The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-07

and may be regarded in the light of a pub
lie educator. 1t opened up to me, at all
events, a straight-away course OF learning,
to which had never inclined or aspired.
The exact manner in which a young
woman OF a certain recognized address
wins the confidence of bearded man with
the ultimate purpose of decoying him into
a saloon, where she has business under
standing, and there relieving him of his
watch, chain and pocket-book, to the tune
of Her Golden Hair is not line OF
thought down which my mentality had
ever travelled. Like most persons over
twenty-one, | ain aware that this order
of crime plies its trade in every large city,
and thanks to the enterprise of the Or
pheum management, now know just how
it is done. l know that she drops her
handkerchief and that he picks it up; that
he grasps her hand with empressement
when he returns it to her, and that she
then plucks him by the beard. 1 know
that this establishes an acquaintance which
is precipitately followed up by the cham
payne incident, and such results as the
length of the mans thirst and the depth
of the mans pocket may justify. | dare
say this is as realistic as it is painful. But
do not think it is necessary. | cannot
say that | felt myself better and a wiser
woman because this rosy phase of life had
been presented to my eyes in every per-
fumed detail. I think one may scarcely
be regarded as tinicky who finds this sort
of spectacle utterly and absolutely revolt
ing. l think one may hardly be called
hypercritical who suggests that this sort of
entertainment is absolutely and utterly
unwarrantable at a place of amusement
which pretends to cater to persons of in
telligence and decency.
Otherwise the Orpheum bill is excellent
vast improvement on last week. "Miss
Scottie" is collie dog and dear, brill
iantly clever and as vain as a peacock.
The large wag she carries through her
cunning act is pleasant sight to see, and
another is the caress she takes so prettily
full trick-a genuine love-pat, you know, a
give-and- take of the friendliest. The Mar
tinettis, who are still flying through the
air at all sorts of angles, and a man with
reversible legs, and some whirlwind dane
ers, who give few startling effects in yell
low satin and white frills, make up the
best vaudeville the Orpheum has grouped
on its stage this summer. The more the
pity that it should bear so large blot at
the tail of the programme.
Adonis Dixey, who has won his bet,
made year ago on the Rialto, that he
would play whole season under Augustin
Daily without rowing with that most diff
cult of managers, is once again to become
star in the theatrical sky. He comes
to San Francisco to begin his stellar tour,
and will play the Columbia for two weeks
about August, 1 believe.
Maurice Barrymore and Rose Coghlan
are also to follow the Frawley engagement.
Dear heaven, what a constellation! Eyes
accustomed TO the theatrical night which
has so long prevailed in this jay town may
not endure such brilliancy
Rudyard Kipling, it is said, is writing
play for the Beerbohm Trees, who are, by
the way, particularly sore on the subject of
America. They have of certainty had
that shabbiest of treatment, SANDER sent
after affectedly honored guests. 1t seems
that some gossipy paragrapher reported
sarcasm purporting to have slipped from
Mr.. Trees lips anent Mr.. Lackaye's inter-
probation of Svengali in Potter's dramatiza-
ton of "Trilby" And swift on the heels
of this came the statement that Mr. Tree
had cribbed this version of "Trilby" and
intended to make it his own in London.
The Trees are really very delightful peo-
pie, and far above any such discourtesy
and be-dealing. They persistently
deny one story and the other, but both
have gone out the length and breadth of
the dramatic press, and contradictions-as
all the world knows-never travel as far or
as fast as the rumor that flies on evil winds.
Apropos de "Trilby you can stand
this-the Leigh girls are doing Trllby
dance at the New York Casino Roof Gar
den. 1t is most particularly queer, this
dance. The "Trilbys," two pair of them,
appear beneath huge white um brella.
which screens both dancers to the knees.
Thence downward is the sweep of 1.-the