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The morning call., 1891-07-05
The Encouraging Midsummer
Theatrical Situation.
FRESH PROGRAMMES EVERYWHERE.
Daniel PT0hmalS Players GilmOrGS Twelve
Temptations -" The Mask Of Life"
MeStTST'S GraB-Bag - The TiV0li
Calls on The Bohemian Girl" Again.
Mr.. Macdr0ni Miss Fannie Bowman.
Emma ThurSny in the S0Ith-FOTeigl
and Domestic Notes.

All our principal theaters will take
fresh departure this week. Changes are
announced everywhere. The Baldwin
gives us new play from the workshop of
De Mile and Belasco, the New California
returns Gilmore's Twelve Temptations"
the Bush-street serves out a new trife by
MeStayer, and the Tivoli, casting about for
change, is arrested in its search by nothing
more attractive than ''The Bohemian Girl"
What our public are particularly antici-
pating among the managerial offerings of
the week is the work of Daniel Frohman's
Lyceum Theater Company which begins at
the Baldwin on Tuesday, the 18th. the peo-
pie having been detained in the North, when
they should be serving their sovereign. the
public. in the West. We are expecting
with pleasure the arrival of this aSsemblage
of players, because We have had taste of
their quality before, and still roll it 1--WE bar
the sin" adjunct of this compariSon) like
a sweet morsel under the tongue. The hol-
idays are over, too-although there was
not much of a Fourth of July shower
after all-and there seems to be a good solid
season of theatrical enjoyment before US.
During it, We have no doubt, the city dwell
erS in the forest, in the burnt district of
Mount Tamalpais. and by the beach at Santa
Cruz, many of them, will be tempted to es-
cape from the endurance Of the diseomfOrts
Of rural and coast life, for while, at least,
and come back to this cool peninsula, with
its wind-swept area. to exchange the hum
of the mosquito for the music of the orches-
ira. the senseless and oft-repeated gossip of
the heated hotel-corridors for the acting of
lie Moyne, Kelley, Wheatcroft, Cayvan,
Crosman and Effie Shannon, and then re-
turn, strengthened and refreshed. to the
miserieS of the bucolic regions again.
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is considerably larger than on previous Wis
Its, and we are to have it all before their de-
parture. The programme. as announced.
limits "The Charity Ball' to the first two
weeks of the engagement On Monday,
July 10Th, THE Idler' will be given Tor a
week. THIS is new play by c. Haddon
Chambers, author of Captain Swift" and
was the success of the season just ended at
the Lyceum The ater. New York. II was
afterward produced in London, and is now
fast approaching Its two hundredth per-
formance at the ST. James Theater in that
city. On the Monday following. Dion Bouci-
cauit's sterling comedy, Old Heads and
Young Hearts," viii be given, and the fifth
and last week of the company's stay will be
marked BY the presentation Of a new COM
edy called Nerves." which was delight
full surprise to the New York Lyceum audi
ences at the close of the past season The
only change from this order of plays may be
one or two presentations of the former pro-
auctions, THE Wife" and Sweet Laven-
del" toward the close of the engagement
After leaving the Baldwin the company
will go eastward again, and it is positive
that it will not play another engagement in
this city until two seasons later, when it
expects to return to the Baldwin with the
novelties it will have produced during that
time at the home theater.
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The Tiyoli In the Swim.

The Bells OF Bonneville" drew crowded
houses to this theater during the week. A
better production of the opera has never
been given here. Miss Hall as Serpolette
and Miss Salinger as Germaine are quiet
satisfactory. The feature of the perform
ance is, however, the work of Messrs. Rick
etts and Galliard, who alternate nightly as
Gaspard, the mser, with this drawback
that while each endeavors to Guido the
other in grotesQueness, thew both Guido the
character. 1t is slightly ''tOo-too" as they
present it. 1.-The Bells of Corneville" will
be withdrawn after this evening and give
place to that good, old-fashioned, never-say-
die opera Of Michael William Bale. native
OF Dublin:
THE BOHEMIAN GIRL
Which will be produced in exceptionally
good style, and with the following diStribu-
tion
Count Arnheim. Governor of Presburg ..........
