The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-30
Personal and Other lettings.

ScheePS Auditorium clO8es on the Sd. The
great conductor has abandoned his concert
business in this city for the present. Toward
the end of January, prox., he Will give a short
season of light operas, with Vanoni as stage
manager.
Show sharps forecast the collarse Of five Of
our local theaters after the first week Of the
new year. Names reserved.
Wonderland" on Market street. is being
much resOrted to by ladies and families during
this holiday lime.
notice OF the premier OF "The Yellow Cur
tain," at the Bush-slree last night Goo late for
a place In this page). will be found elsewhere In
the present edition.
j. II. Hastead of the Oakland Globe Review
wants it snown far and wide that he was not
associated with Thompson and Arthur aud the
"Prlnce Charming" Opera Company.
Robert Downing did good business on his
route eastward. Full houses nightly. The
daughter OF Mrs. F. NJ Bates made quite hit
in Denver, Colo. playing, at short notice,
character in mono.act curtain-raiSer called
"a Pair of Lunatics."
Fred Solomon, the well-known comic opera
comedian, will support Miss Lottie Collins In
the farcal operetta which she intends to pre-.
sent at the California.
Fritz in a Madhouse." j. K Emmett rs piece,
is a favorite in the East.
Hoyl's Temperance Town. will be seen at
y
The Red Mems benefit at the California Thea.
ter takes placr on January 2, 8 and 4,with Sadie
| Martinez in 1.-THE Passport"
George EdWardes "The tGaiety Girl" COM
! pany, under The mapageme MT of Marcus MAYER.
| Is coming 10 the coast. From all descriptions
| at hand the piece must be worthy the great
| success that has attended 1t. 1t is a musical
| comedy that has run for year or more at the
| Prince of Wales Theaier, London, and also for
three months at Augustin Daly's New York
! TReater. The company has started out to cir
| cumnavigate the globe.
1t is difficult TO understand says the Boston
Transcript. how woman can accent mans
| seat which he has paid for in the horsecar
when that man is the unfortunate wight whom
her big hat has robbed OF the evenings pleasure
at rneater which he had also paid for
Clay Clement, who made a reputation for
himself In this city in "The Bells" anc also In
| his German characters, is now playing the
towns and cities of the Mississippi and Ohio
personal advantage. The Toledo Blade,
usually cutting In its criticisms, says OF Gle.
ments German baron, In THE New DOmin-
| ion," that It was rendered like Faderlander
| of education-his manneriSms pleasing and his
acting refined,
The new play by Oscar Wilde, which will be
| presented before long In the London Haymar-
ket Theater, Is called IAN Ideal Hus-
band" 1t is reported that The piece does not
deal with any sexual question as between man
| and wife, and does not Include in Its list OF
| characters a woman with past"
Verdi. the veteran composer, has just made
his Will. He has no near relatives, and there
100000 francs, to the construction and en-
dowment OF palace, with accommodations for
200 persons. 1t is TO be used as a home for
Italian singers nd musicians who find them
selves without means at the close of their
career Actors will not be admitted. In effect,
1t Is case OF mo song, no supper"
Eleanor Mayo. the handsome daughter OF the
now veteran Frank, looks very much like Lii
liam Russell used to appear and sings like Rus
sell. 1t Is to be hoped she Will Improve In the
matter OF voice.
W. S. Gilbert was lunehing not long ago at a
country hotel, when he found himself in COM
pany OF three cycling clergymen, by whom he
was drawn INTO conversation. When they
discovered who he was one of the party asked
Mr.. Gilbert chow be felt In such grave and
reverend company" II feel" said Gilbert,
"llke lion In a den OF Daniels"
| Sir George Grove says that DR.. Dvorak's
article on Schubert which recently appeared In
the Century Magazine is the best thing ever
written on that composer.
Tamagno the tenor, has fine residences al
| Milan. Turin and LagO Maggiore. Three com
plele dwellings for tenor who always sings
fat
Further efforts have been made. but in vain
to induce dane Hading 10 withdraw her resig-
nation from the Theatre Francois and 10 aba n
| don her engagement at the Gymnase, The
terms offered 10 her at the latter house, no w
ever, are too attractive and, moreover Sardou
has promised that The leading character In his
new pay, La SoTclere," shall be so fashioned
as 10 NJ her exactly. 1t Is said that Sardou w, {
Infected deeply with oceultism thirty wears ago
ana pow intends 10 make use of his own expe-
| rience. Ape
Henry E. Abbey is H.
"Gismonda" Is evidently money-maker fol-
Fanny Davenport AT the Ffth-avenue. New
YORK, on Saturday night, December Is. she
LOOK ID $4,000. She has eliminated the super
usually afflicted. pi"5o al
MRS. Langtry is playing "a Wife's Peril, ir
fnliaueiphla She has already passed through
the actual ordeal in London
MoaJeska IS to play In Russia by special per
mission Oh the Car. although she is a parrloii,
Ioe. Inc young Car is showing his liberia
tendencies on all occasions and a. for Mod
lesEa, she Is quite willing to put politics in he
In sight. 1Di0
An actor Is reported as declaring that prores
sional life is artificial, vagabond. unserion,
without civic or domestic responsibility Ther,
tion. " W Ssiai "
Rasaia pnnaltn ~.