The morning call., 1894-09-18


by Gallori; ninth, "Swee hearts," Gosshe.
"Charley's Aunt" will work through
this week at the Baldwin with the same
eclat that has attended the preceding fort
night Three weeks is long time to keep
people on the broad grin, but it must be
said for Brandon Thomas eccentric play
that so far there is no diminution in the
laughter that attends the masquerade of
Charley's aunt from Brazil. ''the place where
the nuts come FROM" title Arthur Lat
kin, who assumes this Notwithstanding
character, seems to be quite at home in it
and carries the audience with him CON-
petely. We are not enjoying the original
company that accomplished suct an ad-
vertised success ia the East. There is,
however, laughing matter enough. The
play. itself. contributes that; bat one
pauses to think whal might have been the
result had this little Englishman, LarklD,
not been dropped upon TOR the bogus aunt.
Beyond him all is leather and prunella."
The play wi hout him would have been
body without 2 soul.
The Baldwin will close for four weeks at
the termination of the "Charley's Aunt"
engagement.
Morosco's Grand Opera had large au-
dieuce TO enjoy the opening of the comedy
week, when double till was offered. Mr..
w. L. Gleason and Miss Nina Gleason be-
gan the programme with pretty little
curtain-raiser called "a Happy Pair"
something like the old mOno-aet piece Mr..
Charles Pope and Miss Julia Dean Hayne
used to play here called ga Morning Call"
in which Julia Dean played Mrs. Chitting-
tone and Mr.. Pope Sir Edward Ardent.
The little bit was cleveTly rendered. and
above the average of the Grand Opera-
houses present productions. It was fell
lowed by an eccentric comedy entitled
Confession" in three acts. in which Mr..
! Theodore Roberts distin guished himself
The comedy week at the Grand ought to
be a success. 1t Is a new deal, and as
variety is the spice OF life this will be a
new ana acceptable favor to the SOLID
melodramatic pudding the patrons of the
theater have been in the habit of leasing
on.
At the MeIropOl Titan Temple the much
advertised Mr.. A. A. Farland, the man who
banjos classical music, appeared before an
audience that while it lacked in number
made up in appreciate notice of
The performance will be found elsewher
The Orpheum had the usual large at
tendance. Variety business as developed
by this now well-established mu ic hall
has become a fixed fact in the comm unity.
We may depend upon the management TO
obtain for us whatever is new and talked
about in any part of the world. Walter
has long arms, muscled by abundant
means, and he reaches out 10 every direc-
ion, grasping and holding every aitrac-
ton against the most powerful opposition
Meyers Wigwam Theater was crowded
TO enjoy the set-tO between George Green
aud Billy Armstrong. 1t was a lively
bout. The attractions that followed III ade
the evening a most enjoyable one to the
lovers of sport.
The sale of seats for the coming en-
gagenent of "Charley's Aunt at the Mac
donough. Oakland, will commence this
Tuesday, morning at o'clock. The man.
agement feels confident IF having one of
the largest sales ever known at the hand
some MacdonOugh. Already there has
been sent into the box-office an unusually
large number of paid orders for tickets,
ana the prospects are that crowded houses
will be the rule during the engagement.
Oaklanders will have the funny farce
with them for four nights and Wedues-
day matinee, commencing next Monday.