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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16
NEW USES
FOR THE HOMING
PIGEONS

Something new in the employment of
homing or carrier pigeons is about to be
attempted in this locality. So much has
been said concerning these birds during
the past year that genuine interest in
their capabilities has been developed. The
Navy Department, as previously has been
published, has established stations for the
use of shipping, and especially for the
benefit of the navy, along the coast of the
Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
has accepted an offer from A. Carlisle, a
local pigeon-fancier, to provide pigeons
for an experimental service between the
FaralIones and San Francisco, and steps
are being taken TO make this offer
effective. There is physician In
Antioch who takes pigeons around in
baskets and leaves them at houses where
the cases are such that his services may
be promptly needed and the friends of the
patients release the birds, which there
upon straightway notify their owner to
call. The latest proposition is that sum-
mer hotels and camping parties shall have
pigeon service. Ardent lovers, parted by
the cruel demands of business require
ments, may yet send messages flying back
and forth. While the young lady signs,
s'Oh, send me letter from home"
she may receive one every day or
several times each day by employing
sufficient number of birds. Shop
ping can be expedited between the
stores and the summer hotels and another
year 1t may not be unusual for the shopper
to send her samples to their suburban
destination by the swift wings of the
homers. To camping parties off the lines
of travel and distant from telegraph
offices, the pigeon offers facilities for find
ing out about business and also for send
ing home the latest fishing and hunting
stories. This plan is under consideration.
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sell the farm to Wynbert, when Larry
steps in and proves his right to the owner
ship of the Wynbert estate. and first
class eviction follows with the landlord on
the wrong side of the case. OF course Nell
lie and Larry are united and the story ends
prettily enough 10 pleate any Irish au-
dience. The scenery of the minstrel of
Clare" is OH the same scale as both of the
previous Pitou productions and the cos
tuning is also feature. The part of Larry
OLynn is said to be particularly well
suited to Mr.. Olcott, being character
most natural to him, that of an Irish
American. He introduces several new
songs, some of which are of his own COM
position. The play will be given with the
some cast as that seen in the other pieces.
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Baldwin Theater.

A French comedy written on lively lines
is what "The Gay Parisians, (which will
be presented at the Baldwin tomorrow
night, is said to be- The play was done
in New York at Hoyt's Theater in the be-
ginning of last season and met with such
tremendous favor that it crowded out
Hoyt's own plays and held possession of
the house for over 200 nights. 1t is an
adaptation of the French farce "Hotel de
Libre Exchange" which has been running
at the Nouveaute Tbeater, Paris, for over
year, and it follows the lines of the orig
inal SO closely that Charles Frohman, who
owns the piece, Claims that it is a free
translation of the Paris play.
William J. Ferguson is at the head of
the company, ana the part he plays gives
him fine oppo rtunities. Sadie Martinot
is the leading lady and the other members
of the company are James o. Barrows, C.
B. Wells, w. b. Shirley, Sully Marshall,
Frank Durant, Louis Hendricks, Vaughn
Glaser, Frank A. Connor, Mrs. E. ]. Phil
lips, Margaret Gordon, Claire Rodrigue.
Veryie Graves, Nellie McCaul, Judith
Bordeaux and Frank Morris.
This is the story of 1.-The Gay Parisians. {"
1t seems that Mr.. Paillard is gentleman
whose business is not exactly understood
by his wife. The business takes him away
from home often and keeps him out all
night sometimes, He explains as best he
can, but Mrs. Paillard cannot grasp all the
points of his explanations. She very fool
ishly arrives at the conclusion that Mr..
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California Theater.

Tonight will mark the. last performance
of ''The Irish Artist" Chauncey Olcott
tomorrow night will present new play
entitled 1.-The Minstrel of Clare" This
latter piece was given in New York last
spring and ran for two weeks to crowded
houses. 1t was written by the late Fred
Marsden and depicts peasant life in
County Clare in the middle of the present
century. 1t mainly deals with the land
question and tells a story of gambling
ruin Gnd love. A young Irish-American
Larry O'Lynn, has returned to Ireland to
claim an estate bequeathed to his father
by Cecil Wynbert. The elder O'Lynn,
having been identified in the re bellion of
1848, fed to America, and on his death bed
admonishes his son to return to Ireland
and claim the estate as the heir.
He bids him to seek out his old friend,
Morris Cregan, and obtain the latters ad-
vice and assistance. The scene opens at
Cregan' s farm. Larry arrives and meet
ing Cregan's daughter, Nellie at once
proceeds to fall in love with her. She
does not reciprocate, however, and the
battle of words between them is one of the
principal comedy features of the play.
Cregan's son has become involved in a
gambling scrape and is about to be ruined
by Mat Dougan, when Larry comes to the
rescue and helps him out. In the mean
time cousin of Cecil Wynoert Robert,
has taken possession of the Wynbert es.
tate in face of the fact that there has been
no will found and he is the next of kin.
He has set coyetous eye on the Cregan
farm, which adjoins his place. and seeing
the possibility of enhancing the beauty OF
his place if the Cregan farm were his, he
makes overtures to Cregan for the sale of
the farm.
The old farmer Indignantly refuses and
Wynbert in rage swears to make him
give it up. TO this end he procures the
services of one Mat Dougan, bitter foe of
the Cregan family. to buy up the gam bling
notes of young Cregan, which he holds
over the head of the old man. Cregan
fearing disgrace and being unable to meet
the notes with ready money is about to
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18th inst, when she will be assisted by
Mrs. Ella Wren and others.

