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Twn nenarted Actors.
The air is full OF farewells 10 the dyil
Aid MORNINGS for the dead.

LoNGFE,.L low.
Men drop so fast ere llfe's nid-stage we tread.
Few know so many friends alive as dead.
Speaking Of the recent passing away from
this stage of action of Mr.. Henry Edw ards
and Mr. Charles Fisher, the Chicago Inter
Ocean INDUCES in interesting comparative
analyses Of both these-in their time-fa-
Yorite actors. Both were natives of England,
and came to this country nearly at a time, in
their maturity, and both were first identi-
fed with Wallack'S company. Though
they followed the same line of Work, their
repertories of leading characters being
very similar, the actors themselves Were
wholly unlike, save that both were men of
large frame, and both were generOus-hearted
and Of good nature. Edwards was sturdy,
bluff, unctuOuS energetic actor, not coarse,
but not elegant; Fisher was the most
e0urtly. gracious, well-bred, gentlemanly
actor who ever graced the American stage,
with the stately manners, tie simple dig
nifty and the air OF fine distinction that
painters and poets and nOveliSts picture and
describe, but which the poor world seldom
sees in the flesh. Both were popular, each
in his special way pleased, but where Ed
wards amused. Fisher elevated; where Ed
wards was appauded Fisher had the tribute
of love. Edwards was a rare, stormy. testv,
irritable, blunt Sir Peter leaZle; Fisher in
that character was high-bred, dienifed.
refined gentleman, nightly plagued, vexed
beyOnd patience, but IN nothing grieYed so
much as in the fact that cir umstances and
woman's miscbievOuS cOquetry betrayed
him into diScourtesy and ill-temper. Ed
wards was an honest, loya', devoted, rude
old servant as Adam in Gas You Like 1t"
Fisher was the kindlieSt Self-SacTificing
loving sympathetc old retainer, in whose
quiet easy bearing and clean reverence
we've the Gutworn manners Of the antique
world"
WIDE DISTINCTION OF INTERP RELATION.
And so through q range Of characters, in
which both were seen at different times,
their different natures and temperaments
made wide distinction of Interpretation,
each in his way cOmmendable, though one
bore the larger share of merit. Mr.. Ed
wards was last seen in Chicago as we re-
member, as Sir Peter in the revival of "The
School for Scandal at McVickeT's in the
summer season, 1885, was it not. when Mr..
McV ECKER experimental admirably with a
stock company? Mr.. Fisher was last seen
here in May of last year at HOCley's, when
he beautifully acted the part OF Adam in
"As You Like 1t. A few weeks later, In
London, Mr.. Fisher, whose powers were
failing, babe farewell to the stage in this
same character. His retirement was pa
thetlc, but it had been long deferred and he
had wearied of doing. Mr.. Fisher had been
member Of Mr.. Days company some
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RosenfeId's Luck,

The propertyman Of the Grand Opera
House, Philadelphia, did not know, says
the Cincinnati Times-Star, when he sold an
insign ificant looking old violin which had
been .ying around the theater for years, TO
the propertyman of the Liliputian Opera
Company for 81 so that he was parting with
a piece of property worth $1,000. Yet any
connoisSeur might have given him this gen.
tie but valuable pointer. The man who
bought ii for 81 80 thought he was doing a
very smart thing when he sold 1t 10 a musi-
elan for $40, ana the musician thought he
was getting all the best of it when he sold
it to Charles T. RoSenfeld, Director of the
Liliputians, for $50. Mr.. Rosenfeld, how
ever, knew the worth Of the instrument for
through the apertures beneath the strings
he read the inscription, "'AhtOnius Stradl-
varius Cremonensis FaceEas Ammo 17H."
The violin is said to be worth $1,000. AL
though 10 years old it is well preserved,
and those who are familiar with instru-
ments OF this kind say that it has not been
tempered with, and is really r genuine
StradivariuS. 1t will be sent to the old
country, bearing $4,000 insurance. to be
fixed I'D.
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4 Good Card.

