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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
BLANCHE PARTINGToN.
Columbia.

Musical comedy is less Of an innova-
tion than il was when THE Sultan Of
Sulu," designed and built by George
Ade and launched under the house flag
of Henry W. Savage, augmented the
rapidly growing fleet, and the tardiness
displayed by the navigators of the
much-mopted craft in getting it over
the Rockies is regrettable on their ac-
count, as we'll as that of the far West
err public. For its arrival has been
preceded by many inferior productions
of the same class and subsequent birth,
some of which have presented its most
striking features, either unchanged or
in garbled form, and folk who are not
aware that its creators are victims of
unscrupulous plagiarism may accuse
them of pilfering-
All Of which tends to lend virtue to
the proverb anent the foolishness Of
putting off till tomorrow what can be
accomplished to-day. Skipper Savage
may-probably does-allege that the
enduring popularity of THE Sultan" on
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WINS BET
And DIES At
SAME TIME.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO. Dec. 26.-While Elmer
Hunt, 19 years old. balanced a bottle on
his head this morning William Dough-
erty, who had been boasting of his
prowess as a marksman. attempted TO
emulate William Tell by shooting the
bottle. At the second shot, Hunt fell
to the floor dead, with a bullet between
his eyes.
Hunts death was the outcome of a
discussion which arose in saloon at
Thirty-fifth street and Archer avenue
between Dougherty and several other
men, as TO which was the best marks
man. Dougherty offered to wager that
he could shoot a bottle off the head of
any Of the men present without in
jury TO the man.
None Of them were willing to assist
in a test of Dougherty's skill, until
Hunt. who is employed as a porter IL
the saloon. finally accepted the wager
and consented to hold the bottle on his
head.
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burlesque on woman suffrage has sell
dom been put upon the stage in style
50 elaborate and with a company so
excellent 1t was funny from beginning
to end and the laughte. Df the audi
ence was a grateful Christmas box to
the players.
There are some new faces this week
behind the footlights, among them be-
ing Nina Crolius Gleason, whose Aunt
Jim was the feminine hit of the even
irs. That old-time favorite, Oza Wal
drop, was greeted with hearty well
come as she made her entry in minor
part. The three practical politicians
in the hands of j. II. GilmOur, j. d.
O'Bara and Harry MestGyer furnished
no end of amusement with their faith
full personation of characters known so
well in every large city George Wood
ward, as the husband of Aunt jim,
entered faithfully into the spirit of the
role. Adele Block, the rival candidate
for Mayor, Frank MacVicars ever
clever, and Howard Godid filled the
leading roles acceptably. That ever
popular favorite, Elsie Esmond. cap
tured the house when she appeared as
the often divorced grass widow.
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that he prefers a pipe. His extraor-
Instead of seeking grand alliance he
made love match some three years
ago; but the living rooms of the house
daughter of Major Robert Poore. She
is an attractive woman, tall and fair,
with blue eyes and soft golden hair.
She is devoted to her husband, prefers
a country life TO the gayeties of the
town, and is rarely seen in smart So
ciety.
Hamilton Palace the family seat in
Lanarkshire. is a magnificent building.
It's most striking features are the por-
tico. with twelve pillars each composed
of a single block of marble; and the
black marble staircase. with its spa
cious steps and stately balustrade.
Like Stafford House it has a state en-
trance which is never used except for
brides or royal guests. The state rooms
are somewhat bare as a result of the
famous Hamilton sale of many years
ago; but the living rooms of the house
comprise some charming apartments.
Notable among them is sitting room
that was used by Princess Mary of
Baden. Wife of the eleventh Duke. 1t
contains. among other treasures, a
plain small writing table with a silver
IN" on the top and silver tablet with
an inscription stating that the table
formed part of Napoleon's furniture in
his bedroom at ST. Helena.
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AIcaZar.

