The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-10

~ AN FRANCISCO has little time
- left Just now TO talk about the
alters, for grand opera is absorb
~ ing.
The opening week of the season
is made I'D of popular operas Carmen.
.'Tannhauser'' and Faust" are all scores
that everybody enjoys Later on VIII be
time enough to delight the few but 1t is
mart OF Grau's wisdom to open 10 general
reclamation.
Games sings for the first time In San
Francisco on the opening night when 10
hengrin'' will be presented Calve in Car
men follows on Tuesday. Sembrich, of
whom bronchitis robbed us after one deli
cious evening last season, appears IN La
Traviata' on Wednesday. Eames again on
Thursday with Bispham and Van Dyck
in "Tannhauser"; Gadski, Sembrich anG
De Reszke on Friday in Les Huguenots
Calve, DIPPED and De Reszke in Faust
al the Saturday matinee; then Sybil San
dersons first mature appearance here in
the "Manon" of Saturday night.
In spite of the fact that the theaters
must take second place in town talk, new
ertheless they are offering good things for
the benefit of those whose purses are
short enough TO exclude them from opera
or long enough TO include them ii both.
Sarah Cowell lie Moyne continues at the
Columbia in The First Duchess of Mari
borough" She is strong card TO play
against the opera and the Columbia is
lucky 10 have her just now.
Shore Acres" opens at the California.
1t is said TO be Shore Acres" still, even
without Hearne.
The Juvenile Opera Company continues
at the Tvoli.
For Fair Virginia" is next at the Al
caza-.
The Central offers a thrill in the shape
of Lights O. London
THE Girl With the Auburn Hair is
prepared TO net Orpheum Johnnies in its
meshes. Lillian Burkhart has new play
let by Miss Richardson: The Eighth
Year"
That wonderful veteran, J. H. Stoddart.
plays the part of Lachlan Campbell in
The Bonnie Briar Bush" His portrait
&c Things OF this seasons stage. The old
Scot Is part that fits him like a glove
William Gillette is to play Hamlet
Viola Allen busy.
David Harum" has been criticized Sc
Eerely for its lack of dramatic interest.
put Crane is playing il again this season.
The stock star system is being tried in
New York at the Murray Hill Theater.
Where patrons are given Shakespeare at
bargain prices. Marie Wainwright is one
other. - '''-
Lillian Russell found season or so ago
that there was not room on the same stage
Tor her and Edna Wallace Hopper Now
The fair Lillian has Joined forces with
Edna : divorced husband. and she and De
ole Hopper Will star together in a
comic opera.
Alice Of Old vincennes' has gone the
way Of all popular historical novels and
IS already staged. Virginia Harmed in
the name part. has been trying it on the
dog in Ohio
There is a report that William Gillette.
mid t.
victim at last. RumOr has il that he is
q marry his leading woman. Maude
tealy- She is under %. said 10 b. tn.
youngest leading woman in America
Mrs. Leslie Carter's new plav. .'Ru
Barry has caused the dickens of row
between Belasco, adapter, and Joan Rich
his claims in the hands of his agent in
New York and a lawsuit is threatened.
New York is complaining Of the way
that Irving and Terry have been treating
II. II seems that Sir Henry supposed that
MS Ole, tme-wcrn productions would 60
very well for New York and acted upon
that suppOsition- He therefore prod1ced
such plays as The Merchant OF Venice
Madame Sans Gene and The Bells"
New York had seen these things before
had seen Irving and Terry do them. and
it wanted a novelty. ''Coriolanus," with
q scenic equipment designed by Alma Ia
dema. is Irving's latest, but he refusA
10 bring IL across the pond.
Ms. Patrick Campbell will make a tour
o. this country, probably reaching San
Francisco. Her repertory includes Mag
da." The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," The
Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith." her new pro-
duction. Mariana" and two one-act
pieces-"Mrs. Jordan. Actress" and THE
Happy Hypocrite." Her own English
company will support her.
"Love-ace," the play with which Sothern
opened his season. proved a fat failure
and was withdrawn. His new play. IF
] We're King" by Justin Mccarthy, is
doing sensational business.
Mrs. Fiske has not done well in her new
play Miranda Of the Balcony" II is fair