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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-08
BRIEFLY TOLD.


Critics Views Versus the Press
Agent.
This is how the New York Recorder
sums up last weeks performances in
Gotham:
Lillian Russell-Dumb show and q kick.
Robin Hood"-Two thousand years old
or thereabouts.
"Marrlage"-Stuff
Eleanora Duse-Art.
Prisoner of Zenda"-Romance, trifle
frayed.
Gentleman Joe''-Stuff.
The Heart of Maryland"-Cheap senti-
ment.
Maud Adams-Art.
"A Black Sheep"-Nonsense
Loie Fuller-Dress goods exhibit
Ihe Sporting Duchess"-Cheap sport
Many Vaudevilles-ChieAy anatomical
The following is how the critic of the
same paper gives his comments on the ef-
fusions OF the press agent:
John Drew and his admirable company in
ne Squire of Danes are attracting large
and fashionable audiences to the Garick
Ihcater: During his present engagement Mr..
Drsw tcstt be seen in a new play.
Until then Mr.. Drew will stilt coldly
around the stage in the Squire of Danes" !"
and Miss Adams will carry the piece, as
she has all the other pieces in which Mr..
Drew has made his great successes.
Better one performance by Maud Adams
than cycle of John Drew.
The nun Of "The Heart of Maryland" at
the Herald Square Thea:er seems TO be indef-
nate. IL IS still drdaoing grounded houses
TUESDAY night, in celebration of the one hum
dred and Fttieth performance, miniature ST.
yer ourte'U bells ,Vill be distributed as souren-
irs.
One month from date you could prob
ably collect all of the "silver curfew bells"
(sicl from the homes Of worthy inhabitants
OF Hackensack, Keokuk, Tukahoe and
Yaphank.
One may express the hope that the
manager of the Heart Of Maryland" had
no idea of bulling the silver market.
"Burmah," the stirring English military
metodrama, WiU bring its run at the Amcri-
can to a close next Saturday night, 1t has
been profitable one, and its great battle
scene has given excitement and pleasure TO
thousand, of theater-goers. The drama is
handsomely staged.
suppose that such noise was never heard
on any stage as nightly assaults the tor
tured ear in "Burmah." Take the children
to see "Burmah." They will like it. They
are usually fond of boiler factory.
So many requests have been made for "Fe-
dora" that through the kindness of Fanny
Davenport, rhO owrs the american rights TO
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Architects Who Have Chances
fer Municipal Building
Prizes.
ONE WILL GET NO PREMIUM.
All the Estimates Were Close TO
$a1s,ooo - Names Of the Fa.
vored Designers.

Five Of the sixteen architects who sub
mitted plans, specifications and estimates
to the Supervisors for the new municipal
building that is to be erected on the site of
the old City Hall were made glad yester-
day by having the result of their labors
recommended by the Municipal Build ings
Committee of the board for further consid-
Grafton.
OF these Ave designs the one that makes
the most impression on the board will
gain for Is author the contract for super
vising the construction Of the building,
the second will receive prize OF $3.50, the
third $500 and the fourth $3.50.
1t was the original intention of the COM
mittee to pick out four designs, each one
of which would receive prize, but after
three had been selected the committee
divided on the fourth, Supervisors Spreck-
els and Hirsch being in favor of recon-
rneEding the design of Smith & Freeman,
while Supervisors Benjamin and Wagner
stood out for that of J. Gather Newsom.
A compromise was reached by admitting
both designs into the recommended list.
Supervisor Spreckels made the motion
to favor the design of W. O. Banks. while
Supervisor Wagner stood sponsor for that
sign was favored on motion of Supervisor
Hirsch. The estimates of cost of the build
ings designed by the five architects are as
follows:
w. o. Banks, s274,s71; Mooser & Mooser,
Shea Shea and J. G. Newsom, 1915, 900
each. and Smith & Freeman, $274,90l.
The committee then decided on render.
ing the following report to the board:
Gentlemen. Your Committee on Municipal
Buildings would respectfully state that it has
devoted considerable time in critically exam
lining the different plans and specifications
has from the sixteen different designs selected
those OF W. .. Banks, Mooser e. Mooser, Shea &
Shea, Smith d Freeman andJ. Gather Newsom-
five In all. The committee endeavored to make
a selection OF four plans to report back to the
board for its determination as to the plans and
specifications to be selected, but was unable
to agree rs to the superiority of the perspective
som.
The plans selected are those which your
committee recommend for the consideration
of the board to determine the plan to be
chosen for the erection OF the building on the
site of the old City Hall; also the plans which
in respect TO merit are entitled to the prizes of
$3.50, $500 and $3.50 respectively
Your committee, in view of the number of
competitive plans submitted, many of which
are meritorious, regret that more premiums
were not offered, as many of the architects
must have spent considerable time and labor
in designing and preparing the plans, specif-
cations and estimates.
the clerk be instructed to return to the respect
i've architects the plans which have not been
selected by the committee for further consld-
GRAFTON.
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New Auditorium.

