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ENTHUSI ASTIC AUDIENCE GREETS NORDICA AT HER FIRST RECITAL Singing of the Call of Brunhilde to the *‘Valkyries’ ’ Brings Forth Shouts of ‘‘Bravo’’---Roman Tragedy, Comic Opera, Drama and Vaudaville Attract Lovers of the Play to Theaters + HOUSE full of enthusiastic music lovers stood and cried “bravo” at Metropolitan Hall last evening. Mme. Lillian Nordica had just fin- ished singing the call of Brun- her final num- A in her performance that had been con- tinually on the increase found culmina- tion then. The audience was fairly rep- San Francisco. Soclety was there in some strength, but the occasion was not made a society af- fair. Music, pure and simple, was the attraction, and there was an abundance of that and of very excellent quality. In sddition to the Brunhilde song Nordica sang seventeen others of varying degrees of technical difficulty. Such an array of | numbers would stagger belief unless due | care were devoted to ghe study of the programme. The selection and arrangement of the programme was & work of great skill and exemplified in & most remarkable way how a soloist with a tender throat may sing an entire evening and not be in im- mediate danger of injury therefrom. There were only fourteen numbers set down for performance, but four encore pieces were added by Nordica, who was 2 study in amiability as well as in vocal- ism. First Nordica sang a gentle little song entitled “The Robin's Song,” by McDow- ell, which served very weil to give her an understanding of the acoustics of the hall. It was of slight range and vocal requirements, but it was given with such richness and liquidity of tones and such sympathetic treatment that it won the applause of the auditors. Another song of about the same grade followed, and three-fourths of the programme were made up of pieces that were filled with sentiment and afforded an opportunity, among other things, for Nordica to prove herself the heroine of the pianissimo. it was evidently Nordica’s idea to give the greatest amount of melody with the least outlay of physical force, and this resuited in- great joy to the majority of the audience, who saw the touch of the artist in everything. There were several numbers that were playful and sparkling, like the “Filles de Cadiz,” by Delibes, which occasioned a recall. Indeed, Nor- dica had three curtain calls for this num- ber, and probably could have sung the same number to the satisfaction of the audience half a dozen times more. To illustrate the willingness of Nordica to please it may be worth mentioning that She sang one “coon Song” &s an encore, e sentimental little bit. That episode shows the range of the programme, from ‘‘coon song’’ to_the im- passioned music of Richard Wagner. Throughout Nordica was at her best. Her tones were velvety, her vocalization was clever and she handled the numbers with clean cut judgment and abounding senti- ment. E. Romayne Simmons, who was announced on the programme in a style reminiscent of “Casey at the bat,” the line reading_ “E. Romayne Simmons at the piano,” fllled the place of accompan- ist with enough skill to entitle him to re- membrance. He was also down for one solo, Chopin’s Polonaise in C sharp minor. This he played with attention to'lights and shades, but with little claim to in- dividuality, his technique, however, stand- ing him in good stead. He refused an en- core. The second recital of the series will take place to-morrow evening and the closing one on Saturday afternoon at the same place. Columbia. An American production with character, humor and pathos in it; character with- out caricature, humor without horseplay and pathos without a maudlin mood, is William A. Brady’s beautiful pastoral play, “Way Down East.” And more than that may be sald; the company’s as good as the play. The heroine is Anna Moore, who has been betrayed by the wealthy Lennox Sanderson under the mask of a mock marriage. She finds a home at Squire Bartlett’s and the squire’s son falls in love with her. Then there is a snow- | storm and Martha Perkins, the gossip; the whole story comes out and the vir- tuous squire orders Anna out of the house into & fall of Joseph R. Grismer’s patent- ed and beautiful snow. They are recon- ciled in the last act, however, Sanderson is kicked out and “B-bless you, my chil- dren.” Grace Hopkins acts the part of Anna Moore quietly and effectively. She and | the squire, Charles Riegel, do the heavy work and curtain calls are numerous. The San Francisco friends of Gracie Craib Hull gave her a rousing reception last night. Two years ago she turned her face toward the mysteries and the golden possibilities of New York and now she returns a fullfledged and successful sou- brette. John E. Brennan as Hi Holler, Charles A’ Burke as the constable, Seth Holcomb as the rheumatic lover of Martha and Professor Sterling furnish the spontan- eous fun of the play. There is excellent singing by the village choir and excellent work all around. There’s not a misfit in the whole cast and not a disappointed person in the house. Alcazar. A bright and sparkling comedy, “The Orient Express,” was the attraction at the Alcazar Theater last night. The house was crowded and every one seemed to thoroughly enjoy the amusing situations in the play. It is adapted from the G man of “The Orient