The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 7, 1895, Page 20

| § THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 1895. tellar attraction next Beason. Ada Lewis, the original “Tough Girl,” is still with Peter F. D: ¥ L.R. Stockwell will return to San Francisco on August 12 for an eight weeks’ engagement atthe Columbia Theater. Andrew Mack, composer of more than a hun dred songs, is a member of P. F. Dailey’s-com- | , which will present “A Country Sport™ in | Murray and Mack have decided to cancel | their. San Francisco engagement in order to | take rest before opening their next seasonat | Indianapolis in “Finnigan’s Ball.” | NOTHING W YET. | “jnything new to be seen at the theaters | now? | “Great Seott, no! The spring bonnets won't | be out before Easter, men.’—Chicago Inter Ocean. | et | Robert Downing is reported assaying: “Next | season I shall go in for producing plays. Iex- pect to haye one from Sardou. 1shall also ap- pear as an Indian in a play called ‘The Narra- gansetts.'” But what a much more successful f Indian Robert would make if he could get some | of his too-solid flesh to'me | aze began Alf Hay- | neral manager of all Charles Frohman's | been ving French. He | yped into a New York restaurant | yse of making a splurge for the since the Trilby recently dr with the p benefit of his friends at other tables, and or- dered his dinner from the garcon in French. Tne waiter returned in twenty minutes with | seven kinds of potatoes. The- performance of “My Aunt Bridget,” which took place at Niblo's & week ago, was the ldst theatrical entertainment that will ever be given in that historic place of amusement. The v1d playhouse is to hed, together With the rest of n Hotel prop- erty, to make way for the office building which 0. Havem es 1o erect on the | which I . iblo’s Garden was William Niblo in 1828. & RIDICULES ANGLOMANIACS. “The Bathing Girl,” Which Is Coming to | the Baldwin. sent week is supposed to be one | Jomps and varieties | of :this wicked world, and though the | theatérs here do mot close entirely on | | | { | Good Friday and Holy Saturday, as is the custom in so many countries, their man- agets have appar ters by righteously ompromised mat- ing from putting novelties whereby the »f Lent might be overmuch | rigid observe tempted to denial-and absti from theater-going. however, will be marked activity in the theat- 100se between a number of ht attractions. hich is closed all reopen on April 15 with " of which the Whitne; ecently gave its first per- The book of this musical by Robert Hughes and the | ert” Coverly. *The Bathing ericans who aristocracy. | nd most of thei action p: The co! are of the , and are said to | . _There are summer | outing flannels, i costumes, cle outfits, both fen he members of “The company are cast in | 17 as follows: Dorothy Morton s Bertha Bayliss Marion Langdon | Miss Florence Alva fiss Lonise Bryant ....William Stephens Oscar Girard and masc Fencing M thing G A Policeman A Porter ... O'Brien Salesjadies. ..M D ville, May , Previ est, Griggs, O"Brien and women of eisure, ege students, shoppers and ay from the paths of s«lf~‘ | | theater-goer will be | 1y stage, in Denver about | ment will not occur till the 13th of May. | From that date till January 27, 1896, a con- | tinuous list of excellent attractions is ‘boaked. These include tragedy, comedy | and light as well as grand opera, with East- | ern artists of established reputation. | At present the theater is undergoing a regular housecleaning, after which it will be given up to painters, decorators and carpet-layers. “TEE LIGHTNING'S FLASH.” | Another Realistic Melodrama at Morosco's Opera-House, To-morrow evening Morosco’s Opera- house will see the first production in America of Arthur Shirley’s realistic drama, “The Lightning's Flash.” This play has won renown in England as a | melodrama of more than ordinary power, and it will give an opportunity to exhibit the versatile talents of Mor 's company. “The Lightning's Flash” will also herald the reappearance of Miss Mina Gleason, who will take the part of a native Austra- lian girl. There are many novel features in the performance. In one scene the heroine, adrift in a canoe, is about to go over a real waterfall, but is saved from her perilous position by the dusky maiden. The production is made by A.M. Hol- brook. The orc a_will De under the leadership of Senor A. Tomasi. THE CALIFORNIA, Peter Dailey to Suoceed ‘‘The Girl I Left Be. hind Me.” Belasco and Fyles’ military drama, “Th Girl I Left Behind Me,’” continues to at- | tract large andiences at the California | Theater. It will run all this week, the | engagement concluding