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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO 

DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


A- weekly  record  of  bramaflc  and  Musical  ever\fs 


No.  i— Vol.  I 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SEPTEMBER  9,  1899 


TEN  CENTS  A  COPY 
THREE  DOLLARS  A  YEAR 


*    3  0  8 


LILLIAN  RAYMOND 


September  gth,  1899 


Correspondence  and 
Comments 


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MARGARET  ANGLIN 


We  wonder  if  she  will  ever  displace  San  Francisco' s  present  idol,  Blanche  Rates,  in  the 
favor  of  the  theater-going  public. 


KANSAS  CITY. 

Special  Correspondence 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  4. — The  regular  seas 
on  opened  yesterday,  with  the  following 
attractions  :  The  Orpheum,  with  Idalene 
Cotton  and  Nick  Long,  Terry  and  Lambert, 
Elizabeth  Murray,  Dave  Meil's  Kinedrone, 
a  moving  picture  machine,  Les  Brownes  and 
Millian  and  Shiels.  The  theater  has  been 
renovated  and  refitted  throughout. 

The  Grand  opens  with  Hoyt's,  "  A  Milk 
White  Flag,"  and  The  Auditorium  with 
Woodward  Stock  Co.,  in  "The  Girl  I  Left 
Behind  Me,"  and  "  The  Charity  Ball." 

Coate's  Opera  House  and  The  Gillis  are 
both  dark. 

ReiTES. 


management.  The  American  European 
Vaudeville  company  will  be  the  attraction 
next  week. 

The  season  at  Elitches  was  closed  by  a 
Masked  Ball,  and  at  the  Manhattan  Beach 
by  the  farce  "My  Wife's  Mother"  and  a 
vaudeville  company. 

Alexis. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence 

DENVER,  Sept.  3. — The  six  weeks  engage- 
ment at  the  Broadway,  of  the  Lombardi 
Grand  Opera  Company  has  proved  a  big 
success.  The  critics  go  into  raptures  over 
the  wonderful  voices  of  the  foreign  company, 
and  its  reception  has  been  most  enthusiastic. 

The  Tabor  Grand  opened  to-night  with 
Ben  Hendrichs  in  a  "  Yenuine  Yentlemen." 
There  was  a  crowded  house  and  the  week 
promises  big  box  office  receipts.  Brown's 
in  town  and  will  be  seen  at  the'fabor  Grand, 
beginning  on  the  10th. 

The  Denver  Theatre,  vaudeville,  is  in  its 
second  week  under  Mr.  Frank  Readick's 


MISS  LILLIAN  RAYMOND 

Miss  Lillian  Raymond,  whose  picture 
appears  on  our  title  page  this  week,  is  said 
to  be  one  of  San  Francisco's  prettiest  chorus 
girls.  Besides  being  pretty  she  has  an  ex- 
ceptionally good  voice  and  hopes  one  day 
to  be  something  more  than  a  mere  chorus 
girl.  Miss  Raymond's  stage  experience 
has  been  short,  having  only  adopted  the 
stage  a  little  over  a  year  ago.  Her  first  ap- 
pearance was  made  at  the  Tivoli,  where  she 
has  been  until  the  last  week  when  she 
severed  her  connection  with  that  house  and 
accepted  an  engagement  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House. 


Bob  Bien,  who  will  some  day 
make  his  mark  with  that  magnificent 
bass  voice  of  his,  is  one  of  the  San 
Francisco«bqj-6  .yvip  .-wilt  do  :  Eflropp 
very  shopWv  jii-'q^St*-0^  vt>ifce.fitf\*3lop- 
ment. 


NEW  YORK. 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  Sept.  3.— The  lateness  with 
which  I  received  notice  of  the  date  of  issue 
of  the  Dramatic  Review,  prevents  me  from 
giving  more  than  a  brief  outline  of  the  more 
important  bills  at  the  local  theatres  the  last 
week.  Next  week,  however,  I  promise  a 
long,  gossipy  letter. 

The  Academy  of  Music  is  having  a  con- 
tinued success  with  Andrew  Beach  and  the 
new  produciion,  "  The  Last  of  the  Rohans." 

At  the  New  York,  Kitty  Loftus  and  "  The 
Man  in  the  Moon"  have  been  the  features. 
Maggie  Cline,  Marie  Dressier,  Polk  and  Kol- 
lins,  the  Hawthorne  Sisters  and  Lotty  are 
also  popular  still. 

The  Rounders  is  running  at  the  Casino 
The  Girl  from  Maxims  is  still  drawing  w»U 
at  the  Criterion.  The  Governor  is  on  at  the 
Empire.  A  Young  Wife  is  making  money 
for  the  14th  Street  Theatre  Dear  Hearts  of 
Ireland  is  the  play  at  the  Third  Avenue,  and 
at  the  Star,  A  Soldier  of  the  Empire  is  to  be 
seen. 

All  these  seem  to  be  playing  to  exception- 
ally good  houses,  and  the  season  really  looks 
brighter  than  ever  before. 

The  Vaudevilfe  houses  are  also  crowded 
nightly. 


From  New  York  comes  the  inform- 
ation that  Edwin  Stevens,  the  popular 
comedian  and  character  actor,  has 
been  engaged  by  Charles  Frohman  to 
play  the  leading  role  in  "His  Exeell- 
enc'v  the  Governor." 


Miss  Ray  Rockman 

P  nglan D  and  Paris  both  have  en- 
*— '  throned  another  American  actress. 
She  is  Miss  Ray  Rockman,  of  San 
Francisco,  and  is  a  particular  protege 
of  Bernhardt;  indeed,  she  has  been 
likened  to  the  great  French  actress, 
having  the  same  slender,  willowy 
figure  and  sinuous  grace,  besides  tal- 
ent of  a  high  order. 

After  a  season  of  study  at  the 
Comedie  Francaise  she  was  intrusted 
by  Bernhardt  with  the  farcical  role  of 
the  Duchess  of  Liverpool  in  "Snob,"  a 
social  satire  by  Gustave  Gulches.  Her 
success  paved  the  way  to  other  roles  in 
the  repertoire  of  the  famous  French- 
woman. When  Bernhardt's  last  En- 
glish tour  ended  Miss  Rockman,  who 
was  well  received,  remained  in  England 
to  accept  an  engagement  with  Henry 
Irving  to  create  the -part  of  Endoxia  in 
"  Peter  the  Great."  She  subsequently 
played  Jessica,  and  the  Princess  Plom- 
bino  in  "  Mine.  Sans  Gene,"  with 
Henry  Irving,  and  during  Ellen  Terry's 
tour  last  spring  she  made  a  marked 
success  both  as  the  Queen  of  Naples 
and  as  Ophelia  in  "Othello."  At 
present  she  is  playing  the  Countess 
Mirtza  in  "  The  Great  Ruby." 


MRS.  THORNDYKE-BOUCICAULT 

She  poses  well — Don't  you  think  sot 


September  gth,  1899 


THE   SAN    FRANCISCO    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


■  ■ 


CONCERNING    STAGE  TERMS 


The  Recognized  Theatrical  Lxchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast 


-DOES  A- 


— The  Stage — A  raised  platform 
always  situated  at  the  end  of  a  seated 
space,  on  which  certain  misguided 
people  often  take  chances  of  procur- 
ing a  weekly  stipend  for  the  perform- 
ance of  certain  work,  such  as  ' '  hold- 
ing the  mirror  up  to  nature,"  singing, 
or  attempting  to  do  the  same,  inciting 
mirth,  (or  a  riot)  depicting  life  ;  ac- 
cording to  certain  time-worn  rules  tra- 
ditional to  the  stage,  etc.  It  is  also  a 
convenient  vantage  ground  from  which 
fair  debutantes  can  "size  up"  a  "gen- 
tleman friend"  in  the  audience,  or  a 
chorus  girl  can  make  a  date  for  a 
supper.  N.  B. — This  stage  is  not  the 
kind  that  carries  passengers  from  point 
to  point,  but  in  former  days,  now  hap- 
pily past,  it  carried  considerable  odium, 
the  rank,  old  fashioned  sort  attached 
to  it.  It  is  a  favorite  stamping  ground 
for  divorces,  society  beauties  and  some 
artists. 

*** 

—The  O.  P.  Side— The  left  hand,  or 
"opposite  prompt."  The  same  diffi- 
culty in  comprehending  what  is  meant 
by  the  O.  P.  side  is  encountered  as  in 
the  case  of  the  prompt  side. 


— The  Wings — The  sides  of  the  stage 
from  which  actors  emerge  and  leave. 
They  are  generally  a  bluff  at  trees, 
palace  walls,  village  huts,  etc.,  and 
deceive  nobody. 


— Drops — Painted  pieces  of  cloth  that 
extend  from  the  floor  of  the  stage  to  the 
flies.  They  are  thought  to  be  artistic 
triumphs  by  the  scene  painter,  who  is 
generally  deluded  in  this  regard. 
They  represent  all  things  on  earth  and 
many  things  earth  never  saw.  When 
a  painted  pyramid  or  palace  wall  is 
rubbed  up  against  by  a  scene-shifter 
or  actor,  the  uninitiated  in  the  audience 
imagine  an  earthquake  has  hit  the 
place,  but  like  the  drop  itself,  that  is  a 
false  alarm. 


* 


— The  Flies — The  thin  strips  of  cloth 
that  do  not  look  like  the  sky,  branches 
of  trees  or  rafters  in  a  house  that  are 
stretched  across  the  stage  at  a  certain 
height.  It  is  to  this  region  that  "  Lit- 
tle Evas"  and  "  Marguerites  "  go,  and 
come  down  again  after  the  curtain 
drops. 


*** 


— The  Prompi  Side — The  right 
hand  side  of  the  stage  as  one  faces  the 
audience.  Among  foreign  artists,  and 
especially  those  from  "Feenna,"the 
left  hand  is  considered  the  prompt 
side.  In  many  theaters,  any  old  side 
answers. 

John  P.  Wilson. 


Asiatic  Invasion  a  Failure 


While  our  American  players  are  in- 
vading the  Orient  it  is  interesting  to 
note  the  fate  of  our  Japanese  cousins 
who  have  attempted  to  "beard  the 
lion"  in  this  country. 

The  Japanese  company  that  recently 
played  a  short  engagement  at  the 
California,  would  have  undoubtedly 
met  with  greater  financial  success  had 
their  enterprise  been  under  proper 
management. 

The  company,  nineteen  in  number, 
was  induced  to  come  to  this  country 
under  very  alluring  promises,  by 
one  of  their  countrymen  named 
Kushibiki,  who  saw  fame  and  fortune 
awaiting  him.  He  did  not  however 
have  the  necessary  wherewithal  to 
launch  the  enterprise  and  seeing  the 
difficulty  suddenly  left  for  the  east. 

The  stranded  company  gathered 
enough  money  from  their  country- 
men to  take  them  to  Seattle,  where 
they  hope  to  secure  proper  backing 
and  management  for  an  extended 
tour. 

Otto  Kawakaimi,  the  leading  man, 
is  also  a  playwright  of  .ability  and 
stands  at  the  head  of  the  profession  in 
Japan,  while  Madam  Yacco,  his  wife, 
occupies  a  similar  position  among  the 
actresses  of  her  country. 

Little  Tsurru,  the  juvenile  member 
of  the  company  has  been  left  behind 
in  the  hands  of  J.  Aoki,  an  aitist  of 
this  city.  She  will  complete  her 
education  under  his  care. 

If  some  good,  live  manager  would 
take  hold  of  this  combination  it 
should  prove  a  big  money-maker. 


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The  Dramatic  Review  makes  its 
first  appearance  to-day.  It  needs  no 
apology  for  its  publication.  It  does 
not  come  to  fill  any  longfelt  want. 
Nobody  wants  it,  because  nobody 
ever  saw  it  before  and  naturally  would 
have  no  secret  hankering  after  some- 
thing about  which  nothing  is  known. 
But  there  is  such  a  thing  as  creating 
a  demand,  and  that  is  exactly  what 
the  Dramatic  Review  Publishing 
Company  intends  to  do. 

The  Dramatic  Review  will  be 
made  the  leading  theatrical  paper  of 
the  West.  It  will  be  to  the  West 
what  the  Dramatic  Mirror  of  New 
York  is  to  the  East.  But  there  will 
be  no  dramatic  journal  in  the  United 
States,  the  Mirror  not  excepted,  that 
can  equal  it  in  the  scope  of  territory 
to  be  represented,  or  in  illustration 
and  reliability.  All  this  cannot  be  ac- 
complished in  a  day;  therefore  we  ask 
the  hearty  cooperation  of  the  profes- 
sion throughout  the  country,  the  in- 
terest of  the  local  managers  and  a  good 
word  from  the  public. 

The  West  has  produced  some  of  the 
best  and  most  successful  actors  and 
actresses  who  have  attained  fame  and 
fortune  in  the  East  and  across  the  At- 
lantic. California  glories  in  the  suc- 
cess of  a  score  of  her  noted  men  and 
women  who  have  risen  far  above  the 
mediocre  in  the  theatrical  profession. 
There  are  others  yet  to  be  seen  and 
heard — -those  whose  natural  ability  is 
being  guided  by  the  dramatic  school 
and  by  the  experience  of  managers 
and  teachers.  It  is  this  idea  that  the 
Dramatic  Review  intends  to  foster 
and  protect,  never,  however,  overlook- 
ing the  interests  of  the  hundreds  of 
the  profession  from  the  East  and  from 
Europe  who  regularly  visit  us. 

The  Dramatic  Review  will  have 
a  correspondent  in  every  town  and 
city  on  the  coast  and  in  the  principal 
cities  of  the  East.  It  will  keep 
thoroughly  up-to-date  in  all  matters 
of  interest  and  benefit  to  those  whose 
livelihood  is  obtained  behind  the  foot- 
lights. In  short,  it  will  represent  all 
phases  of  the  theatrical  business. 


Touching  the  matter  of  the  fracas 
at  the  Tivoli  the  other  evening  between 
Basso  Schuster  and  critic  Luchessi,  the 
consensus  of  opinion  seems  to  be  that 
Schuster  had  just  provocation  to  take 
the  law  into  his  own  hands  and  give 
Luchessi  a  sound  shaking. 

The  critic  has  been  continually 
"grilling"  the  basso  and  his  wife, 
Anna  Lichter,  in  the  columns  of  the 
Wasp,  his  squibs  veiled  under  the 
name  of  criticisms  but  partaking  largely 
of  the  nature  of  malicious  roasts. 
Schuster  had  no  paper  at  his  disposal 
in  which  to  strike  back;  in  fact  he  did 
not  strike  at  all,  but  contented  him- 
self with  gathering  Luchessi  up  in  his 
burly  fists  and  shaking  him,  at  the 
same  time  venting  his  opinion  of  the 
critic  and  his  criticisms  in  forcible 
language. 

Both  singers  are  very  popular  with 
the  San  Francisco  public,  and  the 
adverse  reviews  are  plainly  the  result 
of  the  Tivoli's  failure  to  advertise  in 
the  paper  aforementioned. 

The  Tivoli  has  the  name  of  giving 
the  best  grand  opera  in  the  country  for 
the  money,  and  the  house  and  its 
singers  are  certainly  entitled  to  fair 
treatment  from  any  paper  that  pretends 
to  give  the  theatrical  news  01  the  town. 

The  Broadway  asks  the  old,  old 
question,  "are  tights  to  be  discarded?" 
yet  fails  to  say  what  (if  anything) 
will  take  their  place.  This  question, 
in  the  abstract  of  course,  has  been  more 
or  less  forcibly  presented  to  the  public 
during  the  past  season  by  the  very 
managers  who  cannot  answer  the  query 
for  themselves.  Every  year  sees  a 
diminution  in  the  number  of  those  thin 
and  fat,  and  blonde  and  brunette  ladies 
who  wear  tights  with  professional 
aplomb  and  careless  gayety.  The 
laciness  and  swishing  skirtiness  which 
George  Edw^rdes  has  for  years  made 
a  feature  of  his  performances  at  the 
Gaiety  in  London,  have  gradually  be- 
come a  part  of  our  American  stage 
methods.  Even  E.  E.  Rice,  the  Dean 
of  the  Dimpled  Drama,  and  a  man  to 
whom  tights  have  been  the  very  Alpha 
and  Omega  of  dramatics,  has  discarded 
the  obvious  tights  for  the  more  teasing 
whisperings  of  laces  and  silks,  and  soft 
materials  in  trained  and  dainty  hands. 
Verily,  the  American  drama  is  pro- 
gressing. 

¥ 

The  critic  of  the  Oakland  Tribune 
not  long  ago  said  that  "  death  had  re- 
moved Augustin  Daly  from  partici- 
pation in  theatrical  affairs  of  this 
world,"  which  might  leave  the  im- 
pression that  there  was  some  chance  of 
him  participating  in  such  things  in  the 
other  world.  If  some  of  the  goody 
goody  men  of  the  pulpit  are  to  be 
believed,  there  is  no  such  good  luck  in 
store  for  poor  Daly  or  anyone  else 
who  ever  dared  mix  with  the  theatrical 
business. 


Judging  by  the  great  success  in 
London  of  Maclyn  Arbuckle,  it  might 
not  be  amiss  to  enquire  if  all  his 
admirers  are  aware  of  the  fact  that  not 
many  years  ago  he  was  a  Justice  of  the 
Peace  in  a  backwoods  town  of 
Arkansas,  as  awkward  as  it  is  possible 
to  imagine,  and  having  no  prospects  of 
a  successful  stage  career  or  anything 
else.  His  success  is  well  deserved, 
and  his  friends  hope  to  see  him  here 
again  soon. 


Chester  Bailey  Fernai.d  since 
success  of  his  Chinese  sketch  the  "Cat 
and  the  Cherub"  and  its  successful 
production  in  London  has  become 
quite  an  important  figure  in  London 
dramatic  circles.  He  has  adopted  for 
acting  version  in  English  of  Henry 
Heyeman's  "  The  Ghetto  "  for  Mrs. 
Potter  who  will  soon  produce  it. 


The  benefit  performance  given  at 
the  Orpheum  recently  for  the  Califor- 
nia soldiers,  brought  out  some  big  box 
sales.  Mrs.  A.  S.  Townsend  pur- 
chased a  box  for  $1200  and  Mayor 
Phelan  gave  $1000  for  a  box.  It  was 
one  of  the  best  managed  benefits  ever 
given  in  the  city. 


If  the  world  doesn't  know  pretty 
soon  "Why  Smith  Left  Home,"  it 
never  will.  The  play  is  being  trans- 
lated into  German,  Norwegian,  Swed- 
ish, Finnish,  Dutch,  Italian  and 
Danish. 

Mrs.  Langtry  is  impersonating 
herself  in  a  new  play,  "The  Degener- 
ates." One  of  our  irreverent  scribes 
wonders  why  she  doesn't  try  the 
novelty  of  impersonating  an  actress. 


Snap  Shots 


Mary  Van  Buren  is  playing  Cathe- 
rine Hubscher-  '  'Madame  Sans  Gene, " 
in  place  of  Blanche  Bates  in  Los  An- 
geles. 


Frank  Coffin,  the  well-known 
church  singer,  who  has  sung  several 
times  in  Tivoli  productions,  leaves 
soon  for  a  season  of  voice  study  in 
Europe. 


Harry  Samuels,  son  of  J.  Sam- 
uels, a  well-known  pioneer  merchant, 
is  home  after  several  years  spent  in 
violin  study  in  Europe.  He  returns 
an  artist  of  more  than  ordinary  merit. 


We  call  attention  to  the  new  and  artistic 
studio  of  Mr.  Louis  Thors  826  Market  street, 
Phelan  Bldg. 


CORRESPONDENTS 

and  SMa.na.gcrs  Out-of-T&wn 

Should  remember  that  all  copy  for  the 
Review  must  be  in  the  office  not  later 
than  Wednesday  of  each  week  to  insure 
publication.  Have  it  reach  the  Review 
by  Wednesday  afternoon. 


S.  H  Friedlander— his  picture  is 
here,  but  his  energetic  self  is  trav- 
eling eastward,  going  to  tie  up 
some  good  bookings. 


The  best  likeness  we  could 
secure  of  the  good  looking,  but 
modest  manager  of  the  Tivoli, 
'Doc"  Leahy.  Some  day  we'll 
give  our  readers  a  better  view. 


Phil  Hastings,  concert  mana- 
ger and  press  representative.  His 
appearance  indicates  that  he  is  one 
of  the  best  in  the  business. 


MISS  CHARLOTTE  THOMPSON 

It  is  a  pleasure  to  notice  how  ;Miss  Char- 
lotte Thompson — the  new  playwright — is 
forging  to  the  front  as  a  dramatic  critic.  It 
is  not  a  surprise  to  her  intimate  friends  who 
have  felt  all  along  she  was  preparing  for  a 
great  future.  Her  wonderful  command  of 
language  makes  her  an  elegant  writer,  who 
always  has  the  only  word  to  give  the  exact 
shade  of  meaning  to  express  her  thought. 


September  Qth,  1899 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Snap  Shots 


JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


Florence  Roberts 
Interviewed 

44  f  am  fearfully  busy  packing"  said 

1  Miss  Roberts  to  a  Dramatic  Re- 
view man  last  Tuesday  morning  at 
the  hotel  Savoy.  "I  leave  for  New 
York  to-night  and  with  that  common 
failing,  have  put  off  making  ready  un- 
til the  last  moment."  The  same 
charm  and  magnetism  which  charact- 
erizes Miss  Roberts'  work  behind  the 
footlights  pervades  the  personality  of 
Mrs.  Morrison  of  private  lile  and  one 
might  imagine  her  about  to  receive  at 
five  o'clock  tea  or  performing  some 
other  social  function,  but  the  worry  in- 
cidental to  "packing  up"  seemed  to 
rest  very  lightly  on  her  shoulders. 

'  'Tell  me  all  about  your  new  paper, ' ' 
she  said.  The  reporter  reviewed 
briefly  the  aims  and  hopes  of  the 
Dramatic  Review. 

"I  am  deeply  interested  in  all  things 
pertaining  to  Drama"  she  said,  "and 
hope  your  enterprise  will  be  a  grand 
success.  There  is  certainly  a  broad 
field  here  for  just  such  a  paper." 

"I  go  to  join  Mr.  Morrison  in  New 
York  and  we  will  rest  at  Peeksville 
on  the  Hudson  for  a  few  weeks  before 
starting  rehearsals  for  our  regular  fall 
tour,  which  closes  in  Portland,  Or., 
the  last  of  May.  Then  I  play  an  en- 
gagement of  eight  weeks  at  the  Al- 
cazar without  Mr.  Morrison.  Mr. 
Whittlesey  will  not  be  with  the  com- 
pany the  coming  season,  but  joins  us 
here  in  San  Francisco  for  our  Oriental 
tour,  which  follows  immediately  after  I 
close  my  season  at  the  Alcazar." 

"I  am  looking  forward  with  a  great 
deal  of  pleasure  to  the  trip,  for  while  I 
have  played  in  almost  every  city  of 
any  size  in  America,  my  professional 
engagements  have  never  taken  me  off 
the  continent."  "We  will  show  at 
Honolulu,  several  places  in  Japan, 
possibly  Manila  and  Australia  and 
New  Zealand." 

"Have  you  any  new  productions  in 
view  for  the  coming  season?"  was 
asked. 

"Mr.  Morrison  attends  to  that  and 
though  there  are  several  in  prospect 
I  cannot  say  what  they  are  with 
any  certainty." 

Are  you  pleased  with  San  Francisco 
and  your  reception  here  ?" 

"Do  I  like  San  Francisco?"  ex- 
claimed Miss  Roberts,  "why  it  is  my 
home.  I  came  here  often  when  a 
child.  My  mother  lives  here.  I  made 
my  first  professional  appearance  on 
the  stage  where  I  have  just  closed  such 
a  successful  engagement.  I  met  my 
husband  here.  Do  I  like  San  Fran- 
cisco ?  There  is  only  one  city  in  the 
world  for  me  and  that  is  dear  old  'Fris- 
co." 

"The  audiences  here  are  uniformly 
kind  and  sympathetic  with  me,  but  on 
Sunday  night  last  when  I  closed  my 
season  at  the  Alcazar  the  bond  seemed 


so  strong  and  the  sympathy  so  pro- 
nounced I  had  a  hard  time  keeping  the 
tears  from  my  eyes.  After  the  cur- 
tain fell  for  the  last  time  I  was  in  my 
dressing  room  with  Miss  Thompson 
of  the  Call;  the  orchestra  came  outside 
of  the  door  and  played  'good-bye 
sweet  heart  good-bye.'  I  broke  down 
completely  and  wept." 


California.  Theatre 
Changes 

A complete  transformation  is  being 
effected  in  the  interior  of  the  Cali- 
fornia Theatre  and  when  it  is  re- 
opened in  about  three  weeks  the 
public  will  be  amazed  at  the  change 
presented.  The  dividing  line  between 
the  orchestra  and  dress  circle  has 
been  removed,  there  will  be  a  gradual 
slope  from  foyer  to  stage,  and  by  this 
arrangement  one  hundred  seats  will 
be  added  to  the  capacity  of  the  lower 
floor.  Two  new  curtains  and  a  com- 
plete set  of  scenery  will  be  added,  the 
house  will  be  re-tinted  and  frescoed,  a 
new  switch  board  and  electrical  work 
will  be  put  in  place,  and,  in  short,  the 
theatre  when  completed  will  be  one  of 
the  handsomest  in  the  country. 
Manager  S.  H.  Friedlander,  is  now 
East  looking  after  his  bookings  which 
include  the  strongest  attractions  now 
traveling.  During  his  absence,  S.  C. 
Oppenheimer,  his  business  manager, 
is  on  deck  looking  after  affairs. 


Paderewski's  long-talked-of  opera 
is  now  definitely  announced  for  next 
November,  at  Dresden.  The  subject 
is  Polish,  and  it  is  said  that  the  music 
will  be  Polish  in  character  also.  .  The 
pianist  is  shortly  to  make  a  concert 
tour  in  the  United  States,  and  if  his 
opera  proves  a  success  in  Germany, 
he  hopes  to  make  arrangements  for  its 
production  in  the  United  States. 


A  NEW  SINGER 
Fannie  Francisco,  better  known  to  her  San 
Francisco  friends  as  Fannie  Michelson,  has 
been  making  for  herself  a  most  enviable 
reputation  in  Europe.  She  was  a  phenomenal 
success  in  Amsterdam,  where  she  sang  an 
engagement  of  nine  months.  She  was  in- 
vited to  sing  at  the  coronation  of  Queen 
Wilhemina,  at  Amsterdam,  who  afterwards 
invited  her  to  appear  before  her  at  the 
Hague.  The  young  queen  was  so  pleased 
with  the  American  singer  that  she  presented 
her  with  a  very  handsome  bracelet  as  a 
token  of  her  regard. 

Miss  Francisco  will  appear  the  coming 
season  at  Dresden. 


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Morris  Meyerfeld,  Jr.  and 
Charley  Schimpf,  of  the  Orpheum , 
are  telling  one  another  what  a 
money-maker  is  the  vaudeville 
show  business.  They  are  tickled 
at  the  outlook,  which  promises 
big  box  office  receipts  They  have 
just  signed  some  more  big  hits,  too. 


Fred  Belasco  is  very  well  satis- 
fied just  now.  His  new  stock 
company  is  all  right  and  promises 
to  be  the  most  popular  the  Alcazar 
ever  had. 


J.  J.  Gottlob  caught  in  expres- 
sive mood— hoping  for  more 
Henry  Miller  seasons,  and  hence 
more  prosperity  and  embonpoint. 


Joe  Gottlob  and  Harry  Morosco  happened 
in  the  other  day  at  a  thirst  quenching  place 
when  the  following  story  of  how  he  got  re- 
venge was  told  confidentially  by  Joe. 

He  said  that  a  lady  wanted  to  see  Clay 
Clement  in  the  New  Dominion  that  night, 
but  she  wanted  to  take  her  pet  Fido  with 
her.  Joe,  with  that  courtly  suavity  which 
has  made  the  Columbia  box  office  so  popular 
replied  that  it  was  against  the  rules  of  the 
theater  and  though  loth  to  do  so,  gave 
her  a  polite  but  none  the  less  decided  nega- 
tive to  the  plan  to  have  Fido  share  the  de- 
lights of  Baron  Hohenstauffen.  The  lady 
left  disconsolate,  but  during  the  day  called 
again  and  tried  one  more  appeal.  "I  told 
her,"  said  Joe,  "there  was  only  one  seat  in 
the  house  provided  for  dogs  and  unfortu- 
nately that  was  already  sold."  She  looked 
much  surprised  and  a  little  hurt  as  she  asked 
me  which  particular  one  it  was.  I  pointed 
my  pencil  to  "K,  9." 

"She  understood  and  I've  been  bothered 
no  more  with  piteous  appeals  about  Fido." 


"PERSONAL  €N10TES 

Mr.  H.  S.  Duffield  and  Miss 
Phosa  McAllister  close  with  the  Clay 
Clement  Company  this  evening  and 
join  the  Frawley  Stock  Company  at 
Los  Angeles,  October  1st. 

Belle  and  Nellie  Leemore  are 
in  town  from  Dawson  with  sacks  worth 
close  to  $40,000.  They  have  been 
doing  the  variety  houses  in  the  Klon- 
dike metropolis  for  the  past  year. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  De  Camp, 
formerly  of  Hagan's  "Uncle  Tom" 
Company,  are  visiting  in  Hanford,  and 
we  understand,  are  preparing  to  put  a 
home  talent  play  on  the  boards  of  that 
town.  Hanford  has  many  clever 
amateurs. 

News  that  Goodwin's  pretty  sister- 
in-law  Gertrude  Elliot  has  captured 
the  attentions  of  Duke  Somebody, 
suggests  wonderful  possibilities  for  the 
funny  actor  and  his  new  family.  In 
some  of  Goodwin's  plays  there  has 
been  a  young  man  in  fine  estate,  sud- 
denly thrust  upon  him  with  counts  and 
lords  bowing  themselves  in  and  out  in 
stage  fashion.  One  can  almost  see  a 
realization  of  such  conditions  in  near- 
by days  at  Jackwood,  the  Goodwin 
home  near  London.  With  the 
beautiful  Gertrude  Elliot  a  duchess, 
Nat  would  be  close  to  the  throne.  He 
and  Wales  might  become  friends  and 
there  might  be  a  knighthood  for  the 
talented  brother-in-law. 


The  friends  of  Lillian  Claye,  one 
of  the  host  of  pretty  California  girls 
who  have  adopted  the  stage,  will  be 
glad  to  hear  that  her  success  in  the 
East  has  been  exceptional.  For  the 
past  season  she  has  been  appearing 
with  a  stock  company  at  Toronto, 
Canada,  and  the  notices  she  has  re- 
ceived has  been  all  that  could  be  de- 
sired by  her  warmest  friends. 


Edward  Levy— live  up-to-date 
manager  of  a  live  up-to-date 
amusement  enterprise.  Its  suc- 
cess is  recognized  everywhere. 


The  Sacramento  Record-Union 
speaks  well  of  the  Vroom  Addison 
Company. 


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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


September  9th,  189 


AT  THE  *  *  * 
LiOCAb  THEATERS 


O^OB/lc     &    CO  SA 


Grand  Opera  House. 

The  Grand  Opera  House  is  crowded 
nightly  by  enthusiastic  audiences 
who  never  seem  to  tire  of  the  clever 
situations  and  catchy  melodies  of  "  El 
Capitan."  Wolff,  as  the  bloodthirsty 
humbug,  with  the  "penetrating  glare" 
is  of  course  the  biggest  hit  of  the  per- 
formance. Mr.  Wolff  is  an  artist,  and 
has  become  during  his  stay  here  im- 
mensely popular.  He  is  that  variety, 
a  comedian  with  a  good  voice,  and  his 
singing  of  the  drinking  song  in  the 
last  act  is  encored  three  and  four  times 
each  night. 

There  is  little  lor  Persse  to  do  but 
look  well,  to  sing  a  very  pretty  seren- 
ade and  walk  through  the  opera. 
Arthur  Wooley,  as  I'ozzo,  the  wretched 
representative  of  the  Viceroy,  gets  a 
laugh  out  of  every  line,  and  Goff,  as 
the  insurgent  leader,  gives  a  most  con- 
vincing performance.  The  new  member 
of  the  company,  Hubert  Sinclair,  as  the 
peppery  lover  of  El  Estrelda  fits  into 
the  company  as  though  he  belonged 
there.  He  has  a  very  good  voice,  a 
splendid  appearance,  but  he  should 
enunciate  a  little  more  clearly  at  times. 
It  is  almost  impossible  to  catch  a  word 
of  the  dialogue. 

The  feminine  part  of  the  cast,  headed 
by  Edith  Mason,  can  always  be  counted 
on  for  an  even  performance.  Miss 
Mason  has  little  to  do,  but  does  that 
little  well.  Hattie  Belle  Ladd,  as  El 
Estrelda  and  Bessie  Fairbairn,  as  the 
Princess  Morgauza,  fill  out  the  rest  of 
the  cast.  Miss  Fairbairn  is  just  what 
the  company  has  needed  for  some  time. 
Good  character  women  are  born,  not 
made.  Miss  Fairbairn  was  born. 
Next  week — Suppe's  Fatinitza. 


to  her  had  a  recall.  Warren  as  the 
Friar,  met  with  favor,  the  other  parts 
being  more  or  less  successful.  The  or- 
chestra was  as  usual  worth  the  admiss- 
ion and  the  beautiful  music  of  this  work 
will  always  draw  a  large  number  of 
music  loving  people.  The  opera  will 
be  repeated  Sunday  evening  and  Sat- 
urday matinee. 

Carmen  was  the  production  on 
Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday 
evenings,  and  Salassa's  singing  of  the 
Toreador  was  given  the  stamp  of 
strongest  approval.  Miss  Linck,  in 
the  title  role,  did  some  exceedingly 
clever  acting  and  her  singing  was 
fairly  good.  Avedano,  as  Don  Jose, 
was  very  acceptable,  as  was  also  Miss 
Prosnitz  as  Michaela.  The  minor 
roles  were  exceptionally  well  filled. 


The  T'woli 


WHAT  would  have  l>een  considered 
a  good  house  elsewhere  but 
which,  for  the  ever  popular  Tivoli, 
rather  a  slim  one  greeted  the  perform- 
ance of  Gounod's  tragic  five  act  opera, 
"Romeo  and  Juliet,"  on  Tuesday 
evening.  As  Juliet,  the  fair  daughter 
of  the  house  of  Capulet  Miss  Lichter 
was  to  the  front,  ever  ready,  musically 
and  pleasant  to  look  at  and  if  at  times 
one  is  reminded  of  the  fact  that  the 
middle  voice  lacks  soundness  and  that 
articulation  is  indistinct,  it  is  forgotten 
or  forgiven  in  the  pleasure  of  knowing 
that  she  is  at  home  with  her  part 
whatever  it  may  be.  She  is  a  serious 
student  and  an  industrious  worker. 
Berthald  as  Romeo  started  out  only 
fairly  well,  seemingly  tired,  but  as  the 
evening  went  on  pulled  himself  to- 
gether and  did  some  excellent  work, 
notably  in  the  grand-  duets  for  the 
lovers. 

As  Capulet,  Mertens  was  excellent. 
As  the  nurse,  Miss  Stockmeyer  did  fair- 
ly well,  Miss  Beckwith  looked  hand- 
some as  the  page  and  in  the  air  assigned 


Alcazar  Theater 

If  THE  opening  of  the  Alcazar  Stock 
season  last  Monday  night  is  a  prom- 
ise of  the  future  then  may  the  patrons, 
of  the  popular  O'  Farrell  Street  play- 
house rejoice.  The  first  productions 
"Christopher,  Jr.,"  one  of  the  first 
plays  John  Drew  won  stellar  success 
in,  was  a  wise  selection,  emphasized 
all  the  more  by  the  well  qualified 
company  presenting  it.  Eugene  Or- 
monde, the  new  leading  man,  is  a 
graceful  actor,  a  good  dresser  and  pos- 
sesses an  refreshing  aplomb  that  wins 
the  spectator  from  the  start. 

As  Christopher  Colt,  the  Junior  of 
the  name,  he  showed  a  true  apprecia- 
tion of  the  spirit  of  the  part  and  gave 
a  clever  light  comedy  characterization. 
If  we  are  not  very  much  mistaken, 
when  he  assumes  more  emotional  parts, 
there  will  be  a  matinee  girl  furore 
around  the  Alcazar  that  will  eclipse 
any  of  the  numerous  previous  ones. 
Gertrude  Foster,  who  made  her  work 
here  a  couple  years  ago  as  the  Alcazar's 
leading  woman  is  once  more  enacting 
leading  roles.  There  is  always  an 
intelligent  purpose  in  Miss  Foster's 
acting  and  charm  of  dainty  woman- 
liness about  her  that  has  made  for  her  a 
great  and  personal  following  among 
the  theatre  goers  of  this  city.  Her 
Dora  was  most  enjoyable  and  reflected 
the  charm  of  her  personality.  Clarence 
Montaine  who  has  a  habit  of  making 
much  of  small  parts  was  very  good  in 
the  light  part  of  Mr.  Glibb.  Geo. 
Webster's  Major  Hedway  was  suffi- 
ciently abrupt  and  outspoken  as  the  re- 
tired Major;  Marie  Howe  was  good,  as 
she  always  is.  Frank  Denithorne  was 
Denithorne,  well  dressed  and  reliable. 
Helen  Henry,  had  a  small  part  in 
which  she  made  a  lovable  sister.  The 
balance  of  the  cast  was  in  suitable 
hands,  and  the  stage  settings  and 
management — just  a  word  about  them 
— they  were  directed  by  a  man  who 
knows  his  business.  Some  of  these 
times  we  shall  have  a  word  to  say 
about  him. 


The  Columbia 

Mr.  Clay  Clement  has  often  ap- 
peared in  "The  Bells,"  but  never 
to  letter  advantage  than  during  the 
past  week  at  the  Columbia  theater.  It 
is  safe  to  say  that  Mr.  Clement  ex- 
pected some  adverse  criticism  of  the 
production  here  and  consequently  he 
must  have  been  pleased  on  seeing  that 
some  of  the  most  particular  reviewers 
complimented  his  earnest  and  pain- 
staking work.  With  but  one  or  two 
minor  exceptions,  no  improvement 
could  have  been  made  in  the  melo- 
dramatic piece,  and  to  say  that  Mr. 
Clement  is  a  one-part  actor  is  misjudg- 
ing his  ability.  At  all  times  he  had  the 
attention  of  his  auditors  fairly  riveted 
on  his  masterly  handling  of  the 
character  of  Matthias  and  in  the  dream 
scene  his  acting  was  superb.  Mr. 
Clement  is  to  lie  congratulated  on  sur- 
rounding himself  with  such  an  ef- 
ficient company.  Augustus  Cook  and 
H.  S.  Duflield  were  especially  strong 
in  the  character  parts  of  father  Walter 
and  Hans  and  Mr.  Cook's  make-up 
shows  him  to  be  a  past  grand  master 
of  the  «art.  H.  Gittus  Lonsdale  as 
Christian  has  a  few  unfortunate  man- 
nerisms which  rather  mar  his  other- 
wise excellent  work.  W.  B.  Mack 
and  J.  D.  Williams  played  small  parts 
acceptably.  Mr.  Mack's  reading  of  his 
lines  in  the  dream  scene  was  especially 
good;  Miss  Nell  McEwen  made  a  lovable 
pretty  Annette  and  Miss  Phosa  McAl- 
lister gave  an  earnest  delineation  as 
Catharine.  As  Sozel,  the  awkward  maid, 
Miss  Gertrude  O'Malley  did  a  neat 
character  bit  of  a  trying  part.  To 
sum  it  all  up,  the  play  was  well  acted, 
well  costumed  and  well  staged  and  de- 
serving of  better  houses  than  have 
been  the  rule. 


separated  from  his  position  in  con- 
sequence, and  Walter  Whipple,  a 
large  man  with  a  large  voice  over 
which  he  has  very  little  control, 
essayed  the  part  of  Capt.  Ratts. 


'Devjey,  Oakland 

The  Octoroon  has  held  the  boards 
at  the  Dewey  the  past  week.  The 
piece  is  too  well  known  to  require  com- 
ment. Suffice  to  say  that  the  mount- 
ing was  elaborate  and  good. 

E.  J.  Holden,  manager  of  the  house, 
was  pressed  into  the  service,  as  the  cast 
is  a  long  one  and  made  a  hit  with  the 
disagreeable  part  of  Jacob  McClosky. 

Landers  Stevens  as  Wah  No  Tee 
the  Indian  did  an  excellent  bit  of 
character  work,  while  Miss  Gillette  as 
the  tearful  heroine  had  the  sympathy 
of  her  auditors  from  the  start. 

George  Hermance  played  the  old 
colored  house  servant  Pete,  to  the  life 
and  was  responsible  for  the  few  laughs 
in  this  most  somber  piece. 

The  rest  of  the  cast  including  Carl 
Berch,  Maurice  Stewart  and  Gracie 
Plaisted  was  good  with  the  exception 
of  Charles  Franks  who  was  unable  to 
learn  the  dozen  lines  of  the  Auctioneer 
by  the  middle  of  the  week  and  was 


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The  Grand 


That  tuneful  and  delightful  opera 
"Fatanitza"  will  be  the  attraction 
at  the  grand  opera  house  next  week. 
It  will  be  put  on  better  than  ever  be- 
fore. 


The  Alcazar 

The  Alcazar  managers  have  decided 
to  put  on  the  "Wages  of  Sin" 
next  week,  and,  like  "Christopher  Jr. " 
it  will  no  doubt  be  sufficiently  attractive 
to  draw  crowded  houses. 


The  Columbia 

The  Columbia  Theatre  is  to  be  dark 
the  weeks  of  September  11-18. 
The  regular  fall  and  winter  season  will 
be  inaugurated  on  the  25th  inst.  by 
the  great  Polish  actress,  Modjeska, 
who  is  to  be  supported  by  John  E. 
Kellard  and  other  very  capable  people. 
Elaborate  productions  of  "Marie  An- 
tionette,"  "Mary  Stuart,"  "Macbeth" 
and  "Much  Ado  About  Nothing" 
will  be  included  in  the  repertoire  to  be 
presented. 

The  Orpheum 

The  next  week's  program  at  the 
Orpheum  will  include  the 
Bachelor  Quartett  which  will  depict 
the  scenes  and  incidents  in  bachelor 
apartmentts  between  11:30  p.  m.  and 
1:30  a.  m.  This  feature  promises  to 
be  the  hit  of  the  show.  White  and 
Harris,  singers  and  dancers,  will  also 
be  new  on  the  bill ;  also  the  Crawford 
sisters,  character  change  comediennes. 
They  are  an  exceptionally  good 
comedy  team.  The  boys'  band  and  the 
leading  actors  of  this  week  will  re- 
main. 

(Continued  on  page  13) 


September  9th,  1899 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


The  Orpheum.         Geo*  Lask's  New  Role 


Judging  by  the  applause,  the  lead- 
ing features  of  the  Orpheum's  ex- 
ceedingly good  bill  this  week  were  the 
Mouliere  Sisters  on  the  triple  horizon- 
tal bars  and  the  Hungarian  Boys' 
Military  Band.  The  women  are  cer- 
tainly-wonders  in  their  line.  There  is 
a  noticeable  improvement  in  the  music 
of  the  clever  boys'  organization  since 
it  was  here  a  year  or  two  ago,  and  it 
will  be  ever  more  popular  than  before. 
Felix  Morris,  the  prince  of  comedians, 
is  not  given  sufficient  scope  this  week 
for  the  best  that  is  in  him,  and  while 
his  sketch  "Behind  the  Scenes"  is 
good  and  almost  true  to  life,  it  does 
not  show  the  talents  of  himself,  nor  of 
the  members  of  his  Company.  How- 
ever, Miss  Mary  Townley  and  Miss 
Ethel  Harrison  acquitted  themselves 
really  better  than  could  have  been  ex- 
pected, and  under  more  favorable  cir- 
cumstances would  no  doubt  have  made 
a  lasting  impression.  Mr.  Lardner,  as 
a  typically  impetuous  stage  manager, 
brought  out  all  interest  possible.  Mr. 
Morris  has  clever  support  throughout. 
Charley  Case,  in  black  face,  tells  some 
original  stories  and  sings  some  new 
songs  in  a  most  entertaining  way. 
Charley  admits  himself  that  he  would 
never  take  more  than  the  leather  medal 
in  a  prize  vocal  contest,  but  he  does 
pride  himself  on  the  fine  points  in  his 
stories.  While  they — the  points — are 
exceedingly  fine,  Charley  expects 
vaudeville  lovers  out  west  to  laugh  by 
the  time  the  point  is  reached.  Not  so 
with  San  Franciscans — they  want 
time  to  think  it  over,  or  wait  until  the 
joke  is  seen  by  the  smallest  boy  in  the 
balcony,  so  that  all  may  laugh  to- 
gether, but  by  that  time  Case  is  telling 
another  story,  and  each  succeeding 
one  is  better  than  the  one  that  went 
before.  Arnold  Grazer  and  Little 
Hazel  continue  to  excite  the  admira- 
tion of  crowded  houses  in  their  mirror 
dances.  Apollo,  the  wonderful  wire 
artist,  and  Montrell,  the  leading  trick 
juggler  of  the  country  are  splendid 
features  of  the  program.  Probably 
the  best  moving  pictures  ever  seen  in 
the  city  are  those  shown  at  the  close 
of  the  performance  by  J.  C.  Braedlin, 
of  the  American  Biograph.  As  the 
circus  speiler  would  say,  this  feature 
alone  is  worth  the  price  of  admission. 


The  Chutes 


THE  Chutes  Free  Theater  had  an 
exceptionally  good  show  this 
week,  the  principal  feature  being 
Adgie  and  her  lions.  Other  vaude- 
villians  were  Ruth  Nelta,  soubrette; 
Du  Bell,  automatic  leaps;  Frank  Barton; 
Bragg  &  Ashton,  comedy  sketch 
artists;  Kelly  &  Davis,  Irish  comedians 
and  the  animatoscope.  Edward  Schell 
still  coasts  down  the  Chutes  on  a 
bicycle.  Emil  Markeberg  will  give  a 
balloon  ascension  this  afternoon. 


The  Randsburg  house  opens  up 
October  2nd,  J.  L.  Woodward 
manager. 


Everybody  who  is  anybody  knows 
Geo.  Lask,  the  sunny  natured 
stage  manager  of  the  Tivoli.  He 
is  an  author,  but  one  would  never 
expect  him  to  be  the  author  of  "coon" 
stories.  Here  is  one  he  wrote  for  the 
Dramatic  Review,  because  he  said 
he  liked  to  interest  the  profession  by 
at  least  one  item  out  of  the  regular 
channels.  The  readers  may  them- 
selves judge  of  the  story's  merits. 

"  DE  OLE  MASS  A." 

A   Mississippi    Character    Sketch  by 
George  E.  Lask 

"I'se  an  ole  nigger  now,  boss;  once 
a  slave,  now  free — richer  in  slavery 
dan  in  freedom;  dough  my  freedom 
was  not  given  by  de  war.  I  was  free 
afore;  a  wretched  nigger  eder  way; 
wretched  'kase  de  old  massa  am  dead 
an'  buried;  he  who  bo't  me  from  de 
cap'n  of  de  Magnolia;  he  said  unto 
me,  like  him  in  de  good  book,  'Jeff, 
you  is  free. ' 

"  'Kase  you  don't  pass  an  old  nigger 
by  like  if  he  was  so  much  trash,  I'll 
tell  you  as  how  it  all  kame  'bout.  I 
was  born  up  on  de  Red  Ribber,  raised 
with  a  lot  of  piccanninies  as  best  de 
ole  folks  could;  dey  nebber  dreamed 
of  freedom;  bo'n  demselves  in  slavery, 
they  'spected  dere  kids  to  be  sold  and 
resold  jist  de  same  as  dey  had  been. 
Well,  de  first  years  of  my  life  I  played, 
I  laughed,  I  sang  like  any  oder  happy 
darkey  kid,  with  nothing  for  to  do 
but  to  enjoy  myself.  When  I  was  12, 
I  was  put  to  work  on  de  corn  rows, 
then  'mongst  the  cotton — then — how 
sad  it  is  to  tell — I  was  torn  away  from 
dose  I  loved,  taken  to  New  Orleans 
and  sold — sold  to  de  highest  bidder, 
Cap'n  Ephriam  Jotts,  steamer  Mag- 
nolia. 

"From  dis  on,  resounded  in  my 
ear,  de  cry,  'To  work,  you  lazy  nig- 
ger, or  I  give  you  rats.  Work  or  I'll 
blow  de  top  of  your  lazy  body  off. 
Work,  or  by  de  Jehovah,  I'll  send  you 
where  de  blood  hounds  '11  never  scent 
you. '  I  ax  you,  who  has  never  known 
a  master,  bo'n  free,  what  torments 
would  dis  not  put  you  through.  I 
wurked,  wurked,  wurked  as  best  I 
could  from  morn  to-night,  from  night 
to  morn,  on  de  steamer  Magnolia,  that 
run  from  New  Orleans  to  St.  Louis. 
For  three  years,  life  day  after  day  was 
as  I  has  just  told  you.  But  in  the 
the  winter  of  '58,  when  de  ole  ribber 
now  flowing  at  your  feet  was  choked 
with  its  wealth  of  waters,  deliverance 
came  unto  me. 

"How  kau  I  describe  to  you  the 
angel  of  my  deliverance;  ef  I  tell  you 
she  was  like  de  angels,  you  will 
say  you  neber  see  dem — if  I  tell  you 


she  was  more  b'utiful  than  anything 
else  on  earth,  you  will  say  it's  an  ole 
nigger  pred-u-dice — so  how  kan  I  tell 
you  of  her  as  she  appeared  to  me, 
standing  on  de  seat  of  de  steamer 
Magnolia,  her  long,  golden  hair 
floating  to  de  winds,  her  angel  face 
wreathed  in  de  smiles  of  happy  child- 
hood. De  ole  massa  stood  behind  her, 
pointing  out  de  beautiful  along  this 
glorious  river,  when  all  of  a  sudden  de 
sound  of  a  gun  was  heard;  the  massa 
turned  to  see  from  where  it  came, 
took  his  arm  from  her  waist,  and  into 
de  rushing  waters  of  de  kingob  rib- 
bers  fell  de  Angel  of  Magnolia. 

'  'As  she  fell  one  piercing  scream  rang 
through  de  still  December  afternoon, 
which  told  of  de  sudden  fear  dat 
crossed  her  mind.  One  thought 
crossed  my  mind,  de  thought  to  save 
dis  angel;  was  not  death  as  welcome 
as  dis  worse  than  slavery,  de  cruelty 
of  Cap'n  Jotts,  of  de  steamer  Magnolia. 
I  stood  up  on  de  seat,  saw  her  rise  for 
de  second  time,  gave  one  jump  and 
landed  within  a  stone  throw  of  where 
she  had  risen.  When  for  de  last  time 
she  came  up  again  I  caught  her  'round 
de  waist  securely  and  raised  her  head 
on  my  shoulder  'bove  de  waters  of  de 
swiftly  flowing  ribber. 

"Cap'n  Jotts,  of  de  steamer  Mag- 
nolia, had  by  dis  time  lowered  a  boat, 
which  took  us  in,  an'  bore  us  safely 
on  board  de  steamer.  When  de  ole 
massa  pressed  de  chile  to  his  bosom, 
he  cried  aloud,  'Cap'n,  how  much  for 
dis  brave,  brave  nigger?'  A  tousand 
dollars'  answered  he.  'De  ole  money- 
squeezer  he  only  paid  four  'undred 
and  fifty  for  me,  and  he  had  de  cheek 
to  ask  a  tousand.'  'I'll  buy  him,'  says 
de  ole  massa.  'He's  yours,'  says 
Cap'n  Jotts.  'I'm  dam  glad,'  says  de 
ole  massa,  an'  den  we  looked  at  one 
another  an'  both  bussed  out  crying. 

"  I  neber  left  de  ole  massa  wile  he 
lived.  Five  years  ago  he  died.  De 
cruel  'ministrator  robbed  my  noble 
angel  of  all.  From  poverty  and  broken 
heart,  last  year  she  died.  I  done  what 
I  could  to  keep  her  going,  but  when 
she  died  de  light  went  out  of  my  life. 

"  Dat's  why  I  say  I'd  rather  be  de 
ole  massa's  slave  to-day,  an'  he  alive, 
with  de  little  angel  by  his  side,  dan  de 
freest  nigger  in  all  America." 


Weston  and  Herbert's  vaudevilles 
came  in  from  the  North  this  week  and 
immediately  left  again  to  play  Marti- 
nez, Benicia  and  Vallejo  this  week. 
Next  week  they  go  South,  playing 
Salinas,  Watsonville  and  other  towns. 
The  Company  gives  an  excellent  show, 
and  is  meeting  with  deserved  success. 
A.  E.  Thompson  does  the  advance. 


Between  booking  the  people  for 
Williams  Tent  Vaudeville  Company, 
getting  the  bookings  off  for  the  Eureka 
Fair,  securing  vaudeville  people  to  ac- 
company the  Passion  Play  to  Eureka, 
booking  Weston  and  Herbert's  vaude- 
villes, Hart's  Twentieth  Century  Play- 
ers and  the  regular  bookings  of  vaud- 
eville houses,  the  Hallett  agency 
has  been  more  or  less  busy  this  week. 


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PORTLAND. 

Special  Correspondence. 

Portland,  Sept.  1.— The  theatrical  pros- 
pects are  brighter  in  Portland  this  year  than 
thev  have  been  in  years,  and  all  of  our  local 
managers  look  forward  to  a  most  successful 
season. 

The  Marquam  Grand  is  this  week  playing 
the  Sam  T.  Shaw  Company  in  "  From  Sire 
to  Son,"  "The  Westerners  "  and  other  stock 
plavs.  The  regular  season,  however,  does 
not  open  'till  September  25th,  when  The 
Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company  will  play  a 
week's  engagement. 

Manager  Heiley,  who  returned  to-day 
from  a  booking  tour  through  the  Kast,  re- 
ports the  engagement  of  the  following  at- 
tractions for  the  Marquam  the  coming  season: 
"Vanity  Fair,"  Clara  Thropp  in  two  new 
Isben  plays,  Modjeska,  "Mistakes  Will 
Happen,"  "  Black  Sheep,"  "  Friend  from 
India,"  "Milk  White  Flag,"  "Old  Ken- 
tucky," Frank  Mayo  in  "Puddin'  Head 
Wilson,"  a  revised  version  of  "A  Stranger 
in  New  York,''  "Madame  Fifi,"  "Hotel 
Topsy-Turvy,"  which  has  just  made  such  a 
big  hit  at  the  Columbia  theatre  in  Chicago; 
Sousa's  opera,  "The  Bride- Elect,"  "  Why 
Smith  Left  Home,"  "Black  Patti,"  the 
Grau  opera  company,  Primrose  and  Dock- 
stader's  minstrels,  James  Neill  stock  com- 
pany, The  Bostouians,  Frederick  Warde, 
"  Sowing  the  Wind,"  James-Kidder-Hanford 
triutuverate,  Gilmore's  band,  "The  Little 
Minister,"  A  Contented  Woman,"  "  Gay 
Metropolis,"  West's  minstrels,  Willie  Collier 
in  his  new  play,  "Mr.  Smooth,"  and  also 
"  The  Man  from  Mexico,"  Sol  Smith  Rus- 
sell, Harry  Corson  Clarke,  Lewis  Morrison 
in  a  romantic  production  of  "  Frederick  the 
Great,"  Ward  and  Yokes,  Jefferson  de 
Angeles  in  "A  Jolly  Musketeer"  and  Charles 
Coghlan. 

Cordray's  theatre,  which  has  been  entirely 
renovated,  redecorated  and  enlarged  since 
last  season,  opened  August  27th,  with  Hbyt's 
"A  Midnight  Bell,"  L.  R.  Stockwell' and 
other  sterling  actors  and  actresses  in  the 
cast.  Next  week,  "  The  Girl  from  Chili" 
will  hold  the  boards,  and  the  following 
week,  Nance  O'Xeill  will  come.  Cordray's 
theatre,  with  its  enlarged  stage,  is  now  cap- 
able of  handling  the  largest  attractions  that 
may  come  to  the  coast. 

The  Metropolitan  opera  house  is  a  new 
Portland  play  house.  It  was  formerly  Cord- 
ray's old  Third  street  theatre.  Clarence  H. 
Jones  is  manager  and  the  house  promises  to 
be  a  success,  having  been  thoroughly  over- 
hauled and  handsomely  decorated.  It 
played  the  Georgia  Minstrels  to  crowded 
houses  all  of  last  week,  but  is  dark  this  week 
to  permit  of  the  installation  of  new  opera 
chairs.  Manager  Jones  has  gone  to  Seattle 
to  arrange  for  his  next  attraction. 

The  Fredericksburg  Music  Hall,  underthe 
management  of  Louis  Dammasch,  gives  good 
concerts  and  vaudeville  performances,  and 
continues  a  popular  resort. 

Shim,. 


FRESNO 

Special  Correspondence 

Fresno,  Sept. — While  the  people  of  Fres- 
no have  long  been  acknowledged  to  have 
one  of  the  finest  opera  houses  in  any  small 
city  in  California,  there  are  reasons  why 
this  acknowledgment  is  more  just  and  ap- 
propriate this  year  than  at  any  time  pre- 
vious, for  Manager  R.  G.  Barton  has  had  the 
house  thoroughly  renovated  this  summer, 
with  the  result  that  even  some  of  its  regular 
patrons,  when  they  enter  it  for  the  first  time 
this  year  may  be  forgiven  if  they  wonder 
whether  they  have  not  strayed  into  the 
wrong  pew.  From  floor  to  ceiling,  changes 
have  been  made,  all  tending  both  to  increase 
the  comfort  of  the  visitors  to  the  place  dur- 
ing the  coming  winter. 

The  Ellefords  are  here  this  week  and  will 
remain  six  nights.  They  opened  to  a 
crowded  house  with  "  A  Flag  of  Truce  "  on 
Monday  night,  and  will  probably  close  with 
"  The  Great  Metropolis,"  the  intervening 
nights  to  be  occupied  by  "A  Nutmeg  Match," 
"  A  Banker's  Daughter,  "  "  Uncle  Dudley,  " 
and  "The  Knsign."  Fresnoans  are  pleased 
at  exceedingly  good  performances. 

But  the  real  opening  of  the  Barton  Opera 
House  for  the  season  will  not  take  place 
until  September  20th,  when  Modjeska  will 
appear  with  her  company.  Manager  Barton 
has  always  shown  excellent  judgment  in  his 
selection  of  companies,  but  probably  he 
has  never  done  better  that  in  deciding  to 
bring  Modjeska  here.  Following  her  will 
come  some  of  the  leading  companies  ap- 
pearing on  the  coast  at  that  time.  In  fact, 
Manager  Barton  has  a  selection  of  companies 
in  contemplation  which  will  certainly  result 
in  drawing  larger  houses  than  have  hereto- 
fore been  seen  in  Fresno. 

The  fact  that  this  will  be  a  prosperous  fall 
and  winter  generally  throughout  this  part 
of  the  State,  indicates  that  the  stage  will  be 
well  supported.  And  as  this  has  always 
been  the  case  in  this  city,  no  matter  what 
the  season  was,  it  looks  as  though  this 
season  would  be  a  record  breaker. 

Bknjamin  C.  Jordan. 


SPOKANE. 

Special  Correspondence 

Spokane,  Wash.,  Sept.  5. — The  theatrical 
season  at  The  Auditorium,  (H.  C.  Hayward, 
Manager,)  will  open  on  September  nth, 
with  the  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Co. ,  for  a  week 
in  repertoire.  The  next  week  will  have 
"Vanity  Fair"  and  "Breach  of  Promise," 
and  Clara  Thropp  in  two  new  plays,  will  ap- 
pear September  29th  and  30th.  During  the 
Industrial  Exposition  in  October  there  will 
be  half  a  dozen  different  troupes,  followed 
later  in  the  month  by  Modjeska  and  a  week 
of  the  Grau  Opera  Co.  The  bookings  for 
the  season  show  a  smaller  proportion  of 
melodrama  and  so-called  farce  comedies,  as 
the  better  times  have  encouraged  the 
managers  of  higher  and  more  expensive  at- 
tractions to  risk  a  trip  into  the  far  away 
Northwest.  Dodd. 


HONOLULU. 

Special  Correspondence 

Honolulu,  Aug.  25. — Mrs.  Chas.  Turner 
(Annis  Montague)  who  for  many  years  was 
identified  with  grand  opera  in  Australia  and 
at  one  time  had  a  school  of  music  in  San 
Fran  isco,  has  started  a  similar  institute 
here.    Honolulu  is  Mrs.  Turner's  home. 

The  Orpheum  Theater  is  playing  to  full 
houses  nightly.  The  program  is  changed 
twice  a  week,  Thursday  and  Saturday,  when 
nights  the  house  is  crowded  to  the  doors. 
This  success  is  due  to  the  efforts  of  The 
Orpheum  Theatre  Co.,  recently  incorpor- 
ated, of  which  Mr.  J.  C.  Cohen,  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, is  President.  First  class  vaudeville 
artists  are  constantly  being  signed.  Jas.  F. 
Post,  the  manager,  an  old  time  comedian 
well  known  throughout  the  States,  is  also 
to  be  praised  for  the  way  in  which  he  presents 
new  curtain  raisers  semi-weekly.  Opera 
chairs  are  on  the  way  from  the  East  and  as 
soon  as  they  arrive,  the  Orpheum  will  be 
closed  and  extensive  repairs  be  made.  The 
stage  is  to  be  enlarged  several  feet. 
The  contemplated  repairs  cannot  help  but 
bring  them  good  returns.  The  people  who 
are  holding  the  boards  at  The  Orpheum 
are:  Gus  Post  and  Dave  Marion  in  Irish  and 
Negro  sketches;  May  Ashley,  soubrette; 
Miss  Lillian  Leslie,  vocalist;  Francis  Boggs 
and  Lillian  Halwood.  Dramatic  sketch  ar- 
tists are  doing  excellent  work  and  are  de- 
servingly  popular. 

Ethel  Dixon,  who  made  her  professional 
debut  a  few  weeks  ago  as  a  contralto  vocalist 
has  become  a  decided  favorite  with  the 
theatre  patrons.  Miss  Dixon's  facial  ex- 
pression is  perfect  and  shows  that  her  heart 
and  soul  are  wrapped  in  her  work.  Al  Haz- 
zard,  ventriloquist,  amuses  the  audience 
with  his  clever  work.  Ethel  Lynwood  con- 
tortionist puzzles  the  male  and  causes  the  fe- 
male onlookers  to  shudder  while  she  twists 
and  bends  herself  in  all  imaginable  ways. 
She  is  a  most  finished  artist  in  her  line. 

The  Maggie  Moore — H.  R.  Roberts  Co., 
arrived  from  the  Colonies  on  the  steamer 
Alameda,  to  i  lay  a  season  of  two  weeks  at 
The  Opera  House.  The  repertoire  is  "Struck 
Oil;"  "Hans  the  Boatman;  "  "49;"  "Mrs. 
Quinn's  twins;"  "  A  Prodigal  Father;"  "  Da- 
vid Garrick;"  "Silence  of  Dean  Maitland," 
and  "The  Golden  Giant.  " 

Aside  from  the  Orpheum,  Honolulu  is  de- 
pendent entirely  upon  traveling  companies 
enroute  to  and  from  Australia  or  Japan,  for 
amusements,  as  a  consequence  does  not  have 
as  many  attractions  as  might  be  desired. 
Companies  making  one  night  stands  are  al- 
ways sure  of  good  houses,  this  is  especially 
true  as  pertains  to  light  comedy  or  minstrels. 

It  was  at  one  time  hoped  that  either  the 
Southwell  or  Tivoli  Co.,  would  be  on  the 
boards  at  the  Opera  House  this  month  but 
lack  of  interest  was  shown  at  this  end,  and 
negotiations  were  called  off.  The  reason  for 
this  is  that  a  large  majority  of  the  theatre 
going  people  were  out  of  town.  October  or 
November  would  be  much  preferable  and 
without  doubt  bring  large  houses. 

Native  Son. 


LOS  ANGELES. 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angei.es.  Sept.  5,  1899— For  the  past 
few  weeks  the  Orpheum  has  had  the  theatre 
field  to  itself,  with  the  exception  of  some 
affairs  of  minor  importance  and  not  of  a  pro- 
fessional character.  Hence,  not  withstand- 
ing a  couple  of  weeks  of  unusually  warm 
weather,  crowded  houses  have  greeted  the 
performances  at  this  popular  play-house. 
Nick  Long  and  Idalene  Cotton  jumped  into 
immediate  fa  vor,  and  the  little  lady's  con- 
conception  of  Mrs.  Leslie  Carter  in  the  fourth 
act  of  "  Zaza,"  was  exceptionally  clever. 

With  Sept.  3d,  Oliver  Morosco  entered 
upon  his  career  as  a  Los  Angeles  Manager, 
reopening  the  Burbank  Theatre,  under  the 
name  of  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre,  with 
the  Frawley  Company  in  "Madame  Sans 
Gene."  Large  and  fashionable  audiences 
have  attended  performances  thus  far  given, 
and  notwithstanding  the  dropping  of  such 
well-known  artists  as  Blanch  Bates,  Hope 
Ross  and  Agustus  Cook  from  the  cast,  as 
presented  here,  the  play  is,  considering  it 
is  produced  at  reduced  prices,  very  well  put 
on.  "The  Senator"  is  underlined  for  Sep- 
tember 10th.  Maud  Northam,  who  was  in 
Modjeska's  Company  last  season,  is  appear- 
ing with  the  Frawley  Company,  and  negoti- 
ations are  under  way  for  securing  Mary 
Hampton  as  an  addition  to  the  Company. 
Mary  Van  Buren  has  created  a  very  favor- 
able impression  with  local  play-goers.  Em- 
ma Louise  Benson,  who  has  been  singing  at 
the  Tivoli  in  your  city  for  the  past  three 
months  is  visiting  her  mother  in  this  city, 
prior  to  accepting  an  engagement  in  the 
East.  Jessie  Padgham  Conant  is  attending 
her  sick  mother  at  Pomona,  having  broken 
her  engagement  with  the  McCaull  Opera 
Company  to  perform  this  filial  duty.  Miss 
Conant  was  formerly  a  very  popular  amatuer 
of  this  city  and  was  on  tour  last  season  pro- 
fessionally with  "Why  Smith  Left  Home." 
The  Los  Angeles  Theatre  will  open  Septem- 
ber nth,  with  Madame  Modjeska  and  Com- 
pany, under  management  of  John  C.  Fisher, 
San  Diego.  Mr.  Fisher  was  very  successful 
in  directing  the  affairs  of  Modjeska  last 
season,  and  is  quite  sanguine  as  to  the  out- 
look of  her  present  season,  which  opened  in 
San  Diego,  September  4th.  The  Local  War 
Board  has  accepted  the  tender  of  the  Or- 
pheum for  a  benefit  performance,  in  behalf 
of  members  of  Battery  "  D,"  U.  S.  V.,  to  be 
given  afternoon  of  September  14th,  when,  in 
addition  to  the  regular  Orpheum  talent,  the 
principals  and  members  of  the  Modjeska 
and  Frawley  Companies  will  participate. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


SALT  LAKE  CITY. 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Sept.  3  — Salt  Lake  is 
passing  through  one  of  the  dryest  seasons 
theatrically  that  could  be  imagined.  Since 
the  closing  of  the  theaters  for  the  season, 
three  months  ago,  playgoers  have  been  left 
entirely  without  dramatic  amusement.  The 
coming  of  Henry  Miller  and  Clay  Clement 


September  9th,  1899 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


was  looked  forward  to  with  considerable  in- 
terest and  the  cancelling  of  their  engage- 
ments in  this  city  has  caused  much  disap- 
pointment. It  is  now  stated  that  Mr.  Mil- 
ler's real  reason  for  "passing"  Salt  Lake 
on  his  return  to  the  East  was  not  on  account 
of  his  haste  to  reach  New  York,  but  rather 
because  of  the  indifferent  reception  his  com- 
pany received  on  the  occasion  of  its  appear- 
ance here  early  in  June.  Mr.  Miller  felt 
that  a  visit  from  an  organization  such  as  his 
should  be  regarded  as  an  event  of  the  season 
and  not  as  the  appearance  of  an  ordinary 
attraction. 

The  Salt  Lake  Theater  opens  the  season 
September  7,  with  Warde  and  Sackett's  Co- 
medians in  "A  Batchelor's  Honeymoon." 
Following  this  attraction  the  next  piece  will 
be  "Hotel  Topsy  Turvey." 

Ed  Carruthers,  Treasurer  of  the  New 
Grand  Theater,  returned  from  New  York 
last  week.  He  reports  the  Grand  booked 
for  the  entire  season  with  a  strong  line  of 
attractions.  The  house  will  open  September 
18th  with  Ben  Hendricks  in  "A  Venuine 
Yentleman." 

Miss  Ruth  Eldredge  a  Salt  Lake  lady  has 
been  engaged  for  the  coming  season  to  play 
second  leading  parts  in  the  Standard  Stock 
Company,  Philadelphia. 

John  K.  Hardy. 


SEATTLE 

Special  Correspondence. 

Seattle,  Sept.  2.— The  Georgia  up-to- 
date  Ministrels,  colored,  gave  a  good  per- 
formance at  the  Seattle  Theatre,  on  Labor 
Day. 

The  Jessie  Shirley  company,  which  closes 
a  week's  engagement  at  the  Third  Avenue 
Theatre  this  evening  in  the  great  drama, 
"Child  of  the  Regiment,"  have  met  with  a 
flattering  reception  bere,  the  theatre  being 
well  filled  at  every  performance. 

Sam  T.  Shaw  and  his  clever  company 
returned  to  the  Third  Avenue  Theater  next 
week,  opening  Sunday  evening  in  Milton 
Noble's  great  play,  "From  Sir  to  Son." 
The  repertoire  for  the  week  will  be  as 
follows:  Sunday,  Monday  and  Tuesday, 
"From  She  to  Son;"  Wednesday  and  Thurs- 
day, the  sensational  melodrama,  "Always 
on  Time;"  Friday,  Saturday  and  Saturday 
matinee,  Mr.  Shaw's  great  success,  "Farmer 
Stebbins." 

  J-  B. 

EUREKA 

Special  Correspondence 
Eureka,  Sept.  4. — The  Sisters  Waterman , 
Lozell  Bros.,  Charles  St.  Clair,  Mme.  Schell 
and  her  lions,  The  Zenni  Oriental  Troupe 
and  Capt.  Beach,  the  water  tanic  man,  con- 
stitute the  vaudeville  attraction  at  Eureka 
Fair.  T.  B.  Cutler,  secretary  of  the  Fair 
has  exercised  good  judgment  in  his  selection 
of  acts. 

Manager  Wells,  of  the  Ingomar,  in 
Eureka,  has  the  Passion  Play,  augmented 
by  a  number  of  vaudeville  acts  for  the  Fair 
week  attraction  at  his  theater. 


SACRAMENTO 

Regular  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Sept.  4. — I  am  sorry  to  say 
that  the  highest  class  companies  have  given 
Sacramento  the  go  by,  and  with  good  cause; 
they  are  not  patronized  nor  appreciated  by 
the  public  and  are  unjustly  criticised  by  the 
papers.  However,  several  companies,  such 
as  Shaw's  and  Dailey's,  will  undoubtedly 
book  this  place  this  season  for  the  usual  one 
week  only. 

The  people  of  this  city  who  enjoy  theatri- 
cals are  obliged  to  go  to  'Frisco  to  satisfy 
their  craving — and  this  they  do  quite 
often. 

Johnny  Williams'  Tent  Vaudeville  Shew 
opens  up  at  Sacramento  Saturday  night. 


The  company  includes  Waldot  Elliott,  The 
Four  Silvinis,  La  Jess,  Minnie  Ward,  Daisy- 
Bishop,  Wm.  Fleinen,  Chas.  Couley,  Chas. 
Nixon,  and  a  number  of  lesser  artists,  in- 
cluding uniformed  band  and  orchestra. 


MISS  MARY  TOWNLEY 


Miss  Mary  Townley,  who  has  appeared 
with  Felix  Morris  at  the  Orpheum,  the  past 
two  weeks  is  a  Chicago  girl.  She  is  the 
daughter  of  a  prominent  Chicago  merchant 
and  has  studied  for  several  years  under  the 
best  dramatic  instructors  in  that  city. 

Her  first  professional  engagement  was 
with  E.  H.  Sothern  last  season  and  she 
appeared  with  marked  success  in  all  of  his 
productions.  Her  work  attracted  the  notice 
of  Mr.  Morris  and  he  offered  her  an  engage- 
ment with  his  company  which  promised  so 
well  for  her  advancement  in  the  business 
that  she  accepted  it. 

She  has  appeared  here  as  Kate  Desmond, 
in  "Night  and  Morning"  and  Rose  Dufard 
in  "Behind  the  Scenes."  Next  week  at 
Los  Angeles,  she  assumes  the  roll  of  Dorothy 
Ashton  in  "The  Old  Vagabond"  and  is  also 
cast  for  the  part  of  Lady  Plato  in  "The 
Rough  Diamond"  and  Rosa  in  "The  Game 
of  Cards." 

The  field  covered  in  these  parts  shows  the 
great  versatility  of  the  young  woman  and 
the  approval  she  has  received  from  San 
Francisco  audiences  augurs  well  for  the 
future  in  her  chosen  profession. 


MRS.  A.  S.  TOWNSEND. 
Mrs.  A.  S.  Townsend  "at  home"  is  one  of 
the  most  delightful  hostesses  in  the  world. 
After  you  pass  the  guard  stationed  at  the 
outer  door  and  are  admitted  to  the  lady's 
presence,  you  settle  facts  with  the  firm  con- 
viction that  you  are  going  to  enjoy  the  in- 
terview. Mrs.  Towsend  is  always  glad  to 
see  people  and  is  extremely  modest  about 
her  good  deeds.  She  will  talk  for  hours 
about  her  "boys,"  "but"  she  explains  to 
you  "I  am  tormented  to  death  by  people 
who  want  me  to  give  them  money  for  all 
sorts  of  enterprises.  If  ever  they  catch  me, 
they  simply  won't  let  go.  My  friend  Miss 
Rattigan  sometimes  rescues  me  from  their 
clutches  but  even  she  sometimes  fails." 
Hence  the  barricade  that  greets  you  at  the 
door.  If  you  have  not  the  "open  sesame," 
a  Chinaman  with  a  very  blank  expression 
greets  you  at  the  door  and  leads  you  to  be- 
lieve from  his  remarks,  that  there  never  was 
such  a  person  as  Mrs.  Townsend  in  exist- 
ence. 

Mrs.  Townsend  is  very  fond  of  the  theatre 
and  all  that  appertains  thereto.  She  attends 
the  theatres  three  and  four  times  a  week, 
and  feels  so  she  says,  an  interest  in  all  of 
the  players  she  sees.  Her  most  cherished 
possession  is  the  original  drawing  of  the  of- 
ficial programme  for  the  great  benefit  given 
by  the  theatrical  people  of  this  city  for  the 
reception  of  the  1st  California's.  Mrs.  Town- 
send's  great  generosity  on  that  occasion  has 
passed  into  history.  She  is  truly  "the 
soldier's  friend." 


ARCHIE  LEVY'S 

Amusement  Association 

The  Theatrical  Exchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Booking  for  Thirty-Eight  Houses. 

Rooms  116-117-118-119-120  No.  6  EDDY  STREET 

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Weddings,  Receptions,  Breakfasts,  Dinners,  Private 
Picnics,  Etc.,  attended  to 

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A   $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Levy's  Dramatic  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


s. stern     THE  MODERN  Barber  Shop  JCLARK 

18  Barber  Chairs,  :i0  Porcelain  Tubs  in  bath  rooms 

34  FOURTH  ST.  near  Market  San  Francisco 

Baths  12*c,  10  Tickets  $1.00,  Shaving  10c,  Hair  Cut  15c 
Open  from  6:30  a.  m.  to  midnight  Saturdays  open  all  night 


THE  LARGEST 

Show  Printing  J-Jouse 

WEST  OF  CHICAGO 

Headquarters   for  Agents  and  Managers 


FOAMO 

The  finest 
shampoo  sold. 
Cleans  the 
head  and 
makes  the 
hair  soft. 
Contains 
no  oil — 5  cts. 


G-  Lederer 

123  Stockton  St. 

SAN  FRANCISCO 

Hairdressing,  any  style  $0  25 

Sundays  and  Holidays   50 

Plain  Hairdressing  and  Sham- 
pooing  50 

Shampooing  Short  Hair   25 

Bleaching  Roots  of  Hair   50 


QUINTONICA 

The  greatest  of 
all  hair  tonics. 
Strengthens 
the  hair  and 
causes  it  to 
grow  with 
renewed  activity 
35  cts.  bottle. 


The  largest,  best  and  most  attractive  hairdressing  store 
west  of  Chicago.  1  am  already  dressing  a  great  many  theatrical 
heads.   The  profession  cordially  welcomed,       &    &   •?*  & 


10 


September  9th,  1899 


i>een  through  our 


eyes  ftui 


Female  Hamlets 

Clinton   Clyne,   a     New  York 
critic,  thus  aptly  speaks  of  Sarah 
Bernhardt's  success  in  Hamlet. 

"I  must  confess  that  Sarah  Bern- 
hardt's success  in  Hamlet  surprised 
me.  I  have  seen  several  female 
Hamlets,  and  I  have  never  seen  one 
that  was  not  a  disappointment.  As  a 
matter  of  fact,  it  is  always  difficult, 
well-nigh  impossible,  for  a  man  to  play 
a  woman's  part,  or  a  woman  to  play  a 
man's.  There  is  the  difference  in  the 
figure  and  bearing  and  manner  of 
walking,  and,  more  than  all,  the 
difference  in  voice,  to  destroy  the 
illusion  and  to  remind  us  that  the  per- 
former is  not  of  the  sex  of  the  character 
which  he  or  she  is  personating.  Then 
again,  with  all  his  hysteria,  Hamlet  is 
a  '  manly  '  character.  He  dares  and 
does.  He  beards  his  uncle;  he  is  not 
afraid  to  use  his  word  or  to  risk  his 
life  in  doing  so;  and  there  are  certain 
moments  in  the  action  of  the  play  in 
which  a  woman  must  of  necessity 
betray  her  sex.  Therefore  Sarah 
Bernhardt's  success  was  extraordinary. 
Her  Hamlet  is  as  masculine  as  a 
woman  could  make  it;  indeed,  one 
French  critic  declared  that  she  was 
rough  and  violent.  The  effect  on  the 
crowded  and  brilliant  audience  of  the 
first  night  was  remarkable,  and  in  two 
bits  of  '  business'  she  sent  an  electric 
thrill  through  the  house." 

The  divine  Sarah  could  repeat  her 
wonderful  success  as  Hamlet  in  New 
York,  Chicago  or  San  Francisco,  but 
it  would  not  necessarily  be  from  the 
fitness  of  things.  The  curiosity  and 
novelty  of  the  performance  would  do 
the  work. 

An  Actress  for  Him 

From  New  York  comes  the  story 
that  Frank  Gould,  the  youngest 
of  Jay  Gould's  sons,  is  showering  at- 
tentions and  presents  upon  Lulu 
Sheppard,  an  English  ballet  dancer, 
appearing  in  the  spectacle,  the  "Man 
in  the  Moon."  Seeing  the  happiness 
that  has  resulted  in  the  cases  of  both 
his  brothers,  George  and  Edwin,  who 
chose  stage  beauties  as  wives,  who 
will  find  fault  with  the  youngest 
member  of  the  family  of  millions? 


G.  D.  Pi.ato,  manager  of  the  Mo- 
desto Opera  House  was  in  the  city 
this  week.  Mr.  Plato  reports  some 
good  bookings  for  the  season  and  says 
his  city  will  lil>erally  patronize  good 
shows. 


They  II  soon  be  back. 

IN  A  Broadway  cafe  yesterday  I  saw 
two  returned  actors,  who  seemed 
to  be  .sorry  they  were  back  in  New 
York.  One  was  Jack  Raphael  and 
the  other  Ed  Stevens.  Raphael  is  the 
tenor  whose  career  has  been  marked 
by  numerous  exciting  adventures, 
while  Stevens  is  perhaps  best  known 
as  the  successor  of  De  Wolf  Hopper, 
in  "Wang  " 

"I  have  been  in  San  Francisco  five 
years  and  I  hate  to  be  back  in  New 
York.  Not  for  one  single  instant 
while  I  was  on  the  coast  did  I  long 
for  Manhattan — that  is,  the  borough, 
and  not  the  beverage  bearing  the  same 
name.  No  my  boy,  all  this  rot  about 
'dear  old  Broadway'  and  'little  old 
New  York  is  good  enough  for  me,' 
doesn't  make  a  hit  with  me.  There 
is  not  a  city  in  the  land,  scarcely,  in 
which  I  would  prefer  to  live  to  this 
particular  hamlet." 

"You're  about  right,  Jack,"  said 
Stevens,  who  has  also  just  returned 
from  the  coast.  "Market  and  Kearny 
Streets  are  every  bit  as  good  as 
Broadway." 

"Then  what  are  you  fellows  doing 
back  here?"  I  asked. 

They  made  no  reply,  but  sipped 
their  sours  in  silence.  —  "The  man 
who  kuows,"  in  New  York  Telegraph. 


'The  Origin  of  the  Cake 
Walk. 

Although  there  are  thousands  of 
people  who  see  nothing  so  fetching 
on  earth  as  the  cake  walk,  yet  how  very, 
very  few  are  there  who  know  its  origin. 
According  to  Maude  Courtenay ,  as  told 
by  The  World: 

"  It  must  not  be  supposed  that  the 
cake  walk  is  a  recent  innovation. 
The  function  originated  in  Virginia  in 
the  early  50's  on  the  plantation  of  a 
Mr.  Peters,  who  had  in  his  employ  a 
colored  butler  and  housemaid  who 
were  to  be  married. 

Mrs.  Peters  decided  to  tender  them 
and  their  friends  a  reception,  and  in- 
vited all  the  colored  people  from  the 
neighboring  plantations.  In  order  to 
induce  the  negroes  to  'spruce  up'  the 
hostess  announced  that  she  would  give 
a  cake  to  the  couple  making  the  neat- 
est and  most  dignified  appearance." 

"  This  entertainment  proved  such  a 
success  that  they  were  regularly  held 
at  other  plantations  until  the  craze  for 
'the  grand  march'  or  'cake  walk'  had 
affected  the  whole  South." 


Struck  it  Rich 

THE  Klondike  has  furnished  another 
romantic  story  that  will  prove  ex- 
tremely interesting  here,  in  that  the 
principals  are    well-known    on  this 

Coast. 

When  the  remarkable  discoveries  of 
gold  were  made  in  the  Klondike  region, 
J.  C.  Anderson  went  with  prospectors 
along  the  Yukon,  found  dirt  with  an 
abundance  of  gold  in  it,  and  soon  had 
enough  to  call  it  a  fortune.  The 
Drummond  Sisters  were  vaudeville 
artists,  and  interested  themselves  in 
mining  when  the  people  of  Juneau 
stampeded  up  the  river  three  years  ago. 
The  young  women  acquired  wealth, 
and  one  of  them  married  Anderson. 

At  the  time  the  first  excitement  over 
the  Forty  Mile  strikes  reached  the  outer 
world,  Grace  Drummond  and  her  sister 
Myrtle  were  playing  at  Juneau.  They 
caught  the  gold  fever  and  were  among 
the  first  to  brave  the  dangers  of  Chilcoot 
and  make  the  long  and  arduous  trip 
down  the  Yukon.  The  Drummond 
sisters  made  money  at  Eorty  Mile  and 
saved  it.  A  few  months  later,  when 
the  stampede  to  the  El  Dorado  dig- 
gings began,  they  were  in  the  front 
ranks.  Grace  proved  her  business 
ability  by  investing  her  savings  in  a 
bench  claim  off  No.  26  El  Dorado.  It 
proved  to  be  rich  in  dust  and  grain 
gold.  Later  she  disposed  of  it  for 
nearly  $100,000. 

Now,  with  her  husband  and  sisters, 
the  erstwhile  vaudeville  actress  is  in 
San  Francisco,  finding  all  things 
coming  her  way. 

BAFFLED. 

The  play  began:  I  heard  the  words. 

Hut  little  could  I  see, 
Except  the  roses  011  the  hat 

Which  loomed  in  front  of  me, 
Despite  the  program's  kind  request, 

Which  none  could  fail  to  see. 

One  act  I  suffered  silently, 
And  then  made  up  my  mind  ; 

I  boldly  asked  that  girl  in  front 
To  be  exceeding  kind 

And  move  her  hat  so  those  could  see 
Whose  seats  were  placed  behind. 

With  deftest  touch  she  quick  removed 

The  awful  hat  she  wore, 
Hut  I,  alas,  could  see  the  stage 

No  better  than  before  ; 
The  lady  had  removed  her  hat, 

But  not  her  pompadour. 

Charles  .1/.  liryan. 


Sylvia  Gerrish  Again. 

HENRY  Graham  Hilton,  son  of  the 
millionaire  merchant,  and  inti- 
mate friend  of  the  late  A.  T.  Stewart, 
Judge  Henry  Hilton,  has  been  disin- 
herited by  the  will  of  his  father,  who 
left  him  but  a  paltry  $25,000. 

Young  Hilton  had  met  and  loved 
the  actress  Sylvia  Gerrish  and  >he  has 
on  several  occasions  publicly  paid  his 
debts.  Vainly  the  father  expostulated 
with  his  son.  The  latter  stuck  to  Syl- 
via and  now  she  says  she  will  stick  to 
him  even  though  he  be  disinherited. 

A  few  years  ago  columns  of  news- 
paper space  were  devoted  to  the  gay 
life  and  extravagance  of  young  Hilton 
and  Sylvia  Gerrish,  the  handsome 
daughter  of  H.  C.  Rollins  of  Oakland. 
In  New  York  there  is  not  an  all-night 
resort  that  has  not  stories  to  tell  of 
the  gaieties  of  a  dashing  quartet,  made 
up  of  Miss  Gerrish,  Delia  Fox,  Hilton 
and  his  brother  Frederick.  The  name 
of  Hilton  first  became  connected  with 
that  of  Miss  Gerrish  in  (889,  when  the 
young  woman  was  in  the  height  of 
her  popularity  at  the  New  York  Ca- 
sino. He  married  her  after  the  di- 
vorce of  his  first  wife  in  1893. 


Needed  Encouragement 

Sibil  Sanderson  had  great  personal 
charm,  but  she  could  not  overcome 
the  defects  01  a  small  voice.  An  anec- 
dote by  Henry  C.  John  in  his  volume 
of  "Famous  Singers  of  Today  and 
Yesterday:" 

"Once  when  she  sang  in  London, 
Van  Dyck  was  the  tenor.  At  the  re- 
hearsal he  sang  sotto  voce  in  order  to 
save  himself,  and  he  supposed  that 
she  was  doing  likewise.  In  the  even- 
ing, at  the  performance — the  opera 
was  'Manon,'  which  Miss  Sanderson 
sang  in  Europe  two  hundred  and  fifty 
times — she  was  overwhelmed  by  the 
power  of  his  voice.  Van  Dyck,  hear- 
ing her  small,  clear  tones,  and  think- 
ing that  she  was  nervous,  came  near 
to  ofL*r  encouragement,  and  urged  her 
to  'let  out  your  voice.'  'This  is  all 
the  voice  I  have,'  she  replied,  and  he, 
still  thinking  she  needed  encourage- 
ment, sang  all  the  louder.  Her  great 
personal  charm  makes  itself  felt  across 
the  footlights,  and  while  she  was 
heavily  handicapped  in  having  to  sing 
with  such  a  tremendous  tenor,  she 
was  yet  able  to  captivate  the  aud- 
ience by  her  sincerity. 


Manger  Bamberger  of  the  Ogden 
Theater  is  in  this  city.  He  is  now 
arranging  for  a  number  of  strong  acts 
and  novelties. 


Hart's  Twentieth  century  players 
are  booking  aPacific  Coast  tour.  They 
play  a  repertoire  of  plays  such  as 
"Peck's  Bad  boy,"  "U  &  I,  etc." 


Miss  Irene  Wellington  has  more 
than  pleased  the  critical  audiences  at  the 
Oberon  this  week,  and  has  immediately 
booked  for  a  return  date  later  on. 
Miss  Wellington  is  being  booked  on 
the  north  circuit. 


A  LETTER  from  Carl  Hertz  says  "I 
am  doing  as  well  as  I  ever  did,  and 
putting  a  little  in  the  bank  each  week. 
If  things  keep  up  as  they  are  now 
running,  I  will  return  in  a  few  years, 
making  my  home  in  dear  old  Frisco." 


September  9th,  1899 


THE    SAN    FRANCISCO    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Sol.  Smith  Russell  is  coming  to 
the  Columbia  soon. 

Modjeska  is  to  present  a  new  adap- 
tation of  "  The  Ladies'  Battle." 

J.  C.  Smiley  a  popular  eastern 
manager  will  soon  be  here  on  a  visit. 

Maxine "  Elliott  and  Nat.  Good- 
win will  be  seen  at  the  Columbia  this 
season. 

Everybody  is  pleased  to  hear  that 
Janet  Waldorf  has  made  a  decided  hit 
across  the  Pacific. 

Cal.  A.  Baknett  a  popular  sketch 
artist  in  the  East,  is  expected  out 
West  in  a  month  or  two 

J  as.  A.  Herne  will  direct  the  re- 
hearsals of  the  dramatized  version  of 
the  "Children  of  the  Ghetto." 

Maurice  Grau,  the  operatic 
manager,  has  been  made  a  Knight  of 
the  Legion  of  Honor,  in  recognition  of 
his  work  in  behalf  of  French  art. 

W.  R.  Da  1  ley  has  shown  his 
shrewdness  by  booking  his  company 
at  San  Diego  for  Christmas  week  and 
at  Los  Angeles  for  the  New  Year 
week. 

The  friends  of  Geo.  A.  Watson,  an 
actor  of  more  than  average  ability,  are 
grieved  at  his  suicide  in  this  city  last 
week.  He  was  to  have  played  a  part 
in  "Ingomar." 

Though  the  death  of  young  Juanita 
Terry,  a  niece  of  her  husband,  it 
would  appear  that  Sibyl  Sanderson 
will  come  in  for  an  additional  slice  of 
the  Terry  money. 

Stockwell  must  be  tickled  at  the 
big  business  he  is  doing  with  "A  Mid- 
night Bell"  in  Oregon  and  Washing- 
ton. Max  Steinle,  as  Martin  Tripp,  has 
received  much  praise  for  his  work. 

Carrie  Roma,  for  a  long  time  a 
favorite  with  Tivoli  audiences,  has 
been  engaged  as  a  prima  donna  by 
an  Italian  opera  syndicate.  She  has 
been  singing  in  London  with  great 
success. 

Ernest  Hogan,  certainly  the  fun- 
niest man  of  his  race  on  the  stage, 
who  is  particularly  remembered  here 
on  the  coast  as  the  bright  particular 
star  of  Black  Patti's  Troubadors, 
writes  from  The  Antipodes  that  he  is 
all  kinds  of  a  success  there. 

Miss  Lulu  Snider,  soprano  soloist 
of  The  First  Congregational  Church 
and  sister  of  Charlotte  Beckwith  of 
the  Tivoli,  was  married  last  week  at 
the  Colonial  to  Spencer  J.  Johnson,  Jr. 
of  Chicago.  Immediately  after  the 
ceremony  the  happy  couple  left  for 
their  future  home  in  the  Windy  city. 

We  note  by  an  associated-press 
cablegram  the  wreck  of  the  transport 
Morgan  City,  off  the  coast  of  Japan. 
In  addition  to  the  soldiers  bound  for 
the  Philippines,  on  board  of  the  ship 
was  the  Dramatic  Review's  Manila 
correspondent,  Mr.  T.  Epstein.  As 
all  hands  are  reported  saved  the  only 
result  to  readers  of  the  Review  will 
be  a  slight  delay  in  our  first  letter  from 
"New  America." 


Eddie  Foy  has  a  protege,  a  Port- 
land, (Or.,)  boy  namedYVilliam  Daven- 
port Harrison,  whom  he  thinks  is  the 
coming  billiard  champion. 

Martin  Marcus,  private  secretary 
to  Harry  Rickard,  the  Australian 
Manager,  is  with  his  chief  on  his 
present  visit  to  the  States. 

The  Dewey  Stock  Co..  of  Oakland 
will  be  strengthened  next  week  by  the 
addition  of  Messrs.  Mack  and 
O'Malley,  late  of  the  Clay  Clement  Co. 

Josie  DeWitt,  the  talented  singer 
and  violinist,  is  a  member  of  the  com- 
pany presenting  "Hotel  Topsy  Turvy" 
this  season.  Beautiful  Octavie  Barbe 
is  also  in  the  cast. 

Mabel  Love,  well  known  in  this 
city,  is  now  appearing  in  the  East 
with  great  success  under  the  name  of 
Eleanor  Kent.  Her  voice,  well 
adapted  for  .the  stage,  and  a  striking 
figure  that  makes  a  sensation  in  tights, 
have  won  her  speedy  recognition. 

E.  J.  Holden,  Manager  of  the 
Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland  is  also 
representing  the  authors  of  169  up-to- 
date  plays,  including  Melodrama, 
Farce  Comedy  and  Costume  Plays. 
Among  them  are  all  the  plays  of  Chas. 
T.  Blayney  and  H.  D.  Gillette.  They 
can  be  secured  on  royalty  by  address- 
ing Mr.  Holden. 

Georgie  Stewart,  who  was  the 
model  for  the  California  Venus  at  the 
San  Francisco  recent  Midwinter  Fair, 
is  a  little  backward.  She  is  at  present 
with  the  De  Wolff  Hopper  Company 
in  London,  and  a  letter  which  was 
received  from  her  in  this  city  yester- 
day states  she  has  had  several  marriage 
offers  from  scions  of  the  British 
nobility. 

Blanche  Bates  is  resting  in  Los 
Angeles,  preparatory  to  commencing 
active  work  in  the  "Children  of  the 
Ghetto."  In  the  meantime  Israel  Zar- 
well,  the  author,  has  arrived  in  New 
York  from  England  with  a  large  num- 
ber of  plates  of  Jewish  characters  that 
will  be  utilized  in  staging  "Children 
of  the  Ghetto,"  which  promises  to  be 
the  quaintest  character  play  ever  seen 
in  America.  While  every  personality 
in  it  will  be  strikingly  Hebraic,  but 
two  characters  will  speak  in  Jewish 
dialect.  All  other  parts  will  be 
"straight  English"  in  the  reading  of 
their  lines. 

Harry  Rickard,  wife  and  two 
daughters  of  Sydney  and  Melbourne 
have  been  in  town  for  a  short  time, 
before  proceeding  East.  Mr.  Rickard 
is  the  theatrical  magnate  of  the 
colonies.  I  Ie  has  the  Tivoli  in  Sydney 
and  two  houses  in  Melbourne.  The 
object  of  his  trip  is  to  select  American 
vaudeville  talent,  the  best  to  be  had. 
"American  artists  have  been  very 
successful  in  the  colonies,"  said  Mr. 
Rickard,  "but  only  the  best  of  them 
will  go.  I  was  here  four  years  ago, 
and  made  some  very  good  selections. 
I  shall  remain  in  San  Francisco  for  a 
short  time,  and  then  go  to  Chicago, 
Boston  and  Philadelphia." 


The  brilliant  success  of  last  season, 
"  The  Christian,"  will  be  seen  at  the 
Columbia. 

Al.  Onken,  manager  of  the  Coeur 
D'Alene  Theater,  Spokane,  Wash- 
ington, will  arrive  here  on  the  15th, 

Clay  Clement  will  give  his  final 
performance  of  "The  Bells,"  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre,  on  Sunday  night. 

Eddie  Foy  has  been  a  tremendous 
success  at  McVicker's  Theatre, 
Chicago,  in  the  production  of  "  Hotel 
Topsy  Turvy." 

Sol  Smith  Russell  began  his 
season  last  Monday  at  Brooklyn.  He 
comes  across  the  continent  this  season 
for  the  first  time  in  six  years. 

Robert  C.  White,  well  and  favor- 
ably known  to  the  amusement-loving 
public  of  this  city,  will  act  as  treasurer 
at  the  new  California  Theatre. 

Modjeska  has  begun  her  season  in 
the  Southern  part  of  the  State,  and  the 
reports  are  that  her  work  and  accom- 
panying success  are  as  great  as  ever. 

Mrs.  Fred  Riche,  wife  of  the 
popular  Montana  manager,  is  hereon  a 
visit  to  her  sister  Mrs.  Walterstein,  wife 
of  the  well  known  manager  of  fhe 
Olympia. 

Miss  Hattie  Quimby,  a  San  Fran- 
cisco girl  of  great  dramatic  promise, 
is  with  the  Clay  Clement  Company,  at 
the  Columbia.  She  is  sure  to  be  a 
success  in  time. 

C.  S.  Desky,  one  of  the  managers  of 
Honolulu  Orpheum  is  on  a  visit  to  this 
city,  combining  business  with  pleasure. 
He  has  booked  enough  strong  acts 
to  run  into  the  holidays. 

Rhys  Thomas  and  Bernice  Holmes 
have  signed  with  the  Castle  Square 
Opera  Company  and  will  go  to  New 
York  at  once  for  the  coming  season. 
Both  are  popular  singers  and  have  been 
heard  to  advantage  at  the  Tivoli. 

Gottlob,  Marx  &  Co.  are  at  present 
negotiating  for  a  holiday  attraction  for 
the  Columbia,  which  will  prove  an  im- 
mense drawing  card.  It  is  the  greatest 
of  its  line  in  the  world,  and  the  holi- 
days will  take  on  an  additional  im- 
portance by  its  presence. 

Everybody  in  the  business  who 
knows  Harry  Campbell,  formerly 
treasurer  for  Manager  Friedlander,  of 
the  California,  will  be  pleased  to  hear 
that  he  is  now  in  charge  of  the  box  of- 
fice at  the  Grand.  He  will  be  well 
liked  by  the  patrons  of  that  popular 
opera  house. 

Willie  Collier  will  use  exclu- 
sively this  season  his  new  play,  "  Mr. 
Smooth."  This  amusing  concoction 
is  the  work  of  the  star  himself,  and 
from  all  accounts  at  hand,  he  has  suc- 
ceeded with  more  than  ordinary  success 
in  turning  out  a  first-rate  laugh  pro- 
voker. 

When  Sousa's  new  opera,  "The 
Bride  Elect "  is  presented  at  the  Co- 
lumbia Theatre,  the  celebrated  com- 
poser's two  latest  inarches,  "  Unchain 
the  Dogs  of  War"  and  "  Hands  Across 
the  Sea,"  will  be  introduced  with  great 
effects.  Klaw  and  Erlanger  are  direct- 
ing the  tour  of  this  opera. 

There  are  already  on  hand  at  the 
box  office  of  the  Columbia  Theatre 
enough  orders  to  fill  the  greater  part 
of  the  house  on  the  opening  week  of 
Modjeska.  This  star  is  a  great  favorite 
here,  and  the  promise  of  some  new 
and  elaborate  productions  by  her  has 
been  received,  with  indications  of 
much  pleasure  by  theatre-goers  in  this 
city.  • 


Snap  Shots 


Mark  Thall  never  loses  his  good 
nature.  Ask  him  about  that  trip 
to  New  York  and  he'll  tell  you  of 
the  new  plays  to  be  brought  out 
for  the  beneiit  of  his  Alcazar 
patrons. 


Walter  Morosco  takes  his 
chiefest  pleasure  in  trailing  along 
behind  his  eight  blacks— the  finest 
team  in  the  country.  Our  artist 
has  caught  him  all  ready  for  a  spin 
in  the  park. 


Melville  Marx,  the  Heau  Brum- 
mel  of  Pacific  Coast  managers,  is 
thinking  of  a  day  off— a  day  away 
from  business  cares  and  other 
matters  that  tend  to  bring  on 
wrinkles  and  gray  hair. 


John  Morrisey— don't  for  a 
minute  think  this  is  his  usual  pose. 
It  is  merely  a  pipe  dream  of  the 
artist's,  who  Imagined  that  the 
Orphcum's  manager  might  well 
look  gay  and  jaunty  after  the 
Orpheum's  successful  benefit  for 
the  soldiers'  reception  fund. 


12  THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC   REVIEW  September  9th,  1899 


*  t 

*  i 

*  "VY/HATEVER  real  pleasure,  instruction  * 
+  or  cultivation  there  is  to  be  gained  * 
J  from  attempted  performances  of  drama  is  J 
+  to  be  obtained  only  by  rational,  serious,  * 
+  enthusiastic  effort  in  plays  of  real  merit.  ♦ 

*  It  is,  therefore,  of  the  highest  importance  * 

*  in  organizing  an  amateur  company  to  in-  * 
•*  elude  only  those  whose  inclination  toward  * 

*  the  stage  amounts  to  a  real  love  of  the  * 

*  dramatic  art.  J 

+  The  production  of  a  drama  has  such  + 

j,  & 

4  varied  elements  in  having  to  do  with  vari- 

J  ous  and  differing  personalties  that  the  wise  J 

+  head  respects  the  taste,  temperament  and  * 

%  skill  of  the  individual  actors,  and  moulds  4. 

+  them  carefully  to  his  purposes,  for  it  is  the  * 

*  possession  of  these  qualities  that  gives  the  * 

*  actor  his  value.    If  left  to  themselves,  % 

*  however,  the  personal,  and,  it  might  be,  * 

*  laudable,  aim  of  each  actor  would  often  * 
4  lead  to  distortions  of  the  whole.  4. 

*  Unless  the  head  of  the  amateur  company  J 
+  be  a  professional  of  marked  ability  and  * 
4,  taste,  engaged  as  instructor  and  manager,  i. 

*  there  should  be  a  committee  of  reference  J 
+  by  which  every  affair  of  the  company  may  * 

*  be  discussed  and  decided.  It  is,  however,  + 
i[  much  the  best  plan  to  select  one  person  to  J 

*  control  the  affairs  of  the  company — Julia  * 
%  Marlowe  in  Ladies'  Home  Journal.  + 

*  * 

*  * 


Pioneer  cAmateurs 

The  latter  day  generation  of  San 
Franciscans  who  have  adopted  the 
stage  will  read  with  much  interest  a 
brief  sketch  of  the  first  amateur 
dramatic  organization  on  the  coast. 
There  are  but  two  or  three  survivors. 
It  was  in  1859  that  the  San  Francisco 
Amateur  Dramatic  club  was  organized 
in  Piatt's  hall,  which  stood  where  the 
Mills  building  now  stands.  Among 
the  promoters  wereWilliam  D.I{nglish, 
at  present  secretary  of  the  Harbor 
Commission,  and  Oscar  Lewis,  until 
recently  manager  of  the  Manufacturers' 
and  Producers'  Association.  The 
time-stained  hand  bills  do  not  credit 
Mr.  English  with  any  special  part  in  the 
casts,  but  Mr.  Lewis  was  the  tragedian 
whose  name  was  always  put  in  bold- 
faced type  and  his  appearance  hailed 
with  shouts  of  delight  He  was  es- 
pecially at  his  ease  in  Shakesperian 
roles  and  though  time  has  made  a 
change,  Mr.  English  avers  that  Lewis 
had  the  ideal  Hamlet  legs.  Among 
other  old-timers  long  since  dead,  who 
participated  in  the  tips  and  downs  of 
the  dramatic  club,  were  Wm .  R.  Cranna, 
whose  daughter  is  now  a  professional; 
Robert  Fulford,  who  turned  profes- 
sional and  married  an  heiress;  James 
Carlton,  whose  Irish  wit  drove  him  to 


the  stage  as  a  profession;  Charles 
Smith,  and  Frank  Mayo's  friend 
Brown.  Mr.  Lewis  the  other  day 
recalled  some  of  the  interesting  in- 
cidents of  the  club.  He  said  that  after 
the  organization  began  to  attract  public 
attention  and  charged  admission,  the 
members  made  a  practice  of  securing 
the  services  of  any  professionals  who 
happened  to  be  in  town.  He  remem- 
bers that  Agnes  Perry  (Mrs.  Booth) 
took  a  leading  part  in  '  'Lend  Me  Five 
Shillings."  This  performance  was 
given  in  Odd  Fellows'  hall,  which  was 
where  the  Clunie  building  now  stands. 
Julia  Dean  Hayne,  Emily  Jordan, 
Mrs.  Frank  Mayo,  Edward  Wilton, 
and  Mrs.  Saunders,  who  is  still  living 
in  this  city  were  among  the  players 
of  the  club  in  the  sixties.  The  club 
changed  its  name  to  the  Dashaway 
Amateur  Association  in  the  early 
sixties,  and  later  joined  the  Western 
Addition  Literary  club.  A  regular 
company  of  amateurs  was  then  organ- 
ized and  played  Stockton,  San  Jose, 
Sacramento,  Oakland,  etc.  It  was 
managed  by  J.  B.  Badger,  brother  of 
Wm.  G.  Badger  of  this  city.  The  or- 
ganization was  continued  for  eight  or 
ten  years  and  regular  engagements 
were  played  at  the  old  Metropolitan 
theatre  on  Montgomery  street,  Ma- 
guire's  opera  house  and  at  a  hall  in 
Hayes  Valley.  Mr.  Lewis  recalls  a 
monster  benefit  given  by  the  amateurs 
for  the  famous  California  battalion  of 
volunteers  that  fought  through  the 
civil  war.  He  has  promised  the 
Dramatic  Review  some  interesting 
articles  concerning  the  early  days  of 
amateur  drama  in  this  city. 


Mrs.  Hummitigtop  Rosalie  Stevens 

Mrs.  Gillebrand   Corinne  Fisk 

Rosa  Colombier  Nellie  Connor 

Daisy  Maitland.  Emma  Bernstein 

Barbara   Sadie  Johnson 


RISE  AND  FALL  OF 
DOTTIE  DIMPLES. 


California.  Comedy  Co. 

The  performance  of  the  California 
Comedy  Company  under  the  man- 
agement of  Kushner  and  Lipman  at 
Sherman  &  Clay's  hall,  September 
1  St.,  was  unavoidably  postponed  by  the 
serious  illness  of  Miss  Corinne  Fisk. 

The  young  lady  is  reported  to  be 
much  better  and  will  be  on  hand  to 
share  the  honors  on  September  29th, 
when  two  plays  will  be  given  with 
the  following  casts:  "Dream  Faces" 
one  act  farce. 

CAST. 

Robert     Roy  Marston 

Philip  D.  Coleman 

Lucy  Jessie  Douglas 

Margurite  Ruth  Beldville 

"The  Arabian  Nights"  comedy  in 
three  acts  by  Sydney  Grundy. 

CAST. 

Arthur  Hummingtop,  Harry  J.  Kushner 

Ralph  Ormerod  J.  Milton  Barone 

Joshua  Gillebrand  Roy  Marston 

Dobson   Frank  Gillson 


Amateur  Night  Incident 

During  the  amateur  turns  at  the 
Olympia  last  Friday  night  the 
audience  was  in  somewhat  of  an  up- 
roarious mood,  and  the  performer,  who 
failed  to  strike  a  responsive  chord  with 
the  first  note  of  her  song  might  as  well 
have  been  giving  an  imitation  of  a 
song  ten  miles  away.  After  a  particu- 
larly bad  performer  had  left  the  boards, 
the  orchestra  struck  up  the  introduc- 
tion for  another  song  and  a  big,  good 
natured,  two-hundred  pound  soldier 
arose  and  made  a  short  speech,  as  fol- 
lows: "  This  lady  now  coming  out  is 
a  particular  friend  of  mine,  and  if  any 
one  within  the  sound  of  my  voice 
makes  the  slightest  sound  during  her 
song,  I  shall  feel  obliged  to  thrash 
him."  His  tone  carried  conviction 
with  it,  and  the  audience  in  that  sec- 
tion might  have  been  dumb  from  the 
lack  of  noise  made  around  him.  The 
song  finished,  they  one  and  all  gave 
the  performer  a  big  round  of  applause. 
We  have  since  learned  the  lady's  name 
to  be  Miss  Norma  DeVerne,  and  the 
soldier  one,  Maguire,  from  Pueblo, 
Colorado — a  returned  veteran  from 
Manila. 

cMusical  cNptes 

Katherine  Bloodgood,  the  wrell- 
known  California  contralto,  is  in 
Europe  for  two  months. 

Mrs.  Oscar  Mansfeldt  will  give  a 
piano  recital  in  Sherman-Clay  Hall, 
next  Friday  night,  September  15th. 
.She  will  be  assisted  by  Mr.  Marquardt 
and  Mr.  Von  Der  Mehden,  with  violin 
and  cello. 

Beethoven's  only  opera,  "  Fidelio," 
as  sung  recently  with  great  success  by 
the  Tivoli  Company,  calls  to  mind  the 
first  performance  of  it  ever  given  in 
San  Francisco,  in  which  appeared  most 
successfully,  among  others,  Mrs.  Inez 
Fabri,  soprano;  Miss  Anna  Elzer,  con- 
tralto ;  Theo.  Habelman,  tenor  ;  Carl 
Formes,  basso. 

Paloma  Schramm  is  a  nervous  wreck 
— too  much  work.  Such  is  the  report 
that  comes  to  San  Francisco.  If  it  is 
so,  it  is  the  result  of  parental  careless- 
ness, and  means  the  blighting  of  one 
of  the  most  remarkable  artistic  futures, 
and  one  of  the  sweetest,  most  fascinat- 
ing natures  ever  possessed  by  a  child 
before  the  public.  Let  us  hope  that  the 
report  is  exaggerated. 


Pretty  girl, 
Tender  age; 
Brains  awhirl 
About  the  stage. 
Applies  to  Frohman, 
Poor  success; 
Tackles  Brady — 
Even  less. 
Courts  at  last 
Casino's  art; 
Straight  'way  cast 
For  thinking  part. 
In  chorus  row 
Appears  this  maid, 
From  bust  to  toe 
In  tights  arrayed. 
Changes  name, 
Changes  air, 
Changes  color 
Of  her  hair. 
Wealthy  bald  heads 
By  the  score, 
Lie  in  waiting 
At  her  door. 
Flowers — mash  notes, 
Every  day; 
Wee,  small  hours 
At  suppers  gay. 
Plays  the  races, 
Loves  to  bet; 
Learns  to  puff 
A  cigarette. 
No  expense 
Too  great  for  her. 
Spends  a  fortune 
On  fifteen  per. 

— Broadway  Magazine. 


The  students  of  the  University  of 
California  will  present  "  David  Gar- 
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month.  The  leading  roles  will  be 
sustained  by  Miss  Gertrude  Earle  and 
Herbert  S.  Holmes.  The  remainder 
of  the  cast  is  as  follows  :  Miss  Fanny 
Schuster,  Matilda  Martin,  Adelaide 
Earle,  Josephine  James,  Miss  Jacob- 
son.  Messrs.  Reuben  Hunt,  Thomas 
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The  Tivoli 

For  the  seventh  week  of  the  grand 
opera  season,  commencing  next 
Monday  evening,  The  Tivoli  Opera 
House  will  present  the  strongest  pro- 
gram of  the  season,  consisting  of  "Lo- 
hengrin" and  "Othello,"  which  will 
be  sung  on  alternate  evenings.  Wag- 
ner's famous  opera  "Lohengrin,"  is 
conceded  by  all  musical  critics  to 
be  the  greatest  work  of  the  distin- 
guished German  composer,  and  the 
fact  that  it  is  to  be  sung  at  the  Tivoli 
next  week  has  caused  a  big  demand 
for  seats.  "Lohengrin"  requires  art- 
ists who  thoroughly  understand  the 
unique  method  of  composition  of  Wag- 
ner, and  the  cast  which  is  to  sing  the 
opera  at  the  Tivoli  consists  of  artists 
who  have  all  made  successes  in  Wag- 
ner's compositions.  Barron  Berthald 
will  be  "Lohengrin,"  and  much 
interest  is  being  displayed  as  to  his 
singing  of  the  role,  for  it  was  in  this 
part  that  he  made  himself  famous  in  a 
single  night  in  Boston  a  few  seasons 
ago.  William  Mertens  is  to  sing 
''Telramind"  and  his  magnificent 
voice  in  this  role  has  won  fame  for 
him  in  Europe,  in  many  cities.  Ella 
Prosnitz  is  to  sing  "Elsa."  Miss 
Linck  will  sing  '  Ortrud,"  and  the 
clever  American  contralto  will  have 
every  possibility  to  display  her  talents 
as  a  singer  and  an  actress,  lor  the  part 
abounds  with  possibilities.  William 
Schuster  will  sing  "Henry,  King  of 
Germany,"  and  Signor  Zani  has  the 
important  role  of  the  "Herald."  "Lo- 
hengrin" will  be  sung  on  Monday, 
Wednesday,  Friday  and  Saturday 
evenings  and  the  chorus  and  orchestra 
will  be  enlarged  for  the  opera. 

Verdi's  greatest  opera  "Othello" 
will  be  sung  on  Tuesday,  Thursday 
and  Sunday  nights  and  at  the  Saturday 
matinee.  Signor  Avedano  will  be 
"Othello,"  Signor  Salassa  will  be 
"Iago"  and  he  will  without  doubt 
make  as  great  a  success  next  week  as 
he  has  in  the  past.  Anna  Lichter  will 
sing  "Desdemona"  and  this  sweet 
singer's  pure  tone  and  sympathetic 
personality  should  make  her  an  ideal 
lover  of  the  "Moor  of  Venice."  The 
other  principal  characters  will  be  ren- 
dered by  William  Schuster,  Signors 
Fonari,  Zani,  Arthur  Mesmer,  Marcel 
Perron,  Charlotte  Beckwith,  etc. 


The  Chutes 


The  attractions  at  the  Chutes  next 
week  will  be  Adgie  and  her  per- 
forming lions;  J.  H.  Du  Bell,  in  his 
automatic,  electrical  trapeze  perfor- 
mance; Kelly  &  Davis,  the  "Irish 
Noblemen,"  in  a  new  sketch;  last  week 
of  Ruth  Nelta,  the  winsome  serio- 
comic; Waldo  &  Elliott,  comedy  acro- 
bats; Travelle,  shadowgrapher  and 
illusionist.  There  will  be  new  moving 
pictures,  showing  the  arrival  of  the 
transport  Sherman  and  bay  parade, 
march  of  the  First  California  up  Van 
Ness  Avenue  and  scenes  on  the  firing 
line  in  the  Philippines. 


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Twenty-five  hundred  friends  and 
sympathizers  crowded  the  Alham- 
bra Theater  Sunday  evening  at  the 
big  benefit  tendered  Private  John  W. 
Slade,  the  hero  of  the  First  California 
Regiment,  who  left  a  good  right  leg  in 
the  Philippines  and  came  back  with 
his  comrades  a  cripple  for  life.  The 
following  participated:  Kenneth  Mc- 
Leod,  elocutionist;  Baby  Devine, 
vocalist;  O.  Wanek,  sleight  of  hand, 
Miss  Margaret  Balthis,  whistler;  A. 
M  Stone,  flag  swinger;  Little  Rosie 
Bennett,  vocalist;  The  Leons,  aerial- 
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McDonald,  Wilkins  and  Sullivan, 
farce  "Clams;"  Melville  Coakley,  cake 
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La  Mildred  Rialto,  electric  dancer; 
Henry  and  Louise  von  Geistefeld, 
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Frank  Seymour  and  Harry  Moll 
have  joined  forces  and  do  a  comedy 
bar  act,  of  merit. 


Fischer's  new  Oberon  when  com- 
pleted will  be  a  vaudeville  house  that 
the  city  will  be  proud  of. 


Harry  Richards  has  arranged  with 
Archie  Levy  for  some  clever  acts  for 
his  Australian  circuit. 


Waldo  and  Elliott,  having  worked 
the  Pacific  Slope,  are  "  resting  up"  a 
few  weeks  before  returning  East. 


Rumor  has  it  that  the  Comedy 
Theater  will  put  on  Vaudeville  and 
Burlesque.  On  second  thought,  this 
might  pay. 


Cornalla  and  LeClaire  (sister  of  Tod 
Sloan)  have  just  closed  a  very  success- 
ful month's  engagement  at  the  Chutes 
and  Olympia. 


The  four  Silvinis,  acrobats,  go  to 
vSacramento  next  week,  and  will  then 
proceed  to  Mexico,  October  1st.  to  join 
Orrin  Brothers'  circus  for  a  long  en- 
gagement. 


Van  Gofre  and  Cotrell,  the  Yidellas, 
Friedlander  Bros.,  Kohl  and  Barney, 
Lajess  and  Cunningham,  Seymour 
and  Laurine  are  among  the  many  good 
performers  in  the  city  at  present- 


Hallett's  Dramatic  and  Vaudeville 
Agency  reports  a  good  demand  for 
clever  acts  all  over  the  Coast.  A  long 
string  of  Eastern  attractions  has  al- 
ready been  booked  for  the  Coast  by 
this  agency  in  connection  with  the 
Western  Theatrical  Exchange,  P.  M. 
Barnes,  of  Chicago,  Manager. 


J.  L.  Peckerman  and  H.  Rosen- 
crantz  have  just  arrived  from  Hong 
Kong  with  a  couple  of  male  Chinese, 
seven  and  eight  years  old.  The  youth- 
ful Celestials  do  one  of  the  cleverest 
boxing  acts  ever  seen  on  the  stage, 
scientific  and  yet  full  of  Comedy. 
Dressed  in  their  gorgeous  native  cos- 
tumes with  "pig-tails"  they  are  indeed 
a  novelty.  Hallett's  Agency  will  book 
the  new  act  over  the  North  Coast  and 
East.  '   


Armstrong  and  O'Neil  and  Travelle 
depart  for  Honolulu  on  the  20th. 


Madeline,  May  Walton  and  "The 
Kellys  are  the  new  faces  at  the  Ti- 
voli,  Stockton. 


Maggie  Colburne  has  made  a  de- 
cided impression  at  the  People's 
Theater  in  Seattle. 


Hines  and  Hilton,  leading  features 
with  Maine's  big  show  will  open  at  the 
Chutes  on  the  18th. 


Archie  Levy  is  booking  the  "Herbert 
and  Weston  Show"  through  California. 
They  report  big  business. 


Frank  Barton,  the  well  known  coon 
singer,  has  been  specially  engaged  for 
the  Spokane  Exposition. 


While  and  Harris,  a  clever  comedy 
team,  will  be  features  at  the  Orpheum, 
opening  to-morrow  evening. 


Matt  Trayers  and  Junie  McCree 
make  their  New  York  debut  at  the 
Dewey  Theater,  September  nth. 


Lil  Kerslakes  Pig  circus  will  soon 
will  soon  play  an  engagement  in  this 
city  with  the  coast  circuit  to  follow. 


Mabel  Bowman,  the  clever  little 
California  .soubrette,  will  make  her 
first  appearance  as  a  vaudeville  star 
at  the  Chutes  on  the  18th. 


George  Felix  and  Lydia  Barry  were 
made  the  target  for  a  large  amount  of 
rice  and  an  assortment  of  old  shoes  at 
Bath  Beach,  July  26th.  They  will 
visit  the  Coast  again  the  coming 
season,  playing  the  Orpheum  Circuit. 


Weston  and  Herbert's  Vaudevilles 
are  working  the  interior  towns  to  good 
business.  The  Stanleys  of  "O'Grady's 
Wash  Day"  fame, Weston  and  Herbert, 
the  musical  team,  and  Hugh  J.  Emmet, 
the  ventriloquist,  are  the  stars. 


Thk  Morrells  are  at  the  Fredericks- 
burg, Portland  Or. 


El  Nino  Eddie,  Emil  Walton  and 
Louis  Marcus  left  for  Honolulu  on  the 
6th. 


Billie  Dodson  has  made  a  decided 
hit  at  the  Savoy  Theatre,  Vancouver, 
B.  C. 


Miss  Mattie  Nichols,  formerly  of 
the  Nichols  Sisters,  will  soon  play  in 
this  city. 


Rosa  will  soon  depart  for  the  inter- 
ior, playing  the  circuit  as  far  as 
Chicago. 


Irene  Vinton,  the  popular  balla- 
dist,  is  at  the  St.  Luke's  Hospital, 
seriously  ill. 


Mae  Tinison's  sweet  voice  will 
soon  be  heard  in  Honolulu,  with  Aus- 
tralia to  follow. 


Cad  Wilson*  is  boo'ced  at  one  of 
our  vaudeville  houses.  She  will  be 
here  in  a  few  days. — '  She's  such  a 
nice  girl  too." 


Antonio  Vargas  met  with  much 
favor  at  the  Fredericksburg  Music 
Hall,  Portland,  Or.  He  goes  to  Van- 
couver, with  Victoria  to  follow. 


Harry  LaRose  Seymour,  the  tumb- 
ler, is  to  work  with  Laurine,  the  Con- 
tortionist. Harry  is  a  whole  show  in 
himself,  and  with  the  handsome  Laur- 
ine, the  act  ought  to  sell  on  sight. 


There  is  a  gold  mine  in  store  for  the 
manager  that  will  open  a  good  con- 
tinuous show  in  San  .  Francisco.  It  is 
reported  that  Proctor  is  casting  his 
business  eye  in  this  direction,  but  as 
yet  nothing  has  been  done. 


The  season  has  no  perceptible  effect 
upon  vaudeville  in  San  Francisco. 
The  Orpheum  has  played  to  full 
houses  all  along.  The  Chutes  has 
done  a  good  business  as  well  as  the 
Olympia,  Midway,  Central  Park  and 
Glen  Park. 


The  Willards,  Charles  and  Kittie, 
who  have  just  closed  a  successful  en- 
gagement at  the  Chutes,  have  one  of 
the  finest  settings  ever  presented  by  a 
musical  team  in  this  city.  It  is  said 
to  have  cost  in  the  neighborhood  of 
$2000.00.  Their  aluminum  chimes 
are  especially  pleasing  and  their  mam- 
moth Guatemala  octaphone  is  an  in- 
strument original  with  Mr.  Willard, 
and  played  by  the  team  with  great 
skill. 


The  Mechanics'  Fair  and  Industrial 
Exhibit,  now  open,  has  shown  us  that 
among  our  neighbors  across  the  Pacific 
there  is  some  very  high  class  musical 
and  athletic  talent  to  be  found.  Every 
one  of  the  Filipino,  acrobats,  from 
Carlos,  the  strong  man,  who  does  a 
wonderful  turn  on  the  parallel  bars,  to 
the  midget  tumbler,  "Tod  Sloan,"  do 
his  or  her  turn  to  perfection.  They 
furnish  a  very  entertaining  athletic 
program  that  has  enough  of  the  novelty 
about  it  to  recommend  it  to  American 
Vaudeville  managers. 


The  Olympia 

The  Olympia  presents  the  usual 
good  show  this  week.  The  headliners 
are  Girdc-lltr  Bros.,  grotesque  acrobats 
and  Ed  Nolan  in  Irish  "  funnyisms  " 
and  songs. 

Zoe  Matthews'  popularity  as  a 
singer  of  coon  songs  continues  and  she 
responds  to  three  encores  at  every  ap- 
pearance. 

The  other  favorites  at  this  popular 
hall  are:  The  Keesings,  Carlton  and 
Royce.  Dora  Mervin,  Dollie  Mitchall, 
Josie  Gordon  and  Snowie  Maybelle. 

The  Oberon 

Mr.  Louis  Ritzau,  conductor  for  the 
American  Ledles'  orchestra,  has  an  un- 
usually good  number  of  selections  this 
week  of  which  the  large  nightly 
audiences  are  duly  appreciative. 

Miss  Mae  Tunison  continues  in  favor 
with  her  songs  and  Irene  Wellington 
contralto,  jumped  into  instant  popu- 
ity. 

La  Petite  Rosa  with  song,  and 
Harry  Factor,  violin  solist,  round 
a  good  evening's  entertainment. 

Morton  and  Clifford  in  an  original 
sketch,  and  Rivera  and  Little  Egypt 
head  this  week's  bill,  followed  by  a 
long  olio  of  specialtes  at  the  Midway. 

On  the  %oad. 

Vrootn- Addison  Company. 
Weeks  of  Sept.  11,  San  Jose  ;  week 
of  Sept.  18,  Stockton. 

Midnight  Bell. 
Moscow,  Idaho,  Sept.  9;  Pendleton, 
11;  La  Grande,  12;  Baker  City,  Or., 
13;  Boise  City,  Idaho,  14;-  Pocatello, 
Idaho,  16;  Logan,  18;  Brigham,  19; 
Ogden,  Utah,  20;  Salt  Lake  City, 
(three  nights)  21-22-23. 

Sam  Sharv  Company. 

Seattle,  Sept.  11;  Victoria,  18;  Na- 
naimo,  25. 

Jessie  Shirley  Company. 
Oregon  City,  Sept.  11;    Salem,  18. 

Dailev  Stock  Company. 
Sacramento,  Sept.  10;  Woodland, 
18;  San  Jose,  24. 

Ward  cf  Sacket. 
Bachelor' s  Honeymoon. 
Salt  Lake,  Sept.  7,  .8,  9;  Aspen, 
Colo.,  1 1 ;  Leadville,  12;  Cripple  Creek, 
13;  Florence,  14;  Pueblo,  15. 

Elleford  Company. 
Grass  Valley,  Sept.  n;  Reno,  Nev., 
18;  Carson,  25. 

Weston  and  Herbert's  vaudevilles, 
Sept.  8-9,  Benicia;  Sept.  n- 12,  Val- 
lejo;  Sept.  13-14,  Monterey;  Sept.  15- 
16,  Salinas;    Sept.   18-19,  Castroville. 

Leo  Coopkr  announces  that  he  is 
forming  a  Ladies'  Class  for  the  study 
and  reading  of  Elizabethan  and  modern 
plays  and  playwrights.  The  course 
will  comprise  ten  lectures,  with  read- 
ings from  Shakespeare  to  Pinero.  The 
lectures  will  begin  Wednesday  after- 
noon, September  20th,  at  3.30  P.  M., 
and  continue  for  ten  weeks. 


16 


September  gth,  1899 


LONDON  BUDGET 

Special  Correspondence. 

London  Aug.  19.— According  to  original 
arrangements,  the  run  of  El  Capitan  should 
have  ended  with  the  present  week  but  the 
piece  has  "caught on.  "  The  popularity  of 
"America's  greatest  comic  opera"  and  of  Mr. 
DeWolf  Hopper,  "  America's  greatest  sing- 
ing comedian"  and  of  the  bright  and  tune- 
ful music  composed  by  Mr.  John  Philip 
Sousa,  "  America's  greatest  composer,  "  has 
advanced  by  leaps  and  bounds  and  the  run 
is  to  be  continued  until  further  notice.  In- 
deed, it  is  said  that,  if  Mr.  Hopper  could 
cancel  his  American  engagements  he  would 
remain  the  rest  of  the  year,  as  he  likes  En- 
glish audiences  and  has  good  reason  to  be- 
lieve they  like  him. 

El  Capitan  is  full  of  good  things  of 
which  the  oft  recurring  but  never  tiring 
"Behold  El  Capitan"  perhaps  takes  the 
lead,  while  the  insurgents  chorus  and  the 
matrimonial  guards  duet  are  to  be  enjoyed 
and  remembered. 

The  Union  Jack  and  Stars  and  Stripes 
March  not  only  tickles  the  ear  and  sets 
the  feet  moving  but  puts  a  patriotic  glow 
into  the  hearts  of  the  hearers  and  strenghtens 
the  cordial  feeling  which  has  recently  sprung 
up  between  England's  sons  and  daughters 
and  their  American  cousins. 

An  item,  which  will  be  of  interest  to 
San  Francisco  is  the  opening  of  his  season 
by  Mr.  Forbes  Robertson  at  Prince  of  Wales 
Theater,  in  Mr.  Chester  Bailey  Fernald'snew 
Japanese  play  "The  Moonlight  Blossom," 
Hitherto,  plays  dealing  with  Japanese  sub- 
jects have  been  either  humorous  or  frankly 
burlesque.  Mr.  Fernald  has  invested  his  play 
with  a  poetical  and  romantic  interest  on  the 
principle  that  human  nature  is  not  changed 
by  costume,  religion  or  local  customs.  The 
scene  of  the  drama  is  a  small  island  near 
Nagasaki,  where  an  exotic  grows  which  blos- 
soms only  in  the  moonlight.  Hence  the 
title.  The  play  is,  of  course,  a  love  story 
and  the  romance  of  the  play  is  associated  en- 
tirely with  the  flower.  Mrs.  Patrick  Camp- 
bell will  appear  as  the  heroine. 

The  successful  run  of  Pot  Pourri  came  to 
an  end  Saturday  at  the  Avenue. 

Miss  Chiquita,  the  new  comic  opera  in 
two  acts,  book  by  Mr.  George  R.  Sims  and 
music  b  Mr.  Clarence  C.  Corri,  was  pro- 
duced for  the  first  time  in  London  last 
Monday  at  the  Coronet  Theater.  The  action 
is  full  of  life;  the  music  tuneful  and  the  pro- 
duction cordially  received. 

Another  new  production  that  met  with 
an  approving  verdict,  is  an  Irish  drama  en- 
titled "The  Rose  of  Rathboy."  Itopenedat 
the  Prince  of  Wales  Theater  for  a  short  run 
and  will  be  replaced  by  Mr.  Forbes  Robert- 
son as  stated  above.  "Your  country 
woman,"  Miss  Jessie  Mackaye,  of  Mr.  Hop- 
per's company,  has  received  many  glowing 
tributes  from  the  press  and  public  and  is 
pronounced  one  of  the  daintiest  and  most 
fascinating  little  ladies  ever  seen  on  the 
boards  of  the  Lyric  Theatre. 

A  New  Yorker. 


WANTED 


Good  people  for  a  first  class  company  to 
be  organized  October  1st.,  by  a  well  known 
manager.  Also  vaudeville  actors,  sister 
teams  and  single  performers;  lady  pianist. 

Hallett's  Agency. 


•  •  THE  DEGENERA  TES' ' 
London,  Sept.  [, — Mrs  Langtry's  appear- 
ance at  the  Haymarket  Theatre  last  evening 
in  Sydney  Grundy's  new  comedy,  "  The  De- 
generates," was  a  decided  success.  She  dar- 
ingly portrayed  what  are  generally  under- 
stood to  be  scenes  taken  from  her  own  life. 

The  realism  of  the  initial  act  is  so  intense, 
bringing  in  as  it  does,  the  scandals  associ- 
ated with  her  name,  that  the  unanimous 
comment  at  the  close  of  the  performance 
was, "  It  was  good,  but  she  was  awfully  brave 
to  do  it." 

Mrs  Langtry  acted  better  than  ever  before, 
seeming  to  throw  herself  thoroughly  into 
the  spirit  of  the  comedy,  which  bristles  with 
epigrams,  but  is  occasionly  vulgar.  The 
Duchess  of  Malborough,  many  other  titled 
persons  and  a  large  number  of  well-known 
Americans,  including  Nat  Goodwin,  were  in 
the  audience. 

The  Prince  of  Wales  telegraphed  from 
Marblehead : 

"  My  best  wishes  for  a  brilliant  success. 
Booked  for  a  fortnight  from  to-day. 

ALBERT." 

Charles  Cawley,  Miss  Lily  Hanbury  and 
Miss  Lily  Grundy  were  the  pick  of  the  cast, 
Mr.  Grundy's  clever  dialogue  met  with  the 
usual  appreciation. 

It  is  probable  that  "The  Degenerates" 
will  be  taken  to  the  United  States  in  the 
course  of  a  few  months. 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO 

DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


A- weekly  record  of  dramatic  sjid  Musical  ever\fs 


No.  2— Vol.  I 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SEPTEMBER  16,  1899 


TEN  CENTS  A  COPY 
THRBE  DOLLARS  A  YEAR 


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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


September  16th,  1899 


Correspondence  and    ^  fp, 
Comments 


FROM  NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
Although  all  of  the  roof  gardens  have  not 
closed  for  the  summer  and  but  few  of  the 
regular  theaters  have  yet  opened,  enough 
business  has  already  been  done  by  the  pre- 
liminary attractions  in  the  metropolis  to 
warrant  the  prediction  that  the  season  of 
1899-1900  will  be  one  of  the  most  prosperous 
in  many  years.  Managers  in  general  realize 
this,  and  they  also  bear  in  mind  that  a  year 
from  now  the  first  half  of  that  season  will  be 
disturbed  somewhat  by  the  excitement  which 
usually  accompanies  a  Presidential  cam- 
paign. Hence  they  intend  to  make  hay 
while  the  sun  shines.  Many  new  enter- 
prises will  be  launched  and  some  managers 
are  likely  to  win  large  profitu  this  season. 

When  the  manager  wins  out  on  a  new 
play  what  he  makes  is  his  own.  Bat  when 
he  loses,  the  actors  generally  share  his  loss 
and  take  lessons  in  pedestrianism.  Nearly 
all  of  the  well-known  players  have  been  en- 
gaged for  the  season,  and  most  of  them  are 
rehearsiugin  the  city  or  studying  their  roles 
in  their  summer  quarters  or  on  their  way 
from  Europe.  The  theatrical  season  here  is 
necessarily  broken  by  the  sultry  summers 
and  all  business  connected  with  the  play- 
houses accommodates  itself  to  the  climatic 
conditions.  It  is  hard  to  say  what  would  be 
the  effect  in  dramatic  circles  if  the  Eastern 
summers  were  as  mild  and  pleasant  as  those 
of  the  Pacific  Coast. 


Farces  of  all  grades  of  merit  and  morality- 
are  running  in  New  York  this  week.  "Why 
Smith  Left  Home"  is  a  rollicking  American 
farce  which  has  settled  down  to  a  long  run 
at  the  Madison  Square  Theater.  It  is  of 
interest  to  any  young  married  pair  who 
have  ever  been  bothered  by  too  many  visits 
of  their  dear  relatives.  "His  Excellency, 
the  Governor"  which  was  one  of  last  season's 
successes  at  the  Empire  gave  way  this  week 
to  John  Drew  in  "The  Tyranny  of  Tears." 
The  questionable  morals  of  "The  Girl  From 
Maxims"  has  not  impaired  the  popularity 
of  the  Criterion  Theater.  There  can  be  no 
question  about  the  morals  of  "The  Rounders" 
at  the  Casino  which  has  been  running  all 
summer.  Friends  of  Minnie  Seligman  who  is 
now  separated  from  Robert  Cutting,  think 
she  made  a  mistake  in  re  entering  the  drama 
in  such  a  ragged-edge  play  as  '  In  Paradise," 
which  might  more  appropriately  been  called 
"In  Pajamas,"  since  those  garments  seem  to 
have  taken  the  place  of  feminine  lingere  for 
the  purpose  of  this  play.  If  the  play  live  to 
get  to  California  the  manager  who  gets  it 
will  probably  have  to  get  out  an  injunction 
against  the  pajamas.  In  striking  contrast  to 
Miss  Seligman's  broad  drama  at  the  Bijou  is 
"  A  Little  Ray  of  Sunshine  "  in  Wallack's 
across  Broadway,  which  is  not  in  the  least 
offensive.  "Mr.  Smooth"  with  Willie 
Collier  at  the  Manhattan  is  not  too  good 
and  not  too  bad. 

* 

Daniel  Frohman  has  succeeded  to  the 
management  of  Daly's  theater.  New 


Yorkers  know  of  no  one  better  qualified  to 
duplicate  the  Daly  successes.  He  started  the 
season  at  Daly's  this  week  with  E.  H. 
Sothern,  in  "The  King's  Musketeer,"  in 
which  he  achieved  success  last  season.  Mr. 
Frohman  modestly  says  that  he  will  do  his 
best  to  uphold  the  Daly  standard  in  art. 

* 

*  * 

Annie  Russell  is  winning  favor  at  the 
Lyceum  in  Jerome  K.  Jerome's  new  comedy, 
"  Miss  Hobbs,"  and  Lillian  Russell,  who  is 
of  the  operatic  breed,  is  preparing  to  make 
her  first  venture  in  burlesque  at  Webber 
and  Field's.  Lillian  Russell  has  been  slowly 
losing  everything  but  flesh  in  the  last  few 
years,  and  the  Queen  of  America  light  opera 
is  about  ready  to  abdicate.  She  will  no 
doubt  prove  a  fit  subject  in  the  house  of  the 
kings  of  burlesque. 


Californians  who  come  East  next  winter 
will  hear  once  again  Emma  Nevada,  the 
Californian,  who  has  achieved  such  marked 
success  in  grand  opera  in  Europe  and 
America  ever  since  the  early  eighties.  The 
great  prima  donna  will  no  doubt  endeavor 
to  visit  the  scenes  of  her  childhood  while  in 
this  country. 


Lillian  J.  Rollins  who  went  to  school  in 
Oakland,  Cal.,  and  who  won  considerable 
notoriety  on  the  Casino  stage  as  Sylvia  Ger- 
rish  ten  years  ago,  has  been  the  cause  of 
having  Henry  G.  Hilton  cut  off  with  only 
$25,000  of  his  father's  %  10,000,000  estate. 
They  live  on  Sedgwick  avenue  near  177th 
street  in  a  house  which  stands  in  her  name. 
Her  mother  and  sister  also  live  in  the 
house.  Mrs.  Henry  G.  Hilton  lives  on  Fifth 
avenue,  and  has  persistently  refused  to  get  a 
divorce.  It  was  on  account  of  Henry  G. 
Hilton's  attachment  for  Sylvia  Gerrish  that 
his  father  took  him  out  of  the  firm  of  Hilton, 
Hughes  &  Co.,  formerly  A.  T.  Stewart's, 
and  now  Wanamaker's.  Henry  G.  Hilton 
is  now  42  years  old.  He  and  .Sylvia  Gerrish 
sowed  wild  oats  together,  and  unless  he 
succeeds  in  getting  his  brother  and  sister  to 
divide  with  him, the  old-time  Casino  favorite 
may  be  forced  to  return  to  the  stage. 


A  press  agent  worked  up  a  good  adver- 
tisement for  his  show  last  week  by  an- 
nouncing that  Frank  Gould,  youngest  son 
of  Jay  Gould,  had  married  Lulu  Sheppard, 
an  English  ballet  dancer.  The  story  gained 
credence  because  George  Gould  had  married 
Edith  Kingdon,  the  actress,  and  Howard 
Gould  had  married  Buffalo  Bill's  protege, 
Katherine  Clemmons  who,  before  she  tried 
to  be  an  actress,  was  Viola  Dayan  of  San 
Francisco.  Before  Howard  Gould  married, 
his  name  was  frequently  linked  with  that  of 
the  ingenue,  Miss  Odette  Tyler,  now  the 
wife  of  R.  D.  Shepard,  known  on  the  stage 
as  R.  D.  McLean.  It  turned  out  that  Frank 
Gould  had  not  married  the  ballet  dancer. 
He  had  merely  sent  her  many  valuable 
presents  out  of  his  income  of  512,000  a  week. 


If  he  does  not  marry  a  stage  beauty  it  will 
not  be  because  his  brothers  have  not  chosen 
congenial  companions  from  the  footlights. 

* 

*  * 

Ruth  White  of  San  Francisco,  who 
started  out  four  years  ago  singing  "Ben 
Bolt"  behind  the  scenes  in  the  now  almost 
forgotten  "Trilby,"  is  doing  as  well  as  one 
of  her  limited  capacity  could  expect.  She 
was  assisted  last  season  by  Jack  Raphael, 
the  old  Tivoli  favorite  in  San  Francisco,  and 
she  has  done  well  on  the  roof  gardens  this 
summer.  Among  her  best  songs  is  a  relic  of 
Sands  Forman's  Sandwich  Island  opera 
which  never  did  get  a  fair  hearing  in  this 
city.  If  Miss  White's  mezzo-soprano  voice 
had  had  the  necessary  volume,  she  might 
have  stepped  into  the  place  in  the  Castle 
Square  Opera  Company  made  vacant  by  the 
sudden  death  of  Lizzie  Macnichol,  which 
place  still  remains  unfilled,  though  possibly 
occupied.  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis  is  about  the 
only  woman  who  could  really  make  the 
Castle  Square  audiences  forget  the  loss  of 
Miss  Macnichol,  and  it  is  not  likely  that  a 
woman  w7ho  has  made  as  much  money  as 
Miss  Davis  would  ever  consent  to  work  as 
hard  as  Miss  Macnichol  did. 

San  Franciscan. 


next  week.  He  recently  received  many 
letters  of  condolence  on  the  occasion  of  his 
little  daughter's  tragic  death  in  Los  Angeles. 

Miss  Maud  Lillian  Berri,  one  of  your 
charming  "native  daughters"  who  is  in 
private  life  Mrs.  Fisher,  made  a  phenom- 
enal hit  during  the  summer  as  prima  donna 
with  the  Spencer  Opera  Co.  She  has 
received  several  flattering  offers  to  star  in 
vaudeville  opera-bouffe.    GaTV  Pallen. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence 

A  hot  wave  that  is  remindful  of  the  warm 
zephyrs  of  the  Mojave  received  the  traveling 
thespians  and  ushered  in  the  theatrical 
season  of  1S99-1900. 

The  summer  gardens,  with  interesting 
vaudevillians,  still  retain  the  favoritism  of 
the  theater-goer,  though  all  of  the  local 
theaters  have  rung  up  their  curtains,  save 
the  Century  Theater  which  will  ignite  its 
calciums  on  "Hotel  Topsy  Turvy  "September 
17th. 

The  Olympic  opened  last  week  with 
George  Boniface,  George  Ober,  and  a  clever 
coterie  of  clever  players  in  "Dear  Old 
Charley."  It  is  a  clever  farce.  Jake  Rosen- 
th  il,  who  popularized  it,  managerally  speak- 
ing, is  at  the  helm  for  "Charley."  This 
week  we  are  the  recipient  of  a  visit  from 
"The  Purple  Lady"  and  the  farce  is — 
not  misnamed.  The  Grand  Opera  House 
and  the  Columbia  threw  open  their  doors 
the  10th,  the  former  with  Richard's  and 
Pringle's  minstrels,  whilst  Mme.  Hermann 
heads  the  vaudeville  at  the  Columbia.  The 
Watson  Sisters  Extravaganza  Co.,  a  scintil- 
lant  aggregation  of  abbreviatedly-gowned 
ladies,  are  popularizing  themselves  this 
week  at  the  Standard.  "At  Piney  Ridge," 
a  melodrama  replete  with  gore,  knives,  and 
Evans  and  Sontagism,  is  "shooting"  itself 
into  favor  at  Havlin's,  whilst  "The  Prodigal 
Daughter,"  a  racing  drama,  with  a  vaude- 
ville bill  sandwiched  in,  headed  by  Papiuta, 
is  enjoying  a  profitable  week  at  Col.  Hop- 
kin's  new  Theater  that  was  formerly  the 
Imperial. 

Lawrence  Hanley  and  his  own  Stcck 
Company  who  have  been  playing  at  one  of 
the  Gardens  all  summer  will  go  on  the  road 


CURTIS  SNEAKED  AWAY. 

New  York,  Sept.  10th.— There  was  great 
excitement  in  the  Colored  Professional  Club, 
at  No.  114  West  Thirty-first  street,  owing  to 
the  receipt  of  a  cablegram  from  Sydney, 
Australia,  addressed  to  Mr.  Mortimer,  Presi- 
dent of  the  organization.  The  cable  was 
read  and  inwardly  digested,  and  half  an 
hour  later  telegrams  were  being  dispatched 
to  various  parts  of  the  country,  asking  for 
aid  for  forty-five  Senegambains,  stranded  in 
the  Antipodes  through  the  heartlessness  of 
M.  B.  Curtis,  better  known,  perhaps,  as  the 
creator  of  "  Sam'l  of  Posen." 

The  cablegram  was  from  Ernest  Hogan, 
author  of  that  touching  ballad,  entitled 
"All  Coons  Look  Alike  to  Me."  It  was 
prepaid,  and  worded  with  corresponding 
economy,  but  Mr.  Mortimer  had  but  little 
difficulty  iu  deciphering  it  to  read: 

Curtis  sneaked  out  of  New  Zealand.  Stranded 
here.  Cable  money,  fo' Gawd's  sake.  Ladies  suffer- 
ing. 

HOGAN. 

This  was  as  much  as  the  members  of  the 
Colored  Professional  Club  knew,  but  it  was 
quite  sufficient.  Crap  games  were  inter- 
rupted, and  but  little  interest  was  manifested 
in  the  drawings  at  Frankfort.  The  news 
spread  with  the  rapidity  of  a  praire  fire 
throughout  Seventh  avenue  and  its  environs 
and  many  a  little  soubrette  failed  to  receive 
her  clean  lingerie  last  night,  owing  to  the 
fact  that  the  lady  who  does  the  washing  was 
hustling  along  the  Tenderloin,  trying  to 
raise  subscriptions  for  the  unfortunates  ten 
thousand  miles  away  from  home. 

"I  tol'  dat  Er'st  Hogan  not  to  make  no 
fool  trip  like  dat  to  de  Antipodes,"  said  Big 
Jim  Johnson. 


Sydney,  Australia,  with  a  popula- 
tion of  less  than  400,000,  has  the  fol- 
lowing play-houses  open:  The  Royal, 
Her  Majesty's,  the  Criterion,  the 
Lyceum,  the  Opera  House  and  the 
Standard,  with  an  average  nightly 
attendance  of  6,000.  In  addition 
there  are  two  variety  theaters — the 
Tivoli  and  the  Palace — which  average 
1800  nightly. 

Katherine  Bloodgood,  the  well- 
known  San  Diego  singer,  will  replace 
Mine.  Schuman-Heink,  at  the  Wor- 
cester festival,  in  September,  singing 
selections  from  the  Ortruda  music  of 
"Lohengrin,"  preceded  by  "O  Mio 
Fernando,"  from  "La  Favorita." 


September  16th,  1899 


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CONCERNING    STAGE  TERMS 


The  Recognized  Theatrical  Exchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast 


— Set  Pieces — Chunks  of  scenery, 
made  to  represent  houses,  bridges, 
rocks,  arbors,  trees,  etc. ,  placed  on 
the  stage  in  appropriate  places,  as 
scenic  adjuncts  to  the  drop,  wings  and 
flies.  Credulous  people  may  easily  be 
led  to  believe  that  supernumeraries, 
both  male  and  female,  and  also  some 
actors  and  actresses  are  included  in 
the  list  of  set  pieces,  but  such  is  not 
the  case. 

*** 

— A  Stage  Brace — Is  not,  as  is 
generally  supposed,  four  fingers  of 
vitriolic  whisky  or  a  growler  of  steam, 
though  both  are  often  in  demand  by 
the  agile  young  men  who  adjust  scen- 
ery. The  stage  brace  proper  is  a  long 
piece  of  wood,  or  more  generally,  two 
pieces  joined  by  an  iron  band,  and 
working  on  the  principal  of  an  exten- 
sion ladder.  It  has  a  couple  of  hooks 
on  one  end,  and  a  toe-plate  on  the 
other.  One  of  the  hooks  is  passed 
through  a  ring  in  the  set-piece  or 
wing,  and  a  screw  fastens  the  other 
end  to  the  floor,  thus  preventing  the 
scenery  from  falling  on  the  actors 
when  they  bring  down  the  house.  As 
a  weapon  the  stage  brace  is  next  in 
point  of  efficacy  to  the  pick-handle. 

*** 

— The  Bridge— Is  where  you  don't 
stand  at  midnight,  unless  the  show  is 
a  long  one.  It  is  situated  at  the  back 
of  the  stage,  and  can  be  raised  and 
lowered  at  the  will  of  the  stage  carpen. 
ter.     It  is  sometimes  lowered  against 


his  will  when  it  becomes  too  heavily 
freighted  with  plump  chorus  girls. 

*** 

— Props — Abbreviation  for  properties, 
not  to  be  confused  with  braces — the 
furniture  for  appropriately  furnishing 
the  stage,  and  also  the  articles  used  by 
the  actors  in  the  piece.  A  property 
list  varies  with  every  piece  played, 
and  reads  like  the  inventory  of  a  junk 
shop.  It  may  include  anything  port- 
able, from  a  pitcher  of  beer  to  a  full 
set  of  armor  or  a  massive  fireplace. 
Many  props  are  imitation  goods,  and 
some  are  "made  in  Germany."  A 
discussion  between  stage  carpenter 
and  property  master  as  to  whether 
such  and  such  an  article  is  scenery  or 
props  is  sufficient  to  start  a  small-sized 
riot  in  any  reputable  theater.  "Props" 
is  also  the  familiar  name  applied  to 
the  young  man  who  "  rustles,"  i.  e., 
procures  or  makes  the  same.  When 
you  see  a  chap  around  a  theater  wear- 
ing a  dissolute  looking  cap  on  one 
corner  of  his  skull,  and  who  pats  you 
familiarly  on  the  back,  you  may  know 
that  is  Props.  His  principal  character- 
istics are  illimitable  gall,  an  unerring 
intinct  for  anything  liquid,  and  his 
readiness  to  make  use  of  a  spare  chew 
of  tobacco.  He  is  on  the  whole,  how- 
ever, a  most  useful  man,  is  very  much 
in  demand  at  stage  rehearsals,  and  is 
as  regularly  consigned  by  the  stage 
manager  to  the  lowest  depths  of  hades 
for  his  real  or  fancied  shortcomings. 

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THE  DEATH  ROLL. 

Frank  Paul,  who,  a  dozen  years  ago 
was  one  of  the  most  widely-known 
managers  in  the  country,  died  at 
Brattleboro,  Vt.,  on  August  8th.  For 
twenty  years  Mr.  Paul  was  connected 
with  prominent  traveling  organiza- 
tions, among  them  being  Haverly's 
Minstrels  and  C.  B.  Bishop's  company. 
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Mrs.  Bertha  Alicoate,  wife  of  James 


Alicoate,  died  recently  at  Canton, 
Ohio,  as  a  result  of  injuries  received 
while  dancing  on  the  stage.  She  was 
a  daughter  of  the  late  John  Wild  and 
had  performed  in  vaudeville  for  many 
years. 

Florence  Barr,  wife  of  Walter  J.  Barr 
and  mother,  of  Harold  Vosburgh,  died 
at  her  home,  in  Toronto,  Canada,  on 
July  31st,  of  a  tumor. 


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THE   SAN    FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


September  16th,  1899 


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The  success  of  the  Dramatic  Re- 
view is  already  assured.  We  have 
come  to  the  conclusion  in  the  last 
week  that  there  was  never  a  better 
field  for  an  up-to-date  theatrical  jour- 
nal than  on  this  coast,  hence  we  will 
now  admit  that  the  Review  has  come 
to  fill  a  long-felt  want.  Members  of 
the  profession  throughout  the  country 
are  writing  ns  favorably  on  our  first 
number.    Watch  us  grow! 

The  fact  that  a  sale  of  Mrs.  Lang- 
try's  four  thousand  acres  in  Lake 
County  of  this  State  has  about  l>een 
consummated  by  a  prominent  San 
Francisco  real  estate  firm,  through  her 
New  York  attorneys,  Howe  and 
Hummel,  recalls  the  time  when  the 
doting  Freddy  Gebhardt  bought  the 
two  adjoining  ranches  and  presented 
the  fair  Lillian  with  one  of  them.  It 
was  not  long  before  Mr.  Gebhardt 
sang  the  refrain,  "  I  want  my  presents 
back"  but  to  no  avail,  so  he  sold  his 
place  to  Mr.  MacCreary  of  San  Fran- 
cisco and  Mrs.  Langtry  has  paid  taxes 
on  her  property  ever  since.  The  price 
agreed  upon  is  a  large  one  and  all  that 
is  needed  to  complete  the  transfer  is 
her  signature  to  certain  papers,  and 
Mrs.  Langtry' s  already  fat  bank  ac- 
count will  be  enlarged  many  thousands 
of  dollars. 

¥ 

Wm.  Winter,  the  veteran  New 
York  critic,  is  getting  giddy.  He 
impetuously  took  Miss  Rehan  in  his 
arms  and  kissed  her  as  she  landed 
from  the  Umbria  last  Saturday  on  her 
return  from  Europe. 

It  is  to  be  hoped  that  Stuart  Rob- 
son  will  be  successful  with  his  produc- 
tion of  the  "Gadfly"  in  New  York 
Monday  night.  He  has  not  exactly 
been  on  easy  street  for  the  last  few 
years. 


A  good  story  is  told  of  the  famous 
tragedian,  John  McCullough,  illustra- 
tive of  his  ready  wit  in  an  emergency. 
At  one  time  he  was  on  the  program 
for  a  recitation  at  a  charity  entertain- 
ment, given  in  a  San  Francisco  theater. 
Edwin  Adams,  knowing  his  aversion 
to  interruptions,  was  in  a  box  ready 
for  him.  Mr.  McCullough  came  on 
the  stage,  advanced  to  the  footlights, 
and,  in  an  easy,  conversational  tone, 
began  Bret  Harte's  "Flynn  of 
Virginia" : 

'Do  you  know  Fly  tin  — 
Flynn  of  Virginia?" 

Mr.  Adams  rose  in  his  seat,  and 
said:  "Oh,  yes,  I  know  him.  I  know 
him  quite  well." 

"All  right,  if  you  know  him,  I  have 
nothing  more  to  say.  You  tell  about 
him."  And  the  tragedian  stalked  off 
the  stage. 

¥ 

A  DRAMATIC  WRITER  of  the  Los 
Angeles  Capital  says:  "It  will  be  a 
cruel  blow  to  San  Francisco  theater 
people,  including  the  playgoers  there, 
to  learn  that  despite  their  generous 
patronage  of  the  Henry  Miller  com- 
pany, one  Leander  Richardson  of  the 
New  York  Telegraph  has  decided  not 
to  let  Frohman  send  out  other  good 
companies  to  the  Coast.  Richardson, 
who  speaks  as  one  having  authority, 
and  also  access  to  the  box  office  state- 
ments of  the  Columbia  Theater,  says 
that  the  receipts  of  the  Miller  engage- 
ment have  averaged  only  about  $6,000 
a  week,  with  a  repertory  of  plays,  any- 
one of  which  would  1>e  good  for  a 
season's  run  in  New  York.  It  is  to  be 
hoped  that  San  Francisco  people  will 
feel  properly  crushed  under  this 
arraignment,  and  promptly  negotiate 
for  rooms  on  some  other  planet.  I 
cannot  believe  that  Richard's  Son  will 
be  satisfied  with  anything  less  than 
such  a  step." 

Wm.  Archer,  who  shares  honors 
only  with  Clement  Scott  in  England  as 
the  leading  reviewer  of  the  drama,  is 
contributing  leading  articles  on 
America  for  the  Pall  Mall  Magazine. 
In  speaking  of  things  other  than 
theatrical,  he  gives  his  view  of  the  big 
country  that  he  has  visited  as  follows: 
'  'One  thing  we  cannot  too  clearly 
realize,  and  that  is  that  the  true 
American  clings  above  everything  to 
his  Americanism.  The  status  of  an 
American  citizen  is  to  him  the  proudest 
on  earth,  and  that  although  he  may 
clearly  enough  recognize  the  abuses  of 
American  political  life,  and  the  dangers 
which  the  republic  has  to  encounter, 
this  feeling  (which  is  not  to  be 
confounded  with  an  ignorant  chauvin- 
ism, though  in  some  cases  it  may  take 
that  form)  is  the  fundamental  feeling 
of  the  whole  nation;  and  no  emotion 
which  threatened  to  encroach  upon  it, 
or  compete  with  it  in  any  way,  would 
have  the  least  chance  of  taking  a 
permanent  place  in  the  American 
mind." 


A     TALENTED       GOVERNESS  who 

wanted  to  be  an  actress  and  went  to 
ask  Henry  Irving  about  the  "method 
of  procedure,"  had  to  wait  in  the 
theater  until  he  got  through  with  his 
part  l>efore  she  could  see  him,  and  this 
is  her  opinion  of  his  acting:  "To  tell 
the  truth,  his  rendering  of  Hamlet  was 
intensely  amusing  to  me,  and  when  I 
saw  him  die  so  artistically,  with  an 
evident  desire  not  to  spoil  the  artistic 
effect  of  the  scene  by  any  awkward 
movement,  such  as  a  real  dying  man 
would  have  made,  I  settled  grimly  in 
my  own  mind  that  I  would  go  and  see 
him  immediately  after  the  play.  For 
I  reasoned  a  man  who  is  such  an -artist 
that  he  can  sacrifice  the  actor's  part 
for  fear  of  spoiling  the  artistic  effect 
must  have  a  weak  spot  somewhere  in 
his  heart  for  other  weak  mortals." 
¥ 

<An  Eccentric  'Duval. 

Dim.  Grenier,  who  has  played  the 
*  troublesome  lad  in  "  Peck's  Bad 
Boy"  more  times  than  he  can  count, 
is  authority  for  the  following  story: 
A  Milwaukee  stock  company  was 
billed  for  "Camille"  and  at  noon  of  the 
day  of  the  performance,  the  man  cast 
as  Duval,  pere,  became  seriously  ill. 
The  Stage  Manager  was  frantic — there 
was  positively  no  one  he  could  call  on 
to  fill  the  part,  and  in  his  despair  he 
telegraphed  a  Chicago  theatrical 
agency. 

The  reply  was  reassuring,  and  read: 
"Have  sent  good  man,  letter  perfect. 
Played  part  many  times." 

The  actor  arrived  at  four-thirty. 
He  weighed  about  two  hundred  and 
fifty  pounds,  and  was  unkempt  and 
unshaven,  with  blood-shot  eyes  and 
whisky  breath,  clad  in  a  shiny  Prince- 
Albert  coat,  baggy  trousers,  a  bad  hat 
and  a  worse  pair  of  shoes,  but  a 
hurried  rehearsal  showed  him  to  be  up 
in  the  part  and  not  a  half-bad  per- 
former. By  the  time  he  was  fed, 
washed  and  shaved,  it  was  time  to 
make-up,  and  he  was  assigned  to  a 
dressing  room.  The  orchestra  had 
been  rung  in,  and  in  response  to  the 
call-boy's  warning,  he  appeared  on  the 
stage.  Mr.  Stage-Manager,  in  the 
excitement  of  the  day,  had  entirely 
forgotten  the  matter  of  clothes  for  his 
new  actor,  and  when  he  showed  up  in 
the  same  disreputable  garments  before 
mentioned — the  shock  was  terrible. 

"  Where  is  your  costume  ?"  shouted 
the  stage  manager. 

"  Got  it  on,"  replied  the  actor. 

"But  you  can't  play  the  part  in 
those  clothes.  Don't  you  know  old- 
man  Duval  is  wealthy  ?  " 

"  Oh,  yes;  I  know  he  is  a  rich  man, 
but  he  is  also  very  eccentric,  my  dear 
sir — extremely  eccentric." 

There  were  no  coats  available  that 
fitted  Mr.  New  Actor,  so  he  played  the 
wealthy  Duval  with  a  tramp  make-up 
for  one  performance  only,  and  played 
the  part  so  well,  the  auditors  forgot 
all  about  his  costume. 


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Popular  Song  Writing 

"The  writing  of  popular  songs  is  fast 
becoming  a  lucrative  business. 
John  P.  Wilson  of  the  Tivoli  opera 
house,  one  of  the  writers  of  good, 
catchy  verse  and  a  playwright  of  more 
than  ordinary  ability,  has  given  the 
Review  the  following  interesting 
article  on  how  most  of  the  successful 
song  writers  do  it. 

"To  begin,  the  writer  observes  the 
style  of  the  latest  song  that  has  met 
with  popular  approval,  and  likely  as 
not  appropriates  the  idea;  or  possibly 
he  has  a  touch  of  originality  and 
copies  nobody,  though  this  hypothesis 
is  improbable.  Then  comes  the  choice 
of  a  subject,  and  though  the  popular 
writer  should  be  prolific  in  themes 
and  happy  in  their  selection,  a  trivial 
incident  may  serve  as  the  ground- 
work if  properly  handled,  or  an 
imaginary  one  with  a  varnish  of  reality, 
the  thinner  the  better,  will  answer  as 
well,  though  novel  situations  are 
much  sought  after  nowadays. 

"Whatever  the  theme  selected,  he 
must  make  the  lines  broad  and  their 
meaning  unmistakable;  the  sentiment 
must  be  exaggerated,  like  the  scenes 
in  a  melodrama.  If  he  writes  of  love 
it  must  be  of  the  faithful-unto-death 
variety — unworldy,  improbable.  'The 
world  loves  a  lover, '  but  tor  the  com- 
monplace wooer  the  world  has  no 
sympathy,  and  in  a  song  the  public's 
sympathy  must  be  aroused.  The  lov- 
er in  the  lyric  must  tie  a  bold,  hand- 
some, devil-may-care  fellow,  and  love 
like  Antony.  No  half  way  business 
goes  with  the  patrons  of  this  style  of 
song,  and  the  'woeful  ballad  made  to 
his  mistress'  eyebrow'  for  them  is 
played  out. 

"If  a  comic  song  is  projected  it 
should  be  strictly  comic,  not  humorous, 
with  touches  of  hor.seplay  thrown  in — 
catch  words  and  forcible  phrases. 

"For  a  dialect  creation  authoritieson 
dialect  can  be  consulted  to  advantage, 
supplemented  by  observations  of  the 
manners  and  speech  of  the  nationality 
to  be  depicted,  the  whole  broadened 
and  boldly  accentuated. 

"In  the  topical  verse  everything 
should  be  subsidiary  to  the  climax. 
The  concluding  phrase  should  be  like 
the  cracker  on  the  whip — pungent, 
startling.  Perhaps  no  style  of  verse 
is  so  difficult  of  construction  as  the 
topical,  for  the  air  is  usually  but  a 
vehicle  for  the  words,  its  success  de- 
pending on  the  appropriateness  of  the 
theme  and  the  manner  in  which  it  is 
presented. 

"The  selection  of  topic  having  been 
made  and  the  lyric  constructed  to  the 
best  of  the  author's  ability,  it  is  given 
over  to  the  tender  mercies  of  the  com- 
poser, and  if  he  is  clever  and  grasps 
the  versifier's  idea  he  makes  the  music 
in  concord  with  the  words.  We  will 
draw  a  charitable  veil  over  the  dif- 
ferences liable  to  arise  between  author 
and  composer,  the  brain  torture  the 
latter  undergoes  in  the  composition  of 
a  catchy  air  and  accompaniment,  and 
imagine  the  song  is  a  thing  complete." 


September  16th,  1899 


THE    SAN   FRANCISCO    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


Theatrical  System. 

J  Lou  Hallett,  manager  of  Hal- 
lett's  Agency,  gave  a  Dramatic 
Review  representative  the  following 
interview  which  will  deeply  interest  the 
managers  of  the  coast.  Speaking  of 
conditions,  organization,  etc.,  he  said: 

"That  conditions  theatrical  on  the 
Pacific  Coast  are  advancing,  or  that 
growing  conditions  are  creating  new 
demands,  is  strongly  evidenced  by  the 
move  in  both  dramatic  and  vaudeville 
lines  toward  organization  and  system- 
atization.  The  leading  vaudeville 
houses  of  the  coast  are  being  organized 
into  a  vaudeville  circuit,  and  the  dra- 
matic houses  are  rapidly  being  listed 
under  a  general  head  for  protection 
and  advancement  of  interests.  There 
has  never  been  a  Pacific  Coast  medium 
-of  exchange  between  the  vaudeville 
performer  and  the  manager  of  the 
vaudeville  house,  or  between  the  man- 
ager of  the  dramatic  company  and  the 
proprietor  of  the  country  theater. 

"  In  the  dramatic  line,  the  country 
show  business  of  the  Pacific  Coast  has 
been  almost  ruined  by  the  fake  and 
fly-by-night  proposition.  With  a  me- 
dium of  exchange,  this  condition  may 
be  remedied.  To  illustrate:  It  is  the 
aim  of  theatrical  agencies  to  know  the 
merits  of  every  attraction  that  attempts 
to  play  the  coast,  and  the  bookings 
ahead  and  the  movements  of  every 
show  on  the  road  or  that  is  securing 
dates.  The  agencies  are  also  the  sole 
booking  agents  of  a  large  number  of 
country  theaters.  With  this  data  at 
hand,  it  will  be  seen  that  a  manager 
desiring  to  take  out  a  company  can, 
by  calling  at  these  offices,  immediately 
route  and  book  his  show,  whereas, 
heretofore,  he  would  be  obliged  to  write 
hundreds  of  letters,  wait  weeks  for 
replies  before  he  could  route,  and  then 
after  routing,  take  more  time,  go  to 
trouble  and  expense  to  close  contracts 
of  booking.  Besides,  if  a  new  com- 
pany, the  country  manager  is  shy — as 
well  he  need  be — about  booking  at  all. 
There  is  also  a  corresponding  benefit 
to  the  manager  of  the  country  theater. 
He  is  assured  of  more  and  better  at- 
tractions, relieved  of  fear  and  the  too 
frequent  experience  of  giving  time  to 
the  fake  show  at  the  expense  of  the 
good  one.  This  medium  of  exchange 
between  the  manager  of  companies 
and  interior  theaters  is  rapidly  doing 
away  with  the  fake  show,  and  every- 


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body  concerned  is  baing  benefitted — 
even  to  the  '  angel.' 

"  The  d  ay  is  about  past  on  the  coast 
when  the  schemer  and  bill-beater  can 
get  a  hand-full  of  amateurs  together  and 
impose  upon  the  country  manager  and 
the  public.  He  will  soon  come  to 
grief.  On  the  other  hand,  there  is 
money  in  the  business  for  the  enter- 
prising manager  who  goes  at  it  in  the 
right  way,  heralds  his  coming  through 
the  legitimate  channels,  gives  a  clean, 
good  show,  and  does  his  business 
strictly  on  the  square. 

' '  In  the  vaudeville  line,  both  per- 
formers and  managers  suffer  great  loss 
from  lack  of  systematic  effort  in  book- 
ing attrac'ions  for  the  western  country. 
San  Francisco  is  usually  the  objective 
point  for  performers  coming  from  the 
east,  and  they  come  promiscuously 
over  the  northern,  southern  and  cen- 
tral routes,  and  as  a  result,  there  is 
always  a  great  surplus  of  performers 
in  this  city.  It  is  not  an  unusual 
thing  for  performers  in  the  east  to 
come  to  the  coast,  either  under  promise 
or  an  assurance  of  continuous  dates, 
and  find,  upon  their  arrival,  that  only 
a  date  or  so  can  be  secured,  and  they 
are  obliged  to  return  east,  or  work 
anywhere,  and  for  anything  they  can 
get.  In  either  case  they  have  any- 
thing but  a  good  word  for  San  Fran- 
cisco and  the  Pacific  Coast.  As  a 
result  of  these  conditions,  managers 
find  difficulty  in  securing  attractions, 
and  salaries  are  much  higher  than 
they  would  be  under  other  circum- 
stances. With  the  purposed  plan  in 
operation,  eastern  attractions  will  be 
booked  over  the  Pacific  Coast  and  back 
east.  This  will  insure  a  better  line  of 
acts,  at  a  lower  salary,  and  at  the  same 
time  the  performer,  by  having  contin- 
uous dates  and  more  bookings,  will  be 
making  more  money. 

"  This  endeavor— or  rather  fact,  for 
both  the  dramatic  and  vaudeville  prop- 
ositions are  in  operation — is  by  no 
means  a  new  idea.  All  the  vaudeville 
houses  in  the  east  are  organized  into 
circuits,  with  general  heads,  and  the 
dramatic  houses  are  booked  through 
the  various  agencies  in  the  large  cities. 
In  a  short  time  the  Pacific  Coast  will 
enjoy  the  benefits  of  organized  action 
in  theatricals,  the  same  as  the  east." 


Ralph  Pincus,  Press  Agent  of  the 
Columbia  has  taken  the  opportunity 
made  possible  by  the  temporary  clos- 
ing of  that  house  to  visit  Los  Angeles 
for  a  few  days. 


HPhb  Union  trade  organizations  of 
*  the  city  are  boycotting  the  owners 
of  the  Panorama  Battle  of  Manila  at 
Central  Park  because  non-union  labor 
was  employed  in  the  construction  of 
the  panorama. 

* 

The  members  o'  the  Harmonie 
Kladderadatsch  had  a  three-day  out- 
ing at  Congress  Springs  last  week. 
They  gave  a  "Eduard  und  Kuni- 
gunde, "  a  performance  of  song  com- 
prising comedy,  tragedy  and  opera. 
There  was  a  ballet  extraordinary  and 
fireworks.  The  cast  of  the  piece  in- 
cluded Sam  Levi,  Louis  Roesch,  Hons 
Veroni,  Charley  Dcvhant,  Richord 
Stodman,  Johannes  Plagemanu.  R. 
Lorentz,  Ch  s.  Leesch,  Geo.  Schafer, 
Chas.  Rehn,  Phil.  Kiefer,  F. .  Franz, 
Wm.  Loewe.S.  Blum. 

*  * 

F.  R.  Porter  has  secured 
an  option  on  the  lease  of  the 
Macdonough  theater,  Oakland,  and, 
with  Louis  Morgem-tern  and  C.  E. 
Cook  intends  to  open  it  with 
bookings  of  the  California  theater 
and  later  to  run  it  with  stock  produc- 
tions. We  shall  have  some  late  news 
regarding  the  lease  next  week. 

*  * 
# 

Word  has  just  reached  here  that 
the  Waldorf  Company,  now  touring 
the  Orient,  recently  received  an  in- 
vitation to  appear  before  the  P<mperor 
and  Empress  of  Japan.  The  perform- 
ance was  reviewed  from  behind 
screens  by  their  Majesties  who  after- 
wards presented  Miss  Waldorf  with 
a  decoration. 

* 

*  * 

The  Sterett  Show  Printing  Co., 
does  the  printing  for  every  theater  in 
San  Francisco  and  for  nearly  all  of  the 
companies  en  route  to  the  coast. 
Promptness  and  superiority  are  the 
chief  characteristics  of  this  up-to-date 
firm.  Agents  are  always  welcome 
and  find  every  accommodation  there. 
* 

*  * 

The  farewell  concert  given  by 
Denis  O'Sullivan  at  Sherman  &  Clay's 
hall  last  Tuesday  night  was  a  great 
success.  He  sang  in  German,  Italian, 
Scotch,  English,  and  his  inimitable 
Irish.  On  the  whole  it  was  one  of  the 
most  interesting  concerts  ever  heard  in 
the  city. 

* 

Stage  Carpenter  Lang  of  the  Bur- 
bank  Theater,  Los  Angeles,  is  in  hot 
water  for  violating  some  rule  of  the 
Stage  Mechanics'  Union,  and  the 
Union  has  demanded  that  Manager 
Ollie  Morosco  discharge  him.  A 
strike  of  the  orchestra  was  threatened. 


The  Contrado's  American  Concert 
Band,  under  the  management  of  H.  J. 
Seegelken  is  playing  at  the  Eureka 
fair  this  week.  The  band  consists  of 
forty  pieces  and  is  composed  of  picked 
musicians  of  this  city. 


The  Elleford  Company  played  to 
the  burner  week's  business  at  Barton's 
Opera  House,  Fresno,  last  week. 
The  audience  one  night  was  so  large 
that  it  broke  down  the  railing  sep- 
arating the  standing  room  from  the 
reserved  seats. 

• 

"Beauty,"  the  white,  long-tailed 
horse  at  the  Chutes  died  last  week 
from  a  fracture  of  the  leg. 

On  the  %oad 

Vroom- Addison  Company. 

Week  of  Sept.  18,  Stockton. 

Midnight  Bell. 

Boise  City,  Idaho,  14;  Pocatello, 
Idaho,  16;  Logan,  18;  Brigham,  19; 
Ogden,  Utah,  20;  Salt  Lake  City, 
(three  nights)  21-22-23. 

Sam  Shaw  Company. 

Victoria,  18;  Nanaimo,  25. 
Jessie  Shirley  Company. 

Salem,  18. 

Dailey  Stock  Company. 

Woodland,  18;  San  Jose,  24. 

Ward  &  Sacket. 
Ba/chelor's  Honeymoon. 

Leadville,  12;  Cripple  Creek,  13; 
Florence,  14;  Pueblo,  15. 

Elleford  Company 

Reno,  New,  18;  Carson,  25. 

Weston  &  Herbert  s  Vaudevilles. 

Hayward's,  Sept.  15-16;  Watson  - 
ville,  18-19;  Salinas,  20-21 ;  Castroville, 
22-23;  Monterey,  25-26.  Hollister,  27. 
28;  Gilroy,  29-30,  Redwood  City,  Oct. 
2-3;  Pleasanton,  4-5;  Livermore,  6-7- 

Thc  Girl  from  Chili. 

Jos.  Muller,  mgr.,  Port  Townsend, 
16;  Seattle,  17-22. 


Archie  I.cvy  reports  n  flourish- 
ing business— our  nrtist  has  caught 
him  under  the  influence  of  a  fine 
Havana  ami  great  contentment. 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


September  16th,  1899 


AT  THE  *  ♦  «t»  ' 
bOCAb  THEATERS 


Tivoli  Opera  House 

Lohengrin  is  undoubtedly  a  trying 
opera  on  singers  and  orchestra. 
With  its  double  choruses  and  heavy 
orchestration  it  taxes  the  strongest 
organizations  who  have  ample  time  in 
which  to  master  its  intricacies. 
Despite  these  difficulties,  the  rendi- 
tion by  the  Tivoli  Company  this  week 
has  been  most  acceptable.  This  is 
especially  true  of  the  principal  singers. 
A  Lohengrin  who  is  a  complete  em- 
bodiment of  the  part  is  found  in 
Barron  Berthald.  Every  action  and 
facial  expression  portrayed  the  very 
poetry  of  the  character,  and  rarely 
has  the  music  of  the  part  been  sung 
so  well  in  this  city.  Intelligence  and 
artistic  taste  characterized  his  per- 
formance from  beginning  to  end. 
Ella  Prosnitz  sang  Elsa  better  than 
any  part  she  has  yet  done  in  this 
house,  and  her  interpretation  was  after 
the  accepted  style.  Schuster  as  King 
Henry  appeared  to  good  advantage, 
Mary  Linck's  Ortrud  was  conscienti- 
ously done.  Wm.  Mertens  as  Telra- 
mund  appeared  thoroughly  at  home, 
and  sang  the  heavy  music  of  the  part 
exceptionally  well.  Zani  was  only 
fair  as  the  Herald  and  the  chorus  was 
as  good  as  could  be  expected  with 
short  rehearsals.  The  ladies  of  the 
chorus  sang  better  than  usual.  Of 
course  the  orchestra  is  a  very  impor- 
tant adjunct  to  all  Wagnerian  Operas, 
and  Mr.  Hirschfeld  and  his  band  of 
musicians  ably  interpreted  the  noble 
score. 

During  the  past  and  present  Grand 
Opera  Season  the  Tivoli  has  given 
some  notable  productions,  but  never 
anything  that  equalled  in  finesse  and 
brilliancy  last  Tuesday  night's  per- 
formance of  "Othello."  Verdi's  Opera, 
like  the  tragedy,  is  a  two  star  affair 
with  even  parts  for  the  tenor  and 
baritone.  Both  Salassa  and  Avedano 
scored  triumphs.  Their  beautiful 
duet,  "Vengeance  is  Mine,"  at  the 
close  of  the  second  act,  simply  excited 
the  audience  with  enthusiastic  ap- 
proval. Cheer  after  cheer  sounded 
through  the  modest  little  opera  house. 
Three,  four,  five  times  was  the  curtain 
raised  and  lowered.  Thrice  was  the 
duet  repeated  by  the  good  natured 
artists.  It  is  not  often  that  one  can 
hear  Salassa — he  does'nt  always  sing, 
but  when  he  does  he  is  made  to  do 
double  duty.  His  singing  it  is  un- 
necessary to  attempt  to  criticise  and 


his  acting  is  not  far  behind  his  singing. 
Avedano,  too,  is  a  good  actor,  thus 
making  the  opera  doubly  interesting. 
Miss  Lichter's  Desdemona  was  well 
sung  and  acted.  Her  singing  of  the 
beautiful  "Willow"  song,  shading  so 
delicately  into  the  'Ave  Maria"  won 
for  her  repeated  applause.  Miss  Beck- 
with  made  an  acceptable  Emilia 
Sig.  Fornau  as  Cassire,  with  Mess- 
mer,  Perron,  Zani  and  Fogarty  com- 
pleted the  cast.  The  ensemble  work 
was  notably  good  and  Mr.  Hirsch- 
field  deserves  more  than  a  word  of 
praise  for  the  way  he  handles  his 
orchestra. 


The  cAlcazar. 

""The  drama,  Wages  of  Sin,  was  given 
*  a  most  finished  presentation  at 
the  Alcazar  this  week.  Too  much 
cannot  be  said  in  favor  of  the  careful 
manner  in  which  each  player  carried 
out  the  character  allotted t  and,  as 
usual,  the  stage  settings  were  all  that 
could  be  desired.  Eugene  Ormonde, 
as  Rev.  George  Brand,  was  exception- 
ally clever.  He  portrayed  the  part  of 
the  wronged  minister  with  unusual 
skill,  demonstrating  his  fitness  for 
almost  any  role  that  might  be  assigned 
him.  He  is  fast  becoming  a  great 
favorite.  Miss  Gertrude  Foster,  as 
Ruth  Hope,  was  cast  for  the  severest 
character  of  the  piece,  yet  she  showed 
no  weakness  in  its  interpretation. 
Miss  Foster  shared  the  honors  with 
Miss  Mae  Keane,  as  Barbara  Dale  and 
Miss  Juliet  Crosby  as  Juliana  Bloggs, 
both  of  whom  were  great  successes. 
Miss  Helen  Henry  filled  the  character 
of  Rose  Deane  in  a  most  fascinating 
manner,  and  she  is  "just  as  cute  as 
she  can  be"  as  the  sweetheart  of 
Harry  Wentworth,  the  part  portrayed 
by  Frank  Denithorne.  Miss  Howe,  as 
Mrs.  Bloggs  was  particularly  good. 
Of  course,  George  Webster  was  the 
the  villain,  Stephen  Marlee,  and  a 
most  acceptable  interpretation  he  gave 
of  the  character.  Charles  King, 
Carlyle  Moore,  Clarence  F.  Montaine, 
William  Morris  and  Herbert  Carlon 
were  each  very  acceptable,  showing 
much  study  and  attention  in  their 
work.  The  performance  is  a  good 
one  throughout,  and  has  been  playing 
to  a  well  filled  house  all  week.  The 
Alcazar  has  one  of  the  best  orchestras 
in  the  city.  Under  the  direction  of 
Mr.  Eada  an  unusually  good  musical 
program  was  rendered. 


cMorosco's  Grand* 

""The  long  and  well-attended  series  of 
*     operas  already  produced  by  the 
always  reliable  and  entertaining  com- 
pany of  singers  holding  forth  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House  was  followed  on 
Monday  night  by  Von  Suppe's  enter- 
taining opera,  Fatinitza.    The  impres- 
sion left  on  one's  mind  after  the  last 
strains  of  music  had  sounded  was  that 
it  was  really  Wooley's  night,  although, 
of  course,  Wolff  and  Persse,  Edith 
Mason  and  Hattie  Bell   Ladd  were 
excellently  placed  and  were  altogether 
pleasing.     As  Steipann,  the  sergeant, 
Arthur  Wooley  was  exceedingly  droll, 
and  at  his  most  amusing  self.  With 
a  chance  to  overdo  many  situations, 
and  to  extend  his  mirth  provoking 
opportunities  into  tiresome  lengths,  it 
was  certainly  pleasing  to  see  that  he 
steered  clear  of  all  buffoonery  and  gave 
a  performance  that  showed  his  gen- 
uine worth  as  a  comedian.  William 
Wolff  had  in  the  part  of  the  Russian 
General    Kantchukoff  a  chance  that 
well  suited  his  vigorous  and  forceful 
personality.   Thomas  Persse  took  care 
of  the  part  of  the  adventurous  Ameri- 
can newspaper  correspondent,  Julian 
Hardy,  and  minus  knee-breeches,  wig, 
spangled  coat  and  dainty  apparel  of 
any  kind  that  generally  go  to  make 
up  the  hero  of  comic  opera,  he  was  a 
distinct  and  refreshing  success.    I  say 
"refreshing   success,"  for   I  never 
before  realized  how  much  there  was  to 
the  sweet,  manly  tones  of  his  tenor 
voice  until  he  appeared  in  ordinary 
citizen's  clothes,  and  so  I  have  con- 
cluded that  in  Julian  Hardy  charac- 
ters I  like  him  best.    Edith  Mason's 
clear  soprano  is  certainly  far  ahead  of 
the  general  run  of  the  singers  appearing 
in  comic  opera,  and  if  Miss  Mason 
would,  as  my  neighbor  on  my  left 
whispered  to  me,  ' '  have  less  of  that 
repose,"  what  an  exceptional  singer 
she  would  be.     For  we  cannot  help 
admiring  the  ease  with  which  she 
sings  and  the  purity  of  her  tones,  if 
one  cannot  altogether  commend  her 
manner  of  using  them.     Hattie  Bell 
Eadd,  with  a  certain  air  of  good  fel- 
lowship  that  reminds   one  of  May 
Irwin,  made  a  handsome  and  dashing 
Vladimir,  and  although  being  some- 
what uncertain  in  her  lines  the  first 
night  and  undecided  whether  to  be 
"obliged  to  fly,"  or  "obliged  to  flee," 
she  certainly  always  is  charming  to 
look  at  in  top  boots,  and  can  be  de- 


pended upon  to  take  good  care  of  her 
part.  The.  excellent  management  of 
the  stage  and  the  music  that  we  have 
grown  accustomed  to  at  the  Grand 
were  both  features  of  Monday  night's 
very  entertaining  opera. 


The  Columbia 

Though   not  officially  announced, 
■    it  is  probable  that  the  first  week  \ 
of  the  Modjeska  engagement  at  the 
Columbia  will  be  devoted  entirely  to 
the  new  play  of  "  Marie  Antoinette" 
written  for  her  by  Clinton  Stuart.  It 
is  going  through  its  trial  performances 
in  the  southern  part  of  the  State,  and 
on  reaching  here  it  promises  to  be  a . 
smooth  and  artistic  production .    It  will 1 
be  given  with,  it  is  said,  some  very! 
elaborate  and   artistic  scenic  effects.  ] 
Another  novelty  which  this  engage- j 
ment  promises  is  a  new  adaptation 
of  the  well-known   French  comedy 
"  Le  Battaille  des   Dames"   or   the : 
"  Ladies'  Battle."    It  will  probably  be( 
seen  on   the  opening   night  of  the 
second  week.    The  play  is  not  long 
enough  for  a  full  evening's  entertain- 
ment, and  will,  it  is  said,  be  preceded 
by  "Gringoire,"  with  Mr.  John  E. 
Kellerd  in  the  title  role. 


TTze  Concert  Season. 

"The  concert  season  was  opened  last 
*  Thursday  night  at  Sherman  & 
Clay  Hall,  by  Harry  Samuels,  violinist 
and  Meta  Asher,  pianist  and  was  a 
brilliant  success.  Mr.  Samuel's  play- 
ing was  the  main  feature  of  the  even- 
ing. He  showed  himself  a  finished 
artist.    The  attendance  was  large. 


Florence  cRpberts 

Come  of  the  most  pleasant  recollec- 
~  tions  held  by  theater-goers  of  San 
Francisco  are  associated  with  the  sea-^ 
son  just  closed  by  Lewis  Morrison  and 
his  charming  wife,  Florence  Roberts,; 
at  the  Alcazar.  Miss  Roberts  had 
made  an  impression  that  will  long 
linger  in  the  memory  of  all  who  en-l 
joyed  her  performances.  In  a  round 
of  parts,  from  Shakespeare  to  modern 
comedy,  she  has  shown  her  versatility 
in  a  manner  that  places  her  high  in 
the  ranks  of  finished  artists,  and  it  is 
with  pleasant  anticipation  that  San 
Francisco  looks  forward  to  the  time 
for  her  next  season. 


Read  the  Dramatic  Review. 


THE    SAN    FRANCISCO    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Our  FRirrtos^iD 
TH  E.I  R  DOlBfSls  (W> 


The  Orpheum 

A genuine  novelty  heads  the  bill  at 
the  Orpheum  this  week.  It  con- 
sists of  a  quartette  who  can  act  as  well 
as  sing.  The  sketch  is  presented  un- 
der the  title  of  "The  Bachelor's  Club," 
and  what  happened  to  it  between 
11:30  P.  m.  and  1:30  A.  m. 

The  lines  are  bright  and  produce 
many  laughs,  while  the  singing  was 
excellent  and  was  enthusiastically  re- 
ceived. Messrs.  Robert  Pollard, 
George  Brengle,  John  Connelly  and 
Bergh  Morrison  make  up  the  clever 
|  quartette,  and  they  are  assisted  by  W. 
B.  Mortimer  as  Richards  the  servant. 

Charley  Case  tells  a  different  batch 
of  stories  from  his  last  week's  offering 
in  his  own  inimitable  way.  While 
[  Charley's  stories  are  not  new,  they  are 
original  with  himself  and  never  fail  to 
please.  White  and  Harris  is  the 
name  of  another  team  of  newcomers. 
They  are  billed  as  a  singing  and  danc- 
ing duo.  Mr.  White  is  a  knock- 
about artist  who  has  very  little  regard 
for  his  bones.  Their  efforts  were  well 
received,  especially  the  illustrated 
recitation  of  "Casey  at  the  Bat." 
Miss  Harris  read  the  piece,  and  White 
gave  a  graphic  reproduction  of  the 
mighty  Casey.  The  Hungarian  Boys' 
Military  Band  continues  in  high  favor 
as  do  also  Arnold  Grazer  and  L,a  Petite 
Hazel.  Montrell,  the  dextrous  juggler, 
does  his  act  with  the  confidence  of 
long  experience;  and  the  Crawford 
sisters— two  pretty  young  ladies — 
made  a  hit  with  their  refined  singing 
and  dancing  specialty.  The  American 
Biograph,  with  a  new  set  of  views, 
closes  a  fine  evening's  entertainment. 
Too  much  praise  cannot  be  given  this 
remarkable  machine  which  is  rapidly 
being  brought  to  a  point  that  ap- 
proaches perfection  in  the  moving  pic- 
ture line. 

The  crowded  houses  which  nightly 
greet  the  performance  at  the  Orpheum 
are  not  to  be  wondered  at  when  the 
nature  of  the  shows  given  at  this 
house  are  taken  into  consideration. 
Through  the  medium  of  the  Orpheum 
Circuit  in  Kansas  City,  Omaha  and 
Los  Angeles,  they  are  enabled  to  pre- 
sent the  best  talent  the  world  produces 
in  vaudeville. 


The  Olympla 

'Voe  Matthews,  the  coon-song 
^  singer,  is  making  a  hit  at  the 
popular  Olympia  this  week  in  the 
latest  success,  "You  Got  to  Play  Rag 
Time."  The  Girdeller  Brothers,  the 
!  grotesque  contortionists  and  acrobats, 
I  are  proving  a  great  drawing  card, 
i Ed.  Dolan,  the  man  from  the  Land  of 
Erin,  is  also  getting  his  share  of  the 


applause,  as  are  also  Carlton  and 
Royce  in  the  gaiety  dances.  Snowie 
Maybelle,  songs  and  dances;  Josie 
Gordon,  soubrette;  Dora  Mervin, 
operatic  soprano;  the  Keesings  and 
Dollie  Mitchell,  songs  and  dances,  all 
continue  in  popularity.  A  leading 
feature  of  the  Olympia' s  very  interest- 
ing bill  is  the  Hungarian  Orchestra 
under  the  direction  of  Isidore  Fenster, 
the  noted  violinist.  This  is  one  of  the 
best  orchestras  in  the  city. 


The  Chutes 


'Three  wee  pickaninies  and  Ruth 
Nelta,  a  singer  of  lively  coon 
songs,  made  a  great  hit  at  the  popular 
Chutes  this  week.  The  novelty  is  a 
great  drawing  card,  but  there  are 
other  very  interesting  features  of  the 
bill.  Waldo  and  Elliot,  comedy  acro- 
bats, were  new  on  the  program,  and 
they  proved  themselves  good  fun- 
makers.  Adgie  and  her  lions  con- 
tinue the  same  daring  performance. 
The  moving  pictures  are  better  than 
ever  before.  A  most  daring  high 
dive  is  given  by  Harman  and  Seabury. 


The  Oberon 

'The  success  of  the  Prof.  Ritzau's 
*  Ladies'  Orchestra  continues  at  the 
Oberon.  Irene  Wellington  and  Mae 
Tunison  are  as  popular  as  ever.  The 
boy  violinist,  Henry  Faktor,  Las 
proven  a  good  drawing  card.  The 
new  features  are  Miss  Annette  George, 
a  superb  soprano,  and  Senorita 
Guerita  Carmen,  an  operatic  singer 
from  Milan.    They  are  very  good. 


JUm^ement^ 


The  Orpheum 

Cotjr  new  teams,  all  of  them  first- 
*  class,  will  be  seen  at  the  Orpheum 
next  week,  and  the  bill  will  be  the 
strongest  that  .has  been  put  on  in 
many  weeks.  That  is  saying  a  good 
deal,  especially  for  a  house  that  never 
fails  in  having  up-to-date  attractions. 
Hallen  and  Fuller,  a  clever  comedy 
sketch  team  seen  here  once  before, 
will  return  with  some  new  features 
that  will  please.  Another  comedy 
sketch  couple  will  be  Stinson  and 
Merton,  who  are  said  to  be  exception- 
ally clever.  Bright  Bros.,  marvels  in 
acrobatics,  will  make  their  appearance, 
and  Terry  and  Lambert  will  present  a 
lively  song-and-dance  act.  These 
make  eight  new  performers  to  be  seen 


next  week,  but  they  are  not  the  whole 
show.  The  Bachelor  Club  Quartette, 
the  Crawford  Sisters,  Charley  Case, 
and  the  ever  popular  Boys'  Band  will 
be  the  holdovers. 


The  cAlcazar 

\li  ESSRS.  Thau,  and  Bei.asco  an- 
1  nounce  that  they  will  revive 
"Too  Much  Johnson"  next  Monday 
night,  with  a  full  cast  by  the  Alcazar 
Stock  Company.  This  is  a  happy 
move  on  the  part  of  the  popular 
managers,  for  the  play  ran  several 
weeks  under  the  same  management 
two  years  ago,  and  it  was  a  money- 
maker. "Too  Much  Johnson"  will 
be  put  on  in  a  better  manner  than 
ever,  and  the  ship  scene — a  represen- 
tation of  a  well-known  vessel  now  in 
the  harbor— will  be  particularly  fine. 
The  comedy  is  by  Gillette,  and  the 
theme  too  well  known  to  bear  repeti- 
tion, but  it  is  one  of  those  kind  of 
comedies  that  grow  better  the  oftener 
they  are  seen.  The  Review  predicts 
a  big  success  for  the  piece. 


Tivolt  Opera  House 

/^vwing  to  the  enormous  success  o 
Verdi's  grand  opera,  "Othello," 
at  the  Tivoli  Opera  House,  the  man- 
agement in  order  to  accommodate  the 
rush  for  seats,  has  decided  to  repeat 
the  great  work  next  week,  and  it  will 
alternate  with  Verdi's  equally  famous 
opera,  "La  Traviata."  "Traviata" 
will  be  sung  on  Monday,  Wednesday, 
Friday  and  Saturday  evenings,  and 
the  cast  will  include  Barron  Berthald, 
Anna  Lichter,  William  Mertens, 
William  Schuster,  Arthur  Mesmer, 
Hannah  Davis,  Charlotte  Beckwith  in 
the  principal  roles.  This  well-known 
opera  needs  no  introduction,  for  it  is 
one  of  the  greatest  favorites  with  musi- 
cians, and  its  delightful  lyrics  are  in 
the  veteran  composer's  best  style. 
"Lohengrin"  will  be  played  for  the 
last  time  this  Saturday  evening,  and 
"Othello"  is  the  bill  for  Sunday 
night.  Owing  to  Miss  Lichter  sing- 
ing in  "Traviata"  next  week,  the  role 
of  "Desdemona"  will  be  sung  by  Ella 
Prosnitz;  and  this  great  artist  having 
made  one  of  her  triumphs  in  this 
character  in  Europe,  the  performances 
of  "Othello"  next  week  will  be  truly 
remarkable  in  every  detail. 


cMoroscos  Grand 

Manager  Harry  Morosco  and 
Director  Jones  of  the  Grand 
Opera  House  have  arranged  a  big  pro- 
duction of  Offenbach's  tuneful  opera, 
"The  Drum  Major's  Daughter,"  for 
the  coming  week.  It  is  indeed  a 
pretty  piece,  and  its  presentation  will 
no  doubt  draw  a  crowded  house  every 
night  in  the  week. 


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ETHEL  BARRYMORE 

If  this  young  lady  had  as  much  of  her 
mother' s  talent  as  she  has  of  her 
father's  good  looks,  what  an 
immensely  clever  actress 
she  would  be. 


GLADYS  WALLIS 

Here  is  a  little  beauty,  a  popular  actress  that 
was — at  present,  a  young  person  of 
domestic  tastes.     She  lives  in 
Chicago,    having  lately 
married  a  millionvire. 


MARY  MANNERING 

One  of  the  sweetest  women  ever  sent  over  by 
our  British  cousins  jor  appreciation. 
She  and  her  husband,  fames  K. 
Hackett  make  a  striking 
couple. 


ANNIE  IRISH 

One  of  the  most  reliable  actresses  on  the 
American  stage.    Some  people  call  her 
beautiful  and  some  don't. 


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September  16th,  1899 


LOS  ANGELES. 

Special  Correspondence. 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  12th. — With  the 
week  commencing  September  nth  inst., 
the  Los  Angeles  season  for  1899-1900,  was 
ushered  in  with  crowded  houses  at  all  the 
theaters,  and,  unless  "  all  signs  fail  in  dry 
weather,"  this  season  will  be  a  good  one. 
With  Modjeska  at  the  Los  Angeles  theater, 
The  Frawley  company  at  Morosco's  Burbank 
theater  and  a  good  class  of  vaudeville  at  the 
Orpheum,  theater-goers  are  enabled  to  choose 
from  a  variety  that  should  suit  the  most 
fastidious. 

Los  Angeles  can  again  boast  of  being  the 
home  of  infant  prodigies,  for  two  new  ones 
have  made  their  appearance  here  within  the 
past  week.  Baby  Gard,  a  four-year-old  boy, 
was  given  a  try-out  last  week  by  a  number 
of  local  musicians  and  several  professional 
people  who  were  unanimous  in  their  verdict 
that  as  singer  of  the  popular  "  Coon  "  songs 
he  is  certainly  a  wonder  and  has  a  great 
future  before  him.  The  little  fellow  will 
make  his  first  appearance  before  the  public 
at  the  Orpheum  benefit  for  Battery  "  D,"  U. 
S.  V.,  14th  inst.  The  other  is  Gounod 
Romandy,  the  six-year-old  son  of  the  late 
Dion  Romandy,  who  for  years  was  the  leader 
of  the  orchestra  at  the  Orpheum  in  this  city. 
The  little  boy  first  began  to  play  the  violin 
when  but  a  year  and  a  half  old  and  has  kept 
up  his  practice  since  then.  He  will  lead  the 
orchestra,  using  his  father's  old  violin  in 
one  number  at  the  benefit. 

The  Los  Angeles  theater  has  Modjeska 
billed  for  this  week,  assisted  by  Mr.  John  E. 
Kellerd  and  a  strong  company.  A  magnifi- 
cent audience  g  eeted  her  Monday  ev  ning 
in  "  Ma  ie  Antoinette,"  and  crowded  houses 
will  be  the  rule  for  the  remainder  of  her 
stay.  Her  repertoire  for  Los  Angeles  in- 
cludes "Marie  Antoinette,"  "  Macbeth," 
"Mary  Stuart"  and  "Much  Ado  About 
Nothing." 

At  Moros  o's  Burbank  theater,  The  Fraw- 
ley company  is  playing  to  crowded  houses 
each  night — bigger  houses  than  it  was  ever 
the  Burbank's  good  fortune  to  have  before. 
This  week  they  are  running  "The  Senator," 
and  for  next  week,  "  The  Fatal  Card  "  is  to 
be  put  on.  The  Company  has  caught  on  in 
great  style,  as  is  evidenced  by  the  crowds 
that  go  there  for  each  performance. 

The  Orpheum  is  keeping  up  to  its  high 
standard  and  has  a  full  bill  of  good  acts  this 
week,  including  Felix  Morris  and  his  com- 
pany in  their  sketch  "  Behind  the  Scenes," 
Mouliere  Sisters,  Caron  and  Herbert,  Hall 
and  Staley,  Apollo,  Freeze  Brothers  and 
McMahon  and  King. 

The  Orpheum's  benefit  for  Battery  "  D," 
U.  S  V.,  is  about  completed  and  will  be  a 
great  success.  All  the  principals  of  the 
profession  here,  as  well  as  good  local  talent, 
will  assist  the  regular  Orpheum  people  in 
making  it  a  performance  long  to  be  re- 
membered. All  the  boxes  have  been  sold 
and  the  S.  R.  O.  sign  will  probably  play  a 
prominent  part  that  day. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


RIVERSIDE 

Special  Correspondence. 

Riverside,  Sept.  12. — The  presentation  on 
the  Loring  boards  by  Madame  Modjeska  and 
her  capable  company  on  Admission  Day, 
was  one  long  to  be  remembered  by  our 
theater-goers.  The  house  was  packed  from 
the  orchestra  rail  to  the  seat  where  the 
gallery  god  leaves  the  print  of  his  hat  on  the 
frescoed  ceiling.  The  distinguished  trage- 
dienne was  given  a  royal  reception,  for  when 
she  came  to  reside  in  this  sunny  clime  she 
became  one  of  us  and  in  consequence  she 
is  dear  to  every  heart.  Modjeska's  concep- 
tion of  Lady  Macbeth  is  uulike  that  of  any 
other,  softened  and  enriched  by  long  years 
of  service  on  the  stage.  John  E.  Kellard's 
portrayal  of  Macbeth,  while  a  slight  de- 
parture from  the  generally  accepted  con- 
ception of  the  character  was  a  powerful 
portrayal  until  he  reached  the  final  scene, 
the  combat  with  Macduff,  when  his  blade 
broke  close  to  the  hilt,  but  so  advoitly  did 
he  cover  the  mishap  that  very  few  in  the 
audience  noticed  it.  In  the  character  of 
Macduff,  Frederick  Mosely  gave  his  read- 
ings intelligent  treatment,  and  gave  evi- 
dence of  the  sterling  actor  that  he  is.  Oth- 
ers are  entitled  to  much  praise  for  pains- 
taking work;  indeed  the  company  is  the 
most  evenly  balanced  of  any  that  has 
graced  our  boards  for  a  long  time.  The 
new  scenery  painted  during  the  summer  at 
San  Diego  by  Moses  of  Chicago,  includes 
some  beautiful  settings. 

HANFORD 

Special  Correspondence 
Hanford,  Cal.,  Sept.  12.— Frank  De 
Camp  and  wife  have  been  here  a  week  re- 
hearsing with  Hanford's  best  local  talent 
for  the  play  "All  That  Glitters  Is  Not 
Gold"  which  is  to  be  presented  at  the  Han- 
ford Opera  House  Thursday  evening,  the 
14th  inst. 

This  is  the  home  of  Mrs.  De  Camp,  Frank 
having  won  her  heart  and  hand  on  the 
occasion  of  one  of  his  visits  here  with  Sam 
Shaw's  Company.  Mrs.  De  Camp's  clever 
acting  here  in  her  amateur  days  always 
attracted  large  audiences,  and  the  big  sale  of 
seats  for  Thursday  night  show  that  Han- 
ford theater-goers  haven't  forgotten  her. 

Engagements  at  the  Hanford  Opera 
House  with  its  guaranteed  list  of  patrons, 
large  seating  capacity,  immense  stage  and 
modern  attachments  have  always  been 
looked  forward  to  by  the  players,  but  for 
some  unaccountable  reason  the  go-by  is  to 
be  its  lot  this  season.  While  the  Fresno 
boards  are  full,  our  Manager  Kauntze  com 
plains  that  the  traveling  companies  refuse 
to  visit  Hanford.  Well,  they  don't  know 
what  they  are  missing,  as  there's  money  to 
throw  at  the  birds  here  this  season.  P. 

SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence 

Sacramento,  Sept.  12.— The  State  Fair 
now  in  progress  is  the  talk  of  the  town.  In 
the' theatrical  line  about  all  there  s  of  inter- 
est "is  the  hit  made  by  the  Willards  and  the 
Banvards.  They  have  given  an  immense 
amount  of  satisfaction. 


HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence 

Honolulu,  H.  I.,  Sept.  5.— The  Maggie 
Moore  H.  R.  Roberts  Co.,  now  playing  at 
the  Opera  House,  extend  their  season  here 
for  five  more  performances  which  will  con- 
clude September  14,  sailing  on  the  S.  S. 
Mariposa  for  San  Francisco  the  15th.  Part 
of  the  repertoire  will  be  repeated  with  the 
exception  of  one  or  two  new  pieces  such  as 
"The  Shaughraun,"  a  burlesque  on  Trilby, 
and  "The  Colleen  Bawn."  They  are  play- 
ing to  paying  houses.  H.  R.  Roberts  as 
leading  man  does  his  parts  well,  and  a  good 
future  is  predicted  for  him  in  the  States.  His 
David  Garrick  and  the  Dean  in  the  Silence 
of  Dean  Maitland  are  especially  commend- 
able. In  Irish  and  German  character  parts, 
his  work  is  clean-cut  and  his  articulation 
perfect.  Miss  Moore,  with  an  Australian 
reputation  which  might  well  be  the  envy  of 
all,  is  also  clever  in  character  work  and 
songs.  As  a  whole,  the  company  is  ex- 
tremely clever,  and  it  is  no  reflection  to  say 
that  extra  efforts  are  required  that  the  show 
may  go  with  a  rush.  Honolulu  audiences 
are  at  times  very  hard  to  warm  up  and 
critical  in  the  extreme  in  many  instances 
overlooking  the  fact  that  a  company  may  be 
handicapped  for  the  first  night  or  so. 
Everything  depends  on  the  verdict  of  the 
first  night.  Jas.  Fynney,  representative  of 
the  Company,  leaves  on  the  Australia  to-day 
for  San  Francisco. 

Jas.  F.  Post,  Manager  of  the  Orpheum, 
with  May  Ashle.-  and  Dave  Marion,  re- 
signed Aug.  30. 

Ethel  Dixon  filled  a  successful  engage- 
ment of  four  weeks  at  the  Orpheum. 

Al.  Hazzard  also  completed  his  engage- 
ment of  several  weeks  as  ventriloquist  at  the 
Orpheum. 

Trixie  Coleman,  soubrette  in  songs  and 
buck  and  wing  dancing,  and  the  Misses 
Chandler  and  McPherson,  duettists,  are  the 
new  attractions  at  the  Orpheum. 

L.  F.  Stone  leaves  to-day  for  San  Fran- 
cisco to  open  up  headquarters  at  the 
'Langham"  as  booking  agent  for  the 
Orpheum. 

Window  cards  are  out  announcing  that 
the  Clay  Cement  Co.  will  shortly  appear  at 
the  Opera  House.  Frank  Curtis,  repre- 
sentative, is  expected  here  shortly  to  com- 
plete arrangements. 

Col.  W.  A.  Thompson's  Boston  Lyric 
Opera  Co.,  through  its  representative 
Charles  Starkinson,  has  engaged  the  Opera 
House  for  eight  weeks  from  Nov.  1.  Their 
repertoire  consists  of  thirty-two  operas. 

The  Neill  Company  may  possibly  come 
down  here  after  the  Lyric  Opera  Co.  have 
filled  their  engagement. 

Negotiations  are  now  pending  to  start  a 
house  in  Hilo  (Island  of  Hawaii)  next 
largest  town  on  these  Islands  to  co-operate 
either  Orpheum  vaudeville  or  legitimate 
attractions.  Hilo  people  are  trying  to  get 
Honoluluites  interested  in  the  scheme 
whereby  both  towns  take  equal  number 
shares  of  stock.  Native  Son. 


OAKLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Oakland,  Sept.  13.— Chas.  E.  Blaney's 
successful  four  act  comedy  drama,  "The 
Electrician,"  has  been  presented  for  the 
first  time  in  Oakland  at  the  Dewey  Theater 
this  week,  and  has  met  with  the  approval  of 
all  its  patrons:  and  if  the  noise  made  by  the 
severest  of  all  critics,  "the  gallery  gods" 
can  be  taken  as  a  criterion,  the  piece  has 
been  a  decided  success  The  play  is  being 
presented  by  the  Grand  Stock  Co.,  assisted 
by  two  members  of  the  Clay  Clement  Co., 
Win.  B.  Mack  and  T.  J.  O'Malley,  who  do 
some  very  clever  work.  Fanny  Gillette, 
Maud  Miller,  Grade  Plaisted,  Landers 
Stevens,  and  Maurice  Stewart  also  deserve 
special  mention.  The  Theater  will  un- 
doubtedly be  packed  the  balance  of  the 
week.  Next  week  the  attraction  will  be 
"The  Three  Guardsmen,"  presented  by  the 
Grand  Stock  Co. 

The  regular  season  at  the  Macdonough 
will  open  the  latter  part  of  the  month  with 
Mme.  Modjeska,  supported  by  an  excellent 
company  as  the  attraction. 

The  vaudeville  people  at  Oakland  Park  this 
week  include  Rosa  Rand,  Byron  and  Rand, 
Armstrong  and  O'Neil,  Julia  Byron  and 
Prof.  Maguire,  the  aeronaut.  Walter  L. 
Main's  Circus  will  be  here  Sept.  20  for  two 
days.    Dietz  Opera  House  is  dark. 

Herbert  B.  Clark. 

SALT  LAKE  CITY. 

Special  Correnpondence. 

Salt  Lake  City,  Sept.  12th.— Warde  and 
Sackett's  comedians  in  "A  Bachelor'' 
Honeymoon  "  played  a  three-nights'  en- 
gagement at  the  Salt  Lake  theater,  Septem- 
ber 7th,  8th  and  9th  to  very  poor  patronage. 
The  company  was  not  up  to  the  average 
seen  at  the  theater,  while  the  play  was  a 
poor  attempt  at  comedy.  "A  Bachelor's 
Honeymoon  "  was  not  considered  the  open- 
ing attraction  of  the  season  of  1899-1900. 
Regular  season  at  the  Salt  Lake  theater  will 
open  October  2d  with  "  Hotel  Topsy  Turvy." 
In  the  meantime  the  building  is  undergoing 
a  thorough  renovation  and  very  important 
alterations  are  being  made  which  will  add 
materially  to  the  comfort  of  both  players 
and  the  public. 

The  Grand  theater  will  commence  its 
season  next  Monday,  September  18th,  when 
Ben  Hendricks  will  appear  in  "A  Yenuine 
Ventleman."  Manager  Mulvey  of  the 
Grand  refuses  to  announce  in  advance  a 
complete  list  of  bookings  for  his  house  and 
will  only  advertise  an  organization  one  week 
in  advance  of  its  appearance.  Mr.  Mulvey 
states  that  he  has  a  first-class  line  of  attrac- 
tions for  his  circuit  which  includes  the  Grand 
theater,  Salt  Lake;  Thatcher  Opera  House, 
Logan;  Brigham  City  Opera  House,  Brigham 
City;  Dewey  theater,  Park  City,  and  Provo 
Opera  House,  Provo. 

Since  closing  of  lake  resorts,  the  Salt 
Palace  has  been  the  center  of  amusement. 
With  the  absence  of  attractions  at  the 
theaters  the  Palace  is  doing  a  splendid 
business.  John  K.  Hardy. 


10  THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC   REVIEW  September  16th,  1899 


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Vaudeville  Cchoes 


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Sissons  and  Wallace,  refined  sketch 
artists,  are  heading  this  way. 

*  * 

Walter  Oro,  Frank  Pollard  and  Al. 
Hazzard  are  the  latest  arrivals  from 
Honolulu. 

James  F.  Post  and  May  Ashley  have 
severed  their  connection  with  the 
Honolulu  Orpheum. 

*  * 

The  McKenzie  Musical  Society  gave 
one  of  its  Musicales  on  Thursday 
evening,  the  21st. 

* 

*  * 

Georgia  McDennott,  Mabel  Parnell 
and  Dick  Mack  are  in  the  stock  at  the 
Trilby  Theater,  Victoria,  B.  C. 

* 

*  * 

Dale  and  Dalton,  Hines  and  Altou, 
and  Maybelle  Bowman  and  Wm. 
Harvard  are  new  faces  at  the  Chutes 
this  coming  week. 

* 

*  * 

Dave  Marion  came  in  from  Honolulu 
this  week.  He  intends  to  double  up 
with  Chris  Linton,  late  of  the  Tivoli, 

in  a  refined  singing  specialty. 

* 

*  * 

Chin  Ling  Foo,  the  Chinese  Magi- 
cian, who  is  creating  such  a  sensation 
East,  is  at  Keith's  Union  Square. 
His  hit  has  been  phenomenal. 

" '  '  * 

*  * 

W.  B.  Wheeler  has  joined  the 
Western  Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris  Company 
to  play  comedy  parts  and  do  his 
specialty.  The  play  comes  to  the  Coast. 

*  * 

Lewis  and  Lake,  and  Kelley  and 
Burgess,  after  successful  seasons,  are 
at  Galveston  Beach,  Texas,  enjoying 
a  month's  vacation  and  rehearsing 
their  new  acts.  Both  teams  will  open 
their  seasons  in  San  Francisco. 

ili  i*-  #1  • 

*  * 

The  following  speaks  for  itself: 
"New  York,  September  11,  1899. 
Ed.  Homan,  San  Francisco — McCree 
and  Trayers  best  comedy  hit  ever  hap- 
pened, in  years — an  ovation  a  com- 
plete knock  out  time.  L.  Laurence 
Weber/' 

*  » 

The  three  Banvards  have  returned 
from  the  Sacramento  Fair  where  they 
received  some  excellent  press  notices 
for  their  work.  They  will  rest  in  this 
city  for  two  weeks,  then  opening  at 
the  Spokane  Falls  Fair.  From  that 
time  they  are  booked  solid  until 
November  20th.  They  intend  cutting 
out  the  aerial  portion  of  the  act  and 
replacing  it  with  some  startling  ground 
and  lofty  tumbling  which  is  now  in 
rehearsal. 


Alice  Shaw,  so  report  has  it,  will 
retire  from  the  stage. 

*  1"- 

*  * 

Violet  Dale  plays  the  "Castle  Cir- 
cuit," opening  in  Chicago,  Sept.  18. 

*  * 

Snowie  Maybelle  is  underlined  for 
the  Casino  Theater,  Sacramento,  the 
18th. 

* 

The  Keesings  open  at  the  Freder- 
icksburg Music  Hall,  Portland,  Or., 
Oct.  9. 

* 

*  * 

The  three  De  Bolieu  Bros,  are 
en  route  with  the  Great  Exposition 
Circus. 

*  * 

Cross  and  Alden  are  on  their  way 
to  Europe.      They   return  to  this 

country  in  August,  1900. 

* 

*  * 

Edwin  Latell,  the  musical  comedian 

has  just  returned  from  Europe.  He 

will  shortly  be  seen  in  this  city. 
* 

*  * 

The  Florence  troupe,  six  in  num- 
ber, play  the  Portland  Exposition, 
with  the  Orpheum  circuit  to  follow. 

* 

*  * 

A  letter  from  Fred  Titus,  husband 
of  Lydia  Yeamans  Titus  from  London, 
advises  us  that  she  is  booked  solid 

into  1 90 1. 

i  .     *  ■  '  • 

*  # 

Johnny  Williams'  ten  and  twenty 
tent  circus  Vaudeville  show  is  at 
Sacramento  this  week,  playing  to  fair 
business. 

* 

*  * 

La  Jess  &  Cunningham,  contor- 
tionists, will  work  single,  La  Jess  this 
week  is  going  to  Republic,  Wash. 
Mr.  Cunningham  does  one  of  the  most 

artistic  contortion  acts  ever  seen  here. 

* 

*  * 

Bragg  &  Ashton  who  recently 
came  here  via  the  Texas  circuit  and 
who  are  among  the  cleverest  comedy 
sketch  teams  that  has  been  in  the  city 
for  some  time,  will  work  the  coast  be- 
fore returning  East. 

* 

Herman  C.  Fisher,  Chairman  of  the 
special  attractions  at  the  State .  Fair, 
Sacramento,  gives  the  Musical  Wil- 
lards  the  following  complimentary 
recommendation:  "This  is  to  certify 
that  the  Musical  Willards  have  drawn 
immense  audiences  at  our  State  Fair 
this  week,  and  we  cannot  too  highly 
recommend  their  act,  as  we  have  had 
the  best  attendance  in  the  history  of 
the  Association.  Our  State  Fair  this 
year  is  so  far  ahead  of  anything  ever 
held  that  we  cannot  but  believe  that 
the  attraction  has  contributed  its  share 
toward  its  success." 


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Opinions  of  the  Review-All  Flattering 
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Los  Angeles,  Sept.  nth. 
Editor  Dramatic  Review: — I  wish 
to  congratulate  you  and  the  Dra- 
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any  one  discourage  you  by  assuring  you  that 
the  field  is  overcrowded.  There  is  always 
room  at  the  top,  all  hail,  and  "more  power 
to  ye."  Sincerely, 

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Dramatic  Review:  First  number  of 
the  new  Dramatic  Review  reached  me 
this  morning,  and  I  have  stolen  a  little  time 
from  business  to-day  to  peruse  it. 

You  have  certainly  done  yourselves  proud. 
The  paper  is  bright,  snappy,  and  well  illus- 
trated. It  is  particularly  good  for  a  first 
number,  and  is  certainly  the  best  dramatic 
paper  ever  published  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Sincerely  yours,    Clement  Wilder. 

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success.  With  kind  wishes,  we  are, 
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their  praise.  Mr.  Bronson  of  the  Orpheum 
says  it  is  his  favorite  of  all  the  Dramatic 
papers. 

What  the  San  Francisco  News  Co upany 
says — "No  weekly  published  in  San  Fran- 
cisco ever  met  with  such  a  ready  sale  on 
its  first  issue." 

Mr.  John  Morrisey  says:  "I  like  your 
paper.  It  is  certainly  in  competent  hands 
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Mr.  Melville  Marx  says — "Your  paper  is 
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The  Contest  Is  Booming 

Votes  are  Already  Coming  in  for  the 
Most  Beautiful  Chorus  Girl 

So  far  the  following  votes  have  l>een 
received : 

Hannah  Davis — Tivoli   12 

Lillian  Raymond — Grand  9 

Blanche  Wood  worth — Tivoli  7 

Ida  Stubbs — Grand  8 

Jeanette  Fredericks— Grand  7 

Christie  Stockmeyer— Tivoli   5 

;    Cues*  : 

Conlon  and  Ryder  are  at  the  Cafino 
Theater,  Butte,  Mont. 

The  Keltons  are  out  with  a  small 
road  show  of  their  own. 

Waldo  &  Elliott  opened  a  return 
engagement  at  the  Chutes,  Monday. 

The  Friedlander  Bros.,  musical 
team,  and  Frank  S.  Betton,  the  double- 
voiced  vocalist  work  at  the  Dewey 
Opera  House  next  week. 

Another  San  Francisco  musical  gen- 
ius, who  made  a  name  in  the  East,  is 
Charlie  Prince,  leader  of  the  American 
Roof  Garden  Orchestra.  Among  New- 
York  orchestra  leaders,  he  is  ranked 
high.  He  is  the  son  of  H.  G.  Prince 
of  the  Code-Portwood  Canning  Co., 
of  this  city. 

The  Webster  Vaudeville  Co.  who 
gave  a  successful  performance  a  few- 
weeks  ago,  are  shortly  to  present  a 
stirring  melodrama,  ' '  The  Mountain 
Waif."  The  piece  is  under  the  man- 
agement of  I.  Henry  Spiro,  and  the 
cast  will  be  made  up  of  a  picked  com- 
pany of  amateurs. 

It  does  not  seem  to  be  generally 
known,  even  to  the  fraternity,  that 
Ingomar,  the  Barbarian,  was  written 
by  Maria  Anne  Lowell,  and  first 
produced  at  Durry  Lane,  in  185 1.  It 
was  a  translation  from  the  German. 
Those  who  had  the  pleasure  of  seeing 
Miss  Florence  Roberts  in  the  character 
of  Parthenia,  can  readily  understand 
why  the  play  is  such  a  great  favorite. 

Lizzie  B.  Raymond  opened  at  the 
Tivoli  in  London,  on  August  Bank 
Holiday,  for  six  weeks,  and  scored  an 
immense  hit.  She  has  booked  up  her 
time  until  June,  1900,  and  will  return 
to  America  in  Septeml>er,  1900,  to  join 
Robert  Fulgora's  Company.  Miss 
Raymond  writes  that  all  of  the  Ameri- 
can artists  now  in  London  are  doing 
splendidly. 

Letter  List 

Members  of  the  theatrical  profession 
may  ha'be  letters  addressed  in  care  of  this 
office.  No  charge  Ivitt  be  made  for 
advertising  such  letters  in  the  columns  of  the 
Revielv  or  for  forwarding  in  care  of  this 

office.   

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Good  people  for  a  first  class  company  to  be 
organized  October  1st  by  a  a  well  known 
manager.  Also  vaudeville  actors,  sister 
teams  and  single  performers;  lady  pianist. 

Hallett's  Agency. 

We  call  attention  to  the  new  and  artistic 
studio  of  Mr.  Louis  Thors,  826  Market  st., 
Phelan  Building. 


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Melodrama  I  think  test  adapted 
to  amateur  presentation,  both  as 
schooling  for  the  players  and  in  the 
light  of  the  greatest  probable  success 
in  presentation.  In  melodrama  it  is 
less  difficult  to  arrive  at  some  degree 
of  success  because  its  effects  are 
produced  by  methods  more  artificial 
than  must  l>e  employed  in  comedy  and 
tragedy. — Julia  Marlowe. 


What  promises  to  be  quite  a  novel 
amateur  production  in  Oakland  in  the 
near  future  is  the  presentation  of 
Shakespeare's  "Othello,"  by  Mr.  Josh 
Bell,  a  colored  gentleman,  who  is  to 
be  supported  by  a  white  company  of 
players.  Mr.  Bell  will  portray  the 
role  of  "  Othello,"  the  Moor  of  Venice. 


SPOKANE 

Special  Correspondence. 

Spokane,  Wash.,  Sept.  11. — On  the 
6th,  preceding  the  opening  of  the  re- 
gular season  at  the  Auditorium,  L.  R. 
Stock  well,  the  popular  San  Francisco 
comedian,  appeared  with  his  "Mid- 
night Bell"  company,  to  fair  business. 
An  amusing  incident  which  was  not 
billed,  occurred  during  the  hush  when 
the  house  watched  the  minister  start 
to  call  the  officers  to  arrest  his  rival, 
the  hero,  while  parting  from  the 
heroine;  the  silence  was  broken  by  an 
audible  "Oh!  the  nasty  thing!  "  in  a 
feminine  voice  from  the  orchestra  seats, 
and  the  audience  laughed. 

The  regular  season  opens  to-night 
with  the  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Co.,  in 
"Said  Pasha,"  beginning  a  week  of 
repertoire. 

Dodd. 

FRESNO 

Special  Correspondence 

Fresno,  Sept.  13. — The  Elleford's  drew 
crowded  houses  here  every  night  last  week 
In  fact,  some  nights  standing  room  was  at 
a  premium. 

Next  Monday  night  Modjeska  will  be 
here,  and  will  produce  Macbeth.  The  peo- 
ple of  this  city  have  been  informed  that  the 
famous  actress,  always  a  favorite  here,  is 
supported  this  year  by  a  stronger  company 
than  usual,  and  are  preparing  to  go  into 
raptures  over  the  performance. 

During  rare  week  the  Vroom- Addison 
Company,  with  its  popular  prices,  will  oc- 
cupy the  boards,  and  later  will  appear  the 
following  plays  :  "Yenuine  Yentleman," 
"A    Milk    White    Flag,"    "Hotel  Topsy 


Turvy,"  and  on  October  30  the  Daly  Com- 
pany will  begin  a  five-night  engagement. 

Manager  R.  G.  Barton  has  been  sufferiug 
from  a  severe  attack  of  tonsilitis  this  week, 
but  is  now  able  to  be  out.  He  extends  to 
the  Dramatic  Review  his  congratulations, 
and  I  join  him  in  this. 

Benjamin  C.  Jordan. 


Clever  (Amateurs 

A number  of  clever  amateurs  of  The 
Colonials  presented  the  farce,  "A 
Scheme  That  Failed,"  at  the  enter- 
tainment and  dance  of  that  club  given 
a  week  ago  Wednesday  at  Golden 
Gate  Hall.  The  cast  was  as  follows: 
Paul  Jennings,  Chris  Buckley;  Victor 
Craven,  Walter  C.  Hanke;  Edith  Jen- 
nings, Miss  Ethel  A.  Homer;  Fanny, 
Miss  Juliet  Turpin;  Mrs.  Craven,  Miss 
T.  Kathryn  Smith;  Bridget,  Miss 
Bessie  Merigan. 

In  the  specialties,  Baby  Coakley  was 
very  clever  in  a  coon  song  and  cake 
walk.  The  other  features  were:  Miss 
J.  Turpin,  fancy  dance;  Miss  M.  Hig- 
gins,  piano  solo;  Otto  Wanek,  sleight- 
of-hand;  Edw.  Lowery,  bass  solo;  V. 
Kennedy,  cake  walk;  musical  selec- 
tions, N.  Losekann,  J.  Losekann, 
accompanied  by  Miss  Ida  Losekann. 
W.  C.  Hanke,  stage  manager. 

Dancing  followed.  The  committees 
were  as  follows:  Committee  of 
Arrangements — Vincent  Kenned}',  W. 
G.  McMahon,  John  Lalanne,  W.  C. 
Hanke,  Sylvan  Selig,  Milton  Hagen, 
Miss  Stella  Baccus,  Miss  Juliet  Turpin, 
Miss  Lizzie  Walsh,  Miss  Josie  Bease- 
ley.  Floor  Manager — W.  G.  McMahon; 
Assistant  Floor  Manager,  J.  Downing. 
Floor  Committee  —  John  Lalanne, 
Chris  Buckley,  Sylvan  Selig,  James 
Gruehn,  W.  C.  Hanke,  Miss  Stella 
Baccus,  Miss  Elsie  Rodenberg,  Miss 
Catherine  Smith,  Miss  Juliet  Turpin, 
Miss  Mamie  McKeon. 


MUSICAL  NOTES 

"God  Save  the  King,"  in  the  guise 
of  "America,"  may  be  sung  by  all 
patriotic  Americans  without  feeling 
that  John  Bull — the  man,  not  the 
composer — had  anything  whatever  to 
do  with  its  genesis.  The  hymn  may 
have  had  earlier  origin  than  Jean 
Baptiste  Lully,  in  the  time  of  Louis  the 
Great   at   the   royal  convent  of  St. 


Cyer  in  the  diocese  of  Chartus,  for,  as 
the  editor  of  the  Sahirday  Review 
points  out,  Helary,  Bishop  ofPoitiens, 
and  St.  Ambrose  were  the  first  to 
compose  hymns  and  anthems  in  the 
fourth  century.  Here  is  a  trail  of 
great  interest  for  musical  antiquarians 
to  follow,  and  one  on  which  they  may 
dig  and  delve  forever.  Is  there  any- 
thing new,  musically,  under  the  sun  ? 
— Exchange. 

*  * 

Good  and  bad  are  terms  so  re- 
lative, so  elastic,  so  subject  to  so  many 
variations  and  restrictions,  above  all, 
when  applied  to  art  or  to  an  artist's 
interpretation,  that  it  is  impossible  to 
employ  them;  and  yet  the  public  and 
the  critics  use  them  assiduously. 
This  is  the  principal  reason  of  the 
reign  of  mediocrity,  and  the  cause  that 
so  many  talents  are  not  appreciated  at 
their  real  value. 

* 

»  » 

According  to  the  Matin,  of  Paris,  an 
American  millionaire  has  made  a  prop- 
osition to  Adeline  Patti  to  give  her 
$100,000  for  her  throat,  but  there  is  a 
special  arrangement  made  between 
them  in  this  contract  that  she  is  not  to 
deliver  her  throat  until  she  is  dead. 
* 

*  * 

Miss  Anna  Miller  Wood  is  spending 
the  summer  with  Mrs.  March  at  the 
latter's  farm  in  Simonsville,  Vt.,  where 
rest  all  day  long  is  the  sum  of  exist- 
ence. Miss  Wood  will  return  to 
Boston  about  the  first  of  October. 
* 

*  * 

We  certainly  agree  with  the  Ber- 
liner Courier  that  the  New  York 
Musical  Courier  is  the  most  important 
musical  professional  paper  in  the 
United  States. 

* 

*  * 

A  musical  neighbor  is  the  most  un- 
supportable  of  all  things.  Just  as  no 
man  is  great  to  his  valet,  so  no  artist 
is  great  to  his  neighbor. 

»■  * 

*  * 

Zelie  de  Lussan — so  it  is  reported — 
has  been  re-engaged  by  Grau  for  the 
opera.    Unimportant,  if  true. 

Children's  voices  have  a  charm  that 
nothing  can  equal,  especially  in 
choruses  of  many  voices. 


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Children's  Gloves  of  all  kinds. 
Opera  Gloves  and  Gauntlets  for 
stage  purposes. 

Discounts  to  professionals  on  goods 
for  stage  use. 


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Pupils  put  on  the  Dramatic,  Operatic  and  Vaude- 
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All  teachers  in  the  school  are  professional  per- 
formers of  reputation. 

The  school  is  directly  connected  with  Hallett's 
Theatrical  Ageucy,  thus  affording  an  opportunity  for 
practical  experience  and  engagement. 

J.  Lou  Ha.lett.  Director,  40  Ellis  St. 


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Students  now  being  received  for  the  regular,  fall 
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SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Charles  Coghlan  has  accepted 
and  will  shortly  produce  a  new  play 
by  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Campbell  Winter, 
and  Madame  Modjeska  has  accepted 
for  early  production  a  new  version  by 
Mrs.  Winter  of  the  old  German  play  of 
Deborah.  In  speaking  of  this  work, 
Madame  Modjeska  says  that  Mrs. 
Winter's  is,  by  far,  the  best  English 
piece  that  has  yet  been  made  on  this 
subject. 

Daisy  Alice  Bishop,  the  sweet- 
voiced  San  Francisco  singer  who 
replaced  Lily  Post  in  "The  Spider 
and  the  Fly,"  when  that  lady  was 
stricken  with  illness,  is  thinking  of 
entering  the  vaudeville  ranks.  She 
closed  with  the  company  in  Denver  to 
return  to  the  Coast,  as  she  says  San 
Francisco  is  good  enough  for  her. 

Miss  Marie  Allister  made  her  debut 
with  the  Clay  Clement  Company,  at 
the  Columbia.  Miss  Allister's  charm- 
ing personality  is  greatly  enhanced  by 
her  sweet  face.  We  predict  for  her  a 
bright  future  and  as  an  ingenue,  and 
before  long  she  will  shine  in  the  galaxy 
of  San  Francisco  stage  beauties  and 
successes. 

Isabelle  Underwood  has  been 
engaged  for  the  principal  contralto 
part  in  The  Spider  and  the  Fly,  which 
will  tour  through  the  United  States 
and  Mexico  during  this  season.  She 
has  arranged  to  introduce  in  the  second 
act  of  the  spectacle  Walter  E.  Phillips' 
latest  dramatic  song,  "The  King  of 
the  Flame." 

A  talented  California  girl,  who 
has  been  with  Augustin  Daly's  musical 
comedy  company  the  past  three  sea- 
sons, and  made  a  fine  impression,  is 
Miss  Hilda  A.  Henning.  This  young 
lady  is  a  resident  of  San  Francisco, 
and  is  a  sister  of  E.  P.  Henning,  of 
the  well-known  firm  of  Henning  & 
Levy. 

Mr.  G.  L.  Campbell,  the  popular 
and  efficient  press  agent  of  the  Or- 
pheum,  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Lillian  A.  Nash,  Tuesday  afternoon 
last,  at  St.  Paul's,  Oakland.  We  wish 
the  couple  a  long  life  and  a  happy  one. 

Baby  Buskirk  the  clever  child  per- 
former with  Modjeska  this  season,  is  a 
Los  Angeles  girl,  the  daughter  of  the 
stage  carpenter  at  Morosco's  Burbank 
Theater. 

Hortense  Neilsen  has  been  en- 
gaged by  T.  Daniel  Frawley  for  juve- 
nile and  ingenue  roles.  She  is  a  sister 
of  Alice  Neilsen. 

Nat  Goodwin  continues  with  "An 
American  Citizen  "  in  London.  He 
will  open  in  Cincinnati  in  November. 


Miss  Ada  Rehan's  arrival  in  New 
York  was  particularly  noticed  by  the 
New  York  writers.  The  chief  items 
of  interest  were  her  maid  and  bull 
dog  Beauty,  the  only  dog  that  ever 
was  honored  with  a  special  pass  from 
the  late  Augustin  Daly. 

Miss  Rehan  v/ill  not  star  with  Mr. 
Mansfield,  but  under  the  management 
of  Richard  Dorney.  In  her  repertoire 
are  nine  plays,  not  mentioning  two 
new  ones.  The  nine  include  six 
Shakespearean  plays,  two  old  comedies 
and  one  modern  comedy. 

Frank  Turner  writes  from  London 
that  he  has  Pauline  Moran  under  con- 
tract, and  that  she  has  no  intention  of 
returning  to  the  United  States  at  pres- 
ent. She  and  her  little  "  picks  "  have 
made  a  decided  hit  in  London. 

Bernhardt  declares  that  a  decol- 
lette  dress  in  front  "quaud  on  montre 
la  poitrini,"  is  immodest,  but  wears 
one  decollette  in  the  back  down  to  her 
waist.  The  reason  of  her  idea  can 
easily  be  conjectured. 

Miss  Helen  Wilson  is  in  Peek- 
skill,  New  York,  rehearsing  with  the 
Lewis  Morrison  company  for  the 
winter  season.  She  is  the  last  Cali- 
fornia amateur  to  win  recognition  in 
a  leading  company. 

A  letter  from  Harry  Corson 
Clarke  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria,  New 
York,  requests  a  copy  of  the  first  issue 
of  the  Review.  New  York  has  evi- 
dently heard  of  us. 

Richard  Mansfield's  company 
has  begun  rehearsals  of  Cyrano  de 
Bergerac,  in  which  Mr.  Mansfield  will 
open  this  season  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House,  Chicago. 

It's  a  pity  that  Juliet  Crosby  is  not 
seen  oftener  in  Alcazar  productions. 
She  is  certainly  one  of  the  most  popular 
actresses  that  has  appeared  in  this 
city. 

Marie  Borroughs  will  create  the 
part  of  Gemma  in  "The  Gadfly," 
which  will  ask  for  New  York  favor  at 
Wallack's  next  Monday  night. 

Ernest  Hastings,  well  remem- 
bered as  one  of  the  most  popular  actors 
ever  seen  in  San  Francisco,  is  in  the 
cast  of  Stuart  Robson's  ''Gadfly." 

Frank  Bacon  is  meeting  with  great 
success  on  the  road  in  "The  Girl  from 
Chili."  Good  business  everywhere  is 
the  news  from  the  Company. 

PERCY  Winter,  one  of  the  best 
stage  directors  in  this  country,  has 
been  engaged  by  Madame  Modjeska 
for  the  coming  season. 


Jessie  Bartlett  Davis,  whose 
withdrawal  from  The  Hostnnians  was 
announced  recently,  will  head  her  own 
company  this  season.  She  will  l>e 
heard  in  a  repertoire  comprising  a  new 
opera,  now  being  written,  and  several 
standard  works,  such  as  Carmen  and 
II  Trovatore.  Miss  Davis,  it  is  said, 
has  had  the  tour  in  contemplation  for 
the  past  three  years.  She  left  the 
Bostonians,  not  because  of  any  disa- 
greement, but  because  her  plans  had 
matured.  She  has  been  supervising 
the  vocal  training  of  her  niece,  Belle 
Bartlett,  who  is  said  to  possess  a  fine 
soprano  voice,  and,  it  is  said,  deferred 
her  tour  until  Miss  Bartlett' s  educa- 
tion was  completed. 

Maud  Northam,  a  promising  young 
lady  of  Southern  California  who  has 
a  fancy  for  theatrical  triumphs  and 
who  through  force  of  a  strong  deter- 
mination is  aided  and  abetted  by  a 
millionaire  father,  is  playing  small 
parts  with  the  Frawley  Co.,  in  Los 
Angeles. 

Prof.  Nolton,  the  pioneer  elocu- 
tionist of  San  Francisco,  is  receiving 
congratulations  over  the  success  of  his 
daughter  Maud  in  "Brown's  in 
Town."  Miss  Nolton  is  leading  lady 
and  is  much  praised  by  the  press  in 
every  town  she  has  appeared. 

Neeley  O'Sullivan  to  his  old 
friends — Denis  O'Sullivan  to  the 
theater  going  public — will  soon  leave 
for  Europe.  Neeley  has  been  one  of 
the  biggest  successes  ever  sent  out  from 
San  Francisco. 

F.  M.  Carrillo,  Manager  of  the 
Standard  theater,  Bakersfield,  is  in 
the  city  with  his  wife  for  a  short  visit. 
The  Standard  opens  the  season  Sep- 
tember 30th,  with  an  unusually  strong 
bill. 

Among  the  well-known  Ex-Fraw- 
leys,  well  remembered  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, who  will  be  in  the  cast  of  the 
"Children  of  the  Ghetto,"  besides 
Blanche  Bates,  are  Frank  Worthing 
and  Wilton  Lackaye. 

Our  chorus  girl  contest  has  brought 
out  the  statement  that  the  Tivoli  has 
a  beauty  in  the  person  of  Miss  Blanch 
Woodworth.  Her  friends  are  gather- 
ing up  the  Review  coupons  for  her. 

Baby  Lillian  Dolliver  is  making  a 
wonderful  hit  in  child  parts  with  the 
Elleford  Co.  For  a  little  mite  not 
over  six,  she  is  surprising  everyone  by 
her  talent. 

Fannie  Rice  will  appear  next  season 
as  Nell  G wynne  in  the  King's  Player, 
a  comedy  by  Dramatic  Editor  Phister, 
of  the  Enquirer  of  Cincinnati. 

When  Sol  Smith  Russell  appears  at 
the  Columbia  this  season,  he  will  have 
as  leading  lady,  Minnie  Radclifle. 

Maude  Courtney  has  posed  for  the 
statue  of  "  Peace,"  that  will  ornament 
the  Dewey  arch  in  New  York. 

Mathews  and  Bulger  are  plan- 
ning a  tour  of  the  coast  in  their  latest 
comedy  success. 


One  of  the  novelties  of  the  Mod- 
jeska repertoire  will  be  a  new  adapta- 
tion of  the  well-known  French  comedy, 
"Les  Battaille  de  Dames,"  or  "  The 
Ladies'  Battle."  The  play  is  not  long 
enough  for  a  full  evening's  entertain- 
ment, and  will,  it  is  said,  be  preceded 
by  "  Gringoire,"  witli  John  E  Kellard 
in  the  title  role. 

Eddik  Foy,  at  the  head  of  Dunn 
a  n  d  Ryley's  company,  presenting 
"Hotel  Topsy  Turvy,"  has  started 
west  for  the  inauguration  of  an  ex- 
tended Pacific  Coast  tour.  The  at- 
traction is  to  appear  at  the  Columbia. 

Miss  Maie  Keane  has  resigned 
from  the  California  corned)'  company, 
and  has  accepted  a  position  with  the 
Alcazar  stock  company.  She  appeared 
the  past  week  as  Barbara  Dale  in 
"The  Wages  of  Sin." 

The  London  cast  of  "  Why  Smith 
Left  Home ' 1  has  returned  to  New 
York  after  its  English  triumph,  and  is 
again  pleasing  large  audiences. 

The  advance  sale  of  seats  for  Mod- 
jeska's  first  week  will  begin  at  the 
box  office  of  the  Columbia  theater, 
next  Thursday  morning. 

Nellie  Bergen  will  sing  leading 
roles  with  De  Wolf  Hopper  during  the 
season.  She  has  been  quite  a  hit  in 
"  The  Christian." 

Wadsworth  Harris  has  made 
quite  a  hit  in  Modjeska's  production 
of  "  Marie  Antionette."  He  plays  the 
part  of  Mirabeau. 

The  Modjeska  company,  after  leav- 
ing this  state,  will  travel  in  a  special 
train  for  the  rest  of  its  tour. 

Willie  Collier  has  produced  his 
new  play,  "Mr.  Smooth,"  at  New 
York.    It  has  made  a  hit. 


A  new  photograph  of  George 
I,ask  just  discovered,  the  exnet 
date  of  just  when  taken  we  have 
been  unable  to  find  out, 


14  THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC   REVIEW  September  i6th,  1899 


IV  1 


Specially  engraved fi/r  The  Dramatic  Review 
by  the  Yosemite  Hngravmg  Co.,  San  Francisco 


Our  artist's  dream  of  the  most  beautiful  chorus  girl; 
below  one  of  our  poets  has  penciled  an  effusion. 


1. 

A  versatile  maid  is  the  dear  chorus  girl, 

The  star  of  the  cast  one  may  say; 
The  manager  does  not  believe  it — the  churl! 

At  least  not  on  salary  day. 

II. 

At  all  other  times  he 's  aware  that  her  art 

Is  broader  than  all  charity; 
She  fits  as  though  moulded  "to  ''any  old  part" 

She 's  never  confounded— not  she! 

"I 

She  exits  a  trooper  with  knapsack  and  gun, 

With  swagger  and  step  militaire. 
When  Presto!  re-enter — the  trooper's  a  nun 

Who  soulfully  chanteth  a  prayer. 

IV. 

With  a  turn  of  the  heel  she's  a  premiere  daoseuse 

So  nimble  and  graceful  of  toe — 
Beloved  by  the  chappies  whatever  she  does 

Adored  of  the  whole  bald-head  row. 


The  oft-quoted  phrase,  "She  is  good  in  her  line," 

To  her  has  no  meaning,  for  mark — 
However  she  's  cast  she 's  expected  to  shine 

As  a  firefly  glows  in  the  dark. 

VI. 

She's  sailor  with  hornpipe— she 's  gipsy  or  Turk- 
She  's  "peroxide  Mag"  at  a  pinch; 

Indeed  you'll  agree  she's  a  maid  of  all  work, 
And  who  says  her  job  is  a  cinch? 

VII. 

She  s  milkmaid  so  smiling,  she 's  Quaker  demure 

In  the  Amazon  march  she  is  "slick"; 
Is  she  anything  else?    Why  of  course,  to  be  sure 

She 'san  all-round  responsible  brick! 

VIII 

Now  fill  up  a  bumper  and  driuk  to  her  health. 
Let  glasses  be  clinked— let  them  ring, 

She  might  be  a  star  and  be  rolling  in  wealth 
But  alas— oh  alack— she  can  sing  ! ! !         —D.  C 


September  16th,  1899 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


LONDON 

Special  Correspondence 

London,  Aug.  26. — The  Adelphi  Theater 
was  re  opened  on  the  evening  of  Saturday 
last,  and,  as  the  man  in  the  street  might 
say,  "Now  we  shan't  be  long"  before  we 
have  another  theatrical  season  in  full 
swing.  The  Adelphi,  of  course,  has  a  new 
drama.  It  is  in  five  acts,  boasts  the 
breezy  title  "With  Flying  Colors,"  and  is 
the  outcome  of  the  collaboration  of  Messers. 
Seymour  Hicks  and  Fred  G.  Latham.  It  is 
decidedly  old-fashioned.  There  is  a  bit  of 
this  and  a  bit  of  that;  pickings  and  steal- 
ings— innocent  enough,  no  doubt,  as  they 
come  from  the  stock-pot  which  is  regarded 
as  common  property  by  the  makers  of 
melodra  11a,  but  always  reminiscent  and 
bound  to  set  the  play -goer  wondering  where 
he  has  met  them  before. 

I  am  saying  nothing  in  disparagement  of 
the  play  as  it  is  built  on  Adelphia  lines  and 
bound  to  please  Adelphi  audiences.  Mr. 
W.  L.  Abingdon,  Mr.  Robert  Pateman,  Mr. 
Julius  Knight  and  Mrs.  Cecil  Raleigh  car- 
ried off  the  honors. 

"One  of  the  Best,"  recently  revived  at  the 
Princess  Theater,  has  run  its  course,  and 
has  been  withdrawn.  It  was  succeeded  by 
a  drama  called  "Going  the  Pace."  The 
once  favorite  actress  here,  Miss  Marie 
Uliugton,  making  her  reappearance. 

Quite  a  record  will  be  established  when 
"The  Ghetto"  is  brought  out  at  the  Comedy 
on  September  7.  There  will  be  twelve 
companies  appearing  in  the  play  at  the 
same  time.  Three  of  these  will  be  per- 
forming in  America,  one  in  London,  two  in 
the  English  provinces,  two  in  Holland,  two 
in  Germany,  one  in  France,  and  one  in 
Belgium. 

Some  changes  have  been  made  by  your 
Mr.  Fernald,  author  of  the  Comedy  version, 
but  the  main  features  are  the  same  as  in  the 
original. 

Complaints  are  made  by  provincial 
managers  of  poor  audiences  at  the  theaters 
owing  to  the  bright  weather  which  tempts 
visitors  to  prefer  out-of-door  recreations. 

Sir  Henry  Irving  intends  to  produce  an 
historical  play  next  year  which  will  have  an 
exciting  representation  of  the  massacre  of 
St.  Bartholomew. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kendall  sail  for  New  York 
on  Sept.  20.  Their  American  tour  will  last 
until  May  31st. 

Mr.  Wilson  Barrett  opens  his  Lyceum 
season  Sept.  2nd  with  "The  Silver  King," 
and  later  on  he  will  produce  a  new  play  in 
which  he  will  be  seen  in  a  character  of  a 
different  kind  to  any  in  which  he  has  re- 
cently appeared. 

Mr.  Arthur  Roberts  has  quite  recovered 
from  his  recent  operation,  and  has  been 
visiting  the  Isle  of  Man  with  great  advantage 
to  his  health. 

Mr.  E.  S.  Willard  has  never  been  quite 
himself  since  the  illness  which  seized  him 
in  Chicago  two  years  ago,  and  has  gone  to 
Aix-les-Biins  under  medical  advice. 

A  New  Yorker. 

cMuskal  cHptes 

The  greatest  musical  box  ever  con- 
structed will  be  exhibited  for  the  first 
time  at  the  Paris  Exhibition  in  1900. 
Its  inventor  and  builder,  Antonio 
Zibordi;  an  Italian,  devoted  fifteen 
years  of  his  life  to  constructing  it. 


He  has  bestowed  upon  his  masterpiece 
the  imposing  name  of  "Autoelektro- 
polyphon."  In  it  are  concealed  80,000 
pieces  of  musical  apparatus,  which 
required  an  outlay  of  60,000  francs. 

*  * 
* 

Dr.  Barth  of  Koslin,  has  written  a 
pamphlet  to  show  that  singing  has  not 
only  an  artistic  value,  but  is  a  pro- 
moter of  health.  It  deepens  the 
respiration,  exercises  the  capacity  of 
the  lungs,  and  strengthens  the  muscles. 
The  appetite  and  thirst  are  increased, 
the  movements  of  the  diaphragm  and 
abdominal  muscles  aid  digestion,  the 
larnyx  and  nasal  passages  are  bene- 
fitted, the  hearing  becomes  more  acute. 
In  short,  singing  is  a  prophylactic 
against  chronic  lung  troubles,  heart 
complaints  and  anaemia. 

* 

*  * 

On  June  25,  the  memorial  to  Hans 
von    Biilow    was    unveiled   in  the 


CAPT.  ALBERT  DREYFUS 


The  Leading  Man  in  (he  Greatest 
Drama  of  the  Centur  y. 


Ohlsdorf  Cemetery  in  the  presence  of 
Frau  von  Biilow  and  numerous  friends. 
The  stone  bears  a  relief  portrait  of 
von  Biilow  by  Hildebrandt,  of 
Florence,  and  reproduces  admirably 
the  spiritual  energy  and  the  will  power 
and  the  pose  of  .  the  head.  Von 
Biilow  stands  lifelike  before  the 
spectator  as  the  lord  of  his  orchestra, 
his  infalliable  ear  listens  to  the  finest 
nuances  of  the  powerful  orchestral 
body,  and  from  the  seemingly  closed 
eye  a  glance  is  directed  to  the  thought- 
less ones  who  have  betrayed  them- 
selves by  a  false  note.    Beneath  the 


bronze  relief  is  a  bronze  urn  in  which 
the  ashes  of  the  master  repose. 


Mascagni,  the  famous  composer  of 
"  Cavalleria  Rusticaua,"  a  few  years 
ago  was  asked  to  entertain  the  royal 
court  in  Rome.  He  did  so,  and 
delighted  his  audience.  When  he  had 
finished  playing  he  started  a  conver- 
sation with  a  little  princess  who  had 
stood  near  the  piano  during  the  recital 
and  had  shown  every  sign  of  deep  in- 
terest. As  a  matter  of  fact,  she  had 
been  instructed  by  her  mother  to  say, 
if  any  question  should  be  asked,  "that 
Mascagni  was  the  greatest  musician  in 
Italy." 

The  composer  asked  her  which  of 
the  great  living  masters  she  liked  best, 
and  the  proud  mother  turned  toward 
the  child  to  hear  the  pretty  little  speech 
which  had  been  taught  to  her.  Instead 
of  the  compliment  came  the  withering 
remark: 

"  There  are  no  great  masters  living. 
They  are  all  dead." 

The  musician  gave  a  little  start  and 
then  said: 

"Your  Excellency,  permit  me  to  con- 
gratulate you.  You  are  the  most 
truthful  critic  in  Europe." — Musical 
Courier 

* 

*  * 

Sousa's  popularity  may  be  gauged 
by  the  two  following  incidents.  When 
Marc  A.  Blumenberg,  editor-in-chief 
of  The  Musical  Courier,  stepped  off  at 
Gibraltar  last  month  he  heard  a  Sousa 
march  played  by  the  Coldstream 
Guards  Band,  stationed  there.  The 
other  story  Sousa  relates  himself.  He 
was  in  Paris  one  day  last  summer,  and, 
wishing  to  look  over  some  new  scores, 
went  into  a  music  store  on  the  Boule- 
vard. He  is,  as  all  know,  a  very  un- 
assuming man.  He  asked  for  an 
English-speaking  clerk.  An  old  man 
appeared  and  to  him  a  request  was 
made  for  certain  music.  "All  right, 
Mr.  Sousa,"  said  the  man.  Aston- 
ished, the  American  composer  asked: 
"How  do  you  know  my  name?" 
For  answer  The  Musical  Courier,  with 
his  portrait,  was  shown  him.  Then 
he  understood. 

* 

*  * 

Mark  Hambourg,  the  celebrated 
Russian  pianist,  who  is  to  tour  the 
United  States  the  coming  season  under 
the  management  of  Victor  Thrane,  will 
sail  from  Liverpool  October  18,  on 
the  steamship  Teutonic,  arriving  here 
in  time  to  fill  a  number  of  engagements 
in  the  Western  cities,  and  will  make 
his  first  New  York  appearance  with 
the  New  York  Philharmonic  Society, 
on  December  8  and  9. 


Emperor  William  is  desirous  of 
giving  every  year  at  Berlin  a  series  of 
grand  concerts  directed  by  celebrated 
conductors.  For  the  coming  season 
he  has  already  engaged  Mascagni, 
Lumpe,  Lamoureux,  Hans  Riehter 
and  Mahler.  This  shows  that  the 
Emperor  is  willing  to  encourage  talent 
in  whatever  nation  he  finds  it.  He  has 
honored  Mascagni  in  asking  him  to 
open  the  series. 

*  * 

Mme.  Patti  has  just  given  two 
concerts  at  Swansea,  Wales,  for  the 
benefit  of  several  charitable  institu- 
tions of  that  city.  In  spite  of  the 
hackneyed  list  of  numbers  on  the 
program,  the  diva  realized  $7,000  for 
her  charities.  It  is  almost  superfluous 
to  add  that  she  was  frantically  ap- 
plauded, and  that  at  the  conclusion  of 
the  program,  she  sang  "Home,  Sweet 
Home." 

*  • 

"Songs  without  words"  is  an  ex- 
cellent title  for  compositions  which 
one  might  as  well  call  "songs  that 
speak."  Often,  however,  we  see  songs 
with  words  that  might  more  exactly 
be  denounced  "  words  without  song." 
— Anton  Rubenstein. 

* 

*  * 

The  news  that  Felix  Draeseke  has 
just  finished  a  big  choral  and  orches- 
tral work,  "Christus,"  recalls  to  us 
the  singular  neglect  pianists  manifest 
to  this  composer's  fine  piano  sonata  in 
F  sharp  minor. 

*  * 

Siegfried  Wagner's  activity  at  Bay- 
reuth  has,  we  hear,  reached  the  per- 
nicious notch.  It  is  rumored  that  the 
name  of  Bayreuth  is  to  be  changed  to 
Beartown,  in  honor  of  the  young 
man's  opera. 

* 

*  * 

The  London  opera  season  closed 
with  a  performance  of  Romeo  and 
Juliet.  Madame  Melba  impersonating 
the  heroine. 

* 

It  is  said  that  Melba  has  been  paid 
a  million  dollars  in  the  six  seasons 
she  has  been  playing.  Only  one-half 
made  abroad. 

* 

The  Princess  of  Wales  enjoys 
Wagner  very  much.  He  is  the  only 
composer  she  can  hear — on  account  of 
her  deafness. 

« 

*  # 

The  handsomest  woman  in  Bayreuth 
this  year  is,  by  all  odds,  Miss  Marion 
Weed,  an  American,  by  the  way. 

• 

*  » 

Mary  Anderson  is  devoting  herself 
to  singing.  Her  friends  swear  that 
she  is  wonderful. 

■ 

Madame  Paderewski  will  not  accom- 
pany her  husband  this  season  to 
America. 


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September  16th,  1899 


No  Black  Eyed  Susans 


hari.es  Bryant,  the  well  known 
stage  manager  of  the  Alcazar,  in 
moments  not  devoted  to  hard  work,  is 
very  fond  of  making  calls  on  his 
friends,  remembering  the  feminine 
members  of  the  households  with 
flowers.  The  other  day,  preparatory 
to  a  visit,  he  strolled  into  Frank 
Sbibley's  place  on  Sutter  street,  and 
asked  the  genial  Frank  if  he  had  any 
"black -eyed  Susans,"  Shibley,  who 
is  something  of  a  wag,  replied  that  he 
had  no  "black-eyed  Susans"  but  he 
did  have  a  "black-eyed  Sarah." 
Charlie  smiled  and  "black-eyed 
Sarah"  blushingly  assisted  him  to 
select  some  fine  American  beauties  as 
a  sort  of  atonement. 


Grant  and  the  Singer 

Tt  is  generally  supposed  that  prima 
*  donnas  are  impressed  with  their 
own  importance.  If  that  be  true, 
there  was  one  who  was  an  exception 
to  the  rule,  to  judge  by  an  incident 
related  in  Short  Stories. 

The  English  singer,  Parepa  Rosa, 
came  to  America  to  sing,  and  among 
her  audience  on  one  occasion  was 
President  Grant.  With  his  daughter 
Nellie  he  had  come  to  hear  the  re- 
nowned singer,  or,  at  any  rate,  Nellie 
had  come  for  that  purpose.  She  sat 
erect  and  sedate,  but  her  father 
lounged  comfortably  in  the  back- 
ground and  talked  to  a  friend. 

Soon  the  prima  donna's  portly 
figure  appeared  upon  the  stage.  All 
eyes  were  turned  upon  her,  but  she 
saw  only  one  man,  the  warrior  whose 
deeds  had  stirred  the  world.  His  at- 
titude was  not  flattering.  He  was 
still  lounging  in  the  background  and 
talking  to  his  companion. 

Then  the  rich,  deep  voice  of  the 
singer  rung  out,  but  the  President 
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"Papa,  Parepa  is  singing,"  whis- 
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'  'All  right,  Nellie,  she  is  not  disturb- 
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A- weekly  record  of  b 


a  mafic  and  Musical  events 


No.  3— Vol.  I 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SEPTEMBER  23,  1899 


TEN  CENTS  A  COPY 
THREE  DOLLARS  A  YEAR 


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September  23rd,  1899 


Past  Days  of  Minstrelsy 

RKMINISCENSES  OK  THE  OLD 
AI.HAMBRA  THEATER. 

During  the  progress  of  a  recent 
performance  the  writer's  mind 
took  a  retrospective  turn  and  wandered 
back  to  the  days  of  1872.  Probably 
the  greatest  minstrel  troupe  ever  or- 
ganized in  the  State  was  then  perform- 
iug  at  the  Alhambra  (now  the  New 
Comedy  theater.  )  Tom  Maguire  was 
then  a  rich  man  and  was  about  that 
time  in  the  zenith  of  his  power  and 
glor\ — known  all  over  America  as 
the  Napoleon  of  the  stage,  he  used 
to  say  that  money  "  cut  no  ice  "  with 
him  so  long  as  he  got  performers  that 
could  catch  the  public  taste. 

In  those  days  Sam  Wetherhill  was 
Maguire' s  manager,  and  when  Sam 
was  on  deck  and  prepared  to  attend 
to   business  his  ' '  make-up  ' '  was  a 
study.    All  the  boy-and-girl  popula- 
tion of  San  Francisco  used  to  regard 
him  with  an  amount  of  admiration 
and  awe  that  seems  now  almost  im- 
possible.    A  long  sealskin  overcoat, 
said  to  have   cost  $900.00,  a  large 
cluster   diamond   cross  in  his  shirt- 
bosom  worth  $1,500,  a  single-stone 
ring  which  cost  $2,300,  were  among 
the  trifles  Sam  used  to  adorn  himself 
with.     Eight  shows  a  week  all  the 
year  round,  excepting  in  Christmas, 
New  Years  and  Fourth -of-July  weeks, 
when  the   number   of  performances 
would  reach  nine  and  ten.  Houses 
were  all  packed  to  the  door  and  seats 
$1.00  and  $1.50,  the  choice  and  ex- 
pensive  seats  being  in  the  gallery. 
This  big  business  was  kept  up  for  four 
consecutive  years,  and  there  appears 
to  be  good  grounds  for  the  story  that 
during  the  year  and  a  half  that  Billy 
Emerson   was   in  partnership  with 
Maguire  they  divided  between  them 
the  snug  sum  of  $100,000.    What  a 
show  they  gave  in  those  days  to  be 
sure  !    The  orchestra  was  composed  ot 
sixteen  of  the  very  best  players  in  the 
city  under  the  baton  of  George  Evans, 
one  of  the  most  accomplished  musi- 
cians ever  on  the  coast.      A  good 
pianist,  a  splendid  organist  and  a  man 
who  has  never  been  equaled  in  the 
business  as  a  writer  for  the  orchestra. 
A  chorus  of  eight  male  voices,  backed 
up  by  four  solo  singers:  Messrs.  James 
Russell,  W.  F.  Baker,  Benj.  Clark 
and  Aynsley  Scott  made  up  the  musi- 
cal portion  of  the  first  part.    The  end- 
en  were:    Emerson,  Willis,  Sweat- 


man,  Bob  Hart  and  Charles  Sutton. 
In  the  second  part,  McAndrews,  the 
watermelou  man.  Sam  Rickey,  Add 
Ryman,  William  Manning,  Little 
Mack  and  Delahintey  and  Hengler. 
The  latter  had  just  brought  out  their 
song  and  dance,  "Love  Among  the 
Rcses"  and  the  whole  town  was  whist- 
ling the  melody.  Emerson  had  also 
produced  the  "Big  Sunflower."  Rus- 
sell was  telling  the  audience  every 
night  about  the  '  Day  When  You'll 
Forget  Me,"  which  he  sang  for  twelve 
consecutive  weeks.  Baker  warbled 
about  "  Mollie  Darling,"  and  Clark 
sang  "  Happy  Be  Thy  Dreams"  for 
ten  weeks.  To  obtain  a  seat  after  the 
curtain  went  up  was  simply  out  of  the 
question,  and  no  sweller  audience 
could  be  found  in  the  city  theaters 
than  at  the  Alhambra. 

But  how  things  have  changed!  A 
minstrel  show  cannot  in  these  days 
hold  the  boards  in  a  San  Francisco 
theater  for  more  than  a  couple  of 
weeks  at  the  outside.  And  indeed, 
this  is  not  to  be  wondered  at,  for  the 
average  minstrel  show  now  is  a  poor 
affair  in  comparison  with  those  of  the 
seventies  and  eighties.         — B.  C. 


Sousa' s  Ragtime  Tun 

IT  ere  is  the  story  they  are  now 
■  *  telling  about  Sousa — it's  some- 
thing terrible: — The  shocking  tale  is 
to  the  effect  that  Mr.  Sousa,  accom- 
panied by  Bob  Hunter,  of  Manhattan 
Beach,  strolled  into  Reiman's  on 
Friday  and  handed  his  handsome  gold 
watch  to  a  clerk  with  the  request  that 
he  fix  it.  The  expert  at  the  window 
examined  the  works,  which  showed 
no  evidence  of  disorder  and  said: 

"Why,  Mr.  Sousa,  I  don't  see  any- 
thing wrong;  what's  the  trouble?" 

"No  trouble,  no  trouble  at  all," 
replied  the  March  King.  "  I  only 
want  it  rigulated. " 

"  Does  it  gain  or  lose?"  asked  the 
watchmaker. 

"  Neither,  sir,"  was  the  reply. 

"  Then  why  do  you  want  it  regu- 
lated ?  " 

"  Not  regulated;  I  said  ragulated," 
answered  Mr.  Sousa  with  some  asper- 
ity. "  I  wish  to  have  it  ragulated,  so 
that  it  will  keep  ragtime  while  I'm 
writing  a  wedding  march  in  that 
measure  for  Cissie  Loftus." 

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Western  Critics 

C  astern  newspapers  are  very  fond 

'  of  "calling  down"  big  theatrical 
critics  of  the  "wild  and  woolly  West" 
when  the  latter  soar  skyward  in  de- 
scribing the  "first  night"  of  some 
possibly  ordinary  production  that  has 
gone  on  the  road  and  worked  its 
way  toward  the  setting  sun  and  the 
land  of  superlative  adjectives.  But 
the  fellow  out  West  is  apt  to  hit  back 
by  quoting  some  sky-rocket  criticisms 
clipped  from  Eastern  papers.  At  the 
Lambs'  Club  in  New  York  the  other 
night  a  little  knot  of  actors  were  dis- 
cussing this  topic,  when  one  of  the 
party  said  that  he  could  nearly  always 
locate  the  source  of  a  press  notice  of  a 
play  by  the  style  in  which  it  was 
written.  One  of  the  party  who  dis- 
puted this  took  from  his  pocket  a 
newspaper  clipping  and  defied  any  one 
of  the  company  to  say  what  part  of 
the  country  it  came  from.  The 
clipping  referred  to  a  performance  of 
a  melodrama  now  on  tour,  and  it  con- 
tained the  following  passages: 

"The  play  surpasses  'Monte  Cristo' 
in  intensity  of  action,  subtlety  of  plot, 
in  cause  and  effect.  There  are  no 
chasms  of  sequence  that  must  be 
bridged  by  the  imagination.  It  steps 
immediately  upon  a  high,  artistic 
level  of  intense  active  interest,  and 
keeps  that  level  up  to  the  terrific, 
emotional  climax  which  is  the  sub- 
merging of  the  expiring  bodies  of  the 
principal  characters  in  the  rolling 
waters  of  the  Bay  of  Naples,  amid  the 
crashing  thunder  of  an  earthquake,  in 
the  wreird  light  of  an  awful  eruption  of 
Mount  Yesuvius. 

"The  part  of  the  treacherous  friend 
and  villainous  desecrator  of  peace  and 
virtue  was  excellently  played  by  . 

"Of  ,  as  the  Neapolitan  rag- 
picker, we  cannot  speak  too  highly. 
His  description  of  his  wife's  infidelity, 
the  discovery,  his  killing  her  in  the 
arms  of  her  lover  and  bathing  his 
hands  in  her  warm  heart's  blood  was 
the  best  piece  of  acting  by  far  that 
we  have  witnessed  for  many  a  day. 
It  was  superb,  grand,  terrific." 

After  a  roar  of  laughter,  guessing 
commenced.  One  said  the  criticism 
came  from  Oshkosh;  another, 
"somewhere  back  of  Denver,"  and  a 
third  suggested  "a  one-night  stand 
on  the  road  between  Chicago  and 
Dead  Man's  Gulch."  The  fact  is  that 
the  criticism  appeared  as  a  serious  re- 
view in  a  dignified  Eastern  paper,  one 
of  the  most  prominent  dailies  of  Bos- 
ton. After  that,  would  it  not  be  well 
for  the  funny  men  of  the  East  to 
sing  small  in  referring  to  dramatic 
criticism  in  the  'wild  and  woolly 
West.'  "— A7.  )'.  Herald. 


MUSICAL  NOTES 

"I  am  well  aware  that  some  of  you 
are  ready  to  make  the  claim  that  there 
are  other  things  of  more  importance 
than  the  ability  to  read  music  at 
sight.  You  will  argue  that  expres- 
sion and  a  sweet,  sympathetic  voice  is 


of  more  value,  and  that  the  time  is 
too  short  to  get  both,  or  all  three.  I 
invite  your  attention  to  a  moment's 
consideration  of  this  matter.  With 
no  disposition  to  quarrel,  or  even 
differ  with  those  who  insist  upon  a 
sweet,  sympathetic  voice  and  the 
ability  to  give  artistic  rendering,  yet  I 
question  whether  they  are  right  when 
they  insist  that  these  are  the  founda- 
tion of  the  matter.  Yon  church  has  a 
gilded  spire  which  is  its  artistic  cap- 
sheaf;  it  also  has  a  cornerstone. 
Which  was  first  attended  to,  and 
what  was  the  last  act  of  the  skilled 
artisan  ?  They  didn't  gild  the  spire 
before  they  hewed  the  cornerstone, 
and  the  cornerstone  does  not  rest  upon 
the  gilded  spire;  just  the  reverse  is  the 
natural  order  of  things.  Let  us  im- 
agine that  we  have  developed  a  race 
of  artistic  singers,  but  have  left  out 
the  ability  to  read  the  signs  that  con- 
vey the  thought  of  the  composer,  and 
in  time  we  will  have  a  race  whose 
knowledge  will  be  handed  down  as 
was  all  knowledge  before  the  time  of 
writing  and  printing.  We  will  have 
artists  as  dumb  as  oysters  unless  they 
can  be  privileged  to  hear  the  music 
from  the  lips  of  another.  Really,  this 
argument  for  building  the  artistic  at 
the  expense*  of  the  ability  to  read 
music  is  as  absurd  as  most  of  the  stock 
arguments  advanced  against  individual 
singing  in  the  school  room.  But  the 
condition  confronts  us.  and  something 
must  be  done,  and  that  at  once,  for 
thousands  upon  thousands  of  boys  and 
girls  are  leaving  the  public  schools 
every  year  never  having  learned  to 
read  music  —  Sterrie  A.  Weaver  in 
Musical  Courier. 


The  Bright  Side 

'  'I  think  that  the  life  of  an  actress  is 
one  of  the  best  and  most  profitable 
lines  that  a  woman  can  select.  It  is 
all  very  well  to  say  that  very  few  suc- 
ceed. Very  few  rise  in  any  calling. 
How  many  journalists  succeed?  How 
many  novelists  succeed  ?  Success  is 
just  as  attainable  on  the  stage  as  any- 
where else.  I  speak  and  always  shall 
speak  most  gratefully  of  it.  I  have 
been  before  the  public  now  twelve 
years.  And  I  am  happier  to-day  than 
I  have  ever  been.  I  work  hard — 
everybody  must  work  hard — and  the 
results  are  charming." 

"In  London  they  treat  theatrical 
people  like  heroes  and  heroines.  So- 
ciety quarrels  over  them.  Society 
hankers  to  entertain  them.  If  you 
have  once  succeeded  you  are  taken  up 
and  petted.  They  can't  do  enough 
for  you.  And  it  seems  to  me  that  this 
is  the  right  spirit.  Actors  and  ac- 
tresses are  people  of  talent.  Brains 
should  be  the  key  that  opens  drawing- 
rooms.  Brain  is  a  finer  commodity 
than  money  any  day.  The  successful 
actor,  novelist  and  journalist  have  the 
e?itree  everywhere  in  London.  No 
drawing-room  is  considered  complete 
without  them.  In  New  York  they 
are  looked  down  upon." — Mrs.  Potter. 


September  23rd,  1899 


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A  scene  like  this  shows  the  actress — likewise  makes  her  name.      Mrs.  Leslie  Carter  will  never  thrill  her  audiences  more  in  any  other 

play  than  she  does  in  "Zaza."    San  Francisco  -will  see  them  some  day. 


ANNIE  RUSSELL  BESSIE  BONEHILL 


Shows  out  in  this  cut  with  one  of  the  best  likenesses  ever  taken  —The  stunning— was  not  long  ago  thk  thing  when  it  came 

of  her.    She  is  almost  more  popular  in  England  than  to  male  impersonations     Now  she  finds  the  enthusiasm 

in  America.    She  has  just  made  another  hit.  as  just  a  little  less  each  succeeding  year, 

the  man  hater  in  "Miss  l/ol>6s,"  the 
latest  Gotham  production 
slated  for  a  run. 


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LONDON  has  seen  another  revival  of 
"Pinafore."  It  appears  to  be  as  pop- 
ular to-day  as  ever.  The  foibles  of 
men  change  but  little  even  in  a  century 
and  there  seems  to  be  as  much  cause  for 
keen  satire  on  the  English  admiralty 
as  when  the  opera  was  first  written. 

The  California  Theater  is  being  re- 
furbished and  re-furnished  from  top  to 
bottom  in  most  artistic  and  splendid 
manner.  When  it  re-opens  on  the 
first  of  October  with  "A  Yenuine  Yen- 
tleman,"  the  old  patrons  of  the  play- 
house will  be  amazed  at  the  changes. 

*  * 

A  correspondent  suggests  that  a 
roof  garden  be  erected  over  the  one- 
story  building  which  is  soon  to  re- 
place the  Baldwin  Hotel  ruins.  The 
idea  is  good  enough— provided  the 
promoter  has  power  to  keep  the  fog 
away  and  to  order  warmer  evening 
weather. 

The  news  dealers  of  the  city  say 
that  the  Review  is  one  of  the  best 
sellers  of  any  weekly  paper  on  the 
coast.  This  is  certainly  good  en- 
couragement to  our  advertisers.  It  is 
a  fact  that  the  sales  of  this  paper's 
first  issue  were  larger  than  those  of 
any  journal  ever  published  in  this 
city. 

The  coming  season  promises  to  be 
a  most  successful  one  for  all  the 
theaters  in  the  city.  In  a  short  time 
one  or  two  places  of  amusement  that 
have  been  closed  for  months  will  be 
re-opened  with  good  attractions. 
There  are  more  good  companies 
booked  for  the  coast  this  season  than 
in  a  long  time,  which  is  in  itself  an 
indication  that  conditions  are  better 
now  than  ever  before.  Good  reports 
come  from  all  the  road  companies  in 
the  interior,  and  the  managers  in  most 
coast  towns  report  bigger  box-office 
receipts  than  they  have  had  in  years. 
The  outlook  is  exceedingly  bright. 


Speaking  of  the  drama's  transi- 
tion period,  the  Dramatic  News  very 
aptly  says:  "More  people  clamor  for 
better  plays  than  ever  before  in  the 
history  of  the  drama,  and  thus  in  itself 
makes  the  outlook  more  hopeful.  It 
is  not  necessary  for  managers  to 
plunge  to  the  other  extreme  of  pro- 
ducing philosophical  or  ultramoral 
plays,  or  of  spending  immense  sums 
in  reviving  classic  productions  with 
historically  accurate  accessories.  These 
latter  will  always  appeal  to  a  limited 
number  of  theater-goers,  but  the  great 
masses  of  the  people  crave  amuse- 
ment in  the  theater  rather  than  in- 
struction. They  want,  in  fact,  some- 
thing both  entertaining  and  refining, 
and  humor,  when  not  mere  vulgar 
levity,  is  the  most  acceptable  of  all. 
The  people  seek  to  be  amused,  and 
will  pay  liberally  for  entertainment 
that  grants  them  a  few  hours'  sur- 
cease from  the  cares  and  worries  of 
every-day  life.  Prosperity  awaits  the 
managers  who  will  have  the  courage 
to  stem  the  tide  of  buffoonery  on  the 
stage  with  refined  comedy." 

There  can  be  little  question  that 
the  colored  race  is  coming  into  prom- 
inence, so  far  as  the  stage  can  con- 
tribute to  that  end,  if  it  is  true 
that  there  are  from  twelve  to  fifteen 
hundred  colored  people  generally  en- 
gaged in  the  theatrical  business.  Two 
companies,  made  up  of  dark-skinned 
artists,  have  started  for  Australia  this 
season,  so  the  demand  for  their  ser- 
vices is  apparent  abroad.  Vaudeville 
is  after  them  at  times  with  such  ear- 
nestness that  salaries  are  said  to  have 
advanced  from  fifty  to  one  hundred 
per  cent.  One  negro  comedian,  who 
five  years  ago  received  $9  per  week, 
now  gets  $250  for  his  team.  Another 
now  famous  pair,  once  canceled  as  in- 
competent, now  head  their  own  show 
and  earn  from  $500  to  $1,000  weekly. 
Much  of  this  prestige  is  no  doubt  due 
to  the  "coon"  song,  and  more  par- 
ticularly to  the  cake  walk,  which, 
queer  a  step  as  it  represents,  has  un- 
questionably proved  a  step  forward  for 
the  colored  artist. 

New  York  is  enjoying  the  appear- 
ance of  an  old-time  trick  cleverly 
worked  on  one  of  the  roof  gardens. 
When  a  young  woman  had  concluded 
her  song,  a  man,  who  sat  at  a  table, 
started  up  applauding  loudly,  waving 
his  handkerchief  and  calling  for  an 
encore.  He  was  well  dressed  and  good 
looking.  An  usher  quietly  requested 
him  to  sit  down,  which  he  did  with 
same  apparent  embarassment.  Every- 
body turned  to  look  at  the  cause  of 
the  commotion.  The  young  man 
moved  from  his  chair,  as  though  an- 
noyed by  the  attention  he  had  attrac- 
ted, and  walked,  with  a  hint  of  un- 
steadiness in  his  gait,  to  another  table. 
In  a  short  while  he  was  on  his  feet 
again,  waving  his  applause  in  the  most 
extravagant  fashion.  Again  he 
changed  his  seat.    The  audience  were 


thoroughly  interested  in  him.  They 
smiled  and  followed  him  with  their 
eyes  around  the  ioof.  They  laughed 
at  his  enthusiasm.  They  enjoyed  it 
more  than  the  work  of  the  stage 
people.  It  served  the  purpose  of  in- 
teresting and  amusing  the  audience 
and  sending  them  home  with  the  con- 
sciousness that  they  had  had  a  good 
time. 

THE  COMMERCIAL  VALUE  OF 
A  NAME 

0 

The  actor's  training  is  such  that  he 
is  prone,  unconsciously  perhaps,  to 
think  too  much  of  effect  and  too  little 
of  the  cause  that  produces  it. 

This  may  account  for  his  apparent 
indifference  to  one  important  cause  of 
the  much  discussed  discrepancy  be- 
tween the  salaries  paid  to  actors  and 
the  amounts  commanded  by  various 
performers.  When  the  whole  subject 
is  carefully  considered,  it  will  1>e  found 
that  the  commercial  value  of  a  name 
is  the  primary  factor. 

Good,  bad  or  mediocre,  the  variety 
performer's  professional  identity  is 
maintained  so  long 'as  he  continues 
active.  His  name  is  on  the  posters 
and  in  the  newspaper  advertisements, 
and  his  lithographs  are  in  the  shop 
windows.  Consequently  his  existence 
becomes  known,  even  to  those  who 
never  visit  the  vaudevilles. 

The  average  actor  on  the  other  hand 
figures  only  in  the  programs,  and  he 
must  do  something  to  distinguish 
himself — creditably  or  the  reverse — 
to  attract  attention  beyond  that. 

It  may  not  be  generally  known,  but 
it  a  fact  that  more  than  a  few  managers 
have  for  seasons  past  been  systemati- 
cally avoiding  mention  in  their  ad- 
vance press  notices  of  the  actors  they 
employ.  Their  object  is  obvious. 
They  wish  no  names  but  their  own  to 
be  identified  with  their  attractions. 

To  be  sure,  this  reticence  frequently 
is  meant  to  hide,  until  the  opening 
night,  the  inferiority  of  the  cast,  but 
not  always.  Instances  could  be  cited 
of  managers  who  had  engaged  compe- 
tent and  popular  players,  refraining 
from  announcing  them,  simply  because 
they  wished  to  be  at  liberty  to  replace 
them  by  other  and  perhaps  cheaper 
people  whenever  they  might  feel  dis- 
posed, without  causing  comment. 

One  man  who  controls  several  mod- 
erate productions  never  mentions  the 
members  of  the  cast  while  he  is  on  the 
road.  A  man  who  is  extensively  en- 
gaged in  furnishing  attractions  for  the 
popular  priced  houses  is  just  as  stren- 
uous in  his  endeavors  to  hide  the  iden- 
tity of  his  numerous  actors  in  all  the 
press  matter  sent  out.  Others  could 
be  cited,  but  this  will  suffice  to  show 
that  there  is  a  well-defined  movement 
in  certain  quarters  to  reduce  the  im- 
portance of  the  players  as  far  as  prac- 
ticable. 

The  actor  himself  is  largely  respon- 
sible for  this.  Too  often  he  has  taken 
advantage  of  a  manager  who  has  ex- 
ploited him  and  demanded  unjust,  if 


not  unreasonable,  increase  of  salary, 
because  he  had  been  fortunate  in  secur- 
ing a  fat  part,  and  through  the  man- 
ager's liberality  in  booming  him,  had 
become  in  a  measure  indispensable. 

In  consequence  of  this  policy,  the 
practice  of  using  lithographs  of  mem- 
bers of  a  combination  was  long  since 
abandoned.  Then  many  managers 
stopped  the  use  of  any  but  siar  names 
in  their  printing,  and  now  the  player 
is  being  cut  out  of  the  press  notices. 

An  actor's  name  is  his  fortnne.  It 
represent  his  record.  It  epitomizes 
the  difference  between  Joseph  Jefferson 
and  John  Smith. 

The  more  widely  and  favorably  it  is 
known,  the  more  money  its  owner  re- 
ceives. It  is  natural,  therefore,  that 
the  tendency  to  say  as  little  as  pos- 
sible about  the  members  of  a  cast 
should  be  accompanied  by  a  tendeney 
to  pay  the  average  actor  as  little  as 
possible  for  his  service.  The  new  sys- 
tem of  suppression  accounts  largely 
for  the  decline  in  remuneration  for 
dramatic  endeavor,  whiie  vaudeville 
salaries  have  been  steadily  rising. 

It  is  worthy  the  attention  of  the 
player  now,  before  it  becomes  more 
serious.-  Dramatic  News. 


HOYT'S  EXPERIENCES. 

When  "The  Tin  Soldier"  was  done 
in  Chicago  for  the  first  time,  I  played 
the  plumber.  Eugene  Field  was 
present  and  seemed  to  enjoy  the  per- 
formance immensely.  Next  day  he 
gave  the  piece  a  very  flattering  criti- 
cism, and  said  that  all  the  people 
played  their  parts  well  with  a  single 
exception.  The  actor  who  played  the 
plumber  seemed  to  have  no  conception 
of  what  the  author  intended.  I  had 
to  good  naturedly  take  the  general 
laugh  at  my  expense  and  foot  up  the 
bill  for  numerous  "smiles,"  whose 
combined  frequency  was  sufficient  to 
make  a  very  respectable  laugh.  I  de- 
termined to  get  back  at  Field.  He 
was  as  well  known  and  as  familiar  a 
figure  in  Chicago  as  Col.  Ochiltree 
was  in  New  York.  On  the  following 
evening  I  had  him  occupy  a  box  at 
the  theater.  In  one  of  my  scenes  I 
took  a  copy  of  the  Ne7vs,  and,  advanc- 
ing to  the  front,  pretended  to  read 
"Gen.  Field's  Sharps  and  Flats,"  I 
said,  as  if  just  coming  to  the  column 
of  his  bright  exploitations.  Then, 
with  a  broad  smile.  I  apparently  con- 
tinued reading.  After  awhile  the 
smile  gradually  faded,  and  was  suc- 
ceeded by  an  expression  of  positive 
pain.  The  paper  was  thrown  to  the 
floor,  and,  with  a  very  tired  expres- 
sion, I  threw  back  the  lapel  of  my 
coat  and  rang  a  chestnut  bell.  The 
chestnut  bell  was  something  new  in 
Chicago  then,  and  the  little  piece  of 
business  went  tremendously.  Field's 
box  was  so  situated  that  he  could  not 
withdraw  from  the  view  of  the  house, 
and  he  had  to  take  the  laugh  like  a 
good  fellow.  "The  Tin  Soldier"  has 
made  for  years  an  average  of  $24,000 
a  season.  —  Charles  H.  Hoyt. 

Subscribe  for  The  Dramatic  Review. 


September  23rd,  1899 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Of  a  Per-  ^ 


Bob  McGinley,  of  Bob  and  Eva 
McGinley,  well  known  here,  is  now  a 
Master  Mason.  They  are  to  appear  in 
the  East  soon. 

Lillian  Russell  is  going  to  do 
imitations.  She  proposes  to  caricature 
Josephine  Hall  when  she  exhibits  her- 
self at  Weber  &  Fields. 

Corinne  has  secured  ' '  The  Little 
Host,"  which  she  will  give  an  elabo- 
rate production  this  season.  Junius 
Howe  will  be  the  manager. 

Emma  Darrell,  prominent  in  the 
Eastern  States  in  juvenile  leads,  ar- 
rived here  last  week.  She  proposes  to 
make  her  home  on  the  Coast. 

Now  comes  E.  H.  Sothern,  who 
wishes  to  snatch  honors  from  Henry 
Miller,  with  his  conception  of  Hamlet. 
Next  spring  is  the  time  set,  at  the 
Knickerbocker,  New  York. 

Ethel  Brandon,  who  used  to  shine 
with  Osbourne  &  Stockwell  years  ago 
during  the  first  popularity  of  the  Alca- 
zar, is  playing  in  the  Dreyfus  drama, 
"Devil's  Island,"  in  Brooklyn. 

Marie  Barnard,  one  of  the  best 
examples  of  fine  singers  on  the  grand 
opera  stage  who  is  credited  to  Califor- 
nia, was  married  at  Newport  Tuesday, 
to  Frank  Russak,  a  New  York  broker. 

Rumors  are  wafted  across  the  con- 
tinent that  Laura  Millard,  in  former 
years  a  Tivoli  favorite,  will  study  in 
London,  in  furtherance  of  a  long  cher- 
ished ambition  to  make  a  try  at  grand 
opera. 

Looking  back  over  a  file  of  Phila- 
delphia papers  of  '97,  we  notice  that 
Edith  Mason, Thomas  Persse  and  Anna 
Lichter  were  singing  together.  This 
year  finds  them  well  established  favor- 
ites in  San  Francisco. 

Manager  Leahy  has  not  yet  an- 
nounced the  names  of  any  members  of 
the  Tivoli's  new  light  opera  company, 
but  it  is  believed  that  he  has  several 
first-class  singers  already  selected. 
His  new  company  promises  to  be  the 
best  he  has  had  in  years  and  that  is 
saying  a  great  deal. 

Charles  Hovt,  the  playwright, 
who  became  seriously  ill  the  latter 
part  of  last  season,  and  who  was  taken 
to  Florida,  where  he  remained  until 
strong  enough  to  be  removed  to  his 
home  in  New  Hampshire,  has  returned 
to  New  York.  He  is  fully  restored  in 
health  and  prepared  to  resume  his 
work  with  several  new  plays  which  he 
was  compelled  to  abandon  when  sick- 
ness prevented  their  completion. 


Mildred  Holland,  the  well- 
known  actress  who  played  for  several 
seasons  in  "Two  Little  Vagrants," 
has  started  a  diamond-back  turtle 
farm  on  Long  Island. 

Maud  Caswell  had  her  bathing 
costume  photo  in  the  Sunday  Telegraph 
of  New  York  on  the  10th.  Needless 
to  say,  Maudie  was  pictured  with  bare 
legs,  a  straw  hat  and  a  smile. 

Harry  Woodruff  and  Charles  A. 
Bigelow  have  been  engaged  for  Anna 
Held's  production  of  "Papa's  Wife," 
the  new  musical  comedy  by  Harry  B. 
Smith  and  Reginald  De  Koven.  Her- 
man Perlet  will  be  the  musical  director. 

Frank  J.  Nugent,  professionally 
known  as  Wm.  Redmond,  a  member 
of  Primrose  and  Dockstader's  min- 
strels, eloped  from  Derby,  Ct.,  August 
18th,  with  Margaret  Menton,  a  non- 
professional, and  was  married  in  New 
York. 

The  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis  opera 
company  will  include  William  Philip, 
William  Broderick,  William  Pruette 
and  Harry  Brown.  Several  operas 
will  be  sung  weekly. 

Miss  Maud  Odell  who  will  play 
"Miladi"  with  James  O'Neal  i:i  "The 
Musketeers"  this  season  has  been 
leading  lady  of  the  Castle  Square 
Theater  Stock  Company  in  Boston  for 
the  past  year,  making  special  hits  by 
her  clever  acting  in  several  produc- 
tions. 

Miss  Eleanor  Giusti,  last  season 
prima  donna  with  the  Bostonians,  has 
been  engaged  for  the  part  of  Rozalie, 
in  "Davy  Jones,"  and  will  make  her 
first  appearance  with  the  Boston  Ser- 
enades in  that  operatta  at  the  Park 
theater  to-morrow  night. 

•Manager  W.  J.  Ei.leford  writes 
that  he  is  recovering  from  an  attack  of 
malaria.  He  spent  sometime  at  Dun- 
can springs.  He  says  that  his  busi- 
ness is  doubly  that  of  any  previous 
season.  He  has  a  better  company 
than  ever  before  and  is  deserving  of 
all  success. 

Chauncey  Olcott's  company  for 
this  season,  in  "A  Romance  of  Ath- 
lone,"  will  include  Daniel  Gilfeather, 
Etta  Baker  Martin,  Dustin  Farnum, 
Luke  Martin,  Paul  Everton,  Olive 
White,  Mabel  Wright,  Richard  Mal- 
chien,  George  Brennan,  Mrs.  Lizzie 
Washburn,  Charles  R.  Gilbert,  Argyle 
Gilbert,  Louise  Marcelli,  Marguerite 
Diamond,  Frank  Bonn  and  William 
J.  Jones. 


Barton  Hill  is  a  member  of  McKee 
Rankin's  company. 

Frank  Curtis,  manager  of  the 
Clay  Clement  Co.  left  for  Honolulu  on 
the  20th. 

The  Neili.  Stock  Company  is 
coining  to  the  California.  Among  the 
good  people  who  lately  signed  will  be 
John  W.  Burton,  formerly  with  the 
"Dear  Old  Charley"  Company. 

Thomas  Seabrooke  will  head  the 
George  Lederer  Company  that  will 
tour  this  country  in  "The  Rounders." 
Dan  Daly  and  Michael  Gilman  will 
head  the  company  to  present  the  same 
play  in  London. 

Miss  Mary  Linck,  now  at  the 
Tivoli,  who  was  prominent  last  winter 
in  the  American  Theater  production  of 
Mignon  and  La  Gioconda,  will  make 
her  re-appearance  with  the  Castle 
Square  Opera  Company  early  in  the 
season  as  Amneris  in  Aida.  Miss  Bes- 
sie Tannehill  has  been  engaged  as 
character  comedienne. 

Thomas  Persse,  of  the  Grand,  has 
a  rare  pet  called  a  marmoset.  The 
little  animal  has  the  body  of  a  squirrel 
and  the  face  of  a  monkey  and  is  a  nat- 
ive of  tropical  South  America.  He 
does  not  find  the  climate  of  San  Fran- 
cisco exactly  to  his  liking,  and  is  quite 
savage  with  everyone  but  Mr.  Persse, 
who  handles  him  without  fear. 

Dr.  J.T.  Callahan, the  well-known 
playwright  author  of  "The  Ordeal  of 
Two  Sisters"  which  had  such  a  suc- 
cessful production  at  Morosco's  last 
season,  has  achieved  another  triumph 
with  his  blank  verse  play,  "Anne 
Boleyn,"  in  England.  Julia  Marlowe 
is  thinking  seriously  of  giving  the 
latter  play  a  production  in  this  coun- 
try. The  Doctor  is  at  present  so- 
journing at  his  mines  near  Sonora, 
Tuolumne  county. 

Nora  O'Brien  who  will  play  the 
Queen  in  support  of  James  O'Neill  in 
"The  Musketeers"  made  her  profes- 
sional debut  as  a  joint  star  in  the 
legitimate  four  years  ago  with  Charles 
B.  Hanford  and  E.  B.  Spencer.  The 
following  season  she  went  to  England 
and  played  in  support  of  Wilson 
Barrett  with  whom  she  remained  two 
years.  Last  season  she  made  a  most 
favorable  impression  in  support  of 
Charles  Coghlan  in  "The  Royal  Box," 
and  also  with  Mr.  O'Neill  in  "The 
Musketeers"  at  the  Broadway  Theater. 

Manager  Samuel  Friedi.ander 
of  the  California  Theater  is  "getting 
on"  in  New  York.  He  received  all 
kinds  of  well-deserved  complimentary 
notices,  especially  from  the  dramatic 
papers,  all  of  which  told  of  the  big 
success  of  the  California  since  it  was 
re-opened  under  the  management  of 
Mr.  Friedlander.  The  Review  told 
of  the  improvements  several  weeks 
ago.  During  Mr.  Friedlander's 
absence,  Mr.  Oppenheimer,  the 
treasurer,  was  in  charge  of  the 
Theater's  affairs.  The  California  will 
be  re-opened  October  1st  with  "A 
Yenuine  Yentleman." 


W.  A.  Belasco  of  this  city  is 
playing  with  "The  Heart  of  Mary- 
land" in  the  East. 

Annie  Meyers,  last  year's  Tivoli 
soubrette,  is  appearing  in  a  big  bur- 
lesque production  in  Washington. 
Ida  Mulle  and  several  other  people 
well  known  in  San  Francisco  are  in 
the  cast. 

A  letter  from  New  York  says 
that  Ernest  Hastings  and  Gretchen 
Lyons  were  seen  strolling  dov\n  Broad- 
way as  though  they  owned  the  village. 
Hastings  has  signed  with  Stuart  Rob- 
son  for  the  season. 

Marcael  Perron  of  the  Tivoli 
recalls  many  incidents  of  the  early 
career  of  Sibyl  Sanderson.  His 
father  was  the  stage  manager  for  her 
first  production  in  the  city  of  Brussels, 
he  himself  being  one  of  the  cast. 

On  his  return  from  his  present  tour, 
L.  R.  Stockwell  will  organize  a  com- 
pany to  make  a  tour  of  Australia, 
playing  the  "Midnight  Bell,"  "A 
Temperance  Town,"  "The  Magis- 
trate," and  a  comedy  now  being  pre- 
pared for  him. 

Annie  Meyers,  who  used  to  smile 
on  Tivoli  bald  heads,  would  hardly  be 
suspected  of  having  a  daughter  bigger 
than  she  is.  She  has,  however,  and 
the  young  lady  is  appearing  with  con- 
siderable success  in  Baltimore  in  bene- 
fit performances. 

Friends  of  Leslie  Morosco  will  be 
pleased  to  hear  that  he  has  struck  a 
good  place  as  light  comedian  in 
"When  Smith  Met  Jones,"  now  play- 
ing to  successful  houses  in  the  East. 
Burt  Morrison,  another  San  Francis- 
can, has  signed  with  the  "Telephone 
Girl," 

Miss  Laura  Crews,  ingenue  of 
Stockwell's  "  Midnight  Bel'"  Co.,  is 
doing  particularly  well,  and  one  of  the 
company  writes  that  she  has  made  a 
hit  in  every  town  where  the  company 
appeared.  Miss  Crews  is  a  very  tal- 
ented actress  and  her  success  is  well 
deserved. 

San  Francisco  dramatic  talent  is  in 
great  demand  in  the  East.  Among 
the  people  from  this  city  engaged  to 
play  in  Lewis  Morrison's  companies 
are  Prank  Fanning  and  Margaret 
Kane  and  Miss  Adams,  "Faust"  com- 
pany No.  2;  and  Howard  Scott,'  Fred- 
erick the  Great. " 

Hakky  Corson  CLARKB  still  has 
faith  in  "What  Happened  to  Jones  " 
and  will  soon  be  seen  out  West  witli  a 
new  company  of  players.  He  has 
engaged  Jno.  Fraser  Crosby,  Jr.,  to 
plan  the  role  of  Richard  Heatherly. 
Clarke  has  added  "What  Did  Simpkins 
Do?  "  to  his  repertory. 

Geokc.k  Oshoi  rni:,  a  San  Francisco 
favorite,  is  in  the  cast  of  "A  Stranger 
in  Strangeland,"  which  is  to  be  seen  at 
the  Manhattan  Beach  theater,  New 
York,  very  soon.  Joseph  R.  Grismer 
is  conducting  rehearsals.  The  comic 
complications  arise  from  the  adventures 
of  an  American  Indian  taken  to  Bag- 
land  in  the  advertising  interests  of  a 
patent  medicine. 


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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


September  23rd,  1899 


AT  THE  *  *  * 
bOCAb  THEATERS 


\  \  7ith  the  coming  of  October,  the 
™ "  theatrical  season  will  be  upon 
us  in  full  blast,  for  then  all  the  play- 
houses in  the  city  will  be  open.  The 
California  will  be  re-opened  with  "A 
Yenuine  Yentleman,"  the  Columbia 
will  start  on  Monday  with  Modjeska 
and  Kellerd,  and  the  Alhambra  prom- 
ises some  good  productions  for  the 
middle  of  the  coming  month,  and  a 
series  of  performances  will  be  given  at 
the  Comedy.  The  Tivoli  will  have 
two  more  weeks  of  grand  opera,  and 
then  look  out  for  a  new  company  in 
some  good  light  and  comic  opera  pro- 
ductions. Altogether,  the  season  is 
most  promising. 


The  Tivoli 


"Tun  ever  popular  Tivoli  Opera  House 
*  is  this  week  repeating  its  success 
of  last  week  by  again  presenting  the 
lyric  masterpieces,  "Othello"  and 
"Lohengrin."  Crowded  houses  have 
been  the  rule.  "Traviata"  had  been 
announced  to  take  the  place  of 
"  Lohengrin,"  but  it  was  a  wise  thing 
on  Manager  Leahy's  part  to  continue 
both  pieces,  since  their  success  the 
previous  week  had  been  phenomenal. 
Barron  Berthald,  as  Lohengrin,  is 
indeed  romantic,  admirable  and  per- 
fect. Miss  Prossnitz,  Mr.  Mertens, 
Mr.  Schuster  and  the  others  were  all 
good,  and  it  can  be  said  that  both  pre- 
sentations were  better  than  last  week. 
"Lohengrin"  will  be  given  Saturday 
matinee  and  Sunday  evening. 


cMorosco's  Grand 

K  most  delightful  performance  of 
**  that  most  delightful  opera,  "  The 
Drum  Major's  Daughter "  was  given 
at  the  Grand  Opera  House  this  week. 
As  is  usual  with  the  Grand,  there  was 
a  crowded  house.  Offenbach's  bright 
and  catchy  music  was  well  rendered, 
and  too  much  praise  cannot  lie  given 
Edith  Mason,  Hattie  Belle  Ladd, 
William  Wolff  and  Thomas  Persse. 
There  was  a  disposition  on  the  part  of 
some  of  the  critics  of  the  daily  news- 
papers to  censure  Mr.  Wolff  for  his 
interpretation  of  the  character  of 
Monthabor,  and  the  reviewer  of  the 
Examiner  was  especially  unjust.  To 
anyone  who  had  studied  the  character 
it  was  easily  seen  that  Mr.  Wolff  had 
the  severest  work  of  the  piece  and  that 
he  acquitted  himself  exceptionally 
well — never,  as  was  said  by  some  one 


who  should,  but  doesn't  know,  over- 
doing the  part  but  bringing  out  every 
interesting  feature  of  it.  He  was  par- 
ticularly creditable  in  the  guise  of  a 
holy  friar.  Mr.  Wooley  was  perhaps 
a  trifle  too  ridiculous  as  the  Duke 
Delia  Yolta,  though  he  gave  an  other- 
wise good  performance.  Winfred  Goff 
was  the  dandy  Marquis  Bambani,  and 
about  all  that  can  be  said  for  him  is 
that  he  dressed  the  part  well.  Others 
whose  roles  were  unimportant  were 
Addie  Arnold,  as  Lady  Superior; 
Georgie  Cooper,  as  a  Vivandiere; 
A.  E.  Arnold,  as  the  Sergeant;  Nace 
Bonville,  as  the  gardner  and  innkeeper; 
Arnold  and  Joseph  Witt,  as  the 
notaries,  and  Ida  St.  Aubin,  Ethel 
Strachan  and  Irene  Du  Yoll  as  the 
Convent  Pupils.  Miss  Mason,  as  the 
Drum  Major's  Daughter,  Stella,  was 
in  fine  voice  and  her  song  "I  am  a 
Little  Jehu"  was  encored  several  times. 
Hattie  Belle  Ladd  was  Griolet,  the 
drummer  boy,  and  while  a  trifle  large 
for  the  ordinary  drummer  "  boy  "  in 
the  French  army,  she  was  particularly 
happy  and  entertaining  in  both  her 
acting  and  singing.  She  always 
seems  to  fit  well  in  most  anything  for 
which  she  is  cast.  Georgie  Cooper 
was  as  pretty  as  a  picture  as  Claudine, 
the  Yiviandiere,  and  she  sang  well. 
Miss  Bessie  Fairbairn  had  the  very 
trying  role  of  the  Duchess  Delia  Yolta 
and  her  interpretation  was  unusually 
good.  As  the  gay  and  gallant  Captain 
Robert,  Thomas  Persse  made  a  very 
handsome  appearance  and  his  singing 
was  like  it  always  is — good.  Too 
much  cannot  be  said  of  the  chorus, 
and  one  of  the  prettiest  marches  ever 
seen  in  the  city  was  given  by  the 
pretty  and  shapely  girls  who  comprise 
the  participants  who  never  figure  on 
the  printed  program.  The  march 
was  arranged  beautifully  and  most 
artistically.  The  splendid  orchestra 
was  up  to  its  usual  high  standard. 


The  c/llhambra 

A  i.f.  Ellinghouse  sends  word  to 
**  the  Review  that  he  will  open 
the  Alhambra  the  latter  part  of  Octo- 
ber, playing  combinations  only  at 
popular  prices,  and  that  he  has  booked 
solid  until  the  last  of  May. 


We  call  attention  to  the  new  and  artistic 
studio  of  Mr.  Louis  Thors,  S26  Market  St., 
Phelan  Building. 


Read  the  Dramatic  Revieiv. 


^The  c/ilcazar 

\  1/iluam  Gillette's  funniest  farce 
"*  "Too  Much  Johnson"  has  been 
the  attraction  at  the  Alcazar  this 
week,  and  has  proved  to  be  a  big 
drawing  card.  The  trials  and  tribula- 
tions of  the  consummate  liar,  August 
Billings,  were  portrayed  by  Eugene 
Ormonde  in  a  manner  which  would 
have  been  most  pleasing  had  the 
gentleman  modulated  his  voice  to  a 
trifle  higher  pitch.  As  it  was,  many 
of  his  speeches  were  inaudible  in  the 
center  of  the  house.  George  Webster 
was  cast  as  Johnson,  and  a  most 
acceptable  performance  he  gave.  His 
make-up  was  grotesque,  and  did  not 
even  betray  a  suggestion  of  Webster. 
Charles  King  was  good  as  Mr.  Faddish, 
and  Clarence  Montaine  did  one  of  his 
best  impersonations  as  the  excitable 
Frenchman.  Miss  Foster  looked 
charming,  and  had  little  else  to  do  as 
Mrs.  Billings,  but  did  that  little  well. 
Miss  Howe  as  the  mother-in-law  gave 
a  strong  delineation  of  that  strong- 
minded  personage.  Miss  Helen 
Henry  and  Frank  Denithorne  pro- 
voked a  good  deal  of  mirth  in  the 
characters  of  Miss  Faddish  and  her 
boy  lover.  The  minor  characters 
were  all  well  played,  especially  by 
Daniel  Halifax  and  Carlyle  Moore, 
and  the  stage  settings  were  excellent. 
The  performance  went  with  the  right 
vim  to  make  it  a  comedy  success,  and 
outside  of  the  impossibility  to  catch 
all  of  Billings'  speeches  left  little  to  be 
desired. 

The  Columbia 

■"The  advent  of  Madame  Modjeska  is 
■  always  regarded  in  San  Francis- 
co as  of  more  than  ordinary  importance 
by  local  play-goers,  and  it  is  to  be 
hoped  for  the  good  of  the  stage  as  an 
institution,  the  same  rule  holds  else- 
where. vShe  is  the  only  remainng  rep- 
resentative of  the  great  players  that 
have  put  the  American  stage  on  a  par 
with  that  of  other  countries.  She 
has  been  so  long  familiar  to  play- 
goers on  the  Coast  that  she  seems  to 
have  a  friendly  relation  to  even  the  in- 
dividual, and  as  the  feeling  grows  of 
the  possibility  of  each  opportunity  of 
seeing  her  being  the  last,  so  does  the 
following  become  more  loyal  and  more 
numerous.  Interest  in  her  engage- 
ment, which  opens  at  the  Columbia 
Theater    on    Monday   night,    is,  of 


course,  greatly  enhanced  by  the  new 
play,  "Marie  Antoinette,"  which  is  to 
hold  the  boards  for  the  first  week. 
The  play  is  attributed  to  Mr.  Clinton 
Stuart,  who,  it  is  claimed,  has  had 
nothing  to  do  with  other  playwrights 
who  have  written  on  the  subject,  but 
has  gone  straight  to  history  and  the 
various  memories  for  his  facts.  In 
the  light  even  of  history,  the  many 
and  closely  connected  incidents  in  the 
career  of  Antoinette  read  almost  like  a 
melodrama  and  it  is  hard  to  over-esti- 
mate the  opportunities  that  the  sub- 
ject presents  to  both  star  and  dram- 
atist. With  the  acquisition  of  Mr. 
John  E.  Kellerd  as  leading  man,  and 
other  talented  people  in  the  support- 
ing company,  Modjeska,  it  seems,  will 
be  better  surrounded  on  this  occasion, 
than  for  some  years  past.  Much  credit 
is  said  to  be  due  to  her  manager,  Mr. 
John  C.  Fisher,  for  the  beautiful  and 
elaborate  scenic  productions  which  he 
has  provided  for  each  play  in  the 
repertoire.  For  the  second  week  a 
number  of  classic  plays  will  be  offered. 
They  will  include  "Much  Ado  About 
Nothing,"  "Macbeth,"  "Mary 
Stuart,"  and  possibly  a  new  version  of 
the  well-known  French  comedy,  "The 
Ladies'  Battle."  During  the  Modjeska 
engagement  it  is  announced  that  the 
curtain  will  be  raised  at  8  o'clock  at 
every  evening  performance. 


"THE  GHETTO" 

The  "  Children  of  the  Ghetto"  was 
presented  at  the  National  theater, 
Washington,  September  18th  to  a 
packed  house.  The  play  was  well 
received,  and  the  curtain  calls  followed 
each  act.  The  scenery  was  elaborate. 
Mr.  Zangwill's  stage  story  departs 
somewhat  from  the  book,  though  re- 
taining the  most  interesting  charac- 
ters. The  leading  parts  were  played 
by  Miss  Blanche  Bates,  Wilton  Lack- 
aye,  Frank  Worthing,  William  Norris 
and  Adolphe  Lestena. 


Harry  Woodruff,  who  was  once 
engaged  to  marry  Anna  Gould,  will 
support  Anna  Held  this  season. 


JAMBS  M.  Nixon,  once  well  known 
as  proprietor  of  a  traveling  circus, 
died  in  New  York  Monday,  aged  80 
years.   

"I  Forgive  YouM 


September  23rd,  1899 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


1 


The  Orpheum 

T'ake  the  Batchelor's  Club  sketch, 
Stinson  and  Merton  and  the  Hun- 
garian Boys'  Band  as  presented  at  the 
Orpheum,  and  if  nothing  else  was  of- 
fered, the  most  blase  theatre-goer 
would  find  sufficient  to  keep  himself 
interested.  But  add  to  these  more 
than  excellent  turns,  such  clever 
people  as  Charlie  Case,  monologist, 
Fred  Hallen  and  Mollie  Fuller,  the 
good-looking  Crawford  Sisters,  with 
extremely  shapely  and  nimble  limbs, 
a  couple  of  singing  people  like  Terry 
and  Lambert  and  athletes  of  the 
calibre  of  Bright  Brothers,  and  one 
rather  inclines  to  the  belief  that  this 
week's  Orpheum  offering  approaches 
near  to  the  limit  of  the  finest  on 
earth.  In  point  of  uproarious  approv- 
al from  the  audience,  it  would  be  hard 
to  tell  which  met  with  the  most  favor, 
the  Batchelor  Club  skit  or  the  eccen- 
tric and  playful  witticisms  of  Stinson 
and  Merton.  The  former  have  a  well- 
written  little  bit  of  comedy  that  they 
act  out  to  the  life,  and  their  singing  is 
much  above  the  ordinary.  Stinson  is 
all  kinds  of  a  fun  maker,  an  excellent 
dancer,  and  an  artist  of  rare  original- 
ity. His  partner  aided  and  abetted 
his  merriment  by  looking  pleasant  and 
at  times  subjecting  herself  to  what 
appeared  to  be  considerable  rough 
usage.  Charlie  Case  told  his  stories 
and  sang  his  parodies  and  received 
the  customary  applause.  Fred  Hal- 
len and  good-looking  Mollie  Fuller 
presented  Geo.  Cohan's  little  farce, 
"His  Wife's  Hero."  Hallen,  from 
the  time  he  was  associated  with  Joe 
Hart  in  "  Later  On,"  has  in  every- 
thing posed  gracefully,  executed  a 
few  agile  steps,  worn  a  dress  suit  as 
though  he  was  accustomed  to  it,  and 
always  because  of  a  genial,  breezy 
nature  succeeded  in  making  a  go  of 
everything  he  presented.  He  has 
been  repeating  history  this  week. 
The  Boys'  Band  plays  truer  and  with 
more  volume  than  on  the  occasion  of 
its  first  appearance  in  San  Francisco. 
But  while  it  has  grown  into  a  better 
musical  organization,  the  auditor 
seems  to  miss  some  of  that  enthusias- 
tic abandon  that  made  one  readily  be- 
lieve the  boys  were  having  as  good  a 
time  as  the  audience. 


The  Otympta 

HTiie  bill  at  the  Olympia  this  week 
has  been  an  exceptionally  good 
one.  Among  the  new  favorites  are 
Ruth  Nelta,  a  very  clever  singing 
comedienne ;  the  Girdellas,  contor- 
tionist; and  Dot  Stanley,  singer  and 
dancer.  The  old  favorites  continue  to 
bring  forth  applause.    Dora  Mervin, 


Rose  Wellington,  Dollie  Mitchell,  and 
the  Keesings  are  as  good  as  ever. 
Carleton  and  Royce,  who  seem  to  have 
an  inexhaustible  supply  of  novelties, 
are  giving  a  very  interesting  skit 
called  "Pastimes  on  the  Levee,"  and 
Zoe  Matthews  continues  to  sing  her- 
self hoarse  in  responding  to  encores 
for  more  coon  songs.  Fd.  Dolan  is  re- 
tained for  his  Irish  funnyisms. 


The  Chutes 


At  the  Chutes  this  week  the  feature 
has  been  Adgie  and  the  lions.  In 
addition,  Mabelle  Bowman,  a  singing 
soubrette,  well  known  in  this  city  and 
an  old  Alcazar  favorite,  made  her  first 
appearance  on  the  vaudeville  stage. 
Hines  and  Alton,  the  "Dago  and  the 
Baboon,"  were  distinctly  new  and 
made  a  hit,  and  Dale  and  Dalton, 
knockabout  comedians,  fell  in  funny 
ways  around  the  stage  of  the  capacious 
Chutes  theater.  Wm.  Howarde,  a 
musical  comedian,  was  also  new,  and 
Waldo  and  Elliott,  acrobatic  come- 
dians, changed  their  act.  The  moving 
pictures  included  many  startling 
scenes. 


The  TholL 


I  T  is  with  extreme  pleasure  that  the 
'  management  of  the  Tivoli  Opera 
House  announces  that  "Othello"  will 
be  sung  on  Tuesday,  Thursday,  Sat- 
urday and  Sunday  nights  of  next 
week.  On  Monday,  Wednesday  and 
Saturday  night,  and  Saturday  matinee, 
the  beautiful  opera  "Martha"  will  be 
sung.  The  two  operas  will  be  put  on 
with  an  exceptional  cast,  and  the  pro- 
ductions will  be  distinguished  by  the 
same  artistic  qualities  which  have 
made  this  season  of  grand  opera  at  the 
Tivoli  the  most  notable  in  every  re- 
spect ever  given  in  this  city. 


The  Columbia. 

Modjeska  will  open  at  the  Colum 
bia  on  next  Monday  night  in 
"Marie  Antoinette."  .See  advance 
notice  elsewhere. 

The  Grand* 

A  CCORDING  to  the  program  of  the 
*"»  Grand  Opera  House,  "The 
Drum  Major's  Daughter"  will  be  re- 
peated next  week.  There  should  be 
a  crowded  house  nightly. 


Miss  Lillian  Slinkey,  recently  re- 
turned from  Europe,  will  give  a  con- 
cert October  16th  at  Sherman  &  Clay 
Hall.  Miss  Slinkey  has  made  an  es- 
pecial study  of  operatic  music. 


The  cMacdonough 

Onklaml  is  well  known  ns  a  jay  town: 
We  pro|>osc  to  make  it  a  nay  town. 

That's  the  kind  of  a  start  the  new 
lessees  of  the  Macdouough  theater  of 
Oakland  have  made.  The  new  com- 
pany to  handle  the  Macdouough  is 
known  as  the  Theater  Association  of 
Oakland,  and  the  promoters  are  F.  R. 
Porter,  for  twelve  years  publisher  of 
the  Oakland  Echoes,  also  for  five  years 
manager  of  the  Oakland  news  bureau 
of  a  Sau  Francisco  daily;  and  by 
Charles  E.  Cook,  once  resident  mana- 
ger of  the  Macdouough  theater,  and 
by  Louis  A.  Morgenstem,  formerly 
business  manager  of  the  Baldwin  and 
California  theaters,  San  Francisco. 
These  gentlemen  took  a  subscription  of 
ten  thousand  dollars,  shares  to  be 
given  at  a  valuation  of  ten  dollars 
each.  The  prospectus  sent  the  Review 
contains  the  following  information  : 
Aside  from  the  profits  to  arise  by  the 
service  of  the  Macdouough  theater  as 
a  combination  house,  and  from  inci- 
dental revenue  from  other  sources, 
such  as  lectures,  concerts,  etc.,  there 
will  be  a  certain  financial  advantage 
accruing  from  the  stock  company 
undertaking  to  be  in  force  next  May. 
The  Macdonough  theater  will  seat 
1500  people.  Expert  figureres  in  dra- 
matic speculations  have  determined 
that  the  Macdonough  theater,  open 
nightly  every  week  and  with  one 
interim  afternoon  performance,  will 
yield,  easily,  $1600  a  week  revenue. 
The  estimated  cost  of  maintenance  of 
a  first-class  stock  company,  together 
with  all  other  expenses,  is  $1100  a 
week.  Upon  this  calculation  there  is 
at  least  $25,000  a  year  profit  in  the 
operation  of  the  Macdonough  theater 
by  the  Theater  Association  (Ltd.). 


Snap  Shots 


LOUIS  SMORGENSTERN 

Wc  are  glad  to  see,  will  soon  he 
once  more  in  harness.  Success 
and  lung  life  to  the  Macdonough. 


J.   LANDERS  STEVENS 

Actor-manager— a  big  success  in 
a  town  where  a  gnat  many  others 
have  Tailed.  Oakland  has  set  its 
stamp  ol  approval  on  the  Dewey 
by  crowding  it  nightly. 

"I  Forgive  You" 


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Characters 
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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


September  23rd,  1899 


IJJ! 


Correspondence  and 
Comments 


NOTES  FROM  NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

More  than  half  of  the  theaters  of  this 
city  are  running  this  week,  and  nearly  every 
roof  garden  is  closed  for  the  season.  Al- 
though there  have  been  several  new  plays 
launched  this  week,  last  week  kept  first- 
nighters  on  the  jump.  John  Drew  opened 
at  the  Empire  on  Monday  night  in  "The 
Tyranny  of  Tears";  Mrs.  Minnie  Maddern 
Fiske  came  out  on  Tuesday  at  the  Fifth 
Avenue  in  "Becky  Sharp";  E.  H.  Sothern 
and  Miss  Virginia  Harned  in  "The  King's 
Muskateer"  marked  Daniel  Frohman's 
re-opening  of  Daly's  Theater  on  Wednesday 
night;  Miss  Grace  Filkins  and  Joseph 
Haworth  opened  the  Broadway  on  Friday 
night  in  "The  Ghetto"  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Jacob  Litt;  and  on  Saturday  night 
of  that  same  week  Henry  Miller,  who  has 
been  sojourning  out  West  this  summer, 
opened  the  Herald  Square  Theater  in  "The 
Only  Way."  The  same  night  Koster  & 
Bial's  Music  Hall  re  opened  for  the  season 
by  bringing  its  vaudeville  show  down  from 
the  roof  garden.  Later  in  the  season  we 
will  be  lucky  to  get  one  mid-week  opening. 
Here  in  New  York  where  a  successful  play 
always  runs  several  months  and  frequently 
a  whole  season,  the  first-nighter  does  not 
like  to  have  so  much  theatrical  food  for 
thought  crowded  into  one  week.  There  is 
in  fact  too  much  new  for  literary  digestion 
when  everything  comes  in  such  a  rush.  The 
result  is  that  if  the  new  plays  last,  the  first- 
nighter  always  has  to  visit  them  a  second 
time  to  appreciate  them  fully. 

* 

*  * 

Californians  and  Pacific  Coasters  in  gen- 
eral, will  be  glad  to  know  that  John  Drew, 
one  of  their  favorite  comedians,  has  fallen 
into  another  very  happy  role  in  "The  Tyran- 
ny of  Tears."  The  play  does  not  resemble 
in  any  way  the  "Taming  of  the  Shrew,"  as 
to  plot,  but  there  is  just  enough  in  the  clos- 
ing scenes  to  suggest  Drew  as  he  formerly 
appeared  in  Shakespeare's  comedy  with  Ada 
Rehan  under  Daly's  management.  It  has 
been  many  years  since  Drew  left  the  Daly 
school,  and  now  that  Daly  is  dead  and  Dan- 
iel Frohman  has  his  theater,  and  Charles 
Frohman  has  John  Drew,  it  is  not  improb- 
able that  we  may  again  see  Drew  at  his  old 
home.  As  Miss  Ada  Rehan  will  star  this 
year  under  the  direction  of  Richard  Dorney, 
Dalv's  former  business  representative,  there 
is  no  chance  of  seeing  John  Drew  and  Ada 
Rehan  together  this  season.  But  when  the 
managers  begin  to  husband  their  resources 
next  season  to  weather  the  bad  Presidential 
year,  it  is  not  unlikely  that  Daniel  and 
Charles  Frohman  will  see  the  efficacy  of 
uniting  once  more  these  two  Daly  favorites. 
John  Drew  and  Ada  Rehan  would  make  a 
combination  profitable  in  any  season,  how- 
ever dull. 


The  greatest  novelty  in  "The  Tyranny  of 
Tears"  is  that  the  amanuensis  does  not  fall 
in  love  with  her  male  employer,  and  the 
wife's  jealousy  is  therefore  unfounded. 
When  explanations  are  obtained  a  smiling 


future  promises  to  follow  a  tearful  past,  but 
before  that  happy  ending  the  husband  is 
ruled  absolutely  (and  humorously  to  every 
one  but  himself)  by  his  wife's  crocodile 
tears.  The  play  promises  to  be  as  successful 
in  America  as  it  was  in  London. 


Mrs.  Minnie  Maddern  Fiske  is  scoring  an 
artistic  success  in  "Becky  Sharp,"  Laugden 
Mitchell's  characterization  of  Thackery's 
"Vanity  Fair."  Whether  the  play  will 
prove  a  financial  success  remains  to  be 
seen.  Maurice  Barry  more  as  Rawdon 
Crawley  appears  to  greater  advantage 
than  anything  in  which  he  has  been  seen 
for  many  years.  Thackery  would  probably 
take  exception  to  the  manner  in  which  the 
bad  behavior  of  Becky  Sharp  has  been 
accentuated  by  the  dramatist  because  as 
played,  her  conduct  greatly  resembles  that 
of  an  adventuress  in  the  badger  game.  Mrs. 
Fiske  has  a  good  following,  and  her  au- 
diences are  always  friendly.  She  frequently 
gets  curtain  calls  after  the  shocking  and 
rousing  act  where  the  husband,  after  thrash- 
ing her  lecherous  old  scoundrel  of  a  victim, 
goes  off  with  the  money  which  she  received 
under  false  pretenses. 

* 

Whenever  the  proprietor  of  a  New  York 
Theater  dashes  a  bucket  of  whitewash  over 
the  brick  walls  behind  the  scenes  and  put  on 
a  fresh  coat  of  varnish  on  the  drop  curtain, 
he  usually  announces  that  he  has  expended 
$  10,000  in  new  decorations  of  the  interior. 
It  was  therefore  with  great  satisfaction  that 
the  friends  at  Weber  &  Fields  noticed  this 
week  that  there  had  actually  been  some 
real  new  ornamental  refitting  of  the  interior 
The  new  color  scheme  is  of  old  rose,  cream 
and  gold.  The  new  dress  was  no  doubt  due 
largely  to  the  kings  of  burlesque  getting 
Lillian  Russel,  the  queen  of  comic  opera,  to 
join  their  forces  in  "The  Whirligig." 


Like  the  familiar  phrase  "stock  com- 
pany," the  "  roo/-garden  "  may  some  day 
be  a  thing  of  the  past.  Originally  a  stock 
company,  as  applied  to  theatrical  companies 
meant  a  company  in  which  many,  if  not 
all,  of  the  members  had  an  interest  financi- 
ally; but  of  late  years  managers  apply  the 
term  to  a  company  which  remains  at  one 
house  nearly  all  the  season,  producing  dif- 
ferent plays.  Now,  if  a  roof-garden  means 
anything,  as  applied  to  a  theatrical  amuse- 
ment, it  means  that  the  entertainment  is  on 
the  roof  where  the  audience  may  get  the 
benefit  of  every  cooling  breeze  in  the  sum- 
mer. But  frequently  the  rain  spoiled  a 
night's  receipts,  and  so  when  Oscar  Ham- 
merstein  built  the  Olympia,  he  covered  the 
top  floor  over  with  a  glass  roof,  which  would 
protect  the  spectators  from  the  rain  and  put 
up  sides  to  keep  out  the  wind  when  it  blew 
too  hard.  It  really  is  not  a  roof-garden  at 
all.  It  is  merely  a  sky-auditorium,  but  it 
has  been  successful  and  its  manager  has 
frequently  had  the  laugh  on  his  rivals  this 
summer  when  it  rained  hard.  Now  he 
threatens  to  keep  his  roof-garden  running 


all  winter  as  a  winter-garden,  because  on 
account  of  its  protection  it  may  be  kept 
warm.  If  that  sort  of  thing  should  keep  up 
the  roof  garden  would  in  a  few  years  be  a 
roof-garden  in  name  only,  but  in  many 
respects  the  iuclosed  attic  theater  would  be 
an  improvement  on  the  genuine  roof-gardens 
which  for  many  nights  each  summer  are 
uncomfortably  cold,  either  from  wind  or  rain. 


When  Sothern,  under  Daniel  Frohman's 
management  opened  Daly's  theater  this 
season  nearly  everything  was  found  in  tact 
as  Dalj-  left  the  house.  As  a  personal  favor 
to  Miss  Ada  Rehan  all  of  her  pictures  were 
removed  from  the  foyer  and  that  made 
things  look  a  little  queer.  Then  there  were 
white  instead  of  negro  ushers.  But  nearly 
all  the  other  employees  of  the  theater  were 
retained  and  to  anyone  but  a  frequent  visitor 
of  Daly's  theater  there  was  little  to  remind 
him  of  the  death  of  one  of  America's  greatest 
managers. 

*  * 

Mrs.  Langtry  will  be  first  seen  in  this  city 
at  the  Garden,  January  15th,  in  Sydney 
Grundy's,  "  The  Degenerates,"  in  which  she 
is  now  acting  at  the  Haymarket  in  London. 
After  staying  five  weeks  in  this  city  she  will 
tour  the  principal  cities  of  the  country.  As 
the  Jersey  Lily  has  (or  had)  a  farm  in  Lake 
County,  California,  she  will  tip  doubt  visit 
California  to  see  how  her  property  is  improv- 
ing out  there. 

In  these  days  when  plays  are  made  with 
scissors,  paste  and  a  novel,  one  reads  with 
no  surprise  that  "Quo  Vadis"  is  to  be 
dramatised.  Stanislaus  Stange  is  the  car- 
penter, and  F.  C.  Whitney  the  confident 
manager. 

* 

*  * 

Sam  T.  Jack's  widow  refuses  to  marry  his 
brother  as  requested  in  the  will,  but  instead 
will  manage  Jack's  female  minstrel  com- 
pany. In  vaudeville  she  was  Emma  Ward 
before  she  married  Jack. 


Marie  Burroughs,  who  was  brought  up  as 
a  little  girl  on  Myrtle  street  near  Tenth,  in 
Oakland,  Cal.,  threatened  to  leave  Stuart 
Robson's  production  of  "The  Gadfly"  at 
Wallacks  this  week,  unless  certain  blas- 
phemous lines  were  cut  out.  The  lines 
were  therefore  eliminated.  When  we  re- 
flect that  there  are  many  well-known 
actresses  in  New  York  who  would  not  have 
hesitated  to  speak  any  lines,  however  blas- 
phemous, the  California  colony  here  feel 
proud  to  know  that  Miss  Burroughs  is  doing 
her  share  to  elevate  the  stage. 

A  San  Franciscan. 


KANSAS  CITY. 

Special  Correspondence 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  11. — The  season 
opened  here  with  Sunday  matinee  Sept.  3, 
at  the  Orpheum,  Auditorium  and  Grand  to 
good  business,  and  has  kept  up  well  ever 
since.  The  weather  during  the  past  week 
has  been  much  cooler.    Yesterday,  matinee 


Get  Your  Hand  In 


To  A  Pair  of 
Our  Gloves 


And  you  will  find  Fit, 
Style,  Comfort  and 
Durability. 

The  Glove  House 


800-802  Market  St. 
Cor.  Qrant  Ave.  and  O'Farrell  Sts. 


Gloves,  Umbrellas  and  Para- 
sols. Ladies'  Misses'  and 
Children's  Gloves  of  all  kinds. 
Opera  Gloves  and  Gauntlets  for 
stage  purposes. 

Discounts  to  professionals  on  goods 
for  stage  use. 


LYCEUM  SCHOOL  OF  THE  DRAMATIC  ARTS 

ACTING,    VAUDEVILLE,   ELOCUTION,  PER- 
sonal  culture. 
Pupils  put  on  the  Dramatic,  Operatic  and  Vaude- 
ville stage. 

All  teachers  in  the  school  are  professional  per- 
formers of  repulation. 

The  school  is  directly  connected  with  Hallett's 
Theatrical  Agency,  thus  affording  an  opportunity  for 
practical  experience  and  engagement. 

J.  Lou  Hallett,  Director,  40  Ellis  St. 


Established  1884 

NEW  YORK  SCHOOL  OF  ACTING 

26  East  Twenty-Third  St. 
NEW  YORK 

ELMER  H.  YOUNGMAN,  Director 

A  practical  training  school  for  the  dramatic  stage. 

Ladies  and  gentlemen  thoroughly  and  practically 
instructed  in  the  art  of  acting,  and  assisted  in  secur- 
ing professional  engagements. 

Fully  equipped  stage,  scenery,  etc. 

Complete  three  Months'  Course,  $100.00 

Students  now  being  received  for  the  regular,  fall 
and  winter  term.   Circulars  mailed  on  application. 


MISS  ELEANOR  CONNELL 

OPRANO,     Teacher  of  Singing.     Begs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  returned  from  Kurope  and 
resumed  teaching  at  her  residence  1469  Sacramento 
street.    Reception  hours  12  to  2  daily. 


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Exclusive  Agents  for  the  New  Imperial  Symphonton 
Music  Boxes. 


September  23rd,  1899 


THE   SAN    FRANCISCO    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


opened  the  second  week.  At  the  Orpheum, 
at  the  matinee  and  night  performances, 
people  were  turned  away.  At  the  Audi- 
torium, "The  Three  Musketeers,"  by  the 
Woodward  Stock  Company  for  this  week 
opened  to  good  business.  The  Grand  has 
"Dear  Old  Charley,"  with  Geo.  Boniface, 
Jr.,  Geo.  Ober  and  Katheryn  Osterman  as 
the  stars.  It  is  a  bright  comedy  with  funny 
situations. 

Coming,  Sept.  14,  for  three  nights  at  the 
Coates,  Eddie  Foy  in  "Hotel  TopsyTurvy." 
"Arizona"  follows  Eddie  Foy.  Grand  next 
week,  "Piney  Ridge";  Auditorium  next 
week,  "The  Open  Gate  and  Capt.  Rackett"; 
next  week  at  the  Orpheum  the  Cardownie 
Troupe,  Mansfield  and  Wilbur,  Valmore, 
Bob  Alden  and  Strap  Hill,  Etta  Butler, 
Tina,  the  Rossinis,  the  Kinedrotne. 

Notes. — The  Carnival  of  the  Priests  of 
Pallas  commences  here  September  24,  and 
continues  for  ten  days,  during  which  time 
there  will  also  be  a  street  fair.  Business, 
theatrically,  will  undoubtedly  be  good 
during  that  time.  Mr.  Thos.  Myers,  former 
manager  of  the  Orpheum  at  Los  Angeles, 
is  here  and  proving  a  worthy  assistant  to 
Mr.  Martin  Lehman.  Many  friends  made 
on  previous  visits  here  are  glad  Mr.  Meyers 
is  among  them.  The  Orpheum  Company  is 
soon  to  have  a  Theater  in  Denver. 

Carl  Reites. 


The  Portland  Symphony  Orchestra, 
which  was  organized  in  the  early  part 
of  summer,  is  being  put  on  a  solid 
financial  basis,  and  the  prospect  is  good 
for  a  successful  series  of  concerts  the 
coming  season.  Director  C.  L.  Brown 
is  getting  his  musicians  in  line,  and 
expects  to  have  a  full  choir  of  strings, 
at  least  thirty,  and  the  other  instru- 
ments will  be  equally  strong. 

*  * 

If  the  fad  of  the  elite  in  engaging 
the  finest  musical  artists  to  sing  and 
play  for  their  private  musicales,  at  such 
fabulous  prices,  does  not  soon  subside 
there  is  eminent  danger  of  the  less 
wealthy  devotees  being  robbed  of  this 
rare  music,  as  the  amount  expended 
in  procuring  such  artists  has  in  most 
instances  far  exeeded  the  price  paid 
at  the  theaters.  Last  year  Melba  sang 
thirteen  times  at  $1,500  an  engage- 
ment. Calve  and  Eames  received 
$1,000  each,  while  Paderewski  received 
something  like  $5,000  whenever  he 
was  gracious  enough  to  play  at  private 
homes. 

*  * 

Fritz  Scheel,  now  leader  of  the 
Philadelphia  Symphony,  received  the 
following  flattering  notice  from  the 
Philadelphia  Times:  "Fritz  Scheel  cer- 
tainly possesses  one  quality  that  was 
conspicuous  in  two  of  the  greatest 
leaders  we  have  ever  had  here — Anton 
Seidl  and  Theodore  Thomas.  That 
quality  is  magnetism.  Thomas,  almost 
lethargic  in  manner,  can  always  draw 
out  of  his  men  the  tone,  the  phrasing 
that  he  wants.  Seidl,  whose  method 
was  very  impressioned,  produced  even 
a  greater  effect.  Scheel  has  adopted  a 
wise  conservatism  both  in  bearing  and 
interpretation  and  has  always  a  com- 
■plete  mastery  of  his  material,  both  as 
to  form  and  spirit." 


Trouble  for  May  Yoke. 

The  Duke  of  Newcastle  and  other 
relatives  of  Lord  Francis  Hope 
have  induced  him  to  separate  from 
Lady  Hope.  Ever  since  his  marriage 
to  the  fetching  American  burlesque 
actress,  who  was  formerly  May  Yohe, 
his  family  have  been  unceasing  in  their 
efforts  to  separate  them.  It  is  said 
they  once  offered  him  $1,000,000  to 
leave  her.  According  to  Burke's  Peer- 
age, the  couple  were  married  Novem- 
ber 27,  1894. 

Miss  Yohe  was  born  in  Bethlehem, 
Pa.,  about  thirty-three  years  ago.  Her 
father  was  an  ironmolder  and  her 
mother  a  dressmaker.  May  manifested 
talent  at  an  early  age  and  was  sent  to 
Europe  to  study  singing  and  lan- 
guages. She  sang  first  in  New  York  in 
the  fall  of  1886,  at  the  old  Standard. 
She  had  an  unimportant  part  in  the 
burlesque  of  'Aladdin,"  and  attracted 
no  attention  until  the  last  act,  when 
she  sang  a  serenade  from  Audran's 
operas.  Her  voice  was  an  unusually 
deep  contralto,  with  a  not  unpleasant 
huskiness.  She  sang  with  such  depth 
and  fullness  of  tone  that  her  hearers 
wondered  where  the  slender  girl  dressed 
in  grey  silk  tights  managed  to  keep  so 
much  voice.  In  the  year  following 
she  returned  to  New  York  again  in 
burlesque. 

Afterward  Miss  Yohe  appeared  in 
"Natural  Gas,"  and  whether  or  not  the 
title  was  responsible  for  the  effect,  the 
actress'  temperament  acquired  an  ex- 
huberance  which  was  the  principal 
characteristic  of  her  American  career. 
After  she  had  sung  "The  Mottoes  on 
the  Wall"  for  several  months  in  "Nat- 
ural Gas,"  she  joined  another  farce- 
comedy  company  and  continued  in  this 
line  of  work  as  long  as  she  stayed  in 
America.  Nine  years  ago  she  was 
said  to  be  married  to  Jack  Mason,  the 
actor,  then  with  the  Boston  Museum, 
but  shortly  after  this  announcement 
was  made  she  started  for  San  Francis- 
co and  made  a  triumphal  progress 
across  the  country. 

Her  escapades  here  and  in  Honolulu 
with  a  couple  of  high-fliers  were  the 
talk  of  the  Coast  for  a  long  time. 


The  Recognized  Theatrical  Exchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast 

 does  a  

General  Booking  and  Managing  Business 


Lizzie  Raymond,  the  bonny,  noisy 
and  magnificent  American  who  mar- 
ried Sam  Bernard  once  upon  a  time 
and  then  said  vivaciously,  "  Forgit  it, 
forgit  it,"  which  Mr.  Bernard  prompt- 
ly did,  has  been  making  a  great  hit 
abroad.  She  caught  the  Londoners 
with  her  brusque  wit  and  hearty  non- 
sense, and  she  found  the  way  to  the 
heart  of  Vienna  and  has  enjoyed  her 
success  as  well  as  made  her  American 
visitors  enjoy  it. 

* 

*  * 

Harrison  Grey  Fiske  gives  this 
information  as  to  the  Actor's  Fund  : 
"The  Actor's  Fund  has  755  annual 
members  and  121  life  meml>ers.  The 
last  year  its  receipts  were  $33, 103.  The 
previous  year  the  receipts  were$32,349. 
In  June,  1898,  the  Fund's  assets  were 
$181,865.  This  year  they  are  $182,- 
278." 


Companies  organized, 
routed  and  booked. 

Eastern  companies 
booked  on  the 
Coast. 


Play  and  Legal 
Department. 

Theatrical  Invest- 
ments offered  and 
show  enterprises 
promoted. 


Conducts  the  Great  Western  Vaudeville  Circuit 

CHICAGO         OMAHA         SAN  FRANCISCO 


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40  ELLIS  STREET 


J.    LOU  HHLLETT, 

Manager 


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Picnics,  Etc.,  attended  to 

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♦rent  Amusements 

TIVOLI , , , 

This  Week 

Othello.          Lolieng  rin . 

Next  Week 

Martha.  Othello 

COLUMBIA , 

This  Week 

Closed 

Next  Week 

Closed. 

ALCAZAR  ,  , 

This  Week 

Too  Much  Johnson 

Next  Week 

the  Idler 

GRAND  , ,  , 

This  Week 

Drum  Major' s  Daughter 

Next  Week 

Drum  Major's  Daughter 

ORPHEUM , 

Always 

Vaudeville. 

Always 

Vaudeville. 

CHUTES  ,  , 

This  Week 

Vaudeville. 

Next  Week 

Vaudeville. 

OLYMPIA , , 

This  Week 

Vaudeville. 

Next  Week 

Vaudeville. 

CALIFORNIA 

This  Week 

Closed. 

Next  Week 

Closed. 

OBERON  ,  , 

This  Week 

Concert  and  Specialties. 

Next  Week 

Concert  and  Specialties. 

COMEDY , , 

This  Week 

Closed. 

Next  Week 

Closed. 

ALHAMBRA 

This  Week 

Closed. 

Next  Week 

Closed 

The  DEWEY 

OAKLAND 

This  Week 

Daddy  Nolan 

Next  Week 

Ten  Nights  in  a  Bar  Room 

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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


September  23rd,  1899 


Coast  Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES. 

Special  Correspondence. 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  19th.— This  week  the 
Los  Angeles  people  will  have  to  coatent 
themselves  with  two  attractions,  "The  Fatal 
Card,"  at  Morosco's  Burbank  theater  and 
vaudeville  at  the  Orpheum.  Modjeska  hav- 
ing finished  her  engagement,  the  Los 
Angeles  theater  will  be  dark  until  its  open- 
ing for  the  season  October  1st. 

The  benefit  performance  on  the  afternoon 
of  15th  inst.  for  Battery  "  D,"  U.  S.  V.  was 
a  magnificent  success.  Over  $2600  were 
realized  for  the  returning  soldiers,  and  the 
patrons  were  given  a  treat  from  1:30  P.  If.  to 
6  P.  It.,  over  twenty-two  numbers  being 
presented.  In  addition  to  the  regular 
Orpheum  talent  and  several  local  celebreties, 
Modjeska  and  her  company  gave  the  fourth 
act  of  "  Much  Ado  About  Nothing,"  and 
the  Krawley  company  appeared  in  an  act  of 
"  The  Senator."  Managers  Bronson,  Wyatt 
and  Morosco  deserve  great  credit  for  their 
assistance  and  Mgr.  Bronson  has  the  thanks 
of  the  whole  Battery  for  his  generosity. 

The  Berth  orchestra,  which  for  years  has 
discoursed  music  at  the  Palace  in  this  city, 
has  lost  its  position.  On  the  day  the  Dreyfus 
verdict  was  given  a  patron  of  the  Palace 
requested  them  to  play  the  "  Marseillaise." 
They  complied  with  the  request,  whereon 
several  influential  Jews  left  the  place,  saying 
they  would  not  return  unless  the  orchestra 
was  discharged.  As  a  result,  Professor  Cann, 
leader  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  Band  has 
been  installed  with  an  orchestra  at  the 
Palace. 

The  day  Dewey  arrives  in  the  United 
States,  28th  inst.,  will  be  fittingly  observed 
at  Morosco's  Burbank  theater.  Manager 
Morosco  and  T.  Daniel  Frawley  have  de- 
cided to  decorate  bountifully  with  the 
National  colors  and  have  a  display  of  fire- 
works in  front  of  the  building.  Dame  rumor 
has  it  that  the  great  and  glorious  T.  Daniel 
Frawlev  will,  for  a  few  sweet  moments  of 
that  eventful  night,  turn  orator  and  deliver 
a  magnificent  address  from  the  stage  to  the 
multitudes  assembled  to  hear  his  eloquence. 
Frawley's  career  as  "The  Senator"  has 
given  him  the  necessary  qualifications  for 
such  a  brilliant  undertaking.  Mr.  Frawley 
has  under  consideration  a  new  comedy  by 
Clinton  Stuart,  entitled  "  Will  She  Divorce 
Him?" 

Miss  Marion  Barnay  was  out  of  the  cast  of 
"The  Senator"  last  week,  owing  to  the 
death  of  her  father. 

Miss  Phosa  McAllister  and  Harry  S. 
Duffield  of  the  Frawley  company  have 
arrived  iu  the  city  and  will  make  their 
appearance  in  "Trilby"  next  week. 

Jas.  Lang,  the  stage  carpenter  at  Morosco's 
Burbank  theater,  who  was  expelled  from 
the  Stage  Mechanics'  Union,  still  holds  his 
position  at  the  theater  awaiting  the  result  of 
an  appeal  to  Win.  Wiggins,  President  of  the 
International  Union  at  San  Francisco. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  theater  the  Frawley 
company  are  playing  "The  Fatal  CaTd  " 
to  large  houses.  For  next  week  "  Trilby  " 
is  underlined.  Mary  Van  Buren  has  won 
her  audiences  and  is  a  favorite  here.  Har- 
rington Reynold's  has  also  made  a  strong 
impression  among  theater-goers. 

The  ( )rpheum,  under  the  capable  manage- 
ment of  Mr.  J.  Rush  Bronson,  is  drawing 
the  regular  crowds  that  nightly  visit  this 
popular  playhouse,  and  this  week's  bill  is 
up  to  the  precedent  established  long  ago. 
Arnold  Grazer  and  La  Petite  Hazel  head  the 
bill,  followed  by  Montrell, White  and  Harris, 
The  Biograph,  Mouliere  Sisters,  Apollo,  and 
the  inimitable  Felix  Morris  and  hiscompany 
in  their  sketch,  "  The  Vagabond." 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 

OAKLAND 

Special  Correspondence 
Oakland,   Sept.   20. — Negotiations  are 
now  under  way  which  promise  to  result  in 
the  Macdonough  Theatre,  Oakland's  hand- 


somest playhouse  being  kept  open  almost 
constantly.  Mr.  F.  R.  Porter  has  secured 
until  October  1st,  an  option  from  Messrs. 
Gottlob,  Marx  &  Co.  to  have  the  lease  tran- 
ferred  to  him  for  a  bonus  of  £3,000.  Mr. 
Porter  will  associate  with  him  in  the  con- 
duct of  the  enterprise  Louis  A.  Morgenstern, 
formerly  manager  of  the  Baldwin  and  Cal- 
ifornia Theaters,  of  San  Francisco,  and  Chas. 
E.  Cook,  at  one  time  resident  manager  ol 
the  Macdonough.  The  plan  ou'lined  is  to 
play  bookings  of  the  Columbia,  California 
and  Alhambra  Theaters  for  the  regular 
season,  which  opens  the  latter  part  of  this 
month,  and  when  the  season  closes,  run  the 
theater  as  a  first-class  stocn  house  with 
popular  prices,  until  the  opening  of  the  next 
regular  season.  He  has  already  received 
substantial  pledges  of  support  from  prom- 
inent business  men  of  Oakland,  and  also 
from  society  folks,  who  want  the  Macdon- 
ough to  be  available  for  frequent  patron- 
age.   The  theater  is  now  dark. 

At  the  Dewey  Theater  the  Grand  Stock 
Company  has  been  giving  an  excellent  pro- 
duction of  Dan'l  Sully's  successful  play, 
"Daddy  Nolau."  It  was  first  announced 
that  the  company  would  produce  "  The 
Three  Guardsmen,"  but  on  account  of  the 
paper  not  arriving  in  time,  it  was  decided 
to  produce  "  Daddy  Nolan."  The  produc- 
tion has  been  excellent  in  every  respect  and 
the  theater  has  been  packed  nightly.  Mr. 
Wm.  Mack  as  Daddy  Nolan  does  some  ex- 
cellent work.  The  balance  of  the  cast  is  in 
capable  hands,  and  the  scenic  effects  are 
very  good.  Next  week  the  attraction  will 
be  "Ten  Nights  in  a  Barroom,"  to  be  fol- 
lowed the  week  after  by  "The  Three  Guards- 
men." 

The  specialty  people  at  Oakland  Park  last 
Sunday  were:  Mid  Thoruhill,  Agnes  Hard- 
ing, Eddie  Dale,  Boyle  and  Lewis,  Eddie 
Badger,  Dale  and  Dalton,  and  Prof.  Mag- 
uire.     The  attendance  was  very  large, 

Walter  L.  Main's  Circus  will  be  in  this 
city  Wednesday  and  Thursday,  and  it  is  sure 
to  do  a  large  business. 

At  Chapman  Opera  House  on  the  29th,  a 
company  of  amateurs  will  produce  the 
comedy  "  Don  Caesar  de  Bazan."  The  at- 
tendance is  expected  to  be  very  large,  as  a 
number  of  Oakland's  society  folk  take  part 
in  the  production. 

*  * 

Oakland  Musical  Notes. 

If  popularity  counts  for  much  in  the  ques- 
tion of  concert  patronage,  and  it  usually 
does,  the  audience  at  the  farewell  recital  of 
Miss  Grace  Carroll,  contralto,  and  Miss 
Hilda  Newman,  pianist,  next  Friday  even- 
ing, should  be  a  large  one,  as  both  young 
ladies  are  very  popular  with  Oakland  aud- 
iences. Miss  Cirroll  goes  East  to  study  for 
the  stage,  and  Miss  Newman  will  go  to  Ber- 
lin to  complete  her  musical  course. 

The  coming  concert  of  both  the  Hughes 
and  Orpheus  Clubs,  in  the  near  future,  are 
being  looked  forward  to  with  great  interest. 

A  piano  and  vocal  concert  in  Oakland  is 
under  consideration  by  Hermann  Genss, 
whose  name  has  been  prominently  men- 
tioned with  the  conductorship  of  the  San 
Francisco  Symphony  Concerts. 

The  Columbia  Orchestra  gave  a  delightful 
concert  at  the  Auditorium  last  Friday  even- 
ing, and  was  enjoyed  by  a  large  and  fashion- 
able audience.  Herbert  B.  Clark. 

The  attempt  of  a  .Sunday  paper  to 
create  the  impression  that  there  was 
trouble  between  Leader  Simonson  and 
his  chorus  at  the  Grand  was  very 
vigorously  resented  by  the  members  of 
the  chorus,  who  have  signed  a  paper 
stating  that  they  are  an  extremely 
happy  family  on  Mission  street. 

"I  Forgive  You" 


Subscribe  for  The  Dramatic  Review. 


ROSSLAND.  B.  C. 

Special  Correspondence 

Rossland,  B.  C. ,  Sept.  16th. —  Season 
here  is  just  commencing.  Lieut.  Dongod- 
frey's  British  Guards  Band  opened  the  ball 
with  three  concerts  on  Thursday  and  Friday 
ol  last  week,  with  matinee  on  Friday.  They 
only  played  to  fair  houses  the  last  two 
concerts.  The  first  was  well  attended,  and 
so  would  the  others  have  been  had  the  price 
not  been  so  high.  "Comparisons  are 
odious,"  but  the  general  opinion  here  seems 
to  be  that  the  band  does  not  compare  favor- 
ably with  Sousa's.  To  be  sure,  they  are 
not  numerically  nearly  as  strong.  Person- 
ally the  writer  makes  no  comparisons  of 
such  very  excellent  combinations  as  either 
of  the  above.  He  is  content  to  take  the 
good  the  Gods'  provide  and  wish  he  might 
have  more.  Gorton's  minstrels  come  next, 
and  if  they  are  as  good  as  we  hear  that  they 
are  they  will  have  full  houses.  The  opera 
house  is  to  be  alteied  and  improved  this 
Fall,  if  possible,  without  closing  it.  If  the 
present  indications  hold  good,  in  a  year 
from  now  there  will  be  all  of  twelve  thousand 
people  in  Rossland.  It  is  undoubtedly 
going  to  be  the  mining  town  of  Canada. 

Miner. 

OGDEN 

Special  Correspondence 

Ogden,  Utah,  Sept.  18. — lam  just  in  re- 
ceipt of  your  favor  of  the  13th  inst.,  and 
thank  you  for  same.  I  regret  that  I  did  not 
receive  it  in  time  to  reach  you  by  Tuesday; 
however,  I  will  be  prompt  hereafter. 

Any  further  instructions  you  give  will  be 
thankfully  received.  Your  paper  has  been 
mentioned  and  referred  to  by  the  leading 
critics  of  the  state,  several  times,  especial 
compliment  being  paid  to  your  "Blanche 
Bates"  supplement,  as  Miss  Bates  is  well 
known  here. 

The  Ogden  Grand  Opera  House,  Jos. 
Clark,  Manager,  with  a  capacity  of  1,700, 
opened  Sept.  6th  with  Ward  and  Sackett's 
"Batchelor's  Honeymoon"  to  a  fairly  good 
house.  This  piece  was  well  spoken  of  by 
our  daily  papers. 

Hoyt's  "A  Midnight  Bell,"  by  the  L.  R. 
Stockwell  company  is  booked  for  the  20th, 
to  be  followed  by  the  ' '  Venuine  Yentleman" 
on  the  22d. 

The  Opera  House  has  been  fixed  up  some- 
what, and  the  bookings  include  some  of  the 
best  companies,  so  that  with  the  increasing 
prosperity  of  this  region,  we  expect  a  good 
theatrical  year. 

Roscoe  M.  Breeden. 


STOCKTON. 

Special  Correspondence. 

Stockton,  Sept.  21.— The  Vroom-Ad- 
dison  company  opened  at  the  Vosemite  on 
Monday  evening  in  the  four-act  drama, 
"The  Duke's  Pledge."  The  attendance  was 
very  good,  considering  the  fact  that  Fair 
week  with  the  Pavilion  and  various  other 
attractions  are  in  full  blast. 

On  Thursday  evening  Modjeska  will  be 
seen  at  the  Vosemite.  The  advance  sale  of 
seats  is  quite  large. 

On  the  evenings  of  Sept.  25,  26,  27,  the 
Clay  Clement  Company  will  open  here. 

M.  T.  Carkeek. 


SALT  LAKE  CITY. 

Special  Correspondence. 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  Sept.  18.— The 
Grand  opened  its  season  to-night  with  Ben 
Hendricks  in  "A  Venuine  Yentleman."  If 
to-night's  attendance  can  be  taken  as  an 
index  for  the  season,  Manager  Mulvey  will 
do  a  land  office  business  during  the  pres- 
ent year.  The  theater  has  undergone  a 
general  "cleaning  up"  since  last  season  and 
many  improvements  which  add  materially 
to  the  comfort  of  patrons  are  noticeable.  A 
feature  of  the  Grand  the  coming  season  is 
the  enlarged  orchestra  under  the  direction 
of  Prof.  W.  S.  Coleman.  The  orchestra  gave 
a  splendid  account  of  itself  to-night. 

Next  attraction  at  the  Grand  will  be 
Hoyt's— "A  Midnight  Bel.l"  with  L  R. 
Stockwell  iu  the  lt-ading  role.  The  piece 
will  follow  Ben  Hendricks,  playing  the  last 
three  nights  of  the  present  week.  Manager 
Delcher  of  "Brown 's  in  Town"  is  in  the 
city  arranging  for  the  appearance  of  his  new 
star,  Miss  Knowlton.  His  company  will 
play  at  the  Grand  during  the  Conference 
week  in  October.  John  K.  Hardy. 


Ben  Hendricks'  tour  in  "A  Yenuine 
Yentleman"  has  been  satisfactory.  The 
role  of  Sven  gives  Mr.  Hendricks  un- 
limited opportunity,  and  the  business 
of  the  first  few  weeks  has  been  flatter- 
ing. 


•  — 


W.  R.  Dailey's  Stock  Company  is 
receiving  very  nattering  notices  from 
the  interior  press.  At  Sacramento, 
Daily  himself  sang  some  coon  songs, 
and  was  recalled  three  or  four  times; 
and  while  he  was  out  the  last  time  he 
took  occasion  to  thank  the  people  for 
the  patronage  bestowed  and  to  an- 
nounce coming  events.  Dailey  ad- 
mitted that  it  might  appear  presump- 
tuous for  his  little  stock  company  to 
endeavor  to  present  "Hamlet"  at 
cheap  prices,  but  he  said  he  felt 
satisfied  that  his  people  were  doing  it 
all  right,  and  he  declared  the  theater- 
goers would  be  surprised  and  pleased 
when  they  SS.W  the  Hamlet  of  Darrel 
Vinton,  and  they  were. 

* 

*  * 

Leo  Cooper  gave  the  first  of  his 
series  of  play  readings  last  Wednesday 
afternoon.  "The  Merchant  of  Venice" 
was  the  subject,  and  Mr.  Cooper 
interspersed  his  readings  of  the  differ- 
ent scenes  with  instructive  remarks. 
There  was  a  large  audience.  Mr. 
Cooper's  ability  in  this  line  is  too  well 
known  to  require  comment. 

* 

*  * 

Last  Wednesday  evening  at  Los 
Angeles,  delegates  from  the  nine 
lodges  of  Elks  in  California  assembled 
and  conducted  dedicatory  services  at 
the  new  Elks'  Hall  in  that  city. 
* 

*  * 

Frescoers  are  at  work  putting  a 
bright  new  dress  on  the  Columbia 
entrance  this  week. 


"  TURNED  UP  " 

The  Western  Addition  Literary  and 
Social  Club  gave  their  annual  per- 
formance at  Native  Sons'  Hall,  Wed- 
nesday night  to  an  audience  that  filled 
every  corner  of  the  place.  Wm.  M. 
Ogilvie,  stage  director,  was  forced  in 
front  of  the  curtain  at  the  end  of  act 
II,  and  President  A.  B.  Black  pre- 
sented him  with  a  watch-fob  on  behalf 
of  the  Club. 

Lack  of  space  this  week  prevents 
a  lengthy  review  of  the  performance, 
but  that  will  be  given  next  week. 
Suffice  to  say  the  comedy  was  well 
played.  Following  is  the  cast : 
,  cast 
General  Baltic,  on  foreign  service,  Mr.  L. 
Gustaf  Schroeder;  Captain  Medway,  of  the 
Petrel,  Dr.  W.  H.  Sieberst:  George  Medway, 
his  son,  Mr.  Thomas  W.  Hickey;  Nod  Sted- 
dam,  a  Barrister,  Mr.  George  Hammersmith; 
Carraway  Bones,  the  undertaker,  Mr.  Wm. 
M.  Ogilvie;  Policeman,  Mr.  Harry  Graham, 
Mary  Medway,  Medway's  widow,  Miss  May 
Sullivan;  Sabina  Medway,  her  daughter, 
Miss  Nettie  Hy  nes;  Ada  Baltic,  the  General's 
only  daughter,  Miss  Jean  Baldwin;  Mrs. 
Pannall,  George  Medway's  housekeeper, 
Miss  Leoniejung:  Cleopatra,  Captain  Med- 
way's second  wife,  Miss  Rose  Broderick; 
Ephriam,  Cleopatra's  nephew, Master  Willie 
Clarkson. 

HARRY  COURT AINE 

Just  recovered  from  temporary 
blindness  and  from  two  surgical 
operations.  Harry  Courtaine,  the 
veteran  baritone  singer  and  actor  will 
soon  leave  the  Almshouse  Hospital 
on  Blackwell's  Island,  New  York,  to 
fill  an  engagement  he  has  in  view. 

Courtaine  is  in  his  seventieth  year. 
While  singing  under  the  management 
of  Tulii,  in  London  in  1856,  he  was 
engaged  by  Tom  Maguire,  on  the 
advice  of  Mme.  Caoesti,  to  sing  in 
Maguire's  Theater  in  San  Francisco. 
Courtaine  sang  and  played  in  Califor- 
nia for  twenty-two  years,  and  at  one 
time  managed  the  Metropolitan 
Theater  in  San  Frascisco. 


September  23rd,  1899 


THE    SAN    FRANCISCO    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


11 


Vaudeville  Cchoes 


Conchita  is  at  the  Peoples  Theater, 
Seattle,  Wash. 

Camille  D'Arville's  time  in  vaude- 
ville is  solidly  booked  for  one  year. 

The  Williards,  and  Hallett  and 
Carroll  are  booked  at  Honolulu  for 
four  weeks. 

Manager  Meyerfeld  has  taken  a  trip 
East,  overlooking  the  field  and  book- 
ing attractions. 

Vernona  Jarbeau  returns  to  the 
stage  and  will  play  vaudeville.  Miss 
Jarbeau  has  a  new  act. 

The  Filipino  actors,  now  perform- 
ing at  the  Mechanics'  Fair,  have  asked 
to  be  made  American  citizens. 

The  Sisters  Waterman  leave  for 
Portland,  Or.,  this  week,  where  they 
are  to  play  "The  Fredericksburg." 

Wright  Huntington  started  his  sea- 
son in  vaudeville  last  Monday  with 
"A  Stolen  Kiss,"  on  the  Keith  circuit. 

The  Pearson  Bros.,  knock-abouts, 
left  for  Sacramento  this  week  to  join 
Johnny  Williams  Tent  Vaudeville 
show. 

Manager  L.  W.  Buckley  has  been 
secured  by  the  Mechanics'  Institute  to 
manage  the  entertainment  portion  of 
the  Mechanics'  Fair. 

There  are  so  many  Johnsons  in  the 
vaudeville  business  that  they  have  by 
common  consent  taken  to  billing  them- 
selves as  the  Musical  Johnsons,  the 
Bicycle  Johnsons,  the  Juggling  John- 
sons and  the  and  the  Acrobatic  John- 
sons. 

The  De  Filippis  have  arrived  in 
Paris  and  have  met  with  a  fine  recep- 
tion at  the  Parisiana  theater,  where 
they  gave  their  first  performance. 
Business  in  Paris  is  booming.  The 
preparations  for  the  great  fair  are 
immense. 

The  Geralds,  Pete  and  Edith,  for 
the  past  three  years  prominently  con- 
nected with  Vaudeville  houses  in  the 
North,  are  here  on  a  visit  to  Mrs. 
Gerald,  a  daughter  of  Ned  Buckley, 
a  vaudeville  manager  of  the  old 
school. 

The  Hawthorne  Sisters,  who  sang 
themselves  into  public  favor  at  the 
Orpheum  a  few  months  ago,  signed  a 
contract  for  an  engagement  at  Cleve- 
land for  four  dollars  a  week.  Just 
about  that  time  the  strikers  applied 
dynamite  to  the  railways  that  carried 
patrons  to  the  door  of  the  theater  and 
the  manager  was  justified  in  shutting 
his  house  temporarily.  To  be  sure, 
the  justification  doesn't  give  the  Haw- 
thorne Sisters  back  their  four  hundred 
dollars.  But  after  all,  it  may  be 
slightly  better  to  lose  one  week's 
salary  than  to  be  permaturely  wafted 
home  to  glory  in  the  smoke  and  dust 
or  a  dynamite  explosion. 


Walter  Talbot,  the  California  tenor, 
will  play  this  city  January,  1900. 

Margie  Wade,  the  vocalist,  opens  ai 
Dilmonico  Music  Hall,  Victoria,  B.  C. 

Fred  Niblo  has  a  new  monologue, 
written  for  him  by  Will  M.  Cressy, 
which  he  is  studying  with  a  view  of 
presenting  it  in  the  near  future. 

Junie  McCree  and  Matt  Trayers 
will  be  at  the  head  of  their  own  com- 
pany the  coming  season  under  the 
management  of  J.  Laurence  Weber. 

Mabel  Bowman,  a  well-known  and 
pleasing  San  Francisco  soubrette, 
made  her  vaudeville  debut  to  a  large 
audience  at  the  Chutes  theater  Mon- 
day evening. 

The  DeForrest  Sisters,  Morrisey  and 
Cameron,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  W.  Evans, 
Matthews  Duo,  Guilmette,  and  Talbot 
and  Mile.  Lira  are  at  the  Harmonia 
Theater,  Minneapolis. 

Lozell  Bros,  aerialists,  Chas.  St. 
Clair  trapeze  performer,  Mme.  and 
Prof.  Schell  and  lions,  and  the  Zenni 
Oriental  Troupe  returned  from  the 
Eureka  Fair  this  week. 

The  Sisters  Waterman  were  the  hit 
of  the  Eureka  Fair  last  week.  Their 
high-class  negro  melodies  caught  the 
town,  and  Eureka  folks  are  still 
whistling  the  refrain  to  "Rasamasue," 
the  Sisters'  trade-mark. 

Vaudeville  artists,  one  and  all,  are 
more  than  pleased  with  the  Dram- 
atic Review.  It  is  a  move  in  the 
right  direction.  A  well-known  vaude- 
ville artist  says  :  "Keep  the  pace  you 
are  going;  your  success  is  assured." 
Thanks,  more. 

Press  Eldridge  has  returned  to  New 
York  from  Europe  this  week.  He 
appeared  for  one  week  while  in 
London,  and  made  a  pronounced  hit. 
He  was  offered  strong  inducements  to 
continue  for  an  indefinite  period,  but 
preferred  to  return  to  America. 

Cole  and  Johnson  started  their 
season  at  the  Bijou  in  Pittsburg  last 
week.  Ed.  H.  Lester,  formerly  at 
Koster  and  Bial's,  is  their  assistant 
manager,  aud  travels  with  the  com- 
pany while  Ed.  W.  Cooke,  the 
manager,  goes  in  advance. 

Milton  and  Dolly  Nobles  have  very 
few  open  weeks  between  now  and 
May  1900.  They  began  their  season 
in  Worcester,  Mass.,  going  thence  to 
Hyde  and  Behman's,  Brooklyn,  and 
Sept.  18  they  opened  in  Chicago, 
playing  the  circuit.  "Why  Walker 
Reformed,"  which  appears  to  be  more 
in  demand  than  ever  before,  will  be 
played  exclusively  until  the  opening 
in  New  York  when  they  will  give 
the  first  Eastern  production  of  "A 
Blue  Grass  Widow."  They  will 
reach  San  Francisco  late  in  January. 


Jennie  Yeamans  is  headed  for  San 
Francisco. 

Harry  Monroe  of  the  Monte  Carlo 
Theater,  Keswich,  is  in  town. 

Irene  Franklin,  cornetist,  met  with 
a  flattering  reception  at  the  Chutes. 

Weston  &  Herbert's  Vaudevilles 
report  a  big  business  down  the  line. 

Mille.  Lira,  sensational  dancer — 
now  at  Minneapolis — will  play  in  this 
city  during  the  holidays. 

Helen  Bradford,  a  promising  young 
actress,  has  just  returned  from  a  sum- 
mer outing,  and  is  resting  in  this  city. 

Prof,  and  Mme.  Walther  play  the 
"Vienna  Buffet"  in  Los  Angeles  for  a 
short  engagement  before  returning  to 
this  city. 

The  Healy  Sisters,  native  daughters, 
are  meeting  with  much  success  with 
Charles  Schilling  "Two  Married  Men" 
Company. 

W.  G.  Stevenson  of  Victoria  is  in 
town.  He  has  booked  quite  a  number 
of  acts.  Archie  Levy's  Agency  is  his 
headquarters. 

Emma  Bell,  Barton  &  Cortaine, 
Lillian  Arnold  and  the  McNiece  are 
the  new  faces  at  the  Orpheum, 
Randsburg  next  week. 

Honolulu  is  to  have  another  vaude- 
ville theater.  A  syndicate  is  now 
being  formed.  James  F.  Post  will  be 
at  the  managerial  head. 

Dame  rumor  says:  A  new  theater 
will  be  erected  in  Sacramento  to  be 
devoted  entirely  to  vaudeville.  Oak- 
land contemplates  a  similar  move. 

Work  has  been  begun  upon  the 
construction  of  Sullivan  and  Krause's 
new  Schley  Theater  on  Thirty-fourth 
street  near  Broadway,  New  York.  It 
is  expected  that  the  house  will  be 
opened  in  December. 

The  Savoy  at  Victoria,  B.  C,  will 
have  two  Frisco  favorites  on  next 
week's  bill — A.  Vargas  and  Mattie 
Nichols.  Lillian  Ralston  opens  an 
engagement  at  the  Delmonico  in  the 
same  city  Monday  night. 

Kitty  Loftus,  who  was  brought  over 
from  Europe  with  a  great  flourish  of 
trumpets  and  opened  on  the  New 
York  roof  did  not  succeed.  Miss 
Loftus  is  a  clever  little  soubrette  and 
properly  placed  will  do  well.  But  she 
is  out  of  class  in  this  country  as  a 
singing  soubrette. 

Harry  Howard  writes  from  Chicago 
that  he  will  open  here  October  9th, 
with  the  entire  Orpheum  circuit  to 
follow.  He  says  :  "Returning  East  I 
open  at  the  Pleasure  Palace,  New 
York  City,  December  4th,  witli  the 
Proctor  circuit  to  follow.  I  have 
added  to  my  act  two  riding  dogs  and 
a  riding  baboon." 


Alice  Saunder  goes  to  Australia 
under  1  twenty-six  week  contract. 

Irene  Wellington  opens  at  the 
Vienna  Buffet.  Los  Angeles,  the  25th. 

Josephine  Gassman  and  her  picinin- 
nies  play  "Australia"  in  the  near  fu- 
ture. 

Manager  Benn  of  the  Louvre, 
Juneau,  Alaska,  is  in  town  combining 
business  with  pleasure. 

The  Howard  Bros.,  banjoists  and 
native  sons,  are  meeting  with  much 
success  on  their  Eastern  tour. 

May  Carlton,  formerly  of  the  Carl- 
ton Sisters,  and  well  known  in  the 
profession,  died  at  Bakersfield  Aug.  19. 

Durands  and  Breen,  the  California 
Club  Jugglers,  are  playing  the  Keith 
Circuit.  They  go  to  Europe  in  the 
spring. 

Jim  Richmond,  "the  man  with  the 
green  gloves,"  has  longings  for  Cali- 
fornia, but  as  usual  is  the  usual  big 
hit  East. 

Ola  Hayden,  Hayden  and  Hether- 
ington,  Billie  Dodson,  the  Morrells', 
and  Baker  and  Doyle  are  all  playing 
the  "Savoy  Circuit." 

Archie  Levy  has  booked  the  four 
Silvinis,  Busch,  Ed.  Cunningham, 
Geo.  Lee,  Kenton  and  Ryan,  Sey- 
mour and  Moll,  Phil  Sherman  and 
John  Ryan  with  Main's  Circus  for  the 
balance  of  the  season. 


On  the  %oad 

V room  A ddison  Com pa?iy. 

Week  of  Sept.  18,  Stockton. 

Midnight  Bell. 

Ogdeu,  Utah,  20;  Salt  Lake  City, 
(three  nights)  21-22-23. 

Sam  Shaw  Company. 
Victoria,  18;  Nanaimo,  25. 

Jessie  Shirley  Company. 
Salem,  18. 

Dailey  Stock  Company. 
Woodland,  18;  San  Jose,  24. 

Elleford  Company 
Reno,  Nev.,  18;  Carson,  25. 
Weston  &  Herbert's  Vaudevilles. 

Salinas,  Sept.  20-21;  Castroville, 
22-23;  Monterey,  25-26.  Hollister,  27. 
28;  Gilroy,  29-30,  Redwood  City,  Oct. 
2-3;  Pleasanton,  4-5;  Livermore,  6-7. 

The  Girl  from  Chili. 

Jos.  Muller,  mgr.,  Port  Townsend, 
16;  Seattle,  17-22. 

I/art's    Twentieth    Century  Players. 

Bakersfield,  Sept.  25-26;  Porter- 
ville,  27-28;  Visalia,  29-30;  Hanford, 
week  Oct.  2;  Fresno,  week  Oct.  9. 


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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


September  23rd,  1899 


Foreign  Correspondence     As  Things  (Appear 


LONDON  HUDGET 

Special  Correspondence. 

London,  Sept.  10th. — "  The  Ghetto"  was 
given  its  initial  production  at  the  Comedy 
theater  last  night  and  the  universal  opinion 
seems  to  be  that  it  is  "  not  so  good  nor  so 
bad."  The  Ghetto  protests  most  vigorously 
against  wrongs  to  the  Jewish  classes,  and  in 
some  respects  this  feature  might  have  been 
"  toned  down  "  to  advantage,  since  many  of 
the  injustices  delineated  have  been  corrected 
years  ago.  However,  the  immense  audience 
seemed  to  approve  of  the  play,  so  it  might 
be  called  a  success  here. 

Arrangements  had  all  been  made  to  give 
the  initial  performance  on  Friday  night,  but 
it  was  postponed  to  Saturday,  at  the  request 
of  the  Prince  of  Wales,  who,  with  the 
Princess,  was  present,  as  was  also  Prince 
Charles  and  other  notables. 

Mrs.  Potter  received  praise  of  a  most  en- 
thusiastic kind,  and  her  difficult  part  was 
cleverly  handled.  The  general  impression 
of  the  critics  is  that  she  was  never  seen  to 
better  advantage.  Charles  Fernald  was  not 
in  the  cast,  neither  was  Helen  Macbeth. 
Mr.  Bellew  had  a  role  that  was  of  a  minor 
importance  and  gave  him  little  acting,  but 
a  long  speech  or  two. 

A  New  Yorker. 


LONDON  NOTES 

May  Buckley,  whose  success  in  the  "First 
Horn"  at  the  Alcazar  is  well  remembered, 
has  been  engaged  by  George  Edwardes  for 
the  production  of  "San  Toy,"  and  will 
probably  remain  in  London  the  entire  sea- 
son. All  her  friends  are  delighted  at  her 
success. 

*  * 

Edna  Aug,  who  went  to  London  under  a 
contract  with  the  late  Mr.  Daly,  after  mak- 
ing a  failure  on  the  vaudeville  stage,  had  a 
narrow  escape  from  death  a  few  days  ago. 
She  was  suffering  with  neuralgia,  and, 
searching  for  something  to  relieve  her,  took 
a  dose  of  cocaine  by  mistake.  Her  error 
was  discovered  in  time  to  save  her  life,  but 
the  physicians  summoned  found  it  exceed- 
ingly difficult  to  restore  her  to  consciousness. 
* 

*  » 

The  Liliputians  have  made  a  decided  hit 
with  the  London  public,  although  they  have 
been  scored  unmercifully  by  the  critics. 
The  pit  and  gallery,  however,  like  them  and 
they  are  playing  to  big  houses. 

* 

*  * 

Williamson  and  Musgrove,  the  Australian 
managers,  who  also  have  theatrical  interests 
in  London,  have  dissolved  all  partnerships. 
What  will  be  done  with  their  business  has 
not  been  announced. 

* 

Miss  Dorothy  Morton,  who  recently  aban- 
doned John  R.  Rogers  and  accepted  another 
manager  in  the  person  of  Mr.  Winterfield, 
has  now  parted  with  that  gentleman. 
Winterfield  has  sailed  for  America  and  Miss 
Morton  remains  in  London. 


The  royalties  paid  by  the  various 
stock  companies  for  old  plays  like 
"The  Wife,"  "The  Charity  Ball," 
"  Men  and  Women  "  and  "Too  Much 
Johnson"  amounted  to  over  $25,000 
this  season.  David  Belasco,  whose 
plays  are  much  in  demand,  is  said  to 
have  a  revenue  of  over  $15,000  a  year, 
a  tidy  bit  for  plays  that  have  served 
their  regular  course.  A  stock  com- 
pany in  Philadelphia  paid  $750  for  one 
week's  use  of  "An  Enemy  to  the 
King,"  and  nearly  $1,200  for  the 
use  of  "  The  Prisoner  of  Zenda  "  for 
one  week. 


Geo.  Webster  doing  villians  on  the 
Alcazar  stage — playing  probably  three 
weeks  out  of  five — Billy  Brady,  head- 
quarters in  New  York,  floating 
around  almost  anywhere,  citizen  of 
the  world,  rich  and  getting  richer,  and 
one  of  the  shrewdest  theatrical 
managers  in  America.  This  brief 
recital  tells  of  the  changed  conditions 
and  the  standing  of  one-time  partners. 

After  Brady  graduated  from  Senator 
Fair's  narrow  gauge  coast  line  as  all- 
around  hustler,  he  and  Webster  struck 
up  a  partnership,  formed  a  company, 
and  toured  the  Pacific  Coast,  winding 
up  by  playing  a  most  successful 
engagement  in  Los  Angeles  at  the  big 
barn  of  a  Pavilion.  They  crowded  the 
house  with  "Rosedale,"  "Streets  of 
New  York,"  "She,"  "Under  the  Gas 
Light,"  and  other  like  productions. 
Webster  did  the  villians  until  he  got 
tired  of  them,  then  he  took  a  turn  at 
the  hero  parts.  Brady  did  "any  old 
part,"  his  versatility  coming  in  handy 
on  many  occasions.  Laura  Bigger 
and  Brady's  first  wife  were  popular 
and  hard-worked  members  of  the 
company.  The  great  success  of  this 
and  a  following  engagement  in  Los 
Angeles  gave  Brady  a  little  money 
and  more  confidence  in  himself.  (I 
must  say,  though,  that  he  never 
lacked  very  much  of  that  quality)  and 
he  plunged  and  speculated,  and  had 
one  success  after  another,  until  to-day 
he  is  one  of  the  six  or  seven  big  men 
of  the  business.  What  became  of 
Webster's  share  of  this  "start"  money 
I  do  not  know,  but  in  all  likelihood  it 
was  a  case  of  one  man  bound  to  suc- 
ceed and  another  not — Brady  won  out 
while  Webster  missed  his  chance. 
* 

*  # 

The  Dailey  Company  at  Sacramento 
last  week  played  "Hamlet  ";  rather  a 
surprising  thing  at  first  sight  when 
one  considers  that  it  was  produced  at 
the  same  prices  the  company  has  been 
charging  in  its  tour  of  the  interior 
towns  of  the  coast.  Darrel  Vinton  was 
the  Hamlet.  The  writer  well  remem- 
bers several  years  ago,  Vinton's  first 
attempt  at  this  character  in  the  Bur- 
bank  Theater,  Los  Angeles.  Old 
theater-goers  were  amazed  at  the  grasp 
and  the  intelligent  purpose  of  this 
daring  young  man's  characterization. 
It  is  not  saying  too  much  to  declare 
that  Vinton's  Hamlet  was  for  two  acts 
one  of  the  most  intelligent  and  interest- 
ing presentations  that  could  be  asked 
for.  The  promise  of  his  first  two  acts 
unfortunately  did  not  develop  in  the 
rest  of  the  play,  but  it  is  safe  to  assert 
that  genius  out  of  the  ordinary  is 
somewhat  latent  in  the  make-up  of 
Darrell  Vinton. 


"My  Son  Dan"  is  the  title  of  a  new- 
rural  drama  which  will  go  on  the  road 
this  season  under  the  management  of 
Jos.  C.  Briel,  of  Briel  &  Falk.  The 
play  will  be  given  an  elaborate  pro- 
duction, with  good  scenic  effects. 

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Fall  Millinery  1 


New  Importations  and  Paris 
Pattern  Hats 
now  on  display 


DRY  GOODS  COMPANY 


Geary  and  Stockton  Streets 

Opposite  Union  Square 


September  23rd,  1899 


Seen  ftv r o u cj K  o y f 

eyes  a  .nil  ©tiers 


Henry  Irving' s  Genius 


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he  stronger  and  more  distinct  his 
personality,  whether  agreeably 
so  or  not,  the  more  certain  is  an 
actor's  success.  Much  of  Henry 
Irving's  progress  is  unqestionably  due 
to  his  remarkable  individuality,  writes 
J.  Forbes  Robertson.  I  would  not  by 
this  be  understood  to  depreciate  his 
talent,  for  I  recognize  in  him  some- 
thing even  greater  than  talent — a  real 
genius. 

But  genius  alone  would  not  have 
placed  him  where  he  is  to-day,  fore- 
most in  the  ranks  of  English  actors 
His  magnetic  personality  and  artistic 
temperament  have  been  powerful  allies. 

Coming  at  the  time  when  the 
English  stage  most  needed  him,  when 
Phelp's  glory  was  on  the  wane,  Irving 
has  done  more  for 'it  than  many  realize. 
With  his  advent  in  the  dramatic  world 
the  stage  was  raised  to  a  standard  it 
had  never  before  attained. 

I  grant  that  we  had  execellent 
actors  before  him — Barry  Sullivan, 
Charles  Kean,  Vandenhoff,  Brook, 
and  I  could  name  a  score.  It  remained 
for  Irving,  whose  artistic  nature  de- 
manded artistic  surroundings,  to  give 
a  thoroughly  harmonious  production, 
one  in  which  the  star  did  not  predom- 
inate and  in  which  the  acting  of  minor 
roles  was  not  synonymous  with  medi- 
ocrity. His  is  a  thoroughly  artistic 
temperament  and  one  which,  while  its 
individuality  is  never  lost,  merges 
itself  completely  in  the  character  im- 
personated. 

Some  argue  that  in  his  acting  Irving 
is  always  Irving.  True,  his  strong 
personality  is  never  lost  sight  of,  but 
that  very  personality  is  one  of  the 
greatest  charms  of  his  work. 

Irving's  position  on  the  stage,  not 
in  England  alone,  but  everywhere,  is 
absolutely  unique. 

I  do  not  say  he  is  the  greatest  actor 
living — that  is  a  statement  too  general 
to  make  of  any  man;  I  do  contend, 
however,  that  in  certain  roles  Irving 
cannot  be  approached.  As  Charles  I, 
Louis  XI,  Matthias  in  "The  Bells" 


and  as  the  villain  in  ' '  The  Lyons 
Mail,"  Irving  surpasses  everyone. 
His  impersonations  of  these  characters 
are  marvelous 

As  a  man  Irving  ranks  equally  high. 
He  is  a  generous  paymaster,  an  ex- 
cellent manager,  and,  above  all,  a  true, 
noble  friend. 


James  R's  Son 

/^\l,D-TIMH  theatrical  managers  and 
pioneers  of  San  Francisco  well 
remember  James  R.  Keene,  the  great- 
est plunger  and  speculator  ever  known 
in  the  United  States.  He  won  and 
lost  half  a  dozen  fortunes  of  several 


W.  A.  BELASCO 

As  the  Rag  Picker  in  the  "First  Horn."    A  triumph  in  the  art  of  make  up 


Tom  Karl,  the  tenor,  is  at  the  head  erica  the  last  week  in  October.  Much- 

of  the  operatic  deparment  of  the  Dram-  of  his  time  for  the  next  season  has 

atic  Art  and  Empire  Theatre  School,  been  already  booked  by  his  manager, 

New  York.  Charles  W.  Gamble,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

* 

*  » 

Ernest  Gamble,  the  basso,  now  with  Subscril>e  for  the  Dramatic  Re- 

Sbriglia  in  Paris,  will  return  to  Am-  VIBW. 


millions  each,  and  is  now  enjoying  his 
last  one.  His  reputation  first  started 
in  California,  likewise  his  first  fortune. 
Like  many  rich  and  indulgent  fathers, 
he  has  a  sou,  and  that  son,  Foxhall, 
is  well  known  throughout  the  East 
and  England  as  polo  expert,  amateur 
steeple-chaser,  yachting  man  and 
amateur  actor.  Since  the  millionaire 
colony  of  Newporters  have  become 
enthused  over  dramatic  presentations 
as  a  result  of  the  advent  of  his  high- 
ness Lord  Yarmouth,  lately  much  ad- 
vertised in  England  as  about  to  adopt 
the  stage,  Foxhall  Keene  has  been  one 
of  the  most  enthusiastic  supporters  of 
the  idea.  The  other  day,  however, 
he  lost  several  degrees  of  his  enthu- 
siasm and  came  very  near  giving  the 
noble  lord  a  touch  of  heroic  treatment 
tliat  he  probably  learned  from  the  land 
that  first  placed  his  father  on  the  road 
to  wealth. 

It  appears  that  Yarmouth,  who 
is  a  strict  disciplinarian  and  whose 
brusque  maimers  in  conducting  re- 
hearsals have  led  to  several  resigna- 
tions in  the  cast  and  considerable  feel- 
ing, found  on  Monday  night,  when  the 
rehearsal  began,  that  several  cottagers 
were  in  the  theater.  The  Earl  was  an- 
noyed by  their  presence.  He  first  ap- 
proached the  governor  of  the  Casino, 
requesting  him  to  leave.  The  gover- 
nor refused  with  some  heat.  Soon 
afterward  Foxhall  Keene  entered  with 
two  ladies.  The  Earl  strode  up  to 
him  and  peremptorily  commanded  that 
he  leave  the  place  with  his  compan- 
ions. Keene  lost  his  temper  and  in- 
quired who  the  Earl  was  that  he 
should  put  on  such  airs.  Both  grew 
much  excited  and  blows  were  immi- 
nent when  the  male  members  of  the 
cast  interfered  and  the  incident  closed 
by  Keene  withdrawing. 


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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


September  23rd,  1899 


cAmerican   cAdors   in  London 

BY  EDWARD  E.  MORTON 
of  the  London  Referee. 


It  may  seem,  as  the  English  adage  is, 
'  like  "carrying  coals  to  Newcas- 
tle"— or  pork  to  Chicago,  as  you  might 
say — to  write  in  an  American  journal 
of  American  actors  in  London.  But 
although  the  actor,  outside  of  his  own 
country,  remains  unchanged,  the  au- 
diences l>efore  whom  he  appears  are  no 
longer  the  same.  To  begin  with,  they 
are  free  from  the  prepossessions  which 
favor  an  actor  among  his  own  people. 
For  it  is  not  with  the  player,  as  it  is 
with  the  prophet,  who  "is  not  without 
honor,  save  in  his  own  country." 
The  judgment  pronounced  upon  Mad- 
ame Sarah  Bernhardt  and  Signora 
Duse  by  their  compatriots  has  been 
universally  confirmed.  In  the  case  of 
less  distinguished  performers,  the  judg- 
ment has  sometimes  been  reversed,  so 
to  say,  upon  appeal  to  another  court. 
For  example,  Monsieur  Mounet  Sully, 
the  famous  tragedian  of  the  Comedie 
Francaise,  holds  a  more  elevated  pos- 
ition in  public  esteem  in  France  than 
in  England. 

Monsieur  Francisque  Sarcey,  the 
eminent  French  critic,  once  wasted  not 
a  little  time  in  trying  to  persuade  me 
of  my  imperception  of  the  genius  of 
that  most  accomplished,  most  unin- 
spired actor,  who  has  all  the  best 
qualities  that  an  actor  can  acquire,  but 
has  not  that  one  touch  of  nature  which 
makes  the  whole  world  kin  with  the  two 
great  actresses  I  have  named.  Mr.  J. 
L.Toole  was  not  a  success  when  he  vis- 
ited America.  Why?  The  question 
is  as  easy  to  answer  as  it  is  to  ask. 
Mr.  Toole  was  not  a  success  because 
the  talent  of  the  first  cockney  comedian 
of  his  day  was  purely  local — not  ex- 
tensive, but  peculiar.  On  the  other 
hand,  Mr.  E.  S.  Willard,  who  has  a 
larger  talent  than  any  one  of  his  con- 
temporaries, is  certainly  not  less  ap- 
preciated in  America  than  in  his  native 
country.  More  so,  perhaps  ;  for  Mr. 
Willard  has  always  neglected  those 
social  arts  so  assiduously  cultivated 
by  some  of  our  leading  actors,  who 
mistake  advertisement  for  fame.  Mr. 
Beerbohm  Tree,  who  is  one  of  our  ris- 
ing managers — and  leading  actor  in 
his  own  theater — failed  to  please  the 
American  critics  because  he  gives  more 
attention  to  the  little  details  in  the  com- 
position of  a  part  than  he  does  to  the 
grand  effects.  The  truth  is  that  our 
managers  have  lost  the  sense  of  artistic 
proportion. 

The  performances  by  the  several 
American  companies  now  in  London 
are  remarkable,  above  everything  else, 
for  the  perfection  of  ensemble.  In  some 
instances  they  are  remarkable  for 
nothing  else  in  particular;  but  that  is 
already  something.  I  have  no  desire 
to  underrate  the  talents  of  the  Ameri- 
can actors  now  in  London,  but  I  make 


bold  to  say  that,  given  the  same  oppor 
tunities,  our  actors  could  render  just 
as  good  an  account  of  themselves.  An 
indifferent  American  play  performed  by 
a  mediocre  American  company — with 
that  sense  of  cohesion  which  is  not  the 
least  impressive  of  stage  effects — may 
be  more  entertaining  than  a  better 
piece  given  by  a  company  of  more 
talented  actors  playing  every  one  for 
his  own  hand. 

At  the  time  of  writing,  Mr.  Charles 
Frohman,  who  is  already  as  well 
known  in  this  country  as  he  is  in 
America,  is  making  preparations  for 
an  experiment  which  will  be  watched 
with  deep  interest  by  every  English- 
man interested  in  the  drama.  Mr. 
Frohman  has  become  manager  of  the 
Duke  of  York's  theater,  and  it  is  his 
intention  to  form  a  stock  company  re- 
cruited from  the  best  theaters  in  Lon- 
don. We  shall  see  then  exactly  what 
our  actors  can  do  under  a  more  rigor- 
ous system  than  that  which  obtains  at 
theaters  under  the  direction  of  our  lead- 
ing actors.  Mr.  Frohman  has  already 
shown  us  what  he  and  his  companies 
are  capable  of  doing,  for  he  has  been 
the  controlling  power  of  not  a  few  of 
the  theatrical  enterprises  which  have 
filled  our  theaters — to  the  exclusion  of 
native  talent — during  the  past  season. 
Nothing — nothing  short  of  the  failure 
of  the  experiment  at  the  Duke  of 
York's  Theater — will  convince  me 
that  the  English  actor,  properly  used, 
is  less  accomplished  than  the  Amer- 
ican who  has  the  advantage  for  the 
moment  of  being  better  prepared  for 
his  work  than  our  own  young  people 
who  are  simply  left  to  pick  up  their 
business  as  best  they  can. 

Our  own  managers,  I  believe,  are 
mistaken  in  looking  constantly  to  the 
American  stage  for  new  talent.  At 
our  leading  theater  Sir  Henry  Irving 
has  introduced  two  or  three  Ameri- 
cans into  his  company;  at  the  S  voy 
we  have  two  American  actors  in  lead- 
ing parts,  and  it  is  significant  that  the 
only  actress  who  has  established  a 
reputation  in  London  of  late  years  is 
the  American,  Miss  Fay  Davis,  who 
has  now  been  promoted  to  the  posi- 
tion of  leading  actress  at  the  St. 
James'  Theater.  I  am  confident  that 
we  do  not  want  for  native  talent;  the 
dire  necessity  of  our  stage  is  managers 
to  direct  and  perfect  that  talent. 
Strange  that  a  theatrical  manager 
should  come  from  America  to  demon- 
strate that  fact! 

The  American  dramatist  who  works 
as  I  have  indicated  under  conditions 
more  favorable  to  his  art  than  ours,  is 
also  beginning  to  assert  himself  on  the 
London  stage.  Of  the  trumpery 
pieces  which  America  used  to  send  us 
in  return  for  our  best,  we  do  not  get 


so  much  as  we  did.  "Miss  Francis  of 
Yale,"  by  Michael  Morton,  and  "What 
Happened  to  Jones,"  by  Mr.  George 
Broadhurst,  are  perhaps  the  best  of 
the  bunch  we  have  had  this  year, 
though  it  is  yet  too  early  to  say  what 
may  happen  to  Jones.  Mr.  Charles 
Hoyt's  "Stranger  in  New  York"  has 
been  promptly  dismissed,  though  the 
piece,  which  is  no  worse,  if  no  better, 
than  many  of  our  native  productions 
of  the  sort,  was  conspicuous  for  the 
spirit  of  the  acting,  and  it  introduced 
to  the  London  stage  some  performers 
who  would  have  made  their  mark  in 
a  less  stupid  piece.  The  reckless 
gayety  of  the  company,  I  believe, 
would  have  carried  it  off  if  we  had 
not  already  been  satiated  with  plays 
of  the  kind.  That  the  talent  of  an 
individual  performer  is  not  likely  to 
be  overlooked  when  all  are  working 
well  together  is  not  realized  by  our 
actors  and  actresses,  yet  Mr.  Harry 
Connor,  without  overdoing  it,  was 
promptly  singled  out  by  the  audience 
as  an  original  with  a  real  comic  talent. 
Whistling  is  an  accomplishment  which 
finds  less  favor  on  our  side  of  the  At 
lautic  than  on  yours.  Although  the 
whistler  in  "A  Stranger  in  New 
York"  perhaps  excelled  all  others  we 
have  ever  heard  in  this  humble  art, 
he  had  a  formidable  rival  who  had 
the  advantage  of  being  heard  first  in 
"The  Belle  of  New  York,"  a  "musical 
comedy"  presented  at  the  Shaftesbury 
Theater  in  London  in  the  form  and 
style  in  which  it  had  been  played  at 
the  New  York  Casino. 

The  success  of  "The  Belle  of  New 
York"  is  again  a  success  of  ensemble. 
It  is  the  manner  in  which  it  is  played 
rather  than  the  matter  of  it  that  has 
made  it  the  success  of  the  London  sea- 
son. Several  members  of  the  com- 
pany have  become  great  favorites  with 
London  audiences,  especially  Miss 
Edna  May,  who  has  not  only  pleased 
the  public,  and  the  critics  as  well,  but 
has  also  received  the  compliments  of 
an  august  personage  who  has  a  passion 
for  the  petit  theatre.  But  it  is  not  the 
principals  who  have  made  the  fortune 
of  "The  Belle  of  New  York,"  for  the 
nameless  members  of  the  company 
have  contributed  not  a  little  to  the 
general  efficiency  of  the  performance. 
The  intelligence,  the  animation  of  the 
chorus — these  things  have  helped  as 
much  as  anything  else.  A  pretty  face 
and  a  good  figure  are  as  much  as  we 
expect  from  a  chorus  girl,  but  these 
Casino  girls  have  other  charms.  They 
have  the  diable  au  corps,  and  that 
spice  of  devilry  is  the  one  thing  want- 
ing in  our  English  chorus  girls.  The 
chief  performers,  too,  have  a  way  of 
addressing  themselves,  not  to  the  au- 
dience, but  to  their  work,  which  is  a 
very  agreeable  change  for  us.  The 
intimacy  which  exists  nowadays  be- 
tween a  popular  performer  and  the 
audience  is  such  that  there  is  an  air 
of  ' '  I-take-it-  for-granted-you- will-be- 
glad-to-see-me"  about  our  favorites 
when  they  appear  on  the  stage. 

The  best  acting  that  we  have  seen 
by  an  American   company — the  best 


acting  we  have  had  in  London  since 
Mr.  Augustin  Daly's  company  of 
comedians  were  here  in  their  prime — is 
the  performance  ot  "Sue"  by  the  pick 
of  the  actors  and  actresses  drafted 
from  the  companies  engaged  in  "The 
Heart  of  Maryland"  and  "Too  Much 
Johnson."  The  play,  in  the  author- 
ship of  which  Mr.  Bret  Harte  is  as- 
sociated with  Mr.  Edward  Pemberton, 
is  but  a  poor  thing,  and  I  hope  I  may 
not  be  doing  Mr.  Pemberton  an  in- 
justice in  surmising  that  the  humor 
and  humanity  of  the  piece  were  de- 
rived entirely  from  the  stories  by  Mr. 
Harte  upon  which  the  play  is  founded. 
Every  character  in  the  piece  is  a  type, 
and  every  type  is  played  to  perfec- 
tion. Our  own  actors  are  so  rarely 
seen  in  parts  that  are  out  of  the  special 
"line"  to  which  they  are  most  un- 
wisely restricted,  that  the  variety  of 
style  shown  by  all  the  actors  taking 
part  in  "Sue"  was  something  of  a  sur- 
prise. Here  we  have  actors  who  are 
not  themselves  but  the  characters  they 
represent.  Our  public,  however,  has 
become  accustomed  to  look  for  the 
names  in  a  program,  and  the  fact 
that  the  actors  taking  part  in  this  per- 
formance are  quite  unfamiliar  may  de- 
prive them  of  the  attention  that  is 
their  due.  Miss  Annie  Russell,  who 
plays  the  simple,  unsophisticated  he- 
roine, dazzled  by  the  insolent  blan- 
dishments of  the  handsome  young 
acrobat,  has  captivated  the  critics,  at 
least,  by  the  purity  of  her  style  and 
the  expressiveness  of  her  facial  play, 
the  management  of  her  voice — over 
which  she  has  the  command  a 
musician  has  over  his  instrument — 
and  her  grace  of  what  the  Germans- 
call  plastik.  The  scene  in  which  the 
lonely  young  wife  is  overcome  by  the 
charms  of  the  Adonis  of  the  sawdust 
was  a  piece  of  acting  which  will  linger 
ineffaceably  in  the  mind  of  the  play- 
goer.   

MAYBE,  SOME  DAY 

Oh,  will  the  "coon"  song  ever  die? 

How  tired  we  are  of  hearing 
The  husky  "honeys"  who  are  now 

On  every  hand  appearing  ! 
Each  warbler  tells  of  saucy  belles 

Who  dusky  are  and  "shady" — 
Amazing  throngs  with  "rag-time"  songs, 

Where  "baby"  rhymes  with  "lady." 
They  fill  the  air  with  flying  feet 

As  graceful  as  mechanics; 
Anil  even  comic  opera's  lost 

Without  a  "cake-walk"  annex. 
Enough!  enough!     Try  something  new 

To  stir  up  a  sensation 
And  give  our  colored  brethren,  do, 

A  well  deserved  vacation. 

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The  play  goes  bravely  on, 

And  all  so  smoothly  fine; 
The  comments  are  "superb," 

"Immense"  and  "quite  divine." 
At  length  a  contretemps, 

And  there  is  much  ado, 
Because,  oh,  hapless  fate! 

There  is  a  missing  cue. 

Ah!  well,  how  oft  in  life 

The  play  goes  bravely  on, 
And  fcrtune  smiles  supreme, 

All  gloomy  thoughts  are  gone: 
Bright  pleasures  lead  the  way, 

And  vistas  ope  anew, 
When,  with  a  sudden  flop, 

Alas!  a  missing  cue! 

You  see  yon  broker  sad, 

Bereft  of  all  his  joy; 
Where  now  the  raiment  fine, 

Where  now  the  jolly  boy? 
No  explanations  smooth 

To  anxious  friends  are  due, 
For  everybody  knows 

There  was  a  missing  cue! 

The  world  is  full  of  scenes 
Where  this,  with  force,  applies; 

Just  look  around  and  see 
The  sad,  the  mournful  eyes! 

A  comedy  at  first, 

Then  sombre  grows  the  hue, 

How  grand  this  world  would  be 

Without  the  misssing  cue. 

—Mark  Meredith. 


cMaking  (Actors. 

A  ccording  to  the  thinking  of  the 
great  bard, '  'Some  are  born  great; 
some  achieve  greatness  ;  some  have 
greatness  thrust  upon  them."  It  is 
much  the  same  way  with  actors,  but 
there  is  no  royal  road  to  greatness  on 
the  stage.  When  Edwin  Booth  in  his 
youth  and  beauty  burst  upon  the  stage 
of  New  York  with  an  undoubted  talent 
and  bearing  a  great  name  and  appear- 
ing to  be  a  full-fledged  actor,  no  one 
thought  or  cared  for  the  drudgery  he 
had  been  through  when  a  boy  as  a 
helper  to  a  father  of  bad  habits,  and 
as  a  young  man  trying  to  live  as  a 
stock  actor  in  California,  playing  in 
mining  camps  and  doing  his  own 
washing,  and  doing  badly  as  an  actor. 
Joseph  Jefferson  was  brought  on  the 
stage  as  a  little  child  in  a  sack  by  old 
Jim  Crow  Rice  and  drudged  for  thirty 
years  before  he  could  accumulate 
wealth.  It  was  not  so  very  long  ago 
that  he  was  in  a  stock  company  and 
the  elder  Sothern,  then  an  almost  un- 
known actor,  in  the  same  company  so 
overshadowed  Mr.  Jefferson  in  "Our 
American  Cousin"  that  he  had  to  be- 
come a  star  and  quit  stock  act- 
ing, and  his  fortune  came  through 
"Rip  Van  Winkle,"  his  matchless 
masterpiece  later  on.  Upon  the 
paint  frames  of  the  present  St. 
Charles  theater  there  is  an  old  stone — 
or  was  when  the  great  comedian  played 
in  that  house  last — with  which  Mr. 
Jefferson  used  to  pulverize  paint  when 
he  was  a  youth  and  used  to  help  paint 
scenery  to  add  to  his  eight  dollars  per 
week  salary  as  an  actor.  Mr.  J.  H. 
McVicker,  who  afterward  became  rich 
and  built  theaters  in  Chicago,  was  a 
meml)er  of  the  same  old  Sol  Smith 
company  at  the  same  salary,  and  when 
he  was  here  on  a  visit  a  few  years  ago, 


shortly  before  he  died,  he  told  a 
Graphic  writer  that  he  used  to  set 
type  in  the  Picayune  office  at  odd 
hours  in  the  day  time  to  earn  a  little 
more  money  than  he  could  earn  as  an 
actor.  The  great  Edwin  Forrest  had 
a  rough  road  as  a  boy,  and  used  to 
tumble  in  a  circus,  black  up  or  do  any- 
thing, and  when  he  got  a  chance  to 
play  young  Norval  at  a  theater  in  New 
York  City  he  thought  he  was  an  actort 
Years  afterwards  the  public  though, 
so.  Men  on  the  stage  to-day,  the  few 
who  really  know  what  acting  is,  like 
James  O'Neill,  Louis  James,  John 
Drew,  Frederick  Warde,  Otis  Skinner, 
E.  M.  Holland,  E.  H.  Sothern, 
Richard  Mansfield,  Nat  Goodwin  and 
a  few  others  who  can  be  called  actors, 
began  at  the  bottom  and  have  worked 
hard  for  their  places.  In  a  talk  with 
Thos.  J.  Keogh,  a  comedian  of  versa- 
tility and  genuine  merit,  now  with 
the  St.  Charles  Theater  Company,  he 
told  how  he  became  an  actor.  He 
was  always  fond  of  music  and  when  a 
boy  he  joined  a  show.  It  was  the 
"Little  Nugget"  destined  to  barn- 
storm in  the  west.  He  could  fiddle 
some,  and  was  engaged  to  play  second 
violin  in  the  orchestra  and  an  alto 
born  in  the  band  on  parade.  He  was 
also  made  property  man,  which  is  not 
an  easy  task  with  companies  that 
played  in  halls  and  all  sorts  of  places 
and  had  to  hunt  stuff  quick  to  use  on 
the  stage.  Then  he  became  an  actor 
and  played  the  part  of  the  Chinaman. 
With  this  promotion  was  thrust  upon 
him  the  care  of  the  donkey  that  was 
used  in  the  play.  Sometimes  the  halls 
would  be  a  mile  or  two  away  from  the 
depots.  It  was  his  business  to  get 
the  donkej-  to  the  theater  while  other 
actors  wrould  ride  in  the  'bus.  The 
donkey  hesitated  about  wetting  his 
feet  and  when  the  roads  were  muddy 
there  was  trouble.  "  Many  a  time, " 
says  Keogh,  "that  blamed  jackass 
would  sit  down  at  the  edge  of  a  mud 
puddle  and  none  of  my  coaxing,  pul- 
ling or  beating  would  make  him  walk. 
I  used  to  cry  like  a  baby  at  this  and 
the  jackass  would  bray.  1  was  seven- 
teen years  old,  and  I  acted  and  jack- 
assed  with  "The  Little  Nugget" 
company  for  two  years  and  got  five 
dollars  per  week."  Mr.  Keogh  also 
remembers  that  he  had  more  money  at 
the  end  of  the  season  than  he  has 
sometimes  had  since  after  a  season  in 
which  he  received  three  times  as  much 
for  single  performances  as  he  did  then 
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experience  that  he  got  in  that  and 
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him  the  fine  and  useful  actor  that  he 
is  now.  Genius  is  helpful;  but  in 
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sculpture,  it  is  hard  work  that  makes 
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September  23rd,  1899 


Lillian  s  Ne<w  Gozuns. 

Miss  russei-L  at  Weber  &  Field's 
will  wear  four,  possibly  five, 
gowns,  and  the  first  one  I  will 
describe.  It  is  of  milk-white  crepe  de 
chine,  cut  in  the  long,  straight  lines 
that  are  so  becoming,  finished  at  the 
foot  with  fringe  and  trimmed  with 
heavy  appliques  of  white  lace.  Espec- 
ially chic  and  fetching  is  the  bodice 
garniture  of  the  lace,  which  has  a 
lovely  and  quite  indescribable  plastron 
effect.  Miss  Russell's  beautiful  arms 
will  be  artfully  shown  through  long 
transparent  sleeves  of  the  rich  lace, 
which  will  fall  a  la  Leslie  Carter,  al- 
most to  her  finger  tips.  A  knot  of 
baby  blue  velvet  will  nestle  against 
Miss  Russell's  shoulder,  for,  of  course, 
the  public  would  resent  a  Lillian  Rus- 
sell gown  that  didn't  have  a  touch  of 
blue. 

A  red  picture  hat  will  complete  the 
costume,  and  Miss  Russell  confided  to 
me  in  a  nervous  whisper,  the  fact  that 
she  will  wear  it  over  an  array  of  start- 
ling red  undergarments. 

"D-d-d-doyou  show  em?"  I  asked. 
At  the  question  the  prima  donna's  lit- 
tle dog,  who  had  l)een  quietly  dozing 
in  my  lap,  barked  reprovingly  and 
made  a  snap  at  my  aqualine  nose,  and 
Miss  Russell's  only  reply  was  a  re- 
proachful glance. 

In  the  second  act,  Miss  Russell,  as 
Queen  of  Night,  will  wear  a  gauzy 
white  gown,  all  starred  with  tiny  sil- 
ver spangles.  In  this  glittering  cos- 
tume she  will  serenade  her  sweetheart. 
A  girl  serenader  is  bound  to  be  an  in- 
teresting novelty,  and  the  setting 
which  the  Weber-Fields  have  provided 
for  the  act  is  entrancingly  lovely. 
Miss  Russell  wilt  sing  a  specially  writ- 
ten serenade,  which  she  declares,  is  as 
fine  musically  and  as  catchy  as  any  solo 
she  has  ever  had.  She  stands  in  the 
curve  of  a  crescent  moon,  accompany- 
ing herself  upon  a  white  and  gold 
mandolin,  while  the  handsomest  of  the 
chorus  are  grouped  around,  dressed  as 
stars. 

I  won't  describe  the  Diana  costume 
in  which  she  will  go  bear  hunting  in 
the  next  act  nor  the  opera  dress  she 
wears  at  the  finale.  They  are  both  all 
that  taste  could  devise  and  money  buy, 
and  you're  sure  to  be  charmed  when 
you  see  them. — A  Woman  of  the 
World  in  Simday  Telegraph. 


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take  this  small  part  ?"  "I'll  take  it," 
said  Lowe  Comedy;  "in  this  case  a 
small  role  is  better  than  a  whole  loaf." 
— Catholic  Standard  and  Times. 


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No.  4— Vol.  I 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SEPTEMBER  30,  1899 


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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


September  30th,  1899 


JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


cMaggte  Moore  Home 
(Again. 

\\  aggie  Moore  is  once  more  among 
■  the  scenes  of  her  early  child- 
hood, and  she  will  be  seen  again  in  the 
plays  which  brought  her  fame  and  for- 
tune twenty  years  ago  at  the  old  Cali- 
fornia Theater  in  this  city.  "Struck 
Oil"  was  perhaps  the  best  money  maker 
in  Maggie's  repertoire  and  hundreds 
of  San  Franciscans  will  remember  her 
success  here  as  a  young  and  vivacious 
actress.  Sbe  is  not  yet  fifty  and  could 
easily  be  taken  for  thirty,  so  well  has 
she  preserved  her  health. 

Miss  Moore  and  her  company,  which 
is  managed  by  H.  R.  Roberts,  prob- 
ably the  best  liked  actor  in  Australia, 
arrived  here  last  week  from  the  col- 
onies, after  a  three  years'  tour  of  Aus- 
tralia and  New  Zealand.  Her  present 
company  was  organized  more  than 
three  years  ago,  and  its  repertory  em- 
braced the  following:  Hans  the  Boat- 
man, Struck  Oil,  Silence  of  Dean  Mait- 
land,  The  Prodigal  Father,  Mrs. 
Quinn's  Twins,  Forty-Nine,  Golden 
Giant,  David  Garrick,  Brand  of  Cain 
and  about  twenty  other  pieces.  The 
personnel  of  the  company  is  as  follows: 
H.  R.  Roberts,  leading  man  and  man- 
ager; Maggie  Moore,  leading  lady; 
Percy  Ward,  treasurer;  Herbert  Ash- 
ton,  H.  J.  Townshend,  Alex  Cochrane, 
Fred  Esmelton,  Clarence  Lyndon, 
Joseph  Finney,  Fred  Thompson,  Miss 
Madge  Cocrane,  Miss  Osgood  Moore, 
Miss  Lily  Branscomb.Miss  Ethel  Bash- 
ford,  little  Gladys  Bashford  and  Miss 
Gracie  Reihru. 

Miss  Reihm  is  a  San  Francisco  girl. 
She  went  to  Australia  a  few  years  ago, 
and  could  not  resist  the  manly  qualities 
and  charms  of  Mr.  Fred  Esmelton,  so 
she  married  him.  Miss  Reihm  will  be 
seen  to  advantage  in  some  of  the  com- 
pany's plays.  Manager  Roberts  says 
the  company  had  great  success 
throughout  Australia,  especially  with 
the  American  play,  The  Prodigal 
Father,  and  the  new  piece,  The  Silence 
of  Dean  Maitland,  dramatized  from  the 
novel  by  Louis  Scott.  From  Mel- 
bourne the  company  played  to 
Adelaide,  thence  to  Western  Australia, 
Coolgardie  mining  regions,  Sydney, 
Brisbane,  Charter's  Tower  and  thence 
to  New  Zealand,  where  eight  months 
were  spent  in  playing  to  all  the  princi- 
pal towns.  On  the  way  to  this  city  a 
four  weeks'  engagement  was  played  at 


the  Opera  House  in  Honolulu,  and 
crowded  houses  were  the  rule.  Man- 
ager Roberts  has  every  reason  to  be- 
lieve that  his  excellent  company  will 
repeat  its  Australian  successes  on  this 
coast.  He  is  now  arranging  his  tour. 
After  playing  the  coast  cities,  he  will 
go  East,  thence  to  England  and  thence 
to  South  Africa,  thence  to  Australia. 
The  tour  will  last  about  two  years. 

Maggie  Moore  is  as  young  looking 
and  as  sprightly  as  ever,  and  the  Aus- 
tralian press  declares  that  her  perform- 
ances are  better  now  than  ever  before. 
She  has  been  slightly  indisposed  since 
her  arrival,  on  account  of  contracting 
a  severe  cold  on  the  voyage  ffom 
Honolulu. 


Tragedy  on  the  Stage 

Iulia  Morrison,  leading  lady  of 
^  the  "Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris"  farce 
comedy  company,  shot  and  killed 
Frank  Leiden,  stage  manager  and 
leading  man  of  the  company  at  Chat- 
tanooga, Tenn.,  September  22,  on  the 
stage  at  the  City  Opera-house.  Trouble 
had  existed  between  Leiden  and  Miss 
Morrison,  and  she  slapped  him. 
They  quarreled  over  the  woman's  al- 
leged bad  acting,  Leiden  accusing  her 
of  being  an  amateur.  The  woman 
claims  that  Leiden  repeatedly  insulted 
her,  that  he  had  made  improper  pro- 
posals to  her,  and  in  self-defense  she 
shot  him.  The  verdict  of  the  Cor- 
oner's jury  was  to  the  effect  that  the 
murder  was  premeditated  and  wholly 
unjustifiable.  The  womau  claims  to 
be  from  New  Orleans,  and  a  man  with 
the  company,  named  James,  she  claims 
as  her  husband.  James  has  been  ar- 
rested as  the  instigator  of  the  crime. 


Mrs.  Langtry  will  begin  her  Ameri- 
can tour  January  15,  at  the  Garden 
theater,  New  York,  in  Syduey  Grun- 
dy's "The  Degenerates,"  now  being 
played  at  the  Haymarket  in  Loudon. 
She  will  then  go  to  Boston,  Chicago, 
Philadelphia,  St.  Louis,  Cincinnati, 
etc. 


///' 


-  1 

The  Executive  Committee  of  the  Managers'  Free  From  - Work  Club  in  session 


:    Cues*  : 

There  will  be  no  Sunday  perform- 
ance during  the  Modjeska  engage- 
ment at  the  Columbia  Theater. 

*  * 

Klaw  &  Erlanger's  production  of 
"The  Bride  Elect"  will  be  seen  at  the 
Columbia  Theater  in  the  latter  part  of 
this  year.  Drew  Donaldson  heads 
the  company. 

* 

*  * 

All  the  costumes  of  the  Herald 
Square  production  of  "Hotel  Topsy 
Turvy"  are  designed  after  the  original 
Parisian  dresses.     Some  fine  scenic 

effects  are  also  promised. 

* 

*  * 

London's  recognition  seems  to  have 
proven  a  great  card  for  Broad  hurst's 
comedy,  "Why  Smith  Left  Home  " 
for  its  present  tour  is  even  a  bigger 
success  than  the  first. 


Scenery  is  carried  by  the  Modjeska 
company  for  every  play  in  the  reper- 
toire. Special  furniture  and  effects 
have  been  prepared  as  well,  and  the 
plays  will  be  given  productions  of 
perfection. 

# 

«  * 

Julius  Kahn,  one  time  a  well- 
known  character  actor  on  the  profes- 
sional stage,  now  Congressman  from 
San  Francisco,  will  soon  leave  for 
Ohio  to  stump  that  state  in  the  interest 
of  the  Republican  party. 


Modjeska's  tour  in  the  southern 
part  of  the  State  was  a  tremendous 
success.  In  many  places  the  entire 
house  has  been  sold  out  for  the 
engagement  long  before  the  arrival  of 
the  company.  Manager  John  C. 
Fisher  is  naturally  very  much  elated 
over  the  condition  of  affairs. 


New  Laws  as  to 
Theaters 

'The  new  building  code,  as  provided 
by  the  terms  of  the  New  York 
charter,  establishes  some  regulations 
as  to  theaters  which  will  make  more 
difficult  hereafter  the  construction  of 
all  places  of  amusement  in  New  York, 
though  it  does  not  directly  effect 
buildings  now  in  use  for  theatrical 
purposes.  What  is  kuown  as  the 
theatrical  clause  is  Section  109,  and  it 
will  certainly  stimulate  the  curiosity 
and  arouse  the  trepidation  of  the 
promiscuous  theater  builders  who  arise 
in  New  York  from  time  to  time  and 
give  their  views,  plans  and  projects 
the  advantage  of  an  enlarged  publicity 
which  does  not  always  culminate  in 
the  construction  of  a  theater  a-;  pro- 
posed. 

The  provisions  of  the  new  theater 
clause  of  the  building  code  will  make 
more  difficult  hereafter  and  also  very 
much  more  expensive  the  construction 
of  theaters,  and  the  regulations  pre- 
scribed for  safety  do  not  stop  at  the 
structure  of  the  building  itself,  but 
include  changes  in  the  interior  ar- 
rangements of  the  various  houses, 
some  of  them  involving  additional  ex- 
pense. The  foot-lights — so  important 
in  the  construction  of  a  play-house- 
must,  in  addition  to  the  wire  net- 
work, be  protected  with  a  wire  guard 
and  chain,  placed  not  less  than  two 
feet  distant  from  the  foot-lights,  and 
the  trough  containing  the  foot-lights 
shall  be  formed  of  and  surrounded  by 
fire-proof  materials,  and  all  stage  lights 
must  have  wire  guards  or  screens  of 
not  less  than  ten  inches  in  diameter, 
so  constructed  that  any  material  in 
contact  therewith  shall  be  out  of  reach 
of  the  flames,  and  must  be  soldered 
to  the  fixtures  in  all  cases. 

Theater  fires,  never  frequent  in  New 
York,  have  been  rarer  than  ever  re- 
cently, in  consequence  of  the  improve- 
ments in  the  rule  of  theater  building, 
and  the  Fire  Department  regulations 
which  provide  for  detail  of  one  fireman 
to  each  theater  during  the  whole 
period  of  the  performance.  This  de- 
tailed fireman  is  constantly  on  the 
spot,  and  an  alarm  of  fire,  (such  alarm 
coming  usually  from  the  stage)  can 
be  met  therefore  promptly  by  a  uni- 
formed member  of  the  force  trained  in 
the  extinguishment  of  fires.  As  a 
further  measure  of  security  to  theaier- 
patrons  in  New  York,  the  building 
code  continues  in  force  the  provision 
requiring  a  diagram  or  plan  of  each 
tier,  gallery  or  floor  showing  dis- 
tinctly the  exits  therefrom,  each  occu- 
pying a  space  not  less  than  fifteen 
square  inches  to  be  printed  in  black 
lines '  in  a  legible  manner  on  the  pro- 
gram of  the  performance,  and  even- 
exit  must  have  over  it  on  the  inside 
the  word  "Exit"  in  legible  letters,  not 
less  than  eight  inches  high. — New 
York  Sun.   

We  call  .-Utention  to  the  new  and  artistic 
studio  of  Mr.  Louis  Thors,  826  Market  St., 
Phelan  Building. 


September  30th,  1899  THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


EMMA  EAMES  &COPDICA 

This,  the  handsomest  of  all  American  song  birds,  has  a  personal  popularity  that  is  not  Here  we  have  another  American  Singer  who  not  only  is  one  of  the  world's  best  warblers, 
marred  by  eccentricities.    She  does  the  operatic  stage  and  the  home  but  has  a  vast  amount  of  American  pluck;  we  all  remember  her  fight 

of  her  birth  great  credit.  with  Jean  de  Reszke  and  her  triumphant  win  out. 


A  PRIVATE  BOX 


BY  MARK  MEREDITH. 

Aloof  from  others  at  the  show, 

And  bearing  looks  of  pride, 
I,  watching  from  a  lower  row, 

See  couples  side  by  side. 
Tho'  some  may  envy,  not  so  I; 

Yet,  musing  thoughts  are  mine; 
'Tis  all  within  a  life,  I  sigh, 

Some  hold  their  headssupremely  high, 
Some  seek  the  lower  line! 

Mark  yonder  austere  millionaire 

Who  passeth  thro'  the  crowd; 
Gaze  on  the  pauper,  he  whom  care 

Has  clothed  as  with  a  shroud! 
Grim  poverty  for  one,  and  gold 

And  splendor  of  repose, 
With  opulence  of  lands  untold; 

A  private  box  for  him  behold, 
A  back  seat  'tother  knows! 

Ah,  soon  the  curtain's  shadowy  fall, 

The  mimic  scene  is  o'er; 
A  quick  departure  for  us  all, 

To  laugh,  to  sigh,  no  more! 
And  yet  one  solace  comes  to  cheer, 

In  spite  of  Life's  hard  knocks; 
There  needs  must  be  another  sphere 

To  equalize  Fate's  difference  here: 
Heav'n  has  no  private  box! 

— New  York  Clipper. 


"General  Gamma"  is  the  title 
decided  upon  for  De  Wolf  Hopper's 
new  opera.  The  music  is  by  John 
Philip  Sousa,  the  book  by  Charles 
Klein,  and  the  lyrics  by  Grant  Stewart. 

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{Australian  Split-up 

T  T  is  now  understood  that  the 
1  well-known  firm  of  theatrical  man- 
agers, Williamson  &  Musgrove,  who 
have  for  many  years  controlled  the 
amusement  situation  in  Australia, 
have  severed  their  relations.  Mr. 
Williamson  retains  the  Australian  end 
of  the  business,  and  Mr.  Mosgrove  is 
operating  by  himself  in  London.  '  • 

Just  what  were  the  differences 
which  led  to  the  separation  is  not 
known.  But  it  is  a  fact  that  to  all  in- 
tents and  purposes  the  severance  has 
been  in  operation  for  considerably 
more  than  a  year. 

Indeed,  as  far  back  as  the  time  of 
producing  "The  Belle  of  New  York" 
in  England,  Mr.  Musgrove  is  alleged 
to  have  received  a  communication 
from  Williamson  directing  him  not  to 
use  the  firm  name,  and  particularly 
not  to  employ  it  when  incurring  obli- 
gations. 

The  split  between  Jimmy  William- 
son and  George  Musgrove  is  a  really 
very  important  matter  in  theatrical 
life.  The  combination  was  known  as 
one  of  the  most  responsible,  daring 
and  energetic  managements  in  the 
world. 

Both  men  have  grown  rich  by  their 
Australian  operations,  and  there  was 
some  surprise  expressed  when  Mus- 


grove came  to  America  and  then  went 
on  to  London  to  transact  business  on 
his  own  account.  There  was  no  sus- 
picion at  that  period,  however,  of 
anything  like  a  rupture  in  the  rela- 
tions of  the  old  partners. 


Gustavo  Salvini,  the  son  of  the 
eminent  Italian  tragedian,  Tomasso 
Salvini,  will,  according  to  present 
plans,  make  a  starring  tour  of  America 
next  year.  It  will  begin  early  in  the 
autumn  and  will  cover  only  the  prin- 
cipal cities.  The  repertory  will  in- 
clude "Othello,"  "The  Outlaw"  and 
"Saul."  Tomasso  Salvini  is  consider- 
ing a  proposition  to  accompany  his  son, 
but  has  not  determined  whether  lie  will 
do  so  or  not.  Young  Salvini  is  about 
thirty  years  old  and  has  appeared  witli 
the  elder  Salvini  in  several  starring 
tours  of  his  native  country.  His  great- 
est part  is  considered  to  be  Iago,  which 
he  has  acted  to  his  father's  Othello. 


Emperor  William  last  week,  aneut 
the  recent  singing  tournament  at 
Cassel  and  German  singing  generally, 
said  it  was  too  artificial  and  too  little 
melodious.  Me  added  that  the  Ger- 
man-A  meiican  singing  societies  did 
this  better,  and  that  the  "Yolkslied" 
(national  hymn )  ought  to  be  more 
cultivated. 


Short  Stories 

Walter  Campbell,  the  well-known 
church  choir  leader  and  singer,  once 
had  a  narrow  escape  from  becoming  a 
negro  minstrel.  During  the  old  days, 
when  minstrelsy  held  sway  in  .San 
Francisco,  and  Billy  Birch  was  one  of 
the  King  pins  of  black  face,  he  and 
Campbell  were  bosom  friends,  the 
latter  having  a  pretty  taste  for  black- 
ing up  and  doing  a  turn  with  the  bones. 
At  one  time  he  was  so  enthusiastic 
over  the  subject  that  Hirch  had  almost 
completed  arrangements  for  launching 
him  into  public  notice.  Birch  always 
deplored  the  fact  that  Campbell  backed 
out  at  the  last  minute  and  thus  was 
lost  to  the  stage  an  undoubtedly 
clever  entertainer. 

»  * 

Mrs.  Horace  Ewing  sustained  an 
almost  irreparable  loss  in  the  Baldwin 
fire.  Her  brother,  Bob  liberie,  man- 
ager of  "Secret  Service,"  brought 
from  New  York  a  case  of  manuscripts 
and  "character  rags"  belonging  to 
the  lady  and  they  were  destroyed  by 
the  flames.  A  peculiar  incident  was 
the  finding  in  the  debris  a  few  days 
ago  of  a  photo  of  Mr.  Eberle,  only 
slightly  burned  around  the  edges. 
The  picture  was  in  his  room  on  the 
second  floor,  and  the  marvel  is  that  it 
was  not  entirely  consumed. 


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From  mountain,  beach  and  countryside, 

From  o'er  the  raging  main, 
In  long  procession  fleetly  comes 

The  actor's  varied  train. 
Their  summer  o'er,  they  wait  at  will, 

Prepared  to  do  their  part 
To  bring  a  smile  to  Sorrow's  face, 

A  sigh  from  Feeling's  heart. 

Content  to  give  one  in  their  turn, 

They  only  ask  a  show — 
They  stand  all  life's  epitome, 

A  world  in  embryo. 
No  better  moral's  taught  than  theirs: 

That,  while  he  has  his  day 
The  prudent  man  will  always  mix 

With  work  a  little  play. 


There  has  been  little  in  the  way  of 
thrilling  situations,  where  these  could 
be  brought  about  by  mechanical  effects, 
that  has  not  been  already  utilized  by 
writers  of  melodrama,  but  it  would 
seem  the  possibilities  in  such  directions 
are  not  yet  entirely  exhausted.  A 
news  item  the  other  day  told  of  a  man 
who  was  cleaning  a  beer  vat  in  a  big 
Jersey  brewery  when  through  some 
inadvertance  the  big  knives  which 
formed  part  of  the  tub's  malting  mach- 
inery began  to  move,  and  started  a 
death  race,  it  being  impossible  for  the 
cleaner  to  get  out  while  the  murderous 
blades  were  in  motion.  Fortunately 
his  cries  at  last  brought  help,  and  he 
was  rescued  more  dead  than  alive. 
The  situation  is  rich  in  applications, 
and  might  somehow  be  especially 
worked  into  a  modernized  edition  of 
some  temperance  play,  say  "  Ten 
Nights  in  a  Bar  Room." 

¥  ¥ 

A  Washington  paper  tries  to  take 
composers  and  brass  bands  to  task  by 
asserting  that  it  is  impudent  charla- 
tanism for  them  to  attempt  to  realize 
by  any  combination  of  horns,  drums, 
etc. ,  what  the  programs  announce  as 
"descriptive"  pieces,  storms,  battles  or 
races,  for  instance,  and  that  the  public 
should  be  assumed  to  know  better  than 
to  be  capable  of  being  taken  in  by  like 
pretenses.  While  no  reform  is  likely 
to  be  brought  about  in  the  habits  of 
program-makers  by  discussion  of  the 
subject,  acceptance  of  the  "descriptive" 


musical  piece  certainly  does  not  require 
a  greater  stretch  of  imagination  than 
do  many  dramatic  contrivances.  To 
what  extent  has  the  sense  of  congruity 
been  shocked  at  times  by  six  miserable 
supers  being  passed  off  for  an  immense 
army,  a  couple  of  wooden  goblets  do- 
ing duty  for  a  magnificent  banquet  or 
a  woman  weighing  possibly  two  hun- 
dred pounds  wanting  to  pass  muster 
as  a  fain  ?  These  are  only  a  few  cases 
out  of  many  where  if  the  composer  or 
bandmaster  desires  to  keep  his  "des- 
criptive" compositions  in  countenance, 
he  has  not  far  to  seek. 

¥  ¥ 

That  Shakespeare  was  a  complete 
student  of  the  human  heart  almost 
every  line  in  his  work  shows.  Thus 
when  he  put  it  on  record  that  we  know 
what  we  are  but  know  not  what  we 
may  be,  he  was  merely  indulging  in 
one  of  those  reflections  that  universal 
every-day  experience  corroborates. 
Making  the  matter  personal,  however, 
and  bringing  an  illustration  of  the 
truth  home  to  himself  there  was  re- 
cently given  in  Chicago  a  Yiddish  ver- 
sion of  "  Hamlet"  in  which  the  usual 
melancholy  Dane  is  a  young  rabbi, 
who  comes  home  to  find  his  father  has 
been  murdered.  The  scene  is  cast  in 
Poland  in  modern  times.  There  is  a 
fight  fistic  between  Hamlet  and  his 
uncle,  and  the  play  scene  is  taken  out. 
Hamlet  is  married  to  Ophelia  by  the 
mystic  "black  marriage"  of  the  ancient 
Jews  when  she  is  dead  and  about  to 
be  buried.  Then  Hamlet  goes  mad, 
jumps  into  the  grave  and  dies. 
¥  ¥ 

Paul  Potter,  known  as  a  drama- 
tist more  because  of  the  success  of  his 
stage  version  of  Trilby  than  from  any 
of  his  other  contributions  to  the  stage, 
is  reported  to  have  decided  to  give  up 
all  stage  work,  finding  it  far  from  re- 
munerative. After  the  great  success 
of  Trilby,  Potter  tried  the  Conquerors 
on  the  New  York  public,  but  its  sala- 
cious details  failed  to  bring  it  success. 
Later  on,  various  other  plays  were 
launched,  but  met  with  poor  success. 
Now  Mr.  Potter  is  going  to  be  the  for- 
eign news  editor  of  the  New  York 
Herald,  and  will  devote  himself  exclu- 
sively to  the  duties  of  that  post  in  the 
future.  His  action  will  cause  many 
who  are  already  rather  skeptical  on 
the  subject  of  the  royal  road  open  to 
playwrights,  to  be  still  more  skeptical 
as  to  the  advisability  of  devoting  a 
life  to  writing  plays,  and  as  one  scrib- 
bler says,  "If  here  is  one  of  the  fortu- 
nate men  who  has  mastered  the  trick 
of  producing  the  sort  of  material  the 
public  apparently  wishes  to  procure,  a 
chap  who  gave  'Trilby'  to  the  world 
and  made  the  stupendous  profits  that 
he  was  popularly  credited  with  on  that 
fad  play,  decides  he  can  do  better  in 
another  place  it  is  not  to  be  wondered 
that  it  would  give  pause  to  the  rising 
generation  of  dramatists." 

¥  ¥ 

The  sales  of  the  Dramatic  Review 
are  increasing  every  week  and  already 
the  newsdealers,  not  only  of  the  Coast 


but  in  the  East,  have  doubled  their 
orders.  In  a  few  weeks  the  Revihw 
will  be  on  sale  in  every  city  in  the 
United  States  and  in  Paris  and  London. 
Don't  think  for  a  minute  that  the  Re- 
view's circulation  is  confined  to  San 
Francisco.  Every  manager  in  the 
country  reads  this  paper  every  week. 
It  is  the  best  advertising  medium  of 
its  kind  west  of  New  York. 

De  Wolfe  Grasshopper  is  having 
all  kinds  of  fun  over  in  dear  old  Hing- 
land.  He  is  telling  the  Hinglish  how 
badly  nauseous  are  the  American 
newspapers  when  it  comes  to  family 
(stage)  affairs.  In  view  of  DeWolf 's 
many  matrimonial  unsuccesses,  it 
would  appear  far  better  had  he  said 
never  a  word.  Some  people  never 
know  when  they've  said  enough. 

¥  ¥ 

HERE  AND  THERE 

The  Alice  Neilsen  Opera  Company 
this  season  numbers  more  than  one 
hundred  persons,  including  twenty  or- 
chestra players. 

* 

*  * 

A  sharp-eyed  critic  has  discovered 
some  new  testimony  that  tends  to  con- 
firm conviction  of  Dorothy  Usner's 
originality — she  plays  soubrette  parts 
without  the  help  of  a  feather  duster. 
* 

New  York  likes  to  boast  of  its 
"cynical  Broadway  audience,"  but  the 
nude  fact  is,  there  never  was  more 
"jay"  enthusiasm  over  puerile  plays 
than  the  chance  visitor  to  a  Broadway 
theater  usually  encounters. 

*  * 

It  is  rumored  that  a  new  Chinese 
comic  opera,  "Yung  Shai  or  the  Man- 
darin's Daughter,"  may  be  seen  shortly 
at  the  Garrick  in  London,  and  that  the 
chief  part  will  be  played  by  Caro 
Roma,  the  American  prima  donna  who 
was  not  so  long  ago  a  Tivoli  favorite. 
* 

*  * 

"Papa's  Wife"  is  the  name  of  the 
piece  in  which  Anna  Held  is  to  be 
starred  this  season.  It  is  by  Harry  B. 
Smith  and  Reginald  DeKoven,  and 
among  the  capable  players  engaged  to 
appear  in  it  are  M.  A.  Kennedy  and 
Henry  Bergman. 

* 

*  * 

The  Hoyt-McKee  Company  that 
went  to  Australia  with  "A  Stranger  in 
New  York"  and  a  "Trip  to  China- 
town" has  made  a  big  hit  in  every 
town  in  the  Colonies  where  the  com- 
pany played.  A  letter  from  a  member 
says  that  they  played  to  packed  houses 
every  night  in  Melbourne,  prices  rang- 
ing from  one  to  five  shillings.  The 
engagement  in  Melbourne  lasted  eight 
weeks,  alternating  with  the  Stranger 
and  a  Trip.  Helen  Merrill,  a  Tivoli 
favorite,  is  a  member  of  the  company. 
Her  success  has  been  complete.  The 
managers  released  Madeline  Lack  and 
Robert  Dunbar  and  they  are  coming 
home. 


Modjeska  s  First  (Amer- 
ican (Appearance* 

I  T  is  not  news  that  Modjeska  made 
her  first  American  appearance  in 
this  city  at  the  old  California  Theater, 
but  now  that  she  is  again  with  us,  it 
may  be  interesting  to  recall  the  inci- 
dent of  her  debut.  It  was  through 
Barton  Hill  and  John  McCullough  that 
the  great  Polish  actress  made  her  first 
appearance  here.  Barton  Hill  tells  the 
story  himself : 

"It  was  about  twenty  years  ago 
when  John  said  to  me:  'I  am  going  to 
Menlo  Park  to  stay  with  some  friends, 
for  I  am  sick.  Yet  I  have  made  an 
appointment  with  a  lady  to  see  her  act 
this  afternoon.  I  can'tdo  it;  I'm  sick. 
Now,  I  wish  you  would  go  to  her, 
make  my  apologies,  hear  her  recite 
and  give  me  your  opinion.'  I  pro- 
tested, because  I  knew  he  could  hear 
her  if  he  but  thought  so,  and  he  re- 
plied: "Oh,  if  it's  necessary  I'll  give 
you  a  physician's  certificate  that  I'm 
ill.'  The  lady  came  that  afternoon, 
accompanied  by  a  friend  who  was 
teaching  her  English,  and  she  gave  the 
last  scene  from  'Adrieune  Lecouvreur.' 
I  listened  attentively  and  praised  her 
earnestly  when  she  had  finished.  I 
did  not  tell  her  just  what  I  thought  of 
her,  for  fear  I  would  raise  her  hopes 
too  high.  John  came  home  that  night 
and  said  in  his  brusque  way:  'Well, 
did  you  see  her?'  'Yes,'  I  answered. 
'What  did  you  think  of  her?'  Then  I 
was  enthusiastic.  'She  is  a  revalation, 
a  wonder.  I  am  more  than  surprised, 
I  am  astounded.'  Then  John  was  in- 
terested. 'Eh  !'  he  said.  'Sorry  I 
didn't  hear  her.  Suppose  she  would 
come  again  ?'  'If  she  did,'  I  replied 
jestingly,  'you  probably  would  be  sick'. 

"Madame  came  the  next  day,  and 
McCullough  was  even  more  pleased 
than  I.  He  grabbed  her  by  the  hand 
and  said:  'You  may  have  an  engage- 
ment for  as  long  as  you  wish.' 

"Every  one  knows  the  rest.  Mme. 
Helena  Modjeska  made  her  debut,  and 
I  have  always  claimed  the  honor  of  be- 
ing her  first  American  audience." 

Here  is  a  copy  of  the  letter  written 
by  Modjeska  begging  for  the  oppor- 
tunity which  McCullough  gave  her: 

Mr.  John  McCullough — Dear  Sir— Far- 
don  the  liberty  I  take  in  addressing  you,  but 
being  a  stranger  here,  I  know  of  no  other 
way  of  approaching  you. 

I  have  been  introduced  to  you,  but  do  not 
know  whether  you  remember  me  or  not.  I 
came  from  Europe  last  year,  in  October,  and 
met  you  at  the  Occidental  Hotel.  You  were 
so  kind  as  to  offer  to  play  Hamlet  with  me, 
but  I  could  not  decide  to  appear  in  a  foreign 
language  and  determined  to  learn  English. 
Now  I  am  ready  to  go  on  the  American  stage 
and  knowing  you  to  be  so  obliging  and  be- 
ing quite  alone  in  this  wide  foreign  world  I 
turn  to  you  for  advice.  Please  let  me  know 
when  and  where  I  can  meet  you. 

I  know  very  well  that  you  are  very  much 
engaged,  but  perhaps  you  can  find  some  time 
give  to  me,  an  artist  and  a  stranger. 

Yours  truly, 

Helen  Bozenta, 
3330'Farrell  Street.  (Modjeska.) 


Read  the  Dramatic  Review. 


September  30th,  1899 


John  F.  Harley  is  now  a  partner 
of  R.  B.  Mays  in  the  management  of 
the  Lyceum  at  Denver. 

President  Morris  Meyerfeld,  Jr., 
of  the  Orpheum  circuit  and  Charles 
Schinipf  of  the  local  Orpheum  have 
been  in  the  East  and  on  a  visit. 

The  Earl  of  Yarmouth  has  con- 
cluded to  become  a  professional,  and 
Charles  Frohman  has  "arranged"  for 
his  New  York  debut,  which  will  take 
place  presently. 

Robert  White  will  be  treasurer  of 
the  California  Theater  this  season, 
and  a  more  successful  man  could  not 
have  been  secured.  Manager  Fried- 
lander  is  to  be  congratulated  on  secur- 
ing his  services. 

Edgar  Stillman  Kelly  whose 
first  musical  importance  dates  from  his 
successful  incidental  music  for  Mac- 
beth, years  ago  in  this  city,  is  compos- 
ing the  choral  music  for  the  dramatic 
setting  of  "Ben  Hur"  and  he  promises 
to  excel  all  his  previous  efforts. 

"The  Ghetto"  does  not  seem  to 
have  pleased  London,  and  Mrs.  Potter 
and  Mr.  Bellew  are  re-writing  the  last 
act.  Chester  Bailey  Fernald,  who 
adapted  it  has  been  disclaiming  respon- 
sibility for  the  failure,  saying  the 
piece  was  altered  by  Mr.  Bellew. 

Miss  Charlotte  Thompson,  the 
clever  author  of  that  exceptionally 
clever  hit,  "Only  the  Master  Shall 
Blame,"  is  in  receipt  of  a  letter  from 
Florence  Roberts  stating  that  the 
story  of  the  little  play  has  already 
drifted  East,  and  as  a  writer  to  an 
Eastern  magazine  has  written,  it  is 
regarded  in  many  minds  as  the  "finest 
thing  of  the  kind  yet  produced." 

J.  Fkazer  Crosby  has  just  signed 
a  contract  with  Harry  Corson  Clarke, 
by  the  terms  of  which  he  will  play 
Richard  Heatherly  in  "What  Hap- 
pened to  Jones,"  and  late  in  the  season 
will  originate  the  leading  juvenile  role 
in  Mr.  Clarke's  new  comedy,  "What 
Did  Tompkin's  Do?"  The  stage  has 
known  Mr.  Crosby  for  but  one  season, 
that  of  1898-99,  during  which  he  ap- 
peared in  vaudeville.  Prior  to  that 
experience  he  devoted  his  entire  time 
and  energy  to  the  manifold  duties  that 
the  "smart  set"  imposes  upon  its 
members.  He  became  noted  as  a 
horseman  in  the  Long  Island  Hunting 
set;  won  a  reputation  as  a  golf  player 
with  the  Oakland  Golf  Club,  and  as  a 
typical  Richard-Harding-Davis  young 
man  he  is  very  popular  in  the  principal 
New  York  clubs. 


Tomaso  Salvini  and  his  son,  Gus- 
tavo, may  make  a  joint  starring  tour 
in  this  country  next  season. 

The  genial  Tom  Sterling  is  now 
taking  the  pasteboards  for  Manager 
Harry  Morosco  at  the  Grand. 

Treasurer  Harry  Campbell  of  the 
Grand  is  assisted  by  J.  S.  Smith,  an 
adept  at  the  business.  This  is  a  popu- 
lar team. 

Impresario  Simonson  will  give  up 
the  baton  at  the  Grand  after  this  week, 
and  will  leave  for  Philadelphia  where 
he  will  open  a  studio. 

The  Mirror  says  that  Colonel  Fay 
Butler  left  for  San  Francisco  last 
week.  He  will  spend  a  week  in  Chi- 
cago, St.  Louis,  and  Omaha. 

Sanford  B.  Ricaby,  last  season 
manager  for  Harry  Corson  Clarke, 
has  been  engaged  to  boom  "A  High- 
Toned  Burglar"  for  the  first  two  weeks 
of  its  tour. 

Mr.  Robinson,  the  new  musical 
director  of  the  Grand  Opera  House, 
has  arrived,  and  is  conducting  the  re- 
hearsals of  "Rip  Van  Winkle"  which 
will  be  put  on  next  week. 

Harry  Jacobs  is  spending  much 
money  in  improving  the  Union  Thea- 
ter at  Orovillle,  and  it  will  soon  be 
one  of  the  best  amusement  houses  of 
the  interior.  Mr.  Jacobs  was  in  the 
city  last  week  in  search  of  good  at- 
tractions for  his  place. 

FRANCIS  Wilson  produced  his  opera 
on  "Cyrano  de  Bergerac"  in  Montreal 
the  past  week,  and  it  made  a  favorable 
impression.  The  opera  follows  the 
lines  of  the  play  closely,  not  excepting 
bits  of  pathos  which  the  comedian  gave 
with  effect.  The  music  is  by  Victor 
Herbert. 

Gertrude  Elliott,  Maxine's  tal- 
ented sister,  who  has  made  such  a 
favorable  impression  in  London,  leaves 
Goodwin's  company  and  joins  the 
Court  Theater  for  the  production  of 
Captain  Robert  Marshall's  new  play, 
"A  Royal  Family,"  which  will  have 
its  first  London  production  in  the  mid- 
dle of  October. 

The  Mirror  has  this  to  say  of  Char- 
ley Schimpf:  "Charles  Schimpf, 
secretary  of  the  Walter  Orpheum 
Company,  accompanied  by  his  wife 
and  Mrs.  Gustave  Walter,  arrived  in 
New  York  on  Sunday  last.  Mr. 
Schimpf  is  here  on  a  pleasure  trip,  and 
will  remain  long  enough  to  see  the 
latest  novelties  in  the  theaters  and  to 
take  in  the  Dewey  Jubilee." 


The  Midnight  Bell  Company  closes 
in  Sacramento  October  8th.  Business 
so  far  reported  good. 

At  last  account,  Harry  Connor  was 
playing  "A  Stranger  in  New  York" 
at  the  Princess  Theater,  Melbourne. 

A  hknekit  was  recently  tendered 
the  A  fro- American  troupe  at  Sydney. 
This  company  had  an  unsuccessful 
season  at  the  Criterion. 

Nat  Goodwin's  season  in  London 
has  been  such  a  money  maker  that  he 
has  been  endeavoring  to  cancel  his 
American  engagements — but  suitable 
arrangements  could  not  be  made. 

George  Webster  has  received  a 
letter  from  Portland  saying  a  stock 
company  was  being  formed  for  the  old 
Cordray  Theater  and  asking  for  his 
terms.  It  is  needless  to  say  George 
will  not  leave  the  Alcazar. 

Bettina  Girard,  the  erratic  beauty 
and  actress  whose  dissipation  several 
times  brought  her  to  Blackwell's  Is- 
land, New  York,  is  once  more  under 
her  mother's  wing  and  now  wants  to 
be  a  charity  nurse. 

Miss  Drew  Donaldson,  who  plays 
La  Pastorella  in  Sousa's  "Bride-Elect" 
opera  company,  is  said  to  be  extremely 
fetching.  She  is  altogether  charming 
in  appearance  and  full}-  realizes  one's 
fondest  dreams  as  a  successful  comic 
opera  star. 

Frederick  Mosley  and  Wadsworth 
Harris,  two  of  the  best  Shakespearean 
readers  on  the  stage,  are  members  of 
Modjeska's  Company.  The  former's 
Macduff  in  "Macbeth,"  and  the 
latter's  Mirabeau  in  "Marie  Antio- 
nette"  are  specially  well  spoken  of. 

Louise  Thorndyke  Boucicault 
has  been  engaged  by  Jacob  Litt  to 
play  the  Countess  Mirtza  Charkoff  in 
"The  Great  Ruby,"  which  is  soon  to 
go  on  tour  with  all  the  scenery  and 
appointments  that  were  used  during 
its  successful  run  at  Daly's  Theater 
last  season. 

Phil  Hastings  will  handle  about 
all  the  high-class  concerts  we  will  have 
this  season.  Already  he  has  scored 
two  big  successes — the  Samuels-Asher 
concert  and  the  Kalisher  concert.  De 
Pachman,  the  first  husband  of  Mad- 
ame Labori,  the  wife  of  Dreyfus'  at- 
torney, will  be  one  of  his  big  cards. 

Mrs.  Fred  Bklasco  (Juliet  Crosby) 
cast  for  Mrs.  Glynn  Stanmore  in  "The 
Idler"  at  the  Alcazar,  did  not  appear 
Monday  night  on  account  of  the  death 
of  her  father,  Mr.  Lewis  of  Suisun. 
Miss  Anita  Kallon  was  given  the 
manuscript  Monday  morning  and  with 
one  rehearsal,  played  the  part  without 
a  hitch. 

Henkv  Mii.i.ek  seems  to  have  made 
a  most  pronounced  hit  as  Sydney  Car- 
ton in  the  new  production  of  "The 
Only  Way,"  at  the  Herald  Square 
Theater,  New  York.  The  New  York 
Herald  said  "It  scored  an  unmistakable 
popular  success  with  Henry  Miller  in 
the  leading  role."  The  Telegraph 
said  "Mr.  Miller  has  never  had  letter 
work  than  this  to  do,  as  he  has  never 
better  done  his  work." 


I  ( 


Said  to  the  Review 

I  ah  very  fond  of  dogs,  you  know," 
*    said  Hattie  Belle  Ladd  to  a  Re- 


view man  as  he  walked  into  her  cosy 
home-like,  little  apartment.    She  said 
this  apologetically,  of  course,  for  her 
pet,  a  fat  shaggy  dog   of  the  Spitz 
breed,  scrambled  op  almost  into  my 
face,  and  the  operatic  star  had  to  take 
the  brute  to  task  for  his  familiarity  on 
so  short  an   acquaintance.    Had  the 
dog  been  of  the  bulldog   variety  I 
should  not  have  been  surprised,  for 
about  a  dozen  good  bulldogs  turned 
loose  on  an   equal   numl>er   of  San 
Francisco  dramatic  critics  would  be  an 
event  that  would  delight  not  only  Miss 
Ladd  but  others  of  the  profession  from 
the  East,  who  have  received  only  the 
iciest  kind  of  daily  newspaper  notices. 
"Yes,  I  do  love  dogs,"  she  repeated, 
which  reminded  me  of  a  noted  woman's 
saying,  "The  more  I  see  of  men  the 
better  I  like  dogs."    But  Miss  Ladd, 
changing  from  dogs  to  men,  said  that 
I  was  the  first  newspaper  man  she  had 
met  since  coming  to  San  Francisco. 
"Why,  in  the  East,"  she  said,  "the 
newspaper  writers  put  themselves  out  to 
make  the  acquaintance  of  members  of 
the  profession,  but  in  San  Francisco — 
it  seems  so  different.    And  the  audi- 
ences, too,  seem  coldly  timid.  There 
is  not  that  bond  of  sympathy  between 
the  audience  and  the  player  that  is  so 
noticeable  in  the  East.    But  when  one 
does   become   acquainted    with  San 
Franciscans,  how  nicely  they  are  to 
you.    Did  you  ever  notice  it?  And" 
changing  suddenly,  "you  know  the 
fogs  here  are  terrific  for  the  throat. 
Why  since  my  arrival  I  seem  never  to 
be  rid  of  a  cold  or  hoarseness  and  there- 
fore have  never  been  at  my  best  here. 
But  I  hope  for  a  change  soon."  Miss 
Ladd  is  such  a  pleasant  entertainer 
that  were  I  a  woman  interviewer  I 
would  say  she  is  the  sweetest,  nicest 
person  in  all  the  world  to  talk  with. 
# 

*  * 

"I  like  you  people  out  here,"  said 
good-natured  Charley  Case  to  the  Re- 
view man,  "and  they  like  you,  too, 
said  a  bystander,  judging  from  your 
long  engagement  at  the  Orpheum." 
"Well,  I  hope  so,"  said  Case  modest- 
ly, "and  I  may  come  again  someday." 
He  is  a  most  pleasant  man  to  meet  and 
the  last  fellow  in  a  hundred  you'd  take 
for  a  comedian. 

*  » 

"Oh  no,  this  is  not  my  first  visit  to 
San  Francisco,"  said  manager  H.  R. 
Ro1>erts  of  the  Moore-Roberts  Com- 
pany to  the  Review  man.  "You  see,  I 
was  here  when  I  was  eight  years  of  age, 
but  of  course,  I  had  no  idea  you  could 
grow  so  much.  It  seems  to  me  San 
Francisco  has  run  away  with  itself, 
there  is  so  much  business  here.  And 
a  great  theatrical  town  it  is,  I  hear. 
Yes,  our  company  will  open  here  next 
month  and  thence  work  ICast,  going  to 
England  and  South  Africa,  back  to 
Australia,  circling  the  globe." 


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AT  THE  *  *»  ♦ 
bOCAb  THEATERS 


The  Columbia 

Madamk  Modjkska's  new  drama, 
"Marie  Antoinette,"  is  an  am- 
bitions tragedy  "in  a  prologue  and 
five  acts,"  as  the  bills  describe  it,  and, 
while  it  has  been  produced  to  good 
houses  at  the  Columbia  this  week,  the 
audiences  have  been  due  to  the  magic 
of  Modjeska's  name — not  to  the  drama 
itself.  The  author  of  Marie  Antoin- 
ette, Mr.  Clinton  Stuart,  thought  evi- 
dently in  his  prologue  to  emphasize 
the  luxuious  and  extravagant  frivolty 
of  the  French  court  that  led  ulti- 
mately to  the  revolution ;  to  contrast 
the  light-heartedness  of  the  Queen 
of  1777  with  her  bitter  grief 
and  loneliness  in  1793.  But  con- 
trast without  juxtaposition  is  not  ef- 
fective— it  is  hardly  contrast;  and  as 
between  the  prologue  and  the  final  cur- 
tain there  are  three  and  a  half  long, 
dragging  hours,  the  dramatic  possi- 
bilities are  lost  and  what  should  be  a 
strong,  virile  drama  becomes  a  series 
of  stage  pictures.  They  are  well  set, 
these  stage  pictures,  to  be  sure,  for  the 
scenic  effects  are  striking,  but  they  are 
stage  pictures  none  the  less,  and  the 
result  is  that  one  of  the  most  vivid 
stories  of  history  appears  stagey  and 
unreal. 

The  prologue  should  be  cut  out  un- 
hesitatingly and  the  drama  should 
open  with  the  onslaught  of  the  Bread 
Rioters  on  Versailles,  October  5,  ^89. 
The  second  act  is  without  motive  in 
connection  with  the  story,  and  should 
share  the  fate  of  the  prologue.  The 
third  act  is  as  it  should  be.  The  fourth 
act,  now  divided  into  two  long  scenes, 
might  be  abbreviated  gracefully  by 
cutting  out  the  opening  remarks  of 
Antoine  Simon,  the  Jacobin  shoe- 
maker. With  the  second  scene  of  the 
act  the  tragedy  should  close.  We 
should  then  have  a  four-act  drama  with 
a  well-defined  story — first,  the  Bread 
Riot,  showing  the  poverty  of  the  peo- 
ple contrasted  with  the  wealth  of  the 
royal  family;  next,  the  storming  of  the 
Tuileries,  showing  what  the  people 
had  been  driven  to  by  their  poverty  and 
forecasting  the  tragedy  to  come;  third, 
the  parting  of  the  Royal  Family  on  the 
eve  of  the  execution  of  Louis  XVI; 
fourth,  death  of  Louis  XVI.  Then 
bring  the  part  of  the  Dauphin  less  to 
the  fore.  Of  course,  this  arrangement 
would  make  Louis  XVI.  the  hero,  but 
any  critic  will  agree  that  in  this  "Marie 
Antoinette"  tragedy  by  Mr.  Stuart, 


the  amiable,  ignorant  and  hen-pecked 
Bourbon  of  history  has  undergone  an 
apothesis  and  is  the  real  center  of  the 
story,  any  way  you  read  it. 

There  was  some  complaint  on  the 
opening  night  that  Madame  Mod- 
jeska's voice  was  inaudible  in  main- 
passages,  but  this  was  remedied  as 
soon  as  she  became  familiar  with  the 
accoustic  requirements  of  the  Colum- 
bia, and  there  could  be  no  adverse 
criticism  on  this  score  during  the  rest 
of  the  week.  Modjeska  is  still  the 
brilliant  actress  of  former  years.  True, 
she  lacks  the  fire  of  youth,  but  she 
still  possesses  the  finish  of  the  artist 
and  the  power  that  belongs  to  genuis 
to  move  her  audiences,  as  she  demon- 
strates in  the  strong  scenes  of  the  first, 
third  and  fourth  acts.  Her  support  is 
good  and  shows  the  effect  of  her  own 
careful  supervision.  As  Louis  XVI. 
John  E.  Kellerd  is  satisfactory,  though 
not  a  star  of  the  first  magnitude,  and 
he  has  a  clear  conception  of  the  part 
as  written  for  him,  but  a  little  attention 
to  make-up  might  be  pardoned. 
Where  are  the  low  forehead,  sunken 
eyes  and  beak-like  nose  of  the  Bour- 
bon race  ?  The  costumes  are  perfect 
in  every  detail,  but  there  has  been  no 
attempt,  except  on  the  part  of  Mod- 
jeska, to  "make  up"  the  different  roles 
so  as  to  bring  before  the  audience 
characters  as  pictorially  familiar  as 
those  in  Marie  Antoinette  ?  The 
Dauphin  is  played  by  little  Leota  Bus- 
kirk,  and  while  there  is  considerably 
too  much  of  a  speaking  part  to  the  role, 
yet  the  little  girl  does  well.  Cassius 
Quinby  as  Santerre  and  Miss  Mary  Hall 
as  "Queen"  Audu.the  fisherwotnan, are 
realistic,  and  win  deserved  applause, 
but  quite  the  most  refined  and  pleas- 
ing bits  of  acting  in  these  minor  parts 
is  that  of  Miss  Mary  Gardineras  Louise 
Chabry  in  the  first  act.  She  is  the 
trembling,  half-famished  woman  of  the 
people  driven  by  starvation  to  make  a 
desperate  appeal  in  the  very  presence 
of  royalty  and  yet  still  feeling  the 
deepest  awe  of  those  at  whom  she  and 
her  companions  and  their  ancestors  for 
generations  have  scarcely  dared  to 
look.  It  is  certainly  very  cleverly 
played. 

cMorosco's  Grand 

A  crowded  house  greeted  the 
"Drum  Major's  Daughter"  at  the 
Morosco  Grand  Opera  House  this 
week.  This  was  the  second  week  of 
the  piece,  and  it  was  even  more  pop- 
ular than  the  first  week.  Hattie 
Belle  Lack!  always  received  an  encore 
on  the  singing  of  her  song.  Edith 
Mason,  Persee  and  Wolf  were  also  en- 
cored for  their  superb  singing.  The 
stage  settings  were  particularly  ap- 
propriate and  pleasing. 


The  cAlcazar 

A  fter  seeing  "The  Idler"  at  the 
**  Alcazar,  one  is  in  a  humor  to  say 
a  great  many  pleasant  things  about 
the  players  presenting  Haddon  Cham- 
bers' well-known  drama.  Eugene 
Ormonde,  in  a  different  character  from 
any  he  has  yet  appeared  in,  was  well 
placed.  Mr.  Ormonde,  always  easy 
and  graceful,  intelligent  and  sympa- 
thetic, fits  in  admirably  in  roles  re- 
quiring strong  acting.  His  Mark 
Cross,  the  Idler,  was  as  good  a  bit  of 
acting  as  the  part  has  known,  and  it 
has  won  distinct  recognition  during 
the  week.  Chas.  King,  a  San  Fran- 
cisco favorite  from  the  days  of  Fraw- 
ley's  first  company  here,  gives  the 
strongest  characterization  we  remem- 
ber having  seen  him  in  for  several 
years,  in  the  part  of  Sir  John  Harding. 
In  a  great  many  parts  King  is  very 
often  King,  but  no  fault  can  be  found 
in  his  presentation  of  the  ambitious 
member  of  Parliament  who  is  doing 
his  best  to  outlive  certain  memories  of 
his  unbridled  young  manhood.  Clar- 
ence Montaine  as  Mr.  Merry  weather, 
intent  on  getting  married  for  a  third 
time,  once  more  demonstrated  what  a 
reliable  man  he  is  for  a  stock  com- 
pany. The  same  reliableness  is  found 
in  Marie  Howe  who  is  always  good  in 
a  wide  range  of  parts,  and  distinctly 
clever  where  there  is  any  character 
acting  to  do.  Her  Mrs.  Cross  was 
very  acceptable.  Gertrude  Foster, 
until  the  Idler  strolled  on  the  Alcazar 
stage,  has  really  had  no  show  to 
demonstrate  her  ability.  The  part  of 
the  wife  of  Sir  John  Harding  gives  her 
the  opportunity  to  disclose  the  posses- 
sion of  great  emotional  talent,  used 
with  fine  discrimination.  Her  gowns, 
too,  are  certainly  the  most  stunning 
things  we  have  yet  viewed  this  season. 
Helen  Henry,  as  the  Kate  Merry- 
weather,  does  better  work  and  appears 
to  letter  advantage  than  in  any  part 
she  has  taken.  She  has  a  bright  win- 
someness  that  is  creating  many  new- 
friends  and  admirers.  Charles  Bryant, 
who  not  only  directs  the  productions 
of  the  stock  company,  but  takes  bis 
share  of  parts,  furnished  a  clear-cin, 
intelligent  Simeon  Strong.  It  was 
forceful  and  not  overdrawn,  and  won  a 
big  share  of  the  favor  accorded  the 
production. 

Anita  Fallon  was  called  on  suddenly 
before  the  opening  night  to  play  the 
part  of  Mrs.  Glynn-Stanmore,  and 
gave  an  entirely  satisfactory  perform- 
ance. 


The  Ttvoli 


T"he  opening  performance  of  "Mar- 
'  tha"  at  the  Tivoli, —though 
played  to  an  audience  that,  when  con- 
trasted with  the  crowded  houses  of  last 
week,  gave  evidence  of  the  growing 
partiality  of  San  Francisco  opera-goers 
to  the  heavier  productions — was  never- 
theless received  with  a  well-deserved 
enthusiasm.  The  opera,  a  favorite 
with  music-lovers  for  its  sparkling 
brilliancy  and  no  less  sweet  strength 
and  dramatic  force  in  emotional  crises, 
was  well  rendered  throughout  by  both 
principals  and  chorus,  the  latter  en- 
tering with  vivacity  into  the  spirit  of 
the  fun,  and  doing  vigorous  work  that 
showed  them  more  at  home  than  when 
confronting  the  perilous  reefs  of  Wag- 
nerian intervals.  Ada  Palmer-Walker 
gave  a  sprightly  interpretation  of  Lady 
Harriet,  entering  completely  into  the 
"personnel"  of  the  high-born  little 
lady,  piquant  and  charming  in  refine- 
ment, in  spite  of  her  daring  escapade. 
Miss  Palmer's  vocalization  in  frequent 
phrasing  was  both  dainty  and  astistic, 
and  though  her  voice  is  lacking  in 
roundness  of  tone  even  to  an  occasional 
unpleasant  shrillness,  it  has  a  carrying 
power  adequate  for  exacting  ensemble 
work.  Mary  Linck,  as  usual,  dis- 
played her  marked  vocal  ability  in  the 
singing  of  her  role,  culminating  in  a 
solo  in  the  fourth  act  and  gaining  an 
enthusiastic  encore.  But  her  char- 
acterization of  Nancy  was  hardly  so 
happy — more  pronounced  than  the  role 
calls  for  in  detail  of  gesture  and  facial 
play,  and  furthermore,  too  uniformly 
prominent.  A  dramatic  interpreta- 
tion is  as  exacting  as  the  composition 
of  a  picture,  and  demands  modulated 
half-tones  to  render  effective  its  con- 
centrated lights.  Miss  Linck  is  cap- 
able of  more  discriminating  work,  as 
her  masterly  impersonation  of  Ortrud 
in  Lohengrin  gave  evidence  of.  Thos. 
Green,  the  new  tenor  from  New  York, 
made  a  decided  hit,  and  was  greeted 
with  enthusiastic  applause  from  first  to 
last.  He  has  a  sweet,  pure  tone,  and 
sings  with  delicacy  of  phrasing,  clear 
enunciation  and  dramatic  force.  His 
interpretation  of  Lionel  was  forceful 
and  picturesque.  The  role  of  Plunkett 
was  admirably  adapted  to  Schuster's 
vigorous,  lusty  voice,  and  Lord  Tristan 
and  the  Sheriff,  though  subordinate 
parfs,  were  not  marred  in  the  hands  of 
Richards  and  Fogarty.  The  perform- 
ance ps  a  whole  was  admirably  and 
adequately  abetted  by  the  work  of  the 
oichestra  under  Mr.  Hirschfeld's  cap- 
able leadership. 

"Martha"  was  alternated  during  the 
week  with  Othello,  which  was  pre- 
sented in  a  most  perfect  manner  to 
crowded  houses. 


September  30th,  1899 


THE   SAN    FRANCISCO    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


The  Orpheum 

IV  A  anager  John  Morrisey  advertised 
'  "  *  this  week's  bill  at  the  Orpheum 
as  the  best  ever  presented  here.  And 
he  was  right.  There  is  not  a  dull  act 
on  the  whole  list.  During  the  week 
many  were  unable  to  get  more  than 
standing  room.  And  on  account  of 
an  equally  good  bill  next  week  a  repe- 
tition of  the  crowded  houses  is  looked 
for.  The  Chinese  impersonator,  O.  G. 
Seymour,  and  Miss  Dupree,  a  very 
clever  dancer,  opened  the  performance 
in  an  "original  idea"  which  con- 
sisted of  some  unexcelled  high  jump- 
ing, good  dancing  and  singing.  The 
excellence  as  well  as  the  novelty  of  the 
act  had  the  effect  of  winning  an  encore. 
Then  came  Jennie  Yeamans,  the 
"daughter  of  her  mother."  "Who 
put  me  in  the  business  ?"  Jennie  asked. 
"Why,  me  mother,  and  she  knows  a 
thing  or  two  herself."  Miss  Yeamans 
is  certainly  a  most  clever  character 
comedienne.  She  does  a  coon  step 
with  grace  and  ease  ;  sings  well  and 
talks  nonsense  in  a  very  amusing  man- 
ner and  manages  to  be  recalled  two  or 
three  times.  But  the  biggest  hit  was 
made  by  Frank  Cushman,  the  minstrel. 
He  bills  himself  the  "progressive  min- 
strel," probably  because  he  is  so  far 
ahead  of  all  other  single-handed  burnt 
cork  artists.  His  songs  are  good  ; 
likewise  his  jokes.  He  was  so  pleased 
on  receiving  such  a  warm  reception 
that  he  made  a  speech.  The  best  of 
last  week's  bill,  consisting  of  Terry 
and  Lambert,  the  Boy's  Band,  Haller 
and  Fuller,  Stinson  and  Merton  and 
the  Bright  Brothers  were  retained. 
Ever,  team  received  an  encore.  The 
Boys'  Band  is  more  popular  than 
ever.   

The  Chutes 

'This  popular  amusement  place  con- 
'  tinues  to  give  the  largest  ten  cents 
worth  of  amusement  of  any  place  in 
town.  Adgie  and  her  lions  are  easily 
the  leading  feature  in  the  theater. 
Dale  and  Dalton,  Hallett  and  Carroll, 
Alberta  Lane,  Will  Howard  and  Irene 
Franklin  contribute  their  share  to 
good  entertainment.  Harmon  and 
Seabury  do  their  marvelous  high 
diving  at  the  close  of  every  performance. 

'The  Olympia 

/V  A  Avi)  Mulucry  vocalist,  and  J.  H. 

'  *  Du  Bell  the  swinging  wonder, 
are  the  new  faces  at  the  Olympia  this 
week.  Ed  Dolan  in  his  monologue, 
and  Zoe  Matthews  and  Ruth  Nelta  in 
coon  songs  are  the  other  headliners. 
The  other  holdovers — Dora  Mervin, 
Carlton  and  Royce.  The  Keesings, 
Dollie  Mitchell,  Rose  Wellington  and 
Dot  Stanley  are  the  holdovers. 


The  Orpheum 

DEGINNING  next  week  the  Hawaiian 
■  Queens  will  be  one  of  the  principal 
features  of  the  Orpheum' s  bill.  The 
names  of  the  dusky  maidens  are 
Oriska  Worden,  Adell  Archer  and 
Vira  Rial.  They  will  present  a  lyric 
novelty,  "Kingmore's  Wedding  Day." 
The  other  new  attractions  will  be 
Forest  and  King,  foreign  celebrities, 
and  Felix  Morris  and  his  company  in 
the  one  act  character  study,  "The 
Vagabond."  The  best  of  this  week's 
bill  will  be  retained. 


The  Columbia. 

"The  second  and  last  week  of  the 
*■  Modjeska  engagement  which 
opens  at  the  Columbia  011  Monday 
night  will  be  devoted  to  a  varied  and 
essentially  popular  repertoire.  "Much 
Ado  About  Nothing"  will  be  given 
on  Monday  night.  "Mary  Stuart" 
which  it  seems  can  be  profitably  re- 
peated by  Modjeska  as  infinitum,  will 
be  seen  on  Tuesday,  Thursday  and 
Friday  nights,  and  "Macbeth"  is  an- 
nounced for  Wednesday  and  Saturday 
evenings.  "Much  Ado  About  Noth- 
ing" will  be  repeated  at  the  Saturday 
matinee.  All  three  plays  are  to  be 
given  a  complete  scenic  production, 
especially  in  the  case  of  "Mary  Stuart" 
and  "Macbeth,"  for  which  it  is  said 
Manager  John  C.  Fisher  has  provided 
a  scenic  equipment  fully  equal  to  that 
of  "Marie  Antoinette." 


The  Tivoli 


IVTkxT  week's  bill  at  the  Tivoli  Opera 
'  House,  will  consist  of  comic  and 
grand  opera,  which  will  be  given  on 
alternate  nights.  On  Monday,  Thurs- 
day, Sunday  nights  and  Saturday  mat- 
inee, the  bill  will  be  the  ever  famous, 
"Mikado"  which  is  to  have  an  elabor- 
ate revival.  The  cast  will  be  a  nota- 
ble one,  and  will  include  Alf  C.  Whee- 
lan,  the  Tivoli's  new  comedian,  who 
is  to  sing  "Ko  Ko."  Mr.  Wheelan 
was  the  extremely  funny  "hoot  mon" 
Scotchman  of  the  Frank  Daniels  opera 
company  when  it  presented  "  The 
Idol's  Eye"  and  all  who  saw  him  in 
that  laughable  character,  will  realize 
that  in  the  comedy  role  of  "Ko  Ko" 
he  should  make  a  remarkable  hit. 
The  balance  of  the  cast  will  present 
Tom  Greene,  the  Tivoli's  new  tenor, 
who  made  an  immediate  success  this 
week  in  "Martha";  Phil  Branson,  who 
makes  his  re-appearance,  William 
Schuster,  Harry  Richards,  Ada  Pal- 


mer Walker,  Julie  Cotte,  a  recent  ad- 
dition to  the  Tivoli,  Ethel  Jewet  and 
Ynez  Dean. 

Grand  opera  will  l>e  given  four 
nights  next  week,  the  bill  l>eing,  Tues- 
day, "Aida";  Wednesday,  "Caval- 
leria  "  and  "  Pagliacci  "  ;  Friday  and 
Saturday  evenings,  "Carmen".  In 
the  grand  operas  the  principal  roles 
will  be  taken  by  Signers  Avedano, 
Salassa,  Fonari,  Zani,  Anna  Lichter, 
Mary  Linck,  Charlotte  Beck  with,  etc., 
and  the  repetition  of  the  great  suc- 
cesses of  the  present  season,  together 
with  the  revival  of  the  "Mikado"  will 
surely  attract  large  audiences  for  next 
week.  This  evening  and  Sunday 
night,  "Othello"  with  the  famous  cast 
will  be  sung  for  positively  the  last 
times. 

"L'Africaine  is  in  active  preparation 
by  the  grand  opera  singers,  and  on 
Oct.  10th,  the  87th  celebration  of  the 
birthday  of  trie  famous  composer, 
Verdi,  who  is  now  writing  another 
opera,  will  be  celebrated  at  the  Tivoli, 
by  a  program  made  of  selections  of 
Verdi's  most  popular  operas  and  will 
be  a  gala  night  in  every  respect. 