A great musical event will be the
Ondricek- Materna concerts, which will
occur at the Auditorium on Thursday and
Saturday of this week.
Frau Amelia Materna is almost too we'll
known 10 need introduction. She is the
woman of whom Wagner exclaimed when
he heard her sing, "There is my Brun-
hide" and the compliment may be the
more appreciated when one realizes that
for months the composer had vainly
sought prima donna whom he con-
sidered great enough artist to be in
terna who was TO some extent Wagner's s
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THE STAGE PAYS.
Why So Many Novels Have Been Dra-
matized This Season.


This is great year for literature on the
stage. Funny phrase, isn't it, when we
consider that the stage is rather good
place for literature to visit. But this the
atrical season has been the most prolific
in years as regards the dramatization of
books for stage representation. The nov
elists are falling over themselves in wild
attempts to reach playwright and with
him coliaborate to enrich the stage. Thus
far this reason we have seen in Philadel-
phia dramatizations of Mark Twain's
''Pudd'nhead Wilson," Richard Harding
Davis "Her First Appearance" ('The
Littlest Girl'D Du Maurler's "Trilby."
Hopes THE Prisoner of Zenda," Edward
Townsend's "Chimmie Fadden," Miss
Trains "a Social Highwayman" and Co
nan DoyIe's "a Straggler OF 1885," pro-
duced here by Mr.. Irving under the title
of IA Story of Waterloo" And now
WORD comes that William Dean Howells is
collaborating with Paul Kester on dra-
matization of "The Rise of Silas Lapbam"
The play is to be produced by William II.
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N1arHick Concert.

A grand orchestral concert, with Marsick
as the soloist, will be given at the Baldwin
Theater tonight. August Hinrichs will
direct the orchestra. Mrs. Ernest H. Pal
mer will be the vocal soloist, and the pro-
gramme will be as follows:
Overture, "Im Hochland' tGade), orchestra |;
grand concerto, Op. 10, allegro moderate
(Vieuxtenps) Marsick and orchestral cantab-
lie from Samson ct Dalila" (Saint-Saens),
Mrs. Ernest H. Palmer and orchestra; concerto
(MendelSsohu), allegro motto appassionata
andante, allegro motto vivace, Msrsick and
orchestra; melodio, Op s. No. 8, fr ON "Chants
du Voyageur' Paderewski), orchestra; song,
"a Summer Night" "a. Goring Thomasl, Mrs
Ernest H. Palmer and orchestra; Rondo Cap
riccioso (Saint-Saens), Marsick and orchestra: ::
Arsgonaise from 'Le Cid" (Masseneu, orches-
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NEW TO-DAY.
A DYING SPARK
Stop Right Now! Don't Light An.
other! You're Burning
Your Brains.
WRECKS ALONG THE STREET.SIDE.

