The morning call., 1891-11-10
ROsina VOkes Wakes Up Her
Friends at the Baldwin.
"Ycn Yonson -" The Fugitive ~" Canuck u
at the Bush-The Tivoli
Yosemite"

idea of dividing the evening between three
easy one-act comediettas-is
good one, and the behavior of the audience
may be considered as complete lndorse-
ment of three dishes, instead Of single one,
set for their dramatic entertainment.
" Percy Peudragon was the first, with the
people:
Augustus We're, mis- nephew ...... Grant Stewart
Ethel Granger We're. ........Miss Marion hlby
Lahuioru hoile
And was the only novelty on the menu. 1t
is adapted from Henry j. Byron's married
in Haste" and after an experience with
Jerome X. Jerome's rckety One-act curtain
lifters, was as welcome as the flowers In
May, principally, We may say, because Mr..
Felix Morris was in it as the Uncle Percy.
His entrance was hailed with warmth by
embarrassed by the richness of the APP
plause. When he got to work they met him
with snaps of appreciation at every point;
not loud, bus spontaneous, as II afraid
to obstruct or lose the full effect
bosterousness. 1t is a simple piece. A
rich uncle has nephew who expects to be-
come his heir, and the nephew has wife
who is smarter than her husband. The un-
Gle is an eccentric bric-a-brac hunter. and,
when, not liking the young mans mode Of
life, and accusing him of ingratitude, the
avuncular relative dislnherits him; bat the
young wife, with much adrOitness, makes
all right again. Mr.. Morris Percy Pendra-
gon will form another in his gallery of dra-
matte portraits, which by their finish have
already entitled him to be called 1.-THE Co.
quelin Of the EngliSh-speakings stage"
my MILLINER's BILL"
Brought Miss Rosina Vokes as Mrs. Merri-
dew on the stage, and also Mr.. Courtenay
Thorpe as Mr., Merridew. These two, and
no more. Most of our readers are familiar
with this dialogue of GOdfrey's. for 1t has
been played here before twice, We think.
by Miss VOkes, and this time she lent it the
same quantity eccentric humor as on pre-
vious occasions. There must be something
very catching 10 those English folk
songs. When Miss Vokes sang His
Art Was True to Poll" the audience
il they had never heard it
from the lips of the fair singer before.
Many years ago, when the famous come
diennp, Mrs. John Wood, was the rage in
San francisco, she introduced song OF the
same character, My johnny was a Shoe
maker, and the town went Wild over II, as
they will do over this one. In both cases
the singer. as well as the song, had some
thing to do with the enthusiasm. Mr. Cour-
tenay Thorpe has lost none of his neat, fin
lshed and winning stage STYLE
"A PANToMIME REHEARSAL"
With which this soufiie dramatic menu
finished, is also an old acquaintance, but it
is an old friend with new face, for many
new features have been introduced into it,
A new one is a trio and dance written
especially for Miss Vokes by Brandon
Thomas, The Diplomatic Fairies" the
Misses Grace Filkins and Marion Kilby.
being participants The Rehearsal EN-
braces all tie people of the company in the
cast, and here Mr.. Felix Morris. as the
Baron de Rataplan, who has his own con-
ceptlon OF his part, gives specimen OF that
versatility which stamps the actor who is
one in truth and in deed.
The Swedish Play.
Mr.. Gus Heege's farcical drama, lyon
Yonson," drew a full attendance to the
New California, and the large audience,
particularly the gallery, took TO it very
kindly. Mr.. Heege, who assumes the prn-
cipal character-a Swede from Unknown,
y. Dak.-devoted much tina and study TO
the construction and writing of this play,
and also in acquiring that peculiar delivery
of English where the letter 81" is ignored in
favor of the ~" 1t is difficult to main tain
this; but he never loses himself. aud here
we think his constant watch fulneSs to be
consistent interieres in some degree with
I g heXibility of his acting. BE is Ger
man by birth; but his face is typical
Wan from his curling fair hair to his solid
ample feet that. take a firm hold of the
ground. The story of the play has been
already published. It is in brief an attempt
by Amos Jennings and George T. H0llo-
way, a lumber firm, to swindle Yon and his
sister, heirs of an inventive old Swede, out
of the profits of a saw-mll patent, which
is prevented in the usual dramatic way.
The construction is light in some respects
but the play from its incidents will always
be popular one. The scenery with which
the first and second acts elose-North
the lumber camp and log jam - is
very nicely painted by Hart and clevery
managed in the matter of stage effect. In
the acting, besides the leading character,
Miss Annie Lewis is lively as Jennie Nor
ris. She IS good singing soubrette. Mr..
H.. d. Bye-s, as Amos Jennings, bears
striking resemblance to President Willard
Fillmore. With "Yon Yonson" and THE
Canuck," We have now two pieces that de-
pend Oh broken English for their draw.
"The Fugitive"
Packed the Alcazar. 1t is startling melo-
drama, and of the class that draws the
patrons of this theater like house afre.
We have the cold-blooded villain in the rich
Squire Stallery Frank r. Mills, the hero.
who endures no end of suffering, in Jack
Levitt Harry MainbalD the weak kneed
thief and forger In Mr.. Malyon Edward
Holland). the old man. whose daughter has
been dishonored and thrown off by Stall
lery in Jasper Raleigh (Leo Cooper, and
capital make-up for an Elton boy (CorderY)
in George II. Trader. MIR. L.. r. Stockwell
played the comic part of Crackers in place
of Nick Long. The ladies were Miss Ethel
Brandon as Miss Malyon and Miss Eleanor
Barry as Ruth Raleigh. The piece was
better performed tnan any one we have seen
on this stage for some time. All the people
in the cast seemed to enter on their roles
with relish acquired by long acquaintance
with melodrama.
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