The San Francisco call., 1913-09-22
|ORPHEUM AUDIENCE
Is LAUGHED OUT

Ii was a laughed dut7 audience
that left the orpheum yesterday after
noon. An audience of Intelligent San
Franciscans whose motto is "show
us. They were shown what real
comedy should be and not a man or
woman in the big crowd seemed good
for even one more chuckle-
It all started when William Bur-
ress arrived on the stage with his
company in .'The New Song Birds"
featured as the head liner. Il is
satire on grand opera, a satire such
as George Y. Hobart is famous for.
Victor Herbert wrote the music,
good, lively. tuneful music through
out. At times it almost reaches the
effectiveness of real grand opera. And
the way Burress and his company
presented the play vii be remem-
bered by orpheum goers. Burress
assumed his original role of Oscar
Hammershine. Every word and
every. sentence he uttered brought
down the house. His lines fairly
bristle with witticisms and puns. He
is ably supported by Ben Mosche. who
takes the part of Gaga agagagazi This
unprouounceable person is supposed
to represent grand opera as it is
-Hammerghine as it should be.
The scene opens with the entrance
of a Reporter Lady. She is looking
for the unpronounceable one. She
finds him, and by the aid of a few
bright smiles induces him to bring
forth his songbirds for her approval
"Gaggy." as he is called for short,
complies and out comes Madame Tet-
tlezini. followed by Robinson caruso
and Peter Pantson. They emit car
OILS for the Reporter Lady, who is so
pleased she Immediately hunts up
..Hammy." 'Hammy." accepting the
challenge, produces Madame Yellba,
Alessandre and Edouard Delestcure.
Then they sing zee grand" chorus
together, while 'TIammy" and Gag
gys do the Kolb and Dill stunt.
Look into my eyes. What do you
see there" demands "Gaggy.'
Il see zee opening OF the duck sea-
son." says "Hammy."
And that is a fair sample, only
there was more of 1t.
The audience almost refused to let
.sHammy" and "Gabby" and company
leave the stage. They got six cur
tain calls.
"Jimn.yp Mullen and Alan Coogan
ran a mighty close second for the
favors in "Odd Nonsense" With
songs. dances and plain cleverness
the duo won the heart of the audi
once. Mullen got laughs before he
opened his mouth. He seemed the
very soul of fun. Coogan is exceed
ingly classy as a dancer. and together
they drove some Of the audience into
mysteries. They were finally per-
mitted to say farewell for the after
noon. 1t was time, because laughter
becomes aches after while.
J. G. Nugent, in his original oddity,
mrhe Regular" with julie York,
achieved a triumph, as had been ex-
pected. It's a clever little play, 'The
Regular" depicting the "other side"
of night life along brilliant Broad
way. Nugent is better even than he
used to be, and that's saying lot
He keeps his audience chncklins,
and the chuckling frequently breaks
into roars. The act finishes with
pathos that's relieving.
The bill begins with Carl Rosini,
who gets much applause with his
magical" doings. He picks whole
decks OF cards from his bald spot
Also he shows up San francisco eggs
bv plucking a live rooster from
piece Of hen fruit His act took well.
Lane and O'Donneli. in THE Lu-
matte Tumblers" Carl Mccullough,
"the Joy Germ" in some good ma
tured travesties on well known stage
folk, besides several fetching songs;
moving pictures OF the recent golf
tournament at Del Monte, and the