The  Chutes 

Daul  and  Francisco  De  Gosco,  mu- 
*■  sical  comedians  from  the  Rentz 
Circus,  German}-,  will  be  among  the 
new  attractions  at  the  Chutes  next 
week,  also  Baby  Ruth  Roland,  singer 
and  dancer;  Alberta  Lane,  soprano; 
The  Roussells,  novelty  aerialists;  Aer- 
ial Horizontal  Bar  Jugglers,  etc.; 
Frances  A.  Mervin,  lightning  sketch 
artist,  from  the  Alhambra  Theatre, 
London;  Adgie  and  her  Lions;  Har- 
mon and  Seabury,  high  diver  and  New 
Moving  Pictures. 


cMoroscos  Grand 

Dip  Van  Winkle,"  by  Plan- 
quette  will  be  put  on  by  Man- 
ager Harry  Morosco  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House  next  week.  The  re- 
hearsals show  that  the  piece  has  been 
given  careful  attention,  and  all  the 
principals  of  the  superb  Opera  Com- 
pany are  given  good  parts.  A  most 
notable  production  is  promised. 

The  California 

THE  California,  recently  refurnished 
by  Manager  Friedlauder,  will  be 
re-opened  for  the  fall  and  winter  sea- 
son to-morrow  night,  when  Ben  Hen- 
dricks will  appear  in  "A  Yenuine 
Yentleman."  There  has  been  a  large 
sale  of  seats. 

The  cAlcazar 

A  wkkk  of  comedy  at  the  popular 
**■  Alcazar  will  begin  on  Monday 
night,  when  that  laughable  piece, 
Roland  Reed's  "Innocent  as  a  Lamb" 
will  be  presented.  The  full  company 
is  in  the  cast. 


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THE   SAN    FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


September  30th.  1899 


Correspondence  and 
Comments 


NOTES  FROM  NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

Notwithstanding  the  rush  of  new  plays 
into  Gotham  this  season  they  have  not  quite 
overwhelmed  the  older  ones.  This  week's 
round  of  pleasure  contains  Mrs.  Carter  in 
"Zaza"  at  the  Garrick.  and  Mr.  Sothern  and 
Miss  Harned  in  "The  King's  Musketeer"  at 
Daly's,  and  they  are  competing  stoutly  with 
such  recent  productions  as  "The  Only  Way" 
with  Mr.  Miller  at  the  Herald  Square;  "The 
Tyranny  of  Tears."  with  Mr.  Drew  at  the 
Empire:  "Becky  Sharp"  with  Mrs.  Fiske  at 
the  Fifth  Avenue;  "The  Gadfly"  with  Mr. 
Robson  at  Wallacks;  "Cyrano  de  Bergerac" 
with  Francis  Wilson  at  the  Knickerbocker; 
'  The  Ghetto"  at  the  Broadway;  and  "The 
Last  of  the  Rohans"  with  Andrew  Mack  at 
the  Academy  of  Music.  There  are  many 
more  importaut  productions  to  come  in  the 
near  future,  but  the  season  may  now  be  said 
to  be  fairly  well  under  way.  Four  continu- 
ous shows  are  in  full  blast,  and  that  recalls 
the  comment  made  by  some  of  the  Eastern 
managers  upon  the  opinion  expressed  in  the 
first  issue  of  the  Dramatic  Review  that 
there  would  be  a  fortune  in  it  for  the  person 
who  would  establish  a  continuous  show  in 
San  Francisco.  Eastern  managers  figure 
that  if  New  York  with  its  population  of 
4,ojo,ooo  can  support  only  four  continuous 
shows,  San  Francisco  with  less  than  half  a 
million  cannot  support  one  continuous  show. 
But  then  it  must  be  remembered  that  several 
years  ago  it  was  regarded  as  risky  to  start 
the  first  continuous  show  in  this  city,  then 
the  center  of  a  population  of  more  than 
3.000.000. 

*  * 

Willie  Collier,  after  a  month  at  the  Man- 
hattan in  "Mr.  Smooth"  (which  was  all  the 
time  he  could  get  in  the  preliminary  season) 
left  this  week  to  go  on  the  road.  He  was 
the  first  comedian  to  leave  town.  He  ex- 
pects to  reach  San  Francisco  the  last  week 
in  March,  and  if  he  keeps  all  the  members 
of  1  he  original  cast,  he  will  give  satisfaction 
to  his  old  admirers  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 
He  has  no  pretty  women  with  him  this  sea- 
son, but  he  has  several  very  clever  comedi- 
ans. 

* 

*  * 

Mme.  Marcella  Sembrich  is  the  first  of  the 
Metropolitan  Grand  Opera  singers  to  arrive 
from  Europe  this  season.  She  came  ahead 
of  the  other  members  ol  the  company  to 
take  part  in  the  Worcester  and  Maine  musi. 
cal  festivals.  She  is  without  doubt  the  most 
artistic  woman  singer  in  the  world  to-day, 
and  her  success  ought  to  be  encouraging  to 
women  who  do  not  begin  their  vocal  edu- 
cation until  late  in  life,  and  Mme.  Sem- 
brich, although  a  successful  violinist  before, 
did  not  begin  to  study  singing  seriously  un- 
til she  was  thirty-five  years  old. 


Throughout  the  summer  Franz  Kalten 
born,  under  the  able  management  of  his  tal- 
ented wife,  has  conducted  orchestral  concerts 
every  evening  in  St.  Nicholas  Garden  which 
in  the  winter  time  is  used  for  a  real  ice  skat- 
ing rink.  The  success  of  the  enterprise  has 
been  so  pronounced  that  Kaltenborn's  Or- 
chestra will  hereafter  be  one  of  the  features 


of  the  summer  season  here.  Mr.  Kalten- 
born,  besides  having  been  a  protege  of  the 
late  Anton  Seidl,  is  a  violin  virtuoso  of 
marked  ability.  He  bought  and  now  uses 
the  violin  on  which  Edward  Remenyi  was 
playing  when  he  died  suddenly  on  the  stage 
in  San  Francisco.  Among  the  vocalists  who 
have  appeared  with  him  this  season  was  Miss 
Adrienue  Remenyi,  daughter  of  the  dead 
violinist.  The  most  pronounced  success 
made  by  any  singer  with  the  Kaltenborn 
Orchestra  this  season  was  that  achieved  by 
Miss  Alta  Yolo,  a  California  girl,  with  a  rich 
voice  and  charming  personality,  studying 
for  opera  here  under  the  direction  of  Tom 
Karl,  the  famous  tenor,  now  master  of  sing- 
ing in  the  American  Academy  of  Dramatic 
Arts. 

#  # 

Emil  Paur,  who  has  been  abroad  listening 
to  the  festival  performances  at  Bayreuth, 
will  direct  all  of  the  Wagner  performances 
at  the  Metropolitan  Opera  House  this  sea- 
son. He  will  conduct  one  concert  of  the 
Philharmonic  Orchestra  before  joining  the 
opera  company  at  the  opening  of  the  com- 
pany in  Chicago. 

*  * 

"The  Ghetto"  by  Herman  Hyerman,  Jr. 
a  Dutch  author,  now  being  played  at  the 
Broadway  is  already  being  confounded  with 
"The  Children  of  the  Ghetto"  by  Zangwill, 
the  novelist,  which  is  to  be  produced  a  little 
later  at  the  Herald  Square  with  Blanche 
Bates,  the  California  actress,  as  the  leading 
lady.  Many  persons  went  to  see  "The 
Ghetto"  thinking  they  were  going  to  see 
"The  Children  of  the  Ghetto."  That  shows 
that  Jacob  Litt,  the  new  manager  of  the 
Broadway  is  adept  in  the  art  of  getting 
there  first.  But  George  T.  Tyler,  manager 
for  the  forthcoming  production  of  "The 
Children  of  the  Ghetto,"  promises  to  eclipse 
the  success  of  the  play  of  similar  name,  al- 
though that  play  ran  300  nights  in  Amster- 
dam. According  to  the  accounts  which  come 
from  Washington  where  Israel  Zaugwill's 
plav  opened  last  week.it  will  be  a  success 
after  that  skillful  stage  manager  James  A. 
Heme  cuts  out  much  of  the  novelist's  super- 
fluous material.  Owing  to  the  money  which 
has  been  made  out  of  the  dramatized  novels 
like  "Trilby,"  "The  Prisoner  of  Zenda," 
"Under  the  Red  Robe,"  and  "  The  Little 
Minister,"  authors  are  beginning  to  write 
novels  in  the  hope  that  there  will  be  a  de- 
mand for  a  play  of  the  same  name  and  story. 
But  when  such  a  novelist  get  a  chance,  un- 
less he  is  already  a  playwright,  he  had  bet- 
ter hire  some  able  stage  hack  to  make  the 
dramatization  for  him.  The  hack  may  spoil 
the  novel — he  generally  does — but  he  is  far 
more  apt  to  make  a  hit  with  a  play  than  the 
brilliant  novelist  who  is  uuused  to  the  work 
of  building  plays.  De  Mille,  the  minister, 
would  neTer  have  succeeded  with  "The 
Charity  Ball"  and  other  money-makers  if  he 
had  not  let  an  experienced  stage  carpenter 
like  David  Belasco  put  his  plays  together. 
So  also  much  of  the  success  of  "The  Chil- 
dren of  the  Ghetto"  will  be  due  to  the  clever 
work  of  Heme,  the  actor,  manager,  author 
and  ardent  supporter  of  those  broad  princi- 
ples of  human  affection  laid  down  by  the 
late  Henry  George — that  one  man  has  as 
much  right  to  life,  liberty  and  property  as 


any  other,  and  no  more.  By  the  way,  Heme 
and  George  spent  much  of  their  early  life 
in  San  Francisco,  and  Belasco  is  still  remem- 
bered by  graduates  of  Oakland  public  schools 
as  one  of  those  irrepressible  reciters  on  Fri- 
day afternoons.  Belasco  was  learning  his 
profession  as  a  stage  manager  while  spout- 
ing in  the  grammar  schools  of  Oakland. 
* 

Critics  here  are  unanimous  in  declaring 
that  both  Stuart  Robson  in  "The  Gadfly" 
and  Francis  Wilson  in  the  musical  version 
of  "Cyrano  de  Bergerac"  have  made  a  mis- 
take in  trying  to  be  too  serious.  When  the 
public  learns  to  appreciate  an  actor  as  a 
clown,  it  is  generally  disappointed  when  he 
attempts  anything  else.  But  sometimes  the 
clowns  get  too  ambitious,  and  not  uutil  im- 
pelled to  by  diminishing  returns  from  the 
box  office  do  they  resolve  to  be  foolish 
again.  De  Wolfe  Hopper  had  to  return  to 
buffoonery  in  "The  Charlatan"  after  the  first 
week,  and  Messrs.  Robson  and  Wilson  will 
probably  have  to  stop  being  so  serious. 

*  # 

"A  Stranger  in  a  Strange  Land"  at  the 
Manhattan  Theater  this  week  contains  Jane 
Corcoran,  recently  graduated  from  a  New- 
Jersey  convent,  but  a  San  Francisco  girl  by 
birth.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Estha  Williams, 
the  actress,  who  is  the  wife  of  Arthur  C. 
Aiston,  one  of  William  A.  Brady's  partners. 
# 

Otis  Harlan,  so  long  identified  with  Hoyt's 
farce-comedies,  will  be  seen  next  week  at 
the  Garrick  in  "My  Innocent."  He  tried  it 
on  the  dog  in  Poughkeepsie,  and  reports 
say  that  it  was  greatly  appreciated,  but  by 
whom  doth  not  appear.  As  the  story  deals 
with  the  "innocent  boy"  of  old  Commodore 
Smith,  it  was  no  doubt  edifying  to  the 
Yassar  girls. 

*  * 

The  Rogers  Brothers  seem  to  be  making 
as  great  a  hit  in  "In  Wall  Street"  as  they 
did  last  season  in  "A  Reign  of  Error."  As 
one  of  the  German  comedians  is  examining 
the  ticker,  he  exclaims,  "It  is  very  dull  to- 
day." "Why  ?"  asks  his  brother.  "Because 
Richard  Croker  has  been  accused  of  noth- 
ing new."  The  Tammany  boss  who  sat  in  a 
box  at  the  Yictoria  on  the  opening  night 
was  greatly  pleased  at  this  jibe  because  he 
had  just  gotten  off  from  the  spit  at  the 
Mazet  Committee  which  had  been  roasting 
him  a  beautiful  brown. 

A  San  Franciscan. 


GRAND  OPERA  BEGINS 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  Sept.  29. — Maurice  Grau  and 
the  principal  members  of  the  Maurice  Grau 
Opera  Company  arrived  to-day  from  Havre 
on  the  French  liner  LaNormandie.  With 
Mr.  Grau  are  Mme.  Calve,  who  returns  to 
America  after  an  absence  of  three  years; 
Susanne  Adams  and  Rose  Olitzka,  Mile. 
Bauermeister,  Mme.  Salignac,  De  Vries, 
Pini-Corsi  and  the  members  of  the  chorus 
and  ballet.  Luigi  Mancinelli,  the  musical 
director,  arrived  to-day  on  the  Campania; 
Andreas  Dippel,  the  German  tenor,  left 
Bremen  Sept.  27  on  the  Kaiser  Wilhelm  der 
Grosse. 

Edward  de  Reszke  sails  to-morrow  on  the 


St.  Paul.  Zelie  de  Lussan  sails  the  same 
day  on  the  Umbria,  and  Claude  Bonnard 
sails  on  La  Champagne,  which  leaves  Havre 
to-morrow. 

Pol  Plancon  sails  from  Cherbourg  Oct.  6, 
on  the  Fuerst  Bismarck.- 

The  season  of  the  Maurice  Grau  Opera 
Company  begins  Oct.  10  at  New  Haven, 
Conn. 

DETROIT 

Special  Correspondence 
Detroit,  Sept.  25.— The  opening  of  the 
season  of  1S99-1900  at  the  Detroit  Opera 
House  occurred  last  Monday  evening,  when 
Chauucey  Olcott  made  his  first  appearance 
here  as  Dick  Ronyane  in  "A  Romance  of 
Athlone."  It  is  a  genuine  Irish  comedy- 
drama — a  pretty  conceit,  treated  with  inti- 
mate knowledge  of  the  possibilities,  limita- 
tions and  tricks  of  the  stage,  set  with  fine 
taste  and  cleverly  "atmosphered."  Mr. 
Olcott  and  his  company  give  a  highlv- 
pleasing  performance,  and  they  were  re- 
ceived with  enthusiastic  favor  by  an  audience 
that  was  noticeably  representative.  Con- 
spicuous in  the  support  are  the  Sir  Philip  of 
Daniel  Gilfether,  the  Lady  Ronyane  of  Etta 
Baker  Martiu,  the  Francis  Ronyane  of  Dus- 
tin  Farnuin,  an  actor  of  exceptional  equip- 
ment for  heavies;  the  Bessie  of  little  Tottie 
Carr,  whose  precocity  is  modest  and  other- 
wise without  offense,  and  who  doesn't  give 
one  an  uncomfortable  hint  of  chronic 
catarrh;  the  Dick  O'Brien  of  Luke  Martin, 
a  mellow  and  reposeful  actor;  the  Major 
Manning  of  Paul  Everton,  the  Rose  Manning 
of  Olive  White,  the  Eleanor  McBride  of 
Mabel  Wright,  the  Standish  Fitz>immons  of 
Richard  Malchien,  the  O'Grady  of  George 
Brennan,  the  Ann  Shea  of  Mrs.  Lizzie  Wash- 
burne,  the  Robin  McMahou  of  Charles  R. 
Gilbert,  and  the  Mary  of  Marguerite  Dia- 
mond. 

*  * 

Otis  Skinner  and  a  good  company  opened 
to-night  at  the  Detroit  Opera  House  in  "The 
Liars, "  which  is  new  here.  The  piece  will 
run  a  week.    C.  S.  T. 

57".  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sr.Loi'lS.Sept.  18 — The  curtains  have  been 
run  down  on  all  the  summer  theaters  and 
the  last  one  of  the  theaters,  the  Century 
ushered  in  the  season  last  night  with  "Hotel 
Topsv  Turvv,"  which  is  like  a  farce  and  yet 
it  is  unlike  it,  and  it  is  like  a  comic  opera 
and  yet  it  is  entirely  different  and  it  is  like 
a  vaudeville  show  at  your  Orpheum  and  yet 
the  people  are  really  too  clever  to  be  vaude- 
villians.  "Hotel  Topsy  Turvy"  is  clever. 
Eddie  Foy  who  has  walked  the  cocktail 
route  on  Market  street  many  times  when  he 
was  withDave  Henderson  iu"Sinbad,"  "Crys- 
tal Slipper"  and  other  extravaganzas,  is  the 
comedian.  He  still  has  that  same  catfish 
mouth  expression  and  he  is  as  funny  as  ever. 
In  the  same  company  is  Amelie  Glover  who 
was  better  known  as  the  Little  Fawn  when 
she  was  with  Russell's  Comedians.  She  is 
the  same  little  winsome  woman,  though  her 
absence  of  four  years  from  the  stage  has 
caused  her  to  be  almost  forgotten.  Well,  it 
is  the  old  adage,  "Out  of  sight,  out  of  mind." 

Gus  Thomas'  play  "Arizona"  is  with  us 


September  30th,  1899 


"In  Missouri."  It  is  a  strong  play,  an  inter- 
esting play,  a  beautiful  play.  It  has  that 
breeziness,  that  Westerness,  that  glad  hand- 
iness  about  it  and  one  can  imagine  himself 
in  Phoenix,  and  being  entertained  by  Gus 
Hirshfeld.  I  am  sorry  that  space  prevents 
me  from  writing  at  length  about  "Ari- 
zona.' ' 

Bob  Fulgora's  Hopkin's  Trans-Oceanics 
are  entertaining  the  patrons  at  the  Grand. 
Tim  Murphy,  Flo  Irwin  and  Laura  Joyce 
Bell  are  the  headliuers  at  the  continuous 
show  at  the  Columbia,  whilst  "A  Man  of 
Mystery,"  a  new  hypnotic  melodrama,  is  at 
Havliu's  and  Tom  Miaco's  "Grass  Widows" 
are  gamboling  on  the  green  at  the  vStandard. 

The  St.  Louis  Exposition  opened  last 
week.  One  of  the  features  is  a  Sportsmen's 
show,  with  an  aggregation  of  Indians  that 
would  make  Charley  Lummis  blush  with 
envy. 

GaTy  Pallen. 

"BOSTON 

Special  Correspondence 
Boston,  Sept.  20. — Herbert  Kelsey  and 
Effie  Shannon  are  at  the  Boston  Museum 
this  week  in  "The  Moth  and  the  Flame." 
The}'  are  playing  to  crowded  houses.  The 
company  will  put  on  a  new  comedy  called 
"Border  Side." 

* 

*  * 

"The  Wife"  opened  the  fall  and  winter 
season  at  the  Castle  Square  Theater.  The 
old  stock  company  is  returned. 

* 

At  the  Grand  Opera  House  "Courted  into 
Court"  is  running  this  week,  and  the  sen- 
sational drama  "Wep-Ton-No-Mah"  is  the 
attraction  at  the  Bowdair  Street  Theater. 
Other  attractions  are  as  follows:  "Mile. 
Fifi,"  Park  Theater;  "Way  Down  East," 
iojth  performance,  Tremont  Theater.  A 
burlesque  show  headed  by  Sam  Devere  is  on 
at  the  Howard,  and  an  unusually  good 
vaudeville  bill  is  given  at  Keith's.  At  the 
Lyceum  and  the  Broadway  burlesques  are 
holding  forth. 

*** 

Seats  and  boxes  for  the  engagement  of 
Mr.  Richard  Mansfield  at  the  Hollis  will  go 
on  sale  Tuesday  morning,  Sept.  26.  Mr. 
Mansfield  will  open  his  season  here  Oct.  2, 
presenting  again  "Cyrano  de  Bergerac"  for 
fourteen  performances. 

*  * 

"The  Cuckoo,"  one  of  Charles  Frohman's 
most  recent  comedy-farce  successes,  will  be- 
gin a  two  weeks'  engagement  at  the  Boston 
Museum  Oct.  2,  with  the  original  New  York 
cast.  This  is  the  adaptation  of  Henri  Meil- 
hac's  "Decore,"  whose  production  at  the 
Avenue  Theater,  London,  was  strenuously- 
opposed  for  a  time  by  the  Lord  Chamber- 
lain, the  censor  of  plays.  C.  W. 

The  attendance  has  been  picking  up 
at  the  Mechanics'  Fair  the  past  week. 
The  arrangement  of  the  booths  is 
pleasing  to  the  eye,  and  Bennett's 
Concert  Band  give  a  fine  concert 
afternoon  and  evening.  Alice  Ray- 
mond, cornetist,  well  known  on  the 
vaudeville  stage,  is  the  soloist. 
# 

The  title  of  May  Irwin's  new 
comedy,  "Sister  Mary,"  is  not  a  new 
one.  A  play  with  the  same  name,  by 
Wilson  Barrett  and  Clement  Scott,  was 
produced  at  the  American  Theater  on 
May  15,  1894,  with  Julia  Arthur  and 
Leonard  Boyne  in  the  leading  roles. 

*  * 

The  Castle  Square  Opera  Company 
opens  its  season  at  the  American 
Theater,  New  York,  Oct.  2,  in  an  Eng- 
lish presentation  of  "Die  Meister- 
singer." 


The  musical  World 

MCKENZIE  CONCERT 

About  2000  people  gathered  in  Odd 
Fellows'  Hall  last  week  to  hear  the 
concert  of  the  McKenzie  Musical  So- 
ciety of  one  hundred  voices.    All  ama- 
teurs are  lured  by  the  social  advan- 
tages of  membership  who  by  their 
lack  of  talent  or  application  retard  the 
progress  of  the  society  as  a  body. 
This  should  not  be  and  the  writer  who 
is  a  friend  of  the  boys  and  girls  even  if 
she  does  scold  them   a   little  hopes 
to  see  the  time  when  every  applicant 
for  membership  will  be  an  earnest  stu- 
dent.    The  program  was  very  well 
rendered  taken  as  a  whole,  including: 
Overture,  Orchestra  ;  "Winter  Lulla- 
bj',"  McKenzie  Musical  Society;  "Mel- 
ba  Waltz"  Priscilla  Davies  ;  "Over  the 
Waves, "[Sobre  LasOllas]  (arranged  by 
McKenzie),  Ladies  quartet,  Freda  Nip- 
gen,  first  soprano,  Margie  Wheeler, 
second  soprano,  Lillian  Ewing,  first 
alto,  Eugenia  Breitengross,  second  alto. 
Scene  and  Romanza — "Celeste  Aida" 
Hugh  N.Callender;  (a) "Our  Brave  Vol- 
unteers" (first  time),  Mrs.  M.  C.  Per- 
kins, dedicated  to  First  California  Vol- 
unteers; (b)  "Vacant  Chair"(In  Memor- 
iaruj,  McKenzie  Musical  Society ;  "In- 
flammatus"    [Stabat   Mater]  Margie 
Wheeler  and  McKenzie  Musical  So- 
ciety; "Male  Quartet"  H.  M.  Calen- 
der, first  tenor,  C.  M.  Winchester,  sec- 
ond  tenor,  J.   P.   Faivre,  first  bass, 
Emery  C.  Coates,  second  bass;  "Sweet 
Face  of  My  Mother,"  Master  George 
Kroger;  "Home  to  Our  Mountains" 
Trovatore,  Lillian  Ewing  and  H.  N. 
Callender ;    "Pensacola  Pickaninny", 
[first  time]  McKenzie  Musical  Society; 
(a)  Hawaiian  Song  "Aloha  Oe";  (b) 
"Flag  of  Liberty"  by  general  request, 
[arranged  by  McKenzie  from  Ganne's] 
celebrated  Pere  La  Victoire  March, 
McKenzie  Musical  Society. 

The  audience  had  looked  forward  to 
hearing  Miss  Margie  Wheeler  who  is 
rated  a  prize  pupil  and  was  to  have 
made  her  debut  as  a  soloist  but  a-  se- 
vere cold  prevented  her  appearance  in 
the  "Inflammatus"  although  she  was 
to  have  enough  to  sing  in  the  quartet. 
No  doubt  she  would  have  shared  the 
laurels  with  Lillian  Ewing,  who  made 
quite  a  hit  in  her  first  appearance  in 
solo  work.  Her  mezzo-soprano  voice 
is  really  the  sweetest  the  writer  has 
had  the  pleasure  of  hearing  among 
these  young  people  and  she  sang  with 
smoothness  and  grace  considering  a 
short  period  of  study,  and  seemed  to 
possess  real  musical  feeling.  I  heard 
the  other  day  that  I  was  spoken  of  as 
having  a  weakness  for  looking  for 
modesty  in  amateurs  as  well  as  in  ar- 
tists, and  I  think  I  may  own  to  it  in 
saying  that  this  young  lady  with  her 
pretty  voice,  auburn  hair  and  brown 
eyes  was  quite  a  delight  in  that  res- 
pect. My  collection  of  such  speci- 
mens is  not  complete  and  I  trust  my 
little  favorite  may  continue  to  humor 
me  in  this.  Last  concert  Miss  Pris- 
cilla Davies  received  a  little  hint  about 
want  of  soul  and  like  a  brave  little 


girl  she  has  begun  her  search  for  that 
Heaven-born  quality  and  is  going  to 
improve,  I  feel  sure.  Master  George 
Kroger  has  also  profitted  by  a  request 
to  pay  a  wee  bit  more  respect  to  his 
audience  and  not  to  know  too  much 
for  a  little  boy  in  knee  breeches.  His 
pretty  voice  sounded  well  and  his  man- 
ner was  much  better.  Mr.  Hugh  Cal- 
lender set  a  good  example  in  doing  his 
best  with  his  songs,  when  in  reality 
his  cold  was  a  terrible  drawback  and 
he  became  painfully  hoarse  at  times, 
but  every  one  knows  how  well  he  can 
sing  under  favorable  circumstances 
and  he  was  applauded  to  the  echo  and 
compiled  to  give  encore  numbers.  A 
great  improvement  was  noticeable  in 
the  Male  Quartet  and  they  sang  very 
pleasingly,  being  frequently  recalled, 
the  voices  being  better  balanced  than 
the  last  quartet.  We  want  more  vim 
and  better  expression  in  the  choruses 
although  some  of  them  were  very  good 
indeed.  "Vacant  Chair"  and  "Our 
Brave  Volunteers"  being  pretty.  Miss 
Nipgens's  voice  was  firmer  than  in  the 
last  concert.  Many  of  our  boys  in 
blue  were  guests  of  the  evening. 

LORING  CLUB  CONCERTS. 

On  Tuesday  evening  the  Loring 
Club  gave  its  first  concert  of  the  sea- 
son in  Odd  Fellows'  Hall  before  a 
large  and  appreciative  audience,  the 
Minetti  Quartet  being  one  of  the 
chief  attractions  upon  this  occasion — 
much  enthusiasm  being  created  in 
their  rendering  of  the  Dvorak  Quar- 
tet in  F  major.  The  artistic  work  of 
Mr.  Minetti  is  too  well  known  to  re- 
quire compliment,  and  the  concerts 
given  by  him  this  season  will  be  musi- 
cal treats.  The  solos  of  Mr.  Frank 
Coffin  were  most  enjoyable,  and  it  is 
to  be  hoped  that  this  popular  singer 
may  make  his  stay  in  Europe  as  short 
as  possible.  Mr.  D.  Loring  is  an 
acknowledged  success  as  a  leader,  and 
his  deep  interest  in  the  Loring  Club 
has  borne  excellent  fruit;  and  the 
male  quartet  of  well-trained  voices 
was  the  recipient  of  the  warmest  ap- 
preciation. The  songs  rendered  were: 
"Rhine  Wine  Song"  [Liszt];  "Ave 
Maria"  [Abt];  "After  the  Battle" 
[Liebe];  "The  Haunted  Mill" 
[Strong];  "Drinking  Song"  [Mendels- 
sohn]. The  Minetti  Quartet  played: 
Quartet,  F  major,  op.  96  A  [Dvorak]; 
largo  from  Quartet  in  E  minor  [B. 
Smetana];  vivacissimo  from  Quartet 
No.  3,  op.  76  A  [Bazzini]. 

SPANISH-AMERICAN  CONCERT 

Last  Saturday  evening  the  .Spanish- 
American  Circle  gave  a  concert  in 
Golden  Gate  Hall  in  aid  of  the  Span- 
ish School.  The  program  was  a  suc- 
cess throughout,  encores  being  the 
order  of  the  evening.  Following  was 
the  program:  Piano  Duet,  "Rigoletto" 
Signor  S.  Martinez  and  Mine.  Beatrice 
Di  Bernardi;  Address  in  Spanish  by 
Prof.  A.  P.  Alvarez;  Address  in  Eng- 
lish by  Mr.  Britton;  Overture,  "Pique 
Dame,"  J.  Lombardero's  String  Quin- 
tet; Jewel  Song  "Faust,"  Elizabeth 
Rcgina  Mowry,  Mr.  Emilio  Cruells, 
Accompanist;  Bandurria  and  Guitar 


Duet,  J.  Lombardero  and  Miss  M. 
Siordia;  Melody,  "La  Cita  Nocturna," 
SignorG.S.  Wanrell;  Recitation,  "Our 
Folks,"  Mr.  Walter  K.  Brittan;  2d 
Cavatina  de  pagio,  "Hugeuots,"  Miss 
Elena  Roeckel,  Mr.  Joseph  Roeckel, 
Accompanist;  (a)  Spanish  Dance,  (b) 
La  Susana,  Mandolin  and  Guitar  Club 
under  the  direction  ofG.  C.  Santis- 
teban:  Mandolins, Miss  Lillian  Horner, 
Master  Arthur  Ellert,  Miss  Helene 
Brunner,  Miss  Arica  Tracey,  Miss 
Alpha  Sussman,  Miss  Maud  Leszvn- 
sky,  Miss  Irma  Livingston;  Guitars: 
Miss  Grace  Horner,  Mrs.  Sadie  E. 
Ellert,  Miss  Lucy  M.  Wade.  Miss 
Emma  Boido,  Mr.  G.  C.  Santisteban; 
Lute:  Mr.  Gecrge  Levy;  Spanish  Song, 
"La  Despedida,"  Signor  G.  S.  Wan- 
rell. Signor  G.  S.  Wanrell  created 
quite  a  sensation  and  the  hall  fairly 
rang  with  applause,  as  he  was  fre- 
quently recalled,  responding  most  gen- 
erously to  the  demand.  His  voice  is 
one  that  grows  upon  one  and  he  has 
magnificent  strength  and  dramatic 
force  and  sings  with  charming  ease  and 
expression.  Elizabeth  Regina  Mowry 
was  also  a  great  favorite  of  the  even- 
ing, and  like  Mr.  Wanrell,  kind  and 
indulgent  to  her  admirers. 

KALISHER  RECITAL. 

Miss    Clara    Kalisher,  contralto, 
made  her   first  appearance    in  San 
Francisco  since  her  return  from  her 
studies  abroad  at  a  reception  recital 
given    in    Sherman    Clay    Hall  on 
Thursday  evening  of  last  week,  re- 
ceiving the  hearty  encouragement  of 
her  numerous  friends  that  tended  to 
overcome  as  she  progressed  a  little 
pardonable    shyness — a    very  good 
fault  by  the  way  in  young  aspirants  to 
fame,  as  modesty  is  the  golden  kev 
that  very  often  opens  the  door  to  hard, 
faithful  work,  and  confidence  grows 
grace  fully    with    experience.  Miss 
Kalisher    rendered:      "Aurore"  [J. 
Granier];    "Liebestreau"  [BrahmsJ; 
"Aufenthalt"      [Shubert];       "D  e  r 
Wisthin  Tochterlein"  [Loewe];  "The 
Maiden  and  the  Butterfly"  [Chadwick]; 
"Allah    Gives    Light   in  Darkness" 
[Chadwick];     "O    Mistress  Mine" 
(words   by   Shakespeare)  [Sullivan]; 
duo  from  "Samson  et  Dalila"  [Saint 
Saens];  Ariosa  from  "The  Prophet" 
[Meyerbeer];  "Les  Divinites  du  .Styx" 
[Gluck];    "Penso"    [Tosti];  "Parmi 
LesMeules"  [Holmes];  "L'Alouette" 
[J.  Granier].     Her  voice  is  a  firm, 
clear  contralto,  and  she  possesses  the 
virtue  of  good  enunciation,  each  num- 
ber being  sung  with  increased  com- 
posure and  ease,  and  a  good  impres- 
sion   being    made.     Frank  Coffin, 
the     tenor,     whose  popularitv 
is  wide-spreading,  was  received  with 
the  usual    warmth    that  attends  his 
appearance,  rendering  "Birds  Song," 
"The  Woods  are  Sear"   [words  by 
Tennyson]  and  "Lend  me  your  Aid" 
[Gounod]  from  the  "Queen  of  Sheba." 
While  speaking  of  Frank  Coffin,  a 
prominent  musician,  once  said  :  'It  is 
a  pleasure  to  play  for  him,  for  he  in 
variably  knows  his  music,  and  his  in- 
terpretation is  always  perfect."  Mr. 
Coffin  will  soon  go  to  Europe.    The  ac- 
companist is  not  always  properly  ac- 
knowledged when  he  is  in  reality  the 
staff  upon  which  all  must  lean  and  a 
word  of  sincere  praise  is  due  to  Mr. 
II  J.  .Stewart,  who  played  for  the  singers 
giv  ing  them  admirable  support. 


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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


September  30th,  1899 


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LOS  ANGELES. 

Special  Correspondence. 

Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Sept.  26. — The  warm 
weather  of  the  past  week  seems  to  have 
made  no  difference  with  the  theatre-goers. 
Both  the  Burbank  and  Orpheum  have  had 
their  usual  crowds  and  as  there  have  been 
no  counter  attractions,  these  two  have  had  it 
all  their  own  way. 

The  Elks  of  Los  Angeles  held  their  dedi- 
cation "Jinks"  21-22.  A  special  car  of  Elks 
came  from  San  Francisco  and  about  100  from 
San  Diego,  as  well  as  several  from  near-by 
towns.  They  had  a  great  time  and  owned 
the  city  during  their  stay.  Their  program 
was  varied,  including  dedication  exercises,  a 
ball  game,  social  sessions,  parades,  and  inci- 
dentally a  train  wreck.  The  latter  was  not 
programmed,  but  they  had  it  just  the  same, 

James  Lang,  the  stage  carpenter,  who  was 
expelled  from  the  Stage  Mechanics  Cnion  of 
Los  Augeles,  was  not  discharged  from  Mo- 
rosco's  Burbank  Theater;  but  was  elevated  to 
the  position  of  stage  manager.  The  threat- 
ened boycott  on  the  theater  has  not,  as  yet 
made  its  appearance. 

Mary  Hampton  has  arrived  in  this  city 
from  her  summer  home  at  Turk's  Head  Inn, 
Rockport,  Mass.,  and  will  appear  with  the 
Frawley  Company  in  "  The  Dancing  Girl" 
next  week.  She  brought  seven  trunks  of 
wardrobe  with  her. 

One  praiseworthy  feature,  introduced  at 
Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre,  is  that  there  are 
no  stage  waits.  As  soon  as  the  orchestra  has 
finished  playing  the  curtain  is  rung  up. 
Manager  Morosco  has  set  aside  Friday  night 
29th.  inst.  as  a  free  night  to  the  returning 
soldiers  of  Battery  D. 

The  Frawley  Co.  will  open  a  three  months' 
engagement  at  the  California  Theatre,  San 
Francisco,  Thanksgiving  week. 

Thursday  night,  28th  inst.  a  benefit  for  the 
Los  Angeles  Athletic  Club  was  given  at  Elk's 
Hall.  Several  local  people,  assisted  by  a 
part  of  the  Orpheum  talent,  gave  a  very  good 
vaudeville  performance,  and  quite  a  snug 
little  sum  was  realized  for  the  club. 

The  Los  Angeles  Theater  opened  the  sea- 
son Sept.  29,  with  Burdick  E.  Peterson's 
Dramatic  Club  in  the  three-act  comedy- 
drama,  "The  Commercial  Drummer." 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theater  the  Fraw- 
ley Co.  in  "Trilby"  are  playing  to  large  and 
fashionable  audiences.  Individually  and 
collectively  they  merit  great  praise  in  this 
production.  After  the  third  act  the  audi- 
ences are  not  satisfied  with  less  than  a  half 
a  dozen  curtain  calls.  T.  Daniel  Frawlev's 
interpretation  of  the  exacting  role  of  Sven- 
gali  is  clear  cut  and  leaves  nothing  to  be  de- 
sired. He  has  never  done  a  better  piece  of 
character  work  in  Los  Angeles,  and  the 
rounds  of  applause  that  greet  him  are  fully 
deserved.  Mary  Van  Buren  makes  an  ad- 
mirable Trilby,  one  whom  an  audience  must 
necessarily  love,  admire  and  respect.  Har- 
rington Reynolds  as  Taffy  brings  out  all 
there  is  in  the  character  and  looks  and  acts 
the  part  to  perfection.  Harry  Duffield  in 
The  Laird,  Phosa  McAllister  as  Mme.  Vin- 
ard  and  George  Gaston   as  Rev.  Thomas 


Banot,  are  all  that  can  be  wished  for.  The 
other  parts  are  strongly  played,  and  as  a 
whole  the  company's  presentation  of  the 
piece  is  highly  satisfactory.  Next  week 
"The  Dancing  Girl"  will  be  presented  for 
the  first  time  in  this  city. 

The  Orpheum,  as  a  matter  of  course,  has  a 
good  bill  this  week,  consisting  of  Charley 
Case,  Bachelor's  Club  Quartet,  Felix  Morris 
in  "The  Old  Musician."  Montrell.  Crawford 
Sisters.  Arnold  Grazer  and  La  Petite  Hazel 
and  White  &  Harris. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence 

Honolulu,  H.  I.,  Sept.  15.— The  Maggie 
Moore-H.  R.  Roberts  company,  concluded 
their  season  at  the  Opera  House  on  the  13th, 
and  leave  for  San  Francisco  per  Mariposa 
today. 

The  guarantee  sale  of  seats  for  the  Boston 
Lyric  Opera  company  commenced  last  Mon- 
day, the  nth.  Up  to  date  the  sale  has  been 
very  good. 

Herr  Albert  Friedenthal,  a  noted  German 
pianist,  is  expected  to  arrive  from  the  Col- 
onies today  and  will  probably  give  piano 
recitals  at  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Hall. 

The  Trades  Union  and  labor  organizations 
here  are  to  give  a  complimentary  farewell 
benefit  to  Jas.  Post,  ex-manager  of  the  Or- 
pheum, at  the  Opera  House,  Saturday  night, 
the  23d  inst. 

Ethel  Lynwood,  contortionist,  and  J.  Ord- 
way,  musical  act,  (local  man),  left  the 
Orpheum  the  14th  to  make  room  for  Emil 
Walton,  musical  co  •  edian  and  El  Nino 
Eddie,  tight  rope  performer. 

Native  Son. 


SALINAS 

Special  Correspondence 
Salinas,  Sept.  26. — Weston  &  Herbert's 
Vaudevilles  opened  here  for  two  nights, 
Sept.  20-21.  Notwithstanding  the  fact  that 
a  deep  gloom  overspread  the  town  owing  to 
the  murder  of  the  popular  Sheriff  Farley, 
good  houses  ruled  on  both  nights.  This 
Company  is  by  long  odds  the  best  and 
brightest  vaudeville  combination  that  has 
ever  appeared  here.  Hugh  J.  Emmett's 
ventriloquism  was  a  revelation  in  the  vocal 
art,  while  his  eccentric  violin  playings, 
imitations  and  mimicry  caused  great  laughter 
and  applause  with  three  recalls.  The  Stan- 
leys in  their  comic  sketch  were  good. 
Manila's  Brothers  comic  shadowscope  was 
another  funny  item;  in  fact,  the  entire  pro- 
gram seemed  to  be  put  together  mainly  for 
laughing  purposes.  Weston  &  Herbert 
made  a  hit  in  their  artistic  musical  act. 
Weston's  antics  as  a  tramp  professor  kept 
the  audience  screaming,  and  sent  all  home 
in  a  jolly  mood.  L  Manning  King. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 
Sacramento,  Sept.  28. — Ben  Hendricks 
opened  Thursday  evening  at  the  Clunie,  for 
three  performances  in  ''A  Yenuine  Yentle- 
man"  to  good  business. 


OAKLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Oakland,  Sept.  26. — The  regular  season 
at  the  Macdonough  Theater  will  open 
Thursday  evening,  Sept.  28,  when  Clay 
Clement  and  his  talented  wife  will  appear 
in  the  clever  comedy,  '  'The  New  Dominion." 
This  successful  play  practically  belongs  to 
Oakland,  as  Clay  Clement  does  in  a  measure. 
It  is  now  over  five  years  ago  that  he  came  to 
this  city  and  gave  the  initial  production  of 
his  own  play,  "The  New  Dominion."  At 
that  time  it  was  predicted  that  Mr.  Clement 
would  soon  have  a  reputation  that  was 
world-wide,  which  by  hard  work  he  has 
won.  The  engagement  is  for  two  nights 
only,  and  the  advance  sale  of  seats  so  far  has 
been  very  heavy. 

Madame  Modjeska,  supported  by  an  ex- 
cellent company,  opens  a  four  night  engage- 
ment at  the  Macdonough  on  Monday 
evening,  Oct.  9. 

At  the  Dewey  Theater  one  of  the  oldest 
stock  pla.  s  on  the  boards,  "Ten  Nights  in 
a  Bar  Room"  has  been  presented  in  good 
shape  by  the  Grand  Stock  Company. 
Landers  Stevens  does  some  excellent  work 
as  Sol  Morgan  the  drunkard.  The  rest  of 
the  cast  is  in  capable  hands,  and  the  scenic 
effects  are  up  to  the  standard.  The  business 
has  been  very  large  all  the  week.  Week 
commencing  Oct.  2,  the  Grand  Stock  Com- 
pany will  give  an  elaborate  production  of 
"The  Three  Guardsmen."  The  Theater 
has  been  re-carpeted,  and  the  entrance 
painted,  which  makes  a  great  improvement. 

Last  Sunday  the  Acme  Athletic  Club  took 
a  benefit  at  Oakland  Park.  The  following 
well-known  specialty  people  besides  mem- 
bers of  the  club  appeared:  Rand,  Byron 
and  Rand,  Agnes  Harding,  the  Three  Fly- 
ing Bouvards,  and  Mendel  and  Mack.  The 
attendance  was  the  largest  this  season. 

Oakland  Musical  Notes. 

The  Concert  of  the  Orpheus  Club  last 
evening  was  largely  attended  by  Oakland's 
swell  set.  It  was  the  second  of  this  organ- 
ization's sixth  season,  and  the  second  con- 
cert under  the  direction  of  its  present  leader, 
Robert  C.  Newall.  The  soloists  were  Miss 
Alma  Berghind  soprano,  and  Miss  Jean 
Mary  Hush  violinist. 

Friends  of  Alfred  Wilkie,  the  well-known 
tenor  who  has  just  recovered  from  an  almost 
fatal  illness,  are  arranging  to  give  him  a 
benefit  concert  some  time  next  month. 

Quite  a  number  of  Oakland's  leading 
musicians  attended  the  first  aunual  dinner 
of  the  Musicians'  Club  of  San  Francisco 
last  Monday  evening. 

The  Newell  piano  recital  will  take  place 
Wednesday  evening,  Oct.  4. 

Herbert  B.  Clark. 


TACOMA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Tacoma.  Sept.  20. — Tacoma  is  noted  all 
over  the  Northwest  as  a  music  loving  town, 
and  high  class  operas  and  musical  attractions 
of  all  kinds  are  always  assured  of  fine  houses. 

The  coming  season  will  be  the  best  Tacoma 
has  had  for  years,  as  regards  number  of  good 


attractions,  a  full  and  complete  list  of  which 
Manager  Wing  promises  to- give  your  cor- 
respondent soon. 

Since  the  season  closed  the  Tacoma  theater 
has  been  renovated  and  many  new  scenes 
added  to  the  house  list. 

The  Lyceum  theater  has  also  had  a  new 
advertising  curtain  put  in. 

The  "Girl  from  Chili."  played  in  the 
Tacoma  last  Saturday  night,  to  a  good  house. 

Col.  Thompson's  Boston  Lyric  Opera  com- 
pany will  play  next  Saturday  afternoon  and 
evening  at  the  Tacoma.       Wll,  H.  HovT. 


OGDEN 

Special  Correspondence 

Ogden.  Sept.  23.— Ogden  Grand  Opera 
House  Sept.  20,  Hoyt's  "A  Midnight  Bell" 
played  to  a  very  large  house,  and  was  well 
received,  although  it  is  not  equal  to  Hoyt's 
other  plays. 

Sept.  22.  "A  Yenuine  Yentleman"  played 
to  a  fairly  good  house.  This  piece  was  very 
good,  much  better  than  was  expected. 

Nothing  is  billed  for  the  coming  week,  the 
''Metropolitan  Opera  Company"  coming 
next  on  Oct.  2,  3  and  4. 

Our  theater  is  the  prettiest  play  house  be- 
tween Denver  and  the  Coast,  but  being  the 
only  one  in  town  it  runs  all  kinds  of  attrac- 
tions, and  not  always  the  best,  I  am  sorry  to 
say,  although  all  the  fine  plays  pay  us  a  visit. 

Roscoe  M.  Breeden. 


CARSON  CITY 

Special  Correspondence 

Carson,  Nkv.,  Sept.  26.— The  Elleford 
Company  opened  here  last  night  for  a  week's 
engagement  to  a  crowded  house.  Their  first 
piece,  "The  Flag  of  Truce,"  was  rendered  in 
excellent  style.  This  company  has  im- 
proved wonderfully  since  its  last  visit  to  this 
place,  about  two  years  ago.  Mr.  Elleford 
has  proven  himself  a  good  manager,  and  de- 
serves much  credit  for  the  selection  of  such 
a  good  class  of  play. 

Handsome  Tommy  Bates,  Elleford's  ad- 
vance agent,  is  as  jolly  a  boy  as  ever;  he 
wishes  to  be  remembered  to  his  California 
friends. 

The  Yenuine  Yentleman  Company  played 
Virginia  City  the  25th,  and  play  Reno  the 
26th.  R.  B.  Meder. 


STOCKTON. 

Special  Correspondence. 

Stockton,  Sept.  27.  —  The  Vroom-Addison 
company  closed  the  week  here  Sunday  even- 
ing in  the  five-act  drama,  "Love  and  War." 

Monday  evening  Clay  Clement  opened  a 
three  nights'  engagement  in  "The  New  Dom- 
inion." While  a  very  large  audience  did 
not  greet  him.stil!  the  reception  he  received 
from  those  who  were  present  was  very  flatter- 
ing. 

Tuesday  evening  ''The  Bells"  was  pre- 
sented. M.  T.  Corneed. 


SALT  LAKE  CITY. 

Special  Correspondence. 

Salt  Lake  City.  Sept.  25. — "A  Yenuine 
Yentleman"  and  "The  Midnight  Bell''  have 
proven  strong  attrr  ctions  for  the  Grand  the 


September  23rd,  1899 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


11 


past  week,  good  houses  being  in  attendance 
at  every  performance.  Mr.  Mulvey's  thea- 
ter has  opened  under  favorable  conditions 
and  with  a  good  line  of  attractions  he  can 
draw,  the  coming  winter,  a  lull  share  of  Salt 
Lake  theater-goers.  "The  Midnight  Bell" 
was  a  very  strong  attraction  at  popular  prices 
and  the  company  could  easily  have  filled  an 
entire  week  to  good  business.  Metropolitan 
Opera  Company  opened  tonight  in  "Fra 
Diavolo"  at  Grand  with  gocd  attendance. 
The  company  fills  the  entire  week  with 
change  of  bill  for  each  performance.  The 
o  eras  to  be  presented  are  Mikado,  Chimes 
of  Normandy,  Bohemian  Girl,  Mascotte,  Vic- 
tor the  BlueStocking,  Fantine  and  Olivette. 
Opera  at  popular  prices  is  snapped  up 
greedily  by  Salt  Lakers,  and,  judging  from 
the  splendid  business  done  by  the  Grau  and 
Calhoun  Opera  companies  the  past  two  sea- 
sons at  the  Grand,  the  Metropolitan  Opera 
company  will  put  in  a  profitable  week. 
Blanche  Aldrach,  prima  donna  of  the  organi- 
zation, is  a  former  Salt  Lake  girl.  She  made 
her  first  appearance  in  opera  in  this  city 
with  the  Salt  Lake  Opera  company,  at  which 
time  she  made  a  favorable  impression.  She 
is  a  pupil  of  Professor  H.  S.  Goddard  of  this 
city.  "Brown's  in  Town"  follows  the  opera 
company  at  the  Grand  Oct.  2d. 

Salt  Lake  theatre  opens  its  doors  October 
2d  with  Eddie  Foy  in  "Hotel  Topsy  Turvy." 
This  attraction  will  be  followed  by  the  Salt 
Lake  Opera  company  in  "Madeline,  or  the 
Magic  Kiss"'  with  Louise  Savage  in  the 
leading  role.  John  K.  Hardy. 


On  the  *Rpad 

Modjeska. 
San  Francisco  (Columbia  Theater) 
October  2-7. 

Weston  &  Herbert  s  Vaudevilles. 
Gilroy  29-30  ;  Stockton  Oct.    2-3  ; 
Modesto  4-5;  Madera  6-7;  Fresno  9-16. 
The  Girl  from  Chili. 
Missoula,  Mont.,  Oct.  1;  Anaconda 
2;  Butte  3-4. 

Hart's    Twentieth    Century  Players. 
Hanford  2-8. 

A  Milk  White  Flag. 
Cripple   Creek   Oct.    1  ;  Colorado 
Springs  2;  Pueblo  3;  Leadville  4;  Salt 
Lake  6-7;  Carson  City  9. 

Sam  Shaw  Company. 
Vancouver  2-8;  New  Westminister 
9-15- 

Brown's  in  Town. 
Salt  Lake  2-7. 

Ellejord  Company. 
Virginia  City  2-8. 

Dailey  Stock  Company. 
Fresno  Sept.  30  to  Oct.  7. 

A  Yenuine  Yentleman. 
San  Francisco  [California  Theater] 
Oct.  1-7. 

Jessie  Shirley  Company. 
Red  Bluff  Sept.  30-Oct.  6. 


FINE  ENGRAVING 

The  handsome  engravings  of  Fames 
and  Xordica  are  specimens  of  the  high 
class  engraving  done  by  the  Yosemite 
Engraving  Company. 

The  Vroom-Addison  Co.  disbanded 
in  Stockton  this  week.  The  class  of 
romantic  dramas  presented  did  not  sat- 
isfy the  popular  taste.  Frou-Frou 
was  the  best  drawing  card.  The  com- 
pany will  re-organize  in  this  city  with 
an  entirely  different  style  of  plays. 


iX  iX 


Vaudeville  Echoes 


ix  ix 


Lederer's  Quintonica  will  keep  the  hair 
healthy. 


Irene  Wellington  is  a  big  hit  at  Los 
Angeles. 

The  Six  Peri  Sisters  are  underlined 
for  this  city. 

The  Orpheus,  Raudsburg,  Cal., 
opens  Oct.  2. 

The  Del  Zarto's  are  on  the  road  with 
one  of  Gus  Hill's  companies. 

Hastings  and  Hall,  vocal  duo,  are 
on  their  way  to  this  city  from  Dawson 
City. 

The  Payne  family  of  bellringers 
are  doing  a  big  business  in  South 
Africa. 

Josie  Sabel  writes  to  the  Review: 
"I  like  your  paper.  Long  may  it 
wave." 

The  De  Goscos,  Baby  Ruth,  the 
Roussell  Bros,  and  Mervin,  the  car- 
toonist, open  at  the  Chutes  October  2d. 

The  pretty  little  California  girls,  the 
Healy  Sisters,  are  one  of  the  features 
with  Schilling's  "Two  Married  Men" 
company. 

And  now  they  are  saying  in  the 
East  that  Dagmar,  the  imposing,  is  a 
Pacific  Coast  actress.  Score  one  more 
for  California. 

Colby  and  Way,  the  ventriloquist 
and  Dancing  Doll,  are  at  the  Empire 
Theater,  London,  Eng.  They  return 
to  America  in  1901. 

Forrest  Seabury  who  is  doing 
the  high  diving  at  the  Chutes  with 
Harry  Harmon  is  the  son  of  the  well- 
known  scenic  artist  of  the  same  name. 

The  Bright  Bros.,  the  strong  men  at 
the  Orpheum,  once  upon  a  time  earned 
three  meals  a  day  by  keeping  a  peanut 
and  soda  water  stand  on  Market  Street. 

Georgia  McDermott,  well  known  in 
this  city,  who  has  just  concluded  a 
protracted  engagement  over  the  north- 
ern circuit,  is  home  again.  She  ar- 
rived on  the  27th. 

Frank  M.  Carrillo,  the  popular 
Bakersfield  manager,  left  this  city  on 
the  27th  with  the  following  people 
for  his  vaudeville  theater:  Dampiere 
and  Sheldon,  Fred  and  Amy  Gottlob, 
Mirona,  Lucille  Alden,  Nud  Thorn- 
hill,  Zola  Sisters,  Ethel  Primrose,  Lil- 
lian Stepheson,  Frankie  La  Fund,  Joe 
Valle,  Alice  Fields,  Jessie  Ryan  and  J. 
J.  Brown. 

The  Weston  &  Herbert  Vaudeville 
Show  is  doing  an  immense  business. 
Manager  A.  S.  Thomson  passed 
through  the  city  this  week  en  route  to 
Stockton,  where  the  company  will  play 
a  return  engagement  October  2  and  3. 
Crowded  houses  were  the  rule  in  every 
town.  The  company  will  go  down 
the  Coast  to  San  Diego,  then  direct  to 
Oregon  and  Washington,  then  will 
double  back  to  this  State,  playing  re- 
turn engagements  in  all  towns.  The 
people  of  the  company  are  all  artists. 


The  Standard  Theater,  Bakersfield, 
opens  to-night. 

Pope  and  Weld,  sketch  team,  are 
now  arranging  a  coast  tour. 

Daly  and  Tate  are  playing  at  the 
Howard,  Boston,  this  week. 

Van  Bros,  are  doing  well  with 
Beach  and  Bowers'  Minstrels. 

Prof.  Dante  is  drawing  crowded 
houses  at  Adelaide,  South  Australia. 

Queenie  Myrle,  a  popular  little  sou- 
brette,  is  due  at  Portland,  Or.,  Oct.  16. 

Derenda  and  Breen  have  signed 
with  Mclntyre  and  Heath's  Show  for 
the  season. 

The  Valdares,  trick  bicyclists,  were 
at  the  Sydney  Tivoli,  when  the  last 
steamer  left. 

Glorine,  the  electrical  transformation 
dancer,  will  be  a  feature  of  the  Port- 
land Exposition. 

Michelsen  Brothers,  the  banjoists, 
are  playing  the  Proctor  Circuit.  They 
are  heading  this  way. 

Lewis  and  Lake,  now  playing  at  the 
Orpheum, Kansas  City,  Mo., are  booked 
for  this  city  in  the  near  future. 

McSorley  and  Atwood,  a  clever 
comedy  couple,  are  at  Minneapolis, 
and  will  soon  be  seen  in  this  city. 

Cole,  Henderson  and  Cole,  aerial 
artists,  at  present  at  Victoria,  B.  C, 
'will  be  features  in  this  city  shortly. 

The  Brighton  trio— Tina  and  Edith 
Arnold,  and  Edward  Adams,  play  in 
this  city,  with  1  Australia"  to  follow. 

Harris  and  White  open  at  the  Or- 
pheum, Omaha,  Oct.  9,  with  Kansas 
City  and  the  Castle  Square  Circuit  to 
follow. 

Junie  McCree  and  Matt  Trayers 
are  big  hits  with  Weber's  Burlesque 
Co.  Their  success  has  been  phe- 
nominal. 

The  Willards  are  arranging  for  a 
new  addition  to  their  entertaining  mu- 
sical act.  They've  got  more  than  the 
usual  progressiveness. 

The  New  York  girls,  the  Sisters 
McCoy,  are  dancing  in  Australia  un- 
der the  direction  of  Sam  Marion,  well 
known  in  local  vaudeville  circles. 

Mattie  Nichols,  the  clever  little 
singing  and  dancing  soubrette,  ar- 
rived in  this  city  on  the  27th.  She 
opens  at  the  Chutes  Oct.  9,  with  the 
Circuit  to  follow. 

John  ^)ueen,  formerly  of  Oueen, 
Stowe  and  Ryder,  died  at  .Sydney,  N. 
vS.  W.,  a  few  weeks  ago.  His  funeral 
was  largely  attended  by  the  entire 
theatrical  profession  in  Sydney. 

The  New  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  An- 
geles, has  changed  hands.  Joe  Pet- 
rich,  at  one  time  manager  of  the  Or- 
pheum, Los  Angeles,  is  now  sole 
manager.  Paul  Kerkow,  the  former 
manager,  goes  into  retirement. 


Billy  Rafferty,  the  comedian,  arrived 
from  the  North  a  few  days  ago, 

Weston  &  Herbert's  Vaudevilles, 
send  us  word  that  return  dates  have 
l>een  solicited  from  Vallejo.  They 
played  there  only  two  weeks  ago. 

Max  Asher,  whose  clever  work  in 
magic  has  been  one  of  the  hits  of  the 
Gaiety  Vaudeville  Co.  has  closed  with 
the  company  and  is  back  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

Mabel  Lambert  of  Terry  and  Lam- 
bert, at  the  Orpheum  this  week,  is  an 
Oakland  girl  and  she  has  won  consid- 
erable success  as  an  impersonator  of 
Bowery  types. 

Wright  Huntington,  an  old  Alcazar 
favorite,  will  be  seen  at  the  Orpheum 
soon  in  a  vaudeville  sketch  called  "A 
Stolen  Kiss."  Huntington  has  made 
a  success  of  it  in  the  East. 

Andrew  Thompson,  manager  of 
Weston  &  Herbert's  Vaudevilles,  was 
a  caller  at  the  Review  office  this 
week.  Mrs.  Andrew  Thompson,  wife 
of  the  popular  manager,  is  ill  in  this 
city. 

Charley  Case,  in  speaking  of  his 
coast  tour,  told  a  Review  man  that 
his  reception  at  the  Orpheum  had  been 
extremely  pleasing.  Modest  Charley, 
has  been  one  of  the  Orpheum's  big 
hits. 

Mr.  L.  F.  Stone,  who  has  recently 
come  to  San  Francisco,  looking  for 
good  people  for  the  Honolulu  Orpheum 
is  one  of  the  stockholders  in  that  pop- 
ular theater.  He  has  opened  up  per- 
manent headquarters  at  the  Langham 
Hotel. 

Mendel  &  Mack,  two  of  the  bright- 
est dialect  artists  in  the  vaudeville  pro- 
fession and  Friedlander  Bros.,  the 
clever  musical  artists  have  been  ap- 
pearing with  great  success  in  the  pro- 
duction of  "  Ten  Nights  in  a  Bar 
Room"  at  the  Dewey  Theatre,  this 
week. 

GERTRUDE  FOSTER 

For  a  second  season  Miss  Foster  lias 
been  engaged  to  enact  leading  roles  at 
the  Alcazar.  Her  first  season  quickly 
established  her  as  a  great  favorite,  and 
during  this  engagement  she  has  been 
renewing  her  popularity.  In  emo- 
tional roles  she  is  decidedly  strong, 
and  more  than  competent  in  parts  call- 
ing for  the  lighter  emotions.  Her 
acting  always  has  the  charm  of  ear- 
nestness, and  sincerity,  and  discrimin- 
ating intelligence  that  creates  a  most 
favorable  impression. 


A  well-deserved  reputation  for  pleasing 
and  for  low  prices  is  enjoyed  by  the  Glove 
House,  Cor.  Market  and  O'Farrell  Streets. 


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Foreign  Correspondence 

LONDON 

Special  Correspondence. 

London,  Sept.  9  — The  Duke  of  Yorks' 
theater  was  reopened — newly  swept  and  gar- 
nished— on  Saturday  evening,  when  Mr.  Nat 
Goodwin,  Miss  Maxine  Elliott  and  company 
resumed  operations  with  the  delightful  com- 
edy, "An  American  Citizen,"  which  was  fol- 
lowed with  the  closest  interest  and  attention 
and  was  once  more  pronounced  one  of  the 
brightest  and  best  performances  the  year  has 
known.  Mr.  Charles  Frohman,  the  enter- 
prising, was  careful  to  remind  his  patrons 
that  in  October  next  "The  Christian"  will 
be  put  on  the  same  stage.  On  Monday 
evening  the  Strand  was  reopened  with  Mr. 
George  H.  liroadhurst's  new  American 
domestic  drama  "The  Last  Chapter,*'  which 
is  a  wide  departure  from  his  boisterous  farces. 
In  it  he  proves  that  he  can  deal  with  feelings 
as  well  as  fun.  The  drama  is  in  four  acts, 
scene  California.  The  audience  was  large 
and  the  play  met  with  great  favor.  Mr.  T. 
A.  Wise,  as  Timothy  Salter,  easily  carried 
off  the  honors.  It  is  rather  amusing  to  hear 
Mr.  Zangwill  credited  with  the  authorship 
of  "The  Ghetto"  produced  at  the  Comedy 
Theater.  But  that  author  having  recently 
published  "The  Children  of  the  Ghetto"  of 
course  led  to  the  error.  The  play  is  an 
adaption  from  the  Dutch  of  Heynemann.by 
your  Mr.  Chester  Bailey  Fernald. 

London  Notes. — The  autumn  theatrical 
season  is  now  in  full  swing.  American 
actors,  managers  and  playwrights  promise  to 
be  even  more  important  factors  here  than 
heretofore.  There  is  scarcely  a  company  at 
any  important  theater  that  does  not  include 
at  least  one  American,  while  the  music  halls 
are  simply  overrun  with  American  per- 
formers. The  three  leading  American  com- 
panies. Goodwin's.  "The  Belle  of  New  York" 
and  De  Wolf  Hopper's  continue  to  be  among 
the  most  popular  in  London.  In  Hopper's 
case  the  early  indication  that  ''El  Capitan" 
would  not  ].rove  a  success  here  were  com- 
pletely at  fault.  Now,  in  addition  to  filling 
the  stalls,  the  most  expensive  portion  of  the 
house,  it  has  a  long  line  waiting  nightly  for 
the  gallery  and  pit,  which  is  the  surest  sign 
of  an  English  success. 

Fernald's  "Moonlight  Blossom"  produced 
Thursday  at  the  Prince  of  Wales'  Theater, 
meets  with  only  moderate  praise  from  the 
London  critics.  It  savors  something  of  the 
'  Mikado,"  but  the  leading  parts  played  by 
Forbes  Robertson  and  Mrs.  Patrick  Camp- 
bell, are  little  more  than  elaborate  speeches. 
The  picturesque  Japanese  scenery  saved  the 
performance  from  tediousness.  This  Amer- 
ican playwright  now  has  two  works  on  the 
London  boards.  The  illness  of  Nat  Good- 
win, resulting  from  a  surgical  operation,  will 
confine  him  for  another  week.  Miller  Kent, 
who  is  taking  Goodwin's  part,  is  doing  so 
well  that  he  may  continue  Goodwin's  play 
here  with  a  new  company,  thus  enabling 
Goodwin  to  keep  his  American  engagements 
and  at  the  same  time  satisfy  his  London 
agents. 

Beerbohm  Tree,  in  an  elaborate  and  im- 
meuselv  popular  production  of ''King  John," 
is  furnishing  talk  for  theater-goers. 

Ellen  Beach  Yaw,  the  California 
soprano,  has  been  engaged  to  appear 
in  ihe  new  opera  which  Sir  Arthur 
Snllivan,  has  written  for  the  Savoy- 
Theater.  Miss  Yaw  has  been  most 
successful  here.  The  extraordinary 
compass  of  her  voice  has  been  the 
subject,  of  much  notice. 

Thall  and  Kennedy's  Yon  Yonson 
opened  at  the  Great  Northern  theater, 
Chicago,  September  3d,  to  capacity  at 
matinee,  and  turned  hundreds  away 
at  night.  Arthur  Donaldson,  in  the 
title  part,  and  all  the  cast  made  hits. 


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Hannah  Davis — Tivoli   29 

Lillian  Ravmond — Grand  22 

Blanche  woodman— Tivoli   35  Conducts  the  Great  Western  Vaudeville  Circuit 

Ida  Stubbs — Grand  17 

Jeanette  Fredericks-Grand  7  CHICAGO        OMAHA        SAN  FRANCISCO 

Christie  Stockmever — Tivoli  5 

Irene  Du  Voll— Tivoli  11     Office,  Rooms  26-27-32-37-38 

40  ELLIS  STREET 


Play  and  Legal 
Department. 

Theatrical  Invest- 
ments offered  and 
show  enterprises 
promoted. 


J-   LOU  HRLLETT, 


Last  week  through  an  error,  the  vote  was 
left  out.    The  above  is  correct  up-to-date. 


M  anager 


PERSONAL 


Oscar  Fest's  latest  curtain  at  the 
Tivoli  is  getting  favorable  notices 
from  all  who  see  it. 

Mathews  and  Bulger  are  coming 
West  shortly  and  will  introduce  some 
new  funnyisms  to  local  farce  lovers. 

In  "Hotel  Topsy  Tuny,"  Eddie 
Foy,  than  whom  there  is  no  more  pop- 
ular comedian,  assumes  the  role  of  a 
circus  clown  afterwards  disguised  as 
a  French  count. 

Jessie  Bartlett  Dayis,  the  pop- 
ular prima  donna  contralto,  who  will 
hereafter  be  her  own  impresario  and 
manage  a  company,  will  have  a  brand 
new  comic  opera,  "The  Little  Bandit" 
which  is  being  prepared  for  her  special 
benefit,  in  which  she  will  appear  with 
artists  selected  by  herself.  The  new 
opera  will  come  to  San  Francisco. 

The  extraordinary  success  of  Nance 
O'Neil's  engagement  at  Cordray's  thea- 
ter set  the  people  of  Portland  talking 
in  a  theatrical  way  as  they  never  did 
before.  For  the  first  time  in  the  his- 
tory of  Cordray's  the  orchestra  of  that 
theater  was,  last  week  removed  to  the 
stage  to  make  room  for  the  audience. 
Not  only  was  this  done  on  the  opening 
night,  but  it  was  also  done  five  times 
during  the  week,  which  is  something 
out  of  the  common  anvwhere. 


OBITUARY 

The  funeral  of  Mrs.  Warren  McDon- 
ald, formerly  of  the  Clayton  Sisters, 
took  place  in  this  city  last  week.  Mrs. 
McDonald  died  at  Bakersfield.  She 
was  25  years  of  age  and  a  very  clever 
performer.  Her  sister  is  one  of  the 
attractions  at  the  Olympia. 

R.  T.  McClanxin,  a  well-known 
actor  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  fell  dead  at 
the  supper-table  of  a  hotel  last 
week,  aged  65  years.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  James  K.  Hapkett 
"Rupert  of  Hentzau"  Company,  and 
formerly  supported  Maggie  Mitchell. 

Marcus  Leavitt  died  in  New  York 
Sept.  S  of  paralysis.  He  was  born  in 
Posen,  Prussia,  in  1812,  and  came  to 
America  in  youth  and  made  his  home 
in  Boston.  He  is  survived  by  four 
sons— Maurice,  Michael  B.,  Abe,  and 
Ben  Leavitt — the  three  last  named 
having  attained  prominence  in  theat- 
rical management. 


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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.     4:56    Parrott  Building. 
Professional  Litigation  and  Contracts. 

Charles  H.  Jones 

Stage  Manager,      Grand  Opera  Mouse 


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Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theater 

First-Class  Repertoire  Opera 

STAGE  DIRECTOR 

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September  30th,  1899 


THE   SAN    FRANCISCO    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Horse  on  Byrne 

""The  Los  Angeles  Herald  tells  the 
'  following  story  on  Frank  Byrne, 
a  handsome  young  actor  of  the  Fraw- 
ley  Company,  and  Frank  Murray,  the 
manager  of  the  company: 

Monday  night  Byrne  and  Frank 
Murray  were  given  a  supper  by  \Vm. 
H.  Greer,  and  of  course  there  was 
wine  interspersed  with  the  viands. 
Byrne  is  not  any  too  familiar  with  the 
cup  that  both  cheers  and  inebriates, 
and  when  the  supper  was  over  he  was 
ready  to  go  home  and  to  bed.  He  did 
so.  Slumber  soon  seized  him  for  its 
own.  It  was  too  early  for  such  early 
birds  as  Greer  and  Murray  to  retire, 
and  they  started  out  to  tread  the  prim- 
rose path  of  dalliance. 

At  about  3  o'clock  in  the  morning 
Byrne  was  awakened  by  some  one 
rapping  on  his  door. 

"Who's  there?"  called  out  the 
actor,  half  asleep. 

"Messenger  boy,"  was  the  response. 

"What  do  you  want?" 

"I  want  Mr.  Byrne." 

"I  am  Byrne.  What 's  the  matter  ?" 
asked  the  actor,  from  beneath  the 
counterpane. 

"I've  got  a  horse  for  you." 

"A  what  ?" 

"A  horse." 

"Look  here,"  called  out  Byrne,  try- 
ing to  collect  his  senses,  '  'do  you  mean 
to  say  you've  got  a  horse  for  me?" 

"Yes,"  called  back  the  messenger 
boy. 

"Where  is  it?" 

"I've  got  it  with  me,  and  I  want 
you  to  sign  for  it. " 

Byrne  got  out  of  bed.  Things  be- 
gan to  grow  serious.  He  pinched  him- 
self to  see  if  he  was  awake.  He 
knocked  his  toe  against  the  wardrobe 
and  it  hurt.  Yes,  he  was  awake.  It 
was  not  a  nightmare.  He  had  been 
talking  to  a  boy  who  was  out  in  the 
hall,  and  who  said  he  had  a  horse  for 
him.  Then  the  thought  seized  him 
that  perhaps  the  wine  he  had  drank 
had  disarranged  his  mind.  He  had 
heard  of  the  "D.  T.,"  but  he  had  al- 
ways understood  they  took  the  form  of 
snakes.  He  had  never  heard  of  their 
appearing  in  the  shape  of  messenger 
boys  nor  horses.  He  stood  in  the  cen- 
ter of  the  room  as  these  thoughts 
flashed  through  his  brain,  and  the  cold 
perspiration  streamed  down  his  face. 
"I  guess  it  was  all  a  fantasy,"  he  said 
to  himself,  by  way  of  encouragement; 
all  is  still  now,  I  will  go  back  to  bed." 
Then  there  was  a  loud  rap  on  the  door. 
The  actor  started. 

"My  God!  Then  it  was  not  a 
dream!"  He  rushed  forward,  un- 
locked and  opened  the  door. 

There  stood  a  measly  looking  mes- 
senger boy  with  a  plaster  of  Paris 
horse  about  a  foot  high  in  one  hand, 
and  a  receipt  book  in  the  other. 
Byron  heaved  a  great  sigh  of  relief, 
signed  the  book  and  took  the  image. 
He  turned  on  the  lights  in  his  100m 
and  found  written  on  one  side  of  the 
horse  the  following: 

A  HORSE  ON  YOU. 
GREER  AND  MURRAY. 


ANNA  HELD 


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Reigning  types  of  French  beauties.  They  both  draw  salaries  as 
actresses,  but  ac  ting  is  fartherest  from  their  thoughts.  Cleo  con- 
tinues her  sway  in  Paris,  Brussels  and  other  naughty  cities  of 
Europe,  but  Anna  seems  to  have  found  it  more  profitable  to  stay 
in  America.  She  has  given  up  her  private  car,  ami  exhibits  an 
automobile  instead. 


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CLEO  DE  MERODE 


Betrayed  by  her  'Tears 

tk  V/ks,"  said  the  stranded  tragedian, 
1  "I  am  a  meml>er  of  a  good  fam- 
ily. Appearances  are  against  me.  I 
admit  ;  but  it  has  not  always  l>een  with 
me  as  it  is  now.  I  am  a  victim  of  cir- 
cumstances. I  have  been  deceived — 
robbed — by  those  whom  I  trusted. 
Far  away  in  the  east  there  is  a  sweet 
little  woman  who  waits  and  watches, 
and  at  night  before  they  go  to  bed  two 
little  tender  children  kneel  at  her  side 
and  pray  for  their  absent  papa." 

The  lady  in  the  doorway  used  her 
handkerchief  vigorously.  When  she 
had  finished  Junius  Brutus  McCracken, 
famous  over  two  continents  and  in  want 
of  a  sandwich,  continued  : 

"O,  now  you  weep,  and  I  perceive 
you  feel  the  dint  of  pity  !  These  are 
gracious  drops  !    Kind  soul — " 

Just  then,  however,  she  emptied 
over  his  head  the  basinful  of  dish- 
water that  the  hired  girl  had  passed 
along,  and  as  he,  sputtering,  turned  to 
go,  she  called  after  him  : 

"I'd  advise  you  not  to  let  a  few  tears, 
more  or  less,  encourage  you  too  much 
at  this  time  of  the  year.  The  hay 
fever  season  is  now  upon  us." — Chica- 
go Times  Herald. 


It  would  seem  that  the  Jefferson 
boys,  sons  of  the  actor,  along  with  Ed- 
ward Shultz,  Al.  Wilson  and  Andrew 
Mack,  were  camping  some  ten  odd 
miles  from  the  Jefferson  mansion  at 
Buzzard's  Bay.  One  day  Joseph 
Jefferson  had  his  driving  horse  hitched 
up  for  the  purpose  of  visiting  the 
campers.  The  road  leading  to  the 
camp-ground  is  through  a  rough  coun- 
try. At  one  point,  upon  the  side  of  a 
hill,  it  is  impossible  for  wagons  to  pass 
each  other.  It  was  at  this  particular 
spot  that  Mr.  Jefferson,  in  his  buggy, 
met  Al.  Wilson  and  Andrew  Mack  in 
their  buggy.  The  Wilson-Mack  horse 
refused  to  back  up  hill,  so  the  Jefferson 
nag,  which  had  no  objection  to  such 
an  operation  was  backed  down  the 
hill.  When  Mr.  Jefferson  reached  the 
camp,  he  called  his  sons  and  the  other 
camj>ers  about  him,  and  with  solemn 
mien  said:  "Boys,  things  have  come 
to  a  pretty  pass,  when  an  old  legiti- 
mate comedian  has  to  back  down  for  a 
couple  of  variety  performers." 


Letter  Lost 

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may  h£be  letters  addressed  in  care  of  this 
office.  No  charge  rk>ill  be  ma.de  for 
advertising  such  letters  in  the  columns  of  the 
Revie'h)  or  for  forwarding. 

A  lady  who  learned  in  the  ballet 
With  steps  highly  graceful  to  dallet 

On  the  show  bills  was  known 

As  Mile.  Fanfarone  ; 
Hut  hertrue  name  was Sallct  McNallett. 


The  Walter  L.  Main  Circus  has  been 
doing  an  immense  business  this  week. 
The  show  is  better  than  ever. 


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THE   SAN    FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


September  30th,  1899 


CONCERNING    STAGE  TERMS, 


— The  Stage  Carpenter — Is  the 
man  who  builds  the  set  pieces,  makes 
frames  for  the  flats,  wings,  etc.,  and 
directs  and  assists  in  the  setting  of  the 
stage  under  the  general  direction  of 
the  stage  manager.  He  is  the  prac- 
tical man  about  the  stage  and  his  dis- 
tinguishing marks  are  a  well-worn  pair 
of  overalls,  in  the  hip  pocket  of  which 
is  inserted  a  folded  rule,  and  he  usual- 
ly has  a  wounded  thumb  or  finger  tied 
up  in  a  rag.  He  must  be  a  member 
of  the  T.  M.  A.  (Theatrical  Mechan- 
ics' Association)  in  order  to  work  in  a 
union  house,  and  ingenuity  and  a 
knowledge  of  the  capabilities  of  the 
stage  for  which  he  builds  scenery  are 
essential. 


— The  Stage  Hands. — The  men  un- 
der him  are  called  stage  hands,  famil- 
iarly known  as  "Grips,"  but  whether 
this  cognomen  was  bestowed  on  ac- 
count of  their  propensity  to  strongly 
grip  almost  anything  they  handle,  de- 
ponent sayeth  not.  They  take  great 
pride  in  their  business,  and  generally 
know  it.  The  average  "Grip"  is  a 
little  swifter  than  the  tortoise  in  his 
movements,  considers  himself  a  hard 
worked  individual,  and  thinks  the 
success  of  the  show  depends  on  him 
alone.  The  older  members  of  the 
craft  are  full  of  reminiscences  of  the 
stage,  and  in  almost  every  theater  in 
the  land  you  will  find  a  "Grip"  who, 
according  to  his  story,  has  "worked  for 
Kiralfy." 


Coloring  Coon  Songs 

There  is  a  little  lady  up  town  in 
New  York  who  is  working  her  way 
to  fame  and  fortune  by  illustrating 
"coon"  songs.  It  may  not  be  what  is 
known  as  high  art,  but  it  requires  a 
large  amount  of  skill  to  do  it  satis- 
factorily. It  is  a  business  in  which 
there  is  not  much  competition,  and  it 
is  profitable. 

The  "coon"  songs  that  are  being  il- 
lustrated are  those  seen  on  the  vaude- 
ville stage.  First  is  the  cover  of  a 
book,  in  bright  colors,  giving  the 
name  of  the  publisher  and  author,  and 
the  name  of  the  singer  who  made  the 
song  famous. 

Then  follows  a  series  of  scenes,  illus- 
trating the  song  as  it  is  sung.  "  If 
You  Ain't  Got  No  Money  You  Needn't 
Come  Around,"  is  one  of  the  songs 
that  figure  in  colors.  "A  Hot  Time 
in  the  Old  Town,"  "In  the  Green 
Fields  of  Virginia,"  "The  Moth  and 
the  Flame,"  and  many  others  show 
the  colorist's  ingenuity,  for  the  matter 
of  colors  is  usually  left  to  the  artist. — 
New  York  Times. 


— The  Stage  Manager — Is  the  man 
who  has  charge  of  the  company  at 
stage  rehearsals  and  during  perfor- 
mances His  chief  duties  are  to  teach 
the  people  the  "business"  of  the 
piece;  action,  positions,  entrances  and 
exits,  and  to  see  that  each  one  in  the 
cast  is  in  the  theater  and  ready  to  ap- 
pear. He  also  arranges  for  the  cos- 
tumes and  wigs  to  be  worn,  and  gives 
orders  for  the  scenery  and  properties 
to  be  used.  He  also  has  other  duties 
too  manifold  to  mention,  such  as  "jack- 
ing up"  a  chorister,  or  roasting  a  cory- 
phee. It  is  only  fair  to  say  that  no 
man  in  the  world  knows  as  much  as  a 
stage  manager  is  supposed  to  know. 
A  statement  of  the  mental  attainments 
requisite  to  fill  the  post  would  com- 
prise everything  from  the  judgment  of 
a  particular  shade  of  cap  ribbon, 
to  a  knowledge  of  Sanskrit  or  a  thor- 
ough acquaintance  with  the  manners 
and  customs  of  the  ancient  Phonoe- 
cians.  His  patience  must  rival  that  of 
Job's,  his  judgment  be  equal  to  that  of 
Confucius,  and  his  tact  to  that  of 
a  woman.  To  be  a  stage  director,  one 
should  have  the  power  of  life  and  death 
over  the  people  on  the  stage,  for  a 
more  trying  position  is  not  to  be  found 
in  the  whole  theatrical  gamut.  He  is 
by  turns  the  best  hated  or  the  best 
loved  man  in  the  company,  according 
to  his  mood  or  the  length  or  shortness 
of  rehearsals.  Behind  the  scenes  he 
reigns  supreme  ;  can  be  as  cruel  as 
Nero  and  as  relentless  as  fate,  while 
outside  he  may  be  the  prince  of  good 
fellows.  J.  P.  Wilson. 


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Frank  Daniel's  new  comic  opera, 
"The  Ameer,"  has  been  put  in 
rehearsal.  Mr.  Daniel's  season  will 
commence  at  Scranton  on  Oct.  9. 

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Notes  from  San  Francisco  Minstrels: 
"We  are  in  our  fourth  week  out,  and 
business  is  more  than  we  expected. 
F'dward  Gru/.ard,  bass  and  tuba, 
joined  Aug.  23.  He  made  a  jump  of 
fifteen  hundred  miles  from  Columbus, 
Ga.  J.  H.  Hall  is  doing  some  good 
work  ahead  of  the  company.  Our 
band  now  numbers  eighteen  musi- 
cians, and  our  parade  is  attractive 
with  new  uniforms." 


Leibler  &  Co's.  special  company 
presenting  "The  Christian"  will  be  in 
no  sense  a  "No.  2"  organization,  as 
every  effort  has  been  made  to  secure 
as  strong  a  cast  as  that  which  will 
support  Viola  Allen  in  this  play. 
Frank  Weston  will  be  the  Horatio 
Drake  in  the  special  company.  He  is 
well  remembered  for  his  excellent 
work  in  support  of  Effie  Ellsler  in  the 
past,  and  his  appearance  with  her  in 
"The  Christian"  will  be  welcomed  by 
their  many  admirers. 


DRY  GOODS  COMPANY 


TailonMade  Gowns 


Ready  to  Wear  or  Made  to  Order 


Perfect  fit,  styles  and  moderate 
prices.  The  vogue  this  season 
runs  to  subdued  colors===such 
as  Oxfords  and  dark  grays,  rich 
browns,  deep  blues  and  many 
beautiful  shades  of  tan 


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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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How  Fame  Found  Htm 

Y\T alter  A.  Phillips,  the  com- 
poser of  several  well-known 
songs,  was  a  student  at  the  Paris 
Conservatory  of  Music  in  the  days  of 
the  second  empire,  those  days  of  show 
and  splendor,  puff  and  flattery,  mag- 
nificence and  name  worship,  but  filled 
with  the  portents  of  impending  dis- 
aster. He  was  a  young  fellow  then, 
and,  like  the  French  empire,  living  for 
those  days  only,  with  no  thought  of 
the  morrow. 

They  were  days  of  a  little  study, 
some  banqueting,  and  much  semi- 
starvation — for  the  maxim  of  ths 
student  was  to  spend  his  allowance  as 
soon  after  he  received  it  as  possible, 
and  then  borrow  if  he  could.  His 
nights  were  nights  of  roystering  with 
a  crowd  of  good  fellows,  students  in 
art  and  music.  There  were  excursions 
T.o  St.  Cloud  or  Versailles,  when  they 
spent  the  remnant  of  the  night  in  jail 
for  the  crime  of  singing  in  the  streets 
that  forbidden  air,  that  hymn  of  liberty, 
the  '  Marseillaise." 

When  brought  before  the  Judge  in 
the  morning,  the  prisoners  had  as 
spokesman  a  blonde  youth  of  19  who 
looked  like  a  German  but  spoke  French 
like  a  Parisian.  He  would  plead  to 
the  Judge  in  broken  French  assumed 
for  the  occasion,  making  profuse 
apologies  for  the  foreign  students. 

They  did  not  know.  It  was  impos- 
sible they  could  tell.  Would  the 
good  Judge  let  them  off  this  time  ? 
And  they  were  generally  released  with 
a  warning  and  a  reprimand.  No 
Judge  could  fine  a  student  of  the 
Quartier  Latin  and  expect  the  state  to 
realize  auy  cash. 

The  apologist  roomed  with  Phillips, 
aud  one  day  they  were  in  their  attic 
together,  both  broke  and  both  hungry. 
An  inspection  of  the  community  cup- 
board revealed  one  onion — not  much 
for  two  hungry  students  with  no 
money,  no  credit,  and  friends  in  the 
same  state  of  impecuniosity.  While 
eating  the  onion  in  deep  dejection  and 
perforce  some  tears,  there  was  a  rap  at 
the  door,  and  in  came  Monsieur  M — , 
a  celebrated  piano  teacher  with  whom 
they  were  acquainted.  The  young 
men  hailed  him  as  their  deliverer,  told 
him  their  tale  of  woe,  and  their  suffer- 
ings were  presently  relieved  by  a 
square  meal.  Then  the  professor 
made  known  his  errand.  He  was 
going  to  Nice  for  a  few  weeks,  and 
would  Phillips'  room-mate  take  some 
of  his  pupils  while  he  was  away. 

Would  he  eat?  Would  he  draw  his 
breath  ?  Of  course  he  would  take  the 
pupils,  and  his  dear  friend  M —  could 
stay  away  for  a  year.  So  the  impecu- 
nious student  found  employment,  and 
for  a  time  Phillips  saw  but  little  of 
him.  Offenbach's  divine  "Orpheus" 
was  running  at  the  Comedie,  and 
Walter  was  worshiping  at  the  shrine 
of  a  pirouetting  goddess  in  the  ballet. 

Among  the  pupils  left  in  care  of  the 
blonde  young  man  were  two  daugh- 
ters of  Baron  Rothschild,  and  after 
the  lessons   were    over   the  young 


teacher  would  sit  at  the  grand  piano 
for  a  few  minutes  and  improvise 
waltzes.  His  soul  was  attuned  to 
three-four  time. 

One  day  while  engaged  in  his  usual 
after-lesson  diversion  the  Baron,  a 
musician  himself,  entered  the  room  and 
silently  listened  while  the  young  man 
played.  Upon  inquiring  the  name  of 
the  composer  he  was  informed  that  it 
was  simply  an  improvisation. 

"Can  you  play  it  again  ?"  asked  the 
Baron. 

"Certainly,  sir,"  and  it  was  done. 
"Can  you  arrange  it  for  an  orches- 
tra ?" 

"Certainly,  sir." 

"Do  so  and  call  at  my  office  next 
Monday  at  10  A.  m." 

The  substitute  teacher  hurried 
home,  told  his  room-mate  that  some- 
thing was  up— he  didn't  know  what— 
and  went  to  work  011  his  orchestra- 
tion. At  the  time  appointed  the 
chums  presented  themselves  at  the  big 
establishment  in  the  Boulevard  Hauss- 
mann,  and  were  promptly  admitted  to 
the  banker's  private  office.  The  great 
financier,  after  greeting  the  young 
student,  said: 

"I  have  engaged  the  Theater  Fran- 
caise  and  an  orchestra  of  fifty  musicians 
which  you  will  conduct." 

The  young  man  listened  in  open- 
eyed  astonishment  while  the  banker 
continued:  "I  do  this  on  one  condi- 
tion— -that  you  promise  to  compose 
something  every  month  for  a  year." 

The  youth  who  was  thus  offered  the 
chance  of  a  lifetime,  under  such  mag- 
nificent patronage,  did  what  a  less 
highly-strung,  less  sensitive  nature 
would  never  have  done — fainted. 

Of  course  the  offer  was  accepted 
with  profuse  thanks,  and  the  next  day 
was  appointed  for  rehearsal.  The 
fifty  musicians  were  in  their  chairs 
when  Rothschild,  accompanied  by  his 
protege  and  Phillips  arrived,  and 
curious  were  their  looks  of  wonder- 
ment when  they  saw  that  their  con- 
ductor was  a  beardless  boy.  One 
ancient  'cellist  laid  down  his  instru- 
ment and  refused  to  play  under  so 
young  a  conductor,  but  was  "per- 
suaded" by  Rothschild  to  go  ahead. 

The  parts  were  distributed,  and  the 
splendid  orchestra  played  the  compo- 
sition through,  having  for  their  sole 
audience  the  great  banker  and  the 
bewildered  Phillips. 

At  its  conclusion,  with  one  accord, 
the  players  of  the  brass  instruments 
gave  the  "fan-fare"  the  highest  com- 
pliment one  musician  can  pay  to  an- 
other. In  less  than  a  week  mercurial 
Paris  was  wild  over  the  new  waltz, 
and  the  composer's  name  was  in  every 
mouth. 

Like  Byron,  he  awoke  one  morning 
and  found  himself  famous — a  made 
man  at  19.  The  waltz  performed  that 
day  by  the  fifty,  before  the  audience  of 
two,  was  the  celebrated  "Les  Sirenes, " 
and  the  youthful  composer's  name — 
Waldteufel.— /.  P.  Wilson. 

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Thi;  Matinee  Girl  in  the  Dramatic 
*  Mirror  hits  the  nail  on  the  head 
in  this  manner: 

'  The  critics  all  seem  to  have  begun 
the  season  with  axes  sharpened  to 
a  keen  edge.  They've  been  chopping 
unmercifully  at  everything  in  sight 
since  the  curtain  first  went  up. 

"I  know  that  lots  of  papers  demand 
that  those  who  fill  the  office  of  critics 
should  roast'  unmercifully  on  the 
principle  that  an  attack  upon  a  play, 
an  actor  or  a  book  makes  the  strongest 
kind  of  literature. 

"But  on  reading  over  many  of  the 
theatrical  reviews  in  the  dailies,  it 
would  seem  that  the  post  of  critic 
is  gradually  becoming  that  of  the 
court  jester  who  puts  on  cap  and  bells 
when  a  new  play  is  produced  and 
starts  in  to  be  funny. 

"And  all  the  time  he  dances  himself 
into  the  view  of  the  reader  crying 
aloud,  'I'm  writing  this.  Observe  my 
cold  cynical  disregard  for  the  feelings 
of  this  little  actress  who  is  trying  to 
earn  her  living  just  as  I  tried  to  earn 
mine  before  I  grew  famous,  funny  and 
rich! 

"  'Watch  me  jump  on  this  old 
actress  who  has  grown  stout  and  lost 
her  charm.  Give  me  time  to  think  of 
some  screamingly  insulting  thing  to 
write  about  her.  Notice  my  style. 
Don't  I  do  it  neatly  ?  ' 

"Perhaps  this  is  all  necessary  for 
the  good  of  the  stage.  Mayhap  it 
improves  actors  in  their  work.  I 
don't  pretend  to  know  anything  about 
those  deep  problems. 

"It  seems  to  me  just  as  disagreeable, 
silly  and  untrue  as  the  over-fulsome 
praises  that  come  from  the  press 
agents  on  carbon-copied  type  written 
paper. 

"It's  cheap,  like  a  great  many 
other  things  that  have  nothing  to  dis- 
tinguish them  except  the  flagrant 
disregard  of  the  rule  to  live  and  let 
live,  and  do  as  you  would  be  done  by." 


She  Was  'Deeply  cMoved 

I T  was  at  the  close  of  one  of  Paderew- 
*  ski's  concerts.  The  pianist  had 
held  his  audience  spellbound  for  over 
two  hours.  Women  had  sobbed  as 
that  divine  "Nocturne,"  with  its 
tender  sadness  and  inexpressible 
pathos,  throbbed  its  way  into  their 
very  souls.  Chopin's  wonderful 
music,  with  its  world  of  feeling,  had 
wrung  my  heart-strings,  and  every 
one  about  me  seemed  moved  out  of 
himself  and  strung  up  to  an  intense 
nervous  pitch.  Then  it  was  all  over 
at  last. 

Suddenly,  in  the  crowd  surging  out 
of  the  theater,  I  caught  sight  of  a  face 


which  appealed  to  me  irresistibly,  so 
full  was  it  of  intense  yearning,  unsat- 
isfied hopes,  unrealized  ideals.  It 
was  a  girl's  face,  sweet,  tender,  sad, 
with  an  intensity  and  nervous  force 
that  was  accentuated  by  her  musical 
temperament  now  evidently  moved  to 
its  utmost  by  the  exquisite  music 
she  had  just  heard.  There  was  soul 
behind  those  great  brown  eyes,  intel- 
lectual power  in  the  broad  brow,  and 
a  wonderful  play  of  feeling  around 
that  tender,  sensitive  mouth. 

I  could  not  hear  what  she  was  say- 
ing to  her  companion,  but  her  gestures 
and  the  different  expressions  that 
played  over  her  mobile  face  fascinated 
me.  As  we  reached  the  last  exit  the 
crowd  moved  me  close  to  her.  Her 
voice  was  worthy  of  her  face.  It  was 
low,  soft,  and  full  of  feeling,  but  I 
strained  my  ears  to  hear  what  she  was 
saying.  Something  about  the  music 
I  was  sure,  she  was  so  earnest  over  it. 
I  got  closer  to  her.  We  were  almost 
out  now.  A  moment  more  and  it 
would  be  too  late,  aud  I  was  so  curi- 
ous, so  anxious,  to  hear  just  a  little  of 
what  she  was  saying.  I  did.  I  heard 
one  sentence,  just  one. 

The  words  came  clearly  and  with 
much  emphasis,  "Well,  his  hair  gives 
me  a  swift  pain." — Chicago  News 
Record. 

Still  at  it 

IV/I  rs.  Howard  Gould — on  the 
'  *  stage  Catherine  Clemmons — the 
former  California  actress,  has  recently 
with  her  husband  been  creating  very 
much  of  a  furor  in  European  yachting 
circles.  Besides  entertaining  Emperor 
William  and  the  Empress  on  board, 
they  have  captivated  His  Imperial 
Highness  Grand  Duke  Alexis  and 
other  distinguished  Russians  who 
have  pronounced  the  Gould  yacht 
Niagara  superior  in  comfort  and  luxury 
to  even  the  imperial  yacht  Tsar.  The 
Niagara  has  cruised  off  the  coast  of 
Norway  on  the  voyage  to  Russia. 
The  visit  of  Emperor  William  was 
totally  unexpected,  he  being  perfectly 
delighted  with  everything  he  saw  on 
board,  even  the  electric  curling-irons 
in  the  dressing-rooms  of  the  ladies. 
William  and  his  officers  most  carefully 
scrutinized  every  part  of  the  vessel. 
When  the  Czar  came  up  the  Neva  last 
week  in  a  small  yacht,  the  Niagara 
was  anchored  just  below  the  bridges 
opposite  the  imperial  landing  stage. 
Mr.  Gould  had  the  rigging  decked 
with  the  flags  of  all  American  States. 

That  there  are  five  thousand  theaters 
in  America,  and  that  1,500,000  people 
attend  them  each  week-day  night, 
spending  $70,000,000  a  year  on  theater 
going  are  the  surprising  facts  with 
which  Franklin  Fyles,  the  dramatic 
editor  of  the  New  York  Sun  will  open 
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SAN  FRANCISCO,  OCTOBER  7,  1899 


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THE   SAN    FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


October  7th,  1899 


JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


Society  Singers 


NEW    YORK     TEACHER     Sl'EAKS  HKR 
MIND   CONCERNING  AMATEUR 
VOCALISTS. 


4 ''"The  reason  why  'society  amateurs' 
1  ilo  not  sing  better,"  said  one  of  the 
foremost  vocal  teachers  in  New  York 
recently,  "is  not  that  they  have  less 
voice,  talent,  or  musical  intuition  than 
professional  artists,  but  because  they 
are  vain,  conceited,  lazy  and  good  for 
nothing. 

"If  I  were  to  tell  them  so,  my  mu- 
sic-room and  my  purse  would  be 
empty;  whereas  I  now  have  a  hand- 
some income.  I  can  not  quarrel  with 
my  bread  and  butter,  and  tell  my  so- 
ciety pupils  that  they  are  mostly  fools, 
but  it  is  a  fact  that  they  are,  neverthe- 
less. I  love  my  art  for  art's  sake,  and 
music  to  me  is  something  divine.  But 
I  am  teaching  in  my  music-room  as  a 
business,  and  I  have  to  hold  my 
tongue  and  be  diplomatic.  But,  oh! 
how  I  do  long  sometimes  to  let  it 
loose  and  tell  these  'daughters  of  the 
Four  Hundred'  just  what  I  think  of 
them  and  their  musical  goings-on. 

"This  is  strong  language,  but  it 's  a 
relief  to  free  my  mind.  'Vain,  con- 
ceited, lazy,  good  for  nothing!'  That's 
just  what  they  are.  And  let  me  tell 
you  why  I  say  so.  It 's  a  popular 
belief,  and  a  mistaken  one,  that  pro- 
fessionals are  the  shining  examples  of 
vanity  and  conceit.  The}-  are  not  a 
marker  to  the  fashionable  girl  of  16  or 
18  who  comes  here  for  her  lessons. 
She  pays  a  high  price,  for  I  charge 
probably  more  than  any  other  teacher 
in  New  York,  and  one  would  suppose 
that  she  woidd  want  to  'get  her 
money's  worth'  and  really  learn  some- 
thing by  study  and  having  her  voice 
and  style  criticised  and  improved. 

"Criticism?  My  gracious!  Miss 
Millions  'knows  it  all'  on  coming 
here,  and  unless  I  studiously  ply  her 
with  all  sorts  of  compliments  on  her 
'lovely  voice'  and  her  'beautiful  sing- 
ing,' I  can  hardly  cram  in  edgewise 
the  least  particle  of  instruction.  She 
doesn't  come  to  study  seriously,  but 
to  get  a  smattering  of  phrasing  and  to 
try  over  some  new  songs.  Of  work 
such  as  a  professional  does,  and  such 
as  one  must  do  to  improve,  she  knows 
nothing;  and  of  criticism — bold, 
truthful,  helpful  criticism,  such  as  a 


professional  pays  me  for  and  profits 
by — she  will  have  none. 

"If  I  am  candid  and  honest  with 
this  spoiled  child,  she  will  flush,  get 
angry.  gather  up  her  wraps  and  take 
berself  off.  Vanity,  conceit,  is  the 
Scylla  on  which  the  amateur  is 
wrecked;  and  if  she  escapes  that  rock, 
laziness  is  the  Charybdis  on  which  she 
is  sure  to  bring  up. 

"And  yet  many  of  these  girls  have 
better  voices  than  has  the  average 
professional,  and  constant  attendance 
at  operas  and  concerts,  advantages 
such  as  the  poor  professional  longs 
for  and  can't  afford,  should  make  her 
the  equal  of  her  professional  sister,  if 
she  were  not  the  vain,  silly,  musically 
lazy  creature  that  she  is. 

"And  the  worst  of  it  is  that  when 
she  goes  into  the  drawing-room  and 
scrambles  through  some  half-learned 
song  in  a  dreadful  way,  while  the 
women  titter  behind  their  fans  and  the 
men  get  out  of  sight  and  say,  'Ye 
gods!'  she  announces  herself  as  one  of 
my  pupils!" 

Paris  <Jree  Shows 

'"The  free  performances  at  government 
1  playhouses,  the  Opera,  Opera 
Comique,  the  Theater  Francaise,  and 
the  Odeon,  present  one  of  the  most  re- 
markable spectacles  of  up-to-date 
Paris.  They  take  place  regularly  on 
the  various  great  fete  days  of  the  year, 
and  cost  heavily  in  breakages  and 
cleaning  up.  They  are  no  newer  than 
the  idea  of  socialism  itself.  Ancient 
Rome  offered  free  spectacles  at  the 
Colosseum  to  its  citizens,  just  as  it 
made  gratuitous  distributions  of  wheat. 
The  "people"  pay  a  good  part  of  the 
taxes  and  the  subventioned  playhouses 
of  Paris  take  a  good  slice  of  the  public 
revenue. 

disappointed 

Dlanche  Bates  opened  with  The 
D  Children  of  the  Ghetto  in  Wash- 
ington September  25.  She  tele- 
graphed her  mother,  Mrs.  F.  M.  Bates 
of  the  Frawley  Company,  that  she 
thought  the  play  would  prove  a  suc- 
cess, but  that  she  was  disappointed  in 
her  role.  She  plays  Hannah,  which 
in  the  story  is  not  as  conspicuous  a 
character  as  Esther. 

WANTED 

Good  people  for  a  first-class  company  to  be 
organized  October  ist,  by  a  well  known 
manager.  Also  vaudeville  actors,  sister 
teams  and  single  performers;  lady  pianist. 

Hai.lett's  Agency. 


How  Funny! 

The  Woman  of  the  World,  writing 
in  the  Sunday  Telegraph,  says: 

"The  long  comedian,  Edwin  Stev- 
ens, who  has  recently  leturned  from 
California,  was  hailed  on  Broadway 
the  other  morning  by  Harry  Corson 
Clarke — the  San  Francisco  pet — who 
slapped  him  on  the  back  with  a  hearty 
'Glad  to  see  you,  old  man;  how  does 
San  Francisco  look  these  days  ?' 

"With  the  air  of  a  man  who  is  happy 
over  an  ended  exile,  Mr.  Stevens 
illumined  his  features  with  a  glowing 
cigarette  and  replied,  'It  looks  mighty 
nice  from  Broadway!' 

"A  proposition  to  which  all  of  us 
who  have  gazed  over  the  sad  blue 
waves  of  the  Pacific  and  longed  for  a 
glimpse  of  the  Statue  of  Liberty  and 
the  Brooklyn  Bridge  will  agree  with- 
out the  faintest  shadow  of  argument." 

Snap  Shots 


MORRIS  MEYERFELD,  JR. 

As  wel!  up  in  matters  of  dress  as 
in  business.  Just  now  he  is  strug- 
gling against  one  of  the  gentle 
summer  zephyrs  that  go  to  make 
San  Francisco  life  pleasant. 


She's  Getting  On 

A  nna  SriTS  is  another  of  the  Tivoli 
**  girls  who  has  done  well  in  the 
East.    A  reviewer  in  the  New  York 

Telegraph  has  the  following  to  say  of 
her  appearance  in  Laurence  Webber's 
The  Parisian  Widows: 

"Ano^ier  act  that  was  well  received 
was  that  of  Anna  Suits.  She  has  been 
so  ill  as  to  be  unable  to  fill  dates  at 
the  continuous  houses  this  summer, 
and  her  illness  has  left  its  traces  upon 
her  voice,  but  this  fact  was  not  noticed 
by  the  audience,  and  the  act  is  a  very 
pretty  one.  Two  special  settings  are 
used  to  carry  three  songs,  and  as  a 
novelty  act  it  is  as  well  staged  as  any 
offering  in  this  line.  Three  persons 
are  used  in  two  of  the  songs,  and 
there  is  a  Cakewalk  in  addition  to  the 
singing.    Miss  Suits  is  a  good  looking 


girl,  whose  method  conceals  much  of 
her  hoarseness,  and  barring  a  shrill- 
ness of  tone  her  voice  is  good  even 
now.  When  she  has  more  fully  re- 
covered from  her  illness,  the  act  will 
be  a  crackajack,  for  Miss  Suits  is 
clever  and  the  scenic  part  of  it  is  all 
first-class,  and  not  this  aniline  trunk 
stuff  that  is  dingy  !>efore  it  is  used  and 
worse  afterward.  There  should  be 
more  acts  like  this  in  vaudeville,  for 
picture  acts  are  needed  badly,  and 
there  are  few  with  energy  enough  to 
fill  the  demand." 

Anna  and  the  Tars 

LJ  ere  is  what  Leander  Richardson  of 
New  York  said  last  week  of  the 
French  dancer: 

"Anna  Held  hasn't  taken  out  natur- 
alization papers  or  done  any  of  the 
flam-bouyantly  patriotic  things  by 
which  foreign  stars  are  wont  to  win 
American  favor,  but  she  is  very  much 
a  national  institution,  even  if  she 
doesn't  have  recourse  to  the  natural- 
ization scheme  of  advertising. 

"The  soft-eyed  French  chanteuse — 
French  chartreuse  is  what  Maggie 
Cline  calls  her — has  been  chosen  to 
head  the  bill  of  entertainment  at  the 
smoker  to  be  given  the  Dewey  sailors 
at  the  Waldorf-Astoria.  I  am  sorry 
for  the  noble  crew  of  the  Olympia. 
There  isn't  the  ghost  of  a  chance  that 
one  of  those  tars  will  escape  from  that 
smoker  without  a  broken  heart,  for 
Anna's  gown  is  sure  to  complete  the 
devastation  begun  by  Anna's  eyes  and 
Anna's  new  songs. 

"The  dress  which  is  to  dazzle  that 
conquering  crew  is  the  most  heart- 
rending creation  that  ever  came  from 
Paris.  It  is  of  palest  lemon -colored 
satin,  embroidered  in  orchids,  that 
stand  out  from  the  fabric  in  such  rich- 
ness and  truth  of  coloring  that  the 
fortunate  sea  dogs  who  will  be  the 
first  to  see  it  are  sure  to  want  to  climb 
over  the  foot-lights  and  pick  them  off 
the  pretty  gown  they  decorate." 


COAST  MUSICIANS'  UNION 

The  Pacific  Coast  Musicians'  Union 
was  organized  Friday  night  of  last 
week  at  Native  Sons'  Hall  as  an  as- 
sembly of  the  Knights  of  Labor,  with 
a  membership  of  250.  The  following 
officers  were  elected  to  serve  for  the 
ensuing  term:  Master  workman,  R. 
I).  Barton;  worthy  foreman,  I.  C. 
Levey;  worthy  inspector,  L.  R.  Heit- 
ler;  almoner,  R.  A.  Silvas;  recording 
secretary,  George  Ehrman,  Jr.;  finan- 
cial secretary.  W.  C.  Swabel;  treas- 
urer, H.  J.  Seegelken;  statistician,  F. 
R.  Garett;  unknown  knight,  George 
Hilderbraut;  inside  esquire,  Victor 
Anderson;  outside  esquire,  A.  B. 
Gauco.  The  union  being  a  bona  fide 
labor  union  will  ask  for  its  share  of 
patronage  from  the  people  of  San 
Francisco  and  also  the  state  of  Cali- 
fornia. 

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PROMINENT  ELKS  OF  LOS  ANGELES 


The  Elks'  Carnival  held  in  Los  Angeles  to  commemorate  the  opening   of  the  new   Elks'   Hall  was  the 
biggest  event  in  the  history  of  the  order  on  this  coast.     Delegates  from  all  the  Pacific  Coast  States 
were  in  attendance,  and  the  social  entertainment  provided  by  the  Los  Angeles  brethren  was 
unbounded.    The  members  of  the  Frawley  Company  playing  at  the  Burbank 
and  the  Orpheum  people  were  among  the  guests  of  honor. 


Clarke  s  Ingenuity 

THE  Mirror  has  the  following  to  say 
of  Harry  Corson  Clarke's  new 
company: 

Harry  Corson  Clarke  is  a  natural 
collector.  He  has  made  collections  of 
everything  from  coins  and  postage 
stamps  up  to  prayer-rugs  and  Indian 
baskets.  Occasionally  a  fire  robs  him 
of  his  treasures.  Then  he  begins  all 
over  again.  His  latest  fad  seems  to  be 
in  collecting  people  with  unusual  ca- 
reers— not  "pasts" — for  his  company. 
He  has  already  secured  a  member  of 
the  400  for  his  leading  juvenile. 
Word  comes  from  Honolulu  that  he 
has  engaged  Allan  Dunn  for  charac- 
ters. Dunn  studied  art  in  the  Quartier 
Latin  in  Paris.      Then  he  traveled 


over  South  America,  painting  pictures. 
He  edited  a  magazine  once  in  Color- 
ado. Then  he  went  out  in  Shake- 
spearean repertoire  companies.  He 
traveled  last  Winter  to  the  Hawaiian 
Islands  as  a  member  of  Janet  Waldorf's 
company,  and  after  that  organization 
divided  he  went  into  journalism  in 
Honolulu. 

Mr.  Clarke  has  secured  Stewart  Al- 
len, late  of  E  S.  Willard's  and  Nat 
Goodwin's  companies,  for  stage  direc- 
tor. He  has  engaged  a  soldier  of  the 
First  Iowa  Regiment  for  property  man. 
The  property  man  is  now  homeward 
bound  from  Manila,  where  he  fought 
with  distinction.  He  was  in  Mr. 
Clarke's  company  two  seasons  ago. 
Mr.  Clarke  thinks  that  his  experience 
in  the  army  will  tend  to  make  him  a 


better  property  man  than  he  was  be- 
fore— especially  in  one  night  stands. 

Mr.  Clarke  opened  negotiations  with 
a  minor  poet  whom  he  wanted  for  ad- 
vance agent.  The  minor  poet,  how- 
ever, learned  that  an  advance  agent  is 
obliged  to  leave  New  York.  He  told 
Mr.  Clarke  that  he  preferred  a  bench 
in  Union  Square  to  the  best  bed  in  all 
the  provinces.  Mr.  Clarke  made  re- 
marks and  left  him  to  his  bench. 

The  Columbia  season  started  off 
with  a  fine  first  week.  The  business 
has  been  immense  and  if  the  response 
of  theater-goers  to  the  present  offering 
be  any  criterion,  the  outlook  for  the 
season  is  exceedingly  bright,  as  the 
list  of  attractions  is  such  as  to  warrant 
a  similar  response  on  many  occasions. 


The  Vasston  Play 

'T'HB  villagers  of  Oberammergau  are 
now  discussing  the  merits  of  the 
candidates  for  the  parts  in  next  year's 
Passion  Play.  A  new  playhouse  of 
iron  is  being  erected  and  will  be  roofed 
over,  not  open  to  the  sky  like  the  old 
wooden  one.  The  new  house  will  ac- 
commodate 6,000  spectators.  In  1890 
the  receipts  were  $175,000,  while 
$60,000  was  expended  on  the  players, 
the  principal  actors  receiving  $500, 
while  even  the  little  children  in  the 
chorus  were  given  $10  apiece.  The 
coming  event  is  expected  to  be  still 
more  prosperous. 


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The  success  of  the  Dramatic  Re- 
view has  set  the  theatrical  folk  to  talk- 
ing. They  have  long  needed  just  such 
a  paper. 

So  many  women  of  age  and  exper- 
ience are  going  to  play  Hamlet  this 
fall  it  might  be  asked,  "Will  the  ghost 
walk  regularly  with  them  all?" 

It  is  gravely  published  that  Drama- 
tist Pinero  gets  the  names  of  his  char- 
acters from  old  tombstones.  This  is 
hardly  so  bad  as  getting  plots  and 
dialogue  from  dead  writers. 

The  Broadway  is  running  a  serial 
story  called  In  Pursuit  of  Virtue. 
Judging  from  some  of  the  naughty  pic- 
tures in  the  magazine,  it  is  only  right 
to  warn  the  author  of  the  story  that  he 
is  on  the  wrong  track. 

There  are  at  least  a  dozen  Dewey 
theaters  in  as  many  cities.  This  tak- 
ing advantage  of  the  popular  current 
is  an  old  idea  in  amusement.  When 
Louis  Philippe  was  King  of  the  French 
a  menagerie  there  announced  the 
"royal  Bengal  tiger."  When  Napo- 
leon III  was  made  President  it  be- 
came the  "republican  Bengal  tiger." 

♦  ¥ 

No  doubt  many  reasons  exist  why  a 
"burlesque  show"  in  its  commonest 
acceptation  has  become  almost  synon- 
ymous with  much  that  is  flashy  and 
indecently  suggestive.  But  how  wrong 
it  would  l)e  to  advance  a  principal's 
publicity  by  a  liberal  use  of  imagina- 
tion and  fake  stories  not  yet  anti- 
quated! At  the  same  time  it  cannot 
be  denied  that  for  a  country  which 
stands  at  the  head  of  the  world's  pro- 
cession of  newspaper  writers  for  gen- 
eral inventiveness  and  freshness,  these 
little  tales  concerning  actors  and  act- 
resses show  an  astonishing  lack  of 
color  and  variety.  In  fact,  they  are 
commencing  to  take  on  the  monoto- 
nous aspect  that  used  to  distinguish 
the  works  of  those  professional  jokers 


who  never  got  beyond  such  topics  as 
the  mule,  the  goat,  the  plumber  and 
the  mother-in-law.  Still  when  the 
modern  press  agent  does  turn  his  tal- 
ents in  an  apparently  unexplored 
direction  something  always  creeps  in 
to  stamp  the  thing  as  a  fraud.  Thus 
in  the  statement  that  a  New  York 
actress  the  other  day  had  a  snake  sent 
to  her  by  some  presumably  jealous 
rival,  every  inducement  was  held  out 
to  the  credulous  to  believe  it  by  not 
insisting  either  on  the  serpent's  ex- 
cessive size  or  venomous  character. 
So  the  inference  was  suggested  that  it 
was  sent  only  to  scare  her.  Here, 
however,  the  weakness  of  the  assump- 
tion conies  out.  If  scaring  her  had 
really  been  the  object  they  would  have 
sent  her  a  mouse. 

*  ¥ 

What  has  become  of  the  organiza- 
tion that  was  formed  to  weld  the  stage 
and  the  pulpit  for  united  religious 
effort  ?  The  only  noticeable  effect  it 
had  in  New  York  was  the  turning  of 
one  woman,  Laura  Burt,  into  a  more 
pious  way,  and  some  of  her  stage 
friends  are  foolish  enough  to  poke  fun 
at  her  efforts.  One  of  the  writers  said 
that  Miss  Burt,  as  a  frivoller  before  the 
footlights,  is  very  much  in  the  eye,  but 
when  it  comes  to  a  question  of  piety, 
she  is  about  as  convincing  as  a  carpet- 
tack  in  a  plum-pudding."  Why  not 
let  her  alone?  She  isn't  hurting  any- 
bodv. 

¥  ¥ 

Already  the  first  touches  of  a 
blighting  frost  have  struck  the  early 
growth  of  the  season's  "great"  pro- 
ductions. Stuart  Robson  has  dis- 
covered there  were  flies  upon  The 
Gadfly,  the  new  play  which  was  to 
boost  him  into  fame  as  a  serious  actor, 
and  it  will  be  laid  upon  the  shelf,  with 
the  probability  of  the  door  being  locked 
and  the  key  thrown  away.  He  has 
not  been  taken  in  it  by  any  means  as 
seriously  by  the  public  as  he  took  him- 
self, and  his  short  flight  into  the  higher 
regions  of  the  drama  is  doubtless  at  an 
end.  Francis  Wilson  also  has  not  been 
encouraged  in  his  attempt  to  make  Cy- 
rano de  Bergerac subservient  to  his  orig- 
inal designs,  and  the  book  will  be  re- 
constructed on  the  lines  of  a  regular 
comic  opera  of  the  conventional  brand. 

*  * 

The  rage  for  realism  that  has  at- 
tacked all  stage  performances  has  ap- 
parently reached  its  limit  when  the 
actors  reveal  the  subterfuges  by  means 
of  which  they  become  actors.  In  other 
words,  when  the  audience  is  given  a 
view  of  a  dressing  room,  with  all  its 
incidentals  of  make-up  and  makeshift. 
This  may  be  absolutely  true  to  nature, 
or  rather  true  to  art,  but  it  has  a  de- 
pressing effect  not  alone  upon  the 
spectators,  but  upon  the  work  of  the 
players  themselves.  Reversing  the 
situation  of  seeing  themselves  as  others 
see  them  they  give  the  outside  world 
a  peep  in  o  that  holy  of  holies  which, 
while  novel  to  the  eyes  before  the  foot- 
lights, tears  down  the  last  barrier  of 
illusion  which  the  theater-going  pub- 


lic pay  for  and  which  they  actually 
enjoy.  Counterfeit  emotion,  with  all 
its  harrowiug  subtleties  that  move 
even  the  blase  looker-on  to  tears,  or  to 
at  least  an  uneasy  feeling  that  he  hates 
to  term  sentiment,  is  infinitely  prefer- 
able to  this  bald  revelation  of  the 
skeleton  frame  beneath  the  seeming 
mould  of  beauty.  If  the  dress  shirt  of 
the  hero  is  only  a  false  white  front  do 
not  let  us  be  made  aware  of  the  fact  in 
these  dressing  room  scenes,  and  if  the 
heroine's  lovely  locks  are  put  on  with 
the  aid  of  her  maid  and  sundry  hair- 
pins, why  should  we  be  made  to  suffer 
the  pangs  of  enlightenment  by  these 
peeps  behind  the  scenes  presented  be- 
fore the  scenes  ?  What  if  the  gor- 
geous gold  brocade  chairs  are  only 
covered  with  painted  paper  and  the 
wood  fire  but  a  spurious  gas  imitation, 
we  do  not  care  to  be  treated  to  the 
secrets  of  their  being,  no  matter  what 
our  common  sense  argues  either  for  or 
against  them.  The  theater  is  the 
playhouse,  the  home  of  make-believe, 
and  the  audience  is  not  hankering  so 
madly  after  the  truth  that  such  acts  as 
show  up  barrenness  and  prosaic  un- 
reality in  their  effort  to  portray  realism 
could  not  be  omitted  with  profit  to  the 
players  and  pleasure  to  the  spectators. 

¥  * 

<As  Things  (Appear 

It  is  interesting  to  watch  the  houses 
*  at  the  Tivoli  on  the  nights  that 
German  opera  and  Italian  opera  are 
given.  So  far  the  natural  enthusiasm 
of  the  more  explosive  Latins  seems  to 
indicate,  not  only  by  applause,  but  in 
point  of  attendance,  that  Italian  opera 
has  more  admirers  than  the  German 
works.  In  either  case,  the  Tivoli 
never  knew  a  more  successful  season. 
* 

*  * 

The  word  "lady"  seems  to  be  disap- 
pearing from  stage  life,  as  it  has  from 
business  life.  With  the  death  of 
the  "saleslady,"  the  "forelady,"  the 
"washerlady"  and  all  the  other 
"ladies,"  the  "leading  lady"  is  passing 
into  oblivion.  Assuming  that  all 
women  are  ladies,  until  their  conduct 
has  proven  otherwise,  it  is  just  as  well, 
and  sounds  as  well,  that  we  speak  of 
the  "leading  woman"  now. 

* 

»  * 

A  note  in  a  St.  Louis  paper  to  the 
effect  that  Fitz  Murphy  was  doing  the 
advance  work  for  a  visiting  company, 
calls  to  mind  the  ups  and  downs  of 
this  brilliant  and  nervy  young  Irish- 
man. Murphy  has  been  a  jack-of-all- 
trades,  actor,  author,  editor,  orator 
and  politician.  Once  upon  a  time,  he 
took  it  into  his  head  to  become  a  ben- 
edict. He  made  love  to  Stella  Suits 
and  married  her;  the  marriage  lasted 
about  six  months.  Drifting  away 
from  that  engagement,  Fitz  landed  in 
Chicago,  wrote  a  play  on  the  silver 
question,  edited  a  paper  filled  with  py- 
rotechnic silver  editorials,  spouted 
forth  eloquence  at  political  gatherings 
and  then  for  a  short  time  fell  out  of 


the  public  eye.  Probably  his  most  no- 
table achievement  occurred  some  seven 
years  ago.  Fred  Cooper  was  running 
the  Pavilion  in  Los  Angelesdoing  fairly 
well  with  stock  productions,  at  10,  20 
and  30  cents  One  week  he  discov- 
ered that  he  had  no  play  for  the  week 
following.  At  the  time  of  the  discov- 
ery, Fitz  Murphy  was  in  the  Pavilion. 
He  told  Cooper  he  had  one  that  needed 
only  a  little  touching  up — its  name  was 
Killarney.  Cooper  told  him  to  get 
it  in  shape.  Fitz  went  home,  took  up 
his  pencil,  mapped  out  a  lurid  melo- 
drama in  seven  acts  and  in  three  days 
he  handed  over  the  manuscript  to 
Cooper.  And  it  wasn't  such  a  bad 
thing,  either,  as  melodramas  go.  And 
to  do  the  work  justice,  Fitz  took  care 
of  the  leading  role,  and  entertained 
his  auditors  with  not  only  high  flown 
Irish  sentiments,  but  with  song  and 
dance. 

* 

*  * 

Glancing  over  the  bill  at  Koster  & 
Bial's  of  last  week  and  seeing  the 
name  of  Camille  Urso,  brings  to  mind 
that  gifted  woman's  last  appearance  in 
San  Francisco,  at  the  Orpheum.  En- 
dowed with  a  really  marvellous  violin 
skill  and  a  charming  personality,  not 
the  least  dimmed  by  a  severely  plain 
tace,  she  has  always  l)een  a  great  fa- 
vorite with  public  audiences.  Her 
visit  to  San  Francisco  last  summer  was 
the  occasion  of  her  first  appearance  in 
this  city  in  vaudeville,  and  she  con- 
fided to  the  writer  that  it  was  an  oc- 
casion she  had  dreaded  most  fearfully; 
she  did  not  know  how  she  would  be 
received  by  a  vaudeville  audience  or 
what  brusqueness  she  might  be  sub- 
jected to  while  on  the  stage.  The  or- 
deal over,  her  radiant  face  and  enthu- 
siam  told  me  that,  as  I  had  expected, 
her  fears  had  all  been  unfounded. 
Her  pleasure  was  very  great  and  she 
never  tires  of  telling  of  the  courteous, 
generous  consideration  shown  her  at 
Manager  Morrisey's  popular  play 
house,  and  she  has  always  declared 
that  her  engagement  at  the  Orpheum 
was  really  the  most  delightful  one  she 
ever  filled. 


Between  Acts 

Francis  Powers'  new  piece,  Mother 
Earth,  which  will  have  a  production 
at  the  Alcazar  about  Nov.  1st,  is  des- 
cribed as  a  play  of  Mexican  life  with  a 
tendency  to  tragedy.  It  will  require 
an  elaborate  mounting  with  special 
scenery  for  every  act  and  a  good  deal 
of  local  coloring  to  get  the  effect.  A 
fandango  will  be  introduced  and  Mr. 
Bruegaire  has  composed  incidental 
music  as  well  as  selections  for  the 
entre-acts. 

* 

*  * 

Hotel  Topsy  Turvy,  one  of  the  im- 
portant musical  comedies  of  the  theat- 
rical year,  will  be  seen  at  the  Colum- 
bia Theater,  commencing  Monday, 
Oct.  9th,  and  running  for  two  weeks. 


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October  7th,  1899 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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MLLE.  CAVALIERI 
Of  the  Folies  Bergere,  Paris 


MLLE.  GUERRERO 
Of  the  Folies  Bergere,  Paris 


Here  we  have  two  popularly  deelarcd  French  beauties.    Nowhere  else  iti  the  world  do  actresses  have  such  a  vogue. 


Personal  Mention 


Laura  Burt  is  replacing  Marie 
Dressier  in  The  Man  in  the  Moon  in 
the  New  York  run,  owing  to  the  lat- 
ter's  illness. 

George  Fawcett  will  retire  from 
William  H.  Crane's  Company  on  Oct. 
21  to  resume  his  original  part  in  Miss 
Adams'  Company  in  The  Little  Min- 
ister. 

George  W.  Floyd,  for  many  years 
a  well-known  theatrical  manager,  is  to 
open  a  handsome  cafe  at  the  corner  of 
Broadway  and  Thirty-first  street, 
New  York. 

Madeline  McKissick,  a  hand- 
some and  well-known  society  amateur, 
is  now  playing  professionally  with 
Modjeska.  She  has  lately  been  mar- 
ried, but  found  the  marriage  bond  irk- 
some. 

Franklin  Fyles,  the  dramatic  edi- 
tor of  the  New  York  Sun  and  a  play- 
wright who  has  achieved  some  repu- 
tation in  the  past  few  years,  is  a  pretty 
sick  man,  and  his  friends  fear  that  his 
condition  is  serious. 

William  J.  LeMoyne  has  been 
engaged  to  support  Miss  Marlowe  in 
the  coming  production  of  Barbara 
Freitchie.  He  is  to  play  the  part  that 
was  intended  for  the  use  of  Joseph 
Brennan,  who  was  for  the  moment  put 
into  the  cast  of  The  Only  Way. 

San  Francisco  will  be  glad  to  learn 
that  Edwin  Stevens  in  His  Excellency 
has  made  an  immediate  and  pro- 
nounced success,  punctuated  with 
eleven  curtain  calls.  Ethel  Barrymore 
is  of  the  company,  and  there  is  talk  of 
a  long  run  in  Boston  and  New  York. 


Minna  TiTTEL  is  playing  with 
Frederick  Warde. 

Virginia  Drew  was  offered  a  place 
with  Modjeska  for'  the  season,  but 
could  not  accept. 

Marjorie  Kane  of  Lewis  Morri- 
son's Faust  Road  Company  has  been 
quite  ill.   She  is  now  recovering. 

Ernest  Hastings,  so  the  report 
has  reached  the  Review,  has  left 
Stuart  Robson  and  his  unsuccessful 
Gadfly. 

A  remnant  of  the  Lombardi  Opera 
Company  that  had  a  disastrous  season 
in  this  city  is  traveling  eastward.  They 
have  been  showing  in  Denver. 

Frank  Murray  writes  us  from  Los 
Angeles  that  T.  Daniel  Frawley  and 
his  company  will  return  Thanksgiving 
and  play  a  long  engagement  at  the 
California. 

JESSIE  Bateman,  who  is  remem- 
bered here  with  A  Brace  of  Partridges, 
is  credited  with  one  of  the  successes 
in  The  Last  Chapter  in  London. 
Thomas  A.  Wise  also  scored  a  hit  in 
the  part  he  played  at  the  Garden  Thea- 
ter, New  York. 

The  rehearsals  of  Peter  Stuyvesant, 
Governor  of  New  Amsterdam,  William 
H.  Crane's  new  play,  are  now  under 
way,  and  are  in  charge  of  Bronsou 
Howard,  who  with  Brander  Matthews 
is  responsible  for  the  work.  The  cast 
is  a  large  one,  and  there  are  a  number 
of  supernumeraries.  In  fact,  the  pro- 
duction is  such  a  large  one,  both  in  the 
number  of  its  people  and  the  quantity 
of  its  scenery  and  properties  that  Mr. 
Crane  does  not  intend  to  present  it  in 
any  but  the  large  cities.  Nearly  three 
months  of  his  season  will  be  spent  in 
New  York  city. 


Theodore  Bromley,  business  man- 
ager for  Frederick  Warde,  has  been 
obliged  to  retire  from  that  position  be- 
rause  of  ill  health.  His  place  with 
the  company  was  taken  by  E.  D.  Shaw 
on  Sept.  25. 

The  little  differences  between  the 
suave  and  diplomatic  T.  Daniel  Fraw- 
ley and  handsome  Mary  Hampton 
seems  to  have  been  adjusted,  for  the 
latter  is  now  playing  leading  roles  witli 
the  Frawley  Company  in  Los  An- 
geles. 

Joe  Rosenthal,  well  known  on  the 
coast  as  an  outdoor  advertiser  for  any- 
thing from  a  circus  up,  has  arrived  in 
the  city  to  take  charge  of  the  Alharn- 
b'ra's  bill-posting  and  lithographing. 
He  has  been  with  the  Grand  at  Kan- 
sus  City  for  the  past  five  seasons. 

The  Dramatic  News  of  New  York 
says:  "Miss  Mary  Hampton  left  New 
York  on  Saturday  en  route  to  Los  An- 
geles, where  she  is  to  join  T.  Daniel 
Prawley's  Company  next  week.  Her 
first  appearance  with  the  company 
will  be  as  Drusilla  Ives  in  the  Dancing 
Girl,  the  role  originated  at  the  Lyceum 
Theater  by  Virginia  Harned.  Miss 
Hampton  has  always  had  a  fondness 
for  this  character,  and  her  friends 
have  told  her  that  she  is  eminently 
suited  to  it.  Mr.  Frawley,  I  believe, 
is  to  play  the  opposite  part,  which  was 
first  acted  by  Mr.  Sothern.  After 
playing  three  weeks  in  Los  Angeles, 
the  company  will  go  to  San  Francisco 
for  several  weeks,  and  then  proceed 
to  Honolulu.  It  is  the  Honolulu  trip 
that  appeals  most  of  all  to  Miss  Hamp- 
ton, as  she  has  several  times  been  to 
the  Golden  Gate,  but  has  never  yet 
pressed  onward  to  the  picturesque 
islands  recently  acquired  by  Uncle 
Sam." 


Harry  Brown,  the  well  known 
vocal  teacher,  has  several  promising 
amateurs  in  charge,  who  will  soon  be 
heard  in  concert  and  in  comic  opera. 

Adelaide  Fitzallen  who  used  to 
coo  with  Ernest  Hastings  at  the  Alca- 
zar is  doing  the  part  of  Roxy  in 
Puddin'  Head  Wilson  this  season. 

Ynez  Dean,  the  statuesque  con- 
tralto now  singing  at  the  Tivoli,  is  the 
mother  of  Dorothy  Creede,  adopted  by 
the  rich  miner  a  few  years  before  his 
death.  Little  Dorothy,  as  soon  as 
pending  difficulties  over  the  settlement 
of  the  Creede  estate  are  settled,  will 
come  in  for  a  large  share  of  the  late 
millionaire's  money. 

The  Mirror  says:  Mr.  Meyerfeld, 
President  of  the  Walter  Orpheum 
Company,  arrived  in  New  York  on 
Sunday  last.  His  object  is  mainly 
recreation,  and  when  he  and  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Schimpf  have  seen  the  Dewey  fes- 
tivities they  will  return  to  the  coast. 
Mr.  Meyerfeld  will  visit  all  the  New 
York  theaters  during  his  stay. 

Ada  Coli.Ey,  the  singer  witli  the 
phenomenal  voice,  now  appearing  at 
Roster  &  Bial's,  is  receiving  the  con- 
gratulations of  her  friends  on  the  star 
engagement  of  her  career.  It  is  with 
Sydney  Cohen,  a  wealthy  American, 
who  met  her  in  London.  The  contract 
is  for  life,  and  when  the  wedding  bells 
shall  have  rung  for  the  happy  pair 
Miss  Colley's  high  notes  may  possibly 
be  heard  only  in  the  precincts  of  her 
own  home. 

Miss  Makv  Linck  says  she  is  to 
leave  for  New  York  Sunday  night,  and 
has  only  a  three  days'  rest  after  her 
long  overland  trip  before  she  opens 
with  the  Castle  Square  Opera  Com- 
pany in  Aida  at  the  American  Theater. 
The  Castle  Square  Company  is  di- 
vided into  grand  and  comic  opera  di- 
visions, and  will  alternate  the  entire 
season  between  the  Studebaker  Thea- 
ter, Chicago,  and  the  American  at 
New  York. 


THE   SAN    FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


October  7th,  1899 


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The  Columbia 

C<»R  the  opening  night  of  the  second 
*  week  the  Modjeska  Company 
presented  Shakespeare's  Much  Ado 
About  Nothing.  In  such  comedy 
roles  as  Beatrice,  the  intelligent  art  of 
Madame  Modjeska  never  fails  of  a 
winsome  interpretation,  but  it  cannot 
be  said  that  her  presentation  attains 
to  the  height  of  her  more  dramatic 
impersonations  such  as  Mary  Stuart  or 
Lady  Macbeth.  Miss  Kate  Dalgish 
was  a  picturesque  and  lovable  Hero, 
and  her  rendition  was  admirable  in 
every  way.  To  the  men  of  the  com- 
pany must  l>e  given  the  honors  of  the 
evening.  John  Kellerd,  he  of  the 
handsome  presence  and  rich,  round 
voice,  was  a  very  entertaining  Bene- 
dick. It  was  a  characterization  so 
intelligent,  so  overflowing  with  mag- 
netic human  nature  that  it  was  dis- 
tinctly a  fine  bit  of  assumption,  and 
it  pleased  wonderfully.  Frederick 
Mosely,  one  of  the  best  Shakespearean 
actors  we  have,  was  a  good  Don 
Pedro.  Wadsworth  Harris'  Dogberry 
was  a  brilliant  conquest  in  the  field  of 
low  comedy,  and  merited  all  the  ap- 
plause that  was  freely  given.  The 
rest  of  the  cast  were  very  acceptable, 
the  Lorenzo  of  Clarence  Love  really 
being  deserving  of  more  mention  than 
is  permitted  in  the  space  of  this  article. 

Wednesday  night  Macbeth  was  the 
bill  —  Mary  Stuart  being  presented 
Thursday  and  Friday  nights. 


The  Tivoli 


TPhE  Tivoli-goer  awakes  as  from  a 
dream — -after  the  long  season  of 
uninterrupted  grand  opera — to  find 
comic  opera  in  burlesque  upon  the 
boards  once  more.  And  the  mental 
eyesight — so  long  accustomed  to  an 
'  'atmosphere"  of  locality  and  cos- 
tume— fairly  aches  for  a  time  with  the 
constant  readjustment  of  focus  de- 
manded by  sudden  and  unexpected 
allusions  to  Frisco  lights  and  Frisco 
weaknesses  at  the  Court  of  Japan. 
The  revival  of  the  Mikado  on  Monday 
evening  was  received  with  enthusiasm, 
though  played  to  a  rather  thin  house. 
The  bright,  quaint  music,  so  sugges- 
tive of  oriental  discords  in  spite  of  the 
pretty  harmonies,  went  with  a  swing 
and  a  right  good  will  on  the  part 
of  chorus  and  principals.  But  the  very 
pivot  of  the  performance  was  Alf. 
Wheelan,  Koko,  the  Lord  High  Exe- 
cutioner. What  with  his  grotesque 
facial  contortions  and  the  unexpected 
denouments  of  his  gymnastic  feats, 
with  his  weird  vocal  interpretations 
and  comic  interpolations,  he  is  irre- 
sistibly funny.  A  true  comedian,  he 
is  not  restricted  within  the  limits  of  his 
role,  but  depends  upon  his  own  origin- 
ality and  ingenuity  of  treatment  for 
th°  creation  of  his  part.    He  kept  the 


audience  convulsed  the  entire  evening. 
In  his  footsteps  followed  Phil.  Bran- 
son with  an  interpretation  of  the 
Mikado,  comical,  but  mercifully  saved 
from  buffoonery,  and  wholly  in  char- 
acter. In  Tom  Greene,  the  boyish 
ardor  of  Nanki-Poo  was  good  to  see, 
and  Shuster's  Poo-Bah  was  notably 
free  from  exaggeration.  Ada  Palmer- 
Walker  was  a  coquettish  Yum  Yum, 
effectively  seconded  by  little  Julie  Cotle 
as  Pitti  Sing.  Ynez  Dean,  if  some- 
what inadequate  vocally,  showed 
conscientious  and  discerning  work  in 
acting  the  role  of  Katisha.  Ethel 
Jewett  as  Peep- Poo,  Sydney  Smith  as 
Knee-Bau,  and  Harry  Richards  as 
Pish  Tush  completed  the  cast  with 
commendable  if  hardly  notable  render- 
ing. 

Aida,  which  served  as  the  introduc- 
tory opera  of  the  season  at  the  Tivoli 
was  repeated  Tuesday  evening  of  this, 
repertoire  week.  The  same  chorus  of 
bravos  greeted  Avedano  and  his  Cel- 
este Aida  aria,  the  audience  being 
almost  as  enthusiastic  in  their  com- 
mendation as  on  the  first  night  of  the 
season,  and  the  same  meed  of  applause 
was  awarded  Salassa  in  the  part  of 
Amanasro.  Anna  Lichter  sang  the 
title  role  for  the  first  time  this  year, 
and  satisfied  the  most  critical  by  her 
tasteful  rendition.  The  rest  of  the 
cast  was  the  same  as  formerly,  and  the 
performance  on  the  whole  was  most 
pleasing. 

Cavalaria  and  Pagliacci  were  also 
triumphs  for  the  Italians,  and  Mary 
Link  and  Anna  Lichter  repeated  their 
successes. 

Carmen  was  the  last  opera  on  the 
list  this  week  and  Salassa  "didn't  do 
a  thing  to  them  again"  as  the  Torea- 
dor. This  artist  is  the  best  Toreador 
it  has  been  our  luck  to  hear,  and 
Avedona  as  Don  Jose  is  vocally  per- 
fect, though  his  acting  of  the  part 
might  be  improved  upon.  It  was  in 
Carmen  that  that  wonderful  woman 
Lichter  again  charmed  everybody  by 
her  splendid  rendition  of  Michaela. 
This  is  the  first  time  that  she  has  sung 
the  part  at  this  house,  and  it  is  one  of 
the  finest  performances  she  has  yet 
given,  even  in  a  long  succession  of 
meritorious  renditions.  The  other 
people  ably  filled  the  parts,  and  the 
chorus  and  orchestra  have  both  dem- 
onstrated their  sterling  ability  during 
repertoire  week. 

Grand  Opera  House 

Dip  van  winkle  drew  as  large  an 
audience  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  this  week  as  did  The  Drum 
Major's  Daughter  last  week,  and  the 
opera  was  equally  well  rendered. 
With  only  one  song  and  very  little  else  to 
do,  Hattie  Belle  Ladd  made  a  decided 
"hit."  She  was  the  dashing  captain 
of  grenadiers ,  a  part  far  better  suited 
to  her  physique  than  the  role  of  the 
drummerboy  in  last  week's  production. 


Miss  Ladd  sang  a  new  patriotic  song 
and  it  took  so  well  that  she  was  com- 
pelled to  repeat  it  three  times.  Her 
make-up  as  a  captain  was  so  good  that 
even  the  ladies  fell  in  love  with  her. 
She  was  in  particularly  fine  voice  this 
week.  Another  hit  of  the  evening 
was  the  duet  of  Gladys  Weller  as  Lit- 
tle Meenie  and  Jack  Robertson  as  Little 
Hans.  They  were  encored  several 
times.  The  little  girl  was  was  ex- 
ceedingly attractive.  Miss  Edith 
Mason  was  cast  as  Gretchen,  a  role 
that  gave  ample  opportunity  for  her 
good  voice.  William  Wolff  was  Rip 
Van  Winkle,  and  it  is  only  justice  to 
say  that  the  part  was  never  in  better 
hands.  His  interpretation  was  un- 
usually good.  Thomas  Persse,  Arthur 
Wooley  and  Winfred  Goffas  the  phan- 
tom crew  and  Nace  Bonville  as  Peter 
Stein  and  Wooley  as  the  innkeeper 
were  all  that  coidd  have  been  desired. 
While  Persse  was  singing,  his  rotes 
took  fire  from  his  long  pipe  and  with- 
out missing  a  note  he  snuffed  it  out,  or 
he  thought  he  had.  He  threw  the 
robe  over  his  shoulder,  when  the  fire 
began  blazing  again.  Wooley  and 
Goff  quickly  extinguished  it,  prevent- 
ing probable  serious  injury  to  Persse, 
whose  coolness  was  most  commendable. 
Miss  Bessie  Fairbairn  was  Katrina,  the 
innkeeper's  daughter,  and  she  looked, 
sang  and  acted  the  part  in  a  most  sat- 
isfactory manner.  A  novel  feature  of 
the  performance  was  the  Wooden  Shoe 
Dance  by  Katherine  Gay,  Jeanette 
Fredericks,  Irene  Du  Yoll,  Ida  St. 
Aubin,  Alice  Gray,  Zora  Irwin,  Kat- 
rina Witt  and  Ethel  Straehan. 


The  cAlcazar 

Houxd  reed's  successful  comedy, 
*  ^  Innocent  as  a  Lamb,  is  the  attrac- 
tion at  The  Alcazar  this  week,  and  is 
playing  to  crowded  houses.  The  part 
of  the  "deceiving  husband"  Tobias 
Pilkington,  "who  gets  injured  in  a  rail- 
road accident  going  to  Boston,"  etc.,  is 
very  creditably  portrayed  by  Eugene 
Ormonde,  who  kept  the  audience  in  a 
constant  roar  of  laughter.  Miss  Marie 
Howe  as  the  trusting  wife,  Mrs.  Pil- 
kington, was  as  usual  up  to  her  stand- 
ard. Geo.  P.  Webster,  cast  as  William 
Bouncer  M.  D.,  an  artist  in  black  eyes, 
was  indeed  very  clever,  and  his  lan- 
guage and  make-up  were  exceedingly 
"tough."  Mr.  Frank  Denithorne,  as 
Jack  Summerville  of  the  firm  of  "Sum- 
merville  &  Frost"  of  the  "Harlem 
Truth,"  in  search  of  news  for  his  pa- 
per, was  very  good.  Miss  Gertrude 
Foster  as  Kittv  Farnboro  has  very  lit- 
tle to  do,  but  what  little  she  did  do, 
it  was  very  quietly  and  nicely  done. 
The  minor  characters  were  all  well 
played,  especially  Carlyle  Moore, 
as  Mr.  Hammerschlager,  the  German, 
provoked  quite  a  good  deal  of  laugh- 
ter. 


The  California 

To  judge  by  the  throng  present  on 
'  re-opening  of  the  California  Sun- 
day night,  it  was  quite  evident  that  it 
was  generally  known  that  Ben  Hen- 
dricks, the  Yenuine  Yentleman,  was 
in  town.  Ben  Hendricks,  a  good- 
looking  graceful  actor  with  a  pleasant 
voice,  enacted  the  role  of  the  warm- 
hearted, blundering  Swede  to  the 
complete  satisfaction  of  the  audience 
that  filled  every  nook  and  corner  of 
the  theater.  The  character  itself 
differs  in  no  great  degree  from 
other  Ole  Olson  characters  that  have 
l>een  seen  here  before.  A  Yenuine 
Yentleman  as  a  drama  is  hardly  to  be 
considered — it  is  built  of  the  same  old 
improbable  situations,  it  thrills  with 
the  same  old  platitudes  that  have  done 
duty  for  years,  and  as  far  as  the  char- 
acters go,  aside  from  Hendricks,  Ber- 
tie Conway  and  Maggie  Le  Clair,  it 
really  doesn't  need  them.  Yet,  with 
all  this,  a  Yenuine  Yentleman  is  a 
great  laugh  provoker,  and  pleased  the 
audience  the  whole  week  long.  Ben 
Hendricks  in  his  Sven  Hansen  shows 
a  first-class  Swedish  dialect,  a  genial, 
magnetic  personality  that  wins  the 
auditor  instantly,  and  he  has  culti- 
vated with  skillful  art  the  slow,  de- 
liberate words  of  the  Swede  as  we 
have  learned  to  know  him.  Bertie 
Conway  is  a  clever  little  soubrette  who 
dances  well  and  sings  coon  songs  that 
meet  with  uproarious  applause.  She 
plays  the  part  of  the  daughter  of  the 
Ex-American  Minister  to  Sweden,  and 
falls  in  love  with  Sven.  But  she  sings 
well  and  dances  l>etler,  and  like  the 
most  of  the  big  audience  the  reviewer 
finds  himself  thinking  more  of  this 
than  of  her  part  proper  in  the  play. 
Maggie  Le  Clair,  as  Miss  Cordelia 
O' Grady  fresh  from  Ireland,  was  rich 
in  brogue — buxom,  and  altogether  a 
fresh  breezy  bit  of  genuine  Shamrock. 
Take  these  three  people,  cut  a  Yenuine 
Yentleman  down  to  a  twenty-five 
minute  sketch,  play  it  on  a  vaudeville 
circuit,  and  it  would  be  an  immense 
hit;  for  it  would  be  almost,  if  not  en- 
tirely new  to  the  vaudeville  stage.  In 
its  present  form  it  will  always  be  able 
to  furnish  any  number  of  laughs  and 
to  many  complete  satisfaction.  The 
California  in  its  new  garb  of  white 
and  blue  aud  gold  just  sufficiently 
brightened  with  red  hangings,  is  as 
handsome  a  theater  as  one  could  wish 
to  see.  In  the  absence  of  Manager 
Friedlander,  the  California  is  in  the 
hands  of  Phil  Hastings  and  Business 
Manager  Oppenheimer,  and  to  their 
ability  and  progressiveness  is  due 
much  of  the  big  business  that  inau- 
gurated the  season  of  the  New  Cali- 
fornia. 


October  7th,  1899 


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T/ze  Orpheum 

""The  Orpheum  presents  another  all- 
*  star  bill  this  week  and  crowded 
houses  attest  their  approval  of  the  acts 
presented.  Felix  Morris  and  company 
are  back  for  one  more  week  and  play 
repertoire.  Behind  the  Scenes  has  al- 
ready been  reviewed  in  these  columns 
and  The  Old  Musician  was  played 
here  on  a  former  visit.  In  the  new 
piece  The  Old  Vagabond,  Mr.  Morris 
appears  to  better  advantage  than  in 
any  of  his  three  plays.  The  pathetic 
lines  are  read  with  that  careful  dis- 
crimination which  has  brought  him  to 
the  front  rank  of  American  character 
actors.  Miss  Mary  Townley  is  also 
cast  in  a  congenial  role  as  Ruth  Ashton 
and  her  work  gives  great  promise. 
Mr.  Lardner  was  efficient  as  the  artist. 
Mr.  Morris  gives  attention  to  all  the 
little  details  of  stage  direction  which 
makes  every  move  of  his  clever  com- 
pany a  pretty  stage  picture.  The 
Misses  Oriska  Worden,  Adele  Archer, 
and  Vira  Rial  who  are  billed  as  the 
Hawaiian  Queens  sing  an  operetta  en- 
titled The  Queen's  Fan  very  accept- 
ably. The  young  ladies  are  all  po- 
ssessed of  good  voices  and  dress  the 
piece  in  a  handsome  manner.  Their 
stage  setting  is  also  very  elaborate  and 
beautiful.  If  there  is  any  fault  to  be 
found  with  their  act  it  would  be  in  the 
fact  that  their  enunciation  was  not  very 
clear  at  times.  Frank  Cushman  still 
occupies  the  place  of  honor  on  the  bill 
and  tells  a  new  lot  of  stories  in  his  own 
original  way.  Forrest  and  King,  the 
other  newcomers,  do  a  grotesque  danc- 
turn  which  is  more  or  less  a  repetition 
of  others  that  have  been  seen  on  the 
same  stage  but  they  do  it  well.  All 
of  the  holdovers,  Jennie  Yeamans, 
Stinson  and  Merton,  Terry  and  Lam- 
bert, and  O.  G.  Seymour  and  Miss 
Dupree  continue  to  amuse  the  large 
audiences. 

^The  Chutes 

Daby  Ruth,  the  child  singer  and 
*-*  dancer,  is  the  best  of  the  new 
features  at  the  Chutes  this  week.  The 
pretty  little  girl  has  a  sweet  voice  and 
does  some  steps  which  evoked  great 
applause.  Friedlander  Bros,  come 
next  in  popularity  with  their  comedy 
musical  act.  They  play  a  number  of 
unique  instruments.  The  Rousells, 
aeriaL  acrobats,  are  the  other  new- 
comers. Adgie  continues  to  put  the 
ladies  in  a  tremor  with  her  daring  in 
the  lions'  den.  Alberta  Lane,  Irene 
Franklin  and  the  animatoscope  com- 
plete the  bill.  Harmon  and  Seabury 
do  their  high  dives  at  the  close  of 
every  performance. 

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Tfe  Olympia 


T'he  new  feature  at  the  Olympia  this 
week  is  Maurice  Montagou,  a 
baritone  singer  of  repute.  Ruth  Nel- 
ta  is  making  her  usual  weekly  hit  and 
introduces  a  real  Filipino  baby  in  the 
chorus  of  one  of  her  songs.  Maud 
Mullery's  deep  contralto  voice  and  J. 
H.  Du  Bell's  clever  trapeze  perform- 
ance seem  to  please  the  many  patrons. 
The  old  features  are  Zoe  Matthews, 
Carlton  &  Royce,  Dora  Mervin,  Rose 
Wellington,  Dollie  Mitchell  Dot 
Stanley  and  Ed  Dolan. 


The  Oheron 


JWl  iss  Marie  Wilbur  made  her  debut 
before  a  San  Francisco  audience 
at  the  Oberon  Monday.  She  has  a 
wonderfully  good  voice  which  she  uses 
with  rare  effect,  thrilling  her  audiences 
and  eliciting  much  applause.  Her 
singing  of  II  Bacio  and  The  Last  Rose 
of  Summer  were  unusually  good. 
Miss  Annetta  George  the  balladist  and 
Miss  Agnes  Castro,  the  mezzo-soprano, 
repeated  their  success  of  the  previous 
week  and  were  rewarded  with  flatter- 
ing applause.  Miss  Reynolds  the  trom- 
bonist of  the  American  Ladies'  Orches- 
tra, performed  a  solo  and  had  to 
respond  to  an  encore.  The  orchestral 
program  was  new  and  select  and  the 
moving  pictures  highly  amusing. 

Vaudeville  Notes 


Lizzie  B.  Raymond  has  visited  Ire- 
land and  the  Lakes  of  Killarney. 

Henry  E.  Dixey  goes  into  vaude- 
ville again .    This  time  with  a  new  act. 

Breaking  up  Housekeeping,  John 
Hansons  and  Mabel  Drew's  sketch,  is 
going  very  well  indeed. 

Stuart  Robson  was  offered  a  twenty 
week  vaudeville  engagement  last  week 
at  an  enormous  salary. 

Baldwin  and  Daly  put  out  a  vaude- 
ville and  pantomime  company.  Geo. 
Bonhag  is  to  be  the  manager. 

Wood  and  Sheppard  are  on  the  con- 
tinent and  have  made  such  a  hit  they 
declare  they  will  never  leave  it. 

A  new  vaudeville  sketch  is  called  A 
Brace  of  Woodcock.  It  is  played  by 
Leslie  Palmer  and  the  Bigelow  Twins. 

Diana  heads  a  company  next  season 
of  vaudeville  and  high  class  reper- 
toire. She  will  be  managed  by  K.  J. 
Kirk. 

Elvia  Croix  Seabrooke  and  William 
H.  West  have  a  musical  sketch  by 
George  Totten  Smith  which  they  ex- 
pect to  do  in  the  vaudeville  houses. 

M.  C.  Anderson's  new  vaudeville 
theatre  on  the  site  of  the  Fountain 
Square  in  Cincinnati  will  open  Oct.  15. 
The  house  now  has  an  entrance  from 
Walnut  street. 


Violet  Dale  is  playing  the  Castle 
circuit. 

The  Keesings  open  at  the  Delmon- 
ico,  B.  C,  on  the  9th. 

Burt  and  Whitman  are  at  the  Park 
Theater,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Queenie  Myrle  is  underlined  for  the 
Trilby,  Victoria,  October  16th. 

Morgan  and  Morgan  are  features  at 
the  People's  Theater,  Seattle,  Wash- 
ington. 

Mr.  Royle  and  his  wife  will  spend 
five  weeks  at  the  Orpheum  during  the 
coming  season. 

Scribner's  Magazine  for  October 
contains  an  article  on  modern  vaude- 
ville by  Edwin  Milton  Royle. 

Cad  Wilson  is  under  contract  to 
appear  at  the  Chutes  ?nd  Olympia, 
commencing  November  20th. 

White  and  Harris  open  at  the  Or- 
pheum, Omaha,  October  9th,  with 
Kansas,  Denver  and  Chicago  to  follow. 

Harry  De  Lain, now  playing  Keith's 
New  York,  appears  in  this  city  Nov- 
ember 27th,  at  the  Chutes,  with 
Olympia  to  follow. 

The  Fredericksburg  Music  Hall, 
Portland,  Oregon,  has  changed  hands. 
Brown  and  Grant  are  now  the  pro- 
prietors. Louis  Dammasch,  the  former 
manager,  retires  to  private  life. 

Trixie  Coleman,  well  known  in 
vaudeville,  has  won  great  favor  in 
Honolulu.  Last  Saturday  night  ad- 
mirers threw  a  shower  of  silver  on  the 
stage  at  the  conclusion  of  her  act. 
Good  girl,  Trixie. 

The  Arch  Street  Theater,  Phila- 
delphia, is  to  be  made  a  vaudeville 
house.  At  present  there  are  three 
vaudeville  theaters  in  Philadelphia, 
and  the  population  is  quite  large 
enough  to  stand  another,  or  even 
three  more. 

International  Music  Hall,  Rossland, 
B.  C. ,  Oct.  2— Conlan  &  Ryder,  Sue 
Blanchard,  Leonie  Mendel,  Flora  Du 
Bois,  Bohemian  Troubadours,  Perry 
Sisters,  Pearl  and  Cassidy,  Flo  Patter- 
son, Amelita,  Rice  Sisters  and  Emma 
Whitney. 

Rose  Melville,  who  deserted  vaude- 
ville for  legitimate,  won  golden  opin- 
ions for  her  work  as  star,  but  her  play 
is  declared  not  up  to  the  mark,  and  in 
need  of  rewriting.  By  the  time  Miss 
Melville  reaches  New  York  everything 
will  be  in  shape. 

Some  of  the  American  actors  abroad 
are  making  tremendous  hits.  Those 
that  are  the  stars  of  the  bills  are  Staley 
and  Birbeck,  Morris  Cronin, Robinson- 
Baker  trio,  Daisy  Mayer  and  her 
"picks,"  Hengler  Sisters,  Sparrow, 
the  juggler;  Nelson  T.  Downs,  the  coin 
juggler,  and  Kilpatrick  and  Barber. 

One  night  last  week  an  enthusiast 
in  the  audience  at  the  Olympia  was  so 
pleased  with  Ruth  Nelta's  Filipino 
baby  that  he  threw  a  handful  of  small 
silver  on  the  stage.  It  was  the  cue  for 
a  general  hail  of  dimes,  quarters  and 
and  nickels  and  the  little  tot  must  have 
reaped  a  harvest  of  at  least  ten  dollars. 


Sid  Baxter  will  be  in  this  city  Oct. 
23- 

Lou  Adler  opens  at  the  Midway  the 
9th. 

lone  Beresford  and  Mollie  Mason 
are  at  Oxnard,  Cal. 

The  Gem,  Missoula,  is  doing  a 
phenominal  business. 

Starr  &  Dearin,  the  sketch  team, 
are  due  in  this  city  during  the  holidays. 

Zoyarra,  the  Globe  Artist,  is  at 
Skagway  with  San  Francisco  to  follow. 

Henry  Dixey  tries  vaudeville  again. 
Henry  doesn't  stay  away  very  long  at 
a  time. 

Irene  Vinton  is  on  the  high  road  to 
recovery.  She  opens  at  the  Chutes 
the  13th. 

Archie  Levy's  International  cake- 
walkers  take  the  road  early  in 
November. 

Smith  O'Brien  is  a  newcomer  from 
Ireland.  He  is  a  monologuist  and  is 
said  to  be  good. 

Julia  Lynton  and  Mattie  Nichols  met 
with  much  success  at  The  Buffet,  Los 
Angeles,  California. 

St.  Clair  and  Wilson  arrive  in  this 
city  October  17th  and  depart  for  Syd- 
ney, N.  S.  W.,  on  the  18th. 

Ester  Price,  a  Los  Angeles  girl,  goes 
East  in  a  few  days  to  join  Two  Mar- 
ried Men  Company. 

Querita  Vincent,  Frank  Lalor  and 
Johnny  Dyllyn,  all  Frisco  people,  are 
with  Johnny  Ray's  A  Hot  Old  Time. 

Helen  Warde  of  the  team  Mullen 
and  Warde,  was  married  to  Michael 
Casey,  the  famous  ex-jockey,  Oct.  2d. 

Reports  came  in  announcing  the 
successful  re-opening  of  the  Orpheus, 
Randsburg,  and  the  Standard  Theater, 
Bakersfield,  Cal. 

Marshall  P.  Wilder  made  a  tremen- 
dous hit  in  Columbus.  The  local  pa- 
pers gave  him  columns  and  the  society 
people  there  feted  him.  Wilder  is  one 
of  the  solid  cards  of  vaudeville. 

Pauline  Hall  contemplates  starring 
again,  but  the  salaries  constantly  of- 
fered her  by  the  vaudeville  magnates 
are  very  tempting,  and  the  only  Er- 
minie  may  remain  doing  two  a  day. 

A  new  vaudeville  couple  with  a  new 
sketch  appeared  at  Keith's  Philadel- 
phia house  last  week  with  success. 
They  are  Anna  Maitland  and  Charles 
Murray  and  they  played  Our  Honey- 
moon. 

The  Columbia  Theater,  St.  Louis, 
has  been  made  a  "tcn-twenty-thirty" 
vaudeville  house,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Middleton  and  Tate.  Mine. 
Herrmann  was  the  headliner  last 
week. 

The  Nance  O'Neil's  engagement  at 
Cord  ray's  Portland  Theater  was  one 
of  the  most  successful  engagements 
ever  played  by  a  theatrical  company  in 
Portland.  Manager  Cordray  and 
McKee  Rankin,  Miss  O'Neil's  man- 
ager, will,  it  is  said,  be  about  $20,000 
better  off  in  consequence  of  it.  This 
is  a  record-breaker  for  Portland. 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


October  7th,  1899 


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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York,  Oct.  1, 1899 — Dewey  week  has 
(jeen  a  most  exciting  one  for  the  theaters  of 
the  city.  Besides  the  regular  patrons  and 
the  usual  floating  population  there  has  been 
for  the  last  few  days  at  least  a  million 
strangers  in  the  city  who  came  primarily  to 
see  the  hero  of  Manila  Bay.  But  while  here, 
of  course  they  wished  to  see  many  other 
things,  and  many  of  the  theaters  found  it 
profitable  to  have  extra  matinees.  The 
Casino  (shades  of  Col.  McCaul)  came  near 
having  two  shows  a  day  because  it  gave  four 
matinees  of  The  Rounders.  All  the  theaters 
did  a  good  business  every  night  of  the  week. 
The  procession  on  Saturday  lasted  far  into 
the  evening,  but  by  night  persons  who  had 
tickets  for  the  theaters  had  become  so  be- 
wildered with  passing  soldiers  and  sailors 
that  they  gladly  sought  relief  at  the  play 
house.  Robert  Hilliard  took  advantage  of 
the  patriotic  atmosphere  to  begin  at  the 
Metropolitan  Opera  House  last  night  a 
week's  engagement  in  The  White  Squadron, 
in  which  he  utilized  many  of  the  real  seamen 
who  were  on  the  war  ships  in  the  harbor. 

* 

*  * 

Camille  D'  Arville,  once  The  Bostonians' 
prima  donna  soprana,  and  later  a  more  or 
less  successful  lyric  star,  soon  tired  of  con- 
tinuous show  performances.  She  quit  at 
Proctor's  last  night  after  having  been  in  the 
continuous  shows  for  several  weeks.  She 
found  that  singing  twice  a  day  was  injuring 
her  voice.  Toward  the  latter  part  of  her 
engagement  her  notes  Bounded  like  a  No.  6 
file  and  the  wonder  was  how  she  could  ever 
have  succeeded  in  opera.  After  a  judicious 
rest  she  will  go  out  at  he  head  of  a  company 
for  which  she  has  secured  ample  backing — 
at  least  for  a  start.  Miss  D'Arville  made 
one  serious  mistake,  even  in  her  vaudeville 
work.  Her  best  work  hitherto  had  been  in 
tights.  But  in  her  continuous  show  per- 
formances she  refused  to  don  even  her  knick- 
erbockers. But  it  did  not  look  as  though 
she  had  grown  so  fat  that  she  would  eschew 
tights  upon  the  ground  of  morality. 

# 

*  * 

When  Julia  Morrison,  the  young  actress 
who  killed  Frank  Leiden,  the  stage  manager 
and  leading  man  in  Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris,  gets 
off  in  Chattanooga,  she  will  find  material 
for  a  grave-yard  in  this  city,  judging 
from  the  stories  which  sometimes  float 
around  about  the  insulting  manners  of 
many  stage  managers  and  some  lead- 
ing men.  It  is  undeniable  that  many  stage 
managers  do  attempt  to  take  advantage  of 
new  girls  on  the  stage.  If  the  leading  lady 
in  the  latest  real  stage  tragedy  is  acquitted, 
and  she  most  likely  will  be  freed  in  the 
South  where  they  have  a  high  regard  for 
woman's  honor,  it  will  be  a  wholesome  deter- 
ment. "I  don't  know  what  the  stage  mana- 
ger did,"  said  an  old  timer  on  the  Rialto  the 
other  day,  "but  on  general  principles  a  few 
stage  managers  ought  to  be  killed  every 
year,  both  for  the  sake  of  morality  and  the 
art." 

*  * 

The  Castle  Square  Opera  Company,  which 
has  been  a  year  and  a  half  at  the  American 
T!     ter,  will  open  its  third  New  York  sea- 


sin  to-morrow  evening  with  The  Master- 
singer  (Uer  Meistersinger).  This  is  the  first 
time  Wagner's  opera  has  been  produced  in 
English  in  America.  There  are  several 
changes  in  the  company  this  season.  By 
death  the  company  lost  Lizzie  Macuichol, 
the  mezzo-contralto,  who  was  its  greatest 
favorite;  and  by  resignation  its  principal 
comedian,  Raymond  Hitchcock,  who  has 
gone  to  join  The  Three  Little  Lambs'  Com- 
pany. But  Miss  Grace  Golden,  the  soprano 
of  the  first  season,  who  has  been  studying  in 
Europe  for  a  year,  has  returned  to  the  cast, 
and  there  will  be  some  other  entirely  new 
members  who  may  merit  recognition  as  the 
season  progresses. 

* 

Ida  Van  Sickleu,  one  of  the  prettiest  girls 
ever  sent  from  Oakland  to  the  stage,  was  at 
Keith's  continuous  show  last  week  in  a  new 
comedy  sketch  Sam  Todd  of  Yale,  in 
which  Harry  Lacy  was  the  principal 
comedian.  Miss  Van  Sicklen  made  a  de- 
cided impression  in  her  dainty  pajamas. 

* 

*  * 

Stuart  Robson's  production  of  The  Gadfly 
at  Wallack's  was  not  a  success.  After  a  two 
weeks'  run,  Robson  closed  his  engagement 
last  night  and  gave  way  to  his  old  partner, 
Win.  II.  Crane,  in  his  new  play  of  Peter 
Stuyvesant,  Governor  of  New  Amsterdam, 
which  will  begin  to-morrow  night.  Robson 
will  either  shelve  The  Gadfly  or  else  make  it 
more  of  a  comedy. 

A  Stranger  iu  a  Strange  Land,  the  only 
new  play  here  last  week,  has  done  well  at 
the  Manhattan.  Sidney  Wilmer  and  Walter 
Vincent  are  the  authors;  and  Jos.  R.  Gris- 
mer  is  the  one  responsible  for  its  presenta- 
tion. It  was  only  natural  that  Grismer 
should  have  picked  out  George  Osbourne  for 
the  main  acting  part,  for  ever  since  Osbourne 
emerged  from  the  wilds  of  Temescal,  Cal., 
and  supported  the  late  W.  E.  Sheridan  at  the 
Baldwin  in  San  Francisco,  Grismer,  who  was 
also  in  that  cast,  has  appreciated  Osbourne's 
capabilities.  Both  have  since  starred  with 
great  success,  but  for  divertisement,  Os- 
bourne takes  to  raising  grapes  in  Fresno  and 
Grismer  contents  himself  with  dramatizing 
novels  and  watching  others  act.  A  Stranger 
in  a  Strange  Land  is  one  of  the  most  unrea- 
sonable farces  presented  this  season.  It  con- 
tains several  cheerful  liars,  including  Cyril 
Scott,  and  Osbourne  is  the  Indian.  The  new 
farce  could  be  played  before  a  Sunday  school. 
* 

*  * 

The  Garden  Theater  last  week  opened 
with  Rupert  of  Hentzau,  which  had  been 
prematurely  stopped  at  the  Lyceum  last  sea- 
son to  permit  James  R.  Hackett  to  support 
Maud  Adams  in  Romeo  and  Juliet  as  Mer- 
cutio.  Rupert  of  Hentzau  is  the  sequel  to 
Anthony  Hope's  The  Prisoner  of  Zenda. 


Francis  Wilson,  with  the  aid  of  Harry 
Smith,  a  pair  of  scissors  and  a  derrick,  is 
loading  up  his  originally  serious  version  of 
Cyrano  de  Bergerac  with  jokelets  such  as 
his  friends  like  to  hear.  The  performance 
gets  more  humorous  every  night  and  before 
the  clever  little  comedian  is  ready  to  go 
on  the  road,  his  revised  and  up-to-date  Cy- 


rano will  be  iu  good  shape.  Denis  O'Sulli- 
van  (Cornelius  D.  or  Neeley,  as  he  was 
known  to  us  in  California)  sat  iu  a  box  the 
other  night  and  noted  perhaps  the  lack  of 
singers  on  the  stage.  Mr.  Wilson  surely 
has  no  singer  to-day  who  equals  O'Sullivan 
who  was  his  baritone  last  year.  But  Neeley 
now  aspires  higher  than  comic  opera,  and 
after  he  has  studied  a  year  or  two  longer  in 
Europe,  he  will  no  doubt  look  back  upon 
his  "Shamus  O'Brien"  and  Little  Corporal 
days  as  stepping  stones  to  a  career  of  grand 
opera. 

* 
*  * 

Henry  W.  Donnelly's  stock  company 
opened  up  the  Murray  Hill  last  week  in 
Augustus  Thomas'  In  Mizzoura,  which  Nat 
Goodwin  made  popular,  and  The  Murray 
Hill  runs  at  popular  prices,  putting  on  a 
new  play  every  week,  and  is  now  one  of  the 
institutions  of  the  city. 


It  is  not  necessary  for  Germans  to  go  to 
Germany  to  hear  German  plays  produced 
throughout  the  season  and  Couried's  com- 
pany began  last  night  for  the  season  at  the 
Irving  Place  Theater  in  Schiller's  Maria 
Stuart.    Several  novelties  are  in  rehearsal. 

* 

*  * 

Mrs.  Leslie  Carter,  after  having  appeared 
300  times  in  Zaza,  left  the  Garrick  last  night 
and  started  out  on  her  American  tour.  She 
will  play  in  this  country  until  April  when  she 
will  go  to  England  with  the  production. 
* 

*  * 

Among  the  pretty  faces  in  Francis  Wil- 
son's Company  is  noticeable  that  of  Miss 
Edith  de  Muth  who,  before  she  came  East  to 
study  under  Tom  Karl,  the  tenor,  studied 
with  Francis  Stuart  of  San  Francisco. 


In  the  play  Iu  Mizzoura  at  the  Murray 
Hill  last  week  was  an  illustration  of  how 
quickly  time  may  chauge  the  apparent 
meaning  of  words.  A  man  is  shot  in  a  bar- 
room. Some  one  asks  where,  and  the  reply 
is,  "In  the  neck."  This  answer  now  always 
causes  laughter,  yet  when  the  line  was 
written  seven  years  ago  it  was  intended  to 
be  serious  and  was  so  taken  by  the  audiences. 

Rob  Roy. 

ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence. 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  28. — Comedy  reigns 
supreme  with  us  this  week.  The  Empire 
Stock  Company,  headed  by  that  versatile 
actor,  William  Faversham,  is  giving  the 
patrons  of  the  Century  Theater  an  excellent 
perfonnan  e  of  Lord  and  Lady  Algy.  Mat- 
hews and  Bulger  are  at  the  Olympic  in  By 
the  Sad  Sea  Waves,  a  rag  time  opera.  The 
boys  are  very  funny  and  have  an  excellent 
company.  They  are  westward  bound  and 
the  theater 'patrons  of  Frisco  will  have  an 
opportunity  to  see  them  again  during 
October.  Mathews  and  Bulger's  old  farce, 
At  Gay  Coney  Island,  essayed  by  a  number 
3  company,  is  pleasing  the  patrons  at 
Havlins.  Martin's  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  is  at 
the  Grand  Opera  House.  Neil  Burgess  in  a 
condensation  of  The  County  Fair  is  the 
featured  vaudeville  piece  at  the  Columbia. 


Col.  Hopkins'  excellent  stock  company 
playing  The  Banker's  Daughter,  with  Joseph- 
ine Gassmin  and  her  pickininnies,  Al 
Blanchard  and  the  Biograph,  with  Admiral 
Dewey  on  board  the  Olympia,  as  entertainers 
between  the  acts,  is  packing  Hopkins  Im- 
perial Theater.  At  the  Standard  Fred  Rider's 
Mountain  Range  Extravaganza  Company  is 
giving  Manager  Butler's  patrons  a  show  that 
radiates  with  spiciness.  To  be  slangy,  "it's 
a  warm  baby." 

Lawrence  Hanley  has  just  returned  from 
New  York,  where  he  organized  an  excellent 
stock  company.  They  have  been  engaged 
by  Managers Middleton  and  Tate  for  the  sea- 
son at  the  Grand  Opera  House.  The  man- 
agement of  the  Grand  had  intended  to  only 
book  good  traveling  companies,  but  they 
discovered  that  it  was  impossible  to  give 
their  patrons  all  first  class  performances  and 
they  cancelled  their  bookings  and  engaged 
Larry  Hanley. 

Fitzgerald  Murphy,  who  is  well  known  on 
the  coast,  is  ahead  of  Mathews  &  Bulger. 
He  will  be  with  you  in  a  few  weeks.  Mr. 
Murphy  is  a  brilliant  writer  and  a  genial 
Bohemian. 

Eddie  Foy,  who  is  the  star  with  Hotel 
Topsy  Turvy,  anticipates  with  much  pleas- 
ure his  visit  to  the  coast.  Foy  will  join  the 
cocktail  brigade  on  Market  street  about  the 
1st  of  December.  However,  he  will  be  with 
the  brigade  only  in  spirit,  as  he  only  im- 
bibes tea. 

Tom  W.  Ryley  will  be  in  San  Francisco 
next  week  looking  out  for  his  interests. 
His  three  attractions— A  Milk  White  Flag, 
Hotel  Topsy  Turvy,  and  Mathews  & 
Bulger  fill  six  weeks  in  Frisco. 

Charley  Ernest,  the  well-known  minstrel 
and  vaudeville  performer,  has  opened  an 
actors'  and  good  fellows'  retreat  here.  He 
is  associated  with  Geo.  Mitchell,  an  old 
performer.  This  cafe  is  appropriately 
named  "  The  Minstrel."  It  is  an  ideal  resort 
for  scions  of  Thespius  and  the  newspaper 
profession. 

The  coming  attractions  are  Ward  and 
Vokes  at  the  Century;  Jacob  Litt's  produc- 
tion of  Shenandoah  at  the  Olympic,  Han- 
Ion's  Superba  at  Havlin's,  the  Streets  of  New- 
York  at  Hopkin's  Imperial,  Harley  at  the 
Grand. 

Buffalo  Bill  and  his  coterie  of  Rough 
Riders  play  St.  Louis  next  week. 

Billy  Bland,  who  is  well  known  on  the 
coast,  is  officiating  as  press  agent  for  the 
Grand  and  the  Columbia  Theaters.  His 
facile  pen  contributed  largely  last  summer 
to  make  Miss  Maud  Lillian  Berri  of  San 
Francisco,  famous  with  the  Spencer  Opera 
Company.  Gaty  Pallkn. 


CLARKE'S  IN  TOWN 

Review  Pub.  Co. — Gentlemen  —  Con- 
gratulations on  the  neat,  clean  appearance 
of  your  paper  (a  sample  of  same  just  reached 
me);  'twill  be,  I'm  sure,  a  credit  to  the 
coast.  Good  luck  to  you.  I  leave  New 
York  Saturday,  the  23d,  break  the  jump  at 
Chicago  for  a  few  days,  and  hope  to  reach 
Frisco  the  first  week  in  October.  With  best 
wishes  for  your  success,  I  am, 
Yours  very  truly, 

Harry  Corson  Clarke. 


October  7th,  1899 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


MUSIC  IN  GENERAL 

Weimar  is  to  have  a  Liszt  orchestra 
■which  will  cost  $8,000. 

Ernst  Von  Dohnanyi,  a  young  Hun- 
garian pianist,  comes  to  this  country 
in  the  spring. 

Mascagni  announces  a  tour  of  Eu- 
rope next  season,  with  an  orchestra  of 
ninety  Italian  musicians. 

Ten  thousand  dollars  has  been  sub- 
scribed for  a  Schumann  monument  at 
Zwickau,  and  Hartmann  has  been  com- 
missioned to  execute  it. 

Theodor  Bjorksten  has  organized 
what  he  calls  The  Bach  singers  of  New 
York,  and  announces  that  he  will  give 
concerts  in  Brooklyn,  Philadelphia  and 
Boston,  as  well  as  New  York. 

The  report  is  again  going  the  rounds 
that  the  Royal  Opera  Company,  Berlin, 
with  its  orchestra,  costumes  and  scen- 
ery, would  give  a  season  of  opera  at 
the  Drury  Lane  Theatre,  London, 
next  summer. 

Melba  is  very  popular  in  London  for 
drawing  room  entertainments  and  is 
filling  a  large  number  of  them.  She 
makes  an  operatic  tour  as  Griest  this 
season  in  many  Russian,  Austrian  and 
German  cities. 

At  Buenos  Ayres,  both  Die  Walkure 
and  Tannhauser  were  failures.  They 
were  given  in  Italian  and  the  former 
opera  was  literally  hissed  off  the  stage, 
while  Mascagni's  Iris  was  received 
with  wild  applause. 

The  Philadelphia  Symphony  So- 
ciety held  its  first  rehearsal  under 
Fritz  Scheel,  Saturday  September  30. 
An  unprecedented  number  of  applica- 
tions for  active  membership  have  been 
received  by  the  board. 

Great  interest  is  being  taken  in  the 
coming  Tabernacle  choir  tour  of  the 
Eastern  states,  which  will  commence 
early  in  January.  The  tour  will  be 
under  control  of  Director  Higbee,  who 
is  at  present  in  New  York  arranging 
the  dates.  This  will  be  the  first  con- 
cert tour  the  choir  has  made  since  its 
visit  to  California  a  few  years  ago,  and 
will  occupy  from  six  weeks  to  two 
months.  The  tour  will  extend  as  far 
East  as  New  York,  where  the  choir  is 
billed  for  an  entire  week.  All  the 
principal  cities  between  Salt  Lake  and 
New  York  will  be  visited.  Six  rehear- 
sals are  held  weekly  and  conductor 
Evan  Stephens  has  the  forty-five  selec- 
tions, to  be  used  on  the  trip,  well  under 
way. 


LOCAL  NOTES 


Miss  Leonora  Jackson,  daughter  of 
a  well  known  California  pioneer,  re- 
cently was  accorded  the  honor  of  ap- 
pearing before  Queen  Victoria 

The  San  Francisco  Conservatory  of 
Music  has  added  to  its  faculty  Mr. 
Rodgers  who  assists  Prof.  Bonelli  in 
the  piano  department.  At  the  next 
concert  Mr.  Newton's  pupils  will  take  a 
prominent  part. 

Metropolitan  Temple  was  crowded 
last  Friday  night  at  the  entertainment 
of  the  Young  Ladies'  Institute. 
Hynes'  Orchestra,  the  Knickerbocker 
Quartette,  Cyrus  Brownlee  Newton, 
Mrs.  Eva  Tenney,  William  Ogilvie, 
May  Stein,  H.  Todd,  L-  Burris,  W.  J. 
Hynes,  and  the  child  wonder,  Cecil 
Cowles,  from  the  Orpheum,  participa- 
ting. 

Madame  Jeanette  Webster  Crawford, 
formerly  director  of  the  Agnes  Zim- 
mermann  Quartette  so  successful  in 
Boston  and  now  director  of  the  Cali- 
fornia Ladies'  Quartette,  organized  by 
her  in  Los  Angeles  last  spring,  has  ar- 
ranged for  a  long  concert  tour,  begin- 
ning in  early  October,  embracing- six- 
teen cities,  San  Francisco  being  among 
the  fortunate  ones. 

Armand  Solomon,  violinist,  and 
Miss  Meta  Asher,  pianist,  gave  a  suc- 
cessful recital  by  invitation  of  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Jordan  at  the  University  Chapel 
last  week  when  the  following  program 
was  rendered:  Sonate  op.  13,  Piano 
and  violin  (Greig) ;  Piano,  variations 
in  C  minor  (Beethoven);  Arabesque 
and  Vogel  als  Prophet  [Schumann] 
Ballade  G  minor  [Chopin]  Iitincelles, 
[Moszhowski]  Violin,  Introduction  et 
Rondo  Capriccioso  [Saint  Saens]. 

On  Sunday,  the  regular  five  o'clock 
service  of  the  Unitarian  Church,  Ala- 
meda— Rev.  G.  R.  Dodson — was  held, 
the  services  being  most  interesting. 
Miss  Elizabeth  Westgate  was  organist 
and  director,  the  musical  numbers  be- 
ing: Pastorale,  Alfonso  Redando;  Pre- 
lude, Wagner,  Organ;  The  King  of 
Love  My  Shepherd  is,  [Gounod]  Bari- 
tone solo,  Mr.  Winfred  Goff;  Reading; 
The  Palms,  [Faure],  Lute  solo,  Mr. 
Samuel  Adelstein;  Come  Unto  Me, 
[Coenen],  Mr.  Goff;  Offertory;  (a) 
Lost  Chord,  Lute,  [Sullivan,  (b)  Ro- 
mance, [Wagner],  Mr.  Adelstein;  Ben- 
ediction; Triumphal  March,  [Verdi], 
Organ. 


David  Manlloyd,  Sig.  Martinez,  S. 
J.  Sandy  and  Miss  Annie  Rooney 
contributed  to  a  concert  given  by  the 
Orpheus  Glee  Club  last  week  in  Mis- 
sion Parlor  Hall. 

Friends  of  Willis  Bachellor,  now  in 
New  York,  remember  his  bright 
pupil,  Miss  Georgie  Cousins,  who  was 
always  an  attraction  at  his  recitals. 
She  is  now  Mrs.  Wtn.  Taaffe,  and  has 
resumed  her  studies  under  Mr.  Stark, 
and  her  sweet  voice  was  heard  lately 
in  the  special  services  of  the  Temple 
Emmanuel. 

MRS.    FAIRWEATHER'S  LECTURE. 

An  interesting  hour  was  enjoyed  on 
Monday  morning  at  the  Von  Meyer- 
inck  School  of  Music  when  Mrs. 
Mary  Fairweather  delivered  the  first 
of  a  series  of  lectures  '  'From  Scale  to 
Symphony."  Mrs.  Fairweather  gave 
an  analysis  with  illustrations  of  the 
modern  major  scale  and  the  scale  as 
applied  to  the  melodies  of  the  Scotch, 
Chinese,  Japanese,  Hindoo  and 
Siamese,  and  applauded  the  broad 
spirit  of  Americans  in  their  unselfish 
ambition  for  the  progress  of  music. 
A  feature  of  the  morning  was  the 
quartet,  Misses  Maud  Fay,  Cecelia 
Decker,  Lulu  Feldheim  and  Stella 
Friedlander  rendered  Psalm  23  (Schu- 
bert). Several  of  Mrs.  Von  Meyer- 
inck's  pupils  gave  a  Bach  program  at 
the  S.  F.  Musical  Club  on  Thursday 
at  the  residence  of  Miss  Maud  Smith. 

MR.    GENSS'  RECITAL. 

Hermann  Genss  was  greeted  by  a 
lage  audience  Thurday  evening  of  last 
week  in  Sherman  &  Clay  Hall.  His 
pupils,  Miss  Margaret  Bruntsch  and 
Mrs.  Strebitz-Davis  assisted,  with  Ar- 
thur Fickenscher  as  accompanist.  As 
a  composer  and  pianist  Mr.  Genss 
holds  an  exalted  place  and  is  a  musi- 
cian of  whom  the  community  may  be 
justly  proud,  but  vocally  his  success  is 
in  the  shade  of  his  other  talents,  for 
while  he  shows  the  true  spirit  of  a  mu- 
sician, his  voice  is  not  of  great  com- 
pass or  sustaining  power,  although  his 
lower  tones  are  round  and  sweet.  His 
selections  were  gems  of  German  mel- 
ody, but  the  program  was  rather  too 
long.  There  was  want  of  warmth  in 
his  first  efforts  but  in  the  last  songs  of 
C.  Lowe,  "Archibald  Douglas"  and 
"Hochseitslied"  he  gained  in  force  and 
style.  Mr.  Genss'  pupil, Miss  Bruntsch 


made  an  excellent  impression.  Her 
voice  a  mezzo-soprano,  being  of  good 
quality  and  sweetness.  Her  best  num- 
bers were  Bohm's  Calm  as  the  Night 
and  a  group  of  songs  by  Mr.  Genss. 
Mrs.  Strelitz- Davis,  who  has  recently 
studied  with  Mr.  Genss,  showed  won- 
derful improvement  as  a  pianist,  hav- 
gained  a  most  artistic  finish,  tone  and 
character  in  her  work.  Her  numbers, 
Tarantella  (Leschetitsky)  a  Mendel- 
sohn's composition  and  Nichtstuk,  by 
Mr.  Genss,  won  her  the  approbation 
of  her  audience. 

miss  si.ixkey's  recital. 
A  vocal  concert  will  be  given  by  Miss 
Lillian  R.  Slinkeyou  Monday  evening 
October  16th,  in  Sherman  &  Clay's 
Hall. 

Miss  Slinkey  will  be  assisted  by  Miss 
Marion  Bear,  pianist,  and  the  following 
trio,  Mr.  Hother  Wismer,  violinist, 
Dr  Arthur  Regensburger,  cellist  and 
Mr.  Fred  Maurer,  pianist. 


STUDIO  ECHOES 

David  Manlloyd  will  soon  give  a 
concert. 

Roscoe  Warren  Lucy  has  planned  a 
long  concert  tour  and  will  go  as  far 
south  as  San  Diego. 

Mrs.  Mary  Fairweather,  head  of  the 
dramatic  department  of  the  Yon  Mey- 
erinck  School,  will  begin  a  course  of 
lectures  from  "Scale  to  Symphony" 
which  will  be  illustrated  by  pupils  of 
the  school. 

It  is  to  be  hoped  that  Sig.  Abramoff 
will  give  a  concert  this  season.  His 
pupil,  Miss  Sandelin,  would  be  a  great 
attraction,  her  lovely,  well-trained 
voice  having  already  won  her  much 
praise. 

Miss  Hey manson,  pianist  and  vocal- 
ist and  a  graduate  of  the  Royal  Aca- 
demy of  London  and  the  Berlin  Con- 
servatory, has  arrived  in  San  Francis- 
co, where  she  will  be  known  in  con- 
cert and  as  a  teacher.  Miss  Hey  man- 
son  is  most  enthusiastic  in  her  art  and 
has  already  found  friends. 

Joseph  Greven  has  plans  for  a  con- 
cert in  the  near  future  when  Miss 
Lilly  Roeder  will  sing.  She  has  al- 
ready appeared  with  success  and  Mr. 
Greven  looks  forward  to  a  bright  ca- 
reer for  her. 

— Mary  Frances  Frauds. 


10 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


October  7th,  1899 


LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  ANilELES,  Oct  3. — The  theaters  are 
now  doing  a  good  business,  and  from  the 
bookings  already  made  it  appears  that  this 
is  to  be  an  exceptionally  attractive  season 
for  lovers  of  the  drama.  The  Los  Angeles 
Theater  has  a  list  that  is  hard  to  beat.  The 
Burbank  is  booked  full  to  the  end  of  the  sea- 
son, and  it  goes  without  saying  that  the 
Orpheutn.the  place  where  every  one  goes, 
will  continue  to  give  the  patrons  the  good 
attractions  it  always  has.  Aside  from  this, 
the  city  will  be  favored  with  several  musi- 
cal celebrities  ibis  season. 

Irene  Everett  has  left  the  Frawley  Com- 
pany to  keep  an  engagement  made  some 
time  ago  with  Dave  Hayman  and  play 
Leading  Lady  in  Life's  Drama,  with  the 
lucky  Hayman  in  the  role  of  husband. 
Congratulations  are  in  order. 

TheOrpheum  orchestra  has  been  engaged 
to  play  at  Levy's  Cafe  nights  after  the  per- 
formance. 

Mary  Hampton  of  the  Frawley  Company 
has  been  nicknamed  "Watermellon  Mary" 
by  the  other  ladies  of  the  company,  owing 
to  the  assortment  of  wardrobe  she  brought 
with  her,  and  the  variegated  colors  of  the 
same.  From  which  we  draw  the  conclusion 
that  the  ladies  of  the  stage  are  not  unlike 
the  others  of  their  sex  the  other  side  of  the 
foot-lights. 

The  Los  Angeles  Theater  will  be  closed 
till  Oct.  9,  when  a  Yenuine  Yentleman  will 
make  its  initial  appearance  to  a  Los  Angeles 
audience,  holding  the  boards  9-10-11. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theater,  the 
Frawley  Company  are  playing  The  Dancing 
Girl  to  full  houses  nightly.  Under  the  able 
management  of  Mr.  Oliver  Morosco,  this 
playhouse  is  fast  regaining  the  laurels  it  has 
lost  the  past  few  seasons.  For  next  week 
The  Head  of  the  Family  is  underscored.  In 
the  Dancing  Girl  Mary  Hampton  made  her 
initial  bow  to  a  Los  Angeles  audience.  Her 
part  as  Drusilla  Ives  is  well  played,  and  she 
made  a  strong  impression  on  her  audience. 
Frawley,  as  the  Duke  of  Guisebury,  had  a 
part  to  which  he  is  admirably  adapted,  and 
it  goes  without  saying  that  he  brought  out 
all  there  is  in  the  character.  Mary  Van 
Buren,  in  the  impersonation  of  Sibyl  Crake, 
has  a  chance  to  bring  out  the  force,  beauty 
and  lovable  traits  of  that  unfortunate  girl, 
and  she  does  it  to  perfection.  Harrington 
Reynolds,  as  David  Ives,  carries  his  audience 
with  him  through  the  performance.  This 
sterling  actor  is  a  pronounced  favorite  in 
Los  Angeles,  and  his  conscientious  work  in 
his  different  roles  is  fully  appreciated. 
Francis  Byrne,  Harry  Duffield  and  Frank 
Mathieu  give  very  good  interpretations  of 
their  respective  parts,  and  the  minor  roles 
are  all  well  tilled. 

At  the  Orpheum  an  excellent  bill  holds 
the  boards,  and  the  regular  crowds  enjoy  a 
good  performance,  headed  by  the  Hungarian 
Boys'  Band,  closely  followed  by  Bright  Bros., 
Hallen  &  Fuller,  in  their  pleasing  sketch 
by  George  M.  Cohan,  His  Wife's  Hero, 
Charley  Case,   Bachelors'    Club  Quartet, 


Arnold  Grazer,  and  the  Crawford  Sisters. 
Manager  Bronson,  not  to  be  outdone  by 
Mauager  Morosco,  gave  a  Dewey  Night  that 
was  a  complete  success.  The  theater  was 
decorated  with  "Old  Glory,"  and  some  addi- 
tional features  added  to  the  program. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


OAKLAND 


Special  Correspondence 

Oakland,  Cai..,  October  3d,  '99.  After 
being  closed  for  over  four  months, 
the  MacDonough  Theatre  re-opened  last 
Thursday  evening.  The  attraction  was 
Mr.  Clay  Clement,  supported  by  an  excel- 
lent company,  presenting  The  New  Domin- 
ion and  the  Bells.  Both  plays  were  well 
presented  and  the  audiences  were  large  and 
fashionable.  The  next  attraction  will  be 
Eddie  Foy,  the  well  known  comedian,  who, 
supported  by  a  fine  company  in  the  comedy 
Hot -1  Topsy  Turvy.  The  engagement  is 
for  one  night  only,  Saturday  evening  Oct. 
7th.  Commencing  Monday  evening,  Oct. 
9th,  Mine.  Modjeska  opens  a  four  night  en- 
gagement presenting  Mary  Stuart,  Macbeth, 
and  The  Ladies'  Battle.  The  advance  sale 
of  seats  has  been  very  large.  At  the  Dewey 
Opera  House  the  Grand  Stock  Co.  have  been 
giving  an  excellent  production  of  Alexander 
Dumas'  successful  drama,  The  Three  Guards- 
men. Landers  Stevens  has  made  a  decided 
hit  in  his  interpretation  of  the  soldierly 
D'Artagnan.  Mr.  Stevens  support  is  excel- 
lent throughout,  with  the  exception  of  a  Mr. 
Whipple  an  amateur,  who  has  a  voice  of 
a  decidedly  excruciating  quality.  Special 
mention  should  be  made  of  Fannie  Gillette, 
Maude  Miller,  Alice  Saunders,  Maurice 
Stewart  and  Carl  Birch,  who  all  do  excep- 
tionally clever  work.  The  scenic  effects  are 
up  to  the  standard  and  the  costumes  are  very 
handsome.  Taking  it  in  all,  the  production 
of  The  Three  Guardsmen  is  the  finest  Mr. 
Stevens  has  yet  presented  to  the  patrons  of 
this  popular  house.  Week  of  October  9th, 
The  Two  Orphans. 

Herbert  B.  Clark. 


HONOLULU 


Special  Correspondence. 

Honolulu,  H.  I.,  Sept.  19.— Hamilton 
Hill,  baritone  singer,  arrived  from  Sidney 
last  week  and  is  filling  an  engagement  at 
the  Orpheum.  Hill  has  a  good  clear  voice, 
and  his  enunciation  is  perfect.  He  leaves 
for  San  Francisco  after  fulfilling  his  engage- 
ment here. 

Rawe's  native  Maori  orator,  late  from  New 
Zealand,  is  to  deliver  a  series  of  lectures  here 
upon  his  own  people.  He  most  likely  will 
go  to  San  Francisco  and  tour  the  states. 
His  object  is  to  raise  funds  for  schools  for 
the  training  of  the  Maori  children. 

Trixie  Coleman,  buck  and  wing  dancer  at 
the  Orpheum,  has  become  quite  a  favorite  to 
the  theater-going  people.  The  same  was 
demonstrated  last  Saturday  night,  when  the 
fair  Trixie  was  the  receipient  of  "all  kinds" 
of  silver  coin  which  was  tossed  to  her  while 
doing  her  turn.  Native  Son. 


STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Stockton,  Cal.,  Oct.  3— The  Weston  & 
Herbert  Vaudeville  Co.  opened  here  Monday 
evening  to  a  crowded  house.  The  company- 
is  stronger  than  it  was  on  its  former  appear- 
ance here.  Among  the  performers  who  es- 
pecially pleased  were  Hugh  J.  Emtnett, 
musical  monologist  and  ventriloquist.  He 
kept  the  people  in  roars  of  laughter.  Weston 
&  Herbert  themselves  were  compelled  to 
respond  to  several  encores.  The  company 
is  billed  for  three  nights  but  owing  to 
crowded  houses  decided  to  remain  four.  On 
Friday  evening,  Eddie  Foy  &  Co.  will  be 
seen  here  in  Hotel  Topsy  Turvy. 

 M.  T.  Carkeek. 

HANFORD 

Special  Correspondence 

Hanford,  Oct.  3. — I  wrote  you  three 
weeks  ago  that  the  Hanford  Opera  House 
was  doomed  for  an  all  season  go-by,  that 
Manager  Kauntz  had  pulled  down  the  blinds 
and  discharged  the  janitor,  and  you  pub- 
lished the  fact.  Result,  letters  came  pour- 
ing in  at  such  a  lively  rate  that  the  manager 
not  only  reinstated  the  janitor,  but  hired  a 
corresponding  secretary,  and  thus  far  the 
following  announcements  appear  on  the 
boards: 

October  3d  and  4th  the  Twentieth  Century 
players,  with  Peck's  Bad  Boy  and  other 
funny  things. 

October  14th,  the  farce  comedy  Vanity 
Fair. 

November  6th,  Daily  Stock  Company, 
week's  engagement. 

November  17th,  the  great  farce  comedy  of 
Delcher  &  Hennesy,  entitled  Brown's  in 
Town. 

December  5th,  Thall  &  Kennedy's  Yon 
Yonson. 

December  7th,  Richard  &Pringle  Georgia 
Minstrels. 

Jan.  22d,  Elleford  Stock  Company,  one 
week's  engagement. 

Other  companies  intervening. 

Who  says  the  Review  isn't  read  by  the 
show  people?  Kauutz  says  it  is  an  all  right 
paper. 

Walter  Main's  big  circus  will  be  here  on 
October  17th.  In  haste, 

  P. 

SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 
Clay  Clement  and  his  company  returned 
for  two  nights  (Jet.  2-3,  presenting  A  New 
Dominion  and  A  Scrap  of  Paper.  Business 
was  good  for  a  return  engagement.  The 
company  leave  for  Australia  and  Honolulu 
Oct.  4. 

Predictions  point  to  a  big  house  for  Thurs- 
day night  when  Eddie  Foy  in  Hotel  Topsy 
Turvy  opens.  He  has  a  company  of  fifty 
people  this  year.  The  town  is  well  billed 
with  A  Midnight  Bell  paper,  which  is  to  be 
given  Oct.  7-8,  with  our  old  favorite,  L.  R. 
Stockwell,  in  the  leading  character. 

On  the  13th  we  are  to  have  Modjeska  in 
Marie  Antoinette. 

Manager  Geo.  W.  Ficks  of  the  Cluniehas 


a  long  list  of  attractions  for  the  coming  sea- 
son; in  fact  everything  that  is  booked  for 
San  Francisco  will  appear  in  this  city. 

Since  Manager  Ficks  and  his  very  capable 
assistant,  Geo.  A.  Bovver,  have  taken  hold 
of  affairs  at  the  Cluuie.  the  attractions  have 
been  stronger  and  the  attendance  much 
better. 

T A  COMA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Tacoma,  Wash.,  10-2-99.  The  Black 
Sheep,  one  of  Hoyt's  most  successful  plays, 
will  appear  in  the  Tacoma  Theater  next 
Saturday,  the  7th  inst. 


On  the  %oad 

Modjeska. 
Oakland  October  9-12;  Sacramento 
13; 

Weston  &  Herbert's  Vaudevilles. 
Fresno  9-16 

A  Milk  White  Flag. 
Carson   City  9;  Virginia  City  10; 
Reno  11;  Sacramento  12; 

Jessie  Shirley  Company. 
Grants  Pass  9;  Vreka  16; 

Sam  Shaw  Company. 
New  Westminister  9-15; 


Clay  Clement  Settles 

Iust  before  the  Honolulu  boat  that 
was  to  take  the  Clay  Clement  Com- 
pany to  Honolulu  departed,  it  looked 
for  a  few  minutes  as  though  the  com- 
pany would  tarry  awhile  longer  in 
San  Francisco.  T.  F.  O'Malley,  a 
one-time  actor  in  Clement's  Company, 
had  a  claim  out  for  $245  for  taking 
care  of  a  child  of  Clement  by  a  former 
wife.  Rather  than  lose  the  trip,  the 
claim  was  settled  at  the  last  moment. 


The  San  Francisco  Dramatic  Re- 
view is  the  name  of  a  new  weekly 
paper  which  has  just  made  its  appear- 
ance in  the  Bay  City.  It  consists  of 
sixteen  pages  handsomely  printed, 
liberally  illustrated,  and  well  filled 
with  matter  pertaining  to  the  stage 
and  its  people.  An  illustrated  supple- 
ment also  forms  an  attractive  feature 
of  the  first  number.  It  is  published 
by  the  Dramatic  Review  Publishing 
Company. — Los  Angeles  Times. 


Tellula  Evans,  once  upon  a  time  a 
well-established  San  Francisco  favor- 
ite in  comic  opera,  is  now  singing  at 
the  Chutes  in  Denver,  and  may  soon 
be  seen  here  in  vaudeville. 


October  7th,  1899 


Hotel  Topsy  Turvy 
the  Columbia. 

The  Columbia  will  have  an  attraction 
*  of  unusual  interest  opening  Sun- 
day October  8th.  It  is  Hotel  Topsy 
Turvy,  which  has  been  delighting  New 
York  play-goers  at  the  Herald  Square 
Theater  for  102  nights  and  is  now  sent 
en  tour  to  the  principal  cities. 

Hotel  Topsy  Turvy  also  enjoyed  a 
prolonged  stay  of  two  years  at  the 
Folies  Dramatiques  in  Paris  and  is  now 
creating  incessant  laughter  and  attract- 
ing large  audiences  to  the  Comedy 
Theater,  London,  Eng.  It  is  a  pro- 
duction that  has  everything  possible 
in  its  make- up  to  amuse.  Its  dialogue 
is  crisp  and  of  up-to-date-ness  that  is 
entirely  unconventional.  In  music  it 
smacks  of  that  gay  Parisian  atmos- 
phere which  scintillates  and  keeps  one 
humming  the  different  numbers.  Be- 
ing the  work  of  such  prominent  writers 
as  Maurice  Ordonneau,  Arthur  Stur- 
gess  and  Edgar  Smith,  who  are  re- 
sponsible for  the  libretto;  Victor  Roger 
and  Lionel  Monckton,  who  composed 
the  music,  it  could  not  help  being  at 
least  interesting.  It  is  said  to  be  the 
happiest  of  musical  comedies  that  have 
been  fostered  by  these  writers  even 
individually  or  in  joint  work.  Hotel 
Topsy  Turvy  is  not  only  an  amusing 
comedy,  but  a  production  complete 
with  elaborate  scenic  pictures  and 
staged  with  all  the  lavishness  that  is 
characteristic  of  Herald  Square  Thea- 
ter presentations;  being  replete  with 
effects  that  are  pleasing  to  the  eye  in 
mounting  and  in  costuming. 

The  players  who  interpret  the  differ- 
ent roles  have  been  selected  from  the 
field  of  the  most  prominent  entertainers 
and  includes  Eddie  Foy,  Burrell  Bar- 
baretto,  Phil  H.  Ryley,  J.  C.  Marlow, 
Wm.  F.  Carroll,  George  Romain,  Gus 
Mortimer,  the  inimitable  Josie  DeWitt, 
Octavia  Barbe,  Bertie  Fowler,  Pauline 
Dufneld,  Louise  Rosa,  and  Amelia 
Clover. 

There  is  a  chorus  impersonating  cir- 
cus riders,  acrobats,  peasants,  fruit 
sellers,  villagers,  etc.,  and  all  that  com- 
poses a  circus  day,  made  up  from  the 
most  attractive  ladies  of  the  Herald 
Square  Theater  forces.  Many  people 
here  have  seen  Hotel  Topsy  Turvy  in 
New  York  and  have  said  so  many 
pleasant  things  of  it  that  its  reception 
will  undoubtedly  be  as  enthusiastic 
here  as  it  was  in  other  cities. 


A  Great  Improvement 

A  reception  to  the  press  and  friends 
of  Manager  Friedlander  was 
given  at  the  California  theater  last 
Friday  evening.  In  the  absence  of 
Mr.  Friedlander,  who  is  in  the  East, 
L.  C.  Oppenheimer  and  Phil  Hast- 
ings did  the  honors  for  the  large  crowd 
that  went  to  see  how  artistic  the  thea- 
ter had  been  made.  The  dress  circle 
has  been  abolished,  converting  the 
lower  floor  into  an  orchestra  and  giv- 
ing room  for  a  hundred  more  seats. 
Many  more  electric  lights  have  been 
added,  the  walls  retinted,  a  new  asbes- 
tos drop  curtain  and  new  scenery 
added,  and  not  the  least  noticeable  are 
the  beautiful  new  carpets,  curtains  and 
portieres.  There  is  a  much  brighter 
aspect  to  the  whole  house,  an  improve- 
ment that  is  greatly  appreciated  by  the 
patrons  of  the  California.  This  thea- 
ter is  now  one  of  the  cosiest  and  most 
gorgeously  fitted  of  any  in  the  city. 

George  Osbourne  is  winning  great 
praise  for  his  work  in  Brady's  New 
York  Company,  in  presenting  A 
Stranger  in  a  Strange  Land. 


at     Coming  (Attractions 

The  theater  goers  of  San  Francisco 
have  much  in  store  for  them. 
Every  manager  has  made  bookings  for 
the  winter  season  that  surpass  the  at- 
tractions of  any  former  season.  The 
companies  and  players  already  booked 
are  as  follows  : 

Columbia  —  Drew  Donaldson  in 
Sousa's  Bride  Elect;  Sol  Smith  Russell 
in  Peaceful  Valley,  A  Poor  Relation, 
and  a  new  play.  Maclvn  Arbuckle 
in  Why  Smith  Left  Home,  De  Wolf 
Hopper  in  The  Charlatan,  James- 
Kidder-Hanford  triumvirate  in  old 
masterpieces.  Mrs.  Leslie  Carter  in 
Zaza,  Maud  Adams  in  The  Little  Min- 
ister, Dennian  Thompson  in  The  Old 
Homestead,  Willie  Collier  in  his  new 
comedy,  Mr.  Smooth;  Nat  Goodwin 
and  Maxine  Elliott  in  Nathan  Hale 
and  The  Cowboy  and  the  Lady,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Kendall  in  repertoire,  Olga 
Nethersole  in  repertoire,  the  Boston- 
ians  in  their  new  opera, The  Smuggler's 
Bride,  the  Lyceum  Company  in  Tre- 
lawny  of  the  Wells,  and  John  Iuger- 
field,  John  Drew  in  repertoire;  The 
Christian. 

California — Nance  O'Neil  and  com- 
pany, Brown's  in  Town;  the  Frawleys 
in  Cumberland  61  and  The  Sporting 
Duchess;  Harry  Corson  Clarke  in 
What  Happened  to  Jones  and  a  new 
play;  Arthur  Donaldson  in  Yon  Yon- 
son,  and  James  Neill  stock  company 
in  repertoire  and  other  plays  to  be  an- 
nounced later. 

Tivoli — The  Runaway  Girl,  Marie 
Tempest's  The  Algerian,  Weber  and 
Field's  famous  satire,  The  Geezer; 
The  Mandarin,  The  Fencing  Master, 
La  Tzigano,  Rob  Roy,  all  from  the  pen 
of  Harry  B.  Smith  and  Reginald  de 
Koven,  authors  of  Robin  Hood;  The 
Wedding  Day,  The  Goddess  of  Truth, 
Friend  Fritz,  King  Rene's  Daughter, 
and  The  Magic  Kiss,  last  season's  big 
success,  all  by  Stanislaus  Strange  and 
Julian  Edwards;  Digby  Bell's  Jupiter, 
The  Grand  Vizier,  The  Daughter  of 
the  Nile  and  Florella,  by  Edgar  Smith 
and  Herman  Perlet;  Wang,  and  the 
unique  piece,  The  Musketeers. 

Alcazar —  My  Sweetheart,  Myster- 
ious Mr.  Bugle,  A  Coat  of  Many 
Colors,  Darkest  Russia,  Jim  the  Pen- 
man, Brother  John,  Sowing  the  Wind, 
Across  the  Potomac,  Lord  Chumley, 
One  Error,  Double  Mirage,  Indian 
Summer, The  Impudent  Young  Couple, 
Lady  Windermere's  Fan,  Butterflies, 
Captain  Letterblair,  The  New  South, 
Aristocracy,  Stranglersof  Paris,  Saints 
and  Sinners,  For  Fair  Virginia,  Gossip, 
Delmonico's  at  Six,  Prodigal  Father, 
Oh  Susannah,  A  Modern  Match,  The 
Amazons,  A  Married  Woman,  His 
Absent  Boy,  Carmen,  The  Octoroon, 
My  Friend  from  India,  The  Old  Coat, 
Jimmie  Fadden,  Separation,  The  Gay 
Deceiver,  His  Wife's  Father,  Cheek, 
The  Thoroughbred,  The  Manicure, 
Mother  Earth,  Francis  Power's  new 
play;  The  Guardsman,  Proper  Caper, 
The  Masked  Ball,  A  Woman  of  No 
Importance,  American  Minister,  Char- 
ley's Aunt,  The  Foundling,  The  Gray 
Mare,  Miss  Dynamite,  Never  Again, 
The  Solicitor,  Miss  Francis  of  Yale, 
Innocent  as  a  Lamb,  Telling  the  Truth, 
Nerves,  Lem  Kettle,  The  Capital. 

Grand  Opera  House — Plans  for  the 
time  following  the  holidays  have  not 
been  completed,  but  in  the  meantime 
a  number  of  popular  comic  operas  will 
be  produced;  also  an  entirely  new 
opera  by  H.  J.  Stewart  and  Clay 
Greene.  Preparations  are  being  made 
for  a  gorgeous  Christmas  spectacle. 

Vaudeville — The  Orpheum,  Chutes 
and  Olympia  have  made  arrangements 


for  good  attractions  for  the  winter  sea- 
son. Manager  Morissey  promises 
some  European  novelties  for  the  Or- 
pheum patrons. 

PERSONAL 

Otheman  Stevens,  the  well 
known  Los  Angeles  dramatic  critic, 
was  a  caller  at  the  Review  office  this 
week. 

Miss  Mary  Towxi.ev  who  has  made 
a  hit  this  season  with  Felix  Morris,  is 
the  daughter  of  a  prominent  and 
wealthy  Chicago  business  man. 

Mrs.  Krei.ing,  proprietor  of  the 
Tivoli,  gave  a  reception  on  Wednesday 
of  last  week  to  the  principals  of  the 
Tivoli  Grand  Opera  Co.  and  to 
Musical  Director  Hirschfeld. 

Anna  Lavghmn,  a  clever  San  Fran- 
cisco girl  who  has  been  singing 
soubrette  roles  atid  giving  imitations 
of  celebrities  with  the  Wilbur  Opera 
Co.  in  the  East,  will  soon  be  in  San 
Francisco,  to  spend  her  summer 
vacation. 

Mr.  William  Robinson,  the  new 
musical  director  of  the  Grand  Opera 
House,  has  taken  up  the  work  of  Di- 
rector Simonson  in  a  most  satisfactory 
manner.  He  has  already  become  a  fa- 
vorite with  all  the  singers  and  attaches 
of  the  Grand. 

The  Maggie  Moore-Roberts'  Com- 
pany, failing  to  secure  one  of  the  first- 
class  theaters  here  at  present,  will  be- 
gin their  American  engagement  at 
Portland,  playing  the  California 
cities  later  in  the  season.  The  com- 
pany will  leave  the  city  on  Tuesday. 

Harry  Girard,  who  appears  in  the 
Tivoli's  production  of  Satanella,  is  a 
brother  of  the  late  Oscar  Girard  who 
recently  died  in  Australia.  Mr.  Girard 
has  been  engaged  in  church  work  and 
vocal  teaching  in  New  York,  and  is  a 
first-class  musician,  possessed  of  a  fine 
baritone  voice. 

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12  THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC   REVIEW  October  7th,  1899 


The  Recognized  Theatrical  Exchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast 


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General  Booking  and  Managing  Business 


Companies  organized, 
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booked  on  the 
Coast. 


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Foreign  Correspondence 

LONDON 

Special  Correspondence 

London,  Sept.  16. — The  Ghetto  an  adap 
tion  in  three  acts  of  the  drama  by  Herman 
Hcyermans,  the  younger,  produced  at  the 
Comedy  Theater,  Saturday  evening  may  be 
described  as  corumendably  decent  but  decid- 
edly dull.  Therefore  there  can  be  little 
chance  of  its  finding  favor  among  the  gen- 
eral bxly  of  play  goers.  Dullness  with  them 
is  the  one  sin  that  is  unpardonable.  Mr. 
Fernald  the  adaptor,  we  understand, 
repudiates  the  ending  of  the  play,  but  it  is 
open  to  question  whether  the  one  he  con- 
trived would  have  pr  >ved  more  dramatic 
and  effective.  Really,  though  it  does  not 
m  itter,  for  as  we  have  said,  The  Ghetto  is  so 
deadly  dull  that  its  chances  for  a  prolonged 
life  are  poor  indeed. 

Mr.  Kyrle  Bellew  as  Rafael  and  Mrs.  Potter 
as  Rosa,  made  the  most  of  their  opportuni- 
ties which  are  not  many.  The  Gaiety 
opened  on  Saturday  evening  and  the  presence 
of  a  crowded  house  proved  that  The  Runaway 
Girl  had  lost  none  of  its  attractiveness. 

The  Elixir  of  Youth,  brought  out  at  the 
Vaudeville  last  week  should  be  seen  by  all 
who  love  to  laugh.  The  performance  of 
Saturday  night  went  with  a  roar  from  start  to 
finish,  the  chief  contributors  to  the  success 
being  Mr.  Geolge  Giddens  as  old  Greensdale 
— splendidly  comical,  Mr.  Fred  Eastman  as  a 
furiously  jealous  Italian  upholsterer,  des- 
perately in  love  with  Suzette,  a  French 
ladies  maid,  Miss  Juliet  Nesville  as  that 
maid,  and  MissEUis  Jeffreys  as  Cora  Carring- 
tou.  About  the  end  of  the  present  month 
there  will  be  a  novelty  of  considerable 
importance  at  the  Criterion  Theater.  A  ver- 
sion of  Ma  Bru  recently  played  at  the 
Odeon,  Peris,  will  be  produced  under  the 
name  of  My  Son's  Wife.  Mr  Seymour 
Hicks  and  Miss  Ellaiene  Terriss  represent- 
ing the  son  and  daughter-in-law  of  the 
cantankarous  mother-in  law,  a  part  to  be 
sustained  by  Miss  Fannie  Brough. 

Murray  Carson  on  Monday  commenced 
his  much  talked  of  season  at  the  Kensington 
Theater  with  Richard  the  Third.  Mr.  Car- 
son's Richard  is  good  but  not  great. 

A  New  Yorker. 

LONDON  NOTES. 

The  dwarfs  in  the  company  known  here 
as  the  Liliputians,  did  not  please  in  London. 
They  were  looked  upon  as  freaks.  They  wrote 
rather  a  pathetic  letter  to  the  Stage  request- 
ing that  their  talents  as  well  as  their  sizes  be 
taken  into  consideration.  Mrs.  Potter  and 
Kyrle  Bellew  are  playing  Romeo  and  Juliet 
through  the  English  provinces.  Madge 
Lessing  will  be  in  the  Whirl  of  the  Town 
soon  at  a  London  theater.  In  the  version 
acted  there  the  burlesque  will  be  localized 
only  in  the  second  act.  There  London  char- 
acters will  be  introduced.  Emily  Soldene 
at  a  charity  matinee  sang  the  serenade  from 
Genevieve  de  Brabant  with  which  her  old- 
time  fame  used  to  be  so  closely  associated. 
Lancelot  of  the  Lake,  which  Murray  Carson 
is  soon  to  act  in  London,  was  written  by 
Louis  L.  Parker  for  E.  S.  Willard,  who  re- 
tains the  American  rights  to  it.  Mr.  Willard 
did  not  produce  the  play  earlier  as  Sir  Henry 
Irving's  King  Arthur  made  it  impracticable. 
The  Elixir  of  Youth,  which  George  Sims 
called  his  version  of  the  farce  known  here  as 
The  Proper  Caper,  and  In  Paradise,  the  Ger- 
man addition  of  the  essence  of  youth  has 
been  retained.  This  idea  affords  good  op- 
portunities to  the  farcical  comedian.  The 
play  did  not  especially  please  in  London. 
The  Wire  Walker  is  the  title  selected  for 
The  American  Beauty  when  it  succeeds  The 
Belle  of  New  York  at  the  Shaftsbury  Thea- 
ter. But  that  will  not  be  necessary  for 
another  year.  It  is  a  theory  with  London 
managers  that  a  play  which  has  run  for  a 
year  can  also  run  for  a  second  twelve  months 
with  profit.  Letty  Lind,  who  recently 
thought  of  going  to  New  York,  has  changed 


her  mind  and  will  remain  in  London. 
Strange  news  sometimes  goes  from  London 
concerning  the  vogue  of  American  playsand 
actors  here.  S.  Miller  Kent  took  Mr.  Good- 
win's place  in  An  American  Citizen  during 
the  star's  illness,  and  is  said  to  have  pleased 
London  audiences  so  well  that  he  will  re- 
main in  the  play  at  another  theater  after 
Mr.  Goodwin's  return  to  the  United  States. 

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The  letter  writers  have  started  in.  They're 
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Mr.  Editor — Did  you  get  a  vote  yester- 
day for  a  chorus-girl  ?  I  saw  my  brother 
cutting  one  out  of  the  dramatic  review 
yesterday,  and  I  asked  him  for  whom  he 
was  voting  but  he  wouldn't  tell  me.  I  think 
he  is  real  mean.  Won't  you  tell  me  who  he 
voted  for.  I  suspect  it's  for  that  tall  brunette 
chorusgirl  at  Morosco's — Tom,  there  I  didn't 
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Dramatic  Rkview — You've  struck  a 
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Just  as  soon  as  I  can  save  up  $3.00  I'm  going 
to  subscribe.  There's  a  little  blonde  girl  at 
the  Tivoli  that  ought  to  carry  off  that  watch. 
Yours  very  respectfully, 

J.  EL  D. 

Citv,  October  3,  1899. 
Dramatic  Review — I've  just  heard  a  fel- 
ler say  that  either  Hannah  Davis  or  Blanche 
Woodman  was  going  to  carry  off  that  there 
gold  watch.  Say,  them  two  ain't  in  it  with 
Ida  Stubbs — there  only  ordinary  gas  along- 
side of  her — she's  a  Welsbach  incandescent. 
I  send  5  votes  and  some  other  fellers  who 
used  to  go  school  with  her  is  hustling  votes. 

"Jack  L." 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS  WRITES. 

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made  a  splendid  beginning,  is  most  inter- 
esting and  full  of  variety.  Especially  good 
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good  wishes  for  the  paper's  long  life  and 
prosperity. 

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Characters 
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I. 

She  calls  him  her  mascot,  her  dear  Cigarette, 
He  walks  with  her,  drives  with  her, — shops  ! 
vShe  wrecks  his  digestion,  the  poor  little  pet, 
On  a  diet  of  choice  lolipops. 

II. 

She  can't  think  her  business,  she  can't  learn 

her  part, 
Unless  the  dear  creature's  in  tow  ; 
Whatever  is  cheering  or  breaking  herheart, 
The  gay  Cigarette's  "in  the  know." 


in. 

She'll  do  her  own  hair  while  her  maid  pesters 
him  with  bath  and  hug 

(Suzette  does  not  relish  the  fun), 

And  sees  that  he's  placed  on  the  best  Turk- 
ish rug, 

To  blink  and  then  snooze  in  the  sun. 
IV. 

At  afternoon  teas  this  intelligent  beast 
Could  he  talk,  would  be  voted  the  vogue; 
He'd  give  every  gossip  a  table  d'hote  feast, 
This  wise,  broad-nosed,  saucy-faced  rogue. 


V. 

He's  conversant  quite  with  "le  petit  super" 
With  dressing  room  gags  en  rapport ; 
He  may  have  heard  tales  just  a  trifle  risque, 
You'd  not  find  his  dogship  a  bore. 

VI. 

And  who  is  the  lady  ?    You  don't  know,  you 
say  ? 

Just  send  you  a  ray  through  the  fog? 

Of  all  the  "profcsh"  who  could  it  be  pray 

Hut  the  actress  who  dotes  on  her  dog  ? 

— D.  C. 


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Need  of  Dramatic 
Training 

T~"hk  condition  of  American  dramatic 
'  art  is  an  important  status  in  our 
country.  Improvements  in  dramatic 
performances  are  demanded  by  the 
critics,  the  thinking  public  and  the 
more  conscientious  of  our  actors  for 
the  good  of  young  actors  and  of  art  in 
the  future. 

We  have  as  a  rule  in  our  cities  good 
theater  buildings,  good  stage  settings, 
machinery  and  make-ups,  but  these 
are  only  the  frame  to  the  picture. 
We  want  more  attention  to  the  paint- 
ing; we  want  actors  and  actresses  who 
aim  to  be  artists,  who  are  qualified  by 
education  and  culture,  not  only  ad- 
dressed to  the  eye  in  dramatic  poise 
and  emotion,  but  in  voice  and  articu- 
lation; not  the  careless,  slovenly  way 
of  so  many  of  both  sexes  making  up 
our  companies,  where  one  in  the 
audience  sits  quietly  guessing  what 
they  are  talking  about.  It  is  there- 
fore the  education  of  the  actor  and 
actress  which  must  develop  a  higher 
standard  and  consequently  better  class 
of  plays. 

In  the  decadence  of  stock  companies 
through  the  country,  which  we  are 
happy  to  say  are  again  being  estab- 
lished, the  young  actor  lost  that  sys- 
tem of  training  in  dramatic  art  and 
which  was  of  great  assistance  to  him 
as  to  memorizing  and  the  practical 
technique  of  the  stage.  The  compan- 
ies in  Europe  surrounding  a  star  are 
much  in  advance  of  our  companies  in 
this  country,  each  one  being  finished 
in  the  smallest  part.  I  particularly 
observed  this  in  the  company  accom- 
panying Wilson  Barrett. 

The  first  theater  in  the  world  is  the 
Theater  Francaise,  with  its  great  con- 
servatoire, graduating  Rachel,  Bern- 
hardt and  all  the  leading  artists  of  the 
Parisian  theaters;  Italian  schools  have 
graduated  Rossi,  Salvini,  Ristori  and 
the  leading  artists  of  Italy.  In  Ger- 
many Shakespeare's  productions  are 
played  more  than  in  any  other  country 
not  excepting  England.  We  are  in 
America  a  dramatic  race  and  are  cap- 
able of  great  dramatic  possibilities. 
We  inherit  this  from  the  amalgamation 
of  races,  the  climate,  our  ambitions, 
and  our  sturdy  inheritance  from  Eng- 
lish ancestry,  as  also  our  esprit  from 
the  French.  Our  best  talent  on  the 
stage  has  come  from  the  West  and  the 
South.  California  has  given  more 
talent  to  the  stage  than  any  other  state. 

We  live  in  a  critical  and  progressive 
age  and  we  demand  education  for  the 
stage,  moral  and  athletic  training. 
We  want  the  "modesty  of  nature" 
educated  and  improved  by  art,  until  it 
is  nature  better  understood.  We  want 
no  "mouthing  or  sawing  the  air."  In 
talking  with  Edwin  Booth  some  years 
ago  he  said:  "Oh,  Madam,  teach  them 
how  to  breathe  properly;  they  will  find 
the  benefit  it  will  be  to  them,  giving 
them  power  of  speech  and  grace  of 
of  action."  We  are  having  schools 
r    v  every  where  imitating  our  neigh- 


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bors  over  the  water.  By  study  actors 
will  benefit  mentally  and  physically, 
and  when  adopting  the  profession  feel 
power  and  fitness  for  their  calling,  as 
"knowledge  is  power." 

Managers  are  now  seeing  this  neces- 
sity and  refuse  to  take  into  their  com- 
panies the  uneducated  and  untrained. 
Thus  the  profession  of  the  stage  is  be- 
coming every  day  more  elevated  and 
making  places  for  ladies  and  gentle- 
men of  refinement  and  education  to 
seek  that  profession.  They  are  being 
better  paid  than  in  years  past  and 
traveling  is  a  great  educator.  I  have 
been  amused  as  well  as  provoked  by 
prominent  actors  of  this  day,  and  even 
some  not  prominent,  discouraging 
young  artists  from  adopting  the  pro- 
fession. They  goto  these  older  actors 
teeming  with  ambition  and  in  many 
cases  greatly  gifted,  and  these  Solo- 
mons talk  as  many  of  the  older  actors 
did  to  them  before  the  stage  was 
elevated  and  improved  as  now,  and 
advise  them  to  do  anything  rather 
than  seek  the  stage.  Imagine  a  girl 
of  talent  burying  the  talents  God  be- 
stowed on  her  and  wearing  her  life 
away.  Do  these  older  actors  suppose 
when  they  '  'shuffle  off  this  mortal  coil" 
that  theaters  will  cease  to  exist  ? 

The  profession  of  the  stage  should 
be  equal  to  and  rank  with  the  profes- 
sion of  the  law,  ministry,  and  by  edu- 
cation, morally  and  physically,  we  will 
make  it  so;  and  actors  and  actresses 
will  rank  with  other  professionals  and 
parents  and  guardians  will  be  proud  to 
see  their  children  and  relatives  on  the 
stage  and  following  a  profession  of  cul- 
ture, fame  and  well-paid  services. 

—A.  D.  M. 


October  7th,  1899 


DRY  GOODS  COMPANY 


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Known  from  Siskiyou  to  San 
Diego,  and  almost  anywhere  that 
the  profession  has  invaded. 
Equally  at  home  behind  the  foot- 
lights, or  directing  business  from 
the  front.  He  is  manager  of  the 
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Little  Comedies  not  upon 
the  Program. 

\  a  7  hat  a  big  hole  an  empty  theater 
'  '  is,  daytime  or  night.  What  a 
difference  from  the  acting  of  a  fine  play 
before  a  fine  audience — and  there  is  as 
much  to  interest  in  the  latter  as  in 
the  former.  Indeed,  it  is  a  very  dull 
and  unobservant  person  who  thinks 
that  when  one  goes  to  the  theater  "the 
play's  the  thing"  and  the  only  thing 
of  interest.  There  are  plays  within 
plays;  little  comedies  that  pla3'  them- 
selves out  before  the  footlights  as  well 
as  behind  them,  and  as  a  general  thing 
the  audience  alone  is  worth  the  price 
of  admission,  to  say  nothing  of  the 
show.  At  first  glance  all  audierces 
look  pretty  much  alike — tiersof  round, 
pink  discs  of  faces,  interspersed  by  the 
bright  colors  of  women's  gowns  and 
the  dark  coats  of  the  men — but  to  a 
veteran  theater  goer  it  resolves  itself 
into  a  series  of  unmistakable  types. 
There  is,  for  instance,  theserious  audi- 
ence, that  disapproves  of  the  theater 
except  as  a  means  of  culture, and  which 
nobody  could  ever  connect  with  the 
idea  of  being  amused.  It  takes  a 
blood-soaked  tragedy  to  fetch  it  out, 
and  it  is  as  cheerful  as  a  coroner's  in- 
quest. It  sits  up  stiff  and  straight  in 
the  chairs  and  only  applauds  when  it 
recognizes  a  familiar  quotation.  In 
sharp  contrast  to  this  is  the  easy-go- 
ing, good-natured  audience  that  takes 
in  the  farce  comedies,  and  whose 
laughter  is  hung  on  a  hair  trigger, 
ready  to  explode  at  the  slightest  prov- 
ocation. It  comes  in,  in  a  solid  bat- 
talion, of  well-fed  looking  men,  with 
loud  colored  shirts  and  diamonds,  and 
with  perfect  unanimity,  as  if  pulled  by 
the  same  string,  they  get  up  and  file 
out  between  every  act.  Among  the 
conspicuous  individual  types  is  the 
loud-voiced  man,  who  insists  upon  ex- 
plaining the  play  to  his  companions. 
Apparently  he  believes  himself  the 
only  person  present  of  sufficient  intel- 
ligence to  follow  the  thread  of  the  plot, 
so  he  keeps  up  a  running  comment  on 
the  situations  for  their  enlightenment. 
"He's  not  really  a  bishop,"  he  says, 
"he's  a  drummer  and  he's  playing  he's 
a  parson,  and  that  was  his  bottle  of 
liquor  he  hid  in  the  piano,  and  that 
smart  girl  is  onto  his  game,  etc.,"  he 
babbles  on  while  the  people  about  him 
have  murder  in  their  hearts,  and 
wonder  why  the  talker  wasn't  sup- 
pressed along  with  the  theater  hat. 
Sometimes  the  talker  has  his  best  girl 
along  and  then  he  is  in  clover.  He 
not  only  tells  her  all  about  the  play, 
but  takes  in  the  whole  theatrical  pro- 
fession, and  pretends  a  familiarity  with 
actors  and  actresses,  and  behind  the 
scenes,  that  make  him  seem  just  too 
much  a  man  of  the  world  and  know- 
ing for  anything  to  her.  "My,  ain't 
she  just  too  pretty,  and  ain't  that  dress 
just  grand?"  the  girl  gurgles,  when 
the  leading  woman  comes  on  the  stage; 
but  he  turns  a  blase  eye  upon  it,  and 
and  answers  in  a  scornful  voice:  "Oh, 
I  don't  know.    She's  fallen  off  in  her 


looks,  and  if  you  were  close  to  it  you 
would  see  that  dress  isn't  anything 
but  make  believe  silk."  Other  inter- 
esting types  are  the  cow-like  people, 
who  are  never  happy  unless  they  are 
chewing  something.  They  find  candy 
and  sometimes  peanuts  an  indispen- 
sable part  of  the  enjoyment  of  the  play, 
and  nothing  is  funnier  than  to  watch 
them  munching  along  through  a  whole 
good,  stirring  melodrama,  punctuating 
their  smiles  and  tears  with  chocolate 
creams  and  caramels.  Of  course  lovers 
we  have  always  with  us,  especially  at 
the  theater,  where  they  squeeze  each 
other's  hand  covertly  under  the  pro- 
gram and  gaze  into  each  other's  eyes 
at  the  soulful  passages  where  the  hero 
offers  to  go  off  and  die  for  the  peroxide- 
haired  heroine.  The  stage  is  a  great 
match-maker,  and  many  a  bashful 
swain  has  gotten  his  cue  from  the  stage 
lover.  On  the  other  hand  when  you 
see  a  couple  in  the  entr'  act  gazing 
with  a  stony  glare  at  the  drop  curtain, 
or  glaring  silently  into  space,  you 
know  they  are  either  married  or  are 
brother  and  sister.  Family  parties 
come  to  see  the  play  and  not  to  talk. 
It  is,  however,  the  people  who  go  but 
seldom  to  the  theater  who  perhaps  get 
the  most  out  of  it  and  afford  the  most 
to  the  onlooker.  They  are  not 
ashamed  of  honest  emotion,  and  they 
weep  over  the  sorrows  of  the  perse- 
cuted heroine  in  white  muslin  and  blue 
ribbon  and  hiss  the  villain  and  are  con- 
vulsed with  laughter  at  the  simple  ex- 
pedient of  the  funny  man  falling  down 
or  being  kicked  out  of  the  door.  "Just 
look  at  that!"  "Now,  I  say."  "Did 
you  ever?"  they  exclaim,  and  then 
when  the  curtain  goes  down  they  go 
home  to  tell  over  for  days  and  days  to- 
gether the  dear,  delightful  old  jokes 
and  smile  at  their  work  at  the  happy 
memories  that  come  to  them  of  their 
hour  at  the  play.  And  so  the  audiences 
come  and  go,  and  the  lime  lights  of 
the  theaterstream  far  out  into  the  world 
and  brighten  the  dark  places  in  many 
lives. —  Western  Graphic. 


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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


October  7th,  1899 


Five  Weeks  Season  of  Scintilating  Fun 


By  Three  Immense  Comedy  Organizations 


Commencing 
Sunday,  Oct.  8 
to 

Sunday,  Oct.  22 
Inclusive 


COLUMBIA  THEATRE 

Managers  DUNN  &  RYLEY  Present 

The    Herald   Square   Theater  Success 

You  Never  Saw  Anything  Like  It 


...MCSIC  BY... 

VICTOR  ROGER  AND  LIONEL  MONKTON 
...Story  by-... 

MAURICE  ORDONNEAU,        ARTHUR  STURGESS 
and  EDGAR  SMITH 
TWO  YEARS  IN  PARIS 

200  TIMES  IN  LONDON 
102  TIMES  AT  THE  HERALD  SQUARE  THEATER, 
NEW  YORK. 


TtfPSY 
T*R>Y 


The  Biggest  Musical  Hit  of  the  Year 


THE  CAST  INCLUDES 

EDDIE  FOY,     JOSIE  DE  WITT,     PHIL  H.  RYLEY, 

BURRELL  BARBARETTO, 
OCTAVIE  BARBE,    J.  C.  MARLOWE,    LOUISE  ROSA  , 

BERTIE  FOWLER. 
WM.  F.  CARROLL,   JENNIE  LEE,   GEO.  ROMAINE, 

PAULINE  DUFFIELD, 
GUS  MORTIMER,  AMELIA  GLOVER, 

and  the  FLORENCE  FAMILY,  Acrobatic  Wonders. 


SUPERB  COMPANY  OF  FIFTY 

GEO.  SCHLESINGER,  Acting  Manager 


ORIGINAL  PRODUCTION 

ARTHUR  G.  WILLIAMS,  Business  Manager 


One  Week 
Commencing 
Monday,  Oct.  23 


HOYT'S  Jolly   Satire   on   the   National  Guard 

A  Milk  White 

H.  A.  WICKHAM,  Acting  Manager. 


M.  RICE,  Business  Manager 


Two  Weeks 
Commencing 
Monday,  Oct.  30 


MATHEWS    AND    BULGER    in    the    Latest   Version    of  the    Big   Vaudeville  Operetta 

BY   THE   SAD    SEA    WAVES  * 

Everything  New  t>t_it  the  Title 


CHAS.  T.  GILBERT,  Acting  Manager 


FITZGERALD  MURPHY,  Business  Manager 


Tours  under  the  Sole  Direction  of  DUNN  AND  RYLEY. 
In  Active  Preparation— The  Fairy  Spectacular,  A  QUEEN  FOR  A  NIGHT,  introducing  MARY  MARBLE. 


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DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  6— Vol.  I 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  OCTOBER  14,  1899 


TEN  CUNTS  A  COPY 
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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


Refuses  to  Star 

I  don't  as  a  rule  give  actors  credit 
'  for  the  same  kind  or  quantity  of 
common  sense  that  actuates  people  in 
other  walks' of  life.  Charles  J.  Ross, 
of  Weber  &  Fields,  however,  seems  to 
have  a  lot  of  the  right  kind.  Stand- 
ing on  the  rear  end  of  a  Broadway 
cable  car,  just  after  rehearsal  at  Weber 
&  Fields,  and,  in  answer  to  a  question, 
he  replied:  "Star?  Not  much!  I 
know  a  good  thing  when  I  see  it.  All 
I've  got  to  do  is  to  play  my  part  as 
well  as  I  know  how,  and  let  some  one 
else  worry  about  salary.  I've  seen  so 
many  walk  outofa  stock  company  and 
make  a  fizzle  that  I'm  wary.  Besides, 
I'm  not  as  young  as  I  used  to  be,  and 
don't  want  to  begin  now  the  task  of 
making  the  public  accept  me  as  a 
star."  That's  pretty  sensible  talk, 
isn't  it?  It's  almost  remarkable  when 
it  comes  from  an  actor.  Ross,  by  the 
way,  is  one  of  the  handsomest  men  on 
Broadway,  even  though  he  is  nearly 
fifty  years  of  age,  a  fact  that  would 
surprise  those  who  have  seen  his  imita- 
tion of  Sothern  and  others  of  the 
younger  school.  —  Broadway. 

A  Serious  Comedy 

HPhe  Tyranny  of  Tears  is  a  great  sUc- 
'  cess  in  New  York  and  John  Drew 
has  in  it  a  play  that  will  last  the  en- 
tire season.  "The  piece,"  says  a  well 
known  critic,  "is  a  comedy  without 
farcical  inclinations.  It  contains  a 
deal  of  serious  sentiment,  characteriza- 
tion and  social  illustration.  The  prin- 
cipal man  in  it  is  a  prosperous  novel- 
ist. One  of  the  important  women  is 
his  wife  and  the  other  is  his  amanuen- 
sis. Nothing  further  is  requisite  to 
tell  the  kind  of  trouble  that  arises. 
But  the  manner  of  it  is  new  and 
strange.  The  husband's  love  of  his 
wife  is  faithful.  She  is  equally  fond 
and  true.  The  amanuensis  is  quite 
correct  in  behavior.  So,  you  perceive, 
none  of  the  objectionable  conditions 
arise  from  the  association  pf  these 
three  persons.  The  husband  is  ruled 
tyianically  by  his  wife,  and  she  holds 
him  in  bondage  by  means  of  her  tears, 
which  she  sets  flowing,  or  pretends  to, 
whenever  she  is  opposed.  He  suffers 
long  and  patiently.  But  when  she 
breaks  out  with  jealousy  of  the  aman- 
uensis, he  sets  up  a  rebellion.  It  is 
true  that  appearances  justify  her  sus- 
picion, for  she  catches  the  other  young 
woman  kissing  his  portrait  and  how 


can  she  know  that  pity,  not  passion, 
has  incited  the  kiss?  She  insists  that 
the  sympathetic  one  shall  be  dis- 
charged, and  when  the  suddenly  re- 
bellious husband  refuses  to  do  it,  she 
herself  quits  the  house.  The  domestic 
row  is  amicably  ended  through  the 
intervention  of  a  bachelor  friend,  who 
wins  the  love  of  the  maiden  and  inci- 
dentally convinces  the  wife  that  she 
has  been  mistaken,  not  only  in  accus- 
ing the  husband  of  perfidy,  but  as  well 
in  all  her  tyranny  of  tears.  The  merits 
of  the  play  are  intellectual.  They  are 
in  contrast  with  those  of  the  current 
stage  successes,  both  serious  and 
comic.  With  the  simplest  of  phrase- 
ology and  the  plainest  of  plots,  with 
the  introduction  of  only  six  characters, 
one  an  inconsequental  servant,  the 
author  has  produced  an  uncommonly 
interesting  entertainment,  and  one  pos- 
sessing a  rare  value  of  unconvention- 
ality. 

Alice  Neilsons  Wit 

A  story  good  enough  to  be  true 
concerning  Alice  Neilsen  comes  from 
New  York.  It  is  related  that  Miss 
Neilsen,  Lillian  Russell  and  several 
friends  were  helping  to  entertain  a 
Russian  count  who  recently  arrived  in 
this  country  with  letters  of  introduc- 
tion to  mutual  friends.  The  count 
was  a  supercilious  sort  of  creature  who 
thought  nothing  good  could  come  from 
anywhere  but  Europe.  He  criticised 
the  customs  of  this  country,  sneered 
at  everything  American,  and  finally 
turned  his  attention  to  the  food  set 
before  him,  His  boorish  conduct  had 
well-nigh  disgusted  the  other  diners, 
r.nd  Miss  Nielsen  was  simply  aching 
for  a  chance  to  get  even.  Among 
other  vegetables  served  were  some 
ears  of  very  fine  green  corn.  The 
count  eyed  them  askance. 

"Is  it  possible  you  eat  that  stuff 
here?"  he  asked.  "Why,  in  my 
country  they  feed  it  to  the  pigs." 

Quick  as  a  flash  Miss  Nielsen 
pushed  the  dish  toward  the  nobleman, 
and,  in  her  breezy,  Western  way,  said: 

"Help  yourself,  count." 

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manager.  Also  vaudeville  actors,  sister 
teams  and  single  performers;  lady  pianist. 

Hallett's  Agency. 


Press  Eldridge  Abroad 

Dress  Eldridge  is  telling  that  it  is 
almost  impossible  to  get  a  cold 
drink  in  London.  It  is  an  unknown 
quantity  in  saloons  Any  place  where 
they  do  keep  it  they  have  a  big  sign 
in  the  window  announcing  the  fact. 
Go  in  and  ask  the  bar  maid,  "Have 
you  any  bottled  beer?"  "Yes,  sir." 
"Is  it  cold  ?"  "It  has  been  near  the 
ice."  Ice  one  side  of  the  bar,  l)eer  the 
other  side,  is  what  they  call  near. 
They  call  lemon  soda  lemonade.  I 
went  into  a  place,  asked  the  bar-maid 
for  lemonade,  and  she  set  up  a  bottle 
of  soda.  I  said,  "No.  that  is  not  it, 
it's  a  made  drink."  She  asked,  "How 
do  you  make  it?"  I  answered,  "I'll 
make  it  myself  and  show  you.  Give 
me  a  little  water  and  sugar  and  a 
lemon."  She  said  she  hadn't  any 
lemon;  got  a  potato,  will  that  do? 
Lodging-house  keepers  great  thieves. 
Lodgers  pay  so  much  a  week;  do 
their  own  marketing,  and  the  land- 
lady cooks  for  them  and  manages  to 
steal  enough  to  keep  her  own  family. 
I  had  been  missing  my  potatoes,  so 
when  I  had  only  six  left  I  made  up 
my  mind  to  set  a  trap  for  her  and  or- 
dered her  to  serve  all  of  them  the  next 
meal,  arguing  that  I  would  know 
what  per  cent,  she  was  nipping.  She 
tumbled  and  served  them  mashed. 


Snap  Shots 


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ARTHUR  G.  WILLIAMS 

Who  for  two  weeks  past  has  been 
startlinsrSan  Francisco  with  some 

unusually  clever  advertising 
schemes  for  his  attraction,  Hotel 
Topsy  Turvy.  It  is  the  best  ad- 
vance work  seen  on  the  Coast  for 
many  a  day. 

Dramatized  Novels 

Ui  T ugh  Wynne — Free  Quaker,"  is 
t  I  l>eing  used  by  the  play-makers  for 
dramatic  purposes  and  Charles  Froh- 
man,  always  on  the  alert,  has  secured 
the  rights  for  that  other  Revolution- 
ary times  novel,  "Richard  Carvel." 
As  they  are  written  in  the  same  lines, 


with  similar  characters  in  action  ex- 
cept that  one  fights  on  land,  the  other 
on  sea,  they  might  be  blended  in  one 
very  powerful  melodrama. 

* 

*  * 

"Becky  Sharp,"  as  presented  by 
Mrs.  Fiske  in  New  York,  is  a  power- 
ful rendition  of  a  character  so  difficult 
and  exacting  that  few  artists  have 
heretofore  cared  to  attempt  it.  Mrs. 
Fiske  seems  specially  to  fit  into 
Becky's  remarkable  character,  and 
whatever  shortcomings  there  may  be 
in  the  dramatization,  there  are  none 
in  her  rendition  of  her  part.  The 
climax  is  reached  in  the  third  act, 
when  Becky's  husband —played  by 
Maurice  Barrymore — finds  her  in  a 
compromising  tete-a-tete  with  Mar- 
quis Steyne.  Among  those  supporti  ng 
Mrs.  Fiske  is  Miss  Olive  Hoff,  who 
has  been  in  the  company  for  several 
years,  and  has  become  a  decided  favor- 
ite. She  claims  Los  Angeles  as  her 
home. 

A  Midget's  Big  Heart 

IT  ere  is  a  story  that  comes  from  a 
New  York  roof  garden  concern- 
ing a  "little  man,"  well  known  in  San 
Francisco. 

While  waiting  for  my  turn  in  the 
little  room  at  the  extreme  end  of  the 
garden  the  other  evening  I  heard  two 
pitiful  cries  from  the  stairway.  Hur- 
rying there  I  saw  one  of  the  Rossow 
Midgets  and  a  small  dog  tumbling 
down  the  steps,  rolling  over  and  over 
each  other  at  a  lively  rate. 

"It  seems  that  little  Rossow  was 
coming  upstairs  when  some  one  who 
was  backing  toward  the  dog  accident- 
ally kicked  him  down.  The  dog 
rolled  against  the  little  artist  and  a 
tumbling  race  to  the  landing  ensued. 

One  might  imagine  that  the  Midget, 
like  creatures  of  larger  growth,  would 
be  angry  at  the  cause  of  the  accident. 
In  fact,  I  felt  that  had  I  been  Rossow 
at  that  moment  there  was  just  one 
way  in  which  my  feelings  would  have 
found  vent— a  kick  which  would  have 
sent  the  unlucky  dog  careering  down 
another  stair. 

But  the  little  midget  limped  ovt  r  to 
.where  the  dog  had  crawled,  and  taking 
him  up  in  his  tiuy  arms,  said,  in  the 
kindliest,  gentlest  manner:  "Poo  o-er 
ihttel  dog-kie  !  Dit  I  hee-urr-t  you  ? 
I  am  so-o  sor-r-r-ee  !" 
/  '  I  am  very  much  obliged  for  that 
little  storry  about  that  little  Midget. 
..•It  requires  more  humanity  and  bravery 
;to  do  what  is  right  in  a  case  like  that 
than  are  needed  for  lots  of  other  things 
that  seem  more  important. 

Yes.  there  is  a  big  Sunday  school 
lesson  for  all  of  us,  on  the  stage  and 
off  it.  You  see  little  Rossow  didn't 
know  that  anyone  siw  the  sad  accident, 
and  that  is  the  time  that  some  of  us 
grown-ups,  with  hearts  not  so  big  as 
as  the  Midget's,  would  have  kicked. 

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CONCERNING    STAGE  TERMS 


— The  Musical  Director — Is  the 
gentleman  who  occupies  an  elevated 
central  position  in  the  orchestra,  pre- 
senting a  back  view  of  hyperion  locks 
to  the  audience,  and  who  describes 
various  geometrical  figures,  occasion- 
ally varying  them  by  "inscribing  his 
autograph"  in  the  atmosphere  with  a 
stick  held  in  his  right  hand.  N.  B. — 
This  is  supposing  him  to  be  right- 
handed,  if  left-handed  the  stick  is  held 
in  the  left  mitt. 

— These  described  muscular  exertions 
give  the  musicians  the  tempo  he  de- 
sires them  to  follow  and  tell  them 
when  to  begin  and  quit.  It  also  serves 
to  give  the  singers  on  the  stage  their 
cue,  meaning,  that  when  he  points  his 
weapon  at  a  singer,  it  is  his  or  her  time 
to  "set  in." 

— In  orchestras  in  dramatic  and  vaude- 
ville houses  the  director  usually  man- 
ipulates a  violin  with  more  or  less  taste 
and  discretion,  at  intervals  directing 
with  his  bow  in  lieu  of  a  pointed  stick. 
In  an  opera  house  he  has  other  duties 
to  perform,  the  principal  one  being  to 
teach  the  company  the  opera  to  be 
given,  and  he  is  the  Tom  Reed  of  the 
music  room,  the  same  as  the  stage  man- 
ager is  the  lord  of  creation  behind  the 
scenes. 

— A  musical  director  should  have  curly 
hair,  as  close  observation  teaches  that 
a  musical  mind  and  curly  hair  usually 
go  shoulder  to  shoulder.  I  am  told 
this  rule  is  not  without  its  exceptions 
but  nearly  every  director  wears  a  curly 


head  of  hair,  even  if  it  costs  him 
money. 

— Another  requirement  is  that  he  lie  a 
good  musician,  technically  at  least, 
and  it  is  imperative  that  he  l)e  an  ac- 
complished linguist  in  order  to  prop- 
erly herd  his  polyglot  band,  keep  them 
from  jumping  bars,  or  making  breaks 
off  the  musical  reservation. 
— He  should  also  possess  that  indes- 
cribable thing,  a  musical  temperament, 
to  properly  interpret  the  works  of  the 
masters. 

— An  article  recently  appeared  in  an 
Eastern  sheet  deriding  the  so-called 
descriptive  music,  and  stating  that  it 
is  absurd  to  try  to  describe  battle  scenes, 
storms,  earthquakes,  volcanic  erup- 
tions, etc.,  by  means  of  music,  but  if 
the  reader  could  witness  a  battle  royal 
between  orchestra  and  director  on  Mon- 
day morning  in  any  opera  house  in  the 
country,  he  would  decide  that  they 
were  perfectly  competent  to  illustrate 
any  sort  of  a  disturbance,  natural  or 
physical. 

— A  musical  director  should  also  pos- 
sess the  same  attributes  as  the  stage 
manager  alluded  to  in  these  pages,  as 
regards  patience,  judgment  and  tact. 
The  same  deference  is  also  due  his 
position  from  the  people  under  his 
authority.  You  may  address  him  as 
Mr.  So  and  So,  whatever  his  name 
may  be,  Mr.  Leader,  Mr.  Director,  or 
even  "Maestro, "  but  as  you  value  your 
life  never  call  a  self  respecting  musical 
director  "Professor." 

J.  P.  Wilson. 


Theatrical  House- 
warming. 

A party  of  theatrical  folks  and 
their  friends  met  at  the  joint  res- 
idence of  Messrs.  Stockmeyer  and 
Colverd  "after  the  show"  on  Wednes- 
day September  27,  and  a  thoroughly 
enjoyable  time  was  the  outcome.  The 
occasion  was  a  housewarming,  and 
Miss  Christine  Stockmeyer  and  Mrs. 
Colverd  were  the  hostesses  of  the 
evening.  Amusement  was  furnished 
by  music,  dancing  and  cakewalking, 
several  expert  "walkers"  being  in  at- 
tendance, and  a  bountiful  supper  re- 
ceived ample  j  ustice.  The  guests  num- 
bered fifteen  and  here  are  their  names: 
Mrs.  A.  R.  Carroll,  Mrs.  Davis,  Fan- 
nie Birch,  Sue  Thomas,  Josie  Davis, 
Hannah  Davis,  Wm.  Strunz,  L.  G. 
Carpenter,  J.  P.  Wilson,  George  Smith , 
"Cupid"  Newbauer,  Bert  Mullen,  lid- 
die  Barron,  Richard  Hauk,  Henry 
Sering. 

Letter  List 

Members  of  the  theatrical  profession 
may  ha'be  letters  addressed  in  care  of  this 
office.  No  charge  %>ill  be  made  for 
advertising  such  letters  in  the  columns  of  the 
Revietb  or  for  forwarding. 


The  Elks  Entertain 

Can  Francisco  Lodge,  No.  3,  B. 

^  P.  O.  E.,  gave  an  entertainment 
and  ladies'  night  at  Elks'  Hall,  223 
Sutter  street,  Friday  evening  of  last 
week.  The  regular  session  was  first 
held,  after  which  the  guests  were  re- 
ceived. T.  E.  Dunn  presided  during 
the  first  part  of  the  program  and  then 
resigned  in  favor  of  Felix  Morris  and 
John  Morrise}'  of  the  Orpheum.  Vocal 
selections  were  given  by  Miss  Sande- 
lin,  Mrs.  W.  W.  Briggs,  F.  W.  Thomp- 
son, Signor  Abramoff,  Harry  Girard, 
B.  L  Tarbox  and  the  Corinthian 
Quartet.  Miss  Cecil  Haas  and  Miss 
May  Sullivan  recited  and  Miss  Cline 
rendered  a  violin  solo.  Members  of 
the  various  theatrical  organizations  in 
the  city  also  contributed  to  the  pro- 
gram. Rosner's  Hungarian  orchestra 
rendered  selections.  Refreshments 
were  served. 


OCCASIONAL  CORRESPONDENTS 

and  ^Managers  Out-of-To<xvn 

Should  remember  that  all  copy  for  the 
Review,  except  from  our  regular 
stiff,  must  be  in  the  office  not  later 
than  Wednesday  of  each  week  to  insure 
publication.  Have  it  reach  the  Review 
Wednesday  afternoon. 


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Sundays  and  Holidays   50 

Plain  Hairdressing  and  Sham- 
pooing  50 

Shampooing  Short  Hair   25 

Bleaching  Roots  of  Hair    50 


QUINTONICA  


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Weddings,  Receptions,  Breakfasts,  Dinners,  Private 
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tion Diamonds,  Rubies,  I<mci  aids  and 
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October  14th,  1899 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW  I 
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second-class  matter  October  3, 1899. 


The  nights  during  the  forepart  of 
the  week  were  so  warm  that  the 
theater-goers  suffered  greatly.  On 
last  Saturday  and  Sunday  nights  those 
who  visited  the  show-houses  went 
home  in  perspiration.  Sunday  even- 
ing was  suffocating.  Such  weather 
this  late  in  the  season  is  unprecedented. 

A  Chicago  manager  is  following 
the  custom  of  theaters  in  gay  Paree  by 
having  daintily-dressed  girls  serve 
refreshments  to  his  patrons  during  the 
entracts  of  the  opera.  Heretofore 
New  York  has  always  taken  the  in- 
itiative in  innovations  pertaining  to 
the  theater.  It  looks  as  though  the 
metropolis  were  losing  enterprise  ex- 
cept, perhaps,  in  presenting  plays 
that  would  shock  a  mule. 

Clement  ScoTT,  in  preparing  to 
leave  London  for  New  York  to  settle, 
finds  it  necessary  to  explain  somewhat 
effusively  as  to  why  heis  giving  up  his 
native  country.  Nobody  that  we  know 
of  cares  a  rap  as  to  why  he  is  coming. 
The  scandalous  onslaught  of  this  critic 
upon  the  stage  and  particularly  its 
women  last  year  is  sufficient  to  war- 
rant us  in  saying  that  we  hope  to 
never  hear  of  him  again. 

Speaking  of  theatrical  affairs  and 
dramatic  criticism,  it  is  particularly 
discouraging  when  misleading  state- 
ments are  made  by  persons  who  have 
been  conspicuous  in  this  line  of  work. 
It  is  to  be  expected  that  writers  pos- 
sessing no  special  knowledge  at  all  on 
this  subject  will  tear  around  ignor- 
antly  in  the  tag  end  of  magazines  and 
cheap  publications.  Your  literary 
Don  Quixote  is  always  ready  to  tilt 
any  imaginary  windmill,  and  since 
condemnation  is  more  picturesque  than 
praise,  he  may  be  depended  upon  to 
damn  everything  that  belongs  to  exist- 
ing conditions.    Carefully  selecting  a 


few  examples  of  impropriety  in  plays 
and  degeneracy  in  players,  he  jumps 
to  the  conclusion  that  the  theater  is 
rotten  root  and  branch.  Choosing 
notable  examples  -of  incapacity  in 
critics,  he  in  like  manner  assumes  that 
all  critic^  are  afflicted  with  ignorance 
or  moral  strabismus  and  are  ready  to 
take  bribes  and  ride  their  dishonest 
prejudices  to  the  limit.  On  the  prin- 
ciple of  judging  the  whole  by  its  dis- 
reputable elements  no  profession  would 
escape  each  general  condemnation. 
The  clergy  must  in  that  case  fall  in- 
stantly into  general  discredit  for  the 
reason  that  there  is  an  occasional 
black  sheep  in  the  fold,  and  owing  to 
the  fact  that  many  vicious  books  are 
published,  the  same  cheap  logic  could 
not  fail  to  justify  the  conclusion  that 
all  literature  should  be  placed  under 
the  ban.  In  like  manner  Don  Quix- 
ote, in  order  to  be  consistent,  should 
denounce  the  church  at  large  for  the 
reason  that  there  are  backsliders  in  its 
membership  and  anathematize  all 
society  on  the  strength  of  the  by  no 
means  novel  discovery  that  there  are 
bad  men  and  women  within  the  rec- 
ognized pale. 

♦  ¥ 

While  the  unquestionable  strength 
and  novelty  of  the  vaudeville  programs 
at  the  Orpheum  have  contributed 
much  to  its  popular  success,  other 
agencies  have  been  instrumental  in 
bringing  this  result  about.  In  the 
first  place,  good  and  liberal  manage- 
ment has  been  noticeable  in  the  con- 
duct of  this  great  amusement  house. 
However,  not  the  least  important  rea- 
son of  this  unprecedented  success  is 
the  judicious  display  of  printer's  ink. 
Some  theaters  never  care  to  spend 
money  in  advertising.  That's  the 
reason  so  many  of  them  never  have 
full  houses.  It  costs  just  as  much  to 
show  to  empty  seats  as  it  does  to  show 
to  a  full  house,  but  some  managers 
never  realize  it. 

Traveling  actors  strike  some  queer 
hotels.  Walter  Perkins,  in  My 
Friend  from  India,  has  a  unique  collec- 
tion of  the  odd  names  of  such  places. 
From  Minnesota  he  reports  the  Hotel 
Mix  and  the  Buncombe  House;  from 
Iowa,  the  Lawless  House  and  the 
Hotel  Greenwood;  from  Kansas,  the 
Red  Dog  Tavern,  the  Green  House 
and  the  Sheriff  House.  Last  week,  in 
Missouri,  he  found  the  Hotel  Hurt, 
and  he  says  it  must  have  been  struck 
by  a  cyclone. 

¥  ¥ 

Bertie  Fowler's  imitations  are  cer- 
tainly of  exceptional  merit.  The  ac- 
tress is  nightly  greeted  with  rounds  of 
applause  and  is  voted  one  of  the  big- 
gest hits  in  Hotel  Topsy  Turvy. 


We  call  attention  to  the  new  and  artistic 
studio  of  Mr.  Louis  Thors,  826  Market  St., 
Phelan  Building. 


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IN  THE  GALLERY  LONG  AGO 


Oh,  yes,  Joe,  it's  good  to  be  sitting 

Down  here  where  the  rich  people  are, 
To  have  money  to  squander  for  fluwers, 

Concealing  cheap  notes  to  the  star; 
To  visit  around  in  the  boxes, 

To  gossip  concerning  the  play: 
To  stroll  to  and  fro  in  the  lobby 

And  smoke  in  a  bored  sort  of  way: 
But  it  doesn't  come  up  to  the  pleasure 

That  you  anil  I  knew  long  ago. 
When  we  sat  in  the  gallery  cheering 

The  hero  along,  is  it,  Joe? 

There  are  scents  of  red  roses  about  us, 

There  are  robes  that  are  soft  to  the  touch, 
But  somehow  the  things  that  they're  doing 

On  the  stage  aren't  thrilling  us  much; 
The  hero 's  no  longei  heroic, 
The  heroine 's  lost  her  old  char  •  , 
And  the  villain,  who  cares  for  his  ramiugs  ? 

We  have  ceased  to  go  pale  with  alarm! 
Oh,  I'd  give  up  my  fairest  achievement 

To  be  sitting  back  there  with  you,  Joe, 
In  the  gallery  hissing  the  villain 

And  living  the  scenes  in  the  show. 

There  are  soft  eyes  that  look  into  ours, 

There  are  whispered  words  pleasing  to  hear 
There's  a  charm  in  the  lips  that  are  smiling, 

So  near — so  enchantingly  near! 
But  what  of  the  play  they  are  playing. 

Oh,  where  is  the  thread  of  the  plot? 
And  what  are  the  words  they  are  saying  ? 

We  have  ceased  to  be  thrilled  by  such  rot! 
Alas!  all  the  beautiful  faces, 

All  the  glances  of  flatterers,  Joe, 
Can  never  make  up  for  the  loss  of 

Those  gallery  nights,  long  ago. 

It  is  good  to  be  able  to  squander 

A  ten-dollar  bill,  I  admit, 
Without  being  harrowed  by  feelings 

Of  sorrow  at  parting  with  it! 
It  is  pleasing  to  mingle  with  people 

Who  laugh  at  whatever  we  say — 
Who  would  nod  and  pass  on  if  we  didn't 

Have  money  and  fling  it  away; 
But  I'd  give  up  my  fairest  achievement 

To  be  back  there  again  with  you,  Joe, 
When  we  fought  for  front  seats  and  ate  pea- 
nuts, 

And  were  gallery  gods,  long  ago. 

— S.  E.  Kiser. 


Dramatic  Critic 
Honored 

I  .  G.  Carpenter,  who  has  been 
'  honored  by  the  Republicans  of 
San  Francisco  with  the  nomination  of 
Police  Judge,  is  well  known  among  the 
theatrical  people  of  this  city.  He 
was  formerly  dramatic  critic  for  the 
"Evening  Post"  and  with  J.  P.  Wilson 
and  Chester  Packard  is  responsible  for 
The  Poster,  the  clever  comic  opera 
which  received  its  initial  production  at 
the  Tivoli  Opera  House  a  year  and  a 
half  ago.  Mr.  Carpenter  resigned  his 
position  as  dramatic  critic  to  accept 
the  place  of  prosecuting  attorney  of 
Police  Court  No.  4  on  Jan.  1st,  ?nd 
his  work  in  that  office  gave  him  the 
highest  vote  of  any  candidate  before 
the  convention. 


Ruth  Netta 

D  OTH  NELTA.thesingingcomedienne 
1  *  is  the  subject  of  our  front-page 
illustration  this  week.  The  little  lady 
is  not  a  new-comer  in  the  business,  as 
seven  years  have  passed  since  she  first 
made  her  bow  to  the  public  as  a  song 
and  dance  artist.  Just  previous  to 
this,  her  first  trip  to  the  coast,  she 
played  the  Castle  Circuit  with  great 
success;  and  when  Tom  Nawn  took 
out  his  comedy  drama  Shanty  Town, 
she  had  a  prominent  part.  Her  suc- 
cess since  she  struck  Frisco  has  been 
phenomenal.  Her  contract  called  for 
three  weeks  at  the  Chutes  and  five  at 
the  Olympia,  but  she  has  met  with  so 
much  favor  that  her  stay  at  the  latter 
house  will  rest  entirely  with  her,  and 
is  now  on  the  books  as  indefinite. 
Coon  songs  are  her  particular  hobby 
at  present,  and  she  makes  them  go 
with  that  gusto  which  is  so  necessary 
to  that  class  of  songs.  She  is  also  a 
remarkably  clever  dancer.  Her 
former  stage  name  was  Jennie  Curtis. 


Ida   Wyatt  "Back  from 
cDacwson* 

\\)  ixsome  Ida  Wyatt,  who  used  to 
charm  Tivoli  audiences  by  her 
clever  dancing  and  soubrette  work,  is 
back  from  Dawson  with  her  pockets 
lined  with  dust,  acquired  during  a 
three  months'  sojourn  in  the  Klondike 
country.  She  also  possesses  some 
l>eautiful  coarse  gold  souvenirs  in  the 
shape  of  a  bracelet  of  nuggets  wired 
together,  a  big  chunk  of  virgin  metal 
in  which  a  pin  is  fixed  for  holding  her 
jaunty  hat  on  straight,  and  a  ring  with 
the  legend  "Yukon"  inscribed  upon 
it,  all  gifts  from  her  many  admirers  in 
the  Dawson  audiences. 

"I  like  the  country  immensely," 
said  Miss  Wyatt  to  a  Review  man, 
"though  it  is  a  hard  job  to  get  there. 
I  was  aboard  the  first  scow  that  went 
up  the  Yukon  last  season,  and  we  had 
to  break  the  ice  a  good  deal  of  the 
way.  Yes,  it  costs  to  live  there, — one 
dollar  for  an  egg,  and  the  same  for  an 
onion,  and  I  admit  a  plebian  taste  for 
the  vegetable.  My  room  rent  was  one 
hundred  dollars  a  month,  but  then  3'ou 
get  a  good  salary  if  you  are  worth  it, 
and  you  soon  get  used  to  the  advanced 
scale  of  prices." 

Miss  Wyatt  says  her  dancing,  espec- 
ially her  toe  work,  is  much  improved, 
though  the  layman  could  find  but  little 
fault  with  it  when  she  last  appeared  in 
this  city.  She  intends  to  give  a  few 
lessons  in  stage  dancing  to  advanced 
pupils  while  here,  and  next  season  is 
to  head  a  company  of  thirty  people  on 
the  Klondike  circuit,  taking  in  the 
new  Cape  Nome  country. 


Ellen  Beach  Yaw,  the  beautiful 
California  soprano,  will  appear  in  the 
new  opera  by  Sir  Arthur  Sullivan  at 
the  Savoy  Theatre,  London.  Miss 
Yaw  is  exceedingly  popular  in  the 
English  capital. 


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Of  a  Per- 

*sonal  Nafum 


The  associated  managers  are  to  give 
Jacob  Gottlob  a  banquet  before  his  de- 
parture for  the  East  on  a  business  trip. 

William  Vaughn  has  resigned  from 
Lewis  Morrison's  company  and  ac- 
cepted an  engagement  with  Under 
the  Red  Robe. 

Eugene  Ormonde  is  happy  over 
the  fact  that  his  mother  has  arrived  in 
the  city  to  visit  him  during  his  season 
at  the  Alcazar. 

Cissy  Fitzgerald  will  have  the 
leading  role  in  The  Prince  of  Borneo, 
Joseph  Herbert's  comic  opera,  to  be 
produced  at  the  Strand  Theater, 
London. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nat  C.  Goodwin 
[Maxine  Elliott]  sailed  from  England 
homeward  bound  to-day  and  will  open 
in  Cincinnati  on  Oct.  30  in  The  Cow- 
boy and  the  Lady. 

Frank  de  Camp  and  wife  were  in 
town  from  Han  ford  last  Saturday  and 
carried  away  with  them  a  big  bundle 
of  Reviews.  They  declared  the  Re- 
view has  made  a  big  hit  all  over  the 
coast. 

Scott  Seaton,  of  Stockwell's  A 
Midnight  Bell  Co.,  that  closed  in  Sac- 
ramento this  week,  was  a  caller  at  the 
Review  office  Monday.  Mr.  Seaton's 
good  work  won  general  recognition  on 
the  tour. 

CissiELoFTUshasbeen  compelled  by 
illness  to  cancel  her  engagement  to 
play  Roxane  in  Richard  Mansfield's 
production  of  Cyrano  de  Bergerac. 
Katherine  Gray  has  been  engaged  to 
resume  the  role. 

Dunne  and  RylEy's  three  great 
attractions — Mathews  &  Bulger's  By 
the  Sad  Sea  Waves,  Hotel  Topsy 
Turvy  and  A  Milk  White  Flag — will 
tour  the  Pacific  Coast  for  the  next 
two  months. 

Julia  Ralph,  who  played  the  school 
mistress  in  By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves  at 
the  Herald  Square  Theatre  with 
Mathews  and  Bulger  last  season,  and 
was  re-engaged  for  this  season,  severed 
her  connection  with  that  organization 
at  St.  Louis,  Sept.  30th. 

Jane  Forrest,  whose  home  used  to 
be  in  Los  Angeles,  is  the  latest  Califor- 
nian  to  win  success  in  the  East.  She 
is  alternating  with  Phoebe  Davis  in  the 
leading  role  in  'Way  Down  East. 
Besides  possessing  great  talent,  Miss 
Forrest  has  been  noted  as  one  of  the 
most  beautiful  women  in  California. 
Before  adopting  the  stage  she  was  Mrs. 
J.  S.  Owens. 


Lisle  Leigh,  who  was  once  upon  a 
time  leading  woman  at  Morosco's  dur- 
ing the  reign  of  melodrama,  has  been 
with  the  McCollum  Stock  Company  at 
Portland,  Maine. 

Fred  Butler,  who  used  to  be  a 
great  favorite  at  Morosco's,  has  joined 
the  new  Pike's  Opera  House  Stock 
Company  in  Cincinnati.  Likewise 
Charley  Wingate,  who  used  to  be  with 
Manager  Frawley. 

That  clever  team  of  comedians, 
Mathews  &  Bulger,  supported  by 
thirty-five  well-known  comedy  stars  in 
the  latest  revision  of  the  big  vaude- 
ville operetta,  By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves, 
is  now  on  its  way  to  the  coast.  This 
attraction  has  been  breaking  box-office 
records  in  the  East  since  the  opening 
of  the  season. 

Laura  Crews  has  returned  to  town, 
having  closed  with  the  A  Midnight 
Bell  Company.  Everywhere  the  com- 
pany appeared,  Miss  Crews'  work  was 
received  wTith  enthusiastic  approval, 
and  in  all  the  reviews  of  the  company's 
performance  are  found  frequent  men- 
tion of  her  charming  and  exception- 
ally talented  work. 

Frederick  Paulding  is  now  stage 
manager  of  the  Tanhauser  Stock,  Mil- 
waukee. San  Francisco  theater-goers 
will  remember  him  for  his  very  laugh- 
able performance  of  Charley's  Aunt. 
Although  Paulding's  fame  rests  chiefly 
on  more  serious  performances,  there 
never  was  a  comedian  who  essayed 
the  part  of  the  Aunt  that  ever  provoked 
more  laughter. 

Arrangements  have  been  com- 
pleted by  which  De  Wolfe  Hopper's 
American  bookings  for  this  season 
were  cancelled.  The  comedian  will, 
therefore,  remain  in  London  probably 
until  spring,  enjoying  the  prosperity 
which  has  been  his  share  in  the  Eng- 
lish capital.  He  is  now  playing  El 
Capitan  in  the  Lyric  Theater,  but  will 
remove  on  October  30,  to  the  Comedy 
Theater,  where  he  will  produce  The 
Charlatan. 

Lillian  Burkhakt  seems  to  have 
made  the  hit  of  her  very  successful 
career  with  her  own  comedietta,  Her 
Soldier  Boy.  She  presented  it  during 
the  week  of  Sept.  18,  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House,  Philadelphia,  and  the 
critics  of  the  (Quaker  City,  who  make 
it  their  business  to  visit  the  vaudeville 
houses,  were  unanimous  in  praise  of 
play  and  player.  Miss  Burkhardt  has 
now  in  rehearsal  a  new  one-act  play, 
by  Edmund  Day,  of  the  Detroit  Tri- 
bune.   It  is  called  A  Deal  on  Change. 


Modjkska  will  give  her  final  per- 
formance at  the  Columbia  Theater  this 
evening.    Macbeth  will  be  the  bill. 

The  Sydney  Times  asks  who  is  the 
Miss  Ada  Walker  now  appearing  at 
the  Tivoli,  this  city.  The  Review 
was  under  the  impression  that  she  was 
pretty  well  known  in  the  chief  cities  of 
Australia. 

Lansing  Rowan,  she  of  the  beauti- 
ful shoulders  and  queenly  figure,  who 
is  remembered  as  one  of  the  former 
Frawley  forces,  is  with  Charley  Dick- 
son's company,  presenting  Mistakes 
Will  Happen. 

Blanche  Bates  has  sent  the 
Dramatic  Review  some  handsome 
photographs  of  herself  in  the  character 
of  Hannah  in  Children  of  the  Ghetto. 
They  will  be  appropriately  framed  for 
the  benefit  of  visitors  to  the  Review 
office. 

In  New  Orleans,  the  company  pre- 
senting How  Smith  Met  Jones  made 
a  great  impression  and  the  papers 
there  declare  it  is  a  clever  company 
and  a  good  comedy.  Leslie  Morosco 
is  mentioned  as  one  of  the  clever 
people. 

Clara  Morris,  who  used  to  wring 
tears  from  susceptible  hearts  and  made 
money  for  the  time  when  she  would 
have  to  retire,  is  now  winning  dis- 
tinction as  an  author.  Several  maga- 
zine short  stories  from  her  pen  have 
won  considerable  recognition. 

Jay  C.  Taylor,  the  tenor  who 
came  to  the  coast  with  the  ill-fated 
Andrews  Opera  Co.,  is  now  singing 
with  the  Trocadero  Stock  Opera  Co. 
in  Omaha.  Clyde  Mohler,  Leta 
Formey,  Miss  Vane  and  the  three 
Burgess  boys  are  with  the  same  com- 
pany. 

Marie  Wilbur,  soprano  at  the 
Oberon,  has  had  a  long  experience  in 
light  opera.  Eight  seasons  with  the 
Andrews  Co.,  one  with  the  Boston 
Madrigals  and  the  past  season  with  a 
partner  in  vaudeville  under  the  name 
of  the  De  Forrest  Sisters.  If  looks 
go  for  anything  Miss  Wilbur  must 
have  commenced  her  stage  career  at  a 
very  early  age. 

J.  H.  Winton,  the  clever  ventrilo- 
quist, is  angry  with  Chief  Lees  because 
the  chief  used  his  name  as  belonging 
to  one  of  the  suspects  in  connection 
with  the  recent  big  robbery  on  the 
steamer  Alameda.  It  is  costing  Mr. 
Winton  much  money  along  the  cock- 
tail route  to  explain  to  his  friends  that 
he  did  not  get  any  of  the  sovereigns 
stolen  by  the  cook,  Lewis. 

Charles  H.  Jones,  manager  of  the 
Metropolitan  Opera  House,  Portland, 
Or.,  a  gentleman  friend  and  two  lady 
friends  had  a  narrow  escape  from 
being  shot  by  a  sentry  at  the  quaran- 
tine station,  Angel  Island,  the  other 
night.  They  tried  to  take  two  lieuten- 
ants ashore  for  a  little  dinner  party. 
Only  bad  aims  prevented  some  of  the 
party  from  being  shot.  The  lieuten- 
ants who  consented  to  the  plan  to  steal 
away  were  arrested.  The  ladies 
fainted. 


Lester  Lornegan,  the  California 
boy,  will  support  Charles  Coghlan. 

Hknry  Ludlam,  the  well-known 
dramatic  teacher,  is  now  in  Philadel- 
phia. 

Charles  Frohman  will  have 
Peter  Dunne  dramatize  in  Dooley 
stories. 

Miss  Lillian  Slinkey's  concert 
Monday  evening  will  be  an  enjoyable 
affair. 

Publishers  have  just  gotten  out  a 
Richard  Mansfield  calendar,  while  we 
have  already  a  Julia  Marlowe  book  as 
well  as  a  Zaza  book. 

Mrs.  Ykamans  has  made  a  great 
stir  with  her  "cook  lady"  impersona- 
tion in  Why  Smith  Left  Home  at  New 
York.  The  press  is  devoting  columns 
to  her  work. 

Manager  S.  H.  Friedlander  is 
having  an  unusually  successful  time 
in  New  York  securing  attractions  for 
the  California.  He  will  return  about 
the  end  of  the  month. 

Hoyt's  A  Milk  White  Flag,  under 
the  direction  of  Dunne  and  Ryley, 
continues  to  be  considered  by  managers 
a  veritable  box-office  magnet.  It  is 
due  on  the  coast  in  another  week. 

Crowded  houses  ever  since  the 
re-opening  of  the  California.  "That's 
not  bad"  mused  a  well-known  old- 
time  theatrical  manager  the  other  day; 
"that  man  Hastings  is  a  genius." 
Quite  right. 

Following  Hotel  Topsy  Turvy  at 
the  Columbia  will  appear  in  rapid  suc- 
cession A  Milk  White  Flag,  Mathews 
and  Bulger  and  Why  Smith  Lett 
Home,  all  to  be  presented  under  the 
special  season  scale  of  prices. 

Henry  Miller  is  credited  with 
having  really  made  a  sensational  suc- 
cess in  his  production  of  The  Only 
Way  at  New  York.  Charles  Froh- 
man intends  to  transfer  him  to  another 
theater  for  an  indefinite  run. 

Nance  O' Neil's  second  week  at 
the  California  will  be  on  Sunday, 
Monday,  Tuesday,  Wednesday  and 
Thursday  nights,  and  Saturday  mati- 
nee, devoted  to  Magda,  Friday 
night  to  Lady  Teazle,  and  Saturday 
night  to  Oliver  Twist. 

Mathews  &  Bulger,  who  will  be 
seen  in  their  latest  version  of  the  big 
vaudeville  operetta,  By  the  Sad  Sea 
Waves,  are  the  youngest,  nimble  com- 
edians on  the  American  stage  today. 
Their  rise  has  not  been  of  the  mush- 
room growth,  but  one  of  steady  recog- 
nition. 

Aside  from  the  two  stars,  two  of 
the  principal  features  of  Mathews  & 
Bulger's  aggregation  of  farceurs  in 
By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves,  are  the  only 
and  original  Sis  Hopkins,  the  Gal 
from  Slabtown,  who  is  now  the  talk  of 
the  fun-loving  world,  and  a  beautiful 
French  woman,  Mile.  La  Seye,  direct 
from  the  Folies  Bergeres,  Paris,  who 
appears  in  a  series  of  plastique  poses 
with  illuminated,  irridescent  electrical 
effects,  and  is  considered  a  decided 
novelty. 


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AT  THH  *  *  ♦ 
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The  Columbia 

C  DDIB  Foy  and  his  frisky  aggrega- 
■— 1    tion  have   one  more   week  in 
Hotel  Tops}'  Tnrvy  at  the  Columbia. 
The  bills  call  the  piece  a  "brilliantly 
successful  Parisian   burletta."  The 
bills  are  right,  at  least  so  far  as  the 
successful  part  isconcerned.  Of  course, 
in  a  Parisian  burletta,  no  one  expects 
anything  but  fun  of  the  most  compli- 
cated sort.    No  one  who  knows  Eddie 
Foy  would  expect  to  see  him  in  any- 
thing except  just  such  a  farce  comedy, 
— nonsensical,     absurdly  ludicrous. 
But  Eddie  is  not  the  whole  show  by 
any  means.    In  the  second  act  he  re- 
mains off  the   stage   fully  twenty 
minutes.    And  when  he  is  before  the 
footlights  he  is  considerate  enough  to 
give  the  others  a  chance,  which  is  very 
different  from  some  comedians — Frank 
Daniels,  for  instance.    With  Foy,  Phil 
Ryley.   Josie    De   Witt   and  Bertie 
Fowler  and  the  Florence   troupe  of 
acrobats,  no  particular  plot  was  needed 
to  keep  up  interest,  fun  or  liveliness. 
Here  again  is  where  the  play  bill  is 
deceiving,  for  it  says  the  piece  is  a 
story  by  some  Frenchman.    It  maybe 
by  a  Frenchman,  but  it  is  not  a  story. 
After  all,  'tis  better  so.  It  really  needs 
no   cumbersome     plot    to  produce 
laughter.     No  one  expects   it  in  a 
burletta.    If  anybody  did  they  would 
probably  go  disappointed  through  life. 
The  only  object  of  such  a  piece  —be- 
side a  desire  to  accumulate  silver — is 
to  create  fun — fun,  fast,  furious,  fault- 
less.   That  sums   up   Hotel  Topsy 
Turvy.     It  is  a  conglomeration  of 
ludicrous  situations,  shapely  women 
and  lively  music.    The  clever  special- 
ties and  the  ease  with  which  they  are 
interspersed  are  pleasing  to  eye  and 
ear.    Josie  De  Witt  made  things  lively 
in  her  usual  brilliant  style  and  her 
violin  playing  is  particularly  good. 
Bertie  Fowler,  in  childish  imitations, 
is  one  of  the  best  specialties  in  the  per- 
formance. She  tells  some  dream  stories 
and  sings  in  a  most  entertaining  way. 
Eddie  Foy  has  a  song  or  two,  a  dance, 
and  the  usual  funny  facial  gyrations. 
Phil  Ryley  is  also  a  king  pin.  He 
doesn't  stoop  to  buffoonery,  and  his 
comedy  is  quick,  bright  and  clean. 
Octavie  Bar1>e,  Pauline  Duffield,  Pattie 
Rosa,  Jennie  Lee,  Bessie  Bruno  and 
Amelia  Glover,  the  dancer,  are  very 
fascinating.    George  Romain   was  a 
good  count;  in  fact,  so  much  better  than 
usual  with  such  characters  that  it  is 


very  refreshing  to  see  him.  William 
F.  Carroll  is  extremely  funny;  he  is  a 
good  make-up  artist.  Gus  Mortimer 
as  Moulinet,  who,  with  Pauline  Duf- 
field as  his  wife,  like  peace  and  tran- 
quility in  a  hotel,  but  never  get  it,  are 
also  chief  among  the  satellites,  and 
taking  it  altogether,  Hotel  Topsy  Turvy 
is  too  good  to  miss. 


Grand  Opera  House 

I  kcocq's  sparkling  comic  opera, 
Girofie  Girofla,  packed  the  Grand 
Opera  House  during  this  week  and  it 
has  proven  one  of  the  most  brilliant 
successes  of  the  season.  This  opera 
was  given  for  the  especial  purpose  of 
presenting  Edith  Mason  as  the  twins, 
roles  in  which  she  created  a  most  fav- 
orable impression  in  New  York,  and 
the  unanimous  opinion  seems  to  be 
that  in  the  present  performance  she  is 
at  her  best.  The  abandon  with  which 
she  sang  the  familiar  1  'See  How  It 
Sparkles"  could  not  be  surpassed  and 
it  won  enthusiastic  applause.  She  was 
splendidly  supported  by  Arthur 
Wooley,  who.  as  the  father  of  the 
twins,  was  irresistibly  funny.  Persse's 
acting  was  worthy  of  praise,  and  as 
usual  he  sang  with  genuine  sentiment 
and  feeling.  His  song  "I  am  the  Son 
of  Marasquin"  was  properly  applauded 
and  encored.  William  Wolff  was 
Mourzouk,  chief  of  the  Moors.  He 
acted  and  sang  the  part  most  satisfac- 
torily. Bessie  Fairbairn,  who  has 
already  established  herself  as  a  great 
favorite,  displayed  her  marked  ability 
in  the  role  of  Aurore,  the  "head"  of 
the  family,  while  Hattie  Belle  Ladd, 
as  Paquita,  and  Winifred  Goff,  as  was 
Pedro,  were  all  that  could  have  been 
desired. 


J.  P.  Sousa,  so  the  story  goes, 
owes  the  present  shape  of  his  name  to 
an  odd  error  on  the  part  of  the  Ameri- 
can Customs  House  authorities.  The 
popular  bandmaster,  who  is  a  Portu- 
guese by  birth,  was  originally  called 
J.  P.  So,  and  on  setting  out  to  seek  his 
fortune  in  America,  he  labelled  his 
solitary  chest  "J.  P.  So,  U.  S.  A." 
This  the  men  at  the  Customs  Office 
read  "J.  P.  Sousa,"  and  the  little 
musician,  accepting  the  mistake  as  a 
good  omen,  has  been  content  to 
answer  to  that  name  ever  since. 

Sydney  has  adopted  the  high-hat 
ordinance,  and  there  is  much  rejoicing 
in  the  Australian  papers. 


Tivoli  Opera  House 

T^iik  opening  performance  of  Balfe's 
*  Satanella  this  week  at  the  Tivoli 
was  as  bright  and  lively  a  production 
as  has  been  given  this  season,  in  the 
way  of  light  opera.  With  its  gay  and 
varied  costumes,  its  surprising  phe- 
omena  of  magic,  mysterious  disap- 
pearances and  beatific  translations,  it 
is  the  nearest  approach  to  the  spectac- 
ular that  has  been  upon  the  boards  for 
some  time.  Admirably  cast  through- 
out, nevertheless  the  prettiest  bit  of 
characterization  may  well  be  ascribed 
to  Ada  Palmer- Walker,  whose  Satan- 
ella was  worthy  of  most  unstinted 
commendation.  But  for  her  bewitch- 
ing Oriental  dance,  she  was  a  wholly 
angelic  little  demon,  and  as  the  part 
demanded,  more  the  gentle  woman 
than  the  wicked  imp  of  darkness. 
Her  vocal  work,  powerful  and  vigor- 
ous, as  well  as  exquisitely  dainty, 
proved- wholly  adequate  to  the  dram- 
atic intensity  of  her  role.  Julie  Cotte 
as  Lelia,  a  more  ambitious  part  than 
heretofore,  appeared  somewhat  timid 
and  conscious.  Further  experience 
no  doubt  will  bring  a  more  complete 
identification  with  her  roles.  Char- 
lotte Beckwith  looked  the  proud  Stella 
to  perfection.  It  might  be  remarked, 
in  passing,  the  abduction  of  this  stately- 
lady  and  of  her  young  rival,  bade  fair, 
all  unwittingly  in  its  farcical  mildness 
to  eclipse  the  legitimate  element  of  the 
comic  in  amusing  the  audience.  Tom 
Greene's  characterization  of  Count 
Rupert  was  less  vigorous  and  confident 
than  heretofore,  though  charming  as 
ever  vocally.  Schuster's  Arimanes 
particularly  excellent.  Alf. 
Wheelan's  impersonation  of  the  tutor, 
admirably  subordinated,  was  charac- 
teristically funny  in  his  inimitable 
exposition  of  exaggerated  fear.  The 
Pirates,  both  chorus  and  chief — Harry 
Girard — made  a  veritable  hit  in  the 
third  act,  the  ensemble  work  being 
notably  excellent  all  through  and  en- 
thusiastically encored  on  every  occa- 
sion. 

Tuesday  evening  the  Tivoli  gave  a 
program  in  honor  of  the  birthday 
anniversary  of  Verdi.  Musical  Di- 
rector Hirschfield  and  his  orchestra 
rendered  the  overture  from  Nabucco, 
selections  from  Rigoletto  and  others 
of  the  great  composer's  works.  Scenes 
from  Aida,  Othello,  Trovatore  and 
Atilla  were  given.  Wm.  Colverd 
played  a  solo  on  the  uphonium  and 


received  an  encore.  In  Aida  the  en- 
tire second  act  was  rendered  with 
Salassa,  Avedano,  Schuster  and  Licater 
in  the  principal  roles.  The  second  act 
of  Othello,  the  misserere  scene  from 
Trovatore  and  the  celebrated  trio  in 
Atilla  were  given  with  great  care.  In 
the  last  scene,  Ada  Palmer- Walker, 
.Schuster  and  Greene  sang. 

Ernani  was  given  on  Thursday 
night,  and  will  l>e  repeated  this  even- 
ing and  Sunday  evening. 


The  cAlcazar 

A  x  ingenious  play,  a  play  full  of 
*■  strong  situations,  a  play  which 
can  almost  stand  by  itself,  so 
cleverly  are  the  threads  of  the  story 
woven,  is  Jim  the  Penman  which  has 
been  the  attraction  the  past  week  at 
the  Alcazar.  There  is  only  one  dis- 
crepancy, and  that  possibly  a  pardon- 
able one,  where  the  conspirators  plan 
an  infamous  deal  in  an  apartment 
without  doors,  and  the  detective  a 
little  later  recounts  his  discoveries  in 
a  loud  tone  in  the  same  room.  The 
piece  is  far  and  away  the  best  thing 
the  stock  company  has  done  this  sea- 
son, and  it  is  no  exaggeration  to  say 
this  is  a  dollar-and-a-half  show  pro- 
duced at  popular  prices.  Charles 
King  played  the  title  role  and  sunk 
his  individuality  completely.  The 
critics  who  claim  he  is  a  one-part 
actor  should  see  him  in  this  character, 
for  he  does  it  well,  yes,  very,  very 
well.  Eugene  Ormonde  plays  Capt. 
Redwood,  the  detective,  on  much  the 
same  lines  laid  down  by  E.  M.  Hol- 
land, the  originator  of  the  character, 
and  his  work  does  not  suffer  by  com- 
parison with  that  sterling  actor.  As 
Baron  Hartfeld,  the  suave  villain, 
Clarence  Montaine  made,  perhaps,  the 
hit  of  the  performance.  His  German 
dialect  was  at  all  times  good  and  his 
delineation  clear-cut  and  forceful.  Mr. 

Montaine  is  a  character  actor  of  great 
ability.  Mr.  Denithorne  is  a  capable 
and  manly  Louis  Percival,  and  Charles 
Bryant  made  a  quiet,  gentlemanly 
Lord  Drelincourt.  Gertrude  Foster 
played  Mrs.  Ralston  with  a  suppressed 
emotion,  which  quite  won  the  sym- 
pathy of  her  auditors.  Simplicity  of 
manner  and  treatment  was  the  key- 
note of  her  success,  and  one  could  not 
help  feeling  sorry  for  Mrs.  Ralston  and 
her  children.  And  those  children, 
played  by  Helen  Henry  and  Daniel 
Halifax,  were  as  pleasing  a  pair  of 


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youngsters  as  one  could  wish  to  see. 
The  other  parts  were  all  in  capable 
hands.  Geo.  Webster,  Carlyle  Moore, 
Ernest  Howell,  Jack  Morris,  Marie 
Howe  and  Anita  Fallon  each  and  all 
did  their  bit  in  a  convincing  manner. 
In  short,  it  was  as  good  a  show  as  one 
would  expect  from  any  company. 


The  California 

]\ Iance  O'Neil  a  triumph  in  comedy! 
*■  *  For  a  couple  of  years  or  more  we 
have  been  chronicling  Nance  O'Neil 
a  triumph  in  tragedy  roles — a  verita- 
ble genius  in  her  grasp  of  such  diffi- 
cult creations  as  Magda  and  the  Jewess. 
Whatever  might  have  been  our  mis- 
givings before  seeing  her  in  this  week's 
production  of  Peg  Woffington,  we  can 
say  unqualifiedly  that  she  is  in  pure 
comedy  requirements  the  same  clever, 
graceful,  intelligent  impersonator  who 
forces  admiration  in  the  more  difficult 
and  serious  roles  more  generally  as- 
sociated with  her  success. 

Having  youth,  enthusiasm  and 
endowed  with  a  marvelous  com- 
prehension for  one  so  young  in  the 
actor's  art,  her  Peg  Woffington  must 
take  rank  with  her  most  interes- 
tingcharacterizations,  notwithstanding 
different  views  held  by  sundry  critics. 
Her  performance  of  Peg  Woffington 
glows  and  sparkles  with  vigorous  pur- 
pose and  interests  one  completely. 

Barton  Hill  in  the  role  of  Triplet — 
a  character  once  beloved  of  the  early- 
day  dramatist,  but  now  only  a  faint 
memory  with  the  vigorous  purveyors 
of  stage  entertainment  to-day,  was 
very  good.  His  conception  of  the 
needy,  despairing  poet,  painter  and 
dreamer  was  thoroughly  artistic.  The 
Colley  Cibber  of  George  Beck  was 
a  small  part  well  taken,  and  Messrs. 
Edwin  Mordant,  as  Sir  Charles  Po- 
mander, W.  L-  Gleason  as  Mr.  Snarl, 
and  Raymond  Whitaker  as  Mr.  Soaper, 
were  entirely  satisfactory.  Virginia 
Stuart  did  some  quiet  and  effective 
acting  in  the  part  of  Mabel  Vane,  the 
almost  deserted  and  forgotten  country 
wife.  The  rest  of  the  cast  did  their 
small  parts  well  enough  and  the  play 
which  really  achieved  the  triumph  of 
creating  an  atmosphere  of  the  time 
depicted,  furnished  one  of  the  most 
pleasurable  entertainments  offered  to 
San  Francisco  theater-goers  in  many  a 
day. 

Thursday  night  Miss  O'Neil  and 
her  company  appeared  in  Camille, 
Friday  night  being  given  over  to  the 
Jewess. 

The  Comedy 

j\  Text  Sunday  night  Madam  Fabri- 
*■  ^  Muller  will  reopen  the  Comedy 
Theater  with  a  company  of  German 
players.  The  opening  piece  will  he 
Hans  Huckebein,  a  rollicking  comedy 
and  the  players  Frauleius  Rita  di 
Rovey,  Emma  Meier,  Emmy  Busse 
Tromboni,  Josephine  La  Fontaine  and 
Herren  Benno  Hirseh,  Joseph  Greven, 
and  Albert  Fischer.  It  is  the  inten- 
tion to  produce  a  play  in  German  every 
Sunday  night.  Next  week  the  com- 
pany will  be  augmented  by  several 
Eastern  players.  A.  Hoffman  is  the 
manager  of  the  house. 

Mrs.  A.  Duval-Mack  has  leased  the 
Comedy  Theater  for  the  season  and 
will  produce  New  York  successes  with 
an  Eastern  Stock  Company  six  nights 
a  week  and  Saturday  matinee.  Hor- 
ace Ewing  has  been  engaged  as  man- 
aging director  and  announces  the 
opening  performance  for  Oct.  30th. 
Play  and  players  will  be  announced 
next  week. 


The  Orpheum 

The  Florenz  troupe  of  acrobats, 
comprising  one  woman  and  five 
men,  Prof.  Howard's  minature  circus, 
and  the  Le  Page  sisters  are  the  chief 
attractions  at  the  Orpheum  this  week. 
The  Florenz  troupe  is  about  as  clever 
in  the  acrobatic  line  as  one  could  ever 
hope  to  see.  They  perform  in  evening 
dress.  The  trained  ponies,  dogs  and 
monkey  do  some  new  and  very  difficult 
feats.  The  Le  Page  Sisters,  in  their 
baby  imitations,  are  exceedingly 
clever.  They  make  their  costume 
changes  in  quicker  timethan  any  other 
team  on  the  stage  today.  Their  songs 
are  also  good.  Little  Elsie,  a  pretty 
little  miss,  gives  some  very  acceptable 
impersonations  of  Anna  Held,  May 
Irwin,  Edna  May  and  Phyllis  Rankin. 
A  new  comedy  sketch  is  presented  in 
a  very  lively  and  creditable  manner  by 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Haskins.  The 
Hawaiian  Queens  present  their  new 
lyric  piece,  King  Moos'  Wedding  Day, 
and  it  is  very  entertaining.  Their 
native  costumes  and  stage  settings  are 
particularly  good.  Frank  Cushman, 
Forest  and  King  and  Seymour  and 
Dupree  complete  the  bill. 

'The  Olympia 

A  lbert  Lane,  soprano,  who  closed 
at  the  Chutes  last  week,  is  the 
only  new  feature  at  the  Eddy  Street 
music  hall.  Ruth  Nelta  grows  more 
popular  as  the  weeks  go  by.  She  in- 
troduces some  new  songs  and  dances. 
J.  H.  DuBell  is  in  his  last  week  and 
does  what  is  billed  as  the  giant  swing. 
This  is  one  of  the  best  aerial  acts  in 
vaudeville.  Maurice  Montague,  bari- 
tone, Maude  Mullery,  contralto,  and 
Ed  Dolan,  Irish  comedian,  are  the 
most  popular  of  the  remaining  acts  on 
the  bill,  which  includes  Dollie  Mitchell, 
Dora  Mervin,  Carlton  &  Royce,  Rose 
Wellington  and  Dot  Stanley. 


The  Chutes 

HOPPER  and  Starr,  society  sketch 
team  have  been  doing  their  clever 
act  at  the  Chutes  this  week  and  met 
with  success  also  Marion  &  Lynton  in  a 
comedy  song  and  dance.  Irene  Vinton 
recovered  from  her  recent  illness,  has 
sung  herself  into  favor.  The  Rons- 
sells  are  in  their  last  week  and  Baby 
Ruth  is  so  popular  that  her  engage- 
ment has  been  extended.  Adgie  and 
her  lions  and  the  moving  pictures 
complete  the  entertainment. 

The  Oberon 

Helen  Fork  Ess  takes  the  place  of 
Annetta  George  at  the  Oberon 
this  week  and  bids  fair  to  make  the 
many  patrons  forget  that  popular 
singer.  Marie  Wilbur  changed  her 
vocal  numbers  and  responded  to  sev- 
eral encores,  and  Miss  Agnes  Castro 
shows  a  marked  improvement  in  the 
management  of  her  voice  since  her 
former  appearance.  It  is  good  to  know 
that  the  new  Oberon  is  being  con- 
structed on  lines  which  will  give 
singers  a  better  opportunity,  as  the 


accoustics  in  the  present  hall  are  very 
poor.  Miss  Valesca  Schorcht  is  the 
soloist  with  her  violin,  and  the  Edison 
projectoscope  shows  some  new  views. 

Vaudeville  Notes 

The  new  Orpheum  at  Denver  has 
proved  a  big  success  from  the  start. 

Fiskey  Barnett  has  taken  the  man- 
agement of  the  Theater  Comique,  in 
Spokane,  Washington. 

Eva  Tanguay,  soubrette  with  Who 
is  Who  Company,  is  making  a  big  hit 
with  the  part  of  Tilly. 

Baby  Ruth  has  been  re-engaged  for 
two  weeks  at  the  Chutes.  This  clever 
little  child  artist  has  scored  a  decided 
hit. 

Junie  McCree  and  Matt  Trayers  have 
all  kinds  of  offers  for  next  season — 
but  will  remain  with  their  present 
manager. 

Nellie  Maguire,  well  known  in  vau- 
deville, has  become  soubrette  with  the 
Aunt  Jerusha  Company  and  reports 
great  success. 

The  Tivoli  Theater.  Sydney,  N.S.  W, 
was  destroyed  by  fire  Sept.  nth. 
Harry  Rickards,  the  manager,  is  at 
present  in  London  with  his  family. 

Charles  Leonard  Fletcher  has  re- 
written a  portion  of  his  skit,  Wanted 
a  Gent.  The  skit  is  vastly  improved 
by  it  and  the  comedy  strengthened. 

Montana  Concert  Hall, Butte,  Mont., 
has  changed  hands,  J.  W.  Kinney  hav- 
ing purchased  all  of  R.  P.  Sutton's 
vaudeville  interests  in  Butte.  Mr. 
Kinney  will  hereafter  conduct  the 
house  alone. 

Antonio  Pirri  returned  this  week 
from  the  north,  where  he  has  been 
astonishing  the  people  with  his  heavy 
weight  balancing.  One  of  his  feats  is 
balancing  a  20-inch  four-horse  plow 
on  his  chin. 

Again  the  rumor  crops  up  that  the 
new  vaudeville  house  for  Honolulu  is 
now  a  foregone  conclusion  and  that 
stock  has  all  been  subscribed.  James 
F.  Post  will  be  manager.  Archie  Levy 
is  arranging  with  some  well  known  ar- 
tists for  the  opening.  Most  of  them 
will  be  brought  direct  from  the  East. 
Contradicting  the  rumor  is  the  assertion 
of  L.  F.  Stone  of  the  Honolulu  Or- 
pheum, that  there  is  nothing  in  it. 

Walter  .Shaw,  of  the  acrobatic  team 
of  Shaw  Brothers,  is  laying  off,  the 
result  of  injuries  received  during  the 
performance  at  the  Chicago  Opera 
House  Sept.  26.  Shaw  was  swinging 
on  a  ring  which  his  brother  was  hold- 
ing in  his  teeth.  He  let  the  ring  go 
and  Walter  fell  a  distance  of  15  feet. 
Several  women  in  the  audience  fainted 
when  the  man  fell,  but  the  curtain  was 
wrung  down  and  quiet  was  soon  re- 
stored. 

Ethel  Dixon  has  taken  Honolulu 
by  storm.  She  has  been  appearing 
continuously  at  the  Orpheum  there  for 
the  past  three  months  with  the  excep- 
tion of  a  couple  of  weeks.  When  her 
name  was  absent  from  the  bill  the 
audience  demanded  the  reason.  Her 
particular  forte  is  the  singing  of  coon 
songs  but  reports  say  she  can  do  any- 
thing and  do  it  well.  Her  success  is 
all  the  more  remarkable,  as  this  is 
her  first  professional  engagement. 


Hugh  Emmet  opens  at  the  Chutes 
the  23d. 

All  the  interior  houses  report  good 
business. 

The  Valdares,  bicyclists,  are  touring 
Australia. 

Josie  Gassman  contemplates  another 
trip  to  Europe. 

Zoa  Matthews  left  for  her  home, 
Chicago,  on  the  9th. 

Formal!  &  Howlett,  the  banjoists, 
are  heading  this  way. 

Herbert  Cawthorne  and  Susie  For- 
rester are  back  playing  dates. 

The  Rousells  are  new  faces  at  the 
Olympia  the  coming  week. 

George  Cohan's  farce,  A  Wise  Guy, 
is  making  a  big  hit  in  the  East. 

Dolan  and  Mitchell  open  at  the 
Tivoli,  Stockton,  on  the  16th. 

Edw.  F.  Reynard,  the  ventriloquist, 
is  booked  for  an  Australian  tour. 

A  cafe  and  grill  room  will  soon  be 
added  to  the  Orpheum  at  Honolulu. 

Stewart  and  Lacroix,  a  vocal  duo 
will  play  this  city  in  the  near  future. 

Kelly  and  Violetteare  at  the  Brook- 
lyn Music  Hall,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  this 
week. 

The  Martells,  the  bicycle  riders, 
are  in  much  demand  by  Eastern  man- 
agers. 

O'Brien  and  Collins,  a  clever  sketch 
team,  will  play  in  this  city  in  January 
1900. 

Alf.  James,  Amelita  and  Ida  Silday 
are  at  the  Gem  Theater,  Missoula, 
Mont. 

Hastings  and  Hale  are  due  in  this 
city  any  day.  They  come  direct  from 
Dawson  City. 

Edwin  Milton  Royle  has  re-written 
the  first  part  of  Miss  Wallett  of  Wall 
Street. 

George  Day  is  gradually  filling  his 
season.  He  has  a  lot  of  good  mono- 
logue stuff. 

Du  Bell  plays  the  Orpheum  Circuit 
commencing  at  Los  Angeles.  He 
opens  on  the  23d. 

May  Wyatt  and  Gertie  Thorne  open 
at  the  New  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  An- 
geles, Cal.,  Oct.  16. 

The  wife  of  Archie  Levy  presented 
him  with  a  ten-pound  daughter  Oct. 
9.  Congratulations. 

Weston  and  Herbert's  Vaudeville 
Company  closes  their  season  on  the 
22d  of  the  present  month. 

Edgar  Ely  is  singing  in  London 
Williams  and  Walker's  old  song,  When 
Miss  Marie  Johnson  Marries  Me. 

Next  Monday  Managing  Director 
Brady  of  Koster  and  Bial's  will  try  the 
experiment  of  putting  in  a  one-act 
tragedy. 

Dan  Daly  is  thinking  of  doing  a 
vaudeville  turn.  If  he  puts  together 
some  of  his  good  stuff  no  comedian  in 
the  world  can  equal  him. 

Arthur  Rigby  has  been  engaged  for 
four  weeks  to  sit  on  the  principal  end 
of  a  minstrel  show  in  Pittsburg. 
After  that  he  goes  to  Keith's. 

The  California  Trio,  Guy  Livinston 
and  Mindel  Dreyfus,  the  dancer,  will 
sail  for  Honolulu,  on  the  Australia, 
Oct.  18,  to  fill  an  engagement  at  the 
Orpheum. 

The  Werntz'  at  the  close  of  their 
present  season  with  Main's  Circus  will 
play  the  vaudeville  houses.  They 
have  arranged  an  entire  act,  using 
four  people,  while  at  present  there  are 
six  in  the  act. 


8 


Correspondence  and 
Comments 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York,  Oct.  3 — The  yacht  races  last 
week,  for  the  time  being  at  least,  displaced 
Dewey  in  the  public  mind,  and  the  theaters 
benefited  by  the  continued  presence  in  the 
city  of  large  number  of  visitors  who  came 
either  to  see  Dewey  and  stayed  over  or  who 
came  expressly  for  the  purpose  of  seeing 
the  yacht  races.  As  the  yachts  could  race 
only  in  the  day  time  the  pleasure  seekers 
thronged  the  theaters  and  music  halls  at 
night.  For  the  regular  New  Yorkers  there 
were  but  three  or  four  new  attractions  last 
week  but  to  the  strangers  within  our  gates 
nearly  everything  was  new.  The  brand  new 
attractions  were  William  H.  Crane  in 
Brander  Mathews  and  Bronson  Howard's 
play  Peter  Stuyvesant,  Governor  of  New 
Amsterdam;  Otis  Harlan  in  George  R.  Sim's 
new  comedy  My  Innocent  Boy  and  Die 
Meistersingerat  the  American  in  English. 


There  was  nothing  wooden  about  William 
H.  Crane's  Peter  Stuyvesant  except  his  peg 
leg.  That  attracted  more  attention  than 
Trilby's  bare  feet  or  Cyrano's  nose.  But, 
the  wooden  leg  was  not  farcical  or  dramatic 
and  was  evidently  contrived  by  Mr.  Crane 
bv  means  of  straps  and  a  long  coat  merely 
to  be  in  keeping  with  the  character  of  the 
old  Dutch  Governor  of  New  Amsterdam. 
The  fact  that  the  play  deals  with  the  intrigues 
of  the  British  in  1661,  when  they  were  con- 
spiring to  take  the  colonial  government 
away  from  the  Dutch  makes  the  play  of 
timely  interest  on  account  of  the  trouble 
between  the  British  and  the  Boers  in  the 
Transvaal.  In  Peter  Stuyvesant  Mr.  Crane 
has  added  to  his  long  row  of  typical  Ameri- 
can characters. 

*  * 

Although  Otis  Harlan  has  been  a  star  in 
public  estimation  for  several  years,  espec- 
ially since  he  created  Hot  Stuff  in  A  Black 
Sheep,  he  was  introduced  as  a  star  for  the 
first  time  at  the  Garrick  last  week  in  My 
Innocent  Boy.    Mr.   Sims  calls  his  con- 
glomeration a  comedy.    It  is  anything  but 
that.    As  a  farce  it  is  commendably  impos- 
sible. The  fun  grows  out  of  the  fact  that  the 
innocent  boy  has  in  reality  been  married, 
and  had  a  daughter,  and  become  a  widower 
without  the  knowledge  of  his  father  and  in 
later  years  his  father  wishes  him  to  marry  a 
young  woman  who  had  previously  been  en- 
gaged to  the  innocent  boy's  best  friend,  said 
friend  having  since  become  engaged  to  the 
innocent  boy's  daughter.    But  why  go  on? 
Those  facts,  appropriately  mixed,  are  suffic- 
ient to  bewilder  the  brain,  and  make  an 
audience  think  it  has  had  lots  of  fun  listen- 
ing to  the  unraveling  of  the  tangle. 


The  Castle  Square  Opera  Company  which 
has  been  financially  successful  at  the  Amer- 
ican for  a  year  and  a  half  began  its  third 
season  last  week  by  attempting  Richard 
Wagner's  Die  Meistersinger  in  English.  The 
production  in  English  was  the  only  novelty. 
From  the  standpoint  of  art  it  can  be  said 
emphatically  that  the  Castle  Square's  pro- 
duction was  not  creditable.  Viewed  from 
he  point  of  a  cheap- priced  production  there 


was  much  that  was  comparatively  satisfac- 
tory. The  orchestra  was  too  small  for  effect- 
iveness in  such  a  masterpiece,  the  opera  was 
liberally  cut, the  tempi  were  strange,and  the 
chorus  precise  but  too  demonstrative  in 
every  dramatic  situation.  But  the  company 
showed  careful  study,  as  though  its  perform- 
ance had  been  carefully  planned.  It  is  not 
likely  that  the  Castle  Square  will  attempt 
anything  more  as  heavy  as  a  Wagner  comic 
opera,  but  will  for  the  remainder  of  the  sea- 
son confine  itself  to  English,  American  and 
German  comic  operas,  and  a  few  of  the 
lighter  grand  operas  which  the  company  has 
already  attempted  successfully. 


R.  D.  McLean  and  his  wife  Odette  Tyler 
who  last  year  were  in  tragedy,  appeared  in 
comedy  last  week  in  Phroso — as  it  reached 
Harlem.  Miss  Tyler  is  certainly  more  at 
ease  in  comedy  than  she  was  in  tragedy  and 
Mr.  McLean  as  the  hero  of  Anthony  Hope's 
play  had  the  desirable  portions  of  comedy 
and  tragedy  necessary  to  the  make-up  of  a 
fellow  who  bought  an  island,  including  a 
princess  to  marry. 

» 

Of  the  actors  now  engaged  in  romantic 
plays  here,  E.  H.  Sothern  will  close  The 
King's  Musketeers  at  Daly's  next  Wednes- 
day. On  Thursday  he  will  open  in  a  new 
romantic  play  The  Song  of  the  Sword  by 
Leo  Ditrickstein. 


Andrew  Mack  closed  last  night  at  the 
Academy  of  Music  in  The  Last  of  the 
Rohans  and  to-morrow  Denman  Thompson 
will  begin  another  engagement  of  The  Old 
Homestead  which  age  cannot  wither. 


James  K.  Hackett  will  close  at  the  Garden 
next  Saturday  night  in  Rupert  of  Hentzan. 


Henry  Miller  in  The  Only  Way  will  con- 
tinue indefinitely  at  the  Herald  Square 
Theatre. 


The  Man  in  the  Moon,  Jr.,  replaced  The 
Man  in  the  Moon  at  the  New  York  last 
Monday  night.  It  played  until  12  o'clock. 
The  only  changes  were  in  a  few  interpola- 
tions. Manager  Lederer  is  having  more  or 
less  trouble  with  the  foreign  artists  whom 
he  imports.  They  generally  leave  him  after 
trying  his  methods  for  a  week  or  two. 

*  # 

Everybody  who  could  not  see  the  Dewey 
parades  or  the  cup  yacht  races  can  see  a  fair 
substitute  of  the  same  at  the  vaudeville 
shows  where  the  picture  machines  throw 
moving  pictures  of  the  scenes  upon  the 
screen.  Most  of  these  moving  pictures  are 
genuine,  but  the  picture-men  do  not  hesi- 
tate to  supply  a  demand  whenever  it  is 
made,  and  a  striking  example  of  this  was  in 
the  alleged  representation  of  the  Jeffries- 
Fitzsimmons  fight.  The  pictures  of  that 
fight  were  a  complete  failure  because  the 
artificial  light  was  not  strong  enough.  But 
two  men  were  afterward  found  who  resem- 
bled Jeffries  and  Fitzsimmons  in  general 


appearance,  and  they  went  through  the 
motions  of  the  fight  and  were  taken  by  the 
picture  machines.  It  is  this  fake  fight  which 
is  being  presented  all  over  the  country.  It 
coined  money  everywhere,  and  to  the  artis- 
tic credit  of  the  fakers  it  must  be  admitted 
that  the  deception  was  so  clever  that  many 
persons  who  saw  the  real  fight  were  com- 
pletely deluded  by  the  sham  battle. 


Talking  about  delusions,  reminds  me  that 
Kellar,  the  late  Hermann's  only  rival  and 
superior,  was  in  New  York  last  week  and 
played  a  profitable  engagement  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House.  He  may  get  to  California  in 
the  Spring.  Eva  Kellar,  his  charming  wife, 
was  with  him  and  assisted  in  many  of  his 
new  tricks.  He  has  several  ghostlike  il- 
lusions which  he  thought  out  in  his  sanctum 
on  the  Hudson  last  summer.  To  those  who 
are  accustomed  to  see  with  a  magician  only 
two  or  three  persons  on  the  stage  at  various 
times  in  the  course  of  the  performance,  it 
ma)-  be  surprising  to  know  that  Mr.  Kellar 
carries  with  him  a  company  of  fifteen  assis- 
tants. He  had  ten  years  ago  only 
four  trunks  full  of  tricks.  Today  he  carries 
in  his  private  car  about  250  trunks.  Judg- 
ing from  the  appearance  of  his  beautiful 
home  and  grounds  at  Ludlow  on  the  Hud- 
son, he  must  have  been  making  money  like 
magic  in  the  last  few  years. 

* 
*  * 

It  has  come  at  last:  Lillian  Russell  is  go- 
ing to  sing  coon  songs  in  Webber  &  Fields. 
After  that  we  may  get  a  rest  from  the  negro 
imitators.  Rob  Roy. 


ST.  LOUIS. 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  Louis,  Oct.  4. — This  is  fiesta  week  in 
St.  Louis,  the  local  managers  expect  to  reap 
a  financial  harvest  from  the  ruralites. 

Those  two  clever  farceurs  Ward  it  Yokes, 
assisted  by  Lucy  Daley,  Margaret  Daly- 
Yokes,  Hattie  Bernard,  Willie  West,  George 
Sidney,  John  Early,  a  bevy  of  pretty  chorus 
girls  are  amusing  the  patrons  of  the  Century 
Theater,  in  The  Floor  Walker. 

Manager  Pat  Short  is  offering  Jacob  Litt's 
magnificent  production  of  Shenandoah  at 
the  Olympic. 

Billy  Garen  has  a  winner  for  Fair  week  in 
Hanlon's  Superba  at  Havlin's,  whilst  Larry 
Hanley  and  his  own  company  are  cleverly 
playing  Tom  Taylor's  famous  romantic 
drama  Lady  Claucarty.  Mr.  Hanley  is  as- 
sisted by  Miss  Nellie  Reed,  Bertha  Creighton, 
Edmund  Lyons,  John  D.  Rovold,  Earle  Stir- 
ling, Landon  McCormack,  and  others. 
Mr.  Hanley  is  contemplating  playing  the 
coast. 

Manager  Sam  Gompertz  of  Hopkins'  Im- 
perial Theater,  offers  his  patrons  the  Streets 
of  New  York  and  Fulgara's  Stars.  Hyde  & 
Behman's  Big  Show,  including  the  Rossow 
Twins,  the  Four  Cohns,  Ramzo  &  Arno, 
John  Camp,  Ethel  Levey,  the  Merkel  Sisters, 
and  York  &  Adams  are  winning  favor  at  the 
Columbia ;  the  Bon  Ton  Burlesquers,  a  scin- 
tillant  aggregation  of  gay  soubrettes  are 
packing  the  "Home  of  Folly,"  Manager 
Jim  Butler's  popular  Standard  Theater. 

The  attractions  for  next  week  are  Captain 


Swift  at  Hopkins'  ;  His  Excellency  the  Gov- 
ernor at  the  Olympic ;  A  Texas  Steer  at 
Havlin's;  The  Spider  and  the  Fly  at  the 
Grand  ;  Rice  &  Barton's  Extravaganza  Co. 
at  the  Standard  and  Roland  Reed  at  the 
Century. 

Buffalo  Bill  and  his  Wild  West  Show  is  en- 
riching their  coffers,  in  St.  Louis  this 
week. 

We  are  to  have  a  stock  opera  company  at 
the  Exposition  Music  Hall.  The  management 
has  booked  the  Castle  Square  Opera  Com- 
pany for  the  season,  and  they  will  give  good 
comic  opera  at  popular  prices. 

The  Yeiled  Prophets  gave  their  annual 
parade  Tuesday  night  and  attracted  many 
visitors  to  the  city. 

Gatv  Pallex. 


BOSTON 

Boston,  Oct.  4. — Miss  Julia  Arthur  and 
her  company  produced  at  the  Park  Theater 
to-night  a  historical  spectacle  from  the 
French,  entitled  More  Than  Queen. 

The  play,  which  comprises  a  prologue  and 
five  acts,  might  have  been  named  Josephine, 
for  all  the  other  characters,  even  Napoleon, 
are  dwarfed  to  allow  the  full  blaze  of  sun- 
light to  fall  upon  the  magnificent  Creole 
whom  the  Man  of  Destiny  loved,  and  at 
whose  feet  he  laid  the  world  he  had  con- 
quered. 

Wheu  More  Than  Queen  was  produced  in 
Paris,  Coquelin  and  [ane  Harding  enacted 
the  principal  roles.  It  is  undeniable,  and 
probably  it  is  unavoidable,  that  the  first 
part  of  the  play,  though  splendid  in  a  way, 
is  "slow"  compared  with  the  intensity  of 
action  which,  beginning  with  Napoleon's 
return  from  Egypt,  sweeps  on  crescendo 
until  the  end,  when  the  monarch  weeps  over 
his  lost  happiness  and  thus  brings  about 
what  he  could  not  obtain  by  force — 
Josephine's  signature  to  the  decree  of  abdi- 
cation. 

Miss  Arthur's  personality  lends  itself 
agreeably  to  the  character  which  she  por- 
trays. In  her  first  meeting  with  Napoleon, 
in  the  garden  of  the  Palais  Royal,  she  is 
archness  and  loveliness  personified.  In  the 
gayeties  which  took  place  during  her  hus- 
band's absence  in  Egypt,  her  languorous 
beauty  is  paramount  and  the  perversity 
with  which  she  attends  the  fancy  dress  ball 
attired  as  Cleopatra  on  the  night  of  his 
return,  thus  accomplishing  her  ultimate 
ruin  by  offending  her  husband  and  confirm- 
ing to  his  mind  the  calumnies  of  his  sisters, 
is  an  exhibition  of  wilful  womanhood  not 
easily  surpassed.  Immediately  there  follows 
upon  her  return,  the  employment  of  all  the 
artifices  of  a  woman  admired  and  adored, 
and  the  surrender  of  Bonaparte  to  the  radiant 
beauty  of  his  wife. 

There  is  a  great  deal  of  power  in  the  last 
two  acts,  that  portion  of  the  play  dealing 
with  the  growth  of  the  divorce  idea  in 
Napoleon's  mind;  the  vain  struggles  of  the 
deserted  wife  to  save  her  crown  and  the 
culminating  act  of  Napoleon  in  walling  up 
the  passage  between  their  apartments. 

Here  Miss  Arthur  is  at  her  best. 

After  this  final  affront,  this  act  of  banish- 
ment, she  throws  herself  against  the  door  in 
the  endeavor  to  kill  herself.    Napoleon  hur- 


October  14th,  1899 


THE   SAN  FRANCISCO 


ries  in,  lifts  her  bleeding  form  and  weeps 
over  it.  Moved  by  this  exhibition  of  sorrow 
on  the  part  of  the  Emperor,  whom  nothing 
else  had  moved,  Josephine  drinks  the 
bitter  cup  and  signs  her  abdica*  ion . 

The  principal  members  of  the  supporting 
company  were  William  Humphrey,  as 
Napoleon;  R.  A.  Roberts,  as  Lucien  Bona- 
parte; Wil  iam  Harris,  as  Talleyrand;  and 
Frederick  Hartley,  as  Junot;  and  Bessie 
Humphrey,  Louise  Orrendorf,  Alice  Niles, 
Leslie  Bingham,  and  May  Helniuth. 

SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence. 

Salt  Lake,  Oct.  2. — A  poor  week's  busi- 
ness was  done  at  the  Grand  Sept.  25-30  by 
the  Metropolitan  Opera  Company. 

Both  Salt  Lake  Theater  and  Grand 
opened  to-night  with  good  attractions  and 
big  attendance.  Hotel  Topsy  Turvy  proved 
a  splendid  card  with  which  to  inaugurate 
the  season  at  the  theater,  and  it  was 
thoroughly  enjoyed  by  the  large  and  fash- 
ionable audience.  The  piece  is  a  lively 
farce  omedy  with  an  abundance  of  catchy 
music,  gorgeous  costumes,  pretty  girls,  and 
all  the  stage  accessories  that  go  to  make  up 
a  first-class  production. 

Brown's  in  Town,  which,  by  the  way,  has 
received  about  as  much  advertising  as  the 
average  circus  gets  in  this  city,  is  an  attrac- 
tion which  will  do  a  profitable  business 
here.  The  company  is  one  which  plays 
regularly  at  dollar  rates,  but  in  order  to  get 
a  booking  during  Conference  week,  had  to 
appear  at  the  Grand.  Conference  week  is 
sought  by  all  managers  who  book  Salt  Lake, 
for  at  that  time  the  city  is  filled  to  overflow- 
ing with  people  from  outside  towns  who 
freely  patronize  theatrical  attractions. 

Hoyt's  A  Milk  White  Flag  comes  to  the 
theater  the  last  two  nights  of  the  present 
week.  John  K.  Hardy. 

SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sai/T  Lake  City,  Oct  9. — Conference 
week  proved  highly  satisfactory  to  both  Salt 
Lake  Theater  and  Grand.  Hotel  Topsy 
Turvy  at  the  Theater  October  2-3,  put  in  two 
good  nights,  while  Hoyt's  A  Milk  White 
Flag,  under  the  direction  of  Duune  and 
Ryley,  played  to  the  entire  seating  capacity 
of  the  house  Friday  and  Saturday  nights. 
Tonight  the  Salt  Lake  Opera  Company 
opened  in  Madeleine,  or  the  Magic  Kiss, 
with  a  satisfactory  attendance.  The  company 
plays  Tuesday,  Wednesday  and  Saturday 
nights  of  the  present  week. 

At  the  Grand,  Brown's  in  Town  did  all 
the  business  that  it  is  possible  to  do  in 
Mulvey's  Theater,  October  2-7.  Not  a  night 
of  the  week  but  people  were  turned  away  in 
throngs.  Brown's  in  Town  made  a  good  im- 
pression and  will  be  well  received  by  Salt 
Lakers  at  any  time  in  the  future.  Mrs. 
O'Shaughenessey,  Washerwoman,  fills  the 
first  three  nights  of  the  present  week  at  the 
Grand  and  will  be  followed  by  Lincoln  J. 
Carter's  Heart  of  Chicago  October  12-14. 

John  Kay  Hardy. 

A  Big  Business 

A  letter  from  Sam  T  Shaw,  dated  at  Van- 
couver, B.  C,  says  that  his  company  has 
been  playing  to  phenomenally  large  business. 
The  company  comprises  23  people,  band  of 
16  and  orchestra  of  eight.    Mr.  Shaw  says: 

"Last  Friday  in  Nanaimo,  B.  C,  I  sent  a 
note  to  the  advance  sale  office  to  reserve  a 
couple  of  seats  for  friends  of  mine  for  Sat- 
urday night.  The  enclosed  was  the  reply 
received  a  few  moments  later  : 
S.  Shaw,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir — Your  inquiry  just  to  hand 
and  we  are  pleased  to  inform  you  that  the 
entire  house  for  Saturday  night's  perform- 
ance was  sold  this  Friday  afternoon  at  four 
o'clock.  E-  Puribury  &  Co. 

Truthfully  speaking,  we  put  out  the 
Standing  Room  Only  in  Nanaimo,  six  nights 
and  Saturday  matinee.  We  returned  over 
$40.00  to  people  who  were  unable  to  obtain 
even  standing  room.  Best  wishes  for  the 
success  of  the  "Dramatic  Review." 

Sam  T.  Shaw. 


LONDON 

Special  Correspondence 
London,  Sept.  23. — Hearts  Are  Trumps 
at  the  Dewey  Lane  is  the  principal  attrac- 
tion at  the  theaters  this  week.  It  is  as  full 
of  interest,  novelty  and  sensation  as  the  oft- 
quoted  egg  is  full  of  meat.  Mr.  Cecil  Raleigh 
the  author,  has  aimed  at  the  triumph  of 
realism,  and  has  hit  the  mark.  So  exactly 
that  all  London  is  talking  of  the  new  play. 
The  moral  purpose  is  presented  with  those 
parts  of  the  play  which  deal  with  the  de- 
grading influences  of  the  craze  among 
certain  "smart"  society  women  for  gambling 
and  the  evils — the  crimes  even — that  may- 
spring  from  our  present  system  of  life  insur- 
ance. The  principal  honors  were  fairly 
divided  between  Mr.  Lionel  Brough,  Miss 
Violet  Vanbrugh  and  Miss  Beatrice  Farrnr, 
the  last  named  as  Maude  St.  Trevor  of  the 
music  halls,  supplied  most  of  the  "comic 
relief." 

The  new  and  beautiful  theater  at  Balham — 
the  Royal  Duchess — was  opened  on  Monday 
with  an  enjoyable  representation  of  The 
Geisha  by  a  traveling  company.  Mr.  Hay- 
den  Coffin  on  this  occasion  sustaining  his 
original  part  as  Lieutenant  Fairfax  to  the 
delight  of  a  crowded  audience. 

Mr.  Hall  Caine's  dramatic  version  of  The 
Christian  has  been  put  in  rehearsal  at  the 
Duke  of  Yorke's  Theater.  The  appearance 
of  Miss  Lily  Hall  Caine,  sister  of  the  author 
as  Polly  Love,  cannot  fail  to  be  interesting, 
remembering  the  talent  she  displayed  in 
Change  Alley.  The  Wire- Walker  is  to  be  the 
successor  of  The  Belle  of  New  York  at  the 
Shaftsbury.  Meinwhile,  eight  new  brides- 
maids are  coming  from  America  to  take  part 
in  the  600th  performance  of  The  Belle  on 
Oct.  9.  Floridora,  the  new  musical  comedy 
which  is  to  follow  El  Capitan  at  the  Lyric, 
will  be  produced  on  or  about  Lord  Mayor's 
Day.  Mr.  Henry  Arthur  Jones  is  at  work  on 
a  new  play.  This  popular  author  has  been 
staying  at  Ostend.  A  New  Yorker. 

Stockwell's  Success 

LR.  Stockwell's  tour  with  his 
•  A  Midnight  Bell  Company  has 
been  very  successful.  One  of  the 
members  of  the  company  told  the  Re- 
view yesterday  they  had  good  business 
in  almost  every  town,  and  Stockwell 
treated  the  company  very  handsomely; 
and  if  he  didn't  come  back  with  a  load 
of  money  it  was  because  he  was  better 
to  the  members  of  the  company  than 
to  himself.  The  Rkview  is  very  glad 
to  learn  that  the  tour  was  such  a  suc- 
cess, for  L.  R.  is  a  whole  show  in 
himself,  to  say  nothing  of  the  excep- 
tionally clever  people  he  had  with 
him. 

J.  M.  Barrie's  Little  Minister, 
it  is  said,  has  yielded  him  more  than 
$200,000  as  a  play,  and  at  least  a 
quarter  that  much  as  a  novel.  In  its 
way  this,  too,  proves  the  benefit  of 
church  and  stage  getting  into  closer 
relations. 

Read  the  Dramatic  Review. 


Between  Acts 

The  Midnight  Bell  Co.  closed  in 
Sacramento  Sunday  night  last. 

Hart's  Twentieth  Century  players 
have  lieen  rehearsing  in  this  city. 
They  will  open  at  Vallejo. 

The  Honorable  Mr.  Wallace,  a  new 
drama  by  Adolphe  Danziger,  late 
dramatic  reviewer  on  the  ATews  Letter, 
will  have  a  production  in  this  city  in 
add  corresp 

Charles  Frohman  has  purchased  the 
American  rights  of  the  new  Drury 
Lane  drama,  Hearts  are  Trumps.  The 
piece  will  finish  in  Loudon  about  the 
middle  of  January,  and  Mr.  Frohman 
will  bring  over  the  whole  production. 
The  cast  for  the  American  production 
will  be  made  up  in  this  country,  and 
the  season  will  open  about  the  middle 
of  February. 

Thall  and  Kennedy's  Yon  Yonson  is 
meeting  with  unprecedented  success 
in  the  Northwest,  and  the  general 
verdict  of  the  managers  and  press  is 
that  the  company  presenting  Yon 
Yonson  this  season  is  the  best  ever 
seen  in  that  most  popular  play.  Ar- 
thur Donaldson  is  said  to  be  the  best 
Swedish  dialect  comedian  who  ever 


played  Yon  Yonson.  Annie  Mack 
Bulein  needs  no  commendation,  and 
Beat  1  ice  Norman  is  a  pronounced  suc- 
cess in  the  role  of  Grace  Jennings. 
Edith  Hall,  Grace  Hazard,  E.  J. 
Mack,  F.  Guy  Spangler,  Clinton 
Maynard,  Sidney  Craven,  Harry  Hub- 
bard, Leon  Parmett  and  the  Original 
Lumbermen's  (Boston)  Quartet,  make 
one  of  the  strongest  organizations 
of  its  kind  in  the  country. 

The  following  is  the  American 
route  of  Sir  Henry  Irving:  New 
York,  Oct.  30,  three  weeks;  Boston, 
Nov.  20,  three  weeks;  Philadelphia, 
Dec.  1 1,  two  weeks;  Washington,  Dec. 
25,  one  week;  Baltimore,  Jan.  1,  one 
week;  Brooklyn,  Jan.  8,  one  week; 
Pittsburg,  Jan.  15,  one  week;  Cleve- 
land, Jan.  22,  three  nights;  Detroit, 
Jan.  25,  three  nights;  Toledo,  Jan.  29, 
one  night;  Columbus,  Jan.  30,  one 
night;  Dayton,  Jan.  31,  one  night; 
Indianapolis,  Feb.  1,  one  night; 
Louisville,  Feb.  2,  two  nights;  St. 
Louis,  Feb.  5,  one  week;  Chicago, 
Feb.  12,  three  weeks;  Toronto,  March 
5,  three  nights;  Montreal,  March  8, 
three  nights;  Springfield,  March  12, 
one  night;  New  Haven,  March  13, 
one  night;  Hartford  March  14,  one 
night;  Providence,  March  15,  three 
nights. 


The  Votes  are  Coming  in 

50  Votes  for  One  Yearly  Subscription;  25  for 
Six  Months  Subscription 


A  FINE  GOLD  WATCH  for  the  WINNER 


Hannah  Davis  Ahead  This  Week 


So  far  the  following  votes  have  been 
received: 

Hannah  Davis — Tivoli  ioi 

Blanche  Woodman — Tivoli  44 

Lillian  Raymond — Grand  37 

Justina  Wayne — Tivoli  55 

Ida  Stubbs — Grand  27 

Irene  Du  Voll — Grand  19 

Jeanctte  Fredericks — Grand  9 

Mabel  Milliard— Tivoli  6 

Christie  Stockmever — Tivoli  5 

Justina  Wryne   2 

Zora  Irwin — Grand  3 


II) 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


October  14th,  1899' 


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LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence. 

Los  Angeles,  Oct.  10. — Plenty  of  amuse- 
ment has  been  within  reach  the  past  week 
in  this  city.  With  attractions  at  all  of  the 
theaters,  beside  numerous  minor  events,  the 
amusement  lovers  have  had  good  picking. 
Notwithstanding  the  other  attractions,  the 
theaters  have  all  done  a  good  business,  and 
the  various  managers  are  pining  their  faith 
to  the  "hunch"  that  this  is  to  be  an  excep- 
tionally good  season. 

Hortense  Neilson  of  the  Frawley  Com- 
pany received  a  telegram  from  her  sister 
Alice,  saying  that  her  new  opera,  The  Sing- 
ing Girl,"  had  been  produced  in  Montreal 
with  great  success. 

If  enough  subscriptions  can  be  raised  to 
insure  the  actual  costs  of  the  performance, 
Mr.  Frawley  has  offered  to  play  one  of 
Ibsen's  plays;  either  Hedda  Gabler  or  The 
Enemy  of  the  People. 

Friday  night,  the  6th  inst.,  the  Elks  of 
Los  Augeles  attended  the  Burbank  in  a 
body.  Mgr.  Morosco  welcomed  them  with 
a  brilliant  display  of  fireworks  in  front  of 
the  theater.  It  is  becoming  quite  the  rage 
in  this  city  for  lodges  to  visit  a  theater  in  a 
body,  and  several  such  events  are  now 
booked.  On  Thursday,  the  1 2th  inst  ,  Miss 
Anita  Sullivan,  an  accomplished  young 
amateur  of  this  city,  was  permitted  to  play 
the  role  of  Joe  in  The  Head  of  the  Family. 

The  Leiderkranz  Choral  Society,  com- 
posed of  forty  male  voices,  will  give  its  first 
concert  here  the  19th  inst. 

Clarence  Eddy  will  visit  Los  Angeles 
some  time  during  the  month  of  January, 
with  an  exceptionally  good  list  of  novelties. 

Gilmour's  famous  band  will  be  here  in 
November  with  Miss  Josephine  Patterson, 
Paderewski  and  De  Pachmann  listed  to 
appear  with  it. 

Mrs.  J.  Mathews,  of  this  city,  has  accepted 
an  engagement  on  the  vaudeville  circuit, 
beginning  at  San  Francisco.  Her  specialty 
is  character  songs. 

Owen  Foster,  a  playwright  of  Los  Angeles, 
has  just  completed  the  cast  of  his  new  opera, 
La  Fiesta,  and  rehearsals  will  begin  in  an- 
other week. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theater  Ben  Hendricks 
and  company  played  A  Yenuine  Yentleman 
to  fairly  good  houses  on  the  9-10-11.  The  play 
did  not  find  favor  with  the  Los  Angeles 
audiences,  and  were  it  not  for  the  good  char- 
acter part  bv  Mr.  Hendricks,  it  would  have 
fallen  flat.  For  the  16^7-18  Hoyt's  A  Milk 
White  Flag  is  underlined. 

Morosco's  Burbank  Theater,  with  the 
Frawley  Company  in  the  three  act  comedy, 
T,he  Head  of  the  Family,  continues  to  draw 
large  and  fashionable  audiences,  notwith- 
standing the  fact  that  the  inimitable  Frawley 
is  out  of  the  cast  for  this  week.  The  piece 
is  well  put  on  and  finds  immediate  favor 
with  the  audiences.  George  Gaston,  who 
for  the  first  time  in  "this  city  has  had  a  lead- 
ing role,  does  a  very  clever  piece  of  acting 
as  Prof.  Holden.  The  other  parts  are  all 
well  taken,  and  the  performance  as  a  whole 
is  very  creditable.  Next  week  Cumberland 
61  will  be  put  on.  The  Littlest  Girl  is  on  as 
a  curtain  raiser. 
.  The  Orpheum  this  week  has  a  bill  that  is 
"fit  for  the  gods."  and  the  building  is  too 
small  to  accommodate  all  "those  who  would 
see  the  sights  from  within."  The  hit  of  the 
show  is  Terry  and  Lambert,  the  singers, 
closely  followed  by  Lola  Cotton,  the  child 
mind  reader,  Stincon  and  Merton.  Jennie 
Yeamans,  Huncarian  Hand,  Hallen  and 
Fuller,  Bright  Bros,  and  the  Biograph. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence. 

Frank  Curtis,  advance  man  for  Clay 
Clement  Co.,  arrived  last  week  [27].  He 
has  secured  the  Opera  House  for  a  repertoire 
of  about  ten  plays.  They  figure  to  close 
their  engagement  here  the  night  before. 
The  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Co.  opens.  It 
has  been  the  habit  of  all  companies  coming 
here  to  have  an  advance  sale  of  season  tickets 
of  a  guarantee  but  Mr.  Curtis  has  decided  to 
put  his  tickets  on  sale  without  asking  for 
said  guarantee. 

The  guarantee  sale  of  seats  for  the  Lyric 
Co.  will  close  9th.  Chas.  Harkinson,  their 
representative,  speaks  of  a  good  guarantee 
list  before  him  and  that  a  few  of  the  boxes 
have  been  sold  for  the  seas  n  at  a  handsome 
price  (f  5'  0.00). 

The  Orpheum  had  a  good  drawing  card, 
week  23-30,  showing  to  packed  houses. 

Lillian  Leslie,  vocalist,  contract  for  season 
of  eight  weeks,  closed  on  27th. 

J.  W.  Winton,  ventriloquist,  finished  a 
two  weeks  engagement  on  28th.  Winton  is 
a  very  clever  worker. 

A  good  turn  is  Hamilton  Hill's,  baritone, 
late  from  the  colonies.  His  selections  are 
of  high  class  and  rendered  with  perfect 
ease. 

The  "Australia"  brought  down  three  new 
artists,  Billy  Armstrong  and  James  O'Neill. 
Their  turn  is  Fun  in  a  Club,  in  which  they  do 
scientific  boxing  and  burlesque.  Armstrong's 
few  minutes  at  punching  the  bag  is  a  very 
neat  exhibition. 

' 'Travel  le,"  fantaisist  and  shadowist 
is  here.    His  shadow  work  is  perfect. 

The  farewell  benefit  given  at  the  Opera 
House,  September  23rd,  to  J  as.  F.  Post 
ex-manager  Orpheum  and  his  wife  (May 
Ashley)  was  a  financial  success.  All  of  the 
many  friends  that  Post  and  Ashley  have 
made  since  their  residence  here,  crowded 
the  house.  They  had  to  depend  entirely  on 
local  talent,  that  nevertheless  the  perform- 
ance went  through  with  a  rush.  "Jim"  and 
his  wife  intend  to  leave  for  the  coast 
shortly.  "Native  Son." 

SAN  JOSE 

Special  Correspondence 

San  Jose,  Oct.  12. — The  Dailey  Company 
has  just  finished  a  two  weeks'  engagement, 
playing  to  very  good  houses,  with  nightly 
change  of  program.  The  company  is  very 
kindly  regarded  by  theater-goers,  popular 
prices  adding  to  the  good  feeling. 

Hoyt's  A  Milk  White  Flag  will  be  presen- 
ted on  the  14th  inst.  This  play  has  always 
brought  out  a  large  attendance  and  is  a  fa- 
vorite. John  W.  Dunne,  a  native  of  San 
Jose,  is  interested  in  the  management  of  the 
company. 

A  Yenuine  Yentleman  is  booked  for  Oct. 
19th. 

For  four  nights  beginning  Oct.  23d,  Nance 
O'Neil  and  company  will  occupy  the  Vic- 
tory, and  succeeding  her  Dunne  &  Ryley 
will  present  Hotel  Topsy  Turvy,  October  30. 

Walter  L.  Main's  Circus  gave  two  per- 
formances, packing  the  tents  on  each  occa- 
sion. J.  P.  Rader. 

7  A  COMA 

Special  Correspondence 

Tacoma,  Oct.  7 — Hoyt's  A  Black  Sheep 
played  here  last  night  to  a  large  and  enthu- 
siastic audience.  Early  in  the  evening  the 
"Standing  Room  Only"  sign  was  hung  out. 

Yon  Yonson  will  appear  in  the  Tacoma 
Theater  the  9th  inst.  H 


OAKLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Oakland,  Oct.  10— Hotel  Topsy  Turvy 
packed  the  McDonough  Theater  Saturday 


afternoon  and  evening  Oct.  7  and  greatly 
amused  the  large  audiences.  Eddie  Foy  and 
Josie  De  Witt,  great  favorites  in  Oakland, 
received  a  hearty  welcome.  The  violin 
playing  of  Miss  Dewitt  was  one  of  the 
features  of  the  performance.  The  engage- 
ment of  Mine.  Modjeska  opened  at  this 
house  Monday  evening.  The  drama  Marie 
Antoinette  was  presented  in  an  excellent 
manner.  The  play  was  splendidly  staged  in 
five  acts  and  a  prologue.  John  E.  Kellard 
as  Louis  XIV,  King  of  France,  sustained  his 
reputation  as  a  leading  man.  Miss  Made- 
line Brugiere,  a  former  resident  of  this  city, 
now  a  member  of  the  Modjeska  Co.  attracted 
considerable  interest.  The  balance  of  the 
cast  was  in  capable  hands  and  the  costumes 
and  scenic  effects  were  very  fine.  Last 
night  Mary  Stuart  was  presented  in  excel- 
lent style.  There  will  be  a  matinee  this 
afternoon  when  Much  Ado  About 
Nothing  will  have  an  elaborate  production 
The  engagement  closes  to-night,  when 
she  will  appear  in  one  of  the  strongest 
creations,  that  of  Lady  Macbeth.  At 
the  Dewey  Opera  House  the  Grand  Stock 
Co.  have  been  presenting  the  ever  popular 
drama,  the  Two  Orphans,  in  their  usually 
excellent  style.  The  piece  is  well  staged 
and  acted  and  the  attendance  has  been  very 
large  throughout  the  entire  week.  Gracie 
Plaisted  appears  this  week,  much  benefitted 
by  her  rest  and  does  some  good  work.  The 
balance  of  the  cast  are  well  up  in  their  parts 
and  in  all  the  production  of  the  Two  Or- 
phans is  excelled. 

Next  week  an  elaborate  production  of  Fal- 
staff-up-to-date.  SlLES. 

CARSON 

Special  Correspondence 

Carson,  Nevada,  Oct.  10. — The  Milk 
White  Flag  Company  played  here  last  night 
to  a  good  house  and  gave  an  excellent  per- 
formance. They  play  Virginia  City  tonight 
and  Reno  the  nth. 

Brown's  in  Town  plays  here  the  14th,  Vir- 
ginia 15th  and  Reno  16th. 

I  hear  Jesse  Shirley  is  heading  this  way, 
but  dates  are  unknown  as  yet. 

R.  B.  Meder. 

OGDEN. 

Special  Correspondence 

Ogden,  Utah,  Oct.  6. — The  Opera  House 
here  has  billed  eighteen  plays  for  this  month 
and  something  over  twenty  for  November. 

The  engagement  of  the  Metropolitan 
Opera  Company  was  not  a  success. 

We  are  being  treated  to  a  most  artistic  dis- 
play of  show  bills  by  the  Brown's  in  Town 
people  for  October  I  ith.  Their  paper  is  cer- 
tainly the  best  we  have  seen  for  a  long  time. 

Lincoln  J.  Carter's  Heart  of  Chicago  shows 
on  October  10.  Their  bills  are  quite  gaudy, 
and  between  the  two  Ogden  is  pretty  well 
papered. 

We  are  to  have  a  new  theater  called  the 
Wonderland,  which  will  be  a  mixture  of 
museum  and  vaudeville,  at  popular  prices. 

Roscoe  M.  Breeden. 

SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Oct.  10. — L.  R.  Stockwell 
and  company  played  to  fine  houses  on  the 
7-8.  i'i  A  Midnight  Bell.  Nevada  Heffron, 
the  leading  woman  of  the  company,  is  the 
sister  of  Thomas  Heffron  of  this  city,  who 
has  some  dramatic  talent  himself.  An  agree- 
able surprise  in  A  Midnight  Bell  was  the 
appearance  of  Miss  Blanche  LaMar,  the  tal- 
ented daughter  of  Manager  Ficks  of  the 
Clunie  Opera  House.  She  appeared  in  coon 
specialties,  and  made  a  big  hit,  being  re- 
called several  times. 

James  Hardy  of  this  city,  formerly  prop- 
erty man  with  Wardeand  James  last  season, 


has  gone  to  Honolulu  with  Clay  Clement. 

Thursday,  October  12th,  Hoyt's  A  Milk 
White  Flag  is  to  be  given  at  the  Clunie 
Opera  House;  Friday  night  Modjeska  in 
Marie  Antoinette.  . 

Mrs.  Henri  Fairweather,  who  gave  several 
musical  lectures  last  Winter  in  this  city,  will 
address  the  Tuesday  Literary  Club  in  a  few 
weeks.  The  musical  clubs  are  beginning  to 
re-organize  for  the  coming  season.  A  women's 
choral  met  this  week,  while  a  male  chorus 
is  to  meet  tonight. 


NEVADA  CITY 


Special  Correspondence. 

Nevada  City,  Oct.  4.— L.  R.  Stockwell 
and  his  company  of  players  gave  an  excel- 
lent presentation  of  A  Midnight  Bell  to  a 
crowded  house  last  evening.  The  play  gave 
entire  satisfaction,  and  the  patrons  got  their 
money's  worth  with  interest. 

Oct.  18,  Hennessey's  Brown's  in  Town,  a 
rollicking  farce  comedy  will  appear  for  one 
night  only.  Jas.  M.  FOLEY. 


Scott  Seaton,  whose  portrait  appears 
above,  has  just  closed  a  long  and  suc- 
cessful season  with  Stockwell's  A  Mid- 
night Bell  Company.  Mr.  Seaton,  in 
the  role  of  the  clergyman,  the  Rev. 
John  Bradbury,  made  a  pronounced 
success  with  press  and  public  in  every 
city  the  company  visited.  His  artistic 
portrayal  of  the  minister  was  an  ex- 
ceptionally clever  piece  of  acting  and 
caused  a  well  known  writer  of  this  city 
to  say  ofhim:  "He  carries  himself  in 
a  graceful,  unpretentious  manner  and 
gives  the  best  portrayal  of  the  minis- 
ter's character  yet  seen."  To  a  hand- 
some face,  manly  bearing  and  well 
modulated  voice,  he  adds  the  clever 
discernment  of  a  student. 

Mr.  Seaton' s  work  the  past  season 
has  won  such  distinct  recognition  that 
Mr.  Stockwell  has  reengaged  him  for 
his  new  company  that  will  go  on  tour 
the  latter  part  of  November,  present- 
ing a  new  play,  The  Old  Coat. 

That  very  much  alive  and  up-to- 
date  manager,  W.  R.  Dailey,  is  get- 
ting ready  an  elaborate  production  of 
The  Electrician. 


October  1 4th,  1899 


On  the  "Road 

IVeslon  &  Herbert's  Vaudevilles. 
Fresno,  16 

A  Milk  White  Flag. 
San  Francisco  (Columbia)  23,  one 
week. 

Jessie  Shirley  Company. 
Grants  Pass  16;  Yreka  23;  Redding 
30. 

Dailey  Stock  Company. 
San  Jose  15;   Santa   Cruz  16-22; 
Stockton  23;  Hanford  30;  Fresno  Nov 
6;  Visalia  13;  Bakersfield  20;  Redlands 

Brown" ' s  i?i  Town. 
San  Francisco  [California  Theater] 
Oct.  30,  two  weeks. 

Sam  T.  Shaw  Company. 

New  Westminister  9-15;  New  What- 
com 16-22;  Port  Townsend  23-27. 
Hotel  Topsy  Turvy. 

Columbia  Theater  San  Francisco  Oct 
8,  two  weeks;  Fresno  23;  Los  Angeles 
25  ;  Riverside  26;  San  Diego  27-28; 
San  Jose  30;  Portland  Nov.  1;  Seattle 
3;  Tacoma  4;  Spokane  6;  Helena  8; 
Anaconda  9;  Butte  10-11;  Great  Falls 
13;  Winnepeg  15;  Grand  Forks  17; 
Fargo  18;  St.  Paul,  19  week;  Minne- 
apolis 26  week. 

A  Yenuine  Yentleman. 

Bakersfield  16;  Fresno  17;  Stockton 
18;  Vallejo  19. 

Girl  From  Chili. 

Billings  1 6 ;  Miles  City  1 7 ;  Bismark  1 8 ; 
Jamestown  19;  Valley  City  20;  Win- 
nepeg 23;  Grand  Forks  24;  Crooks- 
town  25;  Fargo,  N.  D.  26;  Wahpeaton 
27;  Fergus  Falls  28. 

Gottlob,  Marx  &  Co.  announce  the 
completion  of  arrangements  for  the 
appearance  this  season  of  John  Drew 
in  his  latest  success,  The  Tyranny  of 
Tears.   

The  last  performance  of  Hotel  Topsy 
Tun-y  will  be  given  on  Saturday  night 
the  21st  inst,  as  a  Milk  White  Flag  is 
booked  to  open  on  Sunday  the  22d. 


Home  cAgain 

President  Morris  Mkykrkei.d.Jr. 
1  and  Secretary  Charles  Schimpf 
of  the  Orpheum  circuit,  have  returned 
from  a  trip  to  New  York.  They  were 
treated  well  by  the  New  York  man- 
agers and  report  having  had  a  good 
time.  Both  gentlemen  are  delighted 
at  the  prospects  in  the  amusement  line, 
and  Mr.  Schimpf  says  the  show  busi- 
ness is  booming  in  the  Fast.  President 
Meyerfeld  made  arrangements  for  ex- 
tending his  bookings  for  at  least  two 
years  hence,  and  will  go  to  Europe  the 
first  of  the  year  with  a  view  to  increas- 
ing his  European  novelties  and  attrac- 
tions. The  news  is  brought  that 
Martin  Beck,  the  Chicago  representa- 
tive ofthe  Orpheum, has  signed,  among 
other  first  class  people,  Ada  Colley, 
Camille  D'Arville  and  the  Grazer 
family.  Of  course,  it  must  be  said 
that  Mr.  Meyerfeld  and  Mr.  Schimpf 
saw  the  big  parade  in  honor  of  Dewey, 
and  they  are  quite  convinced  that  it 
was  a  success.  Both  are  glad  to  be 
home  again. 

<A  Vaudeville  Sholt> 

Stanford  Parlor,  No.  76,  N.  S.  G. 
W. ,  will  do  itself  grand  on  Friday, 
October  20,  when  a  vaudeville  show 
followed  by  a  dance  will  be  given  at 
Native  Sons  Hall.  Stanford  Parlor  is 
one  of  the  most  popular  parlors  in  the 
city  and  its  entertainments  are  looked 
forward  to  with  much  pleasure.  On 
this  occasion  they  intend  to  eclipse  all 
previous  successes,  as  they  are  sparing 
no  expense  and  giving  much  hard  work 
to  make  it  the  most  successful  ever 
given.  The  program  will  include  ten 
numbers  by  the  favorite  and  best  local 
talent. 


THAT  HAIR 
ON  YOUR 
FACE 

A  RMS  OR  NKCK  CAN  BH  RKMOVKD  PFR. 
**  lunnently  only  by  the  Flectric  Needle.  Wlicn 
you  have  tried  in  vain  powdersor  lotions,  making 
the  growth  thicker  than  ever,  you  will  come  to 
me  and  say,  "  YOO  TOLD  Till-  TRUTH."  Per- 
*ormed  by  me  hair  is  removed  perfectly,  painlessly 
mid  permanently.    NO  OTHER  ONK  CAN. 


Mrs.  Nettie  Harrison's 
latest  portrait 

Does  not  become  you,  but  makes  you  look  older 
than  you  should.  It  can  be  easily  restored  to 
original  color  at  my  parlors,  or  you  can  buy  my 

4-DAY  HAIR  RESTORER 

(S  I  Per  Bottle) 

Kasy  to  L'se.    Not  Sticky  or  Greasy. 

PERFECT  COMPLEXIDNS 

Can  be  kept  so  only  by  the  use  of  a  good  Skin 
Food  to  keep  the  skin  healthy ,  clear  and  smooth. 

y  LOLA  MONTEZ  CREME 

Is  best.  No  guessing  match  about  this.  Worth 
more  for  ladies  than  all  the  prizes  ever  offered, 
for  it  creates  lovely  complexions  and  prevents 
blemishes;  75c  a  jar.  Only  way  you  can  keep 
from  getting  tan,  freckles  or  sunburn  is  by  using 
this  Creme.    Good  for  insect  bites. 


TRIAI  RflY  Ladies  out  of  town  sending 
inlnL  QUA  this  ad.  with  10c  in  stamps 
wil]  receive  a  book  of  instructions  and  a  boat  of 

LOLA  MONTEZ  CREME 

and  a  box  of  Face  Powder,  FREE. 

MRS.  NETTIE  HARRISON, 

Dermatologist, 
40-42  Geary  street,  San  Francisco.  Cal 


Sherman,  Clay  &  Co.  Hall 

22S  Si-ttkr  Street 

VOCAL  CONCERT 

C.IVEN  I1Y 

Miss  Lillian  K.  Slinkey 

(SOPRANO  LEOGIKRO) 

First  appearance  in  San  Franciaco  since  her  return 
from  Europe 

ASSISTED  BY 

MISS  MARION  BKAR,  Pianist 
TRIO 

Mr.  Hotter  Wismer   Violinist 

Dr.  Arthur  T.  Regenshurger  Cellist 

Mr.  Fred  Maurcr  Pianist 

ON 

Monday  Evening,  Oct.  16,  1899 

At  8:15  O'clock 

Tickets.  Reserved  Seats,  $1.00 

On  sale  at  Sherman, Clay  &  Co  s  on  October  13th, 
1  Ith  and  lt'ith,  the  day  of  the  Concert. 


HORACE  EWING 

Manager  Comedy  Theater 

H  W.  STIREWALT,  M  D. 

T7K>RMERLY  RESIDENT  PHYSICIAN  GERMAN 
J?  HOSPITAL.  Rooms  H  and  10.  Hours  1  to  I  and 
7to8P  M.  Telephone  Red  281.  Res.  Tel.  Sutter 
1131  Spring  Valley  Building,  185  Geary  Street,  San 
Francisco,  Cal. 


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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


October  14th,  1899 


LOCAL  NOTES. 

Mme.  Tre belli  is  reported  by  the 
Sydney  papers  to  have  just  closed  a 
very  successful  tour  of  the  colonies. 

Miss  Pauline  Heyinanson,  pianist 
and  vocalist,  appeared  at  the  Rebekah 
Lodge  and  also  at  the  Fair  last  week. 

Prof.  M.  Kolander's  Mandolin,  Gui- 
tar and  Banjo  Orchestra  were  attrac- 
tions at  the  Mechanics'  Fair  on  Satur- 
day evenings. 

The  Knickerbocker  Male  Quartet, 
Cyrus  Browulee  Newton  and  Roscoe 
Warren  Lucy  gave  a  successful  concert 
in  Napa  last  week. 

Miss  Jennie  Long,  the  reader  who 
has  lately  taken  up  her  work  here,  is 
meeting  with  encouragement.  She 
made  a  most  favorable  impression  at 
the  Convention  of  the  Women's  Press 
Association  where  her  artistic  work 
and  well  modulated  voice  won  her 
warm  admirers. 

SANG  FOR  THE  ELKS. 

Sig.  Abramoff,  whose  fine  basso  is 
always  a  treat  to  hear,  contributed  to 
the  enjoyment  of  the  guests  of  the 
Elks'  Lodge  No.  3,  on  Friday  evening 
of  last  week.  He  was  in  splendid 
voice,  rendering  his  solos  in  a  manner 
that  won  him  rousing  applause.  He 
gave  us  an  encore,  Jolly  Jenkins.  His 
pupil,  Miss  Paskora  Sandelin,  a  charm- 
ing young  Russian  with  a  musical 
contralto  voice,  rendered  "Land  of 
Dreams,"  and  in  response  to  an 
enthusiastic  encore,  "Because  I  Love 
You,  Dear."  Miss  Sandelin  is  a 
devoted  student  and  worthy  of  her 
master's  ambition  for  her  career.  Mrs. 
W.  W.  Briggs,  a  pupil  of  H.  J.  Stew- 
art, also  appeared  and  was  well 
received,  but  a  cold  prevented  her 
doing  herself  full  justice  on  this  occa- 
sion. 

FACULTY  RECITAL. 

The  Pacific  Coast  Conservatory  of 
Music  gave  the  first  Faculty  recital  of 
the  season  in  Sherman  and  Clay  Hall 
Friday  afternoon,  when  Otto  Bendix 
was  the  soloist.  Mr.  Homer  Tourjee 
is  justly  proud  of  his  excellent  faculty 
of  which  Mr.  Bendix  is  a  shining 
light,  his  work  here  being  as  valuable 
as  it  was  in  the  New  England  Con- 
servatory of  Boston  for  fifteen  years. 
Technically  speaking,  Bendix  is  a 
giant;  he  makes  one  think  of  an  oak 


in  his  strength  and  ability  to  meet  any 
strain  put  upon  him,  for  he  is  brilliant, 
scholarly,  appealing  more  to  the  intel- 
lect than  to  the  spirit;  for  he  is  not  a 
poetical  player — rather  a  masterful 
one.  Mr.  Bendix  was  the  recipient 
of  most  enthusiastic  applause,  each 
number  increasing  the  admiration  for 
his  splendid  work.  The  program  was: 
Chromatique  Fantasia  and  Fugue 
[Bach],  Sonata  Appassionata,  op.  57 
[Beethoven],  Prelude  [Rachaminoft], 
Barcarolle  [Moszkowski],  Rigaudon 
[Raff],  Ballade,  G  minor  [Chopin], 
Valse  [Strauss  Tausig],  Midsummer 
Night's  Dream  Music  [Mendelssohn- 
Liszt],  Tremolo  [Gottschalk.] 

STUDIO  ECHOES 

Friday  evening  of  last  week  the  V. 
M.  C.  A.  gave  its  opening  concert  of 
the  season  in  the  Association  Auditor- 
ium which  was  a  very  enjoyable  affair. 
The  First  Presbyterian  Church  Or- 
chestra conducted  by  Otto  Fleissner 
rendered  Robin  Hood  Waltzes,-  Mexi- 
can Serenade;  Paraphase,  How  Fair 
Thou  Art;  The  Hungarian  Dances; 
March,  The  Stars  and  Stripes  Forever; 
Wedding  March;  Gavotte,  Simplicity; 
Overture,  Lustspiel;  Reve  Apres  le 
Ball;  to  much  applause.  Miss  Cecelia 
Decker,  contralto,  sang  contralto  solo, 
Tatters,  (Gerald  Lane)  and  Mr.  Curt 
C.  Davis  played  cornet  solo,  Bravour 
Arie,  [Hasselmann],  both  being  well 
received. 

On  Monday  morning  Mrs.  Mary 
Fairweather  gave  the  second  of  her 
course  of  lectures  "From  Scale  to 
.Symphony"  at  the  Von  Meyerinck 
School  of  Music  which  was  attended 
by  a  refined  and  intelligent  audience. 
The  lectures  are  under  the  auspices  of 
Mesdames  Lovell  White,  Selden 
Wright,  G.  M.  Goewey,  Henry 
Holmes,  Garret  McEnerney,  J.  W, 
Odell,  Chas.  Richards,  Frank  P.  Wil- 
son and  others.  Miss  Mollie  Pratt, 
well  known  in  musical  circles,  is  the 
accompanist  in  the  vocal  numbers  by 
pupils  of  the  school. 

The  California  Ladies'  Quartette 
under  the  direction  of  Madame  J.  W. 
Crawford  has  begun  its  concert 
tour  through  Southern  California,  ap- 
pearing last  week  at  the  dedication  of 
the  New  High  School  Building  at 
Covina  and  at  the  Monrovia  Opera 


House  under  the  patronage  of  the 
Apollo  Club.  The  program  was  ex- 
ceedingly good. 

Mrs.  Frank  Elliott  has  gone  to  Sac- 
ramento to  visit  relatives,  after  which 
she  contemplates  going  East  for  a 
s-pecial  course  of  study  to  return  to  her 
vocal  classes,  later  in  the  season. 
Her  pupil,  Alexander  McGeorge,  has 
accepted  a  position  as  bass  soloist  in 
the  Olivet  Presbyterian  Church. 

The  appointment  of  Theodore  Vogt 
as  organist  of  Grace  Church  is  a 
matter  of  sincere  congratulation  to  the 
congregation.  Mr.  Vogt  is  a  gifted 
musician  and  composer,  and  one  of 
the  founders  of  the  Musicians'  Club. 

Little  Enid,  the  gifted  seven-year-old 
daughter  of  Noah  Brandt,  met  with  a 
painful  accident  lately  but  has  recov- 
ered and  resumed  her  studies.  She 
wiB  make  her  appearance  as  a  concert 
pianist  this  season. 

Miss  Eleanor  Joseph,  a  pupil  of  Mrs. 
A.G.  Coleman,  has  progressed  marvel- 
lously in  her  vocal  studies  and  will 
soon  be  heard  in  concert. 

Cecile  von  Seiberlich  has  returned 
from  a  delightful  visit  in  Los  Gatos. 
She  sang  at  the  Corona  Club  lately 
and  has  resumed  her  classes. 

Edward  Xavier  Rolker  has  a  treat 
in  store  for  his  admirers,  as  he  will 
give  The  Second  Hour  of  Song  next 
month. 

Samuel  Adelstein  has  taken  charge 
of  the  mandolin  and  lute  department 
in  the  Pacific  Coast  Conservatory  of 
Music. 

Otto  Bendix  was  the  soloist  at  the 
Faculty  Recital  of  the  Pacific  Coast 
Conservatory  of  Music  last  week 

Mrs.  Jessie  Dean  Moore,  one  of  our 
most  ambitious  teachers,  reports  steady 
growth  in  her  vocal  classes. 

Frank  Coffin  and  Robert  T.  Bien 
gave  a  concert  at  Native  Sons' 
Hall  on  the  1  ith  inst. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Don  Pardee  Riggs  are 
preparing  for  a  concert  tour  in  the  in- 
terior. 

Cyrus  Brownlee  Newton,  who  has 
been  so  successful  in  St.  Ignatius  Col- 
lege,is  making  up  a  fine  department  of 
elocution  in  the  San  Francisco  Con- 
servatory of  Music  and  his  pupils  are 
expected  to  take  a  prominent  part  at 
the  next  concert. 


Charles  von  Orr,  the  violinist,  has 
returned  toOroville  to  give  concerts. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fitzroy  Tobin  are 
making  a  success  in  New  York. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 

MUSIC  IN  GENERAL. 

Etude  gives  some  interesting  figures 
regarding  the  amount  of  governmental 
aid  to  music  in  Europe.  Berlin  gives 
$125,000,  the  Kaiser  contributing 
$50,000;  at  Vienna  the  Court  Opera 
theater  received  $125,000;  at  Paris  the 
Grand  Opera  gets  $160,000,  and  the 
Opera  Comique  $60,000;  at 
Munich  the  Opera  gets  $9,oco,  at 
Dresden  about  the  same;  at  Darm- 
stadt the  reigning  Prince  gives 
$70,000,  and  at  Stuttgart  and  Carlsruhe 
the  government  gives  $75,000.  Other 
German  cities  and  states  also  give  lib- 
erally to  music.  With  one  or  two  ex- 
ceptions the  American  public  gives 
Grand  Opera  a  good,  swift  kick. 

The  Strad  violin  used  by  Wilhelmj 
has  been  sold  to  Mr.  Kuprerschmidt, 
of  Chicago,  for  $10,000.  It  is  consid- 
ered to  be  one  of  the  greatest  instru- 
ments in  the  world.  Eduard  Haus- 
lick,  of  Vienna,  said  of  the  instrument: 
"When  the  G  string  of  that  violin  is 
heard,  one  seems  to  be  not  listening 
to  one  violin,  but  to  six  violoncellos." 

Siegfried  Wagner  has  been  so  en- 
couraged by  the  success  of  his  initial 
opera,  Der  Barenhauter,  that  he  is 
now  at  work  on  as  many  as  he  can 
consistently  grind  out. 

A  new  opera  entitled  Umbia.by  Geo. 
Henschel,  will  be  produced  at  the 
Vienna  Opera  House  this  Fall. 

The  New  York  city  council  has 
passed  an  ordinance  making  it  illegal 
for  any  one  selling  a  ticket  on  the 
outside  of  a  theater  in  that  city  within 
100  feet  of  the  playhouse  for  which  the 
tickets  are  good  for  admission.  This 
ordinance,  it  is  thought  will  do  away 
with  the  ticket  speculators,  who  have 
long  been  a  nuisance  in  metropolitan 
theatrical  circles. 

A  tutor  who  tooted  the  flute 

Tried  to  teach  two  young  tootersto  toot, 

Said  the  two  to  the  tutor, 

Is  it  harder  to  toot,  or 
To  tutor  two  tooters  to  toot  ?  —Life. 

Lederer's  Quintonica  for  falling  hair. 


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JULIA  OPP 

The  tall  distinguished  beauty  whose  acting  commands  as  much  attention  as  her 
good  looks.    She  carries  her  six  feet  of  humanity  so  well  that  she  is 
one  of  the  most  graceful  ■women  on  the  stage. 


MELBA 

Has  according  to  well  grounded  report  earned  over  $i  ,000,000.00,  half  of  it  in 
America.  She  looks  as  though  she  had  regularly  more  than  two  meals  a  day. 


Current  Amusements 


This  Week 

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Emattti 


Next  Week 

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This  Week 

Hotel  Topsy  Turvy 


Next  Week 

Hotel  Topsy  Turvy 


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This  Week 

Jim  the  Penman 


Next  Week 

Masked  Ball 


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This  Week 

Girofie  Girofla 


Next  Week 

Nanon 


ORPHEUM  , 

Always 

Vaudeville. 

Always 

Vaudeville. 

CHUTES  ,  , 

This  Week 

Vaudeville. 

Next  Week 

Vaudeville. 

This  Week 

Vaudeville. 


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Vaudeville. 


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Next  Week 

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This  Week 

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COMEDY 

This  Week 

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Sunday  Night 

Hans  Huckebein  in  German 

ALHAMBR 

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Ik  DEWEY 


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322  O'Farrell  St.,  San  Pranclsco 

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SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
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resumed  teaching  at  her  residence  MM  Sacramento 
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"  Working"  for  Frohman 

T  T  is  now  easy  to  understand  why  the 
*  actor  always  says  "I  am  working 
for  Frohman,"  instead  of  saying,  "I 
am  playing  with  the  Empire  Com- 
pany," says  the  New  York  Herald. 
Stevedores  don't  work  harder,  and 
you  imagine  every  minute  it  must  be 
time  to  blow  the  12  o'clock  whistle, 
and  expect  to  see  Faversham  take  out 
his  dinner  pail  and  squat  right  down 
in  his  tracks.  That  is  the  way  Froh- 
man puts  the  Lord  and  Lady  Algy 
people  through  their  paces.  The 
matinee  girls  would  faint  with  grief  if 
they  could  see  poor  "Favvy"  with  the 
large  beads  of  perspiration  clinging  to 
his  fevered  brow,  and — just  think  of 
it — "Favvy"  minus  a  collar  and  coat, 
begging  in  panting  breath,  the  relent- 
less Mr.  Frohman  for  "just  a  few 
minutes'  rest." 

But  he  doesn't  get  it,  not  while  C. 
F. ,  as  he  is  familiarly  called,  has  a  leg 
to  stand  on,  or  while  Joseph  Humph- 
ries has  a  bit  of  voice  left  up  his  sleeve. 
But  when  we  consider  the  fact  that 
this  company  has  been  actually  play- 
ing the  piece  for  a  whole  year — 
barring  a  brief  summer  vacation — our 
amazement  is  simply  indescribable. 
This,  then,  is  the  secret  of  the  finished 
and  smooth  performance  of  a  Frohman 
piece— Work !  Work  with  a  capital 
W  and  the  whole  italicised. 

But  listen  to  this:  The  Frohman 
Company  playing  His  Excellency  the 
Governor,  only  closed  a  couple  of 
months  ago,  yet  10  A.  m.  sees  the 
self-same  cast  hard  at  work,  with  the 
untiring  Frohman  in  command  till 
11:30.  Without  a  break,  like  a  cycle 
star  changing  his  pace,  he  jumps  in 
behind  Lord  and  Lady  Algy.  This 
company  works  unceasingly,  save  one 
single  hour's  rest,  till  6:30. 

But  that  one  single  hour!  It  is  for 
refreshments,  and  in  every  company 
unde.'  Charles  Frohman's  direction  a 
lunch  is  served  at  the  nearest  hotel  or 
restaurant  during  rehearsal,  at  the 
expense  of  the  management.  Nor  is 
this  any  merry  little  end  man's  jest,  it 
being  vouched  for  by  Mr.  Hayraaii 
himself,  and  the  writer  saw  the  real 
simon  pure  article  furnished  the  com- 
pany— no  property  meal,  rest  assured  — 
and  Delnionico  served  it. 


cA  Particular  Props 

P>  kai.ism  on  the  stage  has  always 
*  *  been  more  or  less  of  a  hobby  with 
Charles  Dickson,  says  the  Mirror,  but 
this  season  he  is  said  to  be  having  a 
surfeit  of  it,  all  through  the  property 
man  of  his  company.  Mr.  Dickson  is 
playing  Mistakes  Will  Happen,  in  the 
Northwest.  The  property  man  joined 
in  Milwaukee  and  immediately  created 
a  sensation  by  coming  to  the  theater 
in  a  cab  and  being  dressed  in  in  im- 
maculate attire. 

Once  inside  the  theater  he  got  into 
his  working  clothes,  and  notwithstand- 
ing his  dudish  appearance  he  "made 
good."  He  spoke  in  a  dialect  that 
impressed  Mr.  Dickson  as  a  sort  of 


German  jrappe.  When  the  props 
were  given  to  the  various  people,  Mr. 
Dickson  was  handed  seven  five  dollar 
bills,  three  ones,  and  some  odd  change. 
He  asked  what  the  money  was  for. 

"Veil,"  said  props,  "ven  you  say, 
'all  I  haf  got  is  teerty-eight  dollars 
und  some  change,'  you  haf  got  to  hafit, 
wot  ?' ' 

"Yes,  but  stage  money  will  do.  I 
may  lose  this,"  said  Mr.  Dickson. 

"Neffer  mind,  I  got  more,"  was  the 
answer,  as  props  pulled  out  a  wad. 

"Great  Scott!  why  are  you  doing 
props  with  such  a  bunch  of  money  ?" 
cried  the  comedian. 

"Dot's  my  beesness,"  was  the  reply. 

When  Miss  Esmond  glanced  at  her 
supposed  marriage  certificate  she  found 
the  genuine  article,  made  out  for 
"Thomas  Genowin,  actor,  and  Doro- 
thy Mayland,  actress,"  the  characters 
played  by  Mr.  Dickson  and  herself. 
Props  had  gone  to  the  Mayor's  office, 
succeeded  in  getting  the  blank,  and 
had  filled  in  the  names.  Then  when 
Lansing  Rowan,  who  is  supposed  to 
have  suffered  an  accident,  calls  for 
whiskey,  she  got  two  good  fingers  of 
the  real  article  and  she  couldn't  im- 
agine what  kind  of  cold  tea  she  was 
taking. 

While  in  Milwaukee,  props  hunted 
in  all  the  book  stores  to  find  a  volume 
entitled  "Treasures  of  Thought," 
which  has  to  be  on  a  table  in  the  third 
act.  As  the  title  is  fictitious  he  left  an 
order  to  have  a  number  of  books  made 
with  the  right  title  on  the  covers. 
Mr.  Dickson,  marveling  much,  finally 
learned  that  props  is  a  German  count, 
and  had  just  accepted  the  position  to 
travel  and  see  the  country.  He  woidd 
not  say  more  of  his  identity  nor  tell 
whence  he  came. 

A  few  days  ago  the  pug  dog  and  the 
trained  rat,  both  playing  important 
parts  in  Mistakes  Will  Happen,  had 
an  argument,  and  the  rat  will  be  laid 
up  for  some  time.  A  papier-mache 
rat  was  used,  but  the  count  did  not 
like  the  idea,  and  is  now  bard  at  work 
training  a  newly  engaged  rat  in  the 
business  of  the  play. 


as 


cMrs.  Langtry 

Mrs.  Langtry  will  appear  at  the  Gar- 
den Theater,  commencing  January  15, 
for  a  season  of  five  weeks,  using  her 
present  London  play,  The  Degener- 
ates. After  this  New  York  engage- 
ment, a  tour  covering  all  the  Syndi- 
cate theaters  will  be  played.  Of  course, 
Mrs.  Langtry  will  be  managed  by 
Charles  Frohman.  She  will  bring  her 
own  company  and  scenic  outfit  from 
the  Hay  market  Theater  in  London. 

cA  Recognition 

An  important  movement  in  the  his- 
tory of  dramatic  education  in  this 
country  was  made  on  Wednesday  last, 
when  the  American  Academy  of 
Dramatic  Arts,  conducted  for  many 
years  by  Mr.  Franklin  H.  Sargent, 
was  granted  a  charter  by  the  Regents 
of  the  University  of  the  State  of  New 
York.  This  is  the  first  time  that  such 
recognition  has  been  accorded  in  con- 
nection with  any  dramatic  institution 
in  this  country. 


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OCTOBER    14th,  1899 


The  Ambitions  of 
Comedians 

Thk  .singular  fascination  which  the 
'  serious  drama  possesses  for  those 
who  are  designed  by  nature  to  express 
humor  has  just  been  illustrated  anew 
by  t'i e  experiences  of  Stuart  Robson 
and  Francis  Wilson.  If  comedy  ever 
placed  its  stamp  upon  any  it  certainly 
did  so  in  the  case  of  these  sons  of 
Momus,  yet  each  has  just  made  a  dis- 
astrous venture  into  solemnities  for 
which  they  were  not  in  the  least  degree 
suited. 

Mr.  Robson,  whose experiencemight 
be  measured  by  half  a  century  of  pro- 
fessional labor,  selected  The  Gadfly  as 
the  medium  of  his  temporary  downfall, 
and  had  he  scratched  the  world  with  a 
harrow  it  would  have  been  impossible 
for  him  to  discover  a  story  and  a 
character  more  hopelessly  unsuited  to 
his  purposes.  Experience  should  have 
taught  him  that  a  dismal  and  offensive 
story  and  a  gloomy,  turgid  and  dis- 
pleasing character  could  not  possibly 
fit  his  farce-comedy  methods,  but, 
heeuing  no  advice,  the  costly  experi- 
ment was  made,  and  resulted  in  that 
absolute  failure  which  might  have 
been  expected.  A  bad  play  and  an 
actor  out  of  his  element  were  obstacles 
not  to  be  surmounted. 

Francis  Wilson,  whose  wits  are 
usually  supposed  to  be  equal  to  de- 
termining dramatic  values,  ventured 
away  from  his  familiar  habitat  to 
undertake  a  semi-musical  setting  of 
Cyrano  de  Bergerac,  some  portions  of 
which  he  essayed  in  a  legitimate  man- 
ner, thus  straying  very  far  from  the 
line  of  work  in  which  he  has  gained 
fame  and  fortune.  But,  as  often  hap- 
pens in  such  cases,  vaulting  ambition 
overleaped  itself,  and,  like  Humpty 
Dumpty,  our  esteemed  "Caddy"  suf- 
fered a  bad  fall.  'Twas  ever  thus. 
The  tiger  cannot  change  his  spots,  the 
Ethiopian  his  color  nor  the  comedian 
his  antic  disposition. 

Very  many  actors  have  tried  the 
protean  mask  with  no  success.  Nat 
Goodwin  every  now  and  then  elevates 
the  stage  at  his  own  expense,  but  the 
bait  with  which  he  lures  fortune  and 
enables  himself  to  live  luxuriously 
abroad  is  the  comedy  that  frames  his 
own  comic  personality.  It  is  with  An 
American  Citizen  that  he  has  con- 
quered London,  thus  confirming  the 
estimate  of  his  limitations  so  often  ex- 
pressed in  these  columns. — Lyman  B. 
Glover  in  the  Chicago  limes- Herald. 


Goodwin  s  Troubles 

M.  C.  Goodwin  has  gotten  out  of  his 
London  complications  by  paying 
a  forfeit  to  the  manager  of  the  Comedy 
Theater,  in  order  to  fulfill  his  engage- 
ments in  this  country.  Mr.  Goodwin's 
idea  in  making  the  London  contract 
seems  to  have  been  somewhat  irrational 
as  well  as  expensive,  in  the  outcome. 
Unless  he  had  previously  arranged  to 
cancel  his  dates  in  this  country  he  ob- 


viously would  be  compelled  to  break 
with  the  London  managers  or  with 
those  who  had  contracted  with  him 
over  here.  Evidently,  upon  mature 
consideration  Mr.  Goodwin  preferred 
to  pay  for  a  release  on  the  other  side 
rather  than  get  into  disfavor  with  the 
combination  he  is  aiding  in  building 
up  in  this  country. — Mirror. 

New  on  the  Stage 

The  new  Savoy  operetta  by  Arthur 
Sullivan  and  Basil  Hood  is  to  l>e  pro- 
duced in  London  in  October.  Its 
scenes  are  laid  in  a  camp  of  Australian 
miners,  refined  and  transformed 
through  the  influence  of  an  elderly 
woman,  who  promises  to  marry  the 
worst  of  them  at  the  end  of  a  certain 
time.  A  party  of  young  English  girls, 
a  lord  mayor  of  London  and  his 
friends,  and  a  secret  society  of  amateur 
actors  are  other  characters  in  the 
operetta,  which  ends  on  an  island  of 
the  Pacific  Ocean,  with  an  exploding 
volcano  in  the  background. 


May  Irwin's  new  play,  Sister  Mary, 
was  given  its  first  production  at  Nrw 
Haven  last  week.  A  distinct 
success  is  reported.  She  has  the  part 
of  the  editor  of  a  country  newspaper 
who  goes  to  New  York  to  earn  her 
living  under  the  pen  name  of  Sister 
Mary.  She  writes  a  book  on  mar- 
riage, which  brings  upon  her  the  con- 
demnation of  everybody  nearly,  ex- 
cept the  police,  and  existence  is  made 
anything  but  happy  for  her. 

* 

*  *  - 

The  Bostonians  will  bring  out  two 
new  operas  this  season.  One  of  them 
will  be  by  Herbert  and  Smith. 

OBITUARY 

Grace  Wagner,  a  member  of  The 
Bostonians'  chorus,  was  found  dead  in 
bed  in  her  room,  in  Buffalo,  on  Friday 
September  29.  She  had  been  stricken 
with  heart  disease  during  the  night, 
*  * 

Mrs.  Harry  Sloan,  wife  of  Harry 
Sloan,  manager  of  James  A.  Heme's 
Hearts  of  Oak,  died  in  Philadelphia  on 
Sept.  19.  The  interment  took  place 
at  Zanesville,  Ohio.  Deceased  had 
been  connected  at  different  times  with 
the  companies  of  Augustin  Daly, 
Casino,  Francis  Wilson  and  E.  H. 
Sot hern. 

Louis  Seibert  died  at  the  home  of 
his  son,  Bayonne,  N.  J.,  on  Sept.  18. 
He  came  to  America  from  Germany 
in  1 85 1,  and  had  served  as  a  musician 
with  P.  T.  Barnum,  Lander's  orches- 
tra, and  Daly's  Theater  orchestra. 
*  * 

William  Swan,  a  stage  carpenter 
connected  with  a  number  of  the  prin- 
cipal New  York  theaters  during  the 
past  twenty  years,  died  at  the  Seton 
Sanitarium  on  the  Hudson,  Sept.  21, 
of  consumption. 

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\A/OUU)  ^iat  tne  t'me  °f  curtain  Tlse 
"  were  not  grimly  set  to  bring 
dressing-room  chats  to  ugly  ends! 
Would  that  I  knew  my  London 
poetically!  Would  that  I  were  a 
tragedy  queen,  with  a  wide  white 
brow  and  a  mass  of  yellow  hair  of  the 
pale-leaf  hue;  with  the  snap  of  young 
years  in  its  twists;  with  lips  that  curve 
and  color  to  love  and  hope  and  grief — 
and  the  sympathy  to  ease  it;  with  a 
head  triumphantly  set  on  polished 
shoulders;  with  theories  and  an  ambi- 
tion that  reaches  out  to  indefinite 
summers;  with  the  priceless  treasure 
of  enthusiasm  untouched  by  exper- 
ience! 

This  is  apropos  of  Nance  O'Neil, 
who  has  yet  to  meet  her  match  in 
more  ways  than  one.  She  sat  before 
her  mirror  making  up  for  Peg 
Woffington — if  a  dash  of  rouge  and  a 
surface  of  powder  can  be  called  make- 
up— and  after  a  commonplace  or 
twain  (from  me)  and  a  question  about 
London,  soon  had  us  both  over  there 
in  the  old  tap  rooms,  and  inns  of 
court,  and  taverns  and  roads  and 
turnings — such  is  the  infection  of  her 
enthusiasm,  such  the  range  and  direct- 
ness of  her  London  intelligence.  All 
this  in  ten  weeks  ?  Never!  You  and 
I  might  be  there  half  a  year  and  know 
it  not  at  all.  We  have  not  dreamed 
her  dreams,  or  hoped  her  hopes,  or 
planned  her  plans.  She'd  cut  lunch 
any  day,  or  dinner,  or  society,  to  hunt 
up  a  Dicken's  haunt  or  spots  dear  to 
Colley  Cibber,  or  Nance  Oldfield,  or 
Peg  Woffington. 

"The  old  Cheshire  Cheese  was  my 
favorite  tavern,"  she  said,  "with  its 
memories  of  Johnson  and  Goldsmith 
and  Dryden  and  Chaucer — with  the 
old  Hogarth  prints  and  its  Willow 
Pattern  china,  and  its  air  of  a  wonder- 
ful past." 

"And  The  Clown,  too,  opposite 
Saddlers'  Wells,  with  such  a  stupid 
barmaid.  She  knew  positively  noth- 
ing of  the  memories  of  the  place.  Fancy 
my  finding  two  pictures  of  Grimaldi 
hanging  in  the  kitchen  almost  ruined 
with  the  smoke  and  heat  of  years 
Can  you  imagine  such  brutal  ignor- 
ance ?" 

She  knows  her  London  poetically. 
Sparklings  of  something  tenderer  than 
mere  interest  glowed  in  her  eyes  as  she 
talked  of  it.  May  the  finger  of  Fate 
stir  into  her  pie  many  plums  of  travel. 

"O,  yes,  I  am  going  back  next 
summer  and  all  other  summers.  I 
should  not  otherwise  be  happy." 

"The  theaters?  I  saw  everything  of 
interest — Bernhardt  in  Camille,  Tree 


in  The  Musketeers.Coquelin  in  Cyrano, 
The  Only  Way  and  lesser  things  galore. 

"What  opportunities  the  English 
actor  has — the  inspiration  of  locality, 
the  galleries  for  character  and  costume, 
the  general  at-handedness  of  every- 
thing." 

O,  Nance,  Nance,  the  power  of  you! 
No  one  could  talk  with  you  five  min- 
utes and  not  see  it.  For  tragedy 
America  has  no  one  but  you.  What  is 
the  matter  with  our  foremost  manager 
that  he  does  not  reach  out  for  you  and 
get  you?  No,  I  don't  believe  in 
''finders,  keepers."  Were  I  that  man- 
ager, I  should  get  you  though  I  had  to 
bring  alive  to  Peloponnesus  another 
bull  that  was  strong  and  mad.  Her- 
cules, my  lad,  do  you  hear  that? 

Charlotte  Thompson. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke's 
Return 

' '  RACK  amon£  *ne  folks  once 
again,"  said  Harry  Corson 
Clarke  at  the  Bohemian  Club  last  Mon- 
day morning.  "Yes,  I'm  thin — down 
to  107  pounds,  and  all  from  that 
stomach  of  mine.  Otherwise  I  am 
perfectly  well  and  feel  just  as  strong  as 
ever,  and  furthermore  I  am  going  to 
get  well  very  soon.  Have  consulted 
twenty  doctors  in  the  last  year  and  not 
one  of  them  has  done  me  a  bit  of  good, 
but  I've  quit  them  all,  and  am  treat- 
ing myself  in  my  own  way.  My  wife's 
people  live  here,  you  know,  and  I  can 
atleastget  a  little homecooking, though 
at  present  the  only  thing  I  can  eat  or 
drink  is  milk. 

"Back  in  New  York  the  boys  have 
been  taking  me  aside  and  saying  con- 
fidentially: 'Clarke,  you  ought  to  go 
to  Colorado.'  Thought  I  had  con- 
sumption. 

"The  Review  is  all  right  and  the 
best  dramatic  paper  ever  published  in 
the  West. 

"My  tour  opens  November  9th,  my 
lucky  day,  and  my  first  Frisco  appear- 
ance will  be  the  twelfth.  Will  tell  you 
all  about  my  company  and  plays  later." 


WILL  NOT  STAR 

Mrs.  T  essie  Bartlett  Davis  is  now 
reported  to  have  said  that  she  is  not 
responsible  for  the  matter  which  is  be- 
ing so  widely  circulated  through  the 
newspapers  since  her  announced  inten- 
tion of  withdrawing  from  the  Bos- 
tonians.  In  a  personal  letter  she 
turther  adds  that  Barnabee  and  Mac- 
Donald  are  among  the  best  friends  she 
has. 

BRADY'S  NEW  IOB 

The  not  overly  successful  re-opening 
of  Koster  and  Bial's  Music  Hall  in 
New  York  has  prompted  the  syndicate 
owning  the  lease  of  it  to  engage  Wil- 
liam A.  Brady  as  the  director  general 
of  that  house.  As  a  hustler  Mr.  Brady 
has  few  equals,  and  if  anybody  can 
make  the  place  successful  he  can. 
Look  out  for  novelties  now,  for  Brady 
is  nothing  if  not  original. 


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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


October  21th,  1899 


The  Frawley  Company 

''Fhk  Los  Angeles  critics  are  saying 
*  some  nice  things  of  the  Frawley 
Company,  and  particularly  of  Miss 
Mary  Hamilton,  who  recently  came 
out  from  New  York,  and  of  Miss  Van 
Buren.  The  Capital's  critic  talks  in 
this  manner  : 


What  Frawley  lacked  in  the  way  of 
a  superior  leading  lady,  when  first  his 
company  played  last  month,  has  been 
sipplied.  Miss  Hampton  fills  the 
want.  And  the  other  defects  in  the 
ensemble  of  the  company,  which  de- 
fects have  been  alluded  to  fairly  and 
fully  in  these  columns,  are  pretty 
nearly  counterbalanced  by  the  ex- 
exceptionally  fine  plays  that  Frawley 
has  been  able  to  produce  during  the 
past  few  weeks.  So  odious  compari- 
sons may  now  be  gracefully  dispensed 
with.  Taking  all  things  into  consider- 
ation —  plays,  stage  settings  and 
players,  Frawley  has  equalled  any 
record  hitherto  made  by  him  in  Los 
Angeles.  And  that  is  saying  consid- 
erable. 

» 

[  fancy  that  if  Frawley  had  consid- 
ered only  Los  Angeles  in  the  matter  of 
leading  ladies,  we  should  not  have 
Keen  given  the  delight  of  seeing  Mary 
Himpton  in  the  company.  But  after 
Frawley  leaves  Los  Angeles  he  goes 
to  San  Francisco  for  a  season  at  a 
prominent  theater  there,  audit  is  need- 
ful that  some  commanding  artist  be  in 
the  company  to  make  San  Franciscans 
forgetful  of  Miss  Bates'  absence.  So 
the  far-fetched  star,  a  brilliant  light 
even  among  the  luminaries  of  the  first 
class,  is  thus  given  to  Los  Angeles 
eves  to  behold,  and  may  the  Gods  be 
thanked  for  the  circumstances  that 
make  the  vision  palpable  to  our  sight 


It  has  been  amusing  to  note  the 
anxieties  of  the  audiencesto  show  Miss 
Van  Buren  that  despite  Miss  Hamp- 
ton's o'ertowering  abilities  and  pre- 
eminent position,  she  (Van  Buren)  is 
not  forgotten  nor  thought  lightly  of. 
Curtain  calls  for  Miss  Hampton  and 
Frawley  have  been  made  to  include 
Miss  Van  Buren  whether  the  latter 
strictly  deserved  them  or  not.  That 
is  not  an  unpleasant  thing,  either — 


merely  interesting  as  a  phase  of  thea- 
trical life.  I  venture  to  predict — 
though  predicting  is  apt  to  be  unsafe 
business — that  before  the  season  is 
over,  Miss  Hampton's  grip  of  her  pub- 
lic will  be  as  tight  as  the  most  praise- 
loving,  anxious-to-please  actresscould 
wish,  and  at  the  same  time  Miss  Van 
Buren's  popularity  will  be  diminished 
not  in  the  slightest.  That  combina- 
tion is  easily  possible. 


In  Miss  Van  Buren's  temperament 
the  woman  predominates, and  "human- 
ity" is  her  long  suit.  That  is  said  to 
be  the  reason  for  her  care  of  Frawley 
when  the  latter  struggled  with  sea- 
sickness coming  down  from  San  Fran- 
cisco. So  she  wins  her  hearers  and 
retains  their  loyal  love. 

True  Comedian  Was  He 

A  comedian  in  a  Paris  theater  recent- 
**  ly  made  a  great  hit  out  of  a  painful 
incident.  While  indulging  in  a  bit  of 
horse  play  on  the  stage  he  struck  his 
head  violently,  entirely  by  accident, 
against  one  of  the  pillars  of  the  scene 
upon  the  stage.  On  hearing  the  thud 
everyone  uttered  a  cry. 

"No  great  harm  done,"  said  the 
comedian.  "Just  hand  me  a  napkin, 
a  glass  of  water  and  a  salt  cellar." 

These  were  brought,  and  he  sat 
down,  folded  the  napkin  in  the  form 
of  a  bandage,  dipped  it  in  the  glass, 
and  emptied  the  salt  cellar  on  the  wet 
part. 

Having  thus  prepared  a  compress 
according  to  prescription  and  when 
everyone  expected  he  would  apply  it 
to  his  forehead,  he  gravely  rose  and 
tied  it  round  the  pillar. 

OCCASIONAL  CORRESPONDENTS 

and  Stianagers  Out-of-To-wn 

Should  remember  that  all  copy  for  the 
Rkvievv,  except  from  our  regular 
stiff,  must  be  in  the  office  not  later 
than  I  Wednesday  of  each  week  to  insure 
publication.  Have  it  reach  the  R  kvikiv 
Wednesday  afternoon. 

Letter  List 

Members  of  the  theatrical  profession 
may  ha'be  letters  addressed  in  care  of  this 
office.  No  charge  Ivill  be  made  for 
advertising  such  letters  in  the  columns  of  the 
Revielt?  or  for  forwarding. 


Le°tt>is  cMorrisons 
"Big  Hit 

The  Dramatic  News  says  it  would 
'  be  difficult  to  imagine  a  greater 
artistic  or  popular  success  than  Lewis 
Morrison  achieved  at  the  Empire 
Theater,  Albany,  N.  Y.,  a  week  ago 
Thursday,  when  he  produced  for 
the  first  time  his  new  spectacular 
comedy,  Frederick  the  Great,  by 
George  Foster  Piatt.  A  "spectacular 
comedy"  is  a  dtcided  novelty,  but  the 
author  has  blended  war  and  peace, 
humor  and  heroism  into  a  harmonious 
and  pleasing  whole,  and  has  shown 
Frederick  as  a  warrior  and  a  s  ates- 
man,  as  a  philosopher,  a  cynic,  a  wit, 
a  lover,  and  occasionally  a  vain  and 
somewhat  foolish  believer  in  the  ex- 
tent of  his  graces  and  accomplish- 
ments. His  many  sidedness  makes 
him  a  peculiarly  fascinating  study,  and 
Mr.  Morrison  has  been  most  happy 
in  catching  and  reproducing  all  these 
distinguishing  traits.  He  gave  as 
complete  and  faithful  a  portrait  of  a 
great  historical  character  as  many 
that  can  be  cited  among  the  records 
of  the  modern  stage.  Mephisto,  in 
which  he  is  best  known  to  the  majority 
of  theater-goers,  showed  but  one  phase 
of  his  talents,  but  Frederick  demands 
a  much  wider  ability  and  in  not  one 
respect  did  Mr.  Morrison's  intellect 
fail  to  grasp  the  situation  or  his  art 
fail  to  enable  him  to  clearly  interpret 
it. 

Florence  Roberts  made  a  charming, 
graceful,  and  most  attractive  heroine, 
as  La  Barbarina,  the  Italian  dancer 
who  has  the  world  at  her  feet  and 
Frederick  under  her  thumb.  The 
other  members  of  the  company  have 
been  gathered  with  liberality  and  dis- 
cernment, making  the  cast  one  of 
exceptional  strength.  The  play  is 
magnificently  mounted  and  costumed, 
the  production  in  its  entirety  being 
fully  up  to  the  highest  metropolitan 
standard.  The  incidents  of  the  great 
battle  scene  of  the  third  act  are  replete 
with  most  effective  and  thrilling  sen- 
sational effects.  Jules  Murry,  Mr. 
Morrison's  manager,  has  spared  no 
expense,  and  his  large  outlay  is 
entitled  to  and  will  surely  bring  him 
a  generous  reward. 


Who  They  Are 

Edith  Mason  is  Mrs.  Thos.  Persse. 
Anna  Lichter  is  Mrs.  Win,  Schuster. 
Juliet  Crosby  is  Mrs.  Fred  Belasco. 
Belle  Archer  is  Mrs.  Herl>ert  Archer. 
Mary  Anderson  is  Mrs.  Antonio  de 
Navarro. 

Sarah  Bernhardt  is  Madame  Damala. 
Kitty  Blanchard  was  Mrs.  MeK.ee 
Rankin. 

Gladys  Rankin,  daughter  of  McKee 
Rankin,  is  Mrs  Sydney  Drew. 

Bessie  Bonehill's  second  husband 
was  Win.  R.  Seeley. 

Keuhne  Bsveridge  is  divorced  wife 
No.  2  of  Chas.  Coghlan. 

Ethel  Brandon  was  Mrs.  L.  R. 
Stockwell. 

Lillian  Burkhardt  is  Mrs.  Chas. 
Dickson. 

Rose  Coghlan  was  Mrs  Browne, Mrs. 
Clinton  Edgerly  and  is  now  Mrs.  John 
T.  Sullivan. 

Corinne  was  the  adopted  daughter 
of  Jennie  Flaherty,  now  dead. 

Helen  Dauvray  has  been  the  "Cali- 
fornia Diamond,"  Helen  Gibson, 
Helen  Williams,  Mrs.  Tracey  and 
Mrs.  John  M.  Ward. 


Side  Lights 


Lederer's  Quintonica  for  falling  hair. 


Louis  James,  the  balladist,  has  re- 
covered his  voice  and  will  re-enter 
vaudeville.  He  lost  his  singing  voice 
through  catarrh  two  years  ago  while 
doing  his  turn  at  Cordrays',  Portland, 
Ore. 

The  Actor's  Church  Alliance  is  still 
growing.  A  circular  letter  has  just 
been  issued,  copies  of  which  have  been 
sent  to  every  city  in  the  country  where 
actors  a.e  likely  to  visit,  inviting  the 
clergy  to  assist  in  establishing  branches 
of  the  alliance. 

Little  Rose  Lenchner,  who  made 
such  a  hit  ;it  the  Masonic  festival  that 
was  held  in  this  city,  and  who  after- 
ward appeared  at  the  California 
Theater  with  the  Brownies,  left  for 
Paris  Sunday,  accompanied  by  her 
mother,  and  will  take  a  two  years' 
course  in  toe  dancing  at  the  best 
Parisian  stage  dancing  schools.  After 
her  last  appearance  in  San  Francisco, 
she  was  offered  a  very  flattering  en- 
gagement at  the  Orpheum  circuit,  but 
her  parents  decided  that  she  was  then 
too  young  for  such  hard  work. 


October  21th,  1899 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Wealth  Galore 

II  ERE  is  another  Klondike  story 
*  *■  that  will  interest  the  vaudeville 
stage: 

Rose  Blumkin  left  Seattle  for  Daw- 
son a  few  days  ago.  She  used  to  be  a 
well  known  Eastern  vaudeville  per- 
former, but  is  now  associated  with  the 
management  of  the  Dawson  Opera- 
house.  The  object  of  Miss  Blumkin's 
dash  back  to  the  states  was  the  secur- 
ing of  talent  for  the  opera  house  and  the 
placing  of  some  mining  properties. 

The  story  of  her  enormous  winnings 
at  faro  and  craps  has  been  told  in  the 
telegraphic  dispatches.  She  won  as 
high  as  $5000  in  one  evening,  and 
several  thousand  dollars  in  various 
evenings. 

Miss  Blumkin  brought  back  from 
the  Klondike  capital  a  jeweled  gold 
belt  that  is  worth  $5000.  It  is  made 
completely  of  gold  nuggets  and  molded 
into  an  ornament  which  would  do 
credit  to  Tiffany.  The  buckle  is  a 
blaze  of  diamonds  and  each  one  of  the 
oblong  square  links  has  a  diamond 
in  its  center. 


VAUDEVILLE  NOTES 

Felix  Morris  and  company  will 
appear  at  the  opening  of  the  New 
Montreal  Theater  in  January  next. 
The  contract  calls  for  five  weeks  in 
vaudeville  repertoire. 

* 

Bogert  and  O'Brien  are  at  present 
playing  the  Keith  circuit.  This  team 
have  not  lost  a  week  since  closing 
with  Haverly's  Minstrels  on  Feb.  15. 
They  have  introduced  a  few  new  num- 
bers in  their  act. 

*  * 

Turner's  Pickaninnies  and  Pauline 
Moran  opened  at  the  Folies  Bergeres, 
Paris,  early  in  September,  and  have 
scored  a  decided  hit.  The  antics  of 
the  "picks"  seem  to  have  struck  the 
Europeans  as  a  decided  novelty. 


PATTI 

The  Perennial  American  Songstress.    Although  she  has  recently  married  a  Swedish  baron, 
lite  title  of  baroness  will  not  be  as  valuable  in  winning  the  dollars  as  will 
"Patti"—sowe  will  still  know  her  as  "Patli." 


Zangwill's  Play 

Dlanche  Bates,  who  has  the  part 
of  Hannah  in  the  Children  of  the 
Ghetto,  writes  to  the  Review  as  fol- 
lows from  Philadelphia: 

"Editor  Review:  I  received  the  copy 
of  your  paper  and  the  extra  supple- 
ments you  were  kind  enough  to  send 
me.  Indeed,  I  appreciate  the  honor  of 
having  been  selected  for  your  first 
issue,  and  will  be  pleased  to  assist  in 
your  success. 

"This  play  of  Mr.  Zangwill's  is 
certainly  a  deserved  success.  He  has 
radically  departed  from  all  rules  laid 
down  for  the  ordinary  dramatist,  cer- 
tainly— but  his  very  boldness  must 
win,  not  taking  into  consideration  the 


novelties  he  offers,  his  remarkable 
character  studies  and  his  dramatic 
situations.  He  has  not  given  the 
actor  any  chance  for  individual  prefer- 
ment, but  to  the  student  he  has 
opened  a  new  field  of  thought.  As  a 
psychological  study,  Hannah  is  a 
delight,  but  as  a  chance  for  additional 
distinction  she  is  nil. 

"Wishing  the  best  of  all  good  for- 
tune for  the  new  paper  and  the  same 
to  you,  I  am,  sincerely, 

Blanche  Bates." 

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October  21st,  1899 


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EASTERN  REPRESENTATIVE. 

Last  Wednesday,  Mr.  B.  A.  Kep- 
pich,  well  known  in  this  city  as  an 
exceptionally  clever  newspajx-r  man, 
and  who  was  for  a  long  time  business 
manager  of  the  Daily  Report  under 
the  administration  of  Wm.  Bunker, 
left  for  New  York  to  specially  repre- 
sent the  Dramatic  Review  in  the 
capacity  of  Eastern  advertising  man- 
ager. This  move  of  ours  in  sending 
Mr.  Keppich  East  is  in  accordance  with 
the  up-to-date,  wideawake  policy  that 
will  always  govern  the  Review.  We 
propose  to  dignify  and  adequately 
represent  the  dramatic  profession  on 
this  coast  and  to  do  everything  pos- 
sible to  keep  the  Review  to  the  front. 

The  likeness  between  J.  Lou  Hallett 
and  some  of  the  photographs  of  Edwin 
Booth  is  very  striking.  Mr.  Hallett 
modestly  disclaims  the  resemblance, 
and  says,  "It  is  simply  a  question  of 
both  of  us  having  a  large  nose." 

The  demand  for  the  Dramatic  Re- 
view is  increasing  and  the  sales  have 
been  enormous.  Our  regular  sub- 
scription list  is  also  increasing  rapidly. 
The  Review  circulates  to  a  larger  ex- 
tent than  any  dramatic  paper  in  the 
United  States  outside  of  New  York. 
Our  books  are  open  to  advertisers. 

When  Mansfield  first  produced 
Cyrano  the  name  of  the  leading  female 
character,  Roxane,  seemed  quite 
new.  However,  Roxana,  which  may 
be  accepted  as  the  English  for  Ro- 
xane, was  the  heroine  of  a  popular 
play  so  long  ago  as  the  days  of  Pepys. 
One  English  actress  performed  this 
role  with  such  success  that  she  was 
until  her  death  known  only  as  Roxana; 
indeed,  her  own  talent  cheated  her 
out  of  personal  glory,  for  antiquarians 


have  searched  in  vain  to  establish  the 
identity  of  the  great  Roxana.  A 
curious  fact  in  this  connection  is  that 
Roxana  is  several  times  spoken  of  in 
the  memoirs  of  Count  Grammont. 
This  nobleman  was  none  other  than 
the  Count  de  Quiche,  another  lead- 
ing character  in  Cyrano  de  Bergerac. 
There  are  few  instances  of  the  family 
name  of  an  actor  or  actress  in  England 
being  entirely  eclipsed  by  the  name  of 
his  or  her  most  popular  character,  but 
instances  are  frequent  in  the  history 
of  the  French  stage.  M.  Rostand  uses 
this  fact  in  his  splendid  tragedy. 
The  characters  Montfieury,  Ballrose 
and  Jodelet  were  real  persons.  These, 
however,  are  not  their  real  names,  but 
the  names  of  characters  in  which  they 
excelled,  in  which  the  public  con- 
tinually demanded  to  see  them,  and 
under  whose  names  the  public  wished 
to  remember  them. 

Of  the  dramatization  of  novels  there 
is  seemingly  no  end,  and  for  this  there 
are  too  many  good  reasons,  not  all  of 
them  obvious  to  the  unitiate,  to  make 
discussion  of  the  merits  and  demerits 
of  this  current  vogue  profitable.  One 
thing  is  certain:  each  new  announce- 
ment of  the  kind  immediately  stimu- 
lates curiosity  and  speculation  as  to 
the  intrinsic  warrant  for  the  play- 
wright's onslaught  on  the  novel, among 
its  numerous  readers,  for  it  may  be 
taken  for  granted  that  only  a  "popu- 
lar" novel  has  the  charm  that  appeals 
to  the  would-be  dramatist's  intelligence 
and  to  the  potential  backers'  sympa- 
thies. There  ensue  the  inevitable 
pros  and  cons  as  to  the  inherent  qual- 
ities and  essential  elements  of  the  tale 
which  seem  to  warrant  or  to  militate 
against  the  possibility  of  a  successful 
play  being  made  of  it.  While  this 
speculation  is  by  no  means  idle,  it  is 
here  that  the  critical  reader  no  less 
than  the  theatrical  critic,  reasoning 
from-  a  priori  grounds  as  they  must, 
are  apt  to  slip  up.  Take  The  Little 
Minister,  how  many  admitted  the  pos- 
sibility of  its  stage  success  eveu  after 
its  production,  and  making  due  allow- 
ance for  Maude  Adams'  charming  per- 
sonality. Admit  that  this  proves 
nothing,  did  not  the  Bonnie  Briar 
Bush  idyl  fail  utterly  under  no  less 
skillful  management?  And  does  that 
prove  anything  ?  Of  course,  almost 
anyone  would  feel  competent  to  dram- 
atize a  novel  like  The  Tale  of  Two 
Cities,  and  the  Queen's  Necklace;  yet 
how  many  of  the  versions  of  Dickens' 
and  Dumas'  masterpieces  have 
achieved  actual  success?  Among 
the  season's  productions  two  may  be 
instanced  in  vivid  contrast  without 
invidious  comparison:  The  Gadfly,  re- 
plete with  dramatic  possibilities  of  the 
most  obvious  theatric  quality,  proved 
a  most  egregious  failure,  while  Vanity 
Fair,  of  all  novels,  the  very  antipode  to 
"dramatic,"  has  in  Becky  Sharp 
yielded  one  of  the  most  emphatic  hits. 

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EVER  SO  FUNNY 

What  is  the  matter  with  Jones  to-night? 

(The  low  comedian  gets  his  laugh) 
His  manner  is  odd  and  his  face  is  white, 
And  his  words  aren't  coming  exactly  right, 

(How  funny  the  people  think  him.) 

Listen!  They're  iu  a  perfect  roar! 

(The  low  comedian  gets  his  laugh:) 
Shouting,  and  clapping,  and  wanting  more — 
There's  a  laugh  he  never  has  got  before, 

(How  funny  the  people  think  him.) 

What's  that?    A  paper!— "Notice,  eh?" 

(The  low  comedian  gets  his  laugh:) 
"Death  of  a  child— run  over  to-day — 
"Father  an  actor?"'    Get  on  with  the  play! 

( How  funny  the  people  think  him.) 


S.  C.  OPPENHEIMER. 


The  youngest  successful  theat- 
rical manager  we  know  of.  You'll 
see  him  around  at  the  California 
most  any  time. 

(Associated  cManagers 

D  kcognizing  for  a  long  time  the 
need  of  an  organization  that 
would  bring  them  together  to  remedy 
many  of  the  abuses  fostered  upon  the 
theatrical  business,  and  to  devise  a 
systematic  plan  to  govern  their  benev- 
olent disbursements,  the  theatrical 
managers  of  this  city  have  come 
together  and  organized  a  Managers' 
Association.  They  hold  weekly  meet- 
ings and  have  general  discussion  of 
plans  tending  to  further  theatrical 
interests.  In  a  talk  with  Manager 
Leahy  of  the  Tivoli,  he  said  that 
the  Association,  for  a  long  time  a  pet 
idea  of  his,  was  rapidly  growing  into 
a  strong  organization,  and  that  by 
Christmas  fully  $5,000  would  be  in 
the  treasury  to  be  used  in  helping  sick 
and  needy  members  of  the  profession. 
For  years  individual  managers  have 
been  called  upon  to  assist  stranded 
actors  to  places  where  engagements 
were  waiting  them,  to  help  the  sick 
and  needy  and  unfortunate,  and  this 
strain  has  been  one  of  the  heaviest 
drafts  upon  the  theatrical  purse.  In 
addition  to  caring  for  their  own,  the 
managers  have  time  and  time  again 
cheerfully     answered     appeals  for 


assistance  from  every  charitable  organ- 
ization that  has  applied.  They  have 
been  more  than  liberal  with  their  time 
and  money,  and  have  never  been  slow 
to  respond.  But  the  whole  thing  has 
grown  to  such  proportions  that  it  has 
been  seen  that  some  system  would 
have  to  be  devised  to  meet  the  situa- 
tion, and  the  Associated  Managers 
the  result.  It  combines  business, 
benevolence  and  sociability,  and  much 
good  is  already  resulting.  It  includes 
the  managers  of  the  Columbia,  Cali- 
fornia, Orpheum,  Alcazar,  Alhambra, 
Tivoli,  Morosco's  Grand  Opera  House, 
Olympiaand  Chutes.  The  following 
are  the  officers:  President,  Morris 
Meyerfeld;  vice-president,  J.  J.  Gott- 
lob;  secretary,  Melville  Marx;  treas- 
urer, William  H.  Leahy. 

Anna  Lichter 

A  NNA  Lichter,  whose  handsome 
portrait  graces  the  front  page  of 
this  week's  Review,  is  no  stranger  to 
our  readers,  but  a  few  words  regard- 
ing her  stage  career  will  no  doubt 
prove  of  interest.  She  is  a  native  of 
New  York,  and  a  pupil  of  the  Italian 
Master  B.  V.  Giannini.  Her  first 
professional  appearance  was  made 
four  years  ago,  when  she  essayed  the 
role  of  Leonora  in  II  Trovatore  with 
the  Tavary  Company.  Since  then  she 
has  steadily  worked  her  way  up  to  the 
first  rank  of  American  prima  donnas, 
excelling  both  in  grand  and  comic 
opera.  Miss  Lichter  possesses  a  rare 
combination  of  talents,  besides  an 
attractive  personality,  which  have  all 
aided  her  in  her  professional  career. 
She  is  mistress  of  a  pure  soprano  voice, 
a  practical  musician,  and  has  great 
application.  No  matter  how  difficult 
the  part  assigned  her,  she  can  always 
be  relied  upon  to  give  it  a  perfect 
rendition.  Her  work  at  the  Tivoli 
where  she  has  ably  filled  the  position 
of  prima  donna  for  the  past  fourteen 
months,  has  made  her  a  reigning 
favorite  with  the  San  Francisco  public, 
and  all  her  work,  ranging  from  bur- 
lesque to  Wagnerian  opera,  has  been 
conscientiously  performed.  Person- 
ally, Miss  Lichter  is  a  charming 
woman,  modest  and  unassuming.  She 
is  sure  of  a  brilliant  future,  and  the 
Review  wishes  her  all  kinds  of  good 
luck,  which  is   richly  deserved. 

During  the  engagement  of  Charley 
Case  at  the  Los  Angeles  Orpheum, 
every  lawyer  and  doctor  in  the  city 
received  a  postal  card  on  which  was 
printed,  "There  is  a  Case  for  you  at 
the  Orpheum."  When  they  went  and 
heard  Charley  talk  they  laughed  so 
much  that  they  didn't  mind  the  little 
joke  that  had  l>een  played  on  them. 

"Hist!"  whispered  the  villain, 
creeping  stealthily  across  the  stage. 
"Yes;  expected  you  would  be, "  rejoined 
the  heroine.  And  a  murmur  of  ap- 
plause trickled  down  from  the  gal- 
lery . — C/i  icago  News. 

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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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Rose  Simmon  and  Max  Steinle  have 
been  engaged  by  W.  R.  Dailey  for  The 
Electrician. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke  is  busy  re- 
hearsing his  new  company,  which  will 
soon  go  on  tour. 

David  Belasco  will  produce  his 
new  farce  in  Washington  during  the 
month  of  December. 

Victor  Herbert's  new  opera  for 
the  Bostonians  will  be  known  as  the 
Viceroy.    It  is  nearing  completion. 

Eddie  FOy  and  Maude  Adams  were 
once  engaged  in  playing  lover's  parts, 
as  children  in  San  Francisco  years  ago. 

Wilson  Enos  and  Jane  Kennark 
are  playing  with  the  Woodward  Stock 
Company,  Kansas  City,  and  are  popu- 
lar members  of  the  company. 

Scott  Seaton  has  changed  his 
plans  for  next  season,  and  will  join 
Harry  Corson  Clarke's  forces.  Ida 
Gertrude  Banning  is  with  the  same 
company. 

Walter  Damrosch,  David  Bisp- 
baw,  the  baritone,  and  Gadski,  who 
made  a  hit  here  with  the  Ellis  Opera 
Company,  are  to  tour  the  country,  giv- 
ing concerts. 

Dave  Warfield  is  receiving  con- 
gratulations over  the  announcement  of 
his  engagement  to  Miss  Marie  Bradt, 
a  San  Francisco  girl,  daughter  of  a 
well  known  real  estate  agent. 

William  Curtin,  who  formerly 
played  at  the  Alcazar  theater, 
writes  that  he  has  signed  with  the  Bert 
Coote  Company  for  The  Battle  Scarred 
Hero.  All  Frisco  boys  seem  to  be  do- 
ing well  in  the  East. 

Howard  Scott,  with  Lewis  Morri- 
son's Frederick  the  Great  Company, 
writes  from  Albany,  N.  Y.,  that  the 
company  is  doing  well.  The  route  is 
23,  Charleston,  N.  C. ;  26,  Mobile, 
Ala.;  29,  New  Orleans. 

Miss  Mary  Gardner,  a  talented 
member  of  Modjeska's  Company,  has 
been  ill  at  St.  Luke's  Hospital  for  two 
weeks.  She  was  stricken  with  typhoid 
fever  soon  after  the  company  came 
here,  but  is  now  convalescing  under 
the  care  of  Dr.  d'Evelyn. 

Ernest  Howell  of  the  Alcazar 
forces  has  been  giving  good  satisfac- 
tion in  character  work  since  he  joined 
the  company.  Mr.  Howell  is  more 
than  an  actor— he  is  a  good  business 
manager,  having  experience  in  that 
line  that  fits  him  well  for  anything  he 
might  undertake.  He  will  yet  be 
heard  from. 


Ned  Wayburn,  the  man  who  in- 
vented rag-time,  comes  with  Mathew 
&  Bulger's  production  to  the  Columbia. 

The  New  Dailey  Company,  fur- 
nished by  Hallet's  Agency,  is  now  re- 
hearsing in  San  Francisco  preparatory 
to  a  long  tour  of  the  coast. 

Francis  Yale,  L.  R.  Stook well's 
handsome  manager,  will  go  on  in  ad- 
vance of  the  Nance  O'Neil  Company, 
when  it  starts  for  Honolulu  and  the 
Orient. 

W.  R.  Dailey  arrived  in  San  Fran- 
cisco Thursday  to  attend  to  matters 
connected  with  an  unusually  strong 
company  he  is  now  forming  for  a  tour 
of  the  coast. 

Anita  and  Gladys  Loos, daughters 
of  R.  Beers  Loos,  made  a  decided  hit 
with  the  Nance  O'Neil  Company  at 
the  California  in  Peg  Woffington. 
The  children  will  go  on  tour  with  the 
company. 

Mr.  Joseph  Jefferson  is  now  en- 
joying better  health  than  he  has 
known  in  twenty  years,  and  will,  this 
season,  make  his  usual  tour  of  fourteen 
weeks,  eight  weeks  this  fall  and  six 
weeks  next  spring. 

Why  Smith  Left  Home,  is  on  its 
way  West  and  the  cook-lady,  the 
touchingly  clever  maid  and  all  the 
other  interesting  and  fun  creating 
characters  are  being  hilariously  re- 
ceived all  along  the  road. 

L.  R-  Stockwell  has  changed  his 
plans  for  next  season.  He  will  take 
out  the  comedy,  My  Friend  from 
India,  for  a  tour  of  about  six  weeks, 
then  return  to  this  city  and  afterwards 
join  the  Nance  O'Neil  Company  for  a 
tour  of  Australia  and  Honolulu. 

That  clever  team  of  comedians, 
Mathews  &  Bulger,  supported  by 
thirty-five  well-known  comedy  stars 
in  the  latest  revision  of  the  big  vaude- 
ville operetta,  By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves, 
is  now  on  its  wry  to  the  .Coast.  This 
attraction  has  been  breaking  box- 
office  records  in  the  East  since  the 
opening  of  the  season. 

Dknman  Thompson  is  playing  a 
limited  engagement  at  the  New  York 
Academy  of  Music  in  The  Old  Home- 
stead. It  is  said  the  production  is 
bringing  out  the  same  big  crowds 
that  enjoyed  Thompson's  performance 
many  years  since.  The  actor  had 
arranged  to  make  a  limited  trip  across 
the  country  at  the  conclusion  of  his 
New  York  engagement  and  San  Fran- 
cisco is  to  be  among  the  few  cities  to 
have  the  pleasure  of  his  company. 


S.  H.  Friedlander  has  returned 
from  his  successful  New  York  trip. 

Olive  Oliver  will  lie  a  member  of 
the  new  Richard  Mansfield  Company. 

W.  R.  Dailey  came  in  this  week  to 
inaugurate  rehearsals  for  The  Elec- 
trician. 

A  rumor  that  Ethel  Harrvmore  was 
engaged  to  Richard  Harding  Davis' 
brother  is  denied. 

Walter  Morosco  has  been  in  Los 
Angeles  for  the  past  few  days,  looking 
over  his  theatrical  interest  there. 

Willard  Wells,  of  the  Ingomar 
Theater,  Eureka,  has  been  in  the  city 
the  past  week,  looking  up  attractions 
for  his  house. 

Hamlet  is  in  active  rehearsal  at  the 
Dewey,  Oakland.  The  stock  com- 
panies are  giving  the  public  their 
money's  worth  this  season. 

John  Dunne,  one  of  the  proprietors 
of  the  Milk  White  Flag  Company, 
Hotel  Topsy  Turvy  Company,  and 
By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves  Company,  in 
former  years  lived  in  San  Jose. 

James  H.  Love,  manager  of  the 
Janet  Waldorf  Company,  has  returned 
from  Japan.  Some  others  of  the  com- 
pany also  returned.  Miss  Waldorf 
will  continue  to  India. 

Victor  Bouton,  a  cattleman  of 
Nevada,  was  arrested  in  this  city  Wed- 
nesday on  a  charge  of  cattle  stealing. 
He  is  a  brother  of  Madeline  Bouton 
and  has  always  borne  a  good  reputa- 
tion 

Theater  goers  have  for  the  past 
week  or  two  noticed  a  young,  tall, 
debonair  figure  about  the  Columbia. 
That's  handsome  Tom  Riley,  who, 
with  John  Dunne,  is  sending  such  en- 
tertaining attractions  to  San  Francisco. 

Laura  Crews  has  signed  with 
Harry  Corson  Clarke  to  play  Cissy  in 
What  Happened  to  Jones.  Mr.  Clarke 
is  to  be  congratulated  upon  securing 
not  only  a  very  talented  young  actress, 
but  a  very  beautiful  addition  to  his 
company. 

Frank  Thompson,  who  has  been 
playing  with  the  Dewey  Stock  Com- 
pany, says  that  the  Thompson  arrested 
last  week  was  the  other  fellow.  Frank 
was  home  at  the  time  sick  and  it  was 
a  pretty  tough  bit  of  carelessness  that 
coupled  his  good  name  with  the  arrest. 

Laura  Millard,  the  former  Tivoli 
favorite,  has  decided  to  remain  in- 
definitely in  London.  She  had 
intended  to  devote  this  winter  to 
study  in  Paris,  but  her  plans  have 
been  altered  by  an  offer  to  appear  with 
De  Wolfe  Hopper  when  he  produces 
Wang  in  London. 

In  addition  to  the  full  strength  of 
the  Alcazar  Stock  Company  in  The 
Three  Musketeers  next  week  the  fol- 
lowing people  have  been  added  to  the 
cast:  Misses  McNeil,  Howard  and 
Reindollar  and  Messrs.  Delille,  Nichols 
and  Blunkall.  There  will  also  be  an 
auxilliary  force  of  twenty  people. 


Ludwig  Englander,  the  com- 
poser, having  inherited  $320,000  by 
the  death  of  a  relative  in  Austria,  has 
sailed  for  Austria  to  make  his  nome 
in  that  country.  In  order  to  acquire 
the  estate  he  has  sworn  allegiance  to 
the  Austrian  Empire. 


On  the  %oad 


A  Milk  While  Flag. 
San  Francisco  (Columbia)  23,  one 
week . 

Jessie  Shirley  Company. 
Yreka  23;  Redding  30. 

Dailey  Slock  Company. 
Santa   Cruz    16-22:  Stockton  23; 
Hanford  30;  Fresno  Nov  6;  Visalia  13; 
Bakersfield  20;  Redlands  27. 

Brown1  s  in  Town. 

San  Francisco  [California  Theater] 
Oct.  30,  two  weeks. 

Sam  T.  Shaw  Company. 
New  Whatcom  16-22;  Port  Town- 
send  23-27. 

Hotel  Topsy  Turvy. 
Fresno  23  ;  Los  Angeles  25  ; 
Riverside  26;  San  Diego  27-28; 
San  Jose  30;  Portland  Nov.  1;  Seattle 
3;  Tacoma  4;  Spokane  6;  Helena  8; 
Anaconda  9;  Butte  10-11;  Great  Falls 
13;  Winnepeg  15;  Grand  Forks  17; 
Fargo  18;  St.  Paul,  19  week;  Minne- 
apolis 26  week. 

Girl  From  Chili. 
Winnepeg  23;    Grand    Forks  24; 
Crookstown  25;  Fargo,  N.  D.  26;  Wall  - 
peaton  27;  Fergus  Falls  28 

Alabama. 
El  Paso  Oct.  21. 


A   NEW  FASHION. 

(Krora  the  Figaro,  Paris.) 

A  complete  change  in  feminine  styles. 
They  are  frequent  one  will  say,  still  not  as 
much  so  as  those  who  like  change  would 
wish. 

The  latest  novelty  is  "la  jupe  boil  fernme"! 
Good  bye  to  the  clinging  skirts,  tightening 
the  figure  to  the  extent  of  being  often  un- 
•  omfortable. 

This  style  seems  to  have  reached  its  full 
run.  It  is  has  been  necessary  to  have  the 
authority  of  a  master  of  modes  to  dare 
change  this  style  and  do  the  contrary.  But 
it  is  done.  Paquin  has  had  that  audacity, 
and  the  races  at  Longchanips  have  shown 
us  yesterday  that  he  has  caused  his  style  to 
be  adopted. 

The  skirt  a  la  bonne  femme  is  entirely 
plain  in  appearance,  arranged  at  the  hips 
with  folds  and  not  showing  the  form  at  all. 
But  it  must  be  graduating  folds  and  of  a 
particular  form,  which  others  will  soon  try 
to  copy,  but  without  being  able  to  do  so 
perfectly. 

All  that  is  plain  in  styles  is  always  more 
difficult  to  imitate  than  that  which  is  com- 
plicated, because  it  is  necessary  to  have  a 
perfect  taste. 

So  consequently  is  launched  for  the  win- 
ter the  "skirt  a  la  bonne  femme,"  to  be 
seen  only  at  the  City  of  Paris,  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. 


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October  21st,  1899 


AT  THE 

LiOCAh  THEATERS 


The  California 

T^hk  curtain  was  going  down  on  the 
'  last  act  of  Magda  Monday  night 
and  not  a  stir  was  heard  in  the  large 
audience.  And  when  the  curtain  had 
descended  its  full  length  and  hid  from 
view  the  actors  on  the  stage,  there  was 
still  a  momentary  pause  before  the  en- 
raptured audience  shook  off  the  spell 
of  the  dying  scene  of  old  man 
Schwartzeand  ceased  to  seethe  crouch- 
ing, supplicating  figure  of  the  despair- 
ing Magda.  Such  was  the  triumph  of 
Nance  O'Neil  and  a  good  supporting 
company.  Suderman,  in  writing  his 
play,  conceived  in  the  character  of 
Magda  a  woman  of  bold  thought,  a 
restless,  spirited  creature  of  strong 
likes  and  dislikes,  a  great,  glorious 
character,  unused  to  restriction  and 
conventionality,  yet  a  woman  pos- 
sesseed  of  a  woman's  weakness 
for  love  and  ties  of  kindred. 
And  Nance  O'Neil  was  Magda  in 
every  phase  of  her  character.  The 
mockery,  the  arrogance,  the  yearning, 
the  self  abnegation  of  the  outcast's 
character  were  depicted  with  a  quiet 
effectiveness  and  an  understanding 
that  brought  Magda  vividly  before  the 
audience.  There  was  no  tearing  to 
tatters  of  passion,  there  was  no  rant- 
ing, no  declamatory  outbursts,  that 
might  have  so  easily  been  attempted — 
but  instead,  there  was  beheld  a  living, 
breathing  impersonation  of  a  woman 
beset,  a  queenly  conquering  creature 
sinning  and  sinned  against,  fighting 
out  the  struggle  between  love  and 
inclination,  and  in  all  the  struggle 
there  is  never  a  moment  when  Madga 
is  not  before  us.  McKee  Rankin,  as 
the  old  man  gave  a  performance  that 
recalled  memories  of  clever  acting  of 
years  ago,  before  he  undertook  to  dis- 
cover future  celebrities.  It  was  an 
intelligent  characterization  and  left 
nothing  to  be  desired.  Mina  Crolius 
was  sweet  and  sympathetic  as  Marie, 
Magda' s  sister  Rolette  Bertheletto  as 
Max,  the  boylieutenant  in  love  with 
his  cousin  Marie,  was  uncommonly 
good;  Kdwin  Mordant  was  strong  and 
convincing  as  the  pastor,  and  Chas. 
Canfield,  Celia  Griffiths  and  Ricca 
Allen,  very  acceptably  interpreted  their 
parts.  Barton  Hill  and  George  Becks 
had  but  little  to  do,  and  as  it  is  well 
known  to  be  customary  to  say  in 
such  cases,  it  shall  be  here  chronicled 
that  theydid  that  very  well.  As  a 
matter  of  fact,  Magda  seems  better 


suited  to  the  company  that  almost 
any  of  the  plays  they  produced. 


Tivoli  Opera  House 

AT  the  Tivoli  Opera  House,  the  week 
opened  with  Auber's  romantic 
opera  of  Fra  Diavolo.  The  melodious 
story  of  the  Italian  brigand  of  a  cen- 
tury ago  was  well  received  by  the 
Tivoli  patrons.  The  part  of  the  ban- 
dit was  taken  by  Tom  Greene,  his 
first  appearance  here  in  that  role. 
Both  in  make-up  and  in  voice  he  is 
well  suited  to  the  part  of  the  heavy 
villian,  carrying  out  to  the  finale  with 
careful  painstaking,  the  jolly  lover  of 
the  goods  belonging  to  other  people. 
Phil  Bronson  as  Lord  Allcash  fulfilled 
his  mission  as  a  British  traveler,  and 
one  almost  felt  in  the  presence  of  the 
genuine  well  known  article.  Mr. 
Bronson  was  in  good  voice.  Miss 
Tillie  Sallinger  as  Lady  Allcash  carried 
out  the  character  with  becoming  dig- 
nity and  as  a  Tivoli  favorite  was  the 
recipient  of  hearty  applause  upon  her 
appearance,  and  shared  with  Mr.  Bron- 
son in  the  honors  of  the  evening,  their 
Honey-moon  Duet  being  received  with 
delight.  Miss  Ada  Palmer-Walker 
was  cast  for  Zerlina,  taking  the  part 
particularly  gracefully  and  singing 
with  good  effect,  especially  the  solo  in 
the  chamber  scene  of  the  second  act. 
Arthur  Messmer  as  Lorenzo,  the  Cap- 
tain of  the  Carbineers,  made  a  bold 
warrior,  but  could  possibly  put  more 
warmth  into  his  love  making.  Wm. 
Schuster  and  Alf  Whelan  were  a  source 
of  constant  joy.  Whelan  is  especially 
apt  in  his  fun  producing  ideas  and  the 
man  in  the  audience  whom  he  caused 
to  laugh  so  loud  and  long  added  ma- 
terially to  the  evening's  entertainment. 
Harry  Richards  as  Matteo  the  landlord, 
Zerlina's  father,  sang  with  his  usual 
good  taste.  The  quintette  of  the  first 
act  was  rendered  especially  well.  The 
Tivoli  chorus  is  always  to  be  remem- 
bered for  its  intelligent  work  and  evi- 
dent desire  to  please  and  carry  out  the 
idea  of  the  work  in  hand. 

Tuesday — Othello  was  given  and  it 
will  be  repeated  Saturday  night.  On 
Thursday  evening  Cavelleria  and  Pag- 
liacci  were  given  and  will  be  repeated 
Sunday  evening. 


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Grand  Opera  House 

Thk  ever  attractive  Nanon  was  given 
■  a  most  creditable  production  at 
the  Grand  Opera  House  this  week. 
This  great  favorite  was  somewhat  im- 
proved by  the  careful  company,  and 
there  is  much  novelty  in  it  It  was  a 
very  pleasant  surprise  that  Mr.  Wolff 
gave  us  as  De  Marsellac.  He  was 
simply  "great."  Thomas  Persse  gave 
a  most  finished  interpretation  of  the 
Marquis,  and  the  waltz  song  was  so 
well  sung  that  he  was  compelled  to 
repeat  it  several  times.  Edith  Mason 
was  Nanon,  and  in  this  role  she 
showed  much  versatility  of  talent. 
Her  natural,  pleasant,  girlish  manner 
made  her  peculiarly  fitted  for  Nanon. 
Hattie  Bell  Ladd  was  Ninon  De  L' 
Enclos,  the  "professional  beauty." 
Her  pretty  gowns  and  fascinatiug 
smiles,  to  say  nothing  of  her  excellent 
singing,  were  all  that  could  have  been 
desired  in  the  role,  and  she  was  as 
handsome  as  a  picture.  Wooley  was 
exceedingly  clever  as  Hector,  and  his 
work  reflected  careful  preparation. 
His  topical  song  with  impromptu 
verses  anent  the  present  political  cam- 
paign, and  Mayor  Phelan  was  loudly 
applauded.  Bessie  Fair  bairn  is  always 
pleasing,  and  particularly  so  was  her 
work  as  Madame  De  Maintenou. 
Goff  was  good  as  Mons.  L'Abbe; 
Kthel  Strachan  as  the  Page  was  al- 
most "cute";  and  Jeanette  Fredericks 
and  Ida  St.  Aubin  were  well  cast  as 
Countess  Henliere  and  Madame  De 
Frontenac  respectively.  Chas.  Arling 
made  an  exceptionally  good  king.  A. 
E.  Arnold  was  Bombardine,  and  Wm. 
Hawley  the  Notary.  Both  were  credit- 
able. 

The  cAlcazar 

IT  is  quite  a  leap  from  serious  society 
1  drama  to  French  farce  at  the  Al- 
cazar this  week  and  it  cannot  be  said 
that  the  change  is  an  entirely  satis- 
factory one,  as  the  stock  company  is 
hardly  at  its  l>est  in  plays  of  a  farcial 
nature.  However,  the  individual 
work  of  the  members  of  the  company 
was  praiseworthy  and  amusing  and 
the  natural  complications  of  the  piece 
were  greeted  with  roars  of  laughter 
from  the  large  nightly  audiences.  It 
seems  that  Charles  Bryant  is  always 
more  in  evidence  when  he  is  not  in  the 
cast  and  this  week's  performance  is  no 
exception.  This  young  man  handles 
the  stage  with   rare   discretion  and 


makes  the  most  of  every  situation. 
Miss  Foster  does  a  neat  bit  of  acting 
as  Suzanne,  especially  in  her  "tipsy" 
scene,  and  Clarence  Montaine  increases 
the  good  impression  which  he  has 
made  in  every  production  this  season. 
Eugene  Ormonde  was  good  as  Paul 
Blandetand  barring  a  lack  of  aquaint- 
ance  with  his  lines  gave  a  fine  inter- 
pretation. Marie  Howe  was  a  pep- 
pery. Madam  Poulard  and  led  her 
poor  husband  (Clarence  Montaine)  a 
merry  dance.  The  remainder  of  the  cast, 
Frank  Denithorne,  Chas.  McKing, 
Daniel  Halifax,  Anita  Fallon  and 
Helen  Henry,  did  their  customary 
good  work. 

The  Comedy 

T  T  ans  Hvckebein  was  produced  in 
1  1  German  at  the  Comedy  theater 
and  inaugurated  a  season  of  perform- 
ances which  will  doubtless  be  largely 
patronized  by  German  speaking  peo- 
ple of  this  city.  A  large  and  enthusi- 
astic house  greeted  the  initial  produc- 
tion and  the  comedy  went  with  great 
dash.  Fritz  Rembach  and  Rita  di 
Rovey  had  the  lead  and  Benno  Hirsch, 
Josef  Greven,  Albert  Fischer,  Henry 
Maret.Max  Kruse.Emma  Busse.Emma 
Meier  and  Josefine  La  Fontaine  com- 
pleted the  cast.  Next  Sunday  Der 
Strabstrompeter  will  be  given  and 
Bertha  Von  Hoffstetter  and  Alexander 
Verena  will  make  their  first  coast  ap- 
pearance. 

The  dramatic  critic  of  the  Los  An- 
geles Capital  is  the  "meanest"  man  in 
the  business.  Hear  him:  "Poor  Mod - 
jeska,  and  poor  John  C.  Fisher  !  The 
season  of  the  actress  in  San  Francisco 
was  a  disastrous  one,  financially  and 
in  other  ways.  Marie  Antoinette  was 
a  dismal  failure,  and  worst  of  all,  the 
critics  agreed,  almost  unanimously, 
that  Modjeska's  day  for  retiring  has 
come.  From  every  newspaper  quarter 
have  been  heard  these  broad  hints,  to 
call  them  by  no  harsher  name." 


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October  21st,  1899 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


The  Orpheum 

'"The   insatiable  theater-going  pro- 
*■    pensity    of   San   Franciscans  is 
showing  itself  in  packed  houses  at  the 
Orpheum  in  spite  of  counter  attractions 
all  over  the  city.    The  bill  this  week 
is  one  of  frolic  and   fun,  plentifully 
accompanied    by    much    skill  and 
dexterity  of  individual  talent.  The 
show  opens  with  a  short  farce  by  Mr. 
and    Mrs.    Harold   Haskins,  imme- 
diately followed  by  pretty  Little  Elsie 
in  a  number  of  her  dainty  character 
songs   and  dances.     The  Hawaiian 
Queens  —though  one  wonders  where 
Hawaii  comes  in — give  a  pretty  lyric 
fantasie  of  song  and  dance  display, 
especially  attractive  for  its  setting  of 
Watteau  gowns  and  fan  back-ground. 
Is  there  no  limit  to  the  inventiveness 
of  man's  genius?    One  is  compelled  to 
ask  this  question  when  acrobats  man- 
age  to  introduce   a   novelty.  The 
Florenz  troupe  seem  to  find  no  draw- 
back to  their  agility  in  appearing  in 
evening  dress,  and  drew  forth  uproar- 
ious applause  for  a  new  somersault 
twist — most  aptly  described  by  sug- 
gesting that   the    acrobat  suddenly 
changes  his  mind    in   mid-air — and 
thinks  he  won't.    These  performers 
bring  an  innovation  to  their  feats  in  a 
facetiousness  of  manner,  in  striking 
and  happy    contrast    to    the  usual 
profoundly    serious   countenance  or 
conventional  smirk  of  the  acrobat. 
The  Le  Page  sisters,  jolly,  gay  little 
girls,  are  rightly  styled  the  phenomenal 
change  artists — evoluting  from  quar- 
relling kids  in  sun-bonnets  to  skirt 
dancers  in  an    astoundingly  abrupt 
fashion,    through  a  metamorphosis 
entire  of  Bowery  girl,  Scotch  high- 
lander  and  district  messenger.  Mile. 
Lotty  proves  to  be  a  human  screen  for 
a  pretty  play  of  magic  lantern  slides 
of  kaleidoscopic   variety  and   hue — 
gay  floral  designs  and  the  national 
colors.    Winton's  ventriloquist  show 
is,  as  usual,  accompanied  by  a  clever 
manipulation  of  puppets  with  novel 
accessories,  the  Captain  of  the  Columbia 
being  the  newest  feature  and  best  bit 
of  realism  in  mechanism.  Tom  Brown, 
the  monologuist,  follows  with  a  medley 
of  joke  and  song  and  dance,  and  the 
show  closes  with    Howard's  trained 
animals,  whose  simulation  of  human 
sagacity  rather  blurs  the  hue  usually 
drawn  between  them  and  that  other 
animal,  the  intelligent  biped. 


Another  drawing  card  is  the  midget, 
Major  Mite,  who  sings  and  dances  in 
a  clever  fashion.  Baby  Ruth  Rowland 
is  as  popular  as  ever,  and  Hopper  and 
Starr  score  heavily  in  their  sketch. 
Adgie  and  her  lions  and  the  animata- 
scope  complete  the  bill. 


The  Chutes 

Weston  and  Herbert  have  come 
in  from  their  road  trip  and  take 
the  place  of  the  Di  Gosco  Brothers, 
who  were  unable  to  get  their  act  ready 
for  this  week's  bill  at  the  Chutes. 
Their  musical  specialty  was  a  big  hit. 


The  Olympia 

""The  Rousells  with  their  clever 
*  aerial  act,  Elsie  Bellwood  and 
May  Nealson,  vocalists,  are  the  new 
names  on  this  week's  program  at  the 
Olympia.  Ruth  Xelta  and  J.  H.  Du 
Bell  are,  however,  still  the  most 
popular  of  the  long  list  of  good 
specialties.  Carlton  &  Royce,  Maude 
Mullery,  Alberta  Lane  and  Dora  Mer- 
vin  get  their  share  of  applause. 
Maurice  Montague,  Rose  Wellington 
and  Dot  Stanley  have  changed  their 
songs.  Montague  has  a  particularly 
fine  tenor  voice. 


The  Oberon 


r\ON  Francis,  the  cartoonist,  is  an 
added  attraction  to  this  week's 
bill  at  the  Oberon.  His  lightning 
sketches  are  a  popular  feature.  Marie 
Wilbur  and  Helen  Forrest  are  both 
operatic  sopranos  of  ability  and  vie 
with  one  another  for  the  lead  with  the 
Oberon  audiences.  Agnes  Castro  re- 
peats her  success  of  last  week.  Miss 
E.  Borchert  and  Mr.  F.  Wenzel  play  a 
duet  on  the  flute  and  clarinet,  and  the 
projectoscope  shows  some  new  moving 
pictures. 


Vaudeville  Notes 


Carl  Hertz  is  playing  in  Paris. 

*  * 

Marie  D.  Wood  returns  to  this  city 
the  coming  month. 


Conlon  and  Ryder  ate  features  at 
Theater  Comique,  Spokane  Wash/ 


Hal  Coulett  is  credited  with  a  big 
hit  at  the  People's  Theater,  Seattle. 


One  of  the  Lawrence  sisters,  of  the 
Milk  White  Flag  Co.,  dislocated  her 
ankle  at  Salt  Lake. 


Casmore  and  Florence,  May  Cam- 
eron and  Harry  Devoy  are  at  the  Al- 
cazar Theater,  Denver. 

Paul  Kerkow,  formerly  of  the  Vien- 
na Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  has  gone  East. 
On  his  return,  he  will  open  a  hand- 
some new  music  hall  in  Los  Angeles. 


Frank  Barton  opens  at  the  Olympia 
Monday  next. 

* 

*  » 

The  Owl  Theater,  Tacoma  Wash., 
reports  a  big  business. 


Barton  and  Ashley  are  at  the  How- 
ard, Boston,  this  week. 


Marie  Wood  is  still  nightingaling 
it  at  the  Peoples,  Seattle. 


Sato,  the  tramp  juggler,  is  meeting 
with  much  success  in  Europe. 


The  Louvre  at  Juneau,  Alaska, 
opened  on  the  2d  to  a  packed  house. 


Stuart,  "the  male  Patti,"  writes  to 
us,  telling  of  great  success  in  Ger- 
many. 

*  # 

Fred  and  Amy  Gottlob  are  meeting 
with  success  at  the  Standard,  Bakers- 
field. 

*  * 

Lewis  and  Lewis,  the  handcuff 
manipulators,  will  shortly  \  play  in 
this  city. 

* 

*  * 

May  Irwin's  new  coon  hit  is  "I  Don't 
Care  to  Be  Your  Lady  Friend  No 
More." 

* 

The  Healy  Sisters  are  decided  feat- 
ures with  Chas.  Schilling's  Two  mar- 
ried Men  Co. 

# 

*  * 

F.  W.  Baker  of  the  Monte  Carlo 
Theater,  Taylor  Shasta  Co.,  is  in 
town  on  a  visit. 

* 

*  * 

Spokane  has  a  Baby  Ruth  that  seems 
to  have  made  a  hit  at  the  New  Coeur 
d'Alene  Theater. 


Walter  Talbot,  the  San  Francisco 
boy,  is  singing  with  Sam  Devere's 
Own  Company. 


Parker  and  Kelly,  and  Hugh  Em- 
mett  are  to  be  the  new  faces  at  the 
Chutes  on  the  23d. 


The  Haydens,  Joe,  Ola  and  Queenie, 
close  their  British  Colombia  engage- 
ment on  the  2 2d. 


A 11  ice  Raymond,  the  cornetist  now 
playing  the  Portland  Exposition,  will 
soon  play  the  circuit. 


Cole  and  Cole,  aerialists,  make 
their  first  San  Francisco  appearance 
on  the  30th  at  the  Chutes. 


Maud  Gage,  the  California  Whist- 
ling prima  donna,  is  meeting  with 
much  success  in  the  East. 


The  Willards,  with  their  entertain- 
ing musical  act,  will  undoubtedly 
please  Honolulu  audiences. 


Al  Onken,  manager  of  the  New 
Coeur  d'Alene  Theater,  Spokane,  will 
be  in  San  Francisco  next  month. 


Rand,  Byron  and  Mindell  Dreyfuss 
left  for  Honolulu  Wednesday,  booked 
by  Hallet's  Agency  for  the  Orpheum. 


Manager  Wells  of  the  Ingomar 
Theater,  Eureka,  paid  this  city  a  hasty 
visit,  combining  business  with  pleas- 


Maud  Mulleiy  will  restfor  the  winter 
after  completing  her  engagement  at 
the  Olympia  next  week.  She  intends 
visiting  relatives  in  Montana. 


Lady  Sholto  Douglas,  formerly 
Loretto  Addis  Mooney,  arrived  from 
England  the  first  of  the  week,  and 
started  at  once  for  Oakland  to  visit 
her  family. 


Billy  Piemen,  the  talking  and  sing- 
ing comedian,  is  singing  the  new  songs 
"I've  got  a  razor  for  the  coon  who 
threw  me  down,"  and  "The  warmest 
baby  of  them  all,"  with  considerable 
success. 


Howard  and  Earle,  the  fashion 
plates,  will  play  this  city,  with  coast 
to  follow,  early  in  1900. 


Querita  Vincent  is  singing  with 
much  success,  Tell  It  to  Me,  with 
Johnny  Ray's  Hot  Old  Time  Com- 
pany. 

•  * 

The  program  of  The  Standard, 
Bakersfield,  call  Alice  Raymond, Stella 
Armstrong,  Irene  Winters  and  Paul- 
ine Stetson,  "our  bower  of  beauty." 


Ruth  Nelta  is  singing  a  new  song 
this  week  entitled  "I  thought  my  gal 
was  warm."  It  is  the  work  of  a  San 
Francisco  boy,  Lou  Elkus  and  is  mel- 
odious and  catchy.  Zeno  Mauvais 
Music  Company  is  the  publishers. 


The  Flying  Jordans  are  reported  as 
resting  in  Queensland.  Mr.  Jordan 
has  disbanded  his  vaudeville  company 
and  will  organize  a  three-ring  circus 
for  a  tour  ofSiam,  India,  South  Africa, 
Japan  and  Australia.  At  present  he 
is  not  in  robust  health. 


8 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


October  21st,  1899 


Correspondence  and 
Comment 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence 

New  York,  Oct.  15  —  No  new  plays 
were  produced  here  last  week  ex- 
cept The  Song  of  the  Sword  by 
Sothern  and  Miss  Harned  at  Dalys.  But 
there  was  a  very  interesting  revival  of  The 
Winter's  Tale  at  Grand  Opera  House  by  the 
Shakespearean  triumvirate  of  stars,  Louis 
James,  Katharine  Kidder  and  Charles  B. 
Hanford.  The  Winter's  Tale  had  not  been 
played  here  since  Mary  Anderson  appeared 
in  it  about  ten  years  ago.  Of  course  there 
was  only  one  Mary  Anderson,  and  she  knew 
when  to  quit  the  stage — at  the  zenith  of  her 
popularity.  As  I  looked  at  Mrs.  Antonio 
de  Navarro  leaving  this  city  recently  on  the 
deck  of  an  ocean  steamship,  still  as  beauti- 
ful as  when  she  was  the  ideal  Juliet,  and  far 
more  handsome,  I  could  not  help  wondering 
how  far  along  she  would  ever  have 
got  in  the  business  if  with  all  of  her 
beauty  and  talentshe  had  come  to  New  York 
a  poor,  friendless  girl,  looking  for  an  oppor- 
tunity to  go  upon  the  stage.  I  venture  the 
opinion  that  in  such  a  case  the  charming 
Mary  might  not  have  ever  obtained  the  op- 
portunity to  display  her  genius  which  was 
afforded  by  her  step-father's  money.  If  she 
had  had  as  much  perseverance  as  other 
quali.ies  no  doubt  she  might  in  time  have 
succeeded  without  the  financial  backing 
which  enabled  her  to  bound  into  and  out  of 
the  drama  with  such  rapidity.  And  if  she 
had  gone  through  more  of  the  drudgery  of 
the  player's  life  no  doubt  she  would  have 
been  as  clever  as  she  was  beautiful.  In  many 
respects  The  Winter's  Tale  was  told  by  the 
present  three-starred  combination  better 
than  by  Mary  Anderson's  company.  Besides 
that  play  the  James-Kidder-IIanford  Com- 
pany has  a  repertoire  including  Macbeth. 
The  Rivals  and  The  School  for  Scandal. 


In  The  Old  Homestead  which  began  a 
limited  engagement  at  the  Academy  of 
Music  last  week,  there  is  a  red  mail-box  on 
a  post  on  the  sidewalk  in  the  Grace  Church 
scene  in  this  city.  As  a  matter  of  fact  no 
such  mail-box  now  exists.  Close  inspection 
shows  that  there  was  once  a  mail  box  in 
front  of  the  parsonage  connected  with  the 
church.  There  is  still  a  round  hole  on  the 
pavement  where  the  mail-box  post  formerly 
stood.  But  the  play  does  not  profess  to  be 
up-to-date.  It  is  merely  a  picture  of  rural 
Eastern  life.  The  old  joke  about  dropping 
the  letter  in  the  mail-box  is  not  brought 
up-to-date.  When  uncle  Josh  Whitcomb 
drops  a  letter  in  the  red  mail-box  he  says, 
"I  suppose  John  Wanamaker  has  got  it  by 
now."  Everybody  laughs.  Who  would 
have  laughed  if  the  name  of  the  present 
Postmaster-General  had  been  used  instead? 
By  the  way,  who  is  the  present  Postmaster- 
General?  Everybody  remembers  when 
Wanamaker  was  postmaster,  because  he 
kicked  up  such  a  rumpus  about  Tolstoi's 
"Kreutza  Sonata."  But  who  can  name  the 
Postmaster-General  we  have  had  since  then? 
Denman  Thompson  is  wise  in  not  bringing 
The  Old  Homestead  up-to-date.  In  using 
the  name  of  John  Wanamaker  instead  of 
that  of  Charles  E.  Smith,  there  is  perhaps 
an  additional  interest  because  Wanamaker's 


store  now  stands  on  the  block  next  to  Grace 
Church,  and  the  two  are  suggestive  of  each 
other.  Another  back-number  incident  in 
the  play  is  the  •  resence  of  an  apple  woman 
in  the  vicinity  of  Grace  Church.  There  are 
now  no  apple  women  in  New  York  with  the 
exception  of  a  few  at  corners  where  they 
enjoy  a  rare  monopoly.  The  Italian  fruit 
man  with  his  push  eart  has  pushed  the 
apple  woman  out  of  the  business.  But 
many  plays  which  have  been  written  since 
The  Old  Homestead  continue  to  introduce 
the  apple  woman  just  as  though  she  were  a 
type  of  New  York  life,  to  be  met  with— on 
every  corner.  One  farce  comedy  recently 
had  a  bear  dancing  in  a  scene  at  Broadway 
and  Thirty-fourth  street.  By  law  bears  have 
been  prohibited  from  dancing  in  the  streets 
of  the  Borough  of  Manhattan  in  this  city  for 
several  years,  although  they  are  still  allowed 
to  dance  in  some  of  the  rural  portions  of 
Greater  New  York.  Who  then  can  say  that 
the  successful  play  is  the  one  which  holds 
the  mirror  up  to  nature? 

There  is  a  scarcity  of  chorus  girls  here. 
Katherine  Germaine  in  organizing  heropera 
company  had  to  offer  as  high  as  $25  a  week 
to  get  enough  pretty  girls  with  good  voices 
to  complete  the  company.  J.  C.  Duff,  the 
operatic  impressario,  says  that  never  in  the 
history  of  comic  opera  has  there  been  such  a 
demand  for  chorus  singers.  This  is  but  one 
of  the  many  indications  that  there  is  com- 
petition among  managers  to  take  advantage 
of  the  flush  times.  Another  reason  for  the 
scarcity  of  chorus  girls  in  New  York  may  be 
inferred  from  a  remark  recently  made  by 
George  W.  Lederer,  manager  of  the  Casino 
and  the  New  York.  He  said  that  he  did  not 
heve  to  pay  any  fancy  prices  for  a  prima 
donna  when  he  could  get  chorus  girls  to 
take  the  prima  donna's  place  for  $30  a  week. 
"There  are  no  more  chorus  girls,"  said  Man- 
ager R.  H.  Jacobs,  "they  are  all  prima 
donnas."  But  let  not  any  young  woman 
imagine  for  a  moment  that  the  £25  now 
offered  occasionally  fora  complement  of  girls 
to  fill  out  a  chorus  is  going  to  be  permanent. 
As  usual,  many  of  the  companies  which  go 
out  in  the  fall  without  sufficient  artistic  and 
financial  backing,  come  back  before  Christ- 
mas. Then  chorus  girls  are  a  drug  on  the 
market  and  they  frequently  find  themselves 
here  in  the  East  in  the  middle  of  winter 
without  funds,  dependent  upon  some  over- 
confident and  trustful  landlady,  and  liable 
to  be  ejected  into  the  snow  at  a  moment's 
notice.  Is  there  any  wonder,  in  such  cir- 
cumstances, that  occasionally  one  of  them 
yields  to  the  delusive  expedient  of  permit- 
ting an  admirer  to  fit  up  her  flat?  Better, 
some  think,  $12  a  week  in  a  New  York 
theater  with  free  rent,  than  $25  a  week  on 
the  road  with  the  uncertainty  of  being 
stranded  in  Oshkosh.  The  best  managers 
prefer  decent  girls  because  they  are  invari- 
ably more  conscientious  and  reliable.  But 
there  are  some  managers,  one  especially  in 
this  city  who  has  dabbled  considerably  in 
comic  opera,  who  make  no  secret  of  the  fact 
that  they  will  not  retain  any  chorus  girl  in 
their  company  who  '  does  not  bring  business 
into  the  house." 

* 
*  * 

To  distinguish  it  from  The  Ghetto,  the 
Children  of  the  Ghetto  which  opens  to-mor- 


row evening  at  the  Herald  Square  Theater  is 
advertised  here  as  The  Zangwill  Play. 

David  Warfield,  one  of  Webber  and 
Field's  comedians,  agreeably  surprised  his 
friends  here  last  week  by  announcing  his 
engagement  to  Miss  Marie  Bradt,  daughter 
of  a  San  Francisco  real  estate  dealer,  War- 
field,  since  he  left  his  home  in  San  Fran- 
cisco has  become  one  of  the  most  popular 
comedians  of  burlesque  companies  in  this 
city. 

Otis  Harlan  in  My  Innocent  Boy  left  the 
Garrish  last  night  to  nuke  way  for  Louis 
Mann  and  Clara  Lipman  in  their  new  play 
The  Girl  in  the  Barracks.  Miss  Lipman 
has  made  wonderful  strides  since  she 
appeared  as  the  laughing  girl  in  Mrs. 
Pacheco's  Incog. 

Last  week  was  the  final  week  in  town  of 
Cyrano  de  Bergerac  with  Francis  Wilson  at 
the  Knickerbocker:  Rupert  of  Hentzau  with 
James  K.  Hackett  at  the  Garden;  A  Young 
Wife  with  the  Tillotsou  Company  at  the 
Fourteenth  Street  Theater;  My  Innocent 
Boy  with  Otis  Harlan  at  the  Garrick;  The 
Renaissance  with  the  German  Company  at 
the  Irving  Place;  and  The  Rounders  at  the 
Casino. 

Theresa  Renold,  a  pretty  California  girl 
who  made  her  debut  at  the  Fifth  Avenue 
Theater  last  season  with  Charles  Coghlan  in 
Citizen^Pierre  will  be  with  The  Three  Little 
Lambs  Opera  Company  at  the  same  theater 
this  winter.  Rob  Roy. 


CANADA 


Special  Correspondence. 

St.  John  Opera  House,  A.  O.  Skinner, 
manager,  Yale's  The  Evil  Eye,  played  to 
first-class  business,  giving  five  performances 
2  to  5;  St.  John  Male  Quartette  Concert  to 
small  house,  6;  Williams  Concert  Baud  con- 
cert, 10;  The  Span  o'Life,  11  to  14. 

Mechanics'  Institute,  C.  S.  Everett,  man- 
ager— Dark. 

SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence. 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  Oct.  16.-- -Mad- 
eleine, the  initial  production  of  the  Salt 
Lake  Opera  Company  for  this  season,  was 
given  at  the  theater  October  9-1 1-14,  with  the 
house  packed  to  the  doors  at  every  perform- 
ance. The  local  opera  company,  with  the 
valuable  experience  gained  during  the  three 
years  of  its  existence,  has  reached  a  very 
high  point  of  excellence.  A  date  is  given 
the  organization  by  the  theater  management 
as  readily  as  if  it  were  one  of  the  best  at- 
tractions on  the  road.  Madeleine  is  by  many 
odds  the  most  artistic  success  the  company 
has  yet  achieved,  the  chorus  work  being  ex- 
ceptional! v  good  and  the  principals  acquit- 
ting themselves  with  an  abandon  decidedly 
professional. 

Political  conventions  held  the  Theater 
Oct.  12-13.  Madeleine  will  be  repeated  Oct. 
18.  The  third  of  Dunne  and  Ryley's  attrac- 
tions to  reach  Salt  Lake  will  be  By  the  Sad 
Sea  Waves,  with  Mathews  and  Bulger 
featured.  The  company  will  be  seen  Oct. 
20-21. 

Mrs.  O'Shaughennessy  and  The  Heart  of 
Chicago  divided  the  past  week  at  the  Grand, 
both  plays  doing  a  satisfactory  business. 


Grimes'  Cellar  Door  opens  at  the  Grand 
this  eveuing  for  a  three  nights'  engagement. 
Beach  and  Bowers  Minstrels  fill  the  re- 
mainder of  the  week. 

John  S.  Lindsay  left  the  past  week  with 
his  Shakespearean  company  to  tour  the 
Northwesteru  States.      John  K.  Hardy. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence 

ST.  Louis,  Oct.  9.— With  the  exodus  of 
the  ruralites  that  visited  St  Louis  last  week 
for  the  Yeiled  Prophets  and  the  Fair,  left 
the  theatrical  field  open  entirely  to  the  local 
patronage  this  week. 

Manager  Pat  Short  is  offering  his  patrons 
a  most  pleasing  and  stirring  novelty,  His 
Excellency  the  Governor,  at  the  Olympic. 
The  play  is  the  first  work  of  Capt.  Marshall, 
a  retired  English  army  officer,  whose  long 
residence  in  India  made  him  conversant 
with  the  situation.  The  farce  is  very  funny 
in  the  capable  hands  of  Ethel  Barrymore, 
Grace  Ellison,  Ida  Yernon  and  Messrs. 
Edwin  Stevens,  Adolph  Jackson,  Eddie  See 
and  others.  Manager  Short's  offering  at  the 
Century  is  Roland  Reed,  who  is  of  course 
assisted  by  pretty  and  winsome  Isadore 
Rush.  They  are  giving  us  Sidney  Rosen- 
feld's  new  farce  entitled  His  Father's  Boy. 
The  comedy  is  the  funniest  production,  and 
is  better  suited  to  Reed's  quaint  and  quiet 
humor  than  anything  he  has  ever  done.  Of 
course  Miss  Rush  is  Isadore  Rush,  as  she  is 
in  everything — such  is  her  personality — but 
in  this  her  laugh  never  seemed  more 
unctious,  aud  she  certainly  never  wore  more 
stunning  gowns.  .She  is  a  clever  foil  for 
Roland  Reed,  and  almost  as  often  is  Reed  a 
foil  for  her. 

Hoyt's  A  Texas  Steer,  on  a  circuit  of  pop- 
ular-priced houses,  is  playing  this  week  at 
Manager  Garen's  Havlin's  Theater.  Of  the 
original  cast  Will  Bray  as  the  Minister  to 
Tahomey  and  the  words  are  all  that  are 
left  of  the  original.  Katie  Putnam  is  being 
starred  in  the  production  as  Bossy  Brander, 
a  part  made  famous  by  Hoyt's  first  wife. 
Managers  Tate  and  Middleton  offer  the  ever 
popular  and  rejuvenated  extravaganza, 
The  Spider  and  the  Fly  at  the  Grand.  The 
production  is  replete  with  handsome  and 
startling  new  scenic  effects.  It  might  just 
as  well  be  called  a  tarantula  as  a  spider — 
so  many  legs.  Georgie  Putnam,  a  Frisco 
girl  who  formerly  resided  on  Van  Ness 
avenue,  is  the  featured  vaudevilliau  of  the 
performance. 

The  Grand  Opera  House  management, 
who  also  control  our  continuous  house,  the 
Columbia,  is  programing  an  elaborate  array 
of  vaudeville  talent  this  week,  headed  by 
Beatrice  Moreland  in  a  unique  farce  entitled 
Taming  a  Husband,  and  Gus  Williams  who 
is  as  clever  as  ever  with  his  Pennsylvania 
Dutch  dialect.  John  McWade's  wife,  Ada 
Somers  McWade,  is  as  attractive  as  ever. 
The  other  acts  are  all  good,  as  the  Messrs. 
Tate  and  Middleton  book  only  the  best. 
Manager  Sam  Gumpertz  of  Hopkins'  Im- 
perial Theater  is  magnificently  staging 
Captain  Swift,  and  it  is  also  being  ably 
enacted  by  the  stock  company.  The  special- 
ties are  Marzella  and  her  wonderful  birds. 
Her  act  is  one  of  the  most  novel  on  the 


October  21st,  1899 


THE    SAN    FRANCISCO    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Rofe/cn  hFappeninu* 
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vaudeville  stage.  Falk  and  Seaman,  Al 
Blanchard  and  the  Morrellas  make  up  the 
bill. 

Rice  and  Barton's  Extravaganza  Co.,  a 
scinlillant  aggregation  of  beauteous  femin- 
inity in  as  abbreviated  costumes  as 
the  law  will  allow,  is  entertaining  Man- 
ager Jim  Butler  at  the  Standard.  The 
featured  artists  are  J.  K.  Mullen.  Anna 
Dunn,  Frankie  Haines,  and  Barton  and 
Eckhoff. 

The  Castle  Square  Opera  Company  will 
open  its  season  at  the  St.  Louis  Exposition 
Music  Hall  November  6  Miss  Maud 
Lillian  Berri,  one  of  San  Francisco's  clever- 
est prima  donnas,  will  be  a  member  of  the 
Company. 

The  underliuings  for  next  week  are  the 
Lyceum  Company  at  the  Olympic,  Prim- 
rose and  Dockstader  Minstrels  at  the  Cen- 
tury, J.  K.  Emmett  and  Lottie  Gilson  in 
Fritz  in  a  Madhouse  at  Havlin's,  Northern 
Light  and  vaudeville  at  Hopkins'  Imperial, 
London  Life  at  the  Grand,  and  Miaco  City 
Club  at  the  Standard.         GaTY  Pali.EN. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence. 

ST.  LOUIS,  Oct.  19. — Unusual,  unseason- 
able weather  greeted  the  visiting  Thespians 
in  St.  Louis  this  week.  The  atmosphere  is 
very  caloric,  which  of  course  is  not  conduc- 
ive to  good  theatrical  business. 

The  piece  de  resistance  of  the  week  is 
Trelawny  of  Wells  at  the  Olympic,  essayed 
by  the  Lyceum  Companj\  It  is  a  clever 
comedy  by  A.  W.  Pinaro,  and  involves  more 
than  two  dozen  personages  in  the  action, 
among  whom  are  John  Mason,  Charles  Wal- 
cot,  William  F.  Courtenay,  Grant  Stewart, 
George  C.  Boniface,  John  Findlay,  Charles 
W.  Butler,  William  Eville,  H.  S.  Taber, 
Albert  Howson,  E.  H.  Wilkinson.  Mary 
Mannering,  Hilda  Spong,  Elizabeth  Tyree. 
Mrs.  Chas.  Walcot,  Mrs.  Thos.  Whiffen, 
Ethel  Hornick,  Alison  Skipworth,  Grace 
Heyer,  Blanche  Keleher. 

Manager  Pat  Short  is  offering  Primrose  & 
Dockstadter  at  his  associate  theater,  the 
Century.  Those  two  Beau  Brummels  of 
minstreldom  have  an  excellent  corps  of  sub- 
ordinates in  Lew  Sully,  Larry  Dooley,  Jas. 
Tenbrook,  W.  H.  Thompson,  Manuel 
Romaine,  Fred  Reynolds,  Charles  D.  Wat- 
son, Edward  Hanson,  Harry  Ernest,  John 
Berry,  B.  S.  Cainesand  the  Johnsons. 

London  L:fe,  a  new  melodrama  depicting 
the  life  in  "dear  old  Lonnon,"  is  the  attrac- 
tion this  week  at  the  Grand  Opera  House. 

J.  K.  Emmet,  assisted  by  Lottie  Gilson,  is 
pleasing  the  patrons  of  Manager  Billy 
Garens  at  Havlins.  St.  Louis  was  the  home 
of  Mr.  Emmet's  father,  and  many  of  the 
old  timers  are  visiting  Havlin's  this  week  to 
see  Fritz  in  a  Mad  House,  for  young  Em- 
met's father's  identification  and  association 
in  St.  Louis. 

Managers  Tate  and  Middletcn  have  an 
excellent  vaudeville  bill  at  the  Columbia 
headed  by  Minnie  Palmer  in  a  one-act  play, 
Rose  Pompon,  Barney  Fagin  and  Miss 
Byron,  LeRoy  and  Clayton,  Harry  and 
Annie  LaDell,  Erni,  Spence  and  Sartelle, 
Albert  Waltz,  Faunette  Sisters,  Mae 
Brandon.  Rachetta  Brothers  and  the  Keno- 
drorne. 

Manager  Sam  Gumpertz  of  Hopkins' 
Imperial  Theater  has  an  excellent  program 
in  Northern  Lights.  Messrs.  Maurice  Free- 
man and  Hyten  Mackley  are  doing  the  best 
work  that  they  have  done  this  season.  The 
vaudevillians  are  Charles  T.  Aldrich,  the 
tramp  juggler,  Baby  Lund  Chevrial  and  the 
biograph. 

Col.  Tom  Miaco's  City  Club  burlesques 
are  again  with  us  at  Manager  Jim  Butler's 
Temple  of  Folly  at  the  Standard  Theater. 
This  aggregation  of  burlesquers  is  one  of 
the  best  on  the  road.  Their  performance 
even  pleased  the  habitues  of  the  old  Bella 
Union  for  resqueness. 

The  Exposition  Music  Hall  is  to  be  con- 
verted into  a  regular  theater,  and  will  be 


the  home  of  the  Castle  Square  Optra  Com- 
pany which  will  open  Nov.  6lh. 

The  underliuings  for  next  week  are  Viola 
Allen  iu  The  Christian  at  the  Olympic, 
Jacob  Lilt's  Zaroh  at  the  Century,  Oeorge 
W.  Monroe  at  the  Grand,  Kelly  Kids  at 
Havlins,  and  Clarke  Brothers,  burlesquers, 
at  the  Standard.  GaTV  Pa.LI.BN. 

OGDEN 

Special  Correspondence 

Ogden,  Utah,  Oct.  14.— The  best  thing 
we  have  had  so  far  was  the  Salt  Lake  Opera 
Company  in  Madeline,  or  the  Magic  Kiss 
last  night.  This  organization  has  put  on 
about  eight  different  operas,  and  are  now- 
superior  to  most  of  the  professional  com- 
panies we  see  out  here.  Their  production 
last  night  was  excellent,  and  was  received 
by  a  crowded  house. 

As  most  of  the  troupe  are  members  of  the 
Tabernacle  Choir  they  will  go  with  it  on  its 
Eastern  tour,  probably  not  putting  on  an- 
other opera  this  winter. 

The  Heart  of  Chicago  played  to  rather  a 
small  house.  This  is  its  third  appearance 
here. 

Brown's  in  Town,  on  October  nth,  was 
enthusiastically  received  by  a  large  house, 
and  was  pronounced  by  many  as  the  best 
comedy  they  had  seen.  This  is  a  high  class 
troupe,  and  a  good  play. 

We  have  the  Bittuer  Company  in  reper- 
toire for  the  next  week.  For  some  reason 
this  company  always  does  a  big  business 
here,  and  expects  to  this  time.     R.  M.  B. 

Her  First  Lesson 

\A7hen  Nance  O'Neil  first  decided 
"  ^  upon  a  professional  career  she 
went  to  a  local  dramatic  teacher,  now 
a  member  of  a  most  pretentious  road 
combination,  and  took  one  lesson — nor 
would  he  give  her  more.  "Oh,  my 
dear  misguided  young  lady,"  he  said, 
"I  can't  take  your  money  for  nothing 
— I  simply  can't.  Go  home  like  a 
sensible  girl  and  do  fancy  work,  for 
you'll  never  make  an  actress — never. 
You  haven't  the  temperament,  and 
that  can  never  be  bought."  What  if 
she  had  taken  his  advice  ?  He  tells 
the  story  on  himself  now  as  a  good 
joke. 

OBITUARY 

Henry  Frohman,  father  of  Charles, 
Daniel  and  Gustave  Frohman,  died  in 
New  York  last  Wednesday.  lie  had 
been  suffering  for  some  time  with  ail- 
ments peculiar  to  old  age. 


Hallet's  Agency  is  filling  the  cast 
for  Dailey's  new  company  and  for 
Harry  Corson  Clarke's  Company,  this 
week,  and  reports  a  great  scarcity  of 
good  ]>eople. 

WANTED 

Immediately, 900 second-hand  opera  chairs 
iu  good  condition.    D.  H.  B.,  this  office. 


LONDON 

Special  Correspondence 

London,  Sept.  30.— Mr.  Forbes  Roberlson 
and  Mrs.  Patrick  Campbell  commenced  their 
season  at  the  Prince  of  Wales'  Theater  on 
Thursday,  21st  inst..with  the  pioduction  of 
The  Moonlight  Itlossom  by  Chester  Bailey 
Fernald.  This-work  was  quickly  discovered 
to  be  quaint  but  for  the  most  part  distrsi- 
ingly  dull.  When  came  the  comic  relief  to 
the  story  of  love  misunderstood,  and 
treachery  for  a  time  triumphant, the  audience 
tittered  over  it;  tut  while  accepting  it  as  a 
faithful  picture  of  the  inaLtiersand  customs 
of  some  of  those  who  belong  to  the  land  of 
the  almond  eye  and  chr\ santhemum.  pro- 
nounced it  eminently  ridiculous,  and  were 
not  slow  to  perceive  that  the  ability  of  clever 
artists  was  wasted  on  its  exploitation. 

Mr.  Fernald  is  gravely  discussed  in  Lou- 
don as  a  dramatist  of  established  standing. 
His  name  appears  with  the  frequency  of 
Pinero.  His  playsare  evidently  in  demand 
and  the  best  theaters  are  accessible  to  him. 
This  situation  is  amusing  enough  to  Ameri- 
cans who  know  Mr.  Fernald  as  a  youthful 
writer  of  quaint  and  original  stories  of 
Chinese  life.  One  of  these  he  put  on  the 
stage  in  such  uudramatic  form  that  he  be- 
trayed the  possession  of  no  theatrical  skill 
of  any  kind.  The  Cat  and  the  Cherub  was 
novel,  fantastic  and  interesting,  but  it  was 
not  dramatic. 

