The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 21, 1897, Page 25

New York” has held the town | past week. There is no te will finish the three weeks’ but T would not b t boom up to the last perforn vish show, with actic It remin of ing seems t et few 1l people or acts are valua e safest thing to do is to eyes and ears on the clown, on} He is rapturously fur is the slang of classic g trampy voice w editorial, and t strikes you defe iti but it of is related of nanager: that kin he stag Eddie Fo knows dren’s Foc geniality ev the youn brew speci I watched another t the no ar I look faces JEANCTTE .« ¢ THE TENDERLOIN BOGEARD RALDWI THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1897. Fiar vana and again write the impexi ous criti- cism fcr the cultured.” 3 SHTON ETEVENS. California. The Italian Grand Opera Company will begin the fourth and final week of its en- gagement at the Calilorma Theater on Monday night, presenting for the first | (AN ATFIE WAR%H}MB'] : N\ M N O vsa hu e part in sometimes pa Speaking the is t 1e sum to stage st becoming | The orchestration boils; the the 23 are very pales before irts and ted by a modern the life of va- remote is th who come early rl of the them instalir ludes, by the wa vogues, Taere is harc bas not i rowing obesely nalism to York. Howe Morton and giind out these reviews. I worth a la remember him as th editor and main | contributor of Town Tobic He uced to phs about were simy ep How deliciously he Yorker for likine Te 1 pe of burlesque! I unko-stee dare say tne day will come when McLel thur V. Gibscn, 1t an will point to these reviews ana say: d little Miss “There are the best jok2s I ever played at 1 when : for Y hat can be said al s pace that give how bad it might stage management. It is terof t of on the fatty but I expos-d With the expénse of the pu e Willie W per Dithma aired diatribe of the drama, lie public’s expense. e<pecial r; but the public at are writ- od zed , it is told, > he gave up ame of Hugh | s, people and | in the Times | entertainment that New York adores to|time see, the stuff that will qu from her theater money. sume me ancestral name, estseparate her t back in me here Lescaut.” Puccini’'s opera, This opera will be ‘‘sanon sung on Now I can re- | Monday, Wednesday and Saturday even- ings. On Tuesday we are to have the ini- my left hand I scratched off the aramatic | Morocco chair, smoke the perfecto of Ha- | tial presentation here of Verdi's “The Force of Destiny.”” *“Otello” will be re- peated Thursday, and on Friday *Car- men” will be sung for the first time dur- ing the season. The matinee on Saturday will be devoied to “Faust.” Following upon the success of *La Boheme,” the local music-lovers are an- ticipating something exceptionally good in Puccini’s version of *Manon Lescaut.” The music, bar the intermezzo, which was played by Vallini at last Sunday’s concert, is unknown here. The lioretto is supposed to ilollow the main in- cidents of the story of ‘“‘Manon Lescaut.” The first act discloses the scene where Geronte de Ravoir kid- nays Manon and carries her off in the coach of ber lover. The second shows Manon in all her vanity, capriciousness and ambition adorning the apartments of Geronte; the finding of her by her iover, Des Grieux, and the discovery of them by tbe iniuriated Geronte. The third act shows the port of Havre, where meet Des Grieux and Manon and her brother, after she nas been discarded by Geronte and Des Grieux has escaped from the Paris prison. Tne fourth and last actis in the American territory of New Orleans, where Manon and ber lover die. Those who heard Puccini's “Manon Le-caut” when Gustav Hinrichs brought it out several yearsagoin FPhiladelphia say that the music follows Abbot Pre- vost’s buok with the same fidelity of color that marks “Boheme."” “Manon” will attract a big Monday night audience, and “The Force of Des- tiny,” althoug h an old work, should be of interest to ovpera-goers, if for no other reason t.an that i1t has never been given before in San Francisco. There is a rumor on the Rialto to the effect that the Italian company will play | an extra season_at the Baldwin after the | run of “In Gay New York.” | | The Baldwin. “In Gay New York” has brought a boom to the Baldwin Theater, and the crowded condition of tha auditorium at every performance during th- past week | brought