The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-10
AT THE THEATEIeS
The Baldwin Reopens in
Splendid Style.
"Therese" Quiet Play -"The
Leather Patch"-"Dick Turpin.''
"The Pride of Mayo" Etc.

Alter lis long closure the Baldwin re-
opened last evening for the twelfth regu-
lar season under the present management,
to a crowded attendance, the majority of
those In the auditorium being ladies'.
Their varied toilets gave the scene fresh
and brilliant appearance. "Therese, "
founded on Emile ZOa's "Therese
Raquin," was the attraction on the stage,
cast as follows:
Laurent Mr. Beew
Camille ..........................Mr. Mason Mitchell
Michaud .......................M Werner Charges
Mime faguln' '''......-....;::.. Miss Minnie Monk
susanna ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Miss Perdita Hudspeth
MIS- Potter
Although the play is founded upon and
taken In many particulars from Zola's
realistic work. it has but few of the strong
features of the book. 1t is an acting
play for Mr.. Bellew and Mrs.
for crime - the murder by
drowning of Camille, Nine. Raquin's son
and Therese's first husband, which is left
| to the Imagination of the audience. The
relief is an old party of domino players,
sort of RaqutD cabinet council. that as
Sembles every Thursday evening in the
madame's slttinR-room to play their favor
lie game. Inc penalty for the murder is
borne by Laurent and Therese through
two acts, till wearied by their
suffering, they poison themselves In the
presence of Candles mother, who has be-
come inert on account of paralysis. There
was good deal OF Intensity In the acting
of both Mrs. Potter as Therese and Kyrle
BelIew as Laurent. There is nothing b.
Jectionable in the play, whatever may be
found in the book, and a good deal of the
cutlery about it has no doubt been made
for advertising purposes.
Edward Harrigan's third week at the
California opened with his three-act play,
long a favorite with the public, called
THE Leather Patch" The place repre-
sents Mr.. Harrigan in the serio-comic role
of New York undertaken, and he makes
the character a most amusing one.
The plot turns on will sewed
up in a leather patch Oh pair
M old bre5cheS, and is intensely funny, in
asmuch as the search for the Hethe r in tegu-
ments is pursued under all circumstances.
and no matter how many difficulties
surround the pursuer. There are a
lot of good songs in the piece
Denny Grady's Hack" TT Shewered
Again." Down the Bay on Christmas
Night" "Oid Clio. Old Clo'," Baxter
Avenue" and Put On Your Bridal Veil"
The triple marriage scene in the sitting
room of Judge Doebler's house is one of
the best in the piece. The next play in
order will be "Cordelia's Aspirations"
one of HarrigaD's greatest New York sue
cesses.
Dan McCarthy's "The Pride of MAYO"
filled Morosco's Grand Opera house last
evening. The attendance at this large and
handsome theater comes uD each evening
like a solid phalanx, Notwithstanding out |
side or inside troubles, the strikes or
martial law. The play was very well |
cast, the principal characters being in |
the hands of Wright, Huntington. |
James NJ. Brophy, Carl Smith, George NJ.
Hermann, Charles ". Swain, Lucille La !
Verne, Sara Stevens. Len Ripley and |
Dan Mccarthy. who. as Dick Fitzgerald,
distinguished himself. The piece is in |
four acts, and the scenery in each is !
succession of pictures. There are two or |
three very neat songs, The Irish Gintle- |
man," in particular. finding great favor |
with the audience.
Dick Turpin" was produced at the |
TivOli last evening to full house. The |
opera is rather serious in spots, but has a |
good many bright things scattered through !
it from the beginning to the end. was !
produced under the supervision of the |
authors, Messrs. Donnelly and Briggs. 1t |
will probably play brighter tonight
The Orpheum Music Hall is, under the
circumstances. giving a very fine enter
tainment to its patrons.
The PEOPLES Palace Music Hall has
many new people on its programme. and
is increasing in favor with the public
The Wigwam's people having all arrived
from the East, Notwithstanding the tie.up.
a good house and good performance was
the result. The evenings entertainment
commenced with Senator Dooley's
PIcnie, with Nellie Mcguire as
Mrs. Dooley, who introduced several
songs. such as ''1he Flat Upstairs"
After the Ball !" THE New York Tough"
Jimmy The Daughter of the Regi-