The morning call., 1892-09-04


lie is personable young fellow. with a
God dramatic education, and will, doubt
less, soon be placed.
Miss Pearl Noble, the lady cornetist, has
been engaged by the managers of the State
Falr to play in Sacramento during the week
commencing September 8. The young
lady has also under consideration an en-
gagement to play in Chicago during the
Worlds Fair, 1898.
Miss Kuehne Beverage has opened a
studio In New York on Broadway, between
thirteenth and Fourteenth.
The splendid comedy success. "Nobe,"
which ran all last summer at the Boston
Museum 10 crowded houses. will be the
attraction following Lillian Russell. The
Well-known American actress. Miss Eleanor
Carey, will appear in the title role.
That well-known Eastern success, miss
HeIyetf." will he an entertainment offered TO
San francisco theater-goers in the near fu-
ture. The Baldwin management does not
intend furnishing anything heavy during
the coming months.
Lillian Russell is said to receive, under
her present engagement salary, for the
time. equal to that OF President Harrison's.
Among the recent debutantes on the New
I ork stage is the daughter of Helen Tracy,
SO long a favorite of the public. Miss
Pauline Tracy is just out OF school and,
sui very young, has, according TO Dnnlop's
Stage News, in every feature of her face the
There are no tights worn in ia Cigale."
The Wagner festival at Baireuth has been
notable this year for the marked increase in
the number of French visitors. This season
1900 French lovers OF Wagner's music have
visited Baireuth, against 1000 English and
American visitors.
Verdi has requested the manager Of the
Argentine Opera house at Rome to send his
principal scenic artist and costume designer
10 England to obtain sketches OF old au-
thentic views of Windsor and the English
costumes in the reign OF King Henry ~ for
the forthcoming production of "FaIstaff."
Lillian Russell is native of Chicago.
The New York Herald says there are more
actors and actresses now stranded in New
York without prospect of employment than
has ever been the case before.
The success OF THE Ensign" has demon
strated that we have in our own navy a field
rich enough in material TO provide the
American stage with good plays. The only
mystery is that this fact was not discovered
before.
Actor w. S. Daboll. who poisoned him
self at Holliston, Mass, on Monday, Sep
TENDER -, was buried at Providence, on
Thursday, the 25th. Daboll had been
drudging along at the New York theaters
Tor fifteen years without even making an
impression. in the spring Of 1856 he was
cast in "Erminie" for the part Of Rayennes,
Francis Wilson playing Cadeaux. The hit
achieved by both actors is well known,
From the time of his first success Daboll
took to drink and by slow stages his street
garb became a painful reminder of Ra-
venues shabby 2enteel costume.
Miss Eastlake, who supported Wilson
Barrett during his tour of the United States.
is said to be raising chickens in a quiet Eng
fish village. and casts no longing, lingering
10 ok toward the stage.
When Lillian Russell coolly affirms, re-
marks the New York Commercial Adver-
hot hnr NJ in hic BOW ,rl,
silly youths with fat pOcket-bOok and no
brains" TO SUI port real London music
hall, we suspect that she Is laboring under
lack of information.
Sardop's new play for Charles Frohman
is to be called LA Belle Amerieaine."
Stuart Robson, who went abroad with
Mrs. Robson MAY Waldron) several months
ago, has returned with new member Of
the family-a baby boy. "a sweet, new
blossom Of humanity, fresh fallen from
Gods own home 10 flower on earth"
Lilly Dampier, the daughter OF the we'll
known Australian actor and manager, AL
fred DampieT. recently obtained a divorce
from her husband William Watkins.
Fair Soprano after finishing her trial)-
Do you Think my voice viii fill the hall?
Grim manager-I fear it would have just
the opposite effect
Queen Victoria has conferred knighthood
upon the composer Joseph Barnby and will
shortly convert Sir Arthur Sullivan's knight
hood into barOnetcy. Sir Arthur is 80 aud
a bachelor; originally a chorboy at the
Chapel Royal, he was educated at the Royal
Academy Of Music and at Leipsic. He is a
mus. doc. honoris causa of Oxford aud
Cam bridge, was knighted in 1853, and also
has been decorated WITH the Legion of
Honor and the Order Of Saxe-Coburg of
Gotha.
The largest theater In the world is the
opera-house in Paris. 1t covers nearly
three acres of ground and cost about
SIC. 1000. 900.
The New York World quotes 'the most
successful Of American paywrights" as
follows: THE modern play Is not written :;
il is built. 1t is not literature but mechan-
les" At first hearing, adds the Rochester
(S. } Post-Express, 1t seems a sorry thing
10 say. but 1t is true. A little experience
will teach one that quarter Of the audience
do not hear what Is being said-as much
through inattention or only desultory listen
ing as from deafness OF poor acoustics-and
that, 10 make popular success, grace, wit
aud humor must be sacrificed to make stage
situations.
She strolIs beside the &C can blue,
The center OF all ey Is,
In bathingrobe OF Vivid blue
Aud most alarming size.
But oh. how stranger twomonths from now
To see her red lips curl
As at the play with frownlng brow
She views the balletgirl. T. LIS
Colonel Mapleson announces from Paris
that he has engaged for his new Italian
opera company the celebrated tenor. Phil
lips-Tomes, and the barytone of the D'Oyley
Carte opera company. Arthur Seaton. The
tour will begin in Boston October II.
A London reporter asked +. 5. Willard
when he intended TO act In England again,
and Mr.. Willard sententi0usy made an
swer: when theater rents are lower aud
people arrange their dinner hour so that
shall not interrupt them"
ic H.
from the pen of Richard Anthony. The
scene is laid in New York, and the hero OF
tie play Is a messenger who comes from the
other planet. The play was written year
aud half ago, but the present discussion
about Mars has led its owners TO prepare it
for early production.
Miss Minna Gale, it is announced, is to
be married TO Nr. Archibald Cushman
Hayes on Thursday evening next Sep
TENDER s.
People are very anxiousy waiting to know
who IS to succeed John Drew in Mr.. Days
company. II was said last week that the
manager had engaged Arthur Boucher.
who Is said to have done good work in Lon
don, and Acton Bond, another young Eng
lish actor. And still others say that DAILY
is to remove his whole company TO London
permanently.
A writer OF one OF the Paris papers saws:
Dramatic sopranos are hard TO find and it
IS not likely that Wagner will find voices in
France. HelS perpleXed even In Germany,
and the Baireuth representations are TO
cease next year TO save voices. Even M.
Bertrand, who returns from there with the
maitre chanteurs and Van Dyck in his
pocket, states that if Wagner comes per-
manently singers must be trained for him
and for no one else
There is "A protest in London against the
extortiOnate prices asked for music scores
of Wagner's works. You can buy Faust
for 90 cents, but the "Niebelung's Ring"
costs Sl4. That is because the copyright is
held by Mrs. Cosima Wagner, who is q
frugal woman.
Mrs. Cecil Gray Rosiaa Vokes) is now at
her summer home in Devonshre, England.
Her new company this season includes
Evangeline Irving. Blanche Burton, Marie
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