The morning call., 1891-05-24
Personal and Other lettings.

George Osb0urne is in the city.
The proposed reopening of the new Pow
ell-street TheateT is denied.
Mime. Emelia Tojetti, now on a profess
sional excursion through Sonoma Valley,
made great hit at Petaiuma in a concert
on last Thursday.
Miss Carrie BOweS, the girl pianiste,
leaves New York for Berlin by the steam-
ship Kaiser Wilhelm Ii on June Sd. She
viii be accompanied by her mother. The
farewell concert recently given by Miss
Bowes in this city was a gratifying success.
Alfred Wnkie will sing Let Ne Like a
Soldier Fall" at the evening exercises Of
the G. A. r. at Metropolitan Temple on
NJ emOrial day, Saturday, May 3Oth.
The Tivoli viii continue MillOcker's pop
ulaI opera "Gasparone" till further notice.
VIII Mcconnell manager of The Fakir, 4"
soon TO be presented at the Bush, will be re-
membered as being at the old California, en-
gineering the MINISTRIES during the Haverly
regime,
Mr.. Bowen, who assumes the part of
Prince Tarus Wygodia in THE Rabbi" is
an experienced Eastern actor, and is now
entering on his first engagement in San
Francisco.
Miss Katie Emmett will be present at the
ladies' social. Golden Gate Lodge, No. 6. B.
p. o. Eiks. AcaZar Theater. Sunday after
noon, May 31st
Mr.. Charles Erin Werner, who succeeds
Miss Emmett at the AlcaZar in three
weeks engagement of Irish drama, has
| never visited the coast before. He is a good
vocalist, too-sings a ballad better than
Seaman, it is said.
The New York Herald saws Courtenay
ThOrpe's One-act version Of Rudyard Kip
ling's The Light That Failed" failed most
Enthusiastically at Days on Wednesday,
March 18th.
The musical feature of 1.-THE Tar and the
Tartar" now being played at Palmer's, is a
| medley of national airs tremendously and
cleverly blended. Since the first perform
ance there have never been less than six
encOreS of this number. 1t is a combination
of the "Star-spangied Banner" yankee
Doodle and Dixie" recurring at inter
walls and then mngiing together in one COM
pOSite and enchanting burst Of melody.
Dixie gets the most applause.
1t is given out by those in a position TO
know, that w. S. Cleveland will save one
comedians salary next season by backing
up and working an end himself, and that he
Will also do an original specially in the clio.
One object of Mrs. Leslie Carriers hurried
trip to Europe has been accomplished. She
has cabled 10 her manager, Z. ID. Price, that
she has secured one of the strongest sue
cesses in Paris and after completing other
| negotiations now pending would return
! home TO make her preparations for next sea-
son.
Notwithstanding Managers Palmer, T. Fl.
French and Augnstin Daily gave the Paul
tons "Niobe' a cold shoulder, the comedy
has proved a tremendous success at the
Walnut Theater. Philadelphia. MessrS.
Teal and Abbott are credited with good
deal of this on account of the manner in
which they staged il. By the way, Mr. Teal
has risen to the dignity and importance of
having his name in the display heads of
articles concerning the drama He is part
owner of "NiObe."
Manager Englehart was in the city yester-
day, en- route to Portland. Oregon. where he
will engage in professional business.
The Cosmopolitan Quartet-Alfred Will
Eie, {. A. Rowland, William G.. Stadtfeldt
and Wilhelm Nielsen-haye been engaged
for the Memorial day exercises of the G. A.
r., and will sing at the cemetery, as well as
at Metropolitan Temple in the evening.
Jennie Kimhall has bought the late Emma
AbbottS =" Carmen costumes for Corinne.
The sum paid is said to be $1,000 The
dresses were made by Worth and Felix, and
are said to be very picturesque and elab-
crate.
/ have known society women. says Nelly
Bly,, who have had the most expensive
gowns, and still always looked like lay fig
ures. But never knew an actress who
could not improve a gown by putting it on
An actress may be as homey as sin, but she
knows how to make herself attractive.
How many women out of the profession
can do that?
Adelaide Ristori, although 20 years old, is
still erect and strong. She attributes her
good health to having always slept we'll.
This is the latest style of announcement of
theatrical departure for Europe: Mrs.
Wayotfe and her manager, Mr.. Tobasco.
sailed Tor London three weeks ago on BUSH
ness of Importance. Mr.. TobaScO shared
his cabin with the well-known author, As
terisk Swelledhead, while Mrs. Waypffe was
accompanied by her two aunts, n Siberian
bloodhound, canary and pet kitten. The
party will return within ten days at the out
side, when they will explain just why they
went without saying good-by."
Counsel for Minnie Hauk lately applied
to the Supreme Court, Brooklyn, for writ
OF habeaS corpus directing the widow OF the
late Joseph Rubsam, wealthy brewer, to
produce a child of which Miss Hank claims
to be the mother Mr.. Rubsam, while alive,
recognized the relationship with Miss Hauk
and gave her $4,000 and in his will claimed
the child as his own, leaving her the income
of S270,000. Mrs Rubsam has always cared
for the child and in her return to the habeas
corpus alleges that Miss Hauk is not COM
petent to care for the little one.
Denver has the admirable singularity of
being the only town in the country where
farce comedy is not appreciated. yet, in
despite Of this ninety-two of these int1lc-
tons, these dramatic "gripDes," are to be
imposed on an inotfensiye public next sea-
son.
Henry e. Abbey has engaged NJ. Vianesi,
leader of orchestra at the Paris Opera
House, paying him five times larger sal
airy than he now receives. Vianesi leaves
for New York in July and NJ. Lamoureux
picks up his baton.
Won SOnnenthai, the great German actor.
at dinner In Vienna lately toasted Henrik
lbsen as the greatest living dramatisI,"
whereupon lbsen kissed him.
Manager George Edwards will not bring
States this season. and probably never