The evening world., 1894-08-24
.TABl[AUX IN "I0lANTHE."
San Francisco Has Living Pic
lures in lilbsrt's Opera.
More Trouble for Belssco-stsge
News and Notes.

Alas! for w. 8. Gilbert, the famous
llberettist, who allows no man to tam
per with the works of his brains, and
who lives In the firm conviction that he
is the Shakespeare of the nineteenth cen
| fury. Alas! for him. He IL six thousand
miles from San Francisco. and he can
do nothing. He has no agent In Amer
, lea, and he must grin and bear IT, his
cup Of misery will be full when he hears
that at the Tivoli Theatre, in San Fran
| cisco, a series of living pictures are be-
ing introduced into his pet opera, "lolan-
| the"-the little pastoral that tells of the
| ove OF Strephon AMI Phyllis. Twelve
| living tableaux, copied from famous paint
ings by celebrated artists constitute
| the first series used. Poor Gilbert! 1t
has been his aim To abolish tights from
| AL his productions. lie loathes ballots
and all the gew-gaws Of spectacular the
Iatricalism, ana, worse than all. II Is
| these pictures that get all the Afternoon;
for ''lol anthe" Is Just politely man,io u,,
as having "A good cast With THIS Ban
Francisco dissertation and the tlfth ave
nue. Theatre proclamation, IN the shape
Of Japanese dancing girls In The Nj.
can scarcely be considered a happy one
| The fact that Utopia was frost In
| America will not make things more
agreeable for him.
David Belasco reached tho city from
| Maryland yesterday only to learn that
| his mother IL dying In San Francisco
He has been summoned TO that CITY, am
| leaves at once. Poor Belasco was IN
great distress. II am going to get treu,
| Immediately" he said, Fred Bclasco's
wife has up to the present refused to iet
| where he Is imprisoned for non-payment
Of almony. This time she can scarcely
be obdurate.
1.-THE Evening Worlds" exposure of
the usurious practise OF dramatic
il was discussed ON the Rialto with
Snsderabe The seIi Aessps nad sss
time, but they were afraid to take any
steps to stop the annoyance One mild
youth went to the agents office yester.
money. The exclamation uttered by the
agent would not look well In print. You
can't borrow cent from me-, ne SAID
81 try to accommodate actors. and they
retaliate by giving me away to the
papers"
Tony Farrell, who belongs to the ranks
OF what are known as Irish comedians
Chicago. In his play Garry Owen
there IL murder near church ana saS
to be heightened by music furnished by
the choir, MIR. Farrell advertised for
CATHOLIC church-choir singers and didn'
Ia going TO do this In every town THAT he
visits. Church-choir singers in Chicago
{ happen TO be very we'll paid
The Kendals are going to forget Cali
they will visit San Francisco this season
They have given that city wide berth
: for a long time. By-gones, however
J noble enough to bsar no malice. Blythe
4 bye. they are expected here from Eng
e land very shortly.
y Heinreich Conried processes to hav
u Of the silver wreath that Rudolph Aron
son Is to present to Johann Strauss, OF
the tiftieth anniversary OF that com
p sseios accession acc to conduetorshlp. ~
II have represented Strauss in Amsrici
n ,, agent and | stIll hold that I, posi-
o about the wreath. and all the informa
tion have on the subject has beer
. CLEANED from the newspapers"
81 should like an engagement yer.
u
brette yesterday, to a dramatic agent.
What sort Of an engagement wal
, the brusque query.
Don't smnS Sh prz aeffa Twe eom
against notorious women. Place mi
anywhere"
? II think ! shall be able to obllge you,
i said the agent, unsmilingiy.
n I'VE have found no actors unwilling t
y join Madeleine Pollard" said one OF tn
c gentlemen who IL to have charge OF tina
5 ''The only people who seem to object I,
p the organization are the actors whom
we haven't asked, and whom We don
want want, We Vs.. shall have some very soo'
Edmund Gerson, the transoceani
general theatrical and musical agent,
i has; secured Marie LLOYD, Marie Vanon
. actions will all shortly appear at thu
i Imperial Music Hall.
On the programmes of Shenandoah,
e next week. that much-adyertised younl
= woman. Odette Tyler. will reap the re
5 ward OF her efforts by a special line al
Miss Odetts Tyler. OF the Empire The
II atre stock company. appears by epecia
$ arrangements" That Is what aetresse
Il line means nothing. Every member o
i the cast. from Frank Gilmore to Al!c
: Hasam, appears by special arrange
ments." and the special Arrangements
\ the actor they mean bread and butter
a and cake.
J, Rlchneld Mansfield. who opens tn
o Herald Square Theatre with "Japhet 1
Search Of Father" has engaged Mar
Shaw, Henry Jewett, Mrs. Mckee Ran
He has also secured the services OF tn