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NOTICE TO TUG-BOAT OWNERS.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STATE HaRaOR
" Commissioners, 10 California ST. San Francisco.
Cal, November ~. lS9l-At a special meeting
held this day. Mayor Sandersou, acting in coniunc
ton with the Board OF State HArb1r Commission
ers for the purpose OF considering the purchase
tug boat. the Secretary directed to advertise
for sealed proposals bids. which Will be received
at this ONCE on OF prior to O'clock p. NJ. Tt ES-
DAY, December g. 1891, for furnishing a tug-boIt
The tug-boat must be about IS feet in length Is
20 feet beam, and 10 to IL feet draught. OF about
80 tons gross measurement and about 100 horse
power She must be supp led with compound en-
glnes and condenser and suitable fre pumps, and
must DO In good condition aGd ready for Immediate
service The board la making the selection will
consider the age condition OF the hu and inachtn-
cry and Rdaptabli ty to the requirements OF towing
for which she VIII be used. The Doart Will claim
the privilege of having tae boats they " dcem OF
the proper requirements thoroughly inspected by
competent parties, and unless Satisfactory In every
particular the BID or bids VIII be rejected
The board reserves the right TO reject any all
bids IL deem ed for the best interests at the State
Bidders are invited TO be present at the opening
OF The bids. c. f. BASSETr.
CHARLES q. AI.ENAN DER,
w IL. BROWN.
Board OF State Harbor Commissioners
MARSDEN MANSON. CHER EUgineer.
J. J. kEEGAS, Secretary. no2a lOt
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European Musical Items.

Translated from the Gazzetta Musicale OF Milan.
Rubinstein's new operas. THE Demon"
and N-ru," are being rehearsed at the
Stadt TheRter in Hamburg. Rubinstein
will be present to personally direct one of
his operas.
SbakesDeare's "Cymbeline'' under the
name OF "Imogen" has been sci 10 music
by Albert Dietrich and given at the Court
Theater in Dresden.
Friend Fritz" the new opera by Mascagni.
continues its success in Rome. The style of
the work IS idyllic and a sharp contrast to
the "Cavalleria Rusticana.''
A music feStiva! similar to those given in
Birmingham and other large English cities
will be instituted in Dublin.
An opera IN one act. called "UthOl," by
Mehui, has been received in CarlSrhue I'M
der the direction of Felix Mottl.
1amagno sang VerdFs "Otello" in Pa
lermo with Immense success.
Al the frs. meeting of Sacred Musical
Congress held in Milan. music by Fresco-
baid, Glaccomo CrOcr and Boucheron was
rendered by the choir of the Dome of
Milan. Musicians from all countries were
present.
The first Philharmonic conrert was re-
Gently given In Berlin, under the direction
Oh Won Dulow. Hayden, a Mozart and IA
beethoven symphony formed the pro-
granme.
.Mlada," a new opera by Korsakoff. will
soon be produced at the Opera In ST. Peters
burg.
A dramatic soprano. Adalgisa Gabbi, has
made hit In Lisbon in IL Africalnc."
Theresa Maiten, the favorte singer of
Nagnerian roles, has been re-engaged for
ten years at the Court Theater in Dresden.
LII mas become the correct thing again III
Germany for the best singers to Introduce
Italian songs sung In that language.
GiuckS "Armida" will III, revival nj the
Monnaie Theater in Brussels under the a.
rectton of Grvaert Much difficulty has arisen
to ilnd soprano capable of rendering the
difficult role.
A ballade for orchestra and "Venett: n
Scenes Tor pianoforte and orchestra y
Eugenio Pirani have been published in Ber-
I'm. These works recently obtained a great
success In Rome and Berlin.
"Raguel," by the Spanish composer
Santamaria, will shortly be given in Bar
celoRa.
Celestn Bourdeau, chapel master of the
Russian Church in Paris, is preparing a
series OF concerts. The programme Will
contain works both ancient and modern OF
the pest French and Russian composers.
Miss Macintyre, the English soprano, has
been much annoyed by the attentions of a
young American organist and singer. No
notice was taken OF him until he wrote a
threatening letter, saying If she did not
marry him he would kill her and then him
self. Miss Macintyre's mother had him ar
rested.
Leo Liepmannsohn OF Berlin recently sold
a collection of autographs by musicians,
prominent among which were letters by
Wagner. The hard straits that Wagner was
put to before he met the King of Bavaria are
shown in these letters. He says he has not
been able to pay his rent, and he must move.
lie does not know where to place his head.
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Lived I'm to His I,come

