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Miss Fanny Davenport will present to
aiir theater-goers at the Baldwin to-mor
row night Sardou's "Cleopatra"— one of
the most ambitious attempts in her career,
and one that has resulted in complete suc
cess. This "Cleopatra" was firs: presented
in Paris. Miss Davenport shortly after
ward astonished New York with her
gorgeous presentation of her play, and re
ceived the following letter from Sardon,
which shows the high estimation the
famous Frenchman has of the American
actress:
Cher Madame— \ leave my play in your
hands, feeling sure it is in able ones, and that
all the excellence you have bestowed upon
"La Tosca" and "Fedora" will be repeated, if
not excelled. Faithfully, V. Sardou.
The respective merits of Shakespeare
and Sardou to illustrate the love, life and
• tragic deaths of Antony and Cleopatra are
not of moment here.. The former's work
Fanny Davenport as Cleopatra.
is immortal, as all his productions are, but j
it is a masterpiece of blank verse and
poetry and its impossibility of adaptation
to the stage is shown in the fact tbat
it has never proved successful when
produced. Sardou, on the contrary, is
the greatest playwright of ibe modern
school, lie is a perfect master of
spectacular effect and situation and
his •"Cleopatra" is considered the greatest
effort of his life. Not a detail of historical
accuracy has been forgotten, and laborious
as must have been Sardou's effort in writ
ing the trneedy those of Fanny Davenport
in its production are equally as great. It
is a pageant of dramatic art, a revival in
Oriental style of an Oriental tragedy.
The French Drama.
The return of M. Ccquelin and Mine. Hading
after five years, v. inch is likely to be their last
engagement together, if not in America, will
be the second leading dramatic event of the
season. From the eminence of the artists and
tqe extraoidinary variety of the repertoiie they
will present, so soon succeeding Irving and
Terry, the two different school* of acting which
they represent can be reflected In comparison
advantageously. As will be remembered. Co
queliu and Irving some little time ago can
on quite an exciting controversy in oue of the
leading magazines as to their own and each |
other'? methods, but both are good friends, and j
while they differ as to method each respects the
other's ability aud varied talents, and each
holds his place distlict and oigbly honored in
his own country. living and I erry met with a
most enthusiastic, welcome here and an over
sowing patronage, aud there is every reason to
believe, from the success that Coouelin and
Jane Hading.
Hading had during their engagement five years
ago, that they will meet this time with as great
appreciation.
31. COQCELIN
Is now in his fifty-fourth year, but is remark
ably well preserved and looks scarcely more
l ban 40. He has been on the stave since nis
nineteenth year, when he made his debut at the
I'oinedle Francaise. He is said to look less like
an actor than auy man upon the stage, and yet
it is said that on the stage it Is just his dress
and bis manneis that distinguish him from
every other actor, either at home or abroad.
In fact, his art Is the complete sinking of all
identity, and the merging of every bit of man
nerism into tne role be portrays down to the
minutest detail that even extends to the gar
ments he puts on for the character be has In
hand. He has played every character role be
longing to the l- retich classic school and of
many of the modern comedies, and it Is said of
him that no graduate of the "House of Mollere"
ever bad a better right to be called great.
LIKE ALL ACTORS
Of the French school he has really no special
line. He is eminently and essentially a char
acter actor, and whatever phase of representa
tion fits the role he Is called on to assume be Is
always equal to the occasion. M. Coquelin is a
thorough and unselfish artist and frequently
M Coqnelin.
during bis engagements he surprises bis ad
mirers by the roles he assumes. Wnat star on
the American stage would condescend to play
tbe.role of Duval Senior in "Camille" ? Vet
Coquelin not only lifts it into prominence
but gives the play such an Interest as it
never before attained. In whatever play
he appears with Mme. Hading he ob
serves an artistic evenness tbat makes the
representation In which both artists are en
gaged memorable ones Indeed. While M. Co
quelin has achieved his greatest renown in the
Mollere comedies, yet be has been equally suc
cessful In bis • Impersonations of the recent
plays. The repertoire which will be presented
here during this engagement Is a large and
varied one, and gives -both of these accom
plished artists every ooportnnity to exhibit
their versatility, and it will be found that they
will fill all requirements and expectations. " -
The sale of seats will open at the box-office
of the Grand Opera-house on next Thursday
morning. Owing to the reduction in price
there will not be any abatement made for sea
son ticket*. The opening programme will be
Angler's "l'Aventurlere."
"One for AH, All for One."
The stirring melodrama, which Is historical,
as well as hysterical In plae>s. called "The
Three Guardsmen," will be the feature at the
' Stock well this week. This piece was dramatized
' from the French of Dumas by Mr. James
| Wallack and produced for th» first time in the
i United States en November 12, "SoO, at the
I Bowery, New York, under the management of
; Tom Ilanrbltn. Its success was very great—
j the run being extended for thirty-four consecu
tive nights. Th cast at Stockwell's will be in
good hands, as the company is well equipped
lor such work. Mr. Clarence E. Holt assumes
the role of D'ANaguan, aud Miss Ethel Brandon
that cf Anne of Austria.
" Long. Branch."
Business at the Alcazar during the past week
was more than fair and the advance sale for the
present one is such as to decide the manage
mont to continue the comedy. Since the open
ing night the piece has been altered somewhat,
and now it goes with much snap. The bathing
scene receives a recall each night and the love
scene in the last act betweeu Miss Hankin and
flay Clement. In which the latter recites a
German poem, receives a similar reception.
