The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-10

Mckee. general manager of Hoyt g. Thomas
attractions, was in the terrible smash up on
the Central Railroad recently and walked off
the telescoped wreck without single
scratch.
Mrs. Lord Fauntleroy Burnett has leased
the Theater Royal, London, in which she
Will produce play Of her own, called The
Showman's Daughter"
Margaret Mather has Cancelled all of her
Texas engagements, as she does not want
TO risk the hard work Of long tour in that
state alter suffering from an attack Of the
grip.
There will probably not be any cont est
over the will Of the late w. j. Florence. j.
IL I0oker, q relative OF the late comedian,
says: 1t would be absurd for any one to
try and break Mr.. Florence's will simply
because some one had been told that money
lad been left to him or her in an addendum
10 the will. If the cOdicilis found and proved
that's one thing. Ii none appears there is
no Chance for interference" This is good
law, and to break the will the codicil must
De produced and proven.
When reporter called on Robert Down.
Ing. the tragedian. TO inquire what allied his
voice, Mr. Downing replied in roar that
made the windows rattle, that he was get
ting his voice back and that in few weeks
he would make himself audible again be-
yOnd the front rows.
Ii is again announced that RubnStein
Will come to Amerca-that he will come in
1873 Tor S125,000. the success of Paderewski
being more than he can bear to contemplate
with eQnanimity.
ltalo Campanini learns by heart the music
oil the orat0rlos he sings. This is unusual
and almost unnecessary, for the OratoriO
singer IS always allowed to hold his music
before him.
w. f. Shea in "His Nibs, the Baron" has
TO be hauled to the flies by a rope. In
Baltimore the rope broke and he fell, wrench
ing his leg and tearing the tendOns. The
audience thinking it a part of the play
laughed and applauded heartily. He will
be Kept in hospital for three or four
months.
Remenyi, the Hungarian violinist has, 1t
appears, made big hitin Boston and Phila-
delphia.
That w. J. Seaman is suffering from pa
resls his manager strenuously denies. Sean
Ian Is dyspeptic, that's all; but he is so Ill
al times that he fOrgets his lines, and hence
| the constant presence of an underStudy.
lie Is improving now, it is declared.
1t Is estimated that the amount Of money
lett chorusgirlS during the past few months
by deceased parents or friends amounts to
| nearly 100000. The strange thing about it
all ls>that most of the heireSSeS, especially
those who were left the most money, con-
tlnue to hold their So a week positions.
But then chOrus-girls were always thrifty.
1he Actors Fund Of America VIII be
given benefit at the Columbia, Chicago,
Monday afternoon, January 4th. II is ex-
ptcted that the programme will excel any
gwen at benefit performance in that city.
Mr. Joe Jefferson has consented TO appear
with his company in a farce called "a Reg
ular Fix" Mr.. Sol Smith Russell and his
company will also appear in an act of one
OF his successful plays, and Mr.. E. II. SOth-
ern Will be seen in an original One-act mono
logqe sketch, written by himself. entitled
IL Love! Thou Lowest. He Loves Up
1t was we'll known to the friends of the
two men that W. IL. Cranes makeup in
The Senate" was a copy Of the personal
appearance Of the late Senator Plumb. and
the resemblance was so great that the char
acterizatiOn was recognized with shouts and
applause when the comedy was first pro-
duced in Washington. Senator Plumb was
tlattered by this stage distinction and
hearty friendship grew up between him and
the actor