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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

Another Comic Opera to Be Produced at the
Tivoli
CASTOR serpette's comic opera, "The
May Queen" will be produced by the
Tivoli stock company tomorrow tonight.
The only English version of this opera
was given once before at the Tivoll in 1877.
The book has been entirely rewritten since
then, and as il now stands it contains
some droll situations and breezy dialogue,
while the bright and tuneful music, of
course, remains intact. The comedy parts
will be in the hands of Hartman and Bran
son. Oracle Plaisted will play the role of
Denisette, the MAY Queen" and Miss
Salinger. Miss Nielsen and Messmer ana
Rafael will all have good parts.
After the "May Queen" one of the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

Tivoli's most successful productions,
"Ship Ahoy," will be presented, with the
addition of new topical verses, songs,
duets, etc. The management of the Tivoli
is preparing to mount an entirely new
opera in the near future.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
TWO FAREWELL CONCERTS.
Ysaye to Appear at the California
Theater,

W appear DIT the california
Theater.
Ysaye, who recently aroused SO much
enthusiasm at the Baldwin Theater re-
turns 10 San Francisco this week for two
farewell concerts, which will be given on
Friday evening and Saturday afternoon
f, at the California Theater.
AS before, Ysaye will be assisted by the
pianis6 Lachaume and by local orches-
ira. The following programme will be
performed on Friday night:
"Kreutzer Sonata Beethoven
Adagio Sustenuto. Presto. Andante
VariaZione. Finale, Presto
NJ. Ysaye and Lachaume.
Concerto No. 8 Gin one movement) Vieuxtemps
NJ. Ysaye.
"AIegro de Concert ..................E. Giraud
III. Lachaume.
1(b) Polonaise (No. l. d Magiore). Wieniawski
NJ. Ysaye
hnapSoule NO. .liSZt
AZ. Lachaume.
ATS dOnSroS =. r-IIlSt
NJ. Ysaye.
At the Saturday matinee Ysaye will re-
peat the Mendelssohn concerto which he
played at his opening concert. He will
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
THE CIRCUS ROYAL.
Living Bronze Statues Viewed Prom an
artictic Standnoinf

Artistic Standpoint.
Regardless of the fact that the female
form with only a covering of bronze
is to be seen at the Circus Royal, the
patronage of the fair sex has not fallen off,
but on the contrary has increased. Many
people seem to consider that spectacles of
this character are to be viewed from an
artistic standpoint. The admirers of the
beautiful, in art and nature, are pleased
with the present production at the Circus
Royal
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
n. J. Stewart, musical director.

The fourth concert of the Philharmonic
Society's sixteenth season will take place
in Odd Fellows Hall next Wednesday
evening. Fritz Scheel will conduct. The
symphony will be Haydn's No. Z. Miss
Lillian Morey is to be the vocalist.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
A LOCAL VOCALIST.
Testimonial Concert to Elmer de Pue-Phil-
harmonic Sooiety's Concert.

Testimonial Concert to Elmer de Pue-Phil-
harmonic Sooiety's Concert.
The following programme will be per-
formed at the testimonial concert that will
be rendered to Elmer de Pue in the Y. M.
G. A. Auditorium on the 10Th inst.
violoncello solos, (d) Serenade (Sitt), fb)
Spinnlied "copper" Louis Won der Mehden Jr:
songs (d) "Pepita" (Pyrenean), (b) "Teresti
mia (Melodiesl, Mrs. Maud Berry Fisher; song,
"What Would | Be" (CarylD, Elmer de Pue;
piano duet, Zine Ballscenen" (Nicode) Mr.
Judah" (Kucken), Mrs. c. ]. Dickman; songs
(G) ..serenade de Don Juan" (Tschaikowsky)
(b) lie Printemps" DAVID, Donald de " Ora
ham; violoncello solos, (a) Romance (Golter-
MANI ,t6) Spanish Dance Vito Popper), Louis
Won der Mehden Jr.; song, where Ripples
Flow Ode Koven) Mrs. Maud Berry-Fisher;
song. GAS the Dawn (Cantor), Elmer de Pue
piano duet, 'tPolonaise" (Nicolai vonWilm), Mr..
and Mrs. II. J. Stewart
H. ]. Stewart. musical direction
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

