The morning call., 1891-04-26
Personal and Other Jottings.

"The County FAIR enters upon its fourth
week at the Baldwin April Goth.
Helen Barry, as Lady Betty, has made hit
In The comedy "a Nights Frolc," adapted
from the German by Franz Reinau and L. Lu-
doviei. Reinau was wei. known both on The
German ana English stage in this city.
Edmond Welcb the Irish comedian, is ex
pected in this city In September next with Mr.
Archie Levy's play Terrence Brady ESQ.,"
both actor and author are natives of California
IA Dream OF the White House." composed by
Miss Jennie Beasy, was played by the Helm
Ilcn orchestra at the Grand Opera House on
FRIDAY evening and most fayorably received.
Miss Anna Daily. a talented young elocuti0nist,
VIII give recital at Unlon-square Hall next
thursday night. Tie programme Will be varied
by amateur talent.
Anna Dickinson proposes to lecture on the
wrongs and crimes hidden by insane asylum
walls.
The next and last of the successful Carr-Beel
Saturday Pops" for the present season VIII
lake place by request IN the evening at o'clock,
instead OF The afternoon on May 9th, at Irving
iali. Sixteen concerts are announced Tor the
The Jackson-street Mlnstrels and Aliee-street
quartet Club Will give an entertainment at the
Oakland Theater on Friday evening, May LIST,
Tor the Central Free kindergarten OF that city.
II. j. Buckley, recently struck with paralysis
In New YORK City, is slowly recovering
Clyde Fitch, tile playwright, has gone to Eu-
rope. He has a play III hand which Is 10 have its
hrSt production al LONDON. Mr. Fitch recently re.
ceiyed the dis .incton OF an Invitation from the
hearsa an honor the club has only bestowed on
Mr.. HoWellS aud Mr.. Fitch.
The last words uttered by Mr.. Barnum were
spoken to his wife on Tuesday morning, April
TN, about O'Clock. As she bent over TO con
sole him, lie looked tenderly into her eyes, and
said: Il 1--we you dearly" He cracked his last
joke on the night previous. All through his
sickness he desired mis- wife to smooth his pillow
for The nights rest Mrs. Barnum's first name
IS Nancy, ana the great Snowman was always
joking about it, On Monday night, the 9Th, lie
SAID: Nan, tuck IT,"
MIR. NJ. b. Leavitt has retired from the man
agement OF Broadway 1heater Denver, Colo,
leaving the house in charge of the prOprletors
Bush q Co. He found the load too heavy.
Billy Blrch has signed TO play the old negro IN
the Johu r. Rogers MY New Sweetheart" Com
pany.
Alfred Wnke win sing the aria, MY Native
Land" (Suppe), at the q. A. X. Nay Festival on
tiiday neXi, at the Pavilion on the occasion OF
Inc freSdents visit, aud with the Cosmopolitan
QUARTET VINO Will sing Comrades III arms
(Adam) and THE Scout (Campaua).
The tenor Aramburo has been singing In
South America This Is The man VINO once
while singing Tor Mapleson collected $4,000 In
advance from that redOubtaDle manager, and
"skipped' OH the next French steamer.
DR.. Eben TOuTjee. founder and for many years
director OF the New England Conservatory of
Music, who has been i'll Tor long time. died
Aptll IAN at his home, In Franklin square, Bos-
ion.
Mrs. LanGtry's London experiences this time
are somewhat distressing. Grim failure has
logged her heels through several productions.
A certain Southern journal has dramatic de-
partmeut headed Chips from the flies" aud
last week the proot-feader got 1t "Chips from
the ties.''
William Florence says that 'the first night
settles play" and he cites Married" Ites-
cued" and 1.-The Old Stager," which the critics
proclaimed successes, as examples that bear out
his theory. But how about The Wife," which
was condemned on its first performance aud was
afterward licked into a substantial success?
And how asks the New York Dramatic Mirror,
about The Bankers Daughter" "Held by the
Enemy" Shenandoah Joshua Nhltcom0,"
"Hazel Kirke," '.Dr BilI""Pau Kauvar' and
ceptiOns 10 MIR. Fl0rences rule are so numerous
that don't think confidence can be placed IN 1t.
Rider HaggaTd's CLEOPATRA" will be the sub
1eet Of Danish McCums' new Work Tor the
Royal English opeTa House, London.
The operate wardrobe of tile late Emma Ao-
bolt, one of The richest, most expensive and com
plete ever used by an American ar,i ste, has been
forty operas IN her repertoire, and probably ar
rayed three costumes for each and every role.
Mrs. Lizzie Abbott Clark, the ViYacionS. bright
faced sister OF the dead sluger. and the only
member Of the family resembling her, has charge
OF the disposal OF the dresses
Patti met with such Il tumultous success in
Vienna short time ago that she had to.aceept
three encores She was literally obliged to do
this or Ihe audience would have made trouble.
She then went 10 Buda-Pesth
A rich but misery old man named Hallory,
vino fOnd OF the theater bul always paid his
way TO the cheapest seat, once BET Sheridan a
supper that he could not instantaneousy make a
rhyme 10 fit his name. The wit accepted and
immediately said:
There was an old man named Hallory.
Who lows himself such a small salary
That when he would go