The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 10, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1895. TUESDAY. AMUSEMENTS. RALDWIN THEATER.—Rice's Big “1492." CALIFORNTA THEA Julius Cresar.” CoLUMBIA THEATER—“Clednatra.” M ORCSCO'S OPERA-HOUSE—*A Son of Thespls.” Tiverl Cr¥ra-novsr—The Beggar Student.” CrprEUN—High- Vaudeville. GROVFR'S ALCAZAR.—“An Honest Girl” ittle John L. METROPOLITAN TEMPLE. Francisco Oratorio Society, Tuesday, December 10. Macpo NOUGH THEATFR (OAKLAND)—* Wang,” sday evening, December 12. Daily at Haight street, and Elfjah,” by the San SECOT THE CHUTES cre Liock cast of the PACIFIC COAST J " AUCTION SALES. . FISHER & Co.—This day (Tuesday), By WiLL by etc., at 16 Postst.,at 11 a. . and 08, Ru .. 11e & Co.—Tuesday, December 10— . at salesyard, corner Van Ness avenue and streets, at 7:30 P. M. By Eastoy, ELDRIDGE & Co.—Tuesday, De- cember 10, Rugs. at 625 Sutter street, at 7:30 K T WILLIAM BUTTERFIELD— Thursday, De- r 12, Oil Paintings, at 19 Montgomery BY Hors: Marke! LDRIDGE & Co.—Tuesday, Dec. ms. 638 Market street, BY G_H. UMBSEN & Co.—Real Estate, Saturday, ember 28, at 12 o'clock noon at salesroom, 14 (ITY NEWS IN BRIEF. ay Association met yesterday in Bethany e Curry of Nevada died in this ey Republican Club met last Hall. re of the next poultry show will be a Loming pigeons. al Dickinson &and F. A. H age crematory franchise: e report of the last examination for civil ce positions have been received. pathetic letter from Turkey was read yes- re the Woman’s Occidental Board. etz of the Mallard Gun Club had a escape from drowning last Saturday vde talk of the Durrant’s attorness have served notice on District Attorney Barnes that the case will be eppealed. he estate of John C.Sullivan has been ap- °d at $77,100. It consists almost entirely ¥ real estate. ttorneys Lane & Lane have been selected e San Miguel Defense Association to op- pose the Noe heirs. artly cloudy; probably slightly warmer,” \e prediction for to-day’s weather as issued s Foreeast Official Hammon. dre Seawell has rendered judgment for the ants in both actions of Theodore Fox techanical engineer, shot ay afternoon at his home, 425 ause of domestic troubles. was passed at the meoting of the Health yesterday. the Mayor and Drs. rtand Morse taking part in a stormy dis- sion. B Ha; == In the Howell counterfeiting case the Gov- s rested. The defense will begin Jones is on hand to repudiate the to-day. Harson story. hurt on the ¥ . The accident ing of Montgomery ave- Lombard street. capitalist, who was stricken aturday, was reported b i clock last night as be- somewhat imp The will of the late George W. Gibbs has been filed for probate. As was expected but few be- sts_are ment the residue of his ate is left to the wid on Ashard, an inmate 1n the City Prison, apted to hang himself earl terday ined in a padded cell , and is now couf Receiving Hosp effort is being made to have a free deliv- ervice at Marysville. Postoffice Inspector the r in hand and will recom- ent. went to Guata- contracts re- & poor country 10 be played mext ‘Army’s work for vomen and ¢ f Crowley yesterday s i les ) ermont, itler, 34, Ireland, lab Simpson is suing parents and Kerr, custodian of a trust fund, to his parents’ estate and the trust fund di- 1 so he can get his legal share. ell has overruled the demurrer of 1y to_the answer of County Clerk e fee bill case. He intimates that has no standing in court. s haye been suspended from ty for cheating in examina- lege community is el ment over the matter. the charges of embezzlement against ald is now on trial before Judge basis of the charge is the disap- ,000 from the Pacific Be: v in the case of -Mrs. Cinnin Jif street Railroad Co sges for personal injuri ict for the defendant company. e winners at Ingleside yesterday were: ero, 0, Remus, Babe Murphy and bets were declared off on the Al Arlington, ‘the ex-convict charged bbing Mrs. Mary Louise Patterson of a 1 in, appeared for his pre- examination befors Judge Conlan The final test of the dynamite battery at Fort int was made yesterday. The result, which v, showed that the guns accuracy and thatthey ¥ destructive. of sssault with a deadly weapon J. Oswald, a Deputy Sheriff from field, was dismissed by Judge Low yes- . and Oswala left in the afternoon with soner for Bakersfield. The manner of organizing the Woman's Fed- eration has aroused a storm of indignation smong many of the mothers of San Francisco. Two new ¢ nizations are in the field and in- teresting developments are expected. Burglars broke into three stores on Kearny street near Pine on Sunday night and stole abont $1500 worth of gold «{»eu(nclel. ete. They broke in from St.Georges lane and cut through the division walls of the stores. Sidney B. Bernstein, 16 years of age, was yesterday held to answer before the Superior Courton two charges of felony embezzlement in £1000 bonds on each. Four other charges of stealing bicyeles are pending against him. Supervisors King, Benjamin and Dunker say it was not boodle put conscience which made them accede to the milkmen’s request that their 2700 cows be allowed to graze at will on the public streets and the property of their neighbors. 