The San Francisco call., 1901-10-01

perfectly and naturally. Miss Alberta
Converse the new leading lady. was ap-
showed that the judgment of the manage
ment in selecting her was not misplaced.
acting is finely shaded. She carried the
audience with her in the part of Blanche
Chiiworth, which she played with rare
tenderness and expression. Miss Carrie
Lamont as Amy, her sister. was warmly
received. as she was the winsome, lovable
girl to the life. She has a sweet, clear
new juvenile, did not have any oppor-
tunity of proving what he is capable OF
doing In the part Of Robert Binks, the
sht,I1 SHOP boy boz OF The old m members Of the
piece of character work as Todman, the
old bookseller, and Howard Scott was
almost as good as Briginshaw, the vulgar
tradesman. The other parts were credit
ably flied by Paul Gerson, Barton Hill,
Walter BeIasco. Carlyle Moore, Marie
Howe and Agnes Ranken. There should
be crowded houses during the week.
Grand Opera-House.
Joseph Haworth with iconoclastic hand
has pulled down and broken all the ideals
of days gone by in the Interpretation of
Shylock in THE Merchant of Venice" He
gives usurer of mild and even gentle
manners. albeit of grim and rerocious
speech and purpose satanic in its lust
for revenge. We miss the cyclone of
furious hate. the sool tearing passion of
whom the gallery delighted to hiss and
hoot in its frank democracy. 'Tis a re-
pulsive character at best, one that Shake
fe'i he had @ escaped % from from @ one ' Of those those
''uncles" who did business with the un-
fortunate in his time. But Shylock's
desire for revenge smothers his aVarlce
and hate is the Keynote of his being. Mr..
Haworth in the character walks the stage
as sedately as a philosopher and speaks
the lines as well and precisely as if he
vyoF T1rOfpccOT nf plnPnfinn R1If he
savage lust of the usurer for the blood
of the bankrupt only smolders; there is a,
escape of hot steam and a few sparks,
and that is all to tell of the volcanic fire
beneath The stars performance of the
Hamlet next week, a character more in
accord with the actors personality
Butler, Mayall and Bernard are good sup
port as A, Antonio Eassanio and Gratiano,
feminine for Portia, and Mabel Heritage
a sweet but rather insipid Jessica, con-
stitute the remainder of the cast
orpheum.
Wilfred Clarke and his supporting COM
rany present the funniest sketch seen in
this city for many day at-the Orpheum
Last night packed house roared at the
numerous situations and unusually good
stage business offered. The sketch must
needs be seen to be appreciated. Madge
Fox, direct from New York, where for
six months she has turned theater-goers
upside down at one particular roof gar
den, combines coon-song shouting with
acrobatic stunts" extraordinary in the
extreme. Boyce and Wilson are amusing
lutte crazyisms. Arnold Grazer and
Blanche Trelease, the cleverest children
before the public, give a wonderful sing
ing and dancing turn, combined with
their mysterious Mirrors" Press Ed
ridge unloaded an avalanche Of fun at the
audience Dorothy Morton sang new
songs and the SVengalis continued to
mystify The Parros brothers, than whom
no better acrobats ever visited San Fran
cisco. and the biograph, with moving pic
tlJres of the late Presidents funeral
Complete an excellent programme.