The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
CAST OF CHARACTERS
X SHAKESPEARE COMEDY
a Midsummer Nights
Dream
By WALTER ANTHONY

=. 4. perfect night. Shakespeare fairy
--antasg. Meu6elssohn's gossamer music
:sad splendid audience n the Greek
ts,sater last night made an event 70 be
'.-cherished in the memory iong after the
= real 5ation ~ "a 3Iidsummer Nights
,,:I9reaui- has passed no wintry days.
..;sn.i long after Ben Greet. his players,
,. ara modest Altschuler and his instru-
...seuaaIzsts have departed
Il twas as though Shakespeare had
>: eed the play himself and had made
.,le weather and the Night sky, with
@-s ferv bright stars and all the rest Of
-rne. settings which the Berkeley hills
eEsbraced in the presentation OF A
f. Ara Skinner Nights Dream Nothing
.-..ould' ha-e been Improved upon
.rNM0RFAL oYERTI RE PLAYED
-. .s-tschuIer ana his big Russian sym
" shoav orchestra sat beneath the big
..ts,-e ~ tze Greek theater and hgura-
lively rang up The Invisible eur =. =. Z
zhar parted players from hearers ne
musicians played Een6etssohn's I'M
8 '.rfa-rsi overture with its trumpet calls
EsLtel- footed dances and is nightlH-
zz-e notes 0f flute and piccolo- lle
.so-51s Eumuei and roned over celio
rote~ Ike The -ndedaso bic and lntan-
Efhle sounds ~ summer night, ano
Thea ou came rle precious seNreF %
--e-t-s aince the carpenter snug
e.s~t scluer. Bottom. n weaver Flute a
-e-tc--s .lender- Starveling- The funny
Voiced tailor and SnouL. the tinker
P--tcr. was played bT Ben Greet
Fl-rse-r. and II IS one 81 his best IT not
t5e best ~ his ch2rs crertzations- ne
. y.ss inexpressbIv droi- and the support
tearded the eNtra aEant Bottom was
excellent
PERFORMED LIhE WOOD AMPHs
so lar-ing. came the light footed fai-
s headed by Tirauia herself ana
Fuek rEe spirir of mischief. ana tne
pest ne the true characters mat snake
s--ar- Iured away from fairy tales.
@-f .s-s they danced. the Russian SYM
- i-fty chestra played the airy scner-
81. o. 1Ieudelssohus gentlest and pref
..>seSf f-ncfes Ike whole constituted
- III ensemble 50 graceful and fne that
sersoual5ries ~ players were nol
F.. thought about
Tie performers seemed 10 belong
81: ne woods Of Berkeley gulches and
Q have met at the theater quite Dy
arri6eur and altogether without oe-
sian. They appeared and disappeared
me stage was alternately flooded
rsta light or plunged into darkness
This latter device. Al night, relieving
ss= presentation Of the necessity fol
s.--e artihciaHty Of q curtain Night
..-ars the curtain
conn ACTING AND DANCING
However. though it seems pity "a
rob rne Impression which the produc-
: +lo1 inspired Of fantastic unreaIity. i
IS emily fair 10 say that Ben Greet has
Assem- sled z most capable company
CsH- there are ike Tirania- who are IN
-sr-e5 10 q stuffed reading Of Sha Ike
S-eares elastic lines blt this TOO
- sEht Re warranted By the fact-they
are fairies, you know
Creet-s huulor is broad. JOTial and
as blunt IS BdS1oEn. the w'ezveT's, might
be- The chorus contains host OF
agile dancers vel trained 70 theil
j.. cps Puck IN the hands-or feet
-. George vivian, is the persOnihca-
p rfon ~ u5schieTousness and there ars
= number Of excellent voices 70 rem
der the incidental songs Miss Ruth
Vfrszn's dancing 10 the strains o.
cTendeIssohn Spring Song" was in
stfuct with grace and youth and spring
u win - q treat 70 see the pro6ac-
.tfon again al the Garrick theater 10
morrow night