Thadieus, a prescribed Pole ........P Phil Branson
FIorestein, nephew OF the Count. - Edward Torpi
Captain Of the Guard 'o Melville stewart
Airline: daughter Of the Count. lille sainger
Queen OF the GypsieS Gaillard
Oscar L. Fest has painted some new and
exquisite scenery, and the orchestra and
chorus will be at their best.
Edward TorDi, who sings Florestpin, was
one OF the tenors OF the late G.. d. Hess
Troupe.
Frank Pearson DevilshooD distinguished
himself In this part under the management
of August Hinrichs in New York last sea-
son.
Miss Lena Salinger, sister of the present
prima donna of the Iivoli, will make her
appearance there in ''Aquioia," new opera.
She has recently arrived from Australia,
where she was well received as vocalist.
How Elusive Is Memory.
A contemporary prints the following
paragraph without a word OF correction:
BARLEY CampbelPs "BulIs and Bears froEr
the German OF "UltiHo." Will be toured next
season by picked comedy company THIS
was one OF Augustin Days first successes, in
which NJ. A. Kennedy made such HIT
"Ultlmo" was the English name of the
piece produced at Shells Opera House, on
Bush street, opposite NJ. b. Leavitt's
theater of that name, many years ago, by
company of comedians brought to this city
by manager Richard NJ. Hooley of Chicago.
That company included Mr.. James O'NeiII.
Mr.. NJ. A. Kennedy, Billy Crane, Miss
Hawthorne and several others, with the
author, Mr.. Barley Campbell, then in very
straitened circumstances, who, being a
particular friend of MIR. Hooley, came along
as general advisor in regard TO the different
pieces produced. Mr.. Kennedy did make a
great hit in the piece and so did MIR. Crane
but kennedy's success was made under
Hooley's management, and n OF under Mr.,
Augustin Days.
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European Musical Items.

Translated from the Gazzetta Musicale of Milan
Verdi has presented the autograph manu-
script of his Requiem Mass" to the Must
cal Lyceum of Bologna
The Joachim string quartet recently
played at concert in Berlin quartet by
DA Albert; the 'Scherzo" was eneored.
HandePs oratorio. ''Israel in Egypt" was
lately given at the Trocadero, Paris, before
an immense audience.
"Lohengrin" has been enthusiastically
received in Trent.
Denza, the well-knowR italian composer,
and now director of the London Academy
OF Music, recently gave successful con-
cert in London.
Pauline Thys, one of the most talented
composers of the sex. has completed new
opera called Judith"
RossinTs " Barbiere will soon be given
through Italy. beginning at Turin, with a
cast entirely of female singers.
Sonzogno has been condemned to paw
5000 francs and costs of suit to Ricordi for
having infringed on his rights to have GER
tain operas performed.
Duke Litta- Visconti, one of the best
known noblemen OF Italy. died recently in
Monza. He was great amateur of music
and composed several operas, "Sardana-
palo. Blanca di Santa Fiore " and " The
Cremona Violin"
opened to large audience lately with Stag
no and Bellincioni in "CavaIieria Rusti-
cana and Salvini in Alferi's I" SAUL
Semhrich obtained great success at
the first representation of Delibes' LAX
me-" at the Knoll Theater in Berlin.
Mascheroni has been chosen leader of the
orchestra of La Scala in Milan. The thea
ter will be under the management of i'm
presario Piontelli, who promises many nov
elites and is preparing "Tannhauser" for
the opening night.
