The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 25, 1895, Page 20

CLive grook BB . Tye Pavere ‘S“nv Ny Places of amusement keep money In cir- | culation. The playgoer regards the timesas | unusually dull when he cannot spare adol- | lar forthe play. 1f good audiencesat the | leading theaters and other places of recrea- | tion represent the prosperity of the com- | munity, Samn Francisco should be classed as a prosperous city. The circus may take in two or three thousand admissions every night, the Mechanics’ Institute Fair may register as many more patrons, yet the leading theaters are filled night after night. Does this signify that all classesof the local population have money to spend, or does it lead to the thought that the people of San Francisco seek all theiramusements and intellectual pleasures outside of the home circle, and beyond the coteries of society in which they move? Perhaps the correct solution is that society in the early period of the city’s life found its greatest pleasure at the theater, and so the custom of play-going as the chief form of local amusement has descended from one gen- eration to another. Whatever may be the : 'the presence of high-class entertain- ment at the playhouse is the result. John Drew’s superb company at the Baldwin Theater last week gave repre- sentations of English politics as under- stood by the writer of the “Bauble Shop.” The majority in Parliament vanished, the Ministry trembled and a political revolu- tion followed, because the leader in the House many times visited a warehouse girl, whose social rank was below that of the visitor. Jobn Drew himself wasthe central figure, the leader, the lover, the aristocrat, and every one in the audience who knew him and so justly admired him as the agreeable comedian did wish that he would get out of politics. Nothing could be more tender and pleasing than Maude Adams as the factory girl. The eritics, voicing the desire of her friends, asked her in chorus after the first night to speak a little louder, forgetting that a medest English girl in her station should not speak loud. Mr. Harwood played Stoach so well that the audience detested the character. Excellent audiences sustained the thea- ter throughout the past week. There was € A NANKIVE L a slight falling off Thursday evening, caused no doubt by the Loring Club con- cert. The American play, *‘An Imprudent Young Couple,” written by H. Guy Carle- ton, presents some salient points of society in the United States as represented by fash- ionable circles in New York. If the picture be true to life the worship of wealth in America will be interpreted as infinitely more odious than the adoration of social rank in England. The play will be pre- sented to-morrow evening and continued throughout the week. Jonn Drew has his constituents in S8an Francisco. He represents their ideas of what an actor should do on the stage. He has been coming to the town from time to time since he played with Daly’s Com- pany in Platt’s Hall twenty years ago,when Fanny Davenport was slender and Emma Rigl beautiful. In strength and finish as an actor he has gained steadily, and surely the lesson which Daly taught as to the vaiue of a company strong and disciplined throughout has not been lost on Mr. Drew. The management of the Columbia The- ater had to turn people away from the house last week. Whether this was due to Dixey’s genius, Barrymore’s beauty, Rose Coghlan’s talent or Stockwell’s good fel- lowship will not be decided now. There is fiber in- Rose Coghlan’s interpretation of *‘Nance Oldfield.” Notes of surpassing sweetness and touches of exquisite delicacy are so beautifui to talk about in society and-look so proper in print that one is not surprised that so many young ladies aspire to be sweet and delicately fashioned on the stage, but when life is portrayed and the old, reflecting sheen held up the idea of strength-is revealed.- It is refreshing once in a while to see character exemplified. The actors of the highly finished modern school tell us that if Forrest should reap- pearin all the famous vigor of his prime as-was . shown in ‘“Damon and .Pythias,” even the gods of the gallery would laugh. Perhaps the age of repressed emotion has come to the actor and suppressed enthu- siasm to the auditor. + Dixey is up to date. He ‘is the.artist of mirth in the Columbian combination. The “THE COAST GUARD” AT THE GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. AP = U A S | andience would have more of him, and the | management will make the concession to the play-going public. The ladies love to listen to Maurice Barrymore. There is music in his voice when he tells how he posed, and even swaggered, after he graduated from the | “Point.”” Besides, he is gitted with what the artists call “'stage presence.” First impressions of the Tivoli Opera- house will be rendered agreeable when the artists finish their work of decoration at the entrance. The design of retouching extends to the walls and ceiling of the \:uditorium, and should the