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30 THE SAN FRANCISCO STAGE Nat C. Goodwin has broken the record of disgruntled actors— he has not called this a jay City. Night after night he shivered with loneliness in tbtt empty Baldwin Theater, and the members of his troupe eoula not be persuaded that they were not giving a series of dress rehearsals. Judg ing by precedent, Goodwin should have gone away saying that hayseeds clung to our hair and that we dwelt on the jump ing-off place of creation. The actors who deign to glorify the town by their presence have always judged us by their box-office receipts. If they departed with their pockets full of money they bowed to our refinement; if they lost coin here they discovered our souls to be dead to all culture. But Gcodwln has heaped coals of fire on our heads in return for neglect. He told us so on Friday in a speech. Although he met with a chilling frost he battled with the temptation to call us "jay" and rose superior to it. The cruel word never passed his lips. Kind, con siderate Nat Goodwin! It is pleasant to jjnow that there is an actor who does not judge us by a purely monetary standard. In return for Goodwin's moderation the least one can do is to wish h''m all pros perity in Australia. It he were taking a different and a better company he would be moiv sure of it. "In Mizzoura" should be pla>ed as often as possible and "A Gilded Fool" seldom or not at all. In the latter play no one shines except Goodwin himself. When he is off the sthge the audience suffers from that tired feeling that comes from an utter lack of interest in the proceedings. It is useless to specify the particular actors and actresses vho are misfits in their parts, for n that comedy the whole company fall 1 " below mediocrity, excepting always Ooodwin himself, and excellent actor as he is the , days of one-man plays have gone ' y. Though lost to sight for some years, Colonel Mapleson has remained dear to the memory of American opera-gcers. and if he really fulfills his promise of coming back to us next season, he is pretty sure of a w-.'lcorne. The old gentleman has been making it hot in London lately with his plans for building a great opera-house on the Mte of the theater that used tc be Her Majesty's. The scheme fell through for the reason that so many of Mapieson's schemes have iallen through, he was found to be minus the necessary capital. It is said that he is now the employe of the Im perial Opera Company, and in that capacity he will bring a troupe to the Baldwin Theater early next year. He has been in Milan, looking over the oper atic market for young and promising singers who can De picked up at a bar gain, and h* professes to have found several prima donnas who will make Calve and Melba look to their laurels. The colonel has a positive talent for discovering genius. One could cite numbers of operatic stars who owe their hrst recognition to him, and though he bas seldom paid them in coin of the realm, he has brought them fame, which is as good as money in an opera singer's pocket. People whose reputa tions are made have in these later years shunned Mapleson as they would the plague, but the beginners who are for tunate enough to have friends to pay their bills still hail him as their friend. If the colonel does not relapse into his almost chronic state of bankruptcy between now and January, it is very possible that he will bring us a good troupe of coming stars, willing to sing ior glory in the hope that later on they may reap a golden re ward. Baldwin Theater. John Drew begins a week's engagement at the Baldwin Theater to-morrow night in "The Squire of Dames," a comedy adapted from the French for him by R. C. Carton. Kilroy, the Squire of Dames, is a knightly sort of gentleman who has made a liie study of the fair sex, and says it is his duty to save them from their own fol lies. He finds a young married woman, Mrs. Dennant, separated from her hus band and on the point of falling into the hands of a scoundrelly baron. He imme diately steps in, and constituting himself her squire, saves her from the conse quences that threaten. He has just met her, but that makes no difference. With breezy nonchalence he bobs up at the proper moment to push the scoundrel aside and take charge of the young wife. he succeeds finally in routing the baron and reuniting the separated couple. Mean while he himseif falls a