The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 14, 1899, Page 14

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, T SDAY MARCH 14, 1899 G PO 4044040404404 04000404000+ By Ashton Stevens. in other newspapers this morning to | when Pattl o and lhe‘ to San Francisc 1 turned out in thou- | Opera-house was | to the | great | enchant were Patti have been a big tradition looked bac of ope: k proudly tic pov- | Traditions are city amputated body of things operatic | even the best of them | °. And ours, except | ; of Melba's prodigious ncert son of last | > in a woeful state until last | to h we vea t we acquired a whole t traditions; we re-immortal- | in the world of impre- | Melba and the Ellis tion which represented | n Francisco, California, | Talk about your Patti| ber a few of them, but this ope in the way of fas and gownery was circle were masses of | s and creamy shoul- | monds and pearls. It | picturesque night. | rosco wallpaper that nor the Morosco | lticed in weird comic opera it stood in the aisles and thing but attend prop- , could mar the there in its gor- house was a pic- ture. I cannot tell you about the thousands rm- the very good reason that | s no place for them to stand. | re set right up to the rear anding room is limited to a | line on each side and small | The box office elling more than | wall short single groups in the doorway ained from wi af on tickets, so there was | no crowding in the unpleasant sense; t the audience, which filled every | at (they are snug little seats, tightly | packed), was, I dare say, the largest | that ever attended =mn opera in San Francisco. And what a mighty applause it made! And now for the opera, which after all is the last thing to be considered on an opening night. It was that good old opener, “Faust,” and Melba sang Mar- guerite. It was a Melba night with a vengeance, and the honors, except those excel- that attended Boudouresqu lent Mephistopheles, were all her: In the first pla Bonnard, who wi cast for Faust, w announced ill and Pan- dolfini substituted in the part. Pandol- fini was notifled at 6 o’clock, and it is only fair to say that perhaps his voice iy to be unpacked at such | He did his best In the circumstances, and it was not a bad best, but it was not what the audience had been keved up to expect, and it is was not re short notice. a matter of record that the part of Faust was not a notable success. Pan- dolfini has light tenor and a very white tenor, and his tone is recklessly open and,scattering in the top notes. His singing lacked color and his acting lacked character. Another disaster was the orchestra. Mind, I am not trying to make the orchestra out second rate, for I know it to be one of the best in the country, 1t to be one of the finest in the country; that has ever visited us in association with an opera company. But it was atrociously placed last night. The reeds and brass were buried in that “ghell” under the apron of the stage, and blew they never so hard they could hardly be heard. The strings, which were in decent sight and sound, were forced to carry the entire burden of the orchestration. At such times as the cues for the pitch were given out by the clarionets or by the oboes, the singers were in a frightful predica- ment. From Melba down everybody had more or less of a turn at singing off the key. But there will be no more shelled orchestra in the Ellis season. It is officially promised that the brasses and reeds will come up out of their well and blow tunefully in the sight of all, commencing to-night. Except for the lights on the stage, which were weak and uncertain, all the rest is praise. The scening, robing and stage management were admirable, and Melba showed us a new phase of her art in the possibilities offered by Mar- guerite. Her's was a simple, ingenu- ous Marguerite, untheatric and very Gretchen-like at first; but it grew in strength and spell as the piece de- veloped and brought out the passion and dramatic strength that had had little or no part in Melba's work here last season in the lighter and more or- namental operas. 