spirit of progress in the beantiful extend it to the stage curtain joy would be manifest. The “Royal Middy,” mounted in excel- lent style, has further sustained the popu- larity of the Tivoli. After a' fortnight's success the “Middy”’ will give way to the *‘Hussar.” The steady even flow of business at the Grand Opera-house is not affected by August attractions elsewhere in the City. The present patronage is good and future attendance assured by the attractions held in reserve. The “Coast Guard” goes on to-morrow night, with elaborate equip- ment of scenery. The ‘‘Crackerjack,” closing to-night, has been a.successful production. The Orpheum is held in high favor by the artists, especially the artists who have lived in Paris, The price of admission happens to be adjusted on lines that cor- respond with receipts from the sale of pictures this year. Hence the painters find that the place fills a ‘long-felt want.” In the wake of the artists are students and others who want diversity of amusement. The Orpheum banishes care. Baldwin Theater. Mr. John Drew and company will pro- ducé for the first time in this City “That Imprudent Young Couple” at the Baldwin Theater to-morrow night. It is by Henry Guy Carleton, author of “‘The Butterflies,” and is the play selected by Mr. Frohman as the opening comedy at the Empire Theater, New York, when the John Drew season begins in October. It is a light comedy, and tells of the romance of a sea- side engagement and also of another en- gagement which the young man was im- prudent enough to forget. Italso shows the moral of keeping letters in your pocket that had been given one to post, and of the trouble which' is the natural sequence of such negligence. The first act takes place at fashionable Tuxedo, and a véry amusing act is laid in a cheap little cottage in Pat- erson, which the hero and h®roine had furnished on the installment plan. The hero’s income for a time being is v meager, and they have barely enough f in the house at times to make a respecta- ble meal. At these times it invariably fol- lows that all of the young man’s club friends drop in to see him and incidentally to stay to dinner. It is the getting out of such scrapes as this that causes consider- able merriment. It is all the funnier to those familiar with Mr. Drew’s plays, be- cause his characters are usually those of young men who have plent‘y of time and money. Briefly, the story of the play be- gins when John Annesley marries Marion Dunbar, aftera shortacquaintance. Marion previous -to meeting Annesl had en- gaged herself to Langdon Endicott, and Annesley had a summer . en, ment with a Bar Harbor damsel named Katherine Kingsland. Just before this hasty mar- 4 riage Marion sends announcements of the wedding to her mother and to her fiance, hut Annesley forgets to post the letters. The characters all meet at the house of Daniel Tobin at Tuxedo, who is an uncle of Mr. Annesley, and here the complica- tions begin. To make matfers worse the uncle cuts down his nephew’s income from $15,000 a year to $1800, and the hero and the heroine look forward to a gloomy struggle. The cold-hearted uncle finally marries Marion’s mother, and everybody is forgiven. The cast of *“That Imprudent Young Couple” is as follows: John Annesley. Daniel Tobin.: Professor Elias To! Nicholas Goltry (his nncle) Spencer Faraday Caliber. o 2 Howiins (butler to Daniel Tobin)..Frank E. Lemb Jeanette (wife of Goltry) Miss Anna Belmont Katherine (her cousin] Echel Barrymore Lucy (wife to Elias) . Mrs. Annie Adams Mrs. Woodbury Dun {iss Virzinia Buchanan Marion (her daughter) ...Miss Maud Adams Columbia Theater. Fully as many people were turned away from the Columbia Theater during the week as the ground floor of that popular place of amusement holds. Every seat in the house was taken from the opening night before the curtain rose on the first act. There isconsiderable interest aroused among the patrons of the Columbia The- aterin the production on Monday evening of Tom Taylor and Charles Reade’s famous comedy, “Masks and Faces,” or ‘‘Before and Behind the Curtain.” This favorite comedy was first brought before the public at the Haymarket Theater in London under the title of ‘‘Peg Woffington,” and had a2 most successiul run. Peg was played by Mrs, Sterling, and the excellent fin‘t of James Triplet was in the hands of . Webster, who at that time was one of England’s greatest actors. Webster was manager of the Haymarket Theater, and when he retired he produced it at the Adelphi under the title of “Masks and Faces,” where Mme. Celeste sustained the part of Peg Woffington, The piece has been a favorite among America’s greatest actresses for some years, and has in- variably proved successiul. Last season it was revivea in New York by Rose Coghlan playing mischievous but kind-hearted Peg to perfection. The complete cast is as follows: Sir Charles Pomander. Mr. Ernest Van . William G. Beach Manrice Barrymore Colley Cibber. R. Stockwell Quin. Walter Hodges Tripl Henry E. Dixey Lysima Daisy Grozan Mr. Snarl Soaper Colander Hundson. Callboy. James Bu 1 Pompe; ‘Warren Dibble Mrs. Van Margaret Craven Pez Wotlington, Kose Coghlan Kitty Clive. aude Winter Mrs. Triplet. ret Marshall Roxalana. . -Little Mildred Lady Fondlove. ‘Freda Gailick Tivoli Opera-House, The story of Milloecker’s stirring tale of battle, ““The Black Hussar,” is well known. The splendid action, superb music and clever situations all make it a work of great interest. This opera will be rendered at the Tivoli Opera-house next week by the superb company that they have gathered tegether there. 