The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-30
NOTES OF THE THEATERS
De Wolf Hopper Will Soon
Succeed the Min.
StrelS.
= Sh anus O'Brien" Is a Winner at
the T!voi-MrS Dimond's
Departure.

Primrose and Vests minstrels have
only few more nights in which to war
BILE and give their variety turns at the
Baldwin. On Monday De Wolf Hopper
and his dainty little better half Edna
Wallace Hopper, will open in Sousa's
operetta. ''El CAPTAIN" which has never
yet been played on the Pacific Coast. The
work is light and amusing and scintillates
with Sousa in riches. In orde 10 saturate
the performance with an atmosphere of
the waltz king complete military brass
band Is employed in the presentation.
De Wolf Hopper plays the part of bragga-
doclous soldier, and has elected to appear
| in makeup resem bling the pictures of
Cervantes' hero, Don Quixote.
The few carping critics who prophesied
that Irish opera could never be success
in this City are having their predictions
set at naught. for "Shamus O'Brien" is
filling the Tivoli at every performance
and the advance sale of seats is very
large. Next Monday evening the Bohe-
milan Club, of which Denis OSullivan is
a member, will give a large theater party
al the Tivoli in honor OF his appearance
there.
The vim and spirit in "a Run on the
Bank have caught the fancy of Column
bia patrons, and the consequence is that
the house is crowded nightly. Ward and
Vokes have surrounded themselves with
a company of clever fun makers, and
some of their specialties are new and
fetching. Next week there will be an en-
tire Change of songs, dances, exc. The
spectacular attraction, Excelsior Jr,"
will follow "a Run on the Bank"
The Columbia management has been
advised by T. Daniel Frawley, who is now
in New York, that he has nearly com.
pleted his new company, and it will m axe
its initial bow to San Francisco audience
on Monday evening, May 81. and will be
composed OF the following ladies and gen.
tiemen: Frank Worthing, J. M. Colville
Theodore Hamilton, I. Daniel Frawley,
Harry Corson Clarke, Wilson Enos, H. S.
Dufield, Cos Bosworth, Thomas Ross
William Lemers. Blanche Bates, Grace
Henderson, Phoso McAliister, GLADYS
Wallis, Madge Carr Cook and Georgia
Busbey.
Among the plays to be presented during
the season are: 1.-The Fatal Card" Two
Little Migrants" Sue 1.-THE Henrietta ~
"Aristocracy," Social Highwaymau,"
''The Case OF Rebelious Susan" "Shenan-
doah," and number of others, among
which are several new plays that Manager
Frawiey secured while in Europe.
Steele Mackaye's "a Noble Rogue" is
far more consistent and human in Its in
terest than the average melodrama, and
it Is receiving good presentation at the
hands of the Alcazar Company. 1t is a
new departure for this pretty little theater
to indulge in sensational scenic effects
but although the stage is not very spacious
Tor spectacular display, the bridge scene
is very cleverly and artisticaliy arranged
and never fails to elicit applause
Mrs. f. NJ. Bates does some of the best
work in the performance as coored
nurse. Her prayer is a striking bit of
natural acting.
''The Smugglers" gives the Grand an
opportunity of some fine nautical scenic
effects. The scene where a ship is burn.
ing at sea is one of the best stage pictures
that Morosco has ever mounted. THE
SmuRglers' is well acted and has some
clever specialties.
Alexander Tacianis, tho male soprano
| is the most popular attraction at the Or
pheum this week. His soprano warnings
win him plenty of ad m irers, and he wins
the friendship of the gallery by the humor-
| Gus way In which he adorns his vocaliza-
ton with unexpected notes in deep bary-
tone voice.
Mrs. Carey Highly Dimond has DRAM
atized one of the ARABIAN Night" stories.
cali Baba; or. The Forty Thieves" and
she proposes to produce it at the Audi
| forum tomorrow night. Mrs. Dimond
has reserved for herself the role of Margi-
ana, and discarding the baggy trousers
usually associated with the fascinating
slave will wear tights. 1t would no doubt
have astonished the worthy Ali Bahia ex-
cessively to see the lady who did so much
for him and for his family thus arrayed,
but "o:her times, other Manners as the
French say, and Ali Baba did not live in
an age OF burlesqne.
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