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A Great Winner.

The success OF the nautical farcical opera
"Ship AbOy," at the popular TivoH. is pbenom-
email. Press and public are unanimous in their
praises OF its perfect production, brilliant cos
tuning and excellent cast. The ship scene of
the second act has been pronounced the acme
OF stage realism. The picturesque groupings
superb bending of color and richness of ap-
pointment have never before been appro ched
at this popular theateT. Being an opera for The
comedians Ferris Hartman. Phil BranSon and
Thomas G. Leary do the major part of the work.
IN which they are ably assisted by Misses Fanny
Llddard. Carrie Roma and Oracle Plalsted
while the other principals and the well-traued
chorus lend all their AID 10 making most en-
jOyable ana novel entertainment Of the lighter
order Next week several new songs, dances
aud groupings Will be added, while for "A third
week AdOlph Bauer Is hard al work preparing
an entirely new musical setting which viii IN
clude all the latest Eastern musical novelties.
"FatinitZa," ''GeneVeVe de BTabant' and
new opera entitled 'Pepita" are in active prep
araion, together with a magnificent revival
of Planqueite's "Rip Van WmkIr," in which
Miss TllHe Salnger will reappear after her
vacation at the " Orld'S Fair.
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European Musical Items.

Translated from the Gazzetta Musicale of Milan
Catalini, the composer Of "Edmea" and ola
WalIy," is dangerously ill at Milan.
jain, the director of the Opera in Vienna,
has not resigned MS position, as some papers
have printed.
French singer known as La Belle Petite
was brought before the court in Madrid on a
charge of singing immoral songs.
D'Albert and his wife, Teresa Carno. will
give pianoforte recitaIs in Russia, Germany
a nd Austria.
Emma SVicher attained immense success In
LA Figlia del Reggemento'' in Ferrara.
EnricO de Leva has composed two new songs
which are much appreciated in Italy: "Stelle
CadentP' and "VecchiO MiStero."
The plans for building the new Opera Com
ique in Paris on the old site have been &C
cepted; 1900 people may be seated, and the
new edifice will be completed IN 1895.
A new funeral mass by BOrsi, which obtained
a prize. was.giVen in Turin in memory OF King
Carlo Alberto of Sardinia.
"MartSka," new opera by u. Ianara, VIII
be given for the first time in Turin.
The Empress OF Germany and the Arch
duchess Stephane OF Austria were present at
the Venetian serenade given recently in Venice.
Verbs, "Falstaf' will be given In Brescla,
one or the most artistic cities in Italy.
Rose OF POnteredra," new opera by Fors-
ter, was given In CODurg with success.
die " alkuTe" will be given al La Scala In
Milan.
Nine. Melba will sing in London, Brussels
and ST. Petersburg.
Mowbray MaIras has composed an elegant
poem in honor of Arrigo Boito, which has been
published In the Author.
Saiasate Will appear in Germany.
A "knder-Cantata' by Peter Benoit will be
given in Rotterdam, sung by 500 children.
Elizabeth Marckal- Wisive, pianist of note
in Vienna, died recently in that city.
The Royal Opera of Gotha will require
so, 900 marks to run it during the season, but
owing TO the small size of the theater not more
than 10000 marks can be taNen IN admission
tickets.
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Henry Irving, Miss Ellen Terry and COM
pany leave Victoria, B. c., tomorrow for this
city, where the actor will start his second
American tour on the 4th Of September prox.,
playing an engagement OF two weeks at
the Grand Opera-house, and recross the
continent, playing en- route, in time to open
Abbey's new theater IN New York for the
Christmas holidays.
Irving's first visit was made to the United
States in 1888, and his Impressions OF the cOun-
try at that time are presented with the aid of
Joseph Hatton, in a volume he published the
year after the style of which is not remarkable
for brilliaucy.
AS he did in New York on the occasion of his
FIRST VISIT mir. Irving will make his bow TO
San Francisco audience 10 play that he seems
TO appreciate higher than any other in his
Tepertory-'Tbe Bels"-in which he assumes
the character OF Matthias. The original Of this
play, "Le Juit POlonaise," was simply dra.
malic study by NM Erckmann-Cb atrian. and
was not designed for representation. The yer.
sion used by Mr.. irving was made by Leo
polo Lewis.
Some of our readers may remember the pro-
found impression Charles Wheateigh made in
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A Won Schoenthau Comedy.

