The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-11
General Jottings.

General Jottipgs.
The Bush street Theater will close its
doors for one week, owing to non-arrival of
attraction.
Mr.. Louis Schmidt IAN accomplished chef
de batoD). Mr.. Ludovici and Mr. John Par
rott propose to organize series of chamber
concerts In this city shortly. The name OF
Miss Alice Schmidt, one of cur best plan
lists. will appear frequently on the pro-
gIamme.
Mr.. Lowell r. Stockwell will 60 ON the
road with the Jeffreys Lewis com bnation,
intending to return to the city before the
end of the week.
The Greene-Grismer play. called "The
New South" will be produced at the Stock
we'll tomorrow night. The authors feel
little doubtful of their work, it would APP
pear, and propose, as the managerial re-
mark gees. to 'try it on dog" in the West
before Offering it to a higher taste in the
East.
Mr.. j. w. Maffey, pupil of Mr.. Sims
Reeves, England's great tenor, will give
a grand evening concert at the Palace Hotel
on Thursday evening, September %, assoc
ciated with very eminent artists and under
very distinguished patronage.
" The Isle of Champagne is said 10 be
doing n wonderful business in Boston.
Mile. Dea DieudenBe, at one time prom
iSing young French actress, is dead.
The church people in Chicago are having
a row about Sunday theaters.
Augustin DAILY is trying TO secure CoQueln
aine TO play with Miss Rehan in Chicago
next year.
Ben Tathill, formerly the husband of Ida
Mule, has become business manager OF the
New York Standard.
Jennie Hill, the well-known English char
acter singer, is dangerously Ill with con-
sumption, and has been ordered away from
England to Australia.
Miss Isabel Campbell, a member of the
DAILY company. died at Fort Leayenworh on
Sunday. August 2S
Robert l.. Cutting. husband Of Minnie
Seligman, will be member OF IAN Official
Wife" Company (SayaSe-Gnnther play at
$50 per week.
The theme around which Mr.. Charles H.
Hoyt has woven his new play. "A Temper
ance Town., has also supplied a case for
the Supreme Court of the United States,
which, week age, condemned the appellant
to 1874 days in jail at hard labor, for sell
ing liquor. Mr. H0yt's satire, which is be-
coming widely known. ought to help the
unfortunate dealer, suggests Dunlop's Stage
News, Tor unless the manifest injustice and
severity of his sentence leads the Governor
to pardon him for carrying on legitimate
business. he must spend the rest of his days
in prison.
Divide Musn does not intend to return to
this country.
Colonel Robert G. IngersolPs leading
business just now appears to be that Of Civ
ing new and doubtful plays a lit before
the public. He has Endorsed The Country
Actor" and "a Leaf from Life in per-
functory. legal-like way that is very sus-
pleious.
Bessie Bellwood, whose name was so noto-
riously associated with that of the late
Duke OF Manchester was heartily Kissed
when she appeared on the stage Of the
TivCli in London few weeks since. She
attempted to sing, but was howled down,
the crowd shouting abusive inquiries as to
why she had not the deceney to pay at least
a nominal respect to the memory of the
man who had nearly ruined himself in his
devotion 10 her. This was apparently not
the view taken by Miss BeIlwood as to her
duty in the premises, and she resented the
interruption vigorously, but finally came
down and retired from the stage, sobbing
with modification.
Another Metropolitan Opera-house will
be erected in New York on the site of the
one recently burned
with the New York public to see the re-
vised BLACK Crook" as there was when
that spectacle was originally produced.
Lift and Davis propose 10 take "The
Stowaway" TO Australia next spring.
Miss Isabella UrQuhart, at present with
be seen during Mrs. Beere's American
engagement Miss Grace Huntington has
been engaged as the leading support for
Mrs. Bernard Beere. f. j. Buckley will
also be in the cast supporting Mrs. Beere
on her American tour.
In New York az least $4,000 has been
lost during the summer 10y attractions that
have defied the heat and persisted in keep
ing before the public. No such disastrous
summer season has ever been known there
before.
Mrs. Potter has arrived at Boston and
there Is no longer doubt that she will act
there under engagement TO Manager John
Stetson.
w. S. Gilbert, the delightful writer of
opera librettoS goes occasionally TO Wagner
performances, but declares that he no more
understands the music than he does Chi
nese.
A Genoa paper asserts that Verdi has not
only completed his "Faistaf' (which
Rlcordiin Milan is printing! but is already
at work on another opera. Verdi. says the
writer, is equally free from modern nerv-
BUSINESS and from the Incidence which char
acterized Rossini in his later years. His
nature Graves work almost as imperatlvely
as 1t did half century ago. Il had in
tended 'Falstaff to be my last work." he
recently remarked to friend. 'but since |
continue to live and enjoy good health, why
should | stOp?"
Henry Guy Carleton was walking on Ire
mont street, Boston. recently, when there
passed a manager between whom and the
playwright has existed an antarctic cool
ness ever since the manager ''did" play of
Carleton's in more ways than one. 'Your
friend isn't looking WELL" observed Garlic
toms companion, "a little pale about the
gills." he has tuttwo good reasons for
not feeling WE'LL" said Carleton. "And
what are they?" "Why. his nun-new COM
pany can't act. and his old kuk-kidneys
won't"
Beerbohm Tree has a very youthful son,
whose wit Is sometimes a match for his
fathers. wont you please buy me rony
cart, papa?" the little Tree asked. mo,
can't afford It; il costs too much" said the
actor. "But it doesn't cost as much as play
Ing Hamlet, does it, papa?" replied the
boy. and Mr.. Tree found himself la the pre-
dicament Of Whiteomb Riley's hero who had
nothing to say, my daughter. nothing at all
to say"
AN AGED EDUCATOR.