The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 4, 1897, Page 31

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 1897. 29 A De DIARI AT TRE CALIFORNIA AT wants exactly teu minutes to 8 o'clock, and the stage manager of the French Opera Company is standing penter’s ham- tes, in order not 1t one to give three strokes s for the overture to “Rigo- 1o commence. I have been warned that it would be well 10 keep outof the way of Dot as mild and sweet as honey, bates to admit strangers into his domain. But it is no use; the stage manager has singled me out among the crowd of o vhees, chorus-singers and who are stroiling about, arm in arm, as unconcernedly as if th-y were at a prom- enade concert. His lynx eyes datect me treading on an _electric fvire and brushing against the gauzy skirts of the pretiy Ital- ian dancer, Mlie. de Biazi. There is noth- tions his lips r tainly—" k d look seems : “These Americans—what not do nex:? Could she not have written up the performance from before the footiight est ce qu'elle fait aans cette galere-ci?” Bang, bang, bang! The stage manager pounds on the stage with his hammera Ia mode Francaise and the orchesira re- sponds with the opening bars of “Rigo- letto.” Imske a hasty descentinto the wings among the crowd of people who form part of the army necessary to pro- duce grand opera. Here is M. d’Alle- sandri, the ballet-master, standing by the head electrician, snapping his fingers and waving his cane to the coryphees who a forming into line, ng toward the car- 1ain and giving demure side glances Iis direction, li e Queen in “Hamiet,’ with “one dropping and one auspicious eve.” a stitch at any moment, a costumer gto repair a rent and a crowd of other helpers whose special missions 1 have not time to ask for, for the principals are beginning to assemble. Albers, above ever: gorgeous in in his jester's dress, towers oneelsein the wings; Massart, the costume of the Duke of Mantua, sailies forth from his dressing- room singing part of the garden scene at the top of his voice. He is followed by a quiet little woman, as demure in her dress as he is resplendent. 1t is Mme. Massart, and every look and touch shows that she idolizes her tenor. £he smooths down the satin of his doublet, to be sure that it is not creased, tend vats the little points of his collar and hastens to shake out a bit of lace that has become dis- arranged. When there is nothing more v can possibly be done to his toilet sbe gazes at him in sileat cdoration, ocea- sionally tendering him a little tin cup, from which be takes a sip of the contents. Massart receives the homage as a matter of course. He sees nothing but him:elf, hears nothing but bimse!f, as he strolls uy 2nd down Lhe coulisses, testing those in- flexible knee joints of his, which are more rigid than ever to-night in their casings of white leather. *Ta, ta, ta,”” warbies Mas- sart, shifting from one foot to another. All'but the opera has begun. Massart is £0Ing too far even for a popular tenor. it permissible for him to break upon the | actual performance that he may test bis | notes? The stace manager rushes up with | | the two seasons, indiguant protest written on the very cur of his mustache. “C'est commence, eh he hisses at the warbling Massart, point- ing to the stuge. He sull holds the big bammer. He could brain Massart with but tte tenar is used 1o such en- He looks straight through the stage manager with a cold and glassy stare, as if he and his hammer were a pane of glas d Massart takes a deep Interest N something that be could perceive through thew in the far, far distance. Mme. Massart hastens to her tenor's side with the tin cup, burnt over the gas. Mas- sart quafls a sip of the nectar and marches on the stage to the sound of apvlause from the other side of the footlights. No one seems to remors.rate with Mile. Berthet, who is trilling away in her loge as gayly as a lark. They teil me thatthe soprano leggero isa favorite with every one in the troupe, but the most popular of all the prima donnas is Andree Savine, who has just entered, wrapped in furs und followed by a litie yellow dog. She is made up for the stage and wears a thick black veil through which bLer glorious €ves shine like luminous stars. ‘1 pla wleleine,” she remarks, baif pathe: 1¥; “the part s so disagreeable because Madeleine does not come on till iate and 1am tired before 1t is the hour to sing. c Id watch in the | will | Here are the shoemaker ready to | e stage manager—his temper is | and he | men in armor | | opera-nou: ought upon the Massart family. His presence ccmpels Mme. Massart to wan- der about outside. her husband’s loge be- tween the acis, like a lost spirit, while her tenor is struggling into his costumes, and getiing them on-all awry. with creasesin the satin, and the lace ruffles crushea. If Alvers were absent, she could goin and smooth out the creases in the satin, pat the lace 1nto looking its best, ana make her tenor point device, intead of having to pat the finishing touches in the wings be- fore the unfesiing eyes of the chorus and the ballet. If Albers had another room <he might even set up light housexeeping | in the loge, and cook the tenor beeisteaks Savine’s English every one co cted with asked her to speak it. *Ah! je la parie si vpeu,” she says, half apologetically, and then, with a mischievous glance, rattles off her whole vocabulary—''Ow do you is the admiration of do?’—“We take a walk”—*I like this| ? uClest tont,” she ¥,and hurries off 1o her dress- | ing-room, leaving the impression that Mme. Savine is tout a fait charmante. The impresario rejoices in the uncom- mon surname of Charley. Between the acts he gives me his opinion of opera in San Francisco. “It is astonishing, per- fectly astonishing,” he says, ‘“that in a town of the weal:h of San Francisco, there is no real opera-house. Look at New Orleans—poorer than San Francisco, less important—but they have the finest opera- house in the United States. The Metro- volitan? Bah! the Metropolitan is not 30 gocd for opera as the New Orleans Opera-house. They have every modern appliance there for changing the scenery— as good appliances as in tne best European s. Here we have noching, nothing!” He waves his hands contemptuously toward thescenery, which is being put in place according to the somewhat primitive methods which prevail in San Francisc . “It may do in comedy, to sei scenery 80,” he says, ‘‘but for opera, never! Besides, in a little theater like this, the public aimost brushes against the artists, | and there are not enough cheap places, not enough boxes. An opera-house for San Francisco should not have less than ei hty boxes. “If this City would build a real opera louse, and would combine with New Or- eans, you mizht have a splendid three months’ season of opera every year. It would pay to bring out great artists for b1t the ‘remoteness of San Francisco makes it impossible to se- cire great artists for a season here alone. Eighty or ninety subscribers would in- | sure the management against actual loss. In New Orleans this vear, we had $30,000 paid in subscriptions alone, and New Or- leans is poorer t..an San Francisco.” It 1s not without interruptions that Charley makes these remarks. An im- presario’s lotis 10 be complaned to by every one with a grievance, and artists are seldom without grievances. Albers, who has been lying in wait to g=t Charley ulone, breaks in impatiently at this point, sayinz: ‘‘Charle not you give me a dre:sing-room to myseif? Here are Mas- sart and I crowded in together and can- not turn round, c’est trop fort.” “But, says Charley protestingly, *can I manu- facture dressing-rooms? We have 130 people, and do you know how many dress- ing-rooms?”’ *No, and I don't care. I wanta room to myself, I must have a room to myself,”” replies Albers, and he swings round on bis heel and disappears muttering tragically, “c'est trop fort— trop—fort.”’ I think of the adoring Mme. Massart and the litile tin cup heated over the g and it strikes me that Albers is entitled to profound sympathy for being thrustun- the theater. I{ over the gas—there isno end to the com- soecccoD pegooey fort that might be provided for ce cher tenor if Albers were not as ever-present as Banquo's ghost. No wonder Albers makes bis changes of costume as quickly as possible, and spends the rest of the time between the acts prowling around the coulisses murmuring, *C'est trop | fort—trop—fort.” | Onedressing-room (the most commodi- | ous of the whole suite) is closed with lock | and key, and people tread softly as they | passitly. There is no crowding here, no disputed possession. The falcon of the troupe holds the fort, and Charley knows | better than to thrust any one upon her. The cari on thke door bears the names, “‘Mme. Foedor, Mile. Aimee Pascal,” but Pascal has never set foot in the room } she | never will unless le bon Dien chooses tp take a hand in matters, and sends madame a trifling accidente, as the Siciiians say, | which will give her understudy a chancs to sing. The beautiful Pascal dreams by | nizht and by day of owning that room | for just one performance of *La Nuvar- | raise.” She pictures how she will put on | Anita’s simple black dress, and taking a | lingering, backward glance at her own | loveliness 1n the long mirror she will step | out on the stage and conquer San Fran- cisco. Foedor is not singing to-night. She is | in a box, looking much handsomer off the | stage than she does on, and Mlie. Pascal | 1= ather hotel, dreaming no doubt a litils | more hopeiessiy than usual of triumphs | that seem destined not to come. Sue knows that the bills for the final per- formances have all been made out and | her name does not figure thereon. I fear to meet Albers, because it would be pleasanter to carry always in my mind the impression of the n.en's great art | without shattering the iilusion by coming in contact,with his personality. No more faith in opera-singers’ devotion to their artis left in me. I have known too many fal-ons, tenori assoluti, et al Under | Italy’s sunny skies and in London’s fog, in barn-storminz troupes and in hisioric op:ra-houses, I have always found that the letter I—a great redletter I—blinds their eyes to everything clse on earth or 1 heaven. The letter 1 represents art to them. Their mottais: “If I succeed, art triumphs; if I fail, art is aecadent.” Otner ariists have their little vanities, but moon light unto sunlight and as water unto wine” is the vanity of virtucsi to the vanity of opera-singers, Well,I meet Albers, and one of his first remarks is the eager question: *Have vou bad my picture as Hamlet vet? I should lice to have it put in THE SuNpAY CaLe. Hamlet is one of my favorite roies, and I want the public to see me in my costume.” A guileless Jittle ambition enough, but henceforth when I see his fine acting and hear his rich voice and his delightful phrasing those words will come unbidden to my mina, “Istoula like the public to see me in my costums:’’ MaRIE EVELYN. Baldwin Theater. An interesting theatrical event to-mor- row night will be Otis Skinner’s produc- tion of a new original romantic play called **A Soldier of Fortune,” which is from his own pen. TLe scenes of the play are laid in 1taly at the beginning of the sixteenth century, & period of history which offers many opportunities for quaint stage setiings and handsome cos- tumes. “he plot deals with the adven- tures of Fabian Torreli, a soldier in the French army which is trying to conquer Italy from the north. Toreili is drummed out of his regiment because be is too chivairous to clear him- self from a charge of theft which woula implicate a woman. He is belriended by the tamous Florentine statesman Macchia- velli and meets with many romantic ad- ventures, both in Florence and Rome. “A Soldier of Fortune” will run for five nights. At the Saturday matinee *Romeo and Juliet” will be produced. and on Sat- urday evening a Shakespearean double bill will be given, the piays Leing portions of “The Merchant of Venice” and *The Taming of the Shrew.”’ Columbia Theater. Mr.and Mrs. Russ Whytal will con- tinue their performance of *“For Fair Vir- ginia” all this week. The olay is one of the pr-ttiest war dramas that has been seen here for along time and it is acted in a way that Is worthy of its merits. Next week Georgia Cavyan will make her first appearance at the Columbia as a star. Her repertoire will consist of a number of plays, all of which are new t San Francisco, including “Squire Kate, *“Ma. Pennington, Spinster,” *“Goblin Castle’’ and “The Little Indivianal'’ Among ber support are: Frank Atherly, George Woodward, Alfred Brown, Orrin Johnson, Lionel Barrymore, Miss Anne Sutherland, Miss Florence Conron, Wir- nifred McCaull, Miss Ten Eyck and Miss Louise Palmer. CGalifornia. Theater. To-morrow the French opera company at the California Theater will enter unon its final week. The season has brought out many fine productions, among which have been some decided novelties. To- morrow night the troupe will give Ros- sini’s “William Tel!,” a work that has not been siaged here for years, One of the prominent events of the French opera season will be the produc- tion next Friday night, for the first time in this city, of Ambroise Thomas' opera of “Hamlet.” Its rendition will be made more interesting as it will be givan on the occasion of the grund testimonial benefit to be tenderad the favorite barytone, Henri Albers, who has won grand favor with the San Franciseo public. In the production of “Carmen” at the Saturday matinee Albers will sing Es- camilo. The exact arrangement for the immense programme to be presented by the French opera company on the -even- ing of April 10 is as follows: Second act “L'Af:icaine,’ intermezzo “*Cavallerin Rusticana,” tnird act “La Favorite,” overture “William Tell,” *La Navarraise,” and grand ballet from “Faust.” On Sunday evening, April 11, a grand popular performance will be given at whicli the prices are to be from 50 cents to $1 50. Alcazar Theater. The A'cazar company will be seen to- morrow for the first time this season in a costume play, the old English comedy, “Wiid Oats.’”” This work was written and produced in 1794 in London and made a success at the time. Up to the present day its popularity bas not declined, for it has been a favorite with many of the great actors and actresses of the century. The entire company will appear in the com- edy, which will be mounted with unusust care as to detai! and costumes. The last performances of Augustus Thomas' prob- lem play, “New Biood,” will be given this afternoon and evening. Grand Opera-House. Mollie Thompson, fresh from successes in the music halls of London, the Earo- pean continent and South Africa, is to play Chuckey, the newsboy, at Morosco’s Grand_ Ovpera-house this week in *‘The Stowaway.”” Sho was in Hoyt's original “Trip to Chinatown” company and only recently played the leading role in ““The Passing Show’” at the Casino. Miss Thompson made her debut in San Fran- cisco some seventeen years ago, when she was & little tot of 3. There is to be another noted personage in the cast of “Tae Stowaway.” This is Wil- liam F. Ensigzn, whose alias of Spike Hennessey has made him notorious. Spike Hennessey is to blow open a real steel safe every night in the burglary scene with real burgiars’ tools. The play contains many eiaborate scenic arrange- ments; the most effective is when a full- rigged yacht sails into view and drops anchor, Tiveli Opera-House. *Don Juan (ad lib.),”” with its merry songs, dances, scenery, costumes and bril- liant light effects, will continne until far- ther notice. The moet taking songs are Raffael's ““One Heart Divine" ; Hartman'’s descriptive song, “‘Sister Marry Jane's Top Note'; Miss Millard's waltz, *‘A Cap- tive Maiden I'’; Miss Seabrooke’s London success, “Elsie from Chelsea,” and W. H. West's Irish ditries. The next produc- tion will be Sir Jules Benedict’s romantic Irish opera, “The Lily of Killarney.” New songs, dances, costumes and acce: sories will garnish this performance. At the Orpheum. The Rays will put on an entirely new sketch to-morrow night and Wemer and Rieder will sing some new Tyrolean songs. The four Cohans wiil remain another week, also the three Richards. Titenia, a toe-dancer, will make her first Orpheum appearance in some terpsichorean novel- ties. Delmore and Lee’s act will consist otacrobatic feats on illuminated revolving Iadders. This is said to be a novel turn full of thrills and surprises. At the Chutes. The pleasant weather 18 adding to the popularity of the Haight-street pleasure grounds and the open-air performances are proving attractive. The De Pue sisters are proving clever dancers, the Marco brothers are agile acrobats and the ani- matocope 13 on exhivition at night. This afternoon Emil Markeberz will make a balloon -ascension and parachute drop, hanging by his teeth. The Oberon Goncert-Hall. Crowded houses are still the rule at the Oberon, where instrumental music of a pleasing character is rendered by Herr Stark and his orchestra. The following programme will be rendered to-morrow evening: March, “Watch on the Danube” (Ziehr overture, ‘La Dame Blanche” (Boieldieu! waltz, “La_Barcarolle” (Waldteufel); “Gyps ydu); eeiection from “Hoceaceio aiaguenn’ (Moszkowski); varia- tion from “Kuiser Quarter” (Haydn); violin solo, Herr Stark; march from “Leonore,” sym- phony (Reff); overture from ‘The Barber ot teville” (Rossini); “The Lost Chord” (Sulli- waltz, “Artist’s L fe"” (Strauss); sel. ction 1aa” (Verdi); “Jolly Musicians” (Mus- ca1); gavotte, “Heiuzelmanchen' (Eilenberg), anu » great finale. L'Hote Testimonial. A very successiul performance of “An Unequal Match” was given at the Califor- oia Theater on Friaay night. Miss Doro- thy 'Hote, the fuir beneticiary, acted the part of Heria Crazebrook charmingly, and smong her support Mrs. Frances Ed. gerton especiaily distinguishea herself by her clever work. Musical Mention. Mme. Thee Sanderini, who will give a concert at Golden Gate Hail on Thursday evening, will be a=sisied by Miss Rae Lan- decker, mezzo soprano; A. Werner, tenor; Harold Kayton, violin; Dr. A. Regens. burger, violoncello; 8. Adelstein, mando- lin; Sig. Marunez, piano; musical direc- tor and accompanist, Sig. Martinez, Miss Helen J. Hagar, a voung pianist, will give a recital at Beetboven Hall on the afternoon of Saturday, April 10. Miss Hagar will be assisted by the charming soprano, Miss Curaline Little. Dramatic Brevities. In the opera of “Hamlet” the players’ scene is made much of. Alice Neilson has made ahit in the Bos- tonians’ new opers, “The Serenade.” After leaving San Francisco the French Op- era Company will probably go to Mexico. Belasco savs he has partly completed a new play that will surpass “The Heart of Mary- iand.”’ Mexine Eiliott is to continue as N. C. Good- win's leading lady for the remainder of this and next sesson. Peter F. Dailey has been engaged for Weber and Field's all star cast review which will be produced in May. There is & young lady in Chicego who owns the name of Sierra Nevada Farrington. She will be in the cast of »A Western Mephisto.” Miss Atwooa will be in the cest at the Grand this week, her ankle having recovered suffi- ciently to permit of her resuming her labors, After the Goodwin season closes In the latter part of May in San Francisco, the star wiil leave for & 1wo montos’ tour of Ciina and Japan. The Liliputians will soon be here with their new spectacle, “The Merry Tramps.” The little people have not been here for two seasons. Albers sang Escemilo, the toreador, to Mme. Calve’s Carmen at Covent Garden. He 1s 10 appear in the role at the matinec performance of “Carmen” next Saturday. The comedy success of the season, “My Friend From India,” wili probably come to the coast this year. The play is spoken of as be- ing the top noteh of laugh provokers. The engagement of Maurice Barrymore for the Keith vaudeville theaters is said to be the forerunner of a long series of similar engage- ments of noted legitimate aciors and actresses. The management of the opers at the Cali- fornix Theater is making elavorate prepara- tious for the special ballet which is to be made afeature of the immense farewell-night pro- gramme, The topical duet, “Tae Latest—the Very Latest.” in the second act of “Don Juan, the Tivoli, is a hit. The words were a by George by Melvilie M. Eilis, “The Lily of Kiliarner” cast at the Tivoli will see Laura Milard as Eily, Elvia Cox Sea- brooke as Anne Chute, Maurice Darc: Myies, Jobn J. Raffael s Dinny Mann, Rays Thomas as Hardress Crean. ted . Lask and the music composed nd There 18 a family row in the Yeamans fam- ily due to the announcement that Lydia Yea- mans Titus would drop the Yeamaus irom her name. Jennie Yeamans and Mrs. Annie Yesmans have resented the matter with lot- ters to the press. De Wolt Hovper’s production of “Ei Capl- tan” will be presented at the Baldwin Theater early next month. The presen:ation calls for a company of sixty. A fuil brass band is car- ried for this opera and is a feature of some of the principal socnes. “*Mau’s Great Need.” This afternoon at 3 o’ciock Rev. C. C, Her- riott of Minneapolis will deliver an address to oung men only at the Association building, i(non and Elis streets. Mr. Herrioti’s sub- ject will be, ““Man’s Great Need.” The service Will be free, to young men only. e e Eev. M. Slaughter to Preach. Rev. Madison Slaughter of Woodland, Cal., will hold religions services at Hamilton- square Bapuist Church, Post street, near Steiner, this morning aud evening. ON WITH THE CARNIVAL. Enthusiasm Growlng in the C:miug Festival—School Children Com- peting for Prizes. Carnival Director Bergerot and Grand Marshal Umbsen have called & meeting of a number of representative citizens at carnival headquarters this afternoon at 2 P. M. for the parpose 6f orgauizing com- mittees to carrg out the details of the elaborate programme prepared by the ex- ecutive committee of the Carnival of the Golden Gate. The new officers are taking hold of the project with great earnestness and can be found a: headquarters daily, where a large corps of assistantsare busily enzaged. The committee is confident that it will be enabled to carry out the entire programme in all its details at the time set. = Over 2000 replies from school children bave been received in competition for the $60 in prizes, offered for the largest list of words formed from the words *‘Carnival of the Golden Gate.”” It has been decided to close the competition on Saturday, April 10, 1n order that the committee may have ample time to examine the lists and announce the successful contestants be- fore the daze of the carnival. Letters re- ceived from the country bearing date of April 10 will be counted. Telegrams have been raceived at head- quarters from Admiral Beardslee at San Diego, asking information regarding tie preparations for Naval day and ths part the war vessels were to take on that oc- casion. The committee has had printed the offi- cial design on a “sticker” (o be plac-d on envelopes. Merchantsdesiring to advertise the carnival will be supplied with “stick- ers” on application at headquarters. Char.es Tidball, who was connected with the recent Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and other fiestas, has been appointed assistant manager of the carnival. LECTURE ON CUBA. It Will Bs Lelivered by Past Supreme Master Workman Jordan to the Grand Lodge, A 0. U 'W. W. H. Jordan, past supreme master workman of the Ancient Order of United Woikmen, will on next Wednesday night deliver a lecture on Cuba before the dele- gates to the Grand Lodge of the order, which will meet in this City Tuesday. The lecture will be given in B'nai B'rith Hall, and it will present the Cuban ques- tion in all its phases, and will pe illus- trated with many ster-opticon views of the island. Mr. Jordan was one of the speakers at the Cuban mass-meetinz held in this City a short time since and 1t was interesting, instructive and one of the most patriotic and comprehensive addresses of tne even- ing. The lecture on Wedaesday will be | one of the most interesting featuras of the | entertainment prepared fcr the delegntes } to the Grand Lodge. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. (A% NAYTLN AnD Co, NCORP'D MEATRE S\ PROPS. MONDAY, APRIL sth, ——SECOND WEEK—— ENGAGEMENT OF OoOTIS SKINNER! Supported hy MAUD DURBIN and FREDERICK [OSLEY. —A STRONG COMPANY OF TWENTY PLAY ERS— First Five Nights—The New and Successfu! Romantic Drama A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE! SATURDAY MATINEE. SATURDAY EVENING. MERCHANT OF VENICE and Week April 12th.. ‘“ROMEO AND JULIET” GRAND DOUBLE BILL KATHERINE AND PETRUCHIO ! Complete Repertoire. —_— e » \/’ - FRIEDLANDER,GOTTLOB & (@ LESSES &MANAGERS - To=Night (Sunday), and All This Week. MR. and MRS. RUSS WHYTAL IN THE ROMANTIC DRAMA BY MK. WHYTAL, FOR FAIR VIRGINIA. ——- —APRIL 12th—M DRGIA CAYVAN IN As acted by them over 400 times. - Original Cast an: Complete Scenic Production as Fresented at 5ih Avenue Theater, r. SQUIRE KATE: " — MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE WALTER MOROSCO...Sole Lessee and Manager. This Afternoon and To-Night, Last Performances of CTEIR DAGO.” | ‘With Its Startling Sensations. COMMENCING MONDAY EVENING. APRIL 5 Stupendous Production of the Wonderfully Successful Melodrama, “THE STOWAWAY.” A Realistic Representation with New Surprisin Special Engagement of the Gracefal, Sparkling MOLLIE T Just Returned from a Season of Success in § WONDERFULLY REAL YACHT SCENK! “SPIKE HENN:=SSEY Evening Prices—10e, 5¢ and 50c Scenerv, Klaborate Appointments and & Effects. Soubrette, EOMPSOIN, uth Africa. RrAL SAFE BLOWN OPEN! t e Reformed Cracksman. Matinees Siturday and Sunday. Ao Ghetiz, 'TRIEDLANILR GOTTLOD & G- LE33ES AND FANAQLRS - SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Seats on Sale Thursday, April 8, For the engagement, beginning IMond: April 12, of . MISS A\ N GEORGIA \\ N CAYVAN X AND HER ADIIRABLE COMPANY In Repertoire of New and Interesting Plays, Including her Greatest Personal Success, Robert Buchanan's Charming Pastoral Dram -, “SQUIRE KATE!” MONDAY NEXT AND ALL THE WEEK. Last Performances ALCAZAR| “ieoms Sis.| Evening at 8. Of Augustus Thomas’ Great Problem Pl “4WwEW BLOOD AT YE PLAYE HOUSE, ENOWN A8 YE ALCAZ R THEATER, Will be ‘enacted on MONDAYE EVENING, APRIL 5, Ye_Great Comedie WILD OATS In which ye famouse N 0 3 N Ly AND ONE HUGO T LAND, Ye Prices Are—153, 25, 35, 50 Pennles Benches will be kept when ordered inne advance. Use ye ma:ic wire, Biack 991, to speak to ye Belusco& Lakuill | CALIFORNIA THEATER. | AL HAYMAN & Co. (Incorporated). -Lesseos GRAND OPTRA SEASON—The Famous FRENCH. OPERATIC ORGANIZATION F. CHARLEY.. .IMPRESARIO, FAREWELL 16th NIGHTS and SAT. MAT. SUBSCRIPTION PERFORMANGE. MONDAY, APRIL 5, “WILLIAM TELL” | | | | | Friday, aprit 9 I ( | | Wednesday, April 7... -ATDA sk ... HAMLET (Benetit HENRI ALBEES). Saturday Matinee, April 10 CARMEN Saturday Evenin Second act April 10—TMMENSE BILL, L'Africaine.” intermezzo Caval- “La Favorita™ liam Tell.” “La Navarraise,” overtur | andGrana Ballet from * Faust.” | Sunday Evening, Apri! 11—Graad Pooular Per- formance—*'1a Travia'a” and & Grand Ballet. Prices, 50c (0 $1 50. TIVOL! OPERA-HOUS= MESKENKSTINE KRELIN . Proprietor & Managee TO-NIGET AT 8! The ¥pectacular Operatic Burlesque, DON JUAN! (AD LIB.) ~———A PERFECT CAST— —BEAUTIFUL PALLETS—2 ~——LOVELY SCENERY! — EVERYTHING NEW IN Qi Parquet, oy seat. Chudren, 10¢, any par: of the hou Week beginning M.nda. DELMOK.. ANO LEE, 2 Revolving Lidder Performers and TITENIA, Toe-dauc 3 In_ conjuncion with BARNES & SISSON, JUHNNY and EMMA RAY, the 4 COHANS, the § RICAARDS. the 8 VILONA SISTERS. MISS LIiLLIE LAUREL, WERNXR & KIEDER, and a Great Olio of Novel Coucerts in the Orpheam Annex every evening. Ctcion UK. rrell siree., ieAr DLOCK V. San Francisvo « Family Concert Hall, Grand New Programme Every Evening by HESR F RDINAN 0 'S ARK AND THE VIENNA ORCHESTRA. SUTRO BATHS. OPEN DAILY—7 4. M. TO 6 P. M. Grand Concert Lvery sunday Afternoon. General Adamission, 10c; Children, 53 LURLINE SALT WATER BATHS, Cor. Bush and Larkin sts. —Recent Improvements, AMELED SWIMMING VANK, Additions to Tub Department. Admission, 10c. _Aamission. including swim, 25¢ OUpen Day and Evening. MIRTH MUSIC DANCE! THE LATES’I‘!—VTHB VERY LATEST! Popular Priceas———285c and 50c AUDITORIUM THEATER, Corner Jones and Eddy Etreets. Sberldan & Looper, Sole Lessee aud Managers. MONDAY, APKIL 5, Trinmphat Return of the Favorites, EDWARD J HERON and LOTTIE WILLIAMS, —IN— HOYT’S NEW BUNCH OF KEYS. Sparkling with Sougs Dances and Mirth. The Cozlest Family Theater in the City. PRICES -.-10¢ and 25¢. THE CHUTES. THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. Grand Open-Ai- Performance: Balloon Ascension at 4:30. ANTMATUSCOPE Kvery Nicht. LADMISTON, 3oc. CHILDREN, Se. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. THIRD ANNUAL PICNIC OF THE3 SCHLESW.G-HOISTEINER VEREIY SUNDAY, April 11, 1897, a: shell Mound Park, Berkeley. ' Mustc by t. C. Heuke's Band, Ad- mission 50c, payab.e at the gate. ~ Lacles fige. Grand Prizs Bowling for $100 Cash.