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The morning call., 1891-12-20

Did | ever tell you," said Thalia to a re-
porter of the Boston Commonwealth, my
awful experience the only time | was ever
hOnored by call from the elder Savini?
My sister had been shown many kindnesses
by him while in Italy, and had begged him
TO call on us when he came TO America. 1t
was the maids afternoon out. | was alone
in the fat with Jack. my irrepressible ten
year-nld nephew. An accursed impulse
whispered to me that hot bath was good
remedy for headache. l was in my bath
wrap, my dripping hair hanging about me,
when the bell rang. o horrori The name
on the card which Jack pOked under the
door was Tomaso Salvini! knew he
scarcely understood a word of English.
Jack l gasped, say after me till you get
it, Nine. ID. est sortie," and then go in and
ire it off at him. He'll know what it means
if you don't He'll go awayP So said, so
done. The little scamp caught the words
quickly and repeated them glibly. Fancy
my anguish when Sig. Salvini began TO
question, to regret, to deprecate, in a flood
Of swift French, Jack gazing in wide
mouthed terror, on the verge of catalepsy
behind the bathroom door. Jack bore it as
long as he could, and then his sky-piercing
accents rose upon the air. / don't know
what you're driving atv walled he; "all |
know is that she told me to say she was
sortie, and I've said it! Don't ask me the
rest l collapsed into the bath-tub and tore
my hair and went ~
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European Musical Items.

Translated from the Gazzetta Musicale OF Milan
Mascagni's new opera, Friend Fritz"
will be given in Berlin and Vienna.
Franchette directed his symphony in
E minor at the Polteama. Genoa.
Bruneau's lie Reve' was successfully
sung in London.
Pier Luigi Farnese," new opera by
Palumbo, will be given at the Costanzi, in
Rome.
Jndic will sing her repertoire of operettas
in Turin and Milan.
Joachim will appear in London, giving
his yearly series OF concerts.
TamagnO made hit as Arnold in "Will-
lam Teli' in Palermo.
Handlers Feast of Alexander" under
the direction of Gericke, obtained success
in Vienna.
Alice Bark, one of the best concert
= singers OF the day, will appear in Vienna
and Prague.
Cavalier Pazmann," q new operetta by
John Strauss, VIII be given in Viena.
La Basoche," by Andre Messenger, OBJ
tanned an immense success in London.
Boito's "Mefistofee" successfully opened
the season in Bucharest
The musical amateurs Of the aristocracy
OIL Palermo united in giving concert III
honor OF the King and Queen OF Italy dur
ing their recent visit to that city.
Sarasate gave a series of concerts in Lon
don. In the first concert he played the
third concerto by Max Bruch.
Rubinstein has returned for visit to st.
Petersburg. He has almost finished his
sacred opera "Moses," which is in eight acts
and Will require two evenings to be per-
formed.
A cycle Of Mozart's operas will be per-
formed in Vienna, beginning with LA Finta
GiardlnieTa, an opera composed by Mozart
when only II years old.
Two new string quartets by Antonio Baz-
zlni. the violin virtuoso and composer of
many line symph onic works, have been pub
iished by Schott of Mayence.
Paderewskl played the "a ppassonata."
by Beethoven, ''Rhapsodie Hongroise." by
List. polonaise in A flat by Chopin, and a
study by Rublnstein, at his farewell concert
in London.
Edward Benin, graduate of the Conserv-
atory OF Leipsic, obtained the Mendelssohn
prize in Berlin.
Theresa Malten has obtained another sue
cess in Franchetts ''Asrael." in Dresden.
Marguerite Stern, pupil of List and
Clara SchumaD, has captured the critics of
Dresden, playing the G and the Z fiat con-
certos by Beethoven.
Adelina Patti has won her suit against
Mr.. Zei, who had sued her for breach of
contract for not appearing at ST. Petersburg.
Mir. Werner, organist at Baden Baden,
and pupil OF Guilmant, has successfully
introduced the Mustel harMonium in Baden
and Carlsruhe.
Verdi's ''Otello" was given in Madrid
with the tenor Durot instead of Marconi
Colo" new opera by 3. SchOlz, was
much applauded in Frankfort.
Napen." Mignon." "Carmen" and
'Lakme" were given nj the Oper. cnmieue
In Paris. Mascagni's sChevaler.t Rusti Iue''
viii be the next opera performed.
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The Wiewam,s FestirIties.