The niece to follow this comedy _ m not been
decided upon, but Mr. Rankin is seriously con
sidering the advisability of putting on "The
Bells." The wide advertising the play re
ceived during the late living engagement ought
to be worth something wbeu It is recalled that
the local papers devoted columns upon columns
In booming it. Clay Clement will play the star
part. It is not his first attempt, however, as be
has played the part before, and with much suc
cess. The piny will he put on in an elaborate
maimer. "The Danttes," oue of Mr. Eaukiu's
well-known successes, will shortly be pioduced
at this bouse.
M Utopia (Limited.)"
In tbe new Gilbert and Sullivan serio-comic
opera, remarks the London Dally Telegraph or
October 9, reviewing its production at the
Savoy Theater, we find Mr. Gilbert rat his old
task of apply to the foibles of our, age and
country a good dressing of irony and sarcasm.
Among the peculiarities of Englishmen Is a dis- j
position to enjoy a laugh at England when it is •
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GROUPS FROM "UTOPIA (LIMITED.)"
raised by one of themselves and within their
own holders. Under other conditions the pro
vocation might turn out to be dangerous, but
we have not now to consider that. Mr. Gilbert
knows his public, and when, in Hie first scene
of his new play, one of the characters
described England as "the gieatest, the
most powerful, the widest country In
the world," the Irony struck home and
there was a roar of laughter. The words
just quoted are the supreme motive ot the
piece, for the development of which all the
characters exist and all the incidents are
brought about. "Glorious country!" "Pre
emiuent position:" "A land where e7ery youth
is as a young Greek god I" In terms like these
Mr. Gilbert defines the excellencies of Britain,
and then shows an attempt to grow them in
the soil of a tropical island. We ate not told ex
actly the whereabouts of this sea-girt kingdom,
but the population appear to enjoy a good lime.
They are very well dressed, and do nothing,
apparently, but lie about uuder ires and be
have as insular lotos-eaters. Over them reigns
King Paramount— a representative of a despot
ism tempered by dynamite, which qualifying
agent is embodied in the person of Tarara, who
holds office as his Majesty*. Public Exploder.
The system appears to work fairly, but the
Island has become Infected with Anglomania,
and when the curtain rises the King's daugh
ter is expected home from Girton, attended by
a bouquet of Flowers of Progress, engaged <to
remodel the political and social conditions of
] the toitunat- land. From this point Mr. 611-
I beit starts with his quips aud cranks, half
i serious jestiugs, and reproofs upon which,
' sometimes, there is but a scant disguise of
' motley. Under the native constitution King
'. Paramount Is watched by two Wise Men,
Scene from Utopia (Limited.)"
Scaphlo and Phanns, whose business is to spy I
out all his Majesty's "iliicuies" and denounce
him, on provocation, to the Public Exploder.
The Wise Men are running the state in their
own Interest. They have a cheap wine business, !
a matrimonial agency, an exchange and mart, \
and a society paper, the Palace Peeper, to the I
columns of which the monarch is obliged to i
contribute "disreputable attacks on his own '■
moral character."
ALARMED AT REFORM.
Naturally these gentlemen view with alarm I
the threatened introduction of a government :
formed upon the pure and noble English model.
The chance goes on. neveilbeless, aud the two
younger Princesses, having been "finished" by I
an Eugllsh lady, are, In accordance with royal
decree, dally exhibited in public that all may >
learn what, from an English standpoint, is
looked upon as "maidenly:- perfection." These
pattern girls are shown to us in due course,
and we bear them demurely sing: <
And as we stand, like clockwork toys,
A lecturer w tu.m papa employs
; Proceeds to praise
Our modest ways
And guileless character—
Our well-known biu»n, our downcast eyes,
Our famous look of mild surprise .
(Which competition still denes).
Our celebrated "Mr! ! !"
More than this, we are allowed to be present
when the English finisher. Lady Sophy, gives
ber pupils Instruction >v maiden courtship:
Pray observe this lesson vital—
When _ man or rank and title
His position first discloses.
Always cock your little nos^s.
But when he advances "something definite to
go upon," -^Mpa_q__t____ipMHta^BHnna_|
••■'.•.--'. Makes recitals
. Of bis titles.
Bints at settlements, snd so on.
Stalling sweetly.
They, discreetly,
Ask for evidences:
Thus Invited,
He. delimited. ■
Gives tbe usual references.
Having dealt with the finished maiden (Eng
lish pattern^ Mr. Gilbert turns to the "Palace
Peeper" and Its court paragraphs. "Have
you taken steps to slay this scribbler?" de
mands Laov Sophy of the monarch, who, as we
have seen, is himself the scribbler. "Well, no,"
is the reply. "l have not gone so far as that.
After all, It's the poor devil's living, you know."
To which Lady Sot remarks, "It is the poor
devil's living thai surprises me." Ultimately
the King assures l.er that he Is in correspond
ence with that great authority, the Mikado,
about a punishment that shall fit the crime.
ENTER NOW, THE PRINCESS ZARA,'
Escorted by Captain Fltzoattleaxe, First Lite
Guards, and four troopers of the same distin
guished regiment. Zara, fresh irom a country
THE MORNING CALL, SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1893.
which Knows no "Palac? Peeper," rates her
father soundly for permitting the existence of a
Journal addicted to "ungrnmmatlcal twaddle."
and to picturing royally with a big nose. The
poor sovereign explains the caricature: "In
the cartoons ut a comic paper the size of your
nose always varies lover*- ly as the square of
your popularity." Zara further wants to know
why an English tenor is allowed 10 personate
his Majesty on the stage. She is surprised that
an English tenor can descend so low. Para
mount again explains: "The tenor ls not
really English; he calls himself so be
cause the Utopian public would not
listen to bim otherwise." Great is the
astonishment of the English-trained maiden,
wno then informs her father that she has im
ported "six lepresentatives of the principal
causes that have tended to make England the
powerful, happy and blameless country which
the consensu!" of Em op an civilization has de
clared it io be." The six— namely, an army
man, a naval man, a Lord Chamberlain, a couu
ty councilor, a company promoter, and a
lawyer— will forthwith regenerate the tropical
island, Mr. Gilbert Is at his best when the
Flowers of Progress are Introduced to the King.
