The evening world., 1894-08-24
'1AMEAux IN "|OlAMTRt."
San Francisco Has Living Pic
lures in eilbert's Opera.
More Trouble for Belasco-Stage
News and Notes.

Aiasl for w. s. Gilbert, the famous
liberettist 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. lie Is six thousand
miles from San Francisco, and he can
do nothing. He has no agent In Amer
lea. and he must grin ana bear 1t. His
cup " misery Will hC full when he hears
that at the Tivoh Theatre, In San Fran
cisco u series of living pictures are be-
ing introduced into his pet opera. "1olan-
the"--the little pastoral that tells OF the
.ove of Strephon and Phyllis. Twelve
living tableaux, copied from FAINT US paint
ings by celebrated artists constitute
the first series used. Poor Gilbert! IL
has been his aim to abolish tights from
all his productions. lie loathes ballots
and all the gew-gaws OF spectacular the
atricalism. ana, worse than all, Y s
these pictures that get all the Afternoon,
| for "lolanthe" Is Just politely mentioned
as having a good cast. with ,, Tits San
Francisco Dissertation and the Firth Ave
| nue. Theatre proclamation; IN the shape
Of Japanese dancing girls In The MI.
tado,' the lot OF the English librettist
| can scarcely be considered happy one.
| Tho fact that Utopia" was frost IN
America VIII not make things more
| agreeable for him,
David Belasco reached the city from
Maryland yesterday only to learn that
ais mother IL dying In San Francisco
He has been SUMMONED to that city. ana
great distress. II am going TO get Fred,
Immediately" h. said. Fred Belasco's
Se hSs np to s ss Island
where he is imprisoned for non payment
OF alimony. This time she can scarcely
| be obdurate.
"rhe Evening Worlds" exposure OF
| the usurious practise Of dramatic
agent made something Of a sensation
1t was discussed ON the Rialto with
chafing at the if-treltmen for a long
time, but they were afraid to take any
steps to stop the annoyance: One mild
Sen, =, TIE he sse soa 0 Borrow
money. The exclamation uttered by the
agent would not look well In print. "You
cant borrow. cent from me-" he said
| 81 try TO accommodate actors. and they
retaliate by giving me away to the
| papers
of what are known as Irish comedians,
has been adopting strange tactics hs.n ~
there is murder ,hs near church and the
to be heightened BY music furnished by
the choir MIR. Farrell advertised for
Catholic church-choir, singers and didn'
Is going to do this In every town that he
visits. Church choir singers In Chicago
hapl en- to be very well paid.
The Kendals are going to forget Cali.
t.ol,
they will visit San Francisco this season
They have given that city wide berth
for a long time. By-Eones however
noble enough to bear no malice. Blythe
bye. they are expected here from Eng
land very shortly.
Heinreich Conried processes to hav'
been hn very much sIFprhsed when he hear
son Is TO present TO Johann Strauss, or
the tiftieth anniversary of that com
poser's accession to, conductorship, "It
Il have represented strauss in ,Amsrics
nized agent, and / still hold that pGsl
about the wreath. and ali the informs.
ton I have on the subject has beet
CLEANED from the newspapers" /
II should like an engagement very
brsfe YESTERDAY s%G to u drsmas axenf
the bra a Se query an e"SAse"e"'' wal
"Oh, anything" she replied, swestly
pany, and ! have no prejudice at al
against notorious women. Place me
anywhere" ......a: 81.
II think shall be able to oblige you.
said the agent, unsmilingly.
| .'Wc ha VI found M arfnra vUil Iipr n
Join Madeleine Pollard" said one OF the
gentlemen who is to have charge Of thai
y9rnhn n ou wom mani. company, ysstsrday
the organization, are the actors WHOM
we haven't asked, and whom we dom
want. We shall have some very goot
people. That is certain"
Edmund Gerson, the transoeean nj,
general theatrical and musical agent.
has secured Marie Lloyd. Marie Vanon
and the serpeptine dancing dogs. These
attractions will ali shortly appear at the
Imperial Music>Hall.
ON the programmes of .Shepandoah,'
TO be played at the Academy OF Music
woman. Odette Tyler. will reap the re
ward of her efforts by a special line al
to herself This is what she Will get
I atre stock company, appears by specia
call being featured" OF course, tn,
the cast. from Frank Gilmore to Alic,
Haslam. appears by special, arrange
ments." and the special arranseuients'
are made with Charles Frohman. and Il
the actor they, mean bread and butter
and cake.
Richfield Mansfield who open9 tn
Search OF Father" has engaged Mar!
Shaw. Henry Jewett, Mrs. Mckee Ran
kin, and Harry Pitt for his company
He has also secured the services OF tn