The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 7, 1897, Page 28

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1897. [JHEN rary drams comes to be writ- WIMN ten San Francisco will be poudly set down as the town that Helene Modjeska loved best. It was San Francisco that first recognized her talent, and when, afier nearly twenty years of triumphs, the great noiress, enfeebled by a long and wearing illness, wants to try her pinions again, it is to San Krancisco that she comes as to an old friend. And what an ovation awaited her! They say the American public is fickle and loves favorites, but did the reception on Mod- jeska's opening night—the reception that made her shed tears—look like fickleness? The actress was feeble and worn and timid on that opening night, as it she doubted herself and her powers, and, morcover, she had cho-en to appear in “Magds,” a part which is not ber best. But as the week went on and the public continued to rally round her Modjeska gained courage, and on the last night of the first week she shone forth with all her old glory in *‘Marie Stuart.”” Since then there has been no doubt about the succrss of the Modjeska season. The Pclish act- ress has shown once arain that her great- est roles are those calling for pathos, dignity and tenderness, such as Marie Stuart and Adrienne. Bhe is cast, both mentally and physically, in too fragiie and delicate a moid to make a convincing Magda or s great Lady Macbeth, but her reading of both parts is full of interest for students of the drama. The star's supporting company ‘‘did itself proud,” considering that, with the exception of Haworth, it was made up of beginners and actors of local fame. Lon- ergan made the best record, for out of four important parts he interpreted three with skill. These three were the rector in *‘Magda,” Macduff, and the Earl of Leices- ter in “Marie Stuart.”” His Marshal Saxe in “‘Adrienne Lecouvreur” was hampered by the Queen Anne costame. Lonergan did not know Low to wear that ing garb; few actors do. They may look like emperors when they wear togas, they may win the devotiun of matinee girls in Eliza- bothan costume, and they may be mis- taken for belted earls in the dress of to-day, but nine-tenths of them shrink into utter insigniticance when they are put into the costume that prevailed at the beginning of the last century. It is one of the pret- tiest styles of dress in the wardrobe of his- tory, but for a man to weur it gracefully seems to be a lost art. In ‘“‘Adrienne” Lonergan gave me the uncomfortable impression tbat his Mar. shal Saxe costume was too tight. He wore red boots, a red coat and a face to match and every movement secemed to be achieved at the eminent danger of break- ing something. Stevens, who was manly and beroic in “Macbeth,” wrestled with thedifficulties of his “Louis X1V" costume even less successfully than Lonergan. It princes at the court of Le Grand Monarch looked and walked and talked like that, Voltaire's pen must have been euided by a more roseate imagination than the mnine- teanth century society editor's. George Qsbourne had two opportunities Bertha Foltz as Daisy at the Alcazar. the history of contempo-, during the | the riches | he has not confided the fact to me, but | | fective enough, but tricky, you know,very tricky in his playing. Joachim would never have phrased it like that.”” And at a vaudeville show these same connoisseurs g0 into ecstasieso f delight when a Weary Willie-looking person stands on bi: head, and in that position fiddles “Home, Sweet Home,” or a gentieman in red plush and spangles knocks a faint and tremulcus stanza of “'Ben Bolt'’ outof a row of beer- bottles. Gustave Walter has evidently said to bimself: “This thing must end; if music. hall audiences do not like anything more arustic than chortling and freak virtuosi they must be made to hear better music as part of the regular vaudeville perform- ——— NTOINETTE S AT 5 ou, and made something | of one of them—the role of the oid Re- seur in “Adrienne Lecouvreur.” His cillor i “Magda” was not a happy | effort. Mr. Osbourne did not seem to have any menta! grasp of the requirements of | the role. On the opening night he played | the Chancillorasa “solo” character study, without regard toits bearings on the other characters in the play; later in the weeka change came o'er the spirit of Mr. Os- bourne’s dream, and he made the Chancil- lor less bourgeois and banal, which was a aistinct gain to “Masda” as a whole. The Regisseur in drienne” is one of | juiciest parts for the portrayer | of elderly roles in the whole range of standard drama. It gives unlimited scope for the exquisite touches of tenderness, pathos and truth to nature, which