with a pen’orm»! ance on Sunday evening. | Peter F. Dailey and his company in “A | QOountry Sport” open at the California | Theater on Easter Monday. John J. Mc- | Nally’s funny farce gives the star of the | company an opportunity of showing his | raciness and power to evoke any amount of stage fun. Indeed, Dailey could not have found a better vehicle than ““A Coun- | try Sport” for the display of that exuber. ance which never seems to desert him The announcement is made thav whil there have been no alterations in the play for this season, an sbundance of new mu- sic, dances and comedy flashes introduced. The supporting company remains intaot, and, of course includes jolly May Irwin John Sparks, Andrew Mack and Ada | Lewis. There are also in the cast such | well-known names as Harry M. Morse, J. F. Callaban and Freda Depew, Mamie | Gilroy, Ollie Evans and Charles E. Stur- | is, in addition to the large collection of | ancers and singers employed in the prin. cipal scenes of the play. | “FRITZ” AT STOCKWELL'S. Francizeo Debut Junior, “Fritz in a Madhouse,” which J. K. Emmett presents at Stockwell’s Theater | | v4 | i The San of Emmett, have been | The following is the incident upon which the title-of the play is based: Stephen Merrick, a young mining engineer of Aus- tralia, has a quantity of treasure hidden. The villain tries to extort from him the secret of its hiding place, and puts him to | torture, finally destroying his sight, in- stead of hanging him, as was at first in- ended. The hero, blinded and half dead, s left tied to a tree. Suddenly a storm gathers and a blinding flash of lightning passes before the face of the engineer and restores his sight. The incident is founded upon fact, as a collier in Staffordshire had gxs sight’ restored by a_vivid lightning as s of the optic nerve being re- brightness to h, paraly movedp by the excessive which he was exposed. The cast is as follows: Stephen Merrick, & young mining engineer...... «......H. Coulter Brinker hum. . William Burress Gordon Garville, an adventure: J. Holden Jim Bargiss, keeper of a dri 172 Tom Ballater, deaf as a post. Sam Parker _Mina Gleason . Helen Henry The Great Ysaye Coming. It is stated to be now definitely settled that Ysaye will visit California. He is booked to open in San Francisco on May 12. The famous violinist says he never ex- pects to visit America again, and has an earnest desire to see the Pacific Coast be- fore leaving this country. TWO TIVOLI PRODUCTIONS. The “Bohemian @irl” to Be Succeeded by s Now Burlesque. Balfe’s “Bohemian Girl” will replace “Pinafore” at the Tivoli to-morrow night. John J. Raffael is to sing the count forthe on Monday evening, April 15, is said to | first time in San Francisco, and Miss Niel- efford that well-known actor greater op- | portunities than any of the other versions of “Fritz” in which he has yet appeared. | * It presents him asthe same lovable Ger- man boy, whose humor wins smiles and whose sorrows draw_tears; but he is more polished than the Fritz who has hitherto helped to establish J. K. Emmett’s repu- tation. In *‘Fritz in a Madhouse” there are sey- eral new songs, the actors’ own composi- tions, which are said to be as good as those which haye already become popular. The children will be as noticeable a feature as in former versions of *‘Fritz.” *“Cute” Baby Sinnot, a charming bundle of femi- ninity, will play an important role. Among the rest of the company that will support Emmett on his first appearance in San Francisco are: The Misses Emily Lf'.wn, Laura 8. Howe, Florence Foster, Florence Germaine; Messrs. Hudson Lis- ton, Fred de Vere, Theodore de Vere, son is also a debutante in the role of Arline. Ferris Hartman plays Devilshoof, Messmer the part of Thaddeus, and Bran- | son appears as Florestine. Fanny Lid- diard 1s the Gipsy Queen. It is some time since a local company | presented this footprint that Balfe left on the sands of time, though it isin the repere tory of mostof the traveling English grand opera companies. No doubt, however, the pularity of the music will insure it arge audiences at the Tivoli. . Musicians may preach the gospel accord- ing to Richard Wagner as they will, point out all the glaring inconsistencies” in the plots of the g old ballad operas and vaunt the superiority of the ern lyric drama, but the gemeral public still pre- fers the familiar tunes that it has whistled and sung from its childhood, and even the ems of Donizetti and the earlier Verdi ave not such a hold upon the people as “I Dreamt I Dwelt” and “When Other Lips” from the “*Bohemian Girl.” Harry Coffin, Frank Wise and David Rivers. The formal opening of the Columbia