Charles Meyer. manager of the Wigwam,
has made an extraordinary endeavor to
please his patrons at Christmas time. His
special effort this season is a burlesque In
spectacular form, now for the first time
seen in America. called Mother Goose; or
the Sleeping Beauty" the magnificent
mounting of which has cost over $1,000.
The scenery and Transformation are by
George Bell and excel anything of the kind
previously seen from the brush and biain
of that coDjuror Of colors and surprising
stage effects. The burlesque, adapted by
Mrs. Adeline Brandon, localized by Thomas
C. LearS, abounds with beautiful marches
and terpsichorean specialties, including
THE Ballet OF Nations" This Is supple
mented by an olio Of unusual strength,
the entire bill making hearty holiday
hilarty." IL is Cliristm aside.
We ring the Dells and we raise the strain,
We hang uD gariands everywhere
And bid the tapers twinkle fair.
And feast aud froltc-and then we go
Back to the same old lives again.
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Miss Eastlake Explai,s.

Miss Mary EaStlake, the interesting En-
gish actress, returned to London lately,
after series of the most crucial experiences
en- tour that have ever fallen to the lot of a
foreign professional in this country. Be-
fore she left New York she unfolded her
tale OF woe to Herald reporter, adding at
the same time that she was not discouraged.
but had enough English pluck to try again.
1t appears she was the victim of advance
agents and business managers in whom she
placed confidence. Mr. Sammis and Mr.. Ii.
D.. Doob:ns are, according TO Miss East
lakes statement made to the reporter the
two individuals who mIsmanaged her and
lett herself and the company in the lurch.
She described Sammis' business methods
briefly. I'VE opened in Philadelphia on
October 9TH last" she said, "in the Walnut
street Theater. We began with good bust
ness and the season promised We'll. 10 my
utter astoniShment, on the third day | was
informed that S175 had been taken from the
Dox-ofiice receipts TO pay for money Mr.
Samms had borrowed from Mr.. Fleishman,
the lessee, during Mr.. Wilson Barretts last
engagement there. | wired Mr. Sammis.
who was in Baltimore. for an explanation.
De SAID be would come next day and ex-
plain. He never came" Mr.. Dobbins then
took her up, agreeing to become responsible
Tor the company and tour and to finance her
Tor the remainder of the season. Dobbins
dropped Miss Eastlake in Buffalo. tie left
without word and she never saw him
again. He did not pay any member of the
company full salary, but did pay their board
bllls. lie left them completely in the lurch.
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Hanlon's Super ba" is proving tremen-
dous holiday attraction in the East, says a
contemporary. During Thanksgiving week
in Boston the Globe Theater was not large
enough to accommodate all corners. For
the Christmas and New-Year engagement
in Philadelphia enough applications have
been received at the Chestnnt-street Opera
house to put many of the New York specu-
lators on the alert. The performance is
apparently revelation to the little ones,
and those of older growth wonder too at its
maryels. The dancing and singing are said
to be excellent and the young ladies pretty.
The clowns and other fellows seemingly
have neither bones to crack nor flesh to
sting. SO agile and daring are their move
msnts. The scenery gives one the impress
sion that 1t is charmed. so quickly does 1t
melt from one thing to another. The Bos-
ton critics are unanimous in pronouncing 1t
the greatest triumph of the famed Hanlons.
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with the usual magnificent palace sets by
Mr: Fest, supplemented by his entirely new
the Age of Progress" During the per-
Torrance and in the intermissions the
orchestra will perform, among other ex-
cellent numbers, the celebrated prelude
and intermezzo from Mascagni's "Caval-
While the production ia not an opera, being
rather more OF an extravaganza, it abounds
In numbers of musical excellence. Miss
lille Salinger sings, for the first time. an
original waltz by Adolph Bauer. Miss
Piaisted and Mr.. Branson sing lullaby
duet. entirely new to San Francisco Messrs.
Messmer and Pearson are heard in appro-
pirate solos, and the musical ensemble is I'M
deniably good, presenting many striking
OnvaIfias
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Personal and Other JottIpps.

