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The herald., 1896-07-03
POLITICAL POINTERS
Gossip Regarding Candidates and the convsn.
tion Proceedings

CHICAGO, July Eff" said Mr.. Till
man, "the gold people attmept to swing
to any man or if any man attempts to
secure their support. it will be found that
this support is veritable shirt of Mes
srs and it will prove the undoing of any
man who dons it.
II have faith that we shall find the
right man and I know we shall get the
right platform.
1.-THE shibboleth is still 16 to or bust,
but the other fellows are going to do the
busting"
AN OHIO MAN
CHICAGO.J July 2.-The friends of Hon.
John r. Mclean of Ohio are talking very
confidently today of the showing they
will make for him as a presidential can
didate in the convention. He will, they
say, from the beginning have not only
the support of his own delegation, but
also the assistance of many delegates
from other quarters. They think that
his availability will cause him to grow
upon the convention from the beginning
and claim for him that his selection
would make Indiana and Illinois surely
Democratic at the polls. 1t is claimed
by Mr.. McLean's friends that the east
ern vote will go to him rather than to
any other man because of the confidence
of the eastern men in his business ca
pacity.
ONE FROM MISSOURI
CHICAGO, July 2-There is a great
deal of quiet talk for Gov Stone of Mis-
souri,. Members of the Missouri dele
cation declare that there is nothing in
the talk but acknowledge that Stone
can do very much as he pleases, as the
delegation is very friendly to him. The
talk for Stone comes from outside states
where there is some opposition to Bland.
The herald., 1896-07-03

SALT LAKE, July 2.--After two or
three days spent in feeling the strength
of the opposition, the attorneys in the re-
ceivership Intervention proceedings
against James H. Bacon and the Bank
of Salt Lake, have at last come to an
agreement, and this morning in accord
ance Herewith, Judge Street appointed
Frank Knox and C. H. Jacobs receivers
for the affairs of the banking firm above
referred to
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tice upon the banks that their assess
ments will be raised s2O.00O,00 over the
assessments of last year. Siebe alleges
that he is compelled to increase the tax
under the new law, but the banks will
not submit without fight. They have
engaged attorneys and an injunction
restraining Siebe from raising the ass
essment has been applied for. Siebe
announces that the taxes of the gas,
water. railroad and other large corpo-
rations will also be increased.
The herald., 1896-07-03

SALT LAKE, July "A deal through
which the De la Mar mine of De la Mar,
New, passed from the hands of its
former owners, Capt. De la Mar and
associates, to an English syndicate, has
just been consummated. The consider
alton for the property is not definitely
known. but it is estimated to be from
S2 n0n nn0 To Sh n00 0lfl
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COUNTING NOSES

Silver Lacks Sixteen Votes Of the Necessary
Twts .rds
CHICAGO, July 2.-It being under
stood that the territories are to be al
lowed six votes each and that the Dis
trict of Columbia is to have six votes
also, the total number of votes in the
convention is 91s Then, 46O would be a
majority and 612 two-thirds majority
OF these votes the silver men today
claimed these states.
The herald., 1896-07-03
A Steamer Disabled

LONDON, July 2.-The Anchor line
steamship Italia, Captain Ward, which
sailed from New York, June II, for Gen
GA and Naples, passed Gibraltar June 25,
was spoken abreast of Cape Caroupe.
near Nice, in disabled condition. She
signaled that she needed no assistance.
The herald., 1896-07-03
War With the Banks

SAN FRANCISCO. July 2.-The bank
ers of San Francisco and Assessor Siebe
are at war. The assessor has served no.
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Green-Room Gossip.
MARIE EVELYN.

