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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07

but she would have to fling to the
winds her Carmen-like coquetry and
practice a system of Delsarte all
through the opera which would
make those rigid "Cavalleria Rusticana"
gestures an impossibility. Even her tine
singing would have to be less melodra-
matte If Nine. Dorre wished to place her
Mlgnon on the same artistic plane as her
Carmen. 1t seems a hard thing to say
OF so good an artist as Dorre, but last night
her Interpretation of the role savored of
playing TO the gallery, though good deal
of her applause came from the stalls. She
sang in English and enunciated very dis
tinctly.
Mile. LIGHTER was an ideal Felina. She
looked like bit of Dresden china and
warbled and trilled like lark. II am
Tiania" was particularly delightful piece
of singing, and the cadences with which
she ended the aria brought down the
house. Mile. Bella Tomlins was more at
home as Frederick than she had been the
night before in the more exacting role of
Urbano. Her singing of the gavotte, in
the second act, was by no means an I'M
satisfactory piece of work, and won her
considerable applause.
Signor Abramoff, as Lothario, again dis
ringuished himself. His acting was marked
by simplicity and repose, and, as usual,
his singing left nothing to be desired.
Eugene Avery was effective as Laertes and
S. III. Dudley acted we'll and looked pic
turesque as Giarno. The choruses were for
the most part good, and in the opening
scene the crowd was dressed and grouped
with good deal Of skill.
The Tavary Grand Opera Company will
present the double bill of "Cavalleria Rus
ticana" and "I'Pagliacci'' at the Baldwin
Theater tonight. The cast includes both
the principal tenors.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07
MRS. VAN W|E'S MONEY,
Frederick William Brooks Ar
rested for Having En-
bezzled It.
He Denies the Charge and Claims It
Has Been Instigated by His
Enemies.

Frederick w. Brooks, manager OF the
Merchants Cleaning Company, was booked
at the City Prison yesterday afternoon on
two charges of felony embezzlement.
The complaining witness is Mrs. Orllnda
Van Vie, who was divorced from her hus-
band in August, 1894, and was awarded
one-third OF the community property.
Her share was assessed at $1125, which
she alleges was paid in two sums of $500
and 1925 to Brooks on her behalf and re-
tanned by him.
Brooks version of the affair is that after
Mrs. Van VIE was divorced his mother
asked if he could not give her home in
his house, as she was friendless. He con-
sented to do so and she went to live with
him. The two attorneys who acted for her
in the divorce suit got her to sign docu-
ment agreeing to pay them one half of her
interest in the estate, and when she com.
planned to Brooks about it he ADVISED her
to consult an attorney.
"Attorney G. g. Maggie was consulted y
said Brooks, land he advised her to ignore
the document. Several consultations were
held with the attorney for Mr.. Van Vie as
to her share OF the community property.
and finally it was fixed at $I125, TO be paid
in two installments, one of $500 and the
other of $625. l received the first INSTALL
ment, less 500 paid to Maggie for his fees
and handed 10 Mrs. Van Vie the $4e0 in
gold in the presence of my wife, Maggie
received the second installment and called
with it at my office and Mrs. Van Vie got
it from me.
.'She knew was hard up and asked if
she could be OF any assistance to me.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07
MISS FERRY'S DEBUT,
She Appears as Dora Prescott
in MEN and Women" at
the Columbia.
The Frawley Company Takes Cali.
fornia Girl, New to the Stage,
as One of Them.

