The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-01
Personal and Other Jottings.

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stage in the Orpheum and placed ne"
scenery. Other improvements are in con
temptation.
There was "Wall-street night at Proc
tors Twenty third-street Theater, New
York, February 18th, to see "Men aud
Women" A party of 200 bankers and brok'
ers were present. The points of the pay
that referred directly to financial affairs we're
loudly applauded by the gilt-edged portion
of the audience.
Cleveland's Consolidated Minstrels, q
company of burnt-cork artists, numberns
over fifty, with Billy Emerson, Hugely
! Dougherty, Luke Schoolcrait, Barney
Pagan, Signor Bunnidetto, Fields and Han
son and Griffin and DOYLE as the stars viii
play an engagement at the Bush-Street lle-
alter during this month.
| Sara Palma, now in London, has leen
offered an engagement for Spain by an
| operate impresario. II she accepts she Will
go as diva OF the company in oppositiol TO
| Emma Nevada s.
NJ. Louis Planet of this city, but for many
years resident of Paris, is concertIzine in
! New Ork. ~
w. II. Crane was the guest at a luncheon
party in the naval committee room OF The
! Capitol, Washington. given by SerGean-dt-
| Arms Charles p. Reade of tile Senate on
| February 10Th. Plumb, who was the IN del
! for The Senator, was present.
Performance of 1.-The: NTountebank" at
Saratoga Hall by the Sheridan DJan.tic
| Club Is postponed till Friday evening"
! March 9th. =.
Mr. Charles r. Thorne Sr... is once nllre
TO be seen in the haunts of men. lie lad
been confined for some weeks, sutferAg
+ from cancer OF the tongue from which he
was relieved by a skillful operation, pr
formed. by DR.. Robert A.. Mclean.
NJ. I'D OIL.
| here on March oh in his. new play, 'Ihe
Millionaire, (which has been very successful
| this season. ....'
The playwrights, Belasco and Do Mile,
! have agreed, after working in double haf-
ness for a number of years, according to
! the+Times, to dissolve partnership. They
! divided on the:queStion OF writing Tor stars,
] but without personal prejudice.
A new music club has been formed il
York.
The business management of .The Glenn
| eneeau Case" Company, now at the Bush
street, was recently changed By kilograms
from the proprietor, William A. Brady, who
is in New York.
Up 20 and including Saturday, February
18th; Bronson Howard has received from the
management OF the waT-drama 'Shenan-.
doah'' $4,000 in royalties. If war means
destruction inthe actuata affairs of the weTli,
it is at the same time, in Towards case, on
the stage financial reeuperations
Mrs. Pott Of London. author of "Bacon's
PrOmus," has book now. in press. entitled
Francis Bacon and His Secret Society,
which, il is claimed, will throw couSiLlera Die.
light on the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS contro-
yersy. Pott IS good NAME to set this old
matter stmmering again, and there may be
some meat IN the question after all. ~
The trustees Of the Actors Fund report
that during the nine years of its exis tence
ST25000 has been eypeeAifftldi III aid Of over
f.sff, ,Iara In
But The much+deSpised actor is not sup
posed to practice any of the virtues. ::
r Line Solicitor, London tarce-comedy
owned by Charles friedman, is already in
its fourth month at the Boston Museum: 1t
+ is expected in San Francisco shortly:
T. Miss Adelaide Moore closed her tour and
retired from the stage at Helena. Mont.
February nth. She was compelled to this
course by heart troubles. i Her heart was in
her work, but alas that which glyeth grace
to every art mas failed her. =
d" MI MacarOnp' is the title OF a IieW far-
cicaI comedy in which George +. Marion
VIII 70 a-starrlng next season, under the
management of l.. B: Ludlow and George
Chaplain. Marion will be remembered as
the bright comedian who recently appeared
To 50 much advantage at the New CallIor-
nia. The new piece is said 10 be hlleQ with
bright savings and funny situations, and
will give Mr. Marion an excellent UppOrtu-
nity for the display of his versatile and
with picked company Of singers aud dan
| GERS, and first-claSs houses only will be
| played. Some excellent booking time has
already been secured. ....
