The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-05
ADJUSTMENTS.
Midweek Notes of Business at the DIFF
ferent TheaterS.

:Midweek Notes of Business at the DIFF
... ferent Theaters.
Thepub!ic seem to be waking up to the
fact.tbat we have a thoroughly good opera
company in town, and the scenes last night
at the Grand Opera house can only be COM
pared to those witnessed at some of the
famous Patti nights in times gone by. A
double bill was presented by the Juch
Opera Company-the balcony scene from
Charles Gounod's Romeo and Juliet" pre-
ceding Pietro Mascagnrs famous opera,
;''Cavalleria Rusticana." Miss Emma Juch
was in splendid voice. She sang GOun0d's
lovely music to perfection, and her Juliet
was equal to any Interpretation ever wit
messed here, being both artistic and real
iStic Fernando Michelena was a good
. Romeo, and the lovers were recalled several
times By the enthusiastic crowd that hlled
the vast auditorium OF 'Our mOst fashion
able theater," which the Grand certainly IS
when good opera company is the at
traction.
-. MAsCAGNI's OPERA.
Tie presentation OF "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" proved a revelation, the acting and
:Singing OF (SantuzZa) Miss Juch calling forth
FREQUENT rounds OF applause In fact the
audience several times became wildly ell
- thusiastic, and the fair prima donna was
repeatedly recalled and laden with n0rai
offerings of great size and beauty. Fer
nando Michelena was very successful in his
Improvisation OF "Iurlddu, ana the drink
ing song, "Hail the Wine That Cleans and
Dances" was capitally sung, and had to be
repeated. The other principal characters
were well sustained by Miss Gertrude May
Stein .lola), Joseph Rub0 (AlhO) and An
gelina Casti Nucia). The orchestra, under
the able leadership Of Jose Won der Berg,
= proved very effective, the intermeZZ0 being
.: beautifully played. 1t is certainly one Of
the most important features. of Mascagnps
opera; the audience not being satisfied with
having it repeated, the demand for a third
hearing was graciously acceded to by Mr..
&c Berg and his small army OF musicians.
.. Mr.. Richard Mansfield repeated his great
psychological study, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr..
.Hyde,"a the Baldwin. The arrangements
of the stage are so perfected now that his
extraordinary acting can be seen to the best
advantage. No longer does the audience
= sit in.CimmeTian darkness; the mnrderous
deeds. of the actor, as Hyde, are brought
into comparative light The scene In DR..
EangOn's study is particularly effective.
Here the unfortunate. Jekyll enters, pos
sessed Of the demoniac spirit of Hyde,
physically and mentally a horror to the
doctor, and by taking the chemical potion
energies from the Hyde condition into that
of Jekyll, in Which'he IS only known by his
circle Of friends. Il is an artistic trans
formation, and the audience recognized the
fact.at onee"by effusively summoning The
actor, he. refused to "appear. No doubt
= his hesitation was caused by the thlnness oil
the attendance. 1t was very sparse. Thai
calcium or gas. man has much to answer FOL
on account Of his indebtedness on Monday
night.
There were no changes at the AlcazaT
(Which was crowded to see 1.-THE Two Or
.phans') nor at the New California, where
1.-THE Power OF the Press" Is being played,
2 nor at the Bush-street, where Mr.. j. II.
Wallick is interesting the gallery with 1.-THE
The. TivOi is doing Sir Arthur Sullivan's
Trial by Jury" and MascagnPs "Caval-
leria Rustieana."
Divide ,Musin had a. large attendance al
Irving Hall yesterday afternoon for hi:
farewell matinee. He will with his accom-.
plished company now make short profes
sional excursion into the interior, returning
g here on Nav 10, in time To take the steam
shin for Honolulu, where he will give few
concerts. and 20 forward TO Australia BY
tho Oceanic steamship Mariposa, which
leaves this port May 26. Mr.. X. E. John
stop. the business manager who has beer
0nlte IN, decitBes the trip. he has subsu
iuted his treasurer
Seats for the ST. Mary's Hospital benefit
AZ the Grand Opera-house, Tuesday, May
no. will be on sale at Sherman, Clay q
CO.. Saturday morning next
wMiss YiRoreux Is actively rehearsinl
1Isosallnd" for her benefit al the Grand
Opsra. house next. Wednesday evening. she
has engaged Dir. Leo Cooper to play Or
lspdo. and an athlete from the Olympic
Club ~ DO Charles, Che wrestler. Mr