The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 24, 1904, Page 19

1 perfumes, THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 24, 1904 WiTH *epf MUIIC AND THE SO INIENEY ) sed, as not The €0 be confessed that Orpheum Y long ago ceased to in- he to ladies that get into be stabbed by Mr. I knew—well, I knew how The delightful spectacle in the Herrman and as!—I knew an ining ady fascinated, that the Herrmann only means of sup- Svengalis” hypnotics but I could not accept them uls with but a single thought. I was fast developing a nasty concerning O'Farrell street therefore, without any par- I heard of the com- sterious Zancigs,” tele- to this and that cs extraordinary that the f—e It Al- fake. telepathic performance of o inced. whether to tly ery ke a iy you wanted tt rned it But such a dream of a place,” es behind ngh miled the of inches u boliered ded. The buliock carts o Carfe-aie s, mandarir i i oked at it as the only F ted to his s. Zancig added 1 think “He He had a room, four with nothing in That is why in us rmance for him professor replied, pleased But it was was treated why, it ‘round sprang One & nts bowing; turned chair d his cha to ‘boy!" and more the servants sigh- wonderful marble pii- ken rugs and perfumed ivories—ah! And all his la. the 1 peeping They couldn’t come down be- husband was a man.” frerward, What you think?” professor. “I had admired clothes worn by one of the n's men, and after we had ue he sent a servant to us with ilors, who measured both of us Fuits.” They took twenty men a month to Oh, 1 know Mrs. Zancig added. it's too beautiful! I cried. “Did that you had been living in Arabian Nights?” You'll the suits,” n, heralded by poignant, strange think so when you have seen the professor laughed, and the suits were shown to me— dazzling velvets, splendidly daring of color and sewn close with jewel and spangle im Javish barbaric patterns; tall ‘hats with rare aigrettes and bril- liant shoes by ——, Calcutta, complete the roval outfit. They tumbled out other lovely loot in the search for the clothes—glorious shells from the Natal beach in Africa, ostrich feathers as picked from the tree, exquisite em- broideries from Japan, a cane “Indian®” I questioned. “There are 540 pieces of wood of di ferent kinds in that,” the professor in- formed me, handing the cane along. “That was given to me by the Guru Mahadevasram—"" take the rest on trust,” I said hurriedly, as he showed me the Guru's picture, a small, frail child, upon whose slim shoulders hang the destinies of many thcusands of Hindoos. “They also entertained us,” said ma- dame; “the little boy sat in state and his mother had to peep through a crack in the door.” “Did any of them magic?” 1 asked then. Mr. Zancig looked at Mrs. Zancig and both laughed, a little uncertainly. “Oh, ¥ said the prof ‘most of it very good, but quite explainable. Still, the Hindoo magicians will do, right on the open street and wearing only a loin loth, tricks that our magicians cannot the stage.” But 1 mean real Max Muller tells about,” There one strange thing fessor. show you any magic—the kind I persisted. "—hes- what I want,” I encour- this I can't account for,” the owned. *I had given a per- for the Prince Asmon—ete.— asked me afterward if I should native magic, promis- 1d if I would not be Of course 1 said 1 wasn't afraid f in the hands of the he took me one mile, four, perhaps five There we went that had a rock a seat at one He made me a motion to sit I sat down. Then he asked me to y eyes—he seemed to go into a ce. Of course I thgught of ypnotism, and kept saying: ‘Am I all right? I am all right! I am all r 4 ere was utter silence, only for a little rustle of dry leaves, then kir told me to open my eyes and professor looked and with an evident, in his gray eyes—"1 exaggerate, but I re 300, perhaps 500, squirming all over their nasty, flat ‘round my feet, but never at- ng to strike me! I will admit a i sensation. The fellow didn't ’l‘r d 1l me not to speak. I cnuuinl hen he told me to shut my in. 1 got them shut somehow ed like a long while until he told to open them. As before, there wasn't the slightest noise, and not a durn’—pardon me—snake when 1 ed them.” ak. Well"—the doubtfully, honesty like to shoul snake that ma heads all tex I me story I ever fied heartjly. though,” he can’t believe them! heard, pro- smiled. “Of it. I don’t. You can say I'm still as he saw me make course you But I s a note n’t vou do something though!” said, and lereon lay a oden slates, mething on one of the ancig will write it on her room ady took her slate into an m, and then as I wrote ishapur, “The Call *m down on hers, ten feet away from me, with her back to me, without any possibility on earth that she could have seen what I wrote, and all with the cool air of one making out a laundry list. the profess There is where the effort comes. He sat by me, a lon nervous finger pre d against temple, the pupils of his keen gr- eyes darkening and dilating, his whole body tense, charged, with concentrativ will. Then, at his command, she “saw" pictures that we looked at, added up enormous sums on the slates before us—much more quickly than T could and occasionally more rapidly than the professor—read