Charles H. Hoyt has completed a new
satirfeal faree-comedy called "a Temper
! anee Town." and dealing with the question
Of prohibition. Its chief feature is dry hui
mor. which ought to suit those who are:op-
/ posed to tile drinking habits of society.
Patti Rosa recently purchased hand
| some home in the North Side District Of
| Chicago There is no trouble in acquiring
wealth in the theatrical professional you 20
| the right way TO work about:it Patti viii
open for a season OF twenty-five weeks; in
/ Australia some time in the spring OF 1892:
| = Mrs. Harry w. Semon gave birth to twin
| boys at Louisville recently. IAey survived
| :only two hours. Mrs, S6inon, however; is
who Is here with one of Brady,s 'Clemen-
| ceau Case" companies, as soon as she IS able.
| James.A Hrrne will.Stage manage the
production of "A F0ur-Lesged Fortune, .
an old play by Wilson Barrett, renamed,
which Clark Sammis produced at Brooklyn
| February 30. Mr.. Hernesa and his wife Will
| appear in the piece.
NJ Coquelin has, it is said, achieved one
| OF his greatest successes as IidbusSiere in
"IhermidGr'' at the Coincide Franchise in
Paris. In ..ThermidOrp Sard0p.~ it is said,
! has touched the high-Yater mark Of his dra-
matte construction.
In the death of General William Tecuni-
sch Shrrmantlie theatrical profession loses
| one of its best aud staHnehest friends and
inost liberal patrous. He WINS: constant in
his attendance upon theatrical performances
and whenever he came acrOsS an aspiring
young player.wilh the true ring he gave his
encouragement and kindly advice without
stint or hesitation. 3. ~: -.
. Miss Clara Qpalitz;. premier danseuse of
the Crystal, Slipper" Company, has gone
to Berlin on 4 visit to her mother. She re-
turns to Dave Henderson. shortly, however,
as she has a five years. contract with, him.
1t is said Quaiitz is about to be married TO
|. Lee Harrison, the comedian, who has leRg
been fascinated with her charms. s'Dance
lightly, dearest" he has said to lher:in tile
words OF the old Irish song, .'for my heart
lies under your feet. i....
Ben feaf has joined Miss Maggie Mitchell
at St Louis for the Purpose OF rehearsing
"a Little Maverick" ::
Bronson Howard considers young Mrs.
Winthrop? the best play he has ever witt
ten. The public and the press take Issue
with him in this CONCLUSIONS. Stage work is
apt to illusiGnize ones mind. Garrlck cnn+
sideted tragedy his forte and Booth always
insisted comedy was his true place in the
drama. 4.
More pernicieus ppnwork. Pearl Eytinge
is writing another novel which William
Fleron of ..Clemenceau. Case" fame WIZ
pubIioHs splNCt v iSSJ..-=liCI III ~
has been sold out.
Mrs. Leslie Carter is getting better
chance, according to Dpnl9p's Stage News,
from the dramatie critics in Chicago than she
got from the courts. She only asked for a
fair:trial to show what she could do and she
won. Il.
It's said Ned Harrigan will make enough
out of +" Riley and the 400" to pay LOT has
new theaters.
T. The English papers say that Mary Ander--
son Novarro Is a model housewife, aui
makes well all the bread her, husband WINS
for her. -.
Joseph H. Mack has entirely recovered
from his recent Illness, and will. have com
pauy ready for the road next season.. Mean
time the only stock he is Attending to is on
his farm at Greenwood Lake. 1t was given
out at one TIME, with the usual haste in
statement, that Mack had become hopelessly
1nSane. t:...... -
~%: European Musical Items.
Translated from the Gazzetta Musie'sie OF Milan.
: Verdrs @"OteIlo" has been given twenty
two times with Immense success in Berlin
at the Royal Opera. .:s