Under  the  management  of  Mr.  Charles 
Hawtrey,  the  Avenue  Theater  made  a  fresh 
start  Saturday  evening,  the  program  com- 
prising two  new  pieces,  the  first  an  original 
comedietta  called  An  Old  Admirer  and  the 
second  a  light  comedy,  An  Interrupted 
Honeymoon.  Both  were  funny  and  will  be 
funnier  still  when  the  Avenue  players  learn 
to  tell  them  more  quickly. 

Mr.  Bernard  Shaw's  play,  The  Devil's 
Disciple,  which  had  a  successful  run  in 
America  about  two  years  ago,  has  at  last 
been  presented  to  an  English  audience.  It 
wat  "put  on"  at  the  Kensington  Theater  on 
Tuesday  last,  the  reputation  of  its  author 
securing  a  large  audience.  The  piece  held 
the  interest  of  the  auditors  from  start  to 
finish,  and  some  fine  satirical  bits  of  dia- 
logue, quite  in  the  Shaw  manner,  gave  relief 
to  scenes  that  might  have  proved  tearful  and 
caused  many  a  peal  of  hearty  laughter. 
Messers  Murray  Carson,  F.  H.  Macklin  and 
Luigi  Lablache,  and  Misses  Elsie  Chester 
and  Grace  Warner  shared  the  honors.  Mr. 
Sims  Reeves  is  now  in  his  eighty-second 
year.  It  is  the  veteran  tenor's  desire  to 
make  a  provincial  tour  during  the  coming 
winter. 

The  Rose  Brilliants  has  been  selected  as 
the  title  of  the  stage  version  of  Lorna 
Doone,  which  will  probably  be  acted  first 
in  London,  although  it  is  the  work  cf 
Algernoon  Taskin,  an  American  actor.  Not 
long  ago  a  play  made  from  this  popular 
romance  by  R.  D.  Blarkmore,  its  author, 
was  announced,  and  he  has  recently  given 
notice  that  he  intends  to  protect  his  rights 
in  the  work.  So  the  Anierican-uiade  play 
may  not  be  seen  in  England. 

Charles  Wyndham  will  act  in  London 
The  Swashbuckler,  written  by  L.  N.  Parker 
for  K.  S.  Willard's  use  here.  It  is  a  comedy 
with  its  scenes  laid  on  the  banks  of  the 
Rhine  during  the  Thirty  Years'  War.  Mr. 
Parker  has  just  completed  Sir  Roger  de 
Coverley  for  Mr.  Willard,  who  will  act  it 
first  on  his  return  to  the  stage.     The  piece 


is  divided  into  two  parts  which  will  show 
the  youth  and  old  age  of  the  hero. 

A  Nkw  Vokker. 

Ttboli  Comic  Opera 

P<>R  next  week,  the  Tivoli  Opera 
House  will  be  devoted  for  the  eight 
perlormances  to  Offenbach's  mythol- 
ogical comic  opera,  La  Belle  Helene, 
in  order  that  the  Italian  grand  opera 
singers  may  take  a  well  earned  rest 
and  prepare  for  the  regal  presentation 
of  Myerbeer's  tragic  opera,  La  Afri- 
caine.  The  grand  opera  singers  have 
been  singing  now  for  twelve  weeks, 
and  in  order  that  they  may  be  in  the 
very  best  of  voice  and  owing  to  the 
arduous  rehearsals  for  L'Afracaine  the 
management  has  wisely  decided  to 
give  them  a  well  earned  rest.  La 
Belle  Helene,  which  will  be  presented 
each  evening  next  week  and  at  the 
Saturday  matinee,  deals  with  the  do- 
ings of  the  gods  of  the  ancient  Gre- 
cians, and  the  immortal  story  written 
by  the  blind  poet,  Homer,  has  been 
used  by  Offenbach  in  the  most  pleas- 
ing vein.  The  version  to  be  snug 
next  week  at  the  Tivoli  is  the  one 
used  Lillian  Russell  at  the  New  Casino 
last  year,  and  was  an  enormous  suc- 
cess in  the  Empire  City.  The  cast 
will  include  Ada  Palmer  Walker, 
Julie  Cotte,  Hannah  Davis,  Etta 
Sehultz,  Katherine  Knowles,  a  well 
known  character  actress  from  New 
York,  and  Cora  Harris,  the  sensation- 
al beauty  who  was  with  Frank  Daniels 
last  season,  and  whose  appearance  at 
the  Tivoli,  is  but  a  preliminary  in- 
dication of  the  new  people  to  be  seen 
this  season.  Among  the  male  singers 
and  fun  makers  who  will  be  in  the 
cast  of  La  Belle  Helene  will  be  Tom 
Greene,  the  silver  voiced  tenor;  Alf  C. 
Wheelan,  who  is  now  as  great  a 
favorite  with  Tivoli  audiences  as  ever 
his  predecessors  were;  William  Schus- 
ter and  Phil.  Branson  who  have  most 
amusing  roles;  Messrs.  Fogarty,  Wil- 
son, Kavauagh  and  Richards.  La 
Belle  Helene  will  be  sumptuously 
staged,  special  cosuinu  s  and  scenery 
being  prepared  for  next  week,  while 
the  orchestra  will  be  enlarged. 


Iiugenie  Fougere,  who  advertised 
herself  by  having  it  proclaimed  that 
she  followed  Jim  Jeffries  to  America, 
has  been  appearing  in  the  Man  iu  the 
Mcon,  Jr.,  and  according  to  paper 
reports  has  been  particularly  unblush- 
ing in  her  act. 

It  is  reported  that  the  Three  Musk- 
eteers will  be  put  on  the  road  shortly, 
by  local  people. 


10 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


October  21st,  1899 


J-OMBRRO    £    CO    S  P 


105  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence. 

Los  Angeles,  Oct.  17. — For  the  balance 
of  this  month  Los  Angeles  people  will  have 
plenty  of  entertainment,  including  three 
theaters,  a  week  of  races,  two  clays  of  circus, 
and  various  musical  attractions. 

Walter  Morosco,  of  San  Francisco,  is  in 
the  city  on  a  business  trip.  He  expresses 
himself  as  being  highly  pleased  with  the 
success  of  his  new  venture  here.  Negotia- 
tions are  under  way  to  bring  his  San  Fran- 
cisco Opera  Company  down  for  a  few 
weeks  about  the  first  of  the  year. 

Mary  Hampton  and  Mary  Van  Huren 
held  a  reception  to  the  matinee  girls  at  the 
theater  Saturday  afternoon,  the  21st  inst. 

Mary  Hampton  has  her  cousin,  Miss 
Nannie  Robertson,  as  a  companion  on  her 
Western  tour.  Miss  Robertson  recently 
graduated  from  Belle  Pierce's  College  at 
Louisville,  Ky. 

Your  correspondent  recently  had  the 
pleasure  of  taking  luncheon  with  Capt. 
Reynolds  of  the  Frawley  Company,  and 
found  him  to  be  not  only  a  most  interesting 
conversationalist,  but  a  man  of  extensive 
travels.  He  has  made  a  complete  circuit  of 
the  globe,  lived  in  China.  Japan,  Honolulu, 
Australia,  and  fought  as  a  Captain  with  a 
British  regiment  in  Africa.  Hisexperiences 
are  as  varied  as  the  many  characters  he 
portrays.  Although  the  Captain  has  played 
six  seasons  in  this  country,  this  was  his  first 
summer  here.  He  will  finish  the  season 
with  the  Frawley  Company  and  then  return 
to  London. 

Beginning  with  Nov.  1st,  and  continuing 
for  ten  weeks,  the  Orpheum  management 
will  give  a  coupon  with  every  25-cent  or  50- 
cent  ticket  sold.  The  party  holding  the 
largest  number  of  coupons  will  be  presented 
with  transportation  to  the  Paris  Exposition 
next  year.  This  means  first-class  tickets 
from  Los  Angeles  to  Paris  and  return. 

Chas.  Schimpf,  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
of  the  Orpheum  circuit,  is  in  the  city  for  a 
few  days. 

Beginning  Oct.  21st,  the  Agricultural  Fair 
Association  races  will  be  held,  running  for  a 
week.  Joe  Patchen,  Anaconda  and  John  R. 
Gentry  will  compete  for  harness  honors. 

Walter  S.  Main's  circus  will  be  here  the 
25-26  in  all  its  glory  and  splendor,  accom- 
panied probably  by  the  bunco-steerers  and 
surething  men.  without  which  no  circus  is 
complete.  Already  the  small  boy  is  prac- 
ticing gymnastic  exercises,  and  dreaming 
of  the  eventful  day  so  near  and  yet  so  far. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theater  Hoyt's  A 
Milk  White  Flag  holds  the  boards,  and  is 
being  presented  to  crowded  houses  nightly. 
Next  week,  the  24-25,  Hotel  Topsy  Turvy 
will  make  its  initial  appearance  to  a  Los 
Angeles  audience. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theater  the  Fraw- 
ley Company  are  presenting  Cumberland  61. 
The  piece  is  well  put  on,  the  scenic  effects 
excellent,  and  all  the  parts  well  handled. 
As  usual  the  house  is  crowded  each  night. 
Next  week  being  race  week,  The  Sporting 


Duchess  will  be  played,  it  being  a  most  ap- 
propriate piece  for  such  a  time. 

The  Orpheum  still  holds  its  own  against 
all  the  other  counter  attractions,  notwith- 
standing the  fact  that  Mgr.  Bronson  has  lost 
his  beautiful  auburn-colored  moustache. 
The  bill  includes  Forest  and  King,  Frank 
Cushmen,  Seymour  and  Dupree,  Hungarian 
Boys'  Band,  Lola  Cotton,  Jennie  Yeamans, 
Stinson  and  Merton,  and  the  biograph. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


OAKLAND 

Special  Correspondence. 

Oakland,  Oct.  18. — Madame  Modjeska 
and  her  excellent  company  closed  a  very 
successful  engagement  at  the  Macdonough 
last  Thursday.  The  Filipino  Circus,  after 
placing  out  a  few  cards  in  the  store  windows 
opened  a  four-night  engagement  at  this 
house  on  the  12th.  The  first  night  found 
$7.00  in  the  box  office  and  the  second  $13.00; 
after  this  the  company  cancelled  the  balance 
of  their  engagement.  Hoyt's  ever  popular 
comedy,  A  Milk  White  Flag,  will  be  the  at- 
traction this  Saturday  afternoon  and  even- 
ing, and  the  advance  sale  has  been  the  large- 
est  of  the  season.  The  following  attractions 
are  booked  for  the  near  future:  Nance 
O'Neil,  By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves  and  Brown's 
in  Town.  At  the  Dewey  Opera  Hou-e  the 
Grand  Stock  Company  have  been  giving 
a  fine  production  of  the  comedy,  FalstaffUp- 
to-Date.  The  comedy  is  full  of  bright  and 
witty  lines  and  is  very  amusing.  Gracie 
Plaisted,  Maud  Miller,  Fanny  Gillette  and 
Carl  Birch  do  exceptionally  good  work. 
The  settings  are  up  to  date  and  the  attend- 
ance has  been  very  large.  Landers  Stevens 
and  Mr.  Holden  are  taking  a  much  needed 
rest  this  week,  but  they  will  appear  in  Faust 
next  week.  Tonight  the  Veteran  Firemen 
of  this  city  are  to  be  given  a  benefit  at  the 
Dewey,  when  the  Grand  Stock  Company 
will  repeat  their  excellent  production  of  the 
Three  Musketeers.  Homer  E.  Gilbeau  has 
resigned  his  position  as  treasurer  of  the 
Dewey.  His  successor  is  not  yet  named. 
Tomorrow  evening  the  Hughes  Club  will 
give  one  of  their  excellent  concerts  at  the 
auditorium.  The  Sunday  afternoon  vaude- 
ville performances  at  Oakland  Park  still 
attract  large  crowds.  There  will  be  but  four 
more  performances  there  this  season.  The 
park  is  under  the  able  management  of  Frank 
Vosmer  and  Ed.  A.  Anderson. 

Herbert  B.  Ci.ark. 


CARSON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Carson,  Nev.,  Oct.  16 — Brown's  in  Town 
played  here  on  the  14th  to  a  good  house. 
Plays  in  Virginia  City  the  16th,  and  Reno 
the  17th.  ^ 

Yon  Yonson  is  booked  here  for  Novem- 
ber 14th,  Virginia  City  15th,  and  Reno  16th. 

November  iSth,  Breach  of  Promise  Com- 
pany; Virginia  19th,  Reno  20th. 

Jessie  Shurley  plays  at  Reno  week  com- 
mencing December  5th,  Carson,  week  of 
nth.  and  Virginia,  week  of  18th. 

R.  B.  Meder. 


FRESNO 
Special  Correspondence 
Fresno,  Oct.  20. — Although  the  theatri- 
cal season  here  was  supposed  to  open  with 
Modjeska  over  a  month  ago,  it  was  not  until 
this  month  that  attractions  became  at  all 
numerous.  But  last  week  the  Weston  and 
Herbert  Vaudeville  Company  commenced 
with  Sunday  night  and  ran  all  the  week, 
playing  to  good  houses  each  night.  The 
attendance  at  the  company's  first  perform- 
ance was  the  largest  ever  seen  in  the  house 
on  a  Sunday  night.  The  entertainment 
furnished  by  the  company  was  generally 
satisfactory,  being  better  than  was  expected. 
Hugh  J.  Emmett,  Silvini  Brothers,  and 
Weston  and  Herbert  became  popular  favor- 
ites before  the  week  was  out,  Mr.  Emmett, 
with  his  ventriloquistic  feats  being  perhaps 
the  leadi  r. 

On  Tuesday  evening  Ben  Hendricks  was 
here  with  his  company,  rendering  the 
Yenuine  Yentleman  in  his  own  inimitable 
manner.  The  attendance  was  all  that  could 
be  desired,  and  in  fact,  so  far  as  houses  are 
concerned,  this  season  is  a  particularly  good 
one  here.  In  the  Yenuine  Yentleman  the 
audience  found  something  that  appealed 
generally  to  the  lighter  side  of  life.  Conse- 
quently it  was  pleasing.  Hendricks  was 
quite  satisfactory  in  his  delineation  of  the 
character  of  the  unsophisticated  Swede, 
but  he  must  share  the  honors  with  Miss 
Maggie  LeClair  as  Miss  Cornelia  O'Grady, 
and  Miss  Bertie  Conway,  the  soubrette.  To- 
night Hoyt's  Milk  White  Flag  will  be  given. 
The  sale  of  seats  has  been  excellent.  Hotel 
Topsy  Turvy  will  entertain  the  theater- 
goers, and  during  the  week  of  Oct.  30th,  the 
Daly  Company  will  hold  the  board  at  the 
Opera  House.  So  it  can  be  seen  that  there 
will  be  no  dearth  of  attractions  this  fall,  for 
there  are  many  others  of  the  same  sort  com- 
ing. 

The  attractions  at  the  Opera  House  this 
season  will  be  greatly  supplemented  by  the 
house  orchestra,  which  is  as  usual  under  the 
leadership  of  Prof,  Theo.  Reitz.  Mr.  Reitz 
recently  made  a  trip  to  the  city  to  purchase 
new  music,  and  this  with  other  improve- 
ments in  the  orchestra  will  result  in  its 
becoming  one  of  the  leading  attractions  of 
the  house. 

Manager  Barton  of  the  Opera  House  is 
much  pleased  with  the  Review,  and  wishes 
it  the  best  of  success. 

Bbnjamin  C.  Jordan. 


PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence. 

Portland,  Oct.  12. — The  production  of 
Said  Pasha  by  the  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Com- 
panv  at  the  Marquam  Grand  was  oae  of  the 
most  noteworthy  theatrical  events  of  the  sea- 
son in  this  city.  The  spacious  theater  was 
filled  from  pit  to  dome,  while  the  entire 
auditorium  was  draped  with  national  colors. 
The  officers  of  the  Dewey  dispatch-boat, 
Hugh  McCulloch,  attended  in  full  naval 
uniform,  and  just  as  they  entered  the  orches- 
tra struck  up  The  Star  Spangled  Banner  and 
the  audience  arose  and  remained  standing 


until  the  last  note  of  that  favorite  of  the 
American  people  was  sounded. 

The  play  was  the  old-time  light  opera, 
Said  Pasha,  with  attractive  additions.  After 
the  play-goers  had  enjoyed  the  numberless 
tuneful  strains,  artistic  scenes  and  comical 
acts,  the  unanimous  verdict  was  rendered 
that  the  players  had  won  new  laurels  for 
themselves  and  company.  The  company  is 
under  the  management  of  Colonel  W.  A. 
Thompson,  with  Josephine  Stanton  as  prima 
donna. 

The  same  company  was  greeted  by  a  large 
and  enthusiastic  audience  in  Maritana  on 
Tuesday  evening,  and  the  effect  was  most 
striking,  it  being  possible  to  presume  that 
the  gay  and  laughable  Said  Pasha  might 
have  been  produced  designedly,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  preparing  the  minds  of  the  theater- 
goers for  the  reception  of  the  doleful 
Maritana. 

The  vivacious  farce  comedy,  Breach  of 
Promise,  is  now  on  at  Cordray 's  Theater,  and 
is  pronounced  by  all  to  be  one  of  the  best 
illustrations  of  the  ludicrous  to  which  the 
public  of  Portland  has  been  treated. 

Mr.  John  F.  Cordray,  manager  of  the 
theater,  is  noted  for  his  good  judgment  in 
selecting  something  to  please  all.  Jo. 


T A  CO  MA 

Special  Correspondence 

Tacoma.  Oct.  15. — Marie  Antoinette,  a 
new  play  by  Clinton  Stuart,  is  to  be  pre- 
sented by  Modjeska,  with  the  well  known 
actor,  Mr.  John  E.  Kellerd,  as  leading  man, 
at  the  Tacoma  Theater  next  Thursday 
night. 

The  last  appearance  of  Hoyt's  A  Black 
Sheep  was  so  successful  from  an  artistic  as 
well  as  financial  standpoint,  that  the  man- 
agement has  decided  to  play  a  return  en- 
gagement here  next  Wednesday  evening. 

Gorton's  Minstrels  will  be  the  attraction 
at  the  Tacoma  Theater  next  Saturday  night. 

Mistakes  Will  Happen,  played  in  the 
Tacoma  Theater  last  night  to  a  fairly  large 
house. 


HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence. 

Honolulu,  Oct.  7.— The  sale  of  seats  for 
the  Clay  Clement  Company  at  the  Opera 
House  opened  the  4th.  The  sale  is  very 
encouraging. 

By  the  first  of  the  year  Honolulu  will  be 
looking  for  a  rest  in  the  way  of  drama  and 
opera.  The  Clay  Clement  Company  and 
Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company  will  be  all 
that  the  theater-going  people  will  care  to 
support  for  four  or  five  months  to  come. 

Francis  Boogs,  stage  manager  at  the 
Orpheum,  has  been  ill  with  rheumatism  for 
the  last  three  or  four  days,  being  unable  to 
appear  upon  the  stage. 

Musical  Director  W.  E.  Sharp  of  the 
Orpheum,  who  has  accepted  a  position  with 
a  local  music  firm,  handed  in  his  resignation 
to  take  effect  the  16th  inst.  A  Mr.  Marcus 
of  San  Francisco  will  be  his  successor. 

Albert  Smith,  member  of  the  26th  Infan- 
try Band,  was  given  a  one-night's  trial  at 


October  21st,  1899 


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the  Orpheum  as  buck  and  wing  dancer. 
Smith  is  on  his  way  to  Manila. 

New  "artists  are  expected  next  week  to 
take  the  places  of  Ex  Nino  Eddie,  bounding 
rope  performer;  Chandler  and  McPherson, 
duettists;  Emil  Walton,  musical  comedian; 
and  Hamilton  Hill,  baritone  vocalist  from 
Australia.  All  have  had  quite  a  lengthy 
engagement,  and  were  good  drawing  cards. 

A  10  or  15  round  "set-to"  is  being  talked 
of  around  town,  in  which  Billy  Armstrong, 
who  is  on  at  the  Orpheum,  and  Martin 
Denny,  champion  light-weight  of  Australia, 
are  the  principal:;.  Denny  has  been  here 
about  six  months.  On  Sept.  1st  he  opened 
up  the  Oceanic  Athletic  Club  as  its  manager 
and  instructor.  Denny  and  Armstrong  are 
in  the  same  class,  and  quite  a  lively  time  is 
looked  for  should  the  "mill"  come  off. 

Native  Son. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence 

Sacramento,  Oct.  17. — Hoyt's  A  Milk 
White  Flag  was  given  to  a  fine  house  at  tbe 
Clunie  Opera  House  on  the  12th. 

Modjeska  and  her  fine  company  gave  us 
Marie  Antoinette  on  the  13th,  but  only  a 
fair  house  enjoyed  the  performance.  Kate 
Dalglish,  an  old  favorite  with  Sacramento 
audiences,  had  a  leading  part  with  Mod- 
jeska. 

The  bill  boards  announce  that  Brown's  in 
Town,  but  we  don't  expect  to  see  him  until 
next  Friday  and  Saturday  evenings,  at  the 
Clunie.  Next  week  the  Elleford  Company 
play  the  whole  week,  with  change  of  bill 
nightly. 

SAN  JOSE 

Special  Correspondence 

San  Jose,  Oct.  18. — Last  Saturday  even- 
ing Hoyt's  A  Milk  White  Flag  was  pre- 
sented at  the  Victory.  The  Company  is  a 
very  good  one,  and  greatly  pleased  the  large 
audience  present. 

On  Thursday  evening  Ben  Hendricks  in 
A  Yenuine  Yentleman  was  the  program. 
Hendricks  was  at  his  best,  and  kept  the 
house  in  a  continual  roar  of  laughter. 

Manager  C.  P.  Hall  is  industriously  occu- 
pied in  securing  attractions  for  his  hand- 
s  me  theater,  and  so  far  has  booked  for 
early  appearance  Nance  O'Neil  and  Hotel 
Topsy  Turvy.  J.  P.  Rader. 


<A  Chat  With  Eddie  Foy 

I  laid  a  small  wager  with  myself 
*  that,  behind  the  scenes,  "Eddie" 
would  be  as  solemn  as  a  judge — and  I 
lost.  So  myself,  the  interviewer,  went 
out  and  bought  myself,  the  woman, 
an  up-to-date  cravat.  To  be  sure,  he 
handles  the  furniture  rationally  and 
speaks  a  simple  direct  English,  but  he 
is  chatty  and  newsy  and  prime  at  an 
interview!  No,  I  don't  mean  that  he 
fibs  up  to  twenty  per  cent,  (under 
presure,  this  is  quite  moral — beyond, 
one  reaches  the  frontiers  of  guile.) 
Although  he  did  say  that  San  Francisco 
is  the  finest  city  in  tbe  Union,  and 
that  he'd  like  to  bring  his  family  out 
here  to  live.  O,  Eddie,  Eddie,  how 
could  you? 

He  has  been  to  school  to  varied  in- 
fluences in  his  twenty-seven  years  on 
the  stage,  but  a  wide,  wide  smile  has 
survived  them  all  and  are  easy  dram- 
atic politics  that  finds  getting  as  far  as 
the  Mississippi  and  being  stranded  as 
comfortable  to  discuss  as  the  freak  of 
fortune  that  changes  to-day's  pot  of 
beans  into  to-morrow's  eight-course 
dinner. 

"At  home  in  San  Francisco?  Well, 
rather.    At  twenty-one,  I  was  a  song 


and  dance  artist  here  and  afterward 
leading  man  at  the  old  Adelphi  in  its 

palmy  days. 

"Gracious,  when  was  that?"  When 
I  was  in  New  York  last  winter  and 
read  the  posters  "Maude  Adams  in 
The  Little  Minister,"  I  wanted  to  go 
right  in  and  tell  the  manager  that 
thirteen  years  ago,  away  out  in  San 
Francisco,  that  little  girl  was  my  sweet- 
heart in  a  play  at  the  Alcazar.  O, 
yes,  she's  the  woman  in  our  profession, 
now — her  performances  are  delight- 
ful," and  li  is  face  beamed  with 
satisfaction. 

"Applause?  The  audience  make 
you  play.  If  they  are  reponsive  you 
can  do  anything.  The  more  they 
give,  the  more  they  get  " 

Mark  that  now,  your  possible  future 
audiences  and  don't  be  too  safely  con- 
servative.   Rouse  yourselves. 

"Improvise?  Well  sometimes  I 
have  to,  after  playing  a  thing  half  a 
season,  the  lines  will  suddenly  leave 
me  and  then  I  say  whatever  happens 
to  fit.  Bewildered?  O,  no,  something 
is  sure  to  pop  into  my  head." 

Something  funnier  than  the  lines, 
I'll  wager,  said  the  interviewer  to  her- 
self. 

And  presently  he  wanted  to  talk 
about  other  people.  Now  that  was 
very  thoughtless  of  you,  Eddie,  for 
you  were  the  copy  I  was  after,  but  it 
showed  a  beautiful  lack  of  one  of  the 
twin  evils,  conceit.  And  what  is  the 
other?  Why  "nothing  to  warrant  it," 
and  they  p?ck  their  duds  in  the  same 
valise. 

There  are  little  lessons  to  be  learned 
even  from  interviews  and  this  ready- 
for-anything-at-a-moment's-notice  co- 
median, the  one  of  finding  the  gold  of 
cheerfulness  in  paying  .quantities 
wherever  you  chance  to  dig.  It  is 
the  creed  of  my  Eddie  Foy  faith  that 
if  a  rough  hand  should  waken  him 
from  his  first  night's  sleep  in  seven, 
he'd  kiss  it,  turn  over,  and  declare 
with  Montaigne  "We  are  disturbed  in 
our  slumber,  that  we  may  the  better 
and  more  sensibly  relish  it." 

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creations  and  fashions  for  the  winter.  One  of 
the  most  interesting  new  things  she  has 
brought  is  the  latest  skirt,  designed  by  the 
celebrated  Paquin.  We  are  the  only  ones 
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LOCAL  NOTES. 

MISS    LILLIAN    SLINKEY'S  CONCERT. 

Miss  Lillian  Slinkey,  who  gave  her 
first  concert  after  her  studies  abroad 
under  Maestro  Alberto  Leoni  of  the 
Royal  Conservatory  of  Music,  Milan, 
Maestro  M.  Vidal  and  Madam  Tormei, 
was  greeted  by  a  large  audience  in 
Sherman-Clay  Hall  Monday  night. 
She  was  somewhat  nervous,  as  might 
have  been  expected,  for  her  ambition 
in  her  art  made  her  perhaps  her  own 
severest  critic,  and  the  ordeal  of  ap- 
pearing before  the  public  was  bravely 
faced  and  she  was  encouraged  by  her 
audience  from  the  moment  she  ap- 
peared upon  the  stage.  She  looked 
particularly  modest  and  graceful.  Miss 
Slinkey  has  rather  a  light  voice,  but  it 
is  exceedingly  sweet,  and  in  all  her 
renditions  she  showed  true  musical 
feeling  and  sympathy.  More  artists 
are  lost  to  the  world  through  lack  of 
encouragement  than  can  be  numbered; 
"cold  water"  is  all  very  well  in  its 
way,  and  a  dash  of  it  is  rather  invig- 
orating sometimes,  but  it  is  not  well 
to  drown  ambition  and  hope  in  those 
taking  their  first  plunge  in  professional 
life.  Let  us  think  of  the  acorn  and 
say  of  this  young  artist:  "Watch  her 
grow;  foster  her  talents  in  the  warm 
earth  of  sympathy  and  courage  and 
she  will  doubtless  be  worthy  of  our 
pride."  As  it  is,  she  has  accomplished 
much  in  her  study  and  the  future  will 
see  her  advance.  Her  numbers  were: 
Arietta-Romeo  e  Giulietta  (Gounod); 
Invocation  to  the  Muse  (R.  Leoncav- 
allo), her  best  rendition  being  Recit 
Polonese,  Mignon  (Ambrose  Thomas) 
for  she  was  more  composed  and  sang 
with  greater  confidence,  receiving 
warm  applause  and  encores.  Hother 
Wismer,  whose  work  is  always  artis- 
tic, rendered  violin  solos,  Two  Hun- 
garian Dances  (Joachim-Brahms)  and 
Glegie  (N.  W.  Ernst).  His  sweet, 
sympathetic  style  is  always  admired, 
but  we  could  desire  that  he  had  learned 
the  broader  lessons  of  life,  that  a  little 
alloy  were  mingled  with  the  gold  of 
his  nature,  so  would  there  be  greater 
depth  and  passion  in  his  music.  Miss 
Marion  Bear,  pianist,  played  sonata 
op.  5  (Brahms),  On  the  Wings  of 
Song  (Mendelssohn-Heller),  Staccato 
Caprice  (Vogrich)  and  encores.  She 
played   gracefully  and  with  good  in- 


terpretation, and  won  much  applause. 
Dr.  A.  T.  Regensburger,  'cellist,  who 
played  with  Hother  Wismer  and  Fred 
Maurer  in  Trio  in  F.  op.  42  (Niels  W. 
Gade)  also  rendered  solo  Arleqnin  (D. 
Popper)  which  was  much  enjoyed. 
Fred  Maurer,  the  accompanist,  was 
most  unselfish  and  artistic  in  his  work, 
forgetting  himself  entirely  in  the  effort 
to  bring  out  to  best  advantage  Miss 
Slinkey's  voice  and  the  instruments. 
The  concert  was  a  decided  success, 
add  local  thea 

miss  jessie  Foster's  recital. 

When  a  stranger  takes  up  profes- 
sional work  among  us  there  should  be 
a  warm  welcome  and  a  word  of 
encouragement  if  the  artist  is  worthy 
to  be  upheld,  and  it  was  pleasant  to 
note  that  Miss  Jessie  Foster  of  St. 
Louis,  who  gave  her  first  song  recital 
in  Sherman  and  Clay  Hall  last  week, 
was  cordially  greeted  and  the  hand  of 
fellowship  extended  to  her.  Miss 
Foster  possesses  a  voice  of  unusually 
high  range  over  which  she  exercises 
admirable  control,  but  it  is  not  a  voice 
of  particular  power  orriehnessof  tone. 
It  is  her  grace  and  ease  in  singing  and 
gentle  womanly  manner  that  attracts 
rather  than  the  quality  or  beauty  of 
her  voice.  Miss  Foster  will  be  an 
acquisition  as  a  teacher,  and  will 
doubtless  make  a  success.  Her  num- 
bers, nearly  all  of  which  contained 
pretty  echo-like  effects,  were  Bell 
Song — Lakme  [Delibes],  Summer 
[Chaminade],  Sweetheart  [Lynnes], 
Yoyo  Mokeur — Creole  song — Distance 
[Henneman],  and  encores.  Arthur 
Weiss  was  a  valuable  addition  to  the 
evening,  his  sweet'  and  artistic  rendi- 
tions upon  the  cello  being  a  positive 
delight,  and  the  warm  applause  well 
merited  and  encores  demanded.  Mrs. 
Lewis,  whom  the  writer  heard  for  the 
first  time,  won  her  sincere  interest  for 
the  way  in  which  she  acquitted  her- 
self as  a  pianist.  She  has  been 
carefully  taught,  and  showed  much 
musical  taste,  playing  most  of  the  ac- 
companiments. 

FAREWELL  CONCERT  OF  FRANK  COFFIN 
AND  ROBERT  BIEN. 

Native  Sons'  Hall  was  crowded  to 
the  doors  upon  the  occasion  of  the 
farewell  concert  of  Frank  Coffin  and 
Robert  Bien.  The  well-chosen  pro- 
gram by  our  best  local  artists  was 


most  enthusiastically  received.  It 
was  opened  with  the  singing  of  the 
Rosebud  by  the  California  Knicker- 
bocker and  Plymouth  Quartet,  and  a 
pretty  waltz  song  was  given  as  an 
encore.  Rol>ert  Bien  and  Mr.  Coffin 
were  applauded  until  it  seemed  as  if 
the  walls  would  come  down  and 
loaded  with  praise  and  flowers.  Mr. 
Bien  has  a  very  musical  voice  that  will 
develop  to  greater  strength  as  he 
grows  older.  He  has  received  good 
advantages  of  study  under  Mr.  Pas- 
more,  and  sings  with  expression. 
His  numbers  were  A  Summer  Night 
[A.  Goring  Thomas],  Elegie  [Mass- 
enet], Hey  Nonny  No — an  old  Eng- 
lish lyric — and  encores.  He  was 
accompanied  by  Wallace  Sabin  who 
also  supported  Henry  Holmes  in  his 
violin  solos.  Mr.  Sabin  holds  an 
exalted  place  in  the  profession  and  is 
a  most  thorough  musician.  Two  lit- 
tle gems  of  songs  composed  by  him — 
Sweetbriar  and  To  a  Coquette — were 
sung  by  Frank  Coffin  who  also  ren- 
dered Lend  Me  Your  Aid  [Gounod], 
and  for  an  encore  the  ever  favorite 
Somebody  Said  that  She'd  Say  No, 
a  song  that  Frank  Coffin  sings  to  per- 
fection, and  his  reception  was  so 
hearty  that  it  will  always  be  a  happy 
thought  when  his  thoughts  turn  to 
California.  Henry  Holmes  received 
a  perfect  ovation,  and  his  exquisitely 
rendered  solos  upon  the  violin  stilled 
the  house  in  silent  admiration  that 
burst  forth  in  rapturous  applause  at 
the  close.  So  tenderly  sweet  was  the 
story  the  music  breathed  that  it 
seemed  as  if  angels  must  stoop  to  listen , 
and  his  gentle,  intelligent  face  and 
quiet  dignity  won  the  deference  of  his 
audience  who  demanded  an  encore. 
His  numbers  were  Bacerolle  [Spohr], 
Bourre  [Bach],  Abenlied  [Schumann]. 
Miss  Millie  Flynn  sang  charmingly 
A  Dream  [Bartlett],  Serenade  [Meyer- 
Helmund]  to  very  warm  applause,  her 
voice  being  so  sweet  and  clear  that 
in  listening  to  her  we  thought  of  a 
stream  with  the  moonlight  falling 
upon  it.  She  was  accompanied  by 
Dr.  H.  J.  Stewart.  The  Plymouth 
Quartet  closed  the  program,  singing 
In  Sweet  September. 

ALMA  STENCEL'S  RECITAL. 

Mr.  Hugo  Mansfeldt's  face  wore  a 
pleased  expression  as  he  sat  beside  his 


little  pupil  Alma  Stencel,  who  gave 
a  piano-forte  recital  in  Sherman  and 
Clay  Hall  Thursday  evening  of  last 
week.  The  writer  remembers  the  wee 
maid's  first  public  appearance  two 
seasons  ago,  and  it  was  a  genuine 
pleasure  to  perceive  development  in 
her  work,  the  increased  power  of  the 
child's  dainty  fingers,  and  above 
all,  the  more  intelligent  understanding 
of  her  studies.  Then  her  baby  efforts 
were  greeted  with  caresses  and  flow- 
ers; to-day  we  pay  her  a  higher  tribute 
in  regarding  her  as  a  serious  little 
student  of  whom  something  may  be 
expected  in  the  future  when  the  child- 
ish mind  has  had  time  to  expand  in 
the  sunlight  of  maturity,  and  the 
sweet-faced  little  girl  is  fortunate 
indeed  to  have  found  so  able  a  pilot  as 
Mr.  Mansfeldt  to  guide  her  through 
the  water  of  inexperience  and  drudgery 
through  which  every  artist  must  pass 
before  reaching  the  shores  of  success. 
Little  Alma  played  with  a  certain 
pleasing  grace,  and  her  chords,  runs 
and  trills  were  executed  with  surpris- 
ing clearness  for  one  so  young.  The 
foundation  is  being  firmly  laid  to  hold 
the  temple  of  art  we  will  hope.  Her 
best  number  was  Liszt's  The  Night- 
ingale, and  Grieg's  Sonata  E  minor 
op.  7,  portions  of  which  were  most 
creditably  performed,  in  these  playing 
with  most  expression  and  musical 
feeling;  some  of  Schubert,  Schumann, 
Schuetts  and  Beethoven  numbers  also 
being  given,  including  Beethoven's 
Trio  G.  major  op  1  No.  3,  Armand 
Solomon,  violinist,  and  Mr.  Theodore 
Mansfeldt,  cellist,  playing  with  little 
Alma,  whose  efforts  met  with  every 
encouragement.  Mr.  Armand  Solomon 
has  made  rapid  strides  in  his  profession, 
especially  in  the  last  two  years.  He 
is  an  indefatigable  worker  and  enthu- 
siastic in  his  art,  and  his  tone  and 
style  have  broadened  wonderfully  until 
he  is  regarded  as  one  of  our  leading 
local  performers.  Mr.  Solomon  was 
warmly  applauded,  responding  to 
encores,  and  was  happy  in  his  choice 
of  an  accompanist,  Miss  Constance 
Jordan  lending  him  graceful  and  firm 
support  in  Rondo  Capriccioso  [Saint- 
Saeno],  and  Preslied  from  The 
Maestersingers  [  Wagner- Wieheling.] 
— Mary  Frances  Francis. 

Lederer's  Quintonica  will  keep  the  hair 
healthy. 


October  21st,  1899 


JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


A  Company  s  Troubles 

H.  O.  Barrett,  who  took  the  man- 
agement of  Hart's  Twentieth 
Century  Players  a  short  time  ago, 
skipped  out  of  Vallejo  with  the  receipts 
last  Sunday  and  left  the  company 
stranded  in  that  town.  Barret  was 
caught  in  this  city  and  taken  back  to 
stand  trial  on  a  charge  of  defrauding  a 
hotel  keeper. 

The  company  was  left  there  without 
resources  and  Mrs.  Wilson,  who  runs 
the  hotel,  attached  the  trunks  of  the 
players  for  the  bill.  By  her  orders  an 
expressman  attempted  to  move  the 
aforesaid  trunks  and  a  pitched  battle 
ensued  in  the  streets  between  he  and 
the  actors.  As  a  consequence  the  en- 
tire company  of  six  men  and  two 
women  were  arrested,  but  were  speedily 
released  by  the  Justice.  Barrett  claims 
he  wrote  the  landlady  saying  he  would 
liquidate  as  soon  as  he  reached  his 
home  in  Los  Angeles. 


Between  Acts 

J.  J.  Murdock,  manager  of  The 
Girl  with  Auburn  Hair,  recently  dis- 
tributed very  pretty  souvenir  spoons  in 
celebration  of  the  long  engagement  of 
the  warmtressed  maiden  who  has  made 
such  a  phenomenal  hit  at  the  Masonic 
Temple  Roof  Theater  in  Chicago. 
* 

*  * 

The  Castle  Square  Opera  organ- 
ization has  concluded  arrangements 
for  an  indefinite  run  of  opera  in  St. 
Louis,  beginning  November  6,  at  Ex- 
position Hall.  The  success  of  this 
company  in  Chicago  and  New  York 
has  been  marked  and  this  new  move 
virtually  means  three  organizations 
bearing  the  name  of  Castle  Square, 
* 

*  * 

The  company  engaged  for  this 
season's  production  of  Hoyt's  success- 
ful farce  A  Milk  White  Flag  is  a  large 
and  capable  one.  None  of  Hoyt's 
other  plays  give  so  much  opportunity 
for  spectacular  effect  and  magnificent 
costuming  as  this  and  it  is  needless  to 
say  that  the  costumer  and  scene 
painter  have  been  given  full  scope  in 
providing  the  stage  accessories.  A 
Milk  White  Flag  conies  to  the  Colum- 
bia Theater  for  eight  nights  and 
Saturday  matinee,  beginning  Sunday 
October  22. 


MUSIC  IN  GENERAL. 

Mr.  Lee  Johnson  is  retouching  his 
song,  "The  Honolulu  Man,"  for  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Frank  De  Camp.  They  had 
a  big  success  with  his  "Honolulu 
Lady"  in  the  East. 

Mme.  Melba  has  bought  a  house  in 
London  and  will  make  her  head- 
quarters there  next  winter  when  she 
fills  the  European  engagements  which 
keep  her  from  coining  to  this  country. 
She  is  just  now  the  most  popular 
drawing-room  singer  in  London,  and 
her  vogue  there  is  likely  to  continue 
long  enough  to  make  it  worth  her  while 
to  live  permanently  in  England. 

Ada  Palmer- Walker  of  the  Tivoli 
played  with  Musgrove  and  Williamson 
two  seasons  in  the  Colonies,  and  was 
with  Hudson's  Surprise  Party  Com- 
pany two  seasons  also.  The  latter 
company  made  two  tours  through 
India  while  she  was  a  member.  Miss 
Walker  added  the  Palmer,  a  family 
name,  to  her  stage  sobriquet  on  her 
arrival  in  this  country,  as  there  is  an- 
other Ada  Walker  here  in  the  profes- 
sion. 

A  newcomer  to  New  York's  circle 
of  accomplished  pianists  is  Miss  Aimee 
Helene  Cellarius.  She  is  a  graduate 
of  the  Hugo  Mansfeldt  Conservatory, 
of  San  Francisco,  and  in  the  city  of 
the  Golden  Gate  achieved  prominence 
and  high  honors  as  a  piano  soloist. 
Going  to  New  York  a  month  or  so 
ago,  she  was  at  once  engaged  by 
Charles  L.  Young  for  one  of  his  com- 
binations, and  with  it  will  shortly  go 
on  tour. 

"The  clamor  for  so-called  popular 
music,  says  Theodore  Thomas,  "makes 
it  impossible  to  present  a  good  pro- 
gram without  the  support  of  this  'in- 
fluential minority,'  and  yet  a  person 
who  clamors  for  'popular  music'  does 
not  know  that  he  only  means  familiar 
music;  that  Beethoven's  symphonies 
would  soon  become  as  popular  to  him  as 
the  'Star  Spangled  Banner'  if  he  only 
heard  them  as  often,  and  that  it  is 
only  his  unfamiliarity  with  the  great 
classic  masterpieces  which  prevents 
his  enjoyment  of  them."  Truer  words 
were  never  spoken. 


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gulations at  New  Orleans  no  less  than 
fourteen  theatrical  companies  on  their 
way  into  Texas  were  obliged  to  re- 
main all  last  week  in  that  city. 


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Companies  organized, 
routed  and  booked. 

Eastern  companies 
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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


October  2ith,  1899 


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onsiderixg  his  comparative  youth 
^*  and  short  time  on  the  stage. 
James  K.  Hackett,  the  actor  now  ap- 
pearing in  "Rupert  of  Hentzau,"  is 
wonderfully  well  informed  as  to  af- 
fairs of  the  drama,  and,  morevoer,  he 
is  au  unusually  close  observer.  Mr. 
Hackett  takes  a  hopeful  view  of  the 
future  of  the  American  play,  for 
optimism  is  one  of  the  strongest  traits 
of  his  character.  Talking  on  the 
subject  of  plays  the  other  day  he  said: 
"The  stage,  I  believe,  will  be  greatly 
helped  in  the  months  and  years  to 
come  if  the  experience  of  the  drama 
of  the  past  few  seasons  will  stimulate 
our  own  American  writers  to  write 
plays  of  American  life  and  character 
upon  subjects  that  lie  close  to  the 
heart  of  general  humanity.  The  vast 
increasing  population,  actors  and 
theaters  and  the  wide  interest  on  the 
part  of  the  public  in  the  drama  ought 
to  bring  about  an  artistic  environ- 
ment stimulating  to  American  authors. 
They  do  not  need  to  invent  new  sub- 
jects, in  spite  of  the  general  belief  to 
the  contra ry,  nor  unconventional 
motives.  What  is  required  is  keen, 
sympathetic  treatment  of  the  old 
themes  of  love,  self-sacrifice,  unob- 
trusive heroism  and  fine  character 
drawing,  adapted  to  the  feelings  of 
the  da>-  and  out  of  which  the  nobler 
lessons  of  life  can  be  indicated.  We 
need  more  plays  like  The  Little 
Minister,  The  Christian,  Secret 
Service,  The  Prisioner  of  Zenda — 
plays  in  which  human  nature  at  its 
best  is  pictured  with  fidelity  and  ef- 
fect. Good  critics  and  good  actors 
make  for  good  plays.  By  good  critics 
I  mean  critics  who  cannot  say 
whether  a  play  is  good  or  bad,  but 
who,  if  it  is  bad,  can  intelligently 
point  out  wherein  the  defect  lies  and 
thus  help  an  actor  or  playwright  to 
develop  his  art.  We  want  more 
criticisms  on  a  line  with  the  critiques 
of  the  English  and  the  French  week- 
lies. These  criticise  even  the  actors 
playing  the  smallest  parts  in  the  cast 
and  do  so  with  as  great  care  as  the 
more  important  roles.  One  advantage 
is  that  it  enables  managers  to  get 
better  actors  for  small  parts,  because 
the  players  know  they  will  be  judged 
as  fairly  as  if  they  were  stars.  I 
realize  that  first  night  criticism  in  the 
United  States  is  no  easy  matter;  it 
requires  quick  and  ready  judgment 
of  a  play  and  it  often  precludes  a 
critic's  very  best  judgment.  During 
my  trip  abroad  this  Summer  I  noticed 
that  most  of  the  important  openings 
were  on  Saturday  night.  As  there 
are  very  few  Sunday  newspapers  there 
this  circumstance  gives  the  reviewer 
ample  time  to  write  his  matter  for 
Monday's  issue.  Like  most  players 
I  feel  that  there  is  no  authority  so 
capable  to  guide  and  correct  an  actor 
as  well  as  a  qualified  critic — one  who 
takes  the  actor's  art  as  seriously  as  he 
would  take  the  exponent  of  other 
professions." — Telegraph. 


A  n  English  actor  of  strong  character 
who  has  made  his  professional 
home  in  this  country  for  several 
years— he  may  now,  in  fact,  be  called 
an  American  actor — recently  returned 
from  a  visit  to  London  during  which 
he  made  a  study  of  theatrical  condi- 
tions in  Great  Britain,  and  from  that 
study  he  spoke  pessimistically  of  the 
prospects  of  the  profession  in  that 
country. 

"The  mercantile  or  trade  idea." 
said  he,  "is  dominant  in  English 
theatricals  outside  of  the  few  promi- 
nent actor-managers  who  have  done  so 
much  to  maintain  and  advance  the 
dignity  of  the  English  theater.  Tour- 
ing managers — the  managers  that 
supply  the  greater  part  of  the  amuse- 
ments of  the  English  provinces — have 
fallen  into  the  error  of  cheapening 
their  productions.  There  is  a  veritable 
army  of  amateurs — many  of  them 
persons  that  boast  high  family  and 
social  connections — knocking  at  the 
doors  of  the  theater,  and  unfortunately 
the  class  of  managers  I  have  specified 
have  of  late  recruited  their  companies 
from  the  ranks  of  these  incapables,  to 
the  exclusion  of  trained  actors  who 
heretofore  have  made  up  the  touring 
companies. 

"The  result  of  this  unwise  recruit- 
ing," continued  the  actor,  "is  seen  in 
the  unfortunate  condition  of  the 
capable  actors  who  thus  have  been 
crowded  out  of  their  legitimate  ave- 
nues, and  who  perforce  must  accept 
employment  when  they  can  get  it  at 
greatly  reduced  salaries,  because  your 
amateur  or  novice  in  many  cases  is 
able  to  and  will  go  with  a  company  for 
a  very  small  salary  or  no  salary  at  all, 
his  sole  aim  being  to  'become  an 
actor.'  " 

Truly,  if  this  be  so,  the  profession 
in  England  is  in  a  bad  way;  but  this 
system  of  replacing  competent  players 
with  incompetents  never  can  succeed, 
and  the  very  managers  who  adopt  this 
means  of  reducing  expenses  in.  the 
hope  of  increasing  profits  will  in  the 
end  be  the  sorriest  sufferers  from  it. 
In  fact,  from  the  Mirror' s  reading  of 
the  reports  of  provincial  theaters  in 
England  in  the  London  dramatic 
newspapers,  it  is  apparent  that  out- 
lying towns  already  have  begun  to 
rebuke  the  system  by  withholding 
patronage  from  companies  not  vouched 
for  and  on  their  faces  competent. 
Managers  in  England,  America,  or 
elsewhere,  that  assume  that  the  theater 
public  can  easily  be  imposed  upon, 
sooner  or  later  so  discredit  their  own 
operations  that  they  are  forced  out  of 
business;  and  it  is  much  easier  for  a 
theatrical  manager  to  begin  at  the 
beginning  and  build  up  a  reputation 
for  reliability  than  it  is  for  a  manager 
to  re-establish  himself  after  he  has 
once  broken  faith  witli  or  imposed 
upon  the  public.  These  business 
aberrations  always  provoke  their  own 
punishment. — Mirror. 

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Blots  from  my  sight  the  great,  soft  blue — 

Crossing  the  azure,  interweaves 

The  ghostly  grey  of  its  shadowy  leaves. 

A  chalky  mask  of  Pierrot 
With  grinning  jaw  and  frowning  brow; 
Its  scarlet  lips,  with  mockery  bent, 
Hangs,  staring  straight  in  stark  content. 

The  headless  Victory,  with  stone  wings, 
Strives  to  escape  from  these  dead  things: 
Never  disturbs  with  moveless  thrash 
Thebrasier's  heap  of  weightless  ash. 

A  golden  bar  of  scintillant  sun 

Sent  as  a  spy,  from  Heaven  is  come: 

Only  just  stirs  to  softest  flight 

The  silverish  dust,  by  its  sudden  light. 

Weird  mystery  and  dumb  death 

Lurk  in  the  shadows  with  held  breath: 

No  sound,  but  the  drum  of  my  beating  heart 

And  the  fall  of  soot,  as  the  shades  depart. 

Even  the  curtain's  long,  limp  folds 
Creased  on  the  floor,  no  motion  holds: 
A  feathered  stalk  of  the  pampas  plume 
Hangs,  veiled  in  the  air,  a  pale,  still  bloom. 

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'  1  first  of  her  reminiscences,  in  the 
form  of  an  autobiographial  Sketch 
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Drew  writes  a  rather  stilted  and  awk- 
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anecdotes  of  which  the  following  is 
perhaps  the  best: 

"I  never  heard  any  one  read  just 
like  the  elder  Booth.  It  was  beauti- 
ful; he  made  the  figure  stand  before 
you!  It  was  infinitely  tender.  Some 
of  the  passages  of  Lear  were  touch- 
ing in  the  extreme,  tho'  he  used  Cib- 
ber's  frightfully  bad  edition  of  that 
sublime  tragedy.  He  had  very  odd 
wa)  s  at  times.  We  were  playing 
Hamlet  one  night  in  Natchez,  and 
during  Ophelia's  mad  scene  a  cock 
began  to  crow  lustily.  When  the 
curtain  fell  upon  that  fourth  act  this 
crowing  became  more  constant,  and 
when  the  manager  could  not  find  Mr. 
Booth  to  commence  the  next  act,  he 
looked  up  and  saw  him  perched  on 
the  top  of  the  ladder,  which  was  the 
only  way  to  reach  the  'flies'  in  that 
primitive  theater.  The  manager  as- 
cended the  ladder  and  had  quite  a 
lengthy  discussion  with  Mr.  Booth, 
who  at  last  consented  to  come  down 
on  condition  that  he  should  resume 
his  high  position  after  the  play,  and 
remain  there  until  Jackson  was  re- 
elected president." 


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\\7hkn  we  learn  that  Hamlet  is  to 
*  be  done  by  Julia  Arthur,  that 
the  James  Kidder-Hanford  combina- 
tion will  include  A  Winter's  Tale  and 
several  other  Shakespearean  plays  in 
its  repertoire,  and  that  Mrs.  Carter  is 
trying  to  muster  up  courage  to  try 
Lady  Macbeth;  when  we  have  seen 
how  enamored  Henry  Miller  is  of 
Hamlet  and  what  a  commendable 
performance  he  gives  and  will  fre- 
quently repeat,  it  looks  very  much  as 
though  the  bard  of  Avon  would  be 
very  much  in  evidence  this  season, 
especially  when,  in  addition  to  the 
above  enumeration,  we  add  Lewis 
Morrison's  performance  of  Hamlet, 
after  years  of  intelligent  study;  Maud 
Adams  in  probably  another  Shakes- 
pearean production  besides  Romeo  and 
Juliet;  Frederick  Warde,  always  an 
ardent  producer  of  Shakespeare's 
works,  carrying  half  a  dozen  of  the 
immortal  William's  dramas  in  his 
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Hannah  Davis — Tivoli  127 

Blanche  Woodman — Tivoli  44 

Lillian  Raymond — Grand  37 

Justina  Wayne — Tivoli  82 

Ida  Stubbs — Grand  27 

Irene  Du  Voll — Grand  19 

Jeanette  Fredericks — Grand  9 

Mabel  Hilliard— Tivoli  6 

Christie  Stockmeyer — Tivoli  5 

Zora  Irwin — Grand  3 


THE  JAN  FRANCI5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


No.  8— Vol.  1 


A  weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  OCTOBER  28,  1899 


TEN  CENTS  A  COPY 
THREE  DOLLARS  A  YEAR 


*4lh 


IDA  WYATT 


Then  1  Photo 


2 


Good  in  Emergencies 


AN  EXPERIENCE  ILLUSTRATING  THE 
DIFFICULTIES    OF    AN   ACTOR  IN 
FORMER  DAYS. 

"  VES,  there  is  considerable  truth  in 
*  your  remark,"  said  the  Major, 
continuing  our  discussion  of  plays  and 
player-folk.  "It  stands  to  reason  that 
an  actor  will  do  better  work  to  a  house 
jammed  to  the  doors,  than  he  will  to 
empty  benches.  The  majority  of 
actors  will,  at  least  " 

I  had  previously  remarked  that  such 
was  my  opinion. 

"It  thrills  an  actor  through  and 
through,"  he  continued,  "to  look  out 
upon  a  sea  of  animated  faces  as  he 
steps  from  the  flies,  when  the  curtain 
goes  up  on  the  first  act.  But  when  he 
looks  at  row  after  row  of  empty,  silent, 
unappreciative  seats  he  doesn't  exper- 
ience the  thrill;  he  experiences  a  chill 
instead."  The  Major  used  to  be  an 
actor,  himself,  but  has  reformed,  and 
is  doing  well  as  a  journalist. 

"However,"  he  resumed,"  "I  can 
tell  you  a  little  experience  which  will 
serve  to  prove  that  there  is  always  an 
exception  to  the  rule.  Probably  you 
have  never  heard  of  Mr.  Plankington 
Fales.  He  flourished  before  your 
time,  I  think.  Ah!  but  he  was  a 
clever  fellow — a  genius,  upon  my 
word.  And  yet  he  never  got  very  high 
in  the  profession.  He  was  a  barn- 
stormer from  the  beginning  to  the  end 
of  his  professional  career.  And  it  was 
all  because  of  an  ungovernable  desire 
to  be  a  manager.  He  might  have 
been  a  topnotcher  under  any  manage- 
ment except  his  own.  This  was  par- 
tially owing  to  luck,  though,  I  will 
have  to  admit. 

"Now,  this  experience  I  am  going 
to  relate  brings  out  the  point  I  was 
making — that  is,  it  proves  the  excep- 
tion to  the  rule.  Here  was  an  actor 
who  actually  required  some  sort  of  an 
emergency  to  show  what  he  could  do, 
and  he  was  never  better  than  when  in 
front  of  empty  benches. 

"I  was  up  in  a  small  town  in  Wis- 
consin— this  was  nearly  twenty  years 
ago — and  one  afternoon  I  ran  across 
Fales.  I  wanted  to  know  what  he 
was  doing  there.  'Why,'  says  he, 
'we  give  a  show  in  the  town  tonight; 
haven't  you  noticed  the  bills?'  and  he 
handed  me  a  half  dozen  tickets.  'Come 


and  see  us,'  he  continued,  'I've  got  a 
fine  company.' 

"If  he  had  a  fine  company,  or  even 
a  fair  companj-,  I  was  prepared  to  be 
greatly  surprised,  for  I  had  never 
known  him  to  have  anything  except 
a  badly  assorted  aggregation  of  aspir- 
ing though  misguided  thespians,  the 
majority  of  whom  would  have  done 
better  as  farm  laborers  or  at  some  such 
calling — waiters  in  a  seaside  hotel,  for 
instance,  or — well,  anything  except 
acting. 

"So  I  asked  him  particularly  about 
that.  'O,  yes,'  he  replied,  'an  excel- 
lent company,  excellent;  a  little  torn 


up  just  now,  on  account  of  two  or 
three  bad  stands  on  the  circuit,  but 
still  superb,  peerless,  unrivaled!' 

"'And  besides,'  he  continued,  as 
he  attempted  to  button  the  lapels  of 
his  bright  and  shining  Prince  Albert 
over  his  chest,  but  was  obliged  to  give 
up  the  attempt  owing  to  the  absence 
of  the  button,  'you  know  what  I  can 
do  in  an  emergency  ;  you  have  seen 
me  in  some  pretty  tight  places,  and  I 
believe  you  will  say  yourself  that  I  am 
better;  that  I  am,  in  fact,  at  my  best, 
in  a  tight  place.  An  emergency  of 
any  kind  seems  to  bring  me  out,  as  it 
were. ' 


"I  admitted  that  he  did  seem  to  have 
a  remarkable  faculty  for  overcoming 
obstacles,  but  reminded  him  that  this 
was  expected  of  managers. 

"'Well,  just  to  illustrate  it,'  he 
said,  seemingly  encouraged  to  know 
that  I  had  noticed  this  peculiarity  of 
his,  'let  me  tell  you  about  the  little 
experience  we  had  last  night.  We 
played  Doylestown  last  night,  and  if 
I  do  say  it  myself,  those  people  haven't 
seen  anything  like  it  in  years.  And 
we  showed  under  some  difficulty,  too. 
There  was  a  slight  difficulty,  to  start 
with,  when  an  officer  from  Milwaukee 
attempted  to  attach  us  in  the  morning, 
for  a  paper  bill  owing  to  a  printing 
house  in  that  city. 

"  'I  thought  that  I  was  doing  a 
pretty  magnanimous  thing  when  I 
offered  to  let  him  have  the  paper  back, 
but  when  he  asked  me  where  it  was 
and  I  told  him  it  was  posted  up,  in 
plain  sight,  on  all  the  fences  and  barns 
and  bill-boards  between  Oconomowoc 
and  Baraboo,  he  decided  not  to  accept 
the  offer — scorned  it,  in  fact,  and 
threatened  to  attach  the  costumes. 
However,  when  he  learned  that  in 
order  to  get  actual  possession  of  the 
costumes  it  would  be  necessary  for  him 
to  wait  until  we  had  retired,  owing  to 
the  fact  that  we  were  wearing  the 
principal  part  of  them,  he  began  to  see 
things  in  a  different  light,  and  prom- 
ised to  wait  for  the  box  office  receipts. 

' '  'I  knew,  instinctively,  that  if  we 
were  deprived  of  the  box  office  re- 
ceipts the  man  who  kept  the  hotel 
where  we  had  registered  was  going  to 
suffer,  and  so  I  told  my  people  to  re- 
move all  of  their  grips  from  the  hotel 
immediately  after  dinner,  on  the  ex- 
cuse, if  any  was  required,  that  they 
contained  articles  necessary  for  the 
afternoon  parade.  I  did  this  merely  to 
avoid  trouble.' 

" 'But  it  didn't  work.  The  hotel 
keeper  was  suspicious  of  us,  and  held 
the  baggage.  However,  the  parade 
was  a  success,  notwithstanding  the 
fact  that  the  lead  cornet,  who  is  Marks 
the  lawyer  in  the  play,  got  out  of  my 
sight,  early  in  the  day,  and  was  too 
drunk  to  walk  when  the  parade  was 
ready  to  start.  Of  course,  it  naturally 
breaks  a  band  up  some  to  lose  the  lead 
cornet,  especially  when  the  other  cor- 
net is  only  a  dummy,  but  in  a  small 
town  the  people  don't  pay  much  at- 
tention to  the  music,  anyhow,  and  we 

Continued  on  page  rj. 


OCTOBER  28th,  1899 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


3 


@>  i^int^  to  Jimateur^  and  fjtl^er^  # 

CONCERNING  STAGE  TERMS 


— The  Comedian — Is  the  actor  who 
is  cast  for  the  comic  part  in  a  piece, 
and  for  this  reason  yon  are  supposed 
to  laugh  at  his  stage  work  whether 
it  is  really  funny  or  otherwise.  He 
is  the  fellow  who  tries  to  monopolize 
the  "fat"  of  a  piece,  (fat — a  theatrical 
phrase  meaning  the  best  lines,  strong- 
est situations  etc.);  and  the  right  to 
introduce  gags  iu  opportune  places 
the  comedian  claims  as  an  especial 
privilege.  He  also  considers  "the 
center  of  the  stage' '  the  only  position 
from  which  to  relieve  himself  of  his 
so-called  witticisms,  and  an  attempt  to 
deprive  him  of  this  locality  always 
meets  with  fierce  opposition.  It  has 
been  alleged  that  all  comedians  have 
bristles  growing  in  the  region  of  their 
spinal  columns,  but  this  is  a  base 
calumny. 

— The  requirements  of  a  comedian  are 
many  and  various,  but  the  possession 
of  a  singing  voice  is  certainly  not  one 
of  them.  I  was  once  told  by  a  well- 
known  mummer  that  if  he  possessed  a 
good  voice  he  couldn't  hold  his  job. 
He  should  be  a  clever  mimic,  should 
dance,  indifferently  well  at  least,  and 
above  all  things  should  be  gifted  with 
natural,  unctious  humor.     Alas,  how 


few  comedians  possess  this  rare  quali- 
fication! A  good  memory,  an  apti- 
tude for  study,  and  an  ability  to  dodge 
missies  hurled  from  the  audience  are 
also  essential.  He  is  always  a  star, 
or  longing  to  be  one,  and  by  a  queer 
perversion  of  mind,  generally  consid- 
ers himself  better  fitted  to  play  tragedy 
than  comedy. 

— One  qualification  that  I  should  men- 
tion is  this:  He  should  be  a  good 
advertiser  and  never  overlook  an 
opportunity  to  keep  his  name  before 
the  public.  Some  comedians  accom- 
plish this  by  having  their  pictures 
printed  in  connection  with  a  celery 
compound  or  liver  medicine  advertise- 
ment. Others  frequent  refreshment 
places  after  the  show,  where  they  meet 
their  friends  and  brother  actors,  and 
tell  them  how  clever  they  are,  or  how 
they  "knocked  them  a  twister"  in 
such  and  such  a  part. 
— From  the  foregoing  the  reader  will 
no  doubt  gather  the  impression  that 
the  comedian  is  very  frequently  a  man 
who  has  mistaken  his  calling,  but  so 
long  as  authors  continue  to  create 
comic  parts,  the  comedian  will  con- 
tinue to  be  a  necessary  evil. 

J.  P.  Wilson. 


cMiss  Butler  s  Success  Girl  from  Chili  Prospers 


C  tta  Butler,  the  San  Francisco 
'  girl  who  a  short  time  ago  made 
her  vaudeville  debut,  has  made  an 
emphatic  hit  in  New  York.  She  had 
a  three  weeks'  contract  with  Proctor, 
two  in  New  York  and  one  in  Albany, 
and  had  filled  the  New  York  engage- 
ment when  Billy  Brady  made  up  his 
mind  he  needed  her  for  his  forthcom- 
ing burlesque  of  Becky  Sharp.  He 
was  obliged  to  buy  her  release  from 
Proctor  in  order  to  commence  rehear- 
sals at  once.  She  is  appearing  this 
week  in  the  olio  at  Koster  &  Bials  in 
impersonations  of  Violia  Allen,  May 
Irwin,  Mrs.  Leslie  Carter  and  Mod- 
jeska,  and  at  the  same  time  rehears'ng 
the  travesty  in  which  she  will  play 
opposite  Henry  E.  Dixey. 


S.  Miller  Kent,  who  made  an  un- 
qualified hit  with  Nat  Goodwin's  part 
in  London,  while  the  latter  was  ill, 
met  with  an  automobile  accident  in 
Paris  October  14.  He  was  trying  a 
machine  which  he  intended  to  bring 
to  America  and  prevailed  on  the  firm's 
employee  to  let  him  run  it.  He  soon 
made  a  false  move,  and  the  auto- 
mobile, going  at  a  good  speed,  crashed 
into  a  tangle  of  vehicles.  The  motor 
car  and  two  cabs  were  completely  de- 
molished. Two  persons  were  gravely 
injured.    Kent's  wounds  are  slight. 


Dramatic  critic — I  don't  believe  I'll 
have  a  chance  to  see  your  new  play 
before  I  write  my  criticism  of  it. 

Manager — That's  too  bad.  What 
are  you  going  to  say  about  it? 


A   few  words  from  Jos.  Muller,  pre- 
senting     the    Girl    from  Chili 
throughout  the  West: 

"I  consider  the  Dramatic  Review 
a  credit  to  any  city,  and  far  superior 
to  anything  we  have  in  the  West,  and 
with  your  method  of  doing  business, 
see  no  reason  why  it  should  not  suc- 
ceed, being  bright,  newsy  and  strictly 
up-to-date  in  every  respect.  You  cer- 
tainly have  my  best  wishes.  Our 
business  is  far  better  than  I  antici- 
pated, and  as  we  are  getting  into  better 
territory  every  day,  it  will  be  much 
better.  The  companies  are  very  thick 
throughout  here.  We  have  passed  A 
Breezy  Time,  Grau  Opera  Company, 
Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company,  Mis- 
takes Will  Happen,  Old  Kentucky, 
Yon  Yonson  and  others,  and  our 
receipts  compare  favorably  with  all  of 
them."   

The  celebrated  soprano  was  in  the 
middle  of  her  solo  when  little  Johnny 
said  to  his  mother,  referring  to  the 
conductor  of  the  orchestra: 

"Why  does  that  man  hit  at  the 
woman  with  his  stick?" 

He  is  not  hitting  at  her,"  replied 
his  mother;  "keep  quiet." 

"Well,  then,  what  is  she  hollerin'  so 
for?"   

WANTED 

Immediately  ,900  second-hand  opera  chairs 
in  good  condition.    D.  EL  B.,  this  office. 


THAT  HAIR 
ON  YOUR 
FACE 

ARMS  OR  NECK  CAN  BE  REMOVED  PER- 
ninnrntly  only  by  the  Electric  Needle.  When 
you  have  tried  in  vain  powdersor  lotions,  making 
the  ffrowth  thicker  than  ever,  you  will  come  to 
nie  and  say,  "  YOU  TOLL)  THE  TRUTH."  1'er- 
'nrmed  by  ine  hair  is  removed  perfectly,  painlessly 
•  nd  permanently.    NO  OTHER  ONE  CAN. 


Mrs.  Nettie  Harrison's 
latest  portrait 

Does  not  become  you,  but  makes  you  look  older 
than  you  should.  It  can  be  easily  restored  to 
original  color  at  my  parlors,  or  you  can  buy  my 

4-DAY  HAIR  RESTORER 

(S  l  Per  Bottle) 

Easy  to  Use.    Not  Sticky  or  Greasy. 


PERFECT  COMPLEXIONS 

Can  be  kept  so  only  by  the  use  of  a  good  Skin 
Food  to  keep  the  skin  healthy,  clear  and  smooth. 


My 


LOLA  MONTEZ  CREME 


Is  best.  No  guessing  match  about  this.  Worth 
more  ior  ladies  than  all  the  prizes  ever  offered, 
for  it  creates  lovely  complexions  and  prevents 
blemishes;  75c  a  jar.  Only  way  you  can  keep 
from  getting  tan,  freckles  or  sunburn  is  by  using 
this  Creme.   Good  for  insect  bites. 


TRIAI  RflY  Ladies  out  of  town  sending 
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will  receive  a  book  of  instructions  and  a  box  of 

LOLA  MONTEZ  CREME 

•nd  a  box  of  Face  Powder,  FREE. 

MRS.  NETTIE  HARRISON, 

Dermatologist, 
40-42  Geary  street,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 


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San  Francisco  is  fast  becoming 
one  of  the  leading  show  towns  of  the 
country.  No  good  company  ever  goes 
away  with  empty  coffers.  The  present 
season  promises  to  be  the  best  we've 
had  in  years. 

The  Elks  believe  in  helping  their 
members  in  more  ways  than  one. 
Lodge  No.  6  has  voted  to  support  J. 
H  Scott  for  tax  collector  and  Geo. 
Cabiniss  for  police  judge.  This  means 
hundreds  of  votes  for  them. 

We  are  indebted  to  members  of  the 
profession  throughout  the  country  for 
kindly  expressions  of  good-will  and 
encouragement  for  the  new  dramatic 
paper.  We  promise  that  they  shall 
always  have  a  clear  exponent  in  the 
Dramatic  Review. 

*  ♦ 

The  funny  season  is  on.  All  the 
theaters  seem  to  be  presenting  comedy 
at  the  same  time.  It  is  just  as  well, 
for  we  shall  have  something  heavier  a 
little  later.  A  man  always  feels  more 
contented  in  parting  with  his  money  if 
he  gets  a  good  hearty  laugh  out  of  it. 

Orders  for  copies  of  the  Review 
are  being  received  from  all  parts  of  the 
country.  Our  sales  have  doubled 
since  the  first  issue.  People  in  the 
business  everywhere  want  to  know 
what  is  going  on  in  San  Francisco, 
and  they  all  find  it  out  by  reading  the 
Review. 

Speaking  of  the  novel-play  craze, 
the  dramatic  writer  of  the  Chicago 
Times-Herald  says:  "The  main  diffi- 
culty in  adapting  fiction  for  the  stage 
arises  from  the  license  allowed  the  nov- 
elist as  compared  with  the  limitations 
imposed  upon  the  dramatist.  The 
novelist  may  make  his  tale  long  or 
short,  as  he  chooses;  the  dramatist 
must  compress  it  within  the  limits  of 
time  allowed  for  an  evening's  enter- 


tainment. The  dramatist  must  be  in- 
stantly and  irrevocably  intelligible;  the 
novelist  knows  that  his  reader  can  turn 
back  and  re-read  what  he  has  not 
caught  at  once.  The  novelist  can 
throw  innumerable  side  lights  of  des- 
cription and  analysis  upon  his  char- 
acters; the  dramatist  can  only  make 
them  reveal  themselves  through  their 
acts  and  their  speech.  The  personal 
presence  of  the  novelist  behind  the 
scenes  is  an  added  charm;  the  drama- 
tist must  eliminate  himself.  Further, 
the  dramatist  must  focus  his  audience, 
he  must  fall  into  the  prevailing  mood 
of  the  people  directly  before  him;  the 
novelist  can  appeal  to  a  widely  scat- 
tered body  of  sympathizers.  In  short, 
the  novelist  can  bide  his  time,  but  the 
dramatist  must  strike  at  once  or  fail 
forever.  'To  get  a  true  play  out  of  a 
novel,'  said  our  greatest  dramatic 
authority,  Professor  BrauderMatthews, 
in  an  article  contributed  to  an  English 
magazine,  some  years  ago,  'the  dram- 
atist must  translate  the  essential  idea 
from  the  terms  of  narrative  into  the 
terms  of  the  drama.  He  must  disen- 
tangle the  primary  action  and  set  this 
on  the  stage  clearly  and  simply.  To 
do  this  it  may  be  necessary  to  modify 
characters,  to  alter  the  sequence  of 
scenes,  to  simplify  motives,  to  con- 
dense, to  classify,  to  heighten.'  He 
must  conquer  the  temptation  to  retain 
all  unessential  scenes  and  characters, 
no  matter  how  excellent  in  themselves 
and  even  at  the  risk  of  offending  the 
more  lettered  members  of  his  audience 
who  will  doubtless  look  for  them.  Per- 
haps the  play  would  even  be  better  if 
he  had  never  read  the  novel.  Thus 
Eugene  Xus,  one  of  the  authors  of 
Miss  Multon,  a  play  obviously  founded 
on  East  Lynne,  and  which,  indeed,  is 
an  English  version  in  the  hands  of 
Clara  Morris,  became  the  favorite 
dramatic  form  for  that  novel  in  Amer- 
ica— Mr.  Nus  once  told  Professor 
Matthews  that  neither  he  nor  his  col- 
laborator, Adolphe  Belot,  had  ever 
read  East  Lynne.'  At  a  pause  during 
a  rehearsal  of  another  play  of  theirs  an 
actress  had  told  M.  Belot  that  she  had 
just  finished  a  story  which  would  make 
an  excellent  play,  and  thereupon  she 
gave  him  the  plot  of  Mrs.  Wood's 
novel.  The  plot,  the  primary  sugges- 
tion, the  first  nucleus  of  situation  and 
character,  this  is  all  these  dramatists 
needed;  and  in  most  cases  it  is  all  that 
the  dramatist  ought  to  borrow  from 
the  novelist." 

Manager  Friedlander  should 
feel  proud  of  his  success  with  the 
California.  His  next  two  attractions 
are  exceptionally  good.  They  are 
Brown's  in  Town,  beginning  Sunday 
night,  and  Harry  Carson  Clarke  in 
What  Happened  to  Jones,  opening  a 
week  later. 

Letter  List 

Members  of  the  theatrical  profession 
may  ha'be  letters  Addressed  in  care  of  this 
office.  No  charge  %>itl  be  made  for 
advertising  such  letters  in  the  columns  of  the 
Revielv  or  for  forwarding. 


SAN    FRANCISCO    A  GREAT 
SHOW  TOWN 

And  the  truth  of  the  remark  was 
never  more  convincingly  demon- 
strated than  at  the  present  time.  Let's 
enumerate:  Nance  O'Neil  at  the  Cal- 
ifornia has  played  to  two  weeks  of 
big  business.  The  last  week  there 
was  standing  room  only,  the  house 
being  sold  out  as  far  ahead  as  Wednes- 
day. The  Columbia  has  done  a  big 
two  weeks'  business  with  Topsy 
Turvy,  and  is  repeating  that  success 
with  A  Milk  White  Flag.  The  Or- 
pheum,  as  always,  is  doing  an 
enormous  business,  while  across  the 
street  the  Alcazar  is  being  crowded 
nightly,  and  has  been  so  for  over  a 
year.  The  Tivoli  is  closing  the  most 
successful  grand  opera  season  it  has 
ever  known — and  it  has  known  some 
big  ones — and  now  with  light  opera 
alternating  with  heavier  pieces,  the 
attendance  still  keeps  up.  Manager 
Morosco,  occupying  one  of  the  biggest 
theaters  in  America,  certainly  has  no 
fault  to  find  with  the  appreciation 
given  his  singers,  for  the  attendance 
is  uniformly  large.  The  Comedy 
Theater  is  giving  German  drama  Sun- 
day nights  at  $1.00  and  $1.25  with 
packed  audiences,  and  commencing 
Nov.  6th,  a  stock  company  will  inaug- 
urate a  season  of  popular-priced  plays 
in  English.  And  still  another  ven- 
ture, for  on  Nov.  5th  the  Alhambra, 
under  the  management  of  Ellinghouse 
and  Mott,  opens  as  a  popular-priced 
combination  house,  and  already  has 
booked  many  first-class  attractions. 
And  so  we  say  the  theatrical  business 
is  flourishing  in  San  Francisco. 

#  * 

cMurphy  Stories 

Crrz  Murphy,  newspaper  man, 
■  orator,  politician,  veteran  of  the 
Spanish  American  war,  actor  and  all- 
around  good  fellow  now  devoting  his 
talents  to  booming  Dunne  and  Ryley's 
attraction,  By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves,  is 
in  town,  and  that  is  the  reason  for  the 
following: 

Fitz  one  day  had  just  rushed  into 
his  hotel,  having  just  arrived  from 
Oshkosh  or  some  other  town  up  near 
the  lakes,  and  was  preparing  to  leave 
for  another  trip  that  afternoon.  This 
was  Saturday,  11:45.  Three  minutes 
later  he  was  told  that  there  was  pleas- 
ant news  for  him;  that  Matthews  was 
ill,  and  that  he  was  slated  for  the 
comedian's  part  himself  for  that 
afternoon's  performance.  Only  11:45 
to  2:30!  Great  heavens,  here  was  a 
predicament!  In  to  play  the  star's 
part,  bad  enough,  but  to  play  it 
when  he  had  never  seen  it,  and  then, 
too,  at  less  than  three  hours'  notice. 
However,  he  went  on  at  2:30,  and  did 
so  well  that  he  missed  but  two  cues, 
and  woke  up  next  morning  to  find 
that  Minneapolis  had  concluded  that 
he  was  a  pretty  clever  actor. 

#  * 

Another  incident  happened  while 
Murphy  was  doing  newspaper  work  in 


Los  Angeles.  Some  favor  done  Char- 
lie Last,  the  wine  merchant,  was 
repaid  with  two  quarts  of  Pommery 
Sec,  which  was  wrapped  in  the  rear 
of  the  store  and  handed  to  Fitz  who 
then  had  a  nucleus  for  a  wine  supper 
at  his  rooms.  Not  wishing  to  carry 
the  parcel  around  with  him  he  asked 
permission  to  leave  it  at  Billy  Ed- 
wards' book  store  while  he  went  to 
invite  the  guests  As  soon  as  Mur- 
phy's back  was  turned,  Billy  substi- 
tuted a  couple  of  bottles  of  cheap 
Zinfandel.  The  change  was  made  so 
neatly  that  when  Murphy  came  back 
he  did  not  notice  it,  and  marched 
away  with  his  supposed  champagne. 
His  surprise  and  chagrin  was  great 
when  the  supper  came  off,  and  next 
day  he  went  to  Last,  angered  at  the 
trick  played  on  him,  and  made  so 
strong  a  talk  that  the  alarmed  Last 
was  only  too  glad  to  secure  peace  with 
two  more  bottles  of  Pommery.  To 
this  day  Fitz  Murphy  never  knew 
where  the  leak  occurred,  and  will  not 
until  he  sees  this  story. 

NelPp  Companies 

(  *  has.  Thai.l,  son  of  the  popular 
^  manager  of  the  Alcazar,  will  soon 
take  a  trip  to  Carson  City  to  put  on 
the  First  Born  and  Host  of  a  Day 
with  a  local  company  Young 
Thall  has  already  shown  him- 
self to  be  a  capable  manager,  and 
during  the  run  of  the  First  Born  at 
the  Alcazar  proved  himself  to  be  en- 
dowed with  much  histrionic  ability. 
He  played  Hop  Kee.  We  expect  great 
things  of  Charles  and  his  company. 
# 

•  * 

Harry  A.  Wright,  manager  of  the 
Port  Townsend  Theater,  is  organizing 
a  first-class  repertoire  company  for  a 
tour  of  the  coast  and  the  East.  He 
wants  about  nineteen  good  people. 
He  will  carry  a  first-class  band  and 
orchestra,  and  a  standard  repertoire  of 
good  plays.  He  will  feature  special- 
ties between  acts,  and  promises  to  give 
the  public  their  money's  worth  at 
popular  prices.  The  company  starts 
out  about  the  first  of  the  year. 


Elks  "Benefit 

olden  Gate  Lodge,  No.  6,  B. 
P.  O.  E.,  is  preparing  to  give  a 
monster  benefit  for  its  charity  fund. 
Either  the  Columbia,  California  or  the 
Alhambra  Theater  will  be  the  scene 
of  the  benefit,  which  will  be  in  the 
nature  of  a  vaudeville  pertormance, 
the  talent  being  furnished  by  the  most 
prominent  theatrical  people  in  the 
city.  Harry  Dolan  is  chairman  of  the 
committee,  having  the  entertainment 
in  hand,  and  his  rustling  qualities  in- 
sures a  great  success.  The  twenty- 
seven  Elks  present  at  the  meeting  last 
week  subscribed  for  $115  worth  of 
tickets,  and  if  the  remaining  250  Elks 
do  as  well,  the  charity  fund  will  be 
swelled  to  a  great  amount.  The  same 
lodge  will  give  a  stag  social  at  its  hall 
in  the  Alcazar  building  next  Friday 
evening. 


October  28th,  1899  THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC   REVIEW  5 


Harry  Davenport  and  Phyllis 
Rankin  will  soon  return  to  the  London 
east  of  The  Belle  of  New  York. 

Mrs.  Tillie  Morrisey,  wife  of 
Manager  Morrisey  of  the  Orpheum,  is 
visiting  her  parents  in  Philadelphia. 

Beerbohm  Trek,  the  scholarly 
English  actor,  is  said  to  be  anxious  to 
affix  "Sir"  to  his  name.  He  wants  to 
be  in  the  same  class  with  Sir  Henry 
Irving. 

Anita  Bridgkr,  whose  beautiful 
face  was  quite  an  attraction  at  local 
theaters  a  couple  of  years  ago,  is  hav- 
ing quite  a  success  East,  being  one  of 
the  Broadhurst  forces. 

The  dresses  of  Juliet  Crosby  in  the 
fine  production  of  the  Three  Musket- 
eers now  being  given  by  the  Alcazar 
Company,  are  the  most  beautiful  seen 
in  the  city  for  a  long  time. 

Mabel  Meredith  of  Mathews 
and  Bulger  Company,  is  an  Oakland 
girl.  She  attended  the  Lafayette 
school  there,  and  left  several  years 
ago  to  adopt  the  stage  as  a  profession. 
This  is  her  first  visit  to  the  coast  since 
that  time. 

Miss  Annie  Thompson,  who  is 
playing  with  her  father,  Denman 
Thompson,  at  the  Academy  of  Music, 
celebrated  her  birthday  the  other  day. 
There  was  a  supper  for  the  members 
of  the  company  on  the  stage  after  the 
performance,  and  Miss  Thompson 
received  a  pretty  diamond  brooch  as 
a  souvenir  of  the  occasion. 

Miss  Belle  Chamberlain,  who 
sang  in  Rob  Roy  at  one  of  the 
niitinees  given  by  the  Bostonians  here 
last  season,  is  with  Mr.  Broadhurst's 
comedy,  Why  Smith  Left  Home, 
which  will  open  at  the  Columbia 
Theater  shortly.  Miss  Chamberlain 
was  the  understudy  for  Jessie  Bartlett 
Davis  for  the  past  two  years. 

Few  in  the  crowded  audience  at  the 
California  last  Saturday  night  knew 
that  it  was  not  Mrs.  Raymond  who 
played  the  role  of  Oliver  Twist  on  that 
occasion,  but  it  was  so.  The  part  was 
taken  by  Miss  Leila  Hill,  and  gave 
her  friends  an  opportunity  to  see  that 
she  had  inherited  marked  dramatic 
ability  from  her  father,  Barton  Hill. 
She  possesses  a  well-modulated  and 
trained  voice,  and  in  her  acting  was 
true  to  the  traditions  of  the  part.  Miss 
Hill  is  a  San  Franciscan  by  birth,  and 
has  spent  the  greater  part  of  her  life 
here,  receiving  her  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  this  city. 


May  Irwin's  Sister  Mar>  is  one  of 
the  season's  succtsses.  It  was  tried 
on  in  Philadelphia 

When  Louis  James  and  Hanford  as 
Macbeth  and  Macduff  fought  the  other 
night  in  New  York  a  voice  in  the  de- 
lighted gallery  called  out,  "The  fat 
un'  wins." 

Lillian  Ramsdkn  who,  by  common 
consent,  is  easily  the  "Queen  of  the 
Johnnies"  in  New  York,  is  said  to  be 
extremely  fetching  as  Bianca  in 
Sousa's  Bride  Elect,  which  will  be 
seen  here  for  the  first  time  in  a  few- 
weeks. 

John  Morrisey,  manager  of  the 
Orpheum,  was  presented  last  week  by 
Exalted  Ruler  H.  I.  Manning,  with  a 
diamond  Elks'  button  on  behalf  of  San 
Francisco  Lodge,  No.  3.  Morrisey 
has  done  a  great  amount  of  work 
toward  making  the  Elks'  socials  a 
success. 

Charlie  Charters  and  his  wife, 
Lillian  Young,  the  handsome  daughter 
of  Gen.  Young,  late  commandant  at 
the  Presidio,  are  playing  with  one  of 
the  numerous  What  Happened  to 
Jones  companies  in  the  East.  They 
will  be  remembered  as  having  been 
with  Harry  Corson  Clarke  last  year. 

J.  B.  Delcher,  with  Brown's  in 
Town,  has  done  some  exceedingly 
clever  advance  work  for  his  company. 
Mr.  Delcher,  though  young  in  years, 
is  a  theatrical  man  of  long  experience. 
This  is  his  fourteenth  trip  to  the  coast, 
and  he  likes  it  better  each  time.  He 
first  came  out  with  Emma  Abbott's 
company  in  1885. 

IT  is  said  that  Henry  Clay  Barna- 
bee  is  organizing  a  company  which  he 
will  take  to  London  next  spring  after 
the  season  of  the  Bostonians  comes  to 
a  close,  for  the  purpose  of  presenting 
Robin  Hood  on  the  other  side.  If 
El  Capital]  can  play  a  full  season  out 
there,  there  is  almost  a  certainty  of 
Robin  Hood  scoring  a  tremendous 
success. 

Alio:  Nielsen  reappeared  in  New 
York  at  the  Casino  Monday  night  in 
The  Singing  Girl.  She  scored  a  tre- 
mendous triumph]  and  the  tuneful 
opera  by  Harry  Smith  and  Victor 
Herbert  promises  to  have  a  long  run. 
The  audience  was  very  large,  and  Miss 
Nielsen  was  given  a  most  encouraging 
welcome.  Eugene  Covvles,  Joe  Caw- 
thorn,  Joseph  Herbert,  John  Slavin, 
Miss  Saunders  and  the  other  principals 
were  also  treated  generously. 


Edith  Hall  is  with  the  Yon  Yon- 
son  Company,  headed  this  way. 

Fitzoer ai.d  Murphy,  in  advance 
of  The  Sad  Sea  Waves,  was  a  captain 
of  an  Illinois  company  during  the 
Spanish-American  war. 

Arthur  C.  Williams  made  a  host 
of  new  friends  here  during  his  stay. 
He  left  Saturday  night  for  Portland, 
to  pave  the  way  for  Topsy  Turvy. 

Mrs.  Frank  Russak,  known  on 
the  stage  as  the  Maria  Barna,  the 
California  singer,  now  lives  since  her 
marriage  at  19  East  65th  street,  New 
York  City,  in  a  fine  brown  stone  front, 
a  particularly  handsome  residence. 

Mrs.  Nannie  Craddock  Tyler  is 
receiving  congratulations  upon  the 
advent  of  a  little  daughter  in  Septem- 
ber. Mrs.  Tyler  is  a  popular  and 
successful  actress,  with  a  great  many 
friends  and  admirers  on  this  coast. 

Harry  Dam,  who  gained  a  certain 
kind  of  distinction  in  California  as 
private  secretary  to  Governor  Stone- 
man  when  that  official  was  pardoning 
convicts  at  wholesale,  is  one  of  the 
authors  of  the  new  London  play,  The 
King  of  Fools.  The  play  has  met 
with  a  flattering  success. 


Snap  Shot 


FITZGERALD  MUPPHY 

Actor,  playwright,  politician 
editor,  advance  representative 
and  good  fellow. 


Francis  Yalk  will  find  a  letter 
awaiting  him  at  this  office. 

S.  H.  Frikdlander's  brother, 
Joseph,  died  in  Spokane  last  Saturday. 

Fitzgerald  Murphy  has  sold  a 
play  to  Jake  Rosenthal  entitled  A 
Legal  Jag.  The  price  is  reported  to 
be  $  1 500. 

Charles  Hoyt  has  sued  L.  R. 
Stockwell  for  $2000.00  damages, 
though  the  allegation  does  not  seem 
very  clear.     Mr.  Stockwell  claims  that 


his  contract  for  The  Midnight  Bell 
calls  for  S2500.00  on  the  season  and 
that  he  made  his  tour,  returned  to 
San  Francisco  and  then  played  a  sup- 
plementary season,  for  which  Mr. 
Hoyt  wants  an  additional  royalty  as 
sued  for. 

Phil  HASTINGS  will  present  De 
Pachman,  the  pianist,  at  the  California 
on  the  afternoons  of  Tuesday.  Thurs- 
day and  Friday,  Dec.  26,  28,  29. 

Daniel  Halifax  has  resigned  from 
the  Alcazar  Stock  Company  to  accept 
a  position  as  leading  juvenile  with 
Harry  Corson  Clarke  in  What  Hap- 
pened to  Jones. 

The  roster  of  the  Comedy  Stock 
Company  as  far  as  known  includes 
Edwin  Mordant  and  wife,  Edwin  A. 
Davis  and  wife,  C.  W.  Carle  ton,  Ray 
Whittaker,  Caroline  Carol  and  Annie 
Girrard. 

Wright  Huntington  has  another 
sketch  by  Brandon  Hurst  entitled 
Lieutenant  Tompkins,  7th  Cavalry, 
U.  S.  A.,  which  he  will  produce  for 
the  first  time  on  any  stage  at  Los  An- 
geles during  his  engagement  at  the 
Orpheum. 

Edwin  A.  Davis,  thewell  known 
comedian,  late  of  the  Wyoming  Mail, 
has  been  engaged  as  stage  director, 
and  principal  comedian  for  the  new 
Comedy  Stock  Company.  His  wife, 
Pearl  Davis,  a  Frisco  girl,  will  play 
leads  with  the  same  company. 

The  engagement  of  Dr.  Albert  E. 
Sterne  of  Indianapolis  to  Miss  Marie 
Burroughs, leading  lady  ofStuart  Rob- 
son's  company,  is  announced,  the  mar- 
riage to  take  place  in  New  York  city 
December  6th.  Miss  Burroughs  has 
resigned  her  position  and  will  retire 
from  the  stage. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke 
Company 

Presenting  What  Happened  to 
1  Jones  and  What  Did  Tompkins 
Do? 

Ida  Gertrude  Banning,  Laura  Crews 
Carroll  Marshall,  Miimette  Barrett 
Cecilia  Castelle,  Marie  Bishop 
Chas.  W.  Terriss,  Daniel  Halifax 
Willis  Marks,  Scott  Seaton 
Geo.  Chenet,  Advance  Agent 
Albert  Thompson,  Second  Agent 
J.  B.  Johns,  Business  Manager 
Chas.  W.  Terriss,  Stage  Manager 
Sunagawa,  Valet 

Season  opens  California  Theater 
Nov.  1 2th,  then  playing  the  Southern 
and  Texas  Circuit;  East  as  far  as 
Winnipeg,  west  to  Portland  etc.,  re- 
turning to  Frisco  in  June  for  a  pro- 
duction of  the  new  play. 

Wright  Huntington,  who  will  he 
remembered  for  the  big  hits  he  made 
in  Incog  and  Too  Much  Johnson, while 
a  member  of  the  Alcazar  Stock  Com- 
pany, is  amusing  Orpheum  audiences 
with  a  clever  farce  this  week. 


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THE  SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


October  28th,  i%g$ 


AT  THE  *  *  ♦ 
bOCAb  THEATERS 


Grand  Opera.  House 

I  n  this  breezy  city  of  San  Francisco, 
'  where  the  resident  prophet  is  not 
even  given  thecredit  of  being  a  second- 
rate  clairvoyant,  Dr.  H.  J.  Stewart  and 
Clay  M.  Greene  have  performed  a 
miracle.  In  The  Conspirators,  the 
new  opera  first  produced  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House  on  Monday  night,  they 
have  created  a  work  that  is  a  success; 
and  successful,  too,  despite  the  fact 
the  music  is  the  composition  of  one 
who  lives  here  and  the  libretto  was 
written  by  the  first  American  born  in 
San  Francisco  after  the  admission  of 
California  to  the  Union.  The  custom 
heretofore  in  San  Francisco  has  been 
to  cheer  the  composer  on  the  opening 
night  and  damn  him  next  day, because 
there  seems  to  be  nothing  so  indigest- 
ible to  one  San  Franciscan  as  to  know 
that  another  has  done  something  mer- 
itorious for  which  reward  will  follow. 
The  humid  sea  breeze  and  the  fog 
dampen  enthusiasm,  and  the  salty  at- 
mosphere seems  to  produce  envy  and 
rank  unfairness.  But  let  that  pass. 
The  verdict  of  a  magnificent  house  at 
the  Grand  on  the  first  night  was 
warmly  favorable  to  The  Conspirators, 
and  the  audiences  during  the  week 
were  more  enthusiastic,  even,  than 
that  of  Monday  was.  So  The  Con- 
spirators, fairly  judged  by  a  not  too 
friendly  public,  may  be  pronounced  a 
drawing  card. 

As  to  the  class  in  which  to  place  the 
Conspirators,  Dr.  Stewart  has  said 
himself:  "It  is  an  effort  in  the  direc- 
tion of  something  like  genuine  comic 
opera  as  distinguished  from  mere  farce 
comedy  ,"  but  he  is  too  modest — The 
Conspirators  is  really  comic  opera  and 
vastly  superior,  too,  to  much  of  the 
comic  opera  that  we  have  seen  in  this 
city.  As  a  work  it  is  light,  ranking 
closely  with  Nation  and  The  Serenade, 
although  in  the  style  of  neither,  and 
the  action  is  smoother  than  that  of 
Bluff  King  Hal.  The  music  is  varied 
in  style  from  the  English  ballad  to  the 
Spanish  btavura  (and  let  it  be  said  re- 
gretfully that  the  execution  of  the 
latter  was  not  good — the  one  fault  to 
find  with  this  performance  at  the 
Grand)  while  the  choruses  are  par- 
ticularly strong,  harmonious  and  ef- 
fective. But  there  is  nothing  to 
whistle  over  afterwards  or  hum  to  one's 
self  as  the  Gilbertian  airs  were  whistled 
and  hummed  and  this  may  detract 


from  the  new  opera's  general  popu- 
larity 

The  house  on  the  opening  night  sat 
cold  and  critical  during  the  first  act 
until  the  concealed  chorus  sang  an  air 
with  a  vaguely  religious  motif,  and 
Don  Juanito  entered,  carrying  the 
theme  on  in  a  duet  with  Don  Fillipo. 
This  is  most  effective  and  on  the  oc- 
casion of  the  first  night  it  stirred  the 
audience  to  its  depths.  Five  recalls 
testified  to  the  admiration  and  satis- 
faction of  the  crowded  house  and 
henceforth  it  was  as  warm  and  en- 
couraging as  the  most  exacting  singer 
could  desire.  The  principal  musical 
numbers  in  the  opera  are  as  follows: 
Solo,  "An  Avalanche  of  Petticoats;" 
song  and  ensemble,  "The  Inevitable 
Thing;"  solo,  "When  I  Am  Free;" 
duet,  "The  Lady  Killer;"  solo,  quar- 
tet aud  chorus,  "Loving's  Quite  the 
Thing  to  Do;"  quartet,  "Let  Us  One 
and  All  in  Blessful  Thrall;"  "The  Con- 
spirators' Chorus;"  bravura  song, 
"El  Castiliane  a  la  Mode;"solo,  "Why 
is  This  World  Made  Up  of  Sighing?" 
song,  "I  Do  Devote  My  Life  to  You;" 
song,  "What  a  Distressing  Quan- 
dary;" song,  "Indiscriminate  Love;" 
"The  Kiss  Duet;"  duet,  "A  Social 
Fad;"  song,  "Why  Should  Woman's 
Heart  Go  Begging?"  duet,  "Thisis  No 
Life  But  Love;"  recitative  and  en- 
semble, "Come  to  the  Altar;"  "Quar- 
reling Duet;"  "Chorus  of  Mad 
Maidens;"  "The  Savage  and  the 
Boomerang." 

If  Poe's  dictum  be  correct  that 
'  'practically  we  may  consider  a  plot  of 
high  excellence  when  no  one  of  its 
component  parts  is  susceptible  of  re- 
moval without  detriment  to  the 
whole,"  then  in  the  libretto  of  The 
Conspirators,  Clay  M.  Greene  has 
achieved  high  excellence  even  accord- 
ing to  the  rule  of  that  severe  critic, 
while  to  us  writers  of  today  he  seems 
to  have  surpassed  in  wit  and  sparkle 
any  of  his  previous  work.  Sullivan's 
method  of  treating  the  dear  old  mixed - 
up  baby  theme  in  Pinafore,  set  the 
world  agrin,  but  here,  in  The  Con- 
spirators we  have  a  case  of  mixed-up 
kings  that  would  give  the  entire  Col- 
lege of  Heralds  the  headache  and  drive 
historians  to  small  beer.  First,  there 
is  Don  Umberto  Alverado,  who  for  a 
fancied  wrong  has  cast  his  wife  off  and 
has  brought  up  his  only  son  without 
the  lad's  ever  having  caught  a  peep  at 
a  petticoat.    The  burning  of  the  Isa- 


bella nunnery  forces  the  sisters  and 
their  pupils  to  take  possession  of  an 
unused  convent  next  door  to  Alvera- 
do's  castle.  Filled  with  consternation 
Don  Umberto  seeks  to  confine  his  son 
to  his  rooms,  whence  the  son 
indignantly  makes  his  way  to  the 
court- yard,  to  the  confusion  of  his 
father  and  a  band  of  comical  cons- 
pirators— the  traditional  conspirators 
of  comic  opera.  Later  the  girls  of 
the  convent  school  find  their  way  into 
the  castle  court-yard  and  young  Don 
Juanito  proceeds  to  fall  in  love  with 
Dcna  Isabella,  daughter  of  Don  Fil- 
lipo Casanova,  the  chief  of  the  cons- 
pirators, Dona  Chona  Malarin  next 
wins  his  susceptible  heart  and  ultim- 
ately he  makes  ardent  love  to  each 
individual  senorita  in  the  convent, 
greatly  to  the  annoyance  of  the  Mother 
Superior  who  turns  out  to  be  his 
mother.  Then  the  scene  shifts  to  the 
court  of  Spaiu  where  the  flirtation  of 
the  Queen  and  Don  Juanito  agitate 
the  King  to  such  an  extent  that  he 
joins  the  conspirators  and  shouts  with 
them,  Down  with  the  King.  To  save 
herself  from  the  royal  wrath  the  Queen 
declares  that  Don  Juanito  is  "me  che- 
ild,"  which  at  once,  by  an  easy  course 
of  a  priori  reasoning,  leads  Don  Um- 
berto, Juanito' s  father,  to  proclaim 
himself  King  and  insist  upon  regal 
honors  being  paid  to  him,  withdrawing 
from  the  conspiracy  at  the  same  time. 
In  the  last  act  all  the  complications,  as 
they  should  be,  are  set  right.  Don 
Juanito  marries  Isabella,  the  Queen's 
duplicity  is  confessed  and  the  real 
King,  finding  himsell  enthroned  again 
forgives  the  conspirators  on  the 
grounds  that  there  could  have  been 
no  conspiracy,  he  himself  being  one 
of  the  conspirators  and  it  being  an- 
utter  absurdity  for  him  to  conspire 
against  himself.  Then  there  is  a 
grand  finale,  marred  by  the  provincial 
habit  of  hurrying  San  Franciscans  in 
the  audience,  hastening  to  reach 
the  doors  of  the  theater  before  the 
curtain  falls. 

Of  the  production  at  the  Grand 
kindly  words  enough  cannot  be  said 
and  all  will  join  in  congratulating 
stage  director,  Charles  H.  Jones  on 
the  stage  pictures,  for  it  is  to  Mr. 
Jones  that  Dr.  Stewart  gives  this 
credit.  One  regrets,  however,  that  a 
stronger  tenor  part  could  not  have 
been  written  for  Persse.  As  it  is,  the 
honors  fall  to  Edith  Mason  as  Don 


Juanito.  The  composer  informs  us 
that  this  part  was  written  for  Agnes 
Huntington.  What  Miss  Huntington 
would  have  done  with  it,  of  course,  is 
now  impossible  to  say ;  but  there  is  no 
desire  invidiously  to  criticize  Miss 
Huntington  in  asserting  that,  judging 
from  her  other  work,  it  is  to  be  doubted 
whether  she  could  have  entered  so 
heartily  and  happily  into  the  spirit  of 
the  part  as  has  Edith  Mason.  The 
composers  were  fortunate  in  securing 
Miss  Mason  to  create  a  role  that  will 
prove  a  favorite  with  the  prima  donnas 
of  this  country  when  it  is  more  widely 
known.  A  word  of  commendation  is 
due  to  Bessie  Fairbairn  who,  as  the 
Queen,  is  a  comical,  rollicking,  an- 
tiquely arch  and  knowing  flirt.  Hattie 
Belle  Ladd  as  Isabella  has  not  the 
opportunity  to  show  what  we  know  to 
be  her  powers,  but  this  is  due  to  the 
fact  that  the  opera  was  composed  with 
the  idea  that  the  prima  donna  alone 
was  to  be  starred  aud  in  the  circum- 
stances the  conditions  could  not  be  al- 
tered. For  what  she  does  and  for  the 
way  she  does  it  Miss  Ladd  wins  de- 
served applause.  Georgie  Cooper  as 
Chona  Malarin  is  pretty  and  carries 
her  part  intelligently. 

William  Wolff"  is  Don  Fillipo,  chief 
of  the  conspirators,  and  his  voice  is 
heard  at  times  to  advantage,  but  the 
chief  comedy  parts  are  those  of  Arthur 
Wooley  as  Don  Umberto,  father  of 
Don  Juanito,  and  Winfred  Goff  as  the 
King.  Wooley  has  made  the  most  of 
his  role  and  is  particularly  good,  while 
Goff  never  was  better  and  his  voice 
and  training  have  some  chance  of 
being  noticed.  As  Don  Castanetto 
there  is  not  enough  of  Thomas  Persse, 
but  what  there  is  could  not  be  bettered. 

And  the  chorus!  Well,  whoever 
selects  that  collection  of  loveliness  at 
the  Grand,  be  it  Morosco,  Wolff  or 
Jones,  has  a  keen  and  discriminating 
eye  for  youth  and  beauty.  Theophile 
Goutier  says  something  in  his 
Nouvelies,  somewhere  or  other,  about 
the  awful  anger  of  a  woman  "qui  a  le 
genou  mal  tourtie."  If  the  converse 
of  his  proposition  be  as  true,  then  the 
ladies  of  the  ballet  at  the  Grand  must 
have  tempers  most  angelic,  for  there 
is  not  an  ill-turned  knee  among  ihem 
all.  They  have  good  voices,  too,  and 
know  how  to  use  them,  while  the 
graceful  danseuses  in  the  pretty  bal- 
lets of  The  Conspirators  demonstrate 
that,  like  the  singers,  they  lack  neither 


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intelligence  nor  the  training  that  comes 
from  faithful  rehearsal  under  skillful 
direction. 


Tivoli  Opera  House 

Offenbach's  La  Belle  Helene,  a 
mythological  comic  opera,  was 
brought  out  at  the  Tivoli  this  week. 
While  the  scenes  and  personages  are 
well  known  to  the  lovers  of  Homer  in 
the  world-famed  poem  of  Helen,  the 
most  beautiful  woman  in  Greece,  the 
story  as  wrought  out  upon  the  stage  is 
a  modern  version  introduced  by  the 
muchly-married  Lillian  Russell  last 
season,  and  though  possessing  little  of 
merit  in  the  way  of  music  or  song,  is 
particularly  and  absurdly  funny, 
keeping  the  good-natured  audience  in 
a  continual  roar  of  laughter  (not  little 
ripples  that  occasionally  break  the 
surface),  for  Alf.  C.  Wheelan,  as 
Calcas  the  Great  High  Priest,  was 
bubbling  over  with  funnygrams  and 
local  hits  that  pleased  the  hearers. 
Wheelan  is  simply  irresistibly  funny, 
with  a  face  so  facile  as  to  convey  his 
every  funny  thought.  Miss  Ada 
Palmer- Walker,  cast  for  Helene,  was 
in  good  voice,  and  did  ample  justice 
to  the  music.  Her  Aria  in  the  Boudoir 
scene  was  applauded  to  the  echo,  and 
the  house  insisted  on  an  encore  which 
was  graciously  given.  Julia  Cotte  as 
Orestes,  the  son  of  Agamemnon,  and 
Hannah  Davis  as  Partheni,  each 
scored  a  hit  in  their  parts.  Caroline 
Knowles  as  Clytemnestra,  wife  of 
Agamemnon,  and  Cora  Harris  as 
Bacchis,  Helene' s  maid,  are  new  to 
the  Tivoli,  and  made  a  good  impres- 
sion. Tom.  Greene  as  Paris,  in  the 
disguise  of  a  shepherd,  was  best  in 
the  duo  with  Helene  in  the  second 
act.  Phil.  Bronson  as  Menelaus, 
King  of  Sparta,  was  in  good  trim,  and 
sang  and  acted  well  the  part  of  the 
infirm  old  king.  William  Schuster  is 
always  a  favorite  at  the  Tivoli,  and  as 
Agarmemnon,  King  of  Greece,  was  as 
funny  as  could  be,  and  as  the  Presid- 
ing Genius  at  the  Carnival  of  Wit, 
scored  a  great  success  J.  P.  Wilson 
as  Ajax  I,  King  of  Siam,  was  as  ludi- 
crous as  the  burlesque  demanded,  and 
Fred  Kavanaugh  as  Ajax  II  was  irre- 
sistably  funny;  although  the  dignified 
originals  would  certainly  turn  in  their 
sarcophagi  could  they  behold  these 
wanton  caricatures  of  themselves. 

Next  week  Meyerbeer's  opera, 
L'Africaine,  and  Balfe's  opera,  The 
Bohemian  Girl,  will  alternate. 


T/ze  Columbia 

I  ittle  Chip  is  not  the  whole  show 
'  of  the  Milk  White  Flag  Company, 
but  he  is  mighty  near  it.  He  is  a 
wonderful  dancers  aud  a  good  actor. 
He  would  make  a  big  hit  in  vaude- 
ville and  probably  double  his  present 
salary  in  a  few  weeks,  but  the  com- 
pany couldn't  well  afford  to  lose  him. 
The  Laurence  Sisters  are  also  among 
the  clever  people,  and  their  good 
dancing  and  acrobatic  turns  were  es- 
pecially creditable.     John  S.  Marble, 


the  undertaker,  has  been  with  the 
company  so  long  that  there  can  l>e  no 
improvement  to  the  part.  Mabel  Hite 
was  especially  good  in  songs  and 
dances.  The  other  people  werecredit- 
able.  Next  week  the  attraction  will 
be  Mathews  and  Bulger  in  a  new  ver- 
sion of  By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves. 

The  cAlcazar 

'The  wave  of  enthusiasm  that  began 
in  New  York  has  swept  across 
the  country  and  this  week  San  Fran- 
ciscans have  been  enjoying  a  most  en- 
tertainingstage  presentation  of  Dumas' 
book,  known  sometimes  in  English  as 
The  Three  Guardsmen  and  at  the 
present  time  The  Three  Musketeers. 
Eight  or  ten  years  ago,  this  play  was 
regularly  produced  by  Alexander  Sal- 
vini,  that  gifted  and  promising  son  of 
the  great  Italian,  Tomasso  Salvini, 
and  little  did  any  of  us  who  applauded 
his  dashing  performances  think  that 
we  should  be  today  so  enthusiastically 
welcoming  back  to  stage  life  the  dare- 
devil D'Artagnan  and  his  three  ad- 
venturous companions.  The  arrange- 
ment presented  at  the  Alcazar  Mon- 
day night  followed  closely  the  story 
and  spirit  of  the  book,  and  was  given 
a  very  intelligent  interpretation  by  the 
stock  company,  largely  augmented  for 
the  production.  Eugene  Ormonde 
was  a  brilliant  D'Artagnan  and  de- 
picted very  truly  Dumas'  hero  as  he 
wrote  him,  rollicking,  dashing,  and 
youthfully  impulsive,  seeing  only  the 
bright  side  of  lifeand  fighting  on  every 
provocation,  or  no  provocation  at  all, 
from  mere  overflowing  spirits  and  love 
of  adventure.  Mr.  Ormonde  has  a 
physique  and  presence  particularly 
suited  for  such  characters  and  when  we 
hear  that  merry  laugh,  see  that  strut 
that  tells  of  youth  and  health  and 
conscious  power,  and  behold  the  gen- 
eral insouciant  manner  that  animates 
this  magnificent  creature  of  impulse, 
we  say  to  ourselves  there  is  the  real 
D'Artagnan.  Yes,  indeed,  Mr.  Or- 
monde, it's  the  best  thing  you've  done 
among  us  and  we  freely  say  it. 

Chas.  Bryant,  Clarence  Montaine 
and  Herbert  de  Lisle  were  the  three 
sturdy  and  intrepid  companions  of 
D'Artagnan  and  were  very  good — es* 
pecially  is  this  so  of  Charles  Bryant, 
who  made  a  very  strong  and  dramatic 
figure  of  the  character  of  Athos.  Car- 
lyle  Moore  was  an  imposing  De 
Treville  and  Ernest  Howell,  in  the 
small  part  of  Seadrift,  Captain  of  the 
True  Briton,  did  well.  Juliet  Crosby 
gave  a  very  charming  impersonation 
of  the  unhappy  queen  and  looked  un- 
usually lovely  in  a  number  of  ex- 
tremely beautiful  gowns. 

Gertrude  Foster  played  the  dashing, 
unscrupulous  adventuress,  Lady  de 
Winter  very  creditably,  but  with  a 
trifle  too  much  seriousness.  Helen 
Henry  showed  what  a  clever  little 
actress  she  is  in  her  handling  of  the 
part  of  Constance,  the  foundling,  and 
strengthened  very  materially  the  fav- 
orable impressions  of  her  abilities  that 
have  been  growing  week  by  week. 


Charles  King  looked  the  crafty  Car- 
dinal Richelieu  and  acted  the  part  with 
great  success,  barring  the  fact  that  he 
gave  perhaps  to  his  characterization  a 
little  too  much  physical  embodiment, 
rather  than  depicting  the  churchly 
statesman, dominated  by  a  strong  men- 
tality that  overcame  every  physical 
disability. 

The  remainder  of  the  cast  was  in 
good  hands,  and  the  performance  was 
in  every  way  strong  and  entertaining, 
receiving  from  a  crowded  house  con- 
tinuous expressions  of  approval.  The 
play  is  on  for  a  run  of  two  weeks  or 
more. 

The  California 

HP  HE  farce,  A  Breach  of  Promise,  ran 
1  all  the  week  at  the  California  to 
good  houses.  The  first  few  nights 
there  was  not  a  single  unoccupied 
seat.  Of  course,  one  could  not  ex- 
pect a  plot  or  anything,  except  non- 
sense, in  such  a  piece,  so  nobody  was 
disappointed.  It  was  really  nothing 
more  than  a  conglomeration  of  spec- 
ialties, and  good  ones,  they  were,  too. 
Burt  Haverly,in  his  imitation  of  Sousa, 
was  about  as  funny  and  clever  as  it 
could  possibly  be  made.  His  song, 
The  Italian  Organ  Grinder  and  his 
parodies,  sung  with  Joe  Harrington, 
were  unusually  good.  Harrington 
made  a  clever  Irishman.  About  the 
most  nimble  individual  of  thecompany 
is  the  acrobatic  soubrette,  Rosa 
Crouch.  She  can  sing  and  dance  well. 
She  and  Fred  Saville  were  encored  for 
their  cat  duet.  Nellie  Sennett,  a  very 
vivacious  and  high  strung  ingenue, 
sang  a  coon  song,  imitated  the  new 
woman,  did  a  cake  walk  and  other 
things  in  a  very  fetching  manner;  in 
fact,  everybody  in  the  company  took 
time  for  a  specialty  act,  and  about  the 
best  of  the  lot,  excepting  Haverly's 
Sousa,  was  Burt  Jordan's  dancing  and 
Tony  Pearl  and  Memphis  Kennedy's 
musical  turn.  Brown's  in  Town  is 
the  bill  for  next  week,  opening  Sun- 
day night. 

Columbia  Next  Week 

""P  HE  theatrical-going  public  will 
'  expect  much  of  the  farceurs, 
Mathews  and  Bulger,  when  they  come 
to  the  Columbia  Theater  on  Sunday 
night,  Oct.  29th,  with  their  latest  ver- 
sion of  By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves.  Their 
newest  endeavor  is  described  as  a 
vaudeville  operetta  put  together  with 
rag-time  accomplishments;  and  no 
matter  what  this  may  be,  that  it  will 
be  the  very  "limit"  in  novelty  no  one 
will  question  who  knows  the  resources 
of  this  fun-making  firm.  Itisstaged  in  a 
most  luxurious  manner,  and  with  a 
support  of  clever  artists,  the  better 
known  being  Mile.  Le  Seye,  Mabelle 
Rothers,  Jane  Lennox,  Bessie  Chal- 
lenger, Mina  Hickman,  Lizzie  Sanger, 
Agnes  Wayburn,  Mabel  Meredith, 
Eva  Leslie,  Marie  Wood,  Marie  Delia- 
fontaine,  Lottie  Ettenger,  Ned  Way- 
burn,  W.  J.  Deming,  W.  H.  MacCart, 
Tony    Hart,    Thomas   A.  Kiernan, 


Harry  Sinclair,  George  Gelder,  and 
Fred  Gregory,  together  with  a  dash- 
ing chorus  of  sixteen  voices. 

Between  Acts 

The  verdict  over  Julia  Marlowe's 
new  play,  Barbara  Frietchie,  brought 
out  in  Philadelphia,  is  not  very  fav- 
orable. 

» 

*  • 

The  Girl  from  Chili  Company  had 
to  skip  Great  Falls,  on  account  of  the 
prevalence  of  smallpox  in  that  town. 

• 

*  * 

"My  Japanese  Baby"  is  said  to  be 
one  of  the  musical  hits  of  By  the  Sad 
Sea  Waves.  It  is  rendered  by  Jane 
Lennox  and  the  company. 

» 

*  * 

The  Children  of  the  Ghetto  hasn't 
pleased  New  Yorkers  overly  much. 
However,  Blanche  Bates,  Frank 
Worthing  and  Wilton  Lackaye  have 
made  personal  successes. 

*  * 

The  Christian  is  booked  for  an 
early  appearance  in  this  city.  Local 
theater-goers  have  been  anxiously 
anticipating  the  presentation  of  this 
much-talked-of  success. 

* 

,      *  * 

Pretty  girls,  witty  comedians, 
dazzling  scenery,  fetching  costumes 
and  graceful  dancers  go  to  form  a 
combination  hard  to  equal  in  Sousa's 
operatic  success,  The  Bride  Elect. 

*.  .  ••  ■ 

*  * 

Mathews  and  Bulger  and  Why 
Smith  Left  Home  will  be  the  two  final 
attractions  of  the  Columbia  Theater's 
special  farce  comedy  season.  Sousa's 
opera,  The  Bride  Elect,  follows. 

*  * 

The  Gran  Grand  Opera  Company 
opened  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  last 
week.  Calve  was  Marguerite  and 
Bonnard,  who  was  here  with  Melha, 
was  the  Faust.  Edouard  de  Reszke 
was  Mephisto. 

* 

*  # 

The  Forrest  Minstrels,  which  left 
this  city  a  short  time  ago,  are  stranded 
at  Fort  Bragg.  Manager  Forrest  has 
returned  to  this  city,  but  the  others 
of  the  show  are  struggling  to  get  to 
the  next  jump.  Things  look  gloomy 
for  the  sable  artists. 


Lillian  Burkhart  has  engaged  True 
S.  James  as  her  leading  man.  He 
has  made  hits  in  big  legitimate  pro- 
ductions, and  ought  to  prove  more 
than  efficient  in  his  new  position. 
Miss  Burkhart  has  booked  return 
dates  in  Chicago,  and  opens  in  San 
Francisco  on  April  1,  for  a  month, 
which  proves  that  her  success  on  her 
last  visit  was  out  of  the  ordinary. 


Lederer's  Quintonica  for  falling  hair 


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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


October  28th,  1899 


Correspondence  and 
Comments 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence 
New  York,  Oct.  22. — Israel  Zangwill's 
play  The  Children  of  the  Ghetto  was  pro- 
duced at  the  Herald  Square  last  Monday 
night.  It  contained  thirty -six  Jewish  char- 
acters of  various  types.  The  story  was  about 
a  marriage  in  jest  which  turned  out  to  be 
serious  because  the  groom  was  the  son  of  a 
strict  Orthodox  Jew.  Wilton  Lackaye  was 
the  Rabbi.  Blanche  Bates  made  a  charming 
heroine.  The  play  was  un theatrical.  It 
was  singular,  and  throughout  it  all  could  be 
detected  the  work  of  James  A.  Hearue.  It 
is  the  effort  of  an  intelligent  man,  finely 
performed.  Whether  or  not  it  will  be  a  per- 
manent success  will  depend  entirely  upon 
public  taste.  It  deals  almost  exclusively 
with  Jewish  characters.  It  resurrects  many 
queer  Jewish  laws  which  must  be  unfamiliar 
to  many  modern  Jews.  Orthodox  Jews  may 
take  the  ground  that  they  do  not  like  to 
have  their  religion  put  on  exhibition.  But 
to  the  student  this  play  is  of  interest,  al- 
though many  persons  who  saw  the  char- 
acter sketches  on  the  opening  night  mistook 
them  for  caricatures. 


The  Dairy  Farm,  which  was  produced 
last  Monday  night  at  the  Fourteenth  Street 
Theater,  is  full  of  milk  and  dialogue, 
equally  uncondensed.  Miss  Eleanor  Mer- 
ron,  the  author,  is  also  the  soubrette.  The 
scenes  of  the  play  are  laid  in  1854.  There 
are  all  the  requisite  qualities  in  the  truly 
rural  play  to  make  it  a  success,  including 
new  mown  hay,  plenty  of  sunshine  and  a 
large  mortgage  which  refuses  to  be  lifted 
until  the  final  curtain  is  about  ready  to  drop. 
It  is  one  of  those  Old  Homestead  plays 
which  followed  quickly  after  Denman 
Thompson  made  such  a  success  as  Uncle 
Josh  Whitcomb.  By  the  way,  Mr.  Thomp- 
son and  his  family,  who  are  now  back  at 
the  Academy  of  Music  in  The  Old  Home- 
stead, seem  to  be  drawing  just  as  well  at 
their  1,150th  performance  as  in  their  first 
hundredth. 


The  same  play  was  produced  at  two  differ- 
ent theaters  in  this  city  last  week.  At  the 
Garrick  it  was  in  English  and  was  called  the 
Girl  in  the  Barracks.  At  the  Irving  Place 
Theater  it  was  in  German  and  was  called 
The  Girl  as  a  Recruit.  Both  versions  are 
suggestive.  Louis  Mann  and  his  wife,  Clara 
Li |. man,  play  the  English  version.  At  the 
G.irrick,  The  Girl  in  the  Barracks  is  being 
used  as  a  stop  gap  until  Sherlock  Holmes  is 
ready  for  production.  Some  of  the  critics 
here  think  that  Miss  Lipman  is  not  so  at- 
tractive in  trousers  as  she  was  in  skirts. 


Rernice  Holmes,  who  will  be  remembered 
as  a  favorite  of  the  San  Francisco  Tivoli,  al- 
ternated last  last  week  with  Mary  Linck  in 
Aida  at  the  Castle  Square  in  the  contralto 
part.  The  basso  of  the  company  this  year  is 
Joseph  Bernstein,  who  has  made  some  rep- 
utation as  a  local  concert  singer,  but  who 
when  he  went  upon  the  stage  adopted  the 
name  of  Oscar  Regneas.    Why  he  should 


have  been  ashamed  to  keep  the  name  of 
Bernstein  is  not  apparent. 

*  * 

William  A.  Brady,  who  seems  to  have 
turned  everything  into  money  from  the  time 
he  began  as  call  boy  at  the  old  California 
theater,  has  at  last  got  control  of  Koster  & 
Bial's  music  hall.  When  Brady  is  not  busy 
managing  California  champion  pugilists  he 
looks  about  for  another  play  or  a  new  thea- 
ter. When  James  J.  Corbett  stopped  fight- 
ing, Brady  took  up  James  J.  Jeffries.  It 
seems  that  Brady  goes  upon  the  principle 
that  nothing  succeeds  like  success,  and  he 
now  wants  nothing  but  champions.  One 
thing  is  certain;  no  matter  who  loses  money 
it  will  not  be  Brady. 

* 

*  * 

Changes  of  bill  last  week  which  did  not 
involve  new  plays  brought  Charles  Froh- 
man's  Empire  Company  to  the  Knicker- 
bocker. The  Maude  Adams  production  last 
spring  of  Romeo  and  Juliet,  for  which  actors 
were  taken  from  various  Frohman  com- 
panies, stopped  runs  at  the  Lyceum  and  the 
Empire.  Lord  and  Lady  Algy,  which  was 
thus  interrupted,  was  brought  back  to  town 
last  week  at  the  Knickerbocker.  The  en- 
gagement is  for  only  two  weeks  and  was 
made  possible  at  this  time  because  Francis 
Wilson  withdrew  from  that  theater  with  his 
comic  opera  version  of  Cyrano  de  Bergerac 
two  weeks  earlier  than  he  had  originally 
expected  to  stay  at  the  Knickerbocker. 
Harry  Mann,  who  was  so  long  connected 
with  the  California  Theater  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, is  the  manager  of  the  Knickerbocker 
for  Al  Hayman  &  Company. 


The  Castle  Square  Opera  Company  last 
week  at  the  American  celebrated  its  five 
hundredth  performance  of  opera  in  English 
by  a  revival  of  Aida. 

•  * 

In  Paradise,  with  Minnie  Seligman  and 
Richard  Golden,  left  the  Bijou  last  night 
and  May  Irwin,  in  Sister  Mary,  is  expected 
to  take  possession  of  the  theater  next  Fri- 
day evening. 

The  Casino  was  closed  last  week,  but  will 
be  opened  tomorrow  night  by  Alice  Nielson 
in  The  Singing  Girl.  Persons  who  saw  Miss 
Nielson  in  the  Tivoli  in  San  Francisco  sev- 
eral years  ago,  and  later  while  she  was  liv- 
ing in  Oakland,  never  dreamed  that  she  had 
enough  voice  to  head  an  opera  company. 
Much  of  her  success  has  undoubtedly  been 
due  to  the  efficient  support  given  her. 

*  » 

Mr.  Hearst's  Evening  Journal  has  begun 
a  war  upon  the  indecent  plays,  and  with 
characteristic  timeliness  it  waited  to  attack 
Zaza  until  after  it  had  left  town.  Of  course, 
there  was  plenty  of  grounds  for  adverse  crit- 
icism, but  what  the  readers  wonder  at  is 
why  was  it  necessary  for  the  fearless  Amer- 
ican people  to  wait  until  Zaza  left  town  be- 
fore hurling  at  her  a  double  column  of  heavy 
editorial  type.  Miss  Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox, 
the  poet,  has  now  been  turned  loose  upon 
the  indecent  plays.  They  all  seem  to  for- 
get that  there  is  a  simple  way  of  stopping  an 


indecent  play  in  the  city.  All  it  is  necessary 
to  do  is  to  have  the  manager  arrested.  Tes- 
timony already  given  before  the  Mazet com- 
mittee in  this  city  shows  that  every  time  a 
bona  fide  complaint  is  made  by  any  citizen 
against  the  keeper  of  any  disreputable  place 
of  amusement  it  costs  the  proprietor  of  the 
place  from  $50  to  $100  to  "square"  it  with 
the  police.  It  would  be  possible  to  make 
any  indecent  play  too  expensive  for  the  man- 
ager, by  having  him  frequently  reported  to 
the  police.  But  the  newspaper  has  a  sim- 
pler method  if  it  really  desires  to  stop  in- 
decent plays.  Let  it  print  the  names  of  per- 
sons who  visit  the  plays  and  such  plays,  if 
indecent,  could  not  survive  the  light  of  pub- 
licity. As  a  matter  of  fact,  none  of  the  in- 
decent plays  last  long.  And  the  farther 
they  get  away  from  this  metropolis  the  less 
chance  of  success  they  stand.  The  possi- 
bility of  making  such  productions  succeed 
temporarily,  even,  here,  is  based  upon  the 
maladjustment  of  society  which  is  destroy- 
ing the  home  in  great  cities.  The  only  last- 
ing remedy  is  to  be  found  not  in  appealing 
to  the  moral  instincts  of  the  managers,  but 
by  giving  the  masses  an  opportunity  to  learn 
to  like  better  things.  We  are  sometimes  in 
too  much  of  a  hurry.  If  we  but  glance  at 
our  unexpurgated  copies  of  Shakespeare's 
plays  we  will  see  that  we  have  made  some 
strides  in  three  hundred  years.  The  pres- 
ent spasm  for  indecent  plays  will  serve  its 
purpose  in  the  arousing  of  the  people  to  a 
social  reformation  which  will  in  time  make 
such  plays  impossible.  Ron  Roy. 

ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  Louis,  Oct.  23. — The  theatrical  syndi- 
te  is  to  be  complimented  on  the  excellent 
bookings  that  it  is  giving  the  local 
theatrical  patrons.  Messrs.  Hayman  and 
Frohman,  the  impresarios  of  the  theatrical 
trust,  have  served  the  St.  Louis  theatrical 
patrons  with  a  mediocre  class  of  attractions 
for  the  past  several  years,  Chicago  being 
favored  with  the  nucleus  of  the  best  attrac- 
tion. This  season  Manager  Pat  Short  of 
the  Century  and  the  Olympic  Theaters  has, 
through  the  permission  of  the  theatrical 
trust,  has  been  in  a  position  to  program  an 
excellent  class  of  attractions.  Last  week 
the  piece  de  resistance  was  Trelawny  of  the 
Wells.  This  week  we  have  the  pleasure  of 
seeing  Viola  Allen  in  The  Christian  at  the 
Olympic.  Your  readers  are  thoroughly 
conversant  with  both  the  star  and  the  play, 
and  a  review  is  unnecessary.  All  I  can  say 
is  that  it  is  a  great  play,  capably  cast,  but 
not  as  strong  as  the  novel.  Hall  Caine 
acknowledged  this  fact.  The  business  done 
by  Miss  Viola  Allen  was  a  record-breaker. 

Jacob  Litt's  magnificeut  production  of 
Edwin  Arden's  Zorah  is  being  favorably 
received  at  the  Century.  It  is  a  Russian 
melodrama  worthy  of  merit. 

The  latest  of  farce  comedies,  Kelly's  Kids, 
is  Manager  Billy  Garen's  offering  at  Hav- 
liu's  this  week.  It  is  a  good  purveyor  of 
publicity  for  the  New  York  World  and  the 
St.  Louis  Post-Dispatch,  as  the  characters 
are  a  reproduction  of  Outcault's  Kids  that 
have  been  a  feature  of  Mr.  Pulitzer's  two 
journals. 

Manager  Sam  Gumpertz  of  Hopkins'  Im- 


perial Theater  has  an  excellent  bill  in  Bart 
ley  Campbell's  My  Partner,  with  Al.  Blanch- 
ard,  Baby  Lund,  George  Evans  and  the 
biograph  as  the  vaudeville  features. 

George  Monroe,  of  the  Aunt  Bridget  fame, 
is  producing  a  new  play  entitled  Miss 
O'Shaughnessy  at  the  Grand  Opera  House. 
The  farce  is  funny  and  full  of  merit.  Man- 
agers Middleton  and  Tate  have  an  excellent 
bill  at  the  Columbia,  headed  by  Joe  Hart 
and  his  wife  Crarie  De  Mir,  the  Rosebuds 
and  hosts  of  others. 

The  High  Rollers,  an  aggregation  of 
pretty  burlesquers,  are  entertaining  Man- 
ager Jim  Butler's  visitors  at  the  Standard. 
Their  performance  requires  an  asbestos 
floor  and  curtain  on  account  of  the  radiation 
of  warmness  caused  by  the  burlesquers 
of  the  show. 

The  Grau  Opera  Company  sing  four 
nights  next  week  in  St.  Louis.  This  mag- 
nificent lyric  organization  will  be  followed 
by  Richard  Mansfield.  Chauncey  Olcott 
follows  Zorah  at  the  Century.  Miss  Adell 
Norwood  has  been  engaged  as  the  prima 
donna  of  the  Castle  Square  Opera  Company 
which  has  been  engaged  for  the  winter  at 
the  Exposition.  She  is  said  to  be  very 
clever.  Charley  Ernest  and  his  partner 
have  made  a  great  success  of  their  bohemian 
theatrical  cafe,  The  Minstrel. 

Manager  Jim  Butler  of  the  Stanford  thea- 
ter has  made  a  great  success  of  his  new  box- 
ing club  at  the  Fou>  teenth  Street  Theater. 
St.  Louis  is  now  a  wide  open  town. 

Gatv  Pallet*. 

SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence. 

Salt  Lake  CIty,  Oct.  23. — Madeleine 
was  repeated  by  Salt  Lake  Opera  Company 
at  the  theater  October  18th  before  one  of  the 
largest  houses  the  local  company  has  ever 
played  to.  Many  were  unable  to  gain  ad- 
mittance to  the  performance  and  another 
engagement  is  being  urged.  Dunne  & 
Ryley's  third  attraction  to  reach  Salt  Lake 
this  season,  Mathews  and  Bulger  in  By  the 
Sad  Sea  Waves,  proved  fully  as  entertaining 
as  Hotel  Topsy  Turvy  or  A  Milk  White  Flag. 
The  piece  drew  two  big  audiences  to  the 
theater  the  20-21.  Why  Smith  Left  Home 
comes  to  the  theater  October  30th  and  31st. 

Grimes'  Cellar  Door  at  the  Grand,  the 
16-18,  did  very  poor  business,  the  production 
being  the  worst  that  has  been  seen  at  the 
theater  in  many  a  day.  Beach  and  Bowers 
Minstrels  played  to  capacity  of  Grand  Oct. 
19-21.  They  will  fill  a  return  engagement 
26-28.    Vanity  Fair  follows,  opening  30th. 

John  K.  Hardy. 


OGDEN 

Special  Correspondence. 

Ogden,  Utah,  Oct.  23. — The  Bitner  Com- 
pany has  played  the  entire  week  to  full 
houses,  at  fifty  cents  for  the  best  seats.  They 
put  up  a  pretty  good  show.  They  will  go  on 
through  Wyoming  and  Nebraska. 

Tonight  we  have  By  the  Sad  .Sea  Waves 
by  Mithewsand  Bulger.  Tuesday  and  Wed 
nesday,  Beach  and  Bowers  Minstrels;  and 
Saturday,  Vanity  Fair.  Hoyt's  A  Black 
Sheep  comes  a  week  from  Wednesday. 

Our  Wonderland  Theater  has  not  had  a 
very  auspicious  opening.  R.  M.  B. 


OCTOBER  28th,  1899 


THE    SAN    FRANCISCO    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


The  Orpheum 

\  17 right  Huntington  and  his 
clever  company  in  The  Stolen 
Kiss  are  the  headline  attraction  at  the 
Orpheum  this  week,  and  to  say  the 
sketch  is  a  success  would  be  putting 
it  mildly.  It  is  a  bright  little  con- 
ceit by  Brandon  Hnrst.  with  lines  and 
situations  which  would  evoke  many 
laughs  even  if  interpreted  by  a  less 
clever  company.  Mr.  Huntington  is 
the  same  easy,  graceful,  handsome 
"Jack"  of  the  old  Alcazar  days,  and 
pla*  s  Lieut.  Jack  Poynter,  V.  S.  A., 
up  to  the  limit.  Adele  Francis  as 
Elita  the  Countess,  is  a  beautiful 
woman,  wears  handsome  gowns  and 
furthermore  is  an  actress  of  ability. 
George  H.  Farren,  as  Luigi  the  Count, 
gave  a  great  character  impersonation. 
The  l?ughs  came  at  least  three  a  min- 
ute for  twenty  minutes  and  it  is  a  pleas- 
ure to  chronicle  the  fact  that  Mr. 
Huntington  has  a  winner.  Laura 
Burt  made  her  first  vaudeville  ap- 
pearance in  San  Francisco  and  was 
warmly  welcomed.  Her  monologue 
is  good  and  her  singing  better  and  the 
songs  had  the  novelty  of  being  new. 
Sa<la,  the  sixteen  year  old  violinist, 
displays  a  marvelous  technique  for  one 
so  young.  It  is  a  difficult  thing  to 
hold  an  Orpheum  audience  through 
three  pieces  of  high  class  music,  but 
this  little  lady  accomplished  the  feat. 
Mile.  Erna's  dogs  and  Walton's 
monkeys  do  many  tricks  which  show 
how  nearly  their  intelligence  ap- 
proaches that  of  man.  Venie  De  Witt 
cornetist  and  some  time  vocalist, played 
and  sang  very  acceptably.  The  hold- 
overs are  Tom  Brown,  Mile.  Lotty 
and  the  Florenz  Troupe. 


The  Chutes 

I_J  ugh  Emmett,  ventriloquist, is  the 
*  '  only  newcomer  at  the  Chutes 
this  week,  but  the  otiiers  have  made 
changes  in  their  acts.  Mr.  Emmett 
is  a  ventriloquist  without  a  superior, 
and  the  audiences  at  this  popular  re- 
sort have  been  greatly  pleased  by  his 
work.  Weston  and  Herbert  are  as 
funny  as  ever.  Baby  Ruth  Roland 
has  made  good  to  such  an  extent  that 
her  engagement  is  extended  three 
more  weeks.  She  is  the  best  child 
singer  and  dancer  we  have  ever  seen. 
Adgie,  Major  Mite,  Hopper  and  Starr 
and  the  animatoscope  complete  the 
program.  Next  week,  Cole  &  Cole, 
acrobats,  Parker  and  Kelly,  Irish 
comedians  and  Mattie  Nichols  in  song 
and  dance  are  the  newcomers. 


crowds  this  week,  and  Ruth  Nelta 
does  some  neat  singing  and  dancing, 
introducing  a  new  song  entitled, 
"That's  how  the  rag-time  dance  is 
done."  If  the  craze  for  coon  songs 
keeps  up,  they  will  have  to  rechristen 
the  place  and  call  it  The  Rag  Time 
Music  Hall,  for  Dora  Mervin  con- 
tributes her  coon  song  nightly,  as  do 
also  Carlton  and  Royce  and  May 
Nealson.  The  Rousells  get  lots  of 
applause  with  their  aerial  act.  The 
remainder  of  the  bill  consists  of  Al- 
berta Lane,  Rose  Wellington,  Maude 
Mullerv  and  Elsie  Bellwood. 


The  Oberon 

I  illian  Walther,  lyric  prima 
donna,  makes  her  second  bow  to 
Oberon  audiences  this  week,  and  her 
work  is  pronounced  good.  Marie 
Wilbur  is  singing  the  Ave  Maria  from 
Cavalleria  Rusticana  and  is  an  estab- 
lished favorite.  Helen  Forrest  has 
also  a  large  following.  Messrs.  Rit- 
zau  and  Mansfeld  and  Miss  Orisa 
Clifton  form  an  excellent  trio  on  vio- 
lin, cello  and  piano,  and  the  project- 
oscope  shows  new  moving  pictures. 

Vaudeville  Notes 


F 


The  Olympia 

rank  Barton  in  his  rag-time 
specialties,  caught    the  Olympia 


Shaw  Bros,  will  play  this  city  soon. 

Fisher  and  Wall,  sketch  team,  are 
en  route  to  this  city. 

McDonald  Bros,  California  boys, 
are  with  the  Cracker  Jacks. 

Parker  and  Kelly  and  Mattie  Nich- 
ols open  at  the  Chutes  30th. 

Louise  Keesing  opens  at  the  People's 
Theater,  Seattle,  Wash.,  30th. 

Belle  Williams  and  Jack  Albion  are 
members  of  the  Vanity  Fair  Co. 

Baby  Ruth  Roland  will  play  the  Or- 
pheum circuit  in  the  near  fature. 

Tony  Ryan  and  Son  are  headliners 
at  the  Olympia,  West  Superior,  Wis. 

Pearl  and  Cassidy  are  at  the  Inter- 
national Music  Hall,  Rossland,   B.  C. 

Cad  Wilson  is  doing  Chicago.  She 
leaves  for  this  city  Novemember  10th. 

Alice  Raymond,  the  cornetist,  is 
booked  to  open  at  Olympia,  December 
4th. 

Dampiere  and  Sheldon  and  Winona 
open  at  the  Orpheus,  Randsburg,  Cal., 
30th. 

At  the  conclusion  of  his  Chute  en- 
gagement, Hugh  Emmet  goes  direct 
East. 

Roselle  and  Rossley,  well  known  in 
this  vicinity,  will  be  featured  in  this 
city,  January  1900. 

Eddie  Dolan  and  Dollie  Mitchell 
have  become  prime  Stockton  favorites. 
They  are  at  the  Tivoli. 

The  Mohring  Bros,  acrobats,  will 
play  this  city  and  the  Northern  Cir- 
cuit to  follow  in  December. 


McNeill  and  Knoll  are  at  Portland. 

Wainwright  and  Tiffee,  the  talented 
lady  dancers,  are  at  West  Superior, 
Wis.  heading  this  way. 

Chris  Whalen,  the  Clever  Frisca 
vocalist,  has  made  a  pronounced  hit 
witli  Irwin's  Big  Show. 

The  Standard  Theater,  Bakersfield, 
has  a  strong  show,  while  business  has 
been  exceptionally  good. 

Roberts  Smilax  &  Co,  a  new  team 
for  vaudeville  honors,  are  at  Butte, 
Mont.    They  will  be  seen  in  this  city. 

Ezra  Kendal  is  now  presenting  for 
the  entertainment  of  vaudeville  patrons 
new  sketch  of  rural  life.     It  is  a  hit. 

Carl  Reiter  is  still  at  the  Orpheum, 
Kansas  city,  Mo  The  management 
is  more  than  pleased  with  his  efforts. 

The  People's  Theater  program,  Seat- 
tle, reads  thusly:  "Just  plain  Marie 
Wood."  What's  the  matter  with  the 
"California  Nightingale,"  Marie? 

The  Laurence  Sisters,  little  San 
Francisco  girls,  are  one  of  the  features 
with  Hoyt's  Milk  White  Flag  Co,  now 
playing  at  the  Columbia  Theater. 

San  Pedro  will  in  all  likelihood  have 
a  vaudeville  house.  A  well  known 
theatrical  manager  is  on  the  ground 
at  present,  looking  over  the  situation. 

Manager  Wells  of  the  Ingomar 
Theater,  Eureka,  left  for  his  home 
26th.  He  has  arranged  with  Archie 
Levy  for  a  number  of  strong  companies 
to  play  his  house. 

I  Forgive  You,  Frank  Melville's 
new  song,  is  being  sung  at  the  Cali- 
fornia Theater  this  week.  The  Em- 
porium reports  a  sale  of  over  five 
hundred  copies  up-to-date. 

Madame  Lillian  Walther  is  singing 
at  the  Oberon,  a  second  engagement 
this  season.  Madame  Walter  is  a 
handsome  type  of  blonde  beauty  and 
a  singer  of  more  than  ordinary  ability. 


Twenty   Minutes  'with 
cMrs.  Kreling 

f~\sK  may  choose  haphazard  now- 
adays,  scores  of  earnest  workers, 
running  shoulder  to  shoulder  with  men 
in  the  mad  scamper  for  bread,  dry, 
buttered  or  jammed,  but,  in  San  Fran- 
cisco at  least,  scarcely  a  more  interest- 
ing figure  than  Mrs.  Kreling  of  the 
Tivoli.    Hers  is  a  unique  position. 

If  you  fancy  a  woman  with  an  un- 
shaken battle-front,  wearing  aggres- 
sion as  a  chip  on  the  shoulder,  amend 
your  point  of  view  at  once.  Fineness 
and  strength  of  fibre  may  and  often  do 
go  hand  in  hand.  Being  in  the  midst 
of  things  sometimes  proves  but  a  gentle 
antidote  against  undue  timidity. 

There  is  a  modest  fitness  about  her. 
She  seems  a  woman  with  a  clear  head, 
a  quiet  sense  of  responsibility  and  the 
saving  grace  of  courageous  humor. 
She  gives  herself  the  drollest  consola- 
tions. I'd  fancy  all  her  tasks  to  be 
unfretting  and  could  imagine  nothing 
levying  on  her  nerves. 

"Ready  for  my  inherited  task? 
Well,  I  seemed  to  be,  and  those  about 


me  were  so  competent  and  willing  and 
quick  to  serve  " 

They  always  will  be,  Mrs.  Kreling. 
Your  little  feminine  "Isn't  that  so?" 
trick,  of  which  you  are  all  uncon- 
scious, will  attend  properly  to  that. 
"Though  Iliad  no  intimate  knowledge 
of  the  Tivoli's  management,  Mr. 
Kreling  and  I  had  always  talked 
tilings  over."  That's  just  it,  and  it 
would  lie  well  if  more  could  say  the 
same. 

"Yes,  the  Tivoli  lias  been  in  exist- 
ence twenty  years."  "And  three 
months."  added  Mr.  Lask.  Now.  do 
be  accurate.  There  is  nothing  so  con- 
vincing to  a  business  man  as  facts  ! 
If  a  bit  of  swift  judgment  is  to  lie 
trusted,  I  should  say  that  he  who 
counts  George  Lask  a  friend,  is  much 
to  be  envied,  and  Mrs.  Kreling  will 
back  the  statement,  that  I'll  wager. 

"And  I  have  been  at  the  helm  six 
years — six  very  busy  years." 

"Interesting?  Yes,  more  than  in- 
teresting, for  most  of  our  happiness 
comes  through  our  work,  after  all." 

"Trouble  getting  talent?  O,  no, 
we  have  scores  of  applications  to  one 
vacancy.  Mr.  Lask's  desk  is  heaped 
now  with  letters." 

"Operas?  Well,  just  now  we  find 
grand  opera  more  profitable,  though 
to  feel  the  public  pulse  is  a  difficult 
task.  It  is  so  wavering."  Verily, 
the  ship  dramatic  sails  upon  fickle 
waters. 

"Yes,  there  is  always  material  to 
choose  from;  there  are  so  many  new 
operas  produced  each  year  in  Paris 
and  Berlin.  You  can  always  get  good 
operas  if  you  are  willing  to  pay  for 
them,  and  it  pays  to  pay  for  them." 

And  I  fancied  all  the  managers 
breathless  trying  to  get  the  first  "go" 
at  things,  before  they  fell  into  the 
clutches  of  a  rival.  I  begin  to  con- 
sider it  an  act  of  unwisdom  to  think 
at  all  without  authority. 

"Perhaps  my  most  exacting  work," 
continued  Mrs.  Kreling,  "is  done  as 
librarian.  My  attic  floor,  at  home,  is 
a  carefully  arranged  circulating  library 
of  over  five  hundred  operas,  including 
the  score,  prompt  book,  orchestration, 
and  vocal  and  dramatic  parts.  Each 
distribution  is  checked  against  its  re- 
cipient, thus  insuring  its  return  and 
the  integrity  of  the  library." 

"And  then  I  have  two  boys,  thir- 
teen and  fourteen."  The  sparkle  in 
her  eyes  told  the  rest.  Nothing,  you 
may  be  sure,  interferes  with  their 
needs  and  rights. 

She  is  at  her  post  of  duty  early  and 
late  and  there  is  an  unusual  air  of  def- 
erential courtesy  about  the  Tivoli  pri- 
vate offices,  plainly  the  result  of  her 
quiet  influence.  When  all  is  done 
that  can  be  done,  and  there  comes  the 
inevitable  pause  filled  in  by  the  men 
with  the  well  calculated  idleness  of  a 
cigar  and  "The  Choir  Invisible."  she 
has  her  knitting,  dainty  and  pink  and 
fluffy!  The  click  of  the  needles  is  a 
crushing  comment  on  the  world's 
howl  that  bread-winning  destroys  fem- 
ininity. I  positively  chuckled  when 
I  saw  it.       Charlotte  Thompson. 


10 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


October  28th,  1899. 


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LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  ANGEi.es,  Oct.  24. — This  being  race 
week,  all  the  theaters  are  doing  a  good  busi- 
ness, notwithstanding  numerous  counter- 
attractions  in  the  shape  of  circus,  prize 
fights,  etc.  Those  who  win  money  on  the 
races  go  out  of  a  gladness  of  heart,  those  who 
lose  go  to  make  glad  the  heart,  and  those 
who  neither  win  nor  lose  go  because  their 
hearts  are  in  the  right  place  and  they  enjoy 
the  theater.  So,  all  things  considered,  the 
managers,  actors  and  actor-managers  are 
well  pleased  with  this  week's  business. 

The  Los  Angeles  Theater  caught  fire  the 
19th  inst.  and  was  damaged  to  the  tune  of 
$15,000.  A  large  force  of  men  was  put  at 
work  night  and  day  making  temporary  re- 
pairs so  the  place  could  be  used  for  Hotel 
Topsy  Turvy  and  Mile.  Fifi,  after  which  it 
will  be  dark  for  two  weeks  while  the  perma- 
nent repairs  are  being  made. 

.Mrs.  Bates,  who  has  been  playing  with  the 
Frawley  Company,  has  left  for  New  York  to 
join  her  daughter  Blanche.  Mrs.  Bates  be- 
came quite  a  favorite  here,  and  Los  Angeles 
people  would  be  pleased  to  see  her  again. 
Mr.  Frawley  has  decided  to  present  Ibsen's 
Hedda  Gabler  on  the  afternoon  of  Nov.  10. 
The  subscriptions  have  not,  as  yet,  reached 
a  figure  to  guarantee  actual  expenses,  but 
the  actor-manager  has  graciously  agreed  to 
present  the  piece  anyway,  and  give  a  Los 
Angeles  audience  an  opportunity,  for  the 
first  time,  of  witnessing  one  of  the  Norwe- 
gian's masterpieces.  The  last  week  of  the 
Frawley  Company's  engagement  will  be 
divided  between  Madame  Sans  Gene,  The 
Dancing  Girl,  and  Trilby.  Marge  Duffet,  a 
little  pupil  of  the  Los  Angeles  School  of 
Dramatic  Art,  made  her  debut  with  the 
Frawley  Company  in  the  Sporting  Duchess. 
The  Woodmen  of  the  World  had  a  benefit 
performance  at  the  Orpheum  the  25th  inst. 
A  great  many  Woodmen  and  their  families 
were  present  and  enjoyed  a  good  perform- 
ance. Walter  L.  Main's  three  ring  circus 
showed  here  four  performances  the  25-26,  to 
the  usual  large  crowds  that  never  miss  see- 
ing the  circus. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theater  Hotel  Topsy 
Turvy  held  the  boards  the  24-25,  playing  to 
good  houses.  Mile.  Fifi  followed  the  27-28- 
29.  This  theater  has  done  a  pretty  fair  bus- 
iness so  far  this  season,  but  will  be  handi- 
capped to  a  certain  extent  on  account  of 
closing  for  two  weeks. 

Morosco's  Burbank  Theater  still  continues 
to  draw  large  and  fashionable  audiences  to 
each  performance.  For  the  Sporting  Duchess 
the  advance  sale  was  exceptionally  large, 
and  the  seating  capacity  of  the  theater  was 
taxed  to  its  utmost  every  night.  The  piece 
is  very  well  put  on,  the  stage  scenery  ex- 
ceptionally good  and  the  different  roles 
strongly  played.  Four  horses  and  jockeys 
add  greatly  to  the  realism  of  the  piece,  and 
a  very  good  representation  of  the  finish  of 
the  Derby  is  given,  considering  the  size  of 
the  stage.  For  next  week  An  Enemy  to  the 
King  is  being  rehearsed. 

The  Orpheum  has  an  entire  new  bill,  bar- 


ring two  hold-overs,  which  is  up  to  the 
standard,  and  which  will  continue  to  draw 
the  crowds  of  vaudeville  lovers.  This  is  the 
house  that  never  goes  back  on  itself,  and 
when  all  the  other  places  of  amusement  are 
standing  with  both  feet  in  the  grave,  the 
Orpheum  will  still  be  gathering  in  the 
shekels  at  the  box  office.  The  bill  consists 
of  the  Hawaiian  Queens,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bud- 
worth,  La  Petite  Elsie,  Howard's  Pony  Cir- 
cus, Le  Page  Sisters,  Du  Bell,  Forest  and 
King,  and  the  biograph. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Oct.  24. — Delcher  and 
Hennesey's  very  amusing  farce,  Brown's  in 
Town, was  played  to  good  houses  Friday  and 
Saturday  nights  and  Saturday  matinee,  at 
the  Clunie  Opera  House. 

The  popular  Elleford  Company,  with 
Jessie  Norton,  opened  Sunday  night  for  a 
week's  engagement.  The  Clunie  was 
packed,  while  the  "standing  room  only" 
signs  had  to  be  displayed  in  front  of  the 
Opera  House.  The  following  are  to  be 
given  during  the  engagement:  A  Flag  of 
Truce,  A  Nutmeg  Match,  The  Ensign,  The 
Great  Metropolis,  Uncle  Dudley,  The  Bank- 
er's Daughter,  and  A  Flag  of  Truce. 

Oct.  30th,  A  Breach  of  Promise  for  a  week. 

Miss  Blanche  LaMar,  the  talented  daugh- 
ter of  Manager  Ficks  of  the  Clunie,  leaves 
this  week  for  the  Northwest  with  her  own 
company,  to  produce  the  new  comedy  drama, 
The  Electrician.  The  company  will  consist 
of  thirteen  people — the  lucky  number  for 
theatrical  people.  The  company  will  be 
under  the  management  of  Geo.  A.  Bovyer, 
the  popular  assistant  manager  of  the  Clunie 
Opera  House,  while  J.  J.  Dailey  will  be  in 
advance. 

STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence 

Stockton,  Oct.  24.— The  Daily  Stock 
Company  opened  here  on  Monday  evening 
in  The  New  South  to  a  very  large  and 
appreciative  audience. 

On  Tuesday  evening  a  domestic  comedy 
in  four  acts  entitled,  A  Model  Husband,  was 
presented  to  about  the  same-sized  audience 
as  on  Monday  evening.  Darrel  Vinton  as 
Hezekiah  Barset  was  the  same  Darrel  Vin- 
ton that  was  so  popular  in  Stockton  in  days 
gone  by,  only  a  much  better  actor.  The 
same  may  be  said  of  W.  R.  Dailey,  whose 
witticisms  and  popular  song  singing  is  al- 
ways sure  of  sounds  of  applause. 

On  Wednesday  Hamlet  will  be  presented 
with  Darrel  Vinton  in  the  title  role. 


TACOMA 
Special  Correspondence 

Tacoma,  Oct.  23d. — Modjeska  gave  a  very 
successful  presentation  of  Marie  Antoinette 
here  last  Thursday  night.  The  audience 
was  one  of  the  largest  this  Tacoma  theater 
has  seen  for  years,  notwithstanding  the  fact 
that  the  weather  was  very  disagreeable. 

My  Friend  from  India  will  undoubtedly 
draw  a  large  crowd  to  the  Tacoma  theater 
next  Wednesday  evening.  Wm.  W.  Hoyt. 


OAKLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Oakland,  Oct.  26. — The  largest  house  of 
the  season  greeted  Hoyt's  A  Milk  White 
Flag  at  the  Macdonough  Theater  last  Satur- 
day evening.  The  comedy  went  with  a  vim 
and  hurrah  from  first  to  last,  and  with  its 
rapid  fire  wit,  quick  action,  clever  repartee 
and  tuneful  music,  made  a  very  enjoyable 
performance.  The  comedy,  Brown's  in 
Town,  comes  to  this  house  to-morrow  even- 
ing for  one  performance  only.  The  sale  of 
seats  have  been  very  large.  Nance  O'Neil 
opens  a  season  of  four  nights  and  one  mati- 
nee at  the  house,  commencing  Wednesday 
evening,  Nov.  1st.  As  Miss  O'Neil  who  is 
known  by  her  many  Oakland  friends  as 
Gertrude  Lamson,  is  a  native  of  this  city, 
and  there  is  naturally  a  great  deal  of  inter- 
est being  taken  in  this  engagement.  Miss 
O'Neil  will  appear  in  five  of  her  strongest 
plays — The  Jewess,  Magda,  Peg  Woffington, 
Oliver  Twist,  and  The  School  for  Scandal. 

By  special  request  the  Grand  Stock  Com- 
pany at  the  Dewey  Opera  House  this  week 
have  been  presenting  Hamlet  and  The 
Three  Guardsmen  in  an  excellent  manner. 
The  attendance  has  been  very  large  the 
entire  week.  Week  of  Oct.  30th  the  Grand 
Stock  Company  will  appear  in  an  elaborate 
production  of  Lewis  Morrison's  Faust.  The 
people  at  Oakland  Park  this  week  include 
the  Keltons,  Raud,  Byron  and  Raud,  the 
Stanleys,  and  Lajess  and  Cunningham. 
MUSICAL  NOTES. 

One  of  the  most  successful  and  enjoyable 
concerts  of  the  year  was  given  by  the 
Hughes  Club  last  Friday  evening  at  the 
Auditorium.  The  program  was  excellent, 
the  chorus  numbers  were  especially  de- 
lightful. The  audience  was  composed  of 
Oakland's  swell  set,  the  Auditorium  being 
packed  to  the  doors.  The  Club  now  num- 
bers over  100  members. 

Miss  Maud  Des  Rochers'  piano  recital 
last  Thursday  evening  was  largely  attended. 
Miss  Des  Rochers  returns  to  her  work  in 
New  York  with  the  best  wishes  of  a  large 
circle  of  Oakland  musical  friends. 

The  talent  that  have  volunteered  their 
services  for  the  Alfred  Wilkie  testimonial 
concert  at  the  Auditorium  Tuesday  evening, 
Oct.  31st,  comprises  Mrs.  J  C.  Birmingham, 
contralto;  Miss  Millie  Flynn,  soprano;  Mr. 
Benj.  Clark,  tenor;  Mr.  Clement  Rowlands, 
baritone,  the  Temple  Male  Quartet  and 
Miss  Elizabeth  Westgate,  accompanist.  A 
program  well  worth  hearing  has  been 
arranged,  and  a  large  attendance  is  assured. 

Herbert  Clark. 


PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence. 

Portland,  Or.,  Oct.  18. — It  has  been 
many  years  since  Portland  enjoyed  her 
theaters  as  well  as  during  the  past  week, 
which  has  been  one  devoted  entirely  to 
operas  at  both  the  Marquam  and  Cordray's. 

The  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company  closed 
a  very  successful  engagement  at  the  Mar- 
quam with  Carmen  while  at  Cordrays.  A 
Breach  of  Promise  was  continued. 

Prior  to  their  departure  the  Boston  Lyric 


Company's  troupe  was  entertained  by  the 
officers  of  the  Hugh  McCullough  in  a  very 
pleasant  manner. 

The  Marquam  opened  this  week  with 
Mary  Stuart,  which  proved  its  popularity, 
and  that  of  Modjeska  by  drawing  a  crowded 
house  which  failed  in  no  manner  to  express 
the  admiration  of  the  different  members  of 
the  troupe!  On  Tuesduy  night  Marie 
Antionette  drew  a  larger  audience  than  any 
other  attraction  of  the  season,  and  from  the 
appreciation  expressed  by  it,  no  other  con- 

usion  could  be  drawn  than  that  every  one 
present  was  highly  gratified  by  enjoying 
that  privilege.  Modjeska  closed  this  even- 
ing with  Macbeth,  and  it  proved  as  enter- 
taining and  profitable  as  its  predecessors. 

A  Breezy  Time  has  entertained  the  play- 
goers at  Cordray's  which,  from  all  expres- 
sions, has  proven  a  success,  and  will  be 
continued  through  the  week. 

Modjeska  will  be  succeeded  at  the  Mar- 
quam by  Mistakes  Will  Happen,  which  will 
be  reproduced  the  remainder  of  the  present 
week. 

Frank  Maflin  and  Mona  Cook,  of  the 
Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company,  were  married 
in  this  city  on  Tuesday  of  last  week.  Jo. 

TUCSON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Tucson,  Oct.  23.— A.  Mendosa's  Grand 
and  Comic  Opera  Company  appear  at  the 
Tucson  Opera  House  to-night  and  to-morrow 
night.  Cavalleria  Rusticana  to-night,  and 
II  Trovatore  to-morrow  night  is  the  bill. 
The  advanced  sale  of  tickets  indicate  good 
houses. 

Tucson  is  considered  one  of  the  best  show 
towns  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  but  this  year 
yellow  fever  in  Louisiana  has  effected  us  as 
well  as  every  other  city  on  the  Southern 
circuit.  Few  shows  are  booked  for  Novem- 
ber and  December,  but  later  some  first-class 
attractions  will  be  announced.  Main's 
circus  will  be  here  during  the  month  of 
November.  F.  E.  A.  Kimball. 


SAN  JOSE 
Special  Correspondence. 
San  Jose,  Oct.  26th.— Ben  Hendricks  was 
at  the  Victory  on  Oct.  19th,  and  played  to  a 
very  fair  house.  Hendricks  himself  is  very 
clever,  and  was  the  source  of  much  amuse- 
ment. His  support,  however,  was  rather 
weak. 

Nance  O'Neil  is  a  San  Jose  favorite.  She 
was  here  the  first  four  nights  of  this  week 
and  filled  the  house  on  each  occasion.  She 
played  Magda,  The  New  Camille,  Peg 
Woffington  and  Oliver  Twist.  Her  support 
was  excellent,  and  she  herself  was  at  her 
best.  J.  P.  Rader. 

Mclntyre  and  Heath's  Big  Show 
will  soon  be  in  this  city;  the  roster  is 
as  follows:  Barr  and  Evans,  Maud 
Mclntyre,  Bicknelle,  Coulter  and 
Starr,  McWalters  and  Tyson,  Derenda 
and  Breen,  Young  American  Quin- 
tette. The  Three  Nevaro's  and  Mc 
Intyre  and  Heath. 


October  28th,  1899 


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Foreign  Correspondence 


LONDON 

Special  Correspondence. 

London,  Oct.  7. — "Morals  have  seriously 
deteriorated  in  England.  Nearly  every 
married  man  has  some  entanglement — per- 
haps two."  This  is  the  central  idea  around 
which  has  been  written  My  Daughter-in- 
law  which  was  produced  for  the  first  time  in 
English,  Sept.  27th.  It  is  free  from  any- 
thing like  "suggestiveness, "  there  is  no  line 
in  it  that  can  be  called  '  risky,"  and  it  is 
fairly  funny.  If  it  should  fail  to  commend 
extended  popularity,  it  will  be  by  reason  of 
its  weak  termination.  As  was  wittily  re- 
marked, it  resembles  .the  mermaid  in  that  it 
was  attractive  as  far  as  the  head  and  body 
are  concerned,  but  is  somewhat  "fishy"  at 
the  tail.  There  was  no  manifestation  of  dis- 
approval on  the  fall  of  the  curtain,  but  the 
feeble  applause  gave  tokeu  of  disappoint- 
ment. The  representation  was  almost 
without  a  flaw,  and  Miss  Ellaline  Terriss, 
Miss  Fanny  Brough,  Mr.  Seymour  Hicks, 
Mr.  Herbert  Standing  and  Mr.  J.  L.  Mackey 
achieved  personal  triumphs. 

The  Princess'  Theater  on  Saturday  last 
gave  an  elaborate  revival  of  Alone  in  Lou- 
don. Alone  in  London  may  be  described 
as  a  patchwork  piece.  Sensationalism 
abounds,  and  the  realistic  is  much  relied  on. 


Messrs.  W.  Clayton  and  Frank  Cooper, 
and  Missses  Lillah  McCarthy  and  Ethel  M. 
Ward  all  came  into  prominence  and  helped 
to  secure  for  the  revival  a  cordially  favorable 
reception. 

The  Degenerates  will  be  continued  at  the 
Haymarket  until  Oct.  14th,  and  on  the  fol- 
lowing Monday  will  move  to  the  Garrick 
Theater.  Mr.  Kred  Herr  and  Mr.  H. 
De  Lange  will  replace  Mr.  Charles  Haw- 
trey  and  Mr.  Gottschalk. 

In  Man  and  His  Makers,  when  produced 
at  the  Lyceum  Theater,  the  cast  will  include 
Messrs.  Wilson  Barrett,  J.  II.  Barnes,  Am- 
brose Manning  and  Horace  Hodges,  and 
Misses  Maud  Jeffries,  Lena  Ash  well,  Daisy 
Bellmore  and  Haidee  Wright.  The  play 
begins  in  a  garden  on  the  Upper  Thames 
and  ends  in  a  Surry  garden. 

The  Christian  will  be  produced  at  the 
Duke  of  York's  Theater  in  about  a  fortnight 
after  a  preliminary  trial  at  Liverpool.  Some 
very  realistic  features  will  be  seen  when 
produced  in  Loudon,  among  others  will 
be  a  chorus  with  organ  accompaniment  in 
the  church  scene. 

Mrs  Lingtry's  "Life,"  recording  a  host  of 
anecdotes,  theatricals,  sporting,  etc.,  will 
appear  at  Christmas.  This  popular  lady's 
reminiscences  will,  no  doubt,  attract  much 
attention.  A  New  Yorker. 


Read  the  Dramatic  Review. 


MISS  MAUDE  KNOWLTON 
Leading  Lady.  Uriywn' s  in  T<ywn. 


Ida  Wyatt 


THE  portrait  on  the  front  page  of 
this  week's  Review  is  that  of  Ida 
Wyatt,  a  well  known  soubrette  and 
danseuse.  Miss  Wyatt  has  been  seen 
in  soubrette  work  at  the  Tivoli,  and 
she  composed  and  arranged  many  of 
the  ballets  put  on  at  this  popular  opera 
house.  Miss  Wyatt  studied  stage 
dancing  under  some  of  the  best  Euro- 
pean instructors  and  she  is  probably 
the  most  accomplished  dancer  on  the 
coast.  She  will  have  a  classs  in  stage 
dancing  for  the  next  three  months. 
Pupilsmay consult herat  12  DanversSt. 


Etta  Butler  is  making  a  big  hit  in 
New  York  with  her  clever  impersona- 
tions of  stage  celebrities.  All  the 
critics  say  that  she  will  soon  outshine 
Cissie  Loft  US.  Leander  Richardson 
says:  "She  has  all  the  demureness 
and  a  good  deal  of  the  daintiness  of 
Miss  Ivoftus,  and  her  mimetic  ability 
is  remarkable."  Miss  Butler  is  a  San 
Francisco  girl,  and  it  was  here  that 
she  first  found  that  she  had  talent, 
but  she  never  had  an  instructor.  Her 
father  is  John  Butler,  the  wine  mer- 
chant. Her  brother  Louie  Butler  is 
a  very  clever  amateur  himself  and  has 
often  appeared  in  public. 


The  Recognized  Theatrical  Exchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast 

 DOES  A  

General  Booking  and  Managing  Business 


Companies  organized, 
routed  and  booked. 

Eastern  companies 
booked  on  the 
Coast. 


I'lay  and  Legal 
Department. 

Theatrical  Invest- 
ments offered  and 
show  enterprises 
promoted. 


Conducts  the  Great  Western  Vaudeville  Circuit 

CHICAGO         OMAHA         SAN  FRANCISCO 
Office,  Rooms  26-27-32-37-38  j.     L-OL/     H  HLLETT 

M  a nager 


40  ELLIS  STREET 


CALIFORNIA  THEATER 

WEEK  COMMENCING 

Sunday  Night,  Oct.  29th 

Matinees  Saturday  and  Sunday 

The  Best  Ever  ! 
You  do  nothing  but 
Laugh  and  Laugh  ! 

Delcher  &  Hennessy's  Extraordinary  Farce 

Brocun's 
in  Tocun 

With  a  Galaxy  of  Fun  Makers 

Mark  Swan,  C.  Horn,  W.  Cullison,  F.  Ebner, 
Maude  Knowlton,  Jessie  Mai  Hall,  Fannie 
Midegley,  Monica  Lee.MannieWardand  others 

Bubbling  Over  with  Bright  Husk, 

Catchy  Songs  and  Pretty  Dances 


Eugene  Hoeber 

Secretary  and  Manager 


S.  D.  Valentine 
President 


J.  R.  Roche 
Vice-Prcst.  and  Treas. 


THE  FRANCIS-VALENTINE  CO. 

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ATTENTION 

Theatrical  Companies 

We  have  just  received 
n  large  consignment  of 
the  popular 

Delia  Fox.... 
Theatrical  Trunks 

The  strongest  anil  most 
convenient  trunks  made 

Traveling 
Requisites 

of  all  kinds 

WILL  &.  FINCK  CO. 

818  820  Market  ST.,  S.  F. 


WANTED 

Good  People  for  Complete  First- 
Class  Repetoire  Co. 


Will  take  the  road  January  1st.  Rehearsals 
Commence  December  26th,  must  be  able  to 
join  company  by  that  date. 

No  fares  advanced. 

Also  l'irst-Class  Musicians  wanted  to  play 
in  band  and  double  In  orchestra;  must  own 
your  own  instruments. 

A  good  first-cUss  Stage  Manager,  Leading 
Man  and  Lady,  .Soubrette,  Character,  etc. 

All  people  who  work  on  the  stage  must 
be  able  to  do  good  specially. 

A  good  man  to  run  Props  who  can  do 
stage  carpentering  and  run  picture  machine 
wanted. 

Good  people  can  be  sure  of  long  engage- 
ment.  Salary  must  be  low  but  you  get  it. 

Knockers,  boozers  and  chasers  not  wanted 
at  any  price. 

State  what  you  can  and  will  do  in  first 
letter.  Address, 

HARRY  A.  WRIGHT,  Mgr. 
Port  Townsend,  Wash. 


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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


October  28tb,  1899 


LOCAL  NOTES. 

A  FACULTY  RECITAL. 

A  faculty  recital  was  given  at  the 
Von  Meyerinck  school  of  music  on 
Wednesday  of  last  week,  when  the 
works  of  Bach  and  Wandel  were  ren- 
dered, a  large  audience  being  in  at- 
tendance. A  pupil  recital  was  also 
given  a  few  evenings  ago,  the  program 
being  rendered  by  Mrs.  A.  C.  Lewis, 
Miss  Cruyan,  Lulu  Feldheim,  Helen 
Heath,  Jessie  Burns,  Elsa  Priber,  and 
Mrs.  P.  W.  McGlade.  The  Monday 
morning  lectures  upon  music  by  Mrs. 
Mary  Fairweather  are  still  matters  of 
great  interest  and  attract  good  aud- 
iences. 

BENEFIT  MUSICALE. 

Wednesday  evening  of  last  week  a 
good  musical  program  was  enjoyed  by 
visitors  to  the  Bazaar,  given  in  aid  of 
St.  Paul's  and  St.  Peter's  Church,  at 
Washington  Square  Hall.  Madame 
Guido  Spitzy  was  quite  a  star  attrac- 
tion, her  soprano  solos  winning  her 
warm  praise.  She  was  in  excellent 
voice,  rendering  Mon  Amers  Pin  with 
dramatic  effect  and  responding  to  an 
encore  with  a  graceful  and  popular 
Italian  ballad.  Sig.  Martinez  was  the 
accompmist  for  the  evening.  Other 
numbers  were,  baritone  solo  by  Mr. 
Zapeli;  tenor  solo,  Vorci  (Tosti),  by 
Dr.  Borino,  who  sang  with  much  taste; 
Duet  Estudiante,  by  the  Misses  Spad- 
ina;  bass  solo,  Mon  Torno,  (Titto 
Mattei)  Mr.  Danieli.  The  musical 
program  was  under  the  direction  of 
Mrs.  Spadina  and  declared  to  be  the 
most  enjoyable  entertainment  during 
the  bazaar.  A  large  audience  was  in 
attendance. 

SECOND  HOUR  OF  SONG. 

The  Second  Hour  of  Song  given  bv 
Edward  Xavier  Rolker  when  his 
pupils,  Mrs.  Pierre  Douillet,  Miss  R. 
Warden-Hickey,  Miss  E.  Hanks,  Miss 
D.  Griswold  and  Miss  Hariette  Simons 
appeared,  was  too  late  to  review  this 
week,  occurring  on  Thursday  evening 
in  Sherman  and  Clay  Hall.  Mr. 
Rolker  holds  a  distinguished  place  as 
a  singer,  his  beautifully  trained  tenor 
voice  being  a  rare  treat  to  those  who 
value  art  in  its  highest  sense,  and  he 
has  the  further  advantage  of  charming 
personality.  As  a  teacher  Mr.  Rolker 
has  been  very  successful  and  his  first 


hour  of  song  last  season, in  which  Mrs. 
Douillet  and  Miss  Simons  were  intro- 
duced, spoke  volumes  for  his  fine 
method. 

CALIFORNIA  LADIES'  QUARTET. 

Mr.  Willis  Ames,  manager  of  the 
California  Ladies'  Quartet,  under  the 
direction  of  Madame  Crawford,  writes 
a  bright  letter  of  the  way  the  quartet 
is  being  received  in  the  beginning  of 
their  tour  of  the  state,  and  encloses  a 
clipping: 

'  'The  concert  given  by  the  Califor- 
nia Ladies'  Quartet  was  of  the  highest 
order, the  program  faultlessly  rendered, 
comprising  some  of  the  choicest  works 
of  the  best  composers.  It  is  impossi- 
ble to  speak  too  highly  of  these  artists 
whose  renditions  of  the  most  difficult 
compositions  is  absolutely  faultless. 
They  are  the  finest  combination  of 
pian  )  and  strings  ever  brought  to 
Southern  California." 

On  Friday  of  last  week  a  concert 
was  given  at  Santa  Ana  and  on  Satur- 
day at  Anaheim,  but  one  of  the  prin- 
cipal concerts  will  occur  in  Blanchard 
Music  Hall,  Los  Angeles,  after  which 
they  will  gradually  work  North. 

HOWARD  MALCOM  TICKNOR. 

The  Chauning  Auxiliary  is  hav- 
ing a  course  of  lecture  readings  by  Mr. 
Howard  Malcom  Ticknor,  M.  A.,  of 
Boston,  Mass.,  the  first  having  been 
given  Thursday  of  last  week  upon 
"Artists,  Authors  and  Celebrities 
Whom  I  Have  Known  at  Home  and 
Abroad,"  with  reminiscences  of  the 
Americans  who  formed  the  artistic 
coterie  in  Rome;  of  the  great  writers 
who  made  Boston  famous,  and  of 
musicians,  actors,  and  others  who 
have  been  eminent  in  their  day.  Last 
Thursday  the  subject  was  "Edmond 
Rostand  and  His  Writings,"  with 
original  translations  from  the  plays 
which  have  been  presented  only  in 
Paris,  and  from  Cyrano  de  Bergerac 
as  acted  from  Mr.  Tichnor's  manu- 
script version.  These  lectures  will  be 
given  each  Thursday  for  some  weeks. 
An  hour  with  this  eminent  man  is  a 
leaf  in  the  book  of  higher  education; 
his  knowledge  of  the  subjects  in  hand, 
his  fine  delivery  and  language,  being 
lessons  that  will  remain  a  benefit  and 
delight  to  his  hearers.  Miss  Jennie 
Long,  who  is  in  charge  of  the  depart- 
ment of  elocution  in  the  Pacific  Coast 


Conservatory  of  Music,  was  a  pupil  of 
Mr.  Ticknor,  and  it  was  her  interest 
that  induced  him  to  visit  California; 
and  the  Chauning  Auxiliary  is  fortu- 
nate, indeed,  in  having  secured  him 
for  the  season  of  lectures. 

MUSICAL    AND     DRAMATIC  EVENING. 

The  Western  Addition  Literary  and 
Social  Club  held  an  enjoyable  enter- 
tainment in  Native  Sons'  Hall  on  Wed- 
nesday evening.  The  musical  pro- 
gram opened  with  selections  by  J .  D. 
Hynes  orchestra,  baritone  solo,  "The 
Postillion,"  (Molloy)  by  Mr.  W.  A. 
Connolly,  violin  solos  by  Mr.  Bern- 
hard  Walther,  a  musician  of  ability 
and  reputation  who  has  come  here  re- 
cently, and  whose  wife,  a  very  beauti- 
ful woman  with  an  exquisite  voice, 
has  been  filling  a  successful  engage- 
ment in  Los  Angeles  and  will  be 
heard  in  San  Francisco.  Soprano 
solos  by  Miss  Lily  Roeder,  a  pupil  of 
Joseph  Greven,  who  was  as  usual  well 
received,  "A  few  minutes  with  W.  J. 
Byrnes,"  the  evening  closing  with  a 
one-act  play  by  Sir  Charles  Young, 
"Drifted  Apart,"  the  cast  being:  Sir 
Geoffry  Bloomfield,  Mr.  Geo.  A.  Den- 
nison;  Lady  Gwendoline  Bloomfield, 
Miss  May  Sullivan. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


STUDIO  ECHOES 

The  Spanish-American  Circle  gave 
a  concert  in  Golden  Gate  Hall  last 
Saturday  evening. 

Sims  Reeves,  the  English  tenor  now 
in  his  82d  year,  contemplates  a  provin- 
cial tour  this  winter. 

Hugh  Callender  was  tendered  a 
benefit  concert  recently  through  the 
interest  of  J.  W.  McKenzie  and  the 
McKenzie  Musical  Society.  The  con- 
cert was  a  successful  affair. 

Elizabeth  Strong  Worthington  has 
been  away  frequently  from  her  Ber- 
keley home  on  lecture  tours,  working 
between  whiles  on  a  new  book.  She 
made  quite  a  success  with  "The  Little 
Brown  Dog,"  published  at  the  time  of 
the  war,  and  her  last  book,  "How  to 
Cook  Husbands,"  is  having  a  splendid 
sale,  especially  in  the  East.  Her  lec- 
tures on  music  and  other  topics  were 
an  interesting  feature  of  last  season, 
and  she  is  a  most  interesting,  well  in- 
formed speaker. 


MUSIC  IN  GENERAL. 

Rubenenstein's  "Demon"  has  been 
revived  at  the  Theater  Royal,  Dresden. 
This  is  a  work  too  much  neglected  by 
the  lyric  theaters. 

The  Court  Theatei  of  Darmstadt 
will  produce  an  unpublished  opera  by 
Ferdinand  Hummel,  which  is  entitled 
"Sophie  von  Brabant." 

At  the  request  of  celebrated  French 
artists,  the  French  Government  has 
bestowed  on  Felix  Mottl  the  cross  of 
a  Knight  of  the  Legion  of  Honor. 

The  Scandinavian  composer  Grieg 
has  promised  to  set  to  music  an  ora- 
torio "Peace,"  the  text  of  which  is 
furnished  by  Bjornstjerne  Bjornson. 
The  work,  it  is  hoped,  will  be  per- 
formed at  the  Peace  Congress  to  be 
held  in  Paris  during  the  Exposition 
next  year. 

The  National  Theater  of  Prague  be- 
gan on  the  20th  a  Smetana  cycle.  The 
eight  operas  of  the  composer  will  be 
given  in  chronological  order,  and 
when  the  cycle  is  concluded  there  will 
be  a  concert,  at  which  there  will  be 
performed  his  eight  symphonic  poems 
and  other  works  for  orchestra  and 
voice  by  the  same  composer.  The  fes- 
tival will  last  fifteen  days. 

An  utterly  unknown  march  by  Franz 
Schubert  has  lately  been  discovered  in 
a  sale  of  some  manuscripts  and  books 
near  Heidelberg.  The  piece  is  for 
two  pianos  and  eight  hands,  and  has 
Schubert's  signature  and  the  date 
Vienna,  November,  1825.  On  the 
margin  the  words  "Huttenbrenner" 
and  "Schwammerl"  are  written  in 
pencil.  The  latter  is  a  nickname 
which  some  of  his  friends  gave  to  the 
composer. 


Fra  Diavolo  has  been  sung  in  San 
Francisco  many,  main-  times,  but  the 
performances  of  this  popular  opera 
given  last  week  by  the  Tivoli  company 
were  so  remarkably  good,  the  Review 
thinks  them  worthy  of  special  men- 
tion. The  work  of  Ada  Palmer- 
Walker,  Alf  Wheelan,  Tom  Greene 
and  Phil  Branson  and  Wra.  Schuster 
was  especially  notable,  and  can  be 
chaJcaterized  by  no  other  word  than 
brilliant. 

Lederer's  Quintonica  will  keep  the  hair 
healthy. 


OCTOBKR   28th,  1S99 


THE   SAN    FRANCISCO    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


browns  in  cTocwn 

"The  story  of  Brown's  in  Town, 
'  which  will  be  the  attraction  at 
the  California  Theater  for  one  week 
only,  beginning  Sunday  night,  Oct. 
29th,  is  decidedly  complicated,  and 
the  complications  are  new.  They 
come  about  through  the  efforts  of  a 
young  man  to  keep  his  marriage  a 
secret  from  his  father.  In  furtherance 
of  his  plan,  he  and  his  bride  go  to 
a  country  villa  where  the  father  arrives 
later  and  where  friends  drop  in,  to  the 
utter  despair  of  both  Brown  and  his 
wife.  When  the  father  arrives  upon 
the  scene  he  is  told  his  son  is  visiting 
a  man  by  the  name  of  Brown;  this 
naturally  compels  the  introduction  of 
Mrs.  Brown  as  well  as  her  husband. 
One  of  the  friends  in  ignorance  of  the 
marriage  is  persuaded  to  play  the  part 
of  Brown.  He  finds  it  much  to  his 
liking,  and  proceeds  to  make  love  to 
the  lady  in  earnest,  a  proceeding  which 
the  husband  is  powerless  to  prevent. 
Matters  are  further  complicated  by 
the  fact  the  pseudo  Brown  is  supplied 
with  two  wives  to  suit  the  different 
emergencies,  and  is  finally  accounted 
a  Mormon  by  the  irascible  father  who 
has  caused  all  the  trouble.  Ultimately 
matters  are  straightened  out  by  the 
son  confessing  the  fact  that  he  is  mar- 
ried, and  as  the  old  gentleman  has  be- 
come very  fond  of  Mrs.  Brown,  he 
finally  gives  them  his  blessing  and 
everything  ends  happily.  The  farce 
is  built  on  novel  lines  similar  to  that 
of  Why  Smith  Left  Home.  Its  dia- 
logue is  crisp  and  fresh,  and  in  action 
it  is  said  to  be  about  as  brisk  as  they 
make  them.  Moreover  the  people  in 
the  cast  are  competent;  they  are  Mark 
Swan,  Maude  Knowlton,  W.  Cul- 
lison,  Jessie  Mai  Hall,  C.  Horn, 
Monica  Lee,  E.  Ebner,  Mamie  Ward, 
Fannie  Midgeley  and  others. 


A  Footlight  Favorite. 


7t\ 


Dan  L.  Hart  has  finished  his  new 
play,  The  Parish  Priest,  which  Daniel 
Sully  will  produce  shortly  under 
Willis  E.  Boyer's  direction.  The 
business  of  O'Brien  the  Contractor, 
which  Mr.  Sully  is  now  playing,  is 
good. 

The  annual  election  of  officers  of 
the  Lambs'  Club,  N.  Y.,  was  held  last 
week  with  the  result  that  Thomas  B. 
Clarke  will  hold  the  office  of  Shepherd 
for  another  year,  Clay  M.  Greene  will 


be  the  Boy,  John  Drew  the  Corre- 
sponding Secretary,  Thomas  Manning 
the  Recording  Secretary,  E.  Clifford 
Potter  the  Treasurer,  and  Charles  H. 
Hoyt  the  Librarian.  E.  W.  Kemble, 
Digby  Bell  and  Victor  Herbert  were 
chosen  members  of  the  Council  for 
terms  of  three  years. 

On  the  %oad 

A  Milk  White  Flag. 
San  Francisco  (Columbia)  23,  one 
week . 

Jessie  Shirley  Company. 
Yreka  23;  Redding  30. 

Dailey  Stoek  Company. 
Santa   Cruz    16-22;  Stockton  23; 
Hanford  30;  Fresno  Xov  6;  Visalia  13; 
Bakersfield  20;  Redlands  27. 

Brown' s  in  Town. 

San  Francisco  [California  Theater] 
Oct.  30,  two  weeks. 

Sam  T.  Shaw  Company. 
New  Whatcom  16-22;  Port  Town- 
send  23-27. 

Hotel  Topsy  Tuny. 
Fresno  23  ;  Los  Angeles  25  ; 
Riverside  26;  San  Diego  27-28; 
San  Jose  30;  Portland  Nov.  1;  Seattle 
3;  Tacoma  4;  Spokane  6;  Helena  8; 
Anaconda  9;  Butte  10-11;  Great  Falls 
13;  Winnepeg  15;  Grand  Forks  17; 
Fargo  18;  St.  Paul,  19  week;  Minne- 
apolis 26  week. 

Girl  From  Chili. 
Winnepeg  23;    Grand    Forks  24; 
Crookstown  25;  Fargo,  N.  D.  26;  Wah- 
peaton  27;  Fergus  Falls  28 
Alabama. 
El  Paso  Oct.  2 1 . 

By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves. 

Salt  Lake  Oct.  21-22;  San  Francisco 
(Columbia  Theater)  30,  two  weeks. 

Frederick  Warde 

Denver,  Nov.  20-25;  Las  Vegas  27; 
Albuquerque,  28;  San  Bernardino,  30; 
San  Diego,  Dec.  1-2;  Los  Angeles,  4- 
9;  San  Francisco,  11,  two  weeks. 
Mile.  Fifi 

San  Diego,  Oct.  25;  Los  Angeles, 
26-27-28;  Riverside,  31;  San  Bernar- 
dino, Nov.  1;  Pasadena,  2;  Bakers- 
field,  3;  Fresno,  4;  San  Francisco,  6, 
week. 

Lambardi  Company  'Dis- 
bands 

Thk  Lambardi  Italian  Grand  Opera 
*  Company  disbanded  in  Kansas 
City  October  22d,  after  a  trip  through 
the  West,  because  of  poor  business. 
"This  ends  the  Lambardi  company 
so  far  as  the  present  organization  is 
concerned,"  said  Edward  Begeard, 
manager  for.  Signor  Lambardi,  "but 
a  reorganization  will  be  effected  by 
next  week.  Collamarini,  Sostegni, 
Bardaracco,  Rosso,  Bergani  and  the 
rest  of  the  stars  will  remain  with  us, 
with  the  exception  perhaps  of  Signor- 
ina  Barducci.  It  is  too  bad  but  it  can- 
not be  helped.  We  will  come  out  all 
right  just  the  same." 


City 


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Cloak  and  Suit  Dept. 

The  latest  novelties  in  Tailor  Suits,  Ulsters, 
Three-quarter  long  EnglishWalking  Jackets, 
Capes  and  Separate  Dress  Skirts  are  daily 
arriving  and  on  display  now. 


Two  Unusually  Good  Specials 

The  Latest  Style  High  Grade  TAILOR 
SUIT,  loose  front  or  tight-fitting, 
jacket  silk  lined,  in  black,  gray  and 
blue  cheviot,  at  $20.  Good  value  at  $25. 

Kersey  Cloth  Jacket,  all  lined,  tan, 
blue  and  black,  at  $12.50.  Good 
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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


October  28th,  1899 


ARCHIE  LEVY'S 


ion 


I  he  Theatrical  Exchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Booking  for  Thirty-Eight  Houses. 

Rooms  116-117-118-119-120  No.  6  EDDY  STREET 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

TAKE    ELEVATOR  'PHONE    BLACK    1 701 


E.    P-  HCNNINC 


"A  Stitch  in  time  saves  nine" 

BAY  CITY  CLOTHING  RENOVATORY 

22':  GEKRY  STREET 

ROOM  19 

1.00— SUITS    CLEANED    AND    PRESSED  1.00 
Monthly  Contracts 
'Phone  Grant  158 


A.    8.  LtVV 


Telephone   East  358 

Weddings,  Receptions,  Breakfasts,  Dinners,  Private 
Picnics,  Etc.,  attended  to 

HBRHHHM 

CATERER 

Address,  476  Geary  Street  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Hair  Dressing  25c 

Never  more — never  less.  Work  done 
only  by  experts.  Any  style — simple  or 
elaborate.  27  hairdressers  employed, 
so  there  are  no  delays. 


Hairdressing,  any  style  i 

Sundays  and  Holidays  

Plain  Hairdressing  and  Sham- 
pooing  

Shampooing  Short  Hair .... 
Bleaching  Roots  of  Hair  .... 


G.  LEDERER  +  m Stockton St- 

Opposite  City  of  Paris 

SHN  FRHNCISCO 


Good  in  Emergencies 

Continued  from  page  2. 

would  have  had  a  good  house,  I  think, 
if  it  hadn't  set  in  to  rain  early  in  the 
evening. ' 

"  'Perhaps  it  was  just  as  well  that 
we  did  have  a  slim  house,  though,  be- 
cause the  roof  got  to  leaking  badly  be- 
fore the  first  act  was  over,  and  if  there 
had  been  a  crowd  they  all  couldn't 
have  kept  moving  around  so  as  to  keep 
out  from  under  the  leaks,  and  some  of 
them  might  not  have  enjoyed  the 
play,  under  the  circumstances,  superb 
as  it  was.' 

'"I  was  obliged  to  remodel  the  play 
somewhat,  because,  as  you  know, 
Marks  was  in  a  strte  of  beastly  intox- 
ication, and  unable  to  appear;  and  the 
lady  who  does  Topsy  is  his  wife.  She 
insisted  on  watching  by  his  bedside. 
She  had  something  to  say  to  him  when 
he  first  woke  up.  He  had  gone  to 
sleep  on  a  pile  of  scenery  in  the  prop- 
erty room.  With  some  slight  changes 
in  the  lines,  however,  and  a  little  re- 
casting, we  were  able  to  make  theplay 
go  all  right.' 

"  'I  was  Uncle  Tom  and  Marks  too, 
and  the  lady  who  is  Little  Eva,  under 
ordinarycircumstances,  also  did  Topsy 
on  this  occasion.  It  required  some 
excellent  work  to  reconcile  the  aud- 
ience to  a  white  Topsy  with  flaxen 
curls,  and  a  black  Marks,  the  lawyer, 
but  there  was  no  time  to  make  changes 
and  we  did  it.  There  wasn't  an  egg 
thrown  during  the  entire  performance.' 

"'While  the  parade  was  passing 
along  Main  street,  in  the  afternoon, 
the  bloodhound  got  into  an  altercation 
with  the  butcher's  dog  and  the  argu- 
ment went  against  him.  He  is  a  big 
Mongrel  pup  that  I  picked  up  in  Ken- 
osha. He  not  only  lacks  courage,  but 
he  is  without  sense,  too.  When  Eliza 
started  across  the  river  on  the  ice  the 
bloodhound — that  is  to  say,  the  yellow 
pup — took  after  her  in  good  shape. 
But  .suddenly  he  sat  down  on  his  tail, 
right  in  the  center  of  the  stage,  and 
began  licking  some  scratches  where 
the  butcher's  dog  had  taken  hold  of 
his  hind  leg.  Then,  all  of  a  sudden 
he  stopped  licking  and  started  on  a 
jump,  with  his  tail  between  his  legs, 
yelping  like  the  deuce,  right  out  over 
the  footlights  and  down  among  the 
spectators.' 

"  'I  discovered  later  that  we  had 
put  in  a  wrong  piece  of  scenery.  It 
had  a  picture  of  a  cabin  on  it,  with  a 
dog  sitting  out  in  front  of  the  cabin. 
The  blamed  pup  must  have  mistaken 
this  painted  dog  for  the  butcher's  dog. 
It  spoiled  the  act;  took  all  the  serious- 
ness out  of  it,  and  made  Eliza's  haste 
to  escape  seem  entirely  unnecessary.' 

"'We  had  had  the  audience,  what 
there  was  of  it,  with  us  up  to  that  time. 
But  we  couldn't  do  anything  with  it 
after  that.  They  laughed  all  through 
the  pathetic  scene  where  little  Eva 
dies,  and  when  Lagree  was  beating 
poor  old  Uncle  Tom  nearly  to  death, 
and  I  was  putting  in  my  best  work  on 
that  piteous  look  and  heart-breaking 


appeal  for  mercy,  somebody  yelled: 
"Hit  him  again;  he's  Irish!' 

"  'But  the  worst  of  it  came  in  the 
last  act.  This  is  a  very  pathetic  scene, 
too,  as  you  probably  know.  St.  Clair 
and  Little  Eva  are  both  dead  and  gone, 
and  Uncle  Tom  is  on  his  last  legs,  as 
it  were,  and  there  should  be  a  great 
deal  of  sadness  and  gloom  pervading 
the  whole  thing.  Under  the  circum- 
stances this  sadness  and  gloom  was  a 
hard  proposition  to  maintain.  About 
half  way  down  the  center  row  of  seats 
sat  a  big,  fat  red-faced  man  who  would 
wait  until  the  situation  became  about 
as  sad  and  gloomy  as  we  could  make 
it,  and  then  he  would  break  out  into  a 
fit  of  laughter  and  the  whole  audience 
would  follow  suit.' 

"'Perhaps  he  wasn't  to  blame  for 
it.  I  give  him  the  benefit  of  the  doubt, 
anyway.  He  seemed  to  try  to  keep 
quiet,  but  ever)-  now  and  then  he 
would  probably  get  to  thinking  of  how 
that  confounded  pup  happened  to  catch 
sight  of  the  dog  on  the  scenery,  and 
then  he  couldn't  hold  in.' 

"We  got  through  about  half  the  act 
without  any  particular  mishap,  though, 
and  would  have  finished  it  all  right,  I 
think,  but  right  in  the  middle  of  a  par- 
ticularly impressive  scene  the  rope 
which  was  holding  the  drop  curtain 
became  loosened  and  the  curtain  rolled 
down.' 

"  'The  show  ended  right  there.  The 
people,  either  thinking  that  was  the 
end  of  it,  or  else  satisfied  that  they  had 
had  their  money's  worth,  filed  out.' 

"  'The  performance  was  not  a  finan- 
cial success,  taking  into  consideration 
the  man  with  the  attachment,  but  I 
consider  that  it  was  an  artistic  success 
up  to  the  very  instant  the  rope  broke, 
notwithstanding  the  difficulties  we 
labored  under.' 

"'Iam  here  now,  endeavoring  to 
make  the  necessary  arrangements  to 
give  the  performance  tonight.  I  am 
in  advance  of  the  company, which  will, 
however,  arrive  in  time  for  the  per- 
formance, provided  the  hotel  keeper 
releases  them — which  I  expect  him  to 
do  when  he  finds  that  they  will  other- 
wise board  with  him  until  other  ar- 
rangements are  made.' 

"So  you  see,"  said  the  Major,  when 
he  had  finished  relating  the  experience, 
"there  was  at  least  one  actor  who  act- 
ually required  an  emergency  to  show 
what  he  could  do,  and  the  size  of  the 
audience  didn't  effect  him,  except  to 
make  him  better,  perhaps." 

Later  I  got  the  Major  to  admit  that 
he  had  had  some  experience  as  a  man- 
ager, himself,  and  when  I  charged 
him  with  it,  he  admitted  that  Mr. 
Plankington  Fales  was,  in  reality,  him- 
self, that  being  the  name  he  used  while 
a  member  of  the  profession. 

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ALVIX  S  DIAMONDS  NOWHERE. 

Charles  L.  Davis,  the  actor,  other- 
wise known  as  Alvin  Joslin,  was 
sitting  once  on  the  porch  of  a  hotel  in 
Texas,  when  a  man  from  Detroit 
steped  in  front  of  him  and  looked  over 
his  head  in  search  of  an  acquaintance, 
whom  he  supposed  was  in  the  hotel 
lobby.  Davis,  mistaking  the  Detroiter's 
purpose,  remarked:  "Ah,  I  see  you 
admire  my  diamonds.  This  one"  — 
indicating  the  stone  on  his  shirt  bosom 
—  "cost  me  $3000.  These" — showing 
his  cuff  buttons — "cost  me  $2500  each, 
and  my  wife  has  a  trunk  full  up  in  our 
room." 

The  Detroit  man  did  not  say  much, 
but  that  evening  by  arrangement  with 
the  head  waiter,  Davis  was  placed  at 
supper  alone  at  a  table  where  were 
several  chairs.  Presently  seven  men, 
all  commercial  travelers,  entered  the 
dining  room  and  each  one  had  a  large 
cut-glass  fruit  dish  fastened  on  his 
breast,  while  glass  prisms  hung  pend- 
ant from  each  coat  and  vest  button. 

Soberly  marching  to  Davis'  table, 
the  seven  men  took  the  vacant  seats, 
and  the  Detroit  man  entertained  the 
alleged  actor  with:  "Ah.  I  see  you  ad- 
mire our  diamonds.  This  one,"  point- 
ing to  the  fruit  dish,  "cost  $3,000,000. 
These,"  indicating  the  prisms,  "cost 
$250,000  each,  and  we  have  three  car- 
loads like  them  at  the  depot  waiting 
to  be  side-tracked."  Davis  not  only 
changed  his  table,  but  went  to  another 
hotel. 

SHYLOCK  PROPITIATED. 

Edwin  Booth  once  told  the  follow- 
ing story  at  a  supper  table:  Once  dur- 
ing the  days  of  his  early  struggles 
Booth  was  "barn  storming"  down  in 
Virginia  at  a  place  called  Lee's  Land- 
ing. The  improvised  theater  was  a 
tobacco  warehouse,  and  it  was  crowded 
by  the  planters  for  miles  around. 
Booth  and  his  companions  had  ar- 
ranged to  take  the  weekly  steamer 
expected  late  that  night,  and  between 
the  acts  were  busy  packing  up.  The 
play  was  the  "Merchant  of  Venice," 
and  they  were  just  going  on  for  the 
trial  scene  when  they  heard  the  whistles 
and  the  manager  came  running  in  to 
say  that  the  steamer  had  arrived  and 
would  leave  again  in  half  an  hour. 

"If  we  explain  matters,"  said  the 
manager,  "theaudience  will  think  they 
are  being  cheated  and  we  shall  have  a 
free  fight.    The  only  thing  is  for  you 


fellows  to  get  up  some  sort  of  natural- 
like impromptu  ending  for  the  piece 
and  ring  down  the  curtain.  Go  right 
ahead,  ladies  and  gentlemen,  and  take 
j  our  cue  from  Ned  there." 

"Xed."  of  course  was  Booth,  who 
resolved  to  rely  upon  the  ignorance  of 
the  Virginians  of  those  days  to  pull 
him  through.  So  when  old  George 
Ruggles — who  was  playing  Shylock — 
began  to  sharpen  his  knife  on  his  boot, 
Booth  walked  straight  up  to  him  and 
said,  solemnly:  "You  are  bound  to 
have  the  flesh,  are  you!" 

"You  bet  your  life,"  said  Ruggles. 

"Now,  I'll  make  you  one  more 
offer, "  continued  Booth.  "In  addition 
to  this  bag  of  ducats  I'll  throw  in  two 
kegs  of  nigger-head  terback,  a  shot- 
gun and  a  couple  of  the  best  coon  dogs 
in  the  State." 

"I'm  blowed  if  I  don't  do  it,"  re- 
sponded Shylock,  much  to  the  appro- 
bation of  the  audience,  who  were  tob- 
acco raisers  and  coon-hunters  to  a  man . 
"And  to  show  that  there  are  no  ill- 
feelings,"  put  in  Portia,  "we'll  wind 
up  with  a  Virginia  reel." 

When  the  company  got  aboard  the 
steamer  the  captain,  who  had  wit- 
nessed the  conclusion  of  the  play  re- 
marked: 

"I'd  like  to  see  the  whole  of  that 
play   some    time,  gentlemen.  I'm 
blessed  if  I  thought  that  fellow  Shakes- 
peare had  so  much  snap  in  him." 
IRVING 'S  RETORT. 

Henry  Irving's  reappearance  in 
America  recalls  the  following  story  of 
his  retort  to  Wilson  Barrett,  just  be- 
fore Barrett  sailed  for  his  first  appear- 
ance in  the  United  States.  It  happened 
in  London  one  day  as  he  was  strolling 
on  the  Strand,  and  chanced  to  run 
across  Irving.  They  soon  became 
engaged  in  conversation  as  to  the 
critical  character  of  American  au- 
diences. Irving  had  already  played 
in  this  country. 

"So  you're  going  to  America,  are 
you?"  asked  Irving. 

"Yes,  in  about  a  month,"  was  the 
reply. 

"What  are  you  going  to  play?" 

"Claudion,  and  possibly  Hamlet." 

"Why,  I've  played  Hamlet  in 
America,"  said  Irving  disdainfully. 

"Well,  are  you  the  only  man  who 
can  do  it  ?" 

"No,  but  I  am  convinced  that  you 
are  the  only  man  who  cannot." 


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Faust  in  the  'Bush 


SOME    REMINISCENCES    OF    AN  OLD- 
TIME  THEATRICAL  GENIUS. 

\  l\  any  old-timers  in  theatricals  re- 
'  *  member  Wm.  Lloyd  who  died 
in  Los  Angeles  a  couple  of  years  ago. 
Dramatic  actor  in  comedy,  farce  and 
tragedy,  operatic  buffo,  prompter, 
stage-manager,  carpenter  and  machin- 
ist by  turns,  he  ran  the  whole  gamut 
of  dramatic  usefulness  until  stricken 
with  paralysis.  The  last  few  years  of 
his  life  he  had  charge  of  the  stage- 
door  of  a  local  theater,  where  he 
patiently  waited  till  "called"  to  "go 
on"  before  that  vast  audience  in  the 
beyond.  Mr.  Lloyd  possessed  a  fund 
of  interesting  stage  anecdotes,  gathered 
during  his  long  theatrical  experience. 
He  came  to  California  in  the  early 
50' s,  and  used  to  recall  many  personal 
reminiscences  of  the  old  days  at  the 
Jenny  Lind  Theater  and  Maguire's 
Opera  House;  and  of  the  dramatic 
triumphs  they  have  seen;  or  how  so- 
and-so  played  Hamlet  in  a  bag  wig 
and  an  English  officer's  uniform  in 
Red  Bluff";  or  the  landlord  of  a  Marys- 
ville  hotel  engaged  the  troupe  to  play 
in  his  dining-room,  charging  no 
admission  to  the  perfo.mance,  but 
with  a  shrewd  business  idea  of  corral- 
ling the  bar-trade  of  the  town, 
thereby  "doing  up"  the  rival  estab- 
lishment. 

*  * 

Lloyd  drifted  to  Australia  in  the 
early  days,  and  for  a  number  of  years 
was  connected  with  Lyster's  Grand 
English  Opera  Company  as  stage 
manager,  and  here  is  a  story  of  those 
days  spent  in  the  country  of  kangaroo 
and  ticket-of-leave  men: 

The  company  was  engaged  to  play 
in  Ballarat,  then  a  booming  mining 
camp,  and  though  Lyster  rarely  played 
outside  the  large  towns,  a  big  guaran- 
tee persuaded  the  manager  to  visit 
the  camp  in  question.  The  opera 
selected  was  Faust,  and  the  perform- 
ance was  to  be  given  in  a  hall  in  the 
second  story  of  a  building  erected  on 
the  side  of  a  hill,  the  first  floor  of 
which  was  used  as  a  wagon  shop. 
Mechanical  fittings  were  of  course 
unknown  in  this  backwood's  "opera 
hou^e, "  and  Lyster  who  thought  him- 
self a  genius  at  contriving,  hit  upon  a 
scheme  by  which  the  action  of  the 
opera  could  be  facilitated.  In  the  last 
act,  as  every  one  remembers,  the 
recreant  Faust  descends  to  hades  with 
Mephistopheles;  and  as  the  mechanical 
trap,  by  the  aid  of  which  this  is 
usually  accomplished,  was  missing, 
a  hole  was  cut  in  the  floor  of  the 
"stage,"  a  wagon  rolled  underneath, 
and  a  ladder  erected  thereon,  down 
which  the  tenor  and  basso  were  to  de- 
scend. Lloyd  was  prompting  that 
night,  and  with  Lyster,  anxious  for 
the  success  of  his  plan,  was  perched 
on  the  top  rungs  of  the  ladder  reading 
the  lines  to  the  singers  above.  The 
prison  scene  was  on;  Marguerite  had 
finished  her  impassioned  though  vain 


appeal  to  Faust;  the  tempter  and 
tempted  stepped  upon  the  improvised 
trap,  when  the  wagon  wheels  com- 
menced to  revolve,  and  tenor,  bass, 
manager  and  prompter  were  precipi- 
tated to  the  bottom,  a  much  quicker 
descent  than  they  had  bargained  for. 
As  Squires  the  tenor  sententiously  re- 
marked, "if  it  wasn't  hell  it  was  very 
near  it."  John  P.  Wilson. 


Ifping's  'Tour 

QiR  Henry  Irving  and  Ellen  Terry 
^  have  arrived  in  New  York,  pre- 
liminary to  a  tour  of  the  United 
States.  "While  this  is  our  fifth 
American  tour,"  said  Sir  Henry,  "I 
feel  that  we  have  never  before  been 
in  the  United  States  under  more  au- 
spicious circumstances.  In  the  first 
place  the  cordiality  between  the  two 
nations  was  never  greater  than  it  is 
at  the  present  time,  and  while  my 
personal  relations  with  American 
theater-goers  have  always  been  of  the 
most  delightful  character,  it  is  pleasant 
to  feel  that  the  two  nations  now  recog- 
nize the  ties  of  kinship  as  never  before. 

'  'I  believe  that  Robespierre,  with 
which  we  will  open  at  the  Knicker- 
bocker, will  justify  my  faith  in  trans- 
porting such  an  elaborate  production. 
I  wanted  to  give  my  American  friends 
something  entirely  new,  and  I  had 
them  much  in  mind  while  selecting 
the  piece.  Then,  too,  it  is  always  an 
inspiration  to  play  to  American  au 
diences,  and  Miss  Terry  and  myself 
really  look  upon  our  tour  as  a  means 
of  brightening  up  our  faculties  as  well 
as  entertaining  our  American  friends." 


cModem  Drama 

O  peaking  to  the  Yale  students, 
^  Joseph  Jefferson  said:  "Is  the 
tendency  of  the  modern  stage  to  pur- 
ity? Is  it  so  bad  as  that  of  the  Res- 
toration? No,  indeed,  we  never  can 
get  so  bad  as  the  drama  of  the  Restor- 
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stuff,  so  vile  that  ladies  dared  not  go 
to  the  theater  without  masked  faces. 
The  public  is  to  blame  for  bad  plays, 
for  that  matter.  A  man  asked  me  the 
other  day  if  a  certain  play  was  decent. 

"Do  you  think  that  play  is  fit  to  be 
seen?"  he  asked. 

"How  do  you  know  it  is  not,"  I 
asked. 

'  Well,  I  have  seen  it." 

"How  many  times  have  you  seen 
it,"  I  probed. 

"Only  twice.  I  was  not  sure  of 
some  things  in  it  the  first  time." 

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Through  the  Window  of  the  Box  Office 


TTai,f  a  day  spent  behind  the  lobby 
*  *  wickets  from  which  are  sold  tickets 
for  the  various  theaters  inclines  me  to 
a  deathless  belief  that  the-  art  of 
ticket  selling  should  be  added  to  the 
learned  profession,  says  Ten  Broeck 
in  the  New  York  Telegraph. 

The  box  office  man  may  not  resem- 
ble a  college  professor;  he  may  not 
wear  the  polished  and  naked  cranium 
that  is  the  badge  of  deep  learning  and 
lofty  thought;  he  may  not  be  "up"  on 
cuniform  inscriptions.  To  him  bio- 
plastic  germs  and  differential  calculi 
may  be  all  one,  but  he  can  give  the 
spectacled  professor  cards  and  spades 
and  beat  him,  hands  down,  on  the 
proper  study  of  mankind,  which,  ac- 
cording to  the  infallible  Pope,  is  man. 

The  box  office  man — that  is,  the 
box  office  man  who  is  master  of  his 
art — reads  human  nature  like  a  book. 
He  can  tell  at  a  glance  the  individual 
upon  whom  it  is  safe  to  unload  seats 
directly  behind  the  stage-obscuring 
pillar,  and  the  man  to  whom  he  may 
swear  that  seats  in  the  "circle" — row 
seven — are  far  more  desirable  than 
aisle  chairs  in  the  corresponding  row 
of  the  orchestra. 

He  recognizes  at  once  the  financial 
magnate  for  whom  he  will  deferen- 
tially sell  the  "best  in  the  house,"  and 
the  shrinking  music  teacher  who  will 
painfully  pirt  with  seventy-five  cents 
— she  always  has  the  exact  change,  in 
silver — toward  whom  he  may  con- 
temptuously shove  a  single  seat  in 
the  balcony.  The  public  says  of  this 
theater,  or  that,  or  the  other,  that  it 
is  a  "swell"  house;  meaning  not  that 
the  price  of  admission  is  greater  than 
to  others,  and  its  audiences  therefore 
drawn  from  the  class  which  spends 
money  most  freely,  but  that  the 
patrons  of  that  special  house  are  more 
smartly  dressed  than  the  audiences 
one  see  elsewhere.  This  state  of 
things  is  due  to  the  unerring  acumen 
of  the  box  office  man. 

That  astute  gentleman  can  in- 
variably detect  the  man  who  will 
bring  a  stunningly  dressed  woman  to 
the  theater  and  the  one  whose  com- 
panion will  be  sure  to  be  a  dowdy 
damsel  in  a  last  year's  gown.  Be  very 
sure  that  the  former  will  get  a  con- 
spicuous seat,  while  the  latter  is  re- 


legated to  the  shadowy  rear.  The 
box  office  man  recognizes  the  pros- 
perous individual  who  will  wear  even- 
ing clothes  to  the  play  and  the  rural 
visitor  who  will  treat  his  fiancee  to 
peanuts  or  to  candy  out  of  a  paper 
bag.  He  knows  the  woman  who  will 
wear  a  picture  hat  to  her  own  com- 
placent joy  and  to  the  agonized  undo- 
ing of  the  unfortunates  behind  her, 
and  he  parcels  out  seats  in  accordance 
with  with  his  judgment  to  such  buyers. 
In  short,  it  is  the  box  office  man  who 
dresses  the  house.    And  deadheads. 

It  is  upon  that  professional  barnacle 
that  the  finest  art  of  the  ticket  seller  is 
exercised,  and  woe  to  the  obscure 
thespian  who  fancies  he  can  impress 
the  autocrat  of  the  box  office  with  his 
histrionic  greatness. 

Up  to  Johnny  McKeever  the  po- 
pular guardian  of  the  ticket  rack  at 
Wallack's,  there  stalked  the  other 
afternoon  a  long  haired  and  lanky 
individual  in  a  Hamlet  cloak.  The 
aroma  of  the  stage  pervaded  his  entire 
being;  it  oozed  forth  from  the  shabby 
shoes  under  his  yellow  spats  and  from 
his  fierv  dved  locks.  Barnstormer 


was  plainly  written  upon  every  fea- 
ture and  every  garment.  Striking  an 
attitude  that  suggested  a  portrait  of 
Macready,  he  roared  in  a  s' death,  vil- 
lain voice,  "Good  morrow,  good 
morrow.  Have  you  been  to  see  me 
yet?"  (The  deadhead  always  says 
been  with  a  long  "ee,"  that's  one 
way  you  can  distinguish  them!)  "No?" 
as  Mr.  McKeever  shook  his  head. 
"You're  losing  a  treat,  my  boy.  I'm 
the  talk  of  the  town.  Ask  Charlie 
Frohman  for  a  box.  I  want  you  to 
see  me.  And,  by  the  way,  I'willtake 
a  couple  of  seats  for  to-night." 

Mr.  McKeever  handed  him  two  mu- 
tilated tickets  with  a  weary  air. 
"Who  is  he?"  said  I,  with  a  blush  of 
shame  that  I  hadn't  recognized  a  great 
actor.  "Nobody  at  all,"  said  the  box 
office  man.  "Mr.  Frohman  never  saw 
him.  He's  a  hoary  old  timer,  and 
this  is  his  third  term  on  earth." 

The  matinee  girl,  who  is  a  joy  and 
a  delight  to  the  actor,  is  a  thorn  in 
the  flesh  of  the  box  office  man.  She 
swarms  in  upon  him  and  insists  upon 
knowing  all  about  the  play  before  she 
decides  to  buy  her  seat.  It  is  nothing 
to  the  matinee  girl  that  the  ticket 
sellei  frowns  or  that  murmurs  of  dis- 
content arise  from  the  waiting  line  be- 


SCENE  FROM  MLLE.  E/EI    NEW  AUIAMBRA  THEATER 


hind  her.  Nothing  will  induce  her  to 
purchase  her  ticket  until  she  ascertains 
how  many  gowns  Mrs.  Carter  wears, 
if  Lillian  Russell  will  positively  ap- 
pear, if  Sothern  appears  in  a  mustache, 
or  if  Harry  Davenport  is  better  than 
Dan  Daly  in  the  part.  Having  satis- 
fied herself  upon  these  vital  points, 
she  asks  for  the  very  best  seat,  in  the 
center  of  the  balcony,  and  dimples  so 
deliciously  that  the  stern  guardian  of 
the  box  office  smiles  pleasantly  as  he 
hands  her  too  much  change,  and  the 
muttering  crowd  behind  her  forgets 
to  grumble. 

The  afternoon  buying  crowd  had 
thinned  out  at  a  certain  Broadway 
theater  yesterday  as  I  stood  at  the 
ticket  seller's  elbow  surveying  life 
through  his  narrow  wicket.  A  flashy 
individual,  oozing  a  sleek  and  com- 
placent prosperity  from  every  pore, 
had  just  left  the  theater  with  two  aisle 
seats  for  to-night  tucked  away  in  the 
pocket  of  his  florid  waistcoat. 

Up  to  the  window  came  a  sweet 
faced  lady,  very,  very  pretty  in  a  re- 
fined and  tender  way,  as  a  violet  is 
pretty,  or  a  wild  rose.  "What  have 
you  for  to-morrow  evening?"  she 
asked,  in  a  voice  that  exactly  matched 
her  gentle  personality.  "Nothing  at 
all,  I'm  sorry  to  say,"  answered  the 
ticket  seller.  "Oh,  I'm  so  sorry," 
said  the  lady,  who  evidently  was  a 
frequent  patron  of  that  particular  box 

office.    "Mr         is  obliged  to  be  away 

from  home  to-morrow  evening  and  I 
promised  to  bring  his  mother  to  see 
this  play."  "Well,  I  don't  think  your 
mother  would  like  the  play."  (con- 
fidentially) "It  is  too  gloomy.  Why 
don't  you  take  her  to  the  Empire?" 
"Thank  you,  I  will,"  said  the  lady, 
as  she  rustled  out  of  the  lobby. 

"Why  did  you  tell  her  that  awful 
fib?"  I  gasped,  pointing  to  the  ticket 
rack  that  held  dozens  of  unsold  seats. 
"In  the  interests  of  public  peace  and 
domestic  tranquility,"  answered  the 
ticket  seller.  "The  man  who  just  left 
was  her  husband.  He'll  be  here  to- 
morrow night  with  her  rival,"  and  he 
struggled  into  his  overcoat  and  relin- 
quished his  place  to  an  assistant  with 
the  air  of  a  man  who  knows  he  has 
done  a  wholly  noble  act.  So  you  see, 
the  box  office  man,  is  not  only 
a  student  of  nature.  He  is  a  guardian 
of  the  familv  fireside  as  well. 


November  4th,  1899 


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Too  Bad,  Dear  Barton 

Darton  Hill,  the  veteran  actor, 
*-*  would  probably  not  be  on  the 
stage  these  days  but  would  be  cutting 
coupons  off  United  States  bonds  if  the 
capitalists  of  San  Francisco  a  quarter 
of  a  century  ago  had  appreciated  a 
good  thing  when  the}-  saw  it.  Not 
a  one  of  them  would  invest  his  capital 
and  after  visiting  one  banker  after 
another  Mr.  Hill  gave  it  up. 

In  his  conversations  he  displayed  a 
sab  of  what  seemed  to  be  stone  and 
urged  on  his  doubting  hearers  the 
economy  and  advantage  of  having  the 
sidewalks  made  of  this  material  instead 
of  wood,  as  was  the  universal  custom 
in  those  days.  He  would  show  that 
finely  ground  rock  mixed  with  cement 
could  be  laid  for  comparatively  a 
small  price  and  would  form  a  durable 
side-walk,  but  the  financiers  could  not 
see  it  in  that  light. 

Fifteen  years  later  the  wooden  side- 
walk in  San  Francisco  was  a  thing  of 
the  past  and  the  artificial  stone  pave- 
ment was  seen  everywhere.  The 
financiers  who  would  have  participated 
in  the  profits  of  such  a  thing  were 
now  compelled  to  pay  well  for  prac- 
tically the  same  material. 

But  the  new  sidewalks  were  not 
laid  under  Mr.  Hill's  patent.  That's 
why  he  is  not  cutting  coupons  now. 


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Entered  at  the  postoffice  at  San  I-'raneisco,  Cal.,  as 
secoiul-class  matter  October  3,  1899. 


We  are  willing  to  risk  our  reputa- 
tion as  a  prophet  by  saying  that 
despite  all  adverse  criticism  the  Zang- 
will  play  will  be  a  financial  success. 
Such  violent  roasts  as  some  of  the 
Eastern  dramatic  critics  are  giving  it 
can  only  result  in  one  way — the  sale 
of  seats.  People  will  go  to  see  how 
bad  it  really  is. 

¥  ¥ 

We  usually  have  to  go  away  from 
home  to  learn  the  news.  The  Los 
Angeles  Western  Graphic  says: 
According  to  information  received  by 
a  local  theatrical  newspaper  man, 
Frank  Murray  is  to  be  succeeded  as 
business  manager  of  the  Frawley 
company  by  Chas.  W.  Strine,  who 
was  in  charge  of  the  Melba  grand 
opera  season  here  last  winter.  Strine 
is  now  in  San  Francisco,  whither  the 
Frawleys  go  in  a  month  or  so. 

*  ¥ 

The  anti-hat  ordinance  has  been  so 
successful  that  it  might  not  be  unwise 
to  adopt  a  measure  prohibiting  certain 
theater-goers  from  jumping  from  their 
seats  and  going  out  before  the  finale. 
As  soon  as  the  hero  and  heroine  are 
married — which  of  course  occurs  in 
the  last  act — the  people  in  front  rush 
out  unceremoniously  and  simply  spoil 
the  scene  for  those  who  have  manners 
and  common  sense  enough  to  remain 
seated  until  the  final  fall  of  the  curtain. 

The  theater  is  no  place  for  rowdies, 
even  if  they  are  from  Stanford  or 
Berkeley.  One  ill-bred  freshman  had 
to  be  ejected  from  the  Orpheum  by  a 
policeman  last  Saturday  night  because 
of  his  disgraceful  conduct  during  the 
performance.  The  new  president  of 
the  University  of  California  would  do 
well  to  look  after  the  class  of  hair- 
brained  individuals  who  disgrace  the 
college  and  themselves  on  very  fre- 
quent occasions,  and  especially  at  the 
theater. 

¥  ¥ 

Robert  E.  Bell,  a  dramatic  in- 
structor of  Denver,  has  undertaken  to 
dispute  Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox  on 
matters  pertaining  to  the  adoption  of 
the  stage  by  young  men  and  women 
who  are  seeking  to  earn  a  livelihood. 
After  intimating  that  Ella  doesn't 
know  anything  like  as  much  about 
the  stage  as  she  thinks  she  does  about 


other  people's  business,  Mr.  Bell  has 
the  following  to  say: 

"Sorry  is  the  career,  and  scarcely 
worth  striving  for,  that  does  not  de- 
mand some  sacrifice  of  personal 
comfort.  The  seeker  after  a  future  of 
happiness  and  achievement  must 
expect  to  meet  with  some  discourage- 
ment, but  I  claim  that  this  is  no  more 
the  case  in  the  theatrical  than  in  an- 
other vocation,  and  if  the  worker  is 
successful  the  rewards  are  certainly 
greater  in  the  former  than  in  many 
other  professions.  That  'hundreds  of 
girls  are  haunting  agencies  all  over 
America'  and  are  turned  away  with 
despair  written  on  their  faces  is  cer- 
tainly an  exaggeration  of  the  poetic 
mind.  The  facts  will  not  bear  out  any 
such  statement,  and  the  assertion  that 
'not  one  in  fifty  is  ever  heard  of  by 
the  world'  is  no  argument  why  the 
young  woman  who  feels  herself  pos- 
sessed of  dramatic  talent  should  not 
seek  the  opportunity  to  develop  and 
display  it.  The  'drudgery  of  it'  is  not 
far  worse  than  that  of  the  'shop  girls.' 
The  shop  girl  can  scarcely  anticipate, 
even  in  her  wildest  dreams,  attaining 
a  salary  of  more  than  $8  or  %\o  a 
week,  and  her  drudgery  requires  that 
she  be  on  her  feet  from  8  in  the 
morning  until  6  at  night;  while  the 
woman  who  adopts  the  stage  as  a 
life-work  is  never  required  to  begin  at 
less  that  $15  or  $20  a  week,  and  as 
she  develops  her  powers  and  her 
abilities  are  recognized,  she  can 
demand  and  receive  up  into  the  hun- 
dreds. In  no  other  profession,  not 
even  that  of  letters,  are  her  abilities  so 
quickly  recognized  and  rewarded." 

*  ¥ 

After  trying  to  explain  why  Los 
Angeles  doesn't  get  the  best  shows 
produced  in  the  East,  the  Dramatic 
Critic  of  the  Capital  has  the  following 
to  say  of  vaudeville: 

'  Waudeville  is  of  course  independent 
of  the  conditions  pertaining  to  the 
drama  or  opera  We  get  the  best 
there  is  to  be  had  in  vaudeville  because 
San  Francisco  people  are  making  it 
profitable  for  the  Orpheum  circuit  to 
bring  out  the  best,  and  as  Los  Angeles 
is  on  the  circuit,  that  'best'  inevitably 
conies  this  way.  There  is  a  syndicate 
in  vaudeville,  too,  though  not  so 
powerful  nor  so  well  organized  as  the 
Heymanu-Frohman  affair.  This  vaude- 
ville syndicate,  however,  is  distinctly 
friendly  to  the  coast,  because  the 
Orpheum  people,  rich  and  powerful 
men,  have  their  headquarters  on  the 
coast,  and  the  Orpheum  is  no  incon- 
siderable factor  in  the  syndicate, 
controlling  as  it  does  five  theaters, 
which  permits  them  to  give  an  artist 
nine  weeks'  work,  no  inconsiderable 
part  of  a  season." 

*  ¥ 

Blanche  Hates 

Here  is  what  the  New  York  World 
says  of  Blanche  Bates  as  Hannah 
in  The  Children  of  the  Ghetto: 

"The  performance  was  remarkable 
above  all  else  for  the  acting  of  Blanche 
Bates.  This  young  woman  won  un- 
usual distinction  last  year  as  the 
Russian  adventuress  in  The  Great 
Ruby,  and  as  Miladi  in  Grundy's 
version  of  The  Musketeers.  In  both 
roles  she  diplayed  rare  personal 
beauty,  great  dramatic  force,  and  a 
fine  sense  of  dramatic  effect.  Last 
night,  as  the  Jewish  heroine,  she  gave 
an  impersonation  which,  for  repose, 
simplicity,  depth,  variety  and  artistic 
fullness,  entitled  her  without  question 
to  a  place  on  the  topmost  range  of 
theatrical  celebrity." 


Who  They  <Are 

Agnes  Herndon  was  Mrs.  Jas.  H. 
Jessel. 

Caroline  Hill  was  Mrs.  Herbert  Kel- 

sey. 

Vernona  Jarbean  is  Mrs.  Jeff  Bern- 
stein. 

Laura  Joyce  is  Mrs.  Digby  Bell. 

May  Irwin  is  Mrs.  Keller. 

Laura  Keene  was  a  Mrs.  Taylor. 

Libbie  Kline  is  the  widow  of  J.  K. 
Emmett. 

Clara  Lane  is  Mrs.  J.  K.  Murray. 

Emma  Juch  is  Mrs.  Frances  Well- 
man. 

Nettie  Irving  was  the  first  Mrs. 
Melbourne  McDowell. 

Marie  Hulbert  is  Mrs.Gus  Frohman . 

Grace  Henderson  is  divorced  from 
David  Henderson. 

Fannie  Janauschek  is  a  Mrs.  Fred 
Pillot. 

Sibyl  Johnston  is  Mrs.  Greenwall. 

Goes  Everywhere 

It  is  surprising,  in  view  of  the  youth 
of  the  Review,  to  find  how  general 
is  its  circulation.  But  no,  come  to 
think  of  it,  not  so  surprising,  because 
we  are  leaving  no  stone  unturned  to 
have  the  Review  known  in  every 
quarter  of  the  United  States  and  to 
show  how  well  we  are  succeeding,  we 
need  only  to  mention  a  little  circum- 
stance that  concerns  popular  George 
Siebe,  of  the  well  known  bill  posting 
firm  of  Siebe  .&  Green.  Mr.  Siebe 
was  very  much  surprised,  a  couple  of 
weeks  ago,  to  receive  a  letter  from  an 
old  friend,  a  theatrical  manager  in  one 
of  the  remote  towns  of  Washington, 
whom  he  hadn't  seen  for  years.  His 
friend  had  received  a  copy  of  the 
Review  and  seeing  Mr.  Siebe's  pic- 
ture had  renewed  old  friendship 
through  a  letter. 

Wright  Huntington 

The  excellent  likeness  of  Wright 
Huntington  on  our  front  page 
shows  that  gentleman  in  the  character 
of  Jack  Poynter,  U.  S.  N.,  in  his  far- 
cical success,  The  Stolen  Kiss.  Mr. 
Huntington  needs  no  introduction  to 
San  Francisco  theater-goers  as  his  fine 
work  in  the  Alcazar  Stock  Company  a 
year  ago  still  lingers  in  their  minds. 
He  is  a  versatile  actor  and  has  played  a 
wide  range  of  parts,  but  appears  at  his 
very  best  in  comedy  of  the  ligitimate 
order. 

Not  Superstitious 

Many  peculiar  and  original  ideas 
are  attributed  to  the  clever 
comedian,  Harry  Corson  Clarke,  who 
is  now  starring  in  the  comedy,  What 
Happened  to  Jones.  The  profession 
in  general  is  a  class  of  people  who 
have  a  perfect  horror  of  everything 
having  the  significance  of  an  ill  omen. 
A  story  is  told  of  Clarke  during  his 
tour  last  season.  On  arriving  at  the 
hotel  in  a  town  where  he  was  to  play 
that  night,  he  was  put  down  on  the 
register  for  room  13.  He  was  shown 
to  his  room,  and  while  going  along 
the  corridor  he  noticed  that  the  num- 
bers ran  from  1  to  12,  then  jumped  to 
31.  He  thought  it  so  very  peculiar 
that  he  inquired  of  the  bell  boy  for  an 
explanation.  He  was  told  that  the 
number  of  the  room  was  originally  13, 
and  the  manager  was  compelled  to 
change  the  figures  around,  as  a  large 
percentage  of  the  guests  were  theatrical 
people.  That  being  the  case,  it  was 
impossible   to  get   any  of  them  to 


occupy  that  room,  continued  the  boy, 
but  since  the  figures  were  changed 
there  had  been  no  objection  whatever. 

Now  Mr.  Clarke  has  an  opposite 
idea  to  the  number  13,  to  the  extent 
of  staking  anything  on  the  13th  day 
of  the  month,  and  if  that  day  hap- 
pened to  be  on  a  Friday,  so  much 
the  better  would  he  be  pleased.  After 
hearing  the  explanation  of  the  bell- 
boy, he  ordered  that  the  landlord  lie 
sent  up  to  him.  The  result  was  that 
before  retiring  that  night  the  original 
number  13  hung  over  the  door. 

At  another  stage  of  his  tour— it  was 
a  one-night  stand  at  Ogden  the  en- 
gagement occurred — was  for  Friday, 
January  13th.  In  his  company  there 
are  13  people,  their  baggage  amount- 
ing to  13  hotel  trunks  and  13  theater 
trunks  for  the  scenery  display  of 
What  Happened  to  Jones;  the  differ- 
ent sections  number  13  in  all. 

It  might  occur  to  some  people  why 
all  this  infatuation  of  this  supersti- 
tious number  on  the  part  of  Mr. 
Clarke.  The  answer  is  that  he  was 
born  on  February  13th. 

THE  MEAN  THING 

The  Call  has  been  advertising 
raucously  its  "Home  Study  Circle" 
and  the  interest  awakened  is  immense. 
One  correspondent,  who  is  suspected 
of  being  on  the  staff  of  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Wasp,  wrote  to  Sunday  Editor 
Moore,  of  the  Call,  saying: 

I  see  you  printed  Miss  Georgia 
Cooper's  picture  surrounded  by  legs. 
Is  that  j  our  home  circle? 

Moore  was  revived  by  life  sized 
pictures  of  Dagmar,  fed  to  him  in 
small  doses. 

The  Miss  Georgia  Cooper  referred 
to  is  succeeding  notably  at  Morosco's 
Grand  opera  house,  where  excellent 
parts  are  given  her  regularly.  Five 
years  ago,  she  was  a  mere  child,  in 
Los  Angeles,  known  simply  as  Fred 
Cooper's  little  girl.  She  occasionally 
essayed  child  parts  in  those  days. 
Her  ambitions  are  now  grand-opera- 
ward. —  Western  Grap/lic,  Los  An- 
geles. 

WANTS  TO  JOIN  THE  PROFESH 

The  Review  is  always  anxious  to 
advise  any  one  with  a  hankering  after 
the  stage  as  a  means  of  livelihood,  and 
therefore  it  replies  to  the  following: 

"Editor  Revew.  as  I  am  going  to 
take  the  stage  up  as  my  profession  I 
ask  your  advise  at  what  age  should  I 
enter  a  dramatic  school  I  will  soon 
be  17  have  real  talent  and  will  make 
a  great  actor  so  I  am  told,  could  I 
make  a  leading  man  at  17  with  real 
hevy  talent.  I  expect  to  enter  Leo 
Copper's  school  of  acting  Please 
advise  me  as  I  want  to  start  right. 
With  many  thanks  please  publish  it 
in  the  next  number  of  the  Dramatic 
Review  and  many  thanks. 

A  Reader." 

Our  advice — Young  man,  you  will 
find  it  necessary  to  devote  more  time 
to  your  school  books  before  "taking 
up  the  stage."  If  your  elocution  is 
to  be  judged  by  your  punctuation,  you 
.might  as  well  go  to  a  farm  at  once 
and  save  yourself  and  friends  much 
agony  later.  You  may  be  a  leading 
man  twenty  years  hence,  but  as  to 
whether  that  is  probable  you  had 
better  consult  Mr.  Cooper  (not  Copper) 
or  Mr.  Hallett.  They  are  paid  for 
informing  aspirants  as  to  whether  they 
will  make  leading  men  or  blacksmiths. 
Seriously,  young  man,  do  study  first 
and  act  afterward. 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Jean  Clara  Walters,  an  old  San 
Francisco  favorite,  is  making  a  hit  in 
the  New  York  production  of  The 
Dairy  Farm. 

Ashton  Stevens,  he  with  the 
caustic  pen,  whose  Sunday  theatrical 
reviews  used  to  appear  in  the  Call,  is 
now  editor  of  the  News  Letter. 

Minnie  Dupree  has  been  engaged 
by  Nat  Goodwin  to  play  parts  in  his 
company  formerly  taken  by  Gertrude 
Elliott,  who  has  decided  to  remain  in 
England. 

Grace  Howard  who  made  her 
debut  at  the  Alcazar  in  Clay  Greene's 
play,  the  Japanese  Wife,  has  gone 
on  the  road  with  the  Breach  of 
Promise  Co. 

Mlle.  Le  Seve  with  Mathews  & 
Bulger,  at  the  Columbia,  has  made  a 
genuine  sensation  with  her  great  act. 
The  lighting  effects  are  perhaps  the 
best  yet  shown. 

We  are  sorry  indeed  to  hear  that 
manager  W.  J.  Ellefford  has  been  on 
the  sick  list.  His  excellent  company 
has  been  playing  the  interior  towns  to 
standing  room. 

Edith  Mason  will  appear  as 
Lazuli,  a  romantic  young  peddler  in 
the  Merry  Monarch  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House  next  week,  and  be  again 
picturesque  in  male  attire. 

Chas.  Southwell,  who  brought 
the  present  Morosco  Opera  Company 
to  San  Francisco,  will  be  in  charge  of 
the  Castle  Square  Company  at  the 
Exposition  building,  St.  Louis. 

EdwinMordant  and  wife, who  have 
been  with  Nance  O'Neil,  have  decided 
not  to  accept  an  engagement  offered 
them  by  the  Comedy  Theater  manage- 
ment and  have  left  for  the  East. 

The  Stranger  in  a  Strange  Land, 
with  George  Osbourne  as  the  Indian, 
continues  a  remarkable  success  in 
New  York.  They  call  it  a  California 
success,  because  of  Brady,  Grismei, 
George  Osbourne  and  the  other  Cali- 
fornianswho  are  connected  with  it. 

Miss  Mamie  Gilroy,  in  Mile.  Fifi 
wears  a  chansonette  singer's  dress 
made  by  a  celebrated  Parisian  costumer 
who  furnishes  the  gowns  for  Rejane, 
Jane  Hading  and  Anna  Held.  It  cost 
hundreds  of  dollars  and  contains  no 
less  than  1 60  jewels  sewed  on  by  hand. 
Miss  Gilroy  comes  pretty  near  out- 
stripping Sadie  Martinot  in  the  race 
for  popular  approbation. 

Mr.  R.  N.  Abbey,  manager  for  Miss 
Annie  May  Abbot,  who  is  at  present 
touring  New  Zealand,  writes  from 
Auckland — and  sends  a  batch  of  press 
notices  from  all  parts  of  the  world  in 
support  of  what  he  says — to  the  effect 
that  Miss  Abbott  is  the  "only  and 
original  Georgia  Magnet."  The  letter 
is  anent  a  case  heard  in  one  of  the 
Melbourne  courts  the  other  day. 
Miss  Abbott  will  tour  Australia  after 
finishing  New  Zealand. 


L.  R.  Stockwell  has  been  especially 
engaged  to  play  the  Barber  in  My 
Friend  from  India  at  the  Alcazar. 

Poor  New  York!  Zangwill.  in 
return  for  the  compliments  given  his 
dramatic  version  of  The  Children  of 
the  Ghetto,  calls  New  York  a  jay 
town. 

Five  of  the  big  sar  attractions 
booked  for  the  Columbia  are  Nat.  C. 
Goodwin,  De  Wolfe  Hopper,  Dennian 
Thompson,  Sol.  Smith  Russell  and 
Julia  Marlowe. 

Madame  Janauschek  has  re- 
covered from  her  recent  illness,  and 
announces  her  intention  of  resuming 
active  stage  work.  In  her  time  she 
was  great,  but  time  gets  in  its  blight- 
ing work. 


Inez  Dean  has  joined  the  Uncle 
Josh  Spruceby  Company,  Southern,  to 
play  the  leads. 

Belle  Akcher  obtained  a  divorce 
from  her  husband.  Herbert  R.  Archer, 
at  Trenton,  N.  J  ,  October  21. 

Charles  W.  Swain,  who  will  join 
De  Wolfe  Hopper  in  London,  will  take 
Mr.  Klein's  place  with  that  star. 

Ned.  Wayburn  promisessome  novel 
rag-time  bits  during  his  specialty  for 
the  second  week  of  By  The  Sad  Sea 
Waves  at  the  Columbia. 

Sol.  Smith  Russell  is  coming  to 
the  coast  this  season  with  two  new 
plays.  He  has  not  been  here  for  more 
than  half  a  dozen  years. 

Geo.  Chennet  will  not  go  out  in 
advance  of  Harry  Corson  Clarke,  as 
originally  intended.  W.  O.  Lindsay 
is  coming  from  New  York  to  take  his 
place. 

William  H.  Thompson,  of  Maude 
Adams'  Company,  and  Isabel  Irving, 
leading  lady  of  John  Drews'  Company, 
were  married  October  19  in  Jersey 
City,  N.  J. 

Victory  Bateman,  who  was  the 
leading  lady  at  the  St.  Louis  Imperial 
last  season,  has  been  engaged  to  play 
in  Walter  Fessler's  new  melodrama, 
The  City  of  New  York.  Miss  Bate- 
man used  to  do  heroics,  it  will  be  re- 
membered, at  Morosco's. 


Mrs.  Lanotrv  has  considerately 
decided  not  to  publish  her  remin- 
iscences. 

Francis  Power's  new  play,  Mother's 
Earth  will  be  produced  at  the  Alcazar 
next  month. 

Lynn  Pratt  has  been  in  a  sanita- 
rium in  this  city  for  three  weeks,  ill 
with  malarial  fever.  He  is  now  better. 

William  Brodkrick,  William 
Pruette,  William  Stevens,  and  Harry 
Brown,  have  signed  with  Jessie  Bart- 
lett  Davis. 

Madame  Carrie  Roma, well  known 
here,  was  one  of  the  stars  at  the 
Crystal  Palace  concert  in  London  on 
Sunday,  October  1. 

Ernest  Hastings  is  credited  with 
a  success  in  Sol  Smith's  old  part  in 
A  Bachelor's  Romance,  put  on  by  the 
Dearborn  Stock  Company,  Chicago. 

The  report  that  Grace  Addison 
goes  with  the  Nance  O'Neil  Company 
is  unfounded.  Miss  Addison  is  con- 
sidering several  offers,  but  has  not  yet 
contracted. 

Nellie  McHenry  will  this  season 
star  jointly  with  John  Gourlay  in  a 
revival  of  Bronson  Howard's  three- 
act  comedy,  Green  Room  Fun.  The 
play  will  be  brought  up  to  date. 

Charles  W.  Terriss  has  been  en- 
gaged for  his  third  season  with  Harry 
Corson  Clarke.  He  will  as  formerly 
manage  the  stage  and  understudy  Mr. 
Clarke  in  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

William  Brewer  and  Vernie  Cas- 
tro were  married  a  few  weeks  ago. 
Miss  Castro's  first  appearance  on  the 
stage  was  made  under  Fred  Belasco's 
direction  in  the  early  days  of  the 
present  successful  regime. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke,  that  in- 
imitable comedian  who  has  had  won- 
derful success  with  What  Happened 
to  Jones,  will  follow  Nance  O' Neil's 
engagement  at  the  California.  Clarke 
will  then  tour  the  South. 

Harry  Courtaine  once  more  ap- 
peared on  the  "Rialto"  in  New  York 
the  past  week,  after  an  absence  of  over 
one  year.  The  medical  treatment  he 
received  so  affected  his  eyes  that  he 
was  for  a  while  blind,  but  he  is  getting 
gradually  better. 

Frank  Sherer  ahead  of  Mlle.  Fifi 
has  papered  the  town  like  a  circus 
Charlie  Thropp  the  second  agent 
has  also  shown  his  ability  as 
purveyor  of  publicity  in  the  press 
notices.  It  should  be  a  big  opening 
week  for  the  new  Alhambra. 

Says  a  Los  Angeles  critic:  Another 
one-time  Los  Angeles  girl,  Gertrude 
Foster,  is  carving  all  sorts  of  success 
from  the  theatrical  field  in  the  Bay 
City.  Miss  Foster  is  perhaps  the 
youngest  leading  lady  in  America. 
The  Alcazar  management  exploit  her 
in  their  productions  as  a  star  card, 
and  she  has,  apparently,  a  fine  career 
before  her." 

Nerves,  one  of  the  Lyceum  theater's 
greatest  farces  is  the  bill  for  the  Al- 
cazar next  week. 

Recently  the  first  appearance  of 
Anita  Sullivan,  a  local  aspirant  for 
stage  distinction,  was  announced  at 
Los  Angeles  by  the  Frawley  Company, 
with  a  flourish.  One  performance  re- 
sulted in  Pearl  Landers  resuming  the 
character,  in  portraying  which  she 
had  already  shown  ability.  Miss 
Landers  from  the  time  she  played 
small  child  parts  in  this  city  has  shown 
unmistakable  ability  and  is  developing 
with  years  into  an  actress  of  decided 
merit. 


CHARLES  BRYANT  1  'aught  fr*  Keith  Photo 

Charles  Bryant  is  probably  the  youngest  stage  director  in  the 
business,  as  he  confesses  to  only  twenty-three  years.  He  has  been  con- 
nected with  the  Alcazar  sincethe  present  management  tooktheplayhou.se, 
and  has  produced  a  long  line  of  successes  on  the  smallest  and  hardest 
stage  to  handle  in  this  city.  When  it  becomes  necessary  he  rewrites 
whole  scenes  to  suit  the  exigencies  of  the  case,  and  the  present  production 
of  The  Three  Musketeers  is  an  arrangement  of  his  own.  Mr.  Bryant  is 
also  an  actor  of  ability,  and  professionally  and  socially  a  pleasant  gentle- 
man to  meet. 


THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


November  4th,  1899 


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bOCAb  THEATERS 


77ie  California  . 

Manager  Friedlander  has  this 
week  been  giving  the  California 
Theater  patrons  one  of  the  best,  clean- 
est and  liveliest  farce  comedies  ever 
seen  here.  The  managers  of  the  show- 
are  deserving  of  congratulations  for 
the  unusual  merit  of  the  piece,  and  we 
can  promise  that  if  ever  Brown's  in 
Town  again  he  will  lie  seen  by  the 
multitude.  There  is  genuine  fun, 
utterly  free  from  any  suggestiveness, 
from  start  to  finish.  Each  individual 
member  of  the  company  is  clever,  and 
it  takes  clever  people  to  bring  the 
laughs  for  the  complications  incident 
to  the  story  of  why  Brown's  in  Town. 
Maud  Knowlton,  the  leading  woman, 
is  a  San  Francisco  girl,  and  a  pretty 
one,  too.  She  is  as  dainty  as  a  rose- 
bud as  the  bride  of  Preston,  who,  to 
fool  his  father  in  an  endeavor  to  save 
himself  from  being  cut  off  from  the 
parental  estate  for  marrying  young, 
gave  the  name  of  Brown  at  a  country 
inn.  That  name, of  course,  is  "new," 
and  to  this  instead  of  the  large  number 
of  Browns  in  town  is  due  the  success  of 
the  performance.  There  were  prob- 
ably few  Browns  in  the  audience,  but 
their  absence  was  more  than  atoned 
for  by  the  unusually  large  number  of 
Smiths  and  Joneses,  Brown's  neigh- 
bors. Miss  Knowlton's shapely  figure 
was  attired  in  some  very  elegantly 
fitting  and  stunning  gowns.  Jessie 
Mae  Hall,  who  isn't  larger  than  some 
big  dolls,  sings  "Mamie  O'Connor," 
— written  by  Jimmie  Swinnerton  and 
Frank  David — in  a  very  good  voice 
and  she  had  to  respond  three  times  to 
encores.  Coon  songs  were  sung  by 
Fanny  Midgely,  who  makes  up  in 
black  face  like  the  real  article.  G. 
H.  Ebner's  vocal  imitation  of  a  brass 
band  was  one  of  the  most  amusing 
specialties  of  the  performance.  Chas. 
Horn  as  the  father  of  the  young  man 
who  had  married  against  his  will  was 
indeed  a  good  portrayal.  Webster 
Cullison  adds  to  the  ludicrous  perplex- 
ities in  a  most  entertaining  way,  help- 
ing his  friend  Mark  Swan  (Preston) 
to  conceal  the  marriage  of  which  he 
himself  knew  nothing.  Swan  is  a 
clever  actor.  Monica  Lee,  who  was 
formerly  with  Harry  Corson  Clarke's 
What  Happened  to  Jones  Company, 
gave  an  exceedingly  good  German 
character,  and  Mannie  Ward  and  Gen- 
ette  Rushworth  complete  the  cast. 
Brown's  in  Town  should  be  a  good 
money  maker  for  Managers  Delcher 
and  Hennessy,  for  it  is  one  of  the  best 
of  its  kind  ever  written.  Nance 
O'Neil  follows  at  the  California,  open- 
ing tomorrow  night.  She  will  remain 
onlv  a  week. 


The  Tivoli 


The  Tivoli  has  returned  to  Grand 
Opera,  opening  on  Monday  even- 
ing with  Meyerbeer's L'Africaine,  and 


its  presentation  was  a  success  in  every 
way.  It  was  well  staged  and  well 
sung,  reminding  us  that  one  does  not 
need  to  wait  for  the  coming  of  any 
foreign  grand  opera  company  for  first 
class  productions.  The  artistic  setting 
of  some  of  the  scenes  called  forth  de- 
served applause  from  the  crowded 
house.  L'Africaine,  though  heavy, 
has  much  of  fine  feeling  in  its  sombre 
chords,  and  often  carried  the  house 
with  the  intensity  of  emotion  which 
such  exquisite  acting  as  the  person- 
ality of  Sig.  GaudenzioSalassa  invites. 
Salassa,  who  reminds  one  strongly  of 
the  great  Salvini,  as  the  slave  sang 
the  part  with  esprit  and  a  character- 
istic forcefulness  that  seemed  to  make 
the  stage  almost  a  living  reality,  as- 
suming, however,  too  much  authority, 
perhaps,  in  the  presence  of  his  queen, 
who  in  the  person  of  Miss  Anna 
Lichter,  was  received  with  applause  by 
her  many  friends  upon  her  first  ap- 
pearance with  Salassa  in  the  council 
chamber.  Miss  Lichter's  love  song  to 
the  sleeping  Vasco  in  the  prison 
scene  was  done  with  careful  art  and 
excellent  voice,  but  is  a  trifle  too  long 
a  song  story  to  retain  the  interest  of 
the  average  audience.  Miss  Ada 
Palmer- Walker  sang  sweetly  the  fare- 
well song  in  the  first  act,  and  per- 
formed well  her  part  as  Inez,  Dom 
Pedro's  wife,  also  in  love  with  Vasco. 
Sig.  Fernando  Avedanoas  Vasco  sang 
his  way  into  the  hearts  of  his  rapt 
listeners,  particularly  in  the  love  duo 
at  the  close  of  the  third  act.  Mr. 
Wanrell  in  the  double  character  of 
Dom  Pedro  and  the  High  Priest  had 
an  excellent  opportunity  to  show  to 
good  advantage  his  rich  bass  voice. 
The  male  chorus  in  the  first  act  was 
exceptionally  good,  the  men  were  in 
good  voice  and  entered  into  the  spirit 
of  the  scene  in  a  most  admirable 
manner.  One  of  the  gems  of  the 
evening  was  the  deliciously  rendered 
soft  chorus  of  seven  at  the  close  of  the 
second  act,  which  was  rapturously 
applauded  and  repeated  with  added 
sweetness  and  beauty. 


The  Columbia 

Mathews  and  Bulger,  and  By  the 
Sad  Sea  Waves  are  with  usagain 
and  the  Columbia  enjoys  an  additional 
air  of  prosperity.  Large  audiences 
have  enjoyed  this  conglomeration  of 
incohereucy — have  laughed  long  and 
heartily  at  jokes  and  quibbles  and  sud- 
denly interjected  bits  of  caricature  and 
real  burlesque,  and  have  admired  the 
flashing  of  brilliant  colorings  from 
groupings  of  pretty  girls  and  beautiful 
stage  settings,  and  enjoyed  very 
thoroughly  some  very  good  singing  by 
principals  and  company,  notably  the 
verses  parodied  by  Mathews  and  Bul- 
ger and  three  able  assistants,  and  the 
Japanese  lullaby  by  the  feminine  mem- 
bers of  the  cast.    Through  all  this 


revel  of  fun  and  nonsense,  there  isever 
the  well  dressed,  graceful  figure  of 
Sherrie  Mathews,  the  droll  witticisms 
and  more  than  clever  acting  of  Harry 
Bulger,  who  has  talent  of  a  high  order, 
a  few  striking  little  gems  of  German 
dialect  by  Tony  Hart,  some  very  en- 
joyable singing  by  Jane  Lennox,  and 
a  great  many  specialties.  To  say 
nothing  of  a  Sis  Hopkins  impersona- 
tion by  Bessie  Challenger  and  the 
posing  of  a  very  stunning  woman 
whose  name  does  not  appear  in  the 
program,  but  who  is  nevertheless  very 
much  in  evidence  in  the  glare  of  the 
lime  light.  The  piece  runs  all  next 
week,  so  there  are  plenty  of  laughs  in 
store  for  those  who  have  not  been  to 
the  Columbia  this  week. 

'The  Alcazar 

The  Three  Musketeers  is  running 
its  second  week  at  the  Alcazar 
with  the  success  sure  to  attend  so  ad- 
equate a  production  of  so  interesting 
an  historic  drama.  The  element  of 
romantic  adventure,  with  Eugene 
Ormonde's  vital  impersonation  of  the 
hot-headed  D'Artagnau  for  the  heart 
of  it,  cleverly  binds  the  contrasting 
situations  of  humor  and  melodrama, 
the  shifting  pictures  of  French  life, 
from  the  "Jolly  Miller,"  with  its  ob- 
sequious host — -so  cleverly  done  by 
George  Nichols  in  the  true  French 
spirit — to  the  royal  palace  with  its 
brilliant  central  figures,  the  lovely  per- 
secuted Anne  of  Austria,  so  gracefully 
and  feelingly  portrayed  by  Juliet 
Crosby,  the  morose  King  Louis  XIII, 
and  the  wily,  intriguing  Cardinal — 
true  character  sketches  in  the  hands 
of  Blunkall  and  King.  Each  member 
of  the  cast  has  given  a  careful,  dis- 
tinct impersonation,  making  the  whole 
a  true  historic  picture. 


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AT  THE  ORPHEUM 


With  considerable  difficulty  and  at 
great  expense,  the  management  has 
secured,  for  a  limited  engagement,  the 
services  of  the  great  French  singing 
comedienne,  Mile.  Marguerite  Cornille. 
Her  work  is  unique.  Her  debut  in 
Paris  created  one  of  the  greatest  sen- 
sations that  great  center  of  pleasure 
has  ever  known.  She  sings  well, 
dances  divinely  and  is  of  a  dazzling 
beauty.  She  comes  direct  from 
Europe  to  the  Orpheum,  opening  next 
week. 

Jerome  and  Alexis,  who  also  come 
next  week,  are  two  clever  acrobats 
who  perform  an  original  act  in  the 
guise  of  a  frog  and  lizard. 

Leo  Carle  is  one  of  the  most  wonder- 
ful performers  ever  seen  on  the  vaude- 
ville stage.  All  alone  he  plays  the 
one  act  comedy  drama,  The  Betrayed 
Professor.  He  takes  the  part  of  eight 
different  characters  and  makes  in  all 
twenty  changes  of  costume. 

Lola  Cotton  is  the  child  mind  reader 
who  a  few  weeks  ago  puzzled 
the  faculty  of  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia by  her  demonstration  of  phys- 
chological  oddity.  In  addition  to 
reading  minds,  she  plays  chess  blind- 
folded and  works  out  the  most  difficult 
of  mathematical  problems. 

The  Biograph  is  coming  back  with 
views  taken  on  board  the  Olympia 
during  her  return  voyage,  views  of 
the  Dewey  reception  and  a  number  of 
pictures  taken  in  San  Francisco  a  few 
weeks  ago. 


Grand  Opera  House         at  the  California 


THE  second  week  of  the  new  comic 
opera,  The  Conspirators,  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House,  saw  no  falling 
off  in  attendance,  and  the  piece  was 
given  with  more  smoothness  than  on 
the  opening  nights;  indeed,  there  was 
not  a  hitch  in  the  whole  performance. 
Dr.  Stewart  and  Clay  M.  Greene,  the 
authors,  should  feel  especially  pleased 
that  the  production  was  even  more 
popular  the  second  week,  and  that 
both  the  soloists  and  chorus,  more 
accustomed  to  the  music,  sang  with 
unusual  grace  and  ease.  Next  week 
the  tuneful  Merry  Monarch  will  be 
produced. 

Sarah  Bernhardt  and  M. 
Coquelin  are  to  make  a  tour  of  this 
country  next  season  under  Maurice 
Grau's  management,  playing  the  syn- 
dicate theaters  exclusively. 


Lederer's  Quintonica  for  falling  hair. 


This  afternoon,  to-morrow  and  to- 
night, will  end  the  performances  of 
Brown's  in  Town,  at  the  California 
theater.  Sunday  night,  Nance  O'Neil 
will  begin  an  engagement  limited  to 
nine  performances.  Her  initial  ap- 
pearance will  l>e  as  Nance  Sykes,  in 
Oliver  Twist,  and  on  Monday  night 
she  will  produce  for  the  first  time  on 
any  stage  The  Shadow,  a  play  of  in-" 
tense  interest,  by  Dr.  Paul  Lindau, 
a  dramatic  writer  of  renown.  The 
second  Mrs.  Tanquary,  was  taken 
from  the  same  source  as  this  play,  Dr. 
Lindau  being  the  author  and  the  pre- 
sent production  his  own  dramatization. 
Miss  O'Neil  will  have  a  tremendous 
opportunity  in  The  Shadow,  which 
will  be  repeated  on  Tuesday  and 
Wednesday  evenings  and  at  the 
Saturday  matinee.  Her  costumes,  by 
the  way,  will  be  revelations.  Thurs- 
day afternoon,  at  a  special  matinee, 


November  4th,  1899 


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she  will  play  The  Jewess,  011  Thurday 
evening  she  will  be  Lady  Teazle,  Fri- 
nay  night  Magda,  will  be  the  bill  and 
Saturday  night  she  will  appear  for  the 
last  time  in  this  city  as  Camille.  Har- 
ry Corson  Clarke,  in  What  Happened 
to  Jones,  will  follow. 


AT  THE  GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE 

THE  Conspirators  will  conclude  a 
two  weeks  run  Sunday  evening 
at  the  Grand  Opera  House.  It  has 
proved  the  most  successul  production 
of  the  season  and  to  all  appearances 
could  easily  do  another  profitable 
week.  Monday  evening  an  extra- 
ordinary attraction  will  be  presented 
in  Francis  Wilson's  comic  opera  suc- 
cess The  Merry  Monarch.  It  is  one 
of  the  prettiest  and  wittiest  pieces  ever 
introduced  to  an  audience  and  with  the 
magnificent  mounting  and  cast  Mo- 
rosco  intends  to  give  it  it  cannot  fail  to 
score  a  splendid  success.  Tuesday 
evening  the  250th  performance  of  the 
season  will  be  commemorated  by  the 
presentation  to  every  lady  attending 
of  a  rich  and  elegantly  bound  sou- 
venir, containing  beautifully  colored 
pictures  of  the  different  parts  of  the 
Grand  Opera  House,  with  appropriate 
reading  matter.  Attention  is  called  to 
the  fact  that  this  is  not  an  advertise- 
ment but  a  handsome  present  from  Mr. 
Morosco  to  his  lady  patrons. 


AT  THE  TIVOLI 

The  Tivoli  has  had  many  triumphs 
this  season  but  all  records  have 
been  broken  by  the  artistic  and  un- 
equalled singing  of  Meyerbeer's 
L'Africaine  during  the  present  week. 
The  scenes  of  enthusiasm  which  have 
greeted  Signor  Salassa,  Avedano, 
Wanrell,  Anna  Lichter,  Ada  Walker, 
and  others,  and  the  praise  bestowed 
on  the  singers  by  the  entire  press  of 
San  Francisco,  have  resulted  in  a  rush 
for  seats,  which  the  management  is 
unable  to  meet  this  week.  L'Africaine 
was  only  announced  for  four  per- 
formances, but  the  demand  for  seats 
could  have  filled  the  house  three  times 
over  at  each  presentation  of  the  opera. 
Other  arrangements  for  next  week 
have  had  to  be  cancelled  by  the  Tivoli, 
and  L'Africaine  will  be  given  again 
four  times,  alternating  with  Buccalos- 
si's  famous  comic  opera,  Three  Black 
Cloaks.  The  nights  to  be  devoted  to 
L'Africaine  are  Tuesday,  Thursday, 
Saturday  and  Sunday,  while  the  Three 
Black  Cloaks  will  be  presented  Mon- 
day, Wednesday,  and  Friday  evenings 
and  Saturday  matinee.  The  bill  for  to- 
night and  Sunday  night  is  L'Africaine. 


AT  THE  ALCAZAR  THEATER 

The  Alcazar's  two  weeks  of  triumph 
in  classic  art,  The  Three  Musket- 
eers, will  finish  with  to-morrow 
evening's  performrnce.  There  will  be 
the  usual  matinee  to-morrow  after- 
noon. Monday  night  will  be  a  happy 
revival  of  that  jolly  Lyceum  Theater 
farce,  Nerves.  There  are  many 
laughable  and  exciting  situations,  but 
at  last  peace  is  restored  after  explana- 
tions, when  both  women  confess  that 
it  was  more  of  a  tantalizing  disposition 
than  nervousness  which  brought 
about  so  much  confusion  and  trouble, 
and  agrees  to  love  their  husbands  in 
peace  in  the  future.  Nerves  was  taken 
from  the  French  of  Fammes  Nerveuses 
by  J.  Corny ns  Carr,  and  first  produced 
in  New  York  in  '91.  The  story  is 
light  and  frothy,  and  decidedly  original 
inasmuch  as  it  deals  with  the  eccen- 
tricities caused  by  an  alleged  weakness 
of  the  nerves  of  two  very  disagreeable 
women. 


AT  THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 


Mi.LE.  Fifi  was  seen  at  the  Los 
Angeles  Theater  last  week,  and 
will  be  at  the  Alhambra  in  this  city 
beginning  to-morrow  night.  To  pre- 
pare prospective  spectators  for  the 
event,  we  reproduce  this  notice  from 
the  Western  Graphic: 

"What  with  the  reckless  smashing 
of  china  by  the  Vicomte  and  his  wife 
in  M'lle.  Fifi,  and  the  equally  extrav- 
agant performance  of  Eddie  Foy  on 
the  same  line  of  destruction,  Manager 
Wyatt  must  notice  a  big  hole  in  his 
stock  of  hand-decorated  table-ware. 
But  this  is  only  incidental  to  one  of 
the  cleverest  little  comedies  that  has 
unlimbered  in  this  town  for  some  time. 
M'lle.  Fifi  has  been  illustrated  and 
written  up  so  much  in  the  Eastern 
papers  and  magazines  that  the  expec- 
tation of  a  bit  of  salacious  French 


!  Our  FP'LnDsT^n  S[[ 

THEIR  DOlfifes    k  r 


*The  Orpheum 

Wright  Huntington  again  oc- 
cupies the  place  of  honor  on  the 
bill  at  the  Orpheum  this  week  and 
with  bis  company  presents  A  Stolen 
Kiss.  That  the  piece  will  bear  seeing 
twice  there  can  be  no  doubt,  for 
among  the  immense  audiences  at  this 
playhouse  there  is  always  a  large  pro- 
portion of  regulars  and  Mr.  Hunting- 
ton's sketch  went  with  the  same  vim 
as  last  week.  His  reception  was  not 
one  whit  less  cordial  nor  were  the 
laughs  any  less  frequent  or  hearty. 
And  the  beautiful  Miss  Francis  was 
gowned  in  another  magnificent 
creation,  more  beautiful  if  anything 
than  the  costume  of  the  previous  week. 
Jack  Norworth,  singing  comedian, 
was  the  next  best  thing  on  the  pro- 
gram. He  is  possessed  of  a  sweet 
singing  voice,  and  has  a  monologue 
which  is  composed  of  an  entirely  new 
lot  of  gags  and  stories,  which  he  tells 
in  a  quaint  manner.  "I  took  my 
mother-in-law  to  the  theater  last  night, 
and  she  laughed  herself  half  to  death," 
said  Mr.  Norworth,  and,  after  a  brief 
pause,  "I'm  going  to  take  her  again 
tonight."  Hal  Merritt  and  Miss  Mur- 
dock  are  another  team  of  newcomers. 
They  do  a  pantomime  which  gives  Mr. 
Merritt  a  good  chance  to  display  his 
abilities  as  an  imitator  of  everything 
from  a  phonograph  to  a  dog-fight. 
Louise  Dresser  and  her  pickanniesalso 
made  a  big  hit  and  responded  to  en- 
cores until  they  were  tired  out.  The 
rest  of  the  bill  has  already  been  re- 
viewed in  these  columns  and  was  as 
follows:  Sada,  violinist,  Lotty,  poses 
plastique,  Laura  Burt,  monologue 
artiste,  and  the  trained  dogs  and 
monkeys.  Next  week's  bill  includes 
Marguerite  Corville,  Jerome  and 
Alexis,  Leo  Corle,  Goggin  and  Davis, 
Lola  Cotton  and  the  Biograph. 

The  Olympia 

Frank  Barton,  Ruth  Nelta,  the 
Rousells,  and  Carlton  and  Royce, 
are  the  most  popular  turns  on  this 
week's  bill  at  the  Olympia,  the  last- 
named  team  appearing  in  costumes 
made  entirely  of  paper  by  way  of 
novelty.  Camelia.the  Spanish  dancer, 
is  a  nimble,  graceful  artist,  and  the 
balance  of  the  bill  is  of  the  usual 


comedy  drew  good  houses.  It  wasn't 
naughty,  but  there  were  little  flashes 
of  delicate  suggestiveness  of  the  kind 
that  makes  people  laugh  and  look 
rigidly  straight  in  front  for  a  minute. 
M'lle.  Fifi  herself  was  a  cute  thing  in 
a  Frenchy  half-gown  —  I  guess  they 
call  it — and  decidedly  Frenchy  man- 
ner; but  her  stay  on  the  stage  was 
but  for  a  part  of  one  act,  and  the  boys 
were  consequently  disappointed.  Fifi 
was  a  big  success." 

AT  THE  CHUTES 

Frank  Hall  subduing  Wallace,  the 
ferocious  lion,  Adgie  and  her 
lions,  Major  Mite  in  new  specialties, 
Cole  and  Cole,  serialists,  Parker  and 
Kelly,  Irish  comedians,  and  a  lot  of 
new  people  and  attractions  will  interest 
people  during  next  week  at  this  popu- 
lar amusement  resort. 


The  Oheron 

Lillian  Walther  scores  another 
triumph  at  the  O'Farrell  Street 
Music  Hall  this  week.  Her  vocal 
selections  are  applauded  to  the  echo. 
The  Berlin  Sisters,  Minnie  and  Stella, 
made  their  re-appearance,  and  were 
warmly  received  both  in  solos  and 
duets.  Master  John  Kroger,  the  boy 
soprano,  also  made  a  good  impression, 
J.  F.  Hopkins  played  a  bell  solo,  and 
the  Dreyfus  court-martial  was  depicted 
by  the  projeetoscope. 


The  Chutes 

Mattie  Nichols,  Parker  and 
Kelly,  and  Cole  and  Cole  are  the 
new  acts  at  the  Chutes  this  week,  and 
they  all  scored  successes.  Hugh 
Emmett,  Baby  Ruth  Roland,  Major 
Mite  and  Adgie  repeat  their  turns  of 
the  previous  week. 


Vaudeville  Notes 


The  Tedwyn  Sisters  are  a  team  of 
Western  girls  with  the  Irwin  show. 
They  have  made  a  good  impression 
in  their  first  appearance  in  the  East. 

A  new  vaudeville  theater  will  be 
built  this  year  on  Third  avenue,  some- 
where between  59th  street  and  100th 
street,  New  York.  It  will  be  man- 
aged by  one  of  the  best  known 
vaudeville  agents. 

Edwin  Milton  Royle  is  engaged  in 
writing  magazine  articles  on  vaudeville 
and  small  plays  for  use  in  the  high- 
class  magazines.  Mr.  Royle's  article 
on  Modern  Vaudeville  in  Scrib- 
ner's  attracted  wide-spread  attention 
throughout  the  country. 

Walter  Jones  and  Norma  Whally 
are  soon  to  appear  in  vaudeville. 
Miss  Whally  gave  up  a  good  engage- 
ment to  reach  this  point,  while  Walter 
Jones  set  aside  an  ambition  to  star  to 
be  with  Miss  Whally.  Here's  heroism 
to  be  sure. 

M AMIS  Jordan  of  the  Flying  Jor- 
dans  had  a  serious  accident  which  al- 
most resulted  in  death  in  Sydney,  Aus- 
tralia, last  month.  In  making  the 
leap  from  one  trapeze  to  the  other  she 
missed  her  hold  and  was  thrown  clear 


of  the  net  below  striking  the  ground 
with  terrible  force.  She  is  lying  at 
the  Grand  Hotel,  Sydney,  and  at  times 
suffers  great  paiu,  but  it  is  confidently 
expected  that  before  many  weeks  have 
passed  she  will  be  convalescent. 

Prince  Paul  is  in  Omaha. 

Howard  and  Alton  are  playing  the 
Keith  circuit. 

Knoll  and  McNeil  are  resting  at 
Portland,  Oregon. 

Eusapia  is  a  big  hit  at  the  Standard 
Theater,  Bakersfield. 

The  De  Forrests,  whirlwind  dancers, 
are  at  the  Royal  Theater,  London. 

Harry  De  Lain,  the  baritone  singer, 
opens  at  the  Chutes  November  27th. 

Elsie  Stevens  is  underlined  for 
Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  the  6th. 

Nellie  Howard  and  Zoyarra  are  the 
features  at  the  Owl  Theater,  Taconia, 
Wash. 

Henella  and  Ryan  Bros,  will  play  at 
the  Dewey  Theater,  Oakland,  the 
coming  week. 

Zoyana  plays  this  city  in  December 
at  the  Chutes  and  Olympia,  with  cir- 
cuit to  follow. 

Celia  DeLacey,  a  well-known  vocal- 
ist, is  at  Victoria,  B.  C. ,  with  this 
city  to  follow. 

The  Five  St.  Leons,  and  Cottselly 
and  Von  Gofre,  are  the  features  at 
the  People's  Theater,  Seattle,  Wash. 

Will  H.  Fox  writes  from  London 
that  Burns  and  Evans,  Montgomery  and 
Stone  and  Zelma  Rawlstin  are  big 
London  hits. 

Lynwood.the  contortionist,  departs 
for  Australia  shortly  He  plays  the  en- 
tire Australian  circuit,  with  London 
and  Paris  to  follow. 

Douglas  and  Forde,  singers  and 
dancers,  both  natives  of  this  city,  are 
at  the  Royal  Theater  of  Varieties, 
Holborn,  England. 

Alcazar —  Denver  —  De  Clairvilles, 
Annie  Goldie,  Leoni  and  Leon,  Mme. 
Favorita.  Wheeler  Sisters,  Goldie  Fox, 
Tyrone  and  the  stock. 

Jules  and  Ella  Garrison,  who  pre- 
sented some  very  entertaining  tra- 
vesties at  the  Orpheum  a  year  or  so 
ago,  have  sailed  to  fill  contracts  in 
England. 

The  Farrells,  Billie  and  Willie,  the 
colored  champion  steppers,  have  sailed 
to  give  the  Londoners  an  idea  of  the 
real  thing  in  cake-walks. 

Tom  and  Lily  English,  the  musical 
comedy  team,  were  at  the  Palace, 
.Sydney,  when  the  last  steamer  left. 
The  press  in  the  colonies  is  loud  in 
their  praise,  saying  they  are  the 
cleverest  musical  team  that  has  been 
seen  there. 

Says  the  Clipper  of  that  fine 
musician,  John  Marquardt:  John 
Marquardt's  celebrated  orchestia  at 
the  Louvre,  San  Francisco,  is  rapidly 
nearing  the  head  of  organizations  of 
that  kind  by  giving  such  selections  as 
are  enjoyed  by  the  large  audiences 
which  frequent  that  place  of  entertain- 
ment. 

James  J.  Corbett  has  signed  to  play 
a  part  in  Around  New  York  In  20 
Minutes,  the  burlesque  to  entertain 
patrons  of  Koster  &  Bials.  This 
is  plainly  the  result  of  Billy  Brady's 
doings.  Corbett  is  quoted  as  saying 
that  he  hopes  to  continue  in  burlesque 
and  to  make  a  mark  in  it.  Docs  this 
mean  that  he  is  already  tiring  of  his 
showy  saloon? 


excellence  and  includes  Dora  Mervin, 
Maud  Mullery,  Dot  Stanley,  Rose 
Wellington  and  May  Nealson. 


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Comments 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence 
New  York,  Oct.  29. — Israel  Zangwill, 
author  of  The  Children  of  the  Ghetto,  has 
taken  the  critics  here  to  task  for  the  manner 
in  which  nearly  all  of  them  "roasted"  the 
play.    One  of  the  most  severe  criticisms 
made  upon  the  play  was  by  Clement  Scott 
of  the  Herald  who  was  greatly  shocked  by 
the  manner  in  which  some  of  Zangwill's 
Jewish  characters  made  fun  of  their  own 
religion.    But  with  characteristic  fairness 
the  Herald  allowed  Mr.  Zangwill  all  the 
space  he  wished  in  which  to  upset  Mr. 
Scott's  criticism.    One  of  the  most  cutting 
remarks  made  by  Mr.  Zangwill  was  that  he 
could  not  understand  why  a  man  who  was 
not  shocked   by  Zaza  should  have  been 
shocked  by  Zangwill.     I  must  confess  that 
I  could  not  see  anything  in  The  Children  of 
the  Ghetto  that  could  be  condemned  on  the 
ground  of  being  sacreligious.    Mr.  Zangwill 
was  merely  depicting  Jewish  life.    True  to 
nature  he  had  some  lax  Jews  speak  lightly 
of  religious  matters,  but  the  rabbi  and  the 
other  orthodox  Jews  in  the  play  were  as 
reverend  in  their  belief  as  any  similar  set  of 
Christians  could  have  been.    The  only  fault 
I  could  find  with  the  play  was  that  Hannah 
(Blanche  Bates),  daughter  of  the  rabbi,  did 
not  elope  with  her  Jewish  lover.    I  observed 
with  keen  interest  the  faces  of  the  Jewesses 
in  the  audience,  and  nearly  all  were  keenly 
disappointed  at  the  ending  of   the  play. 
Somehow  we    have    always  taken  it  for 
granted  that  all  is  fair  in  love  and  war,  that 
love  laughs  at  locksmiths  as  well  as  at  all 
other  earthly  impediments.    The  true  lover, 
we  believe,  does  not  stop  to  consider  the 
consequences  to  himself,  not  to  mention  his 
father.  But  so  much  did  Mr.  Zangwill  desire 
to  make  the  orthodox  Jews  adhere  to  their 
faith  that  he  created  a  heroine  who  was 
supernatural.     She  refused  to  fly  with  her 
lover  who  was    previously   found  by  her 
father  to  have  been  worthy  of  her,  merely 
because  it  was  afterwards  discovered  that  he 
was  a  Cohen  (a  descendent  of  priests)  who, 
by  the  law  of  Moses,  could  not  marry  a 
divorced  woman  which  Hannah   was,  on 
account  of  another  of  the  laws  of  Moses. 
Hannah's  marriage  was   the  result  of  an 
innocent  joke.    The  divorce  followed  almost 
instantly.    Nobody  but  the  rabbi  himself 
treated  the  matter  seriously.  Yet  on  account 
of  this  quibble  with  the  law  of  Moses  the 
heroine  is  compelled  to  give  up  the  worthy 
man  she  loves.     Christian  girls  don't  do 
that,  and  neither  do  Jewesses.    But  aside 
from    the    disappointing    love  story,  the 
Zangwill  play  is  a  most  interesting  exposi- 
tion of  Jewish  life,  and  if  it  should  go  to 
San  Francisco  it  would  well  repay  a  visit. 
It  is  said  that  Blanche  Bates  has  expressed 
some  disappointment  at  the  role  she  plays. 
She  has  no  real  occasion  for  disappoint- 
ment.   The  part  of  Hannah  is  one  of  the 
best  she  ever  had,  not  even  excepting  the 
opportunity  she  had  with  Augustin  Daly's 
Company. 

*  * 

Talking  of  the  Zangwill  play  reminds  me 
of  a  good  story  told  the  other  day  about  Wil- 
ton Lackaye,  who  plays  the  Rabbi,  and  W. 
H.  Thompson,  the  character  actor,  who  re- 
cently married  Isabella  Irving.  When 


Lackaye  started  on  the  road  with  the  Trilby 
Company  playing  Svengali,  Thompson  re- 
mained to  play  Svengali  in  the  newly 
organized  company  which  was  kept  at  New 
York.  On  Lackaye's  last  night  he  was  asked 
for  a  speech.  After  thanking  the  audience 
and  the  public  in  general  for  the  generous 
treatment  which  had  been  accorded  the 
members  of  the  company  he  said:  "As  for 
myself,  the  greatest  compliment  that  I  could 
have  received  is  the  knowledge  that  the 
management  has  engaged  to  succeed  me  in 
the  part  here  no  less  a  personage  than  the 

distinguished  Mr.  er  Mr. —  (turning 

to  the  wings  for  inspiration)  Mr.  Thomp- 
son." When  Lackaye  afterwards  met 
Thompson  to  tell  him  that  he  hoped  he 
would  meet  with  great  success  in  the  part, 
Thompson  refused  to  shake  hands  but  said: 
"I  don't  believe  you.  I  shall  never  believe 
that  it  was  not  pre-arranged." 

* 

*  * 

Alice  Nielsen  arrived  in  town  last  week 
and  opened  the  Casino  in  The  Singing  Girl. 
The  music  is  by  Victor  Herbert,  the  lyrics 
by  Harry  B.  Smith  and  the  story  by  Stan- 
islaus Stange.  I  have  not  yet  had  time  to 
see  the  new  opera.  There  is  no  doubt  that 
Miss  Nielsen  has  with  her  the  best  basso  in 
American  opera,  Eugene  Cowles,  and  in 
Lucille  Saunders  she  has  a  very  efficient 
contralto,  if  not  the  best  in  comic  opera.  As 
to  the  success  of  the  piece,  I  must  be  guided 
somewhat  by  the  criticisms  in  the  daily 
papers.  And  as  to  New  York  newspaper 
criticisms  "you  pays  your  money  and  you 
takes  your  choice."  No  two  papers  agree 
on  anything.  Not  even  the  morning  and 
evening  editions  of  the  same  paper  can  be 
expected  to  place  upon  a  play  the  same 
value  of  merit.  For  instance,  the  Evening 
Sun  of  October  24th  in  a  half  column  article 
of  praise  is  headed:  "The  Singing  Girl  an 
Indisputable  Success;  the  first  comic  opera 
company  the  Casino  has  ever  shown;  hits 
scored  by  Nielsen,  etc."  But  the  usually 
calm  and  dignified  criticism  of  the  Morning 
Sun  of  the  same  day  says:  "No  duller  open- 
ing had  been  heard  here  in  years." 

* 

*  * 

It  is  quite  as  lamentable  as  ever  that  she 
(Miss  Nielsen )  is  compelled  by  the  exigencies 
of  opera  to  speak.  Her  provincialisms  of 
accent  are  as  offensive  as  ever  to  New  York 
ears,  and  intelligence  fades  out  of  her  voice 
every  time  she  attempts  the  spoken  line. 

The  circumstances  were  similar  to  those 
under  which  a  year  ago  she  was  first  heard 
here  in  a  company  subservient  to  her  prom- 
inence. I  shall  certainly  have  to  take  time 
to  see  for  myself  which  edition  of  the  Sun 
is  correct,  and  incidentally  I  want  to  see 
how  Miss  Neilsen  has  improved  the  oppor- 
tunities lor  advancement  which  were  given 
to  her  by  the  young  Californian  who  won 
her  esteem  while  she  lived  in  San  Francisco 
and  Oakland. 

* 

*  * 

If  Miss  Clara  Butt,  the  English  contralto, 
should  go  to  San  Francisco,  don't  fail  to 
hear  her.  She  made  her  American  debut  in 
Mendelssohn  Hall  last  Wednesday  evening, 
and  captivated  a  large  audience.  All  the 
singing  teachers  were  there  in  force,  and  as 
usual  I  suppose  they  now  have  their  ham- 


mers out.  They  will  probably  tell  you  with 
truth  that  Miss  Butt  forced  her  lower  notes; 
that  her  mezzo  voice  was  harsh}-;  that  occa- 
sionally she  did  not  run  her  scales  smoothly; 
that  she  actually  sang  English  as  well  as 
German  and  Italian,  and  was  not  ashamed 
to  sing  "Kathleen  Mavourneen."  They 
may  even  tell  you  that  her  voice,  although 
a  genuine  contralto,  was  not  remarkable 
either  for  depth  of  range  nor  for  volume. 
But  nevertheless  she  was  such  a  pleasing 
contrast  to  the  hosts  of  mezzo  sopranos  in 
America  who  pose  as  contraltos  that  it  will 
be  a  treat  to  hear  her.  As  she  is  six  feet 
tall  she  will  probably  never  be  able  to  find 
a  tenor  sufficiently  elongated  to  make  her 
appearance  in  opera  a  success.  But  her  suc- 
cess on  the  concert  stage  is  assured. 

* 

*  * 

Julia  Marlowe  is  doing  well  at  the  Criterion 
in  Clyde  Fitch's  new  play,  Barbara  Frietchie, 
the  Frederick  Girl.  The  Barbara  of  the 
stage  was  no  feeble  old  woman,  but  a  brave 
young  girl  who  fell  in  love  with  a  Union 
officer.  The  remainder  of  the  story  is  a 
paraphase  of  Whittier's  ballad.  Although 
there  are  many  lapses  in  logic  and  history 
in  Mr.  Fitch's  play,  it  is  in  itself  a  very 
strong  story,  and  in  the  hands  of  Julia  Mar- 
lowe, the  Frederick  Girl,  ought  to  be  a  big 
success. 

» 

*  * 

One  night  last  week  while  Blanche  Walsh 
was  playing  La  Toscaat  Grand  Opera  House 
with  Melbourne  Macdowell  some  of  the  kids 
in  the  gallery  began  to  laugh  at  some  serious 
scenes.  Miss  Walsh  stepped  to  the  foot- 
lights and  said,  in  a  commanding  tone  of 
voice:  ''Stop  that  laughing !"  Instantly 
the  small  boy  was  squelched  and  from  that 
time  on  until  the  close  of  the  play  it  was 
very  quiet.  Miss  Walsh  is  in  many  respects 
the  equal  of  Fanny  Davenport  in  her  line  of 
parts.  I  wonder  how  long  it  will  be  before 
Miss  Walsh  and  Mr.  Macdowell  discover 
that  they  cannot  live  without  each  other  and 
that  the  widower  will  seek  companionship 
off  the  stage  by  marriage  to  his  joint  star.  I 
remember  that  it  was  several  months  after 
the  rumored  marriage  of  Miss  Davenport  and 
Mr.  Macdowell  before  either  of  them  re- 
fused to  deny  the  soft  impeachment. 

*  * 

Now  that  Robert  Mantell  is  free  from  debt 
we  may  see  him  in  New  York.  Taking  ad- 
vaniage  of  the  Federal  bankrupt  law  he 
relieved  himself  of  $13,847  of  liabilities. 
Among  them  no  doubt  was  the  $5,000  back 
alimony  due  his  wife.  For  several  years 
Mantell  has  been  trying  to  get  into  New 
York,  where  he  was  a  favorite,  but  his 
alimony  kept  on  increasing  and  Mrs.  Man- 
tell was  obdurate  and  would  not  take  any 
cut  rates  in  alimony.  If  it  is  found  that 
alimony  can  legally  be  avoided  in  that  way 
the  Actors  Alimony  Club  will  disband. 
With  Mantell  and  Thos.Q.Seabrooke  already 
free  from  such  encumbrances  I  wonder  how 
long  it  will  be  before  De  Wolfe  Hopper  will 
go  through  the  Federal  court.  Hopper 
always  declared  that  the  only  unpleasant 
thing  about  getting  married  so  often  was 
the  constantly  growing  bills  for  alimony. 
Nella  Bergen,  who  is  Mrs.  Hopper  No.  4, 
would  no  doubt  be  pleased  to  see  De  Wolfe 


turn  in  his  scarf  pin  to  the  Federal  author- 
ities if  that  would  save  her  the  alimony 
which  is  now  going  to  No.  2.  Maybe  that 
is  why  Hopper  has  decided  to  remain  in 
London  for  the  season.  It  would  give  him 
a  splendid  opportunity  to  run  up  a  big 
alimony  bill  which  would  be  cancelled 
through  the  Federal  court  upon  his  return. 
But  the  members  of  the  Alimony  Club  had 
better  make  haste  to  shake  off  old  claims. 
Creditors  are  already  beginning  to  complain 
of  the  alacrity  with  which  persons  can  free 
themselves  from  debt  in  every  State  by  one 
fell  swoop  through  the  Federal  courts,  and 
it  may  not  be  long  before  Congress  will  be 
induced  to  repeal  the  law. 

* 

*  * 

English  capitalists  have  bought  the  Casino 
and  the  Olympia,  and  George  Lederer  has 
been  made  manager  of  the  two  houses.  In- 
cidentally Mr.  Lederer  unloaded  on  the 
syndicate  two  of  his  American  burlesques, 
but  retained  as  his  personal  property  The 
Belle  of  New  York,  which  is  still  in  London. 
* 

*  * 

From  New  Haven,  Conn.,  comes  the  news 
that  Edna  Wallace  Hopper  and  Jerome 
Sykes  have  made  a  big  hit  in  Chris  and  the 
Wonderful  Lamp,  an  extravaganza  by  John 
Philip  Sousa  and  Glen  MacDonough,  under 
the  management  of  Ben  D.Stevens, formerly 
De  Wolfe  Hopper's  manager.  After  Mr. 
Stevens  let  go  of  Hopper  he  tried  to  make  a 
success  with  Jefferson  De  Angelis  but  De 
Angelis  did  not  have  the  physical  peculiar- 
ities which  Stevens  thought  was  necessary 
for  a  howling  success.  In  Jerome  Sykes 
Mr.  Stevens  certainly  has  a  bold  contrast  to 
Edna  Wallace  in  size  and  figure.  And 
Sykes  can  sing  also. 

* 

*  # 

Napoleonic  history  is  being  freely  drawn 
upon  by  the  local  playhouses  this  week. 
Julia  Arthur's  new  play,  More  Than  Queen, 
shows  her  as  Josephine  Bonaparte  and 
shows  Bonaparte  as  a  circumspect  husband. 
The  play  is  splendid  from  a  scenic  stand- 
point and  Miss  Arthur's  millionaire  husband 
has  spared  no  pains  to  make  the  play  a  suc- 
cess. The  Song  of  the  Sword,  in  which  E. 
H.  Sothern  is  playing  at  Daly's,  shows 
Napoleon  as  he  was  in  early  life  when  he 
had  the  reputation  of  being  a  libertine. 
Although  the  public  is  not  disposed  to  accept 
this  portrait  of  Napoleon  the  remainder  of 
the  piece  fulfills  all  the  romantic  require- 
ments of  plays  in  which  Mr.  Sothern  and 
Miss  Harned  have  achieved  success. 

Rob  Rov. 

ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence. 

ST.  Louis,  Oct.  27. — Social  swelldom 
have  their  inning  this  week  in  the  amuse- 
ment sphere  with  the  Grau  Opera  Company 
and  the  Horse  Show. 

The  short  season  of  the  opera  at  the 
Olympic  this  week  promises  to  break  the 
back  record  at  Manager  Short's  most  popular 
theater. 

The  Grau  coterie  of  lyric  stars  including 
Mmes.  Calve,  Sembrich,  Edourd  de  Rezke, 
Sig.  Campanari  and  other  Mars  and  Jupiters 
of  the  operatic  world  will  sing  Carmen 
Wednesday,  their  opening  night,  The  Barber 


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of  Seville  Thursday,  Faust  Friday,  Lohen- 
grin Saturday,  and  La  Traviata  at  the 
Saturday  ma'.iuee. 

Manager  Short  is  offering  Chauucey 
Olcott,  that  clever  Irish  comedian  and 
sweet  singer  to  his  patrons  at  the  Century. 
Mr.  Olcott  is  doing  a  new  play  by  Augustus 
Pitou,  entitled  A  Romance  of  Athlone.  It 
is  a  clever  comedy  replete  with  tender  senti- 
ments and  catchy  songs. 

Manager  Sam  Gumpertz  of  Hopkins  is 
packing  his  popular  theater  this  week  with 
Mr.  Barnes  of  New  York,  which  is  being 
done  admirably  by  the  stock  company.  The 
vaudeville  program  at  Hopkins  includes 
Lafayette,  who  is  making  a  hit  in  his  char- 
acter im  ersonation  of  Admiral  Dewey, 
Hanson  and  Wilson,  Gilbert  Brown  and  the 
biograph. 

Managers  Middletpn  and  Tate  have  cap- 
tured the  hearts  of  the  local  theater  patrons 
by  giving  them  the  Telephone  Girl  at 
popular  prices.  The  performance  is  just  as 
good  as  when  originally  produced  by  Louis 
Mann  and  Clara  Lipman,  their  places  being 
ably  filled  by  Will  Sloan  and  Jessie  Merril- 
les. 

By  the  way  Nellie  Douglas,  who  cleverly 
plays  Toots  in  The  Telephone  Girl  Com- 
pany, was  at  one  time  reported  to  be 
engaged  to  Tod  Sloan,  the  jockey.  Miss 
Douglas  was  then  playing  with  DeWolfe 
Hopper  in  Wang. 

Patrice,  that  clever  little  woman  who  has 
won  favor  in  the  vaudeville  profession,  is 
the  headliner  at  the  Columbia  this  week. 
She  is  presenting  what  she  is  pleased  to  call 
a  playlet,  entitled  A  New  Year's  Dream. 
Others  on  the  program  who  deserves  men- 
tion are  Canfield  and  Carleton  in  an  operatic 
novelty  called  The  Hoodo.  Charley  Case 
makes  a  hit  in  his  monologue,  Polk  &  Rol- 
lins, Excelia  &  Heath,  Lavender  &  Tomson, 
Hines&  Alton  and  Newell  &  Charvettemeet 
with  favor. 

At  Havlin's,  Manager  Garen  is  offering 
The  White  Slave.  It  is  very  old,  but  it 
never  fails  to  draw  in  St.  Louis. 

The  Tammany  Tigers,  an  excellent  bur- 
lesque organization,  is  at  the  Standard,  and 
Manager  Jim  Butler  has  no  fault  to  find  with 
the  box  office  receipts.  This  company  is 
doing  a  funny  burlesque  on  Mrs.  Leslie 
Carter's  Zaza,  called  Sassy.  Ruben  Welsh, 
an  old  time  St.  Louis  favorite,  does  an  ex- 
cellent travesty  with  Kilty  Francis;  the  rest 
of  the  vaudeville  portion  of  the  program  in- 
cludes the  Flood  Bros.,  Campbell  &  Caul- 
field,  Amy  Nelson,  Valmore  &  Done,  Harry 
Emerson  and  Mile.  Lulu,  who  does  a  sensa- 
tional posing  act,  clad  principally  in  a  fas- 
cinating smile. 

Richard  Mansfield  is  at  the  Olympia  next 
week,  producing  Cyrano  De  Bergerac  and 
The  First  Violin,  whilst  Frank  Daniels,  in 
his  new  opera,  The  Ameer,  will  be  the  at- 
traction at  the  Century.  Weber  &  Fields 
Hurly  Burly  Company  are  at  the  Grand, 
Remember  the  Maine  at  havlin's,  Fanchou 
the  Cricket  and  vaudeville  at  Hopkins, 
straight  vaudeville  at  the  Columbia,  and 
Clark  Bros.  Royal  Burlesqners,  headed  by 
an  old  Frisco  girl,  Miss  Emma  Weston,  who 
is  in  private  married  to  a  prominent  young 
society  man  in  St.  Louis,  Captain  Jack 
Simon,  is  at  the  Standard.  The  Castle 
Square  Opera  Company  open  their  engage- 
ment at  the  Exposition  next  Monday  night 
in  Faust.  Miss  Hernice  Holmes,  a  Califor- 
nia girl  with  much  ability,  is  in  the  com- 
pany. Gaty  Pallen. 


OGDEN 

Special  Correspondence 

Ogden,  Utah,  October  29. — Mathews  and 
Bulger  last  Monday  night  brought  out  a  big 
house  and  put  up  a  fine  performance.  This 
is  a  strong  combination. 

Beach  and  Bowers  minstrels  had  a  fairly 
good  house  both  nights,  the  minstrel  part 
was  not  overly  good,  but  the  specialties  were 
excellent. 

Vanity  Fair  last  night  had  a  poor  house. 
Miss  Newell,  one  of  the  chorus,  is  an  Ogden 


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girl  and  whatever  she  did  was  roundly  ap- 
plauded.   They  goon  to  Salt  Lake  City. 

Monday,  October  30,  Mistakes  Will  Hap- 
pen is  the  bill, and  the  advance  sale  indicates 
a  good  patronage.  Hoyt's  A  Black  Sheep 
on  Wednesday  will  undoubtedly  do  a  big 
business. 

We  have  had  no  very  strong  companies  of 
the  "Legitimate"  here  yet,  and  the  first  to 
come  will  probably  pack  the  house. 

_____         R.  M.  B. 

SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Oct.  30.— The  only  at- 
traction to  play  Salt  Lake  the  past  week 
was  Beach  and  Bowers  Minstrels,  which  was 
seen  at  the  Grand  Thursday,  Friday  aud 
Saturday  nights.  The  company  duplicated 
the  big  business  which  it  played  to  on  its 
first  appearance.  Vanity  Fair  opens  at  the 
Grand  tonight  and  runs  for  the  first  half  of 
the  week.  The  Hottest  Coon  in  Dixie  fol- 
lows, playing  November  2,  3  and  4. 

Mistakes  Will  Happen  comes  to  the 
Theater  October  31st  and  November  1st. 
Hoyt's  A  Black  Sheep  will  be  seen  Novem- 
ber 2,  3  and  4th.  John  K.  Hardy. 


and  eager  to  deliver.  Man  and  His  Makers 
is  described  as  "a  play  of  modern  life  in 
four  acts,  with  a  purpose,"  and  like  so  many 
other  plays  with  a  purpose,  which  we  have 
known,  breaks  down  through  want  of 
fixity  of  purpose.  Mr.  Barrett  has  a  part 
after  his  own  heart  as  John  Rodleigh,  and 
he  appeared  to  revel  in  sundry  fine  declama- 
tory passages  that  displayed  to  great  ad- 
vantage his  elocutionary  force  and  histrionic 
power.  The  entire  cast  was  good,  and  the 
play  beautifully  staged.  The  new  operatic 
farce.  The  Prince  of  Borneo,  brought  out  at 
the  Strand  Theater  on  the  5th  inst.,  owed 
the  success  it  commanded  to  the  tuneful  and 
pretty  music  composed  by  Mr.  Edward 
Jones,  and  to  the  acting,  singing  and  danc- 
ing of  some  of  those  engaged  in  the 
production.  The  "book"  by  Mr.  J.  W. 
Herbert  appeared  to  be  noticeable  only  for 
its  mediocrity,  and  nearly  all  the  wit  that 
was  in  it,  we  fancy,  was  imported  by  the 
principal  comedian,  Mr.  Frank  Wheeler. 
The  piece  was  saved  by  the  unflagging 
energy  and  humor  of  Mr.  Wheeler  and  Miss 
Alice  Aynsley  Cook,  whose  voice  retains  the 
quality,  freshness  and  sweetness  that  first 
helped  to  bring  her  into  public  favor.  Mr. 
Herbert  Sleath  is  displaying  an  enterprising 
spirit  in  his  Adelphi  campaign.  He  has 
invited  the  popular  American  actress,  Mrs. 
Minnie  Maddern  Fiske,  to  appear  in  the 
successful  adaption  of  Vanity  Fair  in  which 
that  lady  plays  Becky  Sharp  so  cleverly. 

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LONDON 

Special  Correspondence 
London, Oct.  14. — The  Shaftsbury  Theater 
gave  on  Monday  evening  to  a  crowded  and 
delighted  house,  the  sixth  hundreth  per- 
formance of  The  Belle  of  New  York.  New 
songs,  new  dances,  new  dresses  and  new 
people  were  introduced,  but  the  principal 
favorites  were  happily  retained,  and  the 
remarkable  popularity  of  the  production 
seems  likely  to  be  continued.  The  Moon- 
light Blossom  appears  to  be  surviving  adverse 
criticism,  and  may  be  regarded  as  a  success 
of  curiosity  On  Monday  evening  it  was 
followed  by  a  new  one-act  play  entitled  The 
Sacrament  of  Judas,  this  being  an  adaption 
from  the  French  by  Louis  N.  Parker.  The 
play  was  magnificently  acted  by  Mr.  Forbes 
Robertson  and  Mrs.  Patrick  Campbell.  The 
verdict  in  the  end  was  one  of  enthusiastic 
approval.  Another  piece  by  Mr.  Parker  in 
conjunction  with  Mr.  Wilson  Barrett,  called 
Man  and  His  Makers,  was  acted  for  the  first 
time  on  any  stage  last  Saturday  at  the 
Lyceum.  There  was  a  hearty  welcome  for 
the  popular  and  energetic  actor-manager 
and  his  principal  supporters  in  the  begin- 
ning; there  was  enthusiasm  at  the  end  of 
the  first  act;  there  was  even  more  at  the  end 
of  the  second;  then  a  certain  coolness  set 
in,  and  on  the  final  fall  of  the  curtain,  there 
was  not  a  little  opposition  to  the  verdict 
which  "kind  friends  in  front"  were  anxious 


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MONDAY,  TUESDAY  and  WEDNESDAY  NIGHTS 
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WEEK  OF  MONDAY,  NOVEMBER  fith 

Gorgeous  and    Dazzling    Production    of  Francis 
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Rich,  New  and  Beautiful  Scenery,  Costumes, 
Properties  and  Effects. 

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Prices— 50c,  35c,  2.5c,  15c  and  10c. 
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NOVEMBER  5th. 
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Sword  by  Secretary  Long  and  President  McKinley. 

SALE  OF  SEATS -Alhambra  Theater,  Thursday, 

0  A.  M. 

PRIC  -  S  75c,  50c,  35c,  25c  and  15c. 

MATINEE  I5c,  25c,  35c  and  50c. 

ALL  SEATS  RESERVED. 


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A  LADY  OF  QUALITY 


BEGINNING  MONDAY,  NOVEMBER  6th. 

SECOND  AND  LAST  WEEK 
The  Favorite  Comedians 
MATHEWS    AND  BULGER 
in  their  great  success 

By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves 

Everything  new  but  the  title 

MONDAY,  NOVEMBER  13th 
WHY    SMITH    LEFT  HOME 

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TO-NIGHT  AND  SUNDAY  EVENING, 
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NEXT  WEEK 
MONDAY,  WEDNESDAY,  FRIDAY  NIGHTS 
AND  SATURDAY  MATINEE, 
The  Famous  Comic  Opera 
THB  THREE    BLACKS  CLOAKS. 
TUESDAY,  THURSDAY,  SATURDAY,  SUNDAY 
NIGHTS 
L'APRICAINB 
Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents. 
Telephone  lor  Seats,  Bush  9. 


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JEROME  AND  ALEXIS; 
LEO  CARLE;  LOLA  COTTON;  GOGGINS  AND 
DAVIES;  BIOGRAPH;  JACK  NORWORTH; 
LOUISE  DRESSER 
AND  HER  PI  KANINNIES. 
HAL  M  ERR  ITT    AND    FLORENCE  MURDOCK; 

Reserved  seats.  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats,  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY. 

Alcazar  Theater 

Fred  Bi'.lasco,  Lessee.       Mark  Thall,  Manager. 
'PHONF:  MAIN  254. 

WEEK  OF  NOVEMBER  f.th. 
SOMETHING  TO  MAKE  YOU  LAUGH 
The  New  York  Lyceum  Theater  farcial  success, 

NERVES 

An  adaptation  from  the  French  of  Les  Femmes 
Nerveuses  by  J.  Comyns  Carr. 
Settings  designed  especially  for  this  production. 
MATINEES  SATURDAY  AND  SUNDAY. 
— NEXT— 
MY  FRIEND  FROM  INDIA. 


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THE   SAN   FRANCISCO   DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


November  4th,  1899 


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LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence. 

Los  Angeles,  October  31. — This  week 
Los  Angeles  has  been  rather  quiet,  in  regard 
to  places  of  amusement.  The  Los  Angeles 
Theater  being  dark,  it  leaves  the  field  to  the 
Burbank  and  Orpheum.  and  those  two  places 
are  profiting  accordingly. 

The  damage  to  the  Los  Angeles  Theater 
will  not  reach  $15,000,  as  reported  last  week. 

It  has  been  finally  decided  to  bring  Mor- 
osco's  Opera  Company  to  this  city  for  a  few- 
weeks,  about  February  1st.  I^os  Angeles 
people  would  certainly  enjoy  having  them 
here. 

There  has  been  some  talk  of  Main's  circus 
wintering  in  Los  Angeles.  The  matter  has 
not,  as  yet,  been  decided. 

Olive  Hoff,  who  has  made  such  a  hit  with 
Minnie  Maddern  Fiske's'Company  in  Becky 
Sharp,  is  a  Los  Angeles  girl. 

In  conversation  with  T.  Daniel  Frawley, 
he  informed  your  correspondent  that  he 
came  to  this  city  expecting  to  lose  f  1000  on 
the  venture,  but  instead  he  has  cleared  up 
several  thousand.  He  expresses  himself  as 
being  highly  pleased  with  the  reception 
given  his  company  in  this  city,  and  regrets 
having  to  leave.  Mr.  Frawley  is  very  fond 
of  the  West  and  says  he  would  rather  play 
in  the  West  than  any  part  of  the  East.  He 
will  go  from  here  to  San  Francisco,  then 
north  to  Portland,  from  there  t:>  Honolulu, 
and  then  make  a  jump  to  Washington,  D. 
C.  He  will  send  his  company  to  San  Fran- 
cisco immediately  after  their  engagement 
here  is  finished,  but  will  take  a  week's 
vacation  himself  in  this  part  of  the  State, 
visiting  Catalina  Island  and  Coronado. 

The  Western  Graphic  issued  the  October 
28th  number  with  a  cut  of  Mary  Van  Buren 
for  the  front  page.  This  lady  has  made  a 
strong  impression  on  Los  Angeles  people 
and  is  a  prime  favorite  here.  Mr.  Frawley 
has  engaged  her  for  three  years. 

The  Vienna  Concert  Hall  is  being  re- 
modeled, and  will  be  fitted  up  as  a  first-class 
concert  hall.  A  double  bill  of  vaudeville 
will  be  put  on,  and  the  place  converted  into 
a  miniature  Orpheum. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theater  a  most  ex- 
cellent production  of  An  Enemy  to  a  King 
is  being  played,  and  the  houses  each  night 
are  as  large  as  they  have  been  any  time  dur- 
ing the  Frawley  Company's  engagement. 
T.  Daniel  Frawley,  as  De  Launay,  does  a 
very  clever  piece  of  work,  taking  this  chiv- 
alric  part  with  a  dash  and  audacity  that 
meets  with  rounds  of  applause.  Mary 
Hampton  looks  the  part  of  Julie  de  Varion 
to  perfection,  and  it  goes  without  saying 
that  she  brings  out  all  there  is  in  it.  J.  M. 
Amory,  as  Blaise  Tripault,  has  a  part  that  is 
very  well  suited  to  his  style  of  acting,  and 
handles  it  with  credit.  Mary  Van  Buren 
loses  none  of  her  favor  by  playing  the  minor 
role  of  maid.  Reynolds,  Duffield  and  Byrne 
do  their  minor  parts  very  well,  and  the  rest 
of  the  company  give  most  excellent  sup- 
port to  the  piece.  The  scenic  effects  are 
very  beautiful  and  the  piece  is  well  staged. 
Next  week  being  the  last  of  the  Frawley 
Company's  engagement,  they  will  present 


Moths  the  5th,  6th  and  7th,  The  Dancing 
Girl  the  8th  and  9th,  Trilby  the  10th  and 
nth,  and  Hedda  Gabler afternoon  of  10th. 

At  the  Orpheum  a  most  excellent  bill  is 
on.  Mr.  Bronson  is  about  to  enter  into  ex- 
tensive advertising  propositions.  He  will 
have  an  automobile,  souvenirs  and  various 
other  ways  of  bringing  his  playhouse  before 
the  public.  This  week's  bill  includes: 
Florenz  Troupe,  Vinie  Dewitt,  Tom  Brown, 
Hawaiian  Queens,  Howard's  Pony  Circus, 
Le  Page  Sisters,  La  Petite  Elsie  and  the 
Budworths.  Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence. 

Honolulu,  H.  I.,  Oct.  25.— After  waiting 
several  months  for  opera  chairs  the  Orpheum 
closed  the  19th  for  repairs.  Work  is  being 
rushed  night  and  day.  Besides  putting  in 
new  opera  chairs,  the  house  is  being 
widened,  and  improved  with  four  additional 
boxes,  electric  fans  and  stage  enlarged. 
Seating  capacity  enlarged  about  a  hun- 
dred. New  dressing  rooms  will  add  to  make 
everything  convenient  and  put  the  New 
Orpheum  up  to  date.  Manager  Cohen  ex- 
pects to  reopen  Saturday,  the  28th. 

Previous  to  its  closing  the  Orpheum  had 
for  its  "raiser"  a  minstrel  first  part  in  which 
the  whole  company,  including  the  ladies, 
took  part.  W.  D.  Adams  as  interlocutor, 
Billy  Armstrong,  H.  T.Shaw,  Emil  Walton, 
Jackson  Hearde,  Francis  Boggs  and  James 
O'Neill  are  doing  their  good  share  of  running 
off  the  "latest"  jokes. 

Travelle,  shadowgrapher,  Emil  Walton, 
musical  comedian,  and  Armstrong  and 
O'Neill,  scientific  boxers,  closed  at  the  Or- 
pheum, the  19th,  as  well  as  Trixie  Coleman, 
buck  and  wing  dancer.  McPherson  and 
Chandler,  duettists,  will  probably  leave  for 
San  Francisco  on  the  31st.  A  holdover 
who  will  reopen  is  Ethel  Dixon,  vocalist, 
in  descriptive  ballads  and  rag  time  mel- 
odies. 

Jackson  Hearde,  comedian,  who  arrived 
lately  from  Australia,  where  he  had  been 
playing  with  Mac  Adoo's  Minstrels,  is  taking 
all  right. 

Hamilton  Still,  baritone,  has  a  "cinch" 
on  account  of  being  a  good  drawing  card. 

The  Willards  in  their  #2000  musical  act, 
made  a  good  impression  upon  the  patrons. 
The  instruments  are  something  new  down 
here.  Their  catch  phrase,  "We  coax  sweet 
music  out  of  queer  instruments"  is  a  good 
one. 

The  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company  arrived 
on  the  Australia.  Everyone  is  holding  over 
for  the  opera  season  from  the  31st.  Clay 
Clement  Company  now  at  the  Opera  House 
is  meeting  with  "cold  feet."  They  have 
done  a  poor  business  compared  with  what 
has  been  accorded  other  companies. 

H.  A.  Franson. 

OAKLAND 

Special  Correspondence. 

Oakland,  Nov.  1. — Mathews  and  Bulger, 
the  popular  comedians,  presented  their  rag- 
time opera,  By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves,  at  the 
Macdonough  Theater  last  Friday  and  Satur- 


day evenings.  The  supporting  company  is 
very  good.and  includes  MissMabelMeredith, 
a  former  resident  of  this  city.  Large  houses 
greeted  both  performances. 

The  League  of  the  Cross  Military  Band 
will  give  a  concert  at  the  Macdonough 
to-morrow  night. 

The  engagement  of  the  Nance  O'Neil 
Company  for  the  Macdonough  has  been 
postponed  until  the  latter  part  of  the  month, 
owing  to  a  change  of  dates.  The  company 
will  appear  here  on  the  22,  23,  24,  25  and  26 
inst. 

At  the  Dewey  Opera  House  the  stock 
company  has  been  giving  a  brilliant  pres- 
entation of  Goethe's  immortal  masterpiece, 
Faust.  The  cast  is  well  distributed.  Special 
mention  should  be  ma'de  of  E.  J.  Holden  as 
Mephisto,  Wm.  B.  Mack  as  Faust,  Miss 
Fannie  Gillette  as  Marguerite,  and  Miss 
Alice  Saunders  as  Dame  Matha.  All  do 
exceptionally  good  work.  The  costumes 
are  handsome  and  the  stage  settings  and 
electrical  effects  are  also  very  good.  Taking 
it  all  in  all,  the  production  of  Faust  is  a  great 
credit  to  the  management  of  the  Dewey. 
The  attendance  has  been  very  large.  Week 
of  Nov.  6th,  the  Management  announces  a 
grand  production  of  the  ever  popular  drama, 
Michael  Strogoff.  Mr.  E.  H.  Chapman  has 
been  made  assistant  treasurer  of  the  Dewey. 

A  company  of  amateurs,  headed  by  Mr. 
Homer  Gilbeau.  will  produce  Clay  M. 
Green's  comedy  drama,  The  Golden  Plough, 
at  Dielz  Opera  on  the  10th  inst 

The  benefit  concert  of  Mr.  Alfred  Wilkie 
takes  place  tonight.  It  is  expected  the 
attendance  will  be  very  large. 

Herbert  B.  Clark. 


SAN  JOSE 

Special  Correspondence. 

San  Jose,  Nov.  2. — Last  Friday  and  Sat- 
urday evenings  Brown  was  in  Town,  and  at 
the  Victory.  He  had  very  good  houses  on 
both  evenings,  and  closed  an  unbroken  week 
of  high-class,  high-price  talent. 

On  Monday  evening  Hotel  Topsy  Turvy 
was  presented  to  a  packed  house,  balcony 
and  gallery  as  well.  Foy's  aggregation  are 
mirth-makers,  and  kept  the  audience  laugh- 
ing all  the  time  Miss  Hall,  a  San  Jose  girl, 
was  in  the  chorus,  and  strengthened  it 
materially.   

SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence 

Sacramento,  Oct.  31. — The  Elleford 
Company  closed  a  very  successful  week  at 
the  Clunie  Opera  House,  Oct.  29th. 

A  Breach  of  Promise  opened  to  good  busi- 
ness Oct.  30th,  for  a  week's  engagement. 
The  prospect  is  for  big  houses,  as  the  farce- 
comedy  made  a  hit. 

Nov.  8th,  Garton's  Minstrels. 

Nov.  nth.  Old  Kentucky. 

Nov.  12th,  Nance  O'Neil. 


with  a  Saturday  matinee,  and  the  audience 
receded  from  one  convulsion  of  laughter  but 
to  be  thrown  into  one  more  violent. 

Hoyt's  A  Black  Sheep  was  on  the  boards 
at  the  above  theater  on  Monday  and  Tues- 
day of  the  present  week,  and  was  well 
appreciated  by  large  audiences. 

Luridly  have  the  bill  boards  proclaimed 
the  coming  o'f  Yon  Vonson,  which  is  now  on, 
at  Cordrays,  and  is  proving  very  interesting 
and  drawing  full  houses,  and  will  be  con- 
tinued during  this  week. 

At  the  Portland  Industrial  Exposition  are 
a  variety  of  attractions,  among  which  are 
Bennett's  Military  Band  and  Military  parade 
by  the  returned  volunteers.  Jo. 


T A  COMA 

'       Special  Correspondence 

Tacoma,  Wash.,  Oct.  29.— My  Friend 
from  India  played  here  last  Wednesday  to  a 
large  audience. 

A  Yenuine  Yentleman  appeared  in  the 
Tacoma  Theater  last  night. 

On  the  31st,  Tacoma  theater-goers  will  be 
given  a  treat  in  In  Old  Kentucky,  which  is 
a  play  that  never  tires,  always  seeming  as 
refreshing  as  when  first  witnessed. 

The  attraction  announced  for  Saturday, 
Nov.  4th,  at  the  Tacoma  Theater  is  Hotel 
Topsy  Turvy,  which  is  having  remarkable 
success  on  the  coast.  HOYT. 


STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence 

Stockton,  Nov.  i. — The  Dailey  Stock 
Company  close  here  Sunday  evening. 

Nance  O'Neil  opens  a  four  nights'  en- 
gagement on  Wednesday  evening. 

M.  T.  Carkeek. 


PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence. 

Portland,  October  25. — The  Marquam 
closed  last  week  with  Mistakes  Will  Happen, 
which  was  produced  on  Friday  and  Saturday 


FRESNO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Fresno,  Nov.  3. — The  Dailey  Company 
opened  a  five-night  run  at  the  Opera  House 
on  Monday,  and  judging  from  the  nightly 
jam  at  the  box  office  the  management  of 
the  company  and  the  house  will  each  feel 
that  the  visit  of  that  company  was  not  a 
failure.  Indeed,  the  coutiuued  large  attend- 
ance seems  to  be  indicative  of  a  feeling 
among  all  classes  of  theater-goers  that 
whatever  attraction  Manager  Barton  brings 
to  his  house  is  worth  seeing. 

The  company  opened  with  The  New 
South,  which  was  generally  satisfactory  in 
its  presentation,  although  there  is  a  feeling 
that  a  more  thorough  study  of  the  costum- 
ing would  not  be  out  of  place.  Darrell 
Vinton  and  May  Nannery  were  very  satis- 
factory in  the  leading  roles,  each  showing 
that  this  sort  of  a  play  was  to  their  liking. 

"Hamlet  for  thirty  cents!  Well,  it  can't 
amount  to  much,"  was  the  current  remark 
upon  the  streets  when  it  was  learned  that 
the  Dailey  Company  was  to  produce  that 
famous  tragedy  at  popular  prices.  But  the 
satisfaction  given  on  Monday  night  by  Mr. 
Vinton,  Miss  Nannary  and  Reta  Villiers 
sufficed  to  cause  many  to  hesitate  in  form- 
ing opinions  as  to  whether  to  go  or  not.  "He 
who  hesitates  is  lost,"  so,  of  course,  the 
house  was  filled  again,  and  not  one  person 
present  regretted  the  attendance.  Vinton 


November  4th,  1899 


THE   SAN    FRANCISCO    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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as  Hamlet  was  far  better  than  even  the 
optimist  had  dared  to  hope,  and  his  rendition 
of  that  famous  character  predicts  tor  him  a 
brilliant  future.  He  created  a  most  favor- 
able impression  and  should  always  be 
greeted  by  good  houses. 

The  company  also  presented  Hazel  Kirke, 
Model  Husband,  and  Current  Cash.  In  all 
these  lighter  plays.  Miss  Nannery  created  a 
very  favorable  impression.  To-morrow 
night  Mile.  Fifi  will  be  presented  with  Miss 
Mamie  Gilson  in  the  title  role,  the  Daileys 
finishing  Friday  night. 

Benjamin*  C.  Jordan. 

By  The  Sad  Sea  Waives 

The  Columbia  Theater  has  an  at- 
traction which  opened  last  Sunday 
evening  that  has  beaten  the  records 
for  fun-making  of  any  seen  on  the 
coast  for  many  a  day.  Those  inimitable 
comedians  Mathews  and  Bulger,  with 
their  exceedingly  clever  company  and 
musical  farce,  By  The  Sad.  Sea  Waves 
has  caught  the  fancy  of  the  town,  if 
crowded  houses  are  an  indication  of 
popularity.  New  jokes,  new  songs, 
and  musical  numbers  and  a  steady 
pit-a-patter  of  witticians  sums  up  the 
entire  entertainment.  This  season 
everything  is  new  but  the  title  of  the 
piece.  A  clever  comedian,  Tony 
Hart,  runs  through  the  piece,  in  the 
character  of  Prof.  Wagner  Flatt,  like 
a  dash  of  absinthe  in  a  glass  of  good 
whiskey.  Bessie  Challenger  is  another 
that  contributes  to  the  mirth  of  the 
evening.  Of  Mathews  and  Bulger  and 
the  only  Ned  Way  horn  it  is  unnecessary 
to  speak,  as  they  are  a  whole  show  in 
themselves.  This  clever  combination 
remains  another  week. 


VAUDEVILLE  NOTES 

Lira,  the  transformation  dancer, 
opens  at  the  Chutes  the  13th. 

Sullivan  and  Cummings  open  at  the 
Trilby,  Victoria,  B.  C,  the  13th. 

Vontello  and  Nina,  gymnasts,  will 
phy  this  city  and  vicinity  in  the  near 
future. 

Travelle  and  O'Neil  of  Armstrong 
and  O'Neil,  returned  from  Honolulu 
on  the  1  st. 

Carl  Hertz  will  be  in  this  city  April, 
1900.  He  starts  from  here  for  a  tour 
of  the  world 

Baroness  Von  Tilse,  the  female 
baritone,  opens  at  the  Delmonico,  Vic- 
toria, November  6th. 

"What  Ho!  She  bumps,"  is  the 
novel  title  of  a  song  which  has  made 
a  big  hit  in  the  London  Music  Halls. 

Stuarc  Robson  has  been  offered 
twenty  weeks  in  vaudeville  at  a  fancy 
salary,  but  says  that  it  will  take  more 
than  the  failure  of  The  Gadfly  to  drive 
him  out  of  the  legitimate. 

Gus  Henderson,  bounding  rope 
artist,  and  Eva  Ross,  descriptive 
vocalist,  have  closed  a  successful 
week's  engagement  at  the  Oregon  In- 
dustrial Exposition  at  Portland,  Ore. 

May  Vokes,  the  original  Tilly  in 
My  Friend  from  India,  will  make  her 
debut  in  vaudeville  shortly  in  A  Lucky 
Girl,  a  sketch  by  Horace  McVicker. 
She  will  be  assisted  by  Percy  Plunkett 
and  Guy  Bates  Post. 

Lucille  Alden  the  pretty  little  serio- 
comic has  returned  from  a  four  weeks 
engagement  at  the  Standard  theater, 
Bakersfield  to  attend  to  some  private 
matters.  She  will  go  back  there 
shortly  for  a  long  stay. 

Louise  Dresser,  appearing  at  the 
Orpheum  with  Jack  Norworth,  had  a 
birthday  a  few  days  ago,  and  received 


an  automobile  from  her  father  as 
present.  The  horseless  machine 
must  be  stored,  as  no  one  has  seen  her 
out  in  it.  'Guess  it  was  sent  to  her 
home. 


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Side  Lights 


The  Girl  From  Chili  played  to  a 
record-breaking  house  in  Winnepeg. 
Fort  he  night  they  showed,  the  receipts 
were  $970. 

The  entire  scenery  for  Eugenie 
Blair's  production  of  A  Lady  Of 
Quality  at  the  New  Alhambra  theater 
will  be  brought  from  the  east. 


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commence  December  26th,  must  be  able  to 
join  company  by  that  date. 

No  fares  advanced. 

Also  First-Class  Musicians  wanted  to  play 
in  band  and  double  in  orchestra;  must  own 
your  own  instruments. 

A  good  first-class  Stage  Manager,  Leading 
Man  and  Lady,  Soubrette,  Character,  etc. 

All  people  who  work  on  the  stage  molt 
be  able  to  do  good  specialty. 

A  good  man  to  run  Props  who  can  do 
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LOCAL  NOTES. 


CHANNING  LECTURE. 

Howard  Malcolm  Ticknor,  M.  F. , 
gave  the  third  of  his  series  of  lectures 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Channing 
Auxiliary  on  Thursday  afternoon  in 
the  parlors  of  the  First  Unitarian 
Church.  His  subject  was  "The 
Tenderness  of  Thackery"  with  many 
illustrations  to  show  the  softer  side  of 
the  great  Satirist's  character.  The 
Pacific  Coast  Women's  Press  Associa- 
tion and  Mrs.  Truesdell  will  tender  a 
reception  to  Mr.  Ticknor  at  the  Berk- 
shire Hotel  Wednesday  evening  of 
next  week. 

MUSICAL  EVENING. 

Mr.  G.  C.  Tantisteban  and  pupils, 
assisted  by  Miss  Ella  McCloskey  con- 
tralto, Mr.  J.  H.  Desmond  tenor, 
Master  Vincent  Serillaga  pianist,  Mr. 
William  Wertsch  cellist,  Mr.  Emilio 
Cruells  accompanist,  gave  a  musical 
evening  on  Thursday  at  the  Y.  M.  C. 
A.  Auditorium,  the  program  being 
an  interesting  and  varied  one,  the 
Mandolin  Orchestra  taking  a  promi- 
nent part.  The  concert  occurred  too 
late  to  review,  but  the  criticism  will 
be  given  next  week. 

VESTED  CHOIR  ASSOCIATION. 

The  Vested  Choir  Association  of 
San  Francisco  and  vicinity  celebrated 
the  Seventh  Festival  of  the  Feast  of 
All  Saints  in  the  Church  of  St.  John 
the  Evangelist  on  Wednesday  even- 
ing. The  musical  portion  of  the  pro- 
gram included:  Organ  prelude  (a) 
Allegretto  in  B  minor  [Louis  Vierne]; 
(d)  Adagio  from  Symphony  VI  [Chas. 
M.  Widor];  Processional  Hymns,  176, 
179;  Magnificat — Nunc  Dimiths  in  F 
[G.  M.  Garrett];  Anthem,  "What 
Are  These"  [Sir  J.  Stainer];  Hymn 
175,  Offertory  Anthem — "Send  out 
Thy  Light"  [Chas.  F.  Gounod]; 
Presentation  of  Alms — "Praise  God 
from  Whom  All  Blessings  Flow"; 
Vesper  Hymn  [Theodore  Yogt];  Ret- 
rocessional  Hymns,  396  and  418; 
Organ  Postlude  —  Fantasie,  from 
Sonata  XVII  [Josef  Rheinberger]. 
The  churches  participating  and  choir- 
masters were:  St.  Lukes,  Wallace 
Sabin;  St.  John's,  Miss  E.  M.  Phillips; 
Cathedral  Mission  of  the  Good  Samar- 
itan, Miss  E.  Brown;  St.  John's,  Oak- 
land, Ray  Hanna;  Christ's  Church, 
Alameda,  J.  de  P.  Feller,  Jr.;  St. 
Mark's,  Berkeley,  Rev.  Geo.  E.  Swan; 
St.  Paul's,  San  Rafael,  Fred  Goldfrap. 

CHAMBER  MUSIC  CONCERT. 

The  Minetti  Quartet  gave  the  first 
of  the  series  of  Six  Chamber  Music 
Concerts  [fourth  season]  Friday  after- 
noon of  last  week,  the  members  of  the 
Quartet  being  Giulu  Minetti,  first 
violin;  Eugene  Carlmueller,  second 
violin;  Charles  Heinsen,  viola;  Arthur 


Weiss,  cello.  The  program  which 
was  executed  with  the  artistic  per- 
fection that  has  made  the  Minetti 
Quartet  celebrated  in  California  was: 
[Bazzini] — Quartet  in  D  minor  op.  75 
No.  2,  Allegro  appassionato,  Adante 
con  moto,  Gavotte  [intermezzo],  Finale 
quasi  presto.  [Haydn] — Quartet  in 
G  minor  op.  74  No.  3,  Allegro,  L?rgo 
assai  [Andante  moderato],  Menuetto 
allegretto,  Finale  allegro  con  brio. 
[Beethoven] — Quartet  in  B  flat  op.  18 
No.  6,  Allegro  con  brio,  Adagio  ma 
non  troppo,  Scherzo  allegro,  La  malin- 
conia  adagio,  Allegretto  quasi  allegro. 

STUDIO  PERSONALS. 

The  San  Francisco  Conservatory  of 
Music  will  give  a  concert  in  the  Metro- 
politan Temple  Nov.  10th,  under  the 
direction  of  Mr.  Bonelli.  An  interest- 
ing program  has  been  arranged,  and 
some  of  Mr.  Newton's  pupils  in  the 
department  of  elocution  will  take  a 
prominent  part. 

— Mary  Frances  Fra?icis. 


MUSIC  IN  GENERAL. 


The  Bostonians  have  a  new  con- 
tralto who  rejoices  is  the  name  of 
Jennie  Jehu. 

One  of  the  finest  violins  of  the 
world,  a  Stradivarius  used  by  Wil- 
helmj,  was  recently  sold  for  $10,000 
to  Mr.  Kupferschmidt  of  Chicago. 

The  morning  musicales  which  have 
been  so  much  in  vogue  with  the  elite 
in  New  York  and  Washington  the 
last  season  are  to  be  one  of  the  de- 
lights of  the  coming  winter  there. 

"So  the  craze  for  too  rapid  tempo, 
widespread  in  our  day,  destroys 
musical  form  and  tends  to  degrade 
music  to  a  confused  and  uninteresting 
noise;  nothing  is  left  but  speed,  and 
that  is  not  enough." — Saint-Saens. 

Sousa  has  added  to  his  list  a  very 
melodious  serenade,  Camulos,  words 
by  Chas.  F.  Lummis  and  lyrics  by 
Georgia  Pierrpont  Strong  of  Los  An- 
geles. Miss  Strong  has  also  written  a 
plantation  lullaby,  called  "Hush-a-bye 
Mah  Honey,"  for  Delia  Stacey. 

Mr.  Sherwood  gave  some  delightful 
programs  at  Chautauqua  this  summer, 
his  piano  recitals  being  the  most  pop- 
ular events  of  the  season.  Music 
students  from  all  parts  of  the  United 
States  and  Canada  attend  Chautauqua 
every  season  to  profit  by  these  educa- 
tional programs,  and  to  receive 
instruction  from  this  master  of  the 
piano. 

Naples  has  a  Conservatory  of 
Music,  now  under  the  direction  of  Sig- 
nor  Platania,  with  200  pupils  attend- 
ing, who  pay  $1.50  a  month  for 
tuition.  Most  of  these  are  Italians, 
and  the  museum  itself  enjoys  a  Govern- 


ment subsidy  of  $30,000  a  year.  In 
addition  to  this  it  has  an  income  of 
$30,000  through  a  legacy  of  St.  Pietro 
a  Mailla,  and  these  amounts  enable 
the  institution  to  do  some  good  work. 
It  is  not  generally  known  that  Doni- 
zetti himself  was  for  a  few  months 
director  of  this  Conservatory.  The 
Teatro  San  Carlo  is  an  enormous  opera 
house,  with  a  seating  capacity  of  over 
4,000  situated  in  the  very  heart  of  the 
city,  with  gorgeous  decorations  iu 
gold  and  red,  six  galleries  and  a  large 
auditorium.  It  was  built  in  1810, 
and  has  been  the  seat  of  triumph  of 
many  of  the  great  artists  of  the 
world . 

During  the  coming  tour  of  Leandro 
Campanari's  Orchestra  Sinfonica  Mi- 
lanese in  the  United  States  one  of  the 
important  features  will  be  the  presen- 
tation of  some  of  the  more  important 
orchestral  works  of  American  com- 
posers. Mr.  Campanari  is  also  con- 
sidering the  feasibility  of  opening  a 
contest  for  a  symphonic  composition 
by  an  American  composer,  which 
would  be  included  in  the  programs 
by  Mr.  Campanari  for  the  entire  tour. 


to  be  a  perfect  savage  ?  Just  natural, 
I  mean,  without  this  hindering  culture. 


Mr.  Frederick  Yroom,  the  popular 
leading  man  and  Miss  Agnes  Rauken 
a  young  actress  of  merit  are  new 
acquisitions  to  the  Nance  OINeil 
Company,  which  is  now  one  of  the 
strongest  companies  travelling. 


(©be  &qu  tec, 


I  had  heard  of  it — this  amateur  night 
— and  now  I  have  seen  it — twice. 

This  is  a  great  town.  We  are  free 
to  think,  always,  and  on  Thursday 
night  to  act — at  the  Chutes — if  we 
had  rather  do  that  than  sew  little  holes 
in  Pat's  socks  or  keep  a  "date"  with 
our  "Sunday"  at  the  shutter-cleaners 
cotillion. 

And  would  we  ?  Why,  yes,  a  few 
of  us.  There  was  Mermaid  Mollie, 
for  instance.  (They  are  not  billed, 
these  amateurs — I  name  them.)  She 
paddled  out  from  the  wings,  a  seaweed 
passmenterie  covering  her  shoulders 
tenderly,  and  below  the  weed,  some 
once-white  silk  drapings  that  yielded 
floatingly  to  the  outlines  of  an  insuffi- 
ciently stayed  figure.  Do  I  make  my- 
self clear?  Oh,  the  sorrow  of  too 
much.  Eh,  what?  Oh,  anything. 
'Tis  said  even,  that  too  much  modesty 
is  bad.  She  sang  tenderly  oflovings 
and  leavings.  That  is,  I  think  she 
did.  Manners  are  cut  at  the  Chutes, 
Thursday  night,  and  the  audience  out- 
howled  her  to  a  man.    Isn't  it  lovely 


She  came  on  pleadingly, 

to  be  judged  on  her  merits,  and 
surged  out  a  mass  of  wooly-white 
foam,  a  seventh  breaker,  not  on  speak- 
ing terms  with  a  single  pebble  on  the 
beach. 

O,  there  are  other  audiences,  and 
when  she  finds  something  nicely  suited 
to  her  particular  line  of  ability,  why 
then — but  not  now,  Mollie,  not  now. 

"What  do  you  do  day  times?" 
yelled  a  shrill  voice  above  the  din. 
Something  with  her  hands,  I'll  wager. 
They  were  large  and  red  and  useful 
and  never  has  a  book  closed  over  a 
finger  of  them  for  thought. 

Out  rolled  a  dark  creature — a  black 
cloud  of  bargains  from  the  veiling 
counter — and  the  thought  of  forked 
lightning  in  her  heart  silenced  the 
roar  in  us.  Plainly,  she  had  not  ex- 
pected to  be  heard,  and  the  unhoped 
for  quiet  almost  drove  her  song  from 
her  mind.  Weakly  it  crept  back : 
"Don't  be  too  anxious  to  run  down  a 
woman," — and  her  hair  was  built 
like  a  steeple,  pointing  her  upward, 
who  said,  "Heaven?"  Suddenly  she 
gave  an  I-am-capable-of-more-than- 
this  gesture  at  the  silence  heaped 
about  her,  and  took  a  piercing  lunge 
at  the  melodramatic: 

"God  pity  the  woman  all  friendless,  forsaken, 
with  no  one  to  turn  to  for  bread." 

"Go  to  work,"  shouted  a  man. 
Thoughtless  fellow  !  She  was  work- 
ing, like  a  trooper.  Her  diaphragm 
fairly  heaved. 

"Where's  your  brother,"  called  a 
boy  to  her  retreating  figure. 

Out  he  rushed.  A  fighter,  every 
six  foot  of  him.  The  kind  who  bite 
the  ends  off  bad  cigars  viciously,  and 
full-stop  everything  with  "See?"  He 
sang,  too,  in  a  voice  like  thunder,  and 


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we  listened  for  very  fear.  "Theie's 
one  thing  more  I'd  like  to  say,"  be- 
gan the  second  verse.  That  was  a 
fatal  fluke.  He  never  said  it.  He 
was  encouraged  off  to  fill  another  en- 
gagement, his  diamond  stud  lighting 
him  on  his  savage  way.  Hats  went 
up,  and  coats,  and  many  a  benedic- 
tion. 

On  came  Rosalie,  the  prairie  flower, 
trippingly,  with  song  and  dance.  She 
had  a  face  of  eerie  innocence  and  seven 
shades  of  cerise  in  her  gown.  She 
was  soon  taught  better.  Yes,  I  mean 
the  shades  and  the  innocence  both,  in 
case  any  one  should  ask. 

But  Mike  O'Grady,  Irish  ballad 
singer,  knew  how  to  triumph.  He 
stood  and  laughed  all  over  himself  when 
we*  yelled,  and  got  his  innings  when 
we  stopped  for  breath. 

"Mary  Ann  went  out  with  a  can," 
was  treated  as  a  theme  and  died  of  the 
treatment. 


Hail,  Mike,  and  farewell ! 


You'll  have  to  work  for  a  living.  I 
could  hear  the  gardener's  spade  in  the 
cabbage  bed  and  the  click  of  Smith's 
lawn  mower  in  every  rise  and  fall  of 
the  haunting  lack  of  melody.  Could 
you  ? 

Maggie,  sweet  Maggie,  succeeded — 
through  her  costume.  It  was  an  act 
in  itself.  She  told  us  of  Bowery  Bill 
and  his  rag-time  Liz,  and  she  found  a 
new 


Retreat  for  her  chewing  gum . 

She  has  my  permission  to  take  lessons 
and  learn.    She  can. 

Then  there  was  Mile.  Vanity,  dan- 
seuse, 


craving  a  little  spangle 

and  frou-frou  and  invalid  ribbon  dis- 
tinction. She  got  it — in  a  way,  and 
went  out  waving  her  hand  in  fierce 
unbelief  of  our  judgment. 

She  met  Mag  in  the  wings.  I  saw 
them  bump.  Mag  did  some  neigh- 
borly boasting.  I  watched  her  mouth. 
Once,  in  the  ancestral  line  of  both  of 
them,  suds  rose  from  a  steaming  tub. 

And  then  —the  star  of  the  evening  ! 
Tall,  slim,  with  the  erect  droop  of  a 
lily.  She  would  have  been  fetching 
at  any  time,  but  now,  after  Mile.,  what 
a  beauty  she  seemed  ! 

She  needn't  tell  me  she  has  never 
met  a  poster  girl.  All  she  needed  was 
a  dab  of  green  sky  and  a  patch  of 
yellow  sward  to  be  on  the  sign-board. 
She  tried  to  dance  us  quiet.  No  go. 
She  opened  her  mouth.  Heavens  ! 
She  was  a  man — a  female  impersona- 
tor, and  he  owned  the  house  at  once. 
He  sang,  in  a  choosing  tone,  a  verse 
that  ended, 


Some  few  in  the  world  are  well-bred. 

I  felt  unpopular,  I'm  going  again.  His 
way  of  earning  a  living  is  easier  than 
yours  or  '  mine — and  funnier. 

Then  there  was  "the  chief  feature." 
"O,  you're  not  so  much,"  was  the 
brutal  criticism.  That's  right.  The 
unbilled  were  the  better  birds. 

A  mannear  me  had  a  "bully"  time. 

And  we  were  all  preached  at  more 
resultingly  perhaps,  than  we  might 
have  been  by  as  many  advisers  in  the 
pulpit. 

What  did  you  say  ?  You  did  not 
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A  Plea  For  NeVt)  Plays 

""To  my  mind  the  most  serious 
P  obstacle  that  confronts  an  author 
in  his  efforts  to  have  his  play  produced 
is  the  fact  that  every  manager  to 
whom  he  applies,  basing  his  opinion 
on  the  experience  he  has  gained  in 
his  special  line  of  theatrical  endeavor, 
has  an  ideal  of  what  a  good  play 
should  be.  Very  few  managers 
acknowledge  even  to  themselves  the 
possession  of  this  ideal,  but  it  is  there 
all  the  same  and  a  play  presented  for 
their  perusal  must  of  necessity  come 
up  to  this  standard,  or  rather  be  with- 
in its  requirements,  to  stand  any 
chance  whatever  of  gaining  a  produc- 
tion by  that  manager. 

From  the  dearth  of  new  plays  and 
new  authors  every  year,  one  would 
suppose  that  we  had  no  author  or 
writer  with  originality  enough  to  con- 
ceive or  talent  enough  to  write  a  play 
that  while  meeting  all  the  require- 
ments of  a  good  play,  would  be,  never- 
theless, new  in  every  sense  of  the 
word.  Is  it  not  astonishing  that  in  a 
country  as  large  as  this  is,  with  its 
thousands  of  theaters,  many  of  them 
devoted  to  stock  companies  for  the 
production  of  comedies  and  dramas 
and  its  hundreds  of  thousands  of  re- 
gular theater  patrons;  with  all  the 
facilities  which  our  superior  systems 
afford  for  the  acquirement  of  a  splen- 
did education  and  the  additional 
advantage  of  so  easily  gaining  drama- 
tic experience,  either  by  participating 
as  a  professional  in  these  productions 
or  by  attending  their  performance  at 
the  theater,  that  we  have  so  few  real 
dramatists  or  to  use  a  better  and  more 
exacting  term,  playwrights?  For 
while  there  are  a  great  many  '  'dram- 
atists" there  are  only  a  few  real 
"playwrights." 

From  the  hundreds  of  plays  annually 
handed  to  managers  for  perusual  is  it 
not  remarkable,  how  few  of  them 
ever  attain  a  production?  Surely  out 
of  this  great  number,  some  few  of 
them  must  certainly  contain  enough 
merit  to  entitle  them  to  a  hearing? 
But  the  managers  will  reply  that  the 
risk  is  too  great  in  producing  a  new 
play  by  an  unknown  author,  as  in  case 
of  failure  it  jeopardizes  some  portion 
if  not  all  of  the  house  clientele.  You 
see,  I  do  not  mention  in  the  item  of 
losses  the  probable  cost  of  a  new  pro- 
duction itself  for  the  reason  that  in  a 
stock  house  it  really  cuts  but  very 
little  figure  what  play    is    put  on; 


whether  it  be  a  new  play  or  an  old 
one,  the  expenses  for  the  week  would 
be  about  the  same.  But  here  again 
you  are  met  with  another  and  just  as 
great  an  obstacle  as  the  managers' 
"ideal"  and  that  is  what  has  come  to 
be  known  as  the  policy  of  the  house 
and  in  most  theaters  this  policy  con- 
sists of  only  producing  recognized  suc- 
cesses by  recognized  authors.  No 
matter  what  merit  your  play  may  pos- 
sess, should  it  run  counter  to  these 
two  reasons  (and  it  usually  does)  you 
are  told  that  the  managers  have 
neither  the  inclination  nor  the  neces- 
sity to  make  an  exception  in  your 
favor  by  entering  into  a  speculation 
such  as  the  production  of  your  play 
would  be. 

These  two  are  the  strongest  reasons 
I  know  why  we  have  so  few  new 
authors  and  so  few  new  plays.  How- 
ever, I  hope  that  some  day  a  manager 
with  principles  broad  enough  to  grasp 
the  fact  that  every  new  production  of 
an  entirely  new  and  original  play  by 
a  new  author  will,  instead  of  entail- 
ing a  loss,  be  a  means  of  attracting 
another  and  a  larger  class  of  auditors 
and  that  in  time  the  policy  of  produc- 
ing a  new  play  occasionally,  say  once 
in  every  three  months  (for  a  run  of  a 
week),  will  eventually  place  his 
theater  in  the  front  rank  and  that  last 
and  by  no  means  least  should  he  suc- 
ceed in  developing  a  sensational  suc- 
cess he  will  have  gained  more  both 
pecuniarily  and  artistically  at  a  single 
bound  than  he  could  attain  by  years  of 
patient  and  careful  management.  For 
the  new  play  that  is  a  glittering  suc- 
cess is  the  Klondike  of  the  theatrical 
world.    C.  V.  K. 

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Henrietta  Watson  as  John  Storm  and 
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mainly  in  industrial  enterprises,  building  up  the  city  and  giving  work  to  many  workmen. 

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Stage-struck  Girls 

t.i  I  was  going  over  a  lot  of  old  pho- 

'  tographs  the  other  day,"  said  an 
instructor  111  one  ol"  the  dramatic 
schools,  "and  it  struck  me  as  I  looked 
at  the  faces  of  my  old  pupils  that  the 
percentage  of  those  who  'land'  is 
remarkably  small. 

"I  have  tried  to  follow  the  career  of 
many  who  have  been  under  my  tute- 
lage, and  as  nearly  as  I  can  determine 
there  are  about  ten  failures  for  every 
success  of  any  sort-  All  this,  how- 
ever, does  not  indicate  that  the  school 
is  at  fault,  for  it  has  been  my  obser- 
vation and  that  of  my  associates  that 
a  large  number  of  pupils  have  no 
desire  to  go  upon  the  stage,  but  are 
governed  by  other  motives  in  taking  a 
course  of  instruction. 

"Of  these  cases  the  greater  number 
are  young  women  whose  parents  are 
rich  and  who  have  taken  up  dramatic 
study  simply  as  a  means  of  getting  to 
New  York.  Did  they  come  to  a  fin- 
ishing school  or  seminary  that  would 
be  under  a  constant  chaperonage 
which  would  materially  detract  from, 
if  not  actually  prohibit,  their  enjoy- 
ment. But  as  dramatic  pupils  they 
are  not  in  charge  of  the  instructors, 
save  in  the  class-rooms;  moreover, 
they  are  expected  to  go  to  the  theater 
as  often  as  possible. 

"All  this  suits  them  exactly,  and 
with  small  histrionic  ability,  but  with 
large  powers  of  persuasion  they  induce 
their  parents  to  send  them  on  here  to 
study  for  the  stage.  Before  they  have 
finished  the  coarse  their  ambition  is 
permitted  to  lag,  and  the  chances  are 
that  their  parents  are  more  than  glad 
to  learn  that  they  have  abandoned 
their  purpose  of  becoming  professional 
actresses. 

"I  know  one  fashionable  matron 
who  has  sent  three  of  her  daughters 
for  a  two  years'  course  because  she 
considers  the  training  they  are  given 
here  an  excellent  supplement  to  their 
regular  educational  course.  If  there 
are  private  theatricals  they  are  seen 
to  better  advantage  than  the  unin- 
structed  ones,  and  two  of  the  trio  have 
made  excellent  matches  since  leaving, 
which  would  seem  to  uphold  her 
argument 

"There  are  many  who  go  on  the 
stage  simply  because  they  like  to  get 
in  with  the  theatrical  crowd,  and  very 


often  they  make  a  conquest  of  some 
minor  actor,  and  are  glad — for  a  time. 
I  know  one  old  woman  who  came  on 
here  to  chaperon  her  daughter,  and 
who  married  a  man  twelve  years 
younger  than  herself. 

"The  daughter  was  heartbroken, 
but  the  old  lady  had  plenty  of  money 
and  there  was  no  open  rupture,  though 
I  believe  that  the  girl  is  now  support- 
ing herself  by  work  on  the  stage 
rather  than  live  with  her  stepfather. 
Usually  in  these  cases  it  is  the  other 
way  around,  and  the  younger  woman 
is  married  for  the  sake  of  her  money. 

"They  are  not  all  pretenders  though, 
and  there  is  one  young  girl  of 
wealthy  family  who  will  make  a  sec- 
ond May  Robson  when  she  has  been 
ripened  by  experience.  She  is  a 
charming  girl,  but  plain — though  by 
no  means  homely.  We  all  laughed  at 
her  pretentions  when  she  joined  the 
class,  but  it  developed  that  she  had 
had  her  eye  on  eccentric  work,  and  as 
she  has  a  rare  appreciation  of  the 
humorous  and  much  application,  she 
will  make  a  hit  in  spite  of  her  money 
— an  infrequent  occurrence." — Tele- 
graph. 

A  Valuable  Violin 

TThb  charmed  listeners  to  Hother 
■  Wismer's  delightful  violin  play- 
ing at  his  recent  concert  will  be  pleased 
to  know  the  violin  used  by  him  on 
that  occasion  was  from  the  Kohler  & 
Chase  collection  of  old  violins,  a 
Laurentius  Guadagnini,  Cremona, 
made  in  1737,  valued  at  $2,000,  once 
the  property  of  Sarasata.  Koh'er  & 
Chase  have  secuied  the  services  of  Mr. 
E.  T.  Turney  of  Chicago,  an  expert 
on  violins.  This  unique  collection 
includes  sweet  and  mellow  German 
violins  at  $40  up  to  the  most  beautiful 
Amati  and  the  divini  Stradivarius  at 
$5,000,  including  fine  old  bows  from 
$10  to  $125.  Violas  worth  $350,  and 
elegant  Italian  cellos  at  $300.  Music 
lovers  and  lovers  of  the  beautiful  and 
antique,  should  visit  the  "old  violin 
department"  of  Kohler  &  Ch  ise. 


Ferris  Hartman,  an  old  time 
Tivoli  favorite,  is  not  so  ill  as  has 
been  reported.  He  has  just  signed  for  a 
prominent  part  in  the  Gay  Paree  Com- 
pany at  the  New  York  Theater.  He 
promises  to  do  well. 


Songs  <Are  Costly 

"Thk  outsider  does  not  realize," 
*  said  Isidore  Witmark,  "the  ex- 
pense to  which  a  music  publisher  is 
put  in  marketing  a  popular  song.  It 
is  generally  supposed  that  a  couple  of 
advertisements  in  dramatic  papers,  and 
possibly  a  few  free  copies,  is  all  that  is 
necessary,  and  that  the  publisher  has 
nothing  more  to  do  except  to  make 
out  deposit  slips  for  his  bank  and 
write  checks  for  royalties. 

"It  is  an  alluring  picture,  and  when 
some  man  reads  that  this  or  that  popu- 
lar song  has  netted  the  composer  sev- 
eral thousand  dollars  111  a  few  months, 
he  imagines  the  business  is  too  easy. 
As  a  matter  of  fact,  no  man  works 
harder  than  the  song  publisher. 

"The  sale  of  a  piece  of  music  de- 
pends upon  two  things,  the  catchiness 
of  the  air  and  its  New  York  popu- 
larity. The  sales  in  the  smaller  towns 
are  governed  entirely  by  this  latter 
consideration,  and  no  matter  how 
catchy  or  graceful  a  tune  may  be,  if  it 
is  not  sung  at  the  New  York  theaters 
it  is  a  flat  failure. 

"I  call  to  mind  one  song  that  is  just 
as  good  a  coon  lullaby  as  'Louisiana 
Lou'  or  any  of  that  class,  but  it  is  not 
easy  to  memorize  because  of  certain 
tricks  of  composition.  Though  it  has 
been  upon  the  market  over  two  years, 
I  do  not  suppose  more  than  three  or 
four  professionals  have  sung  it,  and 
the  sales  cannot  have  amounted  to 
more  than  a  few  hundred  copies.  Had 
the  song  been  offered  to  me  I  would 
have  considered  myself  fortunate  in 
getting  it,  yet  it  will  never  make  a 
hit,  or  even  pay  the  cost  of  the  type- 
setting. 

"The  whole  business  is  one  huge 
gamble,  with  more  blanks  than  there 
used  to  be  in  the  lotteries.  A  man 
brings  in  a  song  which  makes  a  hit 
with  the  reader,  and  it  is  decided  to 
publish  it.  It  is  given  to  a  man  to 
correct  and  get  in  shape,  after  which 
it  is  either  set  from  type  or  engraved. 
If  the  publisher  be  a  cautious  man,  he 
will  have  only  professional  copies 
printed. 

"These  are  the  same  as  the  regular 
sheet  music  form,  but  are  printed  on 
cheap  white  paper,  and  are  not  pro- 
vided with  covers.  They  are  given 
free  to  any  one  who  can  produce  a 
program  showing  his  or  her  name.  If 


the  professionals  like  the  song  and  will 
sing  it,  there  is  a  demand  created 
which  justifies  the  publisher  in  having 
copies  printed  for  the  trade  on  heavy 
paper,  with  ornate  cover. 

"The  publisher  must  do  more  than 
simply  distribute  the  professional 
copies,  however,  for  he  has  to  keep  a 
man  to  play  it  over  and  over  until  the 
singer  learns  it.  He  must  also  give 
lessons  in  phrasing,  that  the  song  may 
be  rendered  intelligently.  He  has  to 
furnish  waiting  rooms,  well  provided 
with  stationery  and  other  conveniences 
and  must  be  prepared  to  furnish  free 
transpositions  if  the  song  is  not  in  the 
proper  key  to  fit  the  performer's  voice. 
He  must  get  out  orchestrations  at  his 
own  expense,  and  in  the  case  of  a  song 
which  will  illustrate  well  he  must  have 
lantern  slides  made  for  stereoplican 
use. 

"Yes,  it  is  all  hazard — all  a  case  of 
'throwing  a  sprat  to  catch  a  whale.' 
When  you  land  the  whale  you  have  a 
rich  haul,  but  for  every  whale  there 
are  a  lot  of  sprats  which  are  pulled  off 
the  hook,  and  a  part  of  the  whale  goes 
for  more  bait.  We  have  been  very 
fortunate  on  the  whale  end  of  it,  but 
often  the  most  promising  cast  simply 
results  in  the  loss  of  the  line.  This  is 
the  common  experience." 

No  Grand  Opera 

\l\  rcn  to  the  disappointment  of 
■  ■  those  who  have  looked  forward 
to  a  season  of  grand  opera  during  the 
winter  months,  Manager  Morosco 
states  that  the  Grau  Company  will 
not  sing  in  San  Francisco  Arrange- 
ment had  been  completed  some  time 
ago,  the  exacting  terms  of  the  opera 
organization  had  been  accepted  by  Mr. 
Morosco,  when  suddenly  he  received 
word  that  the  season  was  off,  and  thus 
San  Francisco,  notwithstanding  all 
the  efforts  of  a  progressive,  enterpris- 
ing manager  and  a  yearning  public, 
will  get  the  go-by. 

Frank  Tannehill,  Jr.,  who  appears 
in  Broadhurst's  farce,  Why  Smith 
Left  Home,  has  just  completed  a 
comedy  for  May  Irwin,  which  she  has 
accepted  and  will  produce  next 
season.  Why  Smith  Left  Home,  was 
one  of  the  greatest  comedy  hits  last 
season . 

Lederer's  Quintonica  for  falling  hair. 


November  nth,  1899 


8 


Emma  Nevada's  Return 

C  mm  A  NEVADA  has  returned  from 
~  Europe  and  will  open  at  the  Met" 
ropolitan  Opera  House,  New  York, 
tomorrow  night.  She  was,  of  course, 
interviewed,  and  in  referring  to  the 
tempestuous  experiences  of  her  visit  to 
Seville  during  which  she  was  insulted 
and  almost  mobbed  by  a  Spanish 
audience  on  account  of  her  nationality, 
Mme.  Nevada  grew  very  eloquent 
over  her  treatment  by  the  Queen 
Regent. 

"When  I  appeared  on  the  stage  of 
the  Opera  House,"  she  said,  "the 
auditorium  was  quite  empty  except  for 
a  few  rough  looking  men  who  heard 
the  first  act  of  Lucia  di  Lammermoor 
in  grim  silence.  At  the  close  of  the 
act  Col.  Poor,  the  British  consul, 
came  behind  the  scenes.  'What  is  the 
matter?'  I  asked  him.  'Don't  you 
know?'  he  replied.  'The  streets  out- 
side are  in  an  uproar,  and  the  people 
are  determined  to  mob  you  because 
you  are  an  American.  The  only 
people  in  the  audience  are  gens 
d'armes.' 

"Both  the  consul  and  my  husband 
begged  me  not  to  continue  the  per- 
formance, but  I  insisted  on  finishing 
the  opera. 

"When  the  curtain  went  up  on  the 
second  act  the  house  was  packed  with 
dons  in  evening  dress  and  donnas  in 
magnificent  je.vels,  all  sitting  with 
their  backs  to  the  stage.  This  was 
disconcerting  but  also  laughable  and 
the  humor  of  it  saved  me  from  despair. 
I  sang  my  best,  and  at  the  close  of  the 
act  the  curtain  fell  in  dead  silence  ex- 
cept for  the  voice  of  one  grandee  who 
came  to  the  front  of  his  box  and 
shouted  "Brava  the  orchestra!" 

"During  the  third  act  Lucia's  mad 
scene  was  applauded,  but  at  the  end 
of  the  opera  I  was  called  before  the 
curtain  and  vigorously  hissed  and 
boo'd  at  in  the  choicest  Castilian. 

"No.  They  didn't  throw  things  at 
me,  but  I  couldn  t  have  felt  more  hurt 
if  they  had.  I  had  always  been  so 
spoiled  a  favorite  in  Seville  that  I 
couldn't  realize  that  I  was  persona 
non  grata  with  my  favorite  audience. 

"That  night  we  were  advised  by  the 
authorities  to  leave  town,  and  did  so 
with  dispatch. 

"Arriving  in  Madrid,  where  the 
news  of  my  misadventure  had  pre- 
ceded us,  we  were  met  at  the  railway 
station  by  the  late  Count  Murphy, 
private  secretary  to  the  Queen  Regent. 
Her  Majesty  begged — that  means 
commanded,  you  know — that  I  should 
remain  in  Madrid  and  sing  at  the  Pal- 
ace on  the  following  evening.  Of 
course  I  did  so,  and  at  the  close  of  my 
song  recital  the  Queen  embraced  me 
and  presented  me  with  this  bracelet." 

"This"  bracelet  is  a  lovely  bangle 
set  with  a  ruby,  a  diamond  and  a 
sapphire — the  red,  white  and  blue  of 
the  United  States  flag,  and  is,  by  the 
way,  the  fourth  given  to  Mme.  Nevada 
by  the  Spanish  Queen. 

In  reference  to  her  forthcoming 
tour,  Mme.  Nevada  said  that  her  fore- 


most intention  was  to  make  a  feature 
of  new  works  by  American  composers. 

"I  shall  devote  myself  religiously," 
she  said,  "to  the  hearing  of  original 
American  music  from  now  until  the 
opening  of  my  tour,  and  I  have  no 
doubt  that  I  shall  be  able  to  add  some 
surprisingly  good  new  music  to  my 
repertoire.  At  all  events,  I  shall  try." 


The  Anglo-Saxon  hit,  Why  Smith 
Left  Home,  will  be  the  welcome  at- 
traction to  follow  Mathew  &  Bulger 
at  the  Columbia  Theater.  It  will  be 
the  last  production  of  the  special  farce 
comedy  season,  and  will  be  presented 
at  the  special  scale  of  prices  now  pre- 
vailing, $i,  75,  50  and  25  cents. 


FIFI'S  NEW  NAME 

Oh,  naughty,  charming  "Fifi" 
In  your  costume  so  Fig-leafy, 
With  all  sorts  of  invitations  in  your  archly 
glancing  eye. 

You're  a  most  bewitching  vision, 
But  your  name  which  is  Parisian. 
Ought  really  to  be  anglicized  and  called 
Fie.  Fie. 


The  Burbank  Theater,  Los  An- 
geles, under  the  management  of  Oliver 
Morosco,  has  entered  upon  a  life  of 
wonderful  prosperity,  and  now  ranks 
as  the  leading  theater  in  the  angel 
city  in  point  of  attendance  and  pros- 
perity. Ollie  Morosco  is  as  great  a 
favorite  there  as  he  was  here,  and  has 
turned  the  hitherto  non-paying 
Burbank  into  a  big  money-maker. 


Between  Acts 

The  next  attraction  managers  Elling- 
house  and  Mott  have  to  announce  at 
the  New  Alhambra  theater  will  be 
Eugene  Blair  in  A  Lady  Of  Quality. 
This  will  be  one  of  the  most  elaborate 
and  magnificent  productions  seen  upon 
a  local  stage  this  seison.  Miss  Blair 
is  a  very  beautiful  woman  and  as  a  star 
is  scoring  an  unprecedented  success. 
She  will  appear  at  the  New  Alhambra 
for  one  week  only,  commencing  on 
Sunday  night,  November  12th. 

Jacob  Litt's  big  spectacular 
production  of  Shenandoah  is  to  be 
brought  to  the  coast  in  the  near 
future.  The  production  will  be  the 
same  as  seen  at  New  York  and  Chi- 
cago and  it  will  necessitate  an  entire 


train  of  eight  cars  to  carry  it  to  this 
city.  The  score  or  more  of  rough 
riders  who  appeared  in  the  Eastern 
revival  of  the  play  will  come  here  and 
give  their  exciting  drill. 

In  Old  Kentucky  will  open  at  the 
New  Alhambra  theater  on  November 
19th.  for  a  two  week's  run.  Manager 
Ellinghouse  says  he  will  wager  a  new 
hat  that  the  two  weeks  will  be  a  re- 
cord-breaker. 

The  New  York  Alhambra  is  the 
newest  theatrical  journal  in  the  field. 
Beside  giving  reports  from  American 
and  European  show  centers,  this 
journal  prints  its  editorials  and  some 
of  its  reports  in  English,  French  and 
German.  In  this  manner  it  intends 
to  occupy  an  international  position. 


Drink 

Good  Coffee 


Make  it  in  our  Ideal 
Coffee  Pot  and  its 
always  good  ,*  <.•*..* 

RATHJEN  BROS. 

GROCERS 

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TJIE  emporium 

CALIFORNIA'S  LARdEST-AMERICA'S  0RANDE5T  STOBE 

One-of  the  grandest 
displays  of  Holiday 
Merchandise  in  America 

The  big  (tore's  Annual  Doll  Show 
includes  a  Japanese  Tea  Garden— a 
night  In  Venice -the  sidewalks  of 
San  Francisco— watching  the  tran',- 
ports  from  Telegraph  Hill— "Taking 
Tea  with  Mama"— The  Lawn  Party 
and  many  other  enchanting  tableaux 
for  little  folks.  The  big  mechanical 
circus  from  Paris,  has  eleven  life-like 
moving  figures  and  the  band  ploys 
real  circus  music.  Marvelous  me- 
chanical toys  —  electric  railroads, 
canal,  etc.,  Santa  Claus'  Dally  Recep- 
tions. 

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booklet  which  givn  ■  thou- 
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and  the  Children. 


ATTENTION 

Theatrical  Companies 

We  have  just  received 

a  large  consignment  of 

the  popular 

Delia  Fox.... 
Theatrical  Trunks 

The  strongest  and  most 
convenient   trunks  made 

Traveling 
Requisites 

of  all  kinds 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


NOVKMBKR    Ilth,  (899 


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(  Sixteen  Pages ) 

San  Francisco,  Nov.  i  i,  1899 


Ten  Cents  a  Copy — $3.00  per  Year 

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C.  H.  LOMBARD  Secritary  and  Treasurer 


Entered  at  the  postoffice  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  as 
second-class  matter  October  3, 1899. 


Now  it  is  said  that  Dorothy  Usner 
is  contemplating  retiring  from  the 
stage  to  devote  her  talents  in  other 
directions.  Really  the  stage  cannot 
afford  to  lose  you,  Dora,  dear,  and  we 
will  wager  that  it's  only  another  of 
your  press  agent's  yarns.  Time  will 
tell. 

Thk  affliction  that  has  befallen 
Napoleoni  Galliani,  the  baritone  of 
Lambardi  Opera  Company,  is  deeply 
regretted  by  his  friends  and  relatives 
in  this  city.  He  sang  at  the  Tivoli 
for  many  years,  and  was  well  liked  by 
all  who  knew  him.  It  is  feared  that 
he  is  hopelessly  insane. 

*  «t 

Every  manager  in  the  city  is  jubi- 
lant at  the  prospects  for  a  good  winter 
season,  and  the  best  attractions  to  be 
secured  in  the  East  are  already  booked. 
Nobody  can  complain  of  the  lack  of 
first-class  attractions  this  season,  and 
the  managers  are  to  1«  thanked  for 
their  energy  in  behalf  of  the  theater- 
going public. 

Golden  Gate  Lodge,  No.  6,  B. 
P.  O.  E.,  has  secured  the  Columbia 
Theater  for  its  annual  entertainment 
on  Sunday  afternoon,  Nov.  19.  All 
the  theaters  in  the  city  will  be  repre- 
sented by  first-class  talent,  and  an 
unusually  good  entertainment  is 
promised.  It  is  hoped  that  all  mem- 
bers of  the  profession  will  in  some  way 
lend  their  aid  and  encouragement  to 
the  entertainment. 

Some  misguided  dramatic  writer  has 
said  that  John  C.  Rice  is  too  good  for 
vaudeville.  Nobody  in  the  legitimate 
is  too  good  for  vaudeville,  and  it  is 
surprising  to  notice  the  rapidity  with 
which  some  of  the  best  men  and  women 
are  rushing  into  it,  simply  be 
cause  they  can  get  more  money  and  in 
some  instances  have  to  work  less. 
There  is  nothing  strange  about  this 


condition — thepublic  demands  a  diver- 
sity and  the  demand  must  be  met, 
hence  good  salaries  for  first-class 
vaudevillians. 

Last  week  we  had  occasion  tospeak 
of  disturbances  by  college  boys  at  the 
theaters.  Now  we  are  compelled  to 
call  attention  to  what  at  least  was  a 
distressing  lack  of  professional  cour- 
tesy. During  the  performance  of 
Oliver  Twist  by  Nance  O'Neil  at  the 
California  last  Sunday  night,  a  young 
woman,  member  of  a  prominent  road 
company  sat  in  the  rear  of  the  house 
and  tittered  all  through  the  most 
somber  passages,  to  the  great  annoy- 
ance of  every  one  who  sat  near  her  as 
well  as  the  actors.  Just  what  was  the 
cause  of  the  mirth  is  not  apparent,  but 
we  feel  such  a  breach  of  etiquette 
should  not  pass  unnoticed 
*  * 

The  old  adage  that  "dreams  go  by 
contraries"  was  fully  exemplified  re- 
cently in  the  case  of  the  Tivoli's  pop- 
ular basso,  Wm.  Schuster.  Billy  had 
a  vivid  dream  a  few  nights  before  the 
Jeffries-Sharkey  fistic  encounter,  in 
which  he  saw  big  Jeff  cleanly  knocked 
out  by  the  brawny  salt  in  round  four- 
teen. It  costs  nothing  to  dream  these 
things,  but  when  a  man  gambles  on  the 
veracity  of  his  somnolent  wanderings, 
that  is  where  he  is  off  his  whirl.  Billy  is 
now  fifty  odd  poorer  than  he  was  be- 
fore the  fight,  and  it  is  needless  to  add 
he  is  looking  for  tips  in  any  direction 
other  than  that  of  dreamland. 

¥  ¥ 

That  Nevu  Theater 

C  very  week  or  so  there  is  put  in 
*— '  circulation  a  rumor  of  a  new- 
theater  for  San  Francisco.  The  last 
rumor,  pretty  well  authenticated,  is 
that  within  sixty  days  ground  for  a 
new  show  house  will  be  broken,  and 
within  a  year  a  new  stock  company 
will  be  entertaining  the  insatiable 
theatrical  propensity  of  the  San  Fran- 
cisco public.  Wright  Huntington, 
who  left  such  a  favorable  impression, 
had  after  a  season  with  the  Alcazar 
Company,  and  was  very  lately  seen  in 
a  clever  sketch  at  the  Orpheum,  is 
mentioned  as  leading  man  of  the  new 
company.  Mr.  Huntington  is  a  great 
favorite  in  San  Francisco,  and  as  he 
has  said  repeatedly  that  he  would  like 
very  much  to  call  San  Francisco  his 
home,  there  may  be  something  in  this 
new  rumor. 

The  Electrician 

Cor  the  first  time  in  Portland 
'  Blayney's  TneElectrician.a  comedy 
drama  of  Colorado  life,  was  presented 
at  Cordray's  Sunday  night  and  drew 
an  audience  that  not  only  packed  the 
house  to  the  doors,  but  also  to  the 
walls,  and  might  have  extended  itself 
to  the  ceiling  had  there  been  standing 
room  in  that  direction. 

As  Tom  Edson, electrician  and  mine- 
owner,  William  R.  Ogden  filled  his 
part  to  the  satisfaction  of  all.  Frank 
C.  Thompson,  as  Bill  Turner,  foreman 


of  the  Edson  plant,  and  Frederick 
Fairbanks,  as  Savage,  were  a  pair  of 
excellent  villains.  Miss  Madge  Daly 
was  an  ideal  street  girl,  ready  to  fight, 
sell  apples  or  buy  mines.  Miss  Bou- 
viere,  although  she  had  little  to  do  as 
Miss  Sessions,  did  that  little  very  well. 
The  humorous  parts  were  in  the  hands 
of  G.  W.  Bowman,  read}'  to  'drink, 
shoot  or  sit  on  the  bench;"  Walter  T 
Tupper,  B.  P.  Van  Cleve  and  Miss 
Van  Cleve.  Specialties  were  intro- 
duced by  Miss  Lamar  and  Miss  Daly. 
— Portland  Oregonian. 

Elks'  Entertainment 

I  ]  n usual  INTEREST  is  being  mani- 
^  fested  in  the  annual  entertainment 
to  be  given  at  the  Columbia  Theater 
December  10th  by  Golden  Gate  Lodge 
No.  6,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  in  aid  of  its  charity 
fund.  At  the  meeting  two  weeks  ago 
a  committee  of  fifteen  was  appointed 
to  make  the  necessary  arrangements. 
Henry  H.  Davis  was  made  chairman 
of  the  committee,  and  he  appointed 
sub  committees  on  talent  and  enter- 
tainment, theater,  music,  printing,  ad- 
vertising, etc.  Messrs.  Donlan,  LTlrich 
and  Wasson  were  selected  as  the  en- 
tertainment committee  and  they  prom- 
ise an  exceptionally  good  program. 
Already  they  have  received  volunteers 
from  most  of  the  theatrical  people  at 
the  local  theaters.  The  Columbia 
Theater  was  selected  on  account  of  its 
central  location,  though  Manager 
Friedlander  of  the  California,  Manager 
Leahy  of  the  Tivoli  and  Managers 
Mott  &  Ellinghouse  of  the  Alhambra 
offered  their  houses  at  a  most  reason- 
able figure.  The  other  managers 
offered  their  theaters  on  any  day  that 
would  not  interfere  .with  the  regular 
matinee.  Some  very  clever  poster 
work  has  been  clone,  and  the  city  will 
be  well  billed  for  the  performance, 
which  will  be  in  the  nature  of  a  con- 
tinuous vaudeville  show.  Tickets  are 
only  50  cents  each,  including  reserved 
seats. 

Archie  Levy. 

I  T'saface  well-known  to  the  theatrical 
*  profession  of  the  West  that  appears 
on  the  front  page  of  this  week's 
Review.  As  a  song  and  sketch  writer 
of  ability  he  was  for  a  long  time  prom- 
inent; then  he  went  into  active 
theatrical  management  and  finally 
founded  the  Theatrical  Booking  As- 
sociation, which  he  was  pushed  into 
such  prominence  that  it  may  be  justly 
considered  one  of  the  influential 
theatrical  factors  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

fan  in  Los  cAngeles 

Tom  Garrett,  he  who  used  to  be 
on  the  Exatniner, (suavely):  "Did 
you  see  the  long  list  of  people  who 
announce  that  they  will  never,  never 
attend  another  Orpheum  performance. 
I  printed  it  in  the  Record  tonight  !" 

Manager  Bronson  (wildly  grasping 
the  Record  from  Garrett):  "Where  is 
it?  Show  it  to  me,  quick!  What's 
the  trouble  with  'em  !    Hey  !  Has 


\Valdeck(fuinbling  the  paper) — I  can't 
find  it!  Where  is  your  bloody  list, 
old  man  ?" 

Tom  Garrett  (solemnly):  "In  the 
obituary  column." 

T.  cM.  cA.  Smoker 

'The  San  Francisco  T.  M.  A.'s  gave 
a  smoker  last  Friday  night  at 
Native  Sons'  Hall,  and  everybody 
enjoyed  the  entertainment  for  mind 
and  body  provided  by  the  hospitable 
stage  boys.  Brother  Geo.  E.  Lask 
occupied  the  chair,  and  among  the 
volunteer  entertainers  were  Wright 
Huntington,  Harry  Richards  and 
Tom  Greene  of  the  Tivoli,  and  several 
memliers  of  the  Brown's  in  Town 
Company.  Clarke  Reynolds  of  the 
Alcazar  officiated  at  the  piano. 

Honolulu  Life. 

/^HARLEY     WlLLARD,     the  well- 

known  musical  artist,  writes  from 
Honolulu: 

"We  are  enjoying  the  finest  engage- 
ment it  has  ever  been  our  pleasure  to 
make.  I  find  the  people  here  very 
agreeable  and  should  1>e  delighted  to 
make  this  trip  again,  and  every  per- 
former who  shall  hereafter  come  with- 
in hearing  of  my  voice  shall  hear  me 
talk  of  our  Honolulu  engagement. 
Mr.  Cohen,  the  manager,  is  a  friend 
to  performers.  He  informed  us  this 
morning  that  the  house  would  close 
to-morrow  for  repairs,  but  that  salaries 
would  go  011  just  the  same.  You  can 
imagine  how  that  information  was 
received.  All  is  lovely  and  the  goose 
hangs  high." 

cRankiris  Trouble 

l\  A  cKee  Rankin,  manager  of  Nance 
O'Neil,  was  examined  Monday 
before  United  States  Court  Commis- 
sioner Heacock  for  failure  to  pay  the 
war  revenue  tax  due  on  account  of  a 
recent  performance  of  the  Nance 
O'Neil  company  at  San  Jose.  The 
Commissioner  held  Rankin  to  answer 
before  the  District  Court  with  bail 
fixed  at  $500.  Rankin  was  represented 
before  the  Commissioners  by  Attorney 
Crittenden  Thornton,  who  interposed 
a  technical  defense.  Thornton  in- 
sisted that  the  tax  should  be  paid  by 
the  owner  of  the  theater  at  San  Jose, 
but  with  this  view  Commissioner  Hea- 
cock refused  to  agree.  The  final  hear- 
ing will  soon  be  held. 

When  the  900  horses  used  by 
Roosevelt's  regiment  in  Cuba  were 
put  up  at  auction  in  New  York 
recently  by  the  government,  Jacob 
Litt  bought  twenty-four  of  them  for 
use  in  his  great  revival  of  Shenandoah, 
which  is  just  now  exciting  the  enthu- 
siasm of  play-goers.  He  also  secured 
the  services  of  twenty-four  of  the  real 
heroes  of  San  Juan  and  El  Caney,  and 
in  the  mimic  battle  scene  in  Shenan- 
doah, which  stirs  audiences  to  such  a 
high  pitch  of  enthusiasm,  they  make 
one  of  the  great  stirring  stage  pictures 
ever  seen. 


November  nth,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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Sydney  Platt,  a  clever  young 
local  actor,  goes  out  with  the  Cheerful 
Liar  Company. 

The  Stewart  sisters,  San  Francisco 
girls  now  in  the  vaudeville,  are  in 
New  York.  They  have  been  very 
successful  on  their  trip  East,  and  have 
some  good  Eastern  offers  in  prospect. 

Arthur  Donaldson  and  Edith 
Hall,  who  both  formerly  played  here 
in  the  Tivoli  company,  will  be  seen  at 
the  California  in  Yon  Vonson.  Don- 
aldson should  be  a  hit  in  the  title  role, 
as  he  is  of  Swedish  nationality,  and 
does  not  have  to  invest  in  a  box  of 
dialect  to  help  him  out. 

Private  advices  from  Thos.  C. 
Leary,  the  former  San  Francisco  favo- 
ite  comedian,  reports  the  business  of 
The  Kays,  now  playing  in  the  East  in 
A  Hot  Old  Time,  as  something  enor- 
mous. Leary  plays  the  part  of  Gen. 
Stonewall  Blazer,  and  it  goes  without 
saying  that  Tommy  makes  good. 

Gertrude  Homans,  not  so  long 
ago  known  as  Gertie  Homans,  the 
child  actress,  is  engaged  to  be  married 
to  Edwin  Thanhauser,  of  the  stock 
company  at  the  Academy  of  Music  in 
Milwaukee.  Miss  Homans  resides  in 
Brooklyn.  She  will  retire  from  the 
stage. 

Nellie  McPherson  and  Vera 
Chandler,  known  on  the  vaudeville 
stage  as  Chandler  and  McPherson, 
society  duetists,  have  just  returned 
from  six  weeks  at  the  Orpheum, Hono- 
lulu. They  say  their  act  took  well 
and  they  had  a  royal  good  time. 

The  many  friends  of  Miss  Marie 
McAllister,  who  made  her  debut  with 
the  Clay  Clement  Company  at  the 
Columbia  this  summer,  will  regret  to 
learn  of  her  very  serious  illness  at  the 
Hotel  Stewart.  Her  life  is  almost 
despaired  of,  her  physicians  offering 
little  hope  of  her  ultimate  recovery. 
We  trust  they  may  be  mistaken  and 
that  she  may  be  with  us  many  years 
yet. 

The  Dramatic  News  of  New  York 
says:  "J-  J-  Gottlob,  of  the  Columbia 
Theater  in  San  Francisco,  is  a  visitor 
in  New  York.  Mr.  Gottlob  will  re- 
main here  about  three  weeks  to  book 
additional  attractions  for  the  Columbia 
Theater  in  San  Francisco,  which  al- 
ready has  a  fine  number,  including 
Sol  Smith  Russell,  John  Drew,  The 
Christian  Company,  Denman  Thomp- 
son and  many  others.  Mr.  Gottlob 
has  arranged  for  Henry  Miller  to  ap- 
pear next  summer  at  the  Columbia  for 
another  season  of  productions. ' ' 


Miss    Adelaide    Norwood  wil 
likely  be  the  prima  donna    of  the 
Castle  Square  Opera  Company,  that 
is  to  open  in  St.  Louis. 

Theo.  Kremkr,  the  erratic  young 
German  who  flashed  on  San  Fran- 
cisco a  few  years  ago,  has  lately  had  a 
play  accepted  in  New  York. 

Lillian  Buckingham,  a  former 
California  girl,  living  at  Sacramento, 
is  leading  woman  of  the  Theater 
Francais,  at  Montreal,  Canada. 

Edna  May  has  at  last  arrived  at 
the  dizzy  heights  of  fame.  The  New 
York  papers  are  chronicling  the  fact 
that  she  has  changed  the  color  of  her 
hair. 

The  New  York  Dramatic  News 
says  that  the  Tedwyn  Sisters,  two 
California  girls  with  the  Irwin 
Brothers'  show,  blossomed  out  with  a 
new  wardrobe  last  week  at  Miner's 
Eight  Avenue  Theater.  Anew  ward- 
robe for  California  actresses  seems  to 
be  a  novelty,  judging  from  the  News' 
remark. 

Florida  Kingsley  made  a  strong 
success  last  week  at  Miner's  One  Hun- 
dred and  Twenty-fifth  Street  Theater, 
New  York,  in  a  piece  called  Mr.  New- 
lywed's  Baby.  Miss  Kingsley  is  one 
of  the  cleverest  soubrettes  who  have 
come  into  vaudeville  from  the  legiti- 
mate that  has  been  in  New  York. 
She  was  formerly  at  the  Alcazar. 

Away  Down  East,  the  Brady- 
Grismer  play  in  which  Phoebe  Davies 
plays  the  heroine  so  successfully,  has 
just  concluded  a  very  profitable  Boston 
engagement  or  six  weeks,  the  receipts 
being  close  on  to  $70,000.  This  play 
is  one  which  appeals  closely  to  heart 
interest,  and  some  of  the  most  blase  of 
theater-goers  confess  to  having  seen 
it  over  and  over  again.  It  will  pres- 
ently come  to  New  York  again — the 
fourth  time,  in  fact — for  a  winter's 
run  at  the  Academy  of  Music. 

Charles  Hoyt,  the  well-known 
dramatist,  and  Frank  McKee,  his 
partner,  one  of  the  best  known 
theatrical  firms  in  the  world,  has  or 
have  practically  dissolved.  Up  to  a 
year  ago  these  two  men  were  among 
the  most  active  of  people  and  owned 
interests  that  covered  the  whole 
world,  for  Hoyt's  plays  were  per- 
formed in  Australia,  London  and 
other  places  far  distant  from  here. 
But  after  the  death  of  Mr.  Hoyt's  wife 
(Caroline  Miskel,  and  she  was  the 
second)  he  seemed  to  lose  interest  and 
let  things  go  any  way  they  pleased. 


Will  C.  Ellsler,  ahead  of  Why 
Smith  Left  Home-,  is  the  brother  of 
Effie  Ellsler,  who  will  be  seen  here 
later  as  Glory  (Juayle  in  The  Chris- 
tian. 

Hhnri  Gressitt,  who  is  directing 
Eugenia  Blair's  tour  in  A  Lady  of 
Quality,  has  been  in  town  the  past 
week,  making  arrangements  for  a  big 
opening  at  the  New  Alhambra  next 
Sunday. 

Minnette  Barrett,  who  plavs 
the  juvenile  part  of  Marjorie  in  What 
Happened  to  Jones  at  the  California 
next  Sunday  night, is  Minnie  Smith  in 
private  life.  Her  home  is  Portland, 
and  this  is  her  first  professional  en- 
gagement. 

John  P.  Wilson,  a  clever  song  and 
play  writer,  has  written  another  musi- 
cal sketch  for  the  Concordia  Club  en- 
tertainment. J.  P.'s  old  baritone 
song,  "A  Son  of  the  Desert"  is  still 
paying  him  good  royalties.  It  seems 
to  grow  more  popular  every  year. 

Fitzgerald  Murphy,  the  author 
of  several  successful  plays,  and  who  is 
now  doing  the  advance  work  for  Ma- 
thews and  Bulger,  has  completed  a 
new  melodrama,  dealing  with  the 
present  Boer  and  British  difficulties  in 
South  Africa.  He  calls  it  the  Kaffir 
King.  Negotiations  are  now  under 
way  for  its  production. 

Salassa  is  certainly  a  wonderful 
artist.  He  and  the  tenor  Avedano 
have  no  doubt  contributed  in  a  re- 
markable degree  to  the  success  of  the 
Tivoli's  grand  opera  season.  In  L' 
Africaine  Salassa  shines  resplendent  as 
the  slave,  and  his  acting  in  act  IV, 
where  he  assists  Selima  to  save  his 
rival's  life,  is  the  acme  of  true  art. 

Mr.  Lee  Baker  of  Eugenie  Blair's 
Company  has  been  associated  with 
some  of  the  best  companies  in  the 
East,  where  he  was  always  well  re- 
ceived. He  makes  his  initial  appear- 
ance in  the  West  as  the  Duke  of 
Osraonde  in  Miss  Blair's  production  of 
A  Lady  of  Quality.  The  partis  most 
difficult  and  would  be  less  effective 
were  he  less  polished. 

In  the  new  play  Abbey  Sage  Rich- 
ardson has  written  for  James  K. 
Hackett,  he  will  have  a  new  leading 
lady.  Her  name  is  Bertha  Galland, 
and  like  Margaret  Mather,  she  was 
for  some  years  a  pupil  of  the  late 
George  Edgar,  who  prophesies  a  very 
brilliant  career  for  her.  Mrs.  Rich- 
ardson's play  has  been  named  The 
Pride  of  Jemer,  and  is  now  being 
rehearsed. 

Miss  Ida  May  Park,  who  comes 
to  Frisco  with  Eugenie  Blair,  in  the 
dramatic  version  of  Mrs.  Frances 
Hodgson  Burnett's  charming  novel,  A 
Lady  of  Quality,  is  a  Southern  Califor- 
nian,  having  been  born  in  Los  An- 
geles. Like  many  others  who  have 
gone  from  the  State  to  acquire  fame 
behind  the  footlights,  she  has  won  for 
herself  a  prominent  place  in  her 
chosen  profession.  Five  years  ago 
she  was  a  member  of  the  Alcazar 
Stock  Company,  which  she  forsook  to 
join  the  forces  of  the  late  Mine.  Rhea. 


George  Fkaser  of  the  /Cxamitier 
staff  is  writing  a  play  of  the  serious 
order. 

Della  Fox,  who  has  been  near  to 
death,  the  result  of  an  operation,  is 
slowly  improving  in  New  York. 

Madge  Cakr  Cook,  well  known  to 
Pacific  Coasters,  is  a  member  of  the 
Dearborn  Stock  Company,  Chicago. 

Mrs.  John  Morrisey  returned 
from  St.  Louis  last  Wednesday,  where 
she  spent  six  pleasant  weeks  with  her 
parents. 

Word  comes  from  Buffalo  to  the 
effect  that  William  Gillette  has  a 
bigger  triumph  in  Sherlock  Holmes 
than  vSecret  Service  ever  proved  to  be. 

Marie  Burroughs  is  to  be  married 
again.  This  will  be  her  second  ven- 
ture. Her  first  husband  was  Louis 
Massen.  She  will  retire  to  private 
life  after  her  marriage. 

It  is  not  generally  known  that 
Caroline  Knowles,  who  is  this  week 
appearing  at  the  Alcazar  and  who  was 
for  several  weeks  at  the  Tivoli,  is  the 
mother  of  Eugene  Ormond. 

Argyle  Ti  lly,  late  of  the  South- 
well Opera  Company,  has  been  en- 
gaged by  Harry  Corson  Clarke  to  play 
the  part  of  the  Superintendent  in  What 
Happened  to  Jones,  and  act  as  assistant 
stage  manager.  Mr.  'fully  is  a  cousin 
of  Tully  Marshall,  stage  manager  and 
for  many  years  a  standby  of  Charles 
Frohman. 

Geo.  A.  Bovyer  is  managing  The 
Electrician  Company,  now  touring 
the  coast.  Mr.  Bovyer  knows  the 
business  from  A  to  Z  and  he  is  per- 
sonally one  of  the  most  popular  men 
in  the  business.  F.  J.  Dailey,  who 
does  the  advance,  is  one  of  those  live, 
up-to-date  hustlers,  who  have  revo- 
lutionized the  methods  of  play  boom- 
ing. The  Review  expects  to  report  a 
big  business  all  along  the  line. 

Frederick  Ellis  Duff,  who  will 
shortly  be  seen  in  Frisco  with  Eugenie 
Blair  and  her  company  of  players,  was 
formerly  a  member  of  Beerbohm  Tree's 
Company  and  Henry  Irving's  forces. 
He  returned  to  America  last  summer 
to  accept  the  part  of  the  Earl  of  Bnn- 
stanwolde  in  Miss  Blair's  production. 
Mr.  Duff  is  one  of  the  most  versatile- 
young  actors  on  the  stage.  He  is  of 
Scottish  birth,  having  been  brought 
into  the  world  in  Ayr,  Scotland,  the 
home  of  the  late  Robert  Burns. 

Tin-:  Cheerful  Liar  Company  will 
take  the  road  next  Tuesday,  opening 
at  San  Mateo,  with  Redwood  City, 
Santa  Clara,  Gilroy,  Salinas  and  the 
coast  circuit  to  follow.  W.  B.  Gerard 
is  manager,  Lewis  Thorn  representa- 
tive and  Robt.  Hawcroft  musical 
director.  Stella  Bomar,  the  star  of  the 
cast,  has  appeared  with  success  in  Ber- 
lin, Paris  and  throughout  the  Eastern 
States.  The  cast  also  includes  Frank 
De  Cam]),  Max  Steinle.Jack  Howard, 
Sydney  Platt,  Bernard  Jaxon,  Eunice 
Murdock,  Leona  Leigh  and  Rose 
Simmen.  The  farce  is  a  good  one  and 
should  prove  a  box  office  winner. 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW  Novkmber  nth,  1899 


The  California 

O  unday  night  ushered  in  Nance 
^  O' Neil's  return  engagement  at  the 
California  Theater.  The  play  was 
Oliver  Twist.  The  part  of  Nancy 
Sykes  is  one  of  the  best  that  Miss 
O'Neil  essays,  though  probably  the 
least  pleasant  to  watch,  as  the  realism 
of  the  murder  scene  is  a  grewsome 
sight  and  cannot  be  witnessed  with- 
out a  shudder  of  fear  and  a  feeling  of 
grewsome  nausea.  This  young  Cali- 
fornia n  is  certainly  on  the  threshold  of 
a  great  career  if  she  may  not  be  said 
to  have  already  entered  the  door.  Her 
command  of  facial  expression,  her 
voice  and  her  mannerisms  are  all  under 
perfect  control,  and  the  beautiful 
woman  becomes  in  the  character  the 
child  of  the  gutter.  Her  portrayal  of 
Nancy  Sykes  will  go  in  dramatic  his- 
tory as  one  of  the  truly  great  imper- 
sonations of  the  times.  McKee  Ran- 
kin, too,  is  at  his  very  best  in  the 
character  of  Bill  vSykes  and  makes  the 
sluggish,  brutal  house-breaker  a  thor- 
oughly detestable  personage  without  a 
redeeming  feature.  W.  L.  Gleason 
made  a  good  Fagin, though  not  a  great 
one,  and  Mrs.  John  T.  Raymond  as 
Oliver,  George  Becks  as  Mr.  Brown- 
lee,  Roland  Berthelette  as  The  Artful 
Dodger,  and  J.  N.  Gleason  as  Charley 
Bates  are  deserving  of  especial 
mention. 

With  Nance  O'Neil  and  her  band 
of  players  as  interpreters,  Paul  Lin- 
dau's  four-act  problem  play,  The 
Shadow,  was  given  its  first  English 
production  at  the  California  Theater 
on  Monday  night.  The  Second  Mrs. 
Tanqueray  is  accused  of  having  drawn 
its  inspiration  from  the  Lindau  plot, 
and  certainly  there  are  coincidences, 
even  in  situation.  However,  Therese, 
the  heroine  of  The  Shadow,  unlike 
the  Tanqueray  lady,  is  young  in  love 
and  years,  and,  in  spite  of  a  pitiful 
*'blot  on  the  'scutcheon,"  innocent  at 
heart. 

The  two  plays  really  follow  the 
same  lines — betrayal,  new  and  deeper 
love,  confession,  marriage,  sorrow  and 
social  ostracism,  '  and  final  suicide. 
The  plan  is  dramatic,  very,  but  in 
any  event,  not  new. 

The  play  has  been  inartistically 
Englished  by  its  author,  who,  if  one 
may  judge  by  the  translation,  is  no 
Pinero.  There  is  fine  dramatic  cloth, 
none  too  cleverly  cut,  and  the  pieces 


do  not  gore  and  seam  and  fold  as  they 
may  some  day  when  the  author  or  a 
skillful  adaptor  shall  make  it  over — 
for  it  must  be  made  over — it  is  well 
worth  it.  If  put  in  good  English,  and 
somewhat  elaborated,  Pompignac's 
speech,  in  the  fourth  act,  where  he 
tells  Therese' s  husband  what  he  would 
say  to  him,  were  he  Therese,  would 
be  of  scene-call  v-alue — it  is  so  human. 
Then,  there  are  many  other  dramatic 
moments.  Yes,  the  play  is  well  worth 
reconstruction. 

In  the  meantime,  what  of  Nance 
O'Neil?  There  are,  perhaps,  in  a  life 
experience,  a  half-dozen  impressions 
of  the  silently  superb.  Miss  O'Neil 
is  one  of  these.  She  has  but  to  stand, 
tilt  her  head  a  bit,  outline  her  profile, 
as  she  did  often  on  Monday  night, 
against  a  dull  red  portierre,  and  she  is 
a  song  without  words.  Such  things 
as  she  may  covet  in  this  world,  they 
are  hers.  (Just  now  she  does  not 
covet  enough.)  Wherever  she  is,  on 
the  stage  or  off,  she  will  always  hold 
the  chief  part.  When  some  one  shall 
write  a  play  for  her,  of  tragic  and 
pathetic  strength,  and  she  shall  give 
to  its  preparation  weeks  of  introspec- 
tive study  and  thought,  she  will  know 
what  it  is  to  wake  up  famous — and  may 
I  be  there  to  say,  "I  told  you  so." 

To  live  up  to  Miss  O'Xeil  as  star, 
the  company,  to  a  man,  feel  the  cares 
of  a  high  responsibility  upon  them, 
and  act  with  no  indolence  or  easy 
content.  Henri  de  Frondeville,  the 
aristocratic  husband  of  Therese,  rep- 
resenting the  side  of  life  that  is 
conventional  and  narrow  and  petty 
and  even  ridiculous,  was  played  by 
Frederic  Vroom,  the  new  leading 
man,  Count  Eugene  de  Grange,  a 
legitimist  senator,  by  Roland  Berthe- 
lette, General  Bidard  by  Barton  Hill, 
Paul,  his  son,  by  Charles  Canfield, 
Pompignac,  an  old  family  servant,  by 
Charles  Bertram,  Mme.  Angele  de 
Bussy,  Henri's  sister,  by  Mina  Crolius, 
Clernence  de  Grange,  the  Count's 
niece,  by  Agnes  Rankin,  Celestine, 
Therese's  maid,  by  Lola  Hill,  and 
Aunt  Gabrielle  Lombard,  the  aunt- 
in-general  of  everybody,  by  Ricca 
Allen. 

Next  week  Harry  Corson  Clarke 
presents  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

Lederer's  Quintonica  will  keep  the  hair 

healthy.   

Subscribe  for  The  Dramatic  Rkvii  w. 


The  Tivoli 

HThis  pioneer  American  home  of 
opera  returned  Monday,  Wednes- 
day and  Friday  to  comic  opera,  pre- 
senting The  Three  Black  Cloaks,  fill- 
ing out  the  rest  of  the  week  with 
that  splendid  success,  L'Africaine. 
The  Three  Black  Cloaks  is  the  con- 
ventional comic  opera,  with  scenes 
laid  in  Spain  and  the  action  of  the 
opera  arises  from  the  betrothal  of 
Girola,  the  village  beauty,  to  Dromez, 
the  miller,  who  is  a  persistent  lover, 
though  one  finding  small  favor  in  the 
eyes  of  his  future  wife.  Girola  has  an 
ideal  that  she  loves, (who  is  realized  in 
the  form  of  Don  Louis), a  young  officer 
in  the  personal  service  of  the  King. 
The  latter  is  impressed  with  the 
charms  of  Girola  and  plans  an  adven- 
ture, which  is  frustrated  by  Don 
Louis  and  by  the  coming  of  the  Queen, 
who  has  received  word  of  the  plans  of 
her  fickle  consort.  Finally  in  the  end 
the  lovers'  tangles  are  straightened 
out,  including  that  of  Don  Jose,  the 
King's  chamberlain,  who  has  secretly 
married  one  of  the  Queen's  maids  of 
honor,  and  the  curtain  falls  on  every- 
body happy.  There  were  no  especially 
brilliant  chances  for  any  of  the  cast, 
but  every  part  was  well  taken.  Ada 
Palmer- Walker  was  allotted  a  few 
solos  and  a  couple  of  duets,  which 
were  given  in  good  voice;  indeed  one 
may  say  that  Miss  Walker's  seems  to 
be  growing  better  and  better, — that  is, 
with  all  of  her  original  power  and 
skill  she  has  added  a  very  pleasing 
sweetness  that  is  not  always  found  in 
voices  of  brilliancy  and  range.  Tom 
Greene  is  the  best  tenor  the  Tivoli  has 
had  in  many  a  day  and  sang  with 
pleasing  effect.  He  has  youth  and 
good  looks  and  a  fine  physique  and 
will  be  a  very  popular  member  of  the 
Tivoli  force.  Alf  Wheelan  was  the 
miller  and  from  a  part  devoid  of  al- 
most all  humor,  he  extracted  a  great' 
many  laughs  and  much  good  feeling. 
William  Schuster  was  the  King's 
Chamberlain,  and  Phil  Branson  the 
Queen's  irrepressible  consort.  Char- 
lotte Beckwith,  as  the  Queen,  made  a 
very  gracious  sovereign,  as  well  as  a 
very  lovely  one. 

The  opera  runs  through  three  acts, 
and  was  mounted  and  cos*.umed 
with  the  usual  thorough  attention 
given  all  Tivoli  productions. 

Tuesday,  Thursday,  Saturday  and 


Sunday  were  underlined  for  the  elab- 
orate production  of  L'Africaine. 


The  Alcazar 

\1 /ell,  it's  a  mix-up  from  start  to 
finish,  the  farce-comedy  Nerves. 
Full  of  perplexities,  it  holds  and  in- 
terests the  audience,  and  you  can  but 
feel  jolly  and  well  pleased  with  this 
sparkling  sketch.  Mr.  Clarence  M011- 
taine,  as  a  French  confectioner,  carries 
out  a  well  sustained  character  and  cer- 
tainly adds  codsiderable  zest  and 
amusement,  while  Miss  Marie  Howe, 
Madame  Zephyr  Elaine,  the  fashion- 
able milliner,  very  creditably  assists. 
Mr.  Frank  Denithorne  can  find  no 
equal  as  the  dude,  "a  natural  born 
sneezer,"  and  demonstrates  his  ability 
in  character  parts.  Miss  Juliet  Crosby, 
the  maid  with  nerves,  is  also  excellent. 
In  the  •second  act,  Miss  Mae  Keane 
captivated  with  her  charming  dancing. 
Mr.  Eugene  Ormonde,  Miss  Gertrude 
Foster,  Miss  Caroline  Knowles,  Mr. 
Charles  W.  King,  Mr.  Carlyle  Moore 
and  in  fact  every  member  of  the  com- 
pany carried  out  their  parts  with  much 
cleverness. 


The  cAlhamhra 

T~"he  hoodoo  that  for  years  has  hung 
'  over  the  Alhambra  Theater  seems 
to  have  been  broken  at  last.  It  took 
some  clever  advertising  and  a  good 
performance  to  do  it,  and  Ellinghouse 
and  Mott  are  to  l>e  congratulated  on 
their  success.  The  performance  for 
the  opening  week  of  this  theater, 
under  the  new  management,  was  Mile. 
Fifi,  a  Frenchy  farce  that  had  been 
widely  but  misleadingly  advertised  as 
a  play  at  which  unveiled  women 
should  not  be  seen.  Of  course  the 
managers  did  not  so  advertise  the 
play,  but  they  entered  no  strong  pro- 
test against  the  deceitful  work  of 
certain  critics  of  the  daily  newspapers, 
for  it  is  a  certainty  in  San  Francisco 
that  people  will  flock  to  see  a 
show  that  is  reported  to  be  improper. 
The  opening  night  of  Mile.  Fifi  was  a 
repetition  of  the  night  when  the  Cali- 
fornia Theater  presented  The  Turtle, 
with  the  exception  that  The  Turtle 
was  more  than  suggestively  vulgar, 
while  Mile.  Fifi  was  no  worse  but  far 
more  "moral"  than  most  of  the 
French  farces  seen  in  this  country — 
outside   of  New  York,    of  course. 


November  nth,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


There  are  not  a  dozen  suggestive  sen- 
tences in  the  whole  performance,  but 
three  or  four  of  them,  while  as  dainty 
as  possible,  would  never  do  to  explain 
to  a  Sunday-school  class.  But  any 
deficiency  in  this  direction  is  more 
than  atoned  for  by  the  very  clever 
company  presenting  it.  Briefly  the 
story  is  of  a  French  Yicomte  and  his 
American  bride  who  feign  a  separa- 
tion, divorce  proceedings,  etc.,  to 
obtain  the  bride's  dowry  in  the  hands 
of  the  close-fisted  Yankee  mother-in- 
law.  Evidence  must  be  had,  and  the 
husband  writes  a  fictitious  letter  to 
Mile.  Fifi,  of  the  Folies  Bergere,  on 
account  of  which  the  couple  engage  in 
a  mock  quarrel,  during  which  enough 
chinaware  is  broken  to  furnish  up  a 
cottage.  To  complicate  the  situation, 
the  husband  had  known  Fifi  too  well 
in  his  bacheloristic  days,  and  when 
the  young  wife  is  paying  clandestine 
visits  to  her  husband  during  the  sep- 
aration, Fifi  appears  in  his  rooms  and 
attempts  to  persuade  him  to  renew  his 
old  love  for  her.  The  wife  discovers 
Fifi  in  the  act.  Then  the  usual  ex- 
planations in  such  cases  (only  stage 
cases)  are  made,  and  the  ludicrous 
complications  are  straightened  out. 
Maud  Granger,  somewhat  stouter  in 
the  last  few  years,  was  the  mother-in- 
law,  and  a  most  artistic  impersonation 
she  gave.  Never  did  she  imbue  any 
character  with  that  realistic  natural- 
ness as  she  does  the  role  in  this  piece. 
The  bride  was  Miss  Pearl  Evelynne,  a 
very  charming  young  Californian. 
Edward  A.  Abeles  was  the  Yicomte, 
a  character  that  gave  him  a  great 
opportunity  for  good  work.  Miss 
Mamie  Gilroy  was  Mile.  Fifi,  and  a 
very  pretty  picture  she  made.  Rich- 
ard Williams,  as  the  money-lender,  was 
unusually  good.  The  remaining 
members  of  the  company  were  also 
exceptionally  clever.  The  piece  will 
close  to-night.  Beginning  to-morrow 
night,  the  attraction  will  be  Eugenie 
Blair  in  A  Lady  of  Quality. 

Grand  Opera  House 

I  T's  The  Merry  Monarch  at  the  Grand 
*  Opera  House  this  week,  and  a 
merry  monarch  Wolff  is.  So  merry 
was  his  merriment  that  first  night,  it 
rippled  out  in  waves  electric  till  the 
risibles  were  galavnized  to  the  point  of 
ticklishness  convulsive.  How  he 
made  them  laugh  !  It's  a  comic  opera, 
— comic  in  every  sense  of  the  word, — 
funny  situations  and  funny  speeches, 
fail  ly  tripping  each  other  up,  so  fast 
they  come — (too  fast,  apparently,  in 
spots,  for  first-night  memorizing). 
Wolff,  as  the  King,  is  the  focus  point 
of  all  the  fun,  but  is  seconded  at  every 
turn  by  Wooley,  his  inseparable,  im- 
personating the  astrologer  in  his  own 
inimitable,  funny  way.  Winifred 
Goff  plays  the  irascible,  tempestuous 
Ambassador  to  perfection,  and  Bon- 
ville,  as  Minister  of  the  Police,  is  to  be 
commended  for  conscientious  work. 
Edith  Mason  is  a  bewitching  young 
vender  of  perfumery,  but  so  essentially 
the  sweet  woman  that  one  grudges 


that  so  much  feminine  lovableness 
should  go  a-begging  in  a  boy's  part. 
Miss  Mason  sang  her  role  with  her 
usual  pure,  clear  freshness  of  tone, 
rendering  the  "Sleep"  song  in  the  last 
act  with  especial  tenderness  of  senti- 
ment. Hattie  Belle  Ladd  is  as  piquant 
in  short  skirts  as  she  is  dashing  in 
soldier's  garb,  and  as  the  Princess 
Lilita  won  the  hearts  of  her  audience 
at  the  start  with  that  pretty  refrain, 
"Heigho,  Long  Ago,"  as  catchy  a  bit 
of  melody  as  any  in  the  entire  opera. 
Bessie  Fairbairn  as  Aloes  had  too 
colorless  a  part  to  exhibit  the  clever- 
ness of  characterization  that  made  her 
Queen  in  The  Conspirators  so  unique 
a  portrayal.  An  equally  subordinate 
part  fell  to  Charles  Arling  as  Tapioca, 
suffering  nothing,  however,  at  his 
hands.  The  music  of  the  entire  opera 
is  full  of  variety  and  sparkle  from  first 
to  last,  and  the  stage  setting  is  some- 
thing attractively  oriental. 


The  Columbia 

T"hk  second  week  of  Mathews  and 
*  Bulger  in  By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves 
drew  fairly  good  houses.  The  popu- 
larity of  the  attraction  does  not  seem 
to  wane  in  the  least.  By  the  Sad  Sea 
Waves  will  be  followed  by  Why  Smith 
Lett  Home,  a  most  amusing  comedy, 
opening  on  Monday  evening. 


Clarke's  ^friend  Jones. 

\\J  hat  Happened  to  Jones,  Broad- 
hurst's  successful  three-act  com- 
edy in  which  Harry  Corson  Clarke 
made  his  bow  as  star  last  season,  is 
again  about  to  he  produced  in  this 
city,  after  which  it  goes  on  tour 
through  the  southern  and  eastern 
States  Mr.  Clarke  is  too  well  known 
to  the  San  Francisco  public  to  require 
extended  mention.  To  such  as  have 
seen  him  in  the  diversity  of  roles 
which  he  assumed  during  his  connec- 
tion with  earlier  stock  companies,  his 
work  will  ever  be  retained  in  pleasant 
memory,  no  less  so  being  his  advent 
as  a  star.  His  engagement  in  this 
city  will  be  limited  to  one  week  this 
season  and  will  take  place  at  the  Cali- 
fornia Theater,  beginning  to-morrow 
night. 


AT  THE  TIVOLI 

With  each  succeeding  week,  the 
Tivoli  Opera  House,  to  the  delight  of 
its  thousands  of  patrons,  continues  to 
present  the  strongest  attractions  which 
can  be  found  in  the  operatic  list  of 
compositions.  For  next  week,  Gilbert 
and  Sullivan's  greatest  success, 
Patience,  will  be  presented  for  four 
performances,  alternating  with  Verdi's 
famous  historical  grand  opera,  The 
Masked  Ball,  (Un  Ballo  in  Maschera). 


An  exceptional  presentation  of  Patience 
can  be  expected,  judging  from  the 
splendid  cast  of  singers  announced  by 
the  Tivoli  management.  Ada  Walker 
will  be  heard  in  her  most  successful 
role,  Patience,  the  milkmaid;  Caroline 
Knowles,  the  new  character  actress, 
of  the  Tivoli,  will  be  heard  as  Lady 
Jane,  the  part  she  sang  so  long  with 
the  Boston  Ideal  Opera  Co.;  Charlotte 
Beckwith,  will  be  a  stately  "Lady 
Angela;  Julie  Cotte,  will  have  every 
chance  for  success,  as  Lady  Saphir; 
while  Miss  Sannie  Kruger,  a  niece  of 
Oom  Paul  of  the  Transvaal  will  make 
her  debut  on  the  stage  as  Lady  Ella. 
The  male  characters  in  Patience  will 
be  in  the  care  of  Alf.  C.  Wheelan, 
who  is  bound  to  score  heavily  as 
Bunthorne,  the  fleshly  poet;  Phil  Bran- 
son, will  l)e  the  idyllic  poet,  Algernon 
Grosvenor;  while  Tom  Greene,  will 
be  heard  in  his  best  role,  th?t  of  The 
Duke  of  Dunstable.  The  chorus, 
orchestra,  and  stage  effects  of  Patience 
will  be  of  the  most  artistic  quality, 
and  the  revival  of  the  famous  English 
comic  opera,  is  likely  to  develop  a  big 
demand  for  seats.  The  Masked  Ball, 
will  probably  show  the  grand  opera 
singers  in  their  greatest  success, 
for  Salassa,  Avedano,  Schuster,  Anna 
Lichter,  and  Ada  Walker  have 
records  of  triumphs  in  the  various 
roles  in  the  opera.  Signorina  Politini, 
the  superb  contralto,  who  was  with 
the  Lambardi  Opera  Co.,  will  make 
her  first  appearance  at  the  Tivoli,  in 
The  Masked  Ball,  which  will  be  given 
on  Tuesday,  Thursday,  Saturday  and 
Sunday  nights,  Patience  will  be 
sung  at  the  alternate  performances. 
L'Africaine  will  be  sung  to-night  and 
Sunday  night. 

AT  THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 

Eugenie  Blair,  in  a  magnificent  pro- 
duction of  Mrs.  Frances  Hodson 
Burnett's  A  Lady  of  Quality,  will 
appear  for  one  week  at  this  popoular 
and  attractive  theater,  commencing 
to-morrow  night.  This  is  one  of  the 
best  attractions  that  has  appeared  in 
San  Francisco  this  season;  and 
judging  from  the  advance  sale  of  seats, 
standing  room  will  be  at  a  premium 
throughout  the  week.  A  famous 
author  wrote  the  play,  a  famous  artist, 
Earnest  Albert,  painted  the  gorgeous 
scenery  for  this  production;  famous 
costumers  dress  the  characters,  and  it 
is  but  natural  that  a  famous  actress 
should  play  the  part  of  Clorinda 
Wildairs.  Miss  Eugenie  Blair,  noted 
for  wonderful  emotional  powers  and 
surpassing  beauty,  has  added  to  her 
fame  and  fortune  by  her  great  por- 
trayal of  this  heroine.  As  Clo 
Wildairs,  the  rollicking  companion  in 
male  attire  of  her  father's  troops  of 
friends,  one  can  hardly  believe  that  it 
is  the  dignified  Eugenie  Blair  who,  a 
few  years  ago,  startled  this  country 
by  her  wonderful  Camille,  or  as 
Siva  in  the  Wife  of  Mi-Ictus.  A 
prominent  divine,  in  speaking  of  the 
play,  says: 

"The  piece  naturally  divides  itself 


into  dramatic  scenes.  At  the  age  of 
six  Clorinda  Wildairs  becomes  the 
companion  of  her  father,  a  riotous 
drinking  man.  At  fourteen  she  falls 
under  the  influence  of  Sir  John  Oxen, 
a  companion  of  her  father's,  whose 
soul  ambition  is  breaking  women's 
hearts.  Here  she  fights  out  the  great 
temptation  of  a  woman's  life  alone, 
without  the  aid  of  maternal  and  vir- 
tuous training.  Her  moral  life  awakens 
through  her  own  courage,  she  becomes 
victorious  over  evil  influences, and  the 
continuance  of  the  story  shows  a 
steady  growth  in  strength  and  nobil- 
ity of  character.  While  the  play  has 
all  the  inherent  traits  of  historical 
fiction,  it  nevertheless  appeals  to  cer- 
tain lives  which  are  now  being  lived." 

AT  THE  ORPHEUM. 

The  new  bill  at  the  Orpheum  for 
next  week  will  do  more  than  preserve 
the  tradition,  of  "the  best  show  in 
town"  for  the  O'Farrell  Street  vaude- 
ville house.  There  will  be  four  new 
acts  and  every  one  of  them  a  well 
proven  success.  The  head  liners  of 
the  new  program  will  be  Ryan  and 
Richfield,  two  of  the  cleverest  com- 
edians in  the  vaudeville  world.  They 
will  present  an  original  sketch  en- 
titled A  Headless  Man.  Cheridah 
Simpson  is  bound  to  be  a  big  favorite. 
She  is  a  comedienne  of  exceptional 
ability  and,  beyond  that,  is  a  woman 
of  striking  beauty.  Burton's  Acro- 
batic Comedy  Dogs  are  the  best  trained 
canines  in  the  world.  Yinie  De  Witt 
is  one  of  the  greatest  cornetists  in 
the  country.  The  holdovers  are 
Cornille,  Jerome  and  Alexis,  Leo 
Carle,  Goggin  and  Davis  and  the 
Biograph.  Matinees  Wednesday,  Sat- 
urday and  Sunday. 

AT  THE  COLUMBIA 

At  the  Columbia  Theater  for  two 
weeks,  beginning  Monday  night,  Nov- 
ember 13th,  Why  Smith  Left  Home, 
George  H.  Broadhurst's  latest  and 
best  farce,  will  be  seen.  There  is  much 
chance  for  humor  and  toaring  compli- 
cations in  the  various  circumstances 
that  induce  Smith's  departure  from 
his  domicile,  and  a  hearty  enjoyment 
and  concurrence  by  his  audience  that 
he  does  so. 

The  influence  of  relatives  upon  re- 
cently married  couples  offers  a  wide 
field  of  interesting  study  in  this  live  ly 
farce,  and  furnishes  a  number  of  very 
merry  lessons  on  the  subject  of  how 
those  connected  by  ties  of  kinship  with 
the  lately  wedded  pair  manage  to  dis- 
turb their  connubial  bliss.  The  Cook 
Lady  is  also  a  very  interesting  char- 
acter. 

Of  course  a  play  that  is  good  in  it- 
self is  all  the  better  for  being  looked 
after  by  a  company  whose  capabilities 
enable  them  to  utilize  the  chances,  and 
such  is  the  case  in  this  instance,  as  a 
glance  at  the  following  well  known 
names  will  prove:  Frank  Tan ne hill 
Jr.,  Eugene  Redding,  C.  J.  Williams, 

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Correspondence  and 
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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence 

New  York,  Nov.  5. — Sir  Henry  Irving 
and  Miss  Ellen  Terry  have  spent  a  pleasant 
and  prosperous  week  here  at  the  Knicker- 
bocker Theater  and  have  two  weeks  more  to 
stay  before  going  on  the  road  to  complete 
their  engagement  of  twenty  weeks  in  Amer- 
ica. I  hope  they  go  to  California.  But  when 
Sir  Henry  was  here  last  he  expressed  the 
opinion  that  this  was  a  great  country  but 
that  it  "ought  to  be  shoved  together  a  bit, 
doncherno."  Since  he  was  here  last  the 
great  English  actor  has  passed  through  a 
severe  illness  and  through  some  failures  of 
theatrical  enterprises.  All  this  tended  to 
make  his  welcome  in  New  York  more 
sympathetic,  even  if  his  new  play  of  Robes- 
pierre, in  which  he  opened,  had  not  been  a 
strong  drama.  But  the  play  itself  showed 
that  the  abilities  of  the  great  French  dram- 
atist, Victorien  Sardou,  have  not  waned.  It 
is  a  great  play.  The  only  regret  about  the 
engagements  of  these  great  actors  like  Irv- 
ing and  Terry  is  that  in  order  to  compensate 
them  for  traveling  so  far  and  bringing  with 
them  such  a  thoroughly  equipped  company 
it  is  necessary  for  the  management  to  double 
the  prices  of  admission.  That  puts  the 
great  artists  out  of  the  reach  of  the  common 
people  and  necessarily  curtails  their  in- 
fluence for  good  upon  the  stage.  It  would 
not  be  so  bad  if  one  had  to  pay  only  the 
price  which  the  management  is  compelled  to 
double,  but  it  was  almost  impossible  to  ob- 
tain seats  for  the  Irving  performances  last 
week  without  waiting  in  line  an  hour  in 
front  of  the  box  office  or  else  to  purchase 
tickets  at  quadrupled  prices  from  the  spec- 
ulators. New  York  managers  all  profess  to 
detest  the  scalpers,  but  nevertheless  the 
scalpers  thrive  and  grow  fat  on  all  profitable 
engagements.  They  generally  manage  to 
have  the  best  seats  in  the  house  and  now  and 
then  one  manager  accuses  another  of  issuing 
tickets  to  scalpers  for  the  sole  purpose  of 
sharing  in  the  unexpected  success  of  some 
particular  enterprise.  Constitutional  bills 
to  suppress  ticket  scalping  in  this  city  have 
been  introduced  in  the  Legislature  but  in- 
variably defeated.  One  country  member  of 
the  Assembly  advocated  the  utility  of  the 
scalper  by  saying:  "If  it  wasn't  for  the 
scalper  I  could  never  get  to  see  the  best 
shows  when  I  go  to  New  York.  The  houses 
which  has  the  best  attractions  are  generally 
sold  out  two  or  three  weeks  in  advance,  so 
that  if  a  stranger  goes  to  town  his  only  hope 
of  getting  a  seat  is  from  a  scalper."  And  so 
the  country  members  all  voted  to  sustain  the 
scalpers.  Now  don't  that  jar  you — as  John- 
stone Bennett  would  say  ? 


Edward  Harrigan,  who  reached  the  zenith 
of  his  success  when  under  the  management 
of  Mart  Hanley,  when  he  was  the  lessee  of 
Harrigan's  Theater  (now  the  Garrick)  is 
playing  in  continuous  shows,  and  last  week 
he  was  at  the  Pleasure  Palace  with  a  con- 
densed version  of  McSorlay's  Inflation  which 
was  about  as  much  as  he  and  Tony  Hart 
formerly  used  in  their  variety  sketches. 
When  Harrigan  broke  with  Hanley  his  luck 
changed,  and  it  has  been  hard  luck  ever 


William  H.  Crane,  whose  peg-legged 
Peter  Stuyvesant  was  not  a  financial  success, 
started  in  at  Wallack's  last  Tuesday  night 
to  recoup  by  playing  A  Rich  Man's  Son, 
translated  from  the  German.  The  play  is 
not  so  wooden  as  peg-legged  Peter  was.  In 
fact  it  looks  as  though  it  would  be  a  go.  It 
is  the  story  of  a  rich  man  who  had  been  a 
wood-chopper,  who  had  a  son  given  over  to 
Socialism.  The  son  had  never  earned  a 
dollar  in  his  life,  and  he  did  not  even 
thoroughly  understand  Socialism.  The 
father  tried  in  every  way  to  alter  his  son's 
views,  but  could  not  do  so  until  he  had  pre- 
tended that  he  had  lost  his  fortune  and 
compelled  the  son  to  go  to  work.  The  play 
ends  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  father  who  is 
delighted  to  find  that  hard  work  in  a  studio 
weaned  the  young  man  from  socialistic 
theories. 

It  is  a  sufficient  answer  to  those  reckless 
writers  on  the  depravity  of  the  modern 
stage  to  point  out  that  immoral  plays  in  this 
city  are  the  exception  and  not  the  rule.  In 
September  last  only  two  out  of  the  seven- 
teen plays  produced  in  this  city  were  im- 
moral and  only  two  were  objectionable  as  to 
costumes.  In  October  only  one  of  the 
twelve  new  plays  was  reprehensible  and  that 
was  The  Girl  in  the  Barracks,  given  by  Louis 
Minn  and  Clara  Lipman  at  the  Garrick. 
Last  week's  bills  included  Barbara  Frietchie 
with  Miss  Marlowe  at  the  Criterion.  Miss 
Hobbs  with  Miss  Russell  at  the  Lyceum, 
More  Than  Queen  with  Miss  Arthur  at  the 
Broadway,  The  Singing  Girl  with  Miss 
Nielsen  at  the  Casino,  The  Only  Way  with 
Mr.  Miller  at  the  Garden,  The  Tyranny  of 
Tears  with  Mr.  Drew  at  the  Empire,  A  Rich 
Man's  Son  with  Mr.  Crane  at  Wallack's, 
Robespierre  with  Mr.  Irving  at  the  Knicker- 
bocker, The  Song  of  the  .Sword  with  Mr. 
Sothern  at  Daly's,  The  Old  Homestead  with 
Mr.  Thompson  at  the  Academy  of  Music, 
Children  of  the  Ghetto  at  the  Herald  Square 
and  The  Dairy  Farm  at  the  Fourteenth 
Street.  That  is  surely  a  list  to  be  proud  of. 
And  I  think  we  could  safely  add  to  it  Becky 
Sharp  by  Mrs.  Fiske  at  the  Fifth  Avenue, 
for  although  she  represents  a  bargain  sale 
scene  from  Thackery  it  is  merely  a  portrayal 
of  truth  without  any  attempt  to  soil  the  lit- 
erature which  is  now  almost  a  classic.  Be- 
sides, there  were  those  clean  farces  like  Why 
Smith  Left  Home,  Sister  Mary,  and  A 
Stranger  in  a  Strange  Land.  The  four  con- 
tinuous shows  in  town  are  always  clean  be- 
cause they  are  patronized  extensively  by 
women,  children  and  family  parties.  So 
when  any  one  tries  to  tell  you  that  only  un- 
clean plays  succeed,  you  may  reply  that  the 
figures  disprove  the  assertion.  The  progress 
of  the  drama  is  upward  and  onward.  The 
few  immoral  plays  are  short  lived. 


Edward  Morgan  and  Henry  Miller 
watched  themselves  burlesqued  yesterday 
afternoon  at  Weber  and  Fields'.  They 
seemed  to  find  lots  to  laugh  at  in  The  Other 
Way,  but  one  point  hit  them  most  forcibly. 
In  The  Only  Way  Henry  Miller  dips  a 
towel  in  water  and  then  apparently  puts  it 
on  its  head.  In  reality  he  exchanges  the 
wet  cloth  for  a  dry  one,  thus  saving  his 


make-up.  In  the  travesty  the  towels  are  of 
different  colors,  comically  exposing  the 
trick. 


The    irrepressible    Oscar  Hammerstein, 

who  completed  one  theater  this  year,  has 

begun  another  adjoining  it.     This  makes 

his  eighth.    All  are  standing  and  doing  a 

big  business,   mostly   for  some  one  else. 

Oscar  has  the.  theater-building  habit  bad. 

It's  a  good  thing  he  is  not  going  to  San 

Francisco.    In  less  than  a  year  he  would 

have  a  half  a  dozen  new  theaters  on  as 

many  prominent  corners  of  your  city,  and 

the  new  theaters  would  all  succeed — but 

would  there  be  enough  business  left  for  the 

old  ones?     Well,  that's  none  of  Oscar's 

business.    His  mission  on  earth  seems  to  be 

merely  to  build  new  theaters,  each  one 

better  than  its  predecessor,  and  the  devil 

and  the  sheriff  take  the  hindmost.  But 

New  York  is  growing  so  rapidly  that  the 

sheriff  seldom  gets  a  theater  on  his  hands. 

* 
*  * 

The  ninth  week  of  A  Stranger  in  a  Strange 
Land  at  the  Manhattan  continues  to  crowd 
the  theater,  and  Messrs.  Joseph  R.  Grismer 
and  William  A.  Brady  find  themselves  pos- 
sessed of  another  mint.  George  Osbourne 
as  the  real  Indian  is  easily  the  star  of  the 
play,  although  he  hasn't  a  hundred  words  to 
say.  But  M.  A.  Kennedy  and  Cyril  Scott 
also  are  prominent  as  fun  makers.  The  play 
treats  of  the  ignorance  of  the  English  peo- 
ple in  general  with  American  geography, 
and  their  gullibility  in  believing  that  there 
are  still  wild  Indians  in  Buffalo,  is  one  of  the 
sources  of  much  clean,  wholesome  amuse- 
ment. As  successful  as  the  piece  is  in  this 
city,  I  should  think  it  would  be  even  more 
successful  out  west,  where  the  situations 
would  appear  with  accentuated  humor  on 
account  of  the  real  knowledge  of  the  In- 
dians. There  are  three  Indians  in  the  plav, 
and  the  manner  in  which  they  mix  things 
up,  closely  resembles  the  absurdities  arising 
in  Mrs.  Pacheo's  Incog  from  the  mixture  of 
three  men  with  blonde  beards. 


Julia  Arthur  has  abandoned  her  intention 
of  playing  Hamlet  because  her  More  Than 
Queen  at  the  Broadway  is  meeting  with  too 
much  success  to  be  interrupted. 

  Rob  Roy. 

MINNEAPOLIS 

Special  Correspondence. 

Minneapolis,  Minn.  ,  Oct.  29. — Two  new 
plays  in  two  weeks  is  the  record  the  Metro- 
politan has  made  this  season.  One  of  the 
productions,  a  three-act  comedy  entitled 
Matrimony,  is  from  the  pen  of  Arthur  James 
Pegler  of  this  city,  aud  a  member  of  the 
Journal  editorial  staff.  Mr.  Pegler's  play 
scored  a  success  and  was  sold  to  an  Eastern 
manager  who  promises  to  give  it  a  New 
York  production.  It  is  bright,  full  of  crisp 
dialogue,  and  abounds  in  funny  situations. 
Mr.  Pegler  is  now  working  on  another  piece 
which  he  hopes  to  have  produced  early  next 
year.    It  is  entitled  My  Friend,  the  Count. 

The  second  new  play  produced  is  not 
yet  named,  nor  has  the  identity  of  the 
author  been  disclosed.  It  is  an  historical 
melodrama,  the  scene  of  which  is  laid  in 


Delhi  during  the  Sepoy  rebellion.  It  has  in 
it  the  elements  of  a  good  drama,  but  it  will 
have  to  be  almost  entirely  rewritten  before 
it  will  be  a  success.  The  action  drags 
lamentably  at  times,  aud  there  are  too  many 
unnecessary  characters  who  get  in  one 
another's  way  and  stop  the  game  at  the  most 
inopportune  times. 

For  the  present  week  the  Metropolitan 
will  offer  Edwin  Mayo's  dramatization  of 
Mark  Twain's  story,  Pudd'n  Head  Wilson. 
The  piece  was  here  a  year  ago  and  achieved 
a  great  success. 

The  Bijou's  offering  for  the  current  week 
will  be  the  Hopkins  Transoceanic  Specialty 
Company.  This  is  also  the  second  visit  of 
this  attraction  and  there  is  little  doubt  that 
it  will  become  as  much  of  a  favorite  as  it 
was  last  year  when  it  packed  the  house  at 
every  performance. 

The  Neil  Stock  Company,  which  has  been 
filling  a  summer  engagement  here,  will  re- 
main two  weeks  longer  in  the  twin  cities, 
and  will  then  start  for  the  coast.  Manager 
Neil  has  been  able  to  book  the  entire  route 
on  guarantees.  He  will  appear  in  several  of 
the  coast  cities  and  then  go  to  Honolulu. 

E.  B.  S. 

OGDEN 

Special  Correspondence 

Ogden,  Utah  Nov.  5.— Mistakes  Will 
Happen  last  Monday  was  given  to  a  good 
house,  and  was  much  appreciated.  A  fine, 
clean,  enjoyable  play. 

Hoyt's  A  Black  Sheep  played  on  Wednes- 
day to  the  largest  house  of  the  season. 
While  the  play  was  enjoyed  by  all,  the  lack 
of  plot  and  the  superfluity  of  specialties  was 
rather  tiresome. 

A  Breezy  Time,  two  nights  and  a  matinee, 
did  not  do  a  very  good  business. 

Next  week  we  have  the  strongest  week 
of  the  season  so  far:  Monday.  My  Friend 
from  India;  Wednesday,  Yon  Yonson; 
Thursday,  Why  Smith  Left  Home;  Friday, 
A  Lady  of  Quality,  by  Eugenie  Blair. 

Ogden  is  getting  tired  of  comedy.  We 
have  had  nothing  but  comedy  and  vaude. 
ville  until  even  such  attractions  as  My 
Friend  from  India  and  Why  Smith  Left 
Home  are  not  likely  to  find  a  good  business. 

The  Wonderland  Theater  has  done  a 
profitable  business  this  week.       R.  B.  M. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  November 6. — Mistakes 
Will  Happen,  at  the  Theater  October  31st 
and  November  1st,  drew  two  fair  audiences. 
A  Black  Sheep,  November  2-4,  played  to 
somewhat  indifferent  patronage.  A  heavy 
advance  sale  was  held  at  the  Theater  box 
office  this  morning  for  the  engagement  of 
Eugenie  Blair  next  Thursday  night  in  A 
Lady  of  Quality.  This  attraction  promises 
to  be  one  of  the  most  important  engagements 
of  the  present  season,  and  as  a  result  great 
interest  is  being  taken  by  theater  goers.  Why 
Smith  Left  Home  follows,  playing  Friday 
and  Saturday. 

Vanity  Fair  and  The  Hottest  Coon  in 
Dixie  constituted  the  Grand's  offeriugs  the 
past  week.  A  Breezy  Time  fills  the  Grand 
the  6-8,  and  Arthur  Donaldson  follows  the 
9-1 1  in  Yon  Yonson.      John  K.  Hardy. 


November  nth,  1899 


Foreign  Correspondence 

LONDON 

Special  Correspondence. 

London,  Oct.  21. — A  Royal  Family,  a 
comedy  of  romance  in  three  acts  by  Captain 
R.  Marshall,  was  produced  at  The  Court 
Theater  on  Saturday  last.  His  Excellency 
the  Governor,  by  the  same  author,  is  well 
remembered  here,  and  created,  I  believe,  a 
very  favorable  impression  in  America.  In 
his  latest  essay  he  once  more  proves  himself 
to  be  the  possessor  of  a  sprightly  wit.  The 
chief  success  of  the  performance  was  the 
Princess  of  Miss  Gertrude  Elliott,  and  your 
Mr.  Paul  Arthur  as  the  Prince  furnished  a 
really  excellent  companion  picture.  After 
a  successful  career  in  America,  and  a  favor- 
able reception  in  Liverpool  last  week,  Mr. 
Hall  Caine's  play,  The  Christian,  engaged 
the  attention  of  a  large  audience  at  the  Duke 
of  York's  Theater,  where  it  was  produced  by- 
Mr.  Chas.  Frohman  under  the  direction  of 
Joseph  Humphreys  of  New  York.  There 
was  exaggeration  everywhere  except  in  the 
acting  which  was  superb.  Mr.  Herbert 
Waring's  John  Storm  was  a  masterly  per- 
formance, and  Miss  Evelyn  Millard  as 
Glory  Quayle  came  through  a  difficult  task 
with  gratifying  success.  The  new  opera  by 
Sir  Arthur  Sullivan  and  Captain  Hasil  Hood 
may  be  expected  in  about  three  weeks' 
time.  The  plot  will  have  a  Parisian  back- 
ground, and  in  the  cast  will  be  Miss  Ellen 
Beach  Yaw,  the  California  soprano  with  the 
phenomenal  voice.  In  consequence  of  the 
repertoire  of  Sir  Henry  Irving  being  so 
varied  while  he  is  in  America,  he  took  with 
him  no  less  than  twenty-five  tonsof  scenery, 
properties,  etc.  A  New  Yorker. 

LONDON  NOTES. 

The  transfer  of  El  Capitan  to  the  Comedy 
Theater  will  have  additional  interest  in  the 
fact  that  De  Wolfe  Hopper  will  have  the 
opportunity  to  display  his  comedj-  talents. 
For  this  purpose  W.  H.  Post,  whose  traves- 
ties are  well  known  at  the  Lambs'  Gambols, 
has  prepared  a  travesty  on  The  Degenerates, 
in  which  Marion  Giroux  will  take  the  Lang- 
try  part,  and  Hopper  the  leading  male  role. 
It  is  understood  that  Mr.  Hopper  will  con- 
tinue his  series  of  travesties  on  current 
Loudon  successes. 

Hearts  Are  Trumps  is  said  to  be  drawing 
,£"3,000  per  week  at  the  Drury  Lane  Theater, 
which  is  believed  to  constitute  a  record, 
though  The  Degenerates  and  The  Belle  of 
New  York  are  close  seconds. 


PARIS 

ROSE  ADLER'S  SUCCESS. 

Paris,  November  6.— Mile.  Rose  Relda 
of  California  made  a  most  successful  debut 
this  evening  at  the  Opera  Comique  in  the 
title  role  of  Delibes  Lakme,  her  singing  and 
acting  drawing  forth  unstinted  applause 
from  an  appreciative  audience. 


Mile.  Relda  is  better  known  to  San  Fran- 
ciscans as  Rose  Adler,  her  true  name.  She 
is  a  sister  of  Mrs.  Cecelia  A.  Keesing  of  this 
city.  She  was  always  welcome  in  San  Fran- 
cisco concerts,  her  voice  was  so  full  of  sym- 
pathy and  color.  These  qualities  have  won 
her  unlimited  praise  from  the  critics  abroad, 
who  say  that  her  singing  created  "somewhat 
of  a  sensation."  She  went  East  about  three 
years  ago,  and  spent  a  year  studying  with 
the  best  masters  in  this  country.  From  the 
East  she  went  to  Paris  to  fit  herself  for  the 
operatic  stage.  She  has  already  scored  sig- 
nal successes  in  the  fashionable  salons  of 
the  French  capital,  and  I  he  cablegram  an- 
nouncing her  success  in  the  title  role  of  Del- 
ibes' Lakme  shows  that  she  has  at  last  grat- 
ified her  greater  ambition. 

Miss  Adler  is  not  yet  25  years  old  and  is  a 
woman  of  much  beauty. 


St.  John  Male  Quartet,  Oct.  6;  Concert  by 
Williams'  Conceit  Baud  ^localt,  10;  the 
Donazettas  in  The  Span  of  Life,  12-14,  with 
matinee  14,  to  rousing  business:  Robinson 
Comic  Opera  Company  gave  a  successful 
week  of  repertoire.  16-21,  with  Wednesday 
and  Saturday  matinee,  opening  with  Said 
Pasha  and  closing  with  Olivette:  the 
Canadian  Thanksgiving  Day  was  Oct.  19  this 
year,  and  the  Robinson  Company  had  two 
capacity  houses:  house  dark  23-28. 

K.  C.  T. 

Mrs.  Beerhohm  Tree  is  nightly 
reciting  Rndyard  Kipling's  poem, 
"The  Absent-Minded  Beggar,"  at  the 
Palace  Music  Hall,  London,  receiv  ing 
£  100  per  week  for  her  services  and 
contributing  this  to  the  soldiers'  fund. 
On  Thursday  night  her  plea  "Pay, 
Pay,  Pay,"  met  with  such  a  warm  re- 
sponse that  she  was  almost  driven 
from  the  stage  by  the  hail  of  silver 
thrown  by  the  enthusiastic  audience. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence. 

ST.  John,  N.  B.,  Nov.  6. — Opera  House 
(A.  O.  Skinner,  Mgr.) — Grand  concert  by 


PERSONAL 

Melbourne  MacDowei.i.  and 
Blanche  Walsh  are  playing  to  big 
business  all  over  the  country.  Says 
Mr.  MacDowell  recently:  "There  has 
not  been  a  dissenting  voice  regarding 
the  wisdom  in  arranging  to  have  Miss 
Walsh  star  with  me.  and  no  one  is 
more  cheerful  over  it  than  our  man- 
ager, Mr.  Ben  Stern." 

Clay  Clement  has  returned  from 
Honolulu.  He  announces  that  Frank 
Curtis  is  no  longer  manager  for  him, 
though  the  particulars  he  declines  to 
give.  Mr.  Clement  will  go  East  and 
prepare  to  bring  out  a  new  play  to  be 
written  by  himself. 

A  more  talented  and  promising 
young  lady  than  Miss  Cecelia  Castelle, 
who  goes  with  the  Harry  Corson 
Clarke  Company,  would  be  hard  to 
find.  To  this  add  her  beauty,  youth, 
and  careful  preparation  for  the  stage, 
and  one  can  safely  predict  that  in  her, 
California  will  contribute  another 
native  daughter  to  the  stage  of  whom 
she  will  be  proud. 

Frank  De  Camp  and  Mrs.  De  Camp 
(Eunice  Murdock)  go  with  the  Cheer- 
ful Liar  Company.  Mr.  De  Camp  is 
an  extremely  clever  character  comed- 
ian. He  will  be  stage  manager  of  the 
company. 

Belle  Chamberlin,  who  was  last 
here  with  the  Bostonians,  will  render 
in  the  third  act  of  Why  Smith  Left 
Home,  the  beautiful  ballad  "Believe." 

Effie  Ellsler  is  creating  a  big 
stir  in  the  East  as  Glory  in  the  pro- 
duction of  The  Christians. 

Why  Smith  Left  Home  is  now 
being  played  in  no  less  than  five 
languages. 

Jacob  Litt's  production  of  Shenan- 
doah will  be  sent  here  from  Chicago 
by  a  special  train  of  eight  cars  Over 
two  hundred  people  will  be  engaged 
in  the  presentation  at  the  Columbia. 

Henry  Miller  and  John  Drew 
are  to  remain  in  New  York  well  into 
the  spring.  They  have  both  caught 
the  popular  fancy  in  their  respective 
productions  to  an  unprecedented  ex- 
tent. 

Frederick  Waroe  is  coming  to 
the  coast  with  five  elaborate  legiti- 
mate productions.  Minnie  Tittle 
comes  with  the  star's  supporting  com- 
pany. 

LOTTIE  Wii.liams-Salter,  well 
known  here  as  a  favorite  with  Grand 
Opera  House  theater-goers,  comes 
here  with  Why  Smith  Left  Home. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


November  nth,  1899 


Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angeles,  Nov.  7.  —  With  good 
attractions  at  the  three  theaters,  and  a 
number  of  musical  events,  Los  Angeles  is 
having  a  pretty  fair  week  of  entertainment. 
The  season  so  far  has  been  a  very  good  one 
from  a  managerial  standpoint,  as  well  as  for 
the  patrons. 

The  American  Cycle  Track  Company  is 
building  an  eight-lap  indoor  track  here,  after 
the  plan  of  the  famous  track  at  Salt  Lake. 
Beginning  with  Thanksgiving,  there  will 
be  races  every  week  through  the  winter 
season.  The  building  will  be  so  arranged 
that  it  can  be  used  foran  auditorium  as  well. 
James  Rogers,  one  of  the  owners  of  the 
Grand  Opera  House  at  Salt  Lake,  is  the 
president  of  the  company. 

Manager  Wyatt,  of  the  Los  Angeles 
Theater,  is  changing  his  methods  in  the  way 
of  popular  prices,  and  hereafter  will  give 
m:>re  shows  at  popular  prices  than  he  has 
heretofore  done.  He  says  that  if  the  people 
want  cheap-priced  shows  and  Sunday-night 
shows,  he  will  make  a  bid  for  their  money. 
It  his  been  reported  that  all  his  attractions 
would  be  at  popular  prices.  This  is  not  so, 
however,  as  he  could  not  secure  all  of  the 
first  class  shows  to  play  at  those  figures. 

James  Lang,  the  stage  carp  nter  over 
whom  such  a  fuss  was  made  recently,  in 
regard  to  his  being  discharged  from  the 
Stage  Mechanics'  Union,  has  been  relieved 
of  h;s  position  at  the  Burbank  Theater. 
Mr.  Morosco  held  him  in  the  position  for 
nine  weeks,  in  opposition  to  the  Union,  but 
has  no  v  let  him  out  pending  the  decision 
of  Mr.  Wiggins,  President  of  the  Union. 
The  Elks,  that  order  of  which  Lang  is  a  very 
pjpular  member,  has  interceded  in  his 
behalf  and  taken  the  matter  up  with  the 
President  of  the  Union.  His  old  place  at 
the  Burbank  is  open  to  him  if  the  matter  is 
decided  in  his  favor. 

Harrington  Reynolds,  of  the  Frawley 
Company,  has  received  a  cablegram  from  his 
mother  saying  his  brother,  Major  Reynolds, 
was  killed  Oct.  31,  while  fighting  with  his 
regiment  in  Sauth  Africa. 

An  altercation  occurred  the  6th  inst.,  at 
Levy's  Cafe,  between  Jules  B.  Schloss, 
advance  man  of  A  Breach  of  Promise,  and 
Fitz  Murphy,  who  represents  By  the  Sad 
Sea  Waves.  These  companies  have  rubbed 
noses  several  times  lately,  and  the  advance 
men  would  have  settled  the  difference  as  to 
which  was  the  best  company,  had  not 
friends  interferred. 

This  is  the  last  week  of  the  Frawley  Com- 
pany's engagement  in  Los  Angeles.  All  the 
members  of  the  company  express  themselves 
as  bein;4  highly  pleased  with  their  visit  to 
this  city  and  regret  having  to  leave.  Man- 
agers Frawley  and  Murray  are  more  than 
satisfied  with  the  financial  end  of  it,  and 
Los  Augeles  people  are  very  sorry  the  Com- 
pany is  to  leave.  Los  Angeles  has  a  warm 
place  in  its  heart  for  the  Frawley  Company, 
and  will  always  give  them  a  royal  welcome. 

James  B.  Delcher,  manager  of  Brown's  in 
Town,  is  here.  Mr.  Delcher  says  he  has  had 
an  exceptionally  good  season  in  the  West, 
andean  make  two  dollars  to  one  in  the 
East.  He  says  the  West  is  far  ahead  of  the 
East  when  it  comes  to  audiences  and  appre- 
ciation of  a  good  show. 

The  Vienna  Concert  Hall  puts  up  a  bill 
with  seven  turns,  some  of  which  are  very 
creditable,  and  is  increasing  in  popularity 
to  a  cousiderable  degree  under  the  new 
style  of  management. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theater  A  Breach  of 
Promise  holds  the  boards  at  popular  prices, 
on  the  9-10-11-12.  Old  Kentucky  will  be 
put  on  for  the  131 1-15,  followed  the  16-17-18 


by  Mathews  &  Bulger  in  By  the  Sad  Sea 
Waves. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theater  the  Fraw- 
ley Company  is  playing  repertoire, and  not- 
withstanding the  fact  that  these  plays  have 
recently  been  presented  here,  the  house  is 
crowded  nightly.  The  list  includes:  Moths, 
Trilby,  The  Dancing  Girl  and  Hedda 
Gabler.  Next  week  Brown's  in  Town  will 
make  its  appearance. 

At  the  Orpheum  a  crack-a-jack  bill  is  up, 
which  draws  the  crowds  to  every  perform- 
ance. It  includes  Mile.  Lotty, Wright  Hunt- 
ington, Laura  Burt.Sada,  Walton's  monkeys, 
Mile.  Frna's  trick  dogs,  Vinie  De  Witt,  and 
Tom  Brown. 

The  Los  Augeles  Symphony  Orchestra 
will  give  its  first  concert  for  the  season  this 
week.  The  Throop  Mandolin  and  Guitar 
Club,  assisted  by  Valentine  Abt,  gave  a  fine 
performance  on  the  8th  inst. 

Herbert  L-  Cornish. 


STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence 

Stockton,  Nov.  6. — Nance  O'Neil  closed 
a  four  nights'  engagement  here  Saturday 
evening.  It  is  a  matter  of  congratulation 
that  theater  goers  have  appreciated  the 
worth  of  her  recent  engagement  and  ac- 
corded her  something  approaching  the  pat- 
ronage she  deserved. 

Brown's  in  Town  played  here  Monday 
to  a  packed  house.  Long  before  the  curtain 
was  rung  up  the  man  at  the  box  office  was 
compelled  to  say,  "No  more  seats." 

Some  of  the  coming  attractions  at  the 
Yosemite  are  Mile.  Fifi,  Harry  Corson 
Clarke,  Gordon's  Minstrels  and  Yon  Yon- 
son.  M.  T.  Carkeek. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence 

Sacramento,  Nov. 6. — A  Breach  of  Prom- 
ise closed  a  fairly  successful  week  Sunday 
night.  The  excitement  of  the  city  election, 
kept  many  people  from  attending.  On  the 
8th,  Gordon's  Minstrels  for  one  night  at  the 
Clunie  Opera  House.  Old  Kentucky  is 
billed  for  the  nth. 

November  12th  Nance  O'Neil  opens  for 
six  nights,  in  a  change  of  play  nightly. 

The  Lyric  Quartet  of  this  city,  composed 
of  Mrs.  J.  A.  Moynahan,  soprano, Mrs.  Mary 
M.  Ross,  soprano,  Mrs.  Frank  Bergman, 
alto,  and  Mrs.  B.  F.  Howard,  alto,  were  en- 
gaged to  furnish  the  vocal  music  at  the 
Teachers'  Institute  which  was  held  at  Red 
Bluff  last  week.  This  is  the  second  time  the 
Lyric  Quartet  sang  for  the  Institute,  they 
having  been  there  last  year,  and  gave  such 
satisfaction  that  they  were  re-engaged. 

Alma  Berglund,  soprano,  of  San  Francisco, 
gave  a  recital  before  The  Saturday  Club,  on 
the  afternoon  of  the  4th.  The  Saturday 
Club  is  composed  of  the  women  vocalists 
and  instrumentalists  for  the  giving  of  musi- 
cales  twice  a  mouth,  on  Saturday  afternoons. 
The  Club  has  been  in  existence  several 
years,  and  has  done  much  to  improve  musi- 
cal education  in  this  city.  The  musicales 
are  usually  given  by  the  members  of  the 
Club,  but  this  year  outside  talent  is  to  be 
engaged  certain  times  during  the  season. 

The  Musical  Courier  says  that  Katherine 
Ruth  Heyman,  of  this  city,  made  a  complete 
and  instautaueous  success  at  the  Boston 
Symphony  Concert  a  week  ago.  C. 


OAKLAND 

Special  Correspondence. 

Oakland,  Nov.  8. — Mile.  Fifi,  farce 
comedy,  will  be  the  attraction  at  the  Mac- 
donough  Theater  on  the  16th  and  17th.  A 
prominent  member  ol  the  cast  of  Mile.  Fifi 
is  Pearl  Tinker,  an  Oakland  girl,  she  having 
been  born  and  raised  here.  Miss  Tinker  is 
known  in  the  professional  world  as  Pearl 
Evelvne.  She  will  undoubtedly  receive  a 
hearty  welcome  here  as  she  has  a  large  num- 
ber of  friends  in  this  city.  Eugenie  Blair, 
presenting  A  Lady  of  Quality,  is  booked  at 
this  house  for  the  20th  and  21st.  Nance 


O'Neil,  another  one  of  Oakland's  talented 
daughters,  opens  her  engagement  of  four 
nights  and  a  matinee  on  the  22d,  and  the 
following  strong  repertoire  of  plays  is  an- 
nounced. Magda,  The  Shadow,  The  Jewess, 
Oliver  Twist,  and  Camille.  Nance  O'Neil's 
engagement  in  thiscity  will  be  the  dramatic 
event  of  the  season,  and  one  that  will  cer- 
tainly pack  the  theater  at  every  performance. 
The  stock  company  at  the  Dewey  Theater 
has  been  treating  its  patrons  to  an  excellent 
production  of  Michael  StrogofT  this  week  to 
crowded  houses.  The  Dewey  management 
and  all  the  players  are  thoroughly  conver- 
sant with  every  detail  of  the  play,  and 
present  it  ou  a  scale  of  magnificance  that 
has  not  been  attempted  for  many  a  day  in 
this  house;  Landers  Stevens  as  Michael 
Strogoff,  E.  J.  Holdeu  as  Ivan  Ogareff,  Wni. 
B.  Mack  as  the  American  correspondent, 
and  Maurice  Stewart  as  the  English  corre- 
spondent, do  excellent  work.  Fanny 
Gillette,  Maude  Miller  and  Alice  Saunders 
also  deserve  special  mention  for  their 
splendid  work.  A  number  of  clever  spe- 
cialty people  appear  in  the  fourth  act, 
including  Grade  Plaisted,  Ida  Maloon, 
Helena,  male  toe  dancer,  Hewing,  magician, 
and  the  three  Ryans,  acrobats.  Week  of 
Nov.  13,  The  Dark  Continent.  At  Oakland 
Park  this  week  the  bill  includes  Harry 
Lloyd,  character  artist,  Zarieda,  transforma- 
tion dancer,  and  Charles  and  Mae  Stanley, 
the  popular  sketch  team.  Alfred  Wilkie's 
testimonial  concert  last  Thursday  evening 
was  largely  attended.  The  program  was 
excellent  and  was  well  received.  Carrie 
Brown  Dexter,  the  popular  soprano,  gives 
a  recital  this  evening.  She  will  be  assisted 
by  Llewelyn  A.  Hughes,  violinist,  and 
Marguret  Cameron  Smith,  accompanist. 

EL  B.  Clark. 


HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence. 

Honolulu,  Oct  31. — The  Boston  Lyric 
Opera  Company  opens  tonight  in  Said  Pasha 
with  a  heavy  sale  of  reserved  seats.  Their 
repertoire  for  this  week  will  be  Maritana, 
2d;  Bohemian  Girl,  matinee,  4th,  and  Mas- 
cotte  uight  4th. 

The  Orpheum  re-opened  the  night  of  the 
28th.  Although  acco  1  modationsfor  a  hun- 
dred people  were  added  to  the  seating  capac- 
city  of  the  house,  ■'standing  room  only" 
was  tacked  on  the  box  office  long  before  the 
curtain  raised.  To  find  a  jollier  audience 
ready  with  applause,  would  be  hard  to  do. 
To  Jackson  Hearde,  ragtime  comedian,  the 
honor  of  opening  up  the  New  Orpheum  is 
given.  Hearde  in  a  rainbow  makeup  took 
well. 

The  Willards  in  their  expensive  musical 
act,  made  the  "chimes,'  ring  throughout 
the  building,  receiving  loud  applause.  Ham- 
ilton Fill  pleased  all  with  three  baritone 
selections,  which  were  well  executed.  Boggs 
and  Haeward,  in  the  comedy  skit  of  A 
Bloodless  Murder  showed  they  are  still  fav- 
orites. Ethel  Dixon,  with  her  charming 
contralto  voice,  received  several  encores. 

With  her  charming  figure,  good  voice  and 
graceful  dancing.  Mindell  Fern  Dreyfuss  in 
an  original  sketch,  A  Private  Rehearsal,  be- 
came a  favorite  at  once.  The  audience  did 
not  fail  to  appreciate  her  work. 

Rmid,  Byron  and  Rand,  "The  Awkward 
§qnad,"  concluded  the  evening  performance 
by  sending  all  home  satisfied. 

Billy  Armstrong,  who  bested  in  three 
rounds  by  Martin  Denny  on  the  27th  was  to 
depart  for  San  Francisco  on  the  Australia 
today,  but  has  been  held  over  on  account  of 
trouble  arising  from  the  fight  in  which  both 
Armstrong  and  Denny  were  arrested. 

H.  A.  Fr ANSON. 


SANTA  BARBARA 

Special  Correspondence 

Santa  Barbara,  Oct.  30.— The  Review 
is  here  and  evidently  well  liked,  as  I  never 
find  any  back  numbers  at  the  book-stores 
where  one  goes  for  all  the  papers  as  well  as 


books;  likewise  photographing  supplies 
and  children's  toys.  You  ask  for  dramatic  or 
musical  notes,  but  they  are  scarce  in  this 
little  village  by  the  sea.  Being  on  a  side- 
track as  it  were  of  the  main  line  between 
San  Francisco  and  Los  Angeles,  very  few  of 
the  companies  run  up  here  for  a  one-night 
show — all  we  ever  get.  The  Opera  House 
was  erected  twenty  years  ago,  and  now  in 
the  center  of  Chinatown  which  has  grown 
around  it.  There  is  constant  talk  of  a  new 
theater,  but  the  Mariana  of  the  South  is 
deadly  to  any  feelings  of  energy  or  enter- 
prise; so  the  Barbarinos  wend  their  way 
past  Chinese  shops  and  gaping  celestials, 
when  the  boards  announce  something  "on" 
at  the  Opera  House.  An  interesting  feature 
of  the  theater  is  the  drop-curtain,  which  is 
the  old  curtain  used  at  the  old  California 
Theater  in  San  Francisco  before  it  was  torn 
down.  The  scene  is  a  marine  view  showing 
several  ships  riding  the  billows,  and  the 
cracks  and  marks  of  old  age  are  very  visible 
on  the  old  canvas. 

Of  course  the  circus  came  to  town,  and 
the  morning  of  its  arrival  a  stream  of  coun- 
try vehicles  of  every  description  came  filing 
in  from  all  the  outlying  farms  and  districts. 
Every  road  had  a  continuous  line  of  wagons, 
carrying  families  and  lunch  baskets,  for 
"going  to  the  circus"  in  the  country  means 
an  all  day's  holiday. 

Mile.  Fifi  comes  this  week,  and  her  recep- 
tion is  a  question,  though  the  local  papers 
are  at  great  pains  to  assure  their  readers  of 
the  entire  propriety  of  the  production,  which 
is  described  as  sparkling  comedy,  "Gay, 
but  not  too  Frenchy."    A'ous  verrous. 

Liza  Lehman's  song  cycle,  In  a  Persian 
Garden,  was  given  the  other  evening  in  the 
parlors  of  the  Arlington.  The  talent  was 
entirely  loc  il  and  gave  an  excellent  ren- 
dition of  the  unusual  wording  and  music. 
The  verses  of  the  Rubiayat  are  unlike  any- 
thing else,  and  the  musical  setting  given 
them  by  Miss  Lehman  makes  a  combination 
difficult  for  any  singers  to  undertake.  To 
sing  them  well  is  not  the  only  requisite,  they 
need  thorough  understanding  of  the  text  as 
well.  Miss  Titt,  the  contralto,  easily  carried 
off  the  honors,  though  the  soprano,  Miss 
Wodsworth,  sang  with  much  dramatic  in- 
tensity, but  her  voice  has  a  sharpness  in 
the  upper  tones  not  at  all  pleasing.  Mr. 
Logan,  who  gave  the  tenor  part,  has  a  voice 
which  promises  well  for  the  future.  It  is 
sweet  aud  of  good  quality,  his  upper  notes 
being  excellent.  The  basso,  Mr.  Fulton, 
has  a  throaty  method  which  interferes  with 
a  really  good  voice. 

Too  much  praise  can  not  be  given  the  ac- 
companist, Mrs.  Gerard  Barton,  who  showed 
rare  discernment  and  judgment  in  her  play- 
ing of  the  difficult  piano  part. 

One  longs  for  something  more  in  the  way 
of  evening  amusements  than  is  to  be  had 
here,  for  the  climate  in  time  gets  to  be  an 
old  story.  E.  P. 

VAUDEVILLE  NOTES 

Bob  Fitzsimmons  is  again  in  vau- 
deville. 

Edwin  Milton  Royle  will  soon  be 
seen  at  the  Orpheum. 

Truly  Shattuck,  the  one-time  Tivoli 
chorus  girl,  is  singing  with  success  in 
Berlin. 

Hermann,  the  magician,  the  nephew 
of  his  uncle,  Alexander,  has  parted 
from  Mrs.  Hermann  and  has  a  com- 
pany of  his  own. 

Antonio  Pirri  went  to  the  Casino 
Theater,  Sacramento  for  two  weeks 
and  his  act  took  so  well  he  was  re- 
engaged for  two  weeks  more. 

The  Brewers,  a  colored  team  who 
were  with  the  McAdoo  Minstrels  in 
Australia,  are  meeting  with  success  at 
the  Thalia  in  this  city.  They  are  a 
clever  team  and  their  work  is  far  above 
the  average. 


November  nth,  1899 


11 


AT  THE  COLUMBIA 

Continued  from  page  7 

Frederick  Roberts,  Gilbert  Gardner, 
Carina  Jordan,  Nellie  Maskell,  Jennie 
Engle,  Lottie  Williams  Salter,  Rose 
Hubbard,  Belle  Chamberlain  and 
Lizzie  May  Ulmer. 

Jacob  Litt's  elaborate  production  of 
Shenandoah  is  announced  to  follow. 


Our  FRifNOS^iTfyD 

THEIR  DOlStSS  irV 


AT  THE  ALCAZAR  THEATER 

Nerves  will  be  followed  all  of  next 
week  by  My  Friend  From  India,  an- 
other play  invented  for  humorous  pur- 
poses only.  In  fact,  it  is  coming  to 
us  as  a  blessing  in  the  shape  of  a  real 
good  laugh,  or  better  yet,  a  contin- 
uous one.  The  piece  was  played  but 
once  in  this  city,  then  at  the  Baldwin 
just  before  the  fire.  It  was  written  by 
H.  A.  Du  Souchet  and  commands  the 
highest  endorsement  from  the  Eastern 
press  and  critics.  The  piece  will  be 
presented  at  the  Alcazar  upon  an  elab- 
orate scale  and  by  the  way  for  the  first 
time  at  popular  prices.  In  fact,  the 
enterprising  managers  of  the  Alcazar 
have  secured  the  coast  rights  to  the 
piece,  and  after  its  run  at  the  Alcazar 
will  place  a  company  on  the  road  with 
it  for  a  brief  tour,  headed  by  L.  R. 
Stockwell,  who  has  been  especially 
engaged  to  appear  in  the  very  humor- 
ous role  of  the  barber.  The  cast  will 
be  strong  and  well  represented  by  lead- 
ing Alcazarans.  A  complete  embel- 
lishment of  new  scenery  will  dress  the 
animated  picture  on  a  scale  of  mag- 
nificence equal  to  its  former  presenta- 
tion, when  $1.50  was  the  price  of  ad- 
mission. 

On  the  %oad 


Dailey  Stock  Company. 
Visalia  13;  Bakersfield  20;  Redlands 
27. 

Hotel  Topsy  Turvy. 
Butte  10-11;  Great  Falls  13;  Winne- 
peg  15;  Grand  Forks  17;  Fargo  18; 
St.  Paul,   19  week;   Minneapolis  26 
week . 

Frederick  Warde 
Denver,  Nov.  20-25;  Las  Vegas  27; 
Albuquerque,  28;  Sau  Bernardino,  30; 
San  Diego,  Dec.  1-2;  Los  Angeles,  4- 
9;  San  P'ranciseo,  11,  two  weeks. 

Elleford  Company. 
Vallejo,  week  Nov.    6,   Napa,  week 
of  Nov.  13;  Petaluma,  week  of  Nov. 
20;  vSacramento.  return  for  two  weeks 
beginning  Nov.  27. 

My  Friend  from  /udia 
Ogden,   Utah;  Nov.   6;  Brigham, 
Utah,  7;  Logan,  Utah,  8;  Park  City, 
Utah,  9;  Provo,  Utah,  10;  Lehi,  Utah, 
11;  Salt  Lake,  Utah,  13,  14,  15. 
Nance  O' Neil 
Sacramento   12-17;   Woodland,  18; 
Santa    Rosa,   20-2 1 ;  Oakland.  22-25; 
Fresno,  27-28;  Visalia  29;  Hanford,  30, 
Bakersfield,  Dec.   1-2;  Los  Angeles 
Dec.  3,  4  weeks. 

The  Flecirician 
Geo  Bovyer,  Manager.    Seattle,  Nov. 
;  3,  week. 

Devil's  Auction. 
Chas  H.  Vale,  manager.  Lynn, Mass., 
Nov.  n;  Nashua,  13;  Fitchburg,  14; 
Taunton,  15;  Milford,  16;  Worcester, 
17—18;  Salem,  20;  Manchester,  21; 
Holyoka.  22;  Lawrence,  23;  Brock- 
ton, 24;  New  Bedford,  25;  Providence, 
27-Dec.  2. 

Cecilia  Castelle 

TNGENUE  AND  GENERAL  WORK,  WITH 
JL    Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 

Hallbtt's  Theatrical  Exchange. 


*The  Orpheum 

The  Orpheum  had  five  or  six  new 
acts  on  this  week's  bill,  and  it 
seems  as  if  Manager  Morrisey's  vaude- 
ville show  is  improving  in  interest  and 
variety  each  week.  liven  standing 
room  was  scarce  during  the  week,  but 
this  seems  to  be  the  rule  with  the 
Orpheum  nowadays.  Marguerite 
Cornille,  a  French  comedienne,  with 
most  attractive  physical  charms,  is  the 
headliner.  While  she  is  quite  stun- 
ning and  sings  well  in  French,  she 
does  not  make  the  hit  here  that  she 
did  in  New  Vork.  Her  coon  song, 
with  the  French  accent,  was  well 
received  and  brought  an  encore.  Jack 
Norworth  was  the  best  applause- 
getter  of  the  whole  show.  He  does  a 
clever  monologue  which  he  entitles 
"The  Jail  Bird  Coon."  He  made  a 
great  hit,  and  on  Tuesday  night  (after 
he  had  tired  himself  out),  Stage 
Manager  Orndorff  had  to  order  him 
back  before  the  footlights  to  satisfy 
the  audience.  Jerome  and  Alexis, 
the  "frog  and  the  lizard,"  did  the 
same  almost  impossible  contottiou  act 
that  they  have  been  doing  for  years, 
and  it  is  just  as  clever  as  ever.  Lola 
Cotton,  a  child  wonder,  gave  an  exhi- 
bition which  her  manager  calls 
"thought  transference."  While  blind- 
folded she  can  instantly  name  any 
article  that  may  be  picked  out  in  the 
audience.  Whatever  the  means  em- 
ployed, her  performance  is  wonderful. 

Goggin  and  Davis,  acrobatic 
comedians,  do  some  clever  work. 
They  are  good  entertainers  in  their 
line.  Leo  Carle  is  certainly  a  light- 
ning-change artist,  using  his  one-man 
comedy  drama,  The  Betrayed  Profes- 
sor," to  illustrate  his  quickness  in 
costume  changes.  Hal  Merritt  and 
Miss  Murdock  and  Louise  Dresser, 
with  her  pickinninies,  are  the  hold- 
overs that  are  still  immensely  popular. 
The  biograph  presents  some  new  pic- 
tures, some  of  the  best  ever  seen. 


The  Oberon 


THERE  is  no  change  in  the  personel 
of  the  bill  this  week  on  O  Farrell 
street.  Mme.  Lillian  Walther,  Stella 
and  Minnie  Berlin,  and  Master  John 
Kroger  sing  their  way  into  the  good 
graces  of  the  Oberon  audiences.  W. 
Horst  plays  a  cornet  solo,  the  projecto- 
s°ope  shows  the  Dewey  reception  and 
naval  parade,  and  Prof.  Kitzan's 
American  Ladies'  Orchestra  discourses 
good  music  as  usual. 


Tfe  Olympia 

MARIE  D.  Wood,  the  California 
nightingale,  made  her  re-appear- 
ance at  the  Olympia  after  a  long 
absence,  and  found  that  her  Frisco 
friends  were  legion.  Julia  Linton,  in 
acrobatic  song  and  dance,  also  caught 
the  audiences  with  her  work.  Frank 
Barton,  who  has  a  singing  voice  far 
above  the  average,  does  his  rag-time 
specialties  and  introduces  some  clever 
dancing  steps  four  and  five  encores 
are  the  rule  with  Frank.  And  Ruth 
Nelta,  too,  still  retains  her  hold  on 
the  patrons  and  brings  in  two  real 
darky  babies  in  the  chorus  of  her  song, 


"Mammy's  Carolina  Twins  "  The 
others  on  the  bill  are  Carlton  and 
Royce  Dora  Mervin,  Maude  Mullery, 
Dot  Stanley,  May  Nealson  Camelia, 
and  the  Rousell  Bros. 

The  Chutes 

The  bill  at  the  Chutes  Theater  has 
undergone  no  change.  Major 
Mite,  Baby  Ruth  Roland,  Parker  & 
Kelly,  Cole  and  Cole,  Adgie  and 
Mattie  Nichols  are  all  repeating  the 
good  work  of  last  week .  Forrest  Sea- 
bury  is  doing  the  high  dive  in  place  of 
Harry  Harmon,  and  Frank  Hall  is 
getting  the  lion  Wallace  under  con- 
trol. Next  week  Mile.  Lira,  the 
transformation  dancer,  will  appear. 

Also  Lolo  Cotton,  the  six-year  old 
pschycological  wonder,  in  addition  to 
Mattie  Nichols,  Major  Mite  and  Adgie. 

Vaudeville  Notes 


Hal  Conlet  has  made  a  decided  suc- 
cess at  Seattle. 

Dolan  and  Mitchell  are  still  big 
Stockton  favorites. 

Alice  Raymond,  the  cornetist,  is  at 
the  Oberon,  Seattle. 

The  Wellington  Sisters  will  leave 
for  Arizona  on  the  13th. 

Derenda  and  Breenopenat  London, 
England,  January  8,  1900. 

Madeline  opened  at  the  Monte 
Carlo,  Keswick,  on  the  7th. 

The  Louvre  Theater  at  Juneau, 
Alaska,  reports  big  business. 

Sam  and  Ida  Kelly,  the  rube  and 
soubrette,  contemplate  playing  the 
coast. 

Alberta  Lane  is  underlined  at  the 
New  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  for 
the  13th, 

Billy  Rafferty  arrived  in  town  on  the 
8th.  Rafferty  says  he  has  a  few  tricks 
up  his  sleeve. 

The  Brewers,  Billy  Rafferty  and 
Leonardo  play  Oakland  Park  to- 
morrow. 

Since  Walton  returned  from  the 
Islands  four  engagements  have  been 
tendered  him 

Marie  Woods  and  Julia  Linton  are 
new  features  at  the  Olympia.  Both 
made  good. 

Conlon  and  Ryder  and  Nellie  Con- 
lau  are  at  the  Fredericksburg  Music 
Hall,  Portland,  Ore. 

(Jueenie  Myrle,  the  clever  little 
vocalist,  is  meeting  with  much  success 
at  the  Savoy  Theater,  Victoria. 

Post  and  Ashley,  Trixie  Coleman, 
Travelle,  James  O'Neil  and  Emil  Wal- 
ton returned  from  Honolulu  on  the 
last  steamer. 

The  Trilby  Theater,  Victoria,  B.  C, 
lias  closed  its  doors.    J.  A.  Johnson, 


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the  manager,  has  taken  the  manage- 
ment of  the  Savoy  Theater  in  that 
city.    Success,  Brother  Johnson  ! 

The  Martells,  the  clever  bicycle  art- 
ists, are  resting  at  their  home  in  Port- 
land They  play  this  city  before  re- 
turning East. 

The  St.  Leon  Family,  Dodson, 
Howard  and  Scott,  and  the  Keesings, 
are  thefeatures  at  the  Peoples  Theater, 
Seattle,  this  week. 

Wainright  and  Tiffee,  singing  and 
dancing  comedy  duo.  are  at  the  Parlor 
Theater,  Duluth,  Minn.  They  are 
heading  this  way. 

Dr.  F.  Goerss  arrived  in  this  city 
direct  from  Chicago  on  the  8th. 
Archie  Levy  is  now  organizing  a 
company  for  the  Doctor. 

Zovarra,  Scott  and  Howard,  Shaw 
Bros. ,  Fletcher  and  Wilson,  Roberts, 
Smilax  and  Co.,  Ouhama,  the  Jap, 
Baroness  Von  Tilse,  O'Brien  and 
Collins,  Alice  Raymond,  Three  Nev- 
aros,  are  all  booked  for  this  city  by 
Archie  Levy's  agency. 

James  F.  Post  and  wife  arrived  from 
Honolulu  on  the  steamer  Australia  on 
the  7th.  Mr.  Post  will  return  to  the 
Islands  in  the  near  future.  He  has  a 
gigantic  scheme  up  his  sleeve,  and  his 
visit  to  this  city  is  to  arrange  matters. 
As  was  intimated  in  these  columns  a 
few  weeks  ago,  a  roof  garden  will  be  a 
prominent  feature  of  Mr.  Post's  new 
enterprise. 

F.  J.  Armstrong  of  the  team  Arm- 
strong and  O'Neill  is  in  a  heap  of 
trouble  at  Honolulu.  Armstrong  en- 
gaged in  a  glove  contest  with  Martin 
Denny  and  was  put  out  in  the  third 
round.  After  the  fight  both  men 
were  arrested  on  charges  of  cheating, 
as  Armstrong's  backer  claims  he  laid 
down.  Things  have  been  lively  in 
Honolulu  ever  since. 

Armstrong  tried  to  leave  Honolulu 
as  a  stowaway  on  the  Australia,  but 
was  detected.  President  Cohen  of  the 
Orpheum  was  much  put  out  about  the 
matter,  as  he  was  on  Armstrong's  bond 
for  $500. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


November  nth,  1899 


LOCAL  NOTES. 


HOTHER  WISMER  S  CONCERT. 

Hother  Wismer's  Concert  at  Sher- 
man Clay  hall  on  Tuesday  evening  of 
last  week  attracted  an  attentive  and 
fair-sized  audience.  The  popularity 
of  the  young  violinist  in  the  profession 
was  evidenced  by  the  number  of 
musicians  present,  among  them,  John 
Harraden  Pratt,  Mr.  Pasmore,  Mad- 
ame Lada,  Chas.  Mayer  and  many 
others.  The  program  was  well  selected 
for  those  of  musical  appreciation,  but 
to  a  mixed  audience  the  long  move- 
ments in  the  violin  selections  were  apt 
to  grow  tedious  to  those  who  were 
unable  to  fully  realize  their  value.  Mr. 
Wismer's  renditions  were  sympathetic 
and  were  executed  with  great  feeling 
and  care.  He  was  accompanied  by  a 
young  favorite  with  the  public,  Fred 
Maurer,  who  seems  to  be  in  constant 
demand  of  late,  for  his  work  is  most 
thorough,  and  he  has  the  faculty  of 
keeping  in  touch  with  the  work  of  the 
singer  or  player.  Sometimes  I  think 
a  good  accompanist  ought  to  be 
allowed  to  come  out  at  the  end  and 
have  a  wee  bit  of  the  glory  of  the 
evening  and  a  posy  or  two  for  his 
trouble.  The  accompanist  is  not  valued 
enough  usually  and  this  reminds  me 
of  the  story  of  an  old  Scotchman  who 
heard  a  father  praise  his  daughter  for 
her  good  cooking.  The  lean,  raw- 
boned  fellow  straightened  up  and  said : 
"Aye,  ye  praisn  her — my  bairns  hear 
from  me  when  they  do  no  weel  !"  If 
pur  accompanists  did  not  do  well  we 
would  all  show  the  Scotchman's  spirit, 
I  fancy.  The  numbers  were:  Grieg's 
Sonato  op.  45  (C  minor)  for  violin 
and  piano;  Allegro  molto  ed  appas- 
ionato;  Allegretto  expressivo  alia 
Romanza,  Allegro  animato,  Messrs. 
Hother  Wismer  and  Fred  Maurer; 
Violin  Concerto  No.  8  (Gesangscene) 
— Spohr;  Allegro  molto  Recitative; 
Adagio  andante  (Recit  );  Allegro 
moderato;  Violin  Solo,  (Brahms-Joa- 
chim); Duo  op.  153  in  C  Major,  three 
movements  (Spohr)  by  Messrs.  Wis- 
mer and  Armand  Solomon,  a  number 
that  called  forth  much  appreciation. 
Mrs.  Matilde  Wismer  rendered  song 
Beethoven's  "Adelaide"  and  for  an  en- 
core "I  Love  You"  by  Grieg,  receiv- 
ing much  applause.  Mrs.  Alfred 
Abbey  was  an  attraction  of  the  even- 
ing and  was  in  excellent  voice,  her 


numbers,  to  which  an  encore  was  de- 
manded, being  Lyrics  from  "Told  in 
the  Gate"  by  Arlo  Bates,  set  to  music 
by  G.  W.  Chadwick;  "Sweetheart, 
Thy  lips  are  touched  with  Flame," 
"Dear  Love,  When  in  Thine  Arms  I 
Lie."  The  latter  especially  was  sung 
with  most  passionate  tenderness,  and 
winning  a  storm  of  applause.  Mr. 
Wismer's  success  was  richly  deserved. 

ALFRED    WII.KIE'S  BENEFIT. 

Alfred  Wilkie  was  tendered  a  benefit 
concert  by  his  many  friends  who 
sought  to  show  their  sympathy  for 
the  popular  singer,  for  the  long  and 
dangerous  illness  he  has  lately  suffered, 
the  concert  taking  place  on  Tuesday 
at  the  First  Methodist  Church,  Oak- 
land. A  large  and  influential  commit- 
tee had  the  matter  in  charge,  and  no 
pains  spared  to  make  it  a  success 
financially  as  well  as  artistically.  The 
artists  who  tendered  their  services  for 
this  interesiing  event  were  Miss  Millie 
Flynn  soprano,  Mrs.  J.  K.  Birming- 
ham contralto,  Mr.  Clement  Rowlands 
baritone,  Mr.  Putman  Griswold  bass, 
Miss  Bessie  Lewall  pianist,  Mr. 
Llewelyn  Hughes,  the  Temple  Quar- 
tet—Messrs. Ben.  Clarke,  A.  Wilkie, 
N.  A.  Melvin,  G.  Carlton— Mr.  R. 
Fletcher  Tilton,  organist,  Mrs.  Mar- 
garet Cameron  Smith,  Mrs.  Willard 
Bachelder  and  Miss  Elizabeth  West- 
gate,  accompanists. 

CLARA  BUTT'S  SUCCESS. 

