The San Francisco call., 1904-08-23
BLANCHE PARTINGToN.
Fiscller's.

1t was like old times at F15cher'S
Theater last night when what prom
ises to be the best production ever
given at this playhouse, THE Anheu-
ser PUSH" was given its first presen-
tation. The flowers were there in
abundance and the applause came in
shouts and roars as each member of
the company scored his or her indi-
vidual triumph. The first act had so
many good things rolled into 1t that
it could have ended there to the salts
faction of the audience, and as soon
as the second and third acts are
whipped into as good shape as the
first there will be nothing left to be
desired in the entire production. The
success of the piece is remarkable
when it is considered that former
Stage Manager Jones eloped with all
the typewriter stage business, the
property map and other accessories of
the piece when he took his sudden de-
parture two weeks ago. The new
stage manager, ]. ]. Jayson, only ar
rived a few days ago, but with the
able assistance of Fred Conger, who
has the distinction of being Dorothy
Morton's husband, the production is
one of which the management may
feel proud.
OF course it was late when the last
curtain fell. but this was due to the
many encores which the audience in
sisted upon and also to the return of
George O'Ramey, who received a well
come back that must have warmed
the cookies of her heart. And Geor-
gle responded by giving a speciality in
which, while singing a Teasing"
song, she sits on the rails of the
boxes and INDUCES in byplay with
some male auditors, which caused
laughter that set the rafters to ring
ing. She fairly divided the honors
with Dorothy Morton and that is not
detracting one whit from the latter's
success. Dorothy never sang better
than she did in her rendition of will
helmina" and the Flower of Kildare" >"
which will be sung by all the town in
few days. Dorothy worked so hard
to please that one could well forgive
her taking a sip of the real beer,
which is one of the features of the
second act. In fact the entire COM
pany worked hard and the new musi-
cal conductor, George Towle, is to be
congratulated upon the marked i'm
provement he has encompased in the
chorus singing. Rice and Cady and
Bobby North made herculean efforts
to tickle the rislbles of the audience
In point Of fact, their efforts might be
tempered somewhat by cutting out
some Of their lines, which fail to get
the desired laugh. No doubt the prun-
ing knife can be used to advantage
throughout here and there. North
was funny as one of the burlesque trio.
Edwin Clarke was there" with his
magnificent voice and his Song of
the Toreador" and "Stein Song" were
two Of the hits Of the piece. Ben
Dillon is an all around funny man and
has added an exceedingly comical
Irish woman to his long list of sue
cessful characters.
Flossie Hope has a new partner in
Pearl Hickman, who proved herself
a graceful dancer. Flossie was quite
overcome with her exertions and fell
from exhaustion at one stage of the
performance. Much can be said of
the scenic effects, two of which were
very pleasing, one being the st. Louis
| Exposition ground at night and the
other a Chinese pagoda at midnight.
where Miss O'Ramey sings a pretty
ditty entitled Chinese Twins" The
opening chorus. The Dawn of
Peace was a pretentious affair and
showed the various nations in their
prevailing costumes. The scene was
most effective and the singing of the
/ Star-Spangled Banner reused the
audience to an enthusiasm which was
not diminished during the entire per-
formance.