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son. The cause of the trouble is that
Melba's Boston admirers have offered to
give her an especial opera company, $4,000
night and a percentage If she will sing
exclusively for. them. Speaking of this
sentimental offer, the Press remarks:
Armed with this document the diva
now demands $4,000 night from Abbey &
Grau.
That is bad enough, but worse remains
behind. The moment Calve heard about
the rival sopranos proposition she jumped
into her carriage, drove to the MetropoIi-
tan. entered Abbey & Graus office and
jour, Madame" said he You want me
again, come back?" said She 81 had
hopes in that way" said he. Tres ben, !"
said she, II come back. But for more of
the moneys" Pardon me-" said he, 81
did not quite understand" 81 come
back" she repeated, slowly, "but more
moneys next year" "Why, Madam"
said he, you are receiving a very large
said she. VOLTA! Observe the publeek,
the house l bring-ten, twenty, fifty thou
sand dollaire. 1t is nothings."
But, Nine. Calve,' said he, sit is dou-
BILE what you receive in Europe. Mon
Dieu!" said she, "what of that! 1 am re-
move, torn from my chateau, from the
beautiful Paris. come in the ocean
three, five thousand miles. l have the
NAL de mer, the sea sick. VOLTA! l am
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Mission Street Line Responsible
for the Death of Mrs. f. t.
Witbeck. .::.. s. S. I. {"
THE CAR HAD NO FENDER.
Verdict of the coroner's Jury After .
Hearing the Testimony Of e.
Eye Witnesses. 3 I'LL. g,

The Coroner's jury yesterday heid tho
street railroad responsible for the death OF
Mrs. Witbeck. who was run over by an
electric car few days ago and died: from
the effects of her injuries. The deceased
was 70 years of age. s.. 4.
An effort was made to. prove that MES.
Witbeck was hard of hearing. DIR: Dozlet
said he had to speak little louder than
usual to her, but he stated that-her eye
sight was as good as could be expected OF
a woman of 70 years. IS.
C. w. Witbecn testified that his mother
was in the habit of going out to his botrse
at the Mission every Sunday tor the last
seven years, and that he had never noticed
her hearing to be impaired in the least.
She always went back and forth unat-
tended.
J. NJ James, police officer. saw the
lady leave the corner of the street and
walk in front of the car. The motorman.
rang his gong and continued to ring it
until the car struck her and she was
knocked down. She did not appear to
hear the bell Witness did not notice any
effort on the part of the motorman to stop
the car.
c. w. Witbeck said he never had any
trouble in making his mother hear him
when he spoke to her.
EmeIie A. Wanz testified that she wit
messed the accident and thought that the
motorman had done all in his power. to
stop the car.
David Morrison testified that he saw the
lady cross the street and saw the car knock
her down.
William Barnum, who was motorman OF
the car going in the opposite direction,
saw the deceased step on the track about
ten feet in front of the car that struck her.
He testified that the only guard the car
was the board in front of the wheels; which
were back under the car.
H. L. Howard, the motorman on the
Mission-street car that struck Mrs. Wit
beck, said that the woman was about four
teen feet in front of the car when he first
saw her. He rang the bell and made an
effort to stop the car in time to prevent the
accident. He said the car was without q
fender. o.; e. e;
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come the accepted thing to pronounce the
word with a strong accent on the final
syllable. In 1.-The Mountebank" this ten
dency is pushed to an extreme. by some
members of the Warde company. The
actors evidently labor under the delusion
that it is quite French, whereas in fact the
Madam" is not only provincialism but
ID painfully suggestive of swearing.
Duse is again the sensation of the hour
in New York, and one cannot help regret
ting that she is not for the San Francisco
market. The worst of it is that the great
tragedienne is failing IN health and may
never revisit America She is sick, too,
with the glamor and artifciality CT stage
life and longs to retire in the very zenith
of her fame. The loss will be ours if we
have not the enterprise to secure visit
from the great fin de steele actress. Those
who have never heard Duse no not know
what they are missing, but the people who
have felt her spell regret that she is not
coming where her genius would be sure to
be appreciated.
"Did Shakespeare ever go to Elsinore?"
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HABERLIN WAS CLUBBED.

Bernard and Bridget Kennedy Wanted
for the Assault
Patrick Haberlin swore out warrant in
Judge Joachimsen's court Yesterday for
the arrest of Bernard and Bridget Ken
nedy, husband and wife. on the charge Of
assault with deadly weapon.
The parties live on Seventh avenue, be-
tween M and n streets, South San: Fran
cisco. On November % several boys were
amusing themselves by throwing stones
and Haberlin interfered. Kennedy got
hold of him and kept his arms pinioned
while his wife Bird get belabored him with
a club. Haberlin has been confined to his
bed ever since, and yesterday he was able
to get out and swear out the warrant.
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COlum bia Theater.