1t was happy inspiration of the
management Of the Alcazar Theater tn
present for this holiday week the plav
old Heidelberg" which made such a
favorable impression here when nro-
duced by Richard Mansfield and his
company. There is something in the
play that appeals to every man and
woman, young or old The Young
prince. having been confined in a cas-
tie till he is twenty years of age with
only tutor TO confide in. is sent to the
University Of Heidelberg He is to-
tally unversed in the ways of the
world and when he sees Kathie. the
innkeeper's pretty niece. he falls in love
with her and his love is reciprocated.
There is rude awakening when he Is
peremptorily recalled to Harrisburg to
assume the regency, owing to the Sc
Sious illness of his uncle. A marriage
OF convenience is arranged and loves
young dream becomes a memory.
There is life in the piece throughout
and the songs and choruses of the stu
dents with the glimpse of their rollick
ing ways help materially in making il
attractive. 1t is excellently staged and
should have successful run. John
craig as ha1l ftelnflcn, the hereditary
prince. gave a finished Interpretation of
the part. His scenes with Kathie,
which part was admirably portrayed
by Miss Lillian Lawrence, were pic
tured with faithfulness and realism.
Nothing could have excelled the express
sion of the shy, unsophisticated youth
when he and Kathie have their first
tete-a-tete in the garden of the inn
while the old tutor snores at an ad-
joining table blissfully ignorant Of his
pupils rapid progress in lovemaking.
Doctor Juttner, the old tutor. was
played by John B. Maher with charac-
teristic sincerity and ability. Another
bit Of character work ably done was the
role of Kellerman, the old steward of
the students corps, which was in the
capable hands of Fred ]. Butler Luke
Conness was effective as Lutz. the
dignified valet, and Harry Hilliard had
a congenial role as Graf Won Asterberg
Harry Won Meter was good as a Stats
Minister Won Haugk. The other parts
were well sustained.
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WHO'LL TAKETHEBABY?

One beautiful used baby grand. s4e5
a PompadOur grand. the biggest toned
piano in San Francisco. surely worth
Ss50--of any musicians money-make us
an offer
Remember. We are willing to accept a
very small payment down and balance Of
price may be paid IN monthly INSTALL
ments Of from 81 and $5 up to IS and
$40 or SO a month. as best suits your
convenience.
Every instrument sold by Pommer-
Eilers is guaranteed.
Instruments shipped anywhere subject
10 inspection and trial
The few remaining piano PLAYERS
pianolas. Angelus. Chase & Baker Re-
gals. etc. at less than half what is asked
for them elsewhere. and $50 worth Of
music free with each.
Several used and new parlor and
chapel organs at corresponding reduc-
tions. Send order for one to-day to be
sent subject to- examination. SAG buys a
fine regular S75 parlor organ now. Paw
So month IL you like.
Remember the place,
pOMMER-EILERS
Biggest. Busiest and Best"
653 Market street.
Between Palace Hotel and Examiue
building.
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A FEW MORE
FOR LATE-COMERS
Several Choice New Pianos
and a Number of Used Ones
at Your Own Figures.

The building we are occuDyine has
been sold and the Wrccsing crews will
commence work in very few DAYS
Meanwhile the chance Of a lifetime
still exists al this great Removal Sale to
secure a lne piano at an enormous sax-
isg.
Don't fail 10 see the remaining fine
new pianos. among them some Of the
very choicest and latest Of high-grade
Instruments that were on the way when
the sale first started. There are a
half-dozen fine new Deckers. eight choice
rev kimbslls. a number Of elegant Ha-
'zeltons and q couple Of Testers left 10
choose from. besides 2 large number Of
excellent medium grade and cheaper
brands.
Everything must be closed out. and
VIII be ~ the prices we are now Offering
Make terms TO suit yourself now
These are the prices:
Square pianos. one at SIS q good one
Tor $5s, another $52 and up 10 $40
Used uprights - Deckers KnabeS
Steinways. Fischers. Doll. etc. etc S6z
SSb. S96 (all in good Order) and up to
1852 for the choicest Of Decker upright
pianos ever seen here.
New pienos-
Only two Of the regular $3.50 STYLES re-
main, price Sis.
One Of Bel 4 Co. uprights. s96
Eight Of the most beautiful largest
size regular $3.50 styles, now S21s. and
bout q dozen others. ranging in price
from 1886 up 10 nearly $500 for the
choicest regular S675 fancy hand-carved
cabinet Grand upright piano in this sale.
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Central.

