The record-union., 1898-02-13

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I may remain art and not become me-
chanics. The whole plot Of the Meis-
| terSinger, and more the music than
| the plot reveals this fine distinction
| that Wagner, the great prophet of mus
| ic, the real Meistersinger, makes plain
| in this comedy Mrs. Fairweather
makes little breaks or rests in her
| talks, breathing spells, when the audi
ence can turn from their rapt interest
| in the speaker and smile at each 9TH
| er, and then the trend of thoughts
| changes a little so it is like a shifted
| scene. You are made to see Nurem-
| berg, the place where the play is laid,
| with it's narrow quaint old streets; and
| this is the house of the "Minnesing~
| erS,' who We're singers in the employ
| of royalty and preceded the Meister-
| singers who were of the trades people,
and who reduced music to rules. Really
| this is the work of art to bring the ideal
| into form, but in this comedy we are
made to see how that rules, long and
| tenaciously persisted in, cripple art
| Nuremberg itself has its satirical
| touches. Among them is the story OF
piece of sculpture, beautiful thing,
which took the sculptor sixteen years
to complete, and here is the satire in IT.;
| the city would not pay him for his
work because it had taken him so long
| to do it. Comedy to the intellect is
| tragedy to the heart In vivid colors
| the delicate love scenes between Eva
and Walter are brought out, the fine
| quality of the genuine artistic sense
| in the cobbler Hans Sachs, the picture
| Of the trial where the Minnesinger
| Walter endeavors in one day to learn
| the rules of the Meistersinger, that he
| may win the hand of Eva, the gold
smiths daughter, who is his love-and
| is to be the bride of the successful con-
testant before the Meistersinger's guild
| Mrs. Fairweather, in her art of reyela-
| ton. portrays genius allied to that OF
| the great composer. There passes be-
| fore you in review not only the clear
| cut scenes Of the opera, but also the
| fine touches of feeling, the real soul OF
art, and you catch the gospel that Wag-
ner reveals in music that the ideal is
| the real.
For Tuesday afternoon her theme was
| "Abt Vogler," and was an especially
| happy effort. After giving a brief
sketch of the life and peculiar tempera-
| ment of the old musician and composer
| Abba Vogler," whom Robert Brown
| ing has immortalized in verse, Mrs
| Fairweather analyzed the poem line by
| line giving her hearers a clearer in
| sight into the mysterious and occultism
| of Browning. The subject of the next
meeting will be Sir Walter Scott"
The Sacramento Whist Club Gunior)
met at tie residence of Miss Eugenia
| Mouser last evening.
| Miss Pauline Johnson was the host
! ess Of the La Plaisance" Whist Club
at her home 1104 P street, last Satur-
| day evening. The prizes were received
| by Miss Helene Oatman and Miss
| Gladys Wiley.
| Miss Annie Croften of Walnut Grove
| is visiting her cousin, Miss Jennie Crof-
| ten ut the residence of Mrs Merwin,
| 1921 II street.
| Mr. and Mrs. George Cicero Browne
of San Francisco, who hope to make
| Sacramento their future home, are re-
| siding with Mrs. NJ. A. Kennedy, at
| 1926 Third street.
Hougbton. Miff1n & Co. announce
that a story entitled Elusive Lover
| will appear shortly. Miss Virna Woods
| the author, is so well known that one
| quickly recalls the success Of her last
story. published in "Lippincotts Maga-
zine" The lady is coming to the front
in the literary world, and is considered
second to none of our California writ
! ers.
| DR. Van Norden entertained the Critic
Club at his home, 1881 H street, on
| Sunday evening. The paper read by
the host was entitled. The Ethical and
Religious Bearings of Evolution View
ed from a Biological Standpoint"
! Last evening the members of the Co.
| tillion gave one of their regular parties
at Foresters' Hail. AS usual the hall
had been prettily decorated with green's
and potted plants
Charles Mel. Jr.. left Thursday for
Calaveras. where he will remain for
several weeks visiting relatives.
| Club Tlaisanee are planning to give a
party on Washington's birthday at the
/ home of one of it's members. The club
only has young ladies belonging to it.
! but 1T this party each member will
/ invite young gentleman to participate
| in their game.
Miss Ruby Manning of San Fran
cisco Is the guest of Mrs. Prentice.
Mrs. Alice Foye and Miss Julia Suli-
van IF San Francisco have been visit
| ing Mrs. w. X. Cothrin for the past
week, ard returned to their home on
Friday.
/ Miss Flora Herzog entertained the
Tuesday Whist Club at her home on
Tuesday evening.
Rev c L. Mel returned last satur-
day from Los Angeles, and will occupy
his pulpit to-day.
St Valentines Day. with its little
messengers of love, Is almost here. IN
! fact. tomorrow is the day that only
| children now observe. Years and years
/ ago, in more romantic days, / fear, the
older people as well as the young antic-
/ ipated this day with pleasure. Among
| these old customs at St. yalentin par
| ties each young lady would put her
/ name in a basket, ard the gentleman
drawing q name would consider the
young lsGy his valentine. But at that
time people looked en- your valentine as
the person that you would probably
marry And thousands of dainty little