The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 29, 1898, Page 29

THE SAN RANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 29, 1898 29 Warna THE POSTER ARTIST AND HIS FOUR CREATIONS N the land of Ought-to-be—which | s an altogether different place from the realm of Might-have-been he first night of a theatrical per- ance will take place after the play itself has run for a couple of thought of. Witness Raffael, the ex- treme type, whose words were quite inaudible and who played the Impres- sionist as he’d play a bandit or a shep- errot or a Romeo—with no nterest In or assumption of alities of the character whose | | B tevens, t if Edith Hall, who whose bearing or more. he Poster” could be put on at 2 Tiv th 1i all fresh to the public, all fa- 4 ¥ millir o the' pertbraibri & week from | Co2 g herited knight 100 t _ 4, i S ing longingly back upon his ancestr: orrow night, with the experience hume, would think it worth while, they the company and the authors have now.| might be v and needed recruls of its few deficiencies to the . San Francisco’s good qualitis small d tis now, is on night it wou peace footings. W . & The Baldwin. v The Poste . Gerardy and Lachaume will | disappointm concert at the evening. It will the world, and is ha | e be the farewell of these three great jon. which musicia who have completely cap- tured local music lovers by their play- | the concerts during the > pro; mme for to-night's contain a number of pop- nd among them will be ing at life. Ought-to-be the mu- sl ‘“The Poster” would not have it work from the rep- rkle and go taken out aye and Gerard been ; here most highly ay that he has writte: the than it w htful Tiv, nowada 2 more th tions would P not be an that who is brave enough in “The Bells” after tion of it in this coun- 1t the Columbia to-morrow New Dominion.” His » Hohenstauffen, is @ Clement, that same Utopian c sxuberance of the com- and Mr. Clement T have been chastened. Its notices upon his rendition 1 so Tivoli, comedy is wholesome and bracing and its conception of manhood There will be a matinee performance to-day and one to-morrow at the Cali- where the Hopkins Trans- Star Specialty Company be- gins another week. The performance of Frank Gardner’s riding baboon shows a vast amount of | training on the part of Mr. Gardner drinking scene the animal most human. Juno Salmo, t, is seen in an act that jualed in this city for man_ twists himself nd with equal ease and Little Lulu gives a dashing and graceful trapeze act, closing with a performance on the swinging rope. The Sidmans win fa- vor in their comedy sketch, as do also Morton Revelle. fornia, Oceanic contortion not been Th has difficulty. up into a kno grace untles h any that ave e of pric is music r operatic comedy or I = Morosco’s Grand Opera House. past | to chronicle | and womanhood is the highest. Ger- trude O'Malley is Clement's leading | t is pro- | 1ady. Sl absolute B, ft to tal- The Galifornia. Morton is decidedly | clever and rattles off his ragtime songs | nate and so un- | in a catching manner. The banjo | presented in | team, Polk and Kollins, has made one way that any other | of the hits of the performance. ROCKWELL OLYMPIA & o fall into their | . would be. There 15| There will be a holiday matinee at | their creed, and that | Morosco's to-rgorrow afternoon, when | a new star, George P. Webster, will open in the marine spectacular drama, | “Bottom of the Sea.” This play had its first production in the Grand Opera House, and was again played there by Tivoli way. It works It or artistic al with the ordinary subject. | but death to the | tion at the Tiv- | the Webster and Brady company ln: it of the Tivoli | 1893. The play is strong In situations | a small [and mechanical and scenic effects. | and its gc For the | There