The Macdonough Theater will reopen
for the season under the management OF
Friedlander, Gottlob & 20. on Monday
evening with the Empire Stock Company.
The repertoire will be: Monday, "The
Masqueraders'' Tuesday. Bohemia. :;
Wednesday evening, sThe Masqueraders,
and at the special matinees the only per.
formance of "The Benefit of the Doubt"
Owing to the death of an intimate friend
of the family of Miss Katherine White
her piano recital, which has been an
nounced to take place on Tuesday evening,
August 18, at Golden Gate Hall, has been
postponed until Wednesday evening,
August 26.
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At the Chutes.

The chutes are growing more popular
every day, and the continually varying at
fractions offered IN the Casino and on the
Haight-street grounds serve to crowd the
place.
Fredericks, the "demon cyclist," has
been dashing down the long slide every
night about five times as fast as the boats
do. and this afternoon and evening he Will
repeat the feat for the last time IL the
City. 1t is a most exciting ride, and the
coaster appears to enjoy it as much as the
spectators.
At 4 80 o'clock to-day Emil Markeberg,
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 who
does everything but talk, will be on exnl-
bition for the last times this week. he
will receive visitors every afternoon and
evening.
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At the TivoIi.

The seventh week of the grand opera
season under the direction OF Gustav
Hinrichs at the Tivoli O2era-house will
be devoted to the careful presentation of
Verdi's wondrously popular opera, I'll
Trovatore." The cast will include Sig.
Michelena and Martin Pache, who will al
ternate as Manrico the troubadour, Sig.
Maurice de Vries and John ]. Rafael as
the Count de Luna, Sig. Abramoff and
Richard Karl as Fernando. Nine. Natal
and Nina Bertini Humphreys as Leo
nora. The popular contralto, Miss Flora
Finlayson, formerly of the Bosto-
mans and Lillian Russell and
Herald-square opera companies. will
make her first appearance at this house as
Azucena. the gypsy mother, which role
will also be essayed by Bernice Holmes.
The smaller parts will be in the hands of
Irene Mule, Edward Torpi and Sgnor Ma
poleoni. Special scenery, correct cos
tunes and appropriate accessories will all
garnish the production. Preparations are
going on for the forthcoming presenta-
tions of the divine inspirations of Verdi's
Aida" also his dramatic story LA Travi-
ata," Bellini's tuneful LA Sonnambula,
end the first presentation west of New
York of Humperdink's fairy opera, Han
sci and Gretel."
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barytone, will render the latest song sue
cesses. Favor and Sinclair are credited
with being very clever comedians, and to
make no end of fun in the comedy sketch,
"The McGuires," in which is pictured the
everyday happenings in a plum 8 shop.
Kennedy will continue his seances of fun
and merriment with hypnotic subjects
changing his programme nightly.
Some of the things Mr.. Kennedy does
he does not attempt to explain. HIS ex-
hibltlons at the Orpheum are very funny.
Biondi remains tor this week only. he
has Eastern engagements that cannot
be longer postponed. Were 1t not for
this, he might play on and on at the
Orpheunl without his popularity waning
in the least. He is one of the very pest
drawing cards that the Orpheum has had
in many day. Herr Techow's cats are
another pleasing feature, and the BLACK
Patti will appear IN new repertoire OF
songs. The four Nelson sisters are per-
forming greats acrobatic acts. Wnat Is
most pleasing about their work lsthe ease
and grace with which they perform the
most difficult feats Altogether the new
bill is very attractive and the crowded
houses should continue. Matinees every
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
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This week the attractions are good,
musically as well as dramatically. The
advancement of the season is indicated by
the announcement that the Alcazar will
be reopened the first week in September
Fashion is turning homeward from the
country and the seashore, and the theaters
will soon show the effect of their ingress.
The general announcements for the forth
coming week are given below.
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The AIcazar.