My  New  York  correspondent  writes 
that  Clara  Butt  scored  a  brilliant 
success  in  her  first  long  recital  in  that 
city  Oct.  26,  and  sends  a  clipping  from 
The  Journal,  and  by  the  way  he  tells 
me  that  every  one  who  has  seen  the 
Dramatic  Review  is  very  much 
enthused  with  it: 

"The  first  recital  in  this  country  by 
Miss  Clara  Butt,  the  English  contralto, 
given  in  Mendelssohn  Hall  last  night, 
was  an  undoubted  success.  Her 
voice  was  beautifully  placed  and  of 
splendid  compass  and  very  rare  power. 
She  sang  with  great  dramatic  effect, 
and  even  in  the  forte  passages  there 
seemed  to  be  no  lack  of  richness  and 
delicious  clearness.  Gluck's  air  from 
"Alceste"  was  received  with  the  most 
enthusiasm,  and  perhaps  was  a  better 
medium  than  the  other  numbers 
rendered  for  the  particularly  dramatic 
power  of  Miss  Butt's  voice — and  if 
there  was  any  preferable  part  of  the 


evening's  entertainment,  the  songs  in 
French  and  German  seemed  to  have 
been  done  with  a  little  more  finish 
than  the  English  songs,  which  was 
perhaps  the  result  only  of  more  care- 
ful study  in  those  numbers.  The 
assistance  of  Miss  Mill  and  Mr.  Stern, 
while  not  artistically  equal  to  Miss 
Butt's  share  of  the  evening's  music, 
was  very  pleasing,  and  seemed  a  fitting 
musical  background  to  what  must  be 
considered  a  very  artistic  and  certainly 
a  superbly  dramatic  vocalist." 

THE  MUSICIANS'  CLUB. 
A  charming  evening  was  enjoyed  at 
the  Musicians'  Club  Friday  of  last 
week,  when  Sig.  Abramoff  and  Roscoe 
Warren  Lucy  contributed  to  the  enjoy- 
ment of  the  guests.  Dr.  E.  G.  Eisen 
entertained  them  with  stereopticon 
views  of  Manila.  Mr.  Lucy  played 
Chopin's  Scherzo  in  B  minor,  and 
Sig  Abramoff  rendered  Invocation, 
Robert  and  Devil  [Meyerbeer],  Storm 
Winds  [Rubenstein],  Serenade  from 
Faust  [Gounod]. 

SANTISTEBAN'S  CONCERT. 

G.  C.  Santisteban  and  pupils, assisted 
by  Miss  Ella  McCloskey,  Mr.  J.  H. 
Desmond,  Master  Vincent  Arrillaga, 
Mr.  William  Wertsch  and  Mr.  Emilio 
Creuells,  gave  a  successful  concert  in 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  Auditorium  Thursday 
evening  of  last  week.  Mr.  Santiste- 
ban is  one  of  the  leading  mandolin 
and  guitar  masters  of  the  city,  and  his 
orchestra  did  praiseworthy  work.  The 
enjoyable  and  varied  program  in- 
cluded: Overture,  "If  I  Were 
King,"  by  the  orchestra;  Mandolins — 
Misses  Lillian  Horner,  Helene  Brun- 
ner,  A.  Tracey,  Irma  Livingston, 
Maud  Lesgynsky,  Alpha  Sussmann, 
George  Levy  and  Arthur  Ellert; 
Guitars — -Misses  Grace  Horner,  Lucy 
M.  Wade,  Mrs.  L.  R.  Ellert,  and  Mr. 
Santisteban;  Cello,  W.  Wertsch,  Jr. ; 
Song,  "The  Sun  Shines  Brightly" 
[F.  Abt.],  by  Miss  McCloskey;  Cello 
obligato  by  Mr.  Wertsch,  which  was 
a  most  charming  number;  Piano  Solo, 
"Rigoletto,"  by  Master  Vincent 
Arrillaga;  Mandolin  Solo,  "L'Addio 
a  Napoli,"  by  Lillian  Horner,  guitar 
accompaniment  by  Miss  Grace  Horner; 
Song,  Manuelita  [Trotere],  Mr.  J.  H. 
Desmond;  Cello  Solos,  Ave  Maria  and 
Romance,  by  Mr.  W.  Wertsch. 
Misses  Jeane  Levy  and  Emilia  Tracey 
with  Mr.  Santisteban  rendered  Canto 


de  Armor  and  Ondina,  a  composition 
by  Santisteban.  The  concert  closed 
with  Dances  Espagnoles  [Moreno]  by 
the  orchestra. 

HENRY  HOLMES  CHOSEN. 

Henry  Holmes  is  the  recipient  of 
congratulations  everywhere  for  his 
appointment  as  leader  of  the  Sym- 
phony Concerts.  He  is  the  right  man 
in  the  right  place,  and  will  have  an 
opportunity  of  coming  liefore  the  pub- 
lic in  a  sphere  to  which  he  is  admirably 
adapted.  Mr.  Holmes  is  a  thorough 
artist,  enthusiastic  and  earnest,  and 
possessed  of  unusual  ability  experience 
and  magnetism.  Mrs.  Hearst  has 
come  forward  most  generously  as  a 
patron  as  she  always  does  for  any 
worthy  undertaking,  and  her  exam- 
ple will  doubtless  be  followed  by  other 
patrons  of  true  art.  We  have  needed 
just  such  a  spirit  as  Mr.  Holmes  in 
musical  circles,  and  he  ought  to  have 
every  encouragement  in  his  unselfish 
devotion  to  the  progress  of  art  in 
California. 

— Mary  Frances  Frances. 


STUDIO  PERSONALS 

Mr.  Howard  Malcolm  Ticknor  gave 
the  fourth  of  his  lecture  readings  before 
the  Channing  Auxiliary  on  Thursday, 
his  subject  being  "How  to  Judge 
Plays  and  Players"  with  illustrative 
readings. 

Madame  Crawford  writes  that  the 
date  of  the  appearance  of  the  California 
Ladies'  Quartet  in  San  Francisco  will 
soon  be  decided.  The  Southern  tour 
is  highly  satisfactory  so  far. 

MUSIC  IN  GENERAL. 

Mark  Hambourg,  a  protege  of  the 
great  Paderevvski  and  a  pupil  of 
Lesehetizky,  was  a  saloon  passenger 
on  the  Teutonic.  Hambourg,  who  is 
said  to  be  the  most  wonderful  pianist 
of  his  age  in  the  world,  is  twenty 
years  old.  He  is  a  Russian,  and 
appeared  with  the  Boston  Symphony 
Orchestra  Nov.  2d  and  3d,  and  later  in 
Carnegie  Hall,  New  York. 

It  is  stated  on  good  authority  that 
a  New  York  florist  has  orders  for  a 
$20  bouquet  to  be  sent  to  Lillian 
Russell  daily  by  an  admirer.  These 
dainty  tributes  are  received  by  the 
fair  Lillian  whether  she  is  in  the  city 
or  en  route. 


November  nth,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


1 


George  Lask — His  Treasures  and  cMemories 


GEORGE  LASK 


MR.  LASK  will  write  his  stage  reminis- 
cences— when  he  has  time.  He  told 
me  so  himself.  So  you  may  look  for  the 
publication  about  Feb.  30,  in  the  year  of 
honest  politicians  and  flying  pigs. 

But  what  reminiscences  he  could  write, 
an  he  would !  Rummage  through  his 
hoarded  treasures,  look  over  his  old  photo- 
graphs, read  his  old  scrap-books  and  auto- 
graph albums,  and  you  will  know.  Listen 
to  his  memories  of  the  great  and  small  of 
early  days  and  question  his  history  from  him 
artlessly  with  the  careful  intentions  of  the  in- 
terviewer and  then  you  will  surely  know. 
He  remembers  things  with  astonishing  ex- 
actitude, and  his  stage  work  covers  such  a 
wide  range  of  experiences. 

"No,"  said  Mr.  Lask,  "I  was  not  exactly 
beckoned  into  the  profession,  neither  did  I 
drift  in.  Somehow,  I  just  found  myself 
there  as  call-boy  in  the  glorious  days  of  the 
old  California." 

If  we  may  have  entire  faith  in  our  mother's 
j  udgment,  that  was  when  it  boasted  the  finest 
stock  company  San  Francisco  has  ever 
known.     To  begin  as  call-boy  is,  I  find, 


A  good  portrait  of  Edwin  Forrest 

equivalent  to  a  certificate  of  success — a  pat- 
ent right  to  achievement. 

Now,  don't  all  rush  into  the  call-boy  busi- 
ness, because  that  is  not  the  idea  at  all.  It 


Jane  Lennox,  of  the  Mathews  and 
Bulger  Company,  now  at  the  Colum- 
bia Theater,  is  a  daughter  of  that 
well-known  actor,  Walter  Lennox, 
Sr.,  now  playing  in  London  with 
Broadhurst's  What  Happened  to 
Jones  Company,  and  a  sister  of  Fred 
Lennox,  the  comic  opera  singer.  She 
comes  by  her  histrionic  talent  na- 
turally. 

Following  Eugenie  Blair  at  the 
New  Alhambra  Theater,  In  Old 
Kentucky  will  open  in  this  popular 
theater  for  a  two  weeks'  run.  The 


just  has  to  happen  naturally,  like  the 
measles  and  Puritan  ancestors. 

In  that  capacity,  he  learned  the  theater 
from  front  to  rear.  He  even  made  ''props" 
and  helpel  to  paint  scenery — and  got  him- 
self and  his  skill  invited  over  to  the  Hush 
Street  Theater  as  assistant  stage  manager  for 
Max  Freeman.  That  meant  a  liberal  educa- 
tion in  plays. 

Then  wisdom  carried  him  over  to  F.urope. 

"For  experience,  Mr.  Lask?"  "O,  no, 
just  for  a  trip."  It  amounts  to  the  same 
thing,  for,  in  the  intervals  of  sight-seeing, 
he  found  time  to  study  costume  designing 
and  scenic  environment. 

"Since  then,  I  have  stage  managed  for  the 
Fay  Templeton  Opera  Company,  the  New 


York  Casino,  the  Grand  Opera  House,  Os- 
borne and  Stockwell  on  the  road,  Gillette  in 
the  Private  Secretary  and  put  on  summer 
comic  opera  in  Philadelphia  and  Buffalo. 


Lillian  Russell  when  she  was 
youthfully  beautiful 

Four  busy  years  were  spent  with  Charles 
Frohman  at  the  23d  Street  and  the  Empire, 


same  male  cast  that  has  been  seen 
here  before  in  the  piece  will  be  seen 
again,  but  the  feminine  roles  are  taken 
by  three  charming  ladies  whose  faces 
are  new  to  San  Franciscans.  Skipped 
by  the  Light  of  the  Moon  will  follow 
In  Old  Kentucky  at  the  New  Alham- 
bra. 

Saints  and  Sinners  will  follow  My 
Friend  from  India  at  the  Alcazar. 

Jane  Coombs  who  has  made  her 
name  famous  in  connection  with  the 
play  Bleak  House,  is  in  this  city  and 
will  shortly  start  on  a  tour  of  the  coast 


and  a  season  with  Mr.  Frawley  when  he 
made  his  first  San  Francisco  venture." 

His  first  and  most  successful,  Mr.  Lask, 
and  remarkable  for  its  good  stage  manage- 
ment. Mr.  Lask's  narrative  was  often  inter- 
rupted to  tell  the  histories  of  quaint  old 
pipes  and  snuff-boxes  and  the  like. 

"Then  I  have  had  three  engagements  with 
the  Tivoli,  the  present  one  having  lasted,  so 
far,  four  years  and  a  half." 

These  are  but  the  simple  facts,  but  read 
between  the  lines  add  the  starting  of  about 
forty-four  road  companies,  and  they  serve  to 
point  the  truth  of  my  reminiscence  state- 
ment.   Subscribe  now. 

''Act?  Oh,  Yes,  I  have  played  boys'  parts 
occasionally." 


That  was  not  the  whole  truth,  for  as  he 
talked  I  was  reading  a  program  where  he 
was  conspicuously  billed  as  That  .French 
Maid  in  The  Froth  of  the  Fringe  of  the 
Crust  of  Society.  Mercy!  that  sounds 
worse  than  The  Second  Mrs.  Tanqueray. 

"Bui,"  in  answer  to  my  accusing  finger, 
"that  was  at  the  Lambs'  Theater — their  last 
gambol  in  the  old  Twenty-ninth  street 
pasture." 

As  though  that  were  any  excuse  for  a  fib, 
told  to  conceal  his  connection  with  the 
problem  play!  Still,  he  was  in  pretty  good 
company.  Crane,  Joseph  Holland  and 
Fritz  Williams  were  of  the  cast.  Clay 
Greene  was  the  shepherd,  and  Sydney 
Rosenfeld  the  collie. 

"So  you  belong  to  the  fold?"  "Yes," 
said  Mr.  Lask,  "and  I'm  very  proud  of  the 
privilege  to  gambol  with  its  lambs  (not 
mentioning  the  pale-gray  sheep).  Mr. 
Booth  proposed  my  name  for  membership, 
and  Frank  Aiken  seconded  it." 

And  he  said  this  quite  simply.  Well,  if 
Edwin  Booth  had  even  spoken  my  name  at 
random,  and  quite  by  accident,  I  would  fly 
permanent  flags  from  its  capitals  till  the 
crack  of  doom. 

Mr.  Lask  is  such  a  newsy  man.  His  den 
is  a  precious  register  of  dramatic  good- 
fellowship.    A  tale  of  its  treasures  would  fill 


cities  under  the  management  of  her 
husband,  Mr.  Brown. 

Kknest  Hastings,  formerly  of  the 
Alcazar,  this  city,  made  his  debut  as 
leading  man  of  the  Dearborn  Theater 
Stock  Company  in  Chicago  two  weeks 
ago  in  The  Ensign. 

My  Friend  from  India  will  be  most 
elaborately  produced  at  the  Alcazar 
next  week.  Eugene  Ormond  will 
play  Erastus  I'nderholt,  and  L  R. 
Stockwell  the  barber. 

The  suit  of  Chas.  H.  Hoyt  against 
L.  R.  Stockwell  for  unpaid  royalty 


A  corner  in  his  den 

the  paper,  and  the  editor  won't  have  it  

the  Goth! 

booking  over  his  old  photographs  one 
learns  what  an  actor  really  is.  He  is  a  poet. 
All  those  who  are  worthy  the  name  have  the 
deep  introspective  eye  and  the  dreamy  air  of 
detachment  from  their  surroundings.  Of 
the  young  actors,  Mr.  Miller  and  Mr.  Mor- 
gan express  perfectly  what  I  mean.  Look 
at  their  photographs  carefully  and  you  will 
see. 

"Yes,"  said  Mr.  Lask,  "you  are  right,  and 
theie  is  many  a  good  actor  off  the  stage. 
Your  preachers  and  your  lawyers  are  the 
very  best."  I  should  say  so. 

"God  bless  you,  deir  old  George,"  is  a 
frequent  autograph,  and  the  walls  and 
shelves  and  chests  are  wonderful  unwritten 
histories  that  end  in  a  copy  of  Joe  Jeffer- 
son's painting  of  "The  Little  Church 
Around  the  Corner"  placed  just  where  the 
light  will  strike  it  best  "God  bless  The 
Little  Church  Around  the  Corner!"  One 
feels  a  curious  pull  at  the  heart  as  he  looks. 

If  it  be  your  privilege  to  see  these  treas- 
ures, with  Mr.  Lask  as  guide,  do  not  neglect 
it.  You,  who  are  safely  conservative,  will 
go  in,  perhaps,  knowing  an  actor  as  a  drift- 
less  creature,  in  some  way  connected  with 
frayed  linen  and  run  down  morals.  When 


I.otta  is  a  name  familiar  in  San  Francisco 

you  come  out,  he  will  be  a  noble  fellow, 
intelligent,  wise,  generous,  kind  and  faith- 
ful. Yet  nothing  will  have  altered  but  the 
light.  Chari.ottk  Thompson. 


seems  to  have  been  a  misunderstand 
ing  and  was  settled  out  of  court. 


Holiday  Delicacies. 

That  enterprising  firm,  Rathjen  Bros.,  is 
making  special  preparations  to  show  their 
customers  an  exceedingly  fine  line  of  hob 
day  delicacies.    Visit  them. 


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November  nth,  1899 


SS*  —C^  -  _     _   iOna-BHD    &  CO   S>  f 


cMay  Irwin's  Jag 

Thk  simulation  of  drunkenness  has 
'  always  been  held  by  actors  to 
be  the  height  of  tbeir  ambition. 
Charles  Wyndham  and  Nat  Goodwin, 
in  David  Garriek,  had  some  of  the 
greatest  "moments"  in  the  scene  where 
Garriek  feigns  intoxication.  Charles 
Warner,  the  Knglish  romantic  actor, 
reveled  in  the  part  of  the  drink  fiend 
in  Drink.  Maude  Adams'  tippling 
scene  in  The  Masked  Ball  was  her  first 
masterstroke  in  the  direction  of  secur- 
ing the  unanimous  approval  of  her 
critics.  Isabel  Irving,  and  then  Viola 
Allen  won  their  best  laurels  where 
the  heroine  of  The  Benefit  of  a  Doubt 
becomes  unintentionally  the  victim  of 
wine. 

But  there  is  to  be  a  new  Richmond 
in  the  field. 

In  Sister  Mary,  Glen  McDonough's 
play,  now  running  in  New  York,  May 
Irwin,  in  the  title  part,  takes  on  a 
dose  of  alcoholic  enthusiasm  that  quite 
palsies  the  value  of  any  other  stage 
representation  of  bibulous  uncertainty. 
Sister  Mary  takes  to  drink  because 
she  is  jealous  of  her  husband,  and 
before  long  she  becomes  convinced 
that  the  room  is  circling  around  her 
with  lightning-like  velocity. 

Sister  Mary's  surrender  to  the 
blandishments  of  the  cup  that  cheers 
is  utterly  genial  throughout.  The 
scene  is  one  of  the  hits  of  Miss  Irwin's 
career. 


Side  Lights 


The  souvenirs  presented  by 
Walter  Morosco  to  the  lady  patrons 
at  the  Grand  Opera  House  on  Tues- 
day evening,  the  250th  performance  of 
the  season,  were  the  most  beautiful 
ever  given  in  a  theater  in  this  city. 
No  advertising  matter  marred  their 
elegance,  and  they  were  much  prized 
by  recipients. 

A  book  on  Julia  Arthur  is  shortly 
to  be  published  in  New  York,  with 
over  a  hundred  illustrations.  W.  J. 
Thorold  will  do  the  compiling  of  facts 
concerning  Miss  Arthur's  career. 

The  Bostonians  gave  the  first  pro- 
duction of  the  Smugglers  of  Badayez, 
their  new  three-act  opera,  by  Min- 
kowsky, at  Waterbury,  Connecticut, 
October  19. 

Roland  Reed  made  a  speech  in 
Kansas  City  when  he  produced  his 
new  play,  The  American  Eagle,  and 


said  it  was  a  serious  and  difficult  mat- 
ter for  an  actor  to  secure  a  new  play. 
When  that  speech  reached  the  East, 
Mr.  Reed  received  sixteen  telegrams 
from  stars  saying  "Amen."  Evi- 
dently there  are  many  others  with  the 
same  affliction. 

All  of  the  coming  attractions  at  the 
New  Alhambra  theater  will  open  on 
Sunday  nights  instead  of  Monday 
nights  as  has  been  the  rule  in  the 
past  with  other  theaters 

It  is  said  that  Edward  M.  Favor 
and  Edith  Sinclair  have  bought  from 
Frank  McKee  My  Innocent  Boy 
and  will  take  it  on  the  road. 

The  Merry  Monarch  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House  will  be  followed  by  a 
complete  and  costly  production  of 
Rice's  Evangeline. 

Worth  of  a  Name 

Het.en  Leonard  is  as  kindly  to 
the  ear  as  Lillian  Russell,  yet  her 
real  title  is  theatrically  worthless, 
while  under  her  musical  patronymic 
our  singer  receives  a  heavy  salary. 
Mme.  Eames  is  Mrs.  Story,  Mrs.  Mel- 
ba  is  Mrs.  Armstrong  and  Lillian 
Nordicais  Frau  Doeme,  yet  the  prima 
donnas  cannot  compel  the  press  or 
public  to  recognize  their  husbands. 
Mme.  Patti,  who  has  had  three  spouses, 
still  refuses  to  take  their  names,  and 
announces  herself  to  this  day  as  a 
maiden.  Madge  Robertson  took  the 
name  of  Kendal,  and  when  she  mar- 
ried Lieutenant  Grimston  insisted  that 
he  should  call  himself  Kendall,  too. 
Carter  is  neither  euphonious  to  the 
ear  nor  agreeable  to  the  eye,  yet  Zaza 
continues  to  be  Mrs.  Carter,  although 
her  right  name  is  Louise  Dudley. 
Again,  there  is  nothing  romantic  or 
beautiful  in  the  stage  name  of  Mrs. 
James  Brown  Potter,  yet  she  clings  to 
it,  although  her  title  might  be  Cora 
Urquhart.  Opp  is  not  an  esthetic 
word,  yet  our  Julie  held  on  to  it  after 
she  became  Mrs.  Henri  Loraine.  The 
proper  title  of  Henry  Irving's  leading 
woman  is  Mrs.  Kelley,  yet,  although 
she  has  had  four  husbands,  that  gifted 
actress  will  always  be  known  as  Ellen 
Terr}-.  Sir  Henry  himself  was 
knighted  as  Irving,  but  his  real  name 
is  Brodribb.  With  his  familiars  our 
late  manager  was  known  as  John 
Daly,  but  to  the  dramatic  world  he 
was  Augustin  Daly.  Similiarly  his 
star  began  life  as  Ada  Crehan,  but 
won  its  glories  as  Ada  Rehan. — Hil- 
lary Bell. 


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Zangwill' s  Career 

jyjAX  Skelton,  of  Indianapolis, 
tells  a  few  things  about  the  early 
life  of  Israel  Zangwill,  the  Hebrew- 
novelist,  who  recently  went  back  to 
London  loaded  with  chagrin  over  the 
criticisms  passed  on  his  play,  The 
Children  of  the  Ghetto.  "I  have 
been  in  touch  with  Zangwill,  or, 
rather,  to  be  more  exact,  he  has  been 
in  touch  with  me,"  said  Mr.  Skelton. 
"I  was  born  in  Totten  Court  road, 
London,  and  went  to  the  Jewish  free 
school  there.  There  were  seven  teach- 
ers and  a  master.  Zangwill  taught 
the  first  or  youngest  class  to  which  I 
belonged,  and  I  learned  my  A,  B,  C's 
under  him.  Zangwill  was  a  chum  of 
my  brother's.  He  was  educated  in 
the  same  school  in  which  he  was 
afterward  a  teacher.  There  were 
s;ven  classes,  or,  as  you  would  have 
them  here,  grades,  in  the  school,  each 
grade  averaging  from  sixty  to  one 
hundred  boys.  Zangwill  never  had  a 
college  education.  He  was  cited  in 
the  school  as  a  model  of  industry. 
From  first  to  last  he  was  the  top  boy 
in  all  the  classes,  and  had  the  highest 
record  all  the  way  through.  He  was 
a  teacher  for  six  or  seven  years,  then 
a  newspaper  man,  then  the  famous 
author  of  The  Children  of  the  Ghetto 
and  other  works.  His  people  were 
poor,  and  it  was  to  Beerbohm  Tree, 
the  actor,  who  is  also  a  Jew,  that  he 
owed  his  start  in  the  world.  Zangwill 
wrote  a  little  sketch,  Tree  presented 
it  at  the  Haymarket  Theater  and 
made  it  a  success.  That  was  the 
beginning  of  Zangwill's  career." 

A  Famous  Actress  as 
a  Beggar 

ONE  of  the  late  Sir  Francis  Doyle's 
sweetest  and  most  touching  poems 
was  a  ballad  (which,  I  believe,  he 
never  published)  having  for  its  sub- 
ject a  tale  told  to  him  by  a  fair  de- 
scendant of  Mrs.  Jordan,  the  famous 
actress,  whose  equal  Maeready  used 
to  say  that  he  had  never  seen  on  the 
stage.  This  tale  related  that  on 
one  winter  day  Mrs.  Jordan  passed 
in  her  carriage  a  poor  woman  singing 
with  feeble  voice  in  the  street,  whose 
stony  look  of  hopeless  misery  touched 
the  successful  actress'  tender  heart. 
.Stopping  her  carriage,   Mrs.  Jordan 


told  her  footman  to  invite  the  poor 
woman  to  call  at  her  address  in  a 
street  close  at  hand. 

The  two  women  were  soon  alone 
together;  and  the  poor  street  singer 
told  her  sympathizing  interlocutor 
that  she  was  a  widow  and  had  just 
been  turned  out  by  her  landlord,  to- 
gether with  her  starving  children, 
into  the  frostbound  street.  Mrs. 
Jordan  quickly  borrowed  the  wretched 
woman's  shawl  and  bonnet  and  the 
skirt  of  her  worn  dress,  and  putting 
them  on,  told  her  to  wait  by  the  fire 
until  she  herself  returned.  In  a  few 
moments  the  silence  of  the  street  was 
broken  by  a  heavenly  voice  issuing 
clear  and  sweet  from  the  throat  of 
the  most  exquisite  ballad  singer  ever 
heard  on  the  England  boards. 

From  beneath    a  tattered  bonnet,  from 
within  a  greasy  shawl, 
That  unebbing  tide   of  music  filled  with 

life  the  souls  of  all: 
And  the  touch  as  of  a  spirit  to  their  flutterd 

pulses  clung, 
With  a  strange  enchanting  rapture,  as  that 
ragged  woman  sung. 
Arrested  by  a  voice  the  like  of  which 
they  had  never  heard,  the  workmen 
paused  on  their  homeward  journey  to 
thrust  pennies  into  the  singer's  hand. 
Presently  the  windows  of  the  houses 
that  she  passed  opened  spontaneously, 
and  a  stream  of  silver  fell  at  her  feet. 
For  three-quarters  of  an  hour  she  con- 
tinued to  gather  in  the  money  harvest, 
which  included  several  gold  pieces 
contributed  by  carriage  folk.  Then 
she  hurried  to  the  starving  widow's 
side,  restored  to  her  the  bonnet,  shawl, 
and  gown,  and  poured  a  flood  of  money 
into  her  lap.  The  ballad  ends: — 
Not  in  vain  from  out  her  bosom  had  that 

music  torrent  leapt, 
For  beyond   her  earth-born  hearers  star- 
crowned  angels  smiled  and  wept; 
And  a  solemn  utterance  floated  from  our 

Father's  place  of  rest, 
Lovers  of  their  fellow-creatures  are  the  be- 
ings I  love  best. 

Mr.  John  Sutherland,  the  chap- 
lain in  A  Lady  of  Quality,  will  be 
remembered  as  the  Earl  in  the  dram- 
atic version  of  Mrs.  Frances  Hodgson 
Burnett's  first  famous  story,  Little 
Lord  Fauntleroy.  This  was  one  of 
the  reasons  which  prompted  Miss 
Blair  to  secure  his  servicesin  her  com- 
pany. He  portrays  the  part  with  a 
naturalness  that  has  made  him  popu- 
lar with  the  theatergoing  public, 


The  Passion  Play 

Of  the  Passion  Play.Chauucey  Depew 
says:  "I  have  seen  all  the  great  actors 
of  all  countries  during  the  last  twenty- 
five  years.  Each  of  them  has  moments 
in  which  the  personality  of  the  actor 
is  subordinate  to  the  character  and 
temporarily  spoils  the  play,  but  in  the 
presentation  of  the  Scripture  characters 
at  Oberammergau  this  fault  never 
occurs.  Christ,  Judas  and  Pilate  have 
no  equals  and  have  had  none  on  the 
modern  stage.  If  The  Passion  Play 
were  presented  at  the  London  Lyceum 
or  at  any  great  New  York  theater  it 
would  be  sacrilegious  beyond  tolera- 
tion. But  in  the  secluded  Bavarian 
village  the  vast  audience  is  transported 
to  the  Judea  of  the  beginning  of  the 
Christian  era,  and  swayed  by  the  same 
emotions,  as  if  they  had  been  witnesses 
of  the  infinite  love,  frightful  sacrifice, 
resurrection  and  transfiguration  which 
constitute  the  pain,  hope  and  glory  of 
Christian  faith.  Indeed,  I  have  never 
been  so  much  impressed  in  my  life." 


Miss  Marlowe.  "Give  the  lines  to 
me." 

Without  waiting  for  permission,  she 
declaimed  the  lines  with  such  feeling 
and  force  that  even  the  cast  was 
affected.  On  the  opening  night  and 
until  the  season  ended  these  lines  re- 
mained in  the  play,  and  Miss  Mar- 
lowe made  them  one  of  her  most  tell- 
ing successes. 

"In  another  scene,"  according  to 
Mr.  Clarke,  "the  heroine  shed  real 
tears — not  stage  ones — and  she  went 
to  one  of  the  early  rehearsals  with  a 
dainty  lace  handkerchief,  prepared  to 
weep.  Remember,  she  was  playing 
the  role  of  a  Scotch  girl  and  she  was 
poorly  dressed.  The  handkerchief 
was  an  incongruity,  and  I  objected  to 
its  use. 

"  'I  haven't  anything  else  to  wipe 
my  eyes  on,'  pleaded  the  actress,  'ex- 
cept this  old  shawl.' 

"  'Use  that,'  I  replied. 

"She  did  so,  and  this  touch  of  nat- 
uralism made  one  of  the  most  pathetic 
incidents  in  the  play." 


Thrilling  Lines    Sated       Learys  New  Hit 


HThk  appearance  this  fall  of  Miss 
*  Julia  Marlowe  as  the  heroine  in 
the  dramatization  of  Mr.  Charles 
Major's  novel,  When  Knighthood  was 
in  Flower,  brings  prominently  to 
notice  the  admirable  work  done  by 
this  painstaking  actress  in  the  past. 
Miss  Marlowe  actually  "puts  her  life 
into  another's  life."  An  illustration 
of  this  took  place  during  the  first  re- 
hearsals of  For  Bonnie  Prince  Charlie. 

Mr.  J.  r.  C.  Clarke,  the  author  of 
the  English  revision,  attended  these 
rehearsals,  which  were  held  in  Buffalo, 
and  on  one  occasion  he  found  fault 
with  the  way  one  of  the  male  char- 
acters spoke  the  appeal  to  the  High- 
land men  in  the  first  act,  which  runs: 
'  Where  is  the  heart  of  Olammoris,  the 
heart  that  was  dauntless  and  leal?  On  the 
sea,  on  the  land,  in  the  front  of  the  fray, 
your  blue  bonnets  ever  were  seen.  Ye 
fought  under  Bruce  and  ye  won  under  Wal- 
lace. Ye  hungered  and  thirsted,  ye  struggled 
and  died,  and  never  a  cry  from  your  lips 
but  the  cry  of  the  clan  and  a  shout  for  the 
flag  of  your  King." 

"We'll  have  to  cut  that  out,"  Mr. 
Clarke  exclaimed  in  desperation.  "It 
sounds  sing-song  as  he  reads  it." 

"Oh,  don't  cut  it  out;  I  like  that 
passage  very,  very  much,"  interposed 


I  I  ERE  is  a  verse  that  goes  with 
*  1  terrific  roars,  composed  and  sung 
by  Tommy  Leary,  now  with  The  Rays. 

THE  SHAMROCK 

(air — THE  shamrock.) 

Since  18.il  America's  won  the  cup. 

Kach  English  boat  came  after  it — 
We  always  dip  them  up. 

Sir  Thomas  I.ipton  built  a  boat 
Of  good  old  Irish  stock, 

He  then  jumped  on  the  Hlarney  stone 
And  called  it  the  Shamrock. 

Choriti 

The  Shamrock,  the  Shamrock 
She  came  over  here,  and  received  a  good  cheer 

She  was  left  in  the  rear- 
Now  we've  nothing  to  fear 

From  the  beautiful  Shamrock  of  Ireland. 


cA  Theater  Party 

r"\ thing  an  evening  of  the  last  week 
of  The  Musketeers  at  the  Alcazar 
there  was  a  very  pleasant  occasion, 
planned  and  executed  by  Juliet  Cros- 
by. She  had  a  number  of  young 
ladies,  friends  of  former  school  days 
at  Van  Ness  Seminary,  as  her  guests 
to  witness  the  play,  after  which  she 
entertained  them  at  a  very  enjoyable 
supper.   

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THE  ENCORING  CRANK 

Of  cranks  there  is  always  a  surfeit, 

They  come  to  the  front  in  each  class; 
Not  caring  for  others'  opinions, 

They  anger,  perplex  and  harass; 
And  though  there's  a  host  of  these  terrors, 

There's  one  who  keeps  in  the  first  rank; 
The  theater  patrons  all  know  him, 

For  he  is  the  encoring  crank. 

A  song  may  excite  his  strange  fancy, 

And  then  there's  wild  clapping  of  hands 
Until  the  performer  he's  forcing 

Must  yield  to  his  selfish  demands. 
But  one  repetition  won't  please  him, 

For  he  will  keep  calling  for  more 
Till  people  are  mad  and  disgusted, 

And  the  throat  of  the  singer  is  sore. 

And  oft  when  by  sentiments  noble 

The  people  are  visibly  stirred, 
The  crank  will  break  in  with  his  plaudits, 

And  then  not  a  word  can  be  heard. 
He'll  wait  for  a  climax  that's  tragic, 

And  then  keep  pounding  away 
Until  he  brings  back  the  glad  actors 

And  spoils  the  effect  of  the  play. 

A  difficult  dance  will  arouse  him, 

And  oft  he  will  force  a  recall 
Until  the  exhausted  performer 

Is  breathless  and  ready  to  fall. 
He  heeds  not  the  scowls  on  some  faces, 

Nor  catches  the  wearied  man's  groan, 
But  acts  as  though  all  the  performance 

Is  just  for  his  pleasure  alone. 


Idealistic  Staging 

K  letter  from  New  York  says  that 
^*  the  stage  of  the  Broadway  Thea- 
ter has  practically  been  made  ready 
for  the  forthcoming  production  of  Ben 
Hur  at  that  house.  The  drama  based 
on  the  novel  of  General  Lew  Wallace 
will  have  its  opening  presentation  on 
the  night  of  November  27.  The  cast 
has  been  chosen  and  the  principals 
have  been  studiously  rehearsing  for 
six  months. 

Owing  to  the  immense  weight  that 
the  stage  must  bear,  especially  in  the 
chariot  race  scene,  when  more  than 
200  persons  and  nearly  a  score  of 
horses,  besides  four  heavy  chariots, 
will  be  seen  at  one  time,  it  became 
necessary  to  tear  out  the  stage  en- 
tirely and  make  it  over. 

A  deep  foundation  of  cement  and 
stone  was  laid,  and  upon  this  there 
now  rest  many  immense  iron  pillars. 
Across  these  are  heavy  iron  girders, 
and  surmounting  these  is  the  mechan- 
ical apparatus  by  which  the  most  im- 
portant part  of  the  chariot  scene  is 
produced. 

In  the  chariot  race  the  horses  will 
appear  to  be  going  at  tremendous 
speed,  and,  indeed, their  legs  will  move 
just  as  though  they  were  tearing 
along,  but  in  reality  they  will  not  move 
forward  a  peg.  Underneath  the  stage 
eight  racing  machines  have  been  built, 
and  in  the  race  the  effect  of  reality  will 
be  realized  by  the  revolving  of  massive 
cycloramic  scenery.  It  is  promised 
that  the  intensely  electrifying  scene  in 
the  circus  at  Antioch  will  be  given 
with  all  of  the  effect  the  written  des- 
cription calls  for.  There  will  be  four 
four-horse  chariots  in  the  race.  It  is 
declared  that  the  finale  of  the  contest, 
when  BenHur  forces  his  rival  into  the 
jumble  of  wreckage  made  by  the  broken 


chariots,  will  be  a  most  thrilling 
climax. 

Here  are  the  actors  who  will  give 
life  to  the  tale  of  BenHur;  Walker 
Whiteside,  William  S.  Hart,  Edmund 
Collier,  Frank  Mordaunt,  Henry  Lee, 
Grace  George, Corrona  Ricardo,  Mabel 
Burt,  Mary  Shaw. 

NEW  PLAYS 

Chris  and  the  Wonderful  Lamp,  an 
extravaganza,  the  book  by  Glen  Mac- 
Donough,  music  by  John  Phillip 
Sousa,  was  originally  produced  at  the 
Hyperion  theater,  New  Haven,  Ct., 
Oct.  23. 

Sherlock  Homes,  done  into  a  play 
by  Conan  Doyle  and  Win.  Gillette, 
was  originally  acted  at  the  Star  thea- 
ter, Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  23. 

Martha  Morton's  new  play,  A  Rich 
Man's  Son,  was  produced  by  W.  H. 
Crane  at  Wallack's  Theater  last  week. 
The  play  is  taken  from  a  German 
comedy  called  Das  Grobe  Hemd.  Mr. 
Crane  has  secured  the  American  and 
English  rights  to  it. 

Anew  sensational  playentitled  Mid- 
night in  Chinatown  is  being  given  at 
the  Academy  in  Chicago.  Scenes  are 
laid  in  San  Francisco.  The  principal 
scenes  are  Meigg's  wharf,  view  of  San 
Francisco  Bays  a  mountain  health  re- 
sort, and  a  street  in  the  Chinese  quar- 
ter, showing  procession,  and  an  opium 
den  in  the  slums. 

A  comic  opera  is  being  written  by 
Julian  Edwards,  Frederic  Ranken  and 
Kirke  La  Shelle  for  a  new  prima 
donna.  Its  title  is  to  be  Princess 
Chic.  Undoubtedly  this  announce- 
ment will  arouse  a  good  deal  of  curi- 
osity. Production  will  be  given  some 
time  in  December. 

David  Belasco's  new  comedy, 
Naughty  Anthony  will  be  produced 
at  the  Herald  Square  Theater  early  in 
January,  following  the  run  of  the 
Zangwill  play,  The  Children  of  the 
Ghetto.  The  piece  is  an  original  far- 
cial  comedy,  the  idea  of  which  is  based 
on  an  old  play.  Its  scenes  are  laid  at 
Chautauqua,  N.  Y.  Among  the  mem- 
bers of  the  cast  already  engaged  are 
Mr.  William  Elton,  Mr.  W.  J.  Le 
Moyne,  Mary  Baxter,  Claude  Ceiling- 
water,  Maude  Courtney  and  Olive  Red- 
path. 

Joseph  Arthur,  author  of  Blue  Jeans, 
The  Still  Alarm  and  other  successes, 
has  written  a  new  play  called  Johnny, 
which  Liebler  and  Company  will  pro- 
duce December  15.  In  this  comedy 
Mr.  Arthur  deserts  the  familiar 
Hoosierland,  where  the  scenes  of  most 
of  his  plays  have  been  made,  and  will 
give  his  version  of  life  in  New  York. 

Augustus  Pitou  tried  a  new  play 
called  The  Gunner's  Mate,  at  Plain- 
field,  N.  J.,  last  week.  The  scenes  of 
the  second  and  third  acts  of  the  play 
are  laid  on  board  the  United  States 
cruiser  New  York. 

The  musical  comedy,  A  Chinese 
Romance,  which  was  written  by  Mrs. 
Chu  Fong,  wife  of  the  manager  of  the 
Chinese  Theater  in  New  York,  will  be 
tried  in  Poukeepsie  on  November  13. 
It  is  written  in  English,  the  music 
having  been  furnished  by  Robert  de 
Yere. 


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We  have  just  received 
a  large  consignment  of 
the  popular 

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One  of  the  grandest 
displays  of  Holiday 
Merchandise  in  America 

The  big  store's  Annual  Doll  Show 
Include,  a  Japanese  Tea  Garden— a 
nlerht  In  Venice- the  sidewalk,  of 
San  Francisco— watching  the  trans- 
ports Irom  Telegraph  Mill— "Taking 
Tea  with  Mama"— The  Lawn  Party 
and  many  other  enchanting  tableaux 
(or  little  (oiks.  The  big  mechanical 
circus  (rom  Paris,  has  eleven  ll(e-like 
moving  figures  and  the  band  plays 
real  circus  music-  Marvelous  me- 
chanical toys  —  electric  railroads, 
canal,  etc..  Santa  Claus'  Dally  Kecep- 
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SUNDAY,    NOVEMBER    I9TH,  1899 

Jacob  Litt's  Massive  Melo-Dramatic  Production 


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The  big  success  of  the  New  Alham- 
bra  Theater  has  demonstrated  the  fact 
that  only  good  business  judgment  is 
necessary  to  remove  a  hoodoo — one  of 
those  frightful  superstitions  which  the 
theatrical  man  fears  more  than  ?ny- 
thing  else.  Messrs.  Ellinghouse  and 
Mott  have  started  in  the  right  way  by 
giving  good  performances  at  popular 
prices.  Poor  shows  oft  repeated  will 
put  a  hoodoo  on  any  theater. 

¥  ¥ 

If  we  may  judge  from  the  following 
from  the  New  York  Journal,  Fougere 
seems  to  have  stirred  up  things  a  bit: 
"We  suggest  to  the  police  that  they 
arrest  a  French  female  called  Fougere, 
who  now  infests  the  town,  and  that 
they  raid  a  few  of  the  "best  theaters" 
as  they  would  any  ordinary  disorderly 
resort.  Such  crimes  against  morality 
as  would  have  landed  a  Billy  McGlory 
on  Blackwell's  Island  not  long  ago 
are  now  considered  too  "tame"  to 
attract  notice." 

♦  * 

New  Theaters  are  being  con- 
structed in  many  of  the  principal  East- 
ern cities.  The  latest  news  is  that  Al 
Hayman  and  W.  J.  Davis,  lessees  of 
the  Columbia  Theater,  Chicago,  have 
secured  a  lot  on  Jackson  Boulevard, 
near  Michigan  Avenue,  as  a  site  for  a 
new  million  dollar  theater.  Their 
lease  of  the  Columbia  expires  next 
August  and  they  intend  to  have  the 
new  theater  in  readiness  by  that  time. 
No  disposition  has  yet  been  made  of 
the  Columbia. 

The  New  York  Herald  is  giving  its 
readers  double  the  worth  of  their 
money  these  days,  for  it  publishes  two 
criticisms  on  every  important  first  night 
— one  written  by  Clement  Scott  and 
the  other  by  Mr.  Gustave  Kobbe  or 
someone  else  assigned  to  the  task  by 
Mr.  White,  the  dramatic  editor.  So 


far  the  Herald's  two  criticisms  have 
in  the  main  co-incided  in  their  views. 
In  the  case  of  The  Children  of  the 
Ghetto,  however,  Mr.  Scott  pitched 
into  the  production  much  more  sav- 
agely than  did  Mr.  Kobbe.  The  ques- 
tion confronting  managers  is:  Which 
article  are  they  to  select  as  the  one 
representing  the  Heralds' s  verdict. 
No  doubt  some  of  them  will  be  will- 
ing to  select  the  one  which  contains 
the  kindliest  sentiments. 

¥  * 

Have  you  ever  wondered  why  it  is 
that  the  members  of  stock  companies 
pull  together  so  much  more  evenly 
that  the  actors  and  actresses  who  are 
engaged  in  the  same  roles  throughout 
the  entire  season?  For  the  simple 
reason  that  stock  people  do  not  find 
time  to  become  jealous  and  envious  of 
each  other,  and  to  think  up  mean 
things  to  say  to  and  about  the  differ- 
ent members  in  the  cast.  Traveling 
companies  have  much  more  leisure 
than  stock  companies,  and  trifling 
little  things  that  a  stock  actor  would 
be  too  busy  to  notice  are  harbored  and 
gradually  magnified  by  the  one-part 
actor  until  they  assume  a  magnitude 
almost  impossible  to  believe.  If  the 
members  of  traveling  companies  would 
devote  more  time  to  the  careful  study 
of  their  respective  roles,  they  would 
not  have  time  to  think  all  their  com- 
panions were  enemies  and  all  their 
friends  were  fools. 

This  is  the  beginning  of  the  actor's 
discontent;  the  time  when  he  begins  to 
realize  what  a  big  success  he  would 
have  been  if— that  perpetual  if — he  had 
essayed  some  role  different  from  that 
which  now  bedims  him.  Nat  Good- 
win is  anxious  lor  the  laurels  of  the 
serious  drama,  and  promises  to  event- 
ually educate  his  critics  and  the  pub- 
lic to  the  perfect  propriety  of  his  own 
confidence  in  himself  as  an  emotional 
mummer.  Goodwin's  friends  declare 
that  his  semi-serious  roles  of  recent 
years  are  but  progressive  steps  from  the 
comic  tumult  of  The  Nominee  to  the 
deepest  tragedy  of  Richard  III.  The 
late  Thomas  W.  Keene  was  a  vaude- 
villist  and  burlesquer  before  turning 
his  ability  to  the  classic  drama,  and 
Louis  James  is  another  who  made  a 
poor  success  in  vaudeville,  but  did  not 
fail  within  the  pale  immortalized  by 
Shakespeaie.  Beware,  ye  who  criti- 
cise; the  great  tragedian  of  the  age 
approacheth — Nathaniel  Goodwin  ! 
*  ¥ 

Prominent  among  the  greatest  of 
New  York's  lamentably  few  successes 
this  season  is  that  of  Mrs.  Fiske  and 
her  remarkable  play,  Becky  Sharp, 
dramatized  from  Thackeray's  Vanity 
Fair.  New  York's  present  theatrical 
season  is  specially  noteworthy  in  com- 
parison with  that  of  last  year.  Play 
followed  play  and  the  number  of  suc- 
cesses was  unprecedented.  The  re- 
markable record  doubtlessly  inspired 
a  more  generous  enterprise  than  usual 
in  the  preparations  for  this  season — an 
enterprise  also  based  on  the  vastly  im 


proved  condition  of  business  generally 
— and  the  theaters  opened  earlier,  with 
a  more  general  than  tentative  activity. 
But  this  season's  record  has  been  far 
different  from  that  of  last  year.  Fail- 
ure has  attended  almost  every  one  of 
those  pretentious  productions  favored 
by  dominant  influenres  in  the  dram- 
atic world,  and,  by  reason  of  that 
favor,  enjoying  the  partial  assistance 
of  a  certain  portion  of  the  metropolitan 
press.  Although  Becky  Sharp  as  a 
production  was  admitted  to  be  superior 
to  many  plays  then  running,  failure 
was  freely — and  gratuitously — pre- 
dicted for  Mrs.  Fiske  by  all  the  in- 
fluences noted.  Only  a  few  discern- 
ing critics  in  New  York  pronounced 
unqualifiedly  in  favor  of  the  play,  and 
yet  from  the  start  Mrs.  Fiske  has 
drawn  the  largest  and  most  discrimin- 
ating audiences  of  the  season,  and  to- 
day interest  in  her  work  is  more  gen- 
eral and  flattering  than  ever. 

¥  ¥ 

Several  local  correspondents  of  the 
Review  have  recently  been  clamoring 
for  new  plays.  It  would  appear  from 
the  following  interview  with  A.  J. 
Spencer,  Jacob  Litt's  representative, 
that  there  are  plenty  of  new  plays,  but 
their  merit  is  of  a  decidedly  doubtful 
quality.  Here  is  what  Mr.  Spencer 
says:  "I  believe  Mr.  Litt  is  the  only 
manager  in  New  York  city  who  makes 
it  a  rule  to  examine  everything  that  is 
submitted,  but  the  results  thus  far 
have  not  been  encouraging.  Of  course, 
good  plays  are  now  and  then  written 
by  new  people,  and  I  have  no  doubt 
but  some  of  them  are  unfortunately 
overlooked  in  the  deluge  of  mediocrity 
pouring  into  every  manager's  office. 
But  you  may  rest  assured  anything 
meritorious  eventually  gets  a  hearing. 
If  writers  only  knew  how  eagerly  every 
manager  is  looking  for  something 
available  they  would  have  no  anxiety 
about  finding  a  market  for  their  wares 
provided  they  have  anything  worth 
buying.  I  have  heard  it  said,  by  the 
way,  that  publishers  are  much  more 
liberal  than  managers,  and  that  it  is 
much  easier  to  find  a  house  that  will 
take  chances  on  bringing  out  a  book 
than  a  man  who  will  experiment  with 
a  play.  The  comparison  is  prepos- 
terous. The  expense  of  a  theatrical 
production  is  many  times  that  of  print- 
ing a  book,  and  while  a  publisher  may 
have  a  number  of  ventures  on  hand 
simultaneously  a  manager  must  try  his 
experiments  one  at  a  time,  devoting 
the  whole  strength  of  his  establish- 
ment to  each.  Consequently  the  stig- 
ma of  failure  is  vastly  greater.  The 
two  things  are  as  different  as  day  and 
night." 

*  ¥ 

bouquets 

Pacific  Editor,  Stockton — About 
the  newest  thing  in  a  news- 
paper way  in  San  Francisco  is  the 
Dramatic  Review,  a  finely  illus- 
trated journal  of  sixteen  pages.  It 
has  a  good  field,  but  will  not  be  con- 
fined to  San  Francisco.    It  is  strictly 


theatrical,  and  has  already  made  a  big 
hit.  William  D.  Wasson,  who  was 
city  editor  of  the  Daily  Report,  when 
that  paper  was  better  known  than 
now,  is  the  editor  of  the  new  paper. 
His  associates  are  Chas.  H.  Farrell 
and  C.  H.  Lombard,  well-known 
specialists  in  advertising. 

* 

*  * 

Gaty  Pallen,  dramatic  editor  of  the 
St.  Louis  News  Letter — The  first 
number  of  the  San  Francisco  Dra- 
matic Review  has  reached  my  desk. 
It  is  ably  edited  by  Wm.  D.  Wasson, 
and  is  full  of  Western  breeziness  which 
makes  it  very  readable  to  those  inter- 
ested in  theatricals. 

* 

•  * 

Riverside  Enterprise — A  new  dra- 
matic journal  has  been  launched  upon 
the  boards  at  San  Francisco,  and  it's 
a  beauty.  With  a  scope  of  country 
unequalled  by  that  of  any  journal  in 
the  world,  it  has  a  wide  field  for  duty. 
The  Dramatic  Review  aims  to  make 
of  itself  the  leading  theatrical  paper  of 
the  West.  If  it  shall  succeed  in  its 
ambition,  it  will  be  but  representative 
of  some  of  the  most  noted  stage  folk 
who  have  ascended  the  Thespian 
ladder  in  America.  It  is  published  by 
the  Review  Company,  with  Wm.  D. 
Wasson  at  the  editorial  helm.  We 
congratulate  the  Review  and  its 
editor. 

cMurphys  Jolly 

Citz  Murphy,  in  advance  of  By 
*  the  Sad  Sea  Waves,  writes  the 
Review  from  Los  Angeles,  under  date 
of  November  8,  as  follows: 

"Be  sure  and  send  me  copy  of  Re- 
view the  first  thing  Friday  sure,  as  I 
want  to  get  it  at  this  hotel  before  I 
leave  for  El  Paso  Sunday  afternoon  at 
2:30.  My  old  friends  here  have  kept 
me  so  busy,  I  haven't  had  time  to 
think.  In  the  Transvaal,  South  Africa, 
people  fight  and  get  married,  they  tell 
me;  in  Los  Angeles  I  find  they  get 
married  and  then  fight.  W7ell,  I've 
discovered  the  secret  of  making  my 
plays  a  success.  I'm  going  to  vaccin- 
ate them,  then  they'll  be  sure  to  take, 
and  possibly  by  the  addition  of  a 
porous  plaster  they  may  draw.  Pardon 
the  Zangwillesque  spirit  of  this  letter. 
Yours,        Fitz  Murphy. 

"Address  'Westminster,'  (where 
they  bury  dead  Englishmen  and  rene- 
gade Irishmen.) 

A  Sincere  Compliment 

4  4  P\o  you  know  what  I  consider  the 
most  glowing  tribute  I  ever 
received?"  remarked  Henry  Miller. 
"The  compliment  came  from  a  child. 
There  was  a  crowded  house,  an  intent 
audience,  and  humor  had  for  the 
instant  given  place  to  pathos.  You 
might  Have  heard  a  pin  drop,  and  I 
felt  the  tension  of  the  house  was  at 
breaking  point.  The  intense  silence 
was  broken  by  a  childish  voice — a 
girl's — who,  turning  to  her  parent, 
asked  in  a  broken  voice:  'Mother,  is 
it  real?'  " 


November  18th,  1899 


5 


Of  a  Personal  Nature 

Annie  Smits  is  doing  specialties 
with  Weber's  Burlesque  Company. 

Chas.  L.  Larkin,  manager  of  Gor- 
ton's Minstrels,  has  been  in  town  this 
week. 

W.  R.  Dailey  writes  from  Han- 
ford  that  business  in  the  interior  is 
"immense." 

Billy  West  has  been  granted  a 
divorce  from  Josie  De  Witt  by  Judge 
Dangerfield  of  this  city. 

Henry  Dixey  will  be  with  Stuart 
Robson  in  his  production  of  Oliver 
Goldsmith,  by  Augustus  Thomas. 

Charles  Wilbur  and  Sophie 
Gerber,  of  Belle  Archer's  company, 
were  married  recently  at  Keene,  N.H. 

Robert  Edson  will  replace  Frank 
Worthing  in  The  Children  of  the 
Ghetto,  going  to  London  with  the 
production. 

Lewis  Morgenstern  is  in  town, 
back  from  Los  Angeles,  where  he  has 
arranged  for  a  four  weeks'  season  for 
Nance  O'Neil. 

Marion  Clarke,  over  whose  recent 
kidnapping  there  was  such  a  stir  in 
New  York,  may  appear  in  the  coming 
production  of  Ben-Hur. 

The  Duke  of  Manchester  has  ar- 
rived in  New  York  and  has  received 
an  alluring  offer  from  the  Frohmans 
to  join  Julia  Marlowe's  company. 

Managers  Ellinghouse  and  Mott 
have  secured  the  services  of  Mr.  Rav- 
lin  of  the  Chronicle  to  act  as  press 
agent  of  the  New  Alhambra.  A  good 
selection. 

Cissie  Loftus  has  been  obliged  to 
contradict  the  rumor  which  has  been 
current  for  several  days  that  she  is  to 
marry  Laurence  Irving,  a  son  of  Sir 
Henry  Irving. 

Murray  and  Mack,  once  more 
united,  are  speeding  westward,  doing 
a  big  business  and  pleasing  mightily. 
The  new  Finnigan  Ball  is  very  clever 
and  amusing. 

James  A.  Herne's  new  play,  Sag 
Harbor,  is  really  an  enormous  success, 
and  will  duplicate  the  popularity  of 
Shore  Acres.  It  is  now  pleasing  Bos- 
ton audiences. 

Nat  Goodwin  and  Maxine  Elliott 
are  playing  to  big  business  in  the 
Middle  West.  The  Cowboy  and  the 
Lady,  a  failure  in  London,  seems  to 
be  acceptable  at  home. 

Edith  Hall  is  reported  to  be  en- 
gaged to  Supervisor-elect  W.  N. 
McCarthy,  owner  of  the  Langbam 
Hotel.  Mr.  McCarthy  will  neither 
deny  nor  affirm  the  story. 

Capt.  Reynolds,  leading  man  of 
the  Frawley  Company,  lost  a  brother, 
Major  Reynolds,  of  the  British  Army, 
in  one  of  the  recent  battles  between 
the  English  and  the  Boers. 

Fred  Beckmann,  ahead  of  In  Old 
Kentucky  is  shaking  hands  with  many 
old  time  friends  this  week.  Fred  was 
at  the  Bush  Street  Theater  with  Gott- 
lob  seven  or  eight  years  ago. 

In  the  production  of  The  Masquer- 
aders.  produced  at  the  Dearborn 
Theater  in  Chicago  last  week,  Ernest 
Hastings  as  David  Remon,  Julia  Stuart 
as  Dulcie,  and  Gardner  Crane  as  Sir 
Brice  scored  the  hits. 

Virginia  Vaughan,  who  was  with 
the  Woodward  Stock  Company  at 
Omaha  last  season,  has  been  very  ill 
at  her  home  in  Larkspur,  California, 
for  several  months,  but  is  now  quite 


MISS  BEATRICE  SNJDRMAN  WITH  YON  YONSON  CO. 


PIERCE  KINGSLEY  AS  JOE  LOREY  IN  OLD  KENTUCKY 


recovered.  She  is  entertaining  several 
offers. 

iTisiumored  that  Lewis  Morrison 
will  open  in  Philadelphia  next  season 
in  stock. 

Ugo  Tai.bo,  once  well  known  as  an 
operatic  tenor  in  the  companies  of 
Adelina  Patti  and  others,  died  on  Oct. 
31st,  at  the  Detention  Hospital,  Stock- 
ton. 

Dorothy  Hoyi.e,  who  was  violin 
soloist  last  season  with  Sousa's  Band, 
sailed  last  week  on  the  steamship 
Marquette  for  London,  where  she 
will  play  in  a  series  of  concerts. 

From  all  accounts,  Wm.  West  has 
gathered  together  the  most  important 
of  burnt-cork  artists  this  season,  and 
the  cream  of  these  people  come  here 
with  him  at  a  future  date. 

E.  C.  Blunkai.i.,  former  leading 
man  of  the  Girl  from  Chili  Company, 
is  scon  to  take  the  road  with  a  com- 
pany of  his  own.  Mr.  Blunkall  has 
the  rights  to  Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris. 

Sam  Thall,  who  has  the  same 
faculty  for  making  friends  as  his 
brother  Mark,  is  in  town,  ahead  of 
his  show,  Yon  Yonson,  reported  from 
all  points  as  doing  a  big  business. 

Frank  Mathieu,  one  of  the  popu- 
lar members  of  the  Frawley  Company, 
came  up  from  Los  Angeles  this  week. 
Frank  is  one  of  the  boys  that  San 
Franciscans  speak  of  with  pride. 

J.  B.  Delcher,  of  Brown's  in 
Town,  flitted  through  San  Francisco 
Tuesday,  on  his  way  to  Portland. 
Brown  will  come  very  near  to  break- 
ing the  coast  record  for  big  business. 

Dei.LA  Fox,  who  had  been  seriously 
ill,  steadily  improved  in  health  last 
week,  and  is  now  reported  to  be  con- 
valescent. Her  mother,  Mrs.  Harriet 
A.  Fox,  is  very  ill  at  her  home  in  St. 
Louis. 

Fred.  Peel  has  arrived  in  this 
city,  and  is  completing  arrangements 
with  Gottlob,  Marx  &  Co.,  for  the 
staging  of  Jacob  Litt's  big  revival  of 
Shenandoah  announced  for  Monday, 
the  27th  inst. 

As  Colonel  Sandusky  Doolittle  in 
1 11  Old  Kentucky,  H.  B.  Bradley  has 
made  the  greatest  hit  of  his  dramatic 
career.  He  was  the  creator  of  the  part 
and  has  played  the  Colonel  for  six  con- 
secutive years. 

Bkkt  Coote  has  severed  all  rela- 
tions with  his  late  manager,  M. 
Wilbur  Dyer.  All  time  contracted 
for  he  will  fill,  presenting  his  new 
comedy,  A  Battle  Scarred  Hero,  which 
has  proved  a  winner  on  the  road. 

Wilson  Enos  and  his  wife  (Miss 
Berkeley),  well  known  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, have  had  big  success  with  the 
Woodward  .Stock  Company  in  Kansas 
City  and  Omaha.  We  shall  have 
something  more  to  say  of  Mr.  linos' 
work  next  week. 

Miss  Marguerite  Kane  is  again 
reported  quite  ill.  Miss  Kane  is  now 
with  Lewis  Morrison's  Faust  Company 
No.  1,  as  Marguerite.  The  numerous 
press  notices  she  has  received  serve  to 
prove  Miss  Kane  another  of  our  prom- 
inent California  stars. 

Ei.sa  Ryan,  who  plays  the  part  of 
Madge  in  In  Old  Kentucky  which 
opens  tomorrow  night  at  the  New 
Alhambra  Theater,  was  a  protege  of 
the  late  Augustin  Daly.  The  latter 
brought  out  the  charming  little  actress 
last  season,  who  made  In  r  first  public 
and  professional  appearan-  e  as  the 
soubrette  with  James  T.  Powers  in  A 
Runaway  Girl.  She  played  nine  dif- 
ferent parts  for  Daly  last  year. 


6 


November  i8th,  1899 


AT  THE  *  *  * 
bOCAb  THEATERS 


T/ie  7rWr 


Monday  evening  the  Comic  Opera 
Company  at  the  Tivoli  gave  Gil- 
bert and  Sullivan's  aesthetic  opera, 
Patience,  which  meant  much  more  to 
the  lovers  of  opera  a  generation  ago 
when  the  aesthetic  craze,  started  and 
nurtured  with  care  for  egotistic  aims 
by  the  apostle  of  the  sunflower,  was 
at  its  height;  but  though  passe,  its 
spirit  of  fun  was  as  efficacious  as  ever 
in  bringing  to  the  listners  pleasure  of 
the  genuine  old-fashioned  sort  un- 
adulterated by  the  suggestive  ideas  of 
the  modern  art.  It  opens  with  an 
idyllic,  dreamy  tableau.  Reginald 
Bunthorne  [Al.  Wheelan],  an  aesthetic 
poet,  is  adored  by  a  bevy  of  maidens 
who  haunt  his  footsteps  or  sitting  at 
his  feet,  hanging  upon  his  every  word 
in  an  ecstasy  of  emotion,  pander  to  his 
egotism  and  bring  down  the  maledic- 
tions of  the  Officers  of  the  Dragoons 
who  had  up  to  this  time  been  able  to 
lead  captive,  as  brass  buttons  always 
do  [Why?  Who  knows?],  these  self- 
same maidens.  Wm.  Schuster  as  Col- 
onel of  the  Dragoons,  was  able  to  show 
off  his  fine  bass  in  the  dashing 
Dragoon  song,  which  the  approving 
audience  forced  him  to  repeat,  and  as 
a  Briton  in  a  British  uniform,  he 
seemed  inspired  in  singing  British 
praises.  Tom  Green  as  Lieutenant 
had  small  opportunity  to  show  off  his 
sweet  tenor,  but  used  that  little  with 
good  effect.  Wheelan  was  as  funny 
as  the  part  of  the  aesthetic  poet  will 
allow — he  can  look  all  manner  of 
funny  things.  Phil.  Branson  as  an 
idyllic  poet,  in  his  Fauntleroy  cos- 
tume, was  very  taking,  and  won  the 
maidens  from  the  love-lorn  Bunthorne. 
Ada  Palmer-Walker  as  Patience,  the 
milk-maid,  was  very  clever  and 
graceful,  and  in  good  voice,  her  duo 
with  Branson  was  particularly  well 
rendered  and  applauded,  as  was  also 
her  duo  with  Charlotte  Beckwith, 
whose  sweet  voice  and  grace  are 
winning  for  her  the  plaudits  of  the 
public.  Caroline  Knowles,  as  Lady 
Jane,  made  a  typical  virago.  The 
costuming  was  exceptionally  good, 
and  the  chorus  outdid  itself  not  only 
in  its  coloring  and  melody,  but  the 
stage  arrangement  was  especially 
artistic,  and  the  male  chorus  of 
Dragoons  were  in  unusually  good 
form. 

Tuesday  the  Italian  Opera  Com- 
pany gave  Verdi's  Historical  Opera, 
The  Masked  Ball,  with  Salassa, 
Avedona,  and  Anna  Lichter  in  the 
cast. 

Next  week  farewell  to  Grand  Opera 
with  Othello,  Aida,  Pagliacci  and 
Cavalleria.   

The  California 

JONES  is  with  us  once  again, and  with 
him  large  and  enthusiastic  aud- 
iences.   These  few  words  really  and 


completely  tell  the  story  of  Harry 
Corson  Clarke's  success  this  week  at 
the  California. 

What  Happened  to  Jones  is  des- 
cribed by  the  author  as  a  "hilarious 
sufficiency"  and  it  has  been  all  of 
that.  .Such  is  the  personal  popularity 
of  Mr.  Clarke  in  San  Francisco  that 
the  opening  night  rush  was  so  large 
that  many  people  were  turned  away, 
and  throughout  the  week,  through 
bad  weather  and  good  weather,  the 
attendance  has  been  very  large.  Harry 
Corson  Clarke's  humor  is  of  that  dry, 
unctions  kind,  that  can  cause  laughter 
from  a  chuckle  or  a  wink  of  the  eye — 
it  is  real  humor,  ingrained  in  the  man 
and  tempered  with  just  the  necessary 
skill  of  the  genuine  artist.  Since  the 
days  of  the  Frawley  Company's 
earliest  venture  in  San  Francisco,  when 
we  grew  to  know  and  appreciate 
Harry  Corson  Clarke  in  a  wide  range 
of  comedy  creations,  we  have  never 
yet  been  disappointed  in  his  work  and 
in  Jones  we  have  no  reason  for  the 
slightest  complaint,  for  he  has  given 
us  in  that  part  one  of  the  most  artistic, 
most  delightful,  clean  cut  characteri- 
zations that  we  of  San  Francisco  have 
ever  witnessed.  The  company  itself 
is  well  balanced — made  up  of  hand- 
some women,  handsomely  dressed, 
and  a  male  cast  of  more  than  average 
excellence.  Willis  Marks,  the  scien- 
tifically absorbed  professor,  with  a 
wife  who  rules,  was  good.  Scott  Sea- 
ton,  the  Rev.  Anthony  Goodly,  does 
a  bit  of  acting  that  marks  a  great  ad- 
vance in  his  work  and  it  has  been 
recognized  on  all  sides  as  one  of  the 
most  commendable  features  of  the  per- 
formance. Daniel  Halifax  is  one  of 
the  young  men  on  the  stage  who  has 
a  future  and  he  acted  Richard 
Heatherly  with  much  discretion  and 
fine  effect.  In  the  small  part  of  the 
policeman  Charles  Terriss  was  a  first 
class  stage  policeman.  Marie  Bishop 
was  the  professor's  spouse  and  was 
sufficiently  autocratic  to  meet  the 
views  of  the  author.  Laura  Crews, 
dainty  and  winsome,  assumed  the  part 
of  the  dashing  and  heedless  Cissy  and 
gave  a  finished  performance.  Made- 
line Bruiguire  and  Cecelia  Casielle 
were  thoroughly  charming  as  the 
daughters  of  the  professor's  household, 
and  Ida  Banning  disguised  her  hand- 
some self  with  the  makeup  of  a  cork- 
screw curls  old  maid  and  acted  with 
decided  spirit  and  intelligence.  Last, 
and  worthy  of  notice,  was  the  Swedish 
maid  of  all  work,  by  Carrol  Marshall. 
It  was  an  assumption  very  laughable 
and  picturesque  and  met  with  decided 
approval.   

What  Happened  to  Jones  is  the 
same  big  money  maker  all  over  the 
country.  In  Kansas  City  the  other 
night  the  S.  R.  O.  sign  was  hung  out. 
and  Harry  Corson  Clarke  had  the  same 
gratifying  experience  on  his  San 
Francisco  opening. 


Ne<w  cAlhambra 

ONE  of  the  strongest  plays  seen  in 
San  Francisco  in  many  a  day 
was  A  Lady  of  (Quality,  which  closes 
the  week  to-night  at  the  New  Al  ham- 
bra  Theater.  It  is  doubtful  if  Julia 
Arthur,  who  made  her  greatest  suc- 
cess in  the  play,  could  have  been  more 
acceptable,  or  could  have  created  more 
enthusiasm  than  did  the  handsome 
Eugenie  Blair  as  Clorinda  Wildairs. 
Indeed,  Miss  Blair  appeared  at  her 
best,  and  her  work  was  rewarded  by 
the  applause  of  crowded  houses  all 
week.  Her  naturalness  on  the  stage 
is  one  of  Miss  Blair's  strong  points, 
and  at  no  time  did  she  seem  to  force 
herself  into  emotionalism.  There  was 
no  overdoing,  no  useless  action,  and 
but  few  inaudible  lines.  The  drama- 
tization is  from  Mrs.  Hodgson  Bur- 
nett's story — a  dramatization  that  in 
less  capable  hands  would  fail  utterly, 
for  while  its  dramatic  quality  is  strong 
and  interesting,  it  is  necessary  to  have 
most  capable  people  to  interpret  it 
properly.  This  Miss  Blair  and  her 
company  do.  She  is  supported  by 
William  Bramwell  as  Sir  John  Oxon. 
Despite  the  injury  to  Mr.  Bramwell's 
leg  while  en  route,  and  considering 
that  he  was  in  much  pain  on  the  open- 
ing night,  his  performance  was  most 
creditable.  He  would  make  not  a 
bad  looking  stage  hero,  but  the  vil- 
lainous part  in  A  Lady  of  Quality  he 
portrays  so  realistically  strong  was 
so  despicable  as  to  almost  lose  good 
feeling  for  his  acting.  Lee  Baker  as 
the  Duke  of  Osmonde,  was  also  espe- 
cially creditable;  also  Bouic  Clark  as 
Sir  Geoffery  Wildairs,  Geo.  Robinson 
as  Sir  Humphrey  Ware,  and  Miss  Ida 
May  Park  as  the  sister.  The  stage 
settings  were  exquisite,  among  the 
best  ever  seen  in  this  city.  Especially 
so  were  those  of  the  first  act,  in  which 
Clorinda  in  breeches  and  Sir  John 
Oxon  engage  in  a  fencing  bout,  and  in 
the  second  act  where  they  quarrel  in 
the  rose-garden.  Miss  Blair's  physi- 
cal charms  are  amply  displayed  in  her 
boyish  costume,  and  her  beauty  and 
attractiveness  increase  when  she 
appears  from  time  to  time  in  different 
costly  gowns.  The  costumes  are  a 
splendid  feature  of  the  performance. 
Much  credit  is  due  the  Alhambra 
orchestra  under  the  direction  of  C. 
Miltner  for  some  of  the  best  music  it 
has  ever  been  our  good  fortune  to  hear. 

The  Alcazar 

My  Friend  From  India  has  been  de- 
lighting large  audiences  at  the 
Alcazar  all  week.  L.  R.  Stockwell 
was,  of  course,  the  hit  of  the  perform- 
ance. He  received  three  curtain  calls 
on  the  opening  night,  beside  a  big 
bouquet  of  chrysanthemums.  It  is 
safe  to  say  that  Mr.  Stockwell  never 
appeared  in  a  more  laughable  role  and 


his  reception  was  unanimous  and  un- 
bounded. Eugene  Ormonde  as  Eras- 
tus  Underholt  was  particularly  good, 
considering  that  the  part  is  a  very  try- 
ing one.  Frank  Denithorne  was 
Charlie  Underholt,  a  character  that 
afforded  him  ample  opportunity  to 
show  his  friends  what  he  is  really 
capable  of.  Geo.  Webster  as  Tom 
Valentine  was  exceedingly  clever,  as 
also  were  Clarence  Montaine  as 
Tweedle,  Chas.  W.  King  as  Jennings, 
and  Carlyle  Moore  asFinnerty.  Miss 
Gertrude  Foster  in  the  character  of 
Marian  Hayste,  was  very  bewitching 
though  her  opportunities  were  not 
great.  Miss  Helen  Henry  was  as 
dainty  and  piquant  as  ever  as  Gertie 
Underholt.  Miss  Marie  Howe,  also 
an  Underholt,  was  especially  good. 
But  of  the  feminine  members  of  the 
cast  Miss  Juliet  Crosby  and  Miss  Mar- 
garet Marshall  had  the  best  roles. 
Miss  Marshall  took  the  part  of  Ara- 
bella Beekman-Steete  and.very  cleverly 
did  she  acquit  herself.  Miss  Crosby, 
however,  is  entitled  to  the  honors,  for 
her  portrayal  of  Tilly,  the  German 
maid,  was  all  that  could  have 
been  desired.  The  play  will  run 
another  week. 

Grand  Opera  House 

THE  Merry  Monarch  drew  so  well 
at  the  Grand  last  week  that  the 
management  wisely  concluded  to  con- 
tinue the  opera  for  another  week.  It 
seems  an  odd  thing  that  there  is  no 
tenor  role  in  the  opera  and  also  a  pity 
that  Persse  is  out  of  the  cast  for  that 
reason.  The  company  all  render  the 
same  good  account  of  themselves  as 
before  and  the  comicalities  were  en- 
joyed by  large  audiences  throughout 
the  week.    Next  week  Evangeline. 

The  Columbia 

A good  play  is  the  farce,  Why 
Smith  Left  Home.  It  has  cre- 
ated much  hilarity  at  the  Columbia 
Theater  this  week.  Frank  Tannehill, 
Jr.,  carries  the  bulk  of  the  work,  and 
Lizzie  May  Ulmer  as  the  cook  lady  is 
decidedly  humorous.  Lottie  Williams 
Salter,  who  was  a  favorite  in  Morosco 
melodrama,  is  the  young  bride,  and 
the  other  roles  are,  generally  speak- 
ing, adequately  filled. 

The  Comedy 

THE  German  comedy,  In  Weiszen 
Roeszl,  in  three  acts,  was  given  at 
the  Comedy  Theater  last  Sunday  night 
to  a  crowded  house.  All  members  of 
the  company  were  well  received.  The 
principal  feminine  roles  were  taken  by 
Miss  Von  Hofstetter  and  Miss  di 
Rovey.  The  male  roles  were  taken  by 
Bennio  Hirsch,  Josef  Greran  and  R. 
G.  Leng.  These  Sunday  night  Ger- 
man comedies  seem  to  have  been  suc- 
cessful from  the  start. 


November  18th,  1899 


mucemence  & 


AT  THE  GRAND 

The  Merry  Monarch  will  terminate 
his  reign  to-morrow  evening,  and 
Monday  evening  Rice's  famous 
Evangeline  will  have  the  most  mag- 
nificent production  ever  accorded  to  an 
extravaganza  in  this  city.  New 
scenery  and  costumes  have  been  pre- 
pared, and  over  200  people  will  take 
part  in  what  is  destined  to  be  the  most 
marvelous  performance  ever  given 
in  San  Francisco.  Charles  H.  Jones, 
the  Amazon  March  King,  has  invented 
for  the  occasion  what  he  terms  the 
march  of  patriotic  colors  which  will  be 
performed  by  100  gorgeously  ap- 
parelled, beautiful  and  symetrical 
girls;  also  a  minuet  a  la  Watteau. 
Edith  Mason  will  be  the  heroine 
Evangeline,  and  Hattie  Belle  Ladd 
the  hero  Gabriel.  Winfred  Goff  will 
make  his  first  appearance  here  as  a 
female  impersonator  in  the  character  of 
the  beautiful  Catherine.  Fred  Cooper, 
the  popular  comedian  whose  last  ap- 
pearance was  at  the  California  Theater 
nine  years  ago,  has  been  secured  for 
the  lone  Fisherman.  Joe  Weston  and 
Joe  Clarke,  one  of  the  best  dancing 
teams  of  New  York  vaudeville  stage, 
has  been  brought  here  to  play  the 
intelligent  heifer,  and  little  Jack 
Robertson  will  enact  the  rebellious 
calf.  There  are  over  twenty  other 
characters  which  have  been  judiciously 
allotted.  The  news  of  this  splendid 
enterprise  of  Walter  Morosco's  has 
already  created  great  interest  in  the 
city,  and  there  is  a  continuous  line  at 
the  box-office. 


AT  THE  ORPHEUM. 

The  bill  at  the  Orpheum  for  next 
week  holds  forth  promise  of  something 
good  as  any  of  its  predecessors.  The 
headliner  is  Cora  Stuart,  the  widow  of 
Tom  Robertson  and  daughter-in-law 
of  the  famous  dramatist,  T.  W.  Rob- 
ertson. Supported  by  an  excellent 
company,  she  will  present  The  Fair 
Equestrienne,  a  sketch  adapted  from 
The  Circus  Rider,  the  piece  made 
famous  by  Rosina  Yokes.  Little 
Mignon  is  said  to  be  the  cleverest 
child  dancer  in  the  world.  She  is 
only  eight  years  of  age,  but  has  al- 
ready many  imitators  of  mature  years. 
Rice  and  Elmer  are  two  of  the  clever- 
est and  best  known  comedians  on  the 
vaudeville  stage.  They  will  present 
A  Rube's  Yisit  to  Chinatown,  in 
which  they  will  introduce  some  won- 
derful work  on  the  triple  horizontal 
bars.  Lucie  Verdier  is  a  pretty  and 
clever  musician  and  plays  well  on 
every  instrument  known  to  the  musical 
world.  Hamilton  Hill,  the  famous 
Australian  baritone  singer,  completes 
the  list  of  new  attractions.  The  hold- 
overs are:  Ryan  and  Richfield ;  Cher- 
idah  Simpson;  Burton's  matinees 
Wednesday,  Saturday  and  Sunday. 


AT  THE  TIVOLI 


The  box  office  forces  at  the  Tivoli 
Opera  House  are  busily  engaged  from 
early  morn  until  late  at  night  selling 
seats  for  next  week's  performances  of 
grand  and  English  opera,  which  will 
terminate  the  present  highly  success- 
ful season.  On  Monday,  Wednesday, 
Friday  evenings  and  Saturday  mati- 


nee, the  bill  will  be  Yincent  Wallace's 
beautiful  ballad  opera,  Maritana,  the 
cast  including  Ada  Palmer-Walker, 
Charlotte  Beckwith,  Christine  Stock - 
meyer,  William  Schuster,  Phil  Bran- 
son, Hubert  Sinclair,  J.  Fogarty  and 
Tom  Greene.  The  grand  opera  nights 
will  be  as  follows:  Tuesday,  Othello; 
Thursday,  Ernani  or  Trovotore  [to  lie 
announced  Monday];  Saturday  even- 
ing, the  double  bill  of  Cavalleria  and 
Pagliacci,  and  on  Sunday  night,  the 
bill  will  be  Yerdi's  greatest  work, 
Aida.  The  musical  public  will  have 
but  these  few  opportunities  to  listen 
again  to  the  exquisite  singing  of  Sig- 
nors  Salassa,  Avedano,  Wanrell,  Fon- 
ari,  Zani,  Anna  Lichter,  Ada  Walker, 
and  Signorini  Politini,  in  grand  opera, 
and  when  these  gifted  singers  make 
their  farewell  appearances  in  the  var- 
ious operas,  it  will  be  a  foregone  con- 
clusion that  they  will  do  so  amid 
scenes  of  enthusiasm  rarely  witnessed 
in  a  theater.  For  this,  Saturday, 
evening,  and  for  tomorrow,  Sunday 
night,  the  great  Yerdi  success,  The 
Masked  Ball,  will  be  presented  for  the 
last  times,  for  which  the  houses  are 
almost  sold  out. 


AT  THE  ALCAZAR  THEATER 

Another  week  we  have  My  Friend 
From  India.  The  play  is  certainly  a 
clever  farce.  L.  R.  Stockwell,  in  the 
character  of  the  barber,  is  an  ex- 
tremely funny  character.  He,  in  the 
guise  of  the  Yellow  Robe  Order, 
vainly  trying  to  make  his  exit,  and 
besieged  on  all  sides  by  those  who 
have  been  informed  that  he  is  a  The- 
osophist  of  great  prominence,  creates 
no  end  of  amusement  throughout 
three  solid  hours  of  hilarity.  Mr. 
Stockwell  is  surrounded  by  excellent 
support,  and  the  stage  effects  and 
wardrobe  are  within  keeping  with  the 
excellence  of  the  production. 

My  Friend  From  India  will  run 
another  week  at  the  Alcazar  to  be 
followed  by  Saints  and  Sinners. 


AT  THE  COLUMBIA 


Why  Smith  Left  Home  will  be  con- 
tinued for  another  week  at  the  Colum- 
bia Theater.  There  will  be  a  regular 
performance  on  Sunday  night  and  on 
Monday  evening  the  last  week  begins. 
There  is  abundant  opportunity  for 
humor  and  roaring  complications  in 
the  various  circumstances  that  induce 
Smith's  departure  from  his  domicile, 
and  a  hearty  enjoyment  and  concur- 
rence by  his  audience  that  he  does  so. 

The  influence  of  relatives  upon 
newly  married  couples  offers  a  wide 
field  of  interesting  study  in  this  lively 
farce,  and  furnishes  a  number  of  very 
merry  lessons  on  the  subject  of  how 
those  connected  by  ties  of  kinship  with 
the  lately  wedded  pair  manage  to  dis- 
turb their  connubial  bliss. 

The  cast  presenting  Why  Smith 
Left  Home  is  one  ably  capable  of  mak- 
ing all  that  was  intended  of  each  role. 
Frank  Tanuehill,  Jr.,  as  the  much 
troubled  Smith,  is  most  capital. 
Lizzie  May  Ulmer  wins  rounds  of 
laughter  for  her  impersonation  of  the 
lady  cook. 

A  GREAT  CREATION. 

The  Review  shows  for  the  first 
time  in  San  Francisco  a  picture  of 
Mr.  Henry  Miller  in  his  great  creation 
of  Sydney  Carton,  in  The  Only  Way. 


Black  Patti's  Troubadours  are  signed 
for  the  Alhambra  during  the  holidays. 


AT  THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 

The  New  Alhambra  Theater  will 
present  the  great  local  favorite,  In  Old 
Kentucky,  to-morrow  night,  to  con- 
tinue for  two  weeks.  The  wonderful 
popularity  of  this  play  has  been 
attributed  to  a  variety  of  causes, 
notably  its  parentage  of  the  now 
famous  pickaninny  band  of  diminutive 
darkies,  whose  music  and  mirth  are 
now  considered  one  of  the  most 
attractive  elements  of  the  play.  The 
skillfully  manipulated  horse  race  has 
also  l>een  declared  the  element  of 
striking  merit  in  the  production. 

The  scenery  in  the  coming  produc- 
tion is  worthy  of  special  mention.  A 
great  feature  is  made  of  the  horserace, 
and  it  is  a  real  race  so  far  as  it  is  pos- 
sible to  have  one  on  the  stage — the 
horses,  full-blooded  Kentucky  thor- 
oughbreds, making  a  wild  dash  across 
the  stage  and  under  the  wire  in  full 
view  of  the  audience.  Nearly  100 
people  take  part  in  the  performance, 
thirty  of  these  being  the  famous  little 
darkies,  some  of  whom  compose  the 
Whangdoodle  brass  band,  while  others 
sing,  dance,  shoot  craps  and  amuse 
themselves  in  various  ways. 

The  cast  of  the  play  is  a  good  one, 
containing  the  same  male  contingent 
that  appeareel  here  before.  New 
faces  will  be  seen  in  the  feminine 
roles.  Elsa  Ryan,  who  was  brought 
out  by  the  late  Augustin  Daly  last 
season,  will  play  the  part  of  Madge. 
Charlotte  Winnett,  who  plays  the  part 
of  Alathia  Layson,  the  breezy  and 
gallant  Colonel's  adored  one,  is  a  very 
accomplished  actress.  The  company 
altogether  is  a  strong  one. 


HER  BIRTHDAY 

Mrs.  Gilbert,  of  Annie  Russell's  Co., 
celebrated  her  eightieth  birthday  at  the 
Lyceum  Theater,  New  York  City,  Oct. 
2t,  the  company  making  the  occasion 
memorable  by  the  presentation  of  a 
silver  loving  cup  during  a  supper 
given  in  her  honor  after  the  per- 
formance of  Miss  Hobbs.  Just  as  the 
curtain  fell  on  the  last  act,  being 
raised  for  an  encore,  Miss  Russell  pre- 
sented a  handsome  silver  service  in 
behalf  of  a  committee  representing  a 
number  of  local  theatergoers  who  had 
in  years  past  derived  such  an  abun- 
dance of  pleasure  from  Mrs.  Gilbert's 
work.  With  the  set  of  silver  this 
letter  was  handed  to  Mrs.  Oilbert. 
"On  this,  the  anniversary  of  your 
birthday,  a  few  of  your  many  friends 
before  the  footlights  beg  your  accep- 
tance of  the  accompanying  silver 
service  as  a  slight  evidence  of  their 
regard  and  affection  for  you.  During 
your  long  and  honored  e-areer  on  the 
stage  it  is  safe  to  say  that  no  artist  has 
won  the  respect  and  admiration  of  the 
public  more  signally  than  yourself, 
both  by  the  admirable  quality  of  your 
art  and  by  your  dignity  as  a  woman. 
We  trust  that  the  small  remembrance 
may  give  you,  in  part,  the  pleasure 
your  acting  has  so  often  given  us,  and 
that  you  may  be  spared  for  many 
years  in  the  fullness  of  your  powers  to 
continue  one  of  the  chief  ornaments 
of  your  profession,  and  to  let  the  rising 
generation  know  you  and  love  you  as 
does  the-  present." 

OBITUARY 

Florence  Marryat,  a  well-known 
author  and  at  one  time  an  actress  in 
London,  died  last  Friday  morning. 
Miss  Marryat  was  known  on  the  stage 
in  operatic  work  and  comedy  work. 
In  conjunction  with  Sir  C.  L.  Young, 


she  wrote  a  drama  in  three  acts,  en- 
titled Miss  Chester,  and  in  February, 
1 88 1,  she  took  the  principal  comedy  in 
her  own  drama  of  Her  World.  Her 
well-known  novel,  Her  Lord  and 
Master,  which  was  published  in  1871, 
furnished  the  basis  of  Daly's  famous 
play,  Pique,  which  proved  a  profitable 
play  fcr  several  years.  In  private 
life  Miss  Marryat  was  Mrs.  MacLean. 
*  * 

Imogene  Comer,  the  singer,  died  in 
New  York  a  week  ago,  after  a  linger- 
ing illness,  at  her  home  in  that  city. 
Her  last  engagement  was  in  vaude- 
ville, in  which  she  appeared  a  few 
weeks  ago,  but  she  was  compelled  to 
cancel  more  than  a  dozen  lucrative 
dates  owing  to  bad  health.  Miss 
Comer  was  still  a  young  woman, 
being  only  27  years  old.  She  brought 
into  popularity  many  songs,  the  most 
famous  being  Those  Wedding  Pells 
Shall  Not  Ring  Out,  The  Cruel  Hiss 
and  The  Tattoo  on  the  Arm. 


Rumor  Denied 

Since  the  opening  of  the  New  Al- 
hambra Theater,  there  have  been 
many  rumors  circulating  throughout 
the  local  theatrical  world  connecting 
another  prominent  theater  with  the 
new  enterprise  of  Managers  Elling- 
house  and  Mott  in  a  financial  way. 
The  latter  emphatically  deny  the 
rumor,  as  shown  in  the  following  com- 
munication: 

San  Francisco,  Nov.  13. 
Editor  Dramatic  Review  —  Dear 
Sir — The  impression  apparently  prevails  in 
this  city  that  another  prominent  theatrical 
management  here  is  connected  with  the 
undersigned  in  the  New  Alhambra  Theater. 
This  we  wish  to  refute  through  the  columns 
of  your  paper.  No  person  or  persons  are  in- 
terested in  any  way,  shape  or  manner  in  the 
management  of  the  New  Alhambra  oilier 
than  ourselves  We  are  supplying  the  en- 
tire finances  and  have  adt  pted  our  own  pol- 
icy for  conducting  the  new  play  house  which 
we  hope  will  meet  with  the  approbation  of 
the  local  theater-goers. 

ELI.INC.HOrsii  &  MOTT, 
Managers  New  Alhambra  Theater. 

Ne°tt>  Los  Angeles 
Theater 

The  news  comes  from  Los  Angeles 
that  T.  Daniel  Frawley  may  man- 
age a  theater  to  be  built  on  Broadway. 
Frawley  says  he  was  offered  a  ten- 
year  lease  of  the  proposed  theater  and 
adds:  "As  I  understand  it,  the  new 
theater  will  be  a  portion  of  a  big  busi- 
ness block,  and  the  location  is  almost 
within  a  stone's  throw  of  the  Van 
Nuys  Annex.  The  location  could  not 
be  better.  Of  course,  you  know  there 
are  a  lot  of  theaters  built  upon  paper, 
but  this  looks  as  if  it  might  be  made 
of  something  a  little  more  substantial." 
The  names  of  the  promotors  are  not 
given. 

A  Boer  Play 

TDamki.  Fkawi.j-.v  and  his  com- 
•  pany  have  closed  their  Los 
Angeles  engagement,  and,  with  the 
exception  of  Mr.  Frawley,  have  come 
back  to  San  Francisco  where  they  will 
open  in  a  few  weeks.  Mr.  Frawley 
has  gone  to  New  York  to  see  Lue'ctte 
Kyley.  and  have  her  write  a  play 
having  the  Hoer  war  as  its  foundation. 
Frawley  himself  originated  the  plot. 
He  will  be  here  next  week. 

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8 

Eastern  Doings 

and  Comments 

NEW  YORK 

spn-lnl  foirespniiilcnrr. 

N  1  w  Yokk.Nov.  12. — To  William  Gil- 
lette fell  llic  honor  of  re  1 1  reiftatlng  on  tlic 
Mage  Sherlock  llolmcH,  thnt  interesting,  if 
not  at  all  times  possible,  hero  of  A.  Cotinti 
linvle's  Moms  nl  clever  detective  work. 
I'hi  [>1 11  \  Shci  lock  I  loluies,  as  put  on  Inst 
week  at  the  t'.nrrick  hy  Mr.  (iillettc,  was 
pattly  I  toyle's  iiuitei  in  I  ami  pBrtl  v  Gillette's. 
I'lie  coiiiliiniition  miule  one  of  the  most  in- 
lei.  sling  111el111liMi11.11  which  has  heeli  seen 
nil  o  1 1 1  1 .1  r > '  loi  111  111  \  .1  da)  Ml  <  iillettc 
nitcnsilieil  the  melodramatic  elici  t  hy  a  fre- 
quent icsuit  to  the  tliukctieil  stage.  The 
pi. iv  is  lull  ol  ctiriousthings  from  beginning 
to  end,  ami  (iillettc  has  what  promises  to  he 
11  great  success. 

• 

*  * 

Those  sterling  actors, James  J.  Corhett, 
I iiiiich  J .  Je llrii  s  ami  Thomss  Sharkey  were 
the  stars  ol  William  A.  Brady's  new  Imilcs 
ipie  at  Ixostci  ,\  Itial's  last  week  entitled 
\rouud  New  Vork  in  Fightv  Minutes.  I 
think  it  is  rather  unfair  of  Mr.  Ilrady  to  put 
such  heavy  leading  men  into  his  cist  and 
expect  us  peace  loving  icvicwcis  to  criticise 
then  pei  lormance.  All  three  of  t  hose  aclois 
seemed  to  he  in  splendid  condition  last 
week,  and  Ithcrelmc  reliain  homcxpicss 
iug  my  honest  opinion  of  their  histrionic 
capahilities.  For  the  remainder  ol  the 
pel  lot  malice  candoi  compels  me  to  admit 

I  hat  it  is  a  spi  ighl  I  \  Inn  lesipie,  lionlei  1 1 1  > - 
upon  1  he  iudeccnl .  The  only  thing  in  town 
which  cm  exceed  il  hi  humor  is  the  action 
of  Police  (.'upturn  I'ucc  ol  the  Tenderloin, 
in  having  at  icstcd  lelli  i  ies  and  his  brother 
lack  on  Monday  night  loi  having  guru  an 
imitation  of  n  prin  tight  upon  the  stage, 
alter  the  chid  ol  police  had  permitted  the 
real  sinion  pun-  pn/c  light  hctwecn  |c!Trics 
and  Sharkey  to  go  the  limit  in  another  part 
ol  town  before  an  audience  ol  10,   persons. 

II  I  hud  not  seen  the  prize  light  and  the 
arrest  for  the  imitation,  I  would  not  have 
helicved  it  posxihlc  loi  ally  police  Captain  to 
get  up  11  pretext  lot  such  an  mu  st.  Our  nl 
the  travesties  which  accompanies  Around 
New  Ymk  is  the  hurlesipte  upon  llecky 
Shnrp  called  Sharp  llecky,  hy  Clay  M. 
Greene  Mill  the  reception  which  whs 
accorded  to  those  hrilliimt  actors,  Messrs. 
Corhett,  Jelleties  nnd  Sharkey,  exceeded 
any  applause  which  greeted  Sii  Henry 
Irving.    Such  is  art! 

* 

*  • 

Mine.  Kiuuia  panics  and  Mine  Lillian 
Nordica  have  leached  here  Irom  Kurope  in 
good  health  and  they  say  that  they  are  sorry 
loi  poor  Calve,  who  has  had  logo  around 
with  the  Maurice  Gran  Opcia  Company  and 
piny  one  night  stands.  Of  couisc  it  isn't  ns 
had  as  thnt ,  hut  Karnes  and  Nordica  think 
thnt  outside  ol  New  Yoik.  Chicago  and  Hus- 
ton theie  lire  no  cities  worth  rcmnining  in 
more  than  one  night  All  the  same  I'atti, 
on  seveial  occasions,  pu  ked  up  a  small  for- 
tune in  San  Francisco;  hut  then  neither 
Kumcs  not  Nordica  is  i  Path. 

*  # 

Why  Smith  Kelt  Home  is  a  mystery  to  me. 
He  seemed  to  he  doing  u  splendid  hlisincss 
at  Hoyt  „\  McKec's  Madison  Square  The* 
ter,  hut  possihlv  he  has  merely  gone  West 
on  11  vacation  Hut  he  pulled  lip  stakes 
ln-i  i-  l.r  !  wei  L  mal  nig  way  loi  I. mils  Mann 
and  Clnra  Kipmiiu  in  The  Girl  in  the  liar- 
racks,  which  tomorrow  night  is  replaced  hy 
Make  Way  lor  the  Kadies.  There  urc  sev- 
eial persons  in  Why  Smith  Kelt  Home  who 
are  worth  seeing  Mnclyn  Arhtickle,  n  Sun 
Francisco  liivorite,  is  Smith.  Smith  is  a 
model  hiishand  Han  Mason  as  Count  Von 
Guggenheim,  who  made  them  twisled,  was 
excellent.  Mis.  Annie  Yeumans,  who  was 
H  origin's  mainstay  for  years,  is  Kuvinin 


Hnly,  secretary  of  the  Cook  Ladies'  Union. 
Mrs.  H.  A  Kherlc,  also  reincmhered  well 
nnd  favoruhly  in  San  Francisco,  is  Miss 
Smith,  an  old  maid.  There  is  also  n  maid 
in  the  play  who  is  kissed  through  a  mistake 
hy  Smith  hecause  she  whs  wearing  a  gown 
recently  given  to  her  hy  Mrs  Smith.  Then 
Smith  tries  to  square  it  with  theimiid;  upon 
the  1 1 1  cm  y  1  hat  a  i  t  linked  mail  w  ith  a  straight 
story  is  till  right,  hut  a  sliaight  man  with  a 
crooked  story  is  in  the  consomme.  This  may 
heoneofthc  reasons  Win  Smith  Kelt  Home, 
hecause  it  al  w.i\  s  seemed  to  me  tllHt  he  was 
loolish  to  have  paid  the  maid  f, 50  >  when  he 
could  have  made  llll  wife  helieve  anything 
for  a  hat  mid  a  gown  worth  less  than  half 
that  amount.  Hut  the  whole  scene  seemed 
to  have  hcen  devised  hy  George  H.  Hroad- 
hurst,  the  author,  for  the  purpose  of  launch- 
ing a  jokelet.  The  maid  said  that  her  feelings 
had  hcen  damaged  to  the  extent  of  al  least 
fymupou  learning  that  the  ki^s  which  she 
hud  received  Irom   Mr.  Smith  had  merely 

been  Intended  (or  his  wife.  How  humilatlog 

lot  t  he  maid  ' 

Uahhi  Samuel  Schulman  at  Temple 
Beth-Bl  last  Sunday  in  his  sermon  on 
/.ungwill's  Children  ol  the  Ghetto: 

"When  it  is  published  broadcast,  ns  an 
advertisement  ill  The  American  Hebrew, 
the  |c wish  communal  organ,  said  that  'this 
play  is  a  triumph  ol  Jewish  law,  a  magnifi- 
cent vindication,'  we  are  compelled  to  speak 
out  what  is  in  the  hearts  of  many  American 
Hebrews,  or  rather  Jews,  as  I  prefer  the 
term.  While  incidentally  the  author  has 
given  some  fine  touches  ol  the  hcauty  and 
sell  san  ilicc  ami  sublimity  in  Jewish  life,  in 
the  main  his  play,  through  dramatic  neces- 
sity, becomes  a  triumph  not  ol  the  law  ol 
righteousness,  but  of  Jewish  letter-worship 
and  slavish  legalism.  He  has  unnecessarily 
winked  into  the  hands  of  the  narrow  critics 
ol  Judaism,  who  say  thut  in  Israel  the  letter 
nl  ways  triumphs  over  the  spiiit  As  to  the 
pi  11  y  being  a  magnificent  vindication — 
shades  of  Kessing  and  George  Kliot — we 
would  desecrate  your  holy  memories  il  we 
accepted  such  a  pitiable  defense  at  the 
hands  of  one  of  mn  own,  from  whom  we  had 
.1  light  to  expect  much,  when  we  possessed 
as  free  gifts  of  your  sympathetic  genius 
your  immortal  creations  of  Nathan  and 
Monlecai  " 

What  the  cfihet  of  this  criticism  will  he  is 
hard  to  say.  Coining  from  i  me  of  his  own 
race,  an  acknowledged  scholar  of  high 
standing,  a  devout  or t hi ido.\  |ew,  the  review 
ol  the  play,  condemning  it  in  measured 
terms,  may  serve  to  bring  the  play  to  an 
untimely  end.  Then  again  it  may  merely 
whet  Jew  ish  and  Christian  curiosity  totce  it. 
Hut  upon  the  whole,  I  should  think  that  Mr. 
Zangwill  would  rather  have  had  the  criti- 
cism left  DUMid.  Ron  Roy. 

OGDEN 

Special  Corirspondeiicr. 

O00BW1  Utah,  Not.  i  1.— My  friend  from 

India  pltyed  last  Monday  to  a  good  house. 
This  piece  seems  much  better  than  it  did 
two  years  ngo,  yet  it  whs  so  well  liked  then 
thnt  it  did  better  this  time  than  Why  Smith 
I, eft  Home,  on  Thursday.  Phis  strikes  me 
as  much  the  belter  comedy,  being  put  oil  by 
a  strong  company  in  artistic  style. 

I  was  unable  to  attend  Yon  Yolison,  and 
must  quote  the  daily  papers  in  saying  that 
il  pla\  ed  to  a  lair  house.  This  was  its  third 
appearance  here,  so  it  was  something  of  an 
old  story. 

Kasl  night  Kugcnie  Hluir  drew  a  very 
large  and  fashionable  audience  and  put  up 
a  moet  artistic  performance  in  A  Kady  of 
Quality.  The  costumes  and  scenery  were 
elegant,  ami  the  company  a  strong  one,  the 
play,  however,  does  not  contain  any  noble 
sentiments,  nor  many  strong  situations,  be- 
ing largely  dialogue,  and  was  not  quite  up 
to  our  expectations. 

Nothing  as  yet  is  hilled  for  the  coming 
week.  A  Hreach  of  Promise  coming  next. 

Yours  truly,         R.  M.  B. 


SALT  LAKE 

Specinl  Correspondence 

Sai.tKakk  City,  Utah,  Nov.  13. — Salt 
Kake  Theater,  Nov.  13-15,  A.  W.  Fremont's 
777  at  popular  prices.  This  is  the  announce- 
ment which  is  being  made  on  a  score  of 
hill  hoards  anil  numerous  window  litho- 
graphs throughout  the  city,  which  means 
that  for  the  first  time  (with  one  exception) 
in  the  hisloiy  of  Salt  Kake's  lending  play- 
house a  second  class  road  combination  has 
been  admitted  at  popular  prices.  The 
Theatei  managetiii  nt  has  stood  firmly  in  the 
past  for  high  class  attractions  and  has 
steadily  refused  to  admit  cheap  plays.  The 
house,  however,  has  always  allowed  local 
dramatic  and  opi  racompanies  to  play  to  cut 
rates.  Whether  the  admission  of  the  Fre- 
mont Company  at  popular  prices  means 
that  the  Theater  management  is  going  to 
continue  to  bid  for  the  patronage  that  such 
attractions  draw,  hai  not  been  definitely  an- 
nounced, but  it  is  plain  to  see  that  the  house 
has  had  a  very  slim  line  of  attractions  the 
present  season,  the  doors  being  closed  a 
good  share  of  the  lime.  While  the  Theater 
is  handicapped  in  having  such  a  few  attrac- 
tions, the  Grand  has  been  opened  every 
night  of  the  season  and  is  booked  well  for 
two  or  three  months  to  come.  As  a  rule  the 
companies  appearing  have  done  a  satisfac- 
tory business.  If  Mr.  Fyper  decides  to  con- 
tinue booking  cheap  plays,  it  will  mean 
that  many  companies  which  in  the  past  have 
been  unable  to  get  dates  in  Salt  Kake  and 
have  passed  the  city  by,  will  make  this  a 
regular  stopping  place  in  the  future.  One 
thing  is  certain;  that  is  that  the  future  re- 
lations between  the  Salt  Kake  Theater  and 
Grand  will  be  somewhat  different  if  this 
policy  is  Inaugurated,  for  the  two  will  be  in 
the  ring  for  the  same  class  of  patronage. 

livery  seal  was  sold  out  at  the  Theater  for 
the  engagement  of  Eugenie  Hlair  in  A  Lady 
of  Quality  at  the  Theater  last  Thursday 
evening.  Kate  in  the  afternoon  of  that  day 
B  telegram  was  received  by  Manager  I'vper 
stating  that  the  company  was  held  up  for 
ten  hours  in  a  railroad  wreck,  and  would  be 
unable  to  appear  that  evening.  Theater- 
goers were  keenly  disappointed,  and  no  little 
regret  was  felt  by  the  theater  management, 
for  at  least  calculation  the  house  was  worth 
f  1000.  Why  Smith  Left  Home  did  a  fair 
business  at  the  Theater  the  to  t  1 ,  though 
not  what  the  piece  deserved.  Mr.  Broad- 
huist's  new  play  is  full  of  rich  humor  and  is 
presented  by  M  evenly  balanced  company. 

At  the  Grand  A  Breezy  Time  played  the 
first  half  of  the  week  ( Nov  6-K)  and  Arthur 
Donaldson  in  Yon  Yonson  filled  the  re- 
mainder. The  house  was  entirely  sold  out 
for  every  performance  of  the  latter  piece, 
and  Mr.  Donaldson  could  easily  have  filled 
another  week  to  good  business.  My  Friend 
from  India  opens  at  the  Grand  tonight,  to 
fill  a  three  nights'  engagement. 

John  K.  Hardy. 

ST.  LOUIS 

Specinl  Coircspondcnce 
ST.  LOUIS,  Nov.  7. — The  Grand  Opera  sea- 
son at  the  ( Mympic  Theater  last  week  was 
anything  buta  success,  both  from  a  financial 
and  artistic  standpoint.  On  the  opening 
night  Calve  broke  down  and  had  to  speak 
her  lines.  Her  magnificent  voice  seems  to 
have  been  lost  forever.  Impresario  Maurice 
Gran  w  ill  probably  not  speak  of  St.  Kouis  in 
a  very  flattering  manner,  but  he  must  realize 
that  St.  Kouis  people  will  not  pay  $$  a  seat 
for  inferior  opera. 

Richard  Mansfield  is  packing  Manager 
Short's  Olympic  Theater  this  week.  He  did 
Cvrutio  de  Bergerac  for  two  nights  and  then 
rung  up  the  curtain  on  his  new  play,  The 
First  Violin,  which  is  a  clever  dramatiza- 
tion from  Jessie  Fothcrgill's  charming  story. 

At  the  Century  Frank  Daniels  is  present- 
ing his  new  opera,  The  Ameer,  by  Victor 
Herbert.  The  music  is  pretty  but  the  arias 
are  not  sufficiently  catchy  to  immortalize 
the  author.  The  scenic  effects  are  the  finest 
seen  in  St.  Kouis  since  the  days  of  Dave 


Henderson's  productions  of  Sinbad  nnd  Ala 
Baba  Kate  Uart,  Helen  Redmond  and 
Norma  K.opp,  pretty  and  fascinating  ladies, 
leud  material  assistance  to  the  star. 

The  bill  at  the  Columbia  has  three  refresh- 
ing features — Lillian  Burkhart  and  Hilda 
Thomas  in  sketches  and  Maud  Courtney, 
who  sings  old  time  songs.  Miss  Burkhart 
presents  a  well  written  sketch  entitled  Her 
Soldier  Boy.  It  is  one  ol  the  best  vaudeville 
acts  done  heie  this  season.  The  other 
vaudevillians  at  the  Columbia  this  week  are 
Barks  and  Nora  Winter,  Mile.  Rays,  Card- 
wonie  Troupe,  Rosalie  Tyler  and  the  Beaher 
Trio. 

The  Girl  With  the  Auburn  Hair  is  the 
vaudeville  feature  at  Hopkins.  Shedoes  aa 
act  new  to  the  vaudeville  stage.  She  sings 
church  hymns  with  an  effective  scene,  set  as 
a  choir  loft.  Fanchon  is  the  stock  com- 
pany's bill,  and  Manager  Gumpertz's  coterie 
of  clever  players  are  giving  a  smooth  perform- 
ance of  Maggie  Mitchel's  old  play. 

Managers  Middleten  and  Tate  are  offering 
Weber  &  Fields  Hurly  Burly,  a  burlesque 
barren  of  a  plot,  but  made  fuuny  by  a 
clever  company  of  vaudeville  artists  Sylvia 
Thorne  is  the  featured  artist. 

Clark's  Burlesquers.  an  aggregation  of 
good  vaudeville  artists,  are  entertaining 
Manager  Jim  Butler's  patrons  at  the  Stand- 
ard.   The  organization  is  worthy  of  merit. 

Remember  the  Maine,  one  of  Lincoln  J. 
Carter's  weird  melodramas,  is  at  Havlin's. 
The  production  is  unworthy  of  much  notice. 

The  Castle  Square  Opera  Company  opened 
its  unlimited  season  Monday  night  at  the 
Exposition.  The  production  of  Faust  was 
excellent,  The  company  should  cer  ainly 
do  well  in  St.  Louis. 

The  underlining^  for  next  week  are  Olga 
Nethorsole  in  Sapho  at  the  Olympic,  Roht. 
Mantell  at  the  Century,  The  Vanity  Fair 
Burlesquers  at  the  Standard,  The  MusketeeiS 
at  the  Grand,  and  Humpty  Dumpty  at  Hav- 
lin's. 

Larry  Hanley  has  recovered  from  his 
recent  illness. 

Maud  Lillian  Berri  and  Hernice  Holmes 
are  two  fair  representatives  of  your  native 
daughters.  Both  are  with  the  Castle  Square 
Opera  Company. 

Treasurer  Fitzpatrick  of  the  Columbia 
Theater  who  was  formerly  treasurer  of  the 
ChicagoOpera  House, has  made  many  friends 
since  he  has  domiciled  in  St.  Louis. 

Billy  Blande,  the  popular  press  agent  of 
the  Middleton Theater  Company,  will  resign 
his  position  about  Nov.  15,  and  will  sail  for 
his  home  in  Ireland.  Mr.  Blande's  health 
has  been  failing  him  for  many  months. 
Blande  is  his  stage  name,  in  private  life  is 
William  Blood. 

Managers  Tate  and  Middleton  have 
secured  Mrs.  Fiske  for  a  two  weeks  engage- 
ment at  the  Grand.  Mrs  Fiske  cannot  play 
at  either  the  Century  or  Olympic  on  account 
of  her  fight  against  the  Frohman  Hermann 
Theatrical  Trust. 

Our  Horse  Show  last  week  was  a  magnifi- 
cent success.  GatyPaubn. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  John — Opera  House,  A.  O.  Skinner, 
manager,  Yale's  Devil's  Auction  did  a  great 
business  here  October  30  to  November  i, 
with  a  matinee  on  the  1st.  The  star  feature 
of  the  show  was  the  Deltorelli  Bros,  in  gro- 
tesque musical  act.  Culhane,  Chase  and 
Weston's  Minstrels  had  a  good  house  the 
6th;  have  with  them  the  St.  Felix  Sisters, 
and  the  Kings  of  clubswingers,  Allaire  and 
Gandrau,  whose  work  has  never  been  ap- 
proached here.    Good  attractions  coming. 

Willie  Collier's  new  play,  Mr. 
Smooth,  is  said  to  lie  a  great  vehicle 
for  the  star's  inimitable  comedy  work. 
It  certainly  ought  to  fit  the  comedian 
well;  he  wrote  it  for  himself. 

Lederer's  Quintonica  will  keep  the  hair 

healthy. 


November  18th,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Behind  the  Scenes 

with  Eugenie  Blair 


EACH  one  has  her  descriptive  note,  best 
struck  through  environment. 
Miss  Blair  would  fit  in  comfortably  with 
mahogany  tables.  English  bound  books  and 
dull  blue  hangings — with  sleek-necked 
horses,  the  hunter's  horn  and  a  kennel  of 
hounds.  She  would  be  at  her  best,  perhaps, 
after  a  canter  on  the  downs.  She  must 
never  take  liUle  stitches  or  paint  small 
canvases  or  wear  superfluous  gewgaws. 

If  she  had  not  acted,  she  might  have  done 
literary  work,  she  says. 

If  she  had,  it  would  have  been  done  with 
no  timid  pencil.  People  would  have  read 
and  been  the  better  for  it.  She  would  have 
said  things  bluntly,  without  a  tinge  of 
malice.  She  would  have  struck  for  right 
against  privilege.  In  a  broad  way,  I  mean, 
not  narrowly,  to  her  own  advantage.  Her 
comments  on  life  and  things  would  have 
been  wise  and  true,  but  never  piquant. 

This  sounds  like  the  palmistry  editor 
doing  his  weekly  gness-work.  It  is  rather, 
aa  opinion,  gathered  in  ten  minutes,  as  she 
sat  before  her  mirror  in  satin  "shorts"  and 
a  snowy  blouse,  settling  her  wig,  and  cutting 
oat  patches  from  a  crisp  black  square.  If  I 
have  not  "hit  it  off"  just  right,  blame  the 
call-boy. 

"How  black  hair  hardens  the  lines  of  the 
face,"  she  said,  leaning  forward  to  adjust  a 
patch.  "Especially  if  it  be  a  wig" — putting 
on  another  close  by  the  chin.  "If  lam  as 
old  as  this  makes  me  look,  1  am  certainly 
getting  on."  and  she  wheeled  around  with  a 
fearless  smile. 

The  fact  that  she  had  dared  to  say  it,  was 
proof  positive  to  the  contrary. 

"It  is  ratherembarassing  to  talk  of  one's 
self,"  she  went  on.  ''but  I  don't  suppose  you 
have  come  here  to  discuss  politics  or  the 
last  new  novel." 

She  chooses  her  words  quickly  and  sim- 
ply: in  the  unembarrassed  way  that  comes 
with  experience.  She  and  Blanche  Bates 
are  cousins.  As  she  smiled,  the  eyes  and  a 
turn  of  the  chin  insisted  upon  the  relation- 
ship.   The  other  features  wavered. 

"Fifteen  minutes,"  sang  the  call  boy.  De- 
cidedly I  had  not  come  to  discuss  politics — 
in  so  brief  a  space.  «o  we  hurried  on  to  the 
business  in  hand. 

"A  long  experience  ?  Well,  I  have  been 
acting  since  I  was  fifteen,  and  it  is  astonish- 
ing how  much  more  I  knew  then,  than  I 
do  now,"  and  she  laughed  at  the  memory 
of  it-  "My  first  experience  was  playing  the 
leading  part  with  Mrs.  I).  P.  Bowers  in 
"Ladv  Audley's  Secret."  The  leading 
woman  was  taken  ill  and  Mrs.  Bowers, 
against  her  better  judgment,  was  persuaded 
to  let  me  speak  the  lines." 

Miss  Blair  was  not  trusted  with  the  part, 
but  rather  mistrusted  with  it,  because  no 
one  could  be  found  in  St.  Louis  who  would 
attempt  it.  She  knew  the  lines,  because 
her  mother  was  of  the  cast  and  she  had 
listened  to  them  frequently  from  the  wings. 

So  once  again  we  see  how  the  mistakes  of 
our  neighbors  are  often  more  profitable  to 
us  than  our  very  best  strategy. 

"Not  a  mistake  to  be  ill,"  did  I  hear  you 
say3  It  is  the  greatest  mistake  of  life.  She 
spoke  the  lines  with  credit,  to  her  head  and 
heart,  and  has  been  speaking  lines  ever 
since. 

"Starring5  For  three  years  now,  and  I 
find  it  quite  to  my  taste.  Yes,  the  cares  are 
heavier.  Thought  and  energy  are  both 
taxed  to  the  utmost,  but  one's  pleasures  are 
doubled  in  compensation." 

Miss  Blair  has  the  philosopher's  habit.  I 
believe  she  finds  thought  a  tonic,  and  storms 
are  nothing — after  they  are  over. 

"My  favorite  part?  Camille.  Its  tender- 
ness and  waywardness  and  hopelessness 
appeal  to  me,  as  they  do,  I  suppose,  to  most 
women.    Yes,  I  like  my  role  in  A  Lady  of 


Quality,  although  it  depicts  only  the 
stronger  phases  of  a  woman's  nature.  Per- 
haps it  is  interesting  for  this  very  reason. 

Then  she  had  finished  her  make-up  and 
slipped  into  a  cloak  the  color  of  evening 
with  the  stars  breaking  through. 

"Vou  should  play  Ursula."  I  said,  as  'he 
"shorts"  distppeared. 

"I  probably  shall,  next  season  —that  and 
Sappho." 

"Mind  wearing  boy's  clothes?  Well,  the 
first  plunge  was  a  little  cold,  but  one  warms 
to  the  situition  and  forgets  self  in  the  issues 
at  stake." 

'•Overture,''  drawled  the  inevitable  boy, 
an!  I  slipped  out  thinking  that,  after  all, 
this  warming  to  the  situition  and  forgetting 
self  is  the  whole  secret — the  one  hope. 

Charlotte  Thompson. 

On  the  %oad 

Dailey  Stock  Company. 
Bakersfield  20;  Redlands  27. 

Hotel  Topsy  Tuny. 
Fargo  18;  St.  Paul,  19  week;  Min- 
neapolis 26,  week. 

Frederick  Warde 
Denver,  Nov.  20-25;  Las  Vegas  27; 
Albuquerque,  28;  San  Bernardino,  30; 
San  Diego,  Dec.  1-2;  Los  Angeles,  4- 
9;  San  Francisco,  11,  two  weeks. 

Elleford  Company. 
Napa,  week  of  Nov.  13;  Petaluma, 
week  of  Nov.  20;  Sacramento,  return 
for  two  weeks  beginning  Nov.  27. 

Nance  O'Neil 
Woodland,  18;  Santa  Rosa,  20-21; 
Oakland,  22-25;  Fresno,  27-28;  Visa- 
lia  29;  Hanford.  30;  Bakersfield,  Dec. 
1-2;  Los  Angeles;  Dec.  3,  4  weeks. 

Devil's  Auction. 
Cbas.  H.  Yale,  manager.  Salem, 
20;  Manchester,    2.;    Holyoke,  22: 
Lawrence,   23;   Brockton,    24;  New 
Bedford,  25;  Providence  27-Dec.  2. 

Gorton's  Minstrels 
Watsonville,  18;  Santa  Cruz,  20;  Sa- 
linas, 22;  San  Jose,  23-24;  Stockton, 
25- 

Yon  Yonson 
Sacramento,   18;  and  thence  to  the 
California  Theater,    San  Francisco, 
week  of  Nov.  19:  Bakersfield,  week  of 
Dec.  6. 

Hottest  Coon  in  Dixie 
Silver  City,  18;  El  Paso  19. 

Richards  and  Pringle' s  Minstrels 
Los  Angeles,  19,  week. 

Sam  7.  Shau  Company 
Ellensburg,  20,  week;  North  Yakima, 
27,  week;  Walla  Walla,  Dec.  4,  week; 
Spokane,  [I,  week. 

Lewis  Morrison 
Sherman,  16,  Paris,  17. 
Le«  is  Morrison  s  Frederick  the  Great 
Company 

Natchez,  20:  Vicksburg,  21;  Green- 
ville, 22;  Columbus,  23;  Meridian,  24; 
Birmingham,  25;  Atlanta,  27-28; 
Chattanooga,  29;  Nashville,  30. 

cManager^ficks  Renews 

GEORGE  W.  Ficks  of  the  Clunie 
Opera  House,  Sacramento,  has 
leased  that  property  for  another  year, 
beginning  with  December  1st.  Mr. 
Ficks  has  l»een  a  very  enterprising 
manager,  and  the  Review  sincerely 
hopes  that  he  will  come  in  for  a  goodly 
share  of  what  promises  to  be  a  great 
theatrical  season  of  prosperity  on  the 
Pacific  Coast. 


COLUMBIA 


I -f  ATI  R 


BEGINNING   MONDAY.   NOVEMBER  2"TH. 
SECOND  AND  LAST  WEEK 
Broadhurst's  Gleeful  Plenitude. 


Alcazar  Theater 

FatD  Bblasco,  Lessee         Mabk  Thall.  Manager 
PHONE  MAIN  254. 


The  public's  demand  mu«t  be  recojtnized  and  we  will 
continue  for  another  week  the  funniest 


Whv  Smith  Left  Home  \iv  Friend  From  India 


The  Comedy  now  creating  laughter 
in  all  quarters  of  tbe  globe. 

MONDAY.   NOVEMBER  27TH  — THE  GREATER 

Shenandoah 


California  Theater  Z«*r 

House 

RESERVATIONS  BY   PHONE  MAIN  1711 

SI" N DAY  NIGHT,  NOV  19TH.  AND  ALL  WEEK 
MATINEES  SATURDAY  AND  SUNDAY 

Thall  an  1  Kennedy's  Everlasting  Anglo-Swedish 
Dialect  Success 

YON  YONSON 

THE  LANDSLIDE  OP  LAUGHTER 
Interpreted  by  a  Splendid  Company 

Popular  Prices — Erening.  75c,  50c,  25c. 
Matinee,  50c.  25c. 

SCNDAY  NIGHT   NOVEMBER  J5TH 
The  Favorite 

Frawley  Company 


Hair  Goods 

The  Largest 

Assortment  in 

San  Francisco 

Lowest  Prices 
Ever  Quoted 

SWITCHES 


L.  R   STOCKWELL  as  the  earber 


16  inches   $1  00 


18 
20 
20 

Si 
22 


1  50 

2  00 

2  50 

3  50 

4  50 
4  00 


21  inches  Jo  00 

24     •'    7  00 

26     "    8  00 

28     "    10  00 

28     "    12  00 

:»     "    15  00 


\er>  fine  Wigs  to  Order,  $20.00 

Look  perfectly  natural. 

HAIR  DRESSING 

J  25c. 

"J  G  LEDERER 

i   123  Stockton  Strret  Ope- G'vol  Pari i 

^  MAIL  ORDEFS  FILLED 


Green .. 


Bill  Posters 
and  (ieneral 
Advertisers. 


Post  for  all  the  Leading  San 
Francisco  Theaters.  Finest 
locations  in  the  city. 


A  strong  cast,  beau 
mounting's  make 
produced  in 


gorgeous 

>medy 


Alcazar  Prices—  IV.  25c.  35c.  50c 
IN  PREPARATION 

Saints  and  Sinners 


Orph 


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CORA  STl'ART  &  CO. 
LITTLE  MIGNON   RICE  AND  ELMER; 
LUCIE  VERDI  ER. 
HAMILTON  HILL;  RYAN  AND  RICHFIELD; 
CHERIDAH  SIMPSON. 
BURTON'S  ACROBATIC  COMEDY  DOGS 
CORNILLE 

Reserved  seats  25  Cents:  Balcony  10  Cents:  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seals.  50Ceuls 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY.  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


Tivoli  Opera  House 

GRAND  AND  ENGLISH  OPERA  SEASON. 
TO-NIGHT  AND  SUNDAY  EVENING, 
THE  MASKED  BALL 

man  week 

Final  Performances  of  Grand  Opera. 
MONDAY,   WEDNESDAY,   FRIDAY  EVENINGS 
AND  SATURDAY  MATINEE, 
Wallace's  Beautiful  Ballad  Opera 

IVlaritana 

Tuesday  Evening    A I  DA 

Thursday  Evening  ERNANI  or  TROVATORE 

(See  Monday  papers) 
Saturday  Evening,  CAVALL ERIA  and  PAGI.IACCI 

Sunday  Evening   AIDA 

Farewell  to  Salassa  and  Avendano. 
Popular  prices,  25  and  60  cents 
Telephone  for  seats,  BUSH  9. 


GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE 

Telephone  Main  MS 


WEEK  OF  MONDAY,  NOVEMBER  -"Jih 

Colossal,  Uumptuous,  Costly  and  Thoroughly  Up-lo- 
Date  Production  of  Rice's  World-Famed 
Extravagan  za, 

Evangeline 

New  Scenery,  Costumes  and  Effects. 
March  of  Patriotic  Colors  by  100  Handsome  Girls 

NEW  SONGS.  NEW  DANCES.  NEW  JESTS 
EVERYTHING  NEW. 

Popular  Prices-  "Oc.  :<5c.  He,  15c  and  10c. 
A  good  reserved  seal  at  Saturday  Matinee.  30  cts. 

Branch  Ticket  Office  Emporium 


New  Alhambra  Theater 

Ellisghoise  Sc  Mott.  Lessees 
Eddy  and  Jones  Streets.  Telephone  South  770 

I  The  People'*  l'ls>  Hnu  e) 


TO.NK'.IIT- 


-LAST  PERFORM  \NCE 


EUGENIE  BLAIR 

 IN  

A   Lady   of  Quality 

TWO  WEEKS  BEGINNING 

SUNDAY.  NOVEMBER  I2TII. 
MATINEES  SATURDAY  AND  SUNDAY. 
Jacob  Lilt's  Greater  Success, 

In  Old  Kentucky 

Prices— 15c,  2.1c,  :15c,  Mc  and  7.'*. 
Matinee-  15c,  25c.  :tic  and  <  i 


10 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


November  18th,  1899 


Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES. 

Special  Correspondence. 

Los  Angeles.  Cal.,  Nov.  14. — With  a 
good  rain,  three  good  attractions  at  the 
theater  and  some  excellent  musical  attrac- 
tions, the  people  of  this  city  are  enjoying 
life,  and  the  managers  wear  a  broad  smile, 
which  only  good  business  and  good  pros- 
pects can  bring  out. 

The  Elks  gave  a  social  session  8th  inst.,  to 
which  the  ladies  were  invited.  Local  talent, 
assisted  by  part  of  the  Orpheum  people  and 
part  of  the  Frawley  Co.,  gave  an  excellent 
program.  The  Frawley  Co.,  played  The 
Littlest  Girl. 

T.  Daniel  Frawley  has  left  this  city  for 
New  York  to  obtain  some  new  plays.  He 
will  go  direct  from  there  to  San  Francisco, 
where  he  is  due  to  open  at  the  California 
Theater,  261I1  inst.  The  Frawley  Co.,  will 
play  a  four  weeks  engagement  here  in  April, 
and  it  goes  without  saying  they  will  be  more 
than  welcome. 

C.  E.  Trevathan,  the  originator  of  rag-time 
has  composed  some  new  songs  for  Miss 
Laura  Hurt,  who  is  now  doing  a  turn  at  the 
Orpheum  here.  They  will  be  sung  for  the 
first  time  in  public,  at  the  Orpheum  this 
week. 

Last  week  a  combination  of  the  advance 
agents  of  A  Breach  of  Promise,  Old  Ken- 
tucky and  By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves,  was 
formed  against  the  agent  of  Brown's  in 
Town.  The  Breach  of  Promise  man  had  a 
brass  band  parade  the  streets,  to  advertise 
his  show.  Mr.  Delcher,  of  Brown  lame,  not 
to  be  outdone  by  his  rivals,  got  them  to 
fighting  among  themselves,  and  the  result 
was  that  when  the  band  paraded  to  adver- 
tise the  Breach  of  Promise,  they,  for  some 
reason  not  known  to  the  man  who  had  hired 
them,  played  She  Was  Bred  in  Old  Ken- 
tucky and  By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves,  to  the 
great  discotnforture  of  the  man  who  paid  the 
freight.  Mr.  Delcher  now  wears  a  smile 
which  resembles  the  traditional  three-bits, 
of  commerce. 

Manager  Bronson  has  installed  a  mega- 
phone p'.ionograph  in  his  playhouse,  which 
spouts  clever  sayings,  and  incidentally 
touches  on  the  merits  of  his  trip  to  Paris 
scheme,  between  the  acts.  This  is  a  new 
scheme  of  advertising  his  proposition,  and 
he  has  others.  On  the  27th  inst.  the  Native 
Sons  will  have  a  big  benefit  at  the  Orpheum. 
The  regular  talent  will  be  assisted  by  sev- 
eral local  people,  and  the  funds  raised  will 
go  toward  defraying  the  expenses  of  present- 
ing the  State  medals  to  the  returned  soldiers 
in  this  part  of  the  State,  which  event  will 
take  place  the  30th  inst. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theater  In  Old  Ken- 
tucky is  doing  a  good  business  It  is  a 
strong  company,  and  the  people  here  are 
enjoying  the  stay.  17,  18,  19  By  the  Sad 
Sea  Waves  is  underlined.  For  19,  20 and  2r, 
A.  Y.  Carrington's  Greater  America  will  be 
here,  followed  22,  23  and  24,  by  A  Lady  of 
Quality.  Mr.  Wyatt  is  having  extensive 
repairs  and  improvements  made  to  his 
theater,  and  when  completed  it  will  be  a 
very  attractive  place. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theater,  Brown's 
in  Town  is  doing  a  record-breaking  busi- 
ness, standing  room  being  at  a  premium  for 
each  performance.  Next  week  Richards 
and  Pringle's  Minstrels  will  supply  the  fun 
for  this  house. 

The  Orpheum  has  an  excellent  bill  on, 
consisting  of  Louise  Dresser,  Jack  Nor- 
worth,  Merritt  and  Murdock,  Laura  Burt, 
Mile.  Erna's  dogs,  Wright  Huntington  anil 
Company,  Sada  and  Walton's  monkeys. 

On  Nov.  28,  Havden's  Creation,  with  150 
voices,  and  thirty-five  in  the  orchestra,  will 
be  given  at  Simpson's  Auditorium.  The 
talent  has  been  practicing  for  weeks,  and 


this  is  looked  upon  as  being  one  of  the 
musical  events  of  the  season. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 

STANFORD 

Special  Correspondence 

Stanford. Nov.  13.  —  Katherine  E.  Oliver 
who  has  met  with  great  success  in  the  East 
and  in  England  by  presenting  her  drama- 
tization of  Barrie's  Little  Minister,  made  her 
appearance  at  Stanford  last  night.  While 
in  England  Barrie  was  so  delighted  with  her 
work  that  he  took  her  to  Thrums,  where  he 
arranged  a  recital  of  The  Little  Minister  for 
his  towns  people. 

Her  characterization  is  good,  and  her  dia- 
lect in  impersonating  Mamie,  the  old  woman 
who  is  about  to  be  taken  to  the  puirhouse, 
would  have  delighted  the  canniest  "Hoot 
Mon."  It  was  a  pathetic  scene  and  Miss 
Oliver  handled  it  with  skill. 

But  the  best  scenes,  perhaps,  were  be- 
tween Babbie,  the  supposed  gypsy,  and  The 
Little  Minister,  Gavin  Dishart,  and  the 
scene  in  Cuddam  wood,  of  Robdow's  re- 
venge. The  latter  is  a  dramatic  scene,  and 
gave  Miss  Olivera  chance  to  show  herability 
in  that  line.  She  was  equal  to  the  occasion 
and  rendered  it  in  a  powerful  yet  simple 
manner. 

Miss  Oliver  is  touiing  the  coast  giving 
recitals  from  her  reperioire  in  Scotch  dialect. 

H.  E.  LoUGHEED. 

OAKLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Oakland,  New  15,  1899. — It  is  seldom 
that  a  comedy  awakens  so  much  real  enthu- 
siasm and  interest  as  did  Mile.  Fifi  which 
opened  at  the  Macdonongh  Theater  last 
evening  to  a  large  house.  Miss  Pearl 
Evelyn,  an  Oakland  girl,  is  a  member  of 
the  company,  and  appears  as  the  sweet  little 
wife  of  a  once  rakish  young  French  Vicomte 
and  her  personal  success  was  most  emphatic. 
The  rest  of  the  cast  is  very  good,  and  the 
performance  was  greatly  enjoyed  by  the 
large  audience.  The  final  performance  will 
be  given  this  evening. 

On  Monday  evening,  Nov.  20,  Eugenie 
Blair  opens  at  this  house  for  two  nights  and 
a  matinee.  This  talented  actress  will  appear 
in  A  Lady  of  Quality. 

Nance  O'Neil,  the  young  American  tra- 
gedienne, opens  her  engagement  on  the22d. 
Oakland  naturally  feels  a  pride  in  this 
daughter  of  genius,  for  she  is  claimed  as  a 
native  of  this  city,  having  been  raised  and 
educated  here.  The  following  repertoire  is 
to  be  presented:  Magda,  The  Jewess,  The' 
School  for  Scandal,  Camille,  and  Oliver 
Twist.  There  will  undoubtedly  be  a  great 
demand  for  seats. 

Why  Smith  Left  Home  and  In  Old  Ken- 
tucky are  early  attractions  at  this  house. 

The  Dark  Continent,  a  melodrama  in  five 
acts  by  Oliver  Byron,  has  been  the  attrac- 
tion at  the  Dewey  Theater  this  week.  The 
management  have  spared  no  pains  to  make 
this  production  a  success,  and  they  have 
succeeded  in  every  respect.  The  cast  is  well 
distributed  among  the  members  of  the  com- 
pany, the  following  people  doing  exception- 
ally clever  work:  Fanny  Gillette,  Maude 
Miler,  Gracie  Plaisted,  Landers  Stevens, 
Wm.  De  Carr,  Maurice  Stewart.  Wm.  B. 
Mack  and  E.  J.  Holden.  The  scenic  effects 
are  excellent,  and  the  attendance  has  been 
very  large. 

Next  week  Mr.  Stevens  announces  an 
"extra  fine"  production  of  the  comedy,  Mr. 
Plaster  of  Paris. 

Miss  Eva  C.  Shorey,  the  well-known 
soprano,  announces  a  concert  to  be  given 
next  Friday  evening  in  the  Auditorium. 

At  Deitz  Opera  House  Othello  will  be  the 
attraction  16,  17,  and  18,  by  a  company  of 
talented  amateurs. 

Chapman  Opera  House  dark. 

Note. — Miss  Alice  Saunders,  a  talented 
member  of  the  Dewey  Stock  Company,  is 
taking  a  much  needed  rest  this  week.  She 
will  make  her  re-appearance  next  week  in 
Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris. 

Herbert  B.  Clark. 


FRESNO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Fresno,  Nov.  17. — Since  my  last  letter, 
the  theater-goers  of  this  city  have  been 
twice  entertained,  the  first  time  being  Nov. 
4,  when  Mile.  Fifi,  with  Miss  Gilroy  in  the 
title  role  was  produced,  and  t lie  second  was 
on  the  following  Tuesday  night  when  a 
company  <  f  Charles  A.  Miller's  put  on  the 
farce  comedy,  A  Breach  of  Promise. 

Fifi  was  delightful.  There  wasn't  a  dull 
moment  in  it,  nor  a  time  when  the  presenta- 
tion was  not  all  that  could  be  desired.  Miss 
Gilroy  was  piquaint,  dainty  and  bewitching, 
though  in  this  respect  she  was  not  alone,  for 
there  were  other  ladies  in  the  company  who 
attracted  favorable  attention,  Maud  Granger 
and  Charlotte  Mortimer  and  Pearl  Evelynne 
being  in  the  cast.  Harry  Allen,  Richard  G. 
Williams  and  Theodore  M.  Brown  were  very 
satisfactory.  In  fact  it  was  a  satisfactory 
production  all  around,  and  one  that  was 
creditable  alike  to  the  actors,  the  author, 
and  to  Manager  Barton  who  engaged  it  for 
his  house. 

But  A  Breach  of  Promise  !  Why,  it's  al- 
most a  sacrilege  to  think  of  that  in  the  same 
day  with  Fifi.  To  begin  with,  there  is 
nothing  to  the  play,  and  that  nothing  was 
not  well  played.  The  leading  lady,  Miss 
Nellie  Sennett,  has  a  voice — let  us  hope, — 
that  has  had  better  days.  The  main  feature 
was  specialties,  which  Rose  Crouch,  Burt 
Haverly, Burt  Jordan  and  Memphis  Kennedy- 
showed  to  the  best  advantage.  One  night  in 
a  season  is  enough  of  A  Breach  of  Promise. 
But  I  suppose  that  it  ranks  well  with  the 
average  farce-comedy,  the  sole  object  of 
which  is  to  make  people  laugh,  which  object 
certainly  was  attained. 

Thursday  night  of  this  week  Mathews  and 
Bulger  with  their  company  presented  By  the 
Sad  Sea  Waves  to  a  crowded  house. 

Benjamin  C.  Jordan. 

TUCSON 

Special  Correspondence 

Tucson,  A.  T.,  Nov.  15. — Mariner's  Juv- 
enile Band  gave  an  entert'-iinment  and  con- 
cert in  the  Tucson  Opera  House  last  night, 
Tuesday,  November  14,  before  a  good  house. 
A  Box  of  Monkeys  was  presented  by  local 
talent. 

Skipped  by  the  Light  of  the  Moon  will  be 
here  on  the  night  of  November  24. 

An  unusually  good  array  of  attractions 
has  been  secured  for  appearance  late  in  the 
season.  This  month  and  next  month  few 
attractions  are  booked  by  reason  of  the  quar- 
antine at  New  Orleans. 

F.  E.  A.  Kimball. 
SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence 

Sacramento,  Nov.  14. — In  Old  Ken- 
tucky packed  the  Clunie  Opera  House  last 
Saturday  night, 

Nance  O'Neil  in  Magda  crowded  the 
Clunie  Sunday  night.  The  young  American 
tragedienne  has  certainly  captured  the  town, 
as  people  are  not  satisfied  in  seeing  her  once; 
they  go  to  witness  her  perfect  work  in  other 
pieces.  Her  engagement  is  for  six  nights, 
but  an  extra  performance  is  announced  in  a 
matinee  to  be  given  Wednesday  afternoon. 

Mile.  Fifi  is  dated  for  matinee  and  night 
at  the  Clunie  next  .Saturday. 

Valentine  Abt,  the  great  mandolinist, 
appears  Wednesday  evening  at  the  Congre- 
gational church,  assisted  by  the  Ideal  Man- 
dolin Club,  and  Richard  T.  Colin,  tenor, 
with  Mrs.  C.  A.  Neale,  accompanist,  under 
the  management  of  Chas.  F.  Graeber  of  San 
Francisco. 

Mme.  Sanderini  of  San  Francisco,  is  here 
with  a  view  of  forming  a  class  in  vocal  music. 
Cantor  Stark  of  the  same  city,  is  also  here  to 
receive  pupils  for  the  study  of  vocal  music. 

An  amateur  opera  company  was  organized 
Monday  evening  at  the  Kohler  &  Chase 
musical  warerooms.  The  Pirates  of  Pen- 
zance will  be  the  first  opera  given.  Louis 
W.  Weer  will  be  the  director  of  the  com- 
pany.   W.  E.  Lovdal  was  elected  president, 


R.  T.  Cohn  vice-president,  Miss  Lottie  Burns 
secretary,  Miss  Etta  Steinman  treasurer. 

Herbert  A.  Kidder,  formerly  manager  of 
the  Capital  Concert  Series,  has  arranged  a 
series  of  musical  evenings  to  be  given  in 
several  cities.  Mr.  Kidder  has  been  un- 
usually successful  as  a  manager  of  musical 
events,  and  will  no  doubt  make  his  latest 
effort  a  financial  as  well  as  an  artistic  suc- 
cess. The  first  concert  in  this  city  will  take 
place  next  week  at  the  Clunie  Opera  House. 

TACOMA 

Special  Correspondence 

Tacoma,  Wash.,  Nov.  15. — For  the  first 
time  since  last  season  the  Lyceum  Theater 
opened  its  doors  Saturday,  nth  inst.,  to  the 
popular  comedians,  Murray  and  Mack,  in 
Finnigan's  Ball.  As  usual  they  played  to  a 
crowded  house. 

Coon  Hollow  and  Fogg  Ferry  will  play 
at  the  Lyceum  Theater  on  the  17th  and  18th 
respectfully.  Wm.  W.  Hoyt. 

Elaborate  Staging 

Shenandoah,  made  more  elaborate 
than  ever  by  the  introduction  of 
stirring  military  scenes,  will  be  seen 
at  the  Columbia  Theater  beginning 
with  Monday  evening,  the  27th  inst. 
It  is  said  that  this  production  over- 
shadows all  previous  presentations  and 
the  cast  is  a  strong  one.  The  various 
military  scenes  will  be  splendidly  put 
011.  Over  200  people  and  fifty  horses 
are  utilized  in  the  staging  of  this  re- 
vival of  Bronson  Howard's  great 
drama.  Over  a  score  of  Roosevelt's 
Rough  Riders  come  with  the  pro- 
duction. 

Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris 

The  Pacific  Coast  managers  atten- 
tion is  directed  to  the  advertise- 
ment of  Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris  which 
will  make  its  initial  bow  shortly  for 
coast  patronage. 

Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris  is  a  delight- 
fully funny  farce.  It  is  a  novel  de- 
parture from  the  old  time  play  of  this 
character,  because  it  has  a  coherent 
plot  abounding  with  mirthful  situ- 
ations. 

Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris  has  about  the 
most  complete  and  flashiest  lot  of  paper 
ever  turned  out. 


theatrical  Benefit 

The  Theatrical  Managers'  Associa- 
tion has  decided  to  give  a  lienefit 
performance  at  the  Orpheum  Decem- 
ber 14,  at  which  the  various  theaters 
of  the  city  will  contribute  their  liest 
talent.  The  committee  on  program 
consists  of  Managers  Morrisey, 
Morosco,  Thall  and  Friedlander. 
Popular  prices  will  prevail. 

Elks'  Entertainment 

A 1.1.  arrangements  are  now  complete 
for  the  annual  entertainment  to 
be  given  at  the  Columbia  Theater  to- 
morrow (Sunday)  afternoon  at  2. 
Talent  from  all  the  local  theaters  will 
take  part  in  the  program  and  a  big  suc- 
cess is  assured.  The  entertainment  is 
for  the  benefit  of  Golden  Gate  Lodge, 
No.  6. 

Jacob  Litt's  revival  of  Shenan- 
doah appeared  to  be  sweeping  every- 
thing before  it.  It  has  recently  broken 
all  records  in  New  York,  Boston, 
Chicago  and  other  cities,  crowding  the 
theaters  to  the  very  doors  at  every 
performance.  It  is  the  biggest  produc- 
tion of  the  piece  ever  given.  Every- 
thing is  new,  and  it  is  presented  on  a 
much  more  elaborate  scale  than  ever 
before. 


November  18th,  1899 


1 


Our  FRif.rtos^Arp 
THEIR  DOlHf&S  IR* 


T^he  Orpheam 

THIS  ever  popular  bouse — popular 
because  it  always  presents  to  its 
patrons  tbe  best  tbat  can  be  procured 
in  vaudeville — put  on  a  program  tbis 
week  tbat  was  exceptionally  of  tbe 
grand  order.  Tbe  Betrayed  Profes- 
sor, by  Leo  Carle,  the  lightning 
change  artist,  was  enjoyed  immensely 
and  Mr.  Carle's  characterizations  were 
well  nigh  perfect.  Vinie  De  Witt, 
cornetist, reappeared  and  delighted  tbe 
audience,  and  her  rendition  of  Dixie 
was  cheered  to  the  echo.  Jerome  and 
Alexis,  as  the  Frog  and  the  Lizard, 
have  installed  themselves  favorites 
with  the  audience  by  their  clever 
specialty.  Coggin  and  Davis,  acro- 
batic comedians,  have  no  peers  in  their 
line.  The  Parisian  comedienne,  Mar- 
guerite Cornille,  is  as  dear  to  the 
hearts  of  her  audience  as  when  she 
first  made  her  appearance  and  her 
clever  rag  time  singing  brings  her 
tumultuous  greetings  well  deserved. 
Ryan  and  Pichfield's  original  farcette, 
A  Headless  Man,  provoked  rounds  of 
applause  and  laughter,  and  made  a 
well  merited  hit.  Cheridah  Simpson, 
comedienne,  with  some  superb  piano 
selections  and  her  sweet  singing, 
found  a  place  in  tbe  hearts  of  her  at- 
tentive listeners.  Burton  and  his  dogs 
were  a  revelation  of  what  kindness 
can  do  with  dumb  animals.  The  dogs 
performed  feats  at  the  word  of  com- 
mand that  were  marvelous  and  the 
English  greyhound  Snowdrop  made 
some  wonderful  leaps  and  finished  by 
leaping  over  an  object  17  feet  high. 
The  American  Biogiaph  finished  the 
program,  which  is  one  in  which  the 
management  hasdone  itself  proud  and 
has  merited  the  approbation  of  the 
public,  who  have  responded  by  crowd- 
ing the  house  nightly. 


The  Olympid 

There  is  only  one  new  feature  at 
the  Olympia  this  week.  Norma 
De  Verne  makes  her  professional  bow 
to  San  Francisco  audiences  as  a  bal- 
ladist,  and  created  a  good  impression. 
The  balance  of  the  bill  is  good,  and 
consists  of  Marie  Wood,  Rousell  Bros. , 
Ruth  Nelta,  Maude  Mullery,  Carlton 
and  Royce,  May  Neilson,  Dot  Stanley, 
Caraelia,  Julia  Linton  and  Dora  Mer- 
vin. 

The  Chutes 

MLLE.  Lira,  fire  dancer,  is  easily 
the  leading  card  at  the  Chutes. 
Lola  Cotton  has  moved  out  from  the 
Orpheum,  and  is  mystifying  people  at 
each  performance.  Major  Mite,  Mat- 
tie  Nichols,  Adgie,  and  Cole  and  Cole 
make  up  the  balance  of  a  fine  bill. 

The  Oheron 

THE  program  at  the  Oberon  has 
undergone  no  change,  and  in- 
cludes Lillian  Walther  and  the  Sisters 
Berlin  as  well  as  the  moving-picture 
machine  and  American  Ladies'  Or- 
chestra. 


The  Alcazar  Theater  of  this  city  is 
advertising  in  the  East  as  the  only 
Farce  Comedy  Stock  Company  in 
America. 


Vaudeville  Notes 


Maggie  Colburn  returned  from  the 
north  the  past  week. 

Mazella  aud  Mack,  a  sketch  team, 
are  resting  at  Santa  Cruz. 

Flora  Hastings  and  Frances  Hall 
are  underlined  for  the  Olympia  27th. 

Benni  Somers,  a  clever  little  serio- 
comic, is  underlined  for  tbe  Midway 
the  20th. 

Kitty  Henley  opens  at  tbe  Monte 
Carlo  Theater,  Taylor,  Shasta  Co.,  on 
the  20th. 

Ruth  Nelta  will  play  the  Orpbeum 
circuit,  commencing  at  Los  Angeles 
in  the  near  future. 

Ouhama,  tbe  Jap  Juggler,  opens  at 
Los  Angeles  Dec.  nth,  with  San 
Francisco  to  follow. 

Dolly  Paxton,  the  clever  little  vocal- 
ist, opens  at  the  Peoples'  Theater, 
Seattle,  Wash.,  20th. 

Cad  Wilson  arrived  direct  from 
Dawson  City  on  the  15th.  She  opens 
at  the  Olympia  Monday  next. 

Eddie  Kelly  has  parted  company 
with  his  partner,  Walter  Parker,  and 
will  work  single  in  the  future. 

Dan  Collyer  has  canceled  all  his 
vaudeville  engagements,  and  has 
joined  the  Papa's  Wife  Company. 

The  Musical  Willards  arrived  yes- 
terday from  Honolulu,  after  filling  a 
thoroughly  pleasant  and  successful 
engagement. 

The  Howard  Brothers  are  now  play- 
ing the  Keilt  Circus.  Two  Frisco 
boys,  they  have  met  with  phenomenal 
success  throughout  the  East. 

Herr  Busch,  trapeze  contortionist, 
the  Musical  Fletchers  and  Louis  ]•'.. 
Arnold,  solo  trombone  player,  left  this 
week  to  bill  Honolulu  Orpbeum 
engagements. 

Sullivan  and  Cummings,  new  can- 
didates for  public  favor,  scored  heavy 
on  their  opening  at  tbe  Savoy  Theater, 
Victoria,  B.  C,  Nov.  13th.  These 
talented  ladies  are  new  to  vaudeville. 

Fayne  Moore,  whose  husband  was 
imprisoned  some  months  ago  for  work- 
ing the  "badger"  game,  has  been 
engaged  for  Round  New  York  in 
Eighty  Minutes,  at  Koster  and  Bial's. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  C.  Walker  and 
Miss  Lottie  Walker — father,  mother 
and  sister  of  Mrs.  J.  C.  Cohen,  wife 
of  the  Honolulu  Orpbeum  president — 
left  this  week  for  a  visit  to  tbe  islands. 

The  case  of  Marie  Wilbur  against 
Manager  Fischer  of  the  Oberon  lias 
not  yet  come  up  for  hearing.  Miss 
Wilbur  claims  her  contract  calls  for 
ten  weeks  consecutively,  and  Mr. 
Fisher  closed  her  after  four  weeks' 
work,  claiming  that  he  will  give  her 
the  balance  of  tbe  contract  later  in  the 
season. 

The  Standard  Theater  at  Bakers- 
field  burned  to  the  ground  011  the 
morning  of  Nov.  10th.  Mr.  Carrillo 
called  his  company  around  him,  paid 
their  salaries  in  full,  and  in  a  neat 
little  speech  gave  them  all  contracts 
for  the  opening  of  his  new  house — 
which  will  be  entirely  rebuilt — and  be 
ready  for  its  first  performance  on  or 
about  Jan.  1 ,  1900. 


Marie  Wilbur  opens  at  the  Thalia 
on  the  20th. 

Hal  Conlett  is  still  hitting  them 
hard  at  the  Peoples',  Seattle. 

Edith  and  William  Fletcher  de- 
parted for  Honolulu  on  the  15th. 

Hob  Fitzsimmons  and  his  vaudeville 
company  continue  to  do  a  big  business. 

Eva  Ross,  handsome  and  talented, 
is  meeting  with  great  success  in 
Spokane. 

Elsie  St.  Leon,  assisted  by  Baby  Ida, 
is  among  this  week's  bright  people  at 
the  Peoples',  Seattle. 

Frank  Clifton,  ex-manager  of  the 
Orpbeum,  has  a  big  scheme  in  view. 
Hope  it  will  be  successful. 

Harry  De  Lain,  who  is  due  in  this 
city  in  December,  is  this  week  at  Bar- 
ton's Auditorium,  Norfolk,  Va. 

New  faces  at  the  Olympia  opening 
the  20th — Cad  Wilson,  Cole  and  Cole, 
Mattie  Nichols  and  Fred  Winans. 

Manager  Ed.  Honian  contemplates 
a  trip  to  the  Paris  Exposition.  He 
will  combine  business  with  pleasure. 

Gus  Henderson,  the  well-known 
tight  rope  dancer,  has  become  a  great 
favorite  at  the  New  Coeur  D'Alene 
Theater,  Spokane. 

James  J.  Corbett  is  in  the  cast  of 
Around  the  World  in  Eighty  Minutes, 
and  hopes  to  soon  become  a  leader  in 
the  burlesque  world. 

Frank  Barton,  tbe  well  known  coon 
singer,  had  the  misfortune  to  sprain 
his  leg  a  few  days  ago,  consequently 
losing  one  week's  work. 

May  Yokes,  the  original  Tilly  in 
My  Friend  from  India,  makes  her 
debut  next  month  in  vaudeville.  She 
receives  a  splendid  salary. 

Gus  Henderson  and  Eva  Ross  are 
playing  a  successful  engagement  at  the 
New  Coeur  D'Alene  Theater,  Spokane, 
Wash.  They  are  booked  solid  till 
February,  1900. 

Manager  Bronson  of  the  Los  An- 
geles Orpheum  has  sprung  a  new 
wrinkle.  He  is  giving  coupons  to 
patrons  of  the  house,  and  to  tbe  holder 
of  the  greatest  number  before  the  end 
of  the  year,  will  give  a  free  trip  to  the 
Paris  Exposition. 

Robert  Edeson,  tbe  original  Little 
Minister  with  Maude  Adams,  has 
decided  to  go  into  vaudeville.  He 
made  his  debut  in  tbe  Continuous, 
this  week  at  Keith's  Union  Square 
in  a  comedietta  called  Palmistry,  as- 
sisted by  Ellen  Burg. 


Clay  Clement 

Clay  Clement  has  signed  to  sup- 
port Nance  O'Neil  and  will  ac- 
company McKee  Rankin  and  his 
company  to  Honolulu  and  Australia. 
Mrs.  Clement  will  also  be  a  member  of 
the  company.  Mr.  Clement  will  be  a 
distinct  addition  to  the  company  and 
in  securing  him  McKee  Rankin  did 
the  wisest  tiling  he  has  done  in  many 
a  day.  J.  H.  Love,  who  managed 
tbe  Oriental  tour  of  Janet  Waldorf, 
and  is  thoroughly  familiar  with  the 
country  to  be  traversed  by  the  com- 
pany in  its  tour  that  begins  with 
Honolulu,  will  go  in  advance.  A 
good  selection. 


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Between  Acts 


Saints  and  Sinners  will  follow  My 
Friend  From  India  at  the  Alcazar 
Theater. 

L.  R.  Stockwell  has  made  a  bit  in 
the  role  of  the  Barber,  in  My  Friend 
From  India. 

The  Association  of  Theatrical  Man- 
agers will  hold  their  first  benefit  at  the 
Orpheum  Theater  Thursday  afternoon, 
Dec.  14. 

My  Friend  From  India  has  cap- 
tured the  fun-loving  people  of  this  city 
and  they  insist  that  the  piece  run  an- 
other week. 

Francis  Powers'  new  Mexican 
Tragedy,  entitled  Mother  Earth,  will 
receive  its  initial  presentation  at  the 
Alcazar  at  an  early  date. 

News  comes  from  New  York  that 
Blanche  Hates  and  Frank  Worthing 
didn't  desire  to  go  to  London  with  tbe 
Children  of  the  Ghetto  company,  so 
they  remain  in  New  York.  Kyrle 
Bellew  and  Mrs.  Potter  are  mentioned 
as  their  successors  in  the  Zangwill 
play.  Both  Miss  Bates  and  Mr.  Worth- 
ing will  be  in  the  cast  of  Naughty 
Anthony. 

Mr.  George  C.  Robinson,  who 
plays  the  part  of  Sir  Humphrey  Ware 
in  Eugenie  Blair's  production  of  Mrs. 
Frances  Hodgson  Burnett's  charming 
stury,  A  Lady  of  Quality,  has  had  a 
thorough  course  of  training  in  the 
legitimate  school.  Beginning  his 
career  with  the  elder  Salvini,  he  has 
played  leading  roles  with  both  the 
elder  and  younger  Salvini,  Creston 
Clarke,  Thomas  \V.  Keene  and  James 
A.  Heme.  Last  year  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  tbe  Salisbury  Stock  Company, 

M.J.  IIooi.EY,  who  is  a  member  of 
the  Sam  T.  .Shaw  Company,  now  play- 
ing in  Washington  and  Oregon,  is  a 
veteran  of  the  Egyptian  war  and  has 
two  medals,  one  presented  by  the 
Queen  of  England  for  gallantry  in  the 
bombardment  of  Alexandria  in  1882, 
and  the  other  by  the  king  of  Egypt  for 
heroism  in  the  following  campaign. 
He  joined  the  English  navy  in  1X78, 
when  but  12  years  old.  Mr.  Hooley 
is  also  an  author,  having  completed  a 
drama,  An  International  Society 
Match,  which  he  hopes  to  have  pro- 
duced soon  in  New  York  city. 


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November  17th,  1899 


Elks  "Benefit 

San  Francisco  Lodge  No.  3  will 
give  a  benefit  performance  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House.  The  musical 
part  will  be  in  charge  of  Isidore 
Foster,  musical  director  at  the 
Olympia.  Winifred  Goff,  Mrs.  John 
Morrisey  and  Kmil  Barangan  will  fur- 
nish part  of  the  program. 


Frkderick  Warde  is  to  pre- 
sent, among  other  plays,  The  Lion's 
Mouth  and  Francesca  di  Rimini, 
when  he  comes  to  the  Columbia 
Theater  next  month. 

The  James-Kidder-Hanford  revival 
of  A  Winter's  Tale  is  credited  with 
l>eing  unusually  good  by  the  press  of 
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LOCAL  NOTES. 


RECEPTION  AT  THE  BERKSHIRE. 

Mr.  Howard  Malcolm  Tichnor  was 
tendered  a  reception  at  the  Berkshire 
Wednesday  evening  of  last  week,  Mrs. 
Treusdell  and  the  Pacific  Coast 
Women's  Press  Association,  of  which 
she  is  a  member,  the  California,  So- 
rosis  Clubs  and  several  ladies  promi- 
nent in  society  and  musical  circles 
lending  their  aid  in  making  the  recep- 
tion most  delightful.  The  house  was 
beautifully  decorated  with  smilax, 
flowers  and  flags  and  the  brilliantly 
lighted  rooms  were  most  inviting, 
forming  a  charming  frame  for  the 
guests,  most  of  whom  were  in  full 
evening  dress.  Mrs.  Treusdell  was  a 
charming  hostess  and  everyone  thor- 
oughly enjoyed  themselves.  A  pro- 
gram in  which  Miss  Florence  Doane, 
Miss  Van  Pelt,  Miss  Jennie  Long,  the 
Occidental  Quartet,  Messrs.  Callen- 
der,  Braiton,  Slocumb  and  Betts  par- 
ticipated, was  a  feature  of  the  evening, 
Mr.  Tichnor  generously  contributing 
to  the  evening's  pleasure  with  read- 
ings which  were  a  rare  treat.  The 
writer  was  fortunate  in  having  the  dis- 
tinguished guest  "all  to  herself"  for  a 
few  moments  and  was  charmed  with 
his  gracious  bearing  and  intellectual- 
ity. His  manner,  like  all  people  of 
real,  true  worth,  is  so  easy  and  free 
from  affectation,  and  he  is  most  cor- 
dial, his  fine,  strong  face  being  most 
interesting  when  he  converses.  Supper 
was  served  in  the  large  dining  room, 
the  guests  departing  at  midnight. 
The  reception  committee  were  Mes- 
dames  Sara  E.  Reamer,  J.  M.  Jewett, 
Lovell  White,  Carr,  W.  H  Mills,  A. 
D.  Sharon,  M.  B.  Foster,  M.  E.  Hart, 
Marriner-Campbell,  Spitzv,  Ella  M. 
Sexton,  Ada  M.  Van  Pelt,  M.  E. 
Mufey,  Misses  Jennie  Long,  Augusta 
Friedrich,  Harriet  M.  Skidmore.  Dur- 
ing the  evening  the  Fuhrer  Family 
String  Orchestra  rendered  selections. 
Among  the  musical  people  were  Mrs. 
Marriner-Campbell,  Walter  Campbell, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Von  Meyerinck,  Mrs. 
A.  G.  Coleman,  Mr.  John  Harraden 
Pratt,  Homer  Tourjee,  Mary  Cheney 
Clark  and  others  of  dramatic  or  jour- 
nalistic prominence. 

PROF.  BONELU'S  CONCERT. 
The  S.  F.  Conservatory  of  Music 
gave  a  concert  in  Metropolitan  Tem- 
ple Friday  of  last  week,  which  drew 
an  immense  audience  in  spite  of  the 
rain.  The  program  was  too  lengthy 
to  go  into  detail  in  every  instance,  but 
taken  as  a  pupil's  concert  was  most 
praiseworthy.  One  of  the  most  charm- 
ing numbers  was  Mendelssohn's  Con- 
certo— Allegro  Vivace  Movement. 
Pianos — Miss  Juliette  Grass  and  Mr. 
Charles  Rogers;  Violins — Misses  A. 
Benson,  M.  Abeille,  M.  Van  Doren; 
Cello — Mr.   R.  McLean,  under  the 


direction  of  Mr.  Bonelli,  the  attack 
and  expression  being  good.  Another 
pretty  number  was:  Strings — (2  Solo 
Violins  and  Ensemble  Club)  A.  Re- 
grets [Franconier];  B.  Moment  Musi- 
cale  [Schubert];  Violins  —  Misses  A. 
Benson,  M.  Abeille,  M.  Van  Doren, 
and  Mr.  Charles  Carran;  Viola — Mr. 
G.  Lyle;  Cello— Mr.  R.  McLean; 
Piano— Miss  L.  Butler.  The  S  F. 
Conservatory  Mandolin  Club  made 
quite  a  picturesque  appearance  upon 
the  stage,  and  were  received  with 
much  enthusiasm  responding  to  en- 
cores, their  first  number  being:  Over- 
ture— Faust;  Mandolins — Misses  L. 
Call,  A.  Zinns,  E.  Norris,  A.  Ahkman, 
D.  Gottschalk,  Mrs.  Bonelli,  Messrs. 
G.  Lewis,  J.  Terkelson,  C.  Bricca; 
Violins — Misses  Annie  Benson  and 
Marie  Abeille;  Cello — Mr.  R.  Mc- 
Lean; Piano — Mr.  Charles  Rogers. 
The  piano  pupils  showed  careful  tui- 
tion, Mr.  Bonelli  being  one  of  the 
most  conscientious  teachers  in  the 
city;  but  upon  this  occasion  some  of 
the  younger  pupils  participated,  and 
Miss  Charlotte  Voorsanger  was  much 
missed.  The  piano  numbers  were: 
Polketta  [Fradel],  little  Hilda  Schloh; 
Tremolo  [Rosellen],  Gertie  Vincent; 
Valse  No.  14  [Chopin],  Helen  Presho; 
Military  Polonaise  [Chopin],  Miss 
Irene  Hanaran.  The  latter  young 
player  received  a  little  word  of  repri- 
mand at  the  last  concert  for  the  want 
of  deference  she  showed  to  a  very  in- 
dulgent audience,  and  the  writer 
hoped  to  see  more  improvement  in 
that  respect  I  am  too  much  her 
friend  to  allow  such  a  serious  fault  to 
go  unnoticed,  and  while  I  believe  she 
is  hardly  conscious  of  it,  she  should 
take  a  kindly  hint,  and  I  hope  will 
win  genuine  words  of  praise  at  the 
next  musicale.  Miss  Lottie  Linne  and 
Geo.  Caldwell,  pupils  of  Cyrus  Brown- 
lee  Newton,  gave  the  laughable  sketch, 
The  Happy  Pair,  doing  good  work 
Mr.  Caldwell  recited  Victor  Gal- 
braith,  Miss  Linne  also  appearing 
alone.  Miss  Gertrude  Powell,  pupil 
of  Mrs.  Roeckel,  sang  Marguerita 
[Faust],  and  My  Lover  Will  Come 
To-day  [De  Koven],  accompanied  by 
Mrs.  Roeckel.  Miss  Alma  Coleman, 
pupil  of  Alfred  Kelleher,  showed  de- 
cided improvement  since  she  has 
studied  with  him.  Her  voice  is  firmer 
and  her  ennunciation  better  than 
formerly,  and  the  writer  hopes  for  still 
further  good  results  now  that  she  is 
in  such  good  hands.  Her  numbers 
were:  McDowell's  "Thy  Beaming 
Eyes,"  and  Arditi's  "Waltz."  Ill- 
ness prevented  the  appearance  of  Miss 
H  Nelson,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  E. 
Bachman.  Before  closing  I  should 
like  to  give  a  special  word  of  praise  to 
Miss  Julliette  Grace  who  has  itn 
proved  greatly  since  the  last  concert. 
She  works  faithfully  and  appreciates 
her  master's  interest,  and  her  manner 


upon  the  stage  is  modest  and  refined. 

CALVARY  CHURCH  CONCKKT. 

An  unusually  enjoyable  musicale 
was  given  by  the  choir  of  Calvary 
Presbyterian  Church  for  the  benefit  of 
the  church  funds,  Thursday  evening 
of  last  week,  which  was  well  attended 
and  one  of  the  best  concerts  of  the  sea- 
son thus  far,  all  the  participants  being 
artists  of  experience.  Mr.  R.  D. 
Buruess  opened  the  program  with  a 
well  rendered  organ  solo,  also  being 
the  accompanist  of  the  evening.  The 
New  Colonial  Quartet,  Misses  Alma 
Burglund,  Isabel  Kerr,  Xenia  Roberts, 
Isella  Van  Pelt,  some  of  the  well- 
trained  and  successful  pupils  of  Mrs. 
Marriner-Campbell, did  splendid  work, 
showing  method,  perfect  enunciation 
and  good  taste,  the  numbers  being, 
On  the  Hillside  (Maix).  For  You 
(Harris),  Come,  Dorothy,  Come  (Swa- 
bian  Volk  Song)  encores  being  de- 
manded with  each  rendition  and  the 
latter  being  an  especial  favorite.  The 
quartet  sang  for  the  first  time  in  two 
years,  ha\ing  been  reorganized.  D.  M 
Lawrence,  tenor,  rendered  in  a  swee 
musical  voice  Only  in  Dreams  (Dt 
Koven),  also  singing  with  Mrs.  Hert- 
Marks,  Edenland,  their  voices  blend- 
ing most  harmoniously.  Mrs.  Hert- 
Marks'  solo  was  Chanson  Provencale 
r Dell  Aqua).  Her  voice  was  as  clear 
as  a  bell  and  she  and  Mr.  Lawrence 
were  well  received,  and  her  encore,  a 
lullaby,  was  infinitely  sweet.  Mr. 
Waiter  Campbell  received  a  rousing 
welcome,  his  fine  bass  being  heard  111 
Jaques  Blumenthal's  song,  Life,  which 
was  rendered  with  splendid  effect  and 
his  pianissimo  passages  were  most 
delicately  executed.  In  response  to  a 
hearty  encore  he  gave  Rocked  in  the 
Cradle  of  the  Deep.  Arthur  Webs  is 
always  an  acquisition  and  the  broad, 
mellow  tones  of  his  'cello  were  a 
treat  indeed.  His  interpretation  is 
always  intelligent  and  sympathetic, 
and  he  plays  with  the  modest  grace  of 
the  artist.  1 1  is  numbers  were  Polon- 
aise de  Concert,  Chanson  Villagcoese 
(Popper)  and  Schumann's  Reverie,  be- 
sides encores.  Miss  Isella  Van  Pelt 
who  has  recently  accepted  the  position 
of  contralto  in  Calvary  Church,  de- 
lighted the  audience,  singing  I  Cannot 
Say  Good-Bye  (Moie)  and  for  an  en- 
core, Last  Night  I  was  Dreaming,  a 
number  admirably  adapted  to  her 
voice  and  style.  Miss  Van  Pelt's 
voice  is  a  pleasing  one,  firm  and  even 
in  tone,  and  of  velvety  quality,  with 
plenty  of  power  and  sweetness.  The 
writer  has  watched  her  progress  with 
interest  and  was  delighted  to  mark 
her  great  improvement  since  l.ast  sea- 
son, for  she  has  been  oneof  Mrs.  Mar- 
riner-Campbell's  most  ambitious 
students,  and  her  success  seems  as- 
sured. She  was  accompanied  very 
skillfully  by  Miss  Neamata  Van  Pelt. 


CHAS.  VON  ORR'S  SUCCESS. 

Charles  Von  Orr  is  doing  famously 
in  Oroville.  He  played  recently  at  an 
evening  given  by  the  School  Teachers' 
Institute,  where  Mr.  C.  M.  Gayley  of 
Berkeley  gave  a  brilliant  'ecture,  "Our 
Literary  Heritage."  Mr.  Von  Orr  ap- 
peared with  his  pupil,  Miss  Magnolia 
Reyman,  in  Beethoven's  Sonata  No. 
5,  Opus  24,  for  violin  and  piano.  This 
young  student  has  made  rapid  strides 
with  her  piano  studies,  as  a  year  ago 
she  could  not  play  a  Kaulau  Sonatini, 
and  the  people  of  Oroville  are  begin- 
ning to  look  upon  Mr.  Von  Orr  as  a 
fine  master  of  the  piano  as  well  as  the 
violin,  that  instrument  having  made 
his  name  as  soloist  and  teacher. 

CONCERT    OK     THE     BOHKMI^NS  OF 
AMERICA. 

The  Bohemians  of  America  gave  a 
concert  under  the  direction  of  Homer 
Tourgee  Friday  of  last  week,  which 
passed  off  very  successfully.  The 
evening  was  opened  by  an  address  by 
Col.  Henry  I.  Kowalsky,  which  was 
received  with  much  applause.  Miss 
Gleanor  Joseph,  a  pianist  of  ability, 
and  a  pupil  of  Mrs.  A.  G.  Coleman, 
vocalist,  made  her  debut  as  a  singer 
on  this  occasion,  and  was  well  received. 
She  sang,  For  the  Sake  of  the  Past, 
showing  method  and  style  in  her 
rendering,  and  being  in  excellent 
voice.  .She  also  plaved  Liszt's  Second 
Rapsody,  a  thoroughly  artistic  num- 
ber. Armand  Solomon,  violinist, 
rendered  solo,  Air  Varie.op.  22  [Vieux- 
temps],  receiving  praise  for  his  good 
work.  A  treat  of  the  evening  was  a 
reading  by  Miss  Jennc  Long,  One  of 
the  Real  Heroes  of  the  War,  her  au- 
dience being  quite  enthused  by  her 
fine  voice,  delivery  and  action,  and  the 
strength  and  pathos  she  displayed. 
Mr.  Henry  McCauley  was  also  a 
favorite  of  the  evening,  rendering 
Lost  Chord  and  I  Cannot  Tell 
[Girard].  The  interesting  evening 
closed  with  an  illustrated  lecture, 
War  with  Spain,  by  Rough  Rider 
Geo.  C.  King,  giving  his  personal 
experiences,  and  aided  by  stereopticon 
views.       — Mary  Frances  Francis. 

The  McKenzie  Musical  Society  will 
give  a  concert  in  Odd  Fellows'  Hall 
Thursday  of  next  week  which  prom- 
ises to  be  an  enjoyable  event,  Mr. 
McKenzie,  the  director,  having  ar- 
ranged an  excellent  program. 

Till'  advance  sale  of  seats  for  Shen- 
andoah will  open  at  the  Columbia 
Theater  box-office  on  Thursday  morn- 
ing. Arrangements  have  been  made 
for  the  continuation  of  the  special 
season  prices,  $1,  75c,  50,  35,  and  25, 
now  in  vogue,  during  the  Shenandoah 
engagement. 


14 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


November  17th,  1899 


JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


.'<V-»«**0    &  CO   S  ' 


cMcKees  cMistake       Ellens  NeVfi  Dress 


lUlcKBE  Rankin's  present  success 
■  ■  and  prosperity  recalls  to  mind 
that  at  one  time  in  his  younger  days 
he  was  leading  man  in  the  stock  com- 
pany at  the  theater  in  Pittsburg,  and 
he  was  visited  every  few  days  through- 
out the  entire  season  by  a  long,  lean 
man,  who  looked  like  a  typical  coun- 
tryman. He  tried  to  induce  him  to 
advance  money  for  the  putting  of  a 
patent  before  the  public.  The  visitor 
had  only  one  way  of  stating  his  case, 
and  this  he  religiously  did  on  an 
average  of  three  times  a  week  for 
thirty  weeks.  He  would  lounge  up 
to  Rankin,  and  after  bidding  the  actor 
"good  morning"  and  chatting  for 
awhile,  would  incidentally  remark: 

"I've  got  a  patent  out  of  which 
untold  wealth  can  l>e  made— if  I  only 
had  about  $500  to  get  started.  Now, 
Mac,  I'll  give  you  a  half  interest  in  it 
if  you'll  advance  the  money." 

The  same  speech  was  repeated  so 
frequently  that  it  became  a  standing 
joke  in  the  company,  and  the  young 
fellow  who  gave  utterance  to  it  was 
looked  upon  as  a  crank  by  one  and 
all.  Other  people  not  members  of  the 
company  joined  the  actors  in  their 
estimate  of  the  mental  balance  of  the 
inventor.  The  season  closed.  Rankin 
came  to  New  York,  and  his  friend 
from  Pittsburg  was  forgotten  until 
some  years  later  when  The  Danites 
was  in  the  flush  of  its  success. 

Rankin  was  playing  the  part  of 
Sandy  in  Pittsburg,  when  he  received 
a  call  at  his  hotel  from  one  of  the 
millionaires  of  the  Smoky  City.  He 
was  greatly  surprised  to  think  this 
man  should  call  on  him,  but  a  few 
moments'  conversation  put  him 
straight.  The  visitor  was  George 
Westinghouse  and  the  patent  he 
"tried"  to  get  Rankin  interested  in 
was  the  now  universally  used  "air 
brake,"  the  royalties  from  which 
amount  to  more  than  $500,000  per 
annum. 

Letter  List 

Members  of  ihe  theatrical  profession 
may  ha'be  letters  addressed  in  care  of  this 
office.  No  charge  Ivill  be  made  for 
advertising  such  letters  in  the  columns  of  the 
Rcvielv  or  for  forwarding. 


We  call  attention  to  the  new  and  artistic 
studio  of  Mr.  Louis  Tbors,  826  Market  St., 
Phelan  Building. 


HTiiE  straightforward  simplicity  and 
■  impetuousness  of  manner  which 
gives  to  Henry  Irving  that  distinctive 
social  charm  that  wins  those  who  are 
brought  under  its  spell  from  the  atti- 
tude of  discriminating  criticism  to 
that  of  blind  adulation,  had  an  amus- 
ing as  well  as  unique  illustration 
during  his  last  visit  to  San  Francisco. 
At  the  dinner  given  to  Mr.  Irving, 
Miss  Terry  and  a  few  of  their  per- 
sonal friends  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  H. 
De  Young,  Miss  Terry's  illness  pre- 
vented her  appearance,  and  Mr. 
Irving  was  assuring  his  fair  hostess 
of  her  genuine  regret  at  being  absent, 
concluding  his  little  speech  in  this 
quaint  but  characteristic  fashion: 

"Yes,  my  dear  Mrs.  De  Young, 
Ellen  was  anticipating  this  visit  with 
great  pleasure — great  pleasure.  In- 
deed, she  had  a  new  dress  made 
especially  for  the  occasion — a  new 
dress,  yes!"  Then  with  a  sudden 
start  of  recollection:  "Her  daughter 
has  it  on  now"  (craning  his  neck  in 
every  direction  in  search  of  the  wearer 
of  the  "new  dress,"  and  discovering 
her  finally,  ensconsed  with  the  Eng- 
lish girl's  demureness  in  the  corner  of 
an  adjacent  sofa).  "Edith,  my  dear, 
stand  up  and  show  Mrs.  De  Young 
your  mamma's  new  gown!" 

The  amusement  of  the  hostess  and 
the  guests  who  overheard,  was  tem- 
pered by  a  tenderer  feeling  for  the 
lovable  simplicity  of  a  mind  which, 
after  ranging  the  universe  of  art,  could 
settle  down  upon  the  small  home 
interests  of  daily  life  with  equal  enjoy- 
ment. 

William  Bramwell,  the  handsome 
leading  man  of  Eugenie  Blair's  com- 
pany, is  the  son  of  a  well-known  New 
York  minister.  He  was  intended  for 
the  ministry.  However,  abandoning 
that  life,  he  took  up  the  study  of  law 
in  Omaha.  Forsaking  the  legal  pro- 
fession for  the  stage  he  joined  Mr 
Robert  Downing  and  then  later  was  a 
member  of  the  supporting  company  of 
Miss  Blair.  For  the  past  three  sea- 
sons he  has  been  leading  man  for  her, 
essaying  each  role  assigned  to  him  in 
a  graceful  and  polished  manner.  He 
was  spoken  of  as  a  fit  Romeo  for 
Maude  Adams'  Juliet,  last  spring- 
Not  haviug  any  desire  to  play  Romeo 
he  did  not  seek  the  engagement. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


November  18th,  1899 


The  Same  Old  Story—Standing  Room  Only 

AT  THE  CALIFORNIA  THEATER  THE  PAST  WEEK 
To  Welcome  the  Favorite  Comedian, 

HARRY  CORSON  CLHRKE 


IN    B  ROADH  U  RST'S 


What  Happened  to  Jones 


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Company 
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SAN  FRANCISCO,  NOVEMBER  25,  1899 


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2  THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW  November  25th,  1899 


JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


cA  Comedian  s  Observations 


SOME  INTERESTING  THINGS  HE  SAW  AND  HEARD  AT  A   DRAMATIC  SCHOOL 


Denver,  Nov.  15. — The  latest  grievance 
of  the  "also-rans"  and  the  "has  beens"  of 
the  theatrical  profession,  I  learned,  as  I 
waited  in  the  Bell  Agency  the  other  morn- 
ing, is  the  growing  popularity  of  dramatic 
schools. 

Out  of  curiosity  or  a  desire  to  kill  the  in- 
terminable hours  of  the  early  fore-noon,  dur- 
ing one  week's  stand  in  Denver,  I  sauntered 
into  the  only  agency  of  its  kind  in  the 
Middle  West.  That  it  was  conducted  by 
such  a  well-known  comedian  as  Robert  Hell, 
I  had  been  told  by  the  general  manager  of 
the  Broadway  and  Tabor  Grand  Theaters, — 
Mr.  Peter  McCourt.  Hell,  I  knew  only  by 
reputation — everybody  in  the  business  is 
well  acquainted  with  Bob  Bell  and  his  score 
of  successes. 

I  was  asked  by  his  secretary,  from  behind 
a  gilded  grill  work,  that  reminded  me  for  all 
the  world  of  a  like  barrier  that  separates 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Fernandez,  in  the  Holland 
Block,  from  aspirants  for  histrionic  honors, 
to  wait,  as  Mr.  Bell  was  in  conference  in  his 
inner  office. 

I  was  much  astonished  to  find  on  file  the 
latest  editions  of  all  well-known  dramatic 
publications,  including  the  Telegraph,  The 
Mirror,  The  Dramatic  Review,  Vanity 
Fair  and  The  Standard,  as  well  as  to  note 
the  accommodations  of  the  only  agent  in  the 
"Wild  and  Wooly,"  were  even  more  com- 
modious than  those  of  his  confrere  of  the 
effete  East.  While  musing  over  the  framed 
photographs  of  many  a  well-known  dramatic 
organization,  I  began  to  fancy  myself  back 
on  the  Rialto  Broadway, — that  happy  hunt- 
ing ground  of  all  Thespians. 

Tln-re  floated  in  at  that  moment,  as  if  to 
add  to  the  reality  of  my  delusion,  a  well- 
known  type — Tottie  Coughdrops.  "Floated" 
is  used  inadvisedly,  I  admit;  though  indeed 
it  would  have  been  a  safer  mode  of  locomo- 
tion, than  to  have  entrusted  her  em  bon 
point,  her  peroxide  ringlets  and  store  com- 
plexion to  her  uncertain  gait,  due  of  course, 
to  her  French  boots  run  down  at  the  heels, 
a  specialty  shared  in  common  with  all  her 
E  istern  prototypes. 

Tottie  confided  to  me  all  her  griefs. 
Whether  she  cast  me  for  the  role  of  father- 
confessor,  a  line  of  work  in  which  no  stage 
manager  has  ever  yet  been  convinced  of  my 
ability,  or  whether  she  merely  mistook  me 
for  auother  actor  out  of  work,  I  am  not  pre- 
pared to  state;  but  Tottie,  whether  in  Goth- 
am or  in  Denver,  isever  a  confiding  creature. 

Of  course,  it  was  the  same  old  story, 
thread  bare  at  the  elbows  and  baggy  at  the 
knees.  She  had  gone  out  as  leading  soub- 
rotte  and  ingenue  with  a  repertoire  company, 
equipped  with  a  Worth  and  Doucet  ward- 
robe (did  you  ever  know  a  Tottie  whose 
frocks  were  fashioned  by  a  lesser  artist  than 
Worth,  Felix  or  Doucet?)  and  all  the  exuber- 
ance and  enthusiasm  of  youth.  As  I  beheld 
tin-  crows  feet,  even  beneath  the  lavish  dis- 
pl.iv  of  rouge  and  poudre  de  riz,  I  could  not 


but  wonder  how  many  seasons  ago  it  was, 
that  she  had  been  imbued  with  such  youth- 
fulness. 

She  had,  during  the  tour,  introduced  her 
specialty,  a  flame  dance,  which  every  one  at 
every  one  night  stand  from  Granite  to 
Kokomo  had  declared  rivaled  that  of  the 
only  Loie  Fuller  which,  of  course,  she  nor 
they  had  never  seen.  Hut,  alas  !  that  un- 
feeling manager,  whom  she  had  considered 
such  a  dear,  and  to  whom  she  had  given 
in  charge  all  her  jewels  (and  here  a  tear 
ploughed  its  way  through  the  fields  of 
rouge  and  poudre  de  riz,  with  ghastly  re- 
sults) had  made  his  dramatic  exit  from 
Aspen,  taking  with  him,  incidentally,  the 
box-office  receipts.  Only  that  the  kind- 
hearted  hotel-keeper  had  offered  her  a  posi- 
tion as  waitress,  of  which  she  availed  herself 
profitably  during  two  weeks,  she  might  be 
still  en  luring  the  hum-drum  existence  of  life 
in  a  mining  town.  Another  tear  furrowed 
its  way  down  her  cheek. 

Had  it  not  been  the  refinement  of  cruelty, 
I  should  have  suggested  to  confiding  Tottie, 
of  the  well  blackened  eye-lashes,  that  the 
position  of  waitress  might  prove  a  vastly 
more  remunerative  one  than  the  precarious 
following  of  the  stage. 

Tottie  was  bent  on  making  a  clean  breast 
of  it,  and  I  had  the  good  form  to  take  her 
confidences  aux  grands  serieux 

She  was  ambitious,  she  confessed  with  a 
self  approving  little  smile.  She  hoped  Mr. 
Hell  would  place  her  with  Augustin  Daly, 
where  her  talents  would  receive  the  appre- 
ciation they  merited,  but  "Mommer"  was 
unwilling  to  let  her  darling  pet  go  unpro- 
tected to  wicked  Gotham.  Pity  'tis  that 
'Mommer"  does  not  realize  that  Tottie's 
store  face  and  guileless  smile  would  prove  a 
surer  safe-guard  than  a  pack  of  well-trained 
bloodhounds,  even  in  the  heart  of  the 
tenderloin. 

Having  well-rounded  her  points  on  exper- 
ience and  aspirations,  she  flitted  lightly, 
with  an  ingenue  smile,  strangely  incongru- 
ous with  her  naughty  little  wink,  to  the  sub- 
ject of  her  grievances.  The  burden  of  them 
was  the  energy  displayed  on  the  part  of  the 
directors  of  dramatic  schools,  to  advance 
their  pupils  to  the  total  exclusion  of  old- 
time  professionals.  In  spite  of  her  babyish 
smile  and  kittenish  manners,  Tottie  looked 
the  part  of  the  latter  down  to  the  ground. 

"Why,  these  kindergarten  amateurs  don't 
know  the  difference  between  R.  C.  and  L. 
4.  E.  and  yet  have  the  face  to  accept  impor- 
tant parls  and  we  of  the  'profesh'  may  stand 
by  and  whistle  for  our  daily  bread  and  oleo- 
margarine; and  while  they  take  the  air  in 
their  broughams"  (Tottie,  methinks,  called 
it  brog-hams)  "we  can  walk  railroad  ties  for 
exercise." 

I  hadn't  the  heart  to  cite  examples  like 
Ida  Conquest,  Nannette  Comstock  and 
Sarah  Perry,  Gillette's  leading  lady,  of  ac- 
knowledged dramatic  ability,  who  are  grad- 


uates of  these  tame  schools:  or  even  to  ask 
her  why  she  should  seek  the  assistance  of 
Eell  if  he  were,  in  truth,  the  double-dyed 
villain  she  painted  him. 

Just  as  I  was  beginning  to  wonder  if,  in 
the  role  of  father-confessor,  I  was  expected 
to  pronounce  absolution,  Mr.  Bell  made  his 
opportune  appearance;  and,  though  I  scrut- 
inized him  closely,  he  appeared  only  a  man 
with  a  kindly,  genial  face  and  a  jovial, 
though  business-like,  manner. 

Tottie  greeted  him  more  effusively  than 
seemed  compatible  with  her  late  derogatory 
remarks  apropos  of  promoters  of  dramatic 
schools. 

"Awfully  sorry,  Miss  Coughdrops,  but 
there  is  nothing  doing  in  your  line  this 
morning." 

"Oh,  dear  Mr.  Bell,  are  you  going  to  send 
me  back  to  dear  Mommer  without  even 
hope?"  Tottie  asked  with  one  of  those 
fetching  baby  smiles,  that  I  fancied  iden- 
tical with  those  that  melted  whole  audiences 
at  Grand  Junction  and  Fergus  Falls. 

"I  need  a  half  dozen  coryphees,  but  of 
course  you  wouldn't  consider  that,"  re- 
marked Mr.  Bell,  diplomatically. 

But  Tottie, for  the  sake  of 1  'dear  Mommer," 
and  perhaps  incidentally  for  the  sake  of  her 
grandchildren,  for  the  majority  of  Totties 
hide  their  progeny  in  the  seclusion  of  back 
flats,  had  signed  in  ten  minutes  and  ceased 
to  yearn  for  Daly's  select  company. 

Then  there  entered  a  well-groomed 
woman  who,  by  the  way,  is  the  sister  of  the 
clever  Rose  Melville  whom  Bell  placed  with 
Mathews  and  Bulger. 

"Well,  how  would  you  like  to  play  audi- 
ence at  a  school  rehearsal?"  asked  Bell, 
when  he  had  chatted  congenially  about 
mutual  friends. 

"A  rehearsal  of  the  first  act  of  Hazel 
Kirke  is  already  due,"  he  added,  consulting 
his  watch. 

The  prospective  delights  of  what  I  sup- 
posed was  a  class  in  elocution  was  not 
madly  alluring. 

"But  tell  me  first,"  I  said,  "is  it  true  that 
you  are  filling  vacancies  in  reputable  com- 
panies with  raw  recruits  from  your  school  ?" 

Bell  laughed  heartily  and  exclaimed, 
"What  rot!  What  consummate  stuff  and 
nonsense!  My  dear  fellow,  the  agency  and 
the  school  are  two  separate  institutions.  I 
could  as  ill  afford  to  place  a  pupil  of  mine, 
insufficiently  equipped,  with  a  first-class 
company,  as  would  I  these  women  whose 
experience  is  gleaned  from  barn-storming 
companies. 

"The  entire  course  of  dramatic  work  is  of 
absolute  necessity  to  the  neophyte,  with  but 
few  exceptions,  such  as  little  Miss  Da  vies 
whom  I  placed  with  a  prominent  stock 
company  before  the  expiration  of  her  term. 
Her  genius,  believe  me,  I  do  not  speak 
extravagantly  together  with  her  energy  and 
concentration,  warranted  me  in  so  doing." 

Kind  fate — is  she  not  ever  so  described? — 
had  evidently  decreed  this  to  be  a  day  of 
surprises  for  me. 

Instead  of  a  class  of  simpering,  giggling, 
would-be  elocutionists,  I  found  myself 
amongst  a  group  of  serious,  pleasant-faced 
young  men  and  women  who,  upon  our 
entrance,  were  indulging  in  a  resume  of  our 
last  night's  performance  at  the  Tabor. 
Their  criticisms  were  pertinent  and  to  the 
point.  They  had  unstinted  approbation 
for  some  members  of  the  company,  and  sar- 
castic criticism  for  others. 

The  room  was  set  like  astagefor  rehearsal, 
the  absence  of  flys  was  compensated  for  by 
white  paint  marks  on  the  floor,  indicating 
the  different  entrances  and  exits. 

I  found  refuge  in  a  chair  in  the  prompt 
entrance,  and  the  rehearsal  of  the  act  began. 

The  fact  that  I  was  a  professional  cut 
absolutely  no  ice.  My  presence  rattled 
them  no  more  than  that  of  a  stage  carpenter 
or  a  property  man  would  the  members  of  a 
regular  dramatic  company.  They  suggested 
to  me  nothing  so  much  as  a  well-organized 
stock  company  at  a  Thursday -morning  re- 


hearsal, under  the  direction  of  a  strict  and 
observant  stage-manager. 

Mr.  Bell,  in  the  capacity  of  a  stage- 
manager,  interrupted  them  frequently  to 
give  them  the  traditional  business  of  the 
piece,  or  to  criticise  this  or  that  one's  inter- 
pretation of  a  line. 

The  act  over,  they  gave,  with  a  marked 
absence  of  amateurishness  that  was  delight- 
ful, several  scenes  from  classic  dramas.  I 
recall  particularly  a  scene  from  As  You 
Like  It,  in  which  the  reading  of  the  lines  of 
Rosalind  and  Touchstone  struck  me  as  being 
singularly  well  throughout.  Sheer  concep- 
tions were,  of  course,  a  bit  beyond  their 
execution,  but  in  spite  of  crudeness,  the 
originality  and  raison  d'etre  were  ever  ap- 
parent. 

Some  well  known  and  successful  women 
of  our  profession  might  have  taken  note, 
and  with  personal  advantage,  too,  of  the 
clever  performance  of  a  young  woman  in 
the  laughing  scene  from  The  Love  Chase. 
I  have  seldom  heard  on  any  stage,  a  laugh 
so  deliciously  natural  and  musical  as  well  as 
infectious. 

While  giving  his  pupils  a  breathing  spell, 
Mr.  Bell  look  me  on  a  tour  of  inspeciion. 

In  the  adjoining  room,  two  Junoesque 
young  women  were  fencing  with  evident 
zest,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Bell's 
Maitresse  d'armes,  in  a  manner  that  would 
put  Laura  Burt  and  Madge  Lessing  to 
shame.  In  another  commodious  apartment, 
Madame  Laurant,  the  Maitresse  de  Danse, 
had  in  practice  a  charming  corps  du  ballet, 
whose  juvenile  appearance  struck  me  as 
nothing  less  than  paradoxical. 

Can  you  fancy,  even  in  your  wildest 
Welsh  rare-bit  imagination,  a  group  of  fif- 
teen ballet  girls,  the  eldest  not  yet  having 
reached  the  age  of  twenty  summers  and 
winters? 

The  lithe  figure  and  almost  elfish  grace 
of  the  dark-eyed  little  premiere  aroused  my 
curiosity,  and  I  casually  inquired  her  name. 
"That,"  said  Mr.  Bell,  with  a  satisfied 
smile,  "is  none  other  than  Madame  la  Con- 
tesse  Elbing  von  Tornow,  a  Colorado  girl 
by  birth.  Marchand  of  the  Follies  Bergeres 
is  now  in  correspondence  with  the  Count, 
her  husband,  for  her  debut  in  Paris  next 
fall.  She  is  young,  beautiful,  and  has  no 
end  of  talent.  She  will  certainly  create  a 
sensation." 

In  stil!  another  room  I  discovered  that 
its  many  closets  hid  a  wealth  of  valuable 
theatrical  wardrobe,  including  costumes  of 
every  period,  as  well  as  wigs  and  other 
necessary  accoutrements,  while  the  walls 
were  hung  with  mirrors  like  a  huge  dress- 
ing-room. 

"My  teacher  of  make-up  holds  her  classes 
here  twice  a  week,"  said  Mr.  Bell,  pulling 
out  a  drawer  that  displayed  a  goodly  stock  of 
grease  paints,  powders,  crimped  hair,  hares' 
feet  and  powder  puffs.  We  returned  to  the 
office  to  find  a  smartly-dressed  young  woman 
in  whom  I  was  surprised  to  find  an  old 
acquaintance,  a  Southerner  by  birth,  and  a 
Parisenne  by  education,  who,  last  season 
appeared  with  success  in  the  leading  role  of 
Charles  Frohman's  road  production  of  a 
naughty  French  farce. 

"What  in  thunder  are  you  doing  here?"  I 
blurted  out.  "Aren't  you  convinced  that 
Bell  and  all  other  directors  of  dramatic 
schools  are  conspiring  to  crowd  us  out  to 
make  room  for  school  pupils?" 

"Oh,  la,  la,  of  course  not.  There  is  al- 
ways room  for  capable  people.  As  to  schools, 
why  I  am  their  latest  and  most  enthusiastic 
convert.  Do  you  reckon  I've  forgotten  my 
own  start?  I  had  a  jolly  bard  time  of  it  at 
the  beginning  and  had  to  pull  no  end  of 
wires  before  I  was  accepted  as  a  super  with 
one  line,  in  a  production  at  the  Knicker- 
bocker. Imbued  with  the  idea  that  I  was 
an  embryo  Bernhardt,  I  went  to  the  first  re- 
hearsal. I  awoke  by  the  aid  of  the  not  too 
kindly  remarks  of  the  gruff  stage  manager, 
who  remonstrated  with  me  for  making  an 
entrance  from  first  right  entrance  instead  of 
second  entrance  left.    Dieu!  I  had  fancied 


November  25th,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


all  those  letters  you  find  in  manuscripts  were 
but  unmeaning  hieroglyphics.  It  was  a 
whole  year  before  I  was  entrusted  with  :o 
important  a  part  as  'The  carriage  awaits, my 
Lord.'  And  another  two  before  I  was  handed 
the  coveted  ingenue  role;  and  dear  me!  it 
took  a  lavish  display  of  make-up  to  cover 
the  lines  of  worry  and  hard  work."  And  she 
laughed  good-naturedly,  while  I  sought,  in 
vain,  the  traces  of  "worry  and  hard  work." 

"Why,  mon  ami,  only  think  of  it,  these 
children — for  they  are  children  in  the  busi- 
ness— get  more  experience  in  a  twelvemonth 
than  I  got  in  three  years.  I  am  positively 
envious  of  them,  I  am. 

"There  are  heaps,  you  know,"  she  contin- 
ued, "just  whole  heaps  of  people,  who  call 
themselves  professionals,  whom  rature  and 
le  bon  dieu,  endowed  with  talents  to  en- 
able them  to  make  of  themselves  estimable 
cooks  and  maids,  who  rail  against  dramatic 
schools,  because  they  aspire  to  the  position 
of  leads  in  cheap  repertoire  companies  in 
10,  20  and  30-cent  shows;  and  who  are  not 
incapable  of  being  even  back  grounds  artistic 
for  more  clever  and  talented  creatures.  But 
Dieu  de  Dieu,  why  consider  them  and  their 
meaningly  platitudes  on  art  in  the  olddays." 

I  wanted  to  ask  this  sphinx  of  modern 
theatricals  if  she  included  confiding,  tearful 
little  Totlie  amongst  the  latter,  but  my  jovial 
host,  Robert  Bell,  carried  me  off  to  a  near- 
by cafe,  where  I  could  think  of  no  other 
toast  than  "Agent  in  the  wilderness,  dram- 
atic schools  in  "the  wild  and  wooly',  God 
bless  'em." — C/ias.  Morrison,  Comedian  with 
Hoyt's  Contented  Woman. 


Lola  Montez  Ruby 

JB.  HAGGIN,  the  California  mil- 
lionaire, is  very  fond  of  diamonds. 
He  is  said  to  have  some  of  the  finest 
and  rarest  on  this  continent.  Many 
of  them  are  set  in  the  old-fashioned 
round  cluster  style.  His  wife  before 
his  present  one,  had  some  very  valu- 
able rings,  pins,  brooches  and  orna- 
ments, but  she  prized  a  rare  ruby 
more  than  any  of  them.  It  is  said  to 
be  the  finest  ruby  in  America.  Al- 
though a  very  fine  jewel  it  is  prized 
more  for  its  historic  value  than  for  its 
intrinsic  value  as  a  gem.  It  formerly 
belonged  to  Lola  Montez.  When 
Lola  Montez  was  thrown  upon  the 
cold  mercies  of  a  world  that  had  looked 
on  aghast  at  the  extravagance  lavished 
upon  her  by  King  Louis  of  Bavaria 
she  came  to  California  and  took  her 
gems  with  her.  The  ruby  was  offered 
for  sale  when  her  effects  were  brought 
to  the  hammer  more  than  thirty  years 
ago.  It  was  then  sold  for  $1,000  to  a 
speculative  jeweler.  Mrs  Haggin 
secured  it  and  valued  it  at  $10,000. 


The  original  production  of  Mid- 
night in  Chinatown  occurred  at  the 
Chicago  Academy  of  Music,  Oct.  29. 
The  house,  packed  both  matinee  and 
night,  was  almost  duplicated  all  the 
week.  The  play  promises  to  be  a  big 
success  from  the  box-office  point  of 
view,  and  must  have  pleased  the  peo- 
ple, for  there  'was  a  continuous 
advance  sale  It  is  not  a  Chinese 
drama,  but  one  act  is  laid  in  the  Chi- 
nese quarter  of  San  Francisco.  Fine 
scenery  enhances  the  beauty  of  the 
production,  and  a  cast  far  above  the 
average  cleverly  interpret  the  many 
strong  characters. 

Lederer's  Quintonica  will  keep  the  hair 
ealthy. 


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low's  Phiz 

A  STORY  wafted  from  Boston  indi- 
cates  that  Charley  Bigelow,  who 
is  almost  as  handsome  as  Kugene 
Canfield,  is  on  to  his  own  curves. 

Mr.  Bigelow,  who  has  been  play- 
ing a  leading  part  in  Papa's  Wife,  the 
new  French  farce  in  which  Anna  Held 
is  starring,  applied  at  the  box-office 
of  Keith's  Theater  in  Boston,  and 
asked  for  i-eats. 

The  man  in  the  box-office  didn't 
recognize  Mr.  Bigelow,  nor  did  the 
business  manager  of  the  house. 
Somewhat  chagrined,  Mr.  Bigelow 
left  the  lobby  of  the  theater,  but 
returned  presently  bearing  in  triumph 
a  half-sheet  lithograph  on  which  was 
shown  in  half  a  dozen  colors  his  own 
physiognomy.  Cyrano  nose  and  all. 

"Am  I  that  man  ?"  he  demanded. 

"Indeed  you  are,"  responded  the 
box-office  man.  "Those  kind  of  faces 
don't  come  in  pairs." 

And  Mr.  Bigelow  got  the  best  seat 
to  be  had. 

(Advance  Agents'  War 

IT  is  seldom  that  a  city  outside  of 
*  San  Francisco  in  California  enjoys 
the  unique  spectacle  of  four  theatrical 
advance  agents  struggling  for  suprem- 
acy in  the  shape  of  advertising  their 
respective  attractions.  Yet  such  was 
the  condition  of  affairs  at  the  Los  An- 
geles and  Burbank  Theaters  last  week. 

James  Delcher  of  Brown's  in  Town 
was  fighting  the  opposition,  and  the 
other  three  agents  formed  a  combina- 
tion to  down  him.  But  within  the 
ranks  of  the  Los  Angeles  theater  com- 
bination all  is  not  harmony.  Jules 
Schloss,  representing  A  Breach  of 
Promise,  was  worried  over  the  hustling 
abilities  displayed  by  Fred  Beckmau, 
ahead  of  In  Old  Kentucky,  and  his 
chum,  Fitzgerald  Murphy,  who  was 
booming  the  interests  of  Mathews  and 
Bulger's  By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves  Com- 
pany that  appeared  at  the  Los  An- 
geles theater  the  latter  part  of  the 
week . 

Schloss  decided  upon  a  Napoleonic 
coup  by  engaging  a  band  to  parade 
the  down  town  streets  in  the  interests 
of  his  attraction.  Murphy  and  Beck- 
man,  his  rivals,  decided  to  go  him  one 
better.  They  hit  upon  a  clever  idea. 
They  would  bribe  the  leader  of  the 
band  to  play  She  Was  Bred  in  Old 
Kentucky  and  By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves. 
The  band  turned  out  in  the  afternoon 
and  imagine  Schloss'  amazement  to 
find  his  hired  band  play  airs  that  were 
advertising  his  rivals.  However,  he 
accepted  the  matter  gracefully  and  the 
last  scene  of  the  comedy  was  erracted 
in  Bob  Kern's,  where  several  cold 
bottles  were  opened. 


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Alas,  how  soon  the  hcurs  are  over 

Counted  us  out  to  play  the  lover! 

And  how  much  narrower  is  the  stage 

Allotted  us  to  play  the  sage! 

But  when  we  play  the  fool,  how  wide 

The  theater  expands!  beside, 

How  long  the  audience  sits  before  us! 

How  many  prompters!  what  a  chorus! 

—  IVa Her  Savage  Landor. 

Considering  the  number  of  players 
who  are  taking  advantage  of  the  law, 
Through  Bankruptcy  as  the  title  of  a 
play  might  claim  some  notable  names 
in  its  acting  company. 

¥  ¥ 

The  latest  thing  theatrical  is  a 
portable  playhouse — not  a  tent,  but  a 
real  theater  made  of  wood  and  papier 
mache.  This  papier  mache  idea 
somewhat  suggests  the  paper  house 
that  has  often  been  met  with  in  theat- 
rical history. 

Among  the  fictional  and  historical 
characters  now  impersonated  in  current 
plays  this  year  in  the  United  .States 
are  Barbara  Freitchie,  Sydney  Carton, 
Becky  Sharp,  Napoleon,  The  Empress 
Josephine,  Robespierre,  Phil.  Sheri- 
dan, Stonewall  Jackson,  U'Artagnan, 
Richelieu  and  Louis  XIII. 

Francis  Wilson,  in  recently  ad- 
mitting that  his  earlier  stage  work  was 
done  in  connection  with  a  minstrel 
company,  spoke  in  very  high  terms  of 
that  branch  of  the  amusement  profes- 
sion, incidentally  referring  to  an  epi- 
sode that  happened  during  the  tour  of 
the  all-star  cast  of  The  Rivals.  Some 
one  in  the  company  reflected  dispar- 
agingly upon  a  member  of  a  minstrel 
organization.  Old  Mrs.  Drew  imme- 
diately resented  the  sneer,  and  said 
that  those  who  used  burnt  cork  were 


as  good  as  those  who  wore  grease 
paint.  She  appealed  to  Mr.  Jefferson, 
who  remarked  that  he  would  have  no 
objections  to  his  daughter  marrying 
a  minstrel  provided  she  loved  him, 
and  then  he  added  that  he  himself 
used  to  black  up, and  knew  that  Edwin 
Booth  used  to  play  the  banjo  in  the 
olden  times.  Then  Crane  remembered 
when  he  was  a  middle  man  in  a  min- 
strel show,  and  Nat  Goodwin  referred 
to  the  time  when  he  also  did  an  act  in 
burnt  cork. 

The  restoration  of  the  permanent 
stock  company  is  being  extensively 
discussed,  and  to  some  extent  put  in 
practice  in  England,  where  it  had 
even  more  effectually  died  out  than  in 
this  country.  Various  reasons  are 
given  for  this  change  of  policy,  one  of 
the  most  important  of  which  is  that 
the  stage  there  is  not  at  present  float- 
ing on  the  very  highest  wave  of  good 
fortune.  This  new  departure  may  do 
something  toward  reviving  lost  in- 
terest. 

Mr.  Mansfield,  in  his  artistic  con- 
scientiousness, recalls  the  actor  who 
insisted  when  he  played  Othello,  in 
blacking  himself  all  over.  It  is  said 
one  reason  that  there  are  so  few  good 
portraits  of  Mr.  M.  in  character  is  that 
he  refuses  always  to  make  up  in  the 
daylight.  He  believes  in  adhering  to 
the  light  in  which  he  moves  as  a  char- 
acter. If  he  made  up  in  daylight  he 
would  mix  the  color  and  tone  the 
quality  of  his  paints,  and  the  portrait 
effect  would  not  be  what  he  would 
wish  it. 

¥  ¥ 

The  pleasant  story  that  is  told  by 
the  theatrical  business  in  this  city  is 
repeated  throughout  the  country. 
From  all  sections  come  reports  of 
phenomenal  times  for  the  player  folks. 
It  was  expected  that  the  general  trade 
revival  which  the  nation  has  been 
undergoing  for  some  time  would 
naturally  reflect  upon  amusement 
interests,  but  hardly  in  the  eminently 
satisfactory  degree  that  has  been  the 
case.  Of  course  in  effect  this  means 
that  as  between  listening  to  calamity 
howlers  and  a  chance  to  go  to  a  show 
our  people  can  be  depended  on  to  do 
the  latter  every  time. 

*  ¥ 

Excepting  in  the  case  of  those 
undertakings  supported  by  the  better- 
known  managers  of  the  country,  and 
which  are  usually  associated  with  their 
names,  even  the  majority  of  actors  in 
various  traveling  companies  may  not 
be  aware  of  the  party  or  parties  re- 
sponsible for  the  financial  backing  of 
the  organization.  These,  says  an 
authority  on  the  subject,  are  found  in 
the  most  unexpected  places.  One  who 
recently  backed  a  theatrical  organiza- 
tion to  the  extent  of  a  good  many 
more  thousands  of  dollars  than  he 
intended  to  do  was  a  wholesale  grocer 
in  a  town  of  this  State,  and  the  last 
man  in  the  world  who  would  presum- 
ably be   interested  in  such  matters. 


Another  was  the  editor  of  a  semi- 
religious  and  metaphysical  weekly, 
who  had  made  a  fortune  out  of  that 
and  lost  part  of  it  in  theatrical  specu- 
lation. The  backer  is  generally 
known  to  the  manager,  and  possibly 
to  one  or  two  of  the  conspicuous 
actors,  especially  if  his  interest  in  any 
one  of  them  has  had  its  influence  in 
leading  him  to  risk  his  money.  But 
to  most  of  the  actors  he  is  known 
vaguely,  probably  by  a  name  not  his 
own,  and  the  extent  of  his  responsi- 
bility is  never  determined  accurately. 

The  Ticket  Speculators'  Association 
of  New  York  city,  says  one  of  the 
dramatic  papers  of  that  city,  declare 
that  they  will  have  a  bill  introduced 
at  the  next  session  of  the  Legislature 
that  will  require  the  licensing  of  all 
ticket  speculators,  who  must  be  resi- 
dents of  the  city,  and  will  increase  the 
license  fee  to  $200,  with  $100  for  re- 
newals. The  present  fee  is  $50,  with 
$25  for  renewals.  The  reason  for  this 
action,  it  is  said,  is  that  a  numl)er  of 
speculators  from  Chicago,  Boston  aud 
Philadelphia  swooped  down  upon  the 
city  just  before  the  sale  of  seats  for  the 
Irving  engagement  opened.  These 
"outsiders"  obtained  licenses  and  se- 
cured any  number  of  choice  seats, 
which  they  peddled  in  a  way  which 
caused  much  annoyance  to  the  New 
York  speculators,  who  contend  that 
they  always  conduct  their  business  "in 
a  gentlemanly  way." 

The  advice  to  lawyers  to  the  effect 
that  when  they  have  a  bad  case  they 
should  pitch  into  the  opposing  lawyer, 
has  a  kind  of  a  warrant  in  the  practice 
of  writers  on  theatrical  subjects  who, 
when  they  can't  talk  about  anything 
else,  seemingly  consider  it  always  safe 
to  fall  back  upon  the  present  day  de- 
pravity of  some  sections  of  the  Amer- 
ican stage.  As  a  boy  riding  a  rock- 
ing-horse is  apt  to  think  motion  in  his 
case  is  really  progress,  these  pen- 
wielders  evidently  imagine  because 
they  work  off  violent  word  spasms, 
controlled  as  leading  spirits  by  compar- 
atively unfamiliar  adjectives,  they  are 
accomplishing  wonders  for  civilization 
and  morality.  Of  course  it  all  results 
ultimately  in  the  managers  continuing 
to  produce  what  the  people  go  to  see, 
and  whptever  remedy  there  may  be 
for  undesirable  play  tendencies  lies  in 
the  hands  of  the  amusement  seekers, 
and  not  in  a  weakling  attempt  to  rival 
Mrs.  Partington's  sweeping  back  the 
Atlantic  with  a  pencil  for  a  broom. 

¥  ¥ 

The  theatrical  managers  who  main- 
tain that  the  pursuit  of  high  art  in 
their  profession  means  bankruptcy 
will  rejoice  to  hear  that  the  Theater 
Fraucaiseis  in  pecuniary  difficulties, 
and  may  have  to  close  its  doors  for 
awhile.  The  value  of  the  membership 
shares  has  fallen  by  one-half  since  last 
year,  when  already  it  had  sadly 
dwindled.  There  seems  to  be  a  possi- 
bility that  M.  Claretie  may  be  forced 


to  resign  his  directorship.  He  is 
charged  .with  being  over-exacting  in 
his  choice  of  plays  and  over-liberal  in 
his  treatment  of  the  younger  per- 
formers. His  critics  sigh  for  the  good 
old  times  of  M.  Perrin,  who  grudged 
even  a  living  wage  to  beginners,  while 
compelling  them  to  pay  for  their  costly 
costumes,  and  who,  by  this  and  similar 
means,  always  contrived  to  have  a 
good  dividend  for  the  societaires.  Of 
course,  the  famous  house  is  not  suffer- 
ing on  account  of  M.  Claretie's  culti- 
vated taste. The  trouble  is  that  it  is  now 
experiencingthe  ill  effects  of  the  narrow 
and  cheese-paring  policy  of  M.  Perrin, 
which  prevented  the  Francais  from 
maintaining  all  its  old  superiority  over 
rival  houses  and  alienated  public  favor. 
It  is  reported  that  many  of  the  best- 
known  performers, including  Le  Bargy, 
Truffler,  Mine.  Bartet  and  Martha 
Brandes,  are  about  to  retire.  No  doubt 
these  losses  will  be  serious,  but  an  in- 
fusion of  new  blood  may  lie  very  bene- 
ficial.— .A/.  Y.  Post. 

¥  ¥ 

PERSONAL 

Edwin  Mayo,  son  of  the  old  favor- 
ite, Frank  Mayo,  is  heading  Westward 
with  Puddin'  Head  Wilson.  He  is 
proving  a  worthy  son  of  a  worthy  sire. 

Another  Californian  to  the  front. 
Cecilia  Keesing,  under  the  name  of 
Cecil  Hardy,  is  singing  Wagnerian 
opera  in  New  York  with  the  Castle 
Square  Company  and  making  a  big 
success  of  it. 

Bert  Van  Cleve,  says  the  Orego- 
nian,\&  a  great  hit  in  Oregon,  and  a 
valued  member  of  the  Electrician  Com- 
pany. His  specialty  work  with  Miss 
Blanche  Le  Mar,  who  sings  the  coon 
song,  You  Ain't  One  Two  Three,  is 
one  of  the  hits  of  the  performance. 

Eleanora  Duse,  the  famous 
actress,  is  in  Vienna  seriously  ill  with 
inflammation  of  the  lungs.  Should 
she  recover,  her  physicians  say  that 
she  would  not  be  able  to  appear  on  the 
stage  again  for  a  long  time.  Her 
condition  is  pronounced  critical,  and 
the  chances  are  against  her  recovery. 

Mrs.  Maud  Berry  Fisher  of 
Fresno,  sister  of  Clarence  Berry,  the 
Klondike  King,  has  become  a  member 
of  the  Castle  Square  Opera  Company, 
which  has  entered  on  the  second  year 
of  English  opera,  or  opera  in  Eng- 
lish, rather,  at  the  American  Theater, 
New  York,  and  l>een  very  successful  at 
popular  prices. 

During  the  engagement  of  Freder- 
ick Warde  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clar- 
ence Brune  at  the  Columbia  Theater, 
there  will  be  produced  a  new  and 
original  comedy  romance  from  the  pen 
of  Espy  Williams,  entitled  Fortune's 
Fool.  The  play  was  first  brought  out 
in  Denver  and  met  with  marked  suc- 
cess. The  part  assumed  by  Mr. 
Warde  is  that  of  Cecco,  a  court  jester. 
Mr.  Brune  will  play  the  Duke  of 
Milan  and  his  charming  wife,  Minnie 
Tittell  Brune,  the  heroine,  Nina  di 
Borgie. 


Of  a  Personal  Nature 

It  is  stated  that  Helen  Henry  will 
leave  the  Alcazar  this  week. 

Frederick  Warde  in  a  lengthy 
repertoire  is  to  follow  Shenandoah  at 
the  Columbia  Theater. 

The  rumor  is  current  that  Harry 
Girard  will  be  the  Tivoli's  new  bari- 
tone. He  is  now  on  a  concert  tour  of 
the  State. 

Robert  Elliott,  one  of  the  clever- 
est of  our  young  actors,  will  be  seen 
in  the  leading  role  of  Shenandoah  at 
the  Columbia  next  week. 

Billy  HvxES,as  clever  a  monologue 
artist  as  there  is  on  the  stage,  is  with 
the  Kidder  Concert  Company  on  a  two 
weeks'  tour  of  the  interior. 

Henry  Miller's  business  in  New 
York  with  The  Only  Way  is  said  to 
have  been  almost  double  the  amount 
ever  done  by  that  star  in  the  metrop- 
olis. 

John  Drew  is  playing  to  the  capa- 
city of  the  Empire  Theater,  New  York, 
at  every  performance.  His  production 
of  The  Tyranny  of  Tears,  is  said  to  be 
extremely  fine. 

Miss  Virginia  Drew,  who  ap- 
peared with  Lewis  Morrison  in  Fred- 
erick the  Great  as  the  Queen,  is  to 
give  a  dramatic  reading  in  this  city  in 
the  near  future. 

Nat  Goodwin  and  Maxine  Elliott 
are  to  be  here  shortly  after  the  New 
Year.  They  will  appear  in  The  Cow- 
boy and  the  Lady,  An  American  Citi- 
zen and  Nathan  Hale. 

Mrs.  Duval-Mack,  one  of  our 
prominent  stage  instructors,  has,  ow- 
ing to  the  severe  illness  of  a  relative, 
been  unable  to  attend  her  classes.  In 
a  few  weeks  she  hopes  to  be  at  work 
again. 

Charlotte  Winnette,  who  plays 
the  part  of  Alaytha  Layson  in  In  Old 
Kentucky  at  the  New  Alhambra  is 
new  to  San  Francisco.  She  created 
the  part  in  the  original  production  of 
In  Old  Kentucky  at  the  Academy  of 
Music.  Boston,  and  this  year  was  se- 
cured especially  for  the  Pacific  Coast 
tour. 


Scene  from  Act  III 
Jacob  Lilt's  Revival  of 

SHENANDOAH 
at  the  Columbia  Theater 


Miss  Laura  Crews  will  re-join  the 
Alcazar  Stock  Company  the  week 
after  next. 

Jessie  Bartlett  Davis  has  de- 
cided to  defer  her  starring  tour  until 
next  season. 

Frank  Opperman  is  a  new  and 
clever  character  addition  to  the  Alca- 
zar Stock  Company. 

Announcement  has  been  made  of 
the  marriage  of  Florence  Ziegfeld,  Jr., 
and  Anna  Held,  in  Paris,  France,  two 
years  ago. 

Alice  Nielsen  may  be  heard  in 
Massenet's  latest  opera,  Cendrillon, 
next  season.  Manager  Perley  is  con- 
sidering the  purchase  of  the  American 
rights  to  the  opera. 

Lydia  Yeamans  Titus  recently 
played  a  very  successful  engagement 
in  Dublin,  and  her  Celticisms  and 
baby  songs  made  a  distinct  hit  with 
the  critical  Dublinites. 

Thomas  Q.  Seabkookk  will  re- 
appear as  a  star  on  Nov.  30,  when  he 
will  open  in  Albany  in  Who  Killed 
Cock  Robin,  a  farce-comedy  by  J. 
Cheever  Goodwin  and  Louis  Harrison. 

Laura  Crews  has  given  two  weeks 
notice  to  Harry  Corson  Clarke,  as  she 
prefers  to  remain  in  this  city.  Rumor 
has  it  that  she  has  signed  with  the 
Alcazar  and  will  make  her  first  appear- 
ance about  December  10th. 

THE  Mirror  says:  "Grace  How- 
ard, a  young  actress  noted  for  her 
beauty,  and  until  recently  a  member 
of  the  Alcazar  Stock  Company,  San 
Francisco,  has  joined  the  company 
playing  A  Breach  of  Promise." 

W.  L.  Cuktin  is  another  young 
San  Francisco  actor  lo  be  called  Bast 
for  work  in  a  first-class  production. 
He  is  to  recite  a  part  in  the  new 
comedy,  A  Battle  Scarred  Hero.  Mr. 
Curtin  was  born  in  this  city  in  1877. 

A.  G.  Dju.amatkk,  manager  of  the 
Amy  Lee  Company,  is  to  abandon 
repertoire  and  organize  a  company  for 
the  production  of  A  Determined 
Woman  in  which  Miss  Lee  will  star. 
The  tour  will  begin  at  Toledo,  Ohio, 
Nov.  30. 


Herbert  Kidder  is  negotiating 
with  Ernma  Nevada  to  direct  her 
coast  tour. 

Eugenie  Wellington  has  suc- 
ceeded John  Grieves  in  the  manage- 
ment of  the  Bijou  Theater  in  Wash- 
ington. 

Charles  Wyngate,  once  of  the 
Frawley  forces,  has  been  engaged  for 
a  part  in  David  Belasco's  Naughty 
Anthony. 

Wallace  Shaw,  who  was  one  of 
last  season's  valued  members  of  the 
Alcazar  Stock  Company,  is  with  the 
Frawley  Company. 

Fred  Russell,  the  man  who  looks 
like  Mansfield,  is  playing  with  Sothern 
this  season.  His  wife,  Minna  Terry, 
is  also  in  New  York. 

Joe  Rosenthal  has  reason  to  be 
proud  of  last  week's  work.  He  billed 
the  town  for  In  Old  Kentucky  as  it  has 
not  been  billed  for  a  long .  time. 
Market  street  looked  like  a  picture 
gallery. 

STEWART  Allkn,  who  has  been 
managing  the  Vallejo  Theater  for  the 
past  six  months,  has  returned  to  the 
city  to  accept  an  engagement  with  My 
Friend  from  India.  He  still  retains 
his  interest  in  the  theater,  however, 
and  all  companies  having  bookings 
with  him  will  fill  dates  as  previously 
arranged. 

Chas.  W.  King  left  the  cast  of  My 
Friend  from  India  last  Sunday  night 
and  the  part  of  Jennings  is  played  this 
week  by  Denny  Mullen,  who  takes  the 
same  character  with  L.  R.  Stock  well's 
company  on  the  road.  It  is  rumored 
that  Mr.  King  will  join  the  Dewey 
Stock  Company  of  Oakland.  He  is  a 
clever  actor. 

LORBNA  A'l'woon,  a  California  girl 
who  was  for  nearly  three  years  lead- 
ing woman  in  Morosco's  Stock  Com- 
pany, is  winning  fresh  laurels  in  the 
South  this  season.  A  Galveston  paper 
thus  speaks  of  her  work  with  Lewis 
Morrison:  "The  sweetest  character 
in  all  the  play  was  Miss  Atwood  as 
Amalia,  the  King's  sister."  In  every 
town  Miss  Atwood  has  received  much 
approbation  for  her  acting. 


5 


Edith  Haul,  has  given  Thall  ami 
Kennedy  the  customary  two  weeks' 
notice,  and  at  the  expiration  of  that 
time  she  will  leave  the  part  of  Robv 
in  Yon  Yonson  to  other  hands.  Her 
successor  has  not  yet  been  named. 
It  is  now  believed  that  there  is  much 
truth  in  the  rumor  that  she  is  to  wed 
Capitalist  McCarthy. 

Pkktty  Blsa  Ryan,  who  so  cleverly 
portrays  the  part  of  Madge  in  In  Old 
Kentucky,  now  being  presented  at  the 
New  Alhambra.  is  a  New  Yorker  by 
birth,  but  she  renders  the  difficult 
Kentucky  dialect  as  if  to  the  manner 
born.  Miss  Ryan,  when  she  was 
studying  for  the  part  spent  several 
months  in  the  Kentucky  mountains 
last  year  in  order  to  perfect  herself  in 
this  accent. 

Two  bright  San  Franciscans  who 
are  making  their  way  rapidly  in  the 
theatrical  world  are  Miss  Ola  Hum- 
phrey of  May  Irwin's  Company  and 
Mr.  Orral  Humphrey,  playing  leading 
juvenile  with  Joe  Murphy.  Miss 
Humphrey  played  lead  in  Frohman's 
Girl  I  Left  Behind  Me  last  season  and 
the  year  before  was  with  Walker 
Whiteside.  Both  are  the  children  of 
T.  M.  Humphrey,  manager  of  C.  F. 
Weber  &  Co.  of  this  city. 

Side  Lights 

The  Alcazar  will  give  a  special 
Thanksgiving  matinee  Thursday, 
November  30th. 

The  Alcazar's  holiday  production 
will  be  The  Octoroon,  with  a  colored 
quartet  and  fifty  negroes  on  the  stage. 

Lawrence  Hanley  was  adjudged  a 
bankrupt  in  St.  Louis  last  week,  with 
liabilities  of  $2,062,  and  assets  of  $690 
claimed  as  exempt. 

Jacob  Litt's  special  train  carrying 
the  Shenandoah  is  scheduled  to  arrive 
Monday  morning.  Eight  cars  are 
utilized  to  transport  the  production. 

Mother  Earth,  Francis  Power's  new 
Mexican  tragedy,  will  be  produced  for 
the  first  time  on  any  stage  at  the 
Alcazar  Theater  the  week  of  Dec.  4th. 

Rosa  Elliot,  a  performer  with  Wal- 
lace's Circus,  fell  from  a  trapeze  at 
Yaldosta,  Ga.,  recently,  and  died  the 
following  day  at  Dothan,  Ga.,  from 
her  injuries. 

Among  the  numerous  features  to 
the  production  of  Francis  Power's 
Mother  Earth,  which  will  be  given  at 
the  Alcazar  the  week  of  Dec.  4th,  will 
be  a  special  double  orchestra.  The 
second  orchestra  will  be  under  the 
direction  of  Prof.  Brueguire,  the  well- 
known  society  man  of  t his  place. 

Actors'  benefit 

IT  has  always  been  the  custom  for 
actors  to  give  their  services  for 
charity,  and  now  for  the  first  time  in 
this  city  the  actors'  charity  fund  is  to 
be  established  through  the  courtesy 
and  energy  ol  the  associated  managers. 
The  association  has  appointed  the  fol- 
lowing as  an  entertainment  committee 
to  handle  the  affair:  John  Morrisey, 
Mark  Thall,  Walter  Morosco,  and 
S.  H.  Fried  lander.  The  committee 
has  appointed  Phillip  Hastings  as  press 
agent  and  he  is  asking  the  press  and 
public  to  aid  the  benefit.  The  per- 
formance will  be  given  at  the  Orpheuin 
on  Thursday  afternoon,  Dec.  14.  The 
following  theaters  will  be  represented: 
Columbia,  California,  Grand,  Alcazar, 
Tivoli,  Chutes,  Alhambra  and  Or- 
pheum. 


November  25th,  1899 


AT  THE 

bOCALi  THEATERS 


New  c/llhambra 

IN  Old  Kentucky  seems  to  have  lost 
none  of  its  interest,  and  the  hun- 
dreds who  have  never  seen  it  and  the 
thousands  who  have,  but  who  like  it 
well  enough  to  go  again,  are  nocking 
to  the  Alhambra  this  week,  and  will 
no  doubt  do  likewise  next  week.  The 
piece  seems  better  staged  than  on  any 
of  its  many  former  appearances  in  this 
city.  And  the  people,  too,  are  un- 
usually good,  especially  so  were  Elsa 
Ryan  as  Madge,  and  Charlotte  Winnett 
as  Alathia.  Geo.  R.  Caine  made  a 
good  v:llain.  Frank  Dayton's  work 
as  a  worthy  son  of  old  Kentucky  and 
Madge's  lover  was  commendable, 
though  he  and  H.  B.  Bradley  and 
Miss  Ryan  do  not  put  enough  force 
and  agitation  into  their  discovery  of 
the  shooting  of  the  villain  by  Joe 
Lorey  (Pierce  Kingsley).  A  killing 
scene  even  in  Kentucky  causes  some 
excitement, yet  the  colonel  and  the  hero 
looked  no  more  stirred  up  than  if  they 
had  just  taken  a  drink.  Charles 
French  was  a  good  colored  character. 
But  the  hit  of  the  show  was  the  Pick- 
inniny  Band  and  the  specialties 
introduced  by  its  members.  There 
were  some  really  clever  exhibitions  of 
buck  and  soft-shoe  dancing  and  baton 
twirling  by  the  colored  boys.  The 
piece  will  run  all  next  week,  and  it 
merits  a  big  patronage. 

Grand  Opera  House 

THE  Morosco  revival  of  Rice's  bril- 
liant and  interesting  spectacle, 
Evangeline,  that  eight  or  ten  years  ago 
was  pursuing  its  scintillating  and  con- 
quering course  over  the  country  with 
such  a  galaxy  of  beauty  and  talent  as 
Fay  Templeton,  Louise  Montague, 
Geo.  S.  Knight  and  James  Moffitt,  has 
been  altogether  a  most  successful  pro- 
duction, calling  forth  large  audiences 
nightly.  The  piece  is  really  hand- 
somely staged,  costuming  and  scenerv 
forming  rarely  beautiful  stage  pictures, 
and  the  cast  has  been  very  happily 
placed.  Wm.  Wolff,  in  the  character 
of  Le  Blanc,  finds  an  opportunity  for 
the  best  comic  impersonation  he  has 
given  here  It  was  rather  broad  at 
times,  but  always  ludicrous.  Arthur 
Wooley,  as  Capt.  Diedrich,  was  good 
as  the  eccentric  captain  of  the  Queen's 
own,  but  his  German  dialect  and  his 
mirthful  ebullitions  have  on  other  occa- 
sions been  more  spontaneously  funny. 
Winifred  Goff,  in  short  skirts  and 
rotund  waist,  was  a  ludicrously  kit- 
tenish Catherine,  and  gave  to  the  part 
a  very  acceptable  burlesque  character. 
Fred  Cooper,  an  erstwhile  manager, 
specially  engaged  to  do  the  part  of  the 
lone  fisherman,  gave  a  pleasing  ex- 
hibition of  pantomime.  Edith  Mason 
is  exactly  suited  for  such  characters 
as  Evangeline,  and  her  songs  were,  as 
usual,  extremely  well  received,  notably 


her  spinning  wheel  song.  The  more 
one  sees  and  hears  Miss  Mason,  the 
more  one  is  impressed  with  the  purity 
of  her  voice  and  the  extraordinary 
facility  and  ease  with  which  she  uses 
it.  Hattie  Belle  Ladd,  sparkling  and 
effervescent,  genial  of  face  and  stun- 
ning of  figure,  was  Gabriel,  and  as 
always  was  very  popular.  It  was  the 
first  time  she  had  ever  played  the  part, 
but  it  seemed  as  if  she  had  known  it 
of  old.  Joe  Weston  and  Joe  Clark 
were  the  legs  of  the  dancing  heifer, 
and  Georgie  Cooper  was  fetching  as  a 
dashing  young  blade.  Nace  Bonville 
was  King  Booriboria,  with  an  Irish 
brogue  of  emerald  hue,  and  A.  E. 
Arnold  stuttered  through  the  part  of 
Hans  Wagner  to  the  great  gratification 
and  amusement  of  the  audience. 
Thomas  Persse  was  not  cast,  but  in 
act  second  sang  several  pleasing  Irish 
songs.  And  to  mention  a  brilliant 
feature  of  the  show  is  to  refer  to  the 
marches  arranged  by  Stage  Director 
Jones  and  executed  by  a  most  engag- 
ing collection  of  shapely  and  handsome 
girls.  As  a  neighbor  said  with  convinc- 
ing reiteration,  "that's  good — one  of 
the  finest  things  in  the  show,"  and  so 
a  great  many  others  seemed  to  think. 


The  Alcazar 

My  Friend  from  India  finishes 
its  two  weeks'  run  of  hilarity  at 
this  popular  theater  this  evening, 
having  been  one  of  the  most  successful 
productions  to  the  credit  of  the  com- 
pany. L.  R.  Stockwell's  fun  has  been 
as  unrestrained  as  during  the  first 
week,  and  the  rest  of  the  clever  com- 
pany have  entered  into  the  spirit  of 
the  fun  with  great  zest.  The  play 
finishes  .Sunday  night. 


The  Tftoli 


AVERY  appreciative  though  small 
audience  greeted  the  pretty  ballad 
opera  of  Maritana  at  the  Tivoli  Mon- 
day. The  familiar  music  was  thor- 
oughly enjoyable  as  given  by  the 
comic  opera  company.  Miss  Ada 
Palmer- Walker  in  the  roleof  Maritana 
gave  good  expression  to  the  melodious 
music  of  the  Gypsy  maid.  She  sang 
sweetly  and  her  solo  in  the  first  act 
was  especially  well  rendered,  and  her 
duo  with  Wm.  Schuster,  Don  Jose  de 
Santarem  in  the  same  act  was  well 
worth  hearing.  The  Angelus  Chorus 
in  this  act  was  well  received  and  the 
crescendo  and  fortisimo  passages  were 
rendered  with  more  than  ordinary 
feeling  and  expression,  and  was  really 
one  of  the  gems  of  the  evening.  Miss 
Charlotte  Beckwith  made  a  very  pretty 
boy  as  Lazarillo,  she  is  growing  in 
popularity  with  the  Tivoli  patrons, 
her  grace  and  beauty,  accompanied 
by  a  sweet  voice  and  evident  desire  to 
do  well  her  part,  will  place  her  among 
the  stars  ere  long.    Wm.  Schuster 


scored  a  hit  in  the  solo  In  Happier 
Days,  in  the  second  act,  being  re- 
called. The  trio,  Miss  Beckwith, 
Schuster  and  Greene  in  the  second  act 
was  well  rendered  and  called  for  an 
encore.  Tom  Greene  was  the  dash- 
ing, rollicking  Don  Ceasar  de  Bazan 
to  the  life,  and  his  beautiful  tenor  was 
never  heard  to  better  advantage.  His 
solo  in  the  third  act  was  given  with 
such  life  and  beauty  as  to  call  for  its 
repetition.  The  chorus  in  this  act  did 
capital  work.  In  the  fourth  act,  Miss 
Ada  Palmer- Walker's  solo,  Scenes 
that  are  Brightest,  was  received  with  a 
well  merited  burst  of  applause,  and 
her  duo  with  Charlotte  Beckwith, 
Sainted  Mother,  was  beautifully  given 
and  brought  down  the  house,  their 
voices  blending  in  a  harmonious  per- 
fection that  was  simply  irresistable, 
and  the  l>est  bit  of  acting  and  singing 
of  the  evening.  Mr.  Phil  Branson  as 
Marquis  de  Montefiori,  filled  the  part 
with  his  usual  skill  and  good  address. 
Miss  Christine  Stockmeyer  as  the 
Marchioness  was  exceptionally  good 
her  conscientious  work  and  earnest 
application  has  long  made  her  a  favor- 
ite at  the  Tivoli  and  her  friends  are 
glad  to  see  her  merit  rewarded.  Tues- 
day the  Grand  Opera  Company  gave 
Othello,  with  Miss  Lichter,  Avedano 
and  S.ilassa  in  the  cast,  and  it  goes 
without  saying  that  it  was  well  done. 
Thursday,  Ernani,  Saturday,  Caval- 
leria  Rusticana  and  Pagliacci. 


The  California 

Only  in  one  or  two  instances  has 
Manager  S.  H.  Friedlander  been 
fooled  in  booking  inferior  companies 
for  the  California  Theater  since  he 
took  hold  of  the  property.  His  shrewd 
judgment  in  presenting  first-class  pro- 
ductions has  been  heartily  recognized 
and  supported  by  the  public,  and  his 
success  places  him  among  the  leading 
managers  of  the  country.  This  week 
he  gave  one  of  the  best  shows  of  the 
season.  It  was  Yon  Yonson,  the 
company  managed  by  Thall  and 
Kennedy.  An  unusually  clever  com- 
pany it  is,  too.  Arthur  Donaldson 
as  Yon  has  a  part  that  he  never  should 
forsake,  not  even  for  opera,  for  of  all 
the  Yons  of  recent  years,  he  is  the 
best.  He  reminds  one  of  poor  Gus 
Heege,  the  original,  so  natural  is  his 
Swedish  dialect  and  so  droll  his  acting. 
Donaldson  was  once  at  the  Tivoli 
Opera  House,  and  while  he  was  ad- 
mired by  many,  he  could  never  have 
hoped  in  opera  to  equal  his  succe-sas 
Yon.  He  is  unquestionably  the  best 
Swedish  character  actor  on  the  stage. 
Another  San  Franciscan  and  a  Tivoli 
favorite  in  the  cast  is  Miss  Edith  Hall, 
who  plays  the  boy's  part  of  Roby. 
There  never  yet  has  been  a  sensible 
excuse  for  putting  a  woman  in  a  boy's 
clothes  in  a  part  of  this  character,  and 
the  piece  could  be  strengthened  ma- 


terially by  giving  the  lines  to  some 
clever  young  man  who  knows  some- 
thing of  the  comic  in  the  actor's  art. 
Of  course,  that  would  have  no  room  in 
Yon  Yonson  for  Miss  Hall,  but  the 
public  could  certainly  appreciate  her 
beauty  and  talent  in  some  play  of  a 
lighter  vein  where  she  could  be  given 
an  opportunity  to  sing  something  be- 
side "In  Dear  Old  London."  But  it 
is  due  Miss  Hall  that  it  be  said  that 
she  gets  all  out  of  the  part  there  is  in 
it — for  a  woman.  She  is  remarkably 
clever,  and  her  work  never  fails  to 
create  laughter  and  interest.  The 
next  creditable  feature  in  the  play  is 
the  lumberman's  quartet,  certainly 
the  best  instrumental  imitators  to  come 
over  the  Pike  in  many  moons.  As 
the  circus  bill  would  say,  this  act 
alone  is  worth  double  the  price  of  ad- 
mission. The  Irish  landlady,  Miss 
Annie  Mack  Berlein,  is  unusually 
clever  for  such  a  role.  Her  dialect, 
like  Donaldson's,  smacks  loudly  of 
the  real  thing.  She  wears  an  emerald- 
colored  gown  whose  gorgeousness  and 
greenness  would  drive  a  parrot  to 
drink.  Grace  Hazard,  the  book 
agent,  introduces  a  specialty  that  per- 
mits a  recall,  that  in  turn  permits  of 
an  opportunity  to  exhibit  a  very 
pretty  little  figure.  She'll  do.  E. 
Gay  Spangler  is  the  villain,  and  he 
does  it  naturally  to  say  the  least. 
Others  in  the  cast  are  Edward  Mack, 
Clinton  Maynard,  E.  H.  Bendor,  Sid- 
ney Craven,  Harry  Hubbard,  and 
Beatrice  Norman.  Miss  Norman  de- 
serves especial  mention  for  her  good 
work.  As  usual,  a  first-class  musical 
program  was  rendered  by  Noah 
Brandt's  orchestra. 


BIG  OPENING. 

A  Cheerful  Liar  Company  opened 
last  Saturday  night  at  Redwood  City 
to  a  fine  house,  that  received  play  and 
players  very  enthusiastically.  The 
Company  is  booked  solid  for  the  next 
six  weeks  and  the  prospects  for  busi- 
ness are  very  bright. 

A  BRIGHT  WEEKLY 

Town  Talk,  under  the  clever  hand- 
ling of  Bonnet  and  Smith,  is  attracting 
much  attention  these  days.  It  is  full 
of  good  reading  matter,  penned  in 
snappy,  vigorous  language  that  shows 
its  editor  has  backbone  and  origi- 
nality. 

REMAINS  WITH  CLARKE. 

The  report  that  Ida  Banning  is  to 
leave  Harry  Corson  Clarke  is  un- 
founded, as  the  following  will  show: 

Sacramento,  Nov.  22. — Editor  Dra- 
maticRevi  e\v: — Have  no  intention  of  leav- 
ing Harry  Corson  Clarke;  am  perfectly  sat- 
isfied. Ida  Gertrude  Banning. 


Read  the  Dramatic  Review. 


November  25th,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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THE  CALIFORNIA. 


The  ever  popular  Frawley  Company 
has  reserved  its  strongest  attraction 
for  its  return  engagement  at  this  thea- 
ter, which  commences  on  next  Sun- 
day night,  November  26,  this  being 
the  English  melodrama,  The  Sporting 
Duchess,  produced  by  Sir  Augustus 
Harris  in  London  a  few  seasons  ago, 
and  subsequently  brought  to  this 
country,  where  its  English  success  was 
duplicated. 

Two  of  the  prominent  points  in  its 
action  happen:  the  one  at  Tattersall's, 
the  great  auction  mart  for  horses,  the 
other  at  the  Derby  race  which  closes 
the  play.  It  is  said  that  The  Sport- 
ing Duchess  has  many  of  the  charac- 
teristics of  an  English  woman  who  ran 
a  stable  in  England  under  the  name 
of  Mr.  Milner. 

The  elaborate  staging  of  the  play  in 
the  East  will  be  closely  followed  by 
the  Frawley  Company  and  a  stable  of 
some  several  educated  horses  will  be 
introduced  in  the  action.  During  the 
scene  at  Tattersall's  an  opportunity 
will  be  given  to  exhibit  a  number  of 
the  trained  horses  in  tricks  that  dis- 
play almost  human  instinct.  All  of 
the  horses  will  also  appear  in  the  great 
racing  scene. 

On  account  of  the  length  of  the  per- 
formance the  curtain  will  rise  during 
the  next  two  weeks  at  8  o'clock  in  the 
evening,  the  matinees  will  begin  at  2 
o'clock. 


THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 

In  Old  Kentucky  has  made  a  big 
hit  at  the  New  Albambra  Theater  and 
the  "standing  room  only"  sign  has 
been  displayed  every  night  this  week. 
The  popular  piece  has  another  week 
to  run.  the  advance  sale  for  which  is 
already  very  large.  The  elaborate 
staging  of  the  play,  together  with  the 
\ery  realistic  arrangement  of  every 
detail  all  so  true  to  Kentucky  life,  has 
caused  no  end  of  favorable  comment. 
The  production  was  never  better  pre- 
sented in  San  Francisco  than  it  is  on 
the  big  stage  of  the  New  Alhambra, 
and  the  company  is  the  strongest  that 
has  ever  been  seen  in  the  piece.  Elsa 
Ryan,  as  Madge,  portrays  Kentucky 
life  in  a  manner  that  defies  imitation. 
One  of  the  attractions  of  In  Old  Ken- 
tucky are  the  spectacular  effects.  The 
wildness  of  the  Kentucky  mountains 
is  admirably  shown  in  the  first  act  and 
the  twilight  scene  with  the  light  from 
Madge's  lonely  little  cottage  shining 
forth  from  far  up  on  the  mountain 
side  is  startlingly  realistic.  The  sec- 
ond act  shows  a  barnyard  scene  in 
which  the  small  army  of  pickaninnies 
swarm  over  everything.  For  twenty 
minutes  the  audience  is  kept  in  a  per- 
fect roar  of  laughter  over  the  antics  of 
these  colored  youngsters.  The  Wang- 
doodle  Brass  Band  is  seen  in  this  act 
together  with  the  marvelous  staff 
twirling  of  the  two  drum-majors.  The 
crowning  effect  is  produced  in  the 
third  act,  when  six  Kentucky  thor- 
oughbreds dash  across  the  stage  at  full 
speed.  It  is  not  generally  known 
that  the  New  Alhambra  is  one  of  the 
largest  theaters  in  San  Francisco. 
The  New  Alhambra  will  seat  over 
2000  people  and  the  exits  are  so  ar- 
ranged that  the  big   house   can  be 


emptied  inside  of  three  minutes. 
There  are  seven  exits  on  the  main 
floor  and  four  from  the  gallery. 


THE  COLUMBIA 

Probably  the  greatest  spectacular 
war  drama  extant  today  is  that  popu- 
lar play  by  Bronson  Howard,  Shenan- 
doah, which  comes  to  the  Columbia 
Theater  next  Monday  night. 

Not  only  is  every  touching  and 
tender  and  patriotic  element  of  the 
original  play  preserved,  but  thereto 
are  added  the  magnificent  features  of 
splendor  and  power  which  distin- 
guished the  realities  of  actual  warfare. 
The  dramatic  element  is  in  the  hands 
of  a  company  of  great  strength,  while 
the  spectacular  element  is  carried  out 
by  specially  prepared  scenery,  200 
auxiliaries,  artillery,  infantry  and 
cavalry,  [mounted]  and  50  horses. 
The  mimicry  of  actual  warfare  has 
never  been  depicted  with  such  elabo- 
rate adhesion  to  the  realism  of  the 
battlefield,  and  those  who  enjoy  stir- 
ring incidents,  as  well  as  those  who 
delight  in  a  study  of  stage  realism, 
will  find  ample  pleasure  and  profit  in 
this  sumptuous  production. 

The  beauties  of  the  play  of  Shenan- 
doah are  too  well  known  to  make  it 
necessary  to  say  more  than  its  charm 
and  beauty,  and  the  tender  sentiment 
which  transfuses  it,  are  all  preserved 
intact.  The  influence  upon  the  play 
proper  has  been  one  of  addition,  for  to 
its  original  properties  of  value,  have 
been  added  the  glories  of  magnificent 
settings.  This  splendid  revival  Man- 
ager Litt  selected  to  inaugurate  his 
career  as  manager  of  the  Broadway 
Theater,  New  York,  and  for  fifty 
nights  lastSping  the  same  great  crowd 
of  Gothamites,  who  had  seen  the  play 
years  ago,  again  assembled  to  cheer  its 
many  thrilling  features. 

The  cast  includes:  Robert  Elliott, 
W.  A.  Whitcar,  Louis  Hendricks, 
George  A.  Wright,  Otis  Turner,  J. 
B.  Cooper,  Joseph  Slaytor,  Harry 
Keenan.Mart  E.Heisey,  Albert  White- 
head. Estella  Dale,  Alice  Neal,  Julia 
Batchelder,  Alice  Riker,  Florence 
Stover  and  others. 

THE  ALCAZAR  THEATER 

There  remains  put  three  more  per- 
formances of  My  Friend  From  India 
at  the  Alcazar.  The  piece  has  done  a 
banner  business,  and  never  has  been 
seen  so  admirably  presented  as  it  is 
this  week.  There  will  be  the  usual 
matinee  .Sunday,  and  Sunday  evening 
the  play  will  close  to  be  followed  by 
that  capital  satire  of  false  religious 
sentiment,  entitled  Saints  and  .Sinners. 
It  has  been  some  time  since  this  play 
has  been  seen  in  this  city,  and  the  last 
time  was  by  the  old  Alcazar  company. 
The  piece  has  been  before  the  public 
for  a  number  of  years,  and  at  one  time 
was  considered  the  best  play  in  tha 
famous  Palmer  Company's  repertoire. 
Not  a  few  of  our  theater-goers  have 
still  a  recollection  of  the  interesting 
and  pathetic  tale  which  frames  itself 
out  of  an  escapade  in  the  life  of  pretty 
Letty  Fletcher,  the  daughter  of  a 
prominent  village  clergyman,  who 
runs  away  with  her  soldier  lover, 
though  he  wouldn't  wed  her.  The 
father   pursues  the  runaway  couple 


and  brings  the  poor  girl  home  but  all 
society,  and  church  as  well  stamps  the 
brand  of  shame  upon  the  girl,  and  she 
is  isolated  from  those  who  were  once 
her  friends.  Trials  and  tribulations 
multiply  until  another,  a  man  noble 
and  true, seeks  her  acquaintance  which 
ripens  into  love  and  the  happy  closing 
of  the  chapter  of  sorrow  finds  Litty 
the  promised  wife  of  Ralph  Kingsmali, 
and  those  who  at  one  time  were  cold 
to  her  presence  comes  forward  and 
welcomes  the  transgressor  back  to  the 
flock.  Saints  and  Sinners  will  be 
strongly  cast  and  beautifully  mounted. 
Thanksgiving  Day  a  special  matinee 
will  be  given.  Francis  Powers'  Mex- 
ican tragedy,  Mother  Earth,  will 
follow. 

THE  ORPHEUM. 

The  Orpheum  management  has 
never  stopped  at  any  expense  in  the 
matter  of  securing  good  attractions 
for  its  patrons.  As  the  result,  every 
artist  of  big  fame  in  the  vaudeville 
world  has  at  one  time  or  another, 
when  in  the  zenith  of  his  or  her  fame, 
appeared  at  the  O'Farrell  street  house. 
The  greatest  artist  in  the  vaudeville 
world  to-day  is  Camille  D'Arville,  and 
the  Orpheum  management  has  se- 
cured this  great  particular  star  for  the 
headliner  of  the  new  bill.  Camille 
D'Arville  is  known  to  San  Franciscans 
as  the  sweet-voiced  soprano  who 
made  the  Bostonians  famous.  She 
turned  her  back  on  opera  a  few 
months  ago.  In  vaudeville  she  was 
a  great  and  immediate  success,  and  to 
hear  her  in  some  of  her  greatest  songs 
at  the  Orpheum  next  week  will  be 
the  privilege  of  the  people  of  San 
Francisco.  A.  D.  Robbins,  who  is  on 
the  new  bill,  is  one  of  the  cleverest 
trick  bicyclists  in  the  country.  Pete 
Baker  is  a  Dutch  dialect  artist  with  an 
international  reputation.  His  songs, 
recitations  and  yodling  are  inimitable, 
and  he  is  bound  to  please.  The  hold- 
overs are:  Cora  Stuart  and  Company, 
little  Mignon,  Rice  and  Elmer,  Lucie 
Werdier  and  the  biograph.  Matinee 
Wednesday,  Saturday  and  Sunday. 


THE  GRAND 

Rice's  Evangeline  is  packing  the 
auditorium  nightly  and  <;reat  is  the 
enthusiasm  manifested.  Charles  H. 
Jones'  laiest  invention,  The  March  of 
Patriotic  Colors,  completely  puts  in 
shade  anything  of  the  kind  that  has 
preceded  it,  and  the  eye  is  delighted 
throuhhout  by  the  vision  of  an  extra- 
ordinary number  of  beautiful  girls. 
Mason  is  a  winning  Hvangeline, 
Hattie  Belle  Ladd  a  dainty  Gabriel, 
Winfred  Goff  a  revelation  as  Cather- 
ine and  Wolfl  and  Wooley  are  irresist- 
ibly humorous  in  their  roles.  Thomas 
H.  Persse  is  loudly  and  persistently 
encored  for  several  Irish  songs. 
Evangeline  will  run  all  next  week  and 
will  be  given  an  extra  matinee  Thurs- 
day next,  Thanksgiving  Day.  The 
management  is  preparing  a  superb  re- 
vival of  the  popular  comic  opera  His 
Majesty,  the  libretto  of  which  is  by 
Peter  Robertson,  the  well  known  dra- 
matic critic  of  the  Chronicle,  and  the 
score  by  Dr.  H.  J.  Stewart,  the  com- 
poser of  Tha  Conspirators. 

THE  TIVOLI 


The  long  season  of  grand  and  Eng- 
lish opera  at  the  Tivoli  Opera  House 
will  terminate  with  the  performance 
tonight  of  the  famous  double  bill,  Cav- 
alleria  and  Pagliacci,  and  tomorrow, 
Sunday  night,  Salassa  and  Avcdano 
will  bid  farewell    in  Verdi's  great 


triumph,  Aida.  Next  week,  the  comic 
opera  of  Lecocq,  The  Hoolah  or  The 
Pretty  Persian,  will  be  presented  for 
the  entire  week  and  Saturday  matinee. 
This  charming  opera  is  filled  with 
dainty  and  catchy  music,  and  no  work 
of  its  class  has  so  many  opportunities 
for  fast  and  furious  fun.  Based  as  the 
Hoolah  is,  on  a  plot  similar  to  many 
to  be  found  in  the  immortal  Arabian 
Nights,  it  appeals  to  old  and  young. 
The  cast  of  The  Hoolah  will  be  an  ex- 
ceptional one,  including  Ada  Palmer- 
Walker,  Julie  Cotte, Caroline  Knowles. 
and  Eloise  Mortimer,  a  well  known 
and  clever  singer  and  actress,  who 
makes  her  first  appearance  at  the  Tiv- 
oli. Alt.  C.  Wheelan,  Tom  Greene, 
Phil  Branson,  Arthur  Mesmer  and 
William  Schuster  have  roles  to  por- 
tray, which  will  show  them  at  their 
best.  On  Thanksgiving  night  the 
students  ot  Stanford  University  will 
attend  the  performance  in  a  body,  and 
many  merry  quibs  and  new  songs  will 
be  introduced  in  honor  of  the  fresh- 
men and  their  companions. 


I  ATTENTION 

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We  have  just  received 
a  large  consignment  of 
the  popular 

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Theatrical  Trunks  • 

The  strongest  and  most 
convenient  trunks  made 


Traveling 
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of  all  kinds 


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One  of  the  grandest 
displays  of  Holiday 
Merchandise  in  America 

The  big  store's  Annual  Doll  Show 
Include*  11  Japanese  Tea  Garden—, 
night  In  Venice- the  sidewalk,  ol 
San  FrancUco — Watching  the  trans- 
ports from  Telegraph  Mill -"Taking 
Tea  with  Mama"— The  Lawn  Party 
and  many  other  enchanting  tableaux 
for  little  folks.  The  big  mechanical 
circus  from  Paris,  has  eleven  life-like 
moving  figures  and  the  band  plays 
real  circus  music.  Marvelous  me- 
ih.inical  toys  —  electric  railroads, 
canal,  etc.,  Santa  Claus'  Daily  Recep- 
tions. 


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November  25th,  1899 


Eastern  Ttoings 

and  Comments 

NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence 

New  York,  Nov.  19.  —  Mrae.  Emma 
Nevada,  the  California  song-bird,  made  her 
re-appearance  in  this  city  last  Sunday  night 
at  the  Metropolitan  Opera  House  after  an 
absence  in  Europe  of  nearly  fourteen  years. 
In  that  length  of  time  her  flexible  and 
finely-cultivated  colorature  soprano  voice 
has  become  a  little  more  skillful,  if  that 
were  possible,  but  in  breadth  and  volume 
has  not  improved.  The  Metropolitan  Opera 
House  is  a  large  place  to  fill,  especially  for 
one  who  possesses  the  quality  of  voice  which 
Nevada  has,  but  nevertheless  it  seemed  at 
times  that  the  voice  was  weaker  than  when 
she  was  here  last.  Her  voice,  never  a  large 
one,  seemed  thinner  than  ever.  It  had 
neither  the  breadth  of  Sembrich's  nor  the 
extraordinary  brilliancy  of  some  other  great 
artists.  But  it  ought  to  be  a  treat  to  hear 
her.  Her  execution  is  so  far  superior  to 
that  of  some  of  Patti's  successors  that  she 
will  never  lack  for  auditors.  She  sings 
again  this  evening,  and  afterward  will  make 
a  tour  of  the  United  States.  One  of  the 
most  interested  spectators  at  the  brilliant 
gathering  which  welcomed  Mme,  Nevada 
home  last  Sunday  night  was  her  fourteen- 
year-old  daughter,  Mignon,  who  is  like  her 
English  father  in  appearance,  and  is  stout 
and  rosy  with  blonde  curls.  Let  us  hope 
that  she  will  inherit  her  mother's  art  and 
develop  into  a  good-sized  woman  with  a 
fine  big  voice,  for  her  mother  isn't  bigger 
than  a  pint  of  cider,  and  has  a  voice  in  pro- 
portion to  her  size. 

* 

*  * 

Anna  Held  made  her  appearance  last 
week  in  Harry  B.  Smith  and  Reginald  De 
Koven's  musical  farce,  Papa's  Wife.  Fcr 
once  Miss  Held  had  to  leave  out  all  sug- 
gestive action  from  her  songs,  and  it  begins 
to  look  as  though  she  had  some  capacity  to 
trade  upon  except  the  risque  work  which 
made  her  so  well  known  in  the  music  halls. 
Charles  Bigelow  is  her  principal  comedian. 
Papa's  Wife  succeeded  A  Stranger  in  a 
Strange  Land  at  the  Manhattan  Theater. 
Smith  has  built  up  an  interesting  story  from 
two  French  plays,  and  DeKoven  has  written 
some  music  which  appears  to  be  catchy. 
Whether  it  will  catch  on  is  something  the 
composer  would  give  a  good  deal  to  know, 
but  which  time  alone  can  decide. 

*  * 

Eric  Hope,  the  Earl  of  Yarmouth,  made 
his  bow  as  a  real  actor  last  week  at  the 
Madison  Square  Theater  in  Make  Way  Eor 
the  Ladies.  The  play  itself  is  merely  one  of 
those  funny  French  mother-in-law  pieces, 
built  by  Maurice  Hennequin.  The  real 
comedians  in  the  play  are  May  Robson  and 
E.  M.  Holland.  Although  Eric  Hope  was 
not  down  on  the  program  as  the  Earl, 
everybody  knew  all  about  it,  because  for  two 
or  three  weeks  the  press  agent  had  been 
busy  telling  how  the  Earl  would  not  permit 
his  name  to  go  on  the  program  except  as 
plain  Eric  Hope.  Eric  Hope  is  between  hay 
and  grass.  He  is  a  clever  amateur  who,  if 
it  had  not  been  for  his  title,  would  merely 
have  been  cast  for  less  important  parts  until 
he  learned  more  about  the  stage.  Never- 
theless he  was  not  bad.  The  fact  that  Mr. 
Frohman  has  a  real  live  Earl  in  his  cast  will 
not  be  hidden  under  a  bushel. 

# 

*  * 

Admiral  Dewey  and  his  wife  had  to  go  be- 
hind the  scenes  last  Monday  night  because 
when  they  were  recognized  in  a  box  after 
the  play  they  could  not  get  out  the  front 
way  on  account  of  the  crowds.  The  Admiral 
declared  that  it  was  his  first  appearance  on 
the  stage  and  Mrs.  Dewey  said  that  it  was 
also  her  first  appearance.    Bacon  said  that 


some  men  were  born  great  and  some  had 
greatness  thrust  upon  them.  Had  there  not 
been  a  battle  at  Manila,  Admiral  Dewey 
might  never  have  been  thrust  upon  the 
stage. 

*  * 

Mrs.  Fiske  in  Becky  Sharpe  at  the  Fifth 
Avenue  Theater  is  playing  to  such  good 
houses  that  she  will  not  relinquish  that 
theater  until  forced  to  later  by  the  prior  con- 
tract with  The  Three  Little  Lambs.  Nor 
will  Mrs.  Fiske  be  able  to  get  to  California 
this  season.  Her  time  has  all  been  booked 
closely  at  home.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the 
Pacific  Coast  will  be  accommodated  early 
next  season  by  this  talented  actress  in  a 
portrayal  of  one  of  Thackery'smost  interest- 
ing characters.  With  all  her  badness  there 
was  much  good  and  certainly  great  ingen- 
uity and  humor  in  Becky  Sharpe.  Mrs. 
Fiske  has  the  skill  to  bring  out  the  best  and 
most  interesting  phases  of  her  life  without 
making  the  play  a  bit  more  suggestive  than 
is  absolutely  necessary  to  truthfully  depict 
the  character.  Her  company  is  so  capable 
in  general  that  one  hardly  notices  Maurice 
Barrvmore  and  Augustus  Cook  as  actors  of 
particular  prominence. 

* 

*  * 

The  tenth  week  of  John  Drew  in  Haddon 
Chambers'  comedy,  The  Tyranny  of  Tears, 
at  Charles  Frohman's  Empire  Theater,  saw 
no  diminution  in  attendance,  and  the  suc- 
cess of  the  play  is  likely  to  exceed  even  that 
of  The  Little  Minister,  which  was  the  star 
attraction  at  that  theater  last  season.  Miss 
Isabelle  Irving  and  Miss  Ida  Conquest  share 
the  honors  with  John  Drew.  The  Tyranny 
of  Tears  is  something  which  every  young 
married  pair  should  see.  Those  youug  who 
do  not  shed  crocodile  tears  as  readily  as 
did  Mrs.  Parbury,  will  no  doubt  appreciate 
the  play  intensely.  The  Tyranny  of  Tears 
is  a  sermon  in  disguise,  a  sugar  coated  lec- 
ture on  the  early  struggles  of  married  folk. 
It  is  worth  a  dozen  Sunday  sermons  because 
it  is  so  cleverly  illustrated  that  it  cannot 
fail  to  interest  everybody  who  is  fortunate 
enough  to  hear  it. 

» 
»  * 

Julia  Marlowe,  who  went  conditionally  to 
the  Criterion  early  in  the  season  in  Clyde 
Fitch's  new  play,  Barbara  Frietchie,  is  no 
longer  an  experiment  as  a  money  maker. 
She  will  not  only  eat  her  Thanksgiving 
turkey  here  but  she  will  hang  up  her  stock- 
ing for  Christmas  in  her  New  York 
home.  Of  course  the  Criterion  is  a 
small  theater  and  that  may  account 
for  its  being  nightly  crowded,  but 
nevertheless  seats  are  being  sold  now  for  the 
holidays.  The  size  of  some  of  the  New  York 
theaters  frequently  surprise  some  San  Fran- 
ciscans who  have  been  in  the  habit  of  seeing 
only  such  spacious  auditoriums  as  exist  in 
that  city.  But  many  of  our  very  best  thea- 
ters here  are  only  half  as  large  as  the  Col- 
umbia or  the  California.  The  small  theater 
has  a  double  advantage  iu  the  way  of  mak- 
ing a  good  play  successful;  everybody  who 
is  inside  can  see  and  hear  to  advantage,  and 
those  who  are  turned  away  have  actual 
proof  that  the  play  is  popular.  In  Miss 
Marlowe's  case  the  large  numbers  which 
have  been  turned  away  have  caused  Charles 
Frohman  many  regrets  that  he  did  not  se- 
cure for  her  a  large  theater. 

*  * 

Zangwill's  play,  The  Children  of  the 
Ghetto,  will  close  at  the  Herald  Square 
Theater  next  Saturday  night  after  a  prosper- 
ous run,  in  spite  of  adverse  criticism  which 
was  passed  upon  the  play  by  the  local  critics 
aixl  by  some  of  the  orthodox  Jews.  The  en- 
tire American  production  will  be  taken  to 
London.  This  is  certainly  a  feather  in  the 
cap  of  James  A.  Hearne  who  staged  the  play 
for  the  author.  When  I  say  that  Zangwill's 
play  had  a  prosperous  run  I  don't  mean  to 
say  that  it  scored  an  unqualified  success. 
More  time  could  have  been  secured  in  this 


city,  but  not  much  more  time  could  have 
been  profitably  employed.  But  I  am  still  of 
the  opinion  that  the  adverse  criticism,  both 
of  the  local  critics  and  the  rabbis  of  some  of 
the  local  synagogues,  tended  to  lengthen 
rather  than  shorten  the  stay  of  The  Children 
of  the  Ghetto.  It  was  au  interesting,  but 
not  a  great  play,  and  it  did  not  deserve  the 
abuse  it  received. 

# 

*  * 

The  fifteenth  annual  horse  show  was  last 
week  getting  its  share  of  patronage.  Good 
horses  are  so  plentiful  in  California  that  a 
horse  show  there  never  seems  to  rivet  the 
attention  of  the  people  like  it  does  here.  If 
the  automobiles  continue  to  make  such  in- 
roads upon  the  domain  of  the  horse  it  will 
not  be  long  before  some  shrewd  theatrical 
manager  or  circus  man  will  begin  to  exhibit 
rare  specimens  of  the  horse  as  observed  in 
the  19th  century.  Rob  Roy. 

DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  November  15. — The  Tabor,  Ly- 
ceum and  Denver  Theaters  opened  Sunday, 
the  nth,  to  capacity.  Hoyt's  A  Black 
Sheep  is  at  the  Tabor,  featuring  Bill  Devere, 
who,  by  the  way,  is  the  whole  show.  The 
supporting  company  is  not  as  strong  as 
when  the  play  was  last  seen  here,  about  four 
years  ago.  Bartley  Campbell's  White  Slave 
follows  next  week. 

The  bill  last  week  at  the  Lyceum  was  the 
strongest  we  have  had  since  this  cosy  little 
house  was  opened.  Manager  Mays  seems  to 
understand  what  the  Denverites  want  in  the 
vaudeville  line,  and  is  giving  it  to  them. 
Hallen  and  Fuller  made  a  big  hit  in  their 
pretty  little  sketch  Her  Hero.  The  Bright 
Brothers  are  two  of  the  cleverest  acrobats 
ever  seen  iu  Denver.  Marie  Heath  was 
artistic,  as  she  always  is;  but  I  think  it 
would  be  well  if  this  little  lady  would  secure 
something  new  in  the  way  of  songs.  The 
balance  of  the  bill  was  up  to  the  standard. 
Hallen  and  Fuller,  and  the  Bright  Bros, 
have  been  retained  for  another  week. 

At  the  Denver  last  week  we  had  Miles 
McCarthy  in  Dear  Hearts  of  Ireland,  the 
first  Irish  drama  that  we  have  had  here  for 
some  time.  The  piece  opened  to  a  packed 
house  and  drew  well  the  rest  of  the  week. 
It  was  followed  by  Vanity  Fair,  which 
opened  to  a  full  house  at  the  Sunday  mati- 
nee; and  S.  R.  O.  at  night. 

The  Broadway  opened  Monday  night 
with  Litt's  big  production  of  Shenandoah. 
It  was  well  received  by  a  good-sized  audience. 
The  battle  scene  aroused  the  greatest  enthu- 
siasm. Mr.  Robert  Elliot's  fine  appearance 
and  excellent  acting  added  much  to  the 
performance;  while  Miss  Estelle  Dale 
deserves  special  mention  for  her  good  work. 

Next  week  we  have  Frederick  Warde, 
supported  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brune  in  the 
following  repertoire:  The  Lion's  Mouth, 
Virginius,  The  Merchant  of  Venice,  Romeo 
and  Juliet  and  Richard  III. 

Mr.  Peter  McCourt,  manager  of  the 
Broadway  and  Tabor  Grand  Theater,  is 
elated  over  the  prospects  of  the  season's 
business.  The  attendance  at  both  theaters 
has  been  far  better  than  at  any  time  for 
several  years. 

I  am  informed  upon  reliable  authority 
that  Walter  Clarke  Bellows  has  taken  a 
lease  on  Manhattan  Beach,  one  of  Denver's 
summer  resorts.  Mr.  Bellows  is  well  liked 
in  this  city,  and  under  his  management  the 
Beach  should  be  a  great  success. 

The  students  of  the  Broadway  Dramatic 
School  appeared  to  advantage  in  three  one- 
act  plays  (Nov.  3)  namely:  Editha's  Burg- 
lar, Freezing  a  Mother-in-law,  and  Petticoat 
Perfidy.  Bob  Bei.i.. 

MINNEAPOLIS 

Special  Correspondence. 
Minneapolis,  Minn.,  Nov.  12.— Jeff  de 
Angelis  and  his  company  of  comedians  held 
the  boards  at  the  Metropolitan  in  this  city 
for  the  last  half  of  last  week,  presenting  The 


Jolly  Musketeers.  The  patronage  accorded 
the  genial  comedian  was  large,  and  the  wel- 
come he  received  attested  his  great  popular- 
ity. Hubert  Wilke,  formerly  with  the  Dor- 
othy Morton  Opera  Company,  is  now  in  the 
cast,  taking  the  place  formerly  filled  by 
RiMinsalaer  Van  Wheeler.  The  performance 
was  very  good.  For  the  present  week,  the 
time  will  be  divided  between  Primrose  and 
West's  Minstrels,  and  the  Neill  stock  com- 
pany iu  Captain  Lettarblair. 

Black  Patti  and  her  colored  comedians 
played  the  past  week  at  the  Bijou  to  a  big 
business.  The  dusky  prima  donna  is  justly 
popular  in  this  city,  a  number  of  social 
functions  having  been  given  in  her  honor. 
Kelley's  Kids  is  on  for  the  present  week. 

Minneapolis  lays  claim  to  another  aspir- 
ant for  dramatic  honors  and  emoluments  in 
the  person  of  W.  G.  O'Brien,  formerly  a 
newspaperman  in  this  city.  Mr.  O'Brien 
has  written  an  historical  drama  entitled 
Benedict  Arnold,  which  will  have  its  initial 
presentation  on  the  stage  of  the  Metropoli- 
tan iu  the  course  of  a  couple  of  weeks.  Mr. 
O'Brien  is  a  facile  writer  and  his  letters 
written  from  abroad  last  winter  to  the  Jour- 
nal were  marked  by  a  quaint  humor  and 
literary  finish  that  augur  well  for  the  success 
of  his  play. 

The  annual  benefit  of  the  Minneapolis 
Press  Club  was  held  in  the  Lyceum  Theater 
last  Thursday  afternoon  and  was  a  conspic- 
uous success.  The  program  was  presented 
by  the  members  of  the  theatrical  organiza- 
tions now  playing  in  the  twin  cities,  and  a 
handsome  sum  was  netted  to  the  club — 
enough  to  keep  it  going  for  another  year  at 
least.  After  the  evening  perfoimances  the 
participants  in  the  program  were  entertained 
at  the  rooms  of  the  Press  Club  with  a  smoker 
and  a  general  good  time.       E.  B.  Smith. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence. 

St.  Louis,  Nov.  13.— Manager  Short  of 
the  Century  and  the  Olympic  Theaters  offers 
for  the  approbation  of  the  St.  Louis  theater 
patrons  two  new  productions  this  week: 
Robert  Mantell,  in  The  Dagger  and  the 
Cross,  and  Olga  Nethersole  in  Sapho.  Mr. 
Mantell's  new  effort  is  from  the  pen  of  W. 
A.  Tremayne,  and  the  period  of  the  story  is 
far  enough  iu  the  past  to  permit  that  pic- 
turesque costuming  and  those  quaint  meth- 
ods of  act  and  speech  that  are  inseparable 
from  a  Mantell  production.  The  star  imper- 
sonates Roubillae,  an  Italian  painter,  who 
found  himself  in  London  during  a  great 
plague.  The  production  is  worthy  of  merit, 
and  the  play  is  very  melodramatic. 

Miss  Nethersole's  conception  of  Sapho  is 
very  Frenchy.  Of  course,  Daudet  pictured 
her  in  her  class,  the  half-world,  but  Clyde 
Fitch's  dramatization  relegates  her  below 
the  red-light  firmament.  Fanny  Legrand 
(Miss  Nethersole's  role)  is  a  creature  of  that 
sphere,  and  her  conception  is  of  course 
magnificent.  Sapho  is  unquestionably  the 
best  thing  Miss  Nethersole  has  ever 
attempted,  though  morally,  The  Degener- 
ates, The  Conquerers,  and  The  Second  Mrs. 
Tauguarey  are  biblical  stories  in  comparison 
to  Sapho.  Miss  Nethersole  is  assisted  by 
John  Glendinning,  Hamilton  Reville,  Fred 
Thome,  Miss  Alexes  Leighton,  Miss  Nellie 
Thome,  and  Myram  Colier. 

We  have  a  new  D'Artagnan  this  week  at 
the  Grand  Opera  House  in  Harry  Glazier. 
He  is  neither  an  O'Neill  nor  a  Sothern,  but 
gives  a  clear  and  conscientious  performance 
of  Dumas'  hero.  The  supporting  company 
includes  Warren  F.  Hill,  John  P.  Barrett, 
Mathew  McGinness,  Lawrence  Underwood, 
Thomas  B.  Findlay,  L.  C.  Iugrahm,  George 
Denton,  Vaile  de  Vernon,  Blanch  Stoddard 
and  Maud  Durand. 

Managers  Middleton  and  Tate  of  the 
Columbia  have  an  excellent  vaudeville  bill 
headed  by  Helen  Mora,  she  of  the  phenom- 
enal barritone  voice,  and  Arthur  Dunn  and 
Clara  Bell  Jerome,  Al.  Leach  and  the  three 
Rosebuds,    Willard     Sims     and  Jennie 


November  25th,  1899 


Graham,  the  Sisters  Rouay,  the  Three 
Fortuni  Bros  ,  Salette's  monkeys,  and 
Jordan  and  Welsh. 

Manager  Gunipertz  of"  Hopkins'  re- 
tains The  Girl  with  the  Auburn 
Hair  as  the  vaudeville  feature  this 
week.  The  young  woman's  act  is  a 
decided  novelty  in  vaudeville,  singing 
church  hymns  in  a  scene  set  as  a  choir  loft, 
as  she  does.  Al  Blauchard  is  singing  new- 
songs,  and  Stephens  &  Taylor,  and  Tille's 
Marionettes  fill  in  the  waits  between  The 
Great  Diamond  Robbery,  which  is  being 
creditably  done  by  the  Hopkins  Stock  Com- 
pany. 

Tony  Denier's  old-time  success,  The  Rise 
and  Fall  of  Humpty  Dumpty,  is  being  re- 
vived this  week  at  Havlin's.  The  principals 
are  Eddie  McDonald,  Miss  Mae  Redmund 
and  Miss  Lee  Hobbs. 

Vanity  Fair, refurbished  and  brightened, is 
pleasing  the  patrons  of  Manager  Jim  Butler 
at  the  Standard.  A  burlesque  on  the  Paris 
Exposition  is  the  medium  to  show  the 
strength  of  the  burlesquers,  who  include 
Katie  Rooney,  Harris  and  Fields,  Rio 
Brothers,  Annie  Little,  Bonnie  Goodwin, 
and  Williams  and  Stone. 

The  Castle  Square  Opera  Company  has 
been  a  magnificent  success  both  from  an 
artistic  as  well  as  a  financial  standpoint. 
This  week  this  clever  coterie  of  lyric  artists 
are  singing  II  Trovatore,  with  Miss  Adelaide 
Norwood  as  Leonora  and  Joe  Sheehan  as 
Manrico.  Proprietor  Savage  and  Resident 
Manager  Southwell  are  pleased  over  the  en- 
couragement they  have  received  in  St.  Louis 
and  they  will  continue  to  give  the  music 
loving  people  of  this  city  the  best  opera  that 
is  in  the  lyric  market  at  popular  prices. 

Clark  Brown,  who  was  the  press  agent  for 
the  Imperial  Theater  last  season  has  signed 
with  the  Middleton  Theater  Company  to 
promote  publicity  for  the  Grand  and  Colum- 
bia Theaters.  Mr.  Brown  takes  Billy 
Blande's  place,  who  resigned  on  account  of 
ill  health. 

Joseph  Jefferson  will  be  welcomed  by  us 
next  week  Gaty  Pallen. 


Rare  Old  Violins 


COLUMBIA 


HADING 
1  ft  Ml  K 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  Nov.  20.— Fre- 
mont's 777  at  the  Salt  Lake  Theater  Novem- 
ber 13-15,  proved  a  decidedly  inferior  attrac- 
tion, even  at  popular  prices.  The  audiences 
in  attendance  during  the  entire  engagement 
not  much  more  than  made  up  a  one  night's 
average  attendance. 

Shenandoah  comes  to  the  Theater  Novem- 
ber 23-25. 

My  Friend  from  India  was  given  at  the 
Grand  by  a  fair  company  of  players  Novem- 
ber 13-15  and  the  attraction  did  a  good  busi- 
ness. 

The  Rays  in  A  Hot  Old  Time  open  a  two 
nights'  engagement  this  evening. 

John  K.  Hardy. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 
St.  John,  Opera  House,  A.  O.  Sliinner, 
manager.  Calhane's  Minstrels  gave  good 
performance  to  fair  house  on  the  6th; 
Zoescope  pictures  the  7th  to  nth,  embracing 
Dewey  land  parade,  British  troops  embark- 
ing for  South  Africa,  Passion  Play,  Yacht 
Races  and  Fitz-Jeff  "swatting  recital;"  pic- 
tures very  good,  but  machine  did  not  do 
them  justice,  as  it  was  too  shaky. 

OBITUARY 

Washington  Norton,  who  was  a 
prominent  theatrical  manager  twenty - 
five  years  ago,  died  last  week  at  his 
ranch  in  Shasta  county.  Norton  is 
said  to  have  come  to  this  country 
originally  from  Australia  and  was  for- 
merly a  minstrel.  He  had  traveled 
all  over  the  world  in  the  pursuit  of  his 
profession  and  was  one  of  the  best- 
known  men  in  his  line.  He  managed 
Emerson,  famous  as  a  minstrel,  and 


"^fE  have  just  added  to  our 
many  departments  a  de- 
partment of  fine  old  violins.  If 
you  are  interested  in  this  line, 
send  for  our  beautiful,  illustrated 
catalogue  of  these  instruments. 

Our  Fine  Strings 

"^/"E  have  without  doubt  the 
finest  lot  of  Italian  tested 
strings  that  has  ever  been 
brought  to  the  Pacific  Coast,  and 
will  exercise  great  care  in  select- 
ing them  for  our  customers. 


: 


I  Kohler  &  Chase  1 

SAN  FRANCISCO 

x  X 

<2>      Be  Sure  to  Send  for  the  Catalogue  & 

with  Leslie  and  Steele  built  and  for 
some  time  managed  the  Opera  Comi- 
que  Theater  in  London.  He  came  to 
this  State  a  number  of  years  ago  and 
was  formerly  very  well  known  in  San 
Francisco.  Most  of  his  time  has  been 
spent  on  his  ranch,  but  for  a  number 
of  years  he  made  occasional  profes- 
sional appearances.  He  was  buried 
on  Monday  at  Laurel  Hill  Cemetery 
in  the  family  vault. 

John  Stroude  Froude,  for  nearly 
half  a  century  a  stage-carpenter  and  a 
man  who,  in  his  time  came  into  con- 
tact with  all  the  leading  playwrights, 
composers,  singers  and  actors,  died 
Monday  in  this  city.  He  was  a  dis- 
tant relative  of  James  Anthony 
Froude,  the  English  historian,  and 
came  to  this  country  when  a  youth. 
He  knew  Charles  Dickens,  Balfe, 
Adelina  Patti,  Sims  Reeves,  and  had 
little  souvenirs  and  could  tell  anec- 
dotes of  all  of  them.  His  memory  in 
theatrical  matters  was  marvelous,  as 
he  could  remember  whole  casts  of 
plays  performed  thirty  years  ago,  and 
could  recall  with  the  greatest  ease  the 
names  of  plays  in  which  certain  play- 
ers appeared. 

Froude  was  the  first  to  stage  the 
Black  Crook  for  Jarrett  and  Palmer, 
and  worked  with  Richard  Marsden, 
the  scenic  artist,  on  the  production. 
He  came  to  San  Francisco  when  the 
Grand  Opera  House  was  first  opened, 
and  was  chief  stage-carpenter  there 
for  many  years. 

The  deceased  was  nearly  seventy 
years  old,  a  member  of  the  Theatrical. 
Mechanics'  Association  and  an  honor- 
ary member  of  the  Theatrical  Employ- 
ees' Protective  Union.  He  was  buried 
under  the  auspices  of  the  former 
organization.     He  leaves  a  widow. 

Pine  Wines 
and  Delicacies 

For 
Holiday 
Use. 

RATHJEN  BROS. 

GROCERS 

TWO  STORES 

21  Stockton  St.  'Fhone  Main  5522 
3253  Fillmore  St  -Vhone  West  152 


BEGINNING    MONDAY,    NOVEMBER  27TH, 
The  great  end  ol  the  century 
Military  Spectacle 
Jacob  Lilt's  stupendous  revinl  of 


Alcazar  Theater 

Frkd  Bei.asco,  Lessee         Mark  Thall,  Manager 
PHONE  MAIN  2M 

WEEK  Of  NOVEMBER  .'Tih 

MATINEES  SATURDAY  AND  Sl'NDAV 

A  beautiful  presentation  of  Ihe  famous  Madison 
Square  Theater  Success 


SHENANDOAH  Saints .«-  Sinners 


200  PEOPLE  ">0  HORSE* 

IMMENSE  BATTLE  SCENE. 
Prevailing  Prices— $1  00.  75c,  30c,  35c  and  25c. 


California  Theater  Z^r 

House 

RESERVATIONS  BY  'PHONE  MAIN  1731 
RETURN  OH  THE  EVER  POPULAR 

FRAWLEY  COMPANY 

5th  Annual  Engagement 

COM  MEN  ING  ON  SUNDAY  NIGHT,  NOV.  26tb 
Every  Evening  including  Sunday 

STUPENDOUS  PRODUCTION  OF  THE  GREAT 
ENGLISH  RACING  DRAMA 

THE  SPORTING  DUCHESS 

REMEMBER  THE  SPECIAL  THANKSGIVING 
MATINEE 


Popular  Prices—  Evening,  75c,  50c,  25c. 
Matinee,  50c,  25c. 


WIGS 

Made  to  Order 
and  Dressed 

SWITCHES 

16  inches   $1  00  21  inches  Jo  00 

18  "    1  50  24  "    7  00 

20  "    2  00  26  "    8  00 

20  "    2  50  28  "    10  00 

22  "    3  50  28  "    12  00 

22  "    4  50  30  "    15  00 

24  "    4  00 

Very  Fine  Wigs  to  Order,  $20.00 

Look  perfectly  natural. 

HAIR  DRESSING 

25c* 

G.  LEDERER 

123  Stockton  Strtet  Opp-  City  ol  Paris 

MAIL  ORDERS  FILLED. 


Siebe<& 
Green.. 


Bill  Posters 
and  General 
Advertisers. 

Post  for  all  the  Leading  San 
Francisco  Theaters.  Finest 
locations  in  the  city. 


Handsomely  Mounted,  Strongly  Cast  and 
Perfectly  Presented. 
SPECIAL  THANKSGIVING  DAY  MATINEE 
Alcazar  Prices— 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c. 
IN  PREPARATION 

MOTHER  EARTH 


Orphe 


um 


CAMII.I.E  D'ARVILI.E; 
•    A.  D.  ROBBINS:  PETE  MAKER; 
CORA  STUART  &  CO.;  LITTLE  MIGNON; 
RICE  AND  ELMER;  LUCIE  VERDIER; 
BIOGRAPH. 

Reserved  seats.  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats.  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


Tivoli  Opera  House 

CLOSE  OF  THE  GRAND  OPERA  SEASON 

CAVALLERIA  &  PAGLIACCI  To-Night 

AIDA  Sunday  Evening 

Good-Bye  to  Salassa  and  Avedano. 

NEXT  WEEK 
EVfiRY  EVENING  AND  SATURDAY  MATINEE 
The  Greatest  Comic  Opera  of  the  Day. 
I.ecoc(|'s  Charming  Creation 

The  Hoolah 

(The  Pretly  Persian.) 
Mirth,  Melody,  Music,  Fun  and  Laughter. 
THANKSGIVING  NIGHT. 

STANFORD  UNIVERSITY 
Students  will  attend  THE  HOOLAH 
Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents. 
Telephone  for  seats,  BUSH  9. 

GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE 

Telethon!-:  Main  682 

WEEK  OF  MONDAY,  NOVEMBER  27th 
Second  and  Last  Week 
Another  magnificent  victory,  the  whole  city  con- 
quered by  Rice's  Eamous  Extravaganza 

Evangeline 

Don't  Miss  the  March  of  Beautiful  Girls 
Sec  the  Fascinating  Minuet  Danced  by  Bewitching 
Coryphees 

The  Funniest  and  Most  Enjoyable  Entertainment 
in  the  City. 

THURSDAY,  NEXT  THANKSGIVING  DAK 
EXTRA  MATINEE 

IN  PREPARATION 

HIS  MAJESTY 

Music  by  H.  J.  Stewart.  Libretto  by  Peter  Robertson 
Popular  Prices— 50c,  :15c.  25c,  15c  and  10c. 
A  good  reserved  seat  at  Saturday  Matinee,  25  cts. 
Branch  Ticket  office  Emporium. 

New  Alhambra  Theater 

E3lI.1NQB.OC8I  iS:  Mott,  Lessees 
Eddy  and  Jones  Streets.  Telephone  South  770 

(The  People's  Play  House) 

Second  and  Last  Week  Begin ning 
SUNDAY,  NOVEMBER  26TH. 
EXTRA  MATINEE  THURSDAY 

THANKSGIVING  DAY. 

REGULAR  MATINEES  SATURDAY  AND 
SUNDAY. 

"It's  Wonderful  How  Business  Keeps  Up." 
An  Average  of  2.200  People  in  Attendance  Nightly 
mil  at  Many  Koic  Turned  Away.  -"DON'T  MISS 
IT."  Jacob  Lilt's  Ever  Popular 

In  Old  Kentucky 

DON'T  WAIT— SKCIRK  YOUR  SKATS  NOW  I 
I'ricea  — 15c,  2'»c.  lioc,       mid  7."c. 
Mntii.ee— IOC,  '25c,  85c  and  JiOc 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Irawley  Co. 


LO 


November  25th,  1899 


Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES. 

Special  Correspondence. 

Los  Angeles,  Nov.  21.— Competition  for 
the  past  two  weeks  lias  been  very  strong  in 
the  theatrical  line.  The  three  play-houses 
have  been  doing  a  good  business  and  the 
attractions  in  a  musical  way  have  been  well 
patronized.  The  season  is  now  fairly  on, 
and  if  things  keep  up  as  well  as  they  have 
started,  this  will  prove  to  be  a  banner  show 
town,  and  a  prosperous  season. 

Miss  Laura  Burt,  who  has  been  doing 
some  clever  work  at  the  Orpheum  as  a 
female  monologuist,  will  visit  England 
again  next  year.  During  her  stay  at  the 
Orpheum  she  introduced  a  new  coon  song, 
by  Trevathan,  entitled  Won't  You  Come, 
which  made  a  decided  hit  with  the  critics. 
The  song  has  not,  as  yet,  been  published, 
but  will  be  soon. 

Wright  Huntington's  Company  presented 
a  new  sketch,  Tompkins  of  the  Seventh  at 
the  Orpheum  iS  inst.  The  dialogue  and 
situations  of  the  piece  will  have  to  be 
brightened  up  and  changed  considerably 
before  it  will  be  up  to  the  standard  of  A 
Stolen  Kiss.  Mr.  Huntington's  new  coat, 
which  has  caused  such  a  disturbance  and 
no  small  amount  of  speculation,  is  a  dream 
and  is  alone  worth  the  price  of  admission. 

McKee  Rankin  writes  to  Oliver  Morosco 
that  one  of  the  features  of  the  Nance  O'Neil 
engagement  will  be  a  grand  revival  of 
Romeo  and  Juliet. 

The  Krauss  String  Quartette  has  just  com- 
pleted a  short  tour  of  the  surrounding  tow  ns. 
This  musical  organization  is  a  splendid 
company  and  play  a  high-class  of  music. 

The  rehearsals  of  Hayden's  Creation,  to  be 
given  here  28  inst.,  are  progressing  very 
satisfactorily  and  everything  points  to  a 
successful  venture.  This  will  be  one  of  the 
strongest  musical  attractions  of  the  season 
and  should  be  largely  attended. 

Carl  Angeloty,  a  local  musician,  has  just 
published  a  catchy  l.ttle  rag  time  piece 
entitled  Coloied  Dignity. 

The  latest  report  from  the  Lambardi  Opera 
Company,  which  created  such  a  furor  here 
last  spring,  is  that  the  Company  will  resume 
operations,  backed  by  Signora  Collamarini. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theater,  A.  R.  Car- 
riugton's  Greater  America  Company  pre- 
sented the  musical  conceit  A  Full  Dress 
Rehearsal  to  fair  houses  20-21-22.  Popular 
prices  prevailed.  Eugenie  Blair  and  Com- 
pany played  A  Lady  of  Quality  23-24-25,  to 
good  business,  at  the  regulation  prices  of 
this  theater.  Next  week  30  1-2  Why  Smith 
Left  Home  will  hold  the  boards.  There  has 
been  considerable  talk  about  Mr.  Wyatt 
coming  down  to  popular  prices  for  all  at- 
tractions. He  informs  your  correspondent 
that  part  of  the  shows  will  be  at  popular 
prices,  but  not  all. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theater,  Richard  & 
Pringle's  aggregation  of  Georgia  Minstrels 
have  beeu  doing  fair  business.  The  com- 
pany is  not  satisfactory,  and  were  it  not  for 
the  fact  that  the  booking  was  made  before 
Mr.  Morosco  took  the  theater,  they  would 
not  have  had  an  engagement  at  this  theater. 
The  public  understand  that  it  was  not  Mr. 
Morosco's  fault  and  he  will  probably  not 
suffer  in  consequence  of  their  appearance. 
Next  week  Harry  Corson  Clarke  and  Com- 
pany will  show  What  Happened  to  Jones,  and 
from  the  advance  sale  it  appears  that  this 
will  be  a  very  successful  engagement. 

At  the  Orpheum  the  characteristic  good 
bill  is  on  and  Manager  Bronson  is  still  one 
of  the  busiest  men  in  town.  The  advertis- 
ing schemes,  phonographic  records,  re- 
hearsals, benefits,  souvenir  matinees,  and 
many  other  things  that  need  his  attention, 
make  him  a  man  who  surelj-  earns  a  salary. 
The  bill  for  this  week  includes  Jerome  & 


Alexis,  Goggin  &  Davis,  Hamilton  Hill, 
Louise  Dresser,  Leo  Carle,  Baby  Ruth.  Rol- 
and, Jack  Norworth  and  Merritt  &  Murdock. 

Katherine  E.  Oliver,  reader  and  imperson- 
ator of  Scotch  characters,  gave  a  successful 
recital  here  23  and  25. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 

STOCKTON. 

Special  Correspondence. 
Stockton,  Nov.  23. — Harry  Corson  Clarke 
played  to  good  house  in  What  Happened  to 
Jones,  Tuesday  night.  It  is  said  that  the 
dairymen  and  the  taffy-makers  put  in  an 
extra  supply  when  Clarke  came  to  town. 
Jones  is  staged  even  better  than  when  it  was 
here  before  and  the  comedy  furnished  an 
unusually  clever  evening's  entertainment. 
Stockton  which  is  noted  for  its  pretty  society 
girls  always  likes  Clarke,  because  he  brings 
debutantes  with  stunning  gowns.  Business 
Manager  Henry  of  the  Yo  Semite  and 
Clarke  spent  the  day  together,  being  old 
friends. 

The  next  attraction  here  are  Gorton's 
Minstrels  and  Yon  Yonson. 

The  holidays  will  see  some  amateur  shows 
and  musical  events.  The  Methodist  Church 
will  give  a  jubilee  week,  during  which 
Mendelsohnn's  Hymn  of  Praise  which  has 
caused  an  ill  feeling  between  the  Methodist 
and  Presbyterian  Churches  will  be  again 
presented  by  the  former  church.  Some  San 
Francisco  professionals  will  be  seen  in  the 
cast.  This  week  the  Catholic  Ladies  Fair  is 
in  progress  and  some  good  musical  and 
literary  programs  are  being  presented. 

The  first  of  the  series  of  three  winter  con- 
certs to  be  given  under  the  direction  of 
Herbert  A.  Kidder,  took  place  Thursday 
evening,  at  the  Yo  Semite  before  a  critical 
audience. 

The  following  artists  won  unstinted  praise 
for  their  excellent  work:  Mrs.  Birmingham, 
Contralto;  Maude  Fay,  Mezzo  Soprano;  M. 
Geneveive  Moroney,  Pianist;  Harry  Girard, 
Baritone:  William  J.  Hynes,  Humorist.  The 
two  other  concerts  will  be  given  this  winter. 

SAN  JOSE 

Special  Correspondence 

San  Josh,  Nov.  21. — The  engagement  of 
Mathews  and  Bulger  in  By  the  Sad  Sea 
Waves,  was  in  ever}-  way  a  great  success. 
The  Victory  was  never  more  filled,  and  the 
audience  was  delighted  with  the  perform- 
ance. They  were  two  nights  at  the  Victory 
and  should  be  gratified  with  the  result. 

On  last  Saturday  evening  A  Breach  of 
Promise  played  a  return  engagement,  and 
w  as  as  happily  received  as  at  its  first  appear- 
ance a  few  weeks  ago. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke  with  his  company 
was  at  the  Victory  Monday  last.  A  company 
of  that  merit  is  entitled  to  a  better  reception 
than  was  accorded  it.  The  house  was  only 
fairly  filled;  those  who  were  present  had  an 
evening  of  enjoyment. 

FRESNO 

Special  Correspondence 

Fresno,  Nov.  21. — That  mass  of  smile- 
producing  specialties  and  combinations 
known  by  the  name  of  By  the  Sad  Sea 
Waves,  has  been  here  and  was  interpreted 
to  the  people  of  Fresno  by  J.  Sherrie, 
Mathews  and  Harry  Bulger  supported  by  a 
good  company.  The  production  was  satis- 
factory throughout,  the  company  accom- 
plishing its  one  aim,  which  was  to  make 
people  laugh.  If  Mathews  and  Bulger  come 
here  again  this  season  or  any  other  they  are 
likely  to  be  rewarded  with  a  crowded 
house. 

In  Old  Kentucky  was  on  last  Saturday 
night,  being  played  to  a  house  every  seat  of 
which  was  sold  an  hour  before  the  curtain 
went  up,  and  at  least  200  people  stood  for 
two  hours  to  see  it.  Elsa  Ryan,  as  Madge 
Brierly,  was  admirable  at  all  times.  Of  the 
gentlemen,  Pierce  Kingsley  as  Joe  Lorey 
and  Charles  K.  French,  as  Neb,  gave  good 
accounts  of  themselves. 

Monday  night  another  immense  house  wit- 


nessed the  production  of  Brown's  in  Town. 
As  a  mirth  producer  it  fulfilled  its  mission 
and  the  good  people  who  saw  it  went  home 
feeling  that  the  evening  was  well  spent.  It 
would  be  difficult  to  choose  the  better  of  the 
actors,  honors  being  about  even  between 
them,  Mark  Swan,  Mr.  Horn,  Miss  Jessie 
Mae  Hull,  Miss  Knowlion  and  MissMidgely 
ail  being  excellent. 

To-morrow  night  Eugenie  Blair  will  pre- 
sent A  Lady  of  Quality  at  the  Opera  House. 
Manager  Barton  has  been  congratulated 
many  times  for  securing  that  date  from 
Miss  Blair,  as  those  who  have  seen  her 
think  that  to  see  her  again  in  the  above 
play  will  be  a  privilege  not  often  enjoyed. 
Next  week  Nance  O'Neil,  who  is  a  favorite 
here  will  present  Magda  and  Peg  Wof- 
rington. 

So  far  as  attendance  is  concerned  the  sea- 
son here  is  a  superior  one,  being  made  so  by 
the  character  of  attractions  presented. 

Benjamin  C.  Jordan. 

HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence. 

Honolulu,  Nov.  10. — The  Boston  Lyric 
Opera  Company,  now  playing  at  the  Opera 
House,  is  meeting  with  the  best  of 
success,  playing  to  good  paying 
houses.  They  opened  the  31st  with 
Said  Pasha,  and  long  before  the  curtain  rose 
the  house  was  crowded.  On  the  2d  Mari- 
tana,  on  the  4th,  a  matinee,  Bohemian  Girl, 
brought  a  much  larger  house  than  was  ex- 
pected. In  the  evening  Mascottehad  stand- 
ing room  only  for  late  arrivals.  Miss  Stanton 
in  the  leading  role  of  the  above  named  is 
very  graceful,  playing  her  parts  admirably. 
Everything  went  through  with  a  rush,  no 
faults  to  comment  on,  which  shows  that  they 
are  as  represented  and  that  the  people  here 
appreciate  a  company  of  this  kind.  On  the 
7th  Fra  Diavolo  was  presented.  Tonight, 
the  9th,  Martha  is  to  be  put  on,  with  Miss 
Nellie  Andrews  as  Martha.  This  will  be 
Miss  Andrews'  first  appearance.  Saturday 
matinee,  the  nth,  The  Pirates  of  Penzance, 
and  Olivette  in  the  evening. 

Those  playing  at  the  Orpheum  this  week 
are:  Miss  Julia  Bryan,  dancing  soubrette, 
Charles  and  Kitty  Willard.  Tonight  is  the 
last  appearance  of  the  Willards,  and  they 
with  their4oo  poundsof  musical  instruments 
as  excess  baggage,  leave  for  the  coast  on  the 
10th.  Their  act  has  been  a  drawing  one  to 
the  house,  ever  since  their  initial  appear- 
ance. 

Ethel  Dixon  and  Hamilton  Hill  appear  in 
duetts.  Hill  also  leaves  for  San  Francisco 
on  the  10th,  to  open  at  the  Frisco  Orpheum 
on  his  arrival.  Hill  should  become  a  favor- 
ite'at  once  with  the  Orpheum  goers  there. 

Miss  Mindell  Fern  Drevfuss  and  Jackson 
Hearde  in  a  rag  time  sketch  are  in  the 
bill,  as  well  as  Phil  and  Jack  Rand,  come- 
dians. Winton.ventrilcquist.ietuined  from 
San  Francisco  and  reappears  tonight. 

H.  A.  Franson. 


OAKLAND 

Special  Correspondence. 

Oakland,  Nov.  22. — Eugenie  Blair  made 
her  first  appearance  at  the  Macdouough 
Theater  as  a  star  Monday  and  Tuesday 
evenings,  Nov.  20  and  21.  Miss  Blair  as 
Clorinda  Wildairs  in  Stephar.  Townsend's 
dramatization  of  Mrs.  Frances  Hodgson 
Burnett's  novel,  A  Lady  of  Quality,  de- 
lighted a  large  audience  with  her  refined 
and  artistic  work.  She  was  surrounded  by 
an  excellent  company  of  players,  and  dis- 
played some  very  handsome  costumes.  To- 
night Nance  O'Neil  opens  her  engagement 
at  this  house,  appearing  in  one  of  her 
strongest  creations,  Magda,  and  it  is  need- 
less to  say  that  the  S.  R.  O.  sign  will  be  in 
evidence  long  before  the  rise  of  the  cur- 
tain. The  balance  of  her  engagement  will 
be  taken  up  with  The  Jewess,  The  School 
for  Scandal,  Camille  and  Oliver  Twist.  The 
sale  of  seats  opened  yesterday  and  the  de- 


mand for  them  indicates  a  succession  of 
crowded  houses. 

Broadhurst's  successful  comedy,  Why 
Smith  Left  Home,  In  Old  Kentucky,  Yon 
Yonson  and  My  Friend  from  India  are  early 
attractions  at  the  Macdouough.  If  any- 
body had  the  "blues"  this  week  all  they 
had  to  do  was  to  go  to  the  Dewey  Theater 
this  week  and  see  Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris  and 
if  he  didn't  make  them  laugh  and  laugh 
real  hard  nothing  could.  The  Grand 
Stock  Company  have  been  giving  an  excel- 
lent production  of  this  very  clever  comedy. 
The  entire  stock  eompany  appear,  to  their 
best  advantage  and  the  piece  has  been  well 
staged  and  acted.  Miss  Alice  Saunders  is 
in  the  cast  this  week  much  benefitted  by 
her  rest.  Next  week  The  Westerner  will 
be  produced  in  this  honse  in  an  elaborate 
manner.  Note.  — Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris  goes 
on  the  road  shortly  under  the  able  manage- 
ment of  Mr.  E.  J.  Holden.  At  Deitz  Opera 
House,  Othello  was  to  be  produced  by  Mr. 
Josh  Bell,  a  colored  gentleman,  supported 
by  a  company  of  white  players,  for  three 
nights,  16-17-18,  but  they  met  with  a  frost 
and  gave  but  two  performances,  the  box 
office  receipts  not  amounting  to  I15  for 
both  nights.  Special  mention  should  be 
made  of  a  Mr.  Phillips,  who  gave  an  excel- 
lent rendition  of  the  difficult  part  of  Iago. 

The  concert  given  last  evening  by  Miss 
Eva  Caroline  Shorey  was  largely  attended. 

Herbert  B.  Clark. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence 

Sacramento,  Nov.  21  —Nance  O'Neil 
closed  an  unusually  successful  engagement 
of  eight  performances  at  the  Clunie  Opera 
House  Sunday  night.  Nov.  22d  and  23d., 
Harry  Corson  Clarke  in  What  Happened  to 
Jones,  at  the  Clunie. 

Herbert  A.  Kidder  and  his  concert  com- 
pany, composed  of  Mrs.  Birmingham, 
contralto,  Miss  Fay,  mezzo-soprano,  Mr. 
Girard,  baritone,  Mr.  Hynes,  humorist,  and 
Miss  Moroney,  accompanist,  will  appear  be- 
fore a  big  house  to-night,  as  the  advance 
sales  point  that  way. 

Manager  Geo.  W.  Ficks  of  the  Clunie 
Opera  House  has  secured  a  lease  on  the 
house  for  another  year.  Sacramento  is 
certainly  fortunate  in  having  a  manager  who 
is  so  popular  with  the  members  of  the  pro- 
fession, as  it  enables  him  to  bring  to  this 
city  attractions  that  would  otherwise  give 
us  the  go  by.  Since  Mr.  Ficks  took  the 
management  of  the  Clunie,  we  have  had 
nearly  every  attraction  that  has  appeared  in 
San  Francisco. 


TACOMA 

Special  Correspondence 

Charles  Hoyt's  latest  comedy,  "A 
Stranger  in  New  York."  will  be  seen  in  the 
Tacoma  Theater  Tuesday  night,  Nov.  28th. 
Paul  F.  Nicholson  will  impersonate  the  role 
of  the  Stranger.  It  is  claimed  he  is  the  best 
yet  seen  in  that  character. 

The  laughing  dashing  Parisian  comedy, 
"  Mile.  Fifi  "  will  be  produced  at  the  Tacoma 
theater  next  Wednesday  night,  Nov.  22nd 
will  no  doubt  draw  a  large  crowd. 

Charles  E."  Blaney's  great  scenic  pro- 
duction, "The  Electrician"  will  be  the 
attraction  next  Tuesday  night  at  the  Lyceum 
theater. 

Tacoma  theater-goers  will  be  given  a  treat 
next  Saturday  night,  Nov.  25th,  in  the  well- 
known  play,  Puddinhead  Wilson,"  which 
drew  such  a  large  and  appreciative  audience 
here  last  year.  Edwin  Mayo  plays  the  prin- 
cipal character,  the  young  man  is  an  actor 
of  fine  accomplishments  and  gives  a  faithful 
characterization  of  Puddinhead  Wilson." 
William  McKay,  who  will  be  remembered 
here  for  his  excellent  work  as  "  Sheriff 
Blake"  is  still  with  the  company  as  is  also 
Adelaide  Fitzallen,  who  assumed  the 
character  of  "Roxy." 

Wm.  H.  Hoyt. 


November  25th,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


^The  Orpheum 

Cora  Stuart,  Alexander  Kennedy 
and  company  produce  Rosina 
Yokes'  Circus  Rider  under  the  name 
of  The  Fair  Equestrienne,  and  succeed 
in  making  that  charming  little  piece 
go  with  such  a  dash  as  to  remind  one 
very  forcibly  of  the  time  when  Miss 
Voices  was  at  her  best.  Miss  Stuart 
sang  a  French  song  with  much  spirit, 
and  the  scene  where  the  sofa  is  im- 
provised for  a  horse  worked  the 
audience  to  a  high  pitch  of  enthusiasm. 
Mr.  Kearney  made  a  fine  Charles 
Kingborne,  and  Walter  Townsend 
played  the  small  part  of  Lord  Loftus 
very  acceptably.  Rice  and  Elmer  do 
a  comedy  sketch  in  connection  with 
the  cleverest  horizontal-bar  act  we 
have  ever  seen.  Some  of  their  feats 
border  on  the  impossible.  This  has 
been  a  year  of  infant  phenomenons, 
and  each  one  we  see  is  younger  and 
more  phenomenal  than  the  predecessor. 
Little  Mignon  of  this  week's  bill  is 
the  smallest,  cutest  and  cleverest  of 
any  baby  who  has  appeared  on  the 
Orpheum  stage.  Lucie  Verdier,  a 
European  artist  with  a  handsome 
figure  and  face,  plays  a  variety  of 
musical  instruments  and  pla3Sthem 
all  well.  The  rest  of  the  bill  was 
reviewed  in  these  columns  last  week, 
and  all  scored  individual  hits.  They 
are  as  follows:  Cheridah  Simpson, 
Marguerite  Cornelle,  Ryan  and  Rich- 
field, Burton's  dogs,  and  the  ever- 
popular  Biograph. 

Tfe  Olympia 

Cad  Wilson,  after  a  year  in  the 
Klondike,  is  back  in  the  harness 
again  and  made  an  instantaneous  hit 
at  the  Olympia  this  week.  The  re- 
ception accorded  Mattie  Nichols  was 
almost  as  warm  as  that  given  Miss 
Wilson.  Cole  and  Cole  also  made  a 
hit  in  their  aerial  act.  Ruth  Nelta  is 
in  her  last  week  previous  to  her  de- 
parture over  the  Orpheum  circuit  and 
made  good  as  usual.  Frank  Barton 
sang  as  well  as  ever,  but  his  bad  ankle 
precluded  the  possibility  of  any  danc- 
ing. Maiie  Wood  has  a  big  following, 
and  the  following  make  up  a  bill  of 
unusual  excellence:  Dora  Mervin, 
Carlton  &  Royce,  Dot  Stanley,  Camelia 
and  May  Nealson. 

The  Oberon 

Herbert  E.  Medley  and  Maude 
Goode,  duetists,  have  had  a  big 
ovation  at  every  performance  this 
week,  scoring  one  of  the  greatest  suc- 
cesses ever  made  at  the  house.  The 
Sisters  Berlin,  the  moving  pictures  and 
the  American  Ladies  Orchestra  com- 
plete the  bill. 


The  Chutes 


Seymour  and  Moll,  a  very  clever 
team  of  triple  bar  performers,  head 
the  program  at  the  Chutes  this  week. 
Julia  Linton  in  her  acrobatic  song  and 
dance  is  also  a  new  number,  and  was 
well  received.  Mile.  Lira,  dancer, 
Lola  Cotton,  Major  Mite,  Adgie, 
Frank  Hall  and  the  Lions  complete 
the  bill. 


Vaudeville  Notes 


Hal  Con'et  is  doing  his  turn  in  the 
People's  Theater,  Seattle. 

Dodson  is  singing  Lee  Johnson's 
coon  ditty  "That  Coon  Don't  Belong 
to  Me,"  at  the  People's,  Seattle. 

Forman  and  Howlett  are  doing  a 
successful  banjo  turn  at  the  Savoy, 
Victoria.  Delmore  and  Cummins  and 
Merritt  are  hits  in  the  same  house. 

McWade  Chilcott.  very  favorably 
known  all  over  the  country  as  an  adept 
in  booming,  is  out  ahead  of  Harry 
Corson  Clarke.    Fred  Webb  is  No  2. 

Lucile  Alden  had  the  good  luck  to 
just  miss  the  fire  at  the  Standard, 
Bakersfield.  She  was  to  leave  for 
there  the  day  after  the  conflagration 
occurred. 

The  three  Hawaiian  Queens,  Oriska 
Worden,  Vera  Rial  and  Adele  Archer, 
seen  recently  at  the  Orpheum,  will  for 
the  next  five  years  do  England  and 
the  provinces. 

Fred  Niblo,  the  rapid  fire  humorist, 
has  been  engaged  for  next  season  by 
Manager  Behman  for  his  own  vaude- 
ville company.  This  is  proof  positive 
of  Mr.  Niblo's  success. 

The  Musical  Willards  are  resting  in 
this  city  and  meanwhile  preparing 
some  new  instruments.  One  very 
novel  feature  will  be  an  arrangement 
of  alarm  clocks  from  which  they  will 
'  'coax  some  sweet  music. ' ' 

Hastings  and  Hall,  the  well-known 
vocal  duo,  open  at  the  Olympia  the 
27th.  This  talented  couple  have  just 
arrived  from  Dawson  City,  where 
they  played  an  extended  engagement. 
We  predict  for  these  clever  artists 
their  usual  success. 

Tommy  Ryan  of  Ryan  and  Rich- 
field, almost  went  into  spasms  when 
he  walked  into  Archie  Levy's  office 
and  saw  a  picture  of  himself  taken  in 
1879.  Tommy  still  insists  he  is  a 
young  man  yet,  but  Levy  insists  that 
he  is  no  spring  chicken. 

Billy  Armstrong  is  evidently  afraid 
the  case  against  him  at  Honolulu  will 
go  hard  with  him  as  he  wrote  his 
partner  O'Neil  to  go  ahead  and  get 
another  partner.  We  hope  such  will 
not  be  the  case,  however,  as  Billy  is  a 
good  fellow  and  would  hardly  be  guilty 
of  the  act  he  is  charged  with. 

The  following  California  vaudeville 
stars  are  meeting  with  much  success 
in  the  East:  Querita  Vincent,  Garden 
and  Hunt.  Bob  and  Mike  McDonald, 
Tedwyn  sisters,  Gilbert  and  Goldie, 
Derenda  and  Breeu,  Eulalie,  Maud 
Rockwell,  Hadley  and  Hart,  Almont 
and  Dumont,  Walter  Talbot;  while  in 
Europe  California  is  represented  by 
Carl  Hertz,  Truly  Shattuck,  Saharet 
and  Stack  and  Colton. 

The  announcement  that  the  Ban- 
vards,  who  appeared  at  the  Chutes  re- 
cently, go  direct  from  Victoria,  B.  C, 
to  the  great  Empire  music  hall  of  Lon- 
don, England,  is  not  without  precedent 
by  any  means.  It  is  only  a  few  months 
since  Siegfried,  the  man  of  many 
faces,  entertained  Pacific  Coasters  with 
his  masterful  impersonations.  Now 
he  has  got  the  London  show-goers  at 
his  feet,  and  such  magazines  as  Pear- 
son's and  the  Strand  are  giving  him 
pages  upon  pages  of  their  space. 


Zoyarra  is  at  the  Casino,  Butte, 
Mont. 

The  Morrells  open  at  the  People's, 
Seattle,  Nov.  27. 

Ethel  Lynwood,  the  contortionist, 
contemplates  an  Australian  tour. 

Bob  and  Mike  McDonald  are  with 
the  Cracker  Jack  Company. 

The  Brothers  Mohring  are  new  at 
the  Chutes  the  coming  week. 

Roberts,  Smilax  and  Company  open 
at  the  Chutes  Jan.  8,  iyoo. 

Dolly  Paxton  is  meeting  with  suc- 
cess at  the  People's  Theater,  Seattle, 
Wash. 

Hopper  and  Starr  will  be  new  faces 
at  the  Tivoli,  Stockton,  the  coming 
week . 

Trixeda,  the  sprightly  and  very 
clever  little  artist,  will  soon  return  to 
this  city. 

Kitty  Hewlye  and  Norma  De  Verue 
opened  at  the  Monte  Carlo  Theater, 
Keswick,  Cal. 

Billy  Fleman  and  Miss  Lucky 
George  are  at  the  Tivoli  Theater, 
Stockton,  Cal. 

The  Keesings  are  at  the  Savoy 
Theater,  Vancouver,  B.  C  ,  with 
Victoria  to  follow. 

The  Gheridellas  arrived  in  town  on 
the  22d.  They  closed  the  season  with 
Walter  Main's  circus  in  Texas. 

The  new  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  An- 
geles, reports  big  business.  The 
Hayes  sisters  are  booked  for  the  27th. 

Ida  Francis,  the  clever  little  dan- 
seuse,  has  retired  from  the  stage,  and 
is  teaching.  The  little  lady  has  quite 
a  class. 

Ruth  Nelta  has  recovered  from  her 
late  serious  indisposition,  and  is  on 
deck  again  charming  the  Olympia 
patrons. 

Eddie  Dolan,  Dolly  Mitchell,  and 
Conlon  and  Ryder  are  the  headliners 
at  the  People's  Theater,  Seattle, 
Wash. 

Billy  Rafferty,  the  comedian,  and 
Georgia  McDermott,  serio-comic,  were 
united  in  marriage  on  the  15th.  Con- 
gratulations. 

F.  M.  Carrillo  has  commenced  the 
erection  of  his  new  house  at  Bakers- 
field,  Cal.  It  will  be  ready  for  the 
opening  during  the  holidays. 

Harry  Delaiu,  the  burlesque  artist's 
date  at  the  Chutes,  has  been  put  back 
until  Dec.  1 1.  This  week  he  is  at  the 
Theater  Imperial,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Junie  McCree  and  Matt  Trayers 
have  met  with  decided  approval  dur- 
ing their  tour  with  Weber's  Company. 
The  press  have  been  unanimous  in 
praise  of  these  popular  Caliibrnians. 

Dr.  Goerss  opens  in  this  city  in  the 
near  future.  At  present  he  is  battling 
with  the  S.  P.  R.  R.  Co.  His  para- 
phrenalia  was  shipped  from  Chicago, 
Nov.  1st,  and  up  to  present  writing 
had  not  yet  arrived. 


LETTER  LIST. 

Archie  Levy  has  letters  at  his  office 
for  the  following: 

Beresford,  lone  Hamilton,  Jolly 

Craig,  Mabel  Hart  well,  Frankie 

IVArnia,  Meta  (3)  Parnell,  Mabel  (2) 

Glorine  Rodgers,  Carrie 

Gottlob,  Fred  Sothern,  Mr. 

Florence,  Fred  Wall,  Charles 

Commencing  tomorrow, regtdar  .Sun- 
day matinees  will  be  given  at  the  New 
Alhamhra. 


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12 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


November  25th,  1899 


Side  Lights  on  the  Orpheum  Folks 


TT'HIS  is  not  your  view  of  things,  and  so 
you  may  not  contradict.  You  in 
front,  I  mean.  We  saw  these  people  from 
the  wings,  the  artist  and  I,  aud  we  have  our 
own  ideas. 

We  know  your  opinions.  They  came  to 
us  over  your  applause  and  yells  and  seldom 
silences,  and  considering  your  lean  oppor- 
tunities for  knowing,  they  were  verv  correct 
indeed.    Ours  are  more  so. 

"What  is  this  Orpheum  Circuit  they  all 
talk  about?"  said  the  artist.  "Is  it  a  great 
roulette  table  and  are  they  the  arrows, 
stopping  for  a  brief  space  on  red  or  black, 
gaining  or  losing  for  the  croupier  as  the  case 
may  be?" 

They  live  in  trunks.  They  are  ever  in  a 
whirl.  They  have  all  just  come  and  are  all 
about  to  go.  It  was  a  breathless  interview 
and  we  shied  about  the  scenery  ever  in 
danger  of  being  mixed  up  in  an  act. 

There  are  no  regular  press  seats  back  here 
but  Mr.  Morrisey  said  we  were  just  as  wel- 
come as  though  we  had  been  expected.  And 
he  meant  it,  too.  He  has  a  cordial  grasp  and 
an  honest  eye. 

Yes,  it  was  a  breathless  interview — begun 
however,  in  a  dream.  I  was  listening  to  the 
beautiful  notes  of  Lucie  Verdier's  silver  cor- 
net and  thinking  of  a  domestic  gap  at  home. 
The  cook  had  struck.  I  felt  a  presence  at 
my  side  and  turned  and  looked.  She,  no 
not  she,  but  another  Mary  Ann  was  standing 
there. 

"My  thinking  of  her  or  the  music's  strain 
Or  something  that  never  will  be  expressed." 
had  brought  her  here,  capped  and  aproned, 
with  a  Madison  Avenue  air  of  training  and 
more  a  month  than  one  could  pay.  She  had 
that  in  her  eyes  though  that  made  me  fear 
to  trust  my  Faience  and  Wedgwood  to  her 
dusting. 

"Mary  Ann,"  I  said,  "can  you  do  good 
plain  cooking?" 

"Good  plain  cooking,  is  it?  Wake  up,  I'm 
Ryan,  the  comedian,"  he  roared. 

"Of  course,  I  was  only  joking.  I  knew  it 
all  the  time.  How  do  you  like  our  town  and 
climate?"    (O,  I  know  my  business.) 

'  Your  town  isjiotnew  to  me.  I  was  here 
seventeen  years  ago  at  the  old  Hush  Street 
Theater — Kelly  and  Ryan,  you  know." 

"Seventeen  years  ago?  Then  of  course 
you  do  NOT  like  it  or  you  would  not  visit  us 
at  sttch  fearful  intervals.'' 

"Hold  on,  hold  on!  Don't  write  that 
down.  It  was  your  fault  The  town  wouldn't 
have  me.  Hut  I  changed  the  name  to  Ryan 
and  Richfield  and  sneaked  in.  Make  the 
most  of  me  now,  for  you'll  not  see  me  again 


for  another  seventeen  years.  I  can't  plav 
the  dodge  twice." 

O,  I  don't  know.  The  applause  seemed  to 
indicate  any  booking  he  might  ask  for. 
Strange  how  these  people  hate  to  have  the 
truth  written.  He  came  off  warm  and  damp 
and  happy.  You  can't  whistle  too  much  or 
yell  too  loud.  He  likes  it.  They  all  do, 
and  you  needn't  consult  my  feelings.  He 
turns  an  amused  eye  upon  you  and  me  and 
all  the  world  and  has  no  arrears  of  good 
times  to  catch  up  with,  that  I'll  wage. 

"Ah,  Snowdrop,  do  you  like  the  applause 
too?"  said  I  to  the  greyhound  as  he  bowed 
and  came  off  after  his  seventeen  foot  leap. 

"Applause?  My  master  calls  it  biscuit. 
Of  course  I  like  it  or  I  wouldn't  leap  for  it." 

Oh,  how  sordid.  The  aristocrat  among 
dogs!  There  was  a  time  when  none  but 
nobles  were  allowed  to  own  you,  and  now 
you  must  jump  seventeen  feet  for  a  biscuit. 
How  have  the  mighty  fallen. 

Don't  imagine  these  dogs  are  abused.  The 
whole  pack  love  their  master  and  he  loves 
each  of  the  pack.  So  if  you  have  a  surplus 
crop  of  opinion  in  your  brain  that  must  be 
got  rid  of  just  look  to  the  nag  of  the  rags, 
bottles,  sacksman.  He  needs  your  sym- 
pathies. 

Cheridah  Simpson  looks  dramatic  and 
explanatory.  I  knew  you  were  going  to  like 
her  when  she  sauntered  up,  a  butterfly  on 
one  shoulder,  nodding  and  smiling  under  a 
picture  hat,  in  beautiful  harmony  with  the 
jolly  gay  bohemian  it  overtopped. 

You  don't  see  her  best  act  from  the  front. 
Before  the  curtain  rise  she  wheels  out  her 
own  piano,  just  to  get  warmed  up  to  the 
subject!  "They  seem  to  like  me,  don't 
they?" 

Seem  to  ?  And  I  could  scarcely  hear  her 
voice  over  the  sea  of  ye!ls.  Five  times  you 
made  her  sing  and  you  only  paid  for  once. 
And  would  you  believe  it,  she  liked  the  idea. 
If  she  has  no  golden  quiets  in  her  life,  at 
least,  there  are  compensations. 

And  what  of  gay  little  Mignon  all  this 
while?  "Poor  little  thing,"  I  heard  you 
say,  "  she  should  be  at  home  in  the  cool  and 
quiet  of  a  nursery." 


Fiddlesticks  !  She  would  not  stay  there. 
Xo  one  has  taught  her.  No  one  can  prevent 
her  learning. 

"Quick,  Quick!  Draw  me  quick  I  can't 
wait  so  long.  I  must  see  what  they  are 
doing." 

That  expresses  the  whole  child.  And 
three  minutes  later,  she  is  doing  it  too,  just 
as  she  saw  it  done.  She  likes  little  dolls, 
because  they  are  handier  to  make  dresses 
for  and  she  thinks  San  Francisco  is  just  the 
same  as  New  York. — No  better  and  no  worse. 

It  is  a  singularly  awkward  theme  to 
champion,  the  stage  child,  and  just  under- 
stand I  am  not  doing  it.  Hut  little  Mignon 
is  far  happier  than  the  children  who  are  to  be 
examined  at  Christmas  on  what  they  do  not 
kuow.    She  sleeps  better,  too. 

Cora  Stuart  is  the  widow  of  the  eldest  son 
of  Tom  Robertson,  the  playwright  and  has 
done  the  Robertson  repertoire  repeatedly  in 
London  and  the  provinces.  That  explains 
her  preparedness.  The  Fair  Equestrienne 
she  has  played  over  two  thousand  times,  and 
is  not  tired  of  it  to  the  least.  Could  you  tell 
a  good  story  two  thousand  times  and  still 
serve  it  with  sauce  piquant  and  crisp  gar- 
nishing? Own  up  now.  You  thought  the 
little  play  fresh  this  season,  did  you  not? 
She  gives  it  such  a  sparkle. 

Rice  and  Elmer  work  for  their  living  and 
fetch  up  in  the  wings  perfect  river  systems 
and  puffing  like  steam  engines.  No,  they 
don't  hurt  each  other,  although  your  wildest 
and  most  delighted  yells  came  when  you 
thought  they  had.  Why  is  it  you  are  so 
happy  when  John  gets  hit  in  the  head  with  a 
wooden  pie  and  Hilly  is  felled  with  a  rubber 
sausage?    I'm  talking  to  the  men. 

Have  I  forgotten  Marguerite  Cornille? 
Not  on  your — pardon,  pardon,  Jamais!  Ze 
good  Saint  Antoine  ee  kuow  zait  I  am  not 
capable  to  forget.  She  is  a  visible  reverie — 
the  most  fascinating  woman  in  my  exper- 
ience. And  as  for  the  artist- -well,  I  see  he 
has  drawn  no  one  else,  unless  you  count 
little  Mignon,  tucked  in  for  a  pretense,  to 
hoodwink  the  public. 

"Mademoiselle,  Monsieur,  charme,"  but 
her  head  was  full  of  her  song. 

"Blank?  What  ees  it  to  be  a  blank,  mad- 
emoiselle?" 

"Almost  anything.  It  is  difficult  to  ex- 
plain in  full  without  breaking  the  command- 
ments." 

"Ah.    It  ees  in  ze  song.    Heees  ablank." 

"Don't  have  anything  to  do  with  him." 

"Non?  l'ourquoi?"  and  she  tripped  out 
to  tell  you  not  to  come  around  "ef  you  haf 
not  got  ze  monnaie." 

"Soon,"  she  said,  'T  shall  do  for  you  ze 
Cakewalk."  ( Accenton  walk)  "Shall  you 
come  to  see  it?" 

"Mais,  oui.    Cela  va  sans  dire." 

"Aud  now,  mamma, we  shall  go  tosouper, 
n'est  ce  pas?    I  am  so  sirsty.    I  must  haf 

some  blank  !    I  like  it  bettaire  zan 

anysing  else  zait  I  drink. 

Que  la  verite  est  belle  !  "And  shall  I 
tell  them  so,  mademoiselle?" 

"Eh?  Mais,  nonjamais !  I  haf  forget 
zait  you  will  print  what  I  say." 

To  fill  it  in  to  suit  your  own  taste,  reader. 
No,  it  would  not  serve  well  with  the  fifth 
course. 

Now,  Marguerite,  do  you  know  what 
blank  means? 

She  has  the  artist  soul.  Aud  what  is  that? 
It  is  not  to  like  the  deadly  evenness  of  hair 
in  proper  puffs  and  straight  parts — it  is  to 
dare  a  vermillion  rose  next  to  auburn  glory 
— it  is  to  be  like  wood  fresh  "from  the 
chop,"  undiciplined,  untamed.  It  is  to 
steer  clear  of  the  artist  (?)  who  for  twenty- 
five  cents,  popular  prices,  does  such  grievous 
wrong  to  good  features  and  decent  tresses — 
it  is  never  to  look  as  though  you  could  be 
divided  in  half  from  crewn  to  toe. 

I  should  like  to  see  Marguerite  in  a  white, 
orange  and  green  room  knotting  flag-flowers 
for  me  and  you.    Me  first. 

Then  the  light  went  dim  for  the  biograph 
and  we  heard  a  voice  halloaing  to  us  from 


the  homeward  path.  We  turned  perforce 
to  the  exit.  But  there  was  no  view  that  way 
and  these  people  of  many  nations  all  rose 
before  us  again,  a  wonderful  art  glass  win- 
dow, shutting  out  a  dull  neighborhood.  Au 
revoir.  "Yes,  I  will  look  you  up  in  1900  at 
ze  Folies-Bergere." 

Charlotte  Thompson. 


CLARKE  WRITES. 


Harry  Corson  Clarke  writes  the  Re- 
view from  Sacramento,  telling  of  good 
business,  both  in  this  city  and  San 
Jose,  better,  in  fact,  than  last  year. 
He  writes  also: 

"Miss  Banning  is  still  one  of  my 
valued  members,  and  as  she  said  only 
an  hour  ago,  anxious  to  remain  all 
season.  Miss  Bruiguire  remained  be- 
hind for  a  few  days,  but  catches  up 
with  us  tomorrow  evening.  MissCas- 
telle,  one  of  the  sweetest  girls  I've 
ever  met,  with  a  lovely  mother  also, 
was  engaged  for  the  Frisco  week  only, 
as  we  blend  Marjorie  and  Minerva  on 
the  road.  She  played  her  week  and  I 
received  the  thanks  of  Miss  Castelle 
and  her  mother  for  the  little  help  I 
gave  the  young  lady." 


WILL  BE  A  GO. 

Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris,  which  E.  J. 
Blunkall  and  company  will  shortly 
produce  on  the  road,  was  presented  at 
the  Dewey  Theater,  Oakland,  this 
week.  The  piece  is  a  good  one  and 
abounds  in  fun,  fast  and  furious.  It 
should  make  a  big  hit  on  the  road. 


Roster  Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris. 

The  roster  of  the  Mr.  Plaster  of 
Paris  Company  as  far  as  known  is  as 
follows:  E.  J.  Blunkall,  Lillian  At- 
wood,  E.  M.  Bell  or  Raymond  Whit- 
taker,  Ernest  Howell,  Carmelita  Yost 
or  Edna  Elsmere,  Edward  Felt,  Mae 
Keene,  W.  O.  Lindsay  in  advance. 

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LOCAL  NOTES. 

THE     MINETTI    QUARTET  CONCERT. 

The  Chamber  Music  Concert  of  the 
Minetti  Quartet  Friday  afternoon  of 
last  week  drew  a  large  and  interested 
audience  at  Sherman  and  Clay  Hall. 
Mr.  Minetti  has  grown  in  the  estima- 
tion of  the  public  by  his  effort  to  up- 
hold high  class  music  and  each  year 
has  found  him  nearer  the  goal  of  artis- 
tic perfection.  Arthur  Weiss,  who 
holds  a  distinguished  place  as  a  'cellist, 
Eugene  Carlmueller  [second  violin], 
and  Charles  Heinsen  [violo]  both  ex- 
cellent musicians,  with  Mr.  Minetti 
comprise  the  quartet  that  is  a  pride  to 
California.  Mr.  Bendix,  known  so 
prominently  throughout  the  United 
States,  assisted  upon  this  occasion  and 
the  music  was  an  artistic  treat.  The 
first  number,  the  Dvorak  string  quar- 
tet in  F  major,  was  especially  beauti- 
ful, the  Lento  movement  holding  the 
audience  in  the  exquisite  expression 
and  smooth  rendering  of  the  players 
while  the  last  movement,  Virace  ma 
non  troppi,  was  of  most  fascinating 
grace.  At  times  Mr.  Minetti's  violin 
seemed  to  be  laughing,  so  bright  and 
sparkling  was  the  music.  The  en- 
semble work  was  fine,  each  instrument 
singing  a  most  harmonious  song. 
Much  applause  greeted  Minetti's  solo, 
Bach's  Chacounc,  a  work  requiring 
great  execution  and  skill,  and  as  an 
encore  the  quartet  rendered  a  Bach 
number  that  was  a  gem.  The  quintet 
in  F  minor  [C.  Frank]  played  for  the 
first  time,  was  an  elaborate  work,  and 
was  rendered  with  the  care  and  merit 
that  this  band  of  musicians  always  dis- 
plays, but  did  not  appear  to  interest 
the  audience  as  did  the  other  numbers 
although  much  enthusiasm  rewarded 
the  quartet  in  each  instance.  At  the 
next  concert  the  Mendelssohn  quartet 
in  E  fiat  major  will  be  played,  Mr. 
S.  Fleishman,  one  of  our  local  favor- 
ites, assisting. 

CONCERT      OF       MADAME  GENEVRA 
JOHNSTONE-BISHOP. 

A  concert  was  given  in  Sherman 
Clay  Hall  Thursday  of  last  week  in 
which  Madame  Genevra  Johnstone- 
Bishop,  the  Philharmonic  Orchestra, 
under  the  direction  of  J.  H.  Howe, 
Bernhard  Mollenhauer  violinist,  and 
Mrs.  E.  J.  Batchelder,  pianist,  partic- 
ipated. Once  more  I  must  request  my 
musical  friends  to  send  their  tickets 


earlier  if  a  criticism  is  desired,  espe- 
cially as  I  make  it  a  rule  never  to 
break  an  engagement,  and  a  rule  must 
be  established  with  the  interests  of  so 
many  to  look  after. 

BERNHARD    WALTHER     BEFORE  THE 
CAMERA  CLUB. 

An  interesting  and  instructive  illus- 
trated lecture  was  given  by  Rev. 
Alfred  Kummer  of  San  Jose,  at  the 
Metropolitan  Temple  Friday  evening 
of  last  week  before  the  Camera  Club, 
to  an  immense  audience.  The  lecturer, 
an  extensive  traveler,  was  aided 
by  most  beautiful  views,  many  of 
them  exquisitely  colored.  Ripples  of 
laughter  greeted  his  many  witty 
anecdotes  that  enlivened  his  descrip- 
tions. During  an  intermission  Bernhard 
Walther.the  Belgian  violinist, rendered 
Austrian  Hymn  (Hydn),  Five's  dance 
(Bazzine),  accompanied  by  Mrs.  Lar- 
son, formerly  Miss  Shipley,  who 
recently  captured  the  last  of  the 
Knickerbockers.  Mr.  Walther  had  a 
tremendous  reception,  and  it  was  a 
pity  that  he  had  not  an  opportunity  of 
giving  some  of  his  very  best  work, 
but  showed  his  wisdom  in  choosing 
selections  calculated  to  please  a  mixed 
audience.  In  response  to  an  encore, 
he  rendered  with  great  feeling  and 
taste  Raff-cavatina.  Mr.  Walther 
is  a  worthy  acquisition  to  our 
musical  circles,  and  a  clever  per- 
former. His  wife,  Lillian  Walther, 
an  artistic  vocalist  and  a  very 
fascinating  woman,  has  won  the 
warm  interest  of  John  Marquardt 
among  others,  and  was  induced  soon 
after  her  arrival  here  to  accept  an  en- 
gagement of  some  weeks  for  the 
Saturday  concerts  at  the  Emporium. 
Last  Sunday  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walther 
appeared  at  the  vesper  services  at  the 
Unitarian  Church  in  Alameda,  their 
violin  and  vocal  solos  being  a  treat  to 
the  congregation.  To-morrow,  Cle- 
ment Rowlands,  baritone,  and  Mrs. 
Ellen  M.  Drew  contralto,  of  Boston, 
will  sing.  Miss  Elizabeth  Westgate  is 
organist  and  director. 

GENERAL    SHAFTEU  ENTERTAINED. 

Prof,  and  Mrs.  Leimnon  of  Oakland 
entertaineda  largenumber  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Pacific  Coast  Press  Assoc- 
iation last  Sunday,  General  Shafter 
being  the  guest  of  honor.  Mrs.  Lem- 
mon  graciously  surrendered  the  key 
of  her  attractive  home   to  Mrs.  Sara 


Reamer,  the  president,  who  presided 
with  her  usual  charming  grace.  A 
musical  program:  Beethoven  Sonata, 
Miss  Agusta  Frederichs;  a  Chopin 
waltz,  Miss  Vivien ne  Weekes,  and 
some  pretty  Italian  songs  rendered  in 
Madame  Guido  Spitzy's  best  style, 
was  a  feature  of  the  evening.  Among 
the  guests  were  Gen.  Shafter,  Mr. 
Wilson,  Mr.  Howard  Malcolm  Tich- 
nor,  Mesdames  Sara  Reamer,  Mary  E. 
Hart,  North,  Alice  Kingsbury  Cooley, 
Gray,  Miller,  Marshall,  Heintz. 
Mufey,  M.  B.  Foster,  Hibbard,  Mat. 
Heyneman,  Wagner,  Weekes,  Wil- 
liard,  Misses  Harriet  M.  Skidmore, 
Agusta  Fredericks  and  others. 

STUDIO  ECHOES 

While  calling  at  the  studio  of  Mrs. 
A.  G.  Coleman  I  had  the  pleasure  of 
hearing  Miss  Eleanor  Joseph,  whose 
work  interested  me  greatly,  for  I  re- 
member when  she  began  her  vocal 
studies  not  so  very  long  ago,  and  she 
sings  far  better  than  some  established 
concert  vocalists.  Her  songs  that 
morning  were  For  the  Sake  of  the 
Past  [Matter]  and  the  Ave  Maria  of 
Mascagni.  She  showed  excellent 
method  and  every  note  was  firm  and 
smooth  and  her  style  good.  Miss 
Joseph  is  also  a  pianist  and  appeared 
at  the  Laurel  Club  last  week.  This 
was  an  interesting  meeting,  the  pro- 
gram including  papers,  Write  me  as 
one  that  loves  his  fellow-men,  Mrs. 
Gardiner  Landau,  Poem  [original] 
Mrs.  Ella  M.  Sexton,  Shakespeare's 
Cleopatra,  Mrs.  S.  E.  Peart,  and  three 
charming  ballads  by  Mrs.  J.M.  Pierce. 

Miss  Jessie  Foster,  formerly  of  St. 
Louis,  has  reason  to  be  very  much  en- 
couraged by  the  increase  of  her  vocal 
classes.  She  is  an  enthusiastic  teacher 
and  devoted  to  her  work  and  90 charm- 
ing and  lovable  that  she  is  fast  winning 
friends. 

Avit  La  Faille,  formerly  of  the 
McKenzie  Musical  Society,  and  at 
present  a  pupil  of  Prof.  Sawvell,  sang 
at  tlie  Bush  Street  Theater  on  Wed- 
nesday evening. 

Prof.  Sawvell,  known  in  Southern 
California,  has  located  in  San  Fran- 
cisco in  a  studio  at  427  Sutter  street. 
He  tells  me  that  he  is  very  much  en- 
couraged with  his  classes  in  choral 
work  and  sight-reading,  and  hopes  to 
be  well  established  as  a  vocalist.  Prof. 


Sawvell  has  a  particularly  fine  voice, 
but  has  not  yet  appeared  in  concert  in 
this  city. 

Some  of  the  pupils  of  Roscoe  War- 
ren Lucy  appeared  at  a  recital  given 
in  Byron  Mauzy  Hall  a  few  evenings 
ago,  which  proved  very  interesting 
to  those  who  have  watched  the  pro- 
gress of  this  popular  master.  The 
program  was  rendered  by  Misses  Amy 
Nelson,  Marie  Weldon,  Claire  M. 
Cole,  Zoe  Durner,  Pauline  Pettis, 
Mabel  McXally.  The  1st  Movement 
and  3d  Symphony  (Beethoven)  was 
played  by  Mr.  Lucy,  Miss  Weldon, 
Miss  Nelson  and  Miss  Durner.  The 
numbers  were  received  with  much 
interest  and  applause,  and  the  vocal 
renditions  of  Miss  Webster  of  San 
Jose  were  most  enjoyable.  Miss 
Webstfr  has  a  rarely  beautiful  voice 
that  will  no  doubt  be  of  value  in  the 
musical  world,  for  she  is  ambitious  as 
well  as  talented,  and  has  attracted  the 
attention  of  judges  of  artistic  excel- 
lence. 

The  Eclectic  Club  held  a  meeting  at 
the  residence  of  Miss  Agusta  Freder- 
ichs, 21 17  Buena  Vista  avenue,  Ala- 
meda, last  week,  when  Miss  Emma 
Mundweyler  read  anecdotes  of  famous 
composers,  Mrs.  Guido  Spitzy  Land 
and  Miss  Elma  Weekes  played  some 
Chopin  selections. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 

MUSIC  IN  GENERAL 

The  Chicago  orchestra,  under  the 
leadership  of  Theodore  Thomas,  has 
decided  to  decline  the  invitation  of  the 
directors  of  the  I'aris  Exposition  to  at- 
tend that  show  in  1900.  Thomas 
freely  admits  that  the  verdict  in  the 
Dreyfus  case  was  responsible  for  his 
determination  to  remain  away  from 
the  exposition. 

Geokge  Edwakdks  is  already 
thinking  out  a  plan  to  send  San  Toy, 
his  new  Chinese  opera,  to  the  United 
States.  The  piece  is  playing  to  an 
enormous  business  at  Daly's  Theater 
in  London,  and  will  doubtless  enjoy  a 
run  similar  in  duration  and  magni- 
tude to  that  of  The  Greek  Slave. 


The  Columbia  is  to  offer  a  series  of 
the  heavier  dramatic  attractions  for 
the  next  two  months,  and  will  follow 
it  with  Willie  Collier  in  his  new  play, 
Mr.  Smooth. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


November  25th,  1899 


MARY  I 'AN  BUR  EN 

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Frances 


Operatic  Descriptive.  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 
'  "    and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY, Sole  Agent 


LAURA  CREWS 

Cissy,  in 
What  Happened  to  Jones 

WITH 

Harrv  Corson  Clarke 


MRS.  HORACE  EWING 

Characters 
At  Liberty  Address  this  Office 

E.  J.  HOLOEN 

Business  Manager  Dewey  Theater 
Oakland,  Cal. 


Ida  Gertrude  Banning 

Alvina  Starlight,  in  What  Happened  to  Jones 

CARLYLE  MOORE 

\sst .  Stage  Director  Alcazar  Theater 

Ada   Palmer  Walker 

Prima  Donna.    Tivoli  Opera  House 


Charles  H.  Jonas 

Stage  Manager,      Qrand  Opera  House 


Gertrude  Foster     ERNEST  HOWELL 


Leading  Woman  Alcazar  Theatre. 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

GRACE  ADDISON 

[  KADS,  HEAVIES  OR  DIRECTION.  AT  LIB- 
J_J    erty     Address  this  office. 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 

SCOTT  SEATON 

The  Bishop,  in  What  Happened  to  Jones 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 


Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theater 

First-Class  Repertoire  Opera 

STAGE  DIRECTOR 

ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE.  AT  LIBERTY 

Cecilia  Castelle 

INGENOR    AND    GENERAL     WORK,  WITH 
Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 

Ha'.i.ktt's  Theatrical  Exchange. 

IVI'SS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

LYRIC  SOPRANO.  Vocal  Studio  915  Hyde  St. 
(  talian  Method.)  Reception  Hours,  11  a.  m.  to 
1:30  P.  Mi  Kngagements  accepted  for  Opera,  Con- 
cert, Church.  Etc. 

Standard  Theater 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAL 
TTV  If,  CARRII.I.O  &  CO..  Props,  and  Managers 
JD  The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Rakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr  F.  M.  Carrillo.  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St  ,  San  Francisco.  Fares 
advanced  to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the 
State. 


CHAS.  MAYER,  Jr. 

rpEACHF.R  OF  THE  ZITHER.  Reception  hour 
JL  1:30  to 3  P.  M  Studio'22^  Geary  Street,  Easter- 
brook  Building,  Room  41 

H.  L.  HASTINGS 

rpEACHER  OF  BANJO.  312  Post  Street.  'Phone 
JL    4932  Steiner.    Residence  814  Shrader  St. 

CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

rpEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
_L  Lucy.  I'ainist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
A.  M.,  to  1:30  p.  M.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.   Telephone  Larkin  281. 

Bernhard  Walther 

Belgium  Solo  Violinist 

Open  for  Concert  Engagements  and  at  Homes 
-  334  O'Farrell  St. ,  San  Francisco 


MISS  ELEANOR  CONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  returned  from  Europe  and 
resumed  teaching  at  her  residence  1469  Sacramento 
street.    Reception  hours  12  to  2  daily. 


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Dr.  G.  E.  Miller 

ENTIST.  85-87  Spring  Valley  Building.  Geary 
and  Stockton  Sts  ,  San  Francisco.  Tel  Green  716 


O.  V.  EATON 

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.     436    Parrott  Building. 
Professional  Litigation  and  Contracts. 

H  W.  STIREWALT,  M  D. 

FORMERLY  RESIDENT  PHYSICIAN  GERMAN 
HOSPITAL.    Rooms  8  and  10.    Hours  1  to  4 and 

7  to  8  P.M.  Telephone  Red  281.  Res.  Tel.  Sutter 
1131  Spring  Valley  Building,  135  Geary  Street,  San 
Francisco,  Cal. 

MISS  E.  MclNTIRE 

SCIENTIFIC  PALMIST.  Hours,  1  to  5  p.  M.  Sun- 
O  days  excepted.  No.  1218  Leavenworth  Street, 
near  Clay.    Ladies  only.    Telephone  Easi  264. 

H.  JEROME  FOSSELLI 

SCIENTIFIC  PALMIST.    'Phone  Black  561.  517 
Mason  Street,  near  Sutter.   Hours  9  a.  m., 

8  p.  M.  Readings  $1.00. 

MRS.   C.  J.  TOOK E R  6. 

MISS  ELSIE  TOOKER 

rpEACHERS  OF  THE  GUITAR.  Pupils  prepared 
_L    as  Soloists.  722  Powell  St.   San  Francisco. 


November  25th,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Top  Notch  Press  cAgent 

Los  Angeles  has  one  of  the  best 
press  agents  in  the  country. 
He's  really  too  clever  for  the  Los  An- 
geles sphere,  and  he  should  lie 
promoted  to  a  managership  or  be 
gobbled  up  by  some  New  York  pro- 
duction whose  advantages  as  a  money- 
drawer  need  to  be  proclaimed  from  the 
housetops.  We  refer  to  George  Eby, 
whose  good  work  has  had  much  to  do 
with  the  unprecedented  success  of  the 
Orpheum  at  Los  Angeles.  Eby's 
success  in  having  the  daily  papeis  of 
his  city  publish  his  weird,  interesting 
yarns  concerning  the  theatrical  people 
presented  by  Manager  Bronson  is 
wonderful.  Seldom  a  day  passes  that 
he  does  not  have  a  column  or  two  in 
one  or  two  of  the  Los  Angeles  dailies, 
and  better  yet  his  stories  are  bright 
and  newsy.  Eby,  of  course,  is  a  news- 
paper man.  It  is  told  on  him  that  a 
few  years  ago  when  he  was  political 
reporter  on  Gen.  H.  G.  Otis'  paper, 
The  Times,  he  saw  so  much  political 
rottenness  that  he  resolved  to  enter 
the  ministry.  As  a  preliminary  step, 
however,  and  evidently  to  make  sure 
of  the  world's  wickedness  before 
adopting  the  pulpit,  he  became  city 
editor  of  the  Record  of  Los  Angeles. 
His  unusual  success  as  a  newspaper 
man  led  to  his  acceptance  of  the  press 
agency  of  the  Orpheum,  and  thus  the 
ministry  lost  a  bright,  energetic  and 
wonderfully  imaginative  writer.  The 
editor  of  the  Review  has  written  for 
his  picture,  so  that  our  readers  may 
observe  the  likeness  of  a  man  who 
prefers  the  show  business  to  leading 
people  to  righteousness.  Eby  would 
make  a  good  theatrical  manager,  and 
we  predict  that  he  will  yet  be  heard 
from  in  that  capacity. 


Young  Salvints  Widow 

A suit  was  brought  last  week  in  Los 
Angeles  that  is  interesting  merely 
because  the  lady  defendant  is  the 
widow  of  the  Italian  actor  that,  fol- 
lowing in  his  father's  footsteps,  held 
audiences  spellbound  by  his  genius. 

The  plaintiff  in  the  case  is  John  S. 
Sampson,  Jr.,  who  is  seeking  to  fore- 
close a  mortgage  against  Mrs.  Maud 
Dixon  Salvini.  It  is  alleged  that  on 
June  9,  1897,  the  defendant  made  her 
two  notes  for  $1,600  each  to  E.  S. 
Hubbard,  and  to  secure  their  payment 
gave  a  mortgage  on  two  small  tracts 
of  land  at  San  Fernando.  Hubbard 
assigned  his  interest  to  the  plaintiff, 
who  is  seeking  to  recover  $3,200,  with 
7  per  cent  interest  and  $300  as  attor- 
ney's fees.   

The  companies  playing  in  the  inter- 
ior report  unusual  success.  The 
return  engagement  of  the  Elleford 
Company  at  Vallejo  was  a  big  success. 
The  Jessie  Shirley  and  W.  R.  Dailey 
Companies  report  immense  business. 


There  was  a  Smith  night  at  the 
theater  in  New  York  where  Why 
Smith  Left  Home  was  playing,  and 
every  Smith  in  the  audience  received 
a  souvenir. 


GIVE  YOU  NEW  EYES 

is  something  we  cau't  do  But  we  can  make 
your  old  ones  as  good  as  new  with  a  pair  of 
our  carefully  fitted  glasses  Thorough  ex- 
amination with  ophthalmoscope.  No  charge 
for  same  If  your  eyes  are  bothering  you  in 
any  way,  come  and  see  us.  All  work  guar- 
anteed. 

STANDARD  OPTICAL  COMPANY 

217   KEARNY  ST. 


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Statham  &  Co. 


106  McAllister  Street 

DIANO  MANUFACTURERS— Established  30  years 
*  in  San  Francisco.  Pianos  sold  on  installments  of 
six  dollars  per  month  Rent  from  two  dollars  per 
month.    Tuning  and  repairing  at  factory  prices. 


4). 


RECIOUS  STONES 


I  make  a  specialty  of  the  finest  Imita- 
tion Diamonds,  Rubies,  Emeralds  and 
Sapphires  known  to  science.  I  will 
make  an  exact  duplication  of  any  piece 
of  Real  Jewelry  for  a  nominal  sum. 

RICHARDSON,  769  Market  St. (MauvisMuuc Store) 


WANTED 

Good  People  for  Complete  First- 
Class  Repertoire  Co. 


Will  take  the  road  January  ist.  Rehearsals 
commence  December  26th,  must  be  able  to 
join  company  by  that  date. 

No  fares  advanced. 

Also  First-Class  Musicians  wanted  to  play 
in  band  and  double  in  orchestra;  must  own 
your  own  instruments. 

A  good  first-class  Stage  Manager,  Leading 
Man  and  Lady,  Soubrette,  Character,  etc. 

All  people  who  work  on  the  stage  must 
be  able  to  do  good  specialty. 

A  good  man  to  run  Props  who  can  do 
stage  carpentering  and  run  picture  machine 
wanted. 

Good  people  can  be  sure  of  long  engage- 
ment.   Salary  must  be  low  but  you  get  it. 

Knockers,  boozers  and  chasers  not  wanted 
at  any  price. 

State  what  you  can  and  will  do  in  first 
letter.  Address, 

HARRY  A.  WRIGHT,  Mgr. 

Port  Townsend,  Wash. 


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DR.  F  S  ABBOTT,  9I6  Market  St.,  Room  64 

Jnst  Published 

Wall  Street  or  The  Making  of  a  President 

A  Tragedy  in  Four  Acts. 
By  D.  T.  Callahan,  M.  D. 

Sent  on  receipt  of  price  (Wets.)  to  any  part  of  the 
t'nited  States.  Address, 

CAMBRIDGE  ENCYCLOPEDIA  CO. 
f>>  Reade  Street  New  York 


NO 
BUM 
WORK 


DONE  BY 


THE  AMERICAN  ENGRAVING  GO. 

304  Butte py  St  .  S.  F 


The  Contest  Getting  Warm 

They're  Letting  Loose  on  the  Votes.     The  Big  Wind-up 

is  Commencing 

50  Votes  for  One  Yearly  Subscription;  25  for 
Six  Months  Subscription 


A  FINE  GOLD  WATCH  for  the  WINNER 


So  far  the  following;  votes  have  been 
received: 

Hannah  Davis — Tivoli   S93 

Blanche  Woodman — Tivoli   251 

Lillian  Raymond — Grand   47 

Justiua  Wayne — Grand  832 

Ida  Stubbs — Grand  177 

Irene  I)u  Voll — Grand  19 

Jeanette  Fredericks — Grand  14 

Mabel  Hilliard— Grand   437 

Christie  Stock  mover — Tivoli   5 

Zora  Irwin — Grand  16 


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The  Denver  Electric  Power  House  Lighting  the  City. 

The  Thrilling  Banking  House  Scene.    A  Big  Eastern  Success. 

For  the  First  Time  on  the  Pacific  Coast.    Unlimited  Pictorial  Printing  ^ 

CARE  STERITT  PRINTING  CO.,  SAN  FRANCISCO  4 

Geo.  A.  Bovyer,  Manager  F.  J.  Dailey,  Representative  4 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


November  25th,  1899 


and  the  beautiful  iace,  symmetrical 
form  and  marvelous  skill  of  his  little 
wife  are  surely  rare  gifts.  These  peo- 
ple have  just  landed  in  the  States  from 
the  Hawaiian  Islands.  They  will 
enjoy  a  few  weeks'  rest  here  before 
going  East. 

It  is  said  the  act  of  the  Willards  is 
great.  Their  musical  novelties  are  so 
large  that  they  fill  an  entire  stage,  and 
one  of  their  instruments  requires  four 
men  to  move  it.  The  total  weight  of 
their  act  when  packed  for  shipment  is 
seventeen  hundred  pounds.  Their 
stage  setting  is  elaborate  and  repre- 
sents an  investment  of  $2,000.  Their 
costuming  is  a  perfect  flash  of  glisten- 
ing beads  and  spangles,  and  each 
instrument  is  dressed  with  a  velvet 
banner  bearing  the  name  of '  'Willard," 
the  entire  setting  being  royal  purple. 

Their  musical  selections  are  of  the 
higher  order,  including  many  of  the 
well-known  operas.  They  will  doubt- 
less be  heard  here  before  their  depart- 
ure.   

Elks  "Benefit 

olden  Gate  Lodge,  No.  6,  B.  P. 
V-*  O.  E.,  gave  a  big  benefit  show 
before  a  large  and  well-pleased  au- 
dience last  Sunday  afternoon  at  the 
Columbia  Theater.  The  program  was 
long  and  varied,  and  included  Frank 
Barton  in  rag-time  specialties,  The 
Great  Ellwood,  female  impersonator, 
Julie  Cotte,  vocal  selections,  Seymour 
and  Mott  on  the  horizontal  bars; 
contralto  solo  by  Florine  Juillerat, 
ballads  by  Marie  Wood  and  Ada 
Sweeney,  Dutch  Walton  in  his  musi- 
cal act,  Walter  Parker  in  an  Irish 
specialty,  Murphy  and  Raymond 
comedy  sketch,  Baby  Dody  in  song 
and  dance,  La  Murielita  in  a  Solo  de 
Belle,  and  three  clever  cake-walkers — 
Pearl  Hickman  and  two  small  chil- 
dren. Mr.  G.  A.  McGowan  acted  as 
master  of  ceremonies,  and  Blum's 
orchestra  furnished  the  music.  The 
Elks  are  rejoicing  at  the  success  of 
the  affair. 

Old  Times  Recalled 

F^KAMATIC  Review: — Looking  at 
*—  your  issue  of  November  nth,  it 
does  not  need,  probably,  verification 
for  me  to  identify  from  memory  stage 
representation  pictured  in  "cut"  of 
Raymond,  Miss  Gordon,  Emily  Mel- 
ville, Minnie  Walton  and  W.  A. 
Meystayer.  The  photograph  showed 
a  scene  from  Byron's  burlesque,  Ixion, 
used  as  an  afterpiece  during  John  E. 
Owens'  engagement  in  the  year  1869. 
The  characters  were:  Minerva,  John 
T.  Raymond;  Jupiter,  Marie  E.  Gor- 
don (Mrs.  J.  T.  Raymond);  Ixion, 
Emily  Melville;  Mercury,  Minnie 
Walton  (Mrs.  Fred  Lyster);  Gany- 
mede, W.  A.  Mestayer. 


But  where  is  Willie  Edouin — 
"Cupid" — big  hit,  doing  ballet  solo  as 
star  danseuse? 

Also  where  is  Viola  Crocker  Barrett 
—  "Venus" — [she  was  Lawrence  Bar- 
rett's sister-in-law  and  related  to  Mrs. 
D.  P.  Bowers  and  Mrs.  Fred  B.  Con- 
way?] "The"  Conway  in  her  time 
played  D'Artagnan,  [Three  Guards- 
men] and  Romeo  [to  her  sister's,  Mrs. 
Bower's  Juliet]  this  was  at  Park  Thea- 
ter [the  first]  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Scot  Sutton. 
Contemporaneous  with  Geo. E.  Barnes, 
G.  B.  Densmore, Harry  Larkins,  Trem- 
enheere  L.  Johns,  Fred  Lyster,  Geo. 
Jessop,  Edward  Ellis,  the  original, 
Fred  Whympe,  etc.  etc.  [A  few  of  us 
left.]  _____ 

^frawley  Company 

I  f  Mr.  Frawley  is  successful  on  his 
*  Eastern  trip,  he  will  bring  back 
the  rights  to  produce  The  Great  Ruby 
and  other  important  Eastern  successes. 
T.  Daniel  also  has  his  eye  on  one  or 
two  artists  for  his  company  who  have 
a  national  reputation.  The  roster  of 
his  present  company  is  as  follows:  T. 
Daniel  Frawley,  Frank  Murray,  Mgr.; 
Harrington  Reynolds,  Mary  Hamp- 
ton, H.  S.  Dufneld,  Mary  Van  Buren, 
Wallace  Shaw,  Phosa  McAllister, 
Francis  Byrne,  Marian  Barnay,  J.  R. 
Amory,  Hortense  Neilsen,  George 
Gaston,  Pearl  Landers,  Frank  Mat- 
thieu,  Lillian  Stafford,  Clarence  Chase, 
Anita  Sullivan,  Reginald  Travers, 
Joseph  Reilly,  Charles  Warner, 
Thomas  Phillips,  Charles  Welch, 
Gladys  Weller,  Harry  Kingsbury, 
Edward  Atwood. 


A  Nefo  Play 

A  reading  of  the  new  play  of  Dr. 
D.  T.  Callahan,  entitled  Wall 
Street  or  Making  a  President,  was 
given  at  the  rooms  of  Mrs. 
Duval-Mack  on  Sutter  street  last 
week.  The  comic  situations  of 
the  play  met  with  frequent  bursts  of 
laughter,  and  the  opinion  of  those 
present  was  a  decidedly  favorable  one. 
The  play  is  in  every  way  an  up-to- 
date  production,  and  is  decidedly  one 
of  great  merit. 


Between  Acts 

The  twenty-four  Rough  Riders  with 
Shenandoah  give  a  particularly  inter- 
esting drill  every  night. 

Artillery,  cavalry  and  infantry  are 
well  represented  in  the  big  battle  scene 
of  .Shenandoah.  Fifty  horses  are 
utilized  in  this  scene. 

Why  Smith  Left  Home  will  be  seen 
for  the  last  time  at  the  Columbia 
Theater  on  Sunday  night.  The  "cook 
lady"  and  her  associates  have  been 
particularly  well  received. 

The  numerous  inquiries  at  the 
Columbia  regarding  the  coming  of 
The  Christiau  is  already  indicative  of 
the  brilliant  reception  that  awaits  the 
much-talked-of  play. 


New  Alhambra  Theater 

ONE   MORE   BIG  WEEK-BEGINNING 

SUNDAY,    NOVEMBER   26TH,  1899 

Jacob  I,itt's  Massive  Melo-Dramatic  Production 


THE 
FAVORITE 
DRAMA 


7th 
GREAT 
YEAR 


  IN  OLD 

KENTUCKY 

the  same  and  original  cast  elaborately  displayed  with  an 
entirely  new  scenic  outfit. 

Six  Beautiful  Thoroughbred  Kentucky  Racers 

THE  WARMEST  BUNCH  OF  PICKANINNIES  EVER  CONGREGATED. 

ORPHEUn  THEATER 

HONOLULU     II.  I. 

THE  ORPHEl'M  CO.,  (Limited)  Lessees.  J.  C.  COHEN,  President  and  Manager 

Professionals  intending  to  visit  Australia,  Japan,  China  or  Manila  are  invited  to  communicate  with  us 
for  dates  and  appearances,  address 

The  Orphbum  Co.,  Ltd.,  Honolulu,  H.  L   P.  O.  Box  400 
Or,  L.  F.  STONE,  Langham  Hotel,  Sole  San  Francisco  Agent. 

Pacific  Coast  Managers,  Send  Your  Open 
Time,  Quick  for 

Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris 


Here's  Our  Paper 

(We  have  got  it.) 

8  kinds  of  stands 
4  3  sheets 

18        "  Lithos 
2  Snipes 
2  "    Cloth  Banners 

Cards,  Heralds,  Novelties 


The  Laughable  Cyclone 

Making  Merry  Millions  of  Men.  AN  ALL-STAR  CAST 
Breaking  Records  from  Maine  to  Oregon.  Seven  days 
behind  three  advance  men  and  an  ocean  of  the  flashiest 
seven-color  Lithograph  Paper  ever  turned  out. 

For  Terms  and  Information,  Address, 

WALTER  LINDSAY, 

DRAMATIC  REVIEW  OFFICE,  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 


California  Theater 

SUNDAY   NIGHT,   NOVEMBER  26th 

Fifth  Anuual  Season  in  San  Francisco  of  the  Favorite  - 

Frawley  Company 

Management  of  MR.  FRANK  MURRAY 

Opening  Play — The  Great  English-American  Racing  Drama 

«g  The  Sporting  Duchess 

Columbia  Theater 


JACOB  LITTS 
COLOSSAL 


NEXT  WEEK 


SPECTACULAR 
PRODUCTION 


BRONSON    HOWARD'S    GREAT    WAR  PLAY 


SHENANDOAH 


£!4 


"It  is  the  best  play  I  have  ever  seen."— Genf ral  Nelson  A.  Milrs. 


200  People 


Infantry-  Artillery-Cavalry 


50  Horses 


AS    IT    HAS    NEVER    BEEN    SEEN  BEFORE 


The  Greatest  BATTLE  SCENE  Ever  Given  on  Any  Stage 


THE  JAN  FRANCI 5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  13— Vol.  I 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  DECEMBER  2,  1899 


TEN  CENTS  A  COPY 
THREE  DOLLARS  A  YEAS 


MARY  HAMPTON 


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December  2nd,  1899 


Advance  Agent's  Trying 
Ordeal 

1 4  T1  he  most  trying  experience  in  my 
1  career,"  said  Hank  Johnson, 
the  veteran  theatrical  advance  man, 
'  was  a  season  I  put  in  with  a  new 
author,  who  was  taking  out  his  own 
piece.  He  knew  nothing  about  the 
details  of  the  business  and  was  as  fear- 
ful of  being  buncoed  as  a  green  farmer 
on  the  Bowery.  As  a  natural  conse- 
quence he  was  continually  upsetting 
the  arrangements  along  the  route  and 
made  our  tour  about  twice  as  expensive 
as  it  really  should  have  l)een.  Finally 
I  got  tired  of  his  nagging  and  made 
up  my  mind  to  get  even.  Among 
other  eccentricities  he  had  a  morbid 
passion  for  seeing  his  picture  in  print, 
and  I  carried  along  three  cuts  of  differ- 
ent sizes  that  I  paid  to  get  into  the 
papers  whenever  I  could.  He  paid 
me  Sio  every  time  one  appeared,  but, 
as  he  was  comparatively  unknown  and 
not  a  thing  of  beauty,  the  papers 
would  very  seldom  consent  to  use 
them.  One  journal,  however,  printed 
all  three  at  the  same  time,  giving  him 
a  scathing  roast  for  notoriety  seeking 
and  I  immediately  bought  200  extra 
copies.  After  that  whenever  I  struck 
a  new  town  I  would  cut  out  one  of  the 
pictures,  paste  the  heading  of  the 
local  paper  across  the  top  and  mail  it 
to  the  boss.  I  collected  $300  on  the 
scheme  l>efore  he  happened  to  turn 
over  his  assortment  of  pictures  and 
look  at  the  backs.  He  found  the  same 
section  of  reading  matter  on  all  of 
them,  and  concluded,  to  quote  the 
letter  he  immediately  wrote  me,  that 
that  he  'had  been  basely  betrayed  by 
one  in  whom  he  had  trustingly  con- 
fided.' He  also  said  that  he  had 
'taken  a  serpent  to  his  bosom.'  The 
serpent,  otherwise  yours  truly,  was 
told  to  consider  himself  fired.  No, 
my  conscience  never  bothered  me  any. 
You  see,  I  gave  him  at  least  $10  worth 
of  pure  joy  with  each  of  those  fake 
clippings." 

cAkvays  Playing  Poker 

Now  that  the  original  Bostonians 
are  gradually  losing  member  by 
member,  as  did  the  Boston  Ideals 
from  which  they  sprang,  it  might  be 
interesting  to  recall  how  that  organ- 
ization became  famous  as  the  most 
noted  card-playing  organization,  from 
a  theatrical  point  of  view,  in  America. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barnabee,  Tom  Karl 
and  his  wife,  McDonald  and  Marie 
Stone  were  the  heavy  weights,  and 
there  were  always  sufficient  small  fry 
and  outsiders  on  hand  to  make  the 
game  interesting.  Twenty-five  cent 
limit  was  the  Boston  Ideal  game — no 
more,  no  less.     No  possible  circum- 


stance could  achieve  a  variation  of 
this  rule.  So  at  twenty-five  cent  limit 
the  Boston  soloists  spent  their  spare 
time  morning,  noon  and  night— after 
the  theater.  They  played  in  hotels, 
on  the  cars — everywhere  in  fact. 
Karl,  Barnabee  and  McDonald  have 
been  known  to  finish  a  game  on  the 
way  to  the  theater  in  a  hack  by  the 
light  of  lucifer  matches  and  flaming 
cigars.  There  was  absolutely  no  end 
to  the  ideal  poker-playing.  Marie 
Stone  used  to  tell  an  entertaining 
story  of  how  she  prevented  a  game 
on  a  train.  Every  one  had  been  up 
late  the  night  before,  and  she  wanted 
her  husband  to  get  some  sleep.  Barna- 
bee had  purchased  fournice  new  decks 
of  cards,  and  while  they  were  setting 
the  table  in  the  smoking-room  of  the 
sleeper,  she  asked  the  old  gentleman 
to  let  her  look  at  them.  He  did  so, 
willingly  enough,  for  he  suspected 
nothing.  Marie  was  in  bed — that  is, 
in  her  berth — and  she  monkeyed  with 
the  four  decks  awhile,  and  then 
handed  one  of  them  back  to  Barnabee 
when  he  came  for  it,  and  said  she 
hoped  they'd  have  a  pleasant  game. 

The  gentlemen  retired  and  com- 
menced operations.  To  every  one's 
astonishment  the  first  hand  was  what 
is  known  in  poker  parlance  as  a 
corker.  Everybody  wanted  to  raise, 
and  when  the  preliminary  raising  was 
all  done,  Barnabee  prepared  to  help 
the  cards;  nolxjdy  wanted  any;  every- 
body stood  pat.  There  was  general 
consternation,  but  every  one  had  l)et 
all  he  had.  When  it  finally  came  to 
a  show-down  the  strange  fact  was 
developed  that  everybody  had  a  club 
flush.  Tom  Karl's  was  the  biggest, 
and  he  wanted  to  take  the  pot,  but  a 
general  kick  was  made  and  a  further 
investigation  instituted.  Then  the 
discovery  was  made  that  the  entire 
deck  was  composed  of  clubs.  Marie 
had  taken  all  the  clubs  from  the  four 
decks.  Barnabee  went  back  to  the 
sleeper  and  in  a  whisper  asked  the 
lady  what  she  had  done  with  the  rest 
of  the  cards,  to  which  a  sleepy  voice 
responded:  "They're  out  on  the 
beach,  twenty  miles  behind  by  this 
time.  Don't  bother  me  now,  I'm 
tired." 

And  the  gentlemen  of  the  Boston 
Ideal  Company  had  no  poker  game  on 
the  cars  that  night. 

"Dan"  Godfrey,  who  has  returned 
to  London  with  his  band  from  a  tour 
of  the  United  States,  is  quoted  as  say- 
ing: "We  played  lots  of  good  music, 
but  what  Americans  really  want  is 
some  catchy  tune  with  a  swing.  We 
would  give  Georgia  Camp  Meeting  or 
a  'rag-time Cakewalk,'  and  they  would 
nearly  tear  down  the  place." 

Lederer's  Quintonica  will  keep  the  hair 
healthy. 


Some  Prominent  Actors 

THE  New   York  Journal  gives  this 
list  of  actors,  and  tells  what  they 
were  doing  twenty  yeais  ago: 

Ada  Rehan  appeared  as  Big  Cleni- 
ence  in  Augustin  Daly's  production  of 
L'Assommoir. 

Francis  Wilson,  then  Frank  Wilson, 
appeared  as  Tufts  in  An  Unequal 
Match  at  the  Chestnut  Street  Theater 
in  Philadelphia. 

John  Drew  was  a  member  of  the 
newly-formed  Daly's  Company. 

May  Irwin  and  her  sister  Flora  were 
doing  songs  and  dances  at  Tony 
Pastor's  Theater  on  Broadway. 

Stuart  Robson  and  W.  H.  Crane 
were  appearing  in  Our  Bachelors. 

Annie  Russell  went  to  the  West 
Indies,  where  she  played  ingenue 
roles  in  a  company  that  included 
Felix  Morris,  J.  H.  Gilmour  and 
Tommy  Russell. 

Jennie  Veamans  was  the  Topsy  in  a 
revival  of  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin. 

Rose  Coghlan  was  appearing  in 
Boucicault's  drama,  Rescued,  at 
Booth's  Theater. 

Charles  A.  Stevenson,  now  Mrs. 
Leslie  Carter's  leading  man,  supported 
Kate  Claxton  in  The  Two  Orphans. 

Henry  E.  Dixey  was  seen  as  Tom 
Bowline  in  Pinafore. 

Mrs.  Minnie  Maddern-Fiske  was 
playing  the  soubrette  part  in  The 
Messenger  from  Jarvis  Section. 

Thomas  Q.  Seabrooke  appeared  as 
Bertie  Cecil  in  Cigarette. 

Lillian  Russell-  was  singing  ballads 
at  Tony  Pastor's  Theater. 

Richard  Mansfield  played  a  part  in 
Les  Manteaux  Noir,  at  the  Standard 
Theater. 

Maurice  Barrymore  was  a  member 
of  the  stock  company  at  Wallack's 
Theater. 

Nat  Goodwin  made  a  hit  in  Hobbies, 
at  Haverly's  Fourteenth  Street  Thea- 
ter, with  his  impersonations  of  well- 
known  actors. 

Hffie  Shannon  had  been  playing  the 
part  of  Eva  in  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin. 

E.  M.  Holland  was  at  Wallack's. 

E  H.  Sothern  was  a  member  of  his 
father's  company. 

Modjeska  was  drawing  big  houses 
at  the  Grand  Opera  House  in  East 
Lynne. 

Charles  Coghlan  appeared  at  Wal- 
lack's as  Felix  Featherstone  in  Sydney 
Grundy's  play,  The  Snowball. 

Sol.  Smith  Russell  began  his  starring 
tour  in  Edgewood  Folks. 

Louise  Beaudet  was  a  member  of 
Maurice  Grau's  French  Opera  Com- 
pany, headed  by  Capoul,  at  the  Fifth 
Avenue  Theater. 

Roland  Reed  was  seen  at  Seraph  in 
The  Magic  Slipper  at  Haverly's  Four- 
teenth Street  Theater. 


Julia  Marlowe  was  with  a  juvenile 
Pinafore  Company. 

Robert  Mantell  was  in  England, 
playing  the  leading  roles  inacompany 
headed  by  Miss  Wallis. 

Cora  Tanner  appeared  in  The  Dan- 
ites. 

De  Wolfe  Hopper  was  playing  a 
comedy  part  in  Our  Daughters,  which 
was  presented  by  the  Criterion  Comedy 
Company. 

Otis  Skinner  was  seen  in  Bronson 
Howard's  Wives. 

John  E.  Henshaw,  now  with  The 
Man  in  the  Moon,  was  in  Princess 
Carpillona  at  the  Broadway  Optra 
House.  His  wife,  May  Ten  Broeck, 
was  a  member  of  the  same  company. 

John  T.  Kelly  was  at  Tony  Pastor  s. 

Digby  Bell  appeared  in  Charity  Be- 
gins at  Home  at  the  Bijou. 

Joseph  Murphy  was  making  his  last 
appearance  in  Kerry  Gow  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House. 

Joseph  Jefferson  was,  of  course, 
p'aying  Rip  Van  Winkle. 


The  Play  Makers 

Hugh  Conway  was  an  auctioneer, 
and  he  wrote  Called  Back.  Therefore 
the  fact  that  Michael  Morton  pursues 
the  same  delusive  calling  does  not 
necessarily  check  any  good  opinions 
we  may  entertain  about  the  play,  A 
Rich  Man's  Son.  Neither  vocation  nor 
avocation  has  anything  to  do  with 
dramatic  genesis.  Margaret  Mering- 
ton  was  a  school-teacher,  yet  she 
enriched  our  stage  with  Letterblair, 
and  Love  Finds  a  Way.  Henry 
Arthur  Jones  was  a  "drummer"  in 
the  boot  and  shoe  line,  yet  he  evolved 
from  Oxford  ties  and  patent  leathers, 
those  worthy  pieces,  The  Middleman, 
and  Michael  and  His  Lost  Angel. 
William  Shakespeare  was  a  hostler, 
and  he  did  tolerably  well  on  the  stage. 
— New  York  Press. 

fatal  Shooting 

Robert  Alexander  Simpson,  bet- 
ter known  as  Professor  Simpson, 
was  shot  and  mortally  wounded  late 
Thursday  afternoon,  Nov.  24,  at  St. 
Louis,  in  his  dramatic  agency  and 
school,  1520  Olive  street,  by  James 
T.  Roberts,  a  lawyer.  Roberts'  wife, 
from  whom  he  had  lived  apart  for  the 
last  year,  was  taking  lessons  in  stage- 
craft from  Simpson.  Roberts  tried  in 
vain  to  persuade  her  to  give  up  her 
lessons.  Mrs.  Roberts  said  that  she 
had  separated  from  her  husband  be- 
cause of  his  extreme  brutality.  Simp- 
son was  the  manager  of  half  a  dozen 
one-night  stand  dramatic  companies. 


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The  Perfect  Play 

THERE  are  two  standards  by  which 
to  determine  the  perfect  play — 
one  the  managers,  the  other  the 
critics.  Between  these  two  the  public 
very  often  has  taken  matters  into  its 
own  hands  and  has  settled  the  ques- 
tion finally  by  making  a  huge  success 
of  a  piece  that  has  been  condemned 
either  by  the  critics  or  by  the  man- 
agers who  put  it  on.  For  sometimes 
a  manager  is  compelled  by  force  of 
circumstances  to  produce  a  play  that 
he  does  not  think  well  of,  simply  as  a 
stop-gap,  to  hold  the  attention  until 
another  and  more  worthy  attraction 
is  prepared.  For  a  new  author  to 
deliberately  plan  to  please  both  of 
these  powers  and  incidentally  to 
attract  the  popular  favor  is  a  very 
difficult  thing  to  accomplish. 

What  are  the  attributes  of  the  per- 
fect play?  Very  few  know,  and  those 
that  do  know  would  find  it  a  very 
hard  matter  to  explain.  The  man- 
ager to  whom  a  new  author  appeals  to 
produce  his  piece  will  reply,  that  a 
play  to  be  successful  must,  of  neces- 
sity, contain  the  proper  elements  of 
comedy  and  seriousness,  as  a  beautiful 
painting  is  composed  proportionately 
of  lights  and  shades,  and  most  partic- 
ularly must  treat  of  a  popular  subject 
or  one  that  may  be  made  so.  By  this 
he  means  a  subject  that  will  either 
awaken  the  sympathies  of  an  audience, 
or  per  contra,  that  will  antagonize 
them.  For  to  be  verysuccessful.it 
is  wise  sometimes  to  force  the  public 
to  accept  a  play  that  for  various  rea- 
sons it  may  object  to.  In  such  cases, 
however,  the  venture — for  all  dramatic 
productions  are  speculations — would 
be  purely  a  business  rather  than  an 
artistic  undertaking.  As  most  new 
authors,  however,  are  prone  to  sacri- 
fice the  ideals  of  the  managers  and 
critics  to  a  desire  for  originality  in 
their  plays,  this  may  account  for  the 
limited  number  of  new  plays  produced. 

Of  late  years  the  popular  fancy 
seems  to  run  altogether  to  plays  of  a 
light  and  frothy  nature,  such  as 
comedies  of  all  kinds,  farces  and  musi- 
cal reviews.  The  reasons  for  this 
state  of  affairs  are  hard  to  determine, 
though  it  is  largely  due,  I  think,  to 
the  poor  quality  of  the  serious  plays 
presented  for  consideration.  This 
view  is  greatly  strengthened  by  the 
success  attending  the  few  serious 
plays  that  have  been  found  worthy. 
The  expansion  and  development  of 
vaudeville  has  also  to  a  great  ex- 
tent militated  against  the  chances  of 
the  legitimate  drama.  The  success 
achieved  in  vaudeville  by  dramatic 
stars  with  dramatic  trifles  is,  however, 
a  certain  indication  of  the  permanency 
and  stability  of  the  dramatic  taste  in 
our  people. 

Again  the  practice  of  writing  plays 
merely  to  exploit  the  talents  of  some 
particular  player  has  also  served  to 
lessen  the  quality  of  our  purely  dra- 
matic productions.  While  these  star 
plays,  as  they  are  called,  nearly 
always  contain  the  dramatic  essen- 
tials, still  they  are  generally  poor 
stuff  and  serve  but  feebly  to  satisfy 
the  desire  for  serious  plays.  However, 
with  the  return  of  the  stock-company 
system  in  vogue  now  in  most  of  our 
cities,  it  is  not  unreasonable  to  hope 
that  there  will  ensue  a  most  prosperous 
era  for  new  plays  by  new  authors,  and 
that  before  long  the  great  expectancy 
of  the  American  people  will  be 
reached  by  the  production  of  the  long- 
sought  and  eagerly-awaited  great 
American  play.  C.  V.  K. 

Lederer's  Quintonica  for  falling  hair. 


On  the  (Road 

IV.  R.  Dai/ey  Company 
San  Bernardino,  Dec.  4. 

Hotel  Topsy  Tuny 
Minneapolis,  26,  week. 

Frederick  IVarde 
San  Bernardino,  30;  San  Diego,  Dec.  1-2; 
Los  Angeles,  4-9:   San  Francisco,  11,  two 
weeks. 

Elleford  Company 
Sacramento,  Nov.  27,  two  weeks. 

Nance  O'NeU 
Hanford,  30;  Bakersfield,  Dec.  1-2;  Los 
Angeles,  Dec.  3,  four  weeks. 

Devil's  Auction 
Chas.  H.  Yale,  manager.  Providence  27- 
Dec.  2. 

Yon  Yonson 
Bakersrield,  week  of  Dec.  6. 

Sam  T.  Sir  aw  Company 
North  Yakima,  27,  week;  Walla  Walla, 
Dec.  4,  week;  Spokane,  n,  week. 
Lewis    Morrison's    Frederick  the  Great 
Company 

Nashville,  30;  Knoxville,  Dec.  2;  Colum- 
bia, 4;  Jackson,  5;  Memphis,  6;  Little  Rock, 
8. 

Georgia  Minstrels 
Santa  Barbara,  30;  Ventura,  31. 

Jessie  Shirley  Company 
Nevada  City,  week;  Virginia  City,  Nev., 
Dec.  4,  week;  Carson,  11,  week;  Reno,  15. 
Harry  Corson  Clarke 
Los  Angeles,  26,  week;  Santa  Ana,  Dec. 
5;  San  Diego,  6-7;  Redlands,  8;  Pomona,  11. 
Cheerful  Liar  Company 
Fresno,  30-Dec.  1;  Lemore,  2;  Hanford, 
3;  Visalia,  4. 

A  Bachelor's  Honeymoon 
Roanoke,  Va.,  30. 

A  Hot  Time 
Anaconda,  30. 

A  Yenuine  Yentleman 
Joplin,  Mo. ,  30. 

Black  Patti  Troubadours 
Spokane,  Wash.,  30. 

Darkest  Russia 
San  Antonio,  30. 

Mathews  and  Bulger 
Houston,  30. 

Finnigan's  Ball 
Chico,  30;  Woodland,  Dec.  1;  Stockton, 
2;  San  Jose,  3-4;  Fresno,  8. 


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Joe  Jefferson,  cM.  V. 

Who  would  ever  think  that  Joe 
Jefferson  was  once  almost  dead 
with  consumption  ?  Certainly  no  one 
that  has  seen  him  in  that  likely  dance 
that  the  curtain  falls  on  the  Cricket  on 
the  Hearth.  When  Joe  Jefferson  was 
a  young  actor  playing  Asa  Trenchard, 
nobody  ever  thought  he  would  live 
out  his  engagement  with  the  com- 
pany, for  he  was  not  only  narrow- 
chested,  hollow-eyed,  and  consump- 
tive, but  he  had  a  bad  cough  and 
woe-begone  expression  that  was  pitiful 
to  contemplate.  Everybody  about  the 
stage  liked  him,  and  apprehensive  of 
his  early  demise,  accorded  him  every 
attention  conducive  to  comfort.  On 
the  advice  of  hapless  Mr.  Macbeth,  he 
one  day  ordered  a  bottle  sale  and  pill- 
box bonfire,  and  cutting  loose  from  a 
chain  of  doctors  and  druggists,  lost 
himself  among  the  highlands  of  the 
Hudson,  and  began  at  once  to  get 
well.  Between  cold  water,  out-door 
exercise,  nine  hours  of  sleep,  and  a 
diet  fit  for  an  abnegated  monk,  Mr. 
Jefferson  is  to-day,  in  view  of  his  ad- 
vanced age,  a  fine  specimen  of  physical 
and  mental  vigor. 

This  week  the  California  Theater 
very  generously  donated  a  box  for  one 
evening  performance  to  the  Fruit  and 
Flower  Mission. 

In  Germany  the  performances  com- 
mence generally  at  about  6  o'clock, 
and  with  only  one  lengthy  wait  they 
are,  as  a  rule,  over  by  10:30. 


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IT  seems  that  Manager  Gran  thinks 
two  weeks  of  grand  opera  enough  for 
poor  benighted,  unappreciative  Chi- 
cago, and  says  that  smaller  Milwaukee 
is  willing  to  pay  more  money  for 
operatic  productions  than  the  windy 
city.  We  are  sorry  for  Chicago's  lack 
of  grand  opera  perception,  and  think 
we  can  be  pardoned  it  we  toss  a  few 
floral  tributes  at  ourselves,  when  we 
have  recently  stood  for  over  fifteen 
weeks  of  the  same  kind  of  mental  en- 
joyment, in  the  Tivoli  productions, 
and  are  sorry  it  is  all  over. 

Anew  field  of  usefulness  is  evi- 
dently opening  for  the  female  theatri- 
cal celebrity,  that  of  contributing  to 
the  big  dailies,  and  there  is  no  doubt 
that  the  "stories  of  their  lives"  would 
make  interesting  matter.  Virginia 
Earle  has  lately  written  an  article  on 
the  social  status  of  actresses  for  the 
New  York  Telegraph,  and  Alice  Neil- 
sen  came  out  in  the  World  the  other  day 
with  a  sketch  other  stage  career.  We 
should  advise  them  all  if  they  desire  to 
quit  the  legitimate  to  try  vaudeville, 
as  they  will  find  that  field  far  more  re- 
munerative than  that  of  journalism. 

Amy  Castles  is  the  latest  Aus- 
tralian song-bird  who  promises  to 
rival  Melba.  She  was  discovered  in 
Bendigo,  a  small  Australian  town, 
and  is  said  to  possess  a  most  marvel- 
ous voice.  The  people  of  the  antipodes 
overlooked  Melba  on  her  first  appear- 
ance when  she  sang  with  indifferent 
success  at  a  shilling  a  head.  They 


are  not  making  the  same  blunder  in 
regard  to  Miss  Castles,  for  at  a  recent 
concert  given  by  her  before  her  de- 
parture for  Paris  they  showered  her 
with  flowers  and  gifts  of  diamonds 
and  money.  The  new  singer  is  under 
the  guidance  of  some  Catholic  priests 
who  are  her  guardians.  At  Paris  she 
will  study  with  Marchesi  preparatory 
for  her  debut  in  opera. 

Have  you  ever  thought,  asks  a 
New  York  paper,  of  how  many  strong 
men  and  remarkable  singers  California 
and  Australia  have  produced  ?  Well, 
just  do,  and  then  you  will  surely  come 
to  the  conclusion  that  there  must  be 
something  in  the  glorious  climate  idea 
after  all,  for  the  conditions  are  much 
the  same  in  both.  The  air  puts 
something  into  the  blood,  expands 
the  lungs,  affects  the  muscles  and 
thews,  or  has  some  other  remarkable 
effect  which  goes  to  make  fighters  of 
the  men  and  song-birds  of  the  women. 

Any  theatrical  manager  will  say 
that  at  least  thirty  per  cent,  of  all  the 
fairly  good  female  singers  in  his  com- 
pany hail  from  California,  and  some 
few  are  among  the  best  on  the  light 
opera  stage. 

Of  the  grand  opera  class  we  have 
Sybil  Sanderson,  for  whom  so  much 
was  predicted  before  she  met  Antonio 
Terry.  She  is  still  in  the  heyday  of 
her  powers,  and  the  announcement 
that  she  will  once  more  go  upon  the 
stage  gives  hope  that  she  may  in  the 
future  do  still  greater  things. 

Then  there  is  Kllen  Beach  Yaw,  she 
with  the  freak  voice,  who  has  to  have 
music  written  for  her  far  beyond  the 
range  of  ordinary  mortals.  Those 
who  have  heard  her  know  her  to  be  a 
marvel  as  well  as  a  freak. 

In  this  same  class  comes  Ada  Colley 
from  Australia.  It  is  the  only  other 
country  to  produce  such  a  voice,  and 
they  are  almost  of  identical  qual- 
ity, although  Miss  Yaw's  is  of  much 
greater  power.  It  is  remarkable  that 
in  this  line  of  natural  freaks,  as  well 
as  in  fighting,  these  two  far-away 
lands  should  produce  like  quality. 

In  the  grand  opera  line,  too,  Aus- 
tralia has  been  a  good  producer.  Were 
it  only  for  the  name  of  Melba,  that 
far-off  land  of  strange  things  could 
never  be  spoken  of  lightly  in  the  oper- 
atic line. 

*  ¥ 

We  have  with  us  and  all  at  once 
three  plays  of  native  manufacture, 
Shenandoah,  In  Old  Kentucky  and 
Yon  Yonson,  two  dialect  melodramas 
and  one  war  ditto. 

Time  was,  and  not  so  very  long  ago 
either,  when  three  home-made  pieces 
produced  almost  simultaneously  in  one 
city  would  be  a  surprising  event  in 
dramatic  annals,  but  today  it  scarcely 
causes  comment. 

* 

*  * 

All  of  these  pieces  have  been  re- 
markably successful,  and  why — be- 
cause they  are  essentially  melodram- 
atic, in  other  words  unreal  in  construc- 
tion.   Especially  is  this  true  of  the 


two  dialect  plays.  The  realistic  drama, 
the  problem  play,  and  the  society  play 
enjoy  their  short  runs,  but  the  rank 
and  file  of  theater  goers  crowd  the 
play  houses  over  and  over  again  when 
the  dear  melodrama  comes  to  town. 

And  all  the  time  the  bills  aud  the 
advance  agents  continue  to  exploit  the 
"realistic"  scenes  in  these  unreal 
creations.  "See  the  realistic  horse 
race,"  the  "realistic  log  jam,"  the 
railroad  train,  and  the  "real"  picka- 
ninny band.  There  is  no  doubt  about 
the  pickaninnys  being  '  'real' '  at  one 
period  in  their  lives,  though  the  ma- 
jority of  them  are  big  enough  for 
plough  hands  now. 


To  attempt  to  point  out  the  unreal- 
ities in  the  "realistic"  scenes  in  these 
plays  would  be  a  wearisome  task,  but 
that  they  abound  in  grotesque  variety 
is  as  true  as  that  it  is  decidedly  unreal 
to  see  a  woman  turn  a  somersault 
through  a  window,  as  the  railroad 
boarding  house  mistress  does  when  in 
pursuit  of  the  guileless  Swede  in  Yon 
Yonson,  or  that  Madge  in  Old  Ken- 
tucky should  not  hear  the  report  of  the 
gun  fired  close  to  her  mountain  dwell- 
ing, but  chases  out  in  wild  alarm  when 
the  dynamite  is  exploded. 


As  the  head  of  the  Jewish  house 
wrote  to  his  travelling  salesman,  "Wat 
we  want  is  orders,"  in  melodrama, 
what  the  public  wants  is  features.  The 
language  and  the  construction  are 
secondary  considerations.  Dramatic 
situations  are  great  things, but  features 
are  what  make  the  melodrama  go. 
The  beat  of  the  horses'  hoofs  behind 
the  scenes  in  Shenandoah,  and  the 
uniforms  are  "features"  of  that  piece. 
The  sight  of  the  blue  stirs  the  heart, 
and  the  hoof-beats  make  the  pulses 
throb  in  time.  The  logjam,  the  rail- 
road train,  and  Yonson  dropping 
through  the  ceiling  are  "features"  in 
the  Swedish  drama,  the  pickaninny 
band,  the  race,  and  the  female  jockey 
are  "features"  of  In  Old  Kentucky, 
and  these  things  the  people  are  willing 
to  pay  their  money  to  see,  though  most 
of  them  know  all  the  time  that  they 
are  but  "glitter  to  catch  the  eye."  So 
to  the  aspiring  playwright  we  would 
say,  if  he  longs  for  the  plaudits  of  the 
public  let  him  construct  a  piece  that  is 
fairly  coherent  with  a  touch  of  heart 
interest,  and  if  it  lacks  congruity  and 
cohesion,  it  will  go  if  loaded  with 
features. 

Fred  Beckman,  the  genial  advance 
man  with  In  Old  Kentucky,  is  jubi- 
lant over  the  immense  business  the 
popular  piece  has  been  doing  at  the 
New  Alhambra.  "Of  course,"  said 
he,  "we  expected  a  very  successful 
engagement,  but  the  first  week  ex- 
ceeded our  most  sanguine  anticipa- 
tions, and  this  week  is  a  record- 
breaker.  We  have  done  our  best 
business  outside  of  New  York  right 
here  at  the  New  Alhambra." 


cAid  the  Charity  Fund 

"P he  big  show  in  aid  of  the  players' 
charity  fund,  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Associated  Theatrical  Managers, 
promises  to  be  the  great  theatrical 
event  of  the  season.  It  takes  place 
Thursday  afternoon,  Dec.  14,  at  the 
Orpheum,  and  a  monster  program  has 
been  arranged  for  the  occasion.  In 
fact  it  will  be  the  greatest  bill  ever 
offered  in  this  city  Here  is  the  list  of 
attractions  that  will  be  presented,  and 
no  doubt  the  San  Francisco  public  will 
take  pleasure  in  assisting  in  this 
worthy  cause: 

Frederick  Warde  and  Company 
from  the  Columbia,  the  Frawley  Com- 
pany from  the  California,  an  act  of 
His  Majesty  from  the  Grand  Opera 
House,  a  lively  comedy  from  the 
Alcazar,  Camille  D'Arville,  George 
Fuller  Golden,  and  the  cream  of 
vaudeville  from  the  Orpheum,  an 
operatic  surprise  from  the  Tivoli, 
original  Georgia  Minstrels  from  the 
Alhambra,  Major  Mite  and  big  things 
from  the  Chutes,  Cad  Wilson  and 
vaudeville  lights  from  the  Olympia. 

Curtain  rises  at  1  o'clock  sharp; 
carriages  at  5:30. 

Box-seats,  $1.50;  all  seats  down 
stairs,  $1;  balcony,  50c  and  25c. 

vSale  of  seats  will  begin  at  the  Or- 
pheum box-office  Monday  morning, 
Dec.  11,  at  9  o'clock. 


Death  of  Chas.  Coghlan 

r^HAS.  Coghlan,  the   actor,  who 
.     has  been  ill  since  October  30th, 
died  November  27th,  at  Galveston, 
Texas,  of  acute  gastritis. 

Coghlan 's  Royal  Box  Company 
played  all  through  Texas  with  the 
understudy  as  star,  who  impersonated 
the  famous  actor,  apparently  to  the 
satisfaction  of  the  public. 

Coghlan  was  56  years  of  age.  He 
was  of  English  and  Irish  parentage, 
being  born  in  France.  He  early  man- 
ifested a  fondness  for  the  stage  and 
became  an  actor  when  a  boy.  He 
was  educated  for  the  bar,  but  never 
practiced  his  early  profession.  He 
was  the  author  of  several  successful 
plays,  among  them  being  Jocelyn  and 
The  Royal  Box.  At  the  time  of  his 
death  he  had  nearly  finished  his  dram- 
atization of  Vanity  Fair  for  his  daugh- 
ter. The  remains  will  be  taken  to 
Prince  Edward  Island,  his  summer 
home.  The  manager  of  the  company 
has  been  instructed  by  wire  to  cancel 
all  further  engagements. 


The  advance  sale  of  seats  for  Fred- 
erick Warde's  engagement  begins 
Thursday  morning  at  the  box  office  of 
the  Columbia  Theater. 


Hall  Caine's  great  play,  The  Chris- 
tian, is  nearing  the  Coast,  and  local 
theater  goers  will  soon  have  their  first 
opportunity  to  see  the  production  that 
has  created  so  profound  a  stir  every- 
where. 


December  2nd,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Daisy  Brogan  replaces  Edith  Hall 
with  the  Yon  Yonson  Company. 

Marie  Wainwright  is  appearing 
in  the  East  in  one  of  the  Mile.  Fifi 
companies. 

Tod  Sloan  is  telling  friends  in  Lon- 
don that  he  will  soon  branch  out  as  a 
theatrical  manager. 

Lulu  Glaser's  voice  has  failed  her 
and  she  will  take  along  rest.  Shehas 
been  playing  Roxane  to  Francis  Wil- 
son's Cyrano. 

Scott  Seaton  is  a  favorite  of  the 
critics,  evidently,  as  they  are  very 
generally  praising  his  acting  in  Harry 
Corson  Clarke's  company. 

Phyllis  Rankin,  McKee  Rankin's 
daughter,  has  sued  a  New  York  club- 
man $25,000  for  saying  he  kissed  her. 
The  latest  advertising  dodge. 

Frances  Jolliffe  is  one  of  the 
numerous  California  people  who  will 
appear  in  David  Belasco's  coming  pro- 
duction of  Naughty  Anthony. 

Harry  Woodruff,  the  blonde 
matinee  hero,  who  was  once  engaged 
to  Anna  Gould,  does  a  song  and  dance 
in  Anna  Held's  play,  Papa's  Wife. 

Hope  Ross  has  been  engaged  to  play 
an  ingenue  part  in  the  play  The  Great- 
est Thing  in  the  World,  in  which  Mrs. 
Sarah  Cowell  Lemoyne  will  star  early 
next  year. 

Miss  Olive  Oliver,  the  handsome 
young  California  actress,  who  is  also 
known  as  the  "best  woman  fencer  in 
the  United  States,"  is  with  Richard 
Mansfield. 

May  Buckley,  the  original  Alcazar 
Loey  Tsing,  in  the  First  Born,  plays 
the  part  of  the  Chinese  widow  in  the 
London  production  of  San  Toy.  The 
piece  is  a  success. 

Edgar  Stillman  Kelley,  whose 
incidental  music  for  big  productions  is 
world  famous,  has  surpassed  all  his 
previous  efforts  in  what  he  has  written 
for  Ben  Hur.  Mr.  Kelley  is  a  San 
Francisco  boy. 

Tyrone  Power  and  his  wife,  Edith 
Crane,  are  going  to  Australia  with 
Tess  and  incidentally  Shakespeare. 
Mr.  Power,  it  will  be  remembered, 
was  once  one  of  T.  Daniel  Frawley's 
shining  lights. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke  is  the 
friend  of  aspiring  beginners  in  the 
histrionic  firmament.  He  has  just  en- 
gaged Jane  Plunkett  for  his  Jones  Com- 
pany. Miss  Plunkett  is  a  dashing, 
rosy  cheeked,  Junoesque  California 
beauty. 


Mrs.  Chas.  H.  Jones,  wife  of  Stage 
Director  Jones  of  the  Grand  Opera 
House,  is  a  sister  of  Harry  Corson 
Clarke. 

Belasco's  new  comedy,  Naughty 
Anthony,  will  be  produced  in  New 
York  in  January.  Blanche  Bates  will 
be  in  the  cast. 

Chas.  H.  Hoyt  is  back  again  in 
New  York,  fully  recovered  in  health, 
and  busy  putting  the  finishing  touches 
to  a  new  play  which  he  will  bring  out 
next  season. 

Oscar  Hammersteix,  the  indefati- 
gable, is  busy  making  plans  for  a  new 
theater  on  West  Forty-Second  Street, 
near  the  Victoria.  It  will  be  ready 
for  business  in  August. 

Juliet  Crosby  as  Fanny  in  Saints 
and  Sinners,  has  one  of  the  best  make- 
ups ever  seen  on  any  stage.  Her  best 
friend  would  hardly  recognize  her 
from  the  front  of  the  house. 

Mary  Linck  and  Rhys  Thomas, 
favorites  at  the  Tivoli  last  season,  are 
singing  in  the  Castle  Square  Company, 
St.  Louis,  and  creating  the  same  fav- 
orable impression  their  work  met  with 
here. 

Frank  De  Camp  and  wife,  of  A 
Cheerful  Liar  Company,  were  callers 
at  the  Review  office  Saturday.  They 
report  that  business  has  been  very  good 
and  that  Manager  Gerard  has  a  money 
winner  in  the  farce. 

Frank  McGlynn,  a  California  boy 
who  has  been  playing  Cardinal  Rich- 
elieu in  Under  the  Red  Robe  Company, 
has  joined  Henry  Miller  and  will  have 
an  important  part  in  Sydney  Carton. 

May  Irwin's  son  failed  to  pass  the 
examination  at  West  Point.  He  was 
appointed  a  cadet  by  Congressman 
Jefferson  M.  Levy,  on  the  recommen- 
dation of  Mr.  Croker  and  other  Tam- 
manyites.  His  mother  is  greatly  dis- 
appointed over  his  rejection. 

Charles  Bryant,  the  Alcazar's 
clever  stage  director,  is  rehearsing 
the  U.  C.  boys  in  their  junior  farce, 
James  Wobberts,  No.  1,  S.  S.,  written 
by  Richard  Tully.  The  farce  is  said 
to  be  exceptionally  clever,  and  a  cou- 
ple of  road  companies  are  negotiating 
for  it. 

Through  the  death  of  J.  C.  Behlow 
last  week,  the  prospects  for  the  new 
theater  ou  Geary  street  would  seem 
to  be  less  now  than  ever.  Several 
attempts  have  been  made  by  theatrical 
managers  to  have  Mr.  Behlow  proceed 
with  the  construction  of  the  theater, 
but  there  has  always  been  a  hitch. 


Miss  Kruger,  the  niece  of  Oom 
Paul,  who  is  engaged  at  the  Tivoli, 
recently  received  news  that  her  father 
was  wounded  in  the  arm  in  one  of  the 
fights  before  I.advsmith.  He  is  a 
colonel  in  the  Boer  artillery. 

Avedano  and  Salassa  leave  for 
Italy  on  December  5th,  and  will 
arrive  in  time  to  spend  Christinas  with 
their  respective  families.  Avedano 
has  an  interesting  household,  or  rather 
housefull,  consisting  of  a  wife  and  ten 
children. 

A  new  song  and  chorus  written  by 
C.  Harding  Tebbs  is  now  in  course  of 
publication.  It  is  dedicated  to  the 
Press  Club,  and  was  suggested  by  the 
club  motto,  which  is  a  good  one  by 
the  way,  and  runs  as  follows: 

"Let  the  world  slide 
Let  the  world  go — 
A  fig  for  a  care 
And  a  fig  for  woe." 

Tom  Greene  scored  an  immense 
hit  in  Cavalleria  Rusticana  the  other 
night,  by  singing  the  drinking  song 
in  Italian  in  response  to  an  encore. 
The  Latin  element  in  the  Tivoli  audi- 
ence showed  their  appreciation  by 
repeated  bravos,  and  the  popular 
young  tenor  was  forced  to  again 
respond. 

Anna  Held  has  surprised  New 
York  audiences  by  mastering  English 
in  a  remarkable  short  space  of  time, 
and  besides  has  developed  into  a  very 
good  emotional  actress.  She  has  evi- 
dently graduated  from  the  "come  play 
wiz  me"  school,  as  her  dramatic  work 
is  highly  commended  by  the  New 
York  critics. 

Camii.ee  D'Arvili.e,  the  ex-opera 
prima  donna  now  playing  an  engage- 
ment at  the  Orpheum,  is  said  to  be 
one  of  the  highest-priced  people  in 
the  vaudeville.  The  operatic  ranks 
are  being  depleted  by  singers  going 
into  this  popular  form  of  entertain- 
ment, for  it  means  more  money  and 
less  work. 

According  to  the  New  York  Dra- 
matic News,  George  Wessels,  a 
former  California  favorite,  has  made 
the  hit  of  his  life  as  Prof.  Moriarity 
in  Gillette's  play  of  Sherlock  Holmes, 
now  playing  in  New  York.  Wessels 
was  always  a  conscientious  actor,  and 
this  metropolitan  opportunity  seems 
to  have  been  all  that  he  needed  to 
bring  him  into  the  first  rank  as  a 
character  delineator. 

Eloise  Mortimer  is  a  familiar 
name  to  Eastern  opera- goers.  She 
was  a  great  favorite  with  Emma 
Abbott,  and  for  some  time  sang  with 
her  organization.  Miss  Mortimer 
later  sang  with  several  Eastern  com- 
panies with  marked  success.  Her 
voice  is  a  fine  dramatic  soprano,  and 
she  possessed  a  handsome  face  and 
figure.  She  has  made  a  distinct  hit 
in  the  Hoolah  at  the  Tivoli  this  week. 

Paris  is  to  have  a  real  Hotel  Topsy 
Turvy  as  one  of  the  features  of  the 
exposition.  The  plans  are  now  being 
designed  by  a  Russian  architect. 


Muriel  Bailey  who  went  to  the 
Philippines  as  a  correspondent  will 
tell  her  recollections  of  Aguinaldo  and 
others  at  the  First  Presbyterian 
church,  Oakland,  next  Thursday. 

Ida  Wyatt,  the  soubrette  and 
premier  dancer,  will  join  the  Tivoli 
forces  soon.  She  is  at  present  com- 
posing and  arranging  the  ballets  for 
the  Christmas  piece  to  he  given  at 
that  house. 

Miss  Julia  Cotte,  who  appeared 
at  the  Elks'  benefit,  scored  a  decided 
hit  with  her  clever  specialty.  This 
little  lady  has  a  bright  future  l>efore 
her,  as  she  possesses  a  pretty  voice, 
and  has  an  abundance  of  chic  and 
vivacity. 

Frank  Curtis,  who  was  manager 
for  Clay  Clement  on  his  late  tour,  had 
a  severe  accident  last  week.  A  small 
alcohol  lamp  exploded  in  his  face  and 
burned  him  severely,  he  being  ex- 
tremely lucky  not  to  lose  his  eyesight. 

Fred  Beckmax,  of  the  In  Old  Ken- 
tucky company  looks  with  envy  upon 
the  two  special  cars  in  which  Richard 
and  Pringle's  Georgia  Minstrels  are 
transported  around  the  country.  "If 
I  only  had  something  of  that  sort," 
said  Fred,  "my  troubles  would  all  be 
over.  The  hardest  job  I  have  when 
striking  a  town  is  to  find  a  stable  for 
my  pickaninnies." 

Vladimir  De  Pachmann,  the  great 
Russian  pianist,  will  be  heard  in  three 
recitals  at  the  California  Theater  on 
Tuesday,  Thursday  and  Friday  after- 
noons, Dec.  26,  28  and  29.  His 
Eastern  tour  is  arousing  a  tremendous 
furore  in  musical  circles,  and  wherever 
he  is  heard,  the  press  is  most  lavish 
in  praise  of  his  wonderful  perfor- 
mances. Prices  will  range  from  two 
dollars  down. 


Side  Lights 


There  will  be  a  double  orchestra 
next  week  at  the  Alcazar  during  the 
run  of  Mother  Earth. 

* 

»  * 

Following  Richard  and  Pringle's 
original  Georgia  Minstrels,  the  Black 
Patti  Troubadours  will  appear  at  the 
New  Alhambra. 

* 

*  * 

Manager  Ellinghouse,  of  the  New 
Alhambra  Theater,  has  been  awarded 
the  Pacific  Coast  rights  for  the  new 
Vitagraph  pictures  of  the  Jefferies- 
Sliarkey  fight.  The  film  is  the  longest 
ever  made,  being  fourteen  miles  in 
length  and  taking  two  and  a-half 
hours  to  operate.  The  pictures  are 
said  to  be  the  best  ever  taken  of  a 
pugilistic  event. 


OCCASIONAL  CORRESPONDENTS 
and  ^Managers  Out-of-Toivn 

Should  remember  that  all  copy  for  the 
Review,  except  from  our  regular 
staff,  must  be  in  the  office  not  later 
than  Wednesday  of  each  week  to  insure 
publication.  Have  it  reach  the  Review 
Wednesday  afternoon. 


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THE  COLUMBIA 

Shenandoah,  revived  with  all  the 
splendor  possible  to  give  it,  is  crowd- 
ing the  Columbia  Theater  nightly. 
Staged  in  the  most  approved  and  lav- 
ish manner,  it  may  be  truthfully  said 
to  have  added  to  its  great  record  of 
successes.  The  production  of  Sheri- 
dan's Ride, the  marching  of  the  troops, 
and  the  great  battle  scene  are  pictures 
the  memory  of  which  will  be  vivid  in 
the  minds  of  all  who  witness  them  for 
a  long  time  to  come. 

Among  the  important  events  before 
us  in  the  theatrical  world  this  season, 
will  be  the  appearance  of  Frederick 
Warde,  together  with  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Clarence  M.  Bruneand  a  company  re- 
puted to  l>e  the  strongest  organization 
since  the  days  of  the  famous  Booth 
and  Barrett  combination,  at  the  Col- 
umbia Theater  beginning  Monday, 
December  1  ith.  An  elaborate  scenic 
production  of  the  Venetian  love  story, 
The  Lion's  Mouth,  will  be  made  the 
principal  feature  of  a  well  chosen  rep- 
ertoire, embracing  tragedy,  romance 
and  comedy. 

THE  GRAND 

Evangeline  will  close  Sunday  even- 
ing. On  Monday  evening  will  be  put 
on  His  Majesty,  an  original  comic 
opera.  The  music  is  by  H.  J.  Stew- 
art, the  composer  of  The  Conspirators 
and  Bluff  King  Hal,  and  the  libretto 
by  Peter  Robertson,  who  for  the  past 
twenty  years  has  been  the  dramatic 
critic  of  the  Chronicle,  and  who  is  to 
San  Francisco  what  Clement  Scott  is 
to  London.  Mr.  Morosco  has  deter- 
mined on  a  gorgeous  presentation. 
Frank  King  has  specially  painted  for 
the  occasion  very  beautiful  scenery, 
new  costumes  have  been  made  and  the 
opera  will  have  for  the  first  time  the 
advantage  of  being  directed  by  an  em- 
inent stage  manager.  So  great  is  the 
change  and  improvement  of  His 
Majesty  that  it  will  hardly  be  recog- 
nized, and  Messrs.  Stewart  and  Rob- 
ertson are  delighted  at  the  result.  The 
cast  will  include  the  full  strength  of 
the  Morosco  Company. 

THE  ALCAZAR  THEATER 

Saints  and  Sinners  will  close  with 
Sunday  evening's  performance  to  be 
followed  by  a  production  of  Francis 
Power's  (author  of  First  Born)  new 
play,  Mother  Earth  The  initial  pro- 
duction will  be  given  Monday  evening, 
to  be  preceded  by  a  catchy  one-act 
farce  adapted  by  Chas.  Bryant,  en- 
titled Up  to  Wat  kins. 

Mother  Earth  is  a  play  which  deals 
with  Mexican  life.  In  plot  it  is  of  a 
serious  trend.  Managers  Belasco  and 
Thall  have  carefully  attended  to  every 
detail  for  the  perfect  production  of  the 
play,  and  success  is  the  well  wishes  of 
the  many  friends  of  Francis  Powers. 
Emile  Bruguire,  Jr.,  has  arranged  the 
music,  and  a  double  orchestra  will 
embellish  the  play. 

THE  ORPHEUM. 

The  Orpheum  management  has  for 
next  week  one  of  the  greatest  bills 
ever  presented  in  San  Francisco. 
Camille  D'Arville  is  retained  and  at 
the  head  of  the  newcomers  is  George 


Fuller  Golden,  the  King  of  Mono- 
logue artists.  Golden  needs  no  intro- 
duction to  San  Francisco  folks.  He 
is  always  original  and  his  great  talent 
as  an  entertainer  will  insure  him  a 
great  reception.  Emmonds,  Emmer- 
son  and  Emmonds  are  three  of  the 
cleverest  comedians  in  the  country. 
Their  original  skit,  Only  a  Joke,  is 
one  of  the  best  things  ever  produced 
in  America  and  is  one  long  cyclone  of 
fun  and  frolic.  The  Tennis  Trio  con- 
sists of  two  young  men  and  a  pretty 
girl.  Their  specialty  is  club  swing- 
ing and  they  are  said  to  be  the  very 
best  in  the  business.  Jessie  Millar  is 
a  musician  of  note  who  promises  to 
teach  her  audiences  a  few  things  about 
the  cornet.  The  holdovers  are  Cam- 
ille D'Arville,  A.  D.  Robbins,  Pete 
daker,  Signor  Albini  and  the  bio- 
Braph.  Matinees  Wednesday,  Satur- 
gay  and  Sunday. 

THE  CALIFORNIA. 

The  second  week  of  the  Frawleys 
opens  with  An  Enemy  to  the  King. 
It  deals  with  events  which  occurred  in 
France  immediately  after  the  massacre 
of  Saint  Bartholomew.  At  that  time 
the  Governor  of  Nevers  employed 
Julie  de  Varion  to  assist  in  the  capture 
of  Tounoire,  the  most  prominent  of 
Nevers  followers.  Her  reward  was  to 
be  the  freedom  of  her  father.  While 
searching  for  this  man  she  is  grossly 
insulted,  and  the  insult  is  avenged  by 
Tounoire,  but  known  to  her  as  de 
Launey.  He  learns  her  mission,  and 
offers  to  conduct  her  to  himself.  On 
the  journey  they  fall  violently  in  love 
with  each  other.  She  learns  who  he 
is  and  then  must  choose  between  his 
betrayal  and  her  father's  imprison- 
ment. She  determines  to  return  to  the 
Governor,  undo  her  contract  and  get 
a  release.  Her  lover  hears  of  her 
flight  and  thinks  she  is  false.  Still 
loving  her,  he  rides  after  her  into  the 
jaws  of  certain  death.  Both  are  saved, 
however,  and  there  is  a  happy  de- 
nouement. 

THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 

Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris,  a  roaring  farce 
comedy  of  the  cleverest  sort,  opens  at 
the  New  Alhambra  Theater  tomorrow 
night  for  an  engagement  of  one  week 
only.  The  success  of  this  piece  on  the 
road  has  been  phenomenal,  and  the 
coming  production  in  the  popular  San 
Francisco  theater  promises  to  make 
even  a  greater  hit  than  it  has  else- 
where. The  cast  is  a  very  capable 
one,  and  the  situations  are  worked  out 
in  a  most  ludicrous  manner. 

Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris  will  occupy  the 
Alhambra  stage  for  one  week  and  will 
be  followed  on  December  10th  by 
Richard  and  Pringle's  Original  Geor- 
gia Minstrels.  Black  Patti's  Trouba- 
dours will  be  the  holiday  attraction  at 
the  New  Alhambra. 


nights  for  re-decorations  and  repairs, 
and  will  re-open  for  the  regular  season 
of  comic  opera,  on  Saturday  evening 
December  9th,  the  attraction  being  the 
well  known  comic  opera,  Tar  and 
Tartar.  The  production  will  signal 
the  return  of  Ferris  Hartmann,  San 
Francisco's  own  favorite  comedian 
and  Annie  Myers,  the  clever  soubrette. 


THE  TIVOLI 

The  remarkable  reason  of  grand 
opera  which  this  city  has  witnessed, 
will  close  at  the  Tivoli  Opera  House 
this  evening  with  performance  of 
Cavalleria  and  Pagliacci  and  the  fare- 
well of  Signors  Salassa  and  Avedauo 
tomorrow  night,  in  Othello.  Next 
week  the  Tivoli  will  be  closed  for  five 


The  artistic  singing  and  acting  of 
Annie  Litcher,  Julie  Cotte,  Charlotte 
Beckwith,  Caroline  Knowles,  and  of 
Alf.  C.  Wheelan,  Phil  Branson,  Wil- 
liam Schuster,  J.  Fogarty,  Fred 
Kavanagh  and  Tom  Greene,  will 
make  the  revival  of  Tar  and  Tartar  a 
remarkable  one,  and  will  start  the 
comic  opera  ball  rolling  merrily. 


cA  Chat  Tzitb  cMary  Hampton 


/V/Iakv  Hampton,  the  .Sporting 
*  1  Duchess,  the  giver  of  tips  and 
wearer  of  loud  plaids,  faces  the  public, 
ancestered  in  a  straight  line  by  seven 
Southern  ministers  !  Not  remotely, 
but  even  unto  the  brother  of  her 
father.  A  seven  generationed  fight 
against  "the  world,  the  flesh  and  the 
devil"  and  for  this  !  Seven  moves  to 
lose  a  queen.  That's  bad  playing, 
isn't  it? 

Though  they  are  gone,  perchance 
their  echoes  still  remain,  in  various 
bound  sermons,  wherein  Mary  may 
read,  that,  in  her  choice  of  profession,  she 
has  been  neither  godly  nor  consistent. 
I  should  not  think  she  would  want  to 
be  under  the  circumstances.  The 
midsummer  Southern  Sundays  of  her 
childhood,  how  filled  with  yawns  they 
must  have  been. 

'Tis  a  mighty  good  thing,  never- 
theless, to  be  born  right,  and  a  back- 
ward look  at  fit  ancestry  is  both  con- 
soling and  strengthening.  Moral 
training  of  the  old  time  sort,  that 
stands  a  woman  upon  the  texts  but 
does  not  actually  root  her  there  is  so 
needful  when  one  faces  the  world 
alone— needfuler  than  those  who  sit 
and  spin  might  think.  Vis-a-vis  with 
Miss  Hampton  one  finds  oneself  con- 
versing freely  and  composedly  with  an 
intelligent  and  fascinating  companion. 

"Why  did  you  choose  the  profes- 
sion?" I  asked,  trying  to  fix  her 
jacket  in  my  eye  for  future  shopping 
purposes. 

"It  sort  of  chose  me.  I  stepped 
from  convent  to  stage,  meaning  to  be 
a  comedienne.  Why?  Because  I  had 
rather  laugh  than  cry,  I  suppose?  But 
Mr.  Frohman  wouldn't  have  it.  Not 
because  I  could  not  do  comedy  work, 
but  because  I  could  do  emotional 
work  and  there  was  a  demand,  just 
then,  for  costume  play. 

"My  first  part?    Little  Eva  in — " 

"Oh,  don't.  I  won't  write  it.  Any- 
thing but  that — you  should  have 
known  better." 

"Sol  did.  You  chose  a  bad  mo- 
ment to  interrupt.  I  was  Little  Eva 
in  The  Private  Secretary  with  Gil- 
lette"   Saved! ! 

Most  interviews  are  such  hurry-ups. 
Miss  Hampton  seemed  so  leisurely 
and  restful,  though  I  don't  suppose 
she  had  a  moment  to  spare.  A  gen- 
tle courtesy  is  part  of  the  woman.  It 
could  never  be  laid  aside.  I  half  ex- 
pected to  hear  her  say,  '  Come  out 
into  my  garden,  while  I  gather  you  a 
bunch  of  roses. " 

She  made  her  first  hit  in  Boston  in 
Sowing  the  Wind,  and  so  she  loves 
town  and  play.  Just  outside  of  Bos- 
ton, because  of  this,  she  has  built  her 
little  home. 

"Yes,  Sowing  the  Wind  is  a  beauti- 
ful play,"  she  continued,  "but  I 
should  really  love,  once  again  to  play 
Nell  Carr  in  The  Great  Metropolis." 

"And  why  not?" 

"The  public  would  not  like  it,  I  am 
afraid.  It  is  too  old.  But  she  is  a 
beautiful  character — a  girl  raised  by 

the  sea." 

Why  not  touch  it  up?  Melodrama 


is  so  flexible.  This  is  a  hint  to  Mr. 
Frawley. 

"Quick  study?  I  learned  Hedda 
Gabler,  104  pages,  in  four  rehearsals, 
but  I  thought  I  was  losing  my  mind." 

I  listened  to  one  performance  and 
knew  I  had  lost  mine.  I  shall  never 
be  the  same  again.  No  one  could  go 
through  the  experience  and  come  out 
just  as  he  started. 

Miss  Hampton  believes  that  we 
meet  Hedda  Gablers  every  day — that 
Ibsen  begins  where  every  one  else 
leaves  off,  and  tells  us  the  truth  of 
things.  Perhaps,  but  every  truth 
need  not  be  told.  I  am  not  yet  a  con- 
vert. Still,  if  it  is  worth  it,  she  might 
make  one  of  me  and  more.  It  seems 
so  commonplace  to  say  she  is  charm- 
ing. Let  me  say  instead,  she  pos- 
sesses the  art  of  charming  me. 

"I  made  my  debut  at  sixteen,  and  in 
ten  years  have  played  130  parts."  Are 
you  good  at  figures? 

"Yes,  I  love  my  profession  but  it 
has  its  trials  and  heartaches  and  suc- 
cess means  many  a  month  of  willing 
drudgery.  That  is  what  makes  me 
lose  patience  with  the  society  girl  who 
forsakes  the  quiet  joys  of  a  happy 
home  for  applause— often  for  noto- 
riety. ' ' 

Let  me  subscribe  to  the  sentiment. 

Miss  Hampton  is  a  fine  whip.  One 
would  know  she  loves  horses  by  the 
way  she  handles  the  one  on  the  stage. 
It  is  a  matter  of  inheritance.  Her 
mother  was  the  finest  horsewoman  in 
Kentucky. 

Then  we  talked  of  criticism.  "Be- 
tween myself  and  manager,"  she  said, 
"it  really  makes  no  difference.  I  have 
passed  my  probation.  Personally, 
however,  I  am  as  seriously  affected  by 
an  adverse  criticism  as  I  ever  was. 
It  hurts  just  as  much.  It  causes 
one's  Pegasus  careering  mid- heaven  to 
flap  his  wings  and  drop  into  a  slough 
of  despond.  Like  the  measles,  how- 
ever, it  is  good  for  one  eventually." 
All  criticism  is  profitable.  [N.  B.  To 
the  criticised.] 

"San  Francisco  critics?  They  are 
intelligent  and  generally  fearless,  but 
just — very  just." 

"Water!!!  Thank  you,  thank 
you,  but  it  is  still  there.  Perhaps  it 
will  dissolve.  Meanwhile,  yours  joy- 
ously,      Chaki.otte  Thompson. 

P.  S.— My  finish  sounds  discourte- 
ous. My  intentions  were  not.  Miss 
Hampton  really  meant  what  she  said. 
But  doggerelly,  I  sometimes  feel  like 
this: 

Venus  de  Mars,  a  star  (no  joke) 

Came  out  to  our  town  one  fall. 
She  played  for  a  week,  on  Sunday  awoke 

And  called  for  the  papers,  all. 

She  said  to  her  maid,  "f,et  the  coffee  be  strong, 

I  want  to  be  braced  for  a  blow. 
The  shock  of  a  wonderf-il  twelve-key  song. 

For  critical  ink  must  flow. 

She  knew  not  the  wondrous  wisdom  that 

Would  set  her  brace  at  naught, 
Nor  how  completely  she'd  lie  sat 
Upon  by  thinks  we  thought. 

Some  said  she  was  great—  flat  failure  said  two. 

With  some  she  was  '  on  the  fence." 
•  Oh  where  am  I  at?"  she  cried  and  knew 

That  some  of  the  pens  wrote  sense. 

She  burned  the  judgments— awful  (ate  ! 

From  their  dust  the  Phoenix  rose. 
"O,  bird,  the  sum  of  four  and  eight?" 

Hut  he  croked.  ''God  knows,  Cod  knows.' 

C.  T. 


DECEMBER    2nd,  1899 


AT  THE  *  ♦  * 
bOCAb  THEATERS 


jT/ze  California 

The  Frawleys  opened  their  three 
months  winter  season  Sunday 
night  with  a  play  new  to  San  Fran- 
cisco— an  out  and  out  melodrama — 
The  Sporting  Duchess.  The  piece  is 
superbly  mounted,  the  women  beauti- 
fully gowned  and  the  ensemble  effects 
are  distinct  triumphs  of  stage  craft. 
As  is  to  be  inferred  from  the  title,  the 
Sporting  Duchess  deals  with  elements 
of  racing  in  high  life,  disclosing  a  cou- 
ple of  family  entanglements  and  mis- 
understandings through  the  machina- 
tion of  the  villain,  [who  was  so  thor- 
oughly good  as  to  be  hissed  by  the 
galleiy],  and  the  love  trials  of  several 
confiding  hearts.  The  play  itself  in 
no  way  tests  the  merits  of  those  inter- 
preting it,  but  served  forcibly  to  re- 
mind one  that  Manager  Frawley's 
present  organization  is  one  of  great 
strength,  acting  together  exceedingly 
well.  The  cast  was  a  long  one  and 
fairly  glittered  with  good  people. 
Francis  Byrne,  Earl  of  Desborough, 
Save  an  impersonation  full  of  quiet 
dignity  and  intelligence  and  leaves  one 
with  the  impression  that  there  is  much 
in  the  opinion  that  he  will  before  a 
great  while  take  rank  with  the  four  or 
five  great  leading  men  of  the  country. 
Harrington  Reynolds  sacrified  a  nat- 
urally pleasing  personality  to  the  exi- 
gencies of  his  part,  as  the  villainous 
Major  Mostyn,  with  the  result  of  fre- 
quent hissings  from  the  critics  in  the 
gallery.  Such  being  the  verdict,  from 
which  ihere  is  no  appeal,  it  is  hardly 
necessary  to  say  that  Mr.  Reynolds 
carried  out  the  author's  conception  of 
the  part  perfectly.  In  later  produc- 
tions, the  public  will  see  him  in  more 
pleasing  characters,  and  from  reports 
we  may  expect  much  from  him.  Wal- 
lace Shaw,  well  known  as  an  actor  of 
ability,  was  Col.  Donnelly;  Harry 
Duffield,  Captain  Fred  Chisholm, 
and  Frank  Mathieu,  as  Rupert  Leigh 
showed  marked  improvement  in  his 
work  since  his  debut  of  little  more 
than  a  year  ago.  J.  R.  Amory  fur- 
nished the  comedy  element,  in  the 
role  of  Dr.  Streatfield,  A.  M.S.,  re- 
tired, and  had  several  humorously  en- 
tertaining scenes  with  Miss  Hampton 
and  Pearl  Landers.  Mr.  Amory  is 
one  of  the  effortless  comedians,  who 
create  a  most  genial  feeling  between 
actor  and  spectator  and  is  a  valued 
member  of  any  company.  Theodore 
Hamilton  was  Joe  Aylmer,  the  trainer, 
and  presented  a  picture  of  the  sturdy, 
honest  family  retainer,  whose  rever 
ence  and  devotion  to  the  house  of 
Desborough  could  not  be  swayed,  with 
a  fidelity  that  made  his  assumption 
probably  the  most  striking  of  the 
numerous  characters  well  handled. 

Mary  Hampton,  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  women  on  the  stage, recalled, 
principally,  for  an  exceptional  success 
in  Under  the  Red  Robe,  presented  at 


the  Baldwin  a  few  years  ago,  was  the 
Sporting  Duchess,  Her  Grace  of  Mil- 
ford,  and  if  every  gentlewoman  of 
Briton  dressed  as  well,  looked  the 
thoroughbred  so  completely  and 
created  the  good  impression  made  by 
Miss  Hampton,  then  across  the  water 
would  dwell  a  race  of  most  fascinating 
women. 

Speaking  of  fascinating  women  [and 
they  are  Frawley's  strong  point]' 
brings  us  to  Mary  Van  Buren,  who 
was  the  great  surprise  of  the  evening 
in  a  really  brilliant,  living,  character- 
ization of  the  adventuress,  Vivian 
Darville.  Miss  Van  Buren  has  laid 
aside  the  passiveness  that  used  to  dis- 
tinguish her,  she  has  added  vim  and 
earnestness,  has  developed  a  spon- 
taniety  and  readiness  that  will  soon  be 
recognized  as  belonging  to  one,  if  not 
the  foremost,  of  our  comediennes. 
Pearl  Landers,  grown  into  a  young 
lady  now,  made  a  very  pretty  and 
charming  Annette  Donnelly,  in  love 
with  the  doctor.  Phosa  McAllister,  a 
great  San  Francisco  favorite,  is  still 
with  the  company  and  had  the  small 
part  of  Mrs.  Donnelly,  while  Marian 
Barnay,  was  an  acceptable  Countess  of 
Desborough.  Little  Gladys  Weller 
deserves  mention,  too,  for  presenting 
a  picturesque  and  pleasing  little  Lord 
Fernside,  with  a  degree  of  skill  un- 
common in  one  so  young. 


The  Alcazar 

I  T  is  seldom  that  any  stock  company 
1  gives  such  a  finished  performance 
of  a  difficult  play,  even  down  to  the 
most  minute  points  as  that  which  was 
presented  in  Saints  and  Sinners  at  the 
Alcazar  the  past  week.  Each  and 
every  character  bit  in  the  piece  is  a 
gem  in  its  way,  and  were  in  hands 
that  were  well  able  to  care  for  them. 
Eugene  Ormonde  played  Jacob 
Fletcher,  an  aged  minister,  with  great 
discretion,  and  the  characterization  is 
one  of  the  best  things  he  has  done 
here.  In  the  pathetic  portions  his 
voice  was  extremely  tender,  and  he 
sunk  his  personality  completely  in  the 
part.  Gertrude  Foster  did  a  fine 
piece  of  emotional  acting  as  the  tear- 
ful, erring  heroine.  Frank  Denithorne 
is  at  his  very  best  in  such  characters 
as  Ralph  Kingsmill,  and  George 
Webster  outdid  himself  as  Capt. 
Eustace  Fanshaw.  Frank  Opperman, 
the  new  acquisition  to  the  Alcazar 
forces,  made  a  most  auspicious  begin- 
ning as  Lot  Burdon.  Carlyle  Moore, 
Clarence  Montaine,  William  Morris, 
Ernest  Howell,  John  Torrence,  Marie 
Howe,  Juliet  Crosby  and  Maggie 
Francis  Leavey  extracted  from  their 
several  parts  every  ounce  that  was  in 
them.  To  repeat, the  show  is  one  any 
stock  company  might  well  be  proud 
of.  The  piece  was,  as  usual  at  this 
house,  extremely  well  staged. 


The  Columbia 

Bronson  Howard's  great  and 
realistic  war  play,  Shenandoah, 
has  been  the  Columbia's  offering  this 
week,  and  this  splendid  play  of 
American  war  time  has  again  drawn 
crowded  houses  to  witness  the  stirring 
scenes  depicted.  Jacob  Litt,  in  pre- 
senting Shenandoah  this  time,  has 
added  greatly  to  the  spectacular  effects, 
and  if  the  play  has  lost  something  in 
the  quality  of  the  actors  presenting  it, 
in  comparison  of  the  companies  play- 
ing it  before,  it  has  gained  much  in 
the  vivid  stage  pictures  and  the  gen- 
eral sumptuousness  of  the  production. 
Robert  Elliott,  cast  for  the  part  of 
Col.  Kerchival  West,  was  a  good- 
looking,  manly,  dashing  hero,  and 
made  a  good  impression.  Louis  Hen- 
dricks, as  General  Buckthorn,  was 
exceedingly  good  as  the  bluff  and 
blustering  old  general,  and  Otis 
Turner,  Sergeant  Barkett,  the  Hiber- 
nian, who  was  the  last  to  see  Col. 
West  at  the  battle  of  Cedar  Creek, 
gave  almost,  if  not  quite,  the  cleverest 
performance  of  any  of  them.  The  role 
of  Jenny  Buckhorn  fell  to  Julia 
Bachelder,  and  to  her  must  be  given 
credit  for  a  most  delightful  perfor- 
mance, quite  the  best  given  by  any  of 
the  feminine  contingent.  Estelle  Dale 
was  Gertrude  Ellin gham,  Alice  Xeal 
Madeline  West,  and  Caroline  Frank - 
line  Mrs  Gen.  Haverhill.  The  balance 
of  the  cast  was  in  capable  hands. 
.Shenandoah  is  a  play  that  will  not  for 
a  long  time  lose  its  interest,  and  the 
present  production  is  well  worth  see- 
ing. The  marshaling  of  the  retreat- 
ing troops  across  the  stage,  the  firing 
of  the  troopers  and  of  canon,  con- 
tributed to  a  most  exciting  picture  of 
actual  warfare.  The  play  runs  for 
another  week  and  is  sure  of  a  large 
attendance, 

Grand  Opera  House 

Rick's  world  famous  and  beautiful 
extravaganza,  Evangeline,  has 
had  a  good  run  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  again  this  week.  Monday 
evening  a  fine  audience  greeted  this 
favorite  production.  The  company 
was  in  fine  form  and  entered  into  the 
fun  of  this  charming  burlesque  with 
an  esprit  and  abandon  which  won  the 
house.  A  number  of  solos  were 
heartily  encored  and  the  duo  of  Evan- 
geline [Edith  Mason]  and  Gabriel 
[Hattie  Belle  Ladd]  was  so  sweetly 
given  that  recalls  were  in  order. 
Hattie  Belle  Ladd  was  in  unusually 
good  voice  and  her  prison  song  gave 
unbounded  pleasure.  Winfred  Goff 
as  Catherine  carried  off  the  honors. 
William  Wolff  Arthur  Wooley,  Bessie 
Fairbairn  and  Georgie  Cooper  were 
all  received  with  enthusiasm.  Thos. 
H.  Persse,  after  a  few  weeks'  absence 


for  rest  and  recreation  appeared  in  the 
guise  of  a  rollicking,  roving  Irish  boy 
and  gave  some  delightful  Irish  mel- 
odies, Kathleen  Mavourneen  especially 
touching  the  hearts  of  the  generous 
audience,  who  applauded  him  to  the 
echo.  There  was  an  extra  matinee 
Thanksgiving  Day.  Next  week  a 
new  version  of  His  Majesty  will  be 
given  at  the  Grand. 


New  cAlhambra 

IN  Old  Kentucky  is  on  for  the  second 
week  and  drawing  good  houses. 
This  melodrama  of  an  enjoyable  type 
is  received  with  enthusiasm  every 
evening,  and  with  the  good  things  the 
New  Alhambra  has  presented  to  the 
play-going  public  of  San  Francisco 
under  the  new  management,  is  help- 
ing to  make  this  well  located  theater 
most  popular.  The  Pickininny  Band 
is  still  the  hit  of  the  play,  with  its 
specialties  and  fun.  The  colored  boys 
are  good  dancers  and  carry  the  house. 

In  Old  Kentucky  is  such  a  favorite 
that  it  could  well  run  another  week 
successfully,  but  Sunday  afternoon  is 
the  last  performance.  Sunday  even- 
ing the  new  farce-coir.cV.y,  Mr.  Plaster 
of  Paris,  will  be  presented. 

"The  moti 

'"THE  HOOLAH,  presented  at  the 
1  Tivoli  this  week,  is  a  Persian 
Operetta  which,  with  its  many  comical 
situations,  lively  music  and  dancing, 
proved  very  pleasing  and  afforded 
many  opportunities  for  fun.  Phil 
Branson  sustained  the  comic  role  of 
Hoolah-Goolah,  the  Hoolah.  Kloise 
Mortimore  made  her  first  appearance 
before  a  Tivoli  audience  Monday 
night  and  she  certainly  demonstrated 
that  she  has  an  excellent  voice  and 
possesses  the  requisite  talent  to  be  at 
once  welcomed  as  a  favorite. 

Ada  Palmer  Walker  as  Namouna, 
was  at  her  best.  Alf.  Wheelan,  as 
Salameleck,  as  is  usual  with  him,  did 
the  comic  to  the  delight  of  all.  Tom 
Greene  the  handsome  Prince  Tarpid, 
with  tenor  voice,  the  Governor  of  the 
Province  and  William  Schuster,  Moka 
the  Cadi,  were  splendid. 

The  stage  settings  and  management 
as  usual  with  productions  at  the 
Tivoli,  were  thoroughly  good,  and 
the  Hoolah  filled  in  very  acceptably 
the  week  before  the  season  of  hilarity 
beginning  with  the  advent  of  Ferris 
Haft  man,  Saturday  night,  December 
9th. 

Tuesday  evening  was  given  over  to 
the  Masked  Ball  and  the  season  of 
Grand  Opera  will  conclude  .Saturday 
night  with  the  double  bill,  Cavalleria 
and  Pagliacci,  rendered  in  superb 
style. 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


December  2nd,  1899 


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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence 
New  York,  Nov.  26. — Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ken- 
dal's return  to  America  was  last  week's 
novelty  in  theatrical  circles.  The  Elder 
Miss  Blossom  at  the  Knickerbocker  Theater 
is  the  name  of  the  new  play  with  which 
they  sought  to  renew  their  vogue  here  as 
they  did  in  England.  In  The  Elder  Miss 
Blossom  Mrs. Kendal  has  a  role  in  which  she 
has  advanced  her  age  in  fiction  to  what  she 
looks  in  fact.  This  was  a  wise  move,  for  it 
did  not  compel  the  audience  to  pass  a 
matronly  looking  woman  for  a  young  girl, 
as  we  were  compelled  to  do  when  the  Ken- 
dais  were  here  last  time  in  The  Second  Mrs. 
Tanqueray.  As  Dorothy  Blossom,  Mrs. 
Kendal  enacts  the  part  of  a  middle-aged 
spinster;  not  one  of  those  old  maids  on  the 
stage  put  there  for  the  purpose  of  provoking 
laughter;  but  a  mature  woman  who  had  had 
a  recent  and  decent  love  affair.  The  story 
is  simply  that  of  Mr.  yuick  (Mr.  Kendal) 
falling  in  love  with  young  Miss  Blossom  and 
addressing  a  letter  to  Miss  Dorothy  Blossom 
the  D3uie  he  saw  on  a  handkerchief  which 
she  dropped.  It  turned  out  that  Miss  Dor- 
othy Blossom  was  the  Elder  Miss  Blossom — 
and  there  you  are.  The  plot  had  been  used 
over  and  over  again  with  variations  in  farce 
comedy.  It  remained  for  Mrs.  Kendal  to 
invest  such  a  story  with  tragic  interest  and 
a  happy  ending. 


Richard  Mansfield,  the  real  thing  in 
Cyrano  de  Bergerac,  returned  to  town  last 
week  at  the  Garden  Theater  and  got  a  warm 
reception.  Mansfield  has  made  a  number 
of  changes  in  his  Cyrano  cast  since  it  was 
seen  here  last  Winter.  Katherine  Grey  has 
taken  the  place  of  Margaret  Anglin  as  Rox- 
ane,  and  Prince  Lloyd  and  Sheridan  Block 
now  play  the  parts  of  Christian  and  the 
Comte  de  Bulche  respectively,  instead  of 
William  Courtenavand  Arthur  Forrest. 


Clay  M.  Greene,  formerly  of  San  Fran- 
ci*co,  is  the  author  of  a  clever  burlesque  on 
William  Gillette's  Sherlock  Holmes,  which 
is  at  the  Garrick.  Greene's  burlesque  is  at 
Koster  &  Bial's.  Among  the  hits  at  Sher- 
lock Holmes'  eagle  eye  and  massive  brain 
the  burlesquer  says  when  the  theater  is 
dark:  "I  can  see  that  every  seat  not  taken 
is  unoccupied."  And  later  he  says  that  he 
knows  a  certain  thing  is  sure  to  happen  be- 
cause he  is  the  author  and  he  wrote  it  so. 


The  biograph  pictures  of  the  Jeffries- 
Sharkey  fight  are  showing  at  the  New  York. 
York.  With  the  exception  of  the  last  half 
of  the  last  round  the  pictures  are  genuine. 
The  photographic  films  ran  out  at  the  criti- 
cal period  and  a  sham  part  of  the  twenty- 
fifth  round  had  to  be  taken.  One  of  the 
humors  of  the  situation  is  that  although  Jef- 
fries was  unscathed  in  the  fight  and  Sharkey 
looked  as  though  he  had  been  run  over  by  a 
slaughter  house  wagon.  When  Sharkey  saw 
the  pictures  he  exclaimed!  "There  now! 
Can  you  see  where  I  got  the  worst  of  it  ?  It 
should  at  least  have  been  a  draw.  But  I 
won."     That's  about  what  Sharkey  said 


when  a  blow  from  Fitz  in  the  eighth  round 
doubled  him  up  like  a  jack  knife  in  Mech- 
anics' Pavilion  in  San  Francisco;  and  what 
he  said  when,  after  Corbett  punched  him  all 
around  the  ring  in  this  city  Corbett  lost  on 
a  foul  because  his  own  second  jumped  into 
the  ring  in  the  ninth  round.  In  view  of 
.Sharkey's  many  unearned  victories,  Jeffries 
ought  to  consider  himself  very  lucky  to  have 
got  a  decision  over  the  sailor,  notwithstand- 
ing that  Sharkey  retired  with  a  broken  rib 
and  wasn't  able  to  box  for  two  weeks. 


Alice  Nielsen  in  her  fifth  week  at  the 
Casino  in  The  Singing  Girl  has  no  cause  for 
complaint.  Her  stay  at  the  comic  opera  has 
been  a  finaucial  successful  and  an  artistic 
triumph.  The  music  by  Victor  Herbert  and 
the  story  and  lyrics  by  Harry  B.  Smith  and 
Stanislaus  Stange  are  not  any  too  good,  but 
as  a  complete  comic  opera  organization  the 
Alice  Nielsen  Company  is  the  best  bid  for 
public  patronage  which  has  been  seen  at  the 
Casino  for  many  years.  In  all  probability 
we  may  look  for  a  long  time  before  we  see 
in  comic  opera  any  better  basso  than  Eugene 
Cowles,  for  if  a  handsome  basso  of  his  fine 
physique,  were  to  sing  any  better  than 
Cowles,  he  would  of  course  be  drawing  a 
larger  salary  in  graud  opera.  And  as  long 
as  there  is  any  trace  of  the  human  being  in 
a  prima  donna,  it  is  not  likely  we  shall  see 
in  her  support  any  better  second  woman 
than  Lucille  Saunders.  There  can  be  only 
one  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis  in  the  same  com- 
pany. The  fact  that  Mrs.  Davis  got  along 
with  Lucille  Saunderasher  alternate  in  The 
Bostonians  for  three  years,  but  did  not  like 
the  success  of  Miss  Nielsen  in  the  same 
company,  enabled  Miss  Nielsen  to  retain 
Mrs.  Davis'  former  alternate  without  any 
fear  of  dangerous  rivalry.  Richie  Ling  is  a 
handsome  tenor  who  sings  .what  he  has  to 
do  well  enough.  Of  the  three  comedians, 
John  C.  Slavin  has  one  of  the  best  natural 
tenor  voices  on  the  stage,  and  although  he 
makes  no  pretense  to  cultivation  as  a  singer, 
his  voice,  barring  a  slight  nasal  tendency, 
is  most  pleasing  and  stands  out  in  agreeable 
contrast  in  anything  in  which  he  is  con- 
cerned. So  much  for  the  singer's  who  sup- 
port Miss  Nielsen.  As  for  her  own  share  in 
the  performance  it  may  be  truthfully  said 
that  she  has  improved  since  she  appeared 
here  last  year  in  The  Fortune  Teller.  Per- 
haps her  study  in  Europe  did  it.  Perhaps 
she  has  learned  from  that  great  teacher — 
the  public.  But  at  all  events,  although  her 
voice  has  no  more  volume  than  before,  it  is 
in  a  higher  stage  of  development,  and  her 
youthful  appearance  and  winsome  ways 
atone  for  any  of  those  faults  which  we  must 
expect  from  one  of  her  few  years*  on  the 
stage.  The  scenery  and  ostumes  were 
magnificent,  and  the  stage  management  and 
musical  direction  faultless,  so  that  with  such 
a  splendid  ensemble  if  the  California  favorite 
does  not  establish  herself  as  a  fixture  in 
comic  opera  in  this  country  it  will  be  her 
own  fault,  for  never  has  any  young  woman 
of  her  experience  had  better  opportunities  to 
display  her  abilities.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that 
Manager  Frank  L.  Perley  will  revive  The 
Fortune  Teller  for  a  few  weeks  before  the 
close  of  Miss  Nielsen's  engagement  at  the 


Casino  to  give  us  a  chance  to  see  exactly 
how  much  she  has  improved  since  her  ap- 
pearance in  that  opera  last  year. 


Henry  Miller  has  gone  on  the  road  with 
The  Only  Way,  a  powerful  play  made  out  of 
Charles  Dickens'  Tale  of  Two  Cities.  Mr. 
Miller,  as  Sydney  Carton,  the  lawyer  who 
made  such  sacrifices  for  the  husband  of  his 
ideal  woman,  had  of  course  to  get  beheaded 
in  the  last  act,  and  that  was  something  of  a 
disappointment  to  the  matinee  girls  who  al- 
ways like  to  see  Mr.  Miller  in  some  play 
which  "ends  well."  But  the  dramatist  was 
too  faithful  in  following  Dickens  to  permit 
of  any  such  perversion.  Dickens,  like 
Shakespeare,  did  not  always  let  things  turn 
out  like  they  should,  because  he  stuck  very 
closely  to  the  truth.  And  the  truth  in  the 
days  of  the  F'rench  Revolution  often  led  to 
the  guillotine.  The  Only  Way,  although  an 
interesting  dramatization  of  a  part  of  The 
Tale  of  Two  Cities,  is  not  "the  only  way"  in 
which  that  particular  story  by  Dickens  may 
be  worked  into  a  p'ay.  As  I  re-read  the 
story,  after  seeing  the  play  I  could  not  help 
thinking  what  a  wealth  of  unused  material 
still  waited  in  that  story  for  a  good  drama- 
tist. In  the  version  in  which  Mr.  Miller 
appears  there  are  many  strong  situations, 
sucha  s  the  trial  scenes  in  the  Court  of  the 
Republic,  which  condemned  the  heads  of 
aristocrats  with  such  celerity.  But  it  will 
take  another  play  to  bring  cut  many  more 
of  the  same  stirring  scenes  painted  by  the 
great  novelist.  Some  dramatist,  a  follower 
of  Henry  George  perhaps,  will  take  A  Tale 
of  Two  Cities  one  of  these  days,  and  he  will 
use  with  relentless  force  the  facts  which 
Dickens  collected  in  his  story,  to  weave  in- 
to a  play  which  will  shake  vacant  lots  out  of 
the  pockets  of  the  landlords  like  the  French 
Republicans  sliced  off  the  heads  of  the 
French  monopolists.  But  the  dramatist  of 
The  Only  Way  was  wise  in  not  going  too 
deeply  into  the  subject  at  the  present  time, 
because  what  is  not  understood  by  the  peo- 
ple in  general  would  not  be  popular,  and 
therefore  would  not  succeed.  There  is  no 
doubt  whatever  that  Mr.  Miller  will  be  a 
great  success  in  The  Only  Way  and  he  will 
probably  take  it  as  a  part  of  his  repertoire 
to  California  next  summer. 


Among  the,Sau  Franciscans  in  the  cast  of 
David  Belasco's  new  farce, Naughty  Anthony, 
are  Blanche  Bates  and  Frances  Joliffe.  It 
will  open  in  Washington  next  month.  I 
often  wonder  whether  Miss  Frances  Joliffe 
is  as  contented  on  the  stage  as  her  beautiful 
sisters  who  stayed  home  and  married  well. 
Once  when  1  called  upon  her  at  Vassar  Col- 
lege, she  said  she  would  never  rest  until  she 
reached  the  top  of  the  ladder.  Then  she 
might  retire.  But  suppose  she  should  marry 
a  millionaire  as  fond  of  the  stage  as  Mr. 
Julia  Arthur  is?  Then  she  might  continue 
starring  with  her  husband's  consent  and 
assistance  instead  of  in  opposition  to  his 
wishes  as  was  the  case  with  Blanche  Bates. 

* 
*  » 

The  Actor's  Fund  Benefit  entertainment 
realized  $4,503.  The  drawing  magnet  was 
Sir  Henry  Irving.    When  Irving  was  here 


before  on  Christmas,  every  member  of  his 
regular  company  received  a  substantial 
check  as  a  token  of  his  regards,  and  even 
every  extra  man  and  woman  in  the  com- 
pany got  a  good-sized  extra  bill  in  the 
salary  envelope  for  that  day.  Ellen  Terry's 
contribution  to  the  Actors'  Fund  at  the 
benefit  was  in  keeping  with  the  generosity 
of  the  distinguished  English  tragedian. 
And  to  think  he  is  not  going  to  get  to  San 
Francisco  this  year.  It's  too  bad  that  he  is 
not  going  to  land  there  on  Christmas. 

* 

*  * 

Several  of  the  daily  newspapers  of  this 
city  have  said  that  Maud  Lillian  Berri  of 
San  Francisco  is  the  most  promising  soprano 
that  the  Castle  Square  Company  here  has 
had  for  some  time.  She  made  her  initial 
performance  last  week  with  that  company, 
in  Lucia.    Ron  Roy. 

CARSON 

Special  Correspondence 

Carson,  New,  Nov.  22. — Yon  Yonson 
Company  played  here  on  the  14th  to  a 
good  house,  and  gave  a  good  performance. 
Played  at  Virginia  City  the  13th,  and  Reno 
the  15th  to  good  business. 

Breach  of  Promise  played  here  last  night 
to  a  fair  house.  The  play  is  of  the  vaude- 
ville type,  but  every  one  in  it  is  an  artist. 
They  play  at  Virginia  the  22d,  and  Reno 
the  23d, 

I  hear  that  Gorton's  Minstrels  are  heading 
this  way.  Hope  it  is  true,  as  I  am  positive 
they  will  have  a  packed  house  in  every 
town  on  this  circuit. 

The  Nevada  State  Band  of  Carson  have 
been  engaged  to  render  music  for  the 
Golden  Jubilee  at  Ban  Jose.  The  Band  will 
be  made  up  principally  of  musicians  from 
Virginia,  Reno,  and  Winnemucca. 

R.  B.  Meder. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  Louis, Nov,  23. — Olga  Nethersole's  sa- 
lacious production  of  Sappho  at  the  Olympic 
Theater  last  week  certainly  created  a  sensa- 
tion. The  daily  papers  handled  the  produc- 
tion as  they  should,  condemning  the  immor- 
ality of  the  play.  Sappho  is  certainly  the 
most  immoral  play  ever  offered  respectable 
audiences.  In  a  line,  nothing  is  left  to  the 
imagination. 

Manager  Pat  Short  is  offering  us  A  Run- 
away Girl  at  the  Century  this  week.  It  is 
an  operatic  comedy  worthy  of  merit.  In 
the  cast  are  James  Powers,  Rachel  Booth, 
Ethel  Jackson,  May  Baker,  Van  Rennselaer 
and  a  chorus  of  fifty  girls,  the  majority  of 
whom  could  capture  purses  at  a  beauty  show. 
Joseph  Jefferson,  like  Christmas,  comes  to 
us  once  a  year,  and  he  is  still  appreciated  by 
the  theater-goer  as  much  as  a  child  is  en- 
deared to  Santa  Claus. 

Managers  Tate  and  Middleton  are  giving 
their  patrons  a  new  farce-comedy,  Who  Is 
Who.  It  is  on  the  style  of  Hoyt's  farces, 
but  it  is  needless  to  say  not  so  clever. 

Johnnie  Bennett,  the  clever  comedienne, 
assisted  by  Willis  Sweatnam,  Nellie  O'Neill, 
Harry  Ladell,  Toney  Melhoms,  James  R. 
Smith  and  Oscar  Figman  are  at  Havlin's  in 
Blaney's  new  farce,  A  Female  Drummer. 

Mat  Flynn's  big  sensation  show  is  pleas- 


December  2nd,  1899 


ingthe  guests  at  Manager  Bulter's  Standard 
Theater. 

Digby  Bell  heads  the  list  of  vaudevillians 
at  the  Columbia  this  week.  The  other 
features  are  Sam,  Kitty  and  Clara  Morton, 
Whitney  Brothers  and  James  McAvoy. 

Hopkins'  Theater  Stock  Company  is 
magnificently  doing  The  Silver  King  this 
week.  The  scenic  effects  are  superb.  The 
vaudeville  features  are  a  Hawaiian  troupe 
who  sing  and  dance  in  their  true  native 
style,  and  Charles  A.  Loder  and  Otto  Em- 
mendorfer. 

Manager  C.  M.  Southwell  of  the  Castle 
Square  Opera  Company  is  delighted  with 
the  success  his  magnificent  lyric  organiza- 
tion is  receiving  in  St.  Louis.  They  have 
been  singing  to  packed  houses.  Mr.  South- 
well has  made  legions  of  friends  in  St. 
Louis,  and  if  permanent  opera  can  be  made 
a  paying  venture  in  this  city,  Mr.  Southwell 
is  the  man  to  do  it.  Martha  is  the  bill  this 
week  with  Adelaide  Norwood  and  Alma 
Powell  alternating  as  Martha,  Maude  Lam- 
bert and  Mary  Linck  singing  Nancy,  and 
Miro  Delamattaand  Rhys  Thomas  as  Lionel. 
Next  week  the  Castleites  sing  Mikado. 

Anthony  Hope's  two  novels,  Rupert  of 
Hentzau  and  Phroso,  are  underlined  next 
week  at  the  Century  and  the  Olympic. 
James  K.  Hackelt  as  Rupert,  and  Odette 
Tyler  in  Phroso. 

W.  H.  West  Minstrels,  with  Jose  the 
contra  tenor,  Carroll  Johnson,  Tom  Lewis 
and  Frad  Warren,  are  the  Thanksgiving 
offering  at  Havliu's. 

A  Wise  Guy  comes  to  the  Grand  next 
week,  and  Sam  Devere  and  his  torrid  bur- 
lesquers  are  at  the  Standard. 

Lawrence  Hanley  leaves  for  the  coast 
next  week  to  play  a  six  weeks'  engagement 
in  Frisco.  He  is  entirely  recovered  from  his 
recent  illness,  and  is  eager  to  be  back  on 
Market  street. 

Emma  Nevada  sings  at  the  New  Odeon 
next  Friday  night. 

Manager  Sam  Gumpertz  of  Hopkins' 
Theater  is  in  Syracuse,  New  York,  visiting 
his  wife.  Gaty  Pallen. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 
ST.  John,  N.  B.,  Nov.  27. — Opera  House, 
A.  O.  Skinner,  Mgr.  The  Real  Widow- 
Brown  disported  herself  to  fair  business  13 
to  16,  with  matinee  15;  good  specialties  by 
Luna  Cooper  and  Gillette  and  Booth.  Mr. 
R.  Watkin  Mills,  the  noted  English  basso, 
had  a  good  house  the  17th,  considering  that 
he  was  playing  against  a  stable  fire  about 
ico  yards  away  that  looked  extremely  dan- 
gerous in  its  early  stage.  (This  pun  was 
written  before  it  was  thought  of.)  Lewis 
Morrison's  Faust  Company  played  to  good 
business  the  18th,  with  matinee. 

Peachey  Carnehan. 


TEXAS 

Special  Correspondence 
Tyler,  Texas,  Nov.  23. — Darkest  Russia 
played  at  the  Grand  last  night  to  a  small 
but  appreciative  audience.    The  Nominee 
will  hold  the  boards  Monday,  the  27th. 

E.  Hanwasy. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Nov.  23.— As  usual,  the  Tabor, 
Lyceum  and  Denver  Theaters  opened  to 
packed  houses  Sunday  night,  the  18th.  And 
yet  there  is  some  talk  of  trying  to  close  the 
theaters  here  on  Sundays,  but  I  think  that 
is  where  it  will  end,  in  "talk." 

Frederick  Warde  and  his  excellent  com- 
pany of  legitimate  actors,  began  a  week's 
engagement  at  the  Broadway  on  Monday 
night,  opening  with  Henry  Guy  Carleton's 
play,  The  Lion's  Mouth.  Mr.  Warde  gave 
an  excellent  performance  of  Paul  Di  Nav- 
arra;  the  supporting  company  was  good 
throughout,  Minnie  Tittell  Brune  being  es- 
pecially clever.  Mr.  Chas.  Herman,  whom 
we  had  the  pleasure  of  seeing  here  last  sea- 


son with  Madame  Modjeska,  deserves  much 
praise  for  his  portrayal  of  the  part  of  Fra 
Angelo.  The  repertoire  for  the  remainder 
of  the  week  will  be  Virginius,  Tuesday 
night;  The  Merchant  of  Venice,  Wednesday 
matinee;  The  Lion's  Mouth,  Wednesday  and 
Saturday  nights;  Romeo  and  Juliet,  Thurs- 
day night  and  Saturday  matinee. 

It  was  announced  by  the  management 
that  on  Friday  night  Mr.  Warde  would  pro- 
duce for  the  first  time  on  any  stage  a  new 
play  Fortune's  Fool,  but  after  today's  re- 
hearsal he  decided  to  postpone  it  until  some 
future  time,  as  the  actors  were  not  "easy" 
in  their  lines.  So  San  Francisco  may  have 
the  first  glimpse  of  the  new  production.  It 
is  quite  a  disappointment  to  a  number  of 
Denverites,  as  it  is  so  seldom  that  we  have  a 
first  night  here.  So  far,  the  Broadway  has 
this  week  done  the  best  business  of  the  sea- 
son. Beginning  Monday,  the  27th,  we  have 
there  a  grand  revival  of  Humpty  Dutnpty. 

Bartley  Campbell's  White  Slave  is  the 
offering  at  the  Tabor  this  week,  and  though 
it  is  not  new  to  the  public,  it  is  doing  its 
share  of  the  business  Mr.  Harry  Leighton 
was  well  received,  being  well  known  here, 
as  he  played  a  summer  season  at  Elitch's 
Gardens.  Mrs.  Fanny  Burt  is  also  remem- 
bered here  for  her  clever  character  work 
with  the  Giffen  and  Neill  Stock  Company  at 
the  Broadway  in  '94. 

Next  week,  the  26th,  at  the  Tabor,  we 
will  have  Al.  G.  Field's  Big  Minstrel  Com- 
pany of  "40,  Count  'em."  This  will  be  Mr. 
Field's  first  visit  to  the  West. 

The  Lyceum  is  this  week  presenting  the 
best  bill  of  the  season.  It  is  a  pleasure  to 
walk  into  into  this  pretty  little  theater  and 
see  every  seat  taken,  and  shows  that  we  are 
being  educated  to  high  class  vaudeville.  In 
the  bill  this  week  we  have  Mr.  Frank 
Leary,  (formerly  a  Denver  boy)  and  his 
wife;  Edgar  W.  Pelfrey,  an  excellent  trick 
cyclist;  the  Standard  Quartette;Carl  Charles, 
Equilibrist;  Stephens  and  Taylor,  Eccentric 
Comedians;  Davenport  Sisters,  song  and 
dance  artists;  Dolline  Cole,  the  female  bari- 
tone, and  the  Church  Choir  Celestial,  pre- 
sented by  Miss  Gertrude  Haynes,  assisted 
by  Master  George  Loose,  the  boy  soprano. 
It  is  just  as  I  heard  a  young  lady  belonging 
to  the  400  remark  as  she  came  out  of  the 
theater,  "It  is  the  cleanest  vaudeville  per- 
formance I  ever  saw." 

Manager  Frank  Readick  of  the  Denver 
has  a  money  winner  this  week  in  the  Rentx- 
Santley  Burlesque  Company,  the  house 
being  well  filled  at  each  performance.  Gus 
Bruno,  the  comedian  who  heads  the  com- 
pany, does  and  says  some  very  funny 
things.  John  T.  Baker,  Leo  Zanfretta,  and 
A.  C.  Lawrence  are  all  splendid  in  their 
respective  lines,  and  receive  their  share  of 
the  many  laughs.  They  have  some  beauti- 
ful and  shapely  ladies  in  the  company  whose 
costumes  are  unusually  fine. 

Next  week  the  offering  is  Side  Tracked. 

Manager  Readick  informs  me  that  he  is 
organizing  a  company  to  play  Black  Crook, 
Jr.,  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  leaving  here  about 
the  first  of  the  year. 

Frederick  Warde  and  his  daughter,  Miss 
May  Warde,  were  entertained  on  Tuesday 
afternoon,  by  the  Jewish  Women's  Council 
of  this  city. 

Douglas  Fairbanks,  a  Denver  boy,  is  a 
member  of  Warde'a  company. 

Bill  Justice,  who  for  a  number  of  years 
piloted  Lincoln  J.  Carter's  shows  through 
thiscountry,  is  ahead  of  Al  Field's  Minstrels. 

I  understand  that  our  neighboring  town, 
Colorado  .Springs,  is  to  have  a  new  Opera 
House  in  the  near  future. 

The  students  of  the  Broadway  Dramatic 
School  will  be  seen  in  the  three  act  comedy, 
Confusion,  on  December  5th. 

Your  correspondent,  who  has  one  of  the 
finest  collections  of  professional  pictures  in 
America,  received  last  week  an  excellent 
photograph  of  Sir  Henry  Irving,  made  quite 
recently  by  Histed  of  Ixmdon,  and  bearing 
the  esteemed  actor's  own  autograph. 

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Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES. 

Special  Correspondence 
Los  Angki.es,  Nov.  26.  —  This  being 
Thanksgiving  week,  the  various  places  of 
amusement  have  done  a  good  business.  It 
is  safe  to  say  that  the  managers  and  profes- 
sional people  located  in  this  city  paused 
long  enough  in  the  process  of  stowing  away 
turkey  to  return  a  few  words  of  thanks  to 
the  kind  fates  which  have  so  far  this  season 
smiled  on  the  business  in  Los  Angeles,  and 
incidentally  to  request  them  to  leave  this 
city  on  next  year's  smiling  list. 

Sada,  the  violinist,  who  has  been  delight- 
ing the  Orpheum  audiences,  is  taking  a 
short  rest  in  this  city,  and  will  visit  several 
of  the  surrounding  towns  before  taking  up 
her  work  again. 

The  Frawley  Company,  when  they  play 
their  return  engagement  here  in  April,  will 
not  be  at  the  Burbank  Theater, but  will  play 
at  the  Los  Angeles  Theater.  This  appears 
to  be  a  good  move  on  the  part  of  Manager 
Wyatt,  and  the  engagement  should  be  a 
success,  as  it  will  probably  be  played  at 
popular  prices.  Manager  Morosco  has  an 
Oh  I  Don't  Know  look  on  his  face,  which, 
when  interpreted,  means  there  will  be 
something  doing  at  his  play-house  in  April. 

Ida  Banning,  one  of  the  leading  ladies  of 
the  Harry  Corson  Clarke  Company,  is  a 
Los  Angeles  girl,  and,  like  the  rest  of  them, 
is  surely  making  a  record  for  herself,  and 
creeping  up  the  ladder  to  fame. 

The  stage  carpenters  and  scenic  artists  of 
the  Burbank  Theater  have  been  busily 
engaged  the  past  four  weeks  completing  the 
scenerv  for  the  Nance  O'Neil  engagement. 
George  Bell,  one  of  the  best  artists  in  San 
Francisco,  was  brought  down  here  to  help 
in  the  work. 

A  small  fire  started  in  the  Burbank  Thea- 
ter the  25th  hist.,  and  did  about  $  100  worth 
of  damage.  The  origin  of  the  fire  is  un- 
known, but  the  rumor  has  been  set  afloat 
that  a  spark  of  Frawley's  genius  had  been 
listening  to  Morosco's  plans  for  next  April, 
and  in  its  endeavor  to  get  out  of  earshot  of 
the  unpleasant  conversation,  it  mixed  up 
with  some  of  the  Cumberland  61  throat 
varnish,  and  spontaneous  combustion  en- 
sued. 

Los  Angeles  is  enjoying  the  novelty  of 
having  two  pieces  by  the  same  author 
played  at  different  theaters  at  the  same 
time— Why  Smith  Left  Home  at  the  Los 
Angeles  Theater,  and  What  Happened  to 
Jones  at  the  Burbank.  George  H.  Broad- 
hurst  is  the  author  of  both. 

The  Universal  Encyclopedia  of  Music  is 
the  title  of  a  book  recently  completed  by 
Adolphus  Willhartitz  of  this  city.  The  most 
wonderful  thing  about  the  work  is  that  it 
has  taken  forty  years  to  complete  it. 

At  the  Los  Angeles,  Theater,  Why  Smith 
Left  Home  held  the  boards  and  played  to 
good  houses  November  30,  December  1-2 
and  will  be  followed,  4-5-6-7  by  Frederick 
Warde  and  Company  in  the  Lion's  Mouth. 

The  Los  Angeles  Symphony  Orchestra, 
under  the  management  of  Mr.  J.  C.  Neilson, 
gave  the  first  concert  of  the  season,  after- 
noon of  December  I,  which  was  largely 
attended  and  judging  from  the  sale  of 
season  tickets  this  will  probably  be  another 
successful  season  for  the  Company. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theater,  Harrv 
Corson  Clarke  and  Company  are  playing 
What  Happened  to  Jones  to  houses  that 
read  the  S.  R.  O.,  sign  nightly.  After  a 
week  of  minstrel  gloom,  this  playhouse  has 
again  blossomed  out  with  its  formers  plendor. 
Next  week  Nance  O'Neil  and  her  Company 
commence  a  four  weeks  engagement  with 
Magda,  3-4-5-6  and  Pig  Woffington  7-8-9. 

The  Orpheum  has  one  of  the  finest  bills 
ever  presented  here,  and  the  attendance  is 


up  to  the  high  water  mark.  Manager 
Bronson  is  doing  extensive  advertising,  and 
that  it  pays  is  proven  by  the  patronage  his 
Theater  receives.  The  bill  includes  Mar- 
guerite Cornille,  Ryan  and  Richfiild, 
Cheridah  Simpson,  Jerome  and  Alexis, 
Goggin  and  Davis,  Burton's  Dogs,  Baby 
Ruth  Roland  and  Leo  Carle. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


OAKLAND 

Special  Correspondence. 

Oakland,  Nov.  29. — Oakland  has  had  a 
week  of  unusual  attractions  in  the  theatrical 
line.  Nance  O'Neil  closed  one  of  the  most 
successful  engagements  in  the  history  of  the 
Macdouough  Theater  last  Saturday  evening, 
people  being  turned  away  at  all  six  per- 
formances. Miss  O'Neil  returns  in  about 
six  weeks  for  a  week's  engagement  before 
leaving  for  Australia.  For  Monday  and 
Tuesday  evenings  of  this  week  Why  Smith 
Left  Home  was  the  attraction  and  did  a 
fairly  good  business.  The  company  con- 
tained all  clever  people,  among  them  Lottie 
Williams,  who  three  years  ago  was  soubrette 
at  the  old  Oakland  Theater.  Her  many 
friends  had  not  forgotten  her  and  she  re- 
ceived a  heart}'  welcome. 

Yon  Vonson  opens  at  the  Macdonough 
this  evening  for  two  nights  and  a  special 
Thanksgiving  matinee.  Business  promises 
to  be  good,  as  the  advance  sale  is  large.  In 
Old  Kentucky  comes  December  4th  for  one 
bight,  to  be  followed  by  L.  R.  Stock  well, 
the  popular  comedian,  in  My  Friend  From 
India  for  the  balance  of  the  week,  with 
matinee  Saturday  and  Sunday.  At  the 
Dewey  Opera  House  the  Grand  Stock  Com- 
pany have  been  pleasing  large  audiences 
with  The  Westerner.  The  management  have 
spared  neither  pains  or  money  in  perfecting 
the  stage  details  and  the  cast  is  in  capable 
hands.  Landers  Stevens  and  Fanny  Gil- 
lette are  in  the  cast  and  dj  exceptionally 
good  work.  Week  of  December  4th  Mr. 
Stevens  announces  an  elaborate  production 
of  the  well  known  play,  Oliver  Twist. 

Herbert  B.  Ci.akk. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence 

Sacramento,  Nov.  28 — The  Hlleford 
Company  opened  at  theClunie  Opera  House 
Sunday  night,  for  two  weeks.  Over  1400 
paid  admissions  were  registered  at  the  box 
office,  which  shows  the  popularity  of  Billy 
Elleford  and  Jessie  Norton,  with  popular 
prices.  The  pieces  to  be  presented  during 
the  week  areas  follows:  Sunday  night,  Lost 
in  New  York;  Monday,  Christmas  Bells; 
Tuesday,  Uncle  Dudley;  Wednesday,  The 
Idler;  Thursday  matinee,  A  Nutmeg  Match; 
Thursday  night,  The  Black  Flag;  Friday, 
The  Galley  Slave;  Saturday  matinee,  Lady 
Audley's  Secretand  Jack  and  the  Beanstalk; 
Saturday  night,  Lost  in  New  York;  Sunday, 
Mrs.  Partington  and  her  son  Ike. 


STOCKTON. 

Special  Correspondence. 

Stockton,  Nov.  30.— Theatricals  in  Stock- 
ton can  be  said  now  to  be  good — something 
it  was  once  difficult  to  assett  at  one  time. 

YonYonson,  with  Arthur  Donaldson,  in 
the  role  made  famous  by  Gus  Heege,  was  at 
the  Yo  Semite  Tuesday  and  did  a  fair  busi- 
ness.   The  company  is  a  good  one. 

Thanksgiving  night  Gorton's  Minstrels 
played  to  a  large  house,  and  it  is  an  excel- 
lent combination. 

Murray  and  Mack  and  My  Friend  From 
India  follow  at  the  Yo  Semite. 

A  great  deal  of  amateur  and  some  profes- 
sional talent  is  being  seen  and  heard  during 
this  week  in  the  great  six  days'  golden 
jubilee  given  by  the  Central  M.  E.  Church, 
being  more  pretentious  than  anything  yet 
attempted  in  the  line. 

Stockton  has  never  had  such  a  list  of  at- 
tractions as  Manager  Charles  P.  Hale  will 
give  next  month.     Some  excellent  com- 


panies are  booked  for  nearly  every  night  in 
the  week. 

Of  the  Kidder  Concert  I  wrote  about  last 
wiek,  too  much  cannot  be  said  of  the  artists 
who  were  heard,  especially  Miss  Maude  Fay, 
who  is  beautiful  as  well  as  a  consummate 
songstress. 

The  Glee, Banjo  and  Mandolin  Club  of  the 
California  University  was  heard  Saturday 
night  and  was  a  great  hit,  being  unusually 
meritorious. 

On  Sunday  afternoon,  December  3,  the 
Elks  Memorial  Services  or  Lodge  of  Sorrow 
will  be  held  at  the  Yo  Semite  Theater,  Man- 
ager Hale  giving  greatly  reduced  price  for 
the  handsome  play-house.  Last  year's  event 
was  an  affair  of  the  season  and  rivalled  that 
giyen  by  San  Francisco.  Gen.  W.  H.  L. 
Barnes  is  to  deliver  the  oration  and  Dr.  W. 
C.  Evans,  the  Salutatory.  The  stage  will  be 
elaborately  decorated  and  a  program  of  the 
highest  intrinsic  merit  will  be  presented. 
Stockton  Lodge  No.  218  now  ranks  as  sec- 
ond to  none  on  the  Coast.  Numbering  175 
in  membership  and  containing  the  principal 
business  and  professional  men  of  the  city. 

The  fair  given  by  the  Catholic  ladies  of 
Stockton  for  the  benefit  of  St.  Joseph's 
Home  is  over.  It  was  all  last  week's  attrac- 
tion and  netted  close  to  #5000.  Among  those 
who  participated  in  the  event  were  C.  Bren- 
nan,  C.  Fox,  G.  McCormick,  R.  Casey,  W. 
McCormick,  J.  Ford,  J.  Collins,  T.  Coy,  M. 
Cannon,  C.  De  Young,  L.  Kals,  H.  Harkins, 
J.  Blaney,  L.  Galleros,  J.  Gale,  J.  Joyce,  F. 
Chisholm,  W.  Byrnes;  Misses  Anna  Cabral, 
Laura  Rolland,  Etta  Ginochio,  Maggie 
Castle,  Daisy  O'Brien,  Lillie  Castle,  Ger- 
trude Doyle,  Kate  Grauelli,  Hazel  Sullivan, 
Yergie  Laufenberg,  Lillian  Wright,  Kate 
Thomas,  Martin  Karkeek,  Bessie  Smith, 
Rose  Lancaster,  Claudine  Maurette,  Louise 
Musto,  Ameriga  Granelli,  Mrs.  Carlotta 
Grauelli,  PUta,  Antoinette,  Ernestine, Rachel, 
Irene  and  Edna  Gianelli,  John  Peterson,  A. 
FruCchi,  Alice  Cavagnaro,  Charles  Bertrand, 
Belle  Quinn,  May  Burke,  Roy  Beare  and 
many  others,  those  mentioned  taking  part 
in  the  literary  and  musical  program. 

SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  Nov.  27.— 
Shenandoah  at  the  Salt  Lake  Theater  Nov. 
23-25,  played  to  the  heaviest  bus:ness 
known  at  the  theater  for  many  a  day.  The 
house  was  packed  to  standing  room  at  every 
performance,  and  hundreds  were  turned 
away  unable  to  gain  admittance.  While  the 
stage  effects  are  among  the  most  startling 
that  have  ever  been  attempted  in  this  city, 
and  the  performance  was  a  decided  success, 
the  company  presenting  the  play  is  not 
equal  to  some  that  were  seen  here  in  earlv 
days;  for  instance  when  Henry  Miller 
appeared  in  the  leading  role  of  Col.  West. 

Salt  Lake  Opera  Company  revives 
Madeline,  Nov.  30. 

The  Rays  in  a  Hot  Old  Time  did  a  big 
business  at  the  Grand  the  20-21.  A  Breach 
of  promise  opened  to-night  fora  week's  run, 
with  a  good  attendance.  J.  K.  H. 

OGDEN 

Special  Correspondence. 

Ogden,  Utah,  Nov.  25.— The  Ogden 
Opera  House  has  been  dark  for  the  past  two 
weeks.  A  Breach  of  Promise  appears  to- 
night. The  Salt  Lake  Opera  Company 
plays  a  return  engagement  of  their  fine  pro- 
duction of  Madeline  on  Tuesday  next. 

  R.  M.  B. 

SALINAS 

Special  Correspondence. 

Salinas,  Nov.  2S.— "It  never  rains,  but 
it  pours"  is  a  motto  which  can  be  well  used 
at  the  Opera  House  here.  After  a  long 
period  of  darkness  there  have  been  no  less 
than  three  companies  here  within  seven 
days.  Gorton's  Minstrels  opened  on 
November  22,  to  a  crowded  house,  S.  Y.  O. 
being  put  out  very  early  in  the  evening. 
The  show  was  a  clean  one,  there  being  a 


conspicuous  absense  of  coarse  jokes  and 
broad  h  nts.  The  music  was  excellent, 
especially  the  vocal  solos,  while  the  Crescent 
City  Quartette  was  simply  out  of  sight. 
The  audience  were  well  pleased  with 
the  musical  specialties  of  Gorton's,  Jr., 
and  S.  W.  Lee,  while  the  buck  and  wing 
dancing  of  Fox,  Mullen,  Vonder  and  Rati- 
gan  brought  down  the  house.  The  perform- 
ance as  a  whole  was  a  success  and  there  was 
not  a  dull  moment  in  it.  Gorton's  Minstrels 
will  always  be  sure  of  a  grand  welcome  in 
Salinas. 

On  November  24,  the  Cheerful  Liar  Com- 
pany held  the  boards.  There  was  a  full 
house  to  greet  the  new  comers.  The  play 
which  was  well  played  and  staged  was  a 
laughter  provoked  from  beginning  to  close. 
Miss  Stella  Bomar,  who  has  a  fine  contralto 
voice  made  the  hit  of  the  evening  by  her 
fine  singing,  F.  De  Camp  and  Miss  Murdock 
especially  the  latter  were  especially  good  in 
their  songs  and  acting  while  the  hit  of 
the  play  was  made  by  M.  Steinle  and  Miss 
R.  Simmons  in  their  rag-time  singing. 
Bernard  Jaxon  is  also  to  be  rembered.  As  a 
whole  the  performance  was  a  meritorious 
one. 

Monday,  November  27th,  L  R.  Slockwell 
and  a  superb  company  presented  the  great 
farce  comedy  of  My  Friend  fiom  India,  to 
the  largest  house  this  year.  The  reason  that 
the  signs,  first  s.  r.  o.  and  then  "chock  full" 
were  exhibited  can  easily  be  given.  The 
talent  and  versatility  exhibited  by  the  com- 
pany exceeded  anything  ever  seen  in  Salinas. 
L.  R.  Stockwell  in  his  enforced  character  of 
a  Professor  of  Theology  was  splendid.  His 
well  k  uown  happy  facultv  of  amusing  an 
audience  with  his  wonderfully  expansive 
grin  and  sepulchral  smile  are  matters  of  re- 
pute. Jeff  Williams  in  the  eccentric  comedy 
role  of  the  western  pork  dealer,  who  grabs 
at  the  scientific  fad  to  secure  the  entre  into 
fashionable  society  was  conscientiously  ex- 
act. The  maiden  aunt  by  Margaret  Mar- 
shall was  a  clever  piece  of  acting,  while 
Mabel  Bowman,  by  her  rendition  of  a  Ger- 
man servant  with  a  decidedly  susceptible 
and  affectionate  nature,  convulsed  the  aud- 
ience. The  other  parts  were  well  played  by 
Miss  Bates,  Miss  Feffron,  Miss  Forman  and 
Messrs.  Crosby,  Yale,  Mullen  and  Allen. 
From  start  to  finish  the  farce  comedy  kept 
the  audience  in  one  continuous  roar  of 
laughter. 

There  are  several  attractions  seeking  dates 
at  the  Opera  House  here,  Salinas  being 
rated  as  a  first  class  show  town.  Those 
booked  thus  far  are  Greater  America  for 
Dec.  nth,  and  Richards  &  Piingle's  Min- 
strels for  Dec.  16th,  with  probably  Mr. 
Plaster  of  Paris  for  Christmas. 

I.  Manning  King. 

FRESNO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Fresno,  November  2S. — Eugenie  Blair 
has  been  here,  and  has  gone  again,  much  to 
the  regret  of  the  majority  of  those  who  saw 
her  at  the  Opera  House  in  A  Lady  of  Qual- 
ity. Hitherto  she  has  been  little  known  in 
this  city,  in  consequence  of  which  the  house 
was  not  all  that  could  have  been  desired. 
As  is  often  the  case  with  traveling  com- 
panies, there  was  only  one  real  artist  in  the 
company,  and  that  was,  of  course,  Miss 
Blair.  William  Bramwell  did  fairly  well  as 
Sir  John  Oxon,  but  he  did  not  bring  out  the 
liner  shades  of  the  part.  What  he  did  do, 
however,  was  to  art  a  coarse  and  repugnant 
part  without  the  coarseuess  appearing  to  any- 
great  extent.  As  regards  Miss  Blair,  the 
artistic  instinct  seems  always  to  predominate 
with  her.  Her  portrayal  of  the  difficult  part 
of  Clorinda  Wildairs  was  done  with  a  grace 
and  ease  that  speak  volumes  for  Miss  Blair's 
ability  and  training. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke  showed  us  What 
Happened  to  Jones  last  week.  Of  course 
there  isn't  enough  to  the  comedy  to  allow 
an  actor  to  show  any  great  degree  of  talent 
outside  of  a  fair  ability  to  make  one  laugh. 
But  Clarke  brought  out  all  there  was  in  it. 


December  2nd,  1899 


being  ably  seconded  by  each  member  of  the 
company — that  is,  iu-so-far  as  they  had  any- 
thing to  do. 

Nance  O'Neil,  Fresno's  favorite,  appeared 
last  night  in  Magda,  and  to-night  will  pre- 
sent Peg  WofEngton.  It  seems  as  though 
she  is  more  magnificent  every  time  she 
comes  here,  but  there  are  two  little  things 
which  I  wish  didn't  appear  quite  so  often  in 
her  acting — one  being  a  desire  to  pose,  aud 
the  other  is  a  touch  of  affection.  In  the 
first  place  she  doesn't  need  to  pose.  She  is 
magnificent  in  any  position.  Aud  secondly, 
her  portrayal  of  character  is  hindered  rather 
than  aided  by  affectation.  McKee  Rankin 
made  the  same  favorable  impression  as  of 
old,  and  Clay  Clement  did  well,  although 
he  was  handicapped  in  Magda  by  appearing 
for  the  first  time  in  a  new  part. 

Francois  A.  Da^tarac,  the  Sin  Francisco 
scenic  artist  is  here,  haviug  entered  into 
a  contract  with  Manager  Barton  to  re-paint 
the  scenery  of  the  Opera  House.  This  was 
all  that  was  needed  to  make  this  house  one 
of  the  very  best  on  the  coast,  for  the  stage, 
so  far  as  proportions  go,  is  already  one  of 
the  best.  The  selection  of  Mr.  Dastarac  to 
do  the  painting  is  in  keeping  with  the  good 
judgement  which  Mr.  Barton  has  shown 
throughout  his  management  of  the  house. 

Benjamin  C.  Jordan. 


SAN  JOSE 

Special  Correspondence. 

San  Jose,  Nov.  29. — Gorton's  Minstrels 
were  at  the  Victory  for  two  evenings,  last 
week.  They  had  rather  poor  houses,  but 
had  all  they  were  entitled  to. 

On  Monday  evening  last,  Yon  Yohnson, 
played  to  a  large  and  well  pleased  audience. 
It  is  a  play  that  has  lost  none  of  its  charms. 

The  San  Francisco  Concert  Company 
gave  its  initial  program  on  the  28th  inst. 
The  Elks  made  it  a  feature  to  be  present  in  a 
body.  The  vocalists  were  at  their  best,  and 
the  audience  was  delighted.  The  concerts 
promise  to  be  popular  here,  and  will  always 
draw  large  houses. 

Irving  M.  Scott  lectured  at  Normal  Hall 
last  Tuesday  evening  011  "Our  New  Posses- 
sions." 

Foreign  Correspondence 

LONDON 

Special  Correspondence. 

London,  Nov.  11. — The  Wrong  Mr. 
Wright,  the  long-talked-of  three-act  farcial 
comedy  by  George  H.  Broadhurst,  after  a 
trial  at  Eastbourne,  Nov.  3,  was  produced  at 
the  Strand  Theater  on  Monday  evening. 
The  piece  has  enjoyed  considerable  popu- 
larity in  America  where  all  the  '  wrong" 
that  could  be  discovered  was  in  the  title. 
The  very  decided  success  attending  the  per- 
formance must  be  credited  chiefly  to  that 
clever  American  comedian,  Mr.  Thomas  A. 
Wise,  under  whose  direction  the  piece  vvas 
produced,  and  to  whom  the  author  is  under 
heavy  obligations.  The  hearty  call  for  the 
principals  and  the  author  after  the  fall  of 
the  curtain  seemed  to  say  that  The  Wrong 
Mr.  Wright  was  "the  right  man  in  the  right 
place."  In  Old  Kentucky  is  enjoying  a 
revival  at  the  Princess's  Theater.  It  is  not 
very  high  class  drama;  but  Princess's  audi- 
ences, being  fully  conscious  of  the  fact  that 
high-class  drama  is  very  often  dull  drama, 
are  quite  ready  to  accept  the  lower  quality- 
provided  it  furnishes  the  amusement,  inter- 
est and  excitement  which  they  are  in  search 
of  when  they  part  with  their  money  at  the 
doors.  Mme.  Melba  sent  #2,000  to  the  Sol- 
diers' Widows'  and  Orphans'  Fund, being 
part  of  the  proceeds  of  her  concert  at  the 
Albert  Hall  on  Saturday  last.  The  canta- 
trice  starts  immediately  for  a  long  conti- 
nental tour,  during  which  she  will  visit 
Holland,  Germany,  Austria,  and  finish 
with  a  series  of  operatic  performances  at 
Monte  Carlo.  We  are  likely  to  have  a  new 
American  comedian  in  London.  This  is 
Mr.  Charles  W.  Swain,  the  actor  who  so 


delighted  play  goers  in  the  States  by  his 
drollery  as  the  Chinaman  in  The  Geisha. 
Mr.  Swain  will  join  DeWolfe  Hopper's 
Company  shortly.  The  number  of  families 
thrown  into  mourning  by  the  war  is  already 
having  an  appreciable  effect  at  the  atten- 
dance at  the  West  End  theaters.  The 
managers  feel  that  war  plays  are  too  realistic 
to  be  popular  for  some  time  to  come. 
notes. 

Charles  Wyndham  is  turning  his  business 
into  a  company  entitled  the  "Criterion  and 
Wyndham  Theaters,"  with  /' 200,000  capital. 
Mr.  Wyndham  will  remain  at  a  salary  of 
/'2,5oo,  and  a  percentage  of  the  profits. 


Charles  Hawtrey.  after  dislocating  his 
shoulder  in  the  second  act  of  The  Messen- 
ger of  Mars,  Nov.  22,  pluckily  played  out 
the  piece,  but  fainted  at  the  last  curtain.  As 
a  result  of  the  accident,  the  house  has  been 
closed  until  November  27.  Sir  Arthur 
Sullivan's  new  opera,  The  Rose  of  Persia, 
will  be  performed  at  the  Savoy  Nov.  29. 

Mme.  Patti  re-appeared  at  Albert  Hall, 
Nov.  22,  but  the  event  passed  practically 
unno  iced.  She  will  celebrate  the  fiftieth 
anniversary  of  her  first  appearance  before 
the  public  at  a  charity  concert  in  1900  in 
New  York  City. 

A  New  Yorker. 


Our  FRiErJ^s.i&JSD 
THEIR  DOlfifcs  lS> 


1 


*The  Orpheum 

Camille  D'Arvili.e  better  re- 
main in  vaudeville.  She  has  said 
that  she  looked  upon  her  part  in  the 
vaudeville  business  from  simply  a 
concert  standpoint.  liven  so,  her 
powers  as  a  vocalist  and  as  a  drawing 
card  are  such  that  it  is  doubtful  if  she 
ever  received  the  same  unanimous  and 
enthusiastic  recognition  on  the 
stage  of  comic  opera  that  she  has 
since  she  adopted  the  plan  of  appear- 
ing alone.  The  beauty  and  richness 
of  her  voice  seems  to  have  improved 
since  she  was  last  heard  in  this  city 
four  years  ago.  She  was  the  one  big 
and  immediate  success  at  the  Orpheum 
this  week  and  the  quality  of  her  work 
is  such  that  she  is  really  worth  the 
highest  salary  paid  to  a  vaudeville 
artist.  Therefore,  Mme.  D'Arville 
would  do  well  to  remain  away  from 
the  uncertain  comic  opera  stage. 
There  were,  as  usual,  several  other 
new  first  class  features  on  this  week's 
bill.  Pete  Baker,  who  is  billed  as  (he 
"foremost  favorite  Dutch  dialect  art- 
ist," lives  up  to  the  sendoff  and  more 
too.  He  sings  well  and  his  recitations 
are  exceedingly  clever.  Like  D'Ar- 
ville, this  is  Baker's  first  appearance 
here  in  vaudeville. 

A.  D.Robbins,  a  trick  bicyclist,  does 
some  wonderful  riding  on  wheels.  He 
was  another  hit  of  the  new  features. 
Albini,  a  conjurer  whose  equal  is  sel- 
dom seen,  made  a  great  impression. 
The  holdovers  this  week  were  Rice  & 
Elmer,  Lucie  Verdier,  Little  Mignon, 
Cora  Stuart  and  company  and  the 
American  Biograph. 


^be  Olympta 

Hastings  and  Hall  demonstrated 
the  fact  that  they  are  a  clever 
vocal  duo  at  the  Olympia  this  week. 
Their  act  was  a  big  hit.  Cad  Wilson 
has  lost  none  of  her  attractiveness, 
and  her  work  goes  with  the  usual 
dash.  Marie  Wood  is  good  for  a  long 
engagement,  and  Cole  and  Cole  are 
deservedly  popular  in  their  aerial  turn. 
The  balance  of  the  bill  is  good,  and 
consists  of  Carlton  and  Royce,  May 
Nealson,  Dora  Mervin,  Camelia  and 
Dot  Stanley. 

The  Chutes 

Byrant  and  Onslow,  singing  and 
dancing  comedians,  and  the  Alob- 
ring  Brothers,  acrobats,  are  the  new 
people  at  the  Chutes  this  week.  Mat 
tie  Nichols  returned  after  a  short 
absence  and  received  her  usual  ap- 


plause. Major  Mite,  Frank  Hall  and 
the  lion  Wallace.  Adgie  and  the  pic- 
ture-machine make  up  a  good  bill. 

The  Oheron 

Maurice  Montague,  descriptive 
tenor,  has  been  delighting  Ober- 
011  audiences  the  past  week.  Mr. 
Montague  has  a  strong  voice,  which 
is  fully  equal  to  the  poor  accoustic 
properties  of  the  house.  Herbert  E. 
Medley  and  Maud  Goode  repeat  their 
success  of  the  week  before,  and  the 
projectoscope  and  American  Ladies 
Orchestra  complete  the  program. 

Snap  Shots 


JOE  NATHAN 

Will  tell  you  in  a  minute  more 
about  vaudeville  than  most 
people  learn  in  a  year. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Frank  Barton  is  again  on  the  sick 
list. 

A.  Mae  Preston  is  a  great  St.  Paul 
favorite. 

Wainwright  and  Tiffee  will  soon  be 
seen  in  this  city. 

Benni  Somers  made  a  hit  at  the 
Casino,  Sacramento. 

Baroness  Von  Tilse  opens  at  the 
Chutes  Christmas  day. 

Lulu  Baldwin  and  Elsie  Stevens 
leave  for  Arizona  Dec.  4. 

Hopper  and  Starr  were  well  received 
at  the  Tivoli,  Stockton,  Cal. 

Polly  O'Xeil,  the  coon  singer,  will 
be  a  feature  in  this  city  at  an  early 
date. 

Keata  Winfield,  a  clever  violin  solo- 
ist, will  make  her  bow  to  San  Fran- 
cisco at  the  Chutes  next  week.  The 
young  lady  comes  highly  recommended 
and  is  said  to  display  marvelous 
technique. 


Coyne  Brothers  are  at  the  Parlor 
Theater,  Duluth,  Minn.,  leading  this 
way. 

Clarence  Montaine  severs  his  con- 
nection with  the  Alcazar  after  next 
week . 

Manager  F.  M.  Carrillo  and  wile 
are  in  town  bent  on  business  and 
pleasure. 

May  Russell's  Extravaganza  Com- 
pany were  at  the  Olympic,  St.  Paul, 
last  week. 

Ruth  Nelta  has  been  engaged  to 
play  at  Los  Angeles,  Omaha,  Kansas 
and  Chicago. 

Conlon  and  Ryder  open  at  the 
Tivoli,  this  city,  Dec.  23d,  for  the 
holiday  season. 

The  Irish  Ambassador,  otherwise 
Ed  Dolan,  is  a  feature  of  the  bill  at  the 
Peoples',  Seattle. 

Frank  and  Babe  Lewis,  the  hand- 
cuff artists,  are  at  present  at  the  Alca- 
zar, Denver,  Col. 

Hadley  and  Hart,  the  musical 
artists,  open  at  Parlor  Theater,  Du- 
luth, Minn.,  Dec.  4. 

The  Iidgerton  Sisters,  aerial  artists, 
are  at  the  Savoy,  Victoria,  B.  C,  with 
Vancouver,  Seattle,  and  San  Fran- 
cisco to  follow. 

Harris  and  Deloss,  the  sketch 
team,  jumped  from  Hurley,  Wis.,  to 
Cincinnati  tojoin  ShastlefF  s  comedians 
for  the  season. 

Manager  Fisher  has  amont;  his 
bookings  for  his  palatial  new  Oberon 
the  musical  Willards.  It's  a  mighty 
good  selection. 

The  Standard  Theater,  Bakersfield, 
is  now  in  progress  of  erection,  and  will 
re-open  Dec.  23d.  Archie  Levy  is 
now  booking  the  opening  company. 

Hugh  Emmett,  who  made  a  big  hit 
at  the  Chutes  a  few  weeks  ago,  played 
last  week  at  the  Kansas  City  Orpheum, 
being  one  of  the  most  popular  people 
on  the  bill. 

Albini,  now  playing  at  the  Or- 
pheum, is  the  founder  of  the  Empire 
Theatrical  Exchange,  Chicago,  111. 
Mr.  Albini  has  formed  at  alliance  with 
Archie  Levy. 

Baby  Ruth  Roland  met  with  a 
splendid  reception  at  the  Los  Angeles 
Orpheum.  The  press  of  that  city 
pronounced  her  the  cleverest  child 
artist  that  has  ever  played  at  the 
Angel  City. 

The  New  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  An- 
geles, Cal.,  will  undergo  extensive 
repairs.  The  house  will  be  reno- 
vated throughout,  made  larger,  and 
the  architect's  plans  informs  us  that  it 
will  lie  a  handsome  place  of  amuse- 
ment.   Business  is  big. 


ATTENTION 

Theatrical  Companies 

We  have  just  received 
a  large  consignment  of 
the  popular 

Delia  Fox.... 
Theatrical  Trunks  1 

y  The  strongest  and  most 

>  convenient   trunks  made 


Traveling 
Requisites 


of  nil  kinds 


WILL  &,  FINCK  CO. 

818  820  MARKETST.,  S.  F 

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12 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


December  2nd,  1899 


LOCAL  NOTES. 


ALFRED  KELLEHER 's  CONCERT. 

Mr.  Alfred  Kelleher  was  tendered  a 
testimonial  concert  on  Friday  of  last 
week,  Sherman  and  Clay  Hall  being 
crowded  to  the  doors  and  a  delightful 
evening  enjoyed.  The  interesting  and 
successful  event  was  under  the  patron- 
age of  Mesdames  M.  H.  De  Young, 
C.  T.  Mills,  A.  G.  Sanborn,  I.  Lowen- 
berg,  W.  B.  HarringtonJ.  H.  Merrill, 
L.  L.  Dunbar,  Jno.  Zoosley.  The 
program  opened  with  Andanti  and 
Finale  from  Rubenstein's  Sonata  in  A 
minor.  The  number  was  well  received 
and  an  encore  demanded,  but  the  fiery 
style  of  the  pianist,  Otto  Bendix,  was 
rather  too  much  for  the  violinist,  Na- 
than Lansberger,  but  the  second  ap- 
pearance, in  which  the  Hungarian 
Rhapsodie  [Hauser]  was  most  artisti- 
cally rendered  and  won  tremendous 
applause.  Mr.  Bendix  played  piano 
solo,  Midsummer  Night's  Dream, 
[Mendelssohn- Liszt],  the  familiar  mel- 
ody with  its  beautiful  variations  being 
a  favorite  in  Mr.  Bendix  repertoire, 
and  was  played  with  the  required 
brilliancy  and  skill.  Mrs.  C.  J.  Wet- 
more  sang  Aria  from  the  Queen  of 
Sheba  [Gounod],  Spring  [Maude  V. 
White]  and  encores.  She  has  a  very 
good  voice  of  fine  range  and  quality, 
but  she  lacks  warmth,  her  rendering 
being  passionless  and  cold,  while  she 
executes  well.  Mme.  Breitsehuek- 
Marquardt  gave  her  audience  a  treat 
in  an  exquisitely  rendered  harp  solo, 
II  Papagallo  [Parish-Alvers]  receiving 
warmest  appreciation  but  declining  an 
encore.  Sketch  from  the  Widows  Be- 
witched was  given  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Alfred  Kelleher,  who  made  a  wonder- 
ful success.  They  are  old  favorites 
upon  the  operatic  stage  and  their  ap- 
pearance was  the  signal  for  round  after 
round  of  applause,  a  welcome  that  was 
good  to  hear.  Mr.  Kelleher  does  not 
aci  the  gallant  gentleman  and  the  love 
scenes  were  deliciously  done,  Mrs. 
Kelleher  being  coquettish  enough  to 
turn  any  man's  head.  She  had  averv 
fetching  way  of  standing  upon  her  toes 
when  taking  her  clear,  birdlike  notes, 
and  the  pretty,  old-fashioned  costumes 
were  very  picturesque.  Occasionally 
Mr.  Kelleher's  sweet  voice  was  hardly 
clear,  the  result  of  his  recent  illness. 
He  gave  a  most  graceful  bit  of  acting,  in 
which  spirit,  refinement  and  artistic 


effeets'were  blended  and  the  music 
was  rendered  with  delightful  style  and 
finish,  the  curtain  falling  with  the 
dancing  of  the  minuet  and  a  kiss  upon 
the  lady's  hand  that  brought  down  the 
house. 

HENRY  HOLMES'  CONCERT. 

Lovers  of  music  enjoyed  a  treat  in 
the  second  Chamber  Music  Concert 
Tuesday  afternoon  at  Century  Hall. 
The  executants  were:  1st  violin, 
Henry  Holmes;  2d  violin,  Hother 
Wismer;  viola  —  Armand  Solomon; 
cello  —  Theodore  Mansfeldt;  vocal- 
ists —  Misses  Beulah  George  and 
Zueletta  Geery.  Accompanist  to  vo- 
calists, Fred  Maurer.  The  program 
opened  with:  String  Quartet — Satsy 
in  C  minor  [Schubert],  followed  by 
duets — Speed  the  Birdie  and  The  Ring 
[Dvorak],  by  Misses  George  and 
Geery,  pupils  of  Mr.  Pasmore. 
Brahms'  Quintet  in  F  minor  op.  34 
for  pianoforte,  and  strings  was  splen- 
didly played.  It  is  a  noble  work, 
beautiful  with  its  light  and  shade, 
and  the  strong,  artistic  spirit  of  Mr. 
Holmes  could  not  fail  to  arouse  in 
the  younger  players  greater  depth 
and  power.  My  young  favorite, 
Wismer,  quite  woke  up  and  played 
with  more  fire  than  I  ever  heard  him. 
What  a  privilege  for  young  players 
like  these  to  work  with  such  a  man  as 
Mr.  Holmes,  for  such  artists  as  he  are 
not  often  given  to  the  world — and  next 
season  will  doubtless  see  vast  improve- 
ment in  their  style  from  such  guidance 
as  they  now  enjoy.  At  the  close  of 
each  movement  rousing  applause  was 
given,  and  the  cry  of  Bravo!  was  often 
heard,  most  enthusiasm  being  felt  in 
the  Andante  and  Scheryo  movements. 
Fmotions  of  a  different  kind  was 
called  forth  by  the  beautiful  Beethoven 
String  Quartet  in  C  No.  3  op.  59. 
Exquisitely  lovely  were  the  strains 
that  fell  upon  the  ear — rich  in  har- 
mony and  poetical  charm,  and  the 
face  of  the  old  violinist  wore  an 
expression  almost  holy  in  its  rever- 
ence for  the  work  of  the  master  he 
loves  perhaps  above  all  others,  and  at 
the  end  a  perfect  ovation  was  given 
and  was  richly  deserved.  Mr.  Sol- 
omon did  good  work  with  his  viola 
considering  that  it  is  not  his  chosen 
instrument,  and  it  would  be  hardly 
fair  to  expect  perfection  at  present. 
Mr.  Mansfeldt  played  earnestly,  and 


with  his  usual  care  and  taste,  and  I 
can  best  express  Wismer's  work  when 
I  repeat  that  he  "woke  up."  He  is 
always  artistic  and  sympathetic,  but 
the  warmth  he  sometimes  lacks  was 
there.  Mr.  Holmes  has  requested 
that  the  audience  arrive  promptly  at 
2:30  at  the  afternoon  concerts  to  avoid 
interruption. 


STUDIO  ECHOES 

The  McKenzie  Musical  Society  gave 
a  successful  concert  in  Odd  Fellows' 
Hall  Thursday  of  last  week.  As  usual 
there  was  a  crowded  house,  repeated 
encores  and  rousing  applause,  for  the 
society  of  young  people  has  many 
friends.  Miss  Minnie  Powell  made  r 
great  success  and  was  recalled  three 
times  after  her  song,  little  George 
Kroger  and  Miss  Wheeler  also  being 
favorites  of  the  evening. 


Mr.  Harry  Brown,  who  possesses 
a  particularly  good  voice  and  who  is 
organist  and  director  of  the  choir  of 
Holy  Cross  Church,  is  studying  with 
a  view  to  being  an  operatic  singer. 


Mrs.  Eva  Tenney's  sweet  soprano 
voice  has  been  an  acquisition  to  the 
choir  of  Trinity  Church  in  the  vesper 
services  lately.  Mrs.  Tenney  has  a 
pretty  new  studio  at  1 199  Bush  Street 
and  a  constantly  growing  class.  Mr. 
Alfred  Kelleher  is  also  at  Trinity  and 
Alfred  Wilkie  tells  me  that  he  also  is 
singing  there  during  the  absence  of 
Mr.  Fortescue. 

*  # 

Three  free  organ  recitals  will  be 
given  on  the  beautiful  organ  at  St. 
Dominic's  Church  during  December 
by  Mr.  Franklin  Palmer,  who  was  ap- 
pointed organist  after  the  resignation 
of  James  Hamilton  Howe.  Mr.  Palmer 
is  a  thorough  musician  and  a  rare 
treat  will  be  enjoyed,  for  the  magnifi- 
cent instrument  will  be  eloquent  in- 
deed under  his  masterly  touch. 
* 

*  * 

Mrs.  Jessie  Dean  Moore  reports 
steady  progress  with  her  classes  and 
hopes  to  give  a  concert  soon  with  some 
of  her  advanced  pupils. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


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Whispers  Rather  Loud 

The  Alcazar  stock  will  be  strength- 
ened by  several  new  people  next 
week  in  Francis  Powers'  Mother 
Earth. 

*  * 

Henry  Miller's  tour  on  the  road 
with  The  Only  Way,  is  to  be  limited 
to  eight  or  ten  cities.  Long  runs  are 
looked  for  in  the  larger  places. 


Murray  and  Mack  will  appear  at 
the  New  Alhambra  early  in  January 
in  Finnigan's  Ball.  They  are  scoring 
a  big  hit  in  the  Northwest. 


The  New  Alhambra  can  now  boast 
of  one  of  the  most  complete  heating 
plants  in  the  city.  The  big  theater  is 
now  as  warm  and  comfortable  as  a 
household  fireside. 


We  call  attention  to  the  new  and  artistic 
studio  of  Mr.  Louis  Thors,  826  Market  St., 
Phelan  Building. 


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December  2nd,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


ROBERT  ELLIOTT 
The  Kercbival  West  of  Shenandoah  at  Ike  Columbia 


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PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  ft  ft 


A  Wordy  Nightmare 

Aft  y  Friend  From  India,  The  Gay 
'  *  Mr.  Bender,  Uncle  Josh  Spruce- 
by,  and  Auntjerusha,  Charlie's  Aunt, 
were  stopping  At  the  White  Horse 
Tavern.  They  were  holding  A  Rag- 
Time  Reception  and  having  A  Hot 
Old  Time.    Speeches  were  in  order. 

Hazel  Kirk,  A  Female  Drummer, 
spoke  about  The  Power  of  the  Press, 
and  how  The  Rising  Generation 
should  give  Ten  Nights  in  a  Bar-room 
The  Marble  Heart. 

Sister  Mary  called  The  French  Maid 
to  make  ready  A  Turkish  Bath,  and 
informed  us  it  was  All  a  Mistake; 
that  Pudd'nhead  Wilson  was  A 
Model  Husband.  Then  She  cried, 
Because  She  Loved  Him  So.  Jack's 
Wife  wanted  to  know  What  Hap- 
pened to  Jones,  when  The  Widow 
Partington  shouted:  "Have  You 
Seen  Smith?"  "No,"  answered  Our 
Malinda,  who  added,  "but  Brown's 
in  Town  visiting  Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr. 
Hyde,  The  Village  Postmaster." 

Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris,  The  District 
Attorney,  and  His  Better  Half  are 
attending  Maloney's  Wedding  Across 
the  Potomac.  They  were  Jolly  Old 
Chums  in  Alabama,  where  they  had 
Money  to  Burn.  They  are  members 
of  The  Irish  Four  Hundred,  and  are 
Respectable  People. 

Just  Before  Dawn,  A  Bell  Boy 
appeared,  with  A  Bunch  of  Keys  and 
A  Scrap  of  Paper,  but  My  Uncle  Tom 
from  New  York,  with  A  Grip  of  Steel, 
threw  him  Over  the  Fence,  and  he 


struck  The  Sidewalks  of  New  York. 

At  Eight  Bells  our  party  on  The 
White  Squadron  started  Through  the 
Breakers  on  a  trip  Around  the  World. 
O'Brien,  the  Contractor,  was  The 
Ship's  Master,  and  Little  Lord  Faunt- 
leroy  The  Captain's  Mate.  Damon 
and  Pythias,  Two  Jolly  Rovers,  and 
relations  of  The  Late  Mr.  Jones, 
spotted  The  Cash  Box  with  The  Evil 
Eye,  and  made  A  Clean  Sweep  For  a 
Million. 

KEEP    IT  DARK. 

We  hoisted  A  Milk  White  Flag, 
and  The  Telephone  Girl  rang  up  The 
Mysterious  Mr.  Bugle,  who  wore  a 
pair  of  Blue  Jeans,  and  claimed  to  be 
in  the  Secret  Service.  He  started  on 
A  Merry  Chase  after  The  Burglar. 
The  Man  of  Mystery  was  A  Ken- 
tucky Thoroughbred  and  took  The 
Inside  Track,  but  shouted  Keep  It 
Dark  and  Don't  Tell  My  Wife. 

It  was  A  Celebrated  Case.  They 
held  the  Trial  at  Midnight.  The 
prisoner  said  he  had  Fallen  Among 
Thieves,  and  by  The  Temptation  of 
Money,  and  that  to  be  An  American 
Millionaire  was  too  much  for  him. 
We-uns  of  Tennessee  had  Human 
Hearts,  so  we  gave  him  The  Glad 
Hand  and  shipped  him  to  Devils' 
Island. 

We  landed  In  Atlantic  City  and 
started  on  A  Trip  to  Chinatown  to 
see  The  King  of  the  Opium  Ring.  It 
was  His  Busy  Day,  but  we  were 
Friends,  and  For  Her  Sake  he  said 
that  On  the  Stroke  of  Twelve  he 
would  tell  us  How  .Smith  Met  Jones. 
Just  Beyond  the  City  we  Drifted 
Apart  to  meet  again  At  Piny  Ridge, 
Under  the  City  Lamps.  —  Sterry 
McKean,  Jr. 


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CHARLES  and  KITTIE 

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REFINED    VOCKL  DUO 


Flora 


Hastings   Sz  HallFrances 

Introducing  Repetotre — Strictly  Up-to-Date 

Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys,    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIK  I.KVY,  Soi.E  Auknt 


^f|^  LAURA  CREWS 

/fl^L  '    '£B^^K\  Cissy. 

ll^8P            HI  What  Happened  to  Jones 
VP 

-                          Harry  Corson  Clarke 

Ida  Gertrude  Banning 

Alvina  Starlight,  in  What  Happened  to  Jones 

CARLYLE  MOORE 

Asst.  Stage  Director  Alcazar  Theater 

MRS.  HORACE  EWING 

Characters 
At  Liberty                 Address  this  Office 

Ada   Palmer  Walker 

Prima  Donna.    Tivoli  Opera  House 

E.  J.  HOLDEN 

Business  Manager  Dewey  Theater 
Oakland,  Cal. 

Charles  H.  Jones 

Stage  Manager,      Grand  Opera  House 

Gertrude  Foster 

Leading  Woman  Alcazar  Theatre. 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theater 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

First-Class  Repertoire  Opera 

STAGE  DIRECTOR 

ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE.           AT  LIBERTY 

GRACE  ADDISON 

T  F.ADS,  HEAVIES  OR  DIRECTION.    AT  LIB- 
1  J    erty.    Address  this  office. 

Cecilia  Castelle 

TNGENUE    AND    GENERAL     WORK,  WITH 
_L    Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 

Hm.lktt's  Theatrical  Exchange. 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 

MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

T  YRIC  SOPRANO.     Vocal  Studio  915  Hyde  St. 
1  J    (  talian  Method.)    Reception  Hours,  11  A.  If.  to 
l  ltOp.  m.     Engagements  accepted  for  Opera,  Con- 
cert, Church,  Etc. 

SCOTT  SEATON 

The  Bishop,  in  What  Happened  to  Jones 

GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 


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munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo.  Hakersficld,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,  San  Francisco.  Fares 
advanced  to  Artist9  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the 
State. 


FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

CHAS.  MAYER,  Jr. 

TEACHER  OF  THE  ZITHER.     Reception  hour 
1:30 to :i  P.  M.    Studio 2254  GearyStreet,  Easter- 
brook  Building,  Room  41. 

H.  L.  HASTINGS 

rpEACHER  OF  BANJO.  312  Post  Street.  'Phone 
J_    4982  Steiner.    Residence  814  Shradcr  St. 

CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

rpEACHKK  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
J_  Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
A.  M.,  to  1:30  p.  M.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1817  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  Larkiu  281. 

Bernhard  Walther 

Belgium  Solo  Violinist 

Open  for  Concert  Engagements  and  at  Homes 
334  O'Karrell  St.,  San  Francisco 

MISS  ELEANOR  CONNELL 

OOI'kANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Hegs  to  an- 
1^5  IIOUIICC  that  she  has  returned  from  Europe  and 
resumed  teaching  at  her  residence  Mft'.i  Sacramento 
street.    Reception  hours  12  to  2  daily. 


Dr.  G.  E.  Miller 

iKNTIST.  85-87  Spring  Valley  Building,  Geary 
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I  'i  >l<  M  I  K  I.N    RESIDENT  PHYSICIAN  GERMAN 

II  HOSPITAL.  Rooms  8  and  10.  Hours  1  to  4  and 
7to8P  M.  Telephone  Red  281.  Res.  Tel.  Sutter 
1131.  Spring  Valley  Building,  13T>  Geary  Street,  San 
Francisco,  Cal. 

MISS  E.  MclNTIRE 

QCIHNT1FIC  PALMIST.  Hours,  1  to  6  P.  at.  Sun- 
O  days  excepted.  No.  1218  Leavenworth  Street, 
near  Clay.    Ladies  only.    Telephone  F.asi  264. 

H.  JEROME  FOSSELLI 

SCIENTIFIC  PALMIST.  'Phone  Black  661.  .''17 
k _J  Mason  Street,  near  Sutler.  Hours  9  a.  at., 
8  V.  at.  Readings  $1.00. 

MRS.   C.   J.   TOOKER  A. 

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rpBACHSRS  OP  THE  GUITAR.  Pupils  prepared 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


December  2nd,  1899 


The  Leaders  in  the  dramatic  'ReMelto  Beauty  Contest 


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\  I  GUARANTEE 


MISS  JOSTINA  WAYNE 


Sardou's  cMethod 


"S 


ardou's  method  of  writing  plays 
is  unique,"  says  Lawrence  Irv- 
ing. "He  goes  about  it  in  a  mathe- 
matical way.  At  first  he  selects  no 
characters,  no  scene,  no  historical 
setting.  All  he  starts  with  is  a  climax; 
and  he  does  not  even  assign  his  per- 
sonages names — he  letters  them.  A, 
for  example,  may  be  a  jealous  hus- 
band, B  the  wife,  and  C  her  lover. 
He  twists  these  letters  around  until  he 
gets  the  great  scene  for  which  he  has 
been  manoeuvring,  and  then  he  fills 
out  the  other  characters  and  the  other 
scenes.  After  the  plot  has  thus  been 
constructed,  he  looks  about  for  some 
historical  setting.  He  is  a  profound 
historical  student,  and  usually  has  no 
difficulty  in  finding  a  period  into  which 
his  plot  fits  naturally.  Then  he  fills 
it  all  out,  and  in  a  short  time — for  he 
works  at  a  rapid  pace — the  play  is 
complete.  It  was  in  this  way  that 
Robespierre  was  written.  It  was  sent 
across  the  Channel  act  by  act.  And 
with  it  came  the  designs  for  the 
scenery  and  for  the  costumes,  and 
even,  in  many  cases,  for  the  stage 
properties  required.  It  is  interesting 
to  remark  that  Sardou  has  never  seen 
the  play  performed.  We  tried  to  get 
him  to  leave  Paris  for  this  purpose, 
but  he  could  not  be  persuaded. 

"In  spite  of  Sardou's  absorbing 
interest  in  his  subject,  he  is  a  very 
easy  man  to  work  with.  He  is  always 
open  to  suggestion,  and  presents  the 
unusual  sight  of  a  playwright  who 
doesn't  mind  being  cut.  My  father 
always  found  him  willing  to  cut  out 
whole  speeches,  and  in  one  case  a 
whole  act.  As  originally  written, 
Robespierre  did  not  end  with  the  con- 
vention scene,  as  it  does  now;  there 
was  another  act,  which  gave  a  his- 
torical account  of  his  death.  Sardou 
wrote  with  the  French  idea  of  a  four- 
hour  play  in  mind,  when  we  only 
wanted  three.  After  the  situation  was 
explained  to  him,  he  was  perfectly 
willing  to  cut  the  play.  We  occasion- 
ally differed,  it  is  true,  as  to  the  parts 
to  be  cut.  He  was  anxious  that  what 
he  called  la  logique  should  remain 
intact.  'Coupez  la  rhetorique;  we 
coitpcz  pas  lalogiqueP  he  would  cry. 
But  I  am  afraid  that  a  great  deal  of 
la  logique  has  been  cut,  nevertheless." 


Stories  of  Digby  Bell 

Many  a  laughable  yarn  is  told  of 
comedian  Digby  Bell,  who  is  al- 
most as  well  known  as  a  retailer  of 
hard  luck  stories  founded  on  personal 
experience,  as  he  is  as  a  fun  maker. 
Here  are  a  couple  that  have  gone  the 
rounds  of  the  dressing  rooms,  but  I 


In  this  week's  Review  are  repro- 
'  duced  the  pictures  of  the  two  leaders 
in  the  beauty  contest— Miss  Hannah 
Davis  of  the  Tivoli,  and  Miss  Justina 
Wayne  of  the  Grand.    The  voting  has 
been  lively  for  the  past  few  weeks, 
and  bids  fair  to  become  even  more 
spirited  as  the  contest  will  soon  come 
to  a  close.  Admirers  of  handsome 
chorus  girls,  now  is  your  time  to  get 
in  your  votes  for  your  favorites.  One 
year's  subscription  is  good  for  fifty 
votes,  and  a  six  months'  subscription 
is  equivalent  to  twenty-five.  Every 
copy  of  the  Review  contains  a  vote. 
Boys,  get  in  line! 


I 


think  have  never  before  appeared  in 
print.  One  night  Bell's  company  was 
making  a  long  jump,  and  Bell  and  his 
wife,  Laura  Joyce,  were  trying  to 
make  themselves  comfortable  in  a 
Pullman  berth  when  the  sleeping  ear 
conductor  came  through,  called  Mr. 
Bell  to  one  side  and  said  something  to 
him  in  an  undertone.  Mrs.  Bell's 
curiosity  was  instantly  aroused,  and 
she  asked  Digby  what  the  conductor 
had  said.  "Nothing  of  any  import- 
ance, Laura,  go  to  sleep,"  he  ans- 
wered, but  this  evasive  reply  did  not 
satisfy  Mrs.  B.  "I  know  something 
is  the  matter.  Xow,  what  is  it  he 
said,  Digby,"  she  insisted,  "you  know 
he  said  something  to  you,"— with  em- 
phasis on  the  "something."  "Well, 
yes.  he  did  say  something,  Laura."' 
"But  what  was  it?  Do  you  want  me 
to  stay  awake  all  night  trying  to  find 
out  what  he  said  to  vou?"— this 
peevishly.  "Well,  if  you  must  know," 
drawled  Bell,  "he  said  that  there's  an 
engine  running  wild  behind,  and  if  it 
tags  us,  we're  it.  Now  go  to  sleep, 
Laura,  and  don't  worry  any  more." 

On  another  occasion  the  company 
boarded  a  Sound  steamer  at  New  York 
bound  for  Newport.  Bell  and  his 
wife  were  asleep  in  their  cabin  when 
Mrs.  Bell  was  awakened  by  a  commo- 
tion on  deck,  a  horrid  rumbling  noise 
was  in  her  ears,  and  there  was  a 
trampling  of  feet  with  an  occasional 
loud  order  interjected.  All  this  to  her 
could  mean  but  one  thing,  that  a  col- 
lision had  occurred,  and  that  the  ship 
was  sinking.  After  many  efforts  to 
arouse  her  sleepy  husband  she  at  last 
succeeded.  "Get  up.  Digby,"  she 
shrieked,  "the  ship's  sinking  and 
we're  all  going  down!"  "Nonsense, 
Laura,"  returned  Bell,  "we're  safe 
enough.  "But  I  know  better,"  cried 
the  hysterical  woman,  "there's  an 
awful  noise  up  above,  and  you  must 
go  and  see  what  is  the  matter."  After 
much  protest  the  shivering  comedian 
was  at  length  forced  to  crawl  out  in 
his  dishabille,  to  face  a  raw  foggy 
morning,  only  to  find  the  boat  tied  up 
at  the  Newport  pier,  and  discover  that 
the  noises  that  had  so  terrified  Mrs. 
Bell  were  those  made  bv  the  stevedores 
unloading  freight.  That  Bell's  lan- 
guage on  the  occasion  was  sultry  goes 
without  saying.        J.  p.  Wilson. 


Frederick  Warde,  who  is  at  the 
head  of  a  very  strong  organization, 
together  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clarence 
M.  Brune,  this  season,  has  in  his 
repertoire  The  Lion's  Mouth,  Virgin- 
ius,  Romeo  and  Juliet,  The  Merchant 
of  Venice,  Richard  III,  and  a  new  and 
original  comedy  romance,  Fortune's 
Fool,  which  was  brought  out  with 
great  success  in  Denver. 


MIS3  HANNAH  DAVIS 

cA  Cheerful  Liar  En- 
route 

Reports  from  A  Cheerful  Liar 
Company  now  touring  the  state 
are  most  encouraging,  and  speak  well 
for  the  prosperous  condition  of  the 
interior  towns.  At  Watsonville  and 
Redwood  City  they  turned  'em  away, 
and  the  other  towns  they  have  visited 
have  also  shown  their  appreciation  by 
packing  the  houses.  At  Redwood 
City  the  company  was  entertained  by 
the  Cheerful  Liars'  Club,  a  local  or- 
ganization, where  a  regular  actors' 
banquet  was  served — sandwiches  of 
all  kinds,  beer  et  al.  The  Club  also 
attended  the  performance  in  a  body. 
Among  the  members  of  the  organiza- 
tion who  have  made  individual  hits, 
Max  Steinle  deserves  especial  mention. 
He  plays  the  part  of  a  country  con- 
stable, and  his  comedy  work  has 
caught  on  immensely.  He  also  sings 
some  of  the  latest  coon  songs  with 
good  effect,  besides  a  couple  of  his  own 
parodies.  Stella  Bomar  is  also  a  big 
favorite  with  the  audiences,  and  her 
singing  is  a  feature.  Robt.  S.  Haw- 
croft,  the  company's  rag- time  pianist, 
is  also  said  to  be  A-No.  1  in  this 
popular  form  of  entertainment,  and 
the  whole  cast  are  thoroughly  able  in 
their  respective  parts.  The  Cheerful 
Liar  has  evidently  struck  a  pay  streak, 
and  the  Review  wishes  them  every 
success. 

NEW  PLAYS 

Mrs.  Sarah  Cowell  Le  Moyne  will 
make  her  stellar  debut  in  January  in 
a  new  comedy,  The  Greatest  Thing  in 
the  World,  by  Mrs.  Henry  C.  De 
Mille  and  Harriet  Ford,  under  man- 
agement of  Liebler  and  Company. 
Mrs.  Le  Moyne's  Duchess  in  Cather- 
ine last  season,  and  her  Mrs.  Lorimer 
in  the  Moth  and  the  Flame  the  season 
before,  have  been  among  the  most 
striking  impersonations  of  recent  years. 
* 

La  Fiesta  de  San  Xavieris  being  re- 
hearsed and  will  be  put  on  at  the  Los 
Angeles  Theater  the  15th  and  16th  of 
December.  It  is  said  to  be  full  of 
pretty  music  and  effective  scenes.  In- 
dians and  cowboys  lend  striking  west- 
ern color  to  the  opera. 


The  leading  lady  of  the  Frederick 
Warde  Company  this  season  is  Mrs. 
Clarence  M.  Brune,  whom  the  people 
of  the  West  will  remember  as  Minnie 
Tittell,  an  actress  pf  great  popularity 
on  this  coast  four  years  ago. 


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Superfluous  Hair^— y 

the  only  means  ever  discovered — 
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DERMATOLOGIST 

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December  2nd,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Grove-Street  Theater 

Judge  Coffey  last  week  refused  to 
confirm  the  sale  of  the  Grove- 
street  Theater  property,  between  Polk 
street  and  Van  Ness  avenue.  It 
belongs  to  the  estate  of  William  B. 
Dolau,  of  which  Mrs.  Rose  Dolan  is 
the  executrix.  It  was  appraised  in 
1895,  when  Dolan  died,  at  $103,500. 
In  1898,  at  an  auction  sale,  John 
Hinkel,  who  offered  $45,000,  was  the 
highest  bidder.  Out  of  the  bid  costs 
amounting  to  $1,341.50  were  to  be 
taken.  The  matter  has  been  brought 
before  Judge  Coffey  several  times,  and 
each  time  he  has  said  that  the  prop- 
erty was  worth  more.  He  stated 
that  he  would  not  consider  a  bid 
of  less  than  $60,000.  The  heirs 
in  Ireland  have  been  desirous  that  a 
sale  should  be  made,  but  Judge  Coffey 
observed  that  he  was  regarding  their 
interests  in  refusing  to  have  the  prop- 
erty sacrificed.  He  said  that  next 
year  its  value  would  be  much  greater. 
The  matter  was  postponed  until  Jan. 
4,  1900.   


ffig  Receipts 

The  engagement  which  Henry  Irv- 
ing and  Ellen  Terry  have  just 
closed  at  the  Knickerbocker  Theater 
was  one  of  the  most  remarkable  en- 
gagements ever  attempted  in  New 
York. 

When  the  statement  for  the  entire 
engagement  is  handed  to  the  actor, 
before  his  departure  for  Boston,  where 
he  goes  to  fulfill  another  three  weeks' 
engagement,  it  will  show  that  the 
business  he  has  done  exceeds  that  of 
any  New  York  appearance  of  his  since 
he  first  came  to  this  country,  sixteen 
years  ago.  The  total  amount  received 
was  about  $81,000  for  twenty-five  per- 
formances, or  $27,000  for  each  week, 
and  an  average  of  $3,240  for  each  in- 
dividual performance.  The  seating 
capacity  of  the  Knickerbocker  is  1,750. 
— Sunday  Telegraph. 


cMaud  Berri  a  Hit 

Maud  Berry  Fisher,  known  pro- 
fessionally as  Maud  Berri,  has 
made  a  distinct  hit  at  the  American 
Theater  in  New  York,  where  she 
joined  the  forces  of  the  Castle  Square 
Opera  Company  last  week.  She 
appeared  last  week  in  the  title  role  of 
Lucia  di  Lammermoor,  and  was 
accorded  an  unusually  enthusiastic 
reception.  She  was  frequently  re- 
called, and  several  times  encores  were 
insisted  upon.  Her  engagement  there 
has  been  lengthened,  and  at  its  close 
she  will  appear  with  the  company  at 
Chicago  and  St.  Louis.  She  is  sing- 
ing better  than  ever  before. 


The  new  opera  by  Sir  Arthur  Sul- 
livan, in  which  Ellen  Beach  Yaw,  the 
girl  who  mixes  the  zenith  with  the 
high  C's,  is  to  make  her  debut  in  Lon- 
don, is  Persian  in  character  and  deals 
with  the  topic  of  hallucination.  The 
cause  of  this  hallucination  is  the  drug 
haskheesh. 


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Will  take  the  road  January  ist.  Rehearsals 
commence  December  26th,  must  he  able  to 
join  company  by  that  date. 

No  fares  advanced. 

Also  First-Class  Musicians  wanted  to  play 
in  band  and  double  in  orchestra;  must  own 
your  own  instruments. 

A  good  first-class  Stage  Manager,  Leading 
Man  and  Lady,  Soubrette,  Character,  etc. 

All  people  who  work  on  the  stage  must 
be  able  to  do  good  specialty. 

A  good  man  to  run  Props  who  can  do 
stage  carpentering  and  run  picture  machine 
wanted. 

Good  people  can  be  sure  of  long  engage- 
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Knockers,  boozers  and  chasers  not  wanted 
at  any  price. 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


December  2nd,  1899 


JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


MUSIC  IN  GENERAL. 

THE  PERFECT  VIOLIN. 

The  violin  came  into  existence  per- 
fect like  the  full-grown,  fully-armed 
Minerva.  No  one  has  ever  thought 
of  adding  a  fifth  string, or  of  replacing 
strings  of  cat-gut  by  strings  of  metal, 
or  of  substituting  for  the  wooden 
bridge  a  bridge  of  steel.  The  course 
of  its  history  has,  in  fact,  been  marked 
by  retrogression,  so  that  the  great 
virtuosi  and  wealthy  amateurs  ot  the 
present  day  go  for  their  violins  to  the 
past,  and,  neglecting  all  living  makers, 
pay  large  sums  for  an  Amati  or  a 
Stradivarius. — Black  and  White. 

MRS.  CRAIGIE  ON  WAGNER. 

Mrs.  Craigie,  better  known  by  her 
pen-name,  John  Oliver  Hobbs,  the 
English  dramatist  and  novelist,  has 
been  to  Bayreuth  for  the  festival  and 
has  gone  home  to  London  chock  full 
of  impressions,  a  part  of  which  sherids 
herself  of  in  a  column  and  a  half 
article  in  the  London  Times.  It  is  a 
most  violent  attack  on  Wagner  and 
all  his  works  and  concludes  thus: 

"As  a  composer,  even  if  he  has 
mastered  the  technique  of  Bach  and 
covered  more  ground  than  Beethoven, 
Wagner  has  never  caught  the  spirit- 
uality of  the  one  nor  approached  the 
heights  of  the  other.  When  he  might 
have  soared,  he  relied  upon  the  scene- 
painter  and  imitation  clouds  on  gauze. 
But  where  he  is  supreme  among  the 
greatest  is  in  his  representation  of 
nature.  Wagner  alone  has  seized  the 
music  of  the  earth.  No  one  else  has 
caught  and  enehair.ed  forever  the 
mysteries  of  life  'outdoors'— the  sound 
of  wind  in  the  trees,  the  fall  of  night 
011  black  mountains,  fiercest  gales,  and 
the  melancholy  of  sunset,  the  spell  of 
a  spring  morning,  the  break  of  day, 
the  madness  of  the  storm,  the  flow  of 
the  river,  the  singing  of  rushes  :n  a 
pool,  the  rage  and  hunger  of  the  sea, 
and  the  wrath  of  the  tempest.  For 
these  physical  forces  he  shows  an  unerr- 
ing and  serene  sympathy;  no  'personal 
equation'  disturbed  his  genius  in  this 
regard,  or  drove  him,  out  of  sheer 
hostility  to  human  nature,  as  he  found 
it,  to  utter  the  word  too  much.  It  is 
the  cruel  reproof  of  time  and  destiny 
that  a  man  of  Wagner's  genius  should 
come  to  be  regarded  as  the  pessimistic 
sensualist  who  twangs  the  old  song  of 
self-indulgence  in  a  louder,  and  there- 
fore newer,  way.  He  was  a  great  man, 
but  the  greatest  man  is  not  so  great  as 


mankind.  His  art  was  too  personal, 
nervous,  over-charged;  ai;d  the  vast 
crowd  who  are  ever  waiting  in  the 
market-place  to  dance  to  any  piping — 
no  matter  how  inferior — on  the  sen- 
sual strings,  go  to  him,  not  for  his  in- 
comparable gifts, but  because  he  seems 
a  sensation-monger  with  a  hurdy- 
gurdy." 

Between  Acts 

Director  Miltner  of  the  New  Alham- 
bra  orchestra,  is  producing  some  of 
the  best  music  that  is  to  be  heard  at 
any  of  the  local  theaters.  It  is  just  as 
essential  to  have  good  music  as  any- 
thing else  about  a  theater,  and  the 
policy  that  has  been  adopted  by  Man- 
agers Ellinghouse  and  Mott  in  this 
regard  cannot  help  but  meet  with  the 
approbation  of  the  theater-goers. 


Richard  and  Pringle's  Georgia  Min- 
strels bill  is  like  a  circus,  and  when 
Advance  Agent  Woods  gets  in  his 
heavy  work  this  week,  every  man, 
woman  and  child  in  San  Francisco 
will  know  that  the  darkies  are  at  the 
New  Alhambra. 


PERSONAL 


At  Chicago  the  other  week,  Mans- 
field was  talking  of  his  hard  first  days 
as  an  actor,  when  he  was  a  sort  of 
private  party  entertainer,  and  cut 
pretty  little  musical  and  mimetic  capers 
at  London  houses.  At  the  close  of 
one  bitter,  bad  month  he  fainted  at  a 
performance,  having  had  scarce  a  meal 
of  nourishing  food  for  days. 

R.  D.  MacLean  is  the  stage  name 
of  Mr.  Shepherd,  of  Shepherdsville, 
Virginia,  one  of  the  show  places  of  the 
.'state.  He  is  the  possessor  of  an  es- 
tate of  over  1,000  acres  and  of  Odette 
Tyler  as  a  wife. 

EmviN  Hoff,  formerly  first  tenor 
in  the  Bostonians'  Company,  and  now 
choir  master  in  the  Way  Down  East 
company,  is  composing  an  opera  for 
Frank  Daniels. 

William  Gillette  will  later  take 
Sherlock  Holmes  to  London,  just  as  he 
took  Secret  Service. 

Stuart  Robson  has  enlisted  Jef- 
freys Lewis  for  his  new  season  in  Gus 
Thomas'  Oliver  Goldsmith. 


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DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  14— Vol.  I 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  DECEMBER  9,  1899 


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Some  Stories  the  Elder 
Sothern  Told 

'"The  elder  Sothern  was  a  good 
'  story  teller  and  he  particularly 
liked  to  dwell  on  his  experiences  at 
the  outset  of  his  stage  life,  when  he 
was  a  minor  member  of  the  John 
McCullough  company,"  said  the  old 
time  theater-goer. 

' '  McCullough  was  playing  in  Texas, 
and  in  one  town  where  he  was  billed  to 
play  Ingomar,  through  some  accident 
on  the  railroad,  the  necessary  costumes 
were  delayed. 

"The  manager  was  equal  to  the 
situation,  however. 

"  He  went  to  every  butcher's  shop 
in  town  and  hired  all  the  sheep  and 
cowhides  he  could  to  dress  up  his 
supers. 

"When  McCullough  came  on  the 
stage  that  night  he  fell  back  apalled 
by  the  stench  of  the  hastily  improvised 
clothing  worn  by  the  barbarians. 

"'What  do  you  think  of  them?' 
Sothern  laughingly  asked  McCullough, 
pointing  to  the  supers  as  the  curtain 
rolled  down. 

"  '  They  neither  act  like,  look  like 
nor  talk  like  barbarians,'  curtly 
growled  the  tragedian,  '  but  by  heaven 
they  smell  like  them.' 

"  '  Another  time,'  Mr.  Sothern  used 
to  say,  '  we  were  to  play  Damon  and 
Pythias  in  a  small  country  town,  and 
for  the  scene  where  sentence  is  passed 
upon  Damon  we  managed  to  fill  the 
quota  of  four  senators  who  announced 
the  decree  of  death  from  our  own 
ranks.  But  one  of  them  being  taken 
ill,  an  ambitious  youngster  who  hung 
about  the  theater  was  reluctantly  cast 
for  the  fourth  senator.  It  will  be 
remembered  that  the  first  senator 
announces,  '  I  do  asseverate  this  is  the 
vote,'  and  each  of  the  other  senators  in 
turn  says,  '  And  I.' 

"  At  rehearsal,  when  the  scene  was 
reached  it  was  discovered  that  our 
new  fourth  senator  was  apparently 
inseparably  attached  to  a  pronounced 
cockney  dialect,  and  during  repeated 
trials  persistently  spoke  his  single 
line,  '  And  h'l.' 

"'My  dear  fellow,'  said  Mc- 
Cullough, 'don't  say  'and  h'l.' 
The  speech  is  '  And  I.' 

"The  young  man  tried  but  failed 
to  speak  it  differently.  McCullough, 
despairing,  said  to  his  stage  manager  : 
'This  won't  do.  You  must  get  an- 
other man.' 

"  '  Please,  Mr.  McCullough,  don't 
take  it  away  from  me,'  pleaded  the 
young  man,  '  I  know  what  you  want 
and  it  will  be  all  right  at  night.  It 
will,  Mr.  McCullough,  sure.' 

"  McCullough's  good  nature  over- 
came his  judgment.  When  that 
scene  occurred  at  night,  and  the 
first  senator — myself— declared  :  '  I 
do  asseverate  that  this  is  the  vote,' 
the  second  senator,  in  clear,  sonorous 
tones  spoke  the  words  'And  I,'  which 
were  very  nicely  repeated  by  the  third 
senator.     Our  poor  fourth  senator, 


however,  mindful  of  the  rock  against 
which  he  had  previously  split,  but 
thoroughly  imbued  with  the  spirit  of 
the  scene,  shouted  with  vociferous 
earnestness  : 
"  '  Me  too!  ' 

"Tyrant,  prisoner,  nobles  and  audi- 
ence joined  in  a  burst  of  hearty 
laughter,  and  the  performance  was 
perfunctory  and  unimpressive  for  some 
moments  thereafter." 


Rusco  and  Holland  control  the 
greatest  colore!  minstrel  aggregations 
at  present  in  the  business.  They  pay 
salaries  to  105  darkies  who  make  up 
their  three  road  combinations.  These 
are  Richard  and  Pringle's  Original 
Georgia  Minstrels  who  open  at  the 
Xew  Alhambra  theater  to-morrow 
night,  Rusco  and  Holland's  Famous 
Minstrels,  and  the  Nashville  Students. 


We  call  attention  to  the  new  and  artistic 
studio  of  Mr.  I.ouis  Thors,  826  Market  St., 
Phelan  Building 


John  DreJfr  Coming 

haki.es  Fkohman  has  made 
arrangements  to  send  John  Drew 
to  San  Francisco  in  the  early  spring 
under  a  contract  with  Gottlob,  Marx 
&  Co.,  guaranteeing  the  amount  of 
the  receipts  of  every  performance  from 
the  Missouri  river  to  California  and 
back. 

Mr.  Drew  and  his  company  will 
travel  in  their  own  private  car,  playing 
thirty-two  times  between  New  York 
and  San  Francisco,  and  giving  only 
eight  performances  in  the  California 
metropolis  itself,  at  the  Columbia 
Theater. 

Returning,  ten  cities  will  be  played, 
and  the  organization  will  reach  New 
York  early  in  June.  Mr.  Drew  will 
probably  spend  the  remainder  of  the 
summer  in  Dong  Branch. 

Lederer's  Quintonica  will  keep  the  hair 
healthy. 


GEORGE  EBEY 

One  of  the  most  enterprising  press  agents  in  the  I  'tilled  States.    He  has  been 
spoken  of  as  a  probable  manager  of  a  new  theater  in  Los  Angeles. 
He  would  certainly  make  a  success  of  any  theatrical  venture. 


cA  Luchy>  Manager 

EH.  Woods,  the  genial  business 
•  manager  of  Richard  and  Prin- 
gle's famous  Original  Georgia  Min- 
strels, who  open  at  the  New  Alhambra 
Theater  to-morrow,  is  a  firm  believer 
in  the  horseshoe  as  a  harbinger  of 
good  luck.  "No  one  can  ever  shake 
my  faith  in  the  horseshoe."  said  the 
hustling  advance  man  the  other  night 
as  he  chatted  with  a  Review  man  in 
the  cozy  private  office  of  Managers 
Ellinghouse  and  Mott.  "When  a 
hoiseshoe  comes  my  way  all  my 
troubles  cease.  Have  never  known  it 
to  fail.  Onetime  in  Prescott,  Arizona, 
having  nothing  to  do  one  afternoon, 
I  took  in  the  horse  races.  My  seat  in 
the  grandstand  was  close  to  the  track, 
and  in  the  very  first  race  as  the 
horses  dashed  by  me  in  the  finish,  a 
shoe  was  kicked  off  and  thrown  up 
into  my  lap.  That  was  enough.  Al- 
though I  very  seldom  bet  on  3  horse 


race,  I  put  up  a  wager  on  every  race 
that  was  left  on  the  program,  and 
picked  the  winner  every  time.  That 
night  at  the  hotel  I  got  into  a  game  of 
craps  and  broke  the  bank.  All  on 
account  of  that  horseshoe.  A  short 
time  ago  I  w.<s  in  Fresno  trying  to 
get  a  certain  date  from  the  manager 
there.  Another  attraction  had  the 
one  I  wanted,  and  refused  to  give  it 
up.  I  had  to  have  that  date  or  ray 
route  would  be  knocked  endwise.  The 
third  day  there  I  was  crossing  one  of 
the  main  streets  when  suddenly  a 
shoe  was  kicked  off  by  a  passing 
horse,  striking  me  in  the  leg.  In- 
stantly picking  up  the  lucky  omen,  I 
dashed  around  to  the  theater.  Guess 
I  get  that  date,  don't  I?  I  shouted  to 
the  manager."  "That's  right,"  re 
plied  he,    "here  is   a  telegram  just 

received  from  ,  cancelling  his 

engagement  here."  "Of  course  it  was 
the  horseshoe." 

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(Americans  Aid 

"The  following  American  profes- 
sionals appeared  in  a  program, 
arranged  in  London,  for  the  benefit  of 
the  American  hospital  ship  fund.  It 
was  in  charge  of  Mrs.  Potter  and 
showed  the  ladies  of  the  chorus  of  The 
Belle  of  New  York  and  El  Capitan 
companies,  who  sang  several  numbers, 
and  some  national  airs.  De  Wolf 
Hopper  sang  a  special  song,  and  the 
famous  Sonsa  March  was  played  by 
the  entire  orchestra  from  the  Comedy 
Theater.  Miss  Edna  May,  in  addition 
to  singing,  sold  liberty  silk  national 
flags,  which  had  been  presented  by 
the  Countess  Hatzfelt,  and  Tod  Sloan 
sold  pictures  of  the  hospital  ship— the 
Maine.  Miss  Bertram  Humphrys,  an 
actress  vocalist  well-known  in  America, 
sang  Luigi  Arditi's  valse-song,  "  Se 
Saran  Rose,"  and  for  this  special 
occasion  Signor  Arditi  kindly  con- 
sented to  emerge  from  his  retirement 
in  order  to  accompany  Miss  Humphrys. 
Miss  Nellie  Stuart,  Drury  Lane's 
favorite  pantomime  prince,  also  had  a 
prominent  place  in  the  program,  as 
did  H.  G.  Knowles,  Eugene  Stratton, 
Miss  p;ilen  Beach  Yaw,  and  others. 
Mrs.  Potter  recited  a  stanza  from 
"God  Save  the  Queen,"  the  national 
anthem  being  sung  by  the  entire  com- 
pany. There  were  separate  tables  of 
tea,  as  well  as  an  American  bar.  The 
occasion  was  most  successful  and 
netted  a  large  sum  of  money. 

Reynolds   and  Hopper 


to  Quit 


A  ftkk  producing  The  Charlatan  in 
in  London — or  rather  after  the 
run  of  this  opera  in  the  British  capital 
is  finished— E.  R.  Reynolds  will  re- 
tire, temporarily  at  least,  from  the 
management  of  De  Wolf  Hopper. 

The  American  comedian,  during  the 
remainder  of  his  stay  on  the  other  side 
of  the  water,  will  be  seen  in  Wang, 
and  will  be  backed  by  Jockey  Ted 
Sloan,  who  goes  into  the  venture,  not 
because  he  is  particularly  anxious  to 
become  a  theatrical  angel,  but  in  order 
that  his  friend,  Harry  Neagle,  may 
have  a  chance  to  make  money  and 
reputation  as  a  manager. 

Mr.  Reynolds  drops  out  of  that  part 
of  the  affair  because  he  is  also  John 
Philip  Sousa's  manager,  and  hedcesn't 
propose  to  exploit  Mr.  Hopper  in 
operas  not  composed  by  Mr.  Sorsa. 
That  is  the  whole  story  in  the  smallest 
kind  of  a  nutshel'. 

Mr.  Reynolds  fully  expects  that 
when  Mr.  Hopper  comes  back  to  this 
country  next  year  he  will  p-oduce  the 
new  Sousa  opera,  and  will  return  to 
the  Reynolds  management. 


At  the  New  Alhambra  next  week 
will  be  seen  James  A.  Watt,  the 
beautiful  ballad  singer,  with  Richard 
and  Pringle's  Minstrels.  Watt  has 
been  with  this  combination  for  the 
past  seventeen  years  and  is  better  now 
than  ever. 


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Elsa's  Chagrin 

A pretty  girl  and  a  winsome 
smile  proved  of  no  avail  upon  the 
four  callous,  hard-hearted  professional 
jockeys  who  rode  against  Elsa  Ryan 
at  the  New  Alhambra  Friday  night  a 
week  ago  in  the  race  scene  in  In  Old 
Kentucky.  They  were  too  much  lor 
the  intrepid  little  lady  and  fourth  place 
was  the  best  the  heroine  of  In  Old 
Kentucky  could  do  in  the  race  where 
she  was  supposed  to  ride  the  winner. 
This  is  the  second  time  such  a  misfor- 
tune has  befallen  In  Old  Kentucky's 
heroine  during  the  seven  years  the 
popular  piece  has  been  before  the  pub- 
lic. The  entire  plot  of  the  play  almost 
hinges  upon  the  victory  of  Madge  on 
Queen  Bess  and  when  she  fails  to  land 
the  prize  but  comes  trailing  along  at 
the  tail  end,  the  result  can  better  be 
imagined  than  described.  In  such  an 
event,  of  course,  the  hero  must  lose 
his  all,  and  the  villian,  who  washissed 
more  viciously  that  night  than  ever, 
triumphs  over  all. 

Friday  night  Miss  Ryan,  usually  so 
cool  and  self-possessed,  was  visibly 
affected.  As  the  time  for  the  race 
drew  near,  her  nervousness  became 
more  and  more  apparent,  for  rumors 
had  reached  her  ears  during  the  day 
that  the  professional  jockeys  against 
whom  she  was  to  be  pitted  that  night, 
had  planned  to  defeat  her.  When  the 
four  lads  made  their  appearance  be- 
hind the  scenes  all  ready  for  the  race, 
Mi-^s  Ryan  looked  her  prettiest,  and 
although  eyeing  them  suspiciously, 
she  was  none  the  less  cordial  in  her 
greetings  when  the  introductions  took 
place.  Just  before  the  mount  she 
singled  out  Jockey  Joe  Piggott,  and 
with  a  smile  that  would  have  put  life 
into  a  marble  statue,  she  said,  "Now, 
Mr.  Piggott,  please  don't  beat  me  to- 
night." That  entreaty  was  too  much 
for  the  jockey,  and  grasping  the  out- 
stretched hand  with  the  double-handed 
grip  he  replied  tenderly:  "Don't  fear, 
little  girl,  you  will  be  the  winner  all 
right."  Miss  Ryan  thanked  him  with 
another  of  those  winsome  smiles.  And 
yet  it  was  Joe  Piggott  who  won  the 
race. 

When  the  five  horses  lined  up  for 
the  start,  the  four  jockeys  jostled 
Queen  Bess  and  excited  their  own 
mounts  to  such  an  extent  that  Miss 
Ryan  had  great  difficulty  in  maintain- 
ing her  proper  position.  Just  before 
the  signal  was  given  Queen  Bess  was 
bumped  into  and  swerved  half  way 
around.  Before  Miss  Ryan  could  head 
her  in  the  oroper  direction,  the  race 
was  on  and  Piggott  was  off  like  a 
flash,  leaving  the  heroine  to  trail  across 
the  stage  in  fourth  position.  The  look 
that  Miss  Ryan  cast  at  Jockey  Piggott 
as  she  dismounted  and  made  her  way 
disgustedly  to  her  dressing  room, 
chilled  the  atmosphere  back  there  on 
the  New  Alhambra  stage  like  an 
Alaskan  blizzard. 


Simon  Bouomoure's  troupe  of  acro- 
batic Arabs  who  appear  with  Richard 
and  Pringle's  Original  Georgia  Min- 
strels at  the  New  Alhambra  theater 
to-morrow  are  said  to  be  the  cleverest 
of  their  kind  in  the  business.  They 
appeared  with  the  Buffalo  Bill  show 
all  through  Europe,  and  attracted 
great  attention  in  Chicago  during  the 
World's  Fair. 

The  Louvre,  Juneau,  Alaska,  closes 
its  doors  Dec.  10.  The  bottom  seems 
to  have  dropped  out  of  Juneau. 


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No  fares  advanced. 

Also  First-Class  Musicians  wanted  to  play- 
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A  good  first-class  Stage  Manager,  Leading 
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All  people  who  work  on  the  stage  must 
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DISENCHANTED. 


He  gazed  upon  her  fair  young  face, 
Her  starry  eyes,  her  form  of  grace, 
And  leaned  to  listen  when  she  spoke — 
These  were  her  words — '  'That  ain't  no  joke. ' ' 

— Chicago  Record. 


Tod  SLOAN  has  been  induced  to  be- 
come an  "angel."  He  will  lose  his 
Simoleons  in  backing  a  vaudeville 
show  in  South  Africa  and  Australia. 
Tod  made  his  money  easy  and  he 
seems  bent  on  dropping  it  in  like 
manner.  Sloan  has  about  decided 
that  he  would  make  a  good  actor. 
This  young  man  is  really  taking  him- 
self seriously.  He  should  have  a 
guardian  at  once. 

With  the  air  of  you-must-do-as-I- 
say,  Ashton  Stevens,  dramatic  roaster 
of  the  Examiner,  is  trying  to  drive 
Manager  Morosco  back  to  melodrama. 
It's  very  peculiar  how  some  people  are 
always  meddling  with  somebody's  else 
business.  Ordinarily,  we  admire  Mr. 
Stevens'  writing,  but  he  is  nearly 
always  so  unjust  in  his  dramatic  crit- 
icism that  his  opinions  are  really  worth- 
less. Mr.  Stevens  is  yet  young;  there- 
fore, he  has  plenty  of  opportunity  to 
reform.  Let  us  hope  that  he  may. 
*>  * 

A  writer  in  the  New  York  Tele- 
graph says  that  the  vaudeville  busi- 
ness is  sadly  needing  some  new 
features.  He  also  roasts  the  majority 
of  the  present  turns,  and  says  the  fol- 


lowing should  be  cut  out  forever: 
Clog  dancers,  jig  dancers,  singers  of 
"coon"  songs,  cakewalkers,  acrobatic 
teams,  horizontal  bar  teams,  old 
negroes,  banjo  teams,  quartets,  musi- 
cal comedy  act.  dog  circuses,  mono- 
logue "artists,"  female  impersonators, 
Dutch  teams,  trick  bicycle  riders, 
Irish  teams,  the  members  of  which 
"will  sing  my  new  song  while  waiting 
for  Jack  to  come."  If  that  list  of  turns 
is  omitted,  the  vaudeville  manager  had 
just  as  well  close  his  shop.  It  is  true 
that  new  turns  are  needed,  but  why 
drive  so  many  variety  people  out  of 
the  business?  We  are  afraid  that  the 
complainant  is  a  cynic. 

♦  * 

The  girls  of  the  Belle  of  New  York 
Company,  now  playing  in  London, 
sold  kisses  the  other  day  in  aid  of  the 
Soldiers'  Fund.  Edna  May's  first  kiss 
brought  $50;  Mabel  Love's  brought 
$10,  and  some  of  the  chorus  girls' 
kisses  went  slowly  at  $2  and  $3.  Fin- 
ally the  osculatory  exercises  became 
so  common  that  everybody  got  kisses 
for  nothing.  This  is  a  new  scheme 
for  charity,  but  it  is  surprising  even 
for  such  a  purpose  that  such  an  insig- 
nificant thing  as  a  kiss  should  bring 
more  than  a  shilling. 

*  ¥ 

Paul  Lindau,  whose  play,  The 
Shadow,  we  had  the  rather  dubious 
pleasure  of  witnessing  recently,  has  be- 
come the  director  of  the  Berlin  Thea- 
ter, conducted  for  some  years  by  Lud- 
wig  Barnay,  who  made  it  the  most 
fashionable  playhouse  in  the  German 
capital.  The  preceding  director  ex- 
plained his  reason  for  retiring  when 
he  introduced  Herr  Lindau  to  the  aud- 
ience. He  said  that  there  were  too 
few  successful  dramatic  authors  in  Ger- 
man}' today  to  make  a  theater  profit- 
able unless  it  got  all  the  good  plays 
which  were  alone  able  to  attract  the 
public  now.  He  mentioned  the  elab- 
orate production  of  a  Schiller  play  that 
was  said  to  be  unprecedentedly  fine, 
which  drew  on  the  second  performance 
only  people  enough  to  fill  seven  rows 
in  the  parquet,  while  a  popular  actress 
who  reappeared  after  a  long  absence 
drew  only  $150  to  the  theater.  The 
Berlin  Theater  is  not  subsidized.  Ter- 
esina,  Gessner,  Nutcha,  Butze,  Mar- 
guerite Tondeur,  Helene  Odilon,  who 
began  her  success  there,  Ludwig  Stahl 
and  other  popular  German  actors  were 
all  members  of  the  company  under  Lud- 
wig Barnay's  control.  But  that  state 
of  prosperous  affairs  ended  five  years 
ago,  and  now  Dr.  Lindau  has  been  in- 
duced to  see  what  he  can  do  toward 
coaxing  back  the  popularity  of  the  Ber- 
lin drama. 

The  Rounders  left  New  York  for 
Chicago,  whereat  the  Chicagoans  im- 
mediately raised  a  howl.  The  piece 
ran  for  months  in  New  York  and  we 
fail  to  see  why  Chicago  should  pro- 
test, unless  it  is  certain  that  what  is 
entertaining  for  New  York  is  only 
ribald  vulgarity  for  other  cities.  Critic 
Glover  handles  The  Rounders  in  this 


style:  "I  am  assured  that  vulgarity  is 
permissible  in  The  Rounders  because 
that  vaudeville  does  not  pretend  to  be 
a  drama  and  cannot  be  taken  seriously. 
The  argument  may  be  a  trifle  obscure, 
but  I  presume  it  is  quite  satisfactory 
to  those  who  advance  it.  On  the  same 
principle  the  mud  of  the  street  could 
not  be  considered  filthy  if  it  were 
flung  at  the  passer-by  in  sportive  mood, 
and  a  man  might  wade  in  a  sewer  with 
great  pleasure  and  an  entire  absence 
of  disgust  if  he  could  only  convince 
himself  that  the  muck  was  not  to  be 
taken  seriously.  This  new  philosophy 
of  imagination  opens  up  an  interesting 
study  in  ethics,  the  basis  of  which  is 
the  proposition  that  the  actor  or  the 
man  who  permits  himself  to  assume  a 
vulgar  character,  utter  indecent  words 
and  vile  suggestions,  just  for  fun,  must 
be  acquitted  of  all  impropriety.  More 
than  this,  when  licentiousness  is  made 
a  merry  jest  and  ribald  language  is 
tossed  about  the  stage  between  women 
who  are  half  naked  and  men  who  pose 
as  hopeless  degenerates,  respectable 
people  may  understand  that  it  is  quite 
proper  for  them  to  observe  and  enjoy 
these  manifestPtions  on  the  ground 
that  the  artists  are  only  acting  like 
indecent  people  for  the  fun  of  the 
thing,  and  to  show  how  amusing  it  is 
for  anyone  to  be  a  roue,  a  rounder  or 
a  woman  without  sense  of  shame.  It 
makes  all  the  difference  in  the  world 
how  one  views  these  matters,  and 
while  it  may  be  difficult  for  many  old- 
fashioned  people  to  lift  themselves  up 
to  such  abstractions  as  these,  and 
understand  that  dirt  is  not  dirt  when  it 
is  funny,  they  must  either  do  this  or 
be  considered  provincial — a  truly  pain- 
ful alternative.  In  the  light  of  this 
novel  theory  the  manners  and  methods 
of  the  demi-mondaines  and  their 
riotous  friends  as  expressed  in  The 
Rounders  must  be  esteemed  as  highly 
edifying.  Under  ordinary  social  or 
dramatic  conditions  it  would  not  be 
considered  proper  to  see  a  man  hiding 
in  a  woman's  dressingroom  to  play  the 
part  of  a  peeping  Tom  and  exchange 
insinuations  of  a  bawdy  nature  with 
immodest  women.  But  in  this  case 
we  are  assured  that  it  is  different.  The 
nastiness  is  only  fun,  and  must  not  be 
taken  seriously." 

Maurice  Grau  seems  to  have  a 
just  complaint  against  Chicago.  The 
people  of  that  city  decline  to  support 
grand  opera.  This  leads  the  papers 
there  to  discuss  the  matter  in  an  en- 
deavor to  find  the  cause.  It  couldn't 
be  found.  One  man  interviewed 
summed  the  situation  up  in  this  wise: 
"I  think  it  is  a  shame  and  a  disgrace 
that  the  opera  is  not  patronized  more 
liberally.  The  magnificent  aggrega- 
tion of  talent  which  Mr.  Grau  has 
offered  to  the  music-loving  people  of 
Chicago  deserves  more  appreciation. 
The  prices  are  not  too  high,  and  there 
is  no  justice  in  the  claim  that  they  are. 
When  it  is  considered  that  you  have 
to  pay  $1.50  to  see  an  ordinary  opera, 
there  should  be  no  complaint  when 


$2.50  will  secure  a  good  seat  at  a  per- 
formance of  the  standard  of  excellence 
which  Mr.  Grau  presents.  I  believe 
there  are  enough  people  in  Chicago 
who  love  and  appreciate  music,  and 
can  afford  to  pay  for  it  to  maintain  a 
season  of  grand  opera.  It  is  the  duty 
of  our  music-loving  citizens  to  foster 
this  art,  and  I  for  one  will  be  glad  to 
subscribe  my  share  toward  it.  We 
have  helped  support  the  Thomas  Or- 
chestra, and  we  should  help  to  support 
grand  opera.  The  extent  to  which 
the  Thomas  Orchestra  has  engendered 
a  musical  sentiment  in  Chicago  is 
hardly  appreciated.  It  has  done  much 
toward  cultivating  this  art,  and  we 
should  keep  on  with  the  advance  in 
this  line.  There  is  no  lack  of  taste  for 
music  in  Chicago,  but  we  cannot  ex- 
pect to  be  able  to  support  big  operas 
until  the  government  lends  a  helping 
and  encouraging  hand.  The  success 
attained  in  Europe  is  due  to  the 
assistance  which  the  government 
lends,  and  I  think  it  is  the  duty  of  a 
nation  to  encourage  fine  music.  I 
would  be  sorry  to  see  the  opera  dis- 
continued, and  hope  that  Mr.  Grau 
will  change  his  mind.  Three  perfor- 
mances a  week  might  work  better, 
and  I  think  would  insure  full  houses. 
Seven  performances  are  too  many,  as 
one  is  liable  to  grow  tired  when  the 
operas  are  presented  so  frequently. 
If  I  remember  rightly,  only  four  per- 
formances were  given  during  the  New 
York  engagement  last  season — Mon- 
day, Wednesday  and  Friday  nights, 
and  Saturday  matinee.  This  is  a 
feature  which  I  think  Mr.  Grau  over- 
looked in  complaining  of  the  lack  of 
appreciation  of  his  efforts  in  Chicago. 
There  is  no  excuse  in  the  statement 
that  the  operas  are  not  new,  as  a  per- 
son has  to  hear  an  opera  a  dozen  or 
more  times  to  thoroughly  appreciate 
it.  New  operas  are  not  needed.  It's 
a  more  general  appreciation  that  is 
wanted,  and  I  think  there  are  enough 
people  in  Chicago  who  really  love 
music  to  make  the  opera  season  a  suc- 
cess. ' ' 

"I  find,"  says  James  A.  Heme, 
"that  a  man  who  devotes  himself 
solely  to  one  occupation  to  the  exclu- 
sion of  other  interests,  becomes 
narrow-minded  and  stereotyped.  Thus 
the  actor  or  playwright  who  lives 
entirely  in  the  mimic  world,  and  fills 
in  the  intervals  of  his  stage  appear- 
ance by  talking  shop  to  members  of 
his  trite,  soon  forgets  the  great,  busy, 
progressive  world  around  him,  and  in 
course  of  time  ceases  to  be  a  true 
reflector  of  life.  The  average  actor 
knows  little  about  politics,  and  still 
less  about  the  vital  problems  of  soci- 
ology and  political  economy,  which 
should  be  studied  by  all  intelligent 
men." 

*  ¥ 

Adriene  and  Frankie  Kennedy  are 
now  working  as  a  team.  They  are 
considered  the  best  flat-footed  buck 
dancers  in  America. 


December  9th,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


5 


Personal  cMention 

C.  B.  Stone,  the  brewery  magnate, 
has  donated  $50  to  the  theatrical 
benefit. 

James  A.  Hearne  is  said  to  have 
received  $5,000  for  staging  the 
Children  of  the  Ghetto. 

Francois  A.  Dastarac  has  been 
engaged  by  Manager  Barton  of  Fresno 
to  furnish  his  cosy  theater  with  new 
scenery. 

The  Wrong  Mr.  Wright  is  pleas- 
ing London  theater-goers.  Thomas 
Wise  is  the  Singleton  Sites  of  the 
company. 

Jack  McDonald  and  Clarence 
Montaine  will  replace  Charles  King 
and  E.  M.  Bell  in  the  cast  of  Mr. 
Plaster  of  Paris  on  the  road. 

Melba  has  contributed  $2,000  to 
the  Soldiers'  and  Widows'  Fund,  now 
being  raised  in  London,  as  the  result 
of  a  concert  she  recently  gave  for  that 
purpose. 

Frances  Saville,  a  native  of 
San  Francisco,  is  winning  golden 
opinions  abroad.  She  has  an  engage- 
ment at  the  Imperial  Opera  House, 
Vienna,  until  1903. 

Mr.  Chas.  Thall  left  last  Satur- 
day for  Santa  Cruz  to  join  the  Friend 
From  India  Company  as  treasurer, 
Mr.  Cook  having  taken  his  post 
ahead  of  the  company  as  advance  man. 

Louis  James,  balladist,  goes  out 
with  W.  H.  Wheeler's  The  Man 
From  Japan  Company.  The  company 
opens  at  Martinez,  Tuesday  night, 
playing  north  to  Portland  and  Seattle. 

Howard  Scott  is  another  Califor- 
nia boy  who  will  soon  be  seen  on 
Market  Street.  He  leaves  the  Lewis 
Morrison's  Frederick  the  Great  Com- 
pany, and  will  go  on  at  the  Alcazar 
soon. 

Ix  Chicago  last  week,  W.  H.  How- 
ard, who  poses  as  conductor  of  a 
dramatic  agency  just  from  California 
was  arraigned,  charged  with  swindling 
three  pupils  he  had  promised  to  put 
on  the  stage. 

OlliE  Morosco.  manager  of  the 
Burbank,  Los  Angeles,  writes  as  fol- 
lows: "My  business  here  is  simply 
record-breaking  every  week  since  I 
took  the  management  of  the  house. " 
Good  for  Mr.  Morosco. 

Ernest  Hastings,  a  great  favorite 
with  San  Francisco  audiences,  will  soon 
resume  his  old  position  as  leading  man 
of  the  Alcazar  Stock  Company.  He 
has  been  with  the  Dearborn  Stock 
Company  in  Chicago. 

Laura  Crews  arrived  from  Los 
Angeles  Monday  and  will  open  in  Dr. 
Bill  at  the  Alcazar  after  the  run  of 
Mother  Earth.  The  Alcazar  manage- 
ment is  to  be  congratulated  upon  the 
return  of  an  old  favorite. 

DANIEL  Bandmann  has  again  come 
out  of  his  retirement,  and  last  week 
produced  The  Merchant  of  Venice  at 
Missouli  with  his  wife  and  students  ot 
the  State  Uhiversity  making  up  the 
supporting  company.  He  was  billed 
as  the  greatest  living  Shylock. 

Charles  Richman,  who  acted  here 
with  Blanche  Bates,  when  Stockwell 
&  Ellinghouse  opened  the  Columbia, 
then  Stockwell's,  and  afterwards  joined 
Daly's  Company,  is  to  wed  Miss  Jane 
Gray,  a  prominent  young  society  girl 
of  Troy,  N.  Y.  They  have  long  been 
friends,  and  their  engagement  was  not 
a  surprise  to  their  intimates. 


Lucille  Ulmer  Thorn-dike,  the 
well-known  character  actress,  con- 
templates a  short  trip  East  in  the  near 
future. 

Cissie  Loftus  is  coining  to  Cali- 
fornia this  winter.  She  will  appear 
at  a  local  theater,  probably  the 
Orpheum. 

Alice  Newbigex,  playing  under 
the  stage  name  of  Alice  Neal,  with 
the  Shenandoah  company,  is  a  San 
Francisco  girl. 

The  long-expected  has  happened — 
Julia  Marlowe  has  applied  to  the  Bur- 
lington, Vt  ,  court  for  a  divorce  from 
her  husband,  Robert  Taber.  Cause, 
neglect  and  lack  of  support. 

Rose  Hayes,  a  pretty  chorus  girl 
of  the  Grand  Opera  House,  was  mar- 
ried Wednesday  to  Samuel  D.  Sim- 
mons, master  machinist  of  the  Alham- 
bra  Theater.  She  has  retired  from 
the  stage. 

Etta  Butler,  the  Frisco  girl  now 
at  Koster  &  Bial's,  New  York,  is 
getting  all  kinds  of  advertising.  She 
wras  given  half  of  the  front  page  of 
the  Telegraph  last  week.  She  is  a 
very  talented  young  woman. 

Walter  Damrosch  and  Mme. 
Gadski,  the  bright,  particular  star  of 
the  Melba  season  here  last  year,  will 
appear  here  in  concert  in  April. 
David  Bispham,  the  baritone,  will  be 
with  them. 

A  crank  sent  a  threatening  note 
to  Mine.  Emma  Nevada  in  New  York 
and  the  papers  printed  a  big  story 
about  her  life  being  attempted.  Her 
husband,  Dr.  Palmer,  paid  no  attention 
to  the  writer  of  the  letter. 

Gertrude  Lewis,  a  handsome  San 
Francisco  girl,  is  the  Coast's  latest  ad- 
dition to  Gotham's  audiences.  She  is 
appearing  in  Frohman's  Lyceum  Com- 
pany in  the  Manceuvers  of  Jane.  She 
is  rich  and  very  beautiful. 

May  Buckley,  the  former  Alcazar 
actress,  is  to  leave  the  cast  of  San 
Toy,  the  new  Chinese  opera  at  Daly's 
theater,  London  She  has  been  play- 
ing a  serious  role  which  has  been  cut 
down  to  little  or  nothing,  and  she 
doesn't  care  to  continue  in  such  a 
minor  capacity. 

Bob  Graham,  the  well-known 
comedian,  who  was  a  big  hit  in  the 
first  Little  Tycoon  Company,  has 
come  into  a  comfortable  fortune 
through  the  death  of  a  Scotch  relative. 
Bob  says  that  the  fortune  is  no 
advertising  dodge,  but  something 
tangible  and  he  means  to  retire. 

Managers  C.  P.  Hall  of  San  Jose, 
Ficks  of  Sacramento,  and  Barton  of 
Fresno,  met  Tuesday  with  J.  II.  Todd 
at  his  office  in  the  Clunie  Building 
and  concluded  some  arrangements  that 
will  have  an  important  bearing  on 
the  theaters  they  manage.  They  are 
providing  better  entertainment  this 
season  than  the  people  of  San  Jose, 
Sacramento,  Stockton  and  Fresno 
have  ever  known. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke  and  his 
company  evidently  pleased  Los 
Angeles,  as  the  Capital  says  :  ' '  Mr. 
Clarke  has  played  to  'big  business,' 
as  the  box-office  men  say,  and  has 
given  money's  worth  to  every  patron 
of  the  theater.  His  bevy  of  girls  are 
pretty,  and  several  of  them  have  talent 
of  no  mean  order.  Laura  Crews  is 
the  best  of  the  number,  bar  Miss 
Banning,  and  our  Los  Angeles 
patriotism  is  not  strained  either  in 
saying  that. 


cMiss   Cecelia  Castelle 


Whose  portrait  appears  herewith 
made  her  professional  debut  this  sea- 
son with  Harry  Corson  Clark's  What 
Happened  to  Jones  Company  at  the 
California  Theater  in  this  city,  filling 
a  short  engagement  with  him  in  the 
country  afterwards.  She  has  finished 
a  short  engagement  with  Mr.  Ewing's 
Widow  Bedott  Company,  and  this 
week  she  leaves  for  Chicago  to  accept 
an  engagement  in  a  Davy  Crockett 
Company  to  take  the  road  from  that 
city  this  month.  Miss  Castelle  was 
brought  out  by  the  Hallett  School 
and  Agency. 

Hartman  Back 

Ferris  Hartman,  beloved  of  all 
the  men  about  town,  and  others 
too  numerous  to  mention,  is  back 
again,  ready  for  a  long  season  at  the 
Tivoli.  Ferris  has  had  plenty  of 
experiences  since  he  left  us  to  go 
starring,  including  a  trip  to  London. 
He  is  the  same  old  good  fellow,  the 
man  who  has  more  fervent  admirers 
than  any  Thespian  who  ever  struck 
this  town,  and  while  this  is  saying 
much,  it  is  surely  the  truth.  He 
opens  tonight  in  his  old  part  in  the 
Tar  and  Tartar,  and  will  probably 
during  the  evening  tell  us  all  how 
glad  he  is  to  get  back. 


Between  Acts 

Black  Patti  and  her  famous  Trou- 
badours will  be  the  Christmas  attrac- 
tion at  the  New  Alhambra. 

*  * 

S.  Sutherland  Breyfogle,  a  farce, 
was  produced  in  San  Diego  for  the 
first  time  last  month.  Miss  Grace 
Luce  is  the  author.  The  local  press 
gave  it  a  good  send  oft. 

* 

Thanksgiving  night,  In  Old  Ken- 
tucky played  to  the  greatest  crowd  at 
the  New  Alhambra  that  it  has  ever 
appeared  before  upon  its  five  trips  to 
the  Pacific  Coast.  Hundreds  were 
turned  away  unable  to  gain  admittance 
to  the  big  theater.  Will  E.  Empey, 
the  efficient  treasuer  of  the  New 
Alhambra,  states  that  he  never  had 
such  an  experience  since  he  has  been 
in  the  theatrical  business.  "The 
house  was  entirely  sold  out  at  six 
o'clock,"  said  he,  "and  notwith- 
standing that  we  had  the  '  standing 
room  only'  sign  displayed,  I  was 
beseiged  lor  seats  until  long  after 
the  performance  began.  They  were 
offering  all  kinds  of  prices.  One  man 
went  so  far  as  to  offer  me  $5  for  two 
seats  and  he  couldn't  understand  why 
I  was  not  able  to  give  them  to  him." 


What's  in  a  Name. 

ONE  of  the  strangest  theatrical  coin- 
cidences that  ever  came  to  our 
notice  happened  this  week  at  two  local 
theaters.  The  curtain  raiser  at  the 
Alcazar  this  week  was  called  Up 
to  Watkins  and  it  proved  a  clever 
skit.  However,  on  journeying  up  to 
the  Alhambra  to  see  Mr.  Plaster  of 
Paris,  the  second  act  of  that  laughable 
piece  p  oved  to  be  almost  identical 
with  Up  to  Watkins.  All  the  situa- 
tions and  business  are  the  same  and  at 
least  three-fourths  of  the  lines.  An 
investigation  shows  that  both  pieces 
were  taken  from  an  old  English  farce 
entitled  Your  Turn  Next  and  neither 
manager  was  aware  of  the  fact  until 
Wednesday  of  this  week. 


Rapid  L(ft>e-cMaking. 

Robert  ELLIOTT,  leading  man  of 
the  Shenandoah  Company,  now 
playing  at  the  Columbia,  and  Miss 
Carolyn  Hope  Dempsey  of  Seattle, 
will  be  married  tomorrow.  A  pretty 
little  romance  is  connected  with  the 
prospective  ceremony.  Thanksgiving 
night  Miss  Dempsey  and  a  party  of 
friends  were  at  the  theater  in  a  box. 
Mr.  Elliott  noticed  the  young  lady, 
fell  instantly  in  love  with  her  be- 
witching face,  next  day  sought  an 
introduction  through  friends,  pressed 
his  suit  with  such  earnestness  that  the 
young  lady  capitulated,  and  tomorrow 
she  will  be  Mrs.  Robert  Elliott. 


Widow  Bedott  Co 

HORACE  Ewing  and  company,  who 
have  been  playing  in  Northern 
California  the  past  two  weeks,  have 
returned  to  San  Francisco  for  a  few 
days  lay  over.  They  played  at 
Fortuna,  Ferndale,  Eureka,  Blue 
Lakes  and  Healdsburg,  to  large  and 
well  pleased  houses.  The  following 
are  members  of  the  company  : 
Alex.  Beauford,  Harry  Rowe,  Arthur 
Stewart,  Martin  Franklin,  Estelle 
Cleavlaud.  Ruth  La  Croix,  Cecelia 
Castelle,  Horace  Ewing. 


Charlotte  Beckwith. 

Before  Miss  Beckwith  had  any  idea 
of  becoming  a  footlight  favorite  she 
went  to  school  at  Mills  Seminary  and 
had  for  a  fellow-student  Xance  O'Neil. 
"  I  made  my  first  appearance  in  Moths 
at  the  California  Theater  two  seasons 
ago,  playing  the  wicked  Duchess, 
more  for  the  fun  of  the  thing  than 
anything  else,  and  have  been  working 
ever  since."  Last  season  Miss  Beck- 
with played  Minerva  in  What  Hap- 
pened to  Jones,  and  in  that  part  made 
her  first  public  appearance  as  a  vocal- 
ist, interpolating  a  song  in  one  act. 
Last  May  she  joined  the  Tivoli  forces 
and  has  appeared  in  a  wide  range  of 
parts,  from  burlesque  to  grand  opera, 
and  has  achieved  a  signal  success. 
Miss  Beckwith  has  been  greatly 
favored  by  nature  with  a  beautiful 
face  and  handsome  figure,  and  being 
possessed  of  a  sympathetic  contralto 
voice  and  abilitv  as  an  actress  far 
above  that  usually  found  in  opera,  it 
is  safe  to  predict  for  her  a  very  suc- 
cessful future  on  the  operatic  stage. 


Frank  I)e  Camp  writes  to  the  Ri:- 
vikw  from  Cloverdale  that  business 
with  A  Cheerful  Liar  has  been  good 
all  along.  In  Fresno,  they  played  to 
big  business,  receipts  for  Thursday 
night  being  $600. 


6 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


December  gth,  1899 


c/lt  The  Local  Theaters 


"The  Alcazar 

First  Production  on  Any  Stage, 
MOTHER  EARTH, 
By  Francis  Powers,  author  of  the  First  Born. 

CAST  OF  CHARACTERS. 

Gloria  Martinez  Miss  Gertrude  Foster 

Carolina  Mugica  Miss  Juliet  Crosby 

Senora  Martinez   Miss  Marie  Howe 

Senora  Juarez  Miss  Anita  Fallon 

A  Dancer  Miss  Kitty  Hayes 

A  Friend  of  Caroline  Miss  Pauline  Conway 

Andreas  Alcerraca  Mr.  Geo.  P.  Webster 

Manuel  Quinterro   Mr.  Eugene  Ormonde 

Miguel  Garcia  Mr.  Frank  Opperman 

Carlos  Juarez   Mr.   .  F.  Montaine 

Pancho  Zaraocona  Mr.  Carlyle  Moore 

Padre  Modena  Mr.  W.  I..  Davenport 

Guellernno  Martinez.  Mr.  Frank  Denithorne 

Captain  of  RuraUs  Mr.  Herbert  DeLisle 

Indian   Mr.  Kruest  Howell 

First  Mexican  Mr.  Herbert  Farjean 

Second  Mexican  Mr.  Theo.  Keane 

Gambler  Mr.  Jack  Morris 

First  Villager  Mr.  Charles  Wilson 

Bellman  Mr.  Ed.  Morgan 

Once  again  Francis  Powers  has 
demonstrated  that  he  is  possessed  of  a 
unique  ability  in  play  writing.  His 
new  and  latest  play,  Mother  Earth,  as 
presented  for  the  first  time  on  any 
stage  by  the  Alcazar  Company  Mon- 
day night  has  much  of  the  vivid 
strength  and  uncommon  treatment 
that  made  his  First  Born  so  notable, 
and,  like  in  the  latter,  he  has  caught  to 
a  great  degree  the  local  color  and 
spirit  of  the  people  he  has  put  on  the 
stage. 

His  story  of  Mexican  life  is  not 
developed  as  evenly  as  was  the  First 
Born,  nor  is  it  as  convincing  or  as 
coherent,  yet  it  has  many  moments  of 
intense  dramatic  strength  and  all 
through  an  unusual  measure  of  in- 
terest. There  is  a  vein  of  wild  phil- 
osophy running  through  the  piece 
which  has  the  effect  of  adding  to  it  a 
distinctive  tone.  Both  acts  take  place 
out  of  doors,  which  gives  opportunity 
for  plenty  of  picturesque  color  and 
animation.  Act  one  shows  the  street 
just  outside  the  home  of  Gloria 
Martinez. 

Andreas  Alcerraca,  who  is  about  to 
wed  Gloria  Martinez,  is  accused  by 
Manuel  Quintero,  who  is  passionately 
in  love  with  Gloria,  with  unfaithful- 
ness to  his  promised  wife  and  they  part 
in  enmity.  Andreas  betakes  himself 
to  a  neighboring  town  to  attend  a 
fandango  and  while  there  meets  and 
resumes  his  lovemaking  with  Carolina 
Mugica,  his  old  sweetheart.  Gloria, 
unable  to  bear  the  suspense  from  the 
inkling  which  friends  have  given  her 
of  her  lover's  insincerity,  sets  out 
across  a  strip  of  the  desert  to  the  town 
in  which  the  fandango  is  given  to  find 
her  lover.  A  windstorm  springs  up 
and  poor  Gloria  is  blinded  by  cactus 
bristles.  She  returns  home,  and  there 
finds  Manuel.  Soon  after  Andreas 
puts  in  an  appearance,  as  it  is  the  day 
set  for  the  ceremony.  He  has  not 
seen  Gloria  nor  does  he  know  of  her 
affliction,  until  she  is  led  out  by  her 
mother.  Andreas'  heart  turns  to 
stone  and  Manuel  upbraids  him  for 
his  coldness;  trouble  ensues  and 
Manuel  severely  wounds  Andreas. 

The  second  act  and  last  finds  Gloria 
blind,  in  the  doorway  of  the  church, 
where  she  is  met  by  Manuel.  As  the 
two  stand  in  the  recess  voices  without 
tell  of  the  approach  of  Andreas  and 
Caroline  to  be  married.  Manuel 
swears  vengeance  upon  Andreas. 
Gloria  begs  him  to  give  her  his  knife, 
and  she  withdraws.  As  the  couple 
pass  by  Manuel  pounces  upon  Andreas 
and  is  killed  by  the  latter;  at  the  same 
time  Gloria  stabs  herself  to  the  heart. 


The  play  was  extremely  well  acted 
and  costumed,  and  the  scene  painter 
is  deserving  of  great  credit  for  supply- 
ing some  vivid  pictures  of  Mexican 
out-door  life.  Three  of  the  cast  were 
so  exceptionally  good  as  to  leave  a 
marked  impression  on  the  audience. 
They  were  George  Webster  who  was 
to  the  very  life  the  arrogant,  hot- 
headed, fickle,  superstitious  Mexican; 
Anita  Fallon  as  the  saddle-maker's 
wife  crooning  over  the  tortillas  she 
was  making,  who,  more  through  her 
own  artistic  skill  than  any  means  pro- 
vided by  the  author,  made  her  part 
extremely  striking,  and  Ernest  Howell 
who,  though  he  had  not  a  word  to  say 
in  the  entire  two  acts,  gave  a  most 
perfect  picture  of  the  degraded  Digger 
Indian  who  would  gamble  his  few 
rags  off  his  back  if  he  could  satisfy  his 
cravings  as  a  gamester.  The  way 
he  wore  those  rags,  the  utterly  stupid 
look  on  his  face,  and  the  loutish 
shuffle  that  carried  him  about  be- 
longed to  the  real  genuine  article. 
Gertrude  Foster,  as  the  Gloria  Mar- 
tinez, had  a  part  that  suited  her  sym- 
pathetic temperament,  and  Juliet  Cros- 
by showed  a  new  side  of  her  versatility 
and  gave  a  clever  characterization  of 
the  dashing,  heartless  Mexican  flirt, 
Caroline  Mugica.  Marie  Howe  had 
the  small  part  of  Senora  Martinez, 
Gloria's  mother, and  Eugene  Ormonde, 
always  an  actor  of  great  discretion  and 
ability,  was  Manuel  Quinterro,  un- 
happily in  love  with  Gloria.  Clarence 
Montaine,  Carlyle  Moore,  Frank 
Opperman,  W.  L.  Davenport  and 
Frank  Denithorne  were  others  of  the 
cast  who  did  well.  The  little  tragedy 
was  preceded  by  an  adaptation  by 
Stage-Director  Chas.  Bryant,  which  he 
called  Up  to  Watkins.  It  proved 
clever  enough  to  create  continuous 
laughter  and  was  more  than  a  usual 
successful  maiden  effort. 


Grand  Opera  House 

That  comparatively  new  comic 
opera,  His  Majesty,  by  local  au- 
thors, has  been  delighting  Grand 
Opera  House  audiences  all  week.  It 
was  put  on  at  the  Tivoli  a  few  years 
ago,  and  was  quite  successful;  not 
more  so,  however,  than  it  has  been 
at  the  Grand,  where,  through  the 
efforts  of  Charles  Jones  and  Wm. 
Wolff  it  was  staged  most  prettily  and 
faultlessly.  There  was  especial  scen- 
ery by  Frank  King.  The  costumes 
were  gorgeous,  and  fhe  especial  fea- 
ture, Mr.  Jones'  marching  girls,  was 
one  of  the  prettiest  arrangements  yet 
seen  at  the  Grand.  The  King  was 
William  Wolff,  who  acted  the  part 
well,  and  sang  even  better.  The 
Queen  was  Miss  Bessie  Fairbairn. 
Her  work  in  this  role  demonstrated 
the  fact  she  is  one  of  the  best  operatic 
character  women  on  the  stage.  Her 
make-up  is  always  good,  but  as  the 
King's  consort  in  His  Majesty  she 
excels  her  former  efforts.  Edith 
Mason  as  the  Princess  Enid  sang 
wonderfully  well,  and  her  manner  was 
as  chic  and  interesting  as  ever. 
Thos.  Persse,  of  course,  played  the 
lover,  the  Crown  Prince,  and,  like 
Miss  Mason,  received  flowers  and  en- 
cores. He  got  the  flowers  because  he 
was  posing  as  a  gardener,  and  it  is 
surmised  that  the  props  got  them 
at  a  paper  store.  But  his  reception 
was  none  the  less  genuine.  Hattie 
Belle  Ladd  had  a  very  trying  part  as 
Donna  Martini,  the  prima  donna  of 


the  oj^era  company,  but  she  sang  and 
acted  it  exceedingly  well.  Goff  was 
the  premier,  and  Nace  Bcnville  the 
mock  prince.  Both  were  good. 
Wooley  as  the  impressario  of  the  opera 
company  had  an  opportunity  for 
humor  of  which  he  took  advantage, 
and  his  antics  with  the  impoverished 
king  were  most  amusing.  The  re- 
mainder of  the  cast  was  as  follows: 
The  leading  tenor,  Joseph  Davis;  the 
principal  baritone,  Joseph  Witt;  the 
great  and  only  basso,  Antonio  Romolo; 
the  inimitable  buffo,  George  Collins; 
the  peerless  stage  manager,  Oscar 
I,ee;  the  musical  director,  A.  E. 
Arnold;  the  props  and  utility,  Bert 
Leslie;  the  soubrette,  Ethel  Strachan; 
the  character  artiste.  Addie  Arnold; 
the  understudy  Mabel  Hilliard.  Dr. 
H.  J.  Stewart,  the  composer,  was 
among  the  first-nighters,  and  he  was 
greatly  pleased  at  the  smooth  manner 
in  which  Manager  Morosco's  excellent 
company  presented  the  opera.  Mr. 
Peter  Robertson,  dramatic  critic  of  the 
Chronicle,  is  the  librettist  of  the  opera. 

The  California 

Notwithstanding  the  adverse 
criticisms  of  the  daily  press,  re- 
garding the  presentation  by  the 
Frawley  Company  of  An  Enemy  to  the 
King,  the  California  has  been  favored 
all  this  week  with  a  splendidly  filled 
house  and  a  very  fashionable  audience. 
The  theater-goers  of  San  Francisco  are 
not  always  influenced  by  the  dramatic 
critics,  and  like  to  judge  for  themselves 
of  the  merits  of  a  play  and  the  capa- 
bilities of  the  members  of  the  cornpany 
presenting  it.  An  Enemy  to  the  King 
is  a  romantic  drama  which  necessitates 
the  bringing  out  of  the  principal  roles 
with  fine  feeling,  appealing  to  the 
sympathies  and  tender  emotions,  and 
to  Mr.  Frawley,  as  Ernanton  de  Lau- 
nay,  and  Mary  Hampton  as  Julie  de 
Yarion,  falls  this  important  responsi- 
bility. To  Miss  Hampton  must  be 
accredited  the  greatest  praise,  as  she 
enacted  her  part  with  good  conception 
and  excellent  execution.  The  various 
other  characters  were  in  most  cases 
very  well  sustained,  and  as  there  are 
many  thrilling  and  interesting  features 
throughout,  the  entire  production  is 
one  that  certainly  is  very  entertaining. 


New  cAlhamhra 

Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris,  a  farce 
comedy,  was  given  its  initial  San 
Francisco  production  Sunday  night  at 
the  New  Alhambra,  before  a  large 
audience.  The  plot  of  the  piece  seems 
decidedly  familiar  and  there  is  a  re- 
minder of  several  of  its  farcical  pre- 
decessors in  the  story,  but  put  to- 
gether so  ingeniously  as  to  make  a 
thoroughly  enjoyable  play.  Nels 
Nelson  is  easily  the  best  part  in  the 
cast,  and  was  capitally  played  by  E. 
J.  Blunkall.  His  makeup,  dialect  and 
general  characterization  wereexcellent. 
E.  M.  Bell,  an  actor  of  much  ability, 
made  a  hit  as  the  late  lamented  Mr. 
Plaster,  swindler,  confidence  mau  and 
bearer  of  many  aliases.  Charles 
King  made  Abel  Sligh,  his  accomplice, 
as  prominent  as  the  role  demanded, 
and  Edward  Felt  extracted  many 
laughs  as  Abinadab  Binks,  M.  D., 
who  is  beset  with  suspicions.  The 
male  portion  of  the  cast,  however, 
overbalanced  the  female  members. 
Miss  Lillian  Atwood  was  excellent  as 
Delia  Donovan,  "the  cook  lady  who 
knew  her  place,"  and  Mae  Keene 
fairly  clever  as  Selina  Binks,  the  old 
maid,  but  Helen  Hargraves,  the  Irene 
Plaster,  a   victim  of  circumstances, 


while  a  charming  young  lady  to  look 
at,  was  hardly  up  to  the  requiiements 
of  the  piece.  On  Sunday  night  some 
one  made  the  mistake  of  introducing 
two  specialty  acts  of  rather  doubtful 
quality,  which  were  jeered  by  the 
audience,  but  after  the  first  perform- 
ance they  were  cut  out.  The  houses 
have  been  fair  throughout  the  week 
and  each  succeeding  production  of  the 
piece  has  added  to  its  laugh  making 
qualities. 

The  Columbia 

The  second  week  of  the  great  war 
drama  Shenandoah  drew  good  houses, 
and  Messrs.  Gottlob,  Marx  &  Co.  are 
to  be  congratulated  on  their  unprece- 
dented success. 


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catalogue  of  these  instruments. 

Our  Fine  Strings 

X^E  have  without  doubt  the 
finest  lot  of  Italian  tested 
strings  that  has  ever  been 
brought  to  the  Pacific  Coast,  and 
will  exercise  great  care  in  select- 
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cManager  Dunphy 

One  more  San  Franciscan  is  in  a 
fair  way  to  make  a  reputation  in 
the  theatrical  world,  this  time  in  the 
managerial  line.  Will  F.  Dunphy, 
well  known  in  this  city,  has  just  been 
made  business  manager  for  one  of 
Thomas  H.  Davis'  big  attractions. 

Will  F.  Dunphy  is  only  twenty- 
three  years  of  age.  He  was  born  and 
brought  up  in  this  city,  where  his 
mother,  Mrs.  Annie  T.  Dunphy,  is 
well  known  to  the  theatrical  profes- 
sion and  the  business  community,  be- 
ing regarded  as  an  unusually  clever 
business  woman.  Billy  has  the  best 
wishes  of  a  host  of  friends. 


ATTENTION 

Theatrical  Companies 

We  have  just  received 
a  large  consignment  of 
the  popular 

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December  9th,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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THE  CALIFORNIA 


At  the  California  next  week  The 
Fatal  Card  will  be  seen.  It  is  by  the 
same  author  who  made  a  success  of 
Captain  Swift,  and  the  work  in  it  is 
clever  and  quite  up  to  date.  Its  story 
starts  in  a  mining  town  at  the  foot  of 
the  Rockies  where  George  Forrester, 
appreciating  Austin's  good  turn,  tears 
a  card  in  half,  and,  giving  him  one  of 
the  pieces,  says  that  if  at  any  time  he 
needs  help  to  present  the  card  and  he 
(Forrester)  will  respond.  The  scene 
then  shifts  to  England  where  Forrester 
becomes  the  head  of  a  band  of  bond 
robbers.  Austin,  who  has  fallen  in 
love  with  Forrester's  daughter — he  is 
known  as  Marrable  now — is  accused 
of  the  murder  of  his  father.  The 
usual  complications  growing  out  of 
persecuted  innocence  of  course  follow. 
The  bit  of  card  is  presented  at  just  the 
right  moment  and  even-thing  turns 
out  happily,  after  a  bomb  designed  to 
end  the  hero's  life  has  worked  retribu- 
tive justice. 

THE  TIVOLI 

The  floodtide  of  prosperity  which 
marked  the  recent  season  of  grand 
opera  at  the  Tivoli  Opera  House 
seems  destined  to  continue  without  in- 
terruption during  the  coming  season 
of  comic  opera,  which  begins  this 
evening  with  a  sumptuous  production 
of  the  famous  word  of  Harry  S.  Smith 
and  the  late  Adam  Itzel,  Jr.,  known 
as  Tar  and  Tartar.  An  entirely  re- 
decorated and  renovated  theater  will 
greet  the  patrons  of  the  Tivoli,  and 
Ferris  Hartman,  the  "prince  of  come- 
dians," and  clever  Annie  Meyers,  the 
soubrette,  return  to  play  the  roles 
which  they  made  famous  in  past 
seasons  at  this  theater.  The  cast  will 
include  Annie  Lichter,  fresh  from  her 
recent  grand  opera  triumphs;  Julie 
Cotte,  the  most  captivating  of  singers 
and  soubrettes;  beautiful  Charlotte 
Beckwith;  the  unrivalled  character 
actress,  Caroline  Knowles;  together 
with  Alf  C.  Wheelan,  the  extremely 
funny  comedian;  Tom  Greene,  the 
sweet-voiced  tenor;  Phil  Branson,  the 
favorite  of  every  one;  William  Schus- 
ter, who  is  without  a  peer  as  a  bary- 
tone singer;  and  many  other  favorites. 
A  magnificent  Christmas  production 
will  follow  Tar  and  Tartar. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

Never  in  the  history  of  vaudeville 
have  three  such  attractions  been  gath- 
ered in  one  bill,  in  one  house,  as  those 
offered  by  the  Orpheum  management 
as  part  only  of  its  bill  for  the  coming 
week.  The  management  has  arranged 
to  retain  Camille  D'Arville,  the  comic 
opera  queen,  for  another  week.  D'Ar- 
ville will  sing  an  entirely  new  collec- 
tion of  ballads.  Then  Edwin  Milton 
Royle,  the  famous  actor-author,  will 
shine  on  the  new  bill.  In  his  line 
Royle  is  as  great  a  star  as  D'Arville. 
He  needs  no  introduction  to  San  Fran- 
cisco people,  who  all  remember  him  in 
Friends  and  Captain  Impudence,  both 
pieces  having  been  written  by  himself. 
He  will  present  The  High  Ball  Fam- 
ily next  week.  He  will  be  assisted  by 
his  wife,  Selina  Fetter  Royle,  who  is 
almost  as  well  known  as  her  talented 
husband.    The  Royles  will  be  sup- 


ported by  an  excellent  company,  and 
their  new  sketch  is  bound  to  make  a 
big  hit.  George  Fuller  Golden,  an- 
other big  star  in  the  vaudeville  firma- 
ment, wilt  enter  on  his  second  week 
armed  to  the  teeth  with  entirely  in  w 
material,  in  which  Casey  will,  of 
course,  figure  very  largely.  Hamilton 
Hill  is  the  famous  Australian  tenor, 
now  introduced  to  American  audiences 
by  the  Orpheum  management  for  the 
first  time.  His  singing  was  one  of  the 
sensations  of  the  last  musical  season 
in  the  colonies,  and  his  voice  is  sure 
to  win  hosts  of  friends  in  this  country. 
Retained  from  the  old  bill  areEmmonds 
Emerson  and  Emmonds,  Tennis  Trio 
Jessie  Miller  and  the  biograph. 

Matinees  Wednesday,  Saturday  and 
Sunday. 


THE  ALCAZAR 

Mother  Earth,  Francis  Powers'  new 
play,  is  now  no  longer  an  unknown 
quantity.  The  story  poetically  told 
and  dramatically  acted  has  a  rating 
and  likewise  a  name  which  will  be 
handed  down  in  dramatic  history,  with 
credits  due  to  the  author,  as  one  of 
the  brightest  tragic  sketches  of  modern 
writings.  Mother  Earth  promises  to 
become  a  golden  nugget  of  priceless 
value  for  both  author  and  manager;  it 
is  a  play  which  savors  of  the  beautiful 
and  graphically  treats  upon  the  daily 
life  of  those  easy  going  people  who 
populate  our  sister  country,  Mexico. 
The  characters  which  are  many  in 
number  are  strongly  drawn  out,  giving 
ample  opportunities  for  the  displaying 
of  the  originality  of  the  players.  The 
Alcazar  stock  have  done  very  efficient 
work  in  dilineating  Mr.  Powers'  con- 
ception of  the  play  and  curtain  calls 
have  been  numerous  throughout  the 
week.  The  stage  mountings  have 
been  unusually  fine  and  the  feature  of 
the  music  has  been  a  double  orchestra 
which  renders  several  beautiful  airs 
artfully  arranged  for  the  production 
by  Emil  Brugierre,  Jr.  Mother  Earth 
will  hold  the  boards  at  the  Alcazar 
another  week  and  with  it  Up  to  Wat- 
kins,  a  clever  opening  sketch  of  mirth- 
ful happenings. 

Dr.  Bill  is  in  preparation  to  follow. 
Earnest  Hastings  and  Miss  Laura 
Crews  will  make  their  reappearance. 


THE  COLUMBIA 

Frederick  Warde,  together  with  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Clarence  M.  Brune,  will  be- 
gin a  limited  engagement  at  the 
Columbia  Theater  on  Monday  even- 
ing. Supporting  them  will  appear  an 
exceptionally  strong  company,  includ- 
ing, among  others,  Charles  D.  Her- 
man, Charles  Sturgeon,  Raymond  Gil- 
bert, Charles  H.  Clarke,  Frank  Hen- 
ning,  Henry  Buckler,  Harry  C.  Bar- 
ton, Alexander  McKenzie  and  Louise 
Meredith.  The  opening  play  of  the 
season  is  to  be  Henry  Guy  Carleton's 
fine  romantic  work,  The  Lion's  Mouth, 
in  which  Mr.  Warde  will  appear  in 
his  original  role  of  Rinaldo  and  Min- 
nie Tittell  Brune  as  Linora.  Other 
plays  to  be  presented  during  the  en- 
gagement are  Richard  III,  the  Mer- 
chant of  Venice,  Romeo  and  Juliet, 
Virginius  and  an  entirely  new  play, 
entitled  Fortune's  Fool.  Special  scen- 
ery, costumes  and  all  other  necessary 


accessories  are  carried  for  each  of  the 
plays  in  the  repertoire,  and  produc- 
tions of  only  the  highest  calibre  will 
greet  local  theater-goers  during  the 
Warde  engagement.  The  Lion's 
Mouth  will  be  given  at  every  per- 
formance during  the  week,  excepting 
Thursday  night  and  Saturday  mati- 
nee, when  Romeo  and  Juliet  is  to  be 
the  bill.  There  is  already  an  immense 
demand  for  seats. 

THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 

Richard  and  Priugle's  famous 
Original  Georgia  Minstrels  open  at 
the  New  Alhamhra  Theater  to-morrow 
night  in  the  most  magnificent  minstrel 
production  ever  seen  in  San  Francisco. 
There  are  fifty  darkey  minstrels  in 
the  big  aggregation,  two  brass  bands, 
a  troupe  of  acrobatic  Arabs,  and  an 
orchestra  of  thirty  pieces.  A  train  of 
special  Pullmans  transport  the  big 
combination  about  the  country,  and  a 
carload  of  special  scenery  is  brought 
along  for  the  coming  production  here. 

Eight  end  men  furnish  an  endless 
variety  of  latest  jokes,  brand  new- 
songs,  and  a  fund  of  darkey  philoso- 
phy that  keeps  an  audience  in  a  per- 
fect roar  of  laughter  from  start  to 
finish.  James  Crosby,  the  inimitable 
monologist  and  the  most  famous  col- 
ored comedian  in  the  profession,  will 
be  seen  here  for  the  first  time,  likewise 
the  Alabamas,  the  greatest  of  all 
darkey  quartets,  in  the  latest  crop  of 
good,  catchy  songs,  absolutely  their 
own.  A  great  feature  of  the  show  is 
Aunt  Dianah's  Cake  Walk,  which 
requires  the  presence  of  forty  per- 
formers. This  is  said  to  be  the 
funniest  performance  that  has  ever 
been  seen  on  a  stage. 

The  last  attraction  on  the  big  pro- 
gram is  Bonomoure's  famous  troupe 
of  Arabs,  who  created  such  a  sensa- 
tion with  the  Buffalo  Bill  show  in 
Europe,  and  later  on  at  the  World's 
Fair.  Their  wonderful  exhihition  of 
tumbling  and  acrobatic  work  is  pro- 
nounced the  most  marvelous  that  has 
ever  been  attempted. 


THE  GRAND 

His  Majesty  will  be  given  for  the 
last  time  Sunday  evening;  and  Monday 
evening,  by  general  request,  Plan- 
quette's  delightful  opera  The  Chimes 
of  Normandy  will  be  revived  for  one 
week,  with  Mr.  Wolff  as  the  miser, 
Miss  Mason  as  Serpolette,  and  Messrs. 
Persse,  Wolff,  Goff,  Lee  and  Miss 
Ladd  and  all  the  favorites  in  the  cast. 
The  management  has  arranged  with 
David  Henderson  for  permission  to 
produce  his  version  of  Sinbad,  the 
Sailor,  for  the  Christmas  spectacle. 


Craze  for  Dramatizing 
Novels  Reaches  Its 
Limit 

"In  my  opinion  the  present  craze 
for  dramatizing  books  has  about 
reached  its  limit,"  said  a  theatrical 
manager  who  has  his  own  reasons  for 
asking  me  not  to  quote  him.  "It  has 
gone  to  such  lengths  of  unadulterated 
idiocy  that  a  re-action  is  morally  cer- 
tain, and  I  predict  that  by  next  season 
the  dramatists  will  be  obliged  to  turn 
their  attention  to  something  original. 
Of  course,  if  a  book  'has  a  play  in  it,' 
as  the  saying  goes,  there  is  no  reason 
why  it  shouldn't  be  put  on  the  boards, 
but  the  idea  of  weaving  a  play  around 
every  passing  literary  success  is  pre- 
posterous. When  a  novel,  for  any 
reason  makes  a  hit,  the  modern  man- 
ager sends  for  his  regular  play  carpen- 
ter and  says:  'Here!  make  me  a 
four-act  drama  out  of  this.'  'But  it 
has  no  plot,'  says  the  play  carpenter. 
'Then  invent  one,'  says  the  manager, 
'with  all  the  dialogue  you  need,  work 
up  a  thundering  strong  situation  at 
the  end  of  each  act,  and  be  sure  to 
give  us  plenty  of  chance  to  spread 
ourselves  on  costumes  and  scenery.' 
'But  how  about  the  novel?'  says  the 
carpenter,  if  he  happens  to  be  a  bit 
conscientious.  'Oh!  hang  the  novel!' 
says  the  manager,  'all  I  want  is  the 
title  and  the  same  names  for  the  char- 
acters.' Joking  aside,  that  is  about 
the  way  that  some  recent  'dramatiza- 
tions' have  been  constructed.  The 
management  simply  wanted  to  take 
advantage  of  the  advertising  received 
by  the  book,  and  the  consequence  was 
that  the  audiences  were  more  or  less 
buncoed.  The  few  successes  that 
have  been  scored  have  been  pulled 
through  as  scenic  spectacles,  and  it  is 
as  such,  by  the  way,  that  'Ben  Hut' 
will  undoubtedly  make  a  tremendous 
hit.  The  story  itself  is  totally  un- 
suited  to  dramatization,  and  the  play 
will  be  simply  a  series  of  sumptuous 
pictures.  It  seems  incredible,  I  know, 
but  there  was  actually  serious  talk  in 
New  York  a  month  or  so  ago  of  dram- 
atizing the  Billy  Baxter  letters. 
William  Faversham,  of  the  Empire, 
read  the  Baxter  booklets  and  gave 
them  to  a  handy,  all-around  play- 
wright on  Broadway,  with  instructions 
to  'see  what  he  could  do  with  em.' 
I've  heard  the  same  man  boast  that 
he  could  dramatize  the  multiplication 
table,  but  he  threw  up  both  hands  at 
Baxter.  So  we  escaped  at  least  one 
extra  terror." 


SIMPSON  &  PITTMAN 
Georgia  Minstrels  now  at  the  Alhambra 


OCCASIONAL  CORRESPONDENTS 
and  ^Managers  Out-of-Totun 

Should  renumber  that  all  copy  for  the 
Rkvihw,  except  from  our  regular 
staff,  must  be  in  the  office  not  later 
than  Wednesday  of  each  week  to  insure 
publication.  Have  it  reach  the  R  hview 
Wednesday  afternoon. 


Read  the  Dramatic  Review. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


December  9th,  1899 


Latest  Eastern 

Correspondence 

NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence 
New  York,  Dec.  3.— Although  the  dog 
show  in  the  Metropolitan  Opera  House  last 
week  was  not  equal  socially  to  the  horse 
showthisseason.it  afforded  many  actresses 
an  opportunity  to  put  their  pet  pugs,  poodles 
and  bull  terriers  on  exhibition,  and  (inci- 
dentally of  course)  a  chance  to  get  their 
names  and  pictures  in  the  local  papers.  Of 
course  all  the  actresses  whose  names  were 
connected  with  the  ownership  of  certain 
prize  pups  did  not  really  own  them,  and  I 
never  could  understand  why  the  actresses 
should  not  have  been  equally  as  well  repre- 
sented at  the  horse  show.  Possibly  the 
young  women  thought  it  would  look  more 
reasonable  for  them  to  pose  as  the  owners  of 
thoroughbred  dogs  than  as  owners  of  thor- 
oughbred horses.  Dogs  can  be  kept,  and 
are  kept.inall  of  the  swell  apartment  houses 
in  the  city,  especially  in  those  which  make 
a  poi'it  of  not  allowing  cats  or  dogs.  Thus 
it  so  happens  that  no  one  suspected  the  press 
agent  when  he  picked  out  a  good  looking 
specimen  of  dog,  got  him  up  a  fine  pedigree, 
and  entered  him  as  the  exhibit  of  Miss 
Tottie  Coughdrops.  I  suppose  now  that  the 
women's  magazines  have  credited  many  of 
the  prominent  young  women  on  the  stage 
with  large  fortunes  and  fine  country  houses, 
the  next  horse  show  will  be  full  of  animals 
owned  by  actresses.  One  former  actress, 
Mrs.  Howard  Gould,  who  was  Miss  Viola 
Dayan  of  San  Francisco,  and  later  Miss 
Katherine  Clemmons  of  the  stage,  had  a 
rare  specimen  of  black  English  pug  on  ex- 
hibition. But  then  it  is  not  every  actress 
who  can  marry  a  millionaire,  and  it  is  not 
every  millionaire  who  could  marry  an  actress. 

*  * 
* 

The  Manoeuvres  of  Jane,  which  had  a 
profitable  London  run  of  a  year  aud  a  half, 
was  introduced  in  America  last  week  at 
Daly's  Theater  by  Daniel  Frohman's  Ly- 
ceum "stock"  company.  We  have  seen 
plenty  of  male  liars  on  the  comedy  stage 
lately  and  in  The  Manoeuvres  of  Jane  we  get 
a  glimpse  of  some  female  fibbers.  Of  course 
all  the  fibbing  is  done  for  love,  and  on  the 
ground  that  all's  fair  in  love,  it  is  permitted 
to  pass  under  the  euphemistic  appellation  of 
manoeuvring.  The  principal  manctuverer  is 
Mary  Manneriug  and  she  is  closely  followed 
by  Elizabeth  Tyree  and  Jessie  Busby.  Fer- 
dinand Gottschalk  as  the  foolish  Lord  Bap- 
child  whom  Jane  does  not  wish  to  marry,  is 
the  luckiest  of  the  male  comedians.  Other 
well  known  actors  in  the  cast  are  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Walcott,  Mrs.  Whiffen,  Mr.  Harbury 
and  Mr.  Boniface.  The  transfer  of  Mr. 
Daniel  Frohman's  Fourth  avenue  company 
to  Daly's  was  a  brilliant  event.  The  play 
selected  was  decent,  humorous  and  irre- 
proachably artistic. 

• 

*  * 

The  Girl  with  the  Auburn  Hair,  who 
-doesn't  seem  to  have  any  other  name,  ap- 
peared at  Keith's  continuous  show  last  week 
and  repeated  her  Chicago  success  of  singing 
.church  music  with  all  the  known  theatrical 
tffects  of  lights  and  scenery.  Her  hair  was 
red  all  right  and  her  face  was  youngenough, 
even  though  not  so  beautiful  as  she  had  been 
advertised  to  be.  And  she  had  a  good  con- 
tralto voice,  without  the  slighest  trace  of 
soubrette  rust.  May  she  never  get  the  vel- 
vet worn  off  in  the  discomforts  of  the  one 
stands  in  three  shows  a  day. 

* 

*  » 

A  Greek  Slave,  which  was  also  a  London 
success  at  one  of  George  Edwardes'  theaters, 
was  produced  at  the  Herald  Square  Theater 
last  Tuesday  night  for  the  first  time  in  Amer- 
ica. Dorothy  Morton,  who  is  thinner  than 
she  was  on  her  last  Western  trip,  was  the 
prima  donna.    But  Minnie  Ashley,  a  sing- 


ing dancer,  also  made  a  good  impression  and 
got  several  encores  for  a  sword  and  buckle 
dance.  Hugh  Chilvers,  who  was  at  one  time 
thought  to  be  the  husband  of  Delia  Fox,  was 
the  baritone  of  the  company  and  as  usual  he 
advertised  his  teeth  to  his  full  satisfaction. 
Albert  A.  Parr  was  his  partner  as  Greek 
slaves.  Richard  Carle  was  the  leading 
comedian.  The  story  is  the  old  one  about 
a  statue  coming  to  life;  the  trick  of  waking 
the  model  who  posed  for  the  statue  act  as 
the  life-like  image.  The  fact  that  the  aud- 
ience sat  until  nearly  12  o'clock  to  see  the 
finish  was  taken  as  an  evidence  by  the  man- 
agement that  A  Greek  Slave  is  going  to  be  a 
success.  If  Augustin  Daly  could  only  have 
realized  how  much  money  Fred  C  Whitney 
is  going  to  make  out  of  it  he  would  not  have 
died  last  season. 

* 

*  * 

Emma  Nevada  has  decided  to  make  Phil- 
adelphia her  American  resting  place  instead 
of  New  York.  The  contrast  between  gay 
Paree  and  Philadelphia  must  be  so  great 
that  the  famous  California  singer  ought  to 
feel  delightfully  quiet  among  the  Quakers. 

# 

*  * 

Ben  Hur,  the  dramatization  of  Gen.  Lew 
Wallace's  novel,  was  put  on  at  the  Broad- 
way Theater  last  week.  It  is  a  sermon  with 
interesting  illustrations  in  the  way  of  a 
mechanical  chariot  race  and  plenty  of 
Romans.  The  worst  Roman  of  them  all  was 
W.  S.  Hart's  Messala,  which  was  played  as 
though  he  were  in  a  Bowery  melodrama. 
Mrs.  Morgan  as  Ben-Hur  played  emotional 
parts  with  great  physical  emphasis.  Corona 
Riccardo,  the  Egyptian  Iris,  played  well. 
The  press  agent  is  already  getting  the  min- 
isters to  discuss  the  wisdom  of  allowing  Ben 
Hen  to  be  put  on  the  stage,  so  it  ought  to  be 
a  go.  Rob  Roy. 

DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver  Nov.  29. — Well,  it's  here  ! — 
Humpty-Dumpty !  Authorized  by  Tony 
Denier,  presented  under  the  personal  direc- 
tion of  James  B.  Dickson ,  book  by  Edmund 
E.  Price  and  produced  at  the  Broadway 
Theater,  with  a  wealth  of  gorgeous  scenery 
and  fifty  people  in  the  cast.  They  introduce 
everything  from  church  music  to  a  bag- 
punching  act.  The  piece  opened  on  Mon- 
day, the  27th,  to  a  splendid  house,  and 
business  continues  good.  Eddie  McDonald 
as  Humpty  Dumpty  is  very  funny,  and  does 
one  of  the  best  contortion  acts  I  have  ever 
witnessed.  Miss  Mae  Raymond  as  Placida, 
Queen  of  the  Day,  wore  some  stunning 
gowns  and  sang  beautifully.  She  was  for- 
merly a  member  of  the  Castle  Square  Opera 
Company.  The  Burdock  Sisters  danced 
themselves  into  favor.  The  audience  kept 
the  Trocadero  Quartette  singing  until  they 
could  sing  no  more.  Moa  and  Goodrick, 
the  Australian  roller  skaters,  were  good,  but 
seemed  very  much  out  of  place.  If  this 
tnrn  were  changed  from  the  second  to  the 
third  act,  it  would  go  better.  The  balance 
of  the  cast  were  all  splendid;  aud  the  trans- 
formation scene,  The  Birth  of  Day,  was  sim- 
ply beautiful,  and  elicited  round  after  round 
of  applause.  You  who  live  away  out  west 
will  not  have  the  pleasure  of  seeing  this 
'•big  show,"  as  they  return  East  next  Sun- 
day. 

At  the  Tabor  we  have  Al  Field's  minstrel 
show,  the  best  given  in  this  city  for  some 
time.  They  opened  Sunday,  the  26th,  to 
the  Tabor's  usual  S.  R.  O.,  with  hundreds 
turned  away.  And  they  have  "made  good" 
(as  the  agent  would  say).  Judging  from  the 
advance  sales,  they  will  do  the  banner  busi- 
ness of  the  season.  Mr.  Field's  street  pa- 
rade is  great,  and  is  the  talk  of  the  town. 
This  is  another  attraction  you  will  miss,  as 
it  will  go  no  farther  west  than  Denver. 
Next  week,  December  3d,  A  Breezy  Time. 

The  New  Lyceum,  since  Monday,  has  had 
a  good  bill,  thanks  to  some  slight  changes 
made  by  Managers  Mays  and  Harley.  On 


Monday  night,  however,  some  of  the  turns 
went  by  jerks,  possibly  caused  by  nervous- 
ness of  the  performers,  as  Manager  Mays 
was  sitting  down  in  front.  Some  one  com- 
plained to  him  the  other  day  about  a  joke 
told  by  a  performer  which  did  not  please  the 
audience.  He  afterwards  told  me  that  from 
now  until  the  close  of  the  season  he  would 
take  his  seat  down  in  the  front  row  and 
make  note  of  anything  that  was  in  any  way 
objectionable  andhaveit  "cutout";  and  any 
act  that  was  not  up  to  the  standard  would 
be  closed  at  once.  After  the  first  "sitting" 
the  result  was  one  team  closed,  and  many 
supposed  jokes  cut  out;  so  that  on  Tuesday 
night  the  performance  went  with  a  dash  and 
snap  that  called  forth  many  complimentary 
remarks.  Let  the  good  work  go  on.  Ger- 
trude Haynes  closes  her  second  week  Satur- 
day night.  The  Davis  children  (local)  are 
making  a  favorable  impression  this  week. 
Delavoye  aud  Fritz,  DeForest  Sisters,  Fox, 
Leo  and  Chapman  and  Du  Bell  make  up 
the  balance  of  the  bill. 

Side  Tracked  opened  on  the  26th  at  the 
Denver  Theater  to  S.  R.  O.,  the  box  office 
being  closed  at  7  o'clock.  The  play  is  not 
new  to  the  patrons  of  the  Denver,  having 
been  played  there  several  times  by  Jules 
Walters.  This  season  the  star  part  is  being 
played  by  Mr.  Walters'  talented  brother 
Elmer.  Next  week,  December  3d,  Paul 
Gilmore  in  The  Musketeers  and  The  Dawn 
of  Freedom. 

James  Dickson,  manager  of  Humpty 
Dumpty,  will  be  remembered  as  one  of  the 
old  firm  of  Brooks  and  Dickson,  theatrical 
managers,  who  at  one  time  handled  all  the 
big  companies  that  left  New  York.  For  the 
past  five  years  he  has  been  located  at  Terre 
Haute  and  Anderson,  Indiana. 

"Josh"  Billings,  who  last  season  sold 
tickets  and  O.  K.-ed  cards  at  the  Broadway, 
has  been  engaged  to  perform  the  same 
duties  at  the  New  Lyceum.  His  courtesy 
has  won  him  many  friends  among  the 
theater  goers. 

I  have  learned  since  the  departure  of  Mr. 
Warde's  company  that  the  reason  he  did 
not  produce  his  new  play  here,  Fortune's 
Fool,  was  because  he  feared  the  "boy  crit- 
ics," as  he  called  our  local  critics,  would 
say  unkind  things,  and  thus  ruin  the  future 
success  of  the  play,  so  his  actors  are  not  at 
fault,  as  I  stated  last  week. 

The  Telephone  Girl  comes  to  the  Broad- 
way the  week  of  December  nth,  and  fol- 
lowing that  we  have  Joseph  Jefferson's  sons 
in  Rip  Van  Winkle. 

Yonrs  truly  was  honored  this  week  by  the 
receipt  of  a  portrait  of  Miss  Ellen  Terry; 
also  one  of  Robert  Drouet  as  John  Storm  in 
The  Christian  (with  Viola  Allen). 

Bob  Bi:ll. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence 

ST.  Louis,  Dec.  1. — Anthony  Hope's 
facile  pen  is  much  in  evidence  at  Manager 
Pat  Short's  Theater  this  week.  That  ster- 
ling romantic  actor,  James  K.  Hackett,  is 
at  the  Olympic  giving  us  an  excellent  per- 
formance of  Rupert  of  Hentzau.  The  play 
like  the  book,  of  course,  is  not  as  strong  as 
The  Prisoner  of  Zenda,  but  those  unfamil- 
iar with  Hope's  masterpiece  cannot  bnt 
praise  Mr.  Hackett's  conception  of  Rupert. 
His  support  is  excellent.  Odette  Tyler 
made  her  debut  in  the  stellar  firmament  at 
the  Century  this  week  in  Phroso.  The  stage 
environment  of  the  production  is  unques- 
tionably the  feature.  The  happy  blending 
of  the  character  of  Phroso,  which  mingles 
the  light  heroic  with  comedy  just  suits  Miss 
Tyler,  and  her  work  is  delightful.  In  R. 
D.  MacLean,  J.  H.  Benrimo  and  Franklin 
Roberts,  the  new  star  has  adequate  support. 

Manager  Sam  Gumpertz  of  Hopkins,  is 
offering  St.  Louisans  a  melodrama  without 
a  name,  and  the  management  are  offering 
their  patrons  a  California  "slug"  ^$50)  to 
the  one  who  can  give  an  appropriate  sou- 
briquet for  the  play.  The  vaudeville  features 
at  Hopkins'  are  Golden  the  mimic,  Monroe 


and  Hart,  eccentric  comedians,  Stover, 
Rita,  equilibrist,  and  Humperto,  the  famous 
acrobat. 

George  M.  Cohan's  musical  farce,  A  Wise 
Guy,  is  the  Thanksgiving  offering  at  the 
Grand.  It  was  formerly  a  twenty-minute 
vaudeville  act,  and  has  been  embellished 
into  a  three-act  farce.  Haynes  and  Lytton 
are  the  featured  players,  and  they  are 
assisted  by  Reno  and  Richards,  Rav  L. 
Royce,  Raymond  Finlay,  Louise  Montrose, 
Moreland  Thompson  and  Roberts,  the  Alli- 
son Sisters,  Maude  Detty,  Lizetti  Royce, 
Edith  Murray  and  Ada  Southern. 

Managers  Middleton  and  Tate  of  the 
Columbia  are  serving  us  a  menu  of  vaude- 
villians  that  is  very  appetizing,  in  Fred 
Hallen  and  Mollie  Hart,  in  a  new  sketch, 
A  Desperate  Pair.  Joe  Flynn  monologist, 
Oro,  Bernard  and  Oro,  the  Golden  Gate  trio, 
in  a  comedy  sketch,  Scenes  in  Chinatown, 
the  Learner  Sisters,  equilibrists,  the  Car- 
montelle  Sisters,  Mile.  Nevello  and  Harry 
Leavitt,  jugglers,  Sheridan  and  Flanuigan, 
black  face  artists,  and  several  other  vaude- 
ville teams  who  help  to  assist  to  make  the 
continuous  show  verv  attractive. 

W.  II.  West's  Minstrels  are  at  Havlin's 
this  week  and  Manager  Billy  Gareu  can  con- 
gratulate himself  on  securing  the  best  popu- 
lar priced  minstrel  organization  on  the  road. 
Mr.  West  is  assisted  by  Carrol  Johnson,  Jose 
and  the  California  quartette,  Tom  Lewis, 
Fred  Warren  and  other  comedians  whose 
names,  however,  do  not  appear  in  black 
type,  but  are  artists  in  the  line.  Manager 
Jim  Butler's  "turkey"  attraction  is  Sam 
Devere's  aggregation  of  burlesquers.  The 
Female  Rounders  and  The  Crab,  a  burlesque 
on  The  Turtle,  are  two  as  caloric  curtain 
raisers  as  has  ever  been  given  at  the  Temple 
of  Folly,  which  is  the  appropriate  sobriquet 
of  the  Standard  Theater.  Mr.  Devere's 
vaudevillians  are  O'  Brien  and  Buckley, musi- 
cal comiques,  the  Eight  Lady  Cecil  Troupe, 
in  the  doll  dances,  the  Murphys,  sketch 
artists,  the  Walker  Sisters,  duetists,  the  two 
Leons,  Newsboy  Quintette  and  the  only  Sam 
De  Vere. 

John  Havlin,  proprietor  of  Havlin's  Thea- 
ter, purchased  a  half  interest  in  the  Grand 
Opera  House  from  the  Middleton  Theater 
Company.  Billy  Gareu  will  be  manager  and 
Arthur  Gerrish  will  be  his  assistant. 

The  Castle  Square  Opera  Company  con- 
tinues to  pack  the  Exposition  Music  Hall. 
Manager  Southwell  is  of  course  wreathed  in 
smiles  over  their  success.  Mikado  is  the 
bill  this  week.  Maud  Lillian  Berri  opens 
her  St.  Louis  engagement  next  week  in 
Maritana.  She  will  receive  a  warm  recep- 
tion, as  she  is  a  great  favorite  with  us.  As 
you  know,  she  is  a  native  daughter  of  the 
Golden  West.  Miss  Berri  is  a  Mrs.  Fisher 
in  private  life. 

The  uuderlinings  for  next  week  are  Sol 
Smith  Russell  at  the  Century.  Mrs.  Leslie 
Carter  in  Zaza  at  the  Olympic.  Sowing  the 
Wind  at  the  Grand.  Hoyt's  A  Day  and  a 
Night  at  Havlin's.  Rose  Hill  Folly  Com- 
pany at  the  Standard.  Shaft  No.  2  and 
vaudevilleat  Hopkins  and  continuous  vaude- 
ville at  the  Columbia. 

Miss  Emma  Nevada,  who  was  to  open  the 
New  Odeon  last  Friday,  was  cancelled  on 
account  of  the  failure  of  the  iron  workers 
who  struck,  to  complete  the  building. 

James  K.  Hackett  is  to  produce  a  new  play 
by  Agnes  and  Egerton  Castle,  called  The 
Pride  of  Jennico.  Gaty  Pallen. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Dec.  4.— The  local 
opera  company  revived  Madeleine  at  the 
Salt  Lake  Theater,  Nov.  30-Dec.  1.  Three 
of  the  largest  audiences  which  have  yet 
greeted  the  company  were  in  attendance 
during  the  engagement.  This  will  in  all 
probability  be  the  last  production  of  the 
home  company  for  some  time,  as  most  of 
the  members  of  the  chorus  belong  to  the 
Tabernacle  choir,  and  will  go  East  with  that 
organization  on  its  coming  concert  tour. 


December  9th,  1899 


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9 


Mile.  Fifi  opens  a  two  nights'  engagement 
at  the  theater  Dec.  7. 

A  Breach  of  Promise  played  the  entire  past 
week  at  the  Grand,  doing  a  very  good  busi- 
ness. A  Romance  of  Coon  Hollow  opens 
to-night  to  fill  the  first  half  of  the  week,  and 
will  be  followed  by  the  Rentz-Stauley  bur- 
lesque Company.  A  Stranger  in  New  York 
comes  to  the  Grand  Dec.  II. 

The  news  of  the  death  of  Oscar  Eliason, 
the  Mormon  Wizard,  in  Sydney,  Australia, 
reached  this  city  Thanksgiving  morning  in 
the  following  cablegram  received  by  the 
magician's  brother-in-law,  Paul  Hammer, 
from  Mile.  Edmunda:  "Oscar  shot  dead." 
This  being  the  only  word  which  nas  been 
received,  it  is  not  known  how  the  tragedy 
occurred.  The  general  belief  is,  however, 
that  he  met  death  iu  performing  the  Her- 
mann bullet-catching  trick.         J.  K.  H. 


EL  PASO 

Special  Correspondence. 

El  Paso,  Texas,  Dec.  1. — Paul  Gilmore 
appeared  here  last  night  as  D'Artagnan  in  a 
new  version  of  Dumas'  Three  Musketeers, 
and  the  house  was  literally  packed.  The 
talented  young  actor  was  a  favorite  with  his 
audience  from  the  first.  He  overdid  noth- 
ing, but  was  always  D'Artagnan  of  Dumas' 
creation. 

Mr.  Chandler,  advance  agent  of  Prof.  Lee, 
the  hypnotist,  is  arranging  for  that  attrac- 
tion to  give  us  a  four-night  engagement, 
beginning  Wednesday,  Dec.  6.  They  make 
the  jump  from  Memphis  to  El  Paso,  and 
expect  to  show  in  Sacramento  about  Dec.  18. 

The  Paul  Gilmore  Company  will  appear 
here  in  a  return  engagement  of  Freedom's 
Dawn.   J.  S.M. 

CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 

ST.  John,  Dec.  1. — Opera  House,  A.  O. 
Skinner,  Mgr. — The  Robinson  Comic  Opera 
Company,  under  management  of  Frank  V. 
French,  opened  a  two  weeks'  engagement 
Nov.  20,  producing  Boccaccio  to  a  good 
house.  Between  the  acts  are  introduced  the 
bioscope  views,  Amazon  marches,  and  The 
Soldiers  of  the  Queen,  sung  by  baritone 
Frank  D.  Nelson,  and  the  full  chorus  in 
appropriate  costume.  This  specialty  is 
nightly  received  with  storms  of  patriotic 
applause  that  must  be  heard  even  reverber- 
ating around  Pretoria.  The  bills  cover  a 
good  range  of  subjects,  from  Maritana  to 
Pinafore.  Second  week  opens  with  The 
Vagabonds. 

Mechanics'  Institute,  Chas.  A.  Everett, 
Mgr. — Col.  Rogers  and  his  Veriscope  held 
forth  Nov.  23-25,  exhibiting  what  claimed 
to  be  pictures  of  the  Sharkey-Jeffries  late 
unpleasantness.  Whether  authentic  or  not, 
the  views  were  certainly  very  clear  and 
seemed  to  be  appreciated  by  the  handful  of 
dead-game  sports  who  patronized  the  rare 
'intellectual  banquet. 

Pkachev  Carnehan. 


Wilson  Enos'  Good 
Work 

'F'he  closing  week  of  the  Woodward 
*■  Stock  company  in  Omaha  brought 
out  some  good  notices  in  the  daily 
press  in  behalf  of  Wilson  Enos,  a 
former  San  Francisco  favorite,  and  his 
wife,  Miss  Berkeley.  The  Omaha  Bee, 
after  commenting  on  the  repertoire, 
consisting  of  Moths,  The  Musketeers, 
Northern  Lights,  Charley's  Aunt,  etc., 
says  : 

"Wilson  Enos,  under  whose  per- 
sonal direction  all  the  plays  were 
staged,  is  deserving  of  the  highest 
praise,  not  only  for  his  ability  as  a 
stage  director,  but  as  an  artist  as  well. 
All  of  his  work  was  done  with  a  finish 


that  showed  much  ability.  Miss 
Berkeley,  or  Mrs.  Enos,  as  she  is 
known  in  private  life,  like  her  husband, 
deserves  to  be  at  the  head  ot  a  com- 
pany and  it  is  the  sincere  wish  of 
their  many  Omaha  friends  that  they 
may  some  day  have  the  pleasure  of 
seeing  them  in  that  position.  Miss 
Berkeley  is,  without  a  doubt,  one  of 
the  most  versatile  actresses  in  the 
stock  business.  She  is  a  deep  thinking 
little  woman  and  her  work  shows  that 
she  carefully  and  thoroughly  analyzes 
all  her  parts.  Her  characters  are 
always  true  to  life  and  she  makes  them 
up  so  that  they  are  really  studies. 
Her  versatility  is  proven  by  the  fact 
that  one  week  she  plays  Fawn-Afraid, 
the  Indian  Girl,  in  The  Girl  I  Left 
Behind  Me,  and  the  next  that  of  a 
society  woman — two  characters  as  far 
apart  as  possibly  can  be.  Her  gowns 
always  attracted  attention  by  their 
style  and  fit,  and  the  assortment  of 
them  which  she  possessed  seemed  to 
be  almost  unlimited." 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


December  gth,  1899 


Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES. 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angeles,  Dec.  5. — With  Frederick 
Warde  at  the  Los  Angeles,  Nance  O'Neil  at 
the  Burbank,  a  good  bill  at  the  Orpheum, 
The  Hottest  Coon  in  Dixie  at  Hazard's  Pa- 
vilion, The  Creation  at  Simpson's  Audito- 
rium, good  races  at  the  Velodrome,  and  sev- 
eral other  minor  attractions,  this  is  an 
exceptionally  good  week  for  the  r.musement 
lovers,  and  each  attraction  has  received  its 
share  of  patronage. 

Sada,  the  girl  violinist,  who  has  been 
playing  the  Orpheum  circuit,  will  give  a 
concert  under  the  management  of  J.  T.  Fitz- 
gerald, on  the  nth  inst.  She  will  be  assisted 
by  local  talent. 

The  Creation,  which  was  presented  under 
the  direction  of  J.  T.  Fitzgerald  28th  ultimo, 
proved  to  be  such  a  drawing  card  that  it 
was  repeated  5th  inst.,  and  proved  as  popu- 
lar as  before. 

The  American  Cycle  Track  Co.  held  its 
initial  meet  30th  ultimo,  at  which  over 
6,000  spectators  enjoyed  two  hours  of  the 
best  bicycle  racing  ever  witnessed  in  this 
city.  The  track  is  a  revelation  to  the  cy- 
cling promoters,  and  said  to  be  the  fastest 
in  the  world.  The  racing  will  continue, 
once  a  week,  throughout  the  winter  season. 

La  Fiesta  de  San  Xavier  is  the  title  of  a 
new  opera,  which  has  its  scenes  and  home 
in  California.  The  text  was  written  by  Miss 
Grace  Bowers  of  San  Diego,  and  the  music 
by  Mr.  Owen  Foster  of  this  city.  The  play 
will  be  presented  to  a  Los  Angeles  audience 
15-16  inst. 

The  Elks  held  their  annual  memorial  ser- 
vices 3d  inst.  The  service  was  very  beauti- 
ful and  impressive,  the  program  had  been 
carefully  arranged  and  the  music  was  excep- 
tionally fine.    A  large  crowd  was  present. 

After  the  close  of  the  Nance  O'Neil  en- 
gagement at  the  Burbank.  \V.  R.  Dailey 
will  bring  his  stock  company  to  that  house 
for  a  two  weeks'  engagement.  Darrell  Vin- 
ton and  May  Nan  nary  are  with  the  com- 
pany, and  it  is  to  these  two  people  that 
Manager  Dailey  pins  his  faith. 

Manager  Morosco  has  signed  contracts 
with  Charles  Astor  Parker,  who  is  at  the 
helm  of  the  James  Neil]  Stock  Company,  for 
a  seven  weeks'  engagement  when  that  or- 
ganization visits  the  coast.  This  is  one  of 
the  strongest  stock  companies  in  the  United 
States. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theater  Frederick 
Warde  is  playing  to  good  business,  as  he 
always  does  in  this  city.  Mr.  Warde  is  a 
pronounced  favorite  here  and  especially  so 
among  the  High  School  pupils,  whom  he 
always  visits  when  here.  His  repertoire 
consists  of  The  Lion's  Mouth,  Fortune's 
Fool,  Merchant  of  Venice,  Romeo  and 
Juliet,  and  Richard  the  Third.  Mr.  Warde 
brings  two  carloads  of  scenery  with  him. 
For  11-12-13  Murray  and  Mack  are  booked. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theater  the  Nance 
O'Neil  Company  is  playing  to  packed 
houses,  at  popular  prices.  This  company 
has  always  done  a  good  business  here,  and 
from  the  advance  sale  it  appears  that  this 
will  be  no  exception  to  the  rule.  This 
week's  bill  includes  Magda  and  Peg  Wof- 
fington.  The  prices  for  week  commencing 
nth  are  not  as  yet  decided  upon. 

At  the  Orpheum  a  banner  bill  is  up  and, 
although  the  other  houses  have  excellent 
attractions  and  are  playing  to  crowds,  the 
Orpheum  holds  up  its  end  of  the  string  with 
the  same  ease  that  it  always  has.  The 
Knights  of  Pythias  had  a  benefit  at  this 
house  7th  inst.,  and  the  Modern  Woodmen 
Sth  inst.  For  both  performances  the  house 
was  sold  out.  The  bill  includes  Cora  Stuart, 
Lucie  Verdier,  Miguon,  Ryan  aud  Richfield, 
Rice  and  Elmer,  Hamilton  Hill,  Cheridah 
Simpson  and  Professor  Burton's  Dogs. 


At  Hazard's  Pavilion  Phil  R.  Miller's  The 
Hottest  Coon  in  Dixie  held  the  boards 
3-4-5-6,  and  did  a  fair  business.  The  show 
is  very  good  for  that  class  of  a  performance, 
but  only  goes  to  emphasize  the  fact  that  a 
white  man  makes  the  best  theatrical  coon. 

Herbkrt  L.  Cornish. 


MUSICAL  MENTION. 
November  29. — The  presentation  last  night 
of  Haydn's  masterpiece,  The  Creation,  by 
the  Los  Angeles  Oratorio  Society,  under  the 
direction  of  Prof.  Y.  A.  Bacon,  is  a  marked 
event  in  the  musical  progress  of  the  West. 
This  wonderful  composition  still  holds  the 
position  in  the  world  of  music  that  it  at- 
tained in  London  over  a  century  ago. 
Haydn's  forte  is  in  the  marvelous  support 
which  he  gives  to  the  voice  by  smooth  and 
brilliant  orchestration,  without  giving  un- 
due prominence  to  the  instruments.  The 
tone-pictures  of  Chaos  are  wonderfully  con- 
trasted with  the  exquisite  air,  With  Yirdue 
Clad,  which  was  sung  by  lime.  Genevra 
Johnstone-Hishop,  whose  artistic  finish  and 
perfect  mastery  of  the  score  blended  through- 
out with  the  character  and  spirit  of  the 
oratorio.  Another  bit  of  nature,  In  Native 
Worth,  was  well  rendered  by  Mr.  A.  Miller, 
who  did  earnest  work;  while  the  power  of 
Rolling  in  Foaming  Billows  brought  out  Mr. 
H.  S.  William's  wide  range  and  good  quality 
of  voice. 

The  ensemble  of  the  chorus  was  good,  es- 
pecially in  the  Heavens  are  Telling,  which 
still  remains  one  of  the  noblest  of  oratorio 

choruses. 

The  audience  last  evening,  in  its  keen  in- 
terest and  intelligent  appreciation,  was  one 
of  the  finest  ever  gathered  in  California  to 
honor  a  musical  master.  Simpson's  Taber- 
nacle was  crowded  to  its  fullest  capacity. 
So  many  people  were  turned  away  from  the 
doors  that  the  manager  has  decided  to  re" 
peat  the  oratorio  on  Tuesday  evening,  Dec- 
ember 5th.  S. 


STOCKTON. 

Special  Correspondence. 

Stockton,  Dec.  5. — Gorton's  Minstrels 
did  the  biggest  business  of  the  season  at  the 
Yo  Semite,  playing  to  S.  R.  O.,  and  their 
bill  was  an  exceptionally  clean  one  and  the 
whole  detail  showed  unusually  fine  business 
management. 

Murry  and  Mack  did  a  large  Saturday 
night  business,  and  have  a  good  show. 
The  women  are  all  comely  and  do  their 
parts  well,  and  Finnigan's  Ball  "took" 
here.  As  fun  producers  Murry  and  Mack 
are  good. 

My  Friend  from  India  held  the  boards 
Monday  evening  and  played  to  large  busi- 
ness. L.  R.  Stockwell  is  very  popular  here. 
The  company  is  a  good  one  and  lost  no  ad- 
vantage to  get  everything  possible  out  of  the 
characters.  J.  E.  McCarthy,  a  genial  aud 
capable  young  man,  formerly  treasurer  of 
the  Yo  Semite  Theater  in  this  city,  is  in 
advance  of  India  for  its  present  tour. 
Special  mention  should  be  made  in  this  play 
of  Miss  Mabelle  Bowman,  who  is  the  sister 
of  Manager  C.  P.  Hall's  wife,  and  comes 
naturally  by  her  histrionic  abilities,  Mrs. 
Hall  having  supported  Warde  and  James 
with  great  success.  Miss  Bowman  made  a 
distinct  hit. 

I  want  to  call  attention  to  Mrs.  S.  Caulder- 
wood,  whose  picture  appeared  in  the  Call 
last  week.  Mrs.  Caulderwood  is  rated  as  a 
coming  stellar  attraction  in  the  musical 
woild.  She  has  studied  for  grand  opera 
but  fifteen  months  under  Professor  Kern 
and  her  singing  at  St.  Frances  de  Sales  Fair 
in  Oakland  was  pronounced  of  high  class. 
She  takes  B  flat  above  high  C  with  ease. 
Mrs.  Caulderwood  is  a  Stockton  girl,  having 
been  Miss  Lottie  Barney,  daughter  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  J.  H.  Barney,  well  known  here.  I 
learn  from  her  relatives  that  she  will  soon 
appear  at  the  Alhambra  at  the  head  of  an 
operatic  company,  and  will  afterward  start 
for  Australia. 


The  golden  jubilee  of  the  Methodist 
Church  has  been  continued  this  week  by  the 
Carnival  of  Nations.  The  rendition  of 
Mendelssohn's  Hymn  of  Praise,  spoken  of 
last  week,  was  on  the  grandest  scale  ever 
given  here.  The  following  soloists  from 
San  Francisco  were  heard  to  flattering  ad- 
vantage: Miss  Stella  Freidlander,  Mrs. 
Roper  Von  Benzon,  Miss  Cecelia  Decker, 
Miss  Florence  Boston,  Miss  Lulu  Feildheim, 
Miss  Brinn,  Mrs.  Seibe,  Miss  Fanny  Denny 
and  H.  II.  Sellers. 

Among  the  local  singers  were  Miss  Mabel 
Gross,  James  Rhea  and  Horace  Vincent. 
One  of  the  most  promising  tenor  voices  in 
this  city  is  that  of  James  Rhea,  who  is  fast 
coming  to  the  fr  nit  as  a  soloist  of  ability  and 
is  perhaps  heard  with  more  pleasing  effect 
than  any  other  tenor  now  heard  in  the  local 
church  choirs. 

The  Yo  Semite  was  jammed  Sunday  after- 
noon at  the  Elks'  Lodge  of  Sorrow.  Brother 
Francis  E.  Beck  of  San  Francisco  No.  3,  de- 
livered the  masterly  oration. 

In  Old  Kentucky  ended  the  week's  en- 
gagements here,  and  played  to  a  big  house. 
The  company  is  a  fine  one,  as  good  as  has 
been  seen  in  the  favorite  Southern  play. 
Eugenie  Blair  and  Sousa's  Bride  Elect  follow 
at  the  Yo  Semite. 

Archie  Levy  has  given  the  Tivoli  Music 
Hall  a  good  singer  this  week  in  Miss  Annetta 
George. 

Business  Manager  L.  Henry  heard  with 
great  satisfaction  of  the  success  of  his  bosom 
friend,  Harry  Corson  Clarke,  at  Los  Angeles 
in  Jones.  G.  E.  McLeod. 


SPOKANE 

Special  Correspondence. 
Spokane,  Wash.,  Dec.  2. — Auditorium 
Theater,  H.  C.  Hay  ward,  Mgr.;  Capt,  Harry 
Wells,  Oregon  Vols.,  lectured  on  Our  War 
in  the  Phillipines  to  a  small  but  apprecia- 
tive audience.  Mile.  Fifi,  26 — Good  per- 
formance. Black  Patti's  Troubadours  open 
November  30  for  three  nights.  Large  at- 
tendance opening  night.  H.  F.  Watts  as 
the  successor  of  Ernest  Hogan,  gave  a  clean 
and  grotesque  performance.  He  made  many 
friends  and  has  by  many  been  declared 
superior  to  his  illustrious  predecessor,  now 
of  Australian  fame.  The  Operatic  kaliedo- 
scope  introduces  Mme.  Patti  and  a  well 
trained  chorus,  in  selections  from  lirminie, 
Fanst,  Tannhauser  and  L'Africaine.  Week 
of  December  4th,  the  Shaw  Company  in 
repertoire.  Dolph. 

SANTA  BARBARA 

Special  Correspondence 

Santa  Barbara,  Dec.  1. — Santa  Barbara 
has  been  in  a  condition  of  almost  volcanic 
excitement  this  last  week,  at  least  it  has 
seemed  so  in  contrast  to  its  usual  conditions 
of  extreme  quiet.  Thanksgiving  day  brought 
a  series  of  festivities  which  made  the  little 
town  giddy  with  its  whirl  of  gaiety.  One 
really  had  to  choose  between  a  foot-ball 
game  of  local  iuterest  and  the  matinee. 
True,  it  was  only  a  minstrel  matinee,  but  to 
have  an  afternoon  performance  was  some- 
thing, and  in  the  evening  the  minstrels 
again — the  only  Georgia's.  They  played  to 
a  crowded  house,  for  both  foot-ball  teams 
and  their  friends  were  there  and  were  gen- 
erous with  applause.  The  people  behind 
the  footlights  seemed  to  need  encourage- 
ment, for  they  looked  and  acted  tired  and 
sleepy. 

This  present  week  we  have  another  col- 
ored attraction,  The  Hottest  Coon  in  Dixie; 
this  play  bills,  and  advertisements  promise 
something  extraordinary.  It  may  be,  for 
those  who  like  a  continuous  performance  of 
"dark-face" 

Nature  has  taken  a  hand  in  the  entertain- 
ment of  last  week  by  sending  in  rollers 
mountains  high  over  the  breakwater,  and 
bounded  along  the  water  front  and  causing 
considerable  destruction.  The  wreckage 
was  announced  by  huge  placards  on  the 
cars,   and  every  one  has  been  rushing,  I 


mean  going.  No  one  rushes  here,  not  even 
the  electric  cars,  to  the  beach  to  view  the 
huge  gap  and  what  was  much  better  worth 
the  sight,  the  long,  rolling  swells  that  would 
come  sweeping  in  and  finally  bound  over 
with  an  unbroken  crest  fifty  feet  long  and 
beautiful  to  see.  But.  this  is  neither  dra- 
matic nor  musical,  is  it,  only  we  have  found 
it  of  so  much  interest  I  could  not  refrain 
from  its  mention. 

The  Educational  Club  of  Santa  Barbara  is 
doing  good  work  for  the  progressive  spirit  of 
the  town  by  the  excellent  program  offered 
weekly.  Music,  lectures,  stereopticon 
views  are  some  of  the  features  presented  bv 
the  Club. 

Mr.  Gerard  Barton  and  Mr.  Lewis 
Thwaites,  both  organists  of  repute,  are 
teaching  the  public  ear  to  appreciate  fine 
music,  and  at  the  same  time  giving  the 
music  lovers  a  treat,  by  their  organ  recitals, 
which  come  once  in  four  or  six  weeks.  Mr. 
Thwaites  is  organist  and  choirmaster  of 
Trinity  Church,  and  gives  fine  music  at  the 
Sunday  services. 

Between  local  talent  and  occasional  vis- 
itors from  other  cities,  the  prospect  for  good 
musical  and  dramatic  entertainment  during 
the  winter  is  very  bright  and  encouraging 
to  those  who  are  obliged  to  be  thankful  for 
what  they  can  get  rather  than  getting  exact- 
ly what  they  want.  E.  P 

HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence 

Honolulu.Nov.  28.— The  first  four  weeks 
of  sixteen  performances  has  passed,  giving 
the  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company  good  en- 
couragement to  continue  and  finish  up  their 
season  of  thirty-two  operas.  Everything 
goes  through  with  a  rush.  All  seem  pleased 
with  the  company,  although  the  the  theater- 
going portion  of  the  inhabitants  is  very  lim- 
ited, the  same  faces  are  seen  in  the  audience 
each  night.  Saturday  nights  a  special  train 
is  run  to  give  those  living  on  the  plantations 
an  opportunity  to  see  the  opera.  This  train 
is  always  crowded.  Col.  Thompson  has  an 
eye  to  business  in  knowing  how  to  have  a 
good  house  on  Saturday  afternoon.  All 
schools  are  provided  with  tickets,  which  are 
given  to  the  scholars,  and  when  presented 
at  the  box  office  by  them  a  ticket  is  sold  at 
reduced  rates.  This  scheme  has  taken  well, 
as  was  shown  by  the  last  two  matinees. 

The  Neill  Company  proposes  coming  here 
in  February. 

M.  B.  Curtis  and  wife,  late  of  Australia, 
are  stopping  hereon  account  of  Mrs.  Curtis' 
health. 

The  Orpheum  was  playing  to  poor  houses 
for  a  few  weeks  for  want  of  talent.  Rand, 
Byron  and  Rand, with  Guy  Livingston,  leave 
for  the  Coast  the  28th.  The  musical  Fletchers 
and  Herr  Busch,  trapeze  performer,  opened 
the  23d.  Llewlyn  Sisters  from  Australia,  in 
operatic  selections,  opened  the  23d. 

H.  A.  Franson. 


OAKLAND 

Special  Correspondence. 

Oakland,  Dec.  6. — That  ever  popular 
and  pretty  story  of  Kentucky  life,  In  Old 
Kentucky,  packed  the  Macdonough  Thea- 
ter from  pit  to  dome  Monday  evening,  Dec. 
4,  and  delighted  the  large  audience. 

L.  R.  Stockwell,  the  popular  comedian  in 
the  roaring  farce,  My  Friend  From  India, 
opened  at  the  Macdonongh  last  night  for  a 
season  of  six  nights  and  a  matinee,  and  was 
greeted  by  a  large  house.  Mr.  Stockwell  is 
a  great  favorite  with  Oakland  audiences.  It 
is  needless  to  say  that  business  will  be  very 
large. 

On  Monday  and  Tuesday  evenings,  Dec. 
12-13,  Jacob  Litt's  powerful  production 
on  Shenandoah  will  be  the  attraction. 

At  the  Dewey  Opera  House,  Oliver  Twist 
has  been  the  attraction.  It  is  artistically 
mounted  and  presented  by  a  strong  cast,  the 
principal  characters  being  in  the  hands  of 
Landers  Stevens,  as  Bill  Lykes,  Fanny  Gil- 
lette, as  Nancy  Lykes,  Gracie  Plaisted,  as 


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Oliver  Twist,  and  E.  J.  Holden,  as  Fagin  the 
Jew.  The  attendance  has  been  large  the 
entire  week. 

Week  commencing  Dec.  12,  the  Grand 
Stock  Company  will  be  seen  in  The  Knobs 
of  Tennessee. 

The  Elks'  Lodge  held  memorial  services 
at  the  Macdouough  Theater  last  Sunday 
afternoon. 

MUSICAL  NOTES. 

Both  the  society  and  musical  elements 
are  much  interested  in  the  first  production 
of  P.  C.  Allen's  pastoral,  Adria  and  Aron. 
at  Dietz  Opera  House  next  Friday  evening. 
The  occasion  will  mark  the  first  opportunity 
afforded  here  of  hearing  a  work  of  Mr. 
Allen's  in  one  of  larger  forms  of  composi- 
tion. 

The  next  concert  of  the  Hughes'  Club  will 
take  place  after  the  Christmas  holidays. 

H.  B.  Clark. 


SACRAMENTO . 

Special  Correspondence 

Sacramento,  Dec.  5. — The  Elleford  Com- 
pany began  their  second  week  Monday  night 
with  Ten  Thousand  Miles  Away. 

The  following  will  be  given  during  this 
week:  Tuesday,  The  Ensign;  Wednesday, 
May  Blossom;  Thursday,  A  Nutmeg  Match; 
Friday,  The  Idler;  Saturday  matinee,  Robin- 
son Crusoe;  Saturday  night,  The  Black  Flag; 
Sunday  night's  performance  is  to  be  left  to 
the  patrons  of  the  Clunie  Opera  House,  they 
to  name  the  play  desired. 

Thursday  night  is  to  be  Newsbovs'  Night, 
Manager  Ficks  and  Jessie  Norton  having  re- 
served the  orclustra  and  invited  the  boys  to 
be  present. 


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The  Orpheum 

There  are  a  number  of  new  features 
at  the  Orpheum  this  week.  The 
excellent  program  opens  with  Jessie 
Millar,  whose  expert  playing  of  the 
cornet  was  a  pleasure  to  the  delighted 
hearers.  Emmonds,  Emerson  &  Em- 
monds  in  their  jolly  skit,  Only  a  Joke, 
were  received  with  uproarous  applause 
and  must  have  been  more  than  pleased 
with  their  reception.  The  crowded 
house  demanded  a  recall,  and  their 
take-off  of  an  Orpheum  audience  was 
very  laughable  and  fully  appreciated. 
It  is  to  be  hoped  some  of  the  thought- 
less women  were  affected  and  may  be 
effected  by  the  theater  hat  episode, 
but  it  is  too  much  to  hope  that  this 
class  can  or  will  learn  anything.  The 
Tennis  Trio,  two  athletic  fellows  and 
a  pretty  girl,  gave  an  exceedingly  good 
Indian  club  performance  and  were 
applauded  to  the  echo.  George  Fuller 
Golden  jumped  into  immediate  high 
favor.  His  new  Casey  jokes  are  rich, 
rare  and  racy.  Peter  Baker  con- 
tinues to  delight  the  house  and  after  a 
hearty  encore  gave  the  Red,  White 
and  Blue.  A.  D.  Robbins,  the  trick 
bicyclist,  is  a  wonder,  but  D'Arvilleis 
the  greatest  attraction  for  the  time  be- 
ing. Her  sweet,  thrilling  voice  touches 
the  heart  and  she  carries  her  audiences 
with  her.  She  sings  with  exquisite 
expression  coon  songs  of  a  high  order, 
if  that  term  can  be  applied  to  coon 
songs,  but  her  charming  personality 
renders  them  tender  and  sweet  and 
above  the  ordinary  vaudeville  singer. 


encores  at  every  performance.  Mat- 
tie  Nichols  seems  to  be  a  fixture,  and 
Frank  Hall  is  slowly  but  surely  put- 
ting Wallace,  the  lion,  under  complete 
subjection.  The  moving  picture  ma- 
chine shows  some  new  views. 


The  Oberon 

The  O'Farrell  street  concert  hall 
presents  the  same  excellent  specialties 
this  week  as  last.  Herbert  Emedley 
and  Maude  Goode,  duetists,  and  Maur- 
ice Montague,  tenor.  The  picture 
machine  showed  some  new  views  and 
the  fine  orchestra  rendered  a  new 
musical  program  throughout. 


T/>e  Olympia 

There  was  no  change  in  the  pro- 
gram at  this  music  hall  from 
that  presented  last  week.  The  bill  in- 
cludes Cad  Wilson,  Hastings  and  Hall, 
Marie  Wood,  Cole  and  Cole,  Julia 
Linton,  Carlton  and  Royce,  Dora  Mer- 
vin,  Dot  Stanley,  May  Nealson  and 
Camelia.    A  very  good  bill,  indeed 


The  Chutes 


RITA  Winfield,  a  young,  pretty 
and  clever  violinist,  is  the  only 
newcomer  at  the  Chutes  this  week, 
and  she  won  instant  approval  by  her 
complete  mastery  over  that  difficult 
instrument.  Major  Mite's  imitation 
of  Cornille  is  decidedly  the  best  thing 
he  has  done,  and  he  responds  to  many 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Lira  is  a  big  Los  Angeles  hit. 

Smith  and  Ellis,  sketch  team,  are  in 
town . 

Jim  Post  and  May  Ashley  go  North 
in  a  few  days. 

Walter  Parker  is  at  the  Casino  Thea- 
ter, Sacramento. 

The  Mohring  Bros,  open  at  the 
Olympia  Monday. 

Adele  and  Valentine,  child  artists, 
are  coming  this  way. 

-  Garnet  and  Vic  Lewis  open  at  Vic- 
toria December  nth. 

Joe  Valle  is  leading  the  orchestra  at 
the  Randsburg  house. 

Tint  Walsh,  the  equilibrist,  opens  at 
the  Chutes  on  the  nth. 

The  Morrells  are  at  the  Peoples' 
Theater,  Seattle,  Wash. 

Madge  Hall  opens  at  the  Orpheum, 
Randsburg,  on  the  nth. 

joe  Watkins  opens  a  dime  museum 
in  the  Baldwin  ruins  tonight. 

MindelFern  Drey  fuss  is  very  ill  in 
Honolulu  with  malarial  fever. 

A  letter  from  Junie  McCree  and 
Matt  Trayers  reports  "All's  well." 

Sue  Blanchard,  now  playing  Spo- 
kane, will  arrive  in  this  city  shortly. 

Ruby  Rajaee,  a  pleasing  serio  comic, 
opens  at  the  Stockton  Tivoli  Decem- 
ber nth. 

New  Vork  vaudeville  managers  arc- 
greatly  worried  over  the  lack  of  vaude- 
ville talent. 

The  suit  of  Marie  Wilbur  against 
Manager  E.  A.  Fischer  of  the  Oberon, 
for  breach  of  contract  and  six  weeks 


salary  was  up  for  trial  in  the  Justice 
Court  Wednesday.  The  testimony 
was  all  submitted  and  the  Court  took 
the  matter  under  advisement. 

The  Ver/euos.  new  candidates  for 
public  favor,  will  soon  make  their 
Frisco  debut. 

The  Zola  Sisters  and  Annette  George 
are  new  faces  at  Kapp  and  Street's 
Grotto  on  the  nth. 

Ouhama,  the  Jap  equilibrist,  is 
booked  for  an  early  appearance  at  the 
Chutes  and  Olympia. 

May  Kemfert  the  soprano  vocalist 
at  present  playing  New  Vork,  will 
soon  be  seen  in  this  city. 

The  Rands  got  back  from  Honolulu 
this  week.  Phil  Rand  is  very  sick 
with  pulmonary  trouble. 

The  Mohring  Brothers  are  meeting 
with  approbation  at  the  Chutes.  As 
gymnasts  they  are  supreme. 

Travelle,  Margie  Addis  and  Annetta 
George  are  underlined  for  the  New 
Vienna  Buffet  December  nth. 

Forman  &  Howlett,  banjoists,  and 
Sid  Baxter,  ariel  wire  juggler,  will 
leave  the  13th  for  Honolulu. 

The  Garretts  and  their  Royal  Mar- 
ionettes are  at  Park  Theater,  Ander- 
son, Ind.    They  are  headingthis way. 

Archie  Levy  is  arranging  an  Aus- 
tralian tour  for  Seabury,  the  high 
diver  and  Cora  Stuart  and  Company. 

Lester  and  Williams,  Harry  De  Lain 
and  the  Miltons  are  features  at  Banks 
Exchange  Opera  House,  Galveston, 
Texas. 

Mindel  Fern  Dreyfus,  will  play  four 
weeks  more  at  the  Honolulu  Orpheum 
upon  her  recovery  from  her  present 
illness. 

The  Willards  were  tendered  good 
engagements  with  Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris 
Company  and  with  the  Greater  Amer- 
ica Company,   but  could  not  accept. 


They  are  completing  plans  for  a 
of  Portland,  Seattle,  Vancouver  auu 
that  country,  coining  back  so  as  to 
open  with  the  New  Oberon. 

Mabel  Maitland,  the  well  known 
contortion  dancer,  has  just  arrived 
from  Chicago.  She  opens  in  this  city 
at  an  early  date. 

Lillian  Smith,  gun  snd  pistol  expert, 
and  the  Rialtos,  electric  serpentine 
dancers,  opened  Wednesday  night  at 
the  Orpheum,  Honolulu. 

John  H.  Wilson  and  his  troupe  of 
Hawaiians,  arrived  from  Omaha  a  few 
days  ago.  Seven  of  them  will  play  this 
city,  the  others  return  to  Honolulu 
on  the  next  steamer. 

Hastings  and  Hall,  the  clever  and 
popular  vocal  duo,  are  a  decided  hit 
at  the  Olympia.  Their  rendition  of 
popular  gems  were  received  with 
marks  of  approval,  and  the  numerous 
recalls  they  received  is  a  sure  test  that 
they  have  already  established  them- 
selves into  popular  favor. 

Cordrays  Latest 

Manager  Cor  dray,  Portland's 
progressive  manager,  is  soon  to 
introduce  an  innovation  at  his  theater, 
in  the  shape  of  a  t^raphophone,  which 
will  be  used  to  make  announcements 
to  the  audience  concerning  the  attrac- 
tions which  are  to  come  to  his  theater, 
as  well  as  of  items  of  news  in  which 
playgoers  will  be  interested.  The  in- 
strument was  ordered  in  the  East.  It 
will  soon  be  in  working  order,  and 
ready  for  business. 

Records  will  be  taken  of  the  songs 
and  other  specialties  that  may  make  a 
hit  during  the  engagements  of  the 
various  companies  playing  at  the  thea- 
ter, and  they  will  be  used  to  entertain 
the  audience  between  the  acts  of  cur- 
rent productions.  At  times  of  public 
excitement,  such  as  the  evening  of  an 
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the  graphophone. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


December  9th,  1S99 


In    the    World  of  cMusk 


OLD  COMIC  OPERA  FAVORITES. 

Mr.  Alfred  Kelleher's  successful  tes- 
timonial concert  given  in  Sherman 
Clay  Hall  two  weeks  ago  recalls  some 
interesting  points  in  the  career  of  this 
esteemed  singer  and  his  wife,  for- 
merly Miss  Susan  Galton,  who  shone 
in  comic  opera  years  ago,  and  whose 
graceful  acting  and  sweet  voice  won 
the  commendation  of  the  press  when 
they  appeared  in  a  sketch  from  Widows 
Bewitched  at  this  recent  and  gratify- 
ing event.  When  a  hoy  Mr.  Kelleher 
was  noted  for  his  good  voice  and  was 
brought  up  in  Brompton,  London, 
leading  the  boys'  choir.  His  voice 
reached  high  C  with  surprising  ease, 
and  he  attracted  the  admiration  of  the 
Dowager  Duchess  of  Argyle,  who 
made  a  pet  of  the  little  fellow.  His 
studies  were  pursued  utider  Garcia 


with  a  view  to  becoming  a  vocal  master, 
and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  made 
his  debut  in  London  at  a  concert  con- 
ducted by  Prof.  Otto  Goldschmidt, 
winning  high  praise  from  Jenny  Lind 
[Madame  Goldschmidt.]  Mr.  Kelle- 
her had  the  advantage  of  attending 
the  clinics  of  the  first  hospital  in  Lon- 
don for  diseases  of  the  throat,  under 
the  supervision  of  Dr.  Morel  McKen- 
zie.  The  young  singer  toured  suc- 
cessfully in  concert  through  England 
and  Scotland,  and  coming  to  America 
in  1869  joined  the  Susan  Galton  Opera 
Company,  and  after  three  years  in 
Philadelphia  came  to  San  Francisco, 
where  he  has  held  a  distinguished 
place  in  the  profession,  first  in  a  sea- 
son of  comic  opera,  then  as  a  vocal 
master,  holding  a  position  at  Mills' 
College  for  nineteen  years.  Emma 
Nevada,     Marie     Barnard,  Gracie 


A   LESSON  IN  ACTING. 

Many  a  bright  girl  has  been  lost  to 
the  profession  through  the  reluctance 
of  parents  to  expose  her  to  the  con- 
taminating influences  that  too  often 
surround  the  student  of  histrionic 
aspiration,  for  there  is  no  danger 
upon  the  stage  when  the  mind  is 
matured  and  the  glamor  wears  off 
with  the  grease  paint  and  hard,  seri- 
ous work.  The  problem  of  protection 
during  the  period  of  stage  preparation 
was  happily  solved  during  a  recent 
visit  to  the  Von  Meyerinck  School  of 
Music  on  Fulton  street,  where  I  wit- 
nessed a  lesson  in  acting  to  a  class  of 
girls  by  Mrs.  Henri  Fairweather, 
successful  as  a  dramatist,  lecturer, 
dramatic  and  operatic  coach,  and  a 
pupil  of  one  of  the  few  students  of  the 
incomparable  Taglione.  Mrs.  Fair- 
weather  employs  the  Taglione 
method  in  her  work  as  applied  to 
stage  technique  in  the  French  school 
of  acting,  her  pupils,  like  those  of  the 
Paris  Conservatory,  having  practical 
experience,  and  the  advantage  of  en- 
semble work  where  each  student 
becomes  a  critic  according  to  the 
standpoint  of  an  audience,  stepping 
from  the  school  to  the  stage,  under- 
standing interpretation  of  character 
and  requiring  only  experience  to  gain 
artistic  perfection.  It  was  gratifying 
to  note  the  discipline,  enthusiasm  and 
refinement  of  the  Von  Me3*erinck 
pupils,  the  sweet  influence  Mrs.  Fair- 
weather  exerted  over  "her  girls,"  and 


Plaisted,  Lily  Post,  Helen  Merrill, 
Lillian  Coleman,  Lizzie  Boyer,  Carrie 
Roma  and  others  claimed  bim  as  their 
first  instructor.  Mr.  Kelleher  is  a 
member  of  the  choir  of  Trinity  Church 
and  is  also  a  master  in  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Conservatory  of  Music.  Mrs. 
Alfred  Kelleher,  nee  Susan  Galtoti, 
is  a  niece  of  Louisa  Pyne,  the  great 
English  opera  singer,  who  first  pro- 
duced Lurline,  Satanella,  Rose  of  Cas- 
tile, and  Martha.  At  five  years  of 
age  Miss  Galton  appeared  in  public  as 
a  pianist,  continuing  in  concert  work 
until  the  age  of  fourteen.  Her  mother 
Mary  Pyne  Galton,  a  gifted  musician 
who  played  in  London  concerts  with 
Joachim  and  other  celebrities,  gave  her 
the  first  instruction  in  piano  and  sing- 
ing, after  which  she  was  sent  to  Paris. 
Miss  Galton  was  prepared  to  come  out 
in  the  Opera  Comique  in  Crown  Dia- 
monds, but  illness  forced  her  to  aban- 
don her  cherished  plan.  Her  educa- 
tion received  its  crowning  point  in  a 
course  of  study  with  Sig.  Schira,  and 
she  appeared  at  Her  Majesty's  Thea- 


CAPT.  AND  MRS.  KELLEHER 

the  good  temper  of  the  students  in 
bearing  smart  criticism  from  the  rest 
until  their  efforts  won  applause.  Very 
different  to  a  rehearsal  I  once  wit- 
nessed, where  a  shy  girl  was  fright- 
ened half  out  of  her  wits  by  a  stage 
manager  who  could  not  bother  with 
her  inexperience.  The  interesting 
lesson  was  stage  deaths  and  falls, 
Ortrud,  Elsa,  Santuzza,  and  a  death 
by  poison,  winning  my  admiration  for 
their  realistic  effect.  As  a  young 
girl's  pretty  form  struggled  in  the 
death  agony  and  lay  still,  some  one 
near  me  shuddered  and  cried,  "Oh!  I 
can't  look  at  her — it  is  too  ghastly!" 
Mrs.  Fairweather  smiled  approval, 
saying,  "You  need  no  higher  compli- 
ment, my  dear!"  The  grewsome 
effect  was  banished  as  a  girl  with 
laughing  eyes  shook  her  head  doubt- 
fully when  told  to  fall.  "It  is  a  long 
way  down!"  she  said,  with  comical 
seriousness,  and  falling  heavily,  got 
up  rubbing  her  hands.  "We're  all 
just  as  bad  at  first,"  said  a  voice  at  my 
elbow  in  a  tone  of  pleasant  superiority. 
"We  love  the  work,  and  the  lessons 
are  too  short."  That  was  my  exper- 
ience, for  my  eyes  had  just  been 
opened  to  the  reason  the  stage  heroine 
in  distress  has  such  a  distant  acquaint- 
ance with  the  hair-pin — two  girls  with 
long,  brown  and  golden  tresses,  prov- 
ing their  value  in  the  effects  produced 
by  the  fall  of  the  hair  when  a  dress 
rehearsal  of  an  operetta  in  preparation 
was  called,  and  then — they  turned  me 
out! 


Vaughan  &  Keith.  Photo 

MR.     ROBERT    TOI.MIE  ENTERTAINS. 

An  evening  of  story  and  music  was 
given  Friday  evening  in  the  studio  of 
Mr.  Robert  Tolmie,  Miss  Blanche  Tol- 
mie,  vocalist,  Mrs.  Olivia  Warfield, 
reader,  and  Miss  Theresa  Ehrman, 
pianist,  contributing  to  the  evening's 
enjoyment.  The  program,  which  was 
much  enjoyed,  consisted  of:  To  the 
Passing  Saint.  Telling  the  Bees,  [Eu- 
gene Field]:  Act  II,  Scene  1,  School 
for  Scandal  [SherMan];  Sonata  [Scar- 
lotti];  Berceuse  [Iljensky];  Etude 
[Moszkowsky];  Act  I,  Scene  V,  Mac- 
beth [Shakespeare];  The  Quarrel 
[Tennyson];  Lithauisches  Lied  [Chop- 
in];  With  a  Violet  [Grieg];  My  Love 
is  like  the  Red,  Red  Rose  [Schumann]; 
When  de  Co'n  Pones  Hot,  Discovered, 
[Paul  Laurence];  A  Coquette  Con- 
quered [Dunbar]. 


It  Eastern  managers  have  any 
doubts  about  the  theatrical  boom  now 
on  in  California,  let  them  read  and 
digest  the  following  : 

"The  production  of  In  Old  Ken- 
tucky was  the  fourth  in  this  city.  The 
Barton  on  Saturday  night  contained 
1 ,744  spectators,  truly  a  record- 
breaking  attendance  and  short  only 
about  $40  in  receipts  compared  to 
Kentucky's  first  production  here  in 
1894,  although  it  has  drawn  good 
houses  in  the  meanwhile. — Fresno 
Democrat . 


ter  in  London  as  Amina  in  Sonnam- 
bula,  singing   Marguerite  in  Faust, 
Lucia,  Traviata  and  other  operas  be- 
fore the  Royal  family.     When  only 
sixteen  she  appeared  at  a  monster  con- 
cert at   Drury   Lane  Theater,  when 
Mario,  the  noted  tenor,  appeared  for 
the  last  time.  M  iss  Galton  was  known 
as  the  child  singer  with  all  the  great 
artists,  and  sang  with  Santley,  Patey, 
Trebelli  and  Rudersdorf,  also  appear- 
ing at  the  London  Pops  when  Halle 
and  Madame  Goddard  were  the  pian- 
ists.   In  1868  Miss  Galton  came  to 
America  with  her  mother,  Mr.  Whippin 
and  Mrs.   Whippin,  her  sister,  and 
they  first  introduced  English  comic 
opera  in  this  country.    After  a  suc- 
cessful year   they    were  joined  by 
Alfred  Kelleher,  and  the  pretty  little 
song  bird  became  his  bride.  The 
ceremony  at  the  PhiladelphiaCathedral 
attracted  thousands  of  people,  for  she 
was  the  favorite  of  the  theater-going 
public.    After  a  successful  season  in 
San  Francisco,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kelleher 
retired  from  the  stage.     In  Mr.  Kel- 
leher's pleasant  studio  in  the  Clay 
street  home  he  showed  me  the  portrait 
of  his  wife — the  face  of  a  sweet  girl  in 
her  teens, — "When  she  was  a  young- 
ster, "he  said  with  a  smile, as  he  glanced 
proudly  at  the  pretty  flowing  hair. 
Their  home  life  is  very  lovely,  and  five 
girls  and  boys  are  jewels  in  her  crown 
of  motherhood,  dearer  to  Mrs.  Kelle- 
her than  the  applause  and  flowers  that 
rained  upon  the  stage  in  the  days  gone 
by. 

MEMBERS  CONCERT  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

Mr.  Robert  Lloyd  directed  the  mem- 
bers' concert  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  which 
was  a  very  pleasant  affair,  and  held  at 
the  Association  Auditorium  last  week. 
Encores  were  the  order  of  the  evening, 
every  participant  being  compelled  to 
satisfy  the  demand  with  a  second  ap- 
pearance. Bern  hard  Walther,  violin- 
ist, shared  the  laurels  of  the  evening 
with  Mr.  Lloyd  and  responded  to 
double  encores,  the  sweet  strains  of 
the  violin  making  a  happy  contrast  to 
the  vocal  numbers.  Mr.  Walther 
seems  to  please  wherever  he  appears. 
He  plays  with  great  care  and  feeling. 
He  played  Zigeunerweisen  [gypsy 
airs]  by  Sarusate,  doing  some  brilliant 
work.  His  encore  was  even  more 
charming,  when  the  applause  was  so 
prolonged  that  he  gave  Robin  Adair, 
the  pretty  air  that  every  one  knows 
and  loves.  Mr.  Lloyd  was  in  very  fine 
voice;  he  sang  better.in  fact, than  I  ever 
heard  him.  His  robust,  ringing  tones 
brought  much  applause.  Mr.  Lloyd 
rolls  his  r's  perhaps  a  little  too  much. 
His  numbers  were  Cantique  de  Noel 
[Adam]  and  a  hearty  encore,  and  a 
.duet  with  Mr.  Ogilvie,  Benedict's  The 
Moon  Hath  Raised  Her  Lamp.  Mr. 
Ogilvie  also  sang  Romany  Lass.  He 
has  a  very  good  voice  but  lacks  some- 
what in  cultivation.  Mrs.  John  Mad- 
den sang  Bemberg's  Nymphs  and 
Fawns,  and  Jamie  Dear,  the  latter 
being  her  best  number,  receiving  much 
praise.  Miss  Clara  Atkins  sang 
Emery's  Burst  Ye  Apple  Buds,  very 
prettily,  giving  an  encore.  The  Har- 
mony Quartet  appeared  several  times 
and  made  an  excellent  impression, 
their  numbers  being  Estudiantina, 
There's  One  That  I  Love,  and  encores. 
The  quartet  comprises  Miss  Lena 
Hackmeister,  Mrs.  N.  B.  Frisbie,  Mrs. 
John  Madden,  Mrs.  Arthur  Lewis, 
pianist.  Mr.  Franklin  Palmer  was  the 
accompanist  for  the  evening. 


-Mary  Frances  Francis. 


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Behind  the  Scenes 

Daring  Rehearsal 


^T^eep  out  during  rehearsal — this  applies 
to  all,"  was  the  greeting  at  the  door. 
Merely  a  sign  and  ineffectual,  so  I  turned  a 
talent  for  observation  to  the  seeing  of  politer 
things,  the  best  place  to  push  for  instance, 
and  slid  in.  They  were  hard  at  it.  Mr. 
Webster  held  the  center  of  the  stage  wound- 
ed to  the  death,  yet  not  in  pain,  Miss  Foster 
groped  toward  him,  her  lover,  and,  blind 
beyond  her  intentions,  knocked  his  hat  off. 
He  grabbed  for  it  and  missed  it.  The  effect 
was  mighty  funny  but  no  one  seemed  to 
think  so.  The}-  were  in  the  presence  of 
death  and  felt  it  to  a  man.  Talk  of  detach- 
ment from  one's  surroundings — why  the 
very  hush  of  burial  was  in  the  air. 

"Padre!"  cried  the  crowd  at  his  entrance, 
in  a  quite  hail-fellow  way. 

"No,  no,"  said  Mr.  Bryant,  "he  is  a  holy 
man.  Your  love  for  him  is  reverential. 
More  respect  please — lift  your  hats." 

He  was  not  arguing  with  them,  he  was  tell- 
ing them — and  the  information  was  needful. 
I  was  grateful  myself.  The  "holy  man" 
was  in  pepper-and-salt,  collared  comfortably 
and  tied  brilliantly,  yet  to  the  fashion.  His 
hat  was  back  on  three  hairs  and  he  chewed 
gum  vigorously.  They  all  chew.  It  eases 
the  throat.  No  wonder  they  hailed  him 
fraternally.  "Padre"  they  said  again,  this 
time  admirably  and  he  knelt  over  the  dying 
with  a  deep  breath  of  one  who  means  to  sing 
high.  He  felt  the  heart  and  rose  explo- 
sively. 

"No,  no,"  said  Mr.  Bryant  again,  "you 
are  a  priest  and  have  seen  death  a  thousand 
times.  Your  sigh  is  half  a  prayer  for  the 
soul  that  is  taking  its  flight."  Once  more 
the  padre  rose  and  sighed.  Good!  The 
crowd  swayed  back  in  echo,  crossed  itself  in 
spots  and  the  curtain  was  a  tableau  too  sol- 
emn to  applaud.  It  was  Powers'  Mother 
Earth  and  joyously  I  said  to  myself,  "It 
must  be  a  gem." 

The  cat  saw  me  first  and  tried  to  climb 
a  canvas  horse-chesnut,  or  was  it  a  linden? 
to  escape  the  enemy.  The  pretense  of  stage- 
land  in  general  and  that  tree  in  particular, 
explained  itself  sadly  to  the  beast  and  she 
slunk  up  the  O.  P.  entrance,  wiser  and  sad- 
der. A  cheery  voice  welcomed  me  and  a 
cordial  hand  beckoned  me  up.  I  might 
have  had  a  chair  but  I  preferred  the  shadow 
of  that  horse-chestnut,  and  stood  upon  a 
patch  of  grass  with  no  harmful  dew  upon  it, 
hoping  they  would  not  put  on  their  com- 
pany manners  for  me.  I  need  not  have 
worried.  They  can  afford  but  one  set  and 
what  with  seven  performances  and  two  mat- 
inees, have  all  they  can  do  to  keep  these 
properly  mended  and  brushed. 

Over  in  a  corner,  Mr.  Denithorne  with 
two  stalwarts  was  practicing  his  death.  He 
died  neatly  and  decently  several  times,  but 
seemed  ill  pleased  for  I  heard  him  engage 
to  die  a  few  times  more  after  rehearsal. 

"Do  you  like  that  way  of  dying?"  said 
one  extra  to  another. 

"What  do  you  mean?" 

"Why  that  style  of  death?" 

"There's  no  style  in  death,  old  man,  it  all 
depends  upon  how  you're  hit." 

Verily,  whoever  can  speak,  may  have 
something  to  say  worth  hearing. 

These  extra  men  and  women,  I  learned  by 
listening,  are  intelligent  and  often  cultured 
people,  graduates  of  Yale,  and  Vassar,  sons 
and  daughters  of  prominent  citizens  caught 
and  held  by  the  glare  of  the  footlights. 
Hard  workers,  too,  meaning  to  reach  the 
top  notch.  Have  been  meaning  too,  some 
of  them,  this  many  a  year  and  are  not  yet 
frustrate  of  the  hope.  I  overheard  one  little 
group  discussing  their  ancestors.  Ancestor 
worship  may  be  good  but  under  the  circum- 
stances it  seemed  a  rather  pathetic  religion. 
I  recalled  the  wisdom  of  Solomon:  "Therace 
is  not  to  the  swift  *  *  nor  yet  riches  to 
men  of  understanding,  nor  yet  favor  to  men 
of  skill;  but  time  and  chance  happeneth  to 
them  all."  They  await  their  chance.  May 
time  bring  it. 

"Now,  if  you  don't  mind,"  said  Mr.  Bry- 
ant, "we'll  go  over  the  act  again."  He  stood 
in  the  right  wing,  a  cup  of  coffee  in  one  hand 
and  a  roll  in  the  other,  snatching  a  bit  of 


breakfast.  That  was  the  whole  storv  in 
pantomime.  The  position  of  stage-director 
in  a  nine  performance  stock  company  is  no 
sinecure.  Who  said  he  should  have  been 
up  earlier?  You  don't  know  what  you  are 
talking  about. 

The  company  will  do  anything  for  him. 
He  never  gels  into  a  wry  mood  and  never 
loses  his  temper.  There  are  those  directors, 
I  have  heard  tell,  who  lump  all  the  oaths  of 
the  Crusadeis  and  the  bead-roll  of  the  Jes- 
uites  and  then  have  not  swear  words  enough 
to  go  around. 

Mr.  Bryant  guides  and  urges  and  persuades 
and  treats  his  people  like  children,  which, 
in  very  truth  they  are.  Show  me  a  greater 
child  than  your  actor,  as  full  of  smiles,  as 
full  of  frowns  and  as  easily  persuaded  to 
either. 

"Now  then,  we're  ready."  Miss  Fallon 
sat  in  a  corner  mumbling  a  Mexican  ditty 
and  thumping  an  imaginary  something  with 
even  rythmic  beats. 

"Bully!"  said  I — not  a  fine  word,  but  it 
telegraphed  well.  She  caught  it  with  a  grin 
and  pounded  on.  In  fact,  all  her  little  do- 
ings and  sayings  were  so  good,  so  character- 
istic that  even  in  the  baldness  of  an  un- 
dressed stage,  she  created  a  Mexican  atmos- 
phere I'll  wager  a  pound  of  Maskey's 
against  a  box  of  gloves  she  makes  a  hit  on 
Monday  night.  (Shedid — pay  up  and  make 
them  Dent'sl. 

She  loaned  Spanish  words  to  all  who  asked 
and  their  treatment  of  them,  except  by  Mon- 
taine,  who  has  a  talent  for  tongues,  recalled 
the  "pony  whose  name  was  Dapple  Gray." 

Every  little  while  a  character  thought  out 
a  bit  of  new  business,  and  woe  to  the 
prompter  if  he  interrupted  its  performance. 
He  was  withered  with  a  glance.  How  would 
you  like  to  be— the  prompter? 

Mr.  Moore  doesn't  mind — he  is  too  busy 
to  shy  at  gray  stones,  for  beside  being 
prompter  he  is  anybody,  everybody,  at  a 
moment's  notice,  male  or  female,  from  Ham- 
let down.  He  has  played  more  parts  than 
the  world  will  ever  know. 

Mr.  Ormonde's  seemed  the  coolest  head 
in  the  cast.  "I'm  developing"  he  would  say 
simply,  when  lines  he  did  not  need  were 
handed  him.  Good  thoughts  came  to  him 
as  the  act  progressed,  and  he  expressed  them 
freely.  Mr.  Bryant  encourages  this.  Dis- 
cipline need  not  suffer  because  an  actor 
thinks,  and  it  does  not. 

"Mother  of  an  angel!"  said  some  one  sud- 
denly to  Miss  Howe.  She  gave  her  hat  a 
shove  forward  to  be  worthy  of  the  dignity, 
but  it  went  a  shade  too  far  and  the  effect 
was  killing.  I  looked  up  and  caught  the 
eye  of  one  Kitty  with  a  shock  of  merry 
curls.  We  had  the  joke  together.  O  Kitty, 
it  was  wicked  of  you.  She  has  no  lines, 
only  a  bit  of  fandango  and  she  has  time  and 
heart  to  smile.  The  others  snatch  every 
pause  to  cram  for  the  next  entrance.  I  ex- 
cept Mr.  Opperman.  He  seemed  letter 
perfect  and  hied  him  to  the  wings  to  yawn. 

He  seems  one  of  those  happy  people  who 
knows  what  he  wants  and  takes  it  where  he 
finds  it. 

"I  love  the  pleasures  of  life — I  love  the 
pleasures  of  life"  said  Mr.  Webster  linger- 
ingly.  I  thought  the  sentiment  held  him, 
but  the  truth  was  he  lacked  a  line. 

Over  and  over  a  situation  is  tried  until  it 
fastens  and  no  one  loses  patience.  I  learned 
a  lesson  that  day  I  shall  not  soon  forget. 

The  second  act  was  moving  well.  "Whist" 
said  one  stalwart  to  his  mate,  "watch  this. 
Here's  where  we  do  the  body  snatching  act," 
and  Mr.  Denithorne  died  again  all  uncon- 
scious of  the  fate  in  store  for  him. 

Two  good  old-model  chairs  were  the 
church  doors  and  the  crowd  filed  in  with 
never  a  thought  of  incongruity.  The  bell 
ringer  used  his  own  tongue  and  pulled  the 
air  vigorously.  The  sober  way  these  people 
eat  without  food,  sew  without  needles,  wash 
without  soap,  buy  and  sell  without  wares  or 
money  is  a  joy  to  the  beholder. 

But  the  manner  of  death  is  the  most  won- 
derful. The  last  curtain  finds  Ormonde  and 
Miss  Foster  standing  erect  and  stone  dead. 
Dead  for  a  ducat.  "Your  tie  is  askew," 
says  corpse  Gloria  to  her  Manuel.  Corpse 
Manuel  flecks  a  thread  from  her  shoulder 
and  the  courtesy  is  even. 

"Ten  thirty  to  morrow,  please,"  calls  Mr. 
Bryant  as  they  separate  and  everyone  nods 
"Aye,  aye." 

"Excuse  me,"  says  the  property  man 
pulling  the  grass  from  under  me,  "I  must 
get  ready  for  the  matinee."  My,  but  he 
has  worrying  ways.  Matinee?  why,  of 
course,  to  be  sure.  I  looked  at  my  watch. 
It  was  one  thirty.  When  do  these  people 
eat,  when  do  they  sleep— when  do  they 
think  and  pray? 

Whoever  is  not  satisfied  with  what  he 
gets  at  the  Alcazar  for  fifty  cents  would 
growl  at  an  inheritance  of  real  estate  because 
it  is  not  bonds.  God  bless  them  all— not  in 
a  lump,  but  personally  for  surely  they  earn 
everything  that  comes  their  way. 

Chari.ottk  Thompson. 


DRY  GOODS  COMPANY 


Models  of  Style 

and  Elegance  from 
our  Suit  Department 


No  1. — Black  Net,  Battenberg  Lace 
trimming — a  handsome  afternoon 
or  reception  gown.    Designed  by 
the  foremost  Parisian  artist. 

No.  2. — Tea  Gown  of  cream  lace, 
over  corn  colored  taffeta  elaborately 
trimmed  with  lace  and  satin  ribbon. 

We  have  any  number  of  other  very 
handsome  creations  that  should  be 
seen.  The  entire  stock  of  these 
Imported  Exclusive  Gowns  are  now 
offered  at  Prices  Greatly  Reduced. 

Geary  and  Stockton  Streets 

Opposite  Union  Square 


Particular  attention  to  Ladies  of  the  Profession. 


14 


Dkcember  9th,  1899 


Elks  Memorial  Exercises 


I 


GUARANTEE 


ONE  of  the  most  beautiful  customs 
connected  with  the  Benevolent 
and  Protective  Order  of  Elks  is  the 
public  memorial  services  held  toward 
the  close  of  each  year  to  do  honor  to 
the  memory  of  those  members  who 
have  passed  away  during  the 
year.  The  annual  services  were  held 
last  Sunday  afternoon  at  the  Grand, 
and  were  attended  by  over  2,000  of 
San  Francisco's  representative  men 
and  women,  the  latter  composing 
fully  one-half  of  the  great  gathering 
present.  Major-General  Shafter  and 
a  number  of  regular  army  officers, 
members  of  the  bar,  jurists  of  high 
repute,  and  men  of  prominence  in 
social  and  financial  matters,  were 
among  those  who  participated  in  the 
eloquent  and  impressive  ceremonies 
of  the  occasion.  After  the  orchestra, 
under  the  baton  of  Isidore  Fenster, 


Concerning  tragedy  and 
a  Tragedian. 

|\  jo  change  in  the  theatrical  inclina- 
*■  tions  of  our  people  in  the  last  few 
years  has  been  so  greatly  commented 
upon  or  so  generally  deplored  as  has 
the  decline  in  interest  in  our  tragic  or 
legitimate  drama.  That  this  is  so  is 
by  popular  sentiment  conceded  to  be 
for  the  reason  that  we  have  no  great 
actors  remaining,  sufficiently  equipped, 
to  successfully  enact  the  great  roles 
that  have  been  made  famous  by  their 
predecessors.  Now,  while  this  is  in  a 
great  measure  the  truth,  still  -as  there 
are  in  all  things  exceptions,  which 
prove  the  rule,  so  it  is  in  this  regard, 
inasmuch  as  a  judgment,  harsh  as  the 
above  undoubtedly  is,  does  not  allow 
for  the  really  fine  actors  that  by  the 
grace  of  God  still  continue  to  orna- 
ment and  elevate  our  theaters. 

Comparison, — that  great  and  merci- 
less standard  by  which  all  are  judged, 
at  least  in  the  theatrical  business, — 
aided  by  the  sentiment  attaching  to 
the  memory  of  deceased  tragedians, 
more  than  anything  else, is  responsible, 
I  believe,  for  this  state  of  affairs. 

Now,  it  is  evident  and  unquestioned, 
after  a  careful  stud}'  of  existing  con- 
ditions, that  given  the  proper  play,  a 
capable  manager  would  find  little  or 
no  difficulty  in  casting  it  or  of  finding 
the  actors  to  successfully  produce  it, 
no  matter  what  its  requirements.  This 
being  admitted,  it  follows  that  the  de- 
cline of  popular  interest  in  the  stand - 


_l.  kj  oc?  &  l_  t_ 

:HAIR^  AN  OP 

(PERMISSION  S.  F.  CALL) 

had  rendered  Keler's  "Resurrection,'' 
Exalted  Ruler  Manning  stepped  for- 
ward to  the  reading  desk,  which  was 
faced  by  a  fine  pair  of  elk's  antlers, 
and  directed  the  opening  ceremonies 
of  the  lodge.     This  was  followed  by 


ard  play  is  due,  not  to  the  want  of 
players  but  rather  to  the  lack  of  play- 
wrights, competent  to  evolve  a  great 
tragic  play.  Most  of  the  tragedies, 
with  the  exception  of  Shakespeare's, 
that  still  survive,  were  originally 
written  to  meet  the  requirements  of 
some  particular  player  and  have  all 
the  faults  of  the  "star"  play  in  its 
worst  forms.  Now,  however,  that 
these  particular  stars  are  no  more, 
there  is  neither  the  inclination  nor  the 
desire  to  witness  their  production  or 
revival.  Resides  this,  most  of  these 
old  tragedies  have  been  constructed  on 
lines  and  by  methods  no  longer  in  use 
and  have  been  written  in  antiquated 
style  and  consequently  have  ceased 
to  attract  either  attention  or  respect. 
From  this  we  arrive  naturally  at  the 
conclusion  that  were  some  of  our  pres- 
ent-day tragedians  supplied  with  a 
proper  play,  there  would  unquestion- 
ably ensue  a  revival  of  interest  in  the 
legitimate  drama. 

Take  for  instance,  the  case  of  Fred- 
erick Warde,  the  distinguished  trage- 
dian, soon  to  appear  at  the  Columbia 
Theater.  Here  is  an  actor,  equipped 
both  by  nature  and  education  with 
every  endowment  necessary  to  his  art, 
but  who  has  been  hampered  and  re- 
strained by  the  difficulties  which  he 
experiences  in  obtaining  a  suitable 
play;  one  that,  while  it  would  give 
room  and  opportunity  to  the  display 
of  his  splendid  talents,  would  be, 
nevertheless,  ne-w  in  every  particular. 
Nor  can  it  be  said  that  Mr.  Warde  has 
not  been  enterprising  in  this  regard, 


Hawley's  "Come  Unto  Me,"  charm- 
ingly rendered  by  Mrs.  Tillie  Mor- 
risey.  Then  the  lodge  officers  made 
the  responses  of  their  ritual,  conclud- 
ing with  the  singing  of  the  "Opening 
Ode"  by  all  the  Elks  in  the  audience. 
Rabbi  M.  S.  Levy  delivered  an  im- 
pressive invocation,  and  after  the 
orchestra  had  rendered  Faure's 
"O  Salutaris  Hostia,"  J.  J.  Barrett 
delivered  the  oration.  After  the 
orchestra  had  played  "Der  Eriks- 
gaug,"  by  Kretchmer,  the  Rev.  J.  H. 
Macomber,  post-chaplain  at  the  Pre- 
sidio, pronounced  the  benediction, 
and  the  people  departed  to  the  strains 
of  "America." 

The  following  memorial  committee 
had  the  exercises  in  charge:  A.  J. 
Carmany,  chairman;  T.  O.  Heyden- 
feldt,  secretary;  T.  E.  Dunne,  J.  N. 
Odell  and  E.  N.  Short. 


for  on  the  contrary,  he  has  seized  upon 
every  play  that  has  presented  possi- 
bilities and  with  a  magnificent  indiffer- 
ence to  monetary  considerations,  has 
been  more  than  lavish  in  giving  them 
proper  and  adequate  productions. 
From  Galbo,  the  Gladiator,  to  The 
Rise  of  Iskander,  he  has  risked  and 
lost  immense  sums  in  his  endeavor  to 
find  new  plays  that  would  answer  his 
purpose.  Not  only  has  he  been  en- 
terprising in  the  production  of  new 
plays,  but  his  revivals  of  Shakespeare's 
and  other  tragedies,  have  been  note- 
worthy and  stupendous  undertakings. 

From  the  commencement  of  Mr. 
Warde's  independent  careeras  a  trage- 
dian, he  has  labored  earnestly,  hon- 
estly and  intelligently  towards  the 
furtherance  of  his  high  purposes  and 
the  position  he  at  present  occupies  in 
the  theatrical  world  is  a  tribute  to  his 
industry  and  genius.  There  is  no 
actor  before  the  American  people  to- 
day that  deserves  so  well  his  success 
as  does  Mr.  Warde,  and  it  is  with 
feelings  of  the  sincerest  regard  that  I 
look  forward  to  his  forthcoming  pro- 
duction of  another  new  play  at  the 
Columbia  Theater,  in  the  hope  that  he 
may  find  in  it  that  which  he  has  been 
seeking  and  that  there  may  accrue  to 
him  the  reward  of  his  long-continued 
application  and  endeavor.    C.  V.  K. 


YOUR 
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rica) and  have 
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from  many  a 
happy  woman, 
r  but  'the  best 
endorsement  is  my  own  face.  I 
invite  the  fullest  investigation  of 
my  claims. 

Lola  Montez  Creme  £S 

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known  value. 

4-day  Hair  Restorer  ^but 

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Superfluous  Hair^a"^ 

the  only  means  ever  discovered — 
the  Electric  Needle  as  operated  by 
Mrs.  Harrison. 

Trial  Pnt  Ladies  out  of  town 
I  Dai  rOl  sending  this  ad  with 
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Viilt  my  Parlors  and  see  what  may  be 

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DERM  ATOUOQI8T 

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fm  1              A\             Cissy,  in 

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Ida  Gertrude  Banning 

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Mr.  Frank  Mathiew 

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Frawley  Company 

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Ada    Palmer  Walker 

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Prima  Donna.    Tivoli  Opera  House 

E.  J.  HOLDEN 

Business  Manager  Dewey  Theater 
Oakland,  Cal. 

Charles  H.  Jones 

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Gertrude  Foster 

Leading  Woman  Alcazar  Theatre. 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theater 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

GRACE  ADDISON 

T  EADS,  HEAVIES  OR  DIRECTION.    AT  UB- 
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Hallett's  Theatrical  Exchange. 

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MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

T  YRIC  SOPRANO.     Vocal  Studio  915  Hyde  St. 
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Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,  San  Francisco.  Fares 
advanced  to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the 
State. 

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Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

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December  9th,  1899 


The  Fravuleys  at  Home 

That  the  Frawleys  are  home  again, 
one  needs  only  to  make  a  visit  to 
the  California  any  night  during  the 
week  and  see  the  well-dressed,  good- 
natured  audience  that  applauds  and 
looks  encouragingly,  and  seems  to  feel 
a  personal  interest  in  the  players. 
This  present  engagement  and  the  one 
of  three  months  ago  have  definitely 
settled  it  that  San  Francisco  is  the 
Frawley's  home.  And  after  such  a 
magnificent  reception  as  is  now  being 
accorded  this  popular  band  of  players, 
it  would  seem  that  it  could  hardly  be 
otherwise,  in  view  of  several  unsatis- 
factory seasons  in  other  cities.  T. 
Daniel  Frawley  really  deserves  every 
encouragement,  for  he  has  given  us 
the  best  dramatic  bill  of  fare  that  the 
country  provides.  His  enterprise 
practically  knows  no  bounds — he  ob- 
tains for  our  delectation  the  best  play- 
ers to  be  had;  he  gives  us  the  best 
plays  and  does  not  forget  to  mount 
them  handsomely.  When  we  con- 
sider the  names,  really  famous  in 
other  parts,  that  he  has  brought  out 
here  to  entertain  us,  sacrificing  neither 
risk  nor  energy,  we  should  have  a 
warm  spot  in  our  heart  for  T.  Daniel 
Frawley,  a  man  who  made  it  possible 
for  us  to  applaud  regularly  year  by 
year,  month  after  month,  the  best  of 
our  young  American  actresses, Blanche 
Bates;  a  manager  who  has  made  up 
his  companies  from  such  people  as 
Maxine  Elliott,  Frank  Worthing, 
Wilton  Lackaye,  Harry  Corson 
Clarke,  Louise  Thorndyke  Boucciault, 
Hope  Ross,  Gladys  Wallis,  Mrs. 
Bates,  Eleanor  Moretti,  Tyrone  Pow- 
ers and  the  present  magnificent  organ- 
ization gathered  around  him,  deserves 
success  and  is  bound  to  win  it. 

Mr.  Frawley  brought  back  with 
him  from  the  East  that  sterling  actor, 
Theodore  Hamilton,  who  will  have  a 
strong  part  in  a  new  play  here,  In 
Paradise,  that  will  later  on  have  a 
production.  The  company  will  be 
seen  during  its  long  season  here  in 
Jerome  K.  Jerome's  Counselors' 
Wives,  which  will  be  played  under 
the  title  of  Bendixen's  Wives;  also  in 
the  new  London  Adelphi  success, 
Flying  Colors,  for  which  Mr.  Frawley 
has  the  Western  rights;  in  the  Prin- 
cess and  the  Butterfly,  and  Chimmie 
Fadden,  which,  by  the  way,  was 
dramatized  by  Ned  Townsend  with 
Mr.  Frawley  in  mind  to  play  the  part 
of  Mr.  Paul,  the  small  bottle  gent. 
Other  plays  to  be  given  include  The 
Sowers,  Cumberland  '61,  Countess 
Gucki,  Transit  of  Leo,  The  Duke's 
Motto,  and  possibly  an  elaborate 
dramatization  of  Dickens'  Tale  of  Two 
Cities,  by  Jas.  W.  Harkins,  the  same 
source  from  which  Henry  Miller  ob- 
tained his  present  enormously  suc- 
cessful play.  At  matinees  several 
performances  of  Ibsen's  Wild  Duck 
will  be  given.  This  list  surely  pre- 
sents a  most  unusual  variety  of  strong 
plays,  and  promises  a  brilliant  season; 
and  more  than  that,  it  proves  the  faith 
in  San  Francisco  as  a  show  town, 
that  must  surely  be  reflected  East  and 
North  and  South  to  the  great  good  of 
the  Pacific  Coast. 


Students  Celebrate 

Students  from  Berkeley  took  in  the 
Grand  Opera  House  Thanksgiving 
evening  and  yelled  and  howled  and 
sung  and  had  a  way-up  time.  Evan- 
geline was  preceded  by  a  very  humor- 
ous one  act  curtain  raiser  by  Hiram 
Bingham  Jr.,  entitled  Stanford  vs. 
Vassar.     The  players  in  Evangeline 


entered  merrily  into  the  spirit  of  the 
evening  and  kept  the  boys  shouting 
by  the  introduction  of  many  gags  ap- 
propriate to  the  day.  The  tenor.Thos. 
Persse,  made  a  great  hit  by  singing 
that  good  old  college  song,  Palms  of 
Victory.  The  rooters  in  the  galleries 
and  all  the  students  in  the  body  of  the 
house  joined  in  the  chorus  and  made 
him  sing  it  over  and  over.  Wm.  Wolff 
brought  down  the  house  by  rushing 
on  the  stage  in  football  costume  carry- 
ing an  axe  in  his  belt. 

The  Stanford  boys  went  to  the  Tiv- 
oli  and  heard  a  performance  of  The 
Hoolah,  with  football  variations. 
When  '  the  curtain  was  raised  the 
chorus  appeared  wearing  Stanford  col- 
ors and  waving  Stanford  flags.  This 
started  a  cheer  from  the  students,  and 
throughout  the  act  it  was  give  and 
take  between  the  stage  and  orchestra. 
Between  the  acts  the  boys  cheered  the 
various  members  of  the  team  and  the 
coaches  and  "joshed"  the  leader  of  the 
orchestra.  Altogether  the  two  thea- 
ters held  very  lively  audiences  and  it 
was  a  great  night. 


After  the   Minons  Comes  the  Whale 


On  the  %oad 

.Nance  O'Neil 
Los  Angeles,  Dec.  3,  four  weeks. 

Georgia  Minstrels 
San  Francisco,  10,  week;  Stockton,  18; 
Modesto,  19;  Livermore,  20;  San  Jose,  21; 
Hollister,  22;  Gilroy,  23;  Santa  Cruz,  24; 
Watsonville,  25;  Monterey,  26;  Salinas,  27; 
Haywards,  28;  Oakland,  30. 

Lewis   Morrison's    Frederick  the  Great 
Company 

Kort  Smith,  10;  Springfield,  Mo.,  12; 
Joplin,  13;  Fort  Scott,  Kan.,  14;  Sedalia,  15; 
Kansas  City,  17-23;  St.  Joseph,  25. 

Sam  T.  Shaw  Company 
Spokane,  11,  week. 

Jessie  Shirley  Company 
Carson,  II,  week;  Reno,  15. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke 
Pomona,  11. 

Elleford  Company 
Sacramento,  Nov.  26  to  Dec.  9. 

Gorton's  Minstrels 
Santa  Ana,  11:  Redlands,  12;  Riverside,  13. 

Murray  and  Mack 
Bakersfield,  9;  Los  Angeles,  10-13;  Santa 
Ana,  15;  San  Diego,  16. 

Shenandoah 
Oakland,  11-12;  San  Jose,  13;  Stockton, 
14;  Sacramento,  15;  thence  to  Portland. 
A  Hot  Old  Time 
Tacoma,  Victoria  and  Sound  country, 

10-  17;  Portland,  24,  week;  Salem,  Jan.  1; 
Sacramento,  8-9;  Stockton,  10;  San  Jose, 

11-  12;  Oakland,  13:  San  Francisco,  14,  week 
at  Alhambra  Theater. 

Yon  Yonson 

San  Diego,  9;  Visalia,  11;  Sacramento,  I3T 
14;  Salt  Lake,  16-20;  Grand  Junction,  21; 
Aspen,  22;  Leadville,  23;  Cripple  Creek,  24; 
Pueblo,  25;  Denver,  30,  ten  days. 

The  Moore- Roberts  Company 

Cordray's  Theater,  Portland,  Dec.  3  to  17; 
Vancouver,  Wash.,  18-19;  Olympia,  20; 
Tacoma,  21-23;  Seattle  Theater,  Seattle,  24, 
week. 

Cheerful  Liar  Comedy  Company 
Sonoma,  9;  Martinez,  11;  Vacaville,  12; 
Winters,  13. 

My  Friend  From  India 
Oakland,  McDonoughs,  5,  week. 
Greater  America 

Salinas,  11. 


Side  Lights 


The  famous  Alabama  quartette  will 
appear  with  the  Original  Georgia 
Minstrels  to-morrow  at  the  New 
Alhambra  theater.  This  is  un- 
doubtedly one  of  the  best  colored 
quartettes  that  has  ever  appeared  on 
the  coast.  C.  A.  Hughes  is  manager 
and  leader.  Kid  Langford,  tenor, 
W.  T.  Overby,  baritone,  and  O.  C. 
Cameron,  basso. 


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Alhambra  Theater====Week  December  1  Oth 

RICHARD  &  PRINGLE  S 

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MINSTRELS 

Direction    Roscoe  Holland 

50-People— 50 

2— Bands— 2 

2— Special  Cars— 2 

Simon  Bonomour's  Arabian  Acrobats 


The  Whirlwinds  of  the  Desert 


Managers  in  Oregon  and  Washington  cheer  up.  They 
are  enroute  your  way 

THOS.  J.  CULLIGAN,  Manager.        E.  H.  WOOD,  Business  Mgs.        G.  H.  ALLEN,  Agent 


THE 

Frawley  Company 

Management  of  MR.  FRANK  MURRAY 

California.  Theater 

WEEK   BEGINNING,    DEC.  10th 
and  for  Four  Nights  only 

The  Fatal  Card 


Thursday,   Friday  and  Saturday  Nights  and 
Saturday  Matinee 

The  Sporting;  Duchess 

Pacific  Coast  Managers,  Send  Your  Open 
Time,  Quick  for 

Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris 


Here's  Our  Paper 

(We  have  got  it.) 

8  kinds  of  stands 
A  3  sheets 

18        "  Lithos 
2  "  Snipes 

2  Cloth  Banners 

Cards,  Heralds,  Novelties 


The  Laughable  Cyclone 

Making  Merry  Millions  of  Men.  AN  ALL-STAR  CAST 
Breaking  Records  from  Maine  to  Oregon.  Seven  days 
behind  three  advance  men  and  an  ocean  of  the  flashiest 
seven-color  Lithograph  Paper  ever  turned  out. 

For  Terms  and  Information,  Address, 

WALTER  LINDSAY, 

DRAMATIC  REVIEW  QFFICE,  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 


THE  JAN  FRANCI5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  15— Vol.  I 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  DECEMBER  16,  1899 


THN  CENTS  A  COPY 
THREE  DOLLARS  A  YEAR 


DkCEMBKK   l6th,  1899 


5ves  anil  ©tilii»; 


Stage  Aspirants  Who 
Are  Successful 

"Cuccess   upon   the  stage,"  said 

^  Julian  Mitchell,  "can  be  summed 
up  in  the  middle  distance  between 
over-confidence  and  timidity;  between 
laziness  and  the  vaulting  ambition 
that  o'erleaps  itself.  The  extremes 
are  peculiar  to  nine-tenths  ot"  the  girls 
who  apply  for  a  chance  to  'go  on  the 
stage,'  whether  in  opera  or  drama. 

"You  can  tell  them  in  a  minute. 
Perhaps  to  the  uninitiated  it  is  not 
apparent,  but  to  the  stage  manager 
who  is  called  upon  to  pass  on  the 
merits  of  a  dozen  or  more  stage-struck 
girls  every  day  or  so,  the  girl  who  will 
never  make  a  success  can  be  told  at  a 
glance.  To  those  who  care  to  study 
them  the  types  are  clearly  defined. 

"There  is  the  fashionably-gowned 
girl,  who  has  a  perfect  passion  for 
theatricals.  She  generally  writes  a 
perfumed  note  requesting  an  appoint- 
ment, and  comes  tardily  to  keep  it, 
dressed  picturesquely,  though  fault- 
lessly, in  the  latest  mode.  She  is 
certain  of  every  line  of  her  figure,  and 
carries  herself  with  all  the  swagger 
airs  of  the  fashionable  cult.  She  looks 
upon  herself,  and  is  careful  to  so  im- 
press it  upon  the  stage-manager,  as 
quite  the  proper  thing.  Indeed,  her 
debut  will  be  nothing  short  of  a  sen- 
sation. Her  wardrobe  is  already  the 
envy  of  the  smart  set.  She  asks  par- 
ticularly about  the  privacy  of  the 
dressing-rooms,  and  languidly  stipu- 
lates the  parts  she  will  sing.  She  is, 
as  you  see,  lofty  in  her  ideals  and 
exclusive  to  a  degree. 

"That  girl  never  succeeds,  for  she 
never  gets  on  the  stage. 

"She  is  offered  a  place  in  the  chorus, 
She  indignantly  refuses,  and  that  is 
the  end  of  it. 

"Then  there  is  the  girl  who  has 
been  told  by  all  her  friends,  and  they 
are  legion,  that  she  has  a  wondrous 
talent  and  such  pretty  ways.  She 
knows  it  better  than  anybody  else, 
and  is  careful  to  have  it  clearly  under- 
stood that  she  is  no  novice. 

"She  has  acted  before — in  private 
theatricals.  She  has  studied  Delsarte 
as  a  matter  of  course,  not  of  necessity, 
since  she  has  always  been  praised  for 
a  graceful  carriage  ever  since  she  was 
a  child. 


"She  has  taken  a  course  in  elocu- 
tion— not  because  she  needed  it,  but  it 
was  a  fad  with  the  other  girls. 

"She  has  taken  lessons  in  acting — 
just  to  get  the  local  color,  don't  you 
know,  and,  well  to  acquire  repertoire. 
(This  last  with  a  very  Frenchy  pro- 
nounciation.) 

"She  seldom  accepts  the  proffered 
place  in  the  chorus.  If  she  does,  she 
spends  more  time  in  trying  to  overawe 
the  other  girls  with  her  superiority 
than  in  serious  effort  to  apply  the 
studies  she  has  made  a  fad.  Her  hu- 
miliation is  generally  swift  and  sure, 
and  entirely  of  her  own  making,  for 
the  chorus  has  its  own  peculiar  way 
of  eradicating  cast  from  its  ranks. 

"Then  there  is  the  girl  who  comes 
to  the  stage-door  just  after  rehearsal, 
and  asks  to  go  on  in  the  chorus. 
There  is  nothing  gay  or  g-mdy,  friv- 
olous or  affected  about  her.  She  is 
plainly  though  neatly  dressed,  with 
just  a  suspicion  of  an  effort  to  wear 
something  approaching  the  popular 
fashions  of  the  hour.  She  has  noth- 
ing to  say  about  ambition;  no  self- 
laudatory  praises  to  sing  of  her  studies 
at  home  or  abroad;  no  high  ideals 
which  include  a  sweeping  reform  of 
the  stage.  She  wants  only  what  she 
asks  for  in  a  matter-of-fact,  unroman- 
tic  way — to  go  on  in  the  chorus. 

"She  is  the  girl  who  has  been  on 
the  stage  before — in  the  chorus,  and 
having  fallen  into  the  grind  of  it  all 
aspires  to  nothing  higher.  Training 
has  made  her  indifferent  to  everything 
but  the  stage-manager's  orders,  which 
she  follows  mechanically,  and  enthu- 
ses over  nothing  but  pay-day. 

"Quite  different  from  any  of  these 
is  the  girl  who  approaches  the  inter- 
view with  the  stage-manager  with 
timidity.  Her  manner  is  usually  very 
apologetical,  though  she  watches 
everything  with  undisguised  interest. 
The  conversation  is  generally  one- 
sided, because  she  is  too  much  embar- 
rassed to  talk  much. 

"The  trying  out  of  this  girl's  voice 
is  a  positive  ordeal  for  both  herself  and 
the  stage-manager.  Invariably  she  is 
too  much  frightened  to  sing,  and  has 
to  be  encouraged  at  a  second  and  even 
a  third  rehearsal  before  she  has  dem- 
onstrated, as  she  does  with  surprising 
sprightliness  and  a  pleasing  vivacity, 
when  she  has  recovered  from  her  first 


attack  of  nervousness,  that  she  has 
talent  in  plenty. 

"That  is  the  kind  of  girl  who  gen- 
erally makes  a  success  upon  the  stage. 

"She  is  the  kind  of  girl  who  has 
not  wasted  her  time  on  lofty  ideals 
and  freakish  fads. 

"She  is  not  overconfident  —  over- 
confidence  has  ruined  the  chances  of 
more  actors  and  actresses  than  lack  of 
talent  ever  did — hence  she  works 
hard  in  fear  lest  she  fail  through  in- 
sufficient preparation. 

"She  is  the  kind  of  girl  who  takes 
her  place  in  the  chorus  without  a 
murmur  or  a  grimace.  That  was  not 
the  position  she  was  aiming  for,  but 
she  is  quick  to  take  advantage  of  every 
stepping-stone,  and  the  chorus  is  a  big 
span  over  the  gulf  between  the  be- 
ginner and  success. 

"This  is  her  school  of  practical  act- 
ing, and  she  is  a  close  student.  Every 
moment  not  required  for  her  own  part 
she  spends  in  the  wings  studying  the 
actions  and  the  business  of  the  stars. 

"If  it  is  opera  she  aspires  to,  she  is 
the  girl  who  learns  to  forget  dress  dur- 
ing those  first  years  of  her  struggle 
and  devotes  every  cent  she  can  scrape 
together  in  cultivating  her  voice. 

"She  is  the  kind  of  girl  who  is  gen- 
erally pretty  of  face  and  shapely  of 
figure — two  elements  most  potential 
in  the  ingredients  that  go  to  make  a 
success  on  the  stage — for  she  is  prac- 
tical and  energetic,  which  usually  re- 
sult in  an  equal  mental  and  physical 
development.  Then  the  proper  train- 
ing makes  her  a  graceful  dancer,  a 
good  actress  and  a  pleasing  singer. 

"She  is  the  kind  of  girl  who  very 
soon  works  her  way  into  small  parts, 
and,  as  not  infrequently  happens,  into 
instant  public  favor." 

Letter  List 

Members  of  the  theatrical  profession 
may  ha'be  letters  addressed  in  care  of  this 
office.  No  charge  toill  be  made  for 
advertising  such  letters  in  the  columns  of  the 
Revie1t>  or  for  forwarding. 

The  great  London  Adelphia  suc- 
cess, With  Flying  Colors  will  be  the 
New  Year's  week  attraction  at  the 
California  Theater.  Mr.  Frawley  has 
received  a  complete  set  of  the  scene 
models  from  London,  and  rehearsals 
began  last  Monday.  There  will  be 
over  forty  people  in  the  cast. 


<A  Josh,  or  T)id 
Happen  ? 


It 


Dkkhaps  it  ought  not  to  be  told  ; 

but,  as  no  names  are  mentioned, 
the  relating  of:  the  incident  will  not 
cause  a  laugh  ;,t  the  expense  of  a 
masculine  and  a  feminine  member  of 
the  Frawley  Company. 

Several  weeks  after  the  re-opening 
of  the  Burbank  theater,  the  two 
players  alluded  to  arrived  here  from 
the  North  on  the  same  train,  which,  it 
seemed  to  them  could  not  travel  fast 
enough  ;  for  the  time  for  rehearsal  on 
arriving  was  short. 

A  few  miles  north  of  Los  Angeles,  on 
the  Southern  Pacific  railroad,  is  Bur- 
bank.  The  station,  as  is  customary, 
was  called  out  by  the  brakeman.  The 
actor  and  actress,  who  had  never  been 
here  before,  thought,  on  hearing  the 
name  Burbank,  that  the  station  took 
its  name  from  the  theater  where  they 
were  to  perform,  which  playhouse, 
undoubtedly  must  be  in  close 
proximity.    So  they  'eft  the  train. 

In  about  a  minute  the  theatrical  duo 
discovered  their  error.  To  make  a 
long  story  quick,  he  and  she  hired  a 
farmer  to  bring  them  to  town  in  a 
farm  wagon.  It  kept  the  actor  busy 
"buying"  for  several  weeks. — Los 
Angeles  Capital. 

Good-bye  Wallaces  I 

"The  Star  Theater,  formerly  Wal- 
'  lack's,  in  New  York,  during  the 
early  eras,  at  the  corner  of  Thirteenth 
street  and  Broadway,  must  go,  as  the 
owner,  William  Waldorf  Astor,  has 
learned  that  it  no  longer  pays  interest 
on  the  investment.  A  twelve-story 
office  and  commercial  building  will 
be  erected  in  its  place.  But  as  the 
Star  goes  down,  the  walls  of  the  New 
Republic  Theater  on  Forty-second 
street,  adjoining  Hammerstein's  Vic- 
toria, are  going  up  under  the  watchful 
eye  of  Hammerstein  himself.  As  a 
builder  of  theaters  Hammerstein  is 
irrepressible.  He  has  s<  cured  Sag 
Harbor,  James  A.  Hearne's  new  play, 
as  the  opening  attraction  for  the  Re- 
public in  September  of  1900. 

The  Mechanics  Institute  has  awarded 
diploma  for  superior  work  to  Mr.  Louis 
Thors,  Photographer,  826  Market  St 


December  16th,  1899 


A  QUIET  TIP 


Oh,  you  who  fain  would  scare  the  wolf  of  poverty 
away, 

And,  while  the  sun  is  shining  bright,  would  rake 

in  tons  of  hay, 
Just  switch  your  ear  this  way  a  space  and  hark 

unto  my  lay. 

Don't  sink  your  meager  savings  in  Chicago's  Board 
of  Trade, 

Nor  join  the  never-ending  hope-inspired  cavalcade 
That's  crawling  o'er  the  Chilkoot  Pass  with  fur- 
trimmed  pick  and  spade. 
Don't  waste  your  priceless  youth  behind  the  counter 
of  a  store, 

Nor  win  this  vain  world's  flimsy  pelf  by  sailing  salt 
seas  o'er 

To  see  your  cable-rust  blow  in  upon  some  stranger 
shore. 

Don't  rush  a  locomotive  long  a  tangled  steel  chess- 
board, 

Nor  plunge  into  the  Transvaal  with  drawn  salary 
and  sword, 

Nor  elevate  church  "pillars"  with  a  sherifl's knotted 
cord. 

Nay,  do  ye  none  of  these  vain  things— nor  others 

I  might  name — 
You'll  find  that  they  full  tardily  will  yield  you  coin 

and  fame. 

And  that  the  spluttering  candle  is  worth  more  than 
is  the  game. 

But  go  upon  the  stage, my  son ,  and  as  you  pass  along 
This  fair,  but  weary  land  of  ours,  just  right  a  hein- 
ous wrong, 

And  advertise  that  you  will  never  sing  a  rag-time 
song  !  — Peachey  Carnehan. 


cA  Hox-offtce  Episode 

Treasurer  Will  Empey  of  the  New 
Alhambra  Theater  was  sitting 
dreamily  at  his  post  in  the  box  offiee 
the  other  morning,  wondering  why  he 
was  up  so  early.  He  was  suddenly 
aroused  from  his  revery  by  the 
apDearance  of  a  somewhat  seedy 
looking  individual  in  front  of  the 
window  opening,  who  promptly  pre- 
sented one  of  the  regulation  New 
Alhambra  passes.  Upon  it  was 
written  "  Give  bearer  two  seats  for 
tonight''  and  was  signed  "  O.  B. 
Wise." 

"  My  good  man,  I  can't  give  you 
any  seats  on  that  order,"  said  the 
genial  treasurer,  blandly,  "  there  is  no 
such  person  connected  with  the 
house." 

"Now  look  here,  young  feller," 
replied  the  seedy  individual,  excitedly, 
his  red  nose  getting  redder,  "you 
cnn't  bluff  me.  I  want  them  seats  or 
t here's  going  to  be  trouble.  That's  a 
bony  fidy  order  alright  and  if  you 
don't  recognize  it,  I'll  just  clean  out 
your  whole  shebang.  Come  now, 
cough  up.  Understand,  I'm  not 
looking  for  trouble,  but  I  don't  take 
no  bluffing." 

It  finally  took  a  little  persuasion  of 
the  forcible  order  to  convince  the 
seedy  individual  that  a  pass  signed  by 
"  O.  B.  Wise"  didn't  go  at  the  New 
Alhambra. 


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THE  LATEST  JINGLE 

In  a  burlesque  now  running  in  New  York, 
a  quartet  sings  a  song  with  these  words,  by 
Harry  B.  Smith: 

Midst  the  hills  of  old  Kentucky 
In  that  grand  old  state  of  Maine, 
Where  the  breezes  of  Dakota 
Blow  across  the  sugar  cane. 
Near  the  Cincinnati  river 
Dwelt  my  little  Jersey  peach, 
In  the  home  of  dear  Iowa, 
By  the  Minnesota  beach. 
For  the  winds  upon  the  seashore 
Break  my  darling,  break  my  darling, 
Upon  the  sandy  shore  you  love  to  lie, 
You  love  to  lie. 

For  the  winds  the  apple  blossoms 
Shake  my  darling,  shake  my  darling; 
So  ruby  red  your  lips,  so  black  your  eye, 
So  black  your  eye. 

By  the  blue  Weehawken  mountains, 
Near  the  Mississippi  lakes, 
She  is  waiting  in  the  restaurant 
To  see  what  I  will  take. 
No  girl  in  fair  New  Hampshire 
Is  half  so  sweet  as  she, 
And  until  her  face  is  manicured 
She  must  be  true  to  me. 
For  you're  gentle  as  the  springtime 
Lamb  my  darling,  lamb  my  darling; 
Your  voice  has  oft  to  me  been  an  appeal 
Banana  peel. 

A  playful  lamb  beside  her 
Dam  my  darling,  dam  my  darling, 
In  solitude  away  you  love  to  steal, 
You  love  to  steal. 


It  is  no  wonder  that  the  New 
Alhambra  Theater  is  well  advertised. 
With  circus  men  in  advance  of  most  of 
its  attractions  and  two  circus  adver- 
tisers on  its  regular  staff,  it  is  not 
strange  that  this  city  has  been  so  lit- 


erally plastered  with  Alhambra  paper. 
And  in  this  connection  a  strange  co- 
incidence occurs,  which  is  doubtful  if 
any  other  theater  but  the  New  Alham- 
bra can  duplicate.  Fred  Beckman, 
the  clever  advance  man  for  In  Old 
Kentucky;  E.  H.  Woods,  now  here 
ahead  of  the  Original  Georgia  Min- 
strels, and  P.  S.  Mattox,  who  is 
in  advance  of  Murray  and  Mack  in 
Finnigan's  Ball,  are  all  three  advance 
men  for  the  Buffalo  Bill  show.  They 
report  to  Col.  William  Cody  the  i  5th 
of  March,  work  all  spring  and  summer 
for  his  show  and  then  return  to  their 
other  shows  during  the  fall  and  winter. 
They  are  the  only  advance  men  in  the 
business  who  work  fifty-two  weeks  in 
the  year,  and  the  strange  coincidence 
is  that  they  should  all  three  bring  at- 
tractions to  the  New  Alhambra. 

Mr.  Mansfield  was  talking  of  his 
hard  first  days  as  an  actor,  when  he 
was  a  sort  of  private  party  entertainer 
and  cut  pretty  little  musical  and  mim- 
etic capers  at  London  houses.  At  the 
close  of  one  bitter  bad  month  he  fainted 
at  a  performance,  having  had  scarce  a 
meal  of  nourishing  food  for  days. 
"You  see,"  he  said,  "there  is  little  de- 
pendence to  be  placed  in  a  party  diet 
of  chicken  salad  and  intermittent  ice 
creams."  What  a  blessed  thing  is  a 
sense  of  humor!  The  hard  days  had 
not  made  the  man  hard — rather  en- 
dowed him  with  a  great  tenderness  for 
them  that  fare  ill,  a  tenderness  the  full 
measure  of  which  I  am  thinking  even 
his  fond  public  scarcely  credit  him. 
You  see,  he,  like  Cyrano,  has  too  long 
and  too  strenuously  "lived  without 
compromise' '  to  be  wholly  understood. 
Somebody  across  the  table  asked  him 
what  seemed  to  him  the  explanation 
of  a  certain  relaxed  state  of  dramatic 
art  in  America  just  now.  He  ans- 
wered: "Good  actors  in  bad  plays  and 
bad  plays  with  good  actors."  From 
one  in  a  bundle  of  letters  expressing 
the  satisfaction  of  some  people  who 
had  seen  The  First  Violin  he  read  this 
much:  "My  husband  and  I  want  to 
tell  you  how  much  we  loved  that  play. 
Perhaps  it  is  because  we  have  a  little 
baby  of  our  own — ' '  There  he  paused 
and  laid  the  letter  aside,  saying: 
"That's  the  key  I  love  to  strike,  and 
it  seems  to  me  it  shows  plainly  enough 
what  the  public  wishes.  It  is  the  old 
'heart  interest'  idea  which  is  always 
so  new — the  children,  the  home,  the 
cleanly  love.  I  like  to  look  back  and 
think  that  I  have  never  produced  a 
play  that  could  make  anybody  ashamed 
in  the  seeing." — Jas.  O.  Bennett. 

¥  ¥ 

David  Harum,  which  gained  won- 
derful popularity  as  a  book,  is  to  be 
seen  on  the  stage  this  winter.  Charles 
Frohman  has  long  owned  the  stage 
rights  to  the  book,  and  has  decided  to 
produce  it  as  soon  as  the  necessary 
preparations  can  be  made.  He  has 
selected  Wiliiam  H.  Crane  to  create 
the  part  of  David  Harum. 


Theatrical  Breaks 

It  is  strange  but  true  that  this  has 
*  been  a  year  of  bad  breaks  in  the 
theatrical  profession,  and  the  very 
worst  of  the  breaks  have  been  made 
by  those  who  should  have  known 
better. 

Then  there  is  one  sort  of  bad  break 
that  has  been  indulged  in  all  too 
frequently.  It  is  that  of  the  comedian 
aspiring  to  be  the  real  thing  in  the 
tragic  line.  Many  have  tried  it,  and 
most  of  them  have  failed  dismally. 
Last  year  it  was  De  Wolf  Hopper,  the 
many  married  man.  This  year  it  was 
Francis  Wilson. 

Everybody  remembers  how  Francis 
tried  to  outdo  the  impressive  and 
doleful  Mansfield  at  his  own  game. 
In  his  Cyrano  de  Bergerac  his  nose 
was  longer  and  more  aflame.  His 
poses  more  dramatic.  His  delivery  of 
his  verses  more  impressive.  It  was  to 
be  real  tragedy,  and  now  that  it  is 
over,  let  it  be  confessed  that  he  didn't 
do  it  so  very  badly  at  that.  If  the 
public  could  have  disassociated  Wilson 
from  his  giddy  past,  and  the  giddier 
Lulu  Glaser,  they  might  have 
applauded.  As  it  was  it  was  only  a 
bad  break,  and  one  which  counted 
many  dollars  out  of  the  comedian's 
pocket.  He  has  gone  back  to  rough 
and  tumble  jesting  again,  and  he  is 
lauded  and  growing  wealthy. 

Still  another  and  worse  sort  of  bad 
break  was  that  made  by  the  firm  which 
put  on  the  Zangwill  play,  The 
Children  of  the  Ghetto.  They  had  no 
excuse  except  an  ardent  faith  in  their 
infallability,  which  was  really  won- 
derful. They  had  seen  one  really 
good  Ghetto  piece  go  to  the  bowwows 
in  spite  of  good  acting  and  much  well 
wishing.  Still  they  said,  "  We  can't 
be  wrong.  We  have  this  piece,  and 
because  the  dear,  foolish  public 
swallowed  The  Christian  and  Hall 
Caine,  they  must  also  gulp  down 
Zangwill  and  The  Ghetto. 

The  critics  told  them  the  public 
would  not  have  it.  The  public  itself 
said  the  same  by  stony  silence.  Then 
the  firm  raised  the  clamor  that  they 
were  victims  of  a  plot,  and  gave  it  out 
that  they  would  spend  thousands  to 
force  the  play  upon  the  public.  They 
advertised  it  as  "the  venomously 
abused  success  "  on  big  yellow  bills. 

Now,  there  were  several  really  bad 
breaks  incased  in  this  one.  If  the 
firm  had  spent  the  same  amount  of 
money  in  exploiting  their  play  where 
it  was  not  known,  for  every  play  is 
known  to  the  New  York  public  without 
a  word  from  the  critics  after  it  has 
been  on  in  New  York  three  days,  they 
might  have  made  money.  Then  to 
call  it  "  venomously  abused  "  revolted 
the  understanding  of  all  right  thinking 
folk  who  read  the  papers,  for  they  had 
seen  for  themselves  that  there  was  not 
an  ounce  of  malice  or  venom  in  the 
criticisms. 

Another  ill  advised  gentleman  was 
Stuart  Robson  when  he  produced  The 
Gadfly.    He  knew  it  hit  upon  a  sore 


spot  in  the  social  makeup,  and  he 
gloried  in  the  fact.  Other  managers, 
wiser  than  he,  had  turned  the  play 
down.  They  would  not  take  a  chance 
on  it.  He,  through  his  press  agent,  ex- 
ploited its  most  objectionable  features. 
It  was  held  up  to  the  public  as  some- 
thing to  be  wondered  at,  and  Mr. 
Robson  as  a  great  being  for  daring  to 
produce  it.  Of  course,  the  dear  public 
was  interested — to  the  extent  of  a  first 
night  audience.  Then  it  was  all  off. 
They  had  heard  all  about  it.  and  it 
was  all  over.  They  wouldn't  have  it 
at  any  price,  and  Mr.  Robson  was  out 
of  pocket,  and  probably  much  wiser. 

Then  there  was  Nat  Goodwin's 
little  talk  in  Cincinnati,  but  probably 
there  was  much  in  that  which  was 
merited. 

And  so  it  goes.  There  have  been 
hundreds  of  them  made  this  season, 
such  as  Commodore  Mohler  putting 
out  a  company  and  the  like.  Taking 
shows  out  on  shoestrings  has  been 
another  form  of  the  malady.  Now 
that  the  real  season  has  set  in,  let 
everybody  hope  that  everybody  else 
will  be  good  and  that  there  will  be 
no  more  real  bad  breaks  made  in  the 
theatrical  world. 


Tim's  Preference 

T  heard  a  funny  story  about  James 
*  O'Neill  the  other  day,  and  in- 
cidentally about  "Tim,"  for  many 
years  head  porter  of  the  Continental 
hotel  in  Philadelphia,  writes  "A 
Woman  of  the  World ' '  in  the  New 
York  Telegraph.  It  seems  that 
"  Tim  "  had  personally  attended  to  the 
actor's  baggage,  and  Mr.  O'Neill 
desired  to  show  his  appreciation  of 
this  lordly  condescension  by  giving 
him  a  pass  for  the  theater. 

"  Do  you  like  to  go  to  the  theater, 
Tim?  "  he  asked,  taking  out  his  book 
of  pass  blanks. 

"  I  do,  yer  ahnor,"  said  Tim. 

1 '  Are  you  married?  Shall  I  give 
you  two  seats?  " 

"Well,  I'm  not  exactly  married, 
but  I  do  be  spharkin'  a  leddy.  Yiz 
can  make  it  two.  Thanky,  sir,"  said 
he  as  Mr.  O'Neil  handed  him  the  pass. 
"An'  what  play  might  ut  be,  yer 
ahnor?  " 

"Monte  Cristo,"  was  Mr.  O'Neill's 
reply. 

"  Tut,  tut,"  muttered  Tim,  shaking 
his  head.    "  Iverybody  says  Mount 

O' Christy  doesn't   be  wurt   a   . 

Sure,  I  wondher  if  yez  cud  give  me  a 
pass  fer  th'  Chestnut." 

"  What  is  playing  at  the  Chestnut?  " 
asked  Mr.  O'Neill. 

"  An  actor  be  the  name  of  Giblet,  in 
Hild  by  the  En'  av  me,  and  they  say 
he's  foine!  " 


The  bomb  thrower  of  Europe  is  at 
work  again.  He  rehearsed  last  week 
at  a  Madrid  performance,  fortunately 
killing  no  one.  We  can  thank  our 
stars  that  this  pleasant  pastime  has 
never  been  popular  in  this  land  of  the 
free. 


December  16th,  1899 


Clarence  Montaine  left  the  Alca- 
zar Stock  Company  Sunday  night. 

J.  H.  Love  sails  the  27th  for  Hono- 
lulu to  pave  the  way  for  Nance  O'Neil. 

Jane  Plunkett  is  now  known  as 
Jane  Irving  in  the  What  Happened  to 
Jones'  cast. 

Argyle  Tully,  late  of  Harry  Cor- 
son Clarke's  Company,  has  returned 
to  San  Francisco. 

McWade  Chilcott  has  changed 
his  position  a  little.  He  is  now  man- 
ager for  Harry  Corson  Clarke's  Jones' 
Company. 

Virginia  Vaughn  has  taken  Laura 
Crews'  part  of  Cissy  with  Harry  Cor- 
son Clarke.  Miss  Crews  rejoins  the 
Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

E.  A.  Braden  and  Harry  Hardy 
are  coming  in  advance  of  A  Hot  Old 
Time,  which  will  occupy  the  New 
Alhambra  early  in  January. 

Emile  Brugiere,  a  local  young 
clubman  with  musical  proclivities,  has 
composed  some  of  the  incidental  music 
for  Mother  Earth,  now  running  at  the 
Alcazar. 

Paloma  Schramm,  the  wonderful 
child  pianist,  is  home  in  Los  Angeles, 
after  a  triumphant  tour  of  Europe. 
She  is  in  perfect  health  and  has  gained 
much  in  her  playing. 

Estella  Dale,  leading  woman  of 
the  Shenandoah  Company,  is  in  pri- 
vate life  Mrs.  Pitcher,  wife  of  Dr. 
Pitcher,  U.  S.  A.,  who  sailed  last  week 
for  Manila  with  his  regiment. 

Gertrude  Foster,  the  popular 
leading  woman  of  the  Alcazar  Com- 
pany, leaves  the  first  of  the  year  for 
New  York.  Miss  Foster  has  been 
very  popular  with  Alcazar  audiences. 

W.  L.  Curtin,  who  hasbeen  in  the 
cast  of  several  Alcazar  productions, 
has  been  selected  to  create  an  impor- 
tant part  in  Bert  Coote's  New  York 
production  of  A  Battle  Scarred  Hero. 

Andrew  E.  Thomson  has  left 
Harry  Corson  Clarke,  and  is  now 
ahead  of  the  Cheerful  Liar  Company. 
He  knows  the  interior  towns  on  the 
coast  as  well,  if  not  better,  than  any 
advance  man  in  the  country. 

George  H.  Allkn,  who  was  here 
with  E.  H.  Wood  in  advance  of  the 
Original  Georgia  Minstrels,  now  ap- 
pearing at  the  New  Alhambra,  has  the 
distinction  of  being  the  only  man  who 
ever  billed  the  Strand  in  London.  He 
was  the  advance  man  for  Barnum  and 
Bailey's  Circus  upon  its  European 
tour. 


J.  B.  Johns  has  parted  with  Harry 
Corson  Clarke  and  is  now  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

Word  has  been  received  here  that 
Willie  Collier  will  produce  during  his 
San  Francisco  engagement  a  new 
play  by  Augustus  Thomas. 

Lule  Warrington  has  been  very 
ill  for  the  last  few  weeks,  and  at  pres- 
ent is  in  such  a  critical  condition  that 
by  the  doctor's  orders  no  one  is  allowed 
to  see  her. 

Ida  Wyatt,  one  of  ths  best  dancers 
and  soubrettes  in  the  business,  is 
arranging  the  ballet  at  the  Tivoli  for 
the  Christmas  spectacular  piece.  This 
means  that  the  ballet  will  be  a  most 
pronounced  success. 

A.  T.  Seamon,  treasurer  Freder- 
ick Warde  Company,  was  for  a  long 
time  a  popular  newspaper  man  in 
Washington,  being  for  seven  years 
correspondent  at  the  National  Capital 
for  the  New  York  World. 

Black  Patti,  whose  magnificent 
voice  will  be  heard  for  the  next  two 
weeks  at  the  New  Alhambra,  has  won 
fame  in  every  part  of  the  civilized 
world.  Her  recent  tour  of  Europe 
was  a  continuous  series  of  ovations. 

Baron  de  Bush  and  Paulina  Joran, 
the  American  prima  donna,  were  mar- 
ried in  London  November  9th  at  St. 
Margaret's  Church,  Westminster.  She 
sang  with  the  Carl  Rosa  Opera  Com- 
pany in  London  and  in  Great  Britain 
and  was  a  great  favorite  abroad. 

Kathryn  Kidder  is  said  to  be 
contemplating  retirement  from  the 
stage  for  the  quietude  of  domestic  life. 
It  is  further  rumored  that  a  prominent 
young  lawyer  in  New  York  named 
Hitchcock  will  be  the  groom  at  this 
prospective  wedding. 

At  the  last  moment  Grace  George, 
who,  in  private  life  is  the  wife  of  Man- 
ager Wm.  A.  Brady,  resigned  the  role 
of  Esther  in  Ben  Hur,  and  Gretchen 
Lyons  was  engaged  for  the  part  in 
which  she  gave  a  good  account  of  her- 
self for  the  limited  time  she  had  to 
study  up  in  it. 

George  L.Montskrk  at,  the  young 
actor  who  recently  landed  in  New 
York  from  San  Francisco,  was  discov- 
ered one  day  last  week  to  be  in  a  con- 
dition bordering  on  starvation.  He 
was  too  proud  to  appeal  to  relatives  or 
friends,  and  his  condition  was  only 
learned  when  his  wife  appealed  to 
friends.  The  couple  will  be  cared  for 
by  the  actors  charitable  organization. 


NANCE  O'Neil  is  doing  a  tremen- 
dous business  at  the  Bur  bank,  Los 
Angeles. 

Virginia  Vaughn  has  left  Harry 
Corson  Clarke's  Company,  and  will 
come  back  to  this  city. 

CLARENCE  Brunk,  of  the  Frederick 
Warde  Company,  came  up  from  Los 
Angeles  a  pretty  sick  man.  He  is  on 
the  mend  now,  however. 

Mr.  Tunis  F.  Dean,  well  known 
by  virtue  of  his  long  connection  with 
the  Academy  of  Music,  Baltimore,  in 
the  capacity  of  manager,  has  arrived 
here  in  the  interests  of  the  Liebler's 
The  Christian. 


Side  Lights 


Snap  Shots 


C.  N.  RAVELIN 

Sau  Francisco  can  claim  an  ex- 
ceptionally clever  lot  of  press  agents. 
C.  N.  Ravelin  pictured  above,  is  doing 
noticeably  good  work  for  the  New 
Alhambra. 


Laura  Crews'  Return 

'"The  return  of  that  very  charming 
■  little  actress  Laura  Crews  to  her 
old  position  in  the  Alcazar  Company, 
calls  to  mind  her  first  appearance  be- 
fore the  footlights.  It  was  in  South 
San  Francisco  several  years  ago,  with 
a  company  managed  by  the  irrepres- 
sible James  M.  Ward,  and  Laura  was 
billed  as  the  famous  child  actress.  They 
played  to  such  a  good  house  that 
enough  money  was  raised  to  take  them 
to  Eureka,  where  they  played  a  week 
of  repetoire,  pleasing  the  people  so 
much  that  applause  and  packed  houses 
were  the  result.  Laura,  "the  child 
actress,"  became  such  a  favorite  that 
her  every  appearance  was  the  signal 
for  showers  of  money  on  the  stage. 


Miss  Hobbs  has  passed  its  one 
hundredth  performance  at  the  Lyceum 
Theater,  New  York,  and  seems 
destined  to  play  out  the  season  at  that 
theater. 

Barbara  Fritchie  is  doing  an 
immense  business  at  the  Criterion 
Theater,  New  York.  The  play  is 
strong  and  unusually  interesting, 
according  to  the  critics'  opinion. 

Willie  Collier  and  W.  H.  West's 
Minstrels  are  both  in  Chicago  this 
week  on  their  way  to  this  city. 
Collier  is  said  to  have  a  great  fun 
provoker  in  his  comedy,  Mr.  Smooth. 

The  management  of  the  Columbia 
Theater  announces  that  all  orders  for 
seats  for  The  Christian  must  be 
accompanied  by  the  money  for  same, 
otherwise  they  will  not  be  considered. 
The  advance  sale  begins  Thursday. 

The  Viceroy,  the  new  comic  opera 
by  Herbert  and  Smith,  will  have  its 
first  production  by  the  Bostonians  at 
the  Columbia  Theater,  Chicago. 

Alden  Benedict  has  secured  Charles 
W.  Chase's  dramatization  of  Henry 
Sienkiewicz's  famous  novel,  (Juo 
Yadis,  and  will  make  an  elaborate  pro- 
duction of  it.  The  play  was  tentatively 
produced  in  a  small  town  in  New 
York  State  recently,  and  the  result 
was  satisfactory.  In  his  dramatization 
Mr.  Chase  has  adhered  closely  to  the 
book. 

The  ashes  of  the  late  Charles 
Coghlan  will  be  placed  in  a  sepulchre 
on  his  estate  in  Prince  Edward  Island. 
Andrew  Robson  will  continue  in  his 
play  The  Royal  Box,  and  Gertrude 
Coghlan,  who  has  been  ill  in 
Minneapolis,  may  appear  in  Mr. 
Coghlan's  last  play,  Her  Ladyship. 


Strong  Attractions 
"Booked 

J J.  Gotti.oh  of  the  Columbia, 
•  who  has  just  returned  from  New 
York,  tells  of  great  theatrical  prosper- 
ity in  the  East.  Nearly  all  of  the  new 
plays  have  been  successful,  and  are 
booked  for  long  runs,  at  the  conclu- 
sion of  which  they  will  be  brought  out 
here.  An  unusually  strong  list  of 
attractions  will  follow  in  rapid  succes- 
sion at  the  Columbia. 


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The  Cockney  Coon 

4 '"The  successful  week  just  closed 
'  here  by  In  Old  Kentucky  and  its 
present  success  in  Loudon,  by  an  Eng- 
lish company,  brings  to  my  mind  some 
very  humorous  remembrances, "  said 
Fred  Peel,  to  a  REVIEW  man  last  week, 
just  before  he  was  winding  up  the 
Shenandoah  business.  "Here,  at  home, 
we  all  know  exactly  what  the  nigger 
is,  so  well  even,  that  the  white  man 
makes  even  a  better  black  man  than 
the  genuine  article.  But  over  in  Lon- 
don it  is  different.  There  the  colored 
man  furnishes  amusement  with  the 
most  wonderful  cockney  dialect  and 
cockney  mannerisms  that  could  lie  im- 
agined. They  furnish  the  darkey  as 
they  imagine  him  and  have  never  yet 
arrived  at  that  stage  where  they  could 
appreciate  the  fact  that  there  might  be 
something  different,  if  they  would  only 
get  away  from  their  British  conserva- 
tiveness.  At  Moore  and  Burgess'  min- 
strel show,  one  of  the  features  of  Lon- 
don ,  the  same  impossible  darkies  salute 
each  other  in  choice  cockney  and  the 
audiences  laugh  and  are  amused  and 
vote  the  darkey  a  most  amusin'  cuss." 


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December  16th,  1899 


AT  THE 

hOCAh  THEATERS 


Of*B1fie   'M    CO  &* 


The  Columbia 

\\J  v.  have  Frederick  Warde  with  us 
*"  once  again,  presenting  pretty 
much  the  old  familiar  plays  that  have 
long  been  indentified  with  his  name, 
and  surrounded  on  the  present  occa- 
sion by  a  very  competent  and  well- 
balanced  company.  This  week,  with 
the  exception  of  Thursday  night  and 
Saturday  matinee,  has  been  given  over 
to  Henry  Guy  Carleton's  charming 
story  of  Venetian  life,  The  Lion's 
Mouth,  the  best  thing  Carleton  ever 
wrote,  and  a  play  that  affords  Mr. 
Warde  an  opportunity  to  display  his 
histrionic  talents  to  very  great  advan- 
tage. He  has  tried  many  new  plays, 
and  read  many  others,  but  somehow 
the  right  one  has  failed  to  show  up, 
and  The  Lion's  Mouth  still  remains  a 
great  favorite  with  him  and  with  audi- 
ences. Mr.  Warde,  as  he  presents  his 
creation  of  Rinaldo,  makes  a  virile, 
picturesque  figure,  and  is  seemingly 
as  much  at  home  in  this  dashing  ro- 
mantic role  as  in  those  heavier 
characters  he  is  so  fond  of.  Charles 
D.  Herman,  an  actor  of  magnificent 
bearing  and  great  artistic  skill,  who 
really  has  few  equals  in  this  country  in 
characters  demanding  tragical  force 
was  Fra  Angelo,  and  his  characteriza- 
tion has  been  as  much  appreciated  as 
that  of  any  in  the  cast. 

Minnie  Tittell  Brune,  one  of  the 
talented  Tittell  sisters  who  used  to  call 
San  Francisco  home,  was  a  very 
charming  Linora,  daughter  of  the 
Doge,  and  May  Ward,  as  Marcella 
gave  quite  as  delightful  a  performance. 
The  remainder  of  the  cast  was  in 
thoroughly  competent  hands,  and 
with  an  acknowledgment  of  the 
beautiful  scenic  accessories,  it  may  be 
said  in  conclusion  that  The  Lion's 
Mouth  is, as  we  have  seen  it  this  week, 
one  of  the  most  completely  satisfying 
stage  presentations  we  have  witnessed 
in  some  time.  Romeo  and  Juliet  was 
given  Thursday  night  and  Saturday 
matinee. 

The  California 

The  name  of  C.  Haddon  Chambers 
■  as  co-author  of  The  Fatal  Card, 
was  sufficient  guarantee  that  the  play 
is  full  of  dramatic  interest  and  a  very 
interesting  melodrama  it  proves  to  be 
in  the  hands  of  the  capable  Frawleys. 
Harrington  Reynolds  makes  the  vil- 
lianous  George  Forrester,  who  has  a 
streak  of  good  in  his  make-up,  a  most 


picturesque  character.  Mr.  Reynolds 
is  a  finished  artist,  and  at  all  times  has 
that  indescribable  something  in  his 
work  which  we  designate  as  reserve 
dramatic  force.  Each  time  one  sees 
Francis  Byrne  he  seems  to  be  more  de- 
veloped along  strictly  legitimate  lines. 
His  Gerald  Austin  was  manly,  force- 
ful and  convincing,  Mr.  Frawley 
played  Harry  Burgess,  a  light  comedy 
role  in  the  delightful  manner  so  famil- 
iar to  San  Franciscans.  Mary  Hamp- 
ton strengthens  the  good  impression 
made  in  the  previous  plays,  and  Mary 
Van  Buren  plays  the  small  but  impor- 
tant part  of  Mercedes  with  discretion 
and  force.  Jim  Dixon,  the  weak  and 
utterly  contemptible  confederate  of 
Forrester,  was  so  well  done  by  Wallace 
Shaw  as  to  create  a  real  feeling  of  re- 
pugnance for  the  character.  J.  R. 
Amory  did  an  enjoyable  comedy  bit  as 
Terence  O'Flvnn,  and  with  Miss  Phosa 
McAllister  as  Aunt  Penelope  and  Pearl 
Landers  as  Cecile,  furnished  most  of 
the  comic  relief.  George  Gaston  gave 
a  capital  portrayal  of  the  money-loving 
old  father.  The  balance  of  the  cast  in 
their  smaller  roles  were  up  to  the 
Frawley  standard  and  included  Frank 
Mathieu,  Charles  Warner,  Charles 
Welch,  Clarence  Chase,  Reginald 
Travers,  Harry  Woodward  and  Mar- 
ion Barnay.  The  play  was  beautifully 
mounted  and  showed  careful  stage 
management  from  the  very  fact  that 
the  scenes  fitted  together  with  that 
lack  of  effort  and  exactness  which  one 
sees  in  only  truly  good  performances. 
The  Sporting  Duchess  was  presented 
the  last  three  days  of  the  week. 


The  Alcazar 

""The  large  attendance  at  this,  the 
■  second  week  of  Mother  Earth,  at 
the  popular  Alcazar  demonstrated  that 
San  Franciscans  are  only  too  glad  to 
see  an}'  new  play  and  to  justly  judge 
its  merits.  Messrs.  Thall  and  Belasco, 
and, of  course, the  author,  Mr.  Powers, 
should  feel  delighted  at  the  success  of 
the  new  piece,  and  no  doubt  its  success 
here  will  be  duplicated  elsewhere. 


On  one  occasion  a  few  years  ago, 
Henry  Miller  invited  his  business 
manager  to  a  supper  with  some  of  his 
friends  after  the  performance.  In 
introducing  him,  he  said:  "Allow  me 
to  introduce  you  to  Mr.  So-and-So, 
my  business  manager.  He  goes  about 
the  country  telling  the  people  what  a 
good  actor  I  am,  but  he  always  leaves 
town  before  I  arrive." 


c/llhambra 

A  crowd  that  was  limited  only  by 
the  walls  of  the  house  greeted 
Richard's  and  Pringle's  Minstrels  at 
the  Alhambra  Sunday  night,  and  a 
crowd  so  pleased,  it  was  that  at  times 
the  walls  -seemed  near  collapse.  This 
organization  is  undoubtedly  the  fore- 
most one  of  real  colored  minstrels  in 
the  country.  It  has  been  said  that 
the  colored  man  is  funny  only  when 
he  does  not  try  to  be  so,  but  the  peals 
of  laughter  on  Sunday  night  seemed 
to  disprove  any  such  statement.  No 
one  has  ever  claimed,  however,  that 
the  darkey  in  his  native  State  could 
not  sing  and  dance;  in  fact  there  is 
music  not  only  in  the  black  man's 
voice,  but  also  in  his  feet.  The  old 
familiar  first  part  was  the  best  part  of 
the  show,  and  C.  A.  Hughes  is  the 
best  of  the  singers,  while  Julius  Glenn 
and  James  Crosby  furnished  plenty  of 
amusement  with  their  antics  and  anec- 
dotes. Of  part  two  the  most  accepta- 
ble feature  was  the  quartet,  though 
the  Bonomoures  did  some  clever  acro- 
batic stunts,  and  La  She  performed 
well  on  the  slack  wire. 


The  moli 


"Tins  popular  Opera  House  reopened 
*  on  Saturday  night  to  a  crowded 
house  with  the  jolly  comic  opera  Tar 
and  Tartar,  on  which  occasion  Ferris 
Hartman.so  dear  to  the  Tivoli  patrons, 
was  received  with  uproarious  applause 
after  two  years'  absence  in  the  East. 
It  must  have  delighted  this  versatile 
comedian  to  feel  his  old  time,  well 
earned  prestige  still  bound  the  people 
to  him.  As  Muley  he  was  funnier 
than  ever  and  kept  the  house  in  a  con- 
tinual roar  with  his  local  hits,  not 
even  sparing  himself  in  I  Want  a  Situ- 
ation. Schuster,  as  Cardonna,  looked, 
sang  and  acted  his  part  with  his  usual 
spirit  and  vigor.  Tom  Greene,  the 
tenor,  as  Yussuf,  had  but  little  oppor- 
tunity except  his  solo  in  the  third  act, 
Only  to  Love  Her,  which  was  heartily 
encored.  Phil  Branson  as  Khartom 
was  as  funny  as  funny  could  be. 
Wheelan  as  Rajama,  the  Court  Phys- 
ician, certainly  has  no  equal  in  this 
role.  Caroline  Knowles  as  Alpaca, 
was  a  tartar  wife  to  a  T,  and  her  heavy 
contralto  was  especially  fine  in  the 
woman's  chorus,  which  by  the  way 
was  unusually  well  sung,  though  the 
choruses  throughout  were  sung  with 


much  expression.  Anna  Lichter  as 
Fanria  sang  a  charming  solo.  She  was 
beautifully  gowned  and  was  in  good 
voice,  not  showing  in  any  manner  the 
strain  of  overwork  in  the  heavy  opera 
season  just  closed.  Annie  Myers  as 
Taffetta,  full  of  life  and  graceful  earn- 
estness, was  the  part  she  played.  She 
received  an  ovation  upon  her  return  to 
the  Tivoli  after  some  months'  absence. 
Charlotte  Beckwith  as  Lambuquin  had 
no  chance  to  use  her  beautiful  voice, 
but  as  leader  of  the  march  in  the  third 
act  was  a  striking  figure.  The  finale 
of  patriotic  airs  was  exceptionally  fine, 
Miss  Myers'  rendition  of  Dixie  attract- 
ing especial  attention. 


Grand  Opera  House 

'Fiie  old,  tuneful  and  ever  popular 
opera  The  Chimes  of  Normandy 
was  the  attraction  at  The  Grand  this 
week,  and  the  crowded  houses  and 
applause  demonstrated  that  it  was 
thoroughly  appreciated.  Too  much 
cannot  be  said  of  William  Wolff,  whose 
interpretation  of  old  Gaspard  was 
exceptionally  well  rendered,  and  shows 
him  to  be  an  actor  of  no  small  ability. 
Hattie  Belle  Ladd  as  Germaine  was 
as  usual  very  good,  and  her  rendition 
of  the  Norman  Way  of  Wooing  was 
very  fetching  and  sweetly  sung.  The 
role  of  Jean  Grenicheux  was  sustained 
by  Oscar  Lee,  who  posseses  a  sweet 
tenor  voice,  and  considering  that  it 
was  his  "debut"  did  very  well,  and 
should  be  encouraged  to  sing  out  with 
a  little  more  confidence.  Edith  Mason 
was  in  her  element  as  Serpolette,  and 
her  impersonation  of  a  Marchioness 
was  very  "  cute  and  clever."  Thomas 
H.  Persse  as  Henri,  Marquis  of  Corne- 
ville,  was  well  cast  and  up  to  his 
usual  standard  of  excellence.  Arthur 
Wooley,  as  the  bailee  with  aspirations 
to  the  hand  of  Germaine,  and  Winifred 
Goff,  as  the  notary,  were  very 
comical,  and  furnished  the  amusement 
of  the  opera.  The  chorus  did  very 
conscientious  work  and  really  deserve 
great  credit. 

ALCAZAR  BREVITIES. 

Ernest  Hastings  reopens  at  the  Al- 
cazar next  week  in  the  title  role  of  Dr. 
Bill. 

Fred  Belasco  leaves  for  Europe  next 
month  tosecure  new  plays  and  people. 

Chimmie  Fadden,  with  Forrest  Sea- 
bury  in  the  title  role,  especially  en- 
gaged for  the  occasion,  will  be  the 
Alcazar's  Christmas  production. 


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THE  COLUMBIA 


The  second  and  last  week  of  Fred- 
erick Warde's  engagement  will  begin 
Monday  night.  The  repetoire  for  the 
second  week  is  to  be  as  follows  :  Mon- 
day and  Saturday  nights,  Virginius; 
Tuesday  night  and  Saturday  matinee, 
The  Merchant  of  Venice;  Wednesday 
night,  Richard  III.;  Thursday  and 
Sunday  nights,  The  Lion's  Mouth; 
and  Friday  night,  Romeo  and  Juliet. 

The  much  discussed  play, The  Chris- 
tian, will  be  seen  at  the  Columbia 
Theater,  beginning  Xmas  night,  in  all 
its  metropolitan  elaborateness  for  a 
limited  engagement.  The  advance 
sale  of  seats  for  this  most  important 
attraction  is  to  begin  next  Thursday 
morning  at  the  box  office  of  the  thea- 
ter. Orders  for  seats  from  the  outlay- 
ing cities  must  be  accompanied  by  the 
necessary  amount  for  the  tickets. 


THE  TIVOLI 

Although  the  management  of  the 
Tivoli  Opera  House  only  intended  that 
the  comic  opera,  Tar  and  Tartar, 
should  run  for  one  week,  the  business 
has  been  so  large,  that  in  order  to  meet 
the  demand  for  seats,  there  will  be  an- 
other week  of  the  play.  It  is  rarely 
that  so  heart}'  an  ovation  is  given  to 
an  actor  as  can  be  witnessed  nightly 
at  the  Tivoli,  when  the  "prince  of 
comedians,"  Ferris  Hartman,  makes 
his  first  entrance  as  Muley  Hassan, 
the  tar.  While  the  bulk  of  the  ap- 
plause of  the  audience  is  given  to 
Hartman,  a  goodly  share  is  bestowed 
upon  his  talented  associates.  Tar  and 
Tartar  will  be  played  for  the  last  time 
next  Friday  night.  On  Saturday  next 
there  will  be  no  matinee  at  the  Tivoli 
Opera  House,  as  the  annual  holiday 
extravaganza  will  be  produced  on  the 
evening  of  that  day.  This  year's  of- 
fering is  entitled  Little  Bo-Peep,  and 
has  been  arranged  by  the  well-known 
stage  director,  George  F.  Lask.  The 
holiday  production  of  the  Tivoli  will 
be  as  full  of  good  things  as  a  Christ- 
mas pudding  is  of  plums. 


THE  CALIFORNIA 

On  account  of  the  tremendous  prep- 
arations necessary  for  staging  Cumber- 
lane,  '61,  the  Frawley  Company  will 
devote  their  time  next  week  only  to 
rehearsals.  This  afternoon  and  even- 
ing The  Sporting  Duchess  will  be 
staged  for  the  last  time.  Positively 
the  largest  organization  of  colored 
artists  that  have  yet  visited  the  Coast 
will  be  seen  at  the  California  Theater 
next  Sunday  afternoon  and  night, with 
The  Hottest  Coon  in  Dixie  Company. 
The  reputation  of  The  Hottest  Coon 
in  Dixie  has  preceded  the  attraction, 
and  patrons  of  the  California  have  a 
revelation  and  real  treat  before  them. 


The  engagement  will  open  with  the 
Sunday  matinee, and  the  Frawley  Com- 
pany will  renew  their  season  Sunday 
night,  December  24th. 

THE  GRAND 

The  Chimes  of  Normandy  is  a  great 
success  at  this  theater.  Monday  even- 
ing Die  Fledermaus  (The  Bat),  one  of 
the  most  successful  comic  operas  ever 
written,  will  be  revived  in  English 
after  an  interval  of  nine  years.  It  is 
the  greatest  work  of  Strauss,  the 
Waltz  King,  and  will  be  magnificently 
scened  and  costumed,  and  presented 
with  the  following  superb  cast:  Gab- 
riel von  Eisenstein,  Thomas  H. 
Persse;  Rosalind,  his  wife,  Edith 
Mason;  Adele,  her  maid,  Hattie  Belle 
Ladd;  Ida,  sister  to  Adele,  Ethel 
Strachan;  Alfred,  a  music  teacher, 
Winifred  Goff;  Prince  Orlooffsky, 
Bessie  Fairbairn;  Dr.  Frank,  William 
Wolff;  Dr.  Blind,  Charles  Arling  and 
Frosch,  Arthur  Wooley. 


THE  ALCAZAR 

Tomorrow  night  Mother  hearth  will 
receive  its  last  performance  and  will 
be  followed  by  the  revival  of  the  New 
York  success,  Dr.  Bill,  the  handiwork 
of  Hamilton  Aide,  who  adapted  it  from 
the  French  of  Dr.  Carre.  The  x\lca- 
zar  Company  to  its  full  strength  will 
take  part,  and  the  popular  leading  man 
Ernest  Hastings,  will  reappear  to  play 
the  role  of  the  doctor,  which  part  he 
made  such  a  decided  hit  before.  Laura 
Crews  will  also  make  her  reappearance. 


THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 

The  Black  Patti  Troubadours  will 
be  the  next  attraction  at  the  Xew 
Alhambra,  commencing  to-morrow 
night.  These  merry  musical  Trouba- 
dours are  pre-eminent  in  their  style  of 
entertainment.  The  personnel  of  the 
company,  which  numbers  nearly  three 
score,  includes  the  most  talented  col- 
ored artists  known  to  the  profession. 
Black  Patti  (Mme.  Sissierette  Jones) 
is  the  stellar  attraction.  She  is  one  of 
the  most  popular  prima  donnas  on  the 
stage. 

THE  ORPHEUM 

There  will  be  five  new  acts  at  the 
Orpheum  next  week  and  every  one  of 
the  holdovers.  At  the  head  of  the 
new  bill  is  La  Sylphe,  the  famous 
French  danseuse.  Another  great  at- 
traction on  the  new  bill  is  Harring- 
ton, the  tramp  juggler.  As  a  juggler 
he  has  few  equals  and  as  a  comedian, 
he  stands  alone.  The  Llewellyn 
Sisters,  two  Australian  operatic  singers, 
are  among  the  new  people.  Gertrude 
Rutledge  is  a  ballad  singer  with  an  in- 
ternational reputation.  Dan  and 
Lizzie  Avery  are  two  chocolate  colored 
comedians  who  present  a  clever  sketch. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Milton  Royle  and  com- 
pany will  next  week  present  Captain 
Impudence,  in  which  Mr.  Royle  and 
his  wife  appear  at  even  better  advan- 
tage than  in  their  first  selection. 
George  Fuller  Golden  will  continue  to 


abuse  Casey,  his  own  familiar  frieiu., 
and  Hamilton  Hill,  the  Australian 
baritone,  will  remain.  The  biograph 
will  present  new  views. 

Matinees  Wednesday,  Saturday  and 
Sunday. 


Our  FRicn^Ts^hD 

THtlR  DOlHtfe  lk< 


The  Orpheum 

\\/E  always  get  our  money's  worth 
at  the  Orpheum,  always  by  long 
odds  the  best  vaudeville  progam  of 
any  house  in  America.  This  week  we 
have  been  getting  more — the  best  en- 
tertainment that  we  have  yet  ap- 
plauded. Jessie  Millar  heads  the  bill. 
The  same  Jessie  Millar  who,  six  or 
seven  years  ago,  astonished  the  coun- 
try by  the  possession  of  phenomenal 
ability  as  a  child  cornetist,  a  prodigy 
in  a  musical  way.  And  now,  though 
yet  not  out  of  her  teens,  Miss  Millar 
has  developed  the  child's  talent  into 
the  skill  of  the  finished  performer,  and 
her  clear,  distinct,  triple  tongueing, 
executed  with  brilliancy  and  power, 
brought  her  enthusiastic  applause. 
Emmonds,  Emmerson  and  Emmonds 
furnished  a  skit,  Only  a  Joke,  but  be- 
ing possessed  of  very  nimble  feet,  the 
skit  for  the  most  pari  was  lost  sight  of, 
and  they  danced  and  capered  about  in 
a  most  amusing  way.  Hamilton  Hill, 
the  Australian  baritone,  has  met  with 
wonderful  success.  He  is  a  young  man 
with  a  fresh  and  powerful  voice  of  re- 
markably good  range,  some  of  his 
higher  notes  having  the  sweetness  and 
purity  of  a  tenor's.  Barring  a  tendency 
to  use  his  voice  too  vigorously,  his 
style  is  good.  His  numbers  were  most 
cordially  received,  The  Holy  City 
creating  the  greatest  enthusiasm.  The 
Tennis  Trio  were  next  in  order,  and 
though  tennis  was  farthest  from  their 
thoughts  they  showed  great  skill  in 
the  swinging  and  manipulation  of  bril- 
liantly colored  Indian  Clubs.  The 
ease  and  dexterity  with  which  their 
feats  were  accomplished  made  their  en- 
tertainment particularly  attractive. 

George  Fuller  Golden,  Casey's 
Confidential  Friend,  succeeded  in 
creating  what  the  advance  men  term  a 
laugh  a  minute,  or  if  you  didn't  have 
your  watch  with  you,  a  laugh  from 
start  to  finish.  He  is  a  man  of  re- 
markable magnetism,  and  every  joke 
and  story  met  with  appreciation.  His 
part  of  the  evening's  performance  was 
all  too  short,  and  he  might  have  filled 
out  the  evening's  entertainment,  with 
the  audience  aiding  and  abetting  every 
effort.  Camille  d' Arville  is  also  an  at- 
traction this  week,  and  her  popularity 
has  not  diminished  since  her  entrance 
into  vaudeville.  Her  gracious  person- 
ality and  beautiful  gowns  make  her 
most  welcome  before  she  opens  her 
mouth,  and  her  voice,  though  power- 
ful and  dramatic,  pure  and  true,  has 


lost  some  of  the  freshness  and  sweet- 
ness which  was  so  prominent  a  char- 
acteristic of  it  when  we  heard  her  last 
with  the  Bostonians.  The  pickaninny 
lullaby  she  sang  showed  her  voice  to 
the  best  advantage  and  was  received 
with  every  sign  of  approval.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Edwin  Milton  Royle  followed  in 
their  new  sketch,  The  Highball  Fam- 
ily. While  it  cannot  be  classed  with 
Capt.  Impudence,  the  little  play  they 
appeared  in  last  year,  and  which  they 
produce  next  week,  and  though  Mr. 
Royle's  talents  histrionically  are  hardly 
developed  as  those  he  possesses  as  a 
dramatist,  yet  the  Highballs  furnished 
much  laughter  and  amusement.  Mrs. 
Royle,  as  handsome  as  ever,  was  the 
same  charming  actress  as  of  old,  tak- 
ing the  part  of  the  mother-in-law  of  Mr. 
Highball,  personated  by  Mr.  Royle. 
Beatrice  Foster,  Seth  Smith  and  John 
La \  foot  were  a  very  acceptable  sup- 
porting company.  New  biograph  views 
concluded  the  performance. 


The  Chutes 


MOHRING 
high  ot 


A  t  the  Chutes  Theater  Fred  and 
*■  Amy  Gottlob,  "exponents  of 
Dutch  comedy,"  keep  the  audiences 
laughing  for  over  twenty  minutes,  and 
"Senator"  Hamden,  a  colored  gentle- 
man who  once  starred  as  Uncle  Tom, 
appeared  for  the  first  time  in  mono- 
logue and  scored  a  decided  hit.  An 
ecpuilibrist  and  contortionist,  billed 
simply  as  "Walsh,"  tied  himself  into 
seemingly  inextricable  knots,  and 
Major  Mite  followed  his  imitation  of 
Cornille  with  an  English  music-hall 
song.  Adgie  gave  a  very  thrilling  act 
in  her  cage  of  lions. 

The  Otympia 

Brothers,  acrobats  of  a 

)rder,  have  been  more  than 
making  a  hit  at  the  Olympia  this 
week.  They  do  some  marvelous 
stunts.  Hastings  and  Hall  still  have 
their  Dawson  City  popularity,  and  de- 
light the  big  audiences  with  their 
clever  solos  and  duets.  Cad  Wilson 
and  Marie  D.  Wood  both  have  a  large 
following,  and  the  others  on  the  1  > i  1 1 
are  very  acceptable  and  include  Carl- 
ton and  Ryder,  Dora  Mervin,  May 
Nealson,  Dot  Stanley  and  Camelia. 

The  Oberon 

WlRGINIA  CAMBRON,  the  popular 
contralto,  has  been  singing  ber 
way  into  the  affections  of  Oberon  aud- 
iences this  week  and  Rowe  and  Cleve- 
land,the  duettists,  have  likewise  scored 
a  hit  witli  Manager  Fischer's  patrons. 
These,  with  well  selected  numbers  by 
the  Oberon  Orchestra  and  new  pro- 
jectoscope  \iews  have  made  up  a  well 
received  week's  program. 


8 


December  i6th,  1899 


IJil 


Correspondence  and 

Comments  01 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence 

New  York,  Dec.  10. — Frank  Daniels  and 
a  capable  company  came  to  Wallack's  Thea- 
ter last  week  in  The  Ameer,  a  comic  opera, 
the  music  of  which  was  composed  by  Victor 
Herbert,  and  the  story  and  lyrics  written  by 
Kirk  LaShelleandFredM.  Rankin.  There 
is  nothing  new  in  the  subject  matter  and  no 
novelty  in  its  treatment.  It  is  the  same  old 
story  of  the  impecunious  potentate  who  en- 
deavors to  enrich  himself  by  a  wealthy  mar- 
riage. Frank  Daniels  is  of  course  the  bank- 
rupt ruler  and,  being  a  very  short  man 
physically,  he  finds  the  necessary  foil  for 
much  of  his  humor  in  W.  T.  Rochester,  the 
tall  chamberlain.  Miss  Helen  Redmond  is 
the  American  heiress  whom  the  Ameer  of 
Afghanistan  would  marry  to  raise  enough 
money  to  pay  the  tribute  requiied  by  the 
British  for  his  military  control.  George 
Devall  was  the  tenor  who,  as  the  British 
chaplain,  won  the  prima  donna.  Norma 
Kopp  was  the  contralto  soubrette.  With 
this  conventional  vehicle  for  thought  and 
action,  The  Ameer  on  its  opening  night  con- 
tained many  new  jokes.  The  orchestration 
and  singing  were  up  to  the  average  of  comic 
opera  productions.  Mr.  Daniels  refused  to 
make  a  speech,  when  called  for,  ou  the 
ground  that  as  he  was  a  member  of  Comic 
Opera  Comedians  I'nion  No.  2  he  could  not 
do  any  oratorical  work  on  Union  No.  i's 
ground,  which  belonged  to  De  Wolf  Hopper. 
* 

*  * 

Hoddy  Dotty  is  the  name  of  a  series  of 
specialties  which  were  bunched  together 
last  week  by  a  hastily  gathered  company  in 
the  Comique  Theater,  formerly  Sam  T. 
Jack's,  and  before  that  Herrmann's  Theater. 
William  Jerome  wrote  most  of  the  words, 
and  Frank  David  composed  what  music  was 
not  appropriated  from  popular  selections. 
Among  the  others  in  the  cast  are  Carrie 
Scott  and  Maud  Nugent.  Miss  Nugent  gave 
a  clever  imitation  of  a  Scotchman  trying 
to  sing  a  negro  ballad.  When  the  perfor- 
mance is  trimmed  down,  the  first  efforts 
of  the  stock  burlesque  company  may  prove 
to  be  a  success. 

*** 

Word  comes  from  Philadelphia  where  H. 
V.  Esmond's  whimsical  romance,  My  Lady's 
Lord,  was  prodnced  at  the  Broad  Street 
Theater  last  week  that  it  will  need  consid- 
erable patching  up  before  it  is  presentable 
for  this  city.  Miss  Jessie  Milward  is  the 
shrew  of  the  play,  and  Faversham  is  her 
English  husband.  Other  parts  were  taken 
with  more  or  less  success  by  Sydney  Her- 
bert, Sara  Perry,  Blanche  Benton,  Joseph 
Wheelock,  Jr.,  J.  F.  Cook,  George  Osbourne, 
Jr.,  J.  H.  Behrims,  and  E.  G.  Backus. 

« 

*  * 

Ben-Hur  is  playing  to  crowded  houses  at 
the  Broadway,  especially  since  the  preachers 
have  begun  attacking  it  on  the  ground  that 
religious  matters  should  not  be  introduced 
on  the  stage. 

The  Singing  Girl,  with  Alice  Nielsen  as 
the  principal  attraction,  has  been  enlivened 
by  some  new  matter  injected  into  the  first 
act. 

Julia  Marlowe  will  not  take  Barbara 
Frietchie  to  the  Pacific  Coast. 


Thomas  Q.  Seabrooke  and  a  good  company 
were  playing  at  the  Amphion,  Borough  of 
Brooklyn,  last  week  in  a  new  farce,  Who 
Killed  Cock  Robin.  Comedian  Seabrooke 
can  play  this  season  without  fear  of  being 
thrown  into  jail  every  night  after  the  per- 
formance for  unpaid  alimony.  After  having 
been  purged  by  the  Federal  Court  from  al! 
debts  Mr.  Seabrooke  can  play  with  a  clean 
ledger.  The  latest  comedian  to  get  into  an 
argument  with  his  wife  is  Frank  Bush.  Jus- 
tice Traux  of  the  Supreme  Court  (which  cor- 
responds with  our  California  Superior  Courts) 
has  just  ordered  Mr.  Bush  to  pay  his  wife 
$20  a  week  alimony.  Bush  in  resisting  the 
application  for  alimony  took  the  ground  that 
as  his  wife,  who  is  now  eighteen  years  old, 
was  a  bar  maid  before  she  married  him,  she 
could  easily  return  to  her  old  vocation. 
* 

James  O'Neill  was  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  last  week  in  Sydney  Grundy's  version 
of  The  Musketeers.  The  Charity  Ball  was 
revived  at  the  Murray  Hill  last  week.  Last 
week  was  the  final  week  in  this  city  of  Make 
Way  For  The  Ladies  at  Madison  Square 
theater,  and  Richard  Mansfield's  Cyrano  de 
Bergerac  at  the  Garden.  As  no  steam  pipes 
broke  last  week  Mr.  Mansfield  was  able  to 
finish  his  play  each  time. 

* 

*  * 

Dorothy  Morton,  prima  donna  of  A  Greek 
Slave  is  leaving  no  stone  unturned  to  keep 
her  name  before  the  public.  Her  latest 
exploit  was  a  refusal,  at  the  last  minute,  to 
appear  at  a  Wednesday  matinee  on  the 
ground  that  two  matinees  a  week,  in 
addition  to  six  evening  performances,  are 
too  wearing  on  the  voice.  The  rebellious 
prima  donna  has  the  good  wishes  of  even- 
singer  in  the  profession.  You  can  see  the 
quick  finish  of  any  principal  singer  who  is 
willing  to  sing  a  trying  role  two  matinees  a 
week.  The  usual  Saturday  matinee  is  hard 
enough  on  a  singer,  but  as  she  has,  in  the 
Hast  Sundays  in  which  to  recuperate,  she 
generally  manages  to  worry  along.  There 
are  some  managers  in  this  city  who  would 
not  hesitate  to  ask  singers  to  appear  at  two 
shows  a  day  if  the  manager  thought  he 
could  get  enough  first  class  singers  to  do  so, 
but  happily  for  the  poor  chorus  singers  as 
well  as  the  lesser  principals  there  are 
singers  like  Miss  Morton,  Alice  Nielsen, 
Marie  Tempest,  and  Lillian  Russell  who 
strenously  object  to  the  Wednesday  matinee. 

*  * 

Few  in  the  profession  believe  the  pretext 
set  forth  by  Julia  Marlowe  in  her  testimony 
in  the  divorce  case  which  she  brought  last 
week  against  Robert  Taber.  The  pretext 
was  that  Mr.  Taber  was  "jealous"  because 
she  received  more  favorable  criticisms  than 
he  did.  Mr.  Taber  always  had  the  respect 
of  the  profession  who  knew  him  personally, 
and  that  respect  has  been  increased  by  his 
conduct  in  permittingjulia  Marlowe  to  bring 
the  suit  for  divorce  upon  the  ground  of  cruelty 
No  one  believes  that  any  one  could  be  cruel 
to  Miss  Marlowe,  not  even  her  husband.  It 
is  also  evident  that  the  jealousy  was  not  en- 
tirely due  to  newspaper  criticism. 


Cakewalking  must  still  be  popular,  for  it 


continues  to  draw  great  applause  in  The 
Ameer,  Sister  Mary,  Papa's  Wife,  Round 
New  York  in  Eighty  Minutes,  The  Rogers 
Brothers  in  Wall  Street,  and  in  whirl-i  gig. 

Rob  Roy. 


CHICAGO 

Special  Correspondence 

Chicago,  Dec.  4. — The  Dearborn  Stock 
Company  present  Brander  Mathews'  A  Gold 
Mine  this  week  with  Edwin  Arden  as  leading 
man.  R.  D.  Blakemore,  a  light  rather  than 
a  high-class  comedian,  who  made  a  hit  in 
Charley's  Aunt,  is  a  member  of  the  com- 
pany; also  Madge  Carr  Cook  who  plays 
character  parts  and  grande  dames — but  who 
had  had  no  especial  play  to  star  her.  About 
all  there  is  in  the  play  is  monopolized  by 
the  part  of  the  Californian,  Wolcott.  The 
principal  feature  in  the  production  is  the 
man  who  is  always  American  with  his  criti- 
cism of  everything  British — which  criticism, 
by  the  way,  is  always  good-natured. 

Ernest  Hastings  has  left  the  Dearborn 
Company  to  join  the  Alcazar  Stock  Company 
of  San  Francisco. 

This  evening,  Mr.  Goodwin  and  Miss 
Maxine  Elliott  began  the  last  week  of  their 
engagement  at  Powers'  Theater  with  A 
Gilded  Fool  for  the  first  three  nights,  and 
An  American  Citizen  and  The  Cowboy  and 
the  Lady  each  succeeding  night  respectively. 
A  special  matinee  on  Thursday  afternoon  to 
which  all  the  leading  professional  artists 
were  invited  is  one  of  the  features  of  their 
engagements. 

At  the  Lyric  Theater  the  Jeffries-Sharkey 
fight  is  represented,  and  the  biograph  pic- 
tures are  probably  the  finest  that  have  ever 
been  produced. 

On  Sunday  evening,  Dec.  3,  the  German 
Dramatic  Company  gave  the  first  production 
in  America  of  VV'alther  and  Stein's  comedy- 
drama,  Die  Herren  Soehne  (Our  Sons)  at 
Powers'  Theater.  The  limit  of  Mrs.  Leslie 
Carter's  engagement  in  Zaza  at  the  Powers' 
Theater  is  twelve  nights  and  two  matinees, 
beginning  Dec.  11.  The  success  of  Mrs. 
Carter  in  David  Belasco's  version  of  Barton 
and  Simon's  Zaza  is  well  known.  It  has 
been  said  that  we  have  a  new  Camille  and 
another  Hernhardt.  In  April  the  entire 
organization  will  go  to  the  Garrick  Theater 
in  London. 

Anthony  Hope's  novel,  Phroso,  which 
has  been  so  cleverly  dramatized,  is  presented 
this  week  at  the  Columbia  Theater  by 
Charles  Prohman,  with  Odette  Tyler  in  the 
title  role.  Miss  Tyler  has  made  some  suc- 
cesses in  vShakespearean  roles.  She  also 
played  in  Secret  Service.  The  engagement 
is  for  one  week. 

For  one  week  the  boards  at  MrYicker's 
Theater  are  held  by  William  H.  West's 
Minstrel  Company.  Among  the  newcomers 
are  the  three  Marvelles  who  join  the  com- 
pany here.  The  Marvelles  are  grotesque 
dancers.  On  Sunday,  Dec.  10,  The  Carpet 
Bagger,  written  by  Opie  Read  and  Frank 
Pixley,  both  of  Chicago,  will  be  presented 
at  the  same  theater  for  one  night.  On  Dec. 
II  will  follow  the  dramatic  version  of  that 
remarkable  story,  "Quo  Yadis." 

Mr.  Smooth  to  be  given  this  week  at  the 
Grand  by  Mr.  Collier  is  a  farce  written  by 
himself.     It  is  very  well  accepted.  Sol. 


Smith  Russell  is  due  Dec.  18  at  the  Grand, 
in  a  revival  of  his  celebrated  play,  A  Poor 
Relation. 

At  the  Great  Northern  this  week  there  is 
a  new  farce-comedy  entitled,  A  Wise  Guy, 
with  Emily  Lytton  and  Edmund  Hayes  in 
the  leading  parts.  The  farce  was  originally 
a  sketch,  and  has  been  elaborated  into  three 
acts  by  George  M.  Cohan  of  the  four  Cohans. 

Among  the  vaudeville  favorites  at  the 
Chicago  Opera  House  this  week,  Helen 
Mora  is  billed  at  the  head.  She  is  a  won- 
derful baritone,  and  her  repertory  includes 
the  newest  descriptive  ballads. 

The  Haymarket  Theater  has  for  a  star 
attraction  this  week,  Patrice,  a  dainty 
comedienne,  in  Edna's  Ghost. 

At  the  Studebaker  the  Castle  Square 
Opera  Company  are  giving  the  comic  opera, 
Tarantella,  by  Jacobowski.  The  repertoire 
week  begins  Dec.  11,  and  includes  Iolanthe, 
Chimes  of  Normandy,  Marth,  and  Beggar 
Student.  The  chorus  work  is  very  good. 
Maud  Lillian  Berri,  Maud  Lambert,  Regin- 
ald Roberts  and  William  G.  Stewart  are 
favorites.  The  company  will  go  to  the 
American  Theater,  New  York,  after  the 
repertoire  week.  The  New  York  section  of 
the  company  will  come  to  the  Studebaker 
for  a  season  of  grand  opera,  opening  with 
Aida  on  Christmas  night. 

Frederick  Boyd  Stevenson. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Col.,  Dec.  7.— Things  in  the 
amusement  line  are  a  little  quiet  this  week. 
On  Sunday  night  a  concert  was  given  at  the 
Broadway  Theater,  the  attraction  being  Mrs. 
Frederick  Smutzer,  a  young  society  woman 
of  this  city  who  has  just  returned  from 
Europe  where  she  has  been  having  her  voice 
cultivated.  She  was  well  received  by  a 
small  audience,  and  was  ably  assisted  by 
Prof.  Cavallo's  orchestra. 

On  Monday  night  at  the  same  theater, 
Frederick  Hill's  School  of  Acting  produced 
Augustin  Daly's  comedy,  A  Night  Off,  an 
adaptation  from  Der  Raub  der  Sabiuerinnen. 
The  house  was  only  fair,  but  the  play  went 
very  well,  the  honors  being  carried  off  by 
Mr.  Hill  as  Brutus  Snap,  and  Miss  Leon 
Herrold  as  Nisbo.  Eddie  Smith,  a  profes- 
sional comic  opera  comedian,  who  was  en- 
gaged to  play  Professor  Babbitt,  forgot 
himself  in  the  third  act  and  introduced 
several  funny  falls  which  were  out  of  place 
in  a  piece  of  this  kind,  and  almost  ruined 
Mr.  Hill's  best  scene  Mrs.  E.  L.  Scholtz, 
the  wife  of  a  prominent  druggist  of  this 
city,  made  her  first  appearance  and  wore 
some  beautiful  gowns.  The  only  real  draw- 
back on  an  otherwise  good  performance  was 
Lew  Kelly,  a  brother  of  our  clever  comedian 
Joe  Kelly,  who  starred  with  Mason  in 
Who's  Who.  In  justice  to  Mr.  Hill  be  it 
said  that  this  young  man  is  not  a  regular 
member  of  his  school,  but  his  services  were 
enlisted  for  this  occasion  only.  Miss  Irene 
Lorton  gave  a  capital  performance  of  Susan, 
and  gives  every  evidence  of  marked  ability. 
Others  in  the  cast  who  deserve  mention 
were  the  Misses  Hayford  and  Polly  and 


December  16th,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


9 


Messrs.  Youngson  and  Emmons,  and  James. 
House  dark  the  remainder  of  the  week. 
Next  week  The  Telephone  Girl. 
A  Breezy  Time,  fresh  from  the  PaciBc 
Coast,  opened  a  week's  engagement  at  the 
Tabor  on  Sunday  night,  Dec  3d,  to  an  over- 
flowing house,  but  failed  to  please  every- 
body, consequently  business  has  been  only 
fair  since  the  opening  night.  Mile.  Fifi  the 
week  of  Dec.  10th. 

The  New  Lyceum  has  an  excellent  bill 
this  week,  headed  by  Maude  Courtney,  the 
singer  "who  sings  the  old  songs,"  and  she 
can  sing  them,  too.  This  handsome  young 
lady  has  certainly  captured  the  hear.s  of  the 
Denverites,  as  the  Lyceum  has  been  packed 
every  night.  By  the  way,  she  is  a  niece  of 
Mr.  McCourt,  manager  of  the  Tabor  and 
Broadway  Theaters.  Oscar  Lewis, the  Swed- 
ish dialect  comedian,  is  another  big  favorite. 
Roschetta  Bros.,  barrel  jumping  acrobats; 
the  Hamiltons  in  A  Dainty  Story  of  Home 
Life;  Gaffney  and  Burton,  grotesque  dancers; 
Theobold  and  Powers,  A  Pair  of  Runaways; 
J.  H.  Taylor,  the  Dutch  wooden  shoe  com- 
edian; and  Stauffer  and  Witter,  locals,  are 
all  making  hits.  Manager  May  seems  to 
enjoy  the  good  business  his  house  is  doing 
and  says  the  prosperity  wave  has  at  last 
struck  Denver. 

At  the  Denver,  Manager  Readick  presents 
us  to  Paul  Gilmore  in  The  Musketeers.  Mr. 
Paul  Gilmore,  although  a  stranger  to  this 
city,  was  well  received.  He  played  the  part 
of  the  impetuous  Gascon  with  a  dash  that 
wins  the  hearts  of  his  audience  at  once.  He 
is  supported  by  a  competent  company. 
Beginning  last  night  and  for  the  remainder 
of  the  week  they  will  produce  The  Dawn  of 
Freedom,  a  piece  new  to  Denver.  Frank 
Readick's  Black  Crook  Company  will  open 
at  the  Denver  on  Jan.  7.  Al.  Hagan  will  be 
the  advance  agent.  John  Nicholson's  Ala- 
bama Company  has  returned  after  an  eight 
weeks'  tour.  Paul  Gilmore  is  organizing  a 
company  here  to  play  The  Dawn  of  Freedom 
on  the  Coast.  The  latest  addition  to  the 
collection  of  photographs  is  an  excellent 
one  of  Mrs.  Leslie  Carter. 

Bob  Bell. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence 

ST.  Louis,  Dec.  3. — Mrs.  Leslie  Carter  in 
her  Frenchy  play,  Zaza,  is  the  feature,  of 
course,  of  our  attraction  this  week.  She  is 
shocking  the  willing  patrons  of  Manager 
Pat  Short  at  the  Olympic.  Mrs.  Carter  is  a 
clever  woman,  in  two  senses  of  the  word; 
she  is  a  good  actress,  and  she  realizes  what 
the  public  wants,  risque  and  immoral 
dramas,  and  she  gives  it  to  them  in  Zaza. 
It  is  worse  than  Nethersole's  Sappho  and 
that  certainly  is  the  piece  de  resistance  for 
comparison.  Thanks,  and  many  thanks,  to 
Messrs.  Haymann  and  Frohman,  we  have 
an  actor  and  plays  at  the  Century  where  we 
can  take  our  mothers,  wives,  sisters  and  our 
sweethearts  w.thout  subjecting  them  to 
filth.  Sol  Smith  Russell  is  the  player  and 
Hon.  John  Grigsby  and  The  Poor  .Relation 
are  the  purveyors  of  the  pleasure. 

John  H.  Havlin  ushers  in  his  inaugural 
week  as  co  owner  of  the  Grand  Opera 
House  with  Sidney  Gundy's  Sowing  the 
Wind.  Maude  Edna  Hal!,  Charles  M. 
Collins,  W.  H.  Turner,  and  Franklin  Hall 
essay  the  leading  characters. 

Manager  William  Garen  is  giving  his 
patrons  Hoyt's  A  Day  and  a  Night  at 
Havlin's  this  week.  The  company  is 
adequate  for  the  farce.  Billie  Currie  is 
reveling  with  the  lucre,  as  the  comedy  is 
doing  the  banner  business  of  the  season. 
"Col."  Sam  Gompertz  (I  call  him  Colonel 
as  you  notice,  now  that  he  has  become  a 
fistic  impresario)  has  Mining  Shaft  No.  2 
as  the  melodramatic  effort  for  Hopkins  this 
week.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sidney  Drew,  Maude 
Meredith  and  Prof.  Stover  are  "all  the 
mustard"  as  the  vaudevillians  to  sandwich 
in  between  the  acts. 

Managers  Tate  and  Middleton  of  the 
Columbia    have    an    excellent  vaudeville 


digest  to  enthuse  their  patrons  this  week  in 
Hines  and  Remington,  Charles  T.  Ellis  and 
Clara  Moore,  Arnold  Glazier  Mid  La  Petite- 
Adelaide,  Florence  Henri  King,  "Si" 
Stebbens,  Herchelle  Sisters,  Cloud  and 
Kershaw,  Mauley  and  Rose,  Ozav  and 
Delmo  and  the  Kenodiome. 

Manager  Southwell  of  the  Castle  Square 
Opera  Company  is  delighting  his  clientele 
at  the  Exposition  Music  Hall  with  Maritai.a, 
excellently  sung  by  Adel?ide  Norwood, 
Maud  Lillian  Berri,  W.  W.  Hinshaw,  Max 
Eugene,  Homer  Lind,  Miro  Delatnolla 
Payne  Clarke,  Edward  P.  Temple,  Bessie 
Tannehill,  Frances  J.  Bo)  le  Company  and 
Katherine  Condon. 

Rice  and  Barton's  Rose  Hill  Folly  Com- 
pany are  doing  The  Jolly  Old  Sports  and 
the  Naughty  Soubretles  in  a  sufficiently 
"artistic"  way,  to  please  Manager  Jim 
Butler's  patrons  at  the  Standard. 

The  underlinings  for  next  month  are 
Nat  Goodwin  and  his  charming  wife  in 
The  Cowboy  and  the  Lady  at  the  Olympic, 
Kellar  at  the  Century,  War  of  Wealth  and 
Vaudeville  at  the  Hopkins,  Bohemian  Girl 
at  the  Exposition,  Gay  Masqueraders  at  the 
Standard,  A  Milk  White  Flag  at  the  Grand, 
and  On  Stroke  of  Twelve  at  Havlin's. 

Walter  F.  Bean  closed  Saturday  night 
with  the  West  Minstrels.  He  is  on  his  way 
to  the  Coast. 

The  charming  Californian,  Maud  Lillian 
Berri,  is  again  with  us.  She  is  singing 
Maritana  with  the  Castle  Square  Opera 
Company. 

Patv  Pallen 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 
ST.  John,  Dec.  5. — The  Robinson  Comic 
Opera  Company  closed  its  short  season  of 
repertoire  at  the  Opera  House  on  the  2d, 
presenting  Said  Pasha  to  a  fair  house.  The 
bill  on  Friday  evening  was  changed  from 
Maritana  to  Chimes  of  Normandy,  and  drew 
well.  On  the  whole,  the  efforts  of  the  com- 
pany were  not  appreciated  as  they  de- 
served. The  nniformly  excellent  singing  of 
the  principals,  with  a  good  chorus  support, 
and  careful  staging  and  costuming,  surely 
entitled  Manager  Frank  V.  French  to  better 
houses  than  prevailed.  The  between-act 
specialties  were  very  good,  including  some 
well-sung  illustrated  ballads  by  Charles 
Flynn,  the  Bioscope  pictures,  Amazon 
marches,  and  the  singing  of  The  Soldiers  of 
the  Queen,  with  chorus.  Leads  in  the 
operas  were  sung  by  Lizzie  Gonzales,  Essie 
Barton,  Laura  Clement,  Helene  Gordon, 
Frank  D.  Nelson,  F.  V.  French,  Jules 
Chuzetti,  and  M.  J.  Thomas,  with  the  two 
sterling  comedians,  Ben  Lodge  and  Ed. 
Eagleton.  On  Sunday  evening  they  pre- 
sented a  program  of  sacred  music  and  were 
greeted  by  a  very  fine  and  appreciative 
audience.  Peachky  Carnehan. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lakh  City,  Dec.  11.— Mile.  Fifi  at 
the  theater  Dec.  7-8,  did  a  very  small  busi- 
ness. The  French  farce  is  evidently  a  trifle 
too  Frenchy  for  Salt  I.akers.  In  Old  Ken- 
tucky has  big  attendance  at  the  theater, 
this  evening.  Pudd'n  Head  Wilson  appears 
at  the  theater  14-16. 

A  Romance  of  Coon  Hollow  and  Rentz- 
Stanley  Burlesque  Company  divided  time 
at  the  Grind  the  past  week,  both  companies 
doing  only  a  fair  business. 

Hoyt's  A  Stranger  in  New  York  has  the 
house  packed  to  the  doors  tonight.  The 
company  plays  the  first  half  of  the  week. 

John  Kay  Hardy. 


ON  THE  ROAD. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke 

Tucson,  15;  El  Paso,  16;  San  Antonio,  18 
to  24;  Austin,  25. 

Hottest  Coon  in  Dixie 

San  Francisco,  17-30;  Portland,  Jan  1-7; 
Seattle,  8-15. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Dkcember  16th,  1899 


LOS  ANGELES. 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angeles,  Dec.  12. — Los  Angeles  peo- 
ple have  certainly  run  the  gamut  in  the 
amusement  line  this  week,  from  the  "aha" 
of  the  heavy  villian  to  the  sweet  notes  of 
music  that  hath  charms  to  soothe  the  savage 
breast. 

Nance  O'Neil  is  again  delighting  the  peo- 
ple of  this  city  with  her  clever  acting,  and 
is  playing  to  very  good  business. 

Norris  Bros.'  trained  animal  show  has  been 
in  the  city  the  past  week,  and  as  the  show 
is  good  and  they  are  favorites,  they  did  good 
business. 

Little  Paloma  Schramm,  the  child  pianist 
who  caused  such  a  furor  two  years  ago  by 
her  wonderful  playing,  has  returned  home, 
after  an  extended  Kuropean  tour  on  which 
she  played  before  some  of  the  greatest  musi- 
cians in  the  world  and  received  praises  that 
are  seldom  bestowed  upon  even  older  peo- 
ple. She  will  give  a  concert  here,  under  the 
direction  of  J.  T.Fitzgerald,  on  the  18th  inst. 

Frederick  Warde,  during  his  recent  en- 
gagement in  this  city,  put  on  Fortune's  Fool 
to  try  it  for  the  first  time.  The  piece  did 
not  find  favor  with  the  critics,  who  say  the 
leading  character  is  totally  unworthy  of  an 
actor  with  the  ability  of  Mr.  Warde.  Mr. 
Warde  apol  gized  to  the  audience  for  the 
piece,  which  is  his  pleasant  way  of  admitting 
that  it  is  a  failure.  Mr.  Warde  is  very  pop- 
ular in  Los  Angeles,  and  during  his  stay  vis- 
ited the  High  School,  Normal  School,  Whit- 
tier  State  School,  and  several  literary  clubs, 
at  all  of  which  he  spoke  on  his  professional 
life  and  the  work  of  Shakespeare. 

Louts  Morgenstern,  the  popular  theatrical 
man  who  came  to  this  city  in  advance  of  the 
McKee  Rankin  Company,  has  gone  north. 
He  will  be  unable  to  go  to  Australia  with  the 
Company  and  has  given  up  the  place  to 
James  H.  Love. 

Edward  Tynan,  the  doorkeeper  at  the  Los 
Angeles  Theater,  has  been  elected  to  repre- 
sent the  mail  carriers  of  Los  Angeles  at  their 
annual  convention  next  summer  at  Detroit. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theater  Murray  and 
Mack  played  to  good  business  at  popular 
prices,  the  io-n-12-13.  For  the  14-15  the 
new  opera,  La  Fiesta  deSan  Xavier,  was  put 
on  by  local  talent  and  proved  to  be  a  very 
interesting  composition,  especially  to  those 
living  in  Southern  California,  as  the  scenes 
of  the  play  are  laid  in  this  vicinity,  and  the 
composers  are  Southern  California  people. 
On  the  21-22-23  My  Friend  from  India  will 
be  here,  at  popular  prices. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theater  the  Nance 
O'Neil  Company  presented  The  Jewess  on 
the  10-11-12-13,  followed  by  the  School  for 
Scandal,  on  the  14- 15-16.  So  far  her  en- 
gagement has  been  very  successful,  notwith- 
standing the  fact  that  there  were  strong  at- 
tractions at  the  other  houses.  She  has  lost 
none  of  her  popularity  and  the  house  is 
filled  for  each  performance. 

At  the  Orpheum  a  bill  of  crisp,  crackling 
vaudeville  dainties,  as  Manager  Bronson  and 
Press  Agent  Ebey  are  pleased  to  term  it,  is 
on.  The  first  glance  at  their  "ad"  in  the 
Times  makes  one  wonder  if  it  is  not  some- 


thing good  to  eat,  but  by  going  further  into 
the  mystery  the  reader  is  made  to  understand 
that  it  is  for  the  mind  to  feed  upon,  not  the 
stomach.  The  bill  consists  of  Pete  Baker, 
A.P.Robbins,  Cora  Stuart  and  Alex  Kearney, 
Mignon,  Sig.  Albini,  Ruth  Nelta,  Lucie  Vir- 
dier  and  Rice  and  Elmer. 

Arthur  Marshall  Perry  gave  a  violin  re- 
cital at  Blanchard's  Hall  on  the  12th  inst. 
The  Krauss  String  Quartette  gave  their  sec- 
ond concert  of  the  season  on  the  14th  inst. 
which  was  very  well  patronized. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


SPOKANE 

Special  Correspondence. 

Spokane,  Dec.  9. — Auditorium  Theater, 
H.  C.  Haywood,  Manager — The  Shaw  Com- 
pany opened  the  4th  in  repeTtoire,  present- 
ing The  Westerner,  From  Sire  to  Son,  In 
Missouri,  Jack  of  Diamonds,  Rip  Van 
Winkle,  Love  and  Law.  The  performances 
were  good,  but  the  attendance  was  not  what 
was  deserved,  but  is  steadily  increasing. 
Mr.  Shaw  gives  a  splendid  exemplification 
of  the  stock  actor  and  wins  his  audiences 
from  the  start.  Nellie  Maine  Shaw,  as 
Elizabeth  in  In  Missouri,  presented  a  fav- 
orable rendition  of  that  eccentric  part.  The 
remainder  of  the  company  are  good.  Spec- 
ial mentions  should  be  made  of  the  band 
and  orchestra,  the  latter  winning  encore 
after  encore  every  performance. 

The  Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles  of  which 
your  correspondent  is  a  member,  entertained 
the  members  of  the  Shaw  Company  at  an 
open  social  Sunday.  Each  one  contributed 
to  the  evening's  amusement,  and  the  Shaw 
Company  were  voted  "jolly  good  fellows" 
and  good  Eagles. 

The  Washington  State  Band  and  Orches- 
tral Association,  under  the  direction  of  Fred 
C.  Hopper,  opens  a  series  of  eight  concerts, 
at  the  Auditorium  the  10th.  Indications  are 
for  good  business. 

Week  ol  the  12th  Shaw  Company  in  rep- 
ertoire. Dolph. 


SAN  JOSE 


Special  Correspondence. 

A  Lady  of  Quality,  and  Finnegan's  Ball 
were  on  the  boards  last  week. 

On  Monday  evening  the  students  of  Santa 
Clara  College  presented  at  the  Victory  the 
tragedy  Sedecias.  It  was  a  revelation  of 
clever  acting  and  fine  stage  presentation. 
Very  few  professional  troupes  stage  their 
plays  better  than  the  boys  did  this.  It  was 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Jubilee  Fund  and  the 
large  audience  insured  a  goodly  addition 
thereto. 

The  lecture  last  week  by  Rev.  W.  D.  Mc 
Kinnon,  Chaplain  in  the  United  States 
Army,  was  a  disappointment.  Owing  to  an 
unexpected  summons  to  proceed  to  Manila, 
the  Chaplain  was  unable  to  be  present,  so 
his  lecture  was  read,  and  well  read,  by  his 
brother,  Rev.  B.J.  McKinnon.  Then,  too, 
the  audience  expected  to  hear  of  Manila,  in- 
stead they  were  treated  to  A  Trip  Through 
Canada. 


FRESNO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Fresno,  Dec.  n. — The  best  attraction  at 
the  Opera  house  since  my  last  letter  was 
Yon  Vonson  with  a  real  Swede,  Arthur 
Donaldson,  in  the  title  role.  I  have  been 
trying  for  ten  years  tosee  Yon  Yonsou,  but 
so  far  fate  has  kept  me  away  from  theaters 
on  which  that  was  billed.  But  I  know  that 
Donaldson  is  excellent,  for  Paul  Vandor  of 
the  Evening  Democrat,  the  best  dramatic 
critic  in  Central  California,  has  this  to 
say  of  him: 

"  His  Yon  Yonsou  is  not  the  lout  and  the 
oof,  but  the  sturdy  Swedish  backwoods 
lumberman,  simple  and  awkward,  but  never 
boorish.  It  is  a  cleau  piece  of  acting  of  a 
part,  the  accepted  stage  version  of  which 
lias  been  that  of  a  great,  overgrown 
simpleton,  bordering  dangerously  close  to 
half-wittedness." 

Judging  from  the  remarks  made  in  a 
casual  way  by  those  who  saw  the  play,  I 
should  say  that  Grace  Hazard  as  Jennie 
Morris,  was  a  shining  light  of  the  company, 
while  Annie  Mack  Berlein  as  Mrs.  Laflin, 
the  big-hearted  Irish  hotel  keeper,  made 
quite  a  hit.  I  think  that  the  balance  of  the 
company  were  not  particularlv  brilliant,  as 
they  were  not  in  a  particularly  favorable 
way. 

Two  minstrel  shows  have  been  here  lately, 
Gorton's  and  Richards  and  Pringle's,  the 
latter  being  the  best;  the  leading  feature  of 
it  being  the  quartet  made  up  of  Charles 
Hughes,  Kid  Langford,  W.  T.  Overby  and 
O.  C.  Cameron.  Each  have  a  musical  voice 
and  they  harmonize  well.  Therefore,  the 
darkey  songs  which  they  sing  elicited  much 
applause.  Mr.  Hughes'  solo,  My  Old  New 
Hampshire  Home,  was  sung  with  much 
feeling  and  was  appreciated.  Other  features 
were  La  She.  the  equilibrist  and  the  five 
acrobats  "imported  especially  from  Arabia." 
In  the  Gorton  Minstrels  Edward  Fox,  the 
grotesque  dancer,  is  good,  and  so  is  the 
quartet  and  Vonderand  Mullen,  the  acrobats. 

The  Cheerful  Liar  brought  to  Fresno  some 
people  quite  well  known  in  San  Francisco, 
principal  among  whom  were  Stella  Bomar, 
Eunice  Murdock,  Frank  De  Camp  and  Max 
Steinle.  The  company  was  well  received, 
and  seems  capable  of  handling  the  play  very 
satisfactorily.  Finnigan's  Ball  was  here 
last  Friday  night  and  kept  the  audience  in 
a  roar  from  the  time  the  curtain  went  up  till 
the  play  was  ended.  Murray  and  Mack, 
whom  everyone  knows,  brought  out  of 
Casey  and  Finnigan  all  that  there  was  in 
the  parts,  and  added  something  by  their 
personalities.  Weary  Walker  was  more 
than  a  smile  producer  in  the  hands  of 
Charles  Barry,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that 
he  was  suffering  from  a  very  liad  cold  and 
spoke  with  difficulty.  Among  the  ladies 
Mayme  Taylor  deserves  special  mention  as 
she  is  a  good  actress  and  an  excellent 
singer,  having  a  strong  yet  sympathetic 
voice,  and  one  which  has  been  well 
cultivated.  Kittie  Beck  pleased  everyone 
by  her  bright,  vivacious  portrayal  of  the 
part  of  a  girl,  and  also  by  her  excellent 
dancing.    But  of  all  the  singers  who  have 


been  here  in  a  long  time  not  one  has  a  voic 
of  such  natural  depth  and  richness  and  so 
full  of  melody  as  the  second  bass  in  the  male 
quartette.  The  other  four  of  the  quintette 
were  good.  Each  one  in  the  company  was 
above  the  average  and  made  the  presentation 
of  the  farce  a  success,  but  I  will  be  thinking 
of  that  boy's  voice  long  after  I  have  for- 
gotten all  the  rest.  This  week  is  a  quiet 
one. 

Benjamin  C.  Jordan. 


OGDEN 

Special  Correspondence. 

Ogden,  Utah,  Dec.  10. — Something  very 
much  like  a  famine  is  threatening  us  in  the 
theatrical  line.  Manager  Clark  tells  me  that 
there  are  not  enough  shows  coming  for  two 
mouths  to  nearly  fill  the  demand.  Last 
week  we  had  The  Romance  of  Coon  Hollow 
which  did  a  good  business.  Last  night  In 
Old  Kentucky  played  to  a  crowded  house. 
Owing  to  delayed  trains,  the  company  did 
not  arrive  uutil  late,  the  curtain  rising  at 
9:30,  which  was  very  tiresome  to  the  large 
number  which  were  standing.  The  play  was 
enthusiastically  received,  although  this  is 
its  fourth  appearance  here  I  believe. 

Pudd'uhead  Wilson,  by  Edwin  Mayo,  is 
billed  for  the  13th,  and  will  do  a  big  busi- 
ness. 

Last  Friday  Capt.  Harry  Wells  gave  a 
stereopticon  lecture  on  the  Philippines  in 
the  Opera  House,  which  was  very  instructive 
and  entertaining,  and  was  heard  by  a  large 
number  of  people. 

The  general  prosperity  which  keeps  the 
good  companies  in  the  large  cities  is  work- 
ing a  hardship  upon  us.  Those  plays  that 
do  stop  over  will  rear  a  good  harvest  from 
us  though.    R.  M.  B. 

OAKLAND 
Special  Correspondence. 

Oakland,  Cal.,  Dec.  13. — L.R.Stockwell 
and  his  company  of  clever  comedians  closed 
a  very  successful  week's  engagement  at  the 
Macdonough  Theater  Sunday  night.  Mr. 
Stockwell's  production  of  My  Friend  From 
India  was  appreciated  by  the  large  audiences 
that  nightly  crowded  the  theater.  Mr. 
Stockwell  as  Augustus  Keen  Shaver,  with 
apparent  theosopic  inclinations,  is  unhesi- 
tatingly conceded  to  be  superior  to  his  pre- 
decessors in  the  role.  That  sterling  favorite 
of  all  war  dramas,  Shenandoah,  held  the 
boards  at  this  house  Monday  and  Tuesday 
evenings,  Dec.  11-12,  and  packed  the  house 
at  both  performances.  The  company  was 
a  good  one,  and  the  play  gave  entire  satis- 
faction. The  Warmest  Coon  in  Dixie  will 
be  here  the  15th  and  16th,  to  be  followed  by 
Frederick  Warde,  Richard  and  Pringle's 
Minstrels,  and  A  Hot  Old  Time. 

At  the  Dewey  Opera  House  a  play  dealing 
with  life  in  Tennessee  entitled,  Knobs  of 
Tennessee,  has  been  the  attraction.  The 
production  has  been  carefully  staged. 
Landers  Stevens  appears  in  the  leading  role 
supported  by  a  strong  cast  made  of  the  fol- 
lowing members  of  the  stock  company: 
Maurice  Stewart,  Carl  Birch,  E.  J.  Holden. 
Wm.    B.    Mack,    Fanny   Gillette,  Maude 


December  16th,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Miller,  Gracie  PlaisteJ  and  Alice  Saunders. 
The  business  has  been  very  large  the  entire 
•week.  Next  attraction  The  Corner  Grocery. 

The  Poultry  and  Dog  Show  closed  Satur- 
day evening  at  the  Exposition  Building  after 
a  successful  run. 

A  company  of  amateurs,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Van  Britton,  will  produce  The 
Golden  Giant  at  Dietz  Opera  House  this 
evening  for  the  benefit  of  the  library  Fund. 

Herbert  Clark. 

STOCKTON. 

Special  Correspondence. 

Stockton,  Dec.  13. — This  week  has  not 
been  prolific  of  much  interesting  news.  All 
the  bazars  in  which  much  professional  tal- 
ent was  seen  and  heard  are  over.  The  holi- 
days promise  some  matters  of  interest. 

The  big  contingent  of  Elks  which  went 
to  San  Jose,  returned  and  reported  a  great 
time.  They  were  treated  royally  by  the 
Garden  City  Elks. 

Eugenie  Blair,  wi'h  her  capable  company 
including  William  Bramwell,  was  seen  Mon- 
day evening  by  a  select  and  critical  audi- 
ence, although  not  a  large  one.  The  per- 
formance is  an  excellent  one. 

But  for  popularity  Shenandoah  eclipse 
them  all. 

A  big  house  saw  Bronson  Howard's 
war  drama,  as  revived  by  Jacob  Litt,  and 
pronounced  it  the  great  hit  of  the  season. 
The  play  contains  passages  to  suit  the  taste 
of  nearly  every  class  of  play -goers,  and  all 
linked  together  with  a  master  hand.  It  was 
impossible  to  get  enough  supers  to  fill  out 
the  play. 

On  Friday  night  Black  I'atti's  troubadours 
were  seen  by  a  good  house,  and  took  well 
as  that  organization  has  in  the  past. 

The  next  bill  at  the  Yo  Semite  is  Richard's 
and  Pringle's  Minstrels  which  come  Monday 
evening,  and  are  awaited  with  a  good  deal 
of  interest. 

Business  Manager  L.  Henry  of  the 
Yo  Semite,  has  returned  from  a  trip  to  San 
Francisco  and  San  Jose. 

Charles  Pinkham,  for  thirty  years  the 
basso  of  St.  Mary's  church  choir,  died  sud- 
denly of  apoplexy  this  week.  He  was  visit- 
ing the  home  of  Mrs.  E.  C.  Chase  at  the 
time.  Special  music  was  rendered  at  his 
funeral  Tuesday  by  a  choir  consisting  of 
Misses  McCarthy,  Quinn,  Ryan,  Morrisey, 
and  Mrs.  Reibenstein  and  J.  L.  Phelps,  and 
Ed.  R.  Thompson,  Karl  C.  Brueck  acting  as 
organist.  Mr.  Thompson  will  sing  during 
the  holiday  season,  and  until  a  successor  of 
Mr.  Pinkham  is  fouud.      G.  E.  McLeod. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence 

Sacra.mexto,  Cat,.,  Dec.  12. — The  Elle- 
ford  Company  closed  a  very  successful  two 
weeks'  engagement  Sunday  night. 

To-night,  Eugenie  Blair  in  A  Lady  of 
Quality. 

I3th-i4th,  Arthur  Donaldson  in  Yon  Yon- 
son. 

15th  and  17th,  Shenandoah. 

18th  to  23d  inclusive,  Lee  the  Hypnotist. 
;  14th  for  five  nights  Renz-Santley  Com- 
pany. 

29th  for  three  nights  Murray  and  Mack's 
Finnigan's  Ball. 

Vaudeville  Notes 

Zoyarra  opens  at  the  Chutes  Mon- 
day. 

La  Petite  Reiua  is  playing  at  the 
Denver  Theater. 

The  Mohring  Brothers  are  a  big  hit 
at  the  Olympia. 

Madge  Hall  opens  at  the  Orpheum, 
Randsburg, the  18th. 

Oscar  Lewis,  the  Swede  comedian, 
is  at  the  Alcazar,  Denver,  Col. 

Dr.  Goerss  has  disbanded  his  com- 
pany until  the  holiday  season  is  over. 

Conlon  and  Ryder  opened  at  the 
Savoy  Theater,  Victoria,   B.   C,  on 


the  nth.  They  scored  trig,  while  the 
Edgerton  Sisters  are  the  talk  of  the 
town. 

Chas.  and  May  Morrell  are  head- 
liners  at  the  People's  Theater,  Seattle, 
Wash. 

Waldo  and  Elliot  are  featuies  at  the 
Coeur  D'Aleue  Theater,  Spokane, 
Wash. 

Chas.  H.  Whiting  is  meeting  with 
success  at  the  Fredericksburg,  Port- 
land, Or. 

Gamett  and  Vic  Lewis  opened  at 
the  Delmonico,  Victoria,  B.  C,  on  the 
1  ith. 

Archie  Levy  is  now  sole  agent  for 
the  Savoy  Theater  circuit,  British 
Columbia. 

Bob  and  Mike  McDonald,  the  Cali- 
fornia Mac's,  will  return  home  in 
May,  1900. 

Starkey  and  Mantelle,  bar  per- 
formers, are  at  the  Parlor  Theater, 
Duluth,  Minn. 

Fay  Templetou  will  make  another 
try  at  vaudeville.  Time  not  decided 
upon,  but  soon. 

Archie  Levy  is  now  booking  a  com- 
pany for  Cape  Nome  to  leave  here 
early  next  spring. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  Hamilton,  a 
clever  sketch  team,  was  at  the  Colum- 
bia, St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Will  S.  Kising  and  Lillian  Kimble 
are  at  Comique,  Spokane,  Wash. 
This  is  their  sixth  week. 

The  De  Clairvilles,  aerial  artists,  are 
making  good  throughout  the  North- 
west.   They  play  in  this  city  shortly. 

The  Gottlobs,  Fred  and  Amy,  have 
no  cause  to  complain  at  the  reception 
accorded  them  at  the  Chutes  nightly. 

May  Loveland,  Meany  and  Lenora, 
Shannon  and  Lucier,  Cecil  Hall  and 
Polly  O'Neil  are  at  the  Olympic,  St. 
Paul,  Minn. 

The  Healy  Sisters,  the  clever  little 
Frisco  girls,  are  meeting  with  unusual 
success  with  Schelling's  Two  Married 
Men  Company. 

Chas.  and  Lulu  Oro  met  with  de- 
cided approval  at  the  Orpheum, 
Omaha  and  Kansas.  They  have  the 
Castle  Circuit  to  follow. 

Mile.  Tiogelle,  a  pretty  and  shapely 
little  lady,  is  doing  an  act  similar  to 
Mile.  Lotty.  It  compares  favorable 
to  the  last-mentioned  artist. 

Phoebe  Massing,  Margie  Addis,  An- 
netta  George,  Marie  Wilbur  and 
Travelle  open  at  the  New  Vienna 
Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  on  the  18th. 

Harry  De  Lain,  Templetou  Sisters 
and  McNeil  Sisters  are  on  the  bills  at 
the  Standard  Theater,  Fort  Worth, 
Tex.    They  are  playing  this  way. 

Cissie  Loftus  has  been  obliged  to 
contradict  the  rumor  which  has  been 
current  for  some  time  that  she  is  to 
marry  Laurence  Irving,  son  of  Sir 
Henry  Irviug. 

O.  G.  Seymour,  of  Seymour  and 
Dupree,  is  busy  buying  soothing 
syrup  for  a  bouncing  baby  boy  who 
joined  his  immediate  family  circle  at 
Boston,  Mass.,  on  Nov.  26. 

The  New  Standard  Theater,  under 
the  management  of  F.  M.  Carrillo, 
open  on  the  23d.  Lucille  Alden,  Stella 
Dorey,  Sadie  Fairfield,  Helen  Moul- 
ton,  Dick  Mack  and  the  Coles  have 
already  been  booked.   More  to  follow. 

Vontello  and  Nina,  Helen  Mignon, 
Annie  De  Kovan,  Bennett  Belmont, 
May    Raymond,  Lewis    and  Lake, 


Fisher  and  Wall,  Mile.  Tyrone  and 
Mae  Vernon  make  up  a  strong  bill  for 
the  Alcazar  Theater,  Denver,  Col. 
Harry  Deoy  is  stage  manager. 

Jackson  Hurd,  who  went  to  Aus- 
tralia to  join  McAdoo's  Minstrels, 
which  soon  after  left  the  company 
stranded,  has  arrived  in  this  city  from 
Honolulu.  Hurd,  during  the  passage 
from  .Sydney  to  Honolulu,  gave  enter- 
tainments on  board  and  landed  with 
over  $250  in  his  pockets.  He  is  a 
colored  man, and  very  few  entertainers, 
white  or  colored,  can  give  him  much 
of  a  handicap. 

Cast  Naughty  Anthony 

The  full  cast  of  David  Belasco's  new 
farcical  comedy,  Naughty  An- 
thony, to  be  produced  at  the  Herald 
Square  Theater  early  in  January,  will 
include  Frank  Worthing,  William  J. 
Le  Moyne,  William  Elton,  Albert 
Bruning,  Samuel  Edwards,  Charles 
Wyngate,  Claude  Gillingwater,  E.  P. 
Wilks,  Brandon  Tynan,  Blanche  Bates, 
Maud  Harrison,  Olive  Redpath,  Mary 
Barker,  Fanny  Voting,  Frances  Joliffe, 
Ethel  Norman,  Catherine  Black  and 
Janet  Hudson. 

SUCCESSFUL  BENEFIT. 

The  Review  is  very  glad  to  chronicle  the 
success  of  the  theatrical  charity  fund 
program  at  the  Orpheum,  Thursday  after- 
noon. Every  inch  of  space  was  occupied — 
every  performer  entered  heartily  into  the 
spirit  of  the  occasion  and  the  large  audience 
was  highly  pleased.  The  benefit  netted 
about  #3,000.  Complete  report  in  next 
week's  Review. 


cActors  Entertained 

'  I  "BU  Press  Club  entertained  the 
actors  last  Tuesday  night,  and  the 
jolly  jinks  broke  up  at  3  A.  If.  The 
player  folk  were  treated  royally,  but 
they  couldn't  see  all  the  work  l»eing 
done  by  non-professionals,  all  of  whom 
were  exceptionally  good,  so  they  told 
stories  and  sang  as  a  slight  appreciation 
of  the  Club's  hospitality.  Frederick 
Warde,  George  Fuller  Golden,  Teddy 
Ilartman  and  others  told  stories,  and 
good  ones,  too,  and  Hamilton  Hill 
sang.  His  remarkable  baritone  voice 
caused  a  great  stir  and  he  had  to 
respond  to  an  encore.  Homer  Henley, 
a  well-known  local  vocalist,  was  also 
praised  highly  by  Mr.  Hill,  Mr. 
Warde  and  others  of  the  profession. 
Mr.  Warde  declared  Mr.  Henley's 
voice  a  wonder.  The  program  was 
arranged  by  the  Club's  entertainment 
committee  of  which  John  J.  Harrison 
is  the  chairman.  The  Club  (Juartet 
rendered  some  new  songs.  President 
James  P.  Booth  made  a  neat  speech 
welcoming  the  theatrical  people  to  the 
club  rooms. 


Gossip 


Read  the  Dramatic  Review. 


According  to  the  Butte  papers,  a 
benefit  performance  was  tendered  sev- 
eral members  of  the  disbanded  Elec- 
trician Company  last  Saturday  night 
by  the  theatrical  people  of  that  city. 

The  Hottest  Coon  in  Dixie  will 
spend  New  Vear's  week  at  Cordray's 
Theater,  Portland.  They  are  at  the 
California,  San  Francisco,  next  week. 


CALIFORNIA    TH  ESTER 


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WEEK 

Commencing 

SUNDAY 

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The  HOTTEST 
eOON  IN  DIXIE 


Positively  the  Largest  and  Best  Colored  Show  ever  seen  on  the  Coast. 

40  Leading  Colored  Singers,  Comedians  and  Specialty  Artists. 
NEW  YEAR'S  WEEK  AT  CORDRAY'S  TI I  HATER,  PORTLAND,  ORE. 
PHIX.  R.  Mii.i.kr,  Proprietor  and  Manager. 
Wii.i,  H.  Bakkv,  Business  Manager. 


Columbia*  Theater 

riR.  FREDERICK  WARDE 

TOC.KTIIKK  WITH 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clarence  M.  Brune 

And  all  star  company  in  Scenic  Productions  of 
Standard  and  Classic  Plays. 

Honday  and  Saturday  Nights  Virginius 

Tuesday  Night  and  Saturday  Matinee  The  flerchant  of  Venice 

Wednesday  Night  Richard  III 


Thursday  and  Sunday 


The  Lion's  Mouth 


Friday  Night   Romeo  and  Juliet  5r 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


December  16th,  1899 


LOCAL  NOTES 


bkkthovkn's  birthday  celebrated 
A  Beethoven  Evening  in  commem- 
oration of  the  master  was  given  at  the 
home  of  Mrs.  George  Drake  Ruddy, 
Los  Angeles,  Sunday  evening  the  17th, 
when  Madame  Jeanette  Webster  Craw- 
ford was  the  guest  of  honor,  the  Cali- 
fornia Ladies'  (Quartet  under  her  direc- 
tion rendering  quartuors  II,  Allegro 
moderate  IV  Andante  Cantahile — 
quartuor  IV  Rondo,  allegro  ma  non 
troppo.  String  Trio.  op.  3  [first  move- 
ment], Misses  Lemon,  Knox  and 
Simon.  Piano  Sonata  No  VII  op.  10 
No.  3  [with  analysis]  presto,  largo 
emesto,  minuetto,  rondo,  allegro, Mad- 
ame Crawford. 

FACULTY  RECITAL. 
The  Von  Meyerinck  School  of  Music 
held  the  regular  faculty  recital  in  the 
artistic  rooms  r>f  the  Conservatory 
Thursday  evening  of  last  week.  The 
interesting  program  was  devoted  to 
works  of  the  modern  classic  composers, 
a  special  feature  of  the  evening  being 
a  lecture  on  Harmony  and  the  Har- 
monic Cycle  by  Mr.  H.  M.  Bosworth. 
Mrs.  Henri  Fair  weather's  lectures  on 
Music  still  draw  large  audiences  on 
Monday  mornings. 

CHAMBER  MUSIC  CONCERT. 

The  fourth  chamber  music  concert 
under  the  direction  of  Henry  Holmes 
was  given  in  Century  Club  Hall  Tues- 
day afternoon  of  last  week  and  was  as 
usual  attended  by  a  large  and  appre- 
ciative audience.  Miss  Constance  Jor- 
dan was  the  accompanist,  and  Mrs. 
Charles  Olcott  Richards  the  vocalist. 
Mrs.  Richards'  songs  were  Mendels- 
sohn's Minne-lied  and  Suleika.  Moz- 
art's vString  quintet  in  C,  for  two 
violins,  two  violos,  two  violincellos, 
four  movements,  was  exquisitely  ren- 
dered and  received  with  warmest  ap- 
plause. The  numl>er  was  thoroughly 
delightful  and  given  with  beautiful  in- 
terpretation. Quite  different  in  style 
was  the  Brahms  sextet  in  B  flat  op. 
18.  The  composition  is  full  of  delight- 
ful changes,  wierd  passages  and  char- 
acteristic suggestions.  There  is  a  com- 
manding strength  that  holds  one  in 
admiration  and  the  musicians  played 
well  and  with  excellent  execution,  and 
made  a  fine  impression,  great  care  be- 
ing shown  in  the  shading,  the  bold, 
sparkling  crescendos  contrasting  with 


the  sweet  diminuendos.  The  execu- 
tants were  Mr.  Henry  Holmes,  Hother 
Wismer,  Armand  Solomon,  Waldeman 
Lind,  Theodore  Mansfeldt,  Wm. 
Wertsch.  The  concert  was  the  best 
of  the  concerts  thus  far.  Tuesday 
evening  last  the  fifth  concert  was  given 
the  program  being  Haydn's  String 
quartet  in  F,  op.  77,  Brahms'  Sonata 
in  F,  op.  78,  for  piano  and  violin, 
String  quartet  in  A  Minor,  No.  1, 
(Schumann)  Miss  Ernestine  Goldman 
being  the  pianist. 

VER  MONTERS'  ENTERTAINMENT. 

The  Sons  of  Vermont  gave  an  en- 
tertainment in  Odd  Fellows'  Hall  on 
Friday  of  last  week,  the  program  be- 
ing, Overture,  Dellipiane's  Orchestra, 
Recitations,  Miss  Esther  Macomber, 
Monologue,  W.  W.  Brackett,  Love's 
Serenade,  Avit  La  Faille,  Original 
Sketch  by  Kenneth  McLeod,  "How 
She  Reformed  Him,"  Mr.  McLeod  and 
Miss  Hope  Mosher  sustaining  the 
characters.  Miss  Jessie  Foster  made 
the  hit  of  the  evening,  giving  soprano 
solo  waltz  song  [Arditti]  accompanied 
by  Mrs.  Arthur  Lewis.  She  was  so 
well  received  that  she  was  recalled 
amidst  a  storm  of  applause  and  ren- 
dered Comin'  thro'  the  Ryi,  and  as 
the  applause  was  again  so  prolonged 
gave  a  laughing  song  with  such  grace 
and  charm  that  it  was  hard  to  deny  a 
fourth  appearance.  Her  voice  was 
very  clear,  her  runs  smooth  and  even, 
and  she  sustained  well,  singing  with 
sweet  expression.  Mr.  La  Faille  has 
improved  lately  and  his  clear  enuncia- 
tion is  a  virtue,  but  much  improve- 
ment is  necessary  in  stage  bearing. 
The  Emalda  Quartet,  Mrs.  E.  \V. 
Dickey,  Marion  dimming,  Lillian  S. 
Copping  and  Ada  Allen  North  gave 
several  selections  to  much  applause. 
Mr.  Delliapiane  and  Miss  Ada  New- 
begin  also  accompanied. 

music  teachers'  association 
An  invitation  evening  of  the  Music- 
Teachers'  Association  of  California 
was  given  in  Kohler-Chase  Hall  Tues- 
day of  last  week.  Dr.  H.  J.  Stewart 
delivered  a  lecture  on  Music  and  Mu- 
sicians of  San  Francisco.  The  partic- 
ipants in  the  musical  program  were 
Madame  Roeckel,  Joseph  Roeckel, 
Mile.  Elena  Roeckel,  Mr.  R.  Geo. 
Green  and  T.  D.  Hergog's  Ensemble 
Club,  Misses  Marie  Abelle,  Annie 
Benson,   Minnie  Van  Doren,  Chas. 


Carran,  Geddes  Lyle,  R.  C.  McLean. 
mks.  Birmingham's  concert 
Mrs.  John  Birmingham's  Concert 
in  Sherman  and  Clay's  on  Tuesday 
evening  of  last  week  crowded  the  hall 
to  its  utmost  capacity,  the  concert  be- 
ing an  artistic  success.  Mrs.  Birming- 
ham made  a  charming  appearance 
upon  the  stage,  and  was  in  fine  voice. 
Her  program  was  rendered  with  all 
the  finish  and  grace  of  the  artist,  her 
rich  contralto  of  fine  range  and  qual- 
ity seeming  at  its  best  upon  this  occa- 
sion, and  each  number  called  for  the 
utmost  appreciation.  She  sang  six- 
teen numbers,  and  perhaps  the  gems 
were  the  group  Pleurez  mes  yeux 
[Li  Cid],  Nuit  d'  Espagne  [Massenet], 
L'  Addio  [Mozart],  and  Souvenir — 
Marine  [Lalo];  duet,  Neath  the  Stars 
[Thomas],  sung  by  Mrs.  Birmingham 
and  Mr.  Harry  Girard.  closing  the 
program.  Mr.  Girard  is  always  a 
favorite,  but  he  was  hardly  in  such 
good  voice  as  usual,  and  yet  sang  de- 
lightfully. There  is  a  style  and  ring 
to  his  voice  that  is  most  charming, 
and  his  interpretation  always  com- 
mendable. His  solos  that  won  him 
much  praise  were  Prologue  [Pagliacci], 
by  Leoncavello  Madrigal  [Victor 
Harris],  Thou  Gazest  on  the  Stars 
[Oley  Speaks],  and  his  own  lovely 
song,  I  Cannot  Tell. 


MUSICAL  NOTES 

The  tour  of  the  Herbert  Kidder 
Concert  Company  was  highly  success- 
ful, Mrs.  Birmingham,  Harry  Girard 
and  Miss  Maud  Fay  who  was  edu- 
cated in  the  Von  Meyerinck  School  of 
Music  being  attractions.  Mr.  Kidder 
left  the  city  last  week  to  manage  a 
series  of  concerts  for  the  Stanford 
boys. 

The  Pacific  Coast  Conservatory  of 
Music  gave  a  pupils'  recital  in  Sher- 
man Clay  Hall  last  Tuesday  evening 
which  will  be  reviewed  next  week. 

Mr.  Howard  Malcolm  Ticknor 
dropped  into  the  Dramatic  Review 
office  last  week  to  express  his  admir- 
ation of  the  new  paper.  He  is  in  love 
with  California  and  his  reception  here. 
Mr.  Ticknor  expects  to  prolong  his 
stay,  as  several  more  lectures  have 
been  arranged. 

Roscoe  Warren  Lucy  has  returned 
from  his  Southern  tour. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


On  the  %oad 

Nance  O'A'eil 
Los  Angeles,  Dec,  four  weeks. 

Georgia  Minstrels 
Stockton,  18;  Modesto,  19;  Livermore,  20; 
San  Jose,   21:   Ho  lister,  22;    Gilroy,  23; 
Santa  Cruz,  24;  Watsonville,  25:  Monterey, 
26:  Salinas,  27;  Haywards,  28;  Oakland,  30. 
Lewis  Morrison's  Frederick  the  Great  Co. 
Kansas  City,  17-23;  St.  Joseph,  25. 

Cheerful  Liar  Company 
Dunsmuir,  16:  Sisson,  17;  Yreka,  18. 

A  Hot  Old  Time 
Tacoma,  Victoria  and  Sound  country, 
10-17:  Portland,  24,  week;  Salem,  Jan.  1; 
Sacramento,  8-9;  Stockton,  10;  San  Jose, 
1 1  — 1 2;  Oakland,  13;  San  Francisco,  14,  week. 
Yon  Yonson 
Salt  Lake,   16-20;   Grand  Junction,  21; 
Aspen,  22;  Leadville,  23;  Cripple  Creek,  24; 
rueblo,  25;  Denver,  30,  ten  days, 

77/i?  Moore- Roberts  Company 
Vancouver,  Wash.,    18-19;  Olvmpia,  20; 
Tacoma,  21-23;  Seattle  Theater,  Seattle,  24, 
week. 

Shenandoah 
Portland,  25,  week;    Seattle,    Jan.  1-4; 
Vancouver,  B.  C,  5;  Victoria,  6;  Tacoma, 
8-9;  Spokane,  11-12:  Butte,  14— 15— 16. 

Mr  Friend  From  India  (L.  R.  Stockwell) 
Ventura,  16;    San    Diego,  18;  San  Ber- 
nardino, 19;  Los  rtngeles,  21-22-23;  Fresno, 

25- 

Girl  From  Chili 
Council  Bluffs,  17. 

Dailey  Stock  Company 
San  Diego,  24,  week. 

Fugenie  Flair 
Salem,  16;  Portland,  18  to  20. 

Remember  The  Maine  Company 
Seattle,  Dec.  25. 

Frown's  In  Town 
Seattle,  Dec.  17. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


I 


Impressions  of 

Camille  U AMlk 


'"There  are 

*  some  things 
one  becomes  a 
happy  sharer 
in,  yet  can't 
hand  on.  I  am 
thinking  of  J 
the  simple 
gladness  of 
Camille  D'Ar-  , 
ville.  Yon 
must  talk 
with  her  and 
laugh  with 
her  to  know 
it,  for  nobody's  else  explana- 
tion will  make  it  contagious.  Her 
senses  are  all  alive  to  the  pleasing,  as 
birds  are  happy  because  the  leaves  are 
green  and  the  sun  warm. 

Just  under  the  fifth  rib  beats  a  great 
big  something  that  will  keep  her 
joyous  until  the  last  lullaby  is  sung, 
and  young,  though  the  years  she  have 
be  multiplied  by  three. 

The  world  is  several  times  larger  to 
her  than  to  most  people,  for  she  has 
learned  the  great  secret  of  letting  her 
full  nature  come  out — of  giving  to  the 
limit  of  her    sympathetic  strength. 

You  who  have  listened  to  her  sing 
perhaps  know  what  I  mean.  When 
she  steps  upon  the  stage  she  starts  a 
wave  of  joy  and  makes  it  vibrate  to 
the  farthest  limit  of  the  audience. 
"O  Promise  Me"  finds  us  all  willing, 
and  one  of  these  fine  nights,  when  the 
wind  is  high  and  cool  and  our  spirits 
are  up,  we  shall  forget  ourselves  and 
call  out,  "  Why  certainly — of  course — 
anything — just  mention  it." 

The  man  who  fancies  himself 
pointed  at  with  one  of  her  including 
gestures  is  the  most  complacent  fellow 
in  the  audience  and  if  I  could  have 
divided  the  roses  she  gave  me,  with 
the  owners  of  the  eyes  that  coveted 
them,  the  story  of  the  loaves  and 
fishes  would  have  been  nowhere. 

Her  expressions  and  gestures  are 
not  brain-spun  Delsarte  affairs  but 
are  left,  for  the  most  part,  she  says  to 
the  inspiration  of  the  moment — and  it 
never  fails  her. 

The  new  is  ever  inspiruig,  but  to 
throw  inspiration  into  the  old  is  what 
counts  and  we  have  all  heard  her  do 
that.  With  the  first  bar  of  the  prelude 
she  forgets  everything  but  the  song — 
and  sometimes  she  forgets  that. 

"  Gracious!  ''  she  said  as  she  came 
off,  "did  you  hear  the  wonderful 
words  I  made  up  for  Lulu  as  I  went 
along?  I've  been  saying  them  over 
for  a  week  too.  It's  high  time  I  knew 
them  don't  you  think?  " 

Courtesy  suggested  my  temporizing 
a  bit,  but  I  promptly  told  her  it  was — 
high  time.  I  was  rewarded  with  such 
a  jolly  quizzical  little  smile  that  I  am 
much  encouraged  to  tell  the  truth 
every  little  while.  In  fact,  truth  was 
rampant  for  she  said  San  Francisco 
had  a  lovely  climate  for  bronchitis. 


"Why  did  I  go  on  the  stage? 
Because  I  loved  it.  Yet,  had  I  known 
the  terrible  knocks  the  heart  would 
get  before  the  top  was  reiched  legiti- 
mately, I  should  have  taken  in  plain 
sewing  or  gone  a-governessing.  When 
I  d;d  reach  the  top,  it  was  too  late  to 
get  any  happiness  out  of  it." 

She  thought  she  was  telling  the 
truth — about  its  being  too  late  for  hap- 
piness, I  mean,  but  the  very  words 
were  followed  with  the  verse  of  a  new 
song  she  was  learning,  because  her 
heart  was  full  of  the  melody  and  she 
wanted  someone  to  share  the  joy  of  it. 

"A  San  Francisco  audience,"  she 
continued,  "gave  me  the  most  glor- 
ious feeling  I  have  ever  had  since  I 
went  on  the  stage.  It  was  at  the  old 
Baldwin  Theater  with  the  Bostonians. 
I  had  missed  a  train  and  could  not  pos- 
sibly reach  the  stage  before  nine 
o'clock.  Mr.  Barnabee  explained  the 
situation  and  said,  'Shall  we  put  on 
the  second  prima  donna  or  wait  for 
Miss  D'Arville  ?' 

Wait  for  D'Arville  !  they  called, 
and  when  I  came  they  gave  me  a  greet- 
ing I  shall  never  forget.  It  was  min- 
utes before  I  could  swallow  the  sob  in 
my  throat  and  go  on  with  the  part.1' 

"From  here?  Well,  I'm  supposed 
to  go  south,  to  Los  Angeles,  but  un- 
less I  am  rid  of  this  cold,  I  shall  not 
go  there  or  anywhere.  They'd  all  say 
"Why,  of  course,  you  might  have 
known  it.  D'Arville  has  lost  her  voice. 
That's  why  she  has  forsaken  opera." 

"One  of  the  New  York  papers  said 
I  was  the  only  live  dog  in  vaudeville — 
that  all  the  others  had  gone  into  it 
when  the  bark  in  them  was  feeble  from 
time  and  strain.  I  can't  bark  up  to 
my  reputation  with  a  cold,  so  I  must 
see  to  its  cure." 

By  this  time  the  make-up  was  all 
off  and  she  sat  down  cool  and  clean 
and  fluffy,  in  her  dainty  dressing  room. 
I  took  a  square  look,  trying  to  fasten 
some  years  upon  her,  but  for  the  life 
of  me  I  couldn't.  I  guess  she  was  do- 
ing her  twelve  times  and  cutting  paper 
dolls  about  the  time  that  Kipling's  first 
ballad  was  a-rhyming  on  the  sly.  The 
tables  were  shaky  but  the  paper  dolls 
were  all  right  ! 

"Whatever  are  we  coming  to?"  said 
a  gray-beard  I  passed  in  the  aisle, 
"when  even  D'Arville  sings  coon 
songs  ?" 

Excuse  me,  old  man,  she  sings  negro 
melodies  and  the  gap  between  the  two 
is  wide  enough  to  sprawl  over. 

Jessie  Bartlett  Davis  wants  her  to 
join  forces  and  go  into  opera  again, 
but  if  I  were  she  I  think  I  wouldn't 
do  it.    It  is  so  much  easier  not  to. 

Charlotte  Thomtson. 

T.  Daniel  Frawley  has  secured  the 
coast  rights  from  David  Belasco  of 
The  Heart  of  Maryland,  and  will  pro- 
duce this  powerful  and  popular  play 
at  the  California  Theater  the  middle 
of  January.  The  Heart  of  Maryland 
ought  to  run  for  three  weeks  to 
crowded  houses. 

Lederer'9  Qnintonica  for  falling  hair. 





14 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


December  16th,  1899 


The  Drama  in  Vaude- 
ville 

When  a  periodical  of  the  standing 
of  Scribner's  Magazine  finds  it 
worth  while  to  devote  many  pages  of 
serious  and  favorable  consideration  to 
that  peculiarly  American  institution, 
the  "vaudeville  theater,"  it  forces  rec- 
ognition of  the  marvelous  change  that 
within  a  few  years  has  come  over  the 
condition  and  status  of  the  variety 
show  in  this  country. 

Only  a  little  while  ago  the  variety 
show  was  regarded  as  the  lowest  form 
of  stage  entertainment.  The  term 
"variety  theater"  and  "dive"  were 
synonymous  in  the  minds  of  the  maj- 
ority of  the  patrons  of  regular  theaters. 
There  were  a  few  variety  theaters  in 
the  country,  such  as  Tony  Pastor's, 
that  did  not  deserve,  nor  bear,  this 
reputation,  but  they  were  regarded  as 
exceptional,  and  were,  as  a  matter  of 
fact,  exceptional. 

Today  there  is  probably  as  much 
money  invested  in  the  vaudeville  busi- 
ness as  in  the  regular  theatrical  busi- 
ness. It  is  practically  certain  that  the 
vaudeville  theaters  of  the  country  fur- 
nish entertainment  every  day  to  a 
greater  public  than  do  the  regular 
theaters.  There  is  probably  not  a  city 
in  the  country  that  does  not  support 
at  least  one  theater  exclusively  devoted 
to  vaudeville.  New  vaudeville  theaters 
are  coming  into  existence  every  day. 
And  the  patronage  of  these  theaters  is 
of  the  most  respectable  character. 
Their  audiences  are  largely  composed 
of  women  and  children.  So  completely 
has  the  "whirligig  of  time"  broughtin 
its  revenges  that  there  are  today  many 
persons  who  rather  shy  at  the  regular 
theater,  and  attend  the  vaudeville 
theaters  with  perfect  confidence  that 
they  will  not  be  offended  by  indecency. 
And  this  confidence  is  generally  justi- 
fied. The  portion  of  the  American 
stage  devoted  to  vaudeville  is  the  clean- 
est portion  of  it.  Expressions  and 
"business"  that  are  permitted  in  even 
the  best  plays  in  the  regular  theater 
are  strictly  tabooed  in  the  best  vaude- 
ville houses.  In  the  theaters  that  make 
up  the  most  important  and  most  rep- 
resentative American  vaudeville  "cir- 
cuit," familiarly  called  the  "Sunday- 
school  circuit,"  the  utterance  of  an 
oath  by  an  actor  in  a  performance 
brings  him  a  polite  warning  from  the 
management.  If  the  offense  is  re- 
peated the  act  is  ruthlessly  "cut  out" 
and  the  actor  dismissed  from  that  cir- 
cuit. 

This  cleanliness  in  some  measure 
accounts  for  the  present  vogue  of 
"high-class  vaudeville,"  for  the  Amer- 
ican public  prefers  its  theatrical  enter- 
tainment clean.  But  cleanliness,  in 
itself,  is  not  entertaining,  and  there 
must  be  some  other  element  in  vaude- 
ville to  make  it  so  constantly  interest- 
ing and  attractive  to  a  very  large  thea- 
ter-going public.  This,  we  are  inclined 
to  think,  is  the  dramatic  element  that 
has  lately  become  so  prominent  on  the 
vaudeville  stage. 


In  the  old  days  there  was  practi- 
cally no  demand  and  no  room  for  the 
drama  or  for  acting  in  the  variety 
houses.  Variety  performers  with 
dramatic  ability  or  histrionic  talent, 
Denmah  Thompson,  Ned  Harrigan, 
May  Irwin  and  others,  soon  left  the 
variety  theater  for  the  regular  stage. 

Now  the  conditions  are  reversed.  A 
few  years  ago  legitimate  actors,  at  the 
invitation  of  the  most  able  and  enter- 
prising of  American  vaudeville  man- 
agers, began  to  appear  in  vaudeville. 
Theirs  "turns"  were,  of  necessity, 
dramatic  in  quality.  Their  work 
pleased  the  vaudeville  audiences. 
More  and  more  of  the  '  legitimates" 
came  over,  some  of  them  for  tempor- 
ary visits,  some  of  them  to  stay.  They 
brought  into  vaudeville,  in  their  short 
plays  and  monologues,  the  touch  of 
dramatic  interest,  lacking  which 
scarcely  any  form  of  stage  entertain- 
ment can  permanently  hold  public  in- 
terest. They  made  the  other  vaude- 
ville performers  recognize  the  value  of 
dramatic  interest  and  strive  to  attain 
it.  Today  if  you  will  watch  closely  a 
vaudeville  entertainment  you  will  see 
that  about  every  really  successful  per- 
former "acts,"  and  that  his  acting  con- 
tributes no  little  to  the  success  of  his 
work,  even  if  his  "specialty"  be  only 
club  juggling  or  something  else  appar- 
ently affording  as  little  opportunity  for 
dramatic  effect  or  the  display  of  his- 
trionic art. 

It  is  this  entrance  ofthe  drama  upon 
the  vaudeville  stage  that  more  than 
any  other  one  cause  has  given  to  vaude- 
ville, and  will  retain  for  it,  its  present 
vogue. 


*  *  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  Hr 


Bessie  ^Bonehill 

D  kssie  Bonehill,  the  actress,  is  a 
*-*  member  of  the  little  American  col- 
ony which  is  shut  upin  Johannesburg 
by  the  war.  She  went  there  to  fill  a 
theatrical  engagement,  and  j  ust  arrived 
in  time  for  the  first  fight  between  the 
British  and  Boers.  She  was  given  a 
chance  to  get  away  with  the  refugees, 
but  preferred  to  stay  and  play  ana  in- 
cidentally take  her  chances  in  the 
future.  She  writes  that  she  is  living 
largely  upon  goats'  meat,  and  that,  to 
all  intent,  Johannesburg  is  in  a  state 
of  siege.  Martial  law  prevails  and 
most  of  the  stores  are  kept  closed. 
Her  friends  feel  no  concern  for  her 
safety. 

Fortune's  Fool,  Frederick  Warde's 
new  play,  was  produced  in  Los  An- 
geles. During  the  evening's  perfor- 
mance, Mr.  Warde  appeared  before 
the  curtain  and  made  excuses  for  some 
unevenness  displayed  by  himself  and 
players,  stating  that  although  on  the 
stage  for  thirty  years,  he  was  that 
night  a  victim  to  stage  fright. 

Cumberland  61  will  be  the  Christ- 
mas week  attraction  by  the  Frawley's 
at  the  California  Theater.  It  is  not, 
as  its  title  would  suggest,  a  war  play, 
although  it  has  the  civil  war  for  a 
background. 


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and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Agent 


LAURA  CREWS 

Cissy,  in 
What  Happened  to  Jones 

WITH 

Harry  Corson  Clarke 


MRS.  HORACE  EWING 

Characters 
At  Liberty  Address  this  Office 

E.  J.  HOLDEN 

Business  Manager  Dewey  Theater 
Oakland,  Cal. 

Gertrude  Foster 

Leading  Woman  Alcazar  Theatre. 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

CoRtralto.    Grand  Opera  House 

SCOTT  SEATON 

The  Bishop,  in  What  Happened  to  Jones 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 


Ida  Gertrude  Banning 

Alvina  Starlight,  in  What  Happened  to  Jones 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Ada  Palmer  Walker 

Prima  Donna.    Tivoli  Opera  House 

Charles  H.  Jones 

Stage  Manager,      Qrand  Opera  House 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theater 

First-Class  Repertoire  Opera 

STAGE  DIRECTOR 


ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE. 


AT  LIBERTY 


Cecilia  Castelle 

INGENVE    AND    GENERAL     WORK,  WITH 
Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 

Hai.i.ett's  Theatrical  Exchange. 

MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

LYRIC  SOPRANO.  Vocal  Studio  915  Hyde  St. 
(  talian  Method.)  Reception  Hours.  11  a.  m.  to 
1:30  p  If.  Engagements  accepted  for  Opera,  Con- 
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Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,  San  Francisco.  Fares 
advanced  to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the 
State. 


FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

CHAS.  MAYER,  Jr. 

TEACHER  OF  THE  ZITHER.     Reception  hour 
1  :30  to  3  P.M.    Studio  OH  Geary  Street,  Easter- 
brook  Building,  Room  41. 

H.  L.  HASTINGS 

TEACHER  OF  BANJO.   312  Post  Street.  'Phone 
4982  Steiner.    Residence  814  Shrader  St. 

CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
a  M.,  to  1:30  p.  If.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  I.arkin  281. 

Bernhard  Walther 

Belgium  Solo  Violinist 

Open  for  Concert  Engagements  and  at  Homes 
334  O'Farrell  St.,  San  Francisco 

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SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
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resumed  teaching  at  her  residence  1469  Sacramento 
street.    Reception  hours  12  to  2  daily. 


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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.     436    Parrott  Building. 
Professional  litigation  and  Contracts. 

H  W.  STIREWALT,  M.  D. 

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December  16th,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


"Bring  on  the  Tray" 

\  Wallace  Munro  reports  an  amus- 
*    ing  incident  during  the  recent 
engagement  of  Lewis  Morrison  at  the 
Tulane  Theater,  New  Orleans. 

Florence  Roberts  had  been  driving 
with  some  friends,  totally  ignorant  of 
the  fact  that  the  matinee  would  begin 
at  1  o'clock  instead  of  2:30,  the  usual 
hour.  She  discovered  her  error  just 
in  time  to  rush  to  the  theater  and  be- 
gin the  performance  by  sacrificing  her 
luncheon.  The  first  act  over,  she  or- 
dered some  eatables  from  a  restaurant, 
and  these  arrived  by  a  negro  waiter  as 
the  banquet  scene  in  Frederick  the 
Great  was  in  progress,  and  Mr.  Morri- 
son was  exclaiming,  "Bring  on  the 
entree!"  The  darkey,  with  typical 
New  Orleans  alacrity,  dashed  on  to 
the  stage  to  the  amazement  of  the 
players  and  the  amusement  of  the 
audience  who  screamed  at  the  specta- 
cle of  a  dress-suit  negro  waiting  upon 
the  King  of  Prussia  in  the  historical 
realm  of  Silesia.  When  the  intruder 
had  b^en  abruptly  assisted  to  a  hasty 
exit  and  the  scene  ended,  Mr.  Morri- 
son rushed  upon  the  bewildered  col- 
ored man  and  furiously  roared:  "What 
the  devil  made  you  come  on  the 
stage  ?" 

"I'se  beg  your  pardon,  sir,  I'se  beg 
your  pardon,"  cried  the  terrified 
darkey,  "but  I  heard  you  say,  'Bring 
on  de  tray,'  and  I  done  it,  sir."  — 
Dramatic  Mirror. 


The  "Butterflies 

T  n  the  blissful  days  when  Henry  Guy 
*■  Carleton,  the  playwright,  was  en- 
gaged to  marry  Olive  May,  the  actress, 
he  made  her  a  present  of  his  play  The 
Butterflies.  Part  of  the  loving  dedica- 
tion reads  as  follows: 

"Inclosed  is  the  formal  transfer  to 
you  of  my  wedding  gift  to  you,  a  play 
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beautiful  face  before  me  in  memory, 
and  with  love  of  you  filling  my  heart 
with  hopes  sweeter  than  hopes  of 
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shine." 

That  was  in  1894.  They  were 
married  and  later  parted  by  a  famous 
quarrel  and  a  North  Dakota  divorce. 
Now  Olive  May  seeks  to  enjoin  Carle- 
ton  from  producing  the  play.  Carle- 
ton's  defense  is  that  he  was  ill  at  the 
time  he  made  the  assignment  and  only 
intended  it  to  go  into  effect  after  he 
died.  But  he  did  not  die.  Justice 
Truax  reserved  his  decision. 

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December  16th,  1899 


The  Funeral  of  a  Play 

FREDERICK  WARDE'S    STORV  ABOUT 
THE  PLAY  THAT  DIED  YOUNG. 


When  it  gets  to  plays,  the  popular 
adage  to  the  effect  that  the  good 
die  young  gets  a  decided  setback.  It 
was  the  day  before  the  night  chosen 
for  the  first  presentation  by  Frederick 
Warde  of  Epsy  Williams'  play.  Mr. 
Warde  looked  a  trifle  wearied,  but  he 
brought  the  old,  delightful  smile  into 
his  face,  and  greeted  the  group  of 
loungers  in  his  hearty,  genial  way. 

First  it  was  Johnnie  Wray's  time  to 
tell  a  story,  and  then  it  was  up  to  Al 
Lindley,  and  then  I  tried  one,  and 
finally  Mr.  Warde  imagined  that 
something  or  other  reminded  him  of  a 
good  one.  Apologizing,  in  his  happy 
way,  for  bringing  in  shop-talk,  he 
mentioned  that  the  new  play  would  be 
on  that  night. 

"There  is  always  an  uncertainty 
about  new  plays,"  he  said,  "an  uncer- 
tainty that  lingers  until  after  the  first 
presentation,  at  least.  And  while  I 
put  great  hopes  in  Fortune's  Fool,  I 
can't  seem  to  get  my  mind  away  from 
a  circumstance  that  took  place  years 
ago,  when  I  was  one  of  the  pall- 
bearers at  the  funeral  of  a  play. 

"During  rehearsals  it  seemed  to  us 
like  a  good  play,  we  all  had  hopes  for 
it;  we  thought  that  it  would  live. 
But  it  fell— ah !  how  very  flat  it  fell. 
If  there  is  no  objection  from  the  news- 
paper man  present,  I  would  like  to 
borrow  from  him  that  old,  familiar 
'dull  and  sickly  thud'  to  express  the 
sound  it  made  when  it  struck. 

"Several  hundred  people  came  to 
see  it  the  first  night.  There  were 
several  hundred  less  people  came  the 
second  night.  Then  we  realized  that 
the  thing  was  dead.  It  had  been  a 
sudden  but  painless  death,  and  we 
found  ourselves  with  a  ghastly  and 
unpleasant  corpse  upon  our  hands. 
So  we  decided  upon  an  immediate 
funeral,  devoid  of  ostentation,  and 
without  benefit  of  clergy. 

"Instructions  were  given  to  the 
orchestra  leader  and  the  stage  carpen- 
ter. Then  the  costumes  were  ran- 
sacked, and  by  trading  around  and 
pieceing  out,  we  all  succeeded  in 
attiring  ourselves  in  sombre  black. 

"When  the  curtain  rolled  up  for 
what  should  have  been  the  first  act  of 
the  play,  there  was  revealed  to  the 
audience  a  hastily  improvised  scene  in 
a  country  graveyard.  The  orchestra 
played  the  dead  march,  and  the  entire 
strength  of  the  company  filed  on  in  a 
slow  and  measured  tread.  At  the 
head  of  the  cortege,  with  bowed  head, 
was  the  author  of  the  play,  and  behind 
him  the  manager.  These  were  the 
chief  mourners.  The  author  carried 
the  corpse — the  manuscript  of  his  de- 
ceased play. 

"At  the  center  of  the  stage  the  car- 
penter had  already  removed  the  trap- 
door over  the  place  where  the  ghost 
of  Hamlet's  father  appears  in  the 
other  play.      Around  this  open  grave 


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we  gathered  in  silence,  and  viewed  the 
corpse  for  the  last  time.  At  a  signal, 
the  chief  mourners  chucked  the  de- 
ceased into  the  hole;  the  curtain 
rolled  doWk  at  the  same  instant. 

"The  audience,  in  a  bewildered 
sort  of  way,  grabbed  his  hat  and 
quickly  dispersed.  We  didn't  know 
what  he  thought,  neither  did  we  care. 
He  could  have  had  his  money  back  if 
he  had  asked  for  it,  but  he  didn't. 
We  were  too  full  of  our  sorrow  to  pay 
any  attention  to  him.  We  had  just 
buried  a  dear  friend. 

"Ah!  well,  maybe  we  will  bury 
Fortune's  Fool  in  Los  Angeles;  I 
never  believe  in  trying  to  revive  a 
corpse,  and  I  think  I  am  gifted  with 
a  remarkable  discernment  when  it 
comes  to  the  point  of  distinguishing  a 
dead  play  from  a  live  one." 

And  then  Mr.  Warde  drifted  away 
toward  the  theater  to  see  how  the 
patient  was  getting  along. 

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December  23rd,  1899 


Tragedy  in  Repose 

"To  the  Editor — We  believe  with 
*  your  correspondent  in  a  recent  is- 
sue that  tragedy  is  not  dead,  but  sleep- 
ing. The  trouble  is  that  we  have  no 
tragedies  in  English  but  those  of 
Shakespeare.  Who  would  even  think 
of  playing  Ben  Johnson,  Beaumont, 
Fletcher,  Marlow,  Otway  or  Byron, 
etc.  ?  None  of  these  writers  were  poets 
of  a  high  order,  save  perhaps  Fletcher, 
and  all  were  utterly  incompetent  to 
write  acting  plays,  an  art  only  known 
to  the  "Divine  Triad"  of  Athens  and 
the  dramatists  of  the  present  day. 
Even  Shakespeare  only  wrote  a  stage 
play  by  accident;  that  is,  when  the 
plot  is  prepared  ready  to  hand  for  him 
by  the  novelist,  and  when  he  has  noth- 
ing to  do  but  fill  in  the  dialogue,  as 
we  see  in  the  cases  of  Merchant  of  Ven- 
ice, Romeo  and  Juliet,  Hamlet,  Othello 
and  others.  If  Shakespeare  was  com- 
pelled to  evolve  original,  live  situa- 
tions out  of  his  material,  as  moderns 
must  do,  all  of  his  plays  would  be  on 
the  stage  today,  and  about  meet  the 
demand  for  this  species  of  entertain- 
ment. 

As  it  is,  only  seven  or  eight  of  his 
works  are  really  playable,  and  these 
have  become  so  hackneyed  by  over- 
use that  people  do  not  go  to  see  them; 
not  from  a  distaste  for  the  poetic 
drama,  but  because  they  have  simply 
had  enough  of  the  one  dish.  We  have 
all  heard  of  the  fact  that  no  one  can 
eat  a  quail  every  day  for  thirty  days 
in  succession;  likewise,  noonecan  read 
or  see  the  same  plays,  however  meri- 
torious, continuously  without  getting 
bored  at  last. 

We  believe  it  possible  to  combine 
the  methods  of  Sophocles  and  Sardou, 
and  produce  a  higher  form  of  drama, 
which  would  be  the  delight  and  joy  of 
mankind.  Imitate  Sophocles  in  the 
sweetness  and  elegance  of  his  litera- 
ture, and  Sardou  in  the  construction  of 
the  plot,  in  the  conduct  of  the  fable, 
and  the  tricks  of  the  trade.  The  old 
English  drama,  outside  of  a  few  acci- 
dental exceptions  in  Shakespeare,  is 
dead  forever.  We  do  not  see  how  it 
could  ever  have  existed.  Dong  winded 
and  heavy, with  no  situations, climaxes 
or  progressive  interest,  with  scenes 
laid  all  over  the  earth,  and  chamber- 
maids or  valets  having  the  last  line  of 
an  act,  they  should  have  l>een  oppres- 


sive to  our  forefathers  as  to  ourselves. 
If  they  gave  pleasure,  it  is  only  be- 
cause the  latter  were  as  rudimentary 
as  the  performances,  and  anything  was 
good  enough  for  "bellies"  that  asked 
no  questions.  We  have  happily  ad- 
vanced since  their  time,  but  mostly  in 
the  mechanics,  and  not  in  the  spirit, 
of  the  art.  The  skeleton  is  now  per- 
fect, but  no  one  has  as  yet  endowed 
it  with  flesh  and  blown  into  its  nostrils 
the  Promethean  fire  of  life.  Will  such 
a  one  ever  appear  ?  Yes !  But  he 
will  have  to  come  with  a  fifty  thousand 
dollar  "Angel"  it  he  expects  actors, 
managers  or  critics  to  find  him  out. 

D.  T.  Callahan,  M.  D. 


Thrilling  Experiences 

Thk  rushing  waters  of  Eel  river 
1  compelled  the  Jane  Coombs  Com- 
pany to  surrender  one  night  of  their 
engagement  in  Ferndale  in  order  to 
make  sure  of  reaching  here  in  time  for 
their  opening  tonight  at  the  Occidental 
theater.  They  were  compelled  to 
drive  for  nearly  a  mile  through  a  wash 
of  waters  that  was  on  a  level  with  the 
horses'  backs  and  finally  reached  the 
river's  bank  to  find  the  torrent  running 
about  forty  miles  an  hour,  but  the 
crossing  did  not  look  as  dangerous  as 
to  attempt  to  return.  With  two 
changes  of  boats  and  after  an  hour's 
exciting  experiences  in  which  they 
were  nearly  capsized  several  times 
they  were  finally  landed  upon  a  high 
bank  within  a  few  feet  of  the  depot  in 
small  detachments  by  a  skiff,  and 
boarding  the  train  in  waiting  reached 
here  last  night  none  the  worse  for 
their  exciting  experiences. — Eureka 
Times. 

Charmion  Abroad 

pHAKMiox,  a  Sacramento  girl,  is 
meeting  with  great  success  in 
Europe.  She  writes  home  that  she  is 
a  great  favorite  in  Vienna  and  has  won 
four  medals,  and  has  been  dubbed  "the 
champion  lady  gymnast  of  the  world," 
by  Vienna  admirers,  who  have  pre- 
sented her  with  some  beautiful  dia- 
monds. She  leaves  next  March  for 
Russia,  on  a  salary  of  $500  per  week. 


<A  Manager  s  Version 

*'  I  know  of  no  better  place  to  study 
human  character  than  the  private 
office  of  a  theatrical  manager,"  re- 
marked Alf  Ellinghouse,  the  popular 
manager  of  the  New  Alhambra 
Theater,  the  other  night,  to  a  Review 
man.  ' '  The  moment  a  man  opens  the 
door  of  my  office  I  can  almost  tell  at  a 
glance  the  reason  he  has  honored  me 
with  a  call.  If  he  takes  off  his  hat 
upon  entering,  comes  up  to  my  desk 
as  if  he  were  walking  on  eggs  and 
asks  tenderly  after  my  health  and 
hopes  we  are  doing  well,  I  know  in  a 
minute  what  he  is  after.  Sure  enough, 
out  it  comes  a  moment  or  so  later, 
'  Can  you  fix  me  up  for  tonight,  Mr. 
Ellinghouse;  I  would  like  to  bring  my 
great-grandmother  to  see  the  show.' 

"If  a  man  bangs  open  the  door, 
strides  in  as  if  he  owned  the  earth  and 
keeps  his  hat  on,  I  know  he  is 
either  a  collector  from  the  gas  com- 
pany or  a  representative  of  a  bill 
posting  company  with  his  daily  hold- 
up for  passes.  If  the  door  is  opened 
cautiously  and  the  intruder  comes 
meekly  up  to  the  desk,  asks  if  I  am 
the  manager  and  then  commences  to 
discuss  the  weather,  I  know  he  is 
after  a  job. 

"The  ambitious  young  actresses  are 
the  ones,  however,  to  tangle  you  all 
up.  The  pretty  one,  with  a  nice, 
swell  appearance,  sweet  voice  and 
charming  manner,  wants  to  be  given 
a  chance  to  go  on  as  a  servant  or  in 
some  small  part.  She  wants  to  start 
from  the  bottom  and  work  up.  The 
homely  one,  in  her  second  childhood 
and  as  repulsive  as  they  are  made, 
comes  in  and  insists  upon  becoming  a 
star.  Nothing  else  will  satisfy  her. 
If  the  former  had  desired  to  star,  you 
wouldn't  have  been  surprised." 


The  Mechanics  Institute  has  awarded 
diploma  for  superior  work  to  Mr.  Louis 
Thors,  Photographer,  826  Market  St. 


cReligion  on  the  Stage 

In  speaking  of  The  Presentation  of 
*  Religion  on  the  Stage,  lately  in  New 
York ,  one  of  the  leading  pastorsamong 
other  matters  said  that  he  objected  to 
religious  plays.  There  is  not  enough 
true  devotional  spirit  in  the  world  to- 
day to  warrant  the  presentation  of  re- 
ligion on  the  dramatic  stage.  The 
main  object  of  all  such  performances 
today  is  money  making.  Is  it  right 
that  the  highest  sentiments  of  the  soul 


should  in  this  manner  be  made  the  sub- 
ject of  commercial  trade?  And  if  the 
object  of  such  plays  is  to  make  men 
more  religious,  what  form  of  religion 
shall  the  dramatist  put  in  his  play.  I 
believe  further  that  the  presentation  of 
religion  on  the  stage  promotes  skep- 
ticism. The  stage  is  no  true  mirror  of 
life.  A  mirror  reflects  the  real  thing, 
but  the  stage  reflects  an  imitation.  I 
believe  that  the  presentations  of  cer- 
tain alleged  religious  plays  on  the 
stage  do  a  harm  to  religion.  There 
are  some  things  too  sacred  for  the 
stage.  Shakespeare  felt  this.for  though 
in  his  works  are  to  be  found  some  550 
quotations  from  the  Bible,  he  nowhere 
reproduces  in  his  plays  any  religious 
ceremonies.  The  presentation  of  re- 
ligion on  the  stage  tends  to  bring  re- 
ligion into  contempt. 

Julia  Arthur  s  Troubles 

Olokbnch  Crosby  commenced  suit 
in  the  Supreme  Court  of  New 
York  December  16th  against  D.  P. 
Cheney,  husband  of  Julia  Arthur,  the 
actress,  for  $50,000  for  being  ejected 
from  the  Broadway  Theater  on  the 
night  of  November  18th.  The  rela- 
tions of  Miss  Crosby  and  Mr.  Cheney 
were  once  of  a  very  cordial  nature,  and 
Cheney's  wife  seems  to  still  regard  her 
as  a  rival.  They  have  been  principals 
in  an  interesting  feud  and  on  one  oc- 
casion when  Julia  Arthur  thought  Miss 
Crosby  was  in  a  box  in  the  theater  she 
stopped  the  performance  and  ordered 
her  out.  On  the  date  mentioned  Miss 
Crosby  bought  seats  for  the  perform- 
ance and  after  being  admitted  was 
ejected.  Upon  that  action  she  bases 
her  suit. 

Frank  fanning  Engaged 

FJrank  Fanning,  who  used  to  do 
*  some  very  creditable  work  with 
the  Alcazar  Company,  sends  word  to 
the  Review  of  his  engagement  to 
Mabel  Hilliard  of  the  Grand  Opera 
House.  Frank  has  done  well  in  the 
East  and  has  won  much  commendation 
for  his  work  as  leading  man  with  the 
Lewis  Morrison  Company.  Miss  Hil- 
liard is  a  very  beautiful  young  woman 
and  gifted  with  a  pretty  figure  and  a 
good  voice. 

Lederer's  Quintonica  will  keep  the  hair 
healthy. 


December  23rd,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Symphony  Concert 

A  symphony  concert  was  given  at 
the  Grand  Opera  House  on  Thurs- 
day afternoon,  Dee.  7th,  by  an  orches- 
tra of  sixty-six  musicians  under  the 
leadership  of  Mr.  Henry  Holmes.  The 
program  included  the  Brahms  sym- 
phony in  E  minor,  a  suite  in  C  by 
Bach,  Wagner's  Siegfried  idyl,  and  the 
Leonore  overture  by  Beethoven.  The 
House  was  filled  from  pit  to  ceiling 
with  a  representative  audience,  both 
social  and  musical, fully  three  thousand 
people  had  assembled  to  testify  to  the 
love  ot  our  people  for  really  fine  music.  It 
was  Mr.  Holmes'  first  public  appear- 
ance as  a  Director  and  he  was  received 
with  open  arms.  He  is  perphaps  not 
as  magnetic  as  Herr  Scheel,  who  is  the 
idol  of  our  music-loving  people,  but 
the  wonderful  vigor,  vitality  and  life 
displayed  in  his  leadership,  tor  a  man 
of  his  years,  was  a  revelation  to  all. 
The  andante  movement  in  the  first 
number  was  the  finest  rendered  in  the 
Brahms  symphony.  The  Bach  suite 
was  received  coldly  and  seemed  un- 
familiar to  the  audience.  Both  num- 
bers were  given  rather  under  the  usual 
esprit  in  which  they  are  usually  given. 
Mr.  Holmes'  reading  evidently  being 
more  on  the  distinctively  quiet,  con- 
servative order,  Siegfried  was  received 
with  more  applause,  being  rendered  in 
exceedingly  dainty,  delicious  style,  but 
Beethoven's  Leonore  was  divinely  ren- 
dered, and  the  audience  was  held  spell 
bound  by  the  delicious  strains  of  such 
heavenly  music  under  a  master's  guid- 
ance. Mr.  Lewis  Newbauer's  magni- 
ficent flute  playing  was  a  revelation. 
The  musical  people  are  delighted 
that  these  symphony  concerts 
are  to  be  continued.  It  is  to  the 
unbounded  generosity  of  Mrs.  Phcebe 
Hearst  that  we  are  indebted  for  this 
musical  feast. 


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Ha,  Ha! 


"Roderick  Fitz-Maurice,  let  me 


pass ! 


Genevieve  gestured  imperiously; 
but  the  villain  quailed  not. 

"Ha!"  he  hissed.  "I  am  not  com- 
pelled to  cringe  and  fall  back  before 
the  withering  glance  of  any  young 
person  who  says  'pass'  instead  of 
'pahs'!  Ha!" 

The  poor  girl  paled.  For  besides 
being  torn  from  her  lover,  she  was 
likely  to  be  fined  by  the  stage-man- 
ager. 

Paul  Gtlmore  Wounded 

Haul  Gilmore,  the  actor,  playing 
*  an  engagement  at  Phcenix,  A.  T., 
was  shot  Dec.  16th,  in  the  play  of  Don 
Caesar.  A  mistake  had  been  made  in 
substituting  loaded  for  blank  car- 
tridges. There  was  great  excitement 
in  the  audience  when  the  result  of  the 
fusilade  was  announced.  The  sbot 
entered  the  knee.  The  wound  is  not 
thought  to  be  serious. 


Lederer's  Qnintonica  for  falling  hair. 


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December  23rd,  1899 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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ONLY  TOO  TRUE 

This  world  is  but  a  fleeting  show, 
And  sorrows  must  engage 

The  people  who  with  words  of  woe 
Would  elevate  the  stage. 

Hut  they  who  greatest  comfort  win 
Upon  this  rushing  earth 

Are  folks  who  do  not  fret,  but  grin 
And  get  their  money's  worth. 


A  club  man's  being  sued  for  heavy 
damages  by  an  actress  whom,  it  is 
said,  he  boasted  of  having  kissed,  car- 
ries a  suggestion  with  it,  that  when 
kissing  is  indulged  in,  the  lips  should 
be  kept  shut. 

It  is  alleged  of  the  manager  of  one 
of  the  popular  extravaganzas  now 
running  in  New  York,  that  he  wrote 
a  number  of  supper  invitations  to  the 
girls  of  his  chorus,  and  then  discharged 
those  who  answered  them. 

How  the  famous  French  actress  can 
differently  move  her  audience  at  times 
is  apparent  in  the  statement  that 
Bernhardt  in  Milan  presented  her 
Hamlet  to  a  tremendous  audience 
that  walked  out  of  the  theater  before 
the  play  was  half  finished. 

Two  weeks  ago  the  leading  features 
of  the  shows  in  town  were  horses  and 
plenty  of  'em.  Last  week  and  this  the 
features  have  been  "coons" — the 
Georgia  Minstrels,  Black  Patti's  trou- 


badours, and  The  Hottest  Coon  in 
Dixie  aggregation.  Surely,  the 
theater-goer  can't  complain  of  a  lack 
of  colored  amusement.  Wonder  what 
it  will  be  next  ? 

*  ¥ 

A  dummy  figure  formerly  repre- 
sented in  The  Queen  of  Chinatown  the 
chap  who  fell  through  a  roof  into  an 
opium  den.  Now  a  live  athlete  is 
used,  and  the  possibility  that  he  will 
break  his  neck  increases  the  popular 
value  of  the  incident.  The  new  party 
goes  through  his  part  naturally  much 
better  than  the  old. 

¥  ¥ 

One  prominent  player  thinks  that 
Zangwill  is  wrong  in  saying  that  the 
stage  has  degenerated.  It  is  not  the 
stage,  but  the  people  who  are  degen- 
erating. Degeneration  simply  means 
a  going  back,  and  if  the  people  are  go- 
ing back  their  very  extensive  attend- 
ance in  front  of  the  footlights  shows  at 
least  they  are  not  going  back  on  the 
stage. 

¥  ¥ 

New  Light  is  expected  to  be  shortly 
thrown  on  another  of  Shakespeare's 
most  important  tragedies.  A  well- 
known  author  of  lurid  melodrama  has 
conceived  the  idea  of  presenting  Mac- 
beth with  a  grand  scenic  investiture  in 
which  extraordinary  electrical  acces- 
sories will  play  a  most  important  part. 
In  time,  when  it  comes  to  the  works 
of  the  great  bard  the  light  of  histrionic 
genius  may  be  the  last  thing  thought 
of  for  their  illumination. 

THEKEcan  be  noquestion  that  many 
a  good  play  fails  simply  because  its 
writer  is  entirely  or  comparatively  un- 
known. Bearing  on  this  fact  there  is 
a  proposition  to  give  a  series  of  perform- 
ances this  year  at  the  Berlin  Theater 
without  divulging  the  dramatist's  name 
until  after  the  tenth  performance  of  a 
piece.  If  the  play  is  a  failure  no  name 
will  be  made  known,  and  the  author 
will  receive  compensation  in  the  shape 
of  a  small  royalty.  The  object  of  this 
new  plan  is  to  save  the  reputations  of 
dramatists  who  are  meeting  with  so 
many  failures. 

♦  ¥ 

Chari.es  Coghlan's  death  at- 
tracted so  little  attention  and  received 
so  little  comment  in  the  newspapers- 
except  in  New  York,  where  he  was 
remembered  as  a  local  favorite  twenty 
years  ago — that  we  must  conclude  that 
he  already  belonged  to  the  generation 
past.  Yet  he  was  only  about  55  years 
old  and  it  is  safe  to  say  that  there  are 
few  left  upon  our  stage  to  compare 
with  him  as  an  intellectual  comedian 
of  the  highest  type,  a  forceful,  grace- 
ful, accomplished  actor  who  gave  dig- 
nity to  every  fitting  role  he  undertook. 
It  was  Coghlan's  misfortune  to  en- 
counter, in  the  very  midst  of  his  career, 
that  break  up  of  the  old  theatrical  or- 
ganization that  stranded  so  many  good 
actors  and  brought  so  many  poor  ones 
into  prominence.  His  first  starring 
tour  with  his  sister  in  Diplomacy  was 


entirely  worthy,  but  chance  then 
brought  him  in  with  Mrs.  Langtry, 
and  the  moral  as  well  as  the  artistic 
associations  of  that  enterprise  injured 
him  in  every  way  and  made  him  known 
to  a  public  that  had  not  known  him 
before  as  an  apparently  bad  actor  and 
an  irresponsible  person  generally.  He 
never  really  recovered  from  the  de- 
pressing effect  of  his  Macbeth  and  he 
never  afterwards  assumed  the  place 
upon  the  stage  to  which  he  was  en- 
titled. It  is  pathetic  to  think  of  such 
an  actor  dying  on  a  barn-storming  tour 
down  in  Texas,  and  leaving  absolutely 
no  one  entitled  to  rank  in  the  same 
class. 

*  ¥ 

In  connection  with  more  or  less  con- 
demnatory remarks  of  late  concerning 
the  alleged  immoral  tendency  of  a  cer- 
tain class  of  modern  plays,  Joseph  Jef- 
ferson, at  a  reception  in  St.  Eouissaid: 
"If  you  go  to  a  play  of  this  sort  and 
expect  to  find  it  immoral  you  will  not 
be  disappointed.  If  you  go  solely  to 
see  its  beauties,  its  perfection  of  act- 
ing, its  scenic  completeness,  again  you 
will  not  be  disappointed,  and  you  will 
have  viewed  it  in  the  right  light.  Don't 
ask  yourself  whether  the  play  is  im- 
moral; ask  whether  it  is  well  done. 
That,  and  that  alone,  is  the  test." 

The  Bishop  of  London  has  been 
talking  about  the  theater.  He  said: 
"I  think  the  drama  is  an  admirable 
form  of  popular  teaching  as  well  as 
amusement.  I  do  not  often  go  to  the 
theater  myself,  however,  for  person- 
ally I  prefer  good  plays,  by  which  I 
mean  plays  that  have  a  literary  merit 
in  them,  and  these  are  not  numerous. 
Most  modern  plays  do  not  lay  them- 
selves out  for  literature,  but  in  this 
respect  they  are  only  like  a  good  deal 
of  modern  literature  which  deserts  the 
broad  line  of  human  interest  and  char- 
acter, and  goes  in  for  small  situations." 

¥  ¥ 

The  early  days  of  the  career  of 
Henry  Irving  are  rarely  thought  of  in 
view  of  his  present  fame.  Only  eighteen 
when,  on  September  29,  1856,  he  left 
a  business  desk  for  the  stage,  his  first 
part  was  Orleans  in  Richelieu  at  the 
opening  of  the  new  theater  in  the 
small  provincial  town  of  Sunderland. 
A  story  is  told  that  on  one  occasion, 
when  young  Irving's  acting  of  some 
character  had  proved  unsatisfactory, 
two  other  members  of  the  company, 
Mr.  Mead  and  Mr.  Johnson,  prevailed 
upon  the  management  to  forego  his 
dismissal.  Both  of  these  actors  later 
became  members  of  Irving's  company. 
From  now  on  the  years  were  made  up 
of  never  ending  days  of  hard  work  and 
study.  He  went  from  town  to  town, 
from  theater  to  theater,  from  part  to 
part,  building  slowly  but  surely  a  solid 
reputation  as  an  actor  of  unusual  mag- 
netism and  originality.  The  culminat- 
ing success  of  this  period  of  his  life  was 
attained  when  in  the  latter  part  of  1878 
he  became  manager  of  the  Lyceum 
Theater,  London.    His  opening  play 


here  was  Hamlet,  with  Ellen  Terry  as 
Ophelia  and  Mr.  Chippendale  as  Polo- 
nius.  Laertes  was  acted  by  Frank 
Cooper,  Osric  by  Kyrle  Bellew,  the 
Ghost  by  Mr.  Mead,  and  Rosencranz 
by  Arthur  W.  Pinero,  now  so  well 
known  as  the  leader  of  modern  Eng- 
lish dramatists.  The  career  of  Irving 
and  the  Lyceum  Theater  from  that  time 
forms  an  essential  and  generally  well- 
known  part  of  the  history  of  the  Eng- 
lish stage. 

Don't  overlook  this  point.  The 
Dramatic  Review's  circulation  is 
not  confined  to  members  of  the  profes- 
sion and  managers.  Already  more 
than  five  hundred  theater-goers  of  this 
city  read  this  paper  every  week,  and 
are  influenced  by  its  correct  reviews  of 
current  amusements,  and  therefore 
attend  the  best  that  is  offered  by  the 
managers.  Heretofore  the  dramatic 
paper  has  never  attempted  to  go  be- 
yond the  confines  of  the  profession. 
Why  shouldn't  the  public  read  dra- 
matic papers  if  it  would  learn  some- 
thing of  the  people  who  bring  laughter 
and  tears,  and  make  us  the  better  for 
having  seen  and  heard  them  ?  The 
public  must  be  interested,  and  to  that 
end  the  Review  will,  from  time  to 
time,  add  features  that  will  increase 
its  circulation  among  the  musical  class 
and  among  the  thousands  who  go  to 
the  theater  for  amusement  only. 
Watch  us  grow. 

♦  * 

An  apparently  observant  and  well- 
informed  writer  on  matters  theatrical 
remarks  that  with  our  modern  stage 
methods,  playing  is  not  hard  labor  in 
these  days  of  long  runs.  An  actor  in 
a  successful  piece  can  rest  all  day  in 
his  preparation  for  his  effort  at  night. 
His  actual  task  requires  only  three 
hours  of  endeavor,  for  which  he  can 
fit  himself  by  twenty-one  hours  of  re- 
pose. Mechanics  work  eight  hours  a 
day,  merchants  often  fifteen.  In  for- 
mer times  when  stock  companies 
changed  their  bill  almost  every  night 
the  actor  was  compelled  to  study  con- 
stantly. It  was  hard  work  and  poor 
pay  in  the  early  history  of  our  drama. 
This  change  in  his  condition  adds  to 
the  actor's  longevity.  Relieved  from 
the  strain  of  perpetual  study  and  sur- 
rounded by  every  luxury  that  wealth 
can  command,  the  popular  actor  has 
greater  expectancy  of  life  than  is  pos- 
sessed by  most  of  his  audience. 

*  ¥ 

Stock  Company  for 
Honolulu 

T^he  Orpheum  at  Honolulu  will  soon 
■  put  on  a  stock  company,  playing 
standard  dramas,  in  addition  to  a  spec- 
ialty first  part.  President  Cohen  is  dis- 
playing a  great  deal  of  zeal  and  enter- 
prise that  should  be  bountifully  appre- 
ciated by  the  Honolulu  people. 


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December  23rd,  1899 


Sidney  Drew  has  been  discharged 
in  bankruptcy. 

Esmond's  play  for  Xat  Goodwin 
has  been  called  Pals. 

Clay  Clement  ,  with  Nance  O' Neil, 
is  winning  fine  notices  in  Los  Angeles. 

Willie  Collier  secured  a  hit  in 
Chicago  in  Mr.  Smooth  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House. 

In  Los  Angeles  they  are  talking  of 
L.  R.  Stockwell  as  the  only  "natural 
born  comedian. " 

Willie  Collier  will  probably  have 
two  new  plays  for  presentation  in  this 
city  early  next  year. 

The  James-Kidder-Hanford  trium- 
virate of  stars  will  follow  The  Christian 
at  the  Columbia  Theater. 

The  advance  sale  demand  for  seats 
for  The  Christian  is  the  largest  in  the 
history  of  the  Columbia  Theater. 

Len  Behymer,  treasurer  of  the  Los 
Angeles  Theater,  has  returned  from 
the  East,  having  left  the  Lombard] 
Opera  Company  on  its  feet  and  making 
money. 

Jane  Kknnark,  who  is  the  leading 
lady  of  the  stock  company  at  the  Aud- 
itorium in  Kansas  City,  while  playing 
Henrietta  in  The  Two  Orphans,  was 
severely  injured  on  the  stage  last  week. 

On  the  first  night  of  The  Ameer,  at 
Wallack's,  Frank  Daniels  made  such 
a  clever  speech  that  the  reviewers 
quoted  from  it.  At  the  second  per- 
formance the  audience  demanded  it 
again. 

Blanche  Walsh  last  week  was 
lucky  enough  to  encounter  in  Montreal 
some  of  that  kind  of  demonstrative 
adulation  which  is  far  bygone  in  most 
cities.  The  Mayor  went  on  the  stage 
to  present  a  floral  wreath  oratorically, 
and  her  carriage  was  drawn  from  the 
theater  to  her  hotel  by  young  men. 

Filson  and  Errol  are  preparing 
to  spend  next  season  touring  the  coun- 
try with  a  farcical  comedy  by  Frank 
Bouman,  called  for  the  present  A  Gen- 
eral Bluff.  The  title  is,  however,  sub- 
ject to  change,  but  the  comedy  is  an 
assured  fact  and  the  starring  tour  is 
also  to  be. 

The  early  debut  in  New  York  of 
Sarah  Truax  as  a  star  is  an  assured 
fact.  The  young  actress,  who  is  des- 
cribed as  "a  beauty  chuck  full  of  tal- 
ent," will  be  seen  in  what  is  profes- 
sionally called  "the  Mary  Anderson 
repertoire,"  which  includes  Juliet, 
Rosalind,  Beatrice,  Parthenia,  Portia 
and  Galatea. 


We  are  sorry  to  chronicle  the  illness 
of  genial  Bob  White  of  the  California. 

In  the  music  hall  scene  of  The 
Christian,  Effie  Ellsler  sings  the  Glory 
Quayle  song. 

Anton  Schott,  the  robust  Wag- 
nerian, is  giving  very  successful  con- 
certs in  Portland. 

De  Pachman,  the  renowned  pianist 
will  appear  at  the  California  next 
Tuesday  afternoon. 

Charlotte  Thompson  has  just  fin- 
ished two  plays  that  will  be  produced 
in  New  York  in  the  near  future. 

There  is  some  talk  of  Horace  Ew- 
ing  reopening  the  Grove  Street  Thea- 
ter and  producing  popular  priced 
plays. 

Lucille  Ulmer  Thorndike  has 
been  specially  engaged  for  the  Christ- 
mas week  production  at  the  Dewey, 
Oakland. 

Akchie  McKenzie,  for  many  years 
manager  for  Fannie  Davenport,  comes 
here  in  the  same  capacity  for  The 
Christian. 

Antoinette  Trebelli,  arrived  in 
this  city  last  week,  from  a  most  suc- 
cessful concert  season  in  Australia. 
She  is  considering  several  offers  for  a 
few  appearances  here  before  going  East. 

Fred  Belasco,  the  popular  lessee 
of  the  likewise  popular  Alcazar,  leaves 
for  his  European  trip  in  February,  re- 
maining until  April  3d  in  New  York, 
then  sailing  for  the  other  side.  Mrs. 
Belasco  accompanies  him. 

Reports  come  in  from  the  road  that 
L.  R.  Stockwell  and  My  Friend  From 
India  are  having  a  very  prosperous 
time.  Charley  Thall,  the  youngest 
treasurer  in  the  business,  is  with  the 
company,  and  is  holding  his  end  up 
like  a  veteran. 

Peter  Studehaker,  Jk.,  son  of 
the  Indiana  millionaire,  died  last  week 
at  the  Sivoy.  He  had  just  finished 
two  plays,  one  of  which  was  to  be  soon 
produced  at  the  Fischer  Opera  House, 
vSan  Diego.  It  was  said  that  Eugene 
Ormonde  was  to  have  originated  the 
leading  part. 

Friends  of  Camille  D'Arville 
crowded  her  last  days  in  this  city  with 
social  attentions.  She  had  as  many 
invitations  as  there  were  days  in 
the  three  weeks  of  her  stay  here. 
There  were  breakfasts  and  dinners  in 
her  honor  and  many  other  delightful 
social  attentions. 


Sol.  SMITH  Rtssbll  will  shortly 
begin  his  Coast  tour.  He  has  two  new- 
plays  for  presentation  here. 

The  Columbia  Theater  will  have  a 
fine  list  of  leading  star  attractions  be- 
ginning with  James-Kidder-Hanford, 
and  including  Nat  C.  Goodwin, 
Maxine  Elliott,  Sol.  Smith  Russell, 
Willie  Collier  and  Denman  Thompson. 

The  Christian 

\X7iien  The  Christian,  which  logins 
its  limited  engagement  at  the 
Columbia  next  Monday,  was  running 
in  New  York,  Hall  Caine  made  a  reply 
to  certain  critics  who  charged  the  play 
with  "carnality."  Said  he:  "  There  is 
no  carnality  in  the  relations  of  John 
Storm  and  Glory  Quayle.  The  critic 
who  makes  this  statement  ought  to  be 
disvoiced.  A  religious  enthusiast," 
he  went  on,  "built  on  the  lines  of  the 
early  Christians,  counting  the  body  as 
nothing  and  the  soul  as  all  in  all, 
conceives  the  idea  that  a  girl  whom  he 
loves  is  being  demoralized  by  associa- 
tion with  certain  men.  He  tries  to 
rescue  her  from  ruin,  and  she  will  not 
be  rescued.  Then  a  voice  seems  to  come 
from  heaven,  '  Save  her  at  all  costs. 
She  is  tottering  on  the  brink  of  hell. 
Better  a  life  ended  than  a  life  degraded 
and  a  soul  destroyed.'  He  resolves 
to  kill  her  body  to  save  her  soul. 
Only  she  consents  to  marry  him,  so  he 
changes  his  mind." 


The  Lodge  Section 

I T  was  plainly  to  be  seen  she  was 
*  from  the  country  as  she  ambled  up 
the  steps  at  the  New  Alhambra  theater 
and  put  her  head  in  at  the  box  office. 

"Say,  young  man,  I  want  two 
good  seats  in  your  lodge  section." 

"  In  our  'lodge  section,'  courteously 
inquired  Treasurer  Empey,  "you 
mean  you  want  two  seats  in  one  of  the 
loge  boxes,  don't  you  ?  " 

"  I  know  what  I  mean,"  snapped 
back  this  vision  from  Petaluma,  "  I'm 
a  member  of  the  Rebecca  lodge  and  I 
want  to  go  where  you  put  the  rest  of 
the  lodge  people." 

New  Leading  Woman 

TThE  new  leading  woman  for  the 
*  Alcazar,  who  goes  on  after  the 
first,  is  in  town,  having  arrived 
Tuesday.  She  is  a  handsome  young 
English  woman  and  her  Alcazar  debut 
will  be  her  first  appearance  in  America. 
Her  name  is  May  Blayney,  and  she  is 
said  to  be  a  winning  and  accomplished 
actress. 


Grau   Opera  Company 

THE  Grau  Opera  Company  plays 
Christmas  week  in  San  Jose,  after 
wards  playing  in  Sacramento  and 
Stockton,  then  down  the  San  Joaquin 
to  Los  Angeles,  where  they  play  a  long 
engagement  at  the  Burbank,  having 
played  successfully  there  last  year. 


cMarried 

I  p  you  didn't  know  her  by  her  stage 
name,  but  only  as  Anna  M.  Fiedler, 
you  would  be  none  the  wiser  in  reading 
of  her  marriage  Tuesday  afternoon. 
She  was  married  at  the  groom's  resi- 
dence by  Justice  of  the  Peace  Kerrigan, 
l>efore  a  few  intimate  friends.  She 
has  been  a  popular  actress  here  and 
has  many  friends  in  and  out  of  the 
profession.  To  end  the  suspense,  we 
will  announce  that  the  bride  was  most 
generally  known  as  Edith  Hall  and 
the  groom  is  Supervisor  William 
McCarthy,  the  young  capitalist  who 
owns  the  Langham. 


Side  Lights 

Phil  Hastings  announces  that  a 
series  of  five  Symphony  Concerts  have 
definitely  been  decided  upon. 

» 

Three  De  Pachman  Concerts  are 
announced  for  next  week  on  Tuesday, 
Thursday  and  Friday  afternoons,  at 
Sherman  Clay  Hall.  A  great  success 
is  assured,  as  the  opening-day  sale 
Tuesday  amounted  to  $1,200. 

A  GREAT  ENDORSEMENT 

"I  notice  that  Murray  and  Mack  are 
booked  at  the  Alhambra.  The  show  was 
here  last  night  and  it's  the  best  thing  I  have 
seen  in  along  time.  All  young  ladies,  good 
looking,  well  dressed,  not  a  stick  in  the 
bunch,  and  the  show  goes  with  a  bang  from 
start  to  finish.  What's  the  matter  with  a 
couple  of  Irish  comedians  that  take  you 
back  to  Scanlan  and  Cronin,  or  the  Kernells, 
when  they  were  it?  An  Irish  woman  (by  a 
man  1  that  is  a  star?  A  shapely  soubretle 
that  has  about  a  dozen  changes  of  costume, 
and  is  not  still  a  minute?  A  negro  comedian 
who  can  sing  coon  songs?  A  quintette  of 
boys  who  can  sing  in  harmony?  A  couple 
of  song  and  dance  ladies,  not  far  behind  the 
Hengler  sisters?  A  tramp  who  puts  it  all 
over  the  rest  in  this  line  for  he  is  not  through 
in  ten  minutes?  There's  an  Irish  Cakewalk 
that's  the  neatest  thing  you  ever  saw,  and  a 
burlesque  on  Sousa'sband  that  will  take  you 
away  from  the  front  of  the  house.  You 
might  notice  that  the  leader  of  the  orchestra 
can  knock  a  piano  silly  with  one  hand  and 
beat  time  with  the  other,  and  stands  np — no 
stool." — A  Letter  from  San  Jose. 


ALCAZAR  BREVITIES. 

Lady  Windemere's  Fan  will  be  the 
production  at  the  Alcazar  Theater 
next  month. 

* 

•  * 

Florence  Roberts  will  make  a  coast 
tour  next  season  under  the  direction 
of  Belasco  and  Thall. 

Chimmie  Fadden  will  be  the 
Christmas  and  New  Year's  attraction 
at  the  Alcazar 

*  * 

Irene  Everett  has  been  specially 
engaged  by  the  Alcazar  management, 
and  will  open  Tan.  8  in  The  Mysterious 
Mr.  Bugle. 


6 


AT  THE 

LOCAL  THEATERS 


The  Columbia 

Tomorrow  night  will  close  a  most 
successful  two  weeks'  engage- 
ment of  Frederick  Warde  and  com- 
pany. The  attendance  at  each 
performance  was  large,  perhaps  unex- 
pectedly so,  considering  that  the 
repertoire  was  familiar  to  San  Fran- 
ciscans. Warde  always  satisfies,  and 
especially  was  this  the  case  on  last 
Sunday  and  Wednesday  evenings 
when  he  presented  Richard  the  Third. 
Mrs.  Brune  was  a  very  strong  mem- 
ber of  the  cast,  proving  that  her 
talent  is  equal  to  many  of  the  stars  of 
the  day,  though  she  lacks  that  exper- 
ience that  can  only  come  with  age. 
Mr.  Herman  is  a  strong,  energetic 
actor,  and  shared  the  honors  for  good, 
conscientious  work.  A  noticeable 
feature  of  the  performance  was  Norman 
De  Witt  Phillips,  ten  years  of  age, 
who  was  the  younger  of  the  two 
princes.  There  is  a  bright  future  for 
this  clever  little  youngster.  The 
Merchant  of  Venice  will  be  given  this 
afternoon.  Virginius  will  be  the 
piece  for  tonight,  and  the  closing  per- 
formance will  be  a  repetition  of  The 
Lion's  Mouth  tomorrow  night.  The 
Columbia  management  is  to  be  con- 
gratulated upon  the  quality  of  Mr. 
Warde's  repertoire  and  its  presenta- 
tion, and  the  public  has  showed  appre- 
ciation by  filling  the  theater  nightly. 

The  California 

*"Fiie  California  played  Sunday  after- 
■  noon  and  evening  to  crowded 
houses  in  Miller's  musical  comedy,  The 
Hottest  Coon  in  Dixie,  which  is  the 
Clorindy  show  written  up  for  a  two- 
act  comedy.  Will  H.  Proctor,  who 
with  Billy  Cole  carries  off  the  honors, 
has  two  characters  as  the  Hottest  Coon 
in  Dixie  and  the  Lucky  Coon.  Billy 
Cole  as  Joshua  made  love  with  a  mouth 
full  of  expression.  Fred  T.  Carey,  as 
Misfit,  a  legal  light,  showed  up  the 
shyster  methods  as  seen  by  the  funny 
man  and  was  certainly  very  taking. 
Robt.  A.  Kelly  as  Lem  Loose  had  the 
most  remarkable  facial  make-up  ever 
seen  on  any  stage  and  was  particularly 
funny.  Clara  Belle  Carey  as  Mrs. 
Knight,  a  strong  minded  widow,  re- 
ceived an  encore  for  her  song,  I  Long 
to  Hear  that  Old  Song  Again.  Miss 
Georgie  Dobbs,  recalled  after  her  song, 
That's  One  Thing  that  Rag  Time 
Will  Do,  responded  with  another  Rag- 


time dance  that  was  certainly  the  most 
wonderful  performance  of  the  kind  ever 
witnessed  upon  any  stage.  She  brought 
down  the  gallery  gods. 

Morris  Smith  sang  Dat  Chicken  so 
acceptably  as  to  force  a  recall.  Miss 
Neale  Hawkins  is  easily  the  prima 
donna.  For  encores  she  sang  My  Old 
Kentucky  Home  and  Coniin'  Thro  the 
Rye.  The  cake  walking  was  unique, 
and  the  choruses  very  lively  and  strik- 
ing. Negro  melodies  with  their  won- 
derful pathos  are  always  enjoyable. 

Nevu  cAlhambra 

The  Black  Patti  Troubadours 
are  billed  for  the  Alhambra  for  next 
week.  The  city  can  well  stand  these 
coffee-colored  entertainers  another 
week,  for  the}'  are  about  as  clever  as 
colored  people  could  ever  hope  to  be. 
They  give  a  three-hour  show,  com- 
prising coon  songs,  ragtime,  dancing, 
juggling,  comic  and  grand  opera 
selections,  and  numerous  other  things 
given  in  an  incidental  way.  It  is  one 
big,  rapid  conglomeration  of  absurdi- 
ties that  make  one  smile  and  laugh 
until  the  operatic  end  of  the  show  is 
reached.  Sisseretta  Jones  (Black  Patti) 
is  the  dark-hued  star,  and  she  sings 
as  well  as  ever  she  did.  The  Watts 
are  also  an  important  and  highly  en- 
tertaining couple,  and  if  the  yelling  of 
the  gallery  indicates  anything,  they 
were  the  hit  of  the  whole  performance. 
James  Wilson  is  probably  the  best 
darkey  nigger  in  the  world.  D.  H. 
Stewart  is  a  wonderfully  clever  dancer, 
and  especially  good  were  his  imitations 
of  a  locomotive.  He  blows  real  sparks 
from  his  mouth.  Most  of  the  feminine 
part  of  the  company  is  the  same  as 
when  it  was  here  at  the  California 
Theater  a  year  ago,  but  there  has 
been  a  great  improvement  in  the  gen- 
eral appearance  and  movement  of  that 
part  of  the  show,  and  especially  is 
there  a  noticeable  change  in  the  qual- 
ity of  the  laundry  work,  though  the 
lingerie  of  the  women  is  nothing  to 
brag  about.  There  are  many  clever 
dancers  among  them — making  alto- 
gether the  best  colored  show  now  on 
the  road.  There  will  be  a  change  in 
the  program  next  week. 


"The  Tholi 


npnis  was  the  second  week  of  that 
laughable  comic  opera,  Tar  and 
Tartar,  at  the  Tivoli.  Ferris  Hart- 
man  and  Annie  Meyers  received  much 
applause  every  night  from  old  friends, 
and  Charlotte  Beckwith,  Caroline 
Knowles,  Tom  Greene,  Alf.  Wheelan 
and  Julie  Cotte  were  particularly 
creditable.  The  chorus  was  very 
good  indeed,  making  probably  the 
strongest  comic  opera  cast  that  has 
been  at  the  Tivoli  for  many  months. 


Henry  M.  Stanley,  the  famous  ex- 
plorer and  now  memberof  Parliament, 
is  lecturing  on  South  Africa  in  the 
British  Music  Halls.  Money  devoted 
to  war  needs. 


The  Alcazar 

the  program  of  this  popular 
^-^  theater  is  the  announcement, 
Dr.  Bill.  To  all  intents  and  purposes 
it  should  have  been  Ernest  Hastings, 
for  upon  the  first  entrance  of  this  pop- 
ular actor  on  Monday  night,  after  a 
prolonged  absence  in  the  East,  the 
play  and  everything  connected  with  it 
were  lost  sight  of  and  forgotten  in  the 
rousing  welcome  accorded  an  old 
friend.  It  was  several  minutes  before 
the  enthusiasm  of  the  audience  spent 
itself  sufficiently  to  allow  the  play  to 
proceed,  and  then  only  after  Mr. 
Hastings  made  a  little  speech,  halt- 
ingly and  modest,  that  showed  better 
than  anything  else  could,  the  reason 
why  his  return  had  called  forth  such 
a  personal  and  affectionate  welcome. 
To  Laura  Crews,  who  also  made  her 
appearance  after  a  long  absence,  the 
welcome  was  cordial  and  prolonged, 
and  she  and  Mr.  Hastings  were  almost 
smothered  under  the  load  of  flowers 
passed  over  the  footlights.  Dr.  Bill  af- 
fords many  opportunities  for  humorous 
treatment,  and  was  ably  interpreted. 
Ernest  Hastings,  as  Dr.  Bill,  around 
whom  the  laugh-provoking  complica- 
tions revolved,  gave  a  performance 
that  was  easy  and  natural,  and  entirely 
free  from  horse  play,  yet  thoroughly 
amusing.  Frank  Opperman  was  Mr. 
Firman,  father-in-law  to  Dr.  Bill,  and 
he  made  the  character  sufficiently 
eccentric  and  pronounced.  George 
Webster  did  extremely  well  with  the 
part  of  Mr.  Horton,  Inspector  of 
Police,  brusque  and  suspicious,  and  if 
Mr.  Webster  was  not  such  a  thor- 
oughly reiiable  and  seasoned  actor, 
we  would  be  tempted  to  say  that  each 
new  character  he  has  lately  been  giv- 
ing us  seems  to  be  better  than  the  last. 
Frank  Denithorne,  as  the  silly,  simper- 


ing dude,  was  very  good— only  it 
seems  too  bad  that  Denithorne's  un- 
doubted abilities  are  not  more  often 
entrusted  with  stronger  work.  Marie 
Howe,  in  her  old  part  of  Mrs.  Horton, 
married  to  the  Inspector  of  Police, 
after  graduating  from  the  ballet,  has 
that  sort  of  an  opportunity — an  eccen- 
tric role  -that  furnishes  her  with  her 
best  work  which  is  always,  and  on 
this  present  occasion,  really  of  a  high 
character.  (iertrude  Foster  played 
the  young,  confiding  wife,  and,  as  in 
everything  Miss  Foster  does,  there 
was  a  daintiness  and  a  sincerity  that 
always  pleases.  Juliet  Crosby  was  a 
charming  Jennie  Firman,  and  Anita 
Fallon,  who  can  always  be  depended 
upon  to  do  justice  to  a  part,  was  Mrs. 
Firman.  Ellen's  maid  was  capitally 
done  by  Pauline  Conway  and  Laura 
Crews  who,  since  she  made  such  a 
success  of  Cissie,  in  What  Happened 
to  Jones,  seems  destined  to  be  called 
upon  to  play  dashing  and  frolicsome 
characters,  was  very  bewitching  and 
conquering,  and  gave  to  the  part  an 
abandon  and  an  insouciance  that  was 
thoroughly  in  keeping  with  the  char- 
acter of  Miss  Fauntleroy,  the  dancing 
girl.  Carlyle  Moore,  as  the  policeman, 
and  Jack  Morris,  a  new  aspirant  for 
stage  honors,  who  made  a  lively  boy, 
completed  a  cast  of  general  excellence. 

Grand  Opera  House 

I  t  was  evident  that  the  audience  at 
1  the  Grand  Opera  House  the  past 
week  appreciated  the  difficulties  that 
the  members  of  the  cast  were  obliged 
to  surmount  in  presenting  the  revival 
in  English  of  Strauss'  comic  opera,  Die 
Fledermaus,  [The  Bat]  for  it  differs 
very  much  from  the  general  run  of 
comic  operas  heretofore  presented  by 
this  excellent  company,  and  that  it  was 
so  well  received  is  certainly  very 
flattering. 

It  is  difficult  to  say  to  whom  the 
greatest  praise  is  due,  for  all  the  lead- 
ing parts  demanded  an  equal  amount 
of  attention  and  were  equally  well  ren- 
dered. To  Thos.  H.Persse  as  Gabriel 
Yon  Eisenstein,  as  usual  much  praise 
is  due,  and  Edith  Mason  as  Rosalind, 
the  wife,  was  equal  to  all  emergencies. 
Hattie  Belle  Ladd  enacted  her  part 
with  her  usual  good  conception.  Miss 
Ethel  Strachan,  a  young  lady  from 
the  chorus,  as  Ida,  did  wonderfully 
well,  and  deserves  the  greatest  praise 
for  her  work.    Winfred  Goff  as  Alfred 


December  23rd,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


7 


and  Bessie  Fairbairn  as  Prince  Orloff- 
sky  were  up  to  their  usual  standard  of 
excellency.  Win.  Wolff  had  very  little 
to  do,  as  he  is  resting  from  his  hard 
work  of  last  week  in  the  Chimes  of 
Normandy,  but  he  played  the  part  of 
the  governor  of  the  prison  faultlessly. 


To  the  versatile  comedian,  Arthur 
Wooley  as  Frosch,  the  turnkey  must 
be  accredited  the  honor  of  furnishing 
the  greater  part  of  the  fnn,  and  his 
makeup  and  dialect  were  wonderfully 
good.  The  play  was  beautifully 
staged  and  the  chorus  did  their  usual 
conscientious  work. 


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THE  GRAND 


Strauss'  pretty  comic  opera,  Die 
Fledermaus,  has  proven  a  brilliant 
success  at  the  Grand  Opera  House. 
It  will  be  performed  for  the  last  time 
Sunday  evening.  At  the  extra  mati- 
nee Christmas  Day.David  Henderson's 
famous  extravaganza,  Sinbad,  will  be 
presented  in  a  most  magnificent  and 
costly  manner  with  entirely  new  and 
picturesque  scenery  and  costumes. 
Among  the  many  features  will  be  The 
Transformation,  by  Frank  King, 
which  will  far  surpass  anything  of  its 
kind  ever  witnessed  here.  Charles 
H.  Jones  will  introduce  The  March  of 
the  Silver  Knights,  which  will  be  per- 
formed by  beautiful  girls  in  armor. 
Senorita  Matildita,  Spanish  Premiere, 
and  a  troup  of  coryphees  will  be  wit- 
nessed in  graceful  and  fascinating 
ballets.  The  cast  will  include  not 
only  the  entire  company,  but  several 
new  faces.  The  piece  to  run  through 
the  week. 

THE  TIVOLI 

Commencing  with  this  evening,  the 
Tivoli  will  present  its  annual  extra- 
vaganza, founded  on  the  well-known 
nursery  rhyme,  Little  Bo-Peep.  Stage 
Director  George  E.  L,ask,  who  has  ar- 
ranged the  extravaganza,  has  skillfully 
introduced  as  many  good  things  as 
could  possibly  be  crowded  in  three 
hours  of  fun  and  delight.  The  cast  of 
Little  Bo-Peep  will  call  for  the  services 
of  over  one  hundred  people,  and  will 
include  Ferris  Hartman,  Anna  Lich- 
ter,  Annie  Meyers,  Tom  Greene,  Alf. 
C.  Wheelan,  Julie  Cotte,  Eloise  Mor- 
timer, Phil  Branson,  William  Schuster, 
Cora  Harris,  Caroline  Knowles,  Char- 
lotte Beckwith,  Ida  Wyatt,  Master 
Jack  Robertson,  etc.  All  the  latest 
songs,  dances,  comical  situations  and 
a  series  of  beautiful  ballets  and  dances, 
will  be  found  in  Little  Bo-Peep.  Spec- 
ial matinees  on  Christmas  and  New 
Year's  Day  and  Saturdays. 


THE  COLUMBIA 

The  play  of  the  year  is  undoubtedly 
Hall  Caine's  The  Christian.  New 
York  crowded  to  see  it  for  175  nights, 
and  Boston  scored  a  run  of  no  con- 
secutive nights.  San  Francisco  is  to 
have  an  opportunity  of  viewing  it  for 
the  first  time.  Liebler  &  Co.  will  pre- 
sent The  Christian  here  for  a  limited 


engagement  at  the  Columbia,  begin- 
ning Xmas  night.  The  production 
here  will  be  marked  with  the  same 
careful  attention  to  detail  as  that  which 
characterized  it  in  New  York.  The 
company  numbers  over  fifty  people. 
The  New  York  Herald  was  most  en- 
thusiastic in  its  praise  of  the  play,  say- 
ing among  other  things:  The  Chris- 
tian is  first,  second  and  always  a  force- 
ful play.  Many  of  the  incidents  of, 
the  piece  have  never  been  surpassed 
for  strength  and  purpose,  power  and 
and  pathos.  The  audience  turns  from 
interest  to  sympathy,  and  finally  to  an 
intense  devotion  upon  the  twist  of  the 
author's  pen  or  a  line  from  the  players' 
lips,  until  the  looker-on  cannot  help 
marveling  at  the  wonderful  sovereignty 
of  all  concerned  in  what  is  undoubt- 
edly the  greatest  success  of  the  entire 
theatrical  year. 


acts  have  those  crowning  qualities 
that  tend  to  work  up  intense  action 
and  interest.  The  characters  are 
strongly  drawn.  The  cast  is  made  up 
of  players  of  experience  who  have  been 
fittingly  selected. 


Jottings 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  offers  a  good  bill  for 
Christmas  week.  At  the  head  of  the 
program  is  the  greatest  artiste  ever 
brought  to  California,  even  by  the 
Orpheum  management.  Eugenie  Fou- 
gere  has  a  world  wide  reputation.  .She 
stands  in  a  class  all  by  herself,  and 
although  hundreds  have  tried  to  im- 
itate her  work,  there  is  still  only  one 
Fougere.  At  the  close  of  her  engage- 
ment here,  Fougere  returns  to  Paris, 
where  she  is  under  contract  to  remain 
until  the  close  of  the  World's  Fair. 
Thorne  and  Carleton  are  two  comed- 
ians whose  sketch,  A  Substitute,  is 
said  to  be  very  good.  Claude  Tharde 
is  said  to  be  one  of  the  best  single- 
handed  entertainers  in  America.  To 
the  art  of  humorous  story  telling  he 
has  added  the  gifts  of  song  and  dance. 
Others  wh»  will  help  to  make  the 
Christmas  week  merry  are:  Harrigan, 
the  Tramp  Juggler;  La  Sylphe;  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Edwin  Milton  Royle  and 
Co.;  Gertrude  Rutledge;  Llewellyn 
Sisters;  The  Averys.  There  will  be  a 
special  matinee  on  Christmas  Day. 

THE  CALIFORNIA 

Cumberland '61,  a  drama  written  by 
Franklin  Fyles,  will  be  presented  at 
this  theater  Christmas  Eve.  The 
drama  is  not  a  war  play,  the  civil 
strife  being  used  as  a  background  to 
the  story  of  a  Kentucky  feud.  In  the 
first  act  the  outline  of  the  story  is 
skillfully  explained.     The  following 


THE  ALCAZAR 

Beginning  Christmas  matinee,  Mon- 
day afternoon,  the  Alcazar  manage- 
ment will  present  a  dramatization  of 
Ned  Townsend's  novel,  Chimmie 
Fadden.  The  Alcazar  management 
has  gone  to  considerable  expense  to 
make  this  production  the  hit  of  the 
season.  Forrest  Seabury,  specially 
engaged,  will  play  Chimmie. 


THE  CHUTES 


At  the  Chutes  a  great  bill  has  been 
prepared  for  Christmas  week.  Adgie 
presents  a  mirror  dance  in  her  cage  of 
lions,  and  Ruth  Nelta  and  her  pica- 
ninnies  will  reappear.  Lillian  Yon 
Tilse,  a  female  baritone,  will  make  her 
first  appearance  here.  The  La  Monts, 
acrobatic  equilibrists;  Zoyarrow,  on 
his  revolving  globe;  Rube  and  Frank 
Shields,  comedy  and  trick  cyclists, 
and  Major  Mite  in  new  specialties, 
will  complete  an  interesting  program. 
On  Monday  there  will  be  a  Christmas 
tree  and  every  child  in  attendance  will 
be  given  a  present. 


Ne<w  Oakland  Theater 

The  Moroscos  have  about  con- 
cluded arrangements  for  a  new  theater 
on  Eleventh  street  near  Broadway, 
Oakland,  to  be  built  by  Mr.  Witcher 
and  associates.  The  new  house  will 
be  a  modern  and  handsome  theater  in 
every  respect,  and  the  Moroscos  will 
have  at  least  a  ten  years'  lease  on  it. 


ON  THE  ROAD 

Lewis  Morrison's  I-'rederick  the  Great  Co. 

St.  Joseph,  25;  Lincoln,  28;  Sioux  City, 
30;  Des  Moines,  Jan.  1. 

Cheerful  Liar  Company. 

CORRKCTKD  ROUTE. 

Roseberg,  27-28;  Eugene,  29-30;  Har- 
rislmrg,  Jan.  1;  Albany,  2-3;  Corvallis, 
5-6;  Independence,  8-9;  McMinnville,  10; 
Hillsboro,  11:  Forest  Grove,  12;  Oregon 
City,  13;  Astoria,  15-16. 


Ruth  Nelta  will  open  at  the  Chutes 
Dec.  25. 

* 

The  three  Malvern  Brothers  are  in 
Spokane. 

«  « 

The  Lamonts  will  open  at  the 
Olympia  Dec.  25. 


Edward  Adams  will  shortly  appear 
in  San  Francisco. 


Marie  Wilbur  is  at  the  Vienna 
Buffet,  Los  Angeles. 

» 

»  » 

The  Leondor  Bros.  will,  shortly  ap- 
pear in  San  Francisco. 

* 

»  * 

Forman  and  Howlett  are  at  Savoy 
Theater,  Vancouver,  B.  C. 


Armstrong  and  O'Neil  open  at  the 
Tivoli  Theater,  Stockton. 


Howard  and  Earle,  now  playing 
Star  Theater,  St.  Paul,  will  shortly 
appear  in  this  city. 


Lillian  Walther,  Emma  Forrest  and 
Edgerton  Sisters  are  a  big  hit  at  Savoy 
Theater,  Victoria,  B.  C. 


Doughlas  and  Ford,  California  peo- 
ple, have  just  arrived  from  London  to 
spend  the  holidays  here. 

»  « 

Lulaine  and  Darrell,  who  are  a  big 
hit  at  the  Star  Theater,  St.  Paul,  will 
shortly  appear  in  this  city. 


DOT  STANLEY 

Singing  Comedienne,  Olympia  Music  Hall. 
"  THE  ONLY  " 

O       >I  1Z  1^  I  V 

Spanish  Dancer,  Olympia  Theater,  Frisco. 


There  may  be  others  like  us  but  they're  not  in  town 
The  Kver  Popular  Originators  of  Novelties. 

Anita-Carleton  and  Royce-nossie 

Up-to-date  Singing  and  Dancing  Soiibretted, 
nthe  Zenith  of  Success   at  olympin  Music  Moll. 


•5  Columbia  Theater 


Beginning    'Xmas  INight 


POR    A  LIMITED 

ENQAOEMENT 


FIRST  TIME  HBRB 


aj  UKRI.ER  &  CO.  presents  HAM.  CAINK'S  Powerful  Play 

I  The  Christian 

^2  Presented  here  with  the  same  attention  to  detail  as  that  which  characterized 
sj*  its  run  of  175  nights  in  New  York  and  no  nights  in  Hoston. 


DlXKMBKR   23rd,  1899 


6 


Correspondence  and 
Comments 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence 

New  York,  Dec.  17.— Wheels  Within 
Wheels,  a  drama  by  R.  C.  Carton,  was  in- 
troduced at  the  Madison  Square  Theater  last 
week  by  Daniel  Frohman's  Company.  The 
wheels  all  revolved  around  the  familiar  hub 
— the  frustration  of  a  silly  wife's  elopement 
from  her  staid  husband.  The  cast  includes 
Hilda  Spong,  John  B.  Mason,  Grace  Ellis- 
ton,  Grant  Stewart  and  Philip  Cunningham. 
No  moral  was  taught.  The  motives  for  the 
best  behavior  were  often  bad.  But  the  play 
upon  the  whole  was  a  refreshing  rehash  of 
the  old  topics  and  as  the  best  tastes  in  New 
York  and  London  generally  agree,  Wheels 
Within  Wheels  will  in  all  probability  repeat 
in  America  its  Knglish  success. 


The  Right  of  Self,  which  was  produced  in 
German  at  the  Irving  Place  Theater  last 
week  shows  Prince  von  Wrede,  the  author, 
to  be  a  promising  dramatist.  His  theme  in 
this,  his  first  drama,  was  a  novel  one.  It 
shows  a  woman  who  had,  before  her  mar- 
riage, been  unjustly  convicted  of  a  crime. 
She  will  not  tell  her  husband.  He  learns  of 
it  from  another.  Still  she  will  tell  him 
nothing,  preferring  to  attempt  suicide,  feel- 
ing that  every  person  who  has  been  wrongly 
treated  has  the  right  to  keep  his  secret.  The 
play  showed  some  very  strong  situations. 


Let  all  singers  take  warning  from  the  fate 
of  D.  M.  Reis,  a  tenor  of  the  Yerdi  trio,  who 
while  trying  to  reach  his  top  C  on  the  roof 
of  the  New  York  Theater,  ruptured  a  blood- 
vessel in  the  brain.  Singers  not  only  run 
the  risk  of  killing  themselves  with  too  vig- 
orous work,  but  they  are  in  this  city  of  flat 
houses  in  constant  danger  of  driving  their 
neighbors  into  insane  asylums. 


Max  Freeman,  the  veteran  stage  manager, 
is  the  latest  applicant  in  the  Federal  Court 
to  be  relieved  of  his  obligations.  Mr.  Free- 
man did  not  consider  the  Federal  Court  a 
necessity  but  he  thought  that  unless  he  got 
in  quick  he  would  not  be  popular.  A  day 
or  two  before  that,  Joseph  K.Emmet,  (young 
Fritz  Emmet)  filed  his  little  petition  in 
bankruptcy,  with  liabilities  at  $17,070,  and 
no  assets — not  even  a  scarf  pin  like  Thomas 
Q  Seabrooke  had.  By  the  way,  Seabrooke 
seems  to  have  been  playing  in  hard  luck 
again.  His  latest  company  has  just  walked 
back  to  town. 

*  * 

Frank  Daniels  has  more  of  the  outward 
requisites  for  success  than  Seabrooke  or 
Jefferson  De  Angelis.  Mr.  Daniels  is  a 
four-foot  man  with  a  six-foot  voice,  and 
that  incongruity  alone  is  enough  to  make  a 
comedian  of  ordinary  reputation.  But  in 
addition  to  his  physical  peculiarities  Mr. 
Daniels  has  the  genuine  unctuous  humor 
which  we  have  a  right  to  expect  from  the 
opera  comedian.  His  latest  vehicle  for  the 
display  of  humor  is  The  Ameer.  The  opera 
is  not  strong  in  principal  singers.  Helen 
Redmond,  the  soprano,  has  a  splendid 
figure,  dressed  as  a  boy  in  a  manner  which 
could    deceive  no  one,   and   her  voice  is 


pleasing  though  not  so  well  cultivated  as  we 
expect  to  hear  in  a  first-class  light  opera 
organization.  The  tenor,  George  Devall, 
has  a  small  voice  which  he  strains  to  fill  the 
requirements.  Kate  Uart  is  a  soubrette 
contralto.  It  is  evident  that  Kirke  La 
Shelle  did  not  intend  to  surround  Mr. 
Daniels  with  any  expensive  singers.  He 
believed  that  with  Mr.  Daniels,  assisted  by 
W.  P.  Rochester  and  Will  Danforth  as 
singing  comedians,  the  audience  would  get 
the  full  worth  of  their  money.  And  judging 
by  the  attendance  thus  far  at  Wallack's,  Mr. 
La  Shelle  knows  his  business  both  as 
manager  and  as  collaborator  with  Frederick 
Ranken  in  writing  the  words  to  Victor 
Herbert's  music.  The  Ameer  ought  to 
succeed  well  on  the  road  after  a  good  run  in 
this  city. 

*  * 

vSignor  Giovanni  Tagliapietra,  the  famous 
grand  opera  baritone,  was  terribly  shocked 
the  other  day  by  the  reasons  which  had  in- 
duced a  new  pnpil  to  go  to  him  for  lessons. 
A  baritone  with  an  international  reputation 
who  has  supported  the  best  prima  donnas, 
including  Patti,  and  who  now  has  pupils 
from  all  over  the  country,  from  Maine  to 
California,  naturally  feels  that  when  a  pupil 
comes  to  him  he  comes  because  some  one 
has  recommended  him  as  a  capable  and 
painstaking  master.  Imagine  his  surprise 
then,  when,  after  the  new  tenor's  first  lesson, 
Sig.  Tagliapietra  asked,  as  a  matter  of  pleas- 
antry : 

"Well'  how  did  you  happen  to  come  to 

me  ?" 

''It  was  this  way,"  said  the  new  tenor.  "I 
live  up  in  New  Rochelle  and  sing  in  church 
there  where  Francis  Wilson  lives.  I  asked 
him  who  would  be  a  good  singing  teacher 
and  he  said:  'The  nearest  one  you  can  find 
You  can't  get  to  him  any  too  soon  with  that 
voice  of  yours.'  So  I  came  to  you  because 
you  were  the  nearest  to  Grand  Central 
Station." 

"My  boy,"  said  Tagliapietra,  when  he  had 
recovered  from  his  astonishment,  "you  are 
running  a  great  risk  proceeding  on  that 

principle." 

* 

*  # 

This  is  the  last  week  of  the  Kendals'  in 
The  Elder  Miss  Blossom  at  the  Knicker- 
bocker. Their  engagement  has  been  artis- 
tically and  financially  a  brilliant  success.  I 
don't  know  exactly  when  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Kendal  will  reach  San  Francisco  this  season, 
but  whenever  they  do,  The  Elder  Miss 
Blossom  will  be  a  treat. 


Ignace  Jan  Paderewski,  he  of  the  lion 
mane,  appeared  one  afternoon  in  Carnegie 
Hall  last  week  to  an  immense  audience.  If 
it  hadn't  been  raining,  the  speculators  would 
have  cleared  handsome  profits,  but  as  it  was 
very  wet,  they  had  to  dispose  of  their  seats 
at  the  last  at  ruinous  rates.  Some  specula- 
tion was  indulged  in  before  the  concert,  as 
to  whether  the  marriage  of  the  great  Polish 
pianist  since  he  was  in  America  three  years 
ago  would  have  any  effect  upon  his  recep- 
tion. It  must  be  confessed  that  although 
Paderewski  played  with  all  his  former 
etchnical  skill  and  sympathy,  he  was  not  as 


enthusiastically  received  as  could  have 
been  hoped  for.  But  after  the  concert  hun- 
dreds of  young  women  in  the  audience 
which  contained  few  men,  crowded  around 
the  stage  and  compelled  the  pianist  to  play 
another  encore. 

* 

*  * 

William  A.  Brady  is  out  of  Koster  and 
Bials.  The  syndicate  which  owns  the  house 
objected  to  the  £1,000  a  week  salaries  he  was 
paying  to  Jefferies  and  Sharkey  for  posing 
in  Around  New  York  in  Eighty  Minutes. 
Mr.  Brady  will  take  the  burlesque  on  the 
road  soon.  Corbett  was  getting  only  $250  a 
week  for  his  nightly  performauce,  but  that 
was  all  velvet  for  him,  as  the  play-house  was 
only  around  the  corner  from  his  prosperous 
cafe. 

*  * 

Nat  C.  Goodwin  and  Maxine  Elliott  will 
follow  The  Elder  Miss  Blossom  at  the 
Knickerbocker  in  The  Cowboy  and  The 
Lady.  This  is  Mrs.  Fiske's  last  week  at  the 
Fifth  Avenue  in  Becky  Sharp.  It  is  also 
the  last  week  of  John  Drew  in  The  Tyranny 
of  Tears  at  the  Empire,  which  will  be  fol- 
lowed by  My  Lady's  Lord. 

*  * 

It  is  now  very  evident  that  Jean  de  Reszke 
is  slated  to  appear  at  the  Metropolitan  Opera 
House  this  season  as  the  press  agent  who 
accompanied  Edward  de  Reszke  to  America 
has  already  started  a  good  duel  story. 

Rob  Roy. 

ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence. 

St.  Louis,  Dec.  9— The  success  of  the 
Castle  Square  Opera  Company  at  the  Ex- 
position has  startled  not  only  the  lyric 
loving  people,  but  the  local  theatrical 
managers.  St.  Louis  is  a  peculiar  show- 
town  and  the  idea  of  giving  our  people 
"stock"  opera  for  an  entire  season  seemed 
preposterous  to  those  conversant  with  the 
theatrical  situation.  But  I  can  candidly  say 
that  Manager  Southwell  and  the  Castle 
Square  Opera  Company  are  fixtures  in 
St.  Louis.  Their  box  office  receipts  have 
been  marvelous. 

Our  old  friend,  Nat  Goodwin  and  his 
pretty  wife,  Maxine  Elliott,  are  renewing 
old  acquaintances  at  the  Olympic  theater 
this  week.  They  are  giving  us  Nathaniel 
Hale,  An  American  Citizen  and  their  new 
play  The  Cowboy  and  the  Lady.  The 
advance  sale  promises  a  profitable  en- 
gagement. 

Manager  Short  is  giving  us  Kellar  the 
"hocus  pocus "  man  at  the  Century.  He 
has  many  new  tricks  which  are  very 
mystifying. 

Ryley  and  Dunne's  production  of  A  Milk 
White  Flag  is  pleasing  the  patrons  of  the 
Grand  Opera  House,  whilst  a  clever  melo- 
drama, On  the  Stroke  of  Twelve,  elicits 
much  applause  from  the  patrons  of  Manager 
Garen  at  Havlin's  theater.  Managers  Tate 
and  Middleton  have  an  excellent  bill  at  the 
Columbia  headed  by  Robert  Downing,  The 
Rosinos,  Francilli  and  Lewis  and  other 
clever  vaudevillians.  The  War  of  Wealth, 
Zeno,  Carl  and  Zeno,  Armstrong  and 
Cassidy,  Dorothy  Drew  and  Stover,  the 
artist,  is  the  theatrical  menu  "chefed"  by 


Manager  Sam  Gompertz  at  Hopkins  this 
week.  Manager  James  Butler  of  the 
Standard  is  serving  his  clientele  with  The 
Gay  Masqueraders  and  this  sizzling  bunch 
of  beauteous  fetnninity  are  giving  us  a 
caloric  performance  entitled  A  Day  at  Hotel 
Waldorf. 

Bohemian  Girl  is  being  beautifully  sung 
by  the  Castle  Square  Company.  Maud 
Lillian  Berri  is  making  the  hit  of  her  life  as 
Arline. 

The  uuderlinings  are  Maud  Adams  at  the 
Olympic,  The  Rounders  at  the  Century, 
Camille  and  vaudeville  at  Hopkins,  The 
City  Sports  at  the  Standard,  A  Guilty 
Mothurat  Havlin's,  and  Murray  and  Mack  at 
the  Grand,  and  A  Merry  Christmas  in  San 
Francisco  for  the  Dramatic  Review. 

CATV  Pai.i.kn. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Col.  Dec.  12.— The  Broadway 
Theater  opened  Sunday  night,  Dec.  10,  with 
The  Telephone  Girl.  This  is  the  first  Sun- 
day-night opening  of  this  house  during  the 
season,  and  there  were  many  doubts  among 
the  theatrical  "prophets"  as  to  whether 
business  would  be  good  enough  to  justify 
the  venture.  Much  to  the  surprise  of  the 
said  "prophets,"  however,  a  splendid  audi- 
ence filled  the  theater  and  the  musical 
comedy,  full  of  witty  dialogue,  catchy 
music,  pretty  girls  handsomely  costumed 
and  clever  actors,  made  a  decided  hit  even 
with  our  local  critics  who  are  considered  by 
many  of  the  profession  as  being  decidedly- 
severe.  Will  Sloan  played  one  of  those 
Germans  whom  you  never  meet,  in  a  way 
that  almost  convulsed  the  audience.  He 
was  what  the  gushing  matinee  girl  would 
call  a  "gorgeous  hit,"  if  you  know  what  that 
means.  Miss  Jessie  Merrilles  is  not  only 
beautiful,  but  a  most  accomplished  actress. 
Every  part  in  the  play  is  well  played.  Bus- 
iness is  big  and  will  undoubtedly  continue 
so  for  the  remainder  of  the  week.  The 
Christian  follows  Monday  night,  Dec.  t8, 
for  five  performances  only,  and  I  predict  an 
enormous  business. 

Mile.  Fifi  opened  the  Tabor  Sunday  night, 
the  10th,  to  "breathing  room  only,"  and 
pleased  ninety-nine  out  of  every  hundred 
present;  and  the  odd  one  was  shocked  and 
said  it  was  dreadfully  immoral,  and  couldn't 
understand  why  Manager  McCourt  would 
book  such  an  indecent  play.  The  other 
ninety-nine  all  say  to  their  friends,  "It's 
great,  don't  missit."  The  result  is  a  packed 
house  at  every  performance.  Personally,  I 
am  opposed  to  immorality  on  the  stage,  but 
even  that  is  preferable  when  handled  by- 
artists,  than  some  of  the  "good"  plays  that 
have  been  assassinated  here  by  would-be 
Thespians.  Maude  Granger  deserves  great 
praise  for  her  clever  work,  and  never  loses 
an  opportunity  to  score.  Edward  Abeles  is 
a  decidedly  good  light  comedian,  and  has 
won  many  admirers  already.  A  change  was 
made  in  the  cast  Monday  night,  when  Miss 
Leon  Harrold,  a  clever  amateur  of  this  city, 
assumed  the  part  of  the  maid  and  gave  a 
most  creditable  performance.  She  will 
leave  the  city  with  the  company.  The  bal- 
ance of  the  company  all  deserve  mention, 
especially  Miss  Lottie  Mortimer  who  played 


December  23rd,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Mile.  Fifi  in  a  most  artistic  manner.  Next 
week,  the  17th,  we  have  Hoyt's  A  Stranger 
in  New  York,  which  opens  with  a  Sunday 
matinee.  This  is  a  new  departure  for  the 
Tabor,  as  it  will  be  the  first  Sunday  matinee 
ever  given  in  this  house.  This  doesn't  look 
much  like  the  threatened  Sunday  closing  of 
which  I  wrote  a  few  weeks  ago. 

The  New  Lyceuin  gives  us  this  week  as  a 
top-liner,  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  and  it  was 
several  minutes  Monday  night  after  this 
bright,  witty  little  man  made  his  first  ap- 
pearance, before  he  could  go  on  with  his 
remarks,  owing  to  the  reception  he  received. 
He  is  without  d  ubt  one  of  the  best  enter- 
tainers in  his  line  that  this  country  has  ever 
produced.  He  possesses  much  of  that  in- 
definable something  called  magnetism.  He 
has  proven  the  best  drawing-card  this  house 
has  yet  had,  which  is  saying  a  great  deal 
when  one  considers  the  big  business  they 
have  done  there  for  the  past  few  weeks. 
The  "smart  set"c  >nsider  it  quite  the  proper 
thing  to  go  to  the  Lyceum  and  see  "vode- 
ville,"  and  where  the  smart  set  go,  there 
must  we  all  follow.  Managers  Mays  and 
Harley  have  surrounded  Mr.  Wilder  with 
some  excellent  artists  this  week,  including 
Kherns  and  Cole,  Sanford  and  Darlington, 
Nadine,  Gardner  and  Hunt,  Esher  Sisters, 
Si  Stebbins,  the  Helmrich  family  of  acro- 
bats (local),  and  Ferguson  and  Cowper. 

At  the  Denver,  A  Breach  of  Promise  had 
two  big  houses  Sunday,  but  for  some  un- 
known reason  the  business  has  since  fallen 
off.  From  an  artistic  point  of  view  this  is 
the  best  company  Mr.  Readick  has  offered 
his  patrons  this  season.  It  is  one  of  those 
comedies  that  is  a  go  from  start  to  finish, 
and  the  specialties  are  all  good.  Miss  Nellie 
Seunett  is  one  of  the  hardest  workers  I  have 
ever  seen.  She  is  very  clever  in  all  she 
does,  but  makes  it  too  apparent  that  she  is 
working  hard,  making  one  feel  uncom- 
fortable for  her.  I  can  just  imagine  that  I 
see  her  before  the  curtain  goes  up  saying  to 
the  members  of  the  company,  "Now  ladies 
and  gentlemen,  this  piece  must  make  a  hit 
here,  so  work,"  and  they  all  do  work. 
Next  week  Coon  Hollow. 

On  the  evening  of  Dec.  6,  the  students  of 
the  Broadway  Dramatic  School  gave  a  most 
commendable  performance  of  the  three-act 
comedy,  Confusion,  to  a  large  and  well- 
pleased  audience.  The  following  pupils 
appeared  in  the  cast:  Messrs.  George  Dos- 
tal,  Charles  Brokate,  W.  E.  Troutman,  W. 
A.  Parker,  C.  O.  Brown,  and  the  Misses 
Merlin  Maine,  Margaret  Allen,  Fanny 
Marinoff  and  Katharyn  Swift.  The  Faculty 
of  this  school  will  give  their  first  public 
recital  on  Tuesday  afternoon,  Dec.  19,  at 
the  Lyceum  Theater. 

Mr.  Thomas  Kierns,  of  your  city,  was  a 
caller  at  my  office  last  week.  He  tells  me 
his  health  has  improved  greatly  since  his 
arrival  in  Colorado. 

The  younger  of  the  Roschetta  Brothers, 
barrel  jumpers,  received  a  bad  fall  while  do- 
ing his  act  at  the  Lyceum  last  week,  but  has 
fully  recovered. 

The  latest  addition  to  the  Art  Gallery  is 
a  large  portrait  of  Miss  Viola  Allen  as 
Glory  Quayle. 

Merry  Xmas.  Bob  Bell. 


CHICAGO- 

Special  Correspondence 

Chicago,  Dec.  16. — Mrs.  Leslie  Carter, 
who  is  playing  Zaza  at  Powers  Theater  has 
certainly  reached  the  pinnacle  of  emotional 
acting.  It  is  unfortunate  that  most  of  the 
intense  plays  adapted  to  strongly  emotional 
artists  frequently  become  offensive  in  their 
morbid  suggestiveness.  Surely  some  would 
prefer  the  intense  character  developed  in 
purity,  sweetness  and  strength.  Can  even 
the  art  of  a  Bernhardt,  Nethersole  or  Carter 
atone  for  the  shockingness  of  the  theme  ? 

The  play,  Zaza,  which  was  adapted  by  Mr. 
Belasco  from  the  French  was  first  written  by 
Pierre  Berton  and  Charles  Simons,  and  the 
character  Zaza,  a  child  of  the  Paris  slums,  a 
lawless  music  hall  singer,  was  played  by 


Mme.  Rejane  with  greai  success,  in  P«ris  for 
one  whole  winter.  The  plot  is  very  simple, 
but  has  enough  of  the  earthly  grande  passion 
to  suit  the  popular  demand  and  give  to  re- 
finement some  moral  qualms.  Mrs.  Carter's 
production  of  the  role  has  a  tendencv  to  pal- 
liate, if  not  to  elevate  it.  Mrs.  Carter  issup- 
ported  by  Charles  A.Stevenson,  Marie  Bates, 
Mark  Smith,  Hugo  Toland,  Helen  Tracy, 
Herbert  Milward  and  Elizabeth  Belknap. 
This  is  Mrs.  Carter's  first  appearance  in 
Chicago  for  l  wo  years. 

At  McVicke  'sTheater  Stanislaus  Strange's 
version  of  the  Sienkiewicz'  romance,  Quo 
Vadis,  is  now  running.  Mr.  F.C.  Whitney, 
who  is  here  in  Chicago  himself  presents  for 
the  first  time  on  any  stage  this  diama,  to 
which  is  attached  some  of  the  same  interest 
that  has  been  aroused  by  the  presentation  of 
the  drama,  Ben  Hur. 

In  the  play  Mr.  Strange  has  endeavored 
to  follow  along  legitimate  lines  the  much 
talked-of  and  read  story  of  Heudrik  Sienkie- 
wicz. There  is  a  fine  scenic  display,  repre- 
senting the  Petronius  peristyle,  the  garden 
of  Aulus,  Plautius'  House  and  the  gardens 
arid  palace  of  Nero.  Music  and  dancers  are 
also  features  A  chorus  of  twenty  voices 
with  a  score  composed  for  this  play  by  Julian 
Edwards,  is  given.  The  aim  of  the  author 
has  been  to  write  a  play — not  a  spectacular 
play — but  a  dramatic  story,  and  in  this  he 
has  succeeded  wotd  jrfully  well. 

The  drama,  Quo  Yadis,  illustrates  very 
pathetically  what  the  Christians  suffered  and 
endured  during  that  extremely  brutal  reign 
of  Nero.  The  most  valuable  point  in  the 
play  is  the  bringing  out  the  character  of 
Nero  and  the  intrigues  of  his  court  against 
the  Christians.  Edmund  D.  Lyons  repre- 
sents Nero  as  the  terrible  monster  history 
has  depicted.  Petronius,  one  of  the  strong- 
est and  most  magnetic  characters  in  the  play, 
is  taken  by  Arthur  Forrest.  Joseph  Haworth 
makes  a  fine  manly  Yinicius.  Chilo,  the 
Greek,  is  represented  by  Horace  Lewis  in 
rather  a  fantastic  style.  Lygia,  the  Chris- 
tian girl,  is  played  by  Roselle  Knott,  and 
Elmer  Grandin  takes  the  part  of  Ursus. 

The  play  as  a  whole  is  well  received  and 
enjoyed  by  the  audience  at  every  perform- 
ance, notwithstanding  that  the  opening 
night  was  in  Chicago  instead  of  London  or 
New  York. 

Willie  Collier  in  his  new  farce,  Mr, 
Smooth ,  has  been  very  popular  and  has  been 
well  received  by  highly  appreciative 
audiences  at  the  Grand  Opera  House.  He 
has  a  good  company  and  also  a  good  farce. 
Mr.  Collier's  wife,  Louise  Allen,  who  plays 
an  important  part  in  the  drama  Mr.  Smooth, 
was  formerly  a  danseuse. 

Next  at  the  Grand  comes  an  old  favorite, 
Sol  Smith  Russell,  in  Hon.  John  Grigsby 
and  A  Poor  Relation,  and  following  future 
bookings  we  find  Stuart  Robson  in  his  new 
play  Oliver  Goldsmith. 

Stuart  Robson  has  with  him  a  fine  com- 
pany. His  support  includes  Jeffreys  Lewis, 
Henry  E.  Dixey,  Walter  Hale,  Clifford 
Leigh,  Florence  Rockwell,  Ellen  Mortimer 
and  Beaumont  Smith.  The  veteran  Weaver 
takes  the  part  of  Dr.  Johnson. 

The  Studebaker  opens  on  Christmas  week 
with  a  spectacular  production  of  Verdi's 
Aida. 

At  the  Columbia  this  week  the  Bostouians 
are  giving  the  new  opera  The  Smugglers  of 
Badayez.  Next  week  Robin  Hood  and  The 
Serenade  will  be  rendered. 

Alabama  is  running  at  the  Dearborn  for 
this  week  with  the  change  to  The  Butterflies, 
a  beautiful  little  comedy,  in  prospect  for 
next  week's  performance. 

At  the  Great  Northern  The  Evil  Eye  is 
produced  with  the  most  delightful  and 
strange  stage  effects.  The  play  is  taken 
from  a  legend  of  the  Rhine  and  gives 
opportunity  for  great  scenic  display. 

The  King  ot  the  Opium  Ring  is  the 
attraction  at  the  Academy  of  Music  at 
present.  The  story  comes  from  the  Chinese 
quarter  of  San  Francisco. 

Chicago  must  wait  sometime  before 
witnessing  that  marvelous  drama  Ben  Hur. 
The  play  will  continue  at  the  Broadway 
Theater  until  next  June. 

The  Carpetbagger,  written  by  Opie  Read 
and  Frank  Pixley  was  given  here  with  good 
results  at  McVicker's  last  Sunday  night. 
Tim  Murphy  has  made  a  success  in  it,  and 
it  is  truly  a  pretty  comedy. 

Amos  Carey. 


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GRAND  CONCERT  EVERY  NIGHT  by  the 
American  Ladies'  Orchestra,  Louis  N.  Ritzau 
conductor.  Stuart  and  La  Croix,  ductlst.",  and 
Antonio  Vargas,  baritone.  New  Moving  Pictures. 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


December  23rd,  1899 


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LOS  ANGELES. 

Musical  Correspondence 

Los  Angki.es,  Dec.  18. — The  musical 
season  of  1899-1900  has  opened  with  unusual 
activity  and  interest.  The  Oratorio  Society 
has  rendered  the  Creation  twice  with  Mnie- 
Genevra  Johnston-Bishop  as  soprano  soloist. 
The  society  is  rehearsing  the  Messiah  for  an 
early  date,  Mine.  Johnston-Bishop  continu- 
ing as  leading  soprano. 

The  second  Symphony  Concert  will  be 
given  on  Dec.  22,  with  Beethoven's  Fifth 
Symphony  on  the  program.  Mr.  Harley 
Hamilton,  the  organizer  and  leader  of  the 
Symphony  Orchestra,  has  carried  the  organ- 
ization through  two  successful  seasons.  The 
first  concert  of  the  third  season  given  at 
the  Los  Angeles  Theater  on  Dec.  1,  with  Mr. 
Hamilton  conducting,  and  Miss  Frieda  Koss 
soloist,  was  a  musical,  social  and  financial 
triumph.  The  program  included:  Over- 
ture—Faust [Spohr];  Fifth  Symphony  E 
major,  Lenore  [Raff  J;  Aria,  Achillens 
[Max  Bruch],  and  Fantasie  on  Motifs  fiom 
Hansel  and  Gretel  [Huniperdinck]. 

The  second  of  a  series  of  Chamber  Music 
Concerts  was  given  Thursday  evening  at 
Blanchard  Hall  by  the  Krauss  String  Quar- 
tet to  an  appreciative  audience.  Miss  J. 
Russell  Brown,  the  soloist,  sustained  her 
reputation  as  an  artistic  pianist. 

The  principal  event  of  the  week  was  the 
presentation  of  the  romantic  opera,  La  Fiesta 
de  San  Xavier,  at  the  Los  Angeles  Theater 
on  Friday  and  Saturday  evenings,  and  Sat- 
urday matinee,  under  the  direction  of  the 
composer,  Owen  Foster,  of  this  city.  The 
opera  is  a  Southern  California  production, 
and  carries  with  it  the  spirit  of  the  ideal 
California-Mexican  life.  The  libretto  is  by 
Miss  Grace  Bowers  of  San  Diego.  The 
catchy  music  of  the  opera  is  full  of  local 
flavor.  There  are  many  charming  and 
effective  bits,  especially  the  quintette  in  the 
last  of  the  secoud  act;  and  the  soprano  solo 
in  the  beginning  of  the  third  act  may  be 
considered  the  gem.  The  principal  parts 
were  well  taken  by  local  artists.  The  chorus 
work  was  good;  the  scenic  effects  and  the 
dances  were  excellent.  As  a  whole,  La 
Fiesta  de  San  Xavier  is  a  delightful  little 
opera,  and  so  far  a  distinct  success. 

The  child  pianist,  Paloma  Schramm,  was 
heard  in  concert  at  Simpson's  Tabernacle 
Saturday  afternoon  for  the  first  time  since 
her  Mexican  and  European  tour.  Fresh 
from  her  travels,  little  Paloma  is  the  pic- 
ture of  health,  although  she  can  do  away 
with  the  contrivance  to  aid  her  in  reaching 
the  pedals,  she  is  the  same  sweet  child  who 
left  us  two  years  ago.  There  is  a  marvelous 
purity  and  ingenuousness  in  her  playing 
which  it  is  to  be  hoped  will  be  retained  as 
she  grows  older.  The  "wonder  child"  ap- 
pears again  at  Simpson's  Auditorium  this 
evening,  the  18th.  S. 

Note — Our  regular  theatrical  correspon- 
dence failed  to  reach  us  in  time. — [Ed. 


the  Enemy.  Big  House.  Stanley  Ross,  as 
Col.  Charles  Prescott,  U.  S.  A.,  held  the  cen- 
ter ol  the  stage  most  of  the  time,  and  gave  a 
very  creditable  presentation  of  that  charac- 
ter. Rachael  McCreery  was  effectively 
filled  by  Louise  Carter.  Sam  T.  Shaw,  as 
Thomas  Henry  Bean,  the  irresistable  corre- 
spondent for  Leslie's,  and  Nellie  Manie 
Shaw,  as  Euphemia  McCreery,  furnished 
the  comedy,  and  were  both  acceptable.  H. 
H.  Hullett,  as  Lieut.  Gordon  Payne,  did 
some  very  clever  work  in  the  trial  scene  in 
the  second  act,  and  his  exclamation,  "lam 
a  spy,"  brought  merited  recognition  from 
the  audience.  Balance  of  week,  Farmer 
Stebbens,  Pink  Dominoes,  Brand  of  Cain, 
The  Phoenix,  Why  Smith  Left  Home  the 
underline. 

