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The morning call., 1890-09-28
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Lambeth's celebrated Scotch Choir from
Glasgow Original " Balmoral y is preparing
for an American tour, including California.
and will probably make first appearance
under the invitation of the Highland Associ-
alton of Illinois, the largest Scottish society
in the United States. in the Auditorium.
Chicago. in the next anniversary OF Robert
Burns. This organization must be of the
s. crescendo" order, as, byspecial command,
it sang before the Queen at BalmoraI. They
give examples of music in anthem, hymn
tune, chorus, part song, madrigai, choir
glee and solos for the principals. Such
numbers, as Farrant':s Lord, for Thy
Tender. Mercies' Sake" DAYS and Mo-
ments," Hail to the Chief" Now Tramp
DER Moss and Fell" Pearsall's quaint
WHO Shall Win My Ladye Fayre,''' The
Thorn" and Jessie, the Flower of DUN
blame are mentioned to show the range and
variety of the repertory. 1t would not do
for the choir to cOnfine itself to the music OF
the kirk, for sweet and devotional as may
be "Paintive Martyrs" or the wild,
warbliDg notes of Dundee" that style OF
melody would be completely wasted on an
average American audience.
The morning call., 1890-09-28
European Musical Items.

Translated from the Gazzetta Musicale OF Milan.
Gluck's opera ''Armida" will be revived
at Covent Garden, London. with Nine. Vo-
cuna of Vienna in the title role.
Verdi's beautiful opera, Louisa Miller"
was successfully revived in Busseto lately.
Boito's Mefstofele" was given recently
in Perrgia and Palermo.
Marsha" new opera by Orefice, was
enthusiastically received in Vicenza.
Sims Reeves. the English tenor. will make
his farewell appearance in London during
the month OF November.
Otto Hegner, the boy pianist, will play for
the first time In Berlin Beethoven concerto,
at the Philharmonic Society of that capital.
Norma" has proved a great drawing card
Mt the Chateau d Eau in Paris. The beauti-
full melodies enchanted the Parisians.
PlanQuette'S new comic opera, eCaptain
Tberese," has had a favorable reception in
London.
Lasalle. the barytone. and Nine Caron,
the soprano, will appear in Saint-Saens'
"Ascanio' at the Grand Opera House in
Paris.
Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" will
be given ut La Scala very soon.
"Orfeo,' by Gluck, was given in Venice
with Adele Borghi Mamo as protagonist-
leading woman.
Augusta Holmes, the composer and
pianiste, has been enthusiastically received
in all cities Of France since her great artistic
success in Italy.
"Cordelia," an opera by the Russian COM
poser and critic, Loboreff, lately scored a
great success in Prague.
LA Pelegrina." by Clement, will soon be
given for the first time in Bologna.
A commemoratiOn has been held in Naples
of francesca Florimo, one of the great mu-
steal historians of our time.
lie Reve," by Bruneau, the librettO
taken from Emil Zola's novel, Will be given
ut the Lyric Theater in Paris shortly.
The one hundred and fifth anniversary
of the birth of Gretry will be celebrated
in Liege by reyiying his opera, Richard
Ceur de Lion
Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" will be
translated into French, English and Ger
man.
The celebrated Italian ballet dancer, Sig.
norma Zucchi. has been specially engaged
by Cosima Wagner to take part in the ballet
scene OF 'Tannllauser," which will be given
in Berlin this winter.
The morning call., 1890-09-28

The Grand Opera House, in the appear
ance of the auditorium every evening this
week, has resembled the Patti nights when
the Italian opera under Mapleson was to the
fore. This time, however, it was not the
sense Of hearing sought to be gratified, but
that of sight; the place was besieged to get
a glimpse Of the mimic glories of ''The Crys-
tai Slipper" which, as a superbly grand
spectacle, has created genuine sensation in
this city. 1t is the talk Of the home-circle
and the clubs, and its separate and distinct
beauties. as well as its assembled brilliancy,
have reduced, for the nonce, interest in pol
ities. Mule is more talked about, especially
across the walnuts and the Wine" than
Markham, and Montague than Pond. There
is nothing outside of It's display to dwell on
in connection with this piece. 1t teaches no
lesson except the valuable properties of
gold leaf and lime light when aptly used.
aud of rich-if scanty-costumes when well
displayed on shapely figures. 1.-The Crystal
slipper" will enable Hayman to foot all his
expenses and leave handsome profit to
boot.
The morning call., 1890-09-28


