The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-02


en1ng the new soprano, Miss Mollie
Adei5a Brown, native Of Los Angeles,
but now hatling from New York. will
give = concert under direction Of Man
ager Fine. who Is skilled In selecting
high class singers and managing their
tours. Miss Brown comes commended
warmly and by not a few enthusiasti-
caMy. She achieved success very early
at nome <and going abroad to perfect
herself and more develop her natural
gifts. she won success among strange
peoples and the severely critical. She
was heard by a few good judges last
evening in rehearsal and their judg-
ment Is approvingly strong. She has
pure soprano. broad OF register, rich
~ expressive, deeply sympathetic and
used not only with skin and intelli-
gence, but with the cunning Of art in
spired. by very sensitive nature quick to
perceive and instant to avail Of adj
vantages. The Los Angeles Herald
speaks Of her voice as "a liquid pure
soprano, such as is rarely heard" The
Boston Gazette" says she owns a
lovely voice, clear, pure and true So
prano." The New York Herald" and
the Musical Courier" and many other
critical journals unite in commencing
her. Miss Brown has a stage presence
and personal charm that adds greatly
to the pleasure of the entertainment she
gives She will be supported by Miss
G. Fugel Crist of San Francisco, q dis
tinguished piaMstes indorsed by the San
Francisco press as brilliant artist,
and by Russell H. Ballard, distin-
guished London 'celaoist a recognized
master of the instrument OF him the
New York Herald says: "Of Russell
II. Ballard it is pleasure to be able
to use, with simple justice, only words
of praise. His playing is that of q
scholarly musician, one who has brain
and uses 1T in all he does. His tone is
noble, caressing, appealing as the occa-
sion demands; round, pure, full Of mu-
sic at all times. His phrasing and
nounces are artistic, his bowling and
lingering what they should be-" Seats
are on sale to-day for the concert at
Pommer's music store.
Mr.. Ballard complimented the Club Of
80 by playing at the reception at the
Art Gallery last evening, in acknowl-
edgment Of the interest the ladies Of
the club have manifested in himself
and Miss Brown as artists. In the
program this evening Miss Brown will
sing Jenny Lnd's famous Norwegian
Echo Song" Of the period of the six
teenth century. It has never been given
in this city. She will also sing the
Waltz Song" from Romeo and Ju-
liet," Cowan's Spring Song" Rogers
"At Parting" and the old Cornish
melody, Where Be Going TOT" also,
Had My Verse but Wings" and
Mascheroni's ave Maria" never sung
here before, and in this she win have
a cello obligato. Mr. Ballard will play
Romance, op. IT. Goldermann);
''Serenade," by Peierni, nd Poffer's
"Ungarische Rhapsodie." Miss Gust
will play Massachusetts 'Tarantelle."
Herriselt's IF I Were Bird" and
Rolls La Fileuse."
At the Clunie Opera house this even
ing White, Wright and Wainright's
vaudeville company begins an engage.
ment, Of four nights and Saturday matt
nee at popular prices. The company is
headed by A. Sidney Rhorer, a promi-.
nent balbadist and baritone descriptive
singer, who uses the vitascope showing
pictures Of moving figures in il1ustra-
ton of his songs. There Is as a chief
attraction 1.-THE Only Travelee in Fan
tastes" and shadowgraph work. Tony
Ragan, known as the mad musician;
Henrietta Johnson, the serfo-comic
singer; Efiie Burlington, musical artist;
Rhorer and Ward, sketch artists, and
Boyd and Gro, comedians, with the an
fmatiscope song sheet complete the bill.
'"Travelee" Is an expert juggler and
magic worker, and has as an assistant
Mile. Poslatti. Their act is as anus
ing as ingenious. Boyd and Oro's prin-
cipal act is new and novel sketch,
entitled Her Dream" introducing liv-
ing pictures. Mr.. Rhorer claims for
the apparatus illustrating his songs
thai it is the costliest and most perfect
of it's kind in America.
Belle Archer and her clever comedy
company in "a Contented Woman"
greatly pleased a good audience at the
opera-house last night. The play is an
admirable satire upon woman in poll
tics, nor does it apologize for or spare
the devious ways Of men in politics.
1t is the best satire we have had from
Hoyt's pen, because it has a firmer.
clearer and more serious purpose than