The morning call., 1893-08-10
ADJUSTMENTS.
Midweek Notes of Business at the
TheaterS.

."Aristocracy." of which SO much has
been said lately, pro aud con. will be con-
tinued at the Baldwin not only this week,
but also for tine week ensuing. 1t has not
been success so far. There is hope,
however, that the third and last week may
evolve a latent appreciation of this finely
drawn composition, that there will be
change of the public sentiment in regard
to Mr.. Bronson Towards work, and that
the taper end of the engagement may be
so large as to establish satisfactory aver
age for the benefit Of all concerned. The
present Baldwin company has nothing
in its repertory but "AristOcracy." They
brought it here TO repeat the runs it has
enjoyed IN the Eastern cities, and in this
speculation they have burned their ships
behind them. They have nothing by which
to recoup. 1.-The best-laid plans of mice aud
men gang aft agley."
Mantell. with his curtain raiser, "a
Lesson in Acting" and the classical at
tenuation of "Parrhasius," is doing fairly
well at the California. That he is not
doing better is due to the fact that there
has been so much farce-cOmedy aud horse
play at this house lately. Mautell is lcgit-
ina e, and here is not much excuse for
laughing when he is on the stage. Mana
gers sometimes prostitute their theaters.
CThursday) he plays 1.-THE Face in the
Moonlight" Friday night Hamlet" Sat-
urdav matinee 1.-The COrsican Brothers"
and Saturday night "Monbars."
Mr.. Stockwell is working hard with
"Mr. Potter of Texas" the chief business
of which appears to be the projection Of
L. X. Stockwell. comedian, as the Honor
able Sampson Potter of the Lone Star
State. searching for his gun" in order to
murder somebody. There is too much Of
the play is derived. 1t would have been
we'll for the people of the cast to have read
Gunter's novel before they undertook the
performance of the several characters to
which they were assigned. We are quite
satisfied there would have been a better
rendering had such been the case, as they
would have had clearer idea Of the bust
ness in which they were engaged. Potter,
who like Enrol, is only an incident in the
story, would have had his full value with.
out marring the general integrity of the
story.
1.-THE Mikado" is being sung to advantage
at the Tivoli. Title Salinger. we under
stand, is going East to look for a fresh
arynx.
Treasurer Frye of the New California
said, yesterday morning, that the most
brisk advance sale he has had for some
time was the sale of seats for Jane"
which begins an engagement at the Ca j.
fornia Theater next Monday night. Much
interest is being taken in this engagement
as new Jane will be shown in the person
of Miss Jennie Yeamans Coincidence
well known. The company embraces such
members of the former ".Iane" casts as
have made hits. "The Setting of the Sun"
will be the curtain-rai>er.
Herr AdoIph Liesegang, leader of the
Chicago band. will be here this season
for the Midwinter Fair. One of the num-
brrs in his repertoire IS Leila Frances
1.-THE Sweetheart of All the Year"
Miss Josephine N. FalloD, who failed to
appear at the Grove-street Theater, is with
The Bates Comedy Company at Willows.
Glenn County. She considered a little
transforming good for practice. Probably
in this she was right.