The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-01

programme of real merit which will be given
at the Grand Opera-house, for the benefit
OF the hospital fund, on Tuesday. May 10. by
the following ladies and gentlemen, who
Mrs. Gleason HasSett Mrs. 0. p. Evans,
Mrs. EuDice Westwater, Mrs. Griffin,
Donald de Y. Graham, Robert Lloyd, Frank
Mitchell. Herman Brandt and Signor Mar
tineZ.
Mr. Samuel D. Mayer, .organist and mu-
steal director at the First Congregational
Church in this city, completed on Sunday,
the 24th ult., the twentieth year of his in
cumbency Of that office. 1t is but just to
this gentleman to say that he has been an
important factor in the music history OF
San Francisco. He has never been found
absent wnen his service was requested on
charitable or other occasions, aud his abll-
ity as a singer and organist has never been
questioned.
Miss Lizzie Vigoreaux will essay the char
aeter OF R0salind in "As You Like II" at
testimonial benefit rendered her by her
friends at the Grand ODera-house May IL.
1t is whispered that she will create some.
thing OF sensation in the costuming OF
the character.
Mr.. John Robinson's Great World Circus
VIII visit all the principal cities on the West
ern slope and Pacific Coast during the COM
ing season, includin San Francisco.
MT. George Nj. Ciprico, while In London
lately, sent the following telegram to the
Queen:
Her Majesty Queen Victorta, Osborne: In my
own name and in the name of the United States,
which as humble cit Zen / feel quite able TO
tTuth1ully voice, l offer you my sincere condol-
ence Tor the death of the Duke of Clarence, With.
OUT ia the least violating the principles Oh my
country. we honor and venerate your great
and noble Majesty as woman as we'll as a
Queen, as woman OF Gods nObleSt type as well
as queen OF the same character. loss 10 you
Is a loss 10 Us. When you erieYe we grieve. L
represent what are not only my own feelings, but
those OF my country. May God bless you. Re-
speeuuliy yours, GEORGE NJ. ClPRICo.
In answer he received the following tele-
gram:
thanks you sincerely for your kind expressions
OF sympathy aud coincidence, with which her
Majesty Is much touched.
PRIVATE SECRETARY.
Mr. Ciprco need not be informed. we sup
pose. that so exaeting is the royal courtesy
the Queens private secretary must answer
all respectful communications addressed to
her Majesty, even from the humblest sub
Ject. There is nothing exceptional In his
correspondence.
Sadie Martinez is losing cast with the
public. She has been compelled to aban-
don her tour In 1.-THE Pompadour" on ac-
count OF general Indifference. Sadie is re-
peatlng, we are afraid, the story Of La
Cigale.
In the suit for $500 brought by Mr.. Al
h"l A. Gil d6hillot MI. d. u. mC iCh6I III Ic-
gard TO the receipts of the two weeks OF
shenandoah" at the Auditorium last year,
decision was rendered giving Mr.. Hay
man Judgment for S1100 "Half a loaf," etc.
The proceeds OF the Actors Fund fair at
Madison square Garden the week OF May 2
will be devoted, first. to the endO wment OF
an orphans home for the children of dead
actors, and secondly to the relief Of sick
and impOv erished actors. 1t will be the
greatest fair ever held in New York.
RubinStein's breakfast is cup OF tea and
cigarette. Paderewski, another eminent
musician, lives on eggs and lemonade.
Joseph Jefferson has gone on his annual
salmon fishing tour in Canada. A few days
ago he was in a New York pictures gallery,
and, noticing CorOt there. he asked
Brooklyn cOnnoisseuT, who was with him,
II he thought it good one. The BROOKLYN
nan said it was. ''All right; give ME that"
said the comedian to the attendant. The
picture cost him 5000, but he took it off
hand like pound Of sugar
Lewis Morrison will attempt Richelieu
next year.
Edwin Booth proposes to capitalize his
nephews, Creston and Wilfred Clarke, for
a coming starring tour.
Marcella Sembrch recently sang Elsa, in
st. Petersburg, for the first time in her life.
a rule has just been introduced at all the
theaterS OF Italy by which performers are
forbidden, under pain of fine, to receive
uUWtlS uHIluE Il representation VI W DOtC6
in any way the presence Of the audience.
This Will now put an END in Italy to
bOlquet-throwing in the middle of scene
or az the end Of song. Would the rule
could be enforced here
Hearts," the New York Herald's prize
play, has been produced, and has not made
hit
Ezra Kendall, comedian now starring.
recently left behind in a town east of the
Rockies note 10 Rosina Vokes, who sue
ceeded him, thus: Put note in your
programme telling the people l have been
here"
Hayden Coffin. the popular tenor, of Lon
don, who has been engaged by Manager
French to supersede Carl Streitmann in the
Lillian Russell Opera Company. is a Bos-
tonian. His reputation and record, how
ever have all been made across the Allan
tic. He is very handsome and a great
athlete, which he had need be to wreStle
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