are two especially mnotable | of J s is suf- | scen: The one shows the deck of | e the usual well- | the French steamer Invincible, with | But when it come the machinery at work in laying a | r of the musical family, | submarine cable. A great storm oc- ng that is not exactly a | curs, and the cable parts. The next scene shows the depths of the ocean. A diver is engaged at the bottom of | the sea in a terrific combat with a devil fish. Divers at work splicing the vith s ple, as well as the denizens of the zood in- | mighty deep are also shown. In the| | first act there is a wreck in mid-ocean fashioned tune-y cess nor an ope: given to them—the; preten: e thin and unwearied tention act and sing it exactly as its maker would not have it sung and |and other exciting episodes, tend to ex- acted. | cite interest in the productiorn. Web- | Of c =e, this very natural fault fis | r is a clever actor, well known in this city, where he last appeared In the original Trilby company at the Colum- bia Theater. Max von Mitzel, a new | member of the stock, will be in_the cast. He comes from the Girard ..ve- nue Theater of Philadelphia. Thé’TlVolt. “The Poster” is on for another week at the Tivoll. It is full of novelties, of funny bill posters, of well-known advertising pictures that come to life, of furniture that becomes animate, of gorgeous and weird costuming, of clever hits of all kinds. The topical scng, “It's All in the Point of View,” the quintet at the end of the first act, and the duet, “Cupid, Cupid, You’re So Stupid,” are among the hits of the play. The.scene between the artist and his four creatior< 'n which some of his minor efforts comé to life, car- ries out the satirical idea of the play. All the Tivoli's clever people are well placed and the performance through- out is a most enjoyable one. An Amer- ican nautical opera, entitled “An Amer- ican Hero,” founded upon the adven- tures of Paul Jones, will follow. not peculiar to the Tivoli, but is com- | mon to the stock companies.of all sorts. | “The Poster” is not a marvel of wit nor 1 dream of melody, but merely a novel satirical composition, far too good in these days of dearth of originality to ve allowed to pass unregretted into the limbo of plays which have been | produced and are not failures. Be- sides, it holds some one’s opportunity. (ts novelty, its unusualness, have sig- ance for the talented actor who has dividuality and energy enough to see to take ac ntage of it. The suc- ss of the “First Born” and of the .rs who produced it at the Alcazar the fact of its newne: of {its be- terly unlike anything else these letors and actresses had seen or played. I'hey lacked models. There was noth- ng to copy from. And so these peo- »le, who had done no remarkable work before this, fell back upon their own prains, upon their own imaginations. Instead of wooing success in some one s old garments, instead of trying to leceive fortune by assuming a copy of jome one else’s old methods, they lound the tide of success swelling at iheir feet. Simply because they had worked the mine that lay within them, 10t the abandoned old claim of some sredecessor. Of course, this refers The Alcazar. nerely to the success of the| Lewis Morrison will present a play ayers themselves. “The P?slvr new to San Franciscans to-morrow, %nrn‘nl h:(jve(nom‘:lsrm thtif;]gs‘he uti‘:"'j, “The Master of Ceremonies,” which is Jissimilar may be meagured according | @ dramatization of George Manvile Fenn's novel. The play is supposed to occur in the time of George III, and pictures the troubles of a Englishman, harassed by poverty and accused of a crime, of which he is In- nocent. There’s a thrilling court scene, two pretty love romances and a strong climax. Mr. Morrison plays the role of the accused father, and Miss Roberts is