The soldier—
represents a military scheme
In all its proud perfection.
The lawyer is—
An eminent logician, who can make It clear to yon
1 bat black Is white— wben luu-'d at from the
proper point of view.
The Lord Chamberlain and the County Coun
cilor are described as "types of England's
physical and moral cleanliness,'* while the
company promoter has received a special edu
cation, "which teaches what contango means,
and also backwardation." Moved by all this
the happy natives sing:
Ail hail, ye types of England's power—
Ye heaven-enlightened band!
We bless the day and bless tbe hour
That brought you to our land. x
The plot and the characters are both subor
dinate to the satirical motive, and it would not
be fair to go ou with examples of "hits" which
make their best effect upou unsuspecting ears.
The secoud act, we fancy, scarcely comes up
to the 1-vel of the Brat, hut in every scene we
recognize the masterly hand of one who, jesting
In mauuer though iv purpose not without seri
ousness, has time and again held up to ridicule
the follies of the day.
THE MUSICAL SETTING,
According to the Pall Mall Gazette, carries its
own Indubitable and final persuasion". " It con
vinces you. in a word, tnat here Sir Arthur
Sullivan baa found that for which be has been .
seeking for years,* and that' he has solved his
own problem of refined yet fully comic opera.
We say his own problem, because it was assur
edly not the problem already solved by Offen
bach aud other writers of comic opera which
he set out to solve. His standpoint toward
comic opera has ever been peculiarly bis own;
and through each achievement In that de
lightful art it has been possible to see whither
his ideal has tended, and to gauge the distances
by which he has deflected from that Ideal. Set
ting "The Yeomen of the Guard" on one
side, which scarcely comes lv the cate
gory with which we are dealing at nres'enr,
peihaps "The Mikado", has been hitherto the
nearest to complete success. Not that to "Pa
tience" there was not an equal abundance of
admirable melody, but In "The Mikado" the
sentiment and the humor of the music were
more judiciously mingled; In "Patience" there
was, if anything, a slight overbalance on tbe
side of sentiment; and though tuis bas proved
anything but a drawback in tbe sum of Its sub
sequent popularity— we mean In the popularity
of its detached nieces -this lack of equipoise
somewhat disturbed the coherence of the opera
as a comic opera and as a whole comic opera.
Now li is this proportion of humor to sentiment
which is so admirably conceived aud worked
i out in the new opera. We are uot sure. Indeed,
that there will be found as many detached
. pieces in it which are separately and In
i dependently beautiful as In certain earlier
l operas of tbis kind by the same composer.
i But we ate ready to confess gladly that for
coherence and unity of design, for a continuous
; level of refilled cxc lleuce, tor an Interminable
| Inspiration of fine humor, the uew opera has
i not Its equal.in the whole range ot the Sullivan
i and Gilbert series. Prom start to hnisb there
Is the same inimitable abundauce ot fancy ever
i restrained to the same due gayety of level,
i Humor is, indeed, the pervasive note, a fine
i humor that never fails in Its mode of expres-
I sion; and tbe edge of that pervasive humor Is
gilded as it were by tbe occasional but not too
frequent lapses into pure sentiment. Before
we heard the music of the new opera we bad
thought that Sir Arthur Sullivan had ap
proached as nearly as possible to the Ideal
winch he had eetup for himself. .We were mis
taken; he has never done anything of this kind '
so well before. As we have said, he has solved
: his own pi ob! in, and we shall be content if be
i never writes more music ut tbis kind upon a
I lower level of achievement.
A Well Known Actor.
Among the passengers by the Australian
steamship Monowal arrived on Friday last from
I the colonies was Mr. George Darrell, well
! known for his ability as an actor, manager and
! play-writer ail over the civilized world. He
I has a twofold purpose In revisiting the United
I States. First, to place some of bis own sue-
I cessful plays before the public, producing the
j pieces himself and acting in them, if necessary;
j and secondly, to purchase, ana make arrange
ments for lie presentation of American dramas
i and com* dies in Austialia. Chiefly is It his In
! tention, However, to engage companies or at
tractions; as maybe deem* d deslraole, for com
; plete touis of the colonies under the direction
of a syndicate, of which he will be the promoter
and head. Darrell has had a lifetime experi
ence ot the Australia* and has bad no less than
filfty-one theaters under his lesjeeshlp at vari
ous times. * He knows every route and the
capacity of each city and township iv thai
country from land's end io land's end. He has
I completed arrangements whereby any attrac
[ lion he may engage iv America will be enabled
to appear In the chief theaters aud halls lv Aus
tralia and New Zealand, and has a business
understanding with Mr. George Kignold of Her
Majesty's, Sydney, should he desire to produce
at his theater Shakespearean, melodramatic or
! spectacular Plays, and a similar understanding
| exists between him and Mr. Rickaids ol tbe
] Tivoli. Sydney, respecting vaudeville and vari
| ety combinations.
Business at the Tivoli.
"A Trip to Africa," varied as It' bas been by
j the marriage of the prima douua and a
j tenor of the Tivoli company, "has' proved so •
successful at that theater that It will be con
tinued for, the; present week. The cast and
stage effects have been equally well received.