3 The complaint in intervention filed by the Government in the suit of the Railroad Com- missioners to reduce freight rates on the South- ern Pacific roads, was under argument before United states Circuit Judge/ McKenna all day yesterday. The right of the United States Government in the suit of the Southern Pacific ¢ against the State Railroad Commis- s argued in the United States Circuit Court y rday, and Judge McKenna will de- cide tne point this morning. Supervisor Dimond thinks the accusations made against members of the Health and Po- Jice Committee, of which he is a member, by Henry Tessmer, explains the action of that body in refusing to recommend favorably the tion to extend the pound limit. The Board of Supervisors yesterday selected the lot oftered by John McCatthy, prenden;oi the Oceidental Club, for the new’ police sta- tion, on Washington street, west of Polk. The pooiroom ordinance and the cemetery ordi- nance were postponed for two weeks. Rev. Donald Ross has named H. W. Quitzow as his attorney in the controversy with Father Yorke, and Father Yorke has replied to Dr. Case’s Sunday sermon, which he considersan interference in the premises. All of which ap- peers in this impression of THE CALL. During the past six days twenty-five cases of typhoid fever have been reported at the Board of Health. It is thought that the milk is the cause of the trouble, and now Mr. Dockery is waging a vigorous warfare on dairymen who allow their cows to feed on swamp lands. Judge Troutt has given a verdict for $5443 50 and costs to Rebecca Radstone against C. M. Bridges. Bridges bought an old chest of iron, but he afterward found it contained a largs sum of money. The plaintift had sold it to :unk, but by the judgment she gets the money ack. can be re terrib case Ny used in the Olym- | og with | " race, the judges suspecting crooked- | Captain Jones of the Ship Prov- ince Turns the Tables on His Men. HE WANTS BLOOD MONEY. The Steamer Walla Walla Will Take Freight to the Sound for a Dollar a Ton. The boarding-masters and Captain Jones of the British ship Province are having a lively time of it. When the ves- sel arrived from Newcastle, N. S. W., nearly all the men deserted. The skipper looked on complacently while the men stole away and made no effort to stop them. Of course every Jack tar that de- serted left whatever wages were coming to him behind, and that was just so much gain to the owners of the ship. At the present time there isa good sup- vly of sailors “‘on the beach,” and the boarding-masters are anxious to get rid of them. Some of the men have run up big biils and the only hope the landlord has is to ship the sailor and secure his advance | of §: It was over the same advance that Cantain Jones and the boarding- masters locked horns. The skipper de- manded $8 premium for each man he ac- cepted. Of course the master was desirous of doing the best possible for the ship, and the $150 or $200 saved out of *‘Poor Jack’s” advance would go to the profit and loss ac- count of the owners. The boarding-ma: ters made a vigorous protest over the mat- ter, but the captain told them that one | Mordaunt would fill the ship at the $8 | cut if they would not. They accordingly | signed the men, but the real fight will begin this morning when the advance notes are being cashed. Captain Jones will then demand his blood-meney and the boarding-masters will refuse to pay it. | The rate war has been carried into Puget Sound, and the steamer Walla Walla will take out an enormous cargo to-mor- row. Freight rates have been cutto$l a ton for general merchandise on this ship, | and salt is bein rried for 50 cents 2 ton. The Columbia,which sails to-day for Port- land, also takes freight at the $1 rate, and | in consequence there is more merchandise | offering tnan she can carry. In both cases | all the passenger accommodation has been | engaged, and the two steamers will go out | crowded. Flour, shrimps and other arti- | cles of merchandise which the Chinese want to get to Hongkong in a hurry are | being sent to Vietoria, B. C., on the Walla { Walla, in order to catch one of the steam- | | ers of the Empress lin Other classes of | goods are also being shipped, and the steamers of the Pacitic Mail and Occidental ana Oriental Steamship companies are suf- fering in consequence. The Walla Walla is now on the