The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-28
Saints and Sinners" is billed for the Bald

saints and Sinners" is billed for the Bald
WIN tomorrow night, and the presumption is
mat lis onering will be a welcome one TO the
patrons OF that theater. 1t is well remembered
In this city, chiefly from the mastery way in
when Mr.. j. h. Stoddart characteriZes the
rev. Jacob Fletcher, dissenting minister OF
Bethel Chapel, Sieepleford. 1t has been the
fashion To- English writers-dramatic and
other-to hold ministers OF religion outside the
Established Church up TO public scOrn and
contempt, not TO be considered as true Chris
uans and gentlemen, but as hypOcritical
Tartuffes and men devoid OF decent manners.
Dickens typities his idea of the dissenting
minister in the Shepherd and' ChadbaDd, and
Morris Barnet, III his comedy OF "rhe Serious
FAMILY" draws Aminadab Sleek on the same
lines. Henry Arthur Jones. the London
dramatst author Of saints and Sinners"
and who, Judged by his work, possesses
Il good deal of culture and a great deal
OF earnest aspiration, takes different
view of the dissenting ministerial class
from that entertained by the novelists
and dramatists of half century or more ago.
and in drawing the Rev. Jacob Fletcher, the
old minister of Steepleford, gives US man of
most lovable character j patient, long suffer-
Ing man of the soundest integrity, who Is
tried IN the furnace OF the tiercest affection,
both in his pastoral and domestic relations,
and is not found wanting. AS Mr.. StoddaTt
conceives the character OF Mr.. Fletcher ana as
he presents 1t in his acting II shines with
sort OF dlVnely pure light, the steady efful-
Gence oil which can never be dimmed because
IL comes from the soul and is a part of the tor
tured mans nature. The lance of the authors
satire is directed against certain purse-proud
members of the Bethel Chapel, particularly
Rlr. samuel Hoggatd, d rich amer and senior
deacon, whom he plerces to the quick and
SHOWS so plainly bis mean, basebOrn and
coWardly prOcilyities in dealing with his pastor
that the portrait is at once recognized as an
everyday one and 10 be found everywhere.
Mr.. Wilton Lackaye Will make his reaDpear-
ance In "SalnIS and Sinners and enact Cap
tain FanShawe, roue in The gulSe of a gentle
man. 1t Is said TO b. piece of his best work.
In Lefty Fletcher, the minister's daughter and
the victim OF Fanshaw's wiles, Miss julia
Arthur has character new TO her and Will no
doubt give further demonstration of her sur.
prising versatility.
THE FULL CAST.
Jacob Fletcher minister OF Bethel Chapel.
SteeplefOrd. ......... .......-...-J Fl Stoddalr
Captain Eustace FanshaWe of the army.
...............-..N Wilton LackaYe
Ralph kiDgsmIll young farmer Edward NJ Bell
samuel Hoggard, tanner. senior deacon OF
Bethel.....- ..-----...... George kaWcett
Lot Burden, foreman to Hoggard, collector OF
pew rents At Bethel. -............E Z. Nj. Holland
Prabble, grocer and junior deacOn.....R eub Fax
Peter NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Herbert Mtlward
ShCle I'd i'peITJ .kObert Benedict
JACK haoQIes-.---. ....-............ Walden Ramsey
Lesson. Fenshawe's man. .......Fred a. Thomson
:, On iAI W: watson
otbtI. I. y Matthews
Lefty Fletcher, the minister's daughter. .......
-.-............ -. ..............Julla Arthur
Lydia, the minister's housekeeper.. Ellen Prom
Mrs. ParrIGge. ................. Madeline Boutou
amy Partridge Urhart
Saints and Sinners will be played for one
week only, and be followed by the late Henry
PetltS last play. "A WOman's Revenge" "Jtm
the Penman," Alabama" Shadows" etc.