The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-16
Personal and Other lettings.

The Carr Beel Saturday popular concert will
take place Saturday afternoon next, September
D. There will De a number OF nov lilies. Tie
trio of 'Smetana' Will be performed, we be-
lieve. Tor the first time in America. Miss
ShiDdler Will sing tile gavot from "Manon" 10y
MasSeneD and MIR. Beel will play some Hun
garian dances.
NJ. Odagiri. chancellor of the Imperial Con-
suate OF Japan, will speak before a special
meeting of the Geographical Society of the Pa.
cifc on Wednesday next, 10Th inst, In Union
square Hall, 421 Post street. on 'Korea, the
land Of morning calm; its geography, politics,
commerce. elc" illustrated with new camera
views Just received.
The grea est musical attraction Of the season
will be the appearance of Mir. A. A. Fariaud,
the worlds greatest DanjOist, at Metropolitan
Hall ON Monday evening. the 17th inst. MIR.
Farand Is certainly marvel; his hearers are
held entranced by his renGitions of selections
from Bach, Beethoven and MendelssOhn. What
Paganini d Id for the viollG Farland is doing for
the banjo. Farland is spoken OF as the "Pade-
rewski OF the baujo." The Olympic Banjo aud
Mandolin Club will assist.
Mr.. Ugo Talbot announces soiree musicale
to be given at the northeast corner of Suffer
street and Van Ness avenue Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 26, commencing at P. NJ.
Mr.. Alfred Wilkes Ballad Concert Com
pany-includlng Miss Lillian Goodman. So
prano; Miss Henrietta Bayly, cOntralt0; Mr..
Alfred Wilkie. tenor; Miss Charlotte Gruen-
hagen. solo violinist. and K. Fletcher TiltOn,
pianist and aceOmDanist-gaVe a grand per.
Torrance at the Leland stanford Jr. University
Der IA. under the auspices of the University
Glee Cub. The affair was Il success.
Alexander Salvin Will soon visit this coast,
bringing large repertory and numerous CON-
PAW.
John Drew has produced 1.-The Bauble Shop
in New York aud has met with even greater
success than in THE Butterflies" or 1.-The
Masked Ball" In this piece. unlike the others
he has appeared IN, MI Drew has serious
part The new play Is from the Criterion The
aIer. London.
Nine. Pauline X. Formes, reHct of Karl
tormes, the famous basso. gave a very sue
ceSsful concert last week at The Seamen's H.
slltute, 50 Steuart street, ar which Miss Ara
lila Bagley, soprano. and Isabel Rogers,
contraltO, as well as Miss Carol Grouse elOcu.
ZIONIST. distinguished tn mselv s. Nine.
Formes sang also effectively Comm Through
the Rye" and THE Last Rose of Summer" The
lady has resumed heI monthly musical mat
inees Crhursday), which were suspended dur
The proprietor of The Marlborough Theater,
O"kland. has purchased twelve more feet of
ground. which will enable him to obtain
stage fifty feet In depth.
Manager Walter OF The Urpheum returned
from Portland Thursday last ard sueaks In
glowing terms OF the prospects OF the Orpheum
Theaier there. With circuit embracing San
Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland, vaude.
vile patrons may expect big attractions in the
near future.
Frederic de BeevIlle is now the leading man
Of The Rose Coghlan Company.
In Old Kentucky" The piece to succeed
Friends" at tae New California, has been do
Ing q tremendous business IN the towns and
cities of the OHIO and Mississippi valleys.
A 81. Louis paper rises 10 remark that thea
ters furnish good indication of the condition
OF The community. Amusement is a luxury,
and IL is one of the first of Iuxuries 10 be sac
rlficed win the coming of hard times. That Is
the reason that 30 per cent of all the compa.
nes that started out full of hope last season
closed their tour full or gloom and unpaid sal
aries The Chicago News of one day last week
said: 1.-The sluggish opening of this fairs tbeat-
rical season Is disheartenng." Chicago Is ota-
DlV out OF The movement IiPul0F
this year. No wonder That the peOple here
are shutting down On their Injuries. From
New York and Boston the word comes that the
season has opened promislngly. The same is
true OF this city. 1t Will be found to be true of
every town that is IN good way this year.
Aud, of course that does not include Chicago.
ST. Louis never misses a chance to rub the
Lake City against the fur.
Bronson HOward's SHENANDOAH" revived,
Is. according 10 report, playing TO enormous
houses at the Academy of Music, New York.
Mr.. henry Irving has practical idea OF
benevolence, as the following cable dispatch
will show: 'London, September "a 1894
To the Mayor OF New York: L beg that you
will use $500, cabled herewith, for forest fire
relief fund. With my deepest regrets. Henry
Irving"
The annual competition of selected choirs
from London board schools was recently held
in the On ems Hall. Seven choirs had been
selected at series OF preliminary cnmpet-
Tons. Each choir had 10 sing a trio. "0h, Sky
lark" ID. SmarO, piece OF It's own choice, and
sight test written in three parts. The sue
cesSfu choir won It's position mainly by prof.
cheney IN sight singing, and by a performance
of trio arrangement OF Stevens weIl-known
glee, BLOW. Blow, Thou Wintry Wind" The
sight test would have taxed the skill of expe-
rieuced singers. 1t included a passage of semi
quavers in broken time that puzzled every chciI
in turn.
MMarIe Wainwright has press agent who has
a unique way OF stating proposition that is
usually reached in language that goes a long
way around In an account OF Miss VAIN
wright's new play, Daughters Of Eve" the
agent says:
"Miss wainwright will play a dual role
which will offer her exceptional opportunity.
Miss Wainwright VIII take the parts OF two
sisters. one of whom is pure and good, while
the other-wel. the other has uTifted into BO-
bemia."
Willie EdouIn is meeting with phenomenal
success az The Strand Theater, London, In his
farcleal piece Our Fiat"
Mr. and Mrs. kendaps opening play at Hoo
ley's, Cnica go, tomorrow evening, Monday