The morning call., 1894-06-05
AT THE THEATERS
"Tar and Tartar" Causes
a Jam at the TiVoli.
{" Faust" at the Bust Success d'Es-
time" The Dangers of Great
City" at Morosco'S.

The Bush.street Theater was reopened last
evening for limited season to only moderate
attendance. The production was Goethe's
Faust" (NIr. Alfred j. Edwards prOduction)
by the Delmar Wilkins company of players,
Mr.. Percy Hunting as MephistoDhiles, Miss
Florence Thropp as Marguerite, Miss Nellie
Page as Genevieve, MIR. Hereward Hoyte
as Faust. Miss Maud Laurence as Helen,
Miss Eleanor Reah az Dame Martha,
good deal of liberty has been taken with
| Goethe'S work in this version, bOlh by The
2daptOr and by the actors, and one finds diff
! Guilty at times in following the story. Two
! points are nOtable-the wine song of Miss
Nellie Page before the tavern IN the first act,
| de Marble in the Broken scene of the fourth
| act 1t was danced exceedingly well,
the changes Of cOiors being made
| In the arrangement OF costume and not by
! colored lenses. Mr.. Percy Hunting played
| MephIsto as the star attraction. This gentle
! man has already achieved reputation for
| himself as clever actor Although still a
young man he is graduate of The old legiti-
| mate school and is not unknown to San Fran
cisco playgoers. Years ago he was connected
| with the famous Boston Museum Company, aud
! later came TO the coast TO. join John Nc
CullOugh AT the Sold California Theater when
| the well-remembered stock company or that
! house was in its prime. Several years ago he
! created a sensation by his vivid conception OF
| the dual role, in a dramatiZatIon OF Robert
| Louis Stevenson's famous psychological novel,
"Ine Strange Case or DR.. Jekyll and MT.
| HYDE" and his performance was considered by
| Eastern critics as much superior to that OF
! Richard Mansfield. Daniel Bandmann and
| others who have eSSayed the role. His ZEN
| dering of Mephis Ophiles last evening was Pc
cuar in many points, and VIII bear fuTther
| study.
Miss Florence Thropp was the Marguerite,
ana her acting of Faust's unfortunate love was
quite consistent with the general work Of the
| rest OF The cast. Miss Ihropp Is an American
ri I'm NAnT tn here q 70 Z "a
playing at leading thea eTs. she made rather
pretty German girl. As is seldom he case In
dramatic production In these prosaic days, her
costumes were historically perfect, one OF them
being an exact copy OF the dress from Iefeyres
great painting OF "MEIguerlte at the Shrine"
now on exhibition at the Royal Art Gallery at
Berlin, Germany. larger attendance is
looked for tomorrow evening. The BTOcken
scene. with its WalpurgiS night or the Tevery
OF the witches, IS well worth seeing by those
who ike 10 enjoy strange stage effects.
Mr.. Dore Davidson and Miss Ramle Austin
opened in "Ihe Dangers of Great City" 10
packed auditorium at MOrOscO's Grand Opera
house last evening. Ii is called a comedy
drama, and Is the work OF Oliver North. 1t Is
full OF action and incident. The dramatist has
allowed othing 10 escape him, either vlrtuous
or vicious. One becomes somewhat embar.
raised with the swiftly succeeding scenes OF
active scOundrelism alternating the passive
features of human nature.