Relse,” by B! men- thal and Kadelburg, authors of *. t the White Horse Tavern.” Robert Fetherston, a_scientific chemist, takes a trip to the Far East with his young wife, who takes sick at Dresden and returns home. Her circular tourist ticket is sold to a lady and she by acci- dent travels in the same compartment as Fetherston. The train is held up by brigands and in the press dispatches it is mentioned that among the prisoners are Fetherston and his young wife. Mrs. Fetherston and her parents read ‘the dis- patches In the papers and the fun begins when Fetherston returns. M. L. Alsop as Fetherston has very lit- tle to do, but makes the most of it. Frank Bacon, as his henpecked father-in-law, Mr. Jellaby, has a part that suits his genial humor, and Lillian Ellfott as his wife is excellent and keeps him within bounds. George Osbourne has the char- SEO. OBER . S=a=D orEra, U i THEATRICAL STARS WHO ARE ENTERTAINING PLAYGOERS IN THIS CITY. 2 - | : 4 acter part of an amorous old Greek he is really admirable in the imperscas tion and helps materfally in the success of the plece. Marion Convere as Mrs Fetherston threw considerable animation into the part and achleved a success. Oza Waldrop, as Adelina, a younger sts- ter of Mrs. Fetherston, just graduated from school, did remarkably well. Henry Shumer, as ‘a young chemist in love with AdeHna: Howard Scott, as a reporter on the Daily Dispatch, and Harry Ratten. bury, as Sir Jasper Nickel, an alderman were well sulted to their respective parts’ Margaret Wycherley does not make her appearance tll the last act, but for the short time she appears she charms the :I;gietntehwflh hetl;] portrayal of a Greek st, who was e traveli of Fetherston. ol b Tivoli. “The Ameer” is still popular with the patrons of the Tivoll. This comic opera, which was successfully produced here a few years ago by Frank Danlels’ com- pany, s equally well put on by the local comic opera company. ‘Ferris Hartman is conceded to be’funnier than Daniels. He produces laughter every minute he is on the stage. The music, which was writ- ten by Victor Herbert, is well sung by the company. Harold Gordon's pleasing tenor is heard to advantage, and Archur Cunningham as Blackjals, chief of the brigands, scores a hit nightly by his fe- rocious appearance and hearty voice. Frances Graham, always a favorite with local theater-goers, rendered a num- ber of songs and received her meed of applause, ~Next week “The Serenade,’ the great success of the Bostonians, is to be produced with new scenery and ef- fects. The Tivoll management states that the cast will not be inferior to that of the famous company named. The ad- vance sale has started and there is every indication that the house will be crowd- ed during the production of this popular opera. Grand Opera-House. A crowded house greeted the revival of Hoyt's *“A Temperance Town”’ at the Grand Opera-house last night. The com- pany made the most of a very funny pro- duction and the audience was merry throughout almost the whole perform- ance. The typical New England town is fairly well represented, but-the charac- ters in several instances appear rather overdrawn. The hypocritical prohibitionists and their reprehensible means of securing in-’ criminating information are held up for ridicule and the drinkers are shown to really be in possession of some good qual- ities. The humor of the play consists for the most part in the antics of a young and very inexperienced country swain and in the exposition of the real sentiments and characters of the temperance clique. A barrocm scene in which a wife at- tempts. to take her drunken husband home and the sufferings of the minister's daughter, who is driven from home on ac- count of a kind act in behalf of the sa- loon-keeper, add just the necessary bit of pathos to keep the play from being wholly a comedy. Gilbert Gardner, as the bashful lover, was unquestionably the fa— vorite of the ‘andience. Willlam. 4, the chief of the hypocritical prohibition, N ‘, J TARRE ARET BURMMMNMN ORFHEUM s ists, did well enough to draw forth vol- umes of hisses. George Ober, leading man, was also the recipient of frequent and well-deserved applause. Lilllan Albertson, as the minister's daughter, played the part of the most important of the femi- nine characters. Her work was excel- lent and showed study. Herschell Mayall, Fred J. Butler, Charles Waldron and H. D. Byers are all old favorites and appear to advantage in “A Temperance Town.” Orpheum. Every number presented at the Or- pheum this week is a *‘top-notcher.” The hold-overs still Interest and please the audience and the new people are enter- taining. Mary Norman's caricatures of the society buds are very clever and should entitle her to a warm reception during the rest of her stay. The mar- velous Merrills, comedy cyclists, are everything the name if#lies. Though their tricks on the wheels pro- voke a great deal of hearty laughter, they are daring enough withal to earn them applause on the score of skill and dexterity. - The ten Hawallans, who com- pose the glee club are sweet singers and musicians of skill; Warren and Blanch- ard, comedian and singer, are also very clever. The Blossoms are acrobats of no mean skill and are a fitting end to a fine programme. The biograph has some new and very good scenes. California. “The Sign of the Cross,” with Charles