The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-29
ADJUSTMENTS.

AT the Clunle Operd-nOuse lHlS even
ing lyon Yonson" will be played for
the last time. The character OF Ion
Yonson by Ben Hendricks is one of the
best sustained dialect works known TO
the stage, and is unique in that it deals
with dialect uncommon to the stage,
that of the Americanized Swede, who
insists upon converting personal pro-
nouns into nearly all other. parts of
speech. The singing of the lumber
mans quartet is very pleasing.
Wednesday evening next, handsome,
blue-eyed, sparkling, witty and accom-
plished Belle Archer, seen here once
with one of Frohman's New York COM
panies and once with the F'rawley COM
pany, will appear at the Clunie Opera
house in Hoyt's latest comedy effort "A
Contented Woman It is a comedy
embodying a sharp, merry satire on
political methods, and what woman
suffrage would mean for women in
practical political life. 1t is full of hits
at current foibles, but in this play
Hoyt has not aimed at a laugh SOLE
": he has taken himself seriously and
makes his satire two-edged. The po-
addressed very soberly to women, and
whether sound or Illogical it amuses
men immensely There are twenty
three people in the east, an unusually
large number, and several of these are
foremost specialists. Hoyt himself
thinks it to be the best balanced COM
pany of all-round excellence he has ever
organized. There is abundance of good
singing in the play, a large quantity
of new and fine scenery and rich ward
robe goods. Among the specialists is
a girl of 10, declared by the San Fran
cisco press to be the most surprising
dancer ever on the coast, especially IN
a final bewildering whirl on one foot
long continued. There is also Fannie
Denham Rouse, remembered as leader
in THE Country Fair" whose horse,
"Cold Molasses," galloped in winner
Besides, there are Edward Craven,
widely known in Irish dialect parts;
Henrietta Lee, coincidence; G. P. Nor
rison. J. L. Kearney and Arthur Bu-
chanan, practiced actors. The sale of
seats begins Monday.
Announcement is made by Manager
w. A. Fine that Thursday evening
next. at the Congregational Church, he
will present to this public Miss Mollie
Adelia Brown of New York, a soprano
star of brilliancy, who is pronounced
by the Eastern critics as one of the
coming American singers of the day.
In a concert given at the Waldorf-As-
toria New York, last February, when
she made her appearance for criticism,
the New York Herald" which is Sc
we're in it's judgment of musicians. de-
clared that her voice was the delight
Of the evening, a fine soprano of SYM
pathetic timbre," used with .'intelli-
gence and artistic taste" She will be
supported by Russell H. Ballard, Gel
oist of London, who is Endorsed as one
of the masters of the instrument. The
Los Angeles Times says, in course of
warm notice of commentator, that
his playing has that elusive quality
which is called temperament, and which
means so much in a musician" She
will have the support also, of Miss G.
Fugel Crist of San Francisco, pianiste
of brilliancy and a talent of a high
order. She is a pupil of Ernest Hart
MANN Sale of seats for the concert
begins at Pommer's Monday morning.