The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31


 When Frank Daniels comes here with his opera company, he will produce both his successes, "rhe Wizard of the Nile" and 'The Idols Eye" This will be the first visit of Daniels in several years.
 An Enemy to the King which the Frawley company produces the week of August s, is the successor of 'The Pris- oner of Zenda" in the romantic field. E. II. Sothern made a big success in the play.
 Richard Mansfield says that if he has been at all successful it has been no credit to the press of the country. Tut. tut, Richard! If it had not been for your discovery by the press you would still be doing turns in dime museum as a dialect artist
 For the season of French operas WTill be brought from the East "Girofe- Glrof1a, Madame Angot," Grand Duch- eSs, ess, Ia 1s,, Pericholei La Belle tielene, BarDe-Blue" and "LuZette" will be given In most complete manner.
 Among the plays to be presented by Modjeska during her coming engagement at the Baldwin Theater are 'fMagda," art" The great Polish actress has new play Tn preparation which she hopes to nave ready for presentation during the engagement
 think Al Caldwell of the Coon Hol- low company too tender-hearted He tried to have a man arrested last week for | beating a carpet He is liable at any time to have cook in a restaurant ar rested for beating. an egg. He soured on his soubrette last season because she mashed" potato.-New York Dramatic News.
 Lessee Fred Belasco of the Alcazar is on his way East to secure new faces and plays for the Alcazar and the Belasco- Thall road company. The latter organiza- ton will open it's first date September 5. It is the intention of the Alcazar manage ment to be in a position to offer it's patrons the very cream of talent and the latest Eastern successes for the coming season.
 Mrs Leslie Carter will spend her sum- mer vacation at the close of her London season in "The Heart of Maryland' at Interlaken and Lucerne, Switzerland. Her health is not very good, having been run epGmous eUMm sely seasnn uc in Beascos ereaf war play. She hopes to recuperate thoroughly before returning to America to open her fall season in MT. BelaSco'S new play in New York.
 William L. Tomlins, leader of the Apollo Club of Chicago and of the chorus of chill dren that sang at the Worlds Fair, has lately resigned his various positions ana Is to give all of his time to work among children. He is to lecture in all the prom inent Eastern cities during the next sea son on the method of teaching music suc- cessfully to the wee youngsters. He will be in San Francisco in August
 IL was a HRnI ,Iudl ldllSd Oldl1SllO Walsh as she went cycling down Fifth avenue last evening, says the New 1ork Sum- The actresss self-possession did not fail, apparently, ana she got vel wei out ; tervteWS in court and all that sort or thing, makes rather a dreary existence will get much sympathy and some little advertising out of her unsuccessful en- counter with the police force.
 Anna Held has gone to Russia for the summer, where. she will try to make the far north people think she is an artist. If she finds them as cold there as she found the San Francisco theater-goers; who took her at her true value instead mometer will be low. It IS mystery how she can succeed in hypnotizing the Fasteners, for she has made lot or money, and it didn't come from this town.
 "Our Boys" is tn title of the latest song and chorus brought out by war times. The words and music were composed by Miss Hattie Moulton, pupil or the Jonn fact that the young lady Is but 16 years of age, the production Is decidedly cred itable. The sentiment Is highly patr1otlc and the verses cleverly constructed. The song lis dedicated to Company G, First California Volunteers, and is published Dy the Zeno Mauvais Music Company, this city.
 George Caron, the clown, whose quaint l | with delight an.. caused the most Stald l adults to laugh till the tears rolled down their cheeks, is no more. Inc mobile race, which he could distort into a thousano forms, each funnier than the other, will never again cause laughter to leap to the eyes of delighted audiences; and the Ter tile brain, constantly engaged III tnlnK- ing out new devices for making people forget their troubles, is at rest forever. The sad event took place at the perform CTS late residence on Sunday, June 26.
 One of the cleverest and most ann bilious members of Augustin DalyS or ganization is Mabelle Gilman, San francisco girl, and she has been a gold en nugget for MT. Daily by reason or her versatility and ready adaptability; She has been able to take Virginia Earles or Marguerite Vernon's place st any time in case of sudden indisposition of these ladies' She is not only attractive in face, but has a deliciously, clear-speaking voice, an enunciation that makes her lines telling. She has played the lead ing parts in all of MT. Daly's musical productions.
 The New York Dramatic, News says that "Hery Lee has undertaken the plan to organize a big vaudeville company to consist of high class European stars to play the leading cities, and M. B. Leayitt will manage the company. MT: Lee De, neI lieyes company of prominent artists will appeal to the patrons Of hrSt-class thea ters, and as all the members will be im-
 the idfa @ naH T s Pe at Se Comedy Theater in San Francisco and tative has gone abroad to secure the proper talent. MT. Lee will introduce number of new specialties. and feature of the affair Is to be the introduction of a. novel pantomime.
 It was just little slip of paper that turned up at McVicker's Theater in Chi cago the other night, but 1t was handed about as great curiosity. The holder, it read, had purchased two seats lon a sofa which would be reserved until the end of Act I. The signature of J. A. Warren. treasurer, and the date, June 6, 1882, were written in the spaces of the printed order. A railroad man presented obtained the seats for a performance of ''Richard III" and "Who Speaks First" but had been unable to use the order at the time specified, thirty-six years ago. and is preserved as a relic of antiquity in ba MoNicker'S bOx office