drydock for her annual inspection. At the same time she will receive a thorough overhaul- | | ing, and Captain Wallis expects her to T A. Herold, contractor, Phelan building. Piecasso was engaged to do some work on a building at Ninth and Howard streets. The owner was dissatisfied with the way Piecasso and his men were doing the work and em- loyed Herold to finish it. When Herold and his men got there vesterday morning Piecasso and his men would not ailow them to pro- ceed with their work end rather than havea row Herold withdrew his men. “WIFE OF MILETUS.” It Will Be Produced by the Downing Company in Athens, Greece. A high honor has been conferred on the Thespian aggregation now playing at the California by T. T. Timayenis, professor of Greek at Harvard. Professor Timayenis s the author of a well -known and standard history of Greece. His brother is at present the Consul-General. “The Wife of Miletus” is the name of a Grecian play written by Professor Tim- ayenis, and he has made a contract with Robert Downing to produce the tragedy at a theater in Boston. to be provided by the author, in the spring of 1896. The engage- ment will open the latter part of March and continue for six weeks. The produc- tion will be under the patronage of the colleges. After the Boston engagement the com- pany will translate itself to Greece, and the “Wife of Miletus” will be presented to Athenian audiences, backed by the ap- proval and patronage of the King. The play has been done into Greek b author for thatspecial occasion. The Dowring engagement is so timed as to bring the company and the “Wife of Miletus” to Athens during the revival of the ancient Olympian games. After pl ing to the Greeks the company will visit the principal cities of India, aiter Southern Europe, Japan, China, Australia cnd New Zealand, and will reach San Francisgo again after making a tour of the world. Mr. Downing feels bighly honored by the distinction for which he has been | make extra good time to the sound. | The Pacific Coast Steamspip Company’s | Santa Cr advertised to sail for San | Diego and way ports to-day, will not get | away until to-morrow night at 5o’clock. | me repairs to her machinery have neces- | sitated the delay. | (he transfer men and the Pacific Mail | Steamship Company have taken up the | cudgels. When the steamer San Juan ar- rived last Sunnay the runners attempted to zain an entrance to the wharf. A free fight | ensued, and in consequence a man named | | Lee, employed by the transfer company, | was thrown bodily from the wharf and an | expressman named Cohen was arrested for | disturbing the peace. The agent of tne[ Mail Company says he will pay no atten- | tion to the rulings of the court, but will | keep solicitors off the Mail dock at all cost. | The steamer Evandale, on which 40 per ! cent reinsurance was paid last Saturday, | arrived at Yokohama, thirty days onut, | yesterday. he <ook the place of the Belgic on the run to the Orient and cer- | ried nearly 5000 tons of freight. She was not expected to make quick time, as it took her twenty-two days to come to San Francisco, but when the news of a cyclone in whicn several vessels were supposed to have been lost reached here the under- writers immediately sought reinsurance. All the overdue steamers have now been either spoken or have arrived. A very sleek and well-aressed swindler has been working the water front for the past week, and if he is caught a term in San Quentin awaits him. He has been passing himself off as the master of the American ship John McDonald, and as such has secured various sums of money | from butchers, grocers and chandlers. A | few days ago he went to the Bulkhead | butcher - shop on Steuart street and or- dered meat, potatoes and a quantity of | other goods, to be eent to Folsom-street | landing, with instructions for Henry Pe- terson to take them off. When the arti- | cles were on their way to the wharf he | said he was short of cash, and borrowed | $50. Peterson told the driver of the wagon that the John McDonald was not in port, and the owner of the butcher-shop would not believe him until he had commun cated with the exchange. The swindle; “worked” the water front for nearly §: and if he is ever caught and some of his victims get their hands on him, they will | not wait fora court of justice to settle the difference. The tug Alice has been sold to the Pa- | cific Steam Whaling Company. For years she has been a thorn in the side of the Spreckels and Shipowners’ and Merchants’ towboat lines, and the news of her with- drawal is glad tidings to them. The little | tug has been a free lance and rates on her were always considerably lower than on the other vessels. She was owned princi- paliy by J. C. Wilson, the Tubbs Cordage Company, Captain G. Enos and Engineer Willis Lamb. The two latter will now be out of a job. The whaling company will completely overhaul the Alice and wil build deckhouses on her. She will then be sent to Alaska and will ply as a tender be- | tween the company’s canneries. The vessel that the barkentine C. C. Funk was in collision with last Sunday was the schooner Volante. The latter lost her bowsprit and all her headgear, but was | not otherwise damaged. An inquiry into | the cause of the trouble will be held by the inspectors of hulls and boilers. FEDERAL COURT CALENDAR. USITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. |McKenna, J.