The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-12
Orpheum
New Departure in Vaudeville Proves a Success
At the O'Farrell Street Theater
By WALTER ANTHONY

me, the big vaudeville audience at the
Orpheum liked the piece yesterday and
applauded it even more than its many
manifest excellencies merited.
TRAGIC ROLE WELL PLAYED
Miss Helena Frederick who played
the tragic role of Marion, was the
star of the presentation and was vo-
cally and otherwise effective. William
Schuster, an old time Tivoli favorite
was also enjoyed in his barytone role
of the father Washington was played
by Huntington May, basso, who re-
deemed an otherwise not notable per-
Torrance by one tremendous solo to
liberty. Here a mingling of God
Save the King with America" tune
fully alike, gave everybody a chance
TO thrill, from soldiers of the king to
veterans of our own country's fights
GIRL IN TWELVE PARTS
So much space taken up robs other
entertaining acts this week of their
due. Miss Charlotte Parry in re-
markable display of versatility played
the leading dozen roles in which IA
stage characters were represented by
three people. She played all these
parts but two, and her changes in
costumes from the tough girl to the
humpback boy, who was supposed to
have committed the murder in the
sketch, were marvels of shifty work.
Better still was her ability to get into
the character of her various roles on
an instants notice as well as into the
clothes
The three Leightons return with
their sketch of last season and re-
main excellent entertainers. and Miss
Selma Braatz is a remarkable juggler
for little girl. Her mother toys with
soap bubbles while the daughter rests
and the two supply a good number.
The holdover acts are provided by
the "Redpath Napanees," Londe and
lilly, Armstrong and Clark and the
three Athletas sisters.
Murray and Mack at American
Let the announcement read:
Murray and Mack-with a different
Murray-came to the American theater
yesterday and played before good
sized audience. There is little
little to say, and the show in which
Mr.. Ollie Mack still makes his funny
eyes is none the worse. or better
either. because there is a new Muir
ray. the time worn partners being no
longer together.
1t is a hodgepodge from which
nothing in reason can be CLEANED
and no plot either but from which
emerge at certain intervals a comelv
chorus. which is lively, too. IL YOU
like musical comedy without plot
and void of novel lines, but with some
pretty ensembles and Blossom Seely,
then the trip may be worth while.
AS long as musical comedy f1ourishes
without a reason there is a chance
for "A Night on Broadway" The
program says that the first act is at
Guggs hotel in Bunko beach, the sec
ond act in the parlor of the same
hostelry, the third act at Bunko
beach racetrack. However, a final
chorus has line or two about going
to Broadway.
Sarah Edwards supplied what OF
class there was to the solo singing
and seemed unhappy since Princess
days. Her solo in the second act wor
earned approval and was a musical
gem. Blossom Seely did some contor.
ton dancing and convulsive singine
which were so energetic as to win ap-
plause, too. -...t.s
Ollie Mack looked as natural as
ever and supplied comedy of his own
well known sort. 1t isn't funny te
me, but he seemed to enjoy it with
many others A male quartet does
selections acceptably,. but l choose
Sarah Edwards and the chorus for my
portion of the medical comedy enter
tainment at the American BotI
were worthy of better things than "A
Night o Broadway" spent at Bunkc
beach affords.
The play will run a week, and then
comes THE Duel with stock com
pany of promising excellence.