Dalton as Marcus Superbus, {s in the sec- ond and last week of its engagement at the California, and there are but six more opportunities to witness a splendid production. Dalton’s powerful acting is nightly received with favor and he 'is well supported by a well-balanced com- pany. Mignon_Shattinger, Marcella Hudson, Agnes Scott, George Riddell, George Flood and Henry Wenman have parts to which they do full justice. The scenery is not of secondary importance in_ the play and the history of the early Chris- tian era is closely interwoven in the main incidents. Next week Murray and Mack will appear in a new edition of ‘“‘Shoot- ing the Chutes,” for which they have en- gaged a capable corps of funmakers, Fischer’s Theater. Great interest is manifested in the open- ing of Fischer’'s Theater next Monday night. This place of amusement, formers ly known as “Fischer’s Concert House,” has been in the hands of carpenters #nd decorators for several weeks and is now recelving the finishing touches. The ground and gallery floors have been re- built at a sharp pitch so that an unob- structed view of the stage is to be ob tained from any part of the house. Over thirteen hundred of the' latest pattern opera chairs have been placed in position, the stage has been enlarged, new scenery painted and cozy and comfortable boxes constructed on either side of the pros- cenium on the lower floor. Twenty-five dressing-rooms, fitted with every convenience, have been’bullt in the basement and nothing has been over looked which will insure the comfort ot the theater-going public. ¢ Mr. E. A. Fischer, the prime mover in this new amusement enterprise, returned from New York last week with a carefully selected musical comedy company. The opening plece will be “The French Maid,"” book by Basil Hood and music by Walter Slaughter. It ‘had a year's run at the Herald Square Theater and was a great success in London. Among the important ladles who will appear are Pilar Morin, the renowned pantomimist and comedis enne; Alice Holbrook, late with Francis Wilson; Alice Kellar, specialty performer and coon song shouter; Priscilla Verne, from big London and Australian spec- tacles, and Lillian Coleman, a comic opera soprano. Among _the men are Harry He: late of “The Girl From Pana’ and rer ephone Girl” companies; Wilfred Blake, a renowned barytone; Charles Hildeslay, tenor, and Edward Lehay, bass and cha; acter comedian, both from London oper- atic productions, and_Arthur Lane, light comedian, from the New York Theater, The stage will be under the direction of ‘Walter Craven, who has superintendea mary big_productions, and in addition te a large chorus there will be a ballet of twenty-four girls. The costumes are brought from New York. There will be eleven men in the orchestra. Seats will be ready Thursday morning. Postpone Concert. The directors of the San Francisco Symphony Society have decided to post- pone the last of the second series of con- certs to Friday afternoon, March 7. at the Grand Opera-house, instead of Feb- ruary 28, the announced date. Dir Faul Steindorft has a splendid brogramey in course of preparation, o ADVERTI! VAN NES3 AVENUE T0 BE PARKED Supervisors Decide to Experiment on One Block. \ Delay Action on Excessive Bills for - Printing Transcript. The ordinance authorizing an- expendi- ture of $19%5 to plant trees in the center of the roadway of Van Ness avenue, be- tween Bush and Pine streets, was finally passed on reconsideration of the vote by i which it was defeated at the last meet- | ing. Frank Symmes stated that the Mer- chants' Assoclation, is in favor of the plan, but replying to a question of A. G. Maguire, who opposed it, sald that the question had not been submitted to a vote of the members, but that fourteen out of fifteen directors had recommended it. Curtis said the property-owners in the block all favored the improvement. Wynn urged that other streets more in need be improved and Brandenstein said that as the proposition was experimental it should be adopted. The resolution declaring the firm of Phillips, Smyth_& Van Orden an irre- sponsible bidder on the ground of an al- leged overcharge of $2000 in the printing of transcripts on appeal in criminal = cases | was deferred two weeks. This action was taken awalting the opinion of the City | Attorney as to whether any redress can be had against the firm or the rormer Auditor, ‘Lreasurer and County Clerk for paying the excessive demands. Tne firm's attorney addressed the board, quoting de- cislons to show that it has no jurisdiction over the payments of tne demands. Su- | pervisor Brandenstein declared that in- vestigation by the Finance Committee | had shown that the charges were exor- | bitant. He scored the former city of- ficlals who had paid the bills without in- quiry, saying they had been derelict in o2 s pure yet inexpensive. SEMENTS. SOAP DIGNITY. % +xJ T IS easy to find a pure soap; it is easy to find a cheap one. The problem is to find both combined; a soap that is Ivory Soap is the best solution of that problem. It is an original product, evolved after years of experiment and research. It is the most of pure soap for the least money. It stands approved to-day by a second generation of Ivory Soap users. their "duty. | The orainance authorizing the Tax Col- lector to employ a cashier and a stock | clerk in the license office was, referred to the Finance Committee. It developed | that the measure had been passed to print | without committee action. | THREE THOUSAND Contracts for Supplies. The City Attorney filed an opinion that the charter provides for the board making contracts for hospitals, ~risons, etc., to be Jet to the lowest bidder, and that the Supervisors have power to reject clalms msflde for the payment of non-contract 0ods. %Fhat the Twentleth Century Athletic Club intends to make a bid for the Jef- fries-Fitzsimmons boxing contest was manifested by its filing a petition for per- mission to hold a professional boxing ex: hibition during May. ‘The application went to the Police Committee. 