The morning call., 1894-12-18
Fanchon the Cricket" at the
Grove.
ALICE RAYMOND THE coRNETrsr
"After Seven Years" at Morosco's
Grand Opera House - The
Ministries and Variety.

ldSt CfCHADS W GuJUS ulob SiSAb VI
Aladdin Jr.." the great spectacle MIR.
David Henderson has brought TO our city
for the delectation of its people during
the Christmas holidays. There is one thing
for which Henderson deserves credlt-the
curtain went up on the first scene precisely
at O'Clock, and the work Of the evening
commenced promptly. Many belated
first nighteTs, expecting that their
convenience would be consulted as
usual, did not arrive till the
first act was partly through, and then
their faces took on an aggrieved look, as If
they had not been fairly treated. They
will learn, and so will the general public,
that Henderson means business when be
has an important work like this in hand,
ard that his performance, Ike time and
tide, can wait for no man.
1t is impossible to get proper descrip-
ton OF this great example of stage art in
hurried notice. a few of the salient points
only are taken NJ. with the recommends
ton TO our readers that they see aladdin
.Jr" fer themselves.
Henderson has secured treasure in
John j. Burke, who plays Crambo, the
magician's apprentice. lie is called the
comedian Of tie company and lakes the
place that Eddie FHy formerly occupied,
but Foy was nowhere compared with this
artistic fun-makeT. He is finished where
his predecessor was crude and has q sing
ing voice that is extremely agreeable. lie
caught the audience almost immediately
ana retained and Increased their good
opinion ali through. There is no tedIum.
no tin, in Burke'S method. Bright and
snappy. he gives point to the authors
lines, and 1t might be judged from the
general style of the man that he has en-
riched the text by contributions of his
own.
Henry Norman, who was received bv
Iong-continued applause. has lost none Of
his old blase in his play of the magician
Abanazar. BE sings, too. with all Of the
freedom and expression that made him
such a favoTite In the old Tivoli DAYS.
RocOllecting that fact, it is coincidence
that hts ola Tivoli colleague, Max FigmaB.
is now In the city with the Sadie MaTtinot
Company. How they come back to US.
rubbed up and FURNISHED by the attention
of foreign experience and observation.
Ada Deayes, who plays the Widow b.
hee, Aladdln's mother, is also a San Fran
cisco theatrical slip who has developed
into woman Of the greatest usefulness
for this extravaganza business. Her make
up is a marvel Of ugiiness. and she acts
with great deal Of yerye and expression.
She was recognized by many friends in
the audience ana received a warm wei
come.
Miss Anna Boyd looked very handsome
as the scamOish Aladdin !; besides, she has
acting ability that was long ago recog-
nlZsd on the legitimate stage before she
Joined fortunes with hlr. Henderson and
MS magnificent spectacle. This expert
ence enhances and gives neatness and
finish TO the widows son, the fool of fairy
fortune.
The names mentioned are those who
carry the burden OF the piece, that is, so
Ia
libretto. But there is an array of beautiful
young girls VINO make their influence Eel;
10 The advantage of the piece. There is
MISS Aiiene Crater as BadrOulbadour,
Miss frankie Raymond as Chez Kee,
Ala0din's sister; Miss Irene Vernona as
Oolong, son of the NiZier, and score of
others, who are n bewildering whirl of
LONELINESS in tights and scanty drapery.
The costumes generally are triumphs
of design and make up AS q
foil to the groupings of these splendidly
attlred and bewitching creatures, we nave
David Abrahams, as Lucifer the Cat an
enormous black feline, who attracts mnrh
attention. and was the cause of laughter.
1t was Crambo'S cat, and really Abrahams
initiated the peculiar movements and mis-
chiefs OF pusS quite as closely as MarZetti
used 10 do those OF the orang-outaDg.
Lucifer is capltallv placed in the business
of the pieee-not too much, just enough.
There are lots OF songs in this extrava-
gaDZa, and there are good voices to sing
them. Two or three may be mentioned
that made Tire audience roar with laugh
ter. One was Crambo's "Johnny''-an
artistic piece of work; the second. Ala
bame Ccon," by Miss frankie RAYMOND.
and the third, quintet, 1.-The Stars Alone
Can Tell"
The third scene in the second act WHARF
the amber ballet and the celestial festival
Is given by the entire corps du ballet of
the company, and IN which Catharine
Bartho and Fraulein Irmler are the pre-
mleres. is resDlendent in scenic effect and
graceful motion. Ii is dIfficut to dismiss
such sight from the mind. 1t will be apt
TO give the spectator wheels in his head
that is the Wheelugs and WRITINGS
OF the pTemleres and coryphees in the maZy
measures. Then there is the Clodoche
quadrille, danced by Miss Nellie Lynch
and Flora Evans. John t. Cain and David
Abrahams. II is of French Origin, and for
eccentricitv of movement must have mt
The inventive genius of the man who d.
vsed it to the test
The transformation scene is called "Tbe
Origin of the Harp" the idea being taken
from Tom MoOre's poem of that name. II
was described in TIE CALL day or two
ago, but to be fully appreciated mnst he
seen. ne sirens floating on the waves.
bearing toward rocky stretch Of the
irish coast; the single sea-nymph win
her flowing hair that gave the first idea Of
the harp, and the glorious changes. Lights
and colors that pervade the whole scene
make it truly "a thing of beauty that is a
joy forever"
AFTER Seven Years." by Daniel A
Kelly. Miss Helen Desmond and Morosco's
stick company, drew the usual goad al
tendance 10 the Grand Opers-house last
evening. Mr.. Kelly had quadruple piece
of work cut out for himself in Bart Grant
lev, proud of an honored name; Max Stain.
a Hebrew; Old Rye, tramp, aud Jerry
Donahue, an Irish coachman. He plaved
all four of these during different phases OF
the melodrama: but his main strength was
thrown on the IrishmaD. He was
a militant Mick, and disposed to antago-
nize everybody he came across Miss
Helen Desmond carried the role of Blanche
GRAVITY, the accused wife. TIE piece
turns on insanity and supposed murder,
and has the usual strong melndramatlc
flavor that pervades all Mr.. Kelly's work.
Miss Nina Gleason has been named for
leading LADY of this theaier. She is a COM
petent actress and has made herself
favorite.
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