The morning call., 1894-02-04
Personal and Other Jottings.

Mr.. w. r. Daily, who undertook 10 run the
National Theater in This city, has landed in
Queer street." Daily Is an energetic man, but
bis contract was too heavy. His liabilities are
only 1881; his assets. what he stands in.
Mr.. A. Toxon Worn Is 10 this city as repre-
sentative of Mr. James O'Neil who shortly
appears at the Stockwell. and has leased thai
theater for the time TO be occupied In his en-
gagement.
Professor G. Sauvlet will hold reception
this Sunday evening at his residence, GOA Oak
street, TO celebrate his silver wedding.
The second of the concerts given by Mr.
Nathan Landsberger and Mr. Samuel q
Fleishman will take place at Golden Gate Hall.
625 Suffer street, Thursday evening" February
8. A particularly attractive programme has
been arranged. embracing Pietro NardinPs
Sonata for violin. with piano Accompaniment, I,
played by MIR. Landsberger; the "Forellen"
quintet for piano. violin. viola, cello and double
bass, and Rubinstein's "Barcarole, and Schu-
mann's 'Krelsleriana," No l, by Mr.. Fleish-
man. Miss Eta Bayy will b. the vocalist, and
MIR. Louis Heine, the 'ceilist, Will play "Souve-
mir de Spa" by f. Servaie.
The editor OF the Strand Magazine. Lond on
periodical, approached W. S. Gilbert recently.
and requested al interview. Said the great
Iibrettist calmly, "My terms for an Interview
are twenty guineas." The editor declined the
terms and retired, surprised but In good order.
An accomplished young singer OF London
who tried TO support beTsrlf and her aged
mother on the meager salary given by the choir
master of church In the neighDorhood or
Charing Gross recently accepted the offer OF an
engagement for a small part In The Gaiety
Girl" now being performed at the Prince of
Wales Theater She took Stage name and
kept her new employment strict secret. But
when the clerical authorities discovered that
their choir singer was connected with the
Ibeater she was promptly aud oontemptuously
dismissed from her position in the organ loft.
E. 5. Willard is credited with failure In
Hamlet at the Garden Theater. New York.
The reason may be found In the managerial an
nouncement that heralded bis appearance. "A
performance entirely IN keeping with the real.
istic movement OF the age"
Lieutenant t-GovernOr william +. Sheehan OF
Buffalo and the Honorable" William +. Cody
were botn registered as guests OF the Hoffman
House January 27.
who was looking over the register with frien
spied the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS name and
said:
"Helloai What's Sheehan doing down here
now ?'
"Oh!" replied his friend 81 guess he is look
ing after the interests of the Buffalo bills at
Albany"
No need of that" rejoined the other. "Buf-
falO Bill is here"
And after moments silent contempla tion of
the record before MIN his friend slowly, and
still silently led the way in The direction OF the
Honman's richly caparisoDed bar.
Miss Katharine ClemmeDs, who, up TO date.
appears TO have been bghiing against Inst adverse
Lady OF Venice" at the Fifth-avtn nue. Theater
on February IL.
An entertainment was recently arranged at
Seaman, whose husband Is an inmate, with
Augustus PitOu as stage manager.
Mrs. Jenny Kimball lately gave her daughter,
C0rinne, mandolin that cost $1,000.
Ernest Lacy OF Philadelphia has written a
0ne-act tragedy called ''CbatteItoD," In which
MISS Julia MarlOwe appears as the boy poet
Miss Jean Clara Walters Is playing the role
OF Mrs. 10 Vernon IN Nat GoOdwin's play, "In
MizZoura," now running in Chicago
What did you think OF my performance OF
Camille, dear?'
ain one of the scenes think you were equal
10 Duse"
How good OF you. my dear What scene
was that?"
"Ihe scene between Armand ana his father"
But was not on the sage then."
mo; neither was Duse."-Truth.
1t Is said that when Mrs. John Drew heard
that John l.. Sullivan was to challenge Corbett
she exclaimed, enthusiastically: 81 shall put
my money on John! He Is a noble fellow!
am only sorry didn't know him sooner"
A cable dispatch from London says Augustin
Days production of Twelfth Night" ana Ada
Rehan's impersOnatiOn OF Viola have capture d
the town and Days season will come 10
triumphant close. The Times says: "Mr.
Daily should have produced 'Tw lftn Night
before, and Ada RehaD is now restored to the
highest plaDe Of her art, Shakespearean COM
edy, where she stands unrivaled.'
Iheater-goers know how many vicclssitudes
Frederic Warde has experienced. Actors will
tell you that he brought It all upon himself by
pefsistently wearing an opal ring on his finger
and an opal pin ia his scarf.
James A. Herne Is wiring another pIay. II