The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 1, 1895, Page 20

The local theaters have had another good | The society attractions at Monterey | of the belles and dowagers and the swells and bachelors to Del but the exodus did not | ne nightly attend- | | took r some o Monte !ast wee comedy of “Masks and rein Peg Woflington of his- | renown-was personated by Rose | 1, ministered to the delight of a ! vast concourse of the theater-loving folk. | Generals of the army and capitalists were there and also several of the old-timers, | whose faces are familiar in the old phom-; graphic groups of Bradley & Rulofson, which represented audiences at the Cali- Theat ren Edwin Booth played elieu and John McCullough was the oror when Adelaide Neilson strolled orest of Arden. Reade’s and Tom Taylor’s iam G. Beach, as the poet and Ida Valerga at the Tivoli. painter who knew poverty in all its phases, { but was human in all of his attributes, | gave the people who went to the play the best acting of the week. John Drew and Miss Maud Adams at’ the Baldwin made the most of Henry Guy Carleton’s American comedy, “That Im- prudent Young Couple.”” There are delightful touches of fun rather than 1orin the play. The repartees, the | paraphrase of maxims, the quick rejoind- live with wit and audacity, won the favor of listeners. The playgoers are almost unanimous in the verdict that the play has merit and style in it, that it will goin New York or any other place where a good thing ought to be .appreciated. Some of the bright sayings are not original with the author, who has borrowed un- copyrighted jokes. The unconscious | humor of Senator Willlam M. Evarts’ little girl, who wrote pathetically from the | ‘White Mountains for her father to leave Washington and come up there as the | donkey was lonely, finds repetition in the | allusion tdthe dog’s companionship. These little hits make rather than mar the piece. Perhaps Joe Miller borrowed his jokes, Every night the audience was large, and the comedy’s drawing power is not ex- hausted in San Francisco. Maud Adams, | and father were drunkards, and tells other | | and his gestures, like_a thorough French- | Wednesday evenings and at the matinee as the young bride of angel-cake accom- plishments, and Mr. Drew as the artist in Welsh rarebits, achieved pronounced suc- cess. Then again, the comedy is so clean, so free of indelicate allusions, veiled or unveiled. An author who can make a pure play go in these days is very nearly an artist. An actor who can enlist the admiration of an audience in pure, whole- some comedy is altogether an artist, and | Maud Adams is another. The Tivoli, hand-painted in white and electric lights, maintains its place in popu- lar favor. The martial opera—‘"The Black | Hussar”—by Millocker caught the atten- | tion of music-lovers and filled the house every night during the week. The serenade, the jewel song and all the rest of “Faust” are listed for the coming week. Already the Tivoli management is preparing a spectacle for the holidays—‘‘A Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea’’—which will present scenery of surprising splendor. The “Coast Guard” at Morosco's Grand Opera-house sustained interest in the theater throughout the week. The Orpheum continues to present a variety of attractions to catch the fancy of people who seek light- amusement for diversion. The Baldwin Theater. ‘When Mr. John Drew made his first ap- pearance as a star actor in this City from the extremely humorous to ‘the pathetic. “The Butterflies” will be played on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. German Comedy Company. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the bat- tle of Sedan will also be celebrated to-night at the Baldwin Theater, by Conried’s Ger- man Comedy Company, presenting for the first time this season Von Moser and Schoenthan’s Comedy ‘‘Krieg im Frieden.” It is ore of Moser’s best plays and is known by ‘Americans under the title of “The Passing Regiment,” done here before by Augustin Daly. The Emduclion by the Conried Company will be the best this clever comedy has received in this City. It will be mounted very elaborately; the uniforms worn in the play are ore and all correct to the very letter; the cast, which is a very strong one, is_as follows: Hein- dorf, Max Haenseler; Mathilde (his wife), Wilhelmine Schlueter; llka Etvos, Anna Braga; Agnes Hiller, Else Dore; Henkel (Alderman), Julius Ascher; Sophie (his wife), Katharine Beckmann; Else (their daughter), Hilda Schiueter; General von Sonnenfels, Mathien Pfeil; Kurt von Fol- gen (lieutenant), Max Bira; Ernst Schae- fer (phy an), He;mann Schmelzer; Von | Reif-Reiflingen (lieutenant), Rudolf Se- nius; Paul Hofmeister (druggist), Arthur | Eggeling; Franz Konnecy, Heinrich Ha- | brich; Anna, Lina Haenseler. The en- | gold, and illuminated by a constellation of | gagement of the German season terminates on September 22. The Columbia Theater. The Columbia Theater has done another | tremendous week’s business with the Stockwell company of players. ‘‘Masks and Faces” proved a splendid drawing card, and the play was received with a great deal of pleasure by the brilliant au- diences that crowded the house at every performance, and the play thus far has proved the greatest success of the present organization since its opening here.. Mon- day evening mnext will witness the first | production in_ this city of Oscar Wilde's | new play, entitled “A"Woman of No Im- portance.” ‘lhe piece was originally pro- duced by Miss Rose Coghlan on December | 11,1893, ‘at the Fifth-avenue Theater in | New York City, and she scored an instant | and emphatic success as the unhappy Mrs. Arbuthnot. “A Woman of No Imrport- ance” is intended as a satire on the pres- | ent form of society in London, and was year the theater-goers talked of nothing else but John Drew and *‘The Butterflies,” his first play seen here. In spite of the | | big success of this play financially and ar- | tistically it was withdrawn at the end of | the first week, when it certainly could have | { run_seven days longer, and “The Masked | This comedy, like its | Ball” substituted. redecessor, won the hearts of the play- loving public, and in the midst of its great bid for popularity it was withdrawn and | “Christopber Jr.” was produced. It was not apparent at that time y Manager Charles Frohman took plays from th boards that were doing an immense busi- | ness and experimented with new ones, but it is clear now why this policy was pur- sued. Mr. Frohman wished to keep those | plays before the minds of the people in | such a manner that their revivals would appear more like new plays than old friends, and the third week of Mr. John Drew at the Baldwin Theater will be cele- | brated by another production of “The | Masred Ball”’ and “*The Butterflies.” “The Masked Ball” was taken from the original of Bisson and Carre, and it has all the brilliancy of the French school and lost nothing by being Americanized. The story is based on the visit Dr. Paul Blondet makes upon a young woman named Suzanne in behalf of his friend to ascertain vhether the young woman would make a suitable wife for the triend, Martinot, who has been called away to China. Dr. Blondet is so impressed with the young woman that he forgets his friend and falls in love and he and Suzanne are married. In the next act Martinot returns, and in order to pro- tect himself, Blondet explains what a hor- rible creature Suzanne is, that she has a craving for intoxicants, that her mother | falsehoods. At that moment Suzanne ap- ears in the house and the fun begins. Maud Adams'as Suzanne made the success of her life and her mimic tipsy scene made her famous. Mr. Drew plays Dr. Blondet with more than his usual sprightliness, man, give an expression and peculiar em- phasis to words that would be tame with- outthe movement. The play will be cast with the originals, will be presented Monday, Tuesday and on Saturday. On Thursday night Mr. Drew and his company will present “The Butterflies.” 