The record-union., 1897-07-21

Graceful, clean in method, and making
40 failures, she scored a success. Jim
my Ryan gave a good skipping rope
and bag punching exhibition Miss
Leon, a character singer, is a prac-
ticed one, a good dresser and very neat
in her Chase Song" She was thrice
encored last evening. Baby Lola is
clever child dancer and singer Last
comes Levevi Charmion, the "girl San
dow" If she was not announced from
sacramento, but as from Paris or vi
emma, she would draw crowded houses.
1t is rare to see so finished a trapeze
performance as she gives. She does
not win half the applause she de-
serves simply because what she does
is done with such ease and absence
of effort that the people not up" in
athletics, do not realize how finished
and difficult are her acts, and how
marvellous is her strength for so slight
a young woman. She goes East and
shall have laudatory accounts of her
fine work, and plenty of pictures in
the newspapers of her acts Manager
Delaney puts up a short, neat, pretty
and altogether good performance. The
same bill tonight.
In the spectacular drama to be
brought out here on the 26th inst,
THE Twelve Temptations" the leading
woman is Miss Carrie Rudolph
here Her father was one of the pio-
neers of the city.
General Clunie, the owner of the
Clunie Opera-house, is about to do
what should have been done long ago.
That he will carry out his present plans
every one of the theater- -goers of Sac
ramento will earnestly hope. General
Clunie has brought to the city Archi-
tct Curlett, who is now at work upon
plans for the complete remodeling of
the opera-house. These plans are con-
ceived in a spirit of enterprise highly
commendable, and if perfected as now
contemplated Will give Sacramento
what it needs-a fine, roomy and ad-
mirably adapted place of amusement,
where low prices of admission Will pre-
vail, and of a variety to satisfy all
abilities General Clunie proposes to
adopt and Architect Curlett is now
making plans of this readjustment OF
things The roof and proscenium arch
will be raised a few feet to give the
necessary hight to allow a third gall
lery or circle to be put in. The pres
ent family circle viii be remodeled so
as to fit it with loge boxes all around,
except at each end, where over the
dress circle boxes will be built three
other dress boxes. These will be ap-
preached by flights of stairs from the
dress circle, and will not be entered
from the family circle at all. The stage
will be brought forward from six to ten
feet so as to give needed depth corre-
spondent with the increased hight of
the stage This will make the loft"
so high that all scenery can be lift
ed" The interior will be entirely re-
fitted and decorated. Thus remodeled,
the Clunie will seat about 1,5OO people,
and will enable Manager Todd to adjust
his scale to five prices, and to intro
duce scenic effects not now possible. A
has in contemplation is to move the
ticket office to the west side of the
entrance, which. by the way, will be
entirely remodeled and probably
tiled. and will make one of the hand
soonest entrances in the country. On
the east side entrances rising by broad
flights of steps, it is proposed shall lead
to a roof garden to be constructed over
the back of the property east OF the
Clunie Opera-house, and about on a
level with the present family circle. In
this roof garden refreshments will be
served, promenades provided and cafes
maintained for theater parties, a smok-
ing-room. arbors, etc. This supple
mental plan is as yet indeterminate,
and Will depend to some extent upon
btaining consent of the Fire Warden
to make the necessary construction
This it is not anticipated will be re-
fused. as the roof garden will be against
the brick walls of the opera-house and
over the open property to its east, ana
will not create any additional fire risks.
The proprietor is to be congratulated II
he carries out his scheme. 1t VIII IN
sure, it would seem, making the opera
house one of the most commodious and
attractive places of entertainment IN
the State, if not the best arranged any
where on the coast. Such a place will
draw patronage that is impossible to
the house as now arranged, since it will
give the necessary stage depth ana
hight. the varied prices, a light and
cheerful interior finish in place Of the
present funereal and inartiStic effects,
and will so far separate gallery and
dress circle by the interposition of the
second circle as to invite patronage 10
all three sittings. The loge boxes,
which are open railed-in enclosures
with upholstered chairs will accommo-
date five or six persons each, ana give
pro11ps freedom of movement and a de-
gree of privacy not possible in ordinary
sittings. There will be no closed boxes
i'm the house BY the new arrangement
the theater will secure more light ana
ventilation and be much cooler in sum-
mer and more easily warmed in winter,
as the removal of vitiated air can be
effected by dome ventilation without
occa sioning window draughts. The pub
lie will entertain the hope that all the
nlans of General Clunie will be carrleo
ont which have thus been outlined.
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