Among the many would be artists who
tormen,ed Gustave Walter tor engage
ments on the Orpheum Circuit while he
was in New York was a typical ''leg it" OF
the kind more often pictured in the comic
papers than seen in real life. He followed
the vaudeville manager about, and one day
cornered him in restaurant where theat-
rical people are wont to congregate. He
stated his business, and Waiter replied !:
LETS me see vat you can do; if you makes
me laugh l gives you an engagement"
Forthwith the actor mounted round
table and started to give ''bits'' from
he overstepped the center point of the
table and came tumbling down, table and
all. Mr.. Walter laughed, but the actor is
still waiting 10 be booked on the Orpheum
Circuit.
They were young, they wore new clothes
and had other characteristics that bespoke
the wedding tour. They entered the lobby
OF tbs Murray Hill Theater on Monday
night. Without unlinkinR arms the
happy pair walked up to the box office.
He asked: us Mr.. Myles playing in the
'Maccaroon?"
The treasurer was about to reply when
the blushing bride exclaimed:
"Why. Edward, you mean Andrew
Myies in sMackerel.'"
mo. Kitty he corrected, .'you are q
little mixed. It's-it's-it's-''
ITS Andrew Mack in .Myies Aroon, +"
ventured the treasurer as he laid down
TWO card boards and said, 1.-TWO dollars,
please"
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TWoli Opera-House.

The holiday production of Jack and the
Beanstalk" at the Tivoli Opera house has
met with great success and will be contin-
ued until further notice. The three grand
ballots and the artistic grouping of the
coryphees under the direction OF Mons.
Remonde have made quite hit, and SO
have the fancy steps of the male dancer
Henella. The specialt1es. the COW and all
the other features O. slack and the Beam
STALK" are good, and Ferris Hartman, w.
Maurice Darcy, Fred Kavanagh. w. III.
Tooker, Master Jack Robertson, Josie In
tropidi, Elvia Crox Seabrooke, Annie Suits
Anna Schnabel appear to advantage In
the leading roles.
A second edition is now in preparation.
in which many new songs, dances and
Jokes will be introduced.
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At the Orpheum.

With new evolutions for the ballets and
some changes in the vaudeville end of the
programme. the bill at the Orpheum for
this week promises to he even stronger
than last. Kiralfy has been putting his
corypliees through new marches etc.. and
the aerial ballet has some new light effects,
while the human butterflies have learned
new curves Of flight.
Zazelle and Vernon, the funny acrobats
of last week, are on the bill and Cushman
and Holcomb have new songs. Cler-
monts trained animals ara in the last
week of their engagement. The Phoites
and their clever pantomime play an i'm
portant Fart in the holiday bill. Tne
Dunbar sisters remain.
Abachi and Masand, two newcomers,
are said to be about the best acrobats and
tumblers that Gustav Walter has yet dis
covered
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parsons are odorous." The long and the
short of the matter is that the Mahatma
at the Tivoli has spoiIt us by pampering
us on such bright, sparkling music, that
we have grown too exacting in our comic
opera tastes.
1t is years since I saw a ballet
d'action, but an irrepressible longing
to behold one seized me after spend
ing the other evening at the Or
pheum, aad finding that more by good
luck than by good management Gustav
Walter has all the materials to hand for
giving, not the Excelsior" Of LA Mala-
oetta," but one of the many pretty bailets
d'action that tell their stories by panto-
mime, without spectacular effects. If
Adrien Kiralfy is not unworthy of his
brothers he knows thing or two about
putting on such productions. and the ac-
emphasized Phoites are equal to all the
requirements of the pantomime business.
AS for the Orpheum coryphees, they are
getting very nicely broken into dancing,
and if only few tucks could be taken out
Of the Orpheum stage to lengthen it Gus
tav Walter might fairly dazzle the San
Francisco public with a ballet-pantomim
such as no manager would risk the cost OF
bringing across the continent. 1t is by a
mere chance that all the materials are
here. and fear they will not be utilized,
but as they say in Patience: "Such an
opportunity may not occur again."
MARIE EVELYN.
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Loie FuIler's Return.

La Loie Fuller will produce panto-
mime entitled paris Tragedy" as a
feature of her engagement Of four nights
at the California Theater, commen cing
Thursday evening. The dancer has re-
turned this way en- route TO Mexico, where
she is to fill an engagement booked some
months ago and which she is under
contract to fill prior to her departure to
China. La Loie intends to make the pam
tomime the bill for her re-entree to the
Partisan stage next year. 1t calls for no
small amount of pantom ;mic talent and
Miss Fuller has secured the service of one
of the cleverest artists in this line to as
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Grand Opera-House