are the highest product of French art, and though | Osbourne was far from playing the Regis- | seur with the finish of a Coquelin, he suc- | ceeded in giving a stikingly honest and sincere rendering of the role. The way in which the house broke into applanse when he stood at the wings and clapped the imaginary performance at the Comedie Francaise showed how he swaved his audience. Iam watching with deep interest the struggie between Gustay Walter and the povular vaudeville taste in music. Mr. Walter longs to be a musical missionary— “By their fruits ye shall know them,” and Walter’s visit east has borne fruits in musical “turns” that soar above the cafe | chantant style. Vaudeville audiences proverbially do not want natural voices, bel canto, or such musical nonsense as virtuosity of any sort. What they want is something freakish and cute; if it is scasoned with a dash of suggestiveness somuch the more attractive. As for a singer who can sing, a vaudeville audience is not supposed to have any nse for him, and phrasing, correct intonation, mus expression, and other trifles of the kind | would be repudiated by most vandeville | arilsts with an eye to business. The sort | of prima donna that a music hall | audience wants is a dashing young person in abbreviated skirts, with voluminous chiffon lingerie, who chortles, more or less true to the key, about the advisability of keeping the grass green on Willie's grave, or tells, in grating tones, that *‘Mother Was a Lady” statement, by the way, which 1t requires a good healthy imagination to swallow, judging from the appearance and behavior of the daughter. It mother was a lady, what would she have said to the abbreviated skirts and the chiffon lingerie? Itisa mystery to me why people who arealways severely critical when they go to grand opera or symphony concerts invari- ably clap their hands and stamp their feet with delight at a vaudeville show, when Miss Triptoes chortles about her mother being a lady, a full half-semitone off the key, and in a voice harkher than a buzzsaw. Itis a fact though, that dilet- tanti and artists, too, whose opinions are pected and looked up to, give them- selves airs at symphony concerts, and say of some great virtuoso: “'Oh! he' LORENA ATWOOD AT 5 MoROSCOS nice Wheeler, Irene Viancourt, Fanny Denham-Rouse rie Bates. Alcazar Theater” To-morrow night Gillette’s funny com- edy ““The Professor” will open a week's run. It was secen here some years ago, and at that time was received with con- siderable interest. The author has taken for his plot the story of a man of learning who is #o thoroughl; pped up in his studies that he forpets the litile details of life, with the resuit that he becomes en- tangled in a most amusing manner to the audience, but a very complicating one for himself, While at a summer hotel near Boston he unconsciously makes love to every girl stopping at the hotel and en- zages himself (o marry each one. Itisstated that there will be a bevy of pretty girls in the play 1o represent the characters 10 whom the Professor makes love, including Juliet Orosby, Gertrude Tidbali, £dith- Cook, Sue Blanchard and Bertha Foliz, who wiil pe seen in the unique character of Daisy Brown, a child of the wood-, who becomes the ‘“‘speci- men’” and wife of the hero Grand Opera-House. ‘A Mile a Minute,” & melodrama with a strong comedy strain is to be given its first production to-morrow. It tells the story of & miser murdered by his greedy son. Through five acts of excitement, the complications caused by this base deed run on and at last the parricide is pun- ished. There are to be some interesting scenic effects that it is promised will in- - oEAE SR i ance till they do like it.” 8o the Orpheum | tensify the interest materially. Among audiences this week, in addition to the regular variety turns, a-e being nourish.a on & Hungarian bara, and on the singing of Guille, who a year ago was driving bis manager to despair at the Baldwin with his caprices of primo tenore assoluto of the Tavary opera troupe. Next week the Orpheum is to have a grand opera quar- . in comic songs and eccentric dances. tet, and I shail not be swiprised at any- thine in the musical line hereafter, even at finding the Oroheum announ Wag- | ner cycles and Handel's oratorios amoug its attractions. ever be able to muke vaudevile lovers admire singng more than chortling? He is a bold man and descrves success in his missionary eff ort. May he achieve it. MARiE EVELYN. Baldwin Theater. Louis James’ engagement at the Bald- win Theater commences to-morrow night with a revival of Robert Montgomery | Bird’s famous play “Spartacus,” which | has not been seen here for years, not since | it was played here by John McCullough