Seven New York Romeos were arrested
in one week for borrowing money of their
lady loves and then refusing to marry
them.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

Grand Opera in Oakland.
Last Wednesday evening company of
clever San Francisco and Oakland anna
teurs sang Ludovic Halevy's grand opera,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
MOROSOO's OPERA-HOUsE.
Romantic Drama Holds the Boards Thi,
Waak

Week.
Tomorrow evening the romantic drama,
''The Face in the Moonlight" will be pro-
duced at Morosco's Opera-house. The play
is strong one, and an additional interest
will be lent to it by the fact that it will
serve to introduce to this house Moroscos
new leading man, Edmund Hayes.
This young actor, who is to be perma-
nently connected with the stock company,
will play the dual role of Jacques Ferrand
and Victor Ambrose, parts which should
afford him good opportunity of making a
favorable impression.
The following is the full cast of ''The
Face in the Moonlight
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
COLUMBIA THEATER.

also give Max Bruchs "Scotch'' fantasia,
op. As, and Ernst's "Othello" fantasia.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

"Trilby" will be produced at the Baldwin
this summer by the company now playing at
the Garden Theater, New York.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

Morosco has secured a new leading man in
the person of Edmund Hayes, who has played
in good Eastern companies.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
1.-THE MAY QUEEN"

Maud Raymond will appear in new spe-
cialties.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
THE DRAMA.
Victor Ambrose, officer in the
BOURBON army --..-..-.-.--.- I Edn,rnd uoro.
Jacques Ferrand, otherwise Ra- iuiu my es
AT THE ORPHEUM.

A special matinee will be given on
Decoration day, next Thursday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

Duse has a new play, "The She Wolf" by
Verga, which she will do in Italy and bring
here in the fall.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

The newspaper coupon accident insurance
policy is the subject of q successful one-act
farce at John Hares Garrick Theater in Lon
N
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

The Wednesday and Saturday matinees of
he Liliputians have proved very successfully.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

Janet Achurch thinks posterity will regard
Lbsen as the Shakespeare of the Victorian era.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

N. B. Curtis and wife are in London endeavor-
ing to arrange for production of Samuel of
Posen."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

The book of ''The May Queen" which the
Tivoli will produce tomorrow, has been en-
tirely rewritten since the operetta was played
here il 1887.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

Ysaye plays next Friday night and Saturday
afternoon, at the California Theater.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26


Jacques Ferrand, otherwise Rabat thief and
murderer escaping from justice. Edmund Hayes
Louis, Bonapartist officer, prescribed. .......
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

1t is said that well-known society girl,
debutante, will make her first appearance on
any stage at the Columbia Theater next month
under Frawley's management.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-10
A Modern Adam.

Up in Bear valley two summers ago !
came across camp where thin beard
ed, bronzed man of about 30 was cutting
wood before u small "a" tent. In the tent
were many scientific works, including q
set of Encyclopedia Britannica Engaging
him in conversation, l found he was a
prospector who had come in from the des-
ert to let his burros rest and fatten on the
grass. He had come down from Pahrumph
valley across the burning desert in the hot
test part of the summer.
81 stopped at Vanderbilt" said he
"and made several locations, one of which
1 think will prove valuable, but 1 got tired
and moved on and am now on my way to-
ward southern Arizona"
asked him how he liked the desert, and
he replied that he liked it better than any
other place.
"See, said he as he flung open the front
of his shirt. II wear no clothing when on
the desert"
His breast was n deep copper color, even
to his armpits, and fully bore out his state
ment. His conversation proclaimed him
to be an educated man, and he said his
books were part of his camp outfit and
accompanied him wherever he went. He
volunteered no other information regard
ing himself, and his bearing was such as
to preclude any questioning but l have
often wondered what could have caused
him to choose such mode of life. OF one
thing l am sure-he will follow no other.
Los Angeles Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-10
The Historic Chain Mt West Point.

