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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
Columbia Theater.

Excelsior Jr." Will be presented for the
last time tonight. For the rest of this
week the theater will be closed to permit
of alterations and Improvements, and on
Monday evening. May 81, it will be re-
opened by the Frawey company in Had
don Cnam bars' -to-date melodrama,
Tho Fatal Card" It's story starts In q
mining town at the foot OF the Rockies,
where George Forester is rescued from
the vig;lantes by Gerald Austen. For
roster, approaching Austens good turn,
tears card in half, and, giving him one
OF the pieces, says that if at Any time he
needs help to present the card and he
(Forrester) Will respond. The scene then
shifts TO England, W ere Forester be-
comes the head of band of bond robbers.
Austen, who mas fallen in love with For
rester's daug hter-he is now known as
Marrable-is accused of the murder of his
father. The usual complications growing
out of prosecuted Innocence follow. OF
course. The bit of card is presented at
just the right moment, and everything
turns out happily after bomb designed
10 end the hero's life has worked retribu-
tive justice. The play viii be staged here
with new scenery and appointments.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
Alcazar Theater.

So great has been the curiosity to see
Francis Powers novel Chinese drama,
1.-The First Born" that the manag cement
has again postponed the production of
1.-THE Postmaster's Daughter" written by
Hon. Judson Brusie, and the Chinese
drama will be continued for third week,
commencing with tomorrow night In
onjunction with it the farcical comedy,
1.-The Three Hats will be played. 1t is
from the pen of Hennjquin, who wrote
Pink Dominoes," and is calculated to
keep an audience in a constant state of
laughter. George Osb3urne. Adele Bel
garde, Hugo Toland. Harry Benrimo,
Gordon Foster, Gertrude Tidball and
Juliet Crosby Will play in the comedy, and
Frank Bacon, who is known as char
acter-actor, makes bis first appearance
with the AlcaZar Company.
Francis Powers, the author of the CHI.
nese drama, "Ihe First Born" will be
rendered grand testimonial benefit at
the theater next Friday evening, in ap-
preciat ion of his talents in going into a
new field for dramatic material, The tes-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
IivoIi Opera-Hou


This week the Tiyoli opera com pany
will return to standard opera by giving
Won Flotow's favorie lyric opera,
Martha; or. The Fair at Richmond"
with the following excellent cast: Rhys
Thomas as Lionel, afterward the Earl of
Derby; John j. Rafael as Plunkett. 6
wealthy young farmer; w. III. West as
Lord Tristan, Maurice Darcy as the
Sheriff. Laura Milard as the maid OF
honor to the Queen, Lady Harriet. Myra
Morella will be Nancy. a grand ballet
and several specialties will be introduced
in the second and last acts in the fair
scenes. " Great preparations are being
made for miss Frisco the Tivolis first
annual review, merry melange of song,
dance and humor. which will blend the
past with the present with beautiful
scenery, costumes and many novelties in
song, dance and humor.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

ed in England. You see Hardy's idea
was to write a quiet novel, and the con-
versations, even the situations in it were
not at ali suited to dramatic purposes.
After the consent of Hardy and the
Harper Brothers had been secured Stod-
dard presented Mrs. Fiske with the scena-
rio of his dramatization, and she APP
proved of it. Then came explanations as
to the time allowed. and it was found that
owing TO some misunderstanding in the
contract only few more days remained.
Stoddard set to work, and between Friday
night and the following Wednesday not
only wrote the whole play, with STAGE di-
rections. but copied it as well. When
you write in that way the people talk of
themselves he said; "they are like en-
gines inside you, and the only difficulty
is TO choke them off"
Mr. Stoddard has made his first visit to
San Francisco to superintend the produc.
ton of play, not yet christened, which
the Frawley Company is to give early in
June He is also at work on melodrama
for Robert Taber and on play for Olga
Nethersole.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
AT EXPRESS SPEED.
Lorimer Stoddard Dashes Off
Plays as Fast as Did the

