The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18
still have the pleasure of looking up to

still have the pleasure of looking up to
them"
''If your coacnman created a scandal
with your cook, what them"
THAT all depends upon the sort of
cook she was. If she cooked better than
he drove I should consider it his fault and
her misfortune, and he'd have to pack:
But if he drove better than she cooked, it
would be clearly her fault and his mis-
fortune, and she'd have to pack"
Lady Ffennen says to her cousin. Lord
Clivebrooke:
Now, you wretch, how is it you aren't
married?'
"I can't find the right woman for
wife"
what sort of wife do you want?"
81 don't know the sort of wife / want,
but know the sort of wife I don't want"
"Well, what sort don't you want?"
"The sort of wife all my friends have
married"
ssYou don't like your friends wives?"
ooh, yes; they'll do very well-for my
friends, and l don't mind them for an
hour or two at dinner-if the dinners
good one"
"How is it people marry those whom
they'd never think of asking to dinner?"
"a dinner engagement is serious
thing"
"More serious than marriage?"
"Most people would think twice before
breaking dinner engagement"
The triple bill to be presented at the
I Columbia tomorrow night includes GA
Man of the World" written by Augustus
Thomas for Barrymore and played here
some time ago; 'Nance Oldfeld," Charles
Reade's one-act comedy, in which Miss
! r1lo on
| Tragedy Rehearsed." in which Dixey is
self-satisfied dramatist, experimenting the
rehearsal of his play.
ga Tragedy Rehearsed" is grandchild
of 1.-The Rehearsal" which was mother to
Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1.-THE Critic"
But the old idea has been modernized,
| filled with professional Jokes and person.
alities and made piquant by the fact that
the author of "The Spanish Armada calls
| the actors and actresses by their real
names in issuing their stage directions to
them. It's an excellent role for Dixie,
| and the success he achieved in New York
in this part will doubtless be repeated
here.
The "Royal Mildly" with its pretty cos
1ames h an0 filed the TVo fer the past
week. The charming little opera is we'll
sung and Alice earle plays Fanchette
Michel spiritedly and effectively. The
inserted solos mar the artistic effect of the
play, but Tivoli audiences seem not to OBJ
ject and invariably encore "Ann Jane
JONES'" and Broderick's deeply, darkly
bass solo, Drinking"
The opera will be repeated next week,
and should attract full houses, for it is one
of the most satisfactory productions the
Tivoi has given in years.
"The Black Hussar" is to follow, with
Martin Pache and Rafael alternating in
the title role. Ida Valerga will reappear
in the Tivoli's presentation of "Faust" to
be given two weeks from tomorrow.
The line of people in front of the Or
pheum box-office extends out into the
street as evidence of yaudeville's attrac-
tons. Park Byers on the bounding wire
and George Adams, burlesque artist. will
be added on Monday to last weeks varied
programme.
"Die Orientreise" is to-nights comedy at
the Baldwin, to be presented by the Ger
man comedians. 1t made quite hit when
Augustin Daily produced a translation
under the name OF 1.-The Orient Express"
Rudolf Lenius will be Robert Fielder, and
Else Dore will take the part of Mrs. Fled
Ter.
The spectacular operetta, 1.-THE Power of
Love-" will be repeated at the Columbia
Theater Thursday afternoon, August %.
Dramatic Paragraphs.
Miss Coghlan will probably present her
old success, Peg Wellington" during her
Engagement at the Columbia.
Ethel Barrymore, who plays the part of
Lady Ffennell in "The Bauble Shop" is
daughter of Maurice Barrymore and the
late George Drew Barrymore and niece
of John Drew.
Pauline Hall will present "Dorcas,"
Kathryn Kidder will play mime. Sans
Gene" and De Wolf Hopper will give the
initial production of "Le Captain during
this season at the Baldwin.