1t may be said with safety that the late
W. j. Florence left modest competence to
his widow. Exaggerated estimates of his
profits are current. The truth is difficult TO
get attn matters of this sort, but it is known
that Florence found his best fortunes in
The Mighty Dollar" He used that piece
almost uninterruptedly for dozen years,
and he probably reckoned his profits as at
least $500 That he did no: save all that
money is palpabe. He lived extravagantly
and he kept expensive company. Besides,
he often took a flyer in Wall street. In
deed. 1t is pretty well known that he lost
heavily on stocks even as late rs the past
year. There were many steady demands
upon his purse which he could not or did
no. ignore. During Mrs. Florence's tours
with her husband She received handsome
weekly salary for her services, and she al
ways GIT il, whether business was good or
bad. The real estate owned BY Florence
was valuable, not very heavily incumbered,
ana has increased in worth of late
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To Miss Mari Prescott belongs the credit
Of theatrical innovation. The whole stage
world has been signing for 4 novelty. Miss
Prescott provides it, AT Austin, Tex, she
produced Cleopatra " with modern furni-
ture. Cleopatra met Antony in Central
Park and died in a Fifth-ayeuue parlor Why
should not this system be extended? asks
an exchange. The growth of tragedy in
America has been checked by the demand
for snmptu0us stage settings. Mr. Garlic
ton. for example, is dying 10 revive our
tas,e for history. MI. Mansfield thinks that
the historical drama is the drama of the
future. Miss Wainwright tdevotes her artistic
care to pictures Of other days like - Amy
Ro5sart." IS it reasonable, then, that Mr.
Carleton should nave to live in Boston and
Mr.. Mansfield sell his bric-a-brac and Miss
Wainwright seek financial support in Colo
RADIO. in order that scene rajnters should
nut on canvas their ideas of Egypt, Venice,
Old Castle or kenilworth? Why shon!d not
something be left, as in Shakespeare's day,
to the imagination of the audience? Then
the DOge OF Venice and the Council of Ten
could be convened in the chamber where
Box and Cox had tossed the lucky six
pence. and Don Juan could go mad in the
apartment lately enlivened by the antics of
Slasher and Crasher. The stage should be
grateful 10 Miss Prescott for the idea.
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The Oriental Opera Company will pro-
duce this grand historical drama at the
POwell-street Thester tonight. The com
pany is quietly but gradually winning its
way into popularity that, while profitable
In degree, must necessarily be limited,
seeing it is confined to the German-speak-
ing portion of the community, and this, it
may be added. is jus; now divided in It's in
tereSt between Powell-street and the Bald
win, at which last-named theater the
Hirsch- Kahn Becker Dramatic Company is
about closing their engagement. 1t win, no
doubt, be better for the Oriental Opera
Company when it has the field to itself
The profits, which have been meager up to
date, may then swell to more satisfactory
proportions. There are some good actors in
their respective lines In this company. Mr..
and Mrs. Tanzman arc the leading people
Mr. Gold is liked in all round parts; Mr..
Adler is clever as comedian; Mr.. Schink-
man adds "A good singing voice to his acting
Newman is romantic in lovers parts; Click
man has pretty step in a dance, and the
Misses Berlin and Blank are very accept
able in whatever trey Undertake. There
Is, after all, good time coming for the
OrlpDtalS
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i" BrodeFicix Agra