1t is a photograph of modern society, show- ing money as the prevailing power. Itisa comedy in three acts written expressly for Mr. Drew by Henry Guy Carleton. The chief butterfly is a dashing young fellow | running through a fortune, whose love for | a young girl carries him through vicissi- tudes thatcall fora wide range of acting, | SCENE FROM “THE | sented in this “The Masked Ball” | one of the very few successes in the Brit- | ish metropolis when first brought out. It is a sdciety drama in four acts,and tells the story of young Lord Illingworth, who has betrayed a young girl, and after the birth of their child has abandoned her. By a strange coincidence the mother, now under the name of Mrs. Arbutbnot, moves near the estate of this Lord Illingworth. | This happens 3 good many years after, | when the son is a young man of 21. Mrs. | Arbuthnot lives a quiet life, while the son mingles with so;iety, where he meets Lady Hunstanton, wlic takes an interest in him | and succeeds in obtaining a position for him | with Lord Illingworth as private secre- tary. Inthe course of time Mrs. Arbuth- not hears of the position offered her son, Gerald, by Lord Illingworth, and a very strong scene takes place between mother and son, she telling him the story of her life—not, however, saying that it was Lord Illingworth who ruined her, but another man.. The father, at first unaware of the relationship — it being his _own son— wishes to employ him. The mother ob- jects, but can assign no good reason for her objection.. The father, however, insults the son’s sweetheart, and the mother is then obliged to declare the truth in order to prevent the boy from thrashing his sire. ‘While there are a great many dramatic scenes of great strength in the play there is a pretty love-story between Gerald and an American heiress. In addition to the first production of “A Woman of No Importance,”’ Henry E. Dixey will be seen in his favorite char- acter i1 an amusing comedy that precedes the play, entitled, “The Major's Appoint- ment.”” The entire cast will be repre- rproduc:hnn, and both Miss Coghlan and Mr. Barrymore will appear in the parts originally created by them in the Fifth-avenue Theater in New York City. The Tivoli Opera-House. Gounod’s immortal opera, “Faust,” will be sumptuously revived at the Tivoli Opera-bouse next Monday evening in a regal manner. New scenery, designed and painted by Oscar L. Fest, artistic proper- ties by Howard Morrison, stage mechan- 1sms by Frank Burckhardt and assistants, { electric effects by George Wolff, and cos- tumes by Goldstein & Co., will all go to show what can be done by home industry at a successful theater that has been cater- | ing to the public taste for over seventeen yeurs. On this occasion the grand double | company will present this opera, which | has been sung from ocean to ocean and in | every clime with great success. Mlle. Ida Valerga, the distinguished prima donna, who sang so long and suc- cessfully with Patti, Tamagno and other distinguished artists, will make her first appearance in three years in this City as the unhappy Marguerite, alternating in this role with Laura Millard and Alice , two excellent singers. William ‘Walshe will make his American debut in the title role, alternating with Martin Pache. William Walshe possesses a tenor voice of excellent quality and is an actor of ability. He has sung the role with Stewart and other leading operatic artists of the Antipodes, while Martin Pache has sung the part Loth in this country and in Europe with great success. George H. Broderick will be the Mephisto of the cast, John J. Raffael the Valentine and Alice Carle the Siebel. W. H. West, Mabella Baker, Marcel Perron, an aug- mented orchestra, all under the direction of Adolph Bauer, will all tend to give greatreffect. The season of grand opera will be con- tinted until further notice, during which time ‘‘Lucia,” *“‘Trovatore,” ‘“Carmen,"’ “*Cavalleria Rusticana” and other kindred operas will be presented, together with the comic-opera production of *‘The Merry Wives of Windsor,” “The Beggar Student,” “The Lucky Star’ and “The Oolah.” Monday evening, September 9. is to be a souvenir night. A splendid book of popular melodies, illustrated with pictures of the artists, will be presented to the patrons. Grover’s Alcazar. Miss Jennie Kennark, & popular leading lady, has been engaged and will join Mr. Grover's company at the Alcazar on the opening. Miss Kennark was the leading lady of the Frawley company. A con- scientious and able critic, who has seen nearly all of the lady’s stage work, says she is the young Clara Morris of America. Mr. Charles E. Lothian, who is delight- fully remembered here as