The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 12, 1897, Page 27

SAN FRANCISCO CALL DAY, DECEMBER 12 1897 27 Evi tly the theatrical trust rust in kW ry d Already the in. must go. ta the lication: The newsp matter now. ¥ or two Tu colored disesteem to Mr. Lu - Hayman and other brott of the blooa and syndicate. The Lelieves in fighting trust with advises every actor with a 3 x Lie would call his own \ m Riley! and to join hands | € Association for the Protection of the American Stace. The World s that et if combined, can get along 1t the trust and that the trust can- appearances the tale of the Dram » his paper because hix wife, ske, preferred to mans e her ' of “Tess’’—how the trust a ested to turn heir res advertisi al. The at 1t is not afrai Hayman or small editors w and assist in g the pla does ch as rohman Lot facts proof combination we we: i re led to s are that apers are The New aken up the fight, and votes several columns | | pressed who is out on the road without Harrison atic Mir- cotted by the nnie Maddern | own sea- ctors are rations be- recding in, Mr. World as d of Mr. anybody ho make crusbing oer. h it is ac- hat make o of it nabled in a scs comy ess ior o dewmoraiize all to receipts, al competit hot facts: rust prom be of gen- facts 85 to in- s booxing largely to iness of 1ts posi small wn en ve dd for wh! trife, wi ap of Led of Hen ably un- hatlength co—the Bald- >gan 1o cheapen cosst 10 piay > run in se io other thea. ie es. The th in the efus:d to pat- and his associ- Refusiug to lame of poor m t, they be- Two weeks ago Hayman iterests on the const retaliatory declaratio no more &t eturned t before g su 2 by the Macdol ve 1 th that st famous place rie Maddern Fiske, who San Francisc few warm rema m akes a Eastern press. The She says: art of taste, o the the e men who dir on et al kno e theate: mpatl not have dership for the siage of Fran American stago is practicall by & theatrical trus roupof shrewd.men would among art agers, an unprotecied field. The celebrated * including eve thing eir own frank admission they a t is alter the dol e how or by what me them. forms of ente it specutates ar of a Chatham-street Lat one day the tr ih ol of all NEW TO-DAY ALGAZAR FBE THIS (SUNDAY) NIGH Lest Performance or this act follow: ne prest'ige and p of amuse- | of co-ope ts and man- y supplement he public be weep ng condemnation. theaters i ~AMUSEMENTS. w a 1 that it ctions to San Fran- fons in the uted ner r $105,000 eater prop. | Ing: also thal the law requiring the re- Haymau’s | moval of feminine headgear will be en- he terms o: | forced. The Symphony Society is now has been o by the rks of her ne foreign the best achievements actor managers. In Paris wledge of They com- qualifications that of business did not have geod judgmens, | for art and artists, maintained stesdily ce. ¥ governed t composed banded to- apperial By ze speculai- ire and simp e, men who are wil.ing 1o in any form of exnibition that wii respective of its worthiness or its cuar- | lars, and i ans it geis ainment in whicn | as varica and as motley as piwnshop ust may se S not the | and in that event I shall no lon | | | | The | not arraign the | to whic th ent of two | Trust. eases, both of the | San Francisco as an unapprecia- | h are going the rounds of the | going | urope owes its ad- | verience and | are directcd by men of | pra America, | ger appesr | for a run that will keep Mr. Blinn in his upon the stage. | old part for the rest of the season. And it must not be forgotten that Mrs. | A Hebrzwzpzra Gompany. Fiske is the Duse of the American stage. e We have had French, Italian, Mexican Francie Wilson, another one of the op- | 2" German opera singers galore, but never a Hebrew opera company. One is trying to A P