in the old stock days. | Fifty peovle are used in the production of the piay and the company 1s headed by Guy Lindsley. Alma Kruger, Florence E K and W. A. Lincoln iam Sprague, who left San Francisco to join the Jumes Company, is said to have made an excel- | lent impression in the role of Lentulus. | During_the secona week of uis engage- ment James wiil present his new play, My Lord and Some Laaies,’” as well as Shakespearean characterizations. Golumbia Theater. ‘ “*Chimmie Fadden,”” with Charles Hopper | in the title role, and the comvany whi:h supported him in New York, will open an engagement at the Columbia Theater to- morrow night. This play was one of the few emphatic successes of last year. While the scenes are all laid in New York, | and many of the characters belong 1o that | famous locality, the Bowery, stiil 1t is saia | that the story has been so well toid and | the tvpes so well chosen, that the piece may be appreciated and understood by th residents of any American city. Charles Hopper, in the title role of “Chimmie Fadden.” has plenty of oppor- llll'nl{ for displaying his versatility. At one time he has to make love with all the ardor and intensity of a leading man, at the next moment he dances a ji other piece of characterization that won the unstinted praise of the 3 critics was the work done by M The company includes George Nash, John Flood, Will Cowper, W. H. Sheldon, Bar- ney Reynolds, Harry Rawhns, J. R. Fur- long, Sydney Price, Beth Franklin, Bere- | will appear in the cast. these s the pursuit ot the fleeing villain | by the hero in a special engine that dashes across the stage at full speed. Lorena At- wood has been engazed to play the | heorine in “A Mile a Minute.” John J. Pierson is cast as the miser’s wicked son. The Phen Quartet has been shecially enga ed to sing and the funny “Knock- about Four” will appear for the first time The the regular stock company strength of | Tivoli Opera-House. But will Gustave Walter | ‘“Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp” bas | caught the fancy of theater-goers, and is | drawing large audiences at the Tivoli. Ferris Hartman, J. J. Raffael, Rbys Thomas, W. H. West, Maurice Darcy, W. H. Tooker, Fred Kavanagh. Arthur Boyce, | Master Jack Robertson, Elvia Crox Sea- | brooke, Bernice Holmes, Josie Intropedi, | Anna Schnabel and Jeunie Stockmeyer are entertaining in the various roles as- signed to them. Several of the ballets are very taking. A series of revivals of Gilbertand Sul- livan's favorite works is in preparatio: 2150 a production of Nicolai’s comic opera, the “Merry Wives of Windsor.” At the Orpheum. This week Guille will sing Gounod’s ““Ave Maria,” accompanied by Miss Nina de St. Hubert, a young loeal violinist. Abra, Zebra and Vora, European equi- livrists of renown, and John and Bertha Gleason, young novelty dancers with a record of success in New York, are the new features for the programme, and Ward and Curran, the funnv singers, wiil continue in their eccentric act. This will be the last week of Bessie Clayton, the boneless dancing wonder ; the Frantz fam- 1ly of male and female acrobats and Arnold Kiralfy's biz ballet. The Royal Hunga- rian Court Orch stra is establishing a strong clientele of music lovers. At the Ghutes. Weather permitting there will be a bal- loon ascension and parachute drop by Emil Markeberg this afternoon sund the Hagihara troupe of Japanese acrobats will periorm on the big stage at foot of the lake both afternoon and ning. Town, the one-legzed bicyeclist, and Ord- way, the trick rider, will also give exhibi- tons. The animatoscope shows new, animated pictures every night, and the roiler skat- Ingrink {s ‘open continuously, rain or shine. Trebelli Goncert. Mile. Antomnette Trebelli, the famdus soprano, begins her American tour on Tuesday at the California Theater, when she will be supported by Gustav Hin. richs' symphony orchestra. Mlle. Tre- beili is touring under the direction of Vert & Haurwitz, one of the best-known firms of impresarios in Europe. The following programme will be per- formed : PART I Prelude, “Hansel and Grazel” ....... Humperdink Cavatina from Semiramide, -+Bel Haggio”. Rossini Mile. Trebelit. Suite Ariesienne............ Bizet (a) Prelvde, (b) Minuette, (c) Adagietio, (d) Carllon. Bong, Lol Hear the Gentle Lark,” with flute obligato. .. Bishop Mile. Trebelil Interval. PART 1L In honor of the one hundredth anniversary of Schubert's birthdny, born January 31, 1797. (@) Entr'aci, “Rosamunte”: () Moment ‘Mile. Trebelli. acab T ‘alnt-Saens Solvelg's soug, from Ibsen’s Peer Gynt.......Grieg Mlle. ‘i rebelli. Ballet music, from Lakme Bertha Foltz's Success. A clever young actress who made her apoearance last week with the Alcazar Company is Miss Bertha Foltz, who at a short mnotice assumed the part of Olive Grey in ‘A Legal Wreck,”’ owing to the sudden iliness of Miss Buckley. Miss Foltz surprised every one by the manner in which she played the part, for it was not only a long one, but also one that called for careful study in its rendition. The clever young lady received a warm welcome from the audience and was heartily congratulated by the managers and ber associates. Miss Foliz is the daughter of the well-known lady lawyer, Clara Foltz, and is a niece of Charies M. Shortridge of THE CaALry, 2nd of Samuel Bhortridge, the atiorney. She was born in Des Moines, lows, and is just 20 years old. She was educated in the Hanna Co ! in Los Angeles, and went upon the stage five years ago. She made ber debut with Grismer and Davies, in “Chispa,’” at the Alcazar The- ater, pln‘#n: the part of Florence Mont- calm. hen Stockwell opened the the- ater which bore his name, Miss Foltz was raluable member of the company, and ppeared in every play presented for nearly a year. Bhe wenton the road with Clay Clement, in “The New Dominion,” originating the part of Fiora May Ran- dolph, and received the hearty commen- dation of the eutire press in the East. Miss Foltz is petite in figure, with iight golden hair and a pair of sparkling biue eyes which are an index to the capabili- ties she posse ses. She is destined to win an enviable place in her profession, for she has abilities of a high order. In “The Professor,” next_week, Miss Foltz will play the part of Daisy Brown, the *Child of tne Woods.” A Galifornia Actress. Miss Pear! Berry, who has temporarily joined the company at the Grand, is said to be one of the types of native beauty in California. Her debut asan amateur was made in 1890 at B'nai B'ritb Hall. Afteran eng; mentatthe Marquam Grand, Portland, Or., Miss Berry devoted her time to the serious study of her profession. Miss Berry has an engagement as leading lady with one of William Brady's companies and leaves for the East in March. Her many friends and admirers p:edict a brilliant future for her. An 'Er\terpnsrlr\ig PActress. Margaret Mather has spent a large por- tion of the money she got from young Pabst, her one time husband, on a gor- geous production of “Cymbeline” at Wal- lack's. The actress’ intentions were ev dently so artistic that the New York pa- pers Lave treated her very kindly, but it one can resd between the lines neither Henry Irving, Daly nor the Tabors have any cause to tremble for their laurels, though the production was more cc than any they have shown to New York. Like the great Sarah Bernhardi, Miss Mather was her own stage manarer,though she had a little assistance from Eugene Presbury. She also bore the barden of the acting on her own shoulde: E. Henley seems to have made a greater hit than anv otber member of the star’s sup- port. A grandson and a granddaughter of Lester Wallack appeared in minor roles. Brice Jestimonial. A testimonial bevefit will be tendered to D. W. Brice by the Garrick Club in Nutive Sons’ Hall, on Mason street, on the 16th inst. The club will perform the popuiar Little Puck,” with music up to . Brice organized tne club, which counts in its ranks some of the best amateur talent in the City. Italian Opera. At the Bush-street Theater to-night the Italian Musical Society will repeat its successful performance of “Le Educande di Sorrento,"” recently given. Dramatic Brevities. Drew will bring *‘Rosemary” to the Baldwin this year. “The Heart of Maryland” may extend its Chicago engagement. Caroline Miskel Hoyt was the guestof the New York Sorosis at dinner last Friday. The Eastern tour (including Canadian cen- ters) of Mile. Trebelli is now being arranged. Odette Tsler has completed her novel and it will soon be published. It 1sa story of the South. Richard Mansfield has turned over the play “The First Violm” to Charles H. Meltzer for alterations. W. H. Crane will have a series of new pro- ductions to show when he comes to the Bald- win this yesr. Amelia Bingham has been engaged by Charles Frohman to play the leading part in “Two Little Vagrants.” The Grand Jury has {ndicted Oscar Hammer- stein for giving a burlesque called the “Silly Dinner” at the Olymp! Smyth and Rice have cleared a $21,000 in “My Friend From Indis, the shekels come rol}ing in. J. E. Dodson asserts that a theater-goer who is philosophical can overiook almost anything —except & women’s high hat. Annie Russell has been engaged to create s part in Madeline Lucette Ryley's new play so0n to be presented in New York. E. A. Barron has received an oraer from Julia Meriowe Tabor for a three-act romantic dra; Mr. Barron is now in London. Marguerite Merrington is