The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-16
KOHL ERIC,
STRAUSS g.
FROHMAN,
1920 Market st.

New York, Baltimore, Washington, New Or
leans, Chicago, Philadelphia and Montreal. She
dare not tru,t San Francisco.
Charles FrOhman expects o have 500 actors
under salary next year. This season he has
more than 300.
The story of joseph and his brethren Is being
dramatized by an English clergyman.
Billy Emerson Is singing at Pope's Theater,
st. Louis. He blacks his face no more, but
sings his dialect and other songs au naturel.
Lew Morrison Is now described as "a tall,
straight, dlgnifed man, with a Clearly outlined
face. long curly iron.gray hair. He has the
general appearance OF the typical old school
tragedian." Lewis only trouble appears 10 be
that his second wife (nee Florence RoberGs)
cannot wear all the jewels he gives her.
An actor resigned recently a good position
aud salary because the play was so pOor he
WAS ashamed % be connected with i. This, 1t
may be added, did not occur in San Francisco.
NJ. B. Curtis made application recently TO
William A. Brady to play the important part
of The Jew in his forthcoming production of
Sutton Vane's Humanity" In Boston. Brady
wrote on Curtis letter of request, Not on your
life"
Mrs. Grover Cleveland has been inviting Joe
Jefferson to lunch. This Is all right, but Joe
does not need extra newspaper advertising.
Why not Invite some of The younger men?
mo more starring for me after this bout"
says It'll Della FOX. II have had more than l
want of it. l will go back next year and play
In anything where they may place me-"
Daniel ErOhmaD and Bronson Howard rest
their brains by wheeling together on fine even
ings. They use The bike, however. not "the
The payroll of the Paris Grand Opera bears
700 names. and calls for an annual expendl-
ture of 100000.
Prlma Donna Calve Indignantly denies that
she has cancer. This cancer statement has
been so often made that 1t has become an old
sore with the singer. She has not by any means
abandoned her scheme OF returning TO America
mex spring.
Ex.Manaaer John a. RusselPs benefit at the
Broadway Tbeater on Thursday, December &c.
realized over $4,000.
William Richard GOOdall a newsDaner man
proposes 10 present an American play of his
own In Washington, ID. q, on Christmas eve.
the Southern "cunner' and Walter Lennox the
Yankee one.
The authorities are arresting and fining
theatrical managers. bill-posters and advance
agents III all directions for pu ting up lltbo-
graphs displaying the legs of dancing girls. If
this timing business were In vogue 10 San Fran
cisco some OF our managers would have 10
'part' with coin. The picture on The big mir
rOr In the yestibue of the Baldwin. for example.
Fanny Davenport recently sent Victorien
Sardou $4,000 for "Gismonda." Altogether
she has paid the French playwright So, 900 in
royalties during the last ten years.
KATE Claxton likes the stage. She knows OF
no other vocation except literature in which
woman stands on footing OF absolute equality
with man. If an actress Is capable OF doing
as good work as an actor, she receives the same
remunera ion that he does.
Helena Modjeska Is speaking German, Polish
or Russian in her European tour, according 10
the nationality of the audience. She didn't
speak English i'll America.
"a playwright should be a great reader"
says Dave Belasco. That's fact, a paragraph
ist adds; where would David himself have
been If the other fellows had not written the
lines he might read, mark, ieaIn and inwardy
digest?
Just now, both in Paris and London, the
critics are arraIgning the managers for two
annoyances which are becoming increasingly
prevalent in the theaters of the United States
One is the tendency TO delay the curtain until
long after the appointed hour, the other is the
FranciscOs theaters are badly afflicted In this
respect, but IL is the fault of he dramas
patrons. They come late. If the curtain rose
at P. NJ. sharp it would do so to empty
benches.
Louis Aldrich is still playing my Pariner''
There be some characters, such as Frank
MayO's Davy Crockett and Adrich's Joe Saun.
can get rid OF. Like the creation by Franken-
stein of the monster wide Mrs. Shelley. ii be.
comes part of the actors SELF
Miss Marie Burroughs is credited by the
Boston press with success in Arthur W.
Pinero's new play, 1.-THE Profiigate."
A lady who wrote Mr.. Wilson Barrett the
English actor, requesting his autograph re.
ceived 1t, and then sent the following note:
Dear Mr.. Barrett received your aul Ograph.
Many thanks. Ii not too much trouble will You
kindly mall me some old letter or other relic OF
your father, MIR. Lawrence Barrett?"
Clay Clement, who did such good work at the
AlcaZar In this city, played the Baron Franz
Victor Won Hohenstauffer In "The New Do
minlon" at Rochester, N Y, early In the pres
enI month. The Express Of that city saws:
"Mr. Clement invested the character with ihe
combined with naturaness of manner truly
delightful" -'