DAny. | coming. Listen to what make any honest livi efia | 1, 3 o aranestiiving :”l;‘o “n‘“cl::f ‘:2 agent of the California has to say about . o SAME | i in his own throbbing Engiish: suvject His reply,tWValate tn the hands | = ° oo et emE ol & S aitns of the enemy; God help usl” seems 10 | potional linel Sometning inat quickens argue that pi kings are poor down his | one’s feelings and gives a thrill of strange ex- I A155 FLoRIBDA K B Wil way oreise Mr, Mrs. Fiske is. son is not the man * Fa One reason why I honor the utterances of Mrs. Fiske above the pious ejaculation of Mr. Wilson is that they comncide so nearly with views of my owa printed 1u these columns at the time the 'imperial Frobman smote San Francisco from off the earth. Now thst the World and Mrs. Fiske bave spoken (although a Jittle late) they will have to divide with Tue CaLy the responsibility of demolisiinz the | ASHTON STEVE Brilliant Symphony Prospect. The San Francisco Symphony announces a fine programme f day’s concert at the T phony to be plaved is Béethoven’s ‘fif the beautiful C minor. This will be the first Beethoven work that Scheel has given since his return from the East. An-| other strong attraction of the prorramme s the Wagner excerpt, Siegfried’s Journey on the Rhine from “Gotterdammerung” ; and satill another of a widely different " character is the *‘Bacchanale,” the ballet suite of Saint Saens, *“Samson and Deli. 1ah.”” *By special re the “Tann- hauser” overture will be played. The management announces that the and commences o play punctually at 3:20 o’clock, and that no one will be per micted to enter the doors while it is | s0 id enough to demand early comers and zood manuers, Holbrook Blinn in Liondon. According to the London Holbrook Blinn of San Francisco has added another brilliant success to the many recentiy made by American actors | in the Engli-h capital. His characteriza- tion ot the learned doctorin Mr. Fernaid’s Chinatown vlay, “The Cat and the Cnerub,” has been the subject of repeated critics young sh. heaithy, invigoraung! A really nc 16t is What is promised at the Califc Theater for .two nights—on Friday, De- ver 17. and Sunday, December 19. It | nroduction of the piece and says that he not only delivered with ease and humor part, the quui-catirical but in the scenes of pa-saes of his the apieal for v ce | marks ihe first appearance here oi the Tha | ance and the d xecuted revenge he | G¢1man-Hebrew Opera Company from the Tha- | plaved with notabie strength and seif-re. | {i* Thogter. New Yorkwiien ther will pruduce straint, > opera .m four ac's by the famous Russian Aitogether yowng Mr. Blinn seems to | writer, ' Professor & ransky, entitled “Vai- | be a credit to the country and an honor to | sano-Tokef,” or “R.ubi Am-on.” The con | bis town. He has received several offers pany consisis of b. tweive nctors and four Reirosses, yet lic charmcter of their piays, their meritorious acting have proven irresist- ibie 1o persons of tue more refised wstes. The up | New York Heruld say H 3 | from prominent Londpn manager-acto! including Mrs Cora Potter. but from all accounts ‘‘Lhe Cat and the Cuerut the press | | Mme. Sofia Scalchi and her company of | | Toulinguet, prima donna sopran | Marie du Bedat, mezzo-sopran. | McQueen, | barytone, and were to assume the charzcter of Rabbl Amnon in English, the critics would go into ecstacy over it, and the theater be crowded to the doors nightly tor months to witness the incomparable performance of a Mr, Karp, the leading actor o thisorganization. California. On Tuesday cvening, December 14, inciuding Mile. Marie : Mlle. ; Thomas Signor A. Alberti, Signor G. Gnarro, ac- companist, will appear, under the direc- tion of J. 8. Leesburger, at the California Theater in a three-part