"Broderick Agra" will be the title of the
new play in which John L. Sullivan and
Duncan y. Harr ison will make their ap-
pearance at the Bush-stTeet Theater on
Monday evening, December 14th, for one
week only. The play is from the pen of
Duncan b. Harrison; and is an Irish COM
edy-drama, full OF strong comedy situations
for the Champion and Astounding with wit
and paihos. The scenes are laid in Ireland
THE FIRST ACT
Opens at the cottage Of Mary Meagher, who
IS the heiress to the Mea2her estate. She
has, however, had the estate wrested from
her BY her cousin, Murtagh O'Dowd, who
has obtained her mothers marriage certificate
aud manufactured evidence against Mary
Meagher lending TO show that heT claims TO the
Meagher estate are illegilimate. Tho act closes
Win strong scene between Murfagh 0Dowd
aud Captain Edmund Leigh, vino is the accepted
suIor OF Mary Meagher. aud resenrs the slander.
and imputations cast upon Mary by Murtagh
O'Dowd. The scene closes by his striking
ODowd and denouncing him as coward.
THE SECOND ACT
Opens at Meagher Hall and affords plenty OF
scope Tor strong comedy scenes between Dennis
Kelly, Brodefick's father, who is butler at
Meagher Hail. and Mrs. Roberts the house
Keeper; also comedy scenes between Broderick
Agra, Kitty Murphy, his sweetheart, and Eman-
uel Cohen, a process server. challenge has
been issued BY Captain Leigh aud accepted by
MutIagh O'Dowd aud The time is appointed for
discussion of the challenge aud its details BY
Muttagh O'Dowd aud Emanuel Cohen. aud hea
enough TO convince him that foul play is intended
ana determines 10 try aud check IL.
THE THIRD ACT
Is the Interior OF Dacy's 1heater, where the con.
test Tor the championship takes place between
BrodeIick (Johu l.. SULLIVAN and Paddy Shields
tJack AsLton), the respective champions OF
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Individuality In Acting

individuality counts for great deal on
the stage remarks George W. Smalley
Until you have seen Miss Ada Rehan play
Rosalind you have never guessed that every
atom of poetry could be taken out Of thai
hayward young woman and so much life be
still lett in her. Until you have seen Miss
Ellen Terry play Beatrice and play Porta
you have little thought that two characters
so extremely unlike could become so nearly
identical and so extremely similar to so
many others. 1t is possible for an actress
to be too much herself; to possess real
genins which may yet be lacking in fiexi-
blity; possible that her own personality
may overpower those of the character she
lmpersonates. To be always Ellen Terry is
to be always charming. but the Stage re-
qures discrimination. range and sharp out
lines"
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4 New Departure.

w. 5. Cleveland's MmstrelS. headed by
the droll comedian, Bob Slavin, will open at
the Bnsh-street Theater Monday night.
Cleveland don't believe in "old favorit es"
who considered it too much of task to
learn new joke, song or act, and has re-
placed them with young material, fresh and
ambitious. Among his leading features are
the names of Essell, the artistic drill-mas-
ter, who juggles the musket in startling
manner, and does many sensational things
Baker, in their specially entitled THE Mig
ger and the Bee," show how clever they can
be as delineatorS Of negro character; Hill
ton, great contortionis,, and Harry Wood
son, a comedian of more than ordinary
ability. The young talent in the company
will all be given a fair chance to sh ow them
selves
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To the Comedy Queen.

Into these duh November days,
Sweet as breath OF spring,
She comes encrowued Ia old World bays,
And trIumph's Offering.
Once more the muse o. comedy
May show smiling face.
Once more the town is moved TO mirth
by Rehan's artleSs grace.
A crown Of art from Europe won,
She brars across the sea.
OF England's loyal roses wove,
And Frances feur-de-lisi
But no acclaim OF foreign friends
Or triumphS are SO dear
AS love and honor from the hearts
That walt to welcome here.
She speaks. and Arden's fragrant woods
And glad green isles are seen.
Or W1ndsor's stOried walls appear
And FaistafPs merry mcin.
We walk with Farqnhar's motley crew,
Are won by Shakespeare's skill,
The wit and wand of sheridan
The hours with laughter fiil
Long may she live to grace the stage
OF these degenerate days,
And wear upon her perfect head
Arts perfect crown of bays.
And. while the dramas ioftiest ain
She serves with skill and truth
Age VIII not dim her honorcd name
But gain immortal youth.
ERNEST DEIANfsFy pIEuso,.
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willard and stoce yiilainv.