A new Spanish composition, ' "Peplta" « (opera
f. in tast lca), will follow with an excellent cast,
| tlie stage being enriched by fresh scenery and
: the members of the distribution made attractive
' by uew • and expensive costumes. - In a lair
scene of the thud act a vailed list of special
ties will be In order. "A Night In Venice"—
peculiarly, rich in scenic ■ effects— will follow
"Peplta." t The man gement propose to eive
j in- Spanish 'and Italian colonies their turn at
the whee'. "Turn about ls fair play," says the
; old proverb.
\ Royle's •« Friends ' *
Royle's "Friends"
'>'■ 111 be continued at the California for another
week. Its reception has beeu warm enough to
justify the expectation; of a fortnight's excel
lent business. The , comedy ,? may be called a
distinct . requisition to ' the r literature of : tbe
stage; It is a departure Irom the rut worn deep
by numberless alleged comedies affecting a
similar design that have preceded it. There
is a refreshing sense of novelty about Royle s
work, a directness and sincerity of purpose
that must be commended. There is no preco
cious stage child upon whose Infantile prattllug
the climax of a scene depends. No meretri
cious aid is used to brighten a. situation, nor is
there a reliance on melodramatic Incidents. • On
the contrary, the author has developed phases
of life as it Is lived to-day; but with which
many of his auditors are not familiar. His plot
is laid in Bohemia, but not in a cheap, disrepu
table Bohemia, the false ethics of which are
vice and immorality. The company generally
convey tbe : author's ideas in a masterly way,
and the charm of music heightens the satisfac
tion of the audience.
The Carr-Beel Pop."
The Carr-Beel "Pop" attracted the largest
audience of the series at Golden Gate Hall yes
terday afternoon. The programme was pe
culiarly attractive and varied. In Robert
Lloyd's rendition of the barytone solo, "Holy
City." Mr. Beel surprised his admirers by an
organ obilgato.
Mr. Lloyd was in unusually good voice and j
received an encore for this song, as well as
Slaughter's "Golden Dreams," la which ■he
was aided by a 'cello obllcato by Lpuis Heme.
Weber's quintet for clarionet and strings was
excellently rendered, and Joseph Wrba in
Spohr's adagio from Third Concerto for
clarionet offered the novelty of the afternoon.
The reed Instrument is one seldom heard
alone, and the soloist, acknowledged the best
In San Francisco, played wonderfully, fcchar
weuka's Sonata for piano and 'cello was given
for the first time here by Mrs. Carr and Louis
Heine, and in the "Andante" was awarded
almost an encore.
The composition is one that only has one
fault— that of ending almost too abruptly, and
it was treated in a masterly manner by the
executants.
The next "Pop" will be on tbe afternoon or
November 11.
England's Latest Sopranos.
There arrived by the steamship Monowal
from the Australian colonies on Friday last the
Misses Julia and Rose Albu, who are now mak
ing a professional tour of the world. The
young ladies are credited by the foreign press
with possessing soprano voices of exceptional
excellence. English critics are particularly
emphatic in their good opinion. Concert and
oratorio singing Is the line in which the Albu
sisters have been more especially trained, but
they have met with enthusiastic receptions
when on the London concert platforms, and
where such singers as Mesdames Paty, Albani,
Trebelli, and Messrs. Lloyd, Foil, Santley,
Stephen Adams, Barrlugton Foot and Sims
Reeves took part. Both these lady vocalists
have been under tbe Instruction of Mme. Jenny
Lind, Arabella Goddard, Sir Julius Benedict,
Dr. Bridge, Dr. Parry, Ernst Bauer. R. I'om- #
nertz, G. Gara and other celebrities. Accord
ing to the Loudon musical critics Miss Julie
Albu's voice is a leal soprano dramatics of
great range aud extraordinary power, and Miss
Rose's organ, thouuh of the same high register,
is remarkable for its purity and freshness of
tone. Foil) sisters possess great natural taste
and have studied their art thoroughly. Both
are blessed with personal advantages In face
and figure. They are of Spanish descent. The
Misses .Mbu propose to give a series of high
class concerts in Nils city, after which they
will continue their tour through other parts of
the Union, en route to England- London being
their home.
Bauer's Next Concert.
Adolpb Bauer's symphony concerts are
steadily increasing in popularity, and as a
result the enterprising conductor is reaping a
well-deserved reward for his labors. For the
next, to be held at the Tivoli Opera-house
Friday afternoon, November 3, be has secured
Augusta S. Cottlow, a plauiste but 14 years of
age. Her playing throughout the East has
everywhere been spoken of In the highest
terms, and her performance with the full or
chestra is eagerly looked forward to. The
complete programme is us follows:
"Suite l'Arlesienne" Bliet
Allegro declso. Andante lento, .Minuet to,
Adagietto. Carillon.
Concerto, In E minor Chopin
Allegro maestoso, Komanza (larghetto),
Rondo (vivace).
Miss Ancusta S. Cottlow.
(a) Entr'acte, -Charlotte Corday" Benolt
(6) '-1 raeunrerel" Schumann
(Symphony So.i rieetnoveu
Adagio molt".
Allegro con brio. Largnetto. Scherzo, Trio,
Alle.-ro mono.
Speakinic of Miss Gussie Cottwold, wbo Is to
appear here early in November, the New York
World of October 4. 1889. said: "Miss Cott
low is a prepossessing healthy looking child,
and there can be no doubt that she is glftad
Miss Gussie Cottwo'd.
with nnnsual talent which bas been developed
to a remarkable degree. She shows that she
ha* been welt and carefully taught. Her
technique Is good, and she shows both taste aud
feeling. ■ She performed the Beethoven Con
certo In C with Mr. Theodore Thomas' orches
tra. She Is a remarkably gifted musical child,
and her progress will be watched with great in
terest by the musical world." The healthy
looking child has become a handsome young
woman, and has Improved In her art as well as
In personal appearance. If that bully of the
bassoons, Thomas, allowed her to play a
Beethoven Concerto with his orchestra three
years ago, the girl must possess indisputable
talent. .