performance of especial interest to the lovers of the old Italian overa. The programme is as follows: Part I—Cavatina, overatic singers, teno na Voca poco fa (“Ii Barblere”) (Rossini), Mile. au Bedst; romance, “Will You Remember Me?” (Bulie), Mr. Mc- Queen; aria, “Fons & lul’ (“Traviata”), (Verdij, Mlle! Toulinguet; “Toreador (“Carmen”) (Bizet), Signor Alberti; (“Huguouots”) staccato valse g obii (Meyerbeer), Mme. (Mulder), Mlle. du g Second act of “Martha”—Lady Hen- rietta, disguised as & servant maia (Martha), Mile. ' Toulinguet; Lionel, Mr. McQueen; Plunkett, Sig. Alberti; Nancy, companion 1o Heurietta, Mme. Scal Part 11i: rourth act of *1l Trovatore” — Leonora, Mile. Toulinguet; Manrico, Mr. Mo Queen; Count df Luns, Azucena, Mme. Scaleni. On the return to this city of the Fraw- leys, prior to their Eastern tour, they will praise from nearly all the by e critics, from the popular Clement Scott to the classical William Arcrer, Mr. | Scott says in the teleprs “Hol. | brook Blinn is an actor of extrairdinary | geli-possession xndv great reserve foree | and altogetber admirable.”’ Tje critic 0}} | the Daily Mail says: “Mr. Bliny made g | s | startling and unmistakable saccess, and | proves 1o be as perfectly ariistic and powt | /VARY, erful as any actor seen here.” Muleom 2 Watson, in thefS(.MJum]b:"_(;nz('ue, writes:| TNARBLE The acting o r. Blinn is as direet Pe ; forcible &8s has boen wii AT THE COLUNBIA., === nessed on our stage.” The writer fr | The Stage compliments Mr. Blinn on pys | ¢ [€Ment! Something out of the beaten trac play a two weeks' engagement at the California Theater, beginning Monday, the 20th inst. Augustin Daly’s comedy succe: “Tne Railroad of Love,” will be presented for tue first three mainder of the weekx wiil be uevoted to Bronson Howard's war drama, *“Shenan- doah.” The play billed for the second week is Augustin Daly’s comedy drama, “*‘An International Mateb,” which Mr. Frawley promises to give an elauborate staging. During the engagement at the Cali- fornia Theater the new member of the JOBYNA HOLLAND AT THE COLUMBIA nights and the re- | company, Miss Lillie Wren, will make her first appearance here with the Frawleys. Baldwi;. The Italian grand opera company will have a big feature night at the Baldwin Theater this Sunday evening. The entire ag regation is billed on a programme which calls for the opera of “Cavalleria Rusticana,’ the third actof **La Boheme,” the fourth act of “Ii Trovatore’* and sym- | phony numbers .by the orchestra under the direction of Pietro Vallini. This is an immense programme which oughttodraw a crowded house. On Monday evening the company will enter upon the second and last week of its piay. The revertoire for tne week is varied. *sanon Lescaut” will be pre- sented on Monday nigat and atSawurday’s matinee; on Tuesday evening ‘“‘Trova- tore” will be sung; and the first presenta- tion of “Ernan.’’ is announced ior Wed- nesday, and will be given as a testimonial benetit to Cesare Cioni of the company. *‘Aida’’ will be put on Thursday and Fri- day night with special scenery and acces- sories, and Saturday's biil 18 of interest and importance, including in its variety, the new one-act opera by Cipoliina, “Pic- colo Hayden” (The Little Hayaen). This work is said to be a fine example of | the new Italian school and wasawarded first prize at'the international operatic contest lately held at Rome. The opera will be costumed correctly, and special scepery brought from Italy will be used for'the first ume in America. The furewell of the company on Sunday night, the 19:h, will be marked by the pre- sentation oI a special programme. Stuart Robson follows the Italian opera company at the Baldwin Theater, b gin- ning a two weeks’ engagement on Mou- day, December 27. He