Realism reaches it's highest develop
ment in THE Heart of Chicago" which
is on this week at the Central Theater
There are two scenes in the play that
have never been surpassed, if, indeed,
they have been equaled, in the history
of the stage in this city.
The play opens amid excitement.
Chicago is in flames. Great anxiety is
depicted on every face and then comes
chaos as the people fee for safety.
Again the curtain lifts and the smold-
ering ruins and tottering walls are
startlingly realistic Lurid red, among
leaping flames, the mimic ruins of
granite structures tell the story of the
holocaust-the greatest in history. 1t
is a triumph in stage-craft
And more realistic still is the scene
in which the hero of the play, engineer
of the express, is saved from death by
the heroine. The scene portrays rail-
road track running back in the per-
spective seemingly for miles. At the
footlights is a drawbridge. The bridge
tender is killed by villains who throw
the bridge open and turning on the
wrong signal lights make their escape,
expecting the on-coming train to be
hurled into the river. The heroine is
locked in the station house. The head
light on the engine is seen in the far
distance. The long whistle and the
changing of bells is heard. The heroine
tears open the door of the station just
in time to throw on the danger signal
and then exhausted by the exertion
she falls across the track. The head
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Like hit of jeNcled Sstsuma. with
its fash Of new tint. new astonishment
Of lovely line as loot Of each glance.
sre the pictures Of The Darling Of the
Gods" The play came TO the Grand
Opera-house last night. and there was
p grand opera audience to meet il.
Blanche Bates came with il, and most
of MS would have been there to meet
her even though the other Californian,
David BelascO. had not been in evi-
dence.
And Ar. BelascO is very much in evil
dence in The Darling Of the Gods"
More 50 than Miss Bates. From the
staid richness Of the black and gold
curtain that cloaks the pictures. TO the
incense that subtly adds TO their ilIu-
sion. the Belasco spell is strong upon
The play How much. John Luther
Long has had TO do with its writing one
Goes not knoW-the play is by Belas-
GO and Long. But Of the picture-mak-
ing there is no doubt 1t is the work Of
Ehe same sumptuously generous. low
ing. splendid hand that made ~Du Bar
Ty' the record production Of its kind
There is a new record with The
Darling Of the Gods The Oriental
setting has afforded opportunity for
series Of unsurpassably beautiful stage
pictures. These Mr.. Beissco mas given
Us in lav!shly generous fashion and in
these what is novel in the play chiefly
les: These Mr.. Belasco has given US
with the artistry of an Occidental
Aokusai, the Imagination Of a Uta-
marc, and simply 10 see the Feast of
a-Thousand Lanterns" the sword room
~ the War Minister. with its pallid.
nlany-handed god, Yo Sans shogi. with
the delicate figure silhOuetted in the
H!ten doorway, is a feast in itself
. he. drama is something Of another
sicry. Had there been no La Tosca.
no Madame Butterfly" there would
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"NAN- PATTERSON SPENDS
GLOOMY DAY IN PRISON

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-"Nan'' Pat
terson spent a gloomy holiday to-day,
although many sympathizers did their
best to cheer her. The early fore
noon mail brought to her sixty-one
letters, most of them messages of SYM
pathy, some of them containing
money. One inclosed a $40 bill She
spent the early part of the day open
ing and reading the letters, with the
help of Philip Waldheimer, one of her
counsel.
Daniel O'Reilly, one of Miss Patter-
sons counsel. gave her a Christmas
present in the shape of an especially
prepared dinned from an uptown res
taurant.
Mr.. Patterson. the girls father, is
in Washington, but there was a letter
from him early in the day. The only
callers were man and a finely dressed
woman, who said they were from
Washington, but refused to tell who
they were.
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light grows larger and larger. the tattoo
of wheels on rails is heard and in a
fews seconds a great locomotive dashes
down to the footlights and is brought
to standstilI. amid the kissing OF
steam the flying of sparks and the
hurrahs Of the excited audience.
Hersche Mayall has small part
but plays it with his usual dignity
and grace. Miss Clifton does her work
well and was frequently encored.
Henry Simmer and Ernest Howell as
the villains are the features of the per-
formance in their line, while Jim Cor
rigan sustains the comedy role with
much success. Danny Halifax and
Myrtle Vane with Miss Ellsmere, as
the dainty French maid are all good.
The scenic effects throughout are most
picturesque.
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The ClluteS.

