The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-04

at the Baldwin in the early part OF Noyem-
Der.
AS between the California and Eastern
dramatist Mr.. Charles Dickson is in the
position of Captain Macheath-" How hap
by could l be with either were 'tother dear
charmer away"
Miss Burg, leading lady of "Incog,"
wants to stay in California. This is her
first trip West, and she is Infatuated with
the climate and people here. This burg"
would be delighted to have the lady re-
main.
THE Black Mask has been dropped,
Muldoon, the wrestler, who assumed the
management, being unable to carry the load.
The death is announced in Paris of Leon
HyaCinth Marajs, a French actor of repute,
and the creator of roles OF Vladimir in The
Danicheff" and Stenke in The Hetman."
Marais was first clerk, then volunteer in
the Franco PrusSian war. prize-Wnner at
the Paris Conservatory, and in 1879 an
actor at the Odeon. He played many parts.
both modern and classic. His wife was
Helen Petit, an actress at the OdeOn.
Lillian LamSOn, very young and pretty
Californian, who some time since made
very successful debut in this city as Juliet,
has arrived in New York to seek a theatre
cal opening.
George Darrell AN Australian actor-man-
ager, proposes bringing an Australian COM
pany to London next season and presenting
plays written by Australians
Oliver Doud, formerly stage manager for
the Booth-Barrett company, is horelessly
demented. He was confined at Bellevue
Hospital, New York, for some time and had
mended so well that his relatives took HIM
home to Baltimore. After a while he be-
came SO violent that lie had to be taken TO
the Mount Hope Insane Asylum. He is
suffering from paresis Mr.. Doud is widely
known in professional circles and is
cousin OF Oliver Byron.
A noticeable thing about ladies who
kindly take off their OOnnets at the theatrr
is the disappearance OF the Psyche knutand
the substitution of the pyramid coll.
lad~s description Of the latter is: Draw
the braid up to the crown, not the top, and
tie it TO stand out"
W. W. Furst has been released by Fannie
Davenport and will conduct the orchestra
for the production Of Miss HelyetF' at the
Star Theater, New York.
The London Oh era Company, composed
of Polish Jews, stranded at Providence, II.
l., September 18th. The troupe consisted
of six men and two women. 1t was organ
lied couple Of weeks ago in New York by
Morris Reiger and Michael Bernstein. They
opened al Fall River with THE GIeenhOrn"
on the 18th aud arrived at Providence on
the 14th. Two acts of the play had been
gone through with at the Talma Theater,
when it was discovered, says the New York
Clipper, that The managers had fled. They
were corraled by the company at the sta
ton at o'clock in .he morning, while wait
ing for New York train. A policeman
compelled them to furnish one of the weep
ing women transportation to New York.
after which they again fed. The rest of
the company will be sent to Fall River,
where they may obtain employment in the
mills.
The beef-eaters Tor Buffetiers) employed
in Marie Wainwrights production of "Amy
Robsart," at Palmer's Theatpr, New York,
are ten of the largest and best-looking men
ever used as supeTnume faTles on the New
York Stage. They run from six feet to six
feet four inches in height. Several of them
are ex-Life Guardsmen of the English army.
Minna X. Gales chances of success have
driftpd off into the doldrums, says DunlOp's
Stage News.
Walden Ramsey, for thirteen years a
member of the A. NJ. Palmer st OK Com
pAny, has resigned his position to become
instructor Of EXECUTION at the Chicago Con-
servatDry.
Peter Baker has pretty daughter, who
is on the stage under the name of Viva
Walters II. T. jenkins of Henderson. n
c., who travels Tor the w. Il. Lewis To-
bacc0 Company, sought to mash" the
young lady, and to that end wrote her notes
that She aud her father thought insulting.
Mr.. Baker encountered the masher at the
Cooper Hotel, says the Clipper and gave
him q sound thrashing, jenkins being
knocked through a plate-glass window dur
ing the operation.
Clinton j. Edgerly, once husband to Rose
CoghlaD, was married last week to Lisbeth
Belle Barker, non-professional of Hunt
ington, Long Island. Clint" was divorced
from Rose in 1890, and both are at present
about the biteTest enemies under the sun
Miss COghlan and her manager, John l..
Sullivan, said at the time that Miss Coghlan
had to foot all the bills since she married,
even including the marriage ring, and Ed
gerly told some narrowing details about his
wife's temper, adding that she was less
temperate than strict conventionality re-
quired. Miss C0ghlan, IL is said, will soon
marry again.
The new organ in Talmage's tabernacle,
which will not be completed before Thanks
giving, will cost $4,000. 1t is 80 feet high
30 feet wide and Is feet deep. 1t has four
manuals, 10 stops and appliances and 4510
pipes, bass drum, kettle drum and cymbals.
Recently there died in Lisbon Francisco
Gomez. aged "a. he was the pOSsessor OF a
genuine soprano voice, and some years ago
achieved a fine success in the role of Mar
guerite, when Gounod's Faust" was per-
formed at the San Carlo Theater. Lisbon.
Pinero's new play. which is to be pro-
ducrd at Terry's Theater next month. gives
Edward Terry chance as an Irish NJ. p.
He satirizes British aristocrats making
money by social swagger, charging Ameri-
cans a heavy commission for invitations to
fashionable houses.
Mr. DAILY, referring to the report that he
had secured the lease OF theater in Lon
don, said lately in London: There is
nothing settled about the matter. am con-
sidering some tempting offers, but / really
do not wish to load myself with a second
theater, even though 1t be a London
theater."
Bill Nye's farce, "Tbe Cadi," according TO
the Sun, was dismal failure in New York
The Sun says: Some things that he said
were funny; but all Of them-and this is
words. Real wit is brief. Life is short. A
laugh must come quickly to be real good
Nye works you up by degrees, preparing
you for gut1aw, yet the climax is too fire.
quently sickly grin.
Pony Moore of the firm OF Moore e. Bur-
CESS, the English minstrel managers, has
offered John Russell a certainty for a ten
weeks season of "Ihe City Directory" in
London next May. But it is safe to say
that John is wiser than Pony and will not
accept the offer.
Victor Herbert, who has appeared in vari-
Gus capacities at the Worcester Music Fes-
tival recently, is an Irishman with German
training. He was born in 1859 in Dublin,
author Of Handy Andy" Herbert is one
of the best yioloncellists in the country,
aud good pianist witral; yet it is as a
composer that he hopes to win the most en-
during fame
American actresses, led by Miss Marie
Wainwright, object to sell at booths during
the proposed Actress Fund Fair TO be given
at the MadisOu-square Garden Amphi-
thcater, New York. They affect to fear