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The morning call., 1891-10-18
TAXES TAXES
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS!

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT CERTE-
property OF the city and county OF San Francisco,
real estate, personal property, and Dnpont-street
widening, for the year 1891, has this day been re-
ceiyed by me, that the State and City and County
the office Of the undersigned, first floor, New City
Hall. Notice Is also hereby given IN accordance
with the requirements OF the Political Code, Ssc-
tIOn 3746 That the taxes on all personal property
secured by real property and one-haf OF the taxes
all real property, will be due and payable on the
frst Monday in october, and VIII be delinquent on
the last Monday in November next thereafter, at 8
O'Clock p. NJ. and that unless paid prior thereto,
fifteen per cent will be added to the amount there
Of and that IL said One-haf be not paid before the
last Monday in April next at O'Clock p NJ, an ad-
ditional hve per cent W II be added thereto.
THAT the remaining One-hat OF the taxes on All
real property Will he payable and after the hrst
Monday in January next, and Will be delinquent
on the last Monday in April next thereafter, at
O'Clock P. N, and that unless paid prior thereto,
five per cent will be added to the amount thereof.
THAT ALL TAXES NAY BE PAID AT TIL TINE THE
FIRST ISsTALLMENT As THEREIN PROVIDED IS
DUE AND PAYABLE"
To facilitate business taxpayers are requested TO
send for their bills with description OF property as
early possible and indicate whether they intend
to pay by installnent or otherwise
BY this course the rush later on Will be avoided
In order TO accommodate taxpayers unable to AZ
evening from P N. to 9 p. NJ, from Monday, the
23d day of November. until Saturday, the 2Sth day
o. November, both days inclusive.
" b. Positively checks received after FRI
side OF San Francisco Will not be accepted. Cheeks
will be first cashed before amount is credited or
receipt given. THOMAS OBRlES,
Dated San francisco. Monday. October 5.
1891, oc6 cod 15t
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The Rare Egyptian.


The extensively advertised CLEOPATRA
will be seen atthe Baldwin Theater Tuesday,
October 9th, with Fanny Dave port as the
Egyptian Queen. NJ. Sardou is the author
of Cleopatra" as played by Nine Bern
hardt in French and Miss Davenport in
English. Sardou has a true Frenchman's
contempt for Shakespeare, and thinks
that the English poet travestied Cleo
patra, so he has done what he
could TO improve her dramatic status.
The tilt in which Miss Davenport engaged
with Nine. Bernhard has secured consider
able notoriety for CLEOPATRA" and many
theater-gOers will be curious TO see II the
American actress really makes Egypts
Queen "a braZen Amazon" as charged
by the lisSOme Sarah. The drama will be
deliberately staged and will enlist an eX-
tensive corr 8 of supPrnumerarles. 1t Is
generally understood that Cleopatra met
her death by sheltering an asp in her
BOSOM Miss Davenport evidently improves
on history, for it is stated in paragraph
from managerial source that she uses two
young South American anacondas in the
death scene, which she has so tanned that
they will eat from her hands" Perhaps,
however, one anaconda plays the most I'M
pOTtant role Of the asp and the other acts as
understudy. &C eODatra" is in six acts, the
scenes representing the barge Of Cleopatra,
the place OIL Tie hdlutoes, tue tetIhCc at
Memphis, the palace at Actium and the
temple of Isis.
Shakespeares description of the barge
scene will, as far as possible, be realized on
the stage. Thus:
The barge she sat in, like = Furnished throne
Burn'd on the water; the poop WAS beaten gold;
Purple the sails, aud so peTfumed that
The winds we're lOYesick With them; the oars were
silver,
which to the tune of flutes kept stroke and made
The water. which they beat. TO follow faster
As amorous OF their strokes For her own person
II UeggaT'd all description: She did lie
In her pavilion tcjoth-of-gold OF tissuel,
O'er-piCturing that Venus, where We see
The fancy Out-w0Tk nature: on each side her
stood pretty dimpied boys, Ike smiling Cupids,
With u!vers-colUrrd fans whose wind did seem
To glow The delicate cheeks which they did cool,
And what they undid, did.
Her gentle women, like the Nereids,
So many meTmalds, tended her I the eyes
And ma de their bends adoruingS; at the helm
A seeming mermaid steers: the stlken tackle
Swell " ith the touches Of those hOwer-suf hands
That yarely frame the Office. From the barge
A strange Invisible perfume hits the sense
or the adj AGENT wharyeS.
No wo nder tie cid Roman, Agrippa, to
whom the Older EnobaIbus gave this de-
scription, in terrupted him with the eXclama-
ton, "Oh, rare for Antony
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Rumored Changes.

