The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31
EDNA PHILLIPS
IN FUNNY PLAYLET
Provides Twenty Minutes of
HiIarity at 0rpheum With
New Sketch
By Walter Anthony

ii was bad enough to have lost
kiss, but 10 have lost pink garter,
too-wouldn't it pinch you2 Henrietta
Smith. otherwise and really Miss Edna
Phillips. who is making her first
vaudeville circle. is the unhappy vic
tim of the double loss. The kiss was
lost or stolen in Central park, and the
garter was lost at French ball The
time of the double disappearance was
identical. so. naturally the same lady
could not have suffered the simultane-
Gus fleeting Of kiss and garter. That
would be pulling the leg Of coincidence
TOO far.
The sketch is on at the Orpheum this
week and can be seen by any one with
out making excuses. Henrietta is in
Central park, according to the story,
- 'h-s a quarrel with Jack because
kiss. Next day she relents
vertises for the return OF the
ulation. The "ad" is signed
Henrietta has a French maid
celtic countenance and an
'ent of pretty green. 1t
attended the French ball
her mistress garter At
eonfides to the audience.
sTRAIGHTENED OUT
has lost one of the circlets
IDENTITY fitted none too snugly.
Eeyer, is an uncomplimentary
Ion in the plot which the ap-
se of the person in question
y denies. So the maid inserts an
dsement signed Honey for the
a of the pink trihe and its dia-
buckle. You will readily imagine
complications. Jack sees the maid
tells her he has arrived in response
he ad. He says he'd like to give
back, meaning, Of course, the kiss,
declares his intention TO the horrf-
d maid of putting il back just where
e took it. Then musician from the
dance comes in with the missing gar
ter and gets mixed UP with Henrietta
Finally everything is Strengthened out.
The kiss and garter are restored to
their proper owner. the former being
placed where 1t belongs and the latter
IN the lady's hand.
II you insist on probabilities in 20
minute sketch this one Will not exactly
please you; but If you are willing TO
accept a premise for the sake of some
hearty laughs then il Will. Miss Phil
lips is a success in vaudeville. She has
grace and personality. and the quick
ness and suggestiveness necessary to
correct vaudeville.
OTHER GOOD ATTRACTIONS
The Grassys are their own most
eager Competitors They are athletes.
head balancers and musicians. One of
them. the fair one, is a toe dancer who
might be played more to the fore of the
sketch with pleasant results. The two
men, after most ingenious entrance,
begin an acrobatic turn which is
clever. but not sensational or par
ticularly unusual. Then they do a
musical stunt, and then they combine
scrobatics and music-a feat you may
say, not unusual in virtuoso players.
These stunts, however, are different.
The men stand on each others heads.
for instance, and get into all sorts of
unnecessary postures. meantime play
ing on mandolin and guitar in most
Unconcerned manner. Their acts miss
Just a little Of being thrilling.
Carter and Bluford have something
new IN the way they stage and dress
an ordinary "colored" turn. and are ex-
scellent entertainers. Eugene and Will
lie Howard are on for another week OF
MARTY; the four Baltue in their feats
OF strength and agility comprise one
Of the best numbers on the bill; Dolesch
and zillbauer play their accordions
again. and the program comes to a
snappy conclusion with the De Haven
seHtet- The costumes are new this
week and the act is as classy as last
a flying trip through Russia is taken
oy those who are in no hurry to get
away from the theater The pictures
OF the cars back yard are interesting
and clearly projected.
AMERICAN
The second week of eThe Love Tales
OF Hoffman, started off auspiciously
yesterday. and there appears to be M
ful work
TSomas Persse in the principal role
repeated the success he made last Sun
DAY, and the taxing music has not ap-
parently wearied his fine tenor Ediff
Mason excels in the triple role she as.
sdmes, and was accorded a lively vel
come yesterday. The chorus principal
work harmoniously together, with thu
large orchestra under the sure ant
steady control Of Paul Steindorff. Th'
result Is a splendid music Offering tn.
IKE OF which San Francisco has not en-
joyed for. many months.
CHUTEs
The new vaudeville program at tn
chutes yesterday was received witt
great appreciation by the Afternoon
ana evening audiences. Darrell Vim
ton was given an enthusiastic recep
ton home again. He appears in
clever one act play, The Seer" which
affords him splendid opportunity to dis
play his histrionic ability. Bessie Tan