The German season at the Baldwin will be-
gin on Sunday next. September 3, with the
performance of frederick Heller" a COMEDY
by f. Won SchOenthau. Mr. HiZigrath has just
returned from the East bringing with him not
less than twenty new people, all strangers
here, but very 1avoraby known in the East and
IN the Fatherland. Miss Louise Schmidt Is the
new leading lady; Miss Emmy Gartner. direct
from The WaIIner Theatsr in Berlin, the leading
sOubrette; while The lngenueS will be played
by Miss Marie Reichardt member of one of
our most prominent German families, who up
10 This season has been member Of Gustav
Ombergs company. 1t Is Mr. HiIZigrath's in
tenilOn 10 ext. nd the season up 10 May next,
that our German visitors TO the MIdwnter
Fair may have an opportunity 10 enjoy dramatic
ant In their own language.
As preliminary 10 the seaso n, the company
Will to- night appear at the MacdOno ugh lheater
IN Oakland, IN new musical farce, Der TAM
teuIel."
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IuI1armOniOuS.

The Chicago Sunday Times of August 20
has this 10 say about two rather well-Enown
theatrical people:
Duncan &. Harrison and Henry Lee have
brought forth the AS You Like 1T cast for
poets day at the fair without much effort.
The actors and managers of Chicago and the
country at large have withstOod the shock OF
The announcement with remarkable fortitude.
The laity, whose nerves are not so sensitive,
are Stili calm. But we are afraid that a whole
lot of people do not properly appreciate the
perspicacity and intelligence OF the Worlds
Fair directors in choosing such eminent lights
of The theatrical profession as Henry Lee and
Duncan b. Harrison TO manage the only dra-
made iete the Worlds Fair is destined to hold.
Worse still, there seems TO be possibility that
some c2rplng, oyernice critics VIII fatty refuse
10 accept the cast chosen by MesSrs. Lee and
Harrison as representative in duly high sense
of the American stage. Such is the contrary
and eXactiDg spirit of some men, who are not
called to run international expositionS or man
aye dramatic festivals"
AS 10 the cast, Miss Jessie Bartlett Davis
was listed by MeSsrs. Harrison aud Lee with.
out being consulted. and her husband, William
j. Davis, writes sharp note on he subject
Miss Davis" he says, sis rather put out to
think that her name should be utilized without
even consulting her, to appear In an outdoor
performance in association with several per-
formers OF very mediocre calibeT. such as men,
toned In the recent list published"
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Tivoli only the other day, is according TO the
Chicago Inter Ocean OF August 20, stranded in
Missouri with her opera COMPANY and Mexican
orchestra. The way tile fact became known
generally was by her sending message from
Springfield Mo-, to "The Telegraphlc FraFarni.
~ OF the United States" and signed Lizzie
Annandale." 1t is stated that she was in finan-
cial distress and that, although she dsliked To
do very much, she was compelled to inform
her old friends, The telegraph operators OF her
misfortune. The dispatch reached the Vari-
regular semi-monthlJ payday ana responses
were instantaneous from New York Phiadel-
pba. Piltsburg. Cincinnati, ST. Louis, Chicago
and other large Giles pledgiDg all the money
needed 10 relieve Miss Annandale's distress
This bond of sympathy between Miss AMMAN
dale and the telegrapbers dates back TO the
great strike ten years ago. when the lady then
member of the Emma Abbott company, was
instrumental In getting up a benefit for the
striking telegraphers which Melted between
$4,000 and $4,000.
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Theater were giving entertainments OF the sort
that called for the occasional Interference OF
the police. Denman ThomPSon's Female
Bathers" was favoTite ertainment IN those
vs., and it is difficult TO comprehend that the
pous-IoOking Joshua Whitcomb of to-day was
once at The head of an organization
that was considered dangerous 10 the
morals of the community. Twenty years
ago there was but one actress before
the public who was permitted 10 exhibit the
fainteSt suggestion of underclothes, and that
was Lotta and she would not have been allowed
TO do 1t If she had not taken The edge oil the
offense by sing the "Swee' BY and BY" But
nowadays we have changed all that. Ihomp.
son Is giving SIS bills TO tramps in way that
would cause real New England farmer TO be
locked up on the ground of Insanity. whlie
dances OF the kind that were once considered
such fragrant offenses are given now with I'M
punty. IL is doubtful if certain OF the modern
serpeGtine dances would have been permitted
in the old days. and as for The quadrlll@ OF
French "splt' artists now in the BLACK
Crook" they certainly would have been stopped
in short order had they attempted TO do at the
Partisan Varieties what they are now doing
every night in the presence of some OF the most
reputable people III the city.
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Personal and Other lettings.