a report is current that f. J. Baldwin in
ends to dispense with his theater and con-
vert that portion Of the building on the cor
ner OF Powell and Market streets to hotel
purposes, including also the Arcade prem
ises. If this be done Mr.. Siebe, who owns
the new Poweli-street Theater, proposes to
enlarge, rearrange and beautify that place
of amusement sufficiently to take the position
of the Baldwin. Mr.. Alfred Elinghouse is
spoken Of as prospective lessee, with Mr.
Lowell r. Stoekwell of the Alcazar as his col
league; but the gentleman last named is al
ready lessee OF the Tenth-street Theater
now rapidly approaching completion, and
would hardly add to his burden OF manage
ment. Mr. Ellinghcuse, in company with
Mr.. Thai, has already had a short but not
particularly pleasant run of management at
the New POwell-street.
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There is a great deal of interest in must
cal circles over the approaching appearance
next week at the Orpheum of several distin-
guiShed lyric artists who will make their irst
appear ance in America under the auspices OF
the Columbia Opera Company. Among the
new artists is H-rr Hermann BarOSch, cele-
brated tenor rObustO, who made notable
in grand opera roles at the Court
Theater, Vienna, and Imperial Theater,
ST. Petersburg. Herr Barosch possesses a
powerful, weIl-cultiYated voice Of beautiful
quality and extensive range, He will
doubtless create Juror on his appearance
here. Mr.. Joseph Rubo of the Court
Theater, Hanover, is a basso prOfundo,
who has won laureis ana decorations at the
leading theaterS in Europe; so also has
Nine. Gasso- Delby q Niue. Francesca Guth-
RE is well known here, and Mile.
Nina Bertini at tie outset of her career
was a protege Of the late Emma Abbott.
The other artists of the company are well
known to San FranciscauS. The chorus of
forty picked voices of the Columbia Opera
Company is said TO be the best that has
been heard for years. There is every indi-
cation that crowded houses Will greet the
opening production, I'll TrOyatore," during
the coming week. There has already been
quite a large advance sale.
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NORWEGIAN TEAM.


Willie Smith. the little boy who was so
cruelty abandoned by the Silbon family Of
AcrObats, has again been disappointed. The
Misses Sallinger of the Tivoli tried 20 have
b I'm returned by the MouOwai to his father
in Melbourne, but the British Consul could
not or would not do anything in tie case;
Sells Brothers would not take him with the
circus, and the young ladies were not au-
thorized 10 apprentice him to one Of the
riders, who would have taken him under
Ruch condition.
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Among the interesting musical events of
the last week was the grand farewell con-
cert given Mr.. d. w. Lawrence by his many
musical friends. The solos and quartet Of
Calvary Church choir deserve special men:
ton. Mrs. SeminariO, Miss Ella w. Clos
key, Mr.. Willis and Mr.. Lawrence composed
that admirable quartet The other num-
bers, which were well received, were rem
dered by Miss Carrie Roma, Miss Emily
Lawrence, Miss Marie Lathrop, Miss Maud
Priest, and Messrs. II. Lawrence Morris
Melvin md Dr. A. r. Regensburger. Tho
accompanies were the organist OF Calvary
Church, Professor q. a. Scott, end Miss
Belle Chamberlain. The concert was held
al Y. Nj. c. A. Hall in Oakland.
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The Fire Commissioners.

The Fire Commissioners recommended to
the Supervisors yesterday that four new
hoSe-H agons be purchased for the use Of the
department besides one new buggy for the
Assistant Chief. The resignation Of James
Sullivan. hoSeman OF Engine II, was ac-
cepted, and William Dent was appointed in
his place. The pension Of Henry Cooper,
whose name was placed on the list some
time ago, was fixed at SIT 80 a month, being
ore-haf Of the salary he received when ON
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Outside the Limits,

1t has long been known, SAYS the Chicago
Times, that New jersey is a foreign coun-
try, but until the architects of the Bern
hardt playbills at McVicker's Theater dis
covered the fact it has not been supposed
that San Francisco is outside of America.
1t must be though, for these bills announced
the play Pauline Blanchard" Friday night
last, for the first time in America" New,
as the play was given by Sarah ana this
company in San Francisco, the 11th day of
September last past, it follows, ex necessi-
tate rel, that San Francisco is not in Amer
lea. fact which should he promptly brought
to the attention of photographers.
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DIr. Wits Has His Check.

