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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-06

piece OF heavy wire about eight inches long
and with little iron ball on top, out of a
box and, holding it up for my inspection,
said. laconically. This is one of emp
l was getting along finely; only FIVE
minutes behind the mosque and / was
already in position to tell all about what
bob looked like
"This cyclorama takes men to work IL"
the young stage wizard continued. in expla-
nation-"twO on one side and one on the
other. The two mems business is to feed
out the canvas and place the hobs in the
groove. The other fellow draws the whole
business tight"
Ali Baba's donkey. whose name behind
the curtain is George, interrupted US at this
time. He had just been out making his
first hit of the evening and capered so glee-
fully around that he came very near wreck
Ing a red-striped minaret.
Vanderwerken, whom they call AL for
short. had to administer a warning to the
joyful donkey to be more careful.
1.-THE cyclorama is about the only me-
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ALI BABA BEHIND.

Out on the stage Hackaback was telling
the audience, in deep bass tones, that 'he
was detective and had clew," when the
master carpenter, whom l found to be a
very genial fellow. led me past the oriental
populace gathered in the wings to the rear
of the stage
The big mosque. standing on the heights
OF Bagdad, divided Us from the front or else
the audience would have been treated to the
novel sight Of seeing Vanderwerken and
myself discussing stage mysteries together.
Now, here in this frs, act the main
effect is the cycloramic view. which repre-
sents the city of Bagdad, viewed from an
elevated point" my mentor started out to
explain.
Then be continued by telling me that the
cyelorama was 90 feet in length by IS feet
high. and is worked" in a hardwood
groove, being suspended from above by
"Dobs."
"And what is 'bobP'" asked inno-
Gently.
Giving me surprised look, evidently
finding 1t strange that there was anybody
on this earth who did not know what bob"
was. the master carpenter picked a straight
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ALI BABA'S BUTTERFLY

Fred Dangerfeld is as modest as most
men. as Brton maybe, yet he confesses
there's nothing in the way of stage trans
formation scenes that Surpasses The Birth
OF the Butterfly"
Some people who have seen the beautiful
metamorphosis put it even stronger; for
instance, that there's nothing equal to
the butterfly in the way OF transformation
effects.
Have you seen Il? 1t is worth your while.
II is something like this:
All is dark and silent. In the house the
lights are very low. The stage is black.
Now a faint shade OF green is where the
black was. 1t grows greener and greener.
The orchestra renders Handeps "Crea-
ton"
Watch the green. 1t ligbtens slowly,
slowly, but with every added light comes
beauty of its own.
Now the dark green lights are turned on
all the way and you find the stage huge
forest Of mulberry bushes. How big the
leaves are and how plainly you can see each
vein In them.
The scene keeps moving. the depths of
the forest unciosing. See, now, a great but.
terfy-not The Butterfly, but its parent
penetrates the thick foliage and hovers
over one of the larger leaves
When 1t flies away again you see the
larva 1t has deposited on the big green leaf.
1t is very small at first and you must watch
it close. But IL grows and grows, as the
forest keeps unfolding and the leaves keep
turning greener and greener.
Then there Is a change in the hue. II
comes gradually and at first blends with the
green. Then slowly the green dies out
altogether and you know it is early autumn
The larva. now a cocoon, keeps on grow
ing, and all the while the sweet, soft strains
Of the Creation" seems to be very part
of the beautiful metamorphosis that is going
on under your very eyes
Now the leaves are brown and red and
yellow and all autumnal shades. Still the
forest uDcloses and grows dcnser and
deeper. The cocoon keeps growing and the
autnmnai shades deepen till all is glorious
russell.
All is yet moving, changing, widening.
deepening, growing. You don't know how.
you only know Ii is. and while you have
winked twice the russell has turned to old
gold, the full depths of the forest is ex-
posed, the cocoon attained its growth, and
the crescendo music reached Its first climax.
Beautiful!
Lovelyl
Superb!
Yes; all that. but the butterfly has yet to
be born.
Watch closely the great cocoon. See.
now it bursts!
All! what vision is this?
A truly live butterfly. but o far more
beautiful one than ever Fred Dangerield or
Dame Nature herself ever painted.
You have read OF the nymphs and hours !?
Now you see one-in this butterfly.
As the cocoon bursts two great wings
open slowly, and in an instant before
you 10 glorious creature that even the
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chanical effect In the first aei," said he, "all
the rest OF the surprises are simply worked
by varied uses Of the electric and gas
lights.
but when you hear Ali Bazan shout.
Away to the robbers lairY and the curtain
has dropped you will find us very busy, for
then we prepare the grand moving PIANO.
rama, which represents the trip from the
City Of Bagdad to the cave of the forty
thieves"
There are two big wooden cylinders, one
on each side OF the stage. Around the one
to the left OF the audience is the canvas on
which the luxurious Turkish garden scenes
are painted, tightly rolled.
Ropes connect the end OF this canvas
across the stage with the other cylinder, and
up In the flies there are two cradles or
frame boxes. each one containing a man.
These two work the whole machinery,
which is extremely simple, IL you only
know how 1t Is done.
Number one on the left turns his cylinder
so as to unroll the canvas slowly, and num-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-06
Native Sons Elect Officers.

