The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-03

written Tor IL by MIR. Belasco."
''My dear sir. let me beg of you to retire. My
emotions overcome me and l have TO attend 10
the childs Toilet. York Truth.
The TivolI.
Miocker's picturesque and very musical
opera, " The ViceA dmlra," filed the benches
AT this popular iheater all last week, and Will be
continued until further notice.
Personal and Other Jotting=.
Miss Ellen Atkins, late soprano with Mr..
Charles Sankey's concert party in Australia, has
been engaged as soprano at Trinity Church.
The farewell testimonial to Miss Marie Barn.
ard VIII take place on the 30th inst. instead OF
September Glib. 1t Will no doubt be swell
affair, as many seats have already been be-
spoken by our best people.
Maud Granger and her play "Inherlted'
(wrltten by Mrs. Lucy Hooper, Will be seen in
san Francisco next month.
Miss Augusta Lowell of Oakland. now organist
of the Church of the Incarnation. New York, and
Mr. Sicmund Beel, violin virtuoso, pupil OF
Joachim, assisted by Miss Anna Wood. con-
tralo and Mr.. Robert Lloyd, baryt0ne. with
Mr.. L. Fletcher Tilton as aceompanst. will
give an organ aud piano recital ut the Unitarian
Church, Geary and Franklin streets, on Friday
evening, August Sth. The performance Will be
for the benefit of the Pilgrim Sunday school.
The "Sberidan" Amateur Cub propose IN the
near future to produce IL Saratoga hall the play
of My Partner" They VIII do their best 10
make The production elective
MIR. James Percyal GarYev, who recently dis
tlnguished himself by excellent amateur per-
foi nance In this city, has embraced the stage as
a profession. He leaves in few days for New
York, where lie Will enroll himself with The Booth
HBd Barrett combination.
Lille Post Is TO be the prima donna OF the
MeCauil Opera Company next season.
Edwin koOth Is suffering from nervous alice
ton OF lie knees that iails 10 yield TO skilled
medical treatment.
Miss CarloIIa MacoDda, the soprano who last
with Tile BOstOQlansp Operatlc
combination, has been engaged with the Emma
Juch 0pera Company for their next tour. Miss
Maconda Is AT present singing at Giimore's MAN.
haitian Beach concerts, and on Sunday she re-
ceived double encores for each OF her songs.
Marcus Il. Mayer and Miss Florence Singin
| sailed on July 10Th from New York for Europe,
taking = first-ciaSs and faster boat than the
other members OF the troupe who LETT The day
before. Mr. Mayer and Bill Stern VIII manage
the coming tour OF Pauline Hall and her conf
| pany.
Richard NJ. Hooley vigorously and explicitly
| denies that he intends to build thealer In
Brooklyn. His Chicago dose is medicine
enough for him.
Nina Hayward, who has been with "a Pair of
| Jacks Company, has been re-engaged. The
| Eastern papers aIe saying pleasant things about
This promising little actress.
| Dir. j. Conner Roche, of "R Fox" noto-
riely, Is man OF affairs at present. He has Just
| thrown out a new play called kate" Tor Annie
| PiXley, and his wife mas presented him Win a
son al their Bath Beach d. L. home.
Miss MurthaPOrteous Is TO play Marguerite
| and Fraukie KemDle he title-role In Charles j.
Brnbaun's Faust Up 10 Date" Company.
Ada Rehan is something more than mortal II
| the equilibrium OF her mental and spiritual
forces has not been 4 trihe disturbed by Lon
| oon adulation OF her work. She has received
| not favorable criticism, but panegyTlc, as her
| portion This time The praise being 50 u Diversa
| and elaborate mat Dir. Daily did not hesitate TO
| declare in an interview that Miss Rehan Is
| Americas greatest actress. Now, says The In
Ter Ocean, II this praise VIII stimulate Miss Re-
| hans ambition TO get away from the cup-and-
saucer into the classic drama much Will have
| been gained.