4 The title role will be sung alternately by Martin Pache and John J. Raffael. Tlie former has sung the role most successfully | both on the English and German stage, | while the latter achieved one of his greatest | successes with the McCauil opera compan, in this splendid singing part. The role of tracting .enormous houses to the Grand during the past week, will be presented to- night for the last time, and on Monday “The Coast Guard” will be substituted. This is a melodrama from the pens of t wo clever Eastern playwrights, Mitchel and Vincent. It hasnever been seen west ot the continental divide, but, according to the New York reviews of it, ne modern melodrama surpasses_it in literary or dramatic merit. The lines are said to be clever, the situations are forcible and nat- urally evolved and the comedy is excellent. The scenic requirements could not be adequately fulfilled on a stage of smaller dimensions than that of the Grand. A river of real water, with a floating dred%er in full operation, is among the sets.called for, and this will be provided at an_enor- mous cost. Other scenes include an illum- inated hotel, a Fifth-avenue mansion and a storm scene where the latest electrical effects will be introduced. The piece will be presented by the stock company of the house, to which has just been added the name of A. C. Henderson, the clever young New York actor. The Orpheum. The coming week at the Orpheum will introduce a number of new faces, while numerous old favorites will make their last appearance. The Holbrooks, Sig. Tomasso, De Groff and others will sustain the new part of the programme, while Mons. Guibal and Lilly Ortiz, Crimmins and Gore, Stinson and Merton and Ed- ward Adams are the holdovers. It will afford pleasure to many patrons of the Orpheum to leara that the Mar- tinettis and Johnnie Carroll will play a return engagement for one week, com- meucinf onday evening, after which they will go to Denver. The management announces a long list of artists, from Europe and the East, for Monday, September 2, when there will be offered an entirely new bill. Business has kept up its usual large volume at this re- sort during the last week. Grover's Alcaszar, The arrangements for the opening of the Alcazar under Mr. Grover’s management are progressing with more than satisfac- tory results. Mr. Frohman’s leading light comedian, Thomas M. Reynolds, has been engaged for the season. Schumann, the famous Berlin artist, is painting some elaborate modern interior scenes, which will be gems equaling the choicest Parisian salons. The decorators of the theater take im- mediate possession and the intervening time will be given to renovating and beau- tifying. An auditorium equaling the best is promisea. Mr. Grover has finished a rattlin; comedy for Leonard Grover Jr. an. Plaisted, entitled *“A Ringer.” Coyne’s delightful comedy, *‘Every- body’s Friend,” revised au fin du siecle, will be the opening bill. farce- Gracie German Comedy Company. A remarkably strong play will be pre- sented to-night for the first time in this City at the Baldwin Theater by Conreid’s German Comedy Company. In some parts of Germany it is the custom to omit the ringing of the bells at a marriage cere- mony when the bride has forfeited the privilege of wearing the myrtle. From this custom: Fedor von Zobelitz gets the title of his play, ‘‘Ohne Gelaeut”’ (‘“With-, out Beils”). The play tells the story of a | young, innocent girl, daughter of a wealthy peasant by a dissolute rote, who seeks her fortune to carry on his reprobate life. ‘When her cup of misery is full she tries to take her own life, but is dissnaded by the LA (3 3 WiLTH JOHN DREW’S COMPANY AT THE BALDWIN. A ANNA BELMUNT, Waldmann, Helbert’s companion, will be played by George H. Broderick. The female opposites to these two roles, ' Hackenback’s pretty daughters, Minna and Rosetta, will be sung by the Misses Laura Millard and Alice Carle, each of whom will introduce a pretty song, the latter doing her celebrntedps ecialty recita- tion, “The Glove.” Ferris Eartman's per- formance of Hackenback, the magistrate of Trautenfeld, is one of his most artist ¢ character creations, while W. H. West should ap&enr to gfreat advantage as his factotum, Willie Piffkow, a young man to whom are intrusted nearly all the mu- nicipa!l offices of the village of Trautenfeld, from nightwatchman to village barber. Mabella Baker has appeared in the role of Barbara, a r orphan, frequently and with much mcea:.p Tog ethgg