The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-06

ORGu ol OlIiitu tO-uIOilbW SNCblhC
with a large repertoire of operettas and
bOuffes.
jay Rial, manager of the Grand Opera
House, is announced for a benefit on the
evening of April 18th.
s. The Bostonians" Opera Company ar
rives to-day. Prospects are favorable for q
long season at the Baldwin. The company
viii PLAY no other engagement III San Fran
eisce this season.
Mr.. George Paterson has made up his
mind to retire from the amateur stage; but
before he goes his young friends will give
him benefit at Irving Hail on April 2lst.
Sig Enrlco CampObello will reopen the
San Rafael Opera House Tomorrow evening
with grand Easter festival concert
Mime. Camilla Urso will give her fare
well concert at Irving Hall. Post street,
April Sth. Some of the best talent OF this
city have volunteered their services for the
occasion, and the many warm friends of
this eminent artistic (confessedly the great
est vlollniste of the present day. will have
this one chance to hear her before SHE de-
parts for the East.
The Herman Brandt String Quartet con-
certize ON Thursday evening, April 10th, at
Spencer's Hall, Bancroft Building Mr.
Hugo Mansfeldt, the pianist, will assist.
Nat Goodwln's new pieces for his present
season are The Book-maker," by Pigott,
Il member of Mrs. Langtry's company when
she first appeared here, and The Candi-
date" adapted from lie Depute de Bonn
bignac," piece played by NJ coquein
during his engagement at the Baldwin.
The desperate attempt Nat Goodwin's
VIE made in St Louis recently, says a
chicago exchange, to put an end to her life
illustrates the correctness of Mrs. KendalS
theory that play folk should marry among
themselves" Mrs. Goodwin was the di2
yorced wife of Buffalo merchant when
Goodwin married her, and, not being a pro-
fesSlonal, 1t IS said that she is unreasonably
jealous OF every actress in her husbands
company. 1t turns ont after all the fuss
that this desperate attempt" was an acct
dent, maghified for sensational PURPOSES
The Easter music service in Trinity
Church (ReY. j. Sanders Reed to-day will
be rendered with orchestral accompani-
ment and choir of forty-one voices, under
the direction OF ii. j. Stewart, organist Of
the church.
Mr. W. W. Furst, recently musical d-
rector Of the TVoli, arrived in New York
about March 22d, and was Immediately EN-
gagged for DiXey's Seven Ages" company.
He is also engaged by Fanny Davenport to
write the Music for SardOu'S 'TheOdora."
W hen 1t Is reproduced next season Miss
Davenport intends TO make the music one
OF the leading features. Mr.. FurSt gives
THESE particulars IN letter from Phila-
delphla, and writes ''chipper as jay-bird."
Inc j. Lewis Browne series Of symphony
SpAlNOAI - bobAluSuECS y PA -tltl, HOL ADEll
litl, as has been wrongly given out
The Prince and the Pauper" Company
comes direct to this city from Boston,
II Mime. Patti be not careful she may fig
IRE III the musical dictionaries of 2090 4. d.
rs follows: "Adeline Pattie. Famous
American ballad singer. Sang Thomas
Paines Home, Sweet Home 5000, 900
times"
The old house in Swansea, in which Dem
man Thompson passed his b0yhood, is to be
removed to New York and put upon the
stage Of the Academy. for the first act of
The Old Homestead"
Z. ID. less, who was at one time one of
the best known Of American managers, is
now in the City of Mexico, where he has
arranged for the exhibition of the cvclo-
rama, "Christs Triumphant Entry Into
Jerusalem"
the Eth inst at San Mateo for the benefit
OF the Town Hall Fund. Miss Lena De-
VINE, soprano, Will be the leading vocalist.
Miss Nellie Reddan is about to leave for
the East and Europe, but before she
goes she will make professional debut at
the Orpheum Theater in Hazel Kirke,"
assisted by "The san Francisco Amateur
Dramatic Association. The afternoon of
Saturday, April 10Th. is the date fixed
RuIus II. Love, maitre de ballet, who for
many years past has arranged the Chill
dren's May Festival at Noodward's Garden.
year. when April steps aside and lets the
merry month come in.
Mozarfs Twelfth Mass. and. for the
o1fertory, Regina Celi," viii be sung at
ST. Francis Church, Vallejo street, to-day
easter Sunday with Mrs. Sides, Mrs.
Collins, Mr.. Anderson, Mr.. Woodbridge
and Mr. Clark as sUloists and choral force
oil thirty voices. OTganist and director Of
the choir, Mrs II. j. Stewart.
Mi. James VNeil VIII soon revive 1.-The
Dead Heart at HoOley's Theater Chicago.
at a cost of over $4,000
With the close of the week ending March
29th Iamagno severed his connection with
the Patti company and will sail for South
America. Consequently there will be quite
number Of nights during the Italian opera
season III New York when neither Patti
nor 1amagnO Will appear. Purchasers of
season tickets who were not informed of
this before their seats were procured are
waIling over the deception that they claim
was practlced by Abbey and Grau.
During tue visit of Hans Won Bulow TO
America last year lady handed him
piece OF music, which she had composed
and on which she desired to obtain the mas
terS opinion. The composition was enti-
tied "Oh, Lord! Hear My Prayerp Bu-
low looked it through, and wrote under the
title;, He may if you stop SHINING ike
Alice Townsend, the well-known bur
lesqCe actress, died recently in Pittsburg Of
grief, 1t IS said, caused by the attachmen. of
her private palace car by an Ohio Con-
stable. Miss Townsend was the wife of
Sam L. Jack, the theatrical manager, and a
niece Of Alice Oates, with whom She began
her professional career some sixteen years
ago. Several years ago she was the leading
member Of the Lily Clay Burlesque Com
pany.
Frank Blair, who until quite recently was
the comedian with the indigo whiskers in
I'd r. D. id 81.
rilla, the cute little Coincidence of the same
company. MIR. Blair WAS the former hus-
band Of Lily Post.
A season sale for the returned engagement
Of Mr. and Mrs. Kendall at Hooley's, Chi
cago, Will be opened April Sth. The appli-
cations already are in excess of their first
visit. Chicago is the Kendals' stronghold
The following trite doggerel has been
adopted as sort Of rDyming trademark of
the new comedy, "The Editor" which
Louis Aldrich produces this week in New
York:
Beneath the rule OF men entirely great
The scissors rules the destinies OF State,
Midst universal gloom the dawn appears
When we combine the paste-pot with the shears
Maude Granger has bought Lucy HOop-
er's Inherited" which NJ. Francisque Sar.
cey. the Paris critic, pronounces 'weirdly
powerful, and with death scene worthy
Of a Bernhard"
Sydney Grundy is an industrious play
wright. His Great Judge" will be heard
shortly at the London Haymarket; "a Su-
perb Occasion" will be produced in New
York, and Daily brought out a third at his
theater on the Goth ult.
The Actors Fund realized S24S1 by the
benefit at Philadelphia Oh Thursday, March
9th.
Ned Harrigan's company was playing to
large business in Baltimore, March 18th,
and intended to keep ON till the middle OF
June or Whereabouts. The company laid off
for Holy Week-Baltimore is Catholic
city-and went to New York, where the
members had time to look about them and
enjoy the rest. Miss Fanny Bowman, for
merly of the AlcaZar, is now Il conspicuous
member of that organization.
Harry Courtaine is in New York and
already engaged.
William Il. Hayden, before mentioned as
having undergone serious surgical opera
ton for throat trouble in Boston on March
18th, is out and about again. The surgeon
says he will enjoy better health than he
has known for months, MIR, HAYDEN is