Miss Ramie Austin has three persOnatiOns-
Ruth Fielding, New York girl; Meg Casey,
toughest girl In the BENZ; Sister Alice, a Sis
Ter OF Charl'y. Dore Davidson also dis
tnRuished himself as Edmund Vaughan OF the
Central Detective Force; Marco Moline, an
Italian couDteI feiteT, ana Slippery IsSacs. a
Hebrew peddler. These characters give a
wild range TO Doth Miss Austin and MIR David
son snd show their versatility. w. Z. DuVal as
Larry LunuiOn, from the ''ould sod" aud Harry
| BenrlmO AS Terry the tough wereswildly eccen-
| trlc In their demeanOr and made the audience
| laugh consumedly. The Dangers" Ia place Of
comedy-drama ought TO be called a strong
! melodrama. Ii Keeps the MorOsc0 audience
painting with excitement.
few years ago Harry B. Smith, who Is now
! best known through his lbretto OF Robin
Hood" aud Adam ItZ-l Jr., a Young Baltimore
! musician, constructed an opera somewhat out
| Of the common line ana entrusted 1t TO Dlgby
/ Bell and clever company 10 present. Ii
! proved tremendous success and ran fol-
months and months IN the principal cities OF
| the East. With the same commendable enter
prise, which is always manifest the TivOli
| management secured the right TO produce the
work and last night the house was packed.
The music is sparkling, bright and catchy,
and in places exhibits a great amount OF
Oriental cOloring. None OF the numbers are
| tiresome, and the RHal medley of all nations
is indeed a marvellous tumble OF patriotic songs
! Fancy musical arrangement whereby ffty
voices successfully sing yankee Doodle, u
Hail Columbia" The Campbells Are Com
ing" 81 Wish was In Dixie" ''GOd Save The
Queen" and Annie Laurie" all al the same
lime, and every Old-tlme melody so we'll de-
fined and In such perfect harmony that you
doB't worry about tho outcOmel symphonies
require study aud musical knowledge, but
this composition shouts for itself.
The book needs little undermining. fl
this rapid age Of comic opera aud farce comedy
Jokes that were hOwie0 al in New York Three
years ago havr by degrees crept across the con
tnent and become old acquaintance, and las
/ made al anF,aa ann hs
| performance ran most smoothly nctwthstand
ing the fact that Robert Dunbar at the last mo-
ment was unable to go on and George Omi haC
| 10 take his place In the very important part o
| CaTdamon. Ferris Hartman was the MuleN
Hassen. who is unfortunate enough TO be cas-
ashore on the island of Morocco, made SultaI
and presented with 4OI wives and ISL:
children. When lie called Tor a sampl,
I OF the latter and a little black inf1n
was brought in, the contrast between III,
Infants complexion and Hartman's whisker
made a striking effect Miss Salinger's COS
tune in the first act was one of he most inter
esting samples that have been presented al thj
| Tivoll for some time and her appearance was thi
signal for most enthusiastic reception. Slit
sang and acted her part splendidly, as did alSt
| Miss Lid ard and Miss Godfrey. The latte
introduced Trotere's "AsthOre," which sh,
sang with great feeling and expression. Phi
BranSoD. 7. G. Leary and the rest of the cas-
worked as thoroughly as ever, aud the marcel
in The last act, designed by GeOrg Z. Lask
showed That stage directors great cleverness
The new musical director, Mr. Hirschbeck
petent manner. and the "Tar and Tartar
should be on for a run.
The announced appearance OF Truly Shattucl
at a minor iheater apparently wlthou
foundation. as she occupied her customary DO
sitiOn In the Tivoli chorus last night.
Mrs. Alice j. Shaw, LA Belle Slffleuse," vii
give concert at Maple Hall IN the Palace Ho
tel Thursday evening, assisted by Herr Fran
He'll, Miss Ef1e Stewart, soprano, and M:
Henry Clay Wysham, flutist duet betwee
, the whistler ami flute player Will prove an In
teresttng feature OF the programme Seats ar
on sale at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s.
The Orpheum Music Hall was packed 10 tn,
doors TO enjoy the new bill. This house an
Morosco's seem 10 be doing most OF The amuse
ment business In the city at present.
Peoples Palace Music Hall, corner OF Ed
ana Mason streets, have an all-star show. I
which admission is free, that is drawing yer
largely. Eastern and European celebrities ar
in the company.
GOOD FOR THE CROPS.