The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-11

the play, which tour includes the Baldwin
Theater early next month. We learn, how
ever, that a sort OF compromise has been eff
iecied between Mr.. Frohman's conscience
and the tempting offers of the other side. a
special company Is being formed to present
the play in New York City at HeTmann's
Iheater, while the original successful cast
in It's entirety Will speed on It's way to TINS
city. They say nothing succeeds like sue
cess" and if the American playwright viii
only devote his energies earnestly and as
slduou>ly TO the higher demands of the
drama remuneration would seem to be Ger
tain.
The Wandering Minstrel.
a postal from New Orleans, dated jan
uary 4th, from Wash Norton, informs The
CALL that this interchangeable traveller and
his wife were in the Crescent City. Since
Mr.. and Mrs. n. left San Francisco, less
than two short years ago, they have visited,
professionally, Japan, China. Java, Manila,
Burmah. the East Indies, passed through
The Suez Canal to Port SAID and Egypt at
large, Malta, Gibraltar, England, the CONT
nent of Europe, Cuba. West Indies gener-
ally, Venezuela and South America, Ar
rived at New Orleans January Sd, and were
TO leave on the 9th for this city. They may
be expected here on Monday, 18th. Mr..
Norton has a large fruit and cattle ranch in
Shasta County, and his present intention is
to settle down there; but he had that deter
chased the property When you fird man
oscllating between murphies and mando-
lins, turnipS and tamburines, farming and
funny business on the end, his movements
must be necessarily eccentric and difficult to
gauge. Farm OF no farm, we feel persuaded
Norton viii die in the harness.
Personal and other Jottines.
Mrs. Carmichael-Carr and Mr.. Sigmund
Bel announce a series Of four chamber
concerts in Irving Hall, the first on the after
noon Of Saturday, January 18th. The series
will be on the plan of the London popular
concerts.
A contract has just been signed by Nine.
Fursch-Madi, now in Paris, for thirty ap-
pearances in concerts, oratorios and fes-
rivals in the United States and Canada
commencing April 1st under the manage
ment Of Mr.. l.. NJ. Ruben.
The Sheridan Dramatic Club will do
'tBrlphegOr, the Mnuntebank," at Saratoga
Hall, Sunday. February 10Th.
Richard Stah, author OF the ''Sea King"
and said Pasha," is musical director of the
Natural Gas" company, TO be seen at the
Ne" BuSh-street Theater on Monday, Janu-
AIRY 10Th.
MIR. Richard Mansfield WAS good enough
to say the other day, according to Chicago
dispatch in the New York Herald, that {
the people of the Lake City would build and
epdow a theater he would accept the man
agement of it.
Sarah Cowell lie Moyne, the dramatic
reader, has arrived in New York. Its a
tradition, says the Dramatic News, among
professionals that "if the San Franciscans
are pleased the whole world will be-" Mrs.
lie Moyne ran the gantet of criticism with
flying colors, being enthusiastically appre-
ciated by the Caifornians.
William Gillette, author of Held by the
Enemy" is gradually convalescing at Hot
Springs, North Carolina.
The summer tour OF Men and Women"
recent successful production in New
York, will embrace San Francisco Chicago
and Boston, among other big cities. The
stage artists of the Baldwin, the Columbia
and HolllS-street theaters in the places re-
speciiyely named, are already at work pre-
barring duplicates Of the original scenery
Mr.. John q. Freud is no longer editor of
! The American Musician.
Newton Beers, the sensational advertising
tragediap, is doing the West Indies, and
Will return, no doubt, even more torrid in
his style.
ClaIa Chase Ainsworth is announced in
New York as the latest California star.
Mr. Ben Teal has prepared all plans for
the early production of "Niobe," which
Harry Paulton sold to him.
Patrice, the well-known s0ubrette, has
sued wealthy Chicago merchant for
$50, 900 for breach of promise.
A new dramatic reader in the person oil
Mrs. Nellie Brown Pond of Boston will
soon make her appearance in this city. The
lady enjoys q Well-deSeIyed reputation as
an elocutionist.
The Cycloramic Siege of Paris, at the
corner of Eddy and Mason streets, is now
enlivened and made dOubly interesting by
many realistic incidents. The attendance
Is daily increasing.
The Wigwam offers a most attractive
programme for this week.
Corlnne has topaz brooch with history,
and one of the best invented bit, we have
had from press agent for some time.
Count Won Moltke, aged 81, pretty well
known as soldier, plays with considerable
Skill on the vloloncello, and Edison, the in
Ventor, though suffering from deafness, is
Iasslonately fond of music. The Duke of
wellington spent fortune every year in
providing artists for musicales. Napoleon
was said to have been first-rate Judge and
no mean critic OF opera, and when olsen
gagged was renowned first-nghter. Glad
stone Is lover OF sacred music, and the
great agnostic, Charles Bradaugh, never
misses an opportunity to attend oratoro
performances in London. Ruskin was fond
of the violin, as was Cardinal Newman, who
Was an industrious member of the old Sacred
Harmonic Society Of London.
Nine. Modjeska proposes to revive West
land Marston's Donna Diana" in London
next season.
The Kendals opened in tie Forge
master" at Chicago. on the 9th. to $4,000
Harry Miner recently offered Henry
Irving, to play with Ellen Terry at the
Fifth-avenue Theattr, guarantee of
100000 for 200 nights. The offer was de-
clned.
Miss Julia Marlowe is convalescent. She
was present at n recent dinner given the
hendals by Colonel Mcclure of the Phila-
delphia Times She will shortly go South.
Miss MarlOwe's next tour will be managed
by Lawrence Barrett
AT the Utopian Club, Philadelphia, a
that certain musician who played Chopin