The San Francisco call., 1910-11-13

hensive. while the amorous Henry lesrs
out upon her from behind the pulpit IN
which he has concealed himself from
the throng.
Critics in London are lamenting the
duIlness OF the opening dramatic sea-
son. which has brought out nothing new
OF note
1t Is queer, IN this regard, TO md the
nme worn Man From Mexico" the cen
ter OF 'whirlwinds OF laughter" This
10 only one OF a number OF American
plays here May Robson IN The Re-
Juvenation OF Aunt Mary caught on
Immediately. The critics style It an
-oh. so simple" play. but It is rich on
the human side. which is more than
may be said OF many OF It's rivals.
But It is IN London's music halls and
not its plays that San Franciscan Is
most interested. So 1t is that with
somewhat mingled feelings Of disap-
pointment and pride he finds he has to
80 some to beat his own Orpheum.
Neither Glasgow nor Liverpool. II
these two largest OF the provincial
cities are typical. IS as well served IN
q music hall way as San Francisco.
When It comes to London. It becomes
hard to make a statement Of any
kind. for the performances are so
mixed and so variable.
There Is one material differences.
however. which one notes at the start.
II Is taken quite as matter Of course
when the divine Sarah, the youngest
great-grandmorthero on earth, produces
the second act OF 'IiAlglon" at the Coll
tseun, which she does with all her old
fire. Harry LADDERS name just barely
leads the rest at the TivOIi. Cleo de
Merode, with her wcndrous beauty Is
quite a minor feature at the Hippo
drome, IN spite OF the advertising her
scandalous relations with the late
King Leopold have given her. Cleo,
by the way. dances IN a very tame
and conventional style IN comparison
with Maud Allan's grace and original
ity. But she is worth the price Just
70 look at. Her hair. worn low,
frames the most beautiful face on. thu
stage. Yet the gossip OF the Ria1to
has it that this becoming fashion hides
a pair OF rudimentary ears. a bIemish
OF birth
Harry Lauder has two new songs.
one-in kilts-declares that every
Is there the other-in labOrer's
clothes-deals with the joy OF sleeping
till noon on Sunday morning
Lauder is a genius. Ordinary acts
seem stale and jaded in comparison.
Yet he is not In real life the joviaI
character he Is on the stage, IL one
may believe the things they say in
Scotland.
Serious minded Scots repudiats
Lauder as one OF low type The miners
don't like him because OF hts stinginess.
His own brother Is still driving a cart.
and Harry has never helped any or his
pals OF the old days. There are any
number OF other instances one may
hear, such as giving a call boy who
had run his legs of on private srrands
for week an autograph instead OF a
tip, OF rewarding a viOlinist OF the or
chestra with a shilling for lessons
taken from him during the engage
ments.
Perhaps the best English acts are
taken TO America Certainly there are
few left behind. unless one excepts
Mark Sheridan. who IS. after all, an
Irishman- Sheridan has the figure or
the late Ezra Kendall with a much
larger head and the manner OF broken
down tragedian. His wit is spontaneous
and real and often too quick for his
hearers. Referring to Hall Caine,
Sheridan's ideal OF the eternal question
Is What viii you havs7"