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and enchanting voices seduced those whose
impure desires guided them toward the
mountain; unknown roads enticed them,
and they were borne away to the
mysterious palace which IL incloses, in
The abode of eternal perdition from which
none return. The Knight Tannhauser.
curious and intrepid, found the path of the
Grottos in the Venusberg, and was the
spouse Of the goddess during seven years,
after which, his desires satiated and him
sell devonred with remorse, aspiring to
human suffering, he succeeded in tearing
himself from the arms of his love by invok-
fessed to the Pope, imploring his pardon,
It the Pontiff replied, "tbat having tasted
10 pleasures Of he'll he was forever
Camned." Then raising his crosier, he
added, Even as this wood cannot become
green again, SO there is no pardon for thee"
The legend continues, that at the end Of
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December 81. 1890.
FOR TIE INTERIOR.
Lotta's Wealth.

According to the sketch of Miss Lolita
Crabtree from the pen of Mr.. Kane of
Philadelphia, this vivaclous little actress
OWLS III her own name and without incum-
brance the Park Theater in Boston, and
the International Hotel property in front of
that place of amusement For this she
paid S350,000 in cool cash in addition to s25,-
600 she paid Henry E. Abbey for the nova
BILE property it contained, such as scenery,
furniture, carpets. opera chairs aud fix
lures. The theater is said to be the best
stocked in this country. He who made the
inventory found over twelve complete sets
OF stage furniture, one costing $500, another
$500, another $3.50 and so on. In addition
to the scenery in the theater, over forty
complete sets were found stored in an out
side warehouse. All these properties"
were estimated to be worth not less than
$4,000. so that prudential Miss Lolita and
her ma with the wary financial eye were
not driving bad bargain. In addition to
this she has over 100000 invested
In different manufactures and dwell
ing houses i'll New York and Harlem;
she has one house and lot covering
nearly square, and originally costing $780,
goo; she has houses and property on Staten
Island, and in Akron, Chicago, Kansas City
and San Francisco. Add to all this $500, 600
in United States bonds and $4,000 worth of
Jewelry and you'll see that the sum of ST.
100000 does not fully represent all her pos
sessions.
And yet the other day Lolita said plays
were unsatisfactory investments!
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French dramatic art has iately been called
ulon 10 sustain serious losses in the deaths
of Sainte-Beuye, AlphOnse Karr. Adolph
Eelot and Octave Feuillet. In 1862 the lat
ter was elected an immortal " TO take the
place of Eugene Scribe. in the Academic
Franchise, AID 1868 he was appointed
Librarian TO the Emperor, Napoleon Ill.
The republic offered to continue his salary,
but he declined. His whole career was a
times ruthlessly dissecied his works. the
French public accepted him as one of the
most popular noyellsts and playwrights of
his age.
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ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
The Bark II. Hackfeld Has Safely
Arrived at Queenstown.
Arrival of the Haytian Republic-The Trouble
on the Los Angeles Settled-Deputy Sur
veyor of the Port Gaskill.

The German bark Fl. Hackfeld which left
Liverpool for this port via Honolulu. but
had to put back, having been damaged in a
gale, has arrived at Queenstown. A dis
patch received yesterday at the Merchants
Exchange states that the vessel lost one life
boat and had her deck swept. She was also
leaking slightly.
The weather was hay at Point Lobos
yesterday, and the wind all day from the
northeast, blowing as high as twenty-four
miles an hour The barometer read: s
O'Clock in the morning, 1927; noon, 1890; 5
O'Clock in the evening, 1928
The Hawaiian bark ". B. Godfrey cleared
yesterday for Melbourne. and will probably
sail today. Captain Davis, who goes in
command is an old-timer ON this Coast. and
has one-fourth interest in the vessel.
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Twenty-seven patents cover the famous
running horse race effect, one of the sensa-
tOnal features in The County Fair"
which will receive a special production in
the Baldwin early in the spring. This play,
which has a record of three years run in
New York City. aud has already duplicated
the metropolitan success CD the road, is built
on the Same simple pastoral lines as - The
Old Homestead" Its popular success is
uneaniyocal and the largest theaters in the
land are tested by the throngi who love
theater and the hOrse,-''man 5 best friend"
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Edwin Booth as He Is.

