The morning call., 1891-03-15
Personal and Other Jottings.

Manager Al Hayman is expected to ar
rive from the East to-day.
Professor Giuseppe Mancusl, one of our
most accomplished teachers of singing, has
removed to 21O Powell street. Mancusi has
| been primo baritone in grand opera for
many years.
Mr. &. Mnetti, just arrived from Italy,
appeared at the Nauzy concert last Thurs
! day and made good impression as violin
| ist. An Etude, by De Beriot, was the prin-
cipal number.
While in Vancouver Emma Juch was pre-
scented with $1,000 lot by a prominent
banker.
The stage craze in Atchison is becoming
something awful. 1t is said that there are
fully twenty girls under l6 in town who are
studying for the stage.-Atchison Globe.
Clay NJ. Greene sailed for England Feb
ruary 2Sth, taking with him the new play.
"CarPs Folly" which he has written for
Charles Arnold. A sheep-Shearing scene is
to be the realism in this play.
The staff of the Baldwin Thpater are now
| actively engaged preparing for Neil Burgess
1.-The County Fair" which will be given as
completely as during its four years run in
| New \ ork City.
When the De Mile-Beasco play. Men
and Women reaches its two-hundredth
! performance, which it is now nearing,
! Charles Frohman's stock company. who have
| il in hand, will start from New \ orE for
| San Francisco. only playing in one or two
| towns en- route. The play will be produced
| here at the Baldwin.
Yielding to tie advice given both by her
manager and physician, Mrs. Leslie Carter
| closed her first American tour at Denver
| March 14th aud diSbanded her company.
| She is said to have lost over $4,000.
1t is stated that shortly after Theodore
| Thomas had definitely accepted the Chicago
| offer, a number of wealthy amateurs agreed
to subscribe $4,000 TO keep him in New
| York. 1t was too late.
Mr.. Thomas w. Keene has recovered
from his recent nervous prostration and Is
now at his country home, Castleton, Four
Corners. in The center of Staten Island.
SantleY. the famous English Darytone.
will make his concert appearance in America
at Montreal on March 3lst, current.
In Shakespeare's time the playwright
was in constant dishonor and disgrace soci-
ally; whereas, in our day fame and fortune
great and worthy play. The titles of such
plays as "a Tin Soldier" "a Texas Steer"
mir. Potter of Texas "a Straight Tip,"
"Blue Jeans" "a Parlor Match "A
Bunch of Keys" and 1.-The City Directory
tell the story of what this generation is
doing. 1t is queer age, indeed. both as
respect the field of public life and the stage.
Robert G. Ingersoll.
A bill TO prevent the reserved seat
trick of managers has been introduced into
the Maryland Legislature.
The cycl0rama Siege of Paris, corner of
Mason and Eddy streets, will continue open
till further notice. 1t has many attractive
features.
We may expect visit from Germans
Mnstrels the present season.
Henry Guy Carleton, author of 1.-The
Lions Mouth" is a graduate of Santa Clara
College in this State. and was formerly on
the staff of one of our city dailies.
The O'Meer troupe, leading feature at
the Crystal Palace, London, have been en-
gagged by w. S. Cleveland for next season.
They are acrobats.
The controlling interest in Julia Mar
loves theatrical tours for the balance of
this and the succeeding four years has been
purchased by Mr. Fred Stnson, who, be-
fore assuming management of this orgauiZa-
ton, piloted Mime. Modjeska through many
successful seasons. The new deal was COIL
summated by Robert G. Ingersoll and ends
June ]. 1895.
Marcus Mayer is reaching out after Patti
again. He intends to play her in small
towns that have not been visited during
previous tours. He wants Patti, in other
words. to play the role of the lyric dairy
maid, and strip" The American mich COW,
from an operate point of view.
Augnstin DAILY has purchased from Sar,
dou a comedy called IL Hotel Godelet,
said to be an audacious adaptation of Gold
smiths 'She Stops to Conquer"
Sol Smith Russell win present dramatic
version of Mark Twain's yankee at the
Court OF King Arthur" next seasons
Stuart Robson denies that he is to marry
May Wadron. and May, in her turn, denies
she intends to wed Stuart. The denial on
both sides is, according 10 an Eastern para