The morning call., 1892-09-27
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
Mrs. PachecO's Comedy
Nothing But Money"
The Tiveli Draws a Crowded House With
"Estrella Con certs- General
Mention.
' Nothing But Money"


Mrs. Romualdo Paeheco's new three-act
comedv-with large infusion of the farcical
element-was produced in this city last
evening by George W. Lederer's stock
comedians before an average audience. The
scene is in a country house near New York,
where the following dramatis persoue are
assembled:
David Wnder, American. with a OF
humor. mor.......................Mr MIR. Z. l. Davenport
LORD Herbert Craven. a young English noble
.. '.. '.'e =, MT Harry davenport
Ramon Castro rich Cuban. insanely jeaous OF
his wife and with a past. .Mr. Louis Mann
Baron Alexander POppoff. an old Russian who
fsncies himself still young and fascinating.
Frederick Carleton, in love with Grace, ana
who cannot bear 10 be laughed att. .........
Robert scryaBt.................Mr Mr Samuel Fisher
Zoe de BriSsac Wiider's first wife Miss Ellen Burg
Grace Thornton; rieh American & gT, i and the
Mrs Page-Blair. wfider's second vile.
Mrs Hunter, rich widow, and the aunt OF
HiIda Castro, daughter OF the Baron ana wife
OF Ramon. Miss Grace Atwell
The piece showes erudeness but is clever
in places. Its action is rapid and not very
sharp and clear in sequences. therefore
mu st the authoress largely thank the bright
people in the cast for concealing by bright
ton. TIE play is assisted by the company,
to use an expression made in regard to it be-
fore. Three distinct and weil-known dra-
matte fia vors pervade this comedy. We have
the Ba ron Chevrial of Richard Mans
field, the Step hanie and similar roles of Miss
Jeffreys lie wis and the Lord Dundreary
of Z. a. Sothern. Poppoff, the lecherous
Russian roue, very well played by Mr.. VIII
liam Norris. recalls the first mentioned; Zoe
de Brissac Miss Ellen Burg, the second,
and Lord Herbert Craven MR. Harry
DayenpoT0, the third. Poppnff tits true. is
made more of an incident than a purpose
in the business Of the play, but as char
acteriZation, Mr.. Morris did very well with
the part. Miss Ellen Burg. an American
girl with continental education, was most
interesting as Zoe. alert in her movements,
picturesque, and with a foreign ac-
cent that made her utteraRces delight
ful, notwithstanding the Shakespear-
Ian bit was forced and little
out of place coming from her lips. There is
room for Mr.. Harry Davenport to make
Lord Herbert Craven, the young English
noblemaD, without sense of humor. but
with an impedrment in his speech, more
than an approximation to Dundreary, which
it is at present. Both the DaveDports,
Harry and E. L. (the latter as David Wilder.
an American with sense of hum0r), are
good cards In the cast, but the
largest share in the distribution Of
praise must be awarded to Mr.. Norris
Mann for his personation OF Ramon
Castro, who is engaged, all through, max
ing his own mlseries by an insane jealousy
of his wife. lie gives one a clear idea of
the hOt-blooded, unreasonng CubaDo. Mr..
Julian Steger. AS Frederick Carleton, sings
ialI song, the execution being marred by
a real or effected tremolo in the execution.
With the exception of Miss Ellen Burg and
Miss Clara Lipman, who plays Grace
Thornton, the ladies in the cast are not
strong IN the work they have to do. The
different members of the company were we'll
received and at the end of the second act
made parade before the f0otIights.