A war drama, across the Potomac. !"
replaces ''She' a: Mornsco's Grand Opera
house on Monday night. 1t is the work
of Augustus Pltou and Colonel Edward
Alfriend. Colonel AIfriend Is Union
soldier Who pays due homage to the cour-
age and sincerity of the Southern soldiers.
In fact. while the hero is Massachusetts,
man. his sweetheart is from Virginia and
her noble young brother is in the Con-
federate army. There are to be some
elaborate scenic effects, especially in the
great battle scene, in which an entire
company OF the First Regiment, n. G. c.,
will participate. Beautiful Cora Macy,
who played She during the past week, is
cast Tor the female spy and wears mems
clothes.
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GEORGE LeouE AT1ae CoLore eiA


be performed. It has been in the Frawley
repertoire only few months. but during
that time it has proved drawing card.
On Thursday and Friday nights and at the
Friday matinee, 1.-THE Great Unknown"
will form the bill. This IS an Augustin
Daily comedy which was successful during
the last Frawiey season.. Men and
Women" one of the best OF the De Mile
and Belasco plays, will form the bill at
the Saturday matinee and on Saturday
night, and 1t will serve as the farewell
performance on Sunday evening.
The Frawey company will not return to
the Columbia till next summer. Shortly
they will start on tour OF the East.
On "Wednesday night, the Both inst, the
Pacific Coast Commercial Travellers As
ISOLATION will take benefit at the, Column
bia Yheater.
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"Messiah' for CHARITY.

A very successful performance of 1.-THE
Messiah" was given in the First NJ. E.
Church, San Jose, last Monday and Tues
day, for the benefit of the Associated
and the various nun berS of Handel
masterpiece were received with unstinted
applause. A large and efficient chorus oil
San Jose singers, conducted by James
Hamilton Howe, rendered the choruses,
and the solo artists we're: Nine. Yda de
Seminario. soprano; Miss Carrie Foster
Mcclellan, contraIto; Mr.. Frank Coffin,
tenor; MIR. S. Homer Henley, basso; Pro-
lessor F. Loui King, organist; Miss Ada
Churchill, pianist.
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/ went late into the Colum bia Theater
the Of her evening, which is an unpardon-
able thing to do. Being conscious Of my
ill-doing, l paused in the foyer to wait
till the curtain went down, when familiar
voice struck my ear with astonis ment
1t was Maxine Elliott's diction; there was
no installing it. 1 peered through the
curtains, wondering how the fair divorce
had been spirited there. But no! Blanche
Bates occupied the center OF the stage,
Blanche Bates in the corporal presence,
which philosophers say is a mere bubble,
and in this case it was more tru e than
usual for her underlying personality
seemed to be that of Maxine Elliott.
Miss Bates mannerisms and gestures,
which used to be quick and nervous, had
taken on the more placid and ruminaut-
If one may say it OF a lady-mannerisms of
Maxine Elliott; her voice had caught the
infections of Maxine Elliott's voice and
her smooth, rather affected way of reeling
off her sentences, with little gasp here
and there, as if to suggest an emotion
which she was not quite capable OF ex-
pressing. Stran gest of all, in the interpre-
tation of her part, Miss Bates mind
seemed to be running in the Elliott chan
nels.
Blanche Bates may be an ardent wor-
shipper at Maxine Elliote's shrine, and in
her artless admiration have unconsciousiy
mimicked the tricks of her voice and man
ner Ii she has done il with malice afore-
thought she certainly deserves to be con-
Graduated on her remarkable success, but
having established her ability to do this
sort of thing, she should give it up as
quickly as possible. Maxine Elliott her
self bears unmistakabl bic traces of having
tried TO copy Ada Rehan-most of the
Daily graduates are afflicted with the
Rehan gasp-ano Miss Bates may be aim
ing al higher game than the fair Maxine
when she plays la Elliott. She is bright
and clever enough, though, to work out
her own salvation and throw models to
the winds.
",fhe Railroad of Love- in which
Blanche Bates and the other Frawleys were
playing, is one of those idyllic comedies
in which the characters live and move
and have their being only to make love,
or be made love to. There are a coupe OF
fathers, and few relations thrown in. but
the fathers have but a single thought
that of seeing their childr wed. They
lie awake at night bordering on suitable
mates for their offspring, and the sole topic
of conversation during their waking hours
is OF wedding bells and marriage settle
ments. Comedies from the German are
apt TO be that way, particularly comedies
where the great Augustin Daily has had a
finger in the pie. eth Railroad of Love"
is as beautifully, wholly and absorbingly
given up to Cupid and his wiies as
'.Countess Guckl" is. and every one re-
memb ers that 'Gucki" begins. continues
and ends in affairs of the heart.
1t is just like devounng feast of straw
berries and whipped cream, to ''ass.t." as
the French say, at one of these comedies.
Lite is depicted as we dreamed OF it at
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Baldwin Theater.