Miss Minnie Ferry was the star feature
of last nights presentation of MEN and
Women" at the Columbia Theater. 1t
was the occasion of that clever young San
Francisco girls debut-her first appear
ance upon the stage. Those who may not
have been aware of it, however, surely
could not have guessed that the young
lady who was playing Dora Prescott was
going through the trying experience of q
first night before the footlights.
The part of Dora Prescott is that of a
soubrette-a young girl. gay and artless,
who trips on and off the stage, has little
something to do with all the other charac-
tiers, pets and pouts, woos and is wooed by
her first lover. 1t is by no means an I'M
important part, but requires light step,
graceful bearing, nice elocution-th at
art which wears the appearance of artles s.
ness. And all these requirements the
pretty little debutante met so entirely as
to delight her friends aware that she had
just essayed the part and to give no warn
ing to others that she had not played the
part thousand times.
When Miss Ferry made her first ap-
pearance on the stage she was instantly
greeted by burst OF applause, for the
boxes were occupied by her personal
friends, and very many in the house had
come especially to see her. Her mother,
Mrs. c. ?. Ferry, and her little brother,
with party of friends were seated in the
center of the orchestra circle, where the
best view might be had.
Miss Ferry was dressed in white with
red carnations. In the next act she was
dressed In pale sea green and yioiets- She
appeared IN the last act wearing a street
dress of cadet blue with white trimming.
During the evening she provoked fire.
quent applause and flowers we're showered
upon the stage.
Miss Ferry has been regularly engaged
by the Frawley Company and will go
north and continue with them until the
end of the season. She will go to New
York, to friends there, and make arrange
ments for her subsequent career, which
promises to be brilliant.
Miss Ferry is native of San Francisco.
She is a graduate of the Denman Gram
mar School. She has travelled extensively
with her parents, completed ner education
in France and Switzerland. She is gifted
with good, voice. pretty face and good
figure, and is otherwise peculiarly
equipped to adorn her chosen profession.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07
BOXING FOR CHARITY.
The National Club VIII Give It's First
Entertainment This Even


The National Athletic Club will give its
inaugural athletic entertainment this
evening at the Auditorium Theater, and
J. Ross Jackson, the president, is SAN
guine that success will crown the first of
an interesting series of exhibitions which
will be held under the auspices of this
club. The principal feature of sport for
the initial gathering will be an eight-round
contest with gloves of regulation size be-
tween Danny Needham and George Green.
The principals have been training faith
fully for three or four weeks for this exhi-
bition, and speculation among the lovers
of the sport is rife as to who will receive
a favorable decision at the termination of
the bout.
Green has an advantage in some WAYS.
He IS several years younger man than
Needham. and may possibly be in better
trim to put onthe finishing touches. Need
ham has had long experience, and will, it
is said. introduce several blows which may
surprise the protege of Champion Corbett.
1t can be safely said, however, that the
bout will be we'll worth seeing. Several OF
the greatest boxing contests witnessed in
this City were finished inside OF ten
rounds.
According to letter which was received
yesterday by a prominent promoter of
ISltCullS IfOul NEW IOFh sporting man,
the betting on the Maher and Fitzsimmons
fight will be strongly in favor of the New
Zealander. The gamblers of New York
and Chicago are of the opinion that Fitz-
simmons will stop Maher in six or seven
rounds, and already several wagers have
been made that the fight will not last four
rounds, andthat Fitzsimmons will prove
a winner. There is very small interest
taken in the other.fghts that are proposed.
The answer Corbett recently made to q
challenge which he received from Peter
Jackson is not calculated to impress sport
ing people favorably toward the cham pion.
The sporting men of New York have con-
cluded that If Corbett intends to play for
public pap.he must throw off his theatri-
cal robes and re-enter the arena. If Peter
Jackson is, by a breaking down of his
physical forces, unable to do any more
fighting, Corbett should be all the more
anxious to fight him and prove to thou
sands of people that he is the better man.
If Jackson was really in poor health Cor
bett would not receive q challenge from
the colored pugi!ist to meet him in. a
finish contest.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07
KINGS DAUGHTERS BENEFIT.

Charity Company to Give "7-2O-8" at
the Bush Street Theater.
Owing to the inability of the Columbia
Theater management to arrange for as
early date as the Kings Daughters de-
sire for their benefit. it has been practically
settled that it will be given at the Bush
street Theater on Friday and Saturday
evenings.
The charity company will repeat the
comedy "7-20-S,' given with phenomenal
success at Oakland last month.
the proceeds. will be applied on the
building fund of the Kings Daughters
Home for Incurables. The home has out
grown its quarters, and a movement is on
foot for the purchase of lot and the cree.
lion OF building which together will cost
$50, 900. There is no more worthy charity
in the City, nor indeed in the country, it
being the only Kings Daughters Home
for Incurables in the United States. 1t is
the first time the Kings Daughters Home
has made an appeal to the public and the
response should be q generous one.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07
NINE. DORRE AS M|CNON,
The Tavary Company Is Quite
at Home in Thomas Tune
full Work.
The Prima Donna Shows Too Much
Partially for. Carmen With
Variations.

