The morning call., 1893-01-22
Personal ana Other Jottinys.

health.
When the Bostonians visit us again, with
the flowers Of spring. they will bring new
opera by L. Pearsall Thorne.
Miss Lizzie Hastings, a speciality artist
who arrived from Australia several months
ago, has passed through very severe ill
ness, but is now convalescent. She has
been rendered benefit next Thursday aft
ernoon at the Stockwell. Volunteers will
appear from all the local theaters.
1t has been decided to erect a marble
statue 20 the memory of Barry Sullivan in
G!asmere Cemetery, Dublin. The statue
viii represent the tragedian as Hamlet in
the graveyard scene. holding Yorick'S skull.
The statue will cost $500.
Next Saturdays Carr-Beel pop" will lie
the twenty-seventh concert of the fifth Sc
Ties. Miss Gill, who is we'll known in
musical circles. has been engaged as vocal
ist. Mrs. Carmiebael-Carr aud Miss Ada
Wiegel will contribute piano solos and
Messrs. Beel, Heine, JANUS and Weisnor
viii give MeudelSSOhn s quartet FOR strings.
Miss Katherine W. Kimball, the soprano
of the Congregational church. corner of
Post and Mason streets. is engaged to sing
at Los Angeles on the 25th inst, when q
grand concert will be given in the new thea
ter. It promises to be the chief musical
event of the season in the City IF the An
gels.
The Alabama Ministries. led by Billy En-
erson and George II. Wood, are doing Aus
lralia. The company was at Bailarat, Vic
tosia, Ia December last, and the : ar Of that
ancient mining town cannot find words to
express admiration for the minstrelc aud
saltatOrial talent OF William, san Fran
cisco's qu0ndam favOrite. In his profession
Emerson seems to be superior to fate.
''Ole Olson" coming this way for Stock
well. has been doing rafting business
overland
The Boston Commonwealth offers n prize
of $500 for the best drama about Oliver
Cromwell. Manuscripts may be sent in
until the end of this year. when COMMITTEES
will pass upon them. The rejected ones will
be returned and the winner published. The
successful author will retain the ownership
Of his play for stage purposes.
The play with which William III. Crane
will begin at the Star January 80 is "OD
Probation" by Brander Matthews and
George II. Jessup. The character for Mr..
Crane is that Of a Chicago millionaire
figuring as tourist in Paris and Switzer-
land.
While comedians are pleasant enough
chaps, ii is nearly always in dignifed and
thoughtful way Tie only comedian | ever
knew. remarked a person in conversation
lately, who was naturally amusing off the
stage was John T. Raymond, and he was so
in dry and cackling. not an unctuous way.
Florence was serlOus-mlEded. out-of-door
sportsman; Jefferson is a reading man aud
angler; Wilson is bibl0phlle; Stevens
dev0teS himself TO serious music and chess;
Harrison is political student, fond of ser-
Gus discussion Drew is the most matter-Of-
fact, domestic man you ever saw, and so 1t
goes.
Mr.. Stuart Ogilvie's play "Hypa tia"
founded on Kingsley's novel of the same
title, had a most favorable reception re-
Gently at The Haymarket London. The
house was full of political and social celeb
rites. Mr. Beerbohm Tree was called upon
TO acknowledge by a speech the favorable
reception Of his own and Ogilvie's werk.
Miss Garrett, the accom- plished danseuse.
has left Paris for London, although her en-
gagement at the Nouveau Cirque In the
former city ran until the end Of January.
Harry Dams prince Karatoff," in which
Mrs. Kendall plays female nihilist, was
TO open the Kendall season at the Avenue
Theater, London. on Saturday, January Z.
Mr. Dam is also the author of Diamond
Deane." The ex-private secretary of ex
Governor Stoneman is distinguishing him.
self IN London as playwright
The Brooklyn Eagle OF January 13 speaks
cisco actress now with Fred Warde's' Lions
Mouth" company "A feature of the piece
which merits special approval is the work
of Fanny Bowman as Marcella, a friend OF
Linora. The part is small. but it Is enough
10 show ability of a striking character"
n young NtOIlDlSL Vi NoN Il WIN " iiO
saved up $500 as starter in his profession,
conceived the idea OF giving musicale. He
wished 10 engage PadeTewski, spoke TO him
ON the subject and was referred TO his agent
''Paderewski." said the agent VIII give
you one selection and an encore for 5000.
The Y. V. was parayzed. Il think" be
gasped, "Pll take George Grossmith." The
London humorists terms were 5000 for al
iour aud half. A compromise was finally
arranged on cello. violin and we'll
known humorist for figure within the
scope of the Y. VS. savings.
1t is said Nellie Farren is in state of
ute. prOstration IN consequence of the
death Of Mr.. Fred Leslie. George Edwardes,
the manager, denies, however, that her
career is ended, as reported
Joseph X. Grismer and Phoebe Davies feel
proud of the reception New South" met
with in New York.
Robert Fnliord, husband Of Annie Pixley.
and formerly compositor in this city, is
reported seriously i'll in New York.
The Musical Courier calls the eclectic COM
poser OF ''RObiI Hood" aud other operas Of
recent date "Gastald on Often ba IL Genee-
Seebroeck- Janatta- Lecocq -Milloecker- Vog-
rieh-De Koven."
Sir Arthur Sullivan has returned to Lon
don from Monte Carlo and shut himself up
with his opera 'Ivanhoe." which is to be
altered for presentation In Berlin.
The four dancers in THE Black Crook"
at the Academy, New York, inspired one of
The extra" girls in that organization with
frantic desire for high kicking. Every
day she practced the art of getting one foot
to the back of her head. The other day
propertyman at the Academy heard wild
screams upstairs. He rushed to the scene
and found the ambitious extra" girl with
the heel Of her shoe entangled In her back
hair. The foot, il may be added, was in the
shoe. Moral: Do not be ambitious.
Manager David Henderson's Ali Bahia"
made a tremendous hit at the Denver Opera
house on Monday, the 10Th inst
Harry Davenport and Merrie Osborne are
engaged to be married.
Marcus X Mayer has started on visit to
every town Patti liz to appear in next season.