victim to the wiiea of a pretty American heiress. Mis* Maud Adams, Drew's leading lady, will have the role of Mrs Dennant, and the other members of the company em ployed in "The Squire of Dames" wi'l in clude Annie Irish, Ethel Barrymore.liiadvs Walli?. Harry Harwood, Arthur Byroli, Lewis Baker, Graham Henderson, Prank Lamb and Herbert Ayling. The curtain will not rise on "The Squire of Dames" until 8:30 every evening. California Theater. The last presentation of "The Home Secretary" by StocKwelTs company of players will be given to-night at the Cali fornia Theater. To-morrow evening an English comedy by Sims and Raleigh, "The Gray Mare," will be presented. It was last played here by the Lyceum Theater Company, and its nuniorous situ ations were greeted with plenty of laughter. Herbert Kelcey will appear in his former role of John Maxwell, M.D., a comedy part in which seriousness is necessary to the development of the humor. The plot centers round a lie, which he tell his fiancee in order that he may later on ex pound to her a moral lesson on the harm ful art of lying. But before he erets an opportunity to lecture her the lie has in volved him in all sorts of trouble, which is only straightened out after a series of amusing complications, running through three acts. Miss Effie Shannon will play the part of Kate Stanhope, and William Beach will have a good role as the musical brother of the hero. "The Gray Mare" will be pre teded each evening by the curtain-raiser "A Pair of Lunatics," by \V. R. Walkes. Next week the Stockwell players will be seen in "A Bunch of Violets," rirst pro duced in this country by Beerbohm Tree. Columbia Theater. "Lord Chumley," a play from the pens if De Miile and Belasco, will be produced it the Columbia Theater to-morrow night by the Frawley Company. It is a comedy whose ciiief character is somewhat of the gilded fool order, but the theme has been created with considerable originality b y ;he authors. "Lord Chumley" had a run jf over eight months at the New York Lyceum Theater. The young English Lord, who gives the j name to the play, is not only poor in this ! J world's goods, but is so inane as to con- i vey the impression that his mind is weak. He is in love with the sister of a youne j officer who is hi> great friend, thougn the j young lady fancies that he only seeks to j marry her for her money. The lieutenant ; is a gan: bier and, through this besetting sin, ! he has fallen into the power of a French j adventurer, who trades on the situation to I the extent of forcing himself into the ! young man's home and trying to marry I the sister. Chumley grasps the situation, and shows an unexpected amount of shrewdness in foiling the villain's plots. Alter exhibiting a great amount of seif | sacrifice, he is finally rewarded by the hand of the girl he loves, and tne French man is sent back to the galleys, whence he had escaped. Grand Opera-Houie. The coming attraction at tbe Grand is a spectacular comedy-drama new to this ! coast, entitled "A Perilous Voyage." It is I from the pen of Harry Meredith, author i of "The Promised Land" and other well- j > known melodrama*. His latest work, "A i Perilous Voyage," has, as its title implies, | a strong nautical flavor. Most of the scenes are laid on board a : United States frigate on its way to Chino. j j One of the leading roles, that of a lieu ! tenant of the ship, Frank Desmond, will I be played by the well-known leading man, I William L. Roberts, who has been especi i ally engaged for the production. Tivoli Opera- House. The Tivoli's summer attraction will be | presented to-morrow night, in the shape of Offenbach's operatic spectacle, "A Trip j to the Moon." The fantasie is founded on ] I Jules Verne's famous story, and consider | able preparation has been undergone in ! < order to present it appropriately. Fifteen \ : musical sets and changes constitute the I illustration of the plot of the voyage frum | the earth to the moon, and they have all I been arranged with an eye to scenic effect. I ! There will be new and brilliant costumes, j light effects and accessories. Tbe cast will include all the favorites of j the company, together with a ballet led i i by Mile. Adele Vercellesi, under the direo ; tions of Signer de Fillipi. Several special- ' j ties will be introduced. After "A Trip to the Moon" the grand opera season will open, ender the direc tion of Gustav Hinrichs, who