Robert Willis, the Washington-street
hOuse-painter, lost check for $50, payable
to bearer, while on the roof Of the Methodist
Chinese Mission and raising the Ame rican
flag for photograph of the building. The
check blew into the street and was not
found. though search was made for it. But
a honest lad had picked up tn paper and
returned it TO it's rightful owner
The morning call., 1891-10-18

Slgnor Campanini is authority for the
statement that Verdi has finished his "Fal-
staff" and is thinking of writing another
work. The opera is reported to contain
parts for five prime dome Qhree soprani,
a mezzo-soprano and a contradict and three
tenors, besides Maurel in tie title role. 4
small chorus will be one Of the features of
"Falstaif," and it Will only he used once
throughout the work.
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a Notable Success.

"Sinbad" is swimming into increased
favor before packed audiences at the Bald
W in Theater nightly. In point of attend
ance last weeks business has been very
large. Tomorrow night will begin the
fourth and last week of "Siubad's" long
run and the prospects are that it will be
quite as prosperous as the preceding weeks.
The new features of the second edition"
have proved attractive, especially the re-
Gently introduced dances of the premieres,
and all the original incidents, specialtes
and songs are as pleasing as ever s. The
BOgie Man" continues to delight; Louise
EisSing's dashing sea song, True as Steel"
still thrills the auditors; Dan Harris last,
Il Haven't Got 1t Now" has made a hit,
and Foy's comic song, Our Society" ex-
cites the disabilities Of those who hear 1t.
The shipwTeck scene, the winter ballet, the
valley Of diamonds. Sinbads palace and
the final tableauX, Dangerfeld's transfor-
nation scene, The Morning Of Life" are
as attractive as ever to the multitude.
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Forty-one Years Apo To-Day.

Forty-one years ago on October 18th the
steamship Oregon entered the Golden Gate
about 10 o'clock in the morning She was
bPGecked from stem to stern and from
tru, to chains with bunting, and fred a
salVO of guns as she proceeded up the har-
Dor She brought the welcome and glorious
news that California has been admitted
into thp TTuion -
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Sheppard & Sammis' company of players
from the Garden Theater, New York, get
through with Jerome's curtain-lifter. Sun
SET" and Hamilton Aides 'Dr. Bill" at the
California this week. Judging from the
business so far they will have enjoyed
good fortnight. II the company would
taboo that uninteresting jerome mono
comedy, and if there bs need of curtain
raiser. choose piece with some get-up to it,
they would meet with a warmer reception
by the public "Dr. Bill" will wear for
some time yet, kangaroo dance and all. The
manager is waiting TO shake hands with
James T. Powers better known as "Jimmy')
when ne bows DR.. BilP' out. Powers will
bring, of course, his Straight Tip" for the
best If all reasons that lie has nothing else
to offer. The advertisement calls the piece
John McNally's fin de steele of wit" what
ever that may mean in this connection. Is
it the only wit we are to expect till the GEN.
fury has run out, or was the author at his
wits end when he wrote it? Powers brings
a good company with him, we are told.
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THE STORY.

The first act opens In Vienna. Eisenstein, a
man OF the world, Is drawn into dispute win
policeman whom he calls duffer, and Is there
fore arrested. His counsel, Blud, does not sue
coed in clearing him. On the occasion OF a visit
TO bis wife 10 bid her Good-by. his friend, DR..
Fake, drops In and invites Eisenstein TO party,
or as he TENED II, lark, al the house OF Prince
brbing tue officer TO have Eisenstein go 10 the
party before going 10 lai Eisenstens vile,
ROsaltude, OyerleaTs The plot and determines 10
follow the party In disguise. Alter EisenSTeIn's
departure former lover OF Rosainde named
A ed appears and having dOnued Elsenslein's
dressing gown IS promptly taken TO jail by
FRANKIE. the Prison Director. who believes him
10 be Eisensteiu. The second act opens AT the
ball during tile Princes bal maSqus. Essen
stein arrives Oul OF breath ana is introduced as
Marquis de CuuIcey 10 Prince OrlOfSkY and TO his
wife ROaliude, who is velied, aud whom lie does
not recognize. He at once makes ylalent love TO
her and as lie is very forward size c0niseaes his
watch. FRANKIE, the Prison Director, and Essen
stein have very amusing scene and The party
breaks up with grand ballet and general
jubilee. Act third discovers FRANKIE al bis ONCE
IN tile prison. He is decidedly the worse for his
indulgence al the ball. but is reused by the ell
trance OF Adele and Ida and they In turn are dis
turbed by Eisensteln. WHO comes to give himself
up. Each Is surprised 10 discover the friend OF
the bal maSque. Meanwhile ROsalinde, deSiT-
Gus OF releasing Alfred, who Is occupying Eisen-
STEMS place IN he CELL comes In, followed by
Blind. Etsensten takes Blinds Wig and gown,
aud by pretending 10 be au attOrn discovers
the facts Of lie case. EisenStein angrily throws
malnGer Of the party OF the ball now enter, and
having heard OF the events OF the jail the fun Is
finished by the reconciliation Of El~ensIein, DR..
Fake having explained that It was all a lark.
The morning call., 1891-10-18

