The San Francisco call., 1897-04-08
NOTES OF The THEATERS
" Aida " Repeats Its Success
at the California
Theater.
" Wild Oats" Pieases AIcazar Audi.
ences-Some of Next Weeks
Bills.

The success of aida" last week at the
| Calitornia Theater evidently induced the
people who were present TO come again
and bring their friends, for larger audi
ence than usual welcomed Verdi's Egyp-
tan opera last night
The principals seemed to be on their
mettle to surpass their work of last week,
and the result was some brilliant acting
and singing. Massart was especially good
In the role of Rhadames and Nine. Foedor
as Aida and Aloers as Amonastro did
some splendid work.
At the conclusion OF the third act these
artists received perfect ovation, and
Nine. Foedor was loaded with flowers.
Nine. Fiemau repeated her former sue
cess as Amneris, and the other i'm poriant
solo characters were sarisfa ctorily sus-
tanned by Athes and Javid. The choruses
were stronger than usual and several OF
the finales were very effectively sung.
Tomorrow evening the French Grand
Opera Company will give the first pro-
ducIion here OF Ambrose Thomas Ham
let" 1t will be the occasion Of the grand
testimonial benefit TO be rendered the
barytone, Henri AIbers, who, BY his ad-
mirable lyric work during the present
season, has won the admiration Of music
lovers. The cast will include besides
Al5ers, who will sing the title role, me.
Marthe Berthet, Messrs. Athes, Dec,
Javid, Benatti, etc. At the matinee on
Saturday the company will be heard in
Carmen"
Otis SINNERS semi-historic and wholly
reminiscent melodrama, "a Soldier of
Fortune" will give place at the Baldwin
tonight to Hamlet" in which he made
such favorable impression last Saturday.
Men seldom make marked success both
as actors and playwrights, and Skinner,
who is q gifted actor, will devote most OF
the rest OF his engagement TO interpreting
the works OF Shakespeare, who was a bet
ter play wright than he was an actor.
In addition TO Hamlet" several other
Shakespearean plays will figure in the
Skinner season.
Mr. and Mrs. Russ Whytal have only
few more days at the Colum bia Theater
with their pretty war drama, For Fair
Virginia"
On Monday Georgia Cayvan will open
her season with Robert Buchanan's pas.
toraI drama. Squire Kate" This play
Tili be given during the first half of the
engagement, which is limited to two
weeks.
large business is being done at the
Alcazar with wild Oats" whose hoary-
headed jokes seem to have lost none OF
their power to please in spite OF their GEN.
bOiN Va NSClulbCSS. 4Dc CLllcl n-mak6T
is Francis Powers, in the role Of the stroll
ing player with passion for sea-
soning his conversation with quo
tations from the standard drama.
Most of the other characters are
well sustained, though those members of
the troupe who daily with the bucolic
English dialect talk a fearful and wonder
full iargon, which they must have evolved
from their inner consciousness.
wild Oats" is prettily staged and cos.
TUNED.
1.-The Stowaway' at Morosco's is at
tracing excellent houses, and as the cast
is exceptionally good no doubt it will con-
tinue to do so. Miss Thom pson. the new
soubrette, contributes more than her
share to the fun OF the play in the three
characters she takes-the newsboy, But
tons and the cabin boy. MISS Atwood
plays the heroine very prettily, and two
OF the burglars ara intensely business
like over the safe-cracking and hold the
au1ience in breathless suspense.
Don Juan ad Lib will only be played
for few more days at the Tivoli. On
Monday Sir Julius Benedict's pretty
opera, THE Lily of Killarney" Is to be
produced with strong cast and a num-
ber OF new scenic effects.
Titania, the toe-dancer, who made her
San Francisco debut some months ago. ia
one OF the chief features at the Orpheum
this week. Several new acts are promised
for next week.
Great interest is being manifested in the
ch arity performance to be given in aid of
rhe unemployed next Monday evening.
April 12. at the Standard Theater. On
this occasion there will be presented three
one-act plays: The Violin maker of
Cremona," "The Fair Encounter and
"Off the Stage"
The Divorce Record.
Suits for divorce have been filed in the of.
fee OF the County Clerk as follows: