The record-union., 1897-02-02
ADJUSTMENTS.


house at the Clunie Opera house last
evening. the occasion being the intro
duction of Manager Leavitt's Vaude-
vile Company Number Three, which is
by far the best of the three he has
brought to Manager Todd's stage. 1t
is as full of variety as the most eX-
acting could demand, and there is not
an act in it, that of its order, is not
of the very best. The programme
opened with Musical Fletcher" an odd
genius, who kept the audience in
roar of laughter while he played, and
with no small skill, upon many kinds
of queer instruments, II most of them
can be so styled. Fletcher manages to
get musical sounds out of about every
thing he touches. evidently. Miss Pap1
Sternheim is a high soprano whom
LeaVitt has persuaded to appear. She
is a Russian and has never before sung
in this State, being here really only
upon a visit She has a pure soprano
voice of broad register and high pitch.
and superior quality. She manages it
with the skill resulting from fine natu
raj ability under high culture. She
sang an operatic selection and in re-
d
laby, the Cuckoo Song" and an old
time love song, brought out of the dead
past, but SWeeter far than many one
of the present day that is popular. Her
reception was enthusiastic. john
Payne is the ladder equipoise man. He
stands a sixteen-foCt ladder upon the
stage without any support and ascenGs
to its top, where he reposes with psr-
feet ease. He is quite juggler besides
being a remarkable equilibrist. Cecil
Marion and Hazel Wainwright gave a
pleasing musical sketch. Both young
women are good vOcalists and are of
very attractive stage presence. Mile.
CharmOn is a female SandoW." She
has wonderful muscular development
which has not marred her graceful out
lines. She performs on the swinging
rings as most Of the best athletes do.
and all with ease and grace. Richards
and Rand as knockabout tramps are
very funny and quite original in their
act that introduces some clever me-
chanical effects. Jules Korto is a one
armed globe walker, and Cne OF the
best. He introduces a diminutive dos
Brownie" which is trained to an
amusingly high degree. Professor Gal
Undo is a modeler in clay. He models
faces in relief upon a large plaque with
swiftness and great skill. His best
work last night was the faces of Wash
ingtOn and Lincoln. He is a decided
novelty and is an art worker Of amaz-
ing rapidity. Healey and Stevens, the
two Gaiety Girls. reappeared and We're
twice recalled. The closing feature Was
the appearance of Beach, the Man
Fish" This novel performer enters a
large tank of clear water, lit by power
full electric burners. Beneath the water
he smokes, eats and sleeps, and does
other things quite out Of the common
In the sleeping number he remained
under water exactly eighty-eight sec
onds. His performance is an astonish-
ing one, when it is tested by the simple
effort of any of the spectators to hold
the breath even as long as thirty-sec-
Onds. This is the last week Of Leavltts s
specialties and for this closing season.
he has certainly given the public va
riety bill a notch higher than any We
have had in Sacramento for years.
This morning at 9 the seating plan
for the last Of the Capital City concert
series opens at Purnells for season
ticket-holders Managers Cohn and
Kidder say that at the last concert
there was room in the Congregational
Church for 100 more than attended, and
that there viii be room in plenty Thurs
day night as fully 900 sittings will be
provided, 50 that the fear that single
admissions may not secure seats may
be put aside. The programme will be
the best and fullest yet given, as it is
the desire to make this concert the
crown of the series. Accordingly, ex
ira cost has been incurred and artists
secured who constitute a guarantee Of
a musical entertainment of high order
The soprano will be Gertrude Aud
Thomas, who comes from Los Angeles
for the occasion. 1t is needless to speak
of the singing voice of one developed
here. and so we'll known and liked in
Sacramento Sig. A5ramoff, basso can
tate of La Scala, Milan, and late of the
Metropolitan Opera Company, New
York, is an extra attraction, and held
to be one Of the foremost artists of the
day. Miss Ivy Gardner Will be the
contralto. She has a sweet and power
Francisco musical circles. Louis Won
der Mehden is solo celloist, from the
Leipzig Conservatory, and pupil of the
cello virtuoso Klengel August Rode
mann is solo flutist, formerly of the
Court Theater Orchestra, Hanover, and
late Of Schee1s famous orchestra at the
Columbian Exposition. The Knicker-
booker Quartet will appear. II
consists of D. NJ. Lawrence and C..M.
Elliott. tenors, and D. B. Crane and
L. A. Larsen, bassos. 1t is the leading
male quartet in san Francisco to-day.
Professor Hoffman viii be the accom-
panist. The programme thus presents
ten people new to the series, and their
engagement, say the managers, entails
the heaviest cost they have yet as
sumed.
Henri Stuart, representative of the
Ida Fuller company, is in the city.
The company of twelve people N
drama, variety and Fuller dances, APP
pears next week at the Clunie. Ida
Fuller is a sister to Loe Fuller ana
does the order of dances that has made
the latter so we'll known.