Lii Lehman sang at the fifth concert of
the Musicians Union in Germany. lately
given in Berlin, s'rhe Trojans," by Berioz
Mancinelli, leader OF the Covent Garden
Orchestra, will direct a concert at st. James
Hall, London, for the benefit of the Italian
Hospital. Albani, Maurel, the Ravogli sis
tiers and Patti, the 'celloist are among the
artists TO take past
Three new comic operas by English COM
pnsers have been given during the month
"pp bep by MIR; Hunt il Liverpool;
Manchester. and THE Knight of the Road, %
by. Houston, in Dublin.
Louise B0hTer, young and beautiful
opera singer, committed suicide in Paris,
because her mother and fance objected to
her going back to Cairo and Alexandria,
where she made great success.
The Rose String Quartet played a new
quartet by Tsaikowski and one by Volk-
man. at the concerts now given in Berlin,
by the reunion OF German musicians. Nine.
Carreno made hit playing concerto for
pianofOrts by Mcdowell. lie Devin du
Village" an operetta by Jean Jacques Rous-
seau, was given at the theater Of tine Tr-
anon Paris, the same place where Marie
Antolnette, then the beautiful Queen of
France, sang and acted the role of Colette,
the principal character in the 0peretta,
more than hundred years ago. All the
fashionables OF Paris were present, and q
large sum of money was realized, which will
60 to charity.
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Miss Fanny Bowman.

This Woodworking and reliable young
actress, who has gradually in this city
grown in professional life almost from in
fancy to womanhood. will leave for the
East about August oath to join Mr.. Fred
erck Warde's company st Detroit, appear
ing there as Marcelia when Mr.. Warde
takes up his new season with "The Lions
Mouth" The other characters in Miss
BOwman's repertoire. will be Henri
IN WaTes M M and the Prince
into the legitimate is due to the hit
the young lady made with Marcella
when the new play was produced in thi,
city recently. She astonished Mr.. Warde
and Mrs. d. P. Bowers by the power she
exhibited, and received from both unstinted
praise, which, coming from such sources,
cannot be too highly appreciated. II was
the dslnterested opinion of experts and led
to her present engagement A farewell
benefit will probibly be given Miss Bow
man at the Alcazar, theater that may be
called her dramatic nursery.
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Personal and Other Jottings.


Owing to the great success of the spectacle
the management have concluded to give one
extra performance of THE Bottom of the
Sea" this Sunday afternoon at the Grand
Opera House.
Mr.. j. j. Gottlob, local manager Of the
Bush-street 1heater, will shortly return
from New York. The July atmosphere of
the Empire City is entirely too torrid for the
young manager.
Richard Mansfield, listening to the elo-
quent appeal of uneccupied seats, has with
drawn don Juan" 1t is promised that
about August Mansfield will produce one or
two of the new plays remaining in his DOS
session. One of them is Maude Howe's
"Man With Shadow George Edgar
Montgomery has also written a new comedy
for Mansfield, basing it upon the adventures
of that illustrous knight, Don Qnixote
An attempt will be made shortly to expose
the press and advance agents who wrest the
printed opinions Of metropolitan critics to a
favorable mention of queer" entertain
ment put on the road. 1t makes not a par
ticle of difference how the critic of a big
daily may score a snide show rural readers
find him credited with saying il is the best
thing that has been seen in years, or words
to that effect
The first large drop scene for alabama"
was completed by the Baldwin Theater staff
yesterday 1t was greatly admired by all
those who were fortunate enough to see it.
The entire scenic environment of this play
Will be transported East by Mr.. Hayman
ana exhibited to the admirng eyes OF Chi
cago. Philadelphia and Boston audiences
Miss May Brooklyn, who made such n
favorable impression with the Palmer Com
pany here two years ago, will again be a
feature Of The organ ization on the occasion
of its forthcoming PuQapetuent
In the cast Of Alabama" Mr.. Charles l..
Harris Is the only member who cannot be
set down as an already strong San Francisco
favorite. Mr.. Harris plays an important
part in Alabama" and is great favorite
i'll the East. He has never visited San Fran
cisco.
