The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-27
NEW YORK NOTES.
Chat About Some Californians
Who Are in the Empire City.
The Success of Ada Lewis-M Miss Clara Nc
Chesney of Oakland An Intellectual
Club for Men and for Women.

Editor Of The Morning Call: Ada Lewis.
the Californian who made such bit in Har-
rigan's REILLY and the 400" has won fine
engagement in one of the reliable companies
of New York for next season. She still
continues to play the tough girl" with tell
ing success. She is slender and her face is
not at all course or common, rather refined
than otherwise; but she has caught the
tough girls swagger in such an ininiitable
way, dresses the part with surh faithful re-
gard to the shabby, ''raggedty' look Of it,
pulls her hair down in snch bewitching,
ugly little tufts from under boys dirty
hat, chews her gum with such gratifying
abandon, pitches her voice to the true key
note of the uncultiyated tones of the real
tough girl, and withal dances with such ap-
parent vim and appreciation of yigoT that
the though girl" is an artistic bit OF acting
that gets q rousing round. Anybody else
with less refinement in her temperament
would invest the part with vulgarity-but
Miss Lewis never suggests II, al though she
p0rtrays the character faithfully; her per-
sCnalty makes the tough girl an enter
tanning creature that one laughs at, and for
gets to pity-she seems so happy Ia her own
way of life.
Canvas. the two-year-old colt of the late
Freddie Gebhardt for 81, 500 the other day,
viii be put in training for the track.
Miss Clara McChesGey is going 10 Holland
on the Sd Of June to remain abroad until
October. She expects TO ioiter short time
in Paris and enjoy the Louvre and other
galleries and then HE off to Holland to
study and paint and paint and study. She
is steadily gaining in her profession and the
California colony is especially proud of her
achievements. However, appreciation is
not limited to her eOmpatriOts, as any one
VINO has seen her pietune and
SHORT HISTORY OF HER WORK
In the Illustrated American and syndicate
papers can readily believe. Oakland may
well be proud Of Miss McChesney's attain
meBts In art
Samuel C. Ellis. we'll and widely known
on the Pacific Coast, died fl0m an attack Of
rheumatic govt on the 18th inst. He fought
in the battle OF Bull Bun. then went to Cal
ifornia and was made Acknowledgement on
the staff of General Lncius Allen, Com
mander Of the California National Guard.
Mr.. Ellis was bachelor and lived with his
brother in a handsome house in Gramercy
Park, next to that which was occupied by
Samuel j. Tiiden.
4 number of Californians are in town:
j. B Banning is at the Hoffman House; G.
NJ. Barnes at the Grand Union; Frederick
$ Butler genial and social ana as much in
demand here as in San Francisco, at the
f0luTltFdIL 11DusEs u. \. AuUDtI III ti6
Hotel NOTmandie; q. l.. Cunningham enjoy
ing elegance and quiet ease at the BarthOdi;
". Dick at the Metropolitan; j. w. Fell
man renewing acquaintance with Colonel
Pearson at the Coleman House. and f. L.
Stone is soiouning at the Westminster
Because a number of people have left
town for the seaside and hillside and farm
house and Lunnun town the dsgruntled
say, Everybody is out of town, the theatre
cal season is over and the musical season 5
over" and prepare to settle down to SIM
mer dIScOntentedly through the mon0tOn-
Gus DAYS of summer. But the trnth of it is
every body" hasn't gone, the theaterS are
still jubilantiy going and the musical season
in one way has Just begun. To be sure the
bows twang 10 more popular tunes, but the
Sunday night concerts give Rubinsteln's ID
minor piano concerto and the farewell ana
magic fire scene from die Nalkure, so he
or she who
sHRUGs A SHOULDER
And shifts a sniff at the iightsome, glad
some, SprIghtly, ring-Ting-tlng-tum spark
linz operettaS can take solace in the minor
ID, and meanwhile there's music IN the air
every Where-not excluding the plentiful
OTgan-gTinderS, who make their piano-organS
on wheels go ike house afre from infant
morn away into gray Old night. The
Apollo al the Casino Is so full of catch
ing, merry, satisfying melodies that the
management promises II viii run all sum-
nEIs 1lt9 nave 0pGuEN NIt IOOi-SdIubut
hung the festive lanterns up, brought forth
the boxed palm trees, the round tables and
chairs, and-aud-luSt as they did lit
rainedi The hot weather went away like
smoke, and a warm dress became an agree
able thng-aiso an outside wrap. But the
hot days are lurking somewhere, and
when they come the leasure-i0ver will en-
ter the elevator, be shot up to The roof
garden or the Casino; soOthed by the cool
night winds. lie will lounge back in inglOr-
Gus ease and watch the stars spangle the
SKY, listen dreamily to the music below and
add 10 the langu0r0uS comfort by llnger-
ingly smoking a fragrant cigar. If these
soothing influences do not reguite all needs
Of the pleasure-l9vlng there is q cooling
draught of lem0nade-OTO other things and so
forth. He can add to his distractions by
going down in time TO hear the golden
voiced Lillian Russell sing her pretty duet
aTtiSticaiiy and earnestly with Ferdinand
SchuetZ, or wait TO hear the funny sayings
and watch the eOmical featS-and feet, and
''el-e-gies" (Which Is legs Of San FTanclSeO'S
old iayorite, Ell Stevens. The musical sea-
son in this city never comes 10 an end, al
though there are those that do declare that
such is the case as soon as the opera per-
formances are over, but they do not pay as
much attention to musical dOngs as you
and / do.
THE DRAwING-RooM CLUB OF NEW YORK
Is not the least interesting of the many
clubs that here do flourish. Mrs Neftel, an
accomplished Russian, is its President. 1t
is formed on the family basis, which il con-
siders the true basis of society. 1t is a
mans and wOman's club. The only require
ment besides the ability to pay Sl5 admiS-
sion fee and Sl2 annual dues, is culture and
refinement. The members unite in healthy
recreation, amusement, conversation and in
struction. Among the members are Charles
| Dudley Warner, Frank Stockton, Sidney
Eiwell, Mary Mapes Dodge, Isabel Hapg0Od
(Ihe translator of TolStoD, Moncure Conway
Dr. Louise Fiske Bryson and a host of other
! interesting people. Music, art and litera-
ture are represented by people who have at
tanned distinction in them. There the poet,
the musician and the artist, historian and
scientist discourse upon what especially
lnstTuctS and delights III history, music,
literature art and science respectively.
Among those who have "neld forth" en-
ieTtalnngly and edifying is Mr.. Noah
Brooks, identified with California in the
days of long ago. He described the social
during the war. Miss FerTer of San Fran
cisco was invited to play before the club
few evenings ago. Miss FeTrer is pianiste
who plays with briiliancy and intelligence
and exquisite taste. Mr.. Charles Dudley
Warner at one of the clubs reunions dis
euSsed the philanthTopic treatment of GRIM
inals. So one can readily infer what de-
lightful times they have in this family cl Id,
where they laugh and sing and teach aud
learn. discuss and confer just like happy,
progressive, healthy-hearted, el5ar-brained
family. 1t aims to counteract tue abnor-
NAL condition OF life m clubdOm, which
aliures a man to forgf his family in the de-
lights and easy life OF the club and impelS
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