Notwithstanding defects in ;he cast, Sar-
deus Diplomacy" is a positive success at
the New California, and will be continued till
Thursday evening next, when the De Mile
Belasco play Men and Women" (recently
given at the Baldwin, will take its place.
There is an uubTidgeable distance between
the French author and the American cola
borateurs; but Mr.. Charles Frohman's COM
pany of players viii do better with " Men
and Wcmen" than they do with "Diplo-
macy" This fact has already been made
Ttatent. The French play-writer is too high
for them, the American writers too low.
u bile they were not in touch with Sardou,
they laid hold on De Mile ana BelaScO,
raised them up, and made the somewhat
crude material furnished them smoothly and
enjayably actable. Men and Women" Will
play ont the remainder Of the engagement,
and viii be mounted in the same superb
manner as at the Baldwin. The fortunes Of
the New California have been golden-hued
Of late il much greater degree than ever
before
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Not Wei Bestowed.

Actors are thronging Broadway New
York. between Twenty-third street and
TLirty-tnird, to as great an extent as the pO-
lice will permit. The order to "move on"
is being enforced in that section of the
great thoroughfare. The actors retreat into
the stairway entrances to the dramatic
agencies, the dOOTways of the theateTS, and,
TO a regTettable degree. the vestibues of the
cafes, and from these places glare angrily
disJbedent theatrical men were made last
week, and fine If SO was imposed in each
instance, the technical charge being that of
dsOrderly conduct. To meet this state of
affairs, the establishment of an actors ex-
change is suggested.
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The Orpheum

win present novel attraction tomorrow
evening in the illustrated lectures by DON
aid DOwnie. Bel, who has travelled all
over the world, and has the knack of happy
description in an eminent degree. Japan.
Ireland, Scotland, the Paris Exposition,
Napoleon Bonaparte, are few of the
themes on which he dlscourses in such
graphic way as To draw bursts OF applause
from the large and intelligent audience as
sembled to hear him. All the pictures he
gives stand out on the canvas like marble
in the bright calcium lights.
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Brand Nav.

The TlvOli will produce brand-new opera
tomorrow evening called "Nenajo," with a
carefully selected cast and superb mounting.
1t may be added that this theater, which has
gradually ranged itself abreast more pre-
tentious places OF amusement, is almost the
only house that invests in fire-new stage
work and gives local composers and authors
a chance TO show what is in them. BY so
doing the management has nnawareS en-
teTtained a dramatic angel now and then;
Whites "She" in evidence, StahPs "Sea
King and Furst's grand opera, Theodore"
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sesses some Of the otherwise almost lost art
of his wizard master. The ensemble play
ing, led in turn by such performers, was in
deed a grand opportunity for the young
student. Lenard. like Fieuxtemps, both
Belgians, aimed at uniting the stately grand
eur and solid classical style OF the German
school with all the elegance, tenderness,
beauty and brilliancy Of the Italian and
French. How well they succeeded in blend
ing all these qualities those whose privilege
it was to hear them play can well attest
The friends and admirers of Eugene 0'Con-
nell. and they are indeed many in San
Francisco and Oakland, anxiously look for
his return, which will not be later than the
first OF July.
WHEN LAST HEARD FROM
He was in London, where he arrived in the
midst Of the musical season. Both Isaye
and Sarasate the two bright particular stars
1t would seem at present among American
yloInlstS, were giving concerts there to
crowded houses. Paderewski, the second
Chopin as he is called, was there also, and
Miss SandeTSon made her debut, already
noticed in our columns, at Covent Garden.
On the approach of the musical season,
when Mr.. 0Connell shall have rested
sufficiently, a grand CONCERT will be ten
dered him. His sisters, the well-kuOwn
pianiStes, will take part together with the
best vocal talent.
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Morton appears OppOriunely and rescues her
after a struggle 10 saw. MIL, where the villains
have taken tefuge from the detectives. Giddngs
and Hawkins, now being closely pursu q. at
tempt 10 ESCAPE on a haud-car. but the Irish sec
ton boss places an obstruction in a cattle guard
The hand-car IS thrown from Tie track ana Gid
diugs is Killed. first making a dying confession
which clears tie old station agent from all COM
plieity ia the wreck fifteen years ago. Nellie
turns out 10 be an heiTess. Morton maTries her
and all ends happily.
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THE INCIDENTS.