The  Washington  State  Band  and  Orches- 
tral Association  gave  its  second  concert  at 
the  Auditorium.  The  occasion  was  marked 
by  the  appearance  of  Mrs.  Lee  White  Jones 
who  was  the  Elks'  queen  at  their  carnival 
last  October.  Her  first  number  was  Solve 
Regina  (Dana),  which  was  rendered  with 
splendid  expression,  "Where  the  Lindens 
Bloom"  (Buck),  The  Rosary  (Nevins),  and 
"Because  I  Love  You  Dear"  were  also 
charmingly  given,  the  latter  two  bringing 
merited  encores.  Mrs.  Jones  has  a  sweet, 
vibrant  soprano,  and  sings  with  excellent 
method  and  tender  feelings,  coupled  with 
a  sweet  personality  and  charming  presence. 
She  won  many  friends  who  will  be  glad  to 
hear  her  again.  Doi.ph. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Dec.  19. — Lee,  the  hypno- 
tist, opened  with  a  very  successful  perform- 
ance at  the  Clunie  Opera  House  last  night. 
He  gave  quite  a  number  of  successful  tests 
with  residents  of  this  city. 

He  put  one  of  his  subjects  to  sleep  and 
then  had  him  placed  in  a  prominent  show 
window  near  the  Clunie,  where  he  is  to  re- 
main 48  hours  or  until  half  past  ten  Wednes- 
day night,  when  he  will  be  awakened  by 
Prof.  Lee  in  the  presence  of  the  audience. 

The  Lee  combination  give  performances 
all  this  week. 


SPOKANE 
Special  Correspondence. 
Spokane,  Wash.,  Dec.  M. — Shaw  Com- 
pany, second  week,  opened  with  Held  By 


TEXAS 

Special  Correspondence. 

Ei,  Paso,  Texas,  Dec.  17.— Harry  Corson 
Clarke  was  the  attraction  last  night  in  What 
Happened  to  Jones.  Though  the  curtain 
was  two  hours  late  in  rising  he  showed  to  a 
good  house. 

December  18th  Barney  Furgeson  will  ap- 
pear here  in  McCarthy's  Mishaps.  The  com- 
pany goes  to  California  by  the  Atlantic  & 
Pacific. 

December  19th,  through  the  efforts  of  the 
popular  managers  of  Myers  Opera  House, 
Sam  worth  and  Cassidy,  we  will  have  a  treat 
in  the  appearance  of  Louis  James,  Katherine 
Kidder  and  Chas.  B.  Hanford  in  the  scenic 
production  of  A  Winter's  Tale. 

They  go  west  by  Southern  Pacific  to  Cali- 
fornia, showing  in  Phcenix,  Ariz.,  then  in 
Los  Angeles.  J.  s.  M. 


OAKLAND 

Special  Correspondence. 

Oakland,  Cal.,  Dec.  20. — Admirers  of 
rag-time  melodies,  darkey  singing,  dancing, 
and  comicalities,  found  a  surfeit  of  that  kind 
of  amusement  in  The  Hottest  Coon  in  Dixie, 
at  the  Macdonough  last  Friday  and  Saturday 
evenings.  Robert  Kelley  as  a  coon  tramp, 
with  that  tired  feeling,  was  the  best  taken 
character  and  greatly  amused  the  audience 
with  his  comic  songs  and  speeches.  The 
dancing  was  good  and  the  costumes  bright 
and  pretty.  For  Christmas  week  at  the 
Macdonough  the  following  companies  will 
appear — Dec.  25- 26,  Greater  America;  27-28, 
Frederick  Warde  presenting  The  Lion's 
Mouth  and  Richard  III;  29-30,  Murray  & 
Mack  in  Fiunigau's  Ball;  Jan.  1-2-3.  Rich- 
ards &  Pringle's  colored  minstrels. 

At  the  Dewey  Theater  that  old  time  favor- 
ite, The  Corner  Grocery,  has  held  the  boards 
this  week.  Some  new  features  have  been 
introduced,  the  following  people  deserving 
special  mention:  Gracie  Plaisted,  as  Jimmie 
Nolan,  Alice  Saunders,  as  Mother  Nolan, 
Wm.  B.  Mack  and  J.  T.  O'Malley,  as  Daddy 
Nolan.  For  Xmas  week  Manager  Holden 
announces  a  production  of  Ali  Baba,  for 
which  a  number  of  clever  specialty  people 
have  been  engaged;  there  will  also  be  a 
ballet  of  twenty  four  young  ladies,  under  the 
direction  of  Miss  Sidney  Fay.  The  stage  is 
under  the  management  of  Geo.  Hermance 
and  J.  T.  O'Malley.  M master  Landers 
Stevens  and  wife  (Fanny  Gillette)  left  last 
week  for  New  York,  where  Mr.  Steveus  will 
secure  new  plays  and  new  people  for  1900. 
Mr.  Stevens  will  return  Jan.  1st,  and  will 
make  his  reappearance  in  The  English  Rose. 
MUSICAL  NOTES. 

Mrs.  Chas.  Dickman,  the  well  known 
opera  and  concert  singer,  returns  from  Paris 
the  first  of  next  year,  and  will  resume  her 
position  as  solo-alto  of  the  First  Presbyter- 
ian Church  Choir  of  this  city.  Mrs.  Dick- 
man  is  well  known  in  San  Francisco,  having 
resided  there  before  her  departure  lor  Paris. 

The  Orpheus  Club  gave  one  of  its  delight- 
ful concerts  last  evening  at  the  Unitarian 
Hall,  under  the  direction  of  Robert  C. 
Newell.  The  soloists  were  E.  D.  Crandall 
and  Putnam  Griswold  and  Miss  Pauline 
Collins. 

The  many  friends  of  Maude  Lillian  Berri 
(Mrs.  Frank  Fisher)  are  delighted  to  hear 
that  this  talented  young  woman  contem- 
plates a  visit  to  her  home  shortly.  Mrs. 
Fisher  at  present  is  singing  in  grand  opera 
in  St.  Louis.  Herbert  B.  Clark. 


OGDEN 

Special  Correspondence. 

Ogden,  Utah,  Dec.  17. — Edwin  Mayo  in 
Pudd'nhead  Wilson  last  Wednesday  played 
to  a  good  house  at  advanced  prices,  and  put 
up  a  splendid  performance.  This  is  a  whole- 
some, clean  play,  and  is  put  on  in  a  most 
artistic  way. 

Nothing  is  at  present  billed  for  the  coming 
week. 

The  4lack  of  dramatic  entertainment  is 
bringing  out  several  companies  of  home  tal- 


ent, and  before  long  we  will  be  bestowing 
our  bouquets  to  amateur  stars. 

More  money  is  in  circulation  than  has 
been  for  years,  at  this  close  of  a  very'  pros- 
perous year,  and  it  is  causing  the  manage- 
ment of  our  Opera  House  much  worry  that 
they  are  not  going  to  get  much  Holiday 
money.  Yours  very  truly, 

  R.  M.  B. 

CARSON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Carson,  Nevada,  Dec.  18. — The  Jessie 
Shirley  Company  concluded  their  week's 
engagement  here  Saturday  night.  They  are 
a  very  good  company  and  I  think  the  best 
popular  price  one  on  the  Coast.  Miss 
Shirley  did  not  do  the  business  anticipated 
as  the  weather  during  that  week  was  very 
rough,   snowing  or   raining  every  night. 

Gorton's  Minstrels  which  were  booked 
here  have  canceled,  and  the  only  booking 
known  of  at  the  present  time  is  Richards 
and  Pringle's  Minstrels,  January  15th. 

The  Nevada  State  Band  from  Carson  leave 
for  San  Jose  tonight.  They  will  have  about 
thirty  pieces. 

Ross  B.  Mkder. 


SALT  LAKE  CITY 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  Dec.  18— In  Old 
Kentucky  did  an  immense  business  at  the 
Salt  Lake  Theater,  Dec.  11-12.  Edwin 
Mayo  in  Pudd'n  Head  Wilson  drew  three 
fair  houses,  14-16. 

University  Dramatic  Club  presents  The 
Weaker  Sex  at  the  theater,  Dec.  21st. 

A  Stranger  in  New  York,  which  filled  the 
first  three  nights  of  the  past  week  at  the 
Grand,  played  to  three  of  the  largest 
audiences  that  have  ever  been  in  that 
theater.  A  Stranger  is  one  of  the  best 
attractions  Manager  Mulvey  has  ever  given 
to  patrons  of  his  house,  and  the  company 
could  easily  have  filled  an  entire  week. 
Paul  F.  Nicholson.  Jr.,  late  of  the  Alice 
Nielsen  Opera  Company,  appeared  in  the 
leading  role,  winning  great  favor  with  his 
audiences. 

Yon  Yonson  opened  a  three  nights' 
engagement  this  evening. 

John  K.  Hardy. 


TACOMA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Tacoma,  Wash.,  Dec.  18. — Next  Monday 
evening,  Dec.  25,  Eugenie  Blair,  supported 
by  a  strong  company,  will  be  seen  at  the 
Tacoma  Theater  in  A  Lady  of  Quality. 

The  Flints  have  made  such  a  hit  as  genu- 
ine fun  makers  at  the  Lyceum  Theater  the 
past  week  that  they  have  been  induced  to 
play  here  one  more  week,  commencing  Mon- 
day, Dec.  18th.  W.  M.  HoyT. 


SAN  LUIS  OBISPO 

Special  Correspondence 

San  Luis  Obispo,  Dec.  18. — The  very  suc- 
cessful concert  manager  of  San  Francisco, 
Herbert  Atherton  Kidder,  will  play  at  the 
Stanford  University  Glee    and  Mandoli 


December  23rd,  1899 


Clubs  here  on  the  23d.  He  has  been  tour- 
ing the  North  with  notable  artists  of  San 
Francisco,  and  promises  to  bring  a  good 
concert  company  this  way  in  the  spring. 
This  section  of  the  State  has  been  long  in 
need  of  entertainments  of  this  particular 
kind,  and  we  feel  confident  that  the  efforts 
of  this  congenial  and  enterprising  manager 
will  be  heartily  appreciated.  We  congratu- 
late the  Stanford  Club  in  securing  so  able  a 
manager  as  Mr.  Kidder.  BARNETT. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence. 
ST.  John,  N.  B.,  Dec.  11. — Opera  House, 
A.  O.  Skinner,  Manager.  There  is  a  dearth 
of  news  theatrical  just  at  present.  Opera 
House  will  remain  in  Stygian  gloom  until 
the  25th,  except  on  the  13th,  when  the  Ar- 
tillery Band, assisted  by  local  talent,  will  give 
a  grand  benefit  concert  for  the  fund  for  the 


New  Brunswick  1  'Absent-minded"  in  the 
Canadian  Transvaal  Contingent,  now  with 
General  Lord  Methuen  on  the  Kimberley 
Relief  Expedition.  On  Christmas  Day  the 
house  will  be  taken  by  the  Valentine  Stock 
Company,  who  are  now  in  their  tenth  suc- 
cessful week  at  Winnipeg.  The  Valentine 
people  have  a  rept-rtoire  of  over  fifty  high- 
class  productions  and  should  do  well  during 
their  six  weeks'  stay  in  "Our  Lady  of  the 
Tides,"  which  title,  by  the  way,  is  the  in- 
vention of  ''your  humble,"  and  bears  the 
written  endorsement  of  a  young  English 
pound-a-liner  named  Kipling.  The  Me- 
chanics'Iustituteliuilding, whose  boards  have 
been  trod  by  so  many  of  the  world's  famous 
ones  in  years  gone  past,  is  up  for  sale,  and 
it  is  among  the  possibilities  that  its  posses- 
sion may  come  into  the  hands  of  the  genial 
Humphrey  Price  Webber,  of  Boston  Comedy 
Company  fame.      PEACHEY  Carnehan. 


The  Orpheum 

Tin;  Orpheum  had  another  big  bill 
'  of  most  interesting  features  this 
week,  but  the  Christmas  bill  next 
week  promises  to  be  the  most  impor- 
tant of  an}-  seen  at  this  particular 
house  for  months.  Among  the  new 
entertainers  this  week  are  La  Sylphe, 
a  French  danseuse,  and  Harrigan,  a 
remarkably  humorous  and  clever  jug- 
gler. La  Sylphe  is  certainly  a  most 
graceful  dancer,  and  she  appears  to  be 
almost  boneless.  Harrigan  was  the 
hit  of  the  new  people,  though  Ger- 
trude Rutledge,  an  operatic  vocalist, 
and  the  Llewellyn  Sisters  from  Aus- 
tralia, and  the  Averys,  a  colored 
comedy  sketch  team,  received  much 
applause, and  are  all  creditable  in  their 
especial  lines.  Edwin  Milton  Royle 
and  his  company  presented  Captain 
Impudence  in  a  very  fascinating  man- 
ner. Hamilton  Hill,  the  matchless 
baritone,  George  Fuller,  Golden  and 
the  Biograph  complete  the  bill. 


The  Chutes 


Rube  and  Frank  Shields,  cyclists, 
give  an  astounding  exhibition  at  the 
Chutes  theater.  They  ride  over 
seemingly  insurmountable  obstacles 
and  do  tricks  with  their  wheels  that 
are  marvelous.  Jacques  Zoyarrow, 
an  equilibrist,  does  new  and  clever 
work.  The  remainder  of  an  excellent 
bill  is  put  up  by  Major  Mite,  Fred  and 
Amy  Gottlob,  the  dialect  comedians, 
Frank  Hall,  Rita  Winfield,  a  clever 
violinist,  and  Ella  Burt  who  does  the 
bicycle  act  down  the  Chutes. 


The  Olympia 

THIS  popular  music  hall  brought 
forth  this  week  new  music  by  Isi- 
dore Fenster  and  orchestra  and  intro- 
duced Vera  Chandon,  a  new  and  en- 
tertaining   comedienne,   and  Fred 


Winan,  a  very  musical  basso,  as  well 
as  the  old  favorites,  Dot  Stanley, 
Camelia,  the  Fandango  dancer,  May 
Nealson,  Dora  Mervin,  Marie  Wood, 
Carlton  &  Royce,  Hastings  &  Hall, 
and  Cad  Wilson. 


The  Qberon 

Qenor  Antonio  Vargas, the  Cuban 
^  baritone,  made  his  re-appearance 
at  the  Oberon  this  week  after  a  long 
absence,  and  was  greeted  with  hearty 
welcome  by  a  large  audience.  He 
sang  a  solo  from  Faust,  the  toreador 
song  from  Carmen,  and  La  Paloma. 
Arthur  Stuart  and  Rose  La  Croix, 
operatic  duetists,  made  a  favorable 
impression,  and  Conductor  Ritzau 
played  a  violin  solo  that  compelled 
applause. 

An  instrumental  program  inter- 
preted with  brilliancy  by  the  American 
Ladies'  Orchestra,  and  a  new  series  of 
moving  pictures  rounds  out  a  very 
pleasing  entertainment  at  this  popular 
house.  -  - 

Vaudeville  Notes 

The  five  St.  Leons  are  at  Victoria, 
B.  C. 

* 

*  * 

Frank  and  Celia  Morris  are  at  Mis- 
soula. 

* 

»  * 

Sid  Baxter  opens  at  the  Chutes  Jan. 
15,  1900. 

*  * 

Madeline  is  a  new  face  at  Kapp  and 
Streets'  Grotto. 


Josephine  Strong  arrived  from  the 
North  a  few  days  ago. 


T.  De  Anno  and  Trojan  will  play- 
in  this  city  in  February. 


Prof.  Mark  us  has  returned  from 
Honolulu  on  account  of  illness. 


Rita  Winfield,  with  her  eloquent 
violin,  is  nightly  captivating  the 
Chutes  audiences. 


Dan  Malder,  one  of  the  best  known 
theatrical  men  on  the  coast,  is  the 
popular  stage  manager  at  the  Chutes. 

M.  B.  Curtis  will  direct  the  stock 
company  at  the  Orpheum,  Honolulu. 
Mrs.  Curtis  will  be  a  member  of  the 
company. 


Mindel  Dreyfus  became  homesick 
and  cut  her  additional  four  weeks 
at  Honolulu  and  arrived  home  on  the 
last  steamer. 


Edna  Aug  is  giving  imitations  in 
London  of  Anna  Held  and  Edna  May, 
and  is  steadily  winning  success,  which 
is  more  than  can  be  said  of  her  work 
on  this  side  of  the  pond. 


Flora  Hastings,  who  has  made  an 
unusual  success  singing  at  the  Olympia 
has  been  this  week  pleasantly'  remem- 
bered by  Eastern  admirers  with  two 
large  diamonds — a  little  Christmas 
gift. 

*  * 

Marguerite  Cornille  has  returned 
from  a  successful  engagement  at  the 
Los  Angeles  Orpheum,  and  is  enjoy- 
ing San  Francisco  hospitality  before 
resuming  engagements  in  the  Orpheum 
circuit. 


Lillian  Burkhart  has  a  new  one-act 
play  called  A  Deal  on  'Change.  It  is 
by  Edmund  Day.  She  recently  pro- 
duced the  little  play  at  the  Wonder- 
land, Detroit,  and  the  author  played 
the  opposite  role. 


At  the  Peoples'  Theater,  Seattle, con- 
tributing to  a  lively  bill,  are  Mae  Rus- 
sell, Louise  Lister,  Jessie  and  Alice 
Vernon,  Mae  Trescott,  Lillian  Howe, 
Dolly  Paxton,  Ben  D.  Nowan  and 
Arthur  St.  Clair. 


Lillie  Western,  who  has  been  a 
vaudeviller  for  a  period  considerably 
longer  than  she  would  probably  like 
to  acknowledge,  is  going  to  take  her 
leave  of  the  stage  just  one  year  from 
Christmas  coming. 


L.  F.  Stone,  the  genial  and  hust- 
ling representative  of  the  Honolulu 
Orpheum,  is  sending  some  good  peo- 
ple to  the  Islands.  By  the  last  steamer 
went  Iona  Beresford,  soubrette,  and 
Sid  Baxter,  equilibrist. 


Maud  Mullerv  plays  at  Los  An- 
geles in  the  near  future. 


The  Brothers  Leondors,  acrobats, 
open  at  the  Chutes  Jan.  15. 


Russell  and  Owens,  comedy  acro- 
bats, will  soon  be  a  Frisco  feature. 


Armstrong  and  O'  Neil  open  at  the 
Tivoli  Theater,  Stockton,  the  25th 


Cecil  Marion  and  Grace  Anderson 
are  the  latest  arrivals  at  Dawson  City. 


Lira,  the  transformation  dancer,  just 
completed  a  three  weeks'  engagement 
at  Los  Angeles. 


Dr.  De  Kenneth,  former  manager  of 
the  Alhambra,  is  organizing  a  vaude- 
ville road  show. 


Standard  Theater,  Fort  Worth, 
Tex.,  Heusley  and  La  Tour,  Alice 
Gilmore,  Harry  De  Lain,  Ada  Clif- 
ton, Sister  McNeil,  Amy  Lee,  John 
H.  Blackford,  John  and  Annie  Chicks 
and  the  stock. 


Harry  P.  Cogil  who  left  this  city 
fifteen  years  ago  for  Australia  and 
known  the  world  over  as  one  of  the 
famous  Cogill  Bros  ,  arrived  home  a 
few  days  ago  with  his  wife  and  child. 
Harry  looks  prosperous. 


Prank  M.  Carrillo  opens  his  new 
Standard  Theater  on  the  23d.  The 
roster — Frank  and  Viola  Morgan, 
Lucille  Alden,  Stella  Dorcy,  Dick 
Mack,  Sadie  Fairfield,  Lou  Adler, 
Ethel  Barnes,  The  Coles,  Joe  Valle, 
Ed  Carrigan,  Oscar  Rodeck  and  Stella 
Ryan. 


Fanny  Rice's  husband-manager, 
Dr.  Purdy,  insists  upon  denying  that 
Miss  Rice  is  going  to  enter  vaudeville. 
The  fact  is  that  Miss  Rice  is  willing, 
but  no  manager  has  made  a  bid  for 
her  sufficiently  large  to  meet  her  re- 
quirements, and  so,  therefore,  the  deal 
was  off  before  it  was  ever  on.  Miss 
Rice  wants  $800  a  week  for  her  ser- 
vices in  vaudeville. 


OCCASIONAL  CORRESPONDENTS 

and  SMa.na.gtrs  Oui-of-T&wn 

Should  remember  that  all  copy  for  the 
Review,  except  from  our  regular 
staff,  must  be  in  the  office  not  later 
than  Wednesday  of  each  week  to  insure 
publication.  Have  it  reach  the  R  eview 
Wednesday  afternoon. 


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LOCAL  NOTES 

CONCERT  IN  WASHINGTON,   I).  C. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ernest  Lent,  who  made 
a  host  of  friends  during  their  visit  to 
California,  gave  a  delightful  piano  and 
violincello  recital  at  the  Philharmonic 
Club,  Washington,  D.  C,  Wednesday, 
Nov.  29.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lent  are  both 
thorough  artists,  and  occupy  an  ex- 
alted position  in  musical  and  society 
circles,  numbering  their  admirers 
among  the  elite  of  Washington,  and 
their  concerts  attract  large  audiences, 
although  frequently  given.  A  musi- 
cale  was  also  given  by  a  large  number 
of  pupils  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lent  in  the 
Universalist  Church  during  this 
month,  violincello,  violin  and  piano 
numbers  being  skillfully  rendered  by 
over  thirty  of  their  bright  students. 
Mr.  Lent's  little  sons  appeared  playing 
their  father's  compositions — The  Mill, 
for  violin,  Master  Rudolf  Lent;  Para- 
ree,  for  violincello,  Master  Wilmar 
Lent. 

MUSICIANS'  CLUB  CONCERT. 

An  evening  that  was  a  pride  to 
California  was  given  in  Sherman  Clay 
Hall  Thursday  of  last  week,  it  being 
the  third  concert  of  the  Musicians' 
Club,  the  program  being  devoted  to 
the  works  of  local  composers,  includ- 
ing two  string  quartets  for  which 
prizes  have  been  awarded.  The  num- 
bers were:  String  quartet  D  minor 
[Chas.  E.  Pemberton],  which  won  the 
silver  medal,  rendered  by  the  Minetti 
quartet;  two  lovely  songs  by 
A'Locher  —  Kxotic  Perfume,  and 
Death  of  the  Lovers,  sung  by 
Alfred  Kelleher,  who  interpreted 
beautifully,  but  was  somewhat  indis- 
posed, not  being  in  his  usual  fine 
voice,  accompanied  by  the  composer. 
Romance  Sans  Paroles  for  piano  and 
violin  [Giulio  Minetti]  Messers  Fred 
Maurer,  Jr.,  and  Hother  Wismer; 
Ay  Waukin  O,  a  pretty  Scotch  song 
by  Wallace  Sabin,  whose  work  is  al- 
ways commendable,  sung  by  Mrs.  C. 
O.  Richards  who  also  rendered  To  the 
Raindrops  [W.  J.  McCoy]  and  Love 
Hath  Wings  [Oscar  Weil],  both  being 
compositions  of  delicate,  refined  senti- 
ment. Song  Allah  is  light  and  dark- 
ness, a  very  difficult  and  original  work 
rendered  with  fine  effect  by  Homer 
Henley,  accompanied  by  Theodore 
Vogt,  the  composer.  Mrs.  Richards, 
accompanied  by  Mr.  Maurer,  rendered 


songs — Joy  of  the  Morning  [P.  C. 
Allen],  and  two  gems — Stille  Thraenen 
and  To  One  in  Paradise — by  John 
Haraden  Pratt.  These  two  works 
were  like  gems  of  the  purest  water  in 
a  setting  of  gold.  The  interesting 
evening  closed  with  the  string  quartet 
A  minor  [Alois  F.  Lejeal],  for  which 
the  gold  medal  was  awarded,  rendered 
by  the  Minetti  quartet.  This  was  a 
scholarly  work,  and  the  composer  is 
one  of  whom  the  Musicians'  Club  and 
our  State  may  be  proud.  A  promi- 
nent musician  who  was  present  pret- 
tily expressed  the  impression  created 
by  the  composition:  "One  feels  as 
if  he  were  walking  through  a  garden 
of  flowers  without  one  thorn." 

MINETTI  QUARTET  CONCERT. 
The  Minetti  Quartet  gave  the  third 
of  the  series  of  six  Chamber  Music 
Concerts  Friday  afternoon  of  last  week 
in  Sherman  Clay  Hall,  the  quartet 
being  Messers.  Minetti,  Ferdinand 
Stark,  Chas.  Heinsen,  Arthur  Weiss; 
assisting  artists  —  Miss  Margaret 
Brunsch  contralto,  and  Hermann 
Genss  pianist.  The  program  was: 
String  quartet  in  E  flat  major  op.  12; 
Adagio  non  troppo,  Allegro  tardante 
Canyonetta  [allegretto]  Andante  ex- 
pressing Molto  Allegro  e  Vivace 
[Mendelssohn-Batholdy];  vocal  num- 
bers—  Vonerriger  Liebe  [Brahms], 
Pastorale[Bizet],Wedmung  [Herman], 
and  Carl  Goldmark's  piano  quintet  in 
B  flat  major  op.  30,  four  movements. 
PUPILS'  CONCERT. 

Tuesday  evening  of  last  week  the 
Pacific  Coast  Conservatory  of  Music 
gave  a  pupils'  recital  that  spoke  well  for 
the  faculty  of  the  school  under  the 
direction  of  Homer  Tourjee,  many 
of  the  students  having  had  only 
a  year's  tuition.  This  was  es- 
pecially true  of  Mrs.  Coleman's 
vocal  pupils,  who  did  very  creditably 
considering  their  short  training,  for 
they  have  laid  the  first  stones  in  a  good 
firm  foundation  and  all  appeared  easy 
on  the  stage  for  a  first  appearance. 
Their  numbers  were  Trio,  When  the 
Wind  Blows  [Ritter]  Misses  Wry- 
mouth,  Mueller  and  Lewis;  solo,  Dost 
Know  ?  [Rotoli]  Miss  Alice  Wrymouth; 
When  to  Thy  Vision,  Miss  Mueller; 
Sweet  Vale  of  Avoca,  Alfred  Palmer. 
Mrs.  Gustavus  Arnold,  who  has  had 
experience  before  the  public  in  Eur- 
ope, is  taking  a  special  course  of  study 


with  Mrs.  Coleman.  Her  voice  is  a 
mezzo-soprano  of  good  tone  and  range 
and  she  sings  with  much  grace  and 
dramatic  effect,  although  she  was  not 
at  her  l>est  on  this  occasion  The  fi^t 
number,  Marguerite,  did  not  suit  her, 
but  she  came  out  well  in  Frtilingszeit 
[Becker.]  Miss  Eleanor  Joseph  won 
laurels  through  her  piano  pupils,  who 
rendered  Solo-concerto  A  Minor  [Al- 
legro Moderato],  [Hummel]  by  Miss 
Elizabeth  Dewing,  second  accompani- 
ment Miss  Joseph.  Concerto  C  Sharp 
Minor  [Allegro  Maestro]  [Kies]  Miss 
Lucia  Thompson,  second  accompani- 
ment Miss  Joseph ;  both  pupils, but  es- 
pecially the  latter  being  promising. 
Mrs.  Mae  Buss,  pupil  of  Miss  Jenne 
Long,  gave  with  good  voice  and  ease 
rendering  Telephonic  Communication. 
Little  Marguerite  Copeman,  taught  by 
Mr.  Tourjee,  made  a  brave  showing 
for  such  a  fairy-like  little  tot  wilh  a 
violin  solo,  accompanied  by  her  master. 
Mr.  Jesse  Lasey  also  pleased  the 
writer  with  his  cornet  solo,  The  Mes- 
sage [Brooke.]  The  hall  wascrowded 
and  the  audience  most  indulgent  to  the 
participants. 


MUSICAL  NOTES 


Miss  Millie  Flynn,  who  has  been 
such  a  favorite  among  us,  and  who 
will  depart  for  New  Vork  soon,  gave 
a  farewell  concert  in  Sherman  Clay 
Hall  last  Tuesday  evening.  Mr.  Mar- 
quardt,  Clarence  Wendell,  Mr.  Mills, 
Mr.  Harry  Brown  and  Dr.  H.  J.  Stew- 
art participated.  The  concert  will  be 
reviewed  next  week,  as  it  occurred 
too  late  to  do  justice  to  the  occasion. 

The  other  day  I  dropped  in  to  see 
Alyce  Gates  and  found  her  busy  at 
work  among  her  pupils,  one  of  whom 
possessed  a  very  lovely  contralto  voice 
of  which  Miss  Gates  is  justly  proud. 
There  is  no  studio  in  San  Francisco 
where  more  earnest  work  is  done 
with  better  results,  for  Miss  Gates 
throws  her  life  and  soul  into  her  pro- 
fession, and  her  success  is  well  merited. 

Mr.  Alfred  Kelleher  finds  his  time 
very  fully  occupied  at  present,  for  be- 
sides his  city  work,  he  has  formed 
classes  in  Stockton,  Santa  Rosa  and 
Petaluma  that  occupy  three  days  of 
the  week. 

Madame  Lillian  Walther,  vocalist, 
who  appeared  with  much  success  in 
Los  Angeles,  and  was  also  heard  in 


San  Francisco  recently,  has  accepted 
an  engagement  in  Victoria  and  Van- 
couver, B.  C.  Miss  Forrest  accom- 
panies her,  and  they  will  appear  in 
duets  and  solos,  returning  in  two 
months,  when  Mr.  Bernhard  Walther 
will  join  them  in  a  trip  to  Honolulu  to 
produce  a  musical  sketch. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


FORTY   DEGREES  BELOW 
LIQUID  AIR 

He  had  lived  two  years  at  Klondike  after 
forcing  Chilkoot  Pass; 

He  had  seen  the  timid  tnerc'ry  leave  the 
bottom  of  the  glass; 

And,  mummified  in  furs,  had  with  a  hand- 
saw mowed  his  grass. 

He  had  seen  the  whisky  of  the  North  served 
frozen,  on  a  rag; 

He  had  gazed  upon  that  eerie  scene,  a  Daw- 
son ice-man's  jag; 

And  had  slept  eight  months  each  winter  in 

a  sleeveless  foxskin  bag. 

He  had  ba  hed  himself  with  snowballsin  the 
cool,  fresh  Arctic  air; 

He  had  sat  him  down  to  banquets  of  cold- 
storage  Yukon  hare, 

The  while  he  wet  his  tonsils  with  an  icicle, 
up  there. 

But  all  the  wealth  of  cold  and  gloom,  of 

misery  and  snow, 
Was  fuat,  unto  the  frigidness  he  was  to 

undergo — 

For  he  stacked  his  nuggets  on  a  clean  and 
unsuggestive  show! 

Peachev  Carnehan. 

St.  John,  N.  B. 


Rare  Old  Violins 

"^T^E  have  just  added  to  our 
many  departments  a  de- 
partment of  fine  old  violins.  If 
you  are  interested  in  this  line,  <| 
send  for  our  beautiful,  illustrated 
catalogue  of  these  instruments. 

Our  Fine  Strings 

"^/"E  have  without  doubt  the 
finest  lot  of  Italian  tested 
strings  that  has  ever  been 
brought  to  the  Pacific  Coast,  and 
will  exercise  great  care  in  select- 
ing them  for  our  customers. 

Kohler  &  Chase 

SAN  FRANCISCO 

Be  Sure  to  Send  for  the  Catalogue 


December  23rd,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


13 


cA  Closer  Look  at 

cMary  Van  'Buren 

"Time  was  when  I  considered  Mary 
*  Van  Buren  a  most  usual  person. 
That  I  never  said  it  to  the  extent  that 
I  thought  it,  was  because  she  kept  just 
far  enough  awaj'  from  the  shine  of  the 
footlights  to  escape  singeing.  Since 
her  performance  in  "The  Sporting 
Duchess,"  I  have  sat  right  hard  upon 
the  stool  of  repentance  and  yearned  for 
the  confessional.  Now  that  I  have 
said  so,  I  f^el  emancipated  and  respect- 
able and  fit  to  discuss  the  subject. 

Indeed  she  is  quite  unusual.  In  a 
few  minutes'  chat  she  started  so  many 
thoughts  for  me  that  I'm  going  down 
by  and  by  to  sit  on  the  pasture  bars  in 
the  afterglow  to  bring  them  to  a  finish. 

A  close  look  individualizes  her 
sharply.  She  carries  the  charm  of 
pensiveness  without  sadness,  repose 
without  reverie  and  above  all  the  won- 
derful charm  of  work  without  strain. 
Your  tired  woman  is  almost  as  great  a 
bore  as  your  idle  one.  The  mouth, 
very  willful,  says  that  if  ever  she  were 
perfectly  miserable,  she  would  be  quite 
as  perfectly  proud.  The  nose  and 
eyes  are  merry  as  the  day  is  long — the 
true  comedienne  tips  the  one  and 
flashes  variously  from  the  other.  If 
she  be  free  one  day  to  choose  a  Shakes- 
pearean character,  let  it  be  Katheripe 
and  the  taming  of  her  will  be  no  easy 
matter. 

She  has  a  most  musical  voice  but  a 
manner  of  using  it  not  quite  her  own 
— early  adopted  I  fancy,  and  perhaps 
rather  lazily  adhered  to.  A  control- 
ling personal  bent  such  as  hers,  should 
make  that  voice  a  thing  as  individual 
as  the  soul.  The  drama  has  spread  so 
prodigiously,  such  a  deal  more  than  it 
has  developed,  that  when  one  finds  a 
great  promise  the  least  interference 
with  its  fulfillment  is  not  to  be  over- 
looked. 

"That  is  a  beautiful  view,  is  it  not," 
she  said  as  we  passed  the  corridor 
windows  looking  east.  So  much  that 
is  hideous  lay  between  us  and  the  view 
that  I  had  to  change  the  focus  com- 
pletely to  get  at  the  Whistler  etching 
she  was  seeing.  That  kind  of  rebuke 
is  the  neatest  sort  of  criticism.  She 
owes  me  one  less  now  and  I  am  made 
to  feel  that  where  she  is,  very  little 
happiness  will  go  to  waste. 

And  speaking  of  criticism  brings  me 
to  her  manner  of  using  it.  Not  only 
does  she  wear  her  own  cap  but  any- 
body's else  that  will  fit,  reading  all 
good  criticism  carefully  for  her  own 
improvement.  Such  an  attitude  is  the 
sum  of  all  the  graces.  The  woman 
who  finds  the  critic's  words  a  cause 
for  anger  must  have  a  pretty  low  stand- 
ard to  think  that  she  fills  it. 

"Opposition  to  my  going  on  the 
stage  ?  Indeed,  yes — chiefly  from  my 
mother  who  had  visions  of  an  easy- 
going idleness  and  a  never  ending 
series  of  midnight  suppers,  gleaned 
chiefly  from  the  newspapers  and  the 


tongues  of  those  who  talk  but  do  not 
think.  Now  that  she  knows  the  truth, 
she  has  become  reconciled." 

That  was  a  hard  picture  for  the 
mind's  eye,  though — especially  the 
suppers.  So  much  worth  keeping  de- 
parts with  the  digestion. 

Miss  Van  Buren  reflects  a  training 
that  begins  with  the  Litany  and  reaches 
through  regular  spring  house  cleaning 
to  a  proper  respect  for  calling  cards 
and  superfluous  notes.  In  the  fanciful 
world  of  the  stage  where  things  are  so 
often  what  they  are  not  such  a  founda- 
tion is  no  idle  possession. 

A  bit  of  her  school  history  would 
make  fine  material  for  opera-bouffe. 
"I  had  planned,"  she  said,  "to  go  to 
Vassar,  but  tales  of  the  young  women 
there,  their  advanced  ideas  and  inde- 
pendent ways,  reached  the  hearth  and 
I  was  sent  instead  to  a  college  in 
Albany.  Very  well,  I  said,  I  shall  go 
but  my  most  earnest  endeavor  shall  be 
to  be  expelled  j  ust  as  soon  as  possible.  " 

She  lived  up  to  her  threat  for  the 
very  first  day  she  made  herself  ac- 
quainted with  all  the  rules  merely  to 
break  them,  and  the  first  week  got 
more  bad  marks  than  any  girl  in  the 
history  of  the  school — except  one. 
(That  girl'sname should  be  published.) 
However,  she  was  not  expelled  and  in 
time  became  devoted  to  the  place. 

"How  have  you  made  such  strides 
in  so  short  a  time?"  said  I,  thinking 
of  The  Sporting  Duchess. 

"There  is  something  in  opportun- 
ity," she  answered.  "But  more  in  be- 
ing ready  for  it,"  thought  I. 

Apropos  of  small  parts  and  their 
manner  of  handling  she  said,  "You 
can't  star  carrying  your  mistress' 
cloak  and  it  were  absurd  to  try." 

Now  that  is  the  wisdom  of  Solomon, 
and  not  to  be  pursued  by  a  coarse  in- 
tellect with  its  refined  applications. 

To  play  big  comedy  parts  is  the  hope 
before  her  and  let  me  be  the  prophet 
who  says  the  goal  is  near — very  near. 

In  Cumberland  '61,  she  is  to  be  a 
maid  servant  of  the  cockney  order, 
and  should  do  it  well  for  she  has 
studied  their  peculiarities  at  first  hand 
in  London,  and  has  the  power,  if  she 
but  use  it,  to  adjust  her  expression  to 
her  costume,  with  telling  effect. 

She  will  not  be  looked  at  from  the 
standpoint  of  the  cold  observer,  but 
takes  your  good-will  at  a  glance  with- 
out so  much  as  "by  your  leave,"  yet 
with  a  certain  courtesy  and  dignity 
that  shut  your  eyes  to  the  theft  and 
make  you  realize  that  an  emphasis  of 
her  presence  could  never  be  a  very 
great  grief. 

Charlotte  Thompson. 

Three  Performances 

THE  Man  from  Japan  Company 
which  went  out  last  week  under 
the  management  of  W.  H.  Wheeler, 
gave  three  performances,  Martinez, 
Crockett  and  Davisville,  and  then  dis- 
banded. The  mother  of  one  of  the 
members  of  the  cast  sent  tickets  to  the 
stranded  actors  who  are  now  in  town. 


Sol     Smith  Russell 
Breaks  Down 

T  n  the  middle  of  the  first  act  of  The 
*■  Hon.  John  Grigsby  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House  in  Chicago  Monday 
evening,  Sol  Smith  Russell  came 
down  to  the  footlights  and  began  ad- 
dressing the  audience.  The  latter, 
unfamiliar  with  the  play,  thought  the 
actor  was  speaking  words  written  by 
the  playwright,  and  not  till  Mr.  Rus- 
sell concluded  with  the  words:  "I 
shall  therefore  retire  to  my  hotel  on 
the  advice  of  my  physician,"  did  his 
hearers  comprehend  he  was  dismissing 
them.  Russell  played  in  St.  Louis  a 
week  ago  last  Saturday,  but  laid  off 
last  week  and  went  to  his  home  in 
Minneapolis.  His  trouble  is  mental 
paralysis.  He  came  to  Chicago  in  the 
morning  and  played  in  the  evening 
against  the  will  of  his  wife.  When 
he  found  his  memory  slipping  away 
in  the  first  act,  he  pulled  himself  to- 
gether and  made  his  address  to  the 
audience.  Manager  Hamlin  released 
him  from  his  engagement. 

Death  of  Oscar  Eliason 

A   CABLEGRAM  was  received  in  Salt 
Lake    Nov.    30,  conveying  the 
information  that  Oscar  Eliason,  pro- 
fessionally known   as  "Dante,"  had 
been  shot    dead  in  Australia.  No 


further  particulars  have  l>een  received, 
but  it  is  generally  thought  that  he 
met  death  in  performing  the  Hermann 
bullet-catching  trick.  Mr.  Eliason 
was  enjoying  the  most  successful  tour 
of  his  brief  career  when  the  tragedy 
overtook  him.  He  had  been  in  the 
Antipodes  for  a  year  and  a  half,  and 
was  greeted  by  crowded  houses 
wherever  he  appeared.  In  the  larger 
cities  of  Australia  and  New  Zealand 
he  played  as  many  as  one  hundred 
engagements  with  bij;  patronage. 

Mr.  Eliason  was  born  in  Salt  Lake 
City  a  little  over  28  years  ago,  and  at 
at  early  age  showed  marked  ability  as 
a  prestidigitator.  He  was  first  brought 
prominently  before  the  public  by  ex- 
posing the  tricks  of  several  artists  who 
were  performing  in  Salt  Lake.  After 
this  he  gave  a  number  of  amateur  en- 
tertainments and  met  with  such  flat- 
tering success  that  Ik  entered  the 
professional  ranks.  A  successful  tour 
of  the  United  States  and  Cuba  was 
then  made.  June  2,  1898,  "Dante" 
started  on  a  four  years  tour  of  the 
world  under  the  management  of  M. 
B.  Curtis.  He  remained  in  Australia 
and  New  Zealand  until  the  time  of  his 
death.  Eliason  was  considered  by 
many  to  have  been  the  greatest  pres- 
tidigitator the  country  has  ever  seen. 
Particulars  of  his  death  will  not  reach 
this  country  until  the  arrival  of  the 
next  steamer  from  Australia  January 

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December  23rd,  1S99 


Wonderful  cMechanism 

THERE  is  a  decidedly  interesting  me- 
chanical side  to  the  life  motion 
picture  exhibition  of  the  Jeffries- 
Sharkey  championship  fight  now 
being  shown  over  the  country. 
Stage  wonders  are  so  common  in  these 
days  that  the  fact  of  our  living  in  an 
era  of  scientific  miracles  almost  passes 
without  notice  or  comment.  In  mak- 
ing the  illumination  arrangements  for 
the  contest,  there  were  provided  400 
specially  built  arc  lights.  Reflectors 
were  then  placed  over  them,  and  so 
arranged  that  a  correct  lighting  could 
only  be  had  from  a  position  occupied 
by  four  cameras.  In  all  there  was  a 
total  candle  power  of  800,000.  This 
means,  it  is  said,  light  enough  to  il- 
luminate a  city  of  50,000  inhabitants, 
and  yet  it  was  all  concentrated  beneath 
reflectors  that  covered  only  24  feet. 
Eleven  electricians  were  placed  directly 
over  the  reflectors  and  thus  were  en- 
abled to  operate  these  lights.  Behind 
these  cameras  were  twelve  skilled  op- 
erators. As  a  result  there  were  seven 
and  one-quarter  miles  of  film  and  from 
this  film  216,000  distinct  pictures  were 
developed.  The  films  are  2  by  2% 
inches,  the  largest  ever  made  in  the 
history  of  moving  photography.  It 
will  be  rememl>ered  that  up  to  this 
time  there  had  never  been  an  attempt 
to  obtain  moving  pictures  except  by 
sunlight,  and  that  obtaining  them  by 
artificial  light  was  largely  in  the  nature 
of  an  experiment,  consequently  the 
surprise  was  greater  when  it  was  dis- 
covered that  they  were  superior  to  any 
that  had  been  obtained  in  the  light  of 
day.  This  has  undoubtedly  opened 
itp  a  new  field  in  the  moving  picture 
world  and  no  doubt  will  result  in  some 
very  novel  and  curious  experiments  in 
the  way  of  moving  photography. 


Nance  O Neil's  Tour 

IVTan'CE  O'Nkil's  tour  of  the  Orient, 
'  writes  Jas.  H.  Love,  to  the  Rk- 
view,  will  open  with  the  Australian 
engagement  in  Sydney,  Feb.  26, 
playing  twenty-two  weeks  in  that  city 
and  Melbourne,  returning  to  San  Fran- 
cisco and  opening  at  the  Columbia 
Sept.  10th  for  four  weeks,  when  Mc- 
Kee  Rankin  will  introduce  Miss  O'Neil 
to  our  theater-goers  as  Lady  Macbeth. 
Then  the  company  goes  to  New  York, 
Boston,  Philadelphia  and  Chicago,  for 
the  balance  of  the  season,  which  has 
already  been  booked.  Mr.  Love  sails 
on  the  27th  for  Australia. 


Hard  Luck! 

J^ick  COPEXY,  who  was  here  last 
year  ahead  of  the  Henschels,  and 
is  now  in  town  in  the  interests  of  De 
Pachman,  is  one  of  the  youngest  ad- 
vance men  in  the  business  and  one  of 
the  most  popular.  They  are  telling  a 
good  story  on  him  around  at  the  Cali- 
fornia. Dick,  since  his  advent  into 
town,  has  had  exceptional  luck  with 
the  slot  machine.    It  culminated  last 


Saturday  with  a  royal  flush  turning 
up,  good  for  a  bottle  of  Pommery. 
"Just  the  thing,"  he  said,  "for  a  good 
time  a  little  later,  and  with  it  will  be 
a  small  bird."  But,  alas!  the  floor 
was  slippery  and  down  went  bottle 
and  the  pleasant  hopes  planned  but  a 
moment  before.  If  a  big, cold  bot  and 
a  small  bird  figured  together  that  night, 
the  liquid  did  not  depend  upon  the 
turn  of  the  slot  machine. 


On  the  <Rpad 

.Vance  O'Neil 
Los  Angeles,  Dec.  3,  four  weeks. 

Georgia  Minstrels 
Gilroy,  23;  Santa  Cruz,  24;  Watsonville, 
25;  Monterey,  26;  Salinas,  27;  Haywards,  28; 
Oakland,  30. 

Lewis  Morrison's  Frederick  the  Great  Co. 
Kansas  City,  17-23;  St.  Joseph,  25. 

A  Cheerful  Liar  Company 
Grant's  Pass,  23-25;  Eugene,  26;  Roseburg, 
27-28;  Salem,  29-30;  Albany,  Jan.  1; 
Corvallis,  2-3;  Independence,  4-5;  McMinn- 
ville,  6-8;  Hilsboro,  9-10;  Astoria,  i2-r3; 
Portland,  Cordray's  Theater,  14,  week. 

A  Hot  Old  Time 
Portland,    24,    week;    Salem,    Jan.  1; 
Sacramento,  8-9;  Stockton,  10;  San  Jose, 
11-12;  Oakland,  13;  San  Francisco,  14,  week. 

Yon  Yonson 
Leadville,  23;  Cripple  Creek,  24;  Pueblo, 
25;  Denver,  30,  ten  days. 

The  Moore- Roberts  Company 
Tacoma,  21-23;  Seattle  Theater,  Seattle,  24, 
week. 

Shenandoah 
Portland,  25,  week;    Seattle,    Jan.  1-4; 
Vancouver,  B.  C,  5;  Victoria,  6;  Tacoma, 
8-9;  Spokane,  11-12;  Butte,  14— 15-16. 
My  Friend  From  India  (L.  R.  Stockwell) 
Los  Angeles.  21-22-23;  Fresno,  25. 

Girl  From  Chili 
Sioux  City,  23;  Lincoln,  Neb  ,  25-26. 

Remember  The  Maine  Company 
Seattle,  Dec.  25. 

Dailey  Stock  Company 
San  Diego,  Christmas  week;  Los  Angeles, 
holiday  weeks  to  Jan.  14;  Ventura,  week  of 
15;  Santa  Barbara,  29. 

Human  Hearts  Company 
Portland,  Dec.  17-23;  Salem,  25;  Astoria, 
26;  Chehalis,  27;  Olympia,  28;  Tacoma,  29- 
30;  Victoria,  Jan.  1;  Xanaimo,  2;  Vancouver, 
3;  New  Westminster,  4;  New  Whatcom,  5; 
Everett,  6;  San  Francisco,  California 
Theater,  7-13;  Sacramento,  14-16;  Stockton, 
17;  Santa  Cruz,  18;  San  Jose.  19-20;  Oakland, 
22-24. 

Murray  and  Mack  in  Finnigan's  Ball 
Los  Angeles,  19-23;  Santa  Barbara,  25; 
Oakland,  28;  Sacramento,  29-30;  San  Fran- 
cisco, Alhambra  Theater,  31-Jan.  6. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke 
Austin,  25;  Waco,  26;  Belton,  27;  Temple, 
28;    Galveston,    31;     Houston,     Jan.  1; 
Beaumont,  2. 

Hottest  Coon  in  Dixie 

San  Francisco,  17-30;  Portland,  Jan.  1-7; 
Seattle,  8-15. 


When  Charles  Fiohman  presents 
Miss  Hobbs  at  the  Duke  of  York 
Theater  in  London,  on  December  18th, 
Evelyn  Millard  will  play  the  title  role, 
Susie  Vaughn  will  appear  in  the 
character  presented  in  New  York  by 
Mrs.  Gilbert,  and  Agnes  Miller  will  be 
cast  for  the  role  impersonated  at  the 
Lyceum  by  Mrs.  Bloodgood. 


&  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  *  * 
CHARLES  and  KITTIE 


A    $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hallett's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Flora 


REFINED    VOCH  l_  DUO 

Hastings   &  Hall 


Frances 


Introducing  Repetoire — Strictly  Up-!o-Date 

Operatic.  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 


ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Agent 


j|8j^   LAURA  CREWS 

fifl               H\            Cissy,  in 

H*   ^B^HI  What  Happened  to  Jones 
^^Wy  with 

^  ,^                               Harry  Corson  Clarke 

Ida  Gertrude  Banning 

Alvina  Starlight,  in  What  Happened  to  Jones 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

MRS.  HORACE  EWING 

Characters 
At  Liberty                 Address  this  Office 

Ada  Palmer  Walker 

Prima  Donna.    Tivoli  Opera  House 

IDA  WYATT 

OOl'BR  -TTE— PREMIKR  DANCKR.  ENGAGE- 
O     ments   solicited      Lessons  in  Stape  Dancing. 
Address  1  -  Dsn  vers  Street  City,  or  this  office* 

Charles  H.  Jones 

Stage  Manager,       Grand  Opera  House 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Thrater 

E.  J.  HOLDEN 

Business  Manager  Dewey  Theater 
Oakland,  Cal. 

Miss  Anna  Lichter 

TIVOI.I  OPERA  HOUSB 

Gertrude  Foster 

Leading  Woman  Alcazar  Theatre. 

First-Class  Repertoire  Opera 

STAGE  DIRECTOR 

ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE.           AT  LIBERTY 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

Cecilia  Castelle 

TNGKNl'E    AND    GENERAL     WORK,  WITH 
_L    Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 

Hallett's  Theatrical  Exchange. 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 

MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

T  YRIC  SOPRANO.     Vocal  Studio  915  Hyde  St. 
I_J   (  talian  Method.)    Reception  Hours,  11  a.  m.  to 
1:30  p  M.     Kngagements  accepted  Tor  Opera,  Con- 
cert, Church.  Etc. 

SCOTT  SEATON 

The  Bishop,  in  What  Happened  to  Jones 

CEC1LE  VON  SEIBERLICH 

yARAMATlC    SOPRANO,     CONCERT  ACCOM- 
1  )    panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties     Studio-  1643  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco    'Phone  Polk  1046. 

GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

Standard  Theater 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 
TJV  M.  CARRILLO  &  CO..  Props,  and  Managers 
_Tj     The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakersfield.    The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.     All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo.  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,  San  Francisco.  Fares 
advanced  to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the 
State. 

Q  F.  CONSERVATORY  OF  MUSIC,    180  Powell 
O.    street.    A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all 
branches  of  music.    Piano  department  in  charge  of 
G.  S.  BONELI.I,  Director.    Terms  moderate. 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

O.  V.  EATON 

A  TTORNEY-AT-LAW.     43*    Parrott  Building. 
XI.    Professional  Litigation  and  Contracts. 

CHAS.  MAYER,  Jr. 

TEACHER  OF  THE  ZITHER.     Reception  hour 
1 :30  to  3  P.  M.    Studio  22M  Geary  Street,  Easter- 
brook  Building,  Room  41. 

H.  L.  HASTINGS 

TEACHER  OF  BANJO.    312  Post  Street.  'Phone 
4982  Steiner.   Residence  814  Shrader  St. 

CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
A.  M..  to  1:30  r.  M.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  Larkin  281. 

Bernhard  Walther 

Belgium  Solo  Violinist 

Open  for  Concert  Engagements  and  at  Homes 
334  O'Farrell  St..  San  Francisco 

MISS  ELEANOR  GONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  returned  from  Europe  and 
resumed  teaching  at  her  residence  1469  Sacramento 
street.   Reception  hours  12  to  2  daily. 


H  W.  STIREWALT,  M.  D. 

TT^ORMERLY  RESIDENT  PHYSICIAN  GERMAN 
Jj  HOSPITAL.  Hours  1  to  4  and  7  to  8  P.  M.  305 
Kearny  St.,  corner  Bush,  whole  floor.  Telephone 
Main  1474.    Residence'  Hotel  St.  Nicholas. 

MISS  E.  MclNTIRE 

SCIENTIFIC  PALMIST.    Hours,  1  to  5  p.  M.  Sun- 
days excepted.    No.  1218  Leavenworth  Street, 
near  Clay.    Ladies  only.   Telephone  East  264. 

H.  JEROME  FOSSELLI 

SCIENTIFIC  PALMIST.    'Phone  Black  661.  517 
Mason  Street,  near  Sutter.   Hours  9  a.  h., 

8  p.  M. 

Mrs.  Eva  Tenney 

QOPRANO  SO  LOST,  Teacher  of  Singing.  Soprano 
O  at  Plymouth  Church  and  Bush  St.  Synagogue. 
Studio,  1199  Bush  Street.  Telephone  Sutter  226. 
Reception  Day,  Wednesday. 

MRS.  C.  J.  TOOKER  & 

MISS  ELSIE  TOOKER 

TEACHERS  OF  THE  GUITAR.    Pupils  prepared 
as  Soloists.  722  Powell  St.   San  Francisco. 


December  23rd,  1899 


Tips  for  Theatergoers 

To  begin  with,  always  come  in  late 
and  slam  down  your  seat  as  hard 
as  you  possibly  can. 

If  you  are  a  woman,  do  not  remove 
your  hat  until  after  the  curtain  goes 
up. 

If  your  seat  happens  to  be  behind 
a  pillar,  blame  the  usher — he  built  the 
theater. 

Encore  everything,  good,  bad  and 
indifferent. 

If  you  have  seen  the  play  before, 
make  it  a  point  to  let  everybody  know 
what's  coming  next. 

In  the  case  of  a  comic  opera,  hum 
all  the  choruses  and  beat  time  with 
your  feet. 

If  you  are  a  man,  always  go  out 
between  the  acts,  but  never  return 
until  the  curtain  has  risen — unless  you 
have  an  aisle  seat. 

If  you  are  a  woman,  make  yourself 
conspicuous  between  the  acts  by  try- 
ing to  carry  on  a  conversation  with 
some  friends  six  or  seven  rows  distant. 

On  your  way  out  pull  the  play  and 
players  all  to  pieces  and  ogle  and 
elbow  everybody  like  everything. 


Great  Memorizing 

Maud  Liluax  Berri,  the  Cali- 
fornia primo  donna  soprano  of 
the  Castle  Square  Opera  Company,  is 
credited  with  a  rare  accomplishment. 
She  was  singing  in  New  York  a  couple 
of  weeks  ago  and  was  cast  for  the  role 
of  Lucia  in  Lucia  di  Lammermoor, 
but  was  not  advised  of  the  fact  that 
she  would  be  expected  to  alternate 
with  Miss  Golden  until  the  Thursday 
preceding  the  opening  performance. 
In  that  brief  time  she  memorized  the 
entire  score,  lines  and  "business"  of 
the  part,  in  which  there  are  something 
like  3,800  musical  notes  and  3,000 
words  of  dialogue.  Monday,  Miss 
Golden  was  taken  suddenly  ill  and 
Miss  Berri  was  called  upon  to  sing  the 
role  a  day  earlier  than  she  had  ex- 
pected to.  Her  success  was  pro- 
nounced, and  the  New  York  papers 
contained  flattering  accounts  of  her 
work  next  day. 


Rose  c/ldlers  Success* 

LAST  Monday  night  at  the  Opera 
Comique  in  Paris,  in  the  title  role 
of  Delibes,  Lakme,  Rose  Adler,  known 
as  Mile.  Relda,  the  San  Francisco 
singer,  achieved  marked  success.  She 
studied  in  San  Francisco  with  Mme. 
Fabbri.and  in  Paris  with  Mme. Colonne. 

In  person  Mile.  Relda  is  a  petite 
brunette,  with  a  mobile,  expressive 
face,  and  a  graceful  figure,  exceedingly 
light  in  all  its  movements.  She  is  a 
proficient  French  scholar,  speaking 
with  so  perfect  an  accent  that  she  has 
difficulty  in  persuading  Parisians  that 
she  is  not  native-born.  Her  voice  is 
described  as  a  lyric  soprano  of  the  col- 
orature  type,  excelling  in  runs  and 
trills.  She  will  appear  in  the  title  role 
of  Mignon  some  time  during  this  sea- 
son. 


The  number  of  theaters  in  Germany 
is  increasing  constantly.  The  city  of 
Cologne  has  decided  to  construct  a 
second  municipal  theater  at  a  cost  of 
more  than  a  quarter  of  a  million 
francs.  Nuremberg  also  is  going  to 
construct  a  popular  theater. 

I  I  GUARANTEE 


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from  many  a 
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'  but  'the  best 
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invite  the  fullest  investigation  of 
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Superfluous  H^ISSEdl? 

the  only  means  ever  discovered — 
the  Electric  Needle  as  operated  by 
Mrs.  Harrison. 

Trial  Pftt  Ladies  out  of  town 
I  Mai  rOI  sending  this  ad  with 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


December  23rd,  1899 


Players  Benefit  Reaps  a 
Shower  of  Ducats 


THE  immense  attendance  at  the 
players'  benefit  fund  at  the  Or- 
pheum  Thursday  of  last  week,  was  a 
delightful  showing  of  reciprocal  feel- 
ing on  the  part  of  the  public  that  has 
many  and  many  a  time  had  its  pet 
charity  enriched  through  the  willing- 
ness of  managers  and  actors  to  con- 
tribute their  playhouses  and  their  tal- 
ents free  of  charge.  The  performance 
netted  close  to  $3,000,  and  was  as 
great  an  artistic  success  as  it  was  a 
financial  one.  Ten  minutes  after  one 
the  curtain  went  up  and  it  was  after 
five  when  it  went  down  on  the  last  act 
of  a  great  program. 

The  program  opened  with  the  first 
act  of  Mother  Earth  by  the  Alcazar 
Company,  followed  by  Hamilton  Hill, 
the  baritone,  with  songs  and  encores. 
Major  Mite  followed  the  popular 
singer,  and  gave  his  clever  imitations 
of  Cornille,  and  sang  several  coon 
songs  in  his  inimitable  manner,  be- 
sides doing  some  excellent  cake  walk- 
ing, and  making  one  of  the  big  hits  of 
the  afternoon. 

Frederick  Warde  and  Minnie  Tittell 
Brune  gave  the  balcony  scene  from 
Romeo  and  Juliet.  T.  Daniel  Frawley, 
Harrington  Reynolds,  H.  S.  Duffield 
and  Gladys  Weller  acted  Richard 
Harding  Davis'  little  story,  The  Lit- 
tlest Girl,  with  beautiful  feeling.  The 
Grand  Opera  House  Company  sang 
the  Fair  scene  from  the  Chimes  of  Nor- 
mandy, much  to  the  pleasure  of  the 
audience.  Then  followed  scintillations 
of  wit  and  humor  and  song  by  George 
Fuller  Golden,  Ferris  Hartman,  Cam- 
ille  D'Arville,  the  excellent  tumbling 
of  the  Mohring  Brothers  and  Bono- 
moure's  Arabs.  Then  there  were  the 
Eccentric  Comedy  Trio  and  the  Tennis 
Trio  to  bring  forth  loud  applause  and 
approval. 

Between  acts,  Melville  Marx,  of  the 
Columbia,  brought  out  and  introduced 
Frederick  Warde,  who  explained  the 
purpose  of  the  benefit,  saying 
that  he  spoke  sincerely  when 
he  said  that  in  no  city  of  the  civilized 
world  are  actors  received  with  more 
cordiality,  and,  if  they  merit  it,  with 
more  encouragement  and  reward  than 
in  San  Francisco.  And  the  audience 
must  indeed  be  happy  to  think  that 
the  applauseand  laughter  given  during 
the  afternoon  would  re-echo  as  music 
in  the  ears  of  some  poor  actor  bene- 
fitted by  the  great  assemblage  present. 

And  he  spoke  truly,  for  a  more 
worthy  occasion  never  presented  it- 
self, and  no  fund  will  ever  be  handled 
with  more  beneficent  result  than  will 
attend  the  distribution  of  this  charity 
fund. 

A  number  of  charming  young 
actresses,  Nellie  Schiller,  Georgia 
Cooper,  Elsie  Dare,  Reta  Winfield, 
Baby  Ruth  and  Hazel  Lyons  sold 
programs  at  prices  from  twenty-five 
cents  to  five  dollars  and  so  persuasively 
successful  were  they  that  they  turned 


Act  II. — Club  Room  of  John  Storm's  Church 
In  Dramatization  ot  The  Christian 


in  about  $200. 

The  program  committee  in  charge 
was  S.  H.Friedlander,  John  Morrisey, 
Mark  Thall  and  Harry  Morosco,  with 
Phil  Hastings,  Secretary. 


Umbrella  Lost 

JV/I  anager  MoTT  of  the  New  Al- 
'  "  *  hambra  has  the  latest  umbrella 

joke  that  has  been  recorded  to  date. 

But  he  doesn't  think  it  is  much  of  a 

joke. 

Friday  morning  he  was  out  at  the 
Central  police  station  to  draw  down 
some  bail  money  that  had  been  de- 
posited there  the  week  before  to  get 
one  of  the  New  Al hambra  bill  posters 
out  of  trouble.  Manager  Mott  had  a 
new  $5  umbrella  with  him  and  as  he 
went  to  sign  the  receipt  for  the  money, 
he  deposited  the  umbrella  in  a  corner 
and  turned  around  to  complete  his 
business  at  the  desk.  This  done,  he 
folded  the  receipt,  put  it  in  his  pocket 
and  turned  to  get  the  umbrella.  It 
was  gone  and  a  vigorous  search  for  an 
hour  failed  to  show  any  trace  of  the 
missing  article. 

"To  have  an  umbrella  stolen  right 
in  a  jail  office  the  moment  your  back 
is  turned  is  a  pretty  hard  deal,"  says 
Manager  Mott. 


Off  for  Eureka 

C"  J.  Bi.unkalj.  and  Walter  Lindsay 
'  •  and  the  Plaster  of  Paris  Company 
were  in  town  a  few  days  this  week, 
en  route  to  Eureka  where  they  play 
Christmas  week.  They  played  at 
Salinas,  Watsonville,  Hollister  and 
Livermore  to  good  business  and  much 
hilarity,  the  show  proving  a  great 
laugh  producer.  Later  on  they  play  at 
Sacramento,  San  Jose  and  then  South 
to  San  Diego. 


Many  a  Slip 

^jpirE  burning  of  the  old  Bush  Street 
Theater  came  as  a  sad  blow  to 
T.  Daniel  Frawley  and  Frank  Murray, 
for  they  had  just  about  completed  a 
lease  of  the  place  and  hoped  to  make 
it  the  home  of  the  Frawleys,  playing 
six  or  eight  months  in  the  year  there, 
booking  first-class  attractions  the  rest 
of  the  year. 


$6.75 


Worth  of  Comfort  ? 
Yes,  twice  $6.75  worth 
in  these  easy  chairs 


Get  one  of  these  Chairs  and  you  are  comfort- 
able and  satisfied  the  rest  of  your  life. 

We  know  of  nothing  that  will  be  more 
acceptable  to  a  man. 

It's  one  of  our  famous  South-of-Market- 
Street  values.  Anywhere  else  the  price 
would  be  f  12.00. 

Indianapolis  Furniture 
Company 

750  Mission  St. 


OPEN  EVENINGS 


CARPETS  TOO 


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BAY  CITY  CLOTHING  RENOVATORY 

22).  CEHRY  STREET 


1.00— SUITS   CLEANED    AND    PRESSED     1  00 
Monthly  Contracts 
'Phone  Grant  158 


Et'GENE  HoERF.R 

Secretary  and  Manager 


S.  D.  Valentine 
President 


J.  R.  Roche 
Vice-Prest.  and  Treas. 


THE  FRANCIS-VALENTINE  CO. 

103-109  Union  Square  Ave.,  cor.  Grant  Ave. 

[Formerly  Morton  Street] 

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THE 


Frawley  Company 

Management  of  MR.  FRANK  MURRAY 

California  Theater 


WEEK  COMMENCING 


Sunday  Night,  December  24th, 

CUMBERLAND  '61 

Extra  Matinee,  Monday,  Christmas  Day 


IN    PREPARATION  WITH    FLYINO  COLORS. 


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DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


A  weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


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De  PACHMANN  plays  again  Thurs- 
day and  Saturday  at  Sherman  Clay 
Hall. 

Ellen  TERRY  is  a  recent  convert  to 
the  automobile  fad  and  is  most  enthu- 
siastic. 

HELEN  Davenport  is  considering 
an  offer  to  join  the  Honolulu  Stock 
Company. 

Grace  Addison  is  going  into  vaude- 
ville with  a  new  sketch  now  being 
written  for  her. 

Ellen  Beach  Yaw,  as  the  Roseot 
Persia,  in  Sullivan's  new  opera,  in 
London,  was  not  a  success. 

Eugene  Ormonde,  who  just  closed 
with  the  Alcazar  Stock  Company,  left 
last  Tuesday  for  New  York. 

Laura  Crews,  after  her  present 
season  at  the  Alcazar,  will  join  David 
Belasco's  forces  in  the  East. 

Miss  Jane  Irving  (Plunket)  has 
been  cast  as  Cissy  in  Harry  C.  Clark's 
Co.  in  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

Emma  Nevada  sings  one  night, 
January  8th,  at  the  California,  the 
Frawleys  yielding  one  night  to  the 
popular  singer. 

New  York  women  are  again  going 
into  hysterics  over  Paderewski, though 
not  so  violently  as  formerly.  He  will 
be  here  in  March. 

Ada  Rehan  returns  to  the  stage  in 
the  spring,  opening  at  Manchester, 
England.  After  a  long  provincial  tour 
she  will  appear  in  London. 

Frank  Denithorne,  for  the  past 
two  years  identified  with  the  leading 
productions  at  the  Alcazar,  will  prob- 
ably in  the  Fall  make  a  trip  to  London. 

The  Holmes  Symphony  Concerts 
commence  January  18th  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House.    Seats  on  sale  at  Sher- 
man &  Clay's  January  4th  for   one  j| 
week . 

Gertrude  Foster,  after  her  long 
and  arduous  season  at  the  Alcazar, 
will  spend  a  few  weeks  in  Santa  Ana, 
Southern  California.  Later  she  will 
go  to  New  York. 

C.  F.  Ralston,  advance  for  the  Jes- 
sie Sherley  Co.,  spent  Christmas  with 
his  family  in  this  city.  Carl  is  a  ver- 
satile genius,  on  the  stage  and  off,  and 
one  of  the  best  fellows  in  the  world. 

Captain  Frank  Wells,  who  left 
here  several  weeks  ago  with  the  Tenn- 
essee Regiment  for  home,  has  been 
lecturing  very  successfully  in  the 
Middle  West  on  the  Philippines. 


T.  Daniel  Frawlev  is  one  of  the 
most  commendable  features  in  Pacific 
Coast  theatricals.  He  carries  about 
the  largest  stock  company  in  America 
and  on  occasions,  as  next  week,  puts 
on  such  big  productions  as  to  engage 
all  the  unemployed  actors  in  town. 


Tin:  Jessie  Shirley  Company  is 
doing  its  banner  business  this  season. 

Tin-:  Frawlev  Company  has  specially 
engaged  Frank  C.  Thompson,  a  well 
known  young  actor,  for  the  Flying 
Colors. 

Forrest  Sea  bury  is  a  versatile 

young  man.  He  used  to  dive  from  a 
high  distance  at  the  Chutes  to  the  ap 
plause  of  the  assembled  multitude,  and 
now  he  plays  the  role  of  Chimmie  Fad- 
den  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  critics 
and  public  alike. 

Tn  eke  is  a  great  scarcity  of  suitable 
English  leading  women.  The  fact  is 
emphasized  by  little  Gertrude  Elliott's 
success  in  the  leading  role  of  A  Royal 
Family,  R.  Marshall's  new  comedy 
Annie  Russell  will  play  the  part  in 
this  country  next  season. 


T.  DANIEL  FRAWLEY 


HARRY  Cogill,  who  was  well- 
known  here  years  ago  as  an  entertain- 
ing minstrel,  with  his  brother,  is  back 
here  again  on  a  visit.  He  is  on  easy 
street  now  and  enjoying  his  short  visit 
here 

FRITZ SCHBBL,  who  has  finished  his 
musical  season  in  Philadelphia,  is  now 
on  his  way  here,  where  he  hopes  to 
recover  his  health,  which  has  been 
very  much  impaired  by  a  recent  at- 
tack of  pneumonia. 


Fkank  C.  Thompson  has  been  en- 
gaged to  lehearse  the  Electrici  in 
Company. 

Tin-:  Electrician,  which  will  tour 
the  Coast  with  a  first-class  company, 
will  be  managed  by  F.  H.  Craig. 

We  have  received  a  copy  of  the 
annual  report  of  the  Actor's  Fund  of 
America.  S.  H.  Friedlander  is  the 
San  Francisco  correspondent  of  the 
society. 


De  Pachmann  s  Re^ 

Vladimir  De  Pachmann ,  the  famous 
Russian  pianist's  first  recital  rilled  the 
California  Theater  on  Tuesday  after- 
noon, the  warmth  and  appreciation  of 
his  audience  l>eing  a  just  tribute  to  his 
greatness.  We  are  accustomed  to  look 
lor  a  certain  amount  of  personal  mag- 
netism in  a  musician,  but  De  Pach- 
mann possesses  nosuchaid  in  his  work, 
his  hearers  being  won  through  his  art 
alone  and  perhaps  we  admire  him  most 
when  listening  with  closed  eyes  to  his 
music,  shutting  out  certain  j>eculiar- 
ities  of  manner.  He  has  strong  in- 
dividuality and  a  face  that  bespeaks 
character,  is  courteous  and  indulgent 
to  his  audience,  and  in  the  midst  of 
most  difficult  work  he  will  turn  to  his 
hearers  with  a  nod  and  a  pleasant 
smile  of  good-fellowship  as  if  to  say, 
"How  do  you  like  that?  We  are 
friends,  you  and  I."  His  technic  is 
superb;  crisp  and  brilliant,  and  he  in- 
terprets poetically,  with  exquisite 
shading.  He  does  not  stir  the  soul 
to  the  depths  of  passionate  emotion, 
but  if  he  cannot  make  the  tears  start 
he  creates  a  feeling  of  perfect  rest, 
blended  with  blithesome  exuberance 
and  while  you  listen  you  are  carried 
into  an  atmosphere  of  sunshine  and 
peace.  He  began  with  a  Sonata  [Yon 
Weber]  and  I  arrived  in  time  to  hear 
1  he  beautiful  andante  movement.  The 
Minuetto  Capriccioso  was  played  with 
such  charm  that  I  pictured  somehow 
1  band  of  merry  children,  dancing  in 
the  sunlight  and  throwing  blossoms  at 
one  another,  for  he  brings  light  and 
color  to  the  mind.  Schumann's 
Warum  was  a  poetical  gem,  his  touch 
caressing  and  the  delicate  pianissimo 
passages  of  feathery  lightness.  Grillen, 
In  derNacht,  Yogel  als  Prophet,  Jagd- 
lied,  Abschied  [Schumann]  followed 
and  he  created  a  sensation  in  Mendels- 
sohn's Rondo  Capriccioso  op.  14,  play- 
ing with  such  delightful  freedom  that 
he  was  recalled  four  times  to  bow  his 
thanks,  giving  as  an  encore  a  Chopin 
number.  De  Pachmann  is  celebrated 
for  Chopin  and  he  rendered  three  pre- 
ludes and  three  Etudes,  mastering  the 
technical  difficulties  with  wonderful 
ease  and  displaying  great  taMe,  ren- 
dering also  Mazurka  and  Yalse  Bril- 
liante  in  A  flat,  the  program  closing 
with  third  Scherzo  op,  39,  C  sharp 
Minor  [ChopinJ,  retiring  amidst  a 
storm  of  applause.  Among  many 
musicians  who  were  present  wereTheo- 
dore  Yogt,  Henry  Heyman,  Hother 
Wisiner  and  Henry  Holmes. 

Mary  Frances  Frauds. 


Although  there  will  l>e  no  Sunday 
night  performance  of  The  Christian, 
the  Ikdx  office  of  the  theater  will  be 
open  Sunday  morning  from  10  to  12,  in 
order  to  accommodate  the  demand  for 
seats. 


Chimmie  Fadden  will  continue 
New  Year's  week  at  the  Alcazar. 

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Dkckmbek  30th,  1899 


Good  morning!  Happy  New  Yeai! 

Have  you  read  this  week's  Rkvikw? 
To  begin  the  year  correctly, 

'Tis  the  only  thing  to  do. 

Chiefly  Music  and  Drama 

Do  you  like  my  heading?  No? 
Never  mind  you  will  grow  to  it.  I 
had  to.  It  is  no  choice  of  mine.  It 
was  forced  upon  me.  The  local 
writer  first  to  hail  me  in  the  critical 
world,  so  characterized  my  writings — 
in  the  blackest  of  black  headlines  too. 
It  was  so  thoughtful  of  him.  Let  me 
grasp  the  outstretched  hand.  Shake! 
Thank  you,  kind  Sir.  I  see  fit  to 
accept  your  judgment  and  try  to 
struggle  up  to  it. 

For  in  his  ravings,  by  mistake, 
A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 

* 

*  * 

Ye  gods  and  little  fishes,  no!  Criti- 
cism is  never  paid  for.  Stuff  that  is 
paid  for  is  not  criticism. 

* 

Yes,  indeed,  the  hat  law  holds  good 
to  the  end  of  the  play.  If  the  woman 
in  front  of  you  puts  hers  on  in  the 
middle  of  the  last  act,  you  would  be 
perfectly  justified  in  lifting  it  off.  No, 
not  well  bred — justified.  If  brought 
to  court,  I  will  undertake  your 
defense.  No  fee.  Contributions.  The 
benefit  would  be  general. 

« 

*  * 

Now  that  the  Symphony  Concerts 
are  a  thing  assured,  let  us  start 
classes  to  teach  the  enthusiast  with 
an  undiscovered  brain,  a  thing  he 
much  doth  need  to  know — when  not 
to  applaud!  I  hear  Mr.  Holmes 
calling  "Amen!-'  with  a  Leah-like 
thriceness. 

*  « 

Let  it  be  generally  understood  that 
the  box-office  receipts  support  the 
theaters.  They  have  no  other  known 
revenue.  Now  the  pass  system  lessens 
the  revenue.  By  the  way,  what  have 
you  done  to  deserve  a  pass? 

* 

»,  * 

Indeed,  you  are  quite  mistaken. 
You  cannot  tell  an  actor.  He  is  a 
gentleman  and  not  conspicuous.  He 
does  not  spend  his  leisure  time  in 
front  of  the  theater  any  more  than  a 
lawyer  does  his  in  front  of  his  office. 


Of  course  there  are  actorines  and 
would -bes. 

*  * 

Several  months  ago  I  said  practically 
the  following.  However,  if  the  deaf 
and  heedless  are  to  be  made  to  hear, 
one  must  repeat,  so  here  goes. 

No  one  who  makes  theater-going  a 
habit  can  fail  to  note  the  awful 
epidemic  of  voice  affectation  that  is 
sweeping  over  the  dramatic  land. 
Scarcely  a  theater  but  offers  the 
spectacle  of  at  least  one  young  woman 
working  herself  into  the  idle  ranks  of 
the  profession  by  the  cultivation  of 
certain  false  methods  of  delivery. 
The  affliction  generally  takes  the  form 
of  tricks  of  speech  gathered  from  some 
reigning  star  and  given  to  a  suffering 
public  in  various  degrees  of  perversion. 
Nor  are  the  men  far  behind  in  the  race 
for  dialect  supremacy.  In  fact,  I 
think  they  are  winners.  So  occupied 
are  these  people  with  the  absorbing 
business  of  making  their  dialogue 
unintelligible  to  everything  back  of 
the  fourth  row,  that  they  start  out 
with  one  pitch  at  8:15  and  never  alter 
it  until  1 1 ,  delivering  speeches  with 
many  shades  of  sentiment  as  though 
the  language  of  a  cook-lx>ok  were 
being  steered  into  the  ears  of  a 
multitude  of  deaf  note-takers.  A 
season  of  distinct,  clean  utterance 
would  be  a  delightful  relaxation  after 
the  tension  of  so  much  concentrated 
trying  to  hear  what  has  not  been  said. 
Too  much  toleration  is  fatal,  and  given 
lips,  tongue,  teeth,  palate  and  dia- 
phram  in  normal  condition,  the 
"inarticulate  genius"  is  unpardonable. 
* 

*  * 

The  property  man  and  the  scenic 
artist — will  they  one  day  l)e  merciful 
to  man  ?  Will  it  one  day  dimly  dawn 
upon  the  managerial  mind,  that  each 
in  his  separate  sphere  should  have 
seen  and  known  intimately  the  best 
that  art  and  culture  can  supply  and 
have  an  observation  ever  on  the  hunt 
for  truth  and  its  highest  expression  ? 

The  drawing-room  of  the  noble  four 
hundred  is  not  furnished  by  Noonan 
nor  by  the  gifts  of  kind  friends  with 
execrable  taste,  who  know  naught  of 
each  other's  intentions.  Neither  is  it 
touched  off  with  soiled  tidies  and  ci- 
devant  lamp  shades.  The  man  who 
covers  a  decent  mahogany  with  a 
cotton  tapestry  should  be  knotted  in 


the  fringe  thereof  and  quietly  choked. 
Yellow,  red  and  blue,  orange,  green 
and  purple  should  not  be  bidden  to  the 
same  "At  Home."  Invariably  they 
fight  and  a  mix-up  would  mean  mud. 
Photographs  do  not  litter  the  mantle- 
shelves  of  the  cultured.  Bachelor 
dens  do  not  revel  in  cheap  oak  side- 
boards and  flashy  chromos — and  so  on, 
ad  infinitum.  What's  that,  Mr.  Man- 
ager, the  great  public  furnishes  so  at 
home,  knows  no  better  and  is  happy? 
The  great  public  feeds  at  home  on 
underdone  bread  and  fried  chops  at 
the  stubby  hands  of  bad  cooks.  Hence 
are  there  cooking-schools.  Meanwhile 
there  are  little  liver  pills  and  charcoal 
biscuit  to  keep  the  race  from  dying. 
The  stage  is  the  school  wherein  the 
taste  of  the  public  should  be  educated. 
Meanwhile,  where  are  the  little  pills 
and  biscuit  to  reach  the  soul  ?  While 
the  scenic  artist  and  property  man  are 
what  they  are  [there  are  exceptions] 
let  the  following  golden  texts  be  posted 
conspicuously  where  he  who  works 
may  read  : 

Tie  your  hands  behind  you  when 
you  are  about  to  paint.  Take  advan- 
tage of  the  hindrance  to  exercise  some 
other  talent.  Observation  for  instance. 

Water  does  not  run  up  hill. 

Stone  walls  do  not  wave  in  the  wind. 

There  are  no  purple  cows. 

Carrots  do  not  grow  on  vines. 

You  are  no  Whistler,  so  come  down 
to  nature.  It  will  not  "creep  up"  to 
you. 

The  sunlight  of  God  comes  from 
above.  It  does  not  buzz  nor  sputter 
out.  Neither  doth  the  Lord  swear  at 
his  handiwork. 

A  moon  is  not  indispensable  to 
night.  When  it  happens,  it  does  not 
leap  to  the  mountain  tops  in  three- 
inch  jerks. 

Garden  chairs  are  best  when  not 
upholstered. 

Each  wine  has  its  glass  and  cham- 
pagne corks  are  not  pulled. 

"The  woman  tempted  me  and  I  did 
eat,"  was  not  spoken  of  a  varnished 
apple. 

* 

Side  Lights  Upon  the  Well 
Beloved 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS 

O,  Queen  of  Hearts,  we  long  for  June, 
The  "high  tide  of  the  year" — 


When  back  into  our  harbor  crowd 

The  faces  we  hold  dear. 
There  is  a  space  where  none  shall  crowd. 

Where  none  shall  shelter  get — 
Nor  anchor  drop,  except  our  dear 

Camille  our  Juliet. 

* 

#  * 

Dkak  Santa  Claus — Please  put 
Ernest  Hastings  in  the  Alcazar  stock- 
ing.   Nothing  else  will  fill  it. 
Yours  pleadingly, 

Mollie  Matinee. 

Ah,  when  thy  linen  doth  arise 

And  shine  from  recent  suds, 
The  swelling  heart  beneath  it.  plays 

The  devil  with  the  buds. 
O  Hastings,  Ernest  Hastings, 

You're  the  matinee  girl's  King, 
The  Prince  of  Swells,  O,  Ernest — 

O,  you  haven't  done  a  thing, 
But  set  the  hearts  a-singing, 

That  have  pined  both  day  and  nighl. 
You  are  a  Christmas  package 

That  is  quite,  quite  out  of  sight. 

# 

*  » 

MARGARET  ANGLIN 

O.  Fairy  Lady  Ursula, 

With  eyes  that  do  not  squint, 
Or  Jessica  who  lied  the  lies 

Of  every  modern  tint — 
Give  Lady  Algy  as  you  pass 

This  tip  from  us — that  in 
Life's  Derby,  called  the  Race  for  Fame, 
We've  backed  M.  A.  to  win  ! 


NANCE  O'NEIL 

O.  woman  with  the  wide  white  brow, 

The  mass  of  yellow  hair, 
As  tragic  queen  you  reign  alone. 

Ah,  let  it  be  thy  care 
To  add  new  jewels  to  thy  crown, 

New  glories  to  thy  soul, 
Until  the  heights  are  thine,  for  there 

The  gods  have  marked  thy  goal. 
# 

CAMILLE  D'ARVILLE 

Come  back,  come  back,  the  light  is  gone, 

The  night  is  closing  in. 
Until  we  hear  thy  voice  again, 

The  day  will  not  begin. 
The  night  is  long  and  sleep  is  fled, 

Like  little  ones  we  cry, 
And  won't  be  hushed  until  we  hear 

A  Darville  lullaby. 

* 

•  * 

Answers  to  Correspondents 

N.  B. — All  communications  answered  in 
the  order  of  their  coming. 

Mollie  Matinee — I  cannot  undertake 
to  advise  you  about  writing  "mash 
notes"  to  actors.  Ask  your  mother — 
or  better  still,  your  father. 

A  Student — No,  Shakespeare  did 


December   30th,  1899 


not  write  vaudeville  sketches.  I  hear, 
however,  that  Hamlet  is  shortly  to  be 
condensed  into  one  with  coon  spec- 
ialties. 

An  Observer — No,  leading  women 
were  not  all  born  to  lead,  so  do  not 
copy  them  in  all  things.  No  lady  of 
quality  tucks  her  handkerchief  under 
her  bodice,  It  is  a  piece  of  crass  vul- 
garity. The  handkerchief  is  a  conces- 
sion to  nature  best  kept  out  of  sight. 

*  * 

Just  of  Passing  Interest 

The    opera  part  of  comic  opera. 
Comeback.  Comeback! 

The  circus  procession.    Ha,  ha! 

The  ingenue  who  imitates  the 
leading  woman,  who  imitates  the  star, 
who  imitates  Ada  Rehan,  who  was 
and  is  and  ever  shall  be  great  because 
she  imitates  no  one  in  all  the  world. 
Hurry  on,  please. 

The  coon  specialty.  "There  re- 
maineth  therefore  a  rest  to  the  people 
of  God. "  What  shall  take  its  place  ? 
"The  Lord  is  my  shepherd,  I  shall 
not  want." 

The  critic  who  taketh  a  pose — and 
such  a  pose.  One  or  more  of  him  is 
in  almost  every  big  city  to-day,  fol- 
lowing a  pace  set  by  God  knows 
whom.  With  a  few  wags  of  the 
tongue,  a  few  slings  of  the  quill,  he 
dismisses,  airily,  the  knowledge  of  a 
lifetime  and  the  earnest  labor  of 
weeks.  The  public  is  amused  and 
finds  him  a  devilish  clever  fellow. 
Watch  him  saunter  along,  nodding 
superciliously  to  God  as  he  passes — a 
courteous  hint — whatever  is  agreeable 
to  thee,  O  Universe,  of  which  I  am  no 
part,  I  fain  must  tolerate  but  do  not 
expect  me  to  approve  too  thoroughly. 
Has  he  a  soul  ?  How  should  I  know  ? 
The  carpenter  who  has  a  good  plank 
does  not  plane  it  all  away  into  shav- 
ings, which  however  graceful  and 
curly  and  cute  and  fluffy,  sell  not  high 
by  the  pound  and  build  not  houses. 
Where  is  he  going?  Where  you 
would  not  care  to  follow — swiftly  to 
the  land  of  forgot,  there  to  live  upon 
the  memory  of  a  still-born  future  and 
look  forward  hopelessly  to  a  worthier 
past.  Where  do  you  think  he  is  go- 
ing? Address  all  answers  to  the 
Ravings  editor. 

Of  a  Personal  Nature 

T.  Daniel  Frawley  has  secured  The 
Heart  of  Maryland.  For  lack  of 
space  I  cannot  mention  the  other 
hearts. 

Upton  Goodguesser  stayed  fully  ten 
minutes  at  the  play  last  night  before 
retiring  to  criticise  it.  Why  this 
loitering  ? 

Camille  D'Arville  is  in  Kansas  City; 
Ogden  is  in  Utah— no-no,  in  San  Fran- 
cisco and  in  tears.  Then  there  are 
others — a  whole  population  who  think 
of  her  and  continually  do  cry — First 
Thessalonians  3- 1 1 . 

Mary  Van  Buren  prefers  American 
Beauties.  Not  at  all.  Don't  mention 
it.     I  but  guide  thee  to  right-doing. 


Mrs.  Highmind  will  not  go  to  see 
Zaza.    She  cannot  afford  it. 

Mr.  Friedlander  has  three  niches  in 
his  new  office  waiting  for  house-palms. 
He  did  not  ask  me  to  publish  this. 

Ferris  Hartman  says  his  Bopeep 
jokes  are  new.  "Thou  shalt  not  lie. 
Thou  shalt  not  steal."  There  is  noth- 
ing said  about  borrowing. 

* 

Meditation 

The  birth  year  of  the  Dramatic 
Review,  1899.  The  sum  of  the  digits 
is  twenty-seven — three  nines.  They 
rhyme  with  dine  and  wine.  Let  us 
ever  toast  the  year  in  champagne  of 
the  best! 

* 

*  « 

Ferris  Hartman  Rehearsing  the 

Christmas  Spectacle 

Four  years  ago  I  rode  in  the  car 
opposite  a  man  absorbed  in  the  doings 
and  sayings  of  a  noisy  Hibernian. 
When  the  fellow  was  set  down  at  his 
corner,  I  heard  the  listener  exclaim, 
"  By  Jiminy,  I'd  give  a  week's  salary 
and  a  dead  straight  tip  on  the  races  to 
get  onto  that  fellow's  brogue  and 
style.    He's  a  peach!" 

Yes,  that  is  exactly  what  he  said, 
and  if  you  are  quoting  a  man,  why 
drown  his  voice  by  ringing  the 
changes  on  English  rhetoric? 

It  was  Ferris  Hartman,  and  may  he 
ever  keep  up  the  good  work  of 
observation.  Just  such  little  character 
studies  are  the  salvation  of  the  low 
comedian,  before  whom  yawns  always 
the  pit  of  everlasting  sameness.  A 
good  joke  is  funny  today,  tomorrow 
and  through  the  week  perhaps,  but  a 
season  of  it  and  one  grows  near  to 
gaping  protractedly.  Just  so  with  the 
low  comedian — because  one  applauds 
a  certain  trick  of  tongue  and  gait,  it 
does  not  go  to  say  that  an  equal 
enthusiasm  could  not  be  got  up  for 
something  else. 

Ferris  Hartman.  He  has  not  always 
followed  the  county  road,  'tis  said, 
but  perhaps  he  has  had  a  Mazeppa  of 
a  horse  to  ride.  Such  are  not  so 
easily  held  in  check  as  the  treadmill 
nags.  So  you  with  the  nag  nature, 
think  a  bit  and  talk  less. 

No  comic  opera  singer  will  ever  be 
driven  sordidly  to  build  his  life  upon 
riches.  The  characters  he  plays  do 
not  caution  him  to  hoard.  They  take 
no  hand  in  the  real  business  of  life, 
they  have  no  visible  means  of  support 
save  a  faith  that  God  will  provide, 
their  morality  takes  the  unique  stand 
that  if  you  are  too  poor  to  pay  for 
bread  you  are  about  to  order  at  the 
tavern,  why  not  call  for  champagne 
and  birds  and  hang  the  expense,  and 
they  would  only  have  to  turn  upon 
the  heel  to  become  King  and  crack 
nuts  with  the  scepter.  "Hi,  there! 
Fetch  me  up  another  barrel  of  twen- 
ties. Knock  the  head  out  of  it. 
There  boys,  help  yourselves.  Not  at 
all  —don't  mention  it."  That  sort  of 
thing  goes  on  from  10  to  2,  rehearsal 
and  from  8  to  II,  performance.  With 


time  to  eat  and  time  to  sleep,  this  is  all 
of  life;  so  what  would  you?  Provi- 
dence and  an  eye  to  the  future  ?  Go 
back— and  whatever  you  do,  don't 
preach.  No  man  can  hold  the  stump 
for  long  nowadays  without  making  a 
clearing,  and  the  one  who  stays  to 
listen,  has  already  been  saved.  Preach 
not  to  the  righteous.  Let  the  horse 
neigh,  and  the  pig  squeal,  and  the 
bird  sing  and  the  happy  laugh  and  let 
the  comic  opera  singer  get  what  joy 
lie  may  in  his  hour  of  life.  It  is  not 
half  what  he  gives. 

I  wandered  in  to  the  rehearsal 
about  noon.  Rat-tat-tat.  "Ready," 
and  the  leader  lifted  his  baton.  The 
fiddle  bows  rose  and  the  wind  instru- 
ments dropped  their  sandwiches  and 
puckered  all  but  one  over-hungry 
fellow  who  took  an  extra  bite  and 
blew  it  through  his  flute.  Confusion 
and  squeaks!  Dip  up  a  couple  of 
spoonfuls  of  wisdom  with  your  soup 
to-night,  old  man,  and  don't  do  it 
again.  Of  course,  I  liked  it,  but  you 
were  not  there  to  amuse  me,  but  to 
play  for  the  Christmas  spectacle,  which 
is  Ferris  Hartman. 

Let  it  not  be  understood  as  lightly 
as  it  is  said,  for  so  little  rest  does  he 
have  in  the  three  hours,  that  twice  I 
heard  him  plead  earnestly  for  "just  the 
chorus"  as  an  encore.  The  plea  was 
granted,  for  Mr.  Lask  is  no  task 
master. 

To  be  sure,  there  are  ballets  and 
tableaus,  and  hunters  and  Japs,  and 
transformations  and  girls  with  golden 
goblets  and  pitchers  such  as  Niobe 
carried  but  not  filled  with  tears.  They 
are  other  stories,  telling  on  other 
pages  and  I  havedeveloped  a  fondness 
for  the  single  figure. 

"Talk  about  shoveling  coal  !"  called 
Ferris  across  the  emptiness  to  the 
echoes  beyond,  "it  is  not  a  circum- 
stance to  my  job." 

And  it  was  not.  He  knew  every- 
body's else  songs  as  well  as  his  own 
and  ever  lent  a  hand  to  help  the  help- 
less. If  he  could  but  stand  still  when 
he  sings,  but  he  may  not — the  public 
will  have  him  jig  and  keep  moving  till 
the  breath  in  him  is  well  nigh  clean 
gone. 

"But  I  like  to  be  busy,"  he  said,  "it 
keeps  me  out  of  mischief,  and  mischief 
is  very  expensive. 

We  comedians  were  set  upon  earth 
to  make  the  world  laugh  and  we  must 
keep  on  making  it  laugh  till  it  is  all 
up  with  us.  Yes,  I  have  pages  and 
pages  of  stuff  to  learn  in  this,  but  it's 
all  right  so  long  as  the  machinery 
doesn't  wear  out. 

Look  at  poor  Sol  Smith  Russel — 
softening  of  the  brain — and  when  he 
stepped  to  the  footlights  to  tell  the  aud- 
ience he  couldn't  go  on,  they  laughed 
at  him.  Thought  it  was  in  the  play. 
God  help  him,  poor  fellow.  Then  they 
got  up  and  walked  out  and  next  night 
went  to  see  somebody  else.  Soon  he'll 
be  ashes  and  dry  bones  and  a  name — 
perhaps  not  even  a  name." 

And  the  comedian  who  has  paid  a 
big  half  of  his  life  for  a  "cap  and  bells" 


that  he  may  keep  the  Tivoli  patrons 
in  a  roar,  had  a  look  on  his  face  so 
sad,  that  I  felt  a  queer  clutch  at  the 
heart  and  a  tear  in  the  eye  near  to 
falling. 

I  turned  away,  thinking  I  had  done 
no  great  thing  when  I  had  read  a  heart 
of  the  first  class  under  his  plaid  coat. 

C.  T. 

Laura  Cre<ws 


This  charming  little  actress  has  just 
returned  to  the  Alcazar,  after  two 
road  triumphs,  one  with  Stockwell's 
Midnight  Hell  Company  and  the  other 
with  Harry  Corson  Clarke,  having 
made  a  particularly  strong  impression 
as  Cissy  in  What  Happened  t<»  Jones. 
She  numbers  among  theater  goers  of 
this  Coast  a  host  of  friends  and  is 
particularly  a  favorite  with  our  .San 
Francisco  audiences. 

(Another  Success 

I  ovki.i.  Ckaiii,  who  is  expected 
'  home  on  a  visit  in  May,  is  another 
California  girl  who  brings  with  her  the 
prestige  of  Eastern  success.  She  made 
her  debut  about  two  years  ago  with  a 
traveling  stock  company  in  San  Diego. 
After  a  short  engagement  in  the  south- 
ern part  of  the  State  she  left  for  the 
Fast,  where  her  advancement  has 
since  been  Steady.  For  the  last  season 
she  has  been  a  valuable  member  of  the 
Broadhnrst  forces. 


Advance  Agent  Mattox  of  the  Mur- 
ray and  Mack  Company  carries  the 
greatest  variety  of  paper  of  any  man 
on  the  road.  He  has  forty-eight  differ- 
ent kinds  of  lithographs  and  promises 
to  bill  Finnigan's  Ball  better  than  any- 
thing that  has  yet  appeared  at  the  Xnv 
Alliamhra. 


4 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


December  30th,  1899 


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ANNOUNCEMENT 

With  this  issue  of  the  Dramatic 
Review,  I  retire  from  the  editorship. 
This  step  is  made  necessary  by  urgent 
business  outside  the  journalistic  field, 
but  it  is  none  the  less  regretable.  I 
wish  to  thank  the  local  managers  and 
members  of  the  profession  who  have 
given  me  much  aid  in  the  editorial 
conduct  of  the  paper.  The  Review 
is  now  firmly  established;  it  is  in 
capable  hands,  and  from  time  to  time 
it  will  convince  the  most  skeptical  that 
there  is  more  than  room  for  a  live, 
up-to-date  theatrical  paper.  The 
Review  is  preparing  to  increase  its 
usefulness  by  putting  in  a  greatly  en- 
larged printing  and  publishing  plant, 
and  I  predict  a  better  paper  with  the 
improvement  soon  to  come.  Thank- 
ing the  Review  readers  again,  I 
remain,  yours  sincerely, 

William  D.  Wasson. 

Reports  from  Honolulu  bring  the 
pleasing  intelligence  that  the  Dram- 
atic Rkvikw  has  made  an  unprece- 
dented hit  in  the  Islands  and  that  it 
sells  three  to  one  of  any  theatrical 
p  iper  sold  there. 

It  is  said  that  one  of  the  purposes 
of  Landers  Stevens'  trip  East  was  to 
look  over  theaters  and  arrange  for  a 
new  place  of  amusement  in  Oakland. 
Report  says  that  the  new  edifice  will 
be  on  Broadway,  near  Fifteenth  Street. 


a  three-story  building,  fitted  up  in  gor- 
geous style.  With  this  and  the  new 
Morosco  Theater  practically  decided 
upon,  it  would  seem  that  Oakland 
would  have  enough  play  houses  to  go 
around. 

THERE  has  been  much  favorable 
comment  on  the  strong  character  of 
the  entertainment  during  the  last 
week  at  the  various  theaters  of  the 
city.  All  the  shows  were  excep- 
tionallv  good. 

The  local  managers  are  delighted 
with  the  big  business  of  the  holidays. 
All  regular  as  well  as  all  special  per- 
formances have  been  crowded.  We 
are  showing  ourselves  as  one  of  the 
few  big  show  cities  in  the  United 
States. 

Franklyn  Fyles  is  writing  a  series 
of  most  instructive  articles  on  the 
stage  and  stage  life  for  the  Ladies' 
Home  Journal.  For  dramatic  be- 
ginners there  could  be  nothing  better. 
All  the  stage  details  are  given  by 
Mr.  Fyles  in  a  most  entertaining  way. 

The  Paris  theaters  have  decided  to 
do  away  with  the  obnoxious  band  of 
hired  claquers  that  have  been  a  feature 
of  Parisian  theater  life  for  years.  It  is 
the  most  commendable  step  yet  to  be 
recorded  to  the  credit  of  French 
dramatic  art. 

¥  ¥ 

Mme.  Rhea,  it  has  just  been  dis- 
covered, left  after  her  death,  sixteen 
acres  of  land  in  Seattle  and  now  this 
property  is  awaiting  heirs.  Mme. 
Rhea,  who  was  in  private  life  Nellie 
Hortense  Loret,  was  always  a  thrifty 
soul  and  generally  considered  a  good 
business  woman  and  it  is  strange  that 
this  property  should  have  remained 
so  long  undiscovered. 

¥  ¥ 

From  the  old  world  comes  tidings 
of  a  great  change  in  things  theatrical — 
the  revolt  of  the  followers  of  the 
drama  is  at  hand.  Paris  is  weary  of 
ribald  dramas  and  libidinous  farces. 
She  is  returning  to  the  ballet,  and 
there  are  signs  of  a  great  revival  in 
that  city  such  as  the  world  has  not 
known.  In  Italy  it  is  already  the 
rage,  and  one  of  the  most  recent 
operas  from  which  so  much  is  ex- 
pected, is  to  have  for  its  principal  fea- 
ture a  ballet  that  will  last  nearly  an 
hour.  London  is  taking  up  the  new 
idea  most  vigorously,  and  will  set 
aside  its  problem  plays  and  music-hall 
fantastics.  Dancing  is  to  be  the  one 
engrossing  topic. 

♦  ¥ 

Vivacious  little  Kitty  Beck,  with 
Murray  and  Mack,  who  appear  at  the 
New  Alhambra  tomorrow  night  in 
Finnigan's  Ball,  is  Mrs.  Mack  in  or- 
dinary life,  off  the  stage.  It  seems 
but  natural  that  Ollie  Mack,  so  bright 
and  witty  himself,  should  have  as  a 
running  mate  for  life  such  a  charming 
little  partner.  It  is  a  happy  combina- 
tion. 


Naughty  cAnthony  Suc- 
ceeds 

I  N  Washington,  Monday  night,  David 
1  Belasco  scored  a  succe.-s  in  an  en- 
tirely new  line  of  work  as  a  play- 
wright, coming  out  as  a  producer  of 
comedy  instead  of  a  maker  of  highly 
dramatic  plays.  Naughty  Anthony, 
the  name  of  his  new  production,  is  far 
removed  in  style  and  theme  from  The 
Heart  of  Maryland  and  Zaza.  Its 
first  presentation  was  given  at  the 
Columbian  Theater  Christmas  night, 
and  at  its  close  the  audience,  which 
filled  the  house,  gave  the  playwright 
an  ovation,  while  at  the  end  of  the 
second  act  it  insisted  on  a  speech 
from  Belasco. 

The  play  is  a  straight  comedy,  and 
though  the  title  might  imply  other- 
wise, there  is  nothing  of  either  sug- 
gestiveness  or  horse-play  about  it. 
It  depends  for  its  drawing  powers  on 
the  cleverness  of  its  lines  and  the 
amusing  situation  developed.  The 
cast  was  selected  by  Belasco,  who  is 
backing  the  play  himself,  and  includes 
Blanche  Bates,  W.  L.  Lemoyne, 
Frank  Worthing  and  other  well- 
known  actors. 

Shakespeare's  (Advice 

Ohakespeare's advice  to  girlsabout 
^  the  selection  of  a  husband  is  the 
best  in  print,  without  excepting  poor 
Richard  and  Hannah  More.  "Dear 
Kate,  take  a  fellow  of  plain  and  un- 
coined constancy,  for  he,  perforce, 
must  do  the  right,  because  he  hath 
not  the  gift  to  woo  in  other  places;  for 
these  fellows  of  infinite  tongue,  that 
can  rhyme  themselves  into  ladies' 
favors,  they  do  always  reason  them- 
selves out  again.  What,  a  speaker  is 
but  a  prater;  a  rhyme  is  but  a  ballad. 
A  good  leg  will  fail;  a  straight  back 
will  stoop;  a  black  beard  will  turn 
white;  a  curled  pate  will  grow  bald,  a 
full  eye  will  wax  hollow;  but  a  good 
heart,  Kate,  is  the  sun  and  moon,  or 
rather  the  sun  and  not  the  moon,  for 
it  shines  bright  and  never  changes,  but 
keeps  its  course  truly." 

Prosperous  Theaters 

JWIanager  Frieolander  of  the 
'  "  *  California  seems  to  have  exceeded 
his  most  sanguine  expectations  in 
opening  this  house  as  a  permanency. 
Good  business  judgment  and  good 
productions  will  keep  any  theater 
filled  in  San  Francisco.  The  Alham- 
bra is  the  most  recently  opened  theater, 
and  it  also  seems  to  be  on  the  road  to 
prosperity  and  permanency.  There 
are  rumors  of  other  new  theaters,  but 
it  is  really  doubtful  if  they  could  be 
made  to  pay  "  after  the  newness  wore 
off." 

The  Black  Tulip  has  failed  at  the 
Hay  market  and  Barrie's  new  comedy 
not  being  ready  as  a  stop-gag  for  the 
season,  an  old  comedy  will  be  sub- 
stituted. 


Joe  Jefferson,  the  Min- 
strel 

JU\  R.  Joseph  JEFFERSON,  the  third 
and  present  bearer  of  that  hon- 
ored name,  was  unquestionably  the 
youngest  actor  who  ever  made  his 
mark  with  a  piece  of  burnt  cork.  The 
story  of  his  first  appearance  is  told  by 
Mr.  William  Winter  in  his  volume 
entitled  "The  Jeffersons. "  Coming 
from  a  family  of  actors,  the  boy,  as 
was  natural,  was  reared  amidst 
theatrical  surroundings,  and  when 
only  four  years  of  age — in  1833 — he 
was  brought  upon  the  stage  by  Thomas 
D.  Rice  himself  on  a  benefit  occasion 
at  the  Washington  Theater.  The  lit- 
tle Joe,  blackened  and  arrayed  pre- 
cisely like  his  senior,  was  carried  onto 
the  stage  in  a  bag  upon  the  shoulders 
of  the  shambling  Ethiopian,  and 
emptied  from  it  with  the  appropriate 
couplet: 

Ladies  and  gentlemen,  I'd  have  you  for  to 
know 

I's  got  a  little  darkey  here  to  jump  Jim 
Crow. 

Mrs.  John  Drew,  who  was  present, 
says  that  the  boy  instantly  assumed 
the  exact  attitude  of  Jim  Crow  Rice, 
and  sang  and  danced  in  imitation  of 
his  sable  companion,  a  perfect  minia- 
ture likeness  of  that  long,  ungainly, 
grotesque  and  exceedingly  droll 
comedian. 

Doing  Welt 

Cydxey  Platt  of  the  Cheerful  Liar 
Company  writes  from  Eugene  City 
as  follows  : 

"We  have  been  doing  an  immense 
business  ever  since  we  struck  the 
northern  country  and  have  given  sat- 
isfaction everywhere.  You  would  be 
surprised  to  see  how  the  news  gets 
ahead  of  us.  Every  place  we  go  they 
tell  us  they  have  heard  it  was  a  good 
show.  We  play  Portland  the  week  of 
the  14th  ard  then  north  to  British  Col- 
umbia, and  also  take  in  Astoria.  Max 
Stienle  and  wife  and  the  De  Camps 
have  been  making  quite  a  hit  with 
their  specialties,  which  are  really 
clever." 


Boston    Lyric  Opera 
Company 

T""he  Boston  Lyric  Company  returns 
*  from  Honolulu  Tan.  2,  and  opens 
the  Sth  for  a  week's  run  at  the  Mac 
donough,  Oakland.  It  is  said  that  a 
prominent  theater  is  negotiating  for 
the  company  to  play  a  long  engage- 
ment here  in  San  Francisco. 


Through  the  courtesy  of  Managers 
Ellinghouse  and  Mott,  of  the  New 
Alhambra  Theater,  and  Murray  and 
Mack,  of  Finnigan's  Ball,  a  special 
professional  matinee  will  be  given  at 
the  New  Alhambra  next  Thursday 
afternoon,  to  which  all  theatrical  people 
are  extended  the  courtesy  of  the  house. 


December  30th,  1899 


5 


The  Glories  of  the  Old  Alhamhra 

Theater  (  "Bush  Street )  Recalled 

Go,  Bid  the  Minstrels  Pi,av. — Shakespeare. 


Joe  cMurphy,  'when  a  young  man 

Steady  prosperous  times  at  the  Alhambra 
belonged  to  the  Minstrels.  The  late  fire 
in  the  old  play-house  known  by  divers  names 
at  different  periods,  but  opened  in  1868  as 
The  Alhambra,  inspires  authorities  to  oracle. 
How  the  public  is  informed  !  Billy  Emer- 
son, according  to  one  of  these  authorities, 
and  the  fiction  is  slavisly  repeated  by  others, 
was  brought  out  by  W.  H.  Smith.  This  is 
done  for  what  ?  Emerson  did  not  figure  at 
the  opening  of  the  Alhambra  nor  did  W.  H. 
Smith  bring  Emerson  outat  all.  When  he 
did  perform  there  the  house  was  known  as 
Maguire's  Theater,  but  that  was  long  after 
The  Alhambra  opened.  Under  the  manage- 
ment of  W.  H.  Smith  &  Co.,  (Smith,  Hentz 
and  Badger),  with  George  H.  Coes  stage 
manager  and  Sam  Wetherill,  Treasurer,  for 
a  while  minstrelsy  held  high  revelry  to  great 
profit  at  the  Alhambra.  The  company  was 
a  strong  one.  Johnny  Mack  was  the  bright 
particular  star.  He  was  certainly  in  the 
very  first  rank  as  a  minstrel,  and  besides  had 
noteworthy  ability  for  writing  skits,  hitting 
off  current  topics.  When  Laurence  Barrett 
was  playing  his  first  star  engagement  in  San 
Francisco,  the  business  manager  of  Maguire's 
on  Washington  street  announced  him  as  the 
'young  student  and  actor."  So  Johnny 
Mack,  with  firing  off  of  each  new  skit  pro 
mulgated  himself  as  the  "young  midnight 
student  and  author."  Early  death  cut  short 
Mack's  career.  In  the  first  Alhambra  com- 
pany besides  Mack  were  Lew  Rattler,  Geo. 
H.  Coes,  Johnny  de  Angeles  (father  of  Jeff), 
Tommy  Bree,  Billy  Ashcroft,  Dick  Sands, 
the  "great''  Bamford,  Harry  Norman,  etc. — 
a  goodly  array  of  approved  minstrel  ability. 
By  the  way,  Mr.  Lew  Rattler,  still  of  this 
city,  whose  speeches  from  Othello,  a  la  For- 
rest, in  the  interludes  could,  if  he  would,  tell 
a  "whole  history"  for  the  benefit  of  the 
authorities  as  to  the  early  days  of  the  Alham- 
bra. When  first  opened  the  25  cent  part  (or 
the  gallery)  was  in  the  pit.  The  house  was 
much  smaller  than  known  to  later  day 
amusement  goers.  The  rear  of  the  pit  was 
darkened  by  a  low  overhanging  dress  circle, 
so  the  "gods"  were  relegated  to  the  back  of 
the  pit.  Afterwards  by  excavation  height  to 
the  roof  was  obtained  and  the  entire  house 
was  remodeled.  Another  circle  was  added 
and  the  "gods"  like  cherubs  sat  up  aloft. 

Decadence  for  the  first  time  at  the  Alham- 
bra was  brought  about  by  Tom  Maguire. 
He  failed  to  hold  his  own  on  Washington 
street  in  the  drama  against  the  Barrett  and 
McCullough  Company  opening  the  Califor- 
nia Theater  Jan.  18,  1869 — so  he  turned  to 
the  minstrels  for  fortune's  smiles— and  for- 
tune was  again  kind  to  the  grim,  grizzled 
old  manager.  He  gathered  a  mighty  host 
of  minstrels.  The  company  was  called 
Murphy  and  Mack.  There  was  Joe  Mur- 
phy, "the  Great,"  (afterwards better  known 
as  the  Irish  comedian),  then  there  was 
Johnny  Mack,  Johnny  Thompson  (later  of 
"On  Hand"  fame),  and  rare  old  Ben  Cotton. 
Crowded  houses  ruled.  This  did  not  satisfy 
Tom  Maguire,  however;  he  was  still  ambi- 


tious to  regain  the  old  Washington- 
street  Opera  House.  So  he  planned  to 
down  or  at  least  rival  the  Barrett  and  Mc- 
Cullough Company.  If  it  had  not  been  for 
difference  as  to  who  ought  to  pay  the  over- 
land fare,  Maguire  would  have  had  Clara 
Morris  for  leading  lady.  Who  knows  her 
presence  might  have  stemmed  the  after  tide 
that  set  against  Maguire's  dramatic  venture  ? 
Clara  Morris  insisted  on  advance  of  railroad 
fare.  Maguire  was  obdurate,  so  Clara  Morris 
preferred  to  sign  contract  with  Augustin 
Daly  at  lower  salary  than  was  offered  by 
Tom  Maguire.  She  whs  then  an  obscure 
actress  whose  great  ability  was  already 
whispered  amongst  fellow-players.  The 
small  matter  of  railroad  fare  left  to  New 
York  the  heralding  to  the  world  of  her 
genius  instead  of  San  Francisco.  In  place 
of  her,  lone  Burke,  formerly  of  Niblo's  and 
Wallack's,  was  engaged.  In  addition,  such 
notables  as  Frank  Mayo,  Chas.  R.  Thome, 
Jr.,  Jos.  Carden,  Wm.  Barry,  Walter  Leon- 
ard, Sallie  Hinckley,  Mrs.  Chas.  Poole, 
Fanny  Young,  etc. — a  strong  company!  But 
nothing  would  do  for  Mayo  but  play  Ham- 
let, Macbeth,  etc.,  but  against  Barrett  and 
McCullough  and  their  company  the  competi- 
tion was  futile.  When  Mayo  was  driven 
into  doing  Badger — and  no  one  has  done  it 
as  well  on  the  local  stage,  (although  Barrett 
then  effected  it) — and  Mayo  and  Thome 
were  seen  together  in  The  Robbers  of  the 
Pyrenees,  Night  and  Morning,  and  kindred 
melodramas,  the  theater  was  well  filled  and 
play-goers  satisfied.  But  it  was  too  late  and 
Maguire  threw  up  the  sponge. 

Before  leaving, when  it  was  announced  Mr. 
Mayo  would  make  his  last  appearance  in 
California,  he  was  given  a  bumper  benefit  by 
fellow  players  at  the  Alhambra  June  29, 
1870.  The  play  was  London  Assurance.  The 
cast:  Dazzle,  John  McCullough;  Sir  Chas. 
Courtly,  Chas.  R.ThorneJr.;  Dolly  Spanker, 
James  Carden;  Max  Harkaway,  Walter 
Leman;  Mark  Meddle,  William  Barry;  Sir 
Harcourt  Courtly,  Frank  Mayo;  Cool,  W.  H. 
Hamilton;  Solomon  Isaacs,  C.  L.  Graves; 
Lady  Gay  Spanker,  Emelie  Melville;  Grace 
Harkaway,  lone  Burke;  Pert,  Alicia  Mande- 
ville. 

The  fortunes  of  the  Alhambra  again  were 
interweaved  with  the  after  doings  of  Tom 
Maguire.  To  regain  his  fortunes  he  once 
more  turned  to  the  minstrels.  This  is  when 
Billy  Emerson  appearsin  San  Francisco  and 
shines  behind  the  footlights  on  the  ancient 
stage  of  Maguire's  Opera  House  on  Washing- 
ton street.  Monday,  Nov.  21,  1870,  ushered 
in  a  long  and  prosperous  season  with  the 
minstrels.  The  performance  was  nearly  all 
straight  out  darkey  life.  The  "first  part" 
was  floridly  termed  "Premier  Lexicon 
Grande  Concert."  The  company  in  addition 
to  Emerson,   included    T.   H.   Bud  worth, 


Johnny  de  Angeles.  Reynolds  Bros.,  Fos- 
telle  (wench  dancer),  M.  Ainsley  Scott.  Con 
T.  Murphy,  etc.  The  Alhambra  at  this  time 
was  experimenting  with  the  drama,  having 
little  success  with  Geo.  W.  Thompson,  star- 
ring in  The  Life  Signal  and  The  Dutchman 
in  Turkey,  supported  by  Milton  Nobles, 
Sallie  Hinckley  and  Maggie  Moore  (Mrs.  J. 
C.  Williamson. ) 

For  a  long  time  after  this  the  character  or 
kind  of  shows  at  the  Alhambra  varied  in 
quality  and  scope — everything  by  turns  but 
nothing  long.  In  burlesque,  Elise  Holt, 
the  English  girl  succeeded,  as  also  did  the 
Lavistowski  Sisters.  In  opera,  Alice  Oates 
won  out  easily  for  public  favor  in  French 
comic  opera,  while  Caroline  Richings,  Zelda 
Sequin  and  Harry  Baker  did  fairly  well  in 
singing  the  Italian.  Now  and  then  dramatic 
spurts  were  tried  with  varying  reward.  One 
of  the  eaily  stars  was  Frank  Drew,  late- 
brother  of  John  Drew,  a  very  talented 
comedian;  it  is  doubtful  if  Tim  in  The  Irish 
Emigrant,  including  singing  of  Lady 
Dufferin's  ballad,  "I'm  Sitting  on  the  Stile 
Mary,"  was  ever  as  well  done  on  the  local 
stage. 

Two  brilliant  dramatic  events  dis- 
tinguished the  history  of  the  Alhambra. 
These  were  the  engagements  of  Adelaide 
Ristori  and  Chas.  Fechter.  Those  who  saw 
these  geniuses  at  the  Alhambra  must  hold 
rich  memories  of  the  highest  class  of  the 
actor's  art.  Of  course  the  tragedienne  was 
greeted  by  the  most  discriminating  of  play- 
goers. The  smallness  of  the  stage,  poverty 
of  scenery  and  poor  support  sadly  disap- 
pointed Chas.  Fechter,  the  greatest  romantic 
and  picturesque  actor  of  the  day.  He  had 
the  chance  to  come  to  the  well-equipped 
California  Theater,  and  he  showed  unmis- 
takable chagrin  at  his  mistake.  In  his  first 
appearance  as  Ruy  Bias,  he  played  his  best 
and  did  not  fail  to  make  a  profound  impres- 
sion by  a  performance  not  since  even 
approached,  much  less  rivaled.  But  the 
want  of  scenic  effect  and  stage  detail,  so 
dear  to  the  sensitive,  artistic  Fechter  actually 
goaded  him.  He  could  not  conceal  it.  On 
the  second  night  of  Hamlet  evidently  means 
were  resorted  to  (or  keeping  his  spirits  by 
putting  others  down.  By  the  time  the 
grave-yard  scene  was  reached,  Hamlet  wav- 
ered not  in  resolution  only,  but  while 
bantering  with  the  grave-digger  and  descant- 
ing on  mortality,  Fechter  approaching  the 
grave  too  close  suddenly  slipped  down  into 
the  hole.disappearing  entirely  from  sijjht  to 
the  speechless  amazement  of  the  audience 
and  to  the  quick,  silent  fall  of  the  curtain 
which  was  raised  no  more  that  night.  A 
splendid  opportunity  was  niven  soon  after 
to  Fechter  to  show  his  magnificent  talent  as 
a  pictorial  actor.  His  genius  for  the  pic- 
turesque still  remains  unequalled.      On  the 


Jas.  C.  Williams,  years  ago 

noble  stage  of  the  Grand  Opera  House  (now 
Morosco's)  with  scenery  painted  by 
Yoegtlin,  he  was  seen  as  Edmund  Dantes 
in  Monte  Cristo.  The  animated  finished 
portraitures  by  Fechter  captured  the  town. 
In  further  recognition  of  his  genius  after 
closing  at  the  Grand,  Fechter  went  to  the 
California  to  play  the  dual  role  in  The  Cor- 
sican  Brothers,  specially  mounted  under 
supervision  of  Barton  Hill.  Fechter  would 
shudder  and  shrug  his  shoulders  if  reference 
were  made  to  his  coining  to  California  to 
star  in  the  little  Bush-street  Theater. 

But  much  of  the  above  wanders  away  from 
the  Alhambra.  In  the  main  the  history  of 
the  house  as  to  success  is  associated  with 
minstrelsy  and  burlesque.  Billy  Emerson 
performed  there,  but  a  good  deal  of  his  time 
after  leaving  Washington  Street  was  put  in 
the  place  across  the  street  once  run  by  John 
Deery  as  a  billiard  hall.  Converted  into  a 
little  theater  it  was  opened  as  Gray's  Opera 
House,  then  it  was  known  as  Shield's  Opera 
House,  afterwards  as  Maguire's — now  the 
scene  of  the  Builders  Exchange.  In  that 
small  house  the  Hooley  Comedy  Company 
from  Chicago,  with  Jas.  O'Neil  in  the  lead 
first  appeared.  There  also  Augustin  Daly's 
company,  failing  with  London  Assurance  at 
Piatt's  Hall,  removed,  hoping  against  hope 
change  of  base  would  bring  success.  In  the 
face  of  the  better  comedy  work  of  the  Bar- 
rett and  McCullough  Company,  Mr.  Daly's 
first  visit  to  California  was  disastrous.  The 
report  went  the  venture  cost  Duff,  manager 
of  the  then  Olympic  Theater  and  father-in- 
law  of  Daly  a  pretty  penny.  The  history  of 
the  Alhambra  was  one  of  man  v  vicissitudes, 
and  excepting  in  its  early  career,  not  of 
steady  profit.  This  was  the  days  of  Billy 
Sweatman,  Billy  Manning,  Kelly  &  Leon, 
Billy  Rice,  McAndrews,  in  fact,  all  the  first- 
class  old-timers  have  done  their  "turns"  on 
its  stage.  In  the  sense  of  a  local  fixture,  who 
will  have  the  courage  to  "go  bid  the  minstrel 
play?"  The  vaudeville  stage  has  absorbed 
the  talent  and  minstrelsy  for  the  nonce  is 
scattered.  The  prospect  of  its  soon  mobil- 
izing looks  indeed  remote. 

Scott  Sutton  ("Sir  Toby.") 

December  27,  1899. 


Walter  SMorosco  tvith  his  team  of  blacks  in  Golden  Gate  Park.    This  is  probably  the  finest  eight-in-hand  in  the  country 


6 


December  30th,  1899 


AT  THE  ♦ 
LiOCAh  THEATERS 


The  Columbia 

A  i.i.  who  have  read  Hall  Caine's 
famous  novel,  The  Christian, 
have  recognized  at  once  its  powerful 
dramatic  elements,  yet  to  the  unini- 
tiated the  condensation  of  a  thick 
volume  of  romance  into  a  four-act 
play  is  a  matter  for  no  little  wonder 
and  some  dread,  lest  a  book  as  forceful 
in  every  line  might  suffer  in  the  re- 
modeling. Hall  Caine,  however,  has 
successfully  achieved  the  metamor- 
phasis,  and  with  true  playwright's 
instinct  has  chosen  the  most  effective 
episodes  of  his  book  for  dramatization. 
Certain  variations  of  plot  entailing  a 
substitution  of  new  motives  for  action 
deprives  the  play  of  that  subtle  char- 
acter portrayal  that  has  made  the 
book  so  wonderful  a  psychical  study. 
Yet  no  accurate  impression  can  be 
had  or  unbiased  judgement  given  upon 
a  drama  founded  on  a  book  so  widely 
read  -for  the  imagination  uncon- 
sciously supplements  the  entire  per- 
formance with  recollections  from  the 
mine  of  unused  material  in  the  original 
romance.  The  Christian  is  being 
most  commendably  given  at  the 
Columbia  this  week  by  Liebler  and 
Company — well  staged  and  well  cast. 
Miss  Kllsler,  in  physique,  scarcely 
realizes  the  brilliant  and  radiant 
Gloria,  but  in  sympathetic  comprehen- 
sion of  the  true  womanliness  of  the 
character,  she  is  wholly  charming,  as 
well  as  fully  adequate  to  the  dramatic 
situations  of  the  second  and  third  acts. 
Colville's  John  Storm  is  a  master- 
piece, dominating  the  entire  perfor- 
mance— a  very  incarnation  of  the 
force,  the  passion,  the  concentrated 
power  of  a  strong  man  heroic  in  self- 
conquest.  Frank  Weston,  as  Horatio 
Drake,  does  some  fine  work  in  his 
renunciation  of  Gloria — showing  the 
more  telling  force,  dramatically,  of 
emotion  controlled  rather  than  vio- 
lently displayed.  Edward  Emery,  as 
Lord  Robert  Ure,  was  detestably  the 
villain  as  the  role  calls  for,  a  note- 
worthy character  study.  Fauchon 
Campbell,  as  Polly  Love,  a  part  that 
demands  delicate  handling,  is  rather 
conventionally  melodramatic — other- 
wise the  subordinate  parts  are  in 
good  hands — and  distinct  character 
sketches,  nothing  more  fetchingly 
rowdy  than  the  Mag  of  Ida  Parks,  nor 
more  excessively  cockney  than  May- 
nard's  impersonation  of  the  Manager. 


The  moll 


rpHH  Tivoli,  redecorated,  recarpeted 
'    and  changed  into  a  thoroughly 
cheerful  place   has   been  this  week 


offering  its  annual  holiday  production, 
Little  Bo- Peep —and  Ferris  Hartman. 
The  piece  is  very  entertaining  and  re- 
flects great  credit  on  George  Lask, 
who  arranged  it.  Max  Hirschfeld  has 
provided  some  very  tuneful  music  and 
Oscar  Fest,  in  his  transformation  scene, 
The  Butterflies,  has  given  us  the 
prettiest  thing  of  the  kind  yet  seen  in 
San  Francisco. 

Hartman,  in  the  character  of  Weary 
Williams,  a  deputy  sheriff,  capers 
about  to  the  accompaniment  of  contin- 
uous laughter.  Anna  Lichter,  who 
was  Little  Bo- Peep, sang  in  her  charm- 
ing style  a  number  of  songs  and  ballads 
and  Annie  Meyers,  encased  in  boy's 
costume,  frisked  about  as  the  gay 
young  blade,  Little  Boy  Blue.  Alt' 
Wheelan  made  up  and  acted  an  ex- 
tremely funny  and  grotesque  Mother 
Hubbard.  Tom  Greene  was  a  Meph- 
isto,  who  was  much  given  to  singing 
of  a  most  pleasant  character.  Wm. 
Schuster  was  diverting  as  Baby  Bunt- 
ing, and  Charlotte  Beckwith,  one  of 
the  most  beautiful  women  on  the  stage, 
was  the  fairy  Goodluck.  Between 
the  second  and  third  acts  Ida  Wyatt, 
who  directs  the  ballets,  shows  her  in- 
dividual ability  in  singing  and  danc- 
ing, receiving  nightly  repeated  encores. 

The  California 

The  Frawley  Company  has  been 
doing  well  this  week  in  a  stirring 
war  time  melodrama  called  Cumber- 
land '61.    By  doing  well  it  is  meant 
that  there  has  l>een  a  big  attendance 
and  that  a  good  production  was  given 
of  a  piece  that,  while  interesting  and 
exceedingly  well  staged,  is  scarcely 
what  one  would  expect  from  the  pen 
of  oae  so  well  versed  in  the  dramatic 
art  as  Franklin  Fyles.    Mr.  Fyles  is 
very  much  like  some  other  dramatic 
critics,  even  in  San  Francisco,  who 
know — or  think  they  know — how  to 
talk  and  write  about  plays  and  players 
in  the  proper  way,  but  when  it  comes 
to  the  writing  of  a  play  he  is  certainly 
at  a  disadvantage,  especially  in  melo- 
drama of  the  character  of  Cumberland 
'61.    The  piece  has  five  acts,  which 
though  short,  is  certainly  an  argument 
against  it,  and  there  is  not  a  coherent 
continuation  of  plot  that  is  desirable 
to  the  lover  of  melodrama.    A  plot 
that  breaks  off  at  any  old  part  will 
never  do.    But  the  good  work  of  the 
players  saved  the  piece  and  made  it 
worth  the  while  of  the  hundreds  who 


went  to  see  it.  The  plot  of  the  play 
hinges  on  a  Kentucky  feud,  and  some 
thrilling  scenes  incident  to  the  Civil 
war  and  the  usual  love  story  suffices 
for  the  subsidiary  part.  Miss  Mary 
Hampton  suffered  from  a  severe  cold 
the  forepart  of  the  week,  but  she  was 
exceptionally  clever  as  the  moun- 
taineer's daughter.  Miss  Mary  Van 
Buren  was  likewise  creditable.  Miss 
Van  Buren,  Pearl  Landers  and  J.  R. 
Amory  furnished  the  comedy,  and 
very  well,  too.  Mr.  Frawley  had  a 
most  trying  part  as  the  half-breed 
cadet,  and  it  is  only  just  to  say  it  was 
one  of  the  best  roles  he  ever  played. 
Harrington  Reynolds,  as  the  unnatural 
father  and  colonel,  was  exceedingly 
creditable.  The  remainder  of  the  cast, 
all  of  whom  did  well,  was  as  follows: 
Francis  Byrne,  Reginald  Travers, 
Charles  Welch,  George  Gaston,  Phosa 
McAllister,  Wallace  Shaw  and  Harry 
S.  Duffield. 

The  Alcazar 

C  ok  rest,  you're  the  real  thing! 
'  And  Marie,  though  your  make-up 
is  hardly  a  thing  of  beauty,  you're 
a  joy  forever!  All  this  is  apropos 
Forrest  Seabury's  impersonation  of 
Chimmie  Fadden  and  Marie  Howe's 
graphic  picture  of  bibulous  Mrs. 
Murphy.  If  you,  my  reader,  want  to 
enjoy  a  clean,  healthy  little  comedy, 
if  you  would  look  at  some  true  pictures 
of  street  life,  if  you  would  understand 
the  devious  ways  that  chance  compels 
some  people  to  live,  if  you  would  have 
a  clearer  understanding  of  some  of  the 
trials  and  tribulations  of  the  poor,  of 
their  small  ambitions  ungratified,  if 
you  would  care  to  sympathize  with  the 
little  heart  trials  that  come  to  a  manly, 
open-hearted  lover,  if  you  can  find 
time  in  this  work-a-day  world  to  live 
over  your  own  little  romance  for  to 
spin  it  out  in  advance) — if  any  of 
these  sentiments  have  a  place  in  your 
make-up,  then  you  will  find  the  play 
of  Chimmie  Fadden  very  pleasing  in 
many  ways  and  worth  a  visit  to  the 
Alcazar.  Forrest  Seabury  gives  us 
the  attitude,  the  slang  and  the  man- 
nerisms of  the  Bowery  boy  very 
adequately.  He  realizes  the  ideal 
Chimmie  not  only  in  all  these  ways, 
but  in  size  and  in  a  gentle  sympathy 
that  runs  through  his  voice  and  softens 
the  look  that  comes  and  goes  on  his 
face  between  the  flashes  of  excitement 
or  rage.    Marie  Howe's  exceptional 


ability  for  character  work,  equips  her 
for  the  task  of  impersonating  the 
irrepressible  Mrs.  Murphy  and  no  one 
will  deny  her  the  triumph  of  a  very 
clever  performance,  one  that  will  stand 
the  critical  test  of  a  comparison  with 
the  original  creation,  and  came  from 
the  ordeal  with  flying  colors.  Ernest 
Hastings  showed  his  abilities  in  a  new 
light,  exhibiting  the  possession  of  a 
very  genial  and  quiet  humor  that 
gained  for  Mr.  Paul  the  unqualified 
sympathies  of  the  audience  who  quite 
forgave  him  the  abnormal  thirst  for 
small  bots  in  his  pursuit  of  peace  and 
happiness.  Frank  Denitborne  played 
the  part  of  Mr.  Burton  satisfactorily, 
and  George  Webster  was  a  painstaking 
and  agreeable  His  Whiskers.  Ernest 
Howell,  George  Nichols,  Frank  Opper- 
man  and  W.  H.  Davenport  were 
respectively  Moxie,  Larry,  Kramer 
and  Kelley,  and  they  gave  lifelike 
ideas  of  Bowery  life.  Gertrude  Foster, 
very  handsomely  gowned,  was  a 
refined  and  charming  Fanny,  and 
Juliet  Crosby  made  a  hit  as  the 
vivacious  French  maid,  "de  Duchess." 
Laura  Crews  was  Maggie,  the  house- 
maid, and  a  modest  and  charming  one 
she  made.  Anita  Fallon  was  Mrs. 
Fadden,  a  convincing  old  Irish  woman, 
indeed.  The  rest  of  the  long  cast  was 
in  good  hands.  As  we  have  already 
on  several  occasions  commended  the 
staging  of  Alcazar  productions  and 
their  direction,  once  more  we  wish  to 
express  our  lively  appreciation  of  the 
series  of  coherent  stage  pictures  guided 
and  directed  by  Charles  Bryant,  who, 
though  handicapped  by  probably  the 
worst  stage  in  America,  is  making  a 
noteworthy  success  of  the  Alcazar's 
productions. 

Grand  Opera  House 

r^VAviD  Henderson's  Sinbad 
brought  up-to-date,  and  played 
at  the  Grand  this  week,  meets  with 
sympathetic  appreciation,  and  is  es- 
teemed an  unusually  artistic  produc- 
tion. The  company  is  exceedingly 
well  balanced,  all  of  the  parts  are  well 
taken,  and  not  one  is  unsatisfactory  in 
any  degree.  The  plot  is  rather  ram- 
bling; the  dialogue  and  songs  are 
bright  and  entertaining;  the  humor  is 
pleasant  and  amusing  at  all  times,  and 
there  are  occasional  delicious  touches. 
Mr.  Wolff's  rendition  of  the  Bogie 
Man  is  decidedly  superior  to  any  ever 
heard  here,  and  Mr.  Wooley  as  Fresco 


December  30th,  1899 


(a  role  which  affords  many  opportuni- 
ties for  fun-making)  secured  a  hit  and 
sang  several  popular  songs.  Miss 
Bessie  Fairbairn  made  a  strong 
character  of  Maraschina,  and  her  por- 
trayal of  the  part  was  capital.  Miss 
Mason,  as  Sinbad,  is  as  pretty  and 
winsome  as  ever,  and  her  singing  of 
"Don't  Be  Cross"  was  repeatedly 
encored.  The  balance  of  the  com- 
pany, which  includes  a  large  number 
from  the  chorus,  were  up  to  the  usual 
good  standing.  Senorita  Matilda  did 
some  very  clever  and  artistic  dancing 
in  the  ballet,  and  was  ably  assisted 
by  a  large  number  of  shapely 
coryphees.  The  Amazon  march  of 
the  "Silver  Knights"  completely  puts 
in  the  shade  anything  of  the  kind  that 
Chas.  H.  Jones  has  surprised  our 
theater-goers  with.  The  performances 
concluded  with  Frank  King's  magni- 
ficent and  enchanting  transformation, 
The  Evolution  of  Nature,"  illustrat- 
ing the  different  seasons. 


/Next  Weel^ 


THE  COLUMBIA 


S 


It  is  evident  The  Christian  engage- 
ment at  the  Columbia  will  be  one  of 
the  most  successful  theatrical  events 
that  has  taken  place  in  San  Francisco 
in  a  long  time.  The  advance  sale  of 
seats  is  extraordinarily  large.  The 
last  two  weeks  of  the  engagement  will 
begin  with  a  matinee  on  New  Year's 
Day.  Effie  Ellsler,  as  Glory  Quayle, 
appears  to  the  best  advantage  of  any- 
thing she  has  heretofore  done  in  Frisco. 
J.  M.  Colville  scores  as  John  Storm, 
while  Frank  Weston,  Edward  Emery, 
Frank  Lyons,  W.  S.  St.  Clair,  Fanch- 
on  Campbell  and  Carrie  Lee  Steyle  are 
all  effective. 

THE  GRAND 

Sinbad  has  captured  the  city.  It  is 
marvelously  beautiful,  thoroughly 
delightful  and  completely  eclipses 
anything  we  have  had  here.  It  will 
run  all  next  week,  and  many  clever 
and  amusing  specialties  will  be  intro- 
duced. There  will  be  a  special  mati- 
nee Monday  next,  New  Year's  Day, 
when  the  usual  prices  25  and  50  cents 
will  prevail.  A  good  reserved  seat  in 
the  orchestra  25  cents. 

THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  management  has  for 
next  week  a  bill  well  up  to  the  stand- 
ard. The  program  will  be  almost 
entirely  new.  At  the  head  of  the  new 
bill  comes  the  famous  combination, 
Billy  Rice  and  W.  Frillman,  two  well 
known  minstrels  who  have  but  re- 
cently embarked  upon  the  sea  of 
variety  entertainment.  They  will  pre- 
sent a  new  sketch  entitled  A  Deserted 
Mansion.  It  is  a  whirlwind  of  fun 
from  start  to  finish.  The  Rosines 
are  two  clever  acrobatic  comedians, 
recently    come    over  from  Europe, 


and  their  act  is  said  to  be  one 
of  the  most  novel  in  the  business. 
Dorothy  Drew  is  a  pretty  comedienne 
and  her  initial  bow  before  a  San  Fran- 
cisco audience  promises  lots  of  enjoy- 
ment for  local  theater-goers.  Douglas 
and  Ford  are  two  song  and  dance 
comedians  who  have  made  a  hit  where- 
ever  they  have  appeared.  Fougere 
will  be  retained  and  will  introduce  new 
varieties  of  her  inimitable  singing. 
Other  holdovers  are  Thorne  and  Car- 
leton;  La  Sylphe;  The  Avery s  and  the 
Biograph.  Matinees  Wednesday,  Sat- 
urday and  Sunday. 

THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 

Tomorrow  night,  the  greatest  of  all 
Irish  comedians,  Murray  and  Mack, 
the  original  team,  who  have  starred 
together  for  nine  years,  will  be  seen  at 
the  New  Alhambra  in  a  big  produc- 
tion of  Finnigan's  Ball.  Only  for  one 
week  will  these  comedians  be  seen  at 
the  New  Alhambra. 

Murray  and  Mack  are  surrounded 
this  time  by  the  strongest  company 
that  ever  assembled  together  in  a  farce 
comedy.  There  are  twenty-five  peo- 
ple in  the  company,  all  of  whom  are 
veritable  stars  in  their  lines.  Of  course 
Murray  and  Mack  are  the  stellar  at- 
tractions, for  a  more  comical  and  clever 
team  never  blinked  before  the  foot- 
lights. 

THE  CALIFORNIA 

With  Flying  Colors  is  a  melodrama 
in  sixteen  scenes  and  was  written  by 
Seymour  Hicks  and  Fred  G.  Latham. 
It  was  produced  at  the  Adelphi  Thea- 
tre, London,  last  August,  and  is  still 
running  there.  It  will  be  produced 
for  the  first  time  in  America  at  the 
California  Theatre  next  Sunday  night. 
With  Flying  Colors  tells  the  old  story 
of  villany  and  virtue,  but  it  tells  it,  it 
is  said,  in  a  new  way.  Mr.  Frawley 
has  given  three  weeks  to  the  prepara- 
tion of  this  play  and  the  production  is 
the  heaviest  he  has  ever  made.  There 
are  over  sixty  speaking  characters  in 
the  play.  With  Flying  Colors  will 
run  for  eight  nights  and  two  matinees, 
on  New  Year's  Day  and  on  Saturday 
afternoon. 

THE  TIVOLI 

The  georgeousness  of  the  holiday 
extravaganza,  Little  Bo-Peep,  at  the 
Tivoli  Opera  House,  and  the  mirth- 
provoking  lines,  songs,  jokes,  etc., 
presented  by  the  big  company,  have 
caught  the  fancy  of  the  town  and  the 
result  is  that  Little  Bo-Peep  is  draw- 
ing crowded  houses  and  is  likely  to 
enjoy  a  prosperous  run  for  an  indefin- 
ite time.  A  special  matinee  on  New 
Year's  Day  and  thereafter  every  eve- 
ning and  Saturday  matinees. 

THE  ALCAZAR 

To-morrow  afternoon,  New  Year's 
matinee,  Chimmie  Fadden  at  the  Alca- 
zar will  begin  its  second  and  last  week. 
Chimmie  Fadden  is  doing  a  big  hol- 
iday season  and  its  second  week's  run 
bids  fair  to  surpass  the  first. 

Mysterious  Mr.  Hugle  will  follow  with 
Miss  Irene  Everett  specially  engaged 
for  the  title  role. 


Our  fricmos^aV 
their  doiCTcvs  irV 


'The  Orpheum 

T'HH  progran:  at  the  Orpheum  this 
week  is  the  best  the  house  ever 
produced  -  without  any  exception  - 
not  one  poor  number,  and  its  mostly 
musical,  too.  Fougere,  the  dashing 
little  Parisian,  is  the  sensation  of  the 
week  with  her  catchy  French  songs, 
bewitching  airs  and  dances.  Gertrude 
Rutledge  has  a  strong,  full  voice  and 
her  singing  proved  acceptable  to  the 
audience.  The  Averys,  clever  come- 
dians, are  still  winning  plaudits  for 
their  funny  songs  and  dancing. 
Avery's  facial  makeup  would  be  a 
winner  anywhere.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Edwin  Milton  Royle  and  their  com- 
pany presented  Trips'  Troubles,  a 
screaming  farce,  which  like  all  their 
work,  was  good.  La  Sylphe,  the 
eccentric,  boneless  dancer,  is  a  success 
as  a  contortionist  and  was  frequently 
applauded  for  her  peculiar  gyrations. 
Harrigan,  the  tramp  juggler,  with  his 
native  wit  is  the  same  favorite — he 
performs  seeming  wonders  with  his 
cigar  boxes,  tumbler  and  a  lighted 
lamp.  Hamilton  Hill  with  his  mag- 
nificent barytone  gave  several  songs  in 
his  own  artistic  way.  The  Holy  City 
being  especially  well  rendered  and  the 
audience  evidently  appreciated  it  as  it 
was  heartily  applauded.  John  J. 
Thorne  and  Grace  Carleton  in  their 
petite  comedy,  The  Substitute,  scored 
a  hit.  Tuesday  evening,  Fougere 
being  ill,  Camille  D'Arville,  who  is 
here  again  on  her  way  East,  kindly 
consented  to  take  her  place,  which 
certainly  pleased  the  audience,  as  the 
hearty  applause  upon  her  appearance 
testified.  The  Palms  was  beautifully 
sung,  and  the  negro  melodies  gave 
much  pleasure. 


The  Oberon 

Qknor  Antonio  Vergas,  the  Cuban 
^  baritone,  is  again  pleasing  at  this 
popular  music  hall  this  week  and  with 
Senorita  Lye  Poletini  gave  some  very 
good  operatic  selections,  as  did  also 
Miss  Rose  La  Croix  and  Mr.  Arthur 
Stewart  with  their  operatic  solos  and 
duos.  Conductor  Ritzau's  violin  solos 
are  always  well  received.  The  Amer- 
ican Ladies  Orchestra  had  a  fine  pro- 
gram for  Christmas  week.  Christmas 
Echoes  was  especially  enjoyable, 
though  the  overture,  Poet  and  Peasant, 
was  the  finest  of  the  evening.  The 
Oberon's  entertainment  is  really  above 
the  average. 

'The  Olympta 

A  CRiiAT  holiday  program  this  week 
**  at  the  Olympia.  Hastings  and 
Hall  in  their  musical  selections,  from 
coon  songs  to  operatic  solos  and  duos, 


are  strictly  up-to-date  and  thoroughly 
enjoyable.  The  Mohring  Bros,  are 
better  than  ever  this  week.  Cad  Wil- 
son is  very  popular  with  the  audience, 
as  every  fellow  has  a  feeling  that  she 
is  singing  to  him  alone.  Marie  Wood 
has  an  excellent  soprano  voice  and 
handles  it  well.  Dot  Stanley  is  a 
pretty  little  balladist,  taking  and 
catchy.  Camelia's  character  dancing 
is  very  fetching  and  brings  down  the 
house  always.  Vera  Chondon,  Fred 
Winom,  May  Xealson  and  Carlton  and 
Rovce  all  do  well. 


The  Chutes 


The  bill  for  the  holidays  is  an  attrac- 
tive one.  Adgie's  spectacular  mirror 
dance  in  her  den  of  lions  is  a  beautiful 
revelation  of  light  and  color  effects. 
One  seemed  to  see  a  dozen  Adgies  and 
dozens  of  lions,  the  illusion  being  per- 
fect. 

Ruth  Nelta  sings  some  clever  coon 
songs,  with  her  cute  pickaninnies,  and 
had  a  hearty  welcome  on  her  return 

The  La  Monts,  the  dress  suit  acro- 
bats; Major  Mite,  with  his  new  special- 
ties; Rube  and  Frank  Shields,  with 
their  marvelous  trick  bicycle  riding; 
Zoyarro,  with  her  revolving  sphere, 
all  make  up  an  excellent  programme. 

New  cAlhambra 

The  Black  Patti  Troubadours,  in 
Fumegan's  Ball,  are  giving  the  best 
entertainment  of  its  kind  at  the  Al- 
hambra the  second  week.  The  con- 
stantly increasing  crowds  testify  to 
their  great  popularity.  Their  rag 
time  comedy  and  melody  are  exceed- 
ingly clever  and  entertaining.  The 
new  program  this  week  served  to  show 
their  versatality  and  fitness  for  their 
work.  Black  Patti,  James  Wilson,  I). 
H.  Stewart  and  the  Watts  are  up-to- 
date  and  we  hope  to  see  them  here 
often. 


A  Fashionable  Comer 

TThH  very  attractive  display  now  be- 
*  ing  made  by  the  enterprising  firm 
of  R.  D.  Davis  &  Co.  at  the  corner  of 
Geary  and  Grant  Avenue,  is  causing  a 
great  deal  of  talk  amongst  the  well- 
dressed  women  of  San  Francisco. 
Choice,  well  selected  millinery,  silk 
waists,  tailor-made  gowns,  jackets  and 
skirts  are  the  prominent  features  of 
this  store.  While  they  have  been  but 
a  short  time  in  business  they  have  al- 
ready taken  a  prominent  place  with 
buyers  of  fine  goods.  One  great  ad- 
vantage in  shopping  at  this  house  is 
that  the  entire  stock  is  new  and  up  to 
date  in  every  detail  Judging  from  the 
crowded  condition  of  the  stoic  it  stems 
that  San  Francisco's  most  fashionable 
set  appreciates  the  fact  that  low  prices 
on  the  finest  goods  isa  prominent  feat- 
ure there.  Mr.  Davis  is  to  be  con- 
gratulated on  hisenterprise  and  aggres- 
siveness in  reaching  out  for  the  best 
trade  of  the  city. 


8 


December  30th,  1899 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Ed.  Monarief  seems  to  bold  down 
Duluth,  Minn.,  pretty  strong. 

Matt  Keefe  and  the  La  Wonts  open 
at  the  Olympia  Jan.  1. 

Billy  Weston  will  soon  head  a  strong 
vaudeville  road  company. 

Alice  Raymond,  the  cornet  soloist, 
is  playing  the  Savoy  circuit. 

The  Leondos  Bros,  are  booked  at 
the  Chutes  Jan.  15,  1900. 

Shannon  and  Luciar  will  be  in  the 
city  latter  end  of  January. 

The  New  Los  Angeles  Buffett,  Los 
Angeles,  reports  big  business. 

White  and  Harris  are  meeting  with 
approval  throughout  the  East. 

Scott  and  Howard  open  at  the 
Orpheus,  Randsburg,  Cal.,  Jan.  1. 

The  Monte  Carlo  Theatre,  at  Ker- 
wich,  Cal.,  reports  business  big. 

The  De  Clairvilles  are  big  hits  at 
the  Olympic  Theatre,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Frank  Finney,  the  well-known  com- 
edian, is  in  town  visiting  his  relatives. 

Dr.  Georss  Medicine  Company  take 
the  road  immediately  after  Jan.  1,  1900. 

Kehoe  and  Rainer,  the  clever  sketch 
team,  are  big  favorites  at  St.  Paul, 
Minn. 

The  Stockton  Tivoli  is  playing  to 
packed  houses.  Armstrong  and  O'  Neil 
are  big  features. 

Kddie  Dolan  and  Dollie  Mitchell 
have  signed  contracts  for  Dawson  City. 
They  open  there  in  January. 

On  his  return  to  Australia,  the  com- 
ing March,  Harry  Coogil  will  take 
with  him  quite  a  number  of  novelties. 

The  Richards  and  Emmons,  Emer- 
son and  Emmons,  are  the  latest  teams 
sent  to  Honolulu  Orpheum  by  San 
Francisco  Manager  Stone.  They  left 
Wednesday  last. 


HARRINGTON  REYNOLDS 

Leading  man  of  the  Frawley  Company.    A  dignified  and  forceful  actor  whose  artistic  work 
has  won  distinction  in  America  and  England.    He  was  first  introduced  to  this 
country  by  A.  M.  Palmer  as  Rose  Coghlan's  leading  man,  in  a 
production  of  the  late  Chas.  Coghlan's  play,  Madame, 
Produced  at  Wallack's  Theater  and  after- 
wards at  Daly's  Theater. 


The  Mohring  Bros,  open  at  the 
Orpheum,  Los  Angeles,  Jan.  1,  1900. 

Hayes  and  Lytton,  at  present  star- 
ring with  Geo.  Cohan's  A  Wise  Guy, 
are  packing  'em  in  all  along  the  route. 

Boutello  and  Nirea,  May  Raymond, 
Lewis  and  Lake,  and  Fisher  and  Wall 
are  at  the  Alcazar  Theatre,  Denver, 
Col. 

Harry  De  Lain  arrived  in  town  a 
few  days  ago  direct  from  the  East. 
He  opens  at  the  Chutes  New  Years 
Day. 

The  Gordon  Sisters  open  in  this  city 
March  12th,  with  Bakersfield,  Los 
Angeles,  Stockton,  Victoria  and  Van- 
couver to  follow. 

Sloane  Sisters,  Stiles  and  Stevens, 
Ethel  Melville  and  Kathleen  Goodwin 
are  the  features  at  the  Theatre  Com- 
ique,  Spokane,  Wash. 

Owl  Theatre,  Tacoma,  Wash. — 
Brothers  Leondo,  Boyle  and  Lewis, 
Billie  Dodson,  John  Delmore,  Dolly 
Paxton,  Carrie  Fisher  are  the  stock. 

Minnie  Woodward,  professionally 
known  as  Ward,  is  in  town.  Her 
husband  is  the  proprietor  of  the 
Orpheus  Theatre,  Randsburg,  Cal. 

H.  B.Teidemann,  the  popular  man- 
ager of  The  Grotto,  has  made  a  suc- 
cess of  that  new  amusement  resort. 
He  is  the  right  man  in  the  right  place. 

The  Savoy  Theatres,  Victoria  and 
Vancouver,  under  the  management  of 
J.  A.  Johnson,  have  taken  a  new  lease 
of  life  and  business  consequently  has 
taken  a  big  jump. 

Eugenie  Fougere  is  in  pretty  poor 
health  and  was  compelled  to  lay  off 
last  Tuesday  night  at  the  Orpheum. 
Camille  D'Arville,  passing  through 
town,  stepped  in  and  took  her  place. 

Carl  Reiter  has  his  own  company  on 
the  road.  His  starting  point  was 
Denver,  Col.  The  following  are  the 
people:  Rotange's  Dog  Circus,  Wig- 
gin  and  Mar/.ello,  Ahem  and  Patrich, 
Sarden    and    Hunt,  'Amos  Kendall, 


DOT  STANLEY 

A  well-known  vocalist,  who  is  rated  a  favorite  with  vaude- 
ville audiences. 


JAMES  SCHWARTZ 

A  handsome  and  well-known  managerial  figure 
in  the  vaudeville  world. 


CAD  WILSON 

The  possessor  of  diamonds  and  precious  stones 
galore  and  one  of  the  favorites  of  the  vaudeville 
stage.  Her  popularity  always  peimits  of  long 
engagements. 


December  30th,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


An   Unique  Personage 

\17hile  chatting  with  a  pretty 
young  actress  about  a  year  ago, 
she  said  laughingly,  "I  am  bound  to 
succeed.  I  have  been  this  morning 
to  a  wonderful  palmist  who  told  me 
my  life  from  birth,  and  says  I  shall 
go  to  New  York."  I  shook  my  head 
doubtfully,  as  I  replied,  "I  don't  be- 
lieve in  palmists,  they  never  come  to 
the  point,  beat  about  the  bush  and 
make  all  sorts  of  blunders.  I  never 
found  one  scientific  yet,  but  I  shall  go 
to  your  marvel  and  prove  them  all 
alike."  The  house  was  on  Mason 
street  near  Sutter,  and  reading  the 
sign  "Fosselli  Scientific  Palmist,"  en- 
tered, to  find  some  people  waiting, 
among  them  some  friends  of  mine,  an 
actor  and  a  vocal  teacher,  and  caught 
a  glimpse  of  a  prominent  judge  slip- 
ping through  the  door,  and  smiled  as 
I  thought,  I  am  in  good  company  at 
least.  While  waiting  for  our  turn, 
my  friends  informed  me  that  Fosselli 
had  possessed  wonderful  Psychic  power 
from  childhood,  had  studied  in  India, 
the  home  of  Psychic  truth,  and  the 
actor  declared  that  the  great  palmist, 
Chiero  of  London,  was  not  his  equal. 
I  became  more  interested  as  my  musi- 
cal friend  told  me  that  Fosselli 
was  a  man  of  intellectuality  and  musi- 
cal ability,  and  fond  of  the  arts,  and 
had  been  known  in  his  readings  in 
Boston,  New  York,  and  other  large 
cities.  My  turn  came  at  last,  and  I 
entered  a  regular  "Bohemian  den," 
and  was  seated  at  a  little  table  while 
Fosselli,  whom  I  found  very  gentle- 
manly, proceeded  to  mark  the  lines  of 
my  hand  with  a  blue  pencil  so 
thoroughly  that  my  palm  was  like  a 
net-work — not  a  line  slighted — and  I 
thought  what  a  demon  of  terror  that 
blue  pencil  might  have  been  in  the 
hands  of  my  editor  with  my  copy  be- 
fore him  and  the  sign  "My  busy  day!" 
The  room  was  full  of  pictures,  plaster 
casts  of  hands  and  charts,  a  guitar  in 
one  corner,  a  piano  in  another,  and  at 
my  elbow  an  easel  with  a  half-finished 
picture,  and  following  my  glance  he 
said,  "I  am  fond  of  my  brush  in  leisure 
moments."  Then  he  began  to  read, 
coming  straight  to  the  point,  and  my 
life  was  stretched  out  before  him  like 
an  open  book  from  infancy  until  that 
day.  "I  know  who  sent  you,"  he 
remarked.  "A  young  actress  with 
long,  black  hair  and  blue  eyes,  and" — 
Well, he  described  my  friend  so  vividly 
that  it  made  me  jump.  "You  area 
writer,"  he  continued,  "on  a  weekly 
paper,  and  work  among  musical  and 
dramatic  people.  You  think  you  will 
stay  with  this  paper  but  you  won't. 
You  are  going  to  be  very  ill.  Your 
editor  now  East  will  come  home  to  die 
to  pass  away  during  your  illness. 
You  will  resume  your  work,  but  next 
September,  1899,  a  new  dramatic  paper 
will  be  published,  and  you  will  join 
the  staff  through  the  suggestion  or 
influence  of  a  gentleman  at  a  dramatic 
agency — a  man  with  blue  eyes,  brown 
curly  hair  turning  gray,  and  a  very 


refined  manner.  You  know  such  a 
man?"  I  admitted  I  did,  but  said, 
"Fosselli,  this  is  all  nonsense — your 
past  reading  is  perfect  but  tin  future 
can't  be  so.  Our  editor  is  perfectly 
well  in  the  prime  of  life.  I  am  not 
going  to  be  ill,  and  have  not  thought 
of  making  a  change,  and  as  to  the 
friend  you  name,  he  is  not  likely  to 
have  newspaper  influence,  and  no  one 
intends  starting  a  newspaper!"  He 
took  my  little  outburst  quietly  and 
said,  "We  will  see  what  September 
brings"  and  I  replied  laughingly, 
"That  is  a  wager  Fosselli;  if  you  are 
right  I  will  own  my  ignorance  and 
surrender  completely  to  j  our  superior 
knowledge.  He  won.  I  lost— for 
his  prophesies  came  true.  Only  a 
week  afterwards  my  editor  was 
brought  home  to  die,  passing  away 
when  I  was  helplessly  ill  and  out  of 
my  work  for  months.  I  resumed  my 
work  with  the  new  editor  until  last 
September,  when  goin<;  into  the  office 
of  the  dramatic  agencv  mentioned  on 


business,  my  friend  met  me  with  a 
smile.  "Have  you  seen  the  new 
paper?"  he  asked,  holding  up  the  first 
copy  of  the  DKAMATIC  Rkvikw,  and 
suddenly  an  idea  struck  him,  and  he 
seized  pen  and  paper  and  wrote  a  let- 
ter of  introduction.  "See  the  manager 
atonce,"  he  said.  "This  is  the  paper 
for  you — it  is  sure  to  be  a  success," 
and  I  was  soon  in  the  sunny  office  of 
the  Dramatic  Rkvikw  talking  to 
two  of  the  pleasantest  gentlemen  1 
have  ever  met,  and  here  I  am  a  mem- 
ber of  the  staff,  for  I  began  at  once 
and  I  am  as  proud  of  the  success  we 
are  making  as  if  I  were  a  partner,  and 
full  of  hope  for  the  future.  And  the 
array  of  actors  and  musical  people 
I  send  to  tlie  "Bohemian  den"  for 
advice  is  proof  of  my  admiration  of 
Fosselli 's  wonderful  powers,  for  he  is 
gifted  beyond  the  power  of  science, 
and  I  have  to  hear  of  his  first  failure; 
and  by  the  way  the  pretty  actress  is 
now  in  New  York  and  writes  she  is 
doing  well. — Mary  Frances  Francis. 


Alyce  Gates 

4  4^~\nce  upon  a  time" — that  is  the 
^-^  way  wonderful  stories  should 
begin — a  little,  dark-haired  girl  lay 
under  an  apple  tree  in  the  garden  of 
the  home  of  Justin  Gates,  well  known 
and  honored  in  California  from  the 
pioneer  days.  Her  pretty  head  rested 
upon  her  arms  as  her  bright  eyes  gazed 
up  through  the  branches,  while  in 
childish  fancy  she'  read  among  the 
green  leaves  that  rustled  in  the  sunny 
air,  pictures  of  future  glory  of  which 
she  was  the  heroine.  The  blue  sky, 
cloudless  as  her  sweet  face,  smiled  upon 
her  and  the  leaves  whispered  to  her 
heart,  "You  will  be  a  singer  some  day 
in  the  great  world,  some  one  is  com- 
ing, coming  from  across  the  sea  to 
make  your  dreams  come  true."  She 
kept  her  "apple-tree  stories"  to  her- 


self, for  who  would  understand  ?  She 
herself  did  not  understand  anything 
then  of  Psychic  laws  or  that  her  inno- 
cent soul  was  so  full  of  light  that  she 
had  unconscious  relationship  to  the 
wonders  of  the  Occult,  that  the  world 
has  grown  to  recognize.  Alyce  Gates 
became  a  woman  and  spent  five  years 
in  New  York  with  Geo.  Sweet,  one  of 
the  greatest  vocal  masters  of  American 
and  European  fame.  Her  natural 
poetical  interpretation  was  his  delight 
and  she  became  an  enthusiastic  ex- 
ponent of  his  method,  and  returning  to 
San  Francisco  opened  a  vocal 
studio,  building  up  tier  profession  with 
gratifying  results,  teaching  faithfully 
and  with  cheerful  heart  "Quality  and 
expressiveness  of  tone."  Her  work  is 
a  revelation  in  the  art  of  teaching  and 
the  atmosphere  of  her  artistic  surround- 
ings inspiring  and  it  is  no  wonder  that 


the  minds  of  her  pupils  expand 
through  with  her  lofty  ideals.  Her 
voice  is  a  musical  dramatic  soprano, 
her  technic  perfect  and  her  scales  as 
clear  and  smooth  as  a  forest  stream. 
She  has  been  a  favorite  in  concert, 
possessing  beside  her  voice  and  train- 
ing  a  personality  of  magical  charm, 
drawing  her  audiences  to  her  in  the 
harmony  of  gentle  soulful  attraction. 

Of  late  years  the  "apple-tree  rev- 
eries"  have  given  place  to  solitary 
rambles  under  the  stars  or  upon  the 
sea-beach,  for  the  boom  of  the  waves 
was  music  to  her  ears,  the  spray  like 
gems  of  promise,  the  water  seemed  to 
beckon  her  to  the  sands  and  as  the 
waves  rolled  to  her  feet  sweet  was  the 
message  they  sang.     "The  time  is 
coming,  coming,  when  your  dreams 
will  be  fulfilled.     A  friend   will  sail 
over  the  sea  to  point  you  to  your 
highest  work,  to  be  your  inspiration." 
Miss  Gates  worked  on  steadily, cheered 
by  the  promises  of  the  waves  and  the 
leaves,  until  one  evening  she  sat  in  the 
Tivoli  with  a  friend.      There  were 
sounds  of  applause  and  then  perfect 
stillness  reigned  and  as  Sig.  Salassa's 
glorious  voice  rang  out,  Miss  Gates, 
who  heard  him  for  the  first  time,  burst 
into  tears.    "I  am  leaning  against  a 
palm;  I  have  found  the  oasis  in  the 
desert;  that  great  artist  will  be  the  one 
to  encourage  my  highest  aims!"  she 
said.    Strange?    Not  at  all  !  to  those 
who  understand    psychic    laws  and 
leadings.    To  make  a  long  story  short 
Sig.  Salassa  heard  Miss  Gates  sing  and 
at  once  recognized  the  artist.  "Beau- 
tiful voice,"  he  said.  "You  know  how 
to  sing.    You  can  teach.    The  school 
is  the  same  as  mine  of  light  and  shade. 
You  should  sing  in  opera,"  and  all  un- 
conscious of  being  a    link    in  the 
psychic  chain  added  as  he  praised  her: 
"I  come  like  a  brother  in  art  and 
stretch  out  my  hand  from  across  the 
sea  to  show  you  what  you  can  be." 
Since  then  Miss  Gates  has  been  so  en- 
couraged by  his  criticism  of  her  voice 
and  art  that  she  has  gained  new  im- 
petus and  confidence  and  hopes  some 
day  to  enter  the  operatic  stage,  while 
she  goes  on  as  faithfully  as  ever  with 
her  classes,  for  the  opinion  of  Salassa 
is  worth  having  and  he  is  not  a  man 
to  flatter.    Miss  Gates  comes  from  a 
talented  family  that  has  shone  in  musi- 
cal, dramatic  and  journalistic  work. 
Her  sister  Gertrude  is  clever  with  her 
pen  and  in  dramatic  art,  and  perhaps 
the  most  beautiful  tenor  voice  Califor- 
nia has  known  was  that  of  Harry 
Gates,  her  cousin,  who  sang  in  the  old 
Tivoli  days. 

Miss  Alyce  Gates  sang  at  the  large 
benefit  for  Italian  charities  given  at 
Metropolitan  Temple  last  Thanksgiv- 
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who  also  appeared  upon  that  occasion. 

Mary  Frances  Francis. 

The  Mechanics  Institute  has  awarded 
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12 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


December  30th,  1899 


LOCAL  NOTES 

The  departure  of  Miss  Millie  Flynn 
for  New  York,  just  after  the  dawning 
of  the  New  Year,  where  she  will  con- 
tinue her  studies  as  a  vocalist  will  be 
a  loss  to  the  profession  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, but  again  to  the  East,  for  doubt- 
less our  California  song-bird  whose 
silver}'  notes  have  charmed  us  will 
have  good  opportunities  of  entering 
the  profession  in  New  York,  where 
those  of  true  musical  worth  are  al- 
ways welcomed  as  the  success  of 
Willis  Bachellor,  Olive  Reed-Cush- 
man,  Mabel  Love,  and  other  of  our 
favorites  has  proved.  Miss  Flynn  is 
well  known  in  San  Francisco,  having 
been  before  the  public  since  she  was 
sixteen,  and  her  success  is  due  to  the 
careful  tuition  of  Dr.  H.  J.  Stewart, 
who  holds  a  distinguished  place  in  his 
profession.  Miss  Flynn  sang  at  the 
Plymouth  Church  for  nearly  two 
years,  and  has  been  soprano  soloist 
for  four  years  at  Trinity  Episcopal 
Church,  where  much  regret  is  ex- 
pressed at  her  loss.  She  has  also  held 
a  position  at  the  Taylor-street  Syna- 
gogue for  five  years.  Her  voice  is 
rarely  sweet  and  musical,  her  tones 
are  well  rounded,  her  enunciation 
good,  and  she  sings  with  much  poeti- 
cal interpretation;  her  appearance 
upon  the  stage  being  modest  and  at- 
tractive. Miss  Flynn  appeared  re- 
centlv  at  the  farewell  concert  of 
Frank  Coffin  and  Robert  Bien,  Native 
Sons'  Hall  being  crowded.  The  Bo- 
hemian Club,  the  profession  and 
society  were  well  represented,  the  pro- 
gram being  rendered  by  the  best  local 
talent  including  Henry  Holmes,  who 
is  securing  fame  in  America  as  he  has 
won  it  in  Europe.  Miss  Flynn  is  al- 
ways an  acquisition  to  first-class  con- 
certs, and  her  voice  also  well  adapted 
to  Oratorio  or  church  work. 

MILLIE  FLYN.V'S  FAREWELL. 

Miss  Millie  Flynn's  farewell  con- 
cert, given  under  the  direction  of  Dr. 
H.J.  Stewart,  Tuesday  evening  of  last 
week,  was  attended  by  an  audience 
that  showed  warmly  their  interest  in 
the  singer  who  has  been  very  popular 
in  professional  work,  several  of  our 
local  favorites  lending  their  aid  iu 
making  her  last  appearance  here  a 
success.  The  concert  opened  with 
quartet — Gypsy  song  [Schumann], 
Miss  Flynn,  Mrs.  Birmingham,  Clar- 


ence Wendell,  Mr.  F.  G.  B.  Mills,  the 
number  being  well  rendered  and  re- 
ceived. Mr.  John  Marquardt,  whose 
appearance  is  always  hailed  with 
pleasure,  rendered  violin  solo,  Leon- 
ard's Souvenir  de  Haydn  to  much 
applause.  Song,  The  Rough  Rider, 
was  sung  by  Mr.  F.  G.  B.  Mills.  He 
has  naturally  a  good  voice,  but  a  cold 
robbed  it  of  its  clearness,  but  he  sang 
with  pleasing  effect  responding  to  an 
encore.  Miss  Miriam  Cone  gave 
Aria — A  Scolte,  [Bellini],  making  a 
good  impression,  giving  as  an  encore, 
Answer.  Miss  Flynn  received  a  very 
hearty  greeting  when  she  appeared  in 
her  first  solo.  She  looked  well  upon 
the  stage,  and  sang  with  her  usual 
charming  ease  and  refinement.  Her 
number  was  Valse  Song,  Delight 
[Lucketone],  a  very  graceful  rendition, 
Miss  Flvnn  being  in  excellent  voice 


MILLIE  FLYNN 
and  singing  with  much  feeling  and 
artistic  taste.  In  response  to  an  en 
thusiastic  encore,  she  sang  Last  Night 
I  Was  Dreaming,  appearing  also  in 
duet — Recordare  [Requiem]  Verdi, 
with  Mrs.  Birmingham.  Mr.  Harry 
Wood  Brown,  the  possessor  of  a  very 
melodious  baritone,  sang  Aria — Dio 
Passente  [from  Faust].  He  was  a  lit- 
tle indisposed,  but  his  smooth  render- 
ing and  good  taste  were  not  to  be  hid- 
den, and  he  was  recalled  singing  a 
second  time.  Mr.  Wendell,  tenor, 
sang  Love's  Nocturne  [Lawrence 
Kellie],  his  voice  being   sweet  and 


clear,  and  his  style  sympathetic.  In 
response  to  generous  applause  he  gave 
an  encore.  His  pianissimo  passages 
were  delicately  taken,  and  his  num- 
bers a  delight.  Mrs.  Birmingham 
was  in  particularly  fine  voice,  giving 
air  de  Romeo  et  Juliet  [Yaccai],  in 
fact  I  never  heard  her  to  better  advan- 
tage, and  she  was  a  great  favorite, 
responding  to  an  encore  and  singing 
in  the  closing  number  quartet — The 
Stars  That  Above  Us  Are  Shining 
[Weber],  Miss  Flynn,  Mrs.  Birming- 
ham, Mr.  Wendell,  Mr.  Mills.  Dr.  H. 
J.  Stewart  accompanied  the  singers, 
lending  them  his  customary  graceful 
support. 

CHARLOTTE  VOORSANGER. 

The  other  day  I  received  a  charm- 
ing letter  from  Miss  Charlotte  Voor- 
sanger,  whose  musical  ability  and 
devotion  to  her  studies  long  ago  won 
my  interest,  while  she  was  a  pupil  of 
Prof.  E.  S.  Bonelli  of  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Conservatory  of  Music.  Little 
Charlotte,  as  we  called  her,  for  she  is 
not  sixteen,  was  sent  to  New  York 
three  months  ago  to  study  with  Mr. 
Galligo,  before  going  to  Europe  to  fin- 
ish her  musical  education.  Mr.  Gal- 
ligo seems  to  be  taking  great  interest 
in  her  and  she  has  made  many  new 
friends  but  her  heart  turns  often  to 
home  and  ties  in  California,  and  espec- 
ially to  Prof.  Bonelli,  who  was  as  fond 
and  proud  of  her  as  if  she  had  been 
his  own  daughter.  She  writes:  "Miss 
Francis,  I  hope  soon  to  thank  you 
personally  for  all  your  kindness  to  me 
in  my  work,  and  for  being  so  lenient 
with  me.  I  love  my  work  and  can 
never  forget  Prof.  Bonelli,  who  taught 
me  to  love  it.  I  must  work  for  these 
innumerable  debts.  *  *  *  I  wish 
I  could  play  like  Mr.  Galligo,  with 
such  technic  and  such  soul.  He 
says  I  must  strive  for  a  crisp,  brilliant 
technic,  but  there  are  so  many  striv- 
ing to  reach  the  goal,  so  much  more 
talented  than  I,  that  when  I  realize 
what  I  have  undertaken,  I  am  dumb- 
founded at  my  audacity,  but  that  makes 
me  work  the  harder.  *  *  *  My 
last  piece  is  the  Holburg  Suite  [Greig] 
and  I  have  memorized  the  Prauludium 
and  am  preparing  Rigaudou  for  my 
next  lesson  and  find  it  very  fascinat- 
ing. My  practice  hour  is  near,  so  I 
must  close.  *  *  *  Always  think 
of  me  as  Your  sincere  admirer," 
Charlotte  Voor Sanger . 


While  chatting  with  Mrs.  Yoor- 
sanger  regarding  Charlotte's  letter  she 
seemed  pleased  she  had  remembered 
me  and  told  me  that  her  uncle,  Mr. 
Pollak,  the  solo  violinist  of  New  York, 
had  been  surprised  at  the  progress  she 
had  made  in  the  Conservatory  here, 
and  was  more  than  delighted  with  her 
work.  Mrs.  Yoorsanger  says  Mr. 
Galligo  gave  her  a  very  strict  examina- 
tion, reserving  his  opinion  until  she 
had  played  three  times,  when  he  de- 
clared her  interpretation  to  be  good, 
and  her  work  most  thorough.  He 
praised  Prof.  Bonelli's  tuition,  taking 
up  her  studies  from  the  point  where 
he  resigned  Charlotte  to  her  new  mas- 
ter's care.  Mr.  Galligo  was  struck 
with  the  care  that  had  been  taken  with 
interpretation,  as  the  writer  was  when 
about  a  year  ago  a  pile  of  music  was 
placed  in  my  hands  marked  from  meas- 
sure  to  measure  by  Prof.  Bonelli,  and 
I  chose  Beethoven's  Moonlight  Sonata 
and  a  Chopin  Etude  for  Charlotte  to 
play.  She  has  been  a  shining  light  in 
the  San  Francisco  Conservatory,  and 
won  words  of  praise  from  Madame 
Carreno,  but  there  have  been  other 
pupils  who  have  distinguished  them- 
selves as  pianists  who  owe  their  founda- 
tion and  ambition  to  Prof.  Bonelli. 
Miss  Carrie  Bowes,  who  made  a  suc- 
cess in  Europe,  and  gave  a  concert 
upon  her  return  in  1897,  Miss  Maud 
Durrant  and  Mr.  Harry  Tichau,  who 
passed  fine  examinations  in  Berlin, 
being  among  the  number.  It  is  only- 
fair  to  call  attention  to  the  good  work 
of  our  local  masters  when  they  receive 
praise  from  Eastern  or  European  auth- 
orities and  if  ever  our  little  friend 
Charlotte  Voorsanger  becomes  famous 
it  will  be  pleasant  to  remember  that 
she  was  a  California  girl  taught  by 
one  of  our  own  masters. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


Mayme  Taylor,  who  makes  her  ap- 
pearance here  with  Murray  and  Mack 
to-morrow  night  at  the  New  Alhambra, 
is  well  known  in  this  city,  this  having 
been  her  home  several  years  ago.  She 
first  made  her  appearance  before  the 
footlights  at  the  Tivoli,  but  after  be- 
coming the  wife  of  Richard  Stahl, 
Hoyt's  manager,  she  went  East,  and 
returns  now  for  the  first  time.  She  has 
a  beautiful  soprano  voice,  and  has 
been  a  success  in  the  East. 


Lederer's  Qnintonica  for  falling  hair. 


December  30th,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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JULIET  CROSBY 
A  handsome  and  talented  actress,  and  charming  socially.  The 
wife  of  Fred  Belasco,  one  of  the  most  popular  manager  in  the 
business. 


THE  ELECTRICIAN  Tl?e  Eleetriean 


Managers  phase  send  open  time  for 
Jauuary  and  February,  1900 


An  Elaborate  Scenic  Production. 

TWO  MONSTER 
PRACTICAL  DYNAMOS 

The  most  complete  line  of  Sensational 
Pictorial  Printing. 

First  Appearance  on  this  Coast  of  the  Eastern 
Favorites 

Mr.  John  Abbott  and 
Miss  Harriett  Lee 

Supported  by  their  Own  Company  of  well- 
know  artists. 

The  Denver  Electric  Power  House  Lighting  the 
City.  The  Thrilling  Banking  House  Scene 
A  Big  Eastern  Success.  For  the  First  Time 
on  the  Coast. 

Management  of  MR.  E.  H  CRAId 

Address  all  communications  to 

Halletts  Theatrical  Exchange 

Lyceum  Theater  San  Francisco 

Under  the  Stage  Direction  of 

Mr.  Frank  C.  Thompson 


Miss 
Florence  Roberts 


In  Repertory 


ALCAZAR  THEATER 

June, 
July, 
August, 
1900. 


Rare  Old  Violins 


^^E  have  just  added  to  our 
many  departments  a  de- 
partment of  fine  old  violins.  If 
you  are  interested  in  this  line, 
send  for  our  beautiful,  illustrated 
catalogue  of  these  instruments. 


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"^^"E  have  without  doubt  the 
finest  lot  of  Italian  tested 
strings  that  has  ever  been 
brought  to  the  Pacific  Coast,  and 
will  exercise  great  care  in  select- 
ing them  for  our  customers. 

Kohler  &  Chase 

SAN  FRANCISCO 

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the  Pacific  Coast 


SWITCHES 


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21  inches  $5 

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26     "    8 

28     "    10 

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Very  Fine  Wigs  to  Order,  $20.00 

Look  perfectly  natural. 


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and  General 
Advertisers. 


Post  for  all  the  Leading  San 
Francisco  Theaters.  Finest 
locations  in  the  city. 


There  may  be  others  like  us  but  they're  not  in  town 
The  Ever  Popular  Originators  of  Novelties. 

Anitn-Carleton  and  Royee-"osS.e 

Up-to-date  Singing  and  Dancing  Soubrcttcs, 
the  Zenith  of  Success   at  Olympia  Music  Hall 

Frank  Denithorne 

Alcazar  Stock  Company,  San  Francisco. 


COLUMBIA 


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SKCONI)  WEFK  HKC.INS  WITH  SPKCIAt 
MATIM'E  NEW  YEAR'S  DAY. 
An  Unqualified  Success 
I.icbler  .*  Co.  present    Hall  Caine's  powerful  play 

The  Christian 

The  great  theatrical  event  of  the  season  in  Ihis  city. 

California  Theater  ^ 

House 

RESERVATIONS  BY    PHONE  MAIN  1731 

COMMENCING  SUNDAY  NIGHT,  DKCEMBKR  SI 

2  MATINKKS  2 

MONDAY-NEW  YEAR'S  DAY- AND 
SATURDAY  AFTERNOON 

2  SUNDAYS  2 

ENDING  SUNDAY  NIGHT   JANUARY  7TH. 
The  Tremcnilons  English  Success 

With  Flying;  Colors 

Prom  the  Adelphi  Theater,  London. 
Still  Running,  with  Prospects  for  a  Second  Year's 
Run.     The  Biggest  Production  Ever  Made  in  San 
Francisco. 

First  Performance  in  America.    24  Hours  Ahead  o! 
Boston.     Ifi    New,  Magnificent    Scenes.     Over  60 
Speaking  Characlersin  the  Play.  Original  Surprises. 
TUKSDAY  NIGHT,  JANUARY  !>TH. 

The  Princess  and  the  Butterfly 

MONDAY,  JANUARY  8TH,  THK  GREAT  DIVA, 

Emma  Nevada 


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BILLY  RICK  AND  W.  FRILLMAN;  THK  ROSINOS: 
DOROTHY  DREW;   DOUGLAS    AND  FORD; 
FOUGERE; 
THORNK  AND  CARLKTON;  LA  SYLPHK; 
THE  AVKRYS;  BIOGRAPH. 

Reserved  seats,  25  Gents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats.  50  Cents 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


Fred  Belasco,  Lessee.        Mark  Thall,  Manager 
'PHONE  MAIN  254. 

He  is  a  Howling  Hit. 
BEGINNING  WITH  NEW  YEAR'S  MATINEE 
LAST  WKKK  OF 

Chimmie  Fadden 

REGULAR  MATINEES  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY. 
WKKK  OF"  JANUARY  8TH 

Mysterious  Mr.  Bugle 

TivoliOperaHouse 

TO  NIGHT  AND  KVKRY  EVENING. 
MATINEES  NEW  YEAR'S  DAY  and  SATURDAYS. 
The  Gorgeous  Holiday  I  uiavaganxa 

LITTLE  BO=PEEP 

Just  the  Play  for  the  Children 
Brilliant  Transformation,  BUTTKRFLIKS. 
Clown,    Japanese  and   Rag-Time    Ballets.  Comic 
Songs,  Jokes,  Situations,  etc. 

Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents. 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  !). 

GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE 

Telephonic  Main  682 

KveTy  Kvening  at  H  o'clock  Sharp  by  Special 
Arrangement  with  David  Henderson,  the  Famous 


Kxtravaganza. 


Sinbad 


Unanimously  Endorsed  by  the  Daily  Presi»,  Who 
Do  Not  Discover  a  Single  Fault  in  It.  The  .Most 
Beautiful  and  Delightful  Performance  ever  given  in 
the  City.  SPECIAL  HOLIDAY 

MATINKK  NEW  YEAR'S  DAY. 
Good  Reserved  Seal  in  Orchestra.  25  cents. 
In  Consequence  of  the  Enormous  Kxpense  Attend- 
ing the  Mammoth  Production  the  Following  Pi  ices 
Will  Prevail:  Orchestra,  First  Flight  Rows.  75c. 
Balance  of  House,  25c  and  50c;  Galleries,  10c  and  50c; 
Saturday  Matinee,  75c  and  50c. 

Branch  Ticket  Office  Kmporiuui. 

New  Alhambra  Theater 

(The  People's  Play  House) 

KLLiNfiiiorsK  &  Mott,  Lessees  and  Managers 
ICddy  and  Jones  Streets.  Telephone  South  770 

ONE  WEEK  ONLY 
STARTING  WITH  SUNDAY  MATINEE,  DFX-.  81. 
MATINEE  NEW  YEAR'S   DAY  (MONDAY) 
PROFESSIONAL  MATINEE  THURSDAY 
THK  ORIGINAL  MURRAY  AND  MACK  IN 
TRIBR  HILARIOUS  FARCK  COMEDY 

Finnigan's  Ball 

Prices:  V. veiling— 15c,  'lite,  :J5c.  50c  and  75c. 
Matinees — 15c,  25c,  I!5c  and  50c. 

O'Parell  .street, 

Near  Stockton . 
GRAND  CONCKRT  KVKRY  NIGHT  by  the 
American  Ladies'  Orchestra,  Louis  N.  Ritzau. 
conductor,  Stuart  and  La  Croix,  duetlsts, 
Antonio  Vargas,  baritone  and  Maion  Richardson, 
Vocolist.    New  Moving  Pictures.     Admission  Free. 


O  B  Er  RO  IN 


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December  30th,  1899 


Tunis  Dean 

Mr.  Dean  is  business  manager  of 
The  Christian  company  now  meeting 
with  great  success  at  the  Columbia. 
Although  on  his  first  visit  to  the  Coast, 
he  is  by  no  means  a  stranger  in  San 
Francisco  where  he  has  been  renewing 
many  old    friendships    made  in  the 
East.    Mr.  De?n  was  for  many  years 
manager  of  the  Academy  of  Music  in 
Baltimore,  also  holding  a  proprietary 
interest  in  the  house,  which  played 
only  the  leading  attractions  of  the 
country.    This   is  only  his  second 
season  en  tour.    Last  year  he  repre- 
sented The  Bride  Elect  in  the  same 
capacity   that    he   does    with  The 
Christian.     Walter  Dean,  his  brother, 
is  well  remembered  here  where  he 
made  many  visits  as  business  manager 


of  the  Carleton  Opera  Company  when 
it  was  in  its  prime.  The  Christian 
will  make  a  tour  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia following  its  Frisco  run,  which 
promises  to  l)e  one  of  the  most  suc- 
cessful engagements  in  the  history  of 
Frisco  theatricals. 


The  advance  sale  of  seats  for  the 
second  week  of  The  Christian  at  the 
Columbia  Theater  is  fifty  per  cent, 
larger  than  it  was  for  the  first  week 
at  the  corresponding  time. 


Brother  Officers,  the  play  produced 
by  Henry  Miller  at  the  Columbia 
Theater  last  summer,  is  to  be  produced 
at  the  Empire  Theater,  New  York. 


The  Hon.  Peter  Sterling  is  to  be 
dramatized  by  Mildred  Dowling  and 
Paul  Leicester  Ford  for  Nat  Goodwin. 


TUNIS  F.  DEAN 


Oroville  Opera  House 

The  Union  Opera  House,  of  Oro- 
ville, Cal.,  has  been  entirely  remod- 
eled. The  stage,  which  will  be  com- 
pleted by  January  15th,  will  be  the 
finest  and  handsomest  in  Northern 
California.  Nine  sets  of  new  scenery 
have  been  painted,  and  also  a  very 
handsome  drop  curtain,  representing 
Hiedelberg  Castle  on  the  Rhine,  fram- 
ed by  a  massive  gold  frame,  partially 
concealed  by  handsome  folds  of  salmon 
pink  drapery.  The  stage  is  40x35, 
with  a  height  of  40  ft.  to  the  gridiron 
or  rigging  loft.  The  procenium  open- 
ing is  20x26,  handsomely  finished  in 
cream  and  gold,  studded  with  electric 
lights.     Eight  cozy  dressing  rcoms, 


8x8  ft.,  are  placed  under  the  stage, 
fitted  with  both  electric  and  gas  lights, 
also  hot  and  cold  water.  The  audi- 
torium is  finished  in  cream  and  gold, 
of  a  Moorish  design,  the  theater  being 
furnished  throughout  with  both  elec- 
tric and  gas  lights.  Mr.  Harry  R. 
Jacobs  has  the  management  of  the  new 
house  end  is  now  arranging  and  book- 
ing companies  enroute.  The  manage- 
ment will  aim  at  all  times  to  play  only 
first-class  attractions. 


Charles  Frohman  has  secured  the 
London  success,  The  Black  Tulip, 
for  production  in  this  country. 


Effie  Ellsler's  father  is  a  member  of 
the  James-Kidder-Hanford  Company. 


ARHAND 


CAILLEAUS 


Correct 
Parisian 
Fashions 


are  recognized  by  al 


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Beginning  with  the  first  of  the  year 

Reduced  Prices 

on  my  entire  line  of 

SUITS  SILK  WAISTS 

JACKETS         SKIRTS,  ETC. 


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December  30th,  1899 


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LOS  ANGELES. 

Musical  Correspondence 

Los  Angeles,  Dec.  25. — Little  Paloma 
Schramm,  in  her  second  recital  oil  Monday 
evening  at  Simpson  Tabernacle  renewed  the 
profound  impression  she  made  the  previous 
week . 

Another  brilliant  little  musician,  Sada 
Wersheim,  Ysaye's  young  pupil,  washe^rd 
in  the  same  hall  on  Tuesday  evening.  This 
child  violinist  plays  with  dash  and  brilliancy 
combined  with  delicacy  and  exquisite  shad- 
ing that  would  do  credit  to  a  much  older 
virtuoso.  Mme.  Genevra  Johustone-Bishop 
assisted  in  the  following  program:  Zgenner- 
weisen  (Sarasati);  Pa  ce  Mio,  aria  from  La 
Forza  del  Destino  (Verdi)  Mme.  Bi-hop; 
Symphonie  Espaguole  Lalo  allegro,  andante 
rondo;  (a)  Evermore  Lost  to  Me(i578)  (Bach) 
by  request;  (b)  Good-by  (Lady  Henry  Som- 
erset) Mme.  Bishop;  introductione  et  rondo 
Capricciosa  (Saint  Saens).  Miss  Blanche 
Rogeis  accompanied  both  violinist  and 
singer. 

The  second  concert  was  given  by  the 
Symphony  Orchestra  at  the  Lcs  Angeles 
Theater  on  Friday  afternoon,  with  Mr. 
Harley  Hamilton  conducting.  This  organ- 
ization reached  a  degree  of  artistic  excel- 
lence that  is  gratifying  to  our  music-loving 
people.  The  interpretation  of  Tschai  Row- 
sky's  andante  cantabile  in  particular,  was  a 
revelation  of  their  deep  thought  and  feeling; 
the  Tannhaenser  overture  was  given  accord- 
ing to  the  original  score.  The  program  in- 
cluded ballet  music  from  the  opera  Feratnors 
(Rubenstein);  Andante  Cantabile  from  Quar- 
tet op.  11  for  strings  (Tscharkowskv);  My 
Heart  at  Thy  Sweet  Voice,  Samson  and  Del- 
ilah, (SaintSaens);  Fifth' Symphony  (Beeth- 
oven) and  Overture  to  Tannhau>er  Wagner. 
Miss  Knickerbocker  was  soloist  for  the  after 
noon. 

Vladimir  de  Pachmann  will  give  two  con- 
certs next  week.  On  New  Year's  evening 
his  program  will  include  Schumann  and 
Chopin,  while  the  recital  of  Wednesday 
afternoon  will  be  given  up  to  Chopin. 

The  musicale  will  be  rendered  at  Simpson 
Auditorium  on  the  evening  of  January  5th, 
under  the  direction  of  Prof.  F.  C.  Bacon. 
The  soloists  will  be  Mme.  Genevra  John 
stone  Bishop,  Mrs.  Florence  Scarborough 
A.  Miller  and  Mr.  Barnhart. 

The  dates  for  Emma  Nevada's  concerts 
have  been  fixed  for  the  evenings  of  the  17th 
and  18th  of  January.  S. 

STOCKTON. 

Special  Correspondence 

Stockton,  Dec.  27. — The  newspapers 
here  seemed  to  hsve  it  in  for  the  Rentz- 
Santley  Burlesque  Company.  All  of  the 
journals  "roasted"  the  show,  stating  that  it 
was  coarse  and  the  people  had  no  merit, 
which  criticism  was  not  wholly  justifiable. 
There  are  some  redeeming  features  about 
the  performance,  but  the  local  newspaper 
combination  evidently  could  not  see  it  that 
way.  The  result  was  that  after  a  good  house 
Thursday  night,  there  was  about  forty  peo- 
ple Friday  and  Saturday.  The  company 
pulled  up  stakes  and  went  to  Sacramento, 


closing  the  engagement  which  was  to  have 
been  a  three-night  stand.  Of  course  the 
manager  of  the  company  kicked  terribly  and 
did  not  say  very  kind  words  of  the  town  or 
the  papers. 

The  Christmas  week  attraction  is  the 
ever-popular  Elleford  Company  which  will 
present  a  repertoire  of  plays  of  sterling 
merit.  Manager  Elleford  has  the  name  of 
being  one  of  the  best  managers  on  the  coast 
and  is  making  money.  He  and  his  wife, 
Miss  Jessse  Norton,  are  very  popular  in 
Stockton,  where  Mr.  Elleford  was  one  of 
the  proprietors  of  the  old  Avon  Theater 
with  Darrel  Vinton,  now  with  W.  R- 
Dailey.  The  company  opened  to  a  good 
house  Sunday  night,  and  has  been  playing 
to  fine  money  all  the  week.  Tom  Bates, 
Mr.  Elleford's  "Voorwaarts,"  is  said  to  be 
one  of  the  best  advance  men  in  the  busi- 
ness. He  surely  gets  more  advertising  for 
Elleford  than  any  one  else  could. 

The  musical  features  of  this  week  are,  of 
course,  in  the  churches.  Never  before  have 
such  elaborate  programs  of  music  been 
given ,  calling  into  service  all  the  talent  of 
which  Stockton  has  plenty.  Some  good 
amateur  work  was  also  seen  in  many  of  the 
entertainments.  As  usual,  a  good  deal  of 
San  Francisco  professional  talent  was  en- 


The  death  of  Ugo  Talbo,  the  tenor  and 
teacher  of  vocal  music,  was  a  sad  blow  to  this 
city  in  that  it  left  many  pupils  of  excellent 
promise  just  in  the  midst  of  their  work. 
However,  there  is  hope  thrown  out  to  the 
many  aspiring  singers  by  the  announce- 
ment that  Prof.  Kelleher  of  Mills'  Seminary 
will  open  a  class  in  this  city;  in  fact  it  is 
stated  that  he  has  nearly  all  of  Talbo's 
f  rmer  pupils. 

Manager  C.  F.  Hall  and  wife  of  the 
Yo  Semite  were  up  from  San  Jose  last  week. 

SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Dec.  26. — Calder  &  Mc- 
Cready's  Rent/.-Santley  Novelty  and  Bur- 
lesque Company  opened  at  the  Clunie  Opera 
House  Sunday  night  to  a  fine  house.  The 
engagement  is  for  five  nights  an  1  matinee. 
The  performance  is  certainly  a  novel  one, 
from  the  fact  that  it  is  a  very  undressy  af- 
fair—the costumes  being  cut  unusually  short 
above  and  below.  However,  the  show 
draws  well. 

Murray  and  Mack  in  Finnigan's  Rail,  on 
the  29th  and  30th. 


SPOKANE 

Special  Correspondence. 
Spokane,  Dec.  22. — Spokane  Auditorium, 
H.  C.  Hayward,  Manager.  Sunday,  12-17, 
second  concert  Washington  State  Band. 
Progam  good,  attendance  poor.  18— Win- 
Smith  Left  Home.  Why  he  should,  sur- 
rounded as  he  is  by  such  feminine  loveli- 
ness, is  wondered  at  by  all,  but  the  enor- 
mous audience  which  witnessed  the  initial 
performance  soon  "caught  on," and  laugh- 
ter grew  fast  and  furious  at  the  peculiarsit- 
uations  and  pantomimic  work  of  the  princi- 
pals.   Frank  Tannehill  Jr.,  as  Smith,  is  busy 


from  start  to  finish,  and  does  himself  credit. 
Conna  Jordan  is  acceptable  as  Mrs.  Smith. 
But  of  all  the  female  contingent  Lizzie  May 
Ulmer  takes  the  proverbial  bakery.  She  is 
a  whole  show  in  herself,  and  kept  her  aud- 
ience merry  throughout  the  entire  evening. 
C.  Jay  Williams  as  Count  Von  Guggenheim 
does  a  clever  piece  of  German  character 
work.  Helle  Chamberlain,  who  at  one  time 
was  a  member  of  the  Bostonians  and  under- 
study for  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis,  sang  "Oh 
Promise  Me,"  and  showed  that  her  splendid 
contralto  voice  has  lost  none  of  its  original 
sweetness.  Altogether,  Why  Smith  Left 
Home  is  one  of  the  best  shows  that  has  vis- 
ited this  city  for  some  time. 

On  the  14-15  Gay  Coney  Island. 

Doi.ph. 

FRESNO 

Special  Correspondence 

Fresno,  December  27. — Last  week  was  a 
blank,  so  far  as  attractions  at  the  Opera 
House  are  concerned  and  this  week  was  not 
much  more  lively,  as  L.  R.  Stockwell  in 
My  Friend  From  India,  was  the  only  one 
who  showed  here.  Stockwell  appeared 
Christmas  afternoon  and  evening,  but  the 
matinee  was  not  a  success,  as  regarded  at- 
tendance, though  this  was  made  up  in  the 
evening.  It  is  a  long  time  since  I  have  seen 
a  house  so  thoroughly  and  u  11  control  ably 
amused  as  it  was  by  the  second  act  of  Mj 
Friend  From  India,  and  hereafter  Du  Sou- 
chet's  productions  are  likely  to  be  well  re- 
ceived. There  is  an  impression  here  that 
the  ludicrous  complications  in  the  com- 
edy have  fully  as  much  to  do  with  its  success 
as  the  personality  of  its  actors.  But.  how- 
ever that  may  be,  it  was  funny,  very  funny 
— that  is,  the  first  two  acts  are.  I  went  out 
after  the  second  fearing  that  the  third 
wouldn't  be  so  good.  Did  you  ever  try  that? 
If  not,  do  so  some  time  and  see  how  much 
more  pleasant  it  is  to  leave  a  plav  when  it  is 
uncompleted  than  to  stay  until  the  curtains 
come  down  permanently  and  have  your 
pleasure  spoiled  by  a  weak  ending. 

* 

The  Black  Patti  Troubadours  are  here  on 
New  Year's  night,  and  next  comes  the 
James  Kidder-IIauford  combination.  The 
Bjstouians,  the  Grau  Opera  Company,  and 
the  John  Drew  Company  are  also  scheduled 
for  the  near  future.  So  you  see  we  are  sure 
to  have  some  of  the  good  things  of  the  sea- 
son, thanks  to  Manager  Barton. 

Benjamin  C.  Jordan. 

CANADA 

Special  Correspondence. 
ST.  John,  N.  B.,  Dee-.  17. — The  Transvaal 
Fund  Concert  by  our  local  Artillery  Band 
drew  a  large  house  the  13th,  and  over  (200 
was  cleared  for  our  New  Brunswick  boys 
now  at  Belmont — or  their  heits.  The  two 
opening  bills  of  the  Valentine  Stock  Com- 
pany on  Xmas  Day  are,  respectively,  All  the 
Comforts  OfHome  and  Young  Mrs.  Win 
throp,  of  which  more  anon.  The  Fisk 
Singers  are  after  the  Opera  House  for  a  Sun- 
day concert  on  the  7th  prox. 

Pkachky  Cars ehan. 


On  the  "Road 

James  Xeil 
Butte,  29-30;  Seattle,  Jan.  1-6. 

A  Hot  Old  Time 
Portland,  29-10;  Salem,  1-6;  .Sacramento, 
8-9. 

Eugenie  Blair 
Anaconda,  1;  Butte,  2-4. 

At  Gay  Coney  Island 
New  Whatcom,  30;  Seattle,  Jan.  1-6. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke 
Galveston,  31;  Houston,  Jan.  1;  Beaumont, 
2;    Lake    Charles,    La.,  3;    Shreveport,  4; 
Tyler,  Tex..  5;  Corsicana,  6. 

Hotel  V'opsy  Tuny 
New  Orleans,  25-30. 

/It/man  Hearts  Company 
Taconia,  29-30;  Victoria,  Jan.  t;  Nanaimo, 
2;  Vancouver,  3;  New  Westminster,  4:  New 
Whatcom,  5;  Everett,  6;  San  Francisco,  7-13. 
fames- A'idder-Hanford 
Los  Angeles,  25-30;  San  Diego,  1;  River- 
side, 2;  San  Bernardino,  3;    Pasadena,  4: 
Fresno,  6;  Sacramento,  8-9;  Stockton,  til 
Remember  The  Maine  Company 
Brigham,  30;    Park  City,   f;    Ogden,  2; 
Provo,  3;  Salt  Lake  City,  4-6. 

Why  Smith  Left  Home 
Bozeman,  30;  Winnipeg,  3-4. 

Yon  Yonson 
Denver,  30-Jan.  6. 

Black  Patti  Troubadours 
San  Jose,  1-2;  Santa  Cruz,  3:  Stockton,  4; 
Iiakersfield,  5;  Fresno,  6. 

Nashville  Students 
Astoria,  29-30. 

Lewis  Morrison's  Frederick  the  Great  Co. 
Sioux  City,  30;   Des  Moines,  1;  Cedar 
Rapids,  3:    Clinton.  4;    Freeport,    111  ,  5; 
Janesville,  Wis  ,  6. 

Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris 
Santa  Ana,   1;  Ontario,  2;  Riverside,  4; 
Red'aniis,  6;  San  Diego,  8. 

El  left  >  rd  Co  in  pa  11  v 
.Stockton,  25,  week;  San  Jose,   1,  week; 
S.inta  Cruz,  8,  week. 

Shenandoah 
Portland,  25.    week;  Seattle,   1-4:  Van- 
couver, 5;  Victoria,  6;  Taconia,  8-9. 

GREAT  SUNDAY  PAPER. 

The  Sunday  I  all,  thanks  to  Sunday 
Editor  Moore,  has  become  a  great  is- 
sue, full  of  bright  and  brilliant  reading 
that  is  much  commented  upon. 

The  Bostonians  are  said  to  have  se- 
cured a  very  talented  and  handsome 
tenor  in  Frank  Bush  worth.  Marcia 
Van  Dresser  is  a  big  hit  with  the  com- 
pany.   

There  will  be  no  Sunday-night  per- 
formances of  The  Christian  at  the 
Columbia  Theater. 


16 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


December  30th,  1899 


Eastern  Correspondence 

NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence 

Nkw  York,  Dec.  24— The  season  of  grand 
opera  in  this  city  began  at  the  Metropolitan 
Opera  House  last  week.  This  is  the  second 
year  ol  the  Maurice  Grau  Opera  Company. 
Never  in  the  history  of  the  Metropolitan 
Opera  House  was  there  a  more  brilliant 
opening  than  on  last  Monday  night  when 
Romeo  and  Juliet  was  sung  with  Emma 
Eames  and  Albert  Alvarez  in  the  title  roles. 
Emma  Eames  had  been  heard  before  in  the 
opening  here  in  the  same  opera  in  the  sea- 
son of  1891-92,  with  Jean  Reszke  as  Romeo; 
and  de  Reszke  had  been  heard  on  the  open- 
ing performance  here  on  several  occasions, 
once  with  Melba,  once  with  Sembrich  and 
once  with  Saville,  for  Gounod's  opera  seems 
to  have  been  a  favorite  work  with  which  to 
introduce  each  season's  company  of  grand 
opera  singers.  Hitherto  it  seemed  that  Jean 
de  Reszke  was  indispensible  as  Romeo, es- 
pecially for  an  opening  performance;  and 
after  his  press  agent  had  worked  up  a  good 
dueling  story  on  account  of  alleged  slight- 
ing remarks  about  the  other  tenors,  great 
interest  centered  in  the  appearance  of  Al- 
varez. Whether  from  fright  upon  his  first 
appearance  in  this  country,  or  from  nervous- 
ness in  general  because  it  was  expected  that 
he  should  eclipse  the  inimitable  Jean,  Alvar- 
ez was  something  of  a  disappointment.  He 
showed  a  fine  dramatic  tenor  voice,  with  a 
splendid  B  flat  always  at  command.  But 
his  middle  voice  was  not  always  to  be  relied 
upon  for  fine  effects.  He  even  sang  off  the 
key.  In  passages  requiring  great  vehem- 
ence he  was  at  his  best.  But  upon  the  whole 
it  must  be  admitted  that  he  did  not  show 
himself  on  the  opening  night  to  be  the  artist 
that  Jean  de  Reszke  is.  His  friends  here  are 
in  hopes  that  he  will  do  better  as  he  becomes 
more  to  home.  Edouard  de  Reszke  was  as 
sonorous  as  ever,  as  Frere  Laurent,  and  Pol 
Ploucon  was  a  perfect  Capulet.  The  other 
operas  produced  last  week  were  Carmen, 
Tanhauser,  Faust  and  Lohengrin,  introduc- 
ing Calve,  Nordica,  Terena,  Susan  Strong, 
Schumann-Heink,  among  the  women  artists, 
and  Saleza  Van  Dyke,  Dippel  and  Campan- 
ari  and  a  number  of  lesser  male  artists. 
Even  if  Manager  Grau  does  not  later  in  the 
season  send  for  Jean  de  Reszke,  or  for  Tama- 
guo,  the  world's  great  tenors,  he  has  enough 
artists  already  to  make  the  season  a  success- 
ful one. 

* 
*  * 

John  Drew,  after  a  very  long  and  pros- 
perous run  at  the  Empire  in  The  Tyranny 
of  Tears,  left  last  night  to  go  on  the  road; 
Minnie  Maddern  Fiske,  after  an  equally  suc- 
cessful run  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  in  Becky 
Sharp,  also  left  town  last  night;  ami  the 
Kendals  left  the  Knickerbocker,  where  the 
elder  Miss  Blossom  has  been  a  profitable  and 
artistic  venture.  Other  departures  were  The 
Dairy  Farm  from  the  Fourteenth  Street  and 
A  Greek  Slave  from  the  Herald  Square.  A 
Greek  Slave  is  the  only  one  of  the  foregoing 
productions  that  failed  to  scorea  hit  in  New- 
York.  It  lost  rapidly  several  thousand  dol- 
lars said  to  have  been  advanced  by  an  ad- 
mirer of  Dorothy  Morton,  the  prima  donna 
of  the  company.  All  last  week  those  inter- 
ested in  the  success  of  the  piece  were  look- 
ing out  for  a  new  angel  who  would  pay  the 
back  salaries  and  advance  a  few  thousand 
dollars  more  to  take  the  organization  to 
pastures  new.  Many  members  of  the  chorus 
had  to  strike  for  two  weeks'  pay  last  Tues- 
day night  and  but  few  went  on  when  the 
ghost  failed  to  walk. 

* 
*  * 

With  the  prospects  of  an  outpouring  at 
the  opening  of  the  Metropolitan  Opera 
House  last  Monday  night,  no  manager  of 
any  other  theater  ventured  to  have  an  open- 
ing that  night,  except  Richard  Mansfield, 
who  was  having  a  repertoire  week  of  it  at 
the  Garden.    He  produced  The  Devil's  Dis- 


ciple on  Monday  night,  Prince  Karl  on 
Thursday,  A  Parisian  Romance  on  Friday 
and  Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde  on  Saturday 
night. 

*  * 

Mrs.  Kendal  fainted  last  Tuesday  night 
in  the  third  act  of  The  Elder  Miss  Blossom 
and  so  she  did  not  have  to  attend  the  recep- 
tion which  was  to  have  been  given  to  her 
that  night  by  the  members  of  the  Twelfth 
Night  Club. 

*  * 

Miss  Katharine  Germaine  returned  to 
town  last  week  to  make  a  selection  of  some 
new  operatic  venture,  because  her  date  for 
The  Geisha  fell  through.  When  she  arrived 
she  was  horrified  to  see  the  town  billed  with 
her  life-size  posters  as  an  advertisement  for 
a  museum.  Of  course  another  name  was 
pasted  on  the  bottom  of  her  picture,  and  in 
several  instances  a  cigarette  had  been  stuck 
in  her  mouth.  As  the  law,  as  it  now  stands 
in  this  State,  gives  neither  the  artist  nor  the 
public  any  redress  for  such  an  imposition 
upon  both  by  an  unscrupulous  manager, 
Miss  Germaine  intends  to  engineer  a  bill 
through  the  State  Legislature  this  winter 
which  will  prohibit  the  unauthorized  use  of 
theatrical  posters,  especially  pictures  of 
actors  and  actresses. 

*  * 

Felix  Schweighoper,  the  famous  German 
actor,  arrived  last  Wednesday  to  play  at  the 
Irving  Place  theater  for  a  month.  It  is  his 
first  appearance  here,  although  he  has  had  a 
big  reputation  in  his  own  country  for  years. 
He  was  born  in  1842  and  began  mature  life 
as  a  merchant  and  later  went  into  the  rail- 
road service,  before  he  concluded  that  farce 
was  his  field  on  the  stage. 

*  * 

Emma  Calve  made  her  first  appearance  in 
this  city  this  season  in  Carmen,  at  the  Metro- 
politan last  Wednesday  night,  and  repeated 
her  former  triumphs.  One  of  the  impromptu 
features  of  the  performance  was  the  appear- 
ance of  Alvarez,  instead  of  Saleza,  as  the 
tenor,  because  Saleza  had  a  cold.  Alvarez 
was  less  frightened  than  in  his  opening  per- 
formance as  Romeo  on  Monday  night,  but 
his  singing  was  still  deficient  in  delicacy, 
although  his  acting  was  as  fine  as  Calve's. 

Rob  Roy. 

DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Col.,  Dec.  21.— The  Christian 
opened  at  the  Broadway  Theater  Monday 
night  is  for  an  engagement  of  five  nights 
and  two  matinees.  There  was  not  a  vacant 
seat  in  the  theater,  Denver's  400  turning  out 
en  masse  to  welcome  one  of  the  first  good 
plays  we  have  had  this  season.  Everyone 
had  read  the  b  >ok,  and  naturally  everyone 
wanted  to  see  the  play.  Miss  Effie  Ellsner 
gave  an  excellent  interpretation  of  the  part 
of  Glory  Quayle,  being  artistic  at  all  times, 
but  in  my  opinion  she  did  not  look  the 
part.  The  John  Storm  of  J.  M.  Colville  was 
well  done,  and  Edward  Emery  gave  an  ex- 
cellent performance  as  Lord  Robert  Ure. 
The  balance  of  the  cast  are  all  clever, 
among  whom  may  be  mentioned  Frank 
Westou,  W.  S.  St.  Clair,  Frank  Lyon,  Rob- 
ert Harold,  Jr.,  Harry  Sutton,  Fauchon 
Campbell, Carrie  Lee  Stoyle,  Jane  Wheatley 
Edith  de  Groff,  Sue  van  Duser,  Mildred 
Burnham,  and  Ida  Parks.  The  scenery  is 
beautiful,  and  judging  by  the  advance  sale, 
the  house  will  lie  packed  at  every  perform- 
ance. 

Next  week,  the  25th,  the  Jefferson  Com- 
edy Comedy  presenting  Rip  Van  Winkle. 

The  Tabor  has  Hoyt's  A  Stranger  in  New 
York  this  week,  which  opened  with  a  Sun- 
day matinee  to  a  lair  house.  That  nightthe 
S.  R.  O.  sign  was  displayed  early.  The 
company,  headed  by  Paul  F.  Nicholson,  Jr., 
is  an  excellent  one.  The  costumes  are  all 
new  and  pretty,  as  are  most  of  the  songs, 
which,  by  the  way,  are  well  sung.  Sidney 
Grant  and  Miss  Norton  made  a  big  hit  with 
their  drawing  room  interlude  and  imitations. 


Miss  Maybelle  Davies  and  Charles  Hooker 
do  some  wonderful  dancing  in  the  third  act. 
Next  week,  the  24th,  In  Old  Kentucky. 

At  the  Denver.  Charles  Callahan's  Coon 
Hollow  is  the  attraction  this  week  and  is 
doing  well.  Miss  Lydia  Dickson,  a  beauti- 
ful young  Denver  girl,  play>  the  part  of 
Georgia.  Her  many  friends  filled  the  thea- 
ter Sunday  night  and  gave  her  a  hearty  re- 
ception. E.  M.  Henley,  a  handsome  young 
juvenile  actor,  was  seen  to  advantage  in  the 
part  of  Ralph  Markman.  Stanley  Johns  was 
a  good  Lein  Stock  well;  Madge  Neville  was 
by  far  the  best  Clyde  Harrod  that  has  ever 
played  the  part  here.  J.  A.  West  as  Philip 
Manry,  an.l  George  Haines  as  Diogenes 
Sharp  both  deserve  mention.  Next  week, 
Uncle  Tom's  Cabin. 

The  features  of  the  Lyceum  bill  this  week 
are  Louise  Dresser  and  her  pickaninnies  and 
Jack  Norworth.  The  others  are  Merritt  and 
Murdock,  Baby  Moore,  The  Three  Sisters 
Constantine,  Rossley  and  Rostelle  and  Dean 
and  Franks.  Mr.  Henley  and  Miss  Dickson 
will  close  with  the  Coon  Hollow  Company 
at  Lincoln,  Nebraska.  They  will  be  replaced 
by  Forest  Flood,  a  Denver  man,  and  his 
wife  (MissClemmons.)  The  Telephone  Girl 
played  an  extra  performance  at  the  Broad- 
way Sunday,  the  12th. 

I  cannot  write  about  my  own  show,  so  will 
inclose  a  notice  from  one  of  the  local  papers 
(the  best  of  course.)  Bob  Bell. 

A  SUCCESSFUL,  RECITAL. 

Never  in  the  history  of  the  Lyceum 
Theater  has  it  held  such  a  large  gathering 
of  refined  and  elegantly  dressed  people  as 
attended  the  first  faculty  recital  of  the 
Broadway  Dramatic  School.  Many  were 
compelled  to  stand  during  the  entire  per- 
formance. The  program,  under  the  personal 
direction  of  Robert  E.  Bell,  director  of  the 
school,  was  an  excellent  one;  in  fact  the 
best  yet  given  by  this  institution,  and  went 
without  a  hitch  until  the  last  number,  a 
pretty  little  one-act  comedietta  called  Petti- 
coat Perfidy,  played  by  three  young  ladies — 
Misses  Violet  Preston,  Kathryn  Swift,  and 
Bertha  Price.  The  last-named  lady  seemed 
nervous  at  times,  and  not  sure  of  her  lines. 
Miss  Preston  gave  a  very  good  portrayal  of 
a  society  woman,  and  Miss  Swift,  as  Juliette 
the  French  maid,  was  excellent,  and  re- 
ceived rounds  of  applause  for  her  clever 
work.  All  three  ladies  looked  handsome 
and  wore  stunning  gowns. 

The  first  number  of  the  program,  A  Night 
of  Suspense,  a  neat  monologue  arranged  by 
Mr.  Bell,  was  given  by  Mrs.  Liska Churchill, 
a  talented  and  graceful  lady  who  was  com- 
pelled to  respond  to  a  curtain  call.  Among 
the  singers  of  whom  there  were  three,  Mr. 
W.  A.  Parker  seemed  to  be  the  favorite. 
He  has  a  sweet,  sympathetic  voice,  which 
he  uses  to  good  advantage.  His  two  songs, 
My  Dreams,  and  She  Stoops  to  Conquer, 
carried  the  house  by  storm.  Mrs.  Claude 
Robertson  has  a  pleasing,  though  not  a  pow- 
erful voice.  Mr.  W.  D.  Halle  sang  well, 
but  was  apparently  suffering  with  a  cold. 
Little  Miss  Buchanan  was  one  of  the  real 
surprises  of  the  afternoon,  showing  remark- 
able ability  as  a  violinist.  Mr.  Edward 
Hesselberg,  the  pianist,  is  an  artist  of  un- 
doubted taleut,  whose  playing  is  a  feature 
of  any  program  on  which  he  may  appear. 
His  playing  was  a  great  treat  to  lovers  of 
good  music,  of  whom  there  was  a  large 
number  present. — Denver  Times. 


CHICAGO 
Special  Correspondence 
Chicago,  Dec.  24. — On  Christmas  night 
the  Apollo  Club  will  give  The  Messiah  at 
the  Auditorium.  Three  Chicago  singers 
will  be  introduced  as  soloists  at  the  Christ- 
mas production.  Miss  Lillian  French,  the 
soprano,  who  studied  under  Henschel,  Mrs. 
M.  Maria  White  Longman,  contralto,  and 
Glen  Hall,  the  tenor.  Arthur  Van  Eweke, 
formeily  with  the  Thomas  concert,  will  be 
heard  in  the  basso  roll.  This  great  master- 
piece of  Handel's  has  been  rendered  twenty- 


eight  times  by  the  Apollo  Club  and  is  still 
looked  forward  to  and  regarded  as  one  of 
the  events  of  the  holiday  season.  With  four 
hundred  voices  under  the  direction  of  Har- 
rison M.  Wild,  the  Apollo  Club  can  not  be 
excelled  by  any  choral  organization  in  the 
country. 

Mr.  Sol  Smith  Russell,  who  was  unable  to 
fulfill  his  engagement  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  owing  to  a  severe  attack  of  nervous- 
ness which  was  aggravated  by  stomach 
trouble,  announces  his  reappearance  at  the 
Grand  at  the  Christmas  matinee  when  he 
will  play  A  Poor  Relation.  Mr.  Russell's 
company  is  fine,  nearly  every  one  being 
identified  with  some  good  role.  James 
Lackaye  is  his  leading  man  and  Lilly  Con- 
vere  is  leading  lady.  Miss  Convere  was  for- 
merly with  Daly  in  New  York.  Alfred 
Hudson  is  still  in  his  support  and  Percy 
Brooke  is  also  a  prominent  member  of  his 
company. 

*  * 

Hunting  for  Hawkins,  a  farce  written  by 
Guy  F.  Steely,  a  Chicago  newspaper  man, 
is  now  running  at  the  Grand  Opera  House. 
The  farce  is  in  the  nature  of  a  satire  on  an- 
cestry and  literary  fads. 

* 

*  * 

The  King's  Musketeer  will  be  given  at 
Powers'  Theater  at  the  Christmas  matinee 
with  E.  H.  Southern  as  d'Artagnan,  and 
Virginia  Harned  as  Miladi.  This  drama,  by 
Henry  Hamilton,  was  taken  from  a  romance 
by  Dumas. 

*  * 

Manager  F.  C.  Whitney  and  Stanislaus 
Strange,  who  dramatized  Quo  Vadis,  have 
left  Chicago  and  gone  to  New  York.  A 
number  of  new  dramitizations  of  the  book 
Quo  Vadis  are  now  offered  to  managers — 
some  are  held  at  the  fabulous  price  of  five  or 
ten  dollars  for  manuscript  copies. 

*  * 

Louis  Honore  Frechette,  poet  laureate  of 
Canada,  and  Dr.  W.  H.  Drummond,  the 
widely-known  author,  gave  a  fine  program 
at  University  Hall,  Fine  Arts  Building,  De- 
cember 19. 

* 
»  * 

The  sudden  death  of  Hepburn  Johns,  the 
dramatie  editor  of  the  Chronicle,,  was  a 
great  shock  to  his  associates  and  also  to  the 
theatre  folk,  among  whom  he  was  very 
popular,  owing  to  his  kind  and  genial  dis- 
position. 

* 

*  * 

Miss  Grace  Cameron,  soprano,  who  comes 
from  Omaha,  has  joined  the  Bostonians  and 
is  extremely  popular  at  the  Columbia  in  the 
part  Yvonne,  in  Smith  and  Herbert's  Ser- 
enade. Miss  Cameron  has  a  pretty  face  as 
well  as  a  flute-like  voice.  The  Bostonians 
are  not  quite  up  to  the  standard  of  the 
famous  originals,  with  the  present  cast. 

At  the  Haymarket  The  Bowery  in  Kiwi 
dyke,  a  sketch  full  of  fun  and  merriment 
given  by  Hines  and  Remington  proves  a 
great  favorite.     Walton's  flying  monkeys 
and  Erna's  dog  circus  are  good  attractions. 

The  Dearbon  Theater  Company  give  next 
week  A  Charity  Ball,  together  with  a  Christ- 
mas matinee.  A  souvenir  to  be  presented  at 
the  matinees  this  year  is  a  calendar  printed 
on  six  cards,  each  one  shows  two  months 
and  two  pictures  of  members  of  the  stock 
company. 

At  the  Columbia  Theater  during  the  holi- 
day week  will  be  seen  The  Girl  From  Max- 
im's, Charles  Frohman's  new  farce  in  three 
acts,  taken  from  Georges  Feydau  who  wrote 
The  Gay  Parisian .  The  Girl  From  Maxim's 
is  a  lively  French  farce  and  contains  many 
laughable  situations. 

The  sale  of  seats  and  boxes  for  the  spec- 
tacular production  of  Aida  has  been  very 
heavy,  and  large  audiences  will  fill  the 
Studebaker  during  the  holidays. 

Amos  Carey. 


December  30th,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Francis  Byrne 

Francis  Byrne,  of  the  Frawley  Com- 
pany, has  come  to  the  position  when 
he  can  bear  gracefully  the  honors 
accorded  him.  Experience  is  a  far 
better  teacher  than  the  schools,  and 
Mr.  Byrne's  short  dramatic  career 
has  been  full  of  it. 

In  '95  he  opened  with  Modjeska  at 
the  Garrick  in  New  York,  playing 
small  parts  with  an  earnestness  that 
soon  won  him  the  position  of  leading 
juvenile. 

Then  followed  a  season  of  stock 
work  in  Montreal  and  Milwaukee, 
where  parts  showing  every  shade  of 
sentiment,  and  the  lack  of  it,  fell  into 
his  willing   hands.     He   was  wise 


enough  to  know  the  value  of  running 
the  whole  gamut  and  striking  the 
notes  clean.  Then  he  went  on  the 
road,  playing  Rupert  Lee  in  The 
Sporting  Duchess. 

In  Mr.  Frawley's  opinion  he  gives 
promise  of  great  things  in  future.  If 
in  four  years  he  has  taken  such  strides, 
prediction  of  a  brilliant  future  is  a 
safe  hazard. 

Personally,  Mr.  Byrne  is  quiet, 
unostentatious,  earnest,  studious  and 
devoted  to  his  profession.  The 
REVIEW  quite  agrees  with  Mr. 
Frawley  in  his  estimation  of  the  present 
and  prophesy  for  the  future. 

Miss  Hobbs  has  been  produced  in 
London  at  the  Duke  of  York's  Theater 
bv  Charles  Frohman. 


FRANCIS  BYRNE 


Poor  Edlfrm  Hoff      Susan  Strong  as  Elsa 


C  dwin  Hoke  was  at  one  time  the 
'  most  popular  light  opera  tenor  in 
America.  He  had  a  voice  of  rare 
sweetness  and  range  and  possessed  a 
most  pleasing  appearance.  He  suc- 
ceeded Tom  Karl  as  the  tenor 
of  the  Bostonians  and  made  a 
great  success  in  Robin  Hood  and  other 
operas.  Suddenly  his  voice  failed  him 
and  the  skill  of  all  the  specialists  was 
nnable  to  restore  it.  He  dropped  out 
of  sight,  broken  hearted,  and  took  to 
drink.  A  year  ago  he  went  to  London 
and  for  a  time  appeared  in  an  insig- 
nificant part  in  The  Belle  of  New 
York.  Now  he  has  disappeared 
utterly,  leaving  no  word  of  where  he 
was  going. 

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J\/l  iss  Susan  Strong,  the  American 
'  *  prima  donna,  appeared  for  the  first 
time  in  this  country  as  Elsa  in  Wag- 
ner's Lohengrin,  December  23,  at  the 
Metropolitan  Opera  House,  New  York, 
and  scored  a  success.  Her  voice  was 
in  perfect  condition  and  was  exquis- 
itely handled. 

Herr  Muhlann  played  an  excellent 
Friederiche  and  M.  Dippel's  Lohen- 
grin was  as  fine  as  usual,  although  he 
was  suffering  from  a  cold.  Mme. 
Schumann-Heink,  M.  Meux  and  Mr. 
Pringle  supported  Miss  Strong  well. 


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A    Noted    Musician  s 
beginning 

Gounod's  parents  did  not  at  all 
fancy  his  becoming  a  musician. 
They  took  counsel  on  the  subject  with 
the  head  master  of  the  school  which 
their  son  attended,  with  the  following 
result: 

'  'Your  son  become  a  musician  ? 
Never,  sir!"  replied  the  worthy  M. 
Poirson.  "He  has  a  decided  aptitude 
for  Latin  and  Greek?" 

The  next  day  Master  Charles  was 
called  into  M.  Poirson' s  study. 

"Well,  sir,  they  tell  me  you've  been 
caught  scratching  down  notes  on 
paper." 

"Oh,  yes;  I  want  to  be  a  musician." 


"You  a  musician  ?  Why,  that's  no 
profession  at  all.  But  let  me  see  what 
you  can  do.  Here's  some  paper  and 
a  pen.  Write  me  a  new  air  on  the 
words  from  'Joseph,'  'Scarcely 
emerged  from  infancy.'  We'll  see 
what  you  can  do,"  said  the  good  pro- 
fessor, delighted  at  the  cleverness  of 
his  device. 

It  was  the  noon  recess.  Before  the 
bell  rang  to  resume  studies,  Gounod 
was  back  with  his  page  black  with 
crochets  and  quavers. 

"What,  already?"  said  the  profes- 
sor.   "Well,  sing  it." 

Gounod  sang.  He  sat  dowu  at  the 
piano,  and  soon  tears  came  into  the 
head  master's  eyes.  He  embraced  his 
pupil  and  exclaimed: 

"Ma  foi!  let  them  say  what  they 
please.    Study  music." 


*  a  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  *  * 


GEORGE  LASK 

The  popular  stage  director  of  the  Tivoli — Mr.  Lask  has  without  doubt  staged 
more  operatic  and  burlesque  productions  than  any  man  in  America. 
He  knows  the  business  in  all  its  details. 


^chard,  the  Three-Eyed 

Frederick  Warde  left  us  last  Sun- 
■  day,  and  that  reminds  us — oh, 
well,  it's  a  good  story  told  by  a  former 
manager  of  Mr.  Warde. 

"Mr.  Warde  never  plays  Richard," 
said  he, ' '  that  I  do  not  thinkof  a  criticism 
of  the  play  which  I  once  overheard 
in  a  Baltimore  cafe  after  the  perform- 
ance. Two  young  fellows  sat  at  the 
next  table.    Said  one  of  them  : 

"That  play  is  rot.  It  is  perfectiy 
absurd  to  make  a  man  spend  so  much 
time  and  murder  so  many  people  for 
the  purpose  of  getting  a  kingdom  and 
then  have  him  offer  to  trade  it  off  for 
a  horse." 

Just  then  a  party  of  loggers  who  had 


come  down  the  river  from  the  Tennes- 
see timber  country  bought  tickets  and 
went  in.  The  curtain  went  up  and  in 
a  few  minutes  the  loggers  came  back 
and  demanded  the  return  of  their 
money. 

"What  is  the  matter?"  they  were 
asked. 

"Well,"  said  one  of  the  party,  "we 
didn't  know  that  man  Warde  was  a 
cripple  or  we  wouldn't  have  gone  in 
at  all.  We  don't  want  to  see  no 
durned  cripple  play  king." 

"Yes,"  said  another,  "an'  the  infer- 
nal fool  began  by  talking  about  being 
discontented  with  this  Winter,  when 
it's  the  best  winter  we've  had  since  the 
war." 

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Hastings   &   Hall Frances 

Introducing  Repetoire — Strictly  Up-to-Date 

Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Agknt 


y^ffijm  LAURA  CREWS 

^^^y       ALCAZAR  STOCK 

Ida  Gertrude  Banning 

Alvina  Starlight,  in  What  Happened  to  Jones 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

MRS.  HORACE  EWING 

Characters 
At  Liberty                Address  this  Office 

Ada   Palmer  Walker 

Prima  Donna.    Tivoli  Opera  House 

Charles  H.  Jones 

Stage  Manager,      Grand  Opera  House 

IDA  WYATT 

QOVBRhTTE— PREMIER  DANCER.  ENGAGE- 
O     meats   solicited.     Lessons  In  Stage  Dancing. 
Address  12  Danvers  Street,  City,  or  this  office. 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theater 

E.  J.  HOLDEN 

Business  Manager  Dewey  Theater 
Oakland,  Cal. 

Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

Gertrude  Foster 

Leading  Woman  Alcazar  Theatre. 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

Miss  Anna  Lichter 

TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

First-Class  Repertoire  Opera 

STAGE  DIRECTOR 

ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE.           AT  LIBERTY 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 

Cecilia  Castelle 

TNGENUE    AND    GENERAL     WORK,  WITH 
_L    Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 

Hallbtt's  Theatrical  Exchange. 

SCOTT  SEATON 

The  Bishop,  in  What  Happened  to  Jones 

MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

T  YRIC  SOPRANO.     Vocal  Studio  915  Hyde  St. 
1  1   ('talian  Method.)    Reception  Hours,  11  A.  M.  to 
1:30  p.m.     Engagements  accepted  for  Opera,  Con- 
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GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

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Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,  San  Francisco.  Fares 
advanced  to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  p  art  of  the 
State. 

Q  F.  CONSERVATORY  OF  MUSIC,    ISO  Powell 

O,    street.    A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all 
branches  of  music.    Piano  department  in  charge  of 
G.  S.  BONELLI,  Director.   Terms  moderate. 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

O.  V.  EATON 

A  TTORNEY-AT-LAW.     4:16    Parrott  Building. 
11.    Professional  Litigation  and  Contracts. 

CHAS.  MAYER,  Jr. 

TEACHER  OF  THE  ZITHER.     Reception  hour 
1:30  to  3  P.  M.    Studio 22^  GearyStreet,  Easter- 
brook  Building,  Room  41. 

H.  L.  HASTINGS 

rpEACHER  OF  BANJO.  312  Post  Street.  'Phone 
J_    4982  Steiuer.    Residence  814  Shrader  St. 

CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
a  M..  to  1:30  p.  m.  Thursdav  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.   Telephone  I.arkin  281. 

Bernhard  Walther 

Belgium  Solo  Violinist 

Open  for  Concert  Engagements  and  at  Homes 
334  O'Farrell  St.,  San  Francisco 

MISS  ELEANOR  GONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  returned  from  Europe  and 
resumed  teaching  at  her  residence  1469  Sacramento 
street.    Reception  hours  12  to  2  daily. 


H  W.  STIREWALT,  M  D. 

FORMERLY  RESIDENT  PHYSICIAN  GERMAN 
HOSPITAL.  Hours  1  to  4  and  7  to  8  P.  M  303 
Kearny  St.,  corner  Bush,  whole  floor.  Telephone 
Main  1474.    Residence'  Hotel  St.  Nicholas. 

MISS  E.  MclNTIRE 

QCIENTIFIC  PALMIST.  Hours,  1  to  5  P.  m.  Sun- 
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H.  JEROME  FOSSELLI 

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Mrs.  Eva  Tenney 

QOPRANO  SOLOST.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Soprano 
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CECILE  VON  SEIBERLICH 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO,  CONCERT  ACCOM- 
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December  30th,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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Mind 

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tigerish,  one  minute  the  eyes  of  Arte- 
mus  of  the  Arcadians  and  the  next 
those  of  the  brooding  Juno  of  the 
Romans,  sometimes  langourously 
alert,  sometimes  indolently  museful, 
quiescently  sorrowful,  yet  opalescent 
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neck  like  the  daughter  of  Diana, 
supple,  full-throated,  tower-like;  a 
brow  rather  low  and  broad,  not  unlike 
the  Venus  of  Milo,  with  the  coldness 
of  the  classic  profile  endeared  and 
humanized  by  a  womanish  dimple; 
tall — in  truth,  tall  as  a  daughter  of 
the  gods,  tall  enough  to  have  de- 
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the  writer  of  the  above  is  a  poet;  per- 
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cMansfield  Traveling 

A  n  Englishman  never  at  any  other 
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European  Notes 

Two  women  recently  acted  Hamlet 
in  Vienna.  One  of  these  was 
Sarah  Bernhard  and  the  other  Adele 
Sandrock,  who  aspires  among  German 
speaking  actresses  to  hold  a  place  with 
Mme.  Bernhardt.  She  acts  well  her 
roles  and  is  likely  to  play  them  very 
much  the  same  fashion  that  the  French 
model  does.  Fraulein  Sandrock  came 
once  to  America  and  made  little  im- 
pression, chiefly  through  the  disadvan- 
tages attending  her  introduction  here. 
She  made  her  reputation  at  the  Yolks 
Theater,  Vienna,  although  she  was 
born  in  Berlin,  and  was  later  called  to 
the  Hofberg  Theater  to  take  the  place 
made  vacant  by  Charlotte  Wolter's 
death.  She  did  not  remain  there  long, 
however,  and  now  travels  through  the 
German  cities,  threatening  occasion- 


ally to  invade  England  or  France. 
Fraulein  Sandrock  did  not  wait  until 
Bernhardt  did  Hamlet  in  Vienna,  as 
she  had  promised,  but  anticipated  the 
French  actress  by  several  days.  She 
was  praised  for  her  power  in  several 
scenes  and  the  experiment  was  de- 
clared interesting.  Very  little  more 
was  said  in  favor  of  the  French  actress, 
who  did  not  succeed  in  interesting  the 
spectators.  The  majority  of  them  left 
after  the  third  act.  Josef  Kainz  re- 
cently acted  at  the  Hofburg  for  the 
first  time.  Mme.  Rejane  is  to  return 
to  Berlin  after  her  Russian  season  and 
give  a  special  performance  for  the  Ger- 
man Kmperor.  Mme.  de  Lavalette 
will  be  acted.  The  receipts  for  Eleo- 
nora  Duse's  ten  performances  in  Berlin 
amounted  to  $25,000,  which  was  un- 
precedented there. 

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Mr.  Frederick  M.  Biggerstaff,  after 
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winter  in  Paris  with  his  sister.  Mr. 
Biggerstaff  has  written  some  particu- 
larly beautiful  songs. 

Miss  May  Blaney,  who  comes  direct 
from  London,  will  make  her  American 
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Stockzuell  Insolvent 

I  R.  Stockwell  last  Friday  filed  a 
petition  in  insolvency  with  the 
Federal  Court.  He  states  that  his 
assets  amount  to  $100,  and  include 
merely  his  wearing  apparel. 

Stockwell  places  his  liabilities  at 
$10,500.  Among  the  debts  which  he 
owes  he  enumerates  these:  Frank 
Sanger,  royalty  on  different  plays, 
$3000;  Edward  Price,  royalty  on  plays 
secured  by  a  promissory  note,  $2400; 
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Jam  ary  6th,  1900 


How  Iffring  Came  to 
<Be  Knighted 

"T'hk  glorious  part  of  Henry  Irv- 
*  ing's  career,"  said  Stuart  Rob- 
son  one  day,  "is  that  as  he  has 
advanced  himself  he  has  brought  the 
profession  right  up  with  him.  Here 
in  America  people  don't  realize  what 
prejudices  theatrical  folk  of  England 
had  to  contend  with,  but  now  the 
actor  stands  with  the  best  of  them. 
He  has  his  place  in  society,  just  the 
same  as  any  other  artist,  and  Henry 
Irving  has  done  most  of  the  work  that 
brought  this  about. 

"For  a  number  of  years  it  was 
known  that  the  Queen  was  ready  to 
recognize  the  great  talents  of  the  first 
of  English-speaking  actors,  and  to 
express  the  sense  of  gratitude  the 
nation  felt  to  him  for  what  he  had 
done  for  theatrical  production  by  con- 
ferring on  him  the  title.  Irving's 
friends  in  the  literary  and  social  world 
were  anxious  that  he  should  be 
knighted,  but  he  frequently  expressed 
in  conversation  his  opinion,  which,  of 
course,  reached  what  are  ambiguously 
called  the  royal  ears,  that  he  did  not 
desire  the  honor.  It  was  not  until 
the  members  of  his  own  profession, 
headed  by  Charles  Wyndham,  went 
and  told  him  that  they  desired  to  see 
him  knighted  that  he  consented. 

"  'You  must,  Ir\ing,  for  the  good 
of  the  cause,'  Wyndham  is  reported  to 
have  said;  'you  have  carried  your 
profession  up  to  the  point  where  one 
of  its  members  is  considered  worthy 
of  knighthood.  Your  work  in  this 
direction  will  not  be  completed  until 
you  have  accepted  this  honor,  which 
is  an  honor  to  us  all.'  The  year  after 
this,  among  the  birthday  announce- 
ments was  Henry  Brodribb  Irving." 


Irwin  on  Stage  Songs 

JVAay  Irwin  has  given  out  her  an- 
'  *  nuaJ  interview.  Last  year  Miss 
Irwin  told  a  tremendously  expectant 
public  how  to  raise  two  boys.  This 
year  she  varies  her  topics  and  tells  how 
songs  are  put  into  plays. 

"The  music  is  the  hardest  thing,  for 
usually  that  has  to  be  lugged  in  by  the 
ears.  It  is  always  difficult  for  the 
author  of  the  play  to  do  anything  about 
it,  for  he  is  most  interested  in  the  se- 
quence of  his  story.    It  makes  me 


smile  to  hear  people  say  that  there  is 
no  plot  in  a  farce  comedy. 

"The  songs  go  in  after  the  play  is 
finished,  and  they  are  tried  in  a  dozen 
places  before  just  the  right  one  is 
found.  If  I  know  a  song  is  good  and 
it  is  not  well  received,  I  know  it  is  be- 
cause it  is  not  in  the  right  place.  The 
place  of  a  song  is  often  changed  after 
the  play  has  been  produced,  because  it 
was  not  put  in  properly  in  the  first 
place. 

"I  try  hundreds  of  songs  before  I 
get  one  that  is  right.  It  isn't  safe  to 
miss  one,  for  fear  it  will  be  something 
good.  I  play  them  all  over  myself,  or 
my  conductor  plays  them  through  for 
me.  They  come  to  me  in  great  quan- 
tities to  the  stage  entrance,  to  the  box 
office,  everywhere,  and  the  worst  of  it 
is  that  many  of  them  say  to  please  re- 
turn the  manuscript  if  you  do  not  use 
the  song. 

"The  great  difficulty  is  to  get  a  song 
with  good  words  and  music,  too.  It 
is  heart-breaking  sometimes.  If  one 
is  good,  the  other  is  sure  not  to  be. 
If  either  the  song  or  music  is  very 
good,  it  may  carry  the  other.  In  a 
number  of  songs  this  has  been  the 
case.  It  happens  most  often  that  the 
music  is  good  and  the  words  are  not. 
It  is  comparatively  easy  for  a  musician 
who  knows  his  business  to  write  a 
swinging  melody,  but  it  is  not  so  easy 
to  write  a  song  that  is  really  funny. 
The  words  of  a  song  are  altogether  the 
most  important  part,  and  the  most  at- 
tention is  given  to  them.  People  are 
interested  in  the  story.  There  maybe 
a  great  many  in  the  audience  who 
don't  know  anything  about  music,  but 
they  can  all  understand  the  words,  and 
it  is  not  easy  to  be  really  funny." 

Bernhardt' s  NeK>  <Play 

Oar  ah  Bkhnuardt  has  received 
^  from  Sardou  the  play  called  The 
Witch,  on  which  he  has  been  at  work 
for  nearly  ten  years.  It  is  concerned 
with  the  Brinvilliers  poisoning  case 
that  took  place  in  the  time  of  Louis 
XIV.  Mme.  Bernhardt  has  lately 
l)een  acting  in  Portugal,  where  a  civic 
banquet  was  given  in  her  honor  and 
other  demonstrations  impossible  now 
anywhere  else  outside  of  South  Amer- 
ica and  the  Iberia  peninsula  were  in- 
dulged in. 

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cA  Small  World 

''•"ThB  last  time  I  saw  that  man,'' 
■  remarked  P.  S.  Mattox,  the 
hustling  advance  man  for  Murray  and 
Mack,  the  other  day  at  the  New  Al- 
hambra,  after  a  pleasant  chat  with  the 
REVIEW  representative  in  the  private 
office  of  Managers  Ellinghouse  and 
Mott,  "was  at  Orchard  Beach,  Maine, 
years  ago  when  he  was  in  short  pants. 
Now  I  run  across  him  out  here,  clear 
across  the  continent.  I  tell  you  this 
is  a  pretty  small  world  after  all.  And 
that  reminds  me  of  another  incident 
which  further  proves  the  truth  of  my 
assertion: 

"Several  years  ago  I  was  in  South 
America  for  the  Barnum  and  Bailey 
circus,  away  up  about  3,000  miles  on 
the  Amazon,  among  the  Indians  and 
bush  dwellers.  You  could  travel  for  a 
month  without  ever  seeing  a  white 
man.  I  hadn't  seen  a  white  man  for 
so  long  that  I  had  almost  forgotten 
what  one  looked  like.  One  night, 
after  an  exceedingly  hard  day  in  the 
jungle,  I  put  up  at  a  small  native  set- 
tlement up  in  that  wilderness.  Scarcely 
had  I  seated  myself  in  the  hut  which 
had  been  placed  at  my  disposal  for  the 
night,  when  suddenly  the  doorway 
was  darkened.  Turning  around  I 
instantly  saw  the  newcomer  was  a 
white  man,  and  I  jumped  up  to  give 
him  a  warm  welcome  whoever  he  was. 
Imagine  my  surprise  and  astonish- 
ment when  I  discovered  he  was  an  old 
and  very  dear  friend  of  mine  whom  I 
had  known  almost  from  childhood, 
for  my  visitor  was  none  other  than 
Colonel  Gardiner  of  Cleveland,  at  one 
time  mayor  of  that  city.  Our  surprise 
and  joy  was  mutual,  I  can  assure  you, 
for  the  Colonel  had  no  idea  as  to  the 
identity  of  the  stranger  whom  he  had 
come  to  pay  his  respects  to.  We  both 
came  to  the  conclusion  right  then  and 
there,  that  this  is  a  small  world  we 
live  in." 


The  Birth  of  the  Ballet 

T^hkrk  were  no  ballet  girls  in  167 1, 
*  when  Pomene  was  produced,  and 
the  male  dancers  had  been  recruited 
among  the  dancing  masters  of  Paris 
and  their  schools.  The  youngest  and 
plumpest  of  these  passed  for  shep- 
herdesses, nymphs  and  goddesses, 
and  all  wore  masks.  It  was  not  until 
ten  years  later  that  four  real  danseuses, 


pupils  of  Luli,  appeared  to  an  enthu- 
siastic audience  in  Le  Triomphe  d' 
Amour.  Their  names  have  merited 
record— Miles,  La  Fontaine,  Roland, 
Lepeintre  and  Fernon.  By  17 13  the 
ballet  had  increased  to  a  dozen  dancers, 
who  received  from  40of.  to  9,ooof.  a 
month,  and  ten  danseuses  with  4oof. 
to  8oof.  The  most  brilliant,  and  not 
the  least  licentious  era  of  the  ballet 
was  during  the  Regency,  from  17 15 
onward,  and  the  masks  did  not  fail  till 
much  later,  when  it  took  all  the 
pyramidel  assurance  of  Gaetan  Vestris 
to  break  through  the  custom.  He  it 
was  who  said:  "There  are  but  three- 
great  men  alive  upon  the  face  of  the 
earth — myself,  Voltaire,  and  the  King 
of  Prussia." 

cMost  Popular  Way 

4tHTHi-:  most  popular  play  that  was 
probably  ever  written  is  Shakes- 
peare's Julius  Caesar,"  said  an  emi- 
nent Shakespearean  scholar  to  a  Wash- 
ington Star  reporter  recently.  ' '  From 
the  time  that  it  was  first  performed  in 
England  in  the  sixteenth  century  to 
the  present  day  it  is  estimated  that 
tint  tragedy  has  been  enacted  in  vari- 
ous parts  of  the  world  no  less  than 
20,000  times.  It  has  been  translated 
into  German  nine  times,  into  French 
seven,  into  Italian  six,  into  modern 
Greek  three,  into  Latin  and  Swedish 
twice,  and  into  Croatian,  Danish, 
Dutch,  Frisian  Polish,  Roumanian, 
Russian,  Magyar,  Portuguese  and 
Yiddish.  There  are  seven  or 
eight  English  acting  editions  of  the 
tragedy.  But  one  attempt  actually  to 
alter  and  improve  the  play  has  ever 
been  made.  This  was  in  1722  Shef- 
field called  it  The  Tragedies  of  Julius 
Caesar  and  Marcus  Brutus,  and  poor 
play  (or  rathei,  these  poor  plays). 
Pope  furnished  some  choruses.  But 
they  had  the  usual  effects  of  ill-adjusted 
ornaments — they  served  only  to  make 
the  meaning  of  the  thing  they  bedeck- 
ed the  more  conspicuous." 


Thomas'  Manager  Fails 

Miss  Anna  Miller,  manager  of  the 
Chicago  Orchestra,  of  which  Theodore 
Thomas  is  conductor,  has  filed  a  peti- 
tion of  bankruptcy  in  the  federal 
court.  She  estimates  her  liabilities  at 
$7,504.54. 


THE  SA.N  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  RE^'iEW 


Brady  s  ^first   Pugilist  The  Lambs  Christmas 


Pixck  Billy  Brady  has  retired  as 
^  Managing  Director  of  the  Koster 
and  Bial  syndicate,  because  of  a  disin- 
clination of  stockholders  to  continue 
the  payment  of  $1000  per  week  to  the 
pugilistic  champions  engaged  in  the 
travesty,  Around  Xew  York  in  Eighty 
Minutes,  it  will  be  interesting  to  note 
just  how  this  astute  and  successful 
manager  first  came  to  branch  out  as  a 
promoter  of  pugilistic  champions.  It 
was  somewhere  in  the  season  of  1891- 
92  that  one  of  Mr.  Brady's  shows  was 
playing  at  W.  J.  Gilmore's  Auditor- 
ium in  Philadelphia,  and  the  latter 
concluded  that  it  might  improve  busi- 
ness if  a  pugilist  could  be  obtained 
who  would  be  willing  to  meet  all 
comers.  Brady  agreed  with  him,  but 
wanted  to  know  where  he  could  find 
the  right  man.  At  that  time  Corbett 
was  being  talked  of,  but  had  acquired 
no  other  reputation  save  from  his  bout 
in  San  Francisco.  He  was  suggested 
and  an  arrangement  made  with  him. 
A  local  champion  agreed  to  go  before 
Corbett  for  four  rounds,  if  he  could 
stay  that  long,  and  John  McVey,  who 
for  years  after  that  was  Corbett's  spar- 
ring partner  and  trainer,  was  living 
up  State  somewhere,  and  he  thought 
it  would  be  a  picnic  to  meet  Corbett, 
and  promised  to  show  up  for  the  sec- 
ond night.  The  local  man  backed  out 
at  the  last  minute  and  McVey  being  on 
the  ground  and  eager,  went  before 
Corbett. 

"I  don't  think  I  will  ever  forget 
that  occasion,"  said  Manager  Gilmore, 
talking  of  it  the  other  night.  "Brady 
officiated  as  referee,  and  he  was  just 
as  quick,  nervous  and  fidgety  then  as 
now.  Two  or  three  times  he  barely 
escaped  getting  in  the  way  of  one  of 
Corbett's  upper-cuts  or  swings;  but 
McVey  went  out  in  less  time  than  it 
takes  to  tell  about  it,  and  the  result 
was  the  signing  of  a  contract  between 
Brady  and  Corbett  that  brought  about, 
as  everybody  knows,  a  world's  cham- 
pion. 


Duse's  'Retirement 

Drivate  advices  from  Paris  an- 
*  nounce  that  Eleanoia  Duse  has 
renewed  her  determination  to  retire 
from  the  stage,  and  that  she  has  de- 
cided definitely  upon  the  plans  for  her 
retirement.  She  will  appear  but  once 
more, and  that  as  the  heroine  of  Ibsen's 
Hedda  Gabler,  and  when  the  produc- 
tion has  run  its  course  the  stage  will 
see  her  no  more. 

Duse  is  of  a  heavy  heart  these  days, 
for  she  has  other  sorrows  than  her  un- 
fortunate love  affair  with  D' Annun/.io, 
the  Italian  novelist,  who  cruelly 
scorned  her  after  professing  the  deep- 
est affection.  It  is  said  in  Paris  that 
she  will  retire  to  an  estate  which  she 
owns  and  spend  her  life  ministering 
to  the  poor  and  needy  about  her. 


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all  the  clubs  in  clubdom  none 
had  such  a  jolly  Christmas  cele- 
bration as  the  New  York  Lambs  on 
Christmas  eve.  It  also  marked  the 
twenty-fifth  anniversary  of  the  club. 
A  Christmas  tree  laden  with  gifts  was  a 
merry-making  feature  of  the  occasion. 
Richard  Golden  was  a  "great  Santa 
Claus."  Clay  M.  Greene  was  among 
the  Californians  who  added  to  the 
Christmas  cheer.  He  assisted  in  dis- 
tributing the  gifts.  Stanford  White, 
C.  Cooper  Hewitt  and  James  I,.  Breese 
were  among  the  representatives  of  the 
social  world  present.  There  was  a 
musical  and  dramatic  matinee.  A 
most  interesting  feature  of  the  enter- 
tainment was  the  living  pictures,  which 
represented  famous  Lambs  of  the  past. 
Harry  Montague,  the  first  Shepherd, 
and  Lester  Wallack  were  among  the 
most  successful  and  life-like  presenta- 
tions of  departed  spirits  who  in  their 
day  had  done  much  to  entertain,  edify 
and  amuse  the  multitudes. 


NeVt)  London  cManager 

DOBERT  Tahor,  it  is  said,  will  be- 
1  *  come  an  actor-manager  in  Lon- 
don, the  star  of  his  own  company  in  a 
theater  of  which  he  has  exclusive  con- 
trol. His  theater  will  be  the  London 
Adelphi.  It  was  announced  by  cable 
on  Dec.  14th  that  he  would  enter  into 
control  of  the  house  early  next  Spring. 
His  American  agents  have  just  pur- 
chased for  him  a  new  play,  D'Arcey  of 
the  Guards,  by  Louis  Shipman,  who 
dramatized  Henry  Esmond,  and  in  the 
title  role  Mr.  Tabor  will  make  his  de- 
but as  a  star  in  London.  Friends 
have  subscribed  $150,000  to  back  his 
first  venture,  and  he  is  now  organizing 
an  English  company  to  support  him. 

Booth's  Othello 

On  one  occasion,  two  years  before 
Lawrence  Barrett's  death,  the  Booth- 
Barrett  combination  played  Othello  at 
Cincinnati  and  a  party  of  citizens  of 
Newport,  Ky.,  attended.  Mr.  Booth 
played  Othello.  On  the  way  back,  on 
the  ferry  boat,  one  of  the  Kentuckians 
unconsciously  gave  Mr.  Booth  as  great 
a  compliment  as  that  gentleman  ever 
received.  The  visitors,  unaccustomed 
to  theatres  and  tragedies  on  the  stage, 
were  discussing  the  play  they  had  wit- 
nessed, when  one  of  them  said  to  the 

other,  "  Be  d  d  if  that  little  nigger 

didn't  hold  up  his  end  about  as  well  as 
any  of  them.  Mr.  Booth  was  that 
little  nigger. 

'Breach  of  Contract 

T_I  AkRv  Wyatt,  manager  of  the  Los 
*  *  Angeles  Theater,  December  30th 
filed  a  suit  for  $2000  damages  against 
McK.ee  Rankin  for  failing  to  comply 
with  a  contract  to  play  his  company 
at  Wyatt's  theater.  The  company 
appeared  at  another  theater  in  that 
city. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


January  6th,  1900 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


(Sixteen  Pages  ) 

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Scork  another  successfor  the  dram- 
atized novel.  Quo  Vadis  is  simply 
coining  money  in  Chicago  for  its  pro- 
moters. 

Ai.gkria  Barrios,  widow  of  the 
murdered  President  of  Guatemala,  and 
formerly  of  this  city,  is  progressing 
wonderfully  well  in  her  stage  aspira- 
tions in  New  York.  She  has  signed  a 
contract  with  Arthur  Rehan  to  appear 
in  several  roles  of  Ada  Rehan's  reper- 
toire. 

In  behalf  of  the  players,  if  for  no 
other  reason,  we  must  enter  a  protest 
against  the  illbred  men  and  women 
who,  five  minutes  before  the  final  cur- 
tain fall,  shnffletheir  feet,  put  on  their 
coats  and  wraps  and  hats  and  rise 
ready  to  run.  By  such  rude  conduct, 
the  climax  of  many  a  strong  finale  scene 
is  utterly  ruined  to  those  who  would 
sit  quietly  and  who  have  paid  to  see 
the  whole  show.  These  people  never 
stop  to  consider  other  people's  rights. 
None  but  a  most  selfish  woman  will 
put  her  hat  on  until  the  curtain  goes 
down. 

Through  some  spiteful  motive,  no 
doubt,  we  have  received  a  note  asking 
who  and  what  is  a  daily  newspaper's 
dramatic  critic.  The  question  had 
evidently  been  broken  off  in  the  mid- 
dle, so  we  can  give  only  half  an  an- 
swer. The  critic  is  the  man  or 
woman  who  accepts  a  manager's  hos- 
pitality in  free  seats  every  week,  and 


sees  a  hundred  good  things  in  every 
performance,  but  one  thing  perhaps 
strikes  him  as  a  little  out  of  place, 
which  gives  him  an  opportunity  to 
magnify  the  few  faults  and  never  say 
a  word  about  the  hundred  good  things. 
Such  is  the  way  of  the  man  who 
puffeth  up  over  a  wrong  assumption 
of  his  own  importance. 

Again  we  have  scored.  Not  many 
months  ago  the  REVIEW  gave  a  few 
reasons  why  Zangwill's  Children  of 
the  Ghetto  couldn't  live  long.  Now 
comes  the  information  that  its  failure 
in  London  is  more  pronounced  than  it 
was  in  New  York.  Thus  we  are  also 
recorded  among  the  I-told-you-so's. 
There  are  only  two  reasons  for  the 
failure  of  the  play — its  utter  dullness 
and  the  smallness  of  the  coin  that 
passed  through  the  box-office  wicket. 
Seriously,  we  deplore  the  failure  of 
any  high-standard  play,  for  the  num- 
ber does  not  seem  to  be  increasing 
very  rapidly.  But  we  sincerely  hope 
that  Zangwill  will  not  repeat  his  most 
recent  failure. 

Schools  for  the  Chorus 

The  following  throws  some  light  on 
a  practice  that  has  never  yet  got  a 
foothold  in  this  country  : 

L.  S.  Sire  of  Sire  Brothers,  a  firm 
dealing  in  the  chorus  industry,  said 
that  sometimes  girls  are  hired  from 
masters  and  brought  over  to  this  coun- 
try in  numbers.  "In  England,"  he 
said,  "there  are  schools  for  chorus  and 
ballet  girls,  and  these  girls  are  bound 
to  the  masters  for  certain  periods.  The 
masters  give  the  girls  enough  to  live 
on  and  get  all  of  the  money.  They 
practically  own  the  girls  for  the  time. 
The  girls  get  some  advantage,  as  they 
are  poor  girls,  and  in  this  way  are  able 
to  get  an  education.  The  system  is 
common  in  England,  and  the  hiring 
of  girls  from  these  masters  for  the  pur- 
pose of  bringing  them  to  the  United 
States  does  not  conflict  with  any  con- 
tract labor  law,  as  it  comes  under  the 
artists'  law. 

♦  * 

Barnabee' s  Perpetual 
Youth 

Henry  Clay  Barnabee,  the  veteran 
head-center  of  the  Bostonians,  is  the 
youngest  man  of  his  age  in  the  theat- 
rical profession.  For  forty-five  years 
he  has  been  actively  engaged  in  stage 
work,  and  now,  at  the  age  of  68,  he  is 
as  active,  lively  and  vigorous  as  the 
majority  of  men  who  have  scarcely 
reached  the  meridian  of  life.  His 
voice,  particularly  in  the  upper  tones, 
which  usually  are  the  first  to  decay,  is 
full  and  resonant  as  it  was  ten  years 
ago,  and  his  activity  in  stage  work 
shows  no  evidence  of  any  weight  of 
years. 

The  other  day  when  asked  for  the 
secret,  in  which  so  few  seem  to  share, 
of  this  perpetual  youthfulness,  his 
answer  was  that    he    had  always 


taken  good  care  of  himself.  "One 
cannot  burn  the  candle  at  both  ends," 
he  said,  "and  that  is  what  too  many 
members  of  the  profession  undertake 
to  do,  with  disistrous  results.  Any 
one  familiar  with  stage  history  can 
recall  many  singers  and  actors  who 
have  fallen  by  the  way  simply  because 
they  did  not  keep  in  training.  Sing- 
ers are  particularly  susceptible  to  the 
injurious  effects  of  liquor,  cigarettes 
and  tobacco,  and  I  have  known  many 
promising  careers  cut  short  by  over- 
indulgence in  these  particulars." 

No  doubt  Mr.  Barnabee' s  theory, 
which  is  supported  by  every  dictate  of 
common  sense,  will  not  appeal  favor- 
ably to  many  members  of  the  profes- 
sion who  are  inclined  to  prefer  fast 
living  to  permanent  artistic  success. 
But  a  temperate  life  is  the  only  possi- 
ble means  of  insureing  a  long  and 
honorable  career.  Patti,  who  will 
celebrate  some  time  next  year  an 
extraordinarily  long  period  on  the 
operatic  stage,  and  is  still  ranked  as 
one  of  the  greatest  singers  in  the 
world,  attributes  her  achievements  to 
the  most  temperate  living  and  a 
strenuous  regard  for  all  the  laws  of 
health.  Joseph  Jefferson,  now  ap- 
proaching the  seventieth  anniversary 
of  his  birth,  is  another  example  of 
correct  living  which  the  younger 
members  of  the  profession  would  do 
well  to  imitate.  Late  suppers  and  a 
convivial  life  may  be  very  alluring, 
but  they  are  dangerous  to  all  and  im- 
possible to  such  as  aspire  to  a  long 
artistic  career.  Possibly  this  sounds 
like  a  sermon,  but  at  all  events  there 
can  be  no  doubt  in  regard  to  either 
the  facts  or  the  philosophy,  and  that 
is  more  than  can  be  said  of  all  sermons. 

Big  Receipts 

p  has.  P.  Hall  of  the  Victory 
Theater,  San  Jose,  and  the 
Yo Semite,  Stockton,  was  a  caller  at 
the  Review  office  last  week,  feeling 
pretty  good  over  the  showing  made 
by  the  Yictory  the  past  year.  San 
Jose,  as  well  as  other  interior  cities, 
showed  an  increased  theatrical  atten- 
dance, and  Stock  well,  in  My  Friend 
From  India,  played  to  $700  one  night, 
and  the  Old  Kentucky  engagement 
amounted  to  $1,066,  while  the  Hotel 
Topsy  Turvey  people  were  enabled  to 
pay  their  hotel  bills,  after  $1,100  was 
counted  out,  the  result  of  their  fun- 
making;  and  all  this  convinces  Chas. 
P.  that  there  are  worse  towns  than 
San  Jose. 

Zaza  and  Other  Plays 

It  has  always  been  maintained  by 
*■  great  dramatists  and  important 
literary  critics  that  any  theme  in  which 
the  problems  of  life  are  illustrated  in  a 
serious  and  impressive  manner  may 
properly  be  made  use  of  in  a  play. 
This  seems  to  me  rather  an  extreme 
doctrine,  and  I  have  never  been  able 
to  feel  that  the  best  interests  of  the 
theater  or  of  society  can  be  conserved 
by  dramatic  discussions  of  the  social 


evil  in  any  of  its  phases.  At  the  same 
time,  if  we  must  choose  between  an 
ably  drawn  and  brilliantly  acted  play 
of  this  nature  and  the  inanity  of  cheap 
farce-comedy  or  the  indecency  of  the 
so-called  current  reviews,  I  must 
frankly  confess  a  preference  for  the 
former.  At  least  they  do  not  make 
vice  alluring.  Their  incidental  teach- 
ing is  thetruth,  proclaimed  every  week 
in  the  pulpit,  that  punishment  follows 
sin,  and  thus  depravity  receives  no 
encouragement  from  the  Camilles, 
Zazas  and  Tanquerays  as  it  does  from 
such  vicious  degeneracy  as  we  find 
exploited  in  The  Turtle,  The  Rounders, 
and  all  other  examples  of  nauseous 
pudency.  It  is  well  enough  to  bear 
these  distinctions  in  mind,  for  the 
reason  that  dramatists  and  historians 
alike  always  have  found  their  most 
vivid  illustrations  of  dramatic  themes 
in  the  relation  of  the  sexes.  Love, 
pure  or  impure,  has  been  the  moving 
cause  in  innumerable  events  that  fill 
the  pages  of  history,  and  since  it  is  the 
central  motive  of  all  life,  involving 
every  element  of  society,  it  is  evident 
that  this  theme  always  must  be  pre 
dominant  in  the  drama  as  it  is  in 
general  literature.  For  more  than  a 
hundred  years  the  treatment  of  this 
subject  by  the  dramatists  has  gradually 
improved  in  delicacy  and  finesse.  The 
brutal  vulgarity  of  the  restoration 
period,  which  had  not  disappeared 
when  Peg  Woffington  and  David 
Garrick  reached  the  dramatic  throne, 
was  long  since  banished  from  the 
responsible  theater,  but  while  we  may 
hope  for  still  greater  delicacy  in  the 
future,  there  is  no  reason  to  expect 
that  the  grand  passion  in  its  most 
vivid  manifestation  will  ever  be  out- 
grown by  the  dramatic  writer  or 
discarded  by  the  exceptional  artist. 
For  this  reason  I  repeat  that  lovers  of 
the  drama  should  learn  to  distinguish 
the  legitimate  play  upon  this  subject 
from  that  intolerable  abasement  of  the 
drama  for  which  reckless  speculators, 
indecent  women  and  depraved  men 
are  responsible. — Lyman  B.  Glover. 


A  Valuable  treatise 

The  Essentials  of  Elocution,  by 
Alfred  Ayres,  an  exhaustive  treatise 
on  the  art  of  acting,  has  been  received 
bv  the  Review. 


The  comedians,  Charles  Boyle  and 
Carrie  Graham,  will  make  their  ap- 
pearance shortly  at  the  New  Alham- 
bra  in  that  comical  comedy,  His 
Better  Half,  one  of  the  greatest  road 
successes  of  the  season.  The  company 
of  twenty  which  surrounds  the  stars 
includes  many  very  clever  people  and 
warm  favorites  here. 


Lady  Windemere's  Fan  will  be  pro- 
duced at  the  Alcazar  the  week  of 
Jan.  15th,  at  which  time  the  Alcazar's 
new  leading  lady,  Miss  May  Blaney, 
direct  from  London,  will  make  her 
American  debut.  Howard  Scott  will 
make  his  reappearance  at  the  Alcazar 
on  that  date. 


Januaky  6th,  1900 


5 


Frank  Weston  makes  a  splendid 
Horatio  Drake  in  The  Christian.  He 
has  a  fine  stage  presence  and  a  good 
voice. 

Denman  Thompson  and  The  Old 
Homestead  will  be  here  at  the  Colum- 
bia next  month. 

Walter  JoNEsand  Norma  Whalley 
will  visit  Australia  with  Dunne  & 
Ryley's  company. 

Milloecker,  the  composer,  who 
had  been  suffering  from  a  paralytic 
stroke,  died  Monday  in  Vienna. 

Fanchon  Campbell's  Polly  Love 
in  The  Christian  is  one  of  the  most 
striking  characterizations  of  the  pro- 
duction. 

Henry  Miller  has  taken  The 
Only  Way  on  tour,  and  he  is  said  to 
be  in  a  fair  way  to  eclipse  the  success 
of  almost  any  of  the  reigning  stars. 

Miss  Minnie  Tittel  Brune  came 
very  near  being  compelled  to  rest  last 
week,  owing  to  a  severe  cold  that  for 
a  while  threatened  to  turn  into  grippe. 

Nat  Goodwin  is  proving  a  strong 
attraction  at  the  Knickerbocker  Thea- 
ter, New  York.  His  new  play  is  to 
be  called  When  We  Were  Twenty-one, 
instead  of  Pals. 

Miss  Hobbs  is  reported  to  have 
made  a  very  strong  impression  in  Eng- 
land. At  the  Lyceum  Theater,  New 
York,  its  business  is  recorded  as  being 
among  the  best  in  the  history  of  the 
house. 

Clay  Greene's  travesty  of  Gil- 
lette's Sherlock  Holmes  put  in  the 
melange  piece  at  Koster  &  Bial's  in 
New  York,  is  called  by  the  New  York 
Sun  the  best  thing  in  the  travesty  line 
of  the  season. 

Maud  Reese  Davis  of  Los  Angeles, 
the  handsome  young  singer,  for  two 
years  soprano  with  the  Sousa  Band, 
was  married  at  Glens  Falls  December 
14,  to  Herbert  Merrill  Quimby,  of 
Detroit,  Mich. 

Kyrle  Bellew  is  to  appear  as  man- 
ager of  a  London  theater  of  his  own  in 
The  Children's  Palace  by  L.  H.  Parker 
and  Addison  Bright,  and  will  also  pro- 
duce a  new  version  of  Monte  Cristo, 
made  for  him  by  Henry  Hamilton. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke  and  his 
company  rested  a  week  down  in  Texas 
and  the  comedian  and  his  wife  took  a 
trip  to  the  City  of  Mexico.  They  also 
witnessed  a  bull  fight  at  Jaurez.  Mr. 
Clarke's  impressions  of  the  "sport"  are 
00  vivid  for  publication. 


The  male  contingent  of  The  Bos- 
tonians  this  season  is  said  to  be  excep- 
tionally strong.  Among  them  are 
Wm.  H.  McDonald,  Henry  Clay 
Barnabee,  George  Frothingham, 
Charles  R.  Hawley,  Frank  Rush- 
worth,  John  Dunsmore,  W.  H.  Fitz- 
gerald, and  Frederick  Knights. 

Minette  Barrett  and  Pearl 
Landers  are  doing  a  very  taking  spec- 
ialty in  this  week's  performance  of  Fly- 
ing Colors  that  is  meeting  with  several 
encores  nightly. 


J.  M.  Colvillk,  of  The  Christian 
company,  has  been  so  ill  this  week 
with  muscular  rheumatism,  that  he 
was  compelled  to  give  up  the  part  of 
John  Storm  to  Frank  Weston,  who 
did  very  creditably  in  the  part. 

Frederick  Warde  was  telling 
friends  the  other  night  that  in  little 
eight-year-old  Norman  DeWittPhillips 
of  this  city,  who  played  one  of  the 
little  princes  in  Richard  III,  he  had 
run  across  one  of  the  brightest  stage 


Frances  Yale  got  in  this  week  and 
is  very  busy  arranging  for  Stockwell's 
new  tour  with  The  Cuckoo. 

Roland  Rekd,  after  an  operation 
for  a  severe  case  of  appendicites,  is 
slowly  recovering  at  St.  Luke's  Hos- 
pital, New  York. 

Gertrude  Foster  has  reconsidered 
her  intention  of  going  to  New  York, 
and  will  be  the  leading  woman  at  the 
Oakland  Macdonough. 

Madge  Carr  Cook,  formerly  with 
the  Frawleys,  is  a  recent  addition  to 
the  Dearborn  Stock  Co.,  Chicago.  She 
is  wearing  some  very  stunning  gowns 
and  is  proving  a  valuable  member  of 
the  company. 

T.  Daniel  Frawley  has  added 
another  beauty  to  his  company.  This 
latest  addition  is  Mrs.  Neville  Castle, 
the  handsome  daughter  of  a  local 
merchant.  She  has  been  studying  for 
some  time  with  this  end  in  view  and 
will  make  her  first  appearance  next 
week  in  the  Princess  and  the  Butterfly. 


children  he  had  ever  met.  The  young- 
ster played  with  an  intelligence  and 
understanding  far  beyond  his  years, 
and  his  imitations  of  Warde  during 
the  presentation  of  Richard  III  at  the 
Oakland  performance  last  Tuesday 
night,  made  a  great  hit  with  the  aud- 
ience. 

In  the  Zaza  company  is  Hugo  To- 
land,  well  known  in  San  Francisco, 
who  adorns  the  stage  more  for  the  fun 
of  it  than  anything  else.    Our  Chicago 


correspondent  writes  that  he  is  the 
same  old  Hugo  as  ever,  with  a  few 
more  pounds  of  flesh  each  year. 

Nance  O'Neil  company  have 
given  up  their  intended  engagement 
in  Honolulu.  They  play  Salt  Lake 
two  weeks,  commencing  January  17, 
then  in  Denver  and  then  to  Vancouver, 
before  sailing  for  the  Australian  tour. 

J.  Lou  Hallett  is  personally 
directing  the  tour  of  the  Passion  Play 
Company,  in  which  his  agency  is  inter- 
ested. The  company  is  playing  to  good 
business  along  down  the  line  this  week, 
and  will  tour  Arizona,  Texas  and 
Mexico. 


Snap  Shots 


CISSIE  FITZGERALD 


As  she  looks  to  the 
London  cartoonist. 


Professional  Matinee 

Through  the  courtesy  of  the  Al- 
hambra  management  and  Murray  and 
Mack,  there  was  a  professional  mati- 
nee at  the  Alhanibra  Thursday  after- 
noon. A  large  gathering  of  theatrical 
folk  was  present  and  enjoyed  a  per- 
formance that  went  with  a  vim  and  a 
snap. 

Closed 

L.  R.  Stockwell  and  My  Friend 
from  India  Company  are  back  in  town 
having  closed  in  Sacramento.  Busi- 
ness was  only  fair.  Mr.  Stockwell 
goes  out  in  February  with  an  entirely 
new  company  in  Frohman's  Cuckoo. 


OCCASIONAL  CORRESPONDENTS 

and  SMa.na.gers  Out-of-T<ywn 
Should  remember  that  all  copy  for  the 
Rkview,  except  from  our  regular 
staff,  must  be  in  the  office  not  later 
than  Wednesday  of  each  week  to  insure 
publication.  Have  it  reach  the  Review 
Wednesday  afternoon. 


EMMA  NEVADA 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


January  6th,  1900 


AT  THE 

LiOCAL  THEATERS 


A    CO  SA 


The  Columbia 

"TpHE  Christian  continues  to  hold  in- 
'  terestat  the  Columbia  and  to  draw 
large  audiences.  Gradually  people 
are  getting  to  comprehend  the  mag- 
nificent portrayal  of  Lord  Robert  Ure 
by  Edward  Emery,  and  to  appreciate 
it  as  one  of  the  most  artistic  and  con- 
vincing performances  seen  in  San 
Francisco  for  a  long  time.  Owing  to 
the  illness  of  J.  M.  Colville,  Frank 
Weston  has  been  giving  us  a  very 
acceptable  John  Storm.  The  play  will 
finish  its  run  next  week. 

The  molt 

T'HH  brilliant  extravaganza,  Little 
*  Bo-Peep,  continues  to  draw  en- 
thusiastic audiences  at  the  Tivoli.  It 
is  full  of  life  and  merriment,  bright 
catchy  songs,  gorgeous  costumes  and 
picturesque  scenic  effects.  Anna 
Lichter,  with  her  sweet  voice  and 
charming  personality,  makes  a  be- 
witching Bo-Peep,  and  Charlotte  Beck- 
with,  in  a  costume  of  white  and  gold, 
is  lovely  as  Fairy  Goodluck.  Wm. 
Schuster  as  Baby  Bunting,  Annie 
Meyers,  jaunty  and  vivacious  in  the 
role  of  Little  Boy  Blue,  Alf  Wheelan 
as  Old  Mother  Hubbard,  are  some  of 
the  interesting  characters.  Tom  Greene 
makes  an  excellent  Mephisto,  but  in 
spite  of  his  makeup  sings  like  an  angel, 
his  voice  being  fresh,  ringing  and 
musical.  Ferris  Hartman,  with  his 
usual  fund  of  good  humor  and  wit, 
keeps  things  lively  from  first  to  last, 
bursts  of  laughter  and  applause  greet- 
ing his  songs  and  sallies.  Miss  Ida 
Wyatt,  clever  in  her  songs  and  danc- 
ing, is  justly  a  drawing  card.  The 
scene  in  the  Japanese  tea  garden,  with 
an  array  of  pretty  girls  in  fetching 
costumes,  and  the  forest  scene  where 
Tom  Greene  sings  with  a  rousing 
chorus  of  huntsmen,  are  bright  bits  of 
the  charming  holiday  spectacle.  Para- 
sol and  fan  dances  are  introduced  and 
the  curtain  falls  upon  the  Butterfly 
transformation  scene  of  brilliant  color 
and  marvellous  beauty. 

Mary  Frances  Francis. 


Ne<w  c/llhambra 

Tiik  famous  Irish  comedians,  Mur- 
'  ray  and  Mack,  are  at  the  Alham- 
bra  this  week  in  their  operatic  farce, 
Finnigan's  Ball,  and  they  have  been 
favored  with  splendid  houses.  Fin- 
nigan's Ball  is  by  farthe  best  attraction 


presented  at  the  Alhambra  since  its 
opening,  and  it  is  to  be  regretted  that 
it  will  not  remain  another  week. 
Murray  and  Mack  are  of  necessity  the 
life  of  the  play  and  they  keep  their 
audiences  in  uproarious  laughter 
from  start  to  finish  with  their  famous 
witticisms.  They  are  ably  assisted  by 
Chas.  Barry,  who  played  the  part  of 
Weary  Walker.  His  makeup,  dialect 
and  general  characterization  were  ex- 
cellent, especially  in  his  imitation  of 
Sousa.  Jas.  Conlan  played  the  part 
of  Widow  Gallagher  to  perfection,  and 
Kittie  Beck  cavorts  around  and  does 
some  clever  dancing.  The  Grur- 
son  Sisters  sing  a  few  ragtime 
melodies  in  an  acceptable  manner,  and 
the  Primrose  Quintette  secure  numer- 
ous encores  with  their  catchy  songs. 


Grand  Opera  House 

O  i x B A  i ), the  C hristmas  extravaganza, 
^  is  running  the  second  week  at  this 
popular  house,  and  crowded  houses 
attest  the  real  worth  of  this  gorgeous 
spectacular  display. 

The  applause  is  frequent  and  loud, 
as  the  intensely  interesting  features 
appear  and  then  vanish.  Wm.  Wolff 
is  indefatigable  in  his  untiring  ener- 
gies, and  is  the  center  around  whom 
revolve  the  other  brilliant  satellites. 
The  clever  and  amusing  specialties  in- 
troduced this  week  but  added  to  the 
interest.  Mr.  Jones  has  certainly  made 
a  great  hit  with  his  holiday  production 
this  year.  Senorita  Matilditi  has  scored 
a  hit  with  our  lovers  of  the  ballet  with 
her  grace  and  charm  of  dancing.  The 
Amazon  march  is  a  dazzling  feature 
and  the  finale,  The  Evolution  of  Na- 
ture, a  revelation  of  perfect  stage  pro- 
duction. 


The  Alcazar 

OHIMMIH  FADDEN  is  playing  its 
^  second  week  at  the  Alcazar  with 
fully  the  success  of  the  first — for  who 
can  resist  the  chance  of  a  glimpse  at 
the  Bowery  where  "they  do  such 
things  and  they  say  such  things"  in 
so  awfully  only  a  way.  Its  the  oppor- 
tunity of  a  life-time  to  make  the 
acquaintance  of  such  true  slum  types 
asCh  immie, the  little  brick !  and  the  re- 
doubtable Mrs.  Murphy.  Marie 
"Howe,  in  the  latter  role,  has  made 
the  hit  of  the  season.  So  clever  a 
characterization,  so  finished  in  all  the 
comical  details  of  gesture  and  make- 


up, of  voice  and  manner,  shows  what 
can  be  done  in  a  subordinate  part  and 
yet  not  encroach  on  the  principals. 
Mr.  Seabury,  as  Chimmie,  has  suc- 
ceeded admirably  in  fusing  the  con- 
flicting elements  of  character  in  this 
boy  representative  of  the  Bowery,  the 
almost  blind  and  wholly  guileless 
loyalty  to  his  "foine"  friends,  yet 
keen,  quick  out-witting  of  trickery 
that  "ain't  no  farmer's."  Miss  Crosby 
is  the  Frenchiest  of  French  maids, 
"en  passant,"  as  electrifying  in  unex- 
pected flashes  of  explosion  as  the  real 
article,  and  as  artful  in  contrition. 
Miss  Foster,  as  Fanny  Van  Cortland, 
has  all  the  grace  of  a  "t'oroughbred," 
yet  is  a  shade  too  condescending  in 
manner,  perhaps,  too  coldly  calmly 
superior  to  her  "entoire  age"  from 
her  Bowery  proteges,  Chimmie,  his 
mother,  and  Maggie,  to  her  papa  and 
rival  lovers.  George  Nichols  as 
Larry,  Ernest  Howell  as  Moxie,  rep- 
resent the  unhappy  side  of  the 
Bowery  life,  and  so  complete  the  pic- 
ture Mr.  Townsend  has  so  cleverly 
and  truthfully  drawn  of  a  phase  of 
life  almost  undreamt  of  by  a  large 
majority  even  of  the  people  in  whose 
very  midst  the  Bowery  lives  out  its 
own  noisy,  throbbing  life. 


The  California 

A  r  the  California  this  week  T.  Dan- 
**  iel  Frawley  gives  the  first  produc- 
tion in  America  of  Seymour  Hicks  and 
Fred  G.Latham's  Adelphi  melodrama, 
With  Flying  Colors,  though  what  the 
name  has  to  do  with  anythingconcern- 
ing  the  play,  is  a  mystery.  Five  acts, 
with  sixteen  scenes,  and  the  shortest  of 
short  intervals,  make  up  a  long  evening 
of  constantly  recurring  surprises.  The 
play  is  elaborately  staged,  every  de- 
tail being  carried  out  with  an  exactness 
and  a  lavish  display  of  extravagant 
expenditure  which  the  character  of 
the  play  does  not  warrant.  It  speaks 
volumes,  however,  for  Mr.  Frawley's 
artistic  and  conscientious  carrying  out 
of  every  possible  stage  effect,  which 
is  one  of  the  many  reasons  for  his 
great  success  in  the  career  he  has  so 
well  mapped  out  for  himself.  There 
being  forty-two  actors  who  have  speak- 
ing parts  in  this  ever-changing,  never- 
ending  melodrama — not  to  mention 
the  hordes  who  make  up  the  howling 
mob  in  several  scenes — it  is  obviously 
impossible  to  write  up  all  the  various 
characters  and  their  doings. 


Mr.  Fra«-ley  as  Lieut.  Dare,  is  cor- 
dially applauded  at  every  entrance  by 
his  admirers  in  the  audience  and  as 
Lieut.  Dare  is  oftimes  at  the  mercy  of 
the  heavy  villian  of  the  play,  his  for- 
tunes are  watched  with  eager  interest. 

Francis  Byrne  as  James  Strange- 
ways,  not  only  acted,  but  was,  the  said 
villian,  the  quiet  man  of  dauntless 
nerve,  whom  you  instinctively  loathe, 
but  yet  admire  for  his  cool  assumption 
of  authority. 

H.  S.  Duffield  as  Sir  John  Derrick 
the  Banker,  was  the  typical  English 
gentleman  of  quiet  refinement  and 
little  force  of  character.  Frank  Math- 
ieu,  his  son,  did  the  happy-go-lucky, 
spendthrift  part  very  creditably.  Har- 
rington Reynolds  as  the  Bank  Man- 
ager, did  a  delightful  bit  of  acting  as 
the  dignified,  slightly  gray  business 
man  whom  one  could  but  admire  in 
spite  of  his  villiany.  Wallace  Shaw,  as 
Mr.  Weldon  of  Scotland  Yards,  went 
quietly  about  his  work  as  the  sleuth- 
hound,  did  in  the  genuine  detective 
style. 

Clarence  Chase  as  a  midshipman  de- 
serves especial  mention  for  the  very 
artistic  manner  in  which  he  carries  out 
his  part,  evidently  a  male  flirt  to  the 
manner  born. 

Mr.  Chas.  B.  Welch  as  a  Lieutenant 
— the  matinee  girls  Idol — is  a  hand- 
some, dashing  officer  whom  all  the 
ladies  adore. 

Mary  Hampton,  as  the  Banker's 
daughter,  carries  out  her  heavy  role 
with  credit  to  herself. 

Miss  Van  Buren  as  Polly  is  full  of 
life,  and  her  cockney  speech  with  that 
of  her  lover,  Harry  Belt  (Mr.  J.  R. 
Amory)  is  excellent.  Mr.  Amory  kept 
the  audience  on  good  terms  with  him- 
self by  his  irresistably  funny  sayings 
and  doings. 

Marian  Barney,  as  Mrs.  Hackett,  is 
a  l)eautiful  woman  doing  an  odious 
character,  which  even  her  late  repent- 
ance does  not  atone  for.  Theodore 
Hamilton  as  Gen.  Bellingfield.a  retired 
officer,  was  the  very  man  for  theplace. 
One  could  almost  imagine  himself  at 
the  Presidio  in  days  not  long  past  with 
this  huge,  self-complacent  officer  in 
charge.  Reginald  Travers,  Clarence 
Montaine,  Phosa  McAllister  and  Pearl 
Landers  were  all  notable  for  good  work 
in  their  several  parts. 


Fred  Niblo  is  en  route  with  the  Beh- 
man  show. 


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THE  COLUMBIA 

The  final  week  of  The  Christian  at 
the  Columbia  Theater  will  begin  on 
Monday  evening.  The  attraction  to 
follow  is  the  James-Kidder-Hanford 
combination,  who  will  present  The 
Winter's  Tale  on  a  scale  of  magnifi- 
cance.  The  production  of  The  Win- 
ter's Tale  by  Messrs.  Wagenhals  & 
Kemper,  in  which  Louis  James,  Miss 
Kidder,  and  Charles  B.  Hanford  are 
to  appear  here,  is  said  to  be  in  every 
way  worthy  of  comparison  with  Mary 
Anderson's.  The  advance  sale  of 
seats  for  the  first  week  of  the  engage- 
ment will  begin  on  Thursday  morning. 


THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 


Tomorrow  afternoon  the  Rentz- 
Santley  Company  will  open  at  the 
New  Alhambra  for  a  week's  engage- 
ment with  a  very  capable  company  of 
burlesque  people.  The  performance 
they  give  is  a  very  laughable  one 
throughout,  interspersed  with  clever 
specialties  and  bright  songs.  It  opens 
with  a  hilarious  travesty  entitled 
A  Masquerade  Ball,  in  which  the  entire 
company  appears.  This  is  followed 
by  a  very  strong  olio.  The  chief 
charm  of  the  entire  performance  is  the 
grand  finale,  An  Affair  of  Honor, 
adapted  from  the  famous  French 
painting  at  the  Bonjere  Salon,  Paris. 
There  are  three  scenes  to  the  panto- 
mime, ending  with  a  realistic  duel 
between  two  women  who  are  very 
clever  with  the  rapiers.  The  next 
attraction  at  the  New  Alhambra  will 
be  the  Ray's  great  success  A  Hot  Old 
Time  which  opens  Sunday,  Jan.  14. 


THE  GRAND 

The  Grand  Opera  House  is  being 
crowded  nightly.  This  is  the  most 
conclusive  evidence  that  can  possibly 
be  offered  of  the  popularity  of  Sinbad. 
Among  the  novelties  this  week  is  a 
coon  song  by  Edith  Mason,  Ma 
Carolina  Twins,  the  effect  of  which  is 
heightened  by  the  appearance  of  a 
couple  of  interesting  pickaninnies.  It 
is  encored  five  and  six  times  nightly. 
Sinbad  will  begin  its  third  week  Mon- 
day evening  when  a  new  edition  will 
be  presented. 

THE  CALIFORNIA 

The  Princess  and  the  Butterfly, 
next  week  at  this  handsome  theater, 
is  one  of  the  brightest  and  cleverest 
plays  Pinero  has  written.  It  teems 
with  smart  sayings  in  its  clever  thrusts 
at  fashionable  follies  and  the  unmask- 
ing of  social  hypocrisy.  It  has  for  its 
motto,  "Those  who  love  deep  never 
grow  old,"  and  tells  a  love  story  that 
is  full  of  pathos  and  interest.  The 
players    interpreting    it    have  been 


selected  with  especial  care  by  Mr. 
Frawley  from  his  large  organization, 
and  San  Francisco  theater  goers  can 
look  forward  to  not  only  a  clever 
but  a  most  enjoyable  series  of  per- 
formances. 

THE  TIVOLI 

With  peals  of  merriment,  the  holi- 
day spectacle,  Little  Bo-Peep  is  nightly 
being  received  at  the  Tivoli  Opera 
House  by  large  and  delighted  aud- 
iences. A  significant  fact  which  tells 
of  the  great  success  of  the  gorgeous 
extravaganza,  is,  that  almost  every 
evening,  patrons  of  the  theater  visit 
the  box  office  between  the  acts,  and 
secure  seats  for  another  performance. 
Following  the  extravaganza,  the  next 
production  at  the  Tivoli  will  be  Frank 
Daniels'  greatest  success,  The  Idol's 
Eye,  which  will  be  given  at  the  Tivoli 
for  the  first  time  in  America  at  popu- 
lar prices. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  new  bill  includes  some  of  the 
best  entertainment  material  in  the 
world.  At  the  head  of  the  new  bill 
are  the  Elinere  Sisters,  two  of  the 
cleverest  character  comediennes  in  the 
country.  They  come  armed  with  a 
new  sketch  by  George  Cohan.  The 
piece  is  called  Dangerous  Mrs.  De- 
laney,  and  is  said  to  be  one  of  the 
funniest  things  Cohan  ever  wrote. 
Frank  Latona,  the  musical  tramp,  is 
one  of  the  most  entertaining  individ- 
uals in  vaudeville.  He  is  a  natural 
comedian,  and  with  his  ability  for 
humor  combines  a  skill  in  the  manip- 
ulation of  musical  instruments  which 
has  made  him  famous  the  world  over. 
John  and  Nellie  McCarthy  will  pre- 
sent a  sketch  entitled  A  Wall  Street 
Broker,  and  said  to  be  very  good. 
Charles  A.  Gardner,  the  famous 
Dutch  comedian,  completes  the  list  of 
newcomers.  Fougere,  the  famous 
Parisian  chanteuse,  has  been  retained 
for  one  week  longer.  The  other 
holdovers  are  Billy  Rice  and  H.  W. 
Frillman,  the  Rozines,  Dorothy  Drew, 
Thorne  and  Carleton. 


THE  ALCAZAR 

The  Alcazar's  next  offering,  begin- 
ning Monday,  January  8,  will  be  Mad- 
eleine Lucette  Reyley's  legitimate  com- 
edy drama  in  three  acts  entitled,  The 
Mysterious  Mr.  Bugle.  Miss  Irene 
Everett  has  been  specially  engaged  to 
play  Betty,  and  Howard  Scott,  who 
makes  his  reappearance,  will  be  seen 
in  the  role  of  Lawyer  Tote.  Ernest 
Hastings  will  play  Tom,  Frank  Deni- 
thorne  Allen,  and  Laura  Crews  has 
been  cast  as  Julia.  The  other  mem- 
bers of  the  Alcazar  Company  have  been 
judiciously  cast. 


AT   NEW  ALHAMBRA  THEATER 


ONE    WEEK  COMMENCING 


Sunday  Night,  January  7th,  J*;™ 

Uhe  ffientz-Santtey  Tfovetti/  Company 

Presenting  the  Reigning  New  York  Success 

RH  =  AFFAIR  =  Op  =  HONOR 

Adapted  from  the  Famous  Pa'nting 
in  the  Boujere  Salon,  Paris. 


Limited  to  :'.0  days  in  California. 


THE  ELECTRICIAN  Jr?e  Eleetrieai) 


Managers  phase  send  open  time  for 
January  and  February,  1900 


An  Elaborate  Scenic  Production. 

TWO  MONSTER 
PRACTICAL  DYNAMOS 

The  most  complete  line  of  Sensational 
Pictorial  Printing. 

First  Appearance  on  this  Coast  of  the  Eastern 
Favorites 

Mr.  John  Abbott  and 
Miss  Harriett  Lee 

Supported  by  their  Own  Company  of  well- 
know  artists. 

The  Denver  Electric  Power  House  Lighting  the 
City.  The  Thrilling  Hanking  House  Scene 
A  Big  Eastern  Success.  For  the  First  Time 
on  the  Coast. 

Management  of  MR.  E.  H  CRAId 
Address  all  communications  to 

Halletts  Theatrical  Exchange 
Lyceum  Theater  San  Francisco 

Under  the  Stage  Direction  of 

Mr.  Frank  C.  Thompson 


The  Dramatic  cRevtew 


$3.00  PER  YEAR 


Miss 
Florence  Roberts 


In  Repertory 


ALCAZAR  THEATER 

June, 
July, 
August, 
1900. 


8 


January  6th,  1900 


Correspondence  and 
Comments 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York,  Dec.  31.— The  first  week  of 
the  new  year  finds  a  prosperous  midwinter 
season  for  all  kinds  of  amusements.  Grand 
opera  is  of  course  the  most  expensive  form 
of  amusement  to  which  the  public  can  got 
unless  it  is  pugilism  that  will  not  let  women 
in.  But  besides  these  two  extremes  of  public 
delight,  we  have  had  in  abundance  light 
opera,  comedies,  farces,  minstrels,  tragedy 
and  plain  plays.  A  few  companies  have  re- 
turned from  the  road  after  some  rather  peril- 
ous undertakings,  but  upon  the  whole  thea- 
ters and  all  kindred  interests  have  enjoyed 
marked  prosperity. 

* 
*  * 

Manager  Grau  of  the  grand  opera  com- 
pany has  brought  joy  to  all  the  patrons  of 
the  art  of  singing  who  do  not  have  money  to 
burn  and  have  to  select  their  favorite  operas 
and  artists  with  some  eye  to  economy.  Here- 
tofore, no  matter  how  many  times  an  unex- 
pected opera  had  to  be  substituted  for  the 
one  on  the  program,  there  was  no  redress 
for  the  person  who  had  gone  to  hear  a  par- 
ticular singer  in  opera.  Mr.  Grau  has 
announced  that  hereafter  whenever  any 
opera  has  to  be  substituted  for  the  one 
scheduled, or  when  any  principal  singer  with 
a  cold  has  to  be  absent  from  the  cast,  the 
management  will  refund  the  money  to  all 
who  wish  it,  or  will  exchange  tickets  to  an- 
other performance  desired  by  the  disap- 
pointed ticket  holders.  This  is  as  it  should 
be.  It  is  not  likely  that  much  money  will 
ever  have  to  be  paid  back  or  that  much 
trouble  will  be  caused  by  the  exchange  of 
tickets.  It  is  generally  conceded  that  Mr. 
Grau  has  always  tried  to  give  the  best  opera 
possible  for  the  money,  and  it  is  known  that 
many  of  the  snbstitute  performances  have 
been  better  than  some  of  those  originally  on 
the  schedule.  But  it  is  only  fair  that  when 
one  pays  to  see  Calve  in  Carmen,  for  in- 
stance, and  Susanne  Adams  is  put  on  in 
something  else,  the  purchaser  of  a  ticket 
should  have  a  right  to  get  his  money  back 
if  he  should  happen  not  to  wish  to  seethe 
substitute  performance.  Singers  can  not 
afford  to  appear  when  in  bad  voice.  Changes 
of  program  will  always  be  necessary  more  or 
less,  and  the  mere  knowledge  that  persons 
cau  buy  their  tickets  long  in  advance,  with 
the  certainty  of  getting  their  money's  worth, 
is  going  to  make  grand  opera  more  popular 
than  ever  in  this  city.  liven  Mr.  Grau  must 
be  ch.'ckling  to  himself  at  the  success  o 
this  season's  opening.  Getting  your  money 
back  from  a  theater  box  office  is  something 
like  with  a  bank;  when  you  know  you  can 
get  your  money  back  you  don't  want  it. 
* 

*  * 

Christmas  brought  three  new  plays  to 
Broadway  theaters,  which  seem  to  be  doing 
well:  My  Lady's  Lord  at  the  Empire;  Three 
Little  Lambs  at  the  Fifth  Avenue;  and  Nat 
C.  Goodwin  and  Maxine  Elliott  at  the 
Knickerbocker  in  The  Cowboy  and  the  Lady. 
My  Lady's  Lord  is  one  of  H.  V.  Esmond's 
best  plays.  It  is  full  of  romance,  full  of  ad- 
veuture,  contains  plenty  of  comedy  and 
enough  travesty.  The  cast  includes  William 
Faversham,  Jessie  Millward,  Sidney  Her- 
bert, W.  H.  Crampton,  Blanche  Burton, 


Sarah  Perry,  George  W.  Howard  aud  Joseph 
Wheelock  Jr.  My  Lady's  Lord  may  be  the 
means  of  ridiculing  such  plays  as  The  Pris- 
oner of  Zenda  off  the  stage,  but  as  such  plays 
have  seen  their  day  the  advent  of  My  Lady's 
Lord  may  be  a  good  thing. 

* 

*  » 

Nat  Goodwin's  cowboy  and  Maxine 
Elliott's  lady  at  the  Knickerbocker  make  a 
very  clever  combination  as  wrought  into  a 
play  by  Clyde  Fitch.  The  cast  also  includes 
Burr  Mcintosh  and  Minnie  Dupree  as  fun 
makers.  The  Cowboy  and  The  Lady  is  a 
kind  of  dramatized  Bret  Harte,  although  the 
story  is  original.  But  it  deals  with  frontier 
life,  with  plenty  of  cowboys  and  Indians. 
Thomas  Oberle,  Cuyler  Hastings,  Gertrude 
Green,  Clarence  Haudyside,  John  Flood  and 
E.  Lewis  contribute  to  the  success  of  the 
play. 

* 

*  * 

The  Three  Little  Lambs  which  was 
brought  to  the  Fifth  Avenue  last  week  was 
called  The  Queen  of  the  Ballet  when  R.  A. 
Barnet  wrote  it  for  the  use  of  the  Boston 
Cadets.  As  an  amateur  production  it 
attracted  the  attention  of  Augustin  Daly, 
aud  he  was  to  have  produced  it  last  year, 
but  the  success  of  The  Runaway  Girl  kept  it 
off".  E.  W.  Corliss  put  to  music  the  oper- 
atic portion  of  Mr.  Barnet's  story.  Marie 
Cahill,  Raymond  Hitchcock  and  Edmund 
Lawrence  were  the  little  lambs.  Adele 
Ritchie,  Nellie  Braggins,  William  T.  Carle- 
ton  and  William  Philip  carried  off  the  vocal 
honors.  Others  in  the  cast  are  Thomas 
Cohiffen,  Harold  Vizard,  Ida  Hawley  and 
Clara  Palmer.  The  show  has  plenty  of 
dash  and  will  be  a  go.  The  music  alone 
ought  to  be  enough  to  carry  it,  because  no 
prettier  new  music  has  been  heard  here  this 
season. 

Marcella  Sembrich  made  her  first  appear- 
ance this  season  last  week  in  Rossini's 
II  Barbiere  de  Seviglia,  and  she  revealed 
the  same  exquisite  velvety  quality  of  tone 
which  enables  her  to  sing  like  no  other 
woman  on  the  operatic  stage.  Her  singing 
is  a  source  of  unmixed  delight.  She  never 
has  to  reach  for  notes.  No  matter  how 
high,  they  are  always  at  her  command. 
Piui-Corsi,  Europe's  greatest  basso-buffo, 
also  made  his  first  appearance  last  week 
in  Mozart's  Don  Giovanni,  but  he  did  not 
have  as  good  an  opportunity  for  the  display 
of  humor  as  Edouard  De  Reszke  had.  He 
will  probably  get  better  opportuuities  as 
the  season  advances.  Antonia  Scotti  was 
the  new  baritone  in  last  week's  production. 
He  has  a  genuine  baritone  voice — none  of 
your  tenors  short  on  their  upper  notes  nor 
your  bassos  shy  on  the  lower  register.  But 
he  was  so  nervous  in  his  opening  perfor- 
mance that  he  had  to  hurry  so  as  not  to 
lose  breath  before  the  close  of  his  phrases. 
This  is  a  fault  which  will  no  doubt  be 
remedied  in  time.  Rob  Roy. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence. 
St.  Louis,  Dec.  26. — During  Mrs.  Leslie 
Carter's  engagement  at  the  Olympic  Thea- 
ter, Dramatic  Critic  Kline  of  the  Post  Dis- 
patch and  myself  after  seeing  the  reudition 


had  a  discussion  as  to  what  could  be  the 
finale  of  problem  plays.  Mr.  Kline  writes 
the  following  in  his  paper  which  I  think  will 
interest  the  readers  of  the  Dramatic  Re- 

vi kw  : 

"The  query  was  put  to  the  writer  during 
the  Zaza  engagemeut : 

•'We  have  had  The  Turtle  and  Sappho,  and 
now  we  have  Zaza.  Later,  I  suppose,  we 
will  see  The  Girl  from  Maxim's,  which  is 
reported  to  be  the  worst  of  all.  What  are 
we  to  have  after  that. 

It  was  a  question  to  set  one  to  thinking. 
Of  couise,  we  all  admit  that  there  must  be  a 
line  somewhere,  which  cannot  be  crossed  by 
the  stage,  because  the  public  will  not  follow. 
But  where  is  that  line?  And  if  we  really 
have  not  crossed  it, are  we  not  perilously  near 
it?  Were  not  Sappho  and  Zaza  about  the 
limit? 

"That  is  a  matter  for  argument.  We 
thought  Camille  was  bad,  but  now,  beside 
some  of  the  things  offered  us,  we  send  young 
girls  to  see  it,  and  call  it 'A  lesson  in  mor- 
ality,' aud  term  it  a  classic.  Perhaps,  some 
day,  we  will  do  the  same  for  Sappho,  .who 
knows? 

"The  series  of  Problem  plays  offered  us  a 
short  while  back  were  railed  at  as  beyond 
excuse,  yet  they  are  pale  aud  insipid  these 
days.  Now,  we  do  not  want  social  perplex- 
ities veiled  in  their  presentation  to  us.  Sug- 
gestion some  time  ago  was  all  that  we  would 
permit;  broad  and  undisguised  exploitation 
is  none  too  bald  for  us  now.  Really,  after 
all,  is  there  much  more  we  could  have? 

•  'One  is  inclined  to  agree  with  Miss  Nether- 
sole  in  what  she  declared  when  she  was  here 
that  she  had  to  give  this  sort  of  plays  be- 
cause the  public  demanded  it.  You  cannot 
make  the  public  see  what  it  does  not  care  to 
witness.  Many  an  actor  has  tried  that,  to 
his  sorrow. 

"The  fact  is,  the  public  wants  to  see  the 
risque  play,  and  it  is  going  to  have  it,  so 
long  as  there  are  persons  to  play  that  kind. 
Call  it  a  low  tendency,  a  perverted  taste, 
what  you  will,  the  fact  remains  that  both 
players  and  playwrights  are  but  supplying 
the  demand — as  any  good  business  man 
does. 

"There  is  this  to  be  urged  in  extenuation  : 
We  may  have  become  so  secure,  so  .'strong, 
in  our  ideas  of  wrong  and  right,  that  we  can 
touch  pitch  and  not  be  defiled;  that  we  can 
see  a  Sappho  or  a  Zaza  and  get  no  ill  ef- 
fects. When  a  people  is  able  to  look  upon 
sin  with  impunity  and  with  no  fear  of  con- 
sequences, it  is  a  highly  moral  race.  Truly, 
it  is  better  to  be  tempted  and  to  resist,  than 
never  to  be  tempted  at  all,  and  if — 'if,'  mind 
you — we  are  so  settled  in  our  morality  that 
we  can  exemplify  on  our  stage  the  lowest  as 
well  as  the  most  insinuating  and  fascinating 
forms  of  vice,  and  escape  contamination 
when  they  are  presented  to  us  in  most  ap- 
pealing guise,  truly,  we  are  a  strong  and  a 
good  nation.  But — can  we?  Aye,  there's 
the  rub. 

We  are  certainly  favored  with  delightful 
Christmas  offerings  by  the  local  managers. 
Pat  Short,  manager  of  the  Olympic,  is  pre- 
senting Charles  Frohmau's  brightest  star, 
Maude  Adams,  in  The  Little  Minister.  It 
is  indeed  a  wholesome  contrast  to  Sappho 
and  Zaza,  and  the  splendid  patronage  that 


the  theater  has  been  receiving  conclusively 
shows  that  a  majority  of  the  play-loving 
public  are  in  favor  of  decent  and  respectable 
plays  that  have  not  to  bank  upon  filth  and 
immorality. 

George  W.  Lederer's  latest  production, 
Rounders,  has  made  a  personal  hit  with 
Manager  Short's  patrons  at  the  Century. 
Dan  Daly,  of  course,  is  the  featured  artist, 
and  his  droll  monologue  and  grotesque 
limbs  are  as  laughter-provoking  as  ever, 
whilst  the  Kissable  Phyllis  Rankin  has 
taken  into  camp  our  ever-increasing  army 
of  chappies.  Among  the  other  spirits  in  the 
cast  are  Richard  Carroll,  D.  L.  Don,  Fred 
Urban,  Marie  George,  Christine  MacDonald, 
and  Sarah  McVickar. 

Managers  Middleton  and  Tate  of  the 
Columbia  have  an  attractive  array  of  vaude- 
villians  in  Cora  Tanner,  the  brilliant  and 
distinguished  comedienne  who  is  presenting 
a  pretty  sketch  entitled,  My  Husband's 
Model.  Caron  and  Herbert,  Houdini,  the 
Hagi  Lara  Family,  McCale  and  Daniels, 
the  Three  Schingler  Sisters,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hamilton,  W.  B.  Moseley,  Ahearu  and 
Patrick,  Leonard  and  Center,  aud  Frank 
Hall. 

Manager  Jim  Butler  of  the  Standard  is 
giving  his  patrons  a  caloric  performance 
with  Phil  Sheridan's  City  Sports'  Bur- 
lesquers.  It  embraces  a  dazzling  bunch  of 
beauteous  femininity. 

Murray  and  Mack,  coterie  of  comedians 
in  Finnegan's  Ball,  is  the  attraction  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House. 

Manager  Garen  of  Havlin's  Theater,  is 
compelled  to  put  out  the  "3.  R.  O."  sign 
this  week.  The  magnet  that  draws  the 
money  is  The  Guilty  Mother. 

Manager  Sam  Gutnpertz  of  Hopkins'  is 
pleasing  his  clientele  this  week  with  an 
excellent  production  of  Camille.  The 
vaudeville  features  are  Almont  and  Dumont, 
Tyrolean  Quarfet  and  Stover. 

The  Castle  Square  Opera  Company  are 
resting  this  week  and  rehearsing  for  their 
double  bill  next  week,  which  will  be 
Cavalleria  Rusticana  and  Pinafore. 

The  uuderlinings  for  Christmas  week  are: 
The  Bostonians  at  the  Olympic,  Kelsey  and 
Shannon  in  The  Moth  and  the  Flame  at  the 
Century. Rose  Coghlan  and  her  husband  John 
T.  Sullivan,  in  The  White  Heather  at  the 
Grand,  King  of  the  Opium  Ring  at  Havlins', 
Little  Lord  Fauntleroy  at  Hopkins',  and 
Harry  Morris'  Twentieth  Century  Maids  at 
the  Standard. 

Managers  Tate  and  Middleton  of  the 
Columbia  have  offered  the  St.  Louis  World's 
Fair  managers  of  1903  $30,000  for  the 
amusement  privileges. 

Maud  Lillian  Berri  is  making  the  hit  of 
her  stage  career  with  the  Castle  Square 
Opera  Company.  GaTv  Paukn. 

CANADA 

Special  Correspondence. 

St.  John,  N.  B.,  Dec.  25  — The  Valentine 
Stock  Company  opened  their  six  weeks' 
engagement  with  All  the  Comforts  of  Home 
at  to-day's  matinee,  aud  Young  Mrs. 
Winthrop  in  the  evening  to  two  capacity 
houses.  In  the  afternoon  the  company  had 
to  stand  comparison  with  the  company  that 
presented  All  the  Comforts  of  Home  on  the 


January  6th,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


'.1 


same  stage  a  few  years  ago,  and  whose 
roster  embraced  such  stage  folk  as  Harriet 
Ford,  Mary  Hampton,  Emma  Maddern,  T. 
Dan  Frawley,  Hudson  Liston,  Eugene 
Jepson,  H.  D.  Blakemore,  Ernest  Hastings 
and  other  capable  artists,  and  it  must  be 
said  that  the  Valentines  came  in  a  mighty 
close  second.  The  work  of  Aunie  Blancke, 
as  Tom  McDow;  Jessie  Bonstelle,  as  Fifi 
Oritanski;  Edward  R.  Mawson,  as  Alfred 
Hastings;  Chas.  Fleming  (of  this  city,  and 
a  son  of  May  Agnes  Fleming),  as  Bender: 
Kate  Blancke,  as  Mrs.  Bender;  Robt.  A. 
Evans,  as  Dabney;  and  Jack  Webster  (son 
of  Nellie  McHenry"),  as  McSmith  and  Lang- 
horn,  is  deserving  of  especial  mention. 
Today's  bills,  in  addition  to  A  Scrap  of 
Paper,  makes  up  this  week's  offerings. 

Peachey  Carnehan. 


A  Fine  Play 

The  Princess  and  the  Butterfly  is  a 
fine  play,  that  nearly  always  satisfies 
an  exacting  taste,  and  its  production 
deserves  the  cordial  approval  of  all 
cultivated  persons,  as  well  as  their 
material  support.  We  commend  it 
particularly  to  those  sensitive  souls 
who  are  forever  complaining  of  the 
degeneracy  of  the  stage  and  of  the  lack 
of  plays  of  literary  value.  Here  is 
one  to  suit  them,  which  has,  besides 
its  literary  value,  positive  dramatic 
vitality,  and  a  charm  that  gets  over 
the  foot-lights  in  the  performance. — 
New  York  Times,  Nov.  24,  '97. 


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BEGINNING  NEXT  MONDAY 
LAST  SIX  NIGHTS  AND  SATURDAY  MATIN  EE 
Liebler  &  Co.  present  Hall  Caiue's  powerful  play 

The  Christian 

Last  Performance  Saturday  Night,  Jan.  18th, 
MONDAY,  JANUARY  l.")TH. 

James  Kidder-Hanford  Triumvirate. 

Orpheum 

ELINORE  SISTERS;   FRANK  LATONA; 
JOHN  AND  NELLIE  MCCARTHY; 
CHARLES  A.  GARDNER; 
BILLY  RICE  AND  H.  W.  FRILLMAN: 

DOROTHY  DREW;  THE  ROSINOS; 
THORNE  AND  CARLETON;  FOUGF.RE. 

Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opeia 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats,  50  Cents 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATl'RDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 

New  Alhambra  Theater 

Ellinghovse  &  Mott,  Proprietors  and  Managers. 
Eddy  and  Jones  Streets.  Telephone  South  770. 

ONE  WEEK  ONLY,  COMMENCING  WITH 
SUNDAY  MATINEE,  JANUARY  7TH. 

The  Rentz-Santley  Burlesque  and 
Novelty  Company 

Presenting  the  New  York  Success 
AN  AFFAIR  OF  HONOR 

Next — The  Rags  Howling  Success 

A     Hot     Old  Time 

POPULAR  PRICES. 

Alcazar  Theater 

Belasco  &  Thall,  Managers.       'Phone  Main  254. 

WEEK  OF  JANUARY  8TH. 
Special  engagement  of  Miss  Irene  Everett 
When  will  be  produced  I.ucette  Ryley's 

Mysterious  Mr.  Bugle 

MATINEES  SATURDAY  AND  SUNDAY. 
NEXT  WEEK 

Lady  Windemere's  Fan 

California  Theater  Fpu,ar 

House 

BEGINNING    TUESDAY    EVENING,  JAN.  9TH. 

An  important  event.  First  production  in  San 
Francisco  of  Pinero's  Beautiful  Modern  Comedy 

The  Princess  and  the  Butterfly 

The  Frawley  Company 

DEBUT  OF  MISS  MARY  SCOTT. 
Same  Popular  Prices. 
In  Preparation:  THE   HEART  OF  MARYLAND 
MONDAY  NIGHT  AND  WEDNESDAY 
AFTERNOON 

Emma  Nevada 

AND  ASSISTING  AKTIS'I  s 

Tivoli  Opera  House 

We  Are  Sold  Out  Nightly. 
THIRD  WEEK,  COMMENCING   JANUARY  8TH. 
EVERY  EVENING  AND  SATURDAY 

MATINEE 
The  Gorgeous  Holiday  F:xtravagan7.a 

LITTLE  BO=PEEP 

New  Songs,  Jokes,  Ballets  Dances,  etc.  The  Great 
Play  for  Children.   Seats  Selling  One  Week  Ahead. 

Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cent9. 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

Next  Production,  Frank  Daniel's  Greatest  Success 

The  Idol's  Eye 

GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE 

Telephone  Main  5I>2 
PLAYING  TO  CAPACITY 

Sinbad 

EVF.RYTHING  UP-TO-DATF;.    NEW  SONGS. 
NEW  JOKES,  NEW  SPECIALTIES. 

Prices  25c,  50c,  75c 

Galleries  10c  and  15c 

Saturday  Matinee   25c  and  50c 

Branch  Ticket  Office  Emporium. 


How  about  the 


NEW 

CENTURY? 


20th  Century 


Are  we  in  it? 


or 


Are  we  not? 


Answers  will  be  received  by  the  Review  for  next 
week's  publication. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


January  6th,  1900 


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SPOKANE 

Specinl  Correspondence. 

Spokane,  Wash.,  Dec.  30.— Gay  Coney 
Island,  Dec.  12  22  to  small  audiences.  Mat- 
tie  Lockett  as  Daisy  Kidder  won  merited 
applause,  her  stuttering  and  ragtime  songs 
being  exceedingly  well  rendered.  The  lead- 
ing lady.  Miss  Maud  Scott,  gave  a  charming 
and  dignified  impersonation  of  Delia  Ware 
and  showed  to  good  advantage  a  magnificent 
wardrobe.  Blanche  Arkwright  was  accept- 
able as  Vera  Wise.  Hurt  Weston  and  Chas. 
Belawiet  did  good  work. 

The  feature  of  the  entertainment  was  Miss 
Marie  Store's  playing  on  the  violin  and 
singing  at  the  same  time.  She  showed  great 
depth  of  feeling  and  won  many  new  ad- 
mirers. 

Brown's  in  Town  12-25  to  largest  houses 
of  season.  Over  1S00  paid  admissions.  Jessie 
Mae  Hare  proved  the  life  of  the  show,  her 
charming  petite  manners  winning  every- 
one's heart.  Her  singing  reminded  us  of 
Lotta  and  she  is  indeed  to  be  considered  as 
a  true  second  to  her.  Maude  True  Knowl- 
ton,  who  plays  the  part  of  Letty ,  is  indeed  a 
handsome  woman,  and  every  one  is  in  love 
with  her  before  she  is  on  the  stage  five  min- 
utes.   Her  gowns  are  dreams. 

Fannie  Medgely  is  clever  as  Primrose, 
the  "lady  cook."  The  balance  of  the  cast 
are  very  acceptable. 

The  employees  of  the  Auditorium  pre- 
sented Manager  Hayward  with  an  Elk's 
charm  for  Christmas,  as  a  mark  of  the  high 
esteem  in  which  he  is  held  by  his  attachees. 
Treasurer  Beaumont  made  the  presentation 
with  a  few  appropriate  remarks. 

Manager  Hennessy  of  Brown's  in  Town 
Company  gave  a  Christmas  supper  to  his 
troupe  at  the  Spokane  Hotel  after  the  per- 
formance. Your  correspondent  had  the 
honor  of  being  one  of  the  guests.  A  charm- 
ing time  was  enjoyed  by  all. 

Eugenie  Blair  27-28.  Dolph. 

SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Jan.  1. — I  cannot  begin  this 
letter  without  first  saying  something  in  re- 
gard to  the  splendid  holiday  number  of  the 
San  Francisco  Dramatic  Review  It  cer- 
tainly is  one  of  the  most  attractive  papers  of 
its  class  and  reflects  much  credit  upon  the 
editors,  artists  and  writers.  It  should  do 
much  good  in  increasing  your  list  of  sub- 
scribers. 

L<  R.  Stockwell  and  company  in  My 
•Friend  from  India  opens  at  the  Clunie  Opera 
House  with  a  matinee  today  and  continues 
tonight  and  Tuesday. 

Richards  and  Pringle's  Minstrels  in  are- 
turn  engagement  the  3d.  On  5  6  Black 
Patti.  The  Rays  7-8.  James-Kidder-Han- 
ford  Company  for  three  performances,  in- 
cluding matinee  9-10.  Califia  Parlor  of 
Native  Daughters  minstrels  the  12th.  The 
Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company  14-21,  with 
the  exception  of  the  19th,  when  they  give 
way  for  The  Christian.  Efforts  are  being 
made  to  have  Emma  Nevada  sing  here.  As 
she  has  many  personal  friends  in  this  city, 


there  is  no  doubt  of  the  engagement  being 
successful.  Don  Caun  of  this  city  is  spend- 
ing the  holidays  with  her  family.  She  has 
just  returned  from  a  successful  Eastern  en- 
gagement. Miss  Vina  Woods,  a  writer  of 
this  city,  has  submitted  a  tragedy,  Horatio, 
to  Frederick  Warde,  who  has  accepted  it 
and  it  is  to  be  in  his  repertoire  next  season. 


HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence. 

Honolulu,  H.  I.,  Dec.  26. — The  Boston 
Lyric  Opera  Companv  closed  its  engage- 
ment at  the  Opera  House  Christmas  night, 
playing  Cavalleria  Rusticana,  second  act  of 
Era  Diavolo  and  first  act  of  Boccaccio.  The 
attendance  was  fair.  Tuesday,  the  ioth,was 
the  event  of  the  Lyric's  season,  the  occasion 
being  the  appearance  of  Mrs.  Annis  Mon- 
tague Turner  as  Marguerite  in  Faust.  The 
house  was  filled  and  all  the  notables  in  Hono- 
lulu society  were  to  be  seen  there.  The 
Government,  out  of  compliment  to  Mrs. 
Turner,  gave  the  use  of  the  Government 
Band,  which  appeared  in  the  fourth  act. 

Faust  was  repeated  at  the  matinee  on  the 
23d,  Mrs.  Turner  again  taking  the  part  of 
Marguerite. 

Notwithstanding  that  the  Lyric  Company 
showed  here  eight  weeks  and  that  the  prices 
of  admission  were  rather  high,  and  being 
holiday  season,  the  financial  support  has 
been  very  good.  Col.  Thompson  expects  to 
return  here  and  play  a  four  weeks'  engage- 
ment of  opera  in  November  or  December, 
1900. 

Through  a  good  deal  of  negotiating,  Man- 
ager Cohen  of  the  Orpheum  has  secured  a 
four  weeks'  contract  from  Col.  Thompson 
for  the  entire  Lyric  Company  to  play  in  his 
house,  commencing  tonight.  It  is  quite  a 
drop  in  prices  and  the  same  repertoire  will 
be  produced  as  was  given  at  the  Opera 
House.  Col.  Thompson  puts  his  company 
on  with  a  fixed  amount  per  week,  the  Or- 
pheum Company  standing  the  loss  or  gain. 
The  move  is  satisfactory  to  all  of  the  Lyric 
people,  as  they  are  charmed  with  Honolulu. 

During  the  stay  of  the  Lyric  Company  at 
the  Orpheum  the  regular  company,  includ- 
ing Francis  Boggs,  Lillian  Haenard,  M.  B. 
Curtis  and  wife,  Wni.  Fletcher,  Edith 
Fletcher,  Guy  Livingston  and  W.  S.  Adams 
as  the  stock  company  and  other  turns;  with 
La  Petite  Rialto,  serpentine  dancer;  lone 
Beresford,  soubrette;  Lillian  F.  and  Frank 
Smith,  rifle  shots,  and  Sid  Baxter,  slack  wire 
performer,  leave  for  Hilo,  Hawaii  today  for 
a  two  or  three  weeks  stand.  Curtis  and  his 
wife  have  been  taking  part  in  the  curtain 
raiser  at  the  Orpheum  for  the  last  week,  and 
was  to  put  on  his  old  favorite,  Sam'l  O'Posen 
week  ofjanuary  1st.        H.  A.  Franson. 


The  Winter's  Tale,  by  the 
Jatnes-Kidder-Haniord  triumvirate, 
will  prove  a  decided  novelty  to  local 
theater-goers  as  it  has  not  been  seen 
here  in  years,  and  never,  on  so  pre- 
tentious a  scale  as  it  will  be  at  the 
Columbia. 


T A  COMA 

Special  Correspondence 

Tacoma,  Dec.  31. — The  new  year  in  the 
theater  world  will  be  ushered  in  by  A 
Prodigal  Father  which  plays  for  one  night 
only  at  the  Tacoma  Theater. 

The  Cairington  Greater  America  Company 
comes  to  the  Tacoma  Theater  next  Wednes- 
day, Jan.  3,  for  one  performance  only. 

Lincoln  J.  Carter's  realistic  play,  Remem- 
ber the  Maine,  comes  to  the  Lyceum  Theater 
next  week  for  three  performances  —  Friday 
and  Saturday  nights  and  Saturday  matinee. 

 W.  W.  HOYT. 

Symphony  Concerts 

A  series  of  five  Symphony  Concerts 
under  the  auspices  of  Mrs.  Phoebe  A. 
Hearst  will  be  given  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House  on  the  afternoons  of 
Thursday,  January  18th,  February  1st, 
February  15th,  March  1st  and  March 
15th.  The  orchestra  consists  of  sixty 
musicians  under  the  direction  of  Henry 
Holmes.  The  prices  of  reserved  seats 
for  the  entire  series  of  concerts  will  be 
$5.00,  $4.00,  $3.00,  $2.00  and  $1.00. 
The  subscription  list  will  close  on 
Thursday,  January  nth  at  5  p.  m.  at 
Sherman-Clay's.  Single  reserved  seat 
tickets  for  the  concerts  will  range  from 
$1.50  to  25  cents.  The  sale  of  single 
tickets  for  the  first  concert  will  open 
at  Sherman,  Clay&  Co.'s  on  Monday, 
January  15th,  at  9  a.  m.  Phil  Hast- 
ings has  the  management  of  these 
concerts. 


Klondike  Romance 

Though  the  thermometer  at  Dawson 
registered  55  degrees  below  zero,  the 
Arctic  cold  could  not  chill  the  ardor 
of  James  Hall's  love  for  pretty  Grace 
Anderson,  an  actress.  Hall  is  the 
third  richest  man  in  all  the  Klondike, 
and  because  of  his  infatuation  for  the 
vaudeville  star,  which  went  so  far  as 
tc  cause  him  to  give  the  fair  Grace  a 
$10,000  check,  his  friends,  on  Dec.  9, 
so  City  of  Topeka  arrivals  at  Seattle 
report,  caused  him  to  be  arrested  and 
imprisoned  on  a  charge  of  insanity, 
that  they  might  prevent  his  marriage 
to  the  clever  little  woman  who  kicked 
and  sang  her  way  into  his  affections. 


From  present  appearances  the  third 
week  of  The  Christian  at  the  Colum- 
bia will  be  played  to  even  larger 
business  thau  either  of  the  first  two, 
although  they  have  been  record- 
breakers  in  themselves. 


Mcdonough  Stock  Co. 

r^oTTi.oii,  Marx  &  Company  and 
V  Belasco  &  Thall  will  place  a 
stock  company  in  the  McDonough 
Theater,  Oakland,  opening  January 
22  or  28.  It  will  be  known  as  the 
McDonough  Stock  Company.  For 
the  new  company  Fred  Belasco  has 
already  signed  Benjamin  Howard, 
leading  man,  said  to  be  good-looking 
and  a  good  actor;  Gertrude  Foster, 
leading  woman;  Helen  Henry,  in- 
genue; and  Margaret  Marshall.  This 
new  company  will  present  the  very 
best  class  of  plays  at  popular  prices 
and  should  meet  with  the  enthusiastic 
approval  of  Oakland  people. 


Clarence  M.  Brune  Sued 

p  i.arexce  M.  Brune,  the  actor, 
^  and  his  wife,  Minnie  Tittel 
Brune,  were  sued  Tuesday  by  Edward 
Byrne  for  the  recovery  of  a  ranch  of 
83,000  acres  in  Durango,  Mexico, 
valued  at  $25  000,  which  Byrne  ex- 
changed in  1896  for  150  shares  of  the 
Moscow  National  Bank  of  Moscow, 
Idaho.  Brune  was  the  cashier  and 
one  of  the  directors  of  this  bank,  and 
represented  that  the  shares  were 
worth  $140  each,  but  Byrne  contends 
they  were  worthless,  as  the  bank  was 
insolvent.  The  stock  was  placed  in 
escrow  for  Byrne,  but  he  has  refused 
to  receive  it  Brune  got  the  deed  for 
the  ranch.  Mr.  Brune' s  side  of  the 
question  will  be  published  later. 


Revival  of  Hoyt's  Ways 

IV/l  ANAGER     S.     H.  FRIEDLANDER 

'  ■  will,  during  the  summer,  present 
a  big  revival  of  Hoyt's  best  plays  by 
a  company  of  well-known  farce  come- 
dians, headed  by  the  best  of  the  present 
Dunne  and  Ryley  aggregation.  The 
engagement  will  be  a  protracted  one 
and  from  the  people  who  will  be 
features  of  the  productions,  there  can 
be  no  doubt  but  that  the  revival  of 
these  old  time  popular  farces  will  meet 
with  great  popularity. 


The  talented  actress,  Mrs.  Henry 
Vandenhoff,  comes  with  the  James- 
Kidder-Hanford  Company  to  the 
Columbia. 


January  6th,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


11 


The  Orpheum 

Fougere,  the  dashing  Parisian,  was 
the  hit  of  the  Orpheum  all  this  week, 
despite  the  fact  that  it  was  her  second 
week  and  that  there  were  several  new 
and  very  creditable  acts  on  the  bill. 
Her  coon  song  in  French  is  very 
artistic— in  fact,  she  is  artistic  in  all 
of  her  singing  and  acting.  She  is  by 
far  the  best  of  the  French  importations 
yet  seen  at  the  Orpheum.  The 
Rosinos,  a  pair  of  acrobatic  comedians, 
present  a  real  novelty.  With  a  bar 
room  setting,  they  do  some  clever 
tumbling.  A  billiard  table  with 
springs  serves  to  aid  their  lofty  move- 
ments. Dorothy  Drew  is  a  dainty, 
pretty  and  artistic  comedienne  who 
makes  a  hit  singing  Arrah  Go  On  and 
I'd  Leave  My  Happy  Home  for  You. 
She  also  does  some  high  kicking,  and 
broke  her  nose  at  it  in  the  early  part 
of  the  week.  Billy  Rice  and  H.  W. 
Frillman,  popular  minstrels,  furnish 
an  amusing  sketch,  called  A  Deserted 
Mansion,  introduced  by  a  solo  by  Mr. 
Frillman.  The  actors  are  worthy  of 
a  more  entertaining  skit,  however; 
yet  they  please.  Douglas  and  Ford 
do  a  song  and  dance  act  that  is  some- 
what above  the  ordinary.  The  hold- 
overs are  still  pleasing.  They  are  La 
Sylphe,  Carleton  and  Thorne,  the 
A  very  s,  the  Biograph.  Altogether,  it 
is  one  of  the  best  bills  seen  at  the 
Orpheum  in  a  long  time,  and  its  equal 
will  be  seen  the  coming  week. 


The  Olympia 

'T'he  holiday  program  at  the  Olym- 
■  pia  is  good.  The  Shields  Bros., 
with  their  bicycle  riding  are  doing 
seemingly  impossible  wonders.  Ollie 
and  Bert  Lamont,  the  clever  acrobats, 
hold  the  attention  of  the  audience  with 
their  marvelous  feats.  Chandler  and 
McPherson  made  a  hit.  Marie  Wood 
was  encored  for  her  musical  numbers. 
Carlton  &  Royce,  Camelia  and  Dot 
Stanley  are  still  playing  to  delighted 
audiences.  Vera  Chandon  and  Matt 
Keefe  have  pleasing  numbers.  The 
Hungarian  Orchestra  give  some  good 
singing  music. 


The  Chutes 


The  Chutes  puts  up  a  very  good 
entertainment  this  week.  Harry  de 
Lain,  the  high  baritone,  is  a  drawing 
card,  though  this  is  his  first  appear- 
ance in  San  Francisco.  He  kindly 
responds  to  his  many  recalls.  Moulton 
and  Vidella,  the  triple  horizontal  bar 
performers,  give  a  great  exhibition  of 
their  agility  as  daring  acrobats. 
Claude  Thardo,  the  eccentric  singer 
and  story  teller,  keeps  the  audience 
convulsed  with  laughter  for  full  thirty 


minutes.  Major  Mite,  after  his  in- 
imitable imitation  of  Cornviile,  sang 
well  the  Georgia  Camp  Meeting. 
Ruth  Nelta  and  her  jolly  little  pica- 
ninnies  are  singing  a  lot  of  new  coon 
songs.  Zoyana,  with  her  revolving 
globe,  is  simply  wonderful.  Thursday 
night,  Li  Hung  Chang  was  the  feature. 
Ella  Burt  rides  down  the  Chutes  on 
her  bicycle,  afternoon  and  evening. 
The  moving  pictures  show  South 
African  scenes. 


The  Oheron 


'T'he  New  Year's  program  at  this 
1  music  hall  is  very  good  this  week. 
The  American  Ladies'  Orchestra  are 
giving  a  notable  program  with  selec- 
tions from  Rossini,  Strauss,  Offenbach, 
Bendix,  Schubert  and  Wagner.  The 
Strauss  waltzes  were  particularly  en- 
joyable. Ritzau's  violin  solos  were 
peculiarly  artistic  and  finished.  Senor- 
ita  Poletini  and  Senor  Vargas  continue 
to  be  favorites  with  their  operatic  solos 
and  duetts.  Poletini's  rich  contralto 
is  shown  to  good  advantage  in  her 
classic  selections  and  Vargas'  fine 
baritone  is  resonant  and  full-toned. 

MissEllaRichardson's  songs  are  well 
received.  The  Edison  Projectoscope 
still  draws  crowds. 


THE  CHUTES 


Next  week  this  resort  presents 
Thardo,  eccentric  coon  song  singer, 
Major  Mite,  Harry  De  Lain,  barytone, 
Columbian  Four  Instrumental  Artists, 
Robert  Simlax  &  Co.  and  their  prize 
dogs,  etc. 

Vaudeville  Notes 

Marie  Brandes  goes  to  Arizona. 

Mae  Preston  is  still  a  big  Minne- 
apolis favorite. 

Nadine  Allen  will  play  in  this  city 
at  an  early  date. 

Blanche  La  Mar  arrived  from  Butte 
a  few  days  ago. 

Alice  Fairbanks  and  Grace  Ander- 
son are  at  Dawson  City. 

Geo.  H.  Wilson  plays  the  Northern 
circuit  in  the  near  future. 

Madeline,  the  fancy  rifle  shot, 
arrived  in  town  a  few  days  ago. 

Carmelita,  the  Cuban  dancer,  is  at 
Gem  Theater,  Missoula,  Mont. 

The  Moliring  Brothers  are  a  decided 
hit  at  the  Los  Angeles  Orpheum. 

The  Divine  Dodson  opens  at  the 
Orpheum,  Los  Angeles,  the  21st. 

Wanda  is  underlined  at  the  Stan- 
dard Theater,  Bakersfield,  Jan.  6. 

Elsie  Bellwood  opens  at  the  Monte 
Carlo  Theater,   Keswick,  on  the  8th. 

Bessie  Bonehill  has  left  Johannes- 
burg for  London,  and  she  is  coining 


back  home  by  way  of  Australia,  reach- 
ing San  Francisco  in  about  six  months. 

Henderson  and  Ross,  a  well-known 
Eastern  sketch  team,  are  heading  this 
way. 

Delia  Le  Fevre  will  be  a  new  face 
at  the  Casino  Theater,  Sacramento, 
Jan.  8. 

Leo  Bird  and  his  burlesque  com- 
pany passed  through  this  city  en  route 
South. 

Josephine  Strong  will  make  her 
first  San  Francisco  appearance  at  the 
Thalia  Monday  next. 

The  Leoiidor  Brothers  open  at  the 
Chuteson  the  15th.  Roberts,  Smilax  & 
Co.  are  due  on  the  8th. 

Hastings  and  Hall,  the  Coles,  and 
Tillie  Taylor  open  at  the  New  Vienna 
Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  Jan.  8. 

Lola  Cotton,  the  child  phenomenon, 
opens  at  the  Savoy  Theater,  Victoria, 
B.  C  ,  on  the  8th.  The  DeElbert  Sis- 
ters open  same  date. 

Keesing  and  Ralston  are  at  the 
Couer  d'Alene  Theater,  Spokane, 
Wash.,  with  Rossland,  B.  C,  and 
Missoula,  Mont.,  to  follow. 

Marie  Wood,  the  popular  Califor- 
nia nightingale,  is  still  an  Olympia 
attraction.  She  has  been  secured  for  the 
Olympia  for  an  indefinite  period.  Her 
engagement  has  been  extended. 

The  New  Vienna  Buffet  at  Los  An- 
geles is  now  one  of  the  best  appointed 
houses  on  the  coast.  It  has  been  en- 
larged to  three  times  its  former  size, 
and  now  takes  in  the  whole  building. 

H.  B.  Tiedemanu,  the  popular 
manager  of  Kapp  and  Streets  Concert 
Hall,  has  secured  for  the  coming 
week  Rand  and  Rand,  Mae  Tunison, 
Madeline,  Fanny  Foster,  Julia  Byron, 
and  Minnie  Ward. 

The  Tivoli  Theater,  Stockton,  Cal., 
under  the  management  of  Musto  and 
Renz,  is  doing  a  tremendous  business. 
They  contemplate  enlarging  their 
house.  Particular  attention  will  be 
paid  to  the  interior  decorations. 

Edward  Adams,  the  popular  Eastern 
vocalist  and  comedian,  will  arrive  in 
this  city  Jan.  31,  1900.  This  city  is  his 
home,  it  being  his  first  visit  home  in 
five  years.  His  many  friends  will 
soon  see  him  on  our  local  boards. 

Fougere,  the  fascinating  French 
comedienne  at  the  Orpheum,  is  con- 
sidered the  best  actress  of  any  of  the 
Parisian  girls  who  have  come  to  this 
country.  She  is  a  real  artist.  She  it 
was  who  advertised  that  she  was  in- 
fatuated with  Jim  Jeffries;  in  fact,  she 
came  over  on  the  same  steamship  with 
him  and  thus  caused  a  lot  of  valuable 
talk.  After  such  a  bold  stake  as  that 
it  is  no  wonder  that  she  soon  had  many 
offers  from  astute  managers. 

Jack  Wyatt — -formerly  of  the  song- 
and-dance  team,  Silver  and  Wyatt — 
died  in  this  city  Dec.  31,  just  as  the 
old  year  was  fading  away  and  the  new 
peeped  in.  Mr.  Wyatt  was  well  and 
favorably  known  all  over  the  coast. 
He  was  buried  Jan.  2,  1900,  at  Mount 
Olivet   cemetery.      His     wile,  Mae 


Wyatt,  a  serio-comic  vocalist,  father, 
mother,  and  two  sisters  survive  him. 
His  funeral  was  largely  attended. 
Many  elegant  floral  offerings  testified 
that  his  friends  were  legion. 

Dorothy  D  rew,  the  handsome  little 
high  kicker  now  performing  at  the 
Orpheum,  broke  her  nose  New  Year's 
matinee,  with  a  misplaced  kick.  She 
wears  a  plug  to  prevent  her  nose 
from  growingcrooked  and  marring  the 
beauty  of  her  attractive  face  This  is 
not  the  first  time  Miss  Drew  has 
kicked  herself  in  the  face,  but  here- 
tofore the  damage  was  trifling.  Be- 
yond a  few  knockouts  from  landing  on 
the  point  of  the  chin  and  an  occasional 
black  eye,  Dorothy  has  not  suffered 
before.  She  pluckily  continues  with 
every  performance. 

The  re-opening  of  the  New  Stan- 
dard Theater,  at  Bakersfield,  Dec. 
23rd,  was  a  big  success.  The  house 
presented  a  pretty  appearance,  with  Us 
beautiful  and  new  decorations.  The 
theater  was  packed  from  pit  to  dome, 
while  each  and  every  artist  "caught 
on  "  in  big  shape.  Manager  Carillo 
can  well  afford  to  be  proud  of  his 
opening. 

Murray  and  Mack  have  been  doing 
a  fine  business  in  their  tour  of  this 
coast.  They  will  continue  under  the 
management  of  Jos.  W.  Spears  next 
year,  and  the  firm  of  Mack  &  Spears 
will  have  three  attractions  on  the  road: 
Murray  and  Mack  in  a  new  comedy; 
Hoyt's,  A  Brass  Monkey,  and  Finni- 
gan's  Ball. 

American  vaudeville  acts  are  being 
greatly  appreciated  in  Berlin.  The 
marvelous  Dunhams,  Thompson's 
elephants,  the  Dare  Brothers,  single 
bar  act,  and  Amelia  Stone,  the  Atner- 
icandiva  andStack  and  Milton  are  meet- 
ing with  great  success  in  German)-. 
They  expect  to  return  to  America  this 
year. 

Ruth  Nelta  is  repeating  her  former 
success  at  the  Chutes.  In  fact  she  is  a 
bigger  hit  than  at  her  previous  engage- 
ment. This  talented  artist  plays  a  re- 
turn engagement,  then  goes  direct 
Fast,  playing  the  Orpheum  circuit, 
with  the  Castle  and  Kohl  circuit  to 
follow. 

Polly  Wells,  De  Vere  and  Allen, 
Beatrice  Carlisle,  Margaret  Grace, 
Harvey  and  Rice,  Mamie  Stewart, 
Mamie  Haswick,  Laura  Lancton, 
Starkey  and  Martelle,  and  Hadley  and 
Hart  are  at  the  Parlor  Theatre,  Du- 
luth,  Minn. 

Frank  Sheppard  of  the  variety  team 
of  Wood  and  Sheppard  died  Sunday 
night  in  London  from  pneumonia.  He 
had  been  preparing  to  return  to  the 
United  States  after  a  two  years'  visit 
to  Europe. 

Zavo  and  Mile.  Hilda  were  promi- 
nent features  at  Proctors,  New  York, 
the  past  week. 

Digby  Bell  made  his  entrance  into 
vaudeville  at  the  Haymarket,  Chicago, 
last  week. 

Billy  and  Madrid  Jackson  are  play- 
ing the  Keith  circuit. 


12 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


January  6th,  1900 


LOCAL  NOTES 

DE  PACHMANN'S  RECITAL. 
Thursday  afternoon  of  last  week 
Vladimir  De  Pachmann  gave  his  sec- 
ond piano  recital  1>efore  as  apprecia- 
tive an  audience  as  greeted  him  upon 
his  first  appearance.  His  program  in- 
cluded Sonate  op.  53  C.  Major  [Beeth- 
oven] Seventeen  Variations  serieuses 
op.  54  D.  Minor  [Schumann]  Nocturne 
op.  62  No.  1  B.  Major,  Etude  op.  10, 
No.  5  G  flat  Major.  Two  preludes  op. 
28,  No.  20-24,  Mazurka  op.  7  F  minor, 
Third  Ballade  op.  47  A  flat  [Chopin], 
Invitation  a  La  Danse,  op.  65,  D.  flat, 
[Von  Weber]  the  Chopin  numbers 
creating  most  enthusiasm.  Friday  fol- 
lowinghis  program  embraced  works  of 
Schumann,  Chopin,  Schubert-Liszt 
and  C.  M.  von  Weber. 

CALVARY  CHURCH  SERVICE. 
Calvary  Presbyterian  Church,  that 
has  one  of  the  best  choirs  in  the  city 
gave  a  beautiful  Christmas  Song  Ser- 
vice, Christmas  eve.  The  program 
was  Organ  Prelude,  R.  D.  Burness; 
Hymn  114,  Hark  the  Herald  Angels 
Sing;  Christmas  Anthem,  The  Nativ- 
ity by  J.  H.  Brewer,  choir;  Recit  and 
Aria,  O  Thou  That  Tellest,  Miss  Isella 
Van  Pelt;  Recit,  For  Behold  Dark- 
ness, Aria,  The  People  That  Walked 
in  Darkness,  from  Oratorio  Messiah, 
Mr.  Walter  Campl>ell;  soprano  solo, 
The  Bal>e  of  Light  and  Glory,  Mrs. 
Hert-Mark,  with  violin  obligato,  Mr. 
Henry  Larsen;  Aria,  We  Shall  Feed 
His  Flock,  Miss  Van  Pelt;  Come  Unto 
Him,  Mrs.  Hert-Mark;  Anthem.Hark 
Hark,  the  Harps  of  Gold,  by  the  choir, 
violin  obligato  by  Mr.  Larsen;  Organ 
Postlude,  Hallelujah  Chorus,  Mr. 
Burness. 


STUDIO  ECHOES. 

Madame  Jeannette  Crawford  has  re- 
turned to  Los  Angeles  after  a  visit  of 
some  days  to  San  Francisco.  She  says 
the  Ebell  Society  of  Los  Angeles  are 
greatly  interested  in  her  work  and  she 
is  to  give  a  talk  upon  color  during  the 
month.  The  California  Ladies  Quar- 
tet under  her  direction  have  had  a  busy 
and  most  successful  season. 

*  * 

Madame  von  Meyerinck  entertained 
a  number  of  friends  in  her  hospitable 


home  on  Wednesday  evening  of  last 
week,  the  guest  of  honor  being  Miss 
Maud  Fay,  who  is  coming  to  the  front 
as  a  singer  through  the  excellent 
tuition  she  has  received  from  Madame 
Von  Meyerinck.  The  school  has  made 
rapid  progress  and  is  turning  out  very 
bright  pupils.  The  Faculty  embraces 
Madame  Von  Meyerinck,  director  and 
head  of  the  vocal  department;  Mrs. 
Mary  Fairweather,  operatic  and  dra- 
matic work.  Mr.  Arthur  Fichenscher, 
one  of  our  leading  musicians,  is  in  the 
piano  department,  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy,  organist, besides  assistants.  The 
evening  spent  last  week  was  most  en- 
joyable, several  of  those  present  con- 
tributing musical  numbers.  Mrs.  Von 
Meyerinck  is  a  charming  hostess,  and 
an  hour  or  two  in  the  artistic  atmos- 
phere of  her  home  is  always  a  pleasure. 


Mr.  Franklin  Palmer,  organist  of 
St.  Dominic's  Church,  gave  the  third 
of  a  series  of  organ  recitals  on  New 
Year's  Eve,  his  progam  being  Varia- 
tions on  an  Ancient  Christmas  Carol 
[Gaston  Dethier]  Cantilene  pastorale 
[S.  Rousseau]  Traumerei  [Schumann] 
[Transcribed  by  Franklin  Palmer,] 
March  of  the  Magi  Kings  [Dubois,] 
the  sustained  high  notes  suggesting 
the  guiding  star.  Offeratory  on  the 
Christmas  Hymn,  Adeste  Fideles 
[Franklin  Palmer,]  GrandChorus  [Th. 
Salome.] 


harpischord  and  organ,  the  unanimous 
verdict  of  the  musical  world  is  that  no 
one  has  ever  equaled  him  In  complete- 
ness, range  of  effect,  elevation  and 
variety  of  conception,  and  sublime 
treatment  of  sacred  music.  We  can 
readily  appreciate  Handel's  own  words 
when  describing  his  own  sensations  in 
writing  the  Messiah:  "I  did  think  I 
did  see  all  heaven  before  me  and  the 
great  God  himself." 


An  Old  Violin 

A  Syracusan  took  an  old  violin  into 
a  music  store  for  repairs  the  other 
day.  The  instrument,  he  said,  had 
been  his  father's  and  his  grandfather's 
before  him.  The  wood  of  which  it 
was  made  was  full  of  minute  worm 
holes. 

"This  violin  was  brought  from 
England,  was  it  not?"  the  music 
dealer  asked. 

"Yes;  but  how  did  you  know 
that?" 

"From  the  worm  holes.  Such  holes 
as  these  are  frequently  found  in  old 
violins  which  have  been  at  some  time 
in  England,  but.  strange  to  say,  the 
ravages  cease  when  the  instruments 
are  brought  to  this  country.  There  is 
something  in  thr  climate  here  fatal  to 
the  tiny  worm  which  so  frequently 
ruins  musical  instruments  in  that 
country." 


music  in  general.        An  Autograph  Steinway 


Without  doubt  the  finest  choir  in 
England  today  is  that  of  Magdalen 
College,  Oxford.  And  in  the  same 
breath  one  must  also  mention  St. Paul's 
cathedral,  London,  and  King's  Col- 
lege, Cambridge.  These  three  afford 
the  best  examples  in  the  world  of  the 
possibilities,  the  beauty,  the  perfection, 
of  vested  choirs  of  men  and  boys. 
* 

*  » 

The  problem  which  Handel  so  suc- 
cessfully solved  in  the  oratorio  was 
that  of  giving  such  dramatic  force  to 
the  music  in  which  he  clothed  the 
sacred  texts,  as  to  be  able  to  dispense 
with  all  scenic  and  stage  effects.  One 
of  the  finest  operatic  composers  of  the 
time,  the  rival  of  Bach  as  an  instru- 
mental composer  and  performer  on  the 


The  well-known  firm  of  E.  F. 
Droop  &  Sons  has  in  its  possession  a 
Steinway  baby  grand  piano  that  is 
unique.  They  call  it  an  autograph 
piano,  for  the  reason  that  it  bears  the 
autographs  of  a  number  of  famous 
people.  Whenever  a  celebrity  visits 
Washington,  he  or  she,  as  the  case 
may  be,  is  invited  to  the  Droop  music 
emporium  and  asked  to  inscribe  his  or 
her  name  on  this  piano.  The  names 
are  scratched  on  the  top  board  of  the 
instrument,  by  means  of  a  small 
sharp-pointed  steel  instrument  pro- 
vided for  the  purpose. 

In  the  order  in  which  they  appear 
below  are  to  be  seen  the  names  of  the 
peerless  Melba,  Nordica,  Paderewski, 
Josephy,  Joseph  Hoffman,  Emil  Paur, 
Max  Heinrich,  Ysaye,  Henry  Mar- 


teau,  Aime  Lachaume  and  Jean 
Girardy,  Reginald  de  Koven,  Lillian 
Russell,  Ben  Davis,  Wilton  Lackaye, 
Leo  Wheat,  Hub.  Smith,  and  G. 
Trentanova,  the  famous  Italian  sculp- 
tor. Another  autograph  to  be  seen  is 
that  of  Eugene  Sandow,  the  strong 
man,  who  lifted  the  instrument  in 
question  at  a  time  when  seven  men 
were  seated  upon  it. 

The  Droops  claim  to  be  the  origin- 
ators of  this  truly  original  craze  for 
autographs. — Music  Trade,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


13 


When  Sacramento  was  a 
Great  Show  Town 

Among  the  oldest  theatrical  mana- 
gers in  the  State  is  H.  S.  Beals  of 
Sacramento.  Beals  went  into  the 
theatrical  business  with  Christie's 
Minstrels  on  Broadway,  New  York, 
above  Grand  street,  in  1842.  In  1853 
he  came  to  San  Francisco  and  went  to 
work  for  Manager  Tom  Maguire  as  an 
usher.  That  same  year  he  went  to 
Sacramento  as  manager  for  Tom 
Maguire's  theater,  known  as  the 
Forrest  Theater,  and  situated  on  J 
street,  between  Second  and  Third. 
Beals  is  full  of  reminiscences  of  early 
days,  and  delights  to  talk  of  the  time 
when  there  was  plenty  of  talent  and 
plenty  of  money  in  the  theatrical 
business.  He  tells  of  the  time  when 
Edwin  Booth  and  his  brother,  together 
with  Mrs.  Edwin  Forrest  and  a  strong 
company  played  all  of  one  winter  in 
the  old  Sacrimento  theater  on  Third 
street,  between  I  and  J.  For  one 
whole  month  they  played  The  Marble 
Heart,  and  Beals  says  the  theater  was 
crowded  every  night,  and  $1200  houses 
were  the  rule  straight  through. 

Mr.  Beals,  in  talking  of  old  times 
to  a  Bee  reporter  recently,  said  that 
Booth's  engagement  in  this  city  was 
followed  with  a  series  of  plays  with 
the  popular  Barney  Williams  in  the 
title  role  Williams  and  his  company 
opened  with  The  Forty  Thieves, 
followed  by  Barney,  the  Baron,  Cal- 
lahan on  His  Last  Legs,  and  other 
Irish  character  pieces  which  drew 
heavily  every  night.  He  tells  of  the 
life  in  Sacramento  in  those  days  when 
every  young  man-about-town  was 
personally  acquainted  with  the  actors 
and  actresses  who  nightly  occupied 
the  stage,  and  of  the  good  times  they 
used  to  have. 

The  greatest  lion  of  them  all  was 
Edwin  Booth.  He  had  not  then  made 
his  mark,  but  all  of  Sacramento 
recognized  in  him  a  man  of  wonderful 
talent  and  the  society  people  of  that 
day  were  continually  sending  him 
invitations  to  card  parties  and  socials. 
But  Edwin  Booth  was  a  great  Bohe- 
mian, and  at  the  same  time  retiring  in 
nature.  He  preferred  the  company  of 
such  men  as  composed  the  Volunteer 
Fire  Department  to  the  prettiest  parlor 
in  Sacramento,  and  could  be  found 
almost  any  time,  when  not  asleep  or 
at  work,  at  department  headquarters 
talking  to  the  members.  It  is  related 
of  him  that  many  a  time  when  his 
turn  came  to  appear  on  the  stage  he 
had  to  be  sent  for  and  was  always 
found  chatting  to  his  friends,  the  fire- 
men, across  the  way  from  the  play- 
house.— Sacramento  Dee. 


Bernhardt' s  cAnger 

Jean  Lorrain  says  Mme.  Sarah 
Bernhardt  had  a  scene  with  Rostand, 
on  Tuesday  in  Paris,  over  the  non- 
completion  of  his  new  play  Algion, 
upon  which  Bernhardt  has  put  all  her 
hopes  for  the  Exposition .    The  actress 


discovered  upon  her  return  to  Paris 
that  only  three  acts  of  five  were 
finished.  She  received  the  news  with 
shrieks  and  floods  of  tears.  She  made 
Rostand  promise  to  complete  the  play 
as  it  had  been  read  to  the  troupe  in 
her  theater.  She  made  him  come  with 
three  acts  ready,  which  are  said  to  be 
superb. 

It  appears  that  the  principal  role  is 
not  that  of  the  Due  de  Reichstadt,  but 
that  of  an  old  hero  of  the  faithful 
but  ill-tempered  sort,  Champaubert, 
around  whom  the  action  is  developed. 
Rostand  insists  upon  Coquelin  for  the 
role,  while  Bernhardt  wants  Guitry. 
Lorrain  remarks  that  with  Bernhardt 
and  Coquelin  success  is  certain,  but 
that  means  100,000  francs  out  of  her 
exchequer.  Which  will  win,  actress 
or  author,  is  the  question. 


On  the  %oad 

James  Neil 
Seattle,  Jan.  1-6;  Portland,  15,  week. 

A  Hot  Old  Time 
Sacramento,  8-9;  Stockton,  10;  San  Jose, 
11 -12;  Oakland,  13;  San  Francisco,  14,  week 
at  Alhambra  Theater. 

Yon  Yonson  (T/iall  and  Kennedy,  Mgrs.) 
Denver,  30,  ten  days. 

At  Gay  Coney  Island 
Seattle,  Jan.  1-6;  Portland,  8. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke 
Corsicana,  6. 

James- Kidder-Hanford 
Fresno,  6;  Sacramento,  8-9;  Stockton,  11; 
San  Jose,  12-13;  San  Francisco,  15,  2  weeks. 
Remember  The  Maine  Compatiy 
Salt  Lake  City,  4-6. 

Black  Patti  Troubadours 
Fresno,  6. 

Lewis  Morrison's  Frederick  the  Great  Co. 
Janesville,  Wis  ,6;  Colombus,  Ohio,  15-16; 
Dayton,  17;  La  Fayette,  18;  Indianapolis, 
19-20. 

Elleford  Company 
San  Jose,  week  of  Jan.  1;  Santa  Cruz,  8, 
week. 

Shenandoah 
Victoria,  6;  Tacoma,  8-9;  Spokane,  11-12; 
Butte,  14-15-16. 

Mr.  Plaster  oj  Paris 
Redlands,  6;  San  Diego,  8. 

A  Cheerful  Liar  Compatiy  . 
Independence,  8-9;  McMinnville,  10-11; 
Forest  Grove,  12;  Hillsboro,  13;  Oregon  City, 
15-16:  Vancouver,  17;  Astoria,  18-19;  Port- 
land to  follow. 

Human  Hearts  Company 
Everett,  Wash.,  Jan.   6;  Snohomish,  8; 
Hoquiam,  10;  Aberdeen,  11;  Chehalis,  12; 
Portland,  return  date,  14,  week;  The  Dalles, 
22;  La  Grande,  23;  Baker  City,  24;  Boise 
City,  25;  Pocatello,  26;  Salt  Lake,  City,  29-31. 
Jessie  Shirely  Company 
Woodland,    7,    week;   Napa,    14,  week; 
St.  Helena,  21,  week;  Modesto,  28.  week. 
Hottest  Coon  In  Dixie 
Portland,  Jan.  1-7;  Seattle,  8-15. 

Frederick  Warde 
Astoria,  8;  Portland,  9-13;  Victoria,  15-16; 
Nanaimo,  17;  Vancouver,  18-19;  New  Wes- 
minster,  20;  Seattle,  22-24. 


We  are  receiving  many  compliments 
upon  the  New  Year's  edition  of  the 
Dramatic  Rkview.  Copies  may  be 
obtained  at  all  news  stands. 


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Hastings   &  HallFrances 

Introducing  Repetoire — Strictly  Up-to-Date 

Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

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LAURA  CREWS 

WITH 

ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


MRS.  HORACE  EWING 

Characters 
At  Liberty  Address  this  Office 

IDA  WYATT 

QOUBRKTTE— PREMIER  DANCER.  ENGAGE- 
O  ments  solicited.  Lessons  in  Stage  Dancing. 
Address  12  Danvers  Street,  City,  or  this  office. 

E.  J.  HOLDEN  " 

Business  Manager  Dewey  Theater 
Oakland,  Cal. 

Gertrude  Foster 

Leading  Woman  Alcazar  Theatre. 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

 With  What  Happened  to  Jones.  

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

 Address  this  Office 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 

SCOTT  SEATON 

The  Bishop,  in  What  Happened  to  Jones 


GEO.  E.  LASK 


Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 


FRANCIS  BYRNE 

 With  the  Frawley  Co.  

CHAS.  MAYER,  Jr. 

rpEACHER  OF  THE  ZITHER.  Reception  hour 
_L  1:30  to  3  P.  M.  Studio  22^  Geary  Street,  Easter- 
brook  Building,  Room  II 

H.  L.  HASTINGS 

rpEACHER  OH  BANJO.  312  Post  Street.  'Phone 
J_    4982  Steiner.    Residence  811  Shrader  St. 

CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHER  OP  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagement*  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  '.! 
A  M.,  to  1:30  P.  M.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  I.arkin  281. 

MISS  ELEANOR  CONNELL 

f^OVRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
1^5  nounce  that  she  has  returned  from  Europe  and 
resumed  teaching  at  her  residence  14fi9  Sacramento 
si  1  get    Reception  hours  12  to  -  'billy 

DOT  STANLEY 

Singing  Comedienne,  Olympia  Music  Hall. 
"THE  ONLY  " 

CAMELIA 

Spanish  Dancer,  Olympia  Theater,  Frisco. 

There  may  be  others  like  us  but  they're  not  in  town 
The  Ever  Popular  Originators  of  Novelties, 

Amu-Carleton  and  Royce-nossie 

Up-to-date  Singing  and  Dancing  Soubrettes, 
In  the  Zenith  of  Success   at  Olympia  Music  Hall 


Ida  Gertrude  Banning 

Alvina  Starlight,  in  What  Happened  to  Jones 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Charles  H.  Jones 

Stage  Manager.       Qrand  Opera  House 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
 Alcazar  Theater  

Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

Miss  Anna  Lichter 

TIVOLI OPERA  HOUSE 

First-Class  Repertoire  Opera 

STAGE  DIRECTOR 


ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE. 


AT  LIBERTY 


Cecilia  Castelle 

INGENUE    AND    GENERAL     WORK,  WITH 
Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 

Hallett's  Theatrical  Exchange. 

MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

LYRIC  SOPRANO.  Vocal  Studio  915  Hyde  St. 
(  talian  Method.)  Reception  Hours,  11  a.  m.  to 
1:30  p.m.  Engagements  accepted  for  Opera,  Con- 
cert, Church,  Etc. 

O.  V.  EATON 

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.     436    Parrott  Building. 
Professional  Litigation  and  Contracts. 

H  W.  STIREWALT,  M  D. 

"TJiORMERLY  RESIDENT  PHYSICIAN  GERMAN 
_T  HOSPITAL.  Hours  1  to  4  and  7  to  8  P.  M.  305 
Kearny  St.,  corner  Bush,  whole  floor.  Telephone 
Main  1474.    Residence'  Hotel  St.  Nicholas. 

MISS  E.  MclNTIRE 

QCIENTIFIC  PALMIST.  Hours,  1  to  5  p.  M.  Sun- 
O  days  excepted.  No.  1218  Leavenworth  Street, 
near  Clay.    Ladies  only.   Telephone  Easj  264. 

H.  JEROME  FOSSELLI 

QJCI8NTIFIC  PALMIST.  'Phone  Black  861.  517 
k_ Mason  Street,   near  Sutter.    Hours  9  a.  m 

8  p.  M. 

Mrs.  Eva  Tenney 

QOPRANO  SOI.OST,  Teacher  of  Singing.  Soprano 

0  at  Plymouth  Church  and  Bush  St.  Synagogue 
Studio,  1199  Bush  Street.  Telephone  Sutter  226, 
Reception  Day,  \\ Yiinrsday 

CECILB  VON  SEIBERLICH 

1  \  KAMATIC  SOPRANO,  CONCERT  ACCOM- 
I  )    pauist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 

Stage  Specialties  Studio-  1648  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  1016. 

Frank  Denithorne 

Alcazar  Stock  Company,  San  Francisco. 

Minnetta  Barrett 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

Forrest  Seabury 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

MARIE  D.  WOOD 

The  California  Nightingale 

F.  H.  IRVINE 

"PROFESSIONAL  STACK  DANCING  Taught, 
_L    Post  St.   Send  for  Circular. 


January  6th,  1900 


!  ■  ■■ 


Chiefly  Music  and  Drama. 

The  return  of  the  boomerang— 
What  have  I  done  to  deserve  a  pass  ? 
Nothing,  lady,  nothing.    It  is  what  I 
have  not  done. 

* 

No,  I  should  not  call  it  exactly 
artistic  to  have  one  hunch  of  flowers 
do  gift  and  courtship  duty  through 
three  acts,  several  years  apart,  but  it 
is  frugal  man — frugal.  And  why  look 
for  flaws  ?  If  they  are  not  paper 
flowers  that  rattle,  offer  up  a  praise 
service  and  put  a  dollar  in  the  plate. 


Peter  Robertson  needs  no  lift  at  the 
hand  of  me,  but  I  hope  he  will  forgive 
my  chuckling  aloud  over  a  bully  good 
thing  of  his  and  say  nothing  if  I  re- 
print it.  I  refer  to  his  comparing  life 
to  a  vaudeville  in  three  olios.  The 
round-up  is  the  essence. 

"The  third  olio,  ladies  and  gentlemen, 
will  open  with  the  screaming  farce,  'Do- 
mestic Troubles;'  No.  8  will  be  a  serio-comic 
sketch.  'Darling,  I  Am  Growing  Old;'  No.  9, 
the  celebrated  monologue,  'Old  Age;'  and 
the  orchestra  will  play  the  funeral  march  as 
the  performer  passes  into  the  wings." 

"And  the  asbestos  curtain  comes  down." 

That  he  did  not  underline  funeral 
and  asbestos,  I  thank  him,  yet  exper- 
ience teaches  me  it  would  have  been 
better  if  he  had.  Now  if  some  one 
will  answer  my  last  remark  and  tell 
me  I*m  not  the  only  rivet  in  the  cruiser, 
I  shall  not  care  at  all.  I  shall  be  so 
glad  to  find  that  there  are  others. 


The  Program  Magazine  Publishing 
Co.  —Limited — Gentlemen — No,  you 
are  no  gentlemen.  Through  you  our 
manners  are  fast  going  to  the  dogs  and 
our  morals  are  tumbling  after.  Lim- 
ited ?  Perhaps,  but  not  as  to  pages. 
Time  was  when  our  mothers  taught 
us  to  fold  the  program  neatly — cast, 
scenes  and  orchestration  up — and  make 
no  further  rattle  with  it,  under  pain  of 
being  subtracted  from  the  orchestra 
and  added  to  the  wrong  side  of  the 
closet  door.  But  now  with  five  and 
often  six  pages  of  diversified  lies  mixed 
up  with  the  truths  we  are  after,  how 
shall  we  teach  our  children  the  man- 
ners of  the  play  house  ?  Of  course  we 
have  the  cold  comfort  of  the  maid  ser- 
vant, who,  breaking  a  valued  bit  of 
old  china,  knows  there  is  one  thing 


less  to  dust,  but  does  that  fill  the  niche 
in  the  cabinet? 

Mr.  Redfern's  corset  may  be  the 
most  perfect  thing  he  knows  of,  but 
hang  its  perfections — they  are  deadly 
offensive  when  I'm  looking  to  see  who 
plays  Tony  Lumpkin.  The  only  use 
I  have  for  La  Grippe  Pills  at  such  a 
time  is  to  shoot  them  through  a  pea- 
shooter at  the  man  who  did  this  thing. 

I  believe  in  the  Hammam  Bath,  the 
cleaner  almighty,  the  maker  of  five 
dollar  smoking  jackets;  and  in  M. 
Lavin,  his  only  rival,  who  conceived 
the  brilliant  idea  of  making  our  own 
material  up.  But  there  are  moments 
no  man  has  a  right  to  steal  from  me, 
and  I  do  not  believe  in  the  forgiveness 
of  sins.  When  his  funeral  inarch  is 
playing  and  Peter  Robertson's  curtain 
comes  down,  may  the  asbestos  in  it  l)e 
all  that  it  is  cracked  up  to  be. 

Adopt  the  foreign  custom — give  us 
a  clean  sheet  and  charge  a  penny  for 
it.     We  shall  pay  without  a  murmur. 


A  friend  sends  the  following  as  a 
sample  of  his  ability  to  write  speeches 
for  the  heroines  of  melodrama,  the 
only  form  of  amusement  the  managers 
find  us  worthy  of.  He  comes  high, 
but  I  think  he  would  be  worth  it: 
Heroine  (awakening  of  a  dull  gray 
morning)  Ah,  it  rains  How  the  wind 
howls!  Now  it  rises— but  fails  to  get 
up.  Now  it  falls — but  does  not  tum- 
ble. I'pon  the  roof  I  hear  the  drip, 
drip  of  the  globule  from  the  ruthless 
tank.  The  alarum  soundeth!  It  is 
arising  time  and  through  the  house 
rushes  the  odor  of  the  new-mown  hot 
cake  and  the  fried  chop.  And  speak- 
ing of  onions — do  you  like  the  perfume 
of  a  cheap  green  carnelia  soap  ?  A 
cake  of  the  aforesaid  congested  clean- 
liness lies  hard  by.  Use  it  ?  Never! 
A  gift  must- be  treasured,  not  laved  at 
the  font  of  the  Spring  Valley  Water 
Co.  Company?  Oh,  the  sorrows 
when  one  has  company — the  strivings 
to  outdo  the  doings  of  the  previous 
Mrs.  Jones'  kissingame  and  the  erst- 
while Mrs.  Doolan's  wake.  But  why 
ruminate  ?  The  steak  is  not  worth  the 
chew. 

*  * 

The  love  scene,  once  so  dear  to  our 
hearts,  is  now  reduced  to  ashes  and 
dry  bones  and  we  take  no  pleasure  in 
it.   The  kiss,  the  true  kiss  (none  of 


your  pecks  mind)  the  corner-stone  of 
love,  is  gone  where  the  wood-bine 
twineth.  That  the  stage  kiss  has 
been  abused,  we  will  allow,  but  is  that 
any  reason  it  should  be  shelved  alto- 
gether to  pacify  a  few  elderly  frumps 
and  tyrannical  Puritans  who  have  no 
business  in  the  play-houses  anyway  ? 
And  because  we  overeat,  shall  there 
be  no  more  food  ? 

The  woman  is  beautiful.  Her 
gown  is  a  dream — and  the  man  is 
madly  in  love.  He  tells  her  so.  He 
pours  out  his  very  soul.  For  her  he 
would  win  the  seven  diamonds  of 
Launcelot — for  her  he  would  desolate 
another  Troy.  She  yields  herself  to 
his  arms  and — that's  all.  Or,  worse 
yet,  he  smooths  back  the  hair  from 
her  brow  and  turns  his  eyes  prayer- 
fully to  heaven — as  though  he  heard 
the  wedding  bells  ring  in  a  formal 
judgment  day  and  saw  the  life  to  follow 
pass,  spectre-like,  a  special  sentence. 
Is  a  man  thus  master  of  his  blood  ? 
You  know  he  is  not.  Such  a  scene  is 
a  silent  lie,  a  cheat,  a  libel — and  I  for 
one,  am  fast  getting  in  a  rage  about  it. 

A  stage  kiss  such  as  one  would  like 
to  see  the  climax  of  a  perfect  love 
scene,  most  imperfect  without  it,  would 
be  the  death  of  several  people.  Well, 
let  them  die.  The  world  could  bear 
up  against  the  loss.  At  any  rate,  I 
could,  and  just  now  I  have  the  floor. 

*  * 

Yes,  lad,  yes,  the  press  agents 
sometimes  lie.  Only  the  very  young 
and  pure  in  heart  acknowledge  it 
though,  and  then  only  when  brought 
to  bay  by  the  box  office  receipts.  But 
lie  is  a  hard  word,  boy,  and  'twere 
better  to  call  it  over-expression. 


Side  Lights  Upon  the  Well 
Beloved 

FOUGERE 

Two  twinkling  feet,  two  shapely  legs, 

In  silken  hose  encased, 
Crisp  lingerie  that  puffs  and  fluffs — 

That's  Fougere  to  the  waist. 

Two  wondrous  plumes,  some  coal-black  hair, 

A  curl  or  two  afloat, 
Two  saucy  eyes,  two  lips  that  dare — 

That's  Fougere  to  the  throat. 

Between  the  two — now  let  me  think. 

I  can't  think — do  you  care? 
Some  gems — a  dash  of  silk — a  bow 

Well — not  much  but  Fougere  !  ! 


MARY  VAN  BUREN 

The  rugged  road  to  fame,  she  slings 

Across  with  e?sy  grace. 
No  downcast  mood  is  her's — she  sings 

A  hope  lights  up  her  face. 
A  dauntless  hope — when  stone  walls  see 

They  tumble  in  confusion, 
Beyond,  the  roses  nod,  "Come  on  ! 

We're  yours  in  gay  profusion  " 

PADEREWSKI 

So,  you  are  coming  here  in  March. 
All  hail  !  We  shall  then  forget  De 
Pachmann,  lift  thee  high  upon  a  ped- 
estal and  burn  incense  at  thy  feet.  O, 
the  inconstant  moon  !  Next  !  Ignace 
Jan,  I  see  thee  tottering  already. 
"O,  take  me  from  this  insecure  position," 

Said  Ignace, 
"For  the  time  is  surely  coming, 
When  a  rival  with  his  thrumming 
Will  outstrip  me,  if  he  care  to, 

In  the  race." 
"He  has  hair  two  inches  shorter," 

Said  Ignace. 
"Should  he  let  it  grow  I  fear  me. 
He  will  famous  be,  and  hear  ye  ! 
I,  your  idol,  shall  have  fallen 

In  disgrace!" 


Answers  to  Correspondents 

Mr.  Green — What  do  the  vaude- 
ville sketches  I  see  make  me  think  of? 
They  do  not  make  me  think. 

Dear  Miss  T. — I  mean  to  educate 
my  little  girl  for  the  stage,  and  as  she 
is  far  from  strong,  I  thought  you 
might  be  able  to  recommend  some 
good  tonic  in  use  by  the  profession. 

Madame — Let  the  child  die. 


The  Chorus  Girl's  One  Oppor- 
tunity 

Whatever  you  may  think  to  the 
contrary,  the  chorus  girl's  life  is  only 
as  merry  as  she,  in  her  buoyant  way, 
shall  make  it.  "Happy  is  the  man 
who  sings  at  his  work,"  is  daily 
proven  a  lie  by  a  look  into  a  tired 
face,  wherein  hope  and  ambition  are 
dulled. 

Twenty-five  to  the  dozen  but  poorly 
expresses  the  chances  she  thinks  she 
has  when  she  enters  the  ranks,  while 
one  to  one  thousand  is  the  true  ratio. 

Ferris  Hartman  said  a  few  words 
about  her  some  days  ago,  that  may  be 
worth  handing  on.  '  'Just  let  her 
saunter  in,"  he  said,  "dressed  in  the 
top  of  the  fashion,  so  that  all  agree 
she  is  a  stunner,  and  she  stays  in  the 


January  6th,  1900 


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chorus,  till  the  last  note  is  dead  in  her 
throat,  or  jarred  in  its  melody,  a  nail 
of  agony  to  the  principal  she  supports, 
(and  really,  the  apropos  of  a  chorus 
girl  in  a  sealskin  is  a  little  obscure.) 
But  let  her  be  down  at  the  heels,  coat 
a  misfit,  skirt  a  mishang,  hair  four 
colors,  hands  perhaps  none  too  clean, 
and  she  likely  has  ambition  and  a 
healthy  chance  for  big  things  in 
future. " 

Even  then,  she  has  but  one  chance — 
to  quietly  and  patiently,  week  by 
week,  understudy  the  prima  donna, 
and  say  an  extra  Ave  and  three  Pater 
Xosters  nightly,  that  an  influenza 
may  take  and  hold  the  lady  fast  from — 
say  midweek,  until  Sunday. 

This  it  seems  is  Alice  Neilson's 
story.  Mr.  Hartman  saw  her  ability, 
urged  her  to  study  and  told  her  if  she 
did  he  would  see  that  she  was  given  a 
chance.  Of  course  he  could  not  see, 
because  he  hadn't  the  least  influence. 
However,  he  knew  the  study  would 
do  her  no  harm  and  he  hoped  the 
chance  might  come.  After  bluffing 
her  into  studying  four  long  parts 
[Alice  it  seems  is  easily  fooled]  Gracie 
Plaisted  at  last  fell  ill,  Alice  stepped 
into  the  breach,  and  her  future  was 
made. 

Just  so  with  Stella  Wilmot,  the 
newly  risen  star.  She  was  one  of  the 
chorus  when  Kitty  Loftus,  the  London 
music  hall  singer,  had  the  chief  part 
in  Gay  Paree.  No  one  can  be  quite 
sure  that  the  head  of  an  importation 
will  not  be  summarily  struck  off  and 
lifted  on  the  point  of  a  lance,  and  her's 
was.  Giving  it  as  I  got  it,  she  was  a 
"cold  frost "  and  next  day  was  too 
ill  to  appear. 

The  manager  was  quite  brought  to 
bay,  for  the  official  understudy  was 
just  somebody's  friend  and  had  no 
more  voice  than  a  frog. 

Miss  Wilmot,  through  Mr.  Hart- 
man's  urging,  was  ready  for  her 
chance  and  in  twenty-four  hours  was 
the  talk  of  New  York.  Now,  with 
the  managerial  eye  upon  her,  she  may 
be  a  little  in  front  of  the  newest 
fashion  as  often  as  she  pleases,  and 
take  it  for  granted  that  while  she  is 
singing  herself  into  the  hearts  of  the 
public,  half  a  score  of  the  wise  are 
understudying  and  doubling  the  in- 
fluenza petition.  C.  T. 


Between  Acts 

Unconscious  plagiarism:  Crimson- 
beak — "How  history  does  repeat  itself, 
doesn't  it?"  Yeast — "What  now?" 
Criinsotibeak — "Why,  in  our  town  we 
had  a  piano  concert  the  other  night, 
and  the  artist's  name  was  Professor 
Gridley.  When  the  manager  was 
ready  to  start  the  show  he  shouted: 
'You  may  bang  away  when  ready, 
Gridley!'  " — Yonker's  Statesman. 
# 

The  thorough  manner  in  which  the 
various  attractions  that  have  appeared 
at  the  New  Alhambra  have  been 
billed  by  Managers  Ellinghouse  and 


Mott,  has  already  been  extensively 
commented  upon.  But  the  present 
billing  of  Murray  and  Mack  and 
Finnigan's  Ball  has  smashed  all  pre- 
vious records.  No  amusement  attrac- 
tion, outside  of  a  circus,  has  ever  been 
billed  in  San  Francisco,  as  the  New 
Alhambra  managers  have  billed 
Finnigan's  Ball  during  the  past  week. 


Pine  Wines 
and  Delicacies 

For 
Holiday 
Use. 

RATHJE N  BROS 

GROCERS 

TWO  STORES 

21  Stockton  St.  'Fhone  Main  S522 
3253  Fillmore  St.— Vhone  West  152 


mam. 


GIVE  YOU  NEW  EYES 

is  something  we  can't  do.  But  we  can  make 
your  old  ones  as  good  as  new  with  a  pair  of 
our  carefully  fitted  glasses.  Thorough  ex- 
amination with  ophthalmoscope.  No  charge 
for  same.  If  your  eyes  are  hotheriug  you  in 
any  way,  come  and  see  us.  All  work  guar- 
anteed. 

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WANTED 

Good  People  for  Complete  First- 
Class  Repertoire  Co. 


Will  take  the  road  January  ist.  Rehearsals 
commence  December  26th,  must  be  able  to 
join  company  by  that  date. 

No  fares  advanced. 

Also  First-Class  Musicians  wanted  to  play 
in  band  and  double  in  orchestra;  must  own 
your  own  instruments. 

A  good  first-class  Stage  Manager,  Leading 
Man  and  Lady,  Soubrette,  Character,  etc. 

All  people  who  work  on  the  stage  must 
be  able  to  do  good  specially. 

A  good  man  to  run  Props  who  can  do 
stage  carpentering  and  run  picture  machine 
wanted. 

Good  people  can  be  sure  of  long  engage- 
ment.   Salary  must  be  low  but  you  get  it. 

Knockers,  boozers  and  chasers  not  wanted 
at  any  price. 

State  what  you  can  and  will  do  in  first 
letter.  Address, 

HARRY  A.  WRIGHT,  Mgr. 
Port  Townsend,  Wash. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


January  13th,  1900 


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The  Evolution 

of  the  Violin 

FIRST  DISTINCT  TRACES  FIVE  THOU- 
SAND YEARS  BEFORE  CHRIST. 

Thh  seductiveness  of  a  violin  tone 
1  has  been  a  mystery  for  all  time. 
Its  progenitors,  the  ravanastron,  the 
rebec,  and  all  other  ancient  instru- 
ments from  which  the  modern  violin 
was  evolved  have  each  successively 
served  as  the  medium  for  entertain- 
ment and  witchcraft.  This  king  of  in- 
struments, even  although  it  be  the 
soprano  of  the  stringed  tribe,  is  still 
the  most  impassioned  and  expressive, 
the  most  varied  in  tone  and  effects  of 
all  instruments. 

The  origin  of  the  violin  is  supposed, 
by  the  latest  research,  to  belong  to 
India.  About  five  thousand  years  be- 
fore Christ  an  instrument  was  invented 
during  the  reign  of  Ray  an  a  which  has 
been  called  the  ravanastron.  This 
seems  to  have  been  the  most  ancient 


Devil  Playing  Viola,  13th  Century 
Amiens  Cathedral 

of  instruments  played  by  the  bow,  and 
it  is  still  to  be  found  in  its  primitive 
form  in  the  possession  of  the  poorer 
Buddhist  monks  of  the  mendicant 
order. 

It  is  seen  that  this  instrument  had 
all  the  characteristic  elements  of  the 
violin — the  catgut  strings,  the  bridge, 
the  neck,  the  pegs,  the  resonant  box 
and  the  bow. 

From  the  ravanastron  sprung  the 
omerti,  then  the  kemaugh-a-.^owz  of 
the  Arabs  and  Persians,  and  later  the 
immediate  predecessor  of  the  violin — 
the  rehab. 

The  museums  and  libraries  of  Eur- 
ope make  it  possible  to  trace  the  in- 
troduction of  the  rehab  there  during 
the  middle  ages,  and  mechanical  skill, 
with  increased  knowledge,  proved  suc- 


cessively the  rubebe,  rebelle,  rebec, 
rebecchino — the  names  of  which  alone 
establish  their  affiliation.  Then  fol- 
lowed immediately  the  Italian  "luth- 
erie,"  which  quickly  took  the  form  of 
the  definite  types  which  the  makers 
of  this  age  strive  to  imitate. 

Gasparo  do  Solo,  of  Brescia,  1550- 
16 1 2,  completed  the  design  of  the  pres- 
ent violin,  which  was  begun  by  Joan 
Kerlino,  1440. 

Each  little  part  of  this  wonderful  in- 
strument experienced  its  peculiar 
epochs  of  evolution,  and  they  may  be 
traced  with  a  fair  degree  of  accuracy 
ever  since  the  existence  of  a  bow  and 
arrow.  The  violin  and  the  bow,  or 
at  least  that  instrument  which  then 
represented  the  present  violin,  were 
united  on  the  banks  of  the  Ganges,  in 
the  isles  of  Greece,  or,  according  to 
the  Teutonic  assertions,  in  the  huts  of 
their  ancestors. 

The  warrior's  bow  suggested  the 
now  completed  harp,  and  African 
savages  still  play  on  the  strings  of 
their  bows.  Half  cocoanuts  covered 
with  a  bladder  skin  formed  the  lowest 
type  of  the  viola  family,  and  also 
gave  birth  to  the  drum  in  Africa 
Asiatics. 


Angel  Playing  Viola. 

There  is  as  yet  no  authentic  data 
which  establishes  the  original  union 
of  the  bow  and  violin.  In  the  early 
middle  ages  bows  made  their  appear- 
ance in  Europe  applied  to  different 
forms  of  eccentric  stringed  instru- 
ments. The  earliest  mediaeval  bowed 
instruments  were  played  with  the 
fingers  as  well  as  the  bow,  but  after 
the  completion  of  the  present  violin 
form  and  bow,  the  "pizzieati"  was 
entirely  discarded,  and  was  not  again 
used  on  the  violin  until  re-established 
by  Paganini,  who  was  the  first  to  pick 


the  strings  with  the  fingers  of  the  left 
hand. 

The  idea  of  bowing  applied  to  the 
curious  group  of  crwths,  an  instru- 
ment of  Wales  and  Brittany;  rebecs, 
rottas,  geigen  and  fitheies,  the  rude 
outlines  of  which  may  be  traced  in 
old  carvings  and  manuscripts.  Tourte, 
a  Frenchman,  1747 -1835,  evolved  the 
present  perfection  of  the  bow.  He 
determined  its  length,  discovered  that 
Brazil  wood  was  the  best  material  to 
use,  established  the  exact  curve 
adapted  to  its  balance,  suppleness  and 
energy,  and  invented  the  method  of 
keeping  the  hairs  flat  like  a  ribbon, 
thus  gaining  wonderfully  increased 
volume  and  force  of  expression. 

Although  there  is  still  a  mist  about 
the  origin  of  the  violin,  there  can  be 
little  doubt  but  that  it  was  derived 
from  the  ravanastron.  This  Indian 
instrument  could  easily  have  been 
transported  into  several  civilizations 
and  developed  in  each  simultaneously. 
A  few  years  ago  the  Breton  crouth 
(crwth),  the  rote  and  lyra  were  sup- 
posed to  be  solely  responsible  for  the 


Minstrel  of  the  Fifteenth  Century. 

existence  of  the  violin,  but  later  re- 
search has  made  the  ravanastron 
responsible  for  even  these. 

It  was  in  Italy,  however,  that  the 
violin  attained  its  complete  develop- 
ment during  the  sixteenth  century, 
and  since  that  time  nothing  more  has 
been  added  to  it  and  no  change  has 
been  made.  In  fact,  material  change 
seems  to  be  impossible.  A  curious 
incident  is  related  of  a  Scottish 
amateur  who  purchased  a  fine  Stradi- 
varius  for  a  hundred  guineas,  and  as 
the  instrument  was  inconveniently 
large,  and  as  there  were  two  sizes  of 
this  maker's  instruments  he  had  it 
reduced  to  the  ordinary  dimensions. 
The  project  was  not  a  success,  and 
the  next  owner  got  the  instrument  for 
^56. 


There  is  a  degree  of  mystery  about 
a  violin  that  can  never  be  fathomed. 
The  location  of  the  bridge,  the  slight- 
est change  in  sound  bar  or  the  sound 
p^st  can  ruin  the  tone  of  the  greatest 
instrument,  and  these  are  the  least 
material  portions  of  the  instrument,  if 
indeed  there  be  any  least.  The  most 
valuable  violin  in  existence  is  sup- 
posed to  be  the  one  owned  by  Pet- 
schnikoff,  the  Russian  violinist.  It  is 
an  instrument  which  belonged  to 
Ferdinand  Laub,  and  was  given  to 
him  by  Princess  Ourosoff. 


King  David  Playing  the  Rolta 
Prom  window  I8th  century  Cathedral,  Troves. 

This  wonderful  instrument  is  what 
may  be  termed  Petschnikoff's  fortunate 
star.  It  was  secured  for  him  through 
the  contribution  of  funds  by  Duke 
George  of  Meiningen  and  the  Russian 
general,  Malzoff,  a  brother  of  the 
Princess.  Sergei  von  Dervis,  a  well- 
known  promoter  of  art  in  Russia,  also 
lent  his  financial  aid,  and  thus  this 
young  artist  became  the  possessor  of 
a  famous  instrument  even  before  he 
had  wou  his  name  as  a  great  player. 
The  price  paid  for  this  instrument 
was  25,000  marks.  Collectors  some- 
times pay  fabulous  prices  for  an  in- 
strument with  a  name,  but  inquiry 
reveals  the  fact  that  the  original 
makers  of  these  instruments  obtained 
what  would  now  be  considered  a  very 
moderate  price  for  their  work.  Two 
hundred  years  ago  Amatis  were  sold 
at  from  8  louis  up.  One  Stradivarius 
brought  1,000  francs  in  1769,  but 
there  were  others  selling  at  the  same 
time  for  40  louis.  Magginis  could  be 
bought  then  at  from  30  to  35  louis 
and  Klotz  for  50  francs,  while  an 
Amati  'cello  was  worth  only  13  louis, 
but  Steiners  in  1778  were  selling  at 
from  500  to  1,000  francs. 

The  violin  is  composed  of  fifty-eight 
distinct  and  separate  pieces.  The  back 
is  of  sycamore,  in  two  parts;  the  belly 


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of  Swiss  pine,  also  in  two  parts;  the 
sides  of  sycamore  in  six  pieces,  bent 
by  means  of  a  heating  iron  to  the 
proper  form.  The  linings  used  to  se- 
cure the  back  and  belly  to  the  sides  are 
twelve  in  number,  made  either  of  lime 
tree  or  pine.  The  sound-bar  of  pine 
is  placed  under  the  left  foot  of  the 
bridge  in  a  slightly  oblique  position  to 
facilitate  the  vibration  by  giving  it  the 
same  position  on  the^line  of  the  strings. 
Formerly  it  was  inserted  perfectly 
straight,  but  by  this  treatment  the  in- 
strument is  muted  to  a  certain  extent. 

The  bar  of  the  violin  strengthens 
the  instrument  and  forms  a  portion  of 
the  structure,  and  is  exquisitely  sensi- 
tive to  external  touch.  A  slight  alter- 
ation in  its  position  may  make  a  good 
violin  worthless.  The  most  minute 
variation  in  its  construction  necessi- 
tates a  different  treatment  as  regards 
its  conjunction  with  the  bridge. 
Scarcely  two  violins  can  be  found  of 
identical  structure;  it  is  thus  impos- 
sible to  lay  down  any  set  of  rules  for 
their  regulation. 

The  neck  of  the  violin  is  made  of 
sycamore  or  maple,  and  is  much  longer 
than  in  the  days  of  the  great  Italian 
masters.    It  should  be  neither  too  flat 


Viola  Player,  Thirteenth  Century. 

Enamel  found  at  Soissons. 


nor  round,  but  of  a  happy  medium. 

The  finger-board  is  of  ebony,  and  is 
in  length  according  to  the  position  of 
the  sound  holes. 

The  rest  is  a  small  piece  of  ebony 
over  which  the  strings  pass  to  the 
finger-board. 

The  remaining  pieces  are  the  pegs, 
blocks,  purfling,  strings  and  tail-piece. 

An  apparently  insignificant  item  is 
the  button,  a  small  piece  of  wood 
against  which  the  heel  of  the  neck 
rests.  The  finish  of  the  button  affects 
the  whole  instrument,  and  any  defect 
is  very  apparent.  As  the  keystone  is 
to  the  arch,  so  is  the  button  to  the 
violin. 

Why  is  it  that  a  violin  attracts  so 
much  interest  ?  Why  is  it  that  artists 
and  connoisseurs  regard  it  with  a  feel- 
ing akin  to  affection  ?  Thatthey  view 
it  as  an  art  picture  or  dilate  upon  its 
form,  color  and  date  ?  These  ques- 
tions are  unanswerable  to  the  inquirer 
and  are  never  asked  by  the  one  who 
understands  the  instrument. 

The  multitude  who  admire  the  violin 
are  found  among  the  musicians, 
painters  and  literateurs  of  a  refined 
mind.    It  demands  unusual  attention 


ia  this  age  of  progress  from  the  fact 
that  it  has  hitherto  proved  incapable 
of  improvement  in  its  material  form 
and  features.  The  only  changes  made 
in  it  since  the  sixteenth  century  are 
confined  to  the  arrangement  of  the 
sound  bar  and  the  lengthening  of  the 
neck. 

In  Italy  five  distinct  schools  of  violin 
making  are  recognized.  That  of 
Brescia  from  about  1520  to  1620, 
fathered  by  Gasparcl  di  Salo.  That  of 
Cremona,  dating  from  1550  to  1760, 
which  includes  the  makes  of  Amatil — 
father,  son,  nephew  and  grandson. 
Four  Guarnerius,  Stradivarius  and 
Bergonzi.  Third,  the  makers  of  Milan 
and  Naples  from  1680  to  1800,  known 
as  the  Neapolitan  School.  Fourth, 
the  makers  of  Florence,  Bologana  and 
Rome  from  1680  to  1760, and  the  Vene- 
tian School  from  1690  to  1764. 

The  only  thing  about  the  violin 
which  defies  the  science  of  the  age  is 
the  varnish.  The  making  of  this, 
which  is  now  called  the  Cremonese,  is 
numbered  among  the  lost  arts.  The 
old  Italian  varnish  is  divided  into  four 
distinct  classes — the  Brescian,  Crem- 
onese, Neapolitan  and  Venetian.  They 
are  separable,  however,  in  but  one 
feature,  that  of  color,  and  even  in  this 
three  of  them  appear  to  have  a  com- 
mon basis. 

The  varnish  of  an  instrument,  as  all 
experts  know,  is  as  vital  to  its  excel- 
lence as  any  other  of  its  many  won- 
derful yet  simple  parts,  and  pages  of 
opinions — the  result  of  years,  yes,  cen- 
turies, of  investigation  and  analysis — 
have  not  disclosed  the  secret  of  the 
early  masters 

The  violin  is  the  most  feminine  of 
all  instruments.  Its  every  curve  is  of 
classical  line,  and  it  seems  to  be  above 
all  other  inanimate  things  the  one  that 
appeals  most  to  the  senses.  It  sug- 
gests and  receives  a  lingering  delicacy 
of  touch  whenever  it  is  grasped,  no 
matter  by  whom,  and  if  it  has  the  eclat 
of  a  famous  name,  even  in  its  silence, 
suggests  an  entrancement  that  is  con- 
fined by  nothing  except  the  ages. 


Rough  Treatment 

Down  in  Shreveport,  La.,  the  other 
night,  a  show,  advertised  as  a  troupe 
of  lady  minstrels,  was  scheduled  to 
appear.  The  impression  was  circulated 
that  the  organization  would  give  a 
vulgar  performance  and  the  citizens 
prepared  themselves  for  the  occasion. 
After  egging  the  performers  off  the 
stage  the  box  office  was  thought  of,  so 
they  compelled  the  local  manager  to 
refund  their  money.  This  left  the  lady 
minstrels  stranded,  but  the  next  day 
money  was  collected,  the  natives  gal- 
lantly helping  the  show  to  get  out  of 
town. 


The  Comedian — "  I  suppose  that 
since  the  baby  came  you  have  howling 
melodrama  at  your  home?  " 

The  Tragedian — "Yes,  but  let  us 
rather  call  it  a  continuous  perform- 
ance.—  Collier's  Weekly. 


DRY  GOODS  COMPANY 


SECOND  FLOOR 


Prices  Cut  Just 
One=Half  ♦ 


ON   ALL  TRIMMED 
HATS   IN  THIS 
DEPARTMENT 


Geary  and  Stockton  Streets 

Opposite  Union  Square 


Millinery  Department  I 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW  January  13th,  1900 


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The  Review  has  the  largest  circulation  of  any 
theatrical  paper  in  the  United  States  outside  of  New 
York. 


The  Dramatic  Review  is  entered  at  the  post- 
office  at  San  Francisco  as  second-class  matter  and 
is  supplied  to  the  trade  by  the  San  Francisco  News 
Company,  342  Oeary  Street. 


Mrs.Langtry  has  arrived  in  Amer- 
ica, after  dollars  and  glory,  it  is  said. 
It  is  a  safe  bet — a  100  to  i  sure  thing — 
that  she  gets  neither.  America  has 
grown  rather  tired  of  passe  beauties 
whose  only  claim  to  distinction  is  a 
vivid  carmen  hued  halo  surrounding 
them. 

Ton  SLOAN,  the  premier  jockey,  is 
reaching  out.  He  has  become  so  en- 
thused over  theatrical  management, 
notwithstanding  his  losses  in  London 
with  his  I)e  Wolf  Hopper  venture,  that 
he  is  endeavoring  to  secure  Alice 
Nielson's  consent  to  sing  in  London 
under  his  management.  Tod  is  cer- 
tainly gifted  with  nerve  and  go-ahead- 
itiveness  and  the  American  stage  would 
1)e  none  the  worse  off  if  his  present  ven- 
tures should  lead  to  his  permanent  stay 
in  theatricals. 

Oi.ga  Nkthkrsolk  believes  that 
the  average  theatre-goer  is  a  better 
critic  than  the  actor,  and  that  persons 
who  go  on  the  stage  should  have  a 
diploma  to  show  that  they  have  some 
knowledge  of  what  is  required.  She 
says  in  the  Cosmopolitan:  "I  fancy 
it  was  Ruskin  who  said  that  the  un- 
successful artist  made  the  best  art 
critic.  I  should  not  apply  that  to  the 
unsuccessful  actor  as  a  critic  of  acting. 
I  prefer  the  man  who  has  had  a  large 
experience  of  the  drama  from  the 
auditorium.  He  ought,  I  think,  to 
know  something  of  the  technicalities 


of  the  stage,  but  his  greatest  exper- 
ience should  have  been  in  the  audi- 
torium. Let  him  look  at  my  play  and 
my  performance  from  the  point  of 
view  of  the  audience,  and  I  shall  be 
satisfied  with  the  impression  they 
make  upon  him.  On  the  other  hand, 
let  an  unsuccessful  actor  give  his 
opinion,  and  all  the  bias,  narrowness 
and  envy  of  his  nature  is  liable  to  dis- 
tort his  judgment,  unless  he  be  more 
than  human,  which  the  average  actor 
certainly  is  not.*' 

Oxe  ot  the  New  York  managers 
who  thinks  he  has  been  injured  both 
in  his  feelings  and  his  pocket  by  the 
persistency  of  the  ticket  speculators, 
has  worked  out  a  plan  whereby  he 
imagines  he  can  drive  them  out.  His 
idea  is  to  have  orders  given  at  pur- 
chases of  seats,  these  orders  marked 
in  a  cipher  known  only  to  the  manage- 
ment, so  baffling  the  speculators  who 
cannot  tell  from  the  marking  where 
the  seats  for  which  these  orders  call 
are  located. 

¥  ¥ 

With  reference  to  the  public  com- 
ments made  upon  the  marital  troubles 
of  professional  people,  Sol  Smith 
Russell  is  quoted  as  saying  that  the 
trouble  arises  from  the  calcium  light 
being  thrown  upon  the  stage  people 
who  marry.  They  are  put  to  a  severe 
test.  If  their  marriage  is  a  success, 
the  public  says  it  is  a  wonder  and 
forgets  it.  If  it  is  a  failure  the  public 
says  it  was  just  what  was  to  be  ex- 
pected, and  gossip  about  it  until 
something  else  that  was  to  be  expected 
comes  up  to  be  gossipped  about. 

Addressing  a  large  class  of  "pass" 
fiends,  the  "Ravings  Editor"  asks 
what  they  have  done  to  deserve  free 
admission  to  theatres.  We  can  answer 
— nothing.  It  is  a  fact  that  some 
people  will  spend  hours  in  devising 
schemes  to  procure  a  pass — not  because 
they  are  poor  but  because  it  sounds 
well  to  say  to  a  friend  that  ".Manager 
So-and-so  'sent'  me  a  pass  today,  and 
I  think  I'll  take  in  the  show  tonight." 
The  pass  business  is  sadly  over-worked 
and  the  managers  are  justified  in  com- 
plaining. The  mere  fact  that  a  man 
is  a  friend  of  the  manager  is  no  reason 
for  him  to  expect  a  pass — 3-et  he  does. 
A  theatrical  manager  can  no  more 
afford  to  give  away  seats  than  the 
clothing  merchant  can  afford  to  give 
away  clothes,  and  no  self-respecting 
friend  of  the  manager  will  impose  upon 
his  usual  liberal  nature. 

*  ¥ 

Giuseppe   Verdi  Dying 

At  his  home  in  Milan,  Giuseppe 
Verdi,  the  grand  old  musician,  is 
lying  seriously  ill.  Private  dispatches 
received  in  this  city  this  week  stated 
that  the  master  is  suffering  from  a 
severe  attack  of  pneumonia,  and  his 
advanced  age  makes  his  condition 
alarming.     Verdi  is  alone  in  his  last 


hours.  Friends  by  the  score  come  to 
inquire  as  to  his  condition,  and  all  the 
notables  of  his  country,  even  includ- 
ing his  King  and  Queen,  send  daily 
to  hear  the  latest  bulletins  from  the 
sickroom.  But  there  is  no  kin  to 
soothe  the  old  man's  last  hours.  The 
only  one  at  his  bedside  is  his  friend 
of  many  years,  Boito,  the  famous 
composer. 

On  the  13th  of  October,  Verdi  cele- 
brated his  eighty-sixth  birthday,  and 
the  anniversary  was  universally  ob- 
served in  all  musical  centers.  Verdi 
is  immensely  wealthy,  and  it  is  under- 
stood that  at  his  death  all  his  vast 
fortune  will  go  to  charities.  The 
Home  for  Artists  established  by  the 
celebrated  composer  in  Milan  will  of 
course  have  a  large  share  of  it. 

Letter  fromEd%)in  Hoff 

Some  time  ago  the  Rkvikw  pub- 
lished an  item  about  Edwin  Hoff  that 
was  not  as  well  founded  in  all  particu- 
lars as  it  should  be.  For  that  reason, 
we  publish  the  following  letter  from 
Mr.  Hoff: 

Thf.  Lambs,  New  York,  Jan.  5. 

Editor  Dramatic  Revieu — Dear  >Sir — 
The  accompanying  article  from  your  New 
Year's  issue  does  nie  a  rank  injustice  and 
states  untruths  that  I  must  ask  you  to  kindly 
correct.  I  did  get  my  voice  misplaced  owing 
to  faulty  methods  that  I  was  being  taught, 
and  my  career  was  interrupted.  (I  am  glad 
to  be  able  to  use  the  last  word.)  But  I  am 
happy  to  inform  you  that  I  did  not  "take  to 
drink,"  and  moreover  that  I  have  succeeded 
in  finding  a  teacher  who  has  replaced  my 
voice,  and  that  lam  in  better  vocal  trim  than 
ever  in  my  life,  as  an  evidence  of  which  I  am 
offered  the  position  of  tenor  of  a  company 
now  forming  under  the  management  of 
Nixon  &  Zimmerman  and  T.  Henry  French, 
with  Camille  D'Arville  and  Jessie  Bartlett 
Davis  as  principal  soprano  and  contralto. 
It  is  true  I  have  kept  quiet  for  a  year  or  two 
past,  but  I  have  been  steadily  employed  in 
Brady  &  Grismer's  Way  Down  Hast  Com- 
pany, directing  the  musical  end  of  their 
enterprises.  I  should  be  happy  to  meet  your 
Eastern  representative  and  convince  him  of 
the  truth  of  my  assertions  herein  contained, 
and  trust  you  will  do  me  the  favor  to  correct 
the  impression  this  article  conveys. 

Hoping  before  long  to  be  able  to  appear 
before  my  many  good  friends  in  Frisco  and 
"make  good"  once  more,  I  am,  Yours, 

Edwin  W.  Hoff. 


Emma.  Nevada 

C  m ma  Nevada  has  come  and  gone. 
*— '  Brilliant  receptions  at  the  Califor- 
nia Theatre  Monday  evening  and 
Wednesday  and  Friday  afternoons 
were  given  her.  California  flowers 
rained  upon  California's  favorite 
daughter. 

Mme.  Nevada's  simplicity  and  quiet 
womanliness  are  characteristics  that 
many  a  stage  beauty  must  envy  her  — 
they  bring  her  close  to  the  hearts  of 
her  charmed  hearers.  She  has  a  voice 
of  peculiar  sweetness,  her  high  notes 
being  famous  for  their  purity  and 
clearness.  Perfectness  of  tone  and 
elegance  of  technique  are  her's  also. 
Her  trills  and  exquisite  shading  and 
phrasing  prove  her  the  thorough 
musician  and  artist.  And  when  at 
the  close  of  the  evening  she  said  sim- 


ply, as  the  audience  were  leaving, 
"Wait,  wait  a  minute,"  seating  her- 
self at  the  piano,  she  gave  The  Mock- 
ing Bird  as  no  one  ever  sang  it  here. 
The  singular  sweetness  and  beauty  of 
the  situation  made  her,  if  possible, 
still  dearer  to  the  hearts  of  those  who 
claim  her  for  their  very  own.  Mr. 
Piatt,  the  accompanist  and  piano  solo- 
ist, and  Mr.  Blumenberg,  the  'cellist, 
are  each  artists  in  their  chosen  fields. 
The  latter  particularly  delighted  our 
lovers  of  that  wonderfully  sympathetic 
instrument,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  we 
shall  have  this  instrumentalist  with  us 
again  in  the  near  future. 

The  Critics  on  Naughty 
Anthony 

\\7iiile  Naughty  Anthony  seems  to 
have  made  a  hit  with  the  public, 
the  critics  are  inclined  to  roast  one 
scene  and  call  on  Blanche  Bates  to  put 
her  talents  to  better  use.  The  play 
has  brought  out  this  screed  from  the 
World:  "In  the  last  act  of  Naughty 
Anthony  there  occurs  a  very  spicy 
scene  which  lasts  for  about  five  minutes 
and  keeps  the  audience  on  the  qui 
vive.  Miss  Blanche  Bates,  a  beautiful 
and  finely  talented  actress,  sits  down 
on  the  floor  facing  the  audience,  pulls 
up  her  skirts  to  the  knee  and  displays 
her  silk  stockings.  The  silk  stockings 
are  richly  embroidered  and  very  strik- 
ing. She  talks  about  their  especial 
charm  while  the  music  plays  a  soft 
accompaniment.  Then  she  peels  them 
off  deftly  and  reveals  another  pair 
underneath  of  different  design,  but 
equally  elaborate.  Then  comes  an- 
other and  another.  Miss  Bates  ap- 
peared genuinely  ashamed  of  herself 
last  night  for  being  called  upon  to  put 
her  talents  to  such  employment.  That 
much  can  be  said  to  her  credit.  She 
is  worthy  of  much  better  things,  and 
the  pity  is  she  did  not  insist  upon 
doing  them." 

Roster  of  Macdonough 
Stock  Co. 

Ben  Howard,  Leading. 
Gertrude  Foster,  Leading. 
Helen  Henry. 
Clarence  Montaine. 
Charlotte  Secorde. 
E.  L.  Walton,  Stage  Mgr. 
Frank  Nichols. 
The    company    open    with  Too 
Much  Johnson,  following  with  Chim- 
mie  Fadden  for  two  weeks.    In  both 
plays  the  original  scenery  from  the 
Alcazar  will  be  used.    In  Chimmie 
Fadden,  Forrest  Sea  bury  will  be  loaned 
by  the  Alcazar  management  for  this 
production. 

The  Winter's  Tale  will  be  given  at 
the  Columbia  Theatre  next  week  in  six 
acts  and  twelve  scenes.  Two  carloads 
of  special  scenery  are  carried  for  this 
production  alone,  and  from  all  accounts 
the  piece  is  staged  in  a  most  gorgeous 
manner. 


January  13th,  1900 


5 


Julia  Marlowe  secured  her  divorce 
from  Robert  Tabor  last  Saturday. 

The  Oakland  Macdonough  Theatre 
Stock  Company  will  begin  its  season 
Monday,  January  29th. 

E.  M.  Walton,  the  eminent  stage 
manager  and  character  actor,  will  play 
August  Lorton  in  Lady  Windemere's 
Fan  at  the  Alcazar. 

Mrs.  Dunphy,  well  known  to  the 
theatrical  profession  of  this  city,  has 
sold  her  interest  in  the  Oakland  bill 
posting  to  Fred  Siebe. 


Gadski  is  now  enrolled  in  the 
Metropolitan  Opera  Company's  fold. 

Charlotte  Secorde,  who  comes 
from  New  York  to  join  the  Mac- 
donough Stock  Company,  is  said  to  be 
one  of  the  most  stunning  women  on 
the  stage  and  a  gorgeous  dresser  as 
well. 

A  rumor,  floating  down  from 
Victoria,  that  Blanche  Bates  and 
Frank  Worthing  were  expected  to 
soon  join  the  Frawley  Company  is 
authoritively  denied  by  Manager 
Frank  Murray. 


Myra  Morki.i.a,  the  well-known 
operatic  singer,  is  lying  at  the  point 
of  death  at  Archer,  Florida,  suffering 
from  consumption. 

George  Osborne,  Jr.,  following  in 
the  footsteps  of  his  talented  father,  has 
made  a  success  in  New  York  with 
Frohman's  Empire  Theatre  Company. 

Irene  Everett,  who  has  been 
giving  a  very  striking  characterization 
at  the  Alcazar  this  week,  is  a  woman 
of  striking  beauty  and  unusual  talent. 

Mrs.  Langtry  has  arrived  in  New 
York.  She  will  appear  at  Wallack's 
in  her  latest  play,  The  Degenerates, 
and  it  is  expected  she  will  extend  her 
tour  to  four  or  five  other  American 
cities. 

There  is  a  young  actor  at  the 
Alcazar  that  will  make  his  mark  before 
long  in  character  work.  He  has  been 
given  a  number  of  minor  parts  that 
he  has  handled  so  well  as  to  cause 
comment.  A  little  more  experience, 
and  the  gray  matter  that  is  in  that 
young  man's  cranium  will  bring  him 
to  the  front,  and  the  name  of  Ernest 
Howell  will  be  better  known. 


Charlotte  Thompson  basse*, 
the  copyright  of  her  play,  Only  the 
Master  Shall  Blame. 

In  the  Young  Opera  Company  are 
several  old  Tivoli  favorites,  among 
them  George  Olmi  and  Robert  Dun- 
bar. 

J.  Hakkv  Bknkimo, former  Morosco 
actor  and  later  credited  with  a  big  hit 
as  the  original  pipe  mender  in  The 
First  Born  at  the  Alcazar,  is  a  member 
of  Frohman's  Empire  Theatre  Com- 
pany. 

Henrietta  Ckossman  has  the 
starring  fever.  She  proposes  to  start 
out  with  Bronson  Howard's  One  of 
Our  Girls,  brought  up  to  date.  She 
had  best  leave  it  as  it  is — in  the  dim, 
peaceful  past. 

Frank  De  Camp  writes  to  The 
Review  from  Albany,  Or.,  that  A 
Cheerful  Liar  has  caught  on  in  great 
shape  and  at  Albany  they  put  back 
their  Astoria  dates  and  filled  in  the 
time  there  to  a  most  successful  en- 
gagement. They  play  Portland  week 
of  14th,  then  Seattle  for  a  week 


LOUIS  JAMES 

Ik  she  is  herself  becoming  more  a 
favorite  in  this  country,  Anna  Held  is 
growing  fonder  of  it  in  her  turn.  She 
now  wants  a  play  written  for  her  by 
an  American  author. 

Virginia  Calhoun,  a  talented 
California  girl,  made  her  professional 
debut  at  Sperry's  New  York,  last 
week,  reciting  the  ancient  Indian 
drama,  Sakuntola. 

Miro  Delamotta  and  Daise 
Thorne,  who  were  once  with  Manager 
Morosco's  operatic  forces,  are  having 
a  little  excitement  collecting  salary 
from  the  Jaxom  Opera  Company. 

Prof.  Daniel  Morrison,  the  Los 
Angeles  vocal  teacher  who  has  put 
several  prominent  singers  on  the  stage, 
has  made  a  find  in  Carmen  Abbott,  a 
young  Los  Angeles  girl,  who  exhibits 
an  astounding  pure  tenor  voice. 

Mrs.  Helene  Bishop,  wife  of 
Lewis  H.  Bishop,  Financial  Secretary 
of  the  Grand  Opera  House,  has  re- 
sumed her  Dramatic  Readings  and 
will  shortly  tour  the  principal  towns 
of  Southern  California  to  fulfill  en- 
gagements entered  into  some  time  ago. 
Mrs.  Bishop  ranks  among  the  fore- 


KATHRYN  KIDDER 


most  elocutionists  that  have  visited  us 
and  is  an  immense  favorite  in  the 
Southern  States  where  she  is  always 
greeted  with  great  enthusiasm  and 
crowded  houses.  It  is  to  be  hoped 
that  ere  long  she  will  give  a  series  of 
her  celebrated  recitals  in  this  city. 

Gertrude  Foster  left  Tuesday  for 
a  short  stay  in  Southern  California, 
after  which  she  will  open  with  the 
new  stock  company  at  the  Oakland 
Macdonough  and  proceed  to  create  as 
many  friends  across  the  bay  as  she 
has  here. 


Edna's  Mother  Married 

Edna  Wallace  Hopper's  mother  has 
just  revealed  to  the  world  a  romance 
running  over  a  dozen  years.  Twelve 
years  ago  she  married  Alexander 
Dunsmuir,  an  heir  of  the  wealthy 
family  of  that  name.  The  marriage 
was  kept  a  secret  all  this  week  be- 
cause of  a  fear  of  disinheritance  for 
Mr.  Dunsmuir.  All  danger  from  that 
source  being  over,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Dunsmuir  have  revealed  the  secret 
and  are  now  visiting  Edna  Wallace 
Hopper  in  New  York. 


Antonio  'Vargas 

The  subject  of  our  front  page  cut 
this  week,  Antonio  Vargas,  the  pos- 
sessor of  a  baritone  voice  of  great 
power  and  brilliancy,  has  been  charm- 
ing music  lovers  of  this  city  for  several 
months  past,  appearing  at  the  Oberon 
in  a  repertoire  of  ballads  and  operatic 
selections.  Senor  Vargas  can  really 
claim  the  credit  of  being  not  only  one 
of  the  most  popular  concert  singers  in 
the  city,  but  one  with  a  voice  of  un- 
usual excellence,  and  a  presence  both 
magnetic  and  good  to  look  at. 


Playwrights'  Rivalry 

D  1:1.  \ sco  and  William  Gillette  have 
\r*  always  been  rivals  in  the  play- 
writing  business.  In  their  social  re- 
lations they  are  rivals.  They  have 
achieved,  in  turn,  metropolitan  suc- 
cesses as  dramatists,  and  it  is  said  that 
each  works  in  opposition  to  the  other 
and  having  the  other  in  mind  as  he 
writes. 

For  instance,  Gillette  wrote  Held  by 
the  Enemy.  A  big  success.  Belasco 
wrote  Heart  of  Maryland — anotherbig 


CHARLES  HANFORD 

war  play  triumph.  Then  Gillette 
wrote  Se<  ret  Service  and  that  sent  his 
fame  several  notches  higher, and  added 
to  the  portliness  of  his  bank  account. 

Belasco  came  back  at  his  rival  with 
Zaza,  a  prodigious  success. 

Gillette  promptly  coins  Sherlock 
Holmes,  and  there  is  no  limit  to  its 
favor  in  the  eyes  of  New  Yorkers. 

And  Belasco  bobs  up  with  Naughty 
Anthony.  Gillette,  it's  up  to  you  now. 
What  next? 

The  Bostouians  have  decided  to  give 
their  first  metropolitan  production  of 
the  new  Smith  and  Herbert  opera, 
The  Viceroy,  in  this  city  instead  of 
Chicago. 

The  150th  performance  of  Miss 
Hobhs  will  take  place  next  Monday 
night  at  the  Lyceum  Theatre,  New 
York.  The  comedy  is  still  as  big  a 
drawing  card  as  ever. 

Denman  Thompson  has  started  on 
his  trans-continental  tour  with  The 
Old  Homestead.  He  will  visit  about 
a  dozen  cities  including  San  Francisco. 
It  will  be  his  first  visit  West  in  over 
ten  years. 


6 


January  13th,  1900 


AT  THE       *  *» 
bOCAb  THEATERS 


The  Columbia. 

The  Critic  says:  While  the  Chris- 
tian is  played  in  a  thoroughly 
artistic  and  enjoyable  manner,  the 
playwright  could  have  added  much 
power  and  greater  effect  to  his  im- 
passioned play  had  the  curtain  dropped 
as  the  Doxology  rang  out  in  the 
second  act.  The  scene  is  so  impres- 
sive as  a  wave  of  religious  fervor 
sweeps  over  the  breathless  audience 
at  the  opportune  sounding  of  the  deep 
organ  tones  accompanied  by  the 
invinsible  choir,  but  unfortunately  we 
are  rudely  wrenched  from  this  heart- 
felt, heartful  yearning  for  the  sorrows 
of  others,  by  the  deep  mutterings  of 
the  over-rushing  ruthless  mob,  and  so 
a  climax  is  spoiled  that  would  linger 
n  the  memory,  a  thrilling  throbing, 
living  remembrance. 


Grand  Opera  House 

"The  Grand  Opera  House  is  crowded 
'  the  third  week  to  hear  Sinbad. 
The  music  is  fetching  and  jolly.  A 
delightful  bit  of  comedy  set  to  laugh- 
ing melody.  Edith  Mason,  as  Sinbad, 
Hattie  Belle  Ladd,  Bessie  Fairbairn, 
Georgie  Cooper,  Thos.  Persee,  William 
Wolff,  Arthur  Wooley,  Winifred  Goff 
and  as  pretty  chorus  girls  as  San 
Francisco  wants  to  see,  make  up  an 
evening's  entertainment  that  one  can- 
not afford  to  miss.  William  Wolff 
scores  a  great  hit  in  the  first  act  with 
his  deep  baritone,  the  audience  fairly 
holding  its  breath  to  catch  the  last 
hollow  sound  of  the  dying  note  fearing 
a  break  in  the  depths,  but  he  never 
fails  to  bring  us  pleasure  with  his 
perfect  tone.  The  chorus  is  ex- 
ceptionally good  in  make  up  and  in 
quality  of  work,  tone  and  finish. 

Ne<w  (Alhambra 

The  New  Alhambra  has  been  a  con- 
■  tinual  scene  of  gayety  for  the  past 
week,  good  houses  being  evidence 
of  the  hit  scored  by  the  Rentz-Santley 
Novelty  and  Burlesque  Company. 
The  bill  opens  with  a  travesty  entitled, 
A  Masquerade  Ball,  which  seemed  to 
please,  and  kept  the  audience  in  a 
roar  of  laughter.  Especially  clever 
were  the  four  Hebrews — Messrs. 
Bruno,  Baker,  Zanfrettaand  Lawrence. 
This  part  of  the  program  was  com- 
pleted with  a  Grand  Medley  by  the 
entire  company.  During  the  inter- 
mission the  audience  was  entertained 


by  a  strong  olio,  the  principal  features 
of  which  were  the  Palmer  Sisters  giv- 
ing an  excellent  exhibition  of  buck 
dancing  and  coon  songs;  Gus  Bruno, 
the  most  entertainingly  clever  person 
in  the  company,  and  Al.  S.  Lawrence 
in  "something  very  different,"  good 
examples  of  the  ventriloquist's  art. 
This  was  followed  by  the  feature  of 
the  program,  a  pantomime  entitled, 
An  Affair  of  Honor.  The  three 
scenes,  quite  interesting  and  de- 
cidedly novel,  are  adapted  from  the 
famous  painting  from  the  Boujere 
Salon,  Paris.  The  last  scene,  rather 
more  tame  than  the  conditions  would 
warrant,  contains,  however,  an  ex- 
citing duel  with  swords  between  two 
of  the  women  of  the  company  who  are 
expert  fencers. 


The  Ttboti 


I  itti.h  Bo-Pekp,  with  its  medley  of 
vaudeville  and  burlesque,  of  spec- 
tacular song  and  dance,  is  running 
for  the  third  and  last  week  at  the 
Tivoli,  and  we  have  to  bid  farewell 
to  sturdy  little  Boy  Blue,  pretty 
Bo- Peep  and  her  ardent  sheep,  the 
handsome  Fairy  Goodluck,  and  Me- 
phisto  with  his  sprightly  little  lieuten- 
ant— to  Baby  Bunting,  little  darling, 
to  Weary  William,  genial  joker — in 
short  to  a  host  of  jolly  fun-makers  and 
pretty,  laughing  girls.  With  reluc- 
tance we  see  the  dainty  Punchinellos, 
the  gay  be-ribboned  dancers,  so  full 
of  grace  and  brilliant  motion,  the 
fluttering  butterflies  scintillating  with 
light  and  color,  fade  away  into  the 
oblivion  of  a  finished  run.  And  yet, 
and  yet — we'll  welcome  once  more  a 
better  chance  to  hear  in  song  our 
Tivoli  favorites  in  truly  comic  opera. 


Side  Lights 


The  ever  welcome  Bostonians  pre- 
senting their  two  new  operas  The 
Viceroy  and  the  Smugglers  of  Bayadez 
as  well  as  Robin  Hood  and  The 
Serenade  will  follow  the  James- Kidder- 
Hanford  combination  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre. 

* 

*  * 

Before  the  close  of  the  Louis  Jaines- 
Kathryn  Kidder  and  Charles  B.  Han- 
ford  combination  engagement  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre  a  fine  production  of 
The  Rivals  will  be  staged.  The 
School  for  Scandal  is  also  in  prepa- 
ration. 


The  Alcazar 

A  s  was  well  deserved,  the  Alcazar 
**  has  been  favored  the  past  week 
with  overflowing  houses,  consequent 
upon  the  excellent  presentation  of  the 
farce,  The  Mysterious  Mr.  Bugle,  by 
Madeleine  Lucette  Ryley.  The  play 
is  a  very  interesting  and  amusing  one. 
Of  course,  as  is  usual  with  light  farces, 
it  has  for  its  foundation  that  inexhaus- 
tible subject — love — but  it  is  somewhat 
superior  to  the  average  for  the  reason 
that  it  tends  more  to  the  absurdities 
and  fun-producing  situations  rather 
than  to  the  extreme  sentimentality  gen- 
erally so  prominent.  It  is  noticeable 
for  the  pure  atmosphere  and  domestic 
realities  displayed,  and  was  well  cal- 
culated for  and  appreciated  by  the 
highly  cultured  audience  that  patron- 
izes this  popular  playhouse. 

The  cynosure  of  the  members  of  the 
Alcazar  Company  was  Miss  Irene 
Everett,  who  was  specially  engaged 
for  the  part  of  Betty  Fondacre,  alias 
Mrs.  Bugle.  She  is  indeed  very  beau- 
tiful, possessing  a  handsome  stage 
presence,  a  pleasing  manner  and  such 
winsome  ways  that  together  with  her 
artistic  rendition  won  for  her  the  meri- 
torious plaudits  of  an  appreciative 
audience. 

Ernest  Hastings  cleverly  handled 
the  character  of  Tom  Pollinger,  Betty's 
fiancee.  He  depicts  the  demonstrative 
and  jealous  lover  in  a  very  realistic 
manner. 

Mr.  Frank  Denithorne,  as  Allan 
Fondacre,  was  just  as  good  as  ever. 

Frank  Opperman  always  seems  to 
be  the  right  man  in  the  right  place, 
and  his  part  as  Chickwell,  a  valet,  a 
most  respectable  man,  afforded  him 
excellent  opportunities  to  display  his 
capabilities.  Miss  Marie  Howe,  the 
wife  of  Saniuel  Tote,  and  George  P. 
Webster  as  Samuel  Tote,  Tom's  uncle, 
a  stockbroker,  were  both  very  good. 
Forrest  Seabury  as  Bonaparte,  a 
short-sighted,  ungainly  boy,  was  very 
amusing,  aad  Miss  Laura  Crews  as 
Julia  Fondacre,  a  sister  to  Betty,  fully 
accredited  herself,  showing  her  apti- 
tude for  most  any  character. 


The  California 

Thi-:  Frawleys  have  again  returned 
■  to  the  society  drama  and  their 
friends  are  once  more  happy,  and  ap- 
parently they  themselves  feel  more 
comfortable  now  that  they  have  left 
behind  them  the  invasion  into  lurid 


melodrama.  The  Princess  and  the 
Butterfly,  Pinero's  bright  and  spark- 
ling modern  comedy,  is  the  best  thing 
the  Frawley  Company  has  given  us 
this  engagement.  It  is  the  kind  of 
play  they  shine  in  and  the  public  evi- 
dently wants  them  in  just  such  produc- 
tions. The  long  cast  has  been  very 
happily  filled.  Harrington  Reynolds, 
getting  away  from  villian  roles  for 
once,  played  the  part  of  Sir  George 
Lamorant,  with  much  feeling  and  ex- 
cellent discretion.  Francis  Byrne, 
suffering  severely  from  a  sore  throat 
that  for  some  time  has  necessitated  a 
specialist's  attention,  gave  an  imper- 
sonation of  Edward  Oriel,  the  young 
and  serious  member  of  Parliament  in 
love  with  a  woman  older  than  himself 
that  was  excellent,  being  marred  only 
by  a  huskiness  of  voice  consequent 
upon  his  throat  affliction. 

Mary  Scott,  who  has  just  been  added 
to  the  company,  made  her  first  pro- 
fessional appearance  in  the  difficult 
part  of  Fay  Zuliana,  and  barring  a 
rather  uncertain  and  unfamiliar  broken 
French  dialect,  her  work  was  decidedly 
good.  Miss  Scott  displays  none  of  the 
nervousness  of  a  debutante  and  when 
experience  shall  have  come,  she  will 
be  a  valuable  addition  to  the  stage. 

Mary  Hampton,  as  Princess  Pan- 
nonia,  gives  the  most  convincing, 
virile  characterization  of  her  Frawley 
career,  and  in  more  than  one  scene  the 
audience  testified  to  its  great  apprecia 
tion.  Frank  Mathieu's  ability  for  char- 
acter work  was  displayed  in  his  inter- 
pretation of  the  Frenchman,  Maxime 
Damailly.  Theodore  Hamilton,  J.  R. 
Amory,  H.  S.  Duffield,  Geo.  Gaston 
Phosa  McAllister,  Mary  Van  Buren, 
and  Marian  Barney  were  acceptable, 
as  usual,  in  the  small  parts  that  fell  to 
their  care.  Minette  Barrett,  one  of 
Mr.  Frawley' s  new  members,  had  a 
little  better  chance  to  show  her  ability 
than  has  before  been  accorded  her  and 
her  Blanche  Oriel  was  in  every  way  a 
creditable  presentation. 


The  Archie  Levy  Amusement  Asso- 
ciation have  been  doing  a  tremendous 
business  in  the  way  of  private  enter- 
tainments. This  reliable  firm  has  the 
confidence  of  its  many  patrons,  and  it 
is  a  pleasure  to  note  Mr.  Levy  on  the 
rapid  road  to  wealth. 


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THE  COLUMBIA 

The  great  star  triumvirate,  Louis 
James,  Kathryn  Kidder  and  Charles 
B.  Hanford  and  a  company  of  thirty- 
seven  people  will  present  Shakespeare's 
last  and  greatest  work,  The  Winter's 
Tale,  at  the  Columbia  Theatre  Monday 
night.  It  is  necessary  in  the  produc- 
tion of  The  Winter's  Tale  to  satisfy 
the  eye  as  well  as  the  ear,  and  the 
production  in  this  regard  is  more  than 
satisfactory.  The  quaintness  of  the 
antique  costumes  and  the  magnificent 
background  of  temple,  palace  and 
landscape  together  make  up  a  series 
of  pictures,  the  like  of  which  our  stage 
has  not  seen  before. 


THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 

The  Rays'  howling  success,  A  Hot 
Old  Time,  will  open  at  the  New  Al- 
hambra  tomorrow  afternoon.  This  is 
by  far  one  of  the  funniest  and  most 
successful  farce-comedies  on  the  road. 
Since  the  play  was  here  last,  it  has 
been  re-written  by  George  M.  Cohen. 
Not  only  has  A  Hot  Old  Time  a  con- 
sistent plot,  a  fund  of  humor  that  is 
irresistably  contagious,  and  a  liveli- 
ness of  action  that,  while  escaping 
actual  violence,  is  both  consistent  and 
comic,  but  it  is  entirely  free  from  that 
element  of  vulgarity  and  suggestive- 
ness  that  has  handicapped  so  many 
productions.  The  company  which  is 
to  present  A  Hot  Old  Time  is  a  very 
pretentious  one  for  a  farce-comedy 
organization. 

THE  ALCAZAR 

Light,  frothy,  pretty  Mysterious 
Mr.  Bugle,  teeming  with  side  lights, 
beautiful  gowns  and  handsome  women, 
will  play  its  last  matinee  this  afternoon 
and  its  closing  performance  this  even- 
ing. Beginning  to  morrow,  Monday, 
another  handsome  face  will  be  seen, 
this  time  an  English  beauty,  Miss  May 
Blayney,  the  young  leading  woman 
who  will  make  her  American  debut  in 
Lady  Windemere's  Fan,  Oscar  Wilde's 
intense  drama  in  four  acts.  The 
character  of  Lord  Darlington  will  be 
assumed  by  Howard  Scott  who  returns 
to  the  Alcazar  company. 


THE  GRAND 

Sinbad  closes  Sunday  evening  a  three 
weeks'  run,  which  has  been  a  succes- 
sion of  crowded  houses.  Monday 
evening  the  management  offer  a  novelty 
in  the  presentation  of  an  opera  entirely 
new  here,  but  famous  throughout  Eur- 
ope. It  is  by  the  composer  Dellinger 
and  is  entitled  Don  Csesar  of  Irun.  It 
must  not  be  confounded  with  Maritana 
for  although  its  story  is  very  similar, 
its  music  is  entirely  different,  much 
more  beautiful  and  entirely  original. 


THE  TIVOLI 

A  notable  offering  next  week  will  be 
made  at  theTivoli  Opera  House,  where 
the  famous  comic  opera  of  Frank 
Daniels',  The  Idol's  Eye,  will  be  pro- 
duced for  the  first  time  in  America  at 
popular  prices.  The  characters  in  the 
opera  will  give  every  opportunity  to 
the  clever  members  of  the  Tivoli  com- 
pany. Ferris  Hartman  will  be  seen 
as  the  American  aeronaut,  Abel  Conn. 
The  original  "hoot  mon,"  James 
McSnuffy.as  played  by  Alf  C. Wheelan, 
should  draw  as  big  a  crowd  to  the 
Tivoli  as  when  Wheelan  played  the 
part  with  Frank  Daniels.  Anna 
Lichter  has  a  charming  role  as  Mara- 
quita,  the  daughter  of  the  Cuban 
planter,  Don  Tobasco,  and  the  be- 
wiskered  role  of  the  Cuban  will  be 
played  by  William  Schuster.  Annie 
Meyers  should  make  a  captivating 
Nautch  girl,  Damayanti.  A  new  comer 
at  the  Tivoli  will  be  Miss  Frances 
Temple  Graham,  a  distinguished  prima 
donna  contralto,  late  of  the  Carl  Rosa 
English  Opera  Company  of  England. 
Miss  Graham  is  the  possessor  of  a  voice 
which  has  a  range  of  three  octaves,  and 
with  such  artists  as  Melba,  Eames, 
Calve,  Nordica  and  others  known  to 
fame,  shared  with  them  the  applause 
of  grand  opera. 

THE  ORPHEUM 

The  new  bill  at  the  Orpheum  prom- 
ises to  be  the  best  offered  by  the  man- 
agement of  the  O'Farrell  street  house 
for  some  time.  Almost  entirely  new, 
it  is  replete  with  novelties.  At  the 
head  come  Nelson  and  Abbey,  two  of 
the  world's  foremost  specialty  per- 
formers. They  are  both  good  singers, 
clever  comedians,  and  their  grotesque 
dancing  has  never  been  equalled. 
Hanson  and  Nelson  are  two  pretty 
daughters  of  Scandinavia.  They  are 
pretty  and  their  performance  is  said  to 
be  one  of  the  most  artistic  in  the  coun- 
try. Hodges  and  Launchmere  are 
colored  comedians  and  have  no  equals 
as  entertainers.  Mile.  Emmy  and  her 
fox  terriers  bid  fair  to  make  a  never 
to  be  forgotten  sensation  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. The  holdovers  are  Elinore 
Sisters;  Frank  Latona;  Charles  A. 
Gardner  and  John  and  Nellie  Macar- 
they.  Matinees  Wednesday,  Saturday 
and  Sunday. 

THE  CALIFORNIA 

Next  week's  production,  the  late 
Augustin  Daly's  adaptation  from  the 
German,  The  Countess  Gucki,  is  one 
of  the  very  prettiest  plays  from  the 
German  source  and  was  a  most  suc- 
cessful feature  of  the  Daly  repertoire. 
The  Frawleys  will  give  it  with  a  splen- 
did cast,  Mary  Van  Buren  enacting  the 
role  of  the  Countess,  which  Ada  Rehan 
was  for  years  so  successful  in.  It  is  a 
play  exactly  suited  to  the  Frawley 
talents  and  will  be  worth  seeing. 


COLUMBIA 


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THEATER 


commencing  monday,  jantaky  IBTH 

KVKRY  NIGHT  INCLUDING  SUNDAY 
EXTRAORDINARY  EVENT 
Managers    Wagenhals    and     Kemper  Present 
AmericasForemostThcatrical  Organization  Headed 
by  the  Three  Distinguished  Artists 

LOUIS  JAHE5 
KATHRYN  KIDDER 

CHARLES  B.  HANFORD 

And  a  Company  of  37  People  in  the  Mammoth 
Scenic  Production  of 

THE  WINTER'S  TALE 

Alcazar  Theatre 

Bei.asco  &  Thau,  Managers       'PRONE  Main  254. 

WEEK  OF  JANUARY  l.VTH. 
MATINEES  SATURDAY  AND  SUNDAY. 
First  Time   at  this  Theater  of  Oscar  Wilde's 
Beautiful  I'lay 

Lady  Windemere's  Fan 

American  Debut  of  the  Distinguished  Young  Actress 

Hiss  May  Blayney 

Alcazar  Prices— 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c. 

Tivoli  Opera  House 

LAST  TIMES, 
TO  NIGHT  AND  TO  MORROW,  SUNDAY, 
of  the  F'xtravaganza 

LITTLE  BO-PEEP 

MONDAY  EVENING,  JANUARY  15TH. 
First    Production    at  Popular    Prices    of  F'rank 
Daniel's  Comic  Opera 

The  Idol's  Eye 

EVERY  EVENING  AND  SATURDAY  MATINEE 
A  Sumptuous  Presentation,  A  Superb  Company 
Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents. 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE 

Telephone  Main  532 

SPECIAL   MATINEE  SATURDAY  FOR  LADIES 
AND  CHILDREN. 
LAST  TWO  NIGHTS  OF 

Sinbad 

WEEK  OF  JANUARY  15TH. 
First  Production  in  San  Francisco  of  Dellingcr's 
Famous  Comic  Opera 

Don  Caesar  of  Irun 

Perfect  Cast.  Superb  Orchestra  and  Chorus, 
Beautiful  and  Historically  Accurate,  Costumes  Made 
Especially  for  the  Occasion  by  Wolff  and  Fording 
of  Boston. 

Prices— 25c  50c,  75c;  Galleries— 10c  and  15c;  Good 
Reserved  Seat  in  Orchestra,  Saturday  Matinee, 
to  cents 

Branch  Ticket  Office  Emporium. 


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NEI.STONE   AND  ABBEY; 
HANSEN  AND  NELSON; 
HODGES  AND  I.AINCIIMKKK 
MLLE.  EMMY'S  DOGS;  ELINORE  SISTERS; 
FRANK  LATONA;  CHARLES  A.  GARDNER; 
JOHN  ANDNEI.UE  MACARTHEY; 
FRANK  COFFIN,  TENOR. 

Reserved  seals.  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats.  50  Cents 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY.  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 

New  Alhambra  Theatre 

(The  People's  Popular  Play  House) 

Kllinghovse  &  Mott,  Proprietors  and  Managers 
Eddy  and  Jones  Streets.  Telephone  South  "70 

COMMENCING  SUNDAY  MATINEE,  JAN.  14TH. 
ONE  WEEK 
The  Rays  Howling  Success 

A.     Hot     Old  Time 

Popular  Prices— Evening,  15c,  25c,  35c,  50c  and  75c. 

Matinee,  15c,  25c,  »5c  and  50c. 
NEXT  ATTRACTION 
SUNDAY  AFTERNOON,  JANUARY  21 

At  Gay  Coney  Island 

California  Theatre 

ANOTHER  GREAT  COMEDY  WEEK 
COMMENCING    SUNDAY    NIGHT,    JAN.  1ITH. 
MATINEE  SATURDAY  ONLY 
The  Frawley  Company 
In  the  late  Augustin  Daly's  Prettiest  of  all  Comedies 

The  Countess  Gucki 

Miss  Mary  Van  Buren  in  Ada  Rehan's  Most 
Popular  Role. 

IN  PREPARATION 

The  Heart  of  Haryland 

O'Farell  Street, 

Near  Stockton. 
GRAND  CONCERT  EVERY  NIGHT  by  the 
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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  Jan.  7.— Chris  and  the  Won- 
derful Lamp,  an  extravaganza  by  Gleu 
McDonough  and  John  Philip  Sousa,  came  to 
the  Victoria  last  week  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Klawand  Erlaugerand  B.D.Stevens. 
Mr.  Stevens'  connection  with  the  enterprise 
is  significant  from  the  fact  that  it  was  under 
his  management  that  De  Wolfe  Hopper  be- 
came so  successful  as  a  comic  opera  come- 
dian, and  it  is  under  his  management  that 
Edna  Wallace  Hopper  and  Jerome  Sykesare 
brought  together  in  the  new  extravaganza. 
Jerome  Sykes  does  not  imitate  De  Wolfe 
Hopper.    Sykes  is  as  broad  as  he  is  tall. 
Hut  like  Hopper,  Sykes  has  a  good  singing 
voice  and  an  abundant  fund  of  humor.  If 
he  is  not  quite  so  tall  as  Hopper  he  looks 
bigger,  and  beside  little   Edna  Wallace 
Hopper  the  contrast  is  even  more  striking 
than  was  that  of  the  two  Hoppers,  once 
united  and  uow  separated  artistically  and 
domestically.  Soon  after  the  Hopper  divorce 
John  Sebastian  Hiller,  the  musical  director 
who  had  been  with  De  Wolfe  Hopper  for 
years,  went  to  Washington  to  act  as  the 
director  of  the  Lillian  Russell  Company  with 
which  Edna  Wallace  then  was  playing.  Mrs. 
Hopper  was  so  overcome  by  the  meeting  that 
she  fell  upon  his  neck  and  wept.    "It  seems 
like  old  times,"  she  sobbed,  "to  see  you 
leading  the  orchestra,  Jack."    This  incident 
and  certain  others  which  followed  gave  rise 
to  the  rumor  that  it  would  not  be  long  be- 
fore Ben  Stevens  would  be  back  managing 
a  company  including  both   Hoppers  and 
Director  Hiller.    The  rumor  only  came  half 
true  this  season.    Hiller  joined  Hopper  in 
London,  kept  him  off  the  toboggan  andcon- 
tributed  largely  to  the  English  success  of 
the  elongated  comedian.    Mr.  Stevens  took 
back  under  his  managerial  wing  Edna  Wal- 
lace Hopper  and  secured  for  her  comedy 
foil  the  best  substitute  he  could  find  for  De 
Wolfe  Hopper.    Mrs.  Hopper  is  therefore 
verv  much  at  home  in  Chris  and  the  Won- 
derful Lamp  and  it  looks  as  though  she  and 
her  new  antithisis  would  make  an  excep- 
tionally clever  team.    The  story  of  the  ex- 
travaganza is  founded  upon  the  old  tale  of 
Aladdin  and  his  lamp,  but  the  old  story  is 
told  quickly  in  a  prologue  and  then  the  new 
story  gets  up  to-date  by  having  Chris  Wag- 
staffbuy  the  old  battered  lamp  in  a  Connec- 
ticut auction  house.  From  that  time  on  there 
are  bright  lines  and  amusing  situations  in 
boarding  schools  and  in  Pacific  Islands.  The 
scenery  is  brilliant.    McDonough's  story  is 
saturated  with  Sousa  music.    The  Man  Be- 
hind the  Gun  march,  which  is  used  in  the 
Three  Little  Lambs,  is  also  used  as  a  march 
in  Chris  and  the  Wonderful  Lamp,  and  as  an 
encore  Hands  Across  the  Sea  is  given  with 
the  same  arrangement  that  was  used  by  De 
Wolf  Hopper  in  El  Capitan  in  London  last 
summer.    Among  others  in  the  cast  of  the 
extravaganza  are  :  Charles  H.  Drew,  Nellie 
Lynch,  Johnny  Page,  Ethel  Irene  Stewart, 
Euiile  Beaupre  and  Miss   Mabella  Baker. 
Miss  Baker,  as  the  principal  of  the  seminary 
had  some  very  funny  scenes  with  Sykes  and 
Mrs.  Hopper.    All  in  all,  it  was  a  combina- 
tion that  ought  to  be  a  go,  and  San  Fran- 
ciscans who  drop  in  on  us  will  not  fail  to  see 


how  their  little  Edna  Wallace  is  getting  on. 

* 
*  # 

Miss  Adele  Ritchie  got  hissed  occasion- 
ally last  week  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  in  the 
Three  Little  Lambs,  in  singing  a  stanza  in 
The  Man  Behind  the  Guns,  which  said  that 
the  United  States  would  stand  by  Great 
Britain  in  her  fight  with  the  Boers.  She 
received  more  applause  than  hisses,  but 
there  was  enough  dissenting  opinion  to 
demonstrate  that  such  a  view  of  the  inter- 
national relations  was  touching  on  danger- 
ous ground.  The  Transvaal  situation  is  one 
which  the  theatres  here  are  letting  severely 
alone.  It  was  all  right  for  us  to  cheer  the 
British  flag  while  England  was  aiding  us  in 
the  Spanish  war,  and  even  now  when  the 
Union  Jack  is  shown  with  the  stars  and 
stripes,  there  is  always  a  cordial  reception 
on  account  of  what  England  tried  to  do  for 
us.  But  any  attempt,  even  on  the  mimic 
stage,  to  pit  the  United  .States  against  the 
Boers,  has  thus  far  met  with  no  encourage- 
ment, and  has  frequently  been  rudely 
checked.  To  put  it  mildly,  the  sentiment 
is  divided,  and  the  manager  who  takes  sides 
will  do  so  at  his  own  risk. 


Unless  we  count  the  changes  of  program 
at  the  Metropolitan  Opera  House  where  the 
Grau  Grand  Opera  Company  is  enjoying  a 
successful  season,  there  was  only  one  new 
production  in  the  city  last  week,  but  there 
was  a  great  diversity  of  attractions  consist- 
ing of  plays  and  operas  which  have  already 
won  favor.  Thus  the  new  year  started  in 
with  a  whirl  theatrically.  Ben  Hur  was 
still  crowding  the  big  Broadway  Theatre; 
Papa's  Wife,  with  Anna  Held  as  the  principal 
attraction,  and  Charles  Bigelow  as  a  good 
second,  was  at  the  Manhattan;  Nat  Good- 
win and  Maxine  Elliott  were  at  the  Knick- 
erbocker in  The  Cowboy  and  the  Lady;  and 
My  Lady's  Lord  was  still  at  the  Empire 
where  it  is  likely  to  remain  for  some  time. 
Those  attractions  were  comparatively  new. 
Then  we  had  Alice  Nielsen  who  is  in  her 
last  week  at  the  Casino  in  The  Singing  Girl; 
Phoebe  Davies  (whom  all  Californians  re- 
member well)  in  Way  Down  East  at  the 
Academy  of  Music;  Frank  Daniels  in  The 
Ameer  at  Wallack's;  Primrose  and  Dock- 
stadter's  minstrels  at  the  Herald  Square; 
Richard  Mansfield  in  The  First  Violin  at 
the  Garden;  and  The  Man  in  the  Moon  at 
the  New  York  Theatre,  not  to  mention 
many  other  attractions  like  The  Manoeuvers 
of  Jane  at  Daly's,  and  Wheels  Within 
Wheels  at  the  Madison  Square.  A  dozen 
other  good  plays  at  cheaper  theatres  gave 
us  plenty  from  which  to  choose. 


Among  the  popular  priced  theatres  is  the 
American,  where  the  Castle  Square  Com- 
pany puts  on  a  change  of  opera  every  week 
uuder  the  general  direction  of  William  G. 
Stewart, a  cousin  of  our  Frisco  E.  W.  Towns- 
end,  who  has  made  a  name  for  himself  as  an 
author  of  Chimmie  Fadden  play  and  news- 
paper articles.  Mr.  Stewart  is  a  handsome 
baritone  who  not  only  directs  the  stage  but 
who  also  sings  and  plays.  He  is  of  course 
ably  assisted  as  stage  manager  by  A.  W.  F. 
MacCollin,  who  was  once  comedian  at  the 


Tivoli,  and  as  musical  director  by  Clarence 
West.  The  Castle  Square  Company  tries  to 
give  its  patrons  as  much  music  and  acting  as 
can  be  obtained  anywhere  for  the  money. 
Another  Californian  who  has  cast  her  lot 
with  the  company  this  season  is  Maud  Lillian 
Berri-Fisher  with  the  Fisher  left  off.  Of 
course  Mrs.  Fisher  wouldn't  have  thought  of 
singing  at  the  Tivoli  in  San  Francisco,  but 
she  doesn't  object  to  doing  more  work  for 
the  same  money  with  the  Castle  Square. 
She  is  now  with  the  company's  forces  in  St. 
Louis  where  the  opera  given  by  the  organi- 
zation is  rated  as  first  class. 


Calve,  whom  the  public  demands  to  be 
seen,  in  Carmen  principally,  is  developing 
into  a  high  mezzo-soprano,  and  after  singing 
Marguerite  successfully  in  Faust,  she  is 
thinking  of  trying  Lucia.  One  of  the  latest 
stories  is  that  she  may  be  engaged  by 
Charles  Frohman  to  sing  the  operatic  ver- 
sion of  Zaza.  But  there  seems  to  be  no 
immediate  prospects  of  such  a  departure 
from  her  present  surroundings.  Both  Man- 
ager Grau  and  Jean  De  Reszke  have 
announced  that  the  tenor  will  not  come  to 
America  this  season.  We  will  have  to  con- 
tent ourselves  this  year  with  the  basso- 
profundo  end  of  the  family.  Edouard 
De  Reszke,  by  the  way,  put  a  stop  to  all  of 
the  silly  talk  about  duels  which  was  caused 
by  the  remark  that  there  were  no  tenors 
with  the  present  company.  He  threatened 
to  leave  the  company  unless  the  tenors  quit 
talking  about  his  brother's  friend  who 
started  the  rumpus.  Then  the  talk  stopped 
short.  Rob  Roy. 


CHICAGO. 

Special  Correspondence 

Chicago,  Dec.  30. — A  strong  preference 
for  English  presentations  has  been  shown 
by  the  public  notwithstanding  the  poor 
enunciation  of  most  operatic  singers.  It  is 
always  wise  to  have  some  knowledge  of  the 
opera  to  be  rendered  before  hearing  it  since 
the  tendency  to  a  confused  jargon  may 
prove  bewildering.  Verdi's  opera,  Aida, 
given  by  the  Castle  Square  Company  at  the 
Studebaker  for  the  past  week,  has  been  a 
marvel  in  regard  to  scenery,  costumes,  and 
stage  setting  generally.  The  production 
has  been  well  given.  Miss  de  Treville  and 
Mr.  Sheehan  take  the  important  casts,  Aida 
and  Rhadames,  the  alternates  being  Miss 
Norwood  and  Mr.  Davies.  Miss  Holmes 
sings  as  Amneris,  Mr.  Clarke  as  Ramfis. 
Mr.  Knight  represents  the  king.  The  choral 
work  is  creditable  with  some  fine  climaxes. 

The  Girl  From  Maxim's,  another  of  those 
vulgar  Frenchy  themes  on  the  same  old 
style— only  a  few  bright  turns  to  redeem  it — 
is  running  at  the  Columbia.  There  is  a 
vein  of  coarseness  throughout  the  play  that 
may  prove  a  relish  to  the  masses,  but  one 
naturallv  credits  human  nature  with  a  better 
side,  and  prophesies  a  weariness  over  the 
unpalatable  dish.  The  company  is  above 
the  average,  and  far  better  than  the  play. 

The  following  attraction  at  the  Columbia, 
beginning  a  week  from  next  Sunday  night, 
is  a  dramatization  of  Charles  Dickeu's 
novel,  A  Tale  of  Two  Cities,  which  ran  for 
more  than  a  year  in  London.    The  play  is 


called  The  Only  Way,  and  follows  Dicken's 
book  through  the  tumultuous  French  revolu- 
tion. Mr.  Frohman  has  employed  about 
100  people  in  the  production.  Henry  Miller 
has  the  part  with  a  fine  support 
including  Margaret  Dale,  J.  H.  Stoddart, 
Joseph  Brennan,  H.  A.  Weaver,  Jr.,  Byron 
Douglas  and  D.  H.  Harkins. 

Jan.  1  begins  the  farewell  week  of  Sol 
Smith  Russell  at  the  Grand  Opera  House  in 
A  Poor  Relation.  Mr.  Russell  will  also  bid 
farewell  to  the  stage,  at  the  end  of  this  en- 
gagement, in  order  to  enjoy  a  much-needed 
rest.  Mr.  Berger,  Russell's  manager,  is 
going  to  continue  the  tour  of  A  Poor  Rela- 
tion, and  Mr.  Russell  has  helped  him  in  the 
selection  of  Frank  J.  Keeuan  who  will  take 
the  character,  Noah  Vale,  which  has  been 
played  by  Mr.  Russell.  Mr.  Keenan  bears 
a  striking  resemblance  to  Russell  in  face 
and  figure — and  has  the  same  quiet  and 
natural  style  of  manner.  Last  year  he  was 
with  Viola  Allen  in  The  Christian.  At 
present  he  is  stage  manager  of  the  Pike 
Stock  Company  in  Cincinnati. 

Next  week  at  Powers'  Theatre,  E.  H. 
Southern  aud  Virginia  Harned  will  play 
The  Song  of  the  Sword.  This  play  embraces 
both  love  and  war,  aud  carries  one  back  in 
history  to  the  time  when  Napoleon  was 
made  general  of  the  Italian  army,  1796. 

The  following  program:  Symphonic 
Fantasia,  "Italy"  [Richard  Strauss],  On  the 
Campagna,  Among  the  Ruins  of  Rome,  On 
the  Shores  of  Sorento,  Neapolitan  Folk 
Life,  Valse  de  concert,  opus  47  [GlazounowJ, 
Marche  Heroiqne  [Massenet],  Ballad  on  a 
Norwegian  Folk  Song  [Roentgen],  Im- 
promptus for  string  orchestra  [Schoenefeld], 
(a)  Meditation,  (b)  Valse  Noble,  Bacchanale 
March  "Tannhaeuser"  [Wagner],  which 
has  been  rendered  at  the  Auditorium  this 
week,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Thomas, 
has  been  particularly  interesting  to  music 
lovers  in  Chicago.  Henry  Schoenefeld, 
who  is  a  Chicago  man,  was  warmly  wel- 
comed when  he  came  forth  to  conduct  his 
own  impromptus. 

CmcAGoJan.  5. — Martial  music  combined 
with  sweet  wooings,  together  with  some 
strongly  colored  tableaux,  produce  an  in- 
tensely dramatic  effect  in  the  Song  of  the 
Sword,  as  Mr.  Sothern  has  staged  it.  Mr. 
Sothern  will  always  hold  his  audience,  since 
he  is  gifted  with  that  ever  drawing  card — a 
magnetic  presence.  His  facial  mobility  does 
wonders  for  the  character,  Captain  Fglite. 
Miss  Virginia  Harned  as  both  peasant  girl 
and  Countess  is  charming.  Miss  Harned  is 
particularly  attractive  owing  to  her  gentle 
feminine  manner,  an  exterior  which  never 
fails  her  whatever  the  cast.  Mr.  Norman 
Parr  as  Napoleon  took  the  role  fairly  well 
considering  the  fact  that  he  is  not  Napoleon- 
like in  stature,  consequently  his  make-up  is 
not  ideal.  Following  the  Song  of  the  Sword 
at  Powers'  Theatre,  next  week  will  be  given 
The  Sunken  Bell. 

•  * 

Gunod's  song  version  of  Shakespeare's 
Romeo  and  Juliet  is  being  presented  this 
week  at  the  Studebaker  to  well  filled  houses. 
The  opera  is  elaborately  staged  and  the 
Castle  Square  force  is  one  of  ability.  Next 
week  Mignon  will  be  given  in  English, 


January  13th,  1900 


1 


which  announcement  proves  of  interest. 
Two  new  sopranos  join  the  company  next 
week,  Miss  Macdonald,  who  is  a  Chicago 
girl  and  has  been  abroad  for  a  number  of 
years,  and  Miss  Grace  Golden,  who  also  re- 
turned this  season  after  a  term  abroad. 

* 

*  * 

The  Dearborn  Stock  Company  present  this 
week  one  of  Arthur  Wing  Piuero's  earlier 
plays  entitled  The  Magistrate.  This  is  the 
happiest  hit  of  tbe  year  at  the  Dearborn. 
The  farce  is  well  constructed,  clean  and  ex- 
tremely ludicrous. 

Miss  Hergere  and  Mr.  Ardeu  will  have  the 
best  parts  in  Mme.  Sans  Gene,  which  is  be- 
ing rehearsed  by  the  company. 

*  * 

The  Olympic  program  for  the  past  week 
has  been  good,  including  such  talent  as 
Laura  Joyce  Bell,  in  a  comedietta  called  Wig 
and  Gown,  supported  by  a  fair  company. 
James  H.  Cullen  in  comic  songs,  Billy  Car- 
ter, Fonti  Boni  Brothers,  May  Mazelle  in 
ballads  and  a  score  of  others. 

*-  * 

Digby  Bell  is  the  attraction  at  present 
at  the  Chicago  Opera  House,  and 
various  specialties  are  offered  by  Foy  and 
Clark,  the  four  Olifans,  Frank  McNish  and 
Rose  Albro,  Lieb,  Searle  and  Lieb,  Fren- 
celli  and  Lewis  and  many  others. 

* 

*  * 

Quo  Vadis  has  been  running  at  McVicker's 
Theatre  for  four  weeks  and  there  is  never  a 
vacant  seat  in  the  house.  The  drama  is 
beautifully  staged  and  the  lines  of  Sienkie- 
wicz's  popular  novel  are  so  well  followed 
that  the  presentation  is  very  satisfactory  to 
all  lovers  of  the  book.  Joseph  Haworth  in 
the  role  of  Vinicius  is  good.  Petrouius,  the 
most  magnetic  character  in  the  play, is  taken 
by  Arthur  Forest,  who  assumes  the  role  in  a 
much  lighter  vein  than  is  intended.  The 
philosophy  is  on  his  tongue,  but  there  is  a 
lack  of  dignity  or  rather  repose  in  his  bear- 
ing— a  nervousness,  which  detracts  greatly 
from  the  strength  of  the  cast.  Horace  Lewis, 
who  plays  the  role  of  the  Greek,  Chilo  Chil- 
onidas,  was  formerly  a  Chicago  man;  his 
make-up  as  Chilo  is  grotesque  enough  to 
suit  the  most  exaggerated  impression  the 
imaginative  mind  can  create.  Nero  is  rep- 
resented by  Edmund  D.  Lyons.  One  hopes 
for  more  evidence  of  adroitness  and  depth 
or  force  of  character  in  a  Nero  than  is  found 
in  Mr.  Lyons'  creation.  The  real  Nero  of 
history  was  not  a  mere  mixture  of  vanity  and 
imbecility,  and  that  concoction  is  about  all 
that  Mr.  Lyons  presents  to  his  audience. 
Eunice,  slave  to  Petronius,  as  played  by 
Maude  Fealy,  calls  forth  from  the  matinee 
girl  the  ever  convenient  and  ready  expres- 
sion for  use  on  all  occasions:  "Isn't  she 
dear  !"  Roselle  Knott  takes  the  part  Lygia 
fairly  well.  The  drama,  Quo  Vadis,  is  a 
great  success  from  all  standpoints. 

Amos  Cap  kv. 

ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence. 

ST.  Louis,  Jan.  2. — Holiday  week  has  not 
been  any  too  profitable  with  the  local  thea- 
tres. The  Bostonians  and  the  Kelcey- 
Shannon  Company  at  the  syndicate  theatres 
played  only  to  fair  business. 

The  coldest  weather  of  the  year  greeted 
the  scions  of  Thespiana  who  are  booked  to 
inaugurate  the  theatrical  season  of  1900  in 
the  Mound  City. 

Manager  Pat  Short  is  offering  Henry 
Miller  at  the  Olympic  in  The  Only  Way,  a 
dramatization  of  Dickens'  A  Tale  of  Two 
Cities.  Mr.  Miller  is  doing  the  best  work 
he  has  ever  done  since  he  produced  Hearts- 
ease. He  is  ably  supported  by  J.  H.  Stod- 
dard, D.  H.  Harkins,  Byron  Douglass, 
Joseph  Brennan,  H.  H.  Weaver,  Jr.,  Earl 
Brown  and  Miss  Margaret  Dale. 

Willie  Collier  is  before  the  St.  Louis  pub- 
lic this  week  at  the  Century  in  a  dull  role, 
author  and  star.  He  is  giving  us  his  new 
comedy,  Mr.  Smooth.  George  Parsons, 
John  F.  Ward,  Alfred  Hickman,  Thomas 


Evans,  Thomas  Garricks,  M.  L.  Heckert, 
Lawrence  Sheehan,  Helena  Collier,  Helen 
Reimer.  Myrtle  May  and  Loime  Allen  May, 
assist  the  star  in  making  Mr.  Smooth  equal 
to  its  name. 

Manager  C.  M.  .Southwell  of  the  Castle 
Square  Opera  Companv,  after  the  magnifi- 
cent success  of  their  double  bill,  Pinafore 
and  Cavalleria  Rusticana  last  week  decided 
to  repeat  the  program  this  week.  Their  busi- 
ness has  been  marvelous,  and  Miss  Maud 
Lillian  Berri  asjosephiue  in  Pinafore  isjuslly 
receiving  many  bon-mois  from  the  local 
critics.  Mme.  Kronald  and  Miss  Golden  are 
alternating  as Santuzza, and  it  isa  hard  ques- 
tion to  decide  which  is  the  better.  Little 
Mattie  Southwell,  daughter  of  the  popular 
manager  of  the  Castle  Square  Opera  Com- 
pany, has  captivated  the  audiences  by  her 
clever  work  in  Pinafore. 

Manager  William  Garen's  New  Year's  at- 
traction's are  Jack  and  the  Beanstalk  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House,  and  McFadden's  Row 
of  Flats  at  Havlin's  Theatre.  The  featured 
merry-makers  in  Jack  and  the  Beanstalk  are 
Yerringtou,  Marguerite  Mills,  Lena  Mer- 
ville,  Frank  Deshon  and  George  Gorman, 
while  Bobby  Ralston  and  W.  A.  Robinson 
play  the  yellow  kids  in  McFadden's  Row  of 
Flats. 

At  Hopkin's  Theatre  Manager  Sam  Gum- 
pertz  offers  a  most  attractive  bill  in  Cumber- 
land '61.  Maurice  Freeman  does  Gordon 
Grayne  in  a  truly  artistic  manner,  whilst 
Miss  Bourine  is  very  clever  as  Alice  Aiuslie. 
Stage  Manager  Arthur  Mackley  is  to  be  con- 
gratulated on  the  smoothness  of  the  per- 
formance and  the  elaborate  stage  settings. 
Bruet  and  Revere,  Biunsaud  Binns,  Capitan, 
Carter  de  Haven  and  Bonnie  May,  are  the 
vaudevilliaus  at  Hopkins  this  week.  It  is 
one  of  the  strongest  bills  of  the  season. 

Managers  Tate  and  Middleton  have  an 
excellent  bill  this  week  in  Williams  and 
Walker  and  their  own  company,  which  in- 
cludes Bert  Williams  and  Geo.  Walker.Mat- 
tie  Wilkes,  Ed.  Harris,  Mallory  Bros,  and 
Brooks,  Catlin, Overton  and  Halliday,  Lottie 
Thompson,  Richard  Conners,  Reese  Bros, 
and  Douglas,  Miller  and  May,  .Sam  and  Ida 
Kelly,  Trixey  Wade,  Prof.  Fox  and  the 
Kinodrome. 

Reilly  and  Woods'  Big  Show  is  Manager 
Butler's  inaugural  attraction  for  1900.  Frank 
Bryan,  Pat  Reilly,  Johnstone  Bros.,  Marshal 
and  Darling,  Howe,  Wall  and  Walters, 
Aleene  and  Elliott,  Bessie  Lamb  and  the 
Meeker-Baker  trio  make  up  an  interesting 
olio,  whilst  the  burlesques  are  as  warm  as 
usual. 

William  Pruette  has  been  signed  by  the 
Castle  Square  Opera  Company.  He  will 
make  his  first  appearance  next  Monday 
night  in  Niccola  Spinelli's  lyric  tragedy,  A 
Basso  Porto,  which  will  be  the  first  per- 
formance of  this  opera  in  America. 

Miss  Nettie  Bourne  ot  the  Hopkins  Stock 
Company  severs  her  connection  with  the 
local  company  next  Saturday  night.  She 
will  play  the  leads  with  Col.  Hopkins'  Com- 
pany in  Chicago. 

J.  C.  Jennoupoulo  has  sold  his  interest  in 
Hopkins  Theatre  to  Sam  Gumpertz. 

The  underlinings  for  next  week  are  Julia 
Arthur  in  More  Than  a  Queen  at  the  Olym- 
pic, The  Girl  from  Maxim's  at  the  Century, 
A  Colonial  Girl  at  the  Grand,  In  Old  Ken- 
tucky at  Havlin's,  Pawn  Ticket  210  and 
vaudeville  at  Hopkins  and  Fred  Rider's 
Night  Owls  at  the  Standard.  A  Basso  Porto 
and  the  Pirates  of  Penzance  at  the  Exposi- 
tion. GATY  Fallen. 

DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Jan.  3. — Good  weather  and 
good  business  have  prevailed  for  the  past 
week,  and  every  one  is  happy. 

At  the  Tabor,  Yon  Yonson  has  been  run- 
ning merrily  along  to  splendid  business. 
We  have  had  nine  performances  of  the  play 
with  four  more  to  come.  Arthur  Donaldson 
and  his  companion  players  have  made  a  hit 
with  the  "Denver  folk"  and  will  be  well 


received  whenever  they  come  this  way. 
Next  week,  A  Trip  to  Chinatown,  featuring 
Harry  Gilfoil. 

Edwin  Mayo  in  Pudd'nhead  Wilson  is  the 
attraction  at  the  Broadway  this  week.  This 
is  one  of  the  grandest  plays  ever  written, 
for  it  is  clean,  wholesome,  and  well  acted, 
and  improves  with  age.  This  is  the  first 
time  the  Denver  public  has  had  the  pleasure 
of  seeing  Mr.  Ed  wit]  Mayo  in  this  play  as  he 
was  too  ill  while  here  last  season  to  appear, 
and  his  understudy  played  the  part  all 
week.  Mr.  Mayo's  talented  wife  is  the 
Roxy  this  season.  The  cast  is  almost  the 
same  as  last  year.  Next  week  The  Bos- 
tonians. 

A  surprise  this  week  is  Miss  Clara  Thropp 
at  the  Denver,  in  Henrik  Ibsen's  beautiful 
play,  A  Doll's  House.  Last  season  this 
talented  young  lady  appeared  here  in  a  con- 
glomeration called  Where's  Matilda?  The 
result  was  poor  business,  and  the  unfortunate 
company  had  a  bad  finish  in  your  city. 
But  this  season  things  are  very  different, 
for  the  little  comedienne  has  a  good  play 
and  a  good  company,  and  she  is  proving 
to  the  public  that  she  can  act.  The  play  is 
hardly  suited  to  the  patrons  of  the  Denver 
Theatre,  but  Miss  Thropp  certainly  gives  an 
artistic  performance  as  Nora,  the  young 
wife.  She  is  particularly  strong  in  the 
second  act.  Walter  Greene  is  forceful  and 
intelligent  as  the  husband;  he  is  a  hand- 
some fellow  and  a  good  actor.  Mr.  Folsom 
as  Nels  Krogstad,  and  Mr.  Ryan  as  Dr. 
Rank,  were  pleasing  in  their  respective 
parts.  A  Doll's  House  was  followed  by  a 
one-act  comedy,  The  Truant  Spouse.  For 
several  performances  during  the  week,  the 
company  will  present  A  Remedy  for  Di- 
vorce. Next  week  Frank  Readick's  ''great 
big"  company  in  Black  Crook,  Jr. 

At  the  Lyceum  all  one  can  hear  is,  "I  can 
give  you  a  couple  of  good  seats  later  in  the 
week,  but  we  are  all  sold  out  for  tonight  and 
tomorrow."  "All  right,  give  me  two  for 
Friday  night,  for  I  do  want  to  hear  Joe  New- 
man." Mr.  Newman  is  the  topliner  at  the 
Lyceum  this  week.  He  isa  Denver  boy  and 
this  is  his  first  appearance  in  his  native  city 
since  his  return  from  "dear  old  London," 
where  he  went  about  eight  months  ago.  He 
brought  back  a  lot  of  good  songs,  new  to 
Denver,  and  of  conrse  he  is  a  big  hit.  You 
will  have  the  pleasure  of  hearing  him  in  your 
city  in  about  two  weeks.  Albini,  the  magi- 
cian, ismaking  good,  and  his  clever  little 
wife,  Nellie  McGuire,  is  winning  many 
friends.  Carpenter  and  Hawthorne  were  so 
bad  that  they  were  closed  after  their  first 
performance.  The  balance  of  the  bill  is 
made  up  of  the  following  people:  Breton 
Runkle  Trio;  Frank  and  Don;  Rossley  and 
Rostelle  and  Jerry  Sullivau,  who  are  all 
good.  Camille  D'Arville  is  the  top  liner  for 
next  week. 

I  must  congratulate  you  on  the  New  Year's 
edition  of  the  Dramatic  Review.  It  is 
certainly  swell.  I  have  heard  many  nice  re- 
marks about  it  and  everyone  thought  it  so 
strange  that  the  price  wasn't  raised  for  the 
issue. 

Emma  Nevada  appeared  in  concert  at  the 
Broadway  last  Friday  afternoon  to  a  fair 
house.  She  has  a  remarkably  sweet  voice, 
though  it  is  not  powerful. 

Mr.  Charles  Brokate,  a  student  of  the 
Broadway  Dramatic  School,  and  one  of  the 
most  talented  amateurs  of  the  city,  has  been 
engaged  to  play  juvenile  business  with  Clara 
Thropp. 

Miss  Lydia  Dickson,  formerly  with  Coon 
Hollow,  has  also  been  engaged  by  Miss 
Thropp. 

Thomas  Kierus  has  had  a  set-back,  and 
upon  the  advise  of  his  physician  will  leavt 
Friday  for  the  mountains. 

Clara  Thropp  could  not  play  at  the  mati- 
nee Wednesday,  owing  to  illness. 

Manager  Harley  of  the  Lyceum  isstill  con- 
fined to  his  bed. 

The  latest  addition  to  the  Art  Gallery  is  a 
handsome  photograph  of  Miss  Maude  Adams 

Bob  Bell. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence. 
ST.  John,  Jan.  1.— Opera  House,  A.  O. 
Skinner,  Manager. — With  the  two  great 
houses  on  Xmas  Day,  last  week's  business 
by  the  Valentine  Stock  Company  was  satis- 
factory,and  would  doubtless  have  been  much 
better  were  it  not  for  the  inclement  weather. 
(O,  lucky  souls,  you  of  the  Golden  Gate!) 
On  Thursday  and  Friday  evenings  they  pre- 
sented Victorien  Sardou's  A  Scrap  of  Paper 
and  pleased  hugely  the  critical  audiences 
present.  The  Valentine  folk  are  easily  the 
equal  of  any  company  that  has  visited  St. 
John  in  many  years  and  it  is  to  be  hoped 
that  the  enterprise  of  our  local  management 
will  meet  with  its  just  appreciation.  This 
afternoon's  bill  was  Little  Lord  Fauntleroy, 
with  Annie  Blancke  in  the  title  role,  to  a 
very  large  house, despite  the  zero  snowstorm. 
In  addition  to  Miss  Blancke,  clever  work 
was  done  by  Mr  Mawson,  as  Earl  Dorin- 
court,  Miss  Bonstelle as  "Dearest,"  and  Miss 
Kate  Blancke  as  the  adventuress.  The  storm 
is  still  raging  from  the  northeast,  but  the 
house  is  all  sold  out  for  tonight,  when  Robt. 
A.  Evans  takes  the  title  role  of  The  Private 
Secretary  and  his  previous  good  work  en- 
sures a  clean  and  intelligent  performance. 
Thursday  and  Friday  the  Valentines  pro- 
duce The  Crust  of  Society. 

Peachev  Carnehan. 

SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  Jan.  2.— Emma 
Nevada  sang  at  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre  last 
evening  before  an  appreciative  audience. 

Paul  Gilmore  is  filling  a  week's  engage- 
ment at  the  Grand  presenting  The  Muska- 
teers,  January  1-3,  and  The  Dawn  of  Freedom, 
January  4  6.  His  opening  performance  was 
given  before  an  audience  which  filled  the 
theatre  to  its  capacity.  Mr.  Gilmore  will 
return  to  New  York,  after  the  Salt  Lake 
engagement,  to  have  his  wounded  knee 
attended  to.  The  bullet  which  was 
accidently  fired  at  him  during  an  engage- 
ment in  Phoenix,  Arizona,  has  not  yet  been 
extracted. 

Sai,T  Lake  City,  Jan.  8.— Paul  Gilmore 
played  to  a  big  business  at  tbe  Grand  in  The 
Musketeers,  week  of  1-6.  Finnigan's  Ball 
opened  tonight  to  a  fair  house. 

Emma  Nevada  sang  before  a  large  and 
fashionable  audience  at  the  Theatre  New 
Year's  evening.  Hlack  Patti's  Troubadours 
ppear  at  the  Theatre  12-13,  followed  by 
Bostonians  January  15th. 

John  K.  Hardy. 

KANSAS  CITY 

Special  Correspondence 

Kansas  City,  Jan.  5.  —  Wright 
Huntington,  recently  seen  here  in  vaude- 
ville, who  played  leads  42  weeks  at  the 
Alcazar  two  years  ago,  has  become  lead- 
ing man  of  the  Woodward  Stock  Company 
at  the  Auditorium  Theatre  in  Kansas  City. 
He  came  to  the  Kansas  Cityans  as  a 
Christmas  greeting,  opening  that  week  as 
John  Stratton  in  The  District  Attorney.  His 
success  was  immediate,  and  he  scored  again 
New  Year's  week,  when  he  followed  up  his 
strong  interpretation  of  a  highly  dramatic 
role  the  week  before  by  an  acceptable  Bill- 
ings in  Too  Much  Johnson.  There  is  every 
indication  that  Mr.  Huntington  will  "take." 
The  Woodward  Company  is  the  highly  suc- 
cessful organization  presided  over  by  Stage- 
director  Wilson  Enos,  who  was  three  years 
with  the  Frawley  Stock  Company .  Because 
of  his  familiarity  with  the  play,  Mr.  Hunt- 
ington was  asked  by  Mr.  linos  to  direct  the 
production  of  The  District  Attorney  and 
Too  Much  Johnson.  He  did  so  with  credit 
to  himself. 

Nat  Goodwin  has  engaged  the  well 
known  actor,  Harry  Woodruff,  to  play 
a  part  in  the  new  Esmond  play  to  be 
produced  by  him  at  the  Knickerbocker 
Theatre,  New  York.  The  play  is  to 
be  called  When  We  Were  Twenty-One. 


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LOS  ANGELES. 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angeles,  Jan.  9.— This  being  the 
week  after  the  holidays,  there  is,  naturally, 
somewhat  of  a  calm.  The  Orpheum  and 
Burbank  Theatres  are  having  it  all  their  own 
way,  as  far  as  the  theatricals  go,  but  there 
are  some  strong  counter  attractions  in  the 
musical  and  sporting  line. 

Manager  Wyatt  has  commenced  suit  for 
$1000  damages  against  Nance  O'Neil  and 
Manager  Rankin,  for  cancelling  his  engage- 
ment last  summer  and  then  appearing  at 
Morosco's  playhouse. 

During  a  recent  trip  East  your  corres- 
pondent had  the  pleasure  of  meeting  several 
theatrical  organizations,  returning  from  the 
Pacific  Coast,  who  were  unanimous  in  the 
verdict  that  the  West  is  100  per  cent  better 
for  the  show  business  than  the  East,  not  only 
in  the  patronage,  but  in  the  appreciation  of 
a  good  turn.  They  were  all  enthusiastic 
about  California  and  their  reception  here, 
their  only  regret  being  that  they  could  not 
stay  longer. 

The  Orpheum  management  held  a  sou- 
venir matinee  on  the  10th  inst.  at  which  very- 
neat  photographs  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Royle 
were  presented  to  each  lady  attending  the 
performance.  This  certainly  makes  a  very 
valuable  addition  to  the  Orpheum  album. 

Bernice  Holmes,  a  Los  Angeles  girl  who 
took  up  the  stage  as  a  profession,  is  winning 
laurels  in  Chicago.  The  Chroniclr  of  that  city 
speaks  very  highly  of  her  in  the  opera  Aida. 

