The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-03

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never been in Greenwood. 4 hear" she
said, "that it is very beautiful place. VIII
you take me there some alternOou?"
my DEAR" declared her husband with
brutal politeness. that Is 4 pleasure have
.long had in pleasant anticipation" The pa
pers are now in the lawyers hands.
John Madison Morton. the veteran play
wright, died fortnight ago in London. He
was the son OF the late Thomas Morton, au-
thor OF Speed the Pillow" and Town and
Country" and was born January 3, 1909.
He was prolific farce-wrtter. BOX and
Cox" came from his pen, followed by Poor
Pilicoddy." '.Slasher and Crasher," "A
Regular Fix" LEND Me Five Shllings."
"Ticklish Times" sent to the Tower" IF
had but Thousand a Year." and "Wood-
cocks Little Game" He also wrote. in col
labOration with his father. "a Pretty Piece
of Business" aud "All that Glitters Is Not
Gold"
w. S. Cleveland, the minstrel manager.
has recovered from his recent dangerous ILL
ness. He had a pretty tight squeeze. but
youth and unimpaired constitution pulled
him through.
The only living son of Ole Bull is on
visit to this country. His name is Aexan-
with him the Stradivarius made at Cremona
in 1912 and used by Ole Bull at his first con-
cert in America (at Boston, in 1912.
The boy pianist, young Hoffman,, has
been studying in Germany, but 1t is said he
does not develop unsteady as was expected,
according to the New York Music and Drama.
He was withdrawn from public life through
a foolish idea that public playing was HARM
full to him. Some silly philanthropists made
& fuss and even provided him with money TO
live in private Perhaps they now See their
mistake.
1t is rumored that Eugen d'Albert has
married the Venezuelan pianiste, Teresa
Carreno, who has been c0ncertZlng IN
Euro tor some time past.
Messrs. Abbey and Grau have signed
contract 18th Anton RubinSten to give
series of fifty concerts in this country in
1892 90, for which the great Rus sian pianist
viii receive $500 for every performance.
William Roy Grenfell, who arrived from
the Australian colonies recently. has been
engaged by Manager Wash Norton, and
will open at the Ciunie, Sacramento. MIR.
Grenfell, who in personality is what
made an envlabe name for himself in the
profession.
Al Morressey, who began his theatrical
career in this city as Treasurer of Emer-
sons Ministries some years ago. is acting
manager of Charles FrOhman'9 "Wilkin-
sons Widow Company, which comes to
the Baldwin in a few weeks.
Alexander Bison has received from Miss
Marbury. his Ameri can agent on behalf OF
Abbott and Teal, the English scenario of the
play Les JuleS ut Id i ditIHibc anu 10
busily engaged thereon. Changes structu-
raj and otherwise are necessary and Bison
is doing his best to facilitate in every way
the English adaptation.
Miss Nina BertinPs grand concert will
take place at Irving Hall, on Tuesday even
ing next, January 9TH. Inc lady VINO was
a pr minent member Of the late Emma Alb
bolt Company, will be assisted by the priLci-
pal musical talent of the city.
The plan Of charging half rates at the dill
ferent New York theaters is talked of
again.
Miss Sadie Seaman, sister of the Irish
comedian. w. j., has embraced the stage.
She appeared at Niblo's Garden last week
IN play called Ely.
Clara Russell, an English actress, is i'll,
and the Actors Fund, a thoroughly practi-
cal charity. has placed her in st. Vlncents
Hospital. 1t is doubtful if any English
actors aid society has ever done as much
for any American actor in distress. eau
anybody contradict this? asks the New
York World.
Henry Guy Careton's new piece. " The
Countess of Erie" will be tested at the BOs-
ton Museum.
A Jersey City stage. machinist swears
that he'll never again have anything to do
with THE Corsican Brothers" He tells
why. He was arranging the sectional stage
required for that play when he missed his
footing aud fell through one of the open
exlricate himself. Two Of his men tried to
pull him up, and one on steD-ladder under
the stage tried to pull him down. He sue
ceeded. As his face disappeared from view
his dog gave one yelp aud took a header
after him. A farce wasn't circumstance
to it, No one hurt.
The late Colonel W. W, Clapp of the Bos-
ton journal was not only the author OF the
Boston stage, but he was also, thirty or
forty years ago, playwright. John Gill
bert, William Warren, E. F. Reach, ana
other famous actors had appeared in Colonel
Clapp'S dramas.
Sardou in "Thermidor" takes the same
view of the Reign of Terror" which D ok
ems took in the Tale of Two Cities" Dick
ems, however, set forth the causes which
led 10 the atrocities of that awful time. Sar-
dou simply pictures the horrors without
extenuation. Had he followed the example
of Dickens his play might have escaped the
fury of the mob.
The Ellser family held a reun lon in Cleve-
land Christmas day. Efie. her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John EIlsler and Annie, another
daughter, were all present
Mis- Annie Ward Tiffany. the female Irish
star, has purchased a summer residence at
Buzzards' Bay, Mass, near the home Of Mr..
Joseph Jefferson.