The morning call., 1892-07-10
Personal and other lettings.

4. N. Palmer's stock company will leave
New York on its annual Pacific Coast tour
July 90 1t will come in special car right
through 10 San Francisco, where it will
play an engagement of several weeks at the
Baldwin. Alabama" will be the play pre-
scented.
Mr.. John Drew, now at the Stockwell
with the Days, will make his Introductory
| bow as a star under Mr.. Charles Frohman's
| management at the Columbia Theater,
| Chicago, about September 10. During
| Mr.. Drew's first season under Mr.. Froh-
man, he will devote himself exclusively to
| comedy, and the first play In which lie will
| be seen will be The Masked Ball." by
| Care aud Cisson, the clever authors, whose
"Mr. Wilkinson's Widows" aud other works
are well known in this country. Mr.. Drew
viii also be seen in plays by Sardou and
| sydney RoSenfeld.
Nellie MeHenry will usher in the month
of August at the California with her latest
success, "A Night at the Circus"
| lyon Ionson," the Michigan Swedish
lumber drama, will be here again in the fall
| with new log-iam.
Spike Hennessy and Kid Mccoy, two
gen uemaniy reformed burglars" as they
are styled by the careless-ph rasing advance
| agent are still cracking safes on the stage
for a living. AS they pursue the business,
| 4
| comes from the outside OF the safe, not the
| inside.
Salvinis Turridu, in 'Cavaleria Rusti-
| cana, is said To be marvellous picture of
| beautiful. sensual youth with all youth
| cruelty In pursuit OF its pleasure and all
youths piteousness when il hurls itself
| against immutable law, TO be broken 10
| pieces.
George Thatcher will bring Tuxedo" 70
the new California during the present month.
lutx..
| manage the big Carver wild America"
| show III Oakland, San Jose, Stockton and
| Sacramento. where it will give lts farewell
| performances in California as it is nearly
| due In Salt Lake and Denver
| Ambrose Thomas, the famous composer,
| is said TO be contemplating retirement from
! the directorship OF the Paris C0nservatoire.
| the most Important musical appoin tment in
| France. Nj. Thomas Is in a very critical
| state OF health, his illness being much COM
| plicated by his advanced age
The following aneedote Of Lawrence Bar
| rett Is told by Charles A. Hanford. On
| one occasion he came out of his room and
| passed slowly down the car. glaneiDg to the
] right and left at the reading matter that
| each member of the company was passing
| away the time with, and when he COM
| pleted the tour he turned and said; EVERY
| member OF My company reading. but not
| one with copy of shakespeare. After
! that three or four members OF the company
| each carried a copy OF Shakespeare" in his
satchel, to be prepared for the next attack,
| but it never came that know of.
Mime. Schumann'S health was 50 seriously
| impaired few months ago that she was
| compelled TO abandon public performances.
but it Is now reported to be much improved
| She will continue TO give instructions at
| Frankfort with the assistance of her eldest
| daughter. Her youngest daughter, Fraulen
| Eugene. intends to make London her home
| In October and teach music. She will proba-
| bly, prepare some OF her pupils for further
| study with her mother.
Henry K. Abbey will return to New York
In July. remaining only few davs. He
| will spend all of next season in London.
| leaving Maurice Grau to manage the opera