The record-union., 1896-03-29

Manager Todd has programmed fine
feast, one of variety, assuredly, for the
next two months for Sacramento thea
ter-goers Here it is: The 'Sinbad"
satire and spectacle, April 9th and Ith;
Faust" (drama), April 10th; "Pud-
dnhead Wilson," with Frank Mayo.
April Oath and 25th; Peter F. Daley in
1.-The Night Clerk" April 29th; Milton
Royle in Friends" and Mexico" May
7th and Sth; Roland Reed, May 9TH;
Richard Mansfield, tragedian, May
18th; Hopkins Transatlantic Vaude-
vile Company, May 10Th and 10th;
Primrose & Vests Minstrels, May 23d;
Brady's company, in Strange Adven-
lures of Miss Brown" with Eddie Foy
in the lead, May Doth; Ada Rehan and
the DAILY Company, June 10th.
1t may not be generally known that
Emma Beach Yaw, now famous at
the East as a great singer, is from
Los Angeles County. The Express"
says Of her: Her home has been near
Los Angeles for many years and she
was some four years ago the music
teacher in the Throop Polytechnic In
stitute in Pasadena, which then was in
its infancy. Miss Yaw is only about %
years of age. She is tall and beautiful,
and has one of the most remarkable
necks in the world. Her vocal chords
are said to be absolutely wonderful.
Los Angeles did not half appreciate
Miss Yaw's beauty or her wonderful
power of song, but she has made a repu-
tation East that is covering her with
glory. The papers have been filled with
stories of her phenomenal voice, that
ranges from G below the staff to E
altissimo, twenty-seven full notes.
Throat specialists say such a larynx is
almost unknown. Miss Yaw has just
returned to New York from Paris, and
has the most kindly praise from that
high tribunal, the New York critics.
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Among the singers in Los Angeles
who are noted in church. concert and
oratorio work is Miss Katherine Kim
ball. Miss Kimball came to Los An
geles from Boston in 1888 She is we'll
known for her fine work and her voice
of remarkable compass and sweetness.
Last year Miss Kimball went abroad
for further culture. She spent some
time in Florence and London, studying
under La Grange, Vanucini and Hen
schel. Miss Kimball is now in New
York City, doing concert work. She is
receiving some charming notices in the
Eastern musical journals. and will re-
main there for some time.
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The Texas "Siftings" has this alleged
joke: An old New York gentleman,
meeting his grandson, said to him, in
an impressive tone of voice:
My dear boy, hear some very dis
couraging reports about you. They say
that you go behind the scenes, and are
very much gone on Miss Liftoe. Is that
SOP
Yes, grandpa, to some extent
Drop them, my boy. / know them
my son. They are bad lot"
But, grandpa, the actresses of the
present day are different from what
they were when you were young man,
fifty years ago"
Not much, my boy. They are mostly
the same identical actresses Why, l
was engaged once to Miss Liftoe myself
That was in 1S45."
Charles Frohman has purchased the
dramatic rights for F. Hopkinson
Smiths story, tom Googan," and
dramatization willtbe prepared at once
by Augustus Thomas, assisted by the
author. The story has been published
as serial in the Century. 1t is full
of dramatic situations, and Mr.. Froh-
man expects it to make a very strong
play. He will produce it early next sea-
son, probably first in Chicago
De Wolf Hopper had arranged to pro-
duce the new opera, lei Captain" in
Boston on April 18th, but Composer
John Philip Sousa is superstitious on
the thirteenth question and wants the
opera sung for the first time on April
18th or 14th. Hopper is still consider
ing the matter. Rehearsals of "El
Captain" are progressing favorably in
New York. The new opera will be
departure for the Hopper Company, and
will show them as a strong singing or
ganiZatiop.
| Donnelly and Girard will cease to star
after the present season. But this does
not mean a disintegration of the long
established firm. They will continue to-
gether, but instead of being the proprie-
| tors of their own enterprise will be un-
| der enga cement to Klaw & Erlanger.
Contracts were signed Monday for the
appearance of these two comedians in
the latest Barnet burlesque, Jack and
the Beans Stalk" to be seen at the Ca
sino next fall. Mr.. Donnelly will play
King Cole, while Mr.. Girard will be the
Man Friday. Neither of the partners
i lOcoc oacta h1y tho yy,nvp tboy will ha
| featured in all the advertising.
| Harry Hawk, the veteran actor, and
assassination, tells an interesting story
| of the stage at Fords Theater a few
| days before the great tragedy.
In those days Sam Hill, who is known
to all old-time Chicago theater-goers,
was young man not yet IL years Of
age, although he had recently spent
several months at Camp Douglas as a
Confederate prisoner He was favor
| ite with the theater-goers even then,
| having been brought up on the stage
Laura Keene was producing her
great melodrama 'sThe Sea of Ice," and
every member of the company not in
| the cast was ordered to go on the stage
in the principal scene and hold up ice
| bergs on the green baize. sea. Sam
| Hill was given a small berg down near
| the footlights. All went smoothly until
Miss Keene was about to make her
entrance Just then Hills little iceberg
| fell forward and left him standing be-
| fore the footlights. The audience shout
| ed with laughter. But Sam was una
Dashed. Lifting up his iceberg he
walked off the stage. In the wings he
met Laura Keene and boiling over with