The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-02

The Bush-street management have per-
fected arrangements to have the election re-
turns read from the stage next Tuesday
evening during the progress OF the LlDeratl
concert.
Mckee Rankin's "Canuck" is drawing i'm
mensely in Canada, where it belongs.
The new dramatic editor Of the Chicago
Evening Mail, Arthur Farran Clark, was
last year connected with the local force of
the Post-lntelligencer at Seattle Wash.
Alexander Conley of this city proposes
procuring an injunction against Joseph Ar
thurs buZz-saw effect in Blue Jeans, on
the ground that 1t was taken from C0nley's
play called Andre Gautier."
sydney Rosenfeld's 1.-The Whirlwind,"
written for Helen Dauvray, has been with
drawn, and will be rewritten.
'Pique" is in preparation at the Alcazar.
Little Puck" and "A Straight Tip" are
booked at the New California Tor early pro-
duction.
Miss Laura Crews goes on the road with
Spray" 1t was played during last week at
the Baldwin to fair attendance.
al Hayman is TO have new theater in
Helena, Mont, which several capitalists
will build for him. John Mcguire must
have lost his grip with the Montanese.
w. S. Gilbert writes that be will visit the
United States In the fall of 1891 for the pur-
pose OF securing market for his future
works.
The reason given why the London Gaiety
Company is not likely to come to this coun-
try soon with Mr.. Leslie and Miss Farren
at its head is that the leaders are in trouble,
that is, Miss Farren is suffering from
typhoid fever. while Mr.. Leslie is about to
undergo sumo exceedingly severe surgical
operations, which may keep him from the
stage for long time to come.
Sylvia Gerrish has returned to New York,
ana contemplates trip to Europe if she is
not soon snapped up by a responsible
American manager.
Miss Sara Jeweit has quite recovered her
health and is around again.
Sydney Price. an English actor, who had
the honor OF accidentally scalping Richard
Mansfield in the combat scene of Richard
III" at the Globe Theater, London, arrived
in New York October 10th. Mr.. Price is
feet inches tall, of very distinguished
appearance and looks like the Archbishop
Of Canterbury.
1t is settled that Mrs. Bernard Beere, the
London actress, will come TO America next
season to be toured by L. G. Gilmore.
Iheopbile Gautier said that music is the
most expensive and wearis0me of noises"
His daughter has gone into print to prove
that lie did not mean it.
The body Of the composer, Gluck, was ex-
humed IN the Vienna cemetery few days
ago. A few bones, teeth and the big wig
were all that were discovered. and these
were inclosed in metal case for reburial,
choir singing selections from Gluck's operas
'Almlda" was given in public. Gluck was
buried near Beethoven, Schubert and prob
ably Mozart, and his grave had fallen into q
disgraceful state, being choked with weeds
and the stone having disappeared.
When Adelaide Moore visited Verona she
studied every nook and corner of the great
Capulet mansion. The balcony. by the way,
projects from the third story Of the palace.
Romeo must have spoken very loud to have
been heard by the fair Juliet. =
The way to the stage appeals to be. just
now. through the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ring.
Frank =. Slavin. the Australian pugiist,
has accepted an offer from Webster & Brady
to appear in After Dark" and William
Muldoon, Jake Kilrain, Jack Ashton and
Ernest Roeber are about to appear in piece
called "a Winning Hand, or Jacks Little
Game"
Tough-Do you pass der profesh?
Doorkeeper-Guess SO; but don't know
you.
fought amt my looks huff? Pm one
O. der new pugilistc stars.
Doorkeeper-Passr right in.
just at present, says an exchange, there
is great dearth of vaudeville performers
in this country. -Four years ago the market
was HOoed but within the past few years
the public demand for farcical prod uctions
has been so great that the vaudeville field
has been drained to supply the specialtes of
which that class of entertainment so largely
consists. Variety performers who could not
command more than S25 week three years
ago now easily secure twics that figure.
The long-talked-of visit of Nine. Bern
hardt to the AntlpOdes is gradually getting
less nebulOuS. She has at last entered into
a solemn covenant with Williamson 81 Garner
t. open at Melbourne, June 1, 1892 and
play ten weeks there and at sydney
Mrs. Lanetry's revival of "Antony and
Cleopatra at the Princess bids fair to be a
magnificent production. There will be an
elaborate banquet scene at CleOpatra's
palace in which a gorgeous ballet will be
introduced, representing the conflict of Day
and Night. There will be also beautiful
sunset scene by Banks-the Nile, with IA far
away view into the dim, mysterious desert
All who have seen it are loud in its praises.
The scene III the last act, of the interior of
Cleopatra's monument, is intended to recall
bits OF Dore's illustrations TO Dante's in
terno," with colossal figures and weird
effects of light
There is good deal Of fuss made in the
New York dramatic newspapers about the
recent check transactions between Mr.
Charles +. Locke and Mr.. Barton Key.
L he affair appears to be a tempest in a tea
pot aud the writer's condemn Mr.. Key for
his hasty action in the matter, the OBJECT
of which. accepting the statement OF the
papers aforesaid. was to injure Locke in
his business relations because ne Key had
parted from the firm of Locke 81 Davis
Locke has already instituted suit for DAM
ages against Mr. Key and the entire
transaction will come before one of the
courts.