The San Francisco call., 1904-06-07
TIVOLI COMEDY
MAKES A HIT
Lillian Seton Proves Very
Clever as Sergeant Kitty
in New Play That Wins
MAYALL AS A HEBREW
He Draws at Central-Maude
Adams at COlumbia-"Un-
der Two Flags" at Alcazar

The only unfavorable comment made
last night on Miss Lillian Seton, the
Tivoli's new songstress. was uttered
in undertone by the large lady in the
third row left at the end of the first
act.
"Oh, look how clumsilv that bodice
is cut over the shoulders" said she to
her companion with the turquoise
brooch, "and a little applique of
watered satin ribbon would have set
off the decolette so effectively"
Others. not so censorious in matters
sartorial had reason to believe that IN
Miss Seton the Tivoli had ADDED 10
the strength of it's company by so
much of sprightliness and real tuneful-
ness that a matter of watered rlppoh
applique cut no very considerable nS-
ure. The notes that rippled from De-
tween the very even teeth of Sergeant
Kitty had the ring that causes the
first-nighters to sit up and take no
tice; the very graceful and verV win
ming little manners of Sergeant Kilt
ty had the proper tone to them, were
quite as they ought to be and her ap-
pearanoe was a success. "A part very
like that which Lulu Glazer carried In
Dolly Warden" with all the shy in
genuousness and ready effrontery OF the
girl in the midst of military alarms
this was Miss Sefton's role last nlgnt:
She sang and played it with deal OF
Lulu GIazer's own style; that should
be sufficient evidence of ability.
The musical comedy itself is some
thing new to San Francisco, but not so
happy a novelty, perhaps, as the pr1na
donna soprano 1t served to introduce
The action moves along somewhat
"stodgily," with little pretense at any
great upward lift in the matter or SIT
uations and manifesting only nlmy
aspiration to the claim of comedy. The
lyrics have some dash to them, how
ever and in one or two instances eaten
the swing which gives cause for their
possibility of being dubbed popular
"A Positions Life" and the bellicose
liIt about War" have a git-up- and
git about them quite up to the demand
of the phonograph parlors.
Dora de Philippe as Louise de Mari
lac, and Bessie Tannehill, comfortably
girt about in the voluminous folds OF
severe old Aunt Angelique's skirts.
have opportunities, both Of them, to
add their two and three talents to the
Tivolis well stocked. mite box for the
public amusement With Algernon
Aspland Miss de Philippe sings song
about the girl somebody else than
Johnny left behind him. Bessie Tame
hill has the rare chance to be the foil
which sets off the diamond of Ferris
Hartman's chest notes in a duet of
philosophical import, Just Take
Things as They Come" Esther King
and Nettie Deglow also have a duet to
render, tidy enough. For the men, mu-
sical matters are not arranged so law
ishly. Arthur Cunningham, with his
military song, and George Chapman,
delegated to warble solo and assist
in a duet, do not have the greatest
hiding ones light under a bushel for
a while but adds to its brilliance when
it is again allowed to send forth It's
beam into naughty world.
The Central Theater last night made
hit with a brand new comedy drama,
1.-The Peddler," the hero of which is a
German Hebrew, something after the
style of David Warf1eld's role in THE
Auctioneer" The play contains num-
ber of stirring melodramatic episodes
and New York's Bowery furnishes
variety of typical characters. The
scenery is new and original. Herschel
Mayall has never before been seen so
clever in Hebrew dialect character and
his essay in the title role was an agree
able surprise. The peddler turns out to
be the heir to a baronetcy and, after
years of hard luck. he suddenly falls
into the lap of fortune and doesn't for
get his old friends. He has a fund OF