The morning call., 1891-03-29
Personal and Other Jottings.

The Orpheum presents bill every even
ing rich in variety attractions.
Manager Hayman is en- route East, and
will stop in Chicago long enough to give a
little personal attention to the preparations
for the production of MEN and Women d"
at his Columbia Theater there. Directly
after the Chicago engagement the entire
"Men and Women" Company comes to San
Francisco
Mr. William Beach is convalescing rap
idly and will be able to appear at his bene-
fit performance next Monday week when
Under the Gaslght will be performed at
the Aleazar.
Mr. J. r. Grismer and Miss Phoebe Davies
left for the East on Friday evening last.
Preparations are active for the forthcom-
ing appearance OF Sarah Bernhardt, which
will be at the Grand Opera House l. is
more than probable that her opening play
here will be " La Tosca," which was a big
hit in New York. Mr.. Abbey is expected
in San Francisco shortly in person, and
definite announcements will very soon be
made.
The Sheridan Dramatic Club will present
"a Celebrated Case" at Saratoga Hall OF
Friday evening, April Sd.
Mr.. Walter Emerson. the cornet player,
who was here with the Hanlon-N olta Com
pany recently. has made great hit at The
Tivoli Theater on the Strand, London. Dan
Godfrey Of the Grenadier Guards Band.
after hearing him play several times, pre-
scented him with beautiful gold cornet.
At recent meeting of the Trustees of the
Actors Fund it was decided, upon motion
of Louis Aldrich, to give $3.50 TO Ann
Dickinson, for whose benefit a fund is ben
raised.
Nine. Julie Rosewaid, a very competent
iBstructreSs of the feminine voice in the art
Of singing, has published brochure with
the title, How Shall 1 Practice?" that
cannot fail to be of great advantage to
students OF vocal music The main pur-
pose of the work is to show the learner how
10 prlctice so that most essential point in
good snging-a pure tOne-may be acquired.
w. J. Seaman, the Irish comedian, re-
fuses to play during holy week.
Sol Smith Russell says the American his
torieal play he intends 10 produce is not an
adaptation of Mark Twain's "A Yankee at
the Court of Queen Arthur"
Stuart Robson Is said to have one fad
that OF stamp-collector Would all "fads "
we're as profitable as this one has proved to
the actor Stuart has lots of stamps"
Miss Mathilde Lennon, cOntraltO. will sing
this EASTER Sunday evening for the Uni
tartan Society, corner of Iwenty-first and
Howard streets, where the Rev Edward
Everett Hale of Boston will preach.
The Preside Band will play at the Music
fdlI 10 he Helu AT lIhlHS nan OH MuuOdy
and Tuesday next in aid OF the Girls DI-
rectoTy.
A recent play called THE Fakir," after
fourteen weeks in and around New York, is
now on its way to this city.
Sarah Bernhardfs business in Boston for
The week ending March 18th was $500
BandmanI has resolved to discontinue his
dramatic appeals 10 an unwilling public and
will in future attend TO his cattle in Mon
tana. SO robust tragedan as Dan Was
ought TO make a good bul-puncher.
In a letter March 5th) to MIR. Marcus NJ.
Henry. the local impresario of San Fran
cisco, William I. Best, now i'll Liverpool,
England, and conceded the greatest organiSt
in the world, says he was unable to attend
to any professional duties for several weeks
after his arrival from Sydney, y. ). w,
owing to repeated attacks OF cardiac asthma.
Henry and Eddy, the Chicago 0rganist, pro-
posed at one time to tour the United States
with Best, who in musical sense is the SUI
perlatiYe degree of comparison TO Clarence.
The AlcaZar Dramatic Company (amate ur)
will present w. S. Gilberps comedy En-
gagged" at Saratoga Hall on April 10Th.
Seymour Hicks, who Is with Mr.. ana Mrs.
Kendall playing juvenile parts. has conf
pleted tour-act drama, which will be pro-
duced in England in tie first or second week
of July. Violet Vanbrugh will play the
leading part, and Mr. Hicks will also APP
pear: with IL. Nye Chart.
Lillian Russell has lost her suit against
Manager Duff. He insisted that she should
wear tights; she would not, and left the
company, giving bonds for $1,000 in case the
litigation which followed should be decided
against her.
John +. Wakefield, Boston lawyer, has
dramatlzed Wilkie Collins "Mounstone."
with several original effects. MIR. Wakefield
is recalled as former musician aud actor.
Sarah Bernhard has shortened her pro-
posed Australian tour one month.
a French VerSIOu.OI Ine RIyalS.' by
George Duval, is to be seen at the Paris
Odeou late this year.
Fursch-Madi, prima donna mezzo soprano,
has arrived in New York.
George w. Hows, dramatic and mus ical
critic of intelligence and force as well as a
general newspaper writer, died in New
York recently.
NJ. b. Curtis newest play, "Plaitride 81
Co., received only one performance at his
hands. 1t is failure.
Mrs.. Langtrys Lady Barter" business
was failure in London.