Claire, the daughter. To-morrow afternoon, Decoration day, a special matinee will be given. The Orpheum. The novelty on the bill at the Orphe- o rank in each class. But it gave the rivoli people the opportunity—a rare me—of original effort, unhampered by yrecedents. And the Tivoli people gay- y disregarded the chance, and, all un- jonscious of wasted opportunity, gave 1s the Tivoli sion of “The Poster.” Vot a bad version; good of its kind— he Tivoli kind, which is quite one's noney’s worth, but which presents such antalizing possibilities that one can't elp wishing it were better. The thing is that success in a stock ompany, so well established, so justly \opular as is the Tivoli’s, is so easy hat original thinking becomes un- proad { | number of special features on Decora- "erts, Fred Williams, - leceseary. antiquated, unheard and un- | um for next week is Professor Leon- idas with his troupe of ten cats and.| twenty dogs, Which is recognized every- | where as the greatest act of its kind | ever seen at a vaudeville house. Other | new features are Musical Johnstons, | who excel as soloists and duetis the xylophone, and who obtain s surprising results from this much-used instrument.” The La Mont family have | been brought- direct from Europe by the Walter Orpheum Company. They | are an acrobatic trio capable of per- | forming feats that are new and original even to the Orpheum s It would | seem as though the limi possibil- ities had about been exhausted in the | acrobatic line, but the La Monts prom- | ise something entirely new. The hold- overs include Ezra Kendall, the humor- ist, who will select entirely new sub- jects' for his funny talks this week; Carroll Johnson, blackface comedian; | Al Leech and the Three Rosebuds; Har. ry McAllister, the inmipersonator and mimic; Colby and Way, the ventrilo- quist and dancing doll, and the Man- hattan Comedy Four, in an entire change of repertoire. Special matinee will be given on Monday (Decoration day), with the regular matinees on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. The Olympia. The blograph, the greatest of pro- Jectoscope machines, with new war scenes, is on the bill at the Olympia | Music Hall. A number of new scenes | are promised, including Captain Sigs- bee and staff, a skirmish fight, the Am- | phitrite and others, including review | of troops and camp life scenes. The | variety olio will include ten or more speclalty acts, making altogether a most complete bill. Matinee to-day. The Ghutes. At the Chutes Free Theater a great variety of entertainment will be pro- vided for the coming week. William de Boe, the “upside down man,” is a unique trapeze performer. He does all of his work while standing on his head. The animatoscope shows a number of stirring war scenes, notably the de- parture of the Peking with the boys in blue manning the yardarms, and the First Regiment marching down Mar- ket street. Two matinees will be given this afternoon, and there will be a tion day. STAGE GOSSIP. The following is a complete list of the new Frawley company as it will appear at the Columbia Theater, begin- ning June 13: Miss Madeline Bouton, Miss Cora Tinnie, Miss Eleanor Carey, Miss Fanchon Campbell, Miss Maud ‘Winter, Edward Bell, Theodore Rob- Samuel Edwards, Alf Hickman, Robert G. Wilson, Alf | Hampton, | Conger. 