In the First Congregational Church has been
the cause of some pleasant correspondence.
Mr.. George |. Hutchings OF Boston, the
builder, thanks Mr.. Marcus NJ. Henry for
having engineered the local business so sue
cessfully and expresses himself also greatly
pleased that Mr.. Clarence Eddy of Chicago
was secured to open the organ " could
not" he writes, ''haYe wished anything bet
ter, as he is master of his art; great draw
ing card everywhere, and | have no doubt
the organ was displayed to its fullest ca.
pacity hope you will have the pleasure OF
hearing more Eastern organists before the
new is worn off the instrument" Colonel
Samuel d. Mayer, stated organist of the
church, has also written letter to Mr..
Hutchings, congratulating him on the sue
cess of the instrument. Mr. Mayer ex-
presses himself highly pleased with it. The
next foreign expert to seat himself at the
keyboard of the new organ will probably
be Mr.. William T. Best of Liverpool, an
authority in Europe. He will arrive here
by the October mail steamship from Aus
tralia en- route to his home, and the Croker
Alexander gift will be his first test of our
organ-builders' skill.
The morning call., 1890-09-28
LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
Election of Directors-Chsnge of Quarters
EaYnred.

Election Of Directors-Ch Change of Quarters
Favored.
The seventh annual meeting of the Califor-
MIA Lawn Tennis Club was held yesterday
afternoon at the grounds of the club. corner
of Scott and Bush streets, President NJ. S.
Wilson in the chair. The purpose of the
meeting was the election of Board of Direc-
tors to serve during the ensuing year, and TO
take action on the question OF occupying the
present grounds for five years longer at an
increased rental or abandon them Tor other
and larger quarters.
The following were unanimously elected
Directors: Miss Morgan. Dell Linderman,
Ward McAllister Jr., II. III. Sherwood. Il. J.
Woods, George V. Gray and w. II. TAYLOR Jr.
After some discussion, it was decided MS
the sense of the meeting, to move to other
and larger quarters, aud the matter was
left to the newly elected Directors for inves-
tigatiOn.
The morning call., 1890-09-28
"a Texas Steer"

Pendant to the above remarks we pIint
the analysis by the Chicago Inter Ocean Of
another of Mr.. Hoyt's later productions,
" a Texas Steer 1t is a thing, says that
paper, to make one laugh at first, and then
stop and think. And the thought will very
probably be. Good heavens! to what a pass
must our politics have come in reality be-
fore il could justify satire as caustic as this;
and how the public conscience must be
hardened if peo;le can laugh and make
merry over such a state of things without the
laugh being followed by gTOan or curse.
The play is curious production. At one
moment one thinks it comedy and the next
is quite sure it is br al farce-cOmedy, and
after one GOES away there comes the idea that
it is either, but a satire. a grim; sardonic
satire, that masks behind a laugh the dead
lest thrusts at some OF the most threatening
evils Of the day. Looked ut in this way it
will rouse some glimmer OF hope or deepen
ones despair according to the mood in
which ore is placed. In the long history
OF civilization many wrong, deap-Seated
in its hold, has been blown 10 ruin ON the.
point of a witticism OF gashed to the heart
on the edge Of satire, even after 1t had defied
the assaults Of common sense and the dam
nation Of the theul gians. And so one may
hope in this case that some Oh the fiagrant
abuses that are derisiyely dashed in this play
ing resisted all the weapons OF the orator,
the philosopher, the preacher and the man of
plain sense. On the other hand one may
feel that one Of the worst Of our social
symptoms is the disposition TO make joke
of every thing, and that the mass of man
kind soon come TO tolerate the foibles and
the vices which afford them amusement.
There is more OF less justice in both views,
but one is inclined TO the belief that men
will shrink more or less from resnrting to the
devices which they have seen thrown open
+ public ridicule.
BUT WHATEVER ONE MAY THINK
In this respect there is no doubt that one
catches what must have been Mr.. Hoyt's
moving purpose with added respect for him.
And one cannot but reflect that his farce
comedies have been generally conceded to
be the best Oh the stage, and that probably
the chief reason for that has been that each
one OF them, like this play, has had def
mite end This one lashes the shams, the
lies, the dishonesty of politics, but each of
the others has bad also a purpose in view,
though in them it has been generally to
laugh in bantering way at some of human
ity's harmless fob es. This one preserves
the laughing visage, but woven into the lash
are fbers of steel that at every blow cut till
the blood flows, even when the laugh Is
luudest
The morning call., 1890-09-28
Good r.mpIar., Enter,,,pment.

