Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-03
SAN TOY PLEASES
WITT. COMEDY
GRAND COMPANY PRESENTS
COMIC OPERA
MUSIC AND SETTINGS ARE ALL
EXCELLENT
Ferris Hartman as Trlcking Chinese
Appears in a Role That
is Very cleVeriy
Interpreted

San Toy" a musical comedy in two acts
book by Edward Morton, music by Sldney
Jones' produced by the Ferris Hartman
opera company Sunday matinee, January =
1910:
III a Chinaman ......... Ferris Hartman
Sir BingO Preston, British consul at
Pynka Pong ......:.. Waiter Catlett
Bobby Preston, his son In love SI with san san ann
Hiram Tucker, In love with Poppy
,,,....... MIR. VIM. Harold
Yen How, mandarin, father of San Toy
Fo Hon. also in love with San Toy.
,..............G George POuitney
All Wen .............. Lawrence Bowes
XUeD How ,............J Jack Martin
(Chinese merchants)
Hop Sing, a rice seller. VIM. Epperiey
Close Shave a barber. Lesne MOCe
Puff Puff, a pipe mender. IF. w. Hanrahah
Slow Pull dentist. WIN i. SnoI
Hi Ii i.................... Chester Chase
Hi LO ........... 80 '''' - 'a1oSAio 1'o
(Guards)
Emperor of China ....... Lawrence bowes
sing Hi a mandarin ........ John Martin
San Toy ............ Miss Myrtle D1ngwah
Poppy Preston, daughter of Sir Bingo
................. Miss Carmen Fhiiips
Miss 1'"e'' Miss ''Muggins" Davies
10 Fan, captain of the emperor's guard .
NJ. .,-it: ~ All Wen Miss Anna Little
ring Wee wife of Wen HOw.Mlss Dixie Biair
Wun .............. Miss Ruth Nerney
Two ........... Miss Mable Sylvester
rrro. ,,.,..Mis Miss BERTHE Wiles
EorS .,,,.......M Miss Violet Elbe
Six ... Miss Flora Norris
wives of Yen How)
Miss White Rose, an English girl rl,'.....,,
~ ....... Miss Anna Little
Cinnamon, guards, wives, Chlnese girls etc
If YOU want a dainty musical comedy
go and see San Toy. 1t opened the
week at the Grand Yesterday altef-
noon through the excellent preSenta-
tion of Ferris Hartman and ms Dig
singing company. There are probap!y
not so many laughs in it as round IN
several other recent productions al tIlS
Grand. but the humor is clean anu
wholesome. The music, settings anu
costumes are all good and enough local
Jokes are scattered through the per
fornance TO make the Chinese Dur
iasd,1a Nv F1nglish writer's quite Amer
icaneSe. . 1.44Io
SAN Toy is the vivacious little
daughter of Yen How, a mandarin,
who has her wear boys clothes ana
naee as a boy because the emperor,
hearing of her exceptional beauty, mas
ordered her sent to him. Bobpy Pres
Ton son of the British CONSUL falls IN
hut her father wishes her to marry 20
Hop, a member of his official fanny: NY,
The emperor is informed San Toy
cannot come because she is a boy, put
the ruse is discovered and finally san
rroy ooes to Pekin. The plot turns
at the right moment and Bobby Pres-
ton, of course, is there
Hartman as Chinese
Ferris Hartman as Ii makes a boss
Chinese, speaking broken English as
fluentlv as any Los Angeles Chinaman
that will talk. The other members OF
the company stick to common ordl-
nary good English. Ii is a trickster
and a right decent liar. getting him
self into trouble and although threat
ened with the block, he contrives to
keep his body and head together the
rola affords Mr. Hartman opportunity
to appear at his best as comedian,
SO far as it goes, but it is not big
enough for him.
Waiter Catlet as Sir Bingo Preston,
the British consul at Pynka Pong, is,
in the first act, crapky and nervous
enough for an official representative
and looks bored whenever anybody
dances or sings. but in the last act. at
the invitation of the emperor he takes
to his heels and toes, moving with such