Beg'nning  with  Jan.  14  the  Grau  Opera 
Company  will  commence  a  four  weeks'  en- 
gagement at  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre. 
They  will  be  followed  by  the  Neil  Stock 
Company.  Manager  Morosco  has  received  a 
telegram  from  Manager  Haywood  of  the 
Spokane  Opera  House  and  one  from  Man- 
ager McFarland  of  the  Grand  Opera  House 
at  Butte,  each  giving  the  highest  praise  to 
the  Neil  Company. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  the  Bailey- 
Stock  Company  are  playing  Mrs.  Frances 
Hodgson  Burnett's  play  Esmeralda  to  fairly 
good  business.  There  is  nothing  very  strik- 
ing about  the  piece,  or  the  way  it  is  put  on, 
but  it  nevertheless  Iproved  a  fairly  good 
drawing  card.  This  company,  while  not  as 
popular  as  the  Frawley  Company  or  Nance 
O'Neil  Company,  have  done  a  fair  business 
in  this  city  and  have  been  fully  appreciated. 
Next  week  the  Grau  Opera  Company  come 
out  in  Wang.  This  should  prove  a  success- 
ful engagement,  as  at  the  present  times  good 
comic  opera  company  will  fill  a  long  felt 
want  with  the  theater-goers. 

At  the  Orpheum  a  most  excellent  bill  is 
on  and,  of  course,  they  are  drawing  big 
crowds  to  this  place.  Manager  Bronson  and 
Press  Agent  Eby  have  a  happy  faculty  of 
knowing  how  to  place  their  money  in  adver- 
tising where  it  will  do  the  most  good,  and 
although  they  are  doing  some  heavy  adver- 
tising lately,  if  a  person  might  judge  by  the 
crowds  that  visit  their  house,  it  is  returning 
to  them  after  not  many  days.  The  bill  is 
headed  by  La  Sylphe,  followed  by  Irene 
Franklin,  Harrigan,  Douglas  &  Ford,  The 
Averys,  Gertrude  Rutledge,  Mohring  Bros. 


and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwin  Milton  Royle  and 
company  in  Capt.  Impudence. 

The  Los  Angeles  Theatre  is  dark  this  week. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 

musical  NOTES. 

Vladimir  de  Pachmann  was  the  artist  to 
welcome  the  musical  New  Year  in  Los 
Angeles.  His  recital  on  Monday  evening 
was  enthusiastically  received,  and  the  Chopin 
program  of  Wednesday  afternoon  proved  his 
wonderful  sympathy  with  the  daintiness  and 
coquetry  combined  with  the  wild,  whirling, 
sweeping  movements  that  Chopin  has  given 
to  the  world.  The  morbid  beauty  and 
poetic  intensity  of  the  Polish  composer  is 
marvelously  interpreted  by  this  Russian 
pianist.  On  Friday  evening  the  Messiah 
was  given  at  Simpson's  Tabernacle  by  the 
Oratorio  Society  under  the  direction  of  Prof. 
F.  A.  Bacon.  The  soloists  were  well  chosen 
and  did  excellent  work  throughout.  Mme. 
Genevra  Johnston-Bishop  sang  the  soprano 
role  with  deep  thought  and  feeling.  I  Know- 
That  My  Redeemer  Liveth  was,  as  always, 
the  gem,  and  given  in  the  noblest  manner. 
Mrs.  Florence  Scarborough,  the  contralto, 
sang,  He  Was  the  Despised  and  Rejected  of 
Men  with  the  feeling  that  the  aria  requires: 
and  Mr.  A.  Willer's  interpretation  of  Thy 
Rebuke  Hath  Broken  His  Heart,  and  Mr. 
Harry  Barnhart's  rendition  of  Why  Do  the 
Nation's  Rage  were  both  acceptably  received. 

The  choruses  were  fine  and  well  supported 
by  the  orchestra,  especially  in  For  Unto  Us 
a  Child  Is  Born,  followed  by  the  Pastoral 
Symphony,  where  the  strings  showed  their 
marked  improvement  over  their  work  in 
the  Creation. 

Handel's  masterpiece  is  ever  an  exponent 
of  the  highest  ideal  good,  and  expresses 
gladness  from  the  enjoyment  of  life,  to  the 
tumultuous  bursts  of  triumphant  delight 
after  victory  won. 

Clarence  Eddy  will  give  three  recitals  on 
the  grand  organ  built  for  the  new  First 
Methodist  Church.  The  recitals  will  take 
place  on  Jan.  23  and  24,  and  a  matinee  on 
the  last-named  date.  Mr.  Eddy  will  be 
assisted  by  Mme.  Johnston-Bishop,  soprano; 
Mrs.  Helen  Kerr,  contralto;  W.  F.  Skeele, 
accompanist;  and  Murry  H.  Harris,  flute. 

The  third  Symphony  Concert  will  take 
place  at  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  on  the 
afternoon  of  January  19,  with  Haydn's 
Symphony,  Militaire,  on  the  program.  Miss 
J.  Russell  Brown  will  probably  bring  Walter 
Damrosch,  Gadsky  and  Bispham  here  in 
March,  also  Paderewski  in  the  same  month. 


SPOKANE 
Special  Correspondence. 
Spokane,  Wash.,  Jan.  6.— The  Spokane 
Auditorium,  H.  C.  Hayward,  Manager. 
Week  of  January  1 ,  1900 — The  Neill  Com- 
pany, which  without  doubt  is  one  of  the 
greatest  stock  companies  now  touring  the 
United  States,  opened  a  week's  engagement 
with  a  New  Year's  matinee  that  tested  the 
capacity  of  the  magnificent  theatre.  A 
Gilded  Fool, the  play  which  made  Nat  Good- 
win famous,  was  the  bill,  and  to  judge  by 
the  repeated  curtain  calls,  it  is  safe  to  say 


that  Mr.  Neill  imparted  to  the  character  of 
Chauncey  Short,  the  same  tender,  sympa- 
thetic manly  interpretation  that  has  char- 
acterized Mr.  Goodwin's  impersonation  of 
the  same.  Monday  eve,  A  Bachelor's 
Romance  played  to  S.  R.  O.  Miss  Edythe 
Chapman  and  Miss  Julia  Dean  shared  jointly 
with  Mr.  Neill  in  the  honors  of  the  evening. 
Wednesday  matinee  the  company  presented 
Amy  Robsart,  taken  from  Sir  Walter  Scott's 
novel,  Kenilworth.  Miss  Grace  Latnpkin, 
as  Queen  Elizabeth,  was  commanding,  beau- 
tiful and  gracious.  The  play  is  beautifully 
staged  and  the  costumes  magnificent.  The 
entire  company  are  thoroughly  conversant 
with  their  work,  and  even  the  smallest  de- 
tails are  given  the  most  careful  attention. 
It  is  safe  to  say  that  when  the  Neill  Com- 
pany visit  San  Francisco,  they  will  give  to 
the  people  of  that  city  a  repertoire  of  plays, 
staged  and  acted  in  a  manner  that  will  win 
their  most  merited  approbation  and  attend- 
ance. 

The  S-9,  Ellis  Brook  and  Charity  Martin 
concert. 

The  1 1-12,  Shenandoah.  Dolph. 


OAKLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Oakland,  Jan.  10. — Dan  Sully's  famous 
play,  O'Brien  the  Contractor,  is  being  pre- 
sented at  the  Dewey  Theatre  this  week. 

T.  F.  O'Malleydoes  some  very  clever  work 
in  the  role  of  O'Brien.  The  popular  songs 
introduced  iu  the  first  act  by  little  Florence 
Emery,  were  repeatedly  encored.  Geo.  M. 
Hermance  took  the  part  of  Lorillard  Lennox, 
a  railroad  magnate.  Wm.  B.  Mack  was 
Frank  Roberts,  his  chief  engineer.  Carl 
Berch  as  Janson  Fleece,  a  lawyer  and  finan- 
cier; E.  J.  Holden,  Baron  Yon  Steinberger, 
the  representative  of  German  capitalists; 
Maurice  Stewart,  Kerrigan,  foreman  of 
O'Brien's  forces;  Walter  F.  Whipple,  Sharp, 
the  detective;  C.  O.  Retsloff,  Hans,  Lennox's 
valet;  Fanny  Gillette  was  Mrs.  Laura  Van 
Buren  and  Gracic  Plaisted,  CecilyFleese.de- 
serve  special  mention  for  the  work  they  do. 
The  play  is  well  staged  and  the  costumes 
are  up  to  date.  11.  P. 

FRESNO 

Special  Correspondence 
Fresno,  Jan.  9. — Fresno  theatre-goers 
were  lavored  Saturday  night  with  the  pres- 
entation of  A  Winter's  Tale  by  Louis  James, 
Kathryn  Kidder  and  Charles  Hanford,  who 
are  supported  by  a  strong  company  this 
season.  They  were  greeted  by  an  excellent 
house,  and  the  audience  was  an  appreciative 
one.  Why  so  large  an  audience  should 
accept  the  opportunity  to  see  this  combina- 
tion when  Nance  O'Neil  and  Eugenie  Blair 
attracted  so  few,  is  one  of  the  things  unex- 
plainable,  and  still  further  proves  that  the 
average  theatre-goer  can't  be  depended 
upon.  But  none  were  sorry  for  attending, 
for  everything  about  the  play  as  rendered 
here,  from  a  detail  of  scenery  to  the  prin- 
cipal actors  was  worthy  of  the  reception 
accorded.  While  the  play  proved  a  pleasing 
one  to  all,  and  particularly  to  those  who 
had  not  before  seen  it,  a  general  regret  pre- 
vailed that  the  principals,  and  particularly 


Mr.  James,  were  not  cast  in  heavier  parts. 
The  School  for  Scandal  would  have  been 
preferred  to  the  play  presented.  However, 
if  this  combination  were  to  come  again  this 
season  and  give  us  A  Winter's  Tale,  a  recep- 
tion as  hearty  as  the  last  would  be  given  it. 

Grau's  Opera  Company  is  here  for  the 
week.  It  opened  last  night  with  Said 
Pasha;  will  render  Wang  tonight,  and  will 
present  the  following  during  the  remainder 
of  the  week:  Wednesday,  Street  Singers; 
Thursday,  Bohemian  Girl:  Friday,  Paul 
Jones;  Saturday  matinee,  Erminie;  Satur- 
day night,  Gondoliers.  The  attendance 
last  night  was  good,  and  is  likely  to  continue 
so.  The  company  is  a  larger  and  stronger 
one  than  was  expected,  and  the  members 
work  together  harmoniously,  showing  faith- 
ful practice,  faithful  drilling,  and  a  desire 
to  please.  Several  good  voices  were  noted, 
but  later  performances  will  aid  in  forming 
an  opinion,  so  more  anon. 

We  are  to  see  Emma  Nevada.  Manager 
Barton,  with  his  accustomed  energy,  has 
succeeded  in  making  satisfactory  arrange- 
ments with  the  Chamber  of  Commerce 
whereby  he  and  that  body  jointly  make 
the  necessary  guarantees.  Nothing  that 
Mr.  Barton  has  ever  done  will  rebound  to 
his  credit  more  than  making  it  possible  for 
all  Fresnoans  to  hear  the  great  singer. 

The  work  of  Frank  Daslarac,  the  artist, 
who  is  repainting  the  scenery  in  the  Opera 
House,  is  attracting  much  attention  and 
favorable  comment,  and  will  add  greatly  to 
the  attractiveness  of  the  house. 

Benjamin  C.  Jordan. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Jan.  10. — The  Ciunie  Opera 
House  was  crowded  last  night  when  The 
Winter's  Tale  was  produced  by  Louis  James, 
Kathryn  Kidder  and  Charles  B.  Hanford. 
The  play  was  splendidly  acted,  while  the 
costumes  and  scenic  effects  were  accurate. 
A  matinee  today  with  the  School  for  Scan- 
dal as  the  attraction,  and  The  Rivals  this 
evening  close  the  engagement  of  this  trio  of 
stars.    Jan.  19th,  The  Christian. 

Next  Friday  night  Califia  Parlor  of  Native 
Daughters  are  to  give  their  second  minstrel 
performance,  the  first  given  last  year  was  a 
great  success.  Sacramento  Parlor,  N.  S.  G. 
W.,  has  taken  the  entire  orchestra,  contain- 
ing 313  seats,  for  the  minstrels. 


PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence. 

Portland,  Jan.  2. — The  Hottest  Coon  in 
Dixie  is  doing  a  tremendous  business  at 
Cordray's  Theatre,  Portland,  this  week, 
hundreds  being  turned  away  from  the  first 
four  performances.  The  show  will  be  seen 
at  the  Third  Avenue  Theatre,  Seattle,  the 
coming  week. 


Truly  Shattuck,  the  one  time  Tivoli 
chorus  girl,  sends  word  home  that  her 
success  has  been  so  great  in  Europe 
that  she  will  prolong  her  stay  there 
indefinitely. 


January  13th,  1899 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


1 1 


^The  Orpheum 

John  and  Nellie  McCarthy,  in 
a  sketch,  The  Wall  Street  Broker; 
Billy  Rice,  in  a  few  minutes  of  mono- 
logue work;  John  J.  Thorne  and 
Grace  Carleton,  in  a  skit,  The  In- 
truder, head  the  program  at  this 
house  this  week  and  present  their 
turns,  and  then  you  warm  up  to  the 
entertainers  held  over  from  last  week 
who  are  exeeedinglv  good.  Dorothy 
Drew,  a  tall,  lissome,  charming  singer 
and  dancer,  with  a  pretty  face  and 
magnetic  manner,  sings  and  cake- 
walks,  and  does  high  kicking  and 
wins  prolonged  applause  and  makes 
you  wish  her  act  was  longer.  Chas. 
A.  Gardner,  who  tells  dialect  stories 
better  than  he  sings,  is  genial  and 
droll  and  amusing.  After  him  comes 
the  Elinore  Sisters,  and  they  are  im- 
mense. The  elder  is  a  comedienne  of 
rare  ability.  She  has  a  complete  un- 
derstanding of  the  broadest  and  most 
laughable  humor  at  her  command, 
and  she  can  keep  company  with  the 
best  monologuist  in  the  business. 
They  present  a  little  comedy,  The 
Dangerous  Mrs.  Delaney.  The  comedy 
doesn't  amount  to  much,  but  the  per- 
sonality of  the  elder  sister  made  it  a 
vehicle  for  the  greatest  conglomeration 
of  absurd  nonsense  and  side-splitting 
humor  that  has  been  witnessed  on  the 
Orpheum  boards  for  some  time. 
Fougere,  the  French  music-hall  singer, 
follows  with  some  clever  French  ideas 
of  singing  American  songs.  And  then 
Frank  Latona,  who  does  a  musical 
tramp  act,  appears  and  gives  the  best, 
by  far  the  best,  act  of  this  kind  ever 
brought  to  the  coast,  and  the  audience 
recognize  it  as  such,  and  applaud  and 
applaud,  and  demand  more  and  more. 
The  bill  ends  with  some  interesting 
tumbling  by  Joe  and  Wally  Rozino. 


Devil's  Castle,  Bewitched  Inn,  William 
Tell,  Hypnotists  and  Dancing  in  the 
Barn  were  the  spell  binders. 


The  Oberon 

A  t  the  Oberon  the  American  Ladies 
Orchestra  under  the  leadership  of 
Mr.  Louis  N.  Ritzau  discourse  sweet 
strains  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  throng 
that  nightly  gather  in  this  popular 
music  hall.  Possibly  the  overture 
Si  J'  etais  Roi  by  Adam  and  Strauss' 
Prince  Methusalem  are  the  favorites  of 
an  unusually  good  program.  Miss  Ella 
Richardson  sang  twice,  her  sweet 
soprano  giving  every  evidence  of  good 
culture  and  careful  training.  Senorita 
Lya  Poletini  and  Senor  Vargas  gave 
operatic  duos  which  brought  down 
the  house,  each  gave  solos  showing 
the  power  and  beauty  of  their  voices. 
In  the  duets  their  rich  baritone  and 
contralto  voices  blended  in  a  harmo- 
nious tone  of  superior  coloring  and 
finish.  The  Projectoscope  proves  a 
fascinating  number.    This  week  The 


The  Chutes 


A  Tthe  Chutes,  Major  Mite  made  his 
*■  first  appearance  as  a  stage  Irish- 
man— singing  I'm  Done  with  Carrying 
the  Mortar — which  was  done  so  well  as 
to  call  forth  several  encores  each  even- 
ing. This  little  mite  is  quite  a  sport 
and  favorite  down  the  line.  The 
Columbian  Four,  men  and  women, 
instrumentalists,  singers  and  dancers, 
made  a  great  hit,  being  received  with 
hearty  applause  on  this,  their  first 
appearance  here.  The  triple  hori- 
zontal bar  performers,  Moulton,  Vidella 
and  Moll  were  good  in  their  specialty 
and  were  encored  for  their  excellent 
work.  Harry  de  Lain,  the  high  bari- 
tone gave  an  inimitable  representa- 
tion of  a  French  chanteuse.  Claude 
Thardo's  new  stories  and  new  songs 
took  with  the  audience,  and  Al 
Hazard,  the  noted  ventriloquist  in- 
troduced some  very  good  numbers. 


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^The  Olympia 

he  Hungarian  Orchestra  under  the 
direction  of  the  famous  violinist, 
Isidore  Fenster,  is  doing  some  very 
enjoyable  work.  The  Artist's  Life 
Waltz  of  Strauss  being  received  with 
great  applause.  Vera  Chandon,  Dot 
Stanley  and  Camelia  are  still  making 
hits  in  their  specialties.  Zoyana  and 
his  wonderful  performance  with  his 
globe  keep  up  an  unflagging  interest. 
Carlton  and  Royce  are  all  right  and 
are  clever  with  their  singing  and  danc- 
ing. Marie  D.  Wood,  the  California 
nightingale,  sang  to  the  edification  of 
her  admiring  listeners.  Chandler  and 
McPherson  the  operatic  vocalists  sang 
with  much  expression  their  repertoire 
of  popular  melodies.  May  Nealson 
sang  acceptably  and  is  receiving  much 
attention  as  the  girl  from  the  Klon- 
dike with  the  gold  nuggets.  The 
Lamonts  are  good  equilibrists  and 
acrobats,  Matt  Reefes,  silver  toned 
tenor,  rings  out  his  sweetest  echoes. 

Vaudeville  Notes 


Chandler  and  McPherson  are  big 
Olympia  favorites. 

Lulaine  and  Darrell  are  playing 
their  way  into  this  city. 

Jolly  Hamilton  and  Rita  Winfield 
open  at  the  Olympia  Monday  next. 

Murphy  and  Raymond  opened  at 
the  Tivoli,  Stockton,  on  the  8th, 
scoring  big. 

Juanita  Castro  and  Mohring  Bros, 
open  at  the  Standard  Theatre,  Bakers- 
field,  the  15th. 

The  Malvene  trio  of  acrobats  have 
affixed  their  signature  to  a  Chutes  and 
Olympia  contract. 

Standard  Theatre,  Fort  Worth, 
Tex.,  Jan.  8.  Russell  and  Owens, 
Saville  and  Young,  Sisters  Wilma, 
Templeton  Sisters,  Hensley  and 
La  Tour,  Sisters  McNeil,  John  and 
Annie  Chick,  John  H.  Blackford  and 
the  stock. 


The  Leonda  Brothers  and  Al.  Haz- 
zard  make  their  initial  appearance  at 
the  Chutes  Monday  next. 

Benni  Somers,  a  sprightly  little 
serio-comic,  makes  her  first  appear- 
ance at  the  Thalia  the  15th. 

Carl  Reiter  and  his  vaudeville  com- 
pany have  met  with  the  best  of  luck 
on  their  tour  through  Kansas. 

Oro,  Bernard  and  Oro,  opened  on 
the  Hopkin  Circuit,  Chicago,  on  the 
8th.  They  made  more  than  good. 

The  Stanley's — Chas.  and  Mae — a 
very  clever  and  capable  sketch  team, 
are  doing  good  work  al  the  Midway. 

The  Columbian  Four,  now  playing 
at  the  Chutes,  have  reason  to  be  proud 
of  their  success.  They  are  clever  and 
capable. 

Lola  Cotton  created  a  sensation  at 
the  Savoy  Theatre,  Victoria,  B.  C. 
The  De  Elbert  Sisters  also  "caught 
on"  in  good  shape. 

Cleo  Ashley,  Lillian  Leslie,  Dot 
Stanley  and  Maggie  Colburn  are  new 
faces  at  the  New  Vienna  Buffet,  Los 
Angeles,  on  the  15th. 

Frank  Coffin,  the  well  known  local 
tenor  andex-Tivoli  singer,  will  appear 
at  the  Orpheum  next  week  and  play 
the  entire  Orpheum  circuit. 

Laura  Herbert,  a  sister  of  Ella  Her- 
bert— of  Weston  and  Herbert — and  at 
one  time  one  of  the  well-known  Her- 
bert vSisters,  died  at  her  home  in  San 
Jose,  Jan.  9. 

Emil  Markeberg  made  a  balloon 
ascension  from  the  Chutes  last  Sunday 
and  landed  on  the  back  of  a  lonely 
black  cow.  The  cow  was  as  much 
surprised  as  the  aeronaut,  but  neither 
was  hurt. 

Fanny  Hall,  who  has  appeared  at  the 
Olympia  and  other  amusement  places 
in  this  city,  was  shot  Tuesday  night 
at  her  room  in  the  Francisco  House, 
by  a  race  track  tout,  Tom  Carbery, 
who  was  madlv  infatuated  with  her 


and  who  became  desperate  when  his 
affections  were  not  returned.  Miss 
Hall  was  shot  three  times,  but  it  is  not 
believed  fatally.  Miss  Hall  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  popular  team  of  Hastings 
and  Hall  and  is  a  general  favorite. 
She  is  being  attended  at  the  McNutt 
Hospital. 

George  Harding,  known  in  the  show 
world  as  "Liverpool  George,"  glass- 
eater  and  side-show  freak,  who  died  in 
St.  Mary's  Hospital  last  Sunday,  was 
well  known  in  this  city.  Three  months 
ago  he  ate  three  whisky  glasses  in 
public  and  it  is  believed  that  his  death 
resulted  from  complications  caused  by 
that  feat. 

Jas.    H.   Love  Sends 
Warning 

I  wish  to  notify  all  companies  that  are 
pointed  towards  Montana  points,  to  take  a 
timely  warning  and  switch,  unless  they  want 
to  run  into  a  small  pox  epidemic.  Butte  is 
full  of  it,  and  several  of  the  other  towns, 
too,  and  they  are  getting  ready  to  quaran- 
tine against  each  other.  Lord  pity  the 
companies  that  get  caught  up  in  that  coun- 
try. I  leave  today  on  the  Aorangi  for 
Sydney.  Had  to  change  the  plans  of  the 
Nance  O'Neil  Company,  owing  to  the 
Bubonic  plague  in  Honolulu.  We  do  not 
touch  there,  but  will  go  direct  to  Australia. 
Will  drop  you  a  line  now  and  then  and  let 
you  know  how  we  are  getting  on.  With 
best  wishes,  Jas.  H.  Love. 

Reptn.  Nance  O'A'eil  Co. 


Ruclolpb  B&rtb 

141  POST  ST. 

Wear  Grant  /\ve. 


Fine  Jewelry,  Watches,  Diamonds, 
Clocks,  Silverware  and  Silver 
Novelties. 

New  Goods  received  daily;  call  and 
see  the  latest  designs  and  styles  in 
both  Jewelry  and  Silver  Novelties. 

Watch  and  Jewelry 
Repairing  a  Specialty. 


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The  Agony   is  Over. 

Behold  the  Winner  of  the 
Chorus  Girl  Contest. 


Miss  Hannah  Davis,  in  a  very 
spirited  contest  and  by  a  fair  and 
true  count,  you  have  been  selected 
as  the  fairest  of  our  chorus  beauties. 
We  congratulate  you.  We  gladly 
bestow  on  you  the  handsome  gold 
watch  that  rewards  the  winner. 

Miss  Justina  Wayne  has  been  a 
close  second,  lacking  but  a  couple 
of  hundred  votes  of  being  in  first 
place.  The  REVIEW  will  within 
the  next  week  make  arrangements  that  will  put  Miss  Davis  in  possession  of 
the  coveted  prize. 

The  corrected  list  of  votes,  closing  the  contest  is,  as  follows  ; 

Hannah  Davis— Tivoli    2433     Lillian  Raymond— Grand  160 

Justina  Wayne — Grand  2207     Jeanette  Fredericks — Grand  150 

Mabel  Hilliard— Grand  1656     Irene  Du  Voll— Grand  19 

Blanche  Woodman — Tivoli  251     Zora  Irvin— Grand   23 

Ida  Stubbs — Grand  227     Christie  Stockmeyer— Tivoli  18 


HANNAH  DA  VIS,  Tivoli  Chorus 


12 


LOCAL  NOTES 

COMING  ATTRACTIONS. 
The  lull  following  the  holidays  has 
come  to  an  end,  and  a  long  list  of 
musical  treats  is  in  store.  The  Sym- 
phony Concerts,  under  Henry  Holmes' 
direction,  follow  the  stir  made  by  the 
coming  of  De  Pachmann  and  Emma 
Nevada.  Among  the  good  things 
promised  for  this  month  is  a  concert 
by  Sig  Abramoff,  whose  appearance  is 
always  looked  forward  to;  concerts 
by  Mile.  Trebelli,  Minetti  Quartet, 
Mrs.  A.  Lloyd  Smith,  H.  S.  Stollnitz 
Cantor  of  Bush-street  Synagogue,  Mrs. 
C.  J.  Tooker's  guitar  recital.  In 
March,  Mme.  Gadski,  who  by  the 
way  was  greatly  interested  in  Miss 
Maud  Fay's  voice,  David  Bisham  and 
Walter  Damrosch  will  appear  in  lec- 
ture and  song  recitals,  and  the  array 
of  good  artists  who  have  come  to  us 
will  make  this  season  one  to  be  proud 
of,  and  what  a  welcome  Paderewski 
will  receive  by-and-by,  for  no  one  ever 
seems  to  rob  him  of  his  popularity,  for 
he  has  gained  a  lasting  hold  upon 
the  musical  public. 

JOSEPH  greven 's  choral  society 
One  evening  last  week  I  dropped  in 
to  the  Lyceum  Theatre  building  and 
found  Joseph  Greven  busy  with  his 
Choral  Society  that  numbers  at  pres- 
ent forty  three  members,  and  was 
started  several  weeks  ago.  The  young 
people  seemed  very  much  enthused 
with  their  work,  and  it  was  evident 
that  Mr.  Greven  allows  no  nonsense 
during  class  hours,  and  while  they 
were  all  very  happy  he  demanded 
strict  attention.  The  evening  passed 
quite  pleasantly  with  the  chorus,  solos 
being  given  by  some  of  the  members, 
and  a  trio  was  rehearsing  some  music 
from  Robin  Hood.  During  the  even- 
ing I  had  the  pleasure  of  meeting 
Prof.  C.  W.  Pyne,  the  pianist  of  the 
Club,  who  came  from  Los  Angeles 
about  a  year  ago,  and  who  tells  me 
he  is  very  much  encouraged  in  his 
work  here.  Mr.  Frank  Healy  is 
president  of  the  Choral  Society;  Mr. 
Germain,  secretary;  Miss  Kitty 
McShane,  vice-president;  Mr.  W. 
Walker  and  Mr.  Leipsic,  librarians. 
They  report  a  number  of  new  appli- 
cants, and  Mr.  Greven  has  planned  a 
concert  at  Sherman  &  Clay's  next 
month. 


READINGS  IN  MISS  CONNELL  S  STUDIO 
Delightful  Thursday  mornings  have 
been  enjoyed  for  some  weeks  past  in 
the  pleasant  studio  of  Miss  Eleanor 
Connell  on  Sacramento  street,  where 
appreciation  of  all  that  is  intellectual 
and  artistic  has  gathered  about  her  a 
number  of  ladies  who  formed  a  club 
for  the  purpose  of  literary  study,  Mrs. 
Mary  Fainveather  giving  readings  and 
lectures  upon  Wagner,  Browning  and 
other  poets,  and  works  of  famous 
authors.  The  course  was  completed 
last  week,  but  if  the  pleadings  of  the 
club  avail  Mrs.  Fainveather  will  doubt- 
less continue  her  work  among  the 
members,  for  the  earnest  attention  and 
interest  they  displayed  were  highly 
complimentary  to  Mrs.  Fairweather's 
work  and  to  the  happy  thought  of 
Miss  Connell  in  bringing  them  to- 
gether. Why  does  not  Miss  Connell 
give  a  concert  ?  She  is  one  of  those 
quiet  workers  who  seems  content  to 
keep  her  light  under  the  proverbial 
bushel,  but  she  should  not  be  so  retir- 
ing. Good  work  with  good  results  is 
done  amidst  her  pleasant  home  sur- 
roundings, bright  people  interested  in 
music  and  art  and  literature  are  ever 
sure  of  a  welcome,  but  public  work  is 
an  impetus  to  ambition  and  it  is  to  be 
hoped  Miss  Connell  will  give  an  aud- 
ience the  pleasure  of  hearing  her 
artistic  work  before  the  season  closes, 
for  she  has  not  appeared  in  public 
lately. 

DE    PACHMANN'S    FOCRTH  RECITAL 

Thursday  afternoon  of  last  week  De 
Pachmann's  piano  recital  crowded 
Sherman  &  Clay  Hall  to  its  utmost 
capacity.  Quite  a  sensation  was  created 
by  De  Pachmann's  refusal  to  play  upon 
a  lighted  stage  and  his  fondness  for 
gloomy  shadows  aroused  not  a  little 
speculation  as  to  his  motive,  and  we 
were  reminded  of  the  words:  "Some 
prefer  the  darkness  to  the  light  because 
their  deeds  are  evil,"  although  this 
could  hardly  apply  to  De  Pachmann's 
beautiful  work.  He  began  with 
Sonata,  op.  35,  B  flat  minor  of  Chopin 
which  in  the  first  two  movements  was 
extremely  disappointing.  De  Pach- 
mann was  uneasy  and  not  in  the  mood 
to  play —something  troubled  him,  and 
after  the  second  movement  he  got  up, 
pointed  to  the  light  that  fell  upon  the 
keys  from  above  and  strode  about  the 
stage  with  his  hands  behind  him  or 


went  through  a  sort  of  pantomime 
which  brought  the  janitor   to  him 
finally   and  the   lights    were  extin- 
guished.    It  did  not  seem   a  very 
dignified   proceeding,  but   then  De 
Pachmann  is  noted  for  his  little  eccen- 
tricities.   Perhaps  he  was  right,  for 
he  was  at  once  in  the  mood  to  play, 
and  marche  funebre  finale  completed 
the  number,  and  if  there  were  whispers 
"Can  he  be  a  Spiritualist?"  it  was  not 
to  be  wondered  at.    The  effect  of  the 
music  was  wierd,  to  say  the  least  for 
as  the  afternoon  closed  in,  De  Pach- 
mann's figure  was  hardly  visiblein  the 
darkness.    It  was  a  Chopin  program, 
the  most  charming   numbers  being 
Ballade,  op.  23,  G  minor;  Berceuse, 
op.  57,  D  flat;  Barcarole,  op.  60,  F 
sharp  major  and  the   ever  favorite 
Grand  Polonaise,  op.  23,  A  flat  major. 
Somehow  his  work  did  not  hold  me  so 
much  as  in  his  first  appearance  in  the 
California  Theatre, his  peculiar  manner 
regarding  the  lights  taking  somewhat 
from  the  dignity  of  the  musician,  but 
there  was  the  same  exquisite  touch  of 
velvety  delicacy,  the  same  sunny  grace 
and  flowerlike  coloring,  but  the  com- 
positions as  a  rule  did  not  call  for  his 
greatest  depth  of  feeling,  and  at  times 
his  left  hand  did  not  do  very  telling 
work.    Etude,  op.  25,  No.  1,  A  flat, 
the  lovely  Nocturne,  op.  55,  No.  1 ; 
Trios  Mazurkas  op.  56,  No.  2,  op.  67, 
No.  1,  op.  63,  No.  1,  were  also  given, 
the  valse  op.  64,  No.  2,  winning  an 
encore.    The  Grand  Polonaise  in  A 
flat  major  closed  the  program  with  a 
scene  seldom  witnessed  in  a  San  Fran- 
cisco concert  room.      The  audience 
went  perfectly  wild  and  De  Pachmann 
was  brought  out  four  times  while  the 
people  applauded  and  one  lady  near 
me  became  so  enthused  that  she  ham- 
mered the  floor  with  the  chairs  in  front 
of  her.     As  the  pianist   was  again 
brought  out,  the  tumult  increased  until 
he  again  seated  himself  at  the  piano, 
and  the  "ohs"  and  "ahs"  of  delight 
reminded  one  of  a  Fourth  of  July  cele- 
bration as  the  audience  crowded  to  the 
front,  ladies  standing  in  a  row  border- 
ing the  stage  and  if  the  pianist  had  a 
friendly  "spook,"  as  many  supposed, 
hidden  a^ay   in  the   shadows  that 
almost  obscured  him  from  view,  he 
must  have  been  proud  of  De  Pach- 
mann's triumph.    His  farewell  recital 
occurred  on  Saturday. 


STUDIO  ECHOES. 

Mr.  Harry  Brown,  whose  sweet- 
toned  baritone  won  favorable  comment 
at  the  farewell  concert  of  Miss  Millie 
Flynn,  who  left  last  week  for  New 
York,  has  plans,  I  understand,  for  a 
European  trip  later  on,  but  intends  to 
arrange  a  concert  before  his  departure. 
* 

*  * 

On  Thursday  evening  next,  the 
McKenzie  Musical  Society  will  give 
their  twenty-first  invitation  musicale 
in  Odd  Fellows'  Hall.  Miss  Margie 
Wheeler  will  appear  in  solos,  also  O. 
W.  D'Sulnais,  E.  A.  Robertson,  Pris- 
cilla  Davies,  J.  W.  Fisher,  Lily  Laws, 
Chas.  F.  Le  Long  and  Master  George 
Kroger,  the  chorus  contributing  sev- 
eral numbers. 

FOREIGN  MUSIC 

The  Manila  Times  publishes  an 
account  of  the  production  of  Faust  as 
played  recently  in  Tagalog  at  the 
Liberated  Theatre. 

"The  theatre  to  day  is  but  poorly 
attended,  probably  because  the  Fili- 
pinos, like  us,  do  not  appreciate  the 
serious  drama,  but  prefer  to  laugh 
over  the  ins  and  outs  of  a  knockabout 
farce. 

"It  takes  hours  for  Faust  to  throw 
off  his  old  age  and  resume  the  garb  of 
a  young  man.  The  actors  are  very 
stagey,  more  stagey  even  than  our 
conventional  melodrama  hero  and 
heroines.  They  have  adopted  a  high 
falsetto  voice,  to  which  it  becomes 
very  wearisome  to  listen.  It  is  pitched 
so  high  that  it  would  seem  as  though 
it  would  keep  them  busy  articulating 
without  attempting  any  of  the  emo- 
tions. 

"The  costumes  of  the  actors  would 
compare  favorably  with  many  of  our 
minor  theatrical  ventures,  and  seemed 
to  have  been  carefully  copied  from 
Spanish  models.  All  the  gentlemen 
appearing  on  the  scene  had  swords 
strapped  to  their  thighs,  though  they 
seemed  to  grade  from  Spanish  cavalry 
sabres  to  native  bolos.  They  are  all 
powdered  and  painted  to  represent 
white  actors.  Faust  was  very  success- 
ful in  his  make-up,  and  until  you 
looked  at  his  hands  it  was  impossible 
to  tell  if  he  were  a  Filipino  or  not. 

"Faust  walks  up  and  down  the 
stage  with  all  the  vim  of  a  Wilson 


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Barrett.  The  different  posturing  that 
he  threw  himself  into  all  through  the 
play  in  order  to  ingratiate  himself  with 
Marguerite  must  have  cost  him  a 
backache  for  a  week  afterwards. 
None  of  them  seemed  to  attempt  to 
betray  their  feelings  with  a  facial  ex- 
pression. If  they  wanted  to  make 
known  that  they  were  angry,  glad  or 
sorry,  they  at  once  struck  an  attitude. 
This  seemed  to  arouse  the  enthusiasm 
of  the  audience,  who  at  every  fresh 
pose  would  applaud  vociferously. 

"Mephisto  was  a  dreadful  old  fel- 
low, dressed  in  the  conventional 
Satanic  red,  and  with  three  cock's 
plumes  nodding  in  his  cap.  He  had 
a  large  grog-blossomed  nose,  but  then, 
of  course,  who  drinks  if  the  devil  does 
not? 

The  scene  when  Marguerite' s  brother 
and  his  suite  defied  Mephisto  was  very 
imposing.  They  chivied  him  round 
the  stage  two  or  three  times  with  the 
hilts  of  their  swords  upraised  in  sign 
of  the  cross.  Finally  the  devil  natu- 
rally gets  tired  of  making  ugly  faces, 
and  roaring  like  a  young  bull,  travel- 
ling a  2:40  gait,  so  he  settles  himself 
comfortably  down  on  the  stage,  and, 
amidst  the  delighted  applause  of  the 
audience,  he  plays  'possum  and  shows 
dead. 

Valentine  seemed  to  have  plenty  to 
say  for  himself.  Indeed,  I  have  never 
seen  a  Valentine  occupy  such  a  re- 
sponsible position  before.  He  was  out 
and  on  the  stage  all  the  time,  giving 
long  speeches  to  all  sorts  of  grown-up 
people,  who  ought  to  have  had  sense 
enough  to  tell  him  to  let  up  and  go  to 
bed.  Probably  it  was  because  Valen- 
tine, a  pretty  little  half-caste  girl, 
seemed  a  general  favorite  with  the 
audience. 

Marguerite  was  also  played  by  a 
mestiza.  She  also  seemed  fully  aware 
of  her  charms.  It  took  her  about  ten 
minutes  to  slow  music  to  catch  on  to 
the  casket  of  jewels  Faust  had  left  for 
her  on  the  doorstep. 

When  Faust  catches  her  in  "flag- 
rante delicto,"  or  in  pure  English,  on 
the  hop,  with  the  necklace  around  her 
neck  and  the  bracelets  clasped  to  her 
wrists,  whatever  she  said  sounded 
something  like  this:  "Faguig—  sam- 
polacbing — bamgungong,"  must  have 
proved  a  very  effectual  quid  pro  quo, 
for  it  set  the  whole  audience  a-laugh- 
ing. 

Martha  very  sensibly  decided  it  was 
mere  affectation  to  ape  the  airs  and 
graces  of  a  white  woman,  so  she 
bravely  played  her  part  with  nut-brown 
face  and  bushy  hair,  in  a  resemblance 
to  one  of  Red  fern's  tailor-made  dresses 
and  a  broad  leather  belt. 

Everything  was  attempted  that  we 
are  accustomed  to  see  on  our  stage, 
even  the  temptations  of  Faust  by  a  full 
ballet  corps.  The  premiere  danseuse 
stalked  around  on  the  tip  of  her  toes, 
with  her  arms  wildly  extended  sky- 
ward as  if  beseeching  for  rain,  and  the 
old  bald  pates  craned  their  wicked  old 
heads  forward  in  the  front  row  just  as 
you  can  see  them  do  it  at  the  Orpheum 


or  the  Alhambra.  Who  says  that  the 
Filipinos  are  in  need  of  civilization  ? 


MUSIC  IN  GENERAL 

Mark  Hainbourg,  styled  by  his 
critics  "Rubinstein  the  Second,"  made 
his  initial  bow  last  week  before  a 
Baltimore  audience  at  tbe  Peabody 
Conservatory  of  Music.  He  was 
greeted  by  one  of  the  largest,  as  well 
as  the  most  appreciative  audiences 
that  ever  assembled  at  the  Peabody. 
The  face,  the  walk,  the  hair,  are  all 
after  the  manner  of  the  greatest  pianist 
of  his  age.  In  any  case,  Mr.  Hara- 
bourg  has  many  of  the  physical 
resemblances  and  many  of  the  peculi- 
arities of  his  great  master.  It  is  not 
that  of  Rubinstein,  nor  a  cheap  imita- 
tion, but  a  wonderfully  vital  and 
intense  expression  of  a  very  gifted 
musical  temperament.  The  applause 
which  punctuated  the  recital  in  several 
instances  rose  to  the  height  of  an 
ovation. 

21st  Invitation  Musical  and  Hop 

GIVEN  BY  THE 

Mckenzie  Musical  Society 

(100  Voices) 
ODD  FELLOW'S  HALL 
7th  and  Market  Sts.,  at  8  P.  M. 
THURSDAY  EVENING,  JANUARY  8,  1900. 


RATHJEN  BROS. 

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Miss 
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In  Repertory 


ALCAZAR  THEATER 

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1900. 


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January  13th,  1900 


For  in  his  ravings  by  mistake. 

A  solemn  trutli  the  madman  spake. 


Editor  Dramatic  Review — Why 
do  you  not  see  that  the  proof-reader 
and  type-setter  make  fewer  mistakes 
in  spelling  Miss  Thompson's  articles? 
I  read  her  thoughts  with  some  pleas- 
ure and  these  errors  are  most  annoy- 
ing. J.  X. 

Some  pleasure — and  some  pain,  I 
hope.  Dear  J.  X. — judge  not.  The 
proof-reader  and  the  type-setter,  is  it  ? 
Never.  Their  boundless  faith  in  me 
has  been  their  undoing — and  we  have 
loved  each  other  so.  Xow  you  come 
in  like  a  split  in  the  cabinet,  and  I  am 
hourly  expecting  notice.  Far  be  it 
from  me  to  chase  after  spelling  of  mine 
and  compel  respect  for  it,  but  at  least 
you  will  allow  that  it  bears  the  stamp 
of  originality. 

Enybody  kan  use  the  handy  dik- 
shunery. 

*  * 

With  character  walking  about  our 
highways  and  byways  in  cosmopolitan 
plenty,  why  is  it  that  the  stage  repre- 
sentation of  her  is  such  a  poor  sorry 
old  case  of  caricature?  If  you  cannot 
tear  yourself  away  from  the  rouge  pot 
long  enough  to  go  look,  a  set  of  Phil 
May  sketches  might  be  a  good  dress- 
ing-room garnish. 

A  dab  of  gray  grease  paint  on  the 
right  cheek  and  a  patch  on  the  trouser 
leg  do  not  make  a  merry  street  gamin. 
A  gown,  geometrically  slit  about  the 
hem  is  not  ragged.  A  dash  of  garlic 
does  not  make  a  Frenchman,  nor  a 
queue  a  Chinaman,  nor  yet  a  red  wig 
an  Irishwoman.  A  voice  pitched  to  C 
sharp  on  a  new  piano  does  not  make 
the  underbred— any  more  than  preach- 
ing makes  morality,  or  bleached  hair 
a  blonde  or  manicured  nails  a  lady. 
Once  perhaps  in  a  twelfthmonth,  we 
are  allowed  the  perfection  of  Miss 
Howe's  Mrs. Murphy  or  Henry  Miller's 
John  Hinds. 

The  daily  routine  of  the  actor  plainly 
needs  refashioning.  He  who  would 
mirror  the  world  must  be  a  citizen  of 
the  world — know  who  live  in  it  and 
what  they  are  doing.  Let  him  live 
down  to  the  hard  even  basis  of  a  green 
room,  a  row  of  foot-lights,  a  box  of 
grease  paint,  the  costumer  or  tailor  and 
a  cafe,  and  inevitably  he  will  reach  the 


vice  of  entertaining  himself  with  him- 
self, which  is  about  as  profitable  as  to 
feed  on  one's  emptiness. 

His  leisure  hour,  be  it  but  one  in 
thirty,  should  be  spent  with  anyone 
rather  than  his  fellow.  Let  this  not 
be  construed  unhandsomely.  His 
brother  is  the  first  one  to  whom  he 
should  reach  the  hand,  but  to  live 
faithfully  to  hisengagement,  heshould 
find  the  greatness  that  is  outside  of 
him — know  that  like  the  rest  of  us  he 
has  much  to  learn  from  the  sweep  and 
the  man  who  grinds  colors  and  the 
man  with  the  hoe.  He  should  be  as 
full  of  eyes  as  a  peacock's  tail,  that  the 
proper  quality  and  worth  of  things  may 
not  escape  him. 

When  he  falls  away  from  human  fel- 
lowship, his  soul  misses  the  truth  and 
he  soon  forgets  how  small  a  part  of  a 
great  big  universe  he  is. 

How  few  actors  really  act.  Most  of 
them  are  simply  a  bad  aggravation  of 
themselves,  forcing  their  personality 
upon  the  public  week  by  week,  until 
they  become  as  inevitable  as  Irish 
potatoes  and  sterling  silver. 

A  man  should  play  the  part  assigned 
him.  Where  the  truth  is  important, 
there  is  always  the  means  of  knowing  it 
and  he  who  lies  in  his  part  gives  a 
rotten  orange  for  a  sound  one  and 
breaks  one  of  the  laws  of  trade. 

There  would  not  be  so  many  stage 
liars  if  there  were  not  so  many  be- 
lievers in  the  lies,  who  applaud  veri- 
table rot.  It  is  a  vicious  imbecility  to 
applaud  a  man  for  simply  appearing 
in  creased  trouser  legs  and  a  coat 
flower.  Such  bad  drugging  but  ag- 
gravates his  disease  and  gives  him  a 
pride  in  virtues  that  he  has  not.  A 
well  set  blister  would  be  a  better  thing 
in  most  cases. 

O,  you  who  are  young  in  the  har- 
ness, arise  when  you  can  to  a  man's 
work,  as  a  means  to  mental  health. 
Go  a-hoeing  and  a-mowing  in  the  sun- 
shine and  save  up  some  corn-shelling 
and  tool-grinding  for  wet  days. 

If  you  have  no  leisure  time  to  do 
this,  why  you  should  have  it.  Reher- 
sal  should  not  spread  over  the  day. 
The  driver  of  a  horse,  the  owner  of  a 
dog  is  bound  to  impose  no  cruel  task 
upon  his  charge  and  the  stage  director 
who  keeps  you  at  it  till  the  smile  is 
wan  and  the  heart  dull,  is  a  slave 
driver,  and  under  the  law  a  criminal. 
Upon  his  stage  stalk  the  people  no- 


where seen  upon  the  larger  stage  of 
life. 

A  great  actor  is  one  of  the  most  sub- 
lime and  wonderful  of  God's  works, 
but  oh,  the  degrees  below  him  till  the 
last  sad  slump  is  reached— the  tailor's 
dummy  with  a  phonographic  attach- 
ment ! 

* 

*  * 

The  most  interesting  feature  of  a 
function  like  an  Emma  Xevada  night, 
is  the  previous  agonized  striving  to  be 
fit.  San  Francisco  so  seldom  dons 
her  glad  rags  that  when  she  does  there 
is  much  that  recalls  the  frying  of 
flapjacks  on  a  new  tin  spider — they 
don't  fry.  If  you  would  know  what 
grievous  wrong  can  be  done  to  hair 
for  a  quarter  of  a  dollar,  insist  upon 
the  back  row  and  look  about  at  the 
awful  comb  and  pin  shops  that  crowd 
the  auditorium.  Oh,  the  sorrow  of  it. 
"But  the  end  is  not  yet."  The 
lacing,  that  transplants  the  bosom 
where  the  tightness  is  not,  and  gets 
madame  into  her  decollete  safely  if 
vulgarly.  The  coquetry  that  ex- 
presses itself  in  the  primary  color  and 
cheap  lace  and  piuchback  and  corsage 
bouquet  of  the  hot  and  unhappy. 

Then  the  highly  gowned  who  unite 
all  the  fashions  of  all  the  magazines 
in  a  single,  wonderful  get-up,  loud 
enough  to  make  the  welkin  ring,  only 
to  sit  cheek  by  jowl  with  the  street 
gown  and  the  ordinary  shab,  for  at 
such  functions,  crush  hats  lift  with 
well-worn  dicers  and  patent  leathers 
walk  with  muddy  twelves.   Ach  Gott! 

To  the  warm  eye  of  the  comedian 
critic  it  is  all  very  jolly. 

Calmly,  and  in  great  peace,  let  us 
speak  of  the  chosen  few,  cool  and 
beautiful  and  usual,  simply  and  richly- 
clad  with  shining  bands  of  hair  as 
God  fashioned  them,  unimproved  by 
heat  and  hate. 

Is  all  this  unimportant — a  giving  of 
weight  to  smoke  ?  Perhaps.  To  err 
is  human. 


Side    Lights  Upon 
Beloved 


the  Well 


Hustle,  bustle, 

Walk,  walk. 
Single  ranks, 

Swish,  whack, 
Usher  yanks 

Portiere  back. 
File  in, 

Shove  chairs, 
Much  din, 

More  airs. 
High  bred  ? 

Well,  no. 
'Nuff  said 

Got  dough. 

And  the  villain  lies  dead  upon  the 
boards,  and  we  wonder  how.  We  did 
not  hear  him  get  shot. 


MARIAN  BARNEY 

Fair  maid  whose  brow  the  painters  love, 
With  rags  of  sunshine  bound  above, 
And  lips  that  curve  to  scorn  or  love; 
When  I  shall  see  thee  quiet  stand, 
A  bunch  of  flag  bloom  in  thy  hand, 
In  gown  of  green  and  white  and  gold, 
Fashioned  as  waj  the  wont  of  old, 
In  simple  fall  and  simple  fold, 
In  light  that  mighty  shadows  breed, 
In  gray  elusive  silhouette, 
I'll  smile  content  and  say,  "What  need 
The  eyes  more  fair  on  which  to  feed?" 
I'll  quell  the  vision  with  regret. 


THE  BOX  PARTY 

Late,  very, 

Noisy  too. 
All  merry, 

Gowns  new. 
Rustle,  rustle, 

Giggle,  talk, 


MAY  BLAYNEY 
The  Alcazar's  New  Leading  Woman 

To  begin  with,  she  is  young — ridi- 
culously so  for  having  had  six  years' 
experience  in  big  parts — and  pretty, 
very,  in  a  charming  elusive  incon- 
spicuous way.  One  might  attach  her 
to  her  genius  by  calling  her  the  seven- 
people-in  a-minute  variety.    All  very 


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lovable  people  mind.  Then  she  is 
fresh  and  fair  and  makes  one  think  of 
quiet  nights  and  early  rising,  of  meadow- 
lands  and  field  flowers  and  pure  air — 
clean  alike  of  the  smoke  of  chimneys 
and  the  smoke  of  vice. 

I'll  wager  she  would  come  off  second 
to  no  one  in  a  sprint  Cliffward.  In 
fact  she  is  inexorably  healthy  in  spite 
of  the  knowledge  that  she  has  come 
here  to  seek  relief  from  bronchitis.  In 
San  Francisco — did  you  ever  hear  the 
like  ?  And  to  have  her  purpose  im- 
mediately defeated  by  the  season— the 
thoughtlessness  of  nature.  But,  lady 
fair,  be  not  downcast.  Wait  until  we 
give  you  a  few  specimen  February 
days  and  then  you  will  know  we  can 
set  up  the  weather  with  anyone. 

All  that  I  saw  was  nature's  gift,  for 
a  simple  shirt  waist  and  tie  are  the 
severest  test  of  beauty.  What  she  may 
be  able  to  buy  in  Broadway  besides, 
may  change  my  pretty  to  beautiful.  If 
the  loving  hint  of  the  Hand  that 
dresses  the  butterfly  and  the  rose  be 
but  heeded,  I  can  fancy  her  being  quite 
irresistable.  Dressing  is  a  fearful  re- 
sponsibility. Were  the  one  needed 
commandment,  '  'Thou  shalt  not  defeat 
my  beautiful  intentions  by  the  use  of 
mad  raiment,"  added  to  the  ten,  how 
few  actresses  could  hold  up  a  sinless 
head. 

"My  impressions?"  Well,  your 
speed  is  the  chief  thing.  How  you 
can  raise  the  curtain  on  an  even  per- 
formance after  a  week's  rehersal  is 
something  you  have  yet  to  prove  to 
me.  We  do  things  in  such  a  leisurely 
way  at  home.  With  us,  three  weeks 
is  marvelous  quick  work.  But  you 
live  briskly,  just  as  you  live  high,  I 
suppose.  Commercially,  we  begin  at 
the  shilling  and  aspire  rather  frugally, 
while  your  start  is  the  dollar  and  your 
goal  the  riches  of  Golconda."  She 
said  this  with  just  enough  Irish  accent 
to  live  up  to  her  name  and  dark  hair 
and  well-curved  lips. 

"My  friends  on  the  steamer  warned 
me  that  I  couldn't  call  'Hi,  there,  han- 
som !'  every  time  I  felt  a  bit  weary, 
and  live  within  my  income.  Mercy, 
I  should  say  not.  One  soon  feels  like 
saying  to  the  New  York  cabman,  'I'll 
be  awfully  obliged,  sir,  if  you'll  carry 
me  to  .Sherry's  at  a  dollar  the  block, 
and  not  overcount  to  your  own  advan- 
tage.'    They  are  perfect  vandals. 

No,  I'm  not  much  impressed  with 
San  Francisco.  It  is  too  much  like 
London.  Same  people,  same  smoke, 
same  noise,  same  dirt,  same  vice.  But 
.Southern  California  is  delightful.  I 
could  go  back  to  Coronado  this  minute 
and  live  happy  ever  after. 

Tired  of  the  sameness  ?  How  so  ? 
If  one  has  music  and  books,  the  sun, 
a  horse,  a  dog  and  a  man  now  and 
then,  what  is  there  else  to  covet?" 

She  says  little  characteristic  things 
that  bespeak  a  something  more  than 
a  mere  cleverness,  and  looks  at  you 
with  an  eye  that  finds  a  great  many 
things  queer  but  unimportant.  I  dare 
say  she  has  noticed  how  badly  dressed 
our  men  are  as  a  whole,  but  I  don't 


think  she  would  spare  the  time  to  say 
so. 

The  word  music  made  me  look 
toward  her  piano  and  not  a  coon  song 
was  in  sight.  She  rose  about  ten  in 
my  estimation,  and  ten  more  when  I 
saw  covers  that  looked  like  Chopin  and 
Brahms,  the  last  of  the  immortals. 

"Lonesome  so  far  from  home?  Na- 
turally, but  chiefly  for  my  dog.  In 
fact,  he  is  the  only  thing  in  all  the 
world  that  I  love." 

My,  but  that  is  a  confession.  It 
makes  one  think  of  some  beautiful  new 
copy  paper  on  a  well  ordered  desk,  a 
chair  close  by  and  a  pearl  handled  pen 
within  easy  reach.  You  want  some 
one  with  a  "soul  above  peanuts"  to 
sit  down  and  write  a  heart  story  that 
shall  give  to  the  paper  a  value,  forty 
times  the  stationer's  price  upon  it.  If 
I  were  a  man,  I'd  have  a  try  at  the 
storv  mvself.  C.  T. 


ICORDRAY'S! 

J  THEATRE  J 

J  Portland,  Ore.  J 
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Playing  both  Leading 
and  Popular  Price 
Attractions 

^Large  Seating  Capacity^4 

Fully  equipped  with  Scenery  and 
all  modern  stage  appliances. 

ADDRESS, 

John  F.  Cordray 


PORTLAND,  ORE. 


C.  F.  WEBER  &  CO. 

Dealers  in 

OPERA  CHAIRS 

Church,  School  Furniture  and 
Bank  Fittings 

300-306    POST  STREET 

SAN    FRANCISCO,   C A L . 


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DEALERS  IN 


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A   $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hallktt's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


REFINED    UOCHL  DUO 


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Introducing  Repetoire— Strictly  Up-lo-Date 


Operatic  Descriptive,  Coon  Medlevs.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmonv 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Agent 


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(Formerly  "Hackmeier's"  Hotel) 
Thoroughly  Renovated  and  Under  Entirely  New 
Management 

123  to  129  EDDY  ST., 

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Proprietor  SAX  FRANCISCO, CAL. 

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upwards.  Rooms  without  board,  Wc  per  day  and 
upwards.   Special  rates  by  the  month.    Meals.  2">c. 

Free  Bus,  or  take  any  Market-street  car  and  get 
off  at  FMdy  street. 


LAURA  CREWS 


WITH 

ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


Ida  Gertrude  Banning 

Alvina  Starlight,  in  What  Happened  to  Jones 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 


MRS.  HORACE  EWING 

Characters 
At  Liberty  Address  this  Office 

IDA  WYATT 

OOUBR  -.TTE— PREMIKR  DANCER.  ENGAGE- 
O  ments  solicited  Lessons  in  Stage  Dancing. 
Address  12  Danvers  Street,  City,  or  this  office. 

Gertrude  Foster 

Leading  Woman  Alcazar  Theatre. 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 

SCOTT  SEATON 

The  Bishop,  in  What  Happened  to  Jones 


GEO.  E.  LASK 


Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 


FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

CHAS.  MAYER,  Jr. 

rpEACHF.R  OF  THE  ZITHER.  Reception  hour 
_L  1:30  to:!  P.  M.  Studio 22}$  Geary  Street,  Easter- 
brook  Building,  Room  II  

H.  L.  HASTINGS 

rpEACHER  OF  BANJO.  312  Post  Street.  'Phone 
X    4982  Sleiner.    Residence  814  Shrader  St. 

CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

rpEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
J.  Lucy.  I'ainist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  1' 
A  KM  to  1:30  P.  It.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  l.arkin  281. 

MISS  ELEANOR  CONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Hegs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  returned  from  Kurope  and 
resumed  teaching  at  her  residence  14G9  Sacramento 
street.    Reception  hours  VI  to  2  daily,  

DOT  STANLEY 

Singing  Comedienne,  Olympin  Music  Hall. 
"THE  ONLY  " 

o  jl  m  i :     i  v 

Spanish  Dancer,  Olympia  Theater,  Frisco. 


There  may  he  others  like  us  but  they  're  not  in  town. 
The  Ever  Popular  Originators  of  Novelties, 

Anita- Carlton  and  Royee-nossie 


Up-to-date  Singing  and  Dancing  Soubrettes, 
In  the  Zenith  of  Succcssly  at  Ompia  Music  Hall 


Charles  H.  Jones 

Stage  Manager       Grand  Opera  House 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theater 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 


Miss  Anna  Lichter 

TIVOLI OPERA  HOUSE 

First^Class  Repertoire  Opera 

STAGE  DIRECTOR 


ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE. 


AT  LIBERTY 


Cecilia  Castelle 

INGENUE    AND    GENERAL     WORK,  WITH 
Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 

Hallett's  Theatrical  Exchange. 

Frank  Denithorne 

Alcazar  Stock  Company,  San  Francisco- 


Minnette  Barrett 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

Forrest  Seabury 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

MARIE  D.  WOOD 

The  California  Nightingale 

MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

T  YRIC  SOPRANO.  Vocal  Studio  915  Hyde  St. 
I  1  ('talian  Method.)  Reception  Hours,  11  a.  m.  to 
1.30  p.m.  Engagements  accepted  for  Opera,  Con- 
cert, Church,  Etc. 


A 


O.  V.  EATON 

TTORNKY-AT-LAW.     -»:t6    Parrott  Hullding. 
Professional  I.itigatioti  and  Contracts. 

MISS  E.  MclNTIRE 

QC1ENTIFIC  PALMIST.  Honrs,  1  to  5  p.  m.  Sun- 
O  days  excepted.  No.  1218  Leavenworth  Street, 
near  Clay.    Ladies  only.    Telephone  I\asi  26-1. 

H.  JEROME  FOSSELLI 

SCIENTIFIC  PALMIST.  'Phone  Black  Ml,  .".17 
Mason  Street,   near  Sutter.    Hours  9  A.  M., 

8  v.  M. 

Mrs.  Eva  Tenney 

SOPRANO  SOLOST,  Teacher  ol  Siugiug.  Soprano 
at  Plymouth  Church  ami  Hush  St.  Synagogue 
Studio,  1199  Bush  Street.  Telephone  Sutter  '-''Jo. 
Reception  Day.  Wednesday  

CECILE  VON  SEIBERUCH 

I  \R.\M.\TIC  SOPRANO,  CONCERT  ACCOM- 
I  )    panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 

Stage  Specialties     Studio-  lfij.1  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 

San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  1016. 

F.  H.  IRVINE 

PROFESSIONAL  STAGE  DANCING  Taught,  121 
Post  St.    Private  Lessons  taught.  Circular. 


16 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


January  13th,  1900 


cHat  Goodwin 

and  Maxine  Elliott 

\\J  K  in  San  Francisco  remember  well 
*  '  the  time  when  the  Frawley  Com- 
pany was  playing  Maxine  Elliott  and 
her  sister  to  big  business.  Our  mem- 
ories also  recall  how  Nat  Goodwin 
came  along  and  signed  T.  Daniel's 
beautiful  leading  woman,  and  carried 
her  off  to  Australia,  subsequently 
marrying  her.  There  is  a  little  his- 
tory connected  with  the  episode  and  it 
runs  somewhat  as  follows  : 

Just  before  starting  for  the  antipodes 
the  Goodwin  Company  was  short  a 
leading  woman.  Geo.  B.  McLellan 
was  the  comedian's  manager  then  and 
at  the  suggestion  of  Frederick  Edward 
McKay,  Miss  Elliott,  then  in  New 
York,  was  approached  and  prevailed 
upon  to  accept  the  position.  The 
selection  was  telegraphed  to  Goodwin, 
who  answered  with  this  query:  "All 
right;  but  isn't  she  too  tall?"  When 
Miss  Elliott  saw  this  reply  she  declined 
the  offer  with  equal  promptness  and 
immediately  left  for  San  Francisco  to 
take  the  leading  place  with  the  Frawley 
Company.  But  Mr.  Goodwin,  with 
the  proverbial  changeability  of  genius, 
regretted  his  query  almost  as  soon  as 
he  had  made  it,  and  followed  Miss 
Elliott  to  San  Francisco  the  next  week. 
There  he  saw  her  play  and  with  im- 
petuous eloquence  persuaded  her 
to  go  with  his  company.  But  it  cost 
him  something  like  $2500  to  soothe 
the  Frawley  feelings,  the  privilege  of 
producing  Mr.  Goodwin's  plays  on 
the  Coast  at  a  reduced  royalty,  double 
the  salary  he  had  first  promised  Miss 
Elliott  and  a  place  in  his  company  for 
Miss  Elliott's  sister  Gertrude. 


Sam  T.  Shaw's  Co* 

Sam  Shaw  and  his  company  are 
receiving  great  praise  on  their  present 
tour.  A  Spokane  paper  relieves  itself 
as  follows: 

Of  the  Shaw  Company  individually 
little  need  l)e  said.  It  is  one  of  the 
strongest  repertoire  companies  upon 
the  road,  a  reputation  which  it  has 
more  than  sustained  by  the  plays 
already  given  in  Spokane.  Sam  T. 
Shaw  and  Nellie  M.  Shaw,  although 
they  do  not  push  themselves  to  the 
front  as  stars,  are  easily  the  best  peo- 
ple. Mr.  Shaw  has  a  voice  and 
manner  admirably  suited  for  the 
plays  the  company  has  been  giving 
here. 

Weston  and  Herbert 

The  Weston-Herbert  Vaudeville 
Company  are  reorganizing  for  a  tour 
of  the  coast,  opening  at  Sacramento 
the  28th.  Besides  Weston  and  Her- 
bert, the  company  will  include  Adgie 
and  her  performing  lions,  Al  Hazzard, 
the  ventriloquist,  and  two  other  people 
not  yet  decided  upon.  B.  F.  Johns 
will  be  manager  of  the  company. 


Read  the  Dramatic  Review. 


\  J  GUARANTEE 
1  YOUR 
FACE 

will  positively  be  beautified.  Wrin- 
kles, moth  patches,  freckles  and 
all  facial  blemishes  removed  by  my 
personal  office  treatment.  Youth- 
ful freshness  restored  to  the 
impoverished  skin  and  faded  com- 
plexion. I  have 
sue  cessfully 
treated  thou- 
sands at  my 
Dermatological 
Institute  (the 
largest  in  Ame- 
rica) and  have 
^testimonials 
from  many  a 
happy  woman, 
but  the  best 
endorsement  is  my  own  face.  I 
invite  the  fullest  investigation  of 
my  claims. 

Lola  Montez  Creme  SygSa 

and  tissue  builder,  a  skin  restora- 
tive and  preserver  of  beauty,  of 
known  value. 

4-day  Hair  Restorer  $yl\*t 

a  natural  restorer,  guaranteed  to 
restore  the  coloring  pigment  to  its 
original  condition,  thus  reproduc- 
ing the  natural  co'or  of  the  hair. 

Superfluous  ItalrfSSffg 

the  only  means  ever  discovered — 
the  Electric  Needle  as  operated  by 
Mrs.  Harrison. 

Trial  Pnt  Ladies  out  of  town 
1  rial  rOl  sending  this  ad  with 
10c  in  stamps,  will  receive  a  book  of 
instructions  and  a  box  of  Lola 
Montez  Creme  and  Face  Powder, 
FREE. 


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EXTRAORDINARY  EVENT 

Managers  WAGBNHALS  S:  Kkmpkr  present  America's  Foremost  Theatrical 
Organization,  with  the  Three  Distinguished  Artists. 

LOUIS  JAMES 
KATHRYN  KIDDER 
CHARLES  B.  HANFORD 

And  a  Company  of  :i7  People  including 

Harry  Langdon  John  A.  E lister  Colin  Kemper 

Barry  Johnstone  Norman  Hackett  Thomas  Coffin  Cooke 

Mrs.  Henry  Vandenhoff      Miss  Helen  Singer  Miss  Aphie  James 


In  a  Mammoth  Scenic  Production  of 


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"THE  WINTERS  TALE 

"The  Winters  Tale,"  as  presented  by  the  James-Kidder-Hanford  combination  deserves  to  be  classed 
as  one  of  the  great  dramatic  triumphs  of  the  nineteenth  century.  That  is  saying  a  great  deal,  but  it  is 
extremely  doubtful  if  a  more  meritorious  performance  has  ever  been  presented  to  the  American  public 
by  this  or  any  other  company  of  players.— lx>s  Angeles  Express. 


I 


THE  JAN  FRANCI5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  20 — Vol.  I 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  JANUARY  20,  1900 


TEN  CENTS  A  COPY 
THRKK  DOLLARS  A  YEAR 


HI  AN  CHE  LA  SMAR 


2 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


January  20th,  1900 


Story  of  Sol 

Smith  Russell 

THERE  is  always  a  good  story  about 
Sol  Smith  Russell.  The  begin- 
ning of  his  stage  career  is  almost  utterly 
unknown . 

Years  ago  Sol  Smith  Russell  hung 
alxmt  the  old  Defiance  Theatre,  in 
Cario,  111.,  glorying  at  any  time  when 
Mary  McWilliams,  the  manageress  of 
the  celebrated  old  playhouse,  required 
the  beat  of  Sol's  wonderful  drum.  Mary 
McWilliams  was  the  mother  of  Katie 
Putnam,  and  a  singularly  helpful,  in- 
dependent woman  for  those  backward 
days  before  the  "new  woman  kind  of 
woman"  had  made  her  appearance. 
The  Defiance  Theatre  was  given  over 
to  melodrama  and  the  usual  comedy  or 
tragedy  fashionable.  Katie  Putnam 
was  at  school  in  a  convent  and  saw 
only  the  summer  season  plays  at  her 
mother's  theatre  and  no  show  at  all 
with  her  business-like  parent,  who  saw 
little  talent  in  her  girl.  Kittie  was 
sent  to  the  Holy  Cross  nuns  to  be  ed- 
ucated beyond  such  transient  things  as 
playhouses,  but  when  Kittie  "rounded 
to"  she  was  a  properly  equipped  sou- 
brette  of  much  talent.  Before  Kittie 
came  home  to  flirt  with  the  muses  Sol 
Smith  Russell  had  been  enticed  away 
by  the  trumpet's  sound  and  waving 
banners  of  Grant's  army,  and  before  he 
knew  what  his  drum  could  coax  him 
into  he  was  at  the  front,  hammering 
tatoos  and  reveilles  to  beat  the  band. 


Our  c/ld  or- Legislator 

D  BPB  BSENTATIVE  Julius  Kahn, one 
1  *  of  the  four  new  men  sent  from 
California  to  Congress,  is  one  of  the 
picturesque  and  interesting  figures  of 
the  House.  He  is  only  38  years  old, 
but  has  seen  ten  years  of  active  life  on 
the  stage,  and  about  an  equal  period 
of  active  practice  as  a  lawyer  and 
politician. 

"The  first  time  I  played  in  Wash- 
ington," remarked  Mr.  Kahn  last  week 
to  a  Washington  newspaper  man, 
"was  in  1882.  I  was  with  the  Kiralfy 
Brothers  in  their  production  of  Mich- 
ael Strogoff.  Later  I  came  here  with 
Joseph  Jefferson's  Company. 

"For  three  years  I  was  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  Actors'  Order  of  Friend- 
ship. Its  membership  included  Edwin 
Booth,  Lawrence   Barrett,  Jefferson, 


the  Hollands,  John  Drew,  senior  and 
junior,  and  many  other  prominent 
lights.  About  1887  or  1888  the  order 
started  a  movement  to  have  actors  in- 
cluded in  the  provisions  of  the  contract 
labor  law.  This  was  presented  before 
the  JHouse,  and  was  ordered  to  the 
labor  committee. 

"I  played  Hendrick  Vedder  with 
Jefferson  in  Rip  Van  Winkle,  and  I 
played  the  heavy  part  of  Antonio  Pal- 
mieri  with  Clara  Morris  in  Rene  de 
Moray.  I  also  appeared  asJaekBurns- 
by  in  Dombey  and  Son,  when  it  was 
played  by  W.  J.  Florence,  whom  I  re- 
garded as  the  greatest  character  actor 
in  this  country,  and  his  company 

Representative  Kahn  has  assumed 
numerous  other  parts  on  the  stage.  He 
played  for  several  years  in  stock  com- 
panies, and  gained  quite  a  reputation 
as  Baron  .Stein  in  Diplomacy.  He  se- 
cured the  lasting  friendship  of  Charley 
Hoytfor  his  superb  rendition  of  Brassy 
Gall,  in  A  Texas  Steer.  Afterhis  ap- 
pearance in  that  part,  the  last  he  played 
before  devoting  himself  to  the  practice 
of  law,  Mr.  Hoyt  offered  him  an  en- 
gagement as  long  as  he  had  a  compani- 
on the  road.    The  offer  was  declined. 

"Hoyt  had  been  playing  one-night 
stands,"  said  Mr.  Kahn,  "and  at  San 
Jose,  Newton  Chisnell,  who  had  been 
playing  Brassy  Gall,  was  taken  sick. 
Sunday  night  I  received  a  telegram 
from  Hoyt,  reciting  his  predicament, 
and  asking  that  I  undertake  to  play 
the  part.  'The  boys  say,'  his  telegram 
read,  'that  you  have  a  pretty  good 
memory.' 

"I  received  the  part  at  1  o'clock  that 
night,"  continued  Mr.  Kahn.  "I 
studied  it  till  3  o'clock  in  the  morning. 
At  10  o'clock  Monday  morning  I  re- 
ported at  the  California  Theatre  for 
rehearsal,  which  lasted  till  2  in  the 
afternoon.  Then  I  caught  a  little  sleep 
and  succeeded  that  evening  in  playing 
my  part  without  a  hitch." 

The  editor  of  the  REVIEW  well  re- 
members the  occasion  and  Mr.  Kahn's 
striking  portrayal. 


John  Philip  Sousa's  Baud  has  been 
appointed  the  official  American  band 
for  the  Paris  Exposition.  It  will  tour 
England,  France,  Germany,  Holland 
and  Belgium  while  on  the  other  side. 


An  Actresses'  Catch 

"Young  man  you're  mighty  lucky, 
She  was  bred  in  old  Kentucky." 

This  is  the  refrain  of  a  little  song 
that  Richard  R.  Lowe  is  singing  as  he 
whirls  across  the  continent  with  his 
arm  along  the  back  of  the  car  seat, 
while  he  gazes  fondly  at  the  little 
woman  beside  him. 

For  he  is  married  at  last — Richard 
R.  Lowe.  "Dick"  Lowe,  the  richest 
man  in  solid  cash  on  the  Klondike, 
and  his  bride,  Virgie  Graves,  is  known 
throughout  the  United  States  in  in- 
genue roles  with  Olga  Nethersole,  the 
Frohman's,  the  Daly's  and  other 
standard  companies.  They  slipped 
away  from  their  friends  and  were 
married  in  an  Oakland  hotel  on  Thurs- 
day, Dec.  21st.  Mr.  Lowe  is  due  in 
New  York  on  Jan.  1,  to  meet  a  num- 
ber of  English  capitalists,  and  he 
wanted  to  take  his  bride  with  him. 

Frawley's  Plans 

T.  Daniel  Frawley  will  change  his 
plans  for  next  season.  He  is  of  the 
opinion  that  the  high-class  repertoire 
or  stock  system,  of  which  he  was  the 
pioneer,  has  been  pretty  well  "mined 
out,"  and  he  proposes  to  branch  out 
on  a  new  plan.  He  will  have  but  four 
big  plays,  and  he  will  carry  the  entire 
scenic  and  mechanical  outfit  for  these 
complete.  That  is  to  say,  each  one  of 
the  four  plays  will  be  a  production,  as 
complete  in  every  detail  as  those  pre- 
sented by  the  very  best  of  the  travel- 
ing organizations  that  tour  the  East. 
He  will  play  four  weeks  in  this  city, 
and  will  for  the  second  time  make  a 
tour  of  the  southern  states. 


The  Mechanics'  Institute  has  awarded 
diploma  for  superior  work  to  Mr.  Louis 
Thors,  Photographer,  826  Market  St. 


Etta  "Butler 

In  New  York  the  newspaper  boys 
and  theatrical  people  from  the  coast 
are  telling  this  rather  amusing  little 
story  that  illustrates  the  loyalty  of 
Etta  Butler,  the  San  Francisco  girl 
who  has  been  making  such  a  success 
of  her  stage  imitations.  When  the 
split-up  came  at  Koster  &  Bial's  re- 
cently, and  William  A.  Brady  dropped 
out  of  the  management,  the  other  side, 
recognizing  the  ability  of  the  little 
lady,  made  her  an  offer  to  remain 
with  them.  She  could  have  practically 
anything  that  she  wanted  in  the  matter 


of  salary.  It  was  a  question  of  leaving 
Brady  for  those  who  were  unfriendly 
to  him,  however,  and  when  the  offer 
was  made  she  refused  it  in  a  spunky 
way  and  told  the  other  people  that  she 
was  for  the  man  who  had  liefriended 
her.  By  the  way,  Franklyn  Fyles, 
dramatic  critic  of  the  Sum  names 
Miss  Butler  among  the  best  five  young 
American  actresses  who  have  made 
their  debut  this  season. 

Young  Women  Black  Up 

i.evkk  amateurs  of  Sacramento 
blacked  up  last  week  and  gave  a 
performance  at  the  Clunie  that  was  a 
decided  success.  The  performance 
abounded  in  localisms,  clever  dancing 
and  marching  and  excellent  singing. 
The  end  women  appeared  in  several 
specialties.  The  hit  of  the  perform- 
ance was  made  by  Miss  Yandemark  in 
her  song, "I'd  LeaveMy  Happy  Home 
for  You."  The  Misses  Mackey,  as  the 
Snowball  Twins,  sang  "Hesitate,  Mr. 
Nigger,  Hesitate."  Mrs.  William 
Hood  was  exceedingly  clever  in  the 
song,  "I'm  a  Little  Too  Fat,  My  Baby 
Says;"  Mrs.  Elida  Barrett  and  Mabel 
Peterson,  with  Master  Wesley  Runcie, 
made  a  hit  in  "My  Soldier  Man." 
"Four  Black  Roses  Looking  for  a  Hus- 
band" were  Mrs.  Elida  Barrett,  Miss 
Carrie  Littlefield,  Mrs.G.  McWilliams 
and  Miss  Flora  Luther,  and  "I'se  a 
Lady,"  was  a  bright  bit  by  Mrs.  F.  H. 
Kiefer.  At  the  close  of  the  first  part 
a  Yankee  Doodle  dance  was  prettily 
given  by  Helena  Biewener. 

Orpheum  Enterprise 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwin  Milton  Royle, 
Camille  D'Arville  and  George  Fuller 
Golden  were  the  stars  of  the  Orpheum 
San  Francisco,  one  week  recently. 
The  acts  alone  cost  the  management 
$2,000  a  week  for  salaries  and  farce. 
In  the  East  a  $3,000  salary  list  is 
looked  Upon  as  wonderful.  Yet  the 
Orpheum  people  pay  out  that  much 
weekly  and  the  fact  escapes  comment. 
— Chicago  Vaudeville  News. 

As  You  Like  It, Peg  Woffington  and 
a  revival  of  Romeo  and  Juliet,  are 
promised  by  Charles  Frohman  at  the 
Criterion  Theatre,  New  York,  with 
Maude  Adams  as  the  star. 


Read  the  Dramatic  Review. 


January  20th,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


(Answers  to  ^Review's 
Century  Query 

San  Francisco,  Jan.  6. 
Editor  Dramatic  Review — Dear  Sir — In 
answer  to  the  question  whether  we  are  in  the 
19th  or  20th  century,  I  hold  the  following 
opinion  : 

For  example,  take  a  child  and  from  the 
moment  it  is  born  it  is  in  its  first  year.  At 
the  end  of  twelve  months  it  commences  on 
the  second  year,  and  so  forth  until  its  nine- 
teenth year  dawns,  when  it  commences  on 
its  twentieth  year. 

Dating  back  to  the  birth  of  Christ,  did 
they  count  by  the  month  until  one  year  had 
passed  or  did  they  call  it  the  year  one  at  the 
time  of  his  birth,  and  after  he  was  twelve 
months  old  called  it  the  year  two  ?  If  so, 
we  are  still  in  the  nineteenth  century,  but 
if  they  counted  as  we  at  present  count 
the  birth  of  a  child  then  we  commenced  the 
Twentieth  Century  on  January  1,  1900. 

Yours  respectfully, 

Alice  W.  Rodd. 


San  Francisco,  Jan.  9,  1900. 
Editor  Dramatic  Review— Dear  Sir — You 
call  for  opinions  as  to  whether  we  are  now 
in  the  19th  or  20th  century.  I  will  give  my 
reasons  for  believing  we  are  yet  in  the  19th 
century.  The  calendar  states  that  this  is 
the  year  1900.  Many  persons  have  made 
the  mistake  by  reckoning  the  age  of  the 
Christian  era  in  the  same  manner  that  the 
age  of  a  person  is  recorded.  This  is  wrong. 
Evidently  the  first  year  of  the  Christian 
era  was  called  year  1,  the  second  year  2, 
and  so  on  which  makes  this  the  year  1900. 
A  century  is  100  years,  and  by  calling  the 
first  year  the  year  1,  the  first  century  did  not 
close  until  the  year  100  had  passed,  conse- 
quently the  second  century  commenced 
Jan.  1,  100.  By  the  same  reasoning  I  claim 
the  20th  century  will  not  begin  until  Jan. 
1,  1901.  Respectfully  yours, 

H.  G.  Brooks. 

San  Francisco,  Jan.  9,  1900. 

Editor  Dramatic  Review — The  question  of 
when  the  20th  century  begins  is  so  easy  of 
solution  that  no  one  should  be  led  astray  by 
the  befogged  arguments  of  those  who  so 
illogically  claim  it  doesnot  begin  until  1901. 

Counting  back  from  Jan.  1,  1900,  we  find 
that  1900  years  have  passed  since  the  event- 
ful flay  when  it  is  claimed  that  Christ  was 
born,  so  this  year  must  be  the  1901st  year  or 
the  first  year  of  the  20th  century.  The  day 
of  his  birth  marked  the  first  year,  so  Jan.  1, 
year  1  was  his  second  year,  Jan.  1,  100,  was 
his  101st  year,  and  marked  the  beginning 
of  the  second  century;  consequently  Jan. 
1,  1900,  was  his  1901st  birthday  and  the  first 
year  of  the  20th  century. 

Its  a  question  which  has  raised  fierce 
controversy  at  the  beginning  of  every  cen- 
tury for  ages.  A  question  long  since  settled 
by  the  Church,  celebrated  by  the  Popes,  and 
today  has  the  public  sanction  of  no  less 
personages  than  the  Czar  of  Russia  and  the 
Emperor  of  Germany  who  made  public 
demonstrations  of  the  great  event  Jan.  1, 
1900.  Sarah  Woodman. 


In  Paradise,  the  spicy  French  farce 
which  created  such  a  sensation  in  New 
York  last  fall,  has  been  secured  by  T. 
Daniel  Frawley,  and  will  follow  The 
Countess  Gucki  at  the  California.  In 
Paradise  is  a  free  adaptation  from  the 
French  by  B.  B.  Valentine,  from 
whom  Mr.  Frawley  secured  the  piece. 
Theodore  Hamilton  of  the  Frawley 
Company  was  in  the  original  New 
York  cast,  and  will  play  his  original 
role  here. 

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And  now  a  vaudeville  syndicate  is 
being  formed.  The  public  will  ap- 
prove of  it  if  the  managers  will  only 
promise  to  exclude  the  ragtime  singers. 

*  * 

The  retirement  of  Sol  .Smith  Rus- 
sell is  a  great  loss  to  the  stage,  and 
thousands  of  his  ardent  admirers  are 
hoping  that  in  a  year  his  health  will 
have  sufficiently  improved  as  to  per- 
mit him  to  resume  his  work. 

*  v 

The  Comique  Theatre  in  New  York 
formerly  known  as  SamT.  Jack's,  has 
recently  been  the  scene  of  the  "hot- 
test"show  that  ever  struck  the  metrop- 
olis— that  is,  if  the  Telegraph  is  to  be 
believed.  If  it's  true,  then  it  must 
indeed  be  the  limit. 

¥  ¥ 

A  bank  in  the  Metropolitan  Opera 
house  building  in  New  York  holds 
more  than  $1,500,000  of  deposits  of 
actors  and  actresses.  Who  said  that 
professionals  couldn't  save  money  ? 
Why,  May  Irwin  alone  has  saved  about 
$200,000  and  is  saving  several  hun- 
dreds every  month.  The  trouble  with 
most  of  those  who  receive  good  salaries 
is  that  they  rest  and  spend  in  the 
summer  what  they  make  in  the  winter. 

*  ¥ 

San  Francisco  is  certainly  becom- 
ing a  Sunday  show  town.  With  three 
or  four  matinees  on  that  day,  thou- 
sands of  people  must  content  them- 
selves with  going  to  the  park  or  else- 
where, as  everything  is  sold  out  long 


before  2  p.  m.  And  at  night  the  thea- 
tres are  likewise  crowded.  The  indi- 
cations are  very  good  indeed  for  a 
prosperous  theatrical  winter. 

¥  ¥ 

Givkn  the  opportunity,  some  people 
there  are  who  will  make  the  most  of 
it.  Here  in  San  Francisco  we  have 
a  faint  recollection  of  Clara  Thropp, 
dancing  and  capering  around  in  the 
intricacies  of  a  farce  comedy.  And 
now,  lo  and  behold!  we  hear  of  her  in 
Denver,  presenting  The  Doll's  House 
to  large  audiences  and  edifying  the 
Denverites  with  lectures  on  the  Ibsen 
drama.  Good  for  you,  young  lady! 
We  admire  pluck. 

*  ¥ 

In  the  East  they  are  telling  that 
the  day  of  farce  comedy  is  over — that 
signs  of  its  doom  is  visible  every- 
where. Charley  Strine,  who  is  in 
town  this  week,  is  one  who  pins  his 
faith  to  the  continued  popularity  of 
farce-comedy.  He  says:  "To  a  man 
who  has  been  through  the  trials  and 
tribulations  of  grand  opera,  a  good 
farce-comedy  seems  like  a  haven  of 
rest.  No  worries,  no  risks.  Every- 
thing clear  sailing  and  the  figures  on 
the  right  side  of  the  ledger:  There  is 
no  question  about  it:  the  people  of  the 
present  age  want  to  laugh,  and  when 
they  are  given  a  choice  between  farce- 
comedy  and  something  heavier,  they 
promptly  grab  at  the  former.  As  a 
money-maker,  a  good  farce-comedy  is 
the  best  thing  in  the  field  today.  I  am 
willing  to  dispense  with  the  glory  of 
managing  a  mammoth  production, 
for  the  satisfaction  of  knowing  that  I 
am  coming  out  all  right  at  the  end  of 
the  season." 

¥  ¥ 

In  his  recent  speech  on  "The  Ideal 
Theatre"  before  the  Playgoers'  Club 
in  London,  William  Archer  asked: 
"How  could  respect  be  claimed  for  an 
art  which  was  practiced  in  cheaply 
ostentatious  and  garrishly  illuminated 
buildings,  invariably  surrounded  by 
drinking-bars,  and  which  was  so 
often  advertised  by  flaunting  posters 
which  appealed  to  the  lowest  sense  of 
humor,  if  not  the  lower  senses?  How 
could  they  claim  respect  for  an  art 
which  subsisted  largely  on  more  or 
less  ingenious  tomfoolery  imported, 
directly  or  indirectly,  from  France, 
and  eked  out  by  liberal  supplements 
of  home-grown  vulgarity  ?  The  Brit- 
ish theatre  was  absolutely  unworthy 
of  the  English-speaking  race."  No 
doubt  there  is  abundant,  even  super- 
abundant justification  for  this  assault, 
but,  asks  the  New  York  Evening  Post, 
does  not  what  Mr.  Archer  says  about 
an  appeal  "to  the  lowest  sense  of 
humor,  if  not  to  lower  senses,"  apply 
with  a  good  deal  of  force  to  his  ideal 
dramatist  Ibsen,  and  is  it  not  a  fact 
that  the  "progressive  theatre"  of 
.  every  sort  is  more  or  less  addicted  to 
unclean  subjects? 

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As  Things  Appear 

IUIAJOR  Mite,  the  diminutive 
'  •  comedian,  notwithstanding  his 
lack  of  stature,  is  one  of  the  biggest 
sports  in  town.  Like  Tod  Sloan,  he 
has  a  vigorous  liking  for  big  black 
cigars,  and  to  see  him  puffing  away  at 
one  that  would  knock  an  ordinary 
smoker  silly  is  a  sight.  The  Major's 
tastes  also  run  in  the  direction  of 
B  &  S's,  and  foaming  beverages. 
As  a  recounteur  he  has  also  established 
a  name  for  himself,  and  at  several 
recent  banquets  his  brilliant  sallies 
were  among  the  best  things  heard. 
Charlie  Ackerman.  who  is  at  the  head 
of  the  Chutes  concern,  has  taken  a 
deep  personal  interest  in  the  Major, 
and  has  a  five  years'  contract  with  the 
versatile  comedian. 

* 

#  * 

T.  Daniel  Frawley's  taste  in  the 
matter  of  beauty  is  proverbial.  He 
has  lived  up  to  this  reputation  in  pre- 
senting his  present  company.  Three 
such  handsome  women  as  Marian 
Barney,  Mary  Van  Buren  and  Mary 
Hampton,  would  grace  any  company. 
The  first-named,  a  regal  beauty  of  the 
blonde  type,  a  charming  young  actress 
just  merging  into  the  twenties,  has 
created  a  positive  furore  in  San 
Francisco,  and  since  her  ex- 
tremely creditable  performance  in  the 
new  play,  With  Flying  Colors,  in 
which  her  inherent  ability  has  had  its 
first  chance  to  show  itself,  there  have 
been  numerous  favorable  comments 
on  not  only  her  beauty,  but  the  modest 
and  refined  air  that  characterizes  her 
stage  work.  In  the  masculine  mem- 
bers of  the  Frawley  Company,  there 
is  a  grand  lot  of  fine  young 
manhood  represented.  Harrington 
Reynolds,  Francis  Byrne  and  Frank 
Mathieu  have  made  deep  impressions 
on  the  susceptible  hearts  of  our  femin- 
ine theatre-goers,  and  in  this  case 
there  has  been  no  mistake  made.  All 
three  have  more  than  their  share  of 
good  looks — all  three  are  interesting, 
manly  fellows,  who  carry  with  them 
the  charm  of  quiet,  unostentatious 
dignity  and  good  fellowship. 

• 

#  * 

Those  clever  and  whole-souled 
players  who  constitute  the  little  band 
at  the  Alcazar  and  who  have  won 
such  an  affectionate  regard  from  our 
theatre-goers  were  in  the  lobby  of  the 
theatre  the  other  morning  discussing 
the  subject  of  criticism  from  the  papers, 
and  it  was  refreshing  and  pleasing  to 
the  jaded  spirit  to  hear  how  they 
regarded  a  well  meant  hint  or  two 
that  must  necessarily  now  and  then 
be  recorded.  No  actor  can  be  so  well 
rounded  as  to  appear  equally  well  in 
every  role,  and  with  the  constant 
change  of  plays  as  falls  to  the  lot  of 
the  stock  actor,  there  are  often  parts 
that  must  be  wholly  unsuited  to  both 
the  actor's  ability  and  temperament. 
We  can  on  occasions  forgive  a  little 
raggedness,  a  little  scene  or  two  that 
is  decidedly  unconvincing;  we  can  let 
that  pass  because  of  the  hurry  of 


preparation,  but  it  is  not  so  easy  for 
the  most  forbearing  spirit  to  be  callous 
to  the  prompter's  voice  or  to  witness 
any  display  of  carelessness.  Coming 
back  to  the  Alcazar  player  folk,  they 
in  solemn  conclave,  voiced  the  opinion 
that  judicious  criticism  was  a  good 
thing  and  that  it  acted  as  a  needed 
tonic.  Too  much  applause,  too  much 
acquiescence,  and  there  is  a  surfeit  of 
sufficiency  that  does  no  man  or  woman 
good.    Good!    Yes,  indeed. 


Felix  Morris  Dead 

Felix  Morris,  one  of  the  best  char- 
acter actors  in  America,  died  last 
Saturday  at  his  home  in  New  York 
from  pneumonia.  His  wife  was 
Florence  Wood,  formerly  of  this  city. 
He  was  an  Englishman  who  had 
become  almost  completely  American- 
ized. 

Felix  Morris'  first  public  appear- 
ance as  an  actor  was  in  Lotta 's  sup- 
port in  Musette.  His  first  great 
success  was  in  the  role  of  the  reporter 
in  Michael  Strogoff.  Subsequently 
he  was  a  member  of  A.  M.  Palmer's 
Company.  Then  he  joined  Rosina 
Vokes'  Company,  where  he  remained 
for  seven  seasons.  His  greatest  suc- 
cesses were  made  in  her  support  in 
old-man  roles. 

After  Miss  Vokes'  death,  Mr.  Morris 
starred  two  years,  but  unsuccessfully. 
He  then  joined  Daniel  Frobman's 
Stock  Company,  of  which  he  was 
nominally  a  member  at  the  time  of 
his  death,  although  for  the  last  two 
years  he  has  been  appearing  in  the 
vaudeville  theatres. 


Worthy  of  Every 

Consideration 

The  following,  from  the  successful 
and  enterprising  manager  of  Portland, 
shows  the  regard  the  profession  has  for 
The  Review  : 

Publishers  Dramatic  Review— Your  kind 
favor  oflate  date  to  hand,  calling  attention 
to  the  importance  of  the  Dramatic  Review 
as  an  advertising  medium.  In  reply  to  same 
will  say,  I  have  received  a  number  of  copies 
of  this  paper  and  I  am  very  much  pleased 
with  it.  It  really  reflects  much  credit  on  the 
promoters.  It  is  a  very  interesting  paper, 
and  in  my  judgment  worthy  of  every  con- 
sideration. Enclosed  you  will  please  find 
check  for  ad  and  subscription. 

Wishing  you  success,  I  remain. 

Very  truly  yours, 

JNO.  F.  CORDRAY. 


The  'Dramatic  Rel>ie^ 
in  the  Orient 

Even  in  China  and  Japan  the  pro- 
fession gets  The  Review.  Max  and 
Wm.  Berol,  in  a  letter  from  Hongkong 
telling  us  how  entertaining  they  find 
The  REviEw.enclosesome  striking  ad- 
vertising matter  they  are  using  for 
their  attraction,  Madame  Konorah,  the 
modern  witch.  Their  engagement  in 
Japan  was  most  successful  and  they 
are  repeating  it  in  China. 


January  20th,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


A  - 


Fred  Tjader,  who  had  played 
many  engagements  in  San  Francisco, 
died  in  San  Diego  a  short  time  ago. 

Emmet  Corrigan,  a  young  actor 
who  has  suddenly  come  to  the  front, 
has  succeeded  E.  J.  Morgan  in  Ben 
Hur. 

Tony  Bianci  has  changed  around 
from  the  California  to  the  New  Alham- 
bra  and  will  help  look  after  the  billing 
of  that  theatre. 

John  Saunders,  aged  83,  an  Eng- 
lish actor,  died  in  Indianapolis  last 
Saturday.  He  played  with  Jefferson 
and  other  prominent  actors. 

May  Howard,  a  promising  young 
actress,  once  connected  with  the  Alca- 
zar forces,  has  joined  the  Rag  Time 
Reception  Company  at  Rochester,  as 
leading  ingenue. 

Amelia  Bingham,  Delia  Fox,  S. 
Miller  Kent  and  Edwin  Stevens  will 
be  the  chief  players  in  Hearts  Are 
Trumps,  which  is  to  be  produced  at 
the  Garden  Theatre,  New  York,  next 
month. 

Joe  Rosenthal,  who  has  with  Joe 
Hess  been  doing  the  very  successful 
outdoor  and  window  advertising  for 
the  New  Alhambra,  takes  charge  of 
the  Oakland  Macdonough  outdoor 
work  next  week. 

William  A.  Brady  intends  shortly 
to  organize  a  company  to  tour  in  a 
romantic  drama  called  The  Rough 
Riders.  Mason  Mitchell,  who  was 
with  Roosevelt  in  Cuba,  and  Jim 
Jeffries,  will  be  in  the  cast. 

Nearly  all  the  principal  actors, 
managers  and  operatic  singers  in  the 
city  are  becoming  members  of  the  Press 
Club.  Manager  Frank  Murray  of  the 
Frawley  Company  and  Mr.  Frawley 
himself  have  only  recently  been  voted 
in.  Among  other  late  applicants  are 
Tom  Greene  and  Alf  Wheelan,  of  the 
Tivoli.and  Winfred  Goff  of  the  Grand. 

Sydney  Chidley,  the  artist,  died 
last  week.  He  was  aged  60  years  and 
was  born  in  London,  England.  Chid- 
ley  was  famous  as  a  scenic  painter,  al- 
though he  had  been  educated  for  the 
legal  profession.  Some  of  his  scenic 
work  has  been  seen  here  in  the  Grand 
Opera  House  and  the  Alcazar.  He 
had  also  held  engagements  in  theatres 
in  Eastern  cities.  Chidley  had  also 
made  some  highly  meritorious  literary 
contributions  to  the  daily  press  and  the 
various  weekly  publications. 


„  ionaBHo  &  to  ±  f 


Geo.  W.  Ficks,  the  energetic  and 
popular  amusement  caterer  of  .Sacra- 
mento, was  in  San  Francisco  this 
week  on  business  connected  with  his 
theatre,  the  Clunie. 

Frank  Coffin,  the  local  tenor, 
made  a  pronounced  success  at  the  Or- 
pheum  this  week.  He  was  recalled 
two  or  three  times  at  last  Sunday's 
matinee, when  he  made  his  fir.-t  appear- 
ance. 

Miss  Blanch  Arkwrioht,  who 
plays  the  boy  in  At  Gay  Coney  Island 
which  opens  at  the  New  Alhambra 
tomorrow,  will  be  remembered  by 
local  theatre-goers  as  the  original 
"Wille  Grow"  in  A  Trip  to  China- 
town. 


Miss  GERTRUDE  Finxey,  a  Los 
Angeles  girl,  is  the  latest  California!] 
to  win  recognition  in  the  Fast. 

Stuart  Robsox's  production  of 
Augustus  Thomas"  comedy,  Oliver 
Goldsmith,  lias  been  reported  as  a  gen- 
uine success.  In  fact,  if  we  are  to  be- 
lieve out  of  town  contemporaries,  Roh- 
son  has  never  had  a  better  play. 

With  the  At  Gay  Coney  Island 
Company  which  appears  at  the  New 
Alhambra  is  Marie  Stori,  who  not 
only  possesses  a  beautiful  soprano 
voice,  but  is  also  very  favorably 
known  as  a  violinist,  having  appeared 
as  a  soloist  with  the  Boston  Symphony 
Orchestra. 

Manager  John  Fishkr,  besides 
handling  the  Modjeska  tour  next  sea- 
son, will  put  on  the  road  a  musical 
comedy  which  is  being  written  for  him 
by  Madeline  Lucette  Ryley  and  Julian 
Edwards.  It  is  Mr.  Fisher's  intention 
to  feature  in  this  play  a  young  Cali- 
fornian  named  Guelma  L.  Baker, whose 
singing  aroused  considerable  enthu- 
siasm not  only  here,  but  in  Chicago 
during  the  Modjeska  engagement.  She 
is  only  nineteen  years  old  and  is  the 
daughter  of  a  well  known  railroad  man 
in  this  State. 


Maris  Burroughs  has  claimed 

the  privilege  of  her  sex  and  changed 
her  mind.  She  will  not  wed  Dr.  Sterne 
of  Indianapolis. 

CHARLES  J.  Richmax,  the  hand- 
some actor,  who  was  introduced  to 
fame  by  Stockwell  &  Fllinghouse,  was 
married  last  week  to  Jane  (iray. 

Commencing  the  week  01  January 
28,  L.  R  Stockwell  will  appear  with 
the  Frawley  Company  in  The  Cuckoo, 
beginning  his  coast  tour  immediately 
after. 

THE  Belle  of  New  York  Company, 
as  it  left  London  last  week  for  home, 
received  the  most  enthusiastic  farewell 
ever  accorded  a  theatrical  company  in 
England.  A  great  crowd  of  admirers 
gathered  at  the  station  to  bid  them 
Godspeed. 

May  Buckley,  who  was  to  create  a 
leading  part  in  George  Kdwardes'  San 
Toy  in  London,  has  returned  to  New 
York.  On  its  production  the  role  set 
aside  for  Miss  Buckley  turned  out  to 
be  unimportant,  and  shortly  after  the 
first  night,  when  the  librettist  and  the 
stage  manager  called  rehearsals  to  ab- 
breviate the  dialogue,  Miss  Buckley's 
part  was  still  furthered  shortened,  so 
that  she  found  it  altogether  unworthy 
of  her,  and  she  resigned. 


>\CY  m    THE  WINTERS  T 


Blanche  Beach  as  Nell  in  The 
Electrician  scored  a  hit  Monday 
night  at  Watsonville. 

John  Abbott  as  Tom,  Edward 
Kelly  as  Barney,  and  Blanche  La  Mar 
in  an  Irish  character  part,  were  dis- 
tinctive hits  at  The  Electrician  opening 
Monday  night. 

Frank  Thompson  returned  from 
Watsonville  Tuesday,  after  rehearsing 
The  Electrician  Company,  which  was 
very  favorably  received  on  its  open- 
ing Monday  night,  by  a  big  house. 

Grace  C4MEK0X  has  been  engaged 
for  leading  soubrette  roles  with  the 
Bostonians.  She  will  appear  here 
with  them  during  their  coming  en- 
gagement at  the  Columbia  Theatre. 


Leonora  JACKSON,  the  young  San 
Francisco  violinist,  made  her  American 
debut  at  the  concert  of  the  New  York 
Philharmonic  Society,  in  Carnegie 
Hall,  Friday  of  last  week.  Her  play- 
ing was  acceptable  in  every  particular, 
and  her  performance  was  greatly  added 
to  by  her  very  attractive  appearance. 

Tod  Sloan  is  back  in  San  Francisco 
holding  court  at  the  Palace,  in  addition 
to  killing  small  hots  and  a  few  birds 
on  our  marshes.  He  rather  indig- 
nantly denies  that  he  proposes  to  take 
Alice  Nielsen  and  her  company  to 
London  for  an  engagement. 

At  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  Jan.  10, 
Julia  Morrison  James,  on  trial  for  the 
murder  of  Frank  Leidenheimer  of  the 


Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris  Company,  on  the 
stage  of  the  Chattanooga  Opera 
House  on  the  night  of  September  23d, 
was  acquitted  on  one  ballot. 

WAGENHALS  axd  Kempek,  man- 
agers of  the  James-Kidder-Hanford 
combination,  are  contemplating  a  big 
revival  for  next  season  of  King  John 
as  well  as  A  Midsummer's  Night's 
Dream. 

The  Louisanan,  an  historical  play, 
will  shortly  be  produced  at  the  Al- 
cazar. 

The  new  Macdonough  Theatre, 
Oakland,  will  begin  its  stock  season 
on  the  29th  with  Too  Much  Johnson. 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


January  20th,  1900 


AT  THE  *  ♦  ♦ 
bOCAb  THEATERS 


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The  Columbia. 

MHPhk  half  was  never  told,"  so  the 
'  Queen  of  Sheba  said  upon  her 
return  from  the  Court  of  Solomon; 
and  surely  had  the  great  appreciative 
public  but  known  of  a  small  portion 
of  the  splendor  of  the  presentation  of 
Shakespeare's  Winter's  Tale  by  the 
James-Kidder- Hanford  Company  at 
the  Columbia  this  week,  they  would 
have  crowded  the  house  and  stood 
three  deep  thronging  even  the  Foyer 
with  gladness.  Some  thoughtless 
writer  recently  remarked  that  this  was 
one  of  Shakespeare's  poorest  plays. 
Not  so.  'Twas  one  of  his  two  last 
finished  plays,  receiving  all  the  wealth 
of  his  matured  mind;  a  story  of 
deepest  heart  tragedy  told  with  classic 
taste  and  form,  and  acted  by  a  com- 
pany whose  performance  has  a  finish 
and  perfection  of  detail  seldom  if  ever 
witnessed  upon  this  coast,  aided  by 
magnificent  scenery  whose  every  de- 
tail has  been  studied,  as  have  the 
costumes  of  each  and  every  performer 
from  the  leaf-strewn  ground  prepared 
for  the  shepherd's  dance  to  the  Psyche 
knot  that  crowns  the  beautiful  head  of 
the  peerless  Kathryn  Kidder  as 
Hermionethe  great  queen,  than  whom 
none  but  Mary  Anderson — if  any 
one — can  so  touch  the  heart-strings  of 
humanity  and  play  upon  them  as  upon 
a  harp  of  a  thousand  strings.  All — all 
is  complete  to  minutest  item.  The  artist 
and  student  gaze  with  rapt  attention 
drinking  in  each  scene  and  costume. 
Miss  Kidder  is  always  the  perfect 
actress,  whether  as  the  devoted  wife 
and  fond  mother  in  the  domestic 
scene,  or  the  majestic  defender  of  her 
own  honor  in  the  Tribunal,  carrying 
the  house  almost  to  its  feet  in  sym- 
pathetic, rythmic  motion  as  she  seems 
to  tower  above  the  world  in  her  indig- 
nant protest,  so  that  one  is  almost 
forced  to  agree  with  Mrs.  Mary  Fair- 
weather's  assertion  that  all  life  is  a 
tragedy — but  the  tragedy  of  The  Win- 
ter Tale  as  here  produced  gives  such 
exquisite  pain  as  to  bring  to  the 
hearer  and  beholder  a  tearful  joy  on 
witnessing  its  pathos  and  beauty. 

The  storm  scene  alone  is  a  revela- 
tion of  stage  settings:  in  fact,  our 
provincial  theatrical  people  should 
take  a  lesson — aye,  many  lessons  — 
from  this  immaculate  performance. 
Miss  Helen  Singer  as  Pauline,  wife  of 
Antigones,  has  a  heroic  part  which  she 


fills  with  conscientious  care  and  well- 
balanced  work. 

Of  Miss  Elizabeth  Barriscale  as  the 
King's  son,  I  heard  a  feminine  voice 
near  me  whisper  breathlessly,  "Isn't 
that  child  a  dream" — a  beautiful 
child-like  character,  beautifully  por- 
trayed by  a  beautiful  person.  Could 
you  ask  for  a  finer  combination  ?  Its 
all  there — the  simple,  ingenuous  child 
sporting  with  the  maidens  with  a 
naivite  and  grace  of  careless  childhood 
which  carries  one  back  to  their  own 
guileless  days.  The  disappearance  of 
this  lovely  "dream"  so  early  in  the 
play  leaves  a  distinct  void. 

Mr.  Hanford  as  Leontes,  King  of 
Sicilia,  is  royal  in  his  make-up  and 
costuming,  magnificent  in  voice  and 
carriage.  While  one  could  hate  this 
needlessly-jealous  King,  one  can  but 
admire  him  for  his  kingly  bearing 
even  in  his  cruel  mandates  as  King 
and  master — yet  what  does  our  boast- 
ed civilization  bring  that  this  classic 
Greek  had  not  ?  Only  a  refinement  of 
cruelty  I  opine.  In  the  strife  for 
wealth  the  juggernaut  of  today 
crushes  ruthlessly  all  in  its  pathway, 
regardless  of  life,  limb,  love  or  sorrow. 
Its  only  the  same  tyrannical  power 
transferred  to  another  field  of  action. 

Mr.  Barry  Johnston  as  Polixenes, 
King  of  Bohemia,  gives  the  royal 
character,  grace  and  dignity,  and  Mr. 
Norman  Hakkett  as  his  son,  Florizel, 
is  an  ideal  lover.  The  naturalness  of 
his  acting,  especially  with  Perdita 
(which  character  Miss  Kidder  assumes 
in  this  portion  of  the  play)  in  the 
dance  in  the  shepherd's  vineyard  is  a 
delight  to  the  art  lover.  This  dance, 
by  the  way,  in  its  utter  abandon  and 
joyousness,  takes  you  out  into  the 
fields  where  you  actually  breathe  the 
air  laden  with  the  perfume  of  the 
grape — and  these  simple  shepherds 
and  shepherdesses  dance  into  your  life 
until  your  eyes  dance  and  a  joyous 
light  fills  your  own  being  from  partic- 
ipation in  their  wild  happiness.  Miss 
Aphie  James  comes  to  the  front  here 
with  a  bit  of  fine  acting.  Mr.  John 
Ellsler  as  the  shepherd,  and  Mr. 
Collen  Kemper  as  his  son  are  the  sim- 
ple folk  you  read  about — they  so 
readily  yield  to  the  tricky,  scheming 
villain,  AntolyctlS,  which  Mr.  Louis 
James  portrays  with  such  fidelity  to 
nature,  that  you  loath  this  gloating 
creature,  mad  with  his  own  mishappen 
nature  which  lives  but  to  gather  where 


he  has  not  sown.  Mr.  James  is  an 
artist,  and  his  arrival  so  late  in  the 
play  seems  to  brighten  us  up  when  we 
have  become  slightly  depressed  with 
so  much  of  sorrow  and  sadness.  The 
closing  scene  is  reminiscent  of  Dixey 
as  Admis,  although  transcending  it  in 
every  feature. 

The  statue  of  the  dead  (?)  Queen  is 
almost  too  beautiful  for  earth,  as  the 
broken-hearted  King  exclaims,  "She 
is  an  angel."  As  the  curtain  falls  for 
the  last  time  you  are  brought  back  to 
earth  with  a  shock,  and  it  takes  a  few 
minutes  to  bring  you  back  to  the 
humdrum  life  of  the  closing  year  of 
the  19th  century. 

The  trombone  solo  per  formed  by 
Mr.  A.  Roncovieri  is  peculiarly  fitting, 
and  the  tears  all  but  fall  as  the  familiar 
strains  of  the  Holy  City  fall  upon  the 
ear. 

Grand  Opera  House 

A  xojwbi.e  success  has  been  made 
**■  at  the  Grand  Opera  House  this 
week  in  Don  Caesar  of  Irun,  a  roman- 
tic opera  by  Dellinger.  The  music  is 
unusually  good,  so  entertaining,  in 
fact,  that  even  the  gallery  habitues 
applauded  it  almost  unanimously. 
Thos.  Persse  is  the  hero,  Don  Caesar, 
and  the  role  gives  him  a  fine  oppor- 
tunity for  both  acting  and  singing.  He 
received  a  curtain  call  several  times 
during  Monday  evening.  Miss  Mason, 
as  Maritana,  sang  in  her  usual  viva- 
cious manner  and  scored  a  hit  with 
Goff,  the  King,  in  a  duet.  Goffs  voice 
is  well  suited  to  the  music  and  he  was 
therefore  very  acceptable. 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd  had  the  boy  part 
and  handled  it  well,  looking  very  fas- 
cinating and  singing  in  her  usual  good 
strain .  Wolff  was  the  prime  minister, 
the  villain, and  MissFairbairn  the  wife 
of  Fiofrio,  otherwise  Woolley.  Wool- 
ley  bad  all  the  fun-making  to  do,  and 
that  isn't  saying  much,  for  the  piece  is 
not  comic  by  any  means,  but  it  is  one 
of  the  best  light  operas  ever  produced 
in  San  Francisco.  The  scenic  effects 
were  particularly  good. 

Denman  Thompson  and  The  Old 
Homestead  will  be  with  us  before  many 
weeks  have  passed.  The  celebrated 
play  has  been  seen  here  quite  often, 
and  with  the  same  great  success  as 
when  Thompson  first  came  here  with 
it.  He  returns  in  the  principal  role 
after  a  long  absence  during  which  time 
Josh  has  been  played  by  several  well 
known  people. 


The  California 

T"1  H K  Frawleys  have  come  into  their 
own — and  we  are  glad  of  it.  In 
comedy  and  in  drawing-room  drama 
they  are  a  fine  organization.  Toward 
the  last  of  their  engagement  they  are 
giving  us  the  best  of  their  entertain- 
ment. East  week  we  said  the  Princess 
and  the  Butterfly  was  the  best  thing 
they  had  given  us— this  week  we  take 
it  back  and  proclaim  The  Countess 
Gucki  the  choicest  gem  yet  handed 
out,  and  big  audiences  are  the  usual 
thing.  Mary  Van  Buren,  who  plays 
the  role  of  the  Countess— the  part  that 
Ada  Rehan  used  to  be  so  fond  of — 
takes  a  big  stride  in  the  estimation  of 
the  public  for  a  very  interesting  por- 
trayal. The  lightness  and  deftness 
and  airy  grace  of  Miss  Rehan  is  not 
there,  but  Miss  Van  Buren  works  out 
her  own  ideas  very  cleverly  and  dis- 
plays many  moments  of  delicious  com- 
edy work.  T.  Daniel  Frawley  himself 
was  immensely  enjoyed.  That  serious 
comedy  element  in  his  make-up  that 
finds  its  vent  in  not  every  comedy 
character,  was  capitally  suited  to  the 
delineation  of  Bruno  Von  Neu  Noff. 
There  is  always  this  in  Mr.  Frawley's 
work  that  commends  itself  to  his  aud- 
iences— he  never  errs  on  the  side  of 
too  much  exaggeration;  he  may  at 
times  lack  a  very  much  desired  spon- 
taneity, but  he  is  never  on  the  side  of 
bad  judgment,  and  this  very  discrim- 
ination— this  same  dead  seriousness 
that  shows  in  his  broadest  comedy 
work,  and  gives  it  a  distinctive  tone, 
has  had  the  effect  of  really  creating  a 
great  bond  of  sympathy  between  player 
and  audience.  Mr.  Frawley  challenges 
the  admiration  of  his  warmest  friends 
by  his  work  in  this  play.  It  certainly 
is  worthy  of  first  place  in  the  enter- 
tainment the  Frawley  Company  offers 
this  week,  and  if  your  every  succeed- 
ing effort  is  as  good,  Mr.  Frawley,  you 
will  play  to  the  most  complaisant 
audiences  that  ever  fell  to  the  lot  of  an 
actor.  Frank  Mathieu,  as  Leopold 
Von  Mittersteig,  had  quite  a  pleasant 
role,  and  acquitted  himself  quite  as 
pleasantly  and  satisfactorily.  George 
Gaston,  as  the  Court  Counsellor,  in  a 
make-up  quite  reminiscent,  was  good, 
and  the  same  can  be  said  of  Phosa 
McAllister,  who  enacted  the  part  of 
Mrs.  Court  Counsellor,  decidedly  auto- 
cratic. Pearl  Landers  was  sweet  and 
dainty  and  stronger  this  week  than 


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in  a  great  deal  of  her  past  work. 
Theodore  Hamilton,  without  at- 
tempting the  Russian  enunciation  -that 
has  generally  been  associated  with  the 
part  of  General  Sol  Watscheff,  a 
bluff,  yet  tender-hearted  Russian  bear, 
was  good  without  attempting  any  over 
acting  that  might  have  easily  been 
lugged  in  to  the  detriment  of  the  part. 
H.  S.  Duffield  and  Minnette  Barrett, 
as  the  household  servants,  Wenzeland 
Rosa,  completed  the  cast.  Mr.  Fraw- 
ley,  you  can  give  us  The  Countess 
Gucki  again,  and  not  lose  money. 

The  Alcazar 

'"F'his  week  it  is  the  men  who  domin- 
*  ate  the  play  at  the  Alcazar.  Five 
of  them,  Ernest  Hastings,  Howard 
Scott,  E.J.  Walton,  George  Webster, 
and  Frank  Denithorne,  give  a  perform- 
ance remarkable  for  its  vigor  and  con- 
vincingness. Individually,  in  the 
morning-room  and  drawing-room  at 
Lord  Windermere's,  and  collectively 
in  Lord  Darlington's  study,  they  pro- 
duce the  life  that  men  in  the  class  de- 
picted live  most  naturally,  using  their 
art  so  discriminatingly  that  there  is  no 
visible  evidence  of  studied  purpose  on 
their  part.  The  production  of  Lady 
Windermere's  Fan  served  also  to  in- 
troduce the  new  leading  woman,  May 
Blayney.  Miss  Blayney  can  be  ex- 
cused a  little  nervousness  that  resulted 
in  a  somewhat  jerky  utterance,  for  it 
was  certainly  very  much  of  an  ordeal 
— this  her  first  appearance  in  America. 
Her  treatment  of  the  role  of  Lady 
Windermere  was  more  noticeable  for 
the  exquisitely  womanly  daintiness 
and  refinement  of  conception,  than  for 
dramatic  strength,  and  while  Miss 
Blayney  showed  herself  to  be  possessed 
of  true  artistic  training,  and  never 
overacts,  she  will,  we  think,  find  her 
forte  in  comedy  work.  Marie  Howe, 
who  positively  revels  in  furnishing 
surprise  after  surprise,  and  astonishing 
us  with  her  skill  in  the  art  of  make- 
up, was  volubly  entertaining  in  the 
part  of  the  Duchess  of  Berwick.  Laura 
Crews  worked  out  a  distinct  success  in 
a  part  that  consisted  of  but  two  words, 
but  with  those  two  words  and  a  most 
expressive  face, she  did  wonders.  Juliet 
Crosby,  the  best  gowned  woman  on 
the  western  stage,  won  added  laurels 
for  her  work  in  the  third  act,  and  com- 
pelled further  recognition  of  her  beauty 
by  appearing  in  some  new  gowns  that 
were  handsome  in  the  extreme. 

Howard  Scott,  an  old  favorite,  re- 
appeared after  a  successful  season  in 
the  East,  and  showed  plainly  that  his 
ability  has  grown  with  his  experience. 
Always  extremely  easy  and  graceful, 
and  an  actor  of  discrimination,  he  has 
developed  a  very  noticeable  strength 
in  his  work.  He  gave  us  a  splendid 
brilliant  man  of  society,  worldly  of  the 
worldly,  living  the  easy,  careless  idle- 
ing  life  generated  by  years  of  affluence 
and  too  great  a  sufficiency — all  this 
was  brought  out  clearly  and  convinc- 
ingly and  was  a  strong  feature  of  a 
strong  performance.  Ernest  Hastings 
in  a  serious  role,  that  of  Lord  Winder- 


mere, met  all  requirements  with  alto- 
gether very  pleasing  results,  and  gave 
an  impersonation  full  of  dramatic  force 
and  quiet  dignity.  George  Webster 
and  Frank  Denithorne  were  excellent, 
the  latter  appearing  to  better  advan- 
tage than  in  anything  he  has  lately 
undertaken.  E.J.  Walton  furnished 
some  very  unctions  comedy,  and  if  we 
might  be  pardoned  for  quoting:  "He 

was  d  clever." 

Forrest  Seabury,  who  has  become  a 
great  favorite  with  patrons  of  the 
house,  was  discreet  and  well  dressed 
in  a  small  part;  the  rest  of  the  cast 
were  competent  and  the  stage  settings 
noticeably  good. 

Ne<w  cAlhambra 

It's  jolly,  frolicsome  and  immensely 
*  funny — that's  the  reason  why  A 
Hot  Old  Time  has  drawn  such 
crowded  houses  at  the  Alhambra  this 
week.  Many  special  features  were 
presented  throughout  the  piece  which 
added  zest  and  interest,  and  were  well 
calculated  to  satiate  the  most  exacting 
pleasure  seeker. 

John  W.  Jess  as  Larry  Mooney,  of 
Mooney's  Express,  is  without  a  peer 
as  an  all  around  fun-provoking  Irish- 
man, and  he  is  ably  seconded  by 
William  McRobie,  who  makes  up 
admirably  as  his  twin — together  they 
form  a  combination  that  is  seldom 
equalled. 

Miss  Hyberta  Pryme  rendered  her 
songs  very  cleverly,  and  Miss  Annie 
St.  Tel  was  excellent  in  her  novelty 
dances.  John  and  Bertha  Gleeson 
certainly  are  pre-eminent  dancers,  and 
their  many  elegant  changes  of  cos- 
tumes, together  with  their  excellent 
talents,  make  them  general  favorites. 

The  molt 

'"T  he  Idol's  Eye  is  produced  this 
*  week  at  the  Tivoli  with  all  and 
more  of  the  fun  that  Frank  Daniels  in- 
fused into  it.  With  two  such  jolly 
comedians  as  Ferris  Hartman  and  Al 
Wheelan,  its  rendering  is  beyond  criti- 
cism. "I  just  dropped  in,"  sings 
Hartman,  as  he  drops  from  the  clouds 
in  the  most  startling  manner.  "Hoot 
Mon,"  says  Wheelan,  much  to  the  de- 
light of  the  audience,  who  yell  with 
laughter,  as  these  words  constantly 
cause  a  disarrangement  of  Hartman  s 
raiment.  The  work  is  very  even  and 
well  done  throughout,  every  one  enter- 
ing into  the  spirit  and  fun  of  the  thing 
with  utter  abandon. 

The  chorus  at  the  close  of  the  first 
act  is  above  the  ordinary  comic  opera 
— the  music  rather  impressive,  drop- 
ping into  rich  strains,  which  strongly 
remind  one  of  religious  music.  The 
chorus  was  deservedly  encored  and  re- 
peated to  the  great  pleasure  of  the 
music  lovers.  Tom  Greene's  solo  in 
the  third  act,  "One  Heart's  Enough 
for  Me,"  given  with  feeling,  was 
heartily  encored, to  which  he  responded 
with  another  verse.  The  (Quintet, 
Fairy  Tale,  is  a  wonderfully  sweet, 
catchy  refrain,  which  was  encored  and 
recalled  again  and  again.  'Twas  given 
by  MissLichter  and  Messrs.  Hartman, 
Schuster  and  Greene. 


THE  CALIFORNIA 

The  Frawley  Company  at  the  Cali- 
fornia Theatre  are  presenting  the  last 
performances  of  The  Countess  Gucki. 
Tomorrow  night,  In  Paradise,  a  farcial 
comedy  adapted  from  the  French,  will 
be  staged  for  the  first  time  in  San 
Francisco.  In  Paradise  has  been  tried 
on  the  stage  of  the  Odeon  in  Paris  for 
more  than  a  year,  and  is  still  one  of 
the  popular  "fads"  of  the  French 
capital,  with  no  prospects  of  its  with- 
drawal. 

On  Monday  night  the  Frawleys' 
will  take  a  night  off,  and  Mme.  Emma 
Nevada,  assisted  by  Louis  Blumen- 
berg  and  Selden  Pratt,  will  give  a 
concert.  The  program  will  be  entirely 
new. 

The  Frawley  season  is  drawing  to  a 
close  After  In  Paradise  comes  The 
Cuckoo  for  a  week,  and  The  Heart  of 
Maryland  for  two  weeks  will  wind  up 
the  engagement. 

THE  COLUMBIA 

The  James-Kidder-Hanford  combi- 
nation begins  their  second  week  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre  Monday  evening, 
These  three  artists  represent  the  best 
traditions  of  the  Shakespearean  and 
classic  drama  on  the  American  stage. 
Miss  Kidder  is  an  actress  of  marvelous 
magnetism  and  intellectual  grasp;  and 
with  these  she  combines  a  gentle 
womanliness  which  enables  her  to  win 
affectionate  regard  as  well  as  sincere 
admiration. 

Louis  James  with  his  admirable 
physique,  has  a  rich,  melodious  voice, 
and  a  natural  grace  and  majesty  of 
carriage  that  make  him  an  incom- 
parable actor  for  particular  roles. 

Mr.  Charles  B.  Hanford  is  an  actor 
in  whom  the  American  public  has  long 
felt  a  just  and  loyal  pride.  He  has 
done  much  to  maintain  the  dignity  of 
the  modern  drama, not  only  as  a  player 
but  as  a  producer  of  plays.  Tomor- 
row, Sunday  night,  The  Winter's  Tale 
will  continue.  On  Monday  night  The 
School  for  Scandal  will  be  the  bill,  and 
owing  to  the  demand  for  The  Winter's 
Tale,  it  will  be  repeated  Tuesday,  Wed- 
nesday, Thursday  and  Friday.  At  the 
Saturday  matinee  Hamlet  will  be  the 
bill,  on  Saturday  night  Macbeth,  and 
on  Sunday  night  Othello. 

THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  management's  pro- 
gram promised  for  next  week  is  the 
best  ever  offered  a  San  Francisco  audi- 
ence. Papinta,  the  beautiful  spectacu- 
lar danseuse,  heads  the  new  bill. 
Since  she  was  here  before,  her  act  has 
been  embellished  by  many  gorgeous 
electrical  effects.  James  O.  Barrows, 
the  well-known  comedian,  assisted  by 
John  A.  Lancaster  and  a  capable  com- 


pany, will  present  a  one-act  comedy 
entitled,  Tactics.  Edna  Basset  Mar- 
shall and  Company  will  present  a 
novel  singing  act  entitled,  Sunshine 
and  Sorrow.  Mrs.  Marshall  has  a 
sweet  voice,  and  is  a  comedienne  of 
note.  It  was  Mrs.  Marshall  who  first 
introduced  The  Holy  City  on  the 
vaudeville  stage,  and  she  still  sings  it. 
Joseph  Newman,  who  hails  from 
Colorado,  and  famous  as  a  song  writer, 
will  sing  some  of  his  own  dities. 
Holdovers  —  Hanson  and  Nelson, 
Nelstone  and  Abbey,  Hodges  and 
Launchmere,  and  Mile.  Emmy's  dogs. 
Matinees  Wednesday,  Saturday  and 
Sunday. 

THE  TIVOLI 

"Better  than  theoriginal  production 
by  the  Frank  Daniels  Company"  is  the 
general  comment  of  the  press  and  pub- 
lic on  the  presentation  by  the  Tivoli 
Opera  House  of  the  comic  opera,  The 
Idol's  Eye.  The  second  week  is  an- 
nounced, commencing  with  next  Mon- 
day night.  To  eclipse  the  work  of 
one  of  New  York's  best  companies,  is 
certainly  a  feather  in  the  cap  of  the 
Tivoli  Company,  and  the  high  priced 
attractions  sent  from  the  East  to  this 
city  will  have  but  little  opportunity  of 
doing  big  business,  so  long  as  the 
Tivoli  Company  maintain  the  present 
standard  of  excellence.  The  opera  to 
follow  The  Idol's  Eye  is  Manila  Bound 
in  an  up-to-date  dress. 

THE  ALCAZAR 

Lord  Chumley,  by  Belasco  and  De 
Mille,  New  York's  notable  play- 
wrights, the  play  in  which  E.  A. 
Sothern  won  fame,  will  follow  Lady 
Windermere's  Fan,  beginning  Monday 
evening,  January  22d. 

Lord  Chumley  is  brim  full  of  the 
choicest  of  bright  humor  and  is  a  de- 
cidedly strong  play  of  character,  which 
calls  for  good  acting,  pretty  settings 
and  rich  wardrobes. 

THE  GRAND 

Dellinger's  pretty  comic  opera,  Don 
Ca;sar  of  [run,  is  crowding  the  Grand 
Opera  House.  It  will  give  way  on 
Monday  evening  to  Johann  Strauss' 
charming  opera,  The  (Queen's  Lace 
Handkerchief,  which  was  the  second 
production  of  the  company  and  scored 
an  immense  success.  It  will  be  the 
first  time  they  have  given  it  at  the 
present  low  prices.  The  cast  will  he  a 
magnificent  one  and  will  include  Thos. 
H.  Persse,  Edith  Mason  and  all  the  fav- 
orites of  the  cast.  A  special  feature 
will  be  the  professional  debut  of  Miss 
Etta  Culbreth,  a  well  known  society 
belle,  and  the  possessor  of  a  magnifi- 
cent soprano  voice  of  exquisite  sweet- 
ness, range  and  volume,  who  will 
appear  as  the  (^ueenof  Portugal.  Miss 
Culbreth  will  sing  on  Monday,  Friday 
and  Sunday  evenings  and  at  the  Satur- 
day matinee. 


January  20th,  1900 


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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York,  Jan.  14. — At  least  three  Cali- 
fornians  were  instrumental  in  the  success  of 
Naughty  Anthony,  which  was  brought  to 
the  Herald  Square  last  week.  First  there 
was  the  author,  David  Belasco,  who  went  to 
the  Lincoln  school  in  Oakland;  then  came 
the  leading  woman,  Blanche  Bates,  whose 
triumphs  here  were  only  a  repitition  of  her 
cleverness  in  San  Francisco;  and  Frances 
Joliffe  who  is  destined  to  uphold  upon  the 
stage  the  reputation  for  beauty  which  her 
sisters  have  long  enjoyed  in  California  so- 
ciety. Naughty  Anthony  is  Mr.  Belasco's 
first  dive  into  farcial  comedy.  Those  who 
went  to  see  Naughty  Anthony,  expecting 
that  the  adapter  of  Zaza  would  repeat  some 
of  the  ragged-edged  scenes  of  that  play  were 
disappointed,  because  the  naughtiness  of 
Anthony  was  not  at  all  vulgar.  It  is  true 
that  Blanche  Bates,  as  the  hosiery  model 
who  was  taking  a  course  in  moral  culture  at 
Chautauqua,  displayed  enough  hose,  if 
joined  together,  to  put  out  a  fire  in  the  Call 
tower,  but  in  doing  so  she  was  neat  and 
nice.  The  old  habit  of  the  hosiery  model 
overcame  her  as  she  was  talking  with  three 
Salvation  Army  lassies,  and  she  pulled  off 
silk  stockings,  one  after  another,  to  the 
admiration  of  the  three  girls.  Plenty  of 
textile  surface  was  exposed,  but  no  cuticle 
was  laid  bare,  so  that  Naughty  Anthony  in 
that  respect  can  not  be  compared  with  the 
bare-foot  act  of  Trilby  nor  the  disrobement 
in  The  Turtle.  It  was  just  enough  to  send 
the  spectators  out  talking  about  it,  and 
wondering  whether  or  not  they  had  a  right 
to  be  shocked.  But  while  they  were  in  the 
theatre  they  laughed  and  applauded  a  great 
deal,  and  insisted  on  the  opening  night  that 
Mr.  Belasco  should  make  a  ^peech.  The 
speech  was  short  and  modest  in  which  it 
differed  from  the  set  speeches  of  some 
authors  on  opening  nights.  Among  others 
in  the  cast  are  Frank  Worthing,  William  J. 
Le  Moyne,  Albert  Bruning,  William  Elton, 
Samuel  Edwards,  Maud  Harrison,  Mary 
Barker  and  Olive  Redpath. 

* 
*  * 

Following  Chris  and  the  Wonderful  Lamp 
founded  upon  the  story  of  Aladdin,  which 
began  the  New  Year  at  Hammerstein's  Vic- 
toria, came  another  nursery  story  called 
Little  Red  Riding  Hood,  under  which  title 
a  regular  Rice  extravaganza  was  brought  to 
the  Casino  last  week.  The  persons  respon- 
sible for  the  newmatterin  Little  Red  Riding 
Hood  up-to-date  are  Harrison  Ward.Kdward 
E.  Rice,  Charles  Dennee  and  Fred  Eustis. 
It  is  full  of  Tenderloin  jokes  and  has  one 
burlesque  on  the  undressing  acts  which  pre- 
vailed here  until  recently.  Among  the 
players  are  Madge  Lessing,  Ethel  Jackson, 
Kitty  Mitchell,  Sager  Midgely,  Snitz  Ed- 
wards, Hallen  Mostyn,  Clara  Havel,  Thos. 
O'Brien  and  Dave  Abrahms.  The  legitimate 
singer  of  the  aggregation  of  talent  is  Belle 
Thorne,  who  was  in  private  life  Miss  Bella 
Joues  of  Tulare  County,  California,  before 
she  married  Herman  Perlet,  now  manager 
for  Anna  Held  in  Papa's  Wife.  Miss  Thorne 
still  retains  the  charms  which  made  her  a 
favorite  ten  years  ago  at  the  Tivoli  in  San 
Francisco,  although  she  has  just  enough 
surplus  weight  to  give  the  local  cartoonists 


here  an  oppoitunity  to  include  her  among 
their  witty  caricatures.  The  posters  an- 
nounce that  Little  RedRiding  Hood  is  some- 
thing for  children.  It  would  be  understood 
by  children  about  as  well  as  children  could 
understand  Ibsen's  The  Doll's  House.  But 
for  adults  it  is  a  warm  number. 

* 

The  Gunner's  Mate  by  William  J.MeKier- 
nan  and  Hugh  J.  Gallagher  at  the  Grand 
last  week  was  one  of  the  reddest  of  melo- 
dramas. The  hero  who  volunteered  to  go 
into  a  furnace  and  repair  a  leaking  boiler 
tube  lived  through  more  stage  fire  than  has 
ever  before  been  heaped  upon  a  hero  in  the 
piping  limes  of  peace. 

* 

*  * 

A  CORRECTION. 

Edwin  Hoff.  formerly  tenor  of  the  Bos- 
tonians,  who  is  now  in  charge  of  the  singers 
in  Way  Down  East,  in  which  Phoebe  Davies 
is  the  central  figure,  is  considerably  amused 
by  the  notices  which  have  been  going  around 
about  his  disappearance.  He  can't  account 
for  the  publications  about  his  disappearance 
except  upon  the  theory  that  some  writers 
must  have  misconstrued  metaphor  for  literal 
statement.  One  paper,  noticing  the  absence 
of  good  tenors  in  light  opera  this  season,  re- 
marked that  Edwin  Hoff  had  completely 
disappeared  and  so  he  had,  so  far  as  his 
prominence  as  a  leading  tenor  was  con- 
cerned, but  he  is  taking  things  easy  at  the 
Academy  of  Music  in  quartette  work  and 
hopes  some  day  to  regain  his  voice. 

* 

*  * 

Emma  Calve,  who  is  to  sing  Cherubinoin 
the  Nozze  di  Figaro  for  the  first  time  in 
America  on  January  29th,  when  the  Grau 
Grand  Opera  Company  begins  its  Mozart 
cyclus,  played  the  part  first  in  Brussels  in 
1881,  when  she  was  a  slender  girl.  Think- 
ing that  her  legs  were  too  thin  she  resorted 
to  symetricals  in  the  first  act,  but  as  soon  as 
the  manager  saw  her  from  the  front  he  made 
her  change  for  her  own  legs,  thin  as  they 
were.  Calve's  calves  are  all  right  now  with- 
out padding.  Grand  opera  at  the  Metro- 
politan this  season  is  enjoying  a  financial 
prosperity  such  as  it  has  not  known  for  many 
years.  With  women  such  as  Calve,  Nordica, 
Eames  and  the  greatest  living  singer,  Sem- 
brich,  and  with  Edouard  de  Reszke,  Cam- 
panari,  Salignac,  Scotti,  Alvarez  and  Pini- 
Corsi,  Manager  Grau  has  a  company  that 
can  not  fail  to  give  entire  satisfaction.  Man- 
ager Grau's  willingness  to  refund  money 
whenever  a  principal  singer  is  prevented 
from  appearing  has  brought  him  a  much 
larger  patronage  than  ever,  for  thus  far  he 
has  always  had  such  good  substitutes  in  case 
of  a  singer's  illness  that  few  persons  ever 
avail  themselves  of  the  offer  to  refund  money 
or  exchange  tickets.  Don  Pasquale  is  a 
novelty  which  received  very  careful  treat- 
ment last  Monday  night  as  it  was  the  first 
time  it  had  ever  been  sung  at  the  Metropol- 
itan. Among  the  regular  patrons  of  the 
opera  are  noticed  several  California  students 
who  are  studying  singing  here  under  various 
masters.  No  better  lesson  could  be  obtained 
than  a  night  listening  to  such  artists. 
* 

*  * 

Jerome  Sykes  is  the  latest  real  stage  hero. 
While  the  audience  at  Chris  and  the  Won- 


derful Lamp  in  the  Victoria  last  Tuesday 
night  was  getting  alarmed  by  smoke  issuing 
from  the  basement,  Jerry  calmed  the  ex- 
cited crowd  bystepping  forward  and  singing 
a  topical  song  until  the  smoke  filled  the 
stage.  The  audience  got  out  without  a 
stampede,  but  three  chorus  girls  were  so 
frightened  that  they  slid  down  the  fire 
escape  and  would  have  been  running  yet  if 
Manager  Ben  Stevens  had  not  caught  them 
in  the  street  and  sent  them  back.  The 
trouble  was  caused  by  rubber  on  the  electric 
wires  which  got  too  hot. 

* 
*  * 

Maude  Adams  received  an  ovation  at  the 
Criterion  last  Tuesday  night  upon  her  re- 
turn to  the  city  in  The  Little  Minister. 
Orrin  Johnson  was  the  little  minister. 
Others  in  support  of  Miss  Adams  are  Wil- 
liam H.  Thompson  and  George  Fawcett. 

* 

Fires  seem  to  be  getting  popular.  The 
burning  rubber  scare  at  the  Victoria  on 
Tuesday  night  was  followed  by  a  small 
blaze  on  Wednesday  night  in  a  dressing- 
room  at  the  Casino  which  was  quickly  put 
out.  But  the  water  soaked  the  costumes  so 
badly  that  no  performance  of  Little  Red 
Riding  Hood  could  be  given  that  night. 
Dozens  of  chorus  girls  and  "extra  ladies" 
rushed  pell-mell  across  Thirty-ninth  street 
into  the  dining  room  of  the  Parker  House, 
but  before  the  diners  could  get  a  good  look 
at  the  scantily -attired  girls  they  were  locked 
up  in  the  cloak-rooms  until  they  could  get 
some  street  clothes.  Ron  Roy. 

OGDEN 

Special  Correspondence 

Ogden,  Utah,  Jan.  7. — After  nearly  two 
months  of  inactivity,  our  Opera  House  puts 
on  two  attractions  for  next  week.  Jan.  8, 
Paul  Gilmore  plays  The  Dawn  of 
Freedom.  Mr.  Gilmore  has  had  quite  a 
run  in  our  neighboring  city,  and  conies 
here  under  very  favorable  conditions. 

Jan.  10,  Black  Patti's  Troubadours  will  be 
here.  They  were  here  last  year,  and  were 
very  favorably  received  at  that  time. 

Last  Wednesday  we  were  treated  to  Mine. 
Nevada,  and  it  was  indeed  a  pleasure.  The 
prices  over  the  house  were  doubled — the 
first  time  in  years — and  the  attendance  was 
large  and  very  fashionable.  The  musical 
numbers  were  all  encored,  and  the  artists 
were  very  obliging  in  this  respect.  Mr. 
Blumenbergand  his  'cello  were  magnificent. 

  R.  M.  B. 

TEXAS 

Special  Correspondence 

Dallas,  Texas,  Jan.  4.— While  it  must 
be  admitted  that  since  the  opening  of  the 
present  season  the  class  of  attractions  offered 
Dallas  theatre  goers  could  have  been  greatly 
improved  upon,  it  is  yet  an  undeniable  fact 
that  with  but  very  few  exceptions  the  busi- 
ness done  by  companies  appearing  here  has 
been  very  gratifying. 

Indications,  however,  are  that  with  the 
new  year,  a  better  class  of  attractions  will 
be  offered,  and  we  live  in  hopes  that  our 
management  will  cater  to  the  requirement  of 
a  better  class  of  theatre  goers,  who  are  not 
slow  in  appreciation,  and  who  constitute  the 


paying  element  of  the  amusement  loving  in- 
habitants of  this  Texas  metropolis. 

January  1st  and  2d  the  management  offered 
the  ever  vivacious  and  sprightly  Corinne  in 
the  Little  Host.  The  company  includes  our 
old  friend  Robt.  E.  Graham,  who  ably 
handlesall  the  fun-making  business  required 
of  the  part  of  Josiah  Dashfield.and  is  assisted 
most  ably  by  Mr.  Railael,  a  comedian  of  no 
ordinary  abilities.  The  production  is  well 
staged,  with  good  scenic  and  costumic  effects 
and  the  singing  with  which  the  piece 
abounds  is  vibrated  by  competent  exponents 
of  the  lyric  stage.  The  company  did  a 
tremendous  business,  and  earned  for  itself 
high  esteem. 

I  wish  to  express  my  delight  with  the  New 
Year  number  of  the  Review,  which  is  in- 
deed an  artistic  work  of  its  ever  enterprising 
proprietors.  TufkriTER. 

MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence 

Butte,  Montana,  Jan.  9.— The  Grand 
Opera  House,  Mr.  G.  O.  McFarland,  Mau- 
ager,  for  four  nights  commencing  Sunday, 
January  7,  Sidney  Grundy's  play,  Sowing 
the  Wind,  appeared  at  the  Grand,  to  large 
and  pleased  audiences. 

Great  interest  was  manifested  by  the  aud- 
ience at  each  performance  and  the  company 
closed  an  unusually  successful  engagement. 

Chas.  M.  Collins  ably  handled  the  difficult 
part  of  Brabazon,  a  widower,  who  opposes 
the  marriage  of  his  adopted  son  and  natural 
daughter. 

The  acting  of  Frank  Ritchie,  Maude  Edna 
Hall,  W.  H.  Turner  and  A.  D.  Richardson, 
deserves  special  mention. 

London  Life  appears  at  the  Grand  and  is 
followed  by  Bronson  Howard's  Shenandoah. 

L.  Maclav  Rank. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence. 

St.  Louis,  Jan.  11. — The  theatrical  offer- 
ings this  week  are  serious,  as  well  as  gay. 

Julia  Arthur,  in  her  Napoleonic  drama, 
More  Than  a  Queen,  which  is  scenically  at 
least  the  most  ambitious  production  that 
this  talented  actress  has  ever  attempted,  is 
pleasing  Manager  Pat  Short's  patrons  at  the 
Olympic,  whilst  a  bevy  of  stage  beauties  and 
footlight  favorites,  including  W.  J.  Fergu- 
son, Joseph  Allen,  Lewis  Baker,  Alfred 
Klein,  Paul  McAllister,  Charles  W.  Lane, 
Robert  Hickman,  Edgar  Hawley,  Josephine 
Hall,  Rose  Flynn,  Mayme  Realty,  Blanch 
Ceif,  Rose  Flynn,  Gertrude  Whitty,  Mamie 
Forbes,  Grace  Hanson  and  May  Blanchard 
are  receiving  favorable  comment  from  both 
the  amusement-loving  public  and  the  press, 
in  the  Frenthy  risque  comedy,  The  Girl 
From  Maxims.    She  is  at  the  Century. 

Manager  C.  M.  Southwell  of  the  Castle 
Square  Opera  Company  is  again  giving  his 
lyric  lovers  a  double  bill  this  week  in  A 
Basso  Porte  and  The  Pirates  of  Penzance. 
In  the  casts  are  Selma  Kronold,  Mary 
Linck,  Mary  Carrington,  William  Pruette, 
Homer  Lind,  Harry  Davies,  F.  Belcher,  W. 
H.  Grimke,  Edward  Temple,  W.  W.  Hin- 
shaw,  Miro  Delamotta,  F.  J.  Boyle,  Maude 
Lillian  Berri,  Delia  Nivon,  Rose  Campbell 
and  Florence  Glover. 

In  Pawn  Picket  210  Manager  Sam  Gum- 


January  20th,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


pertz  of  Hopkins  Theatre  has  au  excellent 
bill  to  show  the  talents  of  his  slock  com- 
pany. Miss  Nodine  Winston  is  playing 
Lotta's  old  part  and  her  efforts  even  surprise 
her  most  enthusiastic  friends.  Little  Fred 
and  his  trained  animals,  Barnes  and  Sisson 
in  a  new  sketch,  Billy  Van,  the  minstrel, 
and  Cook  and  Clinton,  the  women  sharp- 
shooters, are  the  vaudevilliau  feature  at 
Hopkins. 

In  Old  Kentucky,  with  Laura  Burt  as 
Madge,  is  this  week's  attraction  at  Havlin's, 
whilst  A  Colonial  Girl,  with  Howard  Gould 
as  the  patriot  spy,  is  the  bill  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House. 

Managers  Middletou  and  Tate  of  the  Col- 
umbia have  an  elaborate  array  of  vaudeville 
talent  this  week  in  Cushman,  Hol- 
combe  and  Curtis,  who  are  doing 
an  operatic  sketch  entitled,  The  New 
Teacher;  Georgia  Gardner,  assisted  by  Ed- 
win Emery,  are  making  a  hit  with  the  com- 
edietta. A  Wife's  Stratagem,  and  Max  Mil- 
lian  and  Shields,  Conditt  and  Morey,  Kelley 
and  Molet,  Olive  Howard,  White  and  Harris, 
The  Leonards,  Silver  and  Sparks,  Chris  and 
Maud  Lone  and  Roscoe  and  Simms. 

Fred  Reder's  Night  Owls,  featuring  Kar- 
ina,  is  Manager  Jim  Butler's  purveyor  of 
pleasure  at  the  Standard. 

The  underlining:,  for  next  week  are  E.  H. 
Sothern  and  Virginia  Harned  in  the  Song 
of  the  Sword  at  the  Olympia.  Mile.  Fifi  at 
the  Century.  Over  the  Fence  at  the  Grand, 
Through  the  Breakers  at  the  Havlin's,  All 
the  Comforts  of  Home  and  Camille  D' Arville 
at  Hopkins,  Lucia  de  Lammermoor  at  the 
Exposition,  and  the  Merry  Maiden  Burles- 
quers  at  the  Standard .       GaTY  PAHEN. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 
Denver,  Colo.,  Jan.  10. — The  Tabor  was 
packed  Sunday  night,  the  offering  being 
Hoyt's  A  Trip  to  Chinatown,  one  of  the  com- 
edies of  which  people  never  tire.  The  com- 
pany this  year  is  excellent.  Harry  Gilfoil 
is  by  far  the  funniest  Welland  Strong  we 
have  seen,  but  he  is  not  as  artistic  as  Harry 
Connor.  Miss  Mabel  Montgomery  is  a  hand- 
some and  shapely  young  lady  whose  por- 
trayal of  the  widow  could  not  be  improved 
upon.  She  has  a  good  voice  and  sang  some 
pretty  songs  in  a  pleasing  manner.  Fin 
Reynolds  is  a  good  Ben  Gay  and  all  other 
members  of  the  company  do  excellent  work. 
There  are  a  number  of  good  specialties,  one 
of  the  best  being  a  soft  shoe  dance  by  Frank 
C.  Young. 

Next  week,  the  14th,  the  Black  Patti 
Troubadours. 

Manager  Frank  Readick,  on  last  Sunday 
afternoon,  presented  to  the  public  his  big 
production  of  Black  Crook,  Jr.  Your  corres- 
pondent was  there,  but  it  is  hardly  fair  to 
criticize  a  first  production,  though  I  must 
say  that  it  went  with  a  smoothness  that  sur- 
prised me,  and  the  hitches  and  waits  usual 
on  such  occasions,  were  notably  lacking. 
Artist  McFarlin  has  produced  some  hand- 
some effects  in  a  scenic  way,  in  fact  the  best 
ever  seen  at  the  Denver.  The  best  dramatic 
work  is  done  by  Mr.  Leon  Henry  as  the 
Crook.  Eddie  Smith  played  the  comedy- 
part  for  all  there  was  in  it.  Francesca,  a 
clever  little  miss,  danced  herself  into  favor, 
but  the  stage  manager  should  insist  upon  her 
trying  to  talk  in  a  more  natural  tone,  in- 
stead of  affected  "Baby-talk."  Manager 
Readick  has  evidently  overlooked  the  fact 
that  he  should  have  some  special  features 
with  the  show.  He  has  singers, 
dancers  and  acrobats,  it  is  true,  but  not  one 
of  them  does  anything  new.  Nevertheless, 
the  show  will  undoubtedly  make  money  on 
the  road,  as  they  have  attractive  paper  and  a 
good  advance  agent.  Next  week,  the  14th, 
Barney  Furgeson  in  McCarthy's  Mishaps. 

The  New  Lyceum  closed  the  banner  week 
of  the  season  on  Sunday  night  and  started 
off  Monday  on  what  promises  to  be  a  record 
breaker.  The  magnet  of  this  week  is  the 
Queen  of  Comic  Opera,  Camille  D'Arville. 
Her  engagement  is  for  five  nights  and  two 


matinees.  Almont  and  Dumont,  Rice  and 
Elmer,  and  Charles  Lode r  are  all  big  hits 
this  week  and  were  recalled  again  and  again. 
If  W.  S.  Bryant  and  Miss  Burrows,  also 
Rossley  and  Rostelle,  had  been  left  out  of 
the  bill,  the  audiences  would  have  been 
better  pleased.  Others  in  the  bill  are  Lizzie 
McKeever  and  Wild  and  Bunker.  A  good 
feature  of  this  cozy  playhouse  is  the  splendid 
orchestra  under  the  leadership  of  Mr.  Hayes. 

The  ever  welcome  Bostonians  are  with  us 
once  more  and  the  Broadway  Theatre  is 
filled  to  the  doors  at  every  performance. 
The  Denverites  miss  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis,  as 
she  was  a  great  favorite  here.  The  other  old 
favorites  were  welcomed  heartily.  There  are 
three  operas  in  their  repertoire  this  season: 
Robiu  Hood,  The  Serenade,  and  a  new  one 
by  Minkowsky  and  Ranken , The  Smugglers 
of  Badayez. 

Manager  Frank  Readick  of  the  Denver 
Theatre  takes  a  benefit  on  Friday  night,  the 
1 2th,  on  which  occasion  he  will  appear  as 
Jack  O'Diamonds,  in  Forgiven. 

Miss  Clara  Thropp  gave  a  short  lecture 
Saturday  morning  on  Ibsen  before  the  School 
Board. 

Miss  Edith  Hendee  a  former  Denver  girl, 
is  making  rapid  progress  in  her  profession, 
and  is  now  playing  good  parts  with  the  Bos- 
tonians. The  best  wishes  of  a  host  of  Denver 
friends  go  with  her,  as  she  is  a  remarkably 
handsome  and  talented  girl  and  deserves 
success.  Bob  Bell. 

CANADA 

Special  Correspondence. 

St.  John,  N.  B.,  Jan.  7. — At  the  Opera 
House  the  Valentine  Stock  Company  are 
still  proving  themselves  the  most  capable 
organization  that  has  visited  us  in  years. 
Jessie  Bonstelle's  work  in  The  Crust  of  So- 
ciety— 4th,  5th,  and  afternoon  of  the  6th — 
stamps  her  a  clever  little  actress  of  far  more 
than  average  ability;  while  Ed.  R.  Mawson 
has  made  a  decided  hit,  especially  as  the 
Earl  of  Dorincourt,  in  Fauntleroy.  The 
title  role  of  The  Private  Secretary  was  never 
better  acted  here  than  by  Robt.  A.  Evans, 
whose  make-up,  voice  and  "business"  were 
perfect.  Good  support  is  given  by  all  the 
members.  The  bills  offered  for  next  week 
are  Mr.  Barnes  of  New  York  and  Shake- 
spere's  Taming  of  the  Shrew.  On  Wednes- 
day evening  the  house  is  taken  by  Dr. 
Lindsay  Parker  of  Brooklyn,  who  delivers 
an  illustrated  lecture  on  Ireland,  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Royal  Kennebecasis  Yacht 
Club,  and  the  Valentine  people  will  play 
that  date  in  Calais,  Me.,  presenting  All  the 
Comforts  of  Home.  Tonight  the  Fisk 
Jubilee  Singers  give  a  sacred  concert,  and 
the  denunciatory  blast  of  that  truly  good 
body,  The  Evangelical  Alliance,  will  doubt- 
less fill  the  Opera  House  for  the  singers. 

At  Mechanics'  Institute,  the  Rev.  J. 
DeSoyres  gave  a  very  scholarly  lecture  on 
The  Transvaal  to  a  large  audience  on  the 
4th.  Pkachkv  Carnehan. 


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M  A  G  N I  V  I C  E N T  SUCCESS 

LOUIS  JAHES 
KATHRYN  KIDDER 

CHARLES  B.  HANFORD 

And  a  Company  of  37  People 

Tonight,  Sunday,  also  next  Tuesday,  Wednesday, 
Thursday  and  Friday  nights. 

THE    WINTER'S  TALE 

Monday  Night   THE  SCHOOL  FOR  SCANDAL 

Matinee  Saturday  HAMLET 

Saturday  Night  MACBETH 

Sunday  Night  OTHELLO 


California  Theatre 

Complete  Change  in  Programme. 
COMMENCING    SUNDAY    NIGHT,   JAN.  21ST. 
The  f-rawley  Company 

In  the  Uproariously  Funny  Farce  Comedy,  from 
the  French 

IN  PARADISE 

Two  years  in  Paris.  Fourteen  Months  in  London 
Seven  months  in  New  York  City. 


IN  PREPARATION— THE  CUCKOO 


Alcazar  Theatre 

Bei.asco  &  Thall,  Managers.       Phone  Main  251. 

WEEK  OF  JANUARY  22ND. 
The  New  York  Lyceum  Theatre's  most 
successful  play, 

LORD  CHUMLEY 

By  David  lielasco  and  Henry  C.  McMille. 
MATINEES  SATURDAY  AND  SUNDAY. 
Alcazar  Prices — 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c. 

Tivoli  Opera  House 

COMMENCING  MONDAY,  JANUARY  22nd 
"Hoot  Mon,  Hang  on  Everybody  '' 
SECOND  WEEK  OF  THE  ENORMOUS  SUCCESS 
Frank  Daniel's  Comic  Opera 

The  Idol's  Eye 

EVERY  EVENING  AND  SATURDAY  MATINEE 


Secure  Seats  Early.    Avoid  the  Rush. 
Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents. 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9, 

Q  F.  CONSERVATORY  OP  MUSIC,  130  Powell 
O.  street.  A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all 
branches  ol  music.  Piano  department  in  charge  of 
G.  S.  BONELLI,  Director.    Terms  moderate. 


OGDEN 

Special  Correspondence. 

Ogden,Utah,  Jan. 13. — Last  Monday  quite 
a  large  number  of  people  went  to  see  Paul 
Gilmore  in  'f  he  Dawn  of  Freedom.  Unfor- 
tunately a  few  weeks  ago  one  of  the  stage 
guns  happened  to  be  loaded,  and  Mr.  Gil- 
more  was  shot  in  the  leg.  His  wound  had 
grown  so  painful  that  he  had  to  go  to  Chicago 
to  have  it  operated  upon,  leaving  his  com- 
pany to  fill  the  engagement. 

The  recasting  spoiled  it  all,  the  actors 
faltered  in  their  lines  until  they  had  to  use 
the  intermissions  to  rehearse  a  little.  The 
performance  was  a  failure. 

Wednesday,  Hlack  Patti's  Troubadours 
played  to  a  big  house. 

January  16th,  we  are  informed  by  the  bril- 
liant paper  on  the  boards,  we  will  be  favored 
by  Finnigan's  Ball.  R.  M.  B. 

Ij.  DUVAL 

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New  Alhambra  Theatre 

(The  People's  Popular  Play  House) 

Ellinghoi  se  &  Mott,  Proprietors  and  Managers 
Eddy  and  Jones  Streets.  Telephone  South  770 

ONE  WEEK  ONLY 
STARTING  WITH  SUNDAY  MATINEE,  JAN  21 
The  Ever  Popular 

At  Gay  Coney  Island 

Popular  Prices— Evening,  15c,  25c,  35c,  50c  and  75c. 

Matinee,  15c,  25c,  35c  and  50c. 

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Reserved  seats,  25  Cents.  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats.  50  Cents 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 

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Comic  Opera 

The  Queen's  Lace  Handkerchief 

Debut  of  the  Beautiful  Young  San  Franciscan 
ETTA  CULBRETH 
In  the  Role  of  the  Queen  of  Portugal. 

Prices — ;!5c,  50c,  75c;  Galleries— 10c  and  15c;  Good 
Reserved  Seat  in  Orchestra,  Saturday  Matinee, 
15  cents 

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conductor,  Miss  Sanke,  Cornet  Soloist;  Lya  Poletina, 
Vocalist;  Antonio  Vargas,  Baritone   Admission  Free. 

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to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo,  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,  San  Francisco.  Fares 
advanced  to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the 
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THE 

Frawley  Company 

Management  of  MR.  FRANK  MURRAY. 

California  Theatre 


COMMENCING 


Sunday  Evening,  Jan.  21 

The  Uproariously  Funny  French  1'arce, 

IN  +  PHRHDISE 

Two  Years  in  Paris.    Fourteen  Months  in  Loudon.    Seven  Months  in  New  York 
IN  PREPARATION      THE  CUCKOO 


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January  20th,  1900 


Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES. 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angei,ES,  Jan.  16. — Good  attractions 
hold  the  boards  at  all  the  theatres  this  week, 
and  competition  is  strong  between  The 
Spider  and  the  Fly  Company  at  the  Los 
Angeles  Theatre,  and  Wang  at  the  Burbank. 
As  there  has  been  no  comic  opera  in  the 
city  for  some  time,  both  houses  are  doing 
good  business.  The  Orpheum  has  its  oar  in 
too  with  a  good  bill  and  several  celebrities. 

"King"  Morosco  of  San  Francisco  is  here 
on  a  visit  and  is  very  well  pleased  with  this 
end  of  his  business.  The  Orpheum's  con- 
test for  the  free  trip  to  Paris  has  closed. 
The  Native  Son's  Lodge  carried  off  the 
trophy.  The  Los  Angeles  Theatre  has  been 
re-tnodeled  to  a  considerable  extent,  and  is 
now  a  very  attractive  theatre.  Manager 
Morosco  entertained  the  orphans  of  the 
citv  at  a  free  performance  of  Esmeralda  the 
afternoon  of  the  13th.  Darrel  Vinton  of 
the  Daily  Company  essayed  the  role  of  Ham- 
let last  week  with  considerable  success.  Mr. 
Vinton  has  made  a  study  of  this  part  for  the 
past  fifteen  years,  and  it  is  but  fair  to  say 
his  interpretation  of  the  part  is  very  good. 
The  Vienna  Buffet  is  now  completed,  and  a 
strong  bill  holds  the  boards.  The  place  has 
been  re-modeled  into  a  very  attractive  hall, 
the  decorations  are  tasty  and  the  perform- 
ance gcod. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  The  Spider 
and  the  Fly  Company  played  to  good  busi- 
ness 18,  19,  20,  21.  Manager  Wyatt  put  the 
piece  on  at  popular  prices,  and  good  houses 
was  the  result.  This  will  be  followed  by  A 
Hot  Old  Time  22,  23,  24,  and  The  Christian 
25,  26,  27. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  the  Grau 
Company  put  on  Wang  for  their  opening 
piece.  This  opera,  although  an  old  one, 
has  lost  none  of  its  attractiveness,  as  is 
evidenced  by  the  number  of  people  it  draws. 
Next  week  The  Mikado  and  Said  Pasha  will 
go  on. 

At  the  Orpheum  one  of  the  best  bills  of  the 
season  is  up,  and  Manager  Bronson's  manly 
bosom  swells  with  pride  as  he  stands  outside 
and  watches  the  congregation  gather.  The 
bill  consists  of  Fougere,  Thome  and  Carle- 
ton,  the  Rozinos,  Douglas  and  Ford,  the 
Averys',  Billy  Rice  and  H.  W.  Frillman, 
Dorothy  Drew  and  Irene  Franklin. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 

PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence. 

Portland,  Ore.,  Jan.  16. — Frederick 
Warde  and  his  company  closed  a  prosperous 
week  at  the  Marquam  the  13th.  Both  Mr. 
Warde  and  his  leading  lady,  Minnie  Tittell 
Brune,  have  many  warm  personal  friends  in 
this  community,  and  have  made  new  ones 
by  their  excellent  performances.  Mr.  Warde 
showed  to  best  advantage  in  Richard  III. 

James  Neil  and  company,  from  the  Metro- 
politan Theatre,  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  opened 
the  15th  for  a  week's  engagement  in  A 
Bachelor's  Romance,  with  Gilded  Fool,  Lord 
Chumley  and  Parisian  Romance  to  follow  in 
order  named. 

At  Cordray's  Theatre,  At  Gay  Coney  Is- 
land did  nicely  week  ending  January  13th. 
Mattie  Lockette  and  Alf  Holt  did  pleasing 
specialties,  Mr.  Holt's  being especiaily  good, 
his  whistling  calling  for  eight  encores  on 
the  opening  night.  Human  Hearts  opened 
a  week's  engagement  January  15th  to  a 
packed  house.  This  is  a  return  engagement 
for  this  Company,  and  the  packed  house  is 
evidence  of  past  satisfaction.  Mr.  Fred 
Fairbanks  is  now  playing  the  part  of  Tom 
Logan,  with  much  better  results  than  his 
predecessor.  Mr.  McHugh,  Mr.  Dunkinson, 
Mr.  Hall  and  Miss  Castle  deserve  special 
mention.  Mr.  Dunkinson's  performance  of 
Jimmy  was  especially  artistic. 

The  Metropolitan  Theatre  was  opened  and 


dedicated  January  14th  by  the  Cheerful  I.iar 
Company.  The  house  is  a  beauty  in  every 
respect,  being  newly  furnished,  a  new  drop 
curtain  representing  a  scene  in  Bosphoius, 
seven  new  sets  of  scenery, entii  e  house  seated 
with  new  ball  bearing  opera  chairs,  new  car- 
pets and  draperies.  The  theatre  has  been 
completely  rewired  and  repainted  and  taken 
altogether  is  as  neat  anil  cozy  a  little  play- 
house as  one  will  find  on  this  coast.  Man- 
ager Clarence  H.  Jones  deserves  the  thanks 
of  Portland  playgoers  for  all  he  has  done  for 
their  comfort.  On  the  opening  night  the 
house  was  packed  to  suffocation,  the  S.  R, 
O.  sign  being  out  at  8  o, clock. 

The  Company  was  to  have  played  a  week, 
but  alter  the  opening  performance,  Manager 
Jones  cancelled  the  attraction  and  the  house 
will  remain  dark  all  week 

Garnt  &  Brown's  Fredricksburg  Music 
Hall,  are  doing  a  very  nice  business.  The 
artists  are  always  of  the  highest  order, which 
together  with  an  absence  of  rowdyism  makes 
it  an  ideal  place  to  spend  the  evening.  The 
bill  this  week  includes  Berlin  Sisters,  Duet- 
ists,  two  negro  sketch  teams  (names  un- 
known) and  Divine  Dodson,  a  female  im- 
personator of  no  mean  merit  who  is  decided  lv 
the  favorite. 

PORTLAND  NOTES. 

Geo.  Baker,  now  Assistant  Manager  of 
Marquam  Grand,  will  shortly  retire  for  a 
larger  and  more  lucrative  field 

Manager  Cal  Heilig  is  endeavoring  to  se- 
cure Mme.  Nevada  for  a  series  of  perform- 
ances in  the  near  future. 

A  member  of  L.  J.  Carter's  Remember  the 
Maine  Company,  is  seriously  ill  at  the  hos- 
pital here.  His  name  cannot  be  learned  at 
this  time. 

Seating  capacity  for  the  new  Metropolitan 
has  been  increased  to  1500. 

One  of  the  pleasant  things  between  acts  at 
Cordray's  is  the  piano  playing  of  the  little 
bl'nd  son  of  the  Orchestra  Leader.  He  is 
evidently  not  over  12  years  old,  but  has  the 
touch  of  a  master.  He  is  greatly  appreciated 
by  Manager  Cordray's  patrons,  who  invar- 
iably insist  upon  two  or  three  encores. 

A  local  newspaper  is  running  a  contest  for 
the  most  popular  lodge  or  secret  order  in 
Portland.  B.  P.  O.  Elks  are  in  the  lead, 
with  F.  O.  Eagles  a  close  second. 

Mr.  Fred  Fairbanks,  an  old  San  Francisco 
favorite,  is  playing  the  lead  in  Human  Hearts 
with  good  results. 

Edwin  A.  Davis. 
SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Jan.  16 —The  Boston  Lyric 
Opera  Company,  which  was  to  have  ap- 
peared at  the  Clunie  Opera  House  this  week 
is  quarantined  at  Honolulu,  so  the  engage- 
ment is  off  for  the  present.  Hall  Caine's 
The  Christian  is  booked  for  Friday  night. 
There  is  great  desire  to  see  it.  Emma 
Nevada  will  be  here  on  the  24th. 

On  the  26th  the  Clunie  stage  will  be  taken 
by  fifty  amateurs,  who  will  give  the  comic 
opera,  The  Pirates  of  Penzance,  for  the  bene- 
fit of  the  Sacramento  Operatic  Society  and 
Sacramento  Parlor  No.  3,  N.  S.  G.  W.  Five 
thousand  tickets  are  already  in  circulation, 
so  it  is  expected  the  house  will  be  filled  both 
nights.  The  following  is  the  cast  for  the 
opera:  Richard,  W.E.Lovdal:  Samuel,  Felix 
Richards;  Frederick,  Walter  Longbottom; 
Major-General  Stanley,  W.  H.  Wheeler;  Ser- 
geant of  Police,  C.  M.  Koenig;  Mabel,  Miss 
Lena  Gore:  Ruth,  Mrs.  Frank  Bergman; 
Kate,  Miss  Charlotte  Burns;  Edith,  Miss 
Bertha  Ruhl;  Isabel,  Miss  Edna  Copper- 
smith; General  Stanley's  daughters,  pirates 
and  policemen  by  a  chorus  of  forty  voices. 

HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence. 

Honolulu,  Jan.  9  —Word  has  been  re- 
ceived here  that  the  Hoyt-McKee  Company 
now  playing  in  the  colonies  are  to  leave 
there  some  time  this  month  or  early  in 
February  for  San  Francisco,  and  figure  on 
stepping  off  here  for  two  weeks  or  so. 


The  Bost  >n  Lyric  Opera  Company  is  still 
playing  at  the  Orpheum  to  good  houses, 
being  more  of  a  success  than  a  good  many 
anticipated  on  account  of  their  long  stay  at 
the  Opera  House  under  high  prices.  They 
are  playing  on  the  third  week  under  a  four 
weeks'  engagement. 

Col.  Thompson  expects  to  leave  for  the 
Coast  on  the  next  Australia  the  latter  part  of 
the  month.  There  is  a  good  deal  of  talk 
among  the  members  just  how  they  will  be 
able  to  get  away  from  here.  The  steamship 
companies  have  refused  passage  on  two 
steamers  that  have  just  departed  for  the 
Co3st;  the  Bubonic  Plague  being  on  here,  all 
those  desiring  to  take  passage  on  the  Aus- 
tralia this  trip  will  have  to  go  in  quarantine 
and  be  under  the  care  of  some  physician, 
whose  duty  it  will  be  to  examine  every  one 
daily.  This  is  what  is  worrying  the  Lyric 
Company.  There  is  some  talk  of  the  entire 
Company  moving  to  the  Orpheum  Hotel  ten 
or  eleven  days  before  the  steamer  sails  and 
be  under  quarantine  restrictions. 

The  Orpheum  Company  is  still  at  Hilo  on 
the  Island  of  Hawaii,  where  they  are  meet- 
ing with  much  success,  and  will  continue  to 
show  there  for  a  week  or  ten  days  longer. 

H.  A.  Fr ANSON. 

SPOKANE 

Special  Correspondence 

Spokane,  Wash.,  Jan.  16. — Spokane  Aud- 
itorium, H.  C.  Hayward,  Manager. — Shen- 
andoah made  its  second  appearance  to  S.  R. 
O.  To  criticize  any  particular  one  is  impos- 
sible. Performance  as  a  whole  and  individ- 
ual players  in  particular  were  very  good. 

Cceur  D'Alene  Theatre,  Al  Onken,  Man- 
ager.— Several  good  vaudeville  artists  are 
appearing  at  this  theatre  this  week.  Alice 
Raymond,  cornetist,  heads  the  bill,  and  is 
royally  welcomed.  Her  work  is  perfect. 
The  three  Flying  Banvards,  Fritz,  Bert  and 
Charles,  do  a  good  act,  their  double  somer- 
sault from  hand  to  hand  is  a  difficult  feat, 
and  is  accomplished  in  a  creditable  manner. 
The  Sullivan  sisters  sing  nicely,  but  they 
need  something  new.  Theo  James,  the  great 
and  only,  of  Fun  on  the  Bristol, is  stage  man- 
ager at  the  Coeur  D'Alene,  aud  it  is  amus- 
ing to  see  the  alacrity  with  which  his  com- 
mand "Clear  stage"  is  obeyed.  Cheerful, 
obliging,  yet  strictly  enforcing  every  rule, 
he  has  made  himself  a  host  of  friends. 

DOLPH. 

CARSON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Carson,  Nev.,  Jan.  13.  —  Carson  was 
honored  with  a  grand  treat  last  evening, 
having  the  opportunity  of  witnessing  the 
Nance  O'Neil  Company,  including  Clay 
Clement  and  McKee  Rankin.  The  audience 
which  greeted  her,  in  both  Carson  and 
Virginia  City,  was  good  evidence  of  their 
appreciation  of  a  good  company,  packed  the 
house  to  the  doors.  In  Virginia  City,  as 
much  as  $$  was  repeatedly  offered  for  a 
good  seat.  They  play  at  Reno  tonight,  and 
your  correspondent  is  told  that  not  a  seat  is 
to  be  had  at  any  price.  From  Reno  they 
play  at  Ogden  and  Salt  Lake,  and  then 
North.    No  other  booking  known  at  present. 

Ross  B.  Meder. 

SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  Jan.  15.— The 
Black  Patti  Troubadours  appeared  at  the 
Salt  Lake  Theatre  'I-12  to  poor  patronage. 
The  Bostonians  opened  tonight  in  The 
Smugglers,  the  theatre  being  packed  to  suf- 
focation. Tuesday  afternoon  Robin  Hood 
will  be  given  and  in  the  evening  the  Seren- 
ade will  be  the  bill.  Every  reserved  seat  in 
the  house  has  been  sold  for  both  engage- 
ments. 

Nance  O'  Neil  opens  a  three  weeks'  engage- 
ment at  the  Theatre  January  21st. 

Finnigan's  Ball  at  the  Grand  the  past  week 
drew  a  splendid  business.  The  house  was 
sold  out  for  every  engagement.  Uncle  Tom's 
Cabin  plays  15-17,  and  Remember  the  Maine 
18-20.  John  K.  Hardy. 


STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Stockton,  Jan.  17.— The  natty  little 
Grau  Company,  with  its  repertoire  of  pretty 
operas  and  excellent  soloists  and  chorus,  is 
missed  after  its  week's  successful  engage- 
ment here.  The  Rays,  in  A  Hot  Old  Time, 
have  been  seen  by  a  large  audience  whose 
risibilities  were  tested  to  the  extreme. 

The  most  brilliant  engagement  of  the 
season,  however,  was  that  of  the  James- 
Kidder-Hanford  '  'triumvirate"in  A  Winter's 
Tale,  which  was  put  011  more  elaborately 
than  any  Shakespearean  play  ever  seen 
here.  Miss  Kidder  was  a  favorite  from  the 
start,  and  received  much  applause.  Messrs. 
James  and  Hanford  were  also  liberally 
applauded  for  their  renditions. 

What  is  expected  to  be  the  most  interest- 
ing engagement  of  the  season  is  The  Chris- 
tian, and  the  advance  sale  is  already  large. 

Business  Manager  L.  H.  Henry  of  the 
VoSemite  reports  an  excellent  business  for 
the  past  month,  100  per  cent,  better  than 
last  year  at  this  time. 

There  are  several  minor  uiusicales  billed 
for  near  dates  and  the  formation  of  another 
opera  organization  like  the  old  and  fame  us 
Kuphonie  Club  is  being  talked  of. 

H.  E.  McLeod. 


OAKLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Oakland,  Jan.  14. — Friday  and  Saturday 
of  last  week,  A  Hot  Old  Time,  was  presented 
at  the  Macdonough  Theatre. 

The  Christian  opened  to  a  crowded  house 
at  the  Macdonough  Monday  night. 

Tuesday,  January  23,  Emma  Nevada  will 
give  a  concert  at  the  Macdonough. 

On  Monday,  January  29th,  the  Macdon- 
ough Stock  Company  will  open  with  Win. 
Gillette's  Too  Much  Johnson,  followed  by 
Chimmie  Fadden  and  a  change  of  bill  each 
week. 

At  the  Dewey  Theatre  this  week  a  Cuban 
romance,  The  Red,  White  and  Blue,  is  on, 
and  opened  up  to  a  large  house.  The  cast 
contains  the  entire  company  and  has  proved 
a  success. 

Next  week  Uncle  Bob  will  be  presented. 

  H.  P. 

ON  THE  ROAD. 

The  Electrician  Company 
Vallejo,  22;  Petaluma,  23;  Santa  Rosa,  24; 
Woodland,  25;  Marysville,  26;  Oroviile,  27; 
Sacramento,  28-29. 

THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 

To  theatre-goers  accustomed  to  the 
ordinary  farce  comedy,  At  Gay  Coney 
Island,  which  opens  at  the  New 
Alhambra  tomorrow  afternoon,  will 
prove  a  revelation.  Quite  a  number 
of  important  changes  have  been  made 
since  the  piece  was  seen  here  and  it  is 
now  no  longer  a  single  or  a  double 
star  play.  The  company  is  a  large 
one  and  every  member  of  it  is  entitled 
to  more  or  less  notice.  There  are 
twenty-five  members  of  the  company, 
and  the  volume  and  quality  of  music 
they  pour  forth  in  the  many  catch}- 
choruses  is  said  to  have  never  been 
equalled  in  a  farce-comedy  organiza- 
tion. The  next  attraction  at  the  New 
Alhambra  will  be  His  Better  Half,  a 
very  clever  farce-comedy,  which  will 
be  seen  in  San  Francisco  on  January 
28th.   

Gottlob,  Marx  &  Co.  have  arranged 
for  the  appearance  here  of  Charles 
Frohman's  original  company  in  Gil- 
lette's comedy  success,  Because  She 
Loved  Him  So,  at  present  one  of  the 
reigning  successes  in  the  East. 


January  20th,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Our  FR'f^o?%^ 

THEIR  DOlSTGS  IW^ 


The  Orpheam 

""There  were  a  host  of  funny  people 
'  at  the  Orpheum  this  week,  on  the 
boards,  of  course,  not  in  the  audience, 
be  it  understood.  The  audience  wasn't 
a  bit  funny.  They  just  sat  and  laughed 
just  like  every  other  audience  at  the 
Orpheurn — because  you  can't  help  it, 
you  know.  There  were  those  comical 
Elinore  Sisters.  How  they  did  enun- 
ciate! You  never  missed  a  word — 
and  you'd  have  been  sorry  if  you  had! 
Their  articulation  was  the  loudest 
thing  about  them,  except  their  clothes. 
And  then  for  more  girls  there  were 
Hanson  and  Nelson  or  Nelson  and 
Hanson ;  either  way  it  was  lovely 
dancing,  lovely  gowns,  and  lovely 
girls — pretty  champions  of  the  new 
mode  of  unstayed  grace.  Then  came 
Hodges  and  Lauchmere,  the  colored 
comedians;  which  was  Hodges  and 
which  was  Lauchmere  is  still  a  ques- 
tion to  the  average  mind — but  there  is 
no  doubt  of  the  skill  of  their  vocal 
gymnastics — not  to  mention  no  less 
than  seventeen  variations  of  the  cake- 
walk.  And  Mile.  Emmy  with  her 
dogs!  pretty  terriers,  pretty  tricks, 
and  more  than  pretty  accessories  of 
flowers  and  bright  lights.  Why, 
those  little  dogs  went  through  their 
steps,  their  remarkable  feats,  like — 
well,  like  little  men,  bless  their  hearts! 
If  there  is  any  one  thing  little  dogs 
like  better  than  another,  it  is  to  be 
hoped  they  were  generously  supplied 
with  it  after  the  performance.  Then 
Frank  Latona  played  the  Holy  City 
in  a  truly  inspiring  way,  and  Frank 
Coffin's  much  admired  tenor  voice 
proved  as  sweet  and  warm  in  popular 
melodies  as  it  ever  had  in  classical 
romance.  What  the  last  performers 
on  the  program  did  is  still  a  matter 
for  conjecture — it  was  so  mixed  up 
with  big  hats,  stabbing  hatpins,  war- 
ing plumes,  gauze  veils  spread  wing- 
wide,  and  elbow-joints  in  action. 


The  Chutes 


The  Oberon 

Qexor  Antonio  Vargas,  the  great 
^  baritone,  and  Senora  Lya  Poletini 
the  rich  contralto,  are  still  delighting 
Oberon  audiences  with  their  solo  and 
ensemble  singing,  and  we  trust  they 
may  be  heard  here  for  many  a  day. 
Baroness  Van  Tilse,  the  female  bari- 
tone, is  the  new  feature  this  week. 
She  has  an  excellent  stage  presence 
and  voice  of  great  range  and  remark- 
able depth  and  was  an  immediate  fav- 
orite. The  American  Ladies'  Orches- 
tra under  the  able  direction  of  Conduc- 
tor Louis  N.  Ritzau,  discourse  sweet 
strains  of  melody  new  and  old. 


The  Palm  Garden,  Seattle,  is  doing 
a  good  business. 


""THERE  is  little  that  is  new  at  the 

*  Chutes  this  week.  Frank  Hall's 
exhibition  as  a  lion  tamer  is  not  bad, 
the  lion  Wallace  being  apparently  sub- 
jugated to  his  will.  Harry  De  Lain, 
the  high  baritone,  gave  some  clever 
imitations  of  Fougere,  the  French 
Chanteuse.  Al  Hazard,  the  ventrilo- 
quist, was  very  amusing  in  his  special 
line.  The  Leander  Bros.,  the  gladi- 
torial  acrobats,  gave  a  fine  perform- 
ance of  endurance  with  graceful  pos- 
turing. The  Columbian  Four  with 
the  musical  novelties,  and  Major  Mite 
are  still  with  us.  The  Major  grows 
constantly  in  the  public  favor.  He 
sang,  "You  Don't  Weigh  No  Fifteen 
Hundred  Pounds." 

The  Olympia 

"There  is  little  change  in  the  actors 

*  at  the  Olympia  this  week, 
though  they  had  new  numbers.  Di- 
rector Fenster  led  the  Hungarian 
Orchestra  with  some  catchy  music. 
Camelia  in  character  dancing  is  very 
fetching.  Olla  Chandon,  Matt  Keefe, 
Chandler  and  McPherson,  Mary  Nel- 
son and  Zoyarra  repeated  their  several 
specialties  very  acceptably.  The  La- 
monts  are  on  their  last  week.  The 
soubrette,  Jolly  Hamilton,  made  her 
first  appearance  and  scored  a  hit. 
Marie  D.  Wood,  the  California  night- 
ingale, sang  the  songs  the  boys  love 
to  hear,  and  Carlton  and  Royce  intro- 
duced the  statueoscope  which  is  a  con- 
ceit of  their  own  and  very  enjoyable 
too.  Cad  Wilson's  character  songs 
are  telling  and  jolly. 

Vaudeville  Notes 

Maud  Darrell  opens  at  the  Olympia 
Jan. 22. 

Matt  Keefe  opens  -at  the  Chutes 
Jan.  22. 

Roberts  and  Smilax  opens  at  the 
Chutes  Jan.  22. 

W.  H.  Hill  will  open  at  the  Olym- 
pia Jan.  22. 

Adelaide  Hermann  will  do  her  illus- 
ions in  Paris. 

Mollie  Mason  leaves  for  Jerome, 
Arizona. 

Billy  Dodson  opens  at  Los  Angeles 
Orpheum,  Jan.  22. 

De  Forrest  Sisters  will  shortly  ap- 
pear in  this  city. 

James  F.  Goodwin  will  soon  be 
seen  in  a  local  music  hall. 

Baker  and  Fondu  are  at  the  Royal 
Music  Hall,  Savannah,  Ga. 

Madeline  De  Ray  is  a  good  card  at 
Monte  Carlo  Theatre,  Keswick. 

The  Standard  Theatre,  Bakersfield, 
Cal.,  has  a  very  strong  bill  the  week 
Jan.  22. 

Aijgie  and  her  lions  and  Frank  Hall 
after  their  long  engagement  at  the 
Chutes,  go  on  the  road  Monday, 
bound  for  England. 


Al  Hazzard,  the  ventriloquist,  con- 
templates a  Northern  trip. 

Geo.  H.  Wilson  opens  on  the  Savoy 
Circuit,  Victoria,  6.  C,  on  the  22d. 

The  Southern  Quartet  will  in  the 
near  future  play  in  the  Northwest. 

Murphy  and  Raymond  made  the 
hits  of  the  season  al  the  Tivoli  Thea- 
tre, Stockton. 

Marie  Wilbur  is  a  prime  favorite  at 
Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles.  This  is 
her  fifth  week. 

Armstrong  and  O'Neill,  one  of  the 
best  boxing  acts  on  the  stage,  are  a 
big  hit  everywhere. 

The  three  Malvern  Brothers  will 
make  their  first  San  Francisco  appear- 
ance in  the  near  future. 

Conlon  and  Ryder,  after  one  year's 
successful  engagement  in  the  North- 
west, will  soon  return  home. 

Leoni  and  Leoni  will  shortly 
appear  in  this  city,  their  home,  after 
a  successful  engagement  in  the  East. 

J.  A.  Johnson,  formerly  manager 
of  the  Savoy  Theatre,  Victoria,  will 
re-open  his  former  theatre  in  Victoria, 
the  Trilby. 

The  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  is 
doing  a  very  large  business.  Petrich 
and  Hogan,  the  managers,  are  happy 
these  days. 

Mohring  Brothers,  Onhama,  Code 
Morgan,  Allie  Delmar  and  Zolo  Sisters 
open  next  week  at  the  Standard  Thea- 
tre, Bakersfield,  Cal. 

Little  Mabel  Bowman,  the  clever 
little  soubrette,  has  just  returned  from 
a  tour  with  Stockwell.  She  contem- 
plates re-entering  vaudeville. 

An  acrobatic  wonder  in  the  person 
of  Volkyra,  a  Los  Angeles  boy,  has 


been  discovered  and  been  booked  for 
a  tour  of  the  Eastern  vaudeville 
houses.  Volkyra' s  first  appearance 
on  any  stage  was  a  remarkable  hit. 

Nelson  Roberts  is  the  new  manager 
of  Koster  &  Bial's.  It  will  take  plenty 
of  good  business  acumen  to  give  it 
the  prestige  it  once  enjoyed. 

Inez  Farman  and  J.  F,  Crosby 
opened  at  the  Orpheum,  Wednesday 
matinee,  in  A  Close  Shave,  a 
clever  sketch.  The  team  were  very 
enthusiastically  received. 


Blanche  La  Mar 

This  handsome  and  talented  young 
lachr  is  a  native  Californian,  having 
been  born  in  Sacramento  in  1880.  In 
the  profession  and  in  private  life  she 
is  a  great  favorite.  Miss  La  Mar  is 
at  present  playing  with  much  success 
the  Irish  character  in  The  Electrician 
now  touring  the  state.  The  favorable 
character  of  her  work  has  come  under 
the  observation  of  Thall  and  Kennedy 
and  she  leaves  for  New  York  in  May 
to  begin  an  engagement  in  one  of 
their  companies.  Miss  La  Mar  is  the 
daughter  of  Geo.  W.  Picks,  the  well- 
known  manager  of  the  Clunie  Opera 
House,  Sacramento. 

Lord  Chutnley,  E.  A.  Sothern's 
greatest  success,  will  be  the  bill  next 
week  at  the  Alcazar. 


Another  Nevada  concert  will  lie 
given  January  22d  at  the  California 
Theatre. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


January  20ih,  1900 


For  in  his  ravings  by  mistake, 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 

You  notice  that  I  say,  "A  solemn 
truth' '  — singular  number.  That  binds 
me  to  just  one  a  week.  Run  a  con- 
noisseur's eye  over  the  page  and  make 
your  own  selection. 

* 

•  * 

What  a  wonderful  thing  is  light. 
Beautiful  when  it  adorns — grotesque 
and  uncanny  when  it  deforms.  Night 
after  night  it  played  a  silent  tragedy  in 
The  Christian,  all  unheeded  by  the 
mute  masses  in  front,  who  saw  only 
Glory  and  John  and  the  issue  at  stake. 
Streaming  in  through  the  window,  it 
caught  up  the  cross  in  John's  hand 
and  threw  it  dancing  among  the  wine 
bottles — right  and  left,  up  and  down, 
bent  and  twisted  and  mad  and — help- 
less. Then  over  it  flashed  to  the 
champagne  cooler,  paused  in  a  certain 
measure  of  bewilderment  at  its  own 
deformity — and  disappeared.  Let  the 
poet  end  it  as  he  please,  there's  the 
whole  story.  From  the  eyes  of  those 
who  saw  it,  the  picture  will  not  easily 
fade.  It  goes  deep  to  the  spot  where 
resolutions  take  shape. 

There  is  a  charm  absolutely  impos- 
sible to  state  in  words  (my  words — my 
brother  will  not  lend  me  his)  that 
closes  about  the  late  fashionable  and 
can't-sit-it-out  vulgar  who  fill  but  do 
not  grace  our  theatres.  It  is  a  mod- 
ern charm—  it  was  not  ever  thus.  No 
curtain  could  be  late  enough  to  accom- 
modate the  former  and  no  masterpiece 
of  a  finish  delicate  enough  to  keep  the 
latter  in  their  chairs  to  the  end.  What 
is  a  dainty  epilogue  spoken  by  a  beau- 
tiful woman  compared  to  "beer  and 
pipes"  and  a  seat  at  Zinkand's  looking 
doorward  ?  Hang  your  epilogues.  We 
know  a  good  thing  and  when  we  sight 
it  we  shoot !  The  drama  of  the  future 
must  begin  and  end  with  pantomime. 
There  is  no  help  for  it.  For  certain 
men  and  women  will  keep  on  their 
vulgar  way  though  you  burst  with  in- 
dignation. They  can't  help  it.  They 
act  according  to  their  light. 

*  * 

Would  it  not  be  a  graceful  thing  for 
the  Columbia  Theatre  to  give  a  pro- 
fessional matinee  of  The  Winter's 
Tale,  so  that  each  theatre  might  send 
its  stage  manager,  and  scenic  artist, 
and  master  of  properties  and  electri- 
cian to  take  a  needed  lesson  in  the 


perfection  of  detail  ?  It  is  the  most 
melodious  chord  of  harmony  that  has 
been  struck  here  for  many  a  day,  and 
a  criticism  that  confines  itself  to  the 
dominant  notes,  is  no  criticism.  Its 
musical  echoes  will  awake  again  and 
again  to  fill  the  void  that  lies  ever  in 
the  future  possibility  of  our  city, 
dramatically.  There  is  such  a  thing 
as  a  natural  stage  child  after  all  and 
what  a  dream  of  a  fairy  she  is.  If 
Miss  Elizabeth  Barri-cale  had  stepped 
out  of  a  Grecian  frieze,  bringing  the 
atmosphere  with  her,  she  could  not 
have  been  more  wonderfully  like. 
* 

»  * 

Harrington  Reynolds  has  played  the 
parts  assigned  him  with  so  much  good 
faith  and  steadfastness,  that  he  has 
come  to  have  no  mean  degree  of  au- 
thority as  a  villain.  But  a  man  who 
plays  one  tune  forever,  in  time  gets  to 
play  it  on  a  single  string — and  there 
are  so  many  kinds  of  sinners.  Please, 
Mr.  Frawley,  pass  around  your  vil- 
lains. A  stock  company  should  be  a 
very  open  field  for  experiment  and 
surely  Mr.  Reynolds  is  not  the  only 
black  spider. 

Besides,  how  can  a  man's  talent  be 
in  this  way,  compelled  to  yield  what 
it  contains  ?  Personally,  I  should  not 
have  thought  him  capable  of  what  he 
did  as  Lamorant  in  The  Princess  and 
the  Butterfly.  It  was  by  far  the  best 
piece  of  acting  in  the  play,  and  saved 
more  than  one  spot  from  being  duller 
than  a  fifteen-cent  scissors.  May  he 
never  be  a  villain  again. 

* 

*  * 

"The  Countess  Gucki.  Mary  Van 
Buren  is  Ada  Rehan's  most  popular 
role." 

That  sort  of  announcement  makes 
me  feel  like  commending  some  one, 
with  a  few  unclerical  but  definite  ex- 
pressions, to  the  far  back  of  beyond. 

Must  no  one  be  anything,  without 
creeping  up  Ada  Rehan's  sleeve  or 
living  in  the  light  of  her  reflected 
glory?  Ada  Rehan  is  the  greatest 
actress  I  have  ever  seen.  I  saw  her  at 
her  best  and  I  did  not  see  her  grow, 
and  yet  I  know  that  no  bad  gardener 
got  to  work  and  pruned  and  grafted  to 
suit  his  miserable  fancy.  The  growth 
was  spontaneous. 

The  Rehan  tradition  is  a  wicked 
tyranny.  It  makes  for  constraint  and 
no  audacity,  and  the  thraldom  of  it  has 
warped  the  talent  of  many.    I  have 


seen  more  than  one  actress  set  out  with 
a  clear  call  to  greatness  and  finish  by 
being  a  puny  echo.  The  sorrow  of  it 
will  weep  in  the  heart  long  after  these 
people  translate  themselves  from  a 
field  to  which  they  have  added  noth- 
ing, and  while  they  are  making  a  slow 
but  inevitable  exit,  the  critics,  in  pity, 
are  seeing  them  through  and  doing  the 
civil. 

There  was  a  time, when  every  actress 
in  the  town,  had  a  touch  of  the  Rehan 
dialect,  a  phase  of  the  Rehan  sling, 
until  the  Rehan  charms  became  a  text 
for  lamentation — a  penance  to  those 
who  loved  art.  And  I  for  one  am  not 
keen  on  penance. 

These  be  piping,  radical  times  and 
let  each  one  open  his  own  oyster  and 
season  it  to  his  liking.  Horse  radish 
is  good,  but  if  you  eat  it  to  do  the 
proper,  you  deserve  to  weep  as  you 
usually  do,  through  bad  measurement. 
In  fact,  you  deserve  to  choke. 
* 

*  * 

The  dupery  of  tradition  anyway.  It 
is  a  hampered  and  outgrown  creed.  It 
has  played  a  winning  hand  in  the 
death  of  the  classic  and  now  it  wants 
a  clutch  at  the  modern. 

Must  we  be  forever  licking  the  black- 
ing off  some  one's  shoes  ?  I  suppose 
a  man  or  woman  must  get  his  tecnique 
from  somewhere,  but  a  brave  and 
resourceful  mind  is  an  excellent  master 
in  the  lesson  and  the  teeming  world  a 
well  equipped  classroom. 

I  am  sick  of  hearing  how  much 
better  Booth  played  Hamlet  than  any- 
one who  has  since  tried;  and  the 
Hamlet  of  the  future  (if  there  be  one, 
and  it  is  not  at  all  important  that  there 
should  be)  will  be  the  man  who  has 
never  seen  Hamlet  played  and  has 
listened  to  no  one's  cant.  He  will 
walk  with  the  author  and  reveal  in  the 
part  his  own  sympathy  with  its  con- 
ditions. If  he  cannot  do  this,  let  him 
have  a  shy  at  Reggy  Rivers  in  The 
Hand  without  a  Palm,  and  when  he 
fails  there,  "take  his  quietus  with  a 
bare  bodkin." 

It  is  all  so  silly — just  like  telling  a 
woman  she  does  not  get  away  from 
the  modern  in  her  emotions  when  play- 
ing a  Shakespearean  role.  As  though 
emotions  were  the  product  of  certain 
centuries  and  could  be  chronologically 
tagged,  glass-cased  and  railed  in  like 
ancient  headgears  and  good  old  model 
chairs.   As  if  individuality  should  lose 


itself  in  the  fall  of  a  tabard  and  the 
fold  of  a  toga. 

Don't  be  forever  digging  up  the  past 
and  coming  over  in  the  Mayflower. 
Look  at  the  world  about  you  with  a 
fresh  smile  and  still  keeping  the  laurels 
on  the  brows  of  those  who  earned 
them,  weave  new  wreathes  for  the 
heads  of  them  who  sing  the  notes  in 
their  own  throats,  and,  when  they  are 
conceived  in  the  egg  with  nightingale 
intentions,  do  not  try  to  break  through 
as  mocking-birds. 

But  the  press  agent,  or  the  adver- 
tising man  or  whoever  he  was  could 
not  fasten  Miss  Rehan  upon  Mary 
Van  Buren.  She  would  not  be  ham- 
pered. Hurrah!  Anybody  with  half 
an  eye,  which,  begging  their  pardons 
a  great  many  people  do  not  possess, 
can  see  that  the  woman  has  a  future — 
if  she  will  it  so.  If  she  makeup  her  mind 
always  to  portray  the  fortunes  of  her 
own  soul  in  the  masterpieces  through 
which  it  passes.  Let  every  ideal  be 
her  own  devising,  unspotted  with  the 
opinions  of  the  commonplace 

Her  Gucki  is  a  fine  performance, 
and  the  very  best  parts  of  it  are  un- 
questionably her  own.  With  this 
assurance,  let  her  make  her  future 
what  she  will.  She  holds  it  in  the 
hollow  of  her  hand.  How  I  wish  I 
could  borrow  a  laugh  like  her's  for 
blue  days. 

O  Mary,  Mary,  don't  follow  a  lead. 
Let  inspiration  come  in  the  silent 
hours  when  you  can  dig  down  in  your 
own  soul  and  find  the  spots  where  its 
graces  lie.  Quarrel  with  the  stage 
managers,  if  need  be — I  know  you 
will  quarrel  prettily — but  be  the  pio- 
neer who  breaks  definitely  with  tradi- 
tion of  all  sorts  and  becomes  something, 
if  only  to  fall  in  with  the  creed  of  my 
dramatic  faith.  Not  but  what  you 
could  find  many  a  better  reason. 

*  # 

Just  of  Passing  Interest 

The  thoughtless  fellow  who  prints 
the  period  18 19,  (he  did  not  have  to — 
there  was  no  demand  for  it)  and  then 
raises  the  curtain  on  a  1900  setting  and 
costumes  of  today  and  yesterday  and 
last  week  and  twenty  years  back,  or 
twenty-one  at  a  pinch.  O,  where  are 
we  at  ? 

The  comedian  who  arranges  the 
stage  bouquet  so  that,  "See  these  beau- 
tiful flowers,"  shall  always  eventuate 


January  20th,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


in  merriment.  He  is  a  droll  wag  and 
his  fingers  are  mostly  thumbs  and 
when  his  masterpieces  come  upon  the 
scene,  one  hears  the  gardener's  spade 
in  the  cabbage  bed,  and  the  click  of 
Draper's  lawn  mower,  and  the  mellow 
slush  of  mortar  in  the  hod.  Verily 
there  be  round  holes  and  square  pegs 
and  likewise  there  be  hammers  and  a 
hand  to  drive. 

MR.  THEODORE  HAMILTON 

A  Striking  Example  of  a  Grievous 
Wrong 

Why  is  it  there  is  no  room  on  the 
stage  today  for  the  man  who  has  grown 
old  gracefully  in  his  profession  ?  On 
the  larger  stage  of  life,  when  he  has 
done  his  work  well,  he  stands  a  promi- 
nent central  figure,  respected,  referred 
to,  full  of  grace  and  authority,  in  touch 
with  the  world,  in  tune  with  its  people, 
in  close  and  affectionate  relation  with 
the  field  he  has  all  his  life  been  culti- 
vating. When  he  has  done  his  work 
well,  mind.  There  are  not  too  many 
who  have. 

And  why  should  it  not  be  so  ? 
Though  an  occasional  lucky  seeker  for 
fortune  may  find  a  dazzling  prosperity 
in  a  brief  season  or  two,  the  men  who 
win  the  prizes  of  life  owe  their  success 
to  unusual  talents,  tireless  zeal  and 
unremitting  labor,  and  shall  they  at 
sixty  be  set  upon  the  shelf,  neatly 
tagged  as  relics  of  antiquity  ? 

The  men  of  sixty  are  the  powers  of 
the  world  today, and  but  for  the  ballast 
they  supply,  it  would  spin  away  at  a 
sorry  pace. 

But  on  the  mimic  stage,  which  should 
mirror  the  world,  the  man  of  years  and 
dignity  has  the  consideration  of  last 
year's  bonnet  or  the  flowers  that 
bloomed  in  the  spring. 

Dismissing  the  general  and  getting 
to  the  concrete,  let  us  take  Theodore 
Hamilton  of  the  Frawley  Company  as 
an  example.  In  his  season  of  many 
weeks,  he  has  not  had  a  single  part  to 
play  worthy  his  suppleness  of  mind — 
his  energetic,  high-minded  and  prob- 
ing spirit. 

And  why  ?  Because,  in  the  play  of 
today  there  are  no  parts  written  for 
him  or  his  fellow.  The  man  of  sixty 
is  not  reckoned  with.  He  is  as  though 
he  were  not,  nor  ever  had  been. 

So  much  has  been  written  about  Mr. 
Hamilton's  capabilities,  his  experience 
and  successes,  that  there  is  nothing 
left  to  publish  in  his  favor,  but  there 
is  much  to  publish  against  the  stage 
that  finds  him,  and  such  as  he,  dispen- 
sable and  in  a  way, superfluous.  When 
such  a  state  of  affairs  is  reached,  criti- 
cism loses  its  serenity  and  there  is  no 
use  offering  us  tea  to  cool  us  down. 

"Yes,"  said  Mr.  Hamilton,  "I'm 
going  to  get  out  of  the  business  of  act- 
ing as  soon  as  I  can,  and  turn  my 
attention  to  something  else.  There  is 
no  room  in  the  profession  for  a  man  of 
my  age — nothing  to  stimulate  the 
ambition,  I  mean." 

"It  would  seem  so,"  said  I,  "but 
though  you  play  small  parts,  you  give 


them  a  touch  that  makes  them  seem 
rather  important." 

"The  public  does  not  reckon  that 
way.  It  judges  you  by  what  is  en- 
trusted to  you.  And  after  having 
spent  years  in  the  classic,  and  done 
worthy  work  in  the  modern  drama,  to 
come  to  this  is  hardly  satisfying. " 

Think  of  it — after  having  worked 
successfully  at  one's  profession  up  to 
sixty  years,  to  cast  about  for  something 
else — something  where  fit  interest  will 
be  paid  for  the  energy  and  good  faith 
invested,  and  Mr.  Hamilton  is  really 
worthy  a  specially  written  part. 

The  modern  play  is  the  root  of  the 
evil  and  the  playwright  is  not  at  fault  ! 

Most  plays,  that  are  not  first  efforts, 
are  written  to  order,  either  for  a  star 
or  a  stock  company  and  the  single 
figure  play  is  the  only  thing  really 
marketable.  By  that  I  mean  the  play 
of  the  impressionist  sort,  the  one  point 
of  view,  and  all  the  folks  who  would 
be  in  the  picture  must  keep  close  to  my 
lord's  or  my  lady's  elbow  and  stare 
hard  and  let  it  be  felt  that  they  are 
staring. 

If  it  be  a  star  play,  and  you  write 
any  good  speeches  for  anyone  other 
than  the  star  they  are  forthwith  cut  or 
transferred.  Even  the  classic,  which 
should,  like  the  ark  of  the  covenant, 
be  too  sacred  to  be  touched,  is  occas- 
ionally made  over  to  adorn  the  star. 
I  have  heard  Ada  Reban,  as  Rosalind, 
speak  some  of  Celia's  very  best  lines  ! 
Let  us  laugh,  like  Figaro,  that  we 
may  not  weep. 

An  old  man  sympathetically  fav- 
ored in  a  play, would,  if  he  were  a  good 
actor,  get  a  big  share  of  attention  and 
no  star  or  leading  man  seems  to  want 
the  intrusion.  Let  us  have  old  men. 
of  course,  but  don't  consider  them 
specially — the  star  is  the  thing.  It 
seems  to  me  that  the  old  man  should 
be  most  carefully  considered  in  the 
writing  of  plays  and  an  honorable 
place  given  him  wherever  it  is  possible. 

The  classic  gives  a  worthy  chance  to 
all.  One  of  the  greatest  charms  of 
The  Winter's  Tale  is  the  complete  pic- 
ture of  life  it  gives  from  childhood  to 
old  age  and  each  looks  up  and  plays  a 
goodly  part. 

The  young  in  the  profession  who 
are  ambitious  and  mean  to  make  it 
their  life  work,  might  stop  and  think 
that  one  day  they  will  themselves  be 
old  in  the  service,  and  yet  virile  and 
clever  and  willing  and  might  see  to  it 
if  they  can,  that  good  parts  are 
written  for  the  man  of  sixty  as  well 
as  for  the  youth  of  half  that  age.  The 
thought,  well  entertained,  might  act 
aperiently  upon  the  heart  and  wash 
away  the  greed  for  self  that  is  blight- 
ing the  drama  of  today  Why,  even 
the  man  of  fifty  is  looked  at  askance 
by  the  managerial  eye  and  if  there  is 
the  ghost  of  a  chance  for  the  old  man 
who  is  not  a  star  and  backing  himself, 
I  should  like  to  know  it  and  the  argu- 
ment is  up  to  any  one  who  wants  to 
contradict  it. 

The  star  or  whoever  it  is  who 
grudges  the  worthy  old  actor  a  chance 
to  cast  a  big  patch  of  the  rustling 
shade,  is  the  most  sapless  twig  on  the 
tree  of  human  nature  and  deserves  to 
be  told  so.  C.  T. 


*  ft  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  *  ft 


CHARLES  and  KITTIE 

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Flora 


REFINED    VOCRL  DUO 

Hastings  &  Hall  Frances 

Introducing  Repetoire— Strictly  Up-to-Date 

Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Agent 


^K^k  LAURA  CREWS 

ffl                            ^Hl  WITH 

l^H                                 f          A  1  C  ft  7  A  D  CTftPlf 

Ida  Gertrude  Banning 

Alvina  Starlight,  in  What  Happened  to  Jones 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

MRS.  HORACE  EWING 

Characters 
At  Liberty                Address  this  Office 

s**  I          ■  III 

Charles  H.  Jones 

Stage  Manager,       Grand  Opera  House 

in  A  lA/VflTT 
1  Lf  M     W  "M  I  1 

QOUBR -TTE—  PREMIER  DANCER.  ENGAGE- 
O     ments  solicited      Lessons  in  Stage  Dancing. 
Address  12  Danvers  Street,  City,  or  this  office. 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theater 

Gertrude  roster 

Leading  Woman  Macdonough  Theater,  Oakland 

Ernest  Hastings 

I^eaditiP'  Man   Alra/ar  Stork  Cmnnanv 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

i  urn  i  n   111  iucd  TnnDwnii/E 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

Miss  Anna  Lichter 

TIVOM  OPKRA  HOUSE 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 

First  =  Class  Repertoire  Opera 

STAGE  DIRECTOR 

ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE.           AT  LIBERTY 

SCOTT  SEATON 

The  Bishop,  in  What  Happened  to  Jones 

MARIE  D.  WOOD 

The  CaliFornia  Nightingale 

GEO.  E.  LASK 

StciQP  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

MARION  ALBERTI 

Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.                 ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Macdonough  Stock  Co.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

DOT  STANLEY 

Singing  Comedienne,  Olympia  Music  Hall. 

Cecilia  Castelle 

TNGENUE    AND    GENERAL     WORK,  WITH 
X    Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 

Hallett's  THEATRICAL  Exchange. 

"THE  ONLY  " 

c  ^  ]vr  K      I  j\. 

Spanish  Dancer,  Olympia  Theater,  Frisco. 

Frank  Denithorne 

Alcazar  Stock  Company,  San  Francisco. 

There  may  be  others  like  us  but  they're  not  in  town. 
The  Ever  Popular  Originators  of  Novelties, 

Anita- Carlton  and  Royce  -noSSie 

Up-to-date  Singing  and  Dancing  Soubrettes, 
In  the  Zenith   of  Success  at  Olympia  Music  Hall 

Minnette  Barrett 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

F.  H.  IRVINE 

"PROFESSIONAL  STAGE  DANCING  Taught,  421 
J.    I'ost  St.    Private  Lessons  taught.  Circular. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  .San  Francisco 

CECILE  VON  SEIBERLICH 

r  A  R  AM  ATIC    SOPRANO,    CONCERT  ACCOM 
1  )    |>anist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 

Stage  Specialties     Studio- 1648  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 

San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  1046. 

Mrs.  Eva  Tenney 

QJOPRANO  BOLOST,  Teacher  of  Singing.  Soprano 
O    at  Plymouth  Church  and  Bush  St.  Synagogue 
Studio,  1199  Hush  Street.      Telephone  Sutter  22G. 
Reception  Day.  Wcdncsday^^ 

MISS  ELEANOR  GONNELL 

O  OPRANO.     Teacher  of  Singing,     Begs  to  an- 
1^5    nounce  that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  1409  Sacramento  street.     Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 

MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

LYRIC  SOPRANO.  Vocal  Studio  915  Hyde  St. 
(Italian  Method.)  Reception  Hours,  11  a.  m.  to 
1:30  p.m.  Engagements  accepted  for  Opera,  Con- 
cert, Church,  Etc. 


MRS.  C.  J.  TOOKER  and 

MISS   ELSIE  TOOKER 

rpKACHERS  OF  THE  GUITAR.  Pupils  prepared 
_L     as  soloists.    722  Powell  St.,  Sail  Francisco 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


January  20th,  1900 


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LOCAL  NOTES 

A   PLEA   l'OR   THE  MUSICIANS 

Frank  Coffin's  first  appearance  in 
vaudeville  at  the  Orpheum  scored 
another  success  for  the  popular  tenor, 
and  many  of  his  friends  were  num- 
bered in  the  audience.  Mr.  Coffin 
will  doubtless  be  a  drawing  card  upon 
the  Orpheum  Circuit,  and  shows  his 
wisdom  in  accepting  the  engagement 
to  the  rather  precarious  remuneration 
of  the  concert  stage.  Since  Camilla 
Urso  appeared  at  the  Orpheum, 
charming  the  vast  throng  with  the 
sweet  strains  of  her  violin,  many 
musicians  have  experienced  a  change 
of  heart  towards  the  vaudeville  stage, 
and  frequently  the  remark  is  heard, 
"If  Camilla  Urso  can  appear  there, 
why  should  not  I  if  the  opportunity 
comes?"  Is  it  not  better  to  earn  a 
handsome  salary  playing  or  singing 
before  a  crowded  house  than  to  appear 
as  our  hard-working  musicians  too 
often  do  to  a  slim  audience  watching 
with  sickening  heart  people  getting  up 
to  leave  perhaps  in  the  middle  of  the 
program  who  have  no  appreciation  of 
music  because  half  the  concerts  are 
what  is  called  in  professional  parlance 
"paper,"  and  human  nature  is  weak 
at  best,  and  people  only  value  that  for 
which  they  are  obliged  to  pay.  That 
our  concert  artists  are  not  half  appre- 
ciated is  a  deplorable  fact — they  are 
too  generous  by  far,  and  it  is  not  un- 
usual to  hear  the  remark,  "I  won't 
go  to  that  concert  unless  I  get  a  pass!" 
Some  time  ago  a  woman  rang  me  up 
and  asked  me  to  take  her  to  hear  De 
Pachman,  as  she  supposed  I  could 
pass  her  in.  It  would  be  such  a  favor 
and  she  had  heard  all  the  great  artists 
and  thought  I  might  just  as  well  pass 
her  in  on  my  extra  ticket.  I  wished 
at  that  moment  that  there  was  a  mas- 
culine friend  near  by  whom  I  could 
ask  to  swear  for  me,  as  my  sex  was 
debarred  from  that  little  vent  to  the 
feelings,  but  I  told  her  simply  that  I 
had  another  use  for  my  ticket,  and  she 
rushed  out  to  make  a  demand  on  an- 
other musical  critic.  She  belonged  to 
the  class  who  never  pay  for  concerts 
if  they  can  get  out  of  it,  and  I  did  not 
propose  to  lend  myself  to  any  such 
practice,  having  a  sympathy  with  the 
musical  people,  and  I  had  the  pleasure 
of  offering  an  afternoon's  enjoyment 
to  some  one  who  was  a  real  student, 


and  could  not  afford  to  go.  I  suppose 
she  thought  me  "real  mean,"  but  a 
musical  critic  fails  in  loyalty  to  the 
profession  in  failing  to  support  right 
principles  even  in  little  things,  but 
this  question  of  free  tickets  is  not  a 
little  thing,  but  a  great  evil  which 
should  be  fought  shoulder  to  shoulder 
by  every  man  and  woman  in  the  pro- 
fession. Let  the  musicians  take  a 
stand,  furnish  the  best  musical  talent, 
first-class  concerts,  and  insist  upon 
being  paid  for  their  services  whether 
in  the  concert-room  or  church,  and 
we  will  finally  have  a  better  condition 
of  things,  and  the  honest  worthy  artist 
will  be  able  to  get  a  living  in  the 
town.  Some  will  say,  "We  can't  fill 
a  large  hall!"  Then  take  a  smaller 
one.  People  who  really  care  for 
music  will  go  to  hear  that  which  is 
good — it  is  the  people  with  free  passes 
who  get  up  and  leave  before  the  pro- 
gram is  over.  Another  thing,  ama- 
teurs who  have  had  no  stage  experi- 
ence or  training  should  not  be  allowed 
to  fill  in  among  professional  talent.  If 
a  young  singer  or  player  is  worth 
hearing,  make  a  professional  of  him 
and  pay  him  for  his  work;  if  he  is  not 
worth  paying  he  is  not  worth  listening 
to,  and  it  is  an  imposition  to  ask  the 
public  to  pay  to  hear  him.  Inexperi- 
enced amateurs  should  be  kept  in  their 
teacher's  studio  recitals  until  they 
have  earned  the  right  to  public  work. 
My  sympathy  is  with  the  musician,  but 
he  must  wrork  out  his  own  salvation. 
Let  him  aim  to  higher  standards,  and 
positively  refuse  to  appear  without 
proper  remuneration  and  with  those 
of  standing  in  the  prolessicn. 
EMMA  NEVADA    AT  MILLS'  COLLEGE. 

Madame  Emma  Nevada  spent  a  few 
happy  hours  last  Saturday  in  company 
with  her  husband,  Dr.  Palmer,  and  her 
clever  little  daughter, Mignon,  at  Mills 
College,  where  she  was  educated  as  a 
girl,  the  reception  of  Mrs.  Mills  and 
the  students  being  most  truly  a  love- 
feast  to  the  distinguished  singer,  who 
threw  herself  heart  and  soul  into  the 
joyous  welcome  with  such  womanly 
grace  that  she  endeared  herself  toevery 
one  of  the  girls  who  crowded  about  her 
begging  for  songs  and  stories  of  her 
travels,  the  hours  passing  on  golden 
wings  in  the  prettily  decorated  rooms 
that  held  such  sweet  memories  of 
youthful  days,  and  as  Mrs.  Mills  sat 
chatting  with  her  old  pupil  she  had 


lost  none  of  her  girlish  enthusiasm  and 
sweetness,  and  was  as  unassuming  as 
when  her  fresh  young  voice  rang 
through  the  rooms  in  the  days  gone 
by,  Alfred  Kelleher  being  her  first 
vocal  instructor. 

GUITAR  RECITAL 
Mrs.  C.  J.  and  Miss  Elsie  Tooker, 
guitarists,  gave  a  concert  on  Monday 
evening  at  Sherman  Clay  Hall  that 
was  a  pleasurable  event.  The  pro- 
gram opened  with  piano  solo  Cachou- 
cha  Caprice  op.  79  [Raff]  by  Miss 
Sadie  Dore,  a  pupil  of  Hugo  Mans- 
feldt  that  was  very  well  received,  but 
she  denied  an  encore.  Mr.  Harry 
Wood  Brown  rendered  a  baritone  solo 
responding  to  an  encore.  This  young 
singer  has  been  growing  in  fame  of 
late.  His  voice  is  of  good  tone,  and 
his  stage  appearance  pleasing,  but 
upon  this  occasion  he  was  not  at  his 
best,  owing  to  a  cold.  Mrs.  Hillman 
Smith  gave  several  soprano  solos — 
"Roberts  tuo  Chi  adors"  [Caratuni 
from  Robert  li  Diable]  of  Meyerbeer, 
Irish  Folk  Song  [Forte],  and  The. 
Cuckoo  [Abt].  In  the  first  two  num- 
bers the  singer  showed  some  efforts 
while  her  voice  remained  clear,  but  in 
The  Cuckoo  song  she  came  out  freeh- 
and brightly,  receiving  much  praise. 
Mrs.  Tooker  and  Miss  Elsie  Tooker 
gave  a  guitar  duet,  Fille  du  Regiment 
[Donizetti- Ferrer],  but  the  instru- 
ments seemed  hardly  strong  enough 
after  the  piano,  or  perhaps  the  players 
were  not  accustomed  to  the  hall,  for 
in  each  succeeding  rendition  the  gui- 
tars came  out  more  brilliantly,  and 
the  audience  were  most  attentive,  de- 
manding encores  with  each  appear- 
ance. It  was  regretted  that  Mrs. 
Tooker  did  not  give  solos,  but  she 
doubtless  gave  way  to  her  talented 
young  daughter  who  owes  everything 
to  her  most  excellent  tuition.  Miss 
Tooker  created  an  excellent  impres- 
sion playing  solos — L'Glisvi  d'  Amose 
Fantasie  [Donizetti-Ferrer],  Simple 
Aveu  [Thorne-Tooker], Silver  Threads 
Among  the  Gold  [Hanks],  her  best 
numbers  being  Serenade  [Schubert- 
Tooker],  and  Rigoluto  [Verdi- Ferrer], 
which  gave  her  better  play  in  execu- 
tion and  brilliancy  of  effect.  Miss 
Tooker  is  artistic  and  sympathetic  in 
her  rendering,  and  plays  with  good 
tone  and  expression.  Miss  Charlotte 
Dorr  and  Mr.  Maurice  Kramer  ac- 
companied. 


STUDIO  ECHOES. 


Sig.  Abramoff's  concert,  which  was 
to  have  taken  place  this  month,  has 
been  postponed  until  1  he  8th  of  March, 
owing  to  the  fact  that  Trebelli's  first 
appearance  was  set  for  the  same  day. 
Sig.  Abramoff's  concert  will  doubtless 
be  a  success,  as  he  always  aims  to  a 
high  standard  and  is  a  favorite  in  the 
profession  and  with  the  public.  Several 
of  his  pupils  will  appear  and  Abramoff 
will  give  solos. 

Ladies'  night  at  the  Olympic  Club 
Wednesday  of  last  week  was  as  usual 
a  pleasant  affair,  the  enjoyable  pro- 
gram including  baritone  solo  by  Mr. 
Harry  Wood  Brown  and  specialties  by 
Mr.  Geo.  Hammersmith,  whom  we 
understand  aspires  to  the  stage  and 
gives  evidence  of  considerable  talent. 

The  Knickerbocker  Quartet,  Roscoe 
Warren  Lucy  and  Cyrus  Brownlee 
Newton  gave  a  concert  in  San  Mateo 
Friday  evening  of  last  week  which  was 
highly  successful  and  attended  by  a 
large  and  appreciative  audience. 

The  regular  term  of  the  Pacific 
Coast  Conservatory  of  Music  opens 
next  Monday.  The  school  has  a  fine 
faculty  and  reports  steady  progress  and 
growth. 

Mary  Frances  Francis. 


Side  Lights 


Anne  St.  Tel,  the  charming 
danseuse  who  has  been  winning  so 
much  admiration  by  her  novelty  danc- 
ing in  A  Hot  Old  Time  at  the  New 
Alhambrathis  week,  performed  a  very 
conspicuous  part  in  the  great  relay 
ride  across  the  continent  in  1896.  She 
carried  the  war  message,  which 
started  from  this  city,  across  New 
York  harbor  on  a  water  cycle. 

Mr.  Bowser,  the  creation  of  M.  Quad, 
together  with  his  nagging  wife,  has 
been  made  into  a  play  of  one  act,  and 
Mr.  Dooley  is  also  to  become  a  stage 
character  in  the  near  future. 

George  Samuels  is  expected  in  a 
day  or  so  at  the  New  Alhambra  in 
advance  of  His  Better  Half  which 
opens  at  the  popular  theatre  Sunday 
afternoon,  Jan.  21. 

The  Heart  of  Maryland  will  be  pre- 
sented by  the  Frawley  Company  dur- 
ing the  last  two  weeks  of  its  stay  at 
the  California. 


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15 


Betiveen  Acts 

What  promised  to  be  an  interesting 
case  touching  upon  the  right  of  a  res- 
taurant keeper  to  arbitrarily  bar  either 
a  married  or  single  woman,  accom- 
panied by  her  husband  or  a  friend,  has 
been  settled  in  New  York  just  on  the 
eve  ofthe  trial.  Louise  Willis  Hepner 
and  Dorothy  Usner  were  not  admitted 
to  Shanley's  restaurant,  in  Broadway, 
near  Forty-second  street,  on  the  night 
of  November  3,  1897.  Mrs.  Hepner  at 
the  time  was  accompanied  by  her  hus- 
band, William  Hepner,  and  Miss  Usner 
had  a  friend,  Harry  Fulton,  with  her. 
The  actresses  had  just  left  the  theatres 
where  they  were  performing.  As  they 
were  about  to  enter  the  place  one  of 
the  members  of  the  firm  interfered,  it 
is  stated,  declared  there  was  no  room 
in  the  place  for  them,  and  shut  the 
door  in  the  face  of  the  actresses  and 
their  escort.  Mr.  Hepner  said  the 
place  was  not  filled  and  he  at  once  de- 
manded an  explanation.  He  was  told 
that  the  party  would  not  be  served 
under  an}- circumstances.  At  the  time  of 
the  occurrence  it  was  said  that  Mrs. 
Hepner's  blonde  hair  seemed  to  be 
objectionable.  Mrs.  Hepner  and  Miss 
Usner  say  that  the  settlement  was  for 
a  substantial  sum. 

Those  who  make  a  study  of  matters 
dramatic  may  be  also  curious  to  learn 
that  Charles  Wyndham's  revival  of 
Robertson's  David  Garrick  at  the  open- 
ing of  his  new  theatre  in  London,  has 
recalled  its  early  origin.  It  was  founded 
on  a  French  play  entitled  Sullivan, 
which  was  produced  by  the  Comedie 
Francaise.  Its  author  derived  the  idea 
from  a  short  story  published  in  1836, 
called  Garrick  Medecin.  A  German 
adaptation  of  the  same  idea  was  called 
Herr  Doktor  Robin.  Albery  called 
his  English  version  of  Sullivan  Dr. 
Davy.  The  French  author  wanted  a 
contemporary  hero,  and  placing  his 
scene  in  England  named  his  play-actor 
after  Barry  Suliivan,  who  was  then  in 
his  prime.  The  first  performance  of 
Robertson's  play  was  given  at  Birming- 
ham in  1864,  with  E.  A.  Sothern  in 
the  title  role. 

STANLEY  Whiting  is  in  advance  of 
At  Gay  Coney  Island.  He  says  the 
company  is  stronger  than  ever  this 
time,  and  that  many  familiar  faces 
will  be  seen  when  the  performance 
opens  at  the  New  Alhambra  tomorrow. 
The  tour  has  been  very  successful. 

The  At  Gay  Coney  Island  Com- 
pany which  opens  a  week's  engage- 
ment at  the  New  Alhambra  tomorrow, 
is  the  only  one  on  the  road.  No 
number  two  company  is  out  with  this 
piece. 

Mrs.  Langtr  y  has  appeared  in  New 
York.  The  play  is  pronounced  shock- 
ingly bad,  almost  indecent,  and  Mrs. 
Langtry  is  no  more  of  an  actress  than 
she  ever  was. 

The  American  Globe  Trotters,  who 
are  appearing  successfully  in  the  Orient 
are  headed  this  way. 


Ada  Rehan  to  Star 

Coutracts  were  signed  last  week 
in  jNew  York,  between  Miss  Ada 
Rehan  and  Klaw  &  Krlanger,  whereby 
Miss  Rehan  is  to  make  a  ten  weeks' 
tour  under  their  management,  begin- 
ning at  Ford's  Opera  House,  Balti- 
more, on  March  12th,  and  including 
the  larger  cities.  As  many  of  the 
actors  who  were  formerly  with 
Augustin  Daly  are  available,  will  be 
engaged  to  support  Miss  Rehan. 

Her  repertoire  will  consist  of  The 
Taming  of  the  Shrew,  The  School  for 
Scandal,  The  Country  Girl  and  Sub 
tleties  of  Jealousy,  Love  on  Crutches, 
Much  Ado  About  Nothing,  Twelfth 
Night  and  The  Last  Word.  George 
Clarke,  formerly  Daily's  stage  man- 
ager and  a  member  of  his  organization 
for  many  years,  will  be  in  Miss 
Rehan's  company. 


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Will  take  the  road  January  1st.  Rehearsals 
commence  December  26th,  must  be  able  to 
join  company  by  that  date. 

No  fares  advanced. 

Also  First-Class  Musicians  wanted  to  play 
in  band  and  double  in  orchestra;  must  own 
your  own  instruments. 

A  good  first-class  Stage  Manager,  Leading 
Man  and  Lady,  Soubrette,  Character,  etc. 

All  people  who  work  on  the  stage  must 
be  able  to  do  good  specialty. 

A  good  man  to  run  Props  who  can  do 
stage  carpentering  and  run  picture  machine 
wanted. 

Good  people  can  be  sure  of  long  engage- 
ment.   Salary  must  be  low  but  you  get  it. 

Knockers,  boozers  and  chasers  not  wanted 
at  any  price. 

State  what  you  can  and  will  do  in  first 
letter.    Address,  • 

HARRY  A.  WRIGHT,  Mgr. 
Port  Townsend,  Wash. 

PkOFESSIONAL  FEET 

DR.  G.  E.  LLOYD 

ONLY  GRADUATE  SURGEON  CHIROPODIST 
Office.  Room  76,  Chronicle  Building.  Corns 
Ingrowing  Nails,  Chilblains,  etc  ,  successfully  treated 


$6.75 


Worth  of  Comfort  ? 
Yes,  twice  $6.75  worth 
in  these  easy  chairs 


Get  one  of  these  Chairs  and  you  are  comfort- 
able and  satisfied  the  rest  of  your  life. 

We  know  of  nothing  that  will  be  more 
acceptable  to  a  man. 

It's  one  of  our  famous  South-of-Market- 
Street  values.  Anywhere  else  the  price 
would  be  |i2.oo. 

Indianapois  Furniture 
Company 

750  Mission  St. 


OPEN  EVENINGS 


CARPETS  TOO 


"A  Stitch  in  time  saves  nine" 

BAY  CITY  CLOTHING  RENOVATORY 

22/j  GERRY  STREET 


1.00— SUITS   CLEANED    AND    PRESSED — 100 
Monthly  Contracts 
'Phone  Grant  IS8 


Miss 
Florence  Roberts 


In  Repertory 


ALCAZAR  THEATRE 

June, 
July, 
August, 
1900. 


Pacific  Coast  Managers,  Send  Your  Open 
Time,  Quick  for 


Here's  Our  Paper 

(We  have  got  it.) 


8  kinds  of  stands 
4  "3  sheets 

18         "  Lithos 
2  Snipes 
2  Cloth  Banners 

Cards,  Heralds,  Novelties 


Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris 


The  Laughable  Cyclone 

Making  Merry  Millions  of  Men.  AN  ALL-STAR  CAST 
Breaking  Records  from  Maine  to  Oregon.  Seven  days 
behind  three  advance  men  and  an  ocean  of  the  flashiest 
seven-color  Lithograph  Paper  ever  turned  out. 

Tor  Terms  and  Information,  Address, 

WALTER  LINDSAY, 

DRAMATIC  REVIEW  OFFICE,  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 


16 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


January  20th,  1900 


On  the  %oad 

Lewis  Morrison's  Frederick  Ihe  Great  Co. 
Indianapolis,  19-20;  Detroit,  22-24:  San- 
dusky, 25;  Erie,  26:  Bradford,  29;  Rochester, 
30-31. 

l-.lleford  Company 
Hanford,  22,  week;  Fresno,  29,  week. 

A  Cheerful  Liar  Company 
Portland,  14,  week:  Seattle,  21,  week. 

Grau  Opera  Company 
Los  Angeles,  14,  four  weeks. 

Hottest  Coon  In  Dixie 
Taconia,  19-20;  Roslyn,  21. 

Frederick  Warde 
New    Wesminster,    20;     Seattle,  22-24. 
Olympia,  25;  Tacoma,  26-27;  Spokane,  29- 
31;  Wallace,  Feb.  1;  Missoula,  2. 

Human  Hearts  Company 
Portland  .return  date,l4.week;  The  Dalles, 
22;  La  Grande,  23;  Baker  City,  24;  Boise 
City,  25;  Pocatello,  26:  Salt  Lake  City,  29-31. 
Jessie  Shirely  Company 
Napa,  14,  week;  St.  Helena,  21,  week; 
Modesto,  28,  week. 

Weston- Herbert  Vaudeville  Company 
Sacramento,  Jan.  28-Feb.  4;  Stockton,  4- 
11;  Fresno,  11-18. 

Dailey  Stock  Company 
Ventura,  week  of  15;  Santa  Barbara,  29. 

Sam  T.  Shaw  Company 
Union,  Ore.,  22;  Sumpter,  27;  Baker  City, 
Feb.  5;  La  Grande,  12;  Pendleton,  19;  The 
Dalles,  26. 

Neill  Company 

Portland,  15-20;  Vancouver,  22-27;  Vic- 
toria, 29-Feb.  3;  Taconia,  5-6,  thence  to 
California. 

Murray  and  Mack  in  Finnigan's  Ball 

Cheyenne,  20;  Denver,  Col.,  21,  week. 
Blanche  Walsh  and  Melbourne  Macdowell 

(Ben  Stern,  Mgr.)— Salt  Lake,  Feb.  19- 
2i;Ogden,  22-23;  Portland,  26-28;  Taconia, 
March  1;  Victoria,  2-4;  Vancouver,  5-7: 
Seattle,  8-10;  Spokane,  12-13;  Butte,  15-17; 
Anaconda,  18-19;  Helena,  20. 

Who  is  Who 

(F.  W.  Stair,  Mgr.)— Topeka,  24;  Puebla, 
26;  Colorado  Springs,  27;  Denver,  28-Feb.  3; 
Cripple  Creek,  4;  Leadville,  5;  Aspen,  6; 
Salt  Lake,  12-14;  Ogden,  15;  Sacramento, 
17;  San  Francisco,  18-24. 

Remember  the  Maine 

Salt  Lake,  18-20. 


PROFESSIONAL  CARDS 


3abbn-8Mulkr  Benefit 

A  benefit  was  tendered  Mme.  Fabbri- 
Muller  at  the  Columbia  Sunday  night 
and  an  entertaining  program  was  given 
by  the  following  professionals  : 

Little  Miss  Lillian  Levey  in  clever 
coon  specialties;  Cecil  Cowles,  another 
child,  made  a  hit  by  his  clever  piano- 
forte playing.  Ferris  Hartman,  Anna 
Lichter  and  other  members  of  the 
Tivoli  company,  George  Fuller  Golden, 
Charles  Gardner  and  Hamilton  Hill, 
from  the  Orpheum,  contributed  to  the 
evening's  pleasure. 


ffig  Houses 

The  Sunday  night  performances  at 
theCalifornia  and  Alhambra  were  some- 
thing immense  in  point  of  attendance. 
The  Frawleys  at  the  former  theatre 
played  to  a  big  house,  and  A  Hot  Old 
Time  Company, at  the  latter.presented 
an  hilarious  farce,  appealing  very 
strongly  to  a  Sunday  audience — simply 
jamming  the  house  and  making  a  new 
record  for  Sunday  audiences. 


CHAS.  MAYER,  Jr. 

TEACHER  OF  THE  EITHER-     Reception  hour 
1:90  to 3  P.  M.    Studio  22^  Geary  Street,  Easter- 
brook  Building,  Room  41 

H.  L.  HASTINGS 

rpEACHER  OK  BANJO.  312  Post  Street.  'Phone 
X    4982  Steiner.    Residence  814  Shrader  St. 

CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHER  OF  PIAXO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lacy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
A.  M.,  to  1:30  r.  M.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  I.arkin  281. 

O.  V.  EATON 

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.     436    Parrott  Building. 
Professional  Litigation  and  Contracts. 

MISS  E.  MclNTIRE 

QCIENTIFIC  PALMIST.  Hours,  1  to  5  p.  m.  Sun- 
O  days  excepted.  No.  1218  Leavenworth  Street, 
near  Clay.    Ladies  only.    Telephone  Kasj  264. 

H.  JEROME  FOSSELLI 

SCIENTIFIC  PALMIST.    'Phone  Black  561.  517 
Mason  Street,   near  Sutter.    Hours  9  A.  M., 

8  p.  It 


i  CORDRAY'S  I 

J  THEATRE  J 

\  Portland,  Ore.  $ 


ARCHIE  LEVY'S 


Playing  both  Leading 
and  Popular  Price 
Attractions 

^Large  Seating  Capacity^* 

Fully  equipped  with  Scenery  and 
all  modern  stage  appliances. 

ADDRESS, 

John  F.  Cordray 

PORTLAND,  ORE. 


Rudolpb  B&rtb 

141  POST  ST. 

Wear  Grant  Ave. 


Fine  Jewelry,  Watches,  Diamonds, 
Clocks,  Silverware  and  Silver 
Novelties. 

New  Goods  received  daily;  call  and 
see  the  latest  designs  and  styles  in 
both  Jewelry  and  Silver  Novelties. 

Watch  and  Jewelry 
Repairing  a  Specialty. 


j;<S><8><8><S*S><S><S*S><8>^^ 

ATTENTION 

Theatrical  Companies 

We  have  just  received 
a  large  consignment  of 
the  popular 

Delia  Fox.... 
Theatrical  Trunks 

The  strongest  and  most 
convenient  trunks  made 

Traveling 
Requisites 

oi  all  kinds 

WILL  &  FIIMCK  CO. 

818-620  Market  St.,  s.  F. 


Ihe  Theatrical  Exchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Booking  for  Thirty-Eight  Houses. 

Rooms  116-117-118-119-120  No.  6  EDDY  STREET 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

TAKE   ELEVATOR  'PHONE   BLACK  1701 

ORPHEU/A  THEATER 


IIONOIjUIjU. 


C.  I. 


THE  ORPHEl'M  CO.,  (Limited)  Lessees. 


J.  C.  COHEN,  President  and  Manager 


Professionals  intending  to  visit  Australia,  Japan,  China  or  Manila  are  invited  to  communicate  with  us 

for  dates  and  appearances,  address 

The  Orphevm  Co.,  Ltd.,  Honolulu,  H.  I.   P.  O.  Box  400 
Or,  L.  F.  STONE,  Langham  Hotel,  Sole  San  Francisco  Agent. 

A>  11,1,1  AM    I>.  WANSOX 

Fnr'ilishes     Sko  tc  h  ©  is ,     Songs     and     1*1  n£y  » 

ADDRESS,    PRESS   CLUB,    SAN  FRANCISCO 


THcMpDtRN  High  Art 
|uu&tratohs>  or 
Amcrioa 


i9  AolfTone 
I  e\  s.uecioltyT 

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304  BATTERY  STREET. 


San  Francisco. 


250  NIGHTS  IN  NEW  YORK 


200  NIGHTS  IN  CHICAGO 


PACIFIC    COAST  TOUR 

Of  the  Eastern  Comedy  Success 

A    Cheerful  Liar 

Here's  Where  You  Laugh 
Three  Acts  of  Joy 

It  is  Very  Funny  A  Box  Office  Winner. 

Managers  send  in  your  open  time  quick  to 
ANDREW  E.   THOMSON,  Representative  W.  B.  GERARD, 

Dramatic  Review,  Geary  St. 


The  only  ENCH1LAD0S 


RjCHELIEU  (AFE  Market 


COLUMBIA 

Commencing  Monday,  January  22nd 

SECOND  WEEK  OF  THE  GREAT  STAR  TRIUMVIRATE 

LOUIS  JAMES 
KATHRYN  KIDDER 
CHARLES  B.  HANFORD 

Sunday  Night,  January  21    THE  WINTER'S  TALE 

Monday  Night  THE  SCHOOL  FOR  SCANDAL 

Tuesday,  Wednesday,  Thursday  and  Friday  Nights 
The   Winter's  Tale 


Saturday  Matinee 
HAMLET 


Saturday  Night 
MAGBETH 


Sunday  Night  (Jan.  28) 
OTHELLO 


Each    Play   a    Production    of   Scenic  Splendor 


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THE  JAN  FRANCI5CO 


•"71 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


No.  21— Vol.  I 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  JANUARY  27,  1900 


TEN  CENTS  A  COPY 
THREE  DOLLARS  A  YEAR 


"A  HAPPY  NEW  YEAR'S"  DAY 


IN 


SPOKANE,  WASH. 


Waiting  in  Line  to  Buy  Tickets  for  The  Week's  Engagement  of 
MR.  JAMES  NEILL  and  THE  NEILL  CO. 


DIRECTION  CHAS.  ASTOR  PARKKR. 


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Tine  Nenll's        ©©mnmis!  tt©  Towm 


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January  27th,  1900 


Heroines  Plenty, 

Heroes  Scarce 


That  the  making  of  actresses  is 
easier  than  the  maker  of  actors  is  as- 
serted by  the  Ladies'  Home  Journal, 
and  the  reason  given  is  that  the  young 
women  are  by  nature  more  apt  and 
pliable.  This  fact  is  shown  at  the 
matinees  of  the  School  of  Acting.  The 
female  roles  are  generally  well  played, 
while  the  male  ones  are  not.  But  the 
young  women  meet  a  difficulty  arising 
from  their  superiority  of  sex.  If  prom- 
ising actressesare  more  numerous  than 
actors,  the  fact  operates  in  favor  of  the 
young  men  in  getting  work.  A  good- 
looking  fellow  finds  himself  in  no  such 
glutted  market  as  discourages  his  sister 
aspirant.  If  he  is  clever  he  will  readily 
get  an  opening,  even  though  he  is 
ugly.  The  masculine  roles  in  plays 
predominate  largely.  Of  comely,  in- 
telligent and  tolerably  facile  actresses 
the  supply  is  far  in  excess  of  the  de- 
mand. Heroes  are  scarce.  Heroines 
are  plenty.  Genius  that  manifests  it- 
self ever  so  little  is  recognized  at  once. 
Mediocrity  finds  scant  welcome.  For 
incompetency  there  is  no  encourage- 
ment. The  best  graduates  pass  at  once 
into  regular  employment.  The  rest 
seek  it  by  application  to  managers  or 
to  the  dramatic  agents.  The  fee  for 
an  engagement  is  half  the  first  week's 
salary.  The  employer  pays  nothing. 
The  agent  keeps  a  registry  of  all  ap- 
plicants who  have  had  experience  on 
the  stage.  In  some  cases,  not  usually, 
he  will  put  amateurs  on  the  list.  Those 
who  have  come  from  good  teachers  get 
attention.  As  a  rule,  however,  he  will 
not  bother  with  other  than  profes- 
sionals of  whose  abilities  he  has  a 
pretty  definite  knowledge.  Amateur 
experience  is  not  respected.  Asser- 
tion of  ability  avails  naught.  A  pre- 
possessing appearance  counts.  But 
even  those  who  have  reason  to  be  vain 
in  that  respect  are  likely  to  be  told  that 
their  good  looks  would  disappear  on 
the  stage.  The  idea  that  the  foot- 
lights always  enhance  beauty  is  a 
mistake.  The  effect  is  quite  as  often 
the  other  way.  Natural  color  counts 
for  nothing.  The  person  with  a  fine 
complexion  but  irregular  features  may 
look  ill-favored.  The  face  of  an 
actress  depends  on  the  shape  of  the 
features  and  their  mobility.     It  is  hard 


for  even  an  expert  to  foretell  how  any- 
body will  appear  under  such  conditions. 

As  to  the  life  of  the  people  of  the 
stage  in  general,  the  Ladies'  Home 
Journal  tells  the  truth  in  saying  that 
it  is  not  hard,  coarse,  nor  unconven- 
tional, that  evils  and  vicissitudes  are 
much  exaggerated  by  common  report. 
Their  work  these  days  is  usually  easy. 
Members  of  the  low-priced  stock  com- 
panies are  the  only  ones  overtaxed. 
When  a  play  lasts  an  entire  season  in 
New  York,  as  often  happens,  the 
actors  have  no  studying  to  do.  Re- 
hearsals are  held  only  once  in  awhile 
to  correct  carelessness.  The  day's 
labor  consists  of  three  or  four  hours' 
work  only,  except  when  matinees 
double  the  time.  Many  companies  ou 
tour  spend  half  the  season  in  engage- 
ments of  whole  weeks  or  longer  in  the 
big  cities.  In  a  sense  they  are  home- 
less. But  they  need  not  be  without 
sociability.  There  is  congenial  com- 
panionship among  themselves.  The 
majority  are  ladies  and  gentlemen  in 
breeding  and  conduct.  These  need 
not  associate  with  those  who  are  not. 
As  the  status  of  the  players  has  im- 
proved with  the  dominance  of  educa- 
tion and  refinement  in  the  profession, 
courtesies  from  the  worthiest  people 
have  increased  very  much.  Prejudice 
is  no  longer  indiscriminate.  The 
hardships  of  travel  are  not  great  now- 
adays. Even  when  night-by-night 
journeys  are  made  by  traveling  com- 
panies the  distances  are  short  and 
sleeping-cars  are  comfortable.  There 
is  leisure  in  the  day-time  to  enjoy  the 
sights  quite  as  pleasure  tourists  do. 
The  sun  shines  in  stageland  as  much 
as  it  does  elsewhere.  The  clouds  are 
no  bigger  nor  blacker. 


VaUd  Belasco' s 

NeYp  York  Theatre 

David  Belasco  is  negotiating  for  the 
purchase  of  the  Herald  Square  Thea- 
tre. He  is  backed  by  a  syndicate,  and 
it  is  planned  to  not  only  acquire  the 
theatre  but  the  land  upon  which  it 
stands.  Charles  Evans,  cf  Parlor 
Match  fame,  has  a  tour  years'  lease  of 
the  theatre,  and  he  must  be  reckoned 
with,  as  well  as  the  owners.  Belasco 
has  long  had  an  ambition  to  personally 
own  and  conduct  a  New  York  theatre. 
If  he  does  not  buy  a  theatre  he  will 
build  a  new  one. 


Wilson  Enos  Writes 
From  Kansas  City 

Enclosed  please  find  money  order  in  pay- 
ment of  subscription  for  the  year  of  your 
most  interesting  paper.  You  certainly  have 
supplied  a  '  long-felt  want"  to  the  cosst  and 
to  those  who  are  interested  in  what  is  hap- 
pening there.  I  also  congratulate  you  on 
your  splendid  holiday  number. 

The  success  of  the  company  I  am  now 
with  (and  of  which  I  am  stage  director)  has 
been  something  phenomenal.  I  do  not 
think  that  in  the  twenty  weeks  since  the 
opening  of  the  present  season  there  has 
been  more  than  that  many  nights  when  it 
has  not  been  capacity,  and  innumerable 
limes  turning  them  away.  I  think  the 
problem  is  easily  solved  when  I  say  that 
while  our  prices  are  "popular,"  our  produc- 
tions have  all  been  from  a  "Broadway," 
N.  Y.,  standpoint.  Wishing  you  the  success 
you  undoubtedly  deserve,  I  beg  to  remain, 
hastily,  yet  sincerely,         Wilson  Enos. 


Salaries  of  Singers 

I  N  answer  to  the  ever-recurrent  query 
concerning  the  salaries  of  opera 
singers,  Hillary  Bell  writes  :  Singers 
will  not  tell  the  terms  on  which  they 
are  engaged,  for  every  one  of  them 
firmly  believes  that  his  or  her  art  is 
worth  double  the  money.  Nor  is  the 
impressario  a  talkative  man.  There- 
fore, the  writer  refuses  to  be  put  on 
oath  about  figures  that  cannot  be 
authoritatively  proven.  The  salaries 
of  this  season,  however,  are  about  as 
follows :  Mme  Calve. $1 ,500  a  perform- 
ance; Mme.  Sembrich,  $1,200;  Mme. 
Eames,  $1,000;  Mme.  Nordica,  $800 
(possibly  $1,000);  Mile,  de  Lussan, 
$500;  Mme.  Ternina,  $1,000;  Mme. 
Adams,  $300;  Mme.  .Strong,  $250; 
Mme.  De  Vere,  $250;  M.  Alvarez, 
$1,000;  M.  Saleza,  $800;  M.  Van 
Dyck,  $800;  M.  Salignac,  $400;  Herr 
Dippel,  $500;  M.  Edouard,  $600;  M. 
Pol,  $500;  Signor  Campanari,  $300; 
Herr  Van  Rooy,  $500;  Mme.  Mantelli, 
$200;  Mme.  Brema,$200;  Mile.  Bauer- 
meister,  $100;  Mile.  Olitzka,  $100; 
Signor  Mancinelli  (conductor),  $250; 
Herr  Paur,  $150;  Signor  Bevignani, 
$100.  The  absence  of  M.  Jean  has 
not  diminished  receipts  at  the  box 
office,  but  it  has  relieved  the  pay  roll 
of  $1,500  to  $2,500  a  night,  for  the 
Polish  tenor  had  a  percentage  of  the 
receipts  as  well  as  a  salary.  With  the 
exception  of  Calve  there  is  no  remark- 
ably high-priced  singer  in  the  company 
this  year.    The  chief  singers  are  en- 


gaged for  various  periods  and  guar- 
anteed so  many  performances  during 
their  engagement.  Thus,  if  a  prima 
donna  signs  a  contract  to  remain  with 
the  company  for,  say,  three  months,  an 
article  in  her  contract  gives  her,  say, 
twelve  performances.  She  is  paid  by 
the  performance,  and  receives  the  same 
amount  for  singing  a  small  role  as 
for  a  great  one. 


Swell  Deadheads 

For  more  than  a  century  past  the 
Choiseul  family  has  had  the  right, 
according  to  a  Paris  correspondent  of 
the  Pall  Mall  Gazette,  to  a  box  at  the 
Opera  Comique.  Almost  every  time 
the  theatre  has  changed  hands  or  has 
moved  from  one  site  to  another — and 
the  Opera  Comique  has  had  frequent 
vicissitudes  of  fortune— the  attempt 
has  been  made  to  suppress  the  privi- 
lege, but  on  each  occasion  the  preten- 
sions of  the  Choiseul  family  have  been 
confirmed,  after  long  litigation.  As 
is  well  known,  the  Opera  Comique 
has  been  re-built  as  a  result  of  the 
terrible  fire  of  1887.  M.  Albert  Carre, 
the  manager  of  the  new  theatre,  is  as 
little  satisfied  as  his  predecessors  at 
being  obliged  to  concede  one  of  his 
best  boxes  for  nothing,  and  so  far  he 
has  refused  to  allow  the  Due  de  Mar- 
mier  and  the  Due  de  Fitzjames,  the 
representatives  today  of  the  Choiseul 
family,  to  enjoy  possession  of  their 
free  seats.  In  consequence  they  have 
brought  an  action  against  him. 

The  box  was  originally  granted  by 
Louis  XYI  in  1781,  to  the  Due  de 
Choiseul  in  consideration  of  his  having 
built  the  original  Opera  Comique  at 
his  own  expense.  During  the  revolu- 
tion the  then  Due  de  Choiseul  returned 
to  Paris  after  the  Terror  to  find  all  his 
property  confiscated,  but  his  rights  to 
the  Opera  Comique  box  had  been  left 
jntact,  so  he  took  up  his  residence  in 
it,  and  slept  and  lived  in  the  theatre 
for  several  months. 


Notwithstanding  the  big  business 
being  done  by  Henry  Irving  on  the 
present  tour,  the  brood  of  speculators 
that  have  accompanied  him  have  had 
a  hard  time  of  it.  Seats  that  cost 
them  $3  apiece  they  peddled  on  the 
sidewalk  frequently  at  75  cents.  And 
even  then  they  could  not  dispose  of 
them. 


January  27th,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Small-Pox  Not 

Epidemic  in  Butte 

Editor  Dramatic  Review — Dear  Sir — 
Your  issue  of  Jan.  13  contains  an  item  from 
the  pen  of  one  Jas.  H.  Love,  Rep.  Nance 
O'Neil  Company,  under  head  of  "'Jas.  H. 
Love  sends  warning."  In  response  to  which 
I  desire  to  inform  you  that  Mr.  Love's  asser- 
tions are  false  from  beginning  to  end  relative 
to  small-pox  situation  in  the  state  of  Mon- 
tana,and  especially  Butte.  By  what  authority 
do  people  of  his  standing  dare  write  and 
have  published,  under  glaring  head-lines, 
such  irre  ponsible  stuff?  Has  he  been  here, 
and  if  he  were, do  we  require  such  authority? 
Ceriainly  not;  and  my  advice  to  Mr.  Love 
is  that  he  will  have  all  he  can  do  to  attend 
to  his  own  business. 

So  far  as  a  small-pox  epidemic  is  con- 
cerned, we  have  not  had  one.  There  may 
have  been  and  perhaps  are  yet  a  few  mild 
form  cases  of  the  disease  in  the  state,  but  no 
towns  in  the  state  have  been  quarantined, 
and  no  danger  of  any  being  quarantined. 
Our  business  in  Butte  this  season  is  above 
the  average  of  other  seasons,  and  at  the 
present  our  capacity  is  not  sufficient  to 
accommodate  the  crowds  desiring  to  wit- 
ness Shenandoah,  and  advance  sale  for 
the  Bostonians  now  on  is  phenomenal.  Will 
you  kindly  give  this  latter  notice  in  your 
valuable  paper  ?    Yours  very  truly, 

G.  F.  McFarland, 
Mgr.  Grand  Opera  House. 


Spear  Is  Mourning 

We  still  remember  those  jolly 
farceurs  of  Finnigan's  Ball  who  were 
with  us  not  long  ago.  Here  is  some- 
thing that  will  probably  interest  our 
readers: 

"Mr.  Joseph  Spear,  the  manager  of 
that  stirring  epic  which  has  won  inter- 
national fame  under  the  title,  Finni- 
gan's Ball,  has  abruptly  taken  the 
principal  seat  on  the  mourners'  bench, 
the  same  being  due  to  the  action  of 
one  of  his  business  managers,  Joseph 
Gates  by  name.  Mr.  Gates  has  had 
charge  of  the  No.  2  Finnigan's  Ball 
Company,  which  has  been  touring  the 
far  West,  and  it  has  recently  come  to 
light  that  he  was  short  in  his  accounts 
to  the  extent  of  $1,965." — Sunday 
Telegraph. 

Splendid  Organization 

The  Neil  Company,  now  playing  in 
Portland  to  immense  business,  is 
spoken  of  everywhere  it  has  played  as 
a  more  than  competent  organization. 
It  is  one  of  Manager  Friedlander's 
early  attractions. 


Violating  Copyright 

An  effort  is  being  made  in  Washing- 
ton to  increase  the  penalty  clause  of 
the  Copyright  Act,  whereby  it  is  pro- 
vided that  : 

"If  any  person,  after  the  recording 
of  the  title  of  any  dramatic  or  musical 
composition,  ...  as  provided  by  this 
act,  shall,  within  the  term  limited,  con- 
trary to  the  provisions  of  this  act,  and 
without  the  consent  of  the  proprietor 
of  the  copyright  first  obtained  in  writ- 
ing, signed  in  the  presence  of  two  or 
more  witnesses,  engrave,  etch,  work, 


copy,  print,  publish,  cause  to  be  pub- 
lished, dramatize,  translate  or  import 
either  in  whole  or  in  part,  or  by  vary- 
ing the  main  design  with  intent  to 
evade  the  law,  or,  knowing  the  Mime 
to  be  so  printed,  published,  drama- 
tized, translated  or  imported, shall  sell 
or  expose  to  sale  any  copy  of  such 
article  as  aforesaid,  he  snail  forfeit  to 
the  proprietor  all  the  plates  on  which 
the  same  shall  be  copied,  and  even- 
sheet  thereof,  either  copied  or  printed, 
and  shall  further  forfeit  $1.00  for 
every  copy  of  the  same  in  his  posses- 
sion, either  printing,  printed,  copied, 
published,  imported  or  sold,  or 
exposed  for  sale;"  the  penalty 
clause  attached  provides  that  the 
sum  to  be  recovered  under  any  action 
shall  not  be  less  than  $250  and  not 
more  than  $5,000  if  the  work  is  in- 
cluded in  the  fine  arts;  if  it  is  not,  the 
sum  to  be  recovered  shall  be  not  less 
than  $100  nor  more  than  $5,000. 


Janet  Waldorf  in  Manila 

When  the  curtain  rang  down  on  the 
last  act  of  The  Lady  of  Lyons  at  the 
Teatro  Libertad  last  evening  and  the 
farewell  testimonial  to  Miss  Janet  Wal- 
dorf was  concluded,  the  Amateur 
Dramatic  Club  had  achieved  another 
triumph  and  fulfilled  the  every  expec- 
tation of  the  large  and  appreciative 
audience. 

M  iss  Waldorf  is  a  most  competent 
and  talented  actress.  Since  her  ad- 
vent to  the  city  she  has  not  been  seen 
to  better  advantage  than  on  that  even- 
ing. The  part  of  the  betrayed,  yet 
true  Pauline,  is  particularly  well 
adapted  to  the  versatility  of  Miss  Wal- 
dorf, and  the  beautiful  and  appealing 
scenes  of  Lytton's  great  drama  were 
artistically  acted  by  her. 

Mr.  Norval  McGregor  capitally 
played  the  part  of  Claude  Melnotte. 
It  is  rarely  that  one  has  the  pleasure 
of  witnessing  such  graceful  acting  in 
Manila.  Certainly  Mr.  McGregor's 
superior  has  never  visited  this  remote 
spot.  His  conception  of  the  would-be 
prince  was  superb,  and  his  acting 
showed  that  he  is  not  only  talented, 
but  has  had  much  experience  before 
the  footlights. 

Mr.  B.  Cogan.asthe  French  Colonel, 
was  a  complete  success,  and  played  his 
part  like  a  veteran. 

Mrs.  A.  Dow  Currier,  who  brought 
out  Julia  Marlowe,  was  perfect  in  the 
role  of  the  Widow  Melnotte,  and  her 
acting  of  the  character  cannot  be  too 
favorably  criticised. — Manila  Times. 


Geo.  W.  Lederer  and  Tom  Davis, 
Gus  Kerker  and  Hugh  Morton  are 
having  very  much  of  a  disagreement 
over  the  production  of  the  latter  firm's 
new  London  review,  The  Wirewalkers. 
Lederer  claims  the  sole  right  for 
everything  Morton  and  Kerker  write, 
while  the  latter  are  trying  to  get  out 
of  their  agreement.  A  settlement  of 
the  difficulty  will,  it  is  expected,  soon 
occur. 

Read  the  Dramatic  Review. 


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The  Dramatic  Review  is  entered  at  the  post- 
office  at  San  Francisco  as  second-class  matter  and 
is  supplied  to  the  trade  by  the  San  Francisco  News 
Company,  342  Geary  Street. 

The  Bei.i.e  of  New  York,  which 
has  pleased  English  play-goers  better 
than  any  other  American  production, 
will  be  produced  in  Paris  and  Berlin 
before  long.  Score  another  for  the 
Eastern  march  of  American  humor. 
*  # 

Mr.  Fischer's  New  Oberon  will  be 
one  of  the  handsomest — if  not  the 
handsomest — music  halls  in  the  XTnited 
States.  Such  enterprise  is  to  be  com- 
mended. The  character  of  his  attrac- 
tions has  always  been  of  the  best,  and 
it  is  safe  to  say  that  his  new  venture 
will  be  a  big  success  from  the  start. 
¥  ¥ 

Richard  Mansfield  says  of  the 
actor  :  "Every  moment  is  the  supreme 
moment  with  him."  This  is  a  well 
rounded  expression  and  yet  there  is 
nothing  remarkable  about  it.  The 
same  is  true  of  every  man  in  every 
stage  of  life's  activities.  Only  there 
as  often  on  the  stage  proper  they  fail 
to  act  up  to  it. 

¥  ¥ 

In  its  willingness  to  amuse  itself 
there  is  one  thing  the  American  pub- 
lic is  apparently  willing  to  put  down 
and  that  is  cold  cash.  It  has  been 
estimated  that  our  theatre-going  public 
pays  $70,000,000  a  year  for  its  enter- 
tainment. The  calculated  attendance 
is  1,500,000  persons  a  week  in  the 
various  play-houses  of  the  country. 
¥  ¥ 

Not  long  ago  Henry  Irving  was 
discussing  things  theatrical.  In  re- 
sponse to  an  inquiry:  "Has  the  stage 


degenerated?"  he  replied:  'Degen- 
erated ?  Goodness,  no !  The  stage 
has  not  degenerated.  And  I  don't 
think  it  ever  will.  The  young  never 
see  the  so-called  degeneracy.  It  is 
always  the  old  who  see  what  they  con- 
sider a  retrograde  movement." 
*  # 

By  the  excellent  reproduction  of  the 
Idol's  Eye  at  the  Tivoli,  the  public  is 
again  reminded  that  comic  opera  may 
be  enjoyed  in  this  city  the  year  round; 
that  its  presentation  is  equal  and  some- 
times better  than  that  given  us  by  the 
traveling  companies.  Such  excellent 
home  organizations  as  the  Tivoli  and 
Morosco's  light  opera  companies  can- 
not be  beaten  in  any  city  in  the  United 
States. 

A  newspaper  yarn  is  going  around 
to  the  effect  that  Edna  May  went  to 
London  on  a  moderate  salary  on  a 
manager's  desperate  venture.  After 
two  years'  genial  labor  she  returns 
with  a  fortune  of  $100,000  in  gold, 
diamonds  galore,  and  a  prospective 
alliance'with  one  of  England's  proudest 
noblemen,  after  she  shall  have  secured 
her  American  divorce.  Say  $20,000, 
brethren,  and  then  you're  not  too 
optimistic. 

What's  the  matter  with  comic 
opera,  anyhow?  Haven't  our  com- 
posers anything  new  of  merit  to  offer  ? 
Surely  the  inducements  are  sufficient. 
This  is  apropos  the  following  item 
traveling  around:  Pauline  Hall  will 
leave  the  vaudeville  stage  and  be  a 
comic  opera  "star"  again.  She  has 
signed  as  leading  singer  of  Francis 
Wilson's  new  company,  and  will 
make  her  debut  in  the  title  role  of 
Erminie,  in  which  she  achieved  her 
first  success. 

The  production  of  the  Sunken  Bell 
in  Chicago  leads  Critic  Glover  to  write 
as  follows:  "When  dramas  are  both 
obscure  and  distressing,  as  most  of  the 
plays  uttered  by  Ibsen  and  his  fol- 
lowers happen  to  be,  it  is  quite  too 
much  to  expect  that  even  the  best  pub- 
lic, intent  on  recreation  and  mental 
entertainment,  will  pretend  to  enjoy 
them.  We  do  not  attend  the  theatre 
to  indulge  in  arithmetical  processes  or 
in  the  vagariesof  a  fantastic  philosophy 
that  constantly  seeks  to  hide  beneath 
a  mass  of  obscure  verbiage.  The  dole- 
ful pessimism  of  Ibsen,  which  leads 
him  to  select  not  only  dismal  topics 
but  the  most  uncomfortable  and  dis- 
tressing character  types,  is  the  bar 
sinister  to  the  success  of  his  plays 
among  English-speaking  peoples  who 
are  not  interested  in  the  gray  provin- 
cialism of  these  Scandanavian  themes. 
We  are  inclined  to  feel,  and  I  think 
justly,  that  a  drenching  of  these 
gloomy  subjects  is  neither  agreeable 
nor  inspiring,  particularly  as  the  de- 
pressing influence  of  the  theme  is 
matched  by  an  obscurity  of  utterance 
and  meaning  which  does  not  corres- 
pond with  the  best  precepts  of  good 
literature.    Steeped  in  a  form  of  spec- 


ulative philosophy  which  does  not 
seem  entirely  sane  to  the  American  or 
English  mind — accustomed,  perhaps, 
to  more  wholesome  influences — Ibsen 
and  those  who  are  usually  classed  with 
him  have  made  no  headway  in  the 
dramatic  world,  and  can  hope  to  make 
none." 

¥  ¥ 

cA  Copyright  Decision 

Dramatic  authors,  particularly,  will 
have  a  new  grievance,  for  a  Federal 
Judge  in  Chicago  has  just  rendered  a 
decision  that  makes  the  copyright  law 
all  the  more  involved.  This  applies 
especially  to  dramatic  compositions. 
Under  the  decision  it  now  becomes 
necessary  for  authors  to  file  with  the 
librarian  of  Congress  two  actually 
printed  copies  of  the  composition  for 
which  copyright  is  asked  before  its  first 
publication.  The  publication  of  a 
dramatic  composition  is  held  to  be  its 
first  public  performance. 

Heretofore  typewritten  copies  have 
sufficed.  Now  they  must  be  filed  in 
printed  type,  the  Court  holding  that 
typewritten  copies  are  more  easily 
changed.  It  seems  a  delicate  distinc- 
tion, but  it  holds.  Under  the  circum- 
stances the  copyright  department  of 
the  library  continues  to  accept  type- 
written copies  and  issues  certificates  of 
copyright  thereon,  but  they  are  issued 
by  the  librarian  and  accepted  by  the 
author  entirely  at  the  author's  risk  of 
validity  and  protection.  Where  there 
is  no  statutory  law  to  guide  courts, 
they  are  largely  governed  by  precedent. 
In  this  instance  the  holder  of  type- 
written copyrighted  matter  has  the 
precedent  established  by  the  Chicago 
court  against  him. 

Not  every  dramatist  has  the  funds 
with  which  to  have  a  manuscript  set 
up  in  type  and  printed,  and  to  such  the 
decision  is  apt  to  work  a  hardship  that 
seems  to  a  casual  observer  entirely  un- 
necessary. It  is  also  likely  to  lessen 
the  number  of  manuscripts  filed  very 
considerably,  and  the  Government  will 
likewise  receive  a  correspondingly 
smaller  revenue  from  that  source,  con- 
siderable as  it  may  be.  The  decision 
also  may  seriously  affect  the  validity 
of  copyrights  issued  during  the  past 
two  years  or  so. 

Eleanor  Kent's  Success 


San  Franciscans  will  remember  Miss 
Mabel  Love,  a  very  stunning  young 
woman,  with  a  voice  of  great  promise 
and  a  personality  that  promised  much 
for  a  stage  success.  That  success  she 
has  achieved,  and  under  the  name  of 
Eleanor  Kent,  is  rated  a  star  singer, 
sharing  with  her  alternate  prima  donna 
roles  in  the  Aborn  Stock  Company. 
As  Marguerite,  in  Faust,  she  has  made 
a  marked  success.  In  other  standard 
roles,  from  comic  to  grand  opera,  she 
has  gained  much  praise  and  is  ex- 
tremely popular  in  Baltimore  and  other 
Eastern  cities. 


A  Queer  Proceeding 

Wm.  Lansing,  who  claims  to  have 
been  an  actor,  and  who  at  present 
poses  as  the  promoter  of  a  sketch  to  be 
placed  on  the  vaudeville  circuits,  has 
been  indulging  in  some  very  peculiar 
actions. 

A  month  ago  he  engaged  two  young 
actresses  for  a  sketch  he  said  he  had 
signed  to  place  on  the  Orpheum  cir- 
cuit, opening  at  Los  Angeles.  Parts 
were  given  out,  rehearsals  were  gone 
through  regularly,  and  the  mem- 
bers of  the  little  company  gathered 
together  a  wardrobe  and  were  all  ready 
last  week  to  embark  for  the  Angel 
City  for  the  opening.  But  a  postpone- 
ment, on  account  of  a  conflict  of  dates, 
was  reported  by  Lansing  and  the  start 
was  postponed  a  week.  Then  a  sudden 
summons  for  jury  duty  necessitated 
another  delay.  Finally  the  young 
ladies  became  suspicious  and  made  a 
few  inquiries.  They  sought  an  aud- 
ience of  Mr.  Morrisey,  and  their  fears 
were  confirmed  when  he  told  them  that 
they  had  been  duped — that  no  such 
man  as  Lansing  or  no  such  sketch  as 
they  had  been  rehearsing  had  ever  been 
considered  in  connection  with  the  Or- 
pheum Circuit.  In  fact,  Mr.  Morrisey 
doubted  if  he  even  had  a  nodding 
acquaintance  with  the  enterprising 
Lansing.  Now,  what  could  have  been 
the  object  of  the  scheme  ?  Several 
people  would  like  to  know.  Lansing 
had  gotten  no  money  from  his  com- 
pany, and  had  conducted  rehearsals  as 
though  the  engagement  was  a  dead 
sure  thing.  One  of  the  young  ladies, 
a  well  known  ingenue  of  this  city,  not 
only  had  her  trunk  packed,  but  had 
been  given  a  farewell  party  by  friends, 
just  before  the  truth  came  out. 


Blanche  ^ates  in 

draughty  Anthony 

The  life  and  spirit  of  the  farce  largely 
depend  upon  the  work  of  Blanche 
Bates  in  the  role  of  Cora,  the  hosiery 
model.  Those  who  have  seen  her  in 
drama  will  be  surprised  at  the  finish 
and  subtlety  of  her  comedy  acting. 
She  sweeps  through  its  three  acts  with 
humor,  verve  and  authority.  Her 
audacity  is  never  displeasing,  and  the 
delicate  touches  with  which  she  il- 
lumines her  role  stamp  her  as  a  comedy 
artist  of  rare  value  and  interest. — 
Dramatic  Mirror. 


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When  Otis  Skinner  played  an  en- 
gagement in  Memphis  recently,  his 
matinee  performance  of  The  Liars  was 
graced  by  the  patronage  of  a  bevy  of 
the  season's  most  attractive  debutantes. 
After  the  curtain  went  down  the  man- 
ager escorted  the  debutantes  back  of 
the  stage,  where  they  met  and  con 
versed  with  the  actor.  "We  enjoyed 
everything  very  much,"  said  one  of 
them;  "but,  do  you  know,  Mr. 
Skinner,  we  could  scarcely  hear  a 
word  you  said?"  "Now,  that's  cer- 
tainly strange, "  replied  the  actor,  "I 
could  hear  everything  you  ladies  said." 


January  27th,  1900  THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Millocecker,  the  Vienna  opera 
producer,  is  dead. 

Robert  Lorraine,  the  ex-husband 
of  Julie  Opp,  will  be  Ada  Rehan's 
leading  support. 

Mrs.  Langtry  volunteered  to 
recite  at  a  swagger  function  in  New 
York  recently,  but  got  a  polite  refusal. 

The  Neil  company  has  set  the 
Portland  theatre-goers  simply  wild. 
The  company  is  meeting  with  really 
sensational  success. 

In  a  recent  interview  Frank  Worth- 
ing said  that  he  was  a  canny  Scot. 
This  will  be  news  to  a  great  many, 
who  regarded  him  as  thoroughly 
English. 

Blanche  Bates  and  David  Belasco 
have  become  great  friends  profession- 
ally, and  Belasco  is  to  write  a  play  for 
"our  Blanche"  after  the  run  of 
Naughty  Anthony. 

Leila  Owens  Ellis,  one  of  the 
legion  of  clever  San  Francisco  actresses 
was  a  member  of  the  cast  producing  a 
satirical  comedy,  An  Appeal  to  the 
Muse,  at  the  annual  Twelfth  Night 
Celebration  in  New  York. 

Hope  Ross  will  be  in  The  Greatest 
Thing  in  the  World,  when  it  is  pro 
duced  by  Mrs.  Le  Moyne  and  the 
Lieblers.  The  cast  is  to  include  Fred- 
erick de  Belleville,  Robert  Edeson, 
George  Clark,  and  possibly  Katherine 
Grey. 

Robert  Elliott  is  still  acquiring 
experiences.  Not  having  enough  with 
a  very  romantic  wedding  here  and  a 
little  mixup  with  supposed  friends,  he 
was  unfortunate  enough  to  be  injured 
in  Seattle  by  the  premature  firing  of 
one  of  the  Shenandoah  guns. 

Mrs.  E.  C.  McCullough,  wife  of 
the  United  States  Government  Printer 
in  the  Philippine  Islands  at  Manila, 
and  who  is  favorably  known  in  musical 
circles  in  California,  made  her  debut 
before  the  footlights  in  the  Teatro 
Filipino  at  Manila  last  month  as 
Myrine  in  Pygmalion  and  Galatea, 
which  is  the  first  of  a  series  of  plays 
presented  in  that  city  by  the  Actors' 
Dramatic  Club,  Miss  Janet  Waldorf 
appearing  as  leading  lady.  Mrs. 
McCullough  received  flattering  com- 
ments in  the  Manila  press,  and  her 
work  was  such  a  pronounced  success 
that  she  has  appeared  since  in  promi- 
nent parts  in  several  other  plays,  and 
always  warmly  welcomed  by  her 
audiences. 


Billy  West,  the  minstrel,  is  re- 
ported to  be  dying  from  Bright's 
disease. 

Florence  Walcott  issinging  with 
the  Aborn  Opera  Company  in  Balti- 
more. 

Lorraine  Hollis  is  still  acting. 
She  started  out  a  company  the  15th  of 
this  month  in  Ohio. 

Harry  Seward  has  taken  Andrew 
Thompson's  place  ahead  of  A  Cheer- 
ful Liar  Company. 

Nick  Long  and  Idalene  Cotton  are 
in  the  merry  crowd  presenting  Broad- 
way to  Tokio  at  the  New  York 
Theatre. 

Charlie  Prince,  a  San  Francisco 
boy,  comes  to  the  California  soon  as 
musical  director  of  the  Who 's  Who 
Company. 

Salt  Lake  is  furnishing  a  clever 
young  actress.  She  is  Julia  Dean 
Morton,  stage  name  with  the  Morton 
left  off.  vShe  is  a  niece  of  Julia  Dean 
Hayne. 

Theodore  Roberts  and  Eleanor 
Robson,  Madge  Carr  Cook's  daughter 
and  two  seasons  ago  ingenue  of  the 
Frawley  Company,  are  in  the  Arizona 
Company. 

William  Prtjette,  well  remem- 
bered on  this  coast,  made  a  hit  in  the 
recent  St.  Louis  production  of  In  the 
Lower  Harbor,  Niccola  Spinello's 
opera,  new  to  America. 

Wright  Huntington  writes  that 
there  are  quite  a  number  of  California 
actors  in  Kansas  City — nearly  all  do- 
ing well.  The  Dramatic  Review 
is  very  popular  with  them. 

Andrew  Thomson  returned  Fri- 
day from  the  North,  where  he  has 
been  doing  some  great  advance  work 
for  A  Cheerful  Liar  Company.  His 
work  in  Portland  was  something  that 
caused  much  comment. 

Lillian  Buckingham,  the  Los 
Angeles  girl  who  is  doing  such  good 
work  with  the  Theatre  Francais,  Mon- 
treal, made  a  strong  impression  by 
her  performance  of  Senora  Capreas  in 
A  Social  Highwayman  last  week. 

Mrs.  Lillian  Scokield,  variously 
known  as  Lady  Lansmer  and  Libbie 
Stowell,  at  one  time  a  famous  charac- 
ter in  San  Francisco,  was  arrested  in 
New  York  last  week  for  shoplifting. 
Her  adventures  would  fill  a  volume. 
She  was  once  well  known  in  theatrical 
circles,  having  been  interested  with 
Salmi  Morse  in  the  Passion  Play. 


George  Osbourne  is  supporting 
Lily  Langtry  in  New  York. 

Charles  Frohman  will  produce 
Sherlock  Holmes  in  Australia. 

Fred  Belasco  and  Mrs.  Belasco 
leave  for  their  Eastern  and  European 
trip  next  week. 

Mrs.  L.  LOCKWOOD,  grandmother 
of  Laura  Crews,  the  Alcazar's  popu- 
lar ingenue,  was  buried  Saturday. 

Geo.  Welty  arrived  in  town  Mon- 
day ahead  of  the  Sharkey-Jeffries 
biograph  pictures.  Headquarters,  the 
Alcazar. 

Edward  Heermans,  who  finished 
David  Harum,  has  written  a  play  for 
Belle  Archer,  dealing  with  Western 
ranch  life. 

Kate  Davis,  who  used  to  be  well 
known  in  Irish  characters,  is  being 
cared  for  in  Providence  by  The  Actor's 
Fund.     She  is  a  hopeless  paralytic. 

Edwin  Stevens  and  Geo.  Osborne, 
Jr.,  are  in  the  cast  of  Brother  Officers 
produced  in  New  York  last  Tuesday. 
Henry  Miller,  who  brought  the  piece 
out  here,  is  not  in  the  production. 

Gertie  Carlyle,  who  will  be  re- 
membered playing  child  parts  with 
Pearl  Landers  at  the  Tivoli  three  or 
four  years  ago,  is  in  the  New  York 
Casino  cast  of  Little  Red  Riding  Hood. 

Frank  Worthing,  the  well-known 
actor  who  has  the  leading  male  role 
in  Naughty  Anthony,  talks  seriously 
of  volunteering  for  service  in  the 
British  army  for  service  in  the  Trans- 
vaal war. 

Charles  Terris,  Harry  Corson 
Clarke's  stage  manager  and  under- 
study, was  made  a  little  present  of  a 
gold  scarf  pin  set  with  diamonds 
Christmas  Day,  by  Mr.  Clarke  and  his 
handsome  wife. 

Manager  Rosenquest  contem- 
plates employing  farm  hands  as  ushers 
and  dairy  maids  to  pass  around  milk 
to  the  audience  during  the  run  of  The 
Village  Postmaster  at  the  Fourteenth 
Street  Theatre,  New  York. 

Russ  Wiiytai,  has  recently  pro- 
duced a  play  called  The  Butcher, 
which  promises  to  create  a  sensation 
wherever  it  is  seen.  Mr.  Whytal  says: 
"It's  a  horror,  but  there  is  a  great 
chance  for  good  acting  in  it." 

Miss  Reindollar,  of  the  Alcazar, 
distinguished  herself  last  Saturday 
afternoon  and  evening  with  her  per- 
formance of  Lady  Agatha  Carlisle, 
she  having  been  called  upon  as  Miss 
Crews'  understudy  to  play  the  part  for 
those  two  performances,  Miss  Crews 
being  absent  on  account  of  the  death 
of  her  grandmother. 

Julia  Arthur  is  having  all  the 
trouble  lately  that  most  anybody 
would  care  for.  Her  latest  is  to  bring 
suit  against  Al  Hayman  and  Will  J. 
Davis  for  $25,000,  because  she  was 
not  allowed  to  play  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre,  Chicago,  last  April.  Miss 
Arthur's  changeableness  of  mind 
seems  to  have  laid  the  foundation  for 
the  little  difficulty. 


Stage  Director  Walton,  who 
has  charge  at  the  Macdonough, 
brings  with  him  a  well-established 
reputation  for  good  work. 

In  Margaret  Marshall  and  Clarence 
Montaine,  the  Macdonough  Stock 
Company  ha?  two  of  its  very  best 
character  people  on  the  stage. 

Alice  Saunders,  late  leading  lady 
of  the  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal., 
joined  Human  Hearts  Company  at 
Portland,  Or.  She  is  credited  with  a 
big  hit. 

The  Nevada  Concert  Monday  night 
drew  a  well-filled  house  at  the  Cali- 
fornia, but  the  cantatrice  was  not  at 
her  best,  and  in  one  or  two  instances 
it  was  (mite  evident  she  was  singing 
off  key. 

Leo  Cooper  reports  steady  pro- 
gress in  his  work,  numbering  several 
clergymen  and  lawyers  as  well  as  dra- 
matic students  in  his  classes.  Miss 
Mary  Scott,  who  made  a  success  at  the 
California,  was  his  pupil. 

S.  H.  Friedlander  went  to  Sac- 
ramento Wednesday  in  the  interest  of 
the  Nevada's  appearance  in  that  city. 
Selby  Oppenheimer  has  been  out 
ahead  of  this,  his  firm's  new  attrac- 
tion, doing  some  successful  advance 
booming. 

Miss  Virginia  Vaughn,  formerly 
with  Harry  Corson  Clarke,  is  billed 
for  a  good  part  in  The  Louisianian  at 
the  Alcazar  next  week.  There  will 
be  quite  a  number  of  new  faces  in  the 
cast,  partly  on  account  of  some  of  the 
Alcazar  Stock  going  to  Oakland  to 
open  the  Macdonough  on  its  success- 
ful career  in  Too  Much  Johnson. 

Miss  Virna  Woods  of  Sacramento, 
a  school-teacher,  has  just  sold  a  play 
to  Frederick  Warde,  who  will  open  his 
season  and  star  in  it  this  year.  It  is  a 
tragedy  and  destined,  says  Mr.  Warde, 
to  make  the  hit  of  the  season  in  the 
legitimate  line.  It  is  the  first  effort  of 
Miss  Woods,  who  is  quite  young,  to 
produce  a  drama  for  the  stage,  her 
work  hitherto  having  dealt  with  short 
farces,  stories,  poems  and  novels,  of 
which  latter  form  of  literary  produc- 
tion she  has  published  several. 


An  Exchange  says.  "Miss  Kidder 
last  evening  demonstrated  her  great 
versatility  in  the  double  role  of 
Hermione,  the  falsely  accused  wife 
and  queen,  and  as  Perdita,  the  shep- 
herd maiden  and  lost  daughter  of 
Hermione  and  Leontes.  As  Hermione 
she  was  superb;  as  Perdita,  delightful. 
As  the  unjustly  suspected  wife  she 
battled  with  queenly  dignity  against 
the  calumny  heaped  upon  her  by  her 
lord  and  husband,  losing  sight  of  self 
and  all  else,  save  her  love  for  her 
children,  in  attempting  to  save  her 
honor.  The  transition  to  the  light- 
hearted  and  care-free  shepherd  maiden 
was  sudden,  yet  it  is  difficult  to  decide 
in  which  character  Miss  Kidder  shone 
to  better  advantage.  Neither  character 
has  ever  been  better  interpreted — per- 
haps not  quite  as  well." 


January  27th,  1900 


AT  THE  #  *t»  * 
bOCAb  THEATERS 


Tfe  Columbia 

Richard  Bkixslev  Sheridan's 
famous  comedy,  School  for  Scan- 
dal, was  the  performance  at  the  Colum- 
bia on  Monday  night  by  the  James- 
Kidder-Hanford  Company.  The 
School  for  Scandal  was  first  played  in 
Dewey  Lane  Theatre,  May  8,  1777, 
and  sprang  into  immediate  favor  as  a 
modern  society  play,  which  place  it 
has  occupied  in  the  affections  of  the 
theatre-goers  for  nearly  125  years, 
and  is  still  the  society  play  par  excel- 
lence. It  was  given  with  great  unc- 
tion and  perfection  of  art  and  detail  by 
this  exceedingly  good  company.  Miss 
Kidder  is  a  very  sweet  Lady  Teazle 
whose  charmingly  winning  manner 
endears  her  to  the  heart  of  bluff  Sir 
Peter  even  while  he  frets  and  worries 
himself  for  the  self-same  love,  and 
quarrels  with  her  in  the  most  delight- 
ful English  way  for  her  utter  extrava- 
gance in  expenditure  and  living.  Mr. 
Harry  Langdon  is  an  ideal  Sir  Peter 
Teazle,  a  hale,  hearty,  honest  old 
fellow  whom  everybody  loves  and 
respects,  a  characteristic  English  gen- 
tleman of  the  old  school  (would  there 
were  more  of  them).  Mr.  John  A. 
Ellsler  as  Sir  Oliver  Surface  shows  so 
clearly  what  a  little — just  a  little — 
taffy  will  do  to  gain  the  good  will  of 
humanity.  It  is  an  excellent  lesson 
to  have  seen  him.  Mr.  Collin  Kemper 
as  Sir  Benjamin  Backbite,  is  a  stun- 
ning fellow  full  of  life,  and  his  old 
century  mannerisms  are  a  perfect 
study  and  delight  to  the  artistic  sense 
to  see  him  exchange  courtesies  with 
Mrs.  Candour  is  a  lesson  in  old-time 
politeness  never  to  be  forgotten.  Mr. 
Norman  Hackett  as  Sir  Harry  Bumper 
gives  life  and  character  to  the  jolly 
youth  who  sings  and  sings  well  the 
song  of  the  wine.  Mr.  Hanford,  as 
Joseph  Surface,  is  a  dignified,  careful 
hypocrite,  worldly  wise  though  seem- 
ing moral,  who  poses  for  the  good  he 
is  not.  Mr.  James  as  Sir  Charles  Sur- 
face is  a  fine  picture  of  the  good- 
hearted  profligate  who  loves  pleasure 
for  pleasure's  sake,  and  enjoys  life  to 
the  fill,  who  lives  today  and  lets  to- 
morrow take  care  of  itself.  There 
was  some  fine  acting  in  the  auction 
scene.  Mr.  Johnstone's  Moses  was  a 
study  for  the  philosopher.  No  one 
could  mistake  the  money-lender  with 
his  itching  palm.  Mrs.  Henry  Van- 
denhoff  is  a  perfect,  simply  perfect, 
Mrs.  Candour.     Not  for  an  instant 


does  she  lose  herself,  but  is  ever  the 
inveterate  gossip  whom  all  detest  but 
come  to  listen  to — and  she  easily  car- 
ries off  all  the  honors  of  the  evening. 
There  never  was  a  better  Mrs.  Can- 
dour. Miss  Helen  Singer  as  Lady 
Sneerwell  does  the  magnificent  lady 
to  a  dot.  Miss  Aphie  James  as  Maria 
acts  well  the  simple  part  placed  at  her 
disposal. 

THK  WINTER'S  TALE. 
The  magnificent  spectacular  produc- 
tion, The  Winter's  Tale,  probably  the 
best  production  of  a  legitimate  play 
seen  in  San  Francisco  for  years,  was 
the  attraction  Tuesday  night,  and 
most  of  the  balance  of  the  week.  Large 
houses  and  great  appreciation  have 
resulted. 

Grand  Opera  House 

""The  Queen's  Lace  Handkerchief 
*  playing  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  is  a  pretty,  bright  opera,  leav- 
ing breathing  space  for  several  really- 
lovely  songs  when  all  hands  aren't 
too  distractedly  busy  carrying  out  the 
rapid  details  of  complicated  plot. 
Hattie  Belle  Ladd  is  herself  again  in 
ravishing  costumes  as  the  King,  with 
any  number  of  pretty  solos  heartily 
encored.  Edith  Mason's  sweet,  full 
voice  is,  as  always,  at  its  best,  though 
the  role  of  Queen's  waiting-maid  calls 
for  but  little  of  the  spirited,  bright 
action  which  makes  her  impersona- 
tions always  so  charming.  Bessie 
Fairbairn  is  an  energetic  Marquise, 
too  much  so  at  last  in  her  demolishing 
rage  for  her  disenchanted  adorer  "for 
eighteen  years!"  Etta  Culbreth  made 
her  debut  as  the  Queen,  and  was  re- 
ceived with  favor.  Many  of  the  plot 
intricacions  having  at  length  been 
courageously  disentangled,  the  third 
act  contains  some  of  the  prettiest 
songs  in  the  opera,  and  gives  the  fun- 
makers  more  scope  for  original  work. 
Arthur  Wooley,  impersonating  the 
King's  tutor,  was  particularly  funny, 
encored  again  and  again  in  his  seren- 
ade to  the  moon — more  cleverly  sung 
after  every  repetition  and  with  a 
variety  astonishing  of  pose  and  true 
work.  Here,  too,  Winifred  Goff,  his 
most  grotesque  highness,  the  Minister 
of  War,  has  his  final  fall  with  the  ludi- 
crously comical  disintegration  of  cos- 
tume so  long  imminent.  And  Wolff 
as  Prime  Minister  in  this  act,  rages 
for  the  last  time  his  wild  and  wooley 
rages.  Persse  does  more  fine  solo 
work,  and  is  a  regal  poet  in  a  stunning 


costume  of  brilliant  red.  The  ensem- 
ble work  all  through  the  opera,  par- 
ticularly in  the  second  act,  was  received 
with  unprecedented  and  well-merited 
enthusiasm.  And  the  chorus  girls—- 
well,  they  were  just  too  sweet  for  any 
use,  and  irresistibly  fetching  in  the 
white  wigs  and  black  tights  of  the 
commissioners. 

New  cAlhambra 

P  ax  Francisco  has  seen  At  Gay 
^  Coney  Island  three  times  in  al- 
most as  many  years,  twice  before  with 
Mathews  &  Bulger  as  the  bright  and 
shining  comedians  around  whom  the 
mixture  of  absurdities  revolved  with 
more  or  less  enjoyment.  Now,  we  have 
seen  the  same  conglomeration  with 
Mathews  &  Bulger  left  out,  and  there 
naturally  was  some  disappointment. 
It  is  always  hard  to  run  against  a  sen- 
timent connecting  certain  people  with 
a  certain  play.  The  piece  contains 
several  clever  entertainers  of  the  origi- 
nal company  and  a  few  new  ones. 
Much  credit  is  due  Burt  Weston  and 
Chas.  Belmont  in  the  roles  of  Dr. 
Liken  Payne  and  Hi  Price.  They  are 
clever  actors,  but  comedy  of  the  rip- 
roaring,  horseplay  kind  is  not  their 
long  suit.  There  were  some  very  good 
specialties  to  help  out  the  performance, 
notably  the  whistling  and  animal  and 
bird  imitations  of  Alf  Holt  and  the 
dancing  of  Minnie  Lockette.the  nimble 
limbed  soubrette.  Both  were  features 
of  the  original  company.  The  violin 
playing  of  Miss  Marie  Stori  was  par- 
ticularly clever,  and  won  repeated 
encores.  There  was  a  good  attend- 
ance throughout  the  week,  as  there 
always  is  at  the  Alhambra. 


"The  molt 


"That  San  Francisco's  population 
1  appreciated  a  first-class  entertain- 
ment was  evinced  by  the  large  atten- 
dance that  favored  the  second  week's 
performance  of  The  Idol's  Eye  at  the 
Tivoli.  The  faultless  manner  in  which 
this  most  comical  of  comic  opera  has 
been  presented  by  the  Tivoli's  coterie 
of  favorites  is  certainly  deserving  of 
the  highest  commendation.  It  is  in- 
deed unnecessary  to  say  "dull  care 
begone,"  for  from  the  instant  the  cur- 
tain rises  the  fun  begins  and  continues 
throughout  without  giving  an  in- 
stant's relapse. 

Frances  Graham,  the  new  contralto, 
has  made  a  genuine  hit,  and  has  not 


only  a  pleasing  personality  but  a  con- 
tralto voice  of  rare  beauty.  Annie 
Meyers,  too,  deserves  special  mention 
for  a  most  attractive  performance. 
The  men,  as  we  said  last  week,  are 
exceedingly  good. 


The  California 

JV/Ik.  Frawley,  with  great  judg- 
ment, has  this  week  given  us  an 
entertainment  both  astonishing  and 
rare.  The  character  of  In  Paradise 
exhibits  what  is  savory  to  men  at  the 
clubs;  what  is  avoided  at  tea  table 
functions;  yet  sometimes  creepsmerrily 
into  boudoir  and  is  altogether  decent, 
entertaining  and  worthy  of  a  two 
weeks'  run. 

In  Paradise  needs  no  apology  ;neither 
is  it  naughty.  It  is  simply  a  farcial 
performance  of  spirit  and  originality. 
The  wit,  which  lavishly  pads  the  play, 
is  pointed  and  sparkjing,  even  playful, 
but  always  surprisingly  funny,  and  the 
Frawley  Company  handled  it  with  life 
and  action. 

Miss  Mary  Van  Buren,  in  the  role  of 
artist's  model,  was  charming  in  her 
abandon,  engaging  and  sweet.  Mary 
Hampton,  as  Madame  Gresillon,  was 
not  so  happily  cast,  and  one  cannot 
help  but  wish  that  beautiful  Marian 
Barney  were  more  petite  in  the  part  of 
Jeane,  which  she  interpreted  inno- 
cently and  well.  Mr.  Amory,  as  Mon- 
sieur Pontbichot,  the  good  with  a  de- 
sire to  be  bad,  father,  kept  the  house 
in  a  roar,  and  Theodore  Hamilton 
shared  with  him  in  provoking  mirth. 
Francis  Byrne  gave  a  clever  perform- 
ance of  the  willing  to  please  papa 
lover,  and  Wallace  Shaw,  as  the  Baron, 
was  well  received.  Miss  Pearl  Landers 
the  French  maid,  was  sprightly  and 
attractive,  and  Minnette  Barrett  made 
all  that  could  be  desired  out  of  the  part 
of  Justine. 

The  comedy  is  well  staged  through- 
out and  the  gowns  are  superb.  Mr. 
Frawley  has  made  a  wise  selection  in 
his  production  of  In  Paradise  and  the 
public  with  generous  appreciation 
continue  to  pack  the  house. 


The  second  of  she  series  of  Sym- 
phony Concerts,  under  the  direction 
of  Henry  Holmes,  will  take  place  at 
the  Grand  Opera  House  next  Thurs- 
day afternoon  at  3:15.  The  orchestra 
will  be  augmented  to  seventy  pieces 
for  this  occasion. 


January  27th,  1900 


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I  ORD  Chumley,  written  by  David 
Belasco  and  Henry  C.  De  Mille, 
is  on  the  boards  at  the  Alcazar  this 
week.  It  is  a  thoroughly  pleasing 
comedy  and  fills  the  house  nightly 
with  delighted  audiences.  Mr.  Ernest 
Hastings  is  covering  himself  with  glory 
as  LordChuniley.and  acts  the  character 
in  a  manner  so  perfectly  natural  as  to 
seem  almost  to  ignore  the  stage,  which 
from  the  Sarah  Bernhardt  point  of  view 
is  the  true  acting.  Mr.  Hastings 
shows  much  magnetism  and  from  start 
to  finish  carried  his  audience  with  him, 
they  frequently  breaking  in  with  rounds 
of  applause,  and  demanding  his  recall 
upon  the  drop  of  the  curtain.  He  is 
deservedly  a  great  favorite  and  is 
growing  in  strength  and  character 
with  the  years  of  careful  study  and 
culture.  Howard  Scott  is  an  ideal 
villian  as  Gasper  Le  Sage, the  gambler, 
and  does  his  part  so  well  as  to  call 
down  hisses  upon  his  devoted  head 
from  the  gallery  gods  and  they  know 
a  good  thing  when  they  see  it. 

E.  L.  Walton  does  the  character  of 
Adam  Butterworth  well,  and  his  at- 
tempts at  airing  his  schoolboy  French, 
are  mirthful.  Mr.Denithorne  as  Lieut. 
Butterworth  was  rather  sad,  but  is  cer- 
tainly improving  in  his  stage  work, 
and  furnished  one  of  the  best  bits  of 
acting  he  has  done. 

Miss  Laura  Crews  was  a  sweet  little 
Jessie  Deane,  the  sweetheart  of  the 
Lieutenant.  Miss  Marie  Howe,  Lady 
Adeline  Barker,  was  perfectly  jolly, 
as  the  anxious  maid — forty,  fair  and 
fat — looking  for  a  husband.  Juliet 
Crosby  made  fun  for  everybody  with 
her  ideal  work  as  Meg,  the  angel  of 
the  attic,  and  the  love  making  with 
Tommy  Tucker  was  essentially  south 
of  Market,  to  the  utter  edification  of 
the  audience. 

Miss  Blayney,  beautifully  gowned, 
as  Eleanor  had  but  little  opportunity 
for  display  of  talent  in  this  small 
character.  Mr.  Forrest  Seabury  as 
Tommy  Tucker,  Mr.  Geo.  Webster  as 
Blink  Blunk  and  Mr.  Carlyle  Moore 
as  the  dignified  Winterbottom,  each 
and  all  did  excellent  work. 


Thm-Skmned  Authors 

If  actors  are  thin-skinned  when  it 
comes  to  criticism,  it  is  not  because 
their  co-laborers  on  the  stage  do  not 
do  what  they  can  to  harden  their  cuti- 
cle. Thus  a  certain  well-known 
author  was  making  light  of  the  pen 
effort  of  a  friend  who,  along  with  being 
a  player,  had  been  guilty  of  writing 
a  drama,  whose  grip  on  fame  was  not 
of  the  strongest.  "Oh,  come  now," 
he  protested,  "it  may  be  bad,  but  you 
must  remember  it  only  took  me  a 
week  to  write  it."  "If  it  took  you  a 
week,"  was  the  answer,  "then  you 
must  have  loafed." 

In  Paradise  will  run  auother  week. 
The  Frawley's  success  in  this  laugh- 
provoker  has  been  very  great. 


THE  COLUMBIA 

The  repertoire  for  the  third  and 
final  week  of  Louis  James,  Kath- 
ryn  Kidder  and  Charles  B.  Hanford  at 
the  Columbia  commencing  with  Mon- 
day night  is  as  follows:  Monday  and 
Friday  nights,  The  Rivals;  Tuesday, 
Othella;  special  matinee  Wednesday 
and  Thursday  and  Saturday  nights, 
The  Winter's  Tale;  Wednesday  night 
and  Saturday  matinee,  The  School 
for  Scandal;  Sunday  night,  Macbeth. 
There  is  already  a  most  promising  de- 
mand for  all  the  performances,  and  the 
outlook  is  for  a  big  business. 

On  Monday  night,  Feb.  5,  the  fa- 
mous original  Bostonians  will  com- 
mence a  limited  engagement  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre  during  which  time 
they  will  appear  in  no  less  than  four 
operas.  One  of  them,  The  Viceroy, 
will  receive  its  premiere  presentations 
here,  and  The  Smugglers  of  Bayadez, 
in  which  the  company  has  won  a  sub- 
stantial success,  will  be  heard  here  for 
the  first  time. 


THE  GRAND 

The  Queen's  Lace  Handkerchief 
continues  to  delight  crowded  houses 
at  the  Grand  Opera  House.  It  will 
be  withdrawn  after  Sunday,  and  on 
Monday  evening  Boccaccio,  the  side- 
splitting comic  opera,  will  be  produced 
in  a  most  gorgeous  and  lavish  scale 
with  the  following  splendid  cast: 
Boccaccio,  Edith  Mason;  Leonotto, 
Hattie  Belle  Ladd;  Pietro,  Thomas  S. 
Persse;  Lambertuccio, Arthur  Wooley ; 
Lotteringi,  Wm.  Wolff;  Scalsa,  Win- 
fred  Goff;  The  Unknown,  A.  E. 
Arnold;  Chicco,  Joseph  Witt;  Major 
Domo,  A.  E.  Arnold;  Fiametta,  Olive 
Vail;  Isabella,  Georgie  Cooper; 
Beatrice,  Kathleen  O'Neill;  Philipa, 
Ethel  Strachau;  Oretta,  Gertrude 
Hayes.  The  management  have  in 
preparation  a  magnificent  production 
of  David  Henderson's  extravaganza, 
Aladdin  Jr.   

THE  ORPHEUM 

There  has  never  been  a  time  in  the 
history  of  the  Orpheum  when  the  man- 
agement was  in  the  position  to  offer 
such  bills  as  at  present.  Next  week's 
program  is  much  stronger  than  that  of 
last  week.  First  on  the  list  come 
Bruet  and  Reviere,  French  duettists 
and  mimics.  There  are  no  more  fin- 
ished artists  than  these  two.  The 
Holloways,  direct  from  Europe,  will 
present  one  of  the  most  sensational 
acrobatic  acts  ever  seen  in  this  city, 
Maude  and  Augustus  Sohlke,  with 
their  five  pickaninnies,  have  an  act 
which  for  daintiness  and  novelty,  has 
never  been  equalled.  Irene  Franklin, 
the  popular  little  soubrette,  is  coming 


back  and  will  bring  a  number  of  new 
songs.  The  holdovers  are  Papinta, 
James  O.  Barrows  and  Company,  Edna 
Bassett  Marshall  and  Company,  J. 
Newman.  Matinees  Wednesday,  Sat- 
urday and  Sunday. 


THE  TIVOLI 

The  general  belief  that  New  York  is 
the  home  of  theatrical  productions  has 
been  set  aside  in  pronounced  manner 
by  the  enormous  success  achieved  by 
the  Tivoli  Opera  House,  with  the 
comic  opera,  The  Idol's  Eye,  which 
is  announced  for  a  third  week,  com- 
mencing with  next  Monday  evening. 
The  stamp  of  approval  set  by  the  press 
and  public  on  the  Tivoli' s  production 
of  The'  Idol's  Eye  is  well  merited ,  for 
at  popular  prices  the  Tivoli  is  giving 
a  far  better  presentation  of  the  comic 
opera  than  was  given  by  Frank  Dan- 
iels and  his  New  York  company  at 
three  times  the  price  of  seats  charged 
by  the  Tivoli.  When  The  Idol's  Eye 
is  withdrawn,  the  Tivoli  will  present 
a  sumptuous  production  of  Manila 
Bound,  and  later  on  The  Wizard  of 
the  Nile. 

THE  ALCAZAR 

Lord  Chumley  will  be  presented  at 
a  matinee  performance  this  afternoon 
and  evening,  whence  it  will  be  with- 
drawn for  a  revival  of  Sol  Smith 
Russell's  Peaceful  Valley. 

The  plot  to  Peaceful  Valley  is  laid 
in  New  Hampshire,  on  one  of  the 
many  beautiful  farms  that  dot  the 
White  Mountains.  While  Peaceful 
Valley  is  not  a  sparkling  farce,  there 
is  much  good  strong  comedy  in  it,  and 
plenty  of  strong  situations  which  give 
it  an  Old  Homestead  tinge.  Prodigal 
Father  is  in  preparation  to  follow. 


THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 

The  New  Alhambra  will  present  to- 
morrow afternoon  one  of  the  cleverest 
farce  comedies  ever  seen  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. His  Better  Half  is  the  title. 
The  company  is  a  strong  one  and  the 
entire  production  will  be  in  keeping 
with  the  excellence  of  the  piece. 
Elaborate  scenery,  pretty  costumes, 
clever  specialties  and  a  piece  that  is 
extremely  hilarious  in  its  mirth  pro- 
voking qualities. 

His  Better  Half  is  somewhat  on  the 
order  of  Charley's  Aunt,  but  is  far  more 
humorous. 

The  next  attraction  at  the  New 
Alhambra  will  be  the  great  melodrama, 
London  Life,  with  a  very  strong  cast 
and  two  carloads  of  scenery. 

Ernest  Hastings  will  play  his  origi- 
nal character  of  Hosa  Joe  in  Peaceful 
Valley  next  week. 


THE  CALIFORNIA 

So  successful  has  been  this  week's 
presentation  of  In  Paradise,  that  it 
will  be  continued  another  week.  It 
is  one  of  the  best  laugh  provokers  ever 
played  in  this  city,  and  has  been  wit- 
nessed by  large  audiences. 

A  Rising  Singer 


San  Francisco  is  rapidly  adding  to 
its  already  long  list  of  singers  with  a 
frequency  that  is  something  remark- 
able. A.  W.  Rhodes,  the  well-known 
baritone  who  has  been  for  some  time 
past  perfecting  himself  for  the  lyric 
stage,  will  soon  make  his  professional 
debut.  Mr.  Rhodes  has  a  voice  of 
great  depth  and  fullness,  of  a  pecul- 
iarly deep  organ  tone  with  a  range 
from  E  below  the  staff  to  G  above — 
2^2  octaves. 


Grove  Street  Theatre 

Extensive  alterations  are  being 
made  in  the  old  Grove  Street 
Theatre,  and  when  it  comes  out  of  the 
contractor's  hands  it  will  be  a  com- 
fortable and  handsome  little  play- 
house, seating  about  1,500  people.  It 
will  be  opened  Feb.  11,  and  play  com- 
binations till  April,  when  a  regular 
stock  company  will  be  installed.  A 
new  corporation,  the  Western  Amuse- 
ment Company,  is  behind  the  scheme. 
Those  interested  are  Horace  Ewing, 
President  and  Manager;  Hunter  Broth- 
ers, Alfred  J.  Morgenstern  and  E.  W. 
Frost,  Business  Managers.  The  house 
will  be  devoted  principally  to  melo- 
drama, with  admissions  from  10  to  35 
cents.  New  scenery  and  new  opera 
chairs,  supplied  by  Weber&  Co.,  have 
been  put  in, and  it  appears  that  a  serious 
effort  will  be  made  to  add  this  to  our 
list  of  permanent  play-houses. 


At  San  Diego  Monday  night  M.  B. 
Leavitt,  manager  of  The  Spider  and 
Fly  Company,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  failing  to  pay  his  war  tax 
while  his  company  was  in  New  Mex- 
ico. He  gave  $500  bail  to  appear  for 
examination  on  the  30th  before  Com- 
missioner Knoles.  Leavitt  says  he 
was  not  with  the  company  in  New 
Mexico,  and  was  not  to  blame  if  the 
tax  was  not  paid. 


8 


January  27th,  1900 


Correspondence  and 
Comments 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York,  Jan.  21. — Lily  Langtry,  after 
an  absence  of  several  years  from  the  stage 
in  America,  re-appeared  here  last  week  as  a 
professional  actress  and  as  a  personal  ex- 
hibit in  a  play  by  Sydney  Grundy  called 
The  Degenerates.  A  crowded  and  eager 
audience  gave  her  respectful  attention  at  the 
Garden  Theatre  last  Monday  night.  The 
Degenerates  depicts  life  in  an  outre  and 
fast  circle  of  English  aristocracy,  and 
through  the  kindness  of  the  press  agent  we 
are  led  to  believe  that  much  of  the  matter  is 
taken  from  the  life  of  the  Jersey  Lily. 
There  is  much  in  the  play,  however,  which 
could  not  be  true  in  any  woman's  life.  The 
woman  portrayed  by  Mrs.  Langtry  (for  she 
doesn't  desire  to  be  known  by  the  name  of 
her  new  husband)  has  a  daughter  who  has 
been  kept  away  at  school  not  only  to  keep 
her  free  from  taint,  but  to  conceal  the  real 
age  of  the  mother.  When  she  goes  home 
she  succeeds  in  weaning  her  mother  from 
her  gay  life.  It  is  a  beautiful  fiction, 
brutally  frank,  which  seldom  if  ever  happens 
in  real  life.  But  it  gives  the  purists  some- 
thing to  talk  about,  and  the  more  they  talk 
the  more  money  will  flow  into  the  coffers  of 
the  Jersey  Lily.  Mrs.  Langtry  looks  a  little 
older  than  when  here  last,  and  acts  better, 
although  she  does  not  pretend  to  be  a  great 
actress.  Prominent  in  her  support  are 
Frederick  Kerr  and  George  Osbourne.  Mr. 
Osbourne.  with  all  the  cleverness  which 
made  him  a  favorite  in  California,  portrayed 
the  part  of  a  Jew  who  was  always  insisting 
that  he  was  a  Christian.  Lucy  Milner  was 
the  innocent  daughter.  The  presence  of 
such  a  character  among  the  nest  of  degener- 
ates was  a  relief  to  the  audience  that  found 
expression  in  applause. 

*  * 

Brother  Officers,  by  Capt.  Leo  Trevor,  as 
produced  at  the  Empire  Theatre  last  Tues- 
day night  by  Charles  Frohman's  forces,  is  a 
comedy  in  which  the  hero  doesn't  marry  the 
girl.  The  hero  is  a  young  unpolished  lieu- 
tenant in  the  British  Army,  who  has  been 
raised  from  the  ranks  on  account  of  his 
bravery.  But  at  social  functions  he  is  like 
a  bull  in  a  china  shop.  One  officer  whose 
life  the  hero  saved  does  his  best  to  pilot  him 
through  the  social  whirl,  but  he  feels  hope- 
lessly lost.  Both  officers  love  the  same  girl. 
The  polished  officer  is  in  debt  for  gambling 
to  a  blackleg  whom  the  rough-and-ready 
officer  can  expose.  But  in  exposing  the 
blackleg  the  hero  would  lose  the  girl.  He 
chooses  to  expose  the  gambler,  and  his 
brother  officer  gets  the  girl  and  the  hero's 
virtue  is  its  own  and  only  reward.  But  if 
the  hero  had  married  the  girl  and  lived 
happily  ever  after,  Brother  Officers  would 
have  been  the  same  as  hundreds  of  other 
comedies.  Now  it's  different.  William 
Faversham  was  the  hero,  Guy  Standing  his 
friend  and  Margaret  Anglin  the  girl.  All 
were  excellent.  The  blackleg  was  cleverly 
played  by  Edwin  Stevens,  the  old-time 
Tivoli  favorite.  George  Osbourne,  Jr. ,  also 
has  a  part  which  he  plays  acceptably. 

* 

*  * 

Frank  Daniels  in  The  Ameer  left  Wal- 
lack's  Theatre  last  night  after  a  prosperous 


run  and  started  on  a  road  tour.  Before  go- 
ing away  John  J.  Martin  was  installed  in  the 
role  of  Heezaburd,  formerly  played  by  Wil- 
liam F.  Rochester,  who  will  be  remembered 
in  San  Francisco  as  the  partner  of  Fred 
Emerson  Brooks  in  the  original  old  Tivoli. 
Mr.  Rochester  was  excellent  in  the  role 
assigned  to  him  by  Mr.  Daniels,  but  did  not 
wish  to  go  on  the  road  with  the  company. 
Mr.  Martin,  who  takes  his  place,  has  a  good 
singing  voice  which  he  displays  to  advan- 
tage in  a  duet  with  Kate  Uart.  Although 
Victor  Herbert's  music  is  in  itself  catchy, 
much  of  its  success  in  The  Ameer  is  due  to 
the  careful  direction  of  Louis  F.  Gottschalk, 
son  of  Judge  Gottschalk  of  Los  Angeles,  and 
son-in-law  of  Harrison  Millard. 

* 

*  * 

Mrs.  Olive  Reed  Cushmau  of  Oakland 
ought  to  be  happy.  She  sang  at  the  recep- 
tion of  the  Twelfth  Night  Club  given  toMme 
Sembrich,  the  greatest  living  singer.  Mme. 
Sembrich  of  course  did  not  sing,  but  she 
went  over  and  shook  hands  with  the  young 
California  singer  and  told  her  that  she  would 
get  there  after  a  while. 

* 

*  * 

William  Shakespeare,  the  English  singing 
teacher,  delivered  three  lectures  and  then 
started  for  a  western  tour.  He  said  that  the 
only  American  pupil  who  ever  studied  ser- 
iously with  him  was  David  Bispham.  It  so 
happened  that  Mr.  Bispham  sang  at  the 
Waldorf  Astoria  Hotel  last  Tuesday  evening. 
That  afternoon  Mr.  Shakespeare  delivered 
his  last  lecture.  Those  who  heard  both  could 
not  help  reflecting  that  if  Mr.  Bispham  was 
Mr.  Shakespeare's  best  pupil  there  was  no 
need  of  Mr.  Shakespeare's  services  in  Amer- 
ica. Mr.  Bispham  does  not  know  how  to 
sing  half  as  well  as  one  with  his  naturally 
good  voice  ought  to  sing.  It  is  true  that  he 
sometimes  fills  in  a  small  bassocantante 
part  at  the  Metropolitan  Opera  House,  but 
with  all  of  Mr.  Shakespeare's  reputation  as 
a  teacher  one  would  naturally  expect  him  to 
see  some  one  of  his  pupils  in  the  front  rank 
of  Manager  Grau's  forces.  Rob  Roy. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  John,  N.  B.,  Jan.  14. — That  the 
theatre-goers  of  this  town  are  beginning  to 
recognize  a  good  thing  when  they  see  it  is 
evidenced  by  the  increasing  attendance  at 
the  excellent  performances  of  the  Valentine 
Stock  Company  at  the  Opera  House. 
Shakespeare's  Taming  of  the  Shrew  drew 
well  the  nth  to  13th,  and  delighted  the  old- 
timers  as  well  as  the  present  generation,  to 
whom  it  was  brand-new,  this  being  its  first 
presentation  here  since  the  old  Academy  of 
Music  days.  Next  week's  bills  are  Lady 
Windemere's  Fan,  15th  to  17th,  and  Sheri- 
dan's School  for  Scandal,  18th  to  20th, 
including  the  Saturday  matinee.  The 
former  piece  has  never  been  presented  here, 
while  the  latter  will  be  as  much  a  novelty 
as  was  Taming  of  the  Shrew. 

Phachev  Carnehan. 


The  advance  sale  of  seats  for  the 
first  week  of  the  Bostonians'  engage- 
ment at  the  Columbia  Theatre  will 
commence  Thursday  morning. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Colo.,  Jan.  16. — Things  are  very 
dull  theatrically  this  week. 

At  the  Broadway  we  have  the  Jeffries- 
Sharkey  Fight  Pictures,  which  are  very 
good.  Week  of  22d,  Otis  Skinner  in  The 
Liars. 

Black  Patti  and  a  company  of  clever  col- 
ored performers  are  pleasing  large  audiences 
at  the  Tabor.  Next  week,  the  21st,  Murray 
and  Mack  in  Finuigan's  Ball. 

The  Denver's  offering  is  Barney  Ferguson 
in  McCarthy's  Mishaps.  The  company 
opened  Sunday  to  a  packed  house.  It  is  one 
of  those  "knock  down  and  drag  out"  Irish 
farce  comedies.  Business  has  been  big  dur- 
ing the  week.  The  company  is  above  the 
average.  Next  week,  the  21st,  The  Bittner 
Corned}-  Company. 

The  New  Lyceum  has  an  excellent  bill 
this  week  and  is  doing  a  great  business.  The 
top  liner  is  Winton,  the  Ventriloquist.  He 
does  some  very  clever  work  and  will  do 
better  when  he  becomes  better  acquainted 
with  the  American  people.  Evidently  he 
has  been  but  a  short  time  in  this  country. 
Others  in  the  bill  are  the  Harts,  Balancers, 
The  Llewyns,  ballad  singers;  Lieb,  Searle 
and  Lieb  in  a  farcical  absurdity;  Trixie 
Wade,charactersoubrette;  Monroe  and  Hart, 
Something  New  in  Comedy;  Arthur  Lane, 
Musical  Monologuist;  and  Matthews  and 
Thompson,  Grotesque  Comedians. 

Peter  McCourt  is  paying  a  ten  days'  visit 
to  his  wife's  home,  Springfield,  Missouri. 

Manager  Harley  of  the  New  Lyceum  is 
once  more  on  deck  after  an  absence  of  one 
month. 

I  was  informed  today  that  the  Orpheum 
Company  intended  building  a  new  vaude- 
ville house  in  Denver  within  the  next  few 
months.  Bob  Bell. 

MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence 

Buttk,  Montana,  Jan.  15. — Grand  Opera 
House,  G.  O.  McFarland,  Manager. — Shen- 
andoah created  a  scene  at  the  Grand  last 
night  such  as  has  never  been  witnessed  be- 
fore. The  house  was  filled  to  its  utmost 
capacity  and  hundreds  were  turned  away. 
The  piece  is  booked  for  Sunday,  Monday  and 
Tuesday. 

This  was  the  second  appearance  of  Shen- 
andoah in  Butte,  and  surpassed  in  attend- 
ance its  first  production  by  the  Frawley 
Company  here  two  seasons  ago.  The  plav 
created  the  wildest  enthusiasm  ever  seen  at 
the  Grand. 

The  staging  of  the  piece  is  the  most  real- 
istic ever  seen  here,  and  Jacob  Litt  deserves 
great  credit  for  the  production. 

The  Bostonians  are  next  at  the  Grand,  and 
if  the  advance  sale  of  seats  is  a  criterion, 
standing  room  will  be  at  a  premium. 

The  repertoire  for  the  engagement  is  as 
follows:  Wednesday  night,  Robin  Hood; 
Thursday  night, The  Serenade;  Friday  night 
Robin  Hood;  Saturday  matinee,  Robin 
Hood;  Saturday  night,  The  Smugglers. 
Coming  attractions  at  the  Grand  :  Too  Much 
Johnson,  The  Little  Minister. 

Butte,  Mont.,  Jan.  22. — The  Grand  Opera 
House,  G.  O.  McFarland,  Manager. — The 
week  ending  Jan.  20  was  a  record  breaker 


at  the  Grand,  and  the  management  should 
certainly  be  highly  pleased  with  the  success 
of  the  week. 

Shenandoah  held  the  boards  for  three 
nights,  and  the  Bostonians  filled  the  re- 
mainder of  the  week. 

The  business  for  the  entire  week  was 
phenomenal,  and  the  attractions  presented 
by  Manager  McFarland  certainly  merited 
the  grand  reception  given. 

Sunday  night,  Jan.  21,  the  Too  Much 
Johnson  Company  showed  to  a  large  house, 
much  larger  than  they  deserved .  The  com- 
pany is  headed  by  R.  E.  French  who  played 
a  season  last  winter  at  Sutton's  Family 
Theatre.  Coming  attractions — The  Little 
Minister,  The  Hottest  Coon  in  Dixie,  Emma 
Nevada,  Frederick  Warde. 

Sutton's  Family  Theatre,  Dick  Sutton, 
Manager. — After  a  darkness  of  three  weeks, 
Sutton's  new  theatre  opened  yesterday  with 
a  matinee,  and  the  house  was  packed.  At 
last  night's  performance  the  house  was  also 
well  filled.  The  production  was  a  light 
comedy  drama,  Held  in  Slavery. 

L.  Maclay  Rank. 


OGDEN 

Special  Correspondence 

Ogden,  Utah,  Jan.  20. — Finnigan's  Ball 
drew  a  crowded  house  on  last  Tuesday,  and 
kept  it  in  an  uproar. 

Wednesday,  Clara  Thropp  appeared  in 
A  Doll's  House  and  gave  an  artistic  per- 
formance. Sorry  to  say  that  the  night  be- 
fore took  most  of  the  people's  money,  and 
Miss  Thropp  did  not  have  a  house  that 
nearly  came  up  to  her  merits. 

We  are  talking  of  running  a  special  excur- 
sion down  to  Salt  Lake  to  see  Nance  O'Neil. 

Jan.  23,  Remember  the  Maine  appears  at 
the  Grand,  and  on  Jan.  25  His  Better  Half 
will  be  presented.  A.  M.  B. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence. 

ST.  Louis,  Jan.  22. — Our  theatrical  offer- 
ings this  week  have  a  very  melodramatic 
tinge.  E.  H.  Sothern  remains  over  at  the 
Olympic  Theatre,  giving  us  The  Sunken 
Bell  and  The  King's  Musketeer.  Blanche 
Walsh  and  Melbourne  MacDowell  are  Man- 
ager Pat  Short's  appetizing  menu  at  the 
Century.  They  are  doing  Fanny  Daven- 
port's old  pieces,  Gismonda,  La  Tosca,  Cleo- 
patra and  Fedora. 

Manager  O.  M.  Southwell  of  the  Castle 
Square  Opera  Company  is  presenting  Romeo 
and  Juliet  this  week  with  Yvonne  De  Tre- 
villa,  Adelaide  Norwood,  Bernice  Holmes, 
Baron  Berthald,  Homer  Lind,  W.  H.  Clarke, 
Clinton  Elder,  W.F.  Starr,  Miro  Delamotta, 
Harry  Luckstone,  Francis  Boyle  and  Delia 
Niven  in  the  cast. 

Courted  into  Court  is  Manager  Garen's  at- 
traction. Billy  Clifford  and  Maud  Huth  are 
ably  assisted  by  Oscar  Dane,  who  is  a  St. 
Louis  boy  and  son  of  Rabbi  Messing,  Eugene 
Weiner,  Howard  Long,  John  Brice,  R.  C. 
Hoye,  Nellie  V.  Michal's  Vera  King,  May 
Ollinger,  Wilma  C.  Gilmore, Pearl  Reddings 
and  Mattie  George. 

Lincoln  J.  Carter's  newest  melodrama, 
Just  Before  Dawn,  is  pleasing  the  orchestra 
patrons  and  throwing  the  gallery  gods  into 


January  27th,  1900 


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convulsions  by  the  most  realistic  stage  effects 
ever  seen  at  Havlin's  Theatre. 

Managers  Middleton  and  Tate  have  an  in- 
viting vaudeville  bill  in  William  Cressy  and 
Blanche  Doyne,  Agnes  Herndon,  Blocksom 
and  Burns,  The  Cosmopolitan  Trio,  James 
H.  Cullen,  Gypzene  and  Roma,  Fauvetie, 
Tom  Hefron,  Dean  and  Fronks,  Edward  La 
Zelle  and  Morris  Mcnley. 

Harry  Morris'  Twentieth  Century  Maids 
are  playing  a  return  engagement  this  week 
at  the  Standard,  and  Manager  Jim  Butler's 
is  reaping  a  financial  harvest  by  their  revisit. 
His  burlesque  Cyrano  de  Rubber  Neck,  is 
very  funny. 

Col.  Hopkins  bill  this  week  is  In  Missouri. 
While  Maurice  Freeman  may  not  play  Jim 
Radburn  like  Nat  Goodwin,  yet  the  Hopkins 
clientelle  cannot  discover  the  difference  as 
far  as  art  is  concerned.  Col.  Hopkins  vaude- 
villians  are  Felix  and  Barry,  Salome 
Kinslev,  Don  Allman  and  Clayton  and 
Clarice. 

You  will  note  that  Miss  Bernice  Holmes,  a 
Los  Angeles  girl,  is  singing  with  the  Castle 
Square  Opera  Company  this  week.  She  will 
unquestionably  become  very  popular  in  St. 
Louis. 

Kelly  and  Violet  made  a  great  hit  last 
week  at  the  Columbia.  Mr.  Kelly  is  one  of 
your  Native  Sons. 

Henry  Miller  informs  me  that  he  is  mak- 
ing elaborate  preparations  for  his  summer 
engagement  in  San  Francisco.  The  Only 
Way  and  Heartsease  will  please  the  Golden 
Gate  patrons.  He  will  produce  a  dozen 
Eastern  successes  dvuing  his  engagement. 

GATV  PAI.LEN. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  Jan.  22:— Salt 
Lake  is  enjoying  one  of  the  best  theatrical 
attractions  of  the  season — the  Nance  O'Neil 
Company.  Monday  and  Tuesday  of  the  past 
week  the  Bostonians  played  to  three  packed 
houses  at  the  theatre.  Wednesday,  Nance 
O'Neil  dropped  in  with  as  little  bill  board 
and  lithograph  advertising  almost  as  was 
done  by  the  famous  musical  organization. 
She  played  the  first  night  to  a  good  house, 
the  second  to  a  better  and  each  succeeding 
perfonuauce  has  been  drawing  larger 
audiences.  The  SUurday  matinee  audience 
literally  jammed  the  theatre.  Of  the  two 
pieces  given, Magda  and  Leah,  the  Forsaken, 
the  former  seems  to  have  made  the  best  im- 
pression on  theatre-goers.  The  present  week 
Miss  O'Neil  presents  The  New  Camille, 
School  for  Scandal,  Oliver  Twist  and  Peg 
Woffington. 

Dobbin's  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  and  Carter's 
Remember  the  Maine,  filled  the  week  of  15- 
20  at  the  Grand.  Both  companies  were  poor 
and  did  small  business.  Tonight  His  Better 
Half  is  the  bill  and  the  latter  half  of  the  week 
the  Jeffries-Sharkey  pictures  are  to  be  ex- 
hibited. 

Evans  Stephens,  musical  director  of  the 
Mormon  Tabernacle  Choir,  has  been  granted 
a  two  years'  leave  of  absence  to  make  a  tour 
of  Europe.  During  his  absence  Professor 
Stephens  will  make  it  a  point  to  be  present 
at  most  of  the  big  musical  festivals  and  will 
devote  some  time  to  new  compositions.  At 
the  last  Choir  rehearsal,  Horace  S.  Eusign 
was  named  by  the  Presidency  of  the  Mormon 
Church  to  occupy  the  position  of  conductor 
of  the  Choir  during  the  absence  of  Professor 
Stephens.  Mr.  Ensign  is  a  pupil  of  Professor 
Stephens  and  has  successfully  conducted  the 
Harmony  Glee  Club  of  this  city  for  many 
years.  After  working  nearly  three  months 
preparing  for  the  tour  of  the  choir  through 
the  East,  the  trip  has  been  abandoned. 
Director  Higbee  having  failed  to  carry  out 
the  terms  of  the  contract. 

James  K.  Hardy. 


America's  popular  comedians,  Nat 
Goodwin  and  Willie  Collier  are  among 
the  star  attractions  to  appear  at  the 
Columbia  in  the  near  future. 


Watch  Presentation 


A  very  pleasant  feature  of  the  per- 
formance of  The  Idol's  Eye  at  the 
Tivoli  Sunday  evening,  and  quite  as 
pleasantly  surprising  to  the  audience 
and  the  members  of  the  company,  was 
the  presentation  of  the  solid  gold 
watch  awarded  by  the  Dramatic  Re- 
view to  Hannah  Davis,  the  winner  of 
the  chorus  girl  contest.  Ferris  Hart- 
man,  in  a  genial  little  speech,  telling 
how  proud  both  the  Tivoli  and  he 
himself  was  that  one  of  their  number 
had  been  selected  astbemost  beautiful 
chorus  girl  of  the  Pacific  Coast,  intro- 
duced Miss  Davis  to  the  audience  and 
presented  her  with  the  watch,  amid 
great  applause.  Miss  Davis,  with 
charming  embarassment  responded  and 
received  further  applause. 


COLUMBIA 

BEGINNING  MONDAY,  JANUARY  20th 
THIRD  AND  LAST  WEEK. 

LOUIS  JAHES 
KATHRYN  KIDDER 

CHARLES B. HANFORD 

And  a  Company  of  37  People 

Monday  and  Friday  Nights  THE  RIVALS 

Tuesday  Night   OTHELLO 

Special  Matinee  Wednesday,  also  Thursday  and 
Saturday  Nights 

THE    WINTER'S  TALE 

Wednesday  Night  and  Saturday  Matinee 
THE  SCHOOL  FOR  SCANDAL 
Sunday  Night  MACBETH 

FEB.  5tti — The  Famous  Original 

BOSTONIANS 


Orpheum 

BRUET  AND  KKVIERE; 
THE  HOLI.OWAYS;  SOIILKE'S  PICKANINNIES; 
IRENE  FRANKLIN;  PAPINTA; 
JAMES  O.  BARROWS  &  CO. 
EDNA  BASSETT;  MARSHALL  &  CO. 
JAMES  NEWMAN; 

Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats,  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


Alcazar  Theatre 

Bei.asco  &  Thall,  Managers.      'Phone  Main  254. 

WEEK  OF  JANUARY  29th. 
"Just  Dropped  in  on  Mother."    Sol.  Smith  Russel's 
Successful  Comedy, 

Peaceful  Valley 

With  Bran  New  Scenery. 
MATINF.ES  SATURDAY  AND  SUNDAY 

Alcazar  Prices — 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c. 


California  Theatre  a^r 

NOTHING  BUT  LAUGHTER  I 

ONE   WEEK    MORE  ! ! 
The  Frawley  Company 

In  the  Uproariously  Funny  Farce  Comedy,  from 
the  French 

IN  PARADISE 

Two  years  in  Paris.  Fourteen  Months  in  London 
Seven  months  in  New  York  City. 

SUNDAY  NIGHT,  FEBRUARY  4th 

The  Cuckoo 


GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE 

Telephone  Main  5S2 
LAST  TWO  NIGHTS  OF 

The  Queen's  Lace  Handkerchief 

MONDAY  EVENING  NEXT 
Magnificent  Revival  of  Suppe's  Intensely  Ludricrous 
Comic  Opera 

BOCCACCIO 

IN  PREPARATION 
Davkl  Henderson's  l-amous  Extravaganza 

ALADDIN,  JR. 

Prices—  35c.  50c,  75c;  Galleries— 10c  and  15c;  Good 
Reserved  Seat  111  Orchestra,  Saturday  Matinee, 
25  cents 

Branch  Ticket  Office  Emporium, 


New  Alhambra  Theatre 

(The  People's  Popular  Play  House ) 

Ellinghoi'SE  &  Mott,  Proprietors  and  Managers 
Eddy  and  Jones  Streets.  Telephone  South  770 

ONE  WEEK  ONLY 
STARTING  WITH  SUNDAY  MATINEE,  JAN.  28 
The  Greatest  All  Feature  Show.    A  Bright  and  New 
Farce  Comedy,  Without  a  Peer,  Without  a  Rival 

HIS  BETTER  HALF 

Introducing  a  World  of  Specialtits. 
Girls  who  are  pretty;  who  can  sing;  who  can  dance. 

Popular  Prices-  Evening,  15c,  25c,  35c,  50c  and  75c. 

Matinee,  15c,  25c,  35c  and  50c. 

NEXT  ATTRACTION 

JX)\])()\  LIFE 


'BOYLE  &  GRAHAM 
in  His  'Better  Half 

Benefit  Performance 

San  Francisco  Lodge  No.  21, 
Theatrical  Mechanics  of  America,  will 
give  its  eighth  annual  benefit  in  aid  of 
the  charity  fund  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre,  Sunday  afternoon,  Feb.  4. 
Every  theatre  in  the  city  will  be  rep- 
resented on  the  program,  and  Brother 
Louis  James  will  deliver  the  address 
of  welcome.  The  "men  behind  the 
scenes"  are  always  the  first  to  volun- 
teer when  any  worthy  cause  is  being 
benefitted,  and  that  the  house  will  be 
packed  goes  without  saying.  Prices, 
fifty  cents  and  one  dollar. 


Tivoli  Opera  House 

COMMENCING   MONDAY  EVE.,  JANUARY  29th 
"Hoot  Hon,  YeCanna  Lose  Me." 
Playing  to  Ci  owded  Houses  Nightly. 
THIRD  WEEK  OF  THE  ENORMOUS  SUCCESS 

The  Idol's  Eye 

EVERY  EVENING  AND  SATURDAY  MATINEE 


Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents. 
Telephone  for  Seats.  HUSH  1). 


F 


Standard  Theater 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 
M.  CARRILLO  &  CO.,  Props,  and  Managers 
The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo,  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,  San  Francisco.  Fares 
advanced  to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the 
State. 


OBERON 


O'Farell  street, 

Near  Stockton. 
GRAND  CONCERT  EVERY  NIGHT  by  the 
American  Ladies'  Orchestra,  Louis  N.  Kitzau, 
conductor.  Lucky  Anita  George,  Soprano;  Lya  Pole- 
lina,  Vocaiist;  Antonio  Vargas,  Baritone.  Admission 
Free. 


The  bill  for  Sunday  night  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre  is  Othello.  The 
final  performance  of  the  James-Kidder- 
Hanford  combination  at  the  Columbia 
will  take  place  on  Sunday  night,  Feb- 
ruary 4th. 

The  new  stock  company  at  the  Mac- 
donough  Theatre,  Oakland,  will  begin 
its  stock  season  Monday  with  Too 
Much  Johnson. 


Peaceful  Valley,  Sol  Smith  Russell's 
greatest  comedy  success,  will  be  the 
bill  next  week  at  the  Alcazar. 


The  Bostonians  secured  the  success- 
ful opera  The  Smugglers  of  Bayadez 
during  their  stay  here  last  season. 


THE  LARGEST 

Show  Printing  {-Jouse 

WEST  OF*  CHICAGO 

Headquarters   for  Agents  and  Managers 
THE 

Frawley  Company 

Management  of  MR.  FRANK  MURRAY. 

California  Theatre 

ONE  WEEK  MORE  COMMENCING 

Sunday  Evening,  Jan.  28 

The  Uproariously  Funny  French  Farce, 

+  I  N  •••  P  A  R  A  D  I  S  E  •?• 

Two  Years  in  Paris.    Fourteen  Months  in  London.    Seven  Months  in  New  York 
SUNDAY  NIOHT,  FEBRUARY  4th — THE  CUCKOO 


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January  27th,  1900 


Greets  thpt  iNTenesf 
ike-  pacific  co*sr 


LOS  ANGELES. 

Special  Correspondence 
LOS  ANGELES.  Jan.  23: — Business  at  the 
various  theaters  this  week  has  not,  generally 
speaking,  been  up  to  the  standard.  The 
public  has  had  a  steady  run  since  the  season 
opened,  and  have  keep  up  the  patronage  but 
this  week  has  been  the  poorest  one  of  the 
season.  Various  counter  attractions  have 
drawn  a  part  of  the  patronage  that  would, 
under  other  circumstances,  have  gone  to  the 
theatres. 

The  Elks  attended  Morosco's  Burbank 
Theatre  in  a  body  18  inst.  They  presented 
the  various  people  in  the  company  with 
flowers,  and  the  players  in  returu  sang 
several  Elk's  songs.  There  is  some  talk  of 
Sam  Friedlauder  of  San  Francisco,  assuming 
the  management  of  the  Los  Angeles  Theater. 
It  is  denied  at  this  end  of  the  line,  but  as 
the  season  for  the  big  attractions  at  this 
house  is  near,  the  facts  will  soon  be  known. 
A  little  hcrse  play,  not  scheduled,  was 
enacted  at  the  Orphcum  the  past  week. 
Dorothy  Drew  sings  her  popular  song  I'd 
Leave  My  Happy  Home  For  You,  and  in 
the  last  chorus  makes  desperate  and  undying 
love  to  Frankenstein,  the  handsome  baton- 
weilder  of  the  orchestra.  This  state  of 
affairs  does  not,  exactly,  suit  Fougere,  the 
girl  of  Jeffries  fame,  who  has  her  own  ideas 
about  who  should  put  a  protecting  wing  over 
the  much  admired  Frankie,  so  when  her 
turn  comes  she  gives  an  imitation  of  "  Mees 
Dully  Drew  "  with  a  love  scene  attachment 
that  would  turn  Roberts  a  Nile  green  with 
envy.  The  turn  captured  the  house,  how- 
ever and  was  the  strong  drawing  card  of  the 
week. 

A.  C.  Dodson,  professionally  known  as  the 
Divine  Dodson,  who  is  singing  on  the 
Orpheum  circuit,  is  a  Los  Angeles  boy.  He 
has  a  very  good  voice  and  is  being  well  re- 
ceived. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  A  Hot  Old 
Time  showed  to  fair  business  22-23-24.  The 
performance  is  good  and,  strange  as  it  may 
seem  for  this  kind  of  a  show,  the  wit  and 
horse  play  is  clean.  The  Christian  did  good 
business  25  26-27.  After  an  extended  run  of 
comedy  at  this  theatre  Cain's  dramatization 
was  a  welcome  change. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  the  Grau 
Opera  Co.  put  on  Mikado  21-22-23-24,  and 
played  to  only  fair  houses.  The  piece  was 
well  sung,  very  prettily  staged  and  an  ex- 
ceptionally well  rendered  production 
throughout,  but  the  public  have  grown  tired 
of  ancient  history  and  demand  something 
more  modern.  Said  Pasha  was  put  on  for 
25-26-27  and  did  better  than  the  preceding 
piece.  The  Grau  Opera  Co.  have  some  very 
good  voices  and  the  chorus  is  good.  Robt. 
Lett  and  C.  Palche  are  deserving  of  special 
mention  for  their  work  in  all  the  pieces. 

At  the  Orpheum  another  good  bill  is  up 
and  although  not  up  to  last  week's  it  draws 
the  people  and  is  entirely  satisfactory. 
Fougere  has  left  and  "  Dully  Drew"  has  it 
all  her  own  way  now.  The  bill  includes 
Elinore  Sisters,  The  Macartneys,  Rice  & 
Frillman,  Dorothy  Drew,  Chas.  A.  Gardner, 


Dodson,  Tliorne  &  Carleton  and  the 
Rozzinos. 

The  Vienna  Buffet  has  a  good  bill  on  and 
furnishes  a  very  good  class  of  vaudeville 
entertainment.  Messrs.  Petrich  &  Hogan 
are  catching  some  good  talent  and  always 
have  a  good  show. 

Hkrisert  L.  Cornish. 


musical  notes. 

January  22nd: — The  past  week  will  be  re- 
membered by  music  lovers  who  crowded 
Simpson  Auditorium  on  Wednesday  and 
Thursday  evenings,  to  hear  Emma  Nevada. 

The  concerts  were  decidedly  successful. 
The  Symphony  Orchestra  never  played 
better  than  at  its  third  concert  on  Friday 
afternoon.  The  first  number  on  the  program 
was  the  Marche  de  Cortege  (La  Reine  de 
Selba)  Gounod.  The  Eleventh  Symphony 
in  G  Major  of  Haydns',  than  which  no  finer 
example  of  pure  melody  and  delicate 
sprightliness  was  ever  written,  was  given  in 
a  most  masterly  manner.  The  soloist  was 
Miss  J.  Russell  Brown,  who  played  Schar- 
wenka's  Concerto  in  B  minor,  with  marked 
ability.  Miss  Brown  was  received  with  en- 
thusiasm, and  gave  an  encore.  The  concert 
closed  with  Beethoven's  Lenore  OvertureNo. 
3,  which  was  given  with  dramatic  feeling. 

The  orchestra  will  give  its  fourth  concert 
Feb.  9th.  Mrs  Florence  Scarborough  will 
be  soloist. 

A  charming  song  recital  and  reception  was 
given  last  week  at  Blanchard  Hall  by  Mrs. 
Edward  Divis,  complimentary  to  her  teacher 
Miss  Florence  Davis  of  San  Francisco.  Mrs. 
Davis  was  assisted  by  Miss  Bosbyshell  and 
Mr.  Mead.  Miss  Elizabeth  Jordan  was  ac- 
companist. Mrs.  Davis  has  a  clear  high 
soprano  voice  that  is  very  pleasing.  The 
program  was  well  rendered. 

Clarence  Eddy  will  give  three  concerts 
this  week  at  the  First  Methodist  Church. 

Mr.  F.  W.  Blanchard  will  probably  bring 
Walter  Damrosch,  Gadski  and  Bisham  here 
in  March.  Also  Paderewski  in  the  same 
month.  S. 

PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence. 

Portland,  Oregon,  Jan.  25.— Jas.  Neill 
and  his  excellent  stock  company  played  to 
excellent  business  at  the  Marquam  Grand 
for  eight  performances,  each  one  of  which 
was  exquisitely  acted  and  beautifully 
mounted.  The  plays  given  were  A  Bachelor's 
Romance,  Capt.  Swift,  Amy  Robsart,  Lord 
Chumley,  and  Capt.  Letterblair.  The  local 
papers  gave  this  attraction  from  one  to  two 
columns  daily,  and  said  nothing  but  what 
was  heartily  endorsed  by  Portland  theatre- 
goers. The  Company  is  certainly  an  excel- 
lent one,  each  member  being  an  artist,  the 
scenery,  of  which  they  carry  a  full  comple- 
ment, being  new,  bright  and  pretty,  and  the 
costumes  strictly  correct.  In  fact,  the 
smoothness  of  the  performances  and  atten- 
tion to  detail  did  as  much  to  attract  the  large 
houses  as  did  the  artists  themselves.  Mr. 
Neill  is  an  actor  in  every  sense  of  the  word, 
and  has  an  excellent  Co-star  in  Miss  Fdythe 
Chapman.  Mr.  Frank  McVickers  is  cer- 
tainly the  most  valuable  man  in  this  fine  or- 


ganization. Ben  Howard,  who  closed  with 
the  Neill  Company  here  to  join  the  Mac- 
Donough  Stock  Compauy  in  Oakland,  will 
be  greatly  missed.  He  has  an  excellent 
presence  and  his  work  as  Richard  Varney, 
in  Amy  Robsart,  cannot  be  too  highly  com- 
mended. I  should  advise  Maurice  Barry- 
more  to  witness  Mr.  Neill's  performance  of 
Capt.  Swift,  before  again  attempting  the 
role,  for  he  could  learn  something  to  his  ad- 
vantage. Coming  January  24-25  Duke 
Murray's  production  of  London  Life.  Janu- 
ary 26-27  Julius  Cahn's  Sowing  the  Wind. 

Metropolitan  Theatre — The  house  was 
dark  all  of  last  week  and  will  continue  so 
all  of  this  week.  Commencing  January  29th 
Flint,  the  hypnotist,  will  hold  the  boards  for 
the  week.  Manager  Jones  announces  that 
his  house  is  booked  solid  from  February  2d 
and  he  will  continue  running  all  the  ensu- 
ing summer. 

Cordray's  Theatre — Rentz-Santley  Bur- 
lesque Company  opened  this  house  to  ca- 
pacity Jan.  21st,  and  they  will  undoubtedly 
continue  to  do  so  all  the  balance  of  the 
week.  The  attraction  is  a  very  worthy  one, 
and  the  absence  of  vulgarity  and  slang  will 
do  much  to  encourage  our  better  class  of 
show  goers  to  patronize  similar  attractions 
when  presented  at  this  cosy  play  house  under 
the  management  of  the  genial  John  Cor- 
dray.  Coming  to  this  house,  January  29-30 
-31,  Clara  Thropp  in  Ibsen's  A  Doll's 
House,  to  be  followed  by  Nance  O'Neill  in 
classic  repertoire. 

Fredricksburg  Music  Hall — Good  business 
was  the  rule  at  this  amusement  place  last 
week,  the  Berlin  Sisters  who  were  holdovers 
from  the  previous  week  evidently  being  the 
loadstones  that  drew  the  shekels  into  the 
pockets  of  proprietors,  Grant  and  Brown. 
The  people  for  this  week  are  Black  Bartons, 
Charles  and  May,  Morell,  Berlin  Sisters, 
the  F,dgertons,  Geradella,  Divine  Dodson 
and  Miss  Lucina. 

Hustling  Percy  Waldon  is  here  in  ad- 
vance of  his  attraction  the  ever-popular 
Bostonians. 

Chas.  Parker,  business  manager  of  the 
Neill  Company,  was  again  a  visitor  to  this 
city  en  route  to  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  where 
his  attraction  will  shortly  commence  an 
engagement  of  seven  weeks. 

Portland  people  are  anxiously  awaiting 
the  arrival  of  the  popular  Frawley  Company. 

They  will  surely  do  a  gold-breaking  busi- 
ness. 

Emma  Nevada  has  been  secured  for  a 
series  of  concerts  in  this  city  in  the  near 
future. 

Since  Geo.  Baker,  Asst.  Mgr.  of  Marquam 
Grand  announced  his  intention  of  leaving 
that  house  at  the  close  of  the  season,  he  has 
been  plied  with  offers  to  manage  some  of  our 
very  best  road  attractions  as  well  as  receiv- 
ing some  very  flattering  offers  from  Eastern 
people  to  manage  a  circuit  of  theatres,  but 
as  yet  he  has  decided  on  nothing. 

Miss  Alice  Saunders,  late  of  Dewey  Thea- 
tre, Oakland,  Cal.,  joined  Human  Hearts 
here  to  play  the  lead,  opening  on  Wednes- 
day last,  and  to  say  that  she  was  much  better 
than  her  predecessor  but  mildly  expresses  it. 


Clifford  Dempsey,  late  of  Col.  Hopkins' 
Chicago  Stock  Company,  replaced  Ben. 
Howard  here  with  the  Neill  Company,  and 
is  a  valuable  adjunct  to  that  worthy  aggre- 
gation. 

Elijah  was  sung  here  at  Trinity  Church, 
January  17th,  to  a  large  and  enthusiastic 
audience.  Edwin  A.  Davis. 

FRESNO 
Special  Correspondence. 
Fresno,  Jan.  24. — The  most  marked  fea- 
ture of  the  presentation  of  The  Christian 
last  Saturday  night  at  the  Barton  was  the 
crowded  house,  the  "R.  A.  O."  sign  being 
out. 

Manager  Barton  is  quite  ill  with  lagrippe 
at  present,  but  I  hope  to  see  him  out  by 
Sunday.  Fresno  couldn't  get  on  without 
him  very  well. 

Thomas  D.  Bates,  who  is  known  to  every- 
body, and  who  is  the  advance  agent  for  the 
Ellefords,  is  here.  The  company  will  be  at 
the  Barton  all  of  next  week.  "Tom"  is  of 
course  billing  the  town  from  one  end  to  the 
other.  Benjamin  C.  Jordan. 

SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Jan.  22. — The  sale  of  seats 
for  Emma  Nevada  concert  Wednesday 
night  opened  at  the  Clunie  Opera  House 
today  and  sold  very  rapidly.  Thursday  and 
Friday  nights,  Jan.  25-26,  the  Sacramento 
Operatic  Society  in  The  Pirates  of  Penzance; 
28,  At  Gay  Coney  Island. 

22-30,  Blanche  La  Mar  and  company  in 
The  Electrician. 

21-Feb.  4,  Weston  and  Herbert,  and 
Adgie  and  her  lions. 

Feb.  6,  Herbert  Atherton  Kidder  Concert 
Company. 

Feb.  11,  The  Cuckoo. 

Feb.  12  for  a  week,  the  Grau  Opera  Com- 
pany.   

STOCKTON 
Special  Correspondence. 

Stockton,  Jan.  24. — The  Christian  had 
not  yet  been  presented  in  this  city  when  I 
wrote  last.  Now  the  city  is  all  agog  over 
Hall  Caine's  play.  The  house  that  greeted 
it  was  one  of  the  largest  in  the  history  of  the 
Yo  Semite  Theatre.  Standing  room  sold 
at  big  prices,  and  many  were  turned  away. 
The  play  made  a  great  impression,  and  min- 
isters have  taken  up  the  subject. 

Sunday  evening  Rev.  J.  W.  Lundy  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  church,  spoke  on  the 
subject,  "John  Storm  and  Glory  Quayle," 
to  a  packed  house.  He  upheld  the  charac- 
ters and  said  the  play  had  an  elevating 
influence. 

Stockton  will  not  see  much  in  the  amuse- 
ment line  now  for  a  few  weeks.  The  first 
play  to  come  is  Denman  Thompson's  Old 
Homestead,  Feb.  16.  The  lack  of  many 
high-class  attractions  on  the  coast,  owing  to 
the  wonderful  successful  engagements  in  the 
East  and  Middle  West,  has  made  it  bad  for 
the  one-night  stands. 

Business  Manager  L.  Henry,  at  the  begin- 
ning of  this  evil  in  local  theatricals,  looks 
back  over  the  past  with  a  good  deal  of  pleas- 
ure, for  business  has  been  almost  top  notch 
in  many  of  the  attractions. 

The  only  thing  in  amateur  work  is  the 
minstrel  entertainment  to  be  given  by  the 
Native  Daughters  in  the  near  future.  Some 
of  the  best  talent  in  the  city  will  be  seen  in 
this.  A  feature  of  the  performance  will  be 
lady  black  face  performers,  of  which  there 
are  several  clever  ones  in  Stockton. 

G.  E.  McLeod. 


January  27th,  1900 


11 


The  Orpheam 

The  Orpheum  is  playing  to  crowded 
houses  nightly,  and  has  one  of 
the  best  bills  presented  at  this  popular 
Vaudeville  Theatre  for  many  a  day. 
The  Hungarian  Orchestra,  under  the 
able  leadership  of  Conductor  Rosner, 
discourses  enlivening  music. 

Edna  Bassett  Marshall  presents  a 
realistic  novelty  singing  act,  Sunshine 
and  Sorrow.  She  sings  well,  and  her 
boys  and  girl  are  certainly  a  clever 
little  quartet.  The  little  girl's  ragtime 
business  is  up-to-date  and  superior  to 
much  of  that  class  of  work  done  by 
older  performers.  James  O.  Barrows, 
assisted  by  John  Lancaster  and  Com- 
pany, presented  Tactics,  a  little  dra- 
matic comedy  reminiscent  of  the  late 
unpleasantness,  which  with  the  sweet 
little  love  story  of  the  children  brings 
to  a  happy  close  the  hatred  engendered 
by  the  Civil  War.  Jos.  Newman  sings 
a  number  of  humorous  songs  of  his 
own  composition,  and  was  an  instant 
hit,  being  exceedingly  funny.  His 
singing  is  very  enjoyable,  and  his  per- 
sonality very  taking,  especially  to  My 
Girl's  a  Different  Kind,  did  the  aud- 
ience respond  heartily.  He  had  many 
recalls  and  will  prove  a  star  attraction. 
Papinta,  the  Queen  of  Spectacular 
Dancers,  has  not  lost  any  of  her  charm. 
She  easily  eclipses  Mme.  Herrmau  or 
even  Loie  Fuller  in  their  famous  Terp- 
sichorean  effects.  She  introduces  a 
number  of  charming,  startling  effects 
this  season. 

Bruet  and  Reviere  gave  some  good 
French  duets  and  inimitable  mimics. 

The  Holloways  in  their  gymnastic 
feats,  the  Sohlkes  novelty  dancers,  and 
Irene  Franklin,  the  singing  soubrette, 
were  well  received,  and  the  holdovers, 
Honson  and  Nelson,  Nelston  and 
Abbey,  Hodges  and  Launchmere,  and 
Mile.  Emmy's  dogs,  all  keep  up  their 
record  in  their  several  lines;  of  these, 
Hodges  and  Taunchmere,  the  colored 
comedians,  alone  had  new  numbers, 
and  they  were  good  ones,  too. 


The  Chutes 


TP  he  great  attraction  at  the  Chutes 
*■  this  week  is  the  moving  pictures 
of  the  Jeffries-Sharkey  fight  at  Coney 
Island.  The  various  exciting  rounds 
are  wildly  encored  until  the  big  audi- 
ence is  worked  up  to  a  high  pitch  of 
excitement.  The  pictures  are  very 
life-like,  and  the  scenes  thrilling. 
Robt.  Smilaxand  Company,  with  their 
excellent  performing  bull  dogs,  make 
a  great  hit,  a  brindle  pup  easily  car- 
rying off  the  honors.  Major  Mite 
appeared  in  a  Hebrew  impersonation 
which  shows  to  great  advantage  his 
wonderful  versatility  and  clever  work. 
He  sings,  Oh  Such  a  Business,  with 


characteristic  feeling,  then  making  a 
light-wing  change,  appears  in  his 
Galway  sluggers  and  does  a  happy 
Irish  comedian  act.  He  is  a  very 
j oily  fellow.  Matt  Keefe  receives  en- 
cores nightly  for  his  sweet  tenor 
songs.  The  D'Estelle  Sisters  gave 
some  very  pretty  fancy  and  grotesque 
dances.  The  rest  of  the  program  is  as 
last  week,  and  good.  Thursday  night 
the  Constantinople  Minstrels  repeated 
their  success  of  a  week  ago. 

The  Oheron 

Ckxor  Antonio  Vargas  and  Sen- 
^  orita  Dya  Poletini  are  the  leading 
attractions  still  at  this  popular  Music 
Hall.  Senor  Vargas  has  a  glorious 
baritone  which  in  solos  or  in  duos 
with  Senorita  Poletini's  rich  contralto 
are  thoroughly  enjoyable.  Miss  May 
Wied  Ganke,  the  cornet  soloist,  is 
new,  and  performed  acceptedly  some 
pleasing  numbers.  The  Projectiscope 
gave  the  Devil's  Castle,  Bewitched 
Inn,  Wm.  Tell,  Hypnotists  and  Danc- 
ing in  the  Barn  to  delighted  onlookers. 
The  Ladies'  American  Orchestra  led 
by  Mr.  Louis  N.  Ritzau  are  giving 
some  excellent  numbers  —  notably, 
Overture,  Franz  Schubert,  by  Suppe 
and  Surpersi,  a  popular  melody  by 
Brahm. 

The  Olympia 

The  Olympia  has  as  good  a  show  as 
*  has  ever  graced  its  stage  this  week . 
Mile.  Thelma,  upon  whose  beautiful 
form  the  stereopticon  throws  its 
dazzling  light,  makes  a  glorious  pic- 
ture. Will  H.  Hill  is  exceedingly 
clever  in  his  voice  performance. 
Camelia,  Carleton  &  Rogers,  and 
Marie  D.  Wood  are  still  favorites  with 
the  audience.  Cad  Wilson,  the  Klon- 
dike soubrette, is  throwing  the  glimmer 
of  her  sparklers  upon  her  admirers, 
who  loudly  call  for  more.  Vera  Chan- 
don,  Jolly  Hamilton,  Maude  Darrell 
and  May  Nealon  are  adding  laurels  to 
their  fame  here  nightly,  and  Zoyarra 
and  Harry  de  Lain  are  among  the  good 
attractions. 

Vaudeville  Notes 

The  Keesings  are  at  Rossland,  B.  C. 
Waldo  and  Elliott  are  at  St.  Paul. 
Minn. 

Stewart  and  Le  Croix  joined  the 
Rentz-Santley  Company. 

Kelly  and  Bertha  are  at  the  New 
Alhambra,  Savannah,  Ga. 

Dr.  Goerss  takes  the  road  shortly. 
He  is  now  organizing. 

Lydia  Yeaman  Titus  will  soon  leave 
London  for  home. 

The  Trilby  Theatre,  Victoria,  B. 
C,  opens  tonight. 

Alice  Miller  and  Grace  La  Verne 
open  at  the  Orpheus,  Randsburg,  Jan. 
29th. 

Perry  Sisters,  now  at  Minneapolis, 
are  playing  this  way.  They  open  in 
this  city  in  March. 


The  Palm  Garden  at  Seattle  is  on 
the  high  road  to  prosperity. 

Minnie  Ward  opens  at  the  Savoy 
Theatre,  Victoria,  B.  C,  the  29th. 

Frank  Barton,  the  coon  singer,  has 
just  returned  from  an  interior  trip. 

Mile  Atlantis,  the  spectacular 
dancer,  will  soon  arrive  in  this  city. 

Cody  Sisters  are  prime  favorites  at 
the  Casino  Theatre  Butte,  Mont. 

Wanda  is  underlined  at  the  Monte 
Carlo  Theatre,  Keswich,  the  29th. 

Mabel  Livingston  and  Ida  Howell 
open  at  the  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  An- 
geles, the  29th. 

The  Zimmermans  are  playing  the 
northwestern  circuit.  This  week  they 
are  at  Davenport,  Iowa. 

Wilds  and  Bunker,  Walter  Reed  and 
Hal  Coulet  are  all  making  good  at  the 
Coeur  D'Alene  Theatre,  Spokane, 
Wash. 

Baby  Ruth  Roland  opens  at  the 
Omaha  Orpheum  the  28th,  following 
Feb.  4  in  Kansas  City  with  St.  Louis 
Feb.  11. 

Tne  Five  St.  Leons,  Kate  Hope 
Sprague,  Boyle  and  Lewis  are  the 
features  at  the  People's  Theatre, 
Seattle,  Wash. 

Cleo  Ashley  and  the  La  Mont  Sisters 
make  their  first  Los  Angeles  appear- 
ance at  the  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  An- 
geles, on  the  29th. 

The  De  Moras,  acrobats  and  equil- 
ibrists, are  meeting  with  much  success 
all  along  the  line.  They  open  at  the 
Olympic,  Chicago,  Jan.  29th. 

Zola  Sisters, Allie  Delmar,  Ouhama, 
the  Jap,  and  Helen  Moulton  are  the 
new  faces  that  open  at  the  Standard 
Theatre,  Bakersfield,  the  27th. 

A  Victoria  paper  calls  Smith  and 
Ellis  the  most  popular  team  that  has 
ever  appeared  on  the  variety  stage  in 
Victoria.  They  have  just  returned 
for  another  engagement  at  the  Savoy. 

At  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  Jan.  20,  the 
damage  wrought  by  the  fire  at  the 
winter  quarters  of  the  Barnum  and 
Bailey  circus  was  fully  $125,000.  The 
blaze  is  believed  to  have  originated 
from  a  lamp  in  the  car-shed. 

F.  J.  Crosby,  Jr.  and  Inez  Forman, 
who  made  a  hit  with  their  little  play 
at  the  Orpheum  last  week,  have  been 
playing  Los  Angeles,  playing  the  Or- 
pheum circuit  East  from  there.  Mr. 
Crosby,  while  a  rich  man,  with  a 
bank  account,  is  a  talented  and  con- 
scientious actor  and  a  hard  worker. 

The  Tramp  Acrobat,  Harrigan,  re- 
cently at  the  Orpheum, met  and  married 
Belle  Rogers,  sister  of  Mrs.  Fitz  Roy 
Tobin,  during  his  three  week's  en- 
gagement and  now  with  his  wife  is  on 
his  way  to  New  York,  filling  engage- 
ments on  the  way;  two  weeks  at  Koster 
&  Bials,  New  York;  two  weeks  at 
Palace  Music  Hall,  London,  and  two 
months  in  Paris.  On  their  return  thev 


occupy  a  flat  with  the  Fitz  RoyTobms 
in  New  York. 

Paul  La  Croix,  the  society  juggler, 
opens  at  the  Chutes,  Feb.  12. 

David  Henderson's  latest  venture, 
a  vaudeville  house  in  Havana,  has 
been  a  losing  proposition. 

Minkowsky's  new  opera, The  Smug- 
glers of  Bayadez,  will  be  sung  by  the 
Bostonians  during  their  coming  en- 
gagement at  the  Columbia  Theatre. 

Primrose  &  Dockstader  are  credited 
with  having  closed  a  most  phenom- 
enal engagement  in  New  York  last 
week,  having  completely  surprised 
people  with  a  performance  entirely  new 
and  entertaining  in  the  minstrel  line. 

Bolossy  Kiralfy,  who  used  to  crack 
beer  bottles  in  America,  when  not 
putting  on  the  boards  gorgeous  spec- 
tacular productions  or  dodging  insis- 
tent creditors,  has  declined  an  offer  to 
supervise  the  ballets  that  will  be 
made  a  feature  of  Koster  Bials.  He 
has  been  engaged  for  the  next  two 
years  by  a  Paris  syndicate,  who  will 
build  a  new  theatre  and  produce  bal- 
lets exclusively. 

Opie  Read,  the  author  of  the  Juck- 
lins  and  other  popular  stories,  made 
his  debut  in  vaudeville  at  the  Chicago 
Opera  House  last  week, as  astory  teller, 
and  was  the  big  hit  of  the  bill.  He  is 
considering  a  proposition  to  make  a 
tour,  visiting  New  York,  San  Fran- 
cisco and  other  cities,  under  the  same 
management.  His  part  is  a  mono- 
logue— a  bouquet  of  his  most  taking 
tales  and  sketches,  strung  together  to 
give  an  appearance  of  unity  and  con- 
tinuity. 

Wm.  R.McRobieand  Miss  Chandler, 
of  the  musical  team  of  Chandler  and 
McPherson,  now  playing  at  the  Olym- 
pia, were  married  by  Justice  Kerrigan 
Saturday.  On  Thanksgiving  day, 
1895,  William  R.  McRobie  and  his 
wife,  known  in  theatrical  circles  as 
Vira  Evans,  separated  after  a  married 
life  of  seven  years.  McRobie  heard 
nothing  of  his  divorced  wife  during 
the  long  interval  until  he  arrived  in 
San  Francisco  last  week  to  play  the 
"double"  in  A  Hot  Old  Time  at  the 
New  Alhambra.  Sunday  night  after 
the  performance  McRobie,  in  company 
with  several  friends,  dropped  in  at  the 
Olympia  just  as  Chandler  and  Mc- 
Pherson were  doing  their  musical  act. 
In  the  former  McRobie  recognized  his 
former  wife.  At  the  conclusion  of  the 
turn  he  then  hastened  to  meet  Miss 
Chandler  in  her  dressing-room,  and 
soon  the  reconciliation  was  complete. 
They  both  agreed  that  the  separation 
had  been  a  mistake,  and  decided  to 
start  all  over  again,  hence  the  mar- 
riage yesterday  morning.  Mrs.  Mc- 
Robie will  return  to  her  home  in 
Chicago.  McRobie  will  reach  Chicago 
in  about  two  months  where  he  will 
join  his  wife  who  will  travel  with  him 
in  the  future. 


ALHAMBRA  THEATRE 
Week  Commencing  Sunday,  January  28th 


THAT  I-UNNY  FARCE  COMEDY 


His  Better  Half 

Now  Touring  the  Pacific  Coast 

WITH   BOYLE  AND  GRAHAM 

AND  A  STRONG  CAST 

EVERYBODY   SPEAKS   WELL  OF  HER 


12 


January  27th,  1900 


LOCAL  NOTES 


THE   MC  KENZIE  CONCERT. 

The  McKenzie  Musical  Society  gave 
a  concert  before  an  immense  audience 
in  Odd  Fellows'  Hall  Thursday  oflast 
week  which  was  the  best  they  have 
given  for  some  time,  encores  being  re- 
peatedly demanded.     The  choruses 
were  brighter  than  usual,  but  again  I 
must  call  attention  to  the  carelessness 
of  expression  that  sometimes  appears. 
Every  member  of  the  society  should 
write  the  word  "pianissimo"  and  paste 
it  in  their  hats.    A  little  better  atten- 
tion to  their  director  would  remedy 
these  faults.    The  numbers  of  the 
chorus  were  Soldier's   Chorus  from 
Faust, Espanita  Waltz, Carolina  Twins, 
Whistling  Rufus  March,  most  of  them 
being  arranged    by  Mr.  McKenzie. 
Miss  Maggie  Wheeler  was  the  success 
of  the  evening,  singing  Love's  Sorrow 
and  encores.    She  has  quite  a  power- 
ful voice  and  appears  to  be  in  earnest 
as  a  student,  and  her  notes  were  very 
clear,  but  she  requires  much  more  ex- 
pression and  toning  down,  which  will 
come  with  more  experience.    In  the 
meantime   she    deserves  encourage- 
ment.    Miss    Priscilla    Davies  sang 
Angelus   [Operti].      Her   voice  has 
gained  in  strength,  but  she  still  lacks 
sympathy.    Think  a  little  more  of  the 
soul,  little  girl,  and  your  voice  will  be 
more  musical.  Master  George  Kroger 
was  as  usual  a  favorite,  singing  The 
Palms,  but  Mr.  McKenzie  and  I  will 
fall  out  seriously  if  the  little  fellow 
sings  music  beyond  him.  Some  simple 
melody  not  too  high  will  be  better. 
Besides,  he  has  rather  too  lofty  an 
opinion  of  his  abilities  as  itis.although 
his  bearing  upon  the  stage  is  better. 
Life  Has  No  Power  was  sung  by  Lilly 
Laws,  Chas.  F.  LeLong  and  Mrs.  E. 
A.  Robertson,  but  Miss  Laws'  voice 
was  far  too  strong  for  the  other  singers. 
Treador  Song  from  Carmen  was  sung 
by  J.  W.  Fisher  and  the  chorus,  but 
the  soloist  got  off  the  key  in  the  first 
verse,  doing  better  work,  however,  as 
he  progressed,  and  he  showed  some 
taste  and  made  a  very  good  appear- 
ance.   A  voice  that  pleased  me  for  an 
inexperienced  singer  was  that  of  O. 
W.  D'Aulnais,  who  sang  Denza's  Si 
Tu  M'amais.    He  had  the  charm  of 
not  pretending  too  much  and  his  tones 
were  very  sweet  and  pleasing  to  the 
ear,  and  his  work  has  won  a  claim  to 


the  writer's  interest.    An  orchestra 
played  during  the  evening. 

holmes'  quartet  concert. 
On  Sunday  afternoon  the  Henry 
Holmes  Quartet  gave  a  successful  con- 
cert in  Hearst  Hall,  Berkeley,  before 
a  delighted  audience,  this  being  the 
first  of  a  course  that  Mrs.  Hearst  has 
generously  provided.  The  Mendels- 
sohn string  quartet  in  E  flat,  op.  12, 
and  Schumann's  string  quartet  in  A, 
No.  3,  were  beautifully  rendered,  Mr. 
Holmes  excelling  in  Schumann's  in- 
terpretation. Mrs.  Charles  Olcott 
Richards  rendered  some  vocal  numbers. 
CONCERT  OF  THE  ORION  CLU1S. 

An  interesting  program  was  ren- 
dered by  the  Orion  Society  at  the  Club 
rooms  last  Sunday  evening  under  the 
direction  of  Mesdames  Ida  deSemin- 
ario,  Sand  Juugblut,  Solomon,  Brown, 
Strelitz,  Davis  and  members  of  the 
San  Francisco  Choral  Society.  Julius 
Harisen  rendered  a  tenor  solo,  Mme. 
de  Seminario,  Wagner's  Elsa's  Dream, 
and  the  Orion  male  chorus  contributed 
numbers.  Several  piano  selections 
also  were  given. 

MINETTI  QUARTET  CONCERT 
Friday  afternoon  of  last  week  a  most 
appreciative  audience  greeted  the 
Minetti  Quartet  in  the  fourth  concert 
of  this  season,  the  artists  comprising 
Guilio  Minetti,  first  violin;  Ferdinand 
Stark,  second  violin;  Chas.  Hansen, 
viola;  Arthur  Weiss,  cello;  Mr.  S.  G. 
Fleishman,  pianist;  and  Mr.  G.  Or- 
may,  accompanist.  The  program 
opened  with  Grieg's  String  Quartet  in 
B  flat  major  op.  27,  which  was  ren- 
dered with  much  fire  and  beauty  of 
expression.  Arthur  Weiss  delighted 
his  audience  with  a  cello  solo,  Popper's 
Hungarian  Rhapsodie,  which  is  always 
a  favorite  of  this  artistic  player's  ad- 
mirers, and  in  response  to  generous 
applause  granted  an  encore.  F. 
Smetana's  piano  trio  in  G  minor  op. 
15,  three  movements  played  for  the 
first  time  was  beautifully  rendered. 
Mr.  Fleishman  is  one  of  our  finest 
local  pianists,  and  acquitted  himself 
admirably  upon  this  occasion.  Mr. 
Fleishman  has  one  fault — we  do  not 
hear  him  often  enough,  and  by  the 
way  I  overheard  a  compliment  to  him 
during  a  De  Pachmann  recital,  for  as 
De  Pachmann  won  rounds  of  applause 
for  his  playing  of  Chopin's  Ballade, 
some  one  near  me  remarked  warmly, 


"Splendid— but  he  can't  beat  Samuel 
Fleishman  in  that!"  It  always  does 
me  good  when  people  appreciate  the 
work  of  our  local  musicians.  Mrs. 
Alice  Bacon  Washington,  pianist,  and 
Samuel  Savannah,  viola,  will  appear 
at  the  next  concert. 

ADELAIDE  RODDY'S  CONCERT 

Another  little  songstress  has  taken 
up  her  work  here — Miss  Adelaide 
Roddy,  daughter  of  a  naval  officer, 
whose  family  were  prominent  in 
Vallejo,  Miss  Roddy  giving  a  success- 
ful concert  before  their  departure. 
Tuesday  evening  she  appeared  in 
Byron  Mauzy  Hall,  assisted  by  Hother 
Wismer  violinist,  and  Fred  Maurer 
pianist,  before  a  large  and  refined  au- 
dience who  gave  Miss  Roddy  warm 
encouragement,  and  she  made  a  very 
favorable  impression.  Her  sweet  girl- 
ish voice  is  a  light  soprano  and  very 
sympathetic,  and  after  a  little  pardon- 
able nervousness  gained  confidence 
and  came  out  more  strongly  in  each 
number,  her  best  work  beiug  done  in 
Ave  Maria  with  violin  obligato  [Bach- 
Gournod],  Other  numbers  were 
Alpine  Rose  [Seiber],  Bird  in  the 
Wood  [Faubert],  Una  Voce  Poco  fa 
from  II  Barbier,  and  Hadyn's  With 
Verdure  Clad  from  the  Creation.  She 
has  made  a  praiseworthy  beginning, 
and  has  already  had  experience  as  a 
teacher,  and  was  the  pupil  of  Mrs. 
Hilton  who  has  given  her  good  in- 
struction and  very  true  interest;  and 
her  voice  will  grow  stronger  and 
richer  with  more  mature  years.  At 
present  she  sings  with  correctness  and 
tender  sympathy.  Violin  solo,  Sieg 
fried  Idylle  [Wagner]  was  rendered  by- 
Mr.  Wismer  and  Sonata  in  A  major 
[Handel],  by  Messrs.  Wismer  and 
Maurer  who  were  as  usual  well  re- 
ceived. 

SYMPHONY  CONCERT. 

Thursday  afternoon  of  last  week  the 
first  Symphony  Concert  was  given  in 
the  Grand  Opera  House  under  the  di- 
rection of  Henry  Holmes.  The  aud- 
ience was  large  and  there  was  much 
applause,  but  hardly  the  enthusiasm 
that  should  greet  such  noble  works. 
A  few  rousing  Bravos  !  would  have 
lent  zest  to  the  occasion.  I  am  a  warm 
admirer  of  Mr.  Holmes  and  glad  to  see 
the  baton  in  his  hand,  yet  I  was  con- 
scious of  a  lack  of  fire  and  vim  at  times 
but  there  were  often  glorious  effects 


produced.  The  program  opened  with 
Ruy  Bias  [Mendelssohn]  followed  by 
Symphony  in  D,  No  2,  of  Haydn,  four 
movements,  a  work  of  much  beauty, 
with  joyous,  flowery  themes,  and  called 
forth  much  praise.  Wagner's  Seig- 
fried  Idyl  was  beautifully  rendered. 
Then  came  Symphony  Pathetique  op. 
74  [Tschaikowsky]  six  movements, 
and  some  of  the  passionate,  stormy 
passages  were  admirably  done,  with 
good  attack  and  feeling,  the  leader  and 
orchestra  gathering  new  life  as  they 
progressed.  Mrs.  Hearst,  with  a  party 
of  friends,  were  interested  listeners, 
and  the  encouragement  she  has  given 
Mr.  Holmes  will  be  a  very  precious 
impetus  to  his  success. 

TREHELLl'S  CONCERT. 
Mile.  Antoinette  Trebelli's  first  con- 
cert in  Sherman  Clay  Hall  Monday 
evening  was  a  glorious  sucress,  the 
artist  winning  every  heart  by  her  ex- 
quisite art   and    beautiful   voice,  to 
which  was  added  the  charm  of  mag- 
netic grace  and  a  face  of  womanly 
purity,   for   Trebelli  is  wonderfully 
lovable,  yet  possessing  a  eertain  dig- 
nity that  inspires  deference.    In  her 
first     number,    O,    Virgin  Mother 
[Dvorak],  she  was  slightly  nervous, 
but  after  the  first  few  measures  threw 
life  and  soul  into  her  work,  making 
captive  every  listener,  every  number 
strengthening  her  hold  upon  her  aud- 
ience and  calling  forth  rapturous  ap- 
plause, for  in  each  song  was  some  new 
beauty  or  grace.    Balatella  [I  Pagli- 
acci],  Leoncarallo-Pena  D'Amore,  La 
Tua  Stella  [Mascagni]  were  beautifully 
rendered,    but    Carnival   of  Venice 
[Masse],  air  and  variations,  aroused 
her  audience  to  the  highest  pitch  of 
enthusiasm,  her  voice  being  clear  and 
sweet  as  a  flute,  while  her  me thod  was 
shown  in  the  magnificent  execution  of 
every  difficulty  and  her  perfect  ease, 
The  house  rang  with  applause  as  she 
bowed  again  and   again,  her  sweet 
noble  face  as  radiant  as  a  snnbeam  as 
flowers  were  laid  at  her  feet,  and  an 
encore  was  demanded.     Mr.  Robert 
Clarence  Newell  was  the  pianist  and 
played  the  accompaniments  with  much 
sympathetic  grace  and  skill,  rendering 
also  solos  Schutt's  Prelude  op.  30,  No. 
1'  Intermezzo,  op.    31,  No.  3,  and 
Etude  Mignonne,  to  much  applause. 
Away,    Away   [Lee],  Cherry  Ripe 
[Korn]  and  My  Mother  Bids  Me  Bind 
my    Hair   [Haydyn]    were  sung  in 


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fascinating  style,  tenderness  and  buoy- 
ancy being  delightfully  blended,  Tre- 
belli  playing  her  own  accompaniment, 
and  as  I  listened  I  wished  that  every 
student  might  have  been  present,  for 
they  could  have  had  no  grander  lesson 
than  to  hear  and  watch  so  true  an 
artist.  Her  voice  is  of  fine  compass, 
rich  in  quality  and  marvelously 
sympathetic,  and  there  is  strength  and 
purity  in  every  tone.  Serenade  [Bem- 
berg]  Si  J'etais  Jardinier  [Chaminade] 
and  Tostis  Spring  Song  closed  the  pro- 
gram that  seemed  all  too  short,  and 
for  an  encore  she  rendered  a  laughing 
song  that  was  bewitchingly  done,  and 
to  hear  Tre belli  laugh  is  music  indeed, 
for  it  comes  from  her  lips  in  silvery 
sweet  notes  that  makes  sunshine  in  the 
heart  of  the  listener.  Several  musi- 
cians remained  to  offer  their  congrat- 
ulations, among  those  present  being 
Edward  Xavier  Rolker,  Arthur  Fick- 
enscher,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Von  Meyerinck, 
Mr.  Epstein  and  others. 


STUDIO  ECHOES. 


Mr.  Fred  M.  Biggerstaff,  who  was 
well  known  here  as  a  pianist  and 
teacher,  and  who  spent  two  years  in 
Berlin  after  leaving  California,  is  now 
in  Paris,  studying  with  Moscowsky. 
* 

*  * 

Alfred  Kelleher  has  arranged  to 
spend  a  day  in  Stockton  once  a  week 
with  vocal  pupils,  as  well  as  in  Santa 
Rosa  and  Petaluma,  and  his  city  work 
is  steadily  growing. 

*  * 

Macbeth  will  be  produced  by  the 
students  of  Cyrus  Brownlee  Newton 
at  the  St.  Ignatius  College  on  the  31st 
of  this  month. 

* 

*  * 

Jos.  Greven's  Choral  Society  assisted 
at  a  benefit  concert  given  in  Golden 
Gate  Hall  Thursday  evening  of  last 
week. 

*  * 

Homer  Tourjee  has  composed  a 
drinking  song,  Fill  up  the  Tanks, 
which  will  be  sung  at  a  banquet  to  be 
given  by  the  Bohemians  of  America, 
who  will  celebrate  the  birthday  of 
President  McKinley.  David  Starr 
Jordan,  Mayor  Phelan  and  Wm. Barnes 
Jr.,  will  be  among  the  guests. 

*  » 

The  Pacific  Coast  Women's  Press 
Association  will  give  a  reception  in 
honor  of  Mr.  Waterhouse  of  the  Ex- 
aminer next  Monday  evening  at  Cen- 
tury Club  Hall.  The  receptions  of 
the  Association  are  charming  affairs 
and  excellent  musical  talent  is  often 
an  interesting  feature. 

# 

*  * 

Henri-Sandi  Stollnitz  gave  a  concert 
in  Sherman-Clay  Hall  Thursday  of 
last  week  in  which  Miss  Ella  Mc- 
Closkey,  Miss  Bell  Rosenthal,  Miss 
Flora  Rosenthal,  Messrs.  Cerf,  Rosen- 
thal, L.  Waterman,  Signor  Dellapiane 
participated,  Miss  Ella  McCloskey, 
contralto,  carrying  off  the  honors  of 
the  evening. 

Mary  Frances  Francis. 


Hannah   Ingham  Dead 

"I  am  tired — so  tired,"  sighed 
Hannah  May  Ingham,  the  leading 
woman  of  the  Murray  Hill  Theatre 
last  Tuesday.  "If  I  could  only  have 
fifteen  minutes'  rest!" 

As  the  weary  words  left  her  lips, 
there  came  a  deep  breath  of  relief;  her 
eyes  closed,  and  her  head  sank  gently 
forward.  Her  companions  at  the 
table  glanced  at  her  sympathetically. 
Then,  as  the  minutes  passed,  they 
spoke  to  her,  but  she  did  not  answer. 
Her  wish  had  been  granted,  but  the 
respite  was  for  more  than  fifteen  min- 
utes.   It  was  for  all  eternity. 

Miss  Ingham,  in  private  life,  was 
Mrs.  E.  T.  Stetson.  As  an  actress 
her  brief  career  was  full  of  promise. 
She  was  born  in  California  and  recited 
at  a  Shakespearean  dramatic  club 
when  only  nine  years  old.  Then  she 
joined  a  road  company,  and  while 
playing  Ophelia  in  Hamlet,  she  came 
to  the  notice  of  Mr.  Stetson,  who  en- 
gaged her  for  leading  roles  in  the 
company  he  was  then  organizing, 
though  she  was  little  more  than  15 
years  old. 

Miss  Ingham  joined  the  Murray 
Hill  Stock  Company  in  '98,  and  had 
been  increasing  in  her  labors  since 
then. 

Change  in  the  Frawleys 

Mary  Hampton,  leading  woman  of 
the  Frawley  Company,  has  left  that 
organization  and  there  is  some  talk  of 
her  joining  the  Alcazar  forces.  A 
change  in  the  class  of  plays  to  be  pre- 
sented by  the  company  left  very  few 
parts  suitable  for  Miss  Hampton,  so 
she  and  Manager  Frawley  have  parted 
company.  As  mostly  comedies  will  be 
produced,  Miss  Van  Buren  will  in  all 
probability  assume  the  leading  roles. 


Landers  Stevens  Home 

Landers  Stevens,  the  well  known 
Oakland  manager,  is  home  after  a  trip 
to  New  York,  taking  in  things  thea- 
trical and  securing  new  plays  for  his 
house,  The  Dewey.  Mr.  Stevens 
found  things  booming  in  New  York, 
and  saw  all  the  notable  productions. 
Ben  Hur,  he  said,  was  superb  scen- 
ically,  but  the  actors  did  not  realize 
their  parts. 

While  away  Mr.  Stevens  secured 
the  coast  rights  for  fifty-two  melo- 
dramas. He  is  expecting  Lawrence 
Hanly  very  shortly  to  open  at  his 
house  with  The  Player.  Mr.  Stevens 
has  also  secured  for  production  at  the 
Dewey  many  of  Manager  Frawley's 
plays. 

There's  no  use  reading  novels  that 
are  dramatized.  In  but  few  cases  have 
the  plays  ever  shown  any  resemblance 
to  the  books.  Sappho  is  an  instance. 
Sappho  on  the  stage  is  even  worse 
than  Sappho  in  the  book. 


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For  in  his  ravings  by  mistake, 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 

* 

*  * 

O,  you  who  hold  the  priceless  treas- 
ure of  enthusiasm  untouched  by  the 
years,  "down  on  your  knees  and  thank 
Heaven  fasting."  For  you,  there  are 
joys  the  blase,  the  poseur  shall  never 
know.  Let  the  treasure  flow  on,  a 
merry  singing  stream,  and  may  the 
hot  air  of  experience  never  lie  over  it 
to  lap  it  as  it  flows.  And  this  is  apropos 
of  what  follows. 

* 

*  * 

A  memory  gem — said  of  the  James- 
Kidder-Hanford  production  of  The 
Winter's  Tale  :  "The  general  presen- 
tation is  quite  commendable." 

Ah,  really.  Quite  nice,  quite  decent, 
in  fact  almostfit.  With  a  little  struggle 
one  might  say— good.  But  wilt  thee 
do  better  next  time  ? 

Go  back  !  And  sit  beneath  the 
shady  foliage  of  the  Egyptian  bean, 
with  jars  of  barley  beer  and  palm  wine 
within  easy  reach.  Or  getinto  a  canoe 
with  your  arms  behind  your  head  and 
a  fishing  line  tied  to  your  great  toe. 

What  a  bore  it  must  be  for  some 
people  to  live.  There  really  should 
be  a  method  invented  for  printing  a 
signed  yawn. 

* 

*  * 

Theodore  Hamilton  thinks  the 
melodrama  of  today  is  not  half  lurid 
enough  to  represent  the  life  it  mirrors 
—  that  in  the  Journal  and  Examiner 
worse  things  may  be  read  almost  any- 
day.  Well,  let  us  resurrect  Sweeny 
Tod,  the  old  English  horror.  It  is 
sure  to  draw  an  enormous  gallery. 
The  hero's  pleasant  pastime  was  luring 
his  victims  to  his  barber  shop,  and 
cutting  them  into  sausage  meat. 
• 

*  * 

Within  limits,  there  is  nothing  in 
modern  dress  more  beautiful  than  an 
evening  gown  cut  decollele.  But  be- 
yond the  limits,  it  becomes  unbearably 
vulgar. 

Some  things,  seen  from  time  to 
time,  in  unvarying  variety  upon  our 
local  stage,  dimly  recall  the  Troglo- 
dytes of  old  whose  only  dress  was  an 
ointment — a  sort  of  grease  paint  as  it 
were.  And  they,  poor  things,  were 
thoughtful  enough  to  live  under- 
ground. 

History-  repeats  itself,  and  all  this 
may  but  presage  an  evolution  back- 
ward to  the  wholesome  innocent  sim- 


plicity of,  "In  the  beginning." 

But  what  is  the  use  ?  It  would  only 
mean  another  Eden,  another  apple, 
another  temptation,  another  fall  and 
no  machines  to  sew  the  fig  mantillas. 
Let  us  let  well  enough  alone. 


When  you  Alcazarans  with  your 
nine  performances  feel  overworked 
and  wan,  just  call  up  visions  of  the 
old  New  York  Bowery  Theatre  in 
1856-60.  They  changed  the  bill 
seven  times  a  week  and  gave  three 
performances  in  a  night,  tragedy, 
farce  and  melodrama.  They  began 
at  seven  with  let  us  say  Macbeth 
or  The  Lady  of  Lyons,  followed  it 
with  The  Post  of  Honor,  and  topped 
off  luridly  with  Robert  Macaire  ring- 
ing the  last  curtain  down  at  about 
one-thirty.  Talk  about  your  continu- 
ous, there  was  where  a  man  got  his 
money's  worth. 

And  speaking  of  the  Alcazar  brings 
me  to  the  manner  in  which  of  late 
they  are  staging  their  plays.  Claims 
of  color  and  elegance  are  both  care- 
fully looked  to.  The  results  would 
often  do  credit  to  a  dollar-and-a-half 
house. 


Dear  Miss  T. — Why  do  you  growl 
about  advertisements  on  theatre  pro- 
grams? Do  you  not  know  that  they 
stimulate  a  lagging  dialogue  between 

acts  ? 

No,  I  do  not.  I  get  my  topics  in 
other  ways.  But  perhaps  I  can  guess. 
Something  high  class  like  the  follow- 
ing perhaps: 

He— Do  you  wear  the  Redfern  cor- 
set? 

She — No;  too  many  bones. 

He — Ah,  like  shad. 

She — Ha,  ha!  And  too  tight  about 
the  hips. 

He — How  about  the  waist  ? 

.She— (archly)  I  don't  mind  being 
squeezed  there. 

He  (a  frugal  fellow) — These  $3  shoes 
are  filling  a  long  felt  want. 

She  (haughtily) — I  can't  wear  cheap 
shoes.  My  feet  are  too  long  and 
slender. 

He  (brutally)— Rubbish  !  It's 
money  in  your  shoemaker's  pocket  to 
make  you  think  so.  Just  like  doctors 
telling  you  you   have  an  incurable 

disease. 

She  (frigidly) — I  suppose  long  feet 


are  an  incurable  disease — except  with 
the  Chinese. 

He  (seeing  the  wrinkles  in  her  angry 
face) — Why  don't  you  correct  those 
'  'little  mistakes  of  nature"  with  Creme 
de  Lis  ? 

She — I  will,  when  you  use  Jones 
Dandruff  Cure  and  Dolt's  Walnut  Cos 
metic. 

He  (softly,  after  a  painful  silence) — 
"Van  Camp's  Lumber  Company." 
Do  vou  like  to  saw  wood  ? 


The  little  touch  of  the  old  school  one 
gets  in  Mrs.  Vandenhoff's  Mrs.  Can- 
dous,  makes  one  impatient  for  her 
Mrs.  Malaprop.  From  what  one  reads 
from  the  critical  pen  it  will  not  be 
wise  to  miss  The  Rivals. 


Critics  are  divided  into  two  great 
classes — those  who  think  and  those 
who  opine.  I  wonder  how  it  feels  to 
opine.     I  wonder  if  it  hurts. 


Side  Lights  Upon  the  Well 
Beloved 

THE  CRITIC  WHO  OPINES 

Vou  do  opine — O,  wondrous  mind, 
That  two  times  two  are  four. 

O.  Latin  thunder,  you're  a  find, 
To  think  was  such  a  bore. 

Opine's  a  word  to  conjure  with, 

It  strikes  the  public  dumb. 
Now  if  they  only  knew  the  truth, 

"It's  not  so  much,  but  some." 

You  do  opine  that  "Moses  wept," 
That  porcupines  have  quills, 

That  poor  old  Rip  Van  Winkle  slept, 
That  ducks  have  yellow  bills. 

Vou  do  opiue  that  water's  wet, 

A  pint  is  just  four  gills, 
That  vacant  touses  are  to  let, 

That  Carter  bottles  pills. 

You  do  opine  that  leaves  are  green 
That  chickens  hatch  from  eggs, 

A  planted  bean  will  sprout  a  bean, 
A  man  walks  with  his  legs. 

You  do  opine  that  paste  will  stick, 

That  d-o-g  spells  dog. 
Vou  do  opine  that  mules  will  kick, 

That  ham  is  made  from  hog. 

You  make  me  think  of  birds  and  beer, 

Of  beans  on  golden  plates, 
Of  chorus  girls  in  sealkskin  gear, 

And  other  things  not  mates. 

O,  give  us  good  old  Anglo  S. 
Do  anything  in  fine; 


Just  reckon,  calculate  or  guess, 
But  let  up  on  opine  I  ! 


The  Zinkand  Face 

It  is  the  newest  thing  in  faces  and 
it  is  becoming  fearfully  plural  and 
plurally  fearful.  It  is  owned  by  a  lot 
of  good  people,  too — good,  honest  vul- 
garians, I  mean,  who  can  do  anything 
with  their  manners  but  use  them.  I 
wonder  why  men  take  such  care  to 
polish  up  their  substantial  conduct,  to 
see  to  it  they  are  not  thieves  or  liars  or 
blackguards  and  then  defeat  the  pur- 
pose of  goodness  by  riding  it  in  on  an 
ox. 

I  do  not  speak  of  the  face  here  with 
any  hope  of  bettering  it  or  curing  it, 
for  it  has  come  to  stay;  but  when  a  new 
species  appears  in  theanimal  kingdom, 
the  lover  of  nature  doth  long  to  de- 
scribe it  and  give  it  a  name.  By  right 
of  discovery  I  claim  the  questionable 
honor  of  christening  it. 

It  is  a  hunted,  haunted  thing 
That  wails,  "Shall  I  be  able 

By  leaving  ere  the  play  is  done 
To  get  a  well-placed  table  ?  !" 

It  is  a  vulgar,  vicious  thing 

And  ere  the  curtain  drops, 
It  gets  beneath  a  Sunday  hat 

And  rushes  out — nor  stops 

To  hear  the  blessings  it  deserves 
From  all  of  us — e'en  preachers. 

And  in  our  pent-up  cultured  wrath, 
We've  lost  some  twenty  speeches. 

It  is  a  hurried,  breathless  thing, 
Up  Market  Street  it  chases, 

Nor  heeds  the  people  slung  aside, 
While  toward  the  goal  it  races. 

It  is  a  hungry,  sandwich  thing, 
And  while  you  stand  you  see  it 

A-gr inning  at  you  from  a  chair. 
You'd  like  to  rope  and  tree  it. 

And  how  the  face  does  multiply, 
It  soon  will  reach  a  million. 

O,  Zinkand,  save  us  from  ourselves 
And  hire  the  Pavilion. 


A  Word  About  Kathryn  Kidder 

The  popular  off-hand  epitome  of 
Miss  Kidder  is  that  she  is  cold.  Some 
one  said  so  long  ago,  and  the  word, 
most  cleverly  cherished,  has  become  a 
theme,  an  obsession  with  the  para- 
grapher.  The  unthinking,  and  those 
who  think  to  order  in  a  certain  false 
fashion  extend  its  application  even  to 
private  life,  so  that  the  original  Dear- 
est in  Little  Lord  Fauntleroy,  in  the 


January  27th,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


15 


minds  of  many,  can  scarce  be  separ- 
ated from  the  impeachment. 

Every  opinion  is  debatable,  and 
before  one  admits  the  conclusion  it 
might  be  well  to  know  her  in  her  off- 
guard  moments,  when,  if  you  set 
about  it  in  the  right  way,  you  can 
drop  sounding  lines  into  the  depths  of 
her  nature. 

Cold  she  is  not,  as  you  and  John 
understand  the  word,  yet  cold  she  is 
in  the  precious  and  not  exaggerated 
form  so  absolutely  essential  to  a  per- 
fect womanhood.  Those  with  a  touch 
of  her  coldness  live  finer  and  more 
serviceable  lives  than  the  overcordial, 
the  diffuse,  the  gushing. 

I  can't  exactly  fancy  her  with  an 
arm  around  the  world's  waist,  offering 
her  cheek  to  be  kissed  at  a  second 
meeting  and  her  first  name  to  be  used 
at  a  third;  neither  can  I  imagine  her 
risking  heart  disease  to  catch  a  glimpse 
of  the  off  wheel  of  the  President's 
carriage  or  the  disappearing  coat  tails 
of  Oom  Paul,  but  there  are  so  many  to 
do  those  things— the  world  is  full  of 
them,  jolly,  merry,  popular  people, 
good  company,  good  fellows,  and 
they  do  not  find  the  friends  for  whom 
perchance  they  are  looking,  and  they 
lose  many  a  pleasant  acquaintance — 
and  they  have  not  progressed  much 
as  souls. 

Standing  in  her  dressing-room,  tall 
and  lithe,  gowned  as  Hermione,  in 
her  garments  of  woven  wind,  she 
seemed  a  star-seeking  creature,  and  I 
felt  I  could  know  more  in  a  few 
moments'  silence,  than  in  an  hour  of 
ample  questioning.  It  seemed  a  fool- 
ish thing  to  ask  what  part  she  played 
in  such  and  such  a  year,  because  she 
did  not  seem  to  be  playing  a  part  at 
all.  I  shall  never  again  separate  her 
in  my  mind  from  the  sorely  tried 
Queen,  the  daughter  of  Kings,  the 
woman  triumphant. 

The  coldness  of  Hermione  and  such 
as  she,  is  there  in  all  perfection. 

'  'And  yet  once  I  thought  of  you  only 
as  Sans  Gene,"  said  I,  apropos  of  my 
unspoken  thoughts. 

"Yes,  I  bought  the  play  and  seemed 
at  one  time  threatened  with  playing  it 
forever.  A  quiet  grave  by  the  road- 
side would  be  better." 

"Yet  people  in  stock  companies  tell 
me  this  playing  a  single  part,  is  the 
very  aristocracy  of  acting." 

"A  great  deal  of  aristocracy  is 
supreme  stupidity." 

Her  answers  are  quick  and  grace- 
fully given,  but  her  charm  is  not  lim- 
ited to  mere  manners  and  mental  ac- 
complishments. She  has  the  leaven- 
ing grace  of  responsive  thought,  that 
follows  one's  half  expressed  questions 
and  opinions  to  their  real  intention. 

Neither  of  us  said  much  and  yet 
there  were  no  silences,  for  when  I 
looked  straight  into  her  great  gray 
eyes,  the  things  unsaid  became  audible. 

"Yes,"  she  went  on,  "people  in 
stock  companies  favor  the  single  part 
because  they  are  overworked.  There 
are  two  great  evils  in  life  :  Having  too 
much  to  do,  and  not  having  enough. 
The  latter  is  the  real  tragedy." 


"Yes,  I  like  to  play  Hermione — 
now.  But  I  have  been  through  every 
stage  of  despair  and  anxiety  with  the 
part.  I  finally  went  to  my  knees  with 
it — there  was  no  place  else  to  go." 

And  this  is  your  cold  woman. 

Miss  Kidder  hoped  I  would  trans- 
late her.  Shall  I  break  up  the  rhythm 
of  poetry  so  that  the  broad-thumbed 
may  read  ?  Rather  let  them  miss  the 
meaning.  She  plays  Hermione  from 
within. 

What  was  there  left  to  say  of  the 
part  after  that  ?  There  are  those  feel- 
ings that  revel  in  words  and  those  that 
can  scarce  find  utterance.  I  fancy  one 
would  know  Miss  Kidder  long  to  get 
to  the  bottom  of  her  beliefs. 

As  I  remember,  she  said  that  Perdita 
suits  her  better  temperamentally.  She 
does  not  know.  A  woman  who  can 
say,  "No,  by  my  life,  prithee  to  none 
of  this  !"  as  she  did  and  go  through 
the  trial  scene  till  every  heart  weeps 
with  her  and  triumphs  with  her,  needs 
no  excuse  for  wearing  the  sorrows. 

The  public  loses  some  of  her  Perdita 
well  worth  seeing.  A  good  half  of 
Florizel's  song  is  the  way  she  listens 
to  it,  responsive  to  each  shade  of 
meaning.  Even  when  she  turns  her 
back  upon  the  audience,  no  word  of 
the  dialogue  fails  to  reach  her  thoughts 
and  be  mirrored  in  her  face. 

And  this  is  your  cold  woman. 

I  wonder  if  anyone  realizes  what  it 
means  to  pose  as  a  statue  for  five  min- 
utes and  not  even  breathe  apparently. 

"I  thought  it  was  the  dance  that 
tired  me,"  she  said,  "but  I  have  come 
to  believe  it  is  the  inaction.  The  ef- 
fort to  hide  all  effort  is  a  terrible  strain 
upon  the  nerves.  I  could  not  do  it  at 
all  if  I  were  not  so  strong  and  well." 

She  does  seem  a  perfect  physical 
creature,  the  product  of  good  diges- 
tion and  plenty  of  air — of  many  an 
hour  on  the  golf  links. 

She  spoke  often  of  her  father  and 
gave  me  the  idea  that  she  can  scarce 
separate  him  in  her  thoughts  from  what 
she  is — what  she  has  become — what 
she  hopes  to  be.  Her  hand  seems 
clasped  in  his  and  her  thoughts  by  him 
directed. 

"What  had  I  rather  do  than  act?  I 
believe  I  shall  let  you  guess." 

I  did  not  guess  then,  but  later  when 
I  heard  little  Miss  Barriscale  say  over 
and  over,  "I  do  love  Miss  Kidder. 
She  is  so  good  to  me — so  good  to  me, 
I  had  a  surmise.  C.  T. 

The  Only  Nat's  "Brother 

Nat  Goodwin's  only  brother  has 
been  having  a  good  time  in  Frisco  dur- 
ing the  past  week,  doing  the  cocktail 
route,  and  showing  plenty  of  money, 
and  claiming  to  be  a  next  week's  at- 
traction at  the  Orpheum,  in  an  inter- 
esting sketch.  Manager  Morrisey  says 
that  may  be  so,  but  somehow  or  other 
he  doesn't  know  anything  of  the  red- 
haired  comedian's  histrionic  brother. 

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On  the  tRpad 

Lewis  Morrison's  Frederick  the  Great  Co. 
Bradford,  29;  Rochester,  30-31;  Niagara 
Falls,  Feb.  1;  Toronto,  5  weeks;  London,  13; 
St.  Thomas,  15;  Ottowa,  20-21. 

Frederick  IVarde 
Spokane,  29-31;   Wallace,  Feb.  1;  Mis- 
soula, 2:  Anaconda,  3;  Butte,  4-7;  Ogden,  8; 
Salt  Lake,  9-10;  Denver,  12-17. 

Human  Hearts  Company 
Salt  Lake  City,  29-31. 

Jessie  Shirely  Company 
St.  Helena,  21,  week;  Modesto,  28,  week. 

Sam  T.  Shaw  Company 
Sutnpter,  27;   Baker    City,  Feb.    5;  La 
Grande,  12;  Pendleton,  19;  The  Dalles,  26. 
Neill  Company 
Vancouver,  22-27;  Victoria,    29-Feb.  3; 
Taconia,  5-6,  thence  to  California. 
Murray  and  Mack  in  Finnigan's  Ball 
Denver,  Col.,  21,  week. 

Who  is  Who 
(F.  W.  Stair,  Mgr.)— Colorado  Springs, 
27;  Denver,  28-Feb.  3;  Cripple  Creek,  4; 
Leadville,  5;  Aspen,  6;  Salt  Lake,  12-14; 
Ogden,  15;  Sacramento,  17;  San  Francisco, 
18-24. 

Elleford  Company 
Hanford,  22,  week;  Fresno,  29,  week. 

Grau  Opera  Company 
Los  Angeles,  14,  four  weeks. 

Weston- Herbert  Vaudeville  Company 
Stockton,  4-1 1 ;  Fresno,  11-18. 

Dailey  Stock  Company 
Ventura,  week  of  15;  Santa  Barbara,  29. 
Blanche  Walsh  and  Melbourne  Macdowell 
(Ben  Stern,  Mgr.)— Salt  Lake,  Feb.  19- 
21;  Ogden,  22-23;  Portland,  26-28;  Tacoma, 
March  1;  Victoria,  2-4;  Vancouver,  5-7; 
Seattle,  8-10;  Spokane,  12-13;  Butte,  15-17; 
Anaconda,  18-19;  Helena,  20. 

Remember  the  Maine 
Salt  Lake,  18-20. 

Too  Much  Johnson 
R.  E.  French  Co.  (Inc.)— Missoula,  27; 
North  Yakima,  Wash.,  29;  Ellensburg,  30; 
Tacoma,  31-Feb.  1;  New  Whatcom,  2;  Seattle 
4,  week;  Portland,  11,  week. 
Denman  Thompson  in  The  Old  Homestead 
(Thompson  &  Kilpatrick,  Mgrs.)— Dallas, 
27;  San  Antonio,  28-30;  El  Paso,  Feb.  1;  Los 
Angeles,  5,  week;  San  Diego,  12-13;  San  Ber- 
nardino, 14;  Stockton,  16;  San  Jose,  17;  San 
Francisco,  25,  two  weeks. 

Bostonians 
Seattle,  25-27;  Portland,  30,  week. 

London  Life 
Astoria,  26;  San  Francisco.  Feb.  5,  week. 

Sowing  the  Wind 
Portland,  26-27. 

Black  Crook,  Jr. 
(Frank    Raedick,   Mgr.) — Phoenix,  27; 
Disbee,  30;  Wilcox,  31;  El  Paso,  Feb.  5-6. 
Yon  Yonson  Company 
St.  Paul,  21-2S;  Minneapolis,  28-Feb.  3. 

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sas, 30;  Winfield,  Kansas,  31;  Wicktta, 
Kansas,  Feb.  I;  Newton,  Kansas,  Feb.  2; 
Emporia,  Kansas,  Feb.  3;  Junction  City, 
Kansas,  4-5-6;  Topeka,  Kansas,  7;  Lau- 
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Sedalia,  Missouri,  10;  Ottawa,  Kansas,  11- 
12;  Atchison,  Kansas,  13;  Falls  City, 
Nebraska,  14;  Beatrice,  Nebraska,  15;  Ne- 
braska City,  Nebraska,  16;  Lincoln, 
Nebraska,  17;  Omaha,  Nebraska,  18. 


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DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


A  weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  22— Vol.  I 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  FEBRUARY  j,  1900 


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<A  life  of  Work 

"Oh,  if  I  could  only  rest  for  fifteen 
minutes."  These  were  the  last  words 
of  Miss  Hannah  May  Ingham  as  she 
sat  at  the  luncheon  table  a  few  days 
ago.  It  seemed  as  if  her  wish  were 
immediately  granted  her  in  the  spirit- 
ual form  of  Eternal  Rest.  What  a 
peaceful,  beautiful  death  !  Miss  Ing- 
ham had  been  the  leading  lady  at  the 
Murray  Hill  Theatre  in  New  York  for 
the  past  two  seasons;  and  in  losing  her 
the  stage  has  lost  one  of  its  best  and 
most  gifted  women.  When  we  realize 
the  unutterable  weariness  underlying 
those  last  words  of  her's,  we  must  feel 
that  she  has  well  earned  her  rest.  Her 
death  goes  to  show  the  result  of  the 
hard  work  necessary  in  stock  com- 
panies. No  one  outside  the  profes- 
sion can  conceive  the  labor,  both  men- 
tal and  physical,  required  in  this  line 
of  business.  In  most  stock  companies 
now,  besides  a  rehearsal  every  day, 
two  performances  are  given  and  new 
plays  are  presented  at  least  once  a 
week,  oftimes  more  frequently.  The 
parts  to  be  memorized  each  week  by 
the  leading  woman  and  man,  each  con- 
sists of  hundreds  and  sometimes  thou- 
sands of  words,  besides  the  "business" 
of  the  piece.  The  work  is  much  more 
trying  on  a  woman  than  on  a  man,  for 
she  is  physically  unable  to  endure  as 
much.  Besides,  she  is  obliged  to  have 
one  or  more  new  dresses  each  week, 
which  require  time  to  fit  and  plan. 

Imagine  being  at  the  theatre  from 
seven  until  eleven-thirty  or  twelve 
every  night,  never  retiring  before  one 
or  after,  and  then  generally  being 
obliged  to  study  a  long  part  until  two 
or  three  o'clock  in  the  morning;  back 
to  the  theatre  at  ten  for  rehearsal,  and 
then  a  matinee  at  two-thirty.  Ah, 
the  stage  is  not  always  gleaming  with 
footlights  and  pretty  sets  ! 

Stage  life — especially  in  stock  com- 
panies— means  work,  and  hard  work 
at  that.  The  general  public  thinks 
that  leading  ladies  have  a  glorious  time 
going  out  to  wine  suppers  after  the 
show  every  night.  But  what  a  mis- 
taken idea !  If  they  ever  do  have  a 
few  moments  leisure,  they  are  gener- 
ally spent  in  their  rooms,  alone,  trying 
to  seek  rest. 

I  enjoy  a  good  stock  company 
thoroughly,  but  when  I  think  of  the 
labor  expended  by  the  actors,  it  takes 


half  the  pleasure  away.  And  the 
worst  of  it  is  that  the  majority  of 
play-goers,  and  most  of  the  "critics" 
do  not  give  them  half  the  credit  they 
deserve,  and  are  always  ready  to  con- 
demn the  slightest  mistake  or  lapse  of 
memory  on  the  part  of  any  one  of  the 
actors.  The  rarity  of  such  mistakes, 
however,  is  really  remarkable  to  one 
who  knows  the  constant  strain  upon 
the  minds  of  the  players. 

Miss  Ingham's  death  makes  us 
hope  that  something  can  and  will  be 
done  to  alleviate  the  danger  which 
threatens  every  woman  who  plays 
leads  with  a  stock  company  that  gives 
two  performances  a  day — the  danger 
of  losing  her  mind,  of  breaking  down 
in  health,  or  even  of  death  itself.  In 
such  companies  two  leading  ladies 
should  be  engaged — one  for  matinees, 
the  other  for  evening  performances. 

Let  us  hope  that  Miss  Ingham's 
untimely  end  may  be  a  warning  to 
leading  women  to  insist  upon  some  such 
measure  being  taken  in  the  near 
future.        Florence  M.  Ai.kire. 

Denver,  Col. 


The  Neill  Company 

That  the  Neill  Company  is  fully 
sustaining  its  reputation  as  a  well- 
balanced  organization  of  thoroughly 
well-trained  actors  and  actresses  is  the 
universal  verdict  of  Seattle  critics. 
That  the  company  is  appreciated  to  an 
equal  extent  by  those  who  do  not  pose 
as  critics  is  well  attested  by  the  splen- 
did audiences  which  have  greeted  it  at 
every  appearance.  Not  a  discordant 
feature  has  marred  any  of  the  ex- 
tended repertoire  of  excellent  plays 
presented  by  the  Neill  Company  dur- 
ing its  Seattle  engagement.  Besides 
proving  himself  a  leading  man  of  rare 
ability,  James  Neill  has  won  well-de- 
served praise  for  the  artistic  staging 
of  his  productions  of  which  it  is  un- 
derstood he  assumes  personal  manage- 
ment.— Seattle  Post  /?ife//ige?uer. 


Richard  Harding  Davis  will  work 
with  a  well-known  stage  author  and 
together  they  will  work  up  a  dramatic 
version  of  Van  Bibber.  The  ever  en- 
terprising Liebler's  will  star  Bob  Hil- 
liard  as  Van  Bibber. 


The  cNeVt)  Fralzleyite 

Keith  Wakeman,  T.  Daniel  Fraw- 
ley's  new  leading  woman,  arrived  this 
week  direct  from  London  to  join  the 
Frawley  Company  and  will  make  her 
first  appearance  Sunday  night.  Miss 
Wakeman  conies  on  a  leave  from  Lon- 
don, where  she  has  been  with  the  E. 
S.  Willard  Company.  This  manager 
has  released  her  until  next  May.  Miss 
Wakeman  has  played  with  Charles 
Wyndham  at  the  Strand  in  London, 
but  most  of  her  stage  career  has  been 
with  Willard .  She  left  this  Coast  with 
his  company  and  made  her  debut 
abroad.  She  played  all  through  the 
provinces  and  twice  returned  to  this 
city  with  Willard,  and  once  with 
Minna  K.  Gale,  always  playing  lead- 
ing parts. 

<All  Dawson  Theatres 
Burned 

From  Cad  Wilson,  now  playing  a 
successful  engagement  at  the  Olympia, 
we  learn  that  the  recent  fire  wiped  out 
the  entire  lot  of  Dawson's  theatres. 
The  blaze  commenced  in  Sam  Bonne- 
field's  gambling  house  and  consumed 
the  entire  block,  the  thermometer  be- 
ing at  the  time  40°  below  zero.  None 
of  the  performers,  fortunately,  lost  any 
of  their  wardrobe  or  paraphernalia. 


Theatrical  Tastes 


The  Mechanics'  Institute  has  awarded 
diploma  for  superior  work  to  Mr.  Louis 
Thors,  Photographer,  826  Market  St. 


It  is  sometimes  very  hard  to  ac- 
count for  different  portions  of  the 
country  taking  different  theatrical 
offerings  in  such  different  ways. 
What  is  successful  in  one  section  in 
another  is  just  the  reverse.  One  re- 
mark is  to  the  effect  that  perhaps 
climatic  conditions  have  something  to 
do  with  it.  Shrewd  managers  long 
ago  admitted  the  existence  of  these 
varying  tastes,  and  provided  and 
allowed  for  them.  The  South,  for 
example,  is  fond  of  Shakespeare. 
Companies  that  would  dissolve  into 
fragments  on  any  of  the  circuits  above 
Mason  and  Dixon's  line  enjoy  more 
than  moderate  prosperity  down  South, 
where  the  tragic  music  still  holds  her 
pedestal.  Yet,  while  the  sense  of 
humor  is  certainly  not  lacking  among 
the  folk  of  the  South,  Southern  audi 
ences   are  said  to   view   the  farce- 


comedies  and  ornate  extravaganzas 
sent  down  that  way  by  New  York 
theatrical  exploiters  with  the  most 
unruffled  indifference.  There  are, 
moreover,  repertoire  organizations 
that  tour  the  South  year  in  and  year 
out,  and  never  get  towards  the  North 
at  all.  Many  of  these  organizations, 
too,  are  exceedingly  prosperous.  In 
truth,  it  is  singular  how  many  pros- 
perous theatrical  outfits  there  are  in 
the  United  .States  that  are  never  heard 
of  at  all  by  theatre-goers  who  inhabit 
the  large  cities. 

Miss  Dart's  Pleased ffft>ith 
Her  Watch 

Miss  Hannah  Davis,  who  won  out 
in  The  Review  contest  for  the  most 
beautiful  chorus  girl,  writes  The  Re- 
view as  follows  : 

Editor  Dramatic  Review,  San  Fran- 
cisco— Dear  Sir — I  desire  to  thank  you  most 
cordially  for  the  beautiful  gold  watch  pre- 
sented to  me  by  you,  as  the  prize  in  the  late 
contest  carried  on  in  your  valuable  paper.  I 
shall  always  treasure  it,  and  my  best  wi>hes 
for  the  success  of  The  Dramatic  Review 
will  be  with  you.  The  interest  taken  by  The 
Dramatic  Review  in  theatrical  affairs  fills 
a  long  felt  want,  and  when  I  want  to  kuow 
the  news  in  "our  little  world,"  I  am  sure  to 
find  it  in  your  paper.  Believe  me  to  be, 
Yours  very  sincerey, 

Hannah  Davis, 
Tivoli  Opera  House. 

San  Francisco,  Jan.  24,  1900. 


'Theatrical  People  Wel- 
comed 


The  Southern  California  Social  and 
Athletic  Club  in  Los  Angeles  is  a  new 
resort  much  frequented  by  visiting 
Thespians.  Victor  Wankowski,  the 
good-looking  and  affable  Secretary  of 
the  club,  is  making  it  extremely  pleas- 
ant to  visiting  members  of  the  profes- 
sion. He  writes  to  The  Review  that 
Carl  Martens,  one  of  the  finest  operatic 
conductors  in  America,  who  has  had  a 
long  period  of  ad\ersity,  is  once  more 
on  top,  directing  a  fine  orchestra  in  the 
Imperial,  a  swell  concert  hall  of  the 
Angel  City. 


"I  fully  believe  that  the  stage,  good 
or  ill,  will  have  as  strong  a  hold  upon 
society  in  the  future  as  it  has  had  in 
the  past." — Joseph  Jefferson. 


February  3rd,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


TrebelU  and  the  Beer 
"Bottle 


There  is  a  little  story  going  the 
rounds  that  is  interesting,  if  not  wholly 
true.  It  tells  how  Antoinette  Trebelli's 
manager  was  refused  the  privilege  of 
leasing  the  Congregational  Church  in 
Oakland  because  when  she  last  sang 
in  that  edifice,  some  three  years  ago, 
an  empty  beer  bottle  had  been  found 
in  the  extemporized  artist's  room.  The 
fact  that  it  was  a  small  bottle,  and  that 
the  manager  explained  how  Trebelli 
really  preferred  milk  as  a  vocal  tonic, 
but  substituted  beer  in  the  absence  of 
lacteal  fluid,  did  not  avail.  There  is 
a  moral  to  all  temperance  stories,  and 
in  this  instance  it  is  not  hard  to  deduce 
— i.  e. ,  singers  who  perform  in 
churches  should  take  their  nerve  tonic 
at  their  hotels  or  else  swallow  the 
bottle. 


Fougere' s  Diamonds 

Fougere  lost  some  diamonds  in  L,os 
Angeles  last  week  and  The  Capital  of 
that  city  tells  this  story  about  it  : 

Speaking  of  Fougere,  who  was  an 
Orpheum  performer  last  week,  did  you 
notice  how  gingerly  the  papers  handled 
her  "lost  diamond"  story?  Fougere 
actually  lost  a  lot  of  diamonds  and  the 
circumstance  did  not  admit  of  any 
question,  but  with  one  exception,  the 
dailies  put  on  their  gloves,  and  in  a 
very  conservative  fashion  modestly  re- 
ferred to  the  event.  The  real  facts  of 
the  Fougere  diamond  story  were  hilar- 
iously funny.  Guy  Barham  and  Tom- 
asso  Garrett,  representing  respectively 
the  moral  and  intellectual  light  and 
sweetness  of  the  city,  had  been  routed 
from  their  comfortable  chairs  at  the 
Palace  by  Fougere,  whose  distress 
over  her  loss  was  pitiful  to  see.  Bar- 
ham  and  Garrett  having  basked  in  the 
light  of  her  face  for  a  week  she  felt  it 
proper  to  call  on  them  for  help  in  a 
diamond-hunting  excursion.  So  at 
midnight  the  trio,  attended  by  a  group 
of  retainers  who  followed  at  a  respect- 
ful distance,  walked  up  and  down  Main 
street  from  the  Orpheum  to  the  Van 
Nuys,  carrying  lanterns  and  searching 
for  the  lost  jewels.  They  were  not 
found— the  jewels  I  mean. 


New  Jersey  "Barbarians 

Burton's  Carmen  Gaiety  Girls 
closed  a  week's  engagement  at  New 
Brunswick,  New  Jersey,  Saturday 
night  with  such  enthusiastic  expres- 
sions of  regard  that  the  police  were 
called  to  protect  the  soubrettes  from 
the  too  affectionate  Jersey  "Johnnies." 
There  was  almost  a  riot  at  the  close  of 
the  performance.  Two  hundred  young 
men  crowded  around  the  stage  door  of 
the  theatre  and  almost  mobbed  each 
"gaiety  girl"  as  she  emerged. 

There  were  eleven  women  and  ten 
men  to  the  company,  and  the  vaude- 
ville performance  they  gave  was  so 
tame  in  contrast  to  the  lithographs 


that  the  New  Brunswick  young  men 
decided  they  were  not  getting  their 
money's  worth. 

The  crowd  howled  for  Mabel  Ash- 
ton  and  Mary  Lamb,  a.nd  when  the 
two  appeared,  the  audience  made  a 
rush  for  the  stage. 

The  soubrettes  ran  shrieking  to  the 
dressing-rooms,  followed  by  the  crowd. 
Several  men  of  the  company  held  the 
too  eager  auditors  back  while  the 
women  hastily  threw  wraps  over  their 
costumes  and  tried  to  get  out.  As 
they  left  the  theatre  they  were  seized 
by  the  men  outside.  Their  clothing 
was  torn  from  them. 

One  woman  used  a  hat-pin  savagely 
and  managed  to  break  away,  but  she 
was  chased  half  a  block  and  dragged 
back.  A  squad  of  policemen  rescued 
the  women  and  escorted  them  to  a 
hotel.  Many  of  them  were  bruised 
and  their  costumes  were  in  tatters. 


Morosco' s  Oakland 
"Theatre 

Motwithstanding  a  denial  pub- 
1  ™  lished  in  an  Oakland  paper,  Mr. 
Lewis  Bishop  of  the  Morosco  Com- 
pany tells  the  Review  that  their 
Oakland  theatre  will  be  built.  He 
further  said  that  he  had  a  letter  from 
the  architects  only  a  day  or  so  ago 
announcing  that  preliminary  arrange- 
ments would  be  finally  consummated 
within  a  week  or  ten  days,  after  which 
everything  would  be  ready  for  work  to 
commence.  One  of  the  purposes  of 
Walter  Morosco's  trip  to  New  York  is 
to  select  a  new  opera  company  to 
occupy  the  Grand,  when  the  present 
organization  will  have  gone  to  Los 
Angeles  to  fill  a  protracted  engage- 
ment at  the  Burbank,  the  Morosco 
theatre  in  that  city. 


cA    "Dramatic  "Reading 

A  dramatic  reading  was  given 
Tuesday  in  the  parlors  of  Mrs.  Cal' 
houn  Anderson  by  Mrs.  Virginia- 
Drew  Prescott  of  The  Last  Letter,  by 
Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox;  scenes  from  Ca- 
mille  and  Macbeth  were  also  among  the 
selections  rendered.  There  is  an  in- 
telligent purpose  in  Mrs.  Prescott's 
acting  and  a  charm  of  dainty  woman-  ! 
liness  about  her  that  at  once  arouses  the 
sympathy  and  admiration  of  her  audi- 
ence. The  scenes  from  Camille  gave 
an  opportunity  to  disclose  the  posses-  1 
sion  of  great  emotional  talent  which  [ 
she  used  with  fine  discrimination.  « 
Mrs.  Prescott  is  the  fortunate  posses- 
sor of  that  not-to-be- acquired  gift,  a 
magnetic  personality.  Her  work  in 
the  sleep-walking  scene  from  Macbeth 
was  given  with  an  intensity  and  force 
that  made  a  strong  impression  on  her 
auditors. 

At  Seattle  last  Wednesday  night  the 
Frederick  Warde  Company  produced,  1 
after  months  of  rehearsal,  The  Duke's  J 
Jester,  a  new  romantic  comedy,  by 
Espy  Williams.  The  performance  was 
witnessed  by  a  big  house,  and  was  an 
unqualified  success. 


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is  supplied  to  the  trade  by  the  San  Francisco  News 
Company,  342  r.eary  Street. 


Manager  Howe  of  Seattle,  last 
week  made  a  stand  that  must  meet 
with  the  approval  of  every  actor  and 
traveling  manager.  Every  late  comer 
after  the  rise  of  the  curtain,  was  com- 
pelled to  remain  in  the  lobby  till  the 
conclusion  of  the  act,  with  the  result 
that  there  was  no  spoiling  of  effective 
scenes  and  no  grumbling  from  people 
who  came  to  enjoy  the  performance. 
¥  ¥ 

Thkrk  is  no  accounting  for  tastes. 
One  section  of  the  country  will  not 
have  what  another  is  pleased  with. 
The  English  melodrama,  With  Flying 
Colors,  has  made  a  big  hit  in  Boston, 
and  is  on  for  a  run.  While  here,  not- 
withstanding the  sumptuous  produc- 
tion given  it  by  the  Frawleys,  the 
public  would  have  none  of  it.  Some- 
times it  costs  a  manager  a  pretty  penny 
to  find  out  just  what  the  fickle  public 
does  want. 

There  is  no  profession  that  can 
more  strikingly  remark  on  the  many 
changes  brought  about  by  the  rapid 
flight  of  time  than  the  players.  In 
the  days  of  Queen  Elizabeth  actors 
and  their  kind  of  folk  were  declared 
by  law  to  be  rogues  and  vagabonds. 
The  other  day  actor  Henry  Irving 
was  a  guest  of  the  President  of  the 
United  States,  and  on  the  same  even- 
ing the  Secretary  of  War  gave  a  supper 
in  his  honor. 

¥  ¥ 

Syr  doc,  the  great  French  play- 
wright,   in    his  old  age    is  getting 


pessimistic.  In  spite  of  the  fact  that 
he  is  possibly  the  most  successful  of 
modern  stage  purveyors  and  has 
maintained  his  pre  eminence  longer 
than  any  of  his  predecessors,  his  sen- 
timents are  not  of  the  most  satisfied. 
In  a  recent  letter  he  says  he  cannot 
enter  into  competition  with  the 
younger  French  dramatists,  who  rely 
for  the  success  of  their  plays  upon 
questionable  scenes.  He  says  he 
holds  himself  too  good  for  that,  as  he 
writes  only  for  the  educated  people  of 
civilized  nations. 

Frank  Daniels  made  an  experi- 
ment recently  at  Wallack's,  New 
York,  as  to  the  most  valuable  form  of 
advertising.  Between  the  acts  ushers 
distributed  among  the  audience  slips 
with  a  brief  printed  statement  setting 
forth  the  disputed  question  and  po- 
litely asking  the  recipient  to  indicate 
by  a  check  mark  in  the  list  of  various 
advertising  forms  employed  which  one 
had  attracted  him  to  the  performance  — 
the  advertisement  in  the  newspaper, 
the  bill  boards,  window  lithographs 
or  something  else.  Eleven  hundred 
slips  were  handed  to  the  ushers  after 
the  next  curtain,  and  of  that  number 
991  showed  that  the  spectator  had 
been  attracted  by  the  newspaper  ad- 
vertisement. 

Manager  Church,  the  seven-foot 
referee  of  the  Rossow  midgets,  has 
brought  suit  against  Rossow,  the 
proprietor  of  the  diminutive  perform- 
ers, for  back  salary  and  for  money 
enough  to  heal  his  wounded  feelings 
in  having  to  always  travel  second 
class,  bathe  the  midgets,  rub  down 
Rossow  and  boss  the  performance  on 
the  vaudeville  circuit.  Church  was 
engaged  in  this  city  for  $15  per, 
simply  on  account  of  his  size,  as  his 
hugeness  made  a  striking  contrast  to 
the  pigmies.  He  does  not  seem  to 
have  received  the  $15.  Church 
charges  Rossow  with  all  kinds  of 
rough  treatment  which  leads  the 
casual  observer  to  believe,  like  the 
proverbial  policeman,  that  the  life  of 
a  vaudeville  attache  is  not  a  happy 
one. 

Critic  Gi.over  of  the  Chicago 
Times-Herald  uses  two  columns  in 
discussing  whether  there  is  anything 
in  the  doctrine  of  heredity  when  ap- 
plied to  actors.  The  substance  of  his 
whole  argument  is  correctly  summed 
up  by  himself  as  follows:  "Perhaps 
after  all  environment  rather  than 
heredity  is  responsible  for  most  of 
those  instances  in  which  the  son  fol- 
lows the  father  in  dramatic  work.  The 
stage,  a  terra  incognita  to  the  public, 
exercises  a  certain  mysterious  fascin- 
ation over  all,  and  it  is  not  strange, 
aside  from  all  considerations  of  birth- 
right, that  the  youth  who  hears  of 
little  else  in  the  family  and  is  often 
pressed  into  service  for  minor  duties 
behind  the  footlights,  should  become 
impressed  with  the  belief,  not  infre- 
quently justified,  that  he  was  designed 
for  the  life  of  an  actor.     This  was 


the  impulse  moving  Charles  James 
Mathews  who,  with  far  less  talent  than 
his  father,  Charles  Mathews,  achieved 
a  better  position,  through  industry, 
than  the  elder  enjoyed,  thus  in  a 
measure  duplicating  the  experience 
of  Edward  Kean  and  his  son  Charles. 
This  has  also  been  the  experience  of 
many  others,  thus  placing  somewhat 
of  a  damper  upon  that  theory  of 
hereditary  talent  which,  I  believe,  is 
often  cherished  among  actors.'' 

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Benjamin  Howard 

The  Macdonough's  new  leading 
man,  Benjamin  Howard,  comes  to  the 
new  company  with  ten  years  of  active 
theatrical  experience  and  a  number  of 
stage  successes  to  his  credit.  Before 
going  on  the  stage  he  was  for  two 
years  dramatic  critic  on  a  Cincinnati 
paper  and  becoming  enamored  of  stage 
work,  he  entered  the  ranks  and  com- 
menced his  professional  experience 
with  Thomas  W.  Keene's  company, 
visiting  with  the  company  during  the 
season,  San  Francisco  and  the  Pacific 
Coast.  After  the  completion  of  the 
season,  as  Mr.  Howard  expresses  it, 
he  learned  that  the  legitimate  did  not 
dovetail  with  his  artistic  prejudices — 
being  a  realist  by  birth  and  education, 
and  entertaining  most  lively  prejudices 
against  that  peculiar  school  of  art 
whose  motto  seems  to  be,  "When  in 
doubt,  make  a  noise."  Mr.  Howard's 
next  engagement  was  with  Mile.  Rhea, 
as  leading  juvenile.  Later,  followed  a 
try  at  the  farce  comedy,  Niobe,  which 
was  terminated  only  by  reason  of  the 
manager's  reluctance  to  declarea  salary 
dividend.  Following,  engagements 
were  played  with  Frederick  Paulding, 
and  Maida  Craigen,  composing  an  ex- 
ploration party  into  "darkest  Iowa," 
and  a  pleasant  season  of  more  than 
three  hundred  performances  as  John 
Van  Buren,  in  the  Charity  Ball,  fol- 
lowed by  leads  in  Men  and  Women, 
and  The  Wife.  After  which  Mr.  How- 
ard filled  in  two  years  as  leading  man 
for  Stuart  Robson,  originating  among 
other  parts  that  of  Alf  Jucklin,  in  The 
Jucklins.  Mr.  Howard's  versatility 
afterwards  bubbled  up  in  the  direction 
of  musical  comedy,  and  he  danced  and 
sang  for  a  brief  period  in  The  Girl  from 
Paris,  at  the  Herald  .Square  Theatre. 
Next  came  forty  weeks  at  the  David- 
son Stock,  Milwaukee,  after  which 
came  engagements  at  the  Pike  Opera 
House,  Cincinnati,  then  a  period  with 
Mrs.  Fiske  in  Becky  Sharp  and  James 
Neill,  coming  from  the  latter  com- 
pany direct  to  the  Macdonough. 


Edward  C.  White,  manager  of  the 
Two  Little  Vagrants  and  On  the 
Wabash  Companies,  writes  to  The 
Review  that  he  has  received  the  New 
Year's  Review  and  that  it  is  a  beau- 
tiful number. 

Denman  Thompson  is  coming  this 
way  from  the  South,  where  he  is  be- 
ing tendered  magnificent  ovations 
wherever  he  appears  with  his  revival 
of  The  Old  Homestead. 


Adelaide  Lloyd-Smith 
Concert 

The  concert  to  be  given  Tuesday 
evening,  February  16th,  at  Sherman 
Clay  Hall  by  Mrs.  Adelaide  Lloyd- 
Sniith,  will  be  extremely  interesting 
to  music  lovers  of  this  city.  Mrs. 
Smith  has  a  magnificent  dramatic 
soprano  of  great  power,  and  is  an  ex- 
perienced vocalist,  having  been  for  a 
number  of  years  a  valued  and  popular 
member  of  the  well  remembered  Emma 
Abbott  Opera  Company.  She  is  a 
pupil  of  Marchesi  and  her  work  re- 
veals the  training  she  has  received. 

From  the  Kansas  City  /onrna/ 
come  these  words  of  commendation  : 

Mrs.  Lloyd-Smith  has  a  voice  of 
rare  power  and  excellent  cultivation; 
she  charms  her  listeners  and  renders 
her  selections  in  that  finished  manner 
of  which  only  an  artist  is  capable. 

Mrs.  Smith  will  be  assisted  at  the 
concert  by  the  Minetti  Quartet,  Cantor 
E.  J.  Stark,  baritone;  Mr.  Chas.  M. 
Hecht,  flutist  and  Mr.  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy,  accompanist. 


Charity  fand  Benefit 

The  Columbia  Theatre  will  be 
packed  to  its  utmost  capacity  tomorrow 
afternoon  when  San  Francisco  Lodge 
No.  2r,  Theatrical  Mechanics'  Asso- 
ciation, will  have  their  eighth  annual 
benefit  in  aid  of  their  charity  fund. 

The  program  will  include  the  best 
talent  now  playing  at  the  local  thea- 
tres. Brother  Louis  James  will  de- 
liver the  address  of  welcome  and  the 
Frawleys  will  present  the  second  act 
of  In  Paradise.  Then  will  be  given  a 
grand  operatic  melange,  participated 
in  by  Frances  Graham,  Anna  Lichter, 
Thomas  Greene  and  Brother  Ferris 
Hartman  of  the  Tivoli,  William  Wolft 
and  Winfred  Goff  of  the  Grand  Opera 
House,  and  Signorina  Lya  Polletini 
and  Signor  Antonio  Vargas  of  the 
Oberon.  Clever  vaudeville  contribu- 
tions will  be  sent  from  the  Orpheum, 
Chutes  and  Olympia,  and  a  delightful 
sketch  by  Collin  Kemper,  entitled  Don 
will  be  presented  by  members  of  the 
James-Kidder-Hanford  Company. 

Now  Is  the  Time 


Manager  John  Cordray,  the  Port- 
land manager, is  thoroughly  up-to-date. 
Following  up  the  agitation  for  the 
removal  of  ladies'  hats  in  the  audi- 
ence, he  has  carried  out  the  following 
unique  idea:  Just  as  the  orchestra 
leader  appears  and  the  musicians  get 
ready  to  play,  up  goes  a  neat  little 
sign  in  front  of  the  leader  that  reads — 
"Ladies,  now  is  the  proper  time  to 
remove  your  hats."  The  ladies  take 
the  hint,  and  at  Cordray 's  the  hat 
nuisance  is  abated  for  once  and  all. 


Nat  C.  Goodwin  is  to  produce  his 
new  play  entitled  When  We  Were 
Twenty-One,  Monday  night  at  the 
Knickerbocker  Theatre,  Sew  York. 


February  3rd,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


JUST  OF  \ 
PASSING  INTEREST  ^ 


James  A.  Brophy,  reckoned  a 
Pacific  Coast  favorite,  is  doing  some 
excellent  work  with  the  Meffert  Stock 
Company,  Louisville. 

Edith  LemmerT,  a  talented  actress 
hailing  from  Los  Angeles,  is  being 
highly  praised  for  her  work  in  The 
Adventures  of  Lady  Ursula. 

Billy  West,  probably  the  best  all 
around  man  the  Tivoli  ever  had,  and 
an  immense  favorite  all  over  the  coun- 
try, is  now  enrolled  in  the  Andrews 
Opera  Company. 

Pilar-Morin,  the  pantomimist, 
who  filled  an  eugagement  at  the 
Orpheum  a  couple  of  seasons  ago, 
leaves  for  Manila  with  a  company  of 
fellow  Thespians  very  shortly. 

Homer  Henley,  the  favorite  bari- 
ione,  will  be  one  of  the  principal 
singers  in  a  series  of  concerts  to  be 
given  in  the  interior  cities,  beginning 
at  Stockton  on  Monday  evening. 

The  Union  Quartet  will  sing  for  the 
Theatrical  Mechanics'  Association 
Benefit  at  the  Columbia  Theatre  to- 
morrow. It  is  composed  of  Chas. 
Henley,  Egerton  Smith,  Thomas  Now- 
lan  and  Harold  Bashford. 

Maud  Lillian  Berri,  the  San 
Francisco  girl  with  the  Castle 
vSquare  Opera  Company,  made  a  big 
hit  in  Chicago,  and  the  Chicago  critics 
speak  most  flatteringly  of  her  singing. 

Notices  like  this  are  creeping  into 
the  papers  very  frequently  now: 
Miss  Louise  Moore  of  the  Grau  Com- 
pany, has  a  fresh,  sweet  charm  about 
her  voice  and  dainty  self  that  is  alto- 
gether pleasing. 

Are  all  the  rich  girls  going  on  the 
stage  ?  There  is  hardly  a  week  that 
passes  but  that  we  have  to  chronicle 
the  appearance  in  town  of  one  or 
more  handsome  daughters  of  rich 
fathers.  This  week  it  is  Sue  Belle 
Mead  of  His  Better  Half  Company, 
daughter  of  W.  H.  Mead  of  the  Con- 
tra Costa  Water  Company,  who  made 
Assistant  Treasurer  Ellitson  of  the 
Alhambra  open  his  eyes  by  buying 
115  tickets  in  a  bunch  for  the  opening 
performance,  afterwards  taking  the 
entire  crowd  out  for  a  supper. 

Mrs.  Daisy  Mott  secured  a  di- 
vorce from  her  husband,  Steven  Mott, 
a  son  of  the  pioneer  capitalist,  Thomas 
Mott  of  Los  Angeles,  Monday  morn- 
ing. She  was  married  about  three 
years  ago  and  supplied  a  delicious 
morsel  for  gossips.  She  had  just 
gone  on  the  stage,  having  joined  Mme. 


Modjeska's  Company.  After  three 
weeks  of  stage  life  she  eloped  to  Santa 
Ana  with  her  young  blood  and  was 
married. 

Louise  Moore, the  handsome  young 
prima  donna  of  the  Grau  Company, 
severs  her  connection  with  the  Grau 
forces  tonight  and  will  soon  leave  for 
New  York. 

Geo.  McQuarrie,  of  the  Jessie 
Shirley  Company,  is  an  exceptionally 
good  actor,  and  has  made  a  very 
favorable  impression  this  season  in  a 
wide  range  of  parts. 

A  LEX  A  NDER      DUNSMUIR ,  the 

wealthy  coal  man  and  husband  of 
Edna  Wallace  Hopper's  mother,  died 
in  New  York  Wednesday.  It  is  esti- 
mated that  he  leaves  $5,000,000. 

L.  R.  Stockwell  has  been  espe- 
cially engaged  to  play  Thomas  Pen- 
fold  in  The  Cuckoo.  The  part  was 
originally  picked  out  for  him  by 
Charles  Frohman.  The  Frawleys' 
produce  The  Cuckoo  next  week. 

Ida  Wyatt  is  busy  arranging  the 
new  ballets  for  the  Tivoli  production 
of  Manila  Bound.  Among  them  will 
be  several  especially  gorgeous  and 
unique.  Of  the  latter  kind,  will  be  a 
magnificently  costumed  gold  ballet, 
that  will  probably  create  a  decided 
sensation. 

The  Frawleys'  will  begin  the  last 
week  of  their  engagement  at  the  Cali- 
fornia Theatre  Sunday  evening,  Feb. 
11,  when  Keith  Wakeman,  fresh  from 
her  London  triumphs,  will  be  seen 
in  An  Unconventional  Honeymoon, 
one  of  Daly's  most  delightful  come- 
dies. 

So  many  have  been  the  requests 
that  Manager  S.  H.  Friedlander  has 
decided  to  produce  The  Brownies  in 
Fairyland  at  the  California  Theatre 
again  shortly.  The  delightful  oper- 
etta will  be  crowded  with  new  spe- 
cialties, and  over  one  hundred  and 
fifiy  children  will  take  part  in  the 
production. 

M.  B.  Curtis,  or  Strellinger,  the 
actor,  whose  trial  for  the  murder  of 
Policeman  Grant  took  place  in  this 
city  some  years  ago,  was  a  passenger 
on  the  Australia  that  went  into  quar- 
antine Wednesday.  He  had  stopped 
at  Honolulu  for  a  trip  from  one  of  the 
Australian  mail  liners,  and  had  got 
caught  on  the  island.  Curtis  created 
a  scene  at  the  quarantine  station  by 
professing  to  espouse  the  cause  of  the 
women  passengers,  but  the  Federal 
officers  and  passengers  generally  ig- 


nored him. 


Virginia  Drew  will  soon  start  out 
starring  in  an  emotional  drama  now 
being  written  for  her. 

Henrietta  Crossman  will  star 
next  season  in  Bronson  Howard's 
comedy  One  of  Our  Girls. 

Slater,  the  hypnotist,  is  making 
good  everywhere.  His  engagement  in 
Europe  was  eminently  successful. 

The  new  Belasco-Thall  stock  com- 
pany at  the  Macdonough  Theatre, 
Oakland,  has  made  a  decided  hit. 

Daisy  Bishop  joined  A  Hot  Old 
Time  Company  at  San  Diego  and  will 
finish  the  season  with  that  company. 

Mary  Hampton,  the  distinguished 
actress,  will  make  her  first  appearance 
at  the  Alcazar  Theatre  Monday  night. 

Fred  Belasco  hasgone  East  to  se- 
cure new  plays  and  people  for  the 
Alcazar  and  Macdonough  Theatre 
companies. 

Stanley  Ross,  the  Alcazar's  new 
juvenile  man,  will  make  his  first  ap- 
pearance at  the  Alcazar  Theatre  in 
Friends  next  week. 

Chimmie  Fadden,  with  Forrest 
Seabury  in  the  title  role,  will  be  next 
week's  production  at  the  Macdonough 
Theatre,  Oakland. 

Charles  Hawtrey,  one  of  the 
finest  comedians  in  London,  has  been 
engaged  by  Charles  Frohman  for  a 
tour  of  this  country  in  1900. 

Miss  Mabel  Benson  Ballou  has 
in  Mrs.  Oza  Waldrop  Meyer,  of  Santa 
Rosa,  a  very  promising  pupil,  who 
will  soon  make  her  professional  debut. 

Walter  Morosco,  the  well-known 
manager,  left  last  week  for  a  stay  of  a 
couple  of  months  in  the  East,  on  busi- 
ness connected  with  his  theatrical  ven- 
tures in  this  city  and  Los  Angeles. 

Sydney  Platt  returned  to  San 
Francisco  last  week,  having  left  with 
the  A  Cheerful  Liar  Company.  While 
on  the  road  Mr.  Platt  received  many 
pleasant  notices  for  his  good  work, 
which  was,  according  to  the  critics, 
exceptionally  clever. 

Madam  G.vDSKi.the  great  soprano. 
David  Bispham,  the  I  aritone  and 
Walter  Damrosch,  will  appear  in 
a  series  of  concerts  at  the  California 
Theatre  early  in  March.  Ignace  Pader- 
ewski,  the  long-haired  apostle  of  the 
piano,  will  play  at  the  same  theatre 
later  in  the  month. 

Lillian  Lawrence,  the  favorite 
leading  woman  of  the  Castle  Square 
Theatre,  Boston,  was  presented  on 
Christmas  with  a  magnificent  silver 
loving  cup,  the  gift  of  many  friends 
and  patrons  of  that  theatre.  Miss 
Lawrence  is  one  of  San  Francisco's 
contributions  to  the  stage. 

Stuart  &  Bird's  Comic  Players  re- 
turned from  Eureka  last  week,  after  a 
three  nights'  engagement  at  Eureka. 
The  company  is  composed  of  George 
Bird,  Lizzie  Bird,  Dot  Fulton,  Allie 
Van  Dyke,  Eva  West,  Mr.  Balling- 
tyne,  Mr.  Carlton,  Ella  De  Wolf,  Bill 
Sacks,  Master  Hurbet  and  Little  Pet. 


Duncan  B.  Harrison,  the  ex- 
manager  and  actor,  and  former  backer 
of  John  L.  Sullivan,  is  now  fighting 
under  the  flag  of  Britain  in  the  troubled 
Transvaal. 

Mrs.  Mattie  Rich,  who  was  for 
merly  an  actress,  was  sentenced  last 
Thursday  in  Cindad  Juarez,  Mexico, 
to  fourteen  years'  imprisonment  for  the 
murder  of  her  husband  last  March. 

OWING  to  the  retirement  of  Mary 
Hampton  from  the  Frawley  Company 
last  Wednesday  night,  Marian  Barney 
took  the  part  formerly  played  by  Miss 
Hampton,  and  Minnette  Barrett  was 
called  upon  to  play  the  part  of  Jeanne 
Pombishon,  that  had  earlier  in  the 
week  fallen  to  the  lot  of  Miss  Barney. 
Both  ladies  acquitted  themselves  hand- 
somely. 

Cecile  Hardy  is  one  more  added 
to  the  long  list  of  geniuses  which  Cal- 
ifornia has  contributed  to  the  world. 
She  is  a  sister  of  Rose  Adler,  both 
girls  being  well  known  in  this  city, 
where  they  formerly  resided.  Cecile 
Hardy  studied  music  in  San  Francisco 
up  to  six  years  ago,  when  she  went  to 
Europe.  She  became  one  of  the 
soprano  singers  of  the  Frankfort  opera 
and  sang  also  in  Bayreuth  in  Parsifal. 
She  is  a  graduate  of  the  Munich  Con- 
servatory and  was  a  pupil  of  Hermann 
Levi,  the  noted  Wagnerian  conductor. 
She  is  now  a  member  of  the  Castle 
Square  Opera  Company  of  New  York 
City.  She  is  on  a  visit  to  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  besides  her  appearance  with 
Henry  Holmes  last  Tuesday,  will  be 
heard  on  several  other  occasions  before 
returning  East. 


Macdonough  Premier 

The  initial  stock  attraction  Monday 
night  at  the  Oakland  Macdonough, 
one  of  the  most  beautiful  theatres  on 
the  coast,  was  attended  by  a  very 
swell  and  extremely  representative 
Oakland  audience,  that  completely 
filled  the  theatre.  Too  Much  John- 
son was  the  play  and  it  received  an 
excellent  presentation.  Benjamin 
Howard,  Clarence  Montaine,  George 
Webster,  E.  J.  Walton, Ernest  Howell, 
Frank  Denithorne,  Gertrude  Foster, 
Margaret  Marshall  and  Helen  Henry, 
were  received  with  favor,  and  it  looks 
very  much  as  though  the  new  organi- 
zation would  be  an  extremely  popular 
one. 

Mabel  Gilman,  who  is  a  feature  of 
Lederer's  Casino  productions,  is  a 
Sacramento  girl,  being  a  daughter  of 
C.  H.  Gilman  of  that  city. 


Miss  Hobbs  has  closed  its  very  suc- 
cessful run  at  the  Lyceum  Theatre, 
New  York,  and  has  been  succeeded  by 
the  new  comedy,  The  .Surprises  of 
Love. 


Fannie  Hall,  who  was  recently  the 
victim  of  a  fiend's  jealous  rage  and 
was  shot  four  times,  is  slowly  improv- 
ing. Last  week  they  turned  the  X 
rays  on  her  to  locate  the  bullets. 


6 


February  3rd,  1900 


AT  THE  *  *  ♦ 
bOCAb  THEATERS 


The  Columbia 

'"Fin-:  James-Kidder- Hanford  combi 
'  nation  are  certainly  meeting  with 
wonderful  success.  They  are  drawing 
great  houses,  and  are  pleasing,  with 
the  exception  of  the  chronic  kicker, 
every  one  they  play  to.  And  why 
should  they  not  ?  They  are,  without 
any  doubt,  the  strongest  and  best 
balanced  company  in  America  to-day. 
They  have  given  us  heavy  Shakes- 
peare and  light  Shakespeare,  and 
have  sandwiched  in  between  delicious 
old  comedies  of  the  days  that  used  to 
please  our  fathers,  and  are  performed 
now  much  too  infrequently.  Monday 
night  they  performed  The  Rivals,  and 
they  gave  it  so  well — so  thoroughly 
permeated  with  the  atmosphere  of  the 
days  of  wigs,  and  knee-breeches,  and 
powdered  hair — that  it  must  be  set 
down  as  an  exceptionally  enjoyable 
performance,  fully  as  good,  if  not  the 
best  performance  of  Sheridan's  comedy 
that  has  been  given  in  San  Francisco. 
Mrs.  Yandenhoof,  not  at  all  reminis- 
cent, and  not  suffering  one  whit  in 
comparison  with  any  Mrs.  Malaprop 
of  the  oldest  inhabitant's  memory,  was 
a  deliciously  blundering  Mrs.  Mala- 
prop and  quite  a  worthy  successor  to 
Mrs.  John  Drew's  celebrated  charac- 
terization. Harry  Langdon  was  very 
good  as  Sir  Anthony  Absolute, 
Charles  Hanford  was  excellent  as 
the  son,  Captain  Absolute,  and  so 
down  the  entire  list,  in  simple  justice 
to  Barry  Johnstone,  Norman  Hackett, 
Louis  James,  John  Ellsler,  Thomas 
Cooke,  Miss  Kidder  and  Aphie 
James — it  can  best  be  said  and  best  be 
understood,  when  we  say  they  all 
were  very  good,  very  good,  indeed, 
not  one  of  the  whole  cast  sounding 
one  false  note  in  the  entire  perfor- 
mance. The  performance  Monday 
night  drew  perhaps  the  largest  house 
of  the  engagement,  which  serves  to 
show  that  most  people  have  not  yet 
outlived  the  old  comedies  when  they 
are  adequately  presented. 

OTHELLO. 
Tuesday  night  a  very  impressive 
and  satisfactory  performance  of  Othello 
was  given  to  a  crowded  house.  Mr. 
James,  Mr.  Hanford  and  Miss  Kidder 
were  seen  in  the  strong  characteriza- 
tions and  their  support  was  excellent. 

New  cAlhamhra 

THE  New  Alhambra  is  running  His 
Better  Half  this  week  with  Boyle 
and  Graham.     It's    a    lively  farce 


abounding  in  funny  situations.  There 
are  so  many  heroes  and  heroines  in  it 
it's  hard  to  tell  'tother  from  which, 
but  they're  all  lively  and  all  funny, 
and  keep  the  ball  a-rolling.  The 
various  specialties  introduced  now 
and  then  crowd  out  the  farce  for  a 
time,  but  it  "bobs  up  serenely"  as 
soon  as  wanted,  just  where  things 
left  off.  They  do  every  kind  of  spe- 
cialty. They  all  sing,  and  most  of 
'em  dance,  too.  The  breezy  little 
Polly,  Edith  Pollock,  cake-walks 
after  a  fashion  all  her  own,  and  Boyle 
and  Clarke  and  Swor,  wriggle  and 
writhe,  dislocate  and  reset  themselves 
in  a  manner  truly  startling.  Some- 
body monologues,  and  monologues 
well,  but  the  burnt  cork  was  too 
effective,  and  the  program  too  defec- 
tive to  tell  just  who — unless  it  was 
that  clever  Burton  Swor.  As  to  Car- 
rie Graham,  her  Sal  Skinner  was 
capital,  as  stolidly  immovable,  impos- 
sible to  derail  sort  of  an  individual, 
as  only  a  country  girl  knows  how  to 
be.  And  then  Burt  Gagnon,  the  tenor, 
sang  well,  with  a  novel  accompani- 
ment of  magic-lantern  slides  illustrat- 
ing the  words  of  his  songs.  The 
whole  troupe,  Boyle  leading,  did 
Sousa's  band.    Sal  drummed. 


The  Alcazar 

P  rnest  Hastings  is  the  Hosea 
*-*  Howe  of  the  pastoral  drama, Peace- 
ful Valley,  which  has  been  pleasing 
large  crowds  at  the  Alcazar  Theatre 
this  week.  Of  course,  then,  Hastings 
is  the  principal  attraction.  Sol  Smith 
Russell,  who  made  such  a  great  suc- 
cess with  the  part,  would  have  agreed 
with  us  that  Hosea  Howe  had  fallen 
into  worthy  hands.  May  Blayney  was 
the  piquant  and  dainty  Virgie  Rand. 
.She  has  a  peculiarly  agreeable  manner 
and  her  acting  was  thoroughly  in  keep- 
ing with  the  part.  Laura  Crews, Miss 
Marie  Howe  and  Georgie  Woodthorpe 
completed  the  feminine  part  of  the  cast. 
Georgie  Woodthorpe,  though  in  the 
small  character  of  Martha  Howe.shows 
no  depreciation  in  the  manner  of  her 
acting  over  her  work  of  six  or  eight 
years  ago.  Charles  Bryant  had  the 
villain  to  play  and  right  well  he  did 
it,  too.  Jeffery  William,  Forrest  Sea- 
bury,  Howard  Scott,  Frank  Opperman 
and  Carlisle  Moore  completed  the  cast. 
On  its  presentation  here  last  year  at 
this  theatre  the  play  met  with  a  grat- 
ifyingly  cordial  reception  and  the  pro- 
duction this  week  proved  as  popular. 


Grand  Opera  House 

\1/itii  dash  and  vim  from  the 
moment  the  curtain  raises,  the 
Morosco  company  presents  this  week 
to  the  lovers  of  comic  opera,  Suppe's 
Boccaccio.  Every  opportunity  for  fun- 
making  and  laugh-provoking  situation 
afforded  in  the  plot  were  taken  advan- 
tage of  by  the  entire  cast  and  partic- 
ularly by  Messrs.  Wooley  and  Wolff. 
It  seems  to  be  natural  for  Mr,  Wolff 
to  contort  his  red  striped  limbs  to  mis- 
fits, which  make  himappear  very  com- 
ical. Mr.  Wooley,  as  Lotteringhi, 
makes  a  decided  hit  in  his  cooper  song 
with  the  barrel  chorus,  and  is  obliged 
to  reply  to  a  number  of  encores. 
Thos.  H.  Persse  as  Prince  of 
Palermo  and  lover  of  Isabella,  plays 
a  pretty  part  well.  Goff,  Witt 
and  Arnold  shine  brilliantly  in 
their  parts.  Edith  Mason  and 
Hattie  Belle  Ladd,  with  their  sweet 
voices,  becoming  costumes  and  viva- 
cious manners,  were  charming  as 
Boccaccio  and  Leonetto  respectively. 
They  well  merited  the  irresistible  de- 
sire of  the  audience  for  more.  As 
Peronalla,  Bessie  Fairbairn  found  op- 
portunity to  display  her  talent  by  in- 
troducing a  horse  song  which  was 
pleasing;  and  lingering  with  the  lan- 
guage of  horsedom,  she  was  good  from 
start  to  finish.  Olive  Vail  has  an  ex- 
ceedingly sweet  voice  and  played  the 
part  of  Fiametta  (lover  to  Boccaccio) 
in  a  charming  manner.  Georgie 
Cooper.as  Isabella, and  Kate  O'Neil.as 
Beatrice,  are  deserving  of  special  men- 
tion for  the  snap  displayed  in  their 
pretty  sketches. 

Altogether  Boccaccio  is  good. 

The  California 

'"The  second  week's  performance  of 
In  Paradise  shows  that  bright, 
sparkling  French}'  farce,  just  sea- 
soned with  a  dash  of  the  warmest  of 
condiments,  is  being  presented  in  such 
a  delightful,  unoffending  manner,  that 
it  has  captivated  the  patrons  of  the 
California.  The  demand  for  seats  con- 
tinued throughout  the  entire  week, 
and  crowded  houses  have  been  nightly 
occurrences,  testifying  in  a  flattering 
and  appreciative  manner  to  the  suc- 
cessful endeavors  of  the  manage- 
ment. A  few  changes  were  made  in 
the  cast  from  last  week's  production, 
Marion  Barney  taking  the  place  of 
Mary  Hampton,  (who  is  no  longer 
with  Frawley)  as  Madame  Gesillon, 


and  she  certainly  acts  her  part  well; 
Minnette  Barrett  takes  the  part  of 
Jeane  Pontbechot  with  ability  and 
Margaret  E.  Purser  that  of  Justine. 

The  molt 

nTiiK  Idol's  Eyk  is  still  shining 
brightly  before  the  footlights  of 
the  Tivoli,  this  being  its  third  week. 
In  attendance  and  in  the  real  pleasure 
it  is  giving  it  is  one  of  the  Eddy  Street 
house's  greatest  successes. 


Doris  in  the  Dark 

The  Jessie  Shirley  Company  had, 
not  exactly  a  hot  old  time  in  San  Jose 
last  Sunday  night,  but  a  decidedly 
dark  old  time.  The  week's  opening 
was  to  have  been  Trilby,  but  at  three 
o'clock  that  afternoon  the  manage- 
ment was  thrown  into  consternation 
by  learning  that  there  wasn't  a  San 
Jose  Ben  Bolt  to  be  had  for  that  even- 
ing. So  after  a  hasty  consultation 
Doris  was  substituted,  and  some 
printing  rushed  out  to  anuounce  the 
fact  When  the  time  came  the  Shir- 
leys'  uniformed  band  did  a  little  play- 
ing and  parading,  and  gathered  the 
multitude  who  were  about  ready  to  go 
in  at  7:30  when  the  electric  lights 
failed.  Being  assured  they  would 
soon  be  turned  on,  a  good  house  as- 
sembled and  listened  to  the  band  till 
9:15,  when  the  lights  did  come  and 
the  performance  began.  Five  minutes 
later  the  lights  went  out  for  good,  and 
the  Victory  stage  which,  as  absurd  as 
it  may  seem,  is  not  fixed  for  gas,  held 
the  players  that  coidd  be  heard,  not 
seen,  struggling  through  their  parts, 
and  being  forced  by  their  lines  to  fre- 
quently exclaim  that  they  saw,  that 
they  would  read,  etc.,  to  the  decidedly 
humorous  appreciation  of  the  audi- 
ence. Finally  two  lamps  were  pro- 
cured from  the  St.  James  Hotel  and 
the  play  proceeded.  The  unfortunate 
occurrence  spoiled  a  very  enjoyable 
performance,  for  the  Shirley  Company 
has  been  pleasing  everywhere  with 
their  production  of  Doris  and  other 
plays  in  their  repertoire. 

An  Unfounded  Rumor 

W.  B.  Gerard  visited  The  Review 
office  yesterday  morning  and  stated 
that  the  report  that  he  left  The  Cheer- 
ful Liar  Company  stranded  in  Portland 
with  salaries  due,  is  false  in  every 
particular,  as  well  as  the  rumor  that 
he  left  suddenly  for  the  East  without 
notifying  the  members  of  the  company. 
The  item  in  another  column  of  The 
Review,  we  are  glad  to  state,  is 
unfounded. 


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THE  COLUMBIA 

The  ever  welcome  and  popular  Bos- 
tonians  return  to  the  Columbia 
Theatre  Monday,  February  5th.  All 
the  old  favorites  remain  and  the  list 
contains  such  well-known  names  as 
Henry  Clay  Earnabee,  W.  H.  Mac- 
Donald,  Helen  Bertram,  Marcia  Van 
Dresser,  George  Frothingham,  Frank 
Rushworth,  John  Dunsmure,  Josephine 
Bartlett,  Grace  Cameron,  Frederick 
Knights,  W.  H.  Fitzgerald,  Charles 
R.  Hawley,  Edith  Hendee,  and  S.  L- 
Studley.  The  first  week  will  be  given 
over  to  The  Smugglers  of  Badayez. 
The  opera  will  be  tastefully  embel- 
lished with  special  scenery  and  prop- 
erties. During  the  engagement,  Vic- 
tor Herbert's  new  comic  opera,  The 
Viceroy,  will  be  produced  for  the  first 
time.   

THE  CALIFORNIA 

The  Cuckoo,  this  popular  theatre's 
next  week's  offering,  in  its  Eng- 
lish plumage,  had  its  original  flight  at 
the  Avenue  Theatre,  London,  on 
March  2,  1899.  Before  the  month 
was  over,  it  had  been  brought  to  this 
country,  was  produced  at  New  Haven 
March  31,  and  three  days  later  began 
its  New  York  career  at  Wallack's 
Theatre.  The  name  of  the  play  does 
not  come  immediately  from  the  bird 
itself,  but  from  a  newspaper  bearing 
the  title  and  which  figures  conspicu- 
ously in  the  plot.  An  Eastern  critic 
says:  "The  Cuckoo  is  decidedlysmart. 
To  a  charmingly  bright  dialogue  is 
coupled  an  unusually  clever  plot,  and 
throughout,  the  play  is  always  witty." 

THE  TIVOLI 

Although  the  comic  opera,  The 
Idol's  Eye,  has  been  playing  at  the 
Tivoli  Opera  House  for  three  weeks  to 
crowded  houses  nightly,  the  public  is 
still  demanding  that  the  merry  com- 
position be  retained  in  the  bills,  and 
the  fourth  week  of  The  Idol's  Eye  will 
commence  with  the  performance  on 
Monday  evening  next.  The  success 
of  the  comic  opera  now  on  the  stage  of 
the  Tivoli  is  due  mainly  to  the  excel- 
lence of  the  work  of  the  principals  and 
chorus.  The  Idol's  Eye  promises  to 
draw  large  houses  for  some  time  to 
come,  and  when  its  popularity  wanes 
it  will  be  followed  by  an  elaborate  pro- 
duction of  the  comic  opera,  Manila 
Bound. 

THE  ALCAZAR 

Peaceful  Valley,  with  its  beautiful 
simplicity,  will  be  no  more  at  the 
Alcazar  when  the  curtain  rings  down 
upon  tomorrow  evening's  perform- 
ance. But  three  more  performances 
remain,  tonight,  tomorrow  afternoon 
and  night.    It  has  been  accepted  with 


the  same  generosity  and  enthusiasm 
as  it  was  when  produced  at  the  Alca- 
zar a  year  ago. 

Peaceful  Valley  will  be  followed  by 
a  highly  entertaining  and  wholesome 
comedy  drama  entitled  Friends.  It  is 
one  of  Edwin  Milton  Royle's  success- 
ful plays.  Miss  Mary  Hampton,  the 
Alcazar's  new  leading  woman,  will 
make  her  first  Alcazar  appearance  in 
this  play,  Miss  Blayney  remaining  to 
do  juvenile  business. 

Oh  Susahanna  is  in  active  prepara- 
tion to  follow. 

THE  GRAND 

Boccaccio  is  having  the  same  pros- 
perous career  as  on  the  last  revival. 
It  will  give  way  Monday  evening  to 
the  most  splendid  production  of  Ex- 
travaganza San  Francisco  has  ever 
known.  It  will  consist  of  David  Hen- 
derson's Marvelous  "Aladdin,  Jr." 
Scenery;  costumes,  alike,  will  be  rich 
and  gorgeous.  Many  new  engage- 
ments have  been  made,  among  which 
are  Belle  Hart,  the  popular  versatile 
and  clever  Eastern  soubrette  who,  in 
addition  to  appearing  in  the  role  of 
Chee-Kee,  will  introduce  a  number  of 
her  original  and  unique  specialties 
which  created  quite  a  sensation  in  the 
East.  Also  the  famous  Hawaiian 
Quintette  who  will  sing  the  beautiful 
melodies  of  their  native  land.  In 
Aladdin,  Jr.  the  public  will  have  a  $2 
performance  for  25  and  50  cents. 

THE  ORPHEUM 

The  management  was  never  in  a 
better  position  than  now  for  securing 
the  best  talent  the  world  offers  and 
next  week's  bill  will  be  well  up  to  the 
high  standard  set  so  long  ago  by  this 
house.  At  the  head  of  the  new  bill 
of  next  week  will  be  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Perkins  Fisher,  who  will  present  a 
character  sketch  by  Ezra  Kendall,  en- 
titled The  Half  Way  House.  The 
Fishers  are  known  as  great  comedians 
and  their  sketch  is  said  to  be  one  of 
the  quaintest  productions  of  modern 
times.  Cyrus  Dare  is  an  entertainer 
who  until  recently  devoted  his  talents 
entirely  to  amusing  the  fashionable 
fold  in  the  West  End  of  London.  He 
has  frequently  appeared  at  the  Prince 
of  Wales'  entertainments  at  Bucking- 
ham Palace  and  Sandringham.  The 
Funny  Michells  are  eccentric  comed- 
ians and  their  sketch,  Aunt  Mandy's 
Mishaps,  is  said  to  causeone  protracted 
convulsion  of  laughter,  which  is  only 
relieved  by  the  dropping  of  the  cur- 
tain at  the  end  of  their  performance. 

THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 

London  Life,  which  won  immediate 
triumph  in  New  York  last  season,  will 
receive  its  first  production  here  at  the 
New  Alhambra  tomorrow  afternoon. 
There  are  five  acts  essential  to  the  de- 


velopment of  the  plot  and  the  specta- 
tor is  led  through  the  various  stirring 
scenes  in  a  state  of  increased  interest 
as  the  play  progresses.  The  incidents, 
not  one  of  which  is  impossible  or  sen- 
sational, are  contrived  so  cleverly  and 
with  such  tact  that  the  audience  is 
carried  along  in  a  fever  of  excitement 


up  to  the  last  strong  climax.  The 
spectacular  effects  are  said  to  be  beau- 
tiful. 

The  next  attraction  at  the  New 
Alhambra  will  be  the  great  biograph 
pictures  of  the  famous  Jeffries-Shark ey 
championship  contest,  which  will  open 
on  February  1  ith. 


The  Orpheum 

Thk  entertainment  at  the  Orpheum 
this  week  is  especially  good,  some 
numbers  being  exceptionally  fine.  Jos. 
Newman,  with  his  humorous  songs, 
seems  to  please  the  people.  The  Partie 
Trio,  with  their  marvelous  feats  of  wire 
walking,  hold  one  breathless, and  one's 
heart  fairly  jumps  with  fear  at  the 
jumps  of  the  young  girl,  doing  seem- 
ing impossibilities.  Fancy,  a  slip  of  a 
girl  of  sixteen  leaps  over  a  chair  and 
stands  on  the  wire,  and  amazing  as  it 
seems,  lands  safely  on  the  wire. 

Edna  Bassett  Marshall  and  Company 
and  her  street  urchin  quartet  are  thor- 
oughly enjoyable.  Such  wild  arabs, 
and  the  little  girl  is  a  born  dancer. 
Her  cake  walk  is  immense. 

The  Sohlkes,  with  their  five  little 
aborigines,  are  worth  the  price  of  ad- 
mission. The  tiny  kid  is  received 
with  storms  of  applause.  The  quartet 
who  fall  from  the  tops  of  the  palms  to 
life  are  great, and  a  huge  surprise  to  the 
audience.  Irene  Franklin  brings  back 
with  her  some  new  songs  and  sings, 
Take  Me  Back  to  Dixie,  very  effect- 
ively. James  O.  Barrows  &  Co.  pre- 
sent their  Tactics  to  a  delighted  aud- 
ience again  this  week.  It  is  a 
strong  hit.  Papinta,  the  Queen 
of  spectacular  dancing,  is  without  a 
rival  in  her  chosen  sphere.  Loie  Fuller 
cannot  dance,  while  Papinta  puts  the 
grace  and  poetry  of  motion  into  every 
Terpsichorean  effort.  Her  fire  dance 
and  the  lily  are  dreams.  Bruet  and 
Reviere,  the  French  duettists  and 
mimics,  are  rapturously  received.  The 
laughing  song  is  exquisitely  done  and 
their  mimicry  is  captivating,  particu- 
larly the  night  song  of  the  cats.  The 
Holloways  complete  a  good  program 
with  some  wonderful  ladder  feats. 

The  Chutes 

'"This  week  the  Chutes'  program  is 
■  good,  and  they  have  enjoyed 
some  heavy  patronage.  Major  Mite 
gave  his  Irish  and  Hebrew  imperson- 
ations which  were  greeted  with 
applause.  He  wound  up  with  a 
peculiarly-expressive  Jew  cake-walk. 
Tod  Sloan's  sister,  Blanche  Le  Claire 
Sloan,  gives  a  graceful  and  dancing 
performance  on  the  flying  rings.  Matt 
Keefe,  the  sweet  tenor,  sings  nightly 
to  delighted  hearers.  The  Leonder 
Brothers  display  their  manly  forms  to 


excellent  advantage  in  their  postures 
and  wrestling  under  the  strong  glow 
of  electricity.  The  d'  Estelle  Sisters 
are  doing  some  fine  fancy  dances. 
Robt.  Smilax  and  Company,  with  their 
trained  bull  dogs,  do  some  laughable 
and  remarkable  work.  The  moving 
pictures  are  good.  Ella  Burt  continues 
to  coast  the  chutes  on  her  bicycle 
afternoons  and  evenings.  The  Con- 
stantinople Minstrels  made  their  last 
appearance  on  Thursday  evening. 


The  Oheron 

"Tun  Oberon  have  an  excellent  bill 
-  this  week.  Miss  Annetta  George, 
balladist,  made  a  decided  hit,  renewing 
the  success  which  attended  her  previ- 
ous engagement.  Senor  Antonio 
Vargas,  the  great  baritone,  and  Sig- 
nora  Lya  Poletini,  the  celebrated 
contralto  prima  donna,  are  still  the 
principal  attractions  in  their  operatic 
selections.  Vargas'  rendering  of  the 
prologue  to  Pagliacci  was  particularly 
fine  and  brought  the  artist  great 
applause.  The  American  Ladies' 
Orchestra,  under  the  able  direction  of 
Ritzau,  discoursed  strains  of  fine  mel- 
ody, and  the  Projectiscope  gave  some 
very  lively  representations  to  the  de- 
light of  the  audience. 


The  Olympta 

They  are  putting  on  a  good  bill  at 
'  the  Olympia  this  week.  Will  H. 
Hill  and  Cad  Wilson  are  still  leading 
favorites.  Thelma,  the  clever  girl 
who  poses  as  a  screen,  has  some  inter- 
esting pictures  thrown  on  her.  Marie 
D.  Wood  and  Carlton  and  Royce  are 
singing  their  clever  songs  to  pleased 
hearers  nightly.  Leslie  Spencer's 
first  appearance  as  a  balladist  was  a 
success  from  every  point  of  view. 
Camelia  and  Vera  Chandon  are  mak- 
ing friends  with  their  characteristic 
specialties.  Jolly  Hamilton,  the  sou- 
brette, and  Harry  de  Lain  are  stars 
in  their  way.  Maud  Darrell  and  May 
Nealson  remain  good  attractions.  The 
Hungarian  Orchestra  gives  some  ex- 
cellent selections  under  the  direction 
of  the  famous  violinist,  Isidore  Fens- 
ton. 

The  managers  of  the  Owl  Theatre, 
Tacoma,  are  lucky  in  securing  the 
latest  novelty  craze,  Poses  Plastique, 
for  Feb.  5,  as  done  by  Lucia.  This 
lady  uses  all  the  latest  Parisian  novel- 
ties in  this  act. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


February  3rd,  1900 


Correspondence  and  ^  Jpfe' 
Comments 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York,  Jan.  28. — The  Surprises  of 
Love,  translated  from  the  French  play  by 
Paul  Billhaud  and  Michael  Carre,  was  per- 
formed at  the  Lyceum  last  Monday  night 
for  the  first  time  on  any  English  stage.  The 
farcial  comedy  has  one  novelty — a  young 
man  in  hard  luck  is  about  to  commit  suicide. 
A  friend  saves  his  life  and  decides  to  raffle 
him  off  as  a  prize  to  the  holder  of  the  lucky 
ticket.  The  purchasers  of  the  tickets  did 
not  know  the  prize  was  alive.  It  was  won 
by  a  young  widow  who  is  about  to  wed  a 
literary  member  of  the  French  Academy. 
The  widow  would  not  have  anything  to  do 
with  her  prize  until  a  bevy  of  girls  began 
to  idolize  him.  Then  she,  too,  became  in- 
terested. Her  intended  got  jealous,  locked 
up  the  young  man  in  a  cottage,  and  did  not 
learn  until  next  day  that  in  doing  so  he  had 
also  locked  in  the  widow.  The  play  ends 
by  a  wedding  march  led  by  the  widow  and 
her  lottery  prize.  F.lsie  De  Wolfe  was  the 
widow,  and  H.  Reeves  Smith  was  the  prize. 
Olive  May,  as  a  stage-struck  girl,  also  made 
an  individual  success.  Eric  Hope,  Charles 
Frohman's  latest  real  live  Earl,  showed  im- 
provement as  an  actor.  There  were  several 
pretty  girls  in  the  cast. 


Frank  Belcher  of  San  Francisco  is  the 
latest  California  addition  to  the  forces  of 
the  Castle  Square  Opera  Company  at  the 
American  Theatre.  In  a  new  opera  last 
week,  called  in  English  The  Lower  Harbor, 
he  played  the  part  of  an  inn-keeper.  As  it 
was  his  first  appearance  with  the  organiza- 
tion, he  was  not  entrusted  with  a  very 
responsible  role,  but  what  little  singing  he 
did,  which  was  mostly  recitative,  showed 
that  he  had  not  been  idle  while  studying  in 
Europe.  All  the  critics  here  agreed  that  he 
displayed  a  good  baritone  voice  which 
showed  careful  training.  He  will  no  doubt 
be  seeu  to  even  better  advantage  as  the  sea- 
son advances. 

# 
*  * 

All  the  productions  brought  out  here  on 
Monday  were  of  foreign  origin.  The  Sur- 
prises of  Love  at  the  Lyceum  was  from  the 
French  and  so  was  The  Magic  Melodv,  the 
first  opera  of  the  double  bill  at  the  Ameri- 
can, while  The  Lower  Harbor,  the  latter 
opera  of  the  bill,  is  from  the  Italian;  but  on 
Tuesday  night  America  got  her  work  in  at 
the  New  York  in  Broadway  to  Tokio  with 
Fay  Templeton  as  the  chief  personal  attrac- 
tion: Broadway  to  Tokio  is  an  extravaganza, 
the  music  for  which  was  composed  by  A.  B. 
Sloaue  and  Reginald  I)e  Koven,  and  the 
prose  and  verse  written  by  George  Y.Hobart 
and  Louis  Harrison.  The  story  used  for  the 
introduction  of  specialties  and  the  change 
of  scenes  is  that  of  the  resurrection  of  the 
mummy  of  Cleopatra.  Fay  Templeton  is 
the  revivified  mummy.  She  has  everything 
except  a  heart  and  she  goes  traveling  to  find 
one,  so  after  reaching  America  she  travels 
from  Broadway  to  Tokio.  While  in  Broad- 
way the  show  folk  do  many  things  which 
are  never  seen  in  Broadway  or  anywhere 
else  except  in  theatrical  misrepresentation. 
Hut  then  this  is  only  an  extravaganza.  As 
the  enchautress  of  the  Nile,  Miss  Templeton 


has  excellent  opportunities  and  is  easily  the 
central  figure  of  the  group  of  burlesquers  in- 
cluding Joseph  Sparks  as  an  Irishman,  Jos- 
eph Ott  as  a  Mormon,  Bert  C.  Thayer  as  a 
sculptor,  Otis  Harlan  as  a  showman,  Nick 
Long  as  an  Italian,  Josie  Sadler  as  a  Ger- 
man woman,  Idalene  Cotton  (or  is  it  Ida 
Cottolene)  as  an  Italian  woman,  Lew  Sim- 
mons, a  negro  mimic  and  Alice  Judson,  im- 
itating the  prima  donna  with  a  high  note. 
One  scene  is  the  Cliff  House  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. The  show  ends  with  a  palace  scene  in 
Tokio.  Hroadway  to  Tokio  on  the  opening 
night  looked  as  though  it  would  score  a  pop- 
ular success. 

