The record-union., 1896-05-24

Sacramento in the building now known
as the Golden Eagle Hotel she tells
of terrible fright her mother nad IN
this city while she was still an infant
Robbers one night entered the mother
apartment in the absence or the rather,
and at the point of the pistol oeSpolled
Miss Anderson's mother OF her JeWelfy
and money. Mary, she relates or her-
self. crowed at the robbers ana pulleo
the bushy whiskers of one burglar, anu
the mother thought for time tnat the
infantile play of the babe would MAKE
them reIent, but they did not. furlner
on Mary tells of her return TO lnls clly
in the hight of her dramatic career.
''The journey from Salt Lake CITY 10
Sacramento is one Of the most interest
ing imaginable, on account OF the aver
sitv of it's scenery. / must confess to a
feeling of pride and Satisfaction Oh
seeing nv birthplace. There is some
thing almost tropical about the luxu-
rance of it's palms, roses and magno-
las and the Spanish character and
picturesqueness of some of its build
ings lend to it a glamour OF Old World
romance.
ga n11blic reception enabled me to see
all the inhabitants of that dear little
IL.
down. came to join in the touchingly
warm welcome to their townswoman-
'Sacramento's Daughter, as they We're
pleased to call me. Some very poor
people came by the dais for a hand
shake. among them several barefooted
children. Pioneers, 'forty-niners,' repre-
sentatives from all the different classes
in the city, were present and made
very interesting and characteristic
crowd. 1 shall never forget the heart
mess of that reception, or the feeling
almost of kinship I had for everyone
who like myself had been born IN thaL
beautiful valley.
Il naturally expected another ovation
that night at the theater, but on com
ing down from Galatea's pedestal L
also descended from my great eXpecta-
tions. The house was hardly half full
and I do not remember a hand OF ap-
plause during the entire performance.
I learned that the local press declared
that most of Sacramento's amateurs
could have played Galatea with far
more effect I acted there only one
night, and though my townspeople did
not care for the artist, the woman Will
never forget the heartiness of their
welcome to her"
Miss Anderson is mistaken. Not all
the local press deprecated her art. The
Record Union fully recognized ana
commended it. Nor do we think she
was classed with amateurs, even py
adverse critics. So, too, as we remem-
Der. the applause at the theater was
generous Certainly the reception was
a fine affair 1t was held in the Art
Gallery. and was taken part in py
Great concourse of people, ana was
floral in the extreme in decorations. 1t
will be remembered that Miss Anderson
on the arm Of Governor Stoneman ana
supported by President Chesley or the
Pioneers and officers of the NatlFe
Sons and of the Bric-a-Brac Clup, ana
by others. was photographed in the
midst Of the floral pieces on the lawn
at the Art Gallery. Miss Anderson
despite her small audience, mace Iour
citizens. representing the Pioneers, Ma
tive Sons and other organizations, hfe
members of the Museum Association
in acknowledgment of her cordial re-
ception.
Manager H. c. Miner in the New York
.sHeraldp saws: There has certainly
not been a harder season than the past
of trade have been materially affected
by a. variety of causes too numerous TO
mention and too well understood to be
referred to. In this general depression it
is not surprising that the theatrical
business should suffer, as it undoubtedly
has for the last three years, and think
the strongest opponent the theater mas
had has been the bicycle.
Thousands upon thousands of riders
of the silent steed have been investing
all the way from SO to SloO apiece IN
acquiring the latest and undoubtedly
the best and most popular appliances
for fast travelling. and there is no ques-
ton that many hundreds OF thousands
of dollars that would have gone into
the box office Of the different theaters
throughout the country have been dl-
verted into this channel. During the
winter months when the weather was
very inclement the fact of this was not
felt so strongly as in the spring ana
summer, as with the first bright days
the majority of bicyclists rushed to the
country roads and returned either too
late or too fatigued to attend any sort
OF entertainment after a very pleasant
and usually long days outing.
don't think that the bicycle opposi-
ton will be of long duration, for this
reason: While the bicycle has un-
doubtedly come to stay, and While 1t VIII
be probably for many, years poor
mans carriage and rich mans toy,
the time must necessarily soon come
when a majority of those able and in
clined to indulge in this health giving
snort will be supplied with bicycles.
The output Of money Will not be nearly
so great and the sport will be more COM
mon. consequently not INDUCED IN so
much as at present. Then the bicycle
riders will do the same as those who
are fond OF driving in the Park-take
an afternoon spin, return In time to
dress for dinner and the theater. and
then at least forty per cent of our pat
rons will come back to us regularly as
before the bicycle craze assumed such
gigantic proportions.
The following is from the London edi-
ton of the Musical Courier: There
is no doubt about it that the French
are a nation most appreciative of good
music, and despite their prejudice
against the Germans, German music
is more and more being performed
here. and German songs being sung
partly with abominable French transla-
tions and oftentines with the original
German words. The publishing bust
ness in France is said TO be very profit
able. Hugel Is reported to be worth
4U000000 francs Choudens is report
ed TO have made 100000 francs or
Gounod's Faust for which he paid
10000 francs. Enormous fees are ex-
acted for the loan of operatic scores