The morning call., 1895-02-10


George W smalley, the New York Tribune's
London correspondent, thinks Clement scout,
the English critic, must be an Irishman, for
he finds him writing of Mr.. Bancroft that tine
silent note of pain rang true and from the
heart" Smalley calls 1t an emerald gem,
or, in other words, it is eminently a HloerAlan
taurine.
George KEENAN, will deliver his last lecture
at Golden Gate Hall on next Tuesday evening,
February H. Subject: Russian Political Elk
lies" Mr.. KEENAN, has given great deal of at
tention to this subject, and his graphic de-
scription of the crueltes inflicted on the Poles
is intensely interesting
Miss Lila Vane, a favorite actress, who was
bequeathed $50 900 by young man to whom
she was betrothed, has just been married 10
George Goodrich, New York business man.
"The funeral baked meats did coldly furnish
forth the marriage table"
Casualties are reported on all hands in New
York, suffered by those who, excited by the
wonderful feats of Senior Caicedo, the high
wire man, attempt to initiate them. Calcedo
was recently at our Orpheum.
Joe Haworth is credited by some OF the New
York press with the best performance OF Ham
let since Booth left the American stage.
The Klein-Fiske four-act play ''The District
Attorney" is running at the American, New
York. 1t deals with the subject of municipal
corruption, and, therefore, it would be fitting
time just now to produce it in San Francisco,
where, it is asserted by some, the local govern
ment is so rotten as to demand a Lexow COM
mittee or, at least, an inquiry by the Grand
Jury.
Humanity" Sutton Wales new melodrama,
the scenes lying in England and South America,
now on at the Fourteenth-street 1heater, New
York, has rara avis in terra for one OF It's
characters-a Jew money-lender, who is thor
oughly benevolentman. Two California actors
are in the cast, Mr.. Joseph Grismer as Lieuten-
ant Bliss Cranbourne, and Phoebe Davies as
Alma Dunbar.
Ristori. who is now so i'll that reports from
her home say that it may soon end fatally, was
the daughter OF poor actor. She was born In
Ciyidale, in Friuli, in 1921. Her father trained
her for the stage when she was mere child.
In 1855 she appeared at Paris in tragic roles
when Rachel was in the zenith of her fame,
and so successfully, that from that time her
genius has been unassailed. She appeared in
England, in Spain In 1857, Holland in 1860,
Russia in 1861, Turkey in 1864, and in the
United States and other parts of the world with
success William l of Prussia gave her the
medal in Sciences and Arts in 1862. After an
absence of fifteen years she again appeared in
London in 1873, and on a few occasions in
1882. She last appeared in this country in 1886.
Cissy LOTUS, Justin McCarthys daughter-in-
law, has made decided hit at Roster & Balls
Theater, New York. Her latest imitation is
that of Yvette Guilbert, the .cleverly, naughty
singer and pet of the Paris cafes-chantants.
Lotus is surprisingly close in mimicry to her
several originals.
At last accounts Nine. Angelique Ravel, the
only survivor of the famous Ravel family of
pantomimists, was lying at the point of death
at the home of her son-in-law, Manager NJ w.
Hanley of Harrigan's Theater, New York.
Nine. Ravel was 80 years old on Sunday, Feb
ruary 3, and came to America nearly fifty years
ago.
Couldoek, the veteran actor, is in poor health
and viii soon retire from the stage.
Edward Jakobowski, author of "Paola'' (now
on at the TivolD and other operas, was mar
ried recently to Mrs. Clara Ormide Brown,
daughter of the Rev. Dr.. Lloyd OF Buffalo. The
acquaintance was made when the lady applied
to the composer for employment as chorus
girl.
bouncing Boston baby boy, only five
months old, who is taken on the stage for
about five minutes every night in Wilson Bar
rett's "Manxman," gets S. a performance.
five months old baby earning dollar a min
utel
Where's Hermann? woman iuggler, soon
parlor furniture fl ying in the air.
William II. Crane says the public prefer
comedy to tragedy, especially when times are
hard. "Irving is the only man who finds
tragedy remunerative to-day. But see what he
has to do to make it so! He has to stage it in
| a magnificent manner, and he has to lay out
thousands of dollars on n play before it begins
to bring him in a penny The time win come
when tragedy will again be popular with Amer
leans. but you and will not live to see it,"
Patti sings for rs cents admission in Berlin.
Sir Arthur Sullivan declined to write entr'
acte music for Henry Irving's production of
"KiHg Arthur on the ground that the public
will not listen 10 music between the acts nor
heed how carefully 1T is written or important
it may be.
An orchestral recital of the Imhaus comic
opera, "Phebus," will be held to-day, Sunday,
10th inst, at Byron Mauzy's piano ware
rooms, 3OS Post street, at l P. NJ. sharp.
Frederick Warde will spend the summer i'll
his own log cabin at White Lake, n. Y.
1t is said the Kendals make this their last
year in the States for long time. They are
going to sink the fortune which Americans put
into their pockets in London theater, the
tomb of so many shekels that have been so
hardly won.
Reported that James ]. Corbett and William
A. Brady will clear over $3.50 900 on their en-
terprises this year.
;, Lolita is Just now enjoying life among the
friend in New York that she is having such a
good time at Cairo that she will remain there
several months before making the ascent of the
Nile, which is part of her programme. She has
fixed upon no date vet for her return to
America.
Eddy's New York Weekly Squib says this is
the worst theatrical year ever known. There
are too many theaters and too many shows.
First little girl-HaS your sister begun
taking music lessons yet? Second little girl
She's takin' somefin on the piano, but can't tell
yet whether it's music or typwritin New
York Observer.
Mr.. Lincoln A. Wagenhais, of the managerial
firm Wagenhais & Kemper, Chicago, closed an
important contract January to star Mr.. Louis
James during the next five years, opening the
season at New York in September. 'The Rob-
bers," Francesca da Rimini" and "Virginius"
win be revived and the repertoire will embrace
"Richard ILL.," "Othello' and other Shake
spearean plays.
Lillian Russell is said to be very impatient to
see Oscar Wildes play, can Ideal Husband"
In connection with Walter Damrosch's opera
on the subject of "The Scarlet Letter" it is in
teresting to recall the following paragraph
from Hawthornc's English Note Books" dated
Liverpool, 1855: 81 saw in an American paper
yesterday that an opera, still unfinished, had
been written on the story of "The Scarlet Let
ter" l should think it might succeed as an
opera, though it would certainly fail as play"
1t will be remembered that dramatic treat
ment of this subject by Richard Mansfield
failed at the Baldwin in this city couple of
years ago.
Miss Marian Lee Mrs. Mitchell), an American
lady, who has been member of the Kendals'
company for some time and acted with them
during the present season, will not return to
England when the Kendals leave in May next.
She proposes to remain in the United States and
make place for herself on the American stage.
Our theater-goers are very soon to make the
acquaintance of the "Gaiety Girl''--a piece that
has been the cause of much sensation in the
East for several months past.
Cissy LOTUS, wife of Huntley Mccarthy, who
was discharged by DAILY because she was I'M
able properly to play ingenue parts for which
he had engaged her, has gone to Roster Il
Balls to mimic Municipalities. She was q
music-hall performer in London OF which city
she is O native.
Mrs. Potter and Kyrle Bellew have decided
to devote themselves to Shakespearean and
standard comedy next season.
William Pruette, who is singing the title role
in t'Rob Roy" felt SO comfortable in the Scotch
environment OF the piece that he could not &C
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