with Mr. Hartman and Mr. West she will sing and dance the celebrated topical trio, ““Read the Answer in the Stars.” New scenery, costumes, accessories and properties have been prepared, and. the production will b‘a a careful one in every detail. Monday evening, September 2, a gor- geous revival of Gounod’scelebrated opera, i‘Faust.’l’lwill ble given, mt:dledlle. Ild. an. lerga, who will reappear T a lengthy absence, as Mnggerite. _and wufmp Walshe, a favorite Australian tencr, will make his debut in the title role. The song, *‘Let All Obey,” which Mr. George Broderick will introduce in the thh:lg act of “The Black Hussar” at the Tivoli, was written under very uliar circumstances by the late Stephen W. Leach, The song for the Duke in_Balfe’s “En- chantress’’ did not suit Mr. Leach’s voice, and he was constantly complaining of the fact at rehearsals, until finally the musical director said impndenzly ““Well, write one that will suit you.” Mr. Leach imme- diately went wiip apartments and wrote both the words and music of “Let All Obey,” which has since become famous wherever English is spoken. Dexter Smith of Boston has since written additional words to the song. Grand Opera-House. “A Crackerjack,” which has been at- (5 7 admonitions of a ciergyman. who has long loved hLier in secret. This clergyman wins her love at last and marries her. Following is the cast: Dr. Hans Moeiler, Max Bira; Dr. M. D. Goedecke, Max Haensler; Clergyman Stephan, Mathieu Pfeil, *Kretschmer, Arthur Eggeling; Male, his second wife, Wilhelmine Schlue- ter; Annie, his daughter, Anna Braga; Mrs. Riegert, Katherine Beckmann; Kaetie, her niece, Hilda Schlueter; Ma- zanke, Hermann Schmelzer; Gummelt, Rudolf Senius; a peddler, Julius Ascher. A large advance sale is for to-night’s per- formance and all indications are there will be a crowded house. Oakland. At the Macdonough Theater, Oakland, to-morrow night the comedy of “Too Much Johnson” will be produced by William Gillette and all the original company. The sale of seats is very large and crowded houses will be the rule. The opening night, next Monday, will be a society event, as all the regular “first nighters” and a num- ber of theater parties have secured seats. After John Drew’s engagement at the Baldwin he will come to the Macdonough for two nights and a matinee, presenting his entire repertoire. " Amusement Notes. Wilton Lackaye, who had formally an- nounced that he would not be seenin the character of Svengali next season, has reconsidered his decision, presumably on account of enlarged inducements held out by A. M. Palmer. ‘ Friday night of this week greeted the one hundred and fiftieth performance of “Trilby” at the Garden Theater, New York. ' Louis James will have as leading lady for the coming season Miss Alma Kruger. Guy Lindsley will be Mr. James’ leading man,-and will be seen with him when he -appears at the California later on. De Wolff Hopper was so successful as ROSE COGHLAN AS PEG WOFFINGTON AT THE COLUMBIA. Falstaff in the recent open-air production of “The Merry Wives” at Saratoga that he is thinking of appearing in the character this season. It has been Mr. Hopper's ambition for some time to become asso- ciated with the legitimate. Corinne _ will present her new play, “Hendrik Hudson,” at the California. Richard Harlow is in Paris and spending most of his time hunting up the trousseau of 1sabella of Castile, to be displayed in ©1492” this year. Mr. Harlow and Bessie Bonehill will be two of the more prorui- nent members of Rice’s big organization when it appears at the Baldwin during the holidays. Thomas Keene will present during his coming engagement at the California Theater, among other plays, “Hamlet,” “Richard I11.” “Othello,” *“The Merchant of Venice,” “Richelien” and “Lounis XL | Besides ‘“A Contented Woman,” which we are shortly to see at the California The- arer, Mr. Charles Hoyt will produce an- other new play this season, entitled “A | Runaway Colt.” The attraction announced to follow John Drew at the Baldwin is the well-known and favorite singer, Pauline Hall, who with her excellent company will present for the first time in this city anew operatic comedy entitled “Dorcas,”” the work of the Messrs. Pauiton, who will be remembered as the authors of that melodious and favo- rite comic opera, “Erminie.)’ ‘“‘Dorcas” as presented by Miss Hall and her company of artists is said to have scored an unqual- fied success, and we may look for a most pleasing.performance and enjoyable pro- duction on its presentation here. ““The Passing Show,” Canary and Led- erer’s_entertaining travesty, will be pre- sented during the coming season by an ag- gregation of artists that composes the fin- est company that has yet appeared in the piece. The spectacular effects will also be geous. All told the company will number over 100 people. The celebrated Leigh Sisters will be with “The Passing Show” @uring the coming season. There is a great treat in store for the patrons of the Columbia Theater the week following the production of ‘‘Masks and Faces,” when 'Oscar Wilde’s play, “A Woman of No Importance,” will receive its first production in this City. There will also be a curtain-raiser, *“The Major’s Ap- pointment,” to precede this play. The Bostonians have received an option on Mitloecker’s new opera which they ex- pect to produce this fall. Their season opens in September in Minneapolis, fol- lowing which they will come direct to the Columbia Theater. “The District Attorney” will be among the early attractions at the Columbia The- ater, to be presented by the Stockwell cast of star actors. When Fannie Rice comes to the Colum- bia Theater she will present “Nancy,” among other mlays, in which she intro- duces some refreshing novelties. The Columbia School of Dramatic Arts is a success beyond all expectations. The students are rehearsing a new play by a local author. “Masks and Faces” were plays durin the period of 1750, the reign of George I11. The young men- of that time wore their own hair lohg and tied up in a queue be- hind. The elder retained the powdered wig. The ladies wore their hair com- pletely thrown back and tied at the back | in a large, broad queue. Miss Margaret Craven has been specially engaged to play the part of Mrs. Vane in the production to be given at the Columbia | unusually pleasing and the costumes gor- | Theater on Monday evening of ‘“Masks and Faces.” This will in all probabiiity be the lady’s last appearance in the City prior to her trip to Paris. Herr Scheel has arranged with the man- agement of the Columbia Theater for a se- ries of Sunday-night popuiar concerts, in which prominent soloists will participate. The tour of the Tavary Grand Opera Company will be notable for its brilliancy. In cast of characters, repertoife and gen- eral ensemble it will be larger, stronger and more complete than has ever hefore been attempted on alyric stage, particular attention being paid to the making of each representation a production in itself. The more prominent of the works to be inter- preted this season are ‘‘Aida,” *‘L’Afri- caine,” ‘“The Flying Dutchman,” “The Huguenots,” “The Jewess,” “Mignon’ and *Lucia,” while of last season’s successes “Carmen,” *“Cavalleria Rusticana,” “Il | Trovatore,” “Tannhauser, ‘Lobengrin” and others will also be rendered. Inspired by last year’s success Manager Charles H. Pratt will make an extended tour, which will not alone embrace the more prominent cities of this country, but practically the North American continent. Two excep- tionally strong features with the Tavary organization will be the chorus and orches- tra. They will consist of artists brou"& over from Covent Garden in London a3 other well-known homes of the higher art, whio will be found thoroughly capable of adding to the importance of the repre- sentations. Rehearsals commenced in New York over two weeks ago and will continue for six weeks longer. The tour will begin with the opening of Colonel Sinn’s new Montauk Theater in Brooklyn, and include all the larger cities in rapid succession. Dramatic Notes. John J. Ruddy has about finished book= ing the tour of Charles H. Hopper in “The Vale of Avoca” and the company is all | engaged. Rehearsals have begun.at the Herald-square Theater, New York. The company will go to Buffalo via the Erie road, thence to Duluth by steamer. Since Peter F. Dailey became an enthu- siast on wheeling he has devoted his spare time to that pursuit. He is studying his new NeNally comedy, “The Night Clerk,” in secluded spots which he has reached on his ‘‘bike’’ from Bath Beach. So much has he become attached to cycling that he issued a challenge to sundry members of the company who have also learned to use the wheel to ride a road race from Bath | Beach to Boston when they went to that city to begin ‘‘The Night Clerk” rehearsals yesterday. Nobody accepted. In two more weeks nearly all the big theaters in New York will be open for the® season .and more than half the traveling compantes will be on the road. On Sep- tember 2 Della_Fox begins at Palmer’s. Mr. Bellew and Mrs. Potter open their sea- son at Daly’s. Hoyt’s, the Garden and the Casino will, of ¢ourse, already have been inrunningorder. ‘“The City of Pleasure” will be going on, for better or worse, at the Empire; the “‘Sporting Duchess’ will know its fate at the Academy, and the Four- teenth-street Theater, Grand Opera-house, Broadway, Herald square and almost al the other metropolitan places of amuse- ment will be in full swing. Atkinson and Calder have signed Sydney Armstrong for leading parts in their stock company ihe coming season, opening with “In Sight of St. Paul’s” in Boston next month. Owing to ill health Miss Arm- strong has not been working for the past year. She is, however, fully recovered, and as handsome and robust &s ever. Canary and Lederer have engaged Har- old Cox as business manager for the “Me) ry, World” en route. Mrs. Frank Mayo has been ill in a hos- pital at Philadelphia, where she was obliged to undergo a surgical operation. She is convalescent. TO BE SEEN AT THE -t BALDWIN THEATER,