Marquis Queux de Saint Hilare, son OF Old
| Saint iliiatTe, recently presented TO the Paris
| Conservatory valuable Stradiyarius violin, one
of the best preserved instruments OF It's Kind oil
| The year 1909. In addition he also gave the con
| seryatory valuable viola, TWO Vtaume aud
several other valuable bows. In order to make
1t a complete collection of the g eat Italian mas
teis the conservatory now needs only good
| specimen OF Amati yiolns.
Ii is understood that j. II. Haverly Is 10 have
| the management OF tile new theater that Is Il
| displace The Old UulyeTSalIst Church. on Michi
| gan avenue, near Eighteenth street, Chicago.
| Marie Nevns Blaine has gone to Saratoga foI
! a few weeks. She has improved greatly OF late
| On her return she Will submit 10 TWO surgical
| operations, whose success may restore the use OF
| her now crippled limbs. Everybody Is In SYM
paihy with this patient sufferer. and all hope that
| she Will, Before long, De restored TO health
| Helen Modjeska's declarai ion that she intends
| to spend the remainder Of her life III California
! quets Tie story that she would ultimately return
10 Poland, her naive land, aud gives great salts
| faction 10 her American admirers.
| The Chicago Herald Of July 2lth pronounces
| Mr.. Dlxey's new burlesque "Rip Van Wrinkle; or,
| Many Slip BeIwixt Cup and Lip" produced In
! that city on Wednesday preceding, 10 be IA de-
| cded bZZe-a stupid mess. In which there |.
| neither wit, rhyme, nor reason" The writer
| S, ems 10 mink there Is no eyeDness in Dixey's
| acting. he is in RIP" by turns monkeyish and
artistic.
| MI Wilson Barrett recently told the New York
| Dramatic Mirror people that he would return 10
this country the season alter next, but with less
| scenery and luggage than before.
Al. Hayman is negotiating with Frank w.
far tUA FnaK ia n n n
! at The Broadway Tneate-, instead of the eight
| already secured. Manager Edwards writes Mr..
Hayman that The company closed on Saturday,
| July 18Th, the most successful engagement yel
played al tie Gaety Iheater, aud that on Mon
day they began their provincial tour. They viii
sail from Liverpool In time to open ut the Broad
way on November 18th. number OF new Eng
| lsn songs have been secured.
| Heir Seldl, lie Of the long hair and Wagneran
| aspirations, has hung his harp upon the willow
and declares that lie VIII not play to empty
| benches. The benches VIII, no doubt, be re-
iOiced to hear OF his determination. Better, says
| The d. amatic Mirror mentioning this, the song
| of The IaIe and radiant Rooney, where Gilmore
| Is. than Wagnerian outDursts-at discount and
| forty per cent oil.
which Sol Smith Russell is to appear next month.
bears the singular title The Tale Of a Coat.
| TIE hero Is Il jOurneyman tailor, and an unfln-
| ished coat on which lie is at work Is used as an
object In the plot OF the piece. Tie author says
| 1t is simple story In which New York life and
| character are developed and was evolved in his
mind upon Witnessing performance OF Tine
| Poor Relation"
Robert McWade talks Of producing 1.-THE Rosi-
crucldns," play OF his own, next season. II was
| done at Cincinnati some time ago under the name
| OF "FranZ Herschelle."
The aged Baroness Burdett-Coutts, says an
| exchange, seems 10 be much interested in theat-
| rical people. and it is stated by English papers
that she is tc be the "backer' OF three dramatic
| organizations next year. among them an opera
| company headed by the young American con-
tralto, Agnes Huntington. Perhaps the Baro-
| ness is aspiring To be latter-day Mrs. PioZzi,
| and she may astonsh us with a series OF letters,
such as that lady, at the age OF so, wrote TO Con
way, Il handsome young actor, with whom she be-
came eDamored. There Is a sort of craze Tor
| patroniZng theatrical people In England al
present, and The rich old Baroness has fallen into
| line. The Baroness is the daughter of actress
| harriet Mellon, by her marriage with Thomas
| Coutts ESQ.,, an eminent banker. When he died
| The widow married William Aubrey-de We're
| ninth Duke OF ST. Adams. Tine aged lady, we
| presume, develops love for the stage and stage
| people by heredily.