The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-29
THE THEATERS.
New Pieces Attract Large Audi
ences to Three Houses.
Saints and Sinners" at the Baldwin, Lights
ard Shadows" at the Bush-street
Vice.Admiral" at the Tivoli.

That closely considered and thoroughly
well constructed drama "Saints and Sim
ners," by Henry Arthur Jones, was en-
joyed by large and fashionable audience
at the Baldwin last evening. There is
wide difference between its motive and
action and that of the piece to which last
week wAs devoted; but there are
equally as great opportunities in
Jones work as there are in
Lumley's for strong and pointed acting.
The principal character-Jacob Fletcher,
minister of Bethel Chapel, Steepleford-is
in the hands of that most accomplished
actor. Mr. j. II. Stoddart, and for an elab-
crate, truthful piece of work has never
been excelled. Like many of Dickens
novels, the play was evidently written for
purpose-the purpose, in this case, being TO
show the unfair dealing of ignorant and
purse-proud members of English dissenting
congreg ations in dealing with their minis
ters. As Samuel Hoggard, tanner
and SeEior deacon of the Bethel,
Mr.. Frederic Robinson made vivid picture
of the cold-blOOded, rapacious worldling
under the guise Of religion, and Charles W
Butler as Prabble, grocer and junior.
deacon, worked out the creature and will
ing tool of I'll oggard in a manner to call for
applause from the audience. Mr.. E. Nj.
Holland had a comparat lively small part in
Lot Burden, forem to Hoggard, but
he made a good deal out OF it.
in fact the small parts were brought
into prominence both by makeup and fine
acting touches f. II. Tyler's Jack Rad
dies. Barry Holidays Uncle Bramberry.
and Herbert Milward's Peter Greenacre
were among the parts so projected. Mr..
Edward Bell played Ralph Kingsmill,
Lefty Fletcher's affianced, in splendid.
manly fashion, detying the villain Fan
Shave and public opinion at the same
time, in his love for Lefty Fletcher,
whom Fanshawe Barrymore had
ruined Maud Harrison made pretty
character of Lefty = suffering under
great wrong which not even the deep
sympathy of her broken-hearted father, or
the manly stand taken by her lover, Ralph,
could repair Some of the scenes between
E. j. Philllps) were full OF fine shades of
human nature at its best and tenderest;
the scene between the minister and Hog
gard, where the latter offers to conceal his
knowledge of Letty's downfall in case the
tortured minister consents to valuation ol
the property that will rob the widow and
fatherless for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
of the deacon, was brave assertion OF cor
rect moral principle IN the face OF the
strongest temptation to the contrary that
any man Can be subjected to. Altogether,
Saints and Sinners" is in all parts of its
cast valuable and most enjoyable example
of the best form of stage work. 1t will be
repeated this evening.
The orchestra played during the evening
two selections from the HinrlchS competl-
tive list" Remembrance of Ihuringia,"
by Carl Won der Mehden, and (dJ 'AlDum
Leaf" and (O Concert MaZurKa," by Mel
vile Ellis. Both are to be commended for
meritorious compositions.
AT the California
The usual crowded houses attended the
performance Of The City Directory" and
the new songs and business introduced for
this week.
"The TTce-Admiral"
Made good impression at the TiYoli.
The libretto is not much to boast of, but
Mllocker's music is particularly well
worth listening to in this instance.
The Lask-Cook Beueft
At the Baldwin ON Sunday evening last
was honored by large attendance. and,
with the exception of the "Romeo and
Juliet selection, the programme was well 4
carried out. The benehciaries realized