is announced to bring with him a number of noted j artists. During the course oi the season several grand operas not yet heard in this City will be presented. At the Orpheum. It is announced that the Orpheum in j tends to take a new departure in the shape of three matinees a week, beginning with next Wednesday. The matinee days will ; be Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Among the newcomers this week will be Biily Van, whose name is familiar to lovers of the old-time minstrel show. He ! was seen here two years ago with the | Primrose and West Company, and was j considered one of the hits of the show, j i He is billed to do a funny monologue act i to-morrow night. The "Stewart Sisters will be another addition to the bill. They ! are said to be comely young women, who j introdnce original songs, dances and paro | dies into their "turn." Bimbo and Tehi will Kive burlesque magic and juggling ] I tricks. Another newcomer will be Lill ; an : | Western, who styles herself "The Instru- j i mentalist" on the strength of performing i on thirty different musical instruments. Several of last week's performers will be I ■ held over, among them being the Mario- I | Dunham family~the Meers Brothers and ! ! Hayes and Post". A number of new views ; . have arrived for the vitascope, among i ; them being the raucb-discussed May Irwin i ' and John Rice kiss. Columbia Dramatic School. The eishth performance of the Columbia School of Dramatic Art will take place on Thursday afternoon next, June 25, at 2 o'clock. Two new curtain-raisers will be pre sented, one, by William Greer Harrison, is entitled '•Expiation," and the other, by Miss Ellis Yates Grant, is called "The Three Miss Biddies." In addition to these plays there will be a performance of Jerome K. Jerome's curtain-raiser, "Sun set." There will aho be a minuet dance by eight young ladies in the character cos tumes of Louis XIV period, with novel light effects, a Spanish bolero, and a new character dance, called "Past and Present. 1 ' Hacdonough Theater, To-morrow evening Nat C. Goodwin will open a two nights' season at the Macdon ough Theater, Oakland, with "In Miz zoura." The second night will be devoted to "A Gilded Fool." On Tuesday, July 7, John Drew will open a three nights' season at the Mac donougli. Grover'a Alcnznr. "The Crossroads of Life" will be the at traction at Grover's Alcazar this week. The tirst performance will be given to morrow evening. Collier will be one of the star actors in the caste. I'aik Theater. Notice will be found in another column of the opening of the commodious Park Theater on Grove street. "The Cruskeen Lawn," which was successfully produced last nigiit, will occupy the boards for the rest of the week. Dramatic Brevities. Frederick Warde leaves New York on the 24th for this City. Hoyt is in Paris now and he expects to have a new play when he returns in the fall. There are but two characters in the cur tain raiser to be given at the California this week. "The Idler" will be the bill for the fourth week of the stock season at the California. Marie Marcltesi, daughter of the famous sinking teacher, will make her debut on the London concert stage in July. In the THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 18*16. late forties Mme. Marchesi herself was a favorite mezzo-soprano concert singer in London. She was a pupil of Manuel Garcia. Mary Forrest, an American singer, lately made her London debut at Queen's Hall and received "good notices." Melba's Ophelia, or at least her render ing of the mad scene in Thomas' opera, ha» stirred Paris as greatly as it stirred New York. The present prospect is that the only foreign dramatic stars of note in this country next season will be E. S. Willard aud John Hare. Maurice Barrymore will open at Palmer's Theater next November under William A. Brady's management, in his own play, "Roaring Dick & Co." Thomas A. Edison promises ultimately to combine the phonograph with the vita scope, so that one may hear as well as see all tbe marvelous things provided. "Bohemia" still remainslhe star attrac tion of the Empire Theater company's repertoire and will be the opening play of that organization's engagement at the Baldwin next month. Mmc Emma Eames has taken the trou ble to deny a printed rumor that she will make a tour of this country next season with Colonel J. H. Mapieson's New Im perial Opera Company (Limited). The