The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-30
AT THE THEATERS.
The Small Houses Are
Drawing Crowds.
StockweIPs Continues the " Sflad~
ows The TivoIi's New Attrac-
tions-At the Grove-street.

There was nothing new a. the leading
theaters last evening. The Baldwin is
laid up for repairs. and not day too soon.
At the California, there was a slim attend
auce to see the pugilist. COrbett; the pub
lie have soured, evidently, on this uSurpa-
ton of the dramatic stage by professional
sl0ggers At the StOckwell there was a
large audience to see Miss Annie Ward
Tiffany in The Shadows of Great City, !"
and the same report may be made of the
Grove-street Theater. where Miss ADbe
Pierce appeared as Mile. Marco in the
great classical allegory of Marble Hearts"
Miss Pierce has acquired an extensive stage
experience, and she presents the capricious
Frenchwoman in the second act of this
piece with strength of action that is
surprising.
The new attractions introduced in 1.-The
Hoolah' at the Tivoli tor the last week of
the run of that operai are singuarly inter-
eSting, particularly the athletes and
acrobats called the "Zulus." They do the
most graceful and daring feats, over
which the audience grow wild in their ap-
plause. The auditorium was crowded
last night.
The Wigwam's opera last evening was
"The Little Duke" but the great draw
was evidently the pugilistic kangaroo,
brought from Australia by the MaeMahOD
brothers. 1t may be considered, this mar
supial fighter, a frst-class burlesque on
the genus homo, type of which is pre-
senting the same business at leading
theater. but fortunately to but very slim
attendance. The Wigwam. on the con-
trary, was packed to the doors. Jack,
the kangaroo, has been developed into a
1rst-claSS boxer by his trainer, John TAFT,
an expert Australian bushman, and quite
familiar with the possibilities of the singu-
lar animal he has presented TO the public.
The concert to be given by Mrs. Eunice
Westwater at Odd Fellows Hall, next
Thursday evening. will be of decidedly
different character from those that San
Francisco has had during the past few
months. Every number will be of the
grand operate order, and selections from
such masters as Belini. Rossini, Bolto and
Saiut-Saens will be rendered. Mrs. West
water, whose rich and well-cultvated con-
traltO is deServedly popular with our
music lovers, viii sing ''Se Romeo" from
Beilini's Romeo and Juliet" Mrs. l..
Brechemn. whose excellent work in His
Majesty" will long be rememb ered, will
sing Tor the last time in this city prior to
her departure for Columbus. Ohio. where
Dr. Brechemin has been ordered. Her
selection will be tie aria from Samson
and Delilah." by Saint-Saens, My Heart
at Thy Sweet Voice." number we'll cal
culaied to display the beauties of her
soprano voice. NJ IS Helen Hebron, Signors
&. Panizza, [. Zapeli, r. Stantini, G.
Minetti and Waiter c. Campbell Will rem
der the other numbers on the programme.
SgismundO Martinez will be the musical
director and will also play Thalberg's
fantasia.
The second of Bauer's summer series of
symphony concerts will be given next Fri
day afternoon, the principal numbers
being the march from The Prophet" by
Meyerbeer, and Memberships Italian
symphony in A major. Miss Rose Block,
the young soprano, who made her San
Francisco debut week before last, will be
the vocalist, and sing the "Pagen Aria"
from The Huguenots" with complete
orchestra.
II. Fl. Ragan's third illustrated lecture
Shakespeare and the Avon" at the
Metropolitan Temple last evening had a
large and apprecative hearing. 1t was
well delivered. very instructive and the
illustrations were delightful. On June l
Thursday neXD Mr.. Regain will discourse
OF Rome"
A special matinee will be given this
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