct