The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-08

also by his choir singing. He sang the Offer
tory in DIR. Elot's First Unitariau Church.
and received the thanks of the doctor and
congregation therefor.
CAPTAIN Jack Crawford, the only rival OF
Buffalo Bill in playing the Indian racket.
posed for while as poet, scout and actor.
But The public secuted his poetry and would
have none of MS acting. He has good thing
now, though-special agent to the keshana
Indian Agency from the Department OF JUS
tice of the United States
Thomas w. keene has Cancelled his South
ern engagements for the remainder OF the
season owing to severe nervous prostradon.
Alas! DOR Tom! the spirit, indeed, is will
ing. but the flesh is weak.
Speaking of a Boston girl who has de-
voted four years 10 the education of her
toes (rnirabie dictu) and is going to head
ballet as premiere danseuSe. the Star-Say-
1ngs adds: Report says she wears eye
glsses while executing the most difficult
figures"
Mime. Bernhardt and Miss Davenport are
advertising each other famously by their
public self-lauGatiOn and cOunter-eharges OF
gross ignorance in interpreting Sardou'S
character OF Cleopatra
George Mckee, who had been confined In
the penitentiary at Lincoln, Nebr., for the
past twelve years for stabbing Cora Vaughn,
an actress OF his company, while at Ne
Draska City eighteen years ago, was recently
released, and. says tine Clipper, Joined Mag
81 'iieNAcfio SONIpdu1 hun.
Rather risky individual to play with. If
angry, he may be apt, like Sir Edward
Mortimer, to stab again
Mime. Fursch-Madi, the dramatic soprano,
will arrive in New York March 14th to
make d short concert tour of the United
States. She returns to London at the COM
meDcement of June for the Italian opera at
Covent Garden.
New York Lie recently advertised job
lot OF theatrical jokes, among which was
1nNNf Ali,
VIII probably remain uDsold, to the effect
that Fanny Davenport was to appear as
Cleopatra shortly, with Sarah Bernhard as
the Asp.
j. Charles Davis leaves stage management
temporarily to assist in directing the Chicago
Worlds Fair.
My Aunt Bridget" was sold at auction
February Doth at Klaw 81 Changers Ex-
change. this city. Mr. Erlanger bought the
play for $500, and shortly afterward sold it
to IL. u. Monroe for $500. Mare Kla@ was
the auctioneer, and will probably come in
for half of the $3.50 made by his partner in
the transaction. An amusing incident of
the auction was the fact that the purchaser
wanted Dlr. Klaw to read the play before
buying it.
mas lett the lyric stage. lmpresarii earnestly
request her to return, but she is especially
deal to all their entreaties.
Saidou's "Thermidor" covers a period of
tWeiVt HOuT5 IN action. When lie manages
to write play with time reduced TO eight
hours it will be a special faYorile with all
the ouvrlers of Paris.
MIR. Wadteufel of this city has ac quired
the sole right to publish Karl Forines'
Method OF Singing" The work is about
to enter on its dith edition, and is much
used by teachers as well aS students in the
Eastern States.
Clara Morris is an omnivorous reader,
and especially fond of skil!fully con-
strueted and strongly worked out novel;
Bernhardt DronOunces her the only great
| actress IN America. Perhaps she said this
TO spite Fannie Davenport
Charley Reed leaves Miss McGinty" for
the CITY Directory" He viii be more at
home there, aud the newspapers will cease
| calling him names. Fay Templeton was not
seen IN "McGinty" for several nights at
Chicago, owing TO ndisp0StiOn.
A French paper says that an Italian
singer has employed a Creole soprano,
negro contralto, "a German tenor. an Ha-
walIan Darytone anu French pianist to
| travel IN his company on a professional tour
in the United States.
The Judge says Lydia Thompson's smile
| is not 80 fascinating as it once was but there
| is more Of 1t.
Miss Isabella Stone, the soprano, has gone
| to Kingston, Jamaica, and will be there at
the exposition. Poor Alfalfa, De Vivo's
prima donna, was to have gone, but died
before the day OF departure. 1t was not to
be jamaica with her, bat jam salts She
was content tn die