The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 23, 1897, Page 14

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1 [TED RATY N A STABLE BASEMENT Sports Witness the Death of Over a Hundred Rodents. PROMINENT MEN WERE THERE. Lawyers, City Officials and Saloon Men at the Pit Side. YELPED TERRIERS Fik MORE. h degree attended as merr) g as ever came off in this There W, and doctors and | £aloo nmen s ic officials and at the end of an hou port one hundred and dead rodents were piled up outside and a dozen clean limbed little fox- were dancing about yelping for The b: g took place in the cellar of the St. Lawr=nce ble at 423 Post street and was st le only those b g invitation owing the ropes | permitted emble at the pit the hour ap- egin, the sports ssemble,and they did not come { march into the stable to the and, because it happens of acity ordinance to bait rats, and any guaraian of the peace seeing s egation might t been vitten with curiosity and ta pains to ascertain the why and whe Tnev came singly and in pai stood abou ners and in door Long befo nied for the sy e t ¥ »egan to h an looking this way and that to be sure that the police were absent, and as they thought clear, boited into the staole. sual observer the por- tals were closed and a solid-looking iron fence barred the way, but it was decep- tive, for a slj ture throus paiss, and p:s opportunity. It was funuy to see the various tactics the sports adopted to e Charlev Newman of the Richelieu stood at the corner of Post and Powell greeting friends as they passed and telling each that he wished his car would hurry. When everything looked right he marched boldly in the stable as though to order out trotter. . B. Mart the dignitied clerk of Judge Coffey’s court, who owns the best kennel of fox-terriers in the city, ho acted as master of ceremonies, de up and down the biock seven times, al count, before he essayed an en- looking neither to the right nor kening his steps as ght push produced an wk a man could easily saw their 1 s whose saloon in the Mis- resort for dog men, took a df <. He stood on the corner of Post and Mason until he saw the block clear and then walked quietly down with his pet rodent-destroyer under his arm. When just opposite the door and seemingly about 10 pass it he turned at right angles with soldier-like precision and went through the gate as though shot out of a catapuit. And so with the others urtil all the invited ones were inside. But there were others. The tip had evi- deutly reached half a dozen who were not bidden to enter, and they were as amusing as the more fortunate sports. A tali col- ored man, who in his light rain coat and natty umbrelia might have passed as the Beau Brummel of Darktown, went boldly up and tried the gate: Not having the combination he failed, and repaired to a a neighboring saloon to think. When an idea caught him he came back and knocked bold Of course theras was no answer, for knocks, no matter how deftly administered, werenoton the programme, and he finally left in disgust. Another old sport, clad in a light over- coat and smoking a corncob pipe, tried every door but the right one and then marched up and down in the rain until the sbow was over and heard the results from those who had witnessed the excit- ing encounters between rodents and dogs. A large amount of money changzed hands on the resulits of the various bouts, but no remarkable records were made. Several matches were arranged to take place at the next meeting. Another baiting has been arranged for the near fuiure, but it will probably be held in a more remote locality than the St. Lawrence stables AN APPEAL FOR TURKEYS, The Fruit and Flower Mission Will Give a Thanksgiving Dinner. The San Francisco Fruit and Flower Mission will give a Thaaksgiving dinner to the many poor families itis aiding in the struggle against poverty. The mission is a practical, charitable institution that does not seek to aid the professional rab. ble that is continualiy asking for alms, but it seeks out those who are absolutely in need and worthy of help. Notonly sionisaw does the society provide many of the ne- NEW TO-DAY. ED ROUGH HANDS Itching, scaly, bleeding palms, shapeless nails, and painful finger ends, pimples, blackheads, oily, mothy skin, dry, thin, and falling hair, itch. ing, scaly scalps, all yield quickly to warm baths with CUTICURA BoAP, and gentle anointings with CUTICURA (ointment), the great skin cure. (Uticura 1 1 throughoutthe world. Porree Drva.uxn Cur. Conr., Sole Props., Boaton. % ‘How to Produce 8oft, White Hands,” free. ITCHING HUMORS *%iiicius Biiiia | cessities of life, but it has in its service several trained nurses, who visit on an average avout ten families a day where their services are urgently required. The dinners the association will provide on Thursday Wil go to the homes of the families under its care who are absolutely in need, and in all about 165 persons will be made happy on their Thanksgiving day. : To provide the dinners the association requires help. The ladies in charee of the organization have sent out an appeal for assistance, and the rooms of the society, at 631 Sutter street, will be open until Thursday morning to receive donations. What they mos: require are turkeys and mince pies. No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without such dishes. Anything will be thankfully received that will go to help out the dinner. HELD IN “THE TANKS.” James Ginter Cannot Explain His Pos- session of Six Cases of Medical Bandages. James Ginter, a man claiming to be a druggist from Mendocino County, is in “the tanks'’ at the City Prison, pending an investigation by Detective Egan. Ginter has been going to offices of phys cians in the city offering to sell medical bandages at a very low figure. were notified and he was placed under arrest. It was found that he had about six cases of bandages, and as he gave con- tradictory statements as to how they came into his possession it was deemed advis- able to arrest him. On being questioned he said he had been a druggist in Mendocino County and | came to the city about six months ago. | No one of that name was found in the list of drugeists in Mendocino or any other | county, and although he said he had been | here for six months he could not refer the poiice to any one who knew him. ——————— A HOPELESS WRECK. Johnnie Grifin, the Pugilist, Back Again in the Receiving Hospital. Johnnie Griffin, the feather-weigzht ugilist, seems determined to drink him- | self to death as quickly as possible. | Thursday he was arrested for being | drunk and he was in such a state of col- ‘ lapse next morning that he was sent to | the Receiving Hospital and put into a padded cell. Hewas discharged Saturday | afternoon. Yesterday morning he walked into the hospital suffering from the “jimjams” | and begged to taken care of. He was in a piuful condition. | “Don’t put me in a padded cell’’ he | vieaded, “as 1t will make me worse. I | will be quiet, only let me stay here till I | get over thisspell and 1 will not drink ac- : | | ther drop again.” He was put in the inebriate ward and a strong potion was given him to steady his nerves. THEE HOLT ESTATE. * A Petition for Letters of Adminlstra- tion Recalls a Story. The filing by Jobn M. Duke of a petition for letters of administration on the estate of William Holt Aldrich, who died here on | the 20th ult., furnishes the framework for an interesting story inreal lifs. Holt was the only child of William A Aldrich, who died .several years ago, leaving an estate | valued a1 §$100,000 to be beld in trust for his son. Young Aldrich had always led agay | THE (RASS HOPPER FED PRODUCT OF FRESNO COUNTY | VSWEARING | CRAPE —HRE FEELS CHEAP. \ THE QEN'AL AND EXPER T MR(1850N NSHMILED WHEN ASKED (F A TENDERLOIN COULD BE,&ERVED WITH & SONE INIT ¢ | AT 50ME RESTAURANTS BEER WAY P, TORKEYDOWN. ALL HAPPY | Can a Tenderloin Steak Be Served With a Bone in It? {GIBSON SAYS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. The police | | Captain McMenomy Converses About the Complicated Situation, SMALL DEALERS AND THEIR PRICES. Grasshoppers Scarce in Glenn and Fresno Counties and Turkeys Numerous. Can a tenderloin steak be served with. out a bone in it? James Gibson, the cook for Collins, and who has stood over the sizzling stove for thirty years, says it cannot be done. The high price of beef has, in many in- stances, been instrumental in serving a tenderloin steak with a bone in it. Beef Is _High, Turkey Is Down. » HOWIS TS FOR HIGH’- T BUT I T3 AI0 SMILING MATTER., You GET NOTHING BUT THE BONE — SINCE THE RISE I BEEF life, and his father feared thatif he once got the estate into his hands it would not take him long to squander it. For that reason he lefi the property in trust, with directions that the income alone be paid to hisson. Young Aldrich finally took a trip to the Hawaiian Islanas, and there fell in love with a half-breed girl whom he married. Aldrich’s wife wasa favorite of the royalty, and during the reign of Kalakaua and Liliuokalani he was an important figure at the Hawaiian capital. After the revolu- tion Aldrich took animportant part in the lotsof the royalistsand became 1nvolved in trouble with the Government. He managed to get away from the island-, however, on tbe barkentine William Castle, and came to this.city, where he lived in seclusion, Aldrich’s wife and children will now en- joy theincome from his futher’s estate. ————— The Fannon Murder. The preliminary examination of W. F, Aus- tin, charged with the murder of James Fan- non in the City of Gutienberg saloon, was set for Friday by Judge Joachimsen yesterday. Austin will plead self-defense. ———— Ticket Office May Be Moved. Thereis & Tumor in railway circles that the Southern Pacific Railway will move its gen- eral ticket office to the Nichiolas Luning build- ing that