California Parlor OF the Native Sons OF the
Golden West has elected the following named as
officers for the ensuing term: Past president,
Ii. +. UmbSen; president, f. j. pullman; first
vice president. Henry Stern; second vice. presL
dent j. Lennon; third vice president, W d.
Stanlels; financial secretary, B. Il. Hanlon IRE
elected; recording secretary, Frank Is. Ryan
(re-elected); marshal j. w. McEvoy; historian,
w. Smith; uusiees-E. Folsom. X. Morse Frank
sherman; physicians - Drs. Morse, TAFT
Chalgneau, Clarke, stable.
Hesperian Parlor has elected: President, r.
). Allen: first vice-pTesident w. T.. Conner:
second yice-president, Nathan Rogers; third
ylcr-presldent. r.. I. Legge; recon ing secretary
George h. Mower; financial secretary w n
Rolph: marshal. +. T. Doolan; trustee, c. +.
Butte; surgeon. DR.. W. b. Cofvy; historian w.
b. Bradbury.
National ParlOr has elected the following
officers: Past president, q. W Koch; president
L. Klein; first vice president, o. G. Keefer; sec.
ond vice esident. ". v Doughty; third vice.
president, NJ. II. Barr; recording secretary r.
b. Nohtdeni financial secretary, Il. l.. McNaily:
marshal. II. Lnkendey; trustee, NJ Berry
surgeon, DIR. n. Rodgers; historian, Z. w.
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AS the wings flutter the flying creature
moves. See. il flies: yes, flies FROM the high
leaf where the cocoon lay till it reaches the
very center of that nse forest.
Again the applause is laundering The
butterfly smiles. flutters her wings. hovers
about a little. and -
All! all Is black again, and "Ali Bahia" is
over.
That Is the evolution of the butterfly as
you see il. Would you see more?
Then take your place at the stage entrance
about o'clock.
A demure little woman, dressed neatly in
dark clothes and tight-fitting coat, comes
up Mission street, walks past you, and dis
appears into the mysteries Of behind the
scenes"
Ii is Kitty Stevens.
Follow that demure little figure past the
grim doorkeeper, and when she reaches the
open light of the stage you will see the
pretty face of a blushing maiden, who is
still sweet sixteen, and hear youthful
musical voice say:
Joe. are there any letters ?'
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Der two on the right turns his cylinder so as
to receive the painting as fast as ii is Ie-
leased by his partner.
All this is done in full view OF the audi
ence-that is, the moving canvas is the only
thing they see; the living machines that
bring about the motion are not part OF
the play, as far as the spectators are
allowed to know.
Doubtless IL you have seen "Ali Bahia"
you will have been an admirer of the beau
tiful sunset. which brighens up the piano.
rama.
l will tell you how that is worked. and
you will perhaps laugh at its simplicity.
big round hole In the canvas, covered
over with red silk, and a man with lighted
lantern behind ii, is all there is OF the rosy
hued orb which so grandly disappears in
the Oriental horizon.
1.-THE greatest mechanical effect we have
is the big waterfall IN front of the robbers
cave" said Al, when he got through with
explaining the panorama, 'and here 1t Is"
Net seeing any waterfalls lying around /
inquired of the whereabouts of the streams
that bubble over the rocky mountains.
"Why. don't you see these three big OIL
cloth-covered tanks?" said Al. 'rhey are
the enchanted falling waters. as they are
called in the programme.
/ looked again and beheld three slanting
troughs made of tin and covered with can
vas painted in greenish oil colors
To me they looked like improvsed tobog-
gan-slides. but my guide showed me how
they were placed in position. one above the
other. and how the water from the reservoir
on the roof was turned loose on the top one,
whence 1t passes TO the second one and
thence to the bottom basiD, which again
discharges the volume of clear fluid through
a slot in the stage into a large tank in the
basement.
The most pulling of all the effects In the
Ali Baba show is the great fiery dragon or
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BARNES ON ALI BABA,