will play the geries of his must striking successes and is to bring an excellent support this season. Golumbia. | “A Milk White Fiag” Hoyt's clever | satire on the ‘ciizen soldiery,” com- | | mot.ly called the militia, will be presented at tue Columbia Theater on Monaay even- | ing and run for two weeks, including the regular Saturday and Christmas matinee: “A Milk White Flag'’ is one of the best of Hoyt's productions. It has asufficiency of live music, amusing specialties, bright dizlogue and clever daucing, and tbe bril- liant costum:s of the officers and vivan- dieres of the Ransome Guard«, contributa ance. All of Hoyt's comedies have been pre- sented in this city at one time or another, , and none of them have been found want- | ig in those qual.ties whicn go to make up entertsinment. In “A Milk ‘White Flag” the author bas devote | himselt to a study of the National Guard, and has treated his | | | | | subject in his usual vein of broaa, satiric [ humor. | The play, unlike most Hoyt comedies, makes ome pretense at plot, but depend: on its amusing situations and bright spe- cialtes. Itisspectacular in character and | contains music enough 10 stock & modest | overa. The scenery, painted by Arthur Voegtlin, is new, and the cast of forty or more persons i | to be a strong one. | Tivoli. “Rip Van Winkle” is one of the ‘‘con- scientious productions’ at the Tivoli. It 1s not a “'special production,” and it 1snot drawing Geisha audiences, but it will comfortabiy fill in time, until the pre- miere of the Christmas piec2, which | comes on next Saturday evering. Edwin Stevens does not accomplish anything remarkable with tne title roie— which is something of a surprise to any one who knows his value as a char- | acter actor—but ie plays the part | legitimately and without ostentation and | his singing is better ihan t)at of the usual comic overa comedan. In tie cast are | Tillie Salinger as Gretchen, Edith Hall ss | Katrina, Fiorence Woicoot as the grown- | up Meenie, Raffzel as the scheming uncle | and the Hendrik Hudson, Tom L arv as Nick Vedder and Nick Vedder’s son, Phil Branson as the schoo!master, and Master Jack Robinson and litue Claire Fex have thechildren’s roles. A great deal 1s expect=d of the holiday extravaganza, ‘‘Motter Goose; or the Strange Adventures of Jack and Jul.” It s written by Edwin Stevens, and will be the first sample of his quality as a dramatist. The prophets promise that “‘Mother Goose'’ will beat ail Tivoli rec- ords for foolishness and fun. The music is composed and appropriated by Max Hirschield, and the scenery is from the brush of O-car Fest. All the trasty Tiv- id | materially to the gayety of the periorm- | olians will be in the cast, and there will be a ballet and a showing of beautifui children. _]_\lcazar. ““Will She Divorce Him?” is the title of Clinton Stewart’s four-act comedy, now in preparation at the Alcazar, to follow “The Nominee.” This knotty question, which stares in the face so many of the actors of the real dramas of life, is very comtortably answered by the characters in Mr. Stewari's comedy, but not until their various perplexities have been served up in a succession of ludicrous situations. The vplot embraces two distinct stories of two rending separations—one due to pa- rental interierence, the other to jealousy not entirely unfounded. In both cases good grounds for divorce are shown, and in both cases a fear of scandal stays the parties from pressing until a reconciliation is finally efected through the effort of friends. Paulding the following selectea members irom the Alcazar stock company will im- personate the different roies: Messr: Huntington, Pauding, Fanning, Den thorn (first appearanc:), Bates, Shaw, Crave, the Mis es Foster, Cro-by, Kings ley, Fallon and Mrs, F. M.’ Bares. “The Girl I Left Behind Me” will be elaborately staged as the holiday attrac- | tion at the Alcazar. | John Kernell, whose fame as an Irish comedian is known the country over, opens at the Orpheum to-night. He wiil | appearin a monologue turn, with songs, witticisms ana dances, and his cleverness is too well known to need further intro- | duction to the theater-goers of this city. Another novelty on the Orpheum’s bill | is Professor Doherty’s Canine Circus. | This troupe of trained dogs comprises ten | snow-white French poodles, varying in size from the tiny poodle weighing two twelve-pounder. These entertaining little dogs waltz, t sommersauits, walk ropes and perform many other tricks. | _ Miie. Pepita Delara hails from the Folies | Bergeres, und is bilied as a chanteuse su- | reme. ¢ v | weeks’ engagemeni. at Keith’s, New York, | | pounds to Juwmbo, the where she scored a great success. She will appear in chic songs and dance. | for the first time a new illusion which Le | cails “the vanishing dancer.” The dancer | disappears irom view while surrounded by people on the stage. | Czuta, the gypsy violinist, will appear in a new repertory of Hungarian airs, and | seiections. ‘lne six Picc.iani Sisters re- So do Paulinette and P.quo, the | m: | De Fil week’s bill, making the new bill one of | the strongest the Orphneum has baa in | weeks. With the opening of the new Orpheum t Sacramento quicker changes will come on the bill at the San Francisco house. An entire change of bill is contemplated every fortnigat. | Morosco's. Morosco’s next week will be of interest as | coming from the pen of Frank H. Gassa- way, the well-known local writer, whose production of “The Dandy Fiftn,” some time ago, st the same theater, aroused so much newspaper discussion. The Grismer-Davies company first pro- | duced “‘Bootles’ Baby’’ at the Bush-street | Theater, eight years ago, the plot being teken from Johu Strange Winter's toucn- ing lttle story. Booties’ Baby, who will be imper- sonsted by little Baby Ruth, bas a most interesting experience. She is the cbi.d of Grace Staniey, who has been se- cretly married to Lieutenant Gilchrist, the blackleg of an English reiment of which th2 hero of the play, Bootles, is | captain. Gilcarist refuses to acknowledge | or" subport Lis wife and child, anu the motber, unable to provide for her baby, is | forced to take a position as traveling com- panion and she leaves the little one in Gilchrist's quarters and he quielly con- veys it to Bootles’ room. Afier some com- plications Bootles adopts the child and is happy. A'strong cast and special new costume and scen ¢ features afe assured. Olympia. The Olympia is crowded nightly and its character as a firsi-class music hall is becoming thoroughly established. The Boston Ladies’ Military Band will change 1ts seleciions this evening and begin its last week, Miss Maude Rockwell, a vocal importa- tion, will San Fiancisco, and Max Daniels, tenor, and M.ss Mae Tunison, soprano, render new numbers. Beginning next Saturday evening Ferdi- nand Stark and his Vienna Orchestra will inaugurate a concert seasou. sicians are careiully cnosen and he 1s con- stantly receiving the latest European music. The Oberon. The Cosmopolitan Orchestra, under the leadership of Carl Martens, will open its engagement at the Ooeron to-mor- Irow evening.,, The new organizaiion is said to be well equipped, as the musi cians—sixteen in number—have been se- 1 cted for their solo ability as well as for long experience in orchestral work. Paul Egry, a Hungarian violin soloist of inter- ter, ni.d the other members are said 10 be equaily prominent in their respective positions. A popuiar and clas-ical pro- gramme bas been carefully arranged for the occasion. Jhe