II Lorimer Stoddard's veracity were not
unmpeachable it would be hard to be-
lieye him when he says: 81 was on the
stage for eleven years. and for the last six
years have given up my time to play.
writing He looks so very young, so
juvenile in fact, that one imagnes that
seventeen years ago the coming play
wright must have been spinning tops and
wrestling with the intricacies of the four
RS
People are beginning to call Lorimer
Stoddard the coming play wright" on ac-
count of his one great success, Tess OF
the d Urbervilles, in which Minnie Mad
dern + ske has been electriiyng New 7 ork
at the Fifth-avenue Theater. Or course,
San francisco will not see "Tess' this
season or next season. Lorimer Stoddard
says so. and he ought to know; but San
Francisco is used to never seeing any,
thing new in the dramatic line while the
bloom is on the rye. It is a new deparl-
ure for a dramatist TO come out here with
his lnureIs fresh upon his brow, so Lori
mer Stoddard. who has come to the coast
with, the Fra wiley Company, must be
taken gratefully, as an earnest that 'Tess"
is to follow.
II suppose get my fondness for writ
ing from both sides OF the family he
remarked. ''R. H. Stoddard my father, is
poet. and Elizabeth Stoddard, my
mother. is novelist. No! / was never
guilty of writing in my childhood. / had
been on the stage for years, and was play
ing in The Henrietta when the idea OF
writing one.a act comedy came into my
mind. Since then ] have written twenty
two plays the first of which 'her First
Love- was produced by Augustus Pi ou"
Stoddard seems to be more enthusiastic
over Mrs. Fiske than over anything he
himself has done in the play-writing
line: "She is the Duse of America" he
said, ''as great in comedy as she is in
tragedy. It was Mrs. Fiske who wanted
me to dramatize Tess Hardy had done
it himself, but his version was not accept
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
At the Chutes.

The Venetian Ladies' Orchestra from
the Orpheum has been engaged by the
Chutes management and beginning with
to-day will give concerts every afternoon
and evening in the Casino without extra
charge.
In addition to the usual attractions at
the Haight-s street grounds, James Jeffries,
The heavy weight pugilist, will spar three
friendly and scientific rounds with Billy
Woods on the open air stage this afternoon
and evening
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
MOVING A BRICK CHIMNEY.
Carried Nearly n Thousand Feet Owe
Uneven Ground.

OarrlSU NGdFIy " HNUsdHU r Get OVer
Uneven Ground.
The moving of an ordinary brick build
ing has always been considered feat at
least of more than passing interest, but
the transportation OF a brick chimney
without accident or damage, over con-
siderable stretch Of uneven ground, was
r. Gently accomplished at Manhanset,
Shelter Island, Suffolk County, N. Y.
The chimney, says the Scientific Amer
lean, is IS feet high and feet square at
the base, with outer and inner walls
inches thick and weighs nearly 100 tons.
1t was moved about $50 feet over very
rough ground and quite grade, both up
and down. The cradle rested on two
skids creased on the under side and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
o DARING Eouilibrist.

John Payne will climb a ladder this
afternoon ana evening at Sutro Baths
while the ladder rests on its lower end,
without any other support. The top
round being reached, ne will execute a
number of evolutions.
he accom- plished the feat yesterday and
will do so again to-day.
Professor Karl. another novelty per-
former, will eat banana, smoke and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
Grand Opera-House.

"a Dark Secret" will be produced at the
Grand tomorrow night. 1t is a modern.
picturesque melodranaa, in which boat
race is run on river of real water, with
launches ami rowboats galore. This scene
requires tank that is quite lake.
Miss Hall will have bright, happy
art, and, although there are some dis
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

sliding on creased blocks. The purchase
used was chain capstan, and one horse
at 1870 fold, and the time occupied in load
ing and moving was only nine days, with
the labor of only four men. The chimney
was placed on its new foundation with
out a particle OF harm. This is the second
chimney of the above description moved
ty the same contractors. The first one
was SO feet hieh, at Bridgehampton and
in both cases the work was completed
without acc;flanf
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
VIII Dance and Sing.

The Theatrical Employees Union No. 16,
OF San Francisco and Oakland. will give
their second annual outing at Shell Mound
Park, near Berkeley, on Thursday, June
10. The programme will consist Of games
and dancing, and valuable prizes will be
d istr nuted.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

discovered the other day when ONE workmen
were constructing a sewer. They unearthed
q subterranean passage to the i'm perisl box in
the old Theatre Italian. Most OF he su bsidized
Iheaters at one time had these passages in or
der that the EN- peror might secretly Withdraw
or troops be quietly brought 20 the tneater if
occasion demanded it,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

timonial is in the hands of prominent
writers, lawyers, business and club men,
and the affair promises to be gala one.
Hon. Judson BRUSHES new play, 'tThe
Postmaster's Daughter" will be prod uced
on Monday. May 81, when Governor Budd
and his staff will be present.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

write under water. A 5O-yard swimming
race for boys 100-yard race for men and
an obstacle race, open to all, are also
down on to.day's programme
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

lop-eared for parts written for the whole.
and when he implies that critics have no
right to comment on an actors physical
fitness or unfitness for his part, he is SIM
ply doing what is known in the Yernacular
as talking through his hat"
MARIE EVELYN
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
Am ane Tabiecloth.