The Tavary Company showed itself to
be quite at home last night in Am proise
Thomas charming opera of "Mignon !"
The work is not too heavy for the per-
formers; indeed, in the title role, the
prima donna may be said to have erred by
being too heavy for the work. The stag
ing and costuming OF "Mignon'' are not
beyond the capacities of the company. as
was the case in aida" and the orchestra,
barring an occasional uncertainty in in
tonation, played the melodious music
brightly and crisply.
Payne Clarke redeemed for his quasi
fiasco in the role of Radames on Monday
by his singing OF Wilhelm Meister last
night. He prod uced his tones pleasantly
and easily, pnrased with artistic feeling
and acted naturally and sympathetically.
Nine. Dorre's Mignon was open to both
praise and censure. She was always a
abandon both in her acting and singing.
but she made the mistake of applying the
me lodramatic methods of modern lyric
drama to work that has passed its thou-
sandth performance at the Paris Opera
Comique, and the result was like putting
new wine into old bottles.
At. times it seemed as though Nine.
Dorre had grasped an ideal conception of
the guileless idylIic Mignon; she was sim
pie and artless, "childlike and blando in
fact, but the ruling passions of Carmen
and Santuzza proved too strong for her to
resist them long, and Turing, coquettish
look, which of right belonged to the
gypsy girls armory, or a Santuzza-like
burst of passion would come and shatter
the illusion of Mignon. If Nine. Dorre
would cast aside her modern lyric drama
tendencies and remember that she IS plav-
ing in opera comique she has it in her 10
become wonderfully effective Mignon,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07
SHED CROCODILE TEARS,
How Carrie Clarke Warde, the
Actress, Beguiled a Police
Officer.
She Bewailed Armstrong; Absence
After Hiding Him in the
Hall.

. Frank Armstrong the young California
actor who deserted his wife and infant son
couple of weeks ago, has been located in
Humboldt County, comfortably playing
with the Carrie Clarke Warde Company.
There is tale connected with his escape
from this City which proves that if Mrs.
Warde were as fine an actress on the stage
as she is off it she would be winning the
acclamations of the multitude in metro
politan theaters.
The day that Frank Armstrong was to
sail to Eureka with the Warde Company,
on the steamer National City, Mrs. Arm
strong and Officer McMurray of the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children went to Mission-street wharf with
a warrant for Armstrong; arrest, on the
charge of DESERVING his wife and child.
When the destitute young wife and the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07

