The San Francisco call., 1903-12-01
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QUICK FAVOR
Brusie Stewart Effort
Takes With Crowd
at F'ischer's.
F" Way Down East Excel
lently Produced at the
Columbia.

The Greek Theater at Berkeley has
put all kinds of queer notions into
the Californian head. Possibly Il o U
is one Of them. 1t has been determined
by the Berkeley enthusiasts that the
Greek Theater shall be the cradle of
the national drama. Last night Fisch-
er's offered a homemade burlesque in
Il o U' that Gotham may be glad to
import.
In the intervals of being a secretary
of Railroad Commissions and things
and things and things, it is said that
Judson c. Brusie has found time to
write the burlesque. Dr. H. ]. Stewart
has made the music and the piece is
staged by Charles II. Jones, and if the
sputter of laughs that greeted 1t last
night be anything to go by Il o U
goes. Mr.. Brusie knows his Fischer's.
Mr.. Brusie knows also his audience.
The fun and situations of the burlesque
are all of the minute and fitted to
every rib of the Fischer folk. Nor has
DR.. Stewart done his part less effec-
lively. The music is bright, vif, and
suited to the piece and people. And
the burlesque is excellently staged. 1t
went almost without hitch.
The pivot of the fun is the labor
union, with trusts and bookkeeping as
side issues, and the author has achieved
Gilbertian touch in their handling.
Here is his definition of a corporation:
"A corporation is an aggregation of
men sanctioned by law to do what in
dividuals wouldn't dare to do" OF
trusts he says:
Corporations eat up companies,
Companies eat up o-partnerships,
partnerships. eat up individuals,
And trusts eat up the whole cheese"
But Mr.. Brusie is at his funniest
when dealing with the eccentricities Of
unionism. Kolb, Dill and Bernard be-
come partners in a bookkeeping en-
terprise, after a delightfully."- tangled
contract. Help. is short, and the part
ners turn to and do everything from
clerking to barkeeping. The walking
delegate, very humorously exaggerated
by Ben T. Dillon. then comes along and
persuades them forcibly TO join eight
unions apiece, in their several capaci-
ties. He then informs them of a labor
parade to be held the following day,
union which they fail to represent
Truly Gilbertl Then Dill, objecting
that his partners have opened the shop
two seconds before time, and closed 1t
four seconds after hours, strikes. Kolb
explains that as laundryman Dill un-
reasonably objects to washing anything
but union suits! But the short
man goes away and returns inside a
nd oh xrrffh Io0f Inc
This Housel" His march in front of
the Dew Break Ipn, chanting This is
an unfair house." is the kind Of climax
called screaming.
Miss Amber as a circus lass and Mr.
Blake as gentlemanly circus proprie-
tor gone gray take care of most of the
lyrics. Here's to the Little Tin Pail"
sung by Blake, set the feet stamping,
and Miss Amber has a fetching tune in
Am l Dreaming?" The fun trust has
three songs, and the chorus has some
excellent numbers. notably the finale of
the first act, the opening chorus and
closing ensemble of the second act
There is little variety lacking in the
lyrics, but the whole setting is of much
higher than usual: caliber. and in emf
nently popular vein. Both author and
musician have struck cleyerly, the. popu-
lar..vein. There Is an. occasional: sag in
the interest with both, but by compari-
son with the. store-made article II o
!. stands. proudly: forward 1t is orig
inals in marked degree. pure burlesque
! and inguIariy: timely. It lis. besides ex-
celIently done; and the best thing the
Fischer: boards: have. seen. for these.
many days. : ~: S. :. 80:
Miss: Georgia O.Ramey.. must not be
forgotten in. a lever and piauant spe-.
.cialty.: as: a. Japanese: girl: and other
things; The tipSy lady might: be omit: ):
ted. with advantage: Clever as it's. II
Jars. :: The, Althea sisters came on tate
but successfully in acsobatic dances.
and pretty lGertie Emerson and F'lossie
Hope. satin front and cheeTei theus. :. 3
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