Fifteen years before the opening scene an ex-
press train is wrecked at Redwood, and several
passengers are killed A little glrl baby is dis
covered in the wreck by tile station agent, who
is implicated 10 ID affair, aud he adopts the
child. The first acts Introduces the little waif,
nov almost grown TO wOmanhOOd. who assists
her adopted father in the station duties aud is
Known All along the line as "the sweet maniDula-
tor OF The wires" Charlie Morton, the conductor
OF The Limited Mail, IS her lover, and a wealthy
mine-Owuer, John Giddings. The conductors
rival. During quarrel between tie suffers Nor
ton is struck by Hawkins, one Of Giddings' tools,
who comes 10 his employers assistance. From
the effects OF this blow the conductor Is stricken
with brain fever. at distant point on tile road,
and GlddinTs, who has the old station agent in
his power, takes advantage Of his rivaFs absence
10 press Is sun. Nellie, rendered desperate by
MS persecution, DISCUSSES herself IN Jim, the
messeneer-hOY's clothes, and ESCAPES by eaplng
aboard the Limited Mail as II passes tie station.
The next act discovers Nellie employed as
night operator al FlOodwood Cut, lonely way
station ln The mountains. Giddiugs, who has lost
largely IN speculation. comes here with his ally,
Hawkins, for The purpose Wrecklng and rob
blug the Limited Mail, hoping III this way 10 re-
treve his falling fortunes Jim, the station
agents little nephew, and OReagan, the Irish
section boss, while passing through FlOodwO0d
Cut and tunnel on a hand-car, strike the OBJ
suUcttOns instead OF The Limited Mail. The boy
climbs a telegraph pole, GUS the wires, aud, by
tapping tie ends together sends a warning mes
sage the villains hacking away at the wires al
the time IN an attempt 10 cut them and prevent
the alarm being given. Nellie hears the waning
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A New Player.

Mr. Frederic Bryton, an actor of the
romantic school, will make his first bow to
our public at the Alcazar tomorrow even
ing as John Diamond commonly called
Jack O Diamonds, a typical Western
gambler, in Clay N. Greene's domestic
drama, Forgiven" The occasion will also
be made notable In that Mr.. Lowell Il. Stock
well reappears after a rest Of three months,
assuming the characteristic part Of Denver
Dan" Mr. BTytOn has already passed
through the crucible Of New York criticism
in regard to the character of the gambler
In this cast, as he originally created il at
the Windsor Theater when the play was
produced in that city. He stood the test
remarkably well, for the dramatic writer of
the Times declared his peTSOnati0n would
be liked wherever it is seen. The same
writer insists the groundwork Of the play
Is well chosen, and this seems to be Owen
MerediIh's thought as expressed in the fol-
lowing lines:
! thlnkin the lives OF most women and men.
There's a moment when all would go smooth
II only the dead could find out when
TUcOme back and be forgiven.
even if the best taste has not always been
SHOWN In rearing the superstructure.
THE CAST.
John Diamond, commonly called the Jack O.
w5r a%G Taam false friend James r9esrie Wilson Wilson
Frank Popham tOld Pop, back number ......
.''''...-- James N; ward
Uncle Joe modern 6anymede. George Hermance
Jake IMP landlord Of the Casa del oro5-......
Cordeiia Dennison. Aane's maiden aunt.
Leonie, Jack and Annie's daughter. aged is. :.
Little Leonie in Act 2 mn. Little Mabel Bowman
Daniel Peabody Denver Dan" 800. l.. r. StOckwen
Annie Dennison, afterward Jacks wife
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Mr.. Alfred Wilkie, tenor, left the city ON
Thursday morning for Los Angeles to join
Miss Emma Thursby for a short concert
tour of Southern California. The first con-
cert was given in Los Angeles on Friday
evening last. San Diego, San BernardinO.
Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo,
Monterey and Santa Cruz will be among
the towns visited by the cantatrice and party.
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vance,s "The Limited Mail. F."