the doctor m Charles Frohman’s “Girl I Left Behind BUTTERFLIES”? AT THE BALDWIN. Me” Company, has also been engaged. Mr. Lothian has had a ripe experience in the Boston Theater and: Boston Museum. He is a native son of S8an Francisco. . The deeorators are at work night and day 1n. the pretty comedy theater, and everything will' be’ in readiness for the orenmg on Saturday eve: September 14, The inaugural bill “will be Stirling Emelie Melyille, Mmé. Simonsen, Nellie | & Coyne’s excellent comedy, *‘Everybody’s Friend,” revised for the occasion,and a new_farce-comedy written by Mr. Grover for Leonard Grover Jr. and Gracie Plais- ted entitled, “The Ringer.” Opera of “Traviata.” The “Italian Philharmonic Society, Giu- seppi 'Verdi,” a local organization that has already most successfully produced “Il Trovatore,” “Lucia’ and “Lucrezia Bor- gia,” will present Verdi's masterpiece, ‘‘La Traviata,”” at the California Theater this evening. The personale of the organiza- tion is made up of the best voices in the Italian colony, and as the opera has been in rehearsal for some months under the of the war, Colonel Alfriend, and many of the incidents which occur in its five acts are reproduced from actual experiences. _The adequate mounting of such produc- tions as this is of vital importance to their success, and Manager Morosco is to be con- gratulated on having secured in time so widely famed a scenic artist as Sydney Chidley, who came from Boston to succeed the late Forrest Seabury. Cnidley has been busily engaged on the “massiye sets which are required in this new production. They include a village green and schoolhouse in Northampton, Mass.; General Heath's headquarters, Virginia; a Confederate prison_and fortifications, a battle scene and a Virginia home. The long cast will be filled by the opera-house stock com- T’ ROSE COGHLAN IN “A WOMAN S CF NO IMPORTANCE” AT THE COLUMBIA. ! direction of Signor A. Spadina, a careful | | supernumeraries especially engaged for | production may be assured. | Violetta will be sung by Signora | Carclina Bischieri, a grima donna pos- sessing a high, clear and marvelously pure soprano voice. She has sung throughout | Italy, Austria, Russia and South America, | and has recently come from Mexico. The | chorus will include forty well-trained |; voices, and the orchestra will number | twenty-five. Thestage will be under tbei Signora Carolina Beschieri in Traviata’ at the Lalifornia. “La direction of Signor Richard Valerga. The cast is as follows: Signora Carolina Blschier] Mr. A. Hodghead ignor G. Almagin -Miss Jennie Nicholson Signor Cesare Urespi | Signor C. Vitalin{ gnor E. Merani ignor Hentra Bush-Street Theater. The romantic historical opera entitled ¥Captain Cook” will be produced for the first time at the Bush-street Theater to- morrow evening. Great preparationshave been made to present the operain winning style. The libretto was written by Sands W. Forman and the miusic by Noah Brandt. The costumes will be Hawaiian and the scenery will tell of volcanoes, the :“t and trepical isles. Following is the ast: ¥ % Mrs. Eva Tenny.. Ia Ta, the Princess M a, a retired dancer Captain Cook alanopuu, King of the islands ui, Prince from nelghboring isle Koko Bols, & priest and soothsayer - Mairley, the Bos'n ‘upples, the surgeon Lieutenant of marines .Companion to the Princess ..Oracles .Pele, God of Fire .. Kahawle, the sled-ranner ounced to run all next pera-House. . rd,” which has been s throughout the week be seen for the last ,to-morTow a new war b ss the Potomac,” will be substituted. ' This piece has never been . produced in San cisco before, but the at this theater, 1 time to-night, a piece, entitled fact that it has so highly eulogized by Eastern critics as.to have been styled the ‘‘best of all ‘wap plays” makes its initial P! tion here 4 matter of unusual inter- est. It was written in ‘part by a veteran \'St. Petersburg, pany, supplemented by upward of 100 the production. The Orpheum. Notwithstanding the difficulty attending the booking of Eastern and Zuropean ar- tists at this season of the year, the man- agers of the Orpheum have succeeded in securing a brand-new show for to-morrow nigiit. Russia, while others are from Berlin and New York. The Fabianu