The San Francisco call., 1896-07-19

JULY 19, 1896.
will participate and many attractive fea-
lures have been secured. The sale of seats
will begin next Thursday at 8 A. NJ. A
large number of tickets have already been
disposed of by Mr.. Cooks many friends.
Theatrical Brevities.
"The Gay Parisians" follow the Empire
Theater Company at the Baldwin.
The great production for this City dur
ing carnival week will be "The Prisoner of
Zenda."
There is to be professional matinee of
Carmen" at the California Theater on
Thursday afternoon.
There is to be big Native Sons benefit
at the California one night during the last
week OF the Stockwell company.
Steve Brodie, the famous bridge jumper,
will bring his play, ION the Bowe ry," to
the California in the near future.
"The Merchant of Venice will require
an extensive cast, and Manager Stockwell
has engaged some additional talent of ex-
cellent merit.
Rose Coghlan, Frederick Warde and
the Stockwell players will take the produc-
ton OF Carmen" on the road alter the
season at the California Theater.
Frederick Warde is preparing the entire
play of 1.-THE Merchant of Venice" for
presenta ton at the California on Monday,
July q. 1t will be given in six acts.
T. Daniel Frawley, ]. }. Gottlob, Miss
Louise Thorndyke. Miss Alice Evans and
Miss Alice Pixley form a party who will
arrive from New York City next week.
Following the double bill at the Colum-
bia Theater ''The Highest Bidder will be
presented by the Frawley Company with
every member OF the company in the cast.
The Empire Theater Stock Company
will be the next attraction at the Mac
donough Theater in Oakland under the
management of Friedlander, Gottlob & Co.
AL Haymen will rechristen Abbey's
Theater the Knickerbock He has some
big attractions for that house and intends
to send the best of them to San Francisco.
Wilton Lackaye, Louise Thorndyke,
Alice Pixley and Alice Evans will all be in
the cast of ga Gold Mine" when the
Frawley Company produces that play
at the Columbia Theater next month.
Miss Maxine Elliott leaves for Australia
on the 25th of this month. She will ap-
pear but three times longer at the CoIum
Wednesday nights, IN ''The Two Es-
cutcheons."
On account of the heavy demand for
seats the management of the California
Theater has decided to continue the pro-
duction of Carmen" through all this and
next week instead of producing Madame"
tomorrow evening.
Miss Margaret Craven will make her reap
pearance with the Frawley company on
Thursday evening next in her favorite role
of Vera in Moths" There have been any
number of requests for revival of Ouida's
| famous dramatiZation.
Wilton Lackaye is expected to arrive
here the coming week and will at once be-
gin rehearsing at the Columbia Theater
with the Frawley Company in the new
play written for him by Hillary Bell and
Ramsay Morris entitled 1.-THE Social
Trust" The play will have an advantage
OF fine Interpretation at the hands of the
Frawiey Company, as it also includes
Alice Evans.
On July % Gustave Hinrichs will cele-
brate his twenty-fifth anniversary as a con-
ductor in this City. During that time he
has conducted all the important events,
| opera seasons, etc., given here until ten
years ago, wien he was engaged by Theo-
dore Thomas to go East. Mrs. Kreling has
| rendered him benefit on his anniversary,
and he has engaged large orchestra for
| this special occasion. AS mentioned else
where "Pagliacci" will be the work pro-
| duced.
Bohemia" the first play in which
| Charles Frohman's Empire Stock Com
pany will appear at the Baldwin, is said to
possess the cleverest lines that Clyde
Fitch, Its author, has yet put into a COM
edy. In going back to Henri Murgers
"Vie de Boheme" Mr.. Fitch has succeeded
in weaving play success out of material
with which Dion Boucicault and others
| failed The Empire Theater Com pany
will arrive here in few days. The com
pany's next season begins with its Bald
win Theater engagement. Besides "Bo-
hemia" we are to have during the engage
ment 1.-The Benefit of the Doubt" and
1.-THE Masqueraders.'
Manager W. A. Brady, who returned
from Europe few days ago, has brought
home some very interesting information.
| What he has to say about the craze fol
| foreign vaudeville performers and the ex.
traordinary figures which managers are
willing to pay them to come to this coun-
try has q pertinent interest. They are
| substantial facts and precise figures that
deserve weighty consideration:
1.-THE extravagant offers of American
managers are turning the heads of the
vaudevillers. Where they get $25 per week
in London they ask $500 per week to play
| in America. Three minstrels in Paris,
who were virtually picked up from the
streets by the manag of the Ambassa-
deur, who got $75 at first and now receive
500, ask $3.50 per week to come to America.
| Otero, who received $500 when she first
visited America, will get $1,000 per week
when she comes over next season. Fou-
gere returns at $1,000 per week next season,
where she formerly got $3.50 or $500.
The five Barrison sisters. who receive
5000 in Paris, will get $3.50 per week