The San Francisco call., 1896-11-27
Stanford's Dramatic Effort
After the Vic
tory.
A Crowded House Joins in the
Yells and the Ap.
PAUSE.
Speeches, Dances and Music Fill
Out Varied Pro.
gramme.

Stanford's Thanksgiving theatri Gals
packed the California Theater last night
from foyer TO gallery. Most Of the people
IN the audience and goodly number of
the performers wore the triumphant car
dinal color, and between the acts things
were kept pretty lively by facetious allu-
sions to the victory and by calls upon the
football heroes for impromptu speeches.
The piece de resistance of the bill was a
vaudeville, "The Macbeths of Berke-
ley" in the building of which Carolus
Ager had conferred upon the late William
Shakespeare the honor of collabora ton.
The waits were long. however, and the
"turns" which preceded "The Macbeths
of Berkeley" so numerous that the cur
tain did not rise for it until 20 minutes
TO IL.
The first part of the programme was in
teresting, however, and kept people well
entertained. In the first place there was
a good orche> ira, directed by Harris Con-
nick and composed of Stanford talent
which PLAYED number of popular selec-
tions; the mancolin and glee clubs did
some of their usual clever work and the
corps de ballet of Stanford and the baller
ina almost took the shine out OF La Loie
Fuller.
Charles Dillon, under the filmy nom de
| theater of Signorita Carlotta Dilloni, did a
| remarkabl piece OF skirt dancing. which
won such warm encore that the signoriia
responded with negro song and dance, a
la May Irwin. Mile. Maccaroni. with the
| help of several electricians. gave very
| clever parody of a serpentine dance "a la
Loie," and when the figures 20 to were
thrown on the waving oraperies, the
| house yelled in delight.
The winter ballet brought out the full
! terpsichorean resources of Stanford in a
| brilliant manner, and when the premiere,
| Mile. Henrietta Deuel., champion long
! distance endurance danseuse of the coast,
! Joined her efforts to those of the cory
| phees, the ballet was pronounced one OF
the most complete successes ever seen on
the stage of the California Theater.
George Baldwin and CHARLES Dillon gave
an amusing parody of a turn in ''The
Babes in the Wood" in which they ap-
! peared as two weary wanderers and sang
81 Wonder Why2" with new and up-t6-
| date words that were full of illusions to
| football.
During one of the waits speeches were
| called for from the football men. In re-
sponse TO cries of Gross" the coach
stepped to the front of his box and said !:
II want to tell you tonight that Berke-
ley may do her best, but Stanford has
much. better men, much better team and
1 a much better spirit. L may not come
here again, but want to say if you keep
the same spirit Berkeley men can never
beat Stanford"
1.-THE Macbeths of Berkeley" or after
the Ball." was an amusing football bur-
lesque, in which Lady Macbeth wore
bloomers and ruled her husband, the cap
tain OF the Berkeley forces, with rod OF
! iron.
Tue three witches were represented as
being co-eds, who foretold how the foot
bail battle was TO be lost and won. Ali
| the Berkeleyites were represented as liv-
| ing in tents, and the one aim of their
lives was 70 beat Stanford at football. All
The parts were cl-verly acted and sung.
The following is the full cast:
Duncan, captain of the Stanford forces
Charles C. Perkins; Thane OF 90 Ross, aid to
Macbeth, Leroy E. McChesney; Professor Mac
| beth. captain of the Berkeley forces, Frank
| Riley; But-a-worthless Bussco aid 10 Mac
betn, John W. Briscoe; Mrs. Macbeth. Carolus
Ager; Dig, Bone and Grind, three witching
Berkeley co-eds, Walter Macintosh, Harry
| Deuel. and George w. Bush.