Pall Mall Gazette learna that Mr. Daly will take his dramatic company, headed by Miss Rehan, to London this year, after all. The run of "The Geisha" at Daly's Theater, of course, will not be disturbed, and the American players will probably appear at the Shaftesbury. Mme. Calve has contradicted the report that she will appear in Paris, and except as to her London season, she declares she will rest all the summer in the country, till the time arrives for her return to tue United States. Moreover, she will not create the chief part in M. Massenet's new opera, "Cinderella," as she believes she is not physically suited to the role, while as to "Sappho," it will not be finished till nex year. "The Clergyman's Daughter," the new musical play which George Edwardes will produce at the London Gaiety, is not "friv olous or skittish." Edwardes says it is an old-fashioned little drama, which attempts to get something of the sweetness of the "Vicar of Wakeiield" and the sympathy of "Sweet Lavender"; and it is set to music, a good deal of which is lively, and some of which is tender. Add a crowd of pretty chorus giris and the mixture is complete. Modern Dramatic Tuition. Loud and angry voices were heard in the room above. A woman's piercing scream smote the air. Thump! Thump! Thump! A woman's heartbreaking sobs broke upon the ears of the horrified listeners. With one accord they rushed up the stair way and bur.it open the door of the room from which the sounds proceeded. A woman with disheveled hair, torn and dust-covered clothing ana eyes red with weeping stood in the middle of the room. A man with his coat off, sleeves rolled up, his eyeballs rolling in frenzy, and the perspiration streaming down his fece confronted the intruders. "What do you want here?" he de manded. "We are here in the interests of human ity," sternly answered one of them. "You are brutally mistreating a woman!" "Am I?" he asked, turning to her. "No-o," she sobbed, "you are not! Gen tlemen, he — he is teaching me how to — to express the— the natural emotions. This is a — is a school of dramatic art." And the avengers slunk out of the door and went slowly down the stairway. — Chi cago Daily Tribune. OFFENDED THE ACTORS. How Lord Russell Made Inconsiderate ! Remarks at a Public Dinner. For the first time in the history of the English theater the Lord Chief Justice has presided at an actors' dinner. Lord Rus sell of Killowen, who will cross tne ocean to see America in August, in his speecn as chairman at the fifiy-Grat annual dinner of tne Royal General Theatrical Fund, had a little fun wiih the players. He said: "It may not be known to all of you, but j it is known to some of you, though per- ! haps not by experience, that the Lord Chief Justice is head of the criminal judi cature of England, and the time was when her Majesty's servants— the actors on the stage— were not so willing, as I am nappy to see everybody here is, to favor and honor the Lord Chief Justice. In truth, this points to one of the most remarkable changes that ever occurred — and it oc curred within comparatively recent times —in connection with the great profession of the stage. I looked up an ancient statute— a statute passed in the times de scribed as those of 'good Queen Bess.' This statute, passed in the fourteenth year of the reign of that distinguished sover eign, declared that all fencers, bearwircb, common players of interludes and min strel-y, not belonging to any baron of the realm or person of greater degree, wander ing abroad without the license of two Justices of Police, should be liable to be grievously whipped and burned through | the gristle of the ear by ■ hut instrument. ' You will observe from the statute that in the days of i.<Jod Queen Bess only barons, like my Lords near me or persons of greater degree, could enjoy witnout run ning the risk of penal consequences the society of fencers, bearwards, and common players. It may sound odd, but are you aware, gentlemen playactors, that until the year 1825, thirteen years before the Queen ascended the throne, you were, oneand ail, vagabonds by act of ' Parliament? It is, in deed, a remarkable thing, but gentlemen and ladies following this profession are now treated and received into society as all men and women ought to be received — on their merits." All of which has excited either the ire or the ridicule of the few Englishmen who know anything