The morning call., 1892-08-28
Personal and other JottInrs.

Mr.. Joseph r, Grismer and Phoebe Davies
viii succeed Miss Jeffreys-Lewis at the
Stockwell in Clay NJ. Greene's last play,
"The New South"
Mrs. FleissneT-Lewis has resigned her po-
sitiOn as soprano Of the First CODgFega-
ti0nal Church in this city.
As before announced the Baldwin orches-
ira will make the music of the song "The
Years Sweetheart" and score by
Mrs. L. T. McDermott Of this clty-a por-
tion of its programme this week.
divorce Day." produced by the George
w. Lederer Company in Chicago, August
-. achieved success. 1t follows Nothing
But Money at the StOckweTl.
Henry X. Jewett, the new leading man
for the Siockwell. is at Sydney, EN- route
from England to this city. He will open
here October 2i, with L. j. Henley aud
Aubrey Boucicault in new comedy, THE
Fayorte."
David Lesser Lezusky proposes to do the
poets over at tie Palace Hotel He begins
with "N htma1, the Poet and Seer" to-
morrow evening, the 29;h, making no
charge for Walt But to hear him on EN-
erson next week viii cost the listener 30
cents, and on Shakespeare the week after
that 81 The same price for Longfellow.
Raphael and Lincoln, VINO follow In weekly
succession until he comes to Jesus, the
Poes and Man." when the charge will be 81.
ms Is sort OF Sidlng scale, the price
rising with the subject.
MADAME Zela Trebelli- Bettini. the we'll
known c0ntralto, died at Etretai, France,
August Is. She was born in Paris, 1888.
Her parents name was Gilbert
Madame Melba, the Melbourne prima
donna. who figured in adivorce suit recently
where the Due fOrleans was the cOrespon-
dent, has been divorced from her husband,
Captain G. f. \. Armstrong, an Australian
sheep farmer.
MRS. d. F. Verdenal. who, like Mrs.
Pacheco, is Californian, and is. besides. a
Worlds Fair Commissioned. has written a
one-act piece for George w. Lederer, called
"Nictims to Science"
Ali the stories about the recovery OF the
weil-known Irish comedian, Seaman, are
fiction, pure and simple. His physicians
state, without reserve, that there is no pos
slbiliiy Of cure. They claim that the next
phase OF his mental disorder will be abso-
lute idiocy. As is often the case with men
afflicted ~ this manner, his physical health
Is perfect.
Johnstone Bennett ('Jane) has gone to
Europe To get play from Sims and Raleigh
and also gowns from Paris.
Thomas A. DAILY of the theatrical combi-
nation, The Days" died at the Someryille
(Mass.) Ihsane Hospital on August IL The
stage IS becoming liberal contributor to
the madhOuse.
Mr.. Richard Mansfield refuses to give a
cheerful finish TO the stage adaptation Of
Inc otdti6l because It would be
inconsistent with HawthOrne's story, The
tragic story of Hester Prynne will be told
on the stage as Hawthorne :old 1t in his
book.
Imre Kiralfy is Interested with Henry f.
Abbey in an allegorcal and historical spec
tacle America" 10 be started with a great
flourish at Chicago's great auditorium in
April, 1888
new star in legitimate roles who will
depend wholly upon Julius Cesar" is
Charles B. Hanford. He is a Washington
boy who made his first dramatic venture as
a member of an amateur club in his native
city; and his debut, oddly, was in the very
tragedy in which he Is now to star.
ID. d." critic OF the New York Sport,
Music and Drama, referring to the reproduce
tion OF Miss Merington's "Letterblair,"
drops this remark into the authoress' ear,
''Ihe English people do not make use of
the word railroad. They say railway"
1t appears now that the family name of
the composer OF the "Marseillaise." who
was born In L0ns-e-Saulnier was simply
Bouget, and an old citizen Of that town thus
explains the addition Of the words ''de
Lisle": Nj. Rouget, the composers father,
owned small suburban property, through
which ran little brook, and this little
stream was divided at one point by still
smaller island. Todistingulsh himself from
his numerous brothers, M. Rouget called
himself playfully. R0uget de L'Isle, a name
which stuck to him ana finally became de
Lsle.
The Pond-Leslie Lyric Opera Company
has gone to pieces. and the New York Her
aid calls the mishap the first wreck Of the
season. Leslie Will sue Pond in copse-
quence Of the smash.
Mise Marguerite Merington's comedy,
Captain Letterhair" interpreted by Mr..
e. II. Sothern and company. proved a sem
sation in the New York theatrical world on
August 16 Miss MerinEton, who is
teacher in the New York Normal School,
was called twice before the curtain. 1t is
an amy piece.
at the New York Standard 'Lady ILL.,"
written by Laurence Marston for Miss Lii
Ian Lewis, achieved success on its produe-
tlon August 16 Miss Lewis plays the
eouestrienne, Lady Colombia Lii. aud the
story begins at the point where she is the
star bareback rider in winter circus.
The story Is tragic one.
Miss Helyett," with Mr.. Il. ID. Price as
manager and William Furst rs musical di-
rector, Will stand among the chief novelties
this season aud be seen in all the principal
cities OF the United States. including San
Francisco.
The Sultan Of Turkey is pianist and
makes up school Of q few hundred of his