Whatever may be the explanation OF it.
there seems to be subtle charm i'll stage
villainy for the ordinary play-goer. The
veteran auditor always remembers with
livelier satisfaction the actor of bygone
time who was "a good villain" than the
man who played the hero. This subtle in
tuence has erept into literature and poems,
and stories are numerous which treat of the
admiration evoked by gentlemanly villainy
on the stage, while really superior quality
of stage heroism has been left unregarded.
One Of tile best villains on the stage in
recent years is Edward S. Willard, the En-
gilsh actor who comes to the Baldwin De-
cember 18th in 1.-The Middeman." In the
long list of stage villains few have had so
much OF evil-doing and afterward shaken it
Oil and come out unscathed upon the high
way OF stage honesty and decency.
THE BEGINNING
OF Mr.. Wizards stage career was not vii
lainy. One doesn't take 20 such work at
16-tle age at which MIR. Willard in 1869
went on the boards. 1t is only when one
has attained the registering staggering age
that vllainv is grateful to the sense. So
Mr.. Wizards first roles were in the Doffen-
slve utility line. At that time nobody even
susp ected him Of vilainous characteristics
even III art, and all unconscious OF what
was impending he played light comedy roles
and did utility service in prominent stock
companies for years. In comedy he was as
genial iaugh-maker as one would care to
see. For long time lie was Sunny-faced
and comical. and people began to regard
him as natural comedian.
A LONDON ENGAGEMENT.
But one evil Gay London manager en-
gagged him and he quit the provinces, where
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PASSAGES IN ACTOR WILLARD'S LIFE.
BOYS and Girls =" Woman Against Wo-
man H." The Middlanal "A New
Opera Season -"DOlRa JHaRita To-
MGITOW NIGH ClETeldldS MiISlTBlS at
The BlSh-StrGet - Br0dGrick Agra"
The JGWRS Last But OlG-FlOT-
PlCsS FiRalGeS-FrRigl and Domestic
Notes.


Mr.. Thomas w. Keene's week at the Bald
win has been confined 10 Rchelieu,"
Louis the Eleventh" " Richard III" and
" The Merchant of Venice" all of which
were witnessed by audiences measurably
large and thoroughly appreciative., AIR.
heene has been much better received this
visit than he was the last, and our public
are disposed to accept him, despite some
manneriSms-from which no prominent
actor is free-as genuine and conscien-
tious interpreter of Shakespeare and all
other characters in tie higher range of the
drama. Is it with an actors style, as with
The morning call., 1891-12-06

On Thursday evening. December 10th.
Gilbert ard .Sullivan's The Gondoliers"
will be sung at the Orpheum Opera House by
the New York Opera Comique Company.
1t will be produced on a most elaborate
scale, and with cast Of singers well and
fayorably known to the public. Messrs
Goldstein & Co. have charge If the cOstum-
ing department of the organization, and
promise to dress the opera IN very hand
some manner. J. w. Norcross will attend
TO the stage, and Charles Bergman will WELD
the baton as chief OF the orchestra. Appro-
pirate scenery is now being prepared.
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W hen in after years you see
This page | dedicate to thee
Let peariy tears flow fast In tor,

And think OF yours forever. FLoRESCE.
A theater is being built in Vienna with
seating capacity OF 10000 for the Interna-
tional Musical Exposition to be held there
in 1892.
William j. Florence has said great many
funnier things than he has put in the book
called FLORENCE Fables" One day an
actor friend OF his appeared in an English
suit which he had probably bought ready
made in high Hulborn. he was very much
pleased with his costume, and wanted Mr.
Florence 10 enthuse as well. The coats
all right" said the comedian, but the
trousers"-and he shook his head in dep
recating way. We'll, what's the matter
with the trousers ?' THEY remind me of
two towns in France" "How's that?" said
the other, nonpiuscd. "Toul0n and Tou-
louise"
There are several musical journals in
Italy bearing the titles Of popular operas,
such as IL 1rovatorc, RigUletto, etc. :; and
on the strength Of the great success of
Signor Mascagni's new opera, publication
Is about to appear in Milan with the title Of
l. Amico Fritz.
Stuart Robson and Joseph Jefferson will
both be here in February 10 give our public
taste OF their quality in the old comedies.
Alexander Salvini, at the urgent request
OF his tather, We are told, is about 10 appear
as Othello, aud the father has sent the son
his prompt bsok mantle aud dagger, which
viii be introduced in the coming production.
Katie HALFWAY, the graceful equestrienne
once with Chlarlnfs show, is now in the
play OF The Country Circus"
Mary EIstlake has again failed. She
went up somewhere out West
A Western critic. in describing the per-
Torrance OF one of the army of miscaied
soubfettes, says: "She is as graceful as a
cat and shows her teeth like a pet terrier.
her singing voice resembles gas pipe laid
III the wrong street,
Julian Magnus, Marie Wainrighps mana
ger, IS dangerously i'll at Washington.
1t IS said that Mr.. AuEustin Daily has sp NJ
$4,000 III rejecorating and refurRishing the
interior of Days Thcaier.
Clara Chester, actress, was married in
New York recently TO jacob Rosenwick,
actor. Miss Chester. whose real name was
Buns. Is the young woman who tried to
make 1t exceedingly warm for George w.
Lederer some time since by attempting to
prove that she was his legal wife. Lederer
had just then married Miss Fiossie New
comb, but in the middle of the trial Clara
went to England and the bottom fell out of
the case.
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night. "Donna Juanita" will be followed
on Monday, December 14th, by Solomon's
nautical comic opera, ''Billee Taylor"
which will be the first appearance of Miss
Alice Vernon, late of the Hess Opera Con-
pany, at this house. December 21st gor-
geous spectacular comic opera burlesque
The Island of Zenobar, or the Princess
Benedicta." which is now being rehearsed
day and night, will be produced as Christ
mas attraction
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NJ. Got, the famous old comedian of the
Coincide Franchise. can occasionally be
funny off the stage as well as on. He is r
member OF the committee who pass judg-
Ineht on plays which are offered to the the
alter for production. The other day an au-
thor was reading his drama, when turning
around lie perceived that the great comedian
had fallen asleep. He turned and reproved
the sleeper. How was it possible he argued,
for man to express an opini ion OF play
when he was sound asleep? Nj. Got rubbed
his eyes, and remarked with a yawn to the
angry dramatst, sleep is an opinion"
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The Tiyoti,

