The morning call., 1890-11-04
THE THEATERS.
1.-THE Magistrate +" Well Played
ut the Alcazar.
"Under the Lions Paw" = Libaratf =" The
Mikado Music-Boston The
atricals-General Mention.


| nature of an experiment with the AlcaZar
Theater company; but, as the result
| proved, last evening, the demonstration
| is a success. In all its parts, PinerO'S COM
edy was very well played; its niceties well
| preserved, and the tendency to descend to
low comedy kept we'll in check. Mr..
Julius Kahn handled Mr.. Bullamy, the
Magistrate Of the Mulberry-street Police
| Court, very neatly, and Mr.. l.. r. Stockwell,
| his colleague, was quite in as good form.
The difficulty in these characters is to make
| the fun the author intends without lowering
their conventional standard-becauSe, ex-
| offisio, an English magistrate is taken to be
| a man of breeding and education, and if he
has ever the mishap to get sin Bacche
plenus," he, at least, ''gets drunk as gen.
| tleman." In the cabinet particulier scene
Colonel Lukyn (Mr William Beach,
from Bengal, retired, and Captain
| Horace Vale (Mr. James E. Wilson,
| of the Shropshire Fusiliers were in capital
| play. 1t was quietly done as the occasion
required, but full of a ludicrous suggestive
ness that convulsed the audience with
| laughter. In fact, such acting must have
been a revelation to most of those present
and ON that account, being unexpected, all
the more pIquant and enjoyable. Mr.
| George II. Trader made good character of
| Cis harrington, Bullamy's stepson, and Mr.
| Leo Cooper behaved himself remarkably well
as Isadore, the waiter, getting his tongue
| around the broken English in nicely hexi-
F.! BILE manner. The ladies in the cast-Miss
| Ethel Brandon as Agatha Popham, late
| Earring don, who has an object in conceallng
| both her own and her sons age, and her
sister, Charlotte Miss Idalene Cotton. were
| full of life and color; and the rest played
| their parts as if in them they had been we'll
rehearsed. "The Magistrate " is novelty
| at the AlcaZar, and calls into requsltlon
| histIionic qualities generally latent In the
| business of that stage. The exercise is
| good for the company and enjoyable to the
| audience.
"Und-r the Lions Paw"
| Mr.. James A Herne, the talented actor,
entertained a large audience at Bush-street
| Theater on Sunday afternoon with an elo-
quent address on the single tax question.
| For couple of hours Mr. Herne held his
| hearers in close attention, and his remar ks
| we're received from time to time with warm
marks of appreciation. he compared Henry
| George with many OF the great ref0rmerS OF
| the past. He claimed that all men had the
right to occupy land but none to indiyid ual
| ownership. No one should hold land that he
| was not using. AS land was a source of
| wealth it should be taxed, and then on its
| location or site, not on Its area. In
| addressing himself TO the lab0ring classes
| Mr. Herne said that strikes were wrong,
as they tended to benefit the few at The ex-
| pense of the many. Among other things
| necessary to bring about the proposed reform
| he advocated the adoption of the Australian
| ballot system
| TO THE PROFESSION.
| He then made few well-chosen remarks
| 10 the members of the dramatic profession.
| He deprecated the profession icing de-
| graded by the admission of prize-fshtsrs
| who could not even qualify themselves as
| ordinary mechanics. He counseIed his
| brother actors not to be always talk
ing shop, but to interest themselves
| in politics and the ordinary. affairs
| of everyday life. He thought that they
| should visit the PUBLIC Libraries and make
| themselves acquainted with the current
| literature of the day. In recent CONVEX
| sation with one of the members OF the pro-
| fession, the objection was put to Mr..
| Herne, eve are always in transit and so we
cannot vote" He would say. then form an
| opinion on the political questions OF the day
| and vent!late your views whenever you get
| the opportunity. Among other things he
| said that tile audiences the actors played to
| were largely composed of workiugmen
| who generally attended the theater for
| recreation and education. They looked
upon the actor as a god. The theateI was a
| luxury to them. The millionaire seldom
| gees to the theater except In the case OF
| fashionable event, when seats were $50 or
| 500 apiece buys ten and occupies only one,
| just to show other millionaires that he is
| richer than they are
IN CONCLUSION
| He gave very able dramatic reading OF
| Hamlin Garand's sketch entitled Under
| the Lions Paw" which aptly illustrated
| the S0-called evils attendant on the owner
| ship OF land.
LiberNti.
The great Italian virtuoso and his great
| band will open at the Bush-srret Theater
this evening with the following programme:
| Overture Renz '................ Wagner
Invitation "A la Vase" ..................w cher
| soprano SOLO, cavatina Roberto" Meyerbeer
Miss Parepa.
| Die Klostersocken e. Monastery Bells y .wely
Cornet solo. "Facita ~. Hartman
"Reminiscences of Gouuod" .............. Godfrey
| The election returns Will be read from the
| stage during the progress OF the concert
"The Milsado."
The reproduction of W. S. Gilbert's favor
| ite opera drew quite large audience to the
| Tivoli last evening. The var ious parts were
| carried with good deal of eclat, and the
mounting and costuming Of the piece were
| all that could be desired.
At the Other Theaters.
| There was no notable change at the New
| California, where "The Brass Monkey" is
| running Mr.. Marion's new dialect dia-
| logue varied the entertainment, however,
| considerably, and caused an access of
| laughter.
The Hanlou-Vo otter Martnettis' show at
| the Grand Opera House was enlivened by
| some new features, particularly the panto-
mime of The Duel in the Snow" which is
| very picturesque piece of business. All
| tt,14I fnnl nffa tlta1 nna al yNntt
cal crisis, and the managers have made up
| their minds to do limited business while it
| lasts. Blessed are those who expect moth
ing, for they shall not be disappointed.
| The Calvary Music Service.
| AS rule we have occasion to devote but
| little space to the music rendered by church
| choirs in the city, but Professor Scott, the
veteran organist of Calvary Church, is Civ
| ing the subject such painStaking attention
| and endeavoring to make that department Of
| church worship rival, if not surpaSs, in in
| terest The efforts of the reverend gentleman
in the pulpit, that we deem it worthy of
| special mention.
Sunday of this week the following music
was exceedingly well rendered by the choir:
"If With All Your Heart" (Butterfeldl;
chant, One SweetIy Solemn Thought"
"Benedictus" in A fiat Dudley Buckl. and
soprano solo, "Nearer, My God, to Thee"
(Holden), In addition to which the chanting
| 0ftho L0rdS Prayer IN planlSslm0 Is always
| impressive and beautiful.
While applause is, of course, out of place
in church, Mme. Seminario for her splen-
did work in the solo number won that
equally gratifying recognition of her art,
shawn in the almost universal turning Of
faces from the pulpit to the choir.
The music written by Holden is by far the
most beautiful of all the varied compost
tons to which the words of the song have
been set. 1t affords. abundant opportunity
for artistic work in every register of the
voice, ranging as it does from G natural to
high A, and carrying one through whispered
passages along broad swelling sweeps Of
harmony to dramatic climax.
1t is grand idea TO endeavOr to raise the
standard of excellence in church music and
if the singers engaged will strive always to
this end there is no reason why our church
singers should not receive compensation for
their work which will approximate to some
thing like the salaries attached to such Of
fees in the East, vide Miss Clementina de
1 h. g.