to mind the days of “*EI Capitan’ and other successful engagements. It bas been decided to give Sunday New York” run and a special Thanks- giving day matinee will be given Thursday. The performance has evi- dently caught the fancy of local theater- goers. The entertainment Certainly has plenty of smack and movement. Es- pecially is 1t a good example of what stage management can do in the effective use of material which in 1tself, under other cir- cumstances, might prove of little conse- quence. The company proved that its magni- | tude had not been exaggerated. Theloca | theater-+oers are not slow in appreciating | | quick work, prettv costuming, attractive | embles and cther effective staze in- gredients which go to make up this per- E ! formance, Edd e Foy has been the recipi- tic receptions durng the week; be renews the hold which he | | }ou: of enth fastened upon local audiences when he was | so prominent a part of the Henderson | | productions. Lee Harrison as the bunko man con | tributed to the iun of the performance. Gllbert Grecory’s policeman is a gocd bit, | and the scrub woman specialty which he | does with Peter Curly has made one of | tne hits of the performance. Jeanette Bageard, Etta Gilroy and Gertruae Zella furnish a trio of irls whose liveliness is never questioned. Stuart Robson and his own company of players will be an early attraction at the Baldwin Theater. Golumbia. This is the third visit to San Francisco of “In Old Kentucky.” The company in- | terpreting what the press agent is pleased to call the romantic play at the Columbia ison the whole a good one. The play everybody knows. Mr. Dazey has come somewhere in the neighborhood of nature in the draft of his characters, and the play is fairly well constructed. The front | | I night performances during the “In Gay | on scenes, which are often so desper- ately daull in other plays, actually help along the story of this ome. It has all the brisk action of melodrama, combined with the breeziness of comedy. It portrays in a pleasant way some of the phases of life 1n the interesting blue-grass region of Kentucky. The scenery isgood and the mechanica! effects are weil man- aged. A dynamite explosion, a leap for hife, a horserace and a death struggle fur- nish enough excitement to keep the gal- lery aroar. The second act is thoroughly erjoyable, The barnyard swarms with Pickanin- nies who caper and dance, ied by Burt Grant, one of the best buck dancers in the business. The brass band moves the house 10 great enthusiasm, the pickanin- nies were recalled again and again. Es- pecial praise is due Mr. Bradley for hisin- teiligent scting of the colonel. Miss War- ner is comely and in earnest. Tne whole play moves with the free and boundless methods of xood old melodrama, and it is sometimes useless to criticize these methods, There will be a Thanksgiving matinee at the Columbia. Rlcazar. Commencing to-morrow night the stock company at the Alcazar will play the farcical comedy “Incor,” written by Mrs, Pacheco, the wife of ex-Governor Pacheco. The comedy was quite a success when Charles Dickinson played it some years ago ai the Busb-street Theater. it also en- joyed the distinction of running a hundred nights in London. The story is one of humorous compiication., Tom Stanhope, the son of General Stanhope, becomes enamored of Kute Armitare, the hired companion ol Isabella Howard, the gen- eral’s war¢, The father has arranged it carefully with himself that Tom shall marry Isabella, and when young Ned Moreland asks for Isabella’s hand he is told that it has been reserved for Tom. Ned telis the general of Tom’s infatua- tion for the companion, and the old gentleman raises a nice rumpus. charges poor Kate and threatens to cut Tom off with the proverbial 25 cents. In the meantime Tom finds the photograph of the betrothed of a Miss Sumner, who figures largely in the play, and proceeds to make up in imitation of it. In this guise he goes azain to his parent, asks for the hand of Kate, which is given him post hasie. Then comes the complica- tions of misidentity, which finally land Tom and two other characters in an asylum for the insane. low, the general admits that it is one on him ana everything ends happily. In the cast are: Messrs. Huntington, Shaw, Clayton, Arper and Carleion, Mrs. Bates and the Misses Foster, Crosby and Kingsley. The