The morning call., 1894-12-02
James company. has returned from success.

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! full tour East.
"Blood Relations" is the title of Mrs. Isabella
| Hoffman Martins play, and II Is SAID sne Is
| writing it with blood in her eye.
| Miss Eta Bayy. contrato singer OF note
will give song recital 10 Kohler & Chase Hall,
&c O'FarreII street, next Wednesday evening"
| December 8.
Sadie Msrtinot will come to the California
with her Passport" during the holidays.
Harry NJ mn is booking MANY strong attrac-
| lions for both the Baldwin and New California.
| The Thanksgiving services at the First UNI
tartan Church were OF very interesting cnaI-
| ticipated Ia by the pastors aud members OF the
| Oakland. Alameda, Berkeley and Second Unl-
| tartan churches of this city. There was arge
| attendance. The music, unGer the direction OF
| FL. j. Stewart, was splendidly rendered MRS.
j. NJ. Pierce. soprano. Mrs. j. E. Bermlngham'
contraito. Alfred Wiikie, tenor, ana Charles b.
| Stone. basso. composed the choir.
| Professor Faustino ZiIiaui. the local musician,
received letter last week from Frahe i,sG
at the Metropolitan Opera-house IN New YORK,
| In which he states that after concluding ms
| Eastern season he intends laklng vacation In
| San Francisco. He will probably be here IN
| March.
| which she has never before acted, TO memory
| in Polish, and intends also TO memorize in the
sam language the roles Of Magda ana Marie
| Stuart.
brownies" in such splendid manner at the
| Fourteenth street Theater, New York, that a
| great success has been achieved.
midwest journal takes Thomas Keene to
| task for The Elaborate detail visible ID the cos
tuning and scenery of his Shakespearean pro-
| ductions insisting that the accessories detraet
! from Shakespeares lines. Henry Irving IS
! open TO blame-f blame will ie-for a similar
cause.
| In his new play written for Mile. Rhea.
| "When Bess was Queen" Ewyn A. Barron
| presents Elizabeth In a more womanly aspect
| than playwrignts have heretofore introduced
| the royal Tudor. Giacometta and others have
| handed her down as red headed dogmatc.
| tyrannical vixen, who made everybody around
| her uncomfortable.
! j. K. Emmett has married his leading Iady
| Emily Lytton.
MADAME Sans Gene" (Mrs. Don't Care) Sar-
dnu's play, Is said to be the success of Manager
| Augustus Pltou's career.
/ Howard Paul, worldlIng and feullletonst
| draws comparison between the acting of Nat
Z. Goodwin and Arthur Roberts, The celebrated
| London comedian.
The Coming Woman" proves it is said to
| De dreary, horsey sort OF play, reDlete win
| expressions usually heard at the racetracks, IL
| would be just the ticket for San Francisco at
| the present time.
"A Lynn (Mass.) dressmaker sent word to
Rathesine Gray who plays leading roles In
| Richard Mansheld's support, that she would
| present Der with gorgeous party dress, pro-
vlded the dressmaker's name be mentioned al
| ways III the programme. BY the way Mr.
| Mansfield himself always mentions a cele-
! brated champagne when he appears as Baron
| de Cheyral at that little supper scene of 1.-The
Partisan Romance" The wine Is good, but the
acting Is marvellous
The dramatic school of Minneapolis, en-
gineered by our erstwhile fellOw-cltiZen George
NJ. Clprico. has al length produced results
young ac0lyte named Sanford Dodge, who
promises TO become an actor on the high legiti-
mate plane.
Mr.. Joseph Murphy will invade Chicago next
week with Kerry Cow and shaun Rhue"
Augnsin DAILY has decided to give the New
Workers nothing n W this season. For the first
time in his TWEEN Vel ht years Of management
he has no novelties TO offer.
Bernhardts greatest profits have been since
Abbey, Scboeffel and Grau managed her. In
Aud yet, in spite of her great earnings, B ra.
hardt is comparatively poor. She the most
extraVagant as she is the most popular actress
OF the age, and her very whim is gratihed no
matter t what expense.
Recently, when sol Smith Russell was intro
duced 10 Robert g. Ingersoll. he remarked that
the latter needed only white tie 10 appear as
priest. Thereupon the great orator replied
that black cravat was all hat was necessary
TO make the distinguished comedian look like
a country minister who took out his salary in
cider and green apples. Then Bob smiled one
of his Holman House smiles. while Sol smiled
a Watts Hymnal smile. And they smiled to-
gether
Henry Irving has a most violent prejudice
against the music used In Macbeth" II is
never rehearsr with the company like the in
cIdental music In other pieces, nor in the Ly-
ceum, says the Philadelphia Press. The leader
of the orchestra is compelled TO find other
quarters, and the opening night of macbeth"
Is the first time the music is heard In the the
ater
Harry j. Miner, the manager, Is also, like our
Mayor Ebert, an apothecary; but neither Is
starving like the pill-compounder in Romeo
and juliet"
Archbishop Ireland has. it is said, written a
letter TO the effect that the theater could do
much good in correcting morals and in affording
innocent amusement and diversion, which are
quite necessary to happy existence. This
letter. by the way, is published 10 France, and
has not yet reached this country.
Mrs. Langtry, says an exchange, sneaked into
America on rubberS, and has been playing one
night stands for the last ten days Mrs
Langtry's managers were unable to procure a
theater for her in New York. This would
indicate that the Jersey Lily had passed the
blooming period and gone TO seed.
Charles ii. HOyt has in preparation a new
playa Civilized COmmunity"-which will
probably take the road before the present
season Is over.
Calm and critical Boston has INDUCED in
panegyres over James O'NeilPs performance
of Nirglnius
Mrs. George S. knight Sophie worreD will
reappear on the stage December 24-the first
time since her husbands death, three years
ago, except at bread fund benefit - in THE
Twentieth Century Girl" The part is being
written especially for Mrs. knight, and her re-
appearance will be at the Bijou, ST. Paul, MINI.
Howard T. Taylor has rewritten his war
drama, Maine and Georgia"
The ETeneh actress, Nine. Rejane, is now
setting the fashions in Paris having detbToned
the divine, II somewhat erraiic, Sarah Bern
hardt IN this regard. Rejane's hair Is OF
slightly higher red than mahogany, and Partisan
tresses are beginning 10 AXE on that hue.
Parsloe, who played the Chinaman with Louis
Aldrich in My Partner" is parayZed.
DuSe, the Italian actress, is not coming TO the
United States this season, nor is Mrs. Patrick
Campbell who gave AIRS. Kendall points in
tine second Mrs. Tanqueray.'
Annie Clark. u Boston favorite time out of
mind, is going to star through New England.
Lydia Thompson taught the young Gar,
Nicholas ii. 10 dance the sailors hornppe.
Olga Nethersole, the English actress, Is re-
ported personally charming In Juliet Capulet
but artlstically ineffective
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