Ghutes. Out on Haight street is offered a lot of novelty for the coming week. Wardel!, mezzo-soprano, late of th Los their grievances before the proper tribunal | Under the stage direction of Frederick | | on Tuesday She has just completed a twelve | Servais Le Roy, the magician, will stage | the Vesuviano Operatic Quartet has new | ippis and other favorites irom last | The production of *“Bootles' Baby’ at | several years [ater the villain is killed off, | the mo.uer marries Bootles and every one meke her first appearance in | will | Stark’s mu- | national reputation, will be concert mas- | Miss Maud | THE THEATRICAL TRUST, THE WORLD AND MRS. FISKE Strayed or Stolen” Company, and K. S. Rex, barytone, from the same organization, will'make their first appearance attbe Chutes, as will also Pucker and Kreshel, a Chinese musical team. Murphy and Raymond, character sketch artists, have been specially re-engaged, along with Antonio and Jor:tti, contor- tionists and balancers. The Chuteo cope will show a number of new views just re- | ceived from Europe. At Sutro’s. A new bill will be presented at Sutro Baths this afternoon. The chief at~ traction will be the contortion act and contortion dancing of Ceciie Hendricks, a | graceful girl in her teens, who will make | be- first appe:rance in the ¢ O her drawing features are the acts of Sullivar | and Sanders, Spanish ring performers; | Williams and Casmore, knockabout comedians; Lozelle, flying trapeze artist, | and Otho and Nieber, the popu.ar acro- batic comedy duo. { Musical Mention. The pupiis’ song recital given by Louis Cres Ppaux at the Young Men’s Auditorium on Fri- day evening was one of tne most successful affairs of the kind ever accomplished here. The most notable singing was that of Mrs. R. E. Mulcahey, who displayed a voice of much power aud warmth. Otto Bendix's third piano recital of the present season takes place at the Mauzy Hail programme promises in_a sonata for Frank and a B Mr. two ntes piano and violin by Ceser minor sonata in one movement by Liszt, Minetti wiil play the vioiin. Aceording to £ | writer on m B. Mathews, the well-known c, someihing special and intel- | lectual may be expected of the entertainment {that Miss Villa Whitney White is to give |at the Calitornia at an_early date. Among otber things, Mr. Mathews Says | *It is” not usual for an arist to unde | tuke the comprehensive work ired to in- | terpreta programme of rineteca songs and i with them to give such & lecture upon the de- | velobment of song us must p.ace the speaker | among the authorities upon the history of tolksong. Of singers there are many and of musical lecturers not few, but the combinea | intelicctuality and artistic'endowment which | is possessed by Miss Villa Whitney White is | indeed rare.” | Without disparaging Alfred Farland’s won- deriul work at the baujo recital of last Thurs day evening at the Metropolitan Temple, it may be said that the programme on that ocs | casion was not up to uny of those which ke | played during his former visit here. It will | please the local banjo i eTs to know that Mr. Fariand is to give Lwo more coneerts at the same hall on Taesday und Wednesday | evenings, and thai his programmes wiil embrace many of the transeriptions t have | made m $0 incomparub! mous as a | banjo-p.a Among the most notuble pieces | p.ayed by Farland ou the bunjo are the Bach | sixih sonatator violin alone, Beethoven’s third | and thsouatas for violin and pianoforte, the finale of Mencelssohn’s violin concerto and some half dozen of tne waltzes, noc- turnes and polonaises of Chopiu. | o Dramatic Brevities. | Jessie Bartleit Davis has anncunced that she will re from the stage at the conclu sion of the present tour of the Bostonians. H. A. Blakemore, who was & member of the original Frawiey company, will reappear with that organization during its California Theater eugagement. | | | i | Following the exar port ana Richard Mansf | rehearsing a new p! are guaraed with | o of Fanny Daven- d Juiia Muariowe 18 details of which After months of backing, filling. rewri ting and geieral overhauling, the EBostonians have secured Jules Jordan’s comic opers “Rip Van_Wiakie,” which is to e tr first on a San Francisco audien April. Charles Harris, the Miwaukee man who committed “After the Ba is & favorits nephew, it seems, of Joel Chandler Harris (Uncie Remus). The Geo:gia uncle provided i cation of the boy, wio, after the fame of nis new song brought him iu fortune, repaid a par is debt to his more famous relative by presenting him with a charming litile lakes de properiy near Oconomowac, the loveuest of the Wisconsin watering places, | This property was once owned by Siduey | Lauier, the Southern puet. Perbaps the cleverest bund of amateur min- strels fn the country are those of the Oiympie | Clublof this cliy, who wiligive a performance |#t the Native Sous’ ilal on Monday evening, under the direction of Charies }.\!nm, for the benefit of the Bay City Wheeimen and the Olympic Cyelers. Boo Mitchell, Billy Hyne-, Jack Caiheart, | Charite Cathcart, Pat” Jackson , and Dave Finnie will raitle the bones’ and tem- bos and Mes Frank = Coffin, Willinm Finnte, Ben Tarbox, Al Bendleben and Wile liam Hallett will sing the last tning in popu- lar songs, assisted by ihe Press Club quartet aud Willfam Nelson. Julia Arthur, who nas made one of the hits | of herlife in Mrs. Burneit’s «A Lady of Qual- ity,” has gone in for being interviewed or all it is worth. A woman in her position, it would seem, need not be original to be printed. Here is the most recent of Miss Ar- tbur’s remarks: “The nearesi thing t nearest thing to na is art; thing to actingis the living of lif estthing 1o I'fe is the art of acting life. think that there is no d fference becween the dramatic art of and and America. Artis art the worid over and the drame and the exe- cution of its a. are the sume in the aggre- gate Wherever the Eoglish language is | spoken.” art is nsture—the the nearest the near- life. I An Aggressive Work for Young Men. Last month was one of the most successful months in the history of the Young Men's Christian Association in this city; the mem- bership was larger and every department of the work in a most healthy and flourishing condition. One city firm, as has been their custom in past years, made o huudred of their employes in the home cffice members of | the association. The Work in all its branches is exiremeiy popular nud the buiiding a veris table beehive of act:vily every evening in the week. Special arrangements are now being made for the New Year's reception, which wiil take Saturday, Jenuary 1, 1898, with an informal | reception at2 o'clock iu the purlors; basket ! ball game in the gymnasium between the iawyers’ and the buiness men’s teams in the afternoon at 3 o’clock, and in ‘he e concert in the association au which Si o Michel nn NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. hT“l\tl"OLl OK‘PEVRA—HOUSE D BELASCO, Manager. e, THE NOMINEE TO-MORROW (MONDAY) NIGHT, First Time in Th's City of the New York ~uccess, ire t 350, 50 GRAND 0 ~ote 1 verform J Tw HOROSCO’ Las: % To-Morrow, b oduction of Frenk H Eriiant (omedy Drama, ‘BOOTLES BAE g Comedy, Romunce, liful 8¢ nid Efiects, *rizht Cc a d Uniiorms Evenine Frices— Matinee Lvery Saturday " and Brilliant Clinton Strwar.. Oflice or by Phone ““OLD GLORY.” ec. 13, Ga BIwAy's Wit, ostumes 50 Sunday.: » ° FRICDLANDER,GOTTLOB ‘ > & (@ LESSES &MANAGERS - OUR GREAT EHOLIDAY ATTRACOTION TWOU WEEKsS— HOYT'S mORELT MAIINEE Commencing BEST! on MONUDAY, Dec. 13, | THE BIG SHOW | CHRISTMAS DAY. NEW TO-DAY Produced in the Same Manner as a: Hoyt's Scenery and Accessories. New and FElerant Costumes, and a Full "Brass Band on the Stage. A Perfect Spectacular Proluction. 