The record-union., 1898-02-08
ADJUSTMENTS.

Will give their first concert for the season
of 1898 at the Congregational Church
this evening, assisted by talent from
San Francisco. The Mcneil Club IS
we'll known as being one of the best
male choruses in the State, though per-
haps not as large in the number OF
voices, it ranks in the lead musically.
The club has been in existence over ten
years, the first concert having been
given December 20, 1887. At the first
concert Mary Barnard, contralto, ap-
peared She is now Marie Barna. prima
donna soprano of the Damrosch opera
Company The MCNEIL Club was
named out of compliment to John NC
Neill its first President, who was fore
most in music in days gone by, and was
one of our best citizens. The member
ship of the club is composed of thirty
six male voices, of which thirty are ex-
pected to sing this evening. 1t is
good thing for this city to have such an
organization as it cultivateS the desire
to hear good music. The club should
be encouraged by the people. as there
is no selfish desire on its part to gain by
any means, only a wish that the club
may prosper for the good it may do.
The programme is very choice and
very strong one. It's leading features
prove this Meister's The Elf by the
Mcneil Club, baritone solo by Mr..
Genshlea; Tito Matters 'Oh. Hear. the
Winds Blow" Mr.. Scholes; Arditi's
Let Me Love Thee by Nine. West
water; Van Dewater's Sunset by the
club; Lohr's 20 Were I Rich and
Mighty" Mr.. Lester; Ronald's Once in
e Chnniy- " nC1ch'S
Ring Out Wild Bells" the club, tenor
solo by r. T. Cohn: Shelley's Loves
Sorrow" Nine Westwater: Verdis
Mile Scene from Aida" Miss Atkins
and Rhys. Thomas; Harringtons Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" the club.
Seats can be reserved at Purne4ls book
store to-day without extra charge.
They have a great bill at the Or
pheum this week. Weston and Herbert
have a new musical act One feature
is an organ business desk, the keys be-
ing the ten drawers. 1t is a decided
novelty, as also is their musical bicy-
Gle and musical typewriter. The Lo-
zelle Brothers are the best Spanish ring
performers we have ever had here.
Their strength is wonderful, their grace
Iinimitable. their fesis mainly new. Fan
ME Bloodgood is a clever vaudeville
singer, and merry party all through.
She had any amount of fun with an
admirer in the balcony seats last even
ing, greatly to the amusement of the
audience Dolline Cole is a remarked bic
Female Baritone" In male attire
she would pass for a genuine masculine
baritone though of course, close atten-
ton would disclose the female quality
of her tone But that makes her voice
all the more remarkable. Her enun-
citation is perfect-a model indeed. She
is an actress also, and clever one. Her
coon songs are of a first order. They
are given with abandon without offense,
| feeling without over acting, and sensi-
bility without affectation. She was
five times recalled last night and voted
a pronounced success. Al Wilson, the
Dutch comedian and yoder is ahead
of any one in that line who has pre-
coded him. He is wit and keeps the
audience in a roaring merry humor.
Even the orchestra caught the infection
and had a good time with him also.
Wilson is an original genius, a whole
show in himself. Lawrence, the bicycle
trick rider. is in the front rank of his
| class Our friend ''Trilby'' is not in it
with him. The entertainment closes
with Missions aerial ballet. 1t is rich
in spectacular effects, gorgeous as to
scenery and dazzling as to numerous
colored calcium and electric lights and
rich costumes. The ballet floats in air
apparently at will, or dances on the
level as ordinary mortals 1t is at
times women butterflies, flags, firefiies,
opual- cherI,bS. and what not AT one
point a good skirt dancer after the
manner of Madame Heller and Loi Full
Ter is introduced. AT another with
half darkened stage and powerful sder-
eopticons playing on the floating and
dancing figures, the scene is Devil
derment of gorgeous colors and brill
liant Kaleidoscope effects. The aerial
ballet is a hit. a thing of beauty and
largely as to the mechanism by which
| it is operated. is a mystery. Such a
bill ought to fill the Orpehum nightly.
The sale Of seats for the Nellie Nc
Henry engagement Thursday night at
the Metropolitan Theater begins this
morning at the box office of that house.
There is no extra charge for reserving.
The prospect is. judging from inquiries
already made, that the engagement viii
bring out a full house. The company
supporting Miss McHenry is said TO be
one of strong low comedy guilty, one
of the merriest on the road.
Hotel Arrivals.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: C. II. Ball and Wife, Chica
on. NJ Drew Fresno. +, w Sutt-