The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25
YON YONSON'
REACHES TOWN
His Dialect Amuses Au-
dience at the Cali
fornia.
Orpheum Presents Some New
Performers of Highest
Quality.

| is the attraction at the California Theater
| this week. The house was packed to the
! doors last evening, the opening night, and
| judging from the applause the play seems
to be as popular as ever.
| Every one knows the plot, how Yon
| Yonson, a poor Swedish emigrant. makes
untold wealth in Minnesota through an
invention. He marries the leading lady
in the play, who loved him in his poverty,
and lives happily ever afterwards. There
are number of dramatic situations, one
of them formed by the cruel act of one
| Of the villains, who has an lawful jag
on He throws Grace Jennings, the hero
inc, into the river, and then cuts the log
jam adrift. Yon Yonson appears at the
proper moment and thoughtfully saves
the young lady's life.
To those who like melodrama and good
dialect studies, the play will appeal. Knute
Erickson in the title role, is very clever,
and established himself quite favorlte
last evening. Belle Gold as the book
agent is a clever little soubrette, and
plays her part with dash and vim. During
the performance the quartet appeared and
sang several selections, which were well
received. A medley of songs of to-day is
clever and original, and is of it's kind one
of the best medleys ever sung in the city.
lyon Yonson" will be on the boards for
the entire week.
Clever and humorous indeed is the
playlet in two scenes, entitled "The Co
caine Fiend," which is being presented
at the Orpheum this week by Andy Lewis
and company. Although rather amiss in
regard to plot, climax and such thirgs,
it affords opportunity for the preSenta-
ton of a very humorously realistic char
acter sketch by Mr.. Lewis as the fiend.
The latter's disposition to indulge his
florid imagination in the most exaggerat-
ed and fantastieal dreams of wealth
counted by the millions and his continual
relation of these dreams at all times, no
matter what the circumstances, causes
no end of merriment. Mr.. Lewis bear
ing and facial expressions in portraying
the manners of the fend add much to.
the effectiveness of the sketch. He is
very ably supported by William MelrOSe
and by Miss Maud Elliott, who acts the
part of a jealous wife in most fascfn-
ating manner. Her popularity is already
established, and last night she was pre-
Sented with several beautiful bouquets.
Probably, in all the history of the
Orpheum, there has never been presented
to the people a more delightfully."- viva
cious singer and dancer than La Belle
Tortajada. Strenuous, gushing life is
gracefully pictured in every move, and
her voice is charming in its sweetness:
stage is transformed into a veritable
fairy's bower, with streams of gorgeous
ly colored lights.
Lillian Burkhart appears for her fifth
and last week in kitty Give, actress
The play runs little too much into dia-
logue, but this fault is almost entirely
actors, and especially by Miss Burkhart's
winning manner.
The Kaufman family. who are veri-
table wizards of the bicycle perform
their inimitable tricks in the most daring
graceful and successful manner. Cole
man, with his trained dogs and cats, ef-
fectually demonstrates to the audience
that pussy and Towser can live in peace
and harmony together. The tricks dis
p-:-yed by the pets are indeed exceedingly
interesting.
Willie Collier opens the second and last
week of his engag cement at the Columbia
Theater tonight. Mr.. Collier in the role
of Robert Ridgway In Augustus Thomas
new farce ION the Quiet" has a role that
suits him like the proverbial glove, and ne
is supported excellently by his good COM
pany The attendance has been very sat
isfactory considering the heavy competi-
ton of grand opera, and the farce is one
that has pleased every one who has seen
it so far: A special matinee will be given
on Thanksgiving day. Next Monday ''Tne
Girl From Maxims 81 a farce that has
kept New York laughing for months, VIII
be put on.
eve 'Uns of Tennessee will be the bill
at the A1cazar this week. and Miss juliet
Crosby. long a footIiSht favorite here,
eve 'Uns of Tennessee is one of the best
of modern military plays, and was a IA
vorite with Alcazar audiences when it was
first given last year @ There he,v will be spe-
Enemy of the King will follow.
Pollard's clever children will be seen at
the Tivon this week II THE Geisha,' of
which they are said to give a surprising
ly good performance. Willie Pollard takes
Ferris Hartman's favorite part of Wun
Hi, the Chinaman; Harold Hill is the
Marquis Imari, Alice Pollard Is the
Mimosa San and tiny Madge Woodson is
the English GIRL Mollie Seymour. The
costumes used in the opera were bought
crate. A matinee on Thanksgiving day
will be given. 'In Town. soon to be put
Oh by the Australian juveniles, has never
been heard here before. but it is a great
favorite across the water.
Siberia" a melodrama with six acts
for your money. is at the Central Theater
this week Siberia deals with life in
Jews and with all kinds of thrilling stu
ations of the Russian order. There are
thirty principals in the cast, and the
whole force of the Central stock company
will be required for the plays interpreta
ton. The electrical and mechanical ap-
pliances will be feature Of 9 the show
of New York; will follow.
Orc. Barnard and Orc; the Spraguellos,
Marion George, Maud Treadwell, Eleanor
Jenkins, w. v. StrunZ and Hinrichs' or
chestra will be Fischefs attractions for
Thanksgiving week.
The new bill which opens at the Chutes
to-day includes Sharon and Merritt, the
worlds premier illusionists; Rose Andrew
and Mabel MAZE, Australian Serio-comics;
Clinton Montgomery, The popular barry
tone, in illustrated songs; Francis LIE
Page, the famous jumper and pole vault
er; Leslie Brothers, comedy musical ar
lists, and Henrietta Savage, in the latest
coon songs. series of new moving
pictures will also be shown.
An excellent programme has been pre-
pared at Ffscher's Concert House for this
week. 1t includes the Golden West trio;
Orc, Bernard and Orc, in Scenes in Chi
natown" Jack and Juanita Spraguello,
novelty musical artists, in "Satan's Pas