~~ Ofttimes tobacco's vic.
~ inns look at the dying
spark in the cigar stump,
osC or at the big masticated
~ ''chaw" of tobacco Just
~ expectorated, and with
81 nerves nicotinized with
.,-,-,-.--Shn tobacco, mentally re-
lyegsI|2@NF{ solve, Now. that is my
SlsX1&4zk1j last. I will never use il
again. / know that it is injuring me
physically and financially and my nerves
are becoming so irritated that l can't
stend the least annoyance" What is tho
result? These good resolutions are gem
erally made while the effect of the use OF
tobacco practically paralyzes the cravings
of millions of irrItated nerve centers and
Just as soon as the effects commence to
pass away these good resolutions weaken.
showing conclusively that the use of to-
bacco is not habit but q disease of the
nervous system caused by the education
of the nerves to crave for the nicotine
poisoning. What. then, is the easy, per-
manent, natural way to relieve yourself of
the use of tobacco? Certainly rot by dis
continuing it and suffering the nervous
reaction and prostrating effects and
mental degeneracy sure to follow the long
and continued use of tobacco. Does it
not suggest itself to you that the natural
thing to do is TO take remedy that is
specifically prepared to eradicate the
effects of the nicotine in the system and to
overcome the nerve-craving effects and
restore the tobacco-irritated nerves to
normal and healthy condition? To this,
we all say 'Yes, where is the remedy"
You will find it in No-To-Bac. This is
easily said and we all naturally ask for
proof. Certainly. Ii No-To-Bac fails to
cure, The Sterling Remedy Company, OF
New York, Montreal and Chicago have so
much faith in their remedy, that they
positively guarantee to refund the money.
and the concern being owned and oper-
ated by some of the most reputable busI-
ness men OF the East and West, is abso.
lutely reliable and, we are glad to say,
able in every way to live up to its guar
antee.
The sale of No-To- Bac within the past
few years has assumed enormous propor-
tions, almost entirely developed upon its
merits and the recommendations of the
cured. So great is the sale that it IS
hardly possible to go into any leading
drugstore without finding it on sale; and
the druggist has nothing but words OF
praise to give IL.
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At the Orpheum.

Charles B. Ward. the original "Bowery
Boy and the celebrated Athos family, q
quintet of acrobats, will be this weeks ad-
ditions to the Orpheum's bill.
Ward Is singer, ballad-writer and
comedian of note, and his appearance at
the Orpheum is looked upon py the man.
agement as one of unusual interest. Most
of last weeks fayorites are retained.
The Garrisons will leave for Los An
geles after to-day's matinee aud Wills anc
Collins, Alburtus and Bartram, the An.
dersons, the Fiilippis, the Painters and the
Wiltons will remain.
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amusing matrimonial complications, af-
fords plenty of opportunities for effective
staging, as well as for dances and fun.
Ferris Hartman will apear in his old role
of the Hoolah, the man whose profession
is to wed wife and shed wife for the ac-
commodation of people who have become
entangled in legal Implications. Martin
Pache will play the part of Prince Torpid;
John J. Rafael will be Moka, the Cadi;
Kate Marchl will appear as Namouna. the
pretty Persian; Fanny Liddiard as Kou-
kouli, the Cadi's wife; Carrie Roma as Ba-
an ex-ballet dancer; Jennie Stock
meyer as Nakid, the Princes page. After
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Growers Alcazar.

The Carleton Opera Company will pre-
sent for their final weeks attraction at
the Alcazar, commencing tom orrow, a
grand double bill, The Charity Girls" and
1.-The Mikado." The engagement closes on
Saturday night, March IA. and it is stated
that this weeks performance will mark
positively the farewell appearance in San
Francisco of W. 7. Carleton. By special
formance the 'Trilby" song, "Ben Bolt"
On Sunday next, March Is, there will be
a matinee and night performance. The
Bailey continuous show commences at
Growers Alcazar. Popular prices will be
resumed.
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Grand Opera-House.

The well-known melodrama, "The
Silver King" will be presented at the
Grand tomorrow night. A number of
strong situations occur in the plot, which
is always found to be an interesting one.
The leading roles are to be taken by
Darrell Vinton and Essie Tittell. Butler
will play the very difficult part of 'sThe
Spider" and Frank Hatch will be Daniel
Jakes. The piece is to be excelIentIy
staged.
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A REAL BAD MAN.
Pedro Cuda Has Mania for Attempt
ing to Kill Dissolute
Women.


Pedro Cuda, a sailor, is a real bad man.
He has mania for attempting to kill dis
solute women. Yesterday morning his
preliminary examination was held before
Judge Conlan ON the charge of assarltlng
Marguerite Marceau of st. Mary's place
with deadly weapon. The Judge held
him to answer before the Superior Court
in $4,000 bonds.
While the examination was going on
Detective Ed Gibson went into the court
room and recognized Pedro as Juan Go
meZ, who was held to answer on March
13, 1893, fora similar assault upon Chi
nese woman. On q previous occasion he
was arrested for trying to kill woman in
Quincy place.
Pedro boasts of having killed two men.
Recently he was involved in q row on the
water front, when the captain of vessel
was stabbed, and it was thought Pedro
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did the stabbing, but no proof could be
got against him.
He tried to create a scene in court yes
terday when the Judge held him to an
swer. but he was promptly suppressed by
Bailiff Kelly and Policeman Behan.
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Baldwin Theater.