The Misses Polly Stoekwell and Blanche
Bates appear In I'VE Earle Trouble" at the
white Tneater' tomorrow evening.
Clay NJ. Greene and j. Il. Grismer's play THE
New South" was lately reproduced al Hoyt's
Madson-s square Theater, New York, before a
large audience. The play, writes a correspond
ent of THE GALL has been changed somewhat
since IL was first brought out aud IS materially
strengthened Miss Davies and Mr.. Grismer
have deservedly bscome great Iavorlles in New
York.
I he first concert of the seventeenth season
will be given by the Lorlng Clue at ODD Eel
lows Hall on Thu rsday evening" September z
Hhzerath's com pany-all new faces-open
the German season at The Baldwin next Sun
day evening.
Divide Musin, the well-known volnist, Is at
tending the Chicago fair. lie has been playing
with the greatest delight both To himself aad
numerous visitors on some of the rare old VIC.
Inns IN tho French exhibit In the Electricity
building
The Bostonians have lost another artist.
MISS Caroline MilZner Hamilton, who created
the role of Maid Marion In robin Hood" In
New York. has left the organization. She sailed
Tor Europe August 13 and returns TO take the
leading role In The new opera by Furst, which
Is 10 be produced in New York In October. Miss
Hamilton, who Is San Francisco GIRL has
made great progress In her profession. and is
now In the front rank of light sopranos. She
has been In Chicago a month doing the iar.
The London Telegraph is pleased with Mr..
Lloyds success In Chicago and elsewhere. II
seems probable, II says, that 'when Mr.. LLOYD
comes home his English admirers will be able
10 credit him with the herculean feat of con-
quering the American critics prejudices against
English musicians"
Louise Natal, who sang for many years in
this city under the kr lings' management, Is
now The plump prima donna of the Hinrichs
Opera Company, and great favorite in Phila-
delpnia. She will head a company of her own
next season.
Charles Hayden Coffin, barytone. who was
SAID 10 be bound for Australia, will sing in a
musical comedy under George Edwards man.
agement at the Prince OF Wales Theater, in
Loud0n, commencing September 20 prox.
F" The girls In 1892 are to be reuphostersd,'
SAYS the Brooklyn Eagle, "every thirty days by
New York firm"
Nine. Albanl. In recent interview. ascribed
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Said to Be Cartoons Best.

Henry Guy Carleton's romantic American
drama, aye Earle Trouble" billed for the
StOckwell tomorrow evening. illustrates that
Important crisis in the history of the repub-
tic. 1875, when the English general, Howe, was
defeated, and General Washington with a
ragged, hungry and almost ammunitionleSs
army 'plucks the flower safety from The nettle
danger" Here IS d scene taken from the mass
OF The drama hat Will show the general treat
ment OF the subject:
Its Christmas eve in Trenton, and all of Gen
era Huwe'S mercendry HesSlanS are carOusing
and Tor The most part drunk. The officers in
Guiding General Howe, are attending a grand
fete given item in Trenton. Joan (AIarie Bur-
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WiIkie to Open the concert season.