Theater under its new name and manage- n Easter Monday Hirschback and Wil- son’s new spectacular burlesque of ‘“Little Robinson Crusoe” is to be produced at the Tivoli. This piece will serve to introduce the latest songs and sagin s, and new and characteristic scenery has n painted for the production. Some genuine plantation melodies will be introduced besides more solid numbers. The authors have aimed to make the piece as bright and lively as possible, and “Little Robinson Crusoe” will be put up fora ran. | THE ORPHEUM'S ARTISTS. Two Society Sketch Performers Coming for Easter Week, The programme presented at the Orphe- um attracted large audiences all last week. The electric quartet and John and Harry Dillon especially won their way into popu- lar favor among the new people. Bruet and Riviere, the Nawns and John A. Cole- man continued their successes of the pre- vious week. _Manager Walter has more new attrac- tions for the current week, chief among them being *“Stuart,”” the widely known female impersonator. and Binns and Binns, musical comedians, ‘“‘Stuart” has | a long list of successes in his repertoire, which he will present in his catchy, cafe- chantant style. He announces in ad- vance, #s an important feature of his appearance, the magnificence and stylish- ness of his gowns, which he is modest enough to compare with the elaborate outfit of an international primadonna. Redding and Stanton, the favorite sketch performers, open at the Orpheum on April 15. They will present their original playlets, “A Hnlppy Pair”’ and “A” Pair of Lunatics.” In Boston and New York these performers were quite the fashionable fad for drawing-room enter- tainments, at society teas gnd receptions. Their pieces are full of incident, as well as being refined and graceful little sketches. | Other attractions are promised for the same date. “FRITZ” AT THE MACDONOUGH. That Opens Night. J. K. Emmett, who is rapidly making a reputation equal to that of his famous father, will play to-morrow and Tuesday evening at the Macdonough Theater, Oak- land, in “Fritz in a Madhouse.” The play gives Emmett a chance to [ yodle, sing and dance ina way that recalls the Fritz who played to thousands in every city on this continent. A number of the An Attraction on Monday songs in “Fritz in a Madhouse are of Em- mett Jr.’s own composition, and are said to have all the elements of popularity in FRANCESCA REDDING crisis and offers Mrs, Ebbsmith a Bible. She promptly pitches it into the stove, and a thrill of horror runs through the audi- ence as they see in imaginatien the whole Christian church tottering before their eyes. Suddenly with a wild scream she plunges her hand into the glowing stove and pulls out the Bible again. The church is saved, and the curtain descends amid thunders of ngplause. A less sensible and less courageous stafie effect it would be hard to witness. If Pinero had created a woman whose life had been made miserable by the gloomy terrorism which some vulgar, fanatical parents extract from the Bible; if that were their fetish—such a_picture, for in- stance, as Dickens gave in the Clennam household in “Little Dorrit”’—then he might have made the woman thrust the Bible into the stove and leaye it there. But to introduce a woman who has been educated as a secularist, and whose one misfortune—her unhappy marriage—can hardly, by any stretch of casuistry, be laid to the charge of St. Paul's teachings; to make this woman senselessly say all her misfortunes are due to the Bible; to make her throw it into the stove and then injure herself horribly in pulling it out again— this is a piece of claptrap so gross that it absolves one from all obligation to treat Pinero’s art as anything higher than the barest art of theatrical sensation. Asin “The Profligate,”” as in “The Second Mrs. Tanqueray,”” he has had no idea beyond WIS | them that those of his father contained. The sup%ortin company is spoken highly of, little Baby ginnot in ‘particular being a star that never fails to delight the audi- ence. | The sale of seats begins to-morrow at opular prices. “The Girl I Left Behind "’ is the next attraction. is PINERO'S NEW PLAY SCORED. He Uses the Bible to Produce a Dramatic Effeot. Pinero’s new play “The Notorious Mrs, Ebbsmith’’ has been severely scored by the London critics. As in *‘The Profligate” and “The Second Mrs. Tanqueray,” it is an attempt to rem_'cduce u peculiar stage effect of intellectual drama and social problem. In the two earlier plays Pinero was care- ful to support the stage effect with a sub- stantial basis of ordinary dramatic mate- rial, butin “The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith,”” says