The morning call., 1894-08-12

| grand cast. "Sulamith'' is over 1000 years
! old. ana has delightfully."- sweet music
| An Omaha author has written the ibretto for
an extravaganza with the title KING Debs."
| Ada Gray is still playing East Lynne' in
England. She has 5000 performances OF this
| play TO her credit.
Louis Adrich. the Joe Saunders of "My
Partner" claims to be the oldest young 'aclor''
in America. He played Richard Ill when
! he was only IL years old. When 10 with
| Marsh's company OF juvenile actors, ne ap-
peared In the same role at John Wilson's
| Lyceum in this city.
| After the farmyard scene OF "In Old Ken
| lucky" lew nights ago in New York an egg
dainty, fawn-colored ne laid egg-was found
on me stage. One OF the pickaninnies saw it
| pleased. Where did this come from? he
asked. sterDly. Dunno. sah," grinned the
milk d-moasses-colored mig. "Miss Bettna
GIfald was de las one TO leah de stage, sah"
People who think Patti has retired will be
surprised to know that she is singing success
iuiiy IN London IN her new opera, "Gabrlela."
Deauty. She Is TO play Ruth in "a Temperance
Town" Her hair is black, her eyes are big
anu splendid, OF grayfsh brown or brownish
gray IN color, with heavy dark lashes and eve
DroWs. Her features are small and regular
she Is slightly above the medium height, her
hRure is erect and well knit ana her graceful
carriage indicates fine health and fondness for
exercise. She 10 about 20 years old.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall, on returning to Eng
iand. found their son had given up the law for
the stage against their wishes. He was "cut
OIL" from his parents heart and purse and is
now trying TO live on his salary of SO week.
very lew people know that Evelyn Campbell,
tne actress, Is the daughter Of Captain Petrie,
once commodore in the Cunard line and after
Ward IN command of one of the Inman ships.
| george Alexander, the English actor-mana-
ger; discovered al the close Of the play few
| nlgntS ago that 1t was raining cats aud dogs
AS the weather had been clear 10 the early
| evening none OF the people in the audience were
PROVIDED Win canes, umbrellas or waterproofs,
| so he announced that the public might have his
! carriage, and that carriage travelled about the
| London streets until about 3 o'clock in the
morning MORN ,deposi.lng people who were too gor-
| Now Is when The actor writes to the dramatic
| papers that he Is considering engagements
from ten different managers but is meanwhile
| cOnsoling himself at high priced hotel with
| the bunting and fishing offered IN the vicinity
| ION Monday went out and caught eighty nine
| trout, that weighed on an average of forty
| pounds apiece, and on TuesdayhI shot ten deer
| that weighed half ton each. i am now look
! ing for BEAR" etc.
'Queen Victoria has old-fashioned ideas about
| the drama. On one occasion several months
ago a celebrated tTagedlan was summoned to
! play Hamlet" at Windsor. When he came to
the famous sollloquy he made an unusual pause
| after ITO he" The Queen believing that he
| had forgotten his lines, instantly prompted,
or not to be- That is the question:" "By
| your leave, your Majesty" said the tragediaG,
| put out Of cOuTtly bum0r by the interruption,
THAT is not the question. The question is my
method OF Interpretation" Never mind your
method" returned the Queen, smlIiGgly.
| e.
! Here is news about Paderewski. He opens
| his London season November % and begins
| bis next American season at the Metropolitan
| Opera-house December 81, and Will play his
! Polish Fantasy" for piano and orchestra, for
| the first time in the United States. Mr.. Walter
! Damroseh and his orchestra will accompany
Mr.. Paderewski. Paderewskl Will then leave
! Immediately for the West, play in San Fran.
| cisco and Western cities, and will not return to
I New York until the end of March. This is
! a complete change from the original pro-
| gramme
M Got, the doyen Of the Coincide Franchise,
| whose fiItieth anniversary Of membership has
! just been celebrated by The famous company,
| was to have retired at once, but at eplD' $
! solicitation, he is 10 play in his new piece, de-
laying his retirement Tor that production alone.