0000000000000 00003C0000000000000000000000000VO00000000DVO0O0CO0000000000000D 2 a; o o <& o © (] © o CO0ROOO0O o CoONO000CO0CCON0QOCEEOR000000000000000000C0000C000N0000C0CI0LCO00000C0N00000 John T. Burke and David ar-Morin, the charming French nimist, is to appear in a Japa- part especially written for her, with May Irwin's company, next son. Mlle. Pilar-Morin speaks English | very prettily, and a greater contrast | than her beautiful small self and bouncing May Irwin it would be hard to imagine. The Baldwin closes for the summer to-nigh Irvin last great success is in “The Medicine Man.” Carrie Roma, who so conscientiously KGERTRUDE CoLumM: plays the thankless role of the fin de' GEORGE P WEBATER, MOROSCO'S . O'MALLEY IN THE DRAMATIC LAND OF OUGHT-TO-BE. MIRIAM MICHELSON, Dramatic Editor. in “The Poster,” cle maiden goes Cast to-night. It is now definitely arranged for the new Frawley company to open at the Columbia Theater on June 13, in Daly’s “No. 9. Madeline Bouton will be seen in the leading role. Mounet-Sully _is e producing Jean Richepin’s “La Martyre” at the Com- | edie Francaise. The latest addition to the Frawley company i iss Fanchon Campbell, who 1. season appeared as the Prin- c ia in “The Prisoner of Z2nda.” Miss Campbell is said to be a particu- larly pretty woman. | _ Eleanor Duse is to play a second] | Parls engagement, beginning mext| month. She is the only foreign dra- | matic artist in many vears who has | succeeded in winning the Parisians' | favor: | During the forthcoming engagement | Duse will play Hedda Gabler, which the latest addition to her reperto When she performed Ibsen's grim | play in Lisbon recently the Portuguese public acclaimed .her impersonation, | Queen Amelie, who saw it, presented | the Italian after the performance with | | a bracelet she wore, in token of ner ad- | miration. Sothern will open next season at the CARROLL JOHNSON, ORPHEUM.§ e \ AT 1 VI T New York Lyceum in Anthony H “All of my sympath Guilbert says Yvette For the sake of se T am will- to ing a Te Deum sung at Notre Dame Cathedral, to im- plore the good God to assist this so un- happy country. I had nothing but feel- ings of contempt for Americans. Their only use in the world is for one to ex- | tract dollars from them."” Otero has offered to sell her gems for the Spanish cause. Born” will be revived at after the close of the Trison engagement. May ind nearly all of the origipal © will be in the cast. Sothern and Virsinia Harned " s». playing “The Lady of Lyons” in Phila- delphia. Beatrice Harraden has decided to write a play. She has sketched out ber plot and created her characters with a sjé cial view to the requirements of El- len Terry, with whom she has been in consultation on the subject. Francis Wilson, Pauline Hall, Henry Dixey and Lulu Glaser take part in the revival of “Erminie” at the New York Casino. Julla Marlowe opened her engagement in Cleveland In a new play, “For Honulo Prince Charley.”” Taber's place was taken by Alfred Kendrick. “Mme. Sans Gene’ is to be transformed into an opera by Augustin Daly. AMUSEMENTS. WEEK OOMMENCING SUNDAY, MAY 2oth. A New Bill of King-Pin Vaudeville Artists and Novelties! ---SPECIAL--- Grand Matinee Mondy, Decoratlon Day, May d0th, PROFESSOR LEONIDAS And His Troups of Wonderfally AINED CATS AND DOGS. mrK ENDALL The Mark Twain of the Vaudeville Stage. CARROLL JOHNSON The Besu Brummel of Black-Face Comedy. The Lamont Family Europe’s Greatest Acrobats, e=eTHE === . Musical Johnston Masters of the Xyloph AL, LEECH and the 3 ROSEBUDS The Fuany Entertainers, THE MANHATTAN COMEDY FOUR America's Best Comedy Quartette. COLBY & WAY Ventriloguist and Dancing Doll. HARRY ALLISTER The Oultivated Mimic. MATINEE TO-DAY, SUNDAY, May 29 Parquet, any sest, 260; Baleony 100; Children, sny part, 10s. AMUSEMENTS. COLU | WEEK Commencing MAY 30. Read What I Col. R.G. Ingersoll Wrote to Mr. Clement: “The Hohenstauffen of your creation has the culture of the uni- versity, the high breed- ing of the court, the courage of the army and the courtesy and | tenderness of the per- fect gentleman. 