Edwin Booth has returned to town, says
the Chicago Sunday Herald Of January 4th,
for spell Of illness which may never end.
The great tragedian is a very sick man. He
was to have begun an engagement in this
city next Monday, but the failure of his
small remnant of health has compelled him
to abandon it. The acting which he has
forced himself to do thus far this season
has been difficult and feeble. His aillnent
is chronic form of dyspepsia, which has
dissipated his strength and lowered his spir-
its alarmingly. His wealth places him far
beyond the necessity of exertion, but his
physicians advised him to remain on the
stage in the hope that it would occupy his
mind and keep him from breeding. Expen-
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/ sat 'down front" and watched your face
l watched the leading lady's grace
The music sobbed across the space
Last night at the play !
You do not know; 'twould matter naught-
This love for You comes all unsought;
1t grew itself, it grew untaught-
Last night at the play /!
All. not ah, mol Long days ago
1t came, and you Will never know,
No. never, OF its ebD and flow
Last night at the play !
THE footlights hurt my eyes" said
lThe tears would Gomez, bent my head,
knew how vain this yearning dread
Last night at the play !
And while you laughed and played your part
To- something broke-it WAS my hearth
But was still, 1 did not start,
Last night at the play
CECILE JOYCE in n. Y. Dramatic News
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Fzua J,lch as Cnrmsn.

in which GiacOmo Meyerbeer's 1.-THE HUI
guenotS" was rendered on FRIDAY. We are
disposed to place this delightful performance
in advance OF the treatment by the singers
If Wagner's work. Bizet's Carmen was
sung last evening. We are to have three
Wagner nights this week" Tannhauser
on Monday and Friday, with Miss Emma
Juch as Elisabeth in the first and as Elsa in
the second. Tannhauser " is new TO many
Of our opera-goeTs, and for their information
we give the legend which the composer has
invested with the brilliancy of his lyric
genius:
THE LEGEND OF TANNHAUsER,"
Says recent work on the merits of Wagner,
still exists in Germany above all in eafy
Ihuringia, where the famous castle Of
Wartburg stands, which under the hOspi-
table landgrayes Of the thirteenth century
as the theater of pacific contests fought by
the illustrious troubadOurs. In front of the
castle rises a bare, dreary mountain, burned,
as II were, which makes a strange blot in Vie
midst Of the fresh vegetation Of the neigh
boring valleys. This is the terrible Venus
berg, inhabited, according TO popular tradi-
ton, by dangerous goddess. This divinity
was formerly Hulda, the benefcent, who
came each year to awaken the spring and
wandered over the country scattering flow
ers under her feet But, being cursed by
Christianity, she was obliged to take refuge
in the unknown cayerns of the mountain;
she was soon confounded with Venus, the
sovereign OF the senses. The graces. syrens,
bacchantes and fauns constituted her court,
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Dacre Versus Price.

