The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-11
THE THEATERS.
Miss Clara Morris in the Emo.
tiOnal Camille.
The Stowawey"-At the Bush the New Trans
atlantiques-"The Kagistrate"-Gen-
eral Mention.

Miss Clara Morris comes before US as one
of those whom experience Iipens and time
does not impair At least, this was the
opinion Of the writer and of the large and
fashio nable assemblage who welcomed her
as Marguerite Gautier in the Camille" Of
Dumas fills at the Baldwin last evening. She
showed all the skilful acting that
was her wont in this mucll-discussed
character, all the lights and shades
in the life of the fair and
frail Parisienne, and laid on with deft
hand the false coloring that has given so
many unreasonable people distorted views
of the trle position of the Queen OF the
Camellias," and has led them to apologize
for and sympathize with the imaginative
Frcnchman's creation, instead of putting
the deep impress of wholesome condemna-
ton on it at once. Bat it is too late in the
day to discuss this miscellaneous exhortaton
from the French stage We havenow only TODD
with the actress who assumes to persOnate
the character or SO much of 1t as permiss-
ible before the footlights, and in this
respect Miss Morris gave us perfect study,
especially in the emotional parts, as might
be seen by the free use Of cambria among
the audience, especially with the female
portion, in whom sentimentalty had for the
moment overridden better judgment so far
that they were fam to weep at the self-im-
posed woes of the unfortunate lorette. Miss
Morris support was in the main good The
Armand Duval was a Mr.. J. NJ. COlvile,
fine, manly looking follow, and he played
the lover with certain sense OF dignity that
almost atoned for his otherwise inexcusable
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was well made up and severely respectable
in demeanor in the scene where he arraigns
Marguerite at the bar of public Judgment
for the errors of her life and thrusts her out
of the FOOLS paradise she thought to en-
JOY with his son Armand in the
country villa. Mrs Grace Gayler gave
miliner-procuress in the Nine. Prudence
that reminded one in degree OF the same
character in the hands of Mrs. Elizabeth
Saunders or the late Mrs. Judah The rest
of the cast were neat in their several assign
meutS without imparting any new light to
them. This evening Miss Morris will ap-
pear in favorite character. Miss Mutton"
new version of Nine. Isabel Vine in
"East Lynne"
MISS MORRIS GOWNS.
Miss Morris displayed a number of ele-
CANT costumes, some of which are Worth'S
latest productions. Her toilet in the first act
was of satin, en- traine. Over a ground OF
pearl white were small brocaded pale pink
feathers. The left side of the skirt was
oFnamented with panel of silk embroidery.
from which were draperleS OF hand-run
Spanish lace that reached to the back and
were there caught up. Tie right side showed
panel of raised velvet flowers in n vine,
with drap erieS N front of green velvet. The
bodice, made pointed and N-Shape, was
trimmed with velvet and embroidery To
match. The slippers worn with this dress
were made TO correspond.
In the second act she wore a green and
pink brocade princess trimmed robe of
chanseabe hues. The front of the skirt was
filled in with pale green silk, with n band of
gold embroidery at the base, edged with
plating of green silk. The bodice, high
neck, had long flowing sleeves of green crepe
lsse, and the slippers were OF pale green
satin. With this costume she wore first
white embroidered silk opera cloak, which
she changed for more elegant one of red
plush and GOLD.
The dress for the country was rather rich
for the occasion, being wrapper of white
brocaded silk made high neck and long
sleeves, with front draperies Of white silk
The most elegant dress OF the evening was
certainly the one worn in the ballroom
scene of the fourth act. The bodice ana
train was OF elegant white MORE, with front
draperies of MORE edged with wide gold
bands. edged with frills Of white lace. The
wide side panels were nearly covered with
gracefully trimmed with god and green vel
vet bands, made V-shape and sleeveless.
Miss Morris wore aquantity of elegant jew
els, especially in the fourth a. She also
wore blond wig in small waves and a few
short curls in the back of the neck.
SOME FIRsT-NIGHTERs.
Among those present in the fashionable
audience were: Box Mrs. II. +. Emeric
Miss Barber. Miss Sadie Tibbey. Box .
Robert Grayson Jr, Daniel I. Murphy Jr.,
Harry Xeuve. Box 3-Mrs. Harold, Miss
E. J. Baldwin. Box 4-Leutenant and Mrs.
j. B. Erwin, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Bowler.
Box %. j. Seldner of Mexico, Mr.. and
Mrs. Phil Seldner, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Seldner. Miss Seldner. Miss Jenny Bley.
Mr.. Marcus NJ. Henry, DR.. l.. Breachmin
Of the Preside. Lieutenant and Mrs. Blunt,
U. S. A, DR.. Williams, Dr. A. P. O'Brien,
Judge Joachimsen, Mr.. w. E. Fisher, Mr..
II. A. Wise, Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Bancroft
MIR. and Mrs: l.. Lisssr, Mrs. G. Marcus.
Gulf, Mr.. Jesse Morganthau, Miss Rosa
Morgenthau, Mr.. Edward c. Conroy, Mr..
BeniSch Levy, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Greenberg,
Mr.. Charles johnson, Mrs. Julia Quinn, Miss
Quinn, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Maskey. Mr..
man Levy, Miss Edith Levy. Miss s.
Sweet. Mr.. W: W. Sanderson, DR.. Rich
ards, Mr.. John Bonner, Miss Kate Vollmer,
Colonel Wilder, W. E. Brown, Dr. Hodgdon,
Mir. and Mrs. +. A. Finnigan, Mr. and Mrs.
b. Feigenb baum. w. r. Melville, Mrs. K. S.
Isaacs, Miss Hennie lseacs, Mr. and Mrs.
Louis A. MOrgenstern, Mr.. and Mrs. p. J.
McGlynn, Miss Dargie of Oakland, NJ. Mir-
rails, Mrs Icy Danielwitz, Mr.. Mamie Hell
Ter, Mrs. Lippmann Sachs, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Bandman, Miss Tonic Bandman, Mr..
and Mrs. E. I. Preston, Colonel 4. +.
Meagher, Mrs. Kate Waters, Mrs Frank l..
Hogs. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Leopold AL
bert BisSes, Mr.. and Mrs. RUbe Fcnkhau-
sen, JOS j. Dunn. Mr.. and Mrs. Hale and
Miss Hale OF Occidental Hotel, viii b. Shaw
T. Bohen, Mrs. L. Levin, Miss Risel Levin,
Mr.. Sol Levin, DR.. and Mrs. w. r. G.
Samuels, z. f. Dunno. Mr.. and Mrs. Fulda,
Mrs. NJ ID. Taaffe.