The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-11

=" ~ nextsix weeks to come.
Whole herds Of jubilee singers and Top
sizes are coming to town. Bar Associations
of LAWYER Markses are billed. Simon
Legrees are scowlug from the bilboardS,
and already the baying of the deep-tongued
bloodhound is heard in tie land.
P. jackson, the puncher started it but
he has an able and equally sable rival LOOM
ing up darkly on the theatrical horizon.
Senator Hamden Of cakewalk fame, who
led the cooTed German in the walk at the
pavilion last winter is going to spar to
finish with Legree at the Grove street
Theater. Tie senator makes his debut
Monday night in a grand spectacular pro-
duct0u of this popular drama never before
attempted on any stage.
Following Nj Hamden In his able expo
sition Of this difficult role comes an Eastern
company with a double bill from top 10 bot
tom.
It opens next Saturday night at the Grand
Opera-hOuse, where l ucle Tom VIII die TO
slow. sObbIng music and red ire Tor
couple OF weeks.
In the midst of this Eastern martyrs dis
solutions =. Jackson Will enter upon the
rosy dawn Of a hiS'riOnic career at Stock
wells. His first demise occurs Monday
night the 10Th inst.
Unlike his ilustriOus rival, Mr.. Hamjen
hauEhilY declines TO Try out his genius IN
the provinces before starring il 10 the city.
Although lie has never studied IN ZAto0t
~nE Vet the senator feels that he can inter-
'pret the lines Of Uncle Tom with charming
fidelity % nature. De once played the part
Of Pete in the ''OctOT3oB," and has appeared
in numerous amateur events, besides dis
tlnEuishiug himself at lhe cakewalk in
manner TO win loud plaudits
There is one point in which Mr.. Hamdeu
m0Ges,lY admits his superiority over Mr..
Jackson. He has a splendid baTytone voice
and can sing those quaint old plantation
melodies and lullabys 10 q manner 10 bring
balm even to the gentle soul of little Eva.
On tie other hand Mr. Jackson cannot
sing a note. He does not pretend 10 be
vocalist Luliabys are not in his line. but
at the same time Mr.. Jackson is confident
Of his ability to put little Eva TO sleep in his
own inImitable manner.
But what Mr.. jackson can or cannot
achieve in a histrlOnic way has nothing to
do with Senator Hamden and has engage
ment at the Gr0ve-street Theater. The
spectacle has been IN rehearsal for some
time past IN the hands Of an excellent cast,
under the personal supervision of Z. J.
Holden himself. who Will appear as Simon
LegTee. The bill contains the names Of
twenty people well known 10 the patrons OF
the Grove, and which alone is sufficient to
insure the success of the piece.
Patrons OF this popular place Of amuse-
ment Will remember tie production Of the
cinderella" spectacle which drew crowded
houses for three weeks. Uncle Tom is to
be staged In manner surprising "CindeT-
ella" ID gorgeous mechanical effects, over
$500 having already been expended 10 set
tIDss and transformations. In addition 10
the drama Mr.. Holden has with his usual
enterprise, introduced number Of clever
specially people who will do their turns in
the great plan tatiUn scene.
4 new feature never before seen in a per-
n 20 n iz hrfi fah
leau 10 the third act representing a y0udO0
scene among the superstltIOus negroes of
the South. There are thlrty.eight people
in tie taD.eau clustered in pictures cue attl-
tudes around huge bonfire with the vOu-
doc queen going through tie incarnation in
the foreground. For the plantation scene a
maS.0dOn company Of genuine c0l0TeG jubi-
lees myers has been engaged to alternate
vita The specialists.
For the grand transformation 10 the ale
C0rical nBale the rock OF ages is shown IN
mid0cean with lime-light effects. There
are twenty-five pieces in the tTansfOrma-
ton exclusive Of the allegory. showing
angels and glimpseS Of the eternal home
beyond the skies in their numerous and in
tTicate eVoutl0Ds. At last they all disap-
pear leaving the cross in the ocean with
little Eva struggling in the water near the
rocky base. An angel clingng 10 the cross
extends a helping hand TO Eva while the
rest Of the angels 90 to the assistance of
killed during the progress of the play.
When they have all been rescued from a
Watery grave the spectacle gradually fades
away, and the curtain goes down on one Of
the most profoundly pathetic and affecting
allegorles known 10 the modern stage.
What IS known as a ''perfect" rehearsal
was held at the theater yesterday afternoon
in which the cast went through is lines
without bitch. Monday afternoon a full
dress rehearsal with all the stage accessories
viii put the company in trim Tor the opening
per Torrance.
Upstairs the carpenters, artists and
painters are busily turning out properties
for the spectacle. The ocean and cross are
already completed, and the workmen are
now engaged on the Ohio River and some
realistic cakes Of ice that gives one chill
blaiues to look at Peter Jackson with his
lambs wool whiskers and that Eastern
company with its double bill of bloodhounds,
lawyers and jackasses may be abe to do
mild justice TO Uncle TOMS Cabin" but
they VIII rave 10 hustle to keep up with
Senator Hamden and the Grove-street
people.