Hoyt's latest play, "a Milk White
Flag" opens at the Baldwin Theater to-
morrow night. 1t is satire on the Ma
tional Guard, and is said to poke a good
deal of sly fun at citizen soldiership,
though the jokes are of kind that can be
enjoyed oy the most ardent militiaman
without offense.
The play deals with the jealousy existing
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NIacdonourh Theater.

Frederick Warde opens tomorrow even
ing with his latest success, king Lear" at
the Macdonough Theater, Oakland. The
play will be repeated on Friday. For the
rest of the week the repertoire is as follows: !:
Tuesday evening, 1.-The Mountebank" !;
Wednesday evening, THE Lions Mouth; !;
Thursday evening, 'Virginius" Saturday
matinee, Julius Cesar; Saturday even
ing damon and Pythias.''
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Park Music To-Day.

The following programme has been arranged
or the open-air concert in Golden Gate Park
today
March, 1.-THE Thunderer". Souss
Overture, "Die lrrfahrt um's Glueck. Suppe
Selection, "Sur la Maladetta ...............V Vidal
'PreSidio Bel cnar
Overture, ''Macbeth" Hatton
Trombone quartet (selectedl.
Messrs. TobiD, Scheiner, Pruefer and Bellman.
"reminiscences of BeiIinf. Arranged by Godfrey
With solos for all inss cuments
ballet de Coppelia" ia"...............sL Leo Deiibes
"Ma Angeine,' coon tw ostep march ZEE johnson
Liverpool machinists receive a weekly
average pay of $S.
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Crane in the latter part OF this season.
Evidently the novelists have found out
that the stage has greater pecunary re-
suits than book-writing, all things being
equal. The successful playwright can buy
But when one is both successful novelist
and successful playwright-ah, OF such
is the kingdom OF heaven !-Footlight :
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Music Treat Forthcoming.

Mr.. Frank Belcher, the talented vocalist
and popular Native Son, will give con-
cert at Native Sons Hall on Tn ursday
evening, March 9. Mr. Belcher will be
assisted by select talent, comprising vocal
and instrumental soloists from both sides
of the baY.
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"The Strange Adventures of Miss
Brown" will come to this City with Ed
win Foy in the leading role.
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California Th eater.

Edwin Milton Royle is said to have a
successful play in his latest work, entitled
Mexico" which is to be seen at the Cali.
fornia Theater on Monday night, March
l6
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a week Of "The Hoolah" the ballad Opera
"Maritana" will be sung, to be followed
by revival of Richard Stahl's work,
"Said Pasha"
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Richard Mansfield recently produced q
new version of Robert Macaire" in Kan
sas City. The piece will be in the actors
repertoire when he comes to the Baldwin.
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Frank Mayo it is said, has a promising
party Of young actors and actresses in his
support in Mark Twain's "Pudd' 'nhead
Wilson," Frances Grahame, Eleanor Mo-
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The American humorist Robert J. Bur
dette will soon be an attraction at the
Auditorium entertainments.
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On the 10th, 11th, 18th and 18th inst. the
Dry goods Mems Association will have q
benefit at the Columbia Theater.
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The New York Recorder says: The San
tuzza of Duse is perhaps the most won
derful aud vivid piece of Characterization
this stage or any other has ever seen.
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Tivolf Opera-House.

Charles Lecocqs merry operetta. "The
Hoolah, ;" will be presented at the Tivoli
tomorrow night. The plot, with its
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-08

Henderson's "Sinbad" Company in
cludes quite mum Der OF people who have
never been seen in San Francisco with that
orga nization, which this year numbers
1l2 people.
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.SdrdOu's drama, Duse ,pIl be seen as the PCS
s'omate Russian princess before the close of
her present engagement.
Duse does all things well. Miss Daven-
port says she is not afraid to play against
Duse
Oh, what actresses dare do!
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retti. Lucille LaVerne, Arnold DAILY.
Frank Campau and Adolph Klauber are
young people who are winning reputa-
tion in "Pudd' nhead Wilson,"
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few years ago Manager Hammerstein
OF New York was the editor OF q tobacco
journal at $iS a week. Royalties from
patents brought him 100000. and now he
owns So, ,000, 600 theater.
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Sarah Bernhardt is the grandmother oil
two little girls, the eldest about 6 years of
age.
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Dramatio Breyitie,