A Double Bill.
The Grove-street Theater presents a double
bill next week, "Lost in London" being fol
lowed by the pantomime "A Night of Terror,"
which was first produced io the city years a»o
by the Phottes. The appreclator of the cyn
ically absurd, and most people are fond 01, a
laugh, will enjoy the fuuny "curtain-dropre*,"
for It is full of ridiculous situations. J
Manager Haswell, for the first time since tils
association with the Grove, makes his appear
ance in "A Night of Terror." "Jim." as hel is
familiarly called, is very popular with fire
patrons of the house, and his "phiz," no ma-Jar
how well made up, will be certain to be recta
nized at once with a cry of delight. His aid
time reputation warrants the prediction thaOlie
will "fill the bill," and It is more than probable
that the bill will fill the house for the week. J
"Lost iv Loudon" is an old-time melodrama,
but Us presentation by the Grove promises to
be specially interesting. The stock company
is well suited lor the production, and HoUlen
has assured himself that the rehearsals war
rant an attractive setting of the wholesome una
popular drama- ________
Lively Attraction at the Orpheum.
. Gustav Walter, the manager of what Is cow
called the music-hall, pat excellence, of. r|an
Francisco, has assembled on his stage such a
lot of novelties, each, It would seem, more ex
cellent than the other, that it is difficult to
discriminate. Nlzzara and Thora are incom
parable as. ring performers, aud there is _
young , woman called ■ Cad Wilson, who does
Congo and grotesque dances aud also an in
toxication act, In which she is a sort of Toodles
in petticoats, only the effect of inebriety Iwsa
broader and deeper coloring in Wilson's ch.se
than in the central figure of the comedy thai
Burton has Immortalized. Pongorllla, 'he
man-ape, revives recollections of Marzeitl, who
did the same busiuess with the Ravels yeiirs
ago. He gives to the simian an appearance
and movement that may be called a buries, ue
or the genus homo— laughable, but not Matur
ing to the supeilor class. •
A New Place of Amusement. )|;
The Bijou Theater on Market street »ias
undergoue a complete change and is now In stch
a condition that its old patrons would not renbg |
nize it. The Eden Musee has taken full pos
session and' will occupy every inch of sr'.ice
with its famous collection! of realistic wax
works. Hundreds of figures are used to tlor
tray scenes and incidents made famous in his
tory. This new place of amusement and : art
will open to tne public next Wednesday after
noon, November 1, and thereafter daily from: 10
A. M. to 10 p. at, ■________' ' ■"-..'
" Lions in the Way."
• 'Daniel' '--that Is, Daniel E. Boone— "in the
Lions' Den, at the Wigwam _. Is a sight 2 cow
nightly witnessed ,by crowds at the Wigwam.
The feats of the animals as well as tbe courage
of tbe trainer are remarkable. Van Ambers;, of
old-time - circus - fame, bad a ; lion-tamer in bis
I employ and the show was followed everywhere.
I by an eccentric Englishman, wealthy and with
nothing else to do. When asked by a friend
why ne so persistently attended tne perform
ance he replied, "1 am satisfied In :my own
mind that oue of the lions twill snap that fel
low's head off. It's only a question of time. ■ x
want to be on hand when the animal does the
decapitation aci." There may be-some such
cranky individual In the Wigwam audience
every night waiting to see Leo pay this kind or
attention to Millie Carlotta's cabeza, but be has
not shown up yet. and Boone is not looking for
him. Ryan, the middle-weight of Australia,
will box Young Mitchell and Billy Armstrong
in a sketch called "A Friendly Go. - ' In addi
tion to the lions and the boxers there are a
score of novel attractive specialties.
Wilkie's Ballad Concert.
There was but a fair attendance at the fourth
of Alfred Wilkie's ballad . concerts at Golden
Gate Hall, Thursday evening, but the audience
enjoyed the programme in its every number.
The Eschscoltzla Quartet, composed of young
ladies, sang a selection by Schumann, and Mod
erate*- "Spring Song," the last, being particu
lar pleasing, J. c. Hue-he*, the well-known
barytone, was in excellent voice. Miss Eliza-
I beth Gill sang, for the first time, "Love Is Com
ing Down the Lane," by Miss Ada E. Weigel. a
local pianist. The composition ranks well with
the ballads now in vogue, and Miss Gill sane it
charmingly. Mr. Wilkle abandoned his ballad
school and sang the "Celeste Aida," and the
garden duet from "Faust" with Miss Gill. This
introduction of operatic music varies the mo
notony of a programme and is a good move.
The uext concert will take place Thursday
altemoou, November 9.
De Vivo to the Front Again.
Signor David de Vivo, the Impressarlo who
made lima dl Murska and Parena ROM rich, is
to the front again, as he wiltes The Call from
New York under date of October 22. This
lime it Is Cavallere Luigi Colonnese and his
two daughters, the Slgnorlnas Adeline and
Adrlge. The Cavallere is famous for his canto
legato and coloratura, and his daughters have
profited by the "precious counsel In art" given
them by their distinguished father. By the
wav, the Don has whetted his knife and is in
search of the "scribbler" who put him to bed
dangerously ill and under the surgeon's scalpel.
he never bad a day of sickness, he writes, last
summer, but Instead, long days of enjoyment
at the Tecumseh Hotel, Sherman Park.
The Macdonough.
To-morrow and Tuesday nights, October 30
and 31. "The Span of Life" will occupy the
stage of this popular Oakland theater. The
advance sales are unusually large and crowded
houses are looked for. "Friends" and "Cleopa
tra" Davenport are next in order.
