The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-31
Personal aud o,b.r Jot,inrs.

Personal aud Other Jottings.
A review of the Barnard farewell concert will
be found In another column.
The Bells OF Haselmere" will be one OF the
forthcoming productions at the AlcaZar Theater.
James A. Herne comes 10 this Coast In Noyem-
Der 10 play " Hearts OF Oak" otherwise THE
Mariners Compass" lie will bring his own
company.
Wallenrod and Stockweps Comedy Company
will play two weeks interior engagement i'll
November, 10 make way tor a combination.
William Morris. who has returned TO New
York after an eight months stay on the Pacific
Coast, has signed 10 join Charles Frohmans New
York Company.
Thomas W. keene and company, playing in
StauntOn, at last advices are travelling Pacific
Coastwaid. Layinia shannon is his leading
lady.
Miss Effie Shannon denies the report that she
is engaged TO marry Henry Guy Carleton or any
other man. Or course, she Is welded TO her
art"
Colonel Mapleson is said 10 be contemplating
Professor Richard A. Lucchesi OF his city IN
tends to give concert in The latter part of Sep
tember. and VIII introduce to the public some ill.,
SITumenIal and vocal novelties.
Mir. Il. V. ID. 0sIen of his Majesty's Theater.
Dresden, has JUST arrived in this city as MEM
Der of the new German troupe. He returns
after an absence OF sixteen years During his
former visit he was conspicuous as a handsome
young man of great hlstiionc promise, which,
according 10 ali accounts, has been richly
realized.
The Park Band Will play to-day the march
Our Golden NnIb,' composed for and dedi-
Gated 10 The Naive sons 10y Miss Jennie Beasey.
Mr.. Edw. Wise, barytone and pupil OF Sig.
E. Bianchl, viii make his debut as the King IN
Ernaul" AT lie Grand Opera House. SepIemi-
Der 10th, assisted by Signorina Ida Valerga,
Mr.. Arthur MessIner, bliss Marie Williams.
sig. Gustayo Panizza and grand chorus Of
hIty voices.
THE English Rose" the American rights to
which have been pun chased by Messrs. Hayman
and Frohman, has taken frm hold Of The Lon
d0ners
Ffohman's LyceGm Theater Company has met
with an eiinslve reception in Chicago. and The
Charity Bal" which appears to be lhe principal
piece In Its repertoire, has achieved great sue
cess. The play Is written by Belasco ana DE
Mile, and is purely American in interest.
MIR Henry L. Dlxey denies in toto the dam
aging stories concerning bis domestic affairs
circulated by the Eastern press
William Gillette Is still Ill and confined to his
home in Hartford, Conn.
The actors in lie employ of Charles Frohman
now number 17S. When the new play, The
English Rose" Is cast there will be over 225
players on The Hayman and Frohman roster.
probably The largest list under any one manage
ment III Ibis country.
Mr. NJ. b. Curtis " Tie Shatchen" is conceded
success In Chicago.
Marcus Mayer has arranged with Sardou to
give Fanny Davenport the American refusal Of
all his plays.
Twenty-seyen patents cover the great horse
race scene IN Neil Burgess THE County Fair"
The platform ON which the horses run weighs
seen running at full speed, The cost OF leIfect-
ing the apparatus was nearly $4,000. Charles
Bernard, one OF the editors OF the Century Mag
aZlne Is the author OF the piece.
Charles L. Slauchett has secured from Charles
frohman an interest in The Private Secretary"
and viii also have the general management of all
OF MI. FIohlnan's attractions.
Sardou has arranged 10 write play for Stuart
Robson.
1he London papers have taken TO heart the
eiogaloIy lemaI KS about their critics recently
attributed 10 Nat Goodwin In cabled interview.
They show that they are but human IN getting
back at the comedian. Goodwin, however, has
come out with a denial of lie interview. He
says that Ine London critics are wise and good
men and that he loves them like brotherS-or
words to that effect, says the Dramatic Mirror.
MIR. and Mrs. j. w. FlOrences daughter will
go out with one Of Dan Frohman's daughters
under the name of Josephine Sheppard
In a letter recently received by gentleman In
this city from Mrs. James Brown Potter, In sgd
ney, \. >. W., she says she Is Improving i'll
health, and that her professional success In
Australia had. SO far, been complete. She
speaks in warm terms OF praise in writing of the
AustTal land, and ADDS that Mr. hyTle Bellew
aud herself were about to take company
through New Zealand. The Governors, both of
New South Wales aud Victoria, had been most
gracious toward the lady.
