The morning call., 1891-03-24

" no hhte Az l-t Alu iAI
And turn bis merry note
Unto the sweet BIRDS throat.
Come hither. come hth5r, come hither.
DE KovEN's MUSIC

DE kONENS MUSIC
Is very tuueful aud much Of II written in the old
English style distinct except Ia some parts OF
Alfred CrliieI's "DuTOtly' fIom Tie come opera
work Of The present ddy. Among The most no
table numbers are mllkmaId's song contrasting
the life OF lie real handmade Of the dairy aud the
ideal article; a capital song by the Shern; an
aImOrrI's song sung by VIII Scarlet, Win an
VII accompaniment a chorus OF lOuihe4lhtn
tiuket>. Whu accompany their uoH by tapping
on lie pans and Cdus they are mendlnS; Little
J0rIfs SuuE. Brown October Ale" that ought 10
bring INN {, bonus from every brewery IN the
city, a fore,i song Tor Maid MaTiani a bell
song by Allau-a-Dale, The minstrel archer
OF the sherwood outlaws 4 number oil
male choguses and weil-wrIIten hnaies. A
comic features 10 the second act is = neat bur
lesgue Of lie Old English FOUND" where each
singer uttsls different words ii The same time,
and The combination has most humorous
effect. MI. ". II. Macdonald rs Little john
was admirably placed, and his drinking song.
an nj tie " Blown October drew tie applause
Of an Enthusiastically Weii-satlshed audience. mr..
II. {. BuuaDee dlu some Nrfy good acting as The
i Igh Sheriff OF Nottingham, and MI G-"i re b.
EroIhiu Eiam's Fuar Tuck was an unctuOus
nedge-lIiest. Jessie Bartl Il Davis made
plump Ailau-a-Daie, and sang The bell sUug III
fine voice, an even, mellow cCuUalto. Marie
Stone as Maid Marian. TIE outlaws love, was
very graceful. and Tom Karl made uasling
Robin Hood. The olera ought 10 draW-lt Is
iuil Of deserving.
Hoyt's Last and Best.
Since MI. Charles Il. HUyt wrote 4 Midnight
Bell" auu, alter lab0riuus revision and correct
Ing, licked II into such shape as 10 make II pre-
senIabe, lie became ambitious to II-e 10 sim
higher plane In dramatic literature. Tie result
Is " A Texas Steer; or Money axes the Mar
Goa rugged Tile but catchy one-and lie
presented u 10 a large audience at the New Cali
folnia for the first time last night with a calm
confidence, bego,len OF previous successes, that
the san Francisco public would agree, ueIniue
cOntud,cente, IN tie solid verdict OF approval
given by large numbers OF theatergoers in the
err.Rfr
ment ON The wuIk. MI HoyI's subject Is a
tempting one. The lights ana shades Of political
lie 90 Tie national capital have supplied ample
OPPORTUNITIES 10 his acute powers OF observation,
his keen sense OF tile ridiculous, ana il must be
confessed lie has wrought tile material measure
ably INTO such a compact whole as TO verify the
claim lie puts forward that tins, his last work. IS
Ills brightest and his best.
WITH BRONSON HOWARD,
Gillette and one or TWO Others, Mr.. H0yt is aiding
IN the development OF the long call for and
much wanted school OF American drama. Ii Is
hardly. up 10 dale. as finished and robust IN
quality It's friends would like, but the sam
ple> a. e getting better year by wear. Perhaps
about the lime that our American fabrics, by i'm
proved methods Of manufacture able to
stand the suns rays Without changing color. the
WOr. of our dramatic writer's Will MOI, under the
rescr light OF Just criticism. show tie defects
nov so easily apparent. But what an oppres-
sly ly fun house there was at the CalifOr
MIA last night! Aud at III. end OF the
texas prologue, what an uproar Till Mr.
Huyt appeared before the curtains and SAID, in
dIlident way, that he did not know whether he
was more thankful than Jared. " But" be
added, there are three more acts 10 come
Walt and EN- lell me what you think about my
Iitce.' There Is no doubt about The Texas
Steer" possessing The elements OF popular sue
cess. Mr. Tim Murphy las msde a character out
Of Maverick Brander the Texas cattle-k king,
t5uNf1 med into Congressman; Miss Flora
Walsh IS graceful as his daughter. Bossy and
Sir. ". II. Bray The colOIed political worker
from tie Lone star state, who eNuects the high
est reward for his political work. aud gets The
lowest, is a prominent factor Ia tie SUCCESS the
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