The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

At 4:30 o'clock to-day Emil MarKeperg,
the daring aeronaut, will make balloon
ascension and parachute drop. he is,
without doubt, the nerviest man VINO ever
came down from aloft.
"Joe, the wonderful orang-outang VINO
does everything but talk, Will be on exnl-
bition for the last times this week. he
will receive visitors every afternoon ana
evening.
Cues From All Quarters.
Chauncey olcotts last performance will
be given Sunday, August %.
"The Fatal Card is one of the attrac-
tions for next season in this City.
Fanny Bloomfield Zeisler will make
tour of the Pacific Coast IN November.
Nellie McHenry will begin her season in
her new play, "a Night in New York, at
Long Branch on August 20.
The Holland brothers have had an offer
to go to Australia following their engage
ment on the coast.
Charles Frohman is having new play
prepared in which he intends to star Sadie
Martinot.
The Imperial Opera Company is said to
have secured the much-talked-of soprano,
Susan Strong.
The tour of Daniel Frohman's company,
presenting "The Prisoner of Zenda,' will
include this City.
The new play being written for Steve
Brodie will be as highly sensational as his
present piece, "On the Bowery."
One of the important attractions for the
coming season at the Baldwin is James
Hearne in "Shore Acres" and a new play.
DR.. Gilbert Graham will sing several
numbers at Miss Katharine Whites piano
recital, which will take place at Golden
Gate Hall next Tuesday evening.
Edith Crane and Jennie Reiffarth will
both appear in "Trilby" when it comes to
the Columbia Theater after the FrawIey
Company closes its engagement.
"Romola," during her coming engage
ment at the Baldwin. The play is from
the pen of Elwyn Barron.
Anna Held, the great music-hall singer
of Paris, has been engaged by Evans &
Hoey for "a Parlor Match" revival. 1t is
said that her salary is $500 per week.
"Town Topics will be seen on the
coast for the first time in November next.
1t is not unlike the Hoyt's farce comedy,
and is said to be full of good specialties.
"The Tennessee's Pardner," dramatic
story of the hills, written by Scott Marble,
will be one of the interesting plays to be
presented at the Columbia Theater this
season.
Joseph Grismer and Phoebe Davies are
expected to arrive here shortly to spend
few weeks in San Francisco prior to their
opening in Humanity at the Columbia
Thea ter.
A benefit performance will be rendered
to the G. s. C.'s at Saratoga Hall by the
Lyceum players. Wednesday evening, Sep
tember 2, when "The Private Secretary
will be presented.
Chauncey Olcott's new song, Home"
which he sings in the minstrel of Clare,
was one of the big hits OF last season in
New York. 1t was whistled by all the
street urchins till Olcott wished he had
never written it.
A great combined benefit will be ten
dered the Knights of the Red Branch,
Knights of Tara and K. r. B. r fles at the
California Theater on Monday night,
when Chauncey Olcott will appear in the
Minstrel of Clare"
There is considerable interest mani
tested in the first appearance OF George
Cayvan at Palmer's Theater as star. 1t
is said Miss Cayvan will revive Squire
Kate, in which her greatest success was
achieved at the Lyceum Theater.
"The Great Unknown" has made the big
gest hit at The Columbia Theater of any
comedy produced this season by the Fraw-
lev Company. There are curtain calls
nightly. Much interest is manifested in
the production of 1.-The Social Trust.''
Miss Sadie Martinot, who will be seen in
''The Gay Parisians' Monday night at the
Baldwin Theater was for years the lead
ing lady of Dion Boucicault, who once ex-
claimeu "She is a fine actress, soft and
womanly. She is the real Colleen Bawn,
and that is all one can say"
R. H. Stephens play, ION the Bowery,"
will soon be presented here. The story
deals with the real and sancied exploits of
Steve Brodie. The scenes embrace leap
from the East River bridge fire scene
and rescue and sliie on the Bowery," IN
Guiding the interior of Brodie's saloon.
At the Baldwin Theater. following 'The
Gay Parisians, /" Manager Augustus Pitou
presents NINE. Sans Gene" The play
has no less than fortv-two speaking parts,
all of which are necessary to the develop
ment of the plot; and to perfectly inter-
pret these characters not only an unusa-
ally large but also an unusually intelligent
company is required.
Miss Retena Helen Owens gave very
successful dramatic reading of "Hagar"
during the past week before the Native