MIR. Alfred Wilkie has finally arranged his
first concert for the second season. TO take place
on September 1, at COmmandery Hall. and
puts forth an attractive programme. triple
quartet will sing the SpOtforh glee, "Hail.
Smiling Moon" and Ii. b. PasmOre's new part
song, illustrating Felicia Hemans' poem, THE
Treasures or tie Deep"
What hdest thou in thy treasure caves and cells,
hou understanding and mysterious main?
The other concerted number will be the quar-
ter, DR.. Arnes (Which is the PrOperest Day ?'
by Messrs A. Wnkie, Rowland, Stadtfeld and
Nielsen. Mrs. Mariner Campbell is down for
Dudley Bucks Springs Awakening" and a
couple of CaFacciorS Tuscan love songs (duetsl
with Miss Mary Mann. The last named Will
also sing Randegger's MY True Love Hath My
Heart" Mr.. Wilkie Will give US Shields bal
lad "The Thorn" and, with Mr.. Walter c.
Campbell, the Cooke duet, ''Love aud War"
Campbell will be heard to advantage in Keller's
Wismer is the violnst and Mr.. Henry Strauss
accOmuanist
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played leading business with Frank Mayo in
"Nordica" after which she was accepted at
the Boston Museum, where she remained two
years In the lead. Miss Burress is a society
favorite IN the city OF "cult,'' and magazl
writer OF acknowledged ability. She is tall ana
blonde. and halls from one of the first Boston
families.
Mr.. Charles Kent. another new conner. has
supported such stars as George Rfgnold, Barry
sullivan. Clara Morris. stuart Robson and Ed
WIN Booth. He is considered a good character
actor. Clarence Holt. I. ID. Frawley Arthur
Livingstone, Ethel Brandon, Banche Bales
Polly Stockwel and l.. Il. StOckwell will also
be seen In this piece of Cartoons. With such
people there ought TO be good work.
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tionists, Buck and Van Tuiler. to send money
and succor TO Washington. General Howe or
ders death squad to remove lizard and shoot
him. He is about being led of when firing is
heard. Sir William asks in CONSERVATION;
what means that alarm?"
lizard replies:
ut means. general. that the God OF battles
mas warred against your king. 1t means that
washington has crossed the Delaware
1t is rather, an interesting coincidence that
the author of this play is a namesake of the
British Commissioner, Sir Guy Carleton, who
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ress), who has made a visit to the outDosts of the
British 10 learn their weakness, sends word to
Washington of the true condition of affairs and
returns TO the ballroom which is a scene of
dazzling splendOr General Howe and his Off
Of any hing else but present pleasure. They
jest about the poor, starving handful of
- rebels" across the river. just then Ralph
lizard Clarence E. H0lD, Washing on's
favOrite aid, is brought wounded INTO the
presence of the English officers. He made
desperate fight before he could be secured.
lizards patriotic enthusiasm does not desert
him. Even in what appears to be his eXtTem
ii y he solcits two rich but half-hearled revUlu-
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London Captures New York.

New York is Londoh-variety mad, says
Eddy's Squlb. More absolutely vapid, utterly
weak, and wickedly atrocious in their imbe-
cility song aud dance acts age now given a the
various roof gardens than were ever seen on
earth outside of the canVas-cOveied theater OF
the frontier mining Town. here are dozens of
English importaiiJns of the feminine peTsua-
sion and the variety order now displaying their
tOu>led blonde wigs, heavy, awkward limbs and
eXecrable dresses on the stag OF the efficient
roof gardens. They cannot sing; they GER
taiuly have no pretensiOnS 10 good ouks, and
ihelr dancing reminds one OF that Of the edu-
Gated elephant.
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was anxious to have better coadjutor than his
fellow managers daughter. This he found i'm
Miss Ellen Terry. who has made fame and for
tune by the professional companions
Charles Reade once wrote an amusing char.
acter study about the lady and She seems
not to have changed since he penned ir. s'Sbe
Is an enigma" in his opinion; "her eyes are
pale, her nose rather long. her mouth nothing
particular, her complexion a delicate brick
dust, her hair rather like tow. Yet, somehow
she Is beautiful. Her expression kills apy
pretty face you see beside her. Her figure is
lean and bOny, her hand masculine in size and
form. Yet she Is a pattern of fawn-like grace
Whether In movement or repose grace pervades
the hussy. In character impusIve, intelligent.
weak, hysterical-in short, all that is abomina-
BILE and charming ia woman. Ellen Terry is a
charming actress. / see through and through
her. Yet she peaSes me all the same"
A New York Tribune reporter, describing
Miss Terry, as she stepped with pretty little
sbudder over the swaying plank from the
steamship TO the yacht, when she first landed
In New York, wrote: "The face itself is pecu-
liar one. Though not by ordinary canons BEAU
tful, it is nevertheless one 10 be remembered.
aud seems to have been modelled on that of
some pre- Raphaelltish saiDt-an effect height
ened by the aureole OF soft golden hair escap-
ing from under the plain brown straw aud
brown velvet hat"
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although doctor, is made TO state as scien-
weak Bit Of sentiment. Mrs. Berl u. Gibbs, who
plays Kate KenniOn. the generals daughter, is
a fine-loOking woman. and breaks the mOnotony
OF the business by flashes of vivacty; but gen
orally speaking, she suffers with the rest or the
cast from the leXtual weakness OF the authors
and their poverty OF resource. The piece
draws full hOuses-a result due, no doubt, 10
the music and the military.
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ginning tomorrow evening we ale TO have
Ten Nights IN Barroom." An easy way TO
become convict Is to 90 time as preliminary
IN Darroom. We find this TO he the case every
Gay. Judging from the standpoint of the char
aeter OF The pieces produced the work is good
Actihe Is acting, must be accepted as such and
judged on lis own merits. The lurid melo-
ordIna suits the popular taste, and as for the
actor his mentality works in IL with a freer
motion; its demand IL not so imperative as for
more artistic compositions
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came to America November 80, 1882. to treat
for peace.
Clarence f. Holt. who has been directing aye
Earle Trouble" thinks IL one OF the strongest
among the MANY plays that have left Mr..
CatletOn's pen. He has played in a cast OF the
piece IN the East, and his desire 10 have the
present performance conform TO the one he
there participated in led TO little outbreak OF
temper between himself aud George OSbourne
at rehearsal lately. Mr.. Osbourne is cast for
General HIVE
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The Frontier Drama.