} Southern Pacific Railroad Company et al. vs. Board of Railroad Commissioners; order to show cause, and motion to intervene; motion to intervene argued and submitted. In reapplication of L. E. Shallenberger for review of decision of Board of General Avprais- ers; judgment and decision Board of General ‘Appraisers affirmed and judgment for United Beates entered. UNITED STATES DisTRICT COURT. (Morrow, J.] TUnited States vs. Howell; on trial; Govern- ment res United tion. l}ieéxghu et al. vs. launch Amy; libel for wages fil | | | | ts. States ve. Ah Saw; order of deporta- | ———————— A Musical Event. The San Francisco Oratorio Society has com- pleted the preparation for the rendering of «Elijah” at Metropolitan Temple to-night. ‘With a professional orchestra, in addition toa large and well-balanced chorus, the work should be very effective. The soloists w1l be: Mrs. Beatrice Prigst-Fine, Mrs. Leckie Sedgiey- Reynolds, Frank Coffin and 8. Homer Henley; Bernhard Mollenhauer, concert master; Henry Butterick, or| e, Rival Contractor: E. Pieca<so, & contractor, was arrested yester- day on a warrant charging him with disturb- ing the peace. The complaining witness is R. BLRQL‘L‘RS txy h bt e e THRoUGH THE B T THE KEARNY - STREET STORES y the | | | | TWO STORES PLUNDERED, A Dangerous Gang of Clever Burglars Operating in This City. VALUABLE JEWELRY STOLEN. Their Last Job Was on kearny Street and Neither Iron Nor Brick Obstructed. A very clever and well executed bure- lary was committed on Sunday night or | early yesterday morning on Kearny street | between Pine and Bush. The thieves cut | their way into three stores, fastened the | street dcors on the inside, plundered the | premises at their pleasure and escaped | with between $1200 and $1500 worth of proper The victims are Hirsch & Kahn, manu- facturing opticians, at 333 Kearny street; J. Lippman, a watchmaker, at 335 Kearny. i | 1 THEHOLEGT THRoue THE PARTITION wmi» eN W RUKw”wO AFTER BEING VISITED BY [Sketched by a “ Call” artist.] stocks of goods. Before leaving they cut off the strings of Grundel’s work-apron, with which they no doubt tied up the énouth of the sack thatcontained the plun- er, Instead of retracing their steps through the birdstore, where there would huve been considerable difticulty in reaching the high rear window, they ciimbed up a ladader to the window in Grundel’s workshop, broke a large pane of glass, unfastened the iron shutters and made their escape. At both entrance and exit they took care to replace the shutters so as not to attract attention to the premises. There is no doubt of there being three or possibly four burglars in the gang. Their trail shows the presence of more than two. One must have remained on guard on the Kearny-street sidewalk in case a police- man or watchman should -happen along. The interior of these stores can be easily seen from the street, as lights are kept burning all nicht and the presence of in- truders would be too easily detected from the street unless some one was on guard. There might also have been another on watch in St. Georges lane. That they were experts and not ama- teurs goes without guestion. Their opera- tions lead to the belief that it is the same gang which entered Muller’s optical goods store on Market street in the Phelan building a year or so ago. An entrance was effected there by cutting a hole through the floor of an office in the secona floor and letting one of their numberdown into the store on a rope. The same class of goods was stolen then, and nobe have been recovered. Henry Kahn's store at 612 Market street was also entered in a like manner a year ago and a lot of valuables stolen. From all appear- ances the fellows do not remain in town | long after doing sucha job, and they never dispose of any of tne plunder in this City. Several detectives were set to work on the case, but the burglars covered up their tracks too well to be_discovered at once. | The thieves’ familiarity with ail the prem- ises they have visited leads to the belief that one or more of their number have at ! some time been employed in the gas, water or electric light companies, because