The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28
BROADW Az SEEN
At 1TIVOLI
King Dodo" Comes Spick
and Span New as if Just
Fresh From a BandbOX
AIRS ARE ATTRACTIVE
Ensemble Music Full of
Music Certain to Leave
Very Pleasant Memories

He would have been rash who two
years ago would have said that the
Tivoli would rival a Henry Savage pro-
duction. Last night they so did. how
ever, in their production of King Do
do" The two thousand strong that
gathered at the theater evidently ex-
pected it. The opera made many friends
when Mr. Savage presented it here with
/ Raymond Hitchcock The songs stay
ed here-half the house might have
been caught humming the Tale of the
Bundle Bee" last night-the ensemble
music left attractive memories and the
| story aroused piquant reminiscence.
( 1t is not another "Burgomaster," per-
haps, but Pipely and Luders offer thor
oughly enjoyable entertainment in
King Dodo." Last night there was a
man to every seat in the house-and
with the opera and they all seemed
glad to be there.
The production strikes first as pro-
ductiGn. 1t might have, come In a band
box from New York. 1t Is glitteringly
smart, crackles with newness. There
is nothing of the shows of yesterday in
King Dodo." To slipper everything
is as handsome, smart and fresh assit
can be. The scenery, with particular
reference to the first back DROP"
summer sea with ships and lightly
clouded sky, is exceptionally pictur-
esque. In fact. they have done what
they promised, outdone THE Torea-
dor"
| One has been given to saying, when
New York production comes along:
| "Oh, yes, the thing is all right now,
but wait till the stock companies get
hold of it. 1t Is likely we said the same
about King Dodo." Chiefly one would
be thinking about Raymond Hitchcock
as the king when we said it. That,
however was before Mr.. Simms came
to the Tivoli.
Certainly Willard Simms has not the
suave, inimitable way of drawing
through the part that Hitchcock had.
/ but no one need fear spelling the Hitch
! cock Dodo by seeing the Simms. 1t is a
( laughable conception. odd, snappy, and
! full of drollery. And in a day or so 1t
will be funnier. as it will be easier-not
that Mr.. Simms' performance was not
perfectly smooth and letter perfect. He
has some up-to-date gags in which the
hand Of that veteran gagster Ferris
Hartman appears, and his songs are as
usual given with all point and flavor.
! The performance was the occasion
also of the debut Of a new soprano.
Miss Irene Outtrim. who appeared as
the Annette of the cast. Miss Outtrim
is pleasing. though not remarkable in
any way, dancing lightly and singing
! fairly well through her part. AS II was
Miss Outtrim's first American appear
ance, however, one may safely wait to
judge of her capacities. and meantime
Miss Outtrim was quite favorably re-
ceived by her audience.
AS usual, Dora de Philippe as Angela
and Edith Mason as Piola did excellent
musical service, both singing unusually
well. Miss Mason in the white satin
breeks looked scrumptious. and with the
Amazons, headed by Aimee Leicester
who got a hand all to herself on her
stunning get-up-aroused no end of en-
thusiasm in her song, THE Lad Who
Leads"
Schuster has a good song as Nudge,
the court chamberlain, Look In the
Book and See" and sings it gallantly.
Teddy Webb does the DR.. Fizz enjoy
ably and Bessie Tannehill is a good
Queen Lii. Mr.. Steindorff, the chorus
and orchestra were in fine fettle, and
the production is evidently booked for
long run.