The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-09
ADJUSTMENTS.

AT the Clunie Opera-house this even
ing Jules Grau's Opera Company will
begin season of five nights, to popu-
lar prices, remarkably low, when the
merit of the company and the cost Of
maintaining an operate troupe are
considered. There are some thirty peo-
pie in the troupe, with Grau's own
orchestra The first opera will be
"Boccaccio," with Abel harrington
the handsome and graceful leader, in
the title role. Tuesday we are to have
Said Pasha"; Wednesday for a mat
inee performance Fra Diavolo";
Wednesday evening "Olivette,'' and the
new craze, 'Luo Luo"; Thursday, for
the first time in Sacramento, the opera
'F'alka," and Friday 1.-The Bohemian
Girl Manager Grau brings a new
and costly wardrobe with him, and has
chorus Of young and vigorous sing
ers. The company has just come from
successful engagements in San Jose
and Stockton, and the press of those
cities commended and applauded the
work of the troupe in unmeasured
terms. In the company are Abel Far
ringtOn, whose charming stage pres
ence and fine vocal work greatly
please; Fannie Myers, a mezzo-so-
prano, who is popular evidently with
all audiences, to judge by the praise
given her in the press notices; Mary
Darlington, contralto; Sylvan Langlon,
tenor; Stanley Felch, one of the most
popular of operate artists on the coast;
George Broderick, Harry Davies, Eva
Beath and Daniel Young. Graus is
the only operatio organization Of which
we have knowledge now giving opera
at popular prices. He has been in the
operate managerial harness some
thirty years, understands his business
thoroughly, has the requisite courage
and persistence and never announces
that which he cannot to the letter per-
form. On every occasion when Manager
Grau has brought a company to Sac
ramento he has fulfilled the promise
of his bills and gratified the public
taste. The Los Angeles Herald said
a few weeks ago at the conclusion of
a long engagement in that city:
l. ''The departure of the Grau Opera
Company after very successful sea-
son OF four weeks is a matter of regret
among music lovers. After taking into
account the variety of the work done
by the company it seems little short of
a marvel that every production has
been so uniformly successful with the
public and at the same time gratifying
to the musical ear of those who pose
as people of musical taste and discrfm-
nation.
THE ladies, Harrington, Darlington
and Myers, have been been shining
lights in each of the roles they have
severally undertaken, while Harry Da-
vies, Langlois, Broderick, Fetch and
Young have each contributed in an en-
inent degree to the general success.
There is no doubt that the company
under it's present competent manage
ment and with the same adequate or
chestral support will do we'll on a re-
turn engagement.
Not the least among the causes that
have contributed to the kindly recep-
ton given to the company has been
the fact that the chorus has in every
instance been made up of people IA
miliar with their duties and equal to
their performance. There has never
been an occasion when an opera COM
pany playing here for the same length
of time has had such skilled and we'll
drilled body Of supporters"
Morosco's Stock Company conclud-
Gu It's Wctk engagement dt luS SluIlc
last night. and goes to-day to Fresno.
Theater goers will be pleased to learn
that Mr.. Morosco will return his troupe
to this city in February. During the
past week while fair business was
done, Mr.. Morosco was 80 unfortunate
as to fall upon stormy-weather week
and during the prevalence of la grippe.
In a more favorable week his company
will assuredly crowd the opera house
nightly and by the way, Oliver Moros-
co.'s management here has been so good,
characterized by modesty, gentility and
business like promptness, and his con-
tact with the public has been so free
from friction. that he has established
himself well in the esteem of the peo-
pie and his promises inspire implicit
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