Palmer cox's Brownies" has but eight
nights and three matinees more at the
Baldwin Theater. Many amusing local.
isms have been interpolated during the
past week, ana for the remaining perform
ances will be materially added to. 1.-THE
Brownies" will close each evening as
usual with the aerial ballet, which has be-
come one of the most applauded OF the
many interesting features of the perform
ance. Little Gertie Carlisle, at the request
Of many OF her admirers, will render at
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bidders at the sale of Camille Bianc's stud the
other daY.

OtueI Jay.
There is already being manifested decided
interest in the series OF Lillian Nordlcs's ope.
ratio concerts to be held ct the Baldwin Thea.
ter during the week of January Is.
The scenes in Otis SINNERS new romantic
play, "a Soldier Of Fortune" are laid in Italy
Mt the beginning OF the sixteenth century, the
time being the second invasion OF that coun-
try by the armies OF France.
II. Beerbohm Trees SyenSaH is strikingly
original and forcible. He looks more like Du
Maurier's hypnotist musician ,han any of the
portraitures of the famous character yet seen
in New York.
lady has come forward to say that a work
written by her suggested TO Wilson Barrett the
idea of his .sSign of the Cross" Barrett dis
misses the charge of plagiarism in d lofty,
Marcus Superbus vein the dramatist-n novelist
says he doesn't owe anything 10 any body, he
got his story entirely out OF his own head, and
then he goes on to say he acknowledges no
indebtedness to anybody except to Suetonius.
Seneca, Tacitus and other classical authori-
ties, (which are, of course, open 10 anybody"
What a wonderful thing this learning is!
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ing tale. The Tinted Venus" NioDe,
a $4,000 statue. 1000 years old, is sud-
denly brought to life at an evening recep-
ton given by a wealthy New York insur-
ance man, the electric wires used in lllu.
minating her with incande- cent lights
erecting the marvellous reincarnation.
Her garments, which are decidedly an
tique in character, are replaced by a more
modern costume, and she is made one OF
the guests of the evening. Her manners
and customs are those OF ancient Greece.
and the complications arising from her
being thrown in with nineteenth century
people provide the amusement.
The cast will include Beatrice Lieb as
Niobe and the other paris will be played
by George Osbourne, Hugo ToIand, Fran
CHS Powers. Frank Clayton, May Buckley,
Maude Hine, Frances Newton and Miss
Bowler. Miss Rosetta La Faille will
make her temperance as Caroline Dunn.
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sweet sixteen. but viewed in the light of
more mature judgment, l, for one, cannot
dispel dire foreboding as to the future of
The characters, when they are all married
and done for. WHAT will they talk about?
What will the fathers have to occupy
their minds, when the love affairs OF their
children no longer burden them2 How
will the children while away the weary
hours without the assistance OF Cupid
In 1.-THE Railroad of Love-" Cousin "VaI"
will no dou BIT have her hands full looking
after that butterfly lieutenant OF hers. He
is just the sort of man who would be ito
one thing constant never"
1.-THE Railroad of Love- just suits the
Frawley company. They make love and
are loved brightly, cnarmingly and con-
vinc:ngiy. There is a perennial youthful
ness about then--a sort of
Men may come and men may 60.
But make love forever,
Which charms afresh every time they 90
it. You could not imagine them loving
in the mad. misguided way in which
Romeo and juliet loved, and suffered and
died. The Frawley lovers are we'll bred,
imprisoned as the rules of etiquette will
permit them to be, but quite incapable
of growing vulgarly despairing Or ve-
hement. The Fraw'eys have had such
long practice in polite comedies OF s'The
Railroad of Love" sort that l believe they
could compile valuable volume for tns
etiquette series on "How to Make Love
With Propriety."
To judge from the Tivoli programme,
one would say that the theater employed
! modest and retiring Manatma to write
its music. No com poser's name is given
on the programme except William
Lorraine's for that graceful music of the
ballet suite. Yes it must be Ma
hatma who composed the rest of "Jack
and the Beans talk" and he writes charm
ing music-bright. catchy and tuneful,
and yet not popular enough to be vulgar
or trivial. 1t does not matter to the pub
lie how he gets his inspirations, but my
own opinion is that he keeps up occult re-
lations with such masters of operetta as
Often bach, Franz Won Suppe, Audran,
Johann Strauss, etc. Some of these mas
ters are living and some have joined the
great majority, but that does not make
any difference; the Tivolis Mahatrna gets
out on the astral plane. meets them all,
discusses the newest things in comic
opera. and comes home laden with bright
and up-to-date inspirations for the Tvoli' 5
next extravaganza.
have not heard the latest illusions of
Strauss, Audran, etc., but judging from
their earlier operettas they are not doing
much better work than the Tivoi' 8
Mahatma. 1t was natural that Della Fox 5
operas should fail little fat compared
with "Babes in the Wood" the music of
Little Trooper" for instance almost de-
served the tate, and if you compare the
music of Jack and the Beanstalk" with
the music in 1.-THE Brownies as
Mrs. Malaprop classically observes, Ca
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At the Chutes.

