The morning call., 1894-10-30
AT THE THEATERS
The KendaIs Appear in
Z" The Ironmaster."
"A Fair RebeI'' at the Grand Opera
HouSe-"Jupiter" at the TivoIi.
MinstreIsy Elsewhere.

The second week OF the Kendals opened with
"The IIonmaster" adapted from Georges
OhDets celebrated "Le Maitre de FoTges"
The play has been rendered familiar 10 our
iheatergOe by Bernhardt 0n French), Sophie
Eyre, Sarah Jewett and other leading actresses.
But Mis-. KendaPs version differs in several,
but not material respects from others that
have been presented here. The character OF
Claire de Beaurre is admirably drawn, showing
the strife between an aristocratlc woman's
pride OF caste and her love for a husband OF the
bOurgeoise class. aud whose every act in life
of nanliDess and Integrity illustrates the Ten
nysonian lines In Lady Clara We're de We're:
Kind hearts are more than coronets,
And simple faith than Norman blood.
The scenes between Claire and Philippe Derb-
a husband in name. were admirably sustained,
especially what may be called The "ice-
berg scene in tile second act, where IL
dawns upon Derbay that Claire has married
him from pique because the Due de Bligny has
Tilted her, and not from any affection she enter
Iains for bim, and they erase TO speak 10 each
other, although living under tile same roof,
till his stern discipline brings the foolish woman
20 her proper senses and she begins TO love him
with her whole heart, but at the same time
with feeling OF despair mat 1t may be TOO late.
The husbands manly action in The duel with
the Due de Bgny breaks down all barriers be.
tween Derblay and his wife. and they live 10
enjoy complete happiness. The comedy by j.
p. Graham as Mouuet (made rich by the man
ufacture of chocOlate) aud hts daughter. Athe-
nails (afiss Marion Lea), Claire's rival and tor
mentor. WAS III very good hands. These four
characters may be said To Susl ain all the inter-
est OF the piece, the others OF the cast being
merely hllers-in- The success OF the play de-
pends entirely on the acting, as the scenic ac-
cessores are very meager and commonpIace
The "IroDmaster" will be repeated this evening.
Miss Katie Emmett enters on her second
week OF Killarney" at the New California TO-
night. This charming little Irish actress is
winning the Hibernian heart by fhe frua rona
and color of her acting Her second week Is
likely 10 prove better in q business point of
view than the first.
Prospects are good for Robert Downine's en-
gagement at this theater, beginning on Monday
next. A fact the tbeater- going public OF San
Francisco are probably unaware of is that Mr.
Downing Will play 10 lower prices here than he
has been accustomed 10. his scale all over The
country having always been 81 so on the
ground floor. The Olympic Club OF this city
has granted heir professor permission TO ac-
cept RoDerI Downing's invitation to wresile in
the arena scene OF THE Gladiator with Mr. J.
+. Mccormick, wrestler Of Philadelphia and a
member of Nj. Downing's company. rhe sale
OF seats begins oil Thursday morning next.
The varied and most entertaining bill pre-
senIed by the Growers at the Stockwell will be
continued all this week. The oIio and Inter-
lude are a delight. while that clever comedy.
farce, "My Son-in-Law. or Dinner at BrigIl-
ton," from the pen OF Leonard Grover ST.,
sends one back to the times of Mitchell Bur,
ion Blake. ]. S. Browne, Holland and the rare
oid.tme comedians--a school now almost for
gotten.
story, clean, dramatic and well told was
gwen al Merosco's Grand Opera-house last
evening TO The fun capacity of the house, rs is
usual "A Fair Rebel" though a war drama.
is sngularly free from guupowder and saber.
cuts. although the interest of The audience is
never allowed TO relax for minute. Three OF