The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-03
PATTI ONCE MORE
Singing in London to
Large Crowds.
GOSSIP OF THE THEATERS.
Old Plays Run to Excellent
Business.
OSSIP OF THE THEATERS.
MANY NEW ONES BROUGHT OUT.
Even the Managers of the Concert
Halls Share in the Generally
Renewed Prosperity.

LONDON, Dec 2.-The theatrical baron
eter now stands al "set fair" IN many OF
the theaters, and the concert managers
report the same tales OF success. Il ughly
speaking, all the important new plays OF
the season have turned out well. Inc
New Woman" Mr.. Carr's first great money
success, had its one-hundredth perform
auce at the Comedy Theater on Thursday
and on Monday last. 'The Wife of Dives,
by S. x Courte. at the Opera Comlaue.
restored Olga Brandon TO the London
boards in a fairly strong play, which
scored success. "Rebelious Susan" and
'Jo6h o. Dreams" have beaten the Critic
rion and Haymarket records. At Drury
Lane and the Adelphi bic business has
also been done with "The Derby Winner"
and the Fatal Card" while at the Globe
and Terry's, with "Charlie's Aunt" and
Little Christopher Columbus" full houses
are reported nightly. "The Gaiety Grip
is running from it's second into it's third
year, and Harry Dams 1.-The Shop Girl"
pulled up since its first performance and
is now doing finely.
Sir Augustus Harris has definitely de-
cided 10 transfer ''The Derby Winner" to
the Uu
4 novelty has been heard in connection
with the Lloyds. II is a common saying
that any risk can be guarded against
there if you will only pay the premium.
Concert insurance, however, must be
new departure. Some gentlemen have
been organizing charity concert, and
being DESTROYS Of obtaining minimum
sum OF $500 applied to Lloyds, under
writer's, to insure them in that amount.
Proper inquiries were made, the attractive
powers of The artists engaged were con-
sidered and the risk has been accepted at
five guineas. 1t was clearly a matter
within the control of the underwriters and
their friends. Another risk, the insurance
of an artist against illness upon his
forthcoming tour, fixed sum TO be allowed
for every night OF non-appearance has
been declined on the ground that the
ndisposition of artists needed no encour-
agement.
Lewis Waller and FL. H. Morrell will
open their season at the Haymarket as
soon as MIR. Tree shall have departed with
a new comedy by Oscar Wilde. as yet IN
christened. for which have been engaged:
Alfred Bishop. Charles Brookenfeld,
Charles Hawtree and Mines. Fanny
Brough, Maude Millet, Florence West,
Vale Featherstnne and Julia Nelson.
The Moore & Burgess Ministries, after
thirty years adherence TO the rule of not
allowing female to take part in their per-
formances, have at last succumbed to the
all-permeating Influence of the hour. In
g. r. Sims "Yaller Girl" which will be
the Christmas novelty at the st. James
Hall, woman will have a part. and a
good part, too.
"Private and Confidential" is the title of
a new farcica comedy by Mrs. Henry
Lorraine and Sydney Bowkett which is
promised at West End theater before the
end of the year.
During the run OF Eastward Hop' at
the Opera Comique. series of matlnees of
children's extravaganza by Charles Newton
will be given. When Ellatine Terris
Leaves the cast of His Excellency'' her
part of Thora Nevin goes to Ada Jeneour.
There was not an unoccupied seat in
Albert Hall on Wednesday last, upon the
occasion of Adelina PATHS first appear-
ance before The public this season. The
diva wore mourning, looked well and sang
with her usual Sucoess.
Sir Augustus Harris began his annual
series of fancy dress balls at Covent Gar
den last evening. There was a gorgeous
kaleidoscope scene; the house was radiant
with parti-colored draperos, flowers, light,
views of Monte Carlo, etc. The occasion
called forth an immense crush from Bohe
milan London.
The new violin concerto attributed to
HAYDN, which was performed for the first
time in public at the Crystal Palace to-day
by Herr Poppes, was scored by himself
last summer. The solo part was pre-
sented to him by rich amateur while he
was 'celstin the Vienna Opera orchestra
twenty-five years ago. but neither the
score nor the parts could be discovered.
When Got retires from the Theatre
Francois Company to-day be takes what
is equivalent to $4,000 in addition to a
life pension of $1,000. Considering the
very highest rank among comedians to
which Got has attained after thirty
years work on a salary far smaller than
he could have obtained 10 the open mar
ket. his fortune does not seem remark able.
Watkins Mills sails for New York on
Wednesday by the Elbe for tour that
will last until May. He is to open In
Minneapolis December II, and will appear
in Carnegie Hall 10 Christmas peri rm-
ance of Messiah" He is also engaged to
appear with he Boston Symphony Or
chestra.