The morning call., 1891-01-04
Personal and Other Jottings.


The next attraction at the New California,
after Little Lord Fauntleroy," will be
" RusselPs Comedians" including in the list
of players Charlie Reed and Fay Temple
ton, in the musical frolic :" Miss McGinty oil
| the Comedie Francaise.''
"PygmalOn and GaIatea," by Mr.. and
| Mrs. James Garden and their dramatic
students, AT Odd Fellows Hall, on WcdaeS-
day evening next January 7th.
The San Francisco Amateur Dramatic AS
ISOLATION will. on January 18th, play Shake
| speare's julius Caesar" for the benefit Of
the Young Mems Catholic Literary InSti-
| tute. Mr.. Richard Nj. Hotaling. who has
devoted much scholarly study 10 the part,
will assume the role of Brutus.
Great improvements have been made in
the cycloramic "Siege of Paris" now ex
hibiting at the corner of Mason and Eddy
streets. The views are accompanied
by new and marvellous effects. There are
now cannonadiug and musketry firing, the
battlefield by night and gathering up the
wounded, men and horses in the furious
rush Of battle, lightning flashes revealing
Paris, and a vivid electric storm. There
was grand opening last night. which was
fully attended.
The first of the series of four chamber
| concerts on the plan of the London ''pOpu-
| lars" will take place on SATURDAY. afternoon,
| January nth at 8 O'clock; place, Irving
| Hal. Seats for the series may be reserved
| at Sherman. Clay 81 Co.'s OF tile 18th, 10th
and day of the concert. The principal ex-
ecutants are Mr.. Signund Beel and Mrs.
| Carmichael Carr
| Mr.. Joaquin Miller will recite one Of his
| poems at Mr.. StoekwelPs testimonial at the
AlcaZaT tomorrow evening.
There will be ecial choral Evensong
| at Trinity Church, commencing at 7:3O
o'clock p. NJ, followed by the church
oratorio, The Nativity" words selected
and music composed by II. J. Stewart, NIB,
organiSt and director of the choir. The pur-
pose OF the work Is to give musical express
Slou to the great events attending the advent
and birth of the world Redeemer
Dounelly d GTard's Natural Gas opens
at the Bush-street January 18Th
The crest OF a. L. Guile, the favOrite
tenor OF the Hess Opera Troupe, is plumed
caSque.
Nine. Pauline L'Allemand will sing one of
Councils sacred arias at the offertory of the
Grace Church morning service to-day.
Miss Lena Devine, soprano, has been en-
gagged by w. 4. Arnold as prima donna of
the Arnold Concert Opera Company for the
coming season.
The Keudals will not be seen in the United
States alter this season. They are satisfied.
They take the play OF Men and Women "
with them on returning to London.
lStN IS hhIIlsOD L. Shlu 10 De uOllH Il Dle-
nomenal business in Ca NADIA
When "Ganelon is produced at the
Broadway CNew York; Theater tomorrow
evening Dir. Lawrence Barrett Will have ex-
pended $500 on the scenery alone.
Richard Mansfield declared TO Judge Tuley
n Chicago recently that he was acting on
salary from Gus Hartz, his manager, and
declared himself insolvent. This was done
10 avoid trouble caused by q dissatisfied
actor. AS Mr.. Mansfield was troubled by
cOnstables the Judge issued an order to re-
strain them from interfering with him.
Denman Thompson has received cable
gram from Hue, the capital Of Cochin China,
that Chinese version OF his "Old Home
stead" is about to be presented before the
King there. Denman is not making hue
and cry about copyright.
1t is generally conceded that the failure
of Miss Mather in Joan OF Arc" was due to
the character Of the piece as well as the in
efficiency of the actress. " New York, !"
writes the correspondent Of the Montreal
Figaro, lis not the place to select for pro-
ductions Of so elevated ana poetic a char
scter, Comedies pillaged from the French
repertoire and adapted to tie current taste,
| dances of the Spanish order and wrestling
matches just now do better business with
this public so negatively artistic"
Minnie Gale is said 10 receive the largest
salary ever paid to leading lady. She is
with Lawrence Barrett and has four years
| contract with him.
There is a good deal of internal diseord in
the Mrs. Leslie Carter Company. Mr.
| Dacre and one of the other imported actors
find life particularly interesting. Dacre
was dismissed for incompetency. He was
| paid a salary of $1,000 month. His acting
has not been admired here. He claims that
| his part in the ugly Duckling" was so
bad that he could make no effect in 1t; and
| if there is litigation he will call on the Ken
| dals to give evidence as to his professional
| ability.
! Grace Hawthorne is In pretty hard luck in
| London. Her creditors have seized every
| thing in the way of costumes and scenery
and the actress cannot go along with her
| plays.
Saint-Saens Is now in Spain and means to
spend the winter in Ceylon.
! GOunod is in danger from severe attack
| of bronchitis
! Rubinstein, it is rumored, has been di-
| vorced and intends to marry again, this
time to favorite young lady pupil of great
| talent.
During the carnival season, SO near at
hand, no fewer than forty nine Italian thea
tiers Will be without operal This, for Italy,
| Is something unusual
Among the late musical news from Paris
is an Item to the effect that Ambrose
Thomas has undertaken to write music to q
grand opera on the subject of ''Tasso," with
a iibretto by ules Barber. At the Grand
| Opera performances of "Fidelio" have been
begun, and Oh December 11tn at the Opera
Comlque special performance of Gar
men" was given, under the direction of a
committee of newspaper men, for the bene-
fit of the fund for monument to the com
poser, Georges BiZet.
Lolita gives 1t as her opinion that play
is an unsatisfactory bit of property, look al
1t as you may. ut is about as uncertain an
investment as can be made" she adds
There is spice of ingratitude in the blond
headed sOubrettes remarks
a new industry has sprung up in New
York. Several writers-bOth men and wo-
men-are selling articles to syndicates and
Sunday papers which purport to be the views
OF actors and actresses on various question:
OF public interest. The writers prepare the
articles themselves. secure the consent oil
the actors and actresses 10 use their names
(not difficult task) and reap liberal har
vest from their sale.
Mrs. John Drew's diamonds have beer
found. They were not stolen, only tucked
away IN the pocket of wrapper and theil
whereabouts forgotten.
"Such amusement as neither binders ont
In his religious life nor leaves stain upoI
the conscience has the approval of God,
said the Rev. DIR. Mcleod of Albany, in
sermon on the theater the other day.
Math1lde Cottrelly, who disposed of he
interest in McCaulPs Opera Company som,
few weeks ago, has severed her connection
with that organization and returned to New
York.
Miss Mnrtha Porteous is doing New En-
gland with Margaret Mather.
Corlnne still continues to do her uniforml,
large business all through the West. She il
now en- route for California, playing Den
yer, and then all the larger cities in Califor
MIA and Oregon. The trip will consume six
teen weeks. She celebrated her birthday
on December 18th (Christmas). at Lincoln
Nebr.
Neil Burgess owns one-fourth OF all tn,
theatrical patents ever awarded in th
country.
John r. Rogers gives ii as his deliberat,
opinion that Minnie Palmer. his quondan