r. M. Brown, one-legged cyclist who
is going around the world on mis- wheel,
has been engaged by the Haig ht-street
management and will coast down the
chutes and will land in the lake on his
bicycle this afternoon and evening.
Emil Markeberg will make a balloon
ascension and parachute drop at 4 o'clock,
and Jules Korto, the wonderful equiiibrist,
will walk down the chutes on a globe aft
ernoon and evening.
The Animatoscope shows mum Der oil
new scenes and it is rapidly becoming one
of the features of the grounds.
The San Francisco and Oakland school
children are availing themselves of the
homogeneous vacation invitation and
pleasant days see the place packed.
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Alcazar Theater.

''The Cricket on the Hearth" will be
Withdrawn from the Alcazar after to-day,
and Tomorrow evening ''Niobe," three
act comedy by Harry and Edward Poul.
ton, adapters of "Erminie," will be pre-
scented.
The story was in some points sug-
sested by Anstey's extravagant and anus
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every performance commencing with this
evenings, her popular mber. "Ben
Bolt"
On Monday, January 4, Denman Thomp.
sons favorite play, 1.-The Old Homestead
comes to the Baldwin. The company will
bring the original old Homestead Double
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Columbia Theater.

This is the farewell week of the Frawley
company, and it will be celebrated by a
triple bill. On Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. that comicaf comedy by
Martha Morton, His Wife's Father" will
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~GGOM, VIVIAN VAudAn InTHs Brownies :,
cSO(SE ArThE BALDWIN,

mime Miss Fuller will bring out new
dances. including the "Chinese Lady"
The Shadow Dance" etc. There will be
two matinees. one on Friday New Years
day. and another on Saturday.
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Circus ROYAL.

At the horse show at the Circus Royal
kicking. rearing and bucking horses con-
tinue to be trained in a manner which
shows the power of man over the horse,
particularly of Professor Gleason, the
King of Horse-tamers.
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Dramatic Brevities.


Walter Sanford is in London, using his old
plays
William Gillette is to supply Henry E. Dixie
with a new play.
Louis James has just finished disastrous
tour in the Sonth.
There will be special New Years day matt.
nees at the theaters.
The ballet of CLEOPATRA" will shortly be
presented at the Tivoli.
"My Friend from India" is to be produced In
London on January 10.
"Jack and the Beanstalk" was written and
arranged by George E. Lask.
The Lyceum Company, with Its entire new
repertoire, will be one of the summer attrac-
lions at the Baldwin.
The receipts of the Coghlan benefit will be
held in trust by Charles Frohman, Abe Hum
mel and William Perzel.
Nat Goodwin will play New York engage
ment after all. He will use his new play,
sAn American Citizen"
Modjsska's coming tour under the manage.
ment of AL Hayman & Co. will extenu over .
period of but four weeks.
ynsanh aw0r III will la vc the cast NJ ssc,o -,