The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-08

in rural Maine. company that was or
ganized at Fairfield last week to play
:" Romeo and Juliet" lived two nights
Romeo is now at work in saw-mill, while
Juliet struck job in plain, everyday cot
ton factory
Mrs. Langtry will have one room in her
new London house furnished entirely with
Japanese ornaments. She finds that dressed
up as japanese lily she is just as fair and
just as sweet and not as much Of back
number as If she was to attempt to keep up
the old Jersey Lily Juror.
Among the eminent Jewish composers in
this century the Jewish Chronicle names
Meyerbeer, Mendelssohn. Moscheles, Hale
Wy, Herr, Hitler, David. Goldmark, Rosen-
ham and Rubinstein. AT one time Meyer
beer was sneered at for putting Judaism
in his music"
1t is told that when Mascagni's "Caval-
leria" was first produced in Italy its
poverty-strlcken, struggling composer could
not at first realize the import of his great
success, and that when the opera director
dllated upon his splendid triumph and
offers for other work came pouring in upon
him the poor. dazed fellow could only ejac-
ulate: THANK God! Now l shall be able
to buy my wife new dress"
CLYDE Fitch's comedy, "Pamela's Prod
igy," was produced last week by Mrs. john
Wood in London at the Court Theater.
The cables say that the play is unsuited to
any English audience. at contained much
clever dialogue. some Of it decidedly risQue.
but this appeared only rs phosphorescent
CLEANS III dense mass Of stupid situations
and frivolous fiatness."
Louis Dplaunay, the son of the great
actor who adorned the French stage for
nearly nalf century. will shortly appear
at the Odeon, in Paris, in the character of
the Mlsanthrope.
Richard Genee, composer of several bright
Operettas, has finished grand opera in
three acts, entitled "Margit," the story of
which has been drawn by Joseph BraS
from drama by 1bsen.
MIR. Charles Thorne, father of Edwin
and Charles, as we'll as many other hand
some sons and beautiful daughter, had
more hamoI In him than any other of his
famous family. Not long ago bad actor.
who was always blowing about his talents,
said to the veteran: Mr.. Thorne, have
just been engaged by Lawrence Barrett to
play in Browning's Blot on the 'Scutcheon.''
L am offered 4 choice of parts. You know
me! What part do you think could play
the best?" THE blor. my boy!" said the
old man. 1.-The blot"
The amount taken in at the Baireuth
festivals performances last summer was
100000 marks, OF which Cosima Wagner got
$1,000 marks, or about $4,000.
Ii is probable that next season three ad-
dltl0nHl actress stars Will add themselves
to the attractions in this country, They
will be Mrs ScOtt-Siddons, Geneyeve
Ward and Mrs. Bernard Deere.
James A. Hearne's play Margaret Flem-
ing" was recently attempted in Boston and
failed.
Nine. Melba Armstrong; recent faux
pas with the Due dOrleans has upset all
her lyric arrangements. She obtained such
uDenviable nOtOriety that, coupled with the
action of divorce brought by her husband,
il led TO serious Illness.
A goodly number of the Italian local mu-
inequalities have decided no longer to grant
SubventiOns to opera houses and theaterS.
This is the beginning of the end of Italian
opeTa-at least in Italy.
Frederick b. WaTde is understood to be
considering Charles OsborDe's tragedy of
Beckett with view to an elaborate pro-
duction. 1t was accepted by Lawrence
Barrett before his death. but never pro-
| duced by him.
An actress. who wishes to withhold her
| identity, according TO last Sundays New
| \ ork World, before retiring eats this sup
| per: Toasted water biscuit with bunch
| of celery, quart of apple-saucp, a cup of
| Douillon, melon, and pint of hot tea.
| She must be woman of "unbounded
| stomach
The great barytone Fanre leads life of
| almost Arcadlan retirement in a villa at
| Eretat France. Blank checks are being
| constantly thrust at him by managers, but
| lie refuses 10 fill them out, and remains, like
! Achilles. sulking in his tent. But his
tent is a sumptuous sffar-an exquisite
| villa filled from cellar to garrett with line
china and tapestries. Persian rugs aud
| costly bric-a-brac. Faure is man OF Her.
| cuiean strength. with great tawny beard
like lions. but his voice has a tenderness
| Of expression almost feminine.