about the stage and theat rical history. H. Barton Baker, author of "Our Old Actors," writes to the Standard: "In the first place. Lord Russell's quota tion from the much-misunderstood statute of Queen Elizabeth plainly shows that only unlicensed players were aimed at by it? provisions. In that respect, where is the difference between then and now? At the present day actors performing without a license can be summarily arrested as vagrants. The players of the Black fnars, the Globe, the Fortune, etc., no more came under such an enact ment than do Sir Henry Irving, Mr, Tree, or Mr. Alexander. They were the friends of the noblest, vide Shakespeare and Lord Southampton. In the oil play of 'The Return from Parnassus,' one of the characters say=: 'For honors who of more repute than Dick Burbage and Will Kemp? He is not counted a gentleman who does not know Dick Burbage and Will Kemp.' In the wills of several of the Elizabethan actors the testator is styled 'gentleman.' And the word bad a posi tive meaning in those days." WANTED YOU BURGLARY. A Peddler of Japanese Ware* to Be Sent to Sacramento. Philip Fitzsimmons, George Hanley, an old balltosser, and John Monaghan were peddling Japanese goods at the north end of Larkin street Friday evening when they were arrested on suspicion by Policemen Cullinan and Myior, as com plaints had been received of peddlers com mitting petty thefts. They were taken to police headquarters, where they denied that they were doing anything but a lisitimate business. Chief Crowley thought they could only be charged with peddling without a license and felt disposed to let them co. Detective BaJnbridee had been watching Fitzsimmons and surprised him by telling him he was wanted for burglary in Sacra mento. Fitzsimmons was loud in his de nials, but he was locked up and a|inessai;e was sent to Chief Drew of Sacramento asking if he wanted Fitzsimmons. A reply was received yesterday that he was badly wanted and an officer would leave at once to take him there. DEFICIENT STREET FUNDS Supervisors Find That the Ap propriation Will Not Go Round. There Will Be $25,000 Less Than Enough to Carry the Depart. ment Through. Present indications are that nothing can prevent a big deficit in the Street Depart ment funds for the fiscal year that ends on the 30th nist., and the question of re sponsibility for the lack of money has be come one of deep interest to the Superin tendent of Streets and the members of the Board of Supervisors. The Finance Committte of the board has had its expert working on the figures in the matter for some time past with a vie^v to bringing the situation down to facts and has learned the condition of affairs within the past two days. While the members refuse to discuss the matter until a report is made to the board to-morrow, it has been learned that the actual deficit for the fiscal year will exceed $30,000 and that after using all the money available to help out the fund there will still remain a dehcit of $25,000 or more. The expert's report embodies the fol lowing points: Expenditures — presented on the Street Department fund up to June 19, 1896. $480,526 96; June requirements (esti mated), $25,363 40; amount to be paid on contracts not completed, $51,519 60; total, $563,414 96. Receipts— Street Department portion of money raised by tax levy, $493,858 33; licenses, $25,175 25; miscellaneous, $12, -693 87; June receipts (estimated), $939; total, $532,576 45. Th ; shows a deficit of $30,858 31 lor the fiscal year. As a partial offset for this there is the Bam of $5700 left in the Street Department fund from last year, which will serve to brin'.' the actual deficit down to about $25,000. • These figures are expected to have no small bearing on the fixing of the Street Department appropriation for the next fiscal year. A Joke in the Commons. It is not often that the House of Com mons has the chance of enjoying a eood and innocent joke. But it lound the occa sion the other night, and at the expense of John Burns, who is far too earnest a man to indulge in jokes of malice prepense. "Since I came into the House, four years ago," said Mr. Burns, "the confidence of the public in it has much diminished." The laughter that here broke forth pre vented him from finishing the sentence. — Household Words. NEW TO-DAY. 