A famous restaurant in Vienna pos
sesses remarkable tablecloth, on which
are insert bed the signatures of the ma jor-
ty of the reigning sovereigns OF Europe,
the mem bers OF the house of Hapsburg
and of the ma iority of The celebrities in
art, music and letters. The names were
written on the cloth in pencil, the pro-
prie,ress of The establishment afierward
carefully EN- bordering them.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

tressing incidents in the story, yet he
triumphs over all obstacles.
There are to be a mum Der of interes ting
s2ecialtes. The cast will include Lorena
Atwood. Julia Blanc, Lillian Atwood,
Mortimer Snow, Fred Butler, John J.
Pierson, Nat Wills, Landers Stevens,
George Nichols and the rest of the stock
company.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

Maxine Elliott is a beginner upon the bicycle
She is a daily visitor to the park and strikes O
charming picture in her very becoming outfit
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

"Mr. Jinks." said the principal on the
29th day Of the month. 10 one of his clerks,
my memory is so treacherous; | forget
everything. Just remind me on the 3lst
to give You notice to leave. "-Tit- Bits.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

The local favorite. James E. Wilson, will ap-
pear here with 1.-THE Heart of Maryland" COM
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

One of the Durham sisters was injured by o
fall caused by the breaking OF a trapeze in the
Barnum-B Bailey circus in Washington on May
severe shock
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

E. Arden Nobelett is arranging for New
York production of the San Francisco opera
success, Captain Cook"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
Dramatic BreVities.

Nat C. Goodwin's next season begins at Bos-
ton with IAN American Citizen"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

H. Daniel Kelly, the California comedian,
has been engaged by Rich & Harris Tor the
Irish comedy role in widow Jones'"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

Sardou recently wrote Sir Henry Irving a
letter, congratulating him and Ellen Terry
upon their success with Madame Sans Gene
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

Sir Henry Irving will unveil the statue to
Mrs Sddons on Paddington Green at noon on
Tn Il
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

Marie Wainwright and her two daughters
will sail in fortnight for Europe Miss
Wninwrig ht may play in London.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

| The summer season of grand opera at the
| Tivoli Opera house will see "Lohengrin,'
| "'Tannhauser," tThe Flying Dutchman,"
"Lakme," Gioconda' and other operas.
| Maud Edna Hall! who is now playing at
| Morosco's Theater, will return to the Froh-
man management III tUnder the Red Robe"
next season.
"Angelne the Circus Queen the new circo-
comic opera that will be presented this sum-
mer at the Tivo]i, will have procession OF
wild animals and many other sideshow
| wonders.
The leading role in miss Frisco will be
Emperor Norton, who VIII return as if in a
dream to see the wonders that have occurred
since he left this vale of tears.
Charles Yale, manager of the DEVILS Auc-
| ton and the Twelve Temptations companies.
| is engaging company for summer tour in
California.
THE Wedding Day. will go on the road next
season, after which the three stars, Lillian
Russell, Della Fox and Jefferson de Angels,
will return TO their respective managers to
star separately.
| When the Lyceum Theater Company comes
! to the Baldwin Theater next month our thea
ter-goers will have their first oppor tunity of
witnessing the new plays. .'The First Gentle
! man of Europe" 1.-THE Late Mr.. CASTILLO" and
| 1.-THE MayhoWer.
! During her coming season in Paris Eleanor
] Duse will give one performance-that in aid
| of the monument to Alexander Dumas-in
| French. This is said to be the first time she
| has acted in any language but Italian.
! Sarah Bernhardt has an American pupil,
| known as Mile. Reyna, who has scored sue
/ cess as the Duchess of Liverpool at the Paris
| Renaissance In Snobs, and will appear with
| Bernhardt when she plays in London next
month.
| Sarah Bernhardt has recently given her an
nual performances to the students of Paris.
] LA Tosca' was the play. There were no
| women and no baldheads present, and the en-
! thusiasm was unrestrained. The stage of the
] Renaissance was literally bed OF flowers.
| relic OF tempestuous times in Paris was
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will appear in London instead, performing
It.lo M irnE nnh

Society men and membe OF the Days
Theater clientele contemplate the presenta
ton of silver loving-cup 10 Mrs. Gilbert.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

i'Under the Red Robe" has proved so sue
| cessful in Landon that the rehearsals of Ber-
nard Shaws new play, "Yol Never Can Tell"
which is to be its successor, have been discon-
| timed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
A Deadhead Storu.