No visitor to West Point fails to notice
the few links of the iron chain that lie
around the monument up near the hotel
They are the remains of the great chain
which was stretched across the Hudson
river during the Revolution to prevent
British warships from sailing past the
forts and landing an army or marauding
parties. Few people know that just above
the entrance to Tuxedo park, on the east
side of the railroad track, are the ruins of
the building in which that chain was
made. They are known as the old Augusta
forge. The western gable and the south
wall are all that are standing 1t was
never anything but u low stone building
few feet square, and built by a country
mason. 1t was called forge because there
iron was reduced from the ore by the old
fashioned charcoal method, and its coun-
terparts were common all over the country
within the last half century. 1t was owned
by the Sterling Iron Mine company, one
of the large iron manufacturers of the day.
Here was reduced the iron taken from
the mine, four miles west, and the links
were hammered out by hand.
When 1t became apparent to the conti-
mental war department that chain was
necessary to prevent vessels going above
consulted Mr.. Townsend, one of the iron
kings Of the day and an owner of the mine
and shortly after General Putnam gave an
order for the chain. In less than six weeks
the links were delivered to the army engi
neer at New Winsor, just west of New
burg, ready to put together The carting
was done by the neighboring farmers with
their OK teams. The links were feet long
and ~ inches square, each weighing
about $50 pounds. When put together, the
chain had a swivel at every hundred feet.
1t was about 1, 500 feet long and weighed
100 tons. 1t was buoyed up by 16 foot
logs, pointed at each end, SO as to offer as
little resistance to the tides as possible 1t
was put in place in 1878. The part which
Is preserved was f1shed up from the bottom
Of the river in 1855, but the greater part
was sold for old iron to the West Point
foundry, years before.-New York Press
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-10
An Intelligent Dog,

Nero Newton was remarkable as Dusl-
ness dog. What with going to market,
bringing the mail running with bundles
and drawing Miss Nellie to school every
day, his cares We're great Still the capa-
BILE love responsibility, and Nero had hap
by life of it. 1t was his favorite amusement
10 go down to the wharf and see the steam
boat come in, and indulge his pride by tax
ing a swim and bringing in sticks, to the
admiration OF the crowd. But, though he
was as fond Of play and of fight as any
young dog, when he had anything in his
care he could neither be coaxed nor bulled
into betraying his trust. If he was actually
attacked, he would set his basket. DOWN in
some safe place till he had put thefntruder
to rout, and then take it up and go about
his business. Neither man nor beast could
safely NEEDLE with anything in his charge
One day the tin teakettle at his house
sprung leak. His master had him take
1t down street, and pointed him to the tin
mans where he was to leave it, When Mr..
Newton was ready to come home from his
store at night, he ser Nero across the
street to fetch it, and that day there
was no errand he so much delighted in as
trotting off to the tinman S with that shin
ing. tinkling teakettle swinging from his
lHt C<iitlNsS lIl illti'lc ~
frequent pleasure for him. If he had taken
it to re mendcd In the morning, he did not
need to be told to call for 1t at night, but
remembered it himself
When he brought anything home, he
used to flourish once around the kitchen
before delivering it, as if to say, what
fine dog ami" One day his master sent
his young mistress a basket by him that
reused his curiosity. l suppose it had
suspicious smell, and then it mewed.
When he had given it to Miss Nellie, he
stood by all eagerness to see it opened.
How do you suppose he felt when he saw
little gray kitten hop out and put up her
back and bristle her tail at him? Some
dogs would have considered themselves
imposed on but Nero was a good natured
fellow, If he did have such a name, and it's
my opinion he felt more like laughing. AT
any rate, he soon made friend of little
puss, and let her play with his long hand
some ears and tail. They used to eat from
the same plate, and the large dog was
trained to wait till the small cat had helped
herself. Free Press
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-10
A Pagan Myth.

