The morning call., 1891-07-14
THE THEATRES.
Notes of the Entertainments at
the Different Houses.
Miss Emma Thursby's Concert To- Night-Efect
of The Charity Ban"-A Strong Nov
city to Come-General Mention.
There was nothlng,new offered the public

There was nothing new offered the public
at any of the theaters last evening, and only
two changes of programme-the Alcazar
presenting Faust" with Mr.. Lewis Nor
rison as Mephisto, and the Tivoli bringing
forward MIkado again instead of the
bohemian Girl" changing its bill every
week in accordance with the policy recently
adopted by this management. The attend
ance at all the houses was fair-not very in
spiriting to the box-otfice. it is true, but sat
isfactory under the circumstances.
1.-THE CHARITY BALL."
Which holds the boards at the Baldwin all
this week. shows considerable strength in
this, the second and last heat of its run.
and from the exceeding sentimentalsm
that pervades it. still brings the water of
sensibilIty to the eyes of most of the aud
itors-men as well as women The latter
love good cry; it is a woman's recourse
under all circumstances, and a panacea for
most Of their ills. That is the reason why
they go TO see "The Charity Ball, %
where they can shed tears freely, and at
the same time be in the swim with
their sex who surround them. But
the men who catch themselves with
suffused yesi rather rebel at the actors for
forcing such an unmanly manifestation of
weakness. As we heard one robust gentle
man remark on leaving the theater, mop
ping his face and eyes with bandana,
Darn the thing, l know it's foolish, but
these actors make mans face leak in
spite of himself" Ali the same, it is a great
compliment to the mimetic ability of the
people in the cast, who, by their stimulation,
can win so quick and general a response
from the pathetic emotional faculty in their
auditors. There will be nothing at this
theater till Haddon Chambers "Tne
oilers comes on, and that will be next
week
THE TWELVE TEMPTATIONS"
Spreads its seductive allurements at the
New California, and several go there to
select the one that pleases him best and to
which he is most willing to yield; but,
really, they are so family presented that thu
selection is somewhat difficult, and man Is
constrained to be virtu0us against his will.
MEsTAYER's "GRAB-BAG"
At the Bush has more than its share of pub
lie support Il Is light come, light Ego sort
of show, and no doubt the public prefer it
on this account. When man is suffering
from care. as many are doing now, on
demands on his purse in the way
affords temporary salve for his disqdieted
mind. He can get his risibles excited here
by the slightest possible cause. Music, too.
lends its charm. Conductor Schmidt has
introduced some novel effects into his or
chestration. He plays weird number he
calls Midnight Music" with an Internal
accompaniment, lurid fires and that sort of
thing, while the auditorium is darkened.
This is not pleasant laughable material, it
Is true; but II Is 4 relief from the merriment
on the stage. A general average is estab-
lished, and the people present are pre-
vented being satiated with too much joy.
Staley's "a Royal Pass" comes next.
MoRRISoN's FAUST"
Jlac haa Mo tho
Alcazar stage, and this theater had the
largest attendance of any last evening to
welcome Lewis, who plays the devilish
Mephisto with SO much aplomb. Ii there
Mephisto as Morrison handles him. If there
ever was foolish and phlosaphic doctor
seems SD 'O to know it, o' It sOns fa aa
as Mr.. W. r. Owen presents him to
the audience. But this same audience
seemed to relish the peculiarties of the
devil and his victim to the full-abhorred
the fiend in his tlame-cOlored costume, and
felt pity for the man he was leading about
by the nose. They cried, TOO, over Mar
peasant-girl that Miss Florence Roberts
makes of the German maiden, and, we have
no doubt the majority, particularly the
female portion. left the theater in the full
belief that "the play Is true, every word
Of it"
1.-THE MIKADo,"
That fine. old and well-seasoned Gilbert and
Sullivanism, drew costly filled house at
the Tivoli The management have even
gone to the expense OF publishing the argu-
ment of the piece, as if it We're not as
" familiar in mems mouths as household
words" Simple in lis melodic character,
the music of this opera comes trippingly
from the throats of the various singers in
the distribution. But they ought to give
Phil BransOn, the tenor who plays Nanld
Poo. rest Not but that he was quite
agreeable in the part last evening, but there
are evidences of impairment in his voice,
as there might well be from the incessant
work to which it is subjected Miss Tillie
Salinger made a pretty little Yum unl,
Miss Fannie Hall ditto as Pitti-Sing and
Miss Mollis Stockmeyer as Peep-Bo. the
three little maids from school" BY the
way, the young lady last named will be lost
East with Brady's The Bottom of the Sea-"
A STRONG NOVELTY.
An international tug of war tour
nament open to the world, will be
given in the Mechanics Pavilion, conf
mencing October 18th next, each team to
be composed Of ten men born in the follow
ing countries: United States, England,
Scotland, Ireland, Germany. Italy, France,
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Aus
trla, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Canada,
Australia, and also team of Native Sons
of the Golden West, unlimited weight A
purse of $1,000 will be divided among the
winners of the tournament, as follows: To
the first $500, to the second $500, to the
third $780, to the fourth $50.
MISS EMMA THURsBY's CONCERT
AT the Metropolitan Temple, this even
ing, will, no doubt, be an elite affair A
large number of tickets have been sold and
the programme is alive with the choicest
selections, with the best talent, also, to in
terpret them.
General Mention.
Mr.. S. W. Zimmerman, the tenor, has gone
East TO join the Mendelssohns.
The route of the Beasy children for their
concert tour down south is:
Monterey, Tuesday, 18th.
WaIsonvlle. Wednesday. 18TH
Santa Cruz, Thursday and Friday, 18th aud
17th.
Gilroy, Saturday, 18th.
San Jose. Monday 10Th.
The Thespians will play BARLEY Camp
bells Galley Slave" at Saratoga Hall on