Quartet, Moreland, Thomp- son and Bush, Wright and O’Brien, Hugh Emmett, Fialkowsky and others are down on the new bill. There will be variety sufficient to please every taste. The Fabianus_ are Russian = singers _and dancers; Moreland, Thompson and Bush are a trio with fine voices and an interest- ing and original specialty; Wright and O’Brien will appear in eccentric comedy and as mimics; Emmett is reputedly a clever ventriloquist, and Fialkowsky imi- tates the voices of animals, from the roar of the lion to the carol of alark. The Martinettis and Johnnie Carroil, who were so'warmly received on their reappearance last Monday, have been held over for one ‘more week, after which they will leave for the East. .4“As You Like It.”” The ladies of the Channing Auxiliary, the Unitarian Church and the Society for Christian Work, are making the most elaborate preparations for the producticn of Shakespeare's “As You Like It,”” which is to be given by the Stockwell company of players at Sutro Heights on the afternoon of Saturday, September 21. Arrangeéments have been perfected to close the Columbia Theater on that afternoon, so that the usual weekly matinee will be given on Thursday afternoon, September 19, in- stead. The beautiful lawn at Sutro Heights will seat comfortably 5000 persons, and the amphitheater will be so arranged | that the view will be perfect from every nook and corner of the entire place. The trees will be particularly realistic, as the trees on nature’s stage will be real, as well as all the other appointments and effects. The Berkeley University Glee Club will be among those who will ‘participate_in. the chorus, and all the minor parts will be in the hands of thoroughly trained artists. The costumes will be_new and -handsome, and Rose Coghlan- will wear the beautiful Rosaline garment that she wore. at the big al fresco performance given at the home of Mrs. Paran Stevens two vears ago. There is a demand for tickets, which are now in the handsof the societies interested, and will be on sale at the Jeading music and drug stores of the City next week. Tho Torbett Concert Company. The Torbett Concert Company will give three concerts at Metropolitan Temple, September 6, 7 and 9. The company in- cludes the famous Lutteman Sextet of Stockholm, Sweden; Baroness von Tor- ls;ngdfien, pianist; Miss Ollie Torbett, vio- inist. The Boston Morning Journal says: “The sextet was a grand success, giving a vari- ety of selections, the majority of which were Swedish melodies and folk songs. The voices blend very beautifully. One of the best things of the evening was the peasants’ wedding of 'Soderman, intro- ducing the familiar ‘Wedding ihrclg.‘ Miss Ollie Torbett, violinist, succeeds in extracting more of the-concord of sweet sounds from the most musical of all mu- sical instruments, the violin, than even a cultivated audience and charmed audience could admit the possibility of.” - Carl Organ Recital. ' William C. Carl of New York City, the noted American solo organist, will initial recitals—the only ncerts San Francisco—in the First Congrega- tional Church, corner Post and Mason streets, on Friday ey’eflng%'fiaphmbne, and Saturday “mal This artist. o{sck‘m{l America and a| the famous m"& |+ ability in pil | ever-to-be-remembered Some of the latest arrivals are from | givehis in mber 7.4 ' poser, M. Alexandre Guilmant. This rap- 1dly rising organ soloist has a repertoire of morceaux, compdsed expressly for and dedicated to hini \by werld-wide writers. In the East this gentleman’ is aleading musician among the principal profes- sionals and holds high rank there in ar- tistic circles. Rosewald Concert. The eleventh concert of the members’ course in the Y. M. C. A. of San Francisco will take place Thursday evening, Septem- ber 5. 