Nj. GOT is ~.
The recent Eisteddffodd in Bangor, Wales,
| was attended by 10000 people. One OF the
! Prince OF Wales daughters, Miss Maud, split a
slate from the quarrles with a real cnisel and
| the popuiace has hardly got through hurrahing
| yet The good little boys OF the district were
compelled 10 go out and sing o their Highnesses
| as they rode by. The tenor, Ben Davies OF
| Ysailyfera, was crowned official bard of the
Charles Frohman has been struck by the
American spirit that now peryades the English
| tbeate:s. Formerly it was Impossible to get a
| glass of ice-water in the house and one had 10
pay sxpence or shilling for programme.
Iced water and programmes are now furnished
| free.
40 SIZE how Beerbohm Tree succeeds In Amer
| lea. He Is very English, you know. and he has
a gentlemany instinct which may not alto
gether fit in with the democratic Idea" This Is
one OF those amusing manifestations of the
British intellect That acLuaLy defy comment,
The self eomplacent egotlsm OF the tight little
| islander is the one funny note in his compost
! ton and not the less amusing because he taxes
| it seriously.
Albert Guile, the well-known tenor, signed a
| contract with Manager Charles Pratt, ex-m man
ager Of Nine. Emma Abbott, for a season OF
! thirty.fys weeks opening September 10. This
| opera company will visit San Francisco In Jan
uary. 1895.
| NAV Yohe has not married an aristocrat In
| London yet, but she has resigned her part In
Little Christopher Columbus" and gone yacht
| Ing for the benefit OF her health.
Charles Coghlan is in Canada with his flrst
wife and daughter, and his sister. Rose doubts
il ne will ever act again. He is completely
| broken down.
| looking young is worth noting. II always burn
my boats behind me-" she has stated. "Whal
| is past is past; l trouble no more about 1t.
! And the same as regards the future. L enjoy
| the moment and give no thought as to what
may happen tomorrow. So long as have SUI
! ficient money for the needs OF the day L am
happy. Whenever a notion seZes me that
would like to do certain thing carry out the
idea at once, be it ever so eccentric"
Madame Melba has been engaged at the
! Opera Comique, Paris, for next season. Her
| salary is at a low fgure-lhaT is, for woman
| of Meba's prestige-and this engagement IS re-
garded as significant that this same prestige Is
| on the .Wduo. -
Keene Is in England taking holiday. His
| agent in New York, according to the Evening
| World, is giving out that his principal has
visited Market BoswUrth, where the battle Of
Bosworth Field was fought. On the moor,
where the thick OF the fight took place. Keene
discovered potato farm. SO be proposes tO
bring back barrels Of these tubers and dis.
| tribute them as souvenirs when he plays "Rich
ard Ill"
Blind Tom, the peripatetic pianist, is still
| playing. This poor fellow has made money
| for NIL nj m iad n q rQa
now. 1t Is said not long ago that he was In
virtual slavery.
The usual sort OF advance agent Is at work
He Is sending out a notice to the effect that
manager is in Europe with Cart Blanche tC
secure novelties. Who is TO pick out novelties
The manager or Mr.. Blanche?
Marcus Mayer has secured In Europe JeaL
Gerardy, a 'cellist but Is years old, and alsC
Frida SlmOnsOn, prodigy of 8 years. whose
fame as pianist is considerable on the othe
side. Both appeared In London concerts witt
Patti recently.
Nat Goodwin is TO try his luck once more al
a serious ACTOR. His former plunge iuto the
legitimate was made few years ago. when be
produced a version of De VanvilIes "Grin
goire," q One-acL play 10 which Lawrence Bar
rett had previously made a hit
European Musical Items.
Translated from the Gazzetta Musicale OF Milan
Rubinsten's "Christus" win soon be glvel