In answer to all inquiry it is stated that
Edwin Forrest made his first appearance in
San Francisco In the summer of 1866, OPEN
ing at Magqire's Opera House, Washington
street, in "Richelieu.'
Modjeska has just returned from Europe.
Rose Eytinge is writing novel. Let her
write her biography. No fictional writer
could beat it in interest.
The Dramatic Times says: In the aggre-
gate the stars have cleared 81, 234, 567, $780,
600, DOC. 000, 900, 900 this season.
Nelson Decker, who spoke the first and
last line spoken in Booths Theater, New
York, will retire to the Forrest Home this
week. Frank Lawler died at this institu-
ton in April last
Kathryn Kidder, Chicago girl, has made
most favorable Impression In England,
where she has been for the last two years
The Baroness Burdett-Coutts entertained
her, and by special invitation she gave reel :
tations at Somerset House, where she was
the guest of the Princess of Wales.
A new play called Shakespeare" was
tried in England recently, and is said to
have been well received The hero and
heroine are Shakespeare and Anne Hatha-
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A Satire on Prohibition.

1.-THE Grab-Bag." a Mestayer-V Vaughn
assemblage of incidents, takes the stage of
the Bush-street Theater Tomorrow, July
9Th. In general way it deals with sulDp-
tuary legislation. and is particularly caustic
in regard TO that phase Of it which tries to
deprive poor man OF his beer" For
setting the play is full Of specialties. and in
cludes a number of new IDEAS Mestayer.
who is the principal constructor OF the
piece. has place in the cast as vagrant
actor, and ought TO handle such part per-
feetly Miss Teresa Vaughn is described as
having improved vastly in the burlesque
line, and dresses, acts and sings the light
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The souhrette,s Life.

Pretty little soubrette,
Golden hair a-crrl,
Slyiy Incorporating
AS a summer girl.
Dainty silkeh stockings,
SaucF russell shoes.
Ribbon.d tennis racket
Carry. out the ruse-
Staying by the seaside,
Merry minstrel man,
Blowing in his ShekeIs,
Face and hands OF tan.
Meets the little Sauhrette
There beside the sea.
Straightway fails III love with her,
Days just obe-two-three.
Pretty little soubrette,
Merry minstrel man,
Wander of together
Like a picture on fan
Love among the roses,
Ere another spring,
Fetching little soubrette
Wears wedding ring.
Now they're billed together,
AS clever team.
Life is pleasant weather,
Like = summer dream.
Minstrel man Stiii funny,
Snubr tie not grown slow,
And an infant prodigy
Travels with the snow.
N. Y. Dramatic Mirror.
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The particulars of the scrimmage In which
Marcus A. Mayer, the theatrical manager,
was recently engaged in Strand cafe,
London. and from which he emerged with
broken finger ard black eye. but with no
stain on his character or his immaculate
shirtfront. are thus related Four loafers who
were drinking at the bar insulted the bar.
maid. Mr.. Mayer ordered the men To he
more civil, whereupon one of them struck
him in the face. Mr.. Mayer promptly
knocked the ruffian down, putting finger
out OF joint Another OF the party then
struck Mr.. Mayer, who broke his assault
ants nose. The other two tbereupon at
tackled him from behind, but bystander in-
terfering Mr.. Mayer and he set to work and
whipped the crowd in thorough manner,
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one of the men being carried off senseleSs.
A London barmaid, adds Truth. is not a
'lady" in the society sense of the term. but
in the majority of cases she is quite as rep
utable as any lady, and an insult is as pain
full to her as if she were more finely bred,
and her womanhood is as worthy of defense
as that of her higher sisters. Yet it isn't
every man who would care to get his name
into the public prints by fighting for bar
maid, however good her character might
be- 1t required nerve for Marcus to do
what he did. and he should have due credit
for it.
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weeks engagement at the Baldwin on
Tuesday next July 7th. 1t is the COM
bined work of Henry c. de Mile and David
Belasco, and is spoken OF as good:
SYNOPSIS.