1t will be under the direction of J. H. Rosewald, assisted by Miss Giusti, so- prano; Mr. Fairweather, tenor; Mr. Rose- wald, violinist; Miss Gallagher, contralto; Miss Weigel, pianist; Miss Kelleher, reader. Emma Nevada at the Royal Theater of Madrid. Emma Nevada is no stranger to Cali- fornians, and was well known to many San Franciscans in the years she spent at Milis.Seminary, where her musical educa- tion was begun and where she was gradu- ated with honor. She has since sung before every crowned head in Europe. Doubtless her numerous friends of the Pacific Coast will enjoy the flattering notices which ap- peared in the leading papers of Madrid on the occasion of her recent appearance in the Royal Theater of Spain’s capital. The following criticisms, translated from the Spanish, are furnished to Tne Carnrthrough the kindness of Mrs. 8. L. Mills of Mills College. The Theatrical Review says: Emma Nevada is an artiste of world-wide fame, who needs no biographical writings to cause her 1o be known and to magnify her merits: She alone distinguishes herself by her masterly and rare talent. La Epoca says: After some years of absence Emma Nevada last night presented herself beiore the public of Madrid—the incomparable Amina; the kme, who in the Royal Theater left most delightful memories and gained those triumphant results which form an epoch in the history of an artiste. Senora Nevada completely electrified the au- dience, executing exquisite feats of vocaliza- tion in all the selections which she sang. Four pieces were those announced: the song of “Mysoli” of Felicien David; the waltz of “Dinorah”; a Russian song, “El Ruisenor” (The Nightingale), of anonymous authorship, and the legend of Paria of ‘‘Lakme.” Last night the eminent characteristics of the celebrated virtuosa and of the great ar- tiste shone brightly in the interpretation of the pieces named with such prominent and wonderinl perfection that ovations loud and unanimous followed and gave to Nevada most distinguished triumph. Her Majesty the Queen and her Highness the Infanta Dona Isabel honored the concert with their presence from the first hour and many times applauded the famous diva. From La Correspondencia : It is so rare to hear artistes like the Senora Nevada in this time of decline of song art that the concert given by the eminent soprano in the Theater Prince Aiphonso is 8 marked mu- sical event. The Senora Nevada sang the song of “Mysoli” of Felicien David; the waltz of “Dinorah” of Meyerbeer; “El Ruisenor” (The Nigh:ln‘fnle), @a popular Russian song, and the aria de las “Campanellas de Lakme” of Delibes, pieces in- cluded in the programme. Inaddition to it, acceding to requests and applauses of the audi- ence desirous to hear her anew, she sang the following pieces: “The Bird in the Bush of Tauber-Travousckar” of Tschaikowsky; ¢‘Prin- temps Nouveau” of Paul Vidal; ‘“Adios Mad- rid”’ and “Pajaro Burlon” (Mocking Bird), & North American song. In all of the numbers sung the diatonic and chromatic scales, the arpeggios, separate or bound together, the runs and all the other adornments characteristic of the great school of song, appeared to come forth rather from the | tube of a Hme than from & human throat. In the pieces which she executed with ac- companiment of the flute there were moments | when the difference could not be noted be- | tween the instrument and her voice, trilling | upon notes so high as the E and the C in the { extreme limit.of the diapason; but it isnot to | be believed from this that Mme. Nevada is only a ¢antatrice of dexterity—the most not- able quality of this artiste is her diction and her mode. f delivery, increasing or diminish- | ing the volume of "her voice with exquisite | delicacy and giving to the melody the in- trinsic and. poetic meaning of the wording, transmitting to the audience the intent of the composer. Theseg\mliliefi explain_the result which she attained on her ng‘pem‘m’lce in the Royal Theater of Madrid in. the “Sonnambula” and in “‘Lakme” productions, in which she has reached a point of perfection difficult to be surpassed or even equaled. The audience, which at first was somewhat reserved, although it saluted her appearance with cn- couraging applause, lost its coolness after the first piece, applauding vigorously all those which she sang, making her come forth re- peatedly and asking to hear her further, to which Mme. Nevada acceded, singing from her oly%lonic treasury in Itaiian, French, English, Boanaad Spanish. Amusement Notes. John Philip Sousa’s new march, “King Cotton,” just composed by him and written in honor of the exposition at Atlanta, is pronounced by the critics to be fully the equal of any of its renowned predecessors, and