The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-08
What sherman Said.

w Uat SHERMAN
The dead General was fond of the music
made by good military band but he did
not like a concord of sweet sounds at all
times, as may be gathered from the follow
Ing incident:
" 1t was in Florence," he said, II re-
ceived a card to musicale they called it,
and Jenny Lind sent me with this card
note, saying how much she would feel hon
ored, AMI all that. So | went.
Lord! but it was awful
They lived on the top floor of an old
palace. Jenny Lind looked like wash
woman, and Goldschmldt, her husband,
was a little black. weakened fellow. There
was a daughter. too, | remember. She was
frecKled mighty bad
at was an awful time. The refresh
ments were iee-cream and jumbles. got
away as soon as | could-it made my heart
ache TO remember that woman, so different,
and see her now so c0ntented with the
change. I'd have jumped out Of four-Story
window to have escaped.
Personal and Other Jottings.
Manager Leavitl's mother died last week
in Boston. She had reached the ripe age Of
seventy-seven.
G. Minetti, an accomplished musician, has
arrived in San Francisco and will soon APP
pear in concert.
Mr.. Joseph, son OF the well-known violin
maker and one of our local musicians Is
writing an operetta. Like M. Saldierna,
leader at the Alcazar, who is engaged in
similar work, lie is a pupil of Signor A.
Spadiua.
The first of the new series of the Carr
Beel concerts will be given at Irving Hall
next Saturday. On this occasion Mrs. Olive
Bachelor Will sing the ''Hindoo Song" by
Bemberg.
A jeweled first part, the Alpine Mount
aineers, phantom cuirassiers, Billy Emer-
son, the Craggs British gentleman aero
BATS. Griffin aud Marks, Signor Benedetto
and Fields and Hanson are among the many
features of the w. 5. Cleveland Consoll-
dated Minstrels, to follow Dan Sully at tile
BuSh-Street.
At the Grand Opera House Music Festi..
val. April 18th, for the benefit of the Ladies
Catholic Aid Society one of the best pieces
from 'Cavalleria RuSticana, by Mascagni,
will be sung by Madame Tojetti. Pergo,
lesi's ''Stabat Mater will also be presented
for the first time, followed by number OF
illustrative musical t,bleauX.
Divide Musin, the great yioiinlst, supported
by magnificent c0rps of solo artists, VIII
give two grand sacred orchestral concerts al
the Baldwin Theater on the Sunday even
| ings March Goth and April 5th.
Rose Coghlan played Lady Gay Spanker
| in London Assurance" at Washington on
Thursday, March 9th, with great eclat.
| The performance was given to commemorate
| the fiftieth anniversary of the production OF
| Boucieaut's famous comedy. Coghlan Is
! said to be the best Lady Gay on the stage
The Warde-Bowers Henry VIII Com
| pany played to over $1,000 on one night III
| Los Angeles. The play proved royal sue.
| cess with the angels"
Willard Spencer will producea new opera
next season, which he hopes will equal 1.-The
| Little Tycoon in success and merit.
| The week ending February 2Sth of the
run of "Men and Women" in New York
| showed the largest receipts OF any since the
production of the play, notwithstanding
| Bernhardt and other productions against IT.
Henry NJ. Stanley is to be given an in
| formal reception by the Press Club on the
! afternoon of his arrival in San Francisco.
j. Frank Brown Esq, the celebrated hyp
| notist, is preparing for trip to Europe
| ana while there will consult all the best au
| thOTitieS on his favorite fad.
Mr.. Alfred Wilkie, the tenor, createt
! quite a favorable impression in Portland
) Oregon, not only as an operate artist, bu