To the man in front, especially il
he be comparative novice, unused to
modern spectacles, "Ali Baba'' appears.
in stage glory. to have reached the
highest point Of splendor heretofore
attained by such a class OF entertain
ment; but this is not so. 1t takes lint
brief review to discover many shows in
the near past that possessed, with one
exception, all its prominent features
handsome women. gorgeous costumes. me-
chanical effects, music and dancing. in as
great or greater degree than the spectacle
that is now drawing all San Francisco to the
Grand Opera-house.
The old theatrical times, before Manager
David Henderson entered on his career as
caterer Of stage spectacies for the pu bic
had no electricity TO light up the mimic
glories of the stage.
This is the exception referred to. Man
ager Henderson ought to give thanks
nightly to Edison for his incandescent light
that converts his stage for the nonce into a
paradise-a FOOLS paradise. If you like-for
the mere sightseer.
Certainly Henderson has brought ne n
splendid temptation. His women are bean.
tiful 10 face and shapely In figure. Int we
have seen just such splendid women before.
only their charms were not brought ont so
effectively by the gas lights as they ara now
by the electrical incandescents. nor were
the general effects On the stage seen tn
such advantage.
Henderson viii never appreciate how
much he owes to Edison and his discov-
cries.
His two eccentrics. Eddie Foy fCassim
tina vauahanhl NJ
(Arraby Gorrsh) are well chosen for their
work. Foy Is sui genesis. He is not to
be judged by any rule. In fact. II Is difi-
cult to criticize what little text there NAV
be In an extravaganza ur the method
in which it is treated. 1t is indiyidpali,v
that tells altogether. Foy plays himself and
SO does Norman. To certain extent they
are both improvisatores because. if a mint
can be made on the spur of the momant
they have the perception to see and
nous to grasp the opportunity. From
the time this grotesque Foy as he
may be called - descends on the stage
by parachute. till he is present A.
the transformation scene of the birth of the
butterfly, he does and says the oueerest
things in the queerest way, and the jmnras-
sion one gets by his manner is that thew
come to him as the water flows from a snring
that he has fresh water always to turn the
wheel OF his whims and oddities. Roth Nor.
man and Foy are relief. The nonsense
they indulge In relieves the attention from
all the show and glitter. and the eyolutions
OF pretty lime-lighted girls, and thus thew
serve an important purpose. They are IN.
balance. the governor-balls In this spectac-
ular engine.
The dancing in "Ali Pahau q hox.. T.
tpe ballet Of large, In the terpsichorean en-.
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beautiful butterflies Of a real forest would
offer homage to.
You see a mass of auburn ringlets and
wayy hair. You see two great sparkling
brown eyes. rosy cheeks, laughing lips. the
bust of Venus and the tapering white
limbs Of Psyche.
A suppressed murmur of admiration
comes involuntarily from the audience. fol-
lowed moment later by storms of ap-
plause.
But You have not seen It all yet. While
the hands are vet clapping the great wings
move and fiutter.
No real butterfly had ever faIrer plumage.
The wings are exquisite in themselves. and
you almost wonder whether Dangerfieid has
not plucked them from a monster butterfly
found in some tropical forest, and Is now
palming them off as his own creations.
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monster of the cavern, which slowly creeps
across the stage near the end of the second
act, with flames pouring out of his nostTils.
The suddenness with which the uncanny
reptile transforms itself into bevy of
charming dancing girls always ELECTS
series of wondering "ahs" from audiences.
To the children especially this quick
transformation is a neyer-ceasing source Of
wonder
The dragon is Stage Manager Perry's
invention and consists Of a head made of
papieT-mache. inside of which Willie, the
eall-boy, sits blowing through a tin tube
some calcium-p powder against a candle in
the mouth.
SO much for the fiery flames.
The long and supple body OF the monster
is composed of ballet-grls, who crouch
closely TO the ground, hiding their heads
behind each other.
The girls do the creeping across the stage,
and the front of their dresses are the scales
Of the dragon.
When the fiery monster arrives near the
left side a little whistle sounds, and two
men jerk al rope attached to the head OF
the beast, which Immediately together with
tie boy inside of it disappears from the
view of the audience.
The girls quickly rise from their STOPPING
position, the gas man turns on green light,
and the ''danse diabolique" so dazzlingly
presented by the corps de ballet commences.
There are no mechanical effects beside
those mentioned, with the exception of a
few trick chairs which are worked by
springs. and the appliances necessary 10
work the grand transformation scene " hich
closes the play.
All the people on the stage. my amiable
guide and pleasant Mr.. Parry not excepted.
heaved great signs of relief when they got
rid of me.
When l want to talk to those people again
L shall call on them when they are not busy.
for between the hours OF s and IL p. NJ they
evidently are not pleased to receive visitors.
A
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scenes, and all were rich. novel and per-
fectly operated.
Oh. there were hundred other entertain
Ing features to the ingenious oriental bur-
lesQue, and In the 100 people that take their
turns there we're no sticks" to make one
vince with pain.
1t was so full Of novelties. humor. fun,
beauty and magnifcence that three hours
were shortened to one.
When the enhancing birth of the butter
fly" the crown of all the beauties and spec
tacular effects of the production. was ac-
complished the vast audience sighed that all
was over j. @. DENNY
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LATEST sHrPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived.