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Gall or address ss^vivrx3JDiNr ELECTRIC CO., •630 MARKET ST., OPPOSITE PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO., - Office Hours— B A- M. to 8:30 P. M.; Sundays, 10 t» 1. ' .'.'• '— OFFICES AT—' tOS AKGKLES, CAI* I PORTLAND, OR. i.04 boutli Broadway. , ' , | . .53 Washington street. , , DISCRIMINATION IN CONTRACTS City Supervisors Charged With Showing Favor itism. JORDAN COMPANY'S SUIT The Folsom Street Paving Con tract Alleged to Be Illegal. $20,000 PAYMENT QUESTIONED. Auditor Broderick May Not Allow Money to Be Paid the City Im provement Company. Thomas J. Crossman, secretary of the Jordan Bituminous Rock and Paving Company, has petitioned for a writ of cer tiorari and fora writ of piohibition re straining Auditor Broderick from signing a warrant on the City Treasurer for pay ment of $20,000 to the City Street Improve ment Company on account of the paving of the Folsoin-street boulevard. The complaint alleges that the Board of Supervisors, on February 10, after the usual proceedings, passed resolution 13, -740 (third series), directing the clerk to ad vertise for proposals to reset the granite curbs, reconstruct the cesspools and re pave, with bituminous rock, the roadway of Folsom street between Nineteenth and Sixth, with the provision that bidders es timate and state a specific sum for which the entire work would be performed, also the amount they would allow for the old material on the street. It is further alleged that when tbe bids were opened the Jordan Bituminous Rock Company filed with the board a notice in writing that if it be allowed to do the work und^r the specifications in force prior to May, 1893, instead of the recent specifications, which it is said discrim inate against the petitioner, it could and would file a bid whicli would be very much lower than the lowest bid that could be obtained from any other con tractor bidding for the work. This communication was ignored and the contract, on March 2, 1896, awarded to the City Street improvement Company, in accordance with the specifications and with tbe provisions of section 4 of order 2146, at the contact price of $39,686 69, less $S3lO 69 to be allowed for old material, the net t>id therefore being #51,376. The deponent further alleges tnat he is informed and believes that a contract ac cording to tbe same terms was afterward made with the Improvement Company for the same work and passed to print on June 15, 1896. The authorization of June 15th reads : Resolved, That an expenditure of $20,000 be, and the same is hereby authorized to be made out of the Street Department Fund in payment to the city Street improvement Cora j'dny ior first progressive estimate on contract lor repaying with bituminous rock certain ac cejited blocks and crossings on Folsom street between Nineteenth and Sixth streets, as per Resolution 13.876 (third s>eriet>.} Foremirework $89,636 63] A mount allowed tor old material n,310 69 Net cose $31 ,376 Oi) First progressive estimate "20,000 00 The Jordan Company hold that the authorization for the payment of the $20, -000 is void, because the contract was to be paid for in one total sum at the end of the work and not in progressive payments during the construction and that no money is due on the contract; also, that the authorization is based upon illegal proceedings because petitioner was ex cluded from the b'ddingand discriminated acainst by the specifications, which pre vented the Jordan Company from using its bitumen in the construction of the work, because that bitumen is brought to San Francisco in vessels, cut up in small pieces to make it fit for transportion, in stead of being brought in bulk from Santa Cruz on Southern Pacific cars, and because the Jordan Company's kettles are opi-n kettles instead of closed kettles, such as are used by other contractors. It is further alleged that the proceedings are void because the specifications, sub stantially in their present form, were once adopted i>y the board and vetoed oy the Mayor, which veto was sustained by the board and then again adopted and again vetoed by the Mayor, and have not since been passed upon by the board. Tnerefore it is held that the duty of the Auditor is not to pay the $20,000 author ized by the board and that he has been so informed by the Jordan Company, but says he willaudit the warrant if it be pre sented to him unless he is restrained by the court. It is also believed that the Board of Supervisors intend to issue further