The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-22

par,ire for America.
The latest ecruit to the English profess
sional stage from the amateur ranks is
Adolphns Vane-Tempest, son of tbs late
Lord Adolphns Vane- Tempest, and first
cousin OF the Marquis of Londonderry.
Gum R'cordi, Verdi's publisher, in re-
cent issue of III Trovatore" says that the
story about Verdi having any idea of
writing comic opera is an American canard
and ridiculous falsehood. Verdi never
even Thought of writing "Falstaff," and
tnere Is not shadow of truth in the foreign
press reports to that effect.
barry suliiyan's memory is to be honored
win monument in Dublin.
Daniei Dougherty. the Philadelphia poll
ticlan, IS writing life of Forrest. Per-
maps the best life of the great tragedian
among several extant at present Is that by
sonal friend.
David Belasoo. who has had many ex-
traVagant lees for coaching actresses. ANA
ieur ana professional. declares that he will
40 no more OF that work (perhaps, remarks
me New York Sun. because his remarkable
success with Mrs. Leslie Carter has made a
satislactery climax, and will now devote
ninsel1 TO originality as dramatist ~,
having contracted for sufficient work Of that
hinu TO crowd his time for year.
CnarieS Is. Hanford, an Industrious and
sttdio9s actor. formerly of the Booth Bar
Ietl: Rooson-Crane and other good COM
S'SS, .i'o pulCHaSPQ from the Barrett
5state Tue julius Cesar" outfit used by
Booth and Barrett, and will star as Marc
Antony next season
NINE. Bernhardt and her principal leading
man, NJ, Duquesne, have quarreled. The
aetor laiied TO attend either of the two re-
HeaisIiS Helu by the company on Sunday, a
week ago, and failed to make any satsfac-
tory explanation for his absence. Duquesne
was Hnea 900 francs, but rather than pay
the penalty he resigned
lhere Is one manager in New York who
noeS not yearn for military glory and re-
fuses II when offered. A few days ago a
can was heard over the telephone in the
DoX-6ftlce at the Amphion:
Us Colonel Knowles therc?"
"Oh, perhaps it's Major Knowles Js he
there?" ''0'
No such man connected with this thea
"Whyl Isn't Knowles there any more ?"
MI knowles Is here. Won't he do? |
doh want any of these handles" con-
chrap as honOrables in politics."
Vefdl tad is TO endow hospitals. He has
bullt one near Florenzuolo, and is now
constructing another in Milan for the ben
e el6o OF o'd and poor artists. This will cost
Colonel Henry Mapleson. of renown as
an operate manager, is again in the United
states, and intends giving series of
artists concerts" in various cities. Among
tle names announced as belonging to the
troupe are those OF Nine. Laura Mapleson,
Nine. Georgine Won Januschowsky. Miss
Marie Nellini. Frau Bartschmid, Signor
italo Campanini, Mr.. Charles Adams, Mr.
Myron whitney and many others.
Emma kames and Laura Belini have
peen writing articles about Mascagnrs
music, rs represented in his "Cavalleria
hnStlcana Miss Bellini says it is very
diihcult and arduOps. Miss Eames assert s
that 1t Is very easy. But then Miss Bellinl
has sung the music, while Miss Eames has
yet TO tackle IT, which is apt to make a diff
Terence In her ju dgment.
Aoia Is something of a musician, having
Stuuieu music very seriously at one time OF
ms HE. He plays the pianoforte and the
clarinet, and is constantly seen at the
Opera Ccmique in Paris, especially now
tnat bruneau'S lie Reve" is on the boards.
;, FRAU Cosima-Liszt-von Bulow Wagner or
FRAU Casl-fantutte-ma-L szt-von Bulow-
Wagner resembles the Queen of Hearts in
Alice IN Wonderland" Whenever she
screams. 'Of with his head" OF any other
mandate at Baireuth, 1t is forthwith and i'm
mediHtely put into execution. She now OBJ
Jects most vOcferously and Violently To
Lohengrin's BEARD, and every tenor who at
tempts the part IN future must sacrifice this
decoration IN order TO appear as the en-
chanted knight and hero and to pI ease Mrs.
Wagner
Bernhardt has not made much of n sensa-
ZION tnls time IN the East; many seats are
vacant at each OF her performances Il. will
be wise for Sarah to go back to the Cumeuie
francalSe ana stop there, as another Ameri-
can tour might not be profitable. Clever
Madge Kendall knows when she has scooped
all she can get, adds Dunlop's Stage News.
and Sarah is about as smart.
Augustn DAILY has got himself rather dis
liked IN certain literary circles in London,
because he presumed TO turn the British
poet laureate into an advertising medium
As matter of fact, the much-taIked-of
IennySon comedy was written years ago,
and neither Ellen Terry nor Mary Anderson
would take 1t, despite the obvious advan-
tages OF being able to advertise a play by
TennySon.
Massenet is working on an opera called
Amy Robsart," the subject OF which is
taken from Kenilworth."
Isabella Coe has entirely recovered from
her recent illness and Is again playing her
part in "NiObe."
Ike German actor Matkowsky. at present
starring at Amberg's Thearer has been made
psnniless by the failure of Fred an der &
Sommerheld. bankers, in Berlin. The saw
lngs OF his lifetime amounted to 10000
marks.
Clark S. Sammis is getting good deal of
free advertising, says the Stage News, out
OF the magnificent failure of his two stars
George Barrett and Miss Eastlake. Before
Barrett began his tour, Sammis laid great
stress on the fact that &c orge" was a good
fellow and very popular. Now he complains
that the disaster was due to Barrett's good
fellowship and love of good time. 1t
works both ways.
Tony Pastor is becoming very rich m an.
Recently he bought another four-story
house at 49 West Ninely-fourth street, New
York.
Horace Wall has become Frank Mayo's
manager.
John R. Rogers brought suit recently
against naughty little London paper called
the Hawk. from which the Kendals boasted
week since that they had recovered $500
damages, but John was not so lucky as the
case was dismissed with costs.
George, 5. Knight visited New York last
week and promenaded Broadway with his
mother. Physically he is In good health,
but he did pot recognize his old friends
In his Stage method Alexander Salvini is
said to more nearly resemble Charles Fech-
ter than Salvini pere.
Charlss I. Locke and the Emma Juch
Opera COMPANY are not stranded as re-
ported.