The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-26

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she sings like canary" 'Yes," replied
me laoy, but her bill is thousand times
larger As the canary style Of singing
does not last long the beautiful Miss Howe
Is, nle.aphorlcally speaking, making hay
wnlie the sun Shines"
Inc young American prima donna known
as Nlkita-a name she claims to have taken
from that of an Indian chief who returned
her TO her home after she had been stolen
Is about to marry the Prince Mira Ria
hnan, who is an aid-de-camp TO the Shah of
PERSIA. She Will not retire from the stage
when VIII be grateful to the pocket OF the
Prince.
Anna Teresa Berger (Mrs. Leigh S.
Liynchl who for the past two years has been
llVinS IN London, occasionally being heard
AT alpeft Hall and other swell concerts, re-
turned to New York recently. Levy has
wliled his pet cornet to Mrs. Lynch, who,
the world
The Inmor that John Philip Sousa, leader
OF the Marine Band in Washington, is in
sane is denied by his friends. His health.
however, Is not tirst-rate. AT present he is
travelling IN England with his wife.
stuart Robson is about to plunge into the
cares OF management ON large scale.
hrough w X. Hayden, his manager, who
Is now In Europe he has engaged Ernst
Possart, the German tragedian, to m Ike an
extended tour of America during the season
Of 1928.
Inc Clipper says: Nellie Judson Hess
mas ppeen granted a divorce from Clarence
". LESS, son of the impresario, on the
ground OF cruelty and deserton. The decree
was signed by Judge Tulley of Chicago.
utbfy L. Abbey and Sarah Bernhard
saiied from Sydney. Australia, July 18th, and
are expected 10 arrive here about August 9th.
NINE. Bernhardt will rest for a few weeks
in California, and then begin another tour
OF this country. The scenery for her plays
IS now being painted at the fremont Thea
Ter, Boston, under the direction of Mr..
Schoeffel. Maurice Grau will sail for Havre,
on August 1st. Mr.. Abbey reports prosper
Gus season through Australia.
letter from the United States Consul at
annoy, China, says that Mrs. James Brown
folter and Kyrie Be!iew have, at the time
OIL writing, just finished popular engage
mentS at Hopg-Kong and Canton. In June
Iney Were 10 appear at Shanghai, Kobe,
I0klo and Yokohama, and in July at Annoy
and Singapore. In September they are to be
III London. They travel. at present, with
out any supporting company. At each city
they visit they organize company of anna
tours, or else, by themselves, give parlor
entertainment in costume.
william HanlOn, the gymnast who re-
Gently Tell on his head at Clinton, Iowa,
while performing. and broke bis neck, was
not one OF the old family of brothers, but of
forming with the Hanlon-V otter Troupe in
New York City last August, fell from the
dome of the Academy of Music, and had
narrow escape with his life.
Alexander Salvini sailed from New York
for Europe on the French liner La Gas
colgne week before last. He will remain
abroad about six weeks, two of which will
be spent with his illustrious father at the
villa Salvini, near Florence, Italy. Mr. w.
NJ. Wilkinson will in future manage young
Salvni's business
Nat c. Goodwin will be seen in "The
Nominee" at the Baldwin Theater, In the
early fall. The play is an adaptation from
the French, and has been remarkably sue
cessful in the East
Miss Lizzie Apandale, for years the con-
tralto oil the Emma Abbott Opera Company,
has succeeded in Dertecting an organization
OF her own. William Hamilton, once barry
tone OF The American Opera Company, is
associated with her in the venture, which
IS TO be known as the Anandale- Hamilton
Opera Company. and Mike Tobn will be
the advance man. Some of the Abbott
people are being engaged, notably, Sig.
Mlcbalene and the principal chorus singers.
They take the Abbott repertoire of operas.
Miss Anandale will be the prima donna,
and she has discovered young lady in De-
troit who Is SAID to possess a remarkably
fine voice for her soprano. Several months
time has been booked in the South, and
offers OF hatterng engagements in tire West
India Islands during January and February
are under consideration.
iuelo 10 dleduy consiueraDIe anxiety on
the part of the representatives of the va
rIous Western railroads as to who is going
to secure the transportation OF the Sin
bad" company to California. As the or
ganization numbers over one hundred people
and will carry with it three carloads of
scenery, there is mighty caucus of rail-
way agents in the lobby Of the Chicago
Opera House.
Robert Hilliard has written a one-act play
called The Last Performance" His
friends trust that its name will not prove
prophetic OF the fate of its first presentation.