The morning call., 1892-08-14

considered that Joachim is not only i'm
menseiy popular in all Germany, but is in
especial favor with Emperor William.
after May 10, 1893, when Il. Henry
fIenehr lease of the Grand Opera-house.
New L ork, expires, Jay Gould's son, George,
proposes TO undertake the role of manager
IL Is ms intention to renovate the place and
transform 1t into the handsomest theater in
the United States. Gouid's wife. formerly
Edith Kingdom of the Daily company. will
probably play all the leading women. and
so get even With her Old professional rival,
Ada Rehan.
Nine. Marehesi. the celebrated teacher of
singing. Is something of a cosmopolitan, as
she was born in Germany. educated In Eng
land. married an Italian and lives In France,
while her financial success has been due In
no small part to the American dollar
Mrs. Romualdo Pacheco has disposed OF
the English rights OF her faree-cOmedy
-lnc9g' TO Charles Hawtrey of the Comedy
Iheater, London, where the play Will be
produced early in the season.
Printing firms in the East have formed
combination to boycott non-paying man.
ayers of road shows. The supply of glaring
colored posters will be scanty i'm future.
Stuart Robson will not be seen again in
New 4 ork until MAY 4, when IL is possible
that be will produce a new play by Pro-
lessor Corbett of the Van Dyke House.
Cnaries Barnard, author of THE County
Fair, and Ben Teal are at work on
strong local domestic drama for 4 bbott and
Teal. The play is 70 be American in local
character and tone
The problem of ''muting" the trombone
has been solved by what is known as the
echo attachment" A piston placed under
the hand used in holding the tromb bone can
be depressed by touch of the middle fin
ger. ana Is returned by aspiring the moment
the pressure Is removed. The effect of low
ering the piston is to switch off the air cur
rent INTO a long and tOrtuous tube, the same
length as the main body of the trombone.
Ihls terminates, not In a bell, but in a
curious, irregular cone, so that the tone is
not "blared FORTH" but only gently
tootied. The echo attachment is so ar
ranged that the whole of it is hidden by the
bell of the trombone when the player faces
the audience.
Mr.. j. j. Hackett, Lotta's new leading
man, has been on the professional stage only
few months. He is the son of the late
Recorder Hackett and a nephew of Hackett,
the famous Falstaff.
The wilson Barrett and Hall Caine drama
GOOD Old Times" will take the road this
season with company led 10y Harry M.
Iltt ana Lueie Lewis. The scenery liz
! cludes English picturesque interiors grand
IaSmanian wllds and view of the penal
settle ment, Port Macquarie. in Australia.
lhere Is n singular dearth of aspirants
| this year Tor the position which Mary An
| ders0n once held in this country. Immedi-
| ately after Miss AndersOn's marriage there
y W
| The front and ar the same time efforts were
! made by hall dozen or more shrewd man
| ayers TO place various actresses in Mary
| Anderson's wake. One by one they went
| under, until to-day the field is quite free and
| uDOccuped.
MISS Laura Bigger, who was the original
| She Ia the dTamatiZed version of Ii. Rider
| Haggards story by the same name. and who
! played the part of LA in Tine Clemenceau
/ Case, mas been engaged by Manager David
Henderson of the American Extravaganza
| Company 10 play the title role in 'Ali
I Baba."
An unfortunate actor named Ely. who is
! lying dangerously i'll in one of the Chicago
| hospitals, was made richer by the sum of
| Sl35 recently, through the efforts of Ida
| Mule, who rafiied off diamond ring for
| him among the members of the All Baba"
| company. Little Ida is goOd-hearted
woman, ever on the alert TO do kind action.
She mas just arranged a grand picnic for the
| An baoa Company, to be given at Bur-
llngton Park, tomorrow. August 10. Her
| arrangements include 200 people.
| Nine. turseh-Madi is said to have taken
| unto herself a spouse. The name of the
| lucky man is rumored to be Baron Leon de
| Way. yiOiinist of great talents and mem
| Der ol very distinguished Hungarian fam
| lily. The Madame bOasted a responsible
| looking husband on her last visit to this
! CITY some years ago.
''Niobe," acknowledged one of the sue
cesses OF last season, starts out on its sec
| ond tour on August % Minneapolis will
| be the starting point, and from there the
| company, which IS under the management
| Of Abbott and Teal, will come west as far as
| this city. "Niobe" has met with Iemarka-
/ bic success both in this country and Eng
| land. TINS comedy is certainly as bright
and entertaining as any that mas been pre-
sented ID years, according to all accounts.