The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-01-16

paints flowers. animals and life scenes
with an exactneSS that is sur
prising. The acrobatic feature will be
an act by the Farnum brothers, some
thing new in the way Of athletic feats
and lofty tumbling. Ola Hayden, a con-
tra-tenor, will appear in songs, chief
of which is that song written by her
father, Joe Hayden, 'Therell Be a Hot
Time in the Old Town Tonight" Over
100000 copies of this song were sold
within three months. Hayden and
Hetherton will appear in comedy
sketch which gives both members of
the team ample opportunity to display
their talent. Mr.. Hayden's imper-
sonations are particularly clever. Jessie
Millar, the cornetist, has been retained,
and will appear in a new repertoire.
The matinees at the reduced prices are
proving popular, particularly with chill
dren.
The fact that Madame Modjeska is
a grandmother does not affect her ap-
pearing in tights Charles Coghlan's
being a grandfather does not hinder his
posters making him a man Of thirty.
The fact that Joseph jefferson is
great grandfather does not interfere
with his dancing qualities in RIP Van
Wrinkle" No one would suspect Kate
Byron of being grandmother to Judge
from her acting in oliver Byrons dra-
mas. And yet it is said the stage does
not sometimes deceive.
New York Dramatic News and
Times: Richard Mansfield thrashed his
dresser in Philadelphia recently. This
was followed by an assault upon an
electrician in Waterbury, and this was
succeeded by some unpleaSantneSS in
Boston, which led to the rumor that
Richard Mansfield is in training to
fight Corbett or Fitzsimmons. Mr..
Mansfield refuses to reply to the ques-
ton asked of him whether he intends
TO become a pugilist, but we can say
on absolute reliable authority that the
only fighting Richard Mansfield Will
do will be with the drama and ats
minor people.
Sousa's new opera with over hum
bred in the cast was produced for the
first time in New Haven recently. Its
title is 1.-The Bride Elect" The opera
scored a genuine hit, and in many in
stances proved to be superior to "El
Captain" Mr.. Sousa was called upon
for a speech, and was given an ova-
ton Some of the music is very
catchy, and is bound to be popular.
The Turin Opera-house has had so
much success in recent years with
Wagner's operas, the later as well as
the earlier ones, that the manager has
decided to produce a complete cycle of
these operas next season
According to the "Gazetta Musicale"
a posthumous opera, by Spohr. is prom
Used at Cassel. 1t is said that the
composer had at one time desire to
write a piece on the lines afterwards
adopted by Wagner for his music
drama. The Germans are curious to
see If he really carried out his pur-
pose in the work now referred to. 1t
Is well known that Spohr was one of
wagner's earliest admirers. He liked
the Flying Dutchman." but Lohen-
grin" was too much for him; hence the
italian papers remarks are absurd.
When Johann Strauss conducted his
new waltz, An der Elbe," in Vienna,
the other day, Mark Twain met him In
q box after the performance, and after
introducing his two daughters, com
plimented him on the new piece. A
local critic says that this latest waltz
emphasizes Strauss tendency OF con-
yerting the introduction of his waltzes
more and more into short symphonic
poems.
At a recent performance of Tchai-
kovsky's Pathetic symphony in Lon
den. Hans Richter made a curious ex-
,,or,rnent in the second movement which
was looked on as a practical joke on
tbe audience. and is thus described in
the DAILY News:
1.-THE movement. II Is Well known, is
I'm the unusual time of J-4, and directly
II began DIR. Richter pointediy laid down
his baton. allowing this difficult section
70 he played throughout without coz
dnctor at all. Later in the evenins,
when Richard Strauss eccentric tone