The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-04

California.
A busy thunder machine. a quarrel
some pair of lovers and rever-
end gentleman mistaken for land
Lillian Burkhart's new playlet at
the Orpheum. "A Leap for Love"
Like all Miss Burkhart's plays, "A
Leap for Love- IL individual and
charming, and the playwright, Mrs. Anna
8. Richardson. certainly shows happy
faculty for the comedy In little It is
quaint in plot, bright in line and affords
Miss Burkhart ample opportunity for the
delicate comedy work in which she ex-
cells. "a spoiled young damsel she is IN
the play, who has run away from home
| In pet after q quarrel with her lover,
who has also chosen the better part and
taken to his Quarrelsome heels. Then the
thunder mill takes a hand and first the
lover and then the lady find their drip
ping way to a rectory that they mistake
for an inn, misled by b sign that has
blown down from q neighbOring hotel.
The rector offers his modest hospitality to
the young man, who accepts 1t as the paid
courtesy of a landlord, and orders his
supper with all the energy his bltghted
affection has left him. linen comes the
lady, who Is also hungry, though blighted,
anu the IcClOI gives tuR Ills OCuAOOAA4i 0N-
joining the sittlng-ro0m that the young
man mas annexed. to her, and gets to-
gether scant feast. There Is only one
pate OF butter. He has 1t. There IS one
pate OF cold meat; she has it, and each,
having found out the others identity, de-
mand. Dutter anu meat with bitter Sar-
casm FROM the greedy person on the otner
SIDE or the aoor. But the thunder Deglns.
Sne Is aeadiy afraid or 1t. lie KNOWS II.
Inc rector mas gone to bed and locked
the door between them, after SURPRISING
the lovers INTO softer mood by teiAn8 u
story or u. lovers quarrel OF his youth.
The enu is ingenious, as Is the rest OF the
story anu MISS BurKhart Is admirably
supported by James X. carey as the rec
tor and oscar NorIieet as the lover.
uhe SENSATIONS spvL on the programme
is the caring anu original act OF the
OnllaW trio, Two men who hold slack
WIRE, wlyn u woman p.ruuettlng in the
ln.uLe OF II, by tneir Teeth. The lady also
balances herself on d bicycle on this
aerial nothing, juggles, and plays the
guitar. burtuns acroDatlc dogs are a
crowu of extraordinary CANNES, and the
LOckos punch the lag neatly. Jessie
Dale, an attractive young girl with a
phenomenal barytone," found much
favor with the audience, and MiyO San
ana the beaux and Bellies octet are held
over for the good OF the bill from last
tiers and the piograph take care of the
rest.
The popularity of "In Old Kentucky
taxed tie capacity of the California Thea
ter last evening, and the clever play
seems to improve with age. 1t Is pSw IN
holding the attention of an audience as
strongly as In Its early days. The story
Of lite In the Kentucky mountains Is
skillfully blended with love. intrigue, vir-
company brings out all the strong points
Of the drama. The "Woodlawn Whang-
Goodies" are q feature Of the production,
and the way In which the colOred lads
played popular airs on brass instruments
and made merry in general reused the en-
thusiasm of the house. Alice Treat Hunt,
lqwho plays the mountain girl, Madge
Briefly, is young actress who possesses
remarkable magnetism. and she is bound
to. rise in her profession. George D. Baker
as Frank Layson, the hero. gave spir-
the lovable Colonel Sandusky Doolittle
won all hearts. Adelaide Cotton was a
charming Althea Layson, and George
Game brought out viy1diy the Xit,almy y "a
Williams gave a rugged portrayal OF the
moonshiner, Lorey. and Charles Burnett
was a, typical darky of the period "oefo,
de Wah."
The scenic effects were most realistic:
and the race scene, with it's string OF
blood equines, brought down the house In
tumult OF applause SEN G 9rn he1 the ev
gagement.
The sale of seats for the twenty per
formances of grand opera to be given by
the Maurice Grau Opera Company at the
Grad Opera-house closed on Saturday.
The result has exceeded all expectations
and the success Of the engagement, from
a financial point Of view, is more than
assured Artistically, Mr.. Grau will leave
nothing to be desired. The repertoire Tor
the first week has been carefully chosen
and the casts are of uniform attractive
ness.
''Lohengrin'' will be sung on the open
ing night, November II: with cast
that will include Emma Games, who has
never appeared here; Schumann-Heink,
Van Dyck, Bispham and Edouard de
Reszke.
serve to introduce Emma Calve, with
whom Bizet's heroine has been more or
less identified In recent years. LA Trav-
the the reapperance Of Marceila sembrich.
who has quite recovered from the illness
that compelled her to abandon her season
here last year; Nine; sembrich Will have e
Emilio de march,. the noted italian
tenor, who Is also newcomer. ).
On Thursday evening 'Tannhauser"
Blass and Bispham. The role of Venus
will be in the hands of Louise Reuss-
Relce, soprano who comes with great
Les Huguenots,'' on Friday evening,
will be given with Mines. Gadski, Louise
Homer and Sembrich and Messrs. De
Marchi, Gourmet. Scott and Edouard de
ReSzke in the cast.
The Saturday matinee will be devoted
to Faust" with Calve. Louise Homer.
Andreas Dippel. Giuseppi Campanari and
Edouard de Reszke.
Saturday evening will be an important
occAsion. for It will be the first appear
ance here Of sibyl sanderson in
"Manon.''
The sale of seats for any. Of the per-
formances to be given during the first
week will begin on Wednesday morning,
November 8. at 8 o'clock. at the Grand
Opera-house.
At the Columbia Theater tonight one
Of Americas most distinguished players,
Sarah Cowell LIE Moyne. will begin an
engagement of two weeks, presenting for
the first time In this citv the new COM
edy OF manners, The First Duchess Of
Mrs LIE Movne by Charles Henry Melt
xer, and from all accounts is a very sat
isfyirie work. The company supporting
the star numbers among the players
some OF the cleverest people on the dra-