is nearing completion at Montgomer; and Sutter streets. « 7 Beef has gone way up. Turkeys will be much cheaper on the approach of Thanksgiving than a fine cut of beef. Captain J. H., McMenomy, in speak- ing about the rise in beef, sa1d: *‘Beef on the boof has advanced to seven cents, where recently it was selling for six. The McKinley, or rather the Dingley act, increased the duties on hides and consequently beef is lower by halt a cent than the actual figures in the market quotations. The offal is one cent higner than under the Wilson sct. Beef is higher than i1 has been for ten years, During that time there have been fluctuat- ing prices, possibly they have reached the present quotations, but it would be trivial to say that they have held the present standard now attained in the market. ‘At present we are wholesale on the foot. are charging 20 cents. **0f course I am not making any cuts in prices whatever, and I am not makingany advancement in_my prices, “‘It is the small dealer who is increasing his price for meat, and for the most hard- ened and indigestible steak advances the charge to 20 cents. “In this market for the same kind of beef we are charging 14, 15, 16 and 17 cents.” There are 40,000 turkeys aying 6l cents or prime cuts we in Glenn THE PRODIGAL WiLL GO HUNGRY County, and 30,000 turkeys roaming over the plains of Fresno County, struiting about in their pride and awaiting the vis- itation of the axman’s hand. Turkeys yesterday, dressed, were quoted at 20 cents per pound. Good judges of this magnifi- cent bird, emblematical and typical of national independence, predict that before Thanksgiving, devoid of featners and their lordly strai, they will be selling at 6 cents per pound- Beef has gone up and why? The ques- tion can be simply answered. It 1s owing to the falling prices and the re.irement of the stockmen in Oregon, Nevada and Wyoming. Beef, notwithstanding the as- sertions of the dealers in the market, has reached, in the judgment of many, a top- notch figure. The wholesale dealers strenuously affirm that there is no coliusion between the re- tail dealers and themsel ves. The man acguainted with the stock- ranges of Nevada, Orezon and Wyoming stoutly affirms tnat . hereis no reason why misl increase in theretall price of beef pre- vails, He emphatically contends that there are more cattle on the ranges in Oregon, Montana and Wyom ng than has ever be- fore been known. Thus far the winter on the great stock-ranges of the West men- tioned has been remarkably mild and the cattle are in better condition than ever b(ejore known since the settlement of the est. It is contended by the poor who pur- chase a small supply of meacin tue mar- kets of the city that a combine has been formed whereby the millionaire butcters of the city may reapa harvest off them. The poor contend that there is no justifi- cation for the present prices and that the whole thing is a sieal and a100. The wholesale butcher asserts that many men in the last few years have gone out of the business owing to the depr s- sion in prices, which, they assert, has bankrupted many of their class. The poor consumer of meat, raising an inadequate supply of vegetables and other soil products of Caliteruia, stoutly pro- claims that the advance of meat is owing to a trust, specifically formed to rout his endeavor in the cultivation of the field, ihe vineyard, the orchard and the plain. There is an inadequate supply of grass- hoppers to properiy develop a Thanksgiv- ing, a Christmas or a New Year's turkey in this State, but owing to the exigencies of the times the turkey hgs adapted him- self to the situation, and consequently those in the interior who have studiea his character stoutly and vigorously proclaim that he is readv for nlucking, be it either for 10, 1214, 1734 or 20 cents & pound. THE GOLDEN JUBILER Governor Budd Will Declare a Legal Holiday Without Doubt. Petitions for Signatures Will Be Sent to Every County in the State. Califorunia will have its zolden jubilee in commemoralion of the fiftieth anniver- sary of the discovery of gold within the boundries of the State. Preparations for a weekly holiday and a gorgeous fete go merrily on, and in a very few weeks all will be ready for the in- aguration. Ata meeting held last even- 15 WINTER —THE CALF 1S ©0 YALUABLE TO KiLL. ing in the Mills building many of the permanent organizations of the city and State were representad. It was moved thata committee on pub- licity and promotion be appointed. This was done by Chairman T. J. Parsons, and incluies Mayor Phelan, Edward Coleman, M:s. B. E. Tillman and 8. K. Thornton. Other committees as follows were nextap- vointed and approved of by theinterested parties assembled. Committes on parade—J. H Grady, T. J. Parsons, Peer Tiffany, Tirey L. Ford and Sam- uel H. Daniels, Committee on literary and musical exer- cises—Henry T. Lunsteadt, T. L. Fora and Mrs. Conrad. Commitiee on