The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17

7 Ian, has reached New York from San Fran
| CISCO
| Marie Haltou will shortly make her vaude-
| vile debut at Roster & Balls.
Mrs Henry E Abbey has been secured as
leading lady for John Sleeper Clarke.
Blanche Walsh will play the leading part in
straight From the Heart at the Academy.
| There are twenty-five speaking parts in
'Sweet Inniscarra," Chauncey Olcotts new
! play
E. J. Henley is to play Romeo to Margaret
Mathes's Juliet during the engagement at
Wallack's Theater.
Olga Nethersoe will most likely play the
leading part in 1.-The Lady of Quality" at the
Knickerbocker Theater.
A receiver for the Ada Rehan silver statue
Ia Worlds Fair curiosity was recently ap-
poin led in Topeka, Kans.
Preparations are being made at the Tivoli
for summer season Of grand opera. Wagner
series is in contemplation.
Herbert Kelley and Efie Shannon intend to
become joint stars next season.. Mr.. Kelley is
after new play by Clyde Fitch.
Charles Cushman, only brother of the late
Charlotte Cushman, the great American ac-
tress, died in London recently, aged 70.
Modjeska will open her season with pro-
ducton of Sudermann's play ."Magda." Jo-
seph Haworth will play The role of the Major.
Among the actors who grace Broadway in
the army OF the unemployed are Frederick
Bryton, Rose Coghlan and Lawrence Hanley
ali ex-stars.
Nellie McHenry went around the hotel ca fes
and clubs in Cleveland on New Years eve and
sang several songs for charita BILE association.
She collected over $500.
E. H. Sothern has an unfinished dramatiza-
ton of Henry Esmond," Thackeray's brood
in a hundred chapters, and he regards it
great play for next year.
Upward of 400 manuscript plays written or
owned by the citizens OF the United States
are played nightly. They give employment to
from 5000 10 5000 actors.
'"The Bootblack' is the name of a new Eng
lish tlve-act drama The notion opens up
new idea of play-namink. For example, 1.-THE
Baked Potato Man," "The Tamale Boy"
Bishop Potter is likely TO start an argument
with many people besides Dr.. Max Nordau by
his assertion that no one can be great must
clan whose life and ideals of life are not high.
William A. Brady processes to have found
successor to Professor Hermann in an amateur
wizard of Salt Lake. His name is Eliason, and
he will accompany La Loie Fuller to Aus
tralia.
Martha Morton has been severely scored by
Chicago newspaper for appropriating with
out acknowledgment the plot of The Duchess
novel, "a Little Rebel" for her play "a
Bachelors Romance"
In "a Fair RebeP' at the Alcazar Theater this
week there will be ED telegraph line in ope-
ration, and negotiations are being made with
the Postal telegraph Company to make con-
nections one evening during the week with
h-ir main lines and have the messages sent
from New York City to the Alcazar stage
Some idea OF the enormous number of plays
written by ambitious American dramatists
can be estimated from the fact that from
thirty 10 forty new manuscript are received
each week at Rosenfields ty pewriting Offices
There is no geographical monopoly in this
aspiring dramatic spirit. for the plays are re-
ceived from all sections OF the country. 1t is a
curious fact in this connection that very