the morning paper that I held in my hands, I wore, saw” the rose informed me there were twelve stones in 2 pin I had on—a fact before unnoted. In fact Madame Zancig “saw” all that the professor saw—and some things that he had not willed her to see. For instance in “seeing” a scar on the brow she “saw” the hair above it, in reading a headline in the naper she “saw” the picture below it. And there is no question of collusion. A code of signals that would include the variety of phenomena in the ex- hibition would be infinitely more won- derful than the employment of tele- pathy. Quite frequently not a word passes between the two. The professor taps the figure or word with his chalk, one tap. Madame answers to it as readily to the “now” that he usually employs. Nor can the law of coinci- dence explain the case. Personally, for 1 'had before seen genuine examples of thought transference, the chief wonders of the Zancig performance are its speed and certainty. The whole fourteen volumes of the Psychical Re- search Societ reports (lovely stufe to read o' dark nights when the wind howis high) contain no such case, “How did you happen to come to do this?” I asked them then. ‘'Well, I noticed first that Madame Zancig would so often say the thing that 1 was thinking of,” recalled the professor. “Then we experimented, anq did the thing for fun at first, never thought of making a living at it.” “It is all ‘harmon. ' " explaned Ma- dame—surely as swect and kind a little i body as ever breathed! *“Any one can | do it, you kn y | “But there not so many married | people that en rapport as we are,” the professor said, looking over at the | little lady. “‘Seventeen years of happy married life we have had, and never had but one meal apart—that was | when 1 entertained George Gould's | guests | | “From Copenhagen,” Madame cor- | Y 4DAME ZANCIG WRITING A THOUGHT MESSAGE. | rected Vi g “I beat my way over here, the pro- e aaded hod th padiis niy Mouse and the Man.” Next spring tion of “Salammbo,” in which Frederick own 1 worked at a Tyler will appear in New York Warde and Kathryn Kidder will star match 11f-day when 1 with R. D. Mecl anew play called pex: season, will represent scenes in b 1oan) want the oiter ¥ to “The Red Carn and around the ancient city of Car- school. I've been about everything ST -, thage. They were painted by Logan when T took this up Edna Wallace Hopper has deserted poiq ang Alexander Corbett. The first “And since then “Performin in New York 1 round the world,” Mr. Zancig said proudly He told me then that he was also an expert hypnoiist, that he dabbled in dis: su, palmistry, and 1d prevalence of ursed of the vaiue estion. He's quite philofopher, too, amiably optimis- tic. Of how he does his marvels he is, however, entirely ignorant. “1 will it and Madame sces,” he says. But of the medium of communication be- tween them he knows nothing, nor for ger significan of the phenom- , their concern with the immortal, their seeming prophecy of lovely and infinite sympathies, cares. In fact, M a dutiful wife, are in he Orpheum musician who got a last Wednes afternoon. Peo- ple had been seeking to pump the mu- sicians, and to isfy a curiosity very infrequent with the miracle stuffed bandsmen they had asked the Zancigs to explain. The magicians accordingly gave them a “test” behind scenes and after it as I went in I heard one of them sa “Donnerwetter! Ach, mein Gott! What is —_— MANAGERS AND ACTORS ARE BUSY PREPARING FOR WINTER SEASON and Madame as the position of ancig, at” Oliver Morosco is to establish a com- pany at the Majestic Theater, with J. Henry Kolker, recently of the Davis- Boyle stock company at the Bastable Theater, Syracuse, as leading man, and Grace Reals as leading woman. Among the engagements are Robert Rogers, Helen Lackaye, Louise Mackintosh, Su- zette Jackson and Fred Gaden, \ D Edward T. Emery, recently of the Central and Alcazar theaters, has ar- rived in New York, where he will pro- duce his play, “The Prince Imperial.” R SR The title of William Gillette’s new play s “Clarice.” It Will have its first production in London next spring. PR Odette Tyler is the latest recruit to the vaudeville ranks. She will shortly be seen in a sketch called “The Maid, _two years' vaudeville and will return G the s of “TFlorodora,” which starts out on No- vember 21 in St. Paul. N R Hilda Spong arrived In New York from England the other day and is now on her way here to join the Miller or- £a tion the first American pro- duction of “Joseph Entan Both Miss Spong and Miss Busley will be in the ¢ st. T R 'he musical comedy productions to ome “here during the include “The Wizard of Oz~ “The Sultan of Sulu,” “The Billionaire,” Frank Dan- iels in “The Office Boy,” "Glittering Gloria” and ‘“Bhe Silver Slipp “The Wizard of Oz"” is sure of a cordial wel- come. This most sugcessful of modern extravaganzas has achieved a record of consecutive run, and its tri- umph is based wholly on its originality of humor, its catchy songs, its clever asemblage of comedians and singers and its wealth of scenic splendors. Since its long run in New York City The Wizard of Oz’ has been subjected to thorough revision, and a new ver- sion, entitled “an ed}(ifln de