finances—Edward Coleman, 8. K. Thornton and Samuel . Daniels, Committee of colors—Mrs. Conrad and Mrs, Tillman, The chairman then appointed as addi- tional members of the finance committee Leon Sloss, H. T. Scott, Rudolph Her- rold , Moses Greenbaum, Lipman Sacns, John Rosenfeld, Herman Shamnwald, William M. Bunker, Juiian Sonntag, William Ciuff, Thomas Kirkpatrick, Wendel Easton, J. M. Litchfield, B. F. Lacy, 8. F. Thorn, P. N. Lilienthal and Daniel 8. Cole. A motion was made thata cepy of the petition for a holiday be sent to the chair- man of the Board of Supervisors of each county in the Siate for the signatures of the people residing in their various dis- tricts, The motion was, carried, and this will be immediately done. It was then decided that all the peti- tions must be in the hands of the Goy- ernor by December 7 and instructions to this effect will accompany each blank petition. Petitions for signatures will be displayed at the headquarters of the various organizations and as many names as possible will be secured. Jacob Neff will be asked to appoint a committee of five from representatives of the Miners’, Merchants’ and Manufac- turers’ and Producers' associations to raise a $10,000 guarantee to protect the Mechanic’s Institute from possible lo<s for money advanced to promote the fair in the Pavilion. Officers of the day’s celebration in this city were next appointed as follows: Judge Niles Searles orator, of the day; John J. Jewett, president ot the California Pioneers Society, president of the day; Dr. John K. Morse, marshal, and Eliza D. Kieth, poet. Henry T. Lunstedt was appointed sec- retary of the committee and W, T. Y, Schenck ass stan TeN cents for a bottie of Low’s hore- hound cough syrup, 417 Sansome st, * BADEN'S RUBBER LONFESSES He Accuses a Crook Named Willis of Planning the Job. BOTH WERE IN NEED OF MONEY. They First Met While Serving Terms in Folsom Prison. WERE ONLY OUT A FEW WEEKS. Raymond, Alias Moore, Tells Captain Lees How the Orime Was Committed. Raymond, alias Moore, one of the des- perate robbers who shot two men in the Grand Hotel at Baden at an early hour Wednesday morning, has made a confes- sion. He accuses George Willis, alias Wiilett, a well-known criminal, of having planned the robbery. Both men are ex-convicts. Willis or Willett was convicted of robbery in the southern part of the State in 1835 and sent to Folsom for ten years. While in the penitentiary he met Raymond, who was also undergoing a sentence for rob- bery committed in this ciiy. They became warm friends and were discharged about the same time. Ray- mond went to San Mateo County, where he hired out as a farmhand. In his confession Raymond saysa short time before the shooting and attempted robbery e met Willis, who was in hard luck, as e expressed it. The latter had cen drinking heavily and was anxious to turn a trick.”” They walked to Baden, and goiug to the Grand Hotel, thev had several drinks together. This was the night before the shooting. After leaving wne place Willis proposed holding up the hotel. “Itis like getting money from home,” he is said to have remarked. ‘“Ali we have todo is to tell them to throw up their hands and they will do the rest.”” Raymond readily agreed to the proposi- tion and after a short discussion it was ar- ranged that they should make the attack on the following morning. Prior to entering the hotel both men consumed a large quantity of whisky in order to brace them up, as Raymond put it. He first eniered the place ana was followed by Willis. The latter was armed with a 38-caliber revolver. Raymond also had a revolver, but before eniering the place he cautioned Willis aga:ust using it unless it was absolutely necessary. Failing to indace the proprietor to come downstiirs under the pretense of being anxious to buy a bottle of whisky, Willis wanted to shoot hiro. Just then Andrews and Connolly, who were living in the house, appeared and en- deavored to disarm Willis. The latter at once opened fire upon them, shocting Andrews in the groin and Connolly 1n the leg. The former died two days later from 1 the effects o: the wound. The desperate man then ran from the hotel and disappesred in the darkness. Raymond was arrested some di-tance from the scense of the shooting and was taken to Redwood City. In his confession, which is in the hands of Chief Lees, Raymond positively de- clares that Willis fired the fatal shot. Sirice obtaining the confession the Chief and his men have been working indefati- gably to locate Willis. They believe that after leaving Baden he came to this city. As he is well known they are confident of his early capture HANON LESCAUT IS A SUOCESS Another Notable Puccini Opera at the California Theater. The hand of Puccini is versatile, but unmistakable. It needed no announce- ment on the programme to tell the au- dience at the California last night that “Manon Lescaut’” is written by the com- poser of “La