putting toe finish- ing touches 1o ‘‘Poliy’s Jack” and will give David Belasco the manuscript by March 1. *Angeline, the Circus Queen,” the new circo- ra_spectacle which the Tivoli will present g lfdr Easter, is a new departure in the operatic fleld. Vou Suppe's bright operetts, ‘“Lovely alates,” will precede Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience,” to be yresented shortly st the Tivoli. After_having tried to marry off Msud — Adams to Charles Frohman, the gossivs now | have it that Richard Harding Davis is the | Fpasccr'of Of “Cindereila” at the Califorma lleater on the 15th inst. The cast includ Miss Tidbell, one of the Alcazans debutantes, | Taiy, jiriig ;1 oiue, Gustave Levick, little Gus 18 showlug considerabie 8pticnas for the cateet | tle Daisy Grogen, nerny Seod, e Cook, lit- she has chosen. be i o San Fraucisco girl | Flosss Sawyer iitie sy oot Vor el and » graduate of Mills College. lie e, Sawyer, May Lawrence, littie Ngl. Coque in seems to be no nearer to finding a draw for the Porte St. Martin, for George T aud little Aliee Condon. Jessie Wood g = ays of Chauncey Oleott’s new Sweet Inniscarra : T ’ « “When a man has Ohnet’s “Colonel Rogquebrune” 15 doomed, | reashen e, : = just as have been Coquelin’s other six at! | .= :n’fl‘h;m“‘“dmmnuc point at which he tempts. | ShRAmeelt witn & benutitol dog, two | Women. aaren, several pretty but ineficiont Mario Bates, whose impersonation of the | 5°0en and u great manv. mediocre men all bibulous Mrs, Murphy in “Chimmis Fadden” | {% ¥hom ke Turna {n "creating oppormutiio, is regarded as a very clever characterization, | of nan'® R he e moELortinitios attained ner sarlicst fame as Topsy in “Uncls Tom’s Cabin.”” Miss Laura Millard, who is singing st the | i 2novn Castie-squsrs Theater in Boston, will shortly B2 the Tivoli Opera-nouse Company, ap- pearing as Mrs, Ford in a production of Nicoaf’s “Merry Wives of Windsor.”” from which cmark mine or rich no remark of 895 Other person will move him." It is announc that Louis James is the oaly the coast this season, \tcarries its own signifi- everal tragedians of note severa 8nd the announcem, cance. visite: Last seaso the coast, other of - giher of the ‘the ora opicral times one or 3 all t Sigasy o rorac £ Modjeska and her supporting cnmp;ny :;Jll unctly successin gt 001y one was di leave this morning for San Diezo, where the | gnce "tng of 1oy he point of attend. star’s tour begins on Monday night. After playing that city Modjeska appears at Los Angeles, Fresno, Stockton and Oakland. Under Martial Law” is the title of Milton Nobles’ new romantic comedy-drama, which Jnmes Hayman limitea the noc, attractions and selec Pecuniary success . This season Mr. 1ber of this class of n ted ¢ ne who proved a The marvelous acrobaris Rilasn) ot mo, a Jacob Litt will produce in Milwaukee in March. ( Paris, snd his letter-Dox yen o o, 1001 OF The play deals with the stirriug events of Wer | crammed with billets-dous o, 207228 Was time {u Washington and it 1s semi-military in his admirers. tone. A lot of English horses are expected to ar- rive in New York very shortly and will be | bis business "Next dus ne crawieq™ used in a racing play. This causes Charles A. | F'5vas Door Bohame. = jcere o3 tud Bigelow to_ obsorve that the imuortation of | a ers’ nad all. forgotios Sy aRe foreign talentis driving the American actor out of the profession. One of ‘the reasons why Fanny Davenport did not secure *‘Spiritisme,” the latest play of Sardou, was because Sarah Bernhardtstipo- Iuted that she would not create the leadin, role in Paris if the foreign rights were Iols to her American rival. So mauy good actors are going into the variety business nowadays that some good dramatists are compelled to go after them, and writing sketches is_thefr little specialty. The amount of money they receive for them is very large, and so it ought to be, to corre- spond with 'the salaries of those Who play them. Great preparations are in progress for the One day last week som: broken-down wretch o f boathook and,after drying b his business, Next duy morai about all this somew Native Daughters of the Goldan West, Mrs. B. Bruce, second vice-pres; Golden State Parlor, having gone t Ariz., for a while, tendered her r. and Mrs. M. Randall was elected to cancy. At the last held meet lor three candidates were iniiate are still several applications to ac Grand President Mrs. Mary E. T, last Friday for San Miguel, San Luis J County, for the purpose of instituting & ney varlor there. L ——————— Just opened, 25 pieces all-wool eta- menes, latest shades, 75c yard. City of Paris. - NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. 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