Alcazar will have a mati- nee performance on 1 hanksgiving day. Tivoli. “The Geisha’’ runs along smoothly at the Tivoli Opera-house; the house is nighily crowded with large and enthusi- astic audiences. The pretly stage pic- tures of this “Tale of a Teahouse” and its exceptional cast, costumes, acces- sories, excellent chorus and enlarged or- chestra have made the hit of the year in San Francisco. To the cast, which includes Edwin Stev- eng, Thomas C. Leary, Phil Branson, Rob- ert Dunbar, Arthur Boyce, Charles T. Swickard, Edith Hall, F orence Wolcott, Tillie Salinger, Georele Cooper and Jen- nie Stockmeyer, the favorite boy soprano, Master Jack Robertson, has been added. He plays the midshipmite in a dashing manner. This weak a couple of gala per- formances will be given and an entire new set of costumes imvorted by George T. Marsh & Co. from the Royal Opera-house in Tokio for Augustin® Daly will ve shown for the first time. A pro- duction of Planquette’s romantic comic opera “Rip Van Winkle” will follow, after which the gorgeous holiday specta- cle, “The Tales of Mother Goose."” The new acts at the Orpheum for this week are Servais Le Roy, who comes from Belgium at the request of Gustav Walter. He isstyled as Europe’s greatest illusionist and magician, and it is vouched fcr tiat his work is quite different from anything that has been seen in San Francisco. Edson assisted i Harry s in a very funny act by h.s trained dog “Jack” snd_together they do a laughabie turn. From the Couservatory to be a singer of great reputation. The projected by the biograph. Ivis said that thisisthe best view ever ffected for a picture machine., Otker ensational views to be shown this week will be Jumbo, the horseless fire-engine, on his way to a fire, views from the gun deck of the United States steamer Massa- chusetts, “‘Theater Hats On" and “Thea- ter Hats Off,” and a snapshot at the At- lantic Fire Department on its way to a tire, and in which the norses of one of the engines becomes uncontrollable and runs over the camera taking the views. The wondertul Morris ponies, Cook and Clinton, A. O. Duncan, Leopoldine and others have been retained. Morosco's. “The Great Diamond Robbery,” a sen- sational melodrama written by “Nym Crinkle” (A. C. Wheeler), the celebrated dramatic critic, and Edward M. Allfield, will be the new bill at the Grand this week. The central figure in the play isa notorious Brazilian aaventuress who is Hedis- | Exylanations fol- | of Coogne comes Eleanor Montana, said | great Haverstraw tunnel scene will be | CHARMS OF “IN GAY NEW YORK” .t .¢ implicated in the thelt of the Garbiadoff diamonds. g She meets and marries a respectable New York banker, who knows nothirng of her history. Her accompiices send the diamonds to the hushand for eafekeep- ing. A letter reaches the Lusband in- forming him of the character of his wife. To gain possession of the diamonds the wife kilis him and the crime is fastened on a young bank clerk. who, of course, finally comes out of it all with a clear name. The full strength of Moro-co’s companv will be called for by the big cast. There will be a Thanksziving matinee at the Grand. et A nice bill of specialties will be given this afterncon at Sutro Baths. Pierpont and Clayton will give an exhibition on the triple norizontal bars, Otho and Nieber will appear in a tumbling act, the Saville sisters, a petite dancing duo, will present _some novelty dances, and Sidney Baxter will perform his juggling feats on a slack wire. Thanksgivingday will be cel- ebrated by a grand aquatic tournament at che bat The chief feature will be a 500-yard relay race between the San Fran- cisco, Oakland and Stockton branches of the Y. M. C. A. Five picked men will represent each branch, and the winning team will be presented with five hand- some gold medals by the baths’ manag ment. The Olympia. “San Francisco's Great Music Hall,” as the Olympis, corner of Mason and Eddy streets, is stvled, will be thrown open uext Saturday evening. The big building has been entirely refitted, a new stage and sounding-board constructed and the acous- tic properties cf the house perfected. The inaugural attraction wili be the Bosten Ladies’ Military Band, the only organiza- tion of its kind in the country, and under the direction of Herr Ernest Fr. Fleck. The m usicians are said to render classical and