A Christmas matinee of 1.-THE Middle
man" will be given at the Baldwin on FRI
day.
Mile. Nina Bertlni, late of the Columbia
Opera Company. has been rendered COM
plimentary benefit, to take place in the
shape of concert at Irving Hall, January
8, 1892. Among those who will participate
we find the names of Mr.. Schultheiss, MIR.
Landsberger and Herr Joseph Hrschbach.
Adele Estee, prima donna OF the ~ and
T. Company at the Bush, lately sang the
soprano roles with the Metropolitan Grand
Opera.
Reports from Salt Lake concerning the
Grismer-Davies party up TO December 18th
say that most successful engagement had
just been closed. Clifford Wilkins is the
business manager of the company.
Mr.. L. S. Willard failed to take part In
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Italian, agrees to help Strominger (Afra's
uncle) out OF a financial difficulty if he in
return will give him his niece in marriage
The compact Is entered into. Afra is driven
on by the villagers, who do not wish her to
participate in their festivities, but she
braves their insults. Constance, who is
atfianced to Joseph, taunts her so cruelty
that Afra, mad with rage. strikes her. a
look from Joseph subdues her. and she
pleads for forgiveness. Afra is in love with
Joseph. Strominger insults him and boasts
ofhaying thrown his father to the ground in
a wrestling match, and that he will serve
Elm likewise. They wrestle, but youth is
victorious, after which the May festival
begins. Here we have a wrestling match
between Joe Acton and Professor Miller,
Tyrolean songs by ldalene Cotton and the
maypole dance. The scene changes to
Afra's home, where she seeks refuge from
the humiliation received at the festival.
Her uncle there commands her to marry
NincenZo. She scorns the command. Vim
ceDzo is about TO grasp her when Kletmaire,
an old servant. so years old, interferes.
Vincenzo mercilessy strikes him. He is
about to repeat the blow, when Afra fells
him to the ground with an AK. The villagers
rush in, horror-stricken at the deed. Stro-
minger commands them to seize her. She
grasps a frebrand from the burning log
fire, and, in brandishing it over her head in
seif-defense, sets fire to the hay in the loft
and makes her escape to the mountains.
Afra is discovered struggling weakly
through the binding snow. Being over
come by the snow she sinks drowsily,
dreaming that the spirits of the mountains
claim her as their own. The Fairy Queen
appears and commands them to depart
They disperse. The scene then changes
from snow to spring. Here occurs a beau
tiful ballet. Another transformation and
the scene changes to snow. and Afra is
brought to NicO's hut by the minister and
Benedict, and brought back to life. The
villagers, on their way to the mountain top
70 take part in their festivities, stop at the
hut. Joseph then asks Afra to dance with
him, which, in the mountain of Tyrol, is
equal to a proposal when accompanied by
kiss. Afra, believing him, accents, but
Joseph turns from her and gives Constance
the kiss. ARA is wounded and insulted
beyond redemption. She swears revenge
and promises to marry VineenZo IL he will
kill Joseph. Joseph shoots him on the brink
of a precipice. He is precipltated TO the
bottom of this abyss. A waterfall of real
water makes this scene most realistic.
Afra rushes on, leaps below and rescues
him.
IN THE THIRD ACT
Joseph has been nursed back to life by
Afra's tender care. Seeing him restored to
health she resolves 10 go away and leave
her home to Joseph and Constance as
wedding-glft. But Joseph learns that Con-
stance, his betrothed, is his sister. He loves
Afra, and the wedding party who have come
to celebrate Joseph's marriage to Constance
do SO with Afra instead.
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70 snow her undeniable qualities as an emo
uonai actress. The difficult nature of the
roe roe ana comparative lack of stage training
saheh INTO consideration, Mrs. Barto did
remarkably we'll While her work wonid
hafdiy admit Of critical analysis it gave
ample evidence OF the possession of valuable
1lstrlonie gifts. There appears to be little
doubt that with hard work and the opportu-
MY TO get into practice she may develop
INTO an excellent actress. The audience
was large and appreciatiye.
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Where-They Came From.