officer reached the steamer they found
Mrs. Carrie Clarke Warde walking the
deck and weeping bitterly. 'tHe has gone
deserted us, she walled when asked tc
tell the whereabouts of her leading man
How can we play without an actor tc
take the lovers rolesl 1t was base of him
for his fight means financial ruin for the
company"
HAS not he been down to the ship p,
asked Officer McMurray.
Mrs. Warde shook her head, went afresh
and tore her hair. 'He has sent no bag.
gage and no word" she said in a voice
broken by sobs.
II will search the ship. said Officer
McMurray. Just at this point, however
the actress was seized with such a violent
Ut OF Mysteries that she had to be patted
on the back and led gently to seat. while
the poor little wife, shocked at this fresh
instance other husbands perfidy, mingle
her tears with those of Carrie Clarke
Warde, and the hungry baby, whose milk
man had cut off the supply of food that
morning, also raised his little voice in
lamentation.
Taking advantage of the general con-
fusion Officer McMurray paid hasty visit
to the statcrooms, but he found no trace
of the missing actor. On returning to the
deck he found Carrie Clarke Warde, some
Wldt recovered from ner mysteries, VOWlnp
eternal friendship for Mrs. Armstrong and
her hungry baby.
ut is perhdious of him TO leave YOU in
the lurch, she said, worse, a thousand
times worse than deserving our company
although what we are to do on the road
without leading man" and Carrie
Clarke Warde sobbed again and begged
Mrs. Armstrong in broken accents to ac.
company her, as a last resource to re-
sort on Howard street, where Frank Arm
strong might possibly be found
The resort was visited without any re-
suit. Then began a tour of the town.
made by the two women, their footsteps
being logged by the officer Neither OF
the guileless victims guessed for moment
that Carrie Clarke Warde had her leadino
man slowed away among the freight on
board the National City, and that she was
leading them dance about town in order
to prevent the warrant being served upon
him.
Just before the time for sailing the wilv
actress eluded Mrs. Armstrong and Officer
McMurray and hastily made her wav to
Mission-street wharf in time not to be left
behind by her troupe.
Since reaching Hum boldt County Frank
Armstrong has sent some money to his
family, so it is Just as well that he escaped
being jailed. Mrs. Armstrong. who is a
clever dancer and has held engagements
in good companies, intends to return to
the stage as soon as she regains her health.
which has suffered from the priyations
she has endured.
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borrowed $500 from herr which, admit, ]
have not yet been able to repay. She
started g confectionery on Steiner
street and was forced to sell out after los
ing between $500 and $500. have always
been friendly to her and she used to tell
me she looked upon me as son. She
lived in my house for nine months with
out paying cent, and about ten days ago,
to my establishment, | was served with a
bill from her for 1910, being nine months
work at $50 a month, which of course I re-
fused to pay"
Brooks claims that Mrs. Van Vie has
been lnstlgated to have him arrested by
his enemies, who have been the means of
separating him and his wife.
TINS Is not the first time he has been ar.
rested. Two or three months ago pri-
vate detective. who had been employed to
watch his movements, had him arrested
Tor an assault with a deadly weapon,
which was afterward reduced to exhibit
ing deadly weapon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07
sPRINKLING A LUXURY.

Property Owners Protest Against the
Expenditure of Public Money.
A petition with about thirty signatures
was presented to the Board of Supervisors
yesterday against the expenditure of
public money for sprinkling the paved
streets of the City," The reasons for the
protest as given are that the work is not
an Improvement" and does not increase
the durability or change the surface or
character of the material of which the
street is made, or in any way add to the
improvement of the street; that it is not
necessary to the protection of life or health,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07
Death of a Veteran Printer.

San Francisco. died yesterday after an illness
of some duration. Neill was born in Edin-
burgh. Scotland, in 1896 and migrated to
Australia at the age of II years. He came to
California about 1868 and began working at
his trade. Neill, who was finely educated.
later gave Rotations before large audiences
and also taught elocution. He worked on the
Report up to a few years ago, when stroke of
apoplexy so disabled him that he had to aban-
don the tease" With the change of owner
ship he read proof on the Bulletin. He was a
member of the Workmen and leaves, besides
many friends, widow and six children to
mourn his loss.
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but OH the contrary is only luxury, and
should be paid for only by those voluntarily
consenting thereto.
1t is further stated that "since the streets
have been we'll cleaned there has been
comparatively no inconvenience by not
sprinkling. in proof of which Sutter and
other streets formerly sprinkied have not
been sprinkled within year past. If the
whole City is to be sprinkled the expense
will be too great to add to the present high
taxes. If the whole City is not to be
an unjust and unlawful discrimination"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07
DIR. Halls Coal Bill.

John Smith. coal dealer 327 Suffer street,
swore out warrant yesterday for the arrest OF
DR.. s. III. Hall on the charge of battery. He
met DR.. Hall on Montgomery street ON Wednes-
DAY ana asked for payment of coal bill
amounting to $2l so. The doctor, instead Of
paying the bill, knocked him down. The coal
was supplied during the time DR.. Hall was in
the County Jail awaiting his trial Tor criminal
malpractice.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07
A CRY FOR CHEAP BEER.
Saloon keepers Ready to Revolt
Against the Local
Breweries.
THE SYNDICATE WAS SCORED.
Scheme Presented for Supplying Un.
limited Beer at Four Dollars
a Barrel.
THE SYNDICATE WAS SCORED.

