The San Francisco call., 1908-11-23
By Walter Anthony

If George Ade could have kept up
the pace hat he set himself in the first
act Of Just out of College" which
was seen AT the American theater last
night ho would have written comedy
which would be fin New York yet, and
we would stiu he waiting for II. So
as theatricals, like nature. are COM
pensating. we should rejoice, perhaps,
that his comedy is no better than it is.
Cor ID is surely too funny TO miss and
certainly good enough for a mirthful
evening al the theater- II is as witty
and breezy and unusual as George AIDES
copy always is.
There is. indeed. more real art in
q George Ado comedy, al there is in
a c0han piece. than in most of the
PLAYS which the stage 'uplifters" build
and nobody wants 10 see. There is
2ction and dialogue in Just out of
college. and there are quartet Of
types which when they are finally and
best presented viii be the leaders in
tho great American drama. whatever
that thing may be. Meantime the
3. theater gOing public owes AIDE a vote
eof thanks and his producers a dollar
seat for. some native comedy that is
. really Indigenous and for some drama
:.fhat is American.
- sOTHES SHORT. NERVE LARGE
- The story is typical 1t concerns a
-sjaf1ege boy who has nothing but a
airfss suit three changes Of garments.
.-farer and outer. a banjo and unlimited
@1lrvc This latter is his one best bet
!. srnd iie piaEs il 10 win against his
. fgtsire father in laws skepticism as to
-;'si.s fgj biIIty to the hand Of Miss Pick
:gTings. daughter of the pickle factory
ia.nd lieir to the proceeds of the pickle
igzt. The. youth gets $4,000 from
:: rss. a3d gentleman in as funny a scene
-'as Was ever contrived--it is in the
:.1!zt- sctLand with the capital bucks"
~tbe pickle monopoly with such success
:. tflat. .in:. the last act the merchant
.:Pieker5h45- is glad TO buy him out and
throw an his pretty daughter besides.
80 .tlfe play ends. But meantime Ade
las had opportunity. mainly in the
nrsf act TO throw in all his sharp
:, SIT ans home 5reWed bumor, and even
-thoush the TWO other acts are not up
-t0 she standard of the first there is
raYc fun from start TO finish.
william A. Mortimer in the part
rhc college lad, Swinger. is an excellent
-cNcmplar Of the Ade type of American
-outh-game nervy. insOlent at times.
aut always there" and always inter
esting
Sli1ers Mason. the convivial student
who is willing TO swear that his friend
and that he never took a drink in all
ais life. and who is equally ready, if
l4e had it, 80 lend him all his money, is
fine burlesque in the hands of Les
. ter crawford. Professor Bliss is still
another kde creation and is compe-
tentlr displayed by William Henderson.
/" The pickle capitalist, Pickering, is
clearly , man Of business and a person
:, .of much Importance as played by
g. James Cooper.
WOMEN NOT BAD
The women in the company are just
Fairs but Ade does not demand much of
ais actresses and these are equal to
: the slender requirements Of their roles.
There is 4 little singing and little
dancing in the piece, but the best musi-
cal number. is sung by Crawford, who
made a great hit last night with his
riotOHsly funny song, Just Like That
The play IS well worth a visit.