popular selections in a capital man- ner. A number of operatic vocalists have also been engaged, and as the Olympia will be conducted as a lirst-ciass place of amusement, there is no doubt that it will iake its place among the permanent resonts of the city. The Chutes Theater. At the Chutes there is sensation upon sensation. This afternoon Charles W. Vosmer, a young gentleman who delights in aerial trips, will make a balloon ascen- sion and parachute drop, hanging by his teeth. For the week beginning to-mor- row the programme witl inelude Toohig, McNally and Stegman, comedy acrobats; | George Bird, the “Chinese Embassador’’: | Matt Keefe, ballagist; Armstrong and !O'Neil and the chuteoscope, and Adsgie and her lions will thrill for the last week in San Francieco. The Oberon. Among the many numbers played by Stark’s orchestra Jast week the *Poet and | the Peasant” overture was especialiy well rendered and warmly applauded. The | concerts continue to attract large audi- ences. Musical Mention. The San Francisco Eymphony Saciety is now an accomplished fact. Sufficient members have joined to warrant the board of directors going ahead and completing arrangements for what promises to be a successful series of sym- phony afternoons. The concerts will take place at the Tivoli Opera-house on slternate Thursdays, beginning December 2 at 3:20 sharp. The orchestra will consist of fifty musicia.s under the directorship of Fritz Sheel. The sale of subscription seats for members opens Tuesday morning at Sherman, Clay & Co.’s under the mansgement of Albert Marks and will continue until Saturday night. he membership (ees for the entire series are 9 ana $12, according to location of seats. Miss Carrie Bowes, pianiste, assisted by G. Nimetti, violinist, will give a concert at the M. C. A. Hall on the evening of the 30th inst. Mrs. J. M. Plerce, the soprano during nine years of the lately disbanded choir ot Dr. | Stebbing' Chureh, has accepted the double po- sition of soprano and musical director of (ne First Unitarian Soclety of Berkeley. At the Golden Gate Hall on Tuesday evening Miss Selena E. Cohan will give a dramatic re- cital for the benefit of the Children’s Hospi- tal. She will be assisted by Edward Xaver Rolker, tenor; Miss Lottie Siegel, soprano, and | Frederic Maurer Jr., accompanist, I heard a nmew argument against the litho- graph evil yesterday, It came from & manager of a combination house. He proclaimed his firm belief in the theory that the holders of lithograph passes drive gcod people from the theater. “They're a cheap set,” he continued, :and I blame them for the fact thatopenings at my house are never as well attended as other erformances. Monday is lithograph night. My pations know it. Many of them simply won’t come on thatevening. Why, I've had tried-and-true attractions open to only $250, and yet play to $6000 on the week. Now, how can you explain that except upon the theory that the paying public doesn’t want to mix with the lowest grade of deadheads?’'— #The Man in the Flies” in the New York Dramatic News-Times. It is not generally known that Stanley Whit- ing, the composer and exponent of “ragtime” coon songs, was until last year a New York insurance broker. His debut at Keith’s was made to settle a wager, Whiting having bet that he could entertain & metropolitan audience with a scientific explanation and demonstration of “ragtime.” He not only won his wager, but made such & popular suc- cess that he at once abandoned brokerage and settled himself in the variety business. “AMUSEMENTS, NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. \ FRANCISCO. CAL. estas. 1857. | 1OS ANGELES CAL. esms. 1598 GUSTAV }’;:\LT Diractor-General. WEBI COMIL - I CIN G- | NEW AND SENSATIONAL EUROPEAN MONDAY, NOV. z22. AND AMERICAN FEATURES! AMERICAN DEBUT OF g SERVAIS LE ROY, Europe’s Greatest Illusionist and Ma ian. OPER ‘;'l:;l} :\Nll"l)"\‘l ]’il“l’:T;\'lI VOCALIL 1 From the Cc AND HIS F DO Nt - ELEANOR MONTANA. mmMORRIS TRAINED PONIES mmm A1d the RIDING DUG and ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT. The WRESILING PONICS, Banner and Madison Square, With Their Colored Opponent, John Hedge. DUNCAN, | COOK & CLINTON, loguis Shooti 1THE MO-T SENSATIONAL SCENES EVER PRESENTED, THE AMERICAN BIOGRAPH! | LEOPOLDINE, | _Ae int Aruiste, A 0. SEYEN . Th: HAVERSTRAW TU INEL VIEW, Which S a Furor