Arrived.
MONDAY. December 5.
Ship Two Brothers, Wndrow. "a days from
Seattle; 200 tons coat, to Oregon Imp Co.
Ger ship Romuus, Berndt, 4 "a days from Ma.
naimo; 1881 tons COAL to John RosenfeId's Sons.
Sailed.
MONDAY. December s.
Stmr Bonita. Trbble, San Pedro
Domestic Ports.
GREESWOoD-Saied Dec b-Stmr SunoL for
San Pedro.
Movements OF Trans-Atlantic Steamers
NEW YoRK-Arrived Dec 5-Stmr Nomadic I'm
ItVprnoOl
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An Evangelist Beaten.

James ID. Daily. an Oakland evangelist.
who had been missing from home for nearly
a week, was treated in the Receiving Hos
pital last night for a lacerated wound of the
scalp and confused wounds of the BODY He
asserted that while on the water front he
was set upon by some men, who beat him
nav for liouor
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BORN.

BORN.
CRAIG-In this city. November 80, 1892 to the
wife OF George Craig. a son.
TIBBITS-In this city, December /. 1892. to the
wife OF George H. 1ibbits, daughter.
CARL-In this city, December 4, 1892 to the wife
OF Andrew Carl daughter.
MiNTUN-Iu this city. December g. 1892. to the
wife OF George w. Mintun. a daughter.
BoVo-In this city. December 4, 1892. to the wife
of G.. Bovo. n daughter.
DOWDALL-In this city. December 8, 1892, to the
wife OF r L. Dowdail, daughter.
BLANCHARD-In this city December g. 1892 to
the wife OF W. +. Blanchard son.
wYATT-In this city. December 2, 1892 to the
wife of s. wyatt an infant.
GRAY-In this city, December 8, 1892 to the wife
OF Hermann Gray, a daughter.
MoLLER-In this city. November 20, 1892, TO the
wife OF John II. Moller, ason.
POETSCH-fn this city. December l, 1892 to the
wife OF Herman Postsch n son.
STURFEVANT-In Oakland, December 4, 1892, to
the wife OF Cullen X. Sturtevant. a daughter.
JOSES-Near Clay ton December 3. 1892 TO the
wife OF Benjamin A. Jones. daughter.
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None tonight, MISS" says Joe, who is
the property" boy.
a Follow her now-but no, you may not
follow farther.
Ask Joe who she is.
That's our butterfly" says Joe.
j. ii. GRIFFFs
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An Emergency Bureau.