The pagans had IA myth that "only
bad women marry in May" They had
another, that if the marriage did take
place the couple would live most unhap
PLY, and children born of the marriage
if it was not hopelessly rendered bar
rem by thus slapping the fates in the
face-would be deformed or imbecile.
With prizes like that in prospect, it is
not much wonder that the ignorant and
superstitious taboo May marriages, but
there is no excuse yet for this idiosyn-
Grassy of thinking people-at least, no
sensible one.
Ovid was firm believer in the su-
perstition and said that no widow or
young girl would marry in May unless
she wished to invite the displeasure Of
the gods, and that the imprudent wom-
an who braved their wrath would fill an
early grave. Ovid pinned his faith to
rosy June, the birth month of June and
when he got ready to launch his daugh-
ter on the matrimonial sea he studied
the stars and all the superstitions to
make sure that he would not run upon
Scylla in steering off Charybdis
Resolved to match the girl, he tried to find
What days unprosperous WERE what moons
We're kind.
After Junes sacred ides his fancy strayed-
Good to the man and happy to the maid.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-10
Marriage Poets Of France.

Among the many curious ways of max
Ing a living resorted to in the French capt.
tai none is more singular than that of the
marriage poets, who celebrate in verse ap-
preaching weddings
Paris is divided into 20 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
or districts, in each Of which is sort of
town hall called the mairie where all civil
marriages must take place.
Every Sunday the makers of marriage
verses visit each marie to consult the bull
letin boards devoted to the publication Of
the banns and pick out the names they
think most promising.
In making out his list the poet classifies
approaching weddings as good or
''bad, " according to the profession Of the
bridegroom Civil engineers, lawyers,
merchants, manufacturers, capitalists, ETC.,
are considered good, while notaries, bailiffs
and the like are classed as bad
His list completed the poet hastens to his
lodgings and there pens his acrostics and
letters of inclosure, copying out the former
in neat hand upon sheet of fine paper,
with edges of lace like a valentine
The verses, as may be supposed, do not
vary much. All the Maries and all the
Jeannes receive identically the same. Here
is literal translation of one intended for
Lucie:
Love said one day to Friendship; "My dear,
United and smiling let us walk the earth"
Checrfully she replied: "Ahl you fill my heart
with joy.
1t is sad here below, the solitary path;
Ever let us journey hand in hand"
When the letters and rhymes are writ
ten, the sedentary part of the task is done,
and then begin the poets trips to the four
corners of Paris to deliver the missives-
the messengers of hope.
He must go over his route twice, for
most of the letters do not call for reply
until the next day or the day after that,
according to the poets judgment of the
neighborhood or the emptiness of his peck.
ct. 1t is very rare that he goes away empty
handed. Joy over their approaching mar
iage generally renders the maidens gener.
Gus. Almost all give their mite, which
varies from to 20 francs and is generally
the former,
Though the marriage poets trade is a
fatiguing and uncertain one, there is al
ready brisk competition. Some brides to
be receive from 10 to 20 acrostics apiece,
and naturally with the number the size OF
the recompense diminishes. - Chicago
Times Herald.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-10

the risk. He drew five hundred dol
lar prize on the very first dollar he in
vested"
$50 much the worse for him, poor
fellow" returned the kind-faced man,
shaking his head gravely. "There is
nothing that pays 80 badly in the long
run as dishonesty. Remember that.
The way of the transgressor is always
hard. There are snares and pitfalls all
around him. Even if he chances to es-
cape them, and get money and keep it,
do you think he can have any true salts
faction in its possession2"
/" No sir, DON'T" Tom answered
earnestly.
III believe that you mean to live hon
estly, now, whatever happens" said
the stranger. "And though we may
never meet again, wish you every
success"
" / will keep TO the old way even if l
starve," exclaimed Tom emphatically,
and he has kept his word.-Belle V.
Chisholm, in Presbyterian.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-10
Furniture for Dolls.