in the JUMBO, THE HOR -ELEsSS FIRE \GINE, HATS ON AND HATS OFF, and other Parquer, any seat A ; Balcony 10¢; Chidren 1 , any uart. MATIVEE TO-DAY (sunday). Nov. 21— Special Matinee Thanksziving Dy, conIn G e Gre:t Vesuvian2 Quartet, "™ {52 COMING ' CZIT A, b THURSD AY, N ifal Gypsy Violinist, fresh from her Vic natriumphs | | | | | | | { NEW TO-DAY AMUSEMENTS. ALCAZAR Fueo Brussco. .Manager [ THIS Last Time of the Military | SINDAY Comedy, NIGHT “OUR REGIMENT.” TO-MORROW (MONDAY) NIGHT, MATINEE THANKSGIVING DAY, THE BEST YET, INCOG. | Mrs. Produced under ths direction of CHARLES Romualdo Pacheco’s Farce. NEW TO-DAYAMUSEMENTS. A A A A A A A A A A AT n“ (Al MAYTIAN I An0 Co, L NCORP'D BRTH EATRE M PROPS. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. TO-NIGHT (SUNDAY) and ALL NEXT WEEK. "ISITT?T ASE ME.” EVERY sunpavs NIGHT INcLUDED. SATURDAY MATINEE. THE TUMULTUOUS HIT, EKLAW & HRLANGHER'S GREATEST SHOW PIECE. EKRY NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. GRAND OPENING, INAUGURAL AT NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. CORNER OF MASON AND EDDY STS.—San Francisco’s Great Music Hall. A STRICTLY FAMILY RESORT! SATURDAY EVENING, NOV. 27 TRACTION, THE LICK=ON, 10100 = 9 Seats can be had six daysin advanceat box YO RK g e office or by phone Main 254. - ANN. RS - e GRS The only orzanization of its kind in America. Under the direction of HERR ERNEST Prices........... 15¢. 2B¢, 35¢, 50c. EXTRA THAN KSG lVlNG DAY‘ FK FLECK. In conjunction with & number of High-\ lass Operaiic Artists. Which include a reserved seat. M ATINEE EVERY EVENING ANOD SUNDAY AFTERNOONS, PRICOLATNER.GOTTLOD & G- .435t5 A MANBLRY - +- PACKED COME JAMMED AND CROWDED SEE ‘IN OLD KENTUCKY ! Beginn'ng TO-MORRUW NIGHT, Tt still beats 'em allt The best produstion ever given here. Coming—The Prince of Players, LOUIS JAMES, OBERON. GRAND CONCERT EVERY EVENING BY STARK'S. :. VIEXNA .- ORCHESTRA ! | TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mrs, KRNESTIN E KRELING, Proprietor & Manage: EVERY EVENING ...AT 8 SHARP The ihree Hours' Trip to the Orient. The Charming Japanese Comody, “THE GEISHA!” ——“THE JEWEL OF ASIA.”—— SUPERB CAST! Beautiful Scenery -Magnificent The Dear Little Jappys—dap POPULAR PRICES .250 and 50c. SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY SOCIETY! FRITZ SCHEEL, Director. tlon Seats open at SHERMAN, LAY & CUS store Next Tuesday ... - November 23 At 9330 A. ., and Will continue until Saturda: 5P M Sale of Subscrip! L New subscriptiois pted until close of sale, CALIFORNIA THEATER. Beginning Monday, November 22, FOURTH AND LAST WEEK. ITALIAN GRAND OPERA CO. REPERTOTRE FIRST TIME HERE. An Event, MANON LESCAULT. By ruccinl Toesday—“THE FORCE OF DESTINY.” Thursday—* ‘OTELLO >’ Friday— *CARWMEN " Saturday maunee—*“FAUST."” Prices 50c, | . %1 and $1.50. Monday, Weduesday and Saturday evenings. THE CHUTES AND FREE THEATER This Afternoon! This Afternoon! Balloon Ascension and Parachute Drop by C. W. VOSMER. Every Afternoon and Evening. RAIN OR SHINE!— ADGI AND i ER LIONS AND A BIG VAUDEVILLE BILL. Admission to all 10e, Chiidren se. MORO0SCO'S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. WALTEK MOROSCO...~0le Lessce and Manags: Last Two Prriormances of «A CELEBRATED CASE.” Commencing to-morrow, Nov. 22, Day Matine ToeSas and o %5 aturday and Sunday. Matinee kvery RECREATION PARK. ——TO-DAY AT 2 P. M,—— BALTIMORE ALL AMERICA JOE CORBETT and WILLIAM CLARK Will Be the Battery for Baltimore. RACING! RACING! RACING! —CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB— Winter Meeting, 1897-9¢, beginning MONDAY, November 15 to Novémber 27, inclusive. OAKLAND RACETRACK. Racing Monn-{?. Tuesday, Wednesday, Ahursday, Friday and Saturday. FIVE OR MORE RACES EACH DAY. —Races Start av 2:15 P. M. Sharp— Ferry-Boats leave San Francisco at 12 x. aal 12:30,1 .00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30 and 3 p. M.. conneci- ing with truing stopping at the entrance (o rack. Buy your ferry tickets to Shell Mound. Helurning—Trains leave the frack at 4:151321 445 2. 3. and immediately after the last race. THOMAS H. WILLIAMS JK, Fresidens R. B. MiLROY, Secretary. SUTRO BATHS. This Afternoon (Sunday), November 21, NEW AND BRILLIANT SPECIALTLIES. PIERPONT AND CLAYTON OTHO AND A;:.E?F‘l’l"l"ni VILLE ST ERS, g SID BAXTER. GRAND AQUATIC TOURNAMENT |TBANKSGI\'ING DAY,