An Emergency Bureau has been estab
llshed at the corner of Alice and Seventh
streets, Oakland, for the purpose of fur
nishing to householders girls and women
who would be willing to assist in house
keeping several hours day
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MARRIED.

MARRIED
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT this city, by the Rev
Father Duffy. Theodore Parnow and Maggie
Hearney, botn OF California.
LEM = MoREING = In Alameda, December g.
1892. by the Rev II. L. j. Ongerth. Louis C. Lenz
OF Alameda aud Cornelia A Moreing of Stock
ton. Cal
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

birth. marriage ana death notices sent By mall
will not be inserted. They must handed In at
either OF the publication Offices and be Endorsed
with the name aud residence or persons authorized
TO have the same published
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DIED.

TIL, city. December 4. 1892, Kate.
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LITERARY NOTES.

The August Overland is an excellent
number. Among the notable articles are :
Fishing in Salt Waters" Staging In the
Redwoods and THE Legend of Rodeo
Canyon" all profuseiy illustrated
In order TO stimulate American compost
ton, The Ladies Home Journal has Just
made public an attractive series Of liDer a
prizes for the best original musical compo-
stlon by composers resident in the United
States ana Canada. The prizes call for a
waltz, piano composition, pleasing ballad
and popular song. an anthem and the four
best hymn tunes. The competition is open
until November next.
81. Nicholas Magazine has been getting
suggestions from Its readers as TO a national
song. The Star-spangled Banner seems
10 have the strongest existing claim 10 that
honor. but one young person, who objects
10 the words vet thinks well of the music
makes tie novel proposition 10 lit the words
OF My Country tits of Thee TO the music
of The Starspangled Banner" The edi-
tor OF 81. Nicholas suggests that she seek
some quiet place and Try the effect of mixing
the two very cautiously.
Harper ~ Brothers announce that they
are about 10 publish a new volume in the
English Men of Letters" series-"Cariyle."
by Professor John NichOl. They have
nearly ready valuable work by Julian
haiph. entitled ION Canada's Frontier"
illustrated by Frederic Remington: also f.
d. Millet's The Danube, From the Black
Forest TO the Black See" beautifully Illus
trated by Alfred Parsons and Mr.. Millet:
and new illustrated novel, entitled THAT
lid Wheel :, hy Ere aces, F,eaaaE. ITt}iaJl,e.
whose stories have won much praise for
their originality If design, their skillful
Characterization ard the genuine flavor of
the bumor with which they are enlivened.
The Midsummer Holiday Century con-
tains number Of complete stories, includ-
ing THE Philosophy of Relative Exist
ences, ghost story which is said to
reverse some Of the old traditions, by Frank
r. Stockton, and The ColOneps Last Cam
paign," by the author Of "MT. Cutting. tie
Night Editor" and with illustrations by
Charles Dana Gibson.
Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggin says. IN r
spirited article on ''Children's Rights" in
the August, fiction number. of Scrbners,
that "there is no substitute for genuine,
free, serene. healthy, bread and butter
childhood. A fine manhood or womanhoOd
can be built on no other foundation"
In the. August number of the American
Angler is commenced a series of Illus
traled papers by. the editor on Fish and
| Fishing in American Waters" which will
be continued 10 each issue until the subject
is practically exhausted.
One of the literary surprises of the season
is the charmingly bound edition of Long
fellows "Eyangelin just issued by John
b. Alden of New York. No illustrated
edition OF this work has ever before been
published at less cost than 81 80 and that is
about what you might guess" the price Of
this IL be, but il Isn't-Aldrn sells it for 10
centsl plus e cents for postage, II by mail
His idea is that good book is his best ad-
vertiSement, and that By putting out such a
pretty one as this at nominal price he will
make the pleasant acquaintance OF vast
number of people.