The morning call., 1893-01-10
AT THE THEATER S.
g The Magistrate" at the
StOCkWelI.
"Faust" in English at the TivoIi-The
German PerformaHce-Wil-
kie's Next Concert.

There was clever presentation Of a. w.
Pinero's favorite comedy at the Stock well
last evening and there was quite numer-
Gus audience to see it. All the parts were
carefully cast, and we may add, carefully
played Mr. Stock well himself, as the good
natuTed and yielding P0sket, magistrate Of
Mulberry-street police court, over whose
not very sharp eyes his wife and mature
son by a former marriage so effectively
draw the wool, was in quite a happy vein
in dealing with the character and had
certain freshness of manner that must be
due to his long rest from stage work. He
played the role with more than his usual
Quietude where the temptation is to DE pro-
DOunced, but in our opinion he thereby in
creased its effectiveness. He made all his
points apparent to the audience without
labOred effort, and. helped by the situation.
they were caught instantly aud In their true
spirit. Henry r. Jewett, Colonel Lukyn,
gave US model picture of an old East In
dian officer. You could find brandy pawnee,
chuney and curry everywhere In his
ample figure and hear in his hectoTing
tones the evidence of one used 70 ordering
leglOns Of servants. BE was admirable in
the restaurant scene, hampered by his friend
Captain Horace Vale and the two gneX-
pected lady visitors, Agatha Posket. who
had come 10 forsstai what he might have to
say about her early life. and Charlotte. her
sister Both these characters were very
well sustained indeed by Miss Ethel Bran
don and Miss Bebe Nining respecsssgely.
Dir. Hugo Toland's Captain Horace Vale
was small part made distinct by the
nicely OF its handling. John Jackwas In
good place as BVllamy, brother magis-
lrate Of Posket. Mr.. Arthur Livingston
exerted himself as Cts Harrington, Mrs.
POskers son by a former marriage
young r0ue Of 10. whom to suit
her own purposes she passes off for IA, al
though his mustaehe is becoming too con-
speuOus for the truth Of her story. This
deception, slight as it is, is the pivot on
which nearly the whole business of the
comedy turns. Dir. Nick Long VAS at home
as Isidore. waiter al the Hotel des
Princes small part, but they also serve
who only stand and wait, as Milton says.
Long was OF great service TO the comedy a
the botel-waiter. Besides being well cast.
''rhe Magistrate" was well staged. The in-
Ieriors were perfection.
The Baldwin had fair attendance to SEQ
LestocQ's The Sportsman" the "Old
Homestead" crowded the New California;
but Schilling's Ministries did not draw as
expected at the Bush-sireet.
"Faust" brought great number Of pie
TO the TivoIi. The place was packed from
the music-b0x, where Adolph Bauer and his
colleagues dispense such exquisite music,
to the rear wall OF the auditorium, where
there was selyage Of music-lovers stand
ing three deep. Faust" does not sound
well in an English libretto especially when
the singers have but meager culture "The
Jewel Song" lost Its charm as Miss Title
Salinger (Marguerite) sang it in this way
besides there was a lack Of color and ex-
preston in the young lady's vocalization
all through the role. The benefit Of training.
added TO a naturally good organ, was seen
in Miss Lizzie Annandale's (SiebeD Flower
Song" Her voice was really great by COM
parison. Mr.. ScbuetZ (Faust) played and
sang the Tejuyenated doctor with a good
deal of taste ana feeling In
the garden scene. where he voiced
Hail. live innocent and purely"
(Salvei dimora easta) he did SO with A
good deal Of sweetness and deicacy. This
may be called the teBor's trial song in
Faust" and TO do Mr.. Schuetz Justice il
must be said that he got rid of a good deal
of the throatness that usually marks his
execution and sang as if he had an Italian
larynx for the nonce. Mr.. E. n. Knights
makeup as Mephisto was somewhat out Of
the usual fashion, as was also the rem
dering OF his part. The chorus was IN good
training; tue orchestra a blessing under