The record-union., 1898-07-10

the four hand arrangement, with So
phie Menter, though supper was wait
ing, and the other one was played after
supper While at Florence, Mr.. Mack
enzie on several occasions played duets
with Liszt, and when LisZt died, the
commencement of a fantasia on Mack
| enzie's opera "Troubadour" was found
| in his writing table. 1t was his last
| attempt at composition
|
! Nine Modjeska will probably begin
her touring season at the Baldwin, San
| Francisco, in September, under the
management of John G. Fisher of
| Southern California. A new play is
| being rehearsed and otherwise pre-
pared for production.
San Francisco and the Pacific Coast
are to have number Of high grade at
fractions this fall jurging from the
bookings. Charles Frohman has con-
tracted to present there William Gill
lette in Secret Service" Henry Mil
Ter and Maude Adams. These three
strong cards are merely the beginning
| of fine list to follow.
The memorial window in the Little
| Church Around the Corner was placed
in position recently. Joseph Jefferson
made an address and spoke at length
| concerning the profession and religion.
| Mabelle Gilman of Sacramento, who
| has achieved such success under Mr.
Daly's management, writes to Sacra-
mento friends that she was to sail for
London and Paris June 25th. She was
to be accompanied by her mother. In
London she will take singing lessons
| under Professor Shakespeare. Her sis
| ter, Cordelia, will accompany her and
| remain in Paris to complete her art
| study, to which she has been devoted
| for ten years. Mabelle Is reported as
making very rapid progress in dramatic
work. She is certainly making money
| as she bears all the expense of her
! sisters finishing education in painting
| Wilton Lackaye's new play, Charles
| OMalley," written by Theo. Burt
/ Sayre, author of THE Wife Of Will
| loughby." and suggested by Charles
Levers celebrated novel of the same
name, was successfully produced for
the first time at the Lafayette Square
Theater. Washington, d. c., recently
| The Washington press were unanimous
| in their praise of the piece, and there
is not the slightest doubt that Lackaye
has at last struck play and charac-
ter which fits him better than anything
since his marvellous performance Of
svengali in ''Trilby"
/, Helen Harrington, who will be re-
| membered for her excellent character
| U-hi bov- nf ha
| force. San Francisco, Is credited with
making decided hit in THE Telephone
| Girl' when with that party in Boston
recently.
Vocifer, a ventriloquist and enter
| tainer more or less known locally, has
| joined Company H, First Colorado Vol
unteers, and is now on his way to Ma
| Mia.
Charles Dickson, last in Sacramento
with the Lost, Strayed Or Stolen par
ty, is TO be featured next season in ia
cob Lifts new play, Mistakes VIII
| Happen
| Maud Adams in THE Little Minister
is one Of the coming attractions which
| Manager Charles Frohman is to send
| out TO California close on the heels of
| Henry Miller in a New Repertoire" :"
and Gillette in Secret Service"
Servais Leroy, Irmo Fox and Powell
have Joined forces, and will present
next season a powerful magic enter
tainment. Leroy made his first ap-
pearance at the Orpheum in this
city and scored a tremendous hit not
long ago.
Marie Burroughs has been engaged
| by Stuart Robson as his leading lady
for next seasons tour.
Anna Held will come back in Septem-
Der and play in musical farce. This
summer she will appear in Russia.
An effort is being made, so they say,
to secure Robert Taber to play lead
| ing parts with Olga Nethersole during
her next tour of this country, which
| is set for next season.
The Bostonians have decided upon
Ulysses" as their next production It
| Is by Roland E. Phillips, a Cleveland
author and w. n. Neidlinger, hitherto
| composer OF songs.
Anthony Hope has completed, with
+. +. Ross, plays founded on his novels.
simon Dale" and Rupert Of Hent-
| Eau. The second deals with the same
characters that figured in THE Pris-
oner of Zenda"
Nine. Camilla Urso is teaching the
violin this summer in Boston. To a
! friend in New York she writes: II
have not decided in what part of the
| world l shall play the violin next sea-
son. but probably it will be America. >,
The old Bush-street Theater In San
Francisco has changed its name. and
| when 1t Will be reopened on August
18th by NJ. b. Leavitt with Haverly's
European and American Minstrels. it
will be known as the New Comedy The
alter.
According to London reports Wilson
| Barrett has been enjoying a prolonged
season OF great popularity and pros
perity in Australia He Is expected
back in England in August, and soon
after his arrival will begin an engage.
ment in Edinburgh.
| Corinne in extravaganza was a bru-
nette, and Corinne in vaudeville is a
blonde. but she still sings her littla
songs and plays her bejeweled mando-
lin, and rumor has it that the patrons
| OF the variety hall like her both nc