luxe,” will be seen here. P I Contracts have just been signed be- tween Manager Bdward Ackerman of the California Theater and Frederic Belasco whereby the popular actress, Florence Roberts, is to play an engage- ment of four weeks at the California, commencing Sunday, August 28. This will'be the only appearance of Miss Roberts in San Francisco this season, as she resumes her tour immediately after the conclusion of her engagement at the California. Py e “Babes in Toyland,” the successful extravaganza, Will probably find its way to the bookstalls where it will come before the juvenile population 4n the shape of a book for children. The author, Glen MacDonough, has re- ceived a yery tempting offer from a well-known firm of New York publish- ers to “novelize” his play. “Babes in Toyland” ought to make a most charm- ing fairy tale. e e The elaborate stage pictures in Wag- enhals & Kemper’s spectacular produc- \ act re ‘presents the Temple of Tanit, the act the interior of Salammbo's sumptuous apartments, the third the interior of Matho's tent on the battle- field, and the fourth the entrance to emple of Moloch. Thererare two s in the last act, one showing the of the Temple of Delos and the other the outer entrance to the Temple of Tanit near the Acropolis. The mas- sive and costly properties were de- signed and made by Edward Seidle of the Metropolitan Opera-house, New York. ond o) ey e Announcement has been made at the offices of Hamlin, Mitchell & Fields in New York that Victor Herbert has been engaged to write all the music for the productions at the Lew M. Fieids Theater, which is to open on West Forty-second street in November. It also was officially announced that Miss Marie Cahill had signed as a member of the Lew Fields Theater Company, she affixing her signature to the docu- ment in her stateroom on board the steamship Deutschland just prior to its sailing for Europe. / Herbert signed his contract last Mon- day afternoon and met Glen MacDon- ough, who is writing the book of the musical production which will open the new theater, to consult with the Messrs. Hamlin, Mitchell and Fields. and work immediately began. Rehear- sals, under ‘the direction of Julian Mitchell and Lew Fields, will probably begin early in September. . A mistaken idea has gained currency that Harrison Grey Fiske intends to establish a ‘‘stock” company at the Manhattan Theater next season. Fiske is forming a permdnent dramatic or- ganization to support Mrs. Fiske, but it will not be a “stock” company in the usual sense of the term. The com- pany will be identified permanently with the Manhattan Theater and will play in New York the greater part of each season, except for brief visits to a few of the principal cities In the spring. In addition to the engagements of John Mason, George Arliss and Charles Cartwright, which have been announced, Fiske has secured William B. Mack, Robert V. Ferguson, W. L. Branscombe, Ludwig Lederer., Emily g Stevens and Mary Maddern for the new company. He has engaged a new mu- sical director, Frederick W. Ecke. who was one of the principal violinists in the Metropolitan orchestra under Seidl. and who for several seasons directed the orchestra of tin Daly’s The- an-r T orch i LAT! ‘T PRODUCTION engagement nticipated with much pleasure ty local playgoers will begin at the Co- lumbia, in that of Henry Miller and his company in “Mice and, Men.” Mr. Miller's engagement this year is for four weeks only, and besides “Mice and Men,” that is by Madeleine Lucette Ry- ley and a success of two seasons in London and New York, Henry Arthur Jones' latest play, “Joseph Entangled,” will be here presented for the first time in Americ; Mr. Miller's leading wo- men are Jessie Busley and Hilda Spong and others of the company are Walter Allen, John Glendinning, Frederick Ty- ler, J. Hartley Manners, Stanley Dark, Charles J. Butler, nk Willard, Bertram Grace Heyer and Mrs. way her. To-morrow evening an always® Harrison, Maggie Hollo- $ie T Melodrama is still rampant at the California, Elmer Walters and com- pany presenting to-night for their sec- ond week “Just Struck Town,” in which there is claimed to be a flood scene un- equaled on land or sea since the del- uge. ) m Aty Appropriately, the Alcazar follows up this week its last week's “Prisoner of Zenda” with the sequel play “Rupert of Hentzau.” Both are plays in which Mr. Whittlesey may be seen at his best. The return of Miss Crosby to the Al- cazar boards has been a signally suc- cessful move. . . James Neill and his company have “A Gentleman of France” as their me- dium for this week, beginning with this afternoon’s performance. The sea- gon, so far, has been exceptionally prosperous. T Straing of “The Toreador,” the Tiv- oli's next production, are beginning to float 'round the opera house. Mean- time “Robin Hood" still equals the best “Robin Hood” we have had here, as the return visits of its delighted auditors testify. The Fischer boom is still on with “A Lucky Stcne™ and the new company. o e e Ha! Ha! One foresees a hard timé of it for the villain this week up at the Central. * The drammer is “The Gates of Justice.” L s There will be competition this week Rose at the Orpheum between ‘“‘Charmion,” Charmion