The morning call., 1892-11-20
AN ASTONISHED WASHER.

is mr. 4, with Wn0m you nave been spend
ing your evening. He will continue to en-
will escort you home. Hoping you may
enjoy yourselves together. j beg 10 be ex-
cused. Good evening" With graceful
bow he left the blushing and thoroughly
shamed couple, who had been anxiously
wondering what the outcome would be. 1t
is understood that the ceremony has been
indefinitely postponed.
Personal and Other Jottings.
Miss Adele Aus der Ohe. the famous
pianiste. will shortly tour the Pacific Coast
under the management of Mr.. A. Marks of
this city.
Miss Lora Thorne, one of our San Fran
cisco young ladies and daughter of the
late Owen Thorne. a well-known news
paper man. is this season playing a charac-
ter part in George Lederer's U and l. Miss
Thorne is a decided success in character
work. and when she reaches her native city
she will be we'll received.
The Benevolent Protective Order OF Elks
Golden Gate Lodge No. g. give their ninth
ladies' social at the Grand Opera-house this
Sunday evening, Miss Victory Bateman In
the chair.
AT Irving Hall. 129 Post street, the Lyeeum
players tamateur) will present 1.-The Pri vate
Secretary" on Thursday evening" No yem-
Der "a.
Miss Margaret Mather (now Mrs. Pabsi)
has been sued by tn Sisters of Loretto
Abbey. Montreal for $3.50 go due for the
board and tuition of her two nieces, the
Misses Murray.
There are nearly 1000 unemp loyed actors
and actresses In New York waiting for
something TO turn up. Its arip-roaring
snap for managers" remarks a letter.
writer, "who want cheap company"
Sol Smith Russelps new play is called
''An American" II deals with the life of
Abraham Lincoln as rail splitter. County
Surveyor, legislator. his advent in the
United States Senate ana as President. The
homely side of the martyr President will
be made most prominent
The child violiniSt, Meta Asher, assisted
by her teacher Mr.. Charles Z. Orr, Mrs.
Martin Shultz MIR. McAuliffe and Mrs
Martin ShultZ, Mr.. G.. Sauylet and SignOr
Martinez, as accompanies. will give a con-
cert for charity's sake at Irving Hall, 139
Post street, on Tuesday evening. November
%.
Mr.. Alois F. Lejears class in ensemble
playing. assisted by Mrs Alys J. Watt
soprano; Martin Arnold Strelitz, violin;
Master Harry StrelitL. violoncello. will give
first recital at 26, % and 80 O'Farrell
street. November %.
After all it was not Joe Wheelock, the
n
has gone into the insurance business
Edgar Strakosch's contract. by which lie
became manager of Master Cyril Tyler, the
boy tenor. is original in its terms Ii lasts.
not Tor term OF years, but tor the ''bal-
ance of Master Cyrrs voice" Strakosch
expects that the boy will develop a tenor
organ equal at least to that of Capoul when
the usual vocal change takes place.
1T has been discovered. saws an exchange.
that out in Wisconsin marriage ceremony
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performed by minister in a church. III a
man and woman acknowledge themselves
TO be man and wife before competent. wit
nesses that settles il, according to law, and,
therefore, If two players during a perform
ance refer to each other as husband and
wife, they are legally married unless there
is no one in the theater.
Mr.. h. c. Miner has notified Colonel
Henry Mapleson that he will not have
''Fadette" at any price. He has seen the
opera and does not like Ii, and so Turns il
up" even although he has a contract with
the colonel to produce il at the Fifth Avenue
next month. "Fadette" was a fat failure
in Boston lately.
1t is safe to say. writes correspondent TO
the Denver (Colo.l Journalist, that no return
engagement will be played by L. III. French
or the airy, fairy Lillian on the Pacific
Coast.
OF the day began at the lowest round of the
ladder. For instance, Sol Smith Russell
made his first effort in a small place OF
amusement In ST. Louis at an extremely
modest salary of S4 per week; Clara Nor
ris, in Cleveland, in a vaudeville show: Joe
Emmett once played a snare drum before a
museum at 80 cents per night, and McCul-
Tough, Barrett, Forrest, Keane, Wallack
Chanfrau and Joe Murphy all were once
"supes."
1t is hard for professional pride to re-
main silent when a good old tradition of
the craft is outraged. The other night,
when new drama was produced in q
London theater, the gallery was crowded
and the gods were pleased TO approve Of
the piece generally until the burglary scene.
But when the burglar was seen doing" the
place with all the blinds up, so that he
could be seen lat work" from the street,
an expert could bear IL no longer, but
yelled out why don't you pull your blinds
DOWN."
Augustin DAILY proposes to revive "Tbe
Hunchbaek," with Miss Ada Rehan as
julia.
The Royal English opera-house of Lon
Don Is now run as variety place by Sir
Augustus Harris.
1t is said that members of the Washing
ton Abb Club accuse Reginald de Koven of
having lDterpolated a Spanish song in
The Fencing Master" which they claim is
the property OF the club. Mr.. de Koven
insists that IL is Spanish folk-song; that
be never claimed its authorship, ana that il
is common property.
Thomas w. Keene has played the role of
Richard III over seventeen hundred times.
r, Inc ac,ing fraternity expect that Charles
ii. Hoyts next step will be to Congress,
and feel that bis presence In the National
Legislature will have good bearing on the
profession.
Colonel William E. Sim and his wife,
Iota tanner, have separated amicably.
lhey were married seven years ago, and
since then she has BEEN starred by the
colonel at loss Of more than 100000.
George Grossmith. the London comiQue,
IS not yet well seated In the professional
saddle In New York.
There is no accounting for failures or sue
cesses In the theatrical world. writes Ger
respondent of the New York Journal.
Ioole came over here and failed; John 7.
raymond made regular fiasco in London;
II George Grossmith doesn't take New York
by storm all London will stand amazed.
Mr. Grossmith will give three humorous and
musical recitals at Chickering Hall, Noyem-
Der ID IL and the afternoon Of the 10th. His
entertainment Is in three parts, in one OF
which he tells Of his Impressions OF society.
He composes all OF his songs ana plays his
own accompaniments on the piano.
All the performers of concert troupe
now touring Sweden are blind, together
with the conductor Their voices are praised
py the papers Tor being remarkably sweet
and well-trained
According TO Dunlop's Stage News, the
dudes VINO go to theaters and smoke cigar
cites between the acts have a new fad.
Ihey carry small scissors around with them
and when the bell rings and they have to go
back to the theater they snip off the burnt
end OF the cigarette and save the rest
Chicago has followed the example of Lon
don ana New York in doing homage to
Lotto Collins. The Tribune admits her
song and Ryrations are quite charming, but
her voice so, so; as the paper expresses it,
mot one calculated TO set the lake on fire.
Rosenfeld Bros. Of New York promise to
pay La Ouse. the Italian tragedienne.
$4,000 for fifty performances in America
the coming season.
Lysander Thompson. well-kuown actor.
has been declared insane and sent 70 ar,
asylum. So they 20