Alfred Clarke has made another wall to
the Board Of Supervisors because his appli-
cation to built wharf on Lake Farragut
was denied without hearing. He saws that
the Board of Health aud other officials of
this city have brought ruin upon him. and
he does not think lie should be regarded as
eulpable for seeking redress
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an Indian war dance. Frederick Wardt
once fell against this place. He played to
SIS there one night. We adyei tised to the
extent of SIG IN the local newspaper, and
when our receipts we're counted up we had
SIT 20 IN the box. And there are 100 towns
lust like this in the West"
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shillaber Estntn.

T. ]. LIE Breton and W. Il. Cook, trus-
tees OF the estate Of Cynthia H. Shlllaber,
have sued Nillametta II. Cook and other
heirs of the estate TO have tbs terms of the
trust under the will construed. The heirs
differ as to how certain expenses should be
The morning call., 1891-10-18
Knncked Down hvn Car.

zee Bing, Chinese, residing at 40 Sac
ramento street. was thrown down by a
cablc-car on the corner of California and
Dnpont streets yesterday. He received sew
erai confused wounds about the hip and
bodV
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" Captain Swift"

This English play romes next in order at
the Alcazar 1t will be staged tomorrow
evening, tie assistant treasurer ushers
and dOor-keepers receiving benefit at the
same time. Our readers will remember its
production at the Baldwin by the Madison
square Company, where 1t was well re-
ceived, and it may be just as well to freshen
the memory in regard to its incidents: A
girl of good family is betrayed into false
marriage, and the villain disappears. The
child of the uui1n is secretly given into the
charge of the Marshalls, old servants who
do not know its parentage. The child, when
lad, runs off to sea- and becomes Captain
Swift, an Australian bushranger, who
closes his entipodean career by robbIng
bank of foitune. He comes to Loudon,
where he saves the life of an old gentleman
named Seabrook, who introduces him
to his family. The family consists o.
the wife, sen and daughter and a
niece. or course Mrs. Sesbrook is Mr..
Wilding's otherwise Captain Swift's)
mother. Wilding fortunately falls in love
with his cousin instead of his sister. Mr.
Gardiner, also from Australia, loves the
sister. He suspects the identity Of Wild
ing, having been held up once in the bush
by Captain Swift, who. with singular mag
nanimity for road agent, stopped short of
murder when he perceived that Gardiner
would die rather than give Il p $1,000, which
lie bad on his person. Gardiner, therefore,
has warm spot In his heart for the brig
and. The story works itself out until Mrs.
Seabrook, whose husband . igu0r art Of the
The morning call., 1891-10-18

Tile BeckeI-K ahn-Hirsh Company OF Ger
man comedians will present Adolph LAT
ronge's grand three-act vUlks-stueck with
songs at the new Powell-street Theater this
evening, with Mr.. Max Lawrence In the
char; Ger Of Gottlieb Welgelt, the master
shoemaker
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VIII be continued at the Bush-street
Theater all this week. 1t has gradually
grown in the liking of the public, and al
though 1t has the radical defect of ''talki-
ness" has at the same time a good deal of
merit, which is being developed by the In
creased comDactness of the acting Miss
Charlotte Tittel and Miss Frances Stevens
are the features of the cast, the first as
Helen, Crockett's wife, and the second as
her sister, Miss Rose Paget
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Who She Is.

Miss Sydney Armstrong, the leading lady
of the "Men and Women" Company. who Is
not Sydney Armstrong at all, but really
Miss Wells, daughter of an ex-merchant Of
New York, was also social leader. living
in Denver. before the financial reverses of
her father compelled her to turn her success
in amateur acting into use on the profess
sional stage She pleased Boucicault i'm
measurabIy when she played Arte O'Neill to
his Con in 1.-THE Shaughraun," aud then
went with Maude Granger, aud later with
Frederick Bryton. BostonianS will remem-
Der her first appearance there. since 1t was
on the same occasion that Joseph Haworth,
the ex-mussum actor, made his debut in
Boston as star. The two played the lead
ing roles in Wilson Barrett's melodrama OF
"Hoodman Blind" at the Park. Miss Arm
strong claims a branch on the same genoa
logical tree to which belong the branches OF
Adam Badeau, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the
poet, aud Mrs. Vanderbilt Allen.
The morning call., 1891-10-18