has Coghlan. Frederick Tiden,. BY | BLANCHE FARTINGTON Nina David, a new coloratura so- prano that Robert will during the coming season, have the “‘greatest range in the world.” She runs six notes taller than Patti's highest in 1881. Mystery and moonshine Grau is said to are, however, being largely used in Miss David’s advertisement. Mr. 8 nds out among others the following state- ments about her “While there seems to be an air of mystery over the personality and iden- tity of the coloratura singer, Nina David, Robert Grau wishes it to ba clearly understood that she is an un- known artiste and an ab ute discov- ery of his; but while the career of Nina David has not embraced tours of great countries at thousands a night, it is n because musical managers have not heard of her, for Grau claims that he was in competition with all of them for nearly a year past, and it was only because he outbid them, as he did in the case of Patti, that he succeeded. Ninety-five per cent of the musical profession know of Nina David. and there is not a local manager in all of this country who is not discounting the musical furor she will make by book- ing her company on terms that would be prohibitive if she were not sure to be a big box office proposition. Nina David is, according to Grau. the world's greatest coloratura singer. She has tha greatest vocal range rid h has never sung in audiences, but nearly : have heard her, and tract not to sing a n her first audience at” Car New York, and it will then be decided if the manager has been wise. has repeatedly s=td he would not take $100,000 for his contract with the diva, and he has shown his cc @ in her by surrounding her with artists of world wide fame, and given an entourage worthy of the successor of the Patti of a decade ago. Madame David is a relation of Felicien Dev who has written more of the diff florid and bravoura music than a composer of recent years, and it is the masterpiece number of this eompbe viz. ‘Le Perle du Bresil,” with which she will first endeavor to convince her listeners that her right to the title of new queen of song is not idl David Bispham has ag offers for operatic enga sin refused all rents for this year that he may devote the coming season wholly to oratorio, concert and recital under the direction of Loudon G. Charlton. He will give twelve or fifteen recitals in California, Oregon and the State of Washington In Fet ruary and March, 1 Mr. Bispham is already booked, too. with the Phila- delphia, Pittsburg and Washington ¢ chestras. Besides the fine recital grammes for which he is justly famed in this country as well as abroad. the singer has arranged for th nx tour a series of four song cycle con- certs by Beethoven, Schumann, Schu- bert and Brahms, each of which will occupy an evening, and for which dates are already booked ton, Brooklyn, Phi ton, Chicago and Bispham’s tour will tober and include in the country. N B commence in Oc- rery important city Charltons This also from Loudon G. “Mme. Johanna Gac¢ first American trar concert and song recital this nz season under the management of Lou- don G. Charlton Mme. Gadski has hoped for a number of years to devota one season to concert work., but hem operatic engageme have prevented, This spring, by reason of what she be« lieved to be a breach of contract on Mr, Conried’s part, Mme. Gadski canceled her association with the Metropolitan Opera Company, and refused one bril< liant offer from H. W. Savage to sing Kundry in his English production of ‘Parsifal,’ in order that nothing might interfere with the plan for an entire season of concerts. Beginning in No< vember with an engagement with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Mme, Gadski will give recitals in New York and Boston, then go direct to the Pae cific Coast by way of the Northwesters cities.” ————————— Discovers Néew Madonna. LONDON, July 23.—A picture dealep of this city named Croce claims to have discovered the famous picture by Rae phael known as the “Madonna del Pas< seggio,” or “Promenading Madonna.™ He has no doubt regarding the authen< ticity of the find and has offered $500 ta any one who can prove him wrong. The picture was discovered in a prie vate house near this city and the pice ture dealer bought it for a few pounds, It is 22x18 inches in size and is belleved to be the smallest painting made by Raphael on canvas. It was executed at the order of the Marquise of Mantua and was bought by Charles I of Enge land in 1628. —_———— Hoist Prince to Masthead. BERLIN, July 23.—The German Crown Prince had an amusing experi< ence during his recent stay at Cux- haven. ps On visiting the cutter Induna, whichi took part in the regatta, the Princa was seized by the crew, who, accord- ing to a time honored seamen’s cus- tom, hoisted him to the masthead as a “land lubber.” The Prince took the affair in excel- lent part and after hanging aloft for a time laughingly agreed to pay the necessary ransom and was lowered again. -— heen charming London audiences and Rose Coghlan capturing local audiences in “Between Matinee and Night.” Tha mysterfous Zancigs, in their telepathic exhibition, are, however, still the relgn- ing sensation. Derenda and Green and two baby