The San Francisco call., 1898-06-14
WELCOMED
 THE FRAWLEYS "Number Nine' Creates
 a FurOr.
A NEW FARCICAL PLAY
LEWIS MORRISON IN "A CELE.
 BRATED CASE.
"Under the Polar Star" at the Grand. Other Attractions That Are Crowding the
 TheaterS.

A splendid house that overflowed into the foyer, scores of people turned away and a genuine ovation that lasted several moments after his first entrance, was the reception accorded T. Daniel Frawley upon his reappearance with his new company at the Columbia last night. It certainly repaid MT. Frawley for all the enterprise, hard work and talent he has devoted to the entertainment of the peo- pie of this city. The first nighters were there in full force and were appreciative enough to satisfy the most exacting management.
 MT. Frawley introduced his new sup port in a farcioal play in three acts, from the German of Oscar Blumenthal and Gustav Kadelberg, entitled Number Nine, or the Lady of Ostend." The scene is laid in a private house in London. The plot turns upon the miseries caused by the enterprise of animatoscope fiends at Ostend, who succeed. through the ef- forts of a pretty and designing young woman, in getting rendezvous with Richard Whortles Edward M. BelD and Ted Blake (Mr. Frawley) in painfully embarrassing situations. They are shown in the ''living pictures" at London and Berlin, in love-making scenes on the beach at Ostend, and their efforts to es- cape the consequences of their acts are extremely ludicrouS.
 MT. Bell, known as "Hoodoo Dick a young married man prone to late hours, escapades and invariable detection, fol- lowed by deep penitence, presents piece of very capable and highly enjoyable act ing MT. Frawley's part is well suited to him, being that of handsome, young and impulsive Irishman, who can fall in love at the least provocation and whose boast is that he has castle in County Clare, in which the nobility once stop ped, when there were kings in Ireland. :" His handling of the slight brogue he uses was a work of real art, and his de- well be expected from him. It is one bubbling with fun and genuine wit and humor, that was duly appreciated;
 Miss Madeline Boughton, as Dorothy Whortles, the suspicious and jealous young wife, made very favorable im- Dression, particularly in the first and sec ond acts. Miss Eleanor Carey's character of the trouble-creating mother-in-law was excellent and the same may be said of the part of Samuel Edwards as Joseph Carboy, the gay old father-n-law with an abiding taste for night larks with any body but his wife present His comedy is genuine and of the taking kind. Miss Fanchon Campbell is a dainty and pretty member of the company and will doubt less make many friends:
 One of the best make-ups that have been seen here for long time Is that of Theodore Roberts as a typical British bruiser. rounder and ex-champion "every- thing" In figure, voice and action he fit 'e& Mr. tnG FrawleT paVil V has certainly used good judgment in the selection of his support, and theater-goers can confidently look company's season Aside from some ex- cusable nervousness on the part or the strangers, everything went nicely. The settings were very pretty and natural and that went over the footlights.
 The play goes during the week.