One of the most interesting plays for
miniature housewives is the turning of old
corks into doll furniture The usual wine
bottle corks are the thing, and this is how
they are made to serve as foundations for
the many oddments of doll housekeeping:
For chair, cut the cork into three
pieces; take one portion only for the seat
and cover it with red flannel, bordering it
with close row of pins. Put in q fan
shape (of pins) at the back and interweave
them with red cotton, which will keep in
the pins and also give finished, pretty
aspect to the chair. Sofas can be con-
structed on the same plan. A bed Is made
In like manner with strong pin at each
corner; for a washstand, and the pins form
the legs, The cork is everywhere hidden.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-10
ESTATE OF JERRY L. HEATH
STATE OF VERMONT,


In Probate Court held at Montpelier, in and for
said District. on the 25th day of June, AID. 1895:
Louesa NJ. Heath, Administrative of the estate
Of JERRY L. HEATH late of Montpelier, in
said District, deceased makes application to
said Court, with the consent and APPRECIATION In
writing of the heirs Of said deceased residing
In the State of Vermont for license to sell all of the
real estate of said deceased. situated in Montpelier
in said District, to wit Mill and mill privilege
cep the widows right of dover therein, but nclud-
ing the reversion of said DOVER representing that
the sale thereof would be beneficial to the heirs Of
said deceased and those interested in his estate in
order to convert said real estate into money Where
application be referred to a session thereof,
to be held at the Probate once, in said Mont.
for hearing and decision thereon; and, it is fur.
Their ordered. that all persons interested be
application and order thereon three weeks success
sfvely in the Vermont, Watchmdn 4 State Jour
nal, a newspaper published at Montpelier, in
this state. and which crculates in the neigh:
borhood of those interested, before said time of
hearing, that they may appear at said time and
place, and. IL they see cause, object thereto.
BY the Court.-Attest.
1856 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-10
An Expert Safe Opener.

One of the most expert safe blowers"
In this country, or am other, for that mat
ter is William G. Clark, now n resident Of
Chicago. Some foolish friends of Mr.
Clark have been claiming that he is the
only man who knows anything about
blowing open safe, < statement which
Mr.. Clark himself proiO,tly refuted in
conversation with a reporter.
"How did you gain your experience in
opening safes?" was asked.
"Legitimately, answered Mr. Clark,
smiling. "Whcn a boy l learned the ma
chinist trade in the Providence locomotive
works. When about q years old I entered
the service of my present employer. For
three years / was with Professor Charles
K. Munroe of Columbian university, Wash
ingtOn. He was the expert on explosives
selected by the commission appointed by
act of congress in 1890 to determine by ac-
tual tests of safes of various manufactures
what would be best for the proposed gov
eminent safes and vaults. These expert
ments, lasting three years, were conducted
at Newport, r. l. Lieutenant Rodman
was appointed by the government to assist
Professor Munroe, and 1 assisted in every
test that was made.
How do you proceed to force open
safeY"
''If the idea is to do it quickly, 1 usually
bore four inch hole in the safe-that is,
a hole four inches in diameter Then
little nitroglycerin does the rest"
How can you drill such a hole In a
hardened steel safe?'
'With II compound blowpipe in 12 min
utes l can heat rcdhot spot six inches in
diameter. This draws the temper of the
nns To MT
as iron. Then with 'cathcad' drill we
cut groove an eighth of an inch wide
around a spot four or even six inches in
diamater. | once cut four inch hole
through steel vault door 80 inches thick
in the Mercantile National bank of New
York in hour and 80 minutes"
"What tools do you use?''
'In addition to the blowpipe and drill
have small pocket battery, IL coil of in
sulated wire with detonators, II few wedges,
hammer and II half pint flask of nitro
glycerin mixed with alcohol. l carry the
entire outfit in "a small satchel."
Do you always use nitroglyccrin?"
"Yes, it is the best explosive for many
reasons. Put in bottle with some alcohol
1t cannot possibly be exploded, yet in five
minutes time it can be made ready for
use. All that is necessary is to pour water
in the bottle The alcohol unites with it
and the nitroglycerin settles to the bottom
1t doesn't make any report to speak of; it
can be introduced where nothing else could
and it always does the work"
Chow much is requiredy'
From two or three drops to half an
ounce for each explosion, depending en-
tirely upon circumstances. Burglars al
ways use too much. The most nitroglyc-
erin | ever used on a safe, and I've opened
hundreds of them, was four and eight
tenths ounces. l have opened every known
make of safe, except one, and will wager
any reasonable amount that there is no
safe made that l cannot open within three
hours, without injury to the contents.
Chicago Inter Ocean.