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


There are a number of new specialt1es at the
Orpheum this week.
Miss Jessie Norton will be the leading light
at the Alcazar this week.
The title of Lillian Russelrs new opera
sounds like merry May sneeze.
Ysaye plays next Friday night and Saturday
afternoon, at the California Theater.
The Wednesday and Saturday matinees of
the Liliputians have proved very successfully
Janet Achurch thinks posterity will regard
Ibsen as the Shakespeare of the Victorian era.
NIB Curtis and wife are in London endeavor-
ing to arrange for production of Samuel of
Posen."
Duse has new play "The She Wolf" by
Verga, which she will do in Italy and bring
here in the fall.
Morosco has secured new leading man in
the person of Edmund Hayes who has played
in good Eastern companies.
"Trilby" will be produced at the Baldwin
this summer by the company now playing at
the Garden Theater, New York.
The newspaper coupon accident insurance
policy is the subject of a successful one-act
farce at John Hare's Garrick Theater in Lon
don.
The book of "The May Queen" which the
Tivoi will produce tomorrow, has been en-
tirely rewritten since the operetta was played
here il 1887.
1t is said that a wellknown society girl q
debutante, will make her first appearance on
any stage at the Columbia Theater next month
under Frawley's management.
Charles Barnard, author of the County
Fair has been trying risky experiment. He
has made play out of the Salvation Army,
making much use OF the religious element.
The Hawaiian band contemplates giving one
of its brilliant concerts at the Columbia Thea
ter shortly, when a special programme will be
arranged, including many unique and origi-
nal songs.
William Dean Howells has translated "Sam-
SON." a dramatic spectacle in five acts, from the
Italian. 1t is play full of strong situations
and was well presented by good company at
the Peoples Theater, on the Bowery, New York,
last week.
Du Maurier has expressed an ardent desire
to visit America and will probably come over
about the end of May, reaching Boston, accom-
panied by A. NJ. Palmer, Paul Potter and the
Harper brothers, before "Trilby'' is Withdrawn
from the Boston Theater.
"Mrs. Langtry," says London sporting
weekly, "lovely as ever, but looking q trife
tired, turned up at Newmarket direct from
'Murrica on Wednesday. She was enveloped
in an ulster made out of gray horse-blanket,
the designer of which should be blindfolded,
led out OF the city limits and shot,
"Humpty Dumpty" has quite fulfilled
the expectations of the audiences in this
City, who know the Lilliputians and ex-
pect great deal from them. 1t would be
hardly possible to improve upon the pres
ent performance of the little people, who
show an artistic grace and versatility that
many actors three or four times their size
might gaze upon in hopeless envy.
AS for the ballet in "Humpty Dumpty,"
it always has gorgeous settings and cos
tunes, and the dancing passes in the
multitude of high-kicking and shutting
that cities not possessing season of grand
opera generally learn to watch with resig-
nation, and sometimes end by admiring
feryently.
The coryphees in "Humpty Dumpty'
are all young and fresh and they have &C
complished wonders in their five weeks
training.
One of the chief theatrical events this
week will be the appearance of Ysaye at
the California on Friday and Saturday.
After the virtuoso has given his two con-
certs the house will remain closed till June
"A, when the ''Old Homestead" will inaug-
urate the autumn series of productions.
The new Columbia Theater is still pur-
suing the even tenor of its way with the
Frawley Dramatic Company which will
this week exchange romantic drama for
Nanrfx-
Columbia will know no rest for more than
Year as the series of attractions already
booked goes on to July, go