repre- sentatives of these companies are about the only ones who have such good Ol)por- tunities to inspect the premises of all the R BURGLARS SUNDAY NIGHT. singled out by the Harvard prolessor,l though he disclaims any and all expecta- tion of making any money on his Euro- pean tour. ¢ says if he makes expenses he will be satisfied, if not surprised. DURRANT GES. NOTICE Warning That He Will Appeal. &rst Steps Taken to Bring the Famous Case Before the Supreme Court. General Dickinson and Mr. Deuprey, at- torneys for Theodore Durrant, have served on Dictrict Attorney Barnes a notice that an appeal to the Supreme Court will be | taken. The notice is as follows: To the Honorable William H. Barnes, District Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco, and to the clerk of said Superior Court in the City and County of San Francisco, State _aforesaid: You will please take notice that the defend- amnt, W. H. T. Durrant, in the above-entitied action, hereby & peals to the Supreme Court of the State of California, from the verdict had and obtained herein on the 1st day of Novem- ber, 1895, and from_the order denying the motion for a new trial, made in behalf of de- fendant on the 6th day of December, 1895, the said verdict and judgment and order denying the motion for a new trial being entered in said Superior Court in favor of the people of the State of California, in said cause and against said W. H. T. Durrant, defendant here- in, and from the whole thereof ana upon_the uestion of both law and fact, said appeai in- volving appeals from order denying motion for a change of venue and all orders made by the court during the pendeney of the hearing of said cause. Respectfuily, JonN H. DICKINSON, EUGENE N. DEUPREY. Attorneys for defendant. Dated Dec. 9, 1895. It was necessary to file this notice within ten days from the date of the denial of the motion for a new trial, and of the sentence, else the right of appeal would be held as waived and Durrant would hang upon the day set by the trial Judge. Asitstands now the fixing of the day wili beonlya | form, for Durrant’s case will go before the Supreme Court, and until his appeal has been heard and passed upon he cannot be hanged. The settlement of the bill-of exceptions will be next in order. It will be a most tedious piece of work and will take months probably, but not until it is settled can the appeal be taken. Then the Supremz Court must give its judgment. e Kept the Watch and Chain. Mrs. Rinford, 711 Van Ness avenue, swore out e warrant in Judge Low’s court yesterday for the arrest of Frank McNamara on the charge of felony embezzlement. On December 4 she gave him a gold watch and chain valued at $100 to raise money to start her in a small business. She has not 'seen him since. e — ‘Will Ask a Pardon for Arey. Attorney M. M. Foote is preparing a petition tora pardon in the case of Walter W. Arey, who was convicted some time ago for im- proper use of the mails. Arey was convicted once before. Mr. Foote says his preseut con- viction has practically rnined him in a finan- cial sense, to the cxtent, at ieast, of $30,000. - —— ALMA E. KEITH, leading milliner, overstocked with fine hats in two stores. Buy sensible 24 Christmas presents of us apd save money. Kearny street, and successor to P, F. Butl 808 Marketstreet. Alma E. Keith s el 5 | Grundel a meerschaum pipe or two and District Attorney Barnes Receives . s | the doors to their stores in a similar fi | three stores extend from Kearny street to | and Chris Grundel, a dealer in pipes, in | the same store. Hirsch & Kahn were the heaviest losers, the thieves taking nwayi about $1000 worth of gold-rimmed spec- | tacles and eyeglasses and gold chains. | They were careful not to take any but gold | articles, for they cast the plated goods and zoods bearing the firm's name upon the | floor. From Lippman they took several | small but valuable clocks and from | few packs of cigarettes. Among the first to discover the burglary was Charles Hayden, a clerk in A. C. Rob- inson’s birdstore, at 337 Kearny street. | He tound the front door fastened upon the | inside when he attempted to enter the premises, and while he was struggling with | the lock Grundel and a clerk in Hirsch & Kahn's made their appearance and found | The three men decided that there was something wrong and they burst open the | doors. The nature of the trouble was readily seen, and an examination of the | three stores showed that the burglary was | committed by thieves who understood their business. 1 More than that, the fellows were evi- dently familiar with the premises and knew just how to accomplish their ends | without making any serious mistakes. | They evidently intended to operate prin- | cipally in Hirscn & Kahn's place. All !l St. Georges lane, which extends between Bush and Pine streets. Tue marks of a chisel or jimmy upon the iron shutters on the Hirsch and Lippman store windows facing on this thoroughfare showed that | the attempt to effect an entrance had been | made there, but to no purpose. Over Rob- inson’s back windows are heavy wire | screens fastened to the masonry with heavy staples. The fastenings had been pried out on one side of a screen and the | thieves had entered the birdstore. Ine reaching the floor they knocked down a arrot cage and a cage containing several | ozen smal! birds, which were found flying | about the store in the morning. A heavy screw was fastened into the front door to prevent an entrance from the street by intruding police or watchmen. Strange to say the prowlers overlooked the | cash register in Robinson’s store which | contained nearly $10 and was not fastened. | The next move was to open the trapdoor | in the rear of the birdstore and enter the | basement.. There they ‘founa a young hound pup which was evidently bent upon | being {riendly, for they tied the littie beast to one piece of the studding. Be- | tween the two basements is a wooden door and the lock was broken, letting the burg- lars into Lippman’'s premises. Another door was treated in a similar manner and the fellows entered Hirsch and Kahn’s basement. An attempt was made to enter this store by lorcin? up the trapdoor, but it was too securely fastened, and they retraced their steps into Lippman’s basement and there they forced up the trapdoor. In the cor- ner of Lippman’s store is a small office | with glass walls, and the thieves entered | this by bursting a_pane of glass. With tools that showed evidence of being of the best they set to work to cut through the brick and lath and plaster wall, after first fastening the front door with a screw. A hole about 14x18 was cut out of the wall about eight inches above the floor. Through this one of them itis believed forced his way. Before bezinninF opera- tions he fastened this front door like the others. Tray after tray was taken from the showcase and emptied evidently intoa bag, as shown by subsequent develop- ments. As stated, only the gold was taken, the plated and the bulky goods be- |- ing cast aside. While one man was in the optician’s store the other was probnh]; ransacking Lippman’s and Grundel’s stores in town where valuables can be obtained. AT THE CITY THEATERS, Rice’s “1492” Well Received at the Baldwin—Sholto Douglas Talks. ‘“Cleopatra” at the Columbia—Down- ing’s “Gladiator” at ‘the Cali- fornia. Rice’s *1492” was received with favor last night by an audience that almost filied the Baldwin Theater. The perform- ance is a burlesque that contains some good speciaities, but it might with advan- | tace be shorn of some of the special | features, not because they are objection- able in themselves, bat because the whole | entertainment, with the encores and the living pictures, kept the audience in the theater almost till the midnight hour. 14 has even less plot than the aver- age production of its kind. The first act takes place in a palace in Spain, where Ferdinand has been holding high revels and raising an attachment on the royal furnitere to the disgust of his “Daisy’’ Queen Isabella. This lady dispatches Columbus to seek the new world in haste, but her mind changes before he is gone. The second act represents Madison square up to date, and consists of a series of variety turns which have little or no connection with the opening part of the {;lny. The last act takes the audience ack to Spain, up to date. Of the specialty artists Richard Harlow, | Bessie Bonehill and Ross Snow were the favorites. Harlow impersonated the strong-minded Isabella in a mincing swain way that amused his hearers. Bessie Bonehill proved herself to be almost as clever in_ some respects as her older compatriot, Vesta ~Tilly. She sings in the dashing music-hall style and has the chic and dash of the successful variety artist. In her *‘Daisy” soug, in the first act, she was graceful, pic- turesque, but her impersonation of a “chappie” in the Madison Square scene was her most successful effort. Sne was arrayed in an immaculate dress suit and wore her male attire gracefully. Hersing- ingof “The Girls” was encored repeatedly. oss Snow duplicated the roles of King of Spain and a modern tramp. In the latter his acrobatic dancing and his humorous colloquy with & policeman_endeared him exceedingly to the glnllcr)’,lmu his friends up aloft were more than loath to let his performance come to an end. The premier danseuse, Fleurette, showed herself (o be an accomplished dancer, but in accordance with the modern end decadent taste in dancing, she indulged in several contortions, not because they were graceful but because they were difficult. The ballet of the Six Daily Hints from Paris had delayed n liitle too long on the way for the dresses of the dancers to be any revelation of the newest thing in fashions. One of the best features of *“1492" is the dia- logue, which contains a number of clever and spirited puns. The music is bright and there are a number of good-looking people in the cast. The Kilanyi pictures, introduced between the second and third acts, are artistic in an un- usual degree. *!Cleopatra’’ at the Columbia, Lillian Lewis’' presentation of “Cleopatra” deserves a larger audience than that which greeted her last evening at the Columbia. The great play is set even more elaborately than it was by Fanny Davenport, and the players, as a NEW TO-DAY. PE LTS Tl DT S D S e (eyciands Biscuit, cake, pot pies and buns, Dumplings, puddings, Sally Luns, ‘Muffins, waffles, griddle cakes, The very best it always makes.’ rule, are fully as strong as those which sup- ported her. Whether Miss Lewis herself is as good a Cleopatra as Fanny Davenport, could certeinly not be judged from last night’s performance. Shé may be bet- ter, she may be mnot so good, or worse, to those who care not for the spectacular in tragedy. But she suffered from a severe cold last evening which renderea her voice hoarse ana her words thick, sometimes almost to the point of incoherency. She cvidently was not well, though she played the part through as carefully and pains- llkm%ly as if her words were clear and strong. To the eye alone nothing was lacking in the entire performance, The ballet-girls excel in form end grace rather than in numbers. The | costumes are glittering, gorgeous even—if not absolutely correct 1n detail.” Cleopatra herself was as charming to look upon as any of the beautiful spectaele. Charmian and Iras, es- ved respectively by Jennie Kennark and Nolt Christina Hill, are both handsome women, | and the former spoke her sprightiy lines in the | first act with great clearness of enunciation | and yet with naturalness and much spirit. George Wessells, as Enobarbus, won de- served applause by his vivid descriptions of | EE)‘Qt and Cleopatra to_ his friends in Rome. | Mr. Wessells is a good Shakespearean actor, following closely the lines laid down by Ham- let. Edmund Collier, as Mark Antony, seemed alsv to besuffering from a cold to some ex- tent. He mede as dignified a Roman as Antony was, however, and carried well the burden of his part. Frank Armstrong was equally s good a Cesar. . It detracts nothing from the performance to say that its strongest point liesin the spectacu- lar effects. These are artistic and flattering to all the sensuous perceptions. Cleopaira’s barge is a thing of beauty,as is Cleopatra’s royal robe of gold and purl e—as iz, in trutn, | her own well-rounded outlines, but illy con cealed by pouzy draperies that are not meant to hide them altogether. The closest atten- tion appears to have been paid to the smallest details in this presentation, and it is doubtful 1f Henry Irving himself stages his plays with greater carefulness and power. 1i all the acting were as good as the scenic effects the presentation would be periect, for the eye finds nothing lacking. As it is, “Cleopatra,’” as presented by Miss Lillian Lewis and com- | pany, under the direction of Lawrence Mars- ton, makes a performance that one ought to !l'(j The most exacting person will hardly be | didappointed even in the acting and the speak- | ing of the lines. At the California, Robert Downing in “The Gladiator” at the California last nightdrew a pretty good house. Of course the Gladiator is olG enough by this time to take advantage of an old Roman cus- tom and turn the job over to one of his sons, but he is able to do battle with years as well as | strong men. Mr. Downing, according to rules laid down by Eugene Sandow (cloth bound $1 50) is a Iittle too heavy in the pauneh to put up & good contest with a man in the pink of condition, but nevertheless he handles the part with con- siderable vigor and style. Eugenie Blair as Neodamia was good. Her conception of the part at the present time shows not only study, bat great improvement over her periormance last year. Mrs, F. M. Bates, well known to San Francisco first- nighters, appeared as Faustina and was quite up fo the part. Edwin Ferry and Charles M, Collins are able supporters of Mr. Downing who &eems to un- derstand the art of surrounding himself with a good cast. This sort of consci- entious theatrical work deserves to suc- ceed and does. His stage settings and costumes are quite effective, although they are not of the latest Redfern or Bell pattern. These eople would not have made much of a hit in ome, anyhow. Mr. Downing and his company will present Tuesday and sSaturday evenings, “Julius Cmsar’’; Wednesday evening and Saturdey matinee, “Othello,” and Friday evening, “In- omar, the Barbarian,” in which he is excel- ent. At Morosco's, Milton Nobles’ “A Son of Thespis” was pre-’| sented last night at Morosco’s Grand Opera- house for the first time. The scenery had Dbeen painted entirely for the production and was better than the average single-play scenery, the conservatory scene being par- ticularly good. Mr. Nobles considers his play a legitimate production and is happy to consider it without situations. In a great measure this is correct, butif a situation were introduced occasionally it would have the effect of othemtinf the pres- ence of a drag in the first partof the play. Latterly, however, it livens up and. becomes quite inferesting. Charles Swain, the standing comedian, can keep his audience good-natured as the private detectiv | bles, who appeered for the first time, isa winsome and vivacious ingenue, who un- derstands the strength of being natural and at the same time effective. Mr. Coulter Brinker, however, allows her to draw him into the very ridiculous practice of trying to catch butterflies with & tennis racket for a net. Strangely enough the butterfly is caught with this unprofessional instrument and Mr. Brinker keeps right on making love to the girl. it There is some strong dramatic work in the production, however, and it will draw better houses before it will be guilty of failure. < The following tableaux in the first act are excellent: Departure for the War, Night be- fore the Battle, Sheridan’s Charge, Night after the Battle, Capture of New Orleans, Monitor and Merrimace, Farragut at Mobile Bay, Alla- toona Pass, Gettysburg, Surrender of Lee, | Union Forever, Star-Spangled Banner. | i At Grover's Alcazar, | Lord and Lady Sholto Douglas appeared | again last night at the Alcazar. That is to say, Lord Sholto ushered Lady Dougias on the stage, and in a manly voice and with a theat- rical bow said, “Ladies and gentlemen, thisis my wife, Lady Sholto Douglas.” As most every one present knew that to be the case it created very little applause, and Sholto left the stage for the right wing, whence he returned not. He was dressed in & neat evening suit, and re- strained himself from entering the side pock- ets, as was his inclination last week. ‘After his Lordship got well away from the scene of the ln!mgm'tion Lady Douglas sang “The Lily and the Rose.” Sheis certainly im- proving and looked very pretty attired in black and pink. In afew more short months, if Sholto continues to improve as he has in the last few weeks the Marquis of Queensberry may yet conclude to put him back on the payroll. Mr. Grover intended to put on “An Honest Girl” last night, but Mr. Hereward Hoyte was taken ill, so what could the poor girl do? | To-night “An Honest Girl' will find employ- | ment at the Aleazar and will continue through the week. Itisa three-act comedy drama and contains a good cas! H Tivoli Opera-House. “The Beggar Student” was revived at the TivoH last night and proved one of the most successful performances that have been given during the piesent season of light opera. | Mabelle Baker, who shonld have played the role of Countess Daimatia, had fallen ill just before the performance, but Irene Mull, her understudy, stepped into the part and per- formed it in a clever and praiseworthy manner. Martin Pache and John J. Raffael made an ardent pair of lovers and Laura Millard was a graceful Laura. At the Orpheum. The acts contributed by Hill and Hill and by Clotilde Antonio at the Orpheum last night both proved good additions to the programme. There is & good deal of breezy novelty in the grotesque antics of the Hills, particularly in their funny *dummy” scene. Little Clotilde Antonio performed some won- derful e%mlibr(stlc_ feats for so tiny a person, and her hand-dancing set at defiance ordinary usage and custom. The Phoite-Pinauds, Granto and Maud, the and otuer favorites assisted in form- NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. METROFOLITAN TEMPLE. ——TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10— winBe ) [JAH? Oratorio, Given’ By the SAN FRANCISCO ORATORIO SOCIETY. JAMES HAMILTON HOWE. . Conductor. Sololsts 8—Chorus 250—Professional Orchestra 30, Assoclate and single reserves on sale 308 Post st NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS, Lo G FRICOLANDLR.GOTTLOD & co- 1E5585 AR MATAGERS "+ THE A UMNERSAL | PERFECT VERDICT | REVELATION THE BIG PRODU “CLEOPAT 0. RA!” MISS LILLIAN LEWIS AND A STAR CAST. A Dramatic Spectacle Not Excellea by Any Pro- duction Given Any Dramatic Com position. Splendid Chorus! Cleopatra’s Barge! The Famons Storm Scene! Gorgeous Costumes! 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