1t was, indeed, apart from the match- less voice and vocalization, a strong, fmpressive essay in musical character- Melba may not be a great but she is gocd one in this part; and she sings it as no other woman can to-day, with all the freshness, purity and spontaneous vigor that the music demands. So far s my memory serves me, the garden -ene was every bit as enthralling as when Patti sang it in her palmiest days. There were hitches in the ensemble, but Melba's work was perfect. She szation. ® vy»@«w—o B o OISO SOy SR AP Y ) [3 f\ 7 N Vi 9t D D D D S S S S e e T R e il l‘r)“_ gl b poneSt{{TRR ( S O SECRY SO S B ] Society and Lovers of Art Are Enthralled by the Queen of| Song. just the.right wa she mused it, one will sometimes muse aloud some | treasured bit of verse. She did mnot| work the spinning wheel, but busied | herself twining ribbons about the flax | and fondling the flowers. The jewel song she sang with full and obvious effect, giving brilliant emphasis to its moments of surprise, elation and con- | cern. It was superb in character and execution. And in the love scene there were glow and leap and rich human- Fortunately the church scene included in the production, and in this Melba did full, strenuous work. There is little need at this time of day to attempt to describe Melba’s voice and her mode of singing. Not the least of her greatness lies in the fact that we can now forget the details of tone and execution in the mature art with which she presents an operatic character. Her Marguerite is a superlative conception, and it is doubtless a token of what she will do in “La Boheme” and in “Romeo and Juliet. Boudouresque, as I have already said, was an excellent Mephistopheles. He brings humor to the devil in large measures, and His whole performance is marked by a certain feline grace that is very pat to the part. His voice, like his acting and his person, is lithe and full of arch suggestion, and his tone is unerringly true. Mme. Van Cautren did a bit of un- obtrusively good character as Martha; Mme. Olitzka was a good if not sensa- tionally good Seibel, and Bensaude did as much as is usually done with Valen- tine. The chorus was large and in perfect hand and Seppilli was not to be blamed for the smothering of half his or- chestra. Summing up, the disasters were Mr. Morosco’s —atent ‘“shell” and a sick tenor. Both will be remedied, and as all the rest was success we can give the glad hand of welcome to Mr. Ellis and his singers for eleven perform- ances to come. AS *'TWAS IN THE DAYS OF YORE s is repeating itself. History Those certainly a veryWwho have been dazzled by the glorious tales of the past may revel in the pres- ent and enjoy to the full the oft-quoted magnificence of the epoch-making Patti nights. The grand opera season was inaugu- rated last evening, nd the wealth and beauty, the glitter and elegance ‘that fashion and art deemed should follow where Orpheus calls turned out en | tiv thrill and delight even the most fas- tidious of adored deities—the Queen of Song. Art and Society, for once, met on a mutual footing, Art held out her sensi- hand, and Society, ablaze with jew- els and glittering and glimmering in satins and silks and costly laces, grate- fully returned the greeting. “Welcome,” said Art. “You do me proud,” sald Society. This graceful fusion of two opposites made up an audience that those for- tunate enough to form a part of will never cease to remember. Scattered in among fortune's favor- ites lovers of the true, the beautiful, the artistic lent the tone necessary to conclusively prove that it was the pow- er of music, the enthralling gift of song, that called them together and in- spired them all. The brilliancy ‘of the scene within presented a striking _contrast to the garish one without. Mission street on either side was lined with a motley crowd, that engulfed itself and struggled and tossed in a vain desire to see those who held the magic paste- board that opened the portals to the temple of music. Apparently south of Market street resented the invasion of their sphere by society. They seemed to consider that a sacrilege had been committed. That their temple of popu- lar price melodrama should be invaded by art was the thorn in their Morosco- nourished flesh. However, they reveled in the music made by the rumble of the carriages. At one time the line of vehicles extend- ed from the theater entrance nearly up to Fifth street. There was.no little in- convenience caused by the fact that many of them came down Third street, thus