is full of the dash, snap and magnet- ism that characterize the Sousa composi- tions. ‘While in Europe this summer Pauline Hall rode across Germany and France on abicycle and sang before Prince Bismarck at Friedrichsrahe. The last week of the Drew engagement at the Baldwin commences. Monday, Sep- tember 9, and will be devoted to ‘‘Chris- topuer Jr.”’ and other plays. It was in “The Masked Ball” that Maud Adams made the big hit of her career by her exquisite feigning of intoxication in one of the scenes. It was in “The Butterflies” that John Drew made his first appearance as astarin this City. The tour of Hoy#'s latest play, ‘A Con- tented Woman’’ is soon to commecnce. The author’s wife, Caroline Miskel Hoyt, will be at the head of the presenting com- any. i P Azna Belmont made many friends on her last’ visit here with John Drew by her admirable impersonation of Suzanne in “The Butterflies.” 1t is doubtful if in the last ten years so successful a burlesque as “Little Robinson Crusoe” has been presented upon the American stage. Frederick \\gnrde will again present “The Mountebank,”’ as he intends to include it in his repertoire for the coming season. John Drew’s peculiar and charming man- ner of love-making is commented upon everywhere. His greny, sentimental en- counters with Maud Adams seem to be the most in evidence in “The Butterflies,” in which he scored such a great hit last year. Pauline Hall, while in London this sum- mer, engaged Miss Evelyn Rogers to play with her company during the coming sea- son. i A great spectacular production of *The War of Wealth”” will soon be seen in this City. One of the striking incidents of the play is that of a scene representing a run on a bank in which are shown hundreds of people clamoring for their money. The announcement of the appearance at the Baldwin in the near future of Pauline Hall and her company in the suceessful operatic comedy ‘‘Dorcas’ has awakened unusual interest, especially in musical cir- cles. Miss Hall is one of the favorites in the lyric world, and her appearance here in a new production is sure to_prove quite an event, as she has not been heard in this City for some vears. She will be supported by a_well-balanced company, which will include Miss Evelyn Rogers, J. Aldrich Charles A. Moreland at the Orpheum. Libby, Hugh Chilvers, Charles Bradshaw, Downing Olark, Eva Davenport, Neil O’Brien, Charles Meyers and others. Of the production given by the company it is said to be a most charming entertainment, replete with pretty songs, catchy music, brilliant dialogue and strong dramatic situations. It isthe work of the Messrs. Paulton, who are best remembered as the authors of that melodious comic opera “Erminie.” Malcolm Watson of London has written a play for John Drew entitled “The Haven of Content.” In “The Night Clerk,” which is ¢o be presented at the California ‘I'heater during the coming season, Jennie Yeamans will give imitations of the various famous Lon- don music hall artists, which Miss Yea- mans arranged during her season in Lon- don last year. “Prince Ananias,”” which the Bostonians will produce at the Columbia Theater dur- ing their engagement, is the work of that well-known conductor and sterling musi- cian, Victor Herbert. The librettist is Francis Neilson, a clever Anglo-Scotch- man with a romantic history. The scene is laid in Navarre, admitting of picturesque mounting, and ‘the action revolves about Taalia, the leading lady of La Fontaine’s strolling company. of players. This part will be intrusted to Jessie Bartlett Davis, whom the public will be glad toseeina role that brings her very frequently upon the stage. In “Nancy,” Fanny Rice’s comedy, she is said to be thoroughly human and de- lightfully droll. The play is said to be clean, wholesome and full of life and color. She brings with her an_exceptionally ex- cellent company, including a number of well-known specialty artisfs. It is said nothing quite so gorgeous was ever before attained as will be Henderson’s new production of “Ali Baba Up to Date,” which will be seen this year at the Co- lumbia_ Theater. Mr. Henderson brings with him many new and delightful fea- tures and the strongest cast he has ever put together. i W feani| — k -V | REWAHT 25 BN~y P e