warrants to the City Improvement Company. Therefore tne Jordan Bituminous Rock and having Company prays that a writ of certiorari to review tbe proceedings of the Boar! of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco be issued, and that a'writ of prohibition forbidding the Auditor to audit any warrants for the City Improvement Company on this con tract be also made. AN INHUMAN BRUTE. D. Cohn, a I'eddler, Who Drove a Horse to Death, Severely Pun- ished by Judge Conlan. D. Cohn, a peddler, living at 1044 How ard street, was taught a lesson by Judge Conlan yesterday that he will not forget in a hurry. Cohn on Sunday, May 24, hired a horse and buggy from Joseph F. Sophey's livery stable, 820 Folsom street. He took the rig out at 7 o'clock in the morning and re turned with it at 7 o'clock at night. The day was very hot, and the horse had been driven so hard that it was thoroughly played out and die^i in a few minutes. A veterinary surgeon was called in, and after examining the horse he came to the conclusion that its death was caused by overdriving. Cohn was arrested two days later by Officer Hooper of the Society for tbje Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals for driving the horse to death. The case was contin ued from time to time, but Friday Cohn was convicted by Judge Conlan snd or dered to appear for sentence yesterday morning. The Judge, after scoring Colin for his cruelty in drivins; the horse to NEW TO-DAY— AMUSEMENTS. -_-^_-_-._-^,_-,^, AL HAYMAN & CO.'S THEATERS. ~ — 71 WPFk" Beginning ' <2<2 IIALOWIN V.V.I-rfJL^lv. Monday, June 22. wii-LETT 111 Every Evenin«; at B:3o— Matinee Saturday Only. FOURTH ANNUAL TOUR OP MR, JOHN DREW And his American Company— Management CH AS. KKOHJM AN— presenting « "THE SQUIRE OF DAIES!" a And his American company-Management CHAS. FBOHMAJJT— presenting "THE SQUIRE OF DAMES!" Hy R. C. CARTON, Author. f^ll^Olgi^ Mr. Drew's Company Includes: K%ffl>?MWsT&k MAUD ADAMS. ETHKL BAURYMOKE. LEWIS BAKER. W%MfaJffi%2s& ANN IK IRISH. HARRYHAKWOOI). FRAN K. MB. VUn%ffiMifflL%s> GLADYS \V A LLIS. ARTHUR BTKOX. HEKBEBT LING. '^ f *6yx&Z'!&sS/ GRAHAM HENDERSON, Etc., Etc. NOTE.— On Monday, June 29, THIS THF.A IKR WILL . CLOSK for the usual Summer Holiday, and will reopen MONDAY, July 27. with the New York Empire Theater Company. I*, at the i 4 I STAMPED WITH THE SEAL OF SUCCESS ! CALIFORNIA — — — — — — — The Play— The Company— The Production ij. R. S'OOkwell's i TO-NIGHT (SUNDAY), LAST PERFORMANCE CompanyofPlayer, "JHE HOME SECRETARY." 4f3F^\ mr/heTbW Becinning To-Morrow (3londay) Night, m&m kelcey, Here We Tilf v. i*£, MISS kffiis 1 Are Again. Inc J^K^^y SHANNON «$> Aiithe AND " The Popular CV MfIDC %1&%" J Favorites. Cm*, Ul l L I If SH il L I FOR LAUGHING PURPOSES ONLY. THERE IS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT 4 r X" AT ■'A I Fr TO SECURE YOUR SEATS 1 OCj -»JC> O»JCj »)"ClillU ( »JCt A Choice Seat for 3"^c and sOc (ALL RESERVED). MATINEE 25c AND 50c. MONDAY. JUNE 29 - - - A BUNCH OF VIOLETS. COLUMBIA THEATER. FRIEDLANDER. GOTTLOB & CO. Lessees and .Managers. NOTICE. IF BUSINESS CONTINUES WITH THE FRAWLEY COMPANY During their present season, as ft lias been since the opening nisht. we will be compelled to establish both A GOLD AND A SILVKR STANDAR ■ TO HOLD THE DOLLAItS. Ladies Compelled to ••staid Up" Every Night of THE CHARITY BALL So Great was the Crush. ' Only Two More Performances. TO-MOKR W, MONDAY ~ JUNE 23 Another Great Lyceum Theatre Success, LjOrd OH:xjAd:T_ l By Henry C. De Mille and David Belasco. CAST OF CHARACTERS: Lord Chumley.... jt'RANK WORTHING Adam liuttersvorth, retired MACKLYN A ■: BUCKLE Lieutenant Gerald Uugn Butterworth of the Ninety-first .....CHARIibS WYNGATE Gasper Le Sage, a gentleman with an elastic conscience TV RON' POWER Tommy 'fucker, stoker on the nilJ-jipht flyer underground railway: .'.GEORGE W. LESLIE Blink Bank, an authority on jail life in Europe WILSON EN OS Winierboitom, reared amount; the nobility "oEORGE BO WORTH Eleanor, tbe Queen of Lummy Turn .v 1113*4" OERTKUD!