"a Railroad Ticket will begin week
engagement at the Columbia Theater to-
morrow night. The play is satire on the
railroad ticket brokerage business, and is
also intended to ridicule the modern haste
to grow rich.
The role of Chips, the ambitious office
boy, will be played by Eugene Garfield,
who is we'll known in connection with his
successes in Hoyt's comedies. Charles E.
Grapewin will appear as Robert Ticket. ].
H. F. Clasher, the Rain King, who has
nothing but real estate, will fall to the
hands of J. H. Bradbury a comedian
known from his previous appearance here
in support of Nellie MoHenry. Harry
Porter, an actor formerly in the support of
Frank Daniels, will appear in the dual
roles of Tammany Hall and Lithograph
Bill. The comedy role of the Collector
will be assumed by Frank Gardiner. The
feminine contingent will include Matte
Lockette as Bessie Shorthand, the type
writer; Beatrice Norman as Mrs. j. II. F.
Clasher, Hattie Waters as Isabelle Inger-
soil, and bevy of beauties in the minor
roles. The speciality portion of the enter
tainment will, it is said, include number
of novel features
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CONVICTED BUT FREE.
Kern Kenny Can Laugh at Sentences
and Prison Walls.

Kern Kenny is a lucky man. He is con-
victed of obtaining money under false
preuen ses and has been sentenced to eight
years IN prison, but he is at large and there
seems to be no immediate prospect of his
incarceration. a.:
When Kenny was convicted his attorney
gave notice of appeal and fled bill of
exceptions This bill has to be settled,
but it is gone and no one knows anything
about it. In the meantime writ of prob
able cause has been granted, and Tor nearly
two years Kenny has been out on ball. and
he is as far from the peNitentiary as he
ever was. He has complied with all the
preliminary formalities of an appeal, SO
the appeal cannot be dismissed on mo-
ton by the people. The only way which.
appears at all feasible is to have the writ
Of probable cause revoked.
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Baldwin Theater.

The production of "King Lear" by
Frederick Warde and his company is an
nounced for tomorrow evening at the
Baldwin Theater. 1t is eleven years since
this tragedy has been revived by an Amer
lean actor, and its presentation will no
doubt arouse considerable interest.
+ Warde has been meeting with consider
able success in his Shakespearean revivals.
He has never believed, as some managers
have asserted, that to produce Shake
speare meant loss at the office; on the
contrary, he has attributed a certain lack
of patronage from which some revivals
have suffered to lack of attention in meet
ing modern stage requirements.
In king Lear" it is stated that Fred
erick Warde will surround his production
with efficient and careful staging.
liking Lear" will be given on Monday,
Thursday and Friday evenings and at the
matinee Saturday; damon and Pythias"
on Tuesday. and Julius Cesar Wednes-
day and Saturday evenings.
"a Milk-White Flag" one of the latest
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Tivoli Opera-House.

Robert Planquette's opera, "Trip Van
Winkle," will be sung at the Tivoli Opera
house tomorrow night. The plot of the
opera adheres closely to Washington Ir.
wings story and is one of considerable in
terest. The action is supposed to take
place in the village of Sleepy Hollow be-
fore and after the Revolutionary War.
Ferris Hartman will play his role of the
good-hearted vagabond; Carrie Roma will
reappear after an absence of two years as
his wife Gretchen; Pearl Landers will be
the Meenie of the first part and Annabel
Schnabel the Meenie of the last act. John
]. Rafael will sing DERRICK, w. Fl. West
Peter Stein and Kate March, Katrina.
Little Gertie Carlisle vii. be the Little
Hans and Martin Pache his grownup coun-
terpart. Thomas c. Leary will character
ize Nick Fodder, the landlord of the Royal
George III Inn, and the son Jan the pro-
prietor of the Washington Arms. Special
care will be taken with the staging, espe-
cially in the Incarnation scene in the Sec
ond act.
Balfe's opera, 'The Rose of Castillo"
will follow, after which "Said Pasha,"
Richard StahPs opera. will be given. To-
morrow evening the musical directorship
of the Tivoli will be assumed by Carl Mar
tens, late of the Tavary Opera Company,
under whose baton q season of grand opera
will shortly be sung.
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At the Orpheurn.

Eight new people are promised by the
Orpheum management to appear to-mor-
row evening. Wills and Collins, travesty
sketch artists, will present the original
skit on "Pygmalion and Gaiatea," while
tore''; Alburtus and Barkus are cham
pion club swingers and jugglers; the
Andersons. coored comedy duo, will
give rough plantation sketches, and the
De Filippis are grotesque and character
dancers.
The Painters, the Wiltons, the Rossleys
and the Brothers Dianta are retained.
Carroll Johnson and Billy Carter. who
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Grand Opera House.

Manager Morosco will this week again
take advantage of his big stage and its
equipments to produce melodrama, the
essential feature of which is the spectacu-
lar. The play to be produced is by Louis
Eagan, and it bears the sensational title,
"a Midnight Flood"
While the story of Eagan's play is said
to be deficient in any startling originality
there is plenty OF human interest running
through it, with a iudicious intermingling
of comedy and pathos. The main feature,
however, is undoubtedly the title scene.
1t will be an exact reproduction of pic
ture taken at Johnstown the morning
after the bursting of the dam on the
memorable night in 1885,
Essie Tittell and Darrell Vinton will
reappear in the leading roles and the com
pany will be supported by Gilbert and
Goldie, who have been especially engaged
for their latest specialties.
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At the Columbia To-Day.

A grand benefit will be rendered the
Theatrical Mechanics Association this
afternoon at the California Theater. A
long bill of attractions is promised, the
names comprised presenting brilliant
array of talent. Doors will be open at
O'Clock, the performance to begin promptly
at o'clock
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Killed Himself by Morphine.

Hugh Kennedy. bsicklayer, 33 years Of age.
was taken to the Receiving Hospital at :25
O'Clock yesterday morning suffering from NOR
phine poisoning. He died st noon yesterday
ana the BODY was removed to the Morgue.
Kennedy had been rooming at 81 Pine street.
He had been Respondent on account of being
out OF work. That was his reason for taking
the dose Of morphine,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-03-01
California Theater Concert.

Arrangements have been completed for
the appearance of Marsick at the Califor-
Mia Theater on Friday night, March 8, for
one recital He has arranged brilliant
programme, and as his appearance to-
night at the Baldwin Theater wi tn Pader-
ewski will familiarize the San Francisco
public with Marsick's violin virtuosity,
his concert on Friday night will no doubt
arouse considerable public interest.
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Hoyt productions, will be gwen at the
Baldwin Theater Monday week.
aderewski,s Farewell.


Paderewski's Farewell.
The great Paderewski- Marsick concert
will take place at the Baldwin Theater to-
night. 1t will be positively the pianist's
last appearance, as he will cross the bay to
his private car Immediately on the con-
clusion of the performance.
The following programme will be rem
dered:
Allegro con fantasia.
IntermezZO.
Finale-Allegro motto quasi presto.
PaderewskI and Marsick.
Concerto in Il minor. ................ .Vieuxtemps
Introduction and Cadenza.
Adagio.
Finale.
Marsick.
1mpromptu, op. 142, No. 3.............. Schubert
I'M
Paderewski.
PolOnaise. Observation-Disclosures. .Iaub
Marsick.
Song without words, major .MendelSsohn
Spinnerlied, from "FlyiDg Dutchman'
~, " aSner-I-ishe
CracovleRne Fantastique. .............P aderewski
PaderewSki.
ATS huSSeS ....-...-.. WlenlaWSkl
MarSick
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California Theater.

With the exception of the Marsick con-
cert on Friday night, the California
Theater will be closed this week. The
next attraction is Milton Rovle, who will
present his latest success, entitled
Mexico" This attraction will be fol-
lowed in rapid succession by Peter Daley
in "The Night Clerk" Roland Reed, Prim.
rose & Vests Ministries and Robert Man
oil
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-03-01

E% HE penitential season OF Lent has
not caused the patronage TO Ian
j. guish at the local theaters. AT
the Baldwin Frederick Warde
has ranted in the most approved
and old-fashioned melodramatic style, and
the more he has awoke the slum nering
echoes the more his admirers have APP
.plauded. The Carlton Opera Company
has been reaping the reward of merit IN
the shape of attendance and applause, and
Morosco's gorgeous scenic effects have pro-
duced the same happy result. At the
other local theaters no wall of lamenta-
tfon has been heard from the box-otfices,
and as for the Paderewski and Sousa con-
certs the size of the audiences was only
limited by the fact that there were noteven
holes and corners left in which to stow
away more people:
In plays adapted from the French, where
the word madame" has been retained in
the English version, it seems to have be-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-03-01

Washington went wild over Duse and it
looks as if this American tour was going
to BE something like the triumphal pro-
crosses which foreign actors used to make
here twenty years ago.
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have been favorites during their stay. will
leave for Los Angeles this afternoon after
the matinee.
New Auditorium.


