The San Francisco call., 1898-01-24
A Glittering Show Prom ised in "The Girl
 From Paris"
Marie Dresster Will Continue at the California Another
 Week.
English MelOdrarna at MOrOscO's. Grundy Revival at the Alcazar.
 OrPheura Stars.

'The Girl From Paris" which com mences an engagement of three weeks at the Baldwin tonight, is one of the most popular attractions of the lighter order that has been pre- scented in years. It has a record of 1000 nights at the Duke of York's, London and another edition Of it is now play ing at the Herald Square Theater, New York, where a run of 800 nights was recently completed. We are promised, as nearly as possible, the production which Edward E. Rice first gave New York. Of course all of the originals are not in the cast-several of them made such regulations that they are now ''out on their own"-but the present company is said to be compact and valuable in every particular. The pro- duction will be under the hand of Frank Smithson, whom Mir. Rice se- cured from London, and the dancing, which plays an important part in the performance, will be directed by H. Fletcher Rivers, ballet master of rep utation. The elaborate scenic equip ment is the work of La Fayette W. Seavey, an artist who needs no intro- duction.
 
 a real comic opera, With catchy music byIvan Caryll and smartly humorous book by George Dance. The presenta- tion requires castof fifty. Miss Mamie Gilroy, whose clever work in Hoyt's farces is well remembered, plays the part of the girl''; William Blaisden is the comical French spy; Edgar Hal stead is the EbeneZer Honeycomb, a shining light; Harry Hermsen has the part of ''it-is-to-laugh" Hans which in his hands is said to be quite as clever as the original creation of Mann's; J. c. Marlow impersonates the dandy Major Fossdyke of the Batter sea Butterfly Shooters; Philip Thomas, recently of the BOstonians, will appear as Tom Overleigh. the British barris- ter; Miss Carrie Bahr will appear as Ruth, the slavey, and sing the now fa- nous Sister Mary Jane's Top Note" Clara Lavine will have the chance to sing in the role of Nora Honeycomb, and Mile. Fleurette, a distinguished dancer, will exploit her newest crea- tion, La Parisienne." Rice may be de- pended upon for comedy chorus and a good orchestra leader.
 "Courted Into Court" promises to have a crescendo second week at the California. The town is just awaken ing to the fact that Marie Dressler. 
 a farce-comedy trio that would be hard to beat. The attraction to follow is Black Pattis troubadours, headed by the redoubtable Sissurieta Jones her self The fifty members of the com pany are born all that way-not col ored-and are said to reach the limit of emancipated song, dance, speciality and spectacle.
 ''The Arabian Nights" one of the best of Sydney Grundy's adapted farces, will be revived at the Alcazar this week. The adventures of the unsophis- ticated but sporty Hummingtop with his fair deceiver and his mother-in-law are too well known to require ampli- fcation at this time of day The Arabian Nights" has always been a safe piece in San Francisco since its introduction years ago by Joe Holland and Georgia Drew Barrymore. It was one of the most successful of the many Frawley productions and did well at the Alcazar last year.
 The opening performance will take place on Monday afternoon, a Jubilee matinee being the Grder at the Alca- gar.
 Whether the other theaters are offer ing good shows or bad, you are always sure of finding something that is worth the while at the Orpheum. The house has a standard and lives up to it fairly well. Now and then bad turns mar a programme, but on the whole there is not a variety house in the land that offers as good a bill year in and year out.
 There are several new features on the bill for the new week, prominent among which is Carletta, who styles himself ''The Human Lizard, and is said to be practically boneless- Dolline Cole, an other newcomer, claims to be "Amerf- ca's greatest female barytone." Mon day night will mark her initial bow to San Francisco audience. The comedy portion of the bill will be contributed by Al Wilson, the famous Dutch come dian, and Crimmins and Gore in their screamingly funny sketch, What Are the Wild Waves Saying" The biograph will have an entirely new set of views. The Knaben-Kapelle has been re- tained for another week, but this will positively be the last.
 The hold-overs will include Gallando. clay modeler; Almont and Dumont in musical specialties. and Rice and Elmer, horizontal bar performers. A Jubilee matinee will be given to-day.
 This week will be the last of Brian Boru'' at the Tivoli. The management had hoped for a better success with an opera that was such a tremendous go in New York, and spared no pains in the production. There are several con certed pieces and one or two of the solos that are worth hearing. The cast is a long one, including Arthur DonaId- son in the part of Brian, Thomas c Leary as Pat O'Hara, Florence Wal cott as Erina, Edith Hall as Baby Ma
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