Valley Lodge, No. 293, l. o. G. T., will
give a free entertainment next Tuesday
evening, at o'clock. in Cambrian Hall. 1888
Mission street. The following programme
will be rendered: Introductory remarks. E.
C. Parker, c. T.. piano solo, Miss Olive f.
Turner; recitation, Mrs. E. Z. Parker; vo-
cal solo, c. Acklan; reading. Z. c. Parker !;
recitation, Miss Mary Koran; vocal solo,
Miss Harvie o. Babcock; recitation, Mss
Lola Yberri; vocal solo, Miss Carrie East
ing; reading, E. l.. O'Connor. These exer-
cises will be followed by basket social,
presided over by well-known and witty
auctioneer.
The morning call., 1890-09-28

this she is immortal Yet l doubt not he
delivered this vulgar stuff with as much
anxiety of emphasis as any of the genuine
parts; and, for acting, it is as well calculated
as any"
Macready, speaking of his first perform
ance of Richard, says: "All that history
could give me [ had already ferreted out;
and for my portrait of the character, the
self-relant, quiek-sighted. decisive, intlex-
ible Plantaganet, [ went direct to the true
source of inspiration, the great original, en-
deavoring to carry its spirit through the SEN
tentious and STACEY lines of Cibber, not
searching for particular points to make, but
re1 dering the hypocrisy OF the man, decep,
Presenting him IN the execution OF his Will
Vas acting with lightning-like rapidity."
The morning call., 1890-09-28
A Scrap of Biography.

Thomas Wallace Keene-Or, as he IS more
Familiarity known, Tom Keene-was born in
New York City, October &c. 1S40 When
cutie voung he developed a taste foc the
theater and spent much of his time around
fha stage door" AT the age of 16 he offered
his services to play the part of Lucius in
s.Jplius Cesar" at the old Chinese Buildings
on broadway. near Broome street His first
yaguIar engagement was in Newark, N. j.,
where he appeared as a leading man to
The morning call., 1890-09-28
A Minstrel Mnnonolx.

Mr.. W. S. Cleveland, who seems to have
centered in his own proper person all the
minstrel business in the United States, has
routed this way his biggest show, the Con-
soldated Company, which includes all the
lights of the burnt cork world. There Is
Billy Emerson, Luke Schoolcraft, William
Redstone, Raymond Shaw. Signor Bene-
detto and the Cragg Family--the latter a
wonderful group of acrobats, the best in ex-
istence, who. in full evening dress, do the
most extraordinary things conceivable In
acts of bodily fiexibility. Cleveland, while
the old siagers were prophesying his col
lapse, because" in their phrase. The had
The morning call., 1890-09-28
nIIsa Neatly stexens.

It is announced that Miss Neatly Stevens,
the young aud charming pianiste, of whom
so much that is favorable has reached the
general ear. will give recital on Thursday
evening October 23J, at Union-square
Hall. Miss Stevens Is the publ not only of
one, but of many masters. including Won
Bulow, Kullak, List, Moskowskf and
Scharwenka Her playing is described as
full of beauty, nnstudied grace aud poetic
charm. .'She does not depend" says one
writer. entirely upon technical display;
audience. She plays, too, with an ethical
fire, which is to that OF other pianistes to
whom we would give the title Of 'fervent,'
what the shimmering opal, which some one
has called "a pearl with a soul in it, Is to
the flaming rubv"
The morning call., 1890-09-28
Carleton WIN Reopen the Baldwin.

Carleton Win Reopen the baldwin.
The regular Baldwin patrons will again
find themselves at home week from Mon
day, when that favorite place of amusement
will reopen its doors with the ever-popular
William T. Carleton Opera Company as the
attraction. 1t is now two years since the &C
complished barytone who heads this COM
pany visited us and this time he returns
with better organization than he ever had
before, while, for himself, he was never in
better health or voice. In the roster of the
company we find that several favorite names,
such as Clara Lane, j. X. Murray, Clara
Wisdom, Alice Vincent, Ralph de Maso
and JEANNE Winston, have been re-
taiued with newer ones added. Carrie
ton always presents his operas in
creditaple shape. Of all the caterers in the
line of light opera, probably The least fault
has been found with him by the public.
This engagement is limited to two weeks
During the first the repertory will be as fol-
lows: Monday, 'NanOn"; Tuesday, The
Queens Lace Handkerchief On which Mr.:
Carleton will sing the famous "TOreador'
song from "Carmen"); Wednesday, Alfred
Cellier's exquisite pastoral opera, Dor
Othy''; thursday, ''Erminie"; Friday, "Na-
nom; "Erminie'' for the Saturday matinee,
and in the evening the famous Carleton
"Mikado." This is varied enough to suit all
tastes. During the second (and lasD week
of his engagement, Mr.. Carleton will present
his latest success, The BrigaIds." Sale of
seats opens at the Baldwin bOX-office on
Thursday next
The morning call., 1890-09-28
Condemned Food.

