The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-30

They tell a good joke on Mr.. Belascf
of the Belasco- Thaal Company at the
Opera-hous in this city. He intended,
they say, to come up from San Francis
co on Thursday to take look at things
here, and offered to take a letter MS
partner, Mr. Thall. was writing to one
of the company. The partner, however
sinsinuated that the mails We're certain
and would not forget to deliver the let
ter Belasco offered to bet a couple Ct
quarts of dry champagne to small
bottle that he would see the company
before the letter arrived, and the bel
was taken He got UP bright and early,
and when he arrived on the Oakland
side asked a brakeman standing neaI
which was the train for Sacramento,
and was directed to a car. He took
seat chuckling over the prospect OF
beating the letter, and made himself
comfortable Meanwhile the letter, 70
which had been added the terms of the
bet with an injunction to drink the
wine here. had been sent and arrived
in due time About 2 p. m. BelaSco,
who had come by the Stockton train,
arrived, and on meeting with the COM
pany. was confronted with the letter,
which had been already delivered. Be-
lasco insists that he was jobbed, and
that his partner engaged the brakeman
to direct him to the wrong train, but
the wine has vanished all the same
The attractions at, the Clunie Opera
house, Sacramento this week and to
Nfonow are announced by Manager Ficks
to be: May 4th, Rosenthal, wizard Of
the Keyboard; May 9TH, the Rays, "A
Hot Old Time; May 6th-10th, royal
Japanese troupe; May 18th and 18th,
Roland Reed, THE Wrong Mr..
Wright Attractions to follow are:
Wakefield English Opera Company in
repertoire; "On and Off" company
'McFadden's Row of Flats" Clay
Clement and Kelley and Shannon COM
pany.
1.-THE Cuckoo" the new farce which
was presented at Wallack's Theater,
is frivolous and immoral, says New
York letter 1t will undoubtedly prove
to be a great success as a money get
ter, for New York theater goerS like
this sort of thing The house on the
opening night was crowded 1t is quite
sure to be so long as the management
keeps the thing going. The story OF the
play is of a wife who neglected by q
careless and unfaithfu husband, per-
mits herself to be enticed into a COM
promising situation. She is aroused to
a, realization of her danger by the pub
LEFTY imminent by the indiscretion of
her escort and returns home to make
a confession to her husband and mend
her ways. But finding that her hus-
band has been engaged in an intrigue
of his own during her absence, she as
sumes an air of injured innocence and
manages to convict him of her esca-
pade He, completely bewildered and
Inundated, is glad to accept peace on
any terms. The treatment of the theme
is wholly farcical. Many of the Incl
dents are indeed funny and innocent
enough in themselves, but the spirit
: which inspires them is cynical and con-
Eliminating
A melodramatic production by women
is what is contemplated by the members
of the Professional Women's League
The Broadway Theater, New York, is
to be the scene of their adventure, and
the play is to be THE Musketeers.'' Lii
liam Russell will be the Anne of Aus
tria, Nine Janauschak has been cast
for Richelieu. and the part Of Athos is
to be presented by Miss Mary Timber
mann, who is at present contributing to
the phenomenal success of the Mclean
Tyler Banford greatest show on earth,
at the Herald Square Theater. a num-
Der Of applications have been received
from ladies DESTROYS Of appearing in tbs
role of D'Artagnan, and Miss Maud
Banks has been selected. The report
that the part was to be intrusted to
Mrs. Mary Ellen Elizabeth Lease was
entirely without foundation, and was
evidently started by some fiend in hui
man form with a mistaken sense OF
humor.
Sarah Bernhard says that to train
her voice she adopted measures like
those accorded to Demosthenes. "Al
day long" she says, Il kept a rubber
ball in my mouth so as to be able tc
open it wide enough and when alone in
my room 1 did nothing for hours to-
gether but repeat I'll di, ii di, ii di. -
Even down in Australia the stage is
recruited occasionally from society and
the latest sensation there is the step
ping upon the boards of Mrs Gertrude
Maesmore Morris She is only % years
old and without the help of the press
agent, a real social leader in Mel
bourne and a woman Of unusual beauty
She has already surprised the critics by
her versatility. She so far chooses
emotional parts.
An effort at stage reformation has
just been inaugurated by an even half
dozen ballet girls of the Vienna Court
Opera. They have banded themsalv@.
together in a society or league Of pro.
priety. each taking a solemn pledge t
live by her wages as a dancer and
to receive no attentions from gentle
men except such as are fair and hon
est
THE Poverty of Riches" the new
play written for the Kendals b.
Messrs. Hendrie and Wood, the author.
of THE Elder Miss Blossom" is saii
TO be of a more serious character tina,
the latter piece. The story deals will
the influence for good Of a young WON
an upon prohigate, and the conse
quences of their meeting agaiS, afte
long separation. in middle life.