The Alcazar will be reopened during the
first week IN September under the man
agement of Belasco, Doane and Jordan,
the lessees. During the season the attrac-
tions will include several new plays. The
right to 1.-THE Ugly Duekling," which is
the play in which Mrs. Leslie Carter made
her first appearance, has been secured
from David Belasco. The uame OF otner
plays will be announced from time to time.
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NEW To-LAT-AmusEMENrs.
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AND FOLSOM SIS.

SAN FRANCISCO5 VS.. OAKLANDS.
sunday. August is. Game Called at 2:30 p M.
ADMISSION Is CENTS. LADIES FREE
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Morosco,s Grand opera-House.

After a week of sixteenth century ro-
nance Manager Morosco brings his COM
pany right up to date and is to produce
the noted naval melodrama, The Ensign. !"
The interesting story of love and war
told in 1.-THE. Ensign" has always been
popular. With its framework of Cuban
scenery and the forbidding Moro Castle
in the immediate foreground the play is
even more attractive. 1t is to be staged
with the greatest attention to detail, and
the double deck OF the great United States
ship San Jacinto will be quite marvel of
the stage mechanics art.
Mr.. Brophy has been playing the title
role of 1.-The Ensign" throughout the East
artistic performance on the part of the
star. To strengthen the cast number of
artists have been especially engaged for
this week.
w. L. Gleason, who was one of the
original cast, has been engaged to take the
role of Coxswain Jack Dudley, and little
Mildred, the clever child actress who made
great success of the part with the Fraw-
leys, is to be Mary, the cousin of the
heroine, Alice Greer, part to be filled by
Kate Dalglish. George Olmi. ]. P. Winters
and Agnes Rankin have also been specially
engaged.
Harry Benrimo. young local actor
who has won pre-eminence by his mastery
of the art of makeup. is to be Abraham
Lincoln. Leslie Morosco will appear for
the first time since a serious spell of sick
ness.
This will be the final week OF Mr.
Brophy's engagement. To com memorate
the fact, handsome Photographic souve-
mir of Mr.. Brophy, bearing fac-simile of
the handsome young actors autograph, is
to be distributed to the ladies attending
Monday nights performance.
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pRnE n VAN DER NAILLEN

VIII deliver an illustrated lecture on the x OR
ROENTGEN RAYS Wednesday evening, the
10th, at Golden Gate Hall, 625 Sutter street.
Tickets so cents, at Doxey's bookstore.
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Nellie McHenry will begin her season IN
her new play, "a Night in New York" at
Long Branch on August 20.
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Popular Prlces-25c and SOC.
FREDERICK WARDE

Association Auditorium, Mason and Ellis streets,
THURSDAY EVENING, August 20. "A Nlght
soc on sale at sherman, Clay & Co.'s and the
Association Office.
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Cues From All Quarters.

Chauncey Olcotts last performance Will
be given Sunday, August %.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

"The Fatal Card is one of the attrac-
tions for next season in this City.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

Fanny Bloomfield Zeisler will make
tour of the Pacific Coast In November.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

The Holland brothers have had an offer
to go to Australia following their engage
ment on the coast.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

The new play being written for Steve
Brodie will be as highly sensational as his
present piece, "On the Bowery."
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The Orpheun.

The new people at the Orpheum for this
week include Mildred Howard and Svd-
ney DeGray, also Favor and Sinclair.
Miss Howard is very graceful dancer
and is said to make fine stage appear
ance. She will introduce her sensational
Trilby dance. Mr.. DeGray, noted
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

The tour of Daniel Frohman's company,
presenting "The Prisoner of Zenda," will
include this City.
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Chauncey Olcott's new song, Home"
which he sings in the minstrel of Glare"
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.
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A great combined benefit will be ten
dered the Knights of the Red Branch,
Knights of Tara and K. r. B. R fes at the
Cal fornia Theater on Monday night,
when Chauncey Olcott will appear in the
minstrel of Clare
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Now ''The Masqueraders'' proceeds upon
a totally different plan. The author has
collected in the compass of its few acts
very choice aggregation of social monde
scripts, probably through a desire TO sat
irize pretense, and has given them lines
which are sardonic but very witty. Un-
questionably the dialogue is clever and
undoubtedly the epigrams are good. But
the audience did not applaud one of these
sentiments. When, however, the heroine
weeps and bemoans her sad fate, and
when at another time she thinks that her
child is about to be taken from her, the
audience was with her to a man and
woman and felt that their emotions had
been properly stirred. So also the "Bo-
hemian Girl" number that was most
called for was the ballad about "The
Heart Bowed Down."
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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.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

Charles Frohman is having new play
prepared in which he intends to star Sadie
Martinot.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

The Imperial Opera Company is said to
have secured the much -talked-of soprano,
Susan Strong.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

One of the important attractions for the
coming season at the Baldwin is James
Hearne in .sShore Acres" and a new play,
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