5O People in the Cast. COLUMEIA THEATER. Sunday Night Last Performance by the Prinee of Players, ME. LOUIS JAMES, —— “JULIUS CESAL To-morrow Hoyts *“A Milk White BEU=H-ST. THEATER. Sunday Afternoon and Evening SOUTH I'Bl;'l-‘ORE THE WAR. 48t Two Performances. Popular Prices 1his Flag." 25¢, 35¢, 50c Theater, New York—-With all the | NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER. TALIAN GRAND OPERA COMPANY! TO-NIGHT, (SUNDAY) Grand Spectsl Bill, “CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, Third Act ““BOHEME,”” Fourth Act ‘¢ Trovatore,”” TRAL NUMBEES, Ssturday “Tiova: and Fri- Week Commencing Monday, JUHN KERNELL Irish comedian. > rcus. , sensatlonal acrobats. Deec. 13, 6 PICCHIANIO 1TA, volin virtuosa KSUVIANO QUAK 2V IS LE K Matinee 1o-da Parque’, anv T4 Culldren 16c T. the overatic hit. ar ling lilusionist. Sunday, Dec 12. c: Bsleouy 10c; ¥ part OLYM PIA Corner of Mason and — Eddy Sireets. San Fraocisco's Great Music Hal A STRICTLY FAMILY KrSORT.—— BOSTON LADIES' MILITARY BAND ‘And a number of New High-Class Operatic Artists | NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. CAL | ONE NIGHT ONLY! - In a Miscellaneous 24 Act GRAND AND GRAND Seats Now on Sale at Sherman, Clay & Co. MONDAY, DECEMBE IFORNIA THEA MARTE.A ITALIAN OPERA![4th Act TRROWV ATORE With the following artists in the ciat: Marie Du Bedat, Mr. Thomas McQuoen, Sig. A. Alberti, Sig. C. —AMUSEMENTS. NEW T&\E&Y: 209 'S, ER. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, MME. SOFIA SCALCHI Concert and Acts of Presented In Costume, With Scenery, Paraphernalia, Etc. ORCHESTRA! MLLE. MARIE TOULI UET, Mlle. narro. ’s Music-Store—PRICES $2, $1.50, $1, 50¢. r 20—The Frawley Co. in “Railroad of Love,’’ Ftc. SUTRO BATHS. This Afternoon (Sunday), December 12, A MAGNiFICENT MEW BILL! CECILE HENDRICKS WILLIAMS & CASMORE, SULIIVAN & SANDERS, LOZELLE——OTHO & NIEBER, LTC ADMISISON 10c CHILDREN, 5¢. Bauhing wiih admission, 25¢; chi.dren 20c, - OBERON. Notable Encagement of CARL M RTENS —— _...AND TH-.... COSMOPOLITAN ORCHESTRA. THE CHUTES AND FREE THEATER Every Afternoon and Evening. MAUD HURLBURT, WALTON & GARDEN, CHUTEOSCOPE and A GREAT VAUDEVILLE (OMPANY. Admission and Performance, 10c. Chlldrea, 5o l Froprietor « Managee THIS ¥V NING ! Superb Productio.i of Planquette’s Opers Comique RIP VAN WINKLE! i CREAT CAST. BEAUTIFUL SCENERY! CORRECT COSTUMES! Next Saturday evening—Initial Presentation of 5 Our Holiday Spectacle, "MOTHER GOOSHEI" oR The Strange Adventures of Jack and POPULAR PRICES . © and 50c. SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY SO- CIETY. 2 FRITZ SCHEEL Muslieal Directer SECOND SYMPrONY CONCERT. | TIVOLL OPERA-HOUSE { Thursday, Dec 16, at 3:20 o'clock. Programme Will Inciude Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, C Minor Prices including reserved seats. 0, 31 and 75 cents. Seats on st 1ivoll. commencing Monday morniug, December 1 3. RACING! RAClNGI RACING! —CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB— | Wincer Meeting, 1897-9., besinning MONDAY, December 13 to De:en:ber 25, inclusive. OAKLAND RACETRAC Racing Monaay. Tuesday, Wednesday, Ahtrsduy, ¥riday and savurday” FIVE OR MORE RACES EACH DAY —Races Start at 2i15 P, M. Sharp— |, Ferry-Boats leave San Francisco at 13 s ang 12:80,7 .00, 1 00, 2:30 and 8 P. .. connecee ing with tra PPIDS i the eNLrance o tracs, Buy your ferry tickeis 0 Shell Mound. Returning—Trains leave tae Track at 4:15aal 4:45 . 3. and immediately after the last race. THOMAS H. WILLIAMS JK, Fresidean B. B. MILROY, Secretary,