Princess Fan Tan the delightful
holiday musical extravaganza, packed
the big theater at the Chutes yester-
day afternoon and evening. The piece
is produced by nearly 500 children
and is we'll worth seeing. In the af-
ternoon every child in attendance was
presented with a Christmas remem-
brance from gayly decorated tree.
On Thursday evening the feature of
the amateur performance will be a
relay race for fat women. The pris-
matte electric fountain will also give
a brilliant display on the same night.
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the Eastern circuits would have made
its removal therefrom until this time
reflective of pecuniary insanity on his
part, and the plea might hold good if
there were no such things as No ?
companies. San Francisco has had a
few Of them this season, and apparent
ly was as well content to remunerate
their projectors as if il was paying for
the original thing. Mr.. Savage would
not relish being accused of financial
shOrtsightedness. so it is more chari-
table TO condole him with regrets than
to accuse him of anything
But some of THE Sultan's' gems
have escaped piracy-enough of them
to make as much unfamiliar stuff as
can reasonably be looked for nowadays
in musical comedy. The music and the
situations suffered most from the buc-
caneering, Mr.. Ade's lines apparently
being considered unsafe to poach. They
were the first dramatic lines of the
quaint humorist. and they are more
truly characteristic of his literary
style than anything later written by
him for the stage. There is a ring of
his Fables in Slang in some of the
that lin the United States ladies smoke.
but women don't; the allusion to the
Sultan's first wife as the charter men,
Der Of the harem.'' and the reminder
that while hugging in the waltz is
proper, as stationary amusement it is
not just the thing. There are scores of
such sayings as those that could not
be stolen without certainty of detection
wherever their authors newspaper
work has been read
OF the music, ii is needful only to-
say that it is hardly distinguishable
from the music of a dozen productions
that came and went before the same
rattlety-bang ensembles and the same
unmemorable solos and part songs
with no striking variations. But the
scenic investituTe is lavish Artistic
blending of bright cOlors on canvas and
in cCstumery keeps the eye pleased
while the singing is in progress, the
jokes cracking and the dancers nim-
bling. The show girls are statuesque-
ly limber-if the paradox is permissible
the "broilers" chic and agile and the
masculine choristeTs well drilled, both
vocally and in calisthenics.
To say that the principals are we'll
balanced on plane above the mediocre
and below the excellent is about as
much as can honestly be said. Mr.
Whiffen. in the titular role, is funny
because the author has allotted him
funny things to say and do Mr.. O'Don-
nell sings basso quite acceptably. and
Mr.. Lawrence has tenor of good quail
ity which he uses with commenda BILE
discretion. Miss Maudie Williams also
makes the most of her vocal equipment,
a soprano of limited compass. and Miss
Nellie Williams is physically and salta
torially the soubrette of convention
that no musical comedy could omit
without impairing it's title.
1t is hard-working COMPANY. and
there is not dragging second in either
OF the two acts. Recalls were numer-
GUS last night.
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have been no Darling Of the Gods, -
that is as to its chief scene. There Is
minister of war who is a Scarpia
There is hero. a rebel against the
government who is betrayed into his
hands. There is a heroine from whom
the Japanese Scarpia demands honor
as the price Of the hero's freedom.
And to force YO San 10 comply the
minister has the hero tortured in an
adjoining chamber-Or rather cellar
Had this all come before La Tosca''-
yes. But the situation becomes obvious
and uncOnvincing even in its most be-
coming Japanese garb.
one wonders many other things, too
The play is timed scme fifty or one
hundred years ago in "Old Japan" YO
san, the heroine the darling of the
gods. whose desire it is to marry for
love. is wholly charming. but not al
ways in accord with ones familiar
knowledge of the japanese eternal fem
inine. 1t is not in the Japan of Laf-
cadiC Hearn. for example-and he
knew his -,ippon as we'll as most-that
the japanese princess refuses in full
court the hand of d suitor proposed to
her by her father; that she owns her
love for stranger: that she meets the
geisha on familiar terms Much to a
spoiled child. the darling of the gods, 8"
may be allowed. but it does not strike
one that the privileges extended here
are in accord with Japanese character.
And mere comes in Miss Bates, the
GO San Perhaps the first thing that
strikes ore for whom Miss Bates bril-
liant Cigarette is The latest impression
Of the actress is her extraordinary
versatility. 1t is farthest of cries
from the vivid little vivandiere to the
japanese princess. yet Miss Bates is
as finely convincing in one part as the
other-this. too. in face of the in
herent implausibility of the Japanese
role. She gets deliciously the butterfly
spirit Of the thing the hslf-child, half
woman that the playwright has
painted.
The performance is fun Of exquisite
humor. charming in its pathos, deli
cately reserved in its emotional phases
and most admirably Japanese on the
picturesque side. Every movement is
japanese. every gesture. The facial
expression is little marvel in itself.
and even the delivery is most subtly
suggestive of the Japanese feminine.
IL is delightful performance all
through and can only add to Miss
Bates enviable reputation. She was
called out after the second act.
cheered to the echo, patriotically be-
lowered. but succeeded only in saying
that she wished Mr.. Belasco were
here to thank you all-and there's
more to comel"
The support is good. even to the
last gorgeously goWned geisha. Albert
Bruming is the minister of war,
Zakkuri. and is good. if not at all
great. Eugene Ormonde is the rebel
hero. Prince Kara, and does more for
the part than it does for him. George
Vessels is satisfying Prince of
,Tosan. and there are geishas. bowling
courtiers. acrobats and servants that
oil in the cast in excellent fashion.
The costuming throughout is magnifi-
cent and the lighting worthy of Wiz
ard Belasco, and The Darling of the
Gods" if neither wholly new nor
wholly japanese, is something that
viii delight everybody in some of its
phases
BLANCHE PARTINGTON.
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AustraIia.s Wheat Yield.

