The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-02

which he passed 10 the foorlights from an East
| side saloon.
! Henry Arthur Jones' new play, 1.-THE Baube
| Shop" has not even the falntest scentlarion OF
| cnmedy-it is, in fact, SmilelesS play. Both
John Drew and Maud Adams are TO enact
| serious roles.
! Harold Frederic cables over from London
| that the friends of Mary Anderson Navarro are
| looking for little JUL { ia the family. And
! now the hopes of those who thought that 'our
! Mary" might somehow be tempted TO try the
| st &c again are blasted for good. Her "well-
| spring OF pleasure" VIII De IN the nursery, not
| among The Muses..
Downing, the vast tragedian, is described as
! follows: "a man TO whom nature has given
| The proportions of an athlete, the symmetry oil
Greek statue and the strong propulsion of a
bright, clear, wide intelligence, represents a
! force which, in The theatrical world, compes
admiration A picture of manhood in physical
development; full chested, brOad-shOuldered,
muScled like a Hercules, fine head, well
poised on sturdy neck. handsome face,
smooth under the touch OF youth, but given
character by dark eyes, thai catch their eX-
preston from passing thoughts OF trOu bied pas
sion; ayoee of great depth and volume ana
resonance, yet musical and at will tenderly pa
thetic" This is all very well; good picture
of Downing physically. but the general Eastern
opinion appears 10 be that he 'cawn't act"
EdwIna Booth Mrs. Grossman) has written a
volume of recOllec ions of her ia her. the TRACE
dian. and the Century Company will publish 1t
In October.
Ethel BARRYMORE daughter of Maurice made
her professional debut week before last as Lucy
in ''Tbe Rivals" at the Long Branch Casino.
Inc MARQUIS OF lOTnc mas furnished the IL
breItO for new comic opera. Despite Louise,
the Marquis has returned to his first loye-lite-
rature.
Three wears ago half a dozen women were
admitted TO the ranks OF the Handel Festival
Orchestra, London. This year there we've as
many as forty nine, or nearly a tenth of the
whole band.
Wilson Barrett met with another sad loss in
the death OF his second daughter, katherine.
This is the third death W his family within half
dozen years. First his Vile died, then his
Knfh inc
was tall, fair-haired, blue-eyed, graceful
young woman about % years OF age. She was
the picture of her mother, the English actress,
Caroline Heath.
Lewis Morrison is struggling against tempt
ing offer 10 play an extended engagement in
London, beginning next May, when he will ap-
klchelieu. Better stick 10 Faust and the
electric Wapurgis night in the United States.
Lew Will meet his Waterloo when no under
takes Richelieu in London.
The Castle-square Theater now under con-
struction In Boston, is expected TO be ready
IN October. clause in the contract is that the
theater shall be absolutely free from noise and
vibrations due 10 electric apparatus - such
noise and vibrations for example, as make a
visitor to our Baldwin feel sometimes as If
he were in factory instead OF temple OF the
muses..
The actor Blake was enormously fat, and one
day IL is recorded that poor family, which
lived In street through which lie was accus-
toned 10 pass, having accumulated quantity
or Kitchen grease, the mother told her 6dugh-
ter TO call in the ''fat man." The obedient
child, running downstairs, found The very per-
son passing at The moment, ana crying "My
mother wants you," persuaded the tat gentle
man 10 mount the stairs with her. pulling and
blowing. The resulting tableau might have
been tragic with less amIabe person than the
comedian.
There is a store in New York where person
may have song set TO music while he waits,
the cost being one dollar or less. Our local
composers might take him from this fact.
A funny strike occurred in Duluth recently
In variety show, where number of boys at
lacked the hypn0tlSt who was performing and
demanded settlement or their claim for S28.
He had hired them as subjects. Our San Fran
cisco "hyps" always prevent such give away
Dy paying the subjects In advance.
Miss Marie Tempest has returned to Eng.
land somewhat lulled by her non-success in
this country. She will sign a contract with Mr..
EdWardes In London and does mol know when
she Will return TO the United States.
The scenes of William HawOrIh's new drama,
"On The Mississippi" are laid IN Tennessee,
be breezy and stirring, and as full Of color as a
Louisiana sugar-bOuse In boiling time.
Miss Mary 2. Thomson, who commenced
her career at the TiYoli in this cty,in ''DOrO-
Jhy," is pupil of the Chicago Conservatory
Mansfield viii commence his engagement at
the Hefald-square Theater, New York, Sep
TENDER II, 10 ''Japheth in Search OF a Father"
dramatized by Ernest Lacy from Captain
Frederick MarryaU's old novel with the same
title. 1t ought TO give good play for odd char
acte riZatious.
gloss 10 THE Her-at- Law" His shoulders are
aching for Joe Jefsrson's mantle.
Edward SalomoH one OF Lillian RusselpS
former husbands, applied TO Abbey for the po-
sition OF musical director in the new opera
company, of which she was 10 be the prima
donna, in London.
Sir Arthur Sullivan thinks rowing is the best
form OF physical exercise. He gets up before
z. and after breakfast works till O'clock,
when he takes up his oars In the evening he
writes two or three hours more. He compOseS
easily and rapidly, except when Gilbert gives
him verse which, as he says, rhymes, but is
not lyrical"
Coquelin ane has had conferred on him by
the Prince Regent OF Bavaria the gold medal
instituted by King Louis / for savants and
artists. Coquelin cadet is also deeore. He has
received tile Cross of the Legion of Honor for
his military services In the FTanco-G erman
war.
Two small children living in the village of
haZlemere, Surrey, were taken TO the London
Iyceum lately, and were so much IMPRESSED bV
irving that they clnbbed their coppers to make
him present When their pocket money
amounted TO sovereign they bought a copy of
kebePs Christian Year" and addressed it 10
Mr.. Irving at the stage door of his theater.
The Slbyl SandersOn-Terry engageme ut, even
II IL never mateTialZeS into marriage PROM
lseS TO create sensation. The universal QueS-
ton is, us she tired of Massenet or did he tire
hrst"'-a question which has as vet found no
answer. Presumably, remarks the Prompter
both wearied after the fashion OF fin de steele
artistic folk.
Mime. Jane Hading, the great French actress.
says: American women are very clever and
intellectual, but the great majority of men
don't care rap about plays, literature or art"
Maggie Moore is still making money in Aus
Iralia with the 0ld-time faVorite, "Struck OIL"
Ii Is said Nine. PATHS annual income has
amounted 10 100000 for years past
memorial 10 three eminent Scottish vocal.
lists, John Wilson, John Templeton and David
Kennedy, is about to be placed in st. Cuth-
berI's churchyard, Edinburgh.
Jack Webster, the son of John Webster and
Nellie McHenry has decided 10 take TO the
stage. He preferred the boards TO a thorough
education f0l one of 1.-THE learned professions"
Alfred A. Parland, said TO be the greatest.
banjOist IN the world, and who. it is said, ef-
fectively attacks the works Of Bach, Beethoven
and Mendelssohn on his primitive Instrument.
will give an exhibition Monday evening, Sep
TENDER II, at Metropolitan Hail.
European Musical Items.
Translated from the Gazzetta Musicale or Milan.