The San Francisco call., 1898-07-10

of Maryland" company in London. Eng | land. and will come direct here to join | the AlcaZar stock.
 It is claimed by the Eastern press that Miss Florence Roberts gives a more per | feet rendition of the death of Marguerite, in Faust than Ellen Terry.
 Louis Honig has completed the second act of Round About for the TivoIi. George E. Lask has all the designs for scenery, costumes and accessories ready.
 Poor Lillian Russell will probably have to look around for husband number five or will it be six? Her last experiment, | Signor Perugini, has applied for di- vorce.
 The last performance of Brigadier Gen eral Charles Kings great military drama, 1 Fort Frayne," will be given by the | Frawley company at the Columbia Thea ter tonight.
 ing the wreck of the Maine is now in a Boston museum, where he shows pictures of the warship, and tells what he saw of her under the water.
 The London admirers of R. G. Knowles are having spasms over this his last gag: | -Four hundred years ago Spain discover ed America, and now they are - sorry | they took the trouble.
 "A Gallant Surrender" calls for an act ing cast of over twenty. One of the lead- ing roles is that of the girl Jess, char acter not unlike the Madge of Tn Old l Kentucky" or Sue" by Bret Harte.
 The grand opera season of the TivoH will open about the middle of August and continue over eight weeks The artists. scores and orchestrationS of the new op- eras will all arrive the latter part of this month.
 An early production by the Frawley | company at the Columbia Theater is to be John Drew's immense comedy success, 'The Masked Ball" Liberty Hall the | brilliant Empire Theater success, is also In rehearsal.
 On Monday night Cora Tinnie will make her reappearance with the Frawley Com pany having been out of the cast of Fort Frayne" for the past two weeks. She is to present the lively Susan in 'Lost-24 Hours"
 One of the striking scenes of "A Gallant Surrender is at the close of the third act where the Federals make rally on the flag, forming a circle about it and the hero so as to protect him from the com ing onslaught of the enemy. It is said to make great picture.
 Madeline Bouton will appear in her original creation of Miss Dacre in the Frawley Company's production of Lost "A Hours," at the Columbia. Theater next Monday evening. This is the role which Miss Bouton played with Robert Billiards company for over three seasons.
 San Franciscans can now breathe easier. The coming McCoy-Choynsk fight at Buff falo is to be photographed on an Edison moving picture machine, and will be ex- 1 hibited simultaneously at eight different | cities, sincludng New York, Boston, New | Orleans Francisco and CliCa ! An attempt will be made to utilize the moving photograph in a forthcoming drama called "Chattanooga." A full-szed l locomotive will be operated in the center of the stage, but it will stand still, while ! seemingly speed will be imparted to it by | means of panoramic views thrown upon | a screen at the back. The pictures for | that purpose have been taken from the | rear of a railway train. The trial of this | device is to be made in Chicago. | Nat C. Goodwin and Mrs. Goodwin | CMaxine ElliotD are enjoying life in he suburbs of London at Jackwood-on-tne- | Thames MT. Goodwin owns an estate of | four acres in one of the most beautiful suburbs of the English metropolis. His l October with Clyde Fitch's historical play Nathan Hale" which has never | been done in New York. This is MT. l Goodwin's first pretentious effort in seri- ous work
 A foreign correspondent says that Ia magno, the singer, has gone to Buenos Ayres, where he will make forty appear ances. For his services he will receive $100000, besides all the expenses of him. self and retinue. It is said that Tamango has not read a criticism of his singing | in many years. and that he cares noth- ing for any opinion of or tribute to him except those volunteered by Kings and others high and mighty who enjoy his work Of such as Tamango is the king dom of music.
 San Francisco and the Pacific Coast are to have a number of high grade attrac- tions this fall judging from the bookings, says the Dramatic News. Charles Froh- man has contracted to present there Will liam liam Gillette, in Secret Service ice Henry 1e strong cards are merely the beginning of a fine list to follow. Manager Frohman is sure the western country will heartily re- ceive these three stars and with extended | engagements in San Francisco, the pros poets are very bright.
 Blind Tom, whose musical gift was wonderful, but whose mind was scarcely above idiocy, disappeared from the show | business several years ago. He was un- der and control of the family which had owned him in slavery days, and there was | a lawsuit over the property which had been accumulated from his concerts. He is now recalled to mind by the fact that the Christian Adventists at Rochester have ordained him a preacher. He has gone into revivalism, and intersperses his | eXhortations with piano playing.
 The public Is about to face the inevi- table in the shape of another prize fighter play. It will be a conglomerate, including Ned Harrigan, the delectabe Martin Julian and Bob Fitzsimmons. | They will perpetrate the longforgotten 'Mulligan Guards Ball F1tZ will do the scrapping act, in an endeavor to ele- vate the stage and avoid meeting MT. l Corbett. In this laudable, Christian ele- vating act he will have rival in the per son of Eddie Bald, the bicycle champion, who is to star in a play in which realis- tic bicycle race will be the principal feature.