The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-01
Personal and Other lettings.

.Liberati, the we'll known bandmaster and
solo cornetist, will appear at Mayors Wig
wan Theater. January 9, in many beauti-
fui musical selections.
The seanees of Mrs. General Tom Thumb
and company will be held at Irving Hall
day and evening for the present week.
The Carr-Beel "Pop'' concerts will be re-
sumed on Saturday, January 7. at Irving
Hall. The programme is as follows: Bee
thoyen quartet for strings in minor;
Chaminades: nadrigal song by Mrs. Batch
elder; Bach's 'Chaconne," for violin alone,
by Sigmund Beel: one OF Gedard's, by Mrs.
Batcheider, and GODDARD TITO by Mrs. Carr,
Messrs. Beel and Helne.
Mir. August Hinrchs, director Of the Bald
win Theater orchestra, led the intermeZzO
from Mascagnis "Cavalleria Rusticana"
given at the -offsrtory of st. Johns Episco-
pal Church on Christmas day. 1t was char
acterized by an expressive and at the same
time delicate beauty.
A mandolin musicale Will be given by
Mr.. Samuel Adelstein. solo mandolinist
and luiist, at Metropolitan Hall, Fifth
street, on Friday evening. January 10.
Selections from Batiste, Faure,; Beilenghi,
Schleiffortb. Baen-Gounod, De KoveD, Schu-
bert, Jungman, Badia, Sylvestri, Campana
| and Gastraidon.
"The Strad" is the name OF a monthly
| journal published in London for "profes-
sors and amateurs of all stringed instru-
meuts played with bow" 1t is small
but well-conducted periodical. and evidently
enjoys q large share OF the favor OF the
musical public.
Ben Stern mas become manager OF 1.-THE
Court OF Society" for John Stetson.
Young Macdonough's "fhs Prodigal
Father" is said to De dead steal from lie
Roi Koko."
Maude Branscombe has returned to New
| York from London.
Mckee Rankin and Fred BOyton have
severed their professional relations. Rankin
has been IN partnership good many times,
but with him it is always case OF 'cut and
come again"
Stuart Robson, who has been successful
this season on the road, says that instead OF
the drama 6eteriorizing there has never
been in the history of the drama such adj
vancement as the people of to-day can poiDt
to. "Playh0uses, he says, ARE now places
of magnificenee. the ranking OF actors is a
thing OF the past, and, as for play-writiug,
it has become as much a science as house
building 10 the architect, a structure erected
on fundamental rules and principles"
Clerical dramatic authors are by no means
unknown, but it is decidedly an exceptional
occurrence for a reverend gentleman to own
a tbeateT. However, from n Manchester
England legal action the other day. it
leaked out that the landlord of the Queens
Theater, Manchester, is the Rev. Mr. Ha-
worth, from whom Mr.. Pitt Hardacre has
recovered ESQ and costs for breach of con-
tract in connection with the rebuilding of
the theater.
Richard Mansfield and his company are
devoting their spare time to the rehearsal
of "a Merchant Of Venice" which has
been promised an excellent production
early in the new year.
Michael William Bale, son of the CON-
poser OF "The Bohemian Girl and numer-
nj IN mr. lie NJ ant ingt IF
Field Lane Refuge, Clerkenweil. London.
Ee is 62 years of age, and for some years
has worked as gasfitter.
John E. Warner has been appointed gen.
eral manager of all the Abbey. Schoeffel &c
Grau attractions, beginning in March, 1893
Coquelin and Hading in November,
Mounet Sully in December, Grand Italian
Opera. beginning in Chicago In October or
November. and the SPECTACULAR '.Amer-
lea. which appears in Chicago on April
81, 1898.
Jacques Kruger fell at Evansville, Ind,
December ~. and shattered his left arm.
Nina Farringt0nis living in great style
in London. She has a swell establishment,
q brougham. dog cart, footman, coachman
and tiger Living must be very cheap In
the English metropolis, for Miss Earring
toms salary Is only 81 los.
The young women of Vassar propose to
perform the Greek play "Antig0ne" next
spring in the original text.
Lew Dockstadter was arrested at New
Brighton. Mass. recently on judgment
for S84l 81 in an action on a contract for
salary. brought by George +. Marion, a
comedian. in October, 1891. Dockstadter
was released on $500 bail, and made appli-
cation TO take the debtors oath.
Madame Janauschek is meeting with most
encouraging, albeit unexpected, success
this season.
The crusade by Manager John B. Schoe-
fel of the fremont Theater, Boston. against
the big-hat nuisance has caused wide
spread fiutter among the feminine contin-
gent Of theater-goers OF this country. Mr..
Sch oefel has issued no orders against the
wsa ring Of hats in his theater, but in the