1In no instance did you over- step the modesty of nature; from first to last you were absolute- poetic and pathetic in- tuition that caunot be | acquired. I_congratu- | jate you. You stand on the threshold of @ THEATER. Jno. H. Martin presents MR. CLAY Clement IN THE. <4 NEW & ly consistent, neither | % . too much nor too lit- [~ e T habtatea for cellence of the every moment artistic | company, serves to k‘n;gortim\.A‘};ou e n | make this engagement Natura or and have the divine spark | memorable as the —the Touch of Nature B | Dramatic PRICES—$1.00, 75¢, 50c, 25¢c. June 13—Inaugural of thé new FRAWLEY CO. | AN.USEMENTS. MBIA MATINEE SATURDAY. THE EXQUISITE § CHARM OF | THE PLAY. | Together with MR. CLEMENT’S Unique. Characterization, As well as the ex= EVENT OF THE SEASON, COLUMBIA THEATER. TO-NIGHT—LAST TIME. ROBERT B. MANTELL, And a Setect Company Under the Management of M. W. Hanley, Presenting THE FACE IN THE MOONLIGHT. Monday Evening—CLAY CLEMENT. BALDWIN THEATER. TO-NIGHT (SUNDAY). GRAND POPULAR FAREWELL. GERARDY, the Phenomenal Cellist, YSAYE, the Great Violinist, And LACHAUME, the Distinguished Pianist. Popular Prices. EL CAMPO, THE POPULAR BAY RESORT. Now open every Sunday during the season. Music, Dancing. Bowling, Boating, Fishing d other amusements. D efreshments at city prices. Fare, round Bc; Chilaren, lbc: including admission 15¢: HE STEAMER UKIAH— ve Tiburon Ferry at 10:30 &. m., 13:1 Tan “‘p. m. Returning, leave El Campo .‘t uJ5e m, L 3and s p m 4 Request Numbers. A Brilliant Programme. - MOROSCO'S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE ‘Walter Morosco, Sole Lessee and Manager. Regular Matinees Saturday and Sunday. Evening Prices—I0c, 25¢ and 50c. TO-MORROW, DECORATION DAY, GRAND HOLIDAY MATINEE. This Afternoon and To-night, Last Two Per- formances of THE ELLEFORDS. In Thelr Magical Laughing Success, “MRS. PARTINGTON AND HER SON IK®." To-morrow, Matinee and Evening, F pearance of the Well-known Eastern rs't'-rfp' GEORGE P. WEBSTER, | In & Magnificent Production of the Great Spectacular Marine Drama, AMUSEMENTS. ALCAZAR THEATER TO-NIGHT—LAST TIME. “YORICK’'S LOVE!" Beginning With MATINEE TO-MORROW, DECORATION DAY. First Time in This City of the Powecful DRAMA, The Mastér of Ceremonies! MR. LEWIS MORRISON, In His Original Creation. [15¢, 25¢, 35¢, S0c. Seats by Phone—Main 254. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE. Mrs. Ernestine Kreling, Proprietor and Manager Popular Original Prices THIS EVENING. The Brilliant Success, The Musical Travesty, “THE POSTER” “IT MOVES—IT BREATHES.” NEW SCENERY COSTUMES, BALLETS, EFFECTS. Lookout for. “AN AMERICAN HERO,” A New Comic Opera. Popular Prices.. .2%5c and Koo No Telephone. THE DEPARTURE OF THE PEKING AS TAKEN BY THE ANIMATOSCOPB 18 A GREAT SENSATION. SHOWN EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT THE CHUTES. A Great Vaudeville Performance in the FREE THEATER. | SOLDIERS AT THE CHUTES DAY AND EVENING. TWO MATINEES TO-DAY at 2:15 and 4:1. RARE ANIMALS IN THE ZOO! THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA! Noted for its Gorgeous Realistic Scenié Effects, Powerful Piot and Thrilling Situations. A Strong Stock Cast Wil Support Lo sar. SUTRO BATHS. SUNDAY, May 20, at 2:30 p. m. SOLDIERS’ DAY. —AQUATIC EXHIBITION !— © by the VOLUNTEER CORPS 10c to All, Including Zo». etc.; Children, Sun- .days and Holidays, 10c. Corner of Mason and . OLYMPIA | g SIL More soul-inspiring war.scenes, new life pte- tures by the Biograph, Captain Sigsbee and Staff, United States and Spanish troops. bat- tleships, torpedo boats and thrilling Havana scenes, and a strong olio of ten Great Special- ties. Matinee to-day. Admission free. BASEBALL—RECREATION PARK, Eighth and Harrison Streets. PACIFIC COAST BASEBALL LEAGUR. Of Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Minnesota and ‘Wyoming. ADMISSION, 10¢; CHITDREN, Jo. CHAMPIONSHIP OF PACIFIC COAST. TO-DAY AT 2:16 P. M. SAN FRANCISCO V8. OAKLAND. Admission 25c. Children 10c. Ladies fres