The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-20

! hope of playing "Trilby." The tour OF the
! play begins February l in Boston.
A feature OF Nine. Herrmann's performance
| at the California will be the "Serpentine u
Butterfly" and "Lablanche" dances.
| The report that May Yohe, the American
comedlenne, has been married to Lord Francis
Hope, brother OF the Duke ofsNeWcastle is con-
hrmed by correspondent of the Chicago Her
/ aid.
Rhea has decided to shelve ''When Bess Was
Queen" written for her by Elwyn A. Barron
OF Chicago. One of its characters is Shakes
peare, and his portrayal as drinking man was
far from acceptable to the public.
Blanche Walsh is Nat GoodWin'S leading LADY,
playing Ada Ingot.
William Furst formerly director of our Tiy-
oil and now comic opera composer of some
repute, says that theater orchestra should not
contain any brass instruments except a French
horn. With an orchestra constituted accord
ing TO Mr.. Furst's wishes the audience can hear
itself talk.
Frieda Simonsen, the child pianiste, who is a
protege of Adeina Patti, and who has PLAYED
in Europe on concert tours with that prima
donna, is creating Juror in the Eastern States
in conjunction with Juanito Manen. the boy
vioHnisl. The girl Frieda is acknowledged by
josef Hohman's father 10 be greater than his
son, who, by the way, seems of late years to
have dropped into obscurity.
"The War of Wealth" is the name given to
Charles T; Dazeys new play. He is the author
of SIN Old Kentucky" Lift proposes to spend
$4,000 in preparing the new play for the
stage.
Beerbohm Tree delayed his departure from
Europe, and will sail with his supporting com
pany just in time to begin his engagement at
Abbey's Theater, New York, on January 49,
William H. Thompson, an admirable charae-
ter actor, has made the hit OF his life as George
Forester, afterward Marrable. in the English
melodrama 1.-THE Fatal Caro- at Palmer,s
Theater, New York The character is a dual
one and gruesome and thrilling as Dr.
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde.
New York is shortly to have sardou and
Moreau's Madame Sans-Gene" on either side of
Broadway ,one OF the mesdames speaking French
at Abbey's Theater and the other talking plain
English three blocks further uptown al the
Broadway.
The Goelet heirs are clearing the ground on
which to build large theater at Lexington
avenue and Forty-second street, New York.
| The house will be leased for long term 10
Frank Murtha, now manager of the Windsor,
and will probably be ready for opening next
October. The rental is to be five per cent OF
the cost OF the property. AbbeyS Theater be-
longs TO the Goelet estate, and the lease for
tWenty-one years is on the same terms.
When "Otello" was produced in Paris a
few months ago Verdi promised TO give his
share OF the receipts for the first fifteen per-
formances to the poor of that city. He has
now done so, the sum amounting 10 q little
over $1,000 10000 francs).
The Emperor Williams "Song TO Egir"
proved decided tiaSco at Leipsie and was Wig
orouSly Kissed.
1t is said that Magician Hermann and his
wife will appear next season in dramatiza-
ton OF "Mr. 1saacs,'' to be made by the author
OF the novel, +. Marion Crawford.
According to showing there has never been
such season OF grand opera known in New
York as the present one. 1t has swept every
thing before it, and amid all the galaxy of ar
lists Melba reigns supreme.
w. S. Gilbert's treatment of the story OF
"Faust and Marguerite" as dramatiZed in his
play OF Gretchen" is radically different from
the other versions OF Faust" and not at all
like the opera of the same name.
The Polish Jews who support the drama at
the windsor, on the Bowery n; Y, require the
performance TO last from z 80 TO midnight.
new play, which ended at IL o'clock. was
Missed the other night and was heightened by
the author for the next performance. sMoseS''
is bound to get all he bargains for.
TOXIC, Japan, is TO have in first-class style
what it seems impossible for San Francisco TO
get-a conservatory of music. Yet we have
the cheek to send missionaries to Japan.
The new Car OF Russia is partial to music,
particularly OF the violin and piano. Being
fond Of the liberal in art he is consequently
liberal in politics. Music can soften even the
heart of a Muscovite.
Washington, d. c., is 10 have new theater
with roof garden, to cost $3.50, 1000.
"His Exeellency," Gilbert and Cars new
opera carries distribution OF thirty-four act
ing people. 1t is said that AL Hayman and
Charles Frohman, who have secured the
American rights of this work, expect to make
100000 on 1t. Not likely; there are TOO many
salary-eaters
new farce has been written for Peter Daley
called THE Night Desk" The principal action
takes place in a newspaper office.
Forty per cent OF the dramatic companies
that started out from New York in September
have disbanded. Both the sock and buskin
appear to be wearing out on the road.
Mr.. Robert Wyndham, who has just died in
London at the age of so years, was for many
years one of the best-known mana gers in Scot
land. he was the lessee OF two Of the leading