The San Francisco call., 1896-11-01

funny fact, but man never seems SO over
bearing, never exhi bits more sublime arro-
gance and egotism than he does Just lour
days before Presidential election.
The most dumb and retiring dispositions
b come warmed TO the very fever heat OF
enthusiasm when "party" or candidate"
is made the subject for argument.
Who can blame he wage. Garner. the tax
payer, the long-suffering private citizen
for expressing his independent views IN
strident tones at every opportunity offeredf
He doesn't have the privilege very often;
besides, to-day he is an important and In
dispensable factor in this mighty Govern
ment's affairs, for he has vote to cast.
In few more days he may find he is not
SO popular or important as he fancied.
When a Californian determines to seek
new lands to conquer he either takes pas
S age TO South America or Africa, where
pioneering appeals 10 his Western spirit,
or he quietly and meekly enters one of the
great Eastern cities, where before many
moons have she'd mesmeric beams on the
dull world he makes himself known by
his genius, talents and individuality.
The world at large soon joins the great
city in applauding his merits, and the
ambitious Californian rejoIces to know he
is famous. At present there are score of
Californians who are basking in the smiles
of a generous New York public.
Al Hayman, genial, dIgnified and smil
ingly selfish always, is managing one of
the handsomest theaters IN New York,
the Knicker booker, and his popular
brother Harry Mann, is general over
| seer of the different theaters and COM
panies in which Mr.. Hayman is inter-
ested.
| Down at Hoyt's Mad;son-souare Theater
| Archibald Clavering Gunter is busily en-
| gagged wedding out all the Objectionable
| things in MS new comedy, "a Florida En-
| chantment." The newspapers were very
| curt and bitter in their criticisms of the
| play when it opened, but the public like
| the ludlcrous side of the unique story,
| and in consequence Hoyts cozy little the
| ater is filled every night. So successful
| has the play been that the manager,
James E. Moore. has extended the run 10
| sixteen weeks. At the endsof that time
the comedy and original company will
| tour the interior States.
! Over at the Academy OF Music Clay M.
Greene and David Belaseo's melodrama,
| Under the Polar Star" is closing pros
porous season of ten weeks. Clay M. Greene
| has an ideal home over at Bayside on
| Long Island, where ne and his charming
wife entertain old friends from California
and welcome cordially the new-found
friends of the East.
Ben Teal has been on the high wave of
success during the past year, and every
moment OF bis time is occupied now in
writing producing and managing plays.
William a. Brady no longer advertises
himself as ''the manager of Jim Corbett,"
having decided that the time was ripe for
dlopping that questionable dignity. Mr..
Brady's ambition to be recognized among
/ the prominent mana ers OF the United
States is evidenced by The superior casts
he is giving his productions. This season
he has in his employ some of the most
prom inent people in the theatrical pro-
| fession. There is a plucky little Califor-
nian here who has made name and fame
for herself by the hardest of study and
the most tenacious perseverance. Her
name is Ida Bentley, and her school days
were passed in San Jose. AS q reader and
elocutionist she has won extraordinary
success.
| called on her at her pretty apartments
in the Carnegie btilaing last Thursday,
| and found her radiant with health and
courage. Just week ago she returned
from jaunt in the Adirondacks, where
she had to go, after her three months
season in London, to rest and recuperate.
Last April Miss Bentley went over to Eng
land for the first time. Her purpose in
going was to give readings and recltations
during the London season. She met with
immediate success and remained in Lon.
don until the end of July. One of the
most pleasant incidents of her visit, she
declares was the reception to "Women
Journalists" given at the Duke of Suther-
lands home, Stafford House. Many of
the most prominent folk in England were
in attendance. Among Them were: Mr..
| Balfour, Lord Rosebery. Mr.. Zangwill,
Sarah Grand, Anthony Hope, Richard II,
| Hutton and ]. W. Cross, George Eliot's''
husband. Miss Bentley will 60 over again
| next April.
| Theodore Wores is a transplanted Cali
| fornian, and an artist whose peculiar tall
ent for painting Japanese and Chinese
picturps has made him famous. His studio
in the Carnegie building is hung with
handsome Chinese and Japanese nbroid-
cries, portieres and oriental bric-a-brac,
making suitable background for his
wonderful paintings OF Jap apanese life. Mr..
| Wores has recently finished picture
i which he calls ''Jiso Soma" 1t represents
beautiful young Japanese mother burn
ing incense before the patron saint of little
children. The ii ure is in profile, and the
yellow glow from the burning incense
throws mystic light over the bronze
| image of Jiso Soma and across the round.
youthful cheeks of the sad-eyed mother.
The coloring is exquisite and one of the
best things Wores has dons in that line
He has been giving the greater par of his
time during the past year to portrait
painting.
In January he intends to start for
Japan, where he will remain about wear.
He will pass couple of weeks in San
Francisco before sailing.
Last Sunday there was a quiet little
wedding at "The Little Church Around
the SorEer." Rev. George H. Houghton
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