The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08

best of Southern mammies as Nanny
Glue, and has as good a song as any in
the piece in Keep Away From Emeline."
Barbara Nillson sings "Genevieve'' and
acts Mrs. Shutter well. and the rest goes
brightly. Barbara Fidgety" should see
January out with prosperity.
Frank Daniels is always SUCCESS, and
his performance in the role Of Blossoms
al the Columbia Theater in Miss Sim
plicity" is quite as amusing as those we
have previously seen him in. The come
dian is in high favor here, and his en-
gagement will prove an attractive one
for the theater-goers. y second and final
week will be played, commencing with
next Monday night Sunday night per-
formances are included in the Daniels
run. Grace Orr Meyers Kate TART Mai
Lowery, Florence Holbrook, Isabelle d'Ar-
monde, Frank Turner, Douglas Flint,
Grafton Baker. Mark Lane and Harry
Holiday are clever people who support
Frank Daniels this season. The company
is large one and some very pretty girls
are included in the chorus.
Nance O'Nen is seen to admirable ad-
vantage in the role of Nancy Sykes in
"Oliver Twist" now running at the
Grand Opera-house before crowded audi
ences. With the assistance of Mckee
Rankin as Bill Sykes and L. r. Stockwell
as the Artful Dodger the theater-goers of
this city are being treated to an excellent
production of the dramatization from
Dickens famous novel. AS Lady Mac
beth in the Shakespearean tragedy of
Macbeth" Miss O'Neil gives her ideas
as to the reading Of that character dur
ing next week, commencing with Mon
day evening. She will be supported by
three leading men-E. J. Ratcliffe Hers
chel Mayall and Charles A. Millward.
At the California ''Yon Yonson'' con-
tinues to play to it's customary large
business. The popular comedy has played
to overhowing houses at every perform
ance thus far. Nelse Erickson makes a
great hit in the title role. He is orig
inal comedian and his singing speciality
in the last act is alone worth trip to
the California to hear.
On Sunday night comes the catchy mu-
steal comedy, 1.-The Telephone Girl" with
host Of pretty girls and se4ne clever
comedians. Joe Kane heads the company
in the part of Hans Nix, the comical tele-
phone inspector.
Hereafter at the Theater Republic the
new Dill Will DcBli Will lllo OuUUdy IndIl-
nee instead of on Monday night AS a
consequence of this Our Regiment will
close on Saturday night, and on Sunday
afternoon the Republics new comedy
novelty, my Wife's Husband" will have
it's first Western presentation. This is
said to be one of the funniest farcicaI
comedy offerings seen in this city in
years, and it also has the advantage of
being new to this part of the country.
Harry Corson Clarke has a very funny
part as a crushed tragedian. Edmund
Breese will be Graysin, the lawyer, which
is one Of the best parts he has yet had
here. The cast calls for the entire strength
of the Republic company.
The Alcazar people are doing very good
work with 1.-The Case of Rebellious Su-
san" Henry Arthur Jones' fine comedy
being given this week. The parts are
well distributed, and Juliet Crosby as
Lady Susan has won strong personal
success Ernest Hastings as Sir Richard
Kato supports Miss Crosby with consid-
erable aptnes, and Adele Belgrade, Albert
Morrison, Frank Bacon and Marie Howe
all materially strengthen the cast. The
performance altogether is another strik-
ing demonstration of the versatility of
the Alcazar company.
The Tivoli holiday piece is still holding
it's own at the local house and will prob
ably do business for number of weeks
Containing as it does any number of
pleasing features that fit the present sea-
son, both the young folks and old enjoy
its presenta ton. The next production will
be Gilbert and Sullivan's "Mikado,"
which will be the first of a series of
operas by those celebrated authors to be
given at this house. There is a strong
tendency on the part of the public to bark
back to the classic comic operas, as Ia