The record-union., 1899-04-02


The Rays" Johnny and Emma, who
appear here on the Sth and 9Th inst
at the Clunie, are comedians Wen
known upon this coast, where they We're
popular performers for twelve years.
They now head a farce laugh written
by George M. Cohen-one of"The -Four
Cohens," famous fun -makers-called "A
Hot Old Time" There are nineteen
people in the troupe. Johnny Ray is the
leader, and represented to be an 1nim-
liable fun-maker and all-round low
comedian of fine parts. Among the
specialists are Adolph and Susie Levino,
character actors and chalk takers, or
caricaturists; Genaro and Daley, cham
pion cake walkers, and Harry Hayes
and Martin Healey, burlesque actors
and eccentric dancers. The Worcester
(Mass) Telegraph" is quoted as saying
that last September the company filled
b second engagement of a week there
to crowded houses; that the farce is the
funniest thing magma BILE, overflowing
with specialties and stocked with clever
actors-in short, that 1t is the merriest
outfit of the time. The company is now
en- route from the East for Sacramento.
Manager Ficks of the Clunie Opera
House has succeeded in contracting
with The Bostonians for an appearance
or Two here. This popular organization.
let US hope. Will be heard in their new
success, Rob Roy said to well rival
Robin Hood Mr. Ficks has also
written an engagement with Rosenthal.
the eminent pianist; with Herbert Kel-
cey and Effie Shannon also, in refined
society drama; with Beach & Bowers
Minstrels; Primrose & Dockstadter's s
Minstrel Company; with the McFad-
cen's Row of Flats troupe, the Alcazar
Stock Company of San Francisco for a
week, beginning April 18th, and for a
return engagement by Dailey's Stock
Company for the week beginning April
10th, besides the "a Hot Old Time"
farce company, April Sth and 9th, and
"McSorley's Twins farce company.
New York "Tribune's'' Paris corre-
spondent: The most striking person.
ality just now in Paris is Edouard
Alexandra Serge de Max, who plays
the part of the Duke de Reichstadt.
Napoleon rs unfortunate son and heir.
at the Nouveau Theater in Emile
Pouvillon and Armand d'Artois' play
lie Roi de Rome" which gave rise to
the imperialist demonstrations which
have so alarmed the republican police
authorities that photographs of NJ. de
Max in the part of the Duke de Reich
stadt- are absolutely prohibited under
the severest penalties. NJ de Max re-
sembles the great Emperor, but is con-
siderably taller. He looks and acts
the Prince to perfection. He is grace
ful, dignifed, endowed with a soft, per-
suasiye voice, at one moment timid and
retiring, at another ringing with burn
ing enthusiasm to achieve the destiny
he. believes in Almost every night
there is a Bonaparte manifestation at
the~Nouveau Theater- in the course of
the performance of lie Roi de Rome. y
Prince Victor Napoleon, who is living
in exile at Brussels, has written to M.
de Max, expressing his recognition of
the great and patriotic service he has
rendered to France by impersonating 6
the Napoleonic idea with such truth
and effect" The Nouveau Theater has
become the rendezvous of imperialists,
who openly acclaim Prince Victor as
Napoleon w The house is packed
nightly. Three additional rows of or
chestIa stalls have been squeezed into
the auditorium. All sorts and condi-
tions of persons compose the audience.
There are aristocrats, tradesmen, work
men and soldiers. Bunches of violets
are thrown by the women, who in
variably form more than half Of the
public. At times the people stand on
their seats and shout with wild en-
thusiasm. Singularly enough, the po-
lice have never thought it prudent to
interfere with these outbursts Of i'm
perialism-
The banquet to be rendered to Maui
rice Grau at the Waldorf will include
over 200 guests.
A new opera house will be opened in
Albuquerque, N. NJ, on June 10th, TO
be managed by Mr.. Mcclure.
Theresa Vaughn, the song bird, whose
cleyerness, helped materially to make
Rice's 1892" famous, has been cap
tured by the Proctor circuit, and is the
star.
Maude Granger, who just closed with
Stuart Robson in Chicago, is to enter
the vaudevilles. Using as a vehicle a
clever piece written by Sidney Wilmer,
entitled What the Parrot Said,' in
which Mr. Wilmer will also appear.
Walter Vincent is now on his ranch in
Colorado recuperating.
1t has been decided that Ward and
Vokes will find a permanent home at
the Great Northern Theater in Chi
cago. where on May Tth they will be-
gin a season of reviews and burlesques
on the lines adopted by Weber and
Fields in New York The company will
he known as the Ward and Vokes Great
Northern Theater Company, and all the
principal plays produced in Chicago,
like sporting Life" and Catherine, :
will be burlesqued. Lucy DAILY will be
one of the principals, and talent from
the Ward and Vokes company and the
Kelly and Mason company will be Sc
lected to make up the cast
Dantiness is the keynote of Julia Mar
loves personality, and just so plainly
as her face shows the emotion she is
portraying, just so surely do her hands
follow out the thought, says the Kansas
City World" In scene where their
owner is portraying distress the thumbs
are bent backward from the lower joint,
the fingers are half clinched, but not
pressing into the palms, giving tense
effect that is heightened by the muscles
that stand out from the wrist and arm,
called into play by the position of her
fingers. In love scenes those dainty
hands are like fluttering butterflies.
They hover up and down, apparently
van arr1ir,e to NET com atl,inr Tn surprise