The San Francisco call., 1904-10-03
GOOD BILLS
AT ALL SHOWS
Clever Infant Tumbler and
Other Strong Features
OH 0rpheum Programme
"TENDERFOOT" POPULAR
Musical Comedy at the Cali
fornia Is Full of Good
Songs and Bright Sayings

dOey ana Lee, Hebrew nuHlOrlSlS dl
the Orpheum this week, are extrava-
giant, Half their voice would go round,
and-for me-half their songs. Still, the.
audience found them amusing. The
songs are the usual atrociously rhymed
and scanned affairs, set to anything
from "Auld Lang Syne" to "Bedelia.
One is not particular about ones
Orpheum verse, but the CALLED ear
winces at "Cohan'' rhymed to mother
in-laW." And one gets just that. Above
the average again are the Hoey ana
Lee jokes, and there is more In their
Hebraism than the big hat and nat
feet. 1t is by no means all caricature,
and in a good sketch they should be
able to entertain largely. AS 1t is, the
audience whistled themselves hoarse.
Others new are Felix and the Barry
sisters, in a sketch by Edward Burton,
The Boy From Next Door," Miss
Lydia Barry remarks, after lightly
applauded imitation of Fay Temple
ton, "One of us must be bad" 1t
wasn't Miss Templeton. Miss Barry's
imitation of No. eel in No. skin
was, however, quite convincing. The
sketch, with the assistance of Mr..
Felix's very laughable appearance as
the boy from next door, evoked the
easy Mysteries. Mr. Felix's nonchalant
fashion of walking off chair on top
of table to the floor helps vastly. A
light heel, about four and half feet
of slim white satined prettiness and
soft, fresh little pipe, are lent by Miss
Emily Barry. Miss Lydia furnishes
robust fun and any amount of snap.
Nine. Avery Strakosch is prima DON
ma of the bill. She has diamonds galore
to show for it, a gesture and fair
voice, rather worn. Nine. Strakosch's
selections hit the popular taste and
she was twice encored. She gave
Beautiful Home of Paradise" and
Mabel McKinley's latest melange, "Ka-
rama" The Annie Laurie" and Dix
ie" that followed were sung with
some taste and spirit.
But by much the best thing on the
bill is still Urbani's and his sons ac
robatics. This turn alone is worth go
ing for. The youngster is the clever
est infant tumbler ever seen here He
supports his father on his hands-hand
to hand-that colossal gentleman
swinging between the uplifted fists
Last weeks Two Pucks are other clev-
er youngsters. They, the girl particu-
larly, are already accomplished come
dianS.
Teddy Webb of the Tivoli shouldn't
forget to take in Ted E. Box. Mr..
Box, who is also from Lunnon, gives
rank imitation of our Teddy. He
whistles WELL but London could have
kept him for me. John P. Kennedy
and Carrie Reynolds dance again and
again well, and T. Trovollo still VEN
triloquizes, to the delight of every one.
BLANCHE PARTINGTON.
To San Franciscans who enjoy we'll
staged musical comedy, pretty girls
and well-conducted music a visit to
the California Theater this week and
next will prove of interest. The Ten
derfoot' is playing there and the catchy
tunes that have been whistled for the
last year may be heard with their ac-
compartment of fancy dances and in
tricate ensembles.
AS for the cast, there is but little to
say. The company from the Tender
foot" down is well worthy of the at
tractive play. The interest of the
rather intangible plot centers in Phil
Riley, as the tenderfoot. His imper-
sonation is ludierous without being
asinine, although a donkey was one of
his chief aids. Rileys good work is
evidenced by the fact that many of
the puns that would otherwise fall fiat
are delivered by him with JUNCTION that
pleases. Miss Mary Darlington, the
prima donna, has fine voice and
pleasing personality. Tom K. Richey
in the lead captured the feminine por-
tion of the audience. He possesses
what is so seldom seen in leading men
-days-a manly appearance. His
singing was excellent, as was that OF
all the others in the cast. The four
Texas rangers, who supply fair share
of the comedy, were good.
The Majestic Theater stock company
last evening opened the week with
Bronson Howards fcur-act comedy,
"The Henrietta, and the pretty white
and pink playhouse was crowded below
and above. The play is story of
stocks, humor, love and villainy. An
old Napoleon of Wall street who pays
court to a handsome widow in the
short intervals he is not tossing the
bears, his older son who fleeces his
father, another son who is a somewhat
overdone imitator of his fool of a titled
brother-in-law, and four pretty female
characters are the play people. j. H.
Gilmour is SAFE to use a stock term,
as "Old Nick" Vanalstyne, and his ex-
cellent handling of the role bears out
all the good words that have been said
of him. Miss Grace Reals, as the
widow, was charming in person and
performance and very amusing, SEEM
ingly without trying to be so. Miss
Eleanor Gordon and Miss Vera Nc
Cords were entertaining in their re-
spective roles Henry Stockbride, as
BERTHE Vanalstyne. the lamb, plays
the not-so- foolish -he-looks character
excellently and slips gracefully into
the hero role when there is an un-
worthy brother to sacrifice for winning
a full-house applause. The play will
continue all the week.
Ben Greet and his company of Eng
lish players will give their beautiful
production of the morality play,
"Everyman," at Lyric Hall tonight
and all the week. There will be mat
inees Wednesday and Saturday. For
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights and Wednesday and Saturday
matinees of next week Much Ado
About Nothing" will be the programme,
with Constance Crawley as Beatrice
and Ben Greet as Benedict. Thurs
day. Friday ard Saturday nights and
Friday afternoon of next week
Twelfth Night will be produced.
with Mrs. Crawley as Viola and Mr..
Greet as Malvolio. There will be no
Sunday night performances.
York State Folks entered upon the