The morning call., 1893-09-24
Personal and Other Jottings.

DteuOI EullCO OdHpOD6tlG, tDt Wcll- huON0
barytone, is looking up the prospects for brief
operate season in Chicago.
Nine. Anna jain, whose reputation as an ar
tiste in fashioning theatrical costumes Is as
widespread as the country. has returned 10 his
city after few years resdenc- in the interior
for the benefit of her health, and proposes to
resume business. She has formed business
connection with Mr.. Solly Walter, artist, and
the new firm has taken rooms &c and 27, in the
City of Paris building.
''The Span of Life" the latest successful mel
odrama, will be seen at the New California
shortly.
In The Road TO Ruin,'' TO be placed on the
Baldwin stage tomorrow evening, Mrs. John
Drew Will make her appearance for the first
time as the Widow arren.
Charles h. Hoyt saws he has discovered a
second Ada Rehau IN Caroline Miskel.
Gustav HnrichS has engaged Materna and
Emil Fischer for three performances at the
Philadelphia Grand Ope a-house.
Chauneey Olcoit has obtained divorce from
his wife.
A recital and musicale VIII be given by Ed
ward j. QuillinaD at the Odd Fellows Hall In
the early part OF Octob proXimo.
AT the Wigwam this week there will be the
usual array of novelties 30 attract the pubic.
Everything in tile range of amusement can be
had at Meyers place. You pay your money
and you take your choice.
LEONARD Growers myriad-sided drama, "The
Wolves of New York." proved a success at the
Grove-slreet.
Emma Juch is In London awaiting an en-
gagement.
ment at the London Savoy for the new Gilbert
and sullivan opera. He is said TO be netting
$4,000 month as a society entertainer.
Eugene dAlbert received his musical educa-
tion at the National Training School, Kensing-
ton.
Emma Nevada is singing with success in
Berlin.
Patti always wears on the stage shoes of pc
culiar pattern. They are made on the me
last and are of the same shape as those worn by
her when she first appeared IN opera.
Christine Nilsson has had two OF the rooms OF
her Madrid apartments upholstered in curl
Gus manner. Her sleeping chamber has its
walls covered with pages OF music taken from
the operatic scores she Eas sung. Her dining
room is papered with receipted hotel bills from
all the points on the globe the distinguished
artist has visited.
Georgine Won JanauSchowsky, so well and
favOrsbly known in San Francisco, is at present
engaged as first dramatic soprano at he Vienna
hide" "Fidelio" and "SaDtuZZa," and is TO
sing isolde"
Helen Barry has left the stage
The Kendals say they will not abate the
nastiness of The Second Mrs. Tanqueray'
when they perform in this country, and Mrs.
Kendall vii not make the heroine less wicked
than Mrs. Campbell did in London.
The balls used by Fanny Davenport on her
pOol-table have engraved on them portrait of
the various leading stars OF EurOpe and Amer
lea. The portraits taSe the place OF numbers,
|
pocketed.
Marcus R. Mayer proudly points TO this
cablegram when his management OF Patti is
| questioned: "Ys,radgynlais, Sept. 10. 1893
The report is absurd. My tour, of course, is
under your management. / never break con-
! tract. Patti Nicoliu"
The New York Herald is responsible for the
| statement that Augustln Daily Will be the man
| ager OF new lbeater that Is TO be bull In New
York AT total cost OF 81 100000, and that
! will be the most expensive and exclusive the
ater in America. The prices of tickets will be
| very high and the house will cater only TO the
| rich. The foremost artists OF tie world will be
| engaged TO make appearances TO relieve the
| stock company occasionally. There will be a
club iD connection with the theaIer. the rooms
entered from the foyer. membership in which
! will be limited TO the 400 Ii is hardly to be
/ believed, adds the Chicago Inter Ocean, that
! Mr.. Daily, whose nature is averse TO parade,
! and whose ambition Is IN the direction of art.
| Is preparing to abandon his professional pride
1 aud surrender himself 10 the worship of the
! golden calf. The theater he may have, ana he
deserves TO have the foremost theater in this
| country, but we have no fear that Mr.. Daily
coDtemplates transforming himself into cad
| and syc0phant. He has the spirit of splendid
independence.
1t is SAID, also, a syndicate Is preparing to
build IA theater in New York of which David
1 Belasco Will be manager.
To a Chicago interviewer GeorgIe Cayvan
| said the other day: "There Is in New York a
dramatic eritle who is a master OF English, but
he has cultivated his taste to such pitch that
he no longer sees merit in anything"
MISS MdSRlo OllllS is singing now between
| the acts OF The Prodlsal Father" Miss Cline
| has added a new verse to her song, Don't
You Think I'd Make Statue?" Here are the
words:
The Professional womens League has stirred up
quite hornets nest.
When they asked Miss Bateman to resign she
couldn't stand the test.
Now, I'll bet pretty penny not a lady In the lot
Could hold up "car-ract-ther" that has never had
blot
Don't you think I'd make q target big enough for
them to shoot?
ia Ike 80 see them try it If was mixed up with
| the suit.
was asked IL would join them and I'm glad that
| said no.
I'd rather be statue in Chicago.
| The rendering OF this verse-in which Miss
Cline seems 10 take particular pleasure
"ofings down the house" every night,
! Marie wainwright Is credited with having
made Matilda Heron success of Camille Ia
| Brooklyn Thea er recently.
| The Boston press credits Camille d'Arvills
| with making ''the emphatic success" of the
| new Byrne-herker opera, Venus" On ae
count OF her creative ability as a ligbt-opera
Drima donna she charged high figure for hel
services.
According to the Brooklyn Times. some of the
young women who comfort their limbs In the
french quadrille In The Bac> Crook at the
| New York Academy of Aiusic went just a trihe
too Tar recently ana Is laid up 10 hospital as
result OF excessive ZEAL"
Massenet. beirg spoken to recently about hi,
decided attraction 10 American talent, said