Australian Theatricals.
Through Mr. George Durrell, whose arrival
Is mentioned elsewhere, it Is learned that the
drama in Australia is at present at a discount;
but this is accounted for by the fact that Aus
tralians have been given too much for their
money; they have been satiated by dramatic
tidbits and have, consequently, become epi
curean In their tastes and desires. Dramatic
presentations in Sydney and Melbourne have
outvied the London productions of the same
pieces in elaboration of detail.
At present there are not over three or four
managerial firms presenting the drama la the
colonies— Mr. George Riguoid, lessee of Her
Majesty's Opera-house, Sydney; Messrs.
Brouirh & Bouclcault. late lessees of tbe Bijou
and Criterion, now on tour; Mr. Bland Holt
and Mr. Charles Halloway. playing with their
companies in the chief cities of New Zealand.
Klguold is the principal dramatic manager in
Australia. He contemplates a return to the
United States shortly and a tour of
the country with "Henry V." Messrs.
Williamson & Musgiove are the joint
lessees of Princess Theater, Melbourne,
and the Lyceum, Sydney. Their attention is
now devoted to the presentation of opera-bouffe
—of which class of entertainment they have a
monopoly. The variety managers are Harry
Ktckaids of the Tivoii Theater, Sydney, and
Prank Clark of the Opera-house, Melbourne.
Billy Emerson and Harry Shine were playing
an engagement with Clark. Emerson is In
robust heath and sent greeting to all his ac
quaintances on this side of the water. He In
lends returning shortly, and. with him Harry
Shine, who is said to be a leader in the variety
business- There are three circus organizations
on the road In Australia— Fuzeerald's, Fillls'
aud the Wirth Brothers', all doing fairly, espe
cially when they visit the large cities. Concert
companies are few and far between. The ar
rival of a comparatively worn-out "star" from
England creates a languid excitement and a
tour through (he colonies ensues with variable
results. Th; punctual concert mauagers iv
Australia are W. B. Turner aud Phil Stuart.
Young Samuels.
Henry Heymau's pupil, young Harry Samuels,
who left for Europe about seven weeks ago, en
joys the distil. of being. oue of the select
lew recently admitted to the Royal Hocnschule |
in Berlin. The examinations, being competi
tive, were forty-two violinists appli-d
for admission and only ten were accepted.
Harry Samuels was considered one of the very
best, and is now continuing his studies under
the personal direction of the great Joachim,
who compliment d our young California vio
linist in the warmest terms.
The Deadhead.
There are deadheads and deadheads. About
the meanest specimen of the genus is the the
atrical type. He is particular about bis seat,
always comes late and usually makes a per
lormauce at his entrance. It is impossible for
him to quietly enjoy a performance. People all
around bim appear to do so. He acts and talks
as If somebody ought to resent the pleasure of
the crowd. He comments audibly, and bis lan
guage has a Bowery flavor that would make a
policeman's ears prick up with curiosity. Tf not
antagonism. "Rotten" is a favorite term of
contempt for everybody and everything that
seems to be attractive to the audience. "Pu
trid," "yellow," "cheesy" and a lot of other
choice words of the same vulgar origin pour out
of his mouth concerning pretty nearly every
thing from the start to the end of the play.
Retrenchment.
A New York exchange says: The general cut
in salaries with the theatrical companies seems
to be on the Increase. The latest report is that
Charles Frohman has instituted the reduction
practice in a most fearless manner, and every
body on his staff, from managers and actors
down to property man, has been placed on the
block. A general impression prevails- that
these cuts have been made through the very
poor business being done by road companies.
While this, iv a meusuie, is (rue, the bald facts
remain that actors have beeu paid 100 high
salaries, and that the time has come when man
agers should pay salaries in keeping with other
expenses, in England a fairly good leading
man is in great luck to receive $30 to $40 a
week. Here any kind of an actor receives $50
to $75. while leading men demand almost fabu
lous sums. There bas been a ureal cry against
the Importation of foreign actors, but when the
matter is looked at from a business standpoint
and in cold blood managers can hardly be
blamed. - .
Sarah's Reforms.
A London correspondent of a Birmingham
paper says: "Sarah Bernhardt has returned to
Parts with ber head full of theatrical reforms
and her purse full of gold. In her new theater,
the Renaissance, she will abolish the fee for
reserved seats— her registrar, Instead of de
manding an extra charge, will thank the kind
oatrons for coining. The prompter's box will
disappear, as Mine. Bernhardt believes that tbe
presence of tbat gentleman induces the artists
to neglect hecessary study. But the revolution
will be in abolishing the claque, an institution
that exists In every French theater aud upon
which French theatrical managers have always
hitherto placed much reliauce." ..
Edwin Booth's Rooms.
The directors of the Players' Club {have de
cided to keep the rooms that were occupied by
Edwin Booth, and in. which lie died, exactly as
he left them.' The rooms are on the third story
of the clubhouse and face Grameicy Park, and
they will be shown to visitors ou public occa
sions. It has been decided to bold on Novem
ber 13. Mi. Booth's birthday, a public meeting
of the club at which exercises commemorative
of the great actor will be held. President Jos
eph Jefferson has appointed the following com
mittee to carry out the design: A. M. Palmer,
chairman; T. B. Aldrich , L. Al-ilch, W. Blsp
ham. C. E. Carry), John D. Crimmtns, Joseph
X. Daly, Chauncey M. Depew, Daniel Frohman,
R. W. Gilder, Elbrldge T. Gerry, ! A. S. Hewitt,
Laurence Button. J. Henry Harper, Al Hay
man, Barton Hill. Henry Irving, Brander Mat*
thews, F. F. Mackay, John Malone, S. B. Olin,
Horace Porter. Henry : 0. Potter, James B.