The late Cardinal Newman was passionateIy
fond OF music, and his Stradivarius was great
source Of enjoyment 10 him: or musicians, his
fayorIte was Beethoven. ''Ider," in The Ameri-
can Musici an, says Newman was once chal-
lenged to public debate by some Protestant
orator. He refused to meet the BoaneTges. Pm
not dispute him, but If he Will meet me, fiddle in
hand, am ready for the contest Strangely,
lie author Of the oxford Tracts Of SO many
theological works Of The Apologize pro vita. sua,
wrote the librettO for an opera. L wonder if the
manuscript is 10 eXistence?'
Miss Nellie Liugatd, the youngest daughter OF
Alice Llngard, is to be married shortly 10
young man named Arthur Godfrey. MIR. God
hey is a nephew OF Dan Godfrey, the we'll
known band-master, and Is musician himself.
Miss Lulu Llneald Mrs. Lingards eldest daugh-
ter, IS also shortly TO be married to a Mr.. WckS.
MIR. Wicks is a lawyer.
| II is reported that AIR. Abbey has made an of
| fer 10 n. RuDinslein for an American tour of
flity concerts at The large fee OF 9400 per con-
cert, or 100000 for the season. Mr. Daniel
MAYER, Nj. RubinStein's agent in London, de-
cares, however. that no contract has yet been
signed. Moreover in letter recently written to
friend, N. Rubnstein stated lie would never
travel so far again, and that lie hoped to pass
the remainder of his days at ST. Petersburg.
lie, however, fully intends next year to resign
the direction OF the Imperial Conservatory OF
The Russian capital.
Fay Templeton's latest venture, "HendFik Hud-
son." has proved a virtual failure in New York,
but, as compensation she is likely 10 recover the
diamonds which were seized by the New York Gus
toms lnspec orS from Henry Hirschay, the valet
OF howell Osborne, when lie landed week or
two ago from Paris.
Poor Tony Hart, says the Chicago Herald the
One-Iime versatile ana entertaining COMEDIAN Is
slowly dying, prisoner in New England in
sane asylum. No one who knew him IN health
and yigor would recognize him in the pale,
broken-down, while-bared man he now Is. He
has also been stricken With paralysis ana Is in
durable. Ii is hard 10 believe that the poor, sim
ple-miuded creature Is the man who only short
time ago made his audiences laugh until they
cried by his drollefy. How many 0f them think
Of him now in his affection?
kate Castleton has Cancelled all her engage
ments and notified her company that she will not
90 Ii is said she Is dissatisfied with the new
play written for her by Mrs. c. a. Doremus
called " just for Luck.' Manager Harry Phil
lips says she may 20 out late In the season. The
gOssips declare that Miss Castleton and Mr..
Phillips. her husband, have quarreled. and that
they may separate.
the opera singer, appeared as complainant In
bill in ciIance-y August l4th, at Chicago. The
bill relates to cloud In the title of her property
at Calumet avenue and Fifty second street. The
land was described in the Government survey as
sky acres more or less" In this case the
| tract proved to be more than sixty acres. This
fact came 10 light In 1879. Anextra assessment
was made against the property AS The new as
sessmeDt was not paid, the property was sold at
a lax sale. Nine. Nilsson IN her bill claims to
have paid ali assessments on her property, and
the extra assessment she claims was void, being
double charge on the same land. Walter S.
Maner now claims tile lot under titles obtained
at tax sales, ana the court is asked to set aside
all such sales.
Charles Fisher Is not the only good actor whom
AugsIn Daily lost while abroad Young Eu.
gene Ormond also left him TO accept an engage
ment with Grace Hawthorne.
Arthur 3. Chase who is now in Germany, has
entered into a contract with Margaret Malher
10 manage her tours for the next three years.
He has pui chased one strong play and Will prob
ably nave two more to add TO the reperlory. Mr..
Play " al Ober-Ammergau on the 9th inst.
a. Beau Brummel T" continues to draw large
audiences at the Madison-square Theater, New
York A plumber OF new faces will soon appear
in The cast, The latest addition to Mr.. Mans
fields company is Nellie Llngatd, the soubrctte
who arrived from England few days ago, where
she has been playing successfully for the past
three years. Size VIII make her first appearance
September LIST in the part which has been tempo
iaTlly filled by Miss Jobnstone Bennett.
Says Mr.. MOTHS: Georgia Cayyan is being
constantly Hooded with new plays, no less than
four having been sent to her by local writer's
| during her pres Mt visit TO Chicago. She has
| strong leaning toward tragedy, being fond OF
| works based ON ancient history which admit OF
strong aching, eocuiionafy display and classic
costumes. she considers that size did her best
work several years ago In Gdipus Tyrannus,'
the Greek tragedy"
European Musical Items.
Translated from the 6azzetta Musicale OF Milan.
All the Partisan newspapers and more especi-
ally LIE MeDestral and lie Figaro are praisng
fioa1 Nv fIta nv