There was meeting of syndicate-op-
pressed saloon keepers and grocerymen at
800 Market street last evening. Sixty sell
lers OF beer responded to this cali:
ATTENTION. SALOON KEEPERS AND GRO
CERYMEN.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07
IN SPITE OF PROTEST.
The Street Committee of the Board of
Supervisors Favors Market
Street Frnnchise.

The Street Committee Of the Board of
Supervisors yesterday agreed to report
favorably upon the application of the
Market-street Railway Company for a
franchise providing for certain connections
along their road. The streets covered are
as follows: Page street, from Masonic
from Market to Eddy; Hyde street. from
Ellis to O'Farrell and along O'Farrell to
Scott street.
& protest was made by citizens and
property but the committee, as
stated, will report favorably.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07
The Fire Record.

An alarm was turned in from box AS at 3:35
O'Clock yesterday, for a fire at s Ashburton
place. The building is occupied by David Wolf
of $25.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07
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ADJUSTMENTS.
BALDWIN THEATER.-Grand Opera" Cavalleria
Rusticana."
CALIFORNIA TBEATER-"H eDdrlck Hudson Jr.'
COLUMBIA THEATER-sMen and Women"
MoRosco's OPERA HousE-"Sns of the Night.n
TIvoLI OPERA-HoUsE--"Th Gentle Savage
ORPHEUM.-High-Class Vaudeville.
6RovER's ALcAZAR.-"Arabian Nights and
"Joe's Girls"
MAcDoNoueH TIrEArER (oAKLANp)--" Mac beth,
SHOOT THE CHUTEs-Daily at Haight street,
one block east of the Park
PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB.-Races to-day
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A Russian farm laborer gets about f2 a
month.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-06-06
WHAT SNAKES EAT.
One Owned In Paris Averaged Five
Meals Each Year.

One owned In Paris Averaged FtNe
Meals Each Year.
During the last few months some Of
the gentlemen connected with the Mu-
scum Of Natural History at Parts have
given to the world various interesting
results Of their observations.
The learned professor at the mu-
scum. Leon Valiant describes the diet
of serpent more than twenty feet
long. which has been ON exhibition at
the Jardin DIES Plantes since the month
of August. 1885. Up to the end OF 1898
this reptile has eaten fifty times; that
is on the average of tive times a year.
The largest number of times In one
year that the snake took food was in
1886. when he ate seven times.
Nearly always the food consisted OF
the flesh of goats. old and young.
Three times. however. the repast was
composed of rabbits and once a goose.
The feeding OF the serpent. which will
eat nothing but what is alive, offers an
uncommon spectacle. and many per-
sons request 10 have notice of the
times when the creature feeds, so as
to witness the feeding. Yet the light
nirglike rapidity with which the rep
tile seizes its prey produces II power
ful impression.
Apropos of the volume which can,
by means of distension, enter the
stOmachs of serpents, Prof. valiant
relates that French viper was once
put in the same cage with horned
viper. As these individuals, although
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-06-06

When Richard Mansfipld's company.
was In Cincinnati recently Miss Jennie
Eustace. the leading woman, had d
weird experience I'm a hotel. She car
ries about the country small. but
valuable dog. She went to leading
Cincinnati hotel and was assigned TO
a large and splendidly furnished room
Her dog was carried to 1t I'm basket.
The door had hardly closed on the
bell boy when the dog was let out OF
Its BASKET. II began immediately 10
cry and moan, and made wild efforts to
scratch its way through the door.
There was no accounting for his be-
hayior, but Miss Eustace became
alarmed and felt herself growing faint
and nervous She tried to pacify the
dog. The effort was futile. She rang
for the bell boy, and asked to be shown
TO another room. even II II were not as
agreeably situated and elegantly fur
nlshed as the one she was In.
AZ soon as she got the new room the
dog ceased crying and made almost
human efforts to express its 10y ut
the change. AZ for herself, her merry.
BUSINESS disappeared almost instantly.
She thought nothing further OF the af
fair until few days later, when she
overheard some Of the guests OF the
house speaking Of suicide which had
been committed In the hotel the pre-
ceding Sunday, the day of her arrival.
Upon inquiry she learned that a well
known man had killed himself In the
room to which she had first been sent.
and the body had been removed only a
short time previous to her arrival
Philadelphia Inquirer.