The morning call., 1895-02-22
AT THBATER AND
CONCERT HALL.
How FERRIS HARTMAN POKED
FUN AT THE YACHTSMEN
IN THE TIVOLI.
DANCES IN "A GAIETY GIRL. 3"
Two FORTHCOMING "BLAcK CROOK"
PRODUCTIONS ARDE
AND JAMES.

The Tivoli Opera-house was gay with
bunting, in honor of the California Yacht
Clubs benefit Wednesday night. Over 500
yachtsmen were present, in addition to
their sisters and their cousins and their
aunts," not to mention sweethearts and
wives. The crew Of the Rover, Commodore
Bruce's boat, added brilliancy TO the
scene by appearing III white uniforms,
laundried with an extra gloss for the occa-
sion, and the crews of the Edna and the
Idler each had boxes decorated with their
ships flags.
The audience was in a gay and festive
mood and took it in very good part when
those yachtsmen who had brought tin
horns enlivened the scene by performing
ond act of prince Methusalem" Ferris
Hartman introduced a song containing
such illusions to the gentlemen present as,
The commodore new, his name is Bruce !;
he's always ready to raise the deuce. !"
The yachts themselves came in for some
small rhymes, all of which were received
with great manifestations of delight by the
hearers. Between the acts of the pretty
Strauss opera stereopticon views of a num-
Der of yachts were exhibited.
The following were the occupants of the
boxes:
Box a, "Rover'-Commodore Bruce, B.
IKiliilea, Captain Wallace, ], Minnehan, E.
Wainwright, Captain Hughes.
Box D, .'Owl Club'-E. n. Walter, president;
j. Sherry, vice-president; w. C. Wallace, secre-
tary executive eommittee-M. Campbell, n.
Parrish, G. Parrish, J. Laughiand, W. Laugh
land, y. R. Wilson, E. Whitehead; w. A. Dun
combe, master of ceremonies.
Box B, "ldler'-J Wilson Jr and WIFE, H.
Wilson, Miss Hanlon, Walter Haxe, Henry
Haxe, Captain and Mrs. j C. Wilson.
Box C-Miss E. Hardy, Miss A. Huber, Miss
l.. Lancaster, Miss NJ. Duclas, Mrs. A. White, c..
j. Lancaster, A. Custer, F. Sanders, o. B. Cald-
well.
"a Gaiety Girl has caught on well at
rule every night. Miss Madge Rossell' s
dancing arouses great applause.
The comlcal dance IN the second act
has become one of the features of the play
A number OF songs are redemanded
nightly.
The interest in William Greer Harrison's
"Runnymede" at the California shows no
sign of tagging. The play will run till the
end of this week, when Warde and James
will take it over to Oakland.
1.-THE Lights of London" are still shining
gayly at the Alcazar, where George Os-
bourne appears nightly in one of his favor
tie roles The last performances will be
given on Sunday afternoon and evening,
after which 1.-The Lights" will give way to
ne black Crook, Tor Wn1cn great prep
arations are being made.
1.-THE Battle of Ceur d 'Alene," preceded
by the humorous farce ''Little John L.
is doing well at StockwelPs. 1t will give
place on Monday to grand production of
1.-THE Black Crook"
Maude Granger in ''The Forgemaster'
keeps up her success at Morosco's. This
is positively Miss Changers last week.
At the Orpheum crowded houses are the
rule nightly. Lillian Mason, the singing
coincidence, Dolan and Lenharr and the
musical Barra troupe, as well as Bertoldi
and the other variety stars, are all winning
applause