the S8aturday Review, ““the play is bad, and the air of philosophy can only add to its insufferableness.” Mrs. Ebbsmith is what is called ‘‘a plat- form. woman.” She is the daughterof a secularist agitator, and after eight years of ‘married life she has emerged into widow- hood, and an active career as an agitator, speaking from the platforms formerl: occupi b her father. Althou educated, well conducted, beautiful an sufficiently powerful speaker to produce a Erent effect in Trafalgar square, she loses er voice through starvation, and has to fall back on nursing—a piece of fiction which shows Pinero does not know any- thing about the business of political agita- tion in England. However, the mistakes into which he has been led by his want of practical ac- quaintance with political agitators are not of dramatic moment. But he has made the deeper mistake of supposing that the woman who speaks in public and takes an interest in wider concerns than those of her own household is. a special variety of the human species, and that there is something dramatic in the dis- covery that she has the common passions of humanity. Mrs. Ebbsmith, in the course of her nursing, finds a_ patient who falls in love with her. He is married to a shrew, and he proposes to spend the rest of his life with his nurse, preaching the horrors of marriage. A clergyman appears at this e that of doing something daring and bring- ing down the house, by running away from the consequences. SEEKING INSPIRATION. How Loie Fuller Evolved Her Rainbow- Dance. A reporter of Le Figaro has discovered that it was in contemplating the stained- glass windows of the cathedral of Notre Dame that Loie Fuller, the rainbow-dan- cer, discovered- the combinations of color which made her reputation. The author of the article adds that Loie Fuller was not content with studying cathedral windows; she also passed whole days at the National Library in Paris looking over antique prints, to discover forgotten draperies and skirts. There she met another celebrity, Yvette Guilbert, the greatest music-hall singer in the world, who, on her side, was looking through old books in search of songs. ‘What an end-of-the-century mixture of the sacred and the profane the picture pre- sents. Imagine Loie Fuller saying to Yvette Guilbert, “I am looking for some Assyrian pleats to introduce in the next ballet at the Folies-Bergeres,” and Miss Guilbert replying, “And I am seeking a medieval refrain to sing when I make my debut in New York.” The dancer who studies cathedral win- dows for inspiration and the music-hall singer who searches musty archives for re- frains are essentially modern types. For- merly they did not make such a fuss about Enthering xnsg\rnlion‘ I do not think ejazet ever hunted up medieval songs nor Taglioni followed a course of antique dances in order to be charming. When I see a ballet, I must confess, it does not matter to me whether the folds of the skirts be taken from old monuments or not, if the dancers are graceful. Miss Fuller is poetical without studying Egy tian manuscripts.—Translated from va‘f lustration. Remenyi's Last Farewell. By special request Edouard Remenyi, whose concert at Stockwell's Theater on ‘Wednesday evening last was so great a success, has consented to give another con- cert to-night. The music presented will be popular in | character, and it is announced that a num- ber of unfamiliar but interesting selections will be rendered. Miss Pauline Stein, who proved herself a finished and artistic singer, will be heard in some new and popular songs. 'he price of admission is 25 cents— 50 cents for reserved seats. For the con- venience of the public the box-office will remain open to-day till 11 A. x. Scheel Again Conducts. % The Philharmonie Scciety will give a concert next Wednesday at Odd Fellows’ Hall under the directorship of Fritz Scheel. The programme will include Schubert’s “Rosamunde” overture, three numbers from Moskowski’s suite, “The Nations,” Haydn’s “Le Midi” symphony, Large (Handel) and a Strauss waltz. The society will be assisted by Miss Regina Newman, mezzo-soprano. New York Musicians. The Mozart Symphony Club of New York is announced to give a popular con- cert at the auditorium of the Young Men'’s Christian Association next Thursday even- ing. This is the first appearance of the club in San Francisco. The following are the members of the organization: M. Blodeck, Richard Steelzer, Otto Lund and Theo Hoch; Miss Cecilia Braems and Mlle. Zoe de Vielle. AFTER WHISKY SMUGGLERS The Revenue Cutter Corwin Overhauls a Party of Miners Bound for the Yukon. The revenue cutter Corwin, which left here several weeks ago to