The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 23, 1896, Page 22

Trvowe 3 HE Tavary Opera Company has | bers. In the place of Louis James, who | dea‘h in a pile-driver; and, lastly, a real- come and gone, and one feels i clined to dismiss it with the re- | mark that the last state of that troupe is worse than the first. A vear age Charles Pratt was understood to | be an enterprising manager trying a re- vival of grand opera, and the public as well as the critics gave him the glad hand, | because he deserved encouragement. and because they thought that if he made money he would do better this year. | Pratt cleared, it is said, over $25,000 | last season’s enterprise, but how | as he lived up to this cess? In the | first place, he took the mainspring out of his company when he parted with Signor Morreale. Without wishing to disparage | the present conductor of the Tavary com- pany, it is apparent in the first ten min- utes of an opera that he is not to be com- pared to his predecessor. His orchestra is too unwieldy for him to manage, and in operas such as “Aida” and “Lohengrin” the blare of the brass is positively excru- ciating. The conductor has extraordinary ideas about tempos, too, and occasional exhibits a habit of starting the soloists off at a mad pace, which in their frantic ef- forts to keep up with the orchestra makes them come in gasping and panting at the finish. It not pleasant to see the gavotte in ““Mignon,” for instance, turned into a sort of musical racetrack, in which the singer and the orchestra scamper un- evenly over the score in their efforts to keep up with the conductor’s baton. With regard to the artists, Mr. Pratt still has the three bright particular stars of last’ vear, as well as several others of lesser magnitude. He made a change for the worse when he took Max Eugene n- stead of Mertens. The Anglo-English barytone is a fine fizure of a man, but mere appearance is not enough to sustain a lyric reputation. Miss Lichter, the New York girl with the beautiful voice and the ex- ecrable tremolo, is a treasure trove; so is Abramhoff. One feels sorry that Lichter should go on abusing that exquisite organ night after night. She is only 20, and if she studied and overcame her defects she | might have a very big career before her. Except Lichter and Abramhoff there is no improvement in the company, and that leads one back to the original proposition— | the last state of the Tavary Company is worse than the first. i Baldwin Theater. | The annual engagement of Frederick | Warde and his company opens at the | Baldwin Theater to-morrow night. He | will play for two weeks in classic, romantic and Shakespearean dramas. | For the current season Frederick Warde | will make a specialty of his production of | “The Mountebank,” & well-known ro- mantic drama, which is said, in his hands, \ to have the attractiveness of a new pro- | duction. All the other plays in his reper- | toire this year also have the advantage of special scenery throughout. The support- | | Gillette, Mrs formerly accompanied Mr. Warde, is Charles . Herman, whose ability has been recognized here before. Charles Sutton is the lexding juvenile man of the support. Messrs. Herman and Sutton have each played leading roles with Mr. Warde in former seasons. Miss Fanny Isabel Waldron, Miss Lucia Moore and Miss Craig Garrick are included among the ladies in the company. “The Mountebank” will be presented Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenines and at the matinee Saturday; *The Lion’s Mouth” will be seen on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and “Virginius” on Saturday evening. Hoyt's “A Milk White Flag” will be seen for the first time bere at the Baldwin two weeks hence. Paderewski's Farewell. Paderewski wili play the following pro- gramme to-morrow night at the Baldwin Theater: Chromatic Sonata. & and Fogue F minor, o oV Andante con moto (Variations Presto. Lark). -Schubert-L , with Funeral | Chopin Paderewski Liszt California Theater. craze has been used as the sis of the play in which jolly Nellie Me- pears to-morrow night at the Cal- heater. It was Miss McHenry's own idea to have the current mania for wheeling condensed into a three-act musi- cal farce. She engaged Louis Harrison to make the play for her, and the result is “The Bicycle Girl,” in which Miss Me- Henry and a dozen or more comedians, da i people have been season. and jolly Nellie during the progress of d to be given a wid ng the particular ef 1or which she is noted. The cyclin is the h the piece she is itude for provc innocent misc She is an up-to-¢ wheel and in all the progres on keeps abreas movements wherein the happiness of woman is concerned. She speculates in Wall street and between times conceives the 1dea of a bicycle club where all her set grace the membership- roll with their signatures. Milton Royle will present his new play entitled ‘N 0" at the California Thea- ter on Monday, March 16. Grand Opera-House. “Pulse of New York,” a sensational spectacular drama from the prolific brain of Howard Taylor, is to be the attraction at the Grand for the coming week. The drama tells a story of modern metropoli- tan life and an interesting one enough; but the story seems to have been written around the sensations, for it is apparently of quite secondary importance. Realism is the feature of *‘Pulse of New York.” Effects are to be proauced which would be impossible on any other than a very big stage, or one with elaborate mod- ern electrical equipments. There is to be ing company numbers twenty-seven mem-'| a railroad accident; a narrow escape from Scene From One of the Striking Plays t o Be Presented by Frederick Warde at the Baldwin. L r o oo v e o 8 | in the cast, the new principals, Susie Tit- te maiden who rides the | istic fire scene, There being no suitable parts for them tell and Darrell Vinton, will not appear. The principal role will be played by the soubrette, Miss Horace Thropp, who will have some half dozen changes of charac- ters to make. The other parts will be taken by regular members of the stock company. Grover’s Alcazar. The Carleton Opera Company opens at Grover's Alcazar to-morrow night in a series of operas comiques which, it is said, will be excellently mounted and sung. It is some years since the company appeared Sousa brings as soloists Miss Myrta French, soprano; Miss Currie Duke, violin- ist, and Arthur Pryor, trombonist. Sousa is announced also to bring a number of new compositions. The band and its conduc- tor are too well known to need an account of their successes. There is coming under the management of Messrs. Friedlander, Gottiob & Co. a strong musical combination including the renowned violinist and the great Wagner- ian singer, Madam Materna. Herr On- dricek has thus far created the greatest furor of any violinist that has visited America this season. He is the court violinist to his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria, and has had conferred upon him five orders by Queen Victoria, the Queen of Romania, the Emperor of Russia, the King of Italy and the King of Denmark. Already arrangements are be- ing made to give Ondricek and Madam Materna a reception upon their arrival at the Palace Hotel. Columbia Theater. Katie Putnam and her company will open their second week's engagement in “The Old Lime Kiln” at the Columbia Theater to-morrow night. New specialties will be introduced. The Macdonough Theater. The * Tavary Grand Opera Company will give three performances at the Mac- donough Theater, Oakland. The reper- toire is as follows: Wednesday evening, ‘“Carmen”; Thursday evening, ‘‘Trova- 'éorei’,’,; Thursday matinee," Bohemian irl Loring Club Concert. Considerable interest is being taken in the approaching concert of the Loring Club, which is announced for the evening of Thursday, the 27th inst., at Odd Fel- lows’ Hall. The high standard of the club promises to be well sustained at this concert, several very strong choral numbers being in- cluded in the programme. The soprano soloist on this occasion will be Miss Ar- della Mills, this being her first appearance on the Loring Club platform. The list of artists also includes the name of B. Mol- lenhauer, violin soloist, and the piano ac- companiments are of course absolutely safe in the hands of Mrs. Carmichael-Carr., The concert will be under the direction of D. P. Hughes, the regular conductor of the club. Mormon Choir. The celebrated Mormon Tabernacle choir, which will visit this City in April and give a series of concerts, has a reper- tory which includes oratorio, opera, glees, madrigals and concerted work. The ora- torios which the choir renders are: “The Messiah,” by Handel; “Judas Maccabeus,” by Handel; “Redemption,” by Gounod; “Mars et Vita,” by Gounod; Stabat Mater,”” by Rossini; *‘St. Paul,” by Men- detssohn; “Elijab.” by Mendelssohn; *The Light of Asia,” by Dudley. Buck. The choir's grand opera selections are taken from the following list: ‘“TLohen- grin,” by Wagner; ‘‘Tannhauser,” by Wag- ner; “Faust,” by Gounod; “Blodwin,” by Parry; “Lucia,” by Donizetti; *‘Life of the Czar,” by Glinka; *Tobasco,” by Chadwick; *“IlI Trovatore,” by Verdi; “Ernani,”” by Verdi; “Rigoletto,” by Verdi; “I Lombardi,” by Verdi: “La Traviata,” by Verdi; “‘Norma,” by Bellini. A special feature of their concert work is their rendition of characteristic Mormon music, such as the Lymns and anchems written for and sung at the dedication of JOHN PHILIP SOUSA, AN S CONDUCTOR SOUSA’S . PEERLESS 7 CONCERT BAND. here, the last time they did being at the Baldwin Theater. The new prima domna of the Carleton Company, Miss Rena Atkinson, seems to have met with success wherever she has sung. She'is a native of Portland, where ber father edited and published the lead- ing Catholic journal. Miss Atkinson studied with Meilo Agramonte. She is said to shine especially in such very di- verse works as ‘‘Mignon,” *‘La Traviata” and *‘La Gioconda.” The personnel of the company, apart from Miss Rena Atkinson, includes Sarah Carr, prima donna mezzo soprano; Clara Wisdom, contralto; Selina Rough, second | soprano; J. C. Taylor, primo tenore ; Georze Campbell, primo tenore; W. R. Dickson, second tenor; W. H. Hamilton, bass; W. Proput Carléton Jr. barytone; Tom Ricketts, buffo; Miss Emma Wells, prima dansense, and the favorite barytone, W. T. Carleton. W. C. Smith is the musical director, and the repertoire includes “Lily of Killar- ney,” “Dorothy,” “Bohemian Girl,” “Chimes of Normandy,”.*Fra Diavolo” and other operas comiques. There is said | to be afine chorus of fresh voices and a carefully selected orchestra. Tivoli Opera-House. ‘Weber’s ““Freischutz” will continue to be the attraction at the Tivoli Opera-house this week. Ida Valerga will remain in the cast, as will also Martin Pache, John J. Raffael, W. H. West, Marcel Perron; G. Napoleoniand Arthur Boyce. Miss Anna Schnabel, who is said to be a talented young German soubrette, will alternate this week with Miss Marchi in the role of the vivacious cousin Annie. After “Der Freischutz'’ the romantic opera, “Rip Van ‘Winkle.”” with Ferris Hartman in the title. role, will be sung; Gertie Carlisle and Pearl Landers will also reappear in the cast. At the Orpheum. The management announces seven new people for to-morrow evening. The brothers Diantas, the Rossleys and Billy Carter, the Garrisons, Carroll Johnson and the Pantzer Brothers, who were the star features last week, will be retained. Foreman and Fannan are the new arri- vals. The Rossleys come heralded as clever Irish singin% comedians and dancers; the brothers Diantasas entertain- ing musical grotesques, from the Folies Bergeres, Paris; and Foreman and Fannan as bright and witty dialogue and singing comedians. At the Auditorium. John Philip Sousa, who has lately adopted the appropriate name of the March King of America, will give a series of concerts at the Auditorium on the 28th and 29th inst. In addition to his band the great templeé in Salt Lake City, which it took forty years to build. These dedica- tory services lasted thirty days, and were attended by nearly 100,000 peopie. ‘When the choir comes to San Francisco in April they wiil be accompanied by 200 or 300 of their friends, and the trip will be made in a special Pullman train. The leader of the Mormon Tabernacle choir is EvanjStephens, a young Welsh- man, who studied at the Boston Conserva- tory. Dramatic Brevities. Rudyard Kipling is said to be writing a play, the heroine of which is a naatch girl. The scene of Paderewski’s operais in the Carpathian Mountains and the theme is Hungarian, It is now definitely announced that Mar- sick, the violin virtuoso, will make his first San Francisco appearance at the Baldwin Theater on Sunaay night, March1. The Theatrical Mechanics’ Association will have a benefit at the California Thea- ter next Sunday afternoon, March 1, on JOLLY NELLIE McHENRY IN “THE BlC\'CLi‘) GIRL,” CALIFORNIA® which occasion will appear a strong array of talent from the various companies now at the local theaters. The University of California Glee Club wilt give a concert_at the Auditorium on Monday evening, March 2. St. George’s Club has arranged for a benefit to be given at the Columbia Thea- ter on March 4,5 and 6, when the funny comedy, ‘“A Railroad Ticket,” will be pre- sented. Humperdinck’s new opera, *“Die Sieben Ge islein,” is severely condemned by the German critics. Thisisthe opera in which all the characters bave to make up as sheep. NO PLAY, NO PAY. How Paderewskl Was Asked to Appear With a Dancing Bear. The extraordinary statements that have from time to time been circulated respect- ing M. Paderewski would iill volumes, and they afford the famous pianist endless amusement, for he is the embodiment of good humor. In the course of conversa- tion on the peculiar epistles he has re- ceived during his career, M. Paderewski observed: *Some time back, while I was trayeling in England, a number of letters reached me from the proprietor of a circus. The first ran something like this: ‘My dear Paderewski, why don't you come? Why don’t you keep your engagement? You are engaged to appear at my circus at Warrington with a "dancing bear. The| public are very disappointed because you do not come.” As this appeal elicted no response, the energetic circus proprietor forwarded me a printed form of contract, in which it was set out in writing that ‘Paderewski is engaged to appear with a dancing bear for £10 & week. No play, no S pl't appears that there is a circus-per- former in existence who styles himself Paderewski. When M. Paderewski’s sec: | retary inquired of this gentleman why he bad assumed the pianist’s-name, he re- plied that he had the right to assume any name he pleased. ‘It isn’t worth making a fuss about,” he added, confidentially. ‘T shall be a good advertisement for M. Pad- erewski.” M. Paderewski tells an interesting story of an experience which befell him during a recent visit to Bristol. I will give it as nearly as possible in his own words: “One day I reteived a letter from a lady, who' said ‘she had an invalid friend who was very apxious to hear me play, but could not vossibly attend a public recital. *My friend,’ she added, ‘would come any- where you like to name to hear you play privately. As we are not rich we cannot afford ‘a high fee, but we shall be happy to pay you half a guinea for your loss of time.’ 1 asked nry secretary, Mr. Gorlitz, to write and invite the lady to come to the hotel the next morning. Shecame, and I played five or six pieces toher. She wasdelighted and thanked me beartily. At the close, to my surprise, her companion offered me ten and six pence, upon which I said, ‘No, thank you, madam; it has been a great pleasure to me to play to you.’”’ ‘Wonderful to relate, certain Paris jour- nals got hold of aMperverud version of this story, in which M. Paderewski’s extreme good nature was represented as rudeness, and the editors of these papers solemnly advised the musician to avoid such be- havior in future. In talking over the matter M. Pader- ewski remarked to me with emphasis, I assure you nothing was further from my mind than to ridicule those ladies. My only desire was to gratify the wish of the i:ivalid who was so anxious to hear me ay.” E It was an American lady, by the way, who, after M. Paderewski had good hu- moredly complied with her request for his autograph, pulled out a bundie of five-dol- lar bills and anxiously inquired, ‘“‘How much?” Such incidents as this amuse the famous pianist, but of a more troublesome nature are the applications for pecuniary help Scene From “The Pulse of New York” at Morosco's Grand Opera-House. with which he is inundated, thanks to the reputation for generosity which he has deservedly acquired. If all the riches of the Rothschilds were at his command he would be unable to satisfy the claims which the post brings bim during a single month’s sojourn in England.—September number of the Strand Musical Magazine. A GIGANTIC STONE HEAD. Curious Rock Formation on the Shores of Monterey Bay. On the tip end of Point Pinos in Monte- rey County is oune of the most curious natural rock formationsin the State. It is interesting because it is so natural. Natural Rock Formation on the Beach Near Point Pinos. [Drawn from a photograph.] Viewed in any position from the land side it looks like a gigantic stone carving of a man’s head. The exact location of the rock is about 500 feet from the Point Pinos lighthouse in a northerly direction. At low tide it is high out of water, and at high tide all the profile shows but the lower part of the chin. There is no effort of the imagination required to see a man’s head. It is as plain as any statue that was ever carved. It is so perfectly *‘blocked in,” as sculptors say, that it is hard to_believe it is not the work of human hands. The character of the head is that of a strong, vigorous man. The harr is pushed back from the fore- head and the mustache isin_the style of the early German soldiers. Fractures in the rock in just the right places form the eyes and nostrils, and a projection makes a perfect ear. The head seems to be re- clining backward and the eye is partly closed, giving an easy and graceful ex- pression to the face. The head is composed of granite, al- though the formation near by is some sort of metamorphic rock. Itisalight gray in color andis so hard that it w)%l most likely stand the seas that sweep over it for centuries to come. St S AVERSE TO TOBA(CO. The Empress of Russia’s Edict Against Cigarette-Smokers. Russia’s young Empress has created con- sternation at the court of St. Petersburg by discountenancing the use of tobacco by the ladies with whom she is brought into contact. She is credited with the observa- tion tlat a cigarette in the mouth of a woman is as bad as an oath in thatof a man, and has requested that neither her ladies-in-waiting, nor yet the ladies of the court, shouid approach herso long as there is the slightest aroma of tobacco about their clothes or about their persorr. Now, nearly every member of the impe- rial family, and 1n natural consequence well nigh every lady in court and in so- ciety, is addicted to the use and even ubuse of cigarettes, the Grand Duchess Vladimir being conspicuous among the number. The widowed Czarina, like her sisters, the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Cumberland, never favored the use of tobacco by ladies; but in spite of all her influence upon her husband Alex- ander III did not venture to o nly object to it on the part of tne memE:rs of her court. : That the yourg Empress has had the courage to do so constitutes a proof not only that her intluence over her husband is of a predominant nature, but also that she will not hesitate to use it for the execution of her ideas, irrespective of any prejudices or obstacles that she might encounter. There is only one other sovereign in Europe who manifests a similar aversion to tobacco—namely, Queen Victoria, who has been known to cause her private secre- tary, the late General Sir Henry Ponsonby, to_address letters, to her various Cabinet Ministers complaining of the aroma of tobacco with which the official documents anda state papers submnitted to her for sige nature were impregnated. —— “Admiral Doi,” once famous as a midget, is now a hotel proprietor at White Plains and foreman of the fire-engine company of that town. He is now quite stout and much taller than when on ex- hibition as a dwarf. When arrayed in his fireman's apparel he looks like a plum Fi ALGNG THE WATER FRONT National Salutes Fired by the Cristoforo Colombo and the Richard Rush. SHE WAS DECKED WITH FLAGS The Ital_ian ‘Warship Honored the Birthday of the Father of His Country. 7 Washington’s birthday turned Saturday into a Sunday on the water front yes- terday. All the State offices were closed and there was not a ship. receiving or dis- charging cargo at any of the wharves con- trolled by the Harbor Conmimissioners. Strange to say, the greatest display of bunting was on English ships. All the American vessels seemed to be satisfied so long as they had the ensign flying at the gaff. but the Britishers got in and “‘dressed ship,” and to the foreign captains 1s due the fact that the water front presented a picturesque appearance yesterday. At noon the Italian warship Cristoforo Colombo hoisted the stars and stripes at the main and fired a national salute of twenty-one guns. A few minutes later the revenue cutter Richard Rush, the nearest approach to an A merican war vessel in the bay, also fired the national salute. Prince Luigi of Savoy was on board the Cristoforo Colombo when the stars and stripes were being saluted and stood bare- headed with the other officers when the band played “Hail Columbia.” The Prince had just returned from a trip to the Italian-Swiss colony at Asti. Toere he spent a most enjoyable time and warmly complimented his conntrymen on the work they Lad accomplished in the New World al train brought bim back to d a special steamer n Francisco. On his ar- ight a boat from the man-of- ng him and he was at once aboard. Yesterday he pressed himself as being more than pleased with his trip to Asti and said he would visit the place again if he had the opportunity. Sealers are jubilant over the action taken by Congress, and, in consequence, several vessels that would have remained “‘tied up” this year are now kteing fitted f cruise. Congressman Maguire 1s enzineering the passage of a bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treas- vry to remit all fines, penalties and for- feitures against sealing vessels i all meritorious cases. It has passed the Sen- ate and the Committee on Merchant Ma- rine, and will undoubtedly go through the House. In consequence the Winchester and Bowhead, which were seized last spring for a violation of the pelagic fishing law, are now being refitted, even though there is a Upited States deputy marshal on board. By the time they are ready to sail the bill will have become law, and'the District Attorney will be instructed to re- lease the vessels. In the case of Captain Tom Lockyer.who took sealskins from the schooner Win- chester on the high seas and brought them to San Francisco, a new trial is likely to be beld. Lockyer was fined $1000 for his breach of the law, but new testimony was forthcoming sterday to the effect that for the past thirty yearsit has been a com= mon practice to transfer cargo from a ve. sel to a tug or any other craft making po when the vessel on a cruise dia not want to. Clerk Jewett, in the United States Dis- trict Attorney’s office, was around investi- gating the testimony yesterday, and the chances are that the fine imposed upon Captain Lockyer will be remitted. The brig Galilee made a smart passage from Papetee and is now discharging a cargo of cocoanuts at Harrison-street wharf for L. G. Sresovich & Co. The pas- sage was an uneventful one. The name of the steamer Willamette Valley is to be changed to Orizaba. There has been considerable confusion caused by the Oregon Improvement Company own- ing the Willamette and Willamette Valiey, so it was decided to change the name of the latter. An application was made to the Secretary of the Treasury, ana under the circumstances he gave permission to make the change. When, therefore, the Willamette Valley sails on the 25th inst. for Mexican ports she will be known as the Orizaba. The river boats did an enormous busi- ness yesterday. From Vallejo and way vorts the Sunol brought 191 passengers, the Monticelle 47 and the Heraid one lady passenger, who had a railroad pass. 3 Drs. zgibbon and Morse ot the Board of Health, accompanied by their familres, made a tour of the bay yesterday. They wentout in the quarantine launch Gov- ernor Perkins, and after touching at all points of interest Angel Island was reached, where a sumptuous lunch ‘was spread. The party then came back to San Francisco. Charles Thomas, a sailor on the British ship Craigend, and Mate Herbert Chant bad a rongh and tumble on the ship last night. The mate ordered the sailor, who was drunk, to go below, and the latter re- fused. 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