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.
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Joseph Grismer and Phoebe Davies are
expected to arrive here shortly to spend a
few weeks in San Francisco prior to their
opening in Humanity" at the Columbia
Thea ter.
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DR.. Gilbert Graham will sing several
numbers at Miss Katharine Whites piano
recital, which will take place at Golden
Gate Hall next Tuesday evening.
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story of the hills, written by Scott Marble,
will be one of the interesting plays to be
presented at the Columbia Theater this
season.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

Edith Crane and Jennie Reiffarth will
both appear in "Trilby" when it comes to
the Columbia Theater after the FrawIey
Company closes it's engagement.
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The case in point to which these general
remarks refer is local. During the past
week there have been two plays on local
stages which have been heard of widely.
One Of these, "The Two Orphans" has
been at Morosco's Grand Opera-house.
The other, ''The Masqueraders. has been
before the public at the Baldwin Theater.
The element of woe pervades the first
named throughout. There are three diff
ferent sources of tears ill it; three sets of
circumstances which run together to pro-
duce one deep and wide salty rill.
Women went to the Grand night after
night and took their children there. Sobs
and sighs were heard and little children
walled. The latter cannot be supposed to
have been overcome with the pathos of
what they could not understand, but their
acts led to phenomenon. Fond mothers
of these unhappy babes went out and
quieted the babes, but returned TO be fur
ther penetrated by grief. Every night
there was full house.
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:The Great Unknown" has made the big
gest hit at The Columbia Theater of any
comedy produced this season by the Fraw-
ley Company. There are curtain calls
nightly. Much interest is manifested in
the production of 1.-The Social Trust
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"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.
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1t takes a divining rod, perhaps, to find
water beneath the soil. Some mystical
witch hazel twig twists, turns, points to
the springs which well below, and ali that
it is necessary TO do is 10 smite and out
gushes a crystal food as plentifully as
from Horeb's rock. Now the dramatist
who has diyination sufficient to put the
matter in another way can unlock the
fountains of tears so that his audiences are
happily dolorous, lachrymosely glad, COM
fortabIy miserable-ir short, shall not
only be suffused when they sit in his
magic circle, but they shall so commend
him from their hearts of pity and SYM
pathy that all their friends will come also
to weep in ecstasy and go away with
pathos within them.
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PEARr r4kTT RErURNIAG.
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Nenf in Search.

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Henf 5n Search.
SYDNEY, C. B. L, Sept. 26--The
steamer Hope, with Lieutenant Peary and
party on board, arrived here to-day. and
will leave for the United States Monday.
The correspondent of the United Asso-
ciated Presses did not find any of the party
very communicative as 10 why they did
not bring the mueh-tslked-of meteor with
them.
One explanation of the failure IS that
the gear on the Hope was not powerful
enough to raise the great mass The trip
was singularIy free from accidents and
slight seasickness at first was the Only III
ness from which any of the party suHered;
The propeller was somewhat damaged
by the ice, but the speed OF the ship az no
time when necessary was less than sl1
knots. Going north the Hope called ST
Gods Haven and Unmak.
Professor Burton OF the Massachusetts
Institute OF Technology and party !andeo
At Unmak. Here sketches were made On
the following day, August S, the CorneA
party landed at the peninsula OF Nugsuak,
where they remained while the ship went
further north with Lieutenant Peary.
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stomach, starved nerves, imperfect teeth,
or bv Incidence, combined with too
Generous diet. Heat is the best and
onickest cure for this distressing pain. a
hot fatiron, l.assed rapidly and deity
over several folds of flannel laid on the
affected spot, will often give relief IN less
+ban ten minutes without the AID OF
medicine. Hot fomenTetions are OF equal
-aIne- though when the skin IS very
1nder II is more advisable % use dry
HAT nothing being better for TIE
pI-pose than bags o. heated salt,
iosr or sand, which retain warmth
fora long time. Cold water, applied oy the
finger tips 10 the nerves n front OF ina
ear, Aas been known 20 dispel neuralgia
pains like magic. When caused by acioIty
a doseof charcoal or soda viii usually acs
as . corrective. SICK heaoacns y accom-
panied ~ bilious symptoms. and attacks
usually come On when the person - oysE-
tired or below par physically IBIS =
disease Of the first half Of lie and oiisn
stops OF its own accord afreI middle age.
4 careful Diet Is imperative N eTsEJ case,
sweetmeats and pastry bang ezDscl2ii7
pernicious.
Eating heartily VIXEN very Slfso, -@Is
dinners, eating lrEeZ1izriy, i1sIsl-els1s :
mastication OF too mEca z11n1zl iccd,
especially in ths spz5Dg q dcrl1g t1s EoE
weather, are freq1enE czzs@s o mage
tlon, causing headaches D. TsEsZ actaorl-'