The morning call., 1891-11-15
FIN in 4riDlicatG by VOEGs and
Morris at the Baldwin.
A. ". PINERO'S THE MAGISTRATE. .
Ym YOlS0l" at The California. with Mr..
Potter Of Texas" to FOll0T-MrEea
Rankin in Two PaT0Tits Pieces Vain
WTightMlldO0l -" Nine CaTt0lChs" at
The TiV0li-ll Penal Russia" A Fair
RabGI"-The German Company Foreign
and Domestic Notes.

The Vokes season at the Baldwin, so far.
has beaten all previous records made in this
city by the dashing comedienne-albeitf for
"dashing" some OF her patrons are dis
posed to read, occasionally, "tomboyish" or
" hOydenish." AT any rate the auditorium
Of the theater during the past week has
been practical refutation of the remark we
hear 50 frequently Of late, Times are hard
in San Francisco and there is no money"
Upstairs and downstairs and all around
the walls are to be found eager auditors.
the latter standing evidences of the interest
taken in the little Englshwoman by our
public and in the same, if not greater de-
gree, Of the hunger felt by intellectual
people TO emily the delightfully."- true
dramatic work of Mr.. Felix Morris, whose
merits are discussed everywhere. Morris is
like Hamlet's actor, of whom the Prince
said:
Is it not monstrous, that this player here
Could force his'Soul SO To his whole conceit
That, from her working, all his yisage warmed
TIE SECOND WEEK,
Begins with a triple bill, made mp of
plays never before seen in san Francisco:
"Cadwallader's Will"
" WIG and Gown"
The Tinted Venus"
Tie first is 4 one-act play, in which Mr..
Felix Morris VIII have quite as ample opp0r-
tunliy to depict character as lie had Ia Pen
dragon. Ii Will 0e cast as follows;
james Jadwai Iader Felix Morris
Jacob Grmshy, mis- cousin. Charles j. Bell
William Carkill, his lawyer . Ferdinand e ottschak
james Malcolm CAdwallader ais grandson 800.
....--...... ...... Master Lenuit Waterman
pr Stewart his doctor . Grant Stewart
Edith CadwAllader. his daushter-in-iaw- .......
Miss Marion kilby
IRE second-"Wig and Gown" is also in
one ac1, comed.e;tl. from the pen OF Fred
". Sidney, and is said 10 abound in quaint
humOr and funny situations. There are
only four people III the cast:
Frank Warourton, oarrsJer..... Courtenay Thorpe
Fdith todas engaged to Phil Miss Eieapor Lne
Polly Mcadowieigh engaged to Frank-.--........
The scene is laid in Frank Warburton's
legal chambers in the Temple, London. and
the principal role assumed by Miss Nokes is
free and breezy one, giving full scope to
her peculiar talent.
The Third but chief feature of the bill
The Tinted Venus; or, Tweedle's Night
mare is in one act and two SceneS-the
first in the Roserwhite Gardens and the sec
ord IN Tweedl-'s barber-shop. The cast
embraces the strength Of the company:
Mir Leander rweedle. hero aud hair-dresser....
Count smuss.e-og, professional purloiner. 49,.
Grant Stewart
Professor Freemout, an antiquarian ...........1
Nj. Adoiphus Masherton, gIlded youth.......
Tue Ut aiih-- ....-.---.-...... IOurteaay Ihorps
Walk p Snowman Robert Rivers
folce man -............ OseDh Role
Matilda Coilum, eugaged 10 Tweedie. ...........
.....-............M Miss Eleanor Lane
Venus, say Goddess ........... Miss Rosna Yckes
w. +. Anstey's Hel-known story fur
nishes the matter, manipulated by Mr.. W.
{. h. Wilde, brother of the esthetic Oscar
by whom and the artist Whistler the Venus
costume worn by Miss Rnsina Eokes was
designed. 1t is claimed that this piece will
be one of the most successful this company
has ever produced Mr.. Felix Morris is
said to he exceedingly comical as the wor-
RED barber. Mr.. Thorpe does a capital bit
ss a hard-drinking ''chappie." while the
MeSSrs. Bell, Stewart, GOttschalk, Rolfe
and Rivers, and the Misses Kilby and Lane
lend valuable assistance Mss Vokes' per-
Torrance is mainly notable tor the variety
and beauty OF the classic poses which
Of the action, and it is trimming with mirth
aud laughter-moying incidents. Her dance
IS something worth seeing.