The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-23
MORNING DECEMBER

hearty as he ever was and IS playing at the
standard. New York. In his own latest comedy
Too. Much Johnson"-a piece suggested by
the French play" plantation Tomassin," that
Ffohmau picked uD In Paris.
In his new play. "Notoriety," Harrigan intro
duces types OF Yale aud Harvard students who
paint the town red after a game of foo ball. and
sing the best chorus IN the piece called "Out on
Il College Ratl-Tah."
Tom Keene beats E. j. Holden's stage rec.
ord all hollow, or ought TO do so. because he Is
an older actor. The tragedan says that on
close calculation he has In the course OF
his theatrical career been Killed 32lo
times as Richard III, sharpened his
knife as Shylock In 1882 eourtroOms
anG recited the soliloqny OF Hamlet In 20O4
stage halls. His Louis XXI has said over 1900
PRAYERS and his Rchelieu has threatened to
buri that historic course OF Rome" In over 5000
stage palaces. Keene has been busy man
these past iiIteen years.
work on the score Of an opera In Wagners
manner, based on mythological subject. Con
sderinR The political news coming IRON Berlin
just now this looks like another case OF Nero
Kidding while Rome was burning.
Miss Annie Yeamans, good soul that she 49, Is
very poetic ~ her sentiments. Sne was 4nGe
girl twins. "'Twas sad sight, Mr.. Harrigan,
said she. "You could see the pretty SOUS
gradually flOatng away To better land" FOR
q moment the actor was at a loss how TO re-
sp0Dd 10 the sentiment. Then thought struck
him, aud looking very serious he asked, had
they CORK sOes?"
1t is not generally known that Al Hayman.
now rich and growing in fame as manager oil
theaters was once negro minstrel IL is
probably not known at all save to a lew that he
was the originator OF that venerable gag ABOUT
the chicken that crossed the street, now III gem
eral use on the minstrel stage.
Tell me-" the lnterlocutor said, "why Ola
the chicken cross the streetV"
because" said Hayman and the hundreds
of others who have followed him In the joke, ''it
wanted To get on the other side.'
HnFn In rnnn a m O.
p1oled another Illusion, which he calls "Noah's
ARK" wherein is a whole meDagerie OF small
live animals. Hermann insists that the trick
is entirely new, although some OF the papers
call IL study in "arEe0lOgy."
Beerbohm Tree. the English actor. will be in
New YORK, January prox., by the steam
ship Paris. He prides himself on little thing
called "Grlngoire," an episode Of the reign OF
Louis XXI. Tree plays 1t under The name OF The
Ballad Mobger"
Hoyps Temperance Town" is heading
toward this coast. AS 1t is a satire on the
'unco' GUIDE" people OF New England, 1t will
be warmly Endorsed, DO doubt by the oppo-
nents OF prohibition here.
David Frohman has secured the American
rights of the version OF "The Prisoner OF
Zenda," which Edward Rose, by arrangement
with Anthony Hope, the author OF the novel, is
now preparing for him. 1t rs to be noticed
that Mr.. Hope himself has just made his APP
pearance as dramatlst; he is the author of a
very bright little farce on the Oldest of stOries
In the Christmas number of the illustrated
London News,
Sardou has written comedy for Rhea, for
production during New Years week, called
The Parisians." IL is IN four acts and depicts
lire among he society people OF the gay capital.
There are seventeen speaking characters.
BARLEY CampbePs Galley Slave" Just fin
ished at the Stockwell, has been revived at the
Lincoln Park Theater. Chicago, under the per-
sona supervision OF the authors sons
ISIS Clssy LOTUS. who made such a reputa.
ton last season al the Lon0On music halls, and
who recently married MIR. Justin Huntley Nc
Carthy Jr, VIII be the chief soubrette OF Mr..
Augustin Days company this season. Miss
Lily Post, well known here. is another new
member of the company.
Jane Hading, although she has made hit In
'IAventurfere' at the Theatre Francois. is CO.
Ing TO secede from the company which all
French actors are so ambitious to enter. Tie
temptation to which the artistic has yielded is
the promise OF a new part. 10 be written by Vic
torlen Sardou, who refuses TO having anything
TO 90 with the Francois SO long as his 'Thermi.
dor is banished from its stage by order Of the
French Government.
j. A: Bailey OF Barnum Circus fame, have en-
tered into partnership TO organize big Wild
West show Tor next season. 1t will include
circus and several other new features.
George Bowles, formerly advance agent for
the American Extrayaganza Company, now
with t0y's enterprise. was made happy the
other day by the present of an improved trunk
for the road. But, at the same time. the pres
ent might be accepted as hint to George that
IL was time for him to travel"
New York manager says, in the Mirror
that The writer's of American plays most of
whom are Journalists, are mpeded by the jeal-
Gus and envlous attacks of their fellow scribes.
Ii Is difficult, therefor, 10 produce play by a
native author with any hope OF success. This
cannot be maintained If the expert
ences of Henry Guy Carleton and Julian Ma
gins are taken into account. Private reasons
caused Carrie on to be slated in New York, but
Fred Warde knows Carleton was received with
open arms In every other city 10 the Union.
The gossip in theatrical circles is that the
Ada Rehan Company had the cold shoulder
turned TO it at st. Louis. The newspapers
took umbfage at the business arrangements
made by The business manager.
A traveller from Rome relates that he saw
"Charley's Aunt" Ia tie Eternal City, Its
Italian title, LA Tin do Carlo" sounding very
odd. The Aunt was done by Slgnor Leigheb,
and was eXquSltey funny In Italian as In Eng
lish.
1t is related OF Chopin that he would go from
one end OF Paris TO the other rather than write
a letter. Brahms has the same popularity.