The San Francisco call., 1904-10-31

| S1hEIc, w HI lS TELLING GOOD 1
YARNS AT THE CALIFORNIA.
learned, and what Miss Corcoran al
ready has suffices to charm and satisfy
to notable extent
Andrew Robson was the Garrick.
and rather heavy and uncourtfy rep
resentative of the polished player.
Ada Boshell was the Mrs. Wellington,
powerful of brogue and elbow, and in
clined to caricature, but truly funny.
The~ rest of the large cast needs no
mention, filling in in fairly satisfactory
fashion. The production again is par
ticularly handsome.
once saw German band-the bad
kind-completely routed by an imp
ism youth with a very palpable lemon
don't know how the brass managed
at the California last night 1t was
the Haverly Minstrels opening. and
the setting was that kind 1t was
enough to make any ones mouth
water. Naturally. 1t was the right
side-the inside-of a COOL crisp.
plnky, PUPPY giant watermelon, a sort
OF darky Dantes' dream of paradise.
The minstrels sat inside. sat on
scooped-out melons. on tiers of rosv
melon flesh. and the effect, darkily
considered, was deliriously luscious.
Last nights audience did not look
as IL the minstrels were out of the
MODE these days. The California could
not hold any more than it did-and
should have held less. though this is
telling. 1t is a peculiar audience that
the minstrels attract, always there.
and minstrel wise. Billy Van would
do We'll to remember this AS last
year Van leads, and it were not easv
TO find his mate. He is the same droIl.
lazy. sleepily humorous wight as ever.
and with the same odd quaint mate
rial. And that's the trouble. In Mr..
Vans turn he told one of the same
stories as last year, long one a
good one, but the same. One does not,
you see, forget a Van story. And a
minstrel audience never forgets. Re-
suit, an only half-hearted applause
1T was for first encore-in place of
the wild salvos that usually greet
him. Neither are Mr.. Vans songs up
to pitch 1t is only to say the word
OF course and he could get Mascagnis
and things to write songs for him.
He should; if it is really too hard to
wake up and do them himself. He
mas one good one, a story about his
fathers skin grafting-but you are
going.
Eddie Leonard. whose mercuriaI
neels were so close on Vans last year.
is not here this. Jimmy Wall. clever
ana FUNNY, is the other end man. The
choir Is particularly good Walter O.
Dorsey has the prettiest of sentimental
tenors and William Moore is another.
with warmly greeted ballad I'm the
Vale of Shenandoah" as Offering. Ed
die Mazier dances excellently and
sings some. He is very funny in =
sketch with Conley and in his song, "A
wise Old OWL. William j. Evans has
good song and William McEwen an
other. In the vaudeville olio that fol-
lows there is wonderful lightning
acrobatic stunt by the Young brothe1.s
that Is worth waiting for and also a
trick donkey.
BLANCHE PARTINGToN.
The bright. particular and shining
feature of the show at the Orpheum
this week is Harry Watson. He is on
the bill as member of the Watson.
Hutchings, Edwards and COMPANY
presenting one-act conglomeration
entitled The Vaudeville Exchange' y
In this short act is embraced a wonder
full mass of life, change and action
Dancing, singing, comedy, burleoue
theatrical life. except tragedy. are in
trpduced into this one short scene.
1t is an evenings entertainment in
itself. Watson is a busy man all
through. He is a f1rst-class Comedian
and makes every point tell. He is as
sisted by Alice Hutchings who blavs
three separate and individual parts
Ed Edwards, who is a sort of leading
man, parrot, monkey of great size
and an enormous buzzard-like vulture
which sweeps down at the end of the
play grabbing Watson in his talons
bears him away to the mansions Of
the blessed. A close second to this nor
tion of the show, but in a very differ
ent line comes the Fetching brothers
They present "A Musical Flower Car
den." 1t Is one of the daintiest and
most pleasing little acts that has been
seen on these boards for many a dav.
Their stage setting Is unique and their
musical selections excellent HALEY
and Meehan. the black face CO.
medians, proved to be good dancers
and met with popular favor The
Misses Delmore in their vocal and in
strumental selections evoked consid-
erable applause. The holdovers were
w. j. Sullivan and -Clarice Pasoue-
lena in their comedy song act "A
Newsboy's Appeal the Three Du-
monds, the Harvey Comedy Com
pany, and Owley and Randall.
Card Parties.