The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Gotham RediSCOverSPianiSt
First Recognized Here
Nance O'Neil's Contract With Shuberts Made
for Shakespearean Repertoire
By c. c. Carlton

-NEN 4Okk. Oct. 2A.-Adela Verne,
The pianist so well remembered in
san Francisco, is meeting with great
success in her present engagement at
carnegie hall, which began last Satur-
cay San Franciscans claim the honor
OF having discovered" Miss Verne and
now she has been "rediscovered'' by
New York music lovers.
Miss Verne is a Bavarian by birth,
and Paderewslxi, a friend Of the fam
'!y' offered to teach her. but, as she
says herself, I never studied with any
one but nay sister. but / did not gain
my musical education from that train
ing No one gains an art that way.
hearing music was an Obsession with
me, and i feel that every one to whom
ii ever listened was in a sense teach
err not only those whose playing I
enjoyed, bat also those who seemed
very dun and stupid served my pur-
pose and my gratitude is divided among
them all My best teacher was the
orchestra
Miss Verne is playing to crowded
houses at Carnegie hall. She will in
clude san Francisco in her tour Of this
country and looks forward with
pleasure TO meeting old friends there.
NANCE O'NEIL's PROGRAM
Nance O'Neirs contract with the
Shuberfs, signed this week, provides
Tor her continuance ia Agnes" for
several weeks Later in the season
size VIII be seen in a pretentious- re-
Nival Of Shakespeare's Macbeth in
her character Of Lady Macbeth. a role
which no other American tragedienne
ot The present day has attempted with
success IT IS the object of the Shu-
bert management. among their other
plans for the future Of the California
actress. to equip Miss O'Nen with an
entire Shakespearean repertoire, en-
bracing all her old roles and including
a number Of dramatic classics in which
she has not yet been seen.
Ever since the time when Miss O'Neil
FIRST attracted attention here as lead
ing woman Of the Murray IIin stock
company theater goers and critics
have followed her performances with
Extraordinary interest The present
contract between Miss O'Neil and the
Shuberts is for five years. with pro-
visions for further renewals Though
81 IS the purpose Of-She Shuberts 10 re-
tain d number Of Miss O'NeiI's well
known offerings in her repertoire, they
Win also obtain for her future use
new. American emotional dramas by
many Of the most noted playwrights
in this country. Miss O'Neil viii play
an annual New York engagement at a
Shubert theater.
ACTORS SCHOOL SUGGESTED
Biz Brady says:
II should like to be enrolled on the
growing list OF managers who have
taken up a sort Of tutelary side line
by starting schools OF acting, of play
writing, etc, establishing scholarships
and embarking upon lecture tours All
this additional activity is bound 20
lend an unwonted air OF culture to
sordid and all too mercantile calling.
However, L have no wish to encroach
on any pre-empted department. What
] should prefer doing is establishing
a school wherein some-a great many
of our actors might learn some use
fui occupation. The curriculum would
include courses in trolley car motoring
and conductoring, brick laying and
broom weaving, with a special course
for advanced pupils in the acquire
ment OF the English tongue, which I
think would be great advantage TO
most Of our actors"
HORSES CROSS ATLANTIC
The Minnehaha. known as the ami
NAL ship" because she carries so many
thoroughbred horses, fine livestock Of
all kinds, as well as Buffalo Bill shows
and wild animals from African Jun
giles, sailed on Saturday with the most
notable band Of thoroughbreds that
ever left American shores. It was q
busy scene at the Atlantic transport
docks when the noted racers were led
UP the gangplank. Jack Joyner, the
trainer OF Harry Payne Whitney's rae
ing stable, was there loading the Whit
ney horses John Higgins and Jimmy
Rowe were also on hand superintend-
ing the shipment Of the Herman B.
Duryea and James r. Keene horses.
Among the Whitney horses loaded
BObblns Perseus, Field Daisy. Hillside
and 16 yearlings. Joyner also had his
eye on August Belmonts unbeaten
Prtscillian and on Antaeus.
Keene sent eight head over on the
ADnnehahs, Including the unbeaten
Colin, Ballot, winner Of the Suburban
handicap this year; Wedding Bells
Melisande, Wanda, Esperanto, Select
man and Suffragette, the last two the
property Of Jimmy Rowe.
The Duryea horses included Ben Ban,
AIediant Spectatress and two yearlings
Thomas Hitchcock Jr. also loaded four
Jumpers on the boat-Hylas, who has
not raced this year; Bayonet, Stokes
and Regal Royal The two last named
are year olds and ran first and third
ia the Harbor Hill cup steeplechase on
Wednesday in their first race through
the field.
KEENE'S HORSES TO REST
The decision Of James r. Keene not
10 race any Of his horses in California
this winter was due chiefly to the fact
that Trainer James Rowe. who had in
tended TO spend the winter in Califor-
mia and race Sunragette and Selectman
(his own hOrses) concluded not to go
TO the coast this winter, as his serv-
ices might be needed by the Keene
string ia Europe. he wants to take
rest and Keene wants TO give some of
his horses a rest. Rowe is not quite
sure Of his own future plans, however.
1t is barely possible that Rowe will be
sent over in a short time TO assume
the duties now being performed by
Thomas Murphy who went with the
horses TO England. but when asked
about the matter Rowe said he did not
know anything definite; that he had no
idea what Keene's plans would be.
Thomas Murphy was the former trainer
Of David Gideon's horses. Joyner was
accompanied by 30 stablemen. The
JOyner horses Will go direct to New
market, where Whitney and Belmont
recently leased Ballarton Lodge, a wen
known training establishment.
Many bales of California hay were