The amount of green fruit cut for drying
In the Buck orchard at Vacayllle IS stated
nv the Dixon Tribune at 100000 pounds,
The morning call., 1891-10-18

Commencing with Fanny Davenport's
Cleopatra" the Baldwin will open its win
ter season on Tuesday evening, October
9th, with fine line of attractions, as our
readers may judge for themselves.
THE LIST.
CLEOPATRA"
ROsina Vukes and her comedy company.
Thomas w. Keene, representative tragedian.
f. S. willard, an English actor OF tame, In
"The Middleman."
The W. I. Carleton Opera Company.
Joseph Jefferson aud W. j. Florence.
MINI nh. Gale and her company.
Stuart Robson in "She StoopS 10 Conquer"
MIR. Milkinsons Widows" Gillette's new
comedy-fITce.
The BOStOnlans
Richard Mansfield in Beau Brummel."
Sardou's "Thermdor."
Francis Wilson'S Comlc Opera Company.
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Actress Complexion.

Now, get you 10 my lady's chamber and tell
her, let her paint an inch thick. to this favor
must she come.-Hamlet In the chulchyard.
The New York World has been inter-
viewing all the leading actresses and prima
donnas on their different methods of pre-
serving their compilations. Jessie Bartlett
Davis, who is at present singing there with
the Bostonans. says modestly: Il don't use
anything at my face bath but water and
soap, the best that l can buy. The tenn
perature OF the water depends entirely on
the town am in. If happen to be a deni-
zen of Butte, or Helena. Mont, l take my
bath any way | can get it, usually below
zero. but when l come TO New York have
it as l wish, blood heat. Complexion is a
good deal like baby, according to my way
of thinking, and wants constant care, not
directly 80 much as indirectly, for whatever
effects the general condition OF the body is
almost certain TO manifest itself in the face"
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An Unfortunate Production.

The Chicago Inter Ocean, October 18th,
says the first production OF "Cavalleria Rus
ticana" was given in Boston on the 9Th by
Emma Juchs company, and doleful night
1t was. The stupid management undertook,
like the country Snowman, to give the peo
pie their moneys worth, and oyerdid it,
As the new opera is short, the fourth act of
"Trovat0re" was given to fill out, and as
that was given first the audience was COM
PEELED to sit through the most wretched per-
Torrance imaginable on stage without APP
propriate scenery and given, with one excep-
ton, by worn-out singers. 1t was 10 o'clock
before "Cavalleria Rusticana" was put on.
The audience was large and musical one,
and a more ind gnant lot OF people has rare
" been seen in the old hall. The new opera
was fairly well sung, but 1t was not at all
an adequate performance.
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THE CAST.

Zernlkow, a Judge-..................B enno Hirsch
Natalie, his wife .....................Em Emma Meyer
Marie ,no,. ,.rrh.are JJosie Lafontaine
Emma ! 'HNi Martha Neumann
G6ttlie6 weigelt, master shoemaker Max Lawrence
Clara I ,hotr oh,t5ro, Garcia Hammer
Leopold ''i ' ''' Moritz EIsemann
Minla servant girl in Weights home. .......
Varudal- Frieze
Rudolf Starke Weigel's foreman. Richard With
Mehlmeir, an Carl Frieze Jr
Hempel. a Journey man .......,.......... Hans Hed
Wilhelm Stecker, an apprentice. Marie Steker
Krunel, suDaltern. Albert Fischer
SchWalbacn a tralesman Leon Scherer
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painful incident in her early life, reveals
herself TO the outcast in order to dissuade
him from marrying the niece. Finally the
detectives get on Wilding's trail. He fees
TO London from the Seabruok country house,
and commits suicide just as the police are at
the door.
THE ALCAZAR CAST
Mr. wifdIng the adventurer .... =. Frederic Bryton
Mr.. SeabrUok, country gentleman 1000 Hoiland
Harry SeRbrOOk. his son Ueoigs ~ iIauct
Mr.. Gardiner a Queensland squatter. Nick Long
Marshall, Mr.. SeabroOk's butler. Leo Cooper
Ryah detective .................... FRANK X hHls
Dates ..,,,.. ,,..,,...... George Hermance
Servant ......... Thomas Kierns
Mabel Seabrook her dang hter ..... Nellie Young
Stella Ddrbisher. Eleanor Barry
LADY Stauuton Fanny Young