Buggies, Sol Smith Russell. E, H. Sothern,
Frank W. Sanger, E. c. Sledman, , Charles
Scrlbner, Charles S. Smith. E. 8. Willard, Stan
ford White and Francis Wilson.
; A Chicago Verdict.
Mr. Felix Morris ended an engagement of
two weeks at the Schiller, Chicago, October 14,
and had the gratification of playing to profit
able business I and ? steadily increasing '-. audi
ences. This capable actor and careful artist,
who has won trienas by the excellence ot his
comedy cbaracteilzailous, deserves well of the
public, and surely will receive well when ills
his fortune to get a good medium for the dis
covery of his best abilities. Just now he has
no distinctive play, though: he has meritorious
little pieces of one; or two acts. Next season
he will have; a play of Intrinsic wori as an
eveulug's entertainment. He bas made an ex
; cellent start, however, but the company needs
I strengthening, as there is too much dependence
npnn beauty as a substitute for talent. .Mr.
Arthur Byron and Miss Stuart are admirable,
and one or two others are commendable. Mr.
Morris may be congratulated on his first en
gagement, not only in Ihe personal success of
his own work, but In the favorable opinion of
the public that saw him and applauded him.
The James-Wainrlght Trouble.
It was on the stage at Macauley's four years
ago that the trouble between Louis James and
Marie Walnrlglit reached the point of pub
licity. The sequel came in the inevitable
divorce suit, but to the surprise of all. it was
brought only recently by ihe wife. The reason
for this was disclosed in Louis James' answer,
which will bring up the question whether there
ever was any wife and husband in the ease.
The plaintiff's petition was taken up In the
New York courts last week. In Miss** a»n
right's complaint it was staled that James had
been living with Miss Hendricks, a member of
bis company, as his wife, since separating from
Miss Wainrlght, four years ago. Mr. James
employed counsel, and, after a stay of pro
ceedings, li was announced that Mr. James wu
deny that he was married to Miss Wainriabt n
Boston in 1882, or at any other time. He will
aver complete surprise at the proceedings, ana
will ask for a demurrer on- tire ground that tue
plaintiff has no legal right to institute suit
against him lor a: dissolution of a marriage
bund which never existed.
Personal and Other Jottings.
The Hitzlgrath iierman Company will pre
sent at the Baldwin this evening Karl Hoff
man's comedy, "Tlieuse Kronen," with Emit
Thomas and Betty Damhofer in leading parts.
Gracie Plalsted was suddenly taken ill Thurs
day afternoon, and in four hours' notice Car
rie Northey Roma took the part, that of Tessa
Id "A Trip to Africa," sustaining it remarkably
well.
The " Isabella Gavotte." Gullio Mlnettt's
composition, has been arranged for a full band
by the young violinist and will be played for
the first time at the park this afternoon.
The theater portion of tbe Doe building, at
the junction of Market and Haves streets, is
being fitted up for occupancy. Gossip is busy
In the premises as to what line of Thespian art
will be chosen for the opening entertainment.
Among other rumors current was one to the
effect that the Tivoli people had secured a
lease of the property. Another report credited
the owner of the building with managing the
concern on bis own account. ■■■■■
Mr. J. "A. Shannon, formerly of Wallack's
Theater, New York City, proposes to open in
Brooklyn, N. V., what he calls "The Columbian
School of Acting," where the histrionic art will
be taught In a systematic aud practical
manner.
Mr. Willis E. Bacbeller. teacher of voice, has
arrived here from Boston. He proposes to
make permanent residence in San Francisco.
A yellow dog called "Superfluous" that left
San Francisco with "A Nutmeg Match Com
pany." and which was supposed to nave b-en
dropped by the way, turned up at Denver,
where the company was playing, the other
night. "Superfluous" appeared at the stage
door, tired, but wagging his stumD of a tall and
wearing a conciliating smile. This is a com
panion story of Dickens' dog Merrylegs in
"Hard Times," as related by old Sleary, the
lisping circus man, to Tom Gradgnnd.
One of the most noted features of Felix
Morris' engagement in St. Louis last week was
the production forjthe first time In St, Louis of
Mrs. Burton Harrison's two-act Virginian ro
mance, "Evergreen." The story Is of Southern
life, the scene laid In a Virginian town, the
time being 1847, the period of the war with
Mexico. „ .
Victorien Sardou writes to Miss Marbury.
his Am rican representative, thai be has left
his country place at Marly and taken up bis
residence In Paris, where he is rehearsing daily
his new comedy, "Sans-Gene," which Is soon to
be produced at the Vaudeville Theater, with
M me Kojan in the principal role.
When Cleopatra's mummy was unearthed
some years age It was found that tbe alluring
Egyptian was wrapped in yards on yards of a
thin, silky material, showing conclusively that
the serpentine dauce was In vogue in Cleo's
time.
Last summer, says the New York Mirror,
Rose Eytioge instructed Florence Rockwell,
who Is but 10 years old, in stage business, and
so great was Miss Eytinge's faith in tbe future
of her pupil that Thomas W. Keene engaged
Miss Rockwell for leading parti.
The receipts of the several attractions under
the management of Messrs. Abbey, Schoeffel
& Grau. for the week ending October 7, reached
the enormous figures of 114.286, "America"
beading the list with $56,000.
The total amount of money used for amuse
ments in the United States is as large as any
of the staple productions, cereals alone ex
cepted.