The English actor, Mr.. Henry Dacre, re-
Gently discharged from Mrs. Leslie Carriers
company by Manager Price, has published
card in which he says: Gas Mr.. Prices
action renders an appeal to the law newt
able, deem it improper to enter now into
discus sim OF The merits Of the case. At the
proper time | shall place Mr. Prices con-
duct and my own before the public in its
true light. Meanwhile, as one who practi-
caly began his career in America some
time ago, and who has since attained to a
fair amount of success abroad, i feel quite
sure that | can, without being misunder-
stood, await the issue without further COM
ment "
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SO beautifully should be so fond of beer.
:, Yer 1T not for de peer, madam" exclaimed
the professor, dot Chopin music vod drive
me mat"
Mary Anderson Navarro is living at
Bournemouth, England. though it was an
hounced some time ago that she was on her
way TO this city. In regard to her refusal to
see Manager Abbey and her declaration that
s she would have nothing more to do with
and Drama remarks: LAS she is indebted to
tne latter for fame, fortune and rich hus-
pand this decree seems rather ungracious."
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sive and careful arrangements were made
for the easiest possible travel ana the most
comfortable quarters at hotels, so as not to Ia
tlgue him; but lie found that his endurance
was not equal to the smallest remnant OIL
hardship incidental to travel, and so he has
come back to New York, with no probable
lty that be Will soon, if ever, act again.
These are the facts. Booth Is to-day the
most respected and curious figure in the
dramatic profession. He leads an almost
solitary lie. just before his departure on
this interrupted tour, he permitted his phys
lclans to coerce him into going to the thea
tiers for diversion. For few weeks he was
an almost nightly occupant of a box at one
or other OF the theaters, and he saw nearly
everything in town, including the widest
farceS and most trivial burlesques as we'll as
Worthier performances. He was usually ac-
companied by several intimate friends,
with whom he showed very little sociabll-
lty, and was always regarded with keen IN
teTeSt by the audience, of whose existence
he seemed to be oblivious. The effect of the
eminent tragedian's presence upon actors on
the stage, particularly if they were engaged
In tomfoolery and horseplay, was visibly be-
Calming. If not absolutely paralyzing.
A JOKE AT HIS EXPENSE.
One night he attended farcieal show, in
which one of the characters was caricature
OF stage manager who cracked jokes about
the theatrical business. When he came TO
one of these he cast a half-appeaing glance
at the prompter, as though mutely asking
permission to omit this particular jest, while
his companion in the dialogue cOvertly eyed
Booth for an instant, as if wondering
whether that saturnine tragedian would sub
NIT TO be fooled with without instant retail
iation; but at length the two comedians
pulled themselves together and went ahead.
@ You don't remind me of Edwin Booth,
said one.
:" Booth = Booth" the other repeated
medltatively. "Oh. yes," with a sudden
thought; "he was the actor who played with
Barrett, wasn't hep"
Booths companions in the box laughed
heartily, but the smile on Booths own face
was so faint that it looked as though he had
hardly heard the joke at all.
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REssEII,s COMEDIANS
an Enforced Halt.

On account Of the expiration OF contracts
held by several people of the Tiyoli Com
pany, the management is compelled to remove
The W onderful Lamp" after a successful
run Of twenty-siX nights. The wel-knoWn
widow O'Bren'' Will take its place on Mon
day evening next with James T. Kelly in
his old Eole Of the Widow, Miss Tile Sal
niger as Dora McA lister, Miss Kate Marchi
as Nora O'Brien, and Miss Mollie Stock
meyer as Belle ! thompson, the colored ser
Yamt
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All Lee. highlander, was convicted in
Police Court 3 yesterday for carrying a
weapon concealed. He claimed to be mer-
chant at Astoria. Or. and, as a traveller,
that lie had right to carry a pistol. Judge
Joachimsen took no stock in the MongoPs
story and sentenced him to pay fine of
$3.50 or serve 250 days imprisonment. Lees
attorney filed an appeal bond in the sum Of
$500.
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Manager Charles L. Locke has reason to
congratulate himself on the success, so far.
Of the Baldwin engagement. The notably
recognized performances during the past
week were OF operas drawn from the Wag-
merriam rcpertory-" The Flying Dutchman'
and " Lohengrin well sung, but not any
better in general execution than the manner
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-" All the Comforts"