This new drama by Elmer E. Vance will
be presented on the Bush-sTeet stage to-
morrow evening by company headed by
Grace Sherwood and Master Harry Blaney.
The play has been dramatized. from a novel
written by the dramatist. Vance was for
merry a telegraph operator and acquired a
knowledge of electrical effects which he has
used to good advantage in the stage work
OF this pIaV
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message and rushes from her Office with dan
ger signal 10 stop the train. The villains are on
Tie watch for her and strike her seHseIess; but
she RECEIVERS IN time 10 put torpedo on the
track, which eXplOdes as the train passes over
Il. The train stOpS and backs in with Charlie
Morton Oh the steps He raises up the dis
guiscd operator ard discovers II TO be his sweet
heart, VINO has saved him and his train from de-
slrucliOn. In the last act GiJdmgS rObs the STA
ton agent and attempts TO abduct Nellie, but
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The Baldwin and California Have
It All Their Own Way.
TIE LYCEUM THBA9ER COMPANY.
MT. Frederick BTytOI VIII Introduce Himself
to Our Public The Limited Mail at
The BISh-Sreet-A California Vi0liIiSt
Coming Home New Opera at The TiVOli
Illustrated Lectures at The OTDheum
ClT1att'S Benefit - Eastern TlGatTiCalS
Foreign and Domestic Notes.

The Lyceum Theater Company begins its
engagement at the Baldwin July 18th with
repertory so extensive and brilliant as to
challenge our admiration. We have Mr..
Charles Frohman's organization now on the
boards of the New California; but the
"Lvceum" is Nj Daniel FTohman's assent
blage Of players and they Will offer Us no
less than five different plays, beginning with
De Mile and Belasc0's The Charity Ball"
said to be richer in incident and nicer in
dramatic arrangement than any stage work
vet turned out by these couaborateurS.
Following comes The IdIer," by the young
Australian author, r. HaddOn Chambers,
already known To dramatic literature by his
bushraugln5 play called Captain Swift,
forespoken Of as being stronger than Jim,
the Penman," but which, on production,
proved, so far as public appreciation was
concerned, not to be the case. The Idler'
met a different reception. 1t enjoyed a
three months run at the Lyceum Theater,
New York, and is now approaching its two
Mundredth performance at the St James.
London The third on the list for
presentation during this engagement is
Dion Boucicault's charming high comedy,
"0.d Heads and Young Hearts," first pre-
duced al the Park. New York, January 6,
1915. and simultaneously at the Bowery.
ChippendaIe was the Jesse Rural at the
Park and John r. Scott at the B0wery.
Rufus w. Blake was a great fayOrits in this
character, and so, also, was Charles Fisher,
VINO now and for aye lately threw up all
parts and joined his fellows in the ranks of
the great majority. The success achieved
in the revival of "0ld Heads and Young
Hearts" by the Lyeeum company in New
York caused more than feeling of sur
prise-It was establishment. 1t had al the
effect with many Of a brand-new play. and
Of such sterling and brilliant merit that the
best Of the to-day comedies compared with
it as rushlght does with an electric incan-
descent. The fourth in the reperJ3ry that
we will be invited to enjoy IS 4. W. Plnero'S
pathetic little comedy. "Sweet Lavender,
which we have seen once and Will never
forget. j. W. LIE MOyne, who, as the old
barrster Of the Inner Temple, riveted
PineTo's work on the public mind, viii re-
peat his mastery PRESERVATION. The f:tl
and last on the list is a cOmedy-faree by
Comyns Carr, named Nerves" played
with a curtan-raiser called " The Open
GaIe'-One Of those teTse little bits where a
great deal Of talent is shown by a very few
people. Miss Georgia Cayyan, Effe Shan
non, Nelson Wheatcroft and Fritz Williams
have it in hand. The roll Of the company IS
as follows:
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a KendaIisn.

Before she sailed for Europe Mrs. Kendall
went to a well-knOwn Broadway store to
purchase an American bonnet In the
stores, Mrs Kendall is always all affability,
and the presiding maidens, won by her
sayoir faire. never grumbe at any little I'M
certainty in which her mind may wander
before it makes itself up. On this particu-
lar occasiOn-and an actress who was in the
store at the same time tells the stOrv-the
saIeswoman showed Mrs Kendall an ex-
tremely Juvenile bonnet, probably wishing
to please her. Mrs. Kendall smiled when
she saw it, a little grateful. entertained
smile, and perching her head on one side,
as she has a way Of doing. she said: Every
pretty, my dear-very pretty. But you
know mint sauce, although it is very nice,
indeed, with lamb, it doesn't 90 with NUT
ton" The girl blushed, Mrs. Kendall patted
her kindly, and b0ught-an0ther bonnet
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.eThe Lord Send Us" Etc.

