The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-17
scnnIan's Irish Drama,


forna and will be continued another week. Tie
enthusiasm with which it was received at first,
due largely TO Scanlan's personality, remains not
only undiminished, but has percepubly in
creased. The house is sold out every night.
While fully prepared to admit The young Irish
comedians popularity, and noting the large at
tendance Ills thealer has enjoyed during bis
engagement ana those Immediately preceding IT,
We must, at the same time bear IN mind that by
The closure OF The AlcaZar and tie Grand Opera
House, comparatively DuI lille opposition mas
been had Tor the last month or two. Both The
tleateIs named are again in the field The
Grand reOpened last night, and tie AlcaZar Will
follow suit on the ed, and then we may eXUect
wider distribution OF public patronage. Mean
while Seaman has the theateTgOels well IN
hand ana is making himself very solid
With them. Few can resist his pleasant,
airy, easy manner. ana The sentiment and
music OF his songs Ind sympathetic response
IN Tire heart Of every listener. AS for his play,
IL is merely summeIday lrishism-all sunshine
and ser enty; picture painted IN deceptive but
1-est aGg.eea be eOiOfs. His melodIo1s YocaIsnl,
more than his acting is the factor IN Seanlan-s
success, and, in this regard, what Ernst HOtf-
mann recently wrote for The MaRnerlIes may
IN a degree be accepted as Illustrative: 1T Is
melody that is first ana foremost in music" says
Hoffman,, land affects human feelings with
marvellous and magic power II cannot be re-
peatcd too often that without expressive and
natural melody, every ornament added by ~
Iiumenl alton is nothing but tawdry magnih-
ceuce. The best definition OF true melody IN
higher sense Is something tnaL may Dc sung.
Melody should be song Itself, and as such should
fiow freely and spontaneously from lie human
heart Melody which cannot be sung in that
way is nothing more than succession OF indl-
Yidual SOUNDS which strlVe in vain 10 become
music"
Tue Irish comedy love story "Shane-na- Lawn"
Will be the attraction next week. In this piece
Scanlau has grouped all his best melodies.
The Henry DIxey Company
Close their engagement in Chicago tonight,
August 18th. During the time they have given
eight weeks to the Seven Ages" tour weeks to
the merry "Adonis," and the latter patt Of
thelr engagement 10 The new production, Rip
Van Winkle." They Will leave on special
train, via the Chicago and Alton aud the overland
route, arriving in San Francisco August 22d
Mr.. Dixey and bis piquant players viii no doubt
be welcome visitors to the Coast. as his is the
first engagement of the kind with the exception
OF tie London Gaiety, In many moons. His
record with "AdUns" Is one 10 be proud OF.
Produced in Chicago in July, 1884, 1t proved
tile sensation OF the amusement world for a
number OF years, and remains to-day valuable
piece of property. Dixey, however, has wisely
is said that In tie seven Ages" he
has attempted something rather above the
plane OF "AdOnls," lmmeasuraDly so IL The
theme has been handled Alright. The solilOquy
OF the Seven Ages " in Shakespeare's +" AS You
Like IL - seems an excellent subject, aud calcu-
lated TO give Mr. Dixey more legitimate OppoT-
tunity TO display his acknowledged versatility
than he had heretofore. The company support
pie most of whom VIII be familiarly remembered
in :. AdOnis": MessTs. George Howard, Her
bert Gresham, George Schiller Miss Carrie Z.
Perkins Miss YolaDde Wallace, MIR. Edward
Aiken, the Clipper quartet Miss Mae Bronson.
Miss Minnie Miller and host of others. The
engagement at the Baldwin Will open with the
Seven Ages" the production of which from
costume and scenic standpoint viii be Identical
with that Of New York and Chicago. This Will
be followed by " AdOnis" should tile first-named
piece HOl prove sufficiently successful to run the
entire season. We are promised. however, one
or TWO performances Of "Adonis" IN any event.
NEW MANAGEMENT.
Says a Chicago paper Of a late date: Dixey
decidedly has the best OF the arrangement he
has entered into with young WarburtOn. II is
said that he gets 20 per cent OF the gross re-
ceipts and has complete control OF the stage
into the bargain. II this is The case Mr.. War
burton IS likely TO find management very ex-
pensiye luxury. By The way, there IS nothing OF
which DiXey IS more in need than an expert
euced, levelheaded and decisive manager. Boys
play Is all right In its way, but II does not secure
the fieetsome dollar