The record-union., 1897-09-26

woman on the stage. She acts, sings,
dances, burlesques, appears in tragic
and melOdramatic parts, in comedy, In
farce, in drama-in fact, if there is any
stage work Jessie Norton will not un-
dertake we should much like to hear
Of it. The company is large, carries its
own scenery, = and is reported as well
balanced. 1t opens in the romantic
drama, The Lost Paradise" played
here two years ago by the Frawley
company.
Madame Lydia Won F. MountfOrd, the
Orientalist, viii begin a weeks engage
nent at the Clunie tomorrow evening
with her dramatically Illustrated lect-
ures on Biblical Orientalism and do
mestic life in the Holy Land, with illus
trations Of the customs and manners
still extant and referred to in the Bible.
Madame Mountford has a new lecture
on 1.-The Life of Jacob that is said to
be equal to any of the others which
were given here last spring. UnhaD-
PLY at that time the Madame's man
agement was very bad, and her engage
ment suffered under a cloud not at all
chargeabIe to her. The people had only
fully awakened to the beauty and value
of her lectures, when the engagement
closed. Since then and her return from
Salt Lake there has been a general de-
sire to have her return to Sacramento,
and this has induced Manager Todd to
make her an offer, which she has ac-
cepted, so that the lectures will be
heard at 90 80 and 50-cent prices. Mad
anne Mountford is a remarkable woman.
She was born in Jerusalem and lived
there twenty-five years. She has made
a study of the people OF the Holy Land,
their legends, customs and beliefs, and
has applied these in a way to illustrate
the meaning of symbol and words of
reference used in the Bible. She is a
sister to the three persons of the
Mamerov family, who published recent
" a remarkable book. entitled The
Life of Christ in the Light Of the Le-
gends, Records and Customs of the
Holy Land" One of these brothers is a
writer on the New York Times: one
is a lecturer on Oriental customs be-
fore COLLEGES and universities, and the
sister (Anna) is a writer and lecturer
on similar topics dwelt upon by Mad
ame Mountford. Mrs. MountfOrd will
be assisted by some twenty five people.
and uses some $4,000 worth of Orien-
tai costumery and drapery and imple-
ments in her illustrations. Some Of
these draperies are almost priceless, as
part of them are now out of manu-
facture. modern customs having
brought some Of them into disuse. such
as the marriage robes referred TO in the
Bible Madame Mountford is a remark
ably intelligent, broad minded woman.
A Christian, born Russian. raised in
freedom of thought by a father who
cut loose from the creed of the Greek
Church: fostered and beloved in Mo-
hammedan families; Travelled in all the
Orient; an original thinker: a born
actress-she is one of the best enter
tainers who has ever come before the
public. Recently she lectuerd before
High Schools in San Francisco, ad-
dressed the most prominent literary
clubs of that city, appeared by request
before the Methodist Conference at Pa
ciic Grove, and has Just concluded the
first of her engagements for the fall
and winter season. These lead her
eastward. thence to England and
thence 10 the Holy Land. where she
viii be in holiday season to renew old
friendships and revisit the scenes Of her