'The Yo- semite Club petitioned for a permit to give a contest in March instead of February. The City Attorney was requested to fur- nish the board with his opinion as to whether the order prohibiting persons keeping more than two cows within cer- tain boundaries of the city is in accord with the provisions of the charter; or specifically, can the Board of Supervisors by ordinance prohibit the keeping of more than two cows in one district and permit the same in another district of the city and county? The Mayor was authorized by resolution to appoint a committee of three to suggest to the Legislature amendments to the general laws. Comte explained that the city was contributing large sums to the State’s coffers and did not receive a fair share of money in return. Repairing Valencia Street. The Board of Works reported against continuing the work of repaving Valencia street, from Eighteenth out, on the ground that a supposed balance of $5000 in the fund to repave the street from Market street to Eighteenth has been appro- priated for street improvements. The ordinance authorizing the expendi- ture of §1000 to equip election booths on the Pesthouse grounds to accommodate patients was passed to print. The following ordinances weres finally passed: Authorlzing an expenditure of $1000 out of the urgent necessity fund to equip election booths placed on the site of the present Pest- ouse. Fixing and establishing grades on Frederick street and on streets bordering on the tide land blocks bounded by China Basin, Illinols street, Central Basin and the seawall. Providing for the full acceptance of Army street, between Dolores and Church. The Board of Works was requested to advise what character of pavement is best adapted for Mission street, from Crescent to Silver avenues, together with an esti- mate of cost. A resolution directing the Board of Works to prepare plans for the original construction and completion of ‘water works having its source of supply in the north fork of the American River was re- ferred to the Utilitles Committee. The Board of Works was requested to explain why the work of repaving Mar- ket street, west of Van Ness avenue, for which $5000 was appropriated in the last budget, has not been commenced; also if any steps have been taken to adjust the grade at Market and Valencia streets. The Russell American River water system filed an amended offer to furnish this city with water, electric light and an electric rallway from Auburn to San Francisco for $5,134,286. Central. “The African King,” on this week at the Central, bids fuir to become as popu- lar as “The King of the Opium Ring,” which was written by the same author. The management clalm for it the distinc- tion of ng the only successful drama founded upon the famous South African struggle now taking place. The characters are all war correspond- ents, English Tommy Atkinses, sturdy Boer patriots, spies, Zulus and the balance of the strange medley of characters to be found in the great Transvaal. The plot is strong and is centered around the per- secution of a young English officer and his Boer sweetheart by a renegade Eng- lishman who has joined the Boers, and the scenes are laid around the now his- toric battlefleld near Ladysmith, when a berolc garrison defended that city for many months. Hallett Thompson proved a manly and impressive hero, Colonel Winston, and Stanley Ross earned his perpetual hisses more than ever in his villainous role of Colonel Marque. Edwin Emery was a lively war correspondent and Georgie Cooper was a vivacious Yankee girl. An- nette Marshall, as she Invariably does, held her house in all her scenes, and her melodramatic value fis ever on the in- crease. Agnes Ranken as Coralie, the Malay girl, did a particularly fine bit of character work, and George Nicholls as the Zulu chief was good. The balance of the cast was excellent. ADVERTISEMENTS. 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Judge de Haven's opinion awards $3000 damages and costs to the erippled saflor. i~ In the course of his opinion Judge de Haven said: I cannot agree to the proposition that sacrl- fice of time and risk of cargo are matters which can properly be permitted to outweigh the duty of procuring surgical ald for a sea- man disabled ip the service of the vessel when such assistance is necessary and cannot be ob- tained otherwise than by putting into port. The obligation of the ship is discharged only when the master has used reasonable care in Sallors injured In the discharge of their | ‘While on a voyage from New | providing for the comfort and cure of the sea- men. 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