The San Francisco call., 1896-08-14
PLAYERS AND SINGERS,
Jottings Made in Front of th'
Footlights of This
City.
The Curtains Rise Nightly Upon "a
Tempting Variety of Well
Staged Attractions.

1.-THE Masqueraders" is drawing fine
audiences to the Baldwin Theater at every
performance. The card scene brings out
recalls every evening. The play is charm
ingly staged, with scenery and costumes
on a fine scale. Viola Allen. William
Faversham, Robert Edeson, Annie Irish
and the remainder of the cast appear to
advantage. The last performance OF ''The
Masqueraders" will be given Saturday
night. That will be the farewell night,
lso of the Empire Theater Company
engagement. Next Monday night "The
Gay Parisians," which comes direct from
Chicago, where it closed recently run OF
100 nights, will be produced. The COM
pany includes W. ]. Ferguson, James ..
Barrows, Charles B. Wells, w. r. Shirley,
Sadie Martinot, Mrs. E. J.. Phillips and
Margaret Gordon. The advance sale OF
seats begins this morning.
Chauncey Olcott is singing every night
in "The Irish Artist" at the California
Theater and will continue throughout the
| week. He has an excellent support and
the performances are made particularly
pleasant by Mr.. Olcott's ballads. Next
Monday evening ''The Minstrel of Glare"
will be put on. Tuesday evening testi-
monial benefit will be rendered the
OLYMPIC Club. Seats are now ready.
a
Balfe's ever popular ballad opera 1.-THE
Bohemian Girl" was rendered. Miss
Katherine Kreig made her first ap-
pearance as Airline. Miss Kre1g possesses
an excellent weiI-trained soprano voice
and has successfully appeared both in
Germany and this country in various
prima donna roles. The cast also in
cluded Bernice Holmes, John J. Rafael,
Martin Pache, Richard Karl, Edward
Torpi. Next week Verdi's ever popular
opera "Il Trovatore' will be presented.
On this occasion the well-known contralto,
Miss Flora Finlayson, formerly of the
Bostonians and Lillian Russeil.Operaicom-
panies, will make her first appearance as
Azucena. Nine. Natali and Nina BeTtini
Humphreys will alternate in the role OF
Leonora, Sig. Fernando Michelena will
be the Manrico and Sig. Maurice de Vries
the Count de Luna.
On Monday evening next at the Column
bia Theater the original performance on
any stage will be given by the F'rawley
Company of Hilary Bell and Ramsay
Morris new play entitled "Ihs Social
Trust" Great interest is manifested
throughout the United States by the pro-
fessiof1. and especially the dramatic critics
of the East, on account of this production
originating on San Francisco stage. and
the fact that it is by two such prominent
authors. The story is founded upon Incl
dents connected with the famous cordage
trust, the downfall of which stirred the
whole financial world.
1.-The Two Orphans" holds the boards at
Morosco's Grand Opera-house. This is
the third week of James M. Brophy. Per-
formances every evening and Saturday
and Sunday matinees. Professor Grae-
bers Mandolin and Guitar Club plays at
every performance.
Immense audiences are in nightly at
tendance at the Orpheum. Among the
attractions are T. A. Kennedy, hypnotist,
who makes lots of fun, the four Nelson
sisters, Black Patti. Biondi, Techow's cat
circus and vaudeville.
This evening and every night this week
Conn Fredericks will give a sensational
bicycle performance at the chutes. Mr..
Frederick coasts the chutes on safety at
10 P. NJ. The merry-go-round for children
adds to the general merriment.
A concert takes place every afternoon
and evening at the Sutro baths, which are
open from A. NJ. until II Pm.