Belasco and Fyles' peculiar dramatic off,
spring. The Girl Left Behind Me-" now run.
ming at the Baldwin. is about equally divided
between loving and fighting. The love bust
ness is but poorly handled. and Bouelcaulrs
Jessie Brown" is depended on chiefly for the
belligefent interest Then too. the authors of
the piece are so poorly informed that they
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Paris Becoming Wagnerized.

Paris is undergoing IN successive lessons a
complete Wagner education. Tie success Of
die Walkure' at The Grand Opera house has
been remarkable. 1t was only a question Of
narrow national prejudice that has postponed
on tne part Of The French the recognition OF
Wagner. 1t could not last; 1t has not lasted.
During the coming winter other OF Wagner
musc-dramaS will pc produced, and Paris will
Then stand in musical knowledge with the rest
Of the world. The scnseleSs riots of few
years ago are things that Will be forgotten.
There can be no question of nationality in art.
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Miss Ellen Terry.

Paralleling the great INTEREST felt in the famed
London actor, both in England and the United
States, is that expressed for his leading lady,
MISS Ellen Terry. The London critics devote
as much space TO her almost in their respective
journals as they do To The best efforts of tlE
star, and the same rule appears TO be observed
Dy the press writer's In the principal cities of
America.
one reason, 1t is supposed why Mr.. Irving
was anxious TO free himself from the Bateman
regime ln The early Lyceum DAYS was thai he
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Opera and Variety.

The WIgwam management will present Mil
lockers comic opera called "The Begga
STUDENT tomorrow evening. directed by til
Valerga brothers, and follow it by some capita
variety novelties.
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Not So Sensitive as Formerly.

In order to realize what changes have taken
place during the past twenty years, remarks
The New York sun, one has only 10 compare
the so-called "leg shows" OF today with those
which were tolerated two decades ago. Ii is
not so very long since the OLD Columbia OPERA
street aud Jake Berry's Thirty-fourih- street
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Cognate Drama.

The Grove-sueet Theater is playing line of
pieces that may be said TO have a cognate IN
terest or, at least. are interdependent. Last
week 1t was THE Ticket.of.Leaye Man." Be-
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Riddle, the Reader.

George Riddle. who, on his first visit TO this
city, pleased by bis elOcuIiouary excellence.
has returned. and viii early in The coming
month renew his acquaintance with those who
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delight In hearing great thoughts spoken in a
manner mat increases their power ana infiu-
ence. His principal reading is Faust" which
he invests with singular beauty. MIR. Riddle
will read at Golden Gate II all on Suffer street,
and the ale of his seats viii begin at Sherman,
Clay g. Co.'s on Friday, September /.
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Two New People.

Mis-; Marie Burress, who plays Joan in rye
Earle Trouble" at the Stockwell tomorrow
evening. is the latest addition 10 the company
at that theater. She is quite youthful, and
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Rauer,s Fifth Concert.

On Friday next, at P. NJ. sharp, the fifth
symphony concert will be given at the TivolI
according to the following programme:
Prelude THE Masters1ngers' ............. Wagner
Song of The Rhine Daughters" from die
bolteEldmNeIuilE wagner
'Elsa'S Dream" from "LOhengrIn". ....... Wagner
Mrs. Maude Berry isher
td) Prelude.
90 Introduction act II OF "Lohengrinn. Wagner
Ia ''Siegried's Death March," from Die Got
terdammerungh. Observation-Disclosures.
90 Ride OF the NaIAyTieS,' from The Nalky-
rie' Wagner
In ''Segfried's Death March" the orchestra
VIII number tie following instruments: 10 first
victims, second victims, ViOlas. cell,
b2ssos, flutes, 3 oboes, English horn, . pairs
of Iimpanis, 3 clarOneIs, l bass clarionet, 3
baSSouus, horns, 3 trumpetS, trOmbOnes, 4
tuhas, contra bass tuba ana harps.
The winter series OF these concerts will COM
mence on Friday. October 6. The wonderful
child pianist, Miss Augusta Cottl0w, comes in
November.