The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-19
BOCART WINS
TIT0LI CROWD
New Barytone's operate De-
but Shows Him to Be Pol
ished and Capable Singer
OTHER STRONG BILLS
Great Ventriloquist at the
Orpheum Florence Rob
OTHER STRONG BILLS


enade." brilliantly revived at the Tivoli
last night, is not Dora de Philippe as
Yvonne, it is Kate Condor as Dolores;
or Teddy Webb,s broken down tenor
If 1t is not Willard Simm's Duke Of
Santa Cruz; or perhaps Cars Alva-
RADIO, or the Lopez by the new home
brown barytone, Andrew Bogart, who
made his operate debut last night. 1t
is stunning cast throughout and a
stunning performance. The "Sere-
made" is by way of obsessing the town
in its usual obsessive way, and began
last night on a large house that used
up most Of it's breath applauding. The
rest went for whistling.
The particular interest of the per-
Torrance conferred in Mr.. Bogart. How
would the barytone bear transplanting?
His graceful and fluent art has long
been a favorite with local concert-go-
ers. But not his best friends suspected
operate leanings, nor could his worst
enemies accuse him Of theatrical ten
denotes. Yet the singer took his debut
as though he took one nightly.
He came on, beribboned and seraped,
as though he were in the habit of walk
ing down Market street that way.
Without quaver he charged his fell
low-bandit with conduct unbecoming
bravo and gentleman"-his first
words on the operate stage. There
was not a word lost, and Mr.. Bogart
walked throughout on his own feet. He
has already learned how to sit still,
to walk, to speak with point and
clearly, and in short the singer is
launched with conspicuous success
upon his new career. The same ease,
brightness and f1uency as usual distin-
guished the barytone's vocal effort. 1t
is an art peculiarly graceful, a voice
peculiarly sympathetic. Only one good
song unfortunately goes to the singer,
Dreaming, Dreaming Herbert
did not foresee this one-but the audi
ence made up here for lost opportunI-
ties. The song was encored and Justify
re-encored. The Tivoli has again hit
the bullseye, and this time it's name
Is Bogart.
Dora de Philippe In Alice Nielsen's
part of Yvonne develops still further
her special gifts. The part fits her to
her tiny toes. Chic, dainty, whimsical,
spirited, it is an Yvonne to the queens
IdSIc. T VI tie OuplQ ana L song,
excellently sung-though the rehearsals
had taken little Of the freshness from
the voice-Miss de Philippe was rep
turously encored, the flute sharing.
Kate Condor, again stunning in Span
ish garb, is a charming Dolores. Like
the whole cast, she brings fun and
verve to her work. But what about
those low notes. Miss Condor? Chief
among your charlottesville vocal de-
partment-was the wholly enforced
production of the voice. Some of the
lower notes last night were as DELHI
erately forced as Collamarimi's of
sacred memory-the Carmens are
commit
Willard Sims Duke Of Santa Cruz is
as clever a study in humorous senility
as Teddy Webb's Colombo is of the
broken-down tenor. Both are more
character studies than caricatures, and
both therefore more deeply and adroit-
ly funny. Sims makeup is only next
to Webb's in naturalness, and both are
worth visit in themselves. Forrest
Dabney Carr makes himself very use
full as Alavarado, Schuster sings a good
bass as Gomez and the rest chime in
admirably. THE Serenade'' gives the
chorus plenty to do, and the Tivoli's
chorus cannot have too much. That
noble gagster, Ferris Hartman, though
lost to sight in the cast, is there with
the gags. These are many and funny
This is not to say that Mr.. Hartman
has neglected his stage managing. This
is again excellent.
BLANCHE PARTNGTON.
T. Trovolo, or whatever his name is,
with the stage paint sapolioed from 1t,
was the surprise of the evening at the
Orpheum. When the wise ones saw
Novel Ventriloquist'' on the pro-
gramme they thought here is where
we yawn."
The curtain rose on the same sort of
dummies used bv every other ventrilo-
quist from Blibbettsville to Rubber
town in the corn belt. But 1t didn't
rise on the same sort of ventriloquist.
The man with the Spaghetti Opera
Company name made those carrot-fea-
tured images get off gags that would
make a bunch of average comedians
seem like a Chinese funeral. 81 don't
know much about Christian Science,
but it beats castor OIL" Where did
you learn such profanity?" II didn't
learn it. That's a gift"
Gags like these sound as fiat as the
calliope when the boiler springs leak
if you read them in black and white.
But when you hear them from the
wooden mouths of those hatchet-faced
figures in Trovolo's flexible voice you
have to laugh.
Besides good jokes and voice that
can climb stairs and slide down the
bannisters, Trovolo has a trained dog
and the stage business that show the
veteran He is half a vaudeville show
by himself
The Truesdell Company has a skit
full of surprises and laughable eli
MAKES. It's probably about as good
as anything of its class that has been
at the Orpheum. The Melrose Troupe
did some wonderful tumbling. Mrs. Sni-
der-Johnson, mezzo-soprano, received
several encores. Leo Carrillo has inn
proved his turn considerably-since last
week.