Boheme.” The relationship is declared from every melody and rhytbm of “Manon’ The structural scheme is Puccini's—the flow of Latin melody guided, guarded, dramatized by theidiom of modernity is his; the splashes of strong color are his—the whole work presages the profile and personality that are stamped in every bar of the later ‘‘Boheme,”’and to any one whose acquaintance with Puccini is limited to these two operas it would seem an easy matter to place *Manon’ a close second in the race. It was not at all-difficult for many of the enthusiasts who flooded the lobby and foyer between acts to concede absolute supremacy to “Manon’’ on the spot. The opera made an improssion. The audience was tumultuously pleased. At the close of the second act the curtain was rung up again and again until the entire finale was repeated. After the third there was another demonstration, and for the first time dauring the season Vallini was dragged to the stage by his colleagues and given his proper applause at the proper time. As to “Manon” being better than “Boheme,”’ I say nay. It is a remarkable work, passionate, humor-lit and pictur- esque, but for me it has not the delicacy and distinction of *‘Boheme’’; it is more obvious in its method, and for all its dra- matic enerey and dramatic orchestration the music runs to a sweetness that some- times cloys in spite of the frequency and zest of the comic reliefs. Every man to his taste, however, and if Icare more for “Boheme,” it is not for the Jack of a hearty admiration for this earlier work of the same composer. “‘Manon Lescaut” is essentially volup- tuous music. Of course, some of the Abbe Prevost’s story is preserved in the translation to the overa stage, but on the whole the book has been reduced to its N\ NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOOD: To Every Cloak Buyer of S. F. To our best knowledge not a customer left the Wrap Depart- ment yesterday without pur- chasing. Following is to-day’s programme: FIRST— S-veral lots of Jackets, Suits and Capes will be placed on sale at 50c on the Dollar. ‘These garments xre made rizht in every detail seasonable and genera ly desirable. I he o1d pric2 till remans, and the 50 per ceut, or one-half, will e deducied at tme of purchase. SECOND— : I'hr-e lots of brand new, spic and span Fall Jackets, the very pewest effecis. On thes - we take '/, Off at Time of Purchase. You are ments We are col clate the values we cordially asked to inspect these gar- nfiient the public will apyre- off r. Respec.fully, / c/ . (INCORPORATED] 937-945 SAN Market Strg&*. ¥ 0. ANC situational eiements, swervable love ot De | and her courtesan-like response and | repudiation ars given full sway against tue subsidiary picture of eigh teenth century manners and morals. And though subsidiary, these manners and morals are ut:lized with valuable effect by | the composer, who, in the broken and un- | broken choruses realizes an atmosphere and spirit that are wholly convincing, if not so deftly suggested as in the ‘‘Bo- heme.” In fact, the salient differences in the treatment of the two operas lie in the touch. *Boheme'’ is dainty, insinuating, whereas ‘‘Manon” 1s scored with a heavier hand and the effect accomplished by sheer color and strength. If one were 10 think i of the technical difficulties of the two works 1t would be to note how much greater the strain on both singer and musician_is in ‘‘Manon” than in “Bo- heme.” But there are better things to think on. The minuetscene in the second act, for instance, where Manon is shown at her most sensuous and pleasure-loving. The music itseli in this scene is almost Mozartian and by far the most delicate episode of the opera. And there 1s a gen- uine comedy effect in the confused scene that foillows, when the old libertine finds Manon in Des Grieux’s arms and enjoys a burst of capital irony (this part was ruined | in the performance, by the way, through | the antics of Fumagali, who mistook his | work for acrobaiicarce), and Manon gath- | ers up all the available valuables and tue | scoundre! of a brother joins her and Des Grieux and there isa fast and furious trio in which he comic anxiety of the brother, the rap:ure of Des Grieux ana the grave concern of Manon whea she is brought face to face w.th separation from luxury are vivid.y contrasted. The last two acts are more strenuously poetic. although there are moments of ur- gent prose, in which a fanciful listener might find even psychological analysis that glorifies the uncontrollable devotion of D's Grieux and gilds the faithlessness of Manon in the pathos of her death. The third act is powerful in both music and action, and there is a sob of gen- uiness in the moment of climax when Des Grieux is permitted to join th- ship that is to carry Manon to exiie in America. The last act runs Puccini to the very limit of his passion. “The music throbs; the earlier love phraes of Manon and Des Grieux are