creating a jam and resulting in unnecessary confusion. While the audience was in the midst of its arrival the crowd in front of the theater was so great that passage along the street was almost impossible. The audience was one that for bril- liancy has never been equaled in the history of San Francisco. It was gen- erally remarked that the women were more - beautifully and elaborately gowned, and the men better groomed, than on any other similar gathering seen here. The gradual arrival of the audience was an interesting scene. Some came to see and others to be seen; some to hear and others to be heard. The two latter classes were not entirely seated until the beginning of the second act. Indeed, the beauty of the first act was greatly marred by the advent of the late arrivals. In the first act whern Faust sings “To voglio Il Piacer,” the air was not audible in the rear of the house owing to the nolse caused by seating those who came late. Then, again, the fact that the ushers were new to the house, and that the first act is almost entirely a dark one, made the difficulty of finding the seats masse and filled the Grand Opera sang the “King of Thule” legend infHouse with an audienge calc : 4 all the greater. Those that came for Art's sake were in consequence greatly sommodedy. * ¢ ¢ * + ° ¢ ! { ® i -G That not a single seat in the theater was unoccupied is sufficient proof that $an Francisco lo and can appreciate as well as any city in the world high musical art: For the most part the ap- probation of the audience was well timed and . conservative, and clearly demonstrated that it was capable of analysis and criticism. It was essentially Melba’s night. The occasional titter and hum of volces that ran through the audience. were heard only when the lesser stars were sing- ing. When the curtain fell on the third act the stage was a mass of flowers. From the boxes they bombarded the prima donna with fragrant blossoms, and when she bowed her acknowledg- ments to the fourth encore her arms were filled with beautiful floral tokens. SOCIETY FILLS THE HOUSE Nearly everybody who is anybody was at the opera. Those who are musical and those who follow where the so- clal leaders beckon—all moved in one joy- ous crowd to greet the singers at the opera house. The boxes all had thelr fill of gay and brilliant parties. The orches- tra bowed to parquet, the family circle and to the gallery, and there were happy greetings all round. Following were among those who enter- talned opera parties in the boxes: A. Bouvier, W. P. Fuller, Leon Sloss, James D. Phelan, William Pries, C. Frederick Kohl, Mrs, William Kohl, Mrs. W. H. Crocker, Mrs. J. Cunningham, I. W. Hellman Jr., W. F. Herrin, Mrs. Eleanor Martin, E. W. Hopkins, M. H. Hecht, Loujs-Gerstle, Isidore Schwartz, John Caffrey, J. Downey Harvey, Mrs. W. G. Irwin, Ernest F. Gutschow, Walter Morosco, Mrs. Willlam Miiler, Max Goldsmith and Her- man Levy, Mrs. A. Howard, Mrs. Rudolph Spreckels,” J. A. Fillmore, J. 8. Tobin, John W. Mackey. 8 Among those in the large and fashion- able audience were: W. H. Alexander, Mr. Boyle, Alfred, Bouvier, E. A. Bresse, Mrs. 1. S. Belcher, D. B. Bagley, C. W. Beaver, W. H. Brener, J. Borth, B. F. Brisac, W. B. Bradford, Dr. Buckley, W. F. Bowers, Dr. C. F. Buckley, Mi Alex- ander Boyd, N. C. Babin, M Mrs. M. E. Blanchard, H. Bla, Boots, Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Coleman, Caffrey, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carpy, i Champfon, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Crocker, Mrs. John Cunningham, M. Casey, Mr. and Mrs. H. John Gl J. Crocker, Emelie M. Chabot, G. Claxton, C. C. Cohn, 'Mrs. James Dunn, E. R. Dia- mond, W. A. tt, Colonel J. E. Doolit- tle, W. S. Davl . A. Doble, A. T. Dibblee, - Apd M B B lpvard M i e O O e R e e SO 2 SO0+ oebe>e® s g L i tcE S e o Douty, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Dodge, 8. H. Earle, C. E. Fhrmann, Alfred L Esberg, C. J. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Fuller, M® and Mrs. W. Pries, Mr. and Mrs. Louls Gerstle. ©O. H. Greenwald, Ernest Gutschow, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Gunst, Mr. and Mrs, S. Greenbaum, 3.'L. Gallagher, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hopkins, Mr. ‘and Mrs. W. E. Herrin, Mr. and Mrs. L W. Hellman, I. W. Hellman Jr.. Louis Haas, Mrs. H. L. Hill, Mrs. A. Hecht, Mr. and Mrs. J. Downey Harvey, Mre. A. Howard, J. Heyman, R. M. Hotaling, O. O. Howard, W. F. Hooks, T. Hopkins, R. W. Hills, Mrs. B. A. Heyden- feldt, Mrs. W. G. Irwin, Mrs. M. Irwin, Mrs. E. Josephs, W. S. Jones, A. Jennings, James Jacobson, 'C. Frederick, ~Jjoseph M. Kelly, George Kavanagh, George Knight, W. Kelly, F. Kume, John L. Koster, M. A. Leach. Dr. A. Lillencrantz, H. B. Lathrop, A. W. Tyser, T. T. Ludlow, Edward Marshits, Mrs. T, Mee, Louls Metzger, W. Morosco, A.'D. E. Mills, Judge Myrick, Mrs. Bleanor Martin, T. J. Moftatt, L. Nichols, G. T. Marye, E. Mills, C. 0. G. Miller. John W. Mosley, Mrs. S. Hert-Marks, 8. B. McNear, Mr. d Mrs. E. T. McCutcheon, Mrs, T, McLeéan, Dr. F. E. McCullough, Dr. R. A. McLean, Mrs. J. McMullen, Mrs. D. Neu- stadter, Mayor Phelan, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Ro- Senstock, C. M. Reynoids, E. Reinhardt, Mr. and Mrs, Leon Sloss, Max Swabacher, S. E. Scheen- line, Schwartz brothers, C. W. Strine, W. E. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Shainwald, M. H. St. Goar, Frank Stevenson, I. Strassberger, L. A, Schwabacher, Mrs. M. Sachs, G. A. Story, A. Sbarboro, 'S. Sachs, Mrs. H. I. Solo- mon, ' Mrs. L. S. Sherman, F. D. Stringham, Captain Taylor, R. M. Tobin, B. Tisdale, W. Taylor, W. Wieseste, L. P. Wel . Van der jlen, F. W. Van_Sicklen, Dr. V. Vaccarl, T etmore, L. P. Well, Mr. and Mrs, W. R. Whittier, H. Wise, C. S Wheeler, A. P. Woodard, S. B. White, Mrs, Willlam’ Willis, Mme. Belloni Zepperer. Mrs. H. Ziel Miss Bessie Ames, Miss Alice Ames, Worth- ington Ames, Harry Holbrook, Horace Platt, Dt H. Moffett, Miss Marguerite Jolliffe, Mrs. Joilifte, Peter Martin, Andrew Martin, Mrs. Monroe Salisbury, Miss Kate Salisbury, Mrs. Margaret Salisbury, Mr. and Mrs. “Gordon Blanding, Miss Susie Blanding, Mr. and Mrs. 7. Casserly, Miss Helen Hopkins, Miss Edna Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. de Young, Prin- cess Ponlatowski, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ho- bart, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Baldwin, Mrs. Richard Carroll, Miss Gertie Carroll, Miss Ethel Keeney, Miss Leontine Blakeman, Ed- and Mrs. Stone, DA e S S e S S T D PN YIS S SR 0 NN SO W DD S WD DN | Maynar, Dr. and Mrs. Abrahams. | Mr. ana M. Anspacher, Mrs. Joseph Eppinger, omas A. Williams. John Coleman, Dr. Hawkins, Miss Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. 8. G. Buckbee, Miss Carrie Tay- lor, Mr. and Mrs. George Pope, Dr. and Mrs. Washington Dodge, Mrs. Phelan, Mme. Gad- ki, M. Gadski, Captain Terry. Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Foy Tay, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tobin. Miss Celia Tobin, Miss Beatrice Tobin, Judge Frank Dunne, Miss Dunne, Naglee Burke, Mr. and Mrs. J. Philip Smith, Mr, and Mrs. A. Buckingham, Miss F. Loaiza, Miss Kip, Mrs. Alexander Sharon, Miss Sharon, Mrs. L. G. Tallant, William Mooser, Miss Gertie Goewey, Fred Webster, Thomas M’'Calet, Ogden Hoff- man, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Merrill, Count du Pare, Miss Elsie Hecht, Mrs. Heien Hecht, Robert Grayson, Miss Jennie Dunphy, George Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morone: Miss Hunt, Thomas Barbour, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Faston, the Misses Rosener, Mr. and Mrs. GeorgeBoardman, Mr. and Mrs. William Her- n. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Webb Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Marco Hellman, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ackerman, Miss Loughborough, Miss Marie ios, Colonel 'and Mrs. A. ‘William Howard, Dr. an Mrs. Woodruff, Mr. and r Miss Frances E. Smith, Jessie Triest, the Misses Triest, Greenwald, Miss Greenwald, S. Greenwald, Dr. and Mrs. Winslow Anderson, Miss Ashe, Mrs. Breeze, Mrs. Beaver, Mr. and | Mrs. A. Rooos, Mme. Ziska, Mrs. C. M. Jen- | nings, Mr. and_Mrs. W. J. Dutton, Miss | Mamfe Deane, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bothin, Miss Lillie Follis, Miss Mary Bell Gwin, Miss Miss Roth, A Mr. and Mrs. John Chretien, Mr. and Mrs. Roth, Miss Mabel Thompson, William Green- baum, Donald de Vere Graham, H. J. Stewart, Dr. M. J. Hawkins, Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Hod- gen, Thomas