The following was heard recently by
boarder at the Coates House. Kansas City.
He was awakened one morning by the sound
of splashing water in a bathroom next his
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The young violinist. Eugene 0Connell.
whose relatives reside in Oakland, has
started from Europe en- route for home,
after four years spent III Paris, the great art
center. lie studied with Leonard, who was
the most renowned master of the violin in
Paris; and judging from the number of
great violinists vino were Taught by Leon
ard, he may be considered the most success
ful teacher Of his time. The following. who
are only few OF his pupils, will be recog-
nized as celebrities by those who are at all
violin-wise: Marsick, Garcia, Thompson,
Disagreement, Isaye and Musin. Mr.. O'CCn-
nell he regarded as one Of his best pupils, a
high honor for cur young Californian. In
add tion to private lessons the favoTite
pupils OF Lenard had the great advantage
of ensemble playing, in which some of the
leading artists of Paris participated.
THIS PRIVILEGE
Eugene 0'COnnell priced very much. Here
he met such players as Paul Garcia and ST.
yori the latter Italian veteran yirtuoso, the
one pupil of Paganini, interested him espe-
cIally, for he alone Of living violnists pos
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Have so caught the interest Of all classes in
the community With the queer coneeit "a
Pupil in Magic" that Manager Streliz is
reluctant to withdraw it, and therefore little
Franz Ebert viii continue, by the persona
ton Of the ffOlicsome elf, to pucker the
faces Of large audiences for the next fort
night. Ebert's singing on his entrance in
tie second act Is a vocal cUrio. The notes
are so thin and finely drawn out that he
seems a creature from another world when
lie says:
Like the wolf Of tabled fame
EveTywh here FesOunds my name:
Among the rich and poor and tall,
I'm ali the go, though be small
I % small, some say, and light,
BuL feel my MUSCLE can hgnt.
One thing alone sHbdues tBis lad;
On lOVel oh love my only lad:
MarrE -oHLLu
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own and connected with room occured
by the star of a farce-comedy. The CONVEX
sation was addressed to the stars valet, IN
a light eifeminate voice: dip me slowly!
Dip me slowly, Charlie! Look at me; am
not perfect picture-am | not in the PINK
OF condItion-juSt hear that. sound as DOL
lar. Not blotch, Charlie, not a blOtch.
Do you wonder the ladies are entranced by
me, Charlie? Noi-eertainly you don t-and
then Joe! Joe is a good boy, clever fellow;
some think he is more clever than l. res,
am inclined to believe that too, Charlie, Dut.
then, Charlie, the ladies' all. the ladies'!
They dote on me, Charlie. they dream of me;
They flock to see me with eager eyes and
breathe signs of relief when | come on. DIP
me slowly, Charlie, dip me slowly. l
would be happier were | not as lovely a
picture. God has been too good TO me. DIP
me slowly, Charlie, dip me slowly. Later
On you may rub me gently"
The Dog and the Shadow.
The libel action of L.. Whatford against
John Il. Rogers was tried June I'd in the
Queens Bench, London, England. The
evidence showed that in May, 1890, the
Minnie Palmer Company, of which Mr.
Rogers was then the manager, played an
engagement at Brighton, England. One
evening during the run two women pre-
scented themselves at the box-office, handed
Mr.. Rogers card bearing Mr. Whatf0rd' 5
name as Brighton correspondent OF the
London Dramatic Review and demanded
admission. Mr.. Rogers refused to recog-
nize the card, whereupon the two women
INDUCED in profusion of violent remarks
and bad language, leaving the theater with
the threat that the play would receive bad
notice ia the Review. IN the next issue that
paper excoriated the play. Mr.. Rogers
thereupon wrote to the proprietor Of the
Review, explaining the circumstances. The
correspondent was forthwith discharged
and brought suit against Mr.. Rogers for
libel. The case was set down for trial dur
ing Mr.. Rogers absence in America, and
he, wishing to avoid the expense of trip to
London. wrote Mr.. Whatford that he
would pay him $500 to drop it. This was
refused, the case was pressed, Mr.. B0gers
went to London to defend the suit, and the
jury awarded the plaintiff So with costs.