1t is certainly an encouraging sign of the
times and pleasant news for American play
WI lights that Gillette's play, ''All the Com
forts of Home" should be meeting with
such tremendous success in the East From
the unanimity of the reports one can safely
presume that without doubt the play is one
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Juliet, in which Miss Adelaide Moore will
make her first appearance here. judging
from her picture aud report she must be a
very prepOssessing woman.
Her face is like the milky way T. the sky
a meeting of gentle lights without name.
Miss Moore is a pupil of tie late John
Ryder. who was also Adelaide Nelson's
dramatic preceptor, and who, If reports
speak true, had much hope in the profess
sional career Of his second Adelaide, who
gave much promise Of becoming an honor
to his guidance. Miss Moore has played in
all the principal cities of Great Brit
ain, and was the Juliet In run Of
" Romeo and Juliet" during fifty per-
formanees at the Globe Theater in
London. She has also made two
professional tours through the Eastern
States and played star engagement at the
Standard Theater in New York. Mr. Jo-
seph Wheelock, who is well known to the
theater-g0ers throughout this country, heads
the list OF good supporting company. The
repertoire for the week consists of Romeo
and Juliet" on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday and Saturday matinee
At the Wednesday atinee 1.-The Lady of
Lyons" On Friday and Saturday evenings
a double bill will be presented, viz. ''Pye-
malion and Galatea" and "a Silent Wo-
man." and the engagement will terminate
on Sunday with modern sensational pro-
duction entitled "a Fatal Marriage"
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Mr.. Frank Burrill viii leave New York
January 18th with several new people for
Ibis theater, and who are said to I've artistic
in their respective lines. Added 10 the al
ready strong company playing at the Tiyoli,
the management will be able to boast che of
the strongest Organizations in the city.
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of the brightest, cleanest and most whole
some that the public has been treated to in
the comedy line for some time. 1t was noted
in The CALL some time ago that Charles
Fr0hman had received a big offer to bring the
play back into New Y ork, where there is
great demand for novelties. He refused the
offer, however, aud continued the tour of
the play, which tour includes the Baldwin
Theater early next month. We learn, how
ever, that sort of compromise has been eff
fected between MIR. 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
Theater while the original successful cast
in its entirety will speed on its way to this
city. They say nothing succeeds like sue
only devote his energies earnestly and as
siduou>ly to the higher demands Of the
drama remuneration would seem to be cer-
tain.
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merriam, sopranos, has definitely withdrawn
from the stage. She has given 100, COO forms
to found an institution for Young talented
singers.
Count Zichy of Buda Pestb, the we'll
known pianist and composer, produced a
new musical work in Presburg which was
received with much enthusiasm.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

Margaret Trlson to John S. Marshall. lot on
W. line Of Church St. 177:6 N. of Twenty
Frederick Rocding to Ella Saiiinser, undi.
vided half of lots and 3, Block $40. Bay
View, Homestead Association; also uHdl-
S43 Outside Lands; also lot on y. line of
Sutter ST., IS W; Of Leavenworth, W: 41:6.
right OF way on w. line OF Leavenworth ST.,
Henrietta BlOdes to Theodore Blodes, subdl-
visions II, II and Is, Precta Valley, Map l. II
Mary A. Fritz and husband to James IL. Dono-
van, let on w. line of Fremont St, go S.
OF Broderick. 5. 25XS0. Observation-Disclosures. i
J. W. Hendrie to Nj. J. Fontana ct al lot on
W. line OF yandewater ST., $3.50 L. of Tay-
George Mearns to Margaret McNIanus, lot on
s line o, Twenty-ninth ST.. l05 f. of San
chez, e. 25X1l NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Martha Fitzpatrick and husband to Adoiphine
riso9 lave ave: sw. 2.65
line OF oak ST., 80 w. of Masonic ave. w
Jacob Heyman to Dennis Noonan, lot ON T.
line OF 1hirty-fourth ST., 40 S. of z, 5. rs
Charles Mason and wife to Fannie Barr. lot on
\. line OF Washin- ton ST.. s7:6 L. of Baker
Jacob Heyman to Albert Marcne lot on W
line OF Thirty-third ave-. 100 $. OF ST., s.
Mark Levy to Louis Lander lot on Il. line Of
SANCHEZ st., 1875 5 of Twenty-third, S. 65x
lf:6; also lot on \. line OF Jersey ST., 20
L. of Church, &. 25xIl4. i
John sanderson to Marx Levi, lot n. line
Il.
John e. Abbott (by executor) to Julia Bush,
iot on W. line of hyde ST., 1877 IS n. OF
broadway, T. l9:7xf0. Observation-Disclosures. !
julia Bush to Theodore IL. Bush, same ...... L
Bridget Roach to David \. Hawey and wife.
BLOCK 1912, Outside Lands. ................ i
D. N Hawley and wife to Joseph Rich, same l
Emeline Wallace to Peter p. CAIN lot on NE.
cor. OF Clement st. and Fifteenth ave-, N.
l23:s. E. l77:6, Sc 1879, W. l93:9...... 1
\. u Carnall Company to Leon de Noa, lot
on Sc cor OF Ninth ave. and } ST., L. 57:6
T. NJ Chapman TO James Il. Rock, lots 8 and
y. BLOCK n, Railroad homestead Associa-
l. Fotheringham TO II. Schneider, lots % and
~, Block AZ, City homestead Association. Gran
Elizabeth Stockton to William J. Gum. lot
ON w. line OF Eleventh ave-, $50 y. of Point
LobOs, n. 50xl 100 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. !
Isaac Liebes to Maurice wIndmiler, lot
Sc. cor. OF X 81. and Fourteenth ave-, s.
henry X. Van de CasteiIe to Leopold Vlllegia
and wife, lot on W. line of Sansomc ST.,
1876 n. OF Bush, y. "A :3x67 IS; also lot on
L. line OF Hyde ST., S7:6 s. of Ellis, s.
ooNl3I: 10; also lot on w. line of Sansome
ST., 69:3 n. of Bush N. "a :3x67 IS; also
lot on T. line OF Hyde ST., 1895 5. OF Ellis.
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MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The Cigarette,s victim,

