The morning call., 1892-02-28
Personal and Other Jottinrs.

Personal and Other JOttfngs.
Poor Jonathan" which has run to ex-
cellent business during the week at the
Bush-street Theater, will be continued
until further notice. 1t is probable there
viii be an extension Of the engagement be-
yond a fortnight.
Miss Ethel Brandon farewell testimonial
benefit at the AlcaZaT IheateT will take
place Tuesday evening, March l, when
''Storm Beaten" will be played by Mckee
Rankin and the entire company OF the
theateT
Messrs. Love and w " Hart have signed
with the United States Marine Band Of
Wash;ngton, D. c., for series of concerts
here. The opening IS set down for April q.
The Wigwam Iheater offers an unusually
large and attractive programme Tor TINS
week. including among other novelties the
Portray Quartet from Moscow, the original
Grard-, and Harry EmerSOn's musical
comedy called The University Girl"
with the entire Wigwam Company in the
cast.
The first American bicycle ever seen in
the United states was patented by the
IIanlon Brothers They have added a Di-
cycle cOntrivance TO the list OF mechanical
tricks in ''Superba," now drawing crowds
al the New California
The First Congregational Sabbath-sch0Ol
Orchestra of Oakland will give a concert
under the patronage of the Calvary Club in
Calvary byteTian Church, corner of
GeaTy am Powell streets. on Friday even
ing, March 1. at s o'clock sharp.
Mr.. Charles ii. Dittman is en- route TO this
Coast with the Greenfield Brothers-pianiSt
aud 'ceillSt TO the courts OF Germany and
AustTia-ani who are Endorsed by the New
York press as the best performers that
ever visited the United States. They Will
be locally managed by Marcus NJ. Henry.
Max O'Rell OF. Paul BIoueO will be here
10 lecture March "a.
George ". Cable, whose exquisite and
truthful pictures of Creole life in Louisiana
have made him famous, will give three
readings, March 1, 3 and 5, at the First
Congregational Church, corner of Post
and Mason streets, under the patronage OF
the directorate Of tie Hospital for Children
and Training School for Nurses.
The BUstOnians" are on their way west
ward, and Messrs. Karl, Barnabee and Mac
Donald and their excellent company will
soon be renewing their acquaintance with
us over the footHghtS of the Baldwin. They
have charming new prima donna in Miss
Camille q ArVllle. singer OF considerable
reputation in London ana New York.
The rage for the lighter order Of domestic
comedy appears undated in the East.
Jane, with a very clever actress named
JOhnstOne Bennett IN the title role, is pack
ing the theaterS in every Eastern city.
Francis Wilson appears 10 have in 1.-THE
Lion Tanner success greater than any he
has yet enjoyed.
The Clipper prints a report that Eugene
a. Mcdowell was placed In a private re-
treat week before last He has been
seriously i'll Of late.
Not content with wanting to 20 to Con-
gress and running two variety shows Harry
{. Miner wants 20 start a racing stable. IL
he is impatient to get rid of his money let
him open the Orpheum in this city.
The Partisan critics are knocking the life
out Of MaScagni and his "CAvalleria Rusti-
cana" They cannot comprehend its sue
cess in Continental European centers. And
this reminds us to say that IL AMIGO Fritz,
the latest opera by this author, has failed to
please either at Turin or Buda-Pesth.
Now it is positively stated that Verdi has
concluded his comic opera Falstaff," but
as yet has made no arrangements for its
production.
In his preface to the published version
OF Saints and Sinners" Henry Arthur
Jones says: Il do not claim any merit for
Saints and Sinners apart from represent
ing with some degree of faithfulness, and
with due regard TO the requirements Of the
modern stage, some very widely spread types
Of modern middle-class Englishmen."
Mr.. DAILY has introduced decided nov
city at his New York theater in the form Of
little concert of fifteen minutes before
each performance of Love in Tandem"
The concert is given on the stage by the
Vilona sisters, aud takes the place of the
usual overture. The Vilona sisters are
talented artists. and their performance
forms an exceedingly pleasant beginning of
the evenings entertainment win the
members Of the Musical Protective Union
stand this?
Says the New York World OF recent date {:
The career of Louise Pomer0y, who is
now playing minor parts in travelling the
atTtcal company, is a striking instance OF
the mutations of fortune. Twenty years
ago she was the bride of Brick" P0merOy.
aud had received from him as a wedding
gift an opera-house valued at $4,000 Pome-
roy st that time was Teputed 10 be worth
$500, 600, and his Democrat was "A gold mine.
The editors fortune was subsequently lost
IN unprOductive mines aud IN tue famous