-: ELLIOTT Jessie Deane, nick- named the Little Red Riding H00d....' MISS HOPE ROSS Lady Adeline Barker, forty, fair and fat. ; MISS PHOSA MCALLISTER Meg, the angel of the attic ...MISS BLANCHE L BATES Preceded by a comedy in one act, THE SILENT SYSTEM Characters: He ....FRANK WORTHING she For both plays tiie same Beautiful and Artistic Stage Setting's' and MISS New* Costumes For both plays t'.ie same Beauiiful aud Artistic Stage settings and I- legant New" Costumes MO I) AY, .lUNK 39. "HIS FIFE'S FATHK . ' MOROSCO'S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. WALTER MOROSCO The Handsomest Family Theater in America. WALTER MOROSCO Hole Lessee m 4 M»aa«e COMMENCING (TO-MORROW) MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, Initial Production Here of Harry Meredith's Spectacular Nautical Comedy Drama, "A PERILOUS VOYAGE." BY MOROSCO'S POWERFUL. DRAMATIC STOCK COMPANY. Special Engagement of the Eminent Leading Man. WIT iT iX-A-IVE Ij. ROBERTS. Beautiful New Scenery! Gorgeous Costumes! Chinese Pirates and Soldiers! Battle Between American and Chinese! Burning of the United States Frigate America. NO ADVANCE IN OUR POPULAR PRICES. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE /^ . & Mks. i-.XNKbTiNKKKKLi.vrt, Proprietor & .Uaaaca.- &■ A »|A «OB -LAST 3>JXGrI3:T — Of the Triumph of the Season. V WV^ vW^I \\^ Dellinger's Melodious Romantic Comic Opera O'Farrell street. Between Stockton anJ Powell. s^ v^ s^_^^ >^^ >^ s^ >i^^ >^ vw^_^^ <v% _^^ Matinee To-Pay, Sunday, June SI. •-_ . " _ Parquet, any seat. '25c; Balcony, any seat, 10c. X r^TD "C 3 A TTVT'G" I ' Children. HH-, any pan. J IV-^jTV.Jr\.-i™L.JLjLN -Cj ' RfI 6 r -r-'S" KW BBIUIASX STARS — 6 BILL\ VAN, LILLIAN WESTER ,Mi:u VRT •>^-^-~^^^^--^-~~^*s^-^^^^^^.^«^. SISTERS. BIMBO AND TEHI. MARLO- A Perfect Production In Every Detail. S5-GKKAT 'V Al' I^ILILK °STAUS-S5 — -TO-3IOKKOAV EVENING Regular Wednesday Matinees Beginning OUR SUMMER SPECTACLE. — — : June »4. , "THE TRIP TO THE MOON!" ' £_' 4 ' %v% ,* MIRTH-MUSIC-DANCK. dttlftf frrf — rv Wily # Popular Prices— 2sc and sOc. . , oTi> TUC . ruilTro " Saturday & Sunday Afternoons & Evenings inc. UnU I CO. ' June 20th ami i l -:. i Tlx© Entr^na -d T_ia.civ Open To- Day From 10 A. M. to 11 P. M. Introduce^ AeoJien^Khival.M. PERILOUS PARACHUTE JUMP tSX^SXtSXSS&^SS. **!&£&£* -by-. ?AT 4:30 S£M?±M£^*-°' :d °? „_, Wonderful livins exhibition every evening thu BY week KLKC I RIc.VL BTE It v.OV I ICOX IHIW VI'UIU riAI I Saturday Honorary school Children's Day MISS ESSIh VIOLA, ;^.-<iP^i. APIO8 c m- I The Worlds Greatest Lady '- Children, Go. Aeronaut. OPENING OF THE RAND CIRCUIT Look Out for the Fourth of July ! .tboitiic-iioese BBXKIKS' ASsw. Admission-Adults, 10c; Children (Including Mem- n ■ r*T\c* • £. ry-so-round Ride), sc. — RACES! /4s£#> RACES' MACDONOUGH THEATER >^SS^\ (OAKLAND), IK"GrT_iEWT-pT^. IC. <3-OOl3X7iril»a- , Ju . 27 « 30; Jul 7 1, 2, 3, 4, 1896- To-Morrow (Monday) Evening. ...IN MIZZOUB \ nrelem **it?n* y V y ? ay; o ßest horses on the Coast Tuesday Evening GILDED FOOL «%SStoS?**:lB l^oct?' MUsloll - $11,376 00 death said he would make an example of him, and sentenced Him to pay a tine of $250 or be imprisoned in the County Jail ! for 180 days. , • , Conn's attorney pave notice of appeal ! and filed a bond for $1000. FOUR BLACK EYES Three Men and a Woman Surprii* Judge Campbell. Three men and a woman, each with a black eye, called upon Warrant Clerk Jackson"of Judge Campbell's court yester day morning and asked for warrants. Lawrence Sutton srot his black eye from a bartender, ar.d as he did not know his name he was designated as "John Doe." James Lane was in the same position and his assailant was named "John Doe." Richard Roberts knew his man, and the warrant asked for the arrest of Thomas Carr. Honora Walsh, a striking blonde, said she got her optic colored by John Hurley. , . . Jackson wrote out the complaints and marched the four complainants into the courtroom. The Judge was poring over the Political Code, and Jackson disturbed him by telJing him he had four warrants for him to siirn. Without looking up the Judge asked, "Have you the goods in evidence? Jack son replied that the evidence was before him. The Judge looked up And when he saw the four black eyes he saicr: "W hat s this? Are you putting up a job on me?' .He signed the warrants. Held for l'erjury. The long-pending case of Frank L. Stocking, charged with perjury in swearing as a bonds man that he owned certain property on Octavia street, was disposed of by Judtre Low yesterday. He held the defendant to answer before the Superior Court in $3000 bonds. Clara Collins' £tttate. Alexandre Collins has applied for letters of administration on the estate of his wife. <iara C. ColMns, who left property valued Rt SfcfjuOO.