Martha Fry, whose mind has been unset
tied by the effects of the deadly cigarette,
was committed to Agnews by the Insanity
Commissioners. She is only % years old,
but has been an inmate of houses of iii
fame since she was 16. From four to five
packages was her cailv allowance.
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I" Her Atonement -

VIII be- continued at the Alcazar all this
week. 1t is making money for the mana
gers and reputation for the actors as experts
In mel6dramatic work. The play, with all
due Difference to Mr.. Arson Pond, It's au-
thor. is not the best Of its class. but owing
to the fact that the Alcazarenos had been so
long without their favorite diet they re-
ceived this dish, although little off in the
cooking, with unqnestioning appetite. Miss
Ethel Brandon has the strongest part in the
cast as Martha West. who takes the life of
deprived of her own virtue, while Trader
has developed fresh evidences of talent in his
character part. and there are other eccentric
PRESENTATIONS that are well sustained-the boy
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On Saturday evening Of this week we will
have an opportunity TO hear Miss Emma
Juch in one of her great personations-Mar-
guerite in Faust" On Tuesday I'll Trova-
tore; Thursday, Carmen; Saturday
matinee, THE Bohemian Girl" Die
Walkure" will be given on Monday and
w ednesday of next week.
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Mr.. Locke Replies

The sensational stories published in the
New York Herald about Mr. Charles E.
Locke's business methods and movements
are fatty contradicted by that gentleman
himself, as well as by others whose names
were used in connection Herewith. Mr.
Locke telegraphs as follows:
FL PAso, Tex. Dec. "a, 1890
To the Editor Of the HerGid-I am Informed
mat 1 am charged with dtScTeditaUle business
acts. incidental 20 certain dramatic enterprises
lii which Mr.. Davis and others were also part
herS. | desire 10 deny IN the strongest terms
possible any act OF diShOnorabIe nature and
uron receipt Of The publications referred 10 Will
make public my statement.
CHARLES L. LOCKE.
Mr.. Seymour Locke denies the pub
llshed statement that his brother. Charles
4. Locke, Will not return to New York, and
Mr.. L. ID. Wilt manager # the Pittsburg
Opera House, as well as Mr.. Ben Stevens
manager OF the De Wolf Hopper Opera
Company, mentioned as victims of Mr.
Locke. both deny the accusation.
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Young Irish Actress.

At the Bush-street Theater there will be
quite departure from the recent line of
amIsements during tn coming week. A
repertoire of fayorite standard plays is an
nounced, beginning with Romeo and
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of Miss Fanny Bowman being one in the
line of citation. The military spectacular
effects take the eye, because of the exacti-
tude with which the well-trained soldiers
go through their maneuvers. They are sup
piled from the Veteran Guard of California,
6. A. r., and the following resolution will
show that they propose to be on the stage
every night till the close of the engagement
1t was passed at meeting of the organiza-
ton:
December 81, 1890.
Resolred, That the services OF the Veteran
Gudld OF California, G. A. K. captain Jose oh
hnowlton Jr. commanding be and are hereby
rendered TO the management OF the Acazar
1heateT, Messrs. WallenToa and Stockweli, for
such assistance as is consistent in the produc-
tion of lie military drama, Her At0nement,"
commencing January 9Th proX. and continuing
until the 18th inclusive.
FOR THE INTERIOR.
On January 18th the company now at the
AlcaZar Will depart on tour of the interior,
covering all the principal places in the
south and lasting about four weeks. Mr..
Mark Thall will leave one week in advance.
The line of pieces to be played will embrace
The Magistrate" "7-20-8" and Turned
Up."