The morning call., 1893-07-30
Personal and Other lettings.

Mi. r f. Oakley formerly a theatrical and
music entrspreneur OF this city. but now OF
Boston, Is summering at tho Birch Tree Inn.
Bar Harbor, Me.
Miss Lorraine Hollis will take benefit at the
StOckwell tomorrow night sustaining the part
of Julie Noitvle In Roger La Honte."
Miss Josephine V. Fuller, promising young
amateur, has been offered An engagement at
the Grove-street Thea,er. Should she accept
she will mako her appearance in piece called
"The Stepping Stone" to be produced on Mon
day, Augusta.
Harry Gilbert Castle a well known San
Franciscan who has been singing for the past
year IN the TivOli and other places OF amuse-
menr, will leave tor Utica week from Mon
day. where he joins Primrose and Vests
MINISTRIES. Meyer Cohen, another BARITONE,
joins Boyd's Country Squire company.
The Tivoi this week announced officially,
through Joe HOtz, that there is a temporary
"hoodoo" on the house. Personally, he has
called the shingles" William Krelisx Has
had she quincy sols throat, one OF the chorus
singers concluded TO die ana succeeded, Miss
spoke their parts inssead OF singing them, asA
all the people employed on the stage have Boon
depressed. Phe audience. however. stii smiles.
N. Ballenbrrg, the well-known musislan. re-
turned from Chicago yesterday. He has been
spending TWO months there, aad brings back
several manuscript comD0sitions Of John
Philip SouZa, which hs thinks will create SEN
sations In musical circles 10 mis- city.
Mr.. Sigmund Bee aud Nine. CArDichael-Carr
inlen6 10 resume their pleasant saturday popu-
lar concerts some time in SspteFser, NEST
likely in the Golden GAZE Com1an6ery on SUIT
ter street. Many new works will Be produced.
1t Is understood that Mr.. henry Heyman
will have charge Of the music ct tho MidNinter
Fair "when the band begins 10 play."
There wero some well-execptea pumbSEe at
Frassr's concers tuesday eveslpg laet. NaS-
1er Wormsers either playing WAS thoroughly
artistic. Miss Mary Cook was In her usual de-
lightful vein on the cornet and pleased me audi
potpourri OF two different compositions, played
with great expression and in perfect tempe by
Miss Daisy Graham, the child artist, and wke
also showed marked talent In her vscsl selsc-
lions. Miss Annie Girard produced deep I'M
preston by her dramatic renaerinGs. and M.
Fraser displayed his tenor voice In Franz ADts
melodies and some French songs.
Camille d'Arville sever Cd her connection with
the BosIonians at the close OF their ssassA.
Jeflreys-Lewis has quit starring and subsidized
into the stock.
During her coming tour 10 ~ Usisd States,
with Marcus Mayer as manage, PAIN will sing
iu forty concerts and receive fDOo. 600.
Walter Emerson, the well. knsNn cernetist,
died recently at his home in Boston AZ The age
OF 81 years.
The Arizona Wild West show finished two
weeks engagement 1t Central Park lastt night.
II will be seen for i've days hereafter at Pied
mout Park baseball grounds.
understudy OF Mrs. Patrick Campbell at the St.
James Theatrr, London. Recently when Mrs.
Campbell was lndisBosed, she played the part
OF Paula in Tho Second Mrs. Tasqueray,"
with scarcely less success than her principal.
Six years ago Charlotte Bshfens, the leading
lady OF Robert MantslPs company, opening At
tho California tomorrow night, was doing
amateur work in San Francisco. Now she re-
marked success and now reflects credit on her
native city. Miss Eshrens has bean ana Is yet
close and industrious student. The place
gained IN The profession she has attained by
hard work, another name for genius
Much curiosity is felt 10 witness the perform
ancs Of Mantells new play, "Parhasius." IL
will be done at the California during the second
week Of this actors present engagement.
Victory Bateman and Audrey boucieault have
had a serious quarrel In Portland, Oregon. The
darling young Aubrey said many impolite
things to Victory and then left for Now YORK.
She followed by the next train.
Dan Godfrey. leader OF the famous Grsa adler
GUARDS band OF London, is the only bandmaster
ever kaxetted as commissioned army offlcer
by Queen Victoria. He 10 now a lieutenant
Eddie Roy, Henderson's chief drole. tells th,
Cincinnati Enquirer he has new job at Nor
cents An hour and no questions asked.
The sunday Times Of London says: when
ever tnefe crops up an Instance OF supposed
barytOne turning out TO be verit2ole tenor We
are always reminded OF The familiar story OF
The Ugly Duckling.' As barytons nobody
OF course, thought anything OF him, but as \
tenor he naturally becomes an interesting and
important parsonage. jean de Reszks is = case
In point.
William Archer. In order to prove the appre.
clatl0n OF lDsen as drainatht In England
points to his publishers figures, which shows
mat 10000 copies Of his plays had been sold In
that country up 10 the end OF last year. But
this proves nothing, comments the New
YORK Post, except that well-known fact there
Is always market for literature OF an unclean.
m0rDld, or passionate type.
In 1888 William Dunlap published history
OF the American theaters from 1852 to that
period. Since that timo no writer. excepting
1. Aston Brown. has undertaken the arduOus
task. Mr. Dunlap states that the FIRST dramatic
performance ever given 10 America was In
1872 just one hundred years later-Septcm-
Der. 1S52-as Brown will show IN detail, that
daio was enormously celebrated at Castle Gar.
den. New York, as tho anniversary OF the intro.
duction OF The drama into America During
MS early researches he discovered that dra-
mate performance was given In Philadelphia
In 1749. In making further researches he
found The record OF performance In New York
IN september, 1892.
The wags are now abiding to the recently
married Edna Wallace as "Mrs. Hopper Up TO
Date"