The University of California Glee and
Mandolin clubs will give a concert at the
Auditorium on Eddy street tomorrow
evening. The Glee Club is already we'll
known, but this will be the first appear
ance of the Mandolin Club, which was
organized at the university last au tumn.
The clubs will be assisted by Mrs. Olive
Reed Batchelder, contralto, and Charles
E. PARCELS, violinist. Souvenir pro-
grammes have been prepared. designed
by Mr.. Quinan of the Josh. The concert
is under the patronage of number of
prominent ladies and gentlemen.
Annie Eva Fay, a disciple of Nine.
Blavatsky, will appear at the Auditorium
on Tuesday night. The lady,. who has
been studying the occult sciences for
twenty years, is said to have penetrated
far into the mysteries of India. Her en-
tertainment is pleasant mixture of the
tricks of fakirs and the science of the
learned mahatmas. She processes to have
complete control over her astral body,
even to the extent of making it visible to
the corporal eyes of the audience.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-03-01

Seymour Hicks recently delivered an adj
dress on "Burlesque" before the Play
goers' Club. In it he gave Beerbohm Tree
some very sharp raps.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-03-01

Miss Affie Warner will appear in the
production of "a Milk White Flag" at the
Baldwin.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-03-01

"Trilby" is really to be done in Paris,
"Trilby" in French! What becomes OF
the English jargon of the student quarter,
what of Zou-Zou's English?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-03-01

James O'NeilPs version Of 1.-THE Lyons
Maip' will be produced by him during his
coming engageme mt at the Baldwin.
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Growers Alcazar.

The Carlton Opera Company will pre-
sent Auber's romantic opera FRA Dia.
volo" at Growers Alcazar tomorrow, Tues.
day and Wednesday evenings. For the
rest of the week. including the Saturday
and Sunday matinees, 1.-THE Bohemian
Grip will be performed. w. T. Carlton,
Miss Rena Atkinson and the rest of the
star cast will be seen at every performance.
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-03-01

the Vaudeville, in Paris will not add much
to the reputation of the great dramatic
critic. 1t is interesting, but hardly anus
ing.
At the Metropolitan Opera House this
winter in New York the good nights have
had to pay for the bad ones. With the
exception of Tristan and Isolde, "."L o-
hengrin" and "Die Meistersinger," the
German opera season was failure and
Guonod had to pay the deficits of Wagner,
while Bizet settled the bills of Beethoven.
On February 29-Leap Years day-"The
Sporting Duchess" ended its six months
run at the Academy of Music, in New
York, the largest theater in America. The
production comes to the Baldwin later in
the season.
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Dramatic Brevities.

Cycle Girl" at the Macd enough on the 9th
inst.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-03-01

more interesting than many of the whims
put forward by would-be Shakespearian
authorities
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Opera in New York.
New York is complaining bitterly that
Boston has interfered in rude, impolitic
manner with its opera plans for next sea-
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Pearl Noble Testimonial.

Miss Pearl Noble, the well-known cor
netist, is to be rendered a testimonial con-
cert, on Tuesday evening, at the Under
man Opera-house, Alameda. The enter
tainment is under the patronage of the
Woman's Exchange of Alameda and the
local churches, for most of whom Miss
Noble has done considerable musical work
in the past.
A mum Der of well-known performers will
give their services on the occasion. The
ladies' string quartet, consisting of Miss
Gruenhagen, Miss Mabel Crabtree. Miss
May Darlington and Miss Anne Barring
ton, will play. Among the other execu-
tants will be Arthur F. Johannsen. Samuel
Adelstein, Leo Cooper, Gertrude Judd, E..
D. .Crandall, Miss Lillian Featherstone
and the Misses Pearl and Maud Noble.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-03-01

M. Claretie of the Coincide Fra ncaise
has followed the custom of the English
theaters and forbidden ladies to wear any
hats or bonnets in the stalls at that the
alter. Now, America, it is your turn.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-03-01
Macdonoueh Theater.

A. M. Palmer's "Trilby" Company will
appear at the Macdonough Theater, Oak
land, next Wednesday afternoon and even
ing. The organization is en- route to Aus
tralia, and the haste to get through to
fulfill engagements accounts for the fact
that Oakland is to have an attraction not
enjoyed by San Francisco.
The personnel of the company is the
same, with few exceptions. as last season.
Nellie McHenry will open in 1.-The
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-03-01

LA Bonnie Helene" the two-act comedy
in verse by Jules Lemaitre. produced at