The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-21

Ignorant and prejudiced judges they must
be to have done thisi Sealchi had
only about five available notes in her
voice, which training enabled her TO use
to the best advantage, and Miss Davis Is
confined TO ballad number or two In her
operate experience. Here we have in Miss
Huntington perfect range in voice. full of
expression in all its registers, and in its
phrasna replete with that sympathetic quail
ity which eaptivates all the ears that listen
to its exquisite tones, and melts all hearts
In accord with the singer Your soft. win
ming, complete eontralto Is a rare possession.
Marietta Alboni had it; after her, Agnes
Huntington.
Miss MOlie Fuller must be accorded the
credit of holding the audiences at the New
California by ia DANA serpentina." The
rest OF the business is talky and common
place. The serpenliue dance" is new and
startling by its novelty. 1t is the evolution
Of graceful form from whrl of drapery.
In one of the movements of what may be
called the abandon of the dance the
svelte form of the fgurante is brought
out by a lime light. 1t stands in Its
perfection amid the scarcely screening
gauZe with which it is enveloped, and the
audience are afraid 10 applaud. because they
fear the rude noise Will break the charm and
bring on the obscurity that will hide such
an enrapturinS vision from their sight. The
dance, II may be added. is given in alternate
light and darkness, the latter coming too soon
and completely for the amateur students of
the nude In nature that make up the audi
ence.
The Drews at the Bush-street are not
playing through Easter week to the same
volume of business that they did during the
week preceding. This Is surprising to
those who make calculations on times and
seasons affecting theatrical amusements.
This Is Holy Week." said the managers
some days back, land one cannot expect
much" But this is Easter week. the season
OF festiviiy, and the attendance grows less.
THE Summer Morning" curtain-lifter.
mono-aet piece APPLY named, Is not
half-bad IN its way and certainly
has sufficient magnetic quality in it to
draw, but the empty seats In the audi
forum shows that Ii has not the draught
That Girl From Mexico" may be shelved
so far as the country west Of tie Rockies is
concerned. Gladys Drew (nee Rankin) has
good acting ability; but there is such mis-
take as putting the right woman in the
wrong place, and the same error may be
made In the assignment of her husband. III
Mr. Drew has the true Wis comIca element
in him it must be wrought out by future
delying.
The Emma Juch Opera Company finished
It's Astoria engagement last evening, the
10Th, and will appear for the rest of the
week iD the Exposition building at Port
land. From that city they come here
directly with their own special train, con-
sisting of four large baggage-cars, three
sleeping-ears and the "Juch' private car.
The press of the Northwest joia with the
Eastern journals In terms of commentator
of the performances of this company, es-
pecially in regard to the manner in which
WagnePs "Tannhauser" was staged and
rendered. On arriving here the company
will go into rehearsal FIR one week, prepar-
ing for the opening OF the great musical
May festival at the Grand Opera-house, be-
ginning on the % prox.
"Won at Last" with Mr.. Joseph T. Girls
mer and Miss Phoebe Davies, will be con-
tinued at the Alcazar all this week.