The San Francisco call., 1909-04-12
DIVA GIVES TREAT
TO MUSIC LOVERS
Former 0peratic Star Proves
Feature of New Bill at
Vaudeville House

Mile. Zelie de Lussan, resplendent in
not quite, diverted feminine attention
from her superb singing. shone upon
the Orpheum audience yesterday In all
the witchery of her smiling beauty and
recaptured San Francisco with that
wonderful voice of hers.
The diva has an established place in
the affections lof local music lovers;
she had merely to show them that her
voice had lost none of its magnetic
quality and that her gracious demeanor
was unchanged. She did all that with
her first song. Scenes That Are Bright
est from .Maritana, and there was
no stint in the enthusiasm of her
welcome.
The Habanero from Carmen The
Bee and the Flower" and You and L.
were her other offerings. All were re-
ceived with due appreciation, the audi
ence only hesitating a little over the
quip of dainty cynicism with which she
concluded THE Bee and the Flower"
But that, of course, was no reflection
upon the marvellous vocal mastery
which she exhibited. The women made
it plain that they liked her singing as
wellas her costume, and the men did
not begrudge the sacrifice of the first
cigar which has become the usual
tribute to operatic stars who con-
descend to vaudeville.
Richard Duffy has constructed a
playlet of compelling poignancy in
The Night of the Wedding and Ade-
line Dunlap, Frank Mccormack and
little Viola Flugrath wiring the last
heartrending emotion out of It, The
sketch shows how one stepmarriage
didn't take place, and there is more
than one moment when the audience
has a catch in its throat.
There are two of the Sandwinas and
the feminine half of the team makes
more than plausible the announcement
of the bill that she rs conceded to be
the most wonderful woman physically
that has ever appeared in foreign mu-
sic halls" If Mr.. Sandwina misbe-
haves at home, he must do so in fear
and trembling, for Mrs. Sandwina is
strong enough to spin him on her
little finger and toss him through a
window.
Gordon and Marx may be the Weber
fields of vaudeville, as billed, but San
Francisco has no reason to prefer them
to Kolb and Dill. The motion pictures
are excellent and the holdovers, Ed
ward Barnes, S. Miner Kent and his
company; Faye, Miller and Weston,
and Jolly violetta, add to the attfac-
tion of a program that has no hint
of Lenten fare about it.
Line Before Box Office
Commencing at o'clock Saturday
night a crowd began to line UP in front
of the doors Of the new Orpheum thea
ter awaiting the opening of the ticket
! Office at Q o'clock this morning By
yesterday afternoon 90 persons were in
| line and nightfall saw the waiting ones
stretched for more than block
The beginning of the line started
with a fight. Two messenger boys rep
resenting two different interests ar
ment Both wanted first place and
both were insistent. Whereupon there
ensued free for all mixup, the ulti-
mate result of which was a pair OF
black eyes. several contusions and a
| lsuperabundance of gorgeous profanity
The victor took the first place and
| by him sat the conquered one, both
nursing through the weary hours OF
the night their respective wounds.
office yesterday morning was a woman
II want a box for the opening night. "
said she.
..The sale does not commence until
Monday morning. was the reply.
"Oh. that's all right. l will pay
sorry, but we can't do it, madam.
4 will pay $3.50, then
| Cant do it,
But l have a gown which cost me
$4,000 and must wear 1t tomorrow
you might arrange with the man.