The New York Sun says: Most of the
singers of the Casino started in life as
church choir singers. Marie Tempest was
few years ago the soprano in st. Swithn's
Church in London. Fred solomon sang in
boy choir in Liverpool until he was 10
years old. Laura Bellini was in the choir
of the Catholic Cathedral in Cincinnati,
and Grace Golden was a member of the
choir of ST. Johns Catholic Church In
Indianapolis. Messrs. Bassett and Pruette
are old Philadelphia Church choir singers.
A majority of the chorus earn a few extra
dollars weekly by singing in chors In this
city and in Brooklyn. Lillian Russell, who
now heads her own comic opera company,
never sang in choir, but Atiaiie Claire was
once contralto In an Episcopal church in
Toronto"
The morning call., 1891-12-20

John I. Kelly. one of the best of stage
!rishmen, will present that highly success
iul comedy, ~ and L. at the Bush-street
lheater for two weeks, commencing Mon
day evening. This bright skit returns to
US after run of fifty nights at the Stand
ard Theater. Boston. Since its last pre-
sentation here the piece has been entirely
rewritten. new songs. dances. bright and
witty dialogues added, and it is now pro-
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funnier and altogether more entertaining
than when it was offered here four years
ago In the scenes where the dances hold
sway, CAMS, a new premiere assoluta,
daintiest dancers. according to her record,
and combines such an easy gracefuness
with her difficult steps as to make them APP
pear more easy than they really are. Other
persons giving sDecialties are the Lorellas,
an acrobatie trio who do a clever act the
Bosbobies, in high and lofty tumbliDg per-
formauce; the Tiepstic family. eight Ia
number, who give one of the most cOmical
Of dances. There are numerous others. be-
sides these who help to make the spectacle
complete. The costumes of this play are
said to be the richest ever produced by Man
aper Gilmore.
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The Amateur Actor.

Critics never eau coufOund him,
His the art that needs no guise,
All admiring friends surround him,
Reading genius 10 his eyes.
Light OF Barrett Shades OF Irving
In his footsteps ye should tread,
Each OF you from art is swerving,
He alone has Shakespeare read.
Only one thing mars his glory,
Al! were else a blaze of fame,
Right is might. this tells the story,
d 1t Amateurs his name
ARTHUR j. LAME. in the Dramatic Journal
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nounced by Eastern contemporaries to be
the brightest and most amusing of all far
cal comedies. As O'Donovan Innes, John
L. Kelly is said to be indescribably funny,
and originality is impaired to everything he
does, while his versatility is such that his
auditors never tire of his presence on the
stage. Dutch" Daily is another of the
bright stars Of the cast, and as Professor
UngerblotZ he is credited with securing a.
most pronounced success. His dialect is
artistic and lifeiike, and very much unlike
that OF the average stage German. The re-
naming features of the cast are Florrie
West, the English coincidence, from the AL
hambra, London; Adele Estee late of the
Metropolitan Grand Opera Company;
Flora Veldrar. Charles F. Walton. Lizzie
Ennis. George DENIM. Charles +. Wilson,
Josie and Ida Fairbanks and Annie Angeles,
the premier danseuse. ~ and l." with
such a clever company, will certainly fur
nish abundance of fun at the Bush-street
Iheater during the next two weeks.
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The holiday attraction at this theater. to
be produced tomorrow evening, is called
"The Island of Zenobar, or the Princess
Benedicta." 1t is a spectacular burletta,
for the proper presentation of which ex-
traordinary efforts in the line OF scenic and
mechanical effects have been made. Music
has been written for it by MIR. Bauer, the
TIvoli's orchestral director. and will in
clude several bright numbers from standard
comic operas, never before given ia English.
In the second act which takes place In the
Royal Pagoda, an Amazon march occurs, aud
an excellent line of specialties will be intro
duced. There is a realistic shipwreck scene
The morning call., 1891-12-20
Fortunes and Flowers.