patrol Bering Sea in quest of seal-poachers and to inci- dentally look after whisky smugglers, has been heard from in Southeastern Alaska. At Sitka she took on board Collector of Customs Moore and then sailed for Dyea Inlet, where a party of miners had been landed en route to the Yukon. Informa- tion had been received that the miners had with them a stock of whisky with which they intended to do some trading with the natives. Captain Munger landed a detachment of arines, but the miners had learned of their coming and had struck camp and started for the interior. The marines gave chase and pursued the party for aday, finally overtaking them. If the miners took any whisky with them they got rid of it before the revenue men caught up with them, and the marines returned to the Corwin empty handed. FOR A WORTHY OAUSE An Entertainment Given at the ‘Nur- sery for Homeless Children.”” An interesting entertainment was given yesterday at the “Nursery for Homeless Children,” 570 Howard street. As this in- stitution is noted as being one of the most homelike institutions on this coast, there were a number of aristocratic visitors pres- ent to note the way in which the institu- tion was managed and how the education and advancement of the little ones was ac- complished. The meager appropriation allowed by the State for the maintenance of this necessary home for the children was used up some time ago, the expense being considerably greater in the past two years than before, there being sixty-five children at the pres- ent time. The appropriation allowed by-the last Legislature will be inaccessible until next August, consequently the expense of the institution will have to be borne by charit- ably disposed societies and individuals. After making the rounds of the building and grounds the visitors retired to the kin- dergarten schoolroom, where an interest- ing programme was rendered in which the following ladies participated: Misses Tag- art, Nielson, Mitchell, Grove, Pierce, rogie and Carolyn Boyan. The *Little Vesper Club,” which is com- sed of Misses Kthel W:gner, resident : lla Mitchell, Edna Booth, Julia Wright and Grace McCormick, were ‘f)rmnt. assist- ing in the entertainment and in the serving of refreshments, . Crocker’s New Directory. A handsome City Directory has just been issued fio‘m {.he press of the H. 8. Crocker Com- pany. ncludes & map of the city and count; of San Francisco, 18 well illustrated, bound an printed. Many new features are included in the present volume, which will make it & use- ful adjunct to any sibrary, office, store or home. WILL™ FIGHT THE SUIT. Campobello’s Wife Will Not Have Things All Her Own Way. WILL BE HERE IN AUGUST The Attorney for the Absent Bary- tone Will File a De- murrer. ‘When Miss Grace Porter, daughter of the late David Porter, took it into her pretty little head to marry Henry Montgomery Campbell, the one time popular Tivoli bar- ytone, society, or at least that circle of which she was a prominent member, caught its breath fora moment, knowingly bobbed its head and then wisely sat down to think it all over. Just as these self appointed judges had sedately concluded that it was a very good match, an excellent match in fact, Mrs. Campbell, or Campobello asshe is now better known, startled society in general and her setin particular by filicg a suit for absolute divorce. This happened two months ago. In the application Mrs Campobello charged willful neglect and failure to provide the common necessaries of life for herself and chila, all of which was published in the CaLy at the time. It was said also that Campobello, then and now in the East, would allow the suit to go by default, but such is not the case, for to-morrow his attorney will file a demurrer to the complaint, which will be followed in a few days by the defendant’s answer. This answer, according to James A. Hall, Campobello’s lawyer, will consist of a complete denial of the charge of neglect and failure to provide, supported by letters received from gis wife since she returned to San Francisco in December, 91. Mr. Campobello’s side of the story has never been told, but in a letter which will be made the basis of an answer to the suit, he says a great many things conflicting seriously with the statements made at the time his wife began the suit. Campobello says: From that day to this §December 5,1891) 1 have never seen my wife, neither has she thought it consistent with the duties of a wife and mother to bring my little daughter to me, She was in 8an Francisco in April, 1892, and although I have constantly begged and im- plored of my wife to return to me she has always evaded my wishes with some excuse