ADELAIDE. South Australia. Dec.
26.-The estimated wheat yield in
South Australia this year is 14.575.OOO
bushels. an increase of 1.36O.0OO BUSH
els compared with last year.
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EnrIisb scientist Passes Away.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-Rev. John
and acronaut, is dead at COldash,
Newbury, of pleurisy. He was 5s years
of age.
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A Guarantecd Cure for piles.

Itching BLING. bleeding or Protruding Piles.
YUur druggist will refund money IL PAZO ONT
AdENT fails 10 you in TO IA days Soc :
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Majestic.

"A Contented Woman" and a con-
tented audience were the cards at the
Majestic last night Hoyt's charming
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DUKE OF HAMILTON REGARDED
AS LUCKIEST BRITISH PEER
CHANCE BRINGS HIM TITLES
Weds in Accordance
With His Hearts
Dictates.

LONDON, Dec. 26-The Duke of
( Hamilton, who recently obtained a
certificate exempting his little son and
heir from vaccination, is regarded as
the luckiest man in the British peer
age. At his birth it did not appear
that he stood the remotest chance of
succeeding to the most illustrious title
iii Scotland. His father grandfather
and grandfather were all second
son; his great-great-grandf curl
oEsly named Anne, in honor of his
godmother, Queen Anne, was third
son. and his nearest ducal ancestor
was born as long ago as 1863, when
Cromwell was still alive.
In 1895, when only 33 years Old as
the descendant of the fourth Duke, he
succeeded his exceedingly distant con-
nection the twelfth Duke, and there
by became the premier peer of Scot
land and acquired more titles than any
other British nobleman. with the eX-
ception of the Duke of Wellington.
Before that he had been known only,
and that not widely. as a lieutenant in
the navy. He gave promise of de-
Veloping into a good sailor, for with
no other prospects that he could count
on, apparently, save his profession, he
took to it keenly. An accident, which
rendered him permanently lame, COM
PEELED his retirement from the service
TO what promised to be lifelong OBJ
scurity. for Fate had as yet given no
hint of the rich prize she had in store
for. him
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To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets- All
druggists refund the money II il fails
Z. ". Groves signature is on each box 2oc-'
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FAMILY FAMED IN HISTORY.


1t is as the representative of the
Douglas family, so gloriously famed
IT, Scotch history, that the ducal Ham
iltons owe their pre-eminence among
the Scotch nobility. One ancestor, Sir
James Douglas, was a companion in
arms of Robert Bruce; the first Earl
of Douglas was distinguished at Poic-
tiers and other battles; the second de-
feated Hotspur and fell at Otterburn
in 1888; the fourth was severely
wounded and taken prisoner at Homll-
don. but at Shrewsbury a year later
he knocked down the King of Eng
land. The first two Dukes of Hamil-
ton maintained the fighting reputation
of the family. the first being taken
prisoner at the battle of Preston in
le4S and the second being slain at
Worcester three years later. The
fourth Duke became one of the most
distinguished statesmen of his time
and perished in a duel with Lord Mo-
hur in 1712, it was suspected through
the treachery of one of the latter
seconds.
Some Of the later heads of the house
added nothing to its luster. The
eleventh Duke was one of the most
intimate friends of Napoleon III. AMI
plunged into the widest dissipation
which Paris could afford in the days of
the second empire. He met his death
eventually by falling down the stairs
of a fashionable restaurant after a
dinner which had left him very un-
steady on his legs. His extravaganza
greatly Impoverished the family ex-
chequer. The last Duke did not relish
the idea of the property passing to a
distant kinsman, and by his will did
his best 10 tie it uD, leaving as much
as he was free to dispose of TO his
only child, Lady Mary Douglas-Hamil-
ton. who celebrated her twentieth
birthday the other day.
WEDS MAJORS DAUGHTER.
Still the present Duke is very far
from being a pauper. and it is not be-
cause he cannot afford the best cigars