The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-11
EASTERN THEATRICALs.
Philadelphia Managers Write Their
selves Asses on the Advertising.

Philadelphia Managers Write Them
selves Asses on the Advertising.
Occasional Correspondence OF The DAILY CALL
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 3.-The theatrical
season here has about opened, and, as
usual, managers are profuse in their prom
ises Of good things. In the first place there
are too many theaters in this community,
although at one time, before the enactment
Of the high license law, when people seemed
TO seek amusements more than they do now.
the present number Of playhouses might
have proved paying investmen is. The cheap
grade Of theatricals or variety shows draw
best here. II the truth is known the man
ayers of the several leading theaters made
Little or no money last season. and con-
sidering this is a Presidential year. il is
very doubtful whether they will be able to
buy much real estate with their earnings
next summer.
A SUICIDAL MOVEMENT.
THE following remarks BY our correspondent are
especially commended TO the attention of local
naBagers:l
Worst of all, the managers have COM
bined not 10 advertise In certain daily
papers, which in itself Is suicidal, because
the press has been and is the best friend the
theatrical manager has. This reminds me
that J. NJ. Hill of New York, one of the
shrewdest managers in the business. sent a
letter to Ritter Fitzgerald. critic Of the
Item, in which be says on the subject:
when a man who has amusements to
offer or merchandise TO sell declares
that he will get along without the daily
papers, la DOgberry be writes
himself down an ass" He also observed :
'In my opinion the action of the local man
ayers of Philadelphia is great mistake.
They will discover it before long" Man
ager Hill proposes to make it very sultry
go - II. -
his great attraction, "The Fencing Master"
which is to be given at that house during
the season, is not advertised in all the daily
papers. he understands the value of print
eTs' inb, as it was printers ink coupled
with HIPS management that brought sue
cess and bushels Of dollars to Denman
Thompson, who is to-day one OF the best
drawing cards in the United States.
THE NEW AMERICAN OPERA COMPANY,
Which has been the summer attraction at
the Grand Opera-house, has met with but
moderate success. The strength of the
organization will be readily understood
when such names are mentioned as Albert
Guile and Del Pneute, formerly of the
Patti company, William Mertens. Clarke
Payne, w. II. Clark. Mile. KrOnoid, Clara
Poole, with Gustav Hinrich as musical con-
ducloI. The repertoire has consisted of
grand and comic opera, generally admir-
ably produced
THE wALNUT-sTREET FHEATER,
The oldest playhouse in America, has un-
dergone many changes in its interior ar
ranEknen's during the summer, and will be
reofened on Monday next with James Il.
PQ&ers in bis new comedy. "a Mad Bar
gan" Rich g. Harris of Boston are the
Iessees Of this house, as they are of the
Park and BrOad-street. and hope to make
it the leading theater Of the city. They
claim 10 have expended $4,000 in improve
ments.
SAFETY FOR THE AUDIENCE.
Owing to the destruction by fire of the
Central Theater last May, when a number
Of lives we're lost. the authorities have gone
after the various local managers with a
sharp stick and the result is that nearly all
of the theateTs are better protected
against FIRE than last season. A reform In
dressing rooms is sadly needed, however
THE GERMAN LILLIPUTIANs.
Those funny little people. the German
Lilliputians. have returned from the Eader-
land and will be the opening attraction at
the Chestnut-street ODera-bouse next Mon
day in a new spectacle with the inviting
title Of Candy" in which Ebert and link
appear as bootback and newsboy and
Selma Goerner as a messenger. When here
last season at the Grand Oopera-house they
made a ten-strke in the way OF popular
favor.
CoRINNE.
Who Las spent the summer In her beau
tiful home on North Broad street. not in
idleness, but in study and in the exercise Of
new dances. begins Der season in this city
on the Goth inst in her revised edition Of
Arcadia" A novel feature OF the en-
gagement will be bicycle parade on the
stage by well-known local riders. At the
conclusion of her road season In May
CoriBne goes to Chicago for six months