H. Willlams, Mr. and Mrs. Fre- mont Older, Henry Heyman, . Heyman, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hastings, Miss Ethel Hawkes, S. H. Friedlander, Leo E. Alexander, Michael’ Alexander, Colonel Joseph Howell, Dr. Lus olonel Isaac Trumbo, J. W. Taber and party, Mr. and Mre. Charles Rollo Peters, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Buckingham, Mrs. John Migs Josephine Scott, Dr. and Mrs. Mrs, Colonel T. H. Andrews, A. . Danziger, Max Besste | Miss Florence Bos- | now, Chris Wolf. ki, & 2 Ames, Henry A. Whitely, ton, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mr. and Mrs. i bell, Dr. Lustig, Levy, Leo E. Alex- | ander, Michael Alex Charles Derham, | Derham, Irank McDonald, Le Roy Willlam'_Storrer, Bell, Mr. and | Smith, Mr. and | Willlam | Richard Ty Harry Gray, Mr. and Mr Mrs. Frank Sullivan, Colin M Jacob JHeyman, Mr. And Mrs. s : and Mrs. B. Stone, Lawrence Van Winkle, Robinson, Major Rathbone, Mr. and Marriott,” Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Bryan, Harrington, Mr. Dr. and Mrs. ster Jones, Mr. s Jackson, Dr. inger, Misses Gibbons, Mrs. Perk! eld, Mr. and Mrs. Blas- Pond, Mr. and Mrs. an, Mr. and Mrs. A. Bachman, Mr. and and Mrs. J s, Mr. and Ira G. Pierce nd S DF: s_J. Hirecl kower, Bernard Strahl, M J. Backman, Miss Bach: Bachman, Mi; Bennett, Ed Purser, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. L. Phillips, Irs. A. S. Mr. and E. S. Ackerman, Mr. and Mrs. J. cott, W. T. Hess, nd’ Mrs. Leeless. M. Keeney A S. Levin, Mi REPERTOIRE FOR THE LAST WEEK The repertoire for the second and last week of the Ellis Opera Company will be as follow: Monday evening, March 20, es Hu- guenots,” in which_the three prima don- nas Mme. Melba, Mlle. de Lussan and Mme. Gadski will appear. Tuesday, March 21, last performance of “La Boheme,” with Mme. Melba and Mile. de Lussan. For Wednesday the op- era is yet to_be announced. .’ San; Josephine Levin, M Thursday, March ‘“‘Romeo and Ju- liet,” in which Mme. Melba willl make .‘!“T first appearance In this city as | uliet | Friday evening the last evening per- formance will be given. ‘‘Carmen” will be sung, with Mlle. de Lussan in the title role and Mme. Gadski as Michela. The last matinee and farewell perform- ance will be_ given Saturday afternoon, when Mme. Melba will sing and Mile. Chalia will appear as in | “I_Pagliaccl.” The sale of seats for the last week will begin _at the box-office of the theater Thursday morning. BLANCHE WALSH CIVES SARDOU'S PLAY *FEDORN Her Acting Natural and Womanly. ucia edda’ With the Grand Opera volleying and thundering almost within volce-sound, Blanche Walsh’s “‘Princess Fedora’ en- tered upon the boards. There was not that warm meeting between the stage | and the seats that enthuses the actor at the Columbia last evening. Yet the fer- vor of Sardou's strong lines found full and true interpretation in the rendition of that talented young star. Fedora is Russian, and the fire and( the ice, the conspiracy, the revenge and | the tragic finish of a Russian love is hers. She trails the slayer of a lover from St. Petersburg to Paris and finds him to lure him to a confession, to denounce him and | ) love him. She compromises herself to e him, and when he turns on her in fury, finding that she has unwittingly caused the death of his brother, she po ons herself and dies in a noble and thril ing scen Bortions of Miss Walsh's interpretation are beautifully womanly, especlally in the fine control of herself while her Yover is reading the letter that tells him of her duplicity. Melbourne MacDowell is her fitting mate in this great two-character pla Tong in his. love and Intense in te. The production should draw his b good houses the remainder of the week. The Alcazar. The soclety comedy drama “The Social Highwayman” was presented to a crowd- ed house at the Alcazar last night. The piece is Phipps Train’s novel of the same name, and deals with the thefts of jewels from fashionable women by Courtice Jaffrey, a society man. It was In this play that the Holland brothers made a great suc- cess, and the same was achieved by George Osbourne last night in the part of Jenkins Hanby, Courtice’s servant. It Wwas an ideal representation of the part of -a servant with a bad record, but de- votedl attached to his master for be- frien: him_in time of need. Ernest Hastings, in the title role, was excellent, and the other members of the company, including Gertrude Foster, who assumed the leading role owing to Miss Fitzallen's indisposition, acquitted themselves cred- itably. The Orpheum. The Orpheum has its usual good bill again this week. Of the new people the biggest hit was made by the Pantzer trio, who really excel as contortionists. In this line they are about the best that have been seen here. The troubadour trio make a fine stage appearance and their coon songs with a French accent were a hit. J. W. Winton, the ventriloquist, is clever as such and his walking, talking, smok- ing flgures are among the best seen here. The Fortunis brothers, comedy acrobats, are favorites: also the Marco twins and others, making an interesting bill. The Tivoli. ‘While swelldom rustled in silks and sat- ins and sparkled with diamonds at the Grand Opera, the. hoi polloi of the music- loving world assembled at the Tivoll and received in more than a moiety of music an_equivalent for their monetary mites. “The Pretty Poacher,” by Offen- bach, is far from being one the best of his works either in the book or in the score. While there are a few graceful bits of melody twined around its non- sense and improbabilities, it lacks that “come again’” charm that would induce one to go to hear it more than a week or two. In the hands of a poor or indif- ferent company it would lose what little salt it has, but the excellent comnflns that took care of it last night rescue it from what would otherwise have been a chilly reception. The event of the evening was the de- but of Gerald Gerome, a tenor. Gerald dramatized from Elizabeth [} is Fracem\. with a pleasing voice and style, and in a role of more virility than that of Theodore will win POPWIEXL}Y. was well received, and did not disappoint the Expec!latlon! of his friends. tevens has a hl?n much Om')urtunl!{ to display his tal- ent except for a brie period in the third act. Phil Branson had all the low com; edy of the opera, and he made the mos of it. Bibletto was played with her usual spirit by Elvia Crox. Bernice Hoimes will alternate with her in the role during the week. Anna Lichter was a chs.rmlng Ginetta, and Pruette was all that coul be desired in the limited role of the Count de Campistrous. The Olympia. The strong cards at the Olympia are Querita Vincent, Du Bell, the aerial ar- tist, and_Carlton and Royce. Miss Vin- cent is the same prime favorite and has all new songs. The Ghutes. Sherman and Morrissey, acrobatic com- edians, made a great hit at the Chutes Free Theater last evening. Their bur- lesque trapeze performance is exceed- ingly _funny and created great laughter. The Four Miltons are clever musicians and singers, and their saxophone quar- tets were heartily applauded. William Howard is an original monologist, and Ethel Lynwood is one of the best eon- tortionists who ever twisted in San Francisco. The Michelsen _brothers changed their banjo duets, and many new moving pictures were shown. The ama- teur cakewalk will be repeated Thursday ght. Steeplechase. To remain under water for three min- untes is a feat which seems impossible, but at the Steeplechase at Central Park this week one of the Japanese female swimmers accomplishes this nightly. The illusion of the “Human Spider’’ as shown | by William Kohl is most mystifying and its inventor defies any one to explain it. The other extra attractions and the per- manent ones make the grounds well worth a visit. —_———e————— Mrs. Elizabeth Mowry’s Concert. Owing to a severe cold the concert scheduled for to-morrow _evening has been postponed until April 5. . — e Friends of California Volunteers. A meeting of the parents and friends the soliders in the First California V. unteer. Regiment will be held in Native Sons' Hall this evening, when letters and telegrams recently recelved from the War Department relative to the return of tha California boys from the Philippines will e read. ADVERTISEMENTS. Bronchial Troches (OF BOSTON) are world-renowned as - a superior remedy for Coughs, Hoarseness, Sore Throat and Bron- chial affections. “I think them the most wonderful’ medicine for all bronchialaffections.” Hon. MRS. PERRY, Castle Grey, Limerick, Ireland. 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