The morning call., 1891-10-18
Personal and other lettings

The Lyceum Amateur Company will play
Days "a Night Of" at Odd Fellows Hall,
Friday evening, October 23d.
Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" was
rehea rsed by the Columbia Opera Company
at the Orpheum Oh Friday morning last.
Mr.. Ben Stern is in the city. He comes
In advance of Miss Fanny Davenport. This
thriving young man Of California birth COM
menced life as an alta. he Of the old Cali
fornia Theater, under the management of
the late General Barton, and Is now business
partner with MI Marcus r. Mayer. The
world is going very well IN these days with
both of them. Mr.. Stern is son OF the
late David Stern.
Two or three concerts are TO be given In
this city within few days by the Zapadores
Baud of the Mexican Army, consisting OF
fifty musicians, who, under the leadership
of Professor Miguel Rios ToledanO. have
been playing lately most successfully at the
Portland Oregon Industrial EXPOSITION.
The following card has come TO hand:
Hon. A. z. Hodges announces the marriage OF
his daughter Annis Louise Tanner, TO OXIDE
Musiu. New York City, Wednesday, October Z,
1891.
Miss Tanner has been the leading soprano
of the Divide Musin music organization for
several seasons The marriage was quiet
celebration.
New York will try Mascagni's "Caval-
leria Rusticana" Rustic Chivalry) in Ger
man.
Lizzie Annandale's tenor. Michelena, has
been secured for the Minnie Hauk Com
paDy. 1t would seem from this that Lizzie's
enterprise is already blighted.
Mr.. Crane was much opposed to begin
| ming his engagement here on Sunday
night, says the Chicago Inter Ocean of DC
tober 18th, but Manager Henderson was
even more unwilling to close his theater that
night, and the comedian yielded his 0bjec-
tlon. We are glad however, that Mr.. Crane
| is determined to break away from Sunday
performances. lie should now keep him
! self in the first class of comedians, and he
cannot do that in public esteem while lie
| gives Sunday night shows.
| James &. Duff, manager. came near going
| over to the great majority recently. DE
had fortnight's struggle in Chicago 10
| keep his footing on this side the river.
Politics have proved profitable handmade
to music of late in Paris. Messrs. Durdilly
are reported to have issued during the last
| fortnight 112, 900 copies in various editions
OF the Russian National Anthem.
The receipts Of the Bareuth festival
amounted to $685. great financial sue
cess. Next year there will be ten perform
ances of "Parsifal." seven of 'Mester-
| singer" and three OF "Tannhauser."
Mr. Florence net in London Signor Ar
dit, the eminent composer and director,
and, happening to speak OF musical mat
| tiers, SalQ 10 Him: w uRI uIu you near III
the United States which pleased you mostY
Arditi answered: Il heard the greatest
natural voice ever heard in my life except
| one (Adelina Patti, and that was Miss Lii
liam Russell" This may be called the bald
est kind of flattery on Ardti's part.
Emma Eames, the distinguished young
American prima donna. has just been hon
ored with the decoration OF Officer d Acad-
EN- a, by the French Minister of Public In
| struction.
Miss Attale Claire, the eontralto has ar
| rived from Europe, and now completes the
company Mr.. T. Henry French has engaged
for the production OF LA Cigale" at the
Garden Theater, New York.
The Rev. A. c. Skinner, father of Otis Of
that ilk, does little in the claaue way, il
the Chicago papers are to be believed. lie
attended the Globe Theater, Boston, where
his son recently performed as leading man
Of Margaret Mather's company, and, with
a companion, appauded vigorously.
Marlowe's Juliet, in Shakespeare love
tragedy, s.irred the Baltimoreans to their
depths.
Rubinstein, who is in Dresden seeking the
necessary quiet in which to complete his
new oratorio, was induced to touch piano
for few minutes at musicale IN that city.
| A young gentleman, either English OF
American, said to him with patronizine
smile: well, you play very we'll" With
the gravest manner and not the sliphtr al
tinge of sarcasm Rubinstein bowed low and
replied; " thank you very much for your
encouragement"
The Chicago O. era-house management is
"n high feather" over the success Of ''Sin-
bad" in San Francisco, which Manager Hen
derson telegraphs is doing far better than
"1he Crystal Slipper" did last year, and
the business then was the best ever done on
the Coast at regular prices.
"Abbey's company this year." says Patti