The play opens in the home OF John Van
Buren,. a young clergyman In charge of a
previous. John Van Buren,, while IN Florida,
had, at The bedside Of her dying father. under
taken the guardianship Of Phyllis Lee. Her
lonely condition and sad face have touched MS
sympathy, aud this sympathy has quickly de-
Veoped into love. Ann Cruger Is New York
girl who has since her childhood, been so closely
associated with the Van Buren, family that she
has been regarded as one OF them, and has
learned that she loves John with her whole
heart John, blinded by his friendship has
never thought OF such a thing. Johns brother,
Dick Van Buren,, is a young Wall-street man,
whose sole ambition is financial success. He
also has met Phyllis Lee previous TO the be-
ginning OF the action OF the play. They have
fallen deeply in love with each other, and Dick
has Wrouged her Believing that union with
Ann Crugrr, whose father Is power on the
street, will faSten his hold upon the financial
place in the world he coyets, he determines to
desert Phyllis and marry Ann.
IN THE MEANTIME
He has gone to Europe for his health, but re-
turns Christmas day, when the play opens, 10
lind Phyllis IN his home, whittier she had been
brought by John 10 the care OF his mother The
end OF the first act disCloses TO Anu Johns love
for Phyllis. The second act is al The Charity
ball, where Dick tells Phyllis that he Intends 10
desert her, and Phyllis eoDhdes her story TO Ann,
Withholding only The name of her lover. Dick
enters Just as she is telling Ann, aud Phyllis
actions discover the truth to Ann. She at
first Tepulses Phyllis. but in the end her
noble nature cOnquers, and she takes her
10 her home and heart. The third act takes
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"Mr, Macaroni.o

George F. Marion, young comedian, who
has sprung up from the fertile soil of San
Francisco. writes that he will revisit his old
stamping ground about the middle Of No
vember next with a new farce-comedy titled
as above. and which is his own work. Those
who have seen the piece think it very much
above the average of the productions that
have been presented lately. "Of one thing
l am sure" he writes, we have we'll de-
fined plot, crisp terse dialogue, and we do
not have to resort to horse-play. bulldogs or
hitting people on the head with hammers or
axes to obtain a laugh. Still we expect to
get the laughs just the same" Mr.. Marion
will assume four distinct lines of character.
appearing as an eccentric in the first act, as
an Italian vendor of the "Dago" order in
the second, and later, in the same act as an
Italian professor OF music. The latter will
be strongly of the burlesque nature. In the
third and last act he assumes the character
OF negro. in which he will do a monologue
consisting of recitations both pathetic and
comic, with songs, ETC. lie will be sup
ported by Mr.. Otis Harlan, Frank Opper-
man, James Manning and Joe Davis, Don
aid Balfe, George Preston. Charles G..
Clarke. Joseph Smith, Miss Nera Vernon
ia California girD, Lillian Harf er, Kath-
crime Demonde, Fanny Hart, Rhea and
Leah Starr and numerous others. Marion
has every reason to expect warm welcome
and solid support
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music of her role en- merveilie. Some one
says she has ''tie voice of thrush and the
grace of goddess" but we hope little
Vaughn has not reached these points yet.
We would rather hear her sing au naturel,
and as for the goddess comparison, the
statellness usually attaching to that tabled
individual would not do at all for 1.-THE
made hastily and paid carelessly, do hurt
rather than benefit. They do not bear anal
ysis, and when the reductio ad absurdam is
reached, the subject of them becomes ridic-
ufous. Better stick 20 descriptive facts.
Vaughn will justify the most glowing of
these. Miss Irving, a danseuse, aud Miss
Lille Sinclair, soubrette. and the "only'
an old maid, are praised for good work.
The advance representative of this COM
pany, was taken i'll with typhoid fever in
Salt Lake City, and this is considered mis-
fortnne-to the organization. 1t may not be
SO. however. Such occurrences are some-
times blessings in disguise.