James O'Neil will be the attraction to
follow "a Milk White Flag" at the Bald
win.
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Weak Men and Women

CHOULD USE DANIIANA BITTERS, THE
- great Mexican Remedy; giyes Health And
Strength to the Sexual Organs
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-08

Ondricek, although a Bohemian, belongs
more to the German school as an expo
nent of technique. The claim of greatness
is made for him. Whether this be true or
not he has succeeded in arousing scenes of
enthusiasm which prove that he possesses
the power of swaying the musical multi
tude.
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commercial MAN," Tesla's two
phase system" SO called. being the
method employed. II should be said
however. that at this writing no one
can determine how many horse power
Will be transmitted, since the expert
ment has not yet been tried under any
thing like as favorable conditions as
Will exist during the exhibition.
TO SEND CABLEGRAMS BY MAG
ARA'S POWER.
But perhaps the most interesting
uses to which the Niagara current will
be put have not yet been mentioned.
Arrangements have been made to turn
II into one Of the Atlantic cables. and
then to utilize the energy OF the big
water fall tn flash a message under the
sea from the American republic TO the
mother country. President Cleveland
may then send greetings by cable TO her
majesty, Queen Victoria. and inaSmuch
as Niagara's waters are international
in position. the river forming a part OF
the boundary between the United
States and Canada. II has been sug-
gested that the courtesy OF sending
this message on the queens birthday
would be fully appreciated by Great
Britaln.
Further. II Is expected that w. II
Preece. who has charge OF the British
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tendance. Think of II: natures most
impressive voice-a voice that has not
been hushed since rivers began to
runs TO be carried over hundreds OF
miles OF copper wire. across plains and
mountains and valleys. under and over
running streams and through tunnels.
TO the very heart Of the new worlds
greatest city. there to rise above and
dominate the murmur and chatter of
the noisy. sightseeing multitude,
In order to accomplish this wonder a
big transmitter will be fixed at the
bottom OF the big Niagara wheel pit.
and this will be directly connected
with long distance telephone in the
Industrial building. There the sound
will be 50 amplified by the megaphone
as TO give IL a volume closely ap-
preaching that which is heard at Nj
agara itself
SPECTACULAR USES FOR NIAGA-
RA'S CURRENT.
This will be a continuous feature as
the telephone current viii pass over a
regular long distance wire: but the
current for the operation OF the model
power house will be drawn from near
by sources during the most OF each "a
hours. When the Niagara current is
turned on direct, however. IL will be OF
sufficient volume TO do a great deai
more than operate the model The sur
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telegraphic lines. will complete a cir
cult as nearly as may be around the
world, ana then messages may be sent
by Niagara's electricity from the exhi-
billion to eminent men on the continent
Of Europe. such as President Faure of
the French republic. the premier of the
German Empire and others. DIR. De-
pew will send the message over the
long circuit.
Besides all these manifestations of
the wire-harnessed power of Niagara.
model of the system Of electric tow
age TO be introduced by Frank w.
Hawley on the Erie canal will be
shown. This will consist of a minia-
ture canal circular in form and filled
with water on which a number Of mod
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ANOTHER BIRD STORY.
A Sparrow Visits Canary Cage and
Makes Itself Quite at Home.

Sparrow Visits a Canary Cage and
Makes Itself Quite at Home.
From the Spectator.
A few years ago a lady living in the
Via Volturno in Rome. had some pet ca
naries in cages, which she every day
hung out on a balcony in front of her
kitchen window. She observed a sparrow
frequently come and perch on one side
OF the cages, and one evening when she
brought in her birds she unawares
brought in the little wild visitor perched
on its favorite cage 1t showed no fear,
and pecked the crumbs she offered II.
Evening after evening the same bird con-
tinued to come in with Its imprisoned
friend. An empty cage with food was left
near, and in this II made its abode at
night, the door always being left open.
Spring came and the sparrow flew away
then the summer passed, and with the
shortening days she returned, boldly en-
tering the kitchen, surrounded by a brood
OF four or five sparrows. She had come,
ii seemed, to greet her old friend, and in
troduce her treasures to her. They all
confiidingly ate the crumbs scattered on
the kitchen floor. Soon winter came, and
with IL the sparrow again as an estab-
lished ledger with board" Again the
soft breeze of a southern spring whis-
pered of new nests and broods, and the
sparrows flew away. but this time, alas!
to return no more.