A friend of Miss Johnstone ("Jane") Bennett
says that actress bas not gone to Paris to study
as has been reported, but simply on a pleasure
trip. She is drawing half pay while seeing
life at the Frencn capital. When she ls tired
she will come back to Frohman.
| Thomas W. Keene thinks the outlook for the
classic drama to be brighter now than ever it
was, and that the public Interest in Shake
speare is steadily increasing. In Thomas' case
the wish In regard to the drama is father to the
thought. The public has never lost interest in
Miak espeare, but It has in alleged Shakespear
ian actors.
The Chicago Times congratulates the profes
sion on the selection of Joseph Jefferson to suc
ceed Edwin Booth as president of the Players'
Club. The paper is of opinion that the objects
ot the club wilt be better forwarded by Jefferson
than they would have been by Booth.
Mr. Richard Mansfield has introduced a small
string orchestra, composed of prominent soloists,
at Hermann's Theater, N. V.. lv place of the
regulation baud. Like McKee Rankin, Richard
is not in accord with the regulars.
Ellen Terry is said to be very much worrleu
because her sou. Gordon Craig, is the author of
an interesting event about to occur In his mar
ried life. She writes to bim: "The newspapers
Mill publish interviews about me In the light of
a grandmother. lam painfully conscious that
I am no longer young enough to be the leading
heroine oi the Lyceum company, but this is no
reason why you. for whom I have done so much,
should make the fact patent to all the world."
English stage people are alive while they are
in the world, surely. Word comes from Lou
don tbat Miss Ellallne Terriss, the handsome
daughter of William Ten of the Irving com
n.iiiv, was married recently to Seymour Hicks.
Miss Terriss hat been on the stage several
years. The hapny man is also on the stage and
comes from an old English family.
Mme. Sofia Scalcbi, the contralto, is studying
her part in Verdi's new opera, "Falstaff." with
Slgnor August© Rotall of the New England
Conservatory of Music.
Mrs. Frauk Rea. who with her husband,
Frauk, now deceased, was well known in this
city for many years, died on October 11 at
Waltham, Mass., at the residence of George
K. Foitescue. She was godmother of Viola
Fortescue.
The divorced wife of the celebrated pianist
De Pacbmann has b-en married to a French !
lawyer. When told of the situation the hirsute |
pianist was visibly affected. Turning to his I
manager he remarked, iv a voice full of tears,!
"How mooch money vas In de house to-day
Sol Smith Russell bas rented James Lewis' '
flat in New Torn for the winter and will keep !
house there this winter as cozily as possible.
"I am a dramatist oorn." said Charles Reade
once, "but a novelist by force of circum
stances." He attributed such success as be
achieved, both as a novelist aud dramati-r, to
the encouragement aud advice of Mrs. Sey
mour. At the opening of bis career, after many
disappointments, he saw Mrs. Seymour on the
si age, was impressed with her talents, obtained
an introduction to her and read her a play.
"Yes, very good," she said when he bad fin
ished; '.'but why don't you write novels?" This
was tue bitterest thing she could have said to
him at this time. He did not want to write
novels; his ambition lay iv the direction of the
stage.
Thomas W. Keene Is agitating a national
theater in this country— thai is. a theater to be
endowed by the Government. He will have bis
labor for bis pains. "1 bey do those things
much better in France." *.•;.
Maurice Barrymore says be will retire from
the stage for good and all December 1. .-
Eleanor Carey In "The Comcracker" and
Ellie Wilton in "Charley's Aunt" are actresses
restored io the American stage after a long ab
sence. When last seen they were playing
youthful heroines, and now both ate in the
guise of matrons, with a simulation of more
age than they really possess. But the New
j York Suu admits they are handsome, even
i under disadvantage.
Fanny Daveuport is writing a book by proxy. I
Eugene Field gave a supper to Henry Irving
In Chicago. *^9_t-dß_----____«'ffi_HM__H_^
Max Freeman contemplates a school for
comic opera performers.
One of the wonders of twenty year* ago,' says
the Sim, was the fortune made by J. C. Wil
liamson In "Struck Oil." He went to Australia
with hi* money, and doubtless is forgot teu by
most Americans, for he was not particularly
impressive as an actor. .He Is recalled by the
fact that the play Is to be put into use again.
Prior to his good luck he was a minor member
of the Wallack Company, and so was : Oliver
Byron, who : departed from the elegances •ot
Wall.cklan employment to get rich by giviug
"Across the Continent" to the multitude.
wuiard, the actor, orders the doors of the
Auditorium shut while the act Is on. A good
plan. The practice obtained at , our Baldwin
for some time, but has now fallen Into desue
tude. ■■-. ' ' t:
> The managers of the recent National Sanger
est at Cleveland, Ohio, find themselves $10,000
on the wrong side of the ledger. They had
booed to dispose of tbe temporary auditorium,
which cost over $30,000, at a figure that would
cover tbe deficit, but the financial stringency
has made that impossible at the present time.
The ball Is in excellent condition, and a project
i« on foot to secure It for an exposition. The
German singing societies will attempt to raise
th- larger part of the debt by a grand concert,
for which the '}. prima donna. Rita Elandi, has
Volunteered her services. *
Ida Mime, the diminutive Ida, recently re
tired from Dave Heud.nea's American Ex
i ravaganza Company. She was presented by
them with I silver tea service, and Mr. Hender
son alio gave her a carving set. pearl and silver
"mounted, as a hint that she was able to Mi .
out a living for herself in the profession.
Ten years ago Havwriirht Hoyt submitted to
Edward EC. Rice the libretto of an opera. It d •
tailed the story of three Yale students wrecked
on an Islaud in the Pacific Ocean, where a fe
male Ward McAllister held forth. The man
script was burred, but the story is said to have
been utilized in the new Gilbert aud Sullivan
° Richard Mansfield has a new play emit;
"Napoleon Bonaparte." which be Intends to
produce after he does "Ihe Mercbaut ot
Venice." • - ■ -
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