The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-19


published by Oliver Ditson & Co. of Boston,
will take place Friday evening, November
7th, at Irving Hall. Mr.. Pasmore will be
assisted by Miss Anna Wood, contrato; Mr..
A. Wilkie,, tenor, and Harry, l.; Reeves;
others; Miss Ada Weigel. pianist.
Seats for the piano recital by Miss Neatly
Stevens, announced for Thursday evening,
October 23d, at Union-s0uare Hall, will be
on sale in the morning at Sherman, Clay u
Cos. The programme is an exceptionally
interesting one, which our lovers of the best
music cannot well afford to miss.
Tie Wigwam will commence this week
with the Bright Light Speciality Company,
every member of which is strong in his or
her respective act.
Miss Clara Morris is making wonder
fully successful tour of the cities east of us
where she has never before appeared. She
is playing TO the capacity of the theaters
| everywhere, and thus far has not had a
small audience in any city that she has
visited. The lady is due at the Baldwin
shortly.
Frederick Warde. it appears, has intro
duced a number of Innovations in his pro.
duction of Shakespeare's Henry Will. y,
He has divided the piece into six acts, and
diversified it by choruSes, minuet dances and
triumphal marches.
1t is probable that a benefit performance
will be arranged in New York for Mrs
| Agnes Robertson Beucicault, who is wholly
without means. She did not know until her
arrival that her husband had left will IN
| favor of Mrs. Thorndyke Boucicault.'
Lawrence Barrett played at Dayidson's
| Theater in Milwaukee week before last to
| upward of $4,000. the largest receipts ever
! known in that city. He was seen in Ham
let" "Othello," The Merchantof Venice"
.'Richeiieu," Julius Caesar" iorlck,s
Love" and Francesca da Riminl." Mr..
| Barrett and his company, including Miss
Gale, were most cordially received at every
| performance.
An accident, which might have terminated
| seriously, happened to Margaret Mather at
Peterborough, Canada, September 10Th. Inc
| play was Romeo and Juliet" In the
| closing scene Miss Mather formerly used
| trick dagger, which closed up when the
blade struck; but it mad been lost, and
| genuine dagger substituted. Miss Mather
forgot about the change made, and plunged
| the weapon into her side. She uttered
suppressed scream as she fell, but finished
| her part and dragged herself over to the
| body of her lover as the curtain dropped.
| An examination revealed the fact that she
| had narrow escape from serious, II not
| fatal, injury. The blade penetrated the
clothing and corset. and struck the sixth rib
about an inch below the heart, making
slight flesh wound.
The first case ever tried at Evansville,
Ind. under the civil rights law, was terni-
mated September 30th. In May last, Charles
Sheldon, wealthy colured citizen of that
place, visited Eugene Robnsuns Floating
Palaces, and demanded the best seat. lie
was charged 500 Tor it, which sum he paid.
After taking bis seat and glancing over the
Palace, Sheldon took his departure, and
brought suit against Manager Robinson for
tie purchase price of his ticket. together
with damages. After five days trial of
the case, a verdict lin favor OF Eugene
Robinson was rendered.
Mrs. Langtry has leased the Princess
Theater, London, and Will open next month
in Antony and Cleopatra"
Paris is to have a theater for deaf-muteS
which will shortly begin its season with a
new play by deaf-mute, called Love ana
Death"
Mrs. James Brown Potter is playing with
an English company at Calcutta.
L. Z. Rce's pearl of Pekin" Company
disbanded at Philadelphia October 18th, at
tachments having been made on the re-
cepts at the Park Theater, to pay salaries,
and the baggage of the company having been
seized by the proprietor of the hotel at which
the members were stopping. Louis Har-
riSOn, the star, has signed contract to
assume the principal comedy role in Hen
dirk Hudson" in which he will succeed Ed
ward Stevens, who goes TO the Casino, New
York.
Henry Abbey's friends in New York are
anxious TO build theater over which Mr..
Abbey may preside, in order that lie may
have theater of his own for the attractions
he imports. Mr.. Abhey's friends number In
the thousands, and they may succeed II an
available site is found.
In recent performances Of Martha" at
kroll's Theater, Berlin, Ravelli has been
much admired, though some OF the critics
think his information is something imperfect
The great Salvini is to play several nights
this month at Vienna, to receive 1000 lire per
night
The Milan Trovatore gives an account of
nrf4fr nf a n1f n h
ing it as I'll teatro Mac Viskers."
Isabel Morris has new play called I'm
Whirl." which she will soon use.
Jay Rial is doing very good work in the in
tereStS of Cora Tanner.
Emil HaberkOrn, husband of Margaret
Matber, is now musical director Of the HUI
bert Wilke Company.
AS Hamlet. Mr.. Robert Mantell wears a
blonde wig. 1t is said he looks every inch a
Prince IN this role.
81 bill JohnstOne when a little girl was able
to stand any degree of cold, and often eX-
pressed wish TO be an angel with only
wings to wear.
Victorien Sardou has turned his sixtieth
year, and Sarah Bernhard has begun to dye
her hair. Sic transit gloria mund.
Il am happy to say" said Miss Emma
Juch, to an interviewer, with a merry little
laugh, that 1 am not married. So far
have been devoted to art, and L promise my
self | shall be for some years to come. OF
course, leXpect TO marry some time. l want
my lie to be well rounded and complete.
AS to my name, it is my own and not stage
name. My father was an Austrian"
La Grange, the great prima donna, is now
living at 90 Rue Curdorcet, Paris, where she
also has her studio and gives Instructions to
many American and other pupils. Her
voice is not what it was, but she philosoph-
ically remarks, 81 have had my day." 1t
was a glorious day, too. we may add. For
versatility of style La Grange never had her
superior, and all our older opera-goers re-
member her with admiration and RESPECT.
A stage-struck lady has been cured, for it
appears that Miss Maud Gregory, a cult
waited society lady," who left st. Louis
three months ago TO adopt the stage as a
profession, has just returned home heartily
sick of the business. She was from con-
vent and the experience of theatrical life
WIS too much for her She has quit the
stage in disg ust and forever, though she had
secured good place in one Of }. NJ HIS
companies.
Over the dressing-room door in Days
Theater there are inscribed these pieces of
diSinterested managerial advice: Mind
your own business; it is the only way to
succeed" and Don't speak louder than a
whisper" John Drew and Adah Rehan
have studied these legends until they are
etter-perfect.
European hIusicnI Itpms.