The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-26
THE THEATERS.
John L. Sullivan Plays TO an APP
preciative Audience.
"Mr. Barnes of New York" Repeats Its Pre-
vious Success" The Rabbi Miss
Lamson at Stockton.

see John l.. Sullivan, the pug .liStlc dcVoI' anu
his company in Honest Hearts and Willing
Hands" Before the doors opened the
street outside was blocked, and the aid OF
the police had to be called in to clear the
sidewalk When the curtain was raised
and everybody had been settled, it
was found, however. the auditorium
could have held easily a few more
people. Sullivan was well received on his
appearance IN the first act--the crowded
balcony and gallery took care Of that. He
made a short and well-cOnsidered speech in
acknowledgment of The warmth of his vel
come, saying, in effect. that be thankedithe
audience for the Kindness shown, and that,
as fAr as be could, he would endeayor 10 ut
himself for the new profession he had I'M
dertaken. His two principal acts are the
third and fifth-the forge and the contest.
He goes through his lines well enough; they
have no dOubt been well drilled into him.;
but he has no control Of his voice, and his
movements are devoid of ease and grace.
lie holds his arms-th0se terrible arms
awkwardly, and just as he might in the
tweniy-fouT foot ring, just before he puts
them up to face his antagonist.
THE PLAY
Is potpourri of rubbish made up OF scraps
from B0ucicault and Joe Murphy and
strikes the spectator as a hastily assembled
setting for the great boxer, who was such
great favOTite with those present that they
laughed and arplauded every word he ut
tered, and every movement, no matter how
slight he made. 1t may be as well to give
a synopsis of the piece as follows.
The scenes are laid in Ireland. There is a
family by the name OF DAILY, consisting OF
mO,uer aud TWO sons, John (hlr. HarrisOnl and
James tNr. sullivan and a niece, Norah Daily.
The father had died, ana before his death was
comp He'd TO sell the home 10 General Dare,
leading landed proprietor 10 the nelehOorhOOd,
with the understanding that within len years
Daly Oh bis uleuds should have the privilege OF
rpdepmiug II. General Dare has son, Arthur.
and q niece. Emily. JOhn DAILY IS 10 love with
Emily, so is Arthur Dare. Daily has sue
ceeded Ia winning her affections, and she has
promised TO be his vile; but through the vii
ialuy OF young Dare she is MADE 10 belleFe J0nn
Daily Is dlShOuOTabe mSH, and The engagement
Is brokeH on. The frSt act opens at the
home of he Dalvs, and Dare's mlSTepresenta-
lions ale unmaSked aud he Is branded as liar.
IN lie second act young Dare comrels his father
90 act VITA him M turning The Days out OF their
house, violating the promises given the elder
Daiy 10 sell back the home. Arthur Dare aScer-
Jams that his father has made new viii, and
lie cCuCuCJs a scheme with a YNlaHOuS attorney
named McNab 10 rob bis father. he elder
Dare catches MCNab I'D The act OF TObblng his
secretary. which holds the will. During the
struggle which eu<ues the elder Dare Is Killed
by a pistol shot through the window. The pistol
is found, and on K the name OF John DAILY, iDdl-
eating that lie did the shooting, as he had
lten IellQ QQaElcllQE Win tue GluGI GdIE
about The selling OF the estate back To him. ON
CeIS are al once on The track, and Just as they
are about To lake BIN tney are stopped by his
brother James IN the person OF Mr. Sullivan.
John Daily escapes and Is IN hiding IN BaNa
Glen. James Daily is 10 love with a girl named
Martina O'N5iil, a tenant on The Dare estate
Young Dare has succeeded in getting her away
to Dublin. On arriving here she discovers has
intentions 20 be dtshouOrable. She returns home
al The time of the murder OF General Dare and
threatens 10 expose young Dare, who again en-
pioys NcNab to assist him IN getting Martha 10
America. " bile The two men c struggling
with ihe girl on the clif, McNab falls 200 feet
into tie glen below aud the gir escapes McNsb
Is eventually rescued by John DAILY, and lie eX-
poses Daie and makes the deuOuement which
ends tile play happily.
SOME OF THE ACTORS.
Mr. Charles NJ. Collins plays Arthur
Dare, the lnCarnate villain, for al the au-
thor intends; he rather pushes the yillainy
element he General De Lacy Dare, en-
trusted 20 Mr.. Fred Strong, enabled that
gentleman to give us the most complete eX-
ample Of false reading all through this part
We have ever heard. His style calls for
thorough reformation. The best sustained
parts we're tie subordinate OneS-AIT. X. Is.
Fris6e. as the butler of DaTeW0Od, was
particularly good; as was also William Z.
SheldUu's Terence McNab, the rascally at
toTney that inevitable incident in an Irish
play. Miss Carrie Rose Strong as Martha
did good work with her assignment
THE FIGHTING ACT.
The last act-the iifth-is devoted TO adj
yertIsing Sulliyans fStic qualities, and to
prove that he Is still champion and always
will be-" The excuse for the battle is that
James DAILY John /. Sullivan is considered
tie best man in Bantry, and he has TO chal-
leuge all comers to the county fair TO take
thai place from him. Tug O'Brlen Joe
Lamont is the man pitted against him,
and the lively way in which he
gave and took lcks during the
three ten-seCOnd rounds shows he must
be an active hand at the business when ac-
tual work in his line is required. OfcOUrse,
all the ticks were mere slaps, delivered with
a swinging motion; but from the noise they
made as each one impinged on the head or
face Of Sullivan or LannOn, one would
imagine some one was getting hurt, when
actually, from the pnultiee gloves used and
the round-a bout way Of hitting, the whole
affair may be compared to the tale told by an
idiot, " full Of sound and fury. sgnlfying
nothing" Tug OBrien performs a very
Well-TeheaTsed fall at the end of the third
round, and thus confesSes himself " knocked
out" Mr. Jack Barnite, the manager of
the company, refereed the fight" Pre-
cedng the set-to, the "BalfaD Quartet
sang a seTenade, or n0cturue, aud to more
dismal music it has seldom been our lot 10
listen. There is no doubt Mr. Sullivan and
his company will play a good two weeks
business in this city. Afterward they do a
fortnight in Southern California, and then
embark for Australia by the steamship
AiaripOSa, which leaves this port Tor Sydney
June 18th.