Zone night in Adelaide, during my re-
cent tour OF Australia. an old Londoner
with an unmistakable cockney dialect
came behind the scenes, the corner of his
mouth drawn up IL sympathy with mine, :"
tells Nat c. Goodwin.
There was a vagabond house, very
much on the bum, you know, and the old
chap wanted to console me, so he said en-
couragingly:
:" Never mind. gunner; hit hynt so
blooming bad halter hail. Wy, wen
Charles Mathews wus ERE twenty two
wears ago, e wus just the blooming syme
wye-hover their eds, guy ner, hover their
'edsr
"Then he went on to prove how much
too fine Matthews was for the Adeladers
by telling me that Mathews had such a
bad house one night that the suggestion
was made that gang OF bushmen labor
ing near by should be invited to fill up the
empty chairs. They gloomily accep ed
the courtesy, and went into the lobby
with their overalls and tools over their
shoulders, and after holding a mysterious
consultation while the manager was ar
ranging for their admission, a spok esman
met that generous gentleman upon his
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

The war in Greece viii probobly prevent the
midsummer tour of the Coincide Franchise to
Athens 1t is announced that the company
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

The summer season of grand opera at the
Tivoli Opera house will see "Lohengrin,
"Tannhauser,' "The Flying Dutchman, "
"Lakme," Gioconda' and other operas.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

A relic Of tempestuous times in Paris was
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

Maud Edna Hall, who is now playing al
Moroscos Theater, will return to the Froh.
man management III tUnder the Red Robe
next Season.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-20
4 Fatal Step Back wa rd.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
If President Mckinley intends TO revoke
or modify the civil-service order of Presi-
dent Cleveland, so as TO withdraw any
considerable number of appointments from
the classified list, his course ought to be
unhesitatingly repudiated by the best men
of his own party. Mr.. Mckinley owes his
election to the strongest and most enthusi-
astic combination of the friends of good
government formed in this country since
the war. He is, therefore. pledged, as no
other President since Lincoln has been, TO
"A wise and statesmanike policy, rising
above the demands of office seekers and APP
pealing to the honest patriotism of the ma
ticn. When Mr.. Cleveland promulgated
his order Withdrawing from partisan con-
troll practically the entire departmental
service of the government, his action was
everywhere greeted with hearty approval.
The Journal. if my recollection is not at
fault, Joined in commencing the order
Now II Is urged that great many incom-
petent Democrats were thus fastened upon
the service, whose fitness had not been
properly tested If this is true. the remedy
surely lies within the power OF the present
administration without return TO the VI
cious partisan system that burdened the
departments with incompetents and would
do the same thing again If the present
clVll-SerVlce regulations do not provide Tor
the elimination of incompetent or derelict
officials, Mi. Mckinley has admirable
opportunity TO complete great reform by
providing examinations that shall not only
test the fitness of applicants for positions,
but present lncumbentS as We'll. If PreSi-
dent Mckinley's purpose is to purify and
elevate the public service there is no need
Of resorting 10 the hair of the dog to cure
the bite He need not throw open the
departments to Republican spoilsmen to
repair the mischief wrought by Democratic
spoilsmen. Both by personal and party
pledges of the most binding character he
is bound to reform the civil service, not to
'Bryanize" il.
MIR. Mckinley, in this emergency, may
study with advantage the most honorable
feature in the career of his predecessor.
Like himself Mr. Cleveland owed his cleo
tion to an element that believed in reform
more than in party. With all his short
Comings, he never forgot this, and it is the
proudest part of his Official record that his
policy was always better than his party
and was framed with greater Difference TO
the Mugwump sentiment that made him
President than to the demands of office
seekers and politicians. 1t will be counted
a fatal step backward by the most con-
scientious and patriotic of Mr.. McI<inley's
supporters if he disappoints their just ex-
pectations by yielding to the pressure of
spoils-hunterS and thus endangering a re-
form that his election was believed to
have assured REPUBLICAN.
Greensburg, Ind. April 10.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-20
A Stntesman's Sayings.

Thomas jefferson.
l have ever looked on Cuba as the most
interesting addition which could be made
TO our system OF states.
No national crime passes UNPUBLISHED in
the long run.
The dead have no rights. They are moth
ing. and nothing cannot own something.
Where the press is free, and every man
able TO read. all is safe.
Banking establishments are more danger
Gus than standing armies
Were we directed from Washington when
10 SOW and when TO reap, we should soon
want bread.
The whole art of government consists in
the art of being honest.
The time To guard against corruption and
tyranny is before they have got hold
of
The European nations constitute a sep
arate division of the globe: they have a
set of interests Of their own in which 1t
is our business never to engage ourselves
The excise law is an Internal one The
first eror was to admit it by the Constitu-
ton. the second to act on that admission
Private charities as well as contributions
to public purposes, IN proportion to every
ones circumstances. are certainly among
the debts we owe TO society.
Great cities are pestiential TO the morals
the health and the liberties of man.
independence can be trusted nowhere
but with the people in mass. They are in
herently independent of all but moral law
1t should be remembered an axiom OF
eternal truth in politics that whatever pow
er in any government is independent Is
the spirit OF the people is up, but in prac-
tice fast as that relaxes.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book
of wisdom