A special number of the London Musical
! Times will be published on December 5th
! i'll COMMUNICATION of the Mozart centenary.
| 1t viii contain portrait of Mozart, etched
| by Hubert HeTkOmer, with other lllustra-
| tlons and memoir by c. Bennett
| Speaking of the withdrawal of "Jane"
from HOktS MaI!3On-Snnarp Ihpatpr Nav
| \ ork. an Eastern exchange remarks: 1t
! is pity she could not remain longer. She
| gave good satisfaction while shs was here.
| She leaves her present situation with a good
character"
| Partisan ticket agents have been making
| fine harvest ont OF the performances OF
| "Lohengrn." That this system should be
| permitted, adds cOntem porary. when the
| public are taxed over $4,000 per annum
to support the grand opera, may surely be
| called an extraordinary example of official
! blindness. Under existing arrangements
Parisians are practically taxed to support q
| set OF middlemen. who, by buying up the
| tickets and reselliug them at enormous pre-
mlumS, must often prevent many of the tax
PAYERS from entering the theater.
| The latest advertisement for May Wal
| dron of Stuart Robsun's company is
that her father has given her a solid silver
skirt and that she will wear it during the
season. A cast-iron paddock on the man
VINO shapes the puffs for this young woman
| would be more suitable than solid silver
clothing on the stage. 1t would have been
just well 10 have made the thing COM
plrte, and given the actress a coat of mail
1t is rather curious that the story oil
Robin Hood and Maid Marian, which the
laureate, Tennyson, has taken for the sub.
ject of his new Woodland comedy. should
only once before have been treated by En-.
glish dramatists. 1t would seem that The
only play of which Robin and Marian hav;
been made hero and heroine is that FOL
which Henry Cbettle and Anthony MuDday
are responsible, and tO which Mr.. Theodore
Watts has lateiy drawn attention.
Miss Eastlake has recovered from her re
cent iiasco, and is en- tour again.
l. Miss Margaret Mather, under the direc
ton of OTIS Skinner and management o
Joseph Levy. is having Il prosperous season
in the East. Her Joan of Arc" draw
largely.
Robert E. Stevens aud F. B. Warde had
little legal trouble at Jersey City on TIL
night OF the 9th. 1t grew out Of an olt
claim of Mr.. Stevens for 800 advanced Il
Mr. Warde. The usual attachment pro
ceedings were taken, and Mr.. Warde settled
the CLAIM, though under protest. Mr. Ste
vens is now with "a Fair Il bell
Charles Edwards, a discharged employt
OF the Spokane (NVash.) Auditorium, will
two accomplces, broke into the dressing
rooms in the rear of the theater, October
10th. while Thomas w. keane's company
were playing there, ana stole quite an
amount OF wardrobe and jewelrv.
The moo,ed question of Nine. Saral
Bernhardt's nationality has at last been set
tied $50 says Partisan correspondent b,
the discovery of her Acte de naissance, o
certificate of birth. Mime. Bernhardt wa
not born in Havre. as SHE supposes, nor il
America, as some assert, but Is native o
the QUARTER Latin of Paris, where he
mother. poor German Jewess, kept mill
lnery shop in the Rte de fEcole de Medi
cine, in a tumble-dOwn building near tn
house in which Charlotte Corday murder e,
Marat. Sarah was born in 1874 and he
sister Jeanne in 1S46.''
Thomas w. Keene is having very brill
liant tour in the Northwest. and will ope
at the Baldwin Immediately after the en-
gagement of Rosina Vokes.
u, 5. Willard, the famous English actor
now making tour of this country, unde
the direction of A. NJ. Palmer, is meeting
with the most tiattering success. His en-
gagement in Chicago. drawing to clasf
has been phenomenal one. The Middle
man" made such success that the produC