or another, until in April of last year (1894) I wrote to her from Atlants, telling her that unless she returned to me I would not support her any longer. To this letter she repliefrn a letter now before me and dated May 22, 1894, that she would not under any circumstances live with me again. Thisis the first intimation I had that matters had gone this far with her. In this letterghe further says: 1 do not Wnt & divorce, and I sincerely hope you will not contemplate such a step, both for my sake and the child’s. True, it would leave us both free, but for that kind of freedom I have no desire.” I could have secured a divorce on the grounds of desertion, and now this is the thanks I get for having treated her so kindly. In a letter to me dated July, 1892, she says: 1 shall be delighted bevond expression to see you again, but_ when [ think of that hole of & piace (Memphis) and_those detestable people it seems like a horrible nightmare. When I think of those miserable = boarding-house women and piano- teachers it makes me sick, and if it were not for my great love for you nothing on earth would com- pel me to return there. Until I am in your arms good-by. Your own GRACE. This will show that we did not separate in Jbad feelings, but that something hes tran- spired out there to cause her feelings to under- £0 & complete change, and, therefore, it is quite clear and EOS“lva that the discontent comes from her side and not_from mine, for I have always loved her dearly, and love her now. Cumfyohello then goes on to say that he was fully aware of the financial standing of her father at the time he married her, and it could not be said he had married from any interested motive. He says that he never got a dollar from any member of the family, closing the assertion with an emphatic “Thank God for that!” Mr. Campobello is very anxious to be here when the hearing takes piace, but finds it impossible to leave his business en- gagements before August. He wants the court to postpone the suit until that time, so as to give him an opportunity to per- sonally conduct his defense. If the court grants his petition .he promises to tell a story, supported by indisputable evi- dence, that will throw a very different light on the ‘groundless charge” of his wife. To-morrow is_the last day allowed Cam- pobello in which to file his answer on de- murrer to the suit, ana Mr. Hall proposes to ask the court to continue it until such time as his client can be present. AN EXCEPTION MADE. Pictures of the Nude May Be Exhibited in Studios or Halls of Art. A revised draft of the proposed ordinance rohibiting the dissemination of indecent literature and displays of pictures or printg injurious to public morals will be presented to the Board of Supervisors next Monday by the Society for the Suppression of Vice. The society accepted the criticisms from artists upon 1ts first ordinance and will now endeavor to correet its oversight by the addition of a fourth section, amending the original order. In the interest of art the human form may still be painted, and irrespective of dress its representation may be hunF in studios or rooms of an artist, or in halls of art leagues or associations. If displayed for an “innocent and lawful purpose’’ pis tures of the nude cannot be molested. But the questfon may arise to puzzle lawyers, what is innocent and lawful in this'con- nection. 3 The new section which amends the ordi- nance is as follows: Section 4. Any person or persons who shall put up in any public place any indecent, lewd or obscene picture or character, representin, the human form in & nude or semi-nude condi- tion, excepting pictures on exhibition or in the halls, studios or rooms of an artist, art leagues or art associations in the interest of art in all its branches and for an innocent and lawful purpose, or shall advertise by circulars or posters any indecent, lewd or immoral show, play or representation, shall be deemed guflly of misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $300, or be confined in the County Jail not ex- ceeding six months, or be punished by both fine and imprisonment. Secretary Kane of the Society for the Suppression of Vice stated yesterday that his board of directors did not wish to ap- pear as opposed to artists in their views on the nude in art, but in drafting the ordi- nance an omission was made, which has been supplied in the section quoted. e ————— TOOK AWAY HER BOY. Mrs. Fairfield Charges Her Ex-Husband ‘With Abduction. Mrs. Gabrielle Fairfield of 815 Mission street has filed complaint with the police against Herbert Fairfield, her hasband, charging him with abducting ber six-year- old son