The morning call., 1894-04-01
DISTRIBUTION.
Mrs carleton Rises to Explain.


1t having been stated In the columns Of THE
CALL, Gu Information. from Manager III. b.
Leavilt. that William I. Carleton, the popular
barytone and active. operate impresariO. had
declined to bring his company TO San Francisco
for certain reasons. that gentleman has writ
ten from: Rainier, Thurston County, Wash,
under date March % ult.. taking exception TO
MT Notwithstanding. Mi. Carleton's letter
notes lie points Ou.Wbich lie feels aggrleved.
MY company" he writes, lis The best sing
ing organization i have ever controlled, the
chorus better: than. the always good body Of
voices have had, the principals are alfeXcel-
lent, and II am giving better and cleaner Der
fermances han / ever did. IL Is not cheap
. company In any sense. The only member OF
The Company who has been connected With
cheap opera iS.TOm Ricketts,, who. under my
governing, has developed into an excellent all
round character actor and comedian. The rea-
sen Edont visit the coast this season Is that,
although offered time at Baldwin, California,
Grand Opera house and Bnsb-stTeet TheaIer,
my experience OF fairs, expOsitons, etc.. is
that theatrical entertainments suffer fnan.
cially when oYershad0wed by an important
State eyent..~It is only toward the end OF the
seXDositiOn,i Or whatever the opposition may
be- that the theaters thrive; IN The present
case NAV be. wrong, but ] concluded 10 go as
far as British Columbia and return East rather
than risk a fairly profitable season by bucklng
up against a big State show. Results OF other
combinations viii prove bow much am in
error. Another reason Is that md the taste
for so-ealled comic opera Is on the wane, and
the light English operas, chestnuts' though
they be, are making monty for me. know
San francisco Graves something new, and until
j have gnod OPERA which is novelty, shall
not court failure by coming 10 the city OF all
others which Tesents any idea OF entertain.
ments not in kee ping with the iDcessabt desire
for change, which Is typical OF some publics.
sGive us something newt is the cry, and when
the new is found 10 be inferior TO the old, the
poor manager ntrying topease finds bis labors
and investment are in valn."
g
Experiences With Correspondents"
The number Of persons who apply TO the box
offices of Tie different theaters in this city now
adays for admission on cards as correspond
ents for papers in the East and elsewhere is
surprisingly large, and, it Is needless to say.
very vexaJious 10 the management. In many
instances these vouchers are bogus. The
Stock well has more than its share of this trou-
Bile. A person bearing correspondents Gre
dentiaIs from the New York World, and who
mad been sreTusrd al the theater for good rea-
sous once or twice, managed 10 run the block
AIDE subsequently With a friend when be found
An oiltside guardian; who was less particular
than the one who had estopped him. 1t hap
pened that on the same evening the legitimate
CORRESPONDENT OF the World visited the tbeater
and was admitted on his credentials linen Tue
less Walcnful guardian knew he nao Deen
fooled: there were TWO World correspondents
inside. When he had located the bogus article