*  * 

This  is  the  last  week  of  Three  Little 
Lambs  which  has  been  having  a  good  run  at 
the  Fifth  Avenue.  The  singers  of  the  or- 
ganization are  Adele  Ritchie  and  her  alter- 
nate, Clara  Palmer,  sopranos;  William  E. 
Philip,  tenor;  and  William  T.  Carleton,  bari- 
tone. Marie  Cahill  is  the  principal  comed- 
ienne and  she  gives  promise  of  being  one  of 
the  best  in  light  opera.  The  part  of  Beau 
Brummel  Bob  is  not  the  best  ever  put  into 
the  hands  of  Raymond  Hitchcock,  but  he 
makes  the  most  of  it.  In  his  line  of  liumor 
Mr.  Hitchcock  has  no  superior.  He  is  also 
the  possessor  of  a  good  singing  voice  of  lim- 
ited range  and  it  is  a  pity  the  management 
does  not  work  him  for  all  he  is  worth  in 
that  direction.  Nellie  Broggins,  whose 
ability  as  a  singer  was  just  a  little  shy  of  the 
prima  donna  standard,  is  developing  into  a 
good  singing  comedienne.  She  is  ably 
assisted  by  two  little  mulattoes,  a  boy  and  a 
girl,  who  are  funny  without  knowing  why, 
but  they  contribute  largely  to  the  success  of 
Miss  Braggin's  coon  song.  Three  Little 
Lambs  has  been  mounted  with  great  pains, 
even  to  the  minor  matters  of  characteriza- 
tion entrusted  to  Percy  Smith,  who,  whether 
as  an  organ  grinder,  a  naval  officer  or  merely 
as  a  guest  at  a  hotel,  displays  that  same  sin- 
cerity of  purpose  and  fidelity  to  detail  which 
made  his  brother,  Mark  Smith  successful  as 
an  actor  alone  when  he  decided  to  a  vocation 
as  a  baritone  of  light  opera. 

* 

*  * 

The  Countess  Chiffon,  which  follows 
Three  Little  Lambs  at  the  Fifth  Avenue,  will 
contain  Grace  George  as  the  Central  figure, 
and  will  be  under  the  management  of  Wm. 
A.  Brady.  Among  those  in  the  supporting 
cast  will  be  W.  A.  Harcourt,  S.  Miller  Kent, 
John  Blair,  J.  G.  Saville,  Frank  Hatch  and 
Bijou  Fernandez. 

»  * 

Edward  "Evangeline"  Rice  will  be  the 
recipient  of  a  benefit  performance  at  the 
Metropolitan,  February  15th.  Several  of  the 
leading  managers  in  town  will  permit  their 
stars  to  contribute  to  the  success  of  the  oc- 
casion. 

\  mi  * 

*  * 

Charles  E.Evans,  who  will  be  remembered 
in  California  as  the  book  agent  in  Hoyt's  A 
Parlor  Match,  in  which  he  and  the  late  Old 
Hoss  Hoey  were  for  ten  years  twin  stars,  is 
going  to  play  the  part  of  Anthony  in  David 
Belasco's  Naughty  Anthony.  Mr.  Evans, 
who  became  wealthy  from  the  profits  of  A 
Parlor  Match,  but  who  retired  on  account  of 
rheumatism  has  recovered  his  health  and 


feels  like  acting  again.  But  while  he  was 
regaining  his  health  he  was  not  letting  the 
grass  grow  under  his  feet.  As  lessee  of  the 
Herald  Square  Theatre  in  this  city  he  has 
had  a  good  thing — taking  in  money  and 
watching  others  do  the  work. 

*  * 

The  meanest  man  who  ever  lived  is  ex- 
posed in  The  King  of  Rogues,  which  was  at 
the  Star  last  week.  Instead  of  running  his 
victims  through  a  sawmill,  blowing  them  up 
in  an  oil  explosion,  crushing  them  with  a 
huge  stove  or  pulverizing  them  with  a  stamp 
mill,  he  merely  touched  them  back  of  the 
ear  with  a  metal  tube  and  that  settled  them. 
"Perfume  was  spread  in  the  auditorium  be- 
tween the  acts  as  an  off-set  to  the  scenes  of 
violence  and  bloodshed  throughout  the  play. 

* 

*  * 

Wagner's  comic  opera,  Die  Meistersinger, 
was  performed  at  the  Metropolitan  last  Wed- 
nesday night  for  the  first  time  since  Emil 
Fischer,  the  original  Hans  Sachs,  here  made 
made  his  farewell  appearance.  Herr  Fried- 
richs  made  his  first  American  appearance  in 
that  part  and  fully  sustained  his  European 
reputation.  The  performance  was  so  suc- 
cessful that  a  repetition  will  be  made  of  it 
nextFriday. 

^  *  * 

Olga  Nethersole  was  unable  to  appear  in 
Sappho  at  Wallack's  last  week  on  account 
of  a  cold  which  she  caught  in  Washington. 
But  while  she  was  resting,  her  press  agent 
was  busy  circulating  stories  of  how  indecent 
Miss  Nethersole  was  going  to  make  Sappho 
on  the  stage.  According  to  the  stories  it  was 
to  be  so  terribly  immoral  that  the  public  and 
the  Society  for  the  Suppression  of  Vice 
would  combine  to  stop  the  performance. 
But  investigation  showed  that  neither  Chief 
Dewey  of  the  Police  nor  Anthony  Comstock 
of  the  Suppression  Society  contemplating 
advertising  the  play  by  stopping  it.  The 
Evening/<?K>'«rt/,  Mr.  Hearst's  tender  to  the 
Examiner's  eastern  partner,  was  the  only 
newspaper  that  bit  at  the  bait.  Sappho  at 
its  best  is  bad  enough  to  draw  packed  houses 
so  that  there  was  really  no  reason  for  hav- 
ing misled  the  unsuspecting/c>ttr//(j/. 

  Ron  Roy. 

DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 
Denver,  Colo,  Jan.  25. — Otis  Skinner 
and  an  excellent  company  opened  a  week's 
engagement  at  the  Broadway  Theatre  on 
Monday  evening,  the  22d,  in  Henry  Arthur 
Jones'  play,  The  Liars.  The  theatre  was 
filled  with  an  audience  who  enjoyed  the  per- 
formance from  beginning  to  end.  At  the 
end  of  the  third  act  the  applause  was  so 
demonstrative  that  the  curtain  went  up  and 
down  several  times  and  finally  Mr.  Skinner 
was  obliged  to  make  a  short  speech.  Mr. 
Skinner  seems  more  natural  in  a  romantic 
role,  but  he  played  the  part  of  Sir  Christo- 
pher Deering  in  such  a  thoroughly  delight- 
ful manner  that  he  won  for  himself  many 
new  friends  and  was  most  satisfactory  to  the 
old  ones.  Mr.  Sylvester  deserves  praise  for 
his  portrayal  of  the  part  of  Falknerand  Miss 
Nanette  Comstock  was  simply  charming  as 
Lady  Jessica.  She  was  particularly  strong 
in  the  last  act.    Others  worthy  of  mention 


are  Helen  and  Ethel  Strickland,  Mr. 
Andrews  and  Mr.  Davie. 

At  the  Tabor,  Murray  and  Mack  are  amus- 
ing large  audiences  with  their  Irish  wit  in 
Finuigan's  Ball.  They  are  well  supported 
by  a  company  of  good  specialty  people,  the 
best  of  whom  are  the  Trumbull  Sisters  and 
Kitty  Beck.    Next  week,  Who's  Who  ? 

The  New  Lyceum  presents  a  well  balanced 
bill  this  week.  Lillian  Allyn  is  a  good  male 
impersonator;  Deet  and  Don  do  a  clever 
singing  and  dancing  act;  Dalton  and  Frank- 
lin are  good  impersonators  of  old  Southern 
darkies;  Miss  Maud  Meredith  possesses  a 
sweet  and  powerful  voice  and  sang  My  Lady 
Lou  beautifully.  Others  in  the  bill  are 
Hadley  and  Hart;  Armstrong  and  Cassidy, 
Comedians,  and  the  De  Greaus,  Athletic 
Wonders. 

All  a  Mistake  is  the  attraction  at  the  Den- 
ver this  week.  The  company  opened  to  the 
usual  large  business  on  Sunday  and  have 
done  well  since.  Mr.  W.  W.  Bittner,  who 
plays  the  principal  part,  given  on  the  pro- 
gram simply  as  "Jack,"  is  the  "Biggest" 
light  comedian  I  have  ever  seen  on  the  stage 
nevertheless  he  is  a  capital  actor  and  plays 
his  part  in  an  effective  manner.  Mr.  Wal- 
lace Hopper,  better  known  as  Hoppie,  hav- 
ing played  at  the  Denver  a  few  years  ago  in 
stock,  is  clever  and  painstaking.  Miss  Ella 
Bittner  was  the  favorite  among  the  ladies. 
Next  week,  the  2Sth,  Minstrels. 

Mrs.  Otis  Skinner,  formerly  Maude  Dur- 
bin  of  Denver,  is  spending  the  week  with 
her  husband  here.  She  is  accompanied  by 
her  baby  and  its  nurse.  Mrs.  Skinner  was  a 
popular  favorite  in  society  when  she  left 
the  city  several  years  ago  to  join  Madame 
Modjeska's  Company  when  she  met  and 
married  Mr.  Skinner.  She  has  been  his 
leading  support  since  he  became  a  star  un- 
til within  the  past  year  when  Miss  Com- 
stock took  her  place. 

Mrs.  Martea  Gould  Powell,  Principal  of 
the  School  of  Expression,  and  Mrs.  Liska 
Stillman  Churchill,  who  has  been  at  the 
head  of  the  Elocutionary  Department  of  the 
Broadway  Dramatic  School  for  the  past  two 
years,  gave  the  first  of  a  series  of  interpre- 
tive readings  on  Tuesday  evening  at  Cotil- 
lion Hall.  Two  beautiful  poems  were 
"Tears"  and  "My  Daughter"  read  and 
written  by  Mrs.  Churchill,  and  well  received 
by  an  appreciative  audience. 

Manager  Harley  of  the  Lyceum  has  had  a 
relapse  and  is  again  confined  to  his  bed.  It 
is  probable  that  he  will  be  taken  to  Mount 
Clemons,  Michigan,  for  relief. 

The  Tabor  School  of  Acting  which  has 
been  under  the  direction  of  Margaret 
Fealy  for  the  past  four  years  has  retired 
from  the  field.  It  has  been  a  successful 
institution  until  within  the  last  year. 

The  Broadway  Theatre  will  hereafter  have 
a  matinee  on  Thursday  instead  of  Wednes- 
day, so  as  not  to  conflict  with  the  Wednesday 
matinee  at  the  Tabor.  Bob  Bell. 

CHICAGO. 
Special  Correspondence. 
Chicago,  Jan.  20. — Faust  has  been  given 
for  the  past  week  by  the  Castle  Square  Opera 
Company  at  the  Studebaker  with  Joseph  F. 
Sheehan  in  the  title  role.  Mr.  Sheehan's 
tones  are  both  powerful  and  clear.  His 


February  3rd,  1900 


voice  gives  evidence  of  development  since 
last  year,  but  unfortunately  he  cannot  be 
said  to  be  developing  as  an  actor.  Miss 
Bessie  McDonald  was  pleasing,  owing  to  her 
graceful  interpretation  of  the  role  of  Mar- 
guerite. Her  voice  was  particularly  attrac- 
tive in  the  jewel  song.  W.  H.  Clarke  as 
Mephisto,  exhibited  a  fine  basso  voice,  and 
Marie  Mattfeld  took  the  castSiebel  meritori- 
ously, while  William  Martens  made  a  good 
Valentine<  The  chorus  work  was  poor 
owing  to  an  occasional  loss  of  key. 

Next  week  La  Somnambula  will  be  given 
in  English  with  entirely  new  scenery  for 
the  production.  Mario  del  Sol,  a  Cuban, 
who  has  been  with  the  Mnie.  Melba  Com- 
pany and  who  is  a  fine  tenor,  will  make  his 
first  appearance.  Payne  Clarke,  a  tenor, 
and  also  H.  S.  Goddard,  a  baritone  from 
Salt  Lake  City,  will  sing  with  the  company 
next  week. 

Maude  Lillian  Berri  is  to  sing  the  leading 
alternate  soprano  with  Miss  Bessie  McDon- 
ald. La  Somnambula  will  be  followed  by 
the  opera  Der  Freischutz,  beginning  Jan.  29. 

*  * 

Make  Way  for  the  Ladies  seems  to  be 
appreciated  by  large  and  fashionable  audi- 
ences at  Powers'  Theatre.  The  farce  serves 
the  purpose  of  entertaining  in  an  agreeable 
manner  all  those  who  like  to  laugh.  The 
theme  holds  up  the  new  woman  and  the 
mother-in-law  to  ridicule  in  rather  an  original 
war.  The  costumes  are  pretty  and  so  are 
the  women. 

On  Jan.  29  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kendal  open  at 
Powers'  for  a  three  weeks'  engagement. 
The  Elder  Miss  Blossom  will  be  given  for 
the  first  and  second  weeks. 

*  * 

Julia  Arthur  appears  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  next  week  in  More  Thau  Queen,  a 
spectacular  production  by  Emile  Bergerat. 
There  will  be  a  lavish  display  of  stage  set- 
tings and  elaborate  costumes.  Miss  Arthur 
takes  the  role  of  Josephine,  Napoleon's  first 
wife.  The  play  opens  with  the  first  meet- 
ing of  Napoleon  with  the  beautiful  widow 
of  Vicomte  de  Beauharnais  and  is  intensely 
dramatic  throughout. 

*  * 

This  is  the  last  week  of  Henry  Miller  in 
The  Only  Way,  at  the  Columbia.  Next 
week,  Clyde  Fitch's  comedy  drama,  The 
Moth  and  the  Flame,  will  be  presented  with 
Effie  Shannon  and  Herbert  Kelcey  as  stars. 
The  plot  is  simply  a  satire  on  social  life,  with 
the  interest  centering  around  the  man  with 
a  remarkable  past. 

*  * 

The  benefit  given  on  January  18th  at 
Powers'  Theatre  to  Mrs.  Hepburn  Johns, 
widow  of  the  late  dramatic  editor  of  the 
Chicago  Chronicle,  was  a  success  and  the 
audience  was  one  of  the  largest  Powers' 
Theatre  ever  held.  The  proceeds  amounted 
to  something  over  $2000  and  besides  this 
there  were  a  number  of  generous  contribu- 
tions sent  in.  There  was  unusual  interest 
shown  by  members  of  the  theatrical  profes- 
sion both  in  Chicago  and  out  of  the  city. 
Richard  Mansfield  and  Miss  Maud  Adams 
each  sent  a  check  for  $100.  Olga  Nethersole 
and  E.  H.  Sothern  contributed  #50  each. 
Charles  Frohman  gave  $100  and  there  were 
many  other  subscriptions  to  the  fund.  The 
program  comprised  almost  all  the  best  talent 
in  the  city.  An  act  from  Oliver  Goldsmith 
and  also  one  from  Make  Way  for  the  Ladies 
were  given.  Henry  Miller  and  Margaret 
Dale  presented  Frederic  Lemaitre,  a  quartet 
from  the  Castle  Square  Company  sang,  Ezra 
Kendal  did  some  talking,  and  in  addition 
there  were  many  special  features  and  musi- 
cal numbers  combining  to  make  a  very  pleas- 
ing entertainment.  There  was  but  one  dis- 
appointment on  the  program  and  that  was 
owing  to  the  illness  of  Joseph  Haworth,  who 
was  to  have  appeared  with  some  members  of 
the  Quo  Vadis  Company  in  an  act  from 
Sienkiewicz's  play. 

The  Chicago  Opera  House,  among  its 


numerous  stars  of  last  week,  included  Opie 
Read,  the  well-known  writer  and  story  teller 
who  proved  a  drawing  card  among  his  friends 
and  admirers  in  Chicago.  He  gave  a  number 
of  Southern  sketches  in  his  inimitable  style 
and  also  related  his  personal  experience  with 
the  bicycle. 

Laura  Joyce  Bell,  with  her  company,  pre- 
sented a  sketch  called  The  Lady  of  the 
Links.  The  other  attractions  included  Con- 
roy  and  Macdonald.Max  Million  andShields, 
Billy  Carter,  Macart's  dogs  and  monkeys. 

Chicago,  January  26th .  —  Paderewski  will 
play  in  Chicago  at  the  Auditorium  on  Wed- 
nesday, January  31st  and  Saturday,  Febru- 
ary 3rd. 

A  Chopin  recital  is  announced  for  January 
27th  at  Central  Music  Hall,  to  be  given  by 
Vladimir  De  Pachmann.  A  request  num- 
ber on  the  program  being  the  familiar 
Funeral  March. 

The  Mendelssohn  Club  Concert  will  be 
given  on  Thursday  evening  February  S, 
Emil  Liebling  will  render  for  the  first  time 
in  America,  Moszkowski's  new  concerto  in 
E  major,  opus  59. 

* 

*  * 

Weber  and  Field's  Music  Hall  will  be 
opened  in  Chicago  on  October  1,  with 
Whirl-I-Gig  and  Barbara  Fridgety.  Weber 
and  Field  have  entered  into  a  contract 
by  which,  it  is  said,  some  theatre  in 
Chicago,  probably  the  Columbia,  will  be 
opened  under  the  management  of  Dunn  and 
Ryley.  The  burlesque  given  in  New  York 
will  be  repeated  by  a  stock  company  in 
Chicago. 

Edmund  D.  Lyons  who  plays  the  role  of 
Nero,  in  Quo  Vadis,  carries  a  peculiar  eye- 
glass in  the  form  of  a  coiled  serpent  made 
of  twisted  gold  wire  and  forming  a  setting 
for  a  large  emerald,  the  whole  hanging 
pendant  on  a  gold  cord.  A  very  unique 
ornament. 

* 

*  * 

Beginning  next  week,  arrangements  have 
been  made  for  the  productiou  of  a  Jewish 
play  every  Tuesday  matinee  atthe  Academy. 
The  company  is  composed  of  well  known 
Jewish  actors  and  the  Yiddish  dialect  will 
be  used.  Kol  Nidre  is  the  drama  chosen 
for  the  first  performance. 

* 

*  * 

Clyde  Fitch's  play,  the  Moth  and  the 
Flame,  is  running  at  the  Columbia  this 
week  with  Herbert  Kelcey  and  Effie  Shan- 
non as  stars  together  with  a  good  support. 

Next  week  at  the  Columbia,  Cyrano  De 
Bergerac,  the  new  comic  opera  by  Harry  B. 
Smith  and  Victor  Herbert  come  son.  Francis 
Wilson,  Pauline  Hall,  Jennie  Weathersby, 
Lula  Glaser,  and  William  Broderick  will 
appear  in  the  production — there  will  be  fully 
seventy  in  the  support.  The  engagement  is 
for  two  weeks. 

* 

*  * 

E-  H.  Southern  and  Miss  Virginia  Darned 
will  appear  in  Shakesperian  tragedy  next 
Spring.  Frohman  is  now  preparing  Hamlet 
for  the  occasion.  The  play  is  to  be  staged 
on  a  very  elobrate  scale. 

*  * 

Ezra  Kendall  is  making  merry  at  the 
Chicago  Opera  House  this  week.  Kendall 
originates  his  own  jokes  and  stories  and  the 
telling  of  them  is  so  quaint  that  one  fully 
enjoys  his  humor.  His  parodies  are  good 
too.  Clarence  Vance  sings  the  ever  popular 
"coon"  songs.  A  farce  called  A  Mismated 
Pair,  keeps  the  audience  roaring.  It  is 
played  by  Grapewine  and  Chance.  There 
are  many  other  specialties. 

• 

W.  H.  Crane's  drama  entitled  The 
Senator,  is  heard  at  the  Dearborn  for  the 
week.  Dealing  with  both  political  and 
social  life  it  draws  the  masses. 

Hoyt's  A  Contented  Woman,  with  Belle 
Archer  in  the  title  role  is  played  at  the 
Great  Northern  this  week. 

Amos  Carey. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence. 

St.  Louis,  Jan.  2S. — The  local  weather 
forecaster  gave  the  traveling  thespians  a 
cold  reception  when  they  arrived  in  St. 
Louis  this  week,  as  they  were  greeted  with 
the  coldest  blizzard  of  the  year.  Their 
box-office  receipts  will  no  doubt  be  mater- 
ially effected  by  the  frigid  weather. 

Last  week  the  theatrical  patrons  had  but 
with  one  exception  entirely  serious  offer- 
ings, but  comedy  reigns  supreme  this  week. 

Manager  Pat  Short  of  the  Olympic  and 
the  Century  Theatres  has  two  excellent 
attractions  this  week  in  the  Jefferson  De 
Angelis  Opera  Company,  and  the  White 
Horse  Tavern. 

The  Jolly  Musketeer,  De  Angelis'  offer- 
ing, affords  the  comedian  an  excellent 
opportunity  to  covort  and  romp  in  his  own 
inimitable  style,  and  sing  the  comic  songs 
which  he  is  capable  of  doing  so  well.  Mrs. 
Charles  Van  Studdiford  of  St.  Louis  is  the 
prima  donna.  She  is  a  clever  woman,  and 
our  local  four  hundred  will  pay  homage  to 
her  talents  at  the  Olympic  this  week. 
Among  the  others  in  the  cast  are  Harry 
MacDonough,  Herbert  Wilke,  Maud  Hol- 
lins,  Leonore  Soulier,  Hilda  Hollins,  Ed- 
win Tester,  Herman  Steinman  and  Fred  K. 
Logan. 

Sidney  Rosen feld's  adaptation  of  The 
White  Horse  Tavern  is  very  funny  and  is 
making  a  pronounced  hit  at  the  Century 
The  cast  numbers  over  thirty  people;  among 
them  are  Frederic  Bond,  Annie  Sutherland, 
Charles  Bradshaw,  Richard  Bennett,  Ade- 
laide Keim,  Merriam  Nesbit,  Louis  Albion, 
Fred  Summerfield,  Charlotte  Campbell, 
David  Elmer,  Estabrooke  Galloway  and 
Douglas  Wood. 

Ambroise  Thomas'  beautiful  musical  lyric, 
Mignon,  is  the  Castle  Square  Opera  Com- 
pany bill  this  week.  In  the  cast  are 
Yvonne  de  Treville,  Grace  Golden,  Bernice 
Holmes,  Delia  Niven,  Harry  Luckstone, 
Bessie  MacDonald,  Adelaide  Norwood, 
Joseph  F.  Sheehan,  Barron  Berthald,  Homer 
Lind  and  Francis  J.  Boyle. 

Charley  Hoyt's  old  but  ever  welcome 
farce,  A  Trip  to  Chinatown,  is  programmed 
this  week  at  the  Grand  Opera  House.  Harry 
Gilfoil  essays  Harry  Conner's  old  part  of 
Welland  Strong  in  a  very  clever  and  capable 
manner.  Mable  Montgomery  is  the  widow, 
and  Eleanor  Falk  plays  the  flirt  in  true 
coquettish  style. 

Devil's  Island,  a  melodrama  founded  on 
the  Dreyfus  case,  is  pleasing  Manager  Wil- 
liam Garen  Clientelle  of  melodramatic 
lovers  at  Havlin's. 

The  Power  of  the  Press  is  Co!.  Hopkins 
attraction  this  week  and  his  stock  company 
is  doing  excellent  work  in  this  ever  popular 
drama.  The  Colonel's  vaudevillians  are 
Felix  and  Barry,  Harrv  and  Kate  Jackson, 
and  Salome  Kingslev  and  her  pickaninnies. 

Managers  Tate  and  Middleton  of  the  Col- 
umbia are  featuring  Ezra  Kendall  in  their 
continuous  vaudeville  bill  this  week,  the 
others  are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mark  Murphy, 
Lillie  Western,  Foy  and  Clark,  Loncy  Has- 
kell, Emmons,  Htnerson  and  Emmons, 
Harry  Thompson,  Leib,  Seerle  and  Leib,  El 
Nino  Eddy,  Dunbar  and  Harris,  Hettie 
Tedro  and  Carrie  Winner. 

Rice  and  Barton  Spectacular  Extravaganza 
Burlesque  Company  is  Manager  Jim  Hutler's 
inviting  bill  at  the  Standard.  Two  clever 
and  spicy  farces,  Maud  of  the  Tenderloin 
and  McDoodle's  Flats  serve  as  mediums  to 
enthuse  the  patrons  of  The  Temple  of  Folly 
into  a  state  of  perfect  satisfaction. 

It  is  authentically  rumored  in  St.  Louis, 
that  negotiations  are  pending  between  Man- 
ager Sam  Friedlander  of  your  city,  and 
Henry  Savage  of  the  Castle  Square  Opera 
Company, for  R  summer  9eason  in  San  Fran- 
cisco of  that  magnificent  lyric  organization. 
Should  the  deal  be  culminated,  CM.  South- 
well the  local  manager  of  the  Castle  Square 
Company,  will  be  at  the  helm  in  Frisco. 
He  is  a  progressive,  thoroughly  up  to  date 
theatrical  manager,  and  the  success  of  the 


Castle  Square  Company  in  St.  Louis  can 
largely  be  attributed  to  him. 

Miss  Isabelle  Everson,  the  new  leading 
lady  of  the  Hopkins  Stock  Company,  will 
make  her  initial  appearance  at  Hopkins 
Theatre  next  week  in  The  County  Fair. 
Neil!  liurgess  has  been  engaged  by  Colonel 
Hopkins  to  play  his  original  part  in  the  pro- 
duction. 

A  new  Summer  Garden  is  to  be  opened 
this  season  in  St.  Louis.  J  C.  Jennoupolo 
formerly  of  the  Hopkins  The.Ure  and  Augus- 
tus Busch,  President  of  the  Anheuser-Busch 
Brewery,  are  at  the  head  of  the  new  enter- 
prise. Mr.  Jennoupolo  will  also  manage 
his  other  Al  Fresco  resort,  the  Suburban 
Garden. 

The  underlinings  for  next  week  are  Henry 
Irving  at  the  Olympic,  Sporting  Life  at  the 
Century,  Joseph  Murphy  at  Havlin's,  John 
and  Emma  Ray  in  A  Hot  Time  at  the  Grand 
and  The  County  Fair  at  Hopkins. 

Gaty  Pai.i.en. 

CANADA 

Special  Correspondence. 
ST.  John,  N.  B.,  Jan.  21—  Business  at  the 
Opera  House  is  constantly  improving  and 
the  Valentine  Stock  Company  have  evi- 
dently made  good.  The  School  for  Scandal 
w  as  put  on  the  18-20  in  a  manner  that  drew 
many  odd  faces  to  the  temple  of  Thespis — 
faces  that  the  present-day  theatre-goer  rarely 
if  ever,  sees  at  the  play.  Costuming,  staging 
and  acting  were  all  that  were  desirable  and 
proved  the  versatility  of  Jessie  Bonstelleand 
Ed.  R.  Mawson  and  their  (generally)  good 
support.  Miss  Bonstelle's  work  grows  upon 
one  and  evokes  the  praise  of  the  most  dis- 
criminating critics.  There  is  a  breezy  nat- 
uralness about  her  acting,  and  an  intelligent 
appreciation  of  her  lines  and  situations  that 
keep  her  from  overdoing  her  work  at  many 
critical  points.  Next  week's  offerings  are 
Romeo  and  Juliet,  and  The  Lost  Paradise, 
with  a  requested  repeat  matinee  perform- 
ance of  Taming  of  the  Shrew  on  the  27th. 

Pkachey  Carnkhan. 

MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Butte,  Montana,  Jan.  29.— The  Grand 
Opera  House,  G.  O.  McFarland,  Manager. — 
Jan.  25  and  for  three  nights  The  Little 
Minister  showed  to  good  houses  at  the 
Grand.  The  managers  of  the  piece  have  no 
cause  to  complain  of  the  attendance  during 
the  Butte  engagement, for  the  Butte  theatre- 
goers turned  out  in  force  to  witness  the  play. 
The  Passion  Play  pictures  followed  The  Lit- 
tle Minister  and  exhibited  to  fair  houses  for 
three  nights  commencing  Sunday,  Jan.  28. 
Coming  attractions — The  Hottest  Coon  in 
Dixie  and  Frederic  Warde. 

Sutton's  Family  Theatre,  Dick  F.  Sutton, 
Manager.  For  one  week,  Jan.  28  to  Feb.  3, 
The  Widow  O'Brien  drew  good  houses  to 
Sutton's  Popular  Theatre. 

L.  Maci.ay  Rank. 

TEXAS 

Special  Correspondence 

El  Paso,  Texas,  Jan.  23.— Last  night  the 
presentation  of  Lewis  Morrison's  original 
production  of  Faust  was  witnessed  at  Myar's 
Opera  House  by  a  large  and  appreciative 
audience.  It  was  presented  by  an  admirable 
cast.  Mr.  Morrison  himself  is  not  with  the 
company,  however.  Walter  McCullogh's 
Mephisto  is  as  finished  and  magnetic  as 
Morrison  himself.  Rusco  and  Holland's 
Big  Minstrels  will  show  here  Thursday,  the 
25th.    J.  S.  M. 

OGDEN 

Special  Correspondence 

Ogden,  Utah,  Jan.  29. — "Remember  the 
Maine  "  brought  out  a  crowded  house  last 
Tuesday,  and  seemed  to  satisfy  the  gallery 
to  the  fullest  extent.  "His  Better  Half* 
brought  out  a  small  house. 

To-night  the  "  Jeffries-Sharkcy  "  pictures 
will  exhibit  at  the  Grand,  Jan.  29.  On  Feb.  I 
"McCarty's  Mishaps"  holds  the  boards,  to  be 
followed  the  next  night  by  "Human 
Hearts."  R.  M.  BRBBDBN. 


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105  ANGELES. 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angeles,  Jan.  30. — This  week  the 
patronage  in  the  theatrical  line  shows  a 
marked  improvement  over  the  past  two. 
With  the  arrival  of  The  Christian  at  the  Los 
Angeles  Theatre,  some  modern  comic  opera 
at  the  Burbank,  and  a  good  bill  at  the  Or- 
pheum,  the  spell  of  poor  business  seems  to 
have  been  broken. 

C.  A.  Parker,  manager  of  the  Neill  Dram- 
atic Company,  has  been  in  the  city  the  past 
week,  making  arrangements  for  the  appear- 
ance of  that  company  here  February  nth. 

If.  B.  Leavitt's  Spider  and  Fly  Company 
came  to  financial  grief  at  Pasadena  last  week. 
There  were  thirty  people  with  the  company 
and  all  looking  for  work.  Some  went  East, 
a  part  secured  engagements  at  the  Vienna 
Buffet,  and  the  rest  will  start  out  with  the 
Boston  Lyrics  from  this  place  in  a  few  weeks. 
Poor  business  in  New  Mexico  and  Arizona 
was  the  cause  of  the  disaster. 

The  Christian,  which  was  here  last  week, 
packed  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  for  each 
performance.  The  church  people  were  there 
in  force  and  thoroughly  enjoyed  the  piece. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  the  Lee 
Hipnotic  Company  have  been  giving  some 
very  good  exhibitions  of  this  marvelous  ac- 
complishment. As  the  performance  is  com- 
paratively new  here,  they  did  good  business. 
Next  week  Denman  Thompson  will  be  here 
for  the  full  week. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  the  Grau 
Opera  Company  put  on  Paul  Jones  for  28-29 
-30,  La  Perichole  31-1  and  The  Gondoliers 
2-3.  The  pieces  were  well  sung  and  prettily 
staged.  Good  houses  was  the  result  of  the 
change  from  last  week's  bill  of  old  operas. 

At  the  Orpheum  another  excellent  bill  is 
on  and  the  patronage  that  comes  to  this 
house  bespeaks  the  public  approval  of  the 
show  they  get  there.  The  bill  consists  of 
Crosby  and  Fonnan,  Hansen  and  Nelson, 
Mile.  Emmy,  Chas.  A.  Gardner,  Hodges  & 
Launchmere,  Nelston  and  Abby,  The  Ma- 
cartheys  and  the  Elinore  Sisters. 

Chas.  Eyton,  the  newly-wed  Treasurer  at 
Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre,  had  a  perform- 
ance last  week  that  for  genuine  fun,  carries 
off  the  honors.  He  was  awakened  from  one 
of  his  dreams  of  matrimonial  bliss  by  a  tele- 
phone message  telling  him  therewas  a  crazy 
man,  who  had  escaped  from  one  of  the  hos 
pitals,  on  his  way  to  the  Burbank  Theatre 
to  secure  a  position  with  the  Grau  Opera 
Company.  He  was  described  as  being  thin, 
with  longhair  and  imagined  himself  to  be 
possessed  of  wonderful  warbling  abilities. 
Charles,  the  Benedict,  forthwith  assembled 
the  Mighty  Guards  of  the  Burbank  Theatre, 
and  went  into  his  fortress  to  await  the 
approach  of  the  enemy.  He  had  not  long  to 
wait,  for  soon  a  thin  man,  with  hair  a  trifle 
longer  than  the  law  allows,  appeared  at  the 
window  and  asked  the  unterrified  Charles 
if  he  was  in  need  of  any  more  people  for  the 
company.  This  was  the  cue.and  with  a  yell, 
like  unto  a  Siwash  Indian,  the  Hero  of  the 
Box  Office  sprang  through  the  window,  and 
with  the  assistance  of  the  Guards  soon  had 
the  poor  unfortunate  bound  hand  and  foot. 


Pictures  of  undying  fame  and  medals  for 
bravery  floated  before  the  vision  of  the  con- 
quering hero  as  he  calmly  paced  the  floor 
waiting  for  the  patrol  wagon  to  come  and 
cart  the  would-be  operatic  star  back  to  the 
hospital.  He  was  just  figuring  on  how  much 
of  a  raise  he  ought  to  expect  from  the  head 
of  the  house,  for  this  daring  act  of  bravery 
in  capturing  this  desperate  character,  when 
a  friend  of  the  victim  appeared  on  the  scene 
and  identified  him  as  one  of  the  members  of 
the  defunct  Spider  and  Fly  Company  look- 
ing for  a  place.  Charlie's  friends  wonder 
how  it  is  that,  although  he  has  been  a  man 
with  a  family  on  his  hands  for  two  weeks, 
he  goes  around  with  a  look  that  resembles 
the  traditional  three-bits. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence. 

Portland,  Or.,  Jan.  28. — London  Life 
played  to  fair  business  and  average  success 
at  this  house  Jan.  24-25.  Sowing  the  Wind 
26-27  was  one  of  the  most  successful  en- 
gagements of  the  season,  and  called  out  a 
brilliant  assemblage.  Coming  Jan.  30  and 
five  succeeding  nights,  The  Bostonians. 
Feb.  6,  James-Kidder-Hanford  aggregation 
for  four  nights. 

Cordray's  Theatre, — Clara  Thropp  in 
Ibsen's  The  Doll's  House  opened  here  on 
Sunday  night  to  the  inevitable  S.  R.  O. 
business.  We  have  been  used  to  seeing  this 
sprightly  and  versatile  young  lady  caper 
around  in  short  skirts,  and  were  indeed 
surprised  to  see  her  blossom  forth  as  a  full- 
fledged  leading  lady.  On  Tuesday  she 
played  Sardou's  Remedy  for  Divorce, 
which  is  much  better  suited  to  her  talents 
than  The  Doll's  House.  The  supporting 
company  was  not  above  the  average. 
Taken  altogether  the  attraction  is  not  up  to 
Manager  Cordray's  usual  standard. 

Metropolitan  Theatre. — Dark;  nothing 
definite  can  be  learned  as  to  next  attraction. 

Fredricksburg  Music  Hall. — The  usual 
good  bill  is  on  here  this  week  and  attendance 
is  fine.  Performers  say  this  is  the  only 
legitimate  music  hall  this  side  of  Frisco. 
It  is  conducted  very  much  on  the  order  of 
the  Louvre  and  Oberon  in  your  city.  New 
faces  this  week  are  the  five  St.  Leons  and 
Mae  Russell.  Holdovers  are  Black  Bartons, 
Charles  and  May  Morrell,  and  Berlin  Sisters. 
The  superb  orchestra  is  one  of  the  features 
of  this  resort,  and  its  descriptive  overtures 
are  wildly  encored. 

NOTES 

Mme.  Nevada  was  to  have  appeared  at 
White  Temple  in  this  city  Jan.  30,  but  Man- 
ager Heilig  secured  her  for  one  concert  at 
his  theatre  instead,  Jan.  29.  She  did  a  phe- 
nomenal business  at  advanced  prices. 

Sale  of  seats  for  the  Bostonians  here 
already  amounts  to  over  five  thousand  dol- 
lars. 

Manager  Kahn  of  Sowing  the  Wind 
reports  that  his  attraction  has  done  better 
business  by  50%  than  he  expected  to  do  in 
this  Northwest,  and  he  is  correspondingly 
elated. 

Calvin  Heilig  is  again  in  town  after  a  brief 


sojourn  ui  Uie  Sound  country  where  he  went 
to  look  after  his  vast  interests.  Mr.  Heilig 
is  a  hustler,  and  a  great  deal  of  credit  is  due 
him  for  the  large  business  that  is  being 
done  by  attractions  playing  at  his  house. 
He  is  a  very  pleasant  gentleman,  being 
especially  courteous  to  members  of  the 
press,  your  correspondent  not  being 
slighted. 

Flint,  the  Hypnotist,  who  was  to  have 
appeared  at  Metropolitan  Theatre  during 
the  current  week,  disappointed  us,  conse- 
quently the  house  remains  dark. 

Treasurer  Maurice  Smith  of  Cordray's 
Theatre  has  indeed  a  wonderful  memory. 
Nearly  every  person  that  appears  at  his 
ticket  window  he  seems  to  know  and  call 
by  name.  Nor  is  this  strange  either,  wQen 
it  is  considered  that  the  genial  Smith  has 
held  down  the  same  position  for  eleven 
years  and  over. 

The  theatrical  curse  of  this  Northwest  is 
"number  two"  companies.  This  was  ex- 
emplified in  this  city  by  Julius  Kahn's 
Sowing  the  Wind  Company.  Outside  of 
the  Brabrazon,  Watkin  and  Cursito,  the  cast 
would  not  compare  favorably  with  an  East- 
ern 10,  20  and  30  cent  Repertoire  Company. 
It  was  your  correspondent's  pleasure  to  wit- 
ness the  original  production,  and  to  be 
charitable  this  production  here  did  not 
compare  favorably. 

Nevada's  Concert  one  Monday  night  at 
the  Marquam  Grand  was  a  success  in  every 
way,  and  our  music  lovers  are  again  implor- 
ing Manager  Heilig  to  secure  a  return 
engagement  of  this  favorite  if  possible. 

Coming  at  Cordray's  Theatre — Richard 
and  Pringle's  Minstrels,  R.  E.  French  Com- 
pany in  Too  Much  Johnson,  and  the  always 
favorities — Portland's  own  favorites — the 
Frawley  Company. 

London  Life — Salem,  Or.,  Jan.  29;  Albany, 
30;  Eugene,  31;  Grants  Pass,  Feb.  1;  Ash- 
land, Feb.  2;  Marysville,  Feb.  3;  Sacra- 
mento, Feb.  4;  San  Francisco,  Feb.  5,  week. 

Sowing  the  Wind — Ogden,  Utah,  Feb.  5; 
Salt  Lake,  6-7;  Park  City,  8;  Provo,  9; 
Grand  Junction,  12:  Aspen,  Col.,  13;  Lead- 
ville,  14;  Cripple  Creek,  15. 

Clara  Thropp  Company — Olympia,  Wash., 
Feb.  5;  Tacoma,  Feb.  6;  Everett,  7;  Seattle, 
S-9-10.  Edwin  A.  Davis. 


STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence. 
Stockton,  Feb.  1. — The  Yo  Semite  has 
had  a  show  to  sandwich  in  the  dark  season 
of  a  month  in  local  theatricals.  The  Elec- 
trician played  two  nights,  Jan.  31,  Feb.  I,  to 
fair  houses.  Page  Spencer,  a  Stockton  boy, 
is  included  in  the  company,  which  is  a  good 
one. 

The  Avon,  which  has  been  dark  about  two 
years,  will  open  for  at  least  a  week.  With 
the  Papa  Comedy  Company,  which  presents 
a  short  play  and  specialties  Feb.  11-17.  The 
company  comes  from  the  East,  via  Oregon, 
and  is  said  to  contain  several  very  clever 
performers. 

The  Native  Daughters  are  making  active 
arrangements  for  their  big  minstrel  show. 

Stockton  Lodge,  No.  218,  B.  P.  O.  E., 


opened  its  new  hall  on  Sutter  Street  Tues- 
day night  with  a  great  lime.  It  is  said  to  be 
the  finest  fraternal  hall  in  the  State,  in  fact 
west  of  Kansas  City.  The  Elks  have  spent 
hundreds  of  dollars  on  it  and  it  is  a  beauty, 
beyond  a  doubt.  The  dedication  will  take 
place  soon,  when  there  will  be  a  Ladies 
Night,  with  an  elaborate  program. 

G.  E.  McLeod. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 
Sacramento,  Feb.  1.—  The  Sacramento 
Operatic  Society  sang  the  Pirates  of  Pen- 
zance in  the  Clunie  Opera  House  last  Thurs- 
day, Friday  and  Saturday  nights — the  latter 
by  request.  The  opera  house  was  filled 
every  evening,  and  the  people  who  took  part 
acquitted  themselves  in  fine  manner.  Wm. 
E.  Lovdal,  W.  H.  Wheeler,  W.  Longbot- 
tom,  C.  M.  Koening,  Miss  Lena  Gore,  Mrs. 
Frank  Bergman,  Miss  Lottie  Burns,  who 
had  leading  parts,  surprised  the  audiences 
by  the  manner  in  which  they  sang  and 
acted  their  parts.  The  chorus,  like  the 
principals,  was  strong  and  acted  well.  The 
society  expect  to  give  the  opera  in  Wood- 
land next  week.  The  Estate  of  Hannibal 
Howe,  the  comedy-drama  written  by  Judson 
Brusie,  of  this  city,  is  to  be  produced  at 
Colusa  on  the  3rd  of  February.  The  Elec- 
trician opened  for  two  nights'  engagement 
last  night  at  the  Clunie,  introducing  profes- 
sionally Miss  Blanche  La  Mar,  daughter  of 
Manager  Geo.  W.  Ficks,  of  this  city.  Miss 
La  Mar  was  put  to  a  good  test  in  the  char- 
acter part  of  Mary  Toper  and  sustained  the 
part  like  a  professional  of  long  experience. 
She  made  a  big  hit  with  her  singing  and 
dancing. 

The  Sharkey-Jeffries  mutoscope  pictures 
Jan.  31st  to  Feb.  3,  inclusive. 

His  Better  Half,  Feb.  4th  and  5th. 

After  the  Kidder  concert  on  the  6th,  Sac- 
ramento Lodge  of  Elks  is  to  entertain  the 
company  at  the  hall  of  the  lodge. 


CRIPPLE  CREEK 

Special  Correspondence 

Cripple  Creek,  Colo,  Jan.  24. — Cripple 
Creek  District  has  a  population  of  about 
60,000,  with  an  output  last  year  (1899)  of 
$2 1 ,000,000  from  her  mines.  She  supports 
one  of  the  best  opera  houses  in  the  State- 
The  people  appreciate  a  good  play  and  the 
very  best  companies  never  pass  Cripple 
Creek  by,  as  they  always  have  packed 
houses.  Even  the  poorest  companies  enjoy 
a  good  patronage. 

We  have  one  of  the  best  managers  to  be 
found  in  any  city.  This  affable  and  courte- 
ous gentleman's  name  is  D.  R.  McArthur. 
An  entire  change  has  been  made  in  the  house 
since  under  his  management.  Stage  en- 
larged and  all  modern  conveniences  for  the 
stage  people,  as  well  as  for  patrons.  The 
capacity  of  the  house  is  about  1,000.  Ad- 
mission $1.50  and  f  1. 00  to  parquet,  fi.co  to 
first  balcony,  75  cents  to  second  and  25  cents 
to  gallery. 

Hoyt's  A  Trip  to  Chinatown  January  14th, 
was  played  to  S.  R.  O.    It  was  enjoyed  by 


February  3rd,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


all.  Harry  Guilfoil  kept  the  house  in  a  roar 
from  first  to  last. 

Mme.  Scalchi  played  January  18th,  sup- 
ported by  Signor  and  Mme.  De  Pasquali, 
Signor  Franceschetti  and  Chev.  Lo  Verde, 
pianist.  Admission,  $2.00,  $150,  $1.00.  The 
houses  were  onty  fair.  Mme.  Scalchi's  sup- 
port was  good,  especially  Signor  and  Mme. 
De  Pasquali,  tenor  and  soprano. 

Black  Patti  Troubadours  played  January 
21st  to  a  packed  house. 

Next  attraction,  January  28th,  Jules  Mur- 
ray in  Faust.  Kalmen  C.  Sapero. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  Jan.  29— The 
past  week  Nance  O'Neil  presented  at  the  Salt 
Lake  Theatre,  Camille,  School  for  Scandal, 
Peg  Woffington  and  Oliver  Twist.  The 
attendance  at  the  theatre  increases  every 
night.  Saturday  night  when  Oliver  Twist 
was  given,  the  building  was  sold  out  for 
every  available  corner  where  standing  room 
could  be  obtained.  To-day  the  lobby  of  the 
building  has  been  crowded  with  eagre  ticket 
purchasers.  The  repertoire  for  the  first  half 
of  this  week  will  be,  Magda,  Peg  Woffington, 
The  Jewess  and  Oliver  Twist.  From  Salt 
Lake  the  company  goes  to  Portland  after 
which  Miss  O'Neil  will  sail  for  Australia  to 
fill  a  six  weeks  engagement. 

Business  at  the  Grand  the  past  week  has 
been  rather  indifferent.  His  Better  Half, 
was  given  22-24  and  the  Jeffries-Sharkey 
moving  pictures  were  seen  25-27. 

To-night  Human  Hearts  is  being  presented 
before  a  small  audience.  At  Gay  Coney 
Island  comes  1-2.  Nance  O'Neil  was 
tendered  an  organ  recital  at  the  Mormon 
Tabernacle  yesterday  afternoon. 

John  K.  Hardy. 


LOMPOC 

Special  Correspondence 

Lompoc,  Cal.,  Jan.  29. — The  Dailey  Co. 
played  here  to-night  to  a  packed  house  and 
hearty  appreciation  was  marked  throughout. 

The  Daileys  will  go  to  Santa  Maria  Feb.  1 
and  to  San  Luis  Obispo  Feb.  2d  and  3d,  at 
which  place  they  play  two  benefits,  one  for 
the  Foresters  and  one  for  the  G.  A.  R. 

Lompoc  is  a  good  show  town  for  well 
recommended  attractions  and  the  Daileys 
will  surely  play  to  good  business  when  they 
come  again.  Barnett. 

TACOMA 

Special  Correspondence 
Tacoma,    Wash.,   Jan.    28.— Frederick 
Warde  played  to  large  audiences  at  both 
matinee  and  evening  performance  yester- 
day. 

The  Bostonians  will  give  one  performance 
here  next  Monday  night.  The  management 
of  the  Tacoma  theatre  reports  the  house 
entirely  sold  out  for  that  evening. 


SPOKANE 

Special  Correspondence 

Spokane,  Wash.,  Jan.  20. — Spokane  Au- 
ditorium, H.  C.  Hayward,  manager. — Jan. 
22-23-24,  the  Bostonians.  Four  perfor- 
mances to  standing  room  only.  Magnifi- 
cent productions.  Gross  receipts  over 
$5,000. 

Hottest  Coon  in  Dixie,  26-27. 

DOI.PH. 

Vaudeville  Notes 

Carl  Reiter  will  soon  pay  the  city  a 
visit. 

Charles  and  May  Morrell  are  the 
talk  of  Portland. 

The  Five  St.  Leons  are  in  Portland, 
at  Fredericksburg  Cafe. 

Jack  Masto  of  the  Tivoli  Theatre, 
Stockton,  is  in  town. 

Lillie  Edgerton  is  a  big  hit  at  the 
Tivoli  Theatre,  Stockton. 


Claude  Thardo  will  reappear  in  this 
city  in  the  near  future. 

Wertz  Family,  five  in  number,  will 
soon  be  seen  in  this  city. 

Fred  Wolff,  stage  manager  of  the 
Thalia,  has  up-to-date  ideas. 

Conlon  and  Ryder  are  big  favorites 
at  People's  Theatre,  Seattle. 

Kessing  and  Ralston  are  at  the  Gem 
Music  Hall,  Missoula,  Mont. 

Josie  Gordon  opened  at  Vienna 
Buffet,  Los  Angeles. 

Snowie  Maybelle  is  one  of  the  best 
coon  shouters  in  the  business. 

Billy  Dodson  will  open  at  the  Or- 
pheum,  Los  Angeles,  February  5th. 

The  Healy  Sisters  are  the  feature 
with  the  Two  Married  Men  Company. 

The  Gordon  Sisters  will  shortly  ap- 
pear in  this  city  direct  from  the  East. 

Cordero  Sisters,  two  native  daugh- 
ters, will  soon  be  seen  in  a  local  Music 
Hall. 

The  three  Cherry  Sisters  are  at  the 
Coeur  D'Alene  Theatre,  Spokane, 
Wash. 

Dick  Mack  made  one  of  the  biggest 
hits  ever  made  at  Kapp's  Tamale 
Grotto. 

Frank  Carrillo,  of  the  Standard 
Theatre,  Bakersfield,  reports  good 
business. 

Volkyra  will  open  at  the  Chutes 
February  5th.  First  San  Francisco 
appearance. 

Douglas  and  Ford  open  at  the 
Chutes  February  5th.  Just  returned 
from  London. 

Cad  Wilson,  Hastings  &  Hall  and 
Ida  Wyatt,  will  in  April  go  over  the 
ice  to  Dawson. 

The  Marshes,  a  clever  sketch  team, 
open  at  the  Owl  Theatre,  Tacoma, 
Monday,  Jan.  29. 

Verona  Jarbeau  is  again  singing 
in  vaudeville  after  a  two  years'  retire- 
ment from  the  stage. 

Dr.  Goerss  will  shortly  open  in 
Stockton  with  a  big  colored  troupe  of 
all  star  performers. 

Maud  Mullery  will  shortly  appear 
in  this  city  after  a  very  successful  en- 
gagement at  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  An- 
geles. 

Gloria  St.  Claire,  a  very  clever  serio 
comic,  made  her  first  San  Francisco 
appearance  at  the  Thalia  and  made  a 
big  hit. 

Mile.  Lira,  the  sensational  dancer, 
opens  at  the  Owl  Theatre,  Tacoma, 
Jan.  29.  This  lady  created  quite  a 
sensation  in  Portland  with  her  Fire 
and  Lily  dance. 

Frank  Coffin,  the  tenor,  has  been 
booked  over  the  entire  Orpheum  cir- 
cuit, and  will  not  be  back  in  San  Fran- 
cisco for  many  months.  He  has  made 
a  wonderful  success  here. 

Standard  Theater 

bakersfield,  cam 

F.  M.  CARRILLO  &  CO.,  Props,  and  Managers 
The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo,  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,  San  Francisco.  Fares 
advanced  to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the 
State. 


COLUMBIA 


LEADING 
THEATtR 


COMMENCING  NEXT  MONDAY,  FEBRUARY  .ith 
Engagement  Limited  to  18  Nights  and  8  Matinees 
THE  FAMOUS 

BOSTONIANS 

Presenting  for  the  First  Time  Here  the 
Light  Opera 

The  Smugglers 
of  Badayez 

By  Minkowsky  and  Kauken 
IN  PREPARATION 

THE  VICEROY 


Orph 


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Alcazar  Theatre 

Bei.asco  &  THALL,  Managers.       'Phone  Main  254. 

WEEK  OF  FEBRUARY  5th. 
FIRST  APPEARANCE  AT  THIS  THEATRE  OF 

MISS  MARY  HAMPTON 
When  will  be  presented  Milton  Royle's  Comedy 

FRIENDS 

WITH  SPECIAL  SCENERY  AND  A  GREAT  CAST 

Next-OH  SUSSANN AH 

Alcazar  Prices — 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c. 

Tivoli  Opera  House 

The  Idol's  Eye  Still  Shines  Brightly. 
NEXT  MONDAY   EVENING,  FEBRUARY  5th 
Begins  the  Fourth  Week  of  t  he  Enormous  Success, 
the  Comic  Opera, 

The  Idol's  Eye 

Every  Evening  at  8,  Matinee  Saturday  at  2. 

Over  forty  thousand  people  have  heard  the  Idol's 
Eye  in  three  weeks. 

Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents. 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 


MR.  AND  MRS.  PERKINS  FISHER; 
CYRUS  DARE; 
THE   FUNNY   M IC HELLS;  THE  HALI.OWAYS; 

BRUHT  AND  RIVIERE; 
SOHLKE'S  PICKANINNIES;  IRENE  FRANKLIN; 
PARTIE  TRIO:  PAPINTA. 

Reserved  seats,  25  Cents:  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats,  50  Cents 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


California  Theatre  Tfpu,ar 

House 

BEGINNING  SUNDAY  NIGHT,  FEB.  Ith 
1  he  Hrawley  Company 

Chas.  Frohman's  Great  Three  Act  Comedy  Success, 

The  Cuckoo 

Adapted  from  the  French  by  Charles  Brookfield 
IT'S    A  BIRD 
Special  Engagement  of  L.  R.  STOCK  WELL. 

REGULAR  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE  PRICES 

SPECIAL — SUNDAY  FEB.  11 
Welcome  Home  from  London  of  California's  Most 
Distinguished  Actress 
KEITH    WAKE MAN 


GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE 

Telephone  Main  532 
LAST  TWO  NIGHTS  OF 

BOCCACCIO 

WEEK  OF  MONDAY  NEXT  FEB.  5th. 
Costly,  Dazzling   and    Surpassiug    production  of 
David  Henderson's  Renowned  Extravaganza 

ALADDIN,  JR. 

A  Tale  of  a  Wonderful  Lamp.  Thoroughly  up-to- 
date.  Teeming  with  Bright,  Original  and  Clever 
Specialties.  New  Songs,  New  Jokes,  New  Dances. 
The  Celebrated  Hawaiian  Quintette.  The  Famous 
Peri  Quartette.  The  Delightful  Capriole  Octette. 
Chas.  H.  Jones'  Latest  Creation,  The  Festival  of  The 
Mandarins,  by  Beautiful  Girls.  The  Crowning 
Glory  of  all  Frank  King's  Magnificent  Transfor- 
mation. 

Prices— 35c,  50c,  75c;  Galleries— 10c  and  15c;  Good 
Reserved  Seat  in  Orchestra,  Saturday  Matinee, 
25  cents 

Branch  Ticket  Office  Emporium. 


OBE RON 


O'Farell  Street, 

Near  Stockton. 
GRAND  CONCERT  EVERY  NIGHT  by  the 
American  Ladies'  Orchestra,  Louis  N.  Ritzau, 
conductor.  Lucky  Anita  George,  Soprano;  Lya  Pole- 
Una,  Vocalist;  Antonio  Vargas,  Baritone.  Admission 
Free. 


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New  Alharabra  Theatre  !  Rudolph  B&rtb 

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(The  People's  Popular  Play  House) 

Ellinghouse  &  Mott,  Proprietors  and  Managers 
Eddy  and  Jones  Streets.  Telephone  South  770 

ONE  WEEK 
COMMENCING  SUNDAY   MATINEE,   FEB.  5th 
EVERY  ENENING 
A  Play  for  the  Women  and  Children 

.LONDON  LIFE 

An  Original  Melo-Drama  in  Five  Acts 
A  Romantic  Drama  Full  of  Intense  Heart  Interest, 
Joy  and  Sorrow.     Reproducing  London's  Historic 
Thoroughfares,  Fleet  Street  Piccadilly,  The  Thames 
Enbankment,  London's  Famous  Pawn  Shop. 
NEXT  SUNDAY  AFTERNOON 

The  Real  Jeffries-Sharkey  Contest  Pictures 

A  CARD  — Managers  Ellinghouse  and  Mott  pledge 
their  word  that  these  pictures  are  the  only  genuine 
of  the  Jeffries-Sharkey  contest 

Popular  Prices-  Evening,  15c,  25c,  35c,  50c  and  75c. 

Matinee,  15c,  25c,  35c  and  50c. 


14!  POST  ST. 

/Hear  Grant  Ave. 


Fine  Jewelry,  Watches,  Diamonds, 
Clocks,  Silverware  and  Silver 
Novelties. 

New  Goods  received  daily;  call  and 
see  the  latest  designs  and  styles  in 
both  Jewelry  and  Silver  Novelties. 

Watch  and  Jewelry 
Repairing  a  Specialty. 


THE  LARGEST 

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W  EST  OK  CHICAGO 


Headquarters   for  Agents   and  Managers 


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(Formerly  Morton  Street) 

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AGENTS  FOR  AM.  EASTERN  HOUSES 
Only  Ground  Floor  Printing  House  in  San  Francisco.       Within  one  block  ofthe  Newspapers. 


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Fekkuary  3d,  1900 


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LOCAL  NOTES 

TREUELLl'S  CONCERTS. 

Trel)elli's  concerts  have  been  the 
absorbing  topic  of  interest  in  musical 
circles,  admiration  for  this  charming 
artist  being  unanimous.  Space  does 
not  permit  of  criticism  of  all  the  con- 
certs, but  the  first  rendered  last  week 
and  Thursday's  concerts  were  espec- 
ially fine.  Thursday  of  last  week 
Sherman  Clay  Hall  was  full  of  musical 
people  who  were  not  afraid  "to  make 
a  big  row"  as  Trebelli  expressed  it  in 
her  pretty  way.  She  was  in  splendid 
voice  and  happy  mood  and  looked  like 
a  picture  upon  the  stage.  Several  en- 
cores were  given, including  her  famous 
Laughing  Song,  the  program,  every 
number  a  gem,  being  II  est  doux,  il  est 
bon  [Massenet],  Thou  Only,  Dear  One 
[Dvorak]  My  Song  Shall  Be  Thine, 
Solveig's  Lied  [Grieg],  Caro  Nome 
from  Rigoletto,  I  Attempt  from  Love's 
Sickness  to  Fly,  Chassons  de  nos 
plaisirs  [Rameau],  Qual  Farfalletta 
Amante  [Scarlatti],  Tarantelle  [Bizet] 
Biondina  Bella  [Gounod],  Ho  Mezzo 
Nuove  Corde  [Guonod],  Chanson  de 
la  Promise  [Clapisson].  One  of  the 
most  charming  numbers  was  Tostis 
Spring  Song,  sung  with  such  buoy- 
ancy and  grace  that  one  could  feel 
spring  in  the  air  and  see  the  verdure 
and  budding  beauty  everywhere.  Mr. 
Robert  Clarence  Newell  received  much 
applause,  as  he  always  does,  for  his 
piano  solos,  accompanying  Trebelli  in 
most  of  her  numbers  with  his  custom- 
ary grace.  Saturday  afternoon  and 
Tuesday  evening  were  again  musical 
treats.  Among  the  musical  people  I 
noticed  :  Sig.  Abramoff,  Kdward  Xav- 
ier  Rolker,  Guilio  Minetti,  Mollie 
Pratt,  CUiire  Cole,  Maud  Fay,  the 
Misses  Van  Pelt,  Miss  Sandolin,  Miss 
Wing,  Eleanor  Connell,  Meta  Asher, 
Adelaide  Roddy,  Marion  Bear,  Fanny 
Dam-Hilton  and  many  others. 

MARK  HOPKINS  INSTITUTE. 

The  opening  reception  of  the  Mark 
Hopkins  Institute  of  Art  Thursday  of 
last  week  was  a  most  enjoyable  affair, 
Mr.  Henry  Heyman's  orchestra  render- 
ing a  delightful  program,  a  cornet  and 
trombone  solo  also  being  given.  Last 
Thursday  another  concert  was  given 
under  Mr.  Heyman's  direction,  which 
will  be  reviewed  next  issue. 

CANTATA  IN  ALAMEDA. 

The  sacred   cantata,  Daughter  of 


Jairus,  was  produced  at  Christ  Church, 
Alameda,  Thursday  night,  under  the 
direction  of  Donald  De  P.  Teller.  The 
fine  choir  of  men  and  boys  participated 
with  the  following  soloists:  Mrs.  Eva 
Tenuey,  E.  A.  Thornton,  Alfred  Read 
and  Miss  Margureta  Brunsch,  a  tal- 
ented pupil  of  Hermann  Genss. 

CONCERT  IN  OAKLAND. 

Last  evening  Alex.  Stewart  gave  the 
first  of  a  series  of  violin  recitals  by  his 
pupils  in  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Building,  Oak- 
land. Mr.  Francis  Stewart  and  Miss 
Elizabeth  Westgate  contributed  to  the 
pleasure  of  the  evening,  as  several  of 
their  students  also  appeared  in  vocal 
and  piano  numbers,  the  program  be- 
ing enjoyable  and  varied.  Miss  West- 
gate's  pupils  accompanied  the  violin- 
ists, and  Mrs.  Margaret  Cameron 
Smith  the  vocalists.  A  pleasant  feature 
of  the  program  was  a  string  quartet 
by  some  of  the  junior  members  of  Mr. 
Alex.  Stewart's  class. 

VON    MEYERINCK     SCHOOL  RECITAL 

Monday  evening  the  Von  Meyer- 
inck  School  of  Music  gave  a  recital  of 
vocal  and  piano  work  that  was  highly 
creditable  and  attended  by  a  large 
audience.  Mrs.  Von  Meyerinck's 
vocal  pupils  taking  part  were  Mrs. 
Friedberg,  Mr.  H.  S.  Cutrell,  Miss 
Baraty,  Mr.  Boranda,  Misses  FrieJ- 
lander,  Feldheim,  Brinn,  and  Miss 
Heath  who  made  a  particularly  good 
impression.  Mr.  Arthur  Fickenscher's 
students  participating  were  Mrs.  Ar- 
thur Lewis  who  has  already  appeared 
in  public,  Miss  Crusan  and  Miss 
Burns,  a  young  girl  of  considerable 
talent  who  has  made  astonishing  pro- 
gress under  Mr.  Fickenscher. 

seaman's  institute  concerts 

Lately  I  have  become  interested  in 
the  Seaman's  Institute  where  concerts 
are  given  every  Wednesday  evening 
for  Jack's  entertainment,  and  pleasant 
affairs  they  are,  too.  Several  society 
women  are  enthusiastic  in  the  good 
cause  of  making  the  home  attractive, 
Miss  Crocker  contributing  $1,000 
upon  her  coming  of  age.  It  is  getting 
to  be  quite  the  thing  to  take  an  inter- 
est there,  and  I  am  going  to  ask  some 
of  my  musical  friends  to  send  me  their 
names  for  a  number  now  and  then. 
A  new  paper  is  to  be  published  for  the 
Institute. 

recital  of  clarence  eddy 

Mr.    Clarence    Eddy,    the  distin- 


guished organist,  gave  a  grand  recital 
at  Temple  Emanu-El  Tuesday  even- 
ing before  a  large  audience  that  lis- 
tened in  silent  admiration  to  his 
marvelously  fine  rendition  of  Toccata 
in  F  [Bach],  Pastorale  L'angelus 
[Starmer],  Scherzo  [Hoyt],  Concert 
overture  E  flat  Faulkes  Capriccio 
La  Chasse  [Fumagalli],  Minuet  in  G 
[Borocoski],  Morceau  de  Concert  op. 
24  [Guilmaut],  Vorspiel-Lohengrin 
and  Pilgrim's  Chorus — Tannhaeuser, 
Meditation  Toccata  [D'Evry],  Seren- 
ade [Schubert],  Overture,  Euryanthe 
[von  Weber].  Mr.  E.  J.  Stark,  ac- 
companied by  Mr.  Eddy,  sang  Bow- 
Down  Thine  Ear  [Gounod]  baritone 
solo. 

STUDIO  ECHOES. 

The  Call  publishes  an  account  of 
the  success  of  Miss  Lillie  Lawlor  who 
sang  in  England  before  Royalty  re- 
cently. I  remember  her  when  she 
was  a  little  girl  as  the  possessor  of  a 
very  lovely  voice,  and  her  mother  also 
sang  with  much  taste.  Miss  Lawlor 
is  the  niece  of  Dr.  Wm.  Lawlor. 

Miss  Mary  Webster,  the  handsome 
daughter  of  the  editor  of  the  San  Jose 
Herald,  visited  the  office  of  the  Dra- 
matic Review  the  other  day,  and  we 
received  the  pleasant  information  that 
our  musical  column  is  creating  inter- 
est among  the  musical  people  of  the 
Garden  City.  Miss  Webster  is  well 
known  in  concert  and  church  work 
there. 

Clarence  Eddy,  the  famous  organist, 
gave  the  first  of  a  series  of  recitals  at 
Temple  Emanu-el  on  Tuesday  evening. 
The  number  of  artists  coming  here 
this  season  encourages  us  to  believe 
that  the  musical  atmosphere  is  broad- 
ening.       —Mary  Frances  Francis. 


Mrs.  Lloyd  Smith,  who  gives  a  con- 
cert Tuesday  night  at  Sherman  Clay 
Hall,  is  a  dramatic  soprano  who  has 
gained  unqualified  approbation  from 
the  severest  musical  critics  both  in 
the  old  world  and  this  country. 


Star  Opera  System 

Richard  Heard,  in  the  Musical 
Record  says  of  the  "star"  system: 

"No  opera  can  be  artistic  if  based 
upon  the  idea  of  the  undue  promi- 
nence of  any  one  character  as  opposed 
to  the  intentions  of  the  opera  and 
composer.  The  present  opera  in  the 
United  States  is  based  almost  entirely 
on  this  erroneous  system.  It  is 
adopted  by  managers  in  order  to  at- 
tract the  public;  the  enormous  prices 
paid  to  prominent  soloists  make  it  im- 
possible to  pay  fair  rates  to  the  rest  of 
the  executants;  hence  the  general 
merit  of  the  performance  and  the 
beauty  of  the  ensemble  is  sacrificed  in 
order  to  pay  a  large  sum  to  the  star. 
A  permanent  institution  for  dramatic 
music  could  secure  the  best  talent  and 
voices  at  reasonable  yearly  salaries  on 
contracts  to  run  for  a  number  of  years, 
promoting  the  artists  according  to 
their  progress  and  efficiency,  and 
allowing  them  to  grow  up  with  the 
institution. 

'  ( )nly  in  this  way  will  the  American 
public  ever  learn  to  know  what  really 
good  performances  of  the  great  dra- 
matic musical  creations  are  like;  until 
this  is  accomplished,  dramatic  music 
will  be  the  plaything  or  the  speculative 
venture  of  managers  who  are,  by  their 
very  business  and  vocation,  forced  to 
consider  only  its  commercial  aspects." 


Production  of  Unmasked 

A  benefit  performance  was  given 
Monday  and  Tuesday  evenings  in 
California  Hall  by  the  Plymouth 
Stock  Company  of  the  drama,  Un- 
masked. Seventeen  people  were  in 
the  cast  and  received  much  praise  for 
the  production.  The  company  has 
among  its  members  youth,  beaut}-  and 
talent,  which  cannot  but  speak  wel- 
for  its  future  success. 


Margaret  Anglin  has  been  the  re- 
cipient of  no  small  amount  of  praise 
for  her  performance  in  Brother  Officers 
at  the  Empire  Theatre,  New  York. 

Marcia  Van  Dresser,  the  new  con- 
tralto of  the  Bostonians,  is  said  to  be 
one  of  the  handsomest  women  on  the 
lyric  stage. 


All  the  managers  of  New  York  will 
tender  a  benefit  to  Edward  Everett 
Rice  at  the  Metropolitan  Opera  House 
Thursday  afternoon,  February  15th. 
This  event  will  commemorate  Mr. 
Rice's  25th  year  as  a  New  York  man- 
ager. Mr.  Rice  has  been  unfortunate 
of  late,  and  the  New  York  managers 
have  determined  to  give  him  a  benefit 
which  will  be  at  once  a  celebration  and 
a  practical  utility. 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Cheerful  Liar  Disbands         On  the  cRpad 


A  Cheerful  Liar  is  uttering  no  more 
of  its  pleasant  and  entertaining  tales — 
no  longer  have  they  a  cheerful  tone. 
Manager  Gerard  and  Stella  Bomar,  the 
handsome  leading  soubrette,  left  the 
company  at  The  Dalles  last  Saturday 
for  the  East,  forgetting  to  notify  the 
balance  of  the  company.  Since  the 
eventful  night  in  Portland,  when  The 
Liar  was  closed  by  the  management  of 
the  Metropolitan,  things  have  not  been 
prosperous  for  the  company,  and  Man- 
ager Gerard,  after  wildcating  it  for  a 
couple  of  weeks,  evidently  thought 
best  to  let  go.  The  De  Camps  were 
fortunate  to  sign  with  London  Life,  to 
be  shown  here  next  week.  Max 
Steinle  and  wife  are  well  known  in 
Portland,  and  Max  will  probably  join 
Manager  Cordray's  staff  or  else  do 
newspaper  work.  Bob  Hancroft,  mus- 
ical director,  has  found  work  in  Van- 
couver, at  his  old  job,  telegraphing. 
The  other  members  of  the  company 
have  not  yet  been  so  fortunate. 

Mrs*    Helene  Bishop 

This  talented  lady  is  evidently  as 
great  a  favorite  in  Los  Angeles  as 
here,  to  judge  by  the  following: 

An  announcement  which  is  creating 
considerable  favorable  comment  is  the 
fact  that  Mrs.  Helene  Bishop,  who  is 
well  known  in  this  city,  will  resume 
her  dramatic  readings.  This  talented 
lady  has  had  the  advantage  of  a  great 
schooling,  under  the  most  prominent 
dramatic  teachers  in  America.  She 
has  devoted  herself  to  her  studies  for 
the  past  few  years,  and  is  said  to  be 
one  of  the  best  elocutionists  on  tour. 
It  is  hoped  that  Mrs.  Bishop  will  give 
a  recital  in  Los  Angeles,  where  she 
will  undoubtedly  meet  with  a  most 
flattering  reception  from  her  many 
friends. — Los  Angeles  Graphic. 


Darretl  Vinton  as  Hamlet 

Darrell  Vinton  has  been  getting 
many  pleasant  favorable  notices  this 
season.  A  recent  one  reads  as  fol- 
lows: 

His  rendition  of  Hamlet  was  like 
the  masterpiece  of  a  master,  or  of  an 
artist  who  loved  his  art  for  art's  sake, 
and  who  understood  his  subject,  loved 
it,  lived  it,  portrayed  it  upon  the  can- 
vass of  imagination  reality.  The 
leaves  of  laurel  are  blossoming  for 
Mr.  Darrell  Vinton  on  the  tree  of  his 
chosen  profession — he  has  but  to 
gather  and  wear  them. 


Klaw  and  Erlanger  announce  the 
engagement  of  the  following  actors  and 
actresses  to  support  Ada  Rehan  in  her 
coming  starring  tour  under  their  man- 
agement: Eugene  Ormonde,  George 
Clarke,  White  Whittlesey,  Wilfred 
Clarke,  Charles  Harbury,  De  Witt  C. 
Jennings,  Foster  Lardner,  George 
Warnock,  N.  S.  Lewis,  John  Taylor, 
R.  F.  Russell,  R.  S.  Piggott,  T.  Had- 
away,  Clement  Hopkins,  Mabel  Roe- 
buck, Louise  Draper,  Margaret  Owen, 
Marion  Stuart,  Virginia  Navara  and 
Catherine  Yeiser. 


Lewis  Morrison's  Frederick  the  Great  Co. 
Toronto,  Feb.  3,  5  weeks:  London,  13;  St. 
Thomas,  15:  Ottawa,  20-21;  Montreal,  22-24; 
Quebec,  26-27. 

F  rede  rich  1 1  a  rde 
Anaconda,  Feb.  3;  liutte,  4-7;   Ogden,  8; 
Salt  Lake,  9-10;  Denver  12-17. 

Jessie  Shirely  Company 
San  Jose,  2S,    week;  Stockton.  Feb.  5, 
week;  Modesto,  12,  week. 

Sam  T.  Shaw  Company 
Baker  City,  Feb.  5;  La  Grande,  12;  Pen- 
dleton, 19;  The  Dalles,  26. 

Neill  Company 
Victoria,  29-Feb.  3;  Taconia,  5-6,  thence 
to  California. 

Who  is  1 1 7/o 
(F.  W.  Stair,  Mgr. ) —Denver,  28-Feb.  3; 
Cripple  Creek,  4;  Leadville,  5;  Aspen,  6; 
Salt  Lake,   12-14;  Ogden,  15;  Sacramento, 
17;  San  Francisco,  18-24. 

Elleford  Company 
Fresno,  29,  week. 

Grau  Opera  Company 
Los  Angeles,  14,  four  weeks. 

Dailey  Stock  Company 
Salinas,  Feb.  5,  week. 
Blanche  Walsh  and  Melbourne  Macdowell 
(Ben  Stern,  Mgr.)— Salt  Lake,  Feb.  19- 
21;  Ogden,  22-23;  Portland,  26-28;  Tacoma, 
March  1;  Victoria,  2-4;  Vancouver,  5-7; 
Seattle,  8-10;  Spokane,  12-13;  Butte,  15-17; 
Anaconda,  18-19;  Helena,  20. 

Too  Much  Johnson 
R.  E.French  Co.  (Inc.)— Seattle,  Feb.  4, 
week;  Portland,  11,  week. 
Denman  Thompson  in  The  Old  Homestead 
(Thompson  &  Kilpatrick,  Mgrs.) — Los 
Angeles,  Feb.  5,  week;  San  Diego,  12-13; 
San  Bernardino,  14;  Stockton,  16;  San  Jose, 
17;  San  Francisco,  25,  two  weeks. 

/.  G.  Stuttz  and  Agnes  Anderson 
Colville,  Wash.,  Feb.  1,  week. 

Mr.  Plaster  oj  Paris 
Albuquerque,  Feb.  4;  Socorro,  5;  Las 
Cruces,  6;  El  Paso,  7;  Ralan,  10;  Trinidad, 
12;  Pueblo,  13;  Canon  City,  14;  Florence, 
15;  Cripple  Creek,  16;  Boulder,  17;  Denver, 
18,  week. 

David  Harum 

Perhaps  no  dramatization  of  a  pop- 
ular novel  will  be  awaited  with  more 
interest  than  the  staging  of  David 
Harum,  in  which,  it  is  said,  William 
Crane  is  to  appear  in  the  title  role  of 
the  eccentric  horse-trader.  It  is  not 
generally  known  that  the  author  of 
this  phenomenally  successful  book, 
Edward  Westcott,  died  before  he  had 
completed  his  wcrk,  and  that  it  was 
taken  up,  finished  and  revised  by  his 
intimate  friend  and  fellow  author, 
Forbes  Heermans.  The  manuscript 
was  read  and  refused  by  a  New  York 
publishing  house  previous  to  its  revi- 
sion, and  it  was  Mr.  Heermans  who 
finally  placed  it  with  a  rival  firm  and 
had  the  satisfaction  of  seeing  the  great 
profits  resulting  from  its  immediate 
success  turned  over  to  the  dead  au- 
thor's family. 


When  Jerome  Sykes,  Edna  Wallace 
Hopper  and  Chris  and  the  Wonderful 
Lamp  leave  the  Victoria  in  New  York, 
they  will  play  in  Chicago  and  the  prin- 
cipal western  and  southern  cities. 

L DUVAL 

Tlieatviewl    "Wig-  IVtnlcer 

112  Eddy  St.,  San  Fkancisco 


PROFESSIONAL  CARDS 


JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 


Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theati  e 

CHAS.  MAYER  Jr. 

rpKACHKK  OF  Till-:  ZITHER.  Reception  hour 
JL  1:80 to 3  P.  M.  Studio22!S  Geary  Street,  Easter- 
brook  Building,  Room  -11 

H.  L.  HASTINGS 

TEACHKR  OF  BANJO.    312  Post  Street.  'Phone 
4932  Sleiner.    Residence  814  Shrader  St. 

MRS.  C.  J.  TOOKER  and 

MISS   ELSIE  TOOKER 

rnKACHERS  OF  THK  GUITAR.  Pupils  prepared 
_L    as  soloists.    722  Powell  St. ,  San  Francisco 

CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

rpEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
_L  Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  '.> 
A.  M. ,  to  1:30  p.  m.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1817  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  Larkin  281. 


MRS.  FANNIE  DAM  HILTON 

(Recently  from  Milan) 
rpEACHER  OF  SINGING.  ORATORIO.  CONCERT 
J_    and  Grand  opera      Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.    Mondays  and  Thursdays.  


Q  F.  CONSERVATORY  OF  MUSIC,  130  Powell 
O,  street.*  A  thorough  musical  edenation  in  all 
branches  of  music.  Piano  department  in  charge  of 
G.  S.  BONELIJ,  Director.    Terms  moderate. 


MISS  ELEANOR  CONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  14G9  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 

Mrs.  Eva  Tenney 

SOPRANO  at  Trinity  Church  and  Bush  St.  Temple. 
Reception  Days.  Tuesdays  and  Thursdays,  2  to  4. 
Telephone  I.arkin  110:1.    1199  Bush  St. 


CECILE  VON  SEIBERLICH 

"pvRAMATIC  SOPRANO,  CONCERT  ACCOM- 
\_)  panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties  Studio- 1643  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  1040. 

MISS  JE5SIE  FOSTER 

LYRIC  SOPRANO.  Vocal  Studio  915  Hyde  St. 
(Italian  Method.)  Reception  Hours,  11  A.  M.  to 
1:30  p.m.  Engagements  accepted  for  Opera,  Con- 
cert, Church,  Etc. 


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The  Leading  Conservatory  ol  the  W  est  Un- 
equalled Free  Advantages.  Scud  for  Beautifully 
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H.  TOU  RJ  EE,  DIRECTOR, 

528  Sutter  Street,  San  Francisco  Cal. 

Adelaide  Roddy 

T  YR1C  SOPRANO.  Studio.  981  Sutter  St.  Recep 
_Lj  tion  Hours,  Monday.-;  2  to  5  p  m.  Church  or 
concert  engagements.    Phone  Polk  96.r>. 

F.  H.  IRVINE 

"PROFESSIONAL  STAGS  DANCING  Taught,  421 
JL    Post  St.    Private  Lessons  taught.  Circular. 

STAGE  DANCING,  BALI,  ROOM  AND  STAGE 
Juveniles.   Thursday  at  8:80;  Saturday  at  2. 

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Scottish  Hall,  1"7  I.arkin  St.,  San  1- r«  ncisco 


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TTORNEY-AT-I,A  W.     4:16    Parrott  Building. 
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MISS  E.  MclNTIRE 

QCIENTIFIC  PALMIST.  Hours,  1  to  5  P.  U.  Sun- 
O  days  excepted.  No.  1218  Leavenworth  Street, 
near  Clay.    Ladies  only.    Telephone  Kasj  264. 

ST.  GERMAIN  COLLEGE  OF  PALMISTRY 

MMB,  NEERGAARD.  President 
Rending  from  1  to  8:30  p.m.    Hy  mail ,  81 .  Engage- 
ments made  for  parties,  teas,  etc. 

MRS.  M.  BIRD 

Spiritual  Medium 

Day  and  Evening  Prophecy  a  Specialty,  ,r»0c  and  $1. 
212  Taylor  Street. 

H.  JEROME  FOSSELLI 

SCIENTIFIC  PALMIST.    'Phone  niack  561 .  517 
Mason  Street,   near  Sutter.    Hours  9  a.  If., 

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Kor  in  his  ravings  by  mistake, 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 

*  * 

Overheard  in  the  foyer  —  "The 
Rivals?  Too  tame.  Good  enough 
for  the  women  and  children,  but  give 
me  Fifi  or  The  Cuckoo,  or  In  Para- 
dise every  time." 

By  all  means,  let  every  bootblack 
mount  his  box  and  thus  lifted,  voice 
his  highest  maxim.  Then  may  one 
affix  the  proper  moral  tag. 

And  the  posterity  of  such  are  to 
shape  the  centuries  that  follow.  On 
second  thoughts  I  beg  the  bootblack's 
pardon. 

*  * 

The  Rivals  was  as  refreshing  as  a 
breeze  in  summer,  and  came  in  across 
the  cares  of  the  day,  like  the  joyous 
laughter  of  children  over  a  heart  in 
mourning.  The  old  comedies  areas  yet 
unsurpassed,  and  the  greatest  merit  of 
the  modern  ones  is  to  resemble  them. 

The  whole  company  was  generally 
in  beautiful  tune  with  the  period. 
Twice,  as  I  remember  the  up-to-date 
made  a  half-hearted  effort  to  be  pres- 
ent, but  died  at  the  point  of  a  Sheridan 
mot,  with  a  few  precautions  so  as  not 
to  be  remarked,  and  with  the  least 
noise  possible — just  as  every  young 
heretic  should  die. 

I  use  up-to-date  with  intention  be- 
cause it  is  a  slur  upon  the  word  mod- 
ern to  use  it  as  generally  applied.  The 
worthy  modern  is  quite  as  correspond- 
ingly fine  in  its  feelings  as  the  old 
school.  They  are  alike  as  two  peas. 
Give  our  cultured  women  a  courtesy 
and  our  cultured  men  a  snuff-box  and 
some  ruffles  and  the  distinction  van- 
ishes. It  is  not  the  modern  one 
wants  to  get  away  from  in  acting  old 
plays,  it  is  merely  the  up-to-date. 
The  cultured  modern  does  not  con- 
sider the  services  of  gallantry  trifling, 
because  apt  to  escape  through  the 
meshes  of  the  greater  interests — his 
self-respect  walks  well  in  advance.  In 
a  word,  like  the  worthy  of  all  ages, 
he  is  some  greater  than  his  duties.  I 
love  to  harp  on  this  modern  idea,  be- 
cause I  know  I  am  right. 

* 

»  * 

This  is  no  criticism— that  is  "the 
other  man's"  prerogative.  But  even 
he  shall  not  prevent  my  saying  that 
Miss  Kidder  is  the  quaintest  Lydia  I 
have  seen,  and  therein  lies  her  charm; 
that    Mr.    Johnstone's    brogue  and 


laugh  are  delicious  and  his  second 
costume  quite  as  artistic  in  its  way  as 
a  Whistler  etching;  and  that  Mrs. 
James'  performance  of  Lucy  stamps 
her  an  actress  to  be  one  day  reckoned 
with. 

Then  there  is  Mr.  James'  Bob 
Acres,  the  best  thing  he  has  done  this 
season,  and  last  and  best  Mrs.  Van- 
den  hoff's  Mrs.  Malaprop.  Though 
she  is  gone,  the  echoes  of  her  still 
remain,  and  we  shall  not  soon  "illiter- 
ate" her  from  our  minds.  Prepared- 
ness is  one  of  the  definite  charms  of 
this  actress — one  feels  so  thoroughly 
that  things  will  go  right  where  she  is. 

I  like  the  loud  key  in  which  she 
sets  the  character.  It  is  different  and 
conspicuous  and  rings  true.  She 
fashions  her  a  jolly,  vulgar  old  crea- 
ture, reaching  at  the  lower  stars  and 
coming  off  triumphant  with  a  handful 
of  London  fog.  It  is  certainly  a  crea- 
tion and  as  such  will  stand  a  model. 
Sheridan  never  would  write  anything 
after  The  School  for  Scandal,  and  if, 
like  him,  Mrs.  Vandenhoff  be  jealous 
of  her  reputation,  she  will  halt  at  Mrs. 
Malaprop,  for  she  never  will  surpass 
il. 

*  • 

Apropos  of  nothing  I  should  like  to 
say  that  the  young  men  of  the  James- 
Kidder-Hanford  Company  are  remark- 
ably promising  actors.  Instance  Mr. 
Norman  Hackett.  His  performance 
of  Laertes  was  the  best  I  have  seen. 
He  really  felt  his  sorrows  and  sub- 
merged self  in  his  anger  in  a  most  con- 
vincing and  attractive  way.  And  I 
am  sure,  were  he  free  to  choose,  it 
would  not  be  to  play  the  part.  He  is 
wise  enough  to  give  the  power  that  is 
his  to  the  opportunities  that  lie  in  his 
way.  He  never  scamps  his  work. 
* 

*  * 

Of  a  verite,  Pearl  Landers'  voice  is 
softening  and  developing.  Perhaps  I 
am  not  cautious  in  saying  this.  Pro- 
fessional people  have  such  a  way  of 
belying  today's  truth  with  tomorrow's 
doings.  It  is  still  an  affair  of  the  head, 
rather  than  the  heart.  It  does  not 
vibrate  responsive  to  spiritual  breath- 
ings, nor  yet  to  the  winds  of  passion. 
But  she  is  so  very  young.  Some  day 
I  shall  find  her  on  the  beach,  filling 
her  little  tin  bucket  with  sand,  and  if 
I  look  at  her  long  enough,  she  will 
come  toward  me  with  her  finger  in  her 


mouth  and  tell  me  what  she  means  to 
do  when  she  gets  big. 

*  # 

Once  more  the  autograph  fiend  is 
abroad  in  the  land.  Twenty  demands 
a  day  is  considered  a  light  tax  by  the 
overburdened  who  have  ceased  to 
sympathize  with  Zangwill.  He  it  was 
who  said  that  if  writing  his  name  on 
bits  of  paper  and  scattering  them 
broadcast  added  to  the  sum  total  of 
the  world's  happiness,  he  was  quite 
ready  to  do  it. 

"You  are  adorable,  your  acting  is 
perfect,  your  voice  is  liquid  silver  and 
the  picture  you  send  shall  ever  hold  a 
conspicuous  place  on  my  dressing- 
table,"  is  the  overhandled  theme  of 
the  notes.  Sometimes  the  song  reaches 
the  piercing  cadenza  of  "angelic," 
"divine  !" 

It  is  delightful  to  be  appreciated  and 
to  be  told  so,  but  such  food,  too  highly 
seasoned  and  offered  as  a  bribe  is  very 
indigestible. 

How  pleasant  it  must  be  to  go  home 
tired  from  the  play,  and  take  hold  of 
a  bundle  of  letters  wherein  half  the 
world  begs  at  the  top  of  its  voice,  for 
a  set  of  fentures  on  a  card,  the  same 
made  valuable  by  a  name,  sometimes 
graciously  written  by  the  features' 
private  secretary. 

* 

*  * 

Shades  of  the  down-trodden  flowers 
our  meadows,  what  is  the  matter  with 
the  stage  gardener  ?  The  conglomer- 
ate mass  of  fighting  color  and  stalk 
ugliness  and  impossible  bloom,  he 
coaxes  from  the  soil,  speaks  but  ill  for 
the  quality  of  his  soul.  Not  only  are 
the  colors  decidedly  "off,"  but  they 
yell  atone  with  a  primary  insolence 
loud  enough  to  make  the  welkin  ring. 
The  offense  to  the  esthetic  nerve  is 
terrible,  and  the  manner  of  atoning  for 
it  by  staking  off  a  few  natural  bushes 
in  quiet  corners,  entirely  too  declar- 
ative.    It  but  makes  the  matter  worse. 

The  last  garden  I  remember  wander- 
ing through,  boasted  eight  varieties 
of  plant  life  (or  death).  Now  here 
were  eight  opportunities  for  some  one 
to  appear  intelligent,  and  he  made 
eight  kinds  of  a  fool  of  himself.  Why 
should  a  man  who  can  make  nothing 
in  the  image  of  God  be  encouraged  in 
his  wickedness  by  finding  a  market  for 
his  wares  ?  Indirection  is  rampant  in 
the  purchase  of  these  properties  and 


the  worst  of  it  is,  being  things,  they 
will  probably  outlast  the  critic. 

There  is  a  heap  of  trash  in  the  prop- 
erty room  that  never  would  be  missed, 
and  one  of  these  days  when  the  soul 
sees  the  sin  of  it  all,  (for  it  is  a  sin — 
the  very  worst  sort  of  lying)  let  us 
have  a  festival  of  beautiful  burnings, 
and  include  all  the  garden  truck  in  the 
holocaust. 

*  * 

Side  Lights  Upon  the  Well 
Beloved 

THE  STAGE  GARDEN. 

Knowest  thou  the  land  where  the  azure  pinks 

Hang  six  on  a  twig  from  the  jasmine  vine, 
And  the  blood-red  pansies  "rubber  neck" 

And  with  peach  blossoms  intertwine? 
Thither,  O,  thither,  love  let  us  flee, 

And  eat  blue  dates  from  the  cherry  tree. 
And  there  if  we  tarry,  we  soon  shall  see 

The  picture  completed— a  yellow  ass 
And  a  purple  cow  on  the  carmine  grass. 

Knowest  thou  the  land  where  the  rootless 
trunk, 

Sends  branches  atwirl  like  a  diadem, 
And  all  of  the  flowers  are  color  drunk 

On  sap  from  a  wire  stem  ? 
Thither  let's  hasten — arise,  arise, 

Together  we'll  wander  and  botanize. 
We'll  gather  the  sea  pods  hand  in  hand, 

And  labor  and  studv  to  understand 
The  wonderful  gardens  that  grow  in  stage- 
land. 

* 

*  * 

TO  MR.  NORMAN  HACKETT. 

By  a  Matinee  Girl. 
Would  I  might  be  thy  shepherdess, 

And  thou  my  Florizel. 
Then  every  word  would  read  delight, 

All  letters,  gladness  spell. 
I'd  weave  thee  wreathes  of  heliotrope, 

(Dost  know  the  flower  tongue?) 
I'd  sing  withjoy  and  buoyant  hope, 

(Perhaps  you've  heard  them  sung) 
These  touching  words — they're  old  but  true: 

"I'd  leave  my  happy  home  for  you." 

P.  S.— This  is  not  my  best.  But 
you  see  I  was  not  sure  until  the  last 
minute,  whether  I  should  write  to  you 
or  Mr.  Barry  Johnstone. 

*  * 

Behind  the  Scenes  with  Frances 
Temple  Graham 

The  Tivoli's  new  contralto  is  a 
most  modest  woman — an  easy  and 
graceful  talker  on  every  subject  but 
one,  and  that  is  bad  for  the  inter- 
viewer. 

She  seems  to  think  but  little  of  her- 
self and  less  of  her  importance,  but 
once  you  hear  her  sing,  you  realize 
there  is  no  need  of  a  herald.  Merit 


February  3rd,  1900 


discloses  itself.  I  found  her  in  her 
dressing-room,  quiet,  gentle-eyed  and 
prone  to  smile,  idly-busy  at  her  toilet, 
for  haste  and  she  seem  strangers,  and 
leaning  rather  to  the  blonde  type; 
and  I  left  her  still  quiet  and  smiling, 
but  transformed  into  a  stunning  bru- 
nette— such  is  the  power  of  wigs  and 
rouge.  She  looked  at  first  like  a  Rus- 
sian, then  like  a  Parisian,  and  is 
really  a  Californian— at  least  she  grew 
up  here  and  went  to  school  to  the 
varied  influences  of  our  cosmopolitan- 
ism. 

She  seems  in  solid  partnership  with 
things  that  help  the  world  along, 
especially  a  cheerfulness  that  ever  dis- 
closes two  rows  of  the  most  beautiful 
even  teeth.  Cheerfulness  is  a  duty  at 
all  times,  but  under  the  circumstances 
it  should  be  a  law. 

And  a  first  act  was  going  on  over 
our  heads,  and  it  sounded  like  the 
finale  of  a  great  savage  victory,  when 
the  warriors  all  rnn  off  to  their  homes, 
each  man  eager  to  secure  his  own 
plunder  and  tell  his  own  story.  What 
a  queer  thing  is  sound  without  sight. 

"No,  I  am  quite  en  rapport  with 
the  city.  I  have  not  been  here  for 
twelve  years  and  about  everything  is 
new  and  strange.  I  walk  along  the 
streets  meeting  the  ghosts  of  people  I 
went  to  school  with.  I  say  'How  do 
you  do?'  and  all  the  rest  of  it,  and 
never  really  know  to  whom  I  am  talk- 
ing." 

Then  she  remembered  that  she  was 
being  interviewed  for  publication,  and 
wondered  if  "ghosts"  would  explain 
itself  sadly  and  ungracefully  to  the 
reader. 

She  has  the  same  beautiful  quality 
in  her  speaking  voice  that  reveals  itself 
in  song,  and  such  a  voice  always  con- 
forms to  some  inward  grace. 

"Oh,  yes,  I  studied  abroad,  in  Paris 
and  elsewhere — chiefly  with  Sbriglia, 
the  De  Rezskes'  teacher. 

"An  old  man?  He  would  hate  to 
have  you  believe  so,  and  dyes  and 
paints  and  trims  himself  down  gener- 
ally, to  where  he  can  pose  as  well  under 
three-score.  But  he  is  a  great  teacher," 
and  she  punctuated  the  speech  with 
the  snap  of  a  jeweled  bracelet, on  a  very 
pretty  arm,  white  without  powder, and 
bare  to  the  shoulder  without  need  of 
apology.  "He  sang  here  years  ago, 
it  seems  is  quite  proud  of  his  successes 
and  loves  to  talk  of  them." 

"Comic  opera?  Well,  you  see,  I'm 
very  lazy,  and  I  find  it  so  much  easier 
than  grand,  and  often  such  beautiful 
classical  melodies  run  through  its  fool- 
ishness." 

And  just  then  the  latest  topical  song 
struck  up  and  we  both  laughed  and 
thought  "Fairy  Tales"  might  have 
been  an  appropriate  encore. 

"Europe  or  America  ?  Must  one 
name  a  preference  ?  Must  every  truth 
be  told?" 

"By  no  means,"  said  I,  "let  us  put 
it  that  you  like  America  very  much, 
and  are  going  back  to  Paris  at  the  first 
opportunity." 

"Yes,  just  as  soon  as  I  have  money 


enough.  There  is  no  use  trying  to 
live  in  Paris  without  money." 

Which  left  the  inference  that  one 
might  accomplish  that  feat  here.  I 
should  like  the  recipe. 

She  has  not  the  slighest  affectation, 
which  is  wise,  for  no  one  can  appear 
quite  so  well  in  any  character  as  in  his 
own.  This  naturalness  is  very  pos- 
sibly the  result  of  a  two  years'  holiday 
oh  the  borders  of  a  mining  camp, 
where  people  have  the  most  com- 
mendable habit  of  setting  truths  in 
motion. 

Then  we  discussed  a  photograph  on 
the  wall — a  little  seventeen  months  old 
Daphne,  "just  the  dearest  baby  in  the 
world,"  and  the  mother's  entire  hori- 
zon seemed  enclosed  in  her  affection 
for  the  child.  What  beautiful  lullabys 
she  can  sing  to  it.  I  hope  the  baby 
appreciates  her  blessings. 

And  by  and  by,  when  I  heard  her 
voice,  I  thought  what  an  acquisition 
she  would  be  to  the  grand  opera  sea- 
son. This  is  intended  as  a  hint,  for 
grand  opera  singers  who  are  fair  to 
look  upon  and  human  withal  are  not 
too  plenty  on  our  coast. 

After  all,  people  who  face  the  public 
should  be  fair  and  correctly  built.  We 
have  a  right  to  expect  it  of  them. 

C.  T. 


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"Advertise  your  show  if  you  wTant 
business,"  says  George  Samuels,  who 
is  out  here  with  his  show,  His  Better 
Half,  and  acting  on  that  theory  Mr. 
Samuels  proceeded  to  bill  this  town  in 
a  manner  to  astonish  the  natives,  and 
to  quite  make  a  new  record  for  adver- 
tising an  attraction.  And  business 
this  week  has  proved  the  wisdom  of 
such  a  course.  Following  such  a  well 
known  attraction  as  Gay  Coney  Island 
His  Better  Half,  not  near  as  well 
known,  hasdone  a  much  bigger  week's 
business.  As  compared  with  the  busi- 
ness of  the  Black  Patti  Company,  who 
did  very  little  advertising  and  had  very 
ordinary  paper,  Mr.  Samuels  and  his 
show  won  out  handsomely.  Mr.  Sam- 
uels is  thoroughly  alive  and  up  to  date, 
and  besides  carrying  all  kinds  of  pic- 
torial work  and  banners,  he  is  ever 
ready  to  meet  the  local  manager  half 
way  on  any  proposition.  Success  to 
George  Samuels  and  anyand  all  of  his 
attractions. 


A  Quick  Witted  Usher 

The  other  night  at  the  Tivolijust 
as  the  last  act  was  ending,  probably 
two  minutes  before  the  time  for  the 
curtain  to  come  down,  a  party  rose, 
began  putting  on  their  hats  and  wraps 
and  became  generally  a  nuisance.  But 
only  for  a  minute,  for  the  Tivoli's  head 
usher,  acting  instantly,  dashed  down 
upon  the  offenders,  and  compelled  them 
to  sit  down  and  become  quiet.  Good, 
you  bet. 

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From  Paris  comes  a  description  of 
several  very  chic  gowns  seen  on  the 
stage  in  a  recent  play  at  the  Vaude- 
ville. Charming,  they  say,  is  the 
little  traveling  gown  worn  by  the 
heroine  in  the  first  act.  A  slate-gray 
(the  most  fashionable  color  for  the 
tailor-made  gowns  at  the  moment),  the 
material  a  soft,  satin-faced  cloth,  the 
skirt  finely  pleated  all  around  the  back 
and  side  breadths,  the  front  plain. 
The  simple  bodice  closely  fitting, 
slightly  longer  in  front  than  behind, 
in  bolero  form,  opens  at  the  neck  over 
an  emplacement  of  embroidery;  a  silk 
scarf  in  black,  with  fringed  ends,  is 
loosely  tied  in  front.  At  the  end  of 
this  act  she  dons  an  exquisite  evening 
gown  of  soft  pinkish-ivory  silk  and 
tulle;  an  application  of  lace  is  used 
effectively  across  the  front  of  the  skirt, 
each  band  finishing  in  a  wide  motif  at 
the  sides.  The  bodice  is  draped  with 
tulle,  and  a  huge  tulle  sash  gives  a 
charming  ingenue  air  to  the  toilet.  In 
the  third  act  the  heroine  wears  a  won- 
derful "automobile"  coat  in  almost 
white  cloth;  this  is  simply  made,  but 
of  a  wonderful,  flowing  cut.  The  hat 
worn  with  this  coat  is  in  soft  white 
felt,  swathed  with  chiffon  and  lace, 
and  a  white  gauze  veil  is  tied  under 
the  chin  in  a  large  bow.  The  gown 
beneath  this  costume  is  of  soft,  white 
material,  with  a  deep  lace  flounce;  the 
bodice  softly  draped  and  swathed  on 
the  figure  with  imperceptible  fasten- 
ings. The  heroine  is  undeniably  at- 
tractive in  these  creations,  all  of  which 
are  by  a  very  well-known  artist  in 
modes. 


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Just  at  the  tag  of  Sag  Harbor,  says 
the  Boston  Journal,  when  the  storm 
and  stress  of  the  sad  but  beautiful  heart 
story  has  come  to  a  close,  and  the  dove 
of  peace  with  the  bright  sunshine  of  a 
happier  day  has  come  again  into  the 
lives  at  Ben  Turner's  simple  home, 
and  old  Captain  Dan  Marble,  too,  is 
filled  with  happiness  that  the  wish  of 
his  life — a  child — is  finally  to  be  vouch- 
safed him,  Martha  Reese  (Miss  Julie 
Heme)  goes  to  the  old  piano,  and 
sitting  down,  hums  softly  a  touching, 
tender  little  strain  to  her  own  accom- 
paniment, which,  as  the  curtain  slowly 
descends  on  a  perfect  picture  of  domes- 
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the  words,  commencing  "All  through 
the  night, "  with  the  melody,  ring  in 
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ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Agent 


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^Hf/      ALCAZAR  STOCK 

Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

MRS.  HORACE  EWING 

Characters 
At  Liberty                Address  this  Office 

Charles  H.  Jones 

*3iagc  .Manager,       iiranu  upera  Mouse 

IDA  WYATT 

QOl'BR'-TTE—  PREMIER  1  DANCER.  TIVOLI 
O     OPERA  HOUSE.     Lessons  in  Stage  Dancing. 
Address  IS  Danvers  Street,  City,  or  this  office. 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theater 



Clertrude  Foster 

Leading  Woman  Macdonough  Theater,  Oakland 

Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

Miss  Anna  Lichter 

TIVOLI  OPKRA  HOUSE 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

Hirst-Class  Repertoire  Opera 

STAGE  DIRECTOR 

ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE.           AT  LIBERTY 

Hattie  bJelle  Ladd 

Contralto.   Grand  Opera  House 

VIOLA  ALBERTA 

Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.                 ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Ivl M ri  1 L.  MUWL 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

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GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

CLARENCE  CHASE 

Frawley  Company 

Landers  Stevens 

PROPRIETOR  and  manager 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

Cecilia  Castelle 

TNGENUE    AND    GENERAL     WORK,  WITH 
_L    Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 

Hallett's  Theatrical  Exchange. 

Harry  Marshall 

Scenic  Artist 

AT  LIBERTY.                 ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Frank  Denithorne 

Alcazar  Stock  Company,  San  Francisco. 

Baby  Ruth  Roland 

Orpheum  Circuit. 

Minnette  Barrett 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

There  may  be  others  like  us  but  they're  not  in  town. 
The  Ever  Popular  Originators  of  Novelties, 

Anita- Carlton  and  Royee  -Howie 

Up-to-date  Singing  and  Dancing  Soubrettes, 
In  the  Zenith  or  Success  at  Olympia  Music  Hall 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

MARIE  D.  WOOD 

The  California  Nightingale 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Man 

MACDONOUGH  STOCK  CO.,  OAKLAND 

DOT  STANLEY 

Singing  Comedienne,  Olympia  Music  Hall. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

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THE  JAN  FRANCI5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  23— Vol.  I 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  FEBRUARY  10,  1900 


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WTzere  Shakespeare  Got 
His  Idea 

When  Willie  Collier  first  began  his 
starring  career  a  few  years  ago,  his 
business  in  several  of  the  one-night 
stands  was  exceedingly  bad;  in  fact,  so 
bad  on  one  occasion  that  when  asked 
how  his  house  was,  he  remarked  that 
"the  gallery  fell  off  a  little,  but  didn't 
hurt  anybody.''  Richmond,  Indiana, 
however,  took  the  banner,  with  gross 
receipts  of  $13.50.  In  writing  to  a 
friend  about  it  he  said:  "Now  I  know 
where  Shakespeare  got  his  idea  for  the 
last  act  of  Richard  III.  He  said  to 
himself,  Toronto  is  all  booked;  so  is 
Buffalo.  I  know  what  I'll  do.  I'll 
send  him  into  Indiana  and  let  Rich- 
mond kill  him  quick." 


Impromptu  Wit 

The  audience  is  sometimes  respon- 
sible for  interruptions  which  give  per- 
formers an  opportunity  for  displaying 
their  ready  wit.  Barry  Sullivan,  the 
Irish  tragedian,  was  playing  Richard 
III  some  years  ago  at  Shrewsbury. 
When  the  actor  came  to  the  lines,  "A 
horse  !  a  horse  !  My  kingdom  for  a 
horse  !"  someone  in  the  pit  called  out: 
"Wouldn't  a  donkey  suit  you,  Mr. 
Sullivan?"  "Yes,"  responded  the 
tragedian,  turning  quickly  to  the  in- 
terrupter; "please  come  around  to  the 
stage  door." 

* 

*  * 

"Tom  Moore's  Diary"  contains  an 
absurd  blunder  made  by  John  Kemble. 
He  was  performing  one  of  his  favorite 
parts  at  some  country  theatre  and  was 
interrupted  from  time  to  time  by  the 
squalling  of  a  child  in  the  gallery  until 
at  length,  angered  by  this  rival  per- 
formance. Kemble  walked  with  solemn 
steps  to  the  front  of  the  stage  and  ex- 
claimed in  his  most  tragic  tones: 
"Ladies  and  gentlemen, unless  the  play 
is  stopped,  the  child  cannot  possibly 
go  on." 

» 

*  * 

It  was  not  often  that  Charles  Mat- 
hews was  nonplused,  but  one  night  at 
the  London  Olympic  a  swell  in  a  front 
stall  got  up  in  the  middle  of  one  of  the 
scenes  to  put  on  his  coat  for  the  pur- 
pose of  leaving,  whereupon  Charles, 
with  a  cool  manner  which  in  anyone 
else  would  have  been  impertinent.said : 


"You  had  better  wait  a  little, sir, there's 
more  to  come."  "That's  just  the  rea- 
son I  am  going,"  said  the  swell,  and 
Charles  said  afterward  that  he  had 
never  felt  so  sat  upon  in  his  life. 


Good  Paying  Ways 

This  is  the  way  a  writer  in  the  New 
York  World  sizes  up  the  condition  of 
things  respecting  the  securing  of  good 
plays — plays  that  bring  in  money. 

There  is  hardly  a  manager  in  New- 
York  but  complains  of  the  difficulty  in 
procuring  good  plays.  He  means  by 
that,  plays  which  he  is  sufficiently  sure 
of  to  feel  warranted  in  mounting  ex- 
pensively. Among  the  number  of 
plays  submitted  to  each  manager  dur- 
ing the  course  of  a  year  there  are 
usually  a  number  which  he  thinks  con- 
tain merit  and  which  might  prove  pop- 
ular. To  put  them  on  as  a  regular 
attraction  means  too  much  risk  of  loss. 


What  is  to  pfevent  a  manager  from 
saying  to  members  of  his  company  who 
are  anxious  for  new  parts:  '  Here  is  a 
play  I  think  may  have  stuff  in  it. 
We'll  give  it  a  try  at  a  matinee,  with- 
out any  pretense  at  special  scenery  or 
elaborate  costumes,  just  to  see  how  it 
goes  with  an  audience.  If  it  fails 
you'll  have  had  the  advantage  of  work- 
ing out  something  new,  and  no  harm 
to  anybody.  If  it  succeeds  and  looks 
like  a  money-maker  I'll  put  it  on  later 
with  fresh  scenery  and  costumes  when 
present  receipts  have  begun  to  fall  off. 
Or  I'll  send  it  out  on  the  road." 

A  series  of  new  plays  put  on  in  this 
way  for  experimental  purposes  might 
prove  very  interesting  to  the  public. 
It  would  certainly  be  beneficial  to  the 
actors.  It  would  seem  to  possess, 
moreover,  very  real  advantages  for  the 
managers. 


Charles  Frohman's  company  pre- 
senting Gillette's  Because  She 
Loved  Him  So,  has  started  on  its 
Western  Tour  and  will  reach  here  next 
month.  J.  E.  Dodson  and  Annie  Irish 
head  the  cast. 


Grass  Valley  is  to  have  a  new  up- 
to-date  theatre,  costing  $22,500.  It 
will  be  built  by  the  fraternal  organiza- 
tions of  that  enterprising  town. 


Prosperity  is  Happening 
to  Jones 

Harry  Corson  Clarke  writes  from 
Kansas  City  :  "Though  away  from 
home,  I  receive  The  Review  and  am 
glad  to  note  the  prosperity  of  THE 
dramatic  sheet  of  the  Western  country. 
Our  business  has  been  excellent.  I've 
gained  thirty-five  pounds  on  my  milk 
and  molasses  diet.  Am  booking  gilt- 
edged  dates  for  my  new  play,  WHiat  Did 
Tompkins  Do?  The  company  has  been 
doing  nicely,  leaving  a  good  impression 
everywhere.  Expect  to  be  in  Frisco 
during  Holy  Week,  when  the  com- 
pany will  rest.  Yours, 

Hakky  Corson  Clarke. 

Oberon  Changes  Hands 

E.  A.  Fischer,  who  has  for  several 
years  conducted  the  Oberon  Concert 
Hall  and  made  it  the  most  popular  re- 
sort of  the  kind  in  San  Francisco,  has 
sold  the  place  to  Messrs.  De  Kennet 
and  Martine.  Dr.  De  Kennett  is  a 
well  known  figure  in  local  theatrical 
circles,  first  opening  the  Alhambra  a 
couple  of  years  ago.  Mr.  Martine 
comes  from  the  East.  The  new  man- 
agement will  keep  the  Oberon  up  to 
its  present  high  standard  and  will  see 
to  it  that  it  will  always  be  a  popular 
resort  with  the  public. 

The  Savoy  Theatre 

A  three-mile  bicycle  race  was  a  very 
pleasing  feature  of  the  entertainment 
at  the  Savoy  Theatre,  Victoria,  re- 
cently. Virgil  Hall,  the  champion  of 
Omaha,  Neb.,  and  the  hero  of  many 
western  battles  of  the  bicycle  track, 
and  Ed.  Marshall,  of  Vancouver,  ran 
three  miles  on  an  artificial  track.  The 
result  was  almost  exactly  a  dead  heat, 
but  with  that  fine  fineness  that  always 
characterizes  the  stage  appearances  of 
Mr.  Jim  Townsend,  the  event  was 
awarded  to  Mr.  Marshall.  The  race 
was  very  interesting,  and  both  men 
were  lustily  cheered.  Among  other 
attractions  at  the  popular  down-town 
show,  Misses  Walther  and  Forrest 
were  recalled  the  second  time  for  their 
rendering  of  a  couple  of  exceedingly 
clever  numbers.  These  ladies  are  do- 
ing some  of  the  most  artistic  work 
seen  at  the  Savoy  in  several  months. 


Post  and  Ashley  have  a  bright  comedy 
turn,  and  other  numbers  are  well 
worth  seeing. 

Blanche  Bates  Objects 

Application  was  made  in  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  New  York  on  Jan.  30 
on  behalf  of  Blanche  Bates,  the  actress, 
for  an  injunction  restraining  Peck  & 
Peck,  hosiery  dealers  at  951  Broadway, 
from  exposing  models  of  the  plaintiff 
or  any  part  of  her  person  or  limbs. 

On  stating  the  cause  for  the  action, 
the  complaint  alleges  that  "since  early 
in  January  the  defendants,  without 
consent,  right,  or  justification,"  have 
displayed  in  their  show  windows 
"models  of  a  woman's  legs,  flesh -col- 
ored, and  extending  from  toe  to  hip." 
And  that  each  model  has  on  it  a  long 
stocking  "extending  half  way  up  the 
thigh." 

The  latter  are  labeled  with  striking 
lines  from  "Naughty  Anthony,"  and 
above  all  is  the  name  of  the  plaintiff 
and  a  printed  statement  that  the  mod- 
els were  made  from  life.  Miss  Bates, 
the  complaint  continues,  has  never 
played  in  tights,  or  in  any  way  dis- 
played her  legs  except  ence  when  she 
took  the  part  of  Rosalind  and  then 
she  wore  high  boots. 


Otis  Skinner  is  now  filling  columns 
in  the  newspapers  tellinghow  to  make 
love. 

"You  can't  trifle  with  a  love  scene," 
says  Mr.  Skinner.  "This  falling  in 
love  business  is  no  joke.  It's  as  ser- 
ious as  a  funeral,  and  every  human  be- 
ing knows  it,  acknowledge  it  or  not, 
as  they  may,  even  in  a  comedy  love 
scene.  You  must  always  make  people 
feel  that  somewhere  under  all  the 
smiles  and  compliments  there  is  some 
one  very  much  in  earnest." 

Ward  and  Yokes  have  produced, 
with  no  little  success,  their  latest  play 
called,  The  Floor  Walkers.  Lucy- 
Daly,  and  Margaret  Daly  are  in  the 
company. 

The  two  sopranos,  of  the  Bostonians, 
Helen  Bertram,  and  Grace  Cameron 
will  l)Oth  appear  in  the  production  of 
The  Vicerov. 


Oh  Susannah,  will  lje  next  week's 
bill  at  the  Alcazar  theatre.  It  is  one 
of  the  New  York  Lyceum  theatre's 
successes. 


February  ioth,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


On  the  Hoad       RATH  J  EN  BROS. 


Lewis  Morrison's  Frederick  the  Great  Co. 
Toronto,  Feb.  5,  week;   London,  13;  St. 
Thomas,  15;  Ottawa,  20-21:  Montreal,  22-24: 
Quebec,  26-27. 

Frederick  Warde 
Salt  Lake,  9-10;  Denver  12-17. 

Jessie  Shirely  Company 

Stockton,  Feb.  5,  week:  Modesto.  12, 
week;  Hanford,  19;  Visalia,  26;  Tulare, 
March  5;  Bakersfield,  12;  Santa  Barbara,  19. 
Sam  T.  Shaiv  Company 

La  Grande,  12;  Pendleton,  19;  The  Dalles. 
26. 

Neill  Company 
Victoria,  29-Feb.  3;  Tacoma,  5-6,  thence 
to  California. 

Who  is  Who 
(F.  W.  Stair,  Mgr.)— Salt  Lake,  12-14; 
Ogden,  15;  Sacramento,  17;  San  Francisco, 
18-24. 

Grau  Opera  Company 

Los  Angeles,  14,  four  weeks;  Sacramento, 
Feb.  11,  week. 

Dailey  Stock  Company 

Salinas,  Feb.  5,  week. 
Blanche  Walsh  and  Melbourne  Macdowell 

(Ben  Stern,  Mgr.)— Salt  Lake,  Feb.  19- 
21;  Ogden,  22-23;  Portland,  26-28;  Tacoma, 
March  1;  Victoria,  2-4;  Vancouver,  5-7: 
Seattle,  8-10;  Spokane,  12-13;  Butte,  15-17; 
Anaconda,  18-19;  Helena,  20. 

Too  Much  Johnson 

R.  E.French  Co.  (Inc.)— Seattle,  Feb.  4, 
week;  Portland,  11,  week. 
Denman  Thompson  in  The  Old  Homestead 

(Thompson  &  Kilpatrick,  Mgrs.)— Los 
Angeles,  Feb.  5,  week;  San  Diego,  12-13; 
San  Bernardino,  14;  Stockton,  16;  San  Jose, 
17;  San  Francisco,  25,  two  weeks. 

/.  G.  Stuttz  and  Agnes  Anderson 

Colville,  Wash.,  Feb.  1,  week. 

Mr.  Plaster  oj  Paris 

Ratan,  10;  Trinidad,  12;  Pueblo,  13;  Canon 
City,  14;  Florence,  15;  Cripple  Creek,  16: 
Boulder,  17;  Denver,  18,  week. 

James  Kidder  Hanjord  Company 

(Wagenhals  and  Kemper,  Props.) — Marys- 
ville,  Feb.  5;  Portland,  8-9-10;  Seattle,  12- 
15;  Tacoma,  16;  Spokane,  19-21;  Walla  Walla 
22;  Boise,  23-24;  Anaconda,  26;  Great  Falls, 
27;  Helena,  28;  Butte,  March  1-3. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke 

Atchison,  Kans.,  13;  Beatrice,  15;  Lincoln, 
17;  Omaha,  18;  Fremont,  20;  Hastings,  23; 
Red  Oak,  26;  Ottumwa,  27;  Marshalltown, 
28;  Ft.  Dodge,  Iowa,  March  2;  Sioux  City, 
3;  Fairbault,  Minn.,  7;  St.  Cloud,  9;  Fergus 
Falls,  10;  Fargo,  N.  D.,  13;  Grand  Forks,  15; 
Winnipeg,  16-17. 


Hugh  Emmett's  Success 

Hugh  J.  Etnraett,  the  well  known 
ventriloquist  and  humorist  is  now  tour- 
ing the  East  with  The  Novelty  En- 
tertainers, managed  by  the  Central 
Lyceum  Bureau,  of  Rochester.  Mr. 
Emmett  writes  : 

We  play  one  night  stands  and  to  the  most 
cultured  people,  and  are  presenting  the  near- 
est approach  to  the  vaudeville  style  of  enter- 
tainment ever  attempted  on  the  lecture  plat- 
form. Our  company  consists  of  Durns, 
magician;  F.  Hansell,  whistler;  and  myself. 
I  am  doing  three  numbers,  consuming  one 
hour.  Company  is  a  great  hit  anil  will  no 
doubt  have  a  much  longer  season  booked 
next  year.  Our  present  tour  extends  to 
April  7th,  after  which  I  may  return  to  my 
home  at  Oakland. 

Hugh  J.  Emmett, 
Ventriloquist,  Humorist  and  Violinist. 


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Union.  Send  it  to  your  friends. 
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We  call  the  attention  of  the  profes- 
sion to  the  excellence  of  the  Review's 
correspondence  columns.  No  theatri- 
cal journal  outside  of  New  York  can 
boast  such  reliable  news  from  cities  all 
over  the  country. 

The  professionals  responded  nobly 
to  the  call  of  the  Theatrical  Mechan- 
ic's Association  for  the  annual  lienefit 
at  the  Columbia  last  Sunday.  There 
seems  to  be  no  worthy  benefit  to  which 
the  professional  people  fail  to  respond, 
which  is  saying  much  for  the  actor 
and  actress,  and  emphasizes  the  fact 
that  San  Francisco  is  a  great  town  for 
l>enefits. 

*  ¥ 

THE  following  timely  argument  by 
a  Chicago  critic  might  well  be  applied 
to  a  certain  element  of  San  Francisco 
theatre-goers:  "I  imagine  that  very 
few  stop  to  analyze  the  influences  that 
move  them  toward  the  theatre.  The 
majority  are  pleased  with  the  stage 
pictures  and  the  plot,  just  as  they  are 
with  a  beautiful  landscape,  and  they 
are  not  influenced  with  the  least  desire 
to  dissect  either  the  performance  or  the 
landscape  in  order  to  discover  the  ele- 
ments entering  into  their  enjoyment. 
I  am  not  prepared  to  say  that  this  is 
the  best  method  of  viewing  plays  or 


appreciating  nature,  but  it  is  certainly 
far  better  than  the  cynical  spirit  of  the 
minority,  who  apparently  attend  the 
theatre  for  the  purpose  of  finding 
fault  and  making  themselves  miserable. 
It  is  impossible  to  understand  why 
people  of  this  class  bore  themselves 
and  their  acquaintances  by  visiting  the 
theatre.  They  seldom  if  ever  enter 
into  the  spirit  of  a  performance  with 
sympathetic  interest,  but  rather  de- 
vote themselves  to  magnifying  the 
faults  and  minimizing  the  virtues  of 
every  play.  Scenes  that  appeal  to  the 
imagination  of  healthy,  well-ordered 
and  appreciative  minds,  and  stage 
illusions  that  inspire  others,  are  con- 
demned by  them  as  unworthy  of  at- 
tention, and  thus  they  carp,  criticise 
and  find  fault  at  every  point  until 
patience  in  their  behalf  ceases  to  l)e  a 
virtue." 

Oi.ga  Netiiersoi.e  has  reached 
that  stage  when  she  excuses  the  pres- 
entation of  such  plays  as  Sapho. 
Here  is  the  way  she  puts  it:  "On  the 
stage  I  portray  women  who  suffer  be- 
cause they  should  suffer.  My  plays 
are  not  immoral.  They  are  moral 
because  they  point  a  moral.  Problem 
plays  are  not  for  children.  In  Eng- 
land the  theatrical  managers  present 
pantomimes  for  children.  But  grown 
people  demand  stronger  meat,  and 
they  want  life  to  be  life.  The  major- 
ity of  the  so-called  immoral  plays  are 
not  immoral.  The  moral  of  the  play 
is  that  sin  is  punished.  The  wages  of 
sin  are  collected  by  the  living,  and  the 
wages  are  exceeding  bitter.  It  is  true 
that  Carmen  dies,  and  Camille  dies, 
and  the  public  is  satisfied.  But  there 
are  many  women  of  the  same  class 
who  do  not  die. " 

¥  ¥ 

NOTING  the  return  of  Maude  Adams 
in  The  Little  Minister,  it  is  worth 
while  to  call  the  attention  of  actors, 
managers  and  the  public  to  these 
facts:  Miss  Adams  does  not  have  to 
repeat  on  the  stage,  lines  that  she 
would  be  ashamed  to  recite  in  private 
life.  She  does  not  depend  for  her  suc- 
cess on  stockings,  or  underskirts,  or 
immodesty.  She  does  not  earn  a  liv- 
ing by  pandering  to  indecency.  Very 
simply  and  naturally  she  plays  as  a 
good  girl  the  part  of  a  good  girl.  She 
teaches  that  true  affection  is  more 
romantic,  more  satisfying,  and  far  more 
attractive  than  moral  disease  with  red 
skirts  for  an  accessory  and  broiled  lob- 
ster for  a  foundation.  She  says.  "I 
think  I  can  please  American  men  and 
women  by  playing  on  the  stage  such  a 
part  as  is  played  by  lovable  girls  in 
real  life.''  Miss  Adams'  theatre  is 
packed.  Men  and  women  are  glad 
that  they  took  their  daughters  there. 
They  go  again  and  again.  Actors, 
actresses,  stage  panders  and  cynical 
public — will  you  please  notice  that 
decency  also  pays?" 

We  admire  the  courage  of  Managers 
Thall  and  Belasco,  and  Gottlob  and 
Marx,  in  opening  a  stock  company  at 


the  Macdonough  in  Oakland.  The 
enterprise  is  not  calculated  in  any  way 
to  lessen  the  popularity  of  Manager 
Stevens'  Dewey,  which  is  really  the 
pioneer  theatre  of  the  Church  city, 
but  in  presenting  a  different  class  of 
plays  it  will  only  serve  to  increase  in- 
terest in  permanent  companies  giving 
first-class  performances  at  popular 
prices. 

¥  ¥ 


CHARLOTTE  WADE 
With  London  Life  at  the  Nenu  cAlhambra 

Benefit  a  Success 

The  T.  M.  A.,  Lodge  No.  21,  bene- 
fit at  the  Columbia  last  Sunday  was  a 
success  artistically  and  financially. 
Over  S500  was  netted  as  the  result  of 
the  cheerful  labors  of  those  appearing 
and  those  who  worked  it  up.  George 
Lask  and  Charles  Bryant  directed  the 
stage. 

Louis  James  opened  the  performance 
with  some  well  chosen  words,  thank- 
ing the  people  for  their  presence.  He 
said  the  theatrical  mechanics  were  the 
architects,  builders  and  painters  of  the 
stage,  and  upon  their  ingenuity  and 
application  depended  the  success  of 
the  performance. 

At  the  conclusion  of  his  address  the 
curtain  arose  on  the  second  act  of  In 
Paradise.  Miss  Van  Buren  and  the 
other  members  of  the  Frawley  Com- 
pany gave  a  particularly  vivacious 
performance.  Major  Mite,  from  the 
Chutes,  sang  a  Hebrew  song  and  did 
a  cakewalk,  and  Joseph  Newman,  of 
the  Orpheuin,  sang  a  number  of  his 
original  humorous  songs.  Winifred 
Goff,  who  was  in  magnificent  voice, 
represented  the  Grand  Opera-house. 
A  one-act  sketch  from  Nature,  by 
Collin  Kemper,  entitled  Don  was  pro- 
duced by  Norman  Hackett,  Miss  Grace 
Field,  Master  Jack  Robertson,  Miss 
Maggie  Francis  Leavey  and  Miss 
Helen  Merrill. 

The  Tivoli  Opera-house  sent  Fran- 
ces Tempest  Graham  who  sang  a  selec- 
tion from  Faust;  Tom  Green  rendered 
the  Holy  City,  Julie  Cotte  sang  an 
aria,  Ida  Wyatt  did  a  coon  song  and 
dance,  and  Teddy  Hartman  sang  one 
of  his  inimitable  songs. 

Signorina  Lya  Pollettini  and  Signor 
Antonio  Vargas  sang,  as  did  also 
Irene  Franklin,  of  the  Orpheum  ; 
Gladys  Weller  did  a  song  and  dance. 
Fred  and  Amy  Gottlob  appeared  in 
their  original  skit  entitled  The  Or- 
phan Child  ;  Carleton  and  Royce,  of 
the  Olympia,  sang,  danced  and  turned, 


and  Professor  J.  Warren  Keane  did  a 
clever  turn  in  legerdemain.  He  was 
assisted  by  Mile.  Carita.  The  pro- 
gramme concluded  with  a  grand 
march  and  cakewalk  from  Bo  Peep, 
by  the  Tivoli  Opera-house  chorus, 
under  the  direction  of  Miss  Ida  Wyatt. 

S.  I.  Simmons  was  chairman  of  the 
benefit  committee. 

Theatres  of  Paris 

Already  have  the  managers  prepared 
the  plays  that  are  to  be  performed  for 
visitors  to  the  Paris  Exposition  next 
summer  and  it  is  now  possible  to  select 
the  dramas  that  one  desires  to  see. 
Victorien  Sardou  is  to  be  represented 
among  the  authors  by  Patrie,  which 
is  to  be  given  at  the  Opera  with  music 
by  Pailadhieand  at  the  Comedie  Fran- 
caise.  At  this  theatre  a  revival  of 
Dumas' s  Diane  le  Lys,  and  the  pro- 
duction of  new  plays  by  Hervieu  and 
Guicher  will  precede  the  Sardou  drama 
which  was  never  before  in  the  reper- 
toire of  the  French  National  Theatre. 
At  the  Odeon,  France  Before  All,  a 
revival  of  Fourchambault.  The  War 
in  Lace  and  a  new  comedy  by  Alex- 
ander Bisson  are  to  follow.  Mme. 
Rejane  is  to  act  at  the  Vaudeville  in  a 
new  production  of  Mme.  Sans  Gene, 
and  will  in  the  early  autumn  give 
Brumaire,  written  for  her  by  Paul 
Ferrier  and  Edouard  Noel.  The  re- 
vival of  La  Belle  Helene  is  expected  to 
last  for  a  long  time  to  come  at  the 
Yarietes,  although  Maurice  Donnay's 
The  Education  of  a  Prince,  is  ready  to 
take  its  place.  The  Gymnase  is  once 
more  to  try  a  play  made  from  one  of 
Paul  Bourget's  novels.  This  time  it 
is  Cosmopolis.  A  Cruel  Enigma,  pro- 
duced at  the  same  theatre,  failed  com- 
pletely. Alexandre  Bisson  is  also 
writing  a  farce  for  the  theatre  and  that 
seems  less  of  an  experiment.  The 
same  author  is  to  supply  the  Palais 
Royal  with  its  farce.  La  Dame  de 
chez  Maxim  will  also  l>e  brought  for- 
ward again  for  the  Exposition  visitors 
who  may  be  able  through  a  sight  of 
the  play  in  Paris  to  understand  its 
great  vogue.  Sardou  is  to  be  a  figure 
in  the  repertoire  of  Sarah  Bernhardt' s 
theatre  with  Theodora,  although  it  is 
expected  that  Rostand's,  The  Eagle, 
will  be  played  during  the  most  of  the 
summer.  Coquelin  is  to  devote  the 
summer  at  his  theatre  to  Cyrano  de 
Bergerac.  Jules  Claretie,  who  is  a 
novelist  as  well  as  director  of  the 
Theatre  Francais,  wrote  a  novel  called 
Cornelis  Yerrers,  the  play  which  Re- 
jane is  to  act  as  Brumaire. 

Denman  Thompson's  early  appear- 
ance in  this  city  with  his  revival  of 
The  Old  Homestead,  has  already 
aroused  much  interest.  The  cele- 
brated author-actor  came  here 
originally  with  his  play,  but  his 
coming  engagement  will  be  the  first  in 
this  city  in  many  years  past.  This 
attraction  is  to  follow  the  Boston ians 
at  the  Columbia  Theatre. 


ft 


A  San  Francisco  Vocalist  who  has  made  a  name  for  herself  hi  Opera  in  Europe  and  the  East. 


Personal  Mention 

Helen  Davenport  will  be  in  the 
cast  of  Nerves  at  the  Macdonough 
next  week. 

Stockwell  is  not  very  enthusiastic 
over  the  Cuckoo,  and  it  is  rather 
doubtful  if  he  takes  it  out  on  the  road. 

George  Ficks,  the  lessee  of  the 
Clunie,  Sacramento,  is  doing  business 
in  San  Francisco  this  week. 

Rose  Easton,  once  a  well-known 
actress  of  this  city,  perished  in  the 
boarding  house  fire  at  Eureka  Wed- 
nesday last. 

Morris  Meyereield  Jr.,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Orpheum  Circuit,  has 
returned  from  his  Eastern  trip,  having 
transacted  some  very  important  bus- 
iness. 

Jane  Irving,  the  statuesque  beauty 
who  was  a  recent  member  of  Harry 


Corson  Clarke's  Company,  has  been 
released. 

Marion  de  Rocco  is  a  new  ad- 
dition to  the  London  Life  Co. 

Max  Steinle  has  joined  Clara 
Thropp's  Company  in  Portland. 

Roland  Reed  is  reported  to  be 
much  improved  and  it  is  said  that 
he  has  good  prospects  of  ultimate 
recovery. 

Madeline  Bruguiere,  who  has 
been  playing  Marjory  in  Harry  Cor- 
son Clarke's  Co.,  is  no  longer  a  mem- 
ber of  the  organization. 

Fred  Cooper  is  organizing  a  stock 
company  to  open  in  the  Metropolitan, 
Portland,  in  The  Millionaire  or  in 
O'Brien,  the  Contractor.  Georgie 
Cooper  will  be  featured. 

Hakry  Wiielan,  an  old  time  fa- 
vorite of  the  footlights,  who  has 
been  out  of  the  business  for  the  last 


few  years,  is  contemplating  a  reap- 
pearance into  professional  life. 

Hortense  Nielson,  opened  Sun- 
day afternoon  with  the  London  Life  Co. 

Jeffrey  Williams  is  a  decided 
acquisition  to  the  Alcazar  forces.  He 
has  been  showing  this  week  the  stuff 
he  is  made  of. 

Frank  DeCamp  and  wife,  Eunice 
Murdock  are  back  in  San  Francisco, 
having  made  a  good  impression  with 
the  Cheerful  Liar  Co.  on  the  road. 

Beatrice  Harraden,  the  English 
novelist  now  living  in  California,  is 
writing  a  new  book  that  will  later 
be  turned  into  a  play  for  Ellen  Terry. 

Helen  Merrill,  the  handsome 
young  contralto,  who  has  returned 
after  a  tour  of  Australia  in  the  Hoyt 
farces,  will  soon  be  seen  again  at  the 
Tivoli. 

Managers  Ellinghouse  &  Mott  of 
the  New  Alhambra,  were  prepared  to 


purchase  the  Oberon  had  not  the  new 
firm  ofDeKennet  &  Constantine  taken 
up  their  option. 

Charlotte  Wade,  notwithstand- 
ing she  has  been  suffering  from  what 
was  near  to  pneumonia,  has  been  play- 
ing the  part  of  Lady  Ferris  in  London 
Life  this  week  with  much  success. 

MANAGER  Priedlander  is  a  busy 
man  these  clays.  With  the  work 
necessitated  by  the  California,  and  the 
added  duty  as  a  consequence  of  the 
musical  affairs  he  has  in  hand,  he 
hasn't  much  time  to  waste. 

Joseph  Grismer  in  New  York  is 
fast  becoming  a  rich  man.  He  has  in- 
terests in  several  successful  plays  and 
is  steadily  adding  to  his  income  by 
adapting  farces  from  the  French,  with 
decidedly  pecuniary  success. 

Paderewski,  the  pianist,  has  been 
interviewed  in  Chicago  and  in  the 
course  of  the  interview  made  some 
reflections  that  seemed  the  next  morn- 
ing when  he  woke  to  be  a  little  harsh 
on  the  Czar.  Fearing  a  little  trip  to 
Siberia  after  he  goes  home,  the  pianist 
is  now  busy  hedging  and  explaining 
that  he  never  said  what  was  published. 

San  Francisco  is  a  great  city  for 
talented  infant  performers.  Many  of 
those  developed  during  the  last  few- 
years  can  be  found  with  the  best  road 
companies.  Norman  De  Witt  Phillips 
eight  years  old,  is  one  of  the  latest  to 
attract  attention.  He  is  very  talented 
and  can  sing  and  recite  Shakespeare 
in  a  manner  that  would  do  credit  to 
one  much  older. 

Side  Lights 

Adgic  and  her  lions  are  performing 
at  the  People's  Theatre,  Seattle. 

The  Oakland  Macdonough  theatre 
will  present  Nerves  next  week. 

The  New  South,  will  follow  Oh 
Susannah  at  the  Alcazar. 

.Stanley  Ross,  the  Alcazar's  new 
juvenile  man  opens  next  week  in  Oh 
Susannah. 

The  Jessie  Shirely  Co.,  created  a 
very  favorable  feeling  in  San  Jose  and 
are  booked  for  a  return  date  in  the 
near  future. 

Wm.  H.  West,  the  celebrated  min- 
strel, who  has  been  seriously  ill,  has 
recovered.  He  joins  his  company  at 
Louisville.    They  are  headed  this  way. 

Wm.  Ward,  once  a  favorite  son^ 
and  dance  man  on  the  variety  stage, 
and  for  a  number  of  years  past  an  in- 
mate of  the  poor  house  in  Philadelphia 
has  just  inherited  $50,000. 

There  are  fifty-four  people  employed 
in  Nat  C.  Goodwin's  production  of  his 
new  play  called,  When  We  Were 
Twenty-One.  There  are  twenty-four 
speaking  parts.  The  play  is  by  Henry 
V.  Esmond  and  deals  with  English 
Life. 


Ij.  H  XJ  VA  Tj 

Theatrical    Wig-  Mnlcei* 

112  Ki>nv  St..  San  FMXCMCO 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


February  io,  1900 


AT  THE 

LiOCALi  THEATERS 


Ot*»a*£     4    CO  £■£ 


The  Columbia 

WE  have  the  Bostonians  with  us 
once  more— that  is  Bamabee, 
McDonald,  Helen  Bertram  and  Foth- 
ingham,  together  with  a  good-looking, 
well-drilled  and  altogether  the  plump- 
est chorus  seen  in  San  Francisco  in  a 
many  a  long  day.    They  have  done 
our  city  the  honor  to  include  in  their 
repertoire  The  Smugglers,  by  a  San 
Francisco   musician,    Giacomo  Mik- 
owsky,  and  this  week  we  have  gath- 
ered in  large  audiences  to  do  honor  to 
our  compatriot  (for  if  there  is  any- 
thing we  love  to  do  out  here  in  the 
West,  it  is  to  shout  for  the  West),  but 
in  truth  and  in  simple  justice  we  must 
say  that  if  Minkowsky  is  to  lead  us 
into  the  land  of  promise  where  comic 
operas  blossom  like  flowers  in  the 
spring  and  grow  big  and  lusty  in  the 
mellowed  atmosphere  of  genius,  he 
will  have  to  come  again  with  a  little 
more  snap,  a  little  more  originality 
than  he  has  showed  in  this,  his  first 
opera.     The  Smugglers,  beautifully 
orchestrated,  tinkling  and  tuneful  in 
spots  and  handsomely  staged  is,  with 
the  best  efforts  of  the  principals  and 
chorus,  rather  tame,  both  in  score  and 
in  libretto.    With  the  company  this 
time  is  a  new   tenor,   Frank  Rush- 
worth,    a    handsome    fellow    with  a 
sympathetic,  small  voice;  a  new  basso, 
John  Dunsmore,  a  fine  actor  with  a 
well-trained,  but  not  a  heavy  voice, 
and  Marcia  Van  Dresser,  a  beautiful 
young  woman  who  fills  Jessie  Bart- 
lett's  tights  most  becomingly  and  who 
sings  charmingly,  although  suffering 
from  a  severe  cold  this  week.    Of  the 
old  members,  Barnabee  was  unctious 
as  usual,  though  heavily  handicapped 
by  a  most  vapid  libretto.  McDonald 
sang  well  and  acted  well  his  small 
part  as  did  Helen  Bertram,  and  Jose- 
phine   Bartlett   introduced   into  the 
opera  a  bright,  breezy  bit  of  Italian 
character  that  was  thoroughly  artistic. 
Next  week  the  new  opera,  The  Vice- 
roy,   by   Harry   Smith   and  Victor 
Herbert,  will  have  its  first  presenta- 
tion on  any  stage,  and  it  will  be  a 
most  pretentious  effort. 

The  California 

It  would  be  an  injustice  to  the 
'  members  of  the  ever  excellent 
Frawley  Company  to  say  that  the 
Cuckoo  as  played  by  them  is  a  failure; 
yet,  without  as  capable  a  company  as 
the   Frawleys,    the  piece    would  be 


worse  than  a  failure.  Mary  Van 
Buren,  L.  R.  Stockwell  and  Harring- 
ton Reynolds  were  the  principals  in 
the  play,  but  even  such  clever  enter- 
tainers as  they  could  do  but  little 
toward  making  the  audience  either 
satisfied  or  enthusiastic.  In  short, 
there  is  nothing  to  the  Cuckoo  but 
suggestiveuess  and,  like  many  another 
French  farce,  it  should  be  sidetracked 
forever.  Miss  Barney,  Pearl  Landers, 
Phosa  McAllister,  J.  R.  Amory, 
Frank  Mathieu,  Theodore  Hamilton, 
Wallace  Shaw  and  H.  S.  Duffield  ap- 
peared at  intervals,  and  they,  like  the 
principals,  must  lie  praised  for  good, 
hard,  conscientious  work  that  was 
scarcely  appreciated  because  of  the 
failure  of  the  play. 

New  cAlhambra 

I  ondox  Life,  a  melodrama  with 
'  many  thrilling  and  pathetic  sit- 
uations and  flashes  of  mirth,  opened 
the  week  at  the  Alhambra.  Lawrence 
Griffith  as  Happy  Jack  is  a  whole- 
souled  fellow,  a  diamond  in  the  rough, 
who  has  lived  under  the  cloud  of  a 
false  accusation.  Will  Irwin,  Stephen 
Granger,  Jackson  Karlyle,  Charlotte 
Wade,  with  Hortense  Neilsen  as  the 
heroine,  Gladys,  make  up  the  prin- 
cipals of  the  caste.  Little  Nessel 
Lewis,  as  Katie,  scored  a  triumph,  for 
she  is  a  talented  little  actress  very 
natural  and  winning,  her  scenes  with 
Happy  Jack  being  particularly  pretty. 
Dutch  Walton  does  a  musical  act  to 
much  applause  in  the  pawnbroker's 
shop,  where  most  of  the  fun  occurs. 
Charlotte  Wade,  as  Lady  Ferrers, 
wears  quite  stunning  costumes  and 
the  play  takes  well,  and  between  the 
first  and  second  acts  a  boy  soprano 
sings  from  the  g-illery,  making  quite 
a  hit.  Hortense  Neilsen  is  good  as 
the  young  mother. 


The  Ttboli 


""The  past  week  has  seen  a  succes- 
sion of  large  and  enthusiastic 
houses  enjoying  the  charm  of  the 
Idol's  Eye.  Hartman,  Wheeler,  Schus- 
ter, Annie  Myers  and  Frances  Graham 
are  as  divertingly  entertaining  as  in 
the  first  week.  The  opera  will  run 
another  week. 

Mae  Tresscot  seems  to  have  a  long 
lease  on  popularity  in  Seattle.  She  is 
still  at  the  People's. 


Grand  Opera  House 

"~Thv,  Grand  Opera  House  will  hold 
'  its  own  this  time  even  with  the 
Bostonians  in  town.  Nothing  better 
from  start  to  finish  has  been  seen  here 
in  a  long  time.  Wolf  is  particularly 
taking  in  his  Moses  Levi  Cohn. 
Wooley  is  at  his  best  as  his  many 
encores  showed  plainly.  Yuba  Dam 
and  Poor  Old  Dolan  brought  him  back 
time  and  again.  Edith  Mason's 
Sweetest  Story  Ever  Told  and  Love's 
Sorrow  are  worthy  of  special  mention. 
Hattie  Belle  Ladd's  Message  of  the 
Rose  and  I  Want  Ma  Honey  Back 
Again,  as  well  as  Bessie  Fairbairn's 
Arrah  Go  On  were  all  right.  The 
song-and-dance  specialties  are  all  good. 
Belle  Hart's  song  is  a  little  too  sug- 
gestive to  take  with  all.  But  little 
Maud  Sorensen  and  the  Hawaiian 
Quintette  gladdened  the  hearts  of  all 
judging  from  the  applause,  and  are  a 
pleasure  not  soon  to  be  forgotten.  All 
the  specialties  are  good,  and  the  piece 
is  beautifully  staged.  The  Mandarin 
dance  was  a  bright  spectacle  and  the 
octet  of  ponies  did  a  good  cake-walk. 
It  is  a  success  in  color,  song  and  story, 
and  the  transformation  scene,  with 
which  it  closes,  is  appropriate.  In 
fact  there  is  much  to  praise  and  little 
to  criticise. 

The  Alcazar 

Thk  Alcazar  management  has  once 
more  gauged  the  public  taste  in 
presenting  Friends,  the  little  four-act 
comedy  by  Edwin  Milton  Royle,  and 
won  enthusiastic  approval  during  this 
week.  Mary  Hampton  made  her  first 
acquaintance  with  an  Alcazar  audience, 
and  her  sympathetic  and  skillful 
handling  of  the  role  of  Marguerite 
Otto,  the  opera  singer,  won  immediate 
recognition  and  favor.  Along  with 
Ernest  Hastings,  Howard  Scott  and 
Charles  Bryant,  Miss  Hampton  re- 
ceived four  curtain  calls  at  the  conclu- 
sion of  the  second  act,  not  to  mention 
a  beautiful  collection  of  choice  flowers. 
Ernest  Hastings  is  improving  in  his 
work,  week  by  week,  showing  a  grasp 
and  comprehension  that  brings  to  his 
delineations  a  decided  dramatic  force 
that  is  very  pleasing  to  see.  His  John 
Padeu,  Jr. ,  almost  wholly  a  comedy 
character,  was  well  conceived  and 
executed.  Charles  Bryant  was  pleas- 
antly surprising  as  Adrian  Karje,  the 
struggling  pianist  and  gave  a  splen- 
didly strong  characterization.  Howard 


Scott,  in  his  element  in  parts  that 
require  strong  character  work,  was 
forceful  as  old  man  Otto, the  ex-director 
of  the  opera,  now  sunk  below  a  man's 
level  by  his  insatiate  craving  for  liquor 
and  drugs.  Mr.  Scott  avoided  the 
temptation  to  make  up  repulsively, 
rather  contenting  himself  with  show- 
ing the  poor  old  wretch  as  he  would 
appear  in  life,  dissipated  and  worn 
to  pitiable  feebleness.  It  was  a 
repressed  and  not  at  all  a  melodramatic 
character  he  showed,  and  it  lost  none 
of  its  strength  for  that  reason.  Marie 
Howe  and  Laura  Crews  came  in  for 
small  parts,  as  the  landlady  and  her 
daughter.  George  Webster,  as  director 
of  the  Metropolitan  opera,  was  true  to 
the  part,  and  Jeffrey  Williams,  as 
John  Paden,  Sr.,  bluff  and  crabbed, 
and  yet  possessed  of  a  great  pride  in  a 
spirited,  independent  and  rather  willful 
son,  was  very  good  indeed  and  a  dis- 
tinct gain  for  the  Alcazar  Company. 

Vaudeville  Notes 

Arnold  Grazer  and  little  Hazel 
Callahan  are  doing  their  mirror  dances 
at  Keiths',  New  York. 

Baby  Ruth  Roland  has  made  a  hit 
in  Omaha.  The  World  Herald  of 
that  city  says  of  her  performance  at 
the  Orpheum  last  week:  "A  child 
performer  on  the  program,  Baby  Ruth 
Roland,  is  one  of  the  cleverest  juve- 
niles on  the  stage.  She  is  an  excep- 
tionally self-reliant  youngster,  and  her 
dainty  songs  and  dances  are  executed 
with  much  skill  and  confidence.  Her 
costumes  are  pretty  and  artistic,  and 
she  makes  herself  a  favorite  with  the 
children  in  the  audience  by  tossing  to 
them  quaint  little  Chinese  dolls  as 
souvenirs  of  one  of  her  songs." 

Querita  Vincent,  who  was  at  one 
time  a  star  attraction  at  the  Olympia, 
has  had  the  distiction  of  dancing  be- 
fore President  McKinley  on  board  the 
Sylph,  the  Government  tender  that 
the  President  uses  as  a  private  yacht. 
The  President  enjoyed  the  dancing 
extremely  and  patted  "Zuba,"  while 
the  dancer's  triumphant  feet  whirled 
around. 

Loretta  Mooney,  who  will  be  re- 
membered as  a  song-and-dance  per- 
former at  Bakersfield,  and  who  after- 
ward married  Sholto  Douglas,  son  of 
the  Marquis  of  Queensberry,  who  died 
suddenly  last  week,  will  probably  be 
the  next  Marchioness  of  Queensberry. 
She  is  now  in  England. 


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Of  Next  Week's  Attractions 


THE  COLUMBIA 

The  second  week  of  the  Bostonians 
at  the  Columbia  Theatre  will  be  the 
event  of  the  season  as  the  first  produc- 
tion of  a  new  opera,  by  Victor  Herbert 
and  Harry  B.  Smith,  entitled  The 
Viceroy  will  be  made.  It  is  enough  to 
say  at  this  time  that  The  Viceroy 
promises  to  be  a  most  welcome  addition 
to  the  repertoire  of  the  Bostonians  and 
after  its  production  here  it  will  be 
carried  to  New  York  for  a  long  run. 
Elaborate  scenery  has  been  especially 
painted,  while  the  costumes  have  been 
designed  by  Van  Horn  of  Philadelphia, 
one  of  the  noted  costumers  of  the  day. 
As  the  action  is  laid  in  the  city  of 
Flermo.  Sicily  in  the  16th  century,  a 
most  picturesque  atmosphere  is  as- 
sured. The  first  act  discloses  the  Lido, 
or  public  square  of  the  city  with  the 
Viceroy's  palace  on  the  right  and  the 
distant  view  of  the  sea  in  perspective. 
Act  second  a  street  near  the  city  prison, 
act  third  the  secret  grotto  of  the 
Sicilian  Palace. 

THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 

After  touring  all  the  large  cities  en 
route  to  the  coast,  the  famous  motion 
pictures  of  the  battle  between  Jeffries 
and  Sharkey  for  the  championship  of 
the  world,  have  at  last  reached  San 
Francisco.  They  will  open  at  the 
New  Alhambra  tomorrow  afternoon, 
and  will  continue  for  two  weeks,  two 
performances  daily.  A  perfect  life- 
sized  reproduction  of  the  great  battle 
where  sportsmen  paid  $25  a  seat,  can 
now  be  seen  for  the  Alhambra's  regu- 
lar popular  prices  of  admission.  There 
are  no  blurred  effects  nor  any  glimmer- 
ing to  these  pictures  at  all  and  every- 
thing is  just  as  realistic  as  at  the  actual 
contest.  Ladies  have  taken  the  great- 
est interest  in  the  exhibitions  every 
where. 

THE  GRAND 

Alladin,  Jr.,  now  drawing  crowded 
houses  at  the  Grand,  surpasses  in  ele- 
gance, beauty,  costliness,  grandeur 
and  entertainment  anything  ever  wit- 
nessed in  San  Francisco.  There  are 
seventy  people  who  appear  on  the 
stage.  A  local  child,  Maude  Sorensen, 
has  created  a  sensation  by  her  marvel- 
ous toe-dancing.  Wolff  has  captured 
the  city  with  a  song  called  Moses 
Levi  Cohen,  for  which  he  is  encored 
five  and  six  times  nightly.  Wooley 
is  also  very  funny  in  his  acting  and 
topical  songs.  Edith  Mason  looks 
very  beautiful  as  Alladin,  and  sings 
delightfully.  Hattie  Belle  Ladd,  Bella 
Hart,  Ida  St.  Aubin,  Persse,  Goff, 
and  last  but  by  no  means  least,  Bessie 
Fairbairn,  make  great  and  distinct 
hits  in  their  respective  roles.  One  of 
the  chief  successes  is  the  Hawaiian 


Quintet,  of  whom  the  audience  never 
seems  to  tire.  The  ballets,  marches, 
business,  etc.,  reflect  the  highest 
credit  on  Chas.  H.  Jones.  Monday 
next  the  second  edition  of  Aladdin, 
Jr.,  will  be  presented.  It  will  include 
a  parody  expressly  composed  for  the 
occasion  on  I'd  Leave  My  Happy 
Home  For  You,  which  will  be  sung  by 
Thos.  H.  Persse.  Little  Maude  Sor- 
ensen, in  addition  to  her  toe-dancing, 
will  contribute  a  coon  dity  entitled, 
Don't  You  Buy  Ma  Honey.  Hattie 
Belle  Ladd  and  Male  Quartet  will 
introduce  My  Lady  Loo.  Edith 
Mason  will  sing  new  ballads,  and  Bes- 
sie Fairbairn,  Bella  Hart  and  Arthur 
Wooley  will  furnish  novelties.  The 
Peri  Quartet  of  beautiful  girls  will 
sing  Hello  My  Baby.  The  Hawaiian 
Quintet  will  warble  more  of  their 
native  melodies.  Wm.  Wolff  will,  of 
course,  continue  his  great  success  of 
Moses  Levi  Cohen. 


THE  TIVOLI 

The  present  week,  the  fourth,  of  the 
successful  run  of  The  Idol's  Eye  at  the 
Tivoli  Opera  House,  has  fully  tested 
the  merits  of  the  charming  and  amus- 
iug  composition.  In  the  face  of  heavy 
opposition  at  all  the  other  theatres, 
the  Tivoli  has  drawn  larger  houses 
this  week  than  it  did  in  the 
first  three  weeks  of  the  production, 
and  the  demand  for  seats  continues 
unabated,  with  the  result  that  the 
management  announces  the  fifth  week 
commencing  with  next  Monday  even- 
ing. One  of  the  Tivoli's  greatest 
successes  in  recent  years,  was  The 
Geisha,  but  The  Idol's  Eye,  from 
present  indications,  promises  to  eclipse 
the  record  run  in  the  history  of  the 
theatre. 

THE  CALIFORNIA 

An  Unconventional  Honeymoon  is 
as  clever  a  comedy  as  Daly  ever  adapt- 
ed, and  it  is  surprising  that  more  has 
not  been  heard  of  it.  It  is  a  very 
interesting  story  of  the  matrimonial 
difficulties  which  beset  Eric  Aubrey 
and  his  wife  on  the  very  night  of  their 
marriage,  and  the  three  acts  of  the 
piece  tell  of  the  winning  over  of 
Aubrey's  wife  by  a  very  tactful  method 
to  which  the  husband  resorts.  The 
play  is  something  of  a  modern  Tam- 
ing of  the  Shrew,  and  the  Petrucio 
part  is  full  of  great  spirit  and  deter- 
mination. The  quarrel  scene  is  quite 
exciting  and  has  a  sympathetic  effect 
which  always  arouses  an  interest  as  to 
how  it  will  end.  The  characters  In- 
troduced include  Eric  Aubrey,  a  young 
Virginian  of  no  wealth  who  marries 
the  daughter,  Leo,  of  rich  folks,  and 
a  young  lady  who  has  never  been 
denied   anything   by    her  indulgent 


parents ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Placid,  her 
parents  ;  Seba  Barth,  a  painter  who 
manages  to  win  Philip  Manning,  the 
young  lawyer,  who  has  a  special  prac- 
tice in  the  divorce  line  and  is  at  all 
times  reach-  to  assist  friends  out  of 
matrimonial  difficulties;  Tom  Raynor, 
the  cousin  of  Aubrey,  who  has  a  sin- 
gular faculty  of  always  arriving  too 
late  to  be  of  any  avail;  Mr.  Rehberg, 
who  tries  to  defraud  the  young  hus- 
band out  of  the  rights  to  an  important 
invention,  but  is  thwarted  by  Leo, 
and  a  dozen  other  interesting  people. 
The  cast  will  include  the  full  strength 
of  the  company. 

THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  has  for  its  patrons  an 
almost  entirely  new  bill  for  next 
week.  Cushman,  Holcomb  and  Cur- 
tiss  head  the  new  bill.  They  are 
operatic  vocalists  with  a  musical  com- 
edy, The  New  Teacher.  Monroe  and 
Mack  are  singing  and  talking  comedi- 
ans and  the  best  in  their  line  on  the 
vaudeville  stage.  Deets  and  Don, 
European  celebrities,  call  themselves 
"double  voiced  vocalists,"  and  are 
said  to  give  the  most  original  enter- 
tainment seen  in  the  musical  line. 
The  Romalo  Brothers  are  acrobats  of 
wide-world  fame.  Their  specialty  is 
head  to  head  balancing  and  they  have 
no  equals.  Frank  Coffin  has  been  re- 
engaged and  will  sing  a  number  of 
new  songs.  The  holdovers  are  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Perkim-Fisher,  Irene  Frank- 
lin, who  leaves  by  the  next  steamer 
for  Australia,  Papinta  and  the  bio- 
graph.  Matinees  Wednesday,  Satur- 
day and  Sunday. 

THE  ALCAZAR 

A  play  fashioned  for  merry  making, 
crisply  told  and  most  spicely  enacted, 
entitled  Oh  Susannah,  will  be  the  Alca- 
zar's offering  for  the  coming  week. 
There  is  nothing  in  the  composition  of 
the  play  which  calls  for  one  moment 
of  serious  reflection  ;  there  is  not  a 
line  in  it  which  has  not  been  carefully 
constructed  for  its  laugh  producing 
qualities,  and  three  acts  cover  one 
hundred  minutes  of  seething,  foam- 
ing, bubbling,  ludicrous  fun.  A  new 
face  in  the  person  of  Stanley  Ross  will 
be  added  to  the  Alcazar  stock  next 
week,  where  he  will  make  his  Alcazar 
debut  in  juvenile  roles.  The  New 
South  is  in  preparation  to  follow. 

THE  SUNDAY  CALL. 

Probably  the  most  entertaining, 
the  brightest  and  most  up-to-date  of 
all  our  Sunday  papers,  is  the  Sunday 
Call,  lavishly  illustrated  and  full  of 
well  written  contributions  from  the 
brightest  pens  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Vaudeville  Notes 

The  Olympia  has  a  fine  bill  for  Feb. 
1 2. 

Archie  Levy  is  booking  a  company 
for  Skaguay  and  Dawson  City  that 
will  leave  Feb.  19. 


Madeline  will  shortly  go  North. 
Fred  Gottlob  is  a  Hit  at  the  Thalia. 
Geo.  Bird  opens  at  the  Chutes  Feb. 
1 2. 

Wm.  Fletcher  has  returned  from 
Honolulu. 

Emil  Walton  is  a  big  hit  at  the  Al- 
hambra. 

The  Morrells  are  at  the  Fredericks- 
burg, Portland. 

The  Everett  Sisters  will  shortly 
leave  for  the  South. 

Josephine  Armstrong  opens  at  the 
Oberon  Feb.  12. 

The  Morrises  are  in  Wallace,  Idaho, 
at  the  Comique  Theatre. 

Nellie  Conlon  and  the  Andersons 
open  at  the  Grotto  Feb.  12. 

Laurence  and  Darrell  will  shortly 
appear  at  the  Olympia  and  Chutes. 

The  Mohring  Brothers  will  shortly 
play  all  the  leading  houses  in  the 
Northwest. 

Wm.  Baker,  Manager  of  Monte 
Carlo  Theatre  of  Keswick,  is  in  the 
city,  and  also  his  wife. 

Helen  Moulton,  Fred  Gambold, 
and  Eva  Langdon  open  in  Bakersfield 
at  the  Standard  Theatre. 

Di  Gosco  Brothers,  musical  artists, 
made  a  good  hit  at  the  Fredricksburg 
Cafe,  Portland,  this  week,  booked  by 
Archie  Levy. 

The  Tivoli  Theatre  will  have  the 
following  new  people  for  Feb.  12: 
Ouhama,  Dick  Mack,  Lillian  Stam, 
Mabel  Maitland. 

Montgomery  and  Stone,  who  ap- 
peared some  time  ago  at  the  Orpheum, 
are  very  successful  at  the  Palace 
Theatre,  London.  They  appeared 
also  before  the  Prince  of  Wales  three 
times,  and  judging  from  his  merriment 
upon  these  occasions  it  would  appear 
that  he  enjoys  the  American  coon 
songs. 

Shakespeare  Did 

Not  Know  Art 

Considering  the  universal  character 
of  Shakespeare's  knowledge,  it  seems 
at  first  curious  that  he  should  have 
displayed  no  very  intimate  acquaint- 
ance with  the  actual  art  of  painting. 
This  is  the  more  striking  when  we 
recollect  how  much  he  knew  of  the 
details  and  positive  technique  of 
nearly  every  other  profession,  calling 
or  handicraft  under  the  sun.  His 
familiarity  with  them,  as  shown  by 
the  use  of  purely  professional  phrases 
and  trade  words,  has  given  birth  to  a 
host  of  profound  treatises  wherein  the 
writers  have  striven  to  demonstrate 
that  the  poet  must,  in  a  sort,  have 
served  an  apprenticeship  to  a  dozen 
different  trades.  His  entire  accuracy 
in  these  respects  is  undoubted,  and  is 
testified  to  by  masters  and  experts. 
On  this  ground  it  has  been  attempted 
to  prove  that  in  turn  he  practiced  as  a 
lawyer,    a   surgeon,  a    physician,  a 


Continued  on  page  10. 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


February  io,  1900 


Correspond eoce  and  ^  fp 
Comrnefl/S 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
NBW  York,  Feb.  4. — The  only  novelty  at 
any  of  the  two-dollar  theatres  last  week  was 
the  recitation  of  Rudyard  Kipling's  poem, 
The  Absent  Minded  Beggar,  by  Mrs.  Lang- 
try.  The  poem  had  been  recited  here  by 
others  before.  The  novelty  was  in  its  reci- 
tation by  Mrs.  Langtry.  She  recited  it  at 
the  close  of  her  performance  of  The  Degen- 
erates at  the  Garden,  and  it  was  preceded  by 
the  music  written  to  accompany  it  by  Sir 
Arthur  Sullivan.  Mrs.  Langtry  came  march- 
ing in  to  the  tune  of  The  Girl  I  Left  Behind 
Me,  and  she  was  dressed  in  a  gown  which 
suggested  a  military  uniform.  Mr.  Kip- 
ling's beautiful  poem  is  difficult  to  make 
plain,  and  Mrs.  Langtry  did  not  succeed  in 
clearing  up  any  of  its  obscurities  by  starting 
off  in  the  old-fashioned  declamatory  way  of 
biting  into  it  and  chewing  the  scenery.  She 
would  perhaps  have  been  more  effective  had 
she  not  used  her  hands  like  a  pair  of  Indian 
clubs.  Nevertheless  her  efforts  were  re- 
warded with  polite  applause.  But  there  was 
no  marked  enthusiasm  such  as  was  received 
by  the  poem  everywhere  in  England.  That, 
however,  was  no  fault  of  Mrs.  Langtry's. 
It  was  due  to  the  fact  that  the  sentiment 
here  is  very  much  divided  on  the  Transvaal 
war,  and  no  matter  how  many  person*  there 
may  be  in  an  audience  who  are  friendly  to 
England,  there  are  sure  to  be  as  many  more 
who  are  enthusiastically  in  favor  of  the 
Boers.  Mrs.  Langtry's  engagement  at  the 
Garden  terminates  Feb.  17. 

* 

Chauncey  Olcott,  who  always  divides  with 
Andrew  Mack  the  hearts  of  the  girls  who 
are  fond  of  Irish  melodrama,  returned  to 
the  Fourteenth  Street  Theatre  last  Monday 
uight  in  his  former  success,  A  Romance  of 
Athlone.  To  his  collection  of  ballads,  the 
singiug  of  which  is  his  fortune,  Mr.  Olcott 
added  Foster's  new  song,  My  Dreams.  He 
seems  to  have  settled  down  at  the  Four- 
teenth Street  for  an  indefinite  run. 

♦  * 

Ward  and  Vokes,  who  made  the  char- 
acters of  Percy  and  Harold  better  known  to 
the  frequenters  of  vaudeville  than  are  Ham- 
let or  Othello,  came  to  town  last  week  and 
presented  at  Grove  Opera  House  their  new 
comedy,  The  Floor  Walkers,  which  is  full  of 
bright  specialties.  Most  of  the  fun  making 
falls  to  Ward  and  Vokes,  but  George  Sidney 
is  a  comic  Hebrew  who  has  some  clever 
scenes  with  the  twin  star  comedians.  This 
particular  Jew,  instead  of  outwitting  every- 
body els;  in  business,  gets  fooled  constantly 
by  others,  although  he  always  thinks  he  is 
deceiving  them.  Lucy  Daly,  the  dancer,  is 
also  with  the  show.  Some  of  the  scenes  are 
a  charity  bazaar  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria  and 
a  reception  at  the  Millionaires'  Club. 
* 

Man's  Enemy  was  the  name  of  the  new 
melodrama  at  the  Star  last  week,  but  as  red 
liquor  and  the  man's  first  wife  were  the 
disturbing  elements,  the  audience  was  a 
little  undecided  as  to  which  was  the  enemy. 
Dorothy  Rossmore,  a  San  Francisco  actress 
who  made  a  hit  several  years  ago  as  the 
adventuress  in  Little  Lord  Fauntelroy,  was 
the  adventuress  in  this  play  also.  'She  made 


a  conspicuous  impression  on  the  S'.ar  pa- 
trons. Charles  H.  I.ongdon  and  Eric  Hud- 
son are  the  authors  of  the  thrilling  new 
play. 

Mme.  Sembrich  sang  her  famous  role  in 
Le  No/ze  de  Figaro  for  the  first  time  this 
season  at  the  Metropolitan  last  Monday 
uight.  Her  delivery  of  Mozart's  music  was 
such  that  it  is  impossible  to  equal  it  in  the 
operatic  world  to-day. 

Calve  who  was  to  have  sung  at  last  Sunday 
night's  concert  did  not  sing,  but  she  caused 
more  of  a  commotion  than  had  she  doue  so. 
When  the  management  learned  that  she 
would  not  appear,  notices  to  that  effect 
were  posted  up  which  stated  that  all  persons 
who  had  paid  the  extra  price  of  admission 
which  had  been  taxed  on  in  anticipation  of 
Calve's  appearance,  could  get  back  their 
extra  money  if  they  wished  it.  That 
arrangement  seemed  fair  enough  to  the 
management,  and  it  would  have  prevented 
any  misunderstanding  if  everybody  who  had 
bought  seatsin  advance  had  seen  tin-  notices, 
but  did  not  appear  to  want  their  money 
back.  But  that  was  not  the  worst  of  it.  It 
was  said  that  many  persons  who  got  it  for 
the  usual  price  then  went  to  the  manage- 
ment and  demanded  the  extra  fifty  cents 
back,  and  there  was  no  way  of  telling  who 
was  entitled  to  the  return  of  the  money. 
Verily  the  way  of  the  manager  with  a 
prima  donna  on  his  hands  is  extremely 
rough. 

Unless  the  management  of  the  Castle 
Square  Company  begins  to  strengthen  its 
casts  soon,  it  will  not  be  able  to  crowd  the 
American  theatres  as  it  has  this  season  by 
presenting  opera  at  popular  prices.  Last 
week  the  Chimes  of  Normandy  was  given 
with  a  cast  that  our  Tivoli  patrons  in  San 
Francisco  would  have  condemned  as  rank. 
It  takes  a  very  poor  company  indeed  which 
cannot  make  something  of  Planquette's 
pretty  opera,  and  The  Chimes  of  Normandy- 
will  survive  even  its  treatment  by  the  Castle 
Square  Company  last  week.  Eloise  Morgan, 
who  has  a  flexible  light  soprano,  and  Frank 
Moulan,  a  baritone  comedian  who  essayed 
Gaspard,  the  miser,  were  the  most  com- 
petent in  the  cast  aud  would  be  regarded  as 
artists  in  any  light  opera  organization,  hut 
if  it  had  not  been  for  Clarence  W  est's  skill 
as  a  musical  director,  some  of  the  others 
would  not  have  even  passed  in  a  crowd.  It 
is  doing  a  kindness  to  William  Pruette  to 
say  that  a  man  with  the  fine  baritone  voice 
which  he  once  had  ought  to  be  ashamed  to 
appear  before  an  intelligent  audience,  look- 
ing like  a  hogshead  of  butter,  aud  siuging 
with  only  a  remnant  of  his  former  voice 
when,  by  a  little  care  on  his  part,  he  could 
keep  himself  in  proper  physical  trim.  If 
he  feels  that  he  is  loosing  his  voice  from 
abuse,  he  might  do  as  that  other  well-known 
baritone,  W.  T.  Carleton,  did  last  summer  — 
go  to  the  master  of  all  baritones  in  this 
country — Tagliapietra — and  get  his  voice  in 
condition  again.  But  it  is  downright  effront- 
ery for  Mr.  Pruette  to  permit  his  name  to  be 
used  now  to  draw  money  from  persons  who 
expect  to  hear  and  see  him  as  he  formerly 
was.  It  is  to  be  feared  that  the  Castle 
Square  Company,  in  having  split  up  its 


talent  by  runniug  shows  simultaneously  in 
three  cities,  has  weakened  instead  of 
strengthened  its  hold  on  the  public,  and 
that  it  will  eventually  have  to  husband  its 
resources  by  concentrating  its  energies  on 
productions  in  one  city  at  a  time.  It  is 
perhaps  too  early  to  predict  what  is  to  be 
the  effect  of  the  withdrawal  from  the  com- 
pany of  William  Stewart,  the  baritone,  a 
cousin  of  E.  W.  Townsend,  of  San  Fran- 
cisco. Mr.  Stewart  is  one  of  the  handsomest 
baritones  on  the  stage,  and  besides  being  a 
favorite  with  all  the  women  patrons  of  the 
Americau,  he  was  the  General  Director  of 
the  company.  From  the  manner  in  which 
Gertrude  Quinlau  cavorted  around  last  week 
in  her  attempts  to  hold  the  center  of  the 
stage  at  all  hazards,  Manager  Savage  might 
just  as  well  announce  her  as  the  General 
Director. 

Olga  Nethersole  did  not  open  in  Sapho  in 
at  Wallack's  last  week.  That  made  the 
second  week's  postponement.  The  cause  for 
the  delay  as  announced  by  the  management, 
was  that  Miss  Nethersole  had  a  cold.  But 
the  Evening  Journal  which  has  been  boom- 
ing the  show  by  declaring  that  it  ought  to 
be  stopped  by  the  police,  said  that  the  delays 
were  caused  by  the  work  of  expurgation 
which  the  management  found  necessary. 
In  the  mean  time  the  good  ladies  of  the 
Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union  have 
been  boastiug  the  show  along  by  declaring 
that  it  would  not  be  proper  for  their 
husbands,  brothers  or  sons  to  see  it  if  it  is  to 
be  as  bad  as  the  Journal  made  it  out.  In  uo 
other  city  has  Miss  Nethersole  succeeded  in 
calling  as  much  attention  to  the  play  in 
advance  as  in  New  York,  all  of  which  tends 
to  dtuonstrate  that  the  bigger  the  city  the 
easier  it  is  fooled.  The  coming  of  the  plav 
of  Sapho  has  enabled  the  booksellers  to  get 
rid  of  thousands  of  yellow  covered  editions 
of  the  novel  which  have  been  buried  in  the 
dusty  shelves  for  ten  years.  The  paper 
covered  novels  now  sell  for  5  cents  a  copy- 
instead  of  50  cents  years  ago. 

*  * 

Ben-Hur  in  its  tenth  week  at  the  Broad- 
way, an  unusually  large  theatre  for  New 
York,  is  packing  the  Auditorium  nightly. 
With  its  magnificent  scenery  and  its  exciting 
chariot  race,  it  is  without  doubt  the  most 
stupendous  production  in  the  city  this  season. 
The  incidental  music  by  our  San  Francisco 
Edgar  Stillman  Kelley,  is  well  worth  bear- 
ing. Klar  iS:  Erlanger  have  a  winner  in 
Ben-Hur. 

Rob  Roy. 

MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Butte,  Montana,  Feb.  5. — The  ('.rand 
Opera  House,  Mr.  G.  O.  McFarland,  Man- 
ager.— The  Hottest  Coon  in  Dixie  was  at 
the  Grand  for  three  nights  dating  from  Feb. 

1. 

Sunday  night,  Feb.  4,  Frederick  Warde 
and  Company  opened  a  four  nights'  engage- 
ment at  the  Grand,  and  his  reception  was 
one  of  the  greatest  ever  bestowed  on  an 
actor  in  Butte,  and  strained  the  seating 
capacity  of  the  Grand  to  the  utmost  limit. 

During  the  Butte  engagement  the  follow- 
ing plays  were  presented:    Richard  III.  The 


Lion's  Mouth,  Merchant  of  Venice,  The 
Dukes'  Jester. 

Sutton's  Family  Theatre,  Dick  P.  Sutton, 
Manager. — Sutton's  cosy  little  playhouse 
was  well  attended  during  the  week,  Feb.  4 
to  10.  in  spite  of  the  big  attractions  at  the 
Grand.  The  play  for  the  week  was  Davy 
Crockett,  and  between  acts  high-class  spe- 
cialties were  introduced.  There  were  no 
tiresome  waits  between  acts  which  was  a 
feature  that  was  pleasing  to  the  patrons  of 
the  house.  The  Company  is  well  balanced 
aud  are  giving  a  good  show  at  popular 
prices  Sincerely  yours, 

L.  Maci.av  Rank. 

CHICAGO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Chicago,  Feb.  2.  —  Chicago  welcomed 
this  week  at  Powers'  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kendal, 
who  are  probably  among  the  most  popular 
English  artists  that  have  ever  appeared  on 
the  stage  in  this  country.  The  refined 
character  of  the  plays  usually  presented  by 
the  Kendals— representing  true  and  even 
ideal  men  and  women  —attracts  to  them  the 
better  portion  of  theatre  going  people. 
They  give  to  the  stage  real  men  and  women 
just  as  we  meet  them  in  life.  They  do  not 
electrify  virtue  or  gloss  vice. 

The  play,  The  Elder  Miss  Blossom,  is  a 
mixture  of  melo-drauia  and  comedy,  but  in 
the  hands  of  the  Kendals  there  is  revealed 
an  undercurrent  of  pathos  and  strength. 
Mrs.  Kendal  is  seen  in  the  character  of  a 
charming  and  mature  maiden  lady  engaged, 
through  mistake,  to  the  man  she  loves  who 
has  intended  his  proposal — sent  in  the  form 
of  a  letter — for  her  niece.  The  letter  falls 
into  the  hands  and  heart  of  the  Aunt.  With 
the  untangling — the  humiliation  and  suffer- 
ing love  aud  pride  are  shown  in  strong 
emotion,  almost  amounting  to  tragedy.  Mr. 
Kendal  bears  himself  with  dignity  through- 
out. 

On  Mouday  evening,  Feb.  12,  Henry 
Irving,  Ellen  Terry  and  Company  will  begin 
a  three  weeks'  engagement  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre.  Their  repertory  includes,  The 
Merchant  of  Venice,  The  Bells.  Waterloo, 
The  Amber  Heart,  and  Nance  Oldfield. 
They  will  begin  the  season  with  Robes- 
pierre—from the  French  of  Victorien  Sar- 
dou. 

Von  Weber's  opera,  Der  Freischutz,  is 
given  for  the  first  time  in  English  in  Chi- 
cago by  the  Castle  Square  Company  this 
week.  There  is  evidence  in  the  production 
of  a  hurried  preparation,  and  the  chorus 
work  is  slightly  mechanical.  Miss  Berri 
as  Agnes,  sings  with  a  pure  sweet  tone. 
Good  singing  and  a  clear  enunciation  char- 
acterizes the  work  of  all.  The  orchestra  is 
far  above  the  average. 

Paderewski  was  greeted  at  his  Wednesday 
recital  by  less  than  a  half  house  full  at  the 
Auditorium.  The  following  program  was 
comprehensive  enough  to  satisfy  every  one 
present.  Fantasie  and  Fugue,  A  minor 
Hach  Lists  Sonata,  op.  57,  F  minor, 
[Beethoven],  Carnival  op.  9  [Schumann], 
Ballade  [ChopiuJ,  Valse-Strauss  [Tausig], 
and  Rhapsodie  Hongroise,  No.  6  [Liszt]. 
There  were  a  number  of  encores. 

The  Children  of  the  Ghetto  begins  at  the 
Gr  ind  Opera  House  next  Sunday  night. 


February  io,  1900 


At  the  Dearborn  Theatre  this  week  the 
program  includes  two  plays,  The  Violin 
Maker  of  Cremona,  dramatized  by  Jerome 
K.  Jerome,  from  the  French  of  Francois 
Coppee,  and  a  comedy  in  three  acts,  Nerves. 

In  The  Violin  Maker  of  Cremona,  the 
principal  cast,  that  of  a  cripple  was  taken 
by  Edward  Mackay  with  pathos  and  finish. 
The  piece  has  considerable  merit  and  the 
character  of  Fillipo,  the  cripple,  is  very 
beautiful  as  well  as  poetic. 

The  Dearborn  is  an  attractive  and  com- 
fortable theatre  but  unfortunately  comes  in 
line  at  present  between  art  and  vaudeville 
and  therefore  fails  to  attract  the  true  lovers 
of  histronic  art  as  well  as  the  masses. 

Quo  Vadis,  after  a  run  of  eight  weeks  will 
close  its  very  successful  engagement  on 
Saturday  night.  Notwithstanding  there 
has  beeu  a  matinee  given  every  day  this 
week,  people  are  turned  away  from  every 
performance.  Tickets  are  now  on  sale  for 
Kellar,  who  begins  on  Sunday  night  next. 

Amos  Carey. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  Feb.  5th. — Nance 
O'Neil  Company  closed  its  engagement  at 
the  Salt  Lake  Theatre  January  31st  in  Oliver 
Twist.  The  last  performance  drew  to  the 
theatre  as  large  an  audience  as  any  in  at- 
tendance during  the  entire  seventeen  per- 
formances. The  business  done  by  the  com- 
pany is  the  largest  that  has  ever  been 
enjoyed  by  an  organization  playing  this 
city.  Sowing  the  Wind  plays  at  the  theatre 
6-7,  and  Frederick  Warde  comes  8-10. 

Humau  Hearts,  which  was  seen  at  the 
Grand  Jan.  29th  to  Feb.  1st  and  Feb.  3rd, 
is  one  of  the  very  best  attractions  of  its 
kind  that  has  ever  been  given  in  Salt  Lake 
at  popular  prices.  At  Gay  Coney  Island, 
1-2  played  to  two  big  audiences.  McCarthy's 
Mishaps  booked  5-7,  followed  by  Morrison's 
Faust  tt-10.  John  K.  Hardy. 


OGDEN 

Special  Correspondence 

Ogden,  Utah,  Feb.  5th. — Human  Hearts 
is  one  of  those  good  old  plays  of  the  old 
school  ;  it  has  a  very  healthy  moral  tone 
and  is  well  staged. 

McCarthy's  Mishaps  did  not  have  a  suc- 
cessful engagement. 

We  have  some  attractions  coming  that 
are  splendid.  To-night  it  is  Sowing  the 
Wind  ;  Feb.  7th,  Morrison's  Faust ;  on  the 
8th  we  have  Frederick  Warde  in  the  Lion's 
Mouth.  In  addition  to  these  splendid  plays 
we  have  Blanche  Walsh  and  Melbourne 
McDowell  coming  the  next  week  for  two 
nights.  R.  M.  B. 

CRIPPLE  CREEK 

Special  Correspondence. 

Cripple  Creek,  Coi.o.,  Jan.  29. — Kaust. 
under  direction  of  Jules  Murry,  played  Jan. 
28  to  S.  R.  O.  The  play  was  good.  Walter 
McCullough  as  Mephisto  was  very  much 
appreciated. 

Next  attraction  Jan.  31.  Mr.  OtisSkinner 
in  The  Liars,  by  Henry  Arthur  Jones.  Most 
of  the  seats  are  sold  to  date. 

I  desire  to  make  a  correction  that  the 
gallery  price  is  50  cents,  not  23  cents. 

Kaumen  C.  Sapk.ro. 

CANADA 

Special  Correspondence. 

St.  John,  N.  B. ,  Jan.  28. — The  Valentine 
Stock  Company  are  still  drawing  well  at  the 
Opera  House.  Romeo  and  Juliet,  22  to  24, 
was  capably  rendered,  the  titular  roles  being 
in  the  hands  of  Mr.  Webster  and  Miss  Bon- 
stelle.  Mr.  Mawson's  Mercutio  was  a  fine 
piece  of  work.  The  Shakespeare  piece  was 
followed  by  The  Lost  Paradise,  in  which  all 
did  good  work,  although  Mr.  Fleming 
seemed  overweighted  with  the  part  assigned 
him,  A  new  actor  has  joined  the  Valentine 
forces  here  in  the  person  of  K.  W.  Morrison, 
late  of  Roland  Reed's  Company.  Next  week 


A  Parisian  Romance  will  be  presented  29  to 
31  and  matinee  31,  and  a  requested  revival 
of  The  School  for  Scandal  at  both  perform- 
ances on  the  3d.  The  dates  1-2  are  taken 
by  the  Redpath  Concert  Company,  embrac- 
ing Marie  Louise  Clary,  contralto:  Rleauore 
Meredith,  soprano:  E.  C.  Towne,  tenor:  Carl 
E.  Dufft,  basso;  Helen  Von  Fursch,  violinist 
and  Georgia  Rober,  pianist.  These  artists 
are  brought  here  by  Mr.  F.  G.  Spencer  of 
St.  John.  Peachey  Carnkhan. 


TEXAS 

Special  Correspondence 

El  Paso,  Texas,  Feb.  1. — The  most  mem- 
orable dramatic  production  presented  at 
Myar's  Opera  House  this  season  was  that  of 
The  Christian  last  night.  The  house  was 
crowded.  Effie  Ellsler,  as  Glory  Quayle,  is 
charmingly  natural  and  human  throughout. 
John  Storm  was  well  portrayed  by  Mr.  Col- 
ville  in  one  of  those  strong  but  altogether 
lovable  characters.  All  of  the  characters 
were  cleverly  sustained,  and  the  company 
well  deserves  the  success  with  which  they 
are  meeting.  J.  L.  M. 

Aladdin  is  Great 

To  appreciate  the  big  hit  made  by 
Aladdin  Jr.  at  the  Grand  Opera  House 
this  week,  it  need  only  be  said  that 
the  opening  night  saw  a  crowd  that 
simply  jammed  the  big  theatre,  and 
the  crowd  has  been  great  the  rest  of 
the  week.  The  spectacle  is  gorgeous- 
ly costumed  and  the  general  effect  is 
elaborate  in  the  extreme. 


A  Colonial  Evening 

The  ladies  of  the  Century  Club, 
under  the  enterprising  direction  of 
Mrs.  J.  H.  Jewett,  the  President,  en- 
tertained their  friends  Tuesday  even- 
ing of  last  week  in  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Parlors  at  a  Colonial  Assembly  that 
was  a  very  pleasant  affair,  as  many 
of  the  guests  appeared  in  old-time 
attire.  Decidedly  the  feature  of  the 
evening  was  the  following  program, 
arranged  by  Mrs.  Marriner  Campbell: 

(A.    Now  Is  the  Month  of  Maying. 
Mips  Doane,  Miss  Kerr.  Mr.  Alfred  Wilkie 
and  Mr.  W.  C  Campbell. 

The  Thorn  Mr.  Alfred  Wilkie 

The  Boston  Tea  Party  Miss  Isobel  Kerr 

The  Bonnie  Earl  of  Moray.  ..Mr.  Walter  C.  Campbell 
The  Lass  With  the  Delicate  Air. 
Miss  Florence  J.  Doane. 

Mahkic.ai  Down  in  a  Flow'ry  Vale. 

Miss  Doane,  Miss  Kerr,  Mr.  Allred  Wilkie 
and  Mr.  W.  C.  Campbell. 

The  singers  were  attired  in  the 
quaint  and  beautiful  style  of  the  old 
colonial  times,  and  the  music  was  in 
keeping  with  the  spirit  of  the  occa- 
sion, and  was  thoroughly  delightful 
in  every  particular.  Mr.  Campbell, 
the  most  elegantly  attired  of  those  in 
men's  costume,  and  entering  thor- 
oughly into  the  spirit  of  the  occasion, 
was  master  of  ceremonies  and  an- 
nounced the  program,  giving  dates 
and  explanatory  notes. 


PROFESSIONAL  CARDS 

CHAS.  MAYER  Jr. 

rpEACHER  OF  THE  ZITHER.  Reception  hour 
_L  1:30  to  :i  P.  M.  Studio  22^  Geary  Street,  Easter- 
brook  Building,  Room  41. 


ON  THE  ROAD 

Clara  Thropp  Company 
Seattle,  8-9-10;    Ellensburg,    12;  North 
Vakima,  13;  Pendleton,  14;  Spokane,  16-17; 
Missoula,  19;  Dillon,  20-21;  Butte,  22-23-24. 
Richards'  and  Pringle' s  Minstrels 
Tacoma,  16-17;  Seattle,  Feb.  18,  week. 


H.  L.  HASTINGS 

rpEACHER  OK  BANJO.  312  Post  Street.  'Phone 
J.    4932  Steiner.    Residence  814  Shrader  St. 

MRS.  C.  J.  TOOKER  and 

MISS  ELSIE  TOOKER 

r I TEACHERS  OF  THE  GUITAR.  Pupils  prepared 
J     as  soloists.   722  Powell  St.,  San  Francisco 

CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

rpEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warreu 
_L  Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
a  m.,  to  1:30  p.  m.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
J317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  I.arkiu  281. 

MRS.  FANNIE  DAMHILTON 

(Recently  from  Milan) 
rpEACHER  OF  SINGING.  ORATORIO.  CONCERT 
J_    and  Graud  Opera      Studio,  Hyron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.    Mondays  and  Thursdays.  

Q  P  CONSERVATORY  OP  MUSIC,  130  Powell 
O.  street.  A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all 
branches  of  music.  Piano  department  in  charge  of 
E.  S.  BONELIJ,  Director.   Terms  moderate. 

MISS  ELEANOR  CONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  1469  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 

Mrs.  Eva  Tenney 

QOPRANO  at  Trinity  Church  and  Bush  St.  Temple. 
O  Reception  Days,  Tuesdays  and  Thursdays,  2  to  4. 
Telephone  Larkin  1103.    119!)  Bush  St. 

CECILE  VON  SEIBERLICH 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO,  CONCERT  ACCOM- 
panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties.  Studio- 1643  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  1046. 

MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

LYRIC  SOPRANO.     Vocal  Studio  915  Hyde  St. 
(Italian  Method.)   Reception  Hours,  11  a.  m.  to 
I  1:30  p.m.     Engagements  accepted  for  Opera,  Con- 
cert, Church,  Etc. 


Hopper  Lost  Money  MUSIC 


Fritz  Scheel,  probably  the  best  sym- 
phony conductor  in  America,  is  ap- 
pearing in  vaudeville  in  Philadelphia 
with  a  symphony  orchestra  of  sixty- 
five  pieces. 


Advices  from  London  announce  that 
De  Wolf  Hopper  has  decided  to  con- 
clude his  engagement  at  the  Shaftes- 
bury Theatre,  and  that  he  and  his 
associates  will  make  no  further  effort 
to  secure  control  of  the  house.  It  is 
stated  that  he  and  Tod  Sloan  and  his 
other  backers  have  lost  money  on  the 
London  venture. 


MUSIC,  ELOCUTION, 


Complete  depart- 
ments  in  all 
branches  of 
DRAMATIC  ART  


SCHOOL  OF  PIANO  TUNING 

Pacific  Coast  Conserva'ory  of  Music 

The  Leading  Conservatory  ot  the  West.  Un- 
equalled Free  Advantages.  Send  for  Beautifully 
Illustrated  Catalogue. 

H.  TOU rj EE,  Director. 

528  Sutler  Street,  San  Francisco  Cal. 

Adelaide  Roddy 

T  YR1C  SOPRANO  Studio,  931  Sutter  St.  Recep- 
I  1  tion  Hours,  Mondays  2  to  5  p  m.;  Wednesdays 
9  a.  m.  to  1  p.  m.  Church  or  concert  engagements. 
Phone  Polk  96f>. 


I 


F.  H.  IRVINE 

JROKESSIONAI,  STACK  DANCING  Taught,  42! 
ost  St.    Private  Lessons  taught.  Circular. 


AN  ORIGINAL  DRAMA 
IN  FIVE  ACTS 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


February  io,  1900 


ike-  pacific  cofitsn? 


Z.05  ANGELES. 

Special  Correspondence 
Los  Angeles,  Feb.  6th. — Amusement 
seekers  are  not  at  a  loss  to  find  something  to 
suit  their  liking  this  week.  Three  comic 
operas,  two  vaudeville  bills,  The  Old  Home- 
stead and  bicycle  races  are  among  the  at- 
tractions, besides  numerous  musical  events 
for  those  who  prefer  that  class  of  entertain- 
ment. 

Louise  Moore,  who  has  been  the  prima 
donna  with  the  Grau  Opera  Co.  during  their 
engagement  here,  has  left  the  company 
and  will  -go  to  New  York.  Miss  Moore  is 
one  of  the  youngest  prima  donnas  on  the 
stage  and  certainly  has  a  good  future  before 
her.  Eloise  Mortimer,  who  has  just  ar- 
rived, will  take  her  place.  Miss  Mortimer 
has  a  good  voice  and  has  achieved  no  small 
amount  of  success  in  the  East. 

Manager  Harkinson,  of  the  Boston  Lyrics, 
is  in  the  city  to  complete  arrangements  for 
the  appearance  of  that  company  at  the  Los 
Angeles  Theater  for  the  week  commencing 
lithinst.  The  company  comes  direct  from 
Honolulu. 

The  Neill  Co.  arrived  in  this  city  9th  ir.st., 
and  are  resting  prior  to  the  opening  of  a 
seven  weeks'  engagement.  The  advance 
sale  of  seats  has  been  exceptionally  good 
and  their  stay  should  prove  successful. 

A  new  Vaudeville  Co.,  called  the  Western 
Vaudeville  Co.,  has  been  organized  in  this 
city  and  will  start  out  on  the  road  in  a  few- 
days.  The  company  is  composed  of  H.  L. 
Miller,  T.  E.  Richardson,  Houston  Sisters, 
Selma  &  Berkley,  Al.  Tibbetts  and  Dora 
Maxwell.  It  is  uuder  the  management  of 
Mr.  Miller. 

The  High  School  students  produced  Ala- 
bama at  Morosco's  Burbank  Theater  after- 
noon of  6th,  and  for  attendance  it  was  a 
veritable  Hedda  ('.abler  matinee.  The  play 
was  well  put  on. 

The  Vienna  Buffet  management  has  set 
aside  Friday  evening  as  amateur  night. 
Several  would-be  aspirants  for  the  honors 
made  their  initial  bow  to  the  public  last 
Friday  and  the  venture  should  prove  suc- 
cessful, as  the  public  likes  that  sort  of  thing. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theater,  Denman 
Thompson's  Company  played  The  Old 
Homestead,  week  of  Feb.  5th.  The  scenery 
is  all  new  and  the  cast  very  good.  The 
piece  has  been  seen  here  several  times  but 
notwithstanding  that  fact,  good  houses  were 
the  rule  for  the  week.  This  playhouse  is 
booked  full  up  to  May,  and  some  excellent 
attractions  are  in  store  for  the  public. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theater  the  Grau 
Co.  put  ou  The  Bohemian  Girl,  4th,  5th  and 
6th,  Wang,  7th  and  8th,  and  Martha,  9th 
and  10th.  The  various  pieces  were  well 
staged  and  well  sung  aud  good  houses 
greeted  the  performers  for  each  perfor- 
mance. This  concluded  the  company's  en- 
gagement here,  which  has  been  passably 
successful.  The  company  has  some  good 
voices  and  the  people  work  well  together, 
but  the  selection  of  pieces  has  not  been 
what  it  should  have  been  for  a  city  like  Los 
Angeles,  where  the  public  demands  some- 


thing more  up  to  date  thau  Wang,  Mikado 
and  Said  Pasha. 

At  the  Orpheum  a  bill  that  "oozes  satis- 
faction at  every  pore,"  as  Press  Agent  Ebey 
puts  it,  is  on.  The  dear  public  continues  to 
turn  out  en  masse  for  the  performance.  The 
bill  consists  of  James  O.  Barrows  and  Com- 
pany, Edna  Bassett  Marshall  and  Company, 
Mile.  Emmy  and  her  fox  terriers,  The 
Divine  Dodson,  Hansen  and  Nelson,  Joseph 
Newman,  Hodges  and  Launshmere,  and 
Nelstone  and  Abbey. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence. 

Portland,  Ore.,  Feb.  6th. — Marquam 
Grand — At  this  house  the  Bostouians  held 
forth  last  week  to  crowded  houses  nightly. 

On  Feb.  6th,  the  Portland  Symphony 
Orchestra  gave  a  recital  which  was  very 
well  attended  and  gave  excellent  satisfaction. 

Coming  Feb.  7th,  James  Kidder-Hanford 
Co.  in  Winters  Tale,  and  School  for  Scandal. 
House  is  already  sold  out  for  first  night,  and 
they  will  evidently  do  a  record  breaking 
business  during  balance  of  their  engagement. 

Cordrays  Theatre — Clara  Thropp,  in  Dolls' 
House  and  Remedy  for  Divorce,  held  the 
boards  first  half  of  last  week,  to  better 
business  that  she  deserved,  followed  by 
Nance  O'Neil  in  Magda,  Camille  and  Peg 
Woffingtou,  to  capacity  at  each  performance. 
The  company  has  been  greatly  strengthened 
since  their  last  appearance  here  by  the 
addition  of  Clay  Clement.  Clement's  por- 
trayal of  Claude  Duval  was  a  revelation,  he 
gave  the  part  a  wonderful  amount  of 
character,  and  is  certainly  repeating  the 
success  he  made  when  he  was  such  a  favorite 
in  Denver.  Miss  O'Neil  had  better  look  to 
her  laurels,  as  Mr.  Clement  certainly  shared 
the  honors  and  press  notices  with  her  in  this 
city. 

Coming,  Feb.  izthand  week,  R.  E.  French 
Co.in  Too  Much  Johnson.  Feb.  18th,  return 
engagement  of  Maggie -Moore-Roberts  Co. 
in  two  new  plays.  Feb.  25th,  the  Frawleys 
for  an  indefinite  period.  There  is  a  black 
cloud  in  town  this  week,  being  occasioned 
by  the  presence  of  Richard  &.  Pringle's 
original  Georgia  Minstrels  who  opened  at 
Cordray's  for  6  nights  commencing  Feb.  5th. 
They  opened  to  a  house  packed  to  suffoca- 
tion, and  if  the  applause  and  laughter  on  the 
opening  night  was  a  criterion,  the  manage- 
ment will  not  regret  having  played  Portland. 

Metropolitan  Theatre — Nevada  played  one 
night  at  popular  prices  Feb.  5th  at  this 
house  to  fair  business,  occasioned  perhaps  by 
the  fact  that  this  house  is  again  "Jonahed  " 
by  its  bad  opening.  The  theatre  is  a  trifle 
out  of  the  way,  still  the  management  is 
going  to  attempt  a  Stock  Co.  probably  on 
account  of  the  dearth  of  combinations. 
Manager  Jones  told  your  correspondent  that 
he  had  two  cancellations  of  combinations 
last  week. 

PORTLAND  NOTES. 

Geo.  Mothersole  of  Oakland,  Cal.,  pro- 
poses putting  a  stock  company  of  California 
actors  in   at    the    Metropolitan  Theatre, 


opening  with  O'Brien  The  Contractor,  on  or 
about  the  iSth. 

Portlaud  is  developing  into  quite  a  musical 
center,  iu  the  past  three  weeks  we  have  had 
7  operatic  performances,  two  grand  concerts, 
three  piano  recitals,  two  cantatas  and  two 
performances  by  Symphony  orchestras,  and 
all  to  good  business. 

Rumor  has  it  that  Manager  Heilig  will 
put  in  a  first-class  stock  company  at  the  con- 
clusion of  his  present  bookings,  they  say 
he  contemplates  something  on  the  order 
of  the  Neil  Company  or  the  Frawley  Com- 
pany to  play  his  circuit.  Tnere  is  no  doubt 
in  tne  world  but  that  such  a  stock  company 
would  do  an  enormous  business,  for  both 
Mr.  Heilig  and  his  theatre  are  popular  with 
our  amusement-loving  people. 

In  a  conversation  with  your  correspon- 
dent, Clay  Clement  announced  that  The 
New  Dominion  was  to  have  a  production  in 
Australia  at  once  from  where  he  would  go  to 
London  with  the  play  for  a  run. 

Manager  Heilig  announces  that  the  Bos- 
tonians  broke  two  records  at  his  theatre,  first 
for  the  largest  amount  of  money  taken  in 
during  any  one  engagement,  secondly  for 
the  largest  matinee  in  the  history  of  the 
house. 

At  the  Marquam  we  are  to  have  The  Chris- 
tian Feb.  12-13-14,  and  Walsh-McDowell 
Feb.  26-28. 

Edwin  A.  Davis. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Feb.  6— The  Saturday  Club 
gave  an  artists  day  last  Saturday,  with  talent 
from  San  Francisco.  The  program  wasgiven 
by  Mrs.  Oscar  Mausfeldt,  pianist;  Armand 
Solomon,  violinist;  Theodore  Mansfeldt, 
cellist.  The  program  was  of  a  high  order 
and  the  hall  was  filled  with  an  appreciative 
audience. 

The  Sacramento  Operatic  Society  will  pro- 
duce Dorothy  in  about  six  weeks. 

Clarence  Eddy  will  give  an  organ  recital 
next  Thursday  night. 

The  Grau  Opera  Company  Opens  11-18 
inclusive. 


T A  COM  A 

Special  Correspondence 

Tacoma,  Wash.,  Feb.  4th — Last  week  we 
had  the  Bostonians  in  their  new  play  The 
Smugglers,  at  the  Tacoma  Theatre,  while 
no  one  could  help  but  be  pleased  with  The 
Smugglers,  yet  it  is  not  so  great  a  favorite 
as  the  Serenade  or  Robin  Hood. 

Madam  Nevada  sang  to  a  highly  apprecia- 
tive audience  at  the  Tacoma  Theatre  last 
Wednesday  night,  Jan.  31st. 

The  Neil  Company  play  two  nights  at  the 
Tacoma  Theatre,  beginning  Feb.  5th. 

Chas.  Frohman  presents  the  Little 
Minister  at  the  Tacoma  Theatre  Feb.  9th 
and  10th. 

Lyceum  Theatre — Rentz-Santley  Novelty 
and  Burlesque  Company,  Feb.  5th. 

W.  W.  HOYT. 


Shakespeare  Did 

Not  Kno%)  cArt 

Continued  from  page  7. 

horse-dealer,  a  butcher,  a  soldier,  a 
sailor,  a  farmer,  a  gardener,  a  school- 
master, and  heavens  knows  what 
besides;  whilst  travelers  have  de- 
clared that  unless  he  had  himself 
visited  many  of  the  countries  he  de- 
scribes, and  been  familiar  with  their 
languages,  he  could  never  have 
alluded  as  he  does  to  their  numerous 
minute  characteristics. 

I  am  not  aware,  however,  that  any 
one  has  been  bold  enough  to  assert 
that  he  was  a  painter  or  artist,  as  we 
understand  the  term.  Nor  is  this 
wonderful  perhaps,  seeing,  as  I  have 
hinted,  that  we  look  in  vain  through 
his  pages  for  anything  more  than  a 
quite  superficial  knowledge  of  the  use 
of  the  palette  and  brushes.  Indeed 
the  words  palette  and  brush  nowhere 
occur,  nor  do  those  of  easel,  maul- 
stick, or  any  of  the  paraphernalia  of 
the  studio.  And  this,  I  repeat,  is 
rather  singular,  for  if  the  art,  with 
the  means  and  materials  for  practicing 
it,  were  uncommon  in  England  in 
Shakespeare's  day,  they  could  scarcely 
have  been  so  in  Italy,  Germany, 
Flanders  or  France;  and  he  was  so 
conversant  with  the  habits  of  conti- 
nental nations  that  one  would  have 
thought  the  artist's  life  and  its  sur- 
roundings would  not  have  escaped  him 
in  detail.  Yet  he  never  even  men- 
tions the  painter's  brush — it  is  always 
his  "pencil";  and  although  we  know 
that  the  word  popularly  expresses  the 
instrument  by  which  artistic  work  is 
produced,  it  is  at  least  odd  that  the 
poet  avoids  the  use  of  its  literal  syno- 
nym, especially  remembering  the  vast 
scope  of  his  vocabulary.  .  .  .  The 
artist  (Timon  of  Athens)  talks  no 
"shop,"  tells  nothing  about  his  mod- 
els who  sat  to  him,  or  the  difficulty  of 
getting  the  sort  of  heads  he  wants. 
Nothing  is  revealed  as  to  the  tech- 
nicpue,  or  the  system  of  priming  the 
canvas,  or  laying  in  this  or  that  color 
first — or  what,  in  a  word  the  process 
and  progress  of  the  work  have  been, 
as  I  submit,  might  fairly  have  been 
expected.  Neither  is  any  further 
clew  offered  as  to  the  nature  of  the 
subject,  nor  any  hint  as  to  its  dimen- 
sions; but  later  on,  when  the  patron 


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Timon  sees  it  he  commends  it,  and  in 
spicing  his  admiration  with  some  phil- 
osophic moralizing,  pays  a  just  tribute 
to  the  noble  art  thus: 

Painting  is  welcome. 
Painting  is  almost  the  natural  man: 
For  since  dishonor  traffics  with  man's  nature, 
He  is  but  outside:  these  penciled  figures  are 
Even  such  as  they  give  out.    I  like  your  work  ; 
And  you  shall  find  I  like  it. 

If  this  significant  promise  was  nevei 
performed,  it  was  Master  Painter's  own 
fault,  and  he  was  rightly  served.  In 
the  last  act  of  the  play  we  discover 
what  he  really  is;  and  if  our  heaven 


gifted  "Swan  of  Avon"  intended  to 
typify  in  him  the  artistic  character 
generally,  we  can  only  say  his  opinion 
of  it  was  not  high.  Would  it  be  a  ter- 
rible heresy  to  add  that  it  also  betrays 
the  shallowness  of  his  acquaintance, 
if  not  with  the  art  of  painting,  at  least 
with  its  professors?  The  scene  is  too 
long  to  quote,  but  it  is  little  less  than 
a  libel  upon  the  whole  community  to 
have  it  exemplified  in  the  person  of 
such  a  mean,  contemptible,  fawning 
sycophant  as  the  painter  shows  him- 
self. — Magazine  of  A  rt. 


The  Orpheum 

A  t  the  popular  vaudeville  house 
this  week  was  presented  an  ex- 
ceptionally good  program.  Michell, 
the  colored  acrobatic  comedian,  starts 
the  ball  rolling,  and  so  well  does  he 
please  that  he  is  obliged  to  respond  to 
well  deserved  applause.  He  is  a 
whole  show  in  himself.  The  Partie 
Trio  are  still  performing  their  thrilling 
and  marvelous  feats  on  the  wire.  The 
Sohlkes,  who  are  famed  as  novelty 
dancers,  continue  to  delight  the  Or- 
pheum audiences,  and  the  five  little 
Archipelagoans  are  just  as  cute  and 
bright  as  can  be.  The  Holloways  are 
more  than  marvelous  in  their  feats  on 
the  so-called  enchanted  ladder.  Bruet 
and  Riviere  are  just  as  amusing  as 
ever  with  their  singing  and  realistic 
mimicry.  It  is  seldom,  if  ever,  that 
the  public  has  the  pleasure  and  good 
fortune  to  enjoy  such  a  quaint  charac- 
ter sketch  as  The  Half  Way  House,  as  , 
presented  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Perkins 
Fisher.  They  are  to  be  congratulated 
on  their  success  and  deserve  great 
praise  for  the  excellent  and  artistic 
handling  of  this  delightful  sketch. 
Papinta  is  just  as  graceful  as  ever, 
and  the  more  frequently  seen,  the 
more  startling  and  pleasing  are  the 
effects  of  her  spectacular  dancing.  Miss 
Irene  Franklin,  the  singing  sou- 
brette  is  so  bright  and  unaffected  that 
it  is  a  rare  treat  to  have  the  pleasure 
of  listening  to  her  well-selected  songs. 
The  Biograph  displayed  an  entirely 
new  series  of  pictures,  commencing 
Tuesday  night,  much  to  the  delight  of 
the  large  audiences  that  have  for  the 
past  week  frequented  this  popular 
show. 


The  Chutes 


\l\  ajor  Mite  sings  I'd  Leave  My 
'  *  Happy  Home  for  You,  and  the 
house  applauds  approvingly,  as  they 
do  whenever  this  over-popular  song  is 
heard,  be  it  at  the  Chutes,  the  Zin- 
kand  or  the  Columbia.  The  Major  is 
up-to-date  in  his  character  impersona- 
tions and  always  a  great  favorite  ;  his 
cake  walk  is  all  right.  Douglas  and 
Ford,  the  neat  and  eccentric  song  aud 
dance  artists,  hold  the  pleased  atten- 
tion of  the  house  for  half  an  hour  or 
more,  making  a  great  hit.  Valkyra, 
a  novelty  gymnast  and  equilibrist, 
gives  an  extraordinary  twisting  per- 
formance. Delia  St.  Clair,  an  Eastern 
soubrette,  is  well  received,  creating  an 
excellent  impression.    Robert  Smilax 


&  Co.  present  a  new  act  with  comedy 
bull  dogs.  Tod  Sloan's  sister,  Blanche 
Leclaire,  dashes  out  over  the  audience 
with  her  flying  rings  to  the  great  de- 
light of  the  crowded  houses.  Ella 
Burt  coasts  the  chutes  every  night. 
Thursday  night  a  lawn  party  was  the 
leading  feature  of  the  amateur  per- 
formance. 


COLUMBIA 


The  Oberon 

'This  popular  Music  Hall  haschanged 
'  hands  this  week,  Mr.  E.  A. 
Fisher  turning  it  over  to  DeKannet 
and  Martine,  G.  DeKannet,  general 
manager.  The  new  firm  have  our 
sincere  congratulations  and  best 
wishes.  Dr.  DeKannet  is  an  old 
theatrical  manager  and  is  determined 
to  make  this  the  leading  Music  Hall 
in  this  city.  All  the  present  force  of 
vocal  and  instrumental  artists  have 
been  retained  for  the  week.  The 
American  Ladies' Orchestra  under  the 
excellent  leadership  of  Conductor 
Louis  N.  Ritzau  are  giving  some  very 
enjoyable  numbers  this  week,  partic- 
ulary  the  concert  waltzes  Longing- 
Sebor.  Miss  Annetta  George,  sang 
some  excellent  solos,  were  well 
rendered  and  applauded  to  the  echo. 
Senor  Antonio  Vargas  the  baritone 
and  Senorita  Lye  Poletini,  the  prima 
donna  contralto  are  giving  some 
glorious  classic  solos  and  duos  this 
week.  Miss  Blanche  Reynolds  handles 
the  trombone  well,  and  gives  some 
good  musical  numbers,  receiving  liberal 
applause.  The  Electro IMagnograph 
gives  the  great  Spanish  Bull  Fight  in 
a  most  realistic  manner.  It  is  given 
with  vocal  and  instrumental  effects. 
Look  out  for  the  surprise,  the  new 
management  have  on  tap. 

The  Olympla 

A  N  UNUSUALLY  good  bill  is  presented 
*~*  by  Manager  Walterstein  to 
crowded  houses  nightly.  The  pictures 
projected  upon  Mile.  Thelme  and  her 
striking  costumes  are  highly  enjoyable, 
the  pose  plastique,  as  they  are 
called,  being  excellent.  Cad  Wilson 
with  her  Klondike  diamonds  holds  the 
boards  for  the  last  week.  Marie  D. 
Wood,  the  California  nightingale  sings 
her  jolly  songs  to  charming  admirers. 
Camelia,  the  character  dancer  is  still 
with  us.  Carlton  &  Royce,  in  their 
up-to-date  singing  and  dancing  are 
soubrettes  of  merit.  The  Hungarian 
Orchestra  under  the  direction  of  Con- 
ductor Isidore  Fenster,  were  the 
recipients  of  frequent  applause  for  fine 
rendering  of  some  special  numbers. 


BKCINNINO  NKXT  MONDAY.  FEBRUARY  11th 
SECOND  WEEK  OF 

BOSTON  I ANS 

AN  EVENT  OF  IMPORTANCE 

FIRST  TIME  ON  ANY  STAGE 

Smith's  and  Herbert's  Latest  Work 

The  VICEROY 


A  MAGNIFICENT  PRODUCTION 

The  Most  Pretentious  Comic  Opera  Presentation 
Ever  Seen  in  the  West 


Alcazar  Theatre 


Bki  asco  &  Thai. i..  Managers 


Phone  Main  254. 


WEEK  OF  FEBRUARY  12th. 
Another  New  York  Success  from  the  Lyceum 
Theatre 

OH  SUSANNAH 

Cast  with  the  Full  Strength  of  the 
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LOCAL  NOTES 

HOPKINS.'  INSTITUTE  CONCERT. 

Mr.  Henry  Heyman  directed  a 
charming  concert  at  the  Mark  Hop- 
kins Institute  Thursday  of  last  week, 
which  was  enjoyed  by  the  usual  refined 
audience.  Mr.  Heyman's  pupil,  Miss 
Ethel  Grant,  made  a  very  favorable 
impression  with  her  violin  solos, 
Romance  [Hansen]  Simple  Aveu 
[Thorme]  and  Mazurka  [Wieniauski]. 
It  was  her  first  appearance  and  she 
showed  musical  taste  and  skill  espec- 
ially for  so  young  a  girl,  and  is  cer- 
tainly promising,  playing  with  good 
tone  and  style.  Miss  Belle  Livingston, 
who  was  taught  by  Mrs.  Marriner- 
Campbell,  sang  Das  Zanl)erlied  and 
Old  German  Rhyme  [Meyer-Helmund] 
her  numbers  being  well  received. 
She  was  a  little  nervous  but  sang  very 
gracefully,  showing  musical  feeling, 
her  voice  gaining  in  her  second  selec- 
tion. Mr.  Emil  Cruells  rendered  Pre- 
lude et  Corteggio  Nuziale  [Gounod], 
Old  English  Air,  with  variations 
[Hoist],  Royal  March  [Keller],  upon 
the  organ  in  most  impressive  style,  the 
sweet-toned  instrument  filling  the  beau- 
tiful edifice  under  his  sympathetic 
touch.  H.  Callender  contributed  vocal 
numbers.  Mrs.  Edith  Norman  Klock, 
lately  from  the  East  and  who  is  now 
studying  with  Mrs.  Marriner-Camp- 
bell,  made  a  success  in  her  songs,  The 
Flowers  are  all  Aglow,  May  Morning 
[Denza],  Sigh  No  More,  Sweetheart 
[Lynes].  Her  voice  is  a  mezzo- 
soprano  of  much  sweetness  and  power 
and  of  fresh  ringing  quality,  and  her 
appearance  and  manner  wholly  natu- 
ral and  pleasing,  and  she  will  doubt- 
less l>ecome  a  favorite  here,  as  she  was 
in  Chicago.  Mr.  Cruells  accompanied 
the  singers.  Mr.  Heyman  has  been 
most  faithful  to  the  interests  of  the 
Mark  Hopkins'  Institute,  and  the  con- 
certs under  his  direction  are  always 
enjoyable. 

POST- GKADl'A TE  RECITAL. 

Mrs.  Nellie  Averill Armstrong,  post- 
graduate of  the  California  School  of 
Elocution  and  Oratory,  under  the 
direction  of  Miss  Emily  Curtis,  gave 
an  interesting  recital  Monday  evening 
of  last  week  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Build- 
ing, her  program,  in  which  she  dis- 
played much  ability  and  finish,  includ- 
ing The  Minister's  Black  Nance 
[Phelps],  My  Ships  [Wilcox],  Jakey 


and  Old  Jacob,  Afterwhiles  [Riley], 
The  Honor  of  the  Words  [Murray], 
Just  Commonplace  [Phelps],  Tele- 
phone Conversation  and  Why  Miss 
Anna  Maria  Simmons  Never  Married, 
her  numbers  being  greeted  with  well- 
merited  applause.  San  Francisco 
Conservatory  Mandolin  Club,  Eleanor 
C.  Drew,  pianist,  and  Mrs.  Alice  Eck- 
man  Cramer,  vocalist,  assisted  in  the 
reader's  interesting  program. 

KNICKKRHOCKKR  CONCKKT 

The  Knickerbocker  Concert  Com- 
pany gave  an  enjoyable  program  in 
V.  M.  C.  A.  Building  Friday  of  last 
week,  the  large  audience  demanding 
encores  galore.  The  quartet— Doug- 
las Crane,  Herbert  Williams,  L.  A. 
Larsen — sang  When  Day  Fades,  The 
City  Choir,  and  Kentucky  Babe,  Mr. 
Larsen  also  singing  a  bass  solo,  Let 
All  Obey.  Mr.  Elliott  was  in  better 
voice  than  I  have  heard  him,  singing 
with  sweetness  and  sympathy,  There's 
a  Woman  Like  a  Dew-drop,  and  the 
encore,  Apple  Blossoms,  with  pretty 
effect.  Roscoe  Warren  Lucy  was  the 
accompanist  of  the  evening,  and  also 
rendered  some  Chopin  numbers  to  much 
applause.  I  have  been  very  proud  of 
Mr.  Lucy's  work  and  expect  it  to  be 
at  the  top  notch  of  excellence,  and  he 
and  I  will  quarrel  if  he  neglects  his 
practice  at  the  next  concert.  Cyrus 
Brownlee  Newton  was  as  ever  a  favor- 
ite in  his  readings,  That  Old  Sweet- 
heart of  Mine,  Drama  of  Three,  and 
encores,  his  best  number  being  The 
Death  Bridge  of  the  Tay,  in  which 
voice  and  action  were  very  good;  but 
he  has  not  conquered  the  Scotch  idiom 
yet.  And,  by  the  way,  you  are  ne- 
glecting your  make-up,  and  the  Knick- 
erbockers' have  not  the  "rose-leal" 
complexions  you  gave  them  after  I 
called  them  "Modocs"  one  evening, 
for  they  played  havoc  with  the  rouge 
pot  when  your  back  was  turned.  How 
Douglas  Crane  laughed — don't  tell 
any  one,  boys,  but  once  when  you 
were  made  up  properly  a  lady  near 
me  spoke  of  Herbert  Williams'  "fine 
healthy  skin."  Bernhard  Walther, 
violinist,  was  an  especial  favorite,  and 
was  not  released  until  he  had  given 
double  encores.  His  numbers  were 
the  Sarasate  Romanza,  a  Serenade, 
and  Last  Rose  of  Summer,  the  latter 
being  a  gem  in  its  pathetic  tenderness, 
and  the  house  was  very  attentive.  He 
was  down  for  Wieniawski's  Polonaise 


in  B,  but  owing  to  an  accident  to  his 
instrument,  rendered  instead  Love 
Song  [Sampton],  gaining  in  the  al- 
ready favorable  impression.  Mr. 
Walther  should  be  further  compli- 
mented upon  his  charming  manner 
upon  the  stage.  Wm.  J.  Hynes  made 
a  hit  with  his  humorous  songs  and 
stories,  keeping  the  audience  in  a  peal 
of  laughter  whenever  he  appeared 
and  they  certainly  imposed  upon  his 
good  nature  in  the  number  of  encores. 
He  is  full  of  life  and  fun,  and  knows 
how  to  manage  his  audience.  Drop 
into  the  Dramatic  REVIEW  office 
Mr.  Hynes,  I  like  to  meet  bright, 
sunshiny  people. 

AN    INTERESTING  HOUR 

Sig.  Abramoff' s  Concert  promises  to 
be  a  success  if  I  can  judge  by  a  recent 
rehearsal  of  some  of  the  participants. 
Miss  Sandolin,  the  contralto,  has 
broadened  very  much  in  style  and 
sang  some  oratorio  music  with  the 
finish  of  a  professional.  In  contrast 
to  the  serious  little  Russian  is  Miss 
Wing,  vivacious  and  bright,  who  sang 
in  charming  style,  brilliant,  flowing 
effects.  Miss  Holzhausen's  studies 
have  been  interrupted  lately,  and  she 
was  nervous  at  first,  but  gained  in  the 
second  song  and  has  a  promising  voice. 
Mr.  Nichols,  a  high  tenor,  was  very 
interesting  to  me.  His  voice  is  of 
rather  unusual  tone  and  quality,  and 
he  excels  in  delicate  lyric  work.  By 
request  several  additional  songs  were 
rendered,  these  young  students  being 
under  admirable  control  and  so  earnest 
that  they  reflected  great  credit  upon 
Abramoff  who  is  one  of  our  finest 
local  masters.  A  trio  from  Faust  by 
Sig.  Abramoff,  Beatrice  Epperly, 
dramatic  soprano,  and  Norden  Ep- 
perly, a  tenor  of  power  and  sweetness, 
was  so  good  that  it  almost  took  me 
off  my  feet.  Mr.  Epstein  accompanied 
with  much  taste. 

SYMPHONY  CONCERT 

Taken  as  a  whole,  the  Symphony 
Concert  last  week  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  was  better  than  the  previous 
one,  there  being  better  attention 
among  the  musicians  and  greater 
warmth  in  the  audience;  but  frankly 
speaking,  the  Symphony  concerts  are 
not  what  might  be  expected  by  any 
means,  and  seventy  musicians  ought 
to  be  able  to  produce  very  much  better 
music  if  each  man  were  determined  to 


throw  his  heart  into  his  work.  Whole- 
sale roasting  by  the  press  won't 
remedy  the  matter— the  men  should 
determine  to  do  more  effective  work. 
Mr.  Holmes  should  be  more  firm  as  a 
leader,  and  they  ought  to  be  encour- 
aged to  improve  at  each  performance. 
The  program  was — Overture,  Les 
Abencerrages  [Cherubim],  followed 
by  the  Beethoven  Symphony,  Eroica, 
op.  55,  but  while  there  were  many 
beautiful  passages,  it  lacked  character 
and  was  somewhat  disappointing,  but 
they  gave  a  delightful  rendering  of 
the  trio  movements  in  B  minor  of 
Schubert's  unfinished  Symphony,  mu- 
sicians and  leader  seeming  to  gain 
renewed  strength  and  style,  and  the 
sentiment  was  best  displayed  in  this. 
The  Overture- Fantasia  Romeo  and 
Juliet,  [Tschaikowsky],  closed  the 
concert.  The  audience  enthused  most 
in  the  Beethoven  Symphony,  but  in 
my  opinion  the  best  work  was  done 
in  Schubert's. 


STUDIO  ECHOES. 

Miss  Millie  Flynn,  who  went  to  New 
York  recently,  has  had  excellent  oppor- 
tunities there,  but  intends  returning 
home,  as  her  health  has  not  been  good 
since  she  has  been  awav. 


Mrs.  Alfred  Abbey,  who  was  a  fav- 
orite in  concert  work  here  and  a  very 
attractive  woman,  has  gone  to  New 
York  to  continue  her  vocal  studies. 
True  appreciation  of  a  teacher's  skill 
and  interest  are  not  common,  unfortu- 
nately, but  some  time  ago  I  read  a 
very  graceful  letter  from  Mrs.  Abbey 
to  Mons.  Louis  Crepaux,  in  which  she 
thanked  him  warmly  for  all  he  had 
done  in  training  her  voice  and  said 
that  she  owed  any  success  she  had 
made  to  hi  111. 

*  * 

Miss  Jessie  Foster  will  give  the  first 
of  a  series  of  recitals  to  occur  monthly 
on  Tuesday  evening  of  next  week, 
when  Mrs.  Arthur  Lewis  will  be  the 
pianist,  assisting  Miss  Foster. 

Mary  Fra?ues  Francis. 

At  the  People's  Theatre,  Seattle, 
among  those  making  good  this  week 
are  Lulu  Darrell,  Lulaine  and  Darrell, 
Chandler  and  McPherson,  Boyle  and 
Lewis,  Mae  Tresscot,  Eva  Lester  and 
Flora  Franks. 


February  io,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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For  in  his  ravings  by  mistake, 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 

Is  it  not  time  for  some  one  ty  arise 
in  our  midst  and  carpenter  a  farce  with 
other  than  a  French  hammer  ?  Let 
him  see  to  it  that  it  is  not  beamed 
with  suggestion  and  plastered  with 
thinly  veiled  indecency.  Though 
many  a  tough  old  farce  Jacobite  will 
yield  up  these  traditions  grudgingly, 
it  may  be  stated,  without  fear  of  im- 
mediate contradiction,  that  there  are 
other  ways  of  being  funny.  A  close 
observer  might  find  much  that  is 
frivilous  and  ridiculous  at  his  very 
door,  and  these  truths  exaggerated 
in  the  telling  might  become  so  inter- 
estingly farcical. 

* 

And  now  we  have  a  new  prestidigi- 
tator who  promises  much.  At  least, 
I  suppose  he  is  new — Prof.  J.  Warren 
Keane — because  I  never  heard  of  him 
before.  And  he  is  right  welcome. 
We  must  have  our  magicians.  They 
are  the  only  beautiful  consistent  hum- 
bugs we  have  left  who  never  try  to 
pose  as  anything  else.  I  hope  this 
young  man  will  practice  living  on  air 
and  acid,  get  and  keep  thin  and  look 
in  league  with  Satan  and  his  whole 
court  of  imps.  That  is  where  Herman 
scored.  One  always  felt  like  standing 
on  the  edge  of  a  prudent  crowd  to 
watch  his  tricks.  If  Prof.  Keane 
pushes  and  polishes  his  talents  and 
looks  to  his  opportunities,  he  may  one 
day  be  something  authoritative  in  his 
chosen  profession 


Miss  Grace  Field  is  another  young 
woman  I  want  the  privilege  of  hailing. 
I  have  noticed  her  often  on  the  Tivoli 
stage  and  wondered  what  her  plans 
were  and  hoped  she  would  realize 
them.  Early  in  the  week  I  heard  her 
speak  some  lines. 

In  a  small  and  very  bad  part,  with 
two  wooden  please-excuse-me-I-have- 
some-stockings-to-darn  exits,  she  was 
a  refreshing  piece  of  quiet,  though 
plainly  nervous  naturalness  and  bow 
she  managed  it,  is  still  a  conundrum. 
Mark  me,  she  will  be  heard  from  and 
soon. 

* 

*  * 

These  exits — why  are  they  not  bet- 
ter looked  to  in  the  writing  of  plays? 
With  what  a  terrible  loss  of  dignity 


and  balance  do  most  people  hie  them 
to  the  wings.  .  Always  an  excuse  for 
going  and  the  conversation  halts 
until  the  thing  is  accomplished,  and 
the  baldness  of  it  is  thus  fourfold 
magnified.  To  enter  is  difficult 
enough,  but  it  is  not  a  circumstance  to 
getting  off  again.  Why  not  have 
trap  doors  and  drop  them  through  or 
vanish  them  by  a  cabinet  trick  ?  How 
often  does  one  criticise  an  actress  for 
her  exits,  thoughtless  of  the  cruel  and 
inartistic  demand  the  play  is  making 
upon  her.  vShe  should  be  commis- 
serated  rather  than  criticised.  If  I 
were  in  her  place  I  would  refuse  to  go. 
I  should  dropdown  like  a  tired  dog  on 
the  door  rug  and  get  swept  out  with 
the  next  petticoats  that  passed. 


Art,  industry  and  time,  the  three 
most  pawerful  agents  of  progress,  are 
producing  so  much  that  is  forceful  and 
admirable  in  the  dramatic  world  (it 
does  not  come  our  way,  but  we  read  of 
it)  that  the  paucity  of  new  comic- 
opera  is  the  more  apparent.  Half  the 
world  is  early  put  to  the  piano.  The 
folly,  the  stupidity  of  it.  Four,  five, 
six  hours  a  day  are  put  in  on  a  hard 
stool  and  musicians  are  produced. 
But  alas,  most  of  them  are  only 
musicians — genius  or  whatever  you 
may  choose  to  call  the  result  has  been 
cultivated  at  the  expense  of  a  general 
education,  and  narrow  mindedness, 
sometimes  to  the  verge  of  mental 
warp  is  the  result.  These  musicians, 
main-  of  them  know  no  more  of  the 
great  world  about  them  than  a  lot  of 
house  flies,  and  yet  they  go  to  writing 
comic  opera.  It  is  almost  a  joke. 
The  librettist  is  supposed  to  supply 
material  for  inspiration,  but  how  is  one 
to  write  tuneful,  beautiful  music  for 
what  he  is  not  in  sympathy  with  ? 
Comic  opera  touches  a  large  commu- 
nity with  its  influences  and  should  not 
l>e  beneath  the  ambitions  of  those  who 
can  handle  a  theme  with  classic  cor- 
rectness. When  the  comic  is  there  the 
opera  is  not,  and  vice  versa.  No  one 
who  has  not  had  the  experience  of  life 
with  a  broad  horizon  can  write  com- 
edy of  any  sort,  and  what  we  are 
pleased  often  to  call  comic  opera  has 
nothing  in  common  with  its  name. 
There  must  be  broad  minded,  force- 
ful musicians  somewhere  who  could  if 
they  would.    Then  why  do  they  not  ? 


Side  Lights  Upon  The  Well 
Beloved. 

THE  VAUDEVILLE  TEAM. 

Mary  has  a  little  plan, 

To  star  in  vaudeville. 

It's  such  an  easy  way  to  pay 

The  bread  and  butcher  bill. 

She  learns  a  little  song  and  dance, 

She  says  she  is  inspired. 

This  may  be  true, 

But  when  she's  through, 

The  town  is  rather  tired. 

John  he  has  a  little  plan 
To  rest  in  vaudeville. 
To  work  is  dull — he'd  rather  take 
A  bitter  quinine  pill. 
He  paints  his  face  and  sings,  "Sweet- 
hearts," 
He  thinks  he'll  make  a  hit. 
Hut  will  he  though  ? 
O.  I  don't  know, 
The  gallery  says  "Nit!" 

John  and  Mary  form  a  plan 

To  join  in  vaudeville  ; 

Now  John  he  has  a  rusty  bass, 

And  Mary's  voice  is  shrill. 

The  team  is  matched  but  cannot  draw, 

Could  anything  be  odder. 

It  wants  the  earth, 

Hut  is  not  worth 

A  meagre  dish  of  fodder. 


Miss  Kieth  Wakeman 
Interviewed 

HER  NEW  PLAY 

Miss  Wakeman  extends  a  cordial 
hand.  Not  the  kind  that  betokens 
"rude  health,  a  warm  heart  and  a  dis- 
tance from  the  metropolis"  —  a  man- 
ner, suggestive  of  the  thoroughly 
cultured  English  gentlewoman  goes 
with  it,  and  indicates  a  long  acquaint- 
ance with  good  form  and  social  usage. 

We  began  with  the  usual  monoton- 
ous double  line  of  courtesy,  exchang- 
ing conventional  nothings,  like  the 
preliminary  motions  exacted  by  eti- 
quette in  the  fashionable  school  of 
fence — and  for  at  least  two  minutes 
there  was  no  advantage. 

Then  I  chose  another  chair,  not  to 
utilize  space,  but  the  better  to  look  her 
over  in  the  interviewer's  usual  brutal 
way,  and  fell  to  tracing  her  descent. 
I  found  her  like  a  composite  of  Faith 
and  Hope  in  Hicks'  Three  Graces, 
and  decided  that  whatever  charm  of 
feature  she  might  owe  to  ancestry,  the 
soul,  the  real  power  of  the  face,  was 
hers  by  right  of  discovery  and  culti- 


vation. And  I  saw  that  in  spite  of  a 
certain  regard  for  the  leveling  styles 
of  the  day  she  had  yet  a  pretty  talent 
for  originality  in  gown,  rather  gone 
out  of  late. 

And  we  talked  slackly  the  while, 
she  getting  time  to  think  and  I  to  pro- 
vision my  tongue  with  the  usual 
commonplace  questions.  I  made  a 
remark  about  Nance  O'Neil  and  knew 
by  a  flicker  of  the  eyelid  that  some- 
thing she  held  made  my  remark  ridic- 
ulous. I  wanted  to  laugh,  but  instead 
I  asked  with  my  most  professional 
dull-thud-of-the-pencil  air: 

"Why  did  you  go  on  the  stage?" 
(as  though  it  were  anvof  my  business.) 

"Disease.    Couldn't  help  it. " 

I  caviled  at  the  choice  of  the  word 
disease,  and  she  mentally  tagged  me 
the  bore  who  needs  things  explained. 

"And  you  like  best  to  play  ?" 

"Very  brilliant  comedy  or  very 
serious  drama— classic  tragedy  best  of 
all!"  And  I  knew  she  believed  me 
capable  of  appreciating  something 
about  as  heavy  as  a  Christmas  panto 
mime. 

Now  I  was  dying  to  laugh.  Not  to 
laugh  in  some  fashion  was  an  impos- 
sibility and  so  I  wrote:  "Wounded 
but  able  to  crawl,"  and  looked  up 
with  a  smile  of  conscious  innocence. 
And  if  the  whole  situation  up  to  this 
was  not  a  beautiful  one  for  a  comedv, 
I'll  eat  a  fried  chop. 

Ignorantly  I  stumbled  upon  the 
right  answer  and  whatever  it  was, 
Allah  be  praised,  for  suddenly  a  mind 
whose  druss  has  been  cleared  away 
and  that  is  not  given  to  being  too  gen- 
erous of  what  it  holds,  began  to  think 
aloud,  and— dame,  but  to  talk  to  her 
was  happiness!  Even  when  she 
frivoled,  to  use  a  word  of  hers,  there 
seemed  a  power  back  of  it,  as  even  the 
bubbles  are  connected  with  the  infinite 
ocean. 

She  chooses  her  words  simply  and 
quickly,  in  the  unembarrassed  way 
that  comes  with  experience.  She  has 
the  philosopher's  habit  and  finds  work 
a  sort  of  tonic.  Her  comments  on  life 
and  things  are  wise  and  true  and  so 
piquant. 

For  this  you  must  take  my  word  for 
her  clever  asides  are  not  relevant  to 
the  chief  theme  of  this  little  story. 

Booth  is  her  idol.  I  noticed  his 
picture  on  her  table  and  it  stood 
alone.    I  soon  felt  that  his  death  has 


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made  a  mark,  no  after  happiness  will 
erase. 

She  went  to  the  stage  fresh  from  a 
life  of  books  and  has  won  a  way  that 
points  "to  those  turrets,  where  the 
eye  etc.*' 

"  I  must  have  been  a  very  ridueulous 
person  at  first,"  said  she.  "In  fact 
Mr.  Palmer's  stage  manager  has  since 
told  me  that  I  was — irrepressible,  eager, 
greedy  for  work,  dauntless  and  ready  to 
rush  into  anything. 

I  wanted  to  do  the  serious  and  asked 
an  opportunity  of  one  of  the  lesser 
stars.  'My  dear  child,'  he  said 
patronizingly,  1  I  must  have  people  of 
experience.  Try  Booth,  he  doesn't 
care.' 

Beautiful!  And  on  the  spot  I  de- 
cided to  act  with  Booth.  When  a 
manager  came  behind  the  scenes  one 
night  to  make  me  an  offer,  I  told  him 
I  was  sorry  I  couldn't  accept  but  I 
was  going  to  join  Booth's  company. " 

"  Have  you  been  engaged?" 

"  No,  I  don't  even  know  him." 

"  But  his  company  is  full." 

"That  makes  no  difference,  I  am 
going  to  join  it  just  the  same." 

And  she  did,  and  the  how  is  a  very 
pretty  story.  She  has  early  rid  her- 
self of  the  advice  of  the.  many,  by 
knowing  the  power  of  thought,  and 
with  it  directing  a  will  that  crumbles 
mountains. 

She  is  one  of  the  not  too  numerous 
examples  of  an  actress  developed 
through  her  work,  not  played  upon 
and  rendered  souless  and  degenerate 
by  it.  Though  having  a  keen  sense 
of  the  obligation  of  the  artist  to  his 
art,  she  loves  it,  not  so  much  for  it- 
self as  for  what  it  opens  to  the  eye. 
Not  Greek  for  the  sake  of  Greek,  but 
for  what  may  be  read  in  it. 

"Yes;"  she  said,  "the  price  of  a 
whole  life  is  too  great  to  pay  for  any 
profession." 

"My  years  in  London  have  been  so 
happy  and  busy  and  eventful.  We 
have  no  stock  companies  there  and 
find  time  to  think  and  pray  and  make 
after  dinner  speeches  and  gossip  and 
drink  tea  with  our  friends  " 

And  she  fell  to  telling  of  the  faddists 
of  London — for  they  are  all  faddists 
there,  and  of  how  the  truly  great  can 
always  unbend  and  be  children,  men- 
tioning among  others,  Stepniac,  the 
Russian  nihilist,  -  who  "looks  like  a 
great  black  bear,  and  will  talk  non- 
sense with  the  most  foolish." 

"The  play  of  the  future?  Classic — 
blank  verse;  and  after  the  lean  dram- 
atic diet  of  recent  years,  we  shall  come 
to  it  hungry.  See  how  eagerly  Under 
the  Red  Robe  was  accepted— a  poor 
play,  but  in  the  heroic  vein  and  honest 
in  intention.  Time  is  telling  a  new 
fortune  for  thedrama  and  agood  one." 

O,  that  it  would  hurry  the  fortune. 
See  how  long  we  are  kept  in  the 
kitchen  tasting  half  cooked  food  when 
we  scarce  have  time  to  eat  a  well- 
served  dinner  in  peace. 

"My  future  plans  ?"  That  gave  her 
pause. 

"After  all,  I  believe  I  shall  tell  you. 


In  London,  I  have  been  silent,  for 
ideas  are  so  quickly  made  capital  of — 
but  this  is  far  enough  away.  What 
promises  to  be  a  great  play  is  being 
written  for  me  by  Mrs.  French  Shel- 
don, a  woman  of  thorough  dramatic 
instinct  and  brilliant  mental  attain- 
ments— a  scholar  who  has  traveled 
over  all  the  world  and  comes  to  the 
work  with  the  experience  of  life  indis- 
pensible  to  the  classic  dramatist 

"The  foundation  is  from  a  work 
published  forty  years  ago  in  Italy  and 
France  and  called  in  by  both  govern- 
ments because  of  its  radical  treatment 
of  characters,  the  narrow  want  but  one 
picture  of — a  treatment  likely  to  be 
truer  than  our  present  knowledge 
affords. 

"The  manuscript  was  buried  with 
the  Italian  author,  from  whose  tomb 
Mrs.  Sheldon  has  been  allowed  to  take 
it  and  copy  all  that  is  relevant  and  of 
value. 

"She  works  at  white  heat,  far  into 
the  night,  and  just  before  I  left  Lon- 
don, she  read  me  what  she  had  com- 
pleted. It  was  magnificent — the 
language  beautiful. 

"I  shall  go  back  in  May,  but 
whether  the  first  presentation  is  given 
there  or  here  depends  upon  circum- 
stances." 

And  so  much  more  was  said  than 
can  be  printed,  and  words  have  a 
hindering  way  of  never  picturing 
atmosphere — but  as  the  shadows  fell 
and  the  room  turned  into  a  dim 
tapestry,  I  felt  as  though  one  might 
repeat  Davy's  experience  and  find 
everything  becoming  thought,  a  whole 
ocean  of  thought,  and  every  object  a 
little  thought  whirlpool. 

But  I  had  dropped  my  glove.  It 
wus  ill  managed  for  the  light  went  up 
and  the  spell  was  broken  and  we 
talked  of  complexions  and  remembered 
the  time.  It  was  very  late.  I  must 
eat  ten  minutes  less  at  dinner  and  run 
ten  minutes  faster  to  the  car  for  two 
days  to  catch  up. 

And  if  she  saw  fit  to  make  what  I 
finally  got,  her  permanent  mood,  she 
might  produce  unpunctuality  in  the 
seasons.  C.  T. 


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Sudden  Death 

Angela  Cheres  Antonucci,  a  vaude- 
ville performer,  aged  30  years,  dropped 
dead  while  riding  on  her  bicycle  in 
Golden  Gate  Park  Saturday  afternoon. 
She  and  Alfred  Maury  had  returned 
from  Dawson  City  only  last  Monday 
with  several  thousand  dollars,  the 
result  of  two  years  of  labor  in  the  gold 
fields  of  Alaska.  Both  of  them  were 
suffering  from  their  long  stay  in  Daw- 
son, and  were  under  treatment  of 
local  physicians. 

Saturday  morning  the  woman's 
medical  adviser  told  her  that  she  was 
in  a  serious  condition,  and  cautioned 
her  against  taking  any  violent  exer- 
cise. In  spite  of  the  advice,  she  and 
Maury  went  out  on  their  bicycles  at 
about  2:30  p.  M.  They  rode  about  in 
the  Park  until  4  o'clock,  when  the 
woman  complained  of  a  pain  in  her 
heart  and  dismounted  to  take  a  rest. 
According  to  Maury's  story,  she  re- 
covered and  was  soon  feeling  so  much 
better  that  they  started  to  ride  on 
again.  In  a  moment  she  was  attacked 
with  another  spasm  of  pain  and  fell 
off  the  bicycle  unconscious. 

A  buggy  was  summoned,  and  the 
sick  woman  was  hurried  to  the  Mount 
Zion  Hospital,  where  it  was  found 
that  she  was  dead.  On  her  body  a 
certificate  of  deposit  for  $8,000,  a 
check  for  $4,000,  and  $215  in  cur- 
rency were  found.  Maury  declares 
that  the  money  belongs  to  him,  and 
accounts  for  the  woman's  possession 
of  it  by  saying  that  he  had  given  it  to 
her  in  Juneau  when  he  expected  that 
his  death  would  be  a  matter  of  only  a 
few  days.  The  dead  woman  was  a 
native  of  Italy. 

In  making  a  search  of  the  couple's 
apartments  in  the  Kearny  House  at 
515  Kearny  street,  the  Public  Admin- 
istrator discovered  a  letter  to  Miss 
Antonucci  from  her  royal  highness, 
the  Princess  Ghykia,  sister  to  the 
Queen  of  Servia.  The  letter  related 
to  an  engagement  which  the  dead 
woman  once  had  as  a  model  to  the 
Queen,  who  sometimes  dabbled  in  art 
matters.  

A  Kiss  Brings  $100 

There  was  a  piquant  incident  at  the 
close  of  the  matinee  performance  in 
England  on  February  2,  in  aid  of  the 
Yeomanry  equipment  fund  at  the  Lyric 
Theatre,  Bath.  Mrs.  Brown-Potter, 
after  reciting  "The  Absent-Minded 
Beggar,"  put  up  at  auction  the  tam- 
bourine with  which  she  had  collected 
for  the  fund  during  the  performance. 
The  bidding  stopped  at  17  guineas. 
Mrs.  Brown-Potter  announced  that  she 
would  kiss  the  buyer  if  the  price 
reached  20  guineas.  The  offer  was 
immediately  accepted  by  Dhunijibhoy 
Bomaniji,  a  Parsee  merchant  of  mahog- 
any hue,  who  briskly  stepped  to  the 
stage.  Mrs.  Brown-Potter  was  game, 
and  fulfilled  the  contract. 


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others' 


Chicago  Women 

cMob  Paderewski 

Paderewski  was  rescued  from  a  mob 
of  Chicago  women  on  Feb.  3,  at  the 
Auditorium  by  half  a  dozen  burly 
stage  hands.  Neither  the  turning  off 
of  the  electric  lights  nor  the  lowering 
of  the  iron  fire  screens  that  separates 
the  stage  from  the  auditorium  served 
to  stop  the  besiegement  of  the  great 
pianist.  Music  these  women  would 
have,  and  for  a  full  hour  after  the  pro- 
gram of  the  regular  concert  was  over, 
they  kept  the  exhausted  master  of  the 
keyboard  working  for  his  freedom. 

He  had  retired  from  the  piano  after 
playing  thirteen  selections  on  the  pro- 
gram, to  where  he  thought  he  could 
rest.  But  this  was  denied,  and  most 
of  the  people  kept  their  seats. 

The  women,  and  some  men  too, 
apparently,  were  just  waking  up  to 
the  fact  that  Paderewski  was  a  great 
artist,  for,  after  three  encores,  the  ap- 
plause was  greater  than  before.  The 
gas  man  tried  to  help  matters  by  turn- 
ing off  the  side  lights.  This  action 
only  invited  a  more  active  siege,  and 
the  crowd  poured  clown  onto  the  lower 
floor,  stood  in  the  aisles  and  on  the 
seats,  and  climbed  onto  the  stage, 
waving  handkerchiefs  and  calling 
"Paderewski."  It  was  then  three- 
fourths  of  an  hour  after  the  concert 
program  was  finished.  The  lights 
went  out  again,  and  so  did  the  fire 
drop;  a  worn-out  piano  player  actually 
staggered  to  the  front.  Then  after  a 
short  selection,  the  stage  hands 
rushed  out  and  began  to  carry  off  the 
piano.  The  crowd  murmured  an 
audible  "Oh"  and  began  to  scamper 
for  the  doors  again.  But  Paderewski 
was  free. 

Earnings  of  Playwrights 

Dramatists  of  established  reputation 
write  plays  only  upon  order.  Their 
ordinary  prepayments  are  $500  upon 
the  delivery  of  a  scenario  and  $500 
more  upon  the  completion  of  a  play. 
If  the  finished  work  does  not  realize 
expectations,  or  if  the  manager  for 
any  other  reason  does  not  desire  to 
put  it  on  the  stage,  the  money  paid  is 
forfeited  after  a  certain  lapse  of  time, 
and  the  ownership  reverts  to  the  au- 
thor. 

But  if  the  manager  decides  to  pro- 


duce the  piece  the  author  receives  a 
percentage  of  the  gross  receipts, 
usually  5  per  cent.,  payable  weekly, 
after  the  amount  previously  advanced 
has  been  deducted.  Ordinarily  it  in 
creases  with  the  amount  of  money 
taken  in.  More  than  one  native  dratna 
has  earned  $100,000  for  its  author.  A 
dozen  have  yielded  $50,000  each,  three 
times  as  many  $25,000,  and  a  goodly 
number  $10,000. 


What  is  said  to  be  the  first  produc- 
tion of  a  Shakespearean  play  in  the 
Japanese  tongue  in  the  history  of  the 
stage  was  lately  given  by  a  Japanese 
company  in  Boston.  The  Merchant 
of  Venice  was  played  with  scenery 
painted  in  Tokio,  and  the  company 
interpreted  the  lines  with  much  mean- 
ing. 

Read  the  Dramatic  Review. 


Old   Times  ^called 


Cay  Tkmi'I.eton  is 
'  once  more  reigning 
in  the  hearts  of  the 
Johnnies  and  creating 
great  enthusiasm  for  her 
clever  work  in  From 
Broadway  to  Tokio,  in 
New  York.  Miss  Tem- 
pleton's  success  has 
brought  up  again  the 
discussion  that  seems  to 
have  struck  New  York 
hard — the  growing  ob- 
jection to  suggestiveness 
and  immodesty  on  the 
stage.  The  New  York 
Situ  discusses  it  this  way: 
"Miss  Templeton's 
Queen  of  Love  was  a 
jovial,  hearty,  compul- 
sory creature,  but  not 
immodest  for  a  minute. 
Her  warmth  of  Egyptian 
blood  did  not  restrain 
her  from  wearing  clothes 
enough  to  be  quite  re- 
spectable, nor  incite  her 
to  do  an  improper  thing 
to  the  half-dozen  modern 
Antonys  that  accompanied  her  in  the  search  for  her  lost  heart.  The  accept- 
ance of  Miss  Templeton's  talent,  when  applied  unexpectedly  to  cleanly 
good  humor,  was  readier  and  heartier  than  it  would  have  been  if  the  expec- 
tation of  foulness  had  been  realized.  The  point  was  illustrated  in  her 
mimicry  of  Fougere.  When  the  French  woman  sang  obscene  balads  on  that 
same  stage  last  season,  the  audience  received  them  stolidly.  Her  engagement 
was  a  fiasco.  But  when  the  American  imitator  reproduced  her  aspect  and 
mannerisms  precisely,  but  used  them  in  connection  with  innocuous  ditties  only, 
the  laughter  and  applause  were  loud  and  long.  And  this,  as  may  be  remarked, 
was  a  sporty  crowd." 

Through  the  courtesy  of  George  Lask  of  the  Tivoli,  the  Review  presents 
this  week  a  picture  of  Miss  Templeton  taken — well,  two  or  three  years  ago — in 
the  old  days  of  California's  first  theatrical  prosperity.  As  will  be  seen,  the 
promise  of  beauty  which  later  was  realized,  she  showed  at  very  early  age. 
Miss  Templeton  is  pictured  above  in  a  character  she  was  impersonating  at 
the  age  of  six  years. 


FAY  TKMPI.KTON  WHKN  SIX  YEARS  oi.D 


Harry  Gillig  a 

Great  Baritone 

A  Paris  special  says  that  Harry 
Gillig,  well  known  in  America  from 
New  York  to  San  Francisco,  is  prepar- 
ing to  make  his  debut  upon  the  stage 
as  a  professional  actor  and  singer  in 
Paris.  He  has  been  there  for  the  past 
two  years  almost  consecutively,  study- 
ing earnestly  under  Sbriglia,  and  he 
will  make  his  first  appearance  in  the 
baritone  role  in  Carmen. 

Mr.  Gillig,  whose  voice  has  never 
been  heard  in  public,  has  long  been 
noted  in  the  United  States  as  an 
amateur  singer  of  rare  gifts,  and  fre- 
quently heard  at  gatherings  made 
famous  by  the  presence  of  famous 
artists  of  professional  life. 

When  he  placed  himself  in  the 
hands  of  his  present  teacher  it  was 
found  that  what  had  been  regarded  as 
an  exceptional  organ  in  an  amateur 
was  in  reality  worthy  of  the  most  seri- 
ous consideration. 

Mr.  Gillig's  \oice  has  gradually 
developed,  until  it  is  beyond  doubt 
one  of  the  most  wonderful  baritones  in 
all  the  world.  Harry  Gillig,  although 
married  to  the  daughter  of  a  million- 
aire widow,  Mrs.  E.  B.  Crocker,  is  one 
ot  the  best  known  Bohemians  in  the 
world,  and  has  a  wide  acquaintance 
in  stage  land. 


(American  Performers 
Association 

There  has  recently  been  formed  in 
London,  Eng.,  an  association  of 
American  performers  with  the  object 
of  securing  and  maintaining  a  place  of 
burial  for  such  American  actors  as 
may  die  in  England.  R.  G.  Knowles, 
the  popular  comedian,  has  been 
chiefly  instrumental  in  founding  this 
association.  A  fine  plot  has  been  se- 
cured and  will  be  marked  by  an 
appropriate  monument,  on  which  will 
be  engraved  the  names  of  those  who 
find  their  last  resting  place  in  the 
plot.  The  first  interment  was  the 
remains  of  Frank  Shepard,  late  of 
Wood  and  Shepard, musical  comedians, 
who  recently  died  in  London. 


The  Mechanics'  Institute  has  awarded 
diploma  for  superior  work  to  Mr.  Louis 
Thors,  Photographer,  826  Market  St. 


February  17,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


London  Life  Attached  RATH  J  EN  BROS. 


An  attachment  was  levied  Friday 
night  on  J.  Duke  Murray,  manager  of 
the  London  Life,  playing  last  week 
at  the  Alhambra.  The  writ  was 
taken  out  in  the  Sheriff's  office  at  the 
instance  of  Eliza  Marbury,  proprietress 
of  the  play,  who  lives  in  the  East,  and 
was  for  $1,000  for  royalties  claimed  to 
be  due  her.  Deputy  Sheriff  Waibel 
served  the  papers  while  the  play  was 
going  on,  but  there  was  no  interrup- 
tion of  the  performance.  As  there 
was  no  money  in  the  box-office  be- 
longing to  Murray,  the  stage  effects 
and  scenery  used  in  the  play  were 
levied  upon. 

Murray  claims  the  trouble  is  due  to 
the  neglect  of  his  partner  in  New 
York  to  render  the  statements  for- 
warded by  him  to  Mrs.  Marbury.  He 
says  the  show  has  had  a  run  of  hard 
luck  for  several  weeks  past.  When  he 
started  out  with  the  show  Mrs.  Mar- 
bury told  him  to  do  the  best  he  could 
with  it,  and  he  cannot  understand  why 
she  has  brought  the  attachment.  He 
says  that  she  will  withdraw  it  as  soon 
as  she  sees  the  statements  he  has  sent 
East.  The  genial  J.  Duke  knows  the 
theatrical  game  in  all  its  stages,  and  if 
anybody  can  pull  London  Life  out  of 
the  hole,  we  feel  he  will  do  it.  We 
wish  him  the  best  of  success. 


May  Consolidate 

At  the  last  meeting  of  the  Golden 
Gate  Lodge,  Order  of  Elks,  the  matter 
of  the  proposed  consolidation  with  San 
Francisco  Lodge  was  discussed  by  a 
full  meeting,  and  the  general  senti- 
ment seemed  to  be  that  a  consolida- 
tion should  be  affected  if  the  San 
Francisco  Lodge  was  unanimous  on 
the  proposition,  and  if  the  Grand 
Lodge  was  willing  to  consider  it. 
Golden  Gate  Lodge  has  decided  to 
give  an  entertainment  on  the  evening 
of  March  2,  in  the  Social  Hall  of  the 
Alcazar  building,  and  members  and 
their  friends  may  invite  ladies.  There 
will  be  a  good  program  of  specialties, 
and  a  dance  and  a  banquet.  An 
entertainment  committee  was  ap- 
pointed to  arrange  the  matter,  com- 
posed of  H.  H.  Davis,  Clifford 
McClellan,  J.  T.  Donlan,  Dr.  E.  F. 
Benjamin  and  Wm.  D.  Wasson. 


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Wasn't  it  Dooley  who  observed  to 
his  friend  Hennessey  that  "Henry 
Irving  would  be  a  good  actor  if  he 
could  only  talk?"  I  think  it  was, 
and  it  is  this  same  difficulty  that  seems 
to  be  growing  upon  a  number  of  well- 
known  young  actors. 

¥  ¥ 

Edna  Arc,  it  is  noted  by  our  ex- 
changes, is  still  filling  popular  engage- 
ments in  England.  If  Edna  takes  so 
well  in  John  Bull's  territory,  then 
there  is  a  rousing  welcome  awaiting 
hundreds  of  far  more  clever  entertain- 
ers than  Edna,  who  are  with  us  every 
week.  Edna  is  not  so  bad,  but  she 
was  when  here  by  no  means  a  twink- 
ling light  of  the  first  magnitude. 
¥  * 

The  Women's  Professional  League 
a  year  or  two  ago  set  a  high  standard 
of  morals  and  refused  to  contaminate 
themselves  by  associating  with  Georgie 
Cay  van,  one  of  the  most  charming  and 
altogether  circumspect  women  on  the 
stage.  Because  an  enraged  woman 
said  something  which  she  afterwards 
humbly  apologized  for  saying,  the 
League  unwarrantedly  did  Miss  Cay- 
van  a  grave  injustice.  Now  they  have 
invited  Mrs.  Langtry  to  recite  for 
them.  Well!  well!  What  next? 
*  * 

Theatrical  stars  are  becoming 
as  numerous  as  the  heavenly  stars.  It 
appears  that  every  manager,  particu- 
larly every  Eastern  manager,  is  trying 
to  force  stars  upon  the  public,  espec- 
ially lady  stars.    It  doesn't  seem  to 


make  any  difference-  in  the  box  office 
receipts  at  present,  but  it  will  very 
soon.  The  public  can  soon  discover 
the  difference  between  a  star  and  a 
beautifully  gowned  woman  who  can 
only  walk  across  the  stage  properly. 
¥  ¥ 

EVERY  profession  has  its  instances 
of  successful  people  whose  energies 
were  directed  to  some  particular  chan- 
nel by  the  merest  accident.  This  is 
also  true  of  the  business  of  play- 
writing.  R.  A.  Barnet,  author  of 
Three  Little  Lambs,  is  a  case  in  point. 
He  was  a  member  of  a  Boston  amateur 
dramatic  society,  and  was  responsible 
for  an  entertainment  in  Simple  Simon 
which  proved  fairly  successful.  This 
encouraged  him  to  make  another 
attempt  in  1492,  which  was  produced 
by  the  Boston  Cadets,  and  afterwards 
professionally  by  Edward  E.  Rice, 
with  what  success  every  theatre-goer 
knows.  Then  followed  Excelsior, 
Jr.,  Jack  and  the  Beanstalk,  Prince 
Pro  Tem,  and  Three  Little  Lambs,  all 
of  which  were  first  produced  by  the 
Cadets  and  afterwards  successfully  by 
professional  players.  Not  a  bad  record 
for  a  writer  who  starts  in  as  an  ama- 
teur and  finishes  successfully  as  an 
author  for  the  professional  stage. 
♦  *> 

Many  well-informed  people  have 
always  contended  that  the  more  artistic 
exaggeration  given  in  melodramatic 
production  the  better  the  public  likes 
it,  and  consequently  the  more  sat- 
isfactory box-office  receipts.  A 
well-known  theatrical  authority  dif- 
fers from  this  view  in  the  follow- 
ing: "1  am  aware  that  some  drama- 
tists and  perhaps  other  individuals 
consider  probability  an  unnecessary 
element  in  the  development  of  a  play. 
Indeed,  it  is  true  that  innumerable 
dramas  and  comedies  have  succeeded 
because  of  their  general  interest  and 
in  spite  of  anachronisms  in  time, 
place,  situation  and  incident,  not  to 
mention  happenings  that  could  not 
possibly  occur.  But  this  is  no  proof  at 
all  that  errors  or  blemishes  are  desir- 
able. It  should  rather  occur  to  us 
that  if  the  defects  were  eradicated  and 
logical  methods  adopted  in  place  of 
disorderly  ones  in  the  development  of 
a  plot,  the  play  would  be,  to  that 
extent,  more  perfect  and  praiseworthy. 
I  dwell  upon  this  point  not  to  bore 
such  as  are  not  interested  in  the  phil- 
osophy of  play-making,  but  to  suggest 
an  idea  to  those  who  are.  The  general 
principle  of  an  imperfect  foundation  of 
a  play  is  that  of  the  house  built  upon 
the  sand.  There  is  a  sense  of  insecur- 
ity, a  feeling  of  uncertainty,  and  while 
the  floods  may  not  come  and  the  edi- 
fice may  stand,  we  should  all  feel 
much  more  comfortable  if  the  builder 
had  exhibited  better  judgment.  A 
play  which  is  anything  more  than 
farcical  in  its  nature  is  presumed  to 
be  a  page  torn  from  real  life.  In 
effect  the  intention  is  to  hold  the  mir- 
ror up  to  nature,  and  to  set  forth,  as 
it  were,  an  abstract  and  brief  chronicle 
of  the  time.    One  page,  which  we  call 


comedy,  deals  with  the  lighter  side  of 
life,  with  just  enough  of  the  shadows 
to  provide  an  effective  contrast.  An- 
other is  pitched  to  the  keynote  of 
romance,  and  a  third  deals  with  tragic 
emotions  and  the  final  issues  of  a  most 
revengeful  fate.  But  no  matter  what 
the  form,  within  the  limitations  which 
I  have  already  stated,  the  dramatic 
transcription  should  be  reasonably 
true  to  the  probabilities  of  real  life. 
There  may  be  slight  exaggeration  to 
fit  the  perspective  of  the  stage,  and 
common  places  may  be  idealized  in 
order  to  escape  uninspired  and  deadly 
realism,  but  the  sine  qua  non  is  a  fair 
reflection  of  probability.  Thus  Shakes- 
peare idealized,  but,  except  in  creations 
intended  to  be  fantastic,  was  careful 
to  make  his  characters  human  and 
their  doings  probable.  Sheridan 
Knowles,  Sheridan,  Moliere,  Gold- 
smith, Bulwer  Lytton,  Sardou, 
Dumas -  indeed,  all  whose  dramatic 
works  have  been  accepted  as  of  per- 
manent and  special  value — adhered 
in  manner,  if  not  in  form,  to  the  same 
model,  and  the  best  of  the  contempor- 
aneous plays  are  invariably  closely 
knit  and  can  bear  scrunity  as  plausible 
reflections  of  possible  life." 

¥  ¥ 

Cause  Hoarseness 

It  is  well  known  to  singers  that 
perfumes  influence  the  voice.  The 
violet  is  regarded  by  artists  as  the 
flower  which  especially  causes  hoarse- 
ness. The  rose,  on  the  contrary,  is 
regarded  as  inoffensive.  One  author- 
ity, however,  does  not  believe  that  the 
emanations  of  the  violet  prevent  free 
vibration  of  the  vocal  cords,  and  thinks 
if  this  flower  has  any  injurious  effect 
upon  the  voice  the  rose  and  other 
flowers  must  have  the  same  action. 
There  is,  in  fact,  nothing  fixed  or 
regular  in  the  influence  exerted  by 
the  perfume  of  flowers.  It  is  a  matter 
of  individual  susceptibility.  Some  are 
affected  by  the  lilac,  others  by  the 
mimosa.  Others  are  again  in  no  man- 
ner affected  by  flowers,  musk,  amber, 
civet,  or  the  various  toilet  prepara- 
tions, but  experience  obstruction  of 
the  nose,  hoarseness  and  oppression 
from  the  odors  of  oils,  grasses,  burnt 
horn  and  the  emanations  from  tanner- 
ies and  breweries.  "It  is  very  diffi- 
cult," says  the  same  authority,  "to 
furnish  an  explanation  of  these  pecul- 
iarities, and  we  must  content  ourselves 
by  regarding  them  as  examples  of 
olfactive  idiosyncrasy.  It  cannot  be 
denied,  however,  that  odors  may  occa- 
sion various  accidents  and  vocal 
troubles  in  persons  of  nervous  temper- 
aments and  excessive  sensibility. 


The  Passing  of 

Charles  Hoyt 

Charles  Hale  Hoyt's  lamentable 
condition  is  still  a  source  of  great 
sorrow  to  his  intimate  friends  and 
army  of  sincere  admirers.  Mr.  Hoyt 
has  been  ailing  for  over  two  years. 
Threatened  with  locomotor  ataxia,  he 
was  sent  to  Old  Port  Comfort  for  per- 
fect rest  the  year  before  his  beautiful 
wife,  Caroline  Miskel,  was  stricken 
with  her  last  illness.  But  Charlie 
stayed  about  three  days  at  his  haven 
of  recuperation  and  then  hied  him  to 
Chicago,  where  in  a  fashionable  hotel 
he  held  high  carnival  from  early  dawn 
to  dewey  eve.  He  entertained  royally 
and  put  no  especial  restraint  upon 
himself  except  in  the  matter  of  some- 
what restricted  diet.  Then  his  arm 
and  left  side  exhibited  incipient  paral- 
ysis, an  affliction  which  since  has  taken 
commanding  dominion  over  him.  His 
affectionate  regard  for  his  wife,  Caro- 
line, made  her  sudden  demise  a  serious 
trial,  from  which  Mr.  Hoyt  never 
recovered,  and  it  is  quite  beyond  doubt 
that  no  more  clever  farces.no  literature 
or  complete  recovery  may  ever  be  ex- 
pected from  the  great  humorist.  He 
is  continually  accompanied  by  an 
attendant,  and  is  much  of  the  time 
under  the  tender  care  of  Mrs.  Miskel- 
Hoyt's  mother  and  younger  sister. 
He  has  plenty  of  money  and  every- 
body is  his  friend  and  well-wisher. 
His  first  wife  was  Flora  Walsh,  as 
bright,  charming  and  popular  a  sou- 
brette  as  ever  sparkled  in  Mr.  Hoyt's 
farces.  Her  unheralded  taking-off 
was  a  dreadful  blow  to  Charles  Hoyt, 
though  he  afterward  consoled  himself 
with  the  lovely  Miskel.  Caroline  was 
a  belle  from  Covington,  Ky.,  as  fair  as 
a  lily  and  decidedly  fascinating,  with 
every  social  grace.  She  had  precious 
little  gift,  save  her  incomparable 
beauty,  for  the  stage,  and  The  Con- 
tented Woman,  though  written  for  her 
was  never  a  success  until  Belle  Archer 
inherited  the  title  role.  Latterly  Mr. 
Hoyt's  farces  have  not  been  triumph- 
ant, notwithstanding  the  prestige  and 
bulwark  of  the  farceur's  past  hits  upon 
which  to  lean  their  possibilities  for 
success.  His  revenues  from  the  old 
farces  out  on  big  royalties  constitute  a 
considerable  fortune,  and  Mr.  Hoyt 
has  investments  exceedingly  profitable 
in  real  estate  in  Maine,  is  a  stockholder 
in  the  Empire  Theatre  and  other 
money-making  concerns,  and  therefore 
has  little  to  incite  him  to  that  worry 
which  exhausts,  so  he  may  be  spared 
a  long  time  in  his  present  condition. — 
Chicago  Record. 


Whose  Baby  Are  You  ?  is  the  funny 
title  of  Mark  E.  Swan's  latest  three- 
act  farce.  It  is  said  to  eclipse  in 
merriment  his  last  piece,  Brown's  in 
Town.  The  new  farce  will  receive  an 
early  production  and  may  be  seen  on 
the  coast  later. 


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The  theatrical  situation  in  London 
is  said  to  have  led  to  the  greatest  dis- 
tress among  supernumeraries,  choris- 
ters and  other  subordinate  players. 
Six  companies  were  recently  dis- 
banded on  one  day,  and  one  firm  of 
provincial  managers  has  decided  to 
recall  all  its  companies. 

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February  17,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


FRANK  COFFIN 


Personal  Mention 

Rudolph  Aronson  has  sailed  for 
Paris  to  establish  a  roof  garden  for  the 
Exposition. 

Kate  Claxton  is  the  latest  to  file 
a  petition  of  insolvency.  She  owes 
$io,739- 

De  Wolff  Hopper  has  a  new 
opera  which  he  calls  The  Queen  of 
Spain.  It  will  soon  be  produced  in 
London. 

Daniel  Halifax,  the  popular 
young  actor  who  went  out  with  Harry 
Corson  Clarke,  is  lying  very  ill  in 
Kansas  City. 

R.  F.  Elliston,  he  of  the  cheerful 
countenance,  is  now  treasurer  of  the 
New  Alhambra,  Will  Empey  having 
left  for  the  East  last  week. 

Harry  T.  Mestayer  and  Victory 
Bateman,  both  members  of  The  Bow- 
ery After  Dark  Company,  were  married 
Jan.  30  at  Cumberland,  Md. 

Matt  Grau  was  in  town  last  Sat- 
urday and  made  an  offer  to  Tillie 
Salinger  to  join  his  opera  company 
now  playing  in  Sacramento. 

Stella  Bomar  returned  from  Port- 
land this  week.  Miss  Bomar  will 
probably  be  featured  in  a  company 
soon  to  be  organized  for  the  road. 

Fitzgerald  Murphy  writes  that 
By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves  is  doing  a  very 
fair  business,  and  that  he  is  still  doing 
advance  for  the  company. 

Hubbard  Smith,  well  remembered 
for  his  ever  popular  song,  Listen  to 
My  Tale  of  Woe,  composed  years  ago, 
is  now  the  American  Consul  at  Canton. 

Maude  Adams  made  her  first  ap- 
pearance on  any  stage  as  a  child 
actress  in  the  company  of  J.  K. 
Emmet  at  the  old  Bush  Street  Thea- 
tre lately  destroyed  by  fire. 

Gertrude  Homan  was  married 
Thursday  night  to  Edwin  Thanhauser, 
proprietor  of  the  Academy  of  Music 
of  Milwaukee,  the  ceremony  taking 
place  at  the  residence  of  the  bride's 
parents  in  Brooklyn. 

Jack  Mason  is  in  trouble  again. 
Marion  Manola  is  suing  him  for  a  di- 
vorce. She  claims  Jack  is  in  love 
with  a  woman  60  years  old,  and  he 
retorts  that  he  might  let  the  other 
allegations  pass  by,  but  he  draws  the 
line  at  that. 

Miss  Eva  Tanguay,  the  soubrette  of 
the  Who's  Who  Company,  possesses 
in  an  eminent  degree  the  physical 
attributes  of  a  pretty  woman.  She 
has  a  method  distinctly  her  own,  and 
always  makes  a  pleasing  impression 
on  her  audience. 

Clarence  MontainE  leaves  the 
Oakland  Macdonough  Company,  and 
goes  with  the  Frawley  Company,  tak- 
ing the  place  of  Theodore  Hamilton, 
who  goes  out  with  In  Paradise,  play- 
ing his  original  role.  In  Mr.  Mon- 
taine,  Mr.  Frawley  has  one  of  the  best 
character  actors  on  the  American 
stage. 


Fred  Cooper  and  players  went 
north  Wednesday  night  for  their  ex- 
tended engagement  at  the  Metropol- 
itan, Portland.  Georgie  Cooper  and 
Charles  King,  late  of  the  Frawley  Co., 
will  be  featured. 

Reginald  Travers,  one  of  Man- 
ager Frawley's  promising  younger 
men,  will  be  included  with  those  who 
make  the  trip  North  and  finish  the 
season  with  the  company. 

Marco  Brothers  have  just  arrived 
from  New  York. 


Frank  Coffin 

For  seven  years  now,  the  foremost 
and  most  popular  tenor  of  San  Fran- 
cisco has  been  Frank  Coffin.  During 
this  time  he  has  been  active  in  choir 
and  concert  work,  and  has  been  first 
tenor  in  all  our  leading  quartets,  hav- 
ing been  successively  connected  with 
the  Old  Temple  Quartet,  the  Plymouth 
Quartet  and  the  famous  Press  Club 
Quartet.  For  the  last  two  years  Mr. 
Coffin  has  been  active  in  stage  work — 
dating  from  his  successful  appearance 


in  The  Geisha,  which  at  the  Tivoli 
Opera  House  has  held  the  record  for 
the  longest  run  of  any  comic  opera 
presented  on  this  coast.  Lately  Mr. 
Coffin  has  made  his  appearance  in 
vaudeville,  opening  here  at  the 
Orpheura  with  signal  success.  His 
engagement  at  the  Los  Angeles 
Orpheum  was  so  satisfactory  that  he 
was  offered  a  return  engagement  at  the 
Orpheum  of  this  city,  and  closes  to- 
night, to  go  East,  filling  dates  in  the 
entire  Orpheum  and  connecting 
Eastern  circuits. 

An  instance  of  Mr.  Coffin's  success 
was  witnessed  at  the  Wednesday  and 
Saturday  matinees  this  week,  when  he 
received  five  encores  on  each  occasion, 
and  aroused  the  matinee  audience,  of 
women  principally,  to  a  high  degree 
of  enthusiasm,  which  is  a  feat  not  often 
witnessed. 


Frawley's  Icy  Venture 

T.  Daniel  Frawley  will  take  his 
company  of  luminaries  to  scintillate 
in  Nome.  He  expects  to  sail  on  May 
25  and  remain  for  eleven  weeks,  giv- 
ing a  series  of  dramatic  representa- 
tions. Tents  will  be  erected  for  the 
accommodations  of  the  company,  and 
a  specially  built  theatre  will  be  pro- 
vided. Since  Mr.  Frawley's  plans  have 
become  public,  applications  have  come 
in  from  all  kinds  of  people  who  want 
to  accompany  the  party.  Up  to  date, 
two  doctors  who  would  go  as  medical 
advisors,  three  ministers  who  would 
look  after  the  spiritual  welfare  of  this 
company,  and  any  number  of  news- 
paper men  and  friends  who  would 
enjoy  the  trip,  have  asked  permission 
to  travel  with  the  Frawleys.  But  T. 
Daniel  says  it's  business  first,  and  so 
he  remains  unmoved  and  makes 
preparations  for  his  regular  company 
only. 

A  Gorgeous  Spectacle 

Morosco's  big  theatre  never  held 
more  pleased  nor  larger  audiences  than 
have  attended  the  present  performances 
of  Aladdin  Jr.  In  the  prosperous 
days  of  Henderson  extravaganza,  no 
such  gorgeous  and  superior  produc- 
tion of  Aladdin  was  ever  given.  The 
piece  is  on  for  a  long  and  prosperous 
run. 

business  is  Big 

The  drawing  power  of  a  good  per- 
formance is  exemplified  in  the  attend- 
ance still  attracted  to  the  Tivoli  by  the 
Idol's  Eye.  Although  running  more 
than  a  month,  the  last  week's  receipts 
footed  up  $300  more  than  the  first 
week. 


Nat  C.  Goodwin's  new  play,  When 
We  Were  Twenty-one,  has  made  a 
very  fine  impression  in  New  York. 
Both  the  comedian  and  Miss  Elliott 
have  excellent  roles  in  which  to  win 
favor.  Goodwin  will  bring  all  his 
new  plays  when  he  comes  here  some 
weeks  hence. 


The  Funny  Fence  Scene  in 


WHO  is  WHO 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


February  17,  1900 


AT  THE  *  ♦ 
LOCAL  THEATERS 


The  Columbia 

T'hk  Bostoniaiis  have  in  The 
*  Viceroy,  Herbert  and  Smith's 
latest  composition,  an  opera  that  will 
probably  prove  acceptable  after  it  has 
been  pruned  and  cut  down  so  as  not  to 
last  later  than  10:45  or  11  o'clock.  As 
it  i*  now,  it  runs  along  till  about 
11:30.  It  has  quite  a  number  of  catchy 
airs,  a  couple  of  good  choruses  and  is 
aided  materially  by  beautiful  scenery 
and  handsome,  striking  costumes. 
McDonald  has  a  majority  of  the  solo 
work  and  he  does  that  very  well 
indeed.  Barnabee  takes  quite  a  depar- 
ture from  his  usual  work,  in  the  char- 
acter of  the  Viceroy  of  Sicily,  and  is 
entertaining,  and  would  be  more  so,  if 
the  librettist  had  supplied  him  with 
more  and  better  material.  Helen  Ber- 
tram assumed  tights  and  the  role  of 
Tivolini,  the  pirate  chieftain,  and  sang 
a  taking  solo  and  acted  with  spirit  and 
grace.  Grace  Cameron  had  quite  an 
important  part  as  Beatrice,  loved  by 
the  Viceroy  and  Tivolini, and  acquitted 
herself  well,  especially  in  the  more 
difficult  portions  of  her  singing. 
Beautiful  Marcia  Van  Dresser  was  the 
Viceroy's  daughter,  and  it  is  to  be 
regretted  that  her  vocal  accomplish- 
ments are  not  in  keeping  with  her 
abilities  as  an  actress,  for  her  abilities 
are  unquestionably  in  the  field  of 
dramatic  work.  Frothingham,  as 
Sergeant  of  Militia,  was  genuinely 
funny,  and  had  most  of  the  comedy 
lines  that  interlarded,  none  too  thickly, 
the  plot  of  the  opera.  The  chorus  was 
excellent  in  voice  and  in  ensemble 
work,  and  when  the  rough  edges  shall 
have  been  smoothed  down,  The  Vice- 
roy will  be  a  pleasant  opera  to  go  to, 
though  never  taking  rank  with  Robin 
Hood  or  The  Serenade. 

The  California 

r^VAi.v's  three-act  coined}-,  An  Un- 
conventional  Honeymoon,  is  be- 
ing presented  at  the  California  this 
week.  It  is  the  Transit  of  Leo  in 
which  Miss  Blanche  Bates  had  the 
part  of  Leo  with  Frawley' s  Company 
at  the  Baldwin  last  year.  It  created 
an  unusual  interest,  being  the  first 
appearance  of  Miss  Keith  Wakeman 
after  an  absence  of  eight  years  from 
this  Coast — she  having  in  the  mean- 
time made  a  great  name  for  herself  in 
New  York  and  London — coming 
directly  from  the  latter  place  to  fill  the 


position  of  leading  lady  with  T.  Daniel 
Frawley's  up-to-date  Company.  Miss 
Wakeman  has  become  quite  English, 
which,  by  the  way,  is  quite  proper,  as 
we  are  more  apt  on  this  Coast  and  in 
the  Middle  States  to  be  provincial  in 
our  pronounciations,  and  the  stage  is 
an  admirable  school  from  which  the 
public  should  hear  only  good  clean 
English.     It  would  be  well  if  more  of 
our    good   stage     folk    copy  Miss 
Wakeman's    English.       T.  Daniel 
Frawley  takes  the  part  of  Eric  Aubery, 
the  bridegroom  of  an   hour,  whose 
wife    locks    him     from    the  bridal 
chamber.    Leo,  his  wife,  (Miss  Wake- 
man) is  a  spoiled  child  whose  every 
wish  has  always  been  granted.  The 
new  husband  lays  his  commands  upon 
her  when  she  rebels,  and  this  is  the 
basis  of  the  pretty  comedy  which  fol- 
lows.    Miss  Wakeman  is  a  beauty, 
her  manners  elegant,  and  her  acting 
refined.  J.  R.  Amory,  as  Mr.  Timothy 
Placid,   and   Phosa    McAllister,  his 
wife,  were  the  Uncle  and  Aunt  who 
had  spoiled   this  guileless  creature. 
They  were  a  jolty  couple,  and  made 
the  fun  of  the  evening — their  dress 
and  manner  on  their  return  from  a 
trip  to  Norway  with  evidences  of  sea- 
sickness still  about  them,  kept  the 
sympathetic  audience  in  a  laughing 
mood  while  they  held  the  stage.  Miss 
Van  Buren,  as  Seth  Barth,  a  portrait 
painter,  was  pretty  and  fetching,  giv- 
ing much  color  and  character  to  the 
play.    She  is  bright  and  attractive. 
Harrington  Reynolds,  as  the  lawyer, 
had  a  part  which  comports  well  with 
his  dignified  bearing,   while  Francis 
Byrne  filled  capitally  the  good-natured 
character  of  Tom  Raycer  who  couldn't 
lose  his  temper  even  if  another  man 
did  carry  off  his  sweetheart.  Minnette 
Barrett,  as  a  society  girl,  and  Pearl 
Landers,  as  the  ladies'  maid,  filled  well 
the  parts  given  them.  Marion  Barney, 
as  Mrs.  Van  Plank,  had  an  opportu- 
nity to  show  to  good  advantage  her 
art  of  dressing  well  on  every  occasion, 
and  looked  and  acted  well  her  part. 


Annie  Irish,  who  comes  here  in  the 
leading  feminine  role  of  Because  She 
Loved  Him  So,  was  the  most  prom- 
inent hit  of  Crane's  recent  production 
of  A  Virginia  Courtship. 


New  cAlhamhra 

The  moving  pictures  of  the  Jeffries- 
Sharkey  fight,  as  shown  at  the 
Alhambra  this  week,  are  very  good. 
They  have  been  attended  by  large  and 
enthusiastic  audiences,  and  this  alone 
is  sufficient  to  show  that  this  repro- 
duction of  the  fight  is  genuine.  There 
have  been  so  many  "fake''  pictures 
of  fistic  encounters  shown  here  lately 
that  one  is  apt  to  fight  shy  of  any- 
thing in  that  line,  but  these  are  so 
realistic  that  the  excited  spectators 
fancy  themselves  witnessing  the  actual 
fight  and  heartily  applaud  the  clever 
boxers.  Every  round  is  clearly  shown 
with  the  exception  of  the  one  in  which 
Jeffries'  glove  comes  off  and  the  fight 
ends,  that  is  a  little  blurred,  but  other- 
wise the  pictures  are  clearly  shown. 
The  pictures  are  to  remain  another 
week  and  we  advise  all  lovers  of  the 
manly  art  who  have  not  as  yet  wit- 
nessed the  moving  pictures  to  do  so. 


The  Grau  Opera  Company  have 
been  playing  at  Sacramento  this  week. 
The  Frawley  Company  follow  them 
at  the  Clunie. 


The  Alcazar 

TThK  Alcazar  plays  to  crowded  houses 
1  this  week  that  thoroughly  enjoy 
the  uproarous  farce-comedy,  Oh  Su- 
sannah. It  is  very  much  like  Char- 
ley's Aunt  in  style,  though  quite 
different  in  its  working  out.  Miss 
Georgie  Woodthorpe,  as  Aurora,  the 
lodging-house  servant,  easily  carries 
off"  the  honors  of  the  evening — a  better 
make-up  or  a  better  carrying  out  of 
the  character  could  not  lie.  Her  cock- 
ney English  was  too  funny.  The  audi- 
ence continually  roared  at  each  first 
appearance  and  use  of  the  reiterated 
It's  All  For  Tm.  Miss  Woodthorpe's 
work  was  signally  successful  and 
received  many  enthusiastic  encores. 
Mary  Hampton  acted  the  young  wife 
with  delightful  abandon,  and  made 
love  with  an  earnestness  which  made 
all  the  young  fellows  wish  they  were 
Hastings.  Laura  Crews  and  May 
Blayney  as  the  lawyer's  jewels,  Ruby 
and  Pearl,  were  a  very  pretty  pair, 
and  made  love  in  a  charmingly  indis- 
criminate manner.  Margaret  Marshall 
as  Susannah,  and  Maggie  Leavey  as 
Mrs.  O'Hara  the  landlady,  acted  their 
parts  with  full  justice  to  the  characters 
assumed.  Tipsy  Mrs.  O'Hara  was 
very  jolly,  and  made  a  lot  of  fun. 
Ernest  Hastings  as  the  doctor  is  very 
natural,  which,  by  the  way,  is  one  of 
his  most  excellent  characteristics.  So 
few  actors  being  at  all  natural — more 
the  pity — he  carried  out  the  character 


with  dignity  even  under  the  most  try- 
ing circumstances.  Stanley  Ross  as 
Andrew  Merry,  and  Howard  Scott  as 
Waverly  Vane,  were  a  pair  of  rollick- 
ing lovers,  while  Forrest  Seabury  as 
Tupper,  was  the  cockney  office  boy  to 
a  "T,"  and  a  constant  delight  in  his 
love  affair  with  Aurora.  He  is  cer- 
tainly English  perfect  in  that  charac- 
ter. Jeffrey  Williams  as  Mr.  Plank, 
the  father  of  the  two  jewels,  had  a 
rather  difficult  part  to  perform,  which 
was  done  carefully  and  conscientiously. 

Altogether  it's  a  side-splitting  farce. 
Have  you  the  blues  ?  Go — it  is  a 
positive  cure,  guaranteed. 

Grand  Opera  House 

A  nother  week  sees  the  Grand's 
**  sumptuous  presentation  of  Alad- 
din Jr.  packing  the  big  theatre. 
The  scenery  and  costumes  are  mag- 
nificent, and  the  singing  and  comedy 
work  very  enjoyable.  Wm.  Wolff  is 
thoroughly  artistic,  and  Wooley,  Per- 
sse,  Edith  Mason  and  Hattie  Belle 
Ladd  are  seen  to  their  best  advantage. 
The  production  will  run  indefinitely 
and  is  a  great  show  for  all  who  wish 
a  pleasant  evening's  entertainment. 

The  moli 

The  Idol's  Eye  has  done  as  big  a 
*  business  this  week  as  it  did  during 
any  of  the  four  preceding  weeks,  and 
the  prospect  is  that  the  piece  can  be 
successfully  continued  for  two  or  three 
more  weeks.  The  Tivoli  never  had 
better  success  with  any  light  opera  and 
much  credit  is  due  Alf  Wheelan  for  the 
excellence  of  the  production.  And 
such  a  good  chorus  and  pretty  ballets 
you  seldom  see.  Ferris  Hartman's 
comedy  is  even  better  in  the  Idol's 
Eye  than  in  any  other  piece  in  which 
he  has  appeared  for  a  long  time. 

The  Old  Homestead,  with  Deniuan 
Thompson  himself  in  the  role  of  Uncle 
Joshua,  is  proving  one  of  the  big 
money  makers  of  the  season.  The 
play  is  always  well  received,  and  with 
the  author-actor  in  the  leading  role, 
proves  doubly  attractive  to  theatre- 
goers.   

Among  the  members  of  Charles 
Froham's  Company,  to  present  Because 
She  Loved  Him  So  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre,  is  Lenora  Braham,  of  Charles 
Frohman's  Duke  of  York  Stock  Com- 
pany, London.  She  is  to  l>e  seen  in 
the  role  of  Donna  Adelina  Gonzales. 


February  17,  1900 


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Of  Next  Week's  Attractions 


THE  COLUMBIA 

The  Bostonians  will  inaugurate  the 
final  week  of  their  engagement  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre  on  Monday  night. 
The  final  nights  are  to  be  devoted  to 
a  repertoire  made  of  the  organization's 
three  great  successes.  The  Viceroy 
will  be  repeated  on  Tuesday  and  Fri- 
day nights.  The  tuneful  and  attrac- 
tive opera,  The  Serenade,  is  to  be  sung 
on  Monday  and  Thursday  nights. 
Robin  Hood  is  to  hold  the  stage  on 
Wednesday  and  Saturday  nights  and 
Saturday  matinee. 

It  is  now  over  twelve  years  since 
Denman  Thompson  came  here  himself 
with  his  great  play  The  Old  Home- 
stead, and  his  reappearance  in  this 
city  in  the  role  of  Uncle  Joshua  will 
no  doubt  prove  a  great  attraction  for 
the  Columbia  Theatre,  beginning  with 
Monday  evening,  Feb.  26th. 


THE  GRAND 

Aladdin  Jr.  continues  to  pack  the 
Grand  Opera  House  and  in  conse- 
quence of  its  extraordinary  success 
will  be  continued  indefinitely.  A  third 
edition  will  usher  in  the  third  week  on 
Monday  evening,  which  will  be  ex- 
ceedingly bright,  unique  and  attractive 
and  entirely  novel  and  original.  There 
will  be  an  extra  matinee  Thursday 
next,  Washington's  Birthday.  In 
consequence  of  the  number  of  people 
who  on  certain  evenings  during  the 
run  of  Aladdin  Jr.  have  been  unable  to 
gain  admission,  Mr.  Morosco  has  in 
contemplation  a  plan  by  which  on 
occasions  the  entire  lower  foyer  can 
be  thrown  into  the  Orchestra.  This 
arrangement  would  easily  permit  the 
comfortable  seating  of  an  extra  thou- 
sand people. 

THE  TIVOLI 

The  enterprise  of  the  management 
of  the  Tivoli  Opera  House  is  meeting 
with  its  due  reward,  and  the  succession 
of  crowded  houses  which  have  marked 
the  five  weeks'  run  of  the  delightful 
comic  opera,  The  Idol's  Eye,  are 
larger  than  ever,  and  so  great  is  the 
demand  for  seats,  that  the  sixth  week 
of  the  opera  will  commence  with  next 
Monday  evening's  performance.  The 
next  production  at  the  Tivoli  will  be 
the  musical  extravaganza,  Manila 
Bound,  to  be  followed  later  by  the 
favorite  composition,  The  Wizard  of 
the  Nile,  one  of  Frank  Daniel's  greatest 
successes.   

THE  ORPHEUM 


newcomers.  Miss  Osterman  has  been 
here  before  when  she  was  using  her 
talents  on  the  legitimate  stage.  As- 
sisted by  Mr.  Thomas  Turner,  she 
will  present  a  clever  little  comedietta, 
The  Editor.  Harris  and  Fields  are 
two  of  the  most  popular  character 
comedians.  De  Witt  and  Burns, 
eccentric  acrobats,  do  some  wonderful 
pole  balancing.  Happy  Fanny  Fields 
is  a  German  comedienne  with  a  good 
voice  and  a  keen  sense  of  humor.  The 
holdovers  are — Cushman,  Holcombe 
and  Curtis,  Monroe  and  Mack,  Romalo 
Brothers,  Deets  and  Don,  and  the 
biograph.  Matinees  Wednesday,  Sat- 
urday and  Sunday. 


THE  CALIFORNIA 

Next  week's  attraction  is  the  farce- 
comedy,  Who's  Who.  It  is  the 
American  fun  of  exaggeration,  dash 
and  repartee,  with  a  genuine  side 
slap  at  human  nature  now  and  then  to 
serve  as  a  garnishment  to  the  dish. 
The  company  this  season  is  said  to  be 
the  strongest  that  has  yet  appeared  in 
this  amusing  farce,  and  it  is  headed 
by  those  funny  comic  opera  comedians, 
Pusey  and  St.  John,  supported  by  a 
coterie  of  high-class  vaudevillian  stars 
that  introduce  many  new  and  up-to- 
date  specialties.  It  is  mounted  with 
new  and  up-to-date  scenery. 

THE  ALCAZAR 

The  Prodigal  Father,  an  hilariously 
funny  farce,  will  be  presented  at  the 
Alcazar  Theatre  all  next  week  with 
matinees  Saturday,  Sunday  and  a 
special  Washington's  Birthday  mat- 
inee Feb.  22  It  is  a  play  that  had 
a  big  reception  in  the  East,  and  it  will 
be  well  cast  and  well  staged. 


Side  Lights 


Once  again  the  Orpheum  manage- 
ment comes  to  the  front  with  a  "best 
on  record"  bill.  Considerable  interest 
will  be  taken  in  the  engagement  of 
Miss  Kathryn  Osterman  who  leads  the 


The  New  South  will  follow  The 
Prodigal  Father  at  the  Alcazar. 

The  Macdonough  Theatre  Stock 
Company  will  play  Dr.  Bill  next  week. 

Master  Dunne  has  made  quite  a  hit 
at  the  Alcazar  this  week  singing  Lee 
Johnson's  latest  success  entitled  Don't 
You  Say  Ma  Honey  We  Must  Part. 

The  Illustrious  Nobles  of  Islam 
Temple,  Ancient  Order  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine,  have  secured  the  Alcazar 
Theatre  for  the  night  of  Feb.  22nd 
for  its  exclusive  use.  The  doors  will 
open  at  6:30  sharp,  and  the  curtain 
will  ring  up  at  7:30  sharp. 

The  costuming  and  scenic  effects  of 
the  Bostonians'  production  of  The 
Viceroy  are  certainly  of  unusual 
brightness  and  effect  as  displayed  on 
the  stage  of  the  Columbia.  The  cave 
scene  in  the  last  act  never  fails  to 
elicit  great  admiration  from  the  audi- 
ences. 


^The  Orpheum 

I  T's  a  very,  very  entertaining  program 
1  at  the  Orpheum  this  week.  The 
Black  Bartons,  colored  singers,  cake- 
walkers  and  dancers,  lead.  The  are 
good  and  rather  above  the  usual  run 
of  colored  teams.  Romale  Bros.,  head 
balancers,  follow  and  do  some  very 
thrilling  and  difficult  work.  Frank 
Coffin,  the  favorite  tenor,  with  a  voice 
of  unusual  sweetness  and  clearness, 
has  been  singing  all  week — his  second 
engagement  at  the  Orpheum  in  a 
month.  He  has  made  a  pronounced 
hit  and  has  aroused  much  enthusiasm 
at  every  performance.  After  tonight 
he  goes  East,  playing  the  circuit  to 
New  York.  Papinta,  the  most  enter- 
prising and  successful  of  our  spectac- 
ular dancers,  gives  some  of  her  newest 
effects  with  mirrors  and  meets  with 
warm  approval.  Her  fire  dance  is 
without  question  the  most  startling 
and  most  artistic  color  dance  ever  seen 
in  San  Francisco.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Perkins  Fisher  furnish  a  little  comedy 
of  rural  life,  entitled,  The  Half  Way 
House,  that  was  most  enjoyable.  Most 
of  the  work  fell  to  Mr.  Fisher,  who  in 
an  old  loquacious  country  character, 
was  quaint  and  sympathetically  inter- 
esting, and  Mrs  Fisher  quite  a  relief 
from  a  great  many  feminine  assistants 
in  vaudeville  comedy  teams,  who  be- 
lieve in  shouting  and  in  boisterous- 
ness,  was  charming  in  a  delightfully 
womanly  way — principally  that,  for 
her  part  gave  her  hardly  any  chance 
to  do  anything  else.  Following  came 
Deets  and  Don,  European  singers,  and 
then  Cushman,  Holcombe  and  Curtis, 
in  an  absurd  bit  of  nonsence,  The  New 
Teacher.  They  sang  and  danced  and 
cut  up,  and  you  laughed  and  laughed 
and  voted  them  thoroughly  good. 
Following  out  the  rather  puzzling 
practice  of  vaudeville  teams  they 
bunched  their  names,  so  it  was  impos- 
sible to  tell  who  was  who,  so  in  men- 
tioning the  fact  that  one  of  the  men 
had  a  very  sweet  falsetto  and  the 
feminine  member  of  the  little  troupe 
was  blessed  with  a  good  singing  voice, 
is  as  far  as  we  can  go  in  the  matter  of 
identification.  Irene  Franklin,  evi- 
dently a  great  favorite,  sang,  and 
Monroe  and  Mack  furnished  a  lot  of 
amusement  with  their  clever  witticisms. 
New  Biograph  views  closed  the  enter- 
taining program. 

The  Olympta 

'"Tiik  Olympia  is  showing  a  good 
*  bill  this  week.  Trixeda,  the 
stage  beauty  is  making  a  big  hit;  her 
dancing  is  fine,  she  dresses  well  and 
sings  fairly.  Mile.  Thelma's  pictures 
are  alluring,  the  crowd  still  enjoys  her 
poses  plastique.    The  De  Meir  sisters, 


California  girls  of  reputation  as  sing- 
ers, made  their  first  appearance  and 
were  greeted  with  good  applause. 
Marie  De  Wood  sings  The  Holy  City 
by  request  among  other  songs — The 
Holy  City  seems  to  be  quite  the  rage 
these  days  by  singers  and  instrumen- 
talists also.  Carleton  and  Royce  made 
a  hit  with  their  novel  electrical  terpis- 
chorean  ideas.  Vera  Chandon,  Leslie 
Spencer,  Camelia,  Jolly  Hamilton, 
Stella  St.  Clair,  Maude  Darrell  and 
May  Nealson  fill  out  a  program 
of  good  length  and  merit.  The  Hun- 
garian orchestra,  under  the  leadership 
of  Isidore  Fenster,  gave  some  excel- 
lent numbers. 


The  Oberon 

I  Index  the  new  management  the 
^  patrons  of  the  Oberon  are  treated 
to  a  performance  of  unusual  interest. 
We  are  glad  to  welcome  again  Miss 
Maude  Goode,  soprano,  and  Herbert 
E.  Medley  baritone,  after  a  lengthy 
absence.  Both  are  in  good  form,  and 
their  well  trained  voices,  in  their 
charming  duos,  blend  in  a  harmonious 
whole  that  is  extremely  pleasing  to  the 
trained  as  well  as  the  untutored  ear. 
They  are  the  recipients  of  much 
applause.  We  trust  we  may  have  the 
pleasure  of  hearing  them  often.  Miss 
Annette  George,  the  beautiful  ballad 
singer,  was  warmly  greeted  and  is 
justly  a  favorite.  Senor  Antonio  Var- 
gas, with  his  fine  baritone,  carried  the 
house  with  his  classic  selections.  Miss 
Ophelia  Hill,  the  violinist,  gives  some 
fine  renditions  upon  that  glorious 
instrument.  The  Electro  Magnograph 
is  a  great  show.  The  American  Ladies' 
Orchestra  under  Director  Ritzau,  dis- 
coursed sweet  strains  of  melody. 


The  Chutes 


l\  f\  ajor  Mite,  who  is  22  years  of  age 
'  *  and  only  28  inches  high,  still 
holds  the  boards  here  as  leading  man. 
This  week  he  sings  "I'd  lefe  my  'appy 
home  for  you-oo-oo-ooo"  and  is  en- 
cored repeatedly.  Yolkyra,  the  equil- 
ibrist and  gymnast,  is  a  marvel  with 
her  astonishing  performances.  Ruth 
Nelta  has  returned  and  with  her  coon 
songs  and  little  pickaninny  makes  lots 
of  fun, scoring  encores  nightly.  Blanche 
Le  Claire  Sloan,  Tod's  sister,  continues 
her  daring  performance  on  the  flying 
rings.  Douglas  and  Ford,  the  neat 
and  eccentric  song  and  dance  artists, 
have  a  pleasing  specialty  change. 
George  Bird,  the  Chinese  Embassador, 
after  a  two  years'  absence  has  return. d 
with  new  and  improved  musical  work. 
Paul  La  Croix,  an  original  and  novelty 
juggler,  made  a  hit  with  his  hat 
jugglery.  A  garden  party  was  the 
feature  of  amateur  night.  Ella  Burt 
continues  to  ride  down  the  Chutes 
every  evening,  landing  in  the  lake  to 
swim  ashore  to  the  edification  of  the 
bystanders.  The  animatoscope  is  up- 
to-date. 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


February  17,  1900 


Correspondence  and 
Comments 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York,  Feb.  tl. — After  a  two  weeks' 
postponement  on  account  of  illness,  Olga 
Nethersole  opened  atWallack's  last  Monday 
night  in  the  niuch-lieralded  lewd  play  of 
Sapho,  a  dramatization  of  Alphonse  Daudet's 
novel  of  that  name,  made  by  Clyde  Pitch. 
Everything  contributing  to  making  a  success- 
ful opening  had  been  worked  up  in  excellent 
style.  The  poor  Journal,  soaked  with  virtue, 
nearly  every  day  for  a  week  had  told  in  its 
morning  and  evening  editions  how  bad  the 
play  was  going  to  be  and  how  it  was  going 
to  be  stopped  by  the  police.  Several  minis- 
ters bit  hard  and  advertised  the  show  by 
denouncing  it  in  advance  from  the  pulpits. 
The  Journal 'and  a  few  other  daily  papers 
must  have  known  better,  but  they  thought 
it  was  a  good  grand  stand  play  to  pose  as 
chlorides  of  lime.  The  ministers,  however, 
were  in  earnest,  and  were  mortified  to  learn 
that  Sapho  has  been  turning  away  crowds 
for  a  week.  Hut  they  have  the  consolation 
of  knowing  that  the  police  did  not  find  any- 
thing in  the  play  which  warranted  them  in 
stopping  it.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  Sapho  as 
played  is  not  a  good  play,  but  there  have 
been  worse  right  on  Broadway  about  which 
nothing  has  been  said.  Daudet  dedicated 
this  work  to  his  sons  to  read  when  they  be- 
came of  age,  for  there  was  a  moral  in  the 
novel.  The  immoral  predominates  in  the 
play,  which  as  a  play  is  the  worst  thing 
Clyde  Fitch  ever  constructed  and  the  poorest 
piece  of  acting  Miss  Nethersole  has  ever 
done.  As  a  part  of  the  press-agent  schemes, 
Miss  Nethersole  has  attempted  to  defend  the 
production  of  the  play  on  the  same  ground 
that  Daudet  defended  his  novel,  by  claiming 
that  it  teaches  a  moral.  Hut  such  talk  is  a 
rank  fabrication.  Everybody  knows  that 
the  play  was  written  and  performed  solely 
for  the  purpose  of  raking  in  dollars  by  going 
just  as  near  to  the  ragged  edge  as  the  law- 
will  allow,  and  in  that  respect  and  in  that 
respect  only,  is  it  a  success.  Sapho  will 
make  money  for  Miss  Nethersole  and  at  the 
same  time  it  must  necessarily  lessen  her  in 
the  esteem  in  which  she  was  held  as  a 
woman.  But  it  must  be  remembered  that 
Sapho  could  not  make  money  if  thousands 
of  persons  did  not  want  to  see  just  such  a 
play.  One  ground  upon  which  Miss  Nether- 
sole might  defend  herself  is  that  she  has  to 
live,  and  that  she  knows  of  no  better  way  to 
live  than  to  sell  to  the  public  what  it  wants. 
But  Sapho  herself  used  the  same  kind  of 
defense  as  she  was  going  to  the  dogs. 
* 

The  Countess  of  Chiffon  was  the  vehicle 
used  by  William  A.  Brady  to  introduce  his 
wife,  Grace  George,  to  the  public  as  a  star. 
His  selection  of  a  play  was  unfortunate.  It 
was  about  an  old  story,  and  it  gave  Miss 
George  little  opportunity  to  display  her 
talents  as  an  actress.  There  was  nothing  in 
the  play  good  enough  or  bad  enough  to  be 
unusual.  Some  of  the  critics  were  unkind 
enough  to  suggest  that  Mr.  Brady  would 
have  to  put  Corbett  or  Jeffries  in  the  cast  to 
make  the  play  draw  as  well  as  some  of  Mr. 
Brady's  pugilistic  successes. 

*  » 

Brady's  Round  New  York  in  Eighty  Min- 


utes came  back  to  Koster  and  Bial's  last 
week  after  having  been  on  the  road.  Im- 
provements in  many  portions  of  the  play 
were  noticeable. 

Frank  Belcher  of  Oakland,  Cal.,  got  a 
second  chance  at  the  American  last  week  in 
the  Pirates  of  Penzance,  but  the  part  assigned 
to  him  was  so  small  that  he  had  no  oppor- 
tunity to  show  how  well  he  had  improved 
his  opportunity  for  study  while  in  Europe. 
What  little  of  his  singing  was  heard  showed 
that  he  possesses  a  good  baritone  voice. 

Digby  Bell  has  made  his  debut  into  the 
continuous  performances,  which  no  matter 
what  may  be  said  to  the  contrary,  is  always 
regarded  as  a  come-down  for  one  of  his 
former  prominence.  He  and  De  Wolf  Hop- 
per were  for  years  comedians  together  under 
Colonel  McCaull's  management,  and  both 
have  since  made  money  at  the  head  of  com- 
panies of  their  own.  Now  the  news  comes 
from  London  that  Hopper  is  returning  after 
a  disastrous  season.  There  is  this  much 
which  can  be  said  in  Hopper's  favor — he  did 
well  in  England  until  the  war  in  the  Trans- 
vaal knocked  all  the  laugh  out  of  John  Bull. 

* 

*  * 

Coralie  &  Company,  Dressmakers,  which 
was  put  on  by  Charles  Frohman's  forces  at 
the  Madison  Square  last  week,  is  a  laugh- 
able comedy  in  which  much  trouble  is  occa- 
sioned because  the  firm  devotes  a  portion  of 
its  establishment  to  a  rendevous  for  hus- 
bands and  wives  who  delight  in  wandering 
from  their  own  firesides.  In  one  act  three 
husbands  and  their  wives  confront  each  other 
and  the  complications  which  arise  are  many 
and  humorous. 

* 

*  * 

Nat  C.  Goodwin  and  Maxine  Elliott 
shelved  The  Cowboy  and  the  Lady  at  the 
Knickerbocker  at  the  height  of  its  popularity 
to  produce  When  We  Were  Twenty-one, 
because  Mr.  Goodwin  was  under  contract 
with  the  author,  Henry  Y.  Esmond,  to  bring 
the  play  out.  The  play  enables  Mr.  Good- 
win to  portray  a  more  serious  role  than  the 
ones  he  usually  essays.  He  enacts  the  part 
of  a  middle-aged  bachelor  who  befriends  a 
boy  whom  the  heroine  would  naturally  have 
married.  But  she  marries  the  bachelor 
instead,  after  learning  to  love  him  for  the 
way  in  which  he  tried  to  save  the  boy  from 
making  a  bad  marriage. 

*  * 

The  Ambassador,  by  Mrs.  Craigie  (John 
Oliver  Hobbs)  was  produced  at  Daly's  Thea- 
tre last  week  by  Daniel  Frohman's  Com- 
pany, including  John  Mason,  Edward 
Morgan,  William  F.  Courteuay,  Mr.  and 
.Mrs.  Charles  Walcott,  Mary  Mannering, 
Hilda  Spong,  Grace  Elliston  and  Elizabeth 
Tyree.  Ethel  Hornick,  a  California  girl,  is 
also  in  the  cast.  The  Ambassador,  which 
reads  so  well,  does  not  act  up  to  expectations 
but  it  is  full  of  bright  epigrams  and  no  ex- 
pense has  been  spared  in  its  production.  The 
story  is  clean  and  wholesome  and  no  one 
who  sees  the  play  can  go  away  feeling  that 
he  did  not  get  his  money's  worth.  As  The 
Ambassador;  a  clean  play  by  an  excellent 
company,  is  diagonally  across  the  street  from 
Sapho,  a  questionable  play  with  a  mediocre 
support  to  the  star,  it  will  be  interesting  to 
observe  which  has  the  longer  run. 

Rob  Roy. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Colo.,  Jan.  28. — I  did  not  send 
my  usual  letter  last  week,  as  there  was 
absolutely  nothing  to  write  about.  Think 
of  a  city  like  Denver  with  nothing  but  a 
farce  comedy  and  a  minstrel  show  and  an 
amateur  performance! 

Who's  Who  at  the  Tabor  played  to  good 
business  and  gave  satisfaction.  At  the 
Denver,  Sweeney  and  Alvido's  Minstrels 
proved  to  be  one  of  the  poorest  aggregations 
that  has  been  here  for  some  time.  The 
band  was  good  in  the  parade,  but  the  jokes 
sprung  recalled  my  boyhood  days,  when  we 
used  the  self  same  ones  in  "Nigger"  shows 
given  in  a  barn  loft,  where  we  charged  five 
pins  admission — and  that  was  not  long  after 
the  Civil  War,  either.  And  yet  the  man- 
agers wonder  why  they  have  not  had  a  win- 
ning week  since  they  opened. 

It  is  said  that  the  best  performance  of  the 
week  was  that  given  on  last  Wednesday 
night  at  the  Lyceum  Theatre  by  the  students 
of  the  Broadway  Dramatic  School.  Many 
people  were  unable  to  secure  even  standing 
room.  Three  one  act  plays  were  given, 
namely,  The  Facts  of  the  Case,  In  Honour 
Bound,  and  The  Dead  Shot.  The  little 
plays  were  beautifully  staged  and  so  wel! 
played  that  after  each  one  the  participants 
were  obliged  to  respond  to  two  curtain  calls. 
The  students  who  appeared  were  Alice  Wil- 
liams Lounsbury,  Bertha  Price,  Fanny 
Marinoff,  Katheryn  Swift,  Ellen  Bigler, 
Mrs.  Bird,  George  Dostal,  Otis  Emmons, 
Wm.  Troutnian,  Harry  Asmus,  W.  A. 
I'arker  and  T.  J.  Murphy. 

The  great  surprise  of  the  week  was  the 
sudden  closing  of  the  New  Lyceum  Theatre, 
our  only  first  class  vaudeville  house.  It  was 
opeued  IS  weeks  ago  and  has  been  running 
since  to  what  every  one  thought  was  paying 
business,  when  on  Sunday  night,  Jan.  28,  up 
went  the  shutters.  Many  rumors  were 
afloat,  the  one  most  believed  being  that  the 
vaudeville  trust  had  been  after  this  little 
house,  with  the  above  result.  But  candidly, 
I  think  the  real  troublewas  financial  embar- 
assment.  Whatever  the  cause,  I  am  very 
sorry  for  Managers  Mays  and  Harley,  for 
they  put  up  their  money  and  worked  hard 
with  a  ''dead  card."  They  gave  the  public 
the  best  that  money  could  procure  in  the 
vaudeville  line,  and  I  sincerely  hope  these 
two  gentlemen  will  soon  recover  from  their 
present  embaiassing  position.  They  are 
now  trying  to  get  a  first  class  stock  company 
to  finish  out  the  season. 

Good  things  come  late  this  season,  but 
"better  late  thau  never."  Manager  McCourt 
informs  us  that  we  are  to  have,  for  the  bal- 
ance of  the  season  at  the  Broadway  Theatre, 
James  O'Neill  in  The  Three  Musketeers,  the 
Empire  Stock  Company  in  Gillette's  new- 
comedy,  Because  She  Loved  Him  So;  Miss 
Ada  Rehan  in  repertoire;  John  Drew  in  The 
Tyranny  of  Tears;  Nat  Goodwin  and  Maxine 
Elliott;  Richard  Mansfield;  Willie  Collier  in 
his  new  play,  Mr.  Smooth;  and  Frederick 
Warde.  Also  the  James-Kidder-Hanford 
combination  and  the  Deumau  Thompson  in 
The  Old  Homestead. 

Mrs.  John  Elitchjr., will  have  a  monopoly 
on  amusements  next  summer  in  Denver,  as 
she  is  to  have  both  her  own  place,  Elitch's 


Gardens,  and  also  Manhattan  Beach.  One 
place  will  have  a  first  class  stock  company, 
and  the  other  either  comic  opera  or  vaude- 
ville. 

Denver,  Coi.o.  ,  Feb.  5. — Last  season  the 
bills  read  Melbourne  McDowell  and  Blanche 
Walsh,  this  year  they  read  Blanche  Walsh 
and  Melbourne  McDowell.  What  will  it  be 
next  season  ?  The  Broadway  opened  Mon- 
day night  with  the  Walsh-McDowell  Com- 
pany, and  the  house  was  literally  packed. 
Every  seat  was  taken,  and  the  aisles  were 
filled  with  camp  chairs,  and  more  people 
than  one  could  count  were  obliged  to  stand 
throughout  the  performance.  Many  of  the 
usual  Monday  night  box-holders  were  com- 
pelled to  sit  in  the  common  Jii.50  parquet 
seats.  The  company  opened  in  Sardou's 
powerful  drama  Gismonda,  and  Miss  Walsh 
fairly  reveled  in  the  title  role.  I  know  of  no 
other  woman  in  the  profession  who  could 
have  taken  Fanny  Davenport's  place  with 
one  half  the  success  Miss  Walsh  has  achieved. 
She  is  an  artist  in  every  sense  of  the  word, 
and  gave  a  magnificent  performance.  Mr. 
McDowell  gave  a  very  pleasing  portrayal  of 
Almerio.  The  balance  of  the  company  were 
well  cast.  The  only  bad  feature  of  the  pro 
duction  was  the  scenery,  which  needs  fresh- 
ening up  a  bit.  During  the  week  the  follow- 
ing plays  will  be  presented  :  La  Tosca, 
Fedora  and  Cleopatra. 

Next  week,  the  I  ith.  Frederick  Warde  and 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clarence  Brune. 

At  the  Tabor  the  offering  is  At  Gay  Coney 
Island,  which  opened  to  the  usual  big  Sun- 
day business.  Next  week,  Richards  &. 
Pringle's  Big  Minstrels. 

Remember  the  Maine  opened  at  the  Den- 
ver Sunday  afternoon  to  the  most  enthu>- 
i  istic  and  patriotic  audience,  probably,  that 
ever  assembled  in  that  house.  The  play  is 
well  staged  and  presented  by  a  capable  com- 
pany. Next  week,  the  1  ith,  Barney  Furge- 
son  in  Muldoon's  Picnic. 

Popular  Josh  Billings,  formerly  in  the  box 
office  at  the  Lyceum,  is  now  at  the  Tabor. 

Bon  Bkll. 


CHICAGO- 

Special  Correspondence. 

Chicago,  Feb.  9. — Chicago  seems  to  be  in 
an  extremely  musical  mood  this  week  and  is 
indulging  in  both  light  and  grand  opera, 
together  with  an  anticipation  for  next  month 
of  grand  opera  in  earnest,  which  begins  at 
the  Auditorium  on  March  12,  with  the  French 
grand  opera  season.  Some  novelties  in 
opera  will  be  presented  by  the  French  com- 
pany, among  which  Reyer's  Salambo  is 
included. 

Francis  Wilson  first  touched  the  top  notch 
as  an  operatic  comedian  in  the  role  Cadeaux 
in  Erminie.  In  this  opera  he  is  at  his  best. 
Erminie  is  not  Erminie  without  him.  The 
revival  of  this  opera  at  the  Columbia  this 
week  seems  to  have  touched  the  palate  of 
the  public  and  there  is  a  succession  of 
crowded  houses.  Besides  a  number  of  other 
people  in  Mr.  Wilson's  support  who  have 
been  associated  with  the  opera  Erminie  in 
this  country,  Pauline  Hall  and  Jennie 
Weathersby  appear. 

Another  very  popular  revival  is  Verdi's 
II  Trovatore,  presented  by  the  Castle  Square 


Fehruary  17,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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Company  at  the  Studebaker  this  week.  This 
melodious  and  popular  opera  never  fails  to 
draw  large  audiences.  II  Trovatore  in 
English  is  a  treat.  Grace  Golden  and  Adel- 
aide Norwood  alternate  in  the  leading  role, 
Leonora.  The  opera  has  luxurious  staging 
and  forcible  casts.  Next  week  I. a  Traviata 
will  be  given  and  Lucia  and  Carmen  will 
follow.  On  February  12th  a  silver  violet 
vase  will  be  given  as  a  souvenir  to  mark  the 
300th  performance,  in  English,  of  opera  by 
the  Castle  Square  Company  at  the  Stude- 
baker. 

After  the  storm  of  controversy  there  is 
naturally  a  great  deal  of  curiosity  aroused 
over  Israel  Zangwill's  play,  The  Children  of 
the  Ghetto,  which  is  presented  here  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House.  The  play  has  many 
strong  qualities.  It  is  a  story  of  the  conflict 
oflove  and  duty,  in  which  duty  triumphs. 
The  pathos  in  the  drama  is  elevatiug  rather 
than  depressing.  The  dialogue  is  good. 
The  scenic  effects  are  fine  throughout.  The 
cast  includes  Wilton  Lackaye,  William 
Norris,  Gus  Frankel,  Robert  Edeson,  Adol- 
phe  Lestina,  EmilHoch,  Henry  Dolan,  Fred 
Lotto,  Ada  Dwyer,  Rosabel  Morrison,  Mine. 
Cottrelly,  Mabel  Taliferro,  Louise  Muidener, 
Ada  Curry,  Ellen  Burg,  Alice  Evans  and 
Laura  Almosnino. 

Another  revival  of  popular  interest  is  that 
of  Trilby,  which  the  Dearborn  Company 
presents  this  week.  Trilby  was  nauseatingly 
popular  and  had  to  be  laid  on  the  shelf  for 
quite  a  long  time  before  anyone  could  accept 
it  with  the  smallest  degree  of  relish.  Howell 
Hansell  plays  the  role  Svengali  with  a  make- 
up that  is  grotesque.  Mr.  Mackay  as  Little 
Billie,  Mr.  Crane  as  Taffy  and  Miss  Stuart  as 
Trilby  are  all  excellent  character  work.  The 
play  is  well  staged. 

Kellar,  the  magician,  is  at  McVicker's 
this  week  with  his  spirit  manifestations,  his 
cabinets  and  his  thought-reading.  Mr. 
Kellar  shows  the  mysteries  of  the  blue  room, 
the  growth  of  the  orange  tree  and  also  gives 
his  wonderful  self  decapitation  illusion. 

Amos  Carey. 


ST.  LOUIS 


Special  Correspondence 

ST.  Louis,  Feb.  12. — The  past  has  been  a 
notable  week  theatrically  and  musically. 
Of  first  importance,  of  course,  was  the  visit 
of  Sir  Henry  Irving,  who  carried  away 
$20,000  of  St.  Louis  lucre  and  secondly,  of 
the  admirable  production  of  Der  Freischutz 
by  the  Castle  Square  Company. 

Manager  Pat  Short's  offerings  this  week 
are  Why  Smith  Left  Home  at  the  Century 
and  The  Sign  of  the  Cross  at  the  Olympic. 

Charles  Dalton  is  featured  in  The  Sign  of 
the  Cross,  and  his  work  compares  favorably 
with  Wilson  Barrett's.  His  support,  how- 
ever, is  only  fair. 

Hoyt's  A  Stranger  in  New  York,  is  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House  this  week.  The  com- 
pany is  headed  by  Paul  Nicholson,  Jr.,  who 
was  with  Alice  Nielsen  Opera  Company  last 
season. 

Underthe  Red  Robe  is  with  us  at  Havlin's. 
Paul  Cazenbuve  and  Amelia  Gardner  essay 
the  two  important  roles. 

The  Chimes  of  Normandy  is  being  delight- 
fully sung  this  week  at  the  Music  Hall  by 
the  Castle  Square  Company.  In  the  bill  are 
Adelaide  Norwood,  Gertrude  (juinlan,  Lilly 
Lancaster,  Ada  Mansfield,  Harry  Luckstone, 
Harry  Davies,  Homer  Lind,  Francis  Boyle 
an  1  Dick  Jones. 

Colonel  Hopkins'  Stock  Company  is  giv- 
ing an  excellent  production  of  Trilby  this 
week.  Maurice  Freeman  is  Svengali,  and 
Miss  Isabel le  Evesson  who  made  her  St. 
Louis  debut  with  the  Hopkins'  Stock  Com- 
pany last  Sunday,  makes  an  attractive 
Trilby.  Melville  and  Stetson  are  the  fea- 
tured vaudevillians. 

The  continuous  vaudeville  at  the  Columbia 
this  week  is  headed  by  George  Fuller 
Golden.  Others  are,  Cawthorn  and  Forres, 
ter,  Harrigan,  the  tramp  juggler,  the  St. 
Onge  Brothers,  Hamilton  Hill,   the  three 


Constantine  Sisters,  and  Hal  Merritt  and 
Florence  Murdock. 

Fred  Irwin,  majestic  burlesquer,  with  a 
colossal  bevy  of  beauteous  feminity,  are 
domiciled  at  Manager  Butler's  Standard 
Theatre  this  week.  The  girls  are  pretty 
and  winsome,  and  the  specialties  are  all 
strong. 

The  underlining  for  next  week  are  Louis 
Mann  and  Clara  l.ipman  in  The  Girl  from 
the  Barracks  at  the  Century,  Quo  Vadis  at 
the  Olympic,  The  Grip  of  Steel  at  Havlin's, 
Faust  at  Hopkins,  Suwauee  River  at  the 
Grand  and  vaudeville  including  Helene  Mora 
at  the  Columbia. 

Billy  Parry,  who  is  well  known  on  the 
Coast,  through  his  association  with  Dave 
Henderson's  production  of  Sinbad,  etc.,  has 
been  acting  as  stage  manager  of  the  Castle 
Square  Company  during  Edward  Temple's 
absence.  Mr.  Parry  returns  to  New  York 
this  week. 

The  Castle  Square  Opera  Company  will 
not  close  their  engagement  in  St.  Louis  until 
after  Easter.  GaTy  Pai.i.en. 


TUCSON 

Special  Correspondence. 
Tucson,  Feb.  12. — Past  two  months' 
amusements: — Dec.  21,  the  James-Kidder- 
Hanford  Company  to  a  good  house.  Jan.  5, 
The  Twentieth  Century  Club,  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Pittock,  directoress,  in  a  Cup  of  Tea  and 
Our  Boys  to  a  fine  house.  Feb.  3,  an  ama- 
teur performance  in  minstrel,  vaudeville 
and  drama — Village  Blacksmith.  The 
Twentieth  Century  Club's  entertainment  was 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Public  Library.  The 
Tucson  Dramatic  Club  presented  the  Spy  of 
Gettysburg  Jan.  16  to  a  crowded  house. 
During  Dec.  and  Jan.  appeared  Spider  and 
Fly  Company,  M.  B.  Leavitt's  party;  Joshua 
Sprucely  Company  in  play  of  that  name; 
Griffith,  the  hypnotist,  one  week;  Hot  Time 
in  Dixie  C  nipany;  Harry  Corson  Clarke  in 
What  Happened  to  Jones;  The  Christian, 
with  Effie  Ellsler  in  the  leading  character, 
Jan.  30.  This  play  drew  a  house  larger  by 
$100  than  the  Bostonians  in  either  of  their 
two  appearances  in  1898-99.  Hot  Old  Time 
Feb.  1  to  a  good  house  and  thoroughly 
pleased  audience.  Black  Crook  Company 
Jan.  29,  fair  house  but  indifferent  perform- 
ance. This  week  Hunt's  Stock  Company 
at  popular  prices.  The  Bostcnians  are 
booked  for  March  15. 

G.  W.  Pittock. 


TEXAS 

Special  Correspondence. 

Dallas,  Texas,  Feb.  10.— Of  all  the 
farce-comedy  companies  that  have  appeared 
here,  Stair  and  Company's  representation  of 
the  farce,  Who's  Who,  is  the  most  meritori- 
ous. The  attraction  drew  a  large  attendance, 
and  the  company  is  composed  of  competent 
comedians  and  beautiful  women.  The 
attraction  will  be  seen  in  your  city,  shortly, 
and  I  can  recommend  the  show  to  the 
patronage  of  your  theatre-goers. 

Harry  Glazier's  attempt  at  DeArtagnan  in 
the  Three  Musketeers,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  F.  W.  Satir  and  Company,  is  rather 
too  ambitious.  The  company  supporting 
him  is  a  weak  one,  creating  the  impression 
that  the  management  is  out  to  economize. 
The  attraction  did  not  merit  the  large 
attendance  which  was  given  it. 

The  Christian  drew  the  largest  and  most 
fastidious  assembly  of  the  season,  and  not- 
withstanding the  fact  that  advanced  price 
of  admission  was  charged,  it  w  as  S.  R.  (). 

Tuffriter. 


The  Roberts-Moore  Company  of 
Australian  players  will  soon  be  an 
attraction  at  Manager  Kriedlander's 
beautiful  California  Theatre. 


Xi.  DUVAL 

Theatrical    Wip  Mnkcr 

112  Eddy  St.,  San  Fbancisco 


COLUMBIA^  OrpfiGUTn 


BEGINNING  NEXT  HONDA V .  FEBRUARY  I9ih 

THIRD  AND  LAST  WEEK  OF 
THE  FAMOUS 

BOSTONIANS 


Monday   and   Thursday  Nights 

THE  SERENADE 

Tuesday  and  Friday  Nights 

THE  VICEROY 

Wednesday  >S;  Saturday  Nights  &  Saturday  Matinee 

ROBIN  HOOD 

MONDAY  FEBRUARY  26th 

Den-man  enemas  and  Che  Old  homestead 


KATHRYN  OSTERMAN  >N  CO. 
HARRIS   AND   FIELDS:   DbWITT  AND  BURNS; 
HAPPY  FANNY  FIELDS; 
CUSIIMAN:  BOLCOMBE  AND  CURTIS; 
MONROE  AND  MACK; 
koMAI.O  BROTHERS.  DF.K.TS  AND  DON; 
BIOGR  APH 

Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats.  AO  Cents 

MATIN KES  WEDNESDAY.  SATI  RDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


Alcazar  Theatre 


BblaSCO  &  Thau.,  Managers. 


'Phone  Main  251. 


ALL  OF  THIS  COMING  WEEK,  BEGINNING 
MONDAY,  FEBRUARY  l'.lth, 
MATINEES  SATURDAY  AND  SI'XDAY 
AND   A   SPE.CIAL    MATINEE  WASHINGTON'S 
BIRTHDAY,  FEB.  22d 
Glen   Macdonough's  Fun  Creator 

The  Prodigal  Father 

A  SMILE,  A  LU'GH,  A  ROAR,  A  HOWL 
and  not  a  line  to  make  you  scowl. 

Alcazar  Prices — 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c. 


BEGINNING   SUNDAY   AFTERNOON   FEB.  lsth 
AND   FOR   ONE  WEEK  ONLY 
PUSEY  AND  ST.  JOHN 
In  the  Rollicking  Musical  Farce  Comedy 

WHO  is  WHO 

|  26  Artists  including  the  Whiting  Sisters,  Coruelists; 
the  Diminutive  Comedian,  Harry  Welch,  and  Eva 
Tanguay,  "The  Swiftest  Soubrette  on  the  Amer- 
I       ican  Stage  " 
SPECIAL  MATINEE, WASHINGTON'S  BIRTHDAY 

NEXT— The  Maggie  lluore-H.  U.  Roberts  Co. 


Tivoli  Opera  House 

"Hoot  Mou,  Dinna  Miss  the  Braw  Fun." 
NEXT    MONDAY    EVENING,   FEBRUARY  l'.lth 
COMMENCES 

The  Sixth  Week 

Of  the  Record  Breaking  Comic  Opera 


GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE  Th5  ldol's  E>'e 


Telephone  Main  532 

WEEK  OF   MONDAY   NEXT,  FEBRUARY  19th. 
Third  of  the  Greatest  Extravaganza 
Success  F>er  Known  in  this  City 
Thursday    Next,   Washington's    Birthday,  Special 
Holiday  Matinee 
MONDAY  NEXT  THIRD  EDITION  OF 

A  I,  , V  1  >  I  >  I  >    J  I*  . 

'  The  Irish  Cake  Walk,"  Arthur  Wooley  and  Male 
Chorus;  Song  "Chinese  Bill  of  Fare."  Winfred  Coff; 
Lullaby,  Hattie  Belle  Ladd  and  Male  Quartette; 
Charles  H.  Jones'  Fantastic  Idea,  "I  Dote  on  the 
Military,"  including  Arthur  Wooley  In  the  character 
of  Baby  Bunting;  Little  Maud  Sorensen  in  Pictur- 
esque Toe-Dancing  and  Song,  "The  Man  in  the  Moon 
Won't  Tell;"  The  Capriole  Octette,  the  Peri  Quartette 
and  the  Hawaiian  Quintette.  William  Wolff  will  con- 
tinue to  repeat  "Moses  Levi  Cohn." 

Prices— :!5c.  ">0c,  75c;  Galleries— 10c  and  15c;  Good 
Reserved  Seat  in  Orchestra,  Saturday  Matinee, 
25  cents 

Branch  Ticket  Office  F;mporium. 

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Every  Evening  at  8,  Matinee  Saturday  at  2. 
NOTHING  LIKE  IT  IN  MANY  YEARS 

CROWDED  TO  THE  DOORS  NIGHTLY 

Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents. 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 


New  Alhambra  Theatre 

(The  People's  Popular  Play  House) 

Ei-i.iNGHorsE  &  Mott,  Proprietors  and  Managers 
Eddy  and  Jones  Streets.  Telephone  South  770 

The  Real  Jeffries- Sharkey  Contest  Pictures 

A  CARD  — Managers  EHinghouse  and  Mott  pledge 
their  word  that  these  pictures  are  the  only  genuine 
of  the  Jeffries-Sharkey  contest 

Popular  Prices  -  Evening,  15c,  25c.  35c,  50c  and  75c. 

Matinee,  15c,  25c,  35c  and  50c. 


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141  POST  ST. 

/Hear  Grant  Ave. 


Fine  Jewelry,  Watches,  Diamonds, 
Clocks,  Silverware  and  Silver 
Novelties. 

New  Goods  received  daily;  call  and 
see  the  latest  designs  and  styles  in 
both  Jewelry  and  Silver  Novelties. 

Watch  and  Jewelry 
Repairing  a  Specialty. 


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OBERON 


O'Farell  Street, 

Near  Stockton. 


Every  Evening  and  Sunday  Matinee.  Grand  Con- 
cert by  Kilzau's  American  Ladies'  Orchestra  ;  Senor 
Vargas,  the  Mexican  Baritone  ;  Medley  and  Goode 
Dueltists  ;  Miss  Hill,  Violin  Soloist,  anil  the  Elcctro- 
Magnograph.    Admission  Free. 


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MARK  LEVY 

Fashionable 
Tailor.... 


Moderate  Prices  and  Guar- 
anteed Fit  and 
Workmanship 


22^  Geary  St. 

Easterbrook  Building 


The  only  ENCHILADOS 


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LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angeles,  Feb.  14. — This  week  busi- 
ness at  the  various  theatres  has  been  up  to 
the  standard  established  the  fore  part  of  the 
season.  The  three  theatres  all  have  excel- 
lent attractions  at  popular  prices. 

Eloise  Mortimer,  the  new  prima  donna 
with  the  Grau  Opera  Company,  has  been 
suffering  from  an  operation  recently  per- 
formed on  her  throat,  and  as  a  consequence 
has  had  to  omit  several  solos  that  fell  to  her 
part  in  the  various  operas.  She  is  improv- 
ing rapidly  and  will  soon  be  able  to  control 
her  voice  as  well  as  ever. 

Los  Angeles  is  soon  to  have  a  place  of 
amusement  that  will  rival  the  Chutes  of 
San  Francisco.  A  company  was  recently 
organized  and  will  soon  start  to  work  fitting 
up  the  Washington  Street  Gardens  after  the 
plan  of  the  place  above  referred  to.  It  has 
not  been  decided  whether  a  vaudeville  bill 
will  be  one  of  the  attractions. 

The  Transcontinental  Amusement  Associa- 
tion is  the  name  of  a  new  company  recently 
incorporated  under  the  laws  of  Arizona  for 
the  purpose  of  leasing  and  controlling  thea- 
tres and  places  of  amusement  from  the 
Atlantic  to  the  Pacific  Coasts.  M,  B.  Leavitt 
well  known  in  theatrical  circles,  is  at  the 
head  of  the  organization. 

Manager  Morosco  has  secured  Antoinette 
Trebelli,  assisted  by  Mr.  Robert  Clarence 
Newell,  for  two  song  recitals  at  his  theatre 
February  13-15.  Both  recitals  were  well 
attended,  and  the  audiences  were  well  satis- 
fied. 

The  Boston  Lvric  Opera  Company  opened 
a  three  weeks'  engagement  at  the  Los 
Angeles  Theatre  the  nth  inst.  with  Boccac- 
cio 11-12-13,  Martha  14-15,  and  Chimes  of 
Normandy  16-17.  The  company  consists  of 
forty  people  and  is  made  up  of  exceptionally 
good  voices  and  pretty  faces.  Notwithstand- 
ing the  fact  that  they  came  immediately  after 
the  close  of  the  Grau  Opera  Company's 
engagement,  they  opened  to  good  business 
and  the  prospects  are  good  for  a  continuation 
of  the  same. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  the  Neill 
Stock  Company  opened  their  seven  weeks' 
engigementthe  nth  inst.  to  packed  houses. 
A  Bachelor's  Romance  held  the  boards  for 
the  first  week,  and  was  thoroughly  enjoyed 
by  the  public.  Numerous  people  who  had 
seen  them  in  the  East  were  on  the  list  at  the 
advance  sale  of  seats.  The  company  is  very 
good  and  well  deserves  the  favorable  com- 
ment that  the  press  and  public  have  bestowed 
upon  it  during  its  recent  Western  tour.  The 
repertoire  consists  of  new  plays,  thoroughly 
up-to-date  and  for  some  of  which  Mr.  Neill 
pays  high  royalties. 

At  the  Orpheum  James  O.  Barrows  and  his 
company  are  the  star  attraction.  Their 
quaint  sketch,  Tactics,  fpund  immediate 
favor  with  the  audience.  The  rest  of  the 
bill  is  up  to  the  usual  high  standard  and 
consists  of  The  Holloways,Part:e  Trio,  Bruet 
&  Riviere,  Edna  Bassett  Marshall  and  com 
pany,  The  Sohlkes,  The  Mitchells  and 
Joseph  Newman. 


At  the  Vienna  Buffet  a  good  vaudeville 
bill  is  on  and  the  patrons  of  the  place  are 
well  pleased  with  the  class  of  amusement 
furnished  by  the  management. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence 

Honolulu,  H.  I.,  Feb.  1. — The  Opera 
House  is  dark,  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Com- 
pany being  the  last  company  to  show  there. 

The  Orpheum  is  also  dark,  having  been  so 
since  Jan.  15,  when  it  was  closed  by  order 
of  the  Board  of  Health  on  account  of  the 
epidemic.  The  plague  seems  to  have  been 
stamped  out,  so  if  there  is  not  another  out- 
break before  Monday,  the  5th,  it  is  very 
likely  that  the  famous  house  will  re-open  on 
that  night. 

A  few  of  the  Lyric  Company's  people  were 
left  behind.  They  are  Lovett,  Rockwell 
and  Katheriue  MacNeall;  and  Miss  Oakley, 
Miss  Leicester  and  Mr.  Jas.  Lawton  and 
wife  of  the  chorus — all  except  Miss  Mac- 
Neall— have  signed  for  a  few  weeks' 
engagement  at  the  Orpheum. 

Miss  MacNeall  is  to  be  married  some  time 
this  week  to  Dr.  Hoffman,  one  of  Hono- 
lulu's most  prominent  physicians. 

Jackson  Hearde  who  went  to  Hilo  with 
the  Orpheum  Company  last  month  is  still 
there.  It  is  reported  around  for  the  purpose 
of  coming  back  a  benedict. 

Miss  lone  Beresford,  soubrette,  is  a  hold- 
over at  the  Orpheum.  She  only  showed 
here  a  week  before  the  company  went  to 
Hilo,  so  it  wouldn't  do  to  let  her  go  back 
without  a  few  more  weeks  before  the  Hono- 
luluites. 

Francis  Boggs,  stage  manager  at  the 
Orpheum,  resigned  and  left  for  the  Coast 
with  his  wife  Lillian  Haeward.  They  expect 
to  join  some  company  up  there.  Boggs  and 
Haeward  came  here  last  spring  with  the 
Janet  Waldorf  Company. 

H.  A.  Franson. 


STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Stockton,  Feb.  15. — The  Jessie  Shirley 
Company  closed  a  week's  engagement  here 
l-'ebruary  n,  playing  to  fair  business,  pre- 
senting such  plays  as  Doris,  Moths,  Daughter 
of  the  Empire,  Wife  for  Wife,  and  Trilby. 
The  Shirley  Company  makes  a  feature  of  its 
uniformed  band. 

The  Yo  Semite  has  done  a  good  business 
this  week  with  His  Better  Half,  13,  and 
Denman  Thompson's  Old  Homestead,  16. 
The  old  New  England  play  never  seems  to 
lack  interest,  although  it  is  growing  a  little 
stale,  and  was  not  greeted  by  the  same 
houses  that  originally  raved  over  the  pro- 
duction. 

February  19th  will  be  a  great  night  in 
local  theatricals.  The  Native  Daughters 
will  give  their  great  minstrel  performance 
with  75  well  known  Stockton  ladies  in  the 
cast,  including  six  black  face  comediennes. 
The  city  has  been  ransacked  for  jokes  and 
roasts  and  there  will  be  somethiug  doing 
the  night  of  the  19th.  The  affair  promises 
to  be  an  event  of  the  season,  and  a  packed 
house  is  the  order,  from  the  sale  of  seats. 

The  Avon,  which  has  been  dark  for  a 
couple  of  years,  has  opened  for  a  week  or 
more  with  a  troupe  called  the  Zenegambians 
supporting  a  patent  medicine  doctor.  Some 
of  the  minor  people  of  Black  Patti's  troupe 
are  in  the  combination.  It  is  a  case  of  free 
admission. 

The  Jewish  young  ladies  of  the  city-  gave  a 
successful  fair  in  New  Pioneer  Hall  Monday 
for  the  purpose  of  repairing  the  church.  It 
was  largely  attended  and  a  good  program 
was  rendered. 

There  will  be  a  musical  and  literary  pro- 
gram in  Weber  Hall  by  the  Y.  M.  I.  in  com- 
memoration of  Washington's  Birthday. 

On  March  17,  the  Father  Yorke  Literary 
Society  will  give  a  program  in  the  Avon 
Theatre.  George  E.  McLeod. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Cal.,  Feb.  13. — The  Clunie 
was  crowded  Sunday  night  at  the  first  per- 
formance of  Jules  Grau's  Opera  Company  in 
Said  Pasha.  The  company  is  strong  and 
gave  the  opera  in  a  manner  that  made  many 
friends.  People  will  take  advantage  of  seeing 
comic  opera  given  in  such  fine  manner  at 
such  popular  prices  as  75,  50  and  25  cents. 
The  following  is  the  repertoire  for  the 
week:  Monday,  Mikado;  Tuesday,  Wang; 
Wednesday,  Olivette;  Thursday,  Bohemian 
Girl;  Friday,  Paul  Jones;  Saturday,  Martha. 

The  Frawley  Company  opens  with  an  Un- 
conventional Honeymoon  on  the  19th,  to  be 
followed  with  Madam  Sans  Gene  and  The 
Sporting  Duchess  the  20th  and  21st. 

Who's  Who  on  the  25th. 

Schalci  Concert  Company  will  probably 
be  here  about  the  first  week  in  March. 

The  Minetti  Quartet  and  Otto  Bendix, 
pianist,  will  give  a  concert  soon. 


PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Portland,  Or.,  Feb.  13 — Marquam 
Grand.  — Jaines-Kidder-Hanford  Company 
opened  Feb.  7  in  The  Winter's  Tale  to  the 
capacity  of  this  large  theatre,  presenting 
School  For  Scandal  Feb.  8,  Winter's  Tale  9, 
and  matinee,  and  The  Rivals  on  closing 
night. 

Mr.  James  has  not  much  to  do  in  The 
Winter's  Tale,  but  he  does  that  little  well. 
I  should  think  he  would  like  the  part,  for  it 
gives  ample  scope  to  his  Kidding  abilities. 

Their  performances  here  were  the  best 
ever  offered  by  a  Shakespearean  attraction 
in  this  city  since  the  days  of  the  great 
Booth-Barrett  attraction,  nor  could  it  help 
from  being  with  such  old-timers  as  John 
Ellsler,  Harry  Langdon,  Collin  Kemper, 
Mr.  James  and  Mrs.  Yandenhoff  in  the  cast. 
Wagenhalls  and  Kemper  have  certainly  not 
stinted  money,  as  they  carry  scenery  enough 
for  a  spectacle,  and  every  detail  is  well  car- 
ried out.  The  performance  of  School  For 
Scandal  was  a  worthy  one,  but  not  so  good 
as  the  opening  bill.     The  company  is  a 


Shakespearean  one.  In  their  closing  piece 
the  honors  easily  fell  to  Barry  Johnston, 
Mrs.  Yanderhoffand  Harry  Langdon. 

Cordray's  Theatre — Moore-Roberts  Com- 
pany opened  here  Sunday  night  with  every 
available  seat  and  bit  of  standing  room  sold. 
They  play  at  this  cosy  little  play  house  all 
the  ensuing  week,  presenting  Mrs.  Quinn's 
Twins,  the  first  half  of  the  week,  to  be 
followed  by  ArrahNa  Pogue.  The  latter  is 
from  Mr.  Cordrays  original  manuscript, 
which  was  presented  to  him  by  the  late  Dion 
Boucicault. 

Fredricksburg  Music  Hall — Were  you  to 
step  into  this  popular  amusement  resort  you 
would  certainly  be  reminded  of  Koster  and 
Bials  or  Keiths  in  New  York,  so  great  are 
the  crowds.  The  two  popular  managers  use 
their  best  endeavors  to  procure  seats  for  all 
comers,  but  their  efforts  are  not  always  suc- 
cessful, many  being  obliged  to  stand  every 
night.  The  cause  of  this  immense  attend- 
ance is  evidently  the  excellent  program 
which  is  changed  weekly.  This  week  the 
news  faces  are  Miss  Eva  Ross;  Di  Gosca 
Bros,  in  a  musical  act;  Tolmer  Sisters,  sing- 
ing soubrettes;  Gus  Henderson,  trapeze  bal- 
ancing act  and  Dell  Adelphi,  who  bills 
himself  as  the  cowboy  magician  and  is 
certainly  clever.  The  holdovers  are  the 
Palmer  Sisters.  An  entirely  new  bill  next 
week. 

Portland  Notes. 
Clarence  Eddy,  the  organist,  will  give  a 
recital  next  Thursday  night. 

* 

*  * 

Mothersole  &  Abbott's  San  Francisco 
Stock  Co.  will  shortly  appear  at  one  of  the 
theatres  here,  headed  by  Chas.  King  who 
will  be  featured. 

* 

*  * 

The  Neill  Stock  Co.  stopped  over  here  one 
day  en  route  to  your  city. 

* 

*  * 

Coming  attractions  at  Cordray's  are  Too 
Much  Johnson,  to  be  followed  by  the  Fraw- 
ley Co. ,  in  The  Sporting  Duchess  and  The 
Cuckoo. 

♦ 

*  * 

Coming  at  Marquam— Walsh-McDowell 
Co.  Manager  Heilig  went  on  a  trip  to  the 
Sound  country  Feb.  10th,  to  be  gone  about 
ten  days. 

*  * 

Brook's  orchestra  will  present  Old  Glory 
here  for  four  performances  commencing 
Feb.  14th. 

* 

Nevada  gave  two  concerts  here,  Feb.  6th 
and  8th. 

*  • 

Max  Steinle  and  wife,  of  the  defunct 
Cheerful  Liar  Co.,  are  still  in  town.  They 
have  been  engaged  by  Geo.  Mothersole  for 
his  stock  company  in  this  city. 

* 

*  * 

Moore-Roberts  Co.  laid  off  here  Feb.  9th 
and  10th,  opening  their  engagement  Feb. 
nth. 

*  * 

The  Christian  played  here  at  Marquam 
Grand  Feb.  12-15.        Edwin  A.  Davis. 


February  17,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


FRESNO 

Special  Correspondence 

Fresno,  Feb.  14th. — The  illness  of  Man- 
eger  Barton  of  the  Opera  house  has  not  only 
caused  anxiety  among  his  friends,  but  it  has 
also  resulted  in  two  weeks  of  unusual  quiet 
for  the  house.  Mr.  Barton  is  now  improving 
rapidly.  His  illness  has  been  principally 
due  to  over-work,  as  he  has  taken  into  his 
own  care  the  execution  of  every  detail  con- 
nected with  the  large  enterprise  of  running 
an  opera  house  like  the  one  here.  During 
his  sickness  his  younger  brother,  Clarence, 
has  proved  to  be  a  most  proficient  lieuten- 
ant. 

The  Ellefords  have  been  here  for  a  week, 
and  as  usual  attracted  gocd  houses.  The 
Daily  Stock  Compmy  is  coming  again  and 
is  likely  to  do  even  better  than  before,  for 
Fresno  people  have  a  kindly  feeling  for  it. 

As  Manager  Barton  was  unable  to  act  in 
the  matter,  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  of 
which  S.  F.  Booth,  district  agent  for  the 
Southern  Pacific,  is  the  president,  took  the 
iniative  in  bringing  Mme.  Sofia  Scalchi 
here,  and  she  will  appear  at  the  Opera 
House  on  the  7th  prox.  Boyle  and  Graham 
will  present  His  Better  Half  to-morrow 
night. 

There  is  considerable  interest  being  man- 
ifested in  the  Review  in  this  city,  the  gen- 
eral opinion  being  that  it  fills  a  place  long 
vacant.    May  it  continue  prosperous. 

Benjamin  C.  Jordan. 


OGDEN 

Special  Correspondence 

Ogden,  Utah,  Feb.  12. — Sowing  the 
Wind  played  last  Monday  to  a  poor  house, 
and  was  put  on  by  a  second-class  company. 

Faust,  Lewis  Morrison's  old  company, 
brought  out  a  crowdeil  house.  This  is  also 
a  rather  deteriorated  company. 

Frederick  Warde  played  The  Lion's 
Mouth  to  a  crowded  house  to  advanced 
prices.  This  production  met  with  j^reat 
favor. 

On  Feb.  15  we  have  Who's  Who,  and 
then  a  week's  rest  before  Blanche  Walsh 
appears. 

Your  correspondent  will  be  out  of  town 
for  about  three  weeks,  so  that  the  next  news 
will  be  very  much  like  ancient  history. 

R.  M.  B 

CANADA 

Special  Correspondence. 

St.  John,  N.  B.,  Feb.  4.— The  main  fea- 
ture of  the  Valentine  Company's  bills  this 
week  was  Mr.  Ed.  Mawson's  powerful  por- 
trayal of  the  role  of  B  iron  Chevral  in  A 
Parisian  Romance.  It  was  a  revelation  to 
even  his  most  sanguine  admirers  and 
evinced  a  most  painstaking  study  of  the 
character,  both  as  to  make-up  and  delivery 
of  the  difficult  lines.  Business  continues 
good,  and  next  week's  bills  will  doubtless 
draw  well.  They  are — The  Merchant  of 
Venice,  5  to  7,  with  matinee  7,  and  Ouida's 
Moths,  8  to  10,  with  Saturday  matinee.  The 
St.  John  Amateur  Dramatic  Club  present 
Tried  and  True  at  Mechanics'  Institute,  7, 
for  the  benefit  of  the  New  Brunswick,  South 
African  Contigent  Fund. 

Peachev  Carnehan. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Feb.  12.— Frederick 
Warde  played  to  large  audiences  at  Salt 
Lake  Theatre,  Feb.  9-10.  The  local  High 
School  gives  a  minstrel  performance  16-17. 

Faust  8-10  at  the  Grand  did  fair  business. 
Tonight  Who's  Who  is  playing  before  a 
large  house.  John  H.  Henry. 

The  only  important  minstrel  organ- 
ization to  come  here  this  season  is 
Wm.  H.  West's  immense  aggregation 
of  clever  people. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Trexada  at  the  Olvmpia  is  a 
wonder. 

The  Leonas  are  at  the  Parlor 
Theatre,  Duluth. 

May  Loveland  is  a  big  hit  at  Pat  lor 
Theatre,  Duluth. 

Fisher  and  Wall  are  a  hit  at  the 
Columbia,  St.  Paul. 

Cole  and  Cole  are  at  the  O'pheum, 
Randsburg. 

Lillie  Edgerton  and  Bella  Baya  open 
in  Skaguay  Feb.  24. 

The  Mohring  Brothers  play  the 
entire  Northwest  Circuit. 

Allie  Ueluza  will  open  at  Vienna 
Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  Feb.  26. 

Bennie  vSommers  and  Birdie  Moore 
have  gone  to  Arizona. 

Davenport  Sisters  will  shortly  make 
their  first  San  Francisco  appearance. 

The  Gordon  Sisters  will  be  seen  in 
the  near  future  in  a  local  music  hall. 

The  De  Mora's  will  make  their  first 
appearance  on  the  Coast  soon. 

Lea  Peasley,  direct  from  the  Fast, 
will  shortly  be  seen  in  a  local  music 
hall. 

De  Forrest  Sisters  will  play  the 
Keith  Circuit,  and  then  come  direct  to 
this  city. 

Roberts,  Smilax  and  Company  open 
at  the  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles, 
Feb.  19. 

McNeil  Sisters  and  Wilma  Sisters 
are  at  the  Standard  Theatre,  Fort 
Worth,  Texas. 

Onhama,  Paul  La  Croix,  and  the 
three  Malvene  Brothers  will  be  on  the 
Chutes  program  Feb.  19. 

Everett  Sisters,  Herr,  Btisch  and 
Zoyarra,  open  at  the  Vienna  Buffet, 
Los  Angeles,  next  week. 

Maggie  Colburn  will  arrive  in  town 
Sunday  after  a  successful  engagement 
at  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles. 

The  Healy  Sisters  are  receiving  the 
greatest  of  praise  from  the  Eastern 
press.  They  are  the  feature  with  the 
Two  Married  Men  Company.  They 
are  Native  Daughters. 

Marie  Tempest  has  changed  her 
mind  and  will  not  take  to  the  grand 
opera  stage.  She  will  sing  in  the 
London  music  halls  instead.  Her  first 
appearance  will  be  made  at  the  Palace 
very  shortly. 

Adgie  and  her  lions,  Evans  and 
Maitland,  Beatrice  Le  Veign,  Lottie 
Wilson.  Conlon  and  Ryder,  Eva  Les- 
ter, Billy  Mors;,  Rexford  and  Evans, 
Lulu  Darrell  and  the  Sisters  De  Elbert 
are  among  this  week's  attractive  fea- 
tures at  the  People's,  Seattle. 

Miss  Lillian  Sherwood  made  her 
first  appearance  in  vaudeville  at  the 
Orpheum  on  Wednesday  afternoon 
and  was  an  instantaneous  hit.  The 
young  woman  has  a  beautiful,  well 
trained  voice,  a  mezzo  soprano  with 
contralto  quality  and   sings  with  an 


ease  and  surety  that  give  comfort  to 
her  heirers.  When  she  shall  acquire 
the  stage  ease  that  comes  with  exper- 
ience criticism  will  be  confined  to  the 
carping. 

Etta  Butler  is  still  a  big  hit  at  the 
New  Vork  in  the  Metropolis. 

The  Orpheum  will  soon  open  an 
attractive  new  vaudeville  house  in 
New  Orleans. 

Fougere  is  back  again  at  Kosterand 
Bial's  imitating  Fay  Templeton's  imi- 
tation of  herself. 

Delia  St.  Clair  is  one  of  the  new 
featu  res  billed  for  the  Olvmpia  next 
week.     She  will  make  good. 

The  report  comes  from  the  Savoy, 
Vancouver,  that  Lynood,  in  a  contor- 
tion act,  is  a  great  hit,  with  a  capital 
G. 

Managers  O'Brien  and  Jackson  are 
offering  some  great  attractions  at  their 
Savoy  Theatre,  in  Vancouver,  just 
now. 

Lotta  Adair,  Smith  and  Ellis,  and 
Geo.  H.  Wilson  are  meeting  with 
enthusiastic  receptions  at  the  Savoy, 
Vancouver. 

Frank  Lawton,  who  acted  in  The 
Belle  of  New  York  in  London,  is  now 
whistling  with  success  in  various  Lou- 
don music  halls. 

Ed.  Levy,  the  Chutes  astute  man- 
ager, is  furnishing  the  most  remarkable 
entertainment  for  the  price  ever 
offered  in  America. 

The  progressive  managers  ot  the 
Oberon  will  soon  proceed  to  enlarge 
their  stage  and  add  new  dressing 
rooms  and  other  conveniences. 

Blanche  Le  Clair  Sloan,  who  has 
been  a  very  attractive  feature  at  the 
Chutes  for  the  past  few  weeks,  begins 
a  five  weeks'  engagement  at  the 
Olvmpia  Monday  night. 

Loie  Fuller's  new  idea  is  to  dance 
in  a  grotto  paneled  with  mirrors,  and 
when  you  look  you  see  not  one  but 
eighty  Loie  Fullers.  She  comes  to 
America  next  fall. 

Pearl  and  and  May  de  Meir,  two 
talented  and  good  looking  San  Fran- 
cisco girls,  made  their  professional 
debut  at  the  Olympia  Monday  night, 
being  received  with  much  favor. 

Ruth  Nelta,  who  is  extremely  pop- 
ular in  local  vaudeville  houses  and  on 
the  Orpheum  circuit,  will,  in  all  prob- 
ability, be  seen  next  season  with  the 
Harry  Williams  Own  Company. 

Mrs.  Tillie  Morrisey,  wife  of  John 
Morrisey,  general  manager  of  the 
Orpheum  circuit,  intends  sailing  April 
26  for  a  visit  to  the  Paris  Exposition 
and  a  continental  pleasure  trip.  It  is 
possible  that  Manager  Morrisey  will 
accompany  her  from  San  Francisco  to 
New  York  should  it  be  convenient  for 
him  to  make  his  business  arrange- 
ments admit  of  his  absence  from  duty 
for  a  sufficient  length  of  time. 


Writing  Comic  Operas 

This  is  Comedian  Jeff  De  Angelis' 
recipe  for  writing  a  comic  opera:  "My 
advice  to  that  assorted  portion  of  hu- 
manity who  write,  or  think  they  write, 
librettos,  is:  Write  the  book  just  as 
you  would  a  play.  Make  it  short — 
very — for  it  must  be  remembered  that 
there  is  more  music  than  talk  to  fill 
the  time  of  the  play.  If  you  have  a 
friend  who  thinks  he  can  write  music, 
avoid  him  as  you  would  a  plague  or  a 
deadhead  looking  for  six  front  row 
seats.  If  your  libretto  has  the  right 
kind  of  a  story  and  is  told  in  brisk, 
humorous  lines,  we  can  find  the  music; 
you  needn't  worry  about  that.  Julian 
Edwards,  Sousa,  De  Koven,  Herbert 
and  others  are  crazy  to  find  good 
librettos.  It's  a  case  of  the  composer 
seeking  a  libretto,  the  latter  doesn't 
need  to  do  any  searching.  I  mean  to 
say  that  the  success  of  a  comic  opera 
depends  vitally  upon  the  plot  and  its 
telling,  for  a  comic  opera  with  a  dis- 
jointed, weakly  constructed  plot  has 
no  chance  to  live,  no  matter  how 
sprightly  and  pretty  the  melodies." 

The  London  Stage 

Countess  Russell,  who  has  recently 
been  touring  in  A  Runaway  Girl, 
announces  that  she  is  going  on  the 
music-hall  stage  and  will  do  a  song 
and  dance  act. 

The  sole  novelty  is  the  revival  of 
Dandy  Dick  at  Wyndham's. 

As  predicted  Saturday  last  the  new 
Gaiety  piece  is  a  great  success. 

E.  S.  Willard  denies  the  report  that 
his  reappearance  on  the  stage  is  im- 
minent. He  says  he  has  completely 
recovered  his  health,  but  he  adds  that 
his  holiday  is  much  too  pleasant  to  be 
interfered  with,  and  he  has  no  inten- 
tion of  acting  until  his  return  to 
England  in  November. 

In  Paradise 

Messrs.  Frawley  &  Stockwell  have 
entered  into  an  agreement  to  put  In 
Paradise  on  the  road.  Stockwell  and 
Theodore  Hamilton  will  have  the  chief 
comedy  parts  of  the  men,  and  Mary 
Scott  will  be  the  leading  woman.  The 
company  has  not  been  selected  as  yet. 


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February  17,  1900 


LOCAL  NOTES 

ADELAIDE  I.LOYD-SMITIl's  CONCERT. 

Mrs.  Adelaide  Lloyd-Smith  gave  a 
concert  in  Sherman  Clay  Hall  Tuesday 
of  last  week  that  had  been  looked  for- 
ward to  with  much  interest,  but  which 
unfortunately  tell  short  of  being  a  suc- 
cess so  far  as  Mrs. Smith  was  concerned 
for  she  was  not  in  good  voice  and  in 
no  condition  to  do  herself  justice.  She 
has  good  technical  ability  and  sings 
with  a  certain  amount  of  grace,  but 
upon  this  occasion  her  high  notes  were 
far  from  clear  and  she  did  not  execute 
freely,  seeming  to  have  little  confidence 
at  times,  and  she  frequently  sang  off 
the  key,  but  in  her  last  appearance  her 
tones  were  clearer  and  there  was  more 
warmth  and  spirit  in  her  work.  I 
like  to  judge  musicians  as  they  are 
when  in  proper  trim  for  their  work. 
Accidents  happen  to  the  best  of  us, 
and  if  Mrs.  Smith  did  not  come  up  to 
the  expectations  of  her  audience,  at 
least  she  should  not  be  utterly  con- 
demned, for  she  was  evidently  handi- 
capped by  some  indisposition  that 
interfered  with  her  best  efforts.  She 
has  had  training,  certainly,  but  her 
voice  is  not  one  of  especial  sweetness 
or  warmth.  Her  numbers  were  Se 
Saran  Rose  [Arditti],  Lo!  Hear  the 
Gentle  Lark  [Bishop]  flute  obligato 
to  the  latter  being  rendered  by  Elias 
M.  Hecht  and  Ocean  Thou  Mighty 
Monster,  from  Oberon,  which  suited 
her  voice  and  brought  out  something 
of  dramatic  quality,  an  encore  number 
being  Where  Do  You  Come  From, 
Baby  Dear,  in  which  she  showed  most 
feeling.  Cantor  E.  J.  Stark  was  a 
favorite  of  the  evening, receiving  much 
appreciation  for  his  baritone  solos, 
Recitative  and  aria  Un  Ballo  in  Mas- 
chera  [Verdi],  Two  Grenadiers  [Schu- 
mann]. His  voice  is  powerful  but 
not  particularly  musical,  but  he 
sings  with  taste,  and  was  most  warmly 
applauded.  The  great  treat  of  the 
evening  was  the  Minetti  Quartet, 
Guilio  Minetti,  Ferdinand  Stark, 
Charles  Trainor  and  Arthur  Weiss. 
Mendelssohn's  String  Quartet  in  E 
flat  Major  op.  12,  four  movements, 
was  charmingly  rendered  with  beau- 
tiful execution  and  expression,  the 
Romanze-Andantino-Presto  al  Saltar- 
ello  [Grieg],  from  String  quartet  in  B 
flat  op.  27,  receiving  continued 
applause.    The  work  of  this  quartet 


always  meets  with  favor  and  justly  so 
as  the  players  are  earnest,  thorough 
musicians. 

A  DAY  IN  OAKLAND. 

The  Dramatic  Review  has  gained 
a  very  warm  friend  in  Mrs.  Fanny 
Dam-Hilton,  vocalist,  who  has  classes 
in  Oakland,  Yallejo  and  San  Fran- 
cisco and  who  was  so  much  enthused 
with  the  broad,  truthful  spirit  of  The 
Review  that  she  suggested  a  visit  to 
Oakland  in  the  interest  of  musical 
matters,  devoting  her  day  to  me  last 
week.  As  we  drove  in  her  buggy 
making  calls  upon  old  friends  and 
others  I  bad  not  previously  known, 
in  every  instance  I  received  a  kind 
welcome  and  many  good  wishes  for 
the  success  of  The  Dramatic  Review 
and  expressions  of  pleasure  that  Oak- 
land should  come  in  for  a  very  large 
share  of  interest  in  professional  matters. 
Among  the  many  I  met  for  a  few 
moments  were  Alexander  Stewart, 
whom  I  found  busy  as  could  be  with 
his  violin  pupils,  and  who  is  the  critic 
of  the  Oakland  Inquirer;  Mr.  Metcalf, 
the  pianist,  who  spoke  very  encourag- 
ingly of  The  Dramatic  Review: 
Miss  Nellie  Davenport,  pianist,  a  pupil 
of  Robert  Tolmie  and  member  of  the 
Pianists'  Club;  Miss  Halsey,  vocalist; 
Lena  Caroll  Nicholson,  who  has  been 
prominently  known  in  concert  and 
church  work  and  whose  sister,  Grace 
Carroll,  is  making  a  success  in  the 
East;  Miss  Cora  Jenkins,  who  has  made 
great  progress  musically,  especially  in 
her  harmony  classes  for  children  ;Carrie 
Brown  Dexter,  a  very  charming  young 
woman,  a  member  of  the  Hughes  Club 
that  seems  to  be  an  influential  organi- 
zation and  gave  a  concert  last  evening 
in  Oakland,  and  Mrs.  Carrie  Fross 
Snyder,  the  elocutionist  who  has  flour- 
ishing classes  and  appears  with  much 
success  in  public  and  was  taught  by 
Louise  Humphrey  Smith.  I  found 
her  very  interesting  and  bright  and 
like  most  of  the  professional  people  I 
met  in  Oakland  very  refined  and  cor- 
dial. I  dropped  in  also  to  see  Miss 
Marvin,  whom  I  liked  exceedingly, 
and  she  is  spoken  of  as  having  decided 
ability  and  standing  as  a  pianist  and 
teacher.  Miss  Clisby,  pianist,  was 
away  at  Redwoods,  but  I  had  a  pleas- 
ant chat  with  her  mother.  During 
the  day  we  went  to  Loring  Hall,  where 
Mrs.  Hilton  holds  her  successful  classes 


in  vocal  work  and  sight  reading  and 
also  met  her  cousin,  Fanny  Dam,  the 
pianist.  Mrs.  Hilton  is  right — there 
is  plenty  of  good  material  in  Oakland, 
and  The  Review  is  ready  to  help  in 
the  good  work.  Let  the  profession 
send  me  news  and  programs  and  drop 
in  to  see  me  when  they  are  in  town, 
and  there  may  be  Oakland  days  for  the 
future.  The  day  was  too  short  to  see 
all  I  desired  to  meet,  and  many  were 
away,  but  the  hours  there  spoke  well 
for  the  work  being  done  in  Oakland, 
and  the  interest  that  will  be  taken  in 
The  Dramatic  Review. 

trebelll's  farewell  concert 
Trebelli's  farewell  concert  given 
Thursday  afternoon  of  last  week  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House  was  the  most 
successful  of  the  series  of  six  concerts, 
the  house  being  filled  to  its  utmost 
capacity  with  an  audience  that  showed 
enthusiastic  appreciation  of  one  of  the 
most  charming  and  artistic  concerts 
that  has  visited  California  for  many  a 
day.  A  long  and  varied  program  was 
exquisitely  rendered  with  all  Trebelli's 
fresh,  fascinating  grace,  closing  with 
her  famous  laughing  song,  that  com- 
pletely captivated  the  house.  Last 
Friday  she  left  for  Los  Angeles  with 
Robert  Clarence  Newell,  whose  work 
has  been  a  most  satisfactory  support 
to  the  fair  singer.  She  will  be  heard 
in  Canada  and  Boston  later  on. 


STUDIO  ECHOES. 

The  Herbert-Kidder  Concert  Com- 
pany— Alma  Burgland,  Bessie  Lee 
Wall,  Homer  Henley,  Mr.  Lovedal — 
gave  a  concert  on  Tuesday  evening  at 
the  First  Unitarian  Church,  San  Jose. 

Mrs.  Weaver- McCauley  gave  a 
concert  in  the  First  Unitarian  Church, 
San  Jose,  Sunday  last,  assisted  by 
Henry  Bettman,  violinist,  Ada  May 
Churchill,  pianist  and  vocalist,  Miss 
McMillan,  vocalist,  Mrs.  Romayne 
Hunkins,  cellist,  and  Miss  Carrie 
Foster  McClellan,  which  was  well 
attended. 

* 

#  * 

The  Minetti  Quartet  gave  a  concert 
in  Sherman  Clay  Hall  last  evening 
which  will  be  reviewed  next  week. 
On  Tuesday  evening  Miss  Jessie  Fos- 
ter gave  the  first  of  a  series  of  song 
recitals  in  her  studio,  Mrs.  Arthur 
Lewis  being  the  pianist  of  the  evening. 
The  program  included — Approach  of 


Spring  [Mendelssohn],  The  Lotus 
Flower  [Schumann],  Love  a  Captive 
[Chaminade],  Air  and  Variations 
[Rode],  Morning  Greeting  and  Part- 
ing [Schubert],  Sweet  Wind  That 
Blows  [Chadwick],  and  music  from 
Rigoletto.  Miss  Foster  will  give 
recitals  monthly,  and  it  is  a  pleasure 
to  state  that  her  vocal  classes  are  very 
promising  since  she  located  here. 
* 

»  * 

The  new  Board  of  Directors  of  the 
Music  Teachers'  Association  of  Cali- 
fornia, consisting  of  Madam  Roeckel, 
H.  W.  Patrick,  V.  S.,  H.  Hoffmeyer, 
Joseph  Gruen,  Homer  Tourjee,  Mrs. 
P.  O.  Peterson  and  Mrs.  Whiteside, 
has  elected  for  the  ensuing  year 
Madame  Ellen  Coursen  Roeckel, 
president;  H.  W.  Patrick,  vice-pres- 
ident; Mrs.  Whiteside,  secretary; 
Mrs.  Peterson,  treasurer. 

* 

#  * 

Adelaide  Roddy  sang  at  the  French 
Church  on  Sunday  last,  and  I  hear 
made  a  good  impression. 

* 

•  • 

Mrs.  Mairiner-Campbell  gave  a 
charming  dinner  in  honor  of  Clarence 
Eddy  a  few  days  ago,  several  musical 
triends  being  invited  to  meet  the  dis- 
tinguished guest.  Mrs.  Campbell  is  a 
delightful  hostess  and  her  home  one 
of  truest  hospitality  and  artistic  refine- 
ment. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pasmore,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Birmingham  and  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Putnam  were  among  the  invited 
guests.       —Mary  Frances  Francis. 


A  Nelz>  Dramatic  School 

The  Calhoun  School  of  Natural 
Elocution,  Acting  and  Physical  Train- 
ing opened  Thursday  afternoon  of  last 
week  at  Golden  Gate  Hall  under  very 
happy  auspices,  a  refined  and  inter- 
ested audience  being  in  attendance. 
Mrs.  Jessie  Calhoun  Anderson,  the 
director,  made  a  very  graceful  appear- 
ance upon  the  stage  and  listened  with 
evident  pleasure  to  the  warm  words 
of  encouragement  in  her  undertaking 
and  the  confidence  expressed  in  her 
ability  to  make  a  success.  David  Starr 
Jordan,  President  of  the  Stanford  Uni- 
versity, Hon.  Reginald  H.  Webster, 
Superintendent  of  Public  Schools, 
Wm.  C.  Morrow,  the  distinguished 
author  and  instuctor,  and  Dr.  Dries- 
bach  Smith,  the  assistant  physician  of 


February  17,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Above  are  good  /ikefiesses  of  the  principal  members  of  the  Plymouth  Stock  Co.,  who  recently 
gave  two  very  successful  performances  of  Unmasked. 


the  Napa  State  Hospital  and  lecturer 
at  Cooper's  College,  making  appro- 
priate and  eloquent  addresses  upon  the 
many  advantages  of  mental,  physical 
and  social  development  resulting  from 
such  instruction  as  the  school  affords 
for  students  in  professional  and  private 
life,  Mrs.  Anderson  being  thoroughly 
conversant  with  the  highest  art  of 
elocution  and  physical  training.  Each 
speaker  was  generously  applauded, 
Mrs.  Anderson  responding  in  a  few 
words  of  appreciation  and  expressing 
her  determination  to  deserve  their 
opinion  of  her  merit  ;  then  upon  re- 
quest she  gave  part  of  the  first  act  of 
Cyrano  de  Bergerac,  her  handling  of 
the  various  characters  being  strong 
and  effective,  her  action  easy  and  her 
voice  beautifully  modulated,  not  a 
word  being  lost  even  in  the  excite- 
ment of  the  fencing  scene  in  which 
she  displayed  much  grace,  winning 
sincere  applause.  She  is  interesting 
and  magnetic,  inspires  confidence  and 
will  doubtless  make  a  brilliant  success 
of  the  Calhoun  School  of  Natural 
Elocution,  Acting  and  Physical  Train- 
ing. Having  a  warm  interest  in  the 
teachers  in  all  branches  of  professional 
work,  I  dropped  in  to  see  Mrs.  Ander- 
son when  passing  Golden  Gate  Hall  a 
day  or  two  later  and  found  her  busy 
with  a  pupil  whom  she  was  instruct- 
ing in  exercises  of  esthetic  physical 
training.  Ever}'  muscle  was  brought 
into  play,  and  watching  the  lithe  form 
of  the  pupil  in  the  exercises  of  breath- 
ing and  walking,  the  development  of 
health  and  lines  of  beauty,  I  realized 
the  benefit  many  of  our  over-worked 
prolessionals  would  have  gained,  and 
the  increased  power  of  endurance  had 
they  enjoyed  this  kind  of  education 
instead  of  entering  professional  work, 
as  singers,  actors  and  public  speakers 
too  often  do  without  the  proper  build- 
ing up  of  body  as  well  as  mind. 
Especially  interesting  were  the  exer- 
cises preparing  the  voice  for  speaking 
or  singing,  and  in  taking  the  full 
round  tone  the  entire  physical  organ- 
ization was  invigorated.  ' '  How  many 
mothers  could  save  perhaps  the  lives 
of  their  little  ones  preventing  blight- 
ing disease  if  they  understood  the 
simple  laws  of  health  and  especially 
the  breathing  exercises,"  said  Mrs. 
Anderson,  citing  instances  of  the  ad- 


vantage her  knowledge  had  been  in 
her  experience  as  a  mother.  "  And 
what  help  these  exercises  would  be  to 
the  society  woman,"  I  added,  "for 
there  can  be  no  beauty  without  health 
and  perfect  development  of  the  form 
divine."  Then  as  I  admired  her  light, 
easy  motion  and  the  sweet,  low  tones 
of  her  voice,  Mrs.  Anderson  said  with 
a  smile,  "  Americans  have  learned  to 
value  correct  speaking  and  voice 
training  as  much  as  our  English 
cousins,  for  in  London,  as  you  know, 
badly  pitched  voices  or  ungrammatical 
language  are  not  tolerated  in  polite 
society,  and  so  it  is  in  New  York  to- 
day." As  I  was  ready  to  leave,  a 
pupil  preparing  for  the  stage  came  in 
whom  I  heard  read  from  Macbeth,  and 
was  again  impressed  with  Mrs.  Ander- 
son's conscientiousness  as  a  teacher,  her 
care  of  the  voice,  gesture,  facial  ex- 
pression and  the  interpretation  of  the 
role  and  her  effort  to  preserve  the 
naturalness  of  the  pupil  being  her 
great  aim.  "We  are  Nature's  chil- 
dren,"  she  remarked,  "we  must  ob- 
serve the  rules  of  stage  technic,  but 
the  only  real  art  is  gained  from  making 
human  nature  our  model  in  the  inter- 
pretation of  character."  Mrs.  Jessie 
Calhoun  Anderson  has  taught  at  the 
Stanford  University  by  special  ar- 
rangement, the  University  of  the 
Pacific  and  other  schools.  She  has 
had  the  advantage  of  training  from 
leading  masters  of  Paris  and  London, 
her  education  being  under  the  direc- 
tion of  her  sister,  Eleanor  Calhoun,  a 
light  upon  the  dramatic  stage. 

Mary  Frances  Francis. 


Mary  Scott 


Mary  Scott,  who  goes  out  next 
week  as  leading  woman  of  the  Fraw- 
ley  &  Stockwell  Co.,  presenting,  In 
Paradise,  is  one  of  our  younger  ac- 
tresses with  a  most  promising  career 
before  her.  Besides  possessing  great 
beauty,  she  has  an  intelligence  and 
real  adaptability  for  stage  work,  and 
will  before  long  be  numbered  with 
that  great  list  of  California  women 
who  have  gone  away  from  home  and 
won  admiration  for  their  beauty  and 
splendid  appreciation  of  their  talents. 
Miss  Scott's  most  notable  success  is 


associated  with  the  difficult  role  of 
Fay  Zuliana,  in  Pinero's  comedy, 
The  Princess  and  the  Butterfly,  pre- 
sented a  few  weeks  ago  by  the  Fraw- 
ley  Company.  The  concensus  of 
critical  opinion  was  that  the  role  of 
Fay  was  excellently  handled  and,  to 
quote  the  words  of  the  eminent  the- 
atrical reviewer  of  the  Chronicle,  Peter 
Robertson,  "she  had  an  attractive 
character  in  the  piece  and  she  played 
it  with  ease,   vivacity   and  control. 

*  *  Fay  Zuliana  suited  her  and 
it  is  not  an  easy  role.  It  should  not 
be  difficult  for  Miss  Scott  to  win  a 
prominent  place  on  the  stage,  for  she 
has  the  temperament  and  instinct  for 
the  work." 

In  placing  Miss  Scott  in  his  com- 
pany in  the  leading  role,  Mr.  Stock- 
well  showed  his  faith  in  and  his  ap- 
preciation of  her  ability  by  sending 
for  her  entirely  of  his  own  accord  and 
selecting  her  from  a  host  of  experi- 
enced and  talented  actresses  from 
whom  he  might  have  chosen. 


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(Recently  from  Milan) 
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LYRIC  SOPRANO.  Vocal  Studio  915  Hyde  St. 
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February  17,  1900 


For  in  his  ravings  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 


A  few  weeks  ago  I  wrote  to  a  friend 
asking  news  of  Paris  dramatically. 
"Make  your  information  interesting 
and  readable,"  said  I,  "for  I  mean  to 
publish  it."  Now  here  is  the  answer 
translated  exactly:  "And  I  mean  that 
you  shall  publish  nothing  of  the  sort. 
Paris  dramatically  is  much  too  onward 
and  spicy  for  poor  little  America  and 
the  religious  Americans.  The  subject 
most  in  vogue  as  I  write  is  the  roue 
who  abandons  a  mistress  to-  marry  a 
young  and  unsophistocated  girl — and 
the  complications  that  follow.  We 
find  it  all  vastly  amusing." 

* 

*  * 

The  words  "poor  little  America  and 
the  religious  Americans,"  though  not 
so  intended  are  a  tribute  to  our  decency 
and  superiority  that  I  am  not  quite 
sure  we  deserve.  The  word  religious 
is  ill  chosen,  but  since  they  have  no 
morals  to  speak  of  in  Paris,  perhaps  it 
was  the  only  one  at  hand  to  express 
the  opposite  of  impurity — and  God 
help  the  nation  that  finds  religion  in 
its  accepted  sense,  the  one  refuge  from 
vice.    Hope  for  it  is  dead. 

*  * 

Indeed  I  am  far  from  sure  that  we 
deserve  the  tribute.  Is  there  any  form 
of  French  served  vice  that  has  been 
offered  us  and  not  found  palatable  and 
digestible  ?  By  us,  I  mean  America 
as  a  whole,  for  there  are  certain  com- 
munities that  have  no  maw  for  such 
flesh  as  The  Turtle.  But  the  fact  that, 
until  it  reached  San  Francisco,  crowds 
approved  its  garnishing  and  fed  upon 
it  hungrily  is  a  blot  upon  our  decency 
that  shall  not  easily  be  wiped  out. 

If  these  imported  farces  were  even 
clever,  one  might,  while  bewailing  a 
debauchery  of  genius,  respect  them  as 
works  of  art.  But  except  to  the 
hedonist,  they  are  deadly  dull.  We 
are  told  they  lose  in  translation.  They 
lose  nothing  butan  overweight  of  mire 
we  have  not  yet  become  crows  enough 
to  bathe  our  wings  in  and  fly  away 
apparently  undaubed. 

And  as  these  things  become  less 
strong  in  emphasis  and  more  sugges- 
tive they  become  the  more  insidious 
and  degrading  in  their  effects.  We  are 
a  nation  of  theatre-goers  from  six  to 
sixty — the  theatre  is  a  big  part  of  our 
circumstances  and  much  of  modern 


morality  consists  in  going  to  it  right. 
Many  who  would  admit  impurity  into 
their  minds  in  no  other  way,  here 
surrender  themselves  to  author  and 
player  and  smile  at  and  with  lives  they 
have  no  mind  to  imitate.  Even  what 
passes  through  the  thought  hurridly 
leaves  something  and  what  gets  the 
attention  bids  for  the  affection.  Mind 
can  run  down  hill  as  fast  and  a  bit 
faster  than  matter. 

*  * 

"But  see  how  we  bring  them  to  the 
theatre  and  make  them  laugh,"  said 
an  actress  to  me  in  defense  of  their 
production.  We  have  had  such  dull 
audiences,  it  is  something  to  be  able 
to  rouse  them  in  any  way.  If  the 
public  demands  this  sort  of  thing 
what  is  one  to  do  ? 

Don't  give  it  to  them.  Let  them 
die  of  dramatic  starvation  and  while 
you  are  killing  off  the  last  man  of 
them  save  your  own  lives  by  taking  in 
gardens  to  prune  and  windows  to 
clean. 

To  be  forced  to  play  such  things  is 
demoralizing  to  you,  for  where  you 
are  thinking,  there  you  are  living. 
Consider  where  these  plays  are  taking 
you  night  after  night,  and  whether 
you  care  to  go  there.  To  be  obliged 
to  think  the  impure  is  of  itself  impure 
and  costs  a  woman  a  share  of  her  self- 
respect.  What  begins  by  being  as 
repulsive  as  the  deformed  grows  by 
the  easy  steps  of  familiarity  to  be 
almost  agreeable.  And  this  is  deter- 
ioration. The  manager  who  has  in 
his  company  talented,  clever  and  high- 
minded  young  women,  how  shall  he 
answer  to  himself  for  forcing  them 
into  such  parts  ? 

* 

*  * 

This  class  of  play  has  absolutely  no 
excuse  for  existence.  Because  such 
people  and  vices  exist  is  no  reason  for 
their  dramatic  publication  as  jokes  — 
as  fun.  The  canker  of  civilization  is 
not  funny,  and  to  treat  it  so  is  little 
short  of  crime.  The  whole  subject  is 
one  we  can  afford  not  to  think  about, 
ignorance  being  less  a  weakness  than 
knowledge. 

* 

*  * 

Yes  indeed  you  make  them  laugh. 
There  is  no  dodging  that.  When  the 
curtain  falls  upon  a  middle  act,  the 
male  contingent  strides  or  waddles  or 
lunges  out,  red  in  the  face,  wilted  in 
the  collar  from  howling  with  joy  over 


what  ?  Would  one  of  them  dare 
explain  for  publication  over  his  own 
signature  ?  In  the  abundance  of  their 
delight,  they  but  advertise  unwittingly 
their  own  vulgarity.  If  aught  could 
make  a  man  appraise  himself  at  a 
faithing,  it  would  be  to  drop  him  still 
howling  in  the  heart  of  a  forest,  there 
to  look  himself  in  the  face  and  then 
upward  from  the  pine-tops  to  the  stars! 
And  the  women  who  have  also 
howled.  What  of  them  ?  O,  the 
shame  of  it. 

* 

•  * 

And  this  is  not  all.  The  whole 
tendancy  of  playwriting  today  seems 
to  be  to  debase  the  skill  and  waste  the 
time  on  unfit  topics.  These  wares  are 
marketable  at  good  figures  and  money 
has  such  a  merry  jingle.  Playwrights 
with  graphic  skill  and  abundant  sym- 
pathy and  wit  and  humor  are  tempted 
to  write  them  as  interludes  while  they 
make  ready  for  the  great  after  effort. 

But  diving  for  the  low  and  feeding 
upon  the  low  disqualifies  for  exalted 
thought  and  in  the  order  of  despotic 
nature  they  shall  never  again  strike 
the  major  key  of  a  noble  play! 


The  Farce-Comedy  Up-to-Date 
Scene 

Just  any  place,  but  by  the  way, 
Be  sure  the  place  is  quite  risque\ 

Characters 

A  woman  of  the  demi-monde, 

A  maid  quite  up  to  snuff, 
A  roue  and  a  sap-head  blonde 

A  husband  good  at  bluff; 
A  black-leg  and  a  guardian, 

A  wife  who  knows  the  ropes, 
Some  jokes  who  masquerade  as  men, 

A  daughter  who  elopes. 

Properties 

A  betting  book,  champagne  frappd, 

Wine,  cocktails  and  bad  debts: 
Some  very,  very  decollete 

And  Turkish  cigarettes. 
A  novel  and  some  lingerie, 

A  compromising  note, 
Some  rather  noisy  hosiery, 

Perhaps  a  sealskin  coat. 

Dialogue 

Suggestion  and  the  choicest  slang, 

Old  jokes  and  all  the  rest, 
A  lot  of  blatant  cheap  biff-bang, 

With  morals  for  a  jest; 
Had  English,  commonplace  and  dull, 

Most  any  sort  of  rot, 
Profanity,  vulgarity. 

Deliver  us.  Ach  Gott  ! 


The  Tendency  to  Write  Down 

And  when  plays  are  clean,  there  is 
yet  the  fatal  tendency  to  write  down 
to  the  public.  It  is  a  great  log  we  are 
told  and  cannot  otherwise  be  reached. 
It  is  a  lie.  The  man  in  the  street  is 
not  the  public  and  those  best  worthy 
of  consideration  are  hungry  for  some- 
thing not  an  insult  to  their  intelligence. 
Witness  the  crowds  who  filled  the  Col- 
umbia recently  during  the  all  too  short 
season  of  the  classic  and  the  old 
comedy.  The  public  merely  asks  to 
be  interested  and  with  the  right  effort 
interest  can  easily  be  created  in  some- 
thing above  peanuts. 

The  tendency  to  be  blatant,  to  be 
flippant,  to  be  cock-sure,  to  be  vulgar, 
to  write  down,  is  rapidly  destroying 
the  ability  to  write  up. 

Strength  and  nobility  require  dig- 
nity of  language  and  it  does  not  rise 
from  the  heart  to  the  tongue  of  the 
flippant.  Let  a  man  fill  his  pasture 
with  mules  and  they  are  ever  at  the 
bars  when  a  horse  is  wanted. 

The  chances  of  a  masterpiece  from 
any  of  our  known  playwrights  is  very 
slim  indeed,  yet  more  than  one  had 
the  strength  for  such  had  they  but 
used  it  aright.  If  it  were  not  for  the 
few,  the  very  few  great  stars,  there 
would  be  no  masterpieces  at  all.  They 
control  their  own  destiny  and  demand 
something  to  fit  their  ability. 

And  a  masterpiece  is  not  of  neces- 
sity a  big  expensive  production.  A 
simple  heart  story  niay  become  such 
in  the  hands  of  him  who  has  not  lost 
his  faith  and  hope — who  has  not 
shrunk  his  soul  and  become  a  degen- 
erate. And  think  of  the  degenerates 
to  day  flourishing  pens.  How  much 
of  their  stuff,  I  wonder,  is  now  in  the 
dramatic  stocks,  ready  to  be  launched 
upon  a  tired  public  at  the  touch  of  a 
button.    Would  it  might  be  burned. 

But  something  too  much  of  this 
mournfulness.  A  look  into  the  future 
is  the  remedy.  And  there  I  believe 
lie  some  of  the  greatest  plays  that 
have  ever  been  written — masterpieces 
hidden  in  the  souls  of  men  who  have 
kept  aloof  and  not  been  touched  by 
the  flippancy  and  cock-sureness  of  the 
times.  And  truly  we  are  eager  for 
them,  and  from  any  distance  we  are 
glad  to  hail  them. 

*  * 

And  in  the  meantime  the  rank  and 
file  of  the  actor  world  are  teeming 


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with  mediocrity.  And  why  not?  Will 
you  tell  me  what  there  is  to  beckon 
women  and  men  of  brain  and  culture 
into  the  profession — or  to  develop 
them  when  they  get  there?  Most 
plays  are  interpreted  quite  as  well  as 
they  deserve  to  be.  If  they  could 
only  be  done  a  little  worse — done  to  a 
speedy  death,  it  would  be  a  jolly  good 
thing,  and  the  mourners  would  be 
wanting.  When  some  of  them  do 
give  up  the  ghost  they  will  be  refused 
decent  burial. 

In  the   midst   of  this  mediocrity 
there  are  a  few  actresses  ripe  for  big 
parts,  but  where  are  the  parts? 
* 

*  * 

Take  Keith  Wakeman,  for  instance. 
A  woman  of  strength,  of  culture,  of 
mind,  of  soul— beautiful,  powerful.  I 
am  convinced  she  could  take  any  man's 
brilliant  comedy  (mind,  I  said  brilliant) 
and  likewise  his  tragedy  and  carry 
them  with  skill  and  grace  triumphantly 
to  success — and  she  is  playing  Leo. 

What  is  the  part  of  Leo  ?  A  touch 
and  a  go  and  nothing  at  all.  It  is 
utterly  beneath  her  brain  and  heart, 
yet  she  gives  it  a  charm  that  will  not 
allow  there  is  anything  amiss. 

Still  if  I  were  she,  I  should  go  out 
into  the  open  after  the  performance 
and  do  the  Catalline  Orations — just  for 
exercise  and  recreation.  I  believe  she 
would  sleep  better.  Five  nights  have 
I  watched  her  and  am  not  yet  wearied. 
Ah,  but  she  is  beautiful. 

But  above  her  beauty,  above  her 
grace,  above  her  strength,  the  woman's 
dominant  stage  charm  to  me  is  purity. 
As  she  stands  upon  the  stage  in  her 
bridal  robe  and  veil,  I  am  conscious  of 
that  clutch  at  the  heart,  that  nameless 
pain  one  always  feels  when  girlhood 
passes  through  the  church  door  to  the 
new  life  beyond.  And  this  very  purity 
is  part  of  her  power  for  noble  work. 
If  she  be  forced  into  cheap  farce, 
nature  will  wring  her  hands  and  weep. 

Mrs.  French  Sheldon  has  chosen 
well  to  write  the  effort  of  her  life  about 
her.  She  may  trust  it  in  her  hands 
without  a  tremor.  May  it  be  a  master- 
piece and  ring  as  such  over  the  con- 
tinents ! 

* 

#  *  , 

TO  KIETH  WAKEMAN 

I'll  plant  thee  a  garden,  fair  ladie, 

In  the  cool  of  a  quiet  dell, 
And  choose  rny  blooms  right  craftily, 

For  the  stories  the  blossoms  tell. 

The  nightshade  will  whisper  sorcery, 
The  hawthorne  will  sing  of  hope, 

The  laurel  will  echo  victory, 
And  there  shall  be  heliotrope. 

Of  native  grace  shall  the  cowslip  call, 
For  thoughts  shall  the  pansies  crowd, 

For  happy  youth  there  are  lilies  tall, 
Of  truth  shall  the  fern  be  proud. 

And  master  of  all  shall  the  lily  be, 
The  lily  that  voices  purity. 

C.  T. 


Two  noteworthy  plays  will  soon  be 
presented  at  the  Alcazar ;  one,  The 
Conquerors,  a  recent  Empire  Theatre 
success,  and  the  other,  Olga  Nether- 
sole's  Sap  ho,  a  famous  novel  dram- 
atization. 


Zfire  Guards  for  Theatres 

The  Fire  Commissioners  are  develop- 
ing a  scheme  to  minimize  the  possi- 
bility of  danger  from  fires  in  theatres. 
This  week  they  have  been  in  consulta- 
tion with  the  local  theatrical  managers. 

The  idea  will  be  to  place  two  exper- 
ienced firemen  at  the  disposal  of  each 
theatre.  The  men  will  be  on  duty 
from  7  to  1  2  P.  M.  A  half  hour  be- 
fore the  theatres  open  they  will  inspect 
the  electric  apparatus  and  all  appliances 
for  light  and  explosive  effects;  see  that 
the  contrivances  for  fire  extinguishing 
are  in  perfect  condition,  and  that  com- 
bustibles are  surrounded  with  the 
proper  safeguards.  The  men  shall  be 
in  full  uniform  and  stand  one  at  each 
side  of  the  entrance  while  the  audience 
is  being  seated.  When  the  curtain  is 
ready  to  rise  one  will  retain  his  place 
at  the  entrance  and  the  other  will  go 
behind  the  scenes  and  see  that  every- 
thing of  an  imflammable  character  is 
handled  with  proper  precaution.  He 
will  hold  himself  ready  to  act  in  any 
emergency.  After  the  play  the  fire- 
men will  make  a  second  tour  of  inspec- 
tion and  satisfy  themselves  that  every- 
thing is  safe  before  they  leave  the 
theatre. 

Kahn  Was  Surprised 

Here  is  a  story  that  started  out  in 
the  columns  of  the  St.  Louis  Globe- 
Democrat,  and  has  since  been  going 
the  rounds  of  the  Eastern  papers: 
"Julius  Kahn,  the  new  Congressman 
from  San  Francisco,  was  an  actor 
several  years  before  he  studied  law, 
practiced  at  the  bar,  and  got  into  poli- 
tics. He  has  faced  the  gallery  gods 
in  every  city  of  the  United  States  in 
his  time.  But  he  admits  that  he  never 
encountered  such  a  knock-out  as  oc- 
curred to  him  at  a  Washington  dinner 
party  the  other  night.  The  actor- 
Congressman  rose  to  speak,  and  led 
off  with  the  remark  that  he  supposed 
the  toast-master  in  his  remarks  about 
Congress  being  a  place  where  there 
was  a  lot  of  acting  had  reference  to 
the  fact  that  he  had  'passed  some 
years  of  his  life  upon  the  stage.'  The 
words  were  no  sooner  out  than  in  a 
perfectly  serious  tone  somebody  at  the 
remotest  table  inquired,  'Whom  did 
you  drive  for?'  " 


Returning  One  by  One 

One  by  one,  they  manage  to  come 
back,  glad  to  be  once  more  in  the  old 
town.  Arthur  Boyce,  after  quite  ;m 
extended  absence  in  the  Fast,  is  once 
more  in  the  Tivoli  fold,  quite  content 
to  stay.  Mr.  Boyce  was  engaged  with 
the  big  production,  A  Chinese  Romance 
but  the  show  did  not  take,  and  he 
turned  his  attention  to  vaudeville, 
scoring  hits  in  various  houses.  He 
returns  with  several  very  fine  letters, 
telling  of  distinct  successes  on  many 
occasions.  But  like  all  who  have  en- 
joyed an  engagement  at  the  Tivoli, 
Mr.  Boyce  says  it  suits  him. 


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Jessie  Shirely  Company 
Modesto,  12.  week;  Hanford,  19;  Visalia, 
26;  Tulan-,  March  5;  Bakersfield,  12;  Santa 
Barbara,  19. 

Sam  T.  Shaw  Company 
Pendleton,  19;  The  Dalles,  26;  Vancouver, 
Mar.  5-10;  McMinnville,  12-17. 

Neill  Company 
Los  Angeles,  11,  three  wteks. 

Who  is  Who 
(P.  W.  Stair,  Mgr.)— Sacramento,  17;  San 
Francisco,  18-24. 

Grau  Opera  Company 

Los  Angeles,  14,  four  weeks;  Sacramento, 
Feb.  1 1,  week. 

Dailey  Stock  Company 

Fresno,  19,  return,  ten  nights;  Hanford, 
Mar.  1-2-3;  Stockton,  4,  week;  San  Jose,  n, 
two  weeks;  Sacramento,  26,  ten  night*. 
Blanche  Walsh  and  Melbourne  Macdowell 

(Ben  Stern,  Mgr.)— Salt  Lake,  Feb.  19- 
2i;Ogden,  22-23;  Portland,  26-28;  Tacoma, 
March  1;  Victoria,  2-4;  Vancouver,  5-7: 
Ssattle,  8-10;  Spokane,  12-13;  Butte,  15-17; 
Anaconda,  18-19;  Helena,  20. 

Too  Much  Johnson 

R.  E.  French  Co.  (Inc.)— Portland,  18, 
week. 

Denman  Thompson  in  The  Old  Homestead 
(Thompson   &    Kilpatrick,  Mgrs.)— San 
Jose,  17;  San  Francisco,  25,  two  weeks. 
Mr.  Plaster  0/  Paris 
Boulder,  17;  Denver,  18,  week. 

James-Kidder  Hanjord  Company 
(Wagenhals  and  Kemper,  Props.)— Spo- 
kane, 19-21;  Walla  Walla,  22;  Boise,  23-24; 
Anaconda,  26;  Great  Falls,  27;  Helena,  28; 
Hutte,  March  1-3. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke 
Lincoln,  17;  Omaha,  18;  Fremont,  20; 
Hastings,   23;  Red  Oak,  26;  Ottumwa,  27; 
Marshalllown,  28;  Ft.  Dodge,  Iowa,  March 
2;  Sioux  City,  3;  Fairbault,  Minn.,  7;  St. 
Cloud,  9;  Fergus  Falls,  10;  Fargo,  N.  D., 
13;  Grand  Forks,  15;  Winnipeg,  16-17. 
Clara  Thropp  Company 
Spokane,    16-17;    Missoula,   19;  Dillon, 
20-21;  Butte,  22-23-24. 

Richards'  and  Pringle's  Minstrels 
Tacoma,  16-17;  Seattle,  Feb.  18,  week. 

Boston  Lyric  Opera  Co. 
Los  Angeles,  11,  three  weeks. 

Moore-Roberts  Co. 
Portland,  11,  week;  Roseburg,  Ore.,  28- 
Mar.  1. 

Little  Minister. 
Portland,  12-14. 


cMonster  Benefit 

A  brilliant  and  representative  aud- 
ience assembled  at  the  Columbia 
Sunday  night  to  aid  the  benefit 
arranged  by  the  Emanu-El  Sisterhood, 
a  benevolent  society  of  this  city  that 
does  a  great  amount  of  quiet  good 
during  the  year.  The  Columbia  man- 
agement contributed  the  house  free  of 
expense,  and  the  entire  house  had 
*jeen  sold  out  before  Sunday.  About 
$6000  was  realized.  A  specialty  pro- 
gram was  presented,  under  the 
direction  of  George  Lask,  and  it  was 
thoroughly  entertaining.  The  per- 
formers were  selected  entirely  from 
clever  amateurs  of  this  city. 


*  &  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  * 


CHARLES  and  KITTIE 

WILLA 

A    $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hali.ett's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Flora 


REFINED    i/OCHL  DUO 

Hastings  &  Hall 

Introducing  Repetoire— Strictly  Up-to-Date 


Frances 


Operatic,  Descriptive.  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  lo  U.e  harmony  ,  IREKTY 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY, SOLK AGKNT  ■ 


JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 

FRANK  DE  CAMP 

Stage  Manager  and  Characters 

AT  LIBERTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters  and  Heavies 

ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 


LAURA  CREWS 


_»  Blanche  La  Mar 

Marion  S.  Barney  characters 

•      With  The  Frawley  Company  |  AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 


alcazar  stock       Mr  F>ank  Mathieu 


C.  W.  PYNE 


COMPANY 


Frawley  Company 


Pianist  and  Instruction 
14  Grant  Ave. 


mrs.  Horace  ewing     Jeffrey  D.  Williams       STANLEY  ROSS 

At  Liberty  Address  this  Office  | 


Alcazar  Theati  e 


Alcazar  Theatre 


IDA  WYATT 

SOEBRHTTE— PREMIER    DANCER.  TIVOLI 
OPERA  HOUSE.     Lessons  in  Stage  Dancing. 
Address  12  Danvers  Street,  City,  or  this  office. 

Gertrude  Foster 

Leading  Woman  Macdonough  Theater,  Oakland 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theater 


ELLA  BUKT 

HAMPION  CYCLIST  A 
io>t  playing  The  Chutes. 


WORLD'S  CHAMPION  CYCLIST  AND  HIGH 
Diver.  Nov 


Ernest  Hastings       FAUX  LA 

Original  Novelty  Juggler 


Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 


C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  ir*M9<X) 


Miss  Anna  Lichter   

Reginald  Travers 


First-Class  Repertoire  Opera 

STAGE  DIRECTOR 


With  Frawlev  Co. 


ADDRHSS  THIS  OFFICE.  AT  LIBERTY  ^ELX^THTXI^  BO^CS 

VIOLA  ALBERTA 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 

Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRKSS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

,  ,   „.     .   _       _  ,  ,      ,    -  ,  rpHEATRICAI.  WORK  A  SPECIALTY.  Satisfac- 

Macdonough  Stock  Co.,  Oakland,  Lai.  X    lion  r.uaran 


Miss  M  Campbell 

DRESSMAKER 

WORK  A  SPECIALTY.  Satisft 
teed.   Room  63,  St.  Ann's  Building. 


GEO.  E.  LASK  clarence  chase  . 

Frawley  Company 


The  Dramatic  Review,  $3.00 
a  vear.    Subscibe  for  it. 


Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 


FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

Cecilia  Castelle 

INGENUE    AND    GENERAL     WORK,  WITH 
Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 

Hallbtt's  Theatrical  Exchange. 

Frank  Denithorne 

Alcazar  Stock  Company,  San  Francisco. 

Minnette  Barrett 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Man 

MACDONOUGH  STOCK  CO.,  OAKLAND 


J.  R.  AMORY 

.?    r  awley  Company 


Landers  Stevens 

PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 


Harry  Marshall 

Scenic  Artist 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Baby  Ruth  Roland 


Orpheum  Circuit. 


Large  Seating  Capacity.?* 

Fully  equipped  with  Scenery  and 

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THEATRE  J 

Portland,  Ore.  £ 

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and  Popular  Price  r 
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Anit— Carlton  and  Royee -nossie  j  j  iTO  $ 

Up-to-date  Singing  and  Dancing  Soubrettes,         »     John    F.   Cordray  t 

J  PORTLAND,  ORE.  \ 


In  the  Zenith  of  Success  at  Olympia  Music  Hall 

MARIE  D.  WOOD 

The  California  Nightingale 

DOT  STANLEY 

Singing  Comedienne,  Olympia  Music  Hall. 
"  THE  ONLY  " 

O  .A.  M  E  JLi  I  -A. 

Spanish  Dancer,  Olympia  Theater 


M ME.  MALCOLM 

Robes  of  All  Descriptions 

Theatrical  costumes 
a  Specialty 

PRICeS  REASONABLE 

Room  317  Phelan  Building 


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THE  JAN  FRANCI SCO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  25— Vol.  I 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  FEBRUARY  24,  1900 

TEN  CENTS  A  COPY 
THREE  DOLLARS  A  YEAR 

February  24,  1900 


The  cHfill  Company  s 
Success 

Already  down  in  Los  Angeles  the 
James  Neill  Company  have  established 
themselves  as  great  favorites.  The 
Record  of  that  city  says:  "Mr.  Xeill 
has  begun  well.  If  he  continues  to 
give  as  good  productions  of  as  good 
plays  as  A  Bachelor's  Romance  during 
his  seven  weeks'  engagement  at  the 
Burbank,  he  will  break  all  records." 

In  another  place  the  paper  says: 
"A  Bachelor's  Romance  is  full  of 
heart  throbs  and  gently  mingles 
laughter  and  sorrow;  a  clean,  whole- 
some play,  charmingly  acted  by  the 
Neill  Company.  Julia  Dean  is  a  dainty, 
winsome  ingenue  and  James  Neill 
throws  a  distinct  individuality  into 
Sol  Smith  Russel's  old  part  . 


Death  of  Edwin  Mayo 

Edwin  Mayo  of  the  Pudd'nhead 
Wilson  Company  dropped  dead  in 
Quebec,  Monday  afternoon  in  the 
Chateau  Frant  entrance  at  2  o'clock. 
Mr.  Mayo  was  the  son  of  the  late 
Frank  Mayo,  for  whom  the  play 
Pudd'nhead  Wilson  was  written. 
Mayo  and  his  wife  were  stopping  at 
the  Froutenac.  Mayo  was  chatting 
with  Edwin  Varney,  manager  of  the 
Academy  of  Music,  until  after  2 
o'clock,  when  Varney  started  to  take 
his  leave.  Mayo  arose  to  see  him  out 
and  suddenly  fell  back  in  his  chair. 
He  bled  profusely  from  the  mouth 
and  was  dead  before  a  doctor,  who 
was  called,  could  get  to  the  hotel. 
Edwin  Mayo  was  born  in  Canton,  Pa., 
about  thirty  five  years  ago.  He  was 
a  tall,  stout  man  of  commanding  ap- 
pearance and  had  many  of  the  idio- 
syncrasies and  characteristics  of  his 
father.  There  was  also  a  strong 
likeness  about  the  face,  and  a  notable 
adaptability  to  the  dry  humor  which 
Frank  Mayo  made  so  much  the  at- 
traction of  Pudd'nhead  Wilson.  He 
was  raised  in  the  atmosphere  of  the 
playhouse  and  absorbed  its  traditions. 
His  first  appearance  on  the  stage  was 
with  his  father  in  Davy  Crockett,  and 
when  the  elder  Mayo  toured  in  Nor- 
deck,  he  took  his  parent's  place  and 
starred  as  the  hero  in  Davy  Crockett. 

After  the  death  of  Frank  Mayo, 
Edwin  took  the  leading  role  in  Pud- 


d'nhead Wilson  and  duplicated  his 
father's  success.  He  was  considered 
a  faithful  imitator  of  the  originator  ot 
the  character.  He  last  played  in  San 
Francisco  at  the  California  Theatre 
during  January,  1899.  He  leaves  a 
widow,  Frances  Graham  Mayo,  who 
is  a  member  of  the  Pudd'nhead  Wil- 
son Company. 

The  sudden  end  of  Mr.  Mayo  yester- 
day recalls  the  death  of  his  father  on 
a  train  near  Omaha  on  February  8, 
1896.  The  elder  Mayo,  like  his  son, 
passed  away  very  Unexpectedly.  He 
was  sitting  and  talking  with  several 
friends  when  he  was  suddenly  stricken 
with  an  attack  of  heart  failure. 


cAssociated  cManagers 

The  regular  managers'  meeting  was 
held  yesterday  at  the  Orpheum  and  a 
number  ot  thingsof  a  charitable  nature 
were  discussed  and  attended  to.  Not  a 
week  passes  but  instances  of  benefac- 
tions occur  that  the  public  learn  noth- 
ing of  One  case,  that  of  old  Mr. 
Wallace  and  wife  of  Oakland,  who 
were  at  one  time  variety  performers, 
was  particularly  distressing,  for  as  was 
told  to  Melville  Marx,  who  investi- 
gated the  matter,  by  the  kind  hearted 
old  French  landlady  who  had  been 
helping  the  distressed  couple,  many  an 
evening  the  little  Wallace  children  had 
gone  to  bed  hungry.  The  meeting 
adopted  measures  that  would  immed- 
iately insure  the  addition  of  the  neces- 
saries of  life  to  the  Wallaces.  Two 
other  cases  of  urgency  were  settled, 
one  of  meeting  half  of  the  payment  of 
a  hospital  bill  and  the  other  of  aiding 
the  family  of  a  well  known  profes- 
sional, who  is  lying  dangerously  ill 
and  in  sore  straits. 


In  Town 


W.  S.  Ford— Advance  for  Moore- 
Roberts  Company,  which  opens  at  the 
California  next  week.  An  old-time 
Portland,  Oregon,  manager,  having 
been  manager  of  the  Park. 

Eczema  Positively  Cured 

Or  no  charge.  Consultation  and  one  treat- 
ment free.  Prof.  R.  K.  Shipley,  specialist 
skin  diseases  and  tape  worms.  [206  Market 
street,  opposite  Sixth. 


Sans  Gene  by 

the  ^frawleys 

Last  Saturday  the  Frawleys  gave  an 
extra  treat  to  their  friends  and  did 
Sardou's  interesting  comedy,  Sans 
Gene,  Mary  Van  Buren  assuming  the 
title  role  and  giving  an  interesting  per- 
formance, if  not  quite  convincing. 
Frawley  himself  made  a  great  deal  of 
the  part  of  the  Corsican  Emperor,  and 
although  a  great  deal  of  the  effect  of 
acting  Napoleon  comes  from  the  make- 
up, the  assumption  by  the  actor-man- 
ager was  well  done,  and  in  voice,  walk 
and  general  mannerisms,  there  was 
before  us  a  very  convincing  person- 
ality. Harrington  Reynolds  was  a 
strong  Marshal  Lefebre  and  Francis 
Byine  a  dashing,  handsome  De  Neip- 
perg.  Outside  of  Miss  Van  Buren  the 
feminine  members  of  the  cast  were  not 
called  upon  to  do  much,  and  they 
dressed  stunningly  and  looked  very 
charming. 

Hugh  Emmett's  Tour 

"Since  writing  you  at  Buffalo,"  says 
Mr.  Fvtnmett,  "our  little  company  has 
made  some  big  jumps,  taking  in  Ohio, 
Wisconsin  and  tonight  play  Canton, 
111.,  our  last  stand  in  this  State,  to 
morrow  going  into  Iowa,  and  next 
week  will  find  us  in  Missouri.  Received 
five  Reviews  at  Granville,  111.,  and  as 
usual,  found  them  of  great  interest." 


Read  the  Dramatic  Review. 


Paralysis  from  a  Tooth 

William  McDonald,  the  well-known 
basso  of  the  Bostonians,  is  the  victim 
of  a  painful  misfortune  which  has  kept 
him  confined  to  his  bed  and  prevented 
his  public  appearance  in  his  old  home. 
Some  time  ago  he  commenced  to  exper- 
ience considerable  trouble  with  an 
aching  tooth.  He  applied  various 
household  remedies,  but  as  they 
afforded  no  relief,  he  concluded  to  see 
a  dentist.    This  he  did  last  week. 

The  dentist  examined  the  tooth  and 
told  McDonald  the  best  thing  for  him 
was  to  have  the  molar  out,  assuring 
him  at  the  same  time  that  the  operation 
would  in  no  wise  affect  bis  singing. 
McDonald  consented,  had  the  tooth 
out,  and  has  been  ever  since  laid  up 
in  bed  with  a  swollen  mouth  and  jaw 


which  hardly  permit  of  his  speaking. 

The  trouble  is  thought  to  be  a  par- 
tial paralysis  of  the  cords  of  the  throat 
resulting  from  the  shock  of  the  oper- 
ation and  the  effects  of  the  drugs  used 
in  its  accomplishment. 

Two  years  ago  McDonald  was  a 
blacksmith  at  Redwood  City.  His 
glorious  voice  brought  him  to  the 
notice  of  the  Bostonians,  who  offered 
him  an  engagement,  which  he  accepted, 
and  he  has  been  a  success  with  them 
from  the  very  first. 

Mme.    Melba  to  Wed 

The  newspapers  of  Berlin  on  Febru- 
ary 15  announce  that  Mine.  Nellie 
Melba,  the  prima  dona,  is  engaged  to 
marry  Herr  Dr.  Joseph  Joachim,  the 
famous  violin  virtuoso.  Herr  Joachim 
is  69  years  old  and  Mine.  Melba  is  34. 
Melba  has  been  singing  in  concert 
here  for  a  month  past.  She  created  a 
furore  of  enthusiasm  among  Berlin's 
musical  devotees.  So  thoroughly  did 
the  cantatrice  infatuate  Berlin  that 
there  were  public  expressions  of  grief 
when  an  attack  of  influenza  forced 
her  retirement  from  the  concert  stage 
lor  a  fortnight.  The  Kaiser  was  one 
of  Mme.  Melba's  most  devoted  audi- 
tors at  hei  concerts,  at  which  Joachim 
played  the  violin  accompaniments, 
and  he  "commanded"  her  to  sing  the 
title  role  in  the  opera  "Lucia"  the  mad 
scene  in  which  Melba  acts  with  thrill- 
ing realism. 

The  above  report  as  to  Melba's 
intended  marriage  with  the  aged  vio- 
linist is  denied  by  Joachim's  intimate 
friends,  who  point  to  the  fact  that 
Melba  has  never  yet  secured  a  divorce 
from  her  present  husband. 


Camille  D'Arvii.le,  so  they  are 
saying  in  the  East,  will  be  married  in 
the  spring  to  E.  W.  Crellin  of  San 
Francisco,  and  at  the  same  time  retire 
from  the  stage  to  reside  on  the  Coast. 
She  was  born  in  Holland,  and  her 
real  name  is  Neetye-Dijkstra  She 
made  her  debut  in  Amsterdam  when 
she  was  15  years  old. 

Mr.  Crellin  is  one  of  the  best  known 
young  men  in  Oakland.  He  is  super- 
intendent of  the  Morgan  Oyster  Com- 
pany and  president  of  the  Ruby  Hill 
Vineyard  Company,  and  has  a  host  of 
friends  in  this  city,  where  he  has  been 
residing  for  the  last  year. 


February  24,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Frawley  Honored  By 
Fellol®  Elks 

The  members  of  San  Francisco 
Lodge,  No.  3,  Order  of  Elks,  gave  a 
reception  in  their  lodge-rooms  Satur- 
day night  after  the  performance  of  An 
Unconventional  Honeymoon,  in  honor 
of  T.  Daniel  Frawley.  Prior  to  the 
reception  the  members,  numbering 
300,  made  up  a  theatre  party  and  wit- 
nessed the  performance  from  the  or- 
chestra chairs  of  the  California. 

A  committee  consisting  of  Exalted 
Ruler  H.  S.  Manning  and  Thomas 
Heydenfeldt,  escorted  Mr.  Frawley 
and  his  company  from  the  theatre  to 
the  reception.  Those  in  the  party 
were  Miss  Wakeman,  Miss  Van  Buren, 
Miss  Barrett,  Miss  Barney,  Miss  Mar- 
garet Smith,  Francis  Byrne,  J.  R. 
Amor>',  Harrington  Reynolds,  Frank 
Mathieu,  Philip  Hastings,  C.  J.  Reilly 
and  Selby  C.  Oppenheimer. 

The  following  officers  acted  as  a 
Reception  Committee:  H.  S.  Manning, 
T.  F.  Bonnet,  J.  N.  Odell,  Philip 
Bulger,  H.  Kahn,  Hugh  S.  Rogen, 
F.  W.  Bloomdale,  T.  E.  Deene,  J.  P. 
Broder,  Z.  R.  Ulman,  D.  McMillan 
and  J.  P.  Dunne. 

The  affair  was  in  the  hands  of  the 
following  Committee  of  Arrangements: 
J.  P.  Dunne,  A.  J.  Carmany,  T.  O. 
Heydenfeldt,  F.  J.  Sinne  and  H. 
Kahn. 

cMacdonough  Stock  Co* 
on  the  Road 


The  already  popular  Macdonough 
Stock  Company  of  Oakland  goes  out 
next  week  for  a  short  tour,  in  order  to 
allow  a  few  dates  engaged  by  traveling 
companies,  before  the  stock  company 
was  organized.  The  company,  which 
has  proved  to  be  a  very  strong  one, 
will  undoubtedly,  (at  least  it  should), 
meet  with  substantial  success  in  the 
cities  it  will  visit,  as  it  is  an  except- 
ionally strong  aggregation.  Under 
the  directorship  of  Mr.  Walton,  it  has 
been  giving  Oakland  some  extremely 
satisfactory  productions.  The  follow- 
ing is  the  tour  as  mapped  out:  Santa 
Rosa,  26-27;  Santa  Cruz,  28  to  March 
2;  Vallejo,  March  2;  Sacramento, 
March  4-1 1;  Marysville,  12;  Sacra- 
mento, return  engagement,  March  13, 
one  week  and  then  back  to  the  Mac- 
donough, where  they  will  play  steadily, 
probably  opening  with  one  of  David 
Belasco's pieces, and  follow  withdramas 
of  that  class. 


Paderewski  has  bought  an  estate  of 
3,000  acres  in  a  valley  of  the  Tara 
mountains,  between  Galicia  and  Hun- 
gary, for  the  purpose  it  is  said,  of 
founding  an  orphanage  there  for  chil- 
dren of  members  of  the  musical  and 
dramatic  professions. 


The  Mechanics'  Institute  has  awarded 
diploma  for  superior  work  to  Mr.  Louis 
Thors,  Photographer,  826  Market  St. 


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JL  I:90to3P.  M.  Studio  22  J4  Geary  Street,  Easter- 
brook  Building,  Room  41 

H.  L.  HASTINGS 

rpKACHER  OF  BANJO.  312  Post  Street.  Phone 
J_    4982  Steiner.    Residence  814  Shradcr  St. 


MRS.  C.  J.  TOOKER  and 

MISS   ELSIE  TOOKER 

rpKACHERS  OF  THE  lU'lTAR.  Pupils  prepared 
J.    as  soloists.   722  Powell  St.,  Snn  Francisco 

CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

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_L  I.ucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
A.  It.,  to  1:30  r.  m.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  i.arkiu  281. 


MRS.  FANNIE  DAMHILTON 

(Recently  from  Milan) 
rpKACHER  OF  SINGING.  ORATORIO.  CONCERT 
_L    and  Grand  Opera      Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.    Mondays  and  Thursdays.  

Q  P-  CONSERVATOKV  OK  MUSIC.    130  Powell 

O.  street.  A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all 
branches  ol  music.  Piano  department  In  charge  of 
E.  S.  BONELI.I,  Director.    Terms  moderate. 


MISS  ELEANOR  CONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  14fi!l  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 

Mrs.  Eva  Tenney 

QOPRANO  at  Trinity  Church  and  Bush  St.  Temple. 
O  Reception  Days,  Tuesdays  and  Thursdays,  2  to  4. 
Telephone  Larkin  110:i.    1199  Hush  St. 

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panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties  Studio- 1043  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  104C. 

MISS  JE5SIE  FOSTER 

LYRIC  SOPRANO.  Vocal  Studio  915  Hyde  St. 
(  taliau  Method.)  Reception  Hours,  11  a.  m.  to 
1:30  p.m.  F:iigagenients  accepted  for  Opera,  Con- 
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Mason  Street,   near  Sutter.    Hours  9  A.  If., 

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DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


(Si. v teen  Pages  ) 

San  Francisco,  Feb.  17,  1900 
dramatic  review  publishing 

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22^  Geary  Street 

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CHAS.  H.  FARRELL    .  Business  Manager 

C.  H.  LOMBARD  SECRETARY  AND  TREASURER 

EASTERN  EDITOR    ROB  ROY 

11X  West  Thirtieth  Street 
NEW  YORK  CITY: 
To  whom  all  Eastern  News  Matter  for  the  Review 
should  be  addressed. 

Ten  Cents  a  Copy — $ 3.00  per  Year 

For  Sale  at  all  News  Stands 


The  Review  has  the  largest  circulation  of  any 
theatrical  paper  in  the  United  States  outside  of  New 
York. 


The  Dramatic  Review  is  entered  at  the  post- 
office  at  San  Francisco  as  second-class  matter  and 
is  supplied  to  the  trade  by  the  San  Francisco  News 
Company ,  312  Geary  Street. 


The  irrepressible  M.  B.  Leavitt  has 
started  the  five  hundredth  theatrical 
enterprise  by  organizing  a  company  to 
control  a  circuit  from  the  Atlantic  to 
the  Pacific.  He  has  done  such  things 
before,  and  we  certainly  wish  him  a 
big  success  in  his  latest  undertaking. 

The  Telegraph  says  that  the  man 
who  started  the  new  paper  called  The 
Chorus  Girl  might  just  as  well  close 
up  shop  for  lack  of  a  field,  for  there 
are  not  more  than  a  dozen  chorus  girls 
in  New  York  and  a  proportionate 
number  in  other  cities.  There  are 
soubrettes  and  actresses  by  the  thou- 
sands, but  chorus  girls — never  ! 

»  ¥ 

It  took  about  ten  years'  agitation 
before  the  Supervisors  passed  the 
anti-theatre-hat  ordinance.  Wonder 
if  ten  years'  agitation  is  necessary  to 
make  it  effective  toward  the  close  of 
performances  ?  Ten  minutes  before 
the  curtain  goes  down  many  women 
commence  putting  on  plumed  hats 
that  not  only  hide  the  stage  from  those 
seated  behind  them  but  also  hides  the 
audience  from  the  actors,  one  of  whom 
remarked  the  other  night  that  he 
"was  sorry  to  notice  that  his  listeners 
had  apparently  been  transformed  into 
a  barnyard  full  of  ostriches."  No 
lady  laughed  at  thejoke.  Why  should 
she? 


Charles  'Bryant 

The  subject  of  our  front-page  cut 
has  done  and  is  doing  work  of  such 
great  excellence  that  he  is  rapidly 
acquiring  a  reputation  of  more  than 
local  repute.  Although  probably  the 
youngest  stage  director  in  America 
connected  with  a  first-class  house,  and 
staging  plays  of  the  first  rank,  he  has 
shown  an  unusual  comprehension  of 
stage  requirements,  and  has  won  for 
his  house,  the  Alcazar,  the  distinction 
of  putting  on  plays  with  an  adequate- 
ness  that  would  reflect  credit  on  the 
most  pretentious  stock  company  in  the 
United  States.  Since  the  inaugura- 
tion of  the  successful  history  of  the 
Alcazar  Stock  Company,  Mr.  Bryant 
has  been  the  stage  director,  and  has 
proved  his  unusual  ability  in  signally 
successful  productions  of  romantic  and 
society  dramas,  farces  and  comedies. 
Besides  possessing  the  technical 
knowledge  of  stage  craft,  so  necessary 
for  the  important  position  he  holds, 
Mr.  Bryant  has  shown  a  surprising 
ability  as  an  adoptor,  several  of  the 
Alcazar  successes  practically  owing 
their  success  to  his  revision.  In  his 
version  of  Duma's  Three  Guardsmen, 
one  of  the  best  acting  and  spectacular 
versions  given  in  the  United  States 
during  the  recent  Dumas  craze,  the 
success  accorded  the  piece  by  Alcazar 
patrons,  was  a  flattering  tribute  to  his 
ability  in  the  play-writing  line.  At 
present  he  is  actively  engaged  in 
writing  a  new  play  that  will  have  an 
early  production. 


telling  her  that  she  would  have  to  be 
careful.  She  was  not  injured  in  any 
way,  so  far  as  he  knows.  He  did  not 
strike  her  nor  throw  her  down.  Any- 
way, Miss  Woods  is  laid  up,  and  The 
Review  hopes  for  her  speedy  re- 
covery. 


Packed  to  the  Doors 

The  present  successful  tour  of  the 
Jessie  Shirley  Company  reached  a 
climax  at  Modesto  last  week,  when  on 
Saturday  night  the}'  packed  the  house 
so  full  that  they  could  not  close  the 
doors.  The  season  for  this  company 
has  been  exceptional  for  the  big  busi- 
ness done  and  the  favorable  impression 
created. 

A  Singer  s  Injuries 

Marie  D.  Woods,  one  of  the  most 
popular  singers  who  has  ever  appeared 
in  San  Francisco,  is  under  a  physi- 
cian's care  in  consequence  of  injuries 
alleged  to  have  been  inflicted  by  Floor 
Manager  Max  Haas  of  the  Olympia 
late  Wednesday  night  of  last  week. 
Miss  Woods'  version  of  the  difficulty 
is  that  Haas  took  umbrage  at  the  visit 
of  a  lady  friend  at  the  Olympia,  and 
after  a  wordy  exchange  he  violently 
assaidted  her. 

Her  physician  says  that  her  injuries 
are  serious,  the  floating  rib  on  the 
right  side  having  been  fractured  and 
the  kidneys  punctured,  causing  hem- 
orrhage. Her  shoulders  are  also  badly 
bruised  and  are  black  and  blue.  Her 
right  side  was  placed  in  a  plaster  cast. 

Haas'  version  is  that  he  simply  took 
hold  of  both  her  hands  and  held  them 
down  to  her  side,  at  the  same  time 


Theodore  Thomas' 
Library  for  Chicago 

Theodore  Thomas,  the  world's  most 
famous  conductor,  is  so  wedded  to 
Chicago  that  he  has  determined  to 
make  the  Newberry  Library  heir  to  his 
invaluable  collections  of  music.  When 
he  resigns  the  baton,  or  in  any  other 
contingency,  he  has  made  a  promise 
that  the  library  shall  have  the  scores 
and  manuscripts  now  in  his  home  and 
the  complete  musical  programs  which 
mark  the  mile-stones  in  the  history  of 
music  in  the  United  States  for  the  last 
forty-five  years. 

If  Thomas  were  disposed  to  sell, 
money  might  be  able  to  buy  his  col- 
lection. Money,  however,  could  not 
replace  it.  The  collection  will  be  the 
most  valuable  and  unique  gift  ever 
received  by  the  Newberry  Library. 

Apart  from  the  hundreds  of  valuable 
scores  preserved  during  Thomas' 
musical  career  in  this  country,  the 
most  interesting  part  of  the  collection, 
according  to  Thomas  himself,  is  a  com- 
plete series  of  programs  of  concerts 
dating  as  far  back  as  1855.  These 
programs  show  the  evolution  of  music 
in  the  United  States  and  will  be  a 
treasure  mine  to  future  historians  of 
music  in  this  country.  The  changes 
demanded,  by  popular  taste  in  the 
weeding  out  of  mere  musical  jingles  for 
classical  strains  and  the  transitions 
from  old-fashioned  airs  to  those  fos- 
tered by  culture  are  all  shown  in  these 
programs.  There  is  no  other  so  com- 
plete collection  in  the  United  States. 


Shakespeare  Relics 

Last  Saturday  in  London  was  held 
a  sale  of  Shakespeare's  jug  and  cane, 
which,  through  seventeen  generations, 
have  remained  in  the  custody  of  the 
poet's  descendants.  The  bidding 
started  at  £20,  from  which  there  was 
a  rapid  advance  to  /,  155,  the  price  at 
which  the  relics  were  eventually  sold. 

Included  in  the  lot  was  a  volume  of 
valuable  correspondence  relating  to 
the  interesting  souvenirs,  with  letters 
from  Jenny  Lind,  Macready,  Dickens 
and  many  other  celebrities,  addressed 
to  Mr.  Fletcher  of  Gloucester,  whose 
wife  is  alleged  to  be  the  last  of  Shakes- 
peare's descendants  to  hold  possession 
of  the  relics. 

The  earthenware  jug  with  silver  lid, 
added  about  a  century  ago,  is  in  fine 
preservation.  The  huge  cane,  more 
than  fifty-five  inches  long,  is  in  per- 
fectly sound  condition,  although  it 
lacks  some  of  its  metal  mountings. 


The  Dramatic  Review  for  the 
news.    $3.00  per  year. 


A  Colored  Gentleman 

Miss  Ellen  Terry,  writing  to  one  of 
the  London  papers  on  her  Christmas 
experience,  relates  the  following:  "We 
played  The  Merchant  of  Venice  one 
Christmas  day  in  America,  and  I  gave 
a  pass  to  a  nice,  kind  old  colored 
waiter  who  attended  me  at  my  hotel. 
After  the  play  I  asked  him  what  had 
struck  him  most  and  would  live  long- 
est in  his  memory— 'the  pound  of 
flesh?'  'No.'  'The  Jew?'  'No.' 
'What  then  ?'  'Oh,  it  certainly 
pleased  me  mighty  to  see  all  those 
lovely  ladies  and  gentlemen  a-bowin' 
'emselves  down  before  the  colored 
gentleman.'  He  meant  the  Prince  of 
Morocco." 

Hope  ^oss  a  Bride 

Just  before  the  performance  of  The 
Greatest  Thing  in  the  World  by  the 
Sarah  Le  Moyne  Company  at  Ford's 
Opera  House,  Baltimore,  Feb.  19. 
Miss  Hope  Ross,  a  member  of  the 
company,  announced  that  she  had 
been  married.  She  then  introduced 
her  husband,  W.  H.  Wilder,  Jr.,  to 
whom  she  was  wedded  in  Washington 
yesterday.  The  bridegroom  is  the 
son  of  a  New  England  mill-owner. 

Between  Acts 

Keller  the  magician  has  a  new  act 
with  which  he  is  at  present  startling 
the  Eastern  theatregoers.  It  is  called 
the  levitation  of  Princess  Karnac.  A 
young  woman  is  placed  under  alleged 
hypnotic  influence  by  the  wizard,  and 
is  then  placed  on  a  dais  which  is  in 
the  center  of  the  stage  well  toward  the 
footlights.  At  the  command  of  Kel- 
lar  the  body  rises  into  the  air  without 
anything  to  support  it.  He  then 
passes  a  wooden  hoop  over  it  several 
times,  running  the  body  through  the 
hoop  in  order  to  show  that  there  are 
no  wires  or  straps. 

* 

*  » 

Mr.  Smooth,  Willie  Collier's  latest 
success,  in  which  the  comedian  appears 
at  the  Columbia  Theatre  next  month, 
is  the  work  of  the  star  himself.  Much 
of  the  success  of  his  last  season's 
piece,  The  Man  From  Mexico,  was 
due  to  Collier's  own  wit,  wherefore  he 
was  encouraged  to  try  his  hand  at 
playbuilding. 

* 

*  * 

Maxine  Elliott  is  said  to  have  made 
the  most  pronounced  success  of  her 
career  in  Nat  C.  Goodwin's  new  piece 
called,  When  We  Were  Twenty-one. 
The  production  is  now  one  of  the 
reigning  New  York  successes  and  is 
playing  to  the  capacity  of  the  Knick- 
erbocker Theatre. 


Denman  Thompson  has  been  resting 
in  this  city  during  the  past  week.  He 
came  here  a  week  in  advance  of  his 
engagement  in  order  to  have  a  week's 
vacation  in  the  glorious  climate,  but 
alas,  the  rain  rather  interfered. 


February  24,  1900 


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JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


Virginia  Drew  left  Saturday  for 
Portland  to  be  gone  a  couple  of  weeks. 

The  Oakland  Macdonough  orches- 
tra is  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Louis 
Homeier. 

El  via  CRoixSEABROOKE  is  doing  a 
turn  in  burlesque  at  the  Trocadero, 
Philadelphia. 

Bernard  Jaxon,  late  of  the  Cheerful 
Liar  Co.,  passed  through  the  city 
Wednesday  for  Bakersfield. 

Juliet  Crosby  leaves  for  the  East 
Wednesday.  She  will  appear  in  Zaza 
in  London  this  summer. 

Florence  Roberts  and  White 
Whittlesey  will  appear  shortly  at  the 
Alcazar  in  a  strong  repertoire  of  plays. 

Fred  Belasco,  now  East,  has 
already  secured  some  very  clever  suc- 
cesses for  the  Alcazar  and  Macdon- 
ough Theatre 

Theodore  Hamilton  will  not  go 
out  with  Frawley  and  Stock  well's  In 
Paradise  Company,  but  will  soon  leave 
for  New  York. 

George  Nichols,  who  is  assistant 
stage  director  at  the  Oakland  Mac- 
donough, is  a  valuable  man  and  an 
indefatigable  worker. 

Cissie  Loftus  appeared  last  Mon- 
day night  as  Bettina  in  the  Castle 
Square  revival  of  The  Mascot  at  the 
American  Theatre,  New  York. 

Harry  Duffield  of  the  Frawley 
Company,  is  the  latest  insolvent.  He 
gives  bis  liabilities  as  $1,831.55.  No 
assests  except  a  stage  wardrobe. 

Benjamin  Howard  has  quckly 
made  a  personal  and  artistic  success  in 
Oakland,  and  his  quiet,  effective  work 
has  won  many  commendatory  re- 
marks. 

Robert  Lorraine,  who  will  be 
remembered  as  Julia  Opp's  handsome 
husband,  before  the  divorce,  will  not 
support  Ada  Rehan  in  London.  He 
is  going  to  fight  the  Boers. 

Norman  De  Witt  Phillips,  an 
eight  year  old  lad  who  has  more  than 
ordinary  talent,  made  a  hit  at  the  Press 
Club  Jinks  Wednesday  evening.  His 
Shakespearean  recitations  were  par- 
ticularly good. 

Josephine  Bartlett,  now  playing 
here  with  the  Bostonians,  says  her 
sister,  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis,  will  join 
Francis  Wilson's  Company  next  sea- 
son, having  definitely  given  up  any 
idea  of  starring. 

Helen  Davenport,  in  Nerves,  at 
the  Macdonough  last  week,  made  a 


very  fine  impression  in  the  role  of 
Mrs.  Angela  Buxom  Brittle.  Miss 
Davenport  is  a  good  dresser  and  a 
handsome  woman. 

David  Warfield,  whom  David 
Belasco  is  writing  a  play  for,  was 
twelve  years  ago  an  usher  in  the  Bush 
Street  Theatre,  San  Francisco.  His 
first  New  York  engagement  was  for  a 
Hebrew  impersonation;  salary,  $8. 

Mrs.  George  W.  Coveny,  once 
Mrs.  Wm.  J.  Florence,  has  applied 
for  a  divorce.  It  is  the  old  case  of 
a  rich  old  woman  and  a  dashing  young 
husband.  Coveny  is  now  in  England 
acting,  and  refuses  to  return  to  his 
rich  spouse. 

The  Madison  Square  Repertoire 
Company  got  in  Tuesday  from  the 
north,  with  the  following  members  : 
Geo.  W.  Lowe,  manager;  Chas.  C. 
Lowe,  Madeline  McDonald,  Dollie 
Jarvis  and  Tom  B.  Loftus.  They  will 
reorganize  and  go  out  for  an  extended 
tour  March  4. 

Max  Steinle  writes  the  Review 
that  he  has  not  joined  Clara  Thropp's 
Co.  He  was  asked  to  play  unsuitable 
parts,  and  although  a  handsome  salary 
was  attached  to  the  offer,  he  declined. 
He  rather  expects  to  open  with  the 
Metropolitan  Stock  Co.  in  Portland, 
on  the  25th,  in  the  title  role  of  Chim- 
mie  Fadden.  If  he  does,  the  Port- 
land people  will  see  a  clever  Chimmie. 

Clay  M.  Greene,  that  prolific 
genius,  has  written  a  new  satire  on 
Sapho  now  being  acted  by  Olga 
Nethersole.  It  was  given  for  the  first 
time  in  Around  New  York  in  Eighty 
Minutes  at  Koster  and  Bial's  last  week 
and  went  very  well.  The  best  work 
in  it  is  done  by  Miss  Butler,  that 
pretty  little  Californian  who  is  devel- 
oping into  a  wonderful  mimic.  She 
will  soon  be  seen  at  the  Orpheum. 

Mrs.  P.  H.  Lemmert  of  Los  An- 
geles, died  last  week  in  that  city. 
She  was  the  mother  of  Edith  Lemmert, 
once  the  wife  of  Lawrence  Hanley. 
Miss  Lemmert's  little  child  was  killed 
by  an  electric  car  in  Los  Angeles  last 
summer,  and  the  grandmother  never 
recovered  from  the  shock.  At  the 
time  of  her  mother's  last  illness  Miss 
Lemmert  was  in  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa, 
filling  an  engagement  with  the  Wil- 
liam Norris  Company. 

Homer  Henley  and  Jas.  Hamilton 
Howe,  leader  of  the  Oratorio  Society, 
are  publishing  a  new  baritone  song 
called  A  Song  of  War.   It  is  dedicated 


to  General  Funston.  Mr.  Henley 
wrote  the  words  and  Mr.  Howe  the 
music. 

Elvia  Croix  Skahrooke.  so  wel 
known  as  a  former  Tivoli  favorite,  is 
now  with  Water's  Parisian  Widows' 
Company. 

Edythe  Chapman,  of  the  James 
Neill  Company,  is  already  a  great 
favorite  in  Los  Angeles,  and  is  creating 
something  of  a  furore  by  her  elegant 
dressing. 

Homer  Henley,  the  favorite  local 
baritone,  and  Miss  Alma  Berglund, 
soprano,  also  of  this  city,  were  the 
leading  singers  of  the  Herbert  A. 
Kidder  series  of  concerts  which  were 
given  recently  in  Vacaville,  Sacra- 
mento, Marysville,  Chico,  Santa  Rosa, 
San  Jose  and  Stockton.  Mr.  Henley 
received  flattering  praise  for  his  fine 
work,  as  did  also  Miss  Berglund,  Miss 
Bessie  Lee  Wall  and  Miss  Leoritine 
Beckhusen,  all  of  this  city.  Miss 
Wall  and  Chas.  Henley  were  the 
accompanists. 


Miss  Mary  E.  Webster 

OF  SAN  JOSE 


Miss  Mary  E.  Webster,  the  daughter 
of  W.  Webster,  editor  of  the  San  Jose 
Herald,  is  well  known  in  the  Garden 
City  in  musical  circles,  occupying  a 
position  in  St.  Patrick's  Church  and 
known  also  as  a  concert  singer,  her 
rich  mezza-soprano  voice  and  charm- 
ing personality  making  her  a  favorite. 
Miss  Webster  inherits  her  musical 
talent  from  her  father's  family,  one  of 
her  aunts  having  been  an  artist  of  dis- 
tinction. Miss  Webster  began  her 
musical  education  with  Mrs.  Marriner- 
Campbell,  afterwards  studying  for 
some  years  with  Madame  Rosewald, 
who  took  much  interest  in  her  tuition, 
for  her  voice  early  gave  promise  of 
artistic  development,  and  while  a  very 
young  girl  she  appeared  at  entertain- 
ments and  musicales,  receiving  the 
encouragement  of  the  press.  Miss 
Webster  has  also  had  experience  as  a 
teacher,  her  work  being  con  fined  prin- 
cipally to  San  Jose,  but  last  November 
she  appeared  with  much  success  at  a 
concert  given  by  Roscoe  Warren  Lucy 
in  San  Francisco,  being  frequently 
recalled  for  the  artistic  rendition  of  her 
songs.     She   has   sung    at  Trinity 


Church,  St.  Paul's,  the  Hopkins 
Institute  of  Art  and  the  best 
San  Jose  affairs.  Her  repertoire 
includes  many  brilliant  operatic  selec- 
tions, gems  of  songs  for  the  concert 
stage,  oratorio  and  sacrtd  music,  her 
voice  being  adapted  to  operatic  and 
oratorio  work  rather  than  light  music, 
although  Miss  Webster  shows  taste  at 
all  times.  She  has  good  range  and 
power  and  her  lower  tones  are  espec- 
ially rich  and  round,  in  fact  many 
have  called  her  a  contralto,  while  she 
is  in  reality  a  deep  mezzo-soprano. 
Miss  Webster  will  probably  fulfill  her 
highest  aims  in  going  upon  the  oper- 
atic stage  and  it  is  possible  she  may 
make  a  concert  tour  during  this  season. 
Dudley  Buck's  Sunset,  Rubinstein's 
Du  Bist  Wei  Eine  Blume,  Grieg's 
Autumn  Storm,  Gounod's  Ave  Maria, 
Cavatina  from  Gounod's  opera  Queen 
of  Sheba,  are  favorites  with  Miss 
Webster's  audiences.  She  has  been 
complimented  upon  her  voice  by 
Barnaby  of  the  Bostonians,  Sousa  the 
famous  band  master  also  showing  in- 
terest in  the  young  vocalist,— who 
besides  her  musical  talent,  makes  a 
handsome  appearance  upon  the  stage. 
Miss  Webster's  father  was  at  one  time 
musical  critic  of  the  Bulletin. 

— Mary  Franees  Francis. 

Symphony  Concert 

Thursday  of  last  week  the  third 
Symphony  -Concert  was  given  in  the 
Grand  Opera  House,  the  music  being 
rendered  with  more  force  and  spirit 
than  at  the  previous  concerts,  the  con- 
ductor having  better  command  of  his 
men,  and  the  applause  of  the  large 
audience  was  gratifying.  The  pro- 
gram was  Overture  Coriolan  op.  62 
[Beethoven],  Symphony  Fraternity 
in  F.  No.  4  op.  48  [Henry  Holmes], 
in  six  movements.  Variations  upon 
a  Theme  by  Jos.  Haydn,  op.  56  A 
[Brahms],  Chorale,  St.  Antoni,  and 
overture  Tannhauser  [Wagner]. 

—  Mary  Frances  Francis. 


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The  Columbia. 

The  Bostouians,  with  The  Smug- 
glers evidently  laid  on  the  shelf 
and  The  Viceroy  whipped  into  pre- 
sentable and  entertaining  shape,  have 
made  this,  their  last  week,  one  of 
repertoire.  Monday  and  Thursday 
nights  they  revived  The  Serenade, 
that  tuneful  and  delightful  opera,  to 
the  satisfaction  of  large  and  pleased 
audiences.  On  Tuesday  and  Friday 
nights  the  bill  was  The  Viceroy,  now 
devoid  of  many  of  its  first  week's  de- 
fects and  worked  up  so  as  to  be 
decidedly  more  entertaining.  Wednes- 
day and  Saturday  nights,  with  the 
matinee  this  afternoon,  were  given 
over  to  the  old  favorite,  Robin  Hood, 
and  large  audiences  attended.  The 
old  operas,  Robin  Hood  and  The 
Serenade,  could  have  been  given 
earlier  in  the  engagement,  for  not- 
withstanding they  are  in  no  way  any- 
thing of  a  novelty,  they  possess  the 
charm  of  unusual  melody  and  merit, 
and  it  will  be  some  time  before  as  good 
compositions  will  be  found  to  take 
their  place.  Two  things  are  always 
notable  in  the  Barnabee  and  McDonald 
productions,  and  they  are  the  real 
artistic  effect  of  the  costuming  and  the 
fine  management  of  the  stage — two 
things  that  have  much  to  do  with  the 
success  of  comic  opera. 

The  Alcazar 

This  week  the  usual  big  houses 
have  attended  Glen  McDonough's 
farce,  The  Prodigal  Father.  The 
author  started  out  with  a  good  idea, 
and  wound  it  up  in  fairly  good  shape, 
but  in  between  lost  his  hold  on  the 
idea,  and  the  consequence  is  that  while 
The  Prodigal  Father  is  a  very  good 
laugh  producer,  it  is  decidedly  weak 
in  spots  and  is  burdened  by  none  too 
bright  lines.  Its  a  play  of  action, 
plenty  of  action,  interpreted  by  a  com- 
pany immeasurably  superior  to  the 
demands  of  the  piece.  And  as  a  re- 
sult, the  laughs  come  fast,  although 
the  piece  drags  at  times.  Jeffrey 
Williams,  playing  the  part  of  the  Prod- 
igal Father,  does  very  well  with  a  role 
that  he  is  far  too  good  for.  May 
Blayney  and  Laura  Crews  are  for 
another  time  cast  for  charming  young 
daughters,  with  nothing  much  to  do. 
Stanley  Ross,  their  brother,  and  pos- 
sessed of  a  little  of  his  paternal's  sport- 
ing blood,  has  likewise  very  little  to 
do  but  to  look  well  dressed  and  he 


does  that  all  right.  Some  time  when 
a  better  opportunity  presents  itself, 
he'll  do  that  all  right,  too.  Ernest 
Hastings,  in  love  with  The  Prodigal 
Father's  older  daughter,  and  unsuc- 
cessful in  obtaining  his  prospective 
father-in-law's  consent,  was  a  very 
buoyant  and  rollicking  young  lover, 
and  quite  imposingand  forceful  as  the 
assumed  young  Ethiopian  prince. 
George  Webster  had  the  lines  of  the 
piece  and  the  skill  to  use  them  effect- 
ively and  he  gave  a  Catesby  Duff,  a 
hard  up  actor,  in  a  manner  that  was  a 
work  of  art.  The  stride,  the  declam- 
atory earnestness,  the  posing  and  ridi- 
coulous  pomposity  of  the  caricatured 
tragedian  were  all  brought  out  most 
vividly.  Howard  Scott,  as  the  Rev. 
Mildway  Smile,  had  a  part  so  far  re- 
moved from  reason  and  sense  that  an 
earnest  conception  was  impossible,  so 
he  made  him  as  senilely  ridiculous  as 
possible.  And  Mary  Hampton,  well, 
she  laid  aside  her  dignity  for  the  nonce, 
and  her  love  of  artistic  effects,  and 
donned  gaudy  raiment  and  danced  and 
kicked  and  threw  out  slang — and  suc- 
ceeded in  conveying  a  very  adequate 
picture  of  a  very  striking  member  of 
the  Adamless  Eden  Troupe.  It  was  a 
performance  all  the  more  entitled  to 
recognition  because  it  was  so  far  differ- 
ent from  Miss  Hampton's  line  of  work. 
Little  Edith  Cooper,  as  the  precocious 
child,  showed  the  possession  of  much 
talent  and  quickly  won  the  audience. 
Carlyle  Moore,as  Smith,  the  valet,  was 
one  of  the  hits  of  the  performance,  and 
his  work  merited  all  the  recognition  it 
received.  Georgie  Cooper,  the  hit  of 
last  week,  in  a  small  servant's  part, 
(such  is  the  fate  of  stock  work  )  com- 
pleted the  cast. 


The  California 

\A/no  is  Who,  by  Herbert  Hall 
Winslow,  a  musical  farce  comedy 
consisting  of  three  acts,  has  been  run- 
ning at  the  California  this  week.  Chas. 
A.  Pusey  and  Bert  St.  John  are  cer- 
tainly excellent  in  their  specialties  and 
add  very  much  to  the  frequent  vaude- 
ville interruptions.  Miss  Eva  Tanguay 
also  aids  in  making  the  audience  feel 
merry.  She  is  a  very  vivacious  young 
lady,  possessing  an  extensive  ward- 
robe which  is  brought  into  use  by  her 
many  changes  of  costume  during  the 
evening.  The  music,  as  arranged  by 
Mr.  Chas.  A.  Prince,  the  musical 
director,  is  deserving  of  great  credit. 
Mr.  Prince,  who  formerly  resided  in 
San  Francisco,  is  a  very  talented  and 
accomplished  musician. 


Grand  Opera  House 

A  laddin,  Jr.,  is  on  for  the  third 
**  week  at  the  Grand  and  from  its 
great  popularity  can  easily  run  several 
weeks  longer,  and  it  is  no  wonder,  as 
it  is  a  beautiful  extravaganza.  The 
Hawaiian  Quintet  is  one  of  the  lead- 
ing features;  the  plaintive  pathos  of 
these  sympathetic  native  voices  touches 
the  heart  of  the  hearers  and  they  are 
recalled  for  numbers  of  encores. 
Wooley's  new  Irish  cake  walk  is  great, 
Goff's  song,  Chinese  Bill  of  Fare,  (by 
Theodore  Vogt  of  this  city),  accom- 
panied by  a  male  chorus,  is  fine.  The 
Baby  Carriage  Chorus  is  a  new  and 
enjoyable  feature,  also  Arthur  Wooley 
as  Baby  Bunting  is  a  roly-poly  baby, 
and  makes  a  hit  as  he  is  rolled  in  and 
out  in  his  baby  go-cart,  and  in  his  love 
making  to  the  nursery  maids.  Wm. 
Wolff's  Moses  Levi  Cohn,  is  done  per- 
fectly. Little  Maud  Sorensen  sings 
The  M  an  in  the  Moon  Won't  Tell,  and 
her  dancing  is  wonderful  for  a  child. 
Edith  Mason  sings  sweetly  and  is  en- 
cored for  her  songs,  The  Sweetest 
Story  Ever  Told  and  Since  Thou  Art 
Mine.  Hattie  Belle  Ladd  is  recalled 
for  her  song,  The  Stars  Are  Telling, 
the  male  quartet  accompanying  her 
doing  some  very  fine  work.  The  Peri 
Quartet  sing  Ma  Baby  Girl  effectively, 
and  the  dancing  is  good.  Charles 
H.  Jones  is  to  be  congratulated  upon 
the  excellent  showing  he  is  making 
with  his  marches. 


New  cAlhambra 

'The  good  people  of  San  Francisco 
who  have  never  witnessed  a  test 
for  supremacy  in  the  roped  arena, 
should  not  fail  to  pay  a  visit  to  the 
pictures  of  the  Sharkey-Jeffries  fight 
on  exhibition  at  the  New  Alhambra. 
There  you  can  see  the  "uppercut," 
the  "cross,"  to  "hook,"  the  "side- 
step" and  the  famous  "solar  plexis" 
blows  delivered.  So  life  like  are  the 
pictures  and  so  accurately  are  all  the 
moves  and  blows  recorded  that  you 
cannot  fail  to  be  interested. 


The  Tftoli 


A  mother  week  has  witnessed  the 
**■  ever  delightful  Idol's  Eye,  that 
runs,  like  the  brook,  apparently  on 
forever.  Principals  and  chorus  are 
untiring  in  their  efforts  to  please,  and 
the  different  solos,  choruses  and  dances 
are  as  popular  and  as  much  in  demand 


as  at  any  earlier  period.  The  "Fairy 
Story"  parodiesthat  emanate  from  the 
quintet  have  obtained  a  wonderful 
popularity  and  have  been  good  for  a 
dozen  recalls  ever)'  night.  Frances 
Graham's  glorious  contralto  voice  and 
artistic  singing  meet  with  enthusiastic 
approval,  while  Tom  Greene  and  Anna 
Lichter  sing  their  ballads  as  enjoyably 
as  ever.  Hartman  and  Wheelan,  on 
whom  most  of  the  work  falls,  bear  up 
wonderfully  well  and  are  good  for  a 
laugh  every  minute  of  the  production. 


Side  Lights 


The  rumors  of  possible  changes  in 
the  management  of  the  Los  Angeles 
Theatre  are  buzzing  about  the  town 
again,  and  no  one  seems  to  know  who 
starts  the  reports.  They  do  not  worry 
Mr.  Wyatt,  apparently,  though  it  is 
said  Mrs.  Wyatt  has  gone  East  to 
buttress  her  husband's  position  and  in- 
sure his  favor  in  the  eyes  of  the 
"syndicate." — Los  Angeles  Capitol 


William  Gillette's  latest  comedy 
success,  Because  She  Loved  Him  So, 
with  the  original  New  York  company 
in  the  East,  is  to  follow  The  Old 
Homestead  at  the  Columbia  Theatre. 


One  of  the  finest  double  quartettes 
ever  heard  in  this  country  is  to  be  a 
feature  of  the  production  of  The  Old 
Homestead  at  the  Columbia  Theatre 
next  week. 

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*  * 

What  happened  to  Jones  is  again 
one  of  the  best  London  attractions. 
American  wit  has  won  for  good  in 
England. 


Ching  Ling  Foo,  the  Chinese 
magician,  is  said  to  be  the  highest 
salaried  vaudeville  performer  in  the 
world,  with  Cissie  Loftus  a  close  sec- 
ond. Ching  gets  $1,000  a  week,  and 
Miss  Loftus  is  $150  below  him. 


Fanny  Hall,  who  narrowly  escaped 
death  on  January  5th  from  a 
bullet  fired  by  Thomas  C.  Carbrey,  a 
jealous  admirer,  evidently  does  not 
care  to  prosecute  her  assailant.  When 
the  case  of  Carbrey,  who  is  under 
arrest  on  a  charge  of  assault  to  murder, 
was  called  last  week  she  did  not  appear. 


February  24,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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THE  COLUMBIA 

This  is  the  first  season  in  many 
years  that  Denman  Thompson  and  his 
entire  company  have  undertaken  a 
tour  of  the  "States,"  from  one  coast  to 
the  other.  The  production  has  stopped 
only  at  the  most  important  cities  in  the 
several  states  it  passed  through.  When 
it  is  remembered  what  large  audiences 
greet  The  Old  Homestead  when  played 
here,  even  by  the  road  company,  one 
can  feel  pretty  well  assured  of  the  kind 
of  business  the  present  engagement 
will  result  in,  and  make  sure  of  your 
tickets.  The  sale  of  seats  opened  with 
a  rush  Thursday  morning,  and  the 
presentation  takes  place  on  Monday 
night  at  the  Columbia  Theatre. 


THE  GRAND 

Aladdin  Jr.  is  completing  its  third 
week  at  the  Grand  Opera  House  and 
is  playing  to  by  far  the  biggest  busi- 
ness in  its  history.  In  the  past  three 
weeks  84,006  people  have  actually  paid 
admission,  and  Aladdin  Jr.,  from  all 
indications,  could  easily  run  for  at 
least  another  month,  but  arrange- 
ments which  cannot  be  deferred,  nec- 
essitate the  production  of  Rice's  The 
Girl  from  Paris,  March  5th,  so  there 
will  be  but  one  more  week  of  Aladdin 
Jr.,  which  will  begin  Monday  evening 
with  a  fourth  edition,  which  will  con- 
tain much  that  is  novel  and  unique. 
Edward  B.  Adams,  the  descriptive  and 
coon  singer  who  has  arrived  hereafter 
a  New  York  success,  will  make  his 
first  appearance  and  will  sing  The 
Moth  and  the  Flame,  a  song  founded 
on  the  drama  of  the  name,  and  the 
coon  songs,  All  I  Wants  is  Ma  Chickens 
and  When  Susan  Thompson  Tries  to 
Reach  High  C. 


THE  CALIFORNIA 

At  the  California  Theatre  a  legiti- 
mate treat  is  in  store  for  the  coming 
week.  None  other  than  Maggie 
Moore,  beloved  of  old  by  San  Fran- 
cisco amusement  lovers,  will  present 
her  Australian  Company,  including 
H.  R.  Roberts.  In  the  Antipodes  and 
throughout  the  Northwest  where  the 
company  has  been  playing,  Mr.  Rob- 
erts is  said  to  be  one  of  the  most  ver- 
satile leading  men  on  the  stage.  The 
engagement  will  open  Sunday  after- 
noon, Feb.  25th,  and  on  that  and 
Monday  and  Tuesday  nights,  The 
Silence  of  Dean  Maitland  will  be  pro- 
duced for  the  first  time  in  California. 
The  drama  is  a  wonderful  epitome  of 
Maxwell  Gray's  story  of  Dean  Mait- 
land's  crime,  suffering,  penitence, 
splendid  act  of  expiation  and  death  on 
the  altar  steps.  As  the  Dean,  Mr. 
Roberts  is  said  to  be  a  revelation.  On 
Wednesday  night  and  for  the  rest  of 


the  week.includingSaturday  afternoon> 
Mrs.  Quinn's  Twins,  a  mixture  of 
musical  farce-comedy  and  melodrama, 
will  also  be  given  for  the  first  time  in 
San  Francisco.  Darkest  Russia  will 
follow  the  Moore-Roberts  engagement. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  management  has  a 
bill  for  this  week  which  promises  to 
break  a  good  many  previous  records. 
The  Frank  Trio  comes  direct  from 
Berlin.  They  are  three  acrobatic 
comedians,  each  of  which  is  a  master 
of  his  profession.  They  will  present 
a  gymnastic  novelty,  Pastimes  in  the 
Park,  said  to  be  exceedingly  funny. 
Trevelle  is  a  ventriloquist.  He  has 
one  of  the  most  elaborate  acts  in  ex- 
istence, and  his  mechanical  figures 
are  as  nearly  true  to  life  as  the  hand 
of  man  can  build.  Pauline  Moran  is 
a  pretty  American  girl  who  can  dance 
gracefully  and  sing  well.  The  Danc- 
ing Passparts  come  from  Italy  and  are 
known  as  phenomenal  dancers.  The 
holdovers  are  Kathryn  Osterman  and 
Company,  Harris  and  Fields,  De  Witt 
and  Burns,  Happy  Fanny  Fields, 
Cushman,  Holcombe  and  Curtis. 

Matinees  Wednesday,  Saturday  and 
Sunday. 

THE  ALCAZAR 

A  lavishly  beautiful  presentation  of 
Clay  M.  Greene  and  Joseph  R.  Gris- 
mer's  comedy  drama,  The  New  South, 
will  be  the  revival  at  the  Alcazar  next 
week  with  the  popular  Saturday  and 
Sunday  matinees.  The  new  South  is 
a  sentimental  play,  cleverly  sprinkled 
with  comedy  and  tinted  highly  with 
pathos.  The  New  South  will  receive 
a  gorgeous  mounting  and  promises  to 
be  well  presented.  Never  Again 
follows. 


THE  TIVOLI 

Six  consecutive  weeks  of  the  merry 
comic  opera,  The  Idol's  Eye,  have  not 
exhausted  its  popularity  at  the  Tivoli 
Opera  House,  and  contrary  to  all  ac- 
cepted canons  of  the  theatrical  profes- 
sion, the  production  is  doing  a  bigger 
business  than  ever.  Next  Monday 
night  The  Idol's  Eye  will  be  played 
for  the  fiftieth  time  and  enter  on  the 
seventh  week  of  the  present  run.  This 
breaks  all  the  records  held  by  the 
Tivoli  for  extended  productions,  and 
judging  by  the  vast  demand  for  seats, 
The  Idol's  Eye  will  easily  round  out 
the  hundredth  performance.  The  fif- 
tieth performance  of  The  Idol's  Eye 
will  be  celebrated  next  Monday  night 
by  the  introduction  of  new  songs  and 
jokes,  and  the  distribution  to  the  audi- 
ence of  handsome  souvenir  programs. 


The  Orpheum 

I  ts  an  unusually  satisfactory  pro- 
*  gram  at  the  Orpheum  this  week. 
The  bill  opens  with  the  Rorualo  Broth- 
ers who  do  some  very  clever  work — 
head  balancing,  the  trip  up  and  down 
stairs  is  at  once  exciting  and  danger- 
ous. Deets  and  Don  give  a  song  and 
dance  exhibition,  in  which  the  young 
lady  certainly  does  some  very  vigorous 
dancing.  Their  cake-walk  is  a  gem. 
Monroe  and  Mack,  singing  and  talk- 
ing comedians,  get  off  some  very  sug- 
gestive items  with  their  witticisms. 
De  Witt  and  Burns  are  really  astonish- 
ing in  their  acrobatic  feats,  and  as 
perch  equilibrists  make  one  hold  their 
breath  for  fear  of  what  might  befall 
the  under  man  should  an  accident 
occur.  Fanny  Fields  does  some  ex- 
ceedingly clever  work  as  a  German 
dialect  singer,  and  her  dancing  with 
her  little  [?]  wooden  shoes  is  great. 
How  they  do  rattle,  and  how  she  does 
make  them  fly.  Her  cute  mannerisms 
are  very  fetching,  and  she  is  certainly 
a  great  attraction.  The  Editor,  a 
jolly  sketch  played  by  Kathryn  Oster- 
man, assisted  by  Thos.  Tucker,  is  a 
side-splitting  farce — the  all  but  impos- 
sible situations  keep  the  audience  in  a 
constant  roar  of  laughter,  and  the 
finale,  when  the  Constant  Reader,  who 
came  in  to  do  up  the  Editor,  finds  it  is 
a  woman  he  has  to  deal  with,  brings 
down  the  house.  If  laughter  be  con- 
tagious, then  Kathryn  Osterman's 
sweet  laugh  will  give  you  the  fever. 
Harris  and  Fields  give  their  funny 
dialect  stories  over  again  of  pool,  and 
wind  up  by  borrowing  a  violin  of  the 
orchestra  leader,  which  Fields  breaks 
over  the  head  of  Harris  to  the  great 
surprise  of  the  audience.  Cushman, 
Holcombe  and  Curtis  again  delight 
the  house  with  their  musical  comedy, 
A  New  Teacher.  They  have  a  sweet 
tenor,  and  a  songstress  who  makes  up 
as  a  pretty  school  child.  This  good 
bill  winds  up  with  some  new  views  on 
the  American  Biograph. 


The  Chutes 


This  week's  program  has  made  a 
hit  at  the  Chutes.  This  big 
theatre — the  largest  in  town  by  the 
way — is  crowded  from  pit  to  gallery 
with  enthusiastic  audiences,  especially 
on  amateur  nights  when  you  must  go 
early  to  get  any  seats.  Baroness 
Lilian  Von  Tilse  possesses  a  very  sur- 
prising baritone  voice  of  good  quality 
and  used  with  expression.  She  pro- 
duced a  good  impression,  and  for  an 
encore  sings  acceptably  The  Holy 
City.  The  Black  Barton's  coon  town 
premieres  sing  and  dance,  their  rag- 
time  specialty  making  a   great  hit. 


The  song,  When  a  Coon  Sits  in  the 
Presidential  Chair,  is  great.  Onhana, 
the  Japanese  equilibrist,  and  Paul 
La  Croix,  the  juggler,  do  some  ex- 
traordinary feats  with  umbrellas  and 
hats.  George  Bird,  the  Chinese  Em- 
bassador, gave  a  new  musical  act. 
Major  Mite,  the  midget,  has  some 
new  hits.  Ella  Burt  rides  down  the 
chutes  every  day  on  her  bicycle.  The 
Amateur  Garden  Party  was  given 
Wednesday.  Washington's  Birthday 
Etnil  Markeberg  made  a  balloon  as- 
cension. Fireworks  Thursday  even- 
ing. 

The  Oberon 

T'he  Oberon  is  outdoing  itself  in  the 
*  matter  of  quantity  and  quality  of 
program  this  week — twenty-four  num- 
bers—and very  good  ones,  too.  The 
new  management  is  accomplishing 
good  things.  Annetta  George,  the 
balladist,  is  in  good  voice  and  renders 
most  excellent  music.  Coming 
Through  the  Rye  is  done  with  fine 
execution  and  brings  down  the  house. 
Senor  Antonio  Vargas,  the  baritone, 
gave  some  fine  classic  solos,  to  which 
his  rich  deep  tones  give  great  expres- 
sion. Miss  Minnie  Berlin's  solos  are 
exquisite,  and  the  duos  with  her 
pretty  sister  Stella,  a  fine  mezzo 
soprano,  are  fine.  Miss  Priscilla  A. 
Davies,  a  young  and  pretty  society 
woman,  made  her  debut  this  week. 
She  was  enthusiastically  received. 
Miss  Reynolds,  the  cornetist,  and 
Herr  Ritzau,  trombonist,  gave  some 
fine  duos.  The  American  Ladies' 
Orchestra,  under  Director  Ritzau, 
gave  some  fine  music.  The  Electro- 
Magnograph  is  very  enjoyable. 


The  Otympla 

HP  mi  Olympia  bill  is  a  good  one  this 
'  week.  Blanche  Le  Clair  Sloan — 
Tod's  sister — creates  a  sensation  with 
her  flying  ring  act.  Trixeda,  the 
fascinating  stage  beauty,  dances  her 
way  into  the  hearts  of  all  the  men,  and 
dresses  stunningly.  Mile.  Thclma, 
with  her  poes  plastique,  reveals  the 
beauties  of  the  statuesque  under  bril- 
liant lighting  nightly.  Camelia  gives 
her  character  dances  gracefully  and 
well.  Carleton  and  Royce,  the  up-to- 
date  singers  and  dancing  soubrettes, 
are  keeping  up  their  record.  Vera 
Chandon,  Leslie  Spencer,  Jolly  Hamil- 
ton, Delia  St.  Clair,  Maude  Darrell, 
the  Du  Meir  Sisters  and  May  Nealson 
complete  a  good  program. 


Roscoe  and  Sims,  Gleason  and 
Holmes,  Kent  and  French,  Grace  Oil- 
more,  the  Arcaris's,  Fox  and  Zennot- 
to,  Harry  Weeks,  Horace  Herbert  and 
the  stock  are  at  the  Palace,  Min- 
neapolis. 


February  24,  icoo 


TasTew  livings 


Correspondence  and 
Comments 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
Ni-;\v,York,  Feb.  18. — The  Princess  Chic 
is  the  Casino's  latest  musical  ptoduction. 
Its'score  is  by  Julian  Edwards,  and  its  words 
by  Kirke  I. a  Shelle,  who  in  a  remarkably 
short  time  has  risen  from  a  banners  man 
connected  with  the  Bostonians  to  a  comic 
opera  librettist  who  commands  attention, 
having  been  the  author  of  the  book,  The 
Ameer,  in  which  Frank  Daniels  is  starring 
this  season.  The  story  of  his  Princess  Chic 
is  of  the  vintage  of  genuine  comic  opera  of 
1885,  when  the  Casino  was  in  the  zenith  of 
its  success.  Compared  to  some  of  the  musi- 
cal hodge-podges  seen  of  late  at  the  Casino, 
the  genuine  comic  opera  is  an  agreeable  con- 
trast. It  cannot  be  said  that  there  is  any 
novel  treatment  of  the  story  told  by  Messrs. 
La  Shelle  and  Edwards,  but  the  lyrics  are 
good  and  the  music  is  ambitious  without 
aiming  too  high  for  the  tastes  of  those  who 
like  comic  opera.  If  there  is  a  noticeable 
weakness  in  the  production  it  is  in  the  ability 
of  some  of  the  principal  singers,  for  an  anvil 
chorus  of  male  voices  got  four  recalls  on 
Monday  night.  Christie  Macdonald  gave  an 
impersonation  of  the  title  character,  which 
though  adequate  was  not  brilliant.  Her 
pronunciation  spoiled  some  of  her  best  songs 
but  her  high  notes  were  effective  in  the 
finales.  Winfield  Blake  as  the  Duke  should 
have  been  a  bold  warrior  in  love  with  the 
Princess,  but  he  was  not  bold  and  his  warmth 
wouldn't  have  melted  any  ice.  Louise 
Willis  Hepner,  whose  divorce  case  has  been 
filling  columns  in  the  newspapers,  was  a 
courtesying  village  maid  in  the  opera  and 
she  acted  as  though  she  thought  she  was  a 
great  acquisition  to  the  cast.  Richard 
Golden  was  the  leading  comedian  and  Harry 
Brown  was  a  good  second.  J.  C.  Miron  was 
the  basso  and  Edgar  Temple  the  tenor. 
Other  players  were  Melville  Collins  and 
Walter  A.  Lawrence. 

* 
*  * 

Mile.  Fifi  was  put  on  at  the  Fifth  Avenue 
last  week  as  a  stop-gap  after  The  Countess 
Chiffon  failed  to  give  Miss  Grace  George  the 
expected  opportunity  to  display  her  abilities 
as  a  star.  Her  husband,  William  A.Brady, 
was  quick  to  realize  that  The  Countess 
Chiffon  was  a  failure,  so  he  put  on  Mile. 
Fifi,  in  which  Miss  George  had  previously 
made  a  success.  He  brought  in  his  road 
company  and  turned  it  loose  at  the  Fifth 
Avenue  with  Miss  George  in  her  former  role. 
The  public  hasn't  been  breaking  in  the  doors 
to  get  in  before  the  performance  begins,  but 
Mile.  Fifi  is  doing  well.  One  point  is  worthy 
of  mention.  In  the  original  cast,  Louise 
Beaudet  made  Mile.  Fifi  as  shameful  as  the 
law  would  allow.  Her  every  movement  was 
a  suggestion  of  wickedness.  Miss  Bijou 
Fernandez,  who  is  now  playing  that  part, 
shows  how  the  character  can  be  played  as- 
effectively  without  shame. 

* 

»  * 

Another  notable  event  occurred  here  last 
week  in  the  form  of  an  American  Bar  at 
Sherry's  restaurant,  conducted  by  Mrs. 
Hugo  de  Bathe  (Mrs.  Lily  Langtry).  It 
took  place  in  the  afternoon  and  according 
to  Mrs.  Langtry  was  to  have  been  attended 
by  all  the  Astorbilts.     According  to  her 


press  agent  she  was  to  have  been  assisted  in 
her  program  by  many  well-known  actors  and 
actresses,  and  society  women  were  to  sell 
drinks  for  the  hospital  ship  Maine  fund  and 
for  the  English  soldiers  in  the  Transvaal 
war.  The  Women's  Christian  Temperance 
Union,  which  caii  always  be  worked  by  any 
skillful  press  agent,  promptly  nibbled  at  the 
bate,  passed  resolutions  against  the  selling 
of  drinks  by  women  and  called  upon  the 
Chief  of  Police  to  prohibit  the  anticipated 
violation  of  the  law.  The  Chief  boosted 
the  thing  along  by  sending  up  detectives  in 
evening  dress  to  swoop  down  upon  any 
society  barmaid  who  should  be  found  selling 
a  Scotch  high  ball.  Of  course,  the  news- 
papers had  to  publish  the  news  and  print 
the  pious  resolutions  of  the  good  women 
of  the  W.  C.  T.  U.,  with  the  result  that 
there  was  a  crush  at  Sherry's  and  Mrs. 
Langtry  cleared  $7,000.  I  haven't  heard 
how  the  purse  was  divided,  but  if  the  hos- 
pital ship  has  the  usual  good  luck  in  such 
cases  it  may  get  a  new  cot  or  a  ton  of  coal 
out  of  the  proceeds.  Yes,  there  was  a  crush. 
Every  milliner  and  dressmaker  in  town  was 
there,  and  there  were  chorus  girls  galore 
and  plenty  of  men-about-town  who  didn't 
think  it  worth  while  waiting  for  change 
when  they  happened  to  throw  down  $10  for 
a  cold  bottle,  but  as  for  any  society  bar- 
maids or  any  society  other  than  that 
specified,  it  was  conspicuously  absent. 
None  of  the  great  artists  who  were  an- 
nounced to  assist  the  Jersey  Lily  put  in  an 
appearance,  and  the  vaudeville  show  was 
a  case  of  anybody  and  everybody  who 
was  willing  to  get  up  and  do  a  turn. 
It  was  upon  the  whole  the  most  distin- 
guished function  since  the  French  Ball. 
* 

Maurice  Grau,  manager  of  the  Metropoli- 
tan Opera  House  forces  seems  to  be  having 
all  the  trouble  with  his  tenors  that  was  pre- 
dicted in  Boston  early  in  the  season  when  a 
personal  representative  of  Jean  de  Reszke 
created  a  rumpus  by  declaring  that  all  Grau 
needed  this  season  was  a  good  tenor.  All 
the  tenors  in  the  company  roared  as  loudly 
as  though  they  were  bassos.  But  it  has  all 
come  to  pass  as  feared,  and  as  a  final  resort 
Grau  had  to  send  for  Sig.  Perotti.  who  was 
singing  in  the  Germania  Theatre  here  at 
popular  prices.  Perotti,  who  had  a  great 
tenor  voice  before  his  career  was  interrupted 
by  illness  ten  years  ago,  jumped  in  and 
played  Tannhauser  without  a  rehearsal.  Of 
course  he  did  not  do  justice  to  himself  in 
such  circumstances,  but  in  that  and  a  sub- 
sequent performance  of  Aida  which  was  in 
Italian  he  did  so  much  better  than  Mr. 
Grau's  regular  tenor  artists  that  he  has 
been  engaged  for  the  remainder  of  the 
season.  In  the  meantime  Manager  Grau  is 
doing  all  he  can  to  rake  up  some  other 
tenors.  Sig.  Tagliapietra,  the  baritone,  who 
used  to  sing  with  Perotti,  but  who  had  a 
similar  set-back,  is  now  watching  a  chance 
to  step  in  and  show  some  of  the  new  baritones 
a  thing  or  two,  but  the  baritones  and  bassos 
seem  to  stand  the  weather  better  than  the 
delicate  tenors  and  Mr.  Grau  may  yet  be 
able  to  pull  through  without  calling  in  any 
outside  help. 

* 
*  * 

Instead  of  suppressing  Sapho  and  Miss 


Olga  Nethersole  by  calling  attention  to  the 
salacious  character  of  the  play,  the  minis- 
ters and  the  good  women  organizations 
which  condemned  it  have  done  their  work 
so  well  that  Manager  Jake  Rosenthal  who 
bought  the  right  to  produce  Sapho  wherever 
Miss  Nethersole  does  not  intend  to  go,  is 
already  organizing  three  road  companies, 
and  has  received  applications  to  play  the 
title  role  from  two  dozen  actresses.  If  Min- 
nie Seligman  can  secure  her  release  from 
The  Great  Ruby  Company,  she  will  head 
the  first  of  the  companies  which  go  out  to 
give  Sapho  to  every  town,  hamlet  and  village 
from  Halifax  to  San  Diego.        Ron  Roy. 

CRIPPLE  CREEK 

Special  Correspondence. 

Cripple  Creek,  Colo.,  Feb.  12  — The 
following  shows  made  one-night  stands  at 
the  Grand  Opera  to  full  houses:  Jan.  28, 
Jules  Murray's  Faust.  Jan.  30,  Otis  Skinner's 
The  Liars.  Feb.  2,  Murray  and  Mack  in 
Finnigan's  Ball.  Feb.  4,  Who's  Who.  Feb. 
8,  Uncle  Josh  Spruceby.  Feb.  11,  At  Gay 
Coney  Island.  Feb.  12  and  13 — Next  attrac- 
tion, Blanche  Walsh  and  Melbourne 
McDowell,  under  the  direction  of  Ben  Stern, 
in  Sardou's  great  plays,  La  Tosca  and 
Fedora.  All  seats  sold  three  days  ago  for 
both  nights.    Will  show  to  S  R.  O. 

Kalmen  C.  Sai-ero. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Colo.,  Feb.  14. — The  Walsh- 
McDowell    engagement    closed  Saturday 
night,  the  10th,  to  one  of  the  largest  week's' 
business  in  the  history  of  the  Broadway 
Theatre  at  $1.50  prices. 

Monday  night,  the  12th,  Frederick  Warde 
(together  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clarence 
Brune)  opened  their  return  engagement  to 
a  good  house.  The  Duke's  Jester  received 
its  first  Deliver  presentation,  but  did  not 
make  a  good  impression.  Mr.  Warde  did 
not  seem  at  home  in  the  title  role,  and  the 
part  is  unsuited  to  him.  Mrs.  Brune  worked 
hard  to  make  something  out  of  a  thankless 
part  and  did  very  well.  Mr.  Herman  gave 
an  excellent  portrayal  of  the  part  of  the 
Duke:  the  balance  of  the  company  had  no 
opportunity  to  display  their  talents.  During 
the  week  The  Lion's  Mouth,  The  Merchant 
of  Venice,  and  Richard  III.  will  be  pre- 
sented.   Next  week  dark. 

At  the  Tabor  we  have  Roscoe  and  Hollands' 
Big  Minstrel  Festival.  They  opened  Sunday 
afternoon  before  a  handful  of  people,  but 
that  night  the  house  was  packed,  as  it  always 
is  on  Sunday  night,  no  matter  what  the 
attraction.  The  first  part  was  entertaining, 
the  siