The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 18, 1897, Page 26

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 1897. It may be the big royalties, it may baa widespread desire for fame, or it may be a spring epidemic—the people who are lway 1g about sozioloey and fin- de-slecle s ought to know—all that I g erned in stating is that & mania lately to have possessed young s bigh and law, rich and poor, to wr The number of plays produced in San Francisco alone would supply the world with dramatic novelties, and fresh aspirants for playwright's laurels bbing up serenely, generally | one would ieast suspect| e tofollow in William Shake- Ststeps. ! in the dramatic profession is | or more observing than Miss| 3 and to her I apply for mation on the play-writing epidemic, Cayvan's prompt reply is that she s the world into 1wo classes—people o wrife plays and people Who do not, 1 on the whole she thiuks the former predominates. “If any one would dare to tell the truth to aramatists it would Jdo so much good,”’ | she says with a smile that would soften th and muke it seem al- “The mass of possessed by . bu cee are al among pec nost pleasa ywledge is not to become Iy receive | of naving | ers, and 1 | remarks each no one has| s play has can it beany | playwrights; they wouid nant at once. 1 continu: ¥s that bear all the earma e round of many told what flatter ade, but evident If tL ewritten, for goo! pl cult to procure, and one never dares to| turn anything away. 1 carry manuscript t with me and glance at it in odd oments, but I have never had anything good from an unknown dramatist ye 1 shouid certainly have produced it. I rention asa curious fact, not as an in- stance of my perspicuity, that none of the plays I have passed by have ever been sfterward produced with any success.” s are very diffi- Miss Cayvan likes to read a play in cold | pe, and has a horror of letting a dram- atist read his work to her. “Playwrights | continually expect approbation, she says. | ““Ionce let Robert Buchanan read one of his works to me, and he went through it | with en air of, ‘If you don’t admire this, | you must be a born idiot.” "’ ‘Do you think the dramatist of the fu- | ture is likely to begin life as an actor? Iask. “The dramatist of the future is more likeiy to e a woman than a man," replies Miss Cayvan. *“Play-writing is faling so rapidly into the hands of women. J in a state of transition. The strong popu- lar tendency toward the vaudeville siage makes me think that perhaps the great piay of the future will combine the vaude- | ville and the spectacular with the dri matic; but there, again, you can never teli, fashion changes so rapidly. It is| ng more and more aifficult to find iversal drama—piays of the c le' and ‘The Two Orphans appeal to people of all classes and na alities. Tnedrama seems to be growing more sectional, and French playsare more and moredifficult to transiate and adapr, so | America must look to Americans for its | plays. recently Miss Cayvan was in| Lurope for ten months, and practically | saw all the new plays, but she did not admire any of them enough to want to purchase. Her ambition is to get a good American play. “There are wonderful ods for costume drama in American E says reflectively. “The ntedating the Kevolution, for in- stance, when Washington was looked on as a disturber of the peace and when fathers were beginning to turn against sous and sons against fathers. The old v 2 life kolds great dramatic poss bilities, but it has been scarcely touched.” **And all your labors in reading voluntary contributions have been hopeless?’ I ask. “Quite hopeless,” replies Miss Cayvan, resignedly. “Somelimes there are grains of merit in works submitted to me by un- known authors, and I think ‘this can be fixed,’ but we soon fina that an attempt to | revamp the thing produces a hopeless muddle, and we bave to give up in aespair, but [ do not pass anything over, for who knows when a pearl may be found among the chaff? and good plays are hard, very hard, to get.” It is not only stars like M'ss Cayvan who receive plays by the bushel. Local stock companies and managers of theaters are deluged with them, and their cry is the same as Miss Cayvan's, *Nothing worth producing.” “Plays!” says genial Al Morgenstern of the Baldwin. “If you hada been haif an hour earlier I could have shown you & man with a blood-and-thun- | der drama—'Orotanski, the Dynamiter.’ He obligingly said that we might have it for 10 per cent royalty, and it would not cost us more than $500 to paint the scen- ery. People come here all the time with thelr plays, although we never produce anything, but they imagine we have a pull with the traveling companies.” And then I am told a whimsical experience that befell Otis Skinner the other day. He received a play from San Diego with a name known to fame on the title-page. *I am Colonel Robert Shakespeare,”’ wrote the San Diego playwright, “a collateral descendant of William Shakespeare, and 1 sball expect extra payment on account of my name.” From all accounts Robert bas not inherited the transcendent genius of William for play-writing. Ifind Manager Belasco sitting in his office at the Alcazar, which is too small to swing a kitten in, much less the proverbial cat. He makes bLis headquartersin the smallest hole and corner available, with the fell design of keeping out more than one amateur dramatist at a time. ‘Do you receive many manuscript plays?” I ask from the doorway, wondering whether my crowding in the office will necessitate Arthur Lotto, the business manager, hav- ing to wriggle out. Belasco staris so vio- lently that he would fall out of his revoly- ng chairif there were any other space to Lreceive him, but be is between Scylia and Coarybdis, or between the desk and the wall, whicn is the same thing, for neither affo¥ds any chance of escape. *You have brought—thnt is, you have written—' Belasco murmurs, eying me very much asa terrified mouse would eye a cat. I at present the profession is | | wicked twinkle in his eyes. 7 PRIMROSE & WESTS Zife, MINSTRELDS 4 AT THE BALDWIN. cuse me,” he replies, laughing, with an air of immense reiief, and mopping the beads of perspiration from his brow. end a sudden shock easily upsets my nerves.” Do playwrights coms in such great num- bers?’ lask. *Do they?” echoes Arthur Lotto, pulling down a pile of manuscripts from the pigeonholes in the desk. ‘Do they? Look here, and here, and here— and I bave bushels n:ore at home.”” He spreads the papers out and makes hay with them in a way that says plainly: ““There are plenty more where these came from.”” “Mr. Lotto interviews the play- wrights. Iam always called away on press- ing business when a man or woman with & roll of manuscript looms up and asks for the mansger,” saye Belasco, wih a “If the plays are typewritten I read them all,”’ remarks Lotto. “It is the hardest thing in the world to get a good play, and the man- ager who refuses to look at amateur work never knows when he is turning away go'd smong thedross. * * * We have | not found any goid so far, but we may strike it any day. You know the story of | the piay that lay in A. M. Palmer's safe for two years. One day, when an English drama he had just produced had proved an utter failure, Palmer took the first manuscript that came to his hand ou: of bis safe. It was ‘Alabama.’” “What are the faulis of these?’ I ask, | singling out a few of the MS. that strew the desk. “The same old faults, I sup- pose,” says Lotto, wearily. “Wildly im- probable scenes, impossible situations, | people making entrances and exits aim- lessly; then the amateur dramatist will insist on changing from a wood to the ex- terior of &n inn, then to an interior and back to the wood, all in one act. It was very well to jump about in that erratic way in Shakepeare’s time, when the only scenery was a board with the inscription: “This is a wood,’ or ‘This is an inn,’ but modern stage-setting will not stand iu Now here’s a piece,” and he singles out a bulky MS. *“A young lady brought it yesterday morning, and asked if she might read her play—it would not take many minutes. There are seventy-four spea ing characters in the first act, and aft she had read steaaily for an hour and a half. she grew quite confused and asked for a glass of water. We did not wantsa fainting lady on our hands, so we prom- ised to read the play ourselves.” “This play must bs from a woman, | say,” selecting a manuscript jauntily tied with blue and yellow ribbon and trimmed with little bows. *Not atail; an officer at the Presidio sentit,” says Mr. Lotto, laughing. “That play is a war drama—a cavalry war drama, and the officer (vou see his name on the title-page) orna- mented it with blue and yellow because they are the cavalry colors.” *Shail you act the war drama?” I ask, wondering why ediiors insist that only women tie up their manuscript with ribbon. “It is wildly, weirdly impossible,”” replies the business managar decidedly. “A glance at the title-page shows how unskilled a playwright the author must be. The drama is in four acts, and there are three characters. Three peopie could not pos- sibly sustain the interest through four acts.”’ *‘And this?” I ask, selecting a neat-look- ing manuscript which somenow gives the impression that the man who wrote it is used to debbling in literature. *‘Itis from a clergyman at San Jose,” says Lotto. A clergyman! bless me! what a hold the drams must have on the public mind for a minister of the gospel to give up his time to writing a play aad sending assure him that I have neither brought nor written; I am seeking information about amateur playwrights, “You'll ex- itinall seriousness to a theatrical mana- ger, in the bope that it wili be produced. I am ssked not to divulge the clergy- N have not been well for the last few days man’s name, some of his flock may object | to play-acting, but ifit is sinfal to write !a good play the San Jose clergyman’s flock may set their mindsat rest. His work is about as fitted for acting purposes | as the city directory. Probably he has | never been inside a theater and knows even less about stagecraft than the young lady who had seventy-four speaking char- acters in her first act. In one respect the San Jose clergyman is like the cobbler who sticks to his last—his play isa bibli- | cal drama. Good, unsophisticated soull | kancy sitting in his study, surrounded by Baxter's “Saints’ Rest,” “Bu‘ler's Anal- | ogy” and other light and airy theological works and writing 8 biolical drama for the use of a fin de siecle company. Alas!, that we should have become so shaliow | and flippant, and knowing that even | Sarah Bernbart makesa colossal failure when she tries to act bibical drama. If we want the Bibleacted with meet and | due reverenco we have to go to the sim ple, uaworldly pessants of Oberam mergau. All the aspiran{s for dramatic honors are not so honest as the girl with seventy- four characters and the clergyman who dramatized a Biblestory. “A great many people bring us old plays with other titles and the names of the characters changed,” says Belasco, “and we recsive numbers of p'ays whaich are little more than typewritten transcriptions of fa- miliar dime novels. Collega students seem to spend a great part of their time | in writing plays, to judge from the num- of letters we receive from the univers and fond parents are continually bringing their children’s work.” “And is everything utterly, hopelessly bad ?” I ask, thinking regretfully of the wasted time and energy. *“Not at all,’’ says Lotto, cheerfully; me of these people show promise, but their work is crude and displays nn knowledge of stagecraft. To make it fit for production it would have to be entirely rewritten by a practical playwright. If some of thess people could get an expert to collaborate with them thoy might be really successtul.’” And then [ go my way, wondering how it is that no provision is made for guiding the playwright inwo the straight and nar- row pat : of experience that leads to suc- cess. This country is full of dramatic schools that undertake at so much a head to manufacture wild, untamed amateurs | into finished artists. There are so many dramatic schools and voice-builders, and stage-gesture professors and what not that they posiiively elbow one another, but the poor amateur playwrights are left to err and stray alone like lost sheep. No dramatic school open its portals to them, no experienced playwright says: “Come to me and I witl teach you.” In view of the yast number of people who are writing piays I wonder that no *‘professor of stagecraft” has put out his shingle and started a schuol for aspiring dramatists, undertaking to convert raw material into Shakespeares ana Aolieres ‘‘while you wair.” Just think of it—over 20,000 plays are annually submitted to managers in this country and not a dozen successful piays are annually produced. Marie EVELYN. Baldwin Theater. Primrose and West, who bring their minstrel organization to ‘the Baldwin Theater to-night, have a company com- posed of ‘s bundred members—in fact, a double company. The novelty of this consists in the way the ‘“‘first part” is given. It isdivided into two sections, or “two editions,” as they call it. The first “edition” is meant to show the origin of minstrelsy and is given by a company of genuine colored minstrels, and consists of original “buck” dancing, singing and ac- robatic work. The next ‘“edition” i given by the white company of min: s and is an exposition of the modern idea of minstrelsy. The company this season includes AMAMNG SHER! George H. Primros William H. West, George Wilson, Jimmy Wal!, Howe and Walte: William H., Windom, the pheno; al alto; Charles Kent, the bary- tone; Arthur Williams, the operatic tenor; Frank Puzker, the barytone; George Robinson, the lyric tenor; Ed | Dickens, the basso profundo; John H. Davis, second tenor. Among the new songs to be heard ar [here’s a Buily Gone to Rest,” “'Hot Time in Old Town To-night,”” “Take Back Your Gold,”” and “Darling Mabel.” Columbia Theater. Miss Georgia Cayvan and bLer company will to-morrow night present for the first time in this City a new comedy by W. R. Walkes, entitled “Mary Penning- ton, Spinster.” This is said to be a dainty comedy of the same category as the Rob- erison comedies of a generation ago, or the Carton plays of to-day, It was origin- ally prouuced in London, and is to be given here exactly as when first produced in New York, as all the original scenery, properties and appointments are carried with Miss Cayvau’s company for all of the plays in her repertoire. Mr. Waikes has made the over-educated woman tne object of his satire. His hero- ine. Mary Pennington, has been eaucated at Girton, a hotbed of Englisn female in- dependence, and has there absorbed some very radical ideas, among them a beliel that woman 15 absolutely the equal of man, a theory which she puts into operation when she assumes the management ot her deceased father's business, a large mitling property. She substitutes women for her | male hands and yays them men’s wages, with the unhappy result of encouraging idleness among the men, and eveniually precipitating & strike which works the financial ruin of the old and honored firm of Pennington. Mary isalso opposed to matrimony, holding thatitis unworthy of e 1DAN WOL AOROSCO'S, =] the consideration of any woman of strong mentality. Falling in love berself with her junior partner, this theory is ratber hard to uphoid. The laiter partof the week is reserved | for the presentation of a double bili con- sisting of a new comedy by Mrs. Eiizabetn Bisland, “Gobiin Castle” and a one-act comedietta, “The Littie Individual,” by Thomas Haynes Bayley. Plcazar Jheater. To-morrow evening Tom Taylor's fa- mous comedy *“The Overlana Route’ will be performed. It was in this play that | Henry Irving first made a hit in 1860 while playing at the Theater Royal, Man- chester, England. The entire Alcazar com- pany will be seen in the comedy, inciud- ing George Osbourne and Mr-. F. M. Baies, who makes her reappearance after an absence of two months. The stage set- tings will pe realistic, the first two acts showing the deck and cabinsof the P. and O. steamer homeward bound from | India, and the last act the coral reef, where the voyagers are wrecked. The last performance of “Callea Back” will be given this afterncon and evening, the matinee being the last Sunday matinee to be given at the theater. Grand Opera-House. To-morrow evening Mamie Sheridan Wolford opens in “her own play, *“The Brand of Cain,"" in which she fills the role of a saucy but pretty Irish servant girl. The play tells a story of the woes of a noble young Englishman, who suffers be- cause of the evil deeds of a brother who resembles him. There are many exciting s tuations. The dual role of the two brothers is played by Mortimer Snow. Lorena Atwood and Julia Blanc are also in the cast, as are Nat M, Wills, Fred But- ler, Landers Stevens, John J. Pierson and George Nicnolls. Tivoli Operaj-louse. Sir Jules Benedict's opera, “The Lily of Killarney,” will be continued all this week. On Monaay evening, April 26, Demis O'Suilivan, the eminent barytone, will make his first ap- eareznce in tcis his native Cll¥ in Charles {’Hnen Stanford’s romantic Irish opera, +Shamus O'Brien.” singing the title role, which he jlayed in London and through- out the East. In addition to the company of the Tivoli that will support him Miss Myra Morella, late prima donna of the ‘Abbott, Konried and Carlton opera com- vanies, will make her first appearance at this house. The scenery, costumes and accessories are being painted and made from the London mudels. This produc- tion shows the desire of the management to present the latest successes, At the Orp—hzum. Several Eastern and Europsan artists will open to-morrow. Piincipal among them are Signor Achille Alberti, s bary- tone formerly with the Mapleson Grand Opers and Scalchi Concert. companies, and Mme. Annina Orlandi, mezzo-so- prano with the sume organizations. Mar- zelli-anda Millay, comedy acrobats from Beriin, and Ed Latelle, a musical come- dian, will also be new,and Herr Grais, who was at the Orpheum last year with his trick baboon and donkey, will put his animals through new performances. Merrilees sisters, Kronemann broth- Evansand Vidocq, and Harris and ‘Waiters will be seen in new turns. At the Ghutes, During the warm weathet the chutes romantic Irish continue to entertain many people. The vaudevilie parformance given on the open air stage has made a decided hit, and the apimatoscope exhibited each evening is a source of wonder to many of the visitors. The living pictures, with electrical effects, produced in the tunnel of the scenic r: way, are a decided novelty and are well worth seeing. A California Magician. News comes from Australia of the im- mediate success made in that country by the celebrated ma ician, Carl Hertz. who is a notive of this City. The artistis creating a positive furor in the Antipydes. As that country has been a favorite field for the greatest mazicians, to meet with so much approyai there is a great feather in the young San Franciscan’s cap. Musical Mention. The sixth and last concert of the first series given by the San Francisco Sym- phony Soctety takes place next Thursday afternoon at the Columbia Theater. Denis O'Sullivan, the young California barytone, who made such a success in Europe and New York, will be the soloist. It is hoped that by the end of this month sufficient members to the permanent symphony society will have been secured to warrant the formal announcement of the fall se- ries. The present series has been anar- tistic success. The programme for thelast concert in- cludes Weber’s overture to ‘*‘Oberon,” Rubinstein’s fifth symphony (for the first time in this City), the “Queen Mab” scherzo from Berlioz's *Komeo and Juliet” symphony and the famous **Nut- cracker’ suite by Tschaikowsky, with its charming national dances and 1ts beanti- sal *“Waltz of the Flowers.”” Owing to Mr. O’Sullivan’s Iate arrival his number has not yet been decided onm, but it will be some yrand aria that will give full scope to bis voice. Mrs. Gertrude . Auld-Thomas, whose pure soprano voice made such a success at the fourth symphony concert, announces a song recital at Golden Gate Hall, next Friday evening, April 23. Mrs. Thomas will be assisted in the following pro- gramme by Samuel Savannah, violinist, and Robert E. Newell, a pianist, who makes his debut in this City. Mrs. Thomas will sing: (a) *“Nymphs and Sylvans” (Purcell), “L’amour est un Enfant Trompeur’’ (Mart! aris_from “The Magic Fiute” (Mozart) me Dirais” (Chaminude); senei); (a) “Synnove's Song (Kjerulf), (b) *‘Che Gioju’ (Mattei), Pearl Ladd, the talented young pianist, will give a recital and entertainment at the California Theater next Saturday evening, assisted by Nathan Landsberger, the violinist, the Lombardero String Sex- tet and Matiigita, the Spanish dancer. Her programme will include numbers by Liszt, Chopin, Griez, Moszkowski, Weber and Handel, and Miss Ladd will play a violin and pianoforte sonata of Beethoven with Mr. Landsberger. She will also give the “Potion scene” from “*Romeo and Ju- liet.”” Popular prices will be charged. (5) ): The last Bacon-Minetti ensemble con- cert of the season will take place on the 1st of May at the Association Auditorium. Frederick Biggerstaff will leave shortly for Europe. A farewell concert is now be- ing arranged for him, which will take place at Golden Gate Hail May 13. On Wednesday evening a song recital will be given at the First Unitarian Church by Dennis O'Sullivan under the auspices of the Channing Auxiliary, Mr. O'Sullivan will be sssistea by Mrs. Carmichael Carr (plano), Miss Hulda Andersen (pisuc) and W. F. Zech (violin). Miss Ernestine Goldmann, planist, and Miss Lotte Siegel, vocalist, give a concert at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium Friday evening, April 30, kindiy assisted by Nathan Lendsberger, violinist. Dramatic Brevities. Gladys Laird of Richard Mausfleld’s com- pany is seriously ill. Mary Hampton is to play the leading role in “Under the Ked Robe” next season. Mrs, Arthur . Warde, & daughter of Ethel Brandon, 1s serlously i1l in New York. Edwin Milton Royle’s play, “Friends” is being used in the continuous performance theaters. An offer has been made to Marie Bates to star her in a character similar to what she playsin “Chimmie Fadden.” Dorothy Morton savs she is to marry a gen- tleman from Rochester, N. Y., during. the summer, and will retire {rom the stage. «“La Poupee,” which 1s Audran’s latest Lon- don success, has been purchased by Oscar Ham- merstein, who muy produce it in his Olympia Theater. . H. Windom, the phenomenal alto with Primrose & Wes’s minstrels, hes two new songs this season. He is the author of “The Fatal Weading.” Miss Hattie Russell, sister of Ada Rehan, is at present & member of Nat C. Goodwin’s com- ny. She plays the mart of Lady Buon in “An American Citizen." The great comedy success, “My Friend From India,” by H. A. du Souchet, is coming to the Baldwin Theater this year. May Vokes is in the presenting company. De Wolf Hopper, supported by Edna Wallace Hopper and a company of over sixty, will present Sousa’s comic opera success, “El Capi- tan,” at the Baldwin iollowing Primrose & West. Charles Frohman has engaged Isabelle Ir- ving to be John Drew’s leading lady for next season, replacing Maud Adams, who will star also under Mr. Fronman’s management. Miss Irving will be featured on the bills. Her ad- vancement in the profession has been rapid. No ome has ever accused Eugene Cowles of being anactor. Hc can’t act, but he can sing and he can dance, and in the “Serenade” that voice of hisisa perfect delight. When he decided to go on the stage his family out West were bitterly opposed to it, and for a time there was & decided cooiness he- tween him and the rest of his relations. H had a position in his native town, he wWas singing in the choir, and his femily thought that he ought to be perfectly contented with his lot. Eugene, however, was deter- mined, and iefi home and mother, and all that sort of thing, to make a name for himself on the stage, and now be and his iamily are on good terms again, aud the old saying that nothing succeeds like success is proven true once more. The Knights of Pythias. The official visits which it had been an- nounced Grand Chauzellor McGlashan would make during the week, commencing on the 19th Inst. and concluding on the 26th inst., in the southern partof the State, have'been can- celed on accountof the fiesta at Los Angeles. Those who will have charge of the manage- ment of the entertainment of the Grand Lodge of Pytbias, that will meet 1n Hanford, are designated by the committees appointed, as follows Reception—B. L. Barney (chalrman), ¥. M Goodrich, . Sutheriand, G. W. Kandail, Justin Jacovs, J. W, Graham, M. L. Short. Decoratien— J. Handley ( huwrman), George Slight. A. M. tqure. Ball—H. T. heniricks (chairman), N. Weisbaum, 8. Hehoeffer. Eanquet—E. k. Bush (cosirman), M. M. Meramtein, N. Weisbaum, L. Barney, J. M. Hambleton, Joha an Viear, 8. Walker, R. k. McKenoa, David Porter, Chatles Kimbie, C. C. ‘Plokeit, P. Mickle, J. M. Ciark,Georg Magan,' J. rchnercer, F. Printiug—N. Welsbaum, J Handley. riation—L. D, n (chairman), . Shannon, J. Handlev, A V. or, K. G. White, H. McGinnia. subscription— L. 'Barney, E.'E. Bush, R. G.-White, L. D, Nathan, J. 0.’ Hickman. Kooms—F. £. Hight, D. R Cameron. | . Companions eof the.Forest. Next Wednesday Loyal Circle will give & grand entertainment in Foresters’ building. To-morrow evening Liberty Circle will give aparty in its hall in the Maccabee Temple and ou Fridey Twin Peeks Circlo will give a grab- party. A erva Cirele announces s country dance in costume for the evening of the 10th of May. Prizes will be awarded 1or the handsomest costumes. Mizpsh Circle gave a pleasing entertainment to i:s friends in Oakiana last week and the hall was crowded to the doors. The Grand Circle will meet in this city on the 17th of May in the Foresters’ builaing. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.. estas. 1887, los ANGELES CAL. esus. 159& NEW AND = GREAT A SIG. ACHILLE The Eminent Barytone, late of the Mapleson Grand Opera Company and Scalchi C The E HARRI & WALTERS 5 devesieisn - | The Eccentric Conversationalists, EVANS and ViDL, | MATINEE THIS Parq v BAL HEATRE Balconv. anv % MAYMAN AND Co, NGORP'D PROPS. Special Engagement of the European Noveltics, MARZEBEILIL.I and M The Far-Femed Comedy Acrobats. MERRILEES SUNDAY) WALTER. DirecTor Generat. O'Farrell St., bet. Stockton and Powell. SAN FRANCISCO’S GREAT MUSIC HALL. Weels Commencing Monday, April 19, OPENING OF THE SPRING SEASON. EMINENT ARTISTS FROM HOME ASD ABROAD. NEBW AND GREAT Noted Si“";’e’:‘““\"“ iy MME., ANNINA 1 ALBERTI and ORL.ANDI Jok The Celebrated [lezzo - Soprano, Late of the Scalchi Concert Come And His Marvelous TRICK BABOON AND DONKEY. LATELLIE t Comedy M I.AY “singing and Dancing Arti IX, SISTERS! > BLOS, “Grotesque KRONEMANY S aunasts. tes NP In their DELMORY and LEE In e Revolving Ifluminated Ladder Act. AFTERNOON. 10c: Chilaren jve. any na COMMENCING TO-NIGEHT! SUNDAY, APRiL 18. PRIMROSE AND WEST! BIC MINSTRELS. WHITES INNUMERABLE NEW ACTS! AND- ncone CEORGCE WILSON! ————BLACKS PRINCE OF COMEDIANS. ALL THE LATEST SONGS! MOROSCO’S | GRAND OPERA-HOUSE| WALTER MORUSCO...Sole Lessee and Manager. In Her Original Cbaracter of NORA LOGAN Evening Prices—10c, 25¢ and 50c. THIS AFTERNOON AND TO-NIGHT! iast Periormarces.of THE WAIFS OF NEW YOR With its Songs and Speialties. - COMMENCING MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, Limited Engagement of the Favorite Eastern Actress, MAMIE SHERIDAN WOLFORD, in Arnola Wolford’s Magnificent Scenfe Play, “THE BRAND OF CAIN.” REALISTIC AND STARTLING EXPLOSION SC A STRONG STORY GRAPHICALLY PRESEN A SPLENDID ¢ NTED ! ST OF EXPERIENCED ACTORS { Matinoes Saturday and Sunday TO-NIGHT ! FAREWELL PERFORMANCE -+*FRIEDLANDER,GOTTLOB & (©- MONDAY, APRIL 26—WA7 ARID AN Presentiug ths Eatirical Farce....... 4 LESSES &MANACGERS - - “SQUIRE KATE!” TO-MORROW NIGEIT MISS GEORGIA CAYVAN Apd her Company will present, for (he first time here, the Great New York tuctess, “MARY PENNINGTON, SPINSTER” A Comedy in 1hree Acts by W. R. WALKES, Every Evening at 8:15, including Sunday Last Cayvan Matinee Faturday. D VORES! A RUN ON THE BANK! TO-DAY AT 2. ALCAZAR |curosy, e, Bel LaFallle. This Evening at 8. HUGH CONWAY'S GREAT PLAY, “CALLED BACK!” MONDAY—APRIL 19, Tom Taylor's Rattling Comedy, “THE OVERLAND ROUTE.” Presented by the entire Alcazar Company, In- clualng GHORGE OSBOURNE, And with Splendid Scenery and Effects. Telephone Qur Popular Prices. Black 991. for Seats, TIVOL! OPERA-HOUS 2 MBS KBNETIN® KKEDIN 3. Proprietor & Managss EVERY E"}'ENINGX THE MUSICAL TRIUMPH!L Sir Jules Benedict’s Romantic Irish Opera, e e e e s 2 LV VUL THE LILY OF KILLARNEY. A PICTURESQU= PRODUCTION! SUPERB CAST ! Lovely Ballads, Beautiful Ensembles, Soags That Reach the Heart. Popular Prices— 25c and 50a COLUMBIA THEATER. BEXTRA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. April 22,at 8:30. LAST SYMPHONY CONCERT. GUSTAYV HINRICHS, Dicrector. Soloist, Mr. Denis O’Sullivan. Rubing ein’s Fif.h *ymphony (first time) and the Famous Nut Cracker sulte. Reserved seats 50c and $1. Box-office now open. CALIFORNIA THEATER. Next Saturday Evening.. .April 24. Only Plano Recital given by PEARIL LADD, Californin’s youngest artist. assisted by NATHAN LANDSBE! GEK, LO\ BARDERO String Sextet #0d MA ILDITA. Spanisu bancer. | Hes rv.d senis 50c, 75¢ And $1: on sale at Kher- | 's 1 hursday, Friday and Saturday. man, Clay & SUTRO BATHS. OPEN DAILY FROM 7 A. M. UNTIL 11 P.[l. GRAND OPENIYG BATHIVG SEASON, SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 1897. IMMENSE PROGRAMME. Grand Concert Every Afternoon and Evening. CHARLES CAVILL: Will swim around Seal Rock at 2:30 P. M. Bathing, incinding Adm Adults. 25¢: Chil General Admiss: SPANISH CARNIVAL MASQUERADE, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, MECHANICS’ PAVILION. GRAND 810,000 ILLUMINATED STREET PARADE AT 7:30, THE CHUTES. GRAND OPEN AIR PERFORNATCES EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. Balloon Ascension To-Day at 4:30. Special! Beginning To-Night! CHARL.S CAVILL, The Chaaxplon Swimmer, will give exhibitions in the Chute Lake. CHILDR ADMISSION, LURLINE SALT WATER BATHS, Cor. Bush and Larkin ats.—Recent Improvementa. ENAMELED SWIMMING FANK, Additions to Tub Dopartment. Admission, 10c. _Admissioo, including swim, 250 Open Day and Evening. 10¢c. Se. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. DON'T MISS THIS. ONLY 50 CeNTS THE ROUND TRIP, Incluadl dmission, to THE PICNIC OF THE EASTER SOCIAL CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO, TO-DAY (SUNDAY), s given $10: second prize, $6: third prize, $4: fourth prize, 2 50; fitth prize, $1 50; sixth prize, 81, Save your admission ticke: for the drawing; ho_r of d:awing 8:30 P. 3. Dancing avd games throughout the day. The Haywards electric-cars connect with every broad-gauge iocal from foot Of Market street, at Frultvale stailoa running half hour y direct to grove. Only 50 cents the round trip, iucluding admission to the grove. EL CAMPO, THE POPULAR BAY RESORT, NOW OPEN EVERY SUNDAY DURING THE SEASON. Music, Dancing, Bowling, Boat- ing, Fishing and Other Amusements. Refreshments at City prices. Fare, round trip, 26c, Children 15¢; inciuding admission 10 3 THE STEAMER UKIAH Tiburon Ferry a> 19:30 a. i.; d 4:00 ¥. . Re‘urning, leave kI Campo A3, 1:00, 3:00 aod 5:00 P. % THIRD ANNUAL PICNIC, Counell West Oakland No. 13 of U. P. E. C. at Sbell Mound Park on Sunday, April 18, 1897. Tickets 25 cents; chidren under 12 vears free. $100 In iate prizes. Music by Fifih Infantry Band and Orchesirs. Dances fn American and ‘Azoreun siyles. Council leaves Fraterniry Hall, corner P ralta and Seventh -ts., Bt 9:30 A.M.; march up Eighih st. 10 Broadway, up Broadway 0 Fourteenb,