The way to fortune, for women at least,
appears TO be through the chorus ranks
Miss lone Durham and Miss Beatrice Tiff
fanny, both members of Mr.. French's "La
Cigale" Company, have recently been rem
dered independent of the stage by the death
of rich reiatives-Dunham gets Sl25, 600, a
house, horses and carriages; Tiffany got
only $4,000, but she is a very happy young
woman. for all that. Miss Ray Douglas, a
former member Of one of Edward Elusive
Rice's companies, was bequeathed large
Then came Miss Bertha Ricci. Miss Jenny
Yeamans and a chorus-girl of the ''Ship
Alloy" company have been bequeathed large
sums OF money and retired. Several months
ago Miss Pearl Eytinge, the actress, was
given house and large fortune by
wealthy admirer. Fortunes as well as
flowers are handed across the footlights
NOWADAYS,
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A Succrs.fui Dchnt.

a testimonial benefit was rendered to Mrs.
Fred .. Barto at the Poweli-street Theater
on Thursday evening last, on which occa-
sion Camille" WAS the piece de resistance.
The ostensible purpose of this production
was 10 give the beneficiary an opportunity
The morning call., 1891-12-20
The New York opera Comnanv

At the Orpheum. revived The Mikado"
last evening to good audience, and will
continue it probably all this week The
great feature IN the distribution is Charl es
IL. Drew'S "k0ko." He appears to have
lost none of his sprightliness and finish,
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In THE THIRD ACT
A Complimentary Benefit.

The German Dramatic Company propose,
as finalty to their season, grand compli-
mentary benefit for the members of the d.
reetion-Messfs. Becker, Kahn and Hirsch,
to be given at the Baldwin December 10th,
current. The piece selected for the occa-
sion is Ernst Won Wildenbrnch's four-act
comedy, "Die Hauben Lerche" Cine Crested
Lark, including seven members of the COM
pany in the cast, as follows:
Aug LaugenthaI, proprietor of paper factory.
.......................M Max Laurence
Hermann. his half brother ...... Mortz Eisemann
JuiIaha, lneiF cousin MI rInA Neulhahn
Fran Schmalenbach, widow. Emma Meyer
Ieue, neI uausnteI Oslo Laohtahe
Paul Hefeld, assistant. Carl Frieze Jr
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Gnmore's "New Devils Auction"
Will be the Christmas piece at the Califor-
MIA; with matinees on Friday and Saturday
afternoons. The piece has been played here
several times before under the management
of Charles H. Yale, and has always been
received with satisfaction. This time it has
been refreshed. we understand, in many of
its features and the quality Of newness lent
TO it in several respects. 1t is now brighter.
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THE THEATBRS.
THE PLAYERS.
Not Mich New in the Way Of
Holiday Attractions.
TEE SMALLER HOUSES LEAD,

The Spectacle Of "Afra |" at The AlcaZar and
The Island Of zel0har " at the TiT0li,
the Only Advertised Novelties The
Middlenal " Remains Another week at
The BaldWil-"A New Devils Auction"
U and |" at the BlSh-SnGet 1.-THE
WigWam Wakes Up With Mother
Goose The New York Opera Com
Daly in The G0liOlisS - Foreign and
Domestic Notes.
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We see the villagers preparing the maypole
for the festival, all singing in festive glee.
Herr Strominger has a niece, Afra, over
whom he has tyranniZed since childhood.
She drives the sheep. and is Stunned by all
in the village. Her sole companion is Nico,
the drunkard of the place, but with a heart
that beats but for ARA. He is her big
brother and watches over her, calling him
self her faithful dog. Dario Vincenzo, an
The morning call., 1891-12-20

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