The San Francisco call., 1905-01-18
ALCAzAR SHOW
VERY POPULAR
"The Girl and the Judge"
Gives Miss WoOdsOn's
Powers Pleasing Scope
LUCIA" AT THE TIVOLI
Tetrazzini's Great Soprano
Voice Proves Worthy of
Donizetti's Haunting Music

The Alcazar saw last night a tidy
little personal success for Elizabeth
Woodson and a new Fitch play of
more than common charm in THE Girl
and the Judge" Miss Woodson, the
Girl" substituted in the part for Miss
Lillian Lawrence. who was ill., On
Monday night Miss Woodson read the
lines: last night she gave perform
ance of the part excellent in the cir
cumstances, and with hardly any as
sistance from theNprompter. 1t is this
kind of thing that proves the actress
nettle, and Miss Woodson showed her
self both accomplished and unusually
adaptable. The part, an Annie Russell
one, was one well fitted TO Miss Wood
sons personality, and she invested it
with an appealing girlish charm that
reminded strongly at times of Annie
Russell herself.
The story of The Girl and the
Judge" is based upon a somewhat
deeper note of tragedy than Fitch
usually cares to touch. The mother of
the girl is kleptomaniac, and the
little family. father, mother and daugh-
ter have been driven from place to
nate tendency. The first act finds them
in Judge Chartris Office where the
father and mother have come to obtain
a divorce. The father acknowledges
his own drunkenness as a good and
sufficient reason, and the daughter is
told to choose between her parents.
She clings to the mother because of
her weakness. But Judge Chartris-a
quite Arcadian sort of perSon-falls in
love with the daughter. His mother,
an amiable and impetuous dame, also
falls in love with her. In quite Area
dian fashion she calls upon the stran-
gers the following day-and Mrs Stan
ton, overcome by her old mania, steals
a breaStpin from the lady. The follow
ing scene, a bedroom scene, at mid
night, played by the mother and
daughter. the mother confessing her
crime, is quite powerful. 1t lacked
something of emotional stamina i'm the
acting, which in the circumstances can
readily be forgiven.
How everything comes out right in
the end, and it's pleasant way there.
may be seen at the Alcazar. One meets
in the play amusing and well-drawn
types. the character of a landlady,
who has seen better days, and in con-
sequence considers herself privileged
to impose worse ones upon the board
ers, being among the best Jewish
pawnbroking lady and her wise son
also add to the joys of living.
The performance is an uncommonly
good one taken throughout. John
Craig is the Judge. and convincing in
the forethought, incisive, manly fash
ion that is familiar with him. Miss
Adele Belgrade has very CRATE
full part as the Judges mother. and is
! humorous. womanly and mannerly in
the part. Miss Christie Mclean as
the girls mother has also manner and
is quite clever in her portrayal of the
ingrained weakness of the character.
Another capital performance is that
of Laura Adams as the landlady. 1t
could hardly be bettered Julia Branc
again--it is distinctly place aux danes
in THE Girl and the Judge"-furnishes
very funny character bit as the
pawnbroker. Calvin Dix as her son
is also comically realistic. Then Luke
Conness as the Stanton papa is ac-
ceptable, and John B. Maher brings a
red wig and couple of excellently
spoken lines to the cast. 1.-THE Girl
and the Judge has made good
Tonight Miss Lawrence will assume
the girls part. The matinee of
Ghosts" however, in which Miss Law
renee was to appear tomorrow after
noon as Mrs. Alving, with Harry Mes
tayer in his well-known assumption of
the Oswald part, has been postponed
until next Wednesday afternoon.
BLANCHE PARTINGTON.