Herbert. According to Mrs. Fair- field’s story, she was divorced from her husband about a year ago, and the court awarded her the custody of her two chil- dren. Her husband was employed as a brakeman on the Southern Pacific line and was known as “Shorty.” “Hesmlled on me fre«anenfly after our divorce,” said Mrs. Fairfield, “and always brought something for little Herbert. He requested permission to take the boy out for a walk, and suspecting nothing I con- sented. Some timeago he went to Tacoma, and on his return called on me to see Her- bert. I left them together for a few min- utes, and when I returned they were gone. WALTER MOROSCO...covtseanins NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. e MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Fami \eater in America. i h{...‘?fl.....“.snle Lessee and Manager THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, LAST PERFORMANCES OF “HANDS ACROSS THE SEA.” MONDAY EVENING....ccooiiiimimnniniiiian, First appearance in America of AR MR APRIL 8 Arthu Shirley’s realistic drama, “THE LIGHTNING’S FLASH.” EVENING PRICES—25¢ and 50c; Family Circle and Gallery., 10c. Matinees Saturday and Sunday. Seats on Sale from 9 A. M. to 10 P. M. I have since learned that he took the boy to Tacoma, where he is employed.” Mrs. Fairfield has written to the police of Tacoma relative to the matter, but thus far no definite information concerning her husband’s whereabouts has been received. The poor woman is greatly distressed over the disappearance of her boy, who, she fears, she is destined never to see again. THE HASTINGS ESTATE. A Tendency Exhibited on the Part of the Executors to Delay the Settlement. The case of Jennie 8. Catherwood, Charles C. H. Catherwood (by his guar- dian, Clara L. Catherwood), Louise C. La Montagne and Ernest La Montagne vs. William Giselman and William Giselman and R. B. Wallace, as executors of the last will of 8. Clinton Hastings, came up again before Judge Seawell yesterday. Samuel M. Shortridge appeared for the children and E. 8. Pillsbury for the executors. Judge Hastings died in 1893 and ever since the heirs have been trying to secure a settlement of the estate. The latter con- sists chiefly of property on which there is a mortgage of $15,000, secnred by a note in the Wells-Fargo Bank. no difference of opinion as to Judge Hastings’ intentions regarding the prop- e deceased Judge, testified yesterday that she had spoken to her father about taking up the note referred to and that he had | declined to do so, on the score that his daughter would simply “put another plas- ter” on the property S hih witness said that he promised to leave the property “in such a shape that the chil- dren would be benefited thereby.” Samuel M. Shortridge testified to similar conversations with the deceased, and then it seemed that there was nothing more to be done. But the attorney for the execu- tors wanted more time to file briefs, and in spite of all representations of an imme- diate ruling from the bench or of brief oral argument, the usual ‘“‘ten and ten’’ days were gained. The court, while depre- cating any delay in settlement of the case, could not but decide that the privilege of filing briefs was within the rights o%ethe executors under the law. THE AVERY COLLECTION.| Early Art Work in California In Place at the Hopkins Insti- tute. Secretary Martin is busy at the Hopkins” Art Institute putting in place and arrang- ing the Avery collection of paintings which Mrs. B. Avery has donated to the institute, and which was formally accepted with thanks by the board of directorsat their last meeting. This collection, which was the property of the late Benjamin P. Avery, consists of thirty-four oil paintings, and are represen- tative of the early art in California. Some of the paintings, made years ago, were done by men since acknowledged as among the best artists in the country. One or two of the collection are by foreign artists, but not more. A portrait of B. P. Avery by Toby Rosen- thal will hold the center position ia_the rocm which has been set apart especially for this collection. There are several early ictures by Keith, Hill, Bloomer, Key, each, Marple and Brookes. work done now by such men as Keith and Hill and these pictures painted years ago the difference is most striking. All of the pictures have been cleaned and newly framed, and_when in place the *Avery room,’” as it will be called, prom- ises, as an evidence of the early art work of the State, to be one of the most inter- esting rooms in the institute. R R Originally there were no seats in the at_cathedrals and medieval churches. orshipers stood or knelt. The first inno- vation was the introduction of small pieces of cloth to keep the feet or knees from con- tact with the cold stone floors. NEW TO-DAY. KELLY & LIEBES (loak and Suit House, 120 KEARNY STREET. This week we offer four specially big bargains out of our grand assortment of New Cape, Jacket, Suit and Skirt Stock, 3,50, 4308 ST A MOST STYLISH SPRING CAPE; . new collar and full wheel cut; tans, blues and blacks; regular price §6 50. * A HANDSOME VELVET ; $900 Chifton_and tibbon trimmed;. saei lined: » Beauty; foll wheel cut; regular price A GRAND ASSORTMEN R &‘6;:)9; Efi:{. u:{‘l'e!. r;elfy made Dmm;:: fofll’; - : now Tashlonable; regular price $22 80, P SEPARATE SKIRTS; Serges; lined threughout i‘?fiw&f organ-piped back; actual value $9. $£5.50. Percaline; HUNDREDS OF ELEk; $3.50 ‘Waists; all lined; bl;‘tg:v!;l; ltsnlfli UP. _collars and belts; regular price $5 26. —_—“‘__4_ AMUSEMENTS, CIRCUS ROYAL And Venetian Water Carnival, Corner Eddy and Mason streets. CLIFF PHILLIPS. Proprietor and Manager Commencing To-night, Saturday, April 6tb. GRANDEST _AMUS ER- PRIsE IN AMERTCA Bareback and Fancy Ridis Lot Tumbling by the Champions of the \'V;r?g “1";}."3 and Acrobatic Acts by the best artists known to the profession. Got:eo\u Aa\nfln Pageant. Pyro- ming 5 “:‘in Wnrm?l I::‘::‘.m S B o o pions. Specialties by There seems to be | rty. | Mrs. Clara Catherwood, daughter of the it secured. But | Between the | CALIFORNIATHEATER Ar. HAYMAN & Co. (incorporated).....Proprietors ‘ TO-NIGHT, WEEK SUNDAY, BEGINNING NIGHT, AND TO-MORROW MONDAY, LAST SEVEN NIGHTS LAST SATURDAY MATINEE APRIL 8. Of Belasco & Fyles' American Drama THE GIRL 1 LEFT BEHIND ME. 3 MORE POPULAR THAN EVER. i W | There were many curtain calls, and the lines | and scenes drew forth bursts of genuine applause. —Chrenicle, April 2. |, For once the Red Man on the stage was not | ridiculous.—Examiner, April 2. i The large audience at the California last night insisted on numerous curtain calls. Tne play | and_the people certainly deserved them.—Call, | April 2. | MANAGEMENT OF CHARLES FROHMAN: Next Attraction—Monday, April 15, iPETER F. DAILEY IN A COUNTRY SPORT. BALDWIN THEATER. AL. HAYMAN & CO. (Incorporated), Proprietots APRIL 15th—0NE WEEK ONLY. BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT, Production of the New Satirical Musical Extravas ganza, pATERY MUSIC BY ROBERT COVERLY. BOOK BY RUPERT HUGHES, Given with the full strength of The Fencing Master Opera Co. _ Seats and Boxe.(fi&ld[ Thursday. | STOCKWELL’S THEATER. { — TO-INIGEIT — Last appearance of the Great Hungarian Violinist, EDOUARD REMENYI And his | SPLENDID COMPANY. CONCERT EVENT Of the season. THE SPLENDID PROG FAVORIT! £, INTRODUCING UMBERS. | Reserved Seats - - 25 Box-office open al A Mgs. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Manager LAST NIGHTS ! SECOND WEEK RECEIVED LIKE A NEW OPERA. H_ M. S. PINAFORE' Special Matinee Saturday, April 6. Monday, April S-BOHEMIAN GIRL, Next Opera—LITTLE ROBINSON CRUSOE. Popular Prices—26c and 50c. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powsll. MATINEE TO-DAY (SUNDAY), APRIL 7. Parquet, any seat, 25c; Balcony, an; : Children, 10c, any part. i ograt il 9—NINE NEW FACES—9 THE ELECTRIC QUARTET HE DILLON BROS. MARTINNETTIE BROS. And fetained i New Acts, making an Entirely New I THE NAWNS, oo JOHN A. COLEMAN BRUET and RIVIERE, o Z AND ABACCO, LINA AND VANL COOKING LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATION. The Society for the Introduction of Scientific Cooking Has Secured the Services of Mrs. Emma P. Ewing of New York, Who will give a Bread and Chafing-dish Dem- onstration at Golden Gate Hall, Sutter street, on MONDAY, April 8, at 2 o'clock P. M. ADMISSION to this DEMONSTRATION FREE. ON TUESDAY, APRIL 9, A second demonstration will be given at Golden Gate Hall at the same hour. To this an admission fee of 25¢ will be charged. THE MOZART SYMPHONY CLUB OF NEW YORK At the Young Men's Christian Association Audi- and Ellls streets, THURSDAY appearance ‘world-renowned Masical Club, %':ulmn. o:!";‘: artists: Otto Lund, violin soloist; Theo. Hoch, violin; Richard Stoelzer, viola; Marlo Blo- deck, 'violoncello: assisted by Miss Ceeflia Braems, Mile. Zoe de Vielle. Tickets, 50 cents to all parts of the house: on sale at Sherman, Clay & Co.’s. This will be the musical treat of the season. They have been playing to crowded houses throughout the RUNNIN * RAGES! RUNNING CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, RACES! WINTER MEETING, BAY DISTRICT TRACK, COMMENCING SATURDAY, OCT. 27, 1894, Races Monday, sday, Wednesday, Thursday, Frid: s) Q = :;:.: riday and Saturday—Rain Five or more races each . Races start