Market Inspector Wray has seized four
sharks from the market on Merchant street,
besides 125 pounds rock fish from the Grand
Central Market and seven calves. Market
Inspector Broderick has condemned four
cows in Butchertown rs unfit for table food.
The meat was owned by |. l.. solomon, and
was killed in the slaughter-house of j. u.
James g. On
The morning call., 1890-09-28
Miss Emtlr soIdene.

This lady,a valuable member of the Tiv-
oil Opera Company. has been rendered q
benefit on the % October next, and an ex-
ceptionally good programme has been pre-
pared for the occasion. There will be two
acts of "Genevieve de BrabaDt," one of ia
Grande Duchesse." the MUSICAL comedy of
The Youth Who Never Saw Woman"
and interlude acts by Messrs. Corbrtt and
Mccall, Miss la Fontaine, Stewart Harold
and others
The morning call., 1890-09-28
Mr.. Keene to Begin Season
of the Legitimate at
The California.
us STUDY OF RICHARD III"

Combinations at the Rest of the
Theaters-" The Crystal Slip
per-" a Sure Card" Man
From Maine " Increasing in Popu-
Iarity-" The U. S. Mail at the
Bush-street = Carleton to Re-
open the Baldwin The Luo-.
chest Concert = Hoyt Coming
Here With "a Trip to China
town."
The morning call., 1890-09-28

and failed to bring their mother to sense
of her duty to me. But am charged. it
seems, with abandonment as well as nom
maintenance. Now, deny abandonment in
toto. She left my bed about four years
since-I did not leave her. She drove me
from the house by her treatment Never in
my life did / leave my home till driven
from it. / cannot go into all the details:
No doubt she thinks she is in the right and
l know l am not in the wrong. She was
most unreasonable. But there. don't want
TO pose before the public as an injured hus-
band.
Il do not think the breach is so wide but
some settlement can be reached Ifmy wife
had only been moderately reasonable 1t
n ight nave been settled long ago."
The morning call., 1890-09-28
a mission FOR Two Weeks.

The Vincentian Fathers, Shaw, Byrne,
Devine and ORegan, will open to-day
two weeks mission in ST. Roses Church,
on Brannan street, near Fourth. As this is
one of their last missions in the city, a very
large aud regular attendance is expected.
The exercises for the first week will be for
the ladies, and the second week for the men,
The morning call., 1890-09-28

Judge Lawler has granted a divorce to
Laura j. Clapp from Charles Ii. Clapp. for
failure to provide The litigants intermarried
in this city on the 18th of March, 1887, under
the assumed name e{ Charles Henry and
Laura Jenet. On the 23d of August follow
ing they were again married under their true
names, Charles Henry Clapp and Laura
Ipnpt vrac
The morning call., 1890-09-28
DRY GOODS.
KEANE BROS.
n. g. roHrrr TRUSTEE.
ANOTHER WEEK OF EXCEPTIONAL VALUES
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES!

The
display of unquionabe bargains in these departments
nd The favors submitted will substaniate popular
the tells
to appreave BUYERS and as the from the lower
qualities
friends seize the opportunity possible.
arrivals to
mendOus bargains Blankets.
The morning call., 1890-09-28

NONE IN THIS PoRT-J. H., Tacoma,
Wash. There is neither q receiving nor
training ship stationed in San Francisco.
There is a receiving-ship at the Maynard
at Mare Island, but she is not training
school for pupils in the sense you mean.
The morning call., 1890-09-28

strel management, has falsiied all predic
tons and turned out to have more shrewd-
ness than they gave him credit for. He has
now four large companies under his control,
with preparations well under way for two
The morning call., 1890-09-28

LEE All CHUoK-F. H., City. Lee All
Chuck was not hanged for the murder COM
mitted by him. He was twice sentenced to
be hanged, but on the third trial granted him
by the Supreme Court he was found guilty
of murder in the second degree and SEN
fenced to imprisonment at San Quentin for
fifty years.
The morning call., 1890-09-28

Edward Telfair of Georgia and James Ire
dell of North Carolina, for whom one ana
three votes were cast respectively by the
electors from their States in the Electoral
Colleges OF 1889 and 1916, were not native
born but saw the light OF day in Scotland
The morning call., 1890-09-28

EFFECT OF SILVER COINAGE-G. S. D.,
City. Your queries concerning the effect of
silver coinage on savings bank deposits and
whether with increased discount the coin
deposits will be repaid in gold or silver
were submitted to well-known banker, who
them. What he could not do the Q. C. will
not attempt
The morning call., 1890-09-28
THE CALLS
QUERY COLUMN.
A Brief Review of the Laws
Against Polygamy.
Italians First Used the Fork-Foreign-Born
Candidates for President-Princess Alice
Disaster-Peelers and Boobies.

