The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
Sam Yup Theatrical Troupe Gives
a Free Performance to Pro-
mote Peace.
SEE YUPs BREAK UP THE SHOW
Now the Gaunt Specter of War
Threatens to Emerge From His
Eurky Tomb.

The gaunt, wild-eyed specter of war,
forced to take refuge in the underground
tunnels and opium dens of Chinatown by
the policemen's locusts, has once more
emerged into the light of day. He is not
so bold this time and is contented to prose-
lytize in the smaller alleys and other
places at distance from the hated blue
coat, but sooner or later he will marshal
his hosts for the CORY combat.
III other words, the See and Sam Yups
are at it again. This is not the fault of
the Sam Yups. They are in the minority,
numbering about three to seven, and are
disposed to hold forth the olive branch 10
their more warlike brethren of the queue,
but it is all in vain.
The boycott declared by the See Yups on
the Sam Yups has lately developed most
peculiar phase. The Washington-street
Chinese theater, as is well known, is a See
Yup house. At present there is Sam Yup
troupe playing there. This in itself. con-
sidering the strained condition of affairs
between the two companies, is a povelty of
the first class.
Now, the Sam Yups concluded that it
would be most strategic move to give a
few exhibitions free. The manager of the
troupe fairly hoped in his glee and rubbed
his hands together with satisfaction when
the idea occurred to him.
The result, according to the Celestial
method of reasoning, would be most adj
vantageous. The See Yups would come to
q free show when they would not be will
ing 10 part company with their coin to
help the Sam Yups along in their his
trionic endeavor.
Once inside they would treat their ene-
mics so kindly and considerably, would
so fill them full of the milk of human
kindness that they would go their way In
peace and sin no more. They even cher
ished the thought that it might tend to as
sist in breaking up the boycott on the Sam
Yup merchants.
Saturday night the scheme was9 tried.
In one way it worked to perfection. The
house was crowded, but when the manager
of the troupe got into good position ana
glanced over the assemblage the tempera-
ture of his hopes fell 20 degrees below
zero. There was not a See Yup in the
building.
Outside they were very much in evidence.
The entrance to the theater was crowded.
Even the sidewalk was packed. The See
Yups had come to see the fun. For some
time they were very quiet, but soon an in
cIdent occurred that stirred up the spirit
of Lucifer and their breasts to action. and
then there was performance on the side
walk, too.
A renegade See .Yup, DESTROYS of wit
believing that ne sinned not so long as the
Sam Yups got none of his coin, slipped
into the theater. The See Yups soon ais
covered this, and 'pandemonium reigned
First, they vociferously yelled at him to
come forth. He did not comply as soon
as they expected, and committee was
sent in TO induce him to do so. Then
every See Yup IN the foyer and in the
street began to boot, yell, curse and dis
tllrb things generally. There were about
a thousand OF them, and when the whole
gang began to exercise their leathern
lungs in expressing their disapprobation
of Sam Yups in general and the troupe in
particular the result was something
terrific.
The renegade was hustled out of the
theater, and amid the excavations of the
assem- bled crowd made his escape.
But the See Yups remained and en-
deavored to drown the noise of the or
chestra within. They were so successful
that the theater-goers left in body. The
first free night of the Sam Yup troupe was
dismal failure. The boycott is still on.
Undaunted by the experience of Satur-
day evening, the Sam Yups state that
they will give another free performance
again this week. On the other hand the
See Yups await the event with feelings
akin to Joy and are getting their voices in
trim to run opposition to the orchestra
again.