mournfully introduced again; the entire acene, while excessive to some extent, nevertheless grips the emo- tions cf the listener until the last wailing chord from the band. The lialian company’s performance was admirable, considering the first night and tue aifficulties o! the opera. Montanari sang in sumptuous voice and her acting was unhackneyed and earnest—a bit too earnest in the comedy scene. Agostini acted Des Grieux in surprisingly good spirit and le sang well during the first two aets. He weakened under the strain of the third. Cioni made a vital charac- ter of the brother. The orchestra was nearly perfect, so nearly that it ia safe to promise perfection for the next perform- ance of “Manon,” which is announced for Wednesday night ASHTON STEVENS. so that the un- | Prieux for Manon | Balawn. “In Gay New York'’ entered a rousing sec- ond week at the Baldwin Theater last night. The show is full of hustle, picture and smash, and Eddie Foy i as popular as he used to be in the palmy days of the Henderson spectacles. Stuart Robson will appear at the Baldwin some time in Decem ber. Columbia. From gay New York to good old Kentucky is but the bread:h of a street, and Mr. Dazey’s deathless melodrama continues (o prosper at the Columbia. On Monday night “In Oid Kentucky” gives way to Louis James in & new romantic play entitled *“A Cavalier of France.” The Tivoli. The Tivoli’s “Geisba’” commenced another new week last night of the delightful musical comedy performances that have been foremost in entertaiuing the town for the last month and more. “Rip Van Winkle” is anuounced to follow, but the present indications point to no immediate change. At the Alcazar. Mrs. Pacheco’s farce-comedy, “Incog,” bids fair to be as much of & success on its second presentation in this city as on the first. When Charles Dickson played it at the old Bush- street Theater itjwas well received, and this | locsl appreciation was seconded by the great success scored across the ocean during its run in London. : The favorites at the Alcazar have now taken it and its present presentation is all that is to be desired, It has been improved since its earlier production and its staging and naction leaves nothing to be regretted in its changes. Many of the scenes have been brightened and the whole comedy moves along with a vim that keeps the audience in a pleasant frame of mind. If the appreciation shown by the audience is any indication of the way the play will go this week then it is safe to predict that there will be crowded houses. At the Orpheum. The new features ot the bill this week at the Orpheum are in line with the usual entertain- ments provided by the management of that popular theater. Owing to a severe cold cou- tracted by Miss Montana, she was unable to appear, and Miss Marie Katherine von Zieber rep.aced her. Her voice is well calculated to fill the house, and she has a most pleasing personality. Servais Le Roy, who is billed as as the latest Parisinn seusation, did some of the most clever wosk in the legerdemain way that has been seeu in this city for some time- He is very smooth, and while his makeup -e- sembles the features of Herrmann the second, nis cleverness more nearly npproaches that of Kellar. But there is a personality to him that places him above a copyist and gives him rank with those great magicians. The restof the | bill was up to the standard of the theater. Grand Opera-House. “The Great Diamond Robbery,” written by Nym Crinkle (A. C. Wheeler) and Edward All- ficld, received its initial performance on this coast at Morosco’s last night. The play is rather a heavy one, and called for the full sirength of the stock company, besides a number of supernumaries. The introGuction of the coliege students and their chorus re- pretation. Maud Edna Hall assumes the role of Mrs. Buliord, an adve.turess, and plays it very well. Julian Blanc, Mina Glesson »nd the rest of the ladies of the company are well cast. Pascoe appears as the detective who sets everything siraight. Landers Stevens makes a very manly hero, and Butler does some low comedy work as the Irish S:uator. Bert Mor= rison and Frank Thompson acceptabiy fill out the other important roles in the cast. Chutes. Notwithstanding the dampness the attrac- tions at the Chutes’ Free Thealer drew large audiences yesterday atterncon and evening. George Bird, the “Chinese Ambassador,” gives a pocket edition of a Jackson-street perform- ance, and he renders a miniature Chinesa drama with all of its harrowing details and noise aloneand unaided. Toohig, McNaily and man are funny acrobats, and Adgieand T lions are still exciting. The Oberon. The first of the mew programmes for the week scored a big success atthe Oberon last night. Carl Mertans, the well-known director, will succeed Herr Stark December 12. His orchestra will be composed of sixteen picked mu-icians. NEW TO-DATY. 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