The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-26

audience thought him Intoxicated. The
manager suspended him. reading "old rye
for The drugs mentioned.
"rhe Judge and the Burglar" Is the name
of new piece by MessTs. ii. c. Phillips
and c. H. Brookfeld recsntly brought ont
at the Standard Theater. New York. II IS
said TO have delighted the London public.
which. according to tue Herald, is mora
than it will do for New York. A very
pOmDOus Judge, who has sentenced many
poor wretch TO the gallows. awakss at night
to find himself in the power OF criminal
who wants revenge aud who takes 1t In m
original way. After leeturing the old gem
tleman on the enormity of his judicial
crimes he compelS him 10 SIN oke a pipe. slug
a song and dance a breakdown.
Louise Beaudet sued James c. Duff, and
recovered Judgment for S2l76 IS for breach
of contract.
Marie Prescott has written a play called
'LAbsintheur" Che Absinthe Drinker).
which she aired In Dulath February %.
Lillian Russell is said to have the tights
for this country to the new opera upon
which Gilbert and Sullivan are at work at
present.
Civil Justice Lachman in New York Oh
February IL rendered a decision in favor or
). Gaodfriend against W. N. Fleischmann.
giving the plaintiff judgment for SOL. Mr.
Feischmann recently figured as the man
ager of K. j. Henley in Captain Herne. u.
). A.. at the Union-square. lie suddenly
dropped out of sight, leaving the affairs OF
the company In mixed condition. Inc
suit was for services rendered press
agent. There will be several other suits
against Mr.. Fleischmann after Z. j. Henley
returns to New York.
Dunlop's Stage News says of the Italian
actress. Duse: ''She is intense, high pres
sured and severe One cannot imagine Duse
trying on new hat, or having a tooth flied
or owning a powder puff. A 'chappie'
waiting at the stage door, or dude aud a
bird and a cold bottle are things not dreamt
OF in her philosophy. She would wither
'chappie' with look and a dude would
shrivel up like a spider on red-hot shovel
if she sioux her CORY locks at him just
once"
Buffalo Bill is at present In New York
talking about his show which will be
directly in front of the Worlds Fair grounds
in Chicago 1t will cost $4,000 to get IL
ready.
A son of Mr.. F. c. Burnand. editor of
. Punch, has been appointed acting manager
OF the Tyne Theater, Newcastle.
theatrical writer in London has adopted
the verb ito MATINEE" as meaning ITO
produce at matinee" The new expression
has the merit or conveying crlsply what can
only be otherwise stalled i'll roundabout
fashion.
Edgar L. Davenport is at work on eur
tain raiser" to be called Times Land.
suggested by Austin Dobson's lines:
Itule goes. you al, no
Alas Time stays. We 20.
Edwin Booth has no thought Of acting
again. That the great tragedaD meant TO
return TO the stage was the utterly baseless
assertion OF a manager who desired liln 10
do so. This on the authority of the New
York Sun.
William Il. Crane gives out that some
WalI-sireet men have offered TO build
theater for him in upper Broadway.
Henry E. Ahbey's new theater at Thirty
eighth street. New York, is TO BE- ready for
an opening with Henry Irving next No
vember.
Trewey. the shadowgrapher. lost $4,000
in Panama bonds.
AT Houston. when Jeffreys Lewis reached
the point in Forget Me Not" where she
searches her poeketbo0k in vain and says
Il have no small change" coin was thrown
OF the stage by gallery bay. The incident
stopped the play fer several minutes
The threatened coming of hoopskirts has
already been anticipated by the skirt
dancers in what they call a crln0ine dance.
Saran Jewett, who has quite recovered
health. is said to be planning to return to
the stage.
A manager in Rochester gives once a
week to the holder of winning coupon a
railway ticket to the Chicago Fair and re-
turn, with incidental expenses thrown in.
Somebody. in a communication TO the New
York Sun. takes exception 10 the benefit
practice at our leading theaters. The case
of Max Freeman called it forth. "Why,"
asks the writer, should healthy actor
and stage manager, always In receipt Of
high wages for his services, take beneht?'
A pertinent inquiry
Manager Maze Edwards, who halls from
this city, had Il birthday recently which was
also the anniversary OF his first years con-
nection with Hsverly's Casino. Billy Rice
presented him with diamond shirtstud
and the employees Of the house gave him
hssa nj n urar oh e.ri foln IN
scribed. He was likewise the recipient Of
other tokens Of good will from many
friends.
OrviIle M. Remington. recently business
manager for De Lange and Rising. and for
several seasons one OF j. NJ. Hits lieuten-
ants, is TO return to his Old profession OF
journalism. having accepted the position OF
managing editor of the Evening Times of
Pawtucket, r. l., and will commence his
duties the last OF the month.
Sig. Ando, the leading man OF the Duse
Company, is native of Palermo, who ran
away from his family to 90 on the stage in
his seventeenth year. and won his spurs as
member Of ROssi's Dramatic Company. He
has Travelled with Dase in Germany, Aus
tris, Egypt, Spain and South America. and
has played in all tyes OF the drama from
ShakeSpe are 0 lbsen.
Actor Eugene A. Mcdowell. who has
been confined In the State Hospital in Mid
dletown for the past two years. died on
Tuesday evening OF paresis, aged 4S years.
He was native of South River. \. j. His
wife is an actress and has one daughter.
Melbourne Mcdowell. the husband of
Fanny Davenport. is brother Of the de-
ceased actor.
At Evansville, Ind, the other day. Frank
Daniels, smoking an English bulldog pipe
and arrayed in long dark gray overcoat OF
sporting cut, stood outside Of secondhand
clothng-store looking with amused aston
ishment upon the dummies for the display
of garments that filed the sidewalk. There
were efigies of Cleveland, Harrison, Blaine,
Sitting Bull aud other Drrsonages Of note
adorned in thing Of all cuts but those
dictated by present fashions, and Daniels
stood speechless contem plating the show.
He was at last aroused from inactivity by
chuckles and loud guffaw behind him.
Turning. he saw colored lad in contor-
tons OF merriment. whats up?" asked
the comedian. IVY" replied the boy, '.'f
/ hadt' seen de smoke in yo' pipe I'd
fought yo' wuz one oh deml" and he
pointed at the dummies and again ex-
pIoded.
European Musical Items.
Translated from the Gazzetta Musicale OF Milan.