The programme at this house for the
week Of De ember 7th will be Donna
Juanita," which was postponed last Mon
day on account of the sudden Illness OF
Phil Branson. who has improved SO that
he will be able to play his part Monday
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Of the old California Theater, the stock
company of which he joined two or three
the same time Nelson Decker did, and
Robert and Bella Pateman. lie is of
opinion that Mr. Edwin Booth, with whom
he IS on Intimate terms. is ii a good state of
health and capable of any amount OF pro-
fessiCnal work. There is no foundation for
the reports that the great actor is suffering
from breaking down OF the con stitation.
"The MiddIemap,"
In which Mr.. Z. S. Willard makes his ap-
pearance at the Baldwin next week, pre-
sents him in tn sOiled clothes of poor old
potter, n workman in great factory, named
Cyrus Blenkarn. But at heart he is an art
ist, for lie loves his work. and it has been
wen said that work. touched with love, is
art" He is dreamy old fellow, who, hay
ing invented a process in pOrcelain-ware
manufacture which has made his employer
rich. thil ks not of money himself, but only
longs to discover the great secret. lost for
century, Of making a more valuable and
finer kind of art pottery. Breaking in upon
the peaceiulneSs OF his life like a thunder
bolt Comes the knowledge that the son of
the man he has made rich has BETRAYED his
favorite daughter. An appeal is made for
justice, but it is dlsregarded by
the proud rich man. Then Blenkarn
awakes from his abstractedness and
becomes practical. He sees that he has
raised this man IN the world, and he sets
about pulling him down, lie thirsts for re-
Ycnge. He wants TO feed fat upon it. And
so, with the persistence of a nemesis, he
works in the direction that he knows will
bring him to vengeance. DE makes his
great discovery though ii costs him almost
his hearts blood. Ragged. gaunt, wasted
by wakeiulness, he triumDhs, stand
ing amid his burning kilns. He has
found the vent and his enemies are in his
hands. how he uses his power how he
works out his revenge, belongs to tue play
to show. 1t is powerfully done from first to
last. Not an unimp5rtant part OF the pro-
duction is the great third act set, showing
the interior of the furnace-room and the
kins glowing red-eyed on the energetic
figure of the half-frantic old man.
IN THE HANDS OF THE POTTER
During the London run Of The Middle
man" at Mr.. Wizards theater special
matinee was given for the pOtters, who at
tended in large numbers from the pottery
districts In New York the New jersey
potters, to the number of 800, attended q
performance of the play, and excursion
rates were made for them when Mr.. Willard
played in Pittsburg, which enabled them to
come In from over half dozen pottery
towns.
THE COMPANY
With which Mr.. Palmer has surrounded
Mr. Willard is an excellent one. 1t is
headed by Miss Marie Burroughs, whose
good work as leading lady of Mr.. Palmer's
high-class artists are Royce Carleton and
Harry Cane, who come from MIR: Willnrd's
London theater, f. ii. Tyler. Louis Mas
sen, Arthur Lewis, Harry Holiday, Miss
Zrflie 1ilbury, Miss Mamie Craddock and
Miss Maxine Elliott.
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"Boys and Girls t"

Is the latest ana most favorabiy received Of
the musical faree-comedies written by John
j. McNally. author of "a Straight Tip" 1t
will be produced at the California Theater