The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-28
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City.
Madame Modjeska viii spend the coming
summer on her ranch in Southern California
joseph II. Grsmer and Niss Phoebe ID vles
are on their way home from the East bringing
their sheaves in the shape of coin earned by
"The New South" with them.
Charles Meyers Wigwam Theater, rapidly
becoming Que of the most popular places of
amusement IN the city, will bring forward a
fresh opera this week under the supervision of
the Brothers Vaierga. TO be followed by sue
cession Of specialties by people who have made
them a lifr-study.
The bale girls OF London have formed a
union aud they announce that they mean TO
enforce their rights b. resort to the regular
trades union tactics.
Estelle Clayton has written play for Lolita.
which that popular actress proposes to produce
next season.
George Gould VIII expend sac. 900 in re-em-
beIlishlng and altering the New York Grand
Opera-house.
Franz Ebert, the 3O-inrh comedian of the
Lilipu ians, has about $4,000 invested safely
for rainy day, his savings since he has been
on the stage.
1t should be sufficient guarantee TO the
musical lovers Of the country that the SYM
phonIc music to be furnished in the Chicago
Spectacular will be OF high class when IT, is
remembered thar MIR. Anton Seidl. the man
selected by Wagner TO lead the Balreuih must
cal fes ivals, will have charge of this feature.
Mr. Sedl was selected by Wagner as the man
most qualified to lead the grand Baireuth fes-
tivalS aud has Just flushed series OF lar eWel
concerts in New York.
Nine. Emma AiDani his received superb
diamond decoration from the Sultan.
Arthur Beresford, distinguished English
barytone Is In Chicago.
London has 43 theaters and 1S9 music halls,
with seating capacity of 100000. giving en-
ployment 10 II 900 persons.
George Primrose has a strangely founded
SUPERSTITION, shared by many others. against
the pass. IL he can prevent il a deadhead
never Is into the theater first. If the Presi-
dent of The United States should appear with a
a admission
box, he would hold him back until some body
who had paid had passed the dOorkeeper.
Then Mr.. President and all his relations might
go and welcome. and he would not charge bad
business up 10 Them. This superstition Is en-
tertained by great many in the amusement
business.
1t is said that W. w. Kelly will bring suit
against Grace Hawthorne for running off and
marrying some one else.
Sir Augustus Harris opened his grand opera
season at CoyenI Garden, London, May 10,
with "Lonengrln." Nine. Meba took the role
OF Elsa.
John L. Sullivan "knocked out' a one-armed
BddeIord (Maine) lawyer on Pullman train
last Monday.
The boasts of suggers and the pomp of power,
And all the fstic art our thoughts engage.
Await alike the Inevitable hour:
The path of bruiSing leads but to the stage.
The piano on which Wagner received his
first lesson has been acquired for the museum
at Vienna.
Stuart Robson has always been noted for hi
persistency. When boy he stuck 10 Robert
Ioombs, NJ O., until the latter secured him q
posi- ion as page in Congress. When aryoune
man he was an eyeS0re 10 the Bal 1more thea
ter managers until they were forced TO take
him on as utility man ID their stock company,
and during his partnership with Crane lie is
said TO have had his own way 10 everything
through his perSiStency.
Loe Fuller fell Will dancing few nights
ago aud so seriously injured her right arm and
leg that she Will not be able TO work again
| until autumn. The Folies-Bergeres in Paris is
therefore closed
1t is now denied that Harry Miner will build
Nat Goodw1nS theater at Madison avenue aud
TwenJy-fifth street, Ii Mr.. Goodwin has the
alter 1t VIII be on Broadway or possibly The
Casino.
The members OF the German imperial army.
permitted 10 appear in America by Emperor
William ii, are 10 receive $50 month and ter
90 glasses of beer each ahd every day, SUM-
day included.
The death of the veteran Murdoch must have
awakened reverential feelings throughout the
theatrical profession, Tor he was the Oldest Nv
lug actor OF prominence, the last survivor OF
The old school OF tragedlans.
Joseph Jefferson, whom the Cincinnati pa
perS reported not long ago as dying l. In per-
Iect health and viii make another tour in rip
Van Wrinkle" Among other ailments claimed
for Jefferson was cancer. He vehemently de-
MES this affection.
| In Athens. ia, no operate or other perform
ance Is permitted In which women appear il
abbreviated skirts.
The name OF the new play in which Mis-
Nadia Craigen and Frederick Paulding are Il
The assertion is repeated that there is abSo
| lutely no hope of Mr.. Booths recovery, and no
| even chance that he will be restored to the
condition he enjoyed before the stroke O
| paraly isis.
| Hayden Coffin, tenor. goes to Australia afte
| the present season.
| The Brooklyn handicap is run in the merri,
week OF May. when managers, agents anC
stars with money are plentiful in Gotham
This year the talent cleaned out the whole lot
anu good many managers, agents and star:
are without much money TO speak OF.
Miss Ellen Terry finds that answering re
quests for her autograph takes up so much o.
hat time 10 profit for SOM body. She has hi
upon the idea of establishing an "antograpt
bed" al bospi al, and SO, In reply 10 many
pretty letters she receives from ladies. the sig
nature is sent aud with IL request for few
pence toward the autograph bed. Miss Terry
last week had the pleasure of sending $40 as
first insiailmeut to a hospital In The neighb0r
hood OF her residence ut Earl's Court, London
Samuel T. Cox was reported so Ill at the
Bostwyck Hotel, Williamsburg. that his life
was despailed of. Efforslwill be- made to remove
INN 10 Weisbaden. KY. where the invalid
thinks his recovery Will be certain.
May Robson's artificial leg will get her Into
the same trouble some night that the French
one-armed tenor. DupreZ, got into with his
"Ifayata," at the Grand Opera in Paris, Du-
PREF, IN giving his final adieu to Violetta
threw his false arm upward with more force
than IL could stand aud the consequence was
that 1t became disocated. One of The springs
broke, and the SPECTATORS were amazed to see
the limb going around like windmill. II May,
leg would cut up such a trick 1t would require
all the fire exits to empty The house In time fol-
the panic that would Ger Iainly rnsue.