THE CALLS Query Column is conducted with
view to aid all seekers after knowledge OF gea-
eral interest.
No opinion will be given in TINS column regard
Ing the reliability or character OF any person or
firms in this city elsewhere.
Questions, answers TO which are 10 the nature
Of an advertisement, viii not be answered
Every inquiry must have the true and full
name OF the sender, as well as the correct resi-
dence. Any inquiry that has not the cor
rect name and address of the sender will
be treated as II 1t was not signed, and the
writer need not expect answer.
The morning call., 1890-09-28

and Lewes, England. 1t should be remem-
bered that previous to the election of 1904
the electors voted for President and Vice
President on the same ballot he who re-
eeived the highest number being declared
tile choice for President and he for whom
was cast the next highest Vice-President.
PHYSICAL CULTURE AND THE DRAMA
n. g., City. ~ The Germans are probably
the best teachers of physical culture. though
the Swedes pursue it extensively. 81 The
dramatic instincts and labors of France
have always commanded marked attention
ana nave influenced the modern drama IN no
ordinary degree. Spain and Italy have also
contributed much to its advancement. al
though II may perhaps be said to have found
its fullest and most natural expansion in
England with Shakespeare. 90 The Q. G. is
not Informed whether the Delsarte system is
taught by call the teachers"
JACOBS WELL-A. B., Weaverville, Cal.
What there is to be said in connection with
Jacobs well you will find in the Gospel ac-
cording to John, Chapter V, from which it
appears that Jesus going through Samaria
on his journey from Jud8a to Galllee came
ITO city of Samaria called Sychar (also
called Shechem), near to the parcel of
grou nd that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
And Jacobs vel! was there. Jesus there.
fore being wearied with the Journey sat down
thus on the WELL" etc.
PRINCE OF WALES IN Boston = Fl. M.
P, City. The Prince of Wales. travelling
under the name of Baron Renfrew, was re-
ceived by the Mayor and military and
civic display in that city on Wednesday, the
18th of October, 1860 On the following day
review was rendered him Oh the Common,
followed by collation. by the Governor at
the State House, a welcome in the alter
noon by 1900 scho0l-children at Music Hall
and ball IN the evening at the Academy of
Music.
CONCERNING THE CENsUs-J. W. S. aud
e. S. r., City. Questions concerning the
population of Oregon, as ascertained by the
recent census, and the diminution of Chinese
in this city. as Shown by the same count,
are premature The official figures of the
census have not been given out, and those
published from time to time are only estl-
mates.
CRoCUs-L. O. F., San JOSE Cal. In the
language Of flowers the crocus signifies unre-
Quilted love. Crocus was enamored of the
nymph Smilax, who did not return his love.
The gods turned him into the crocus flower,
to signify unrequited love.
On jury DUrY-A. H., City. If you are
drawn as juror for a term in one of the de-
partments Of the Superior Court, it is doing
very little as a citizen to be summoned twice
in month aud to serve on jury duty:
CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT = Z. S. R.,
City. The so-cal!ed Scott act, for the total
exclusion of the Chinese from the United
States, became a law on the Sd of Septeui-
Der, 1883.
TIME DIFFERENcE-P. o. c.. City. When
II 10 ro1a NH, = +
Z :57 :23 o'clock in the evening at Liverpool,
England.
The morning call., 1890-09-28

"'TIs AN I'LL WIND"-W. J. B., Redding,
Cal. "'Tis an i'll wind that blows nobody
any good" is probably taken from Five
Hundred Points OF Good Husbandry," T.
Tusser, 1851, in which he uses the follow
ing:
The morning call., 1890-09-28

On JURY DUrY-A. H., City. If you are
drawn as juror for term in one of the de-
partments of the Superior Court, it is doing
very little as citizen to be summoned twice
in a month aud to serve OH Jury duty.
The morning call., 1890-09-28

PRINCESS ALICE DIsAsTER-P. K, City.
On the 80 OF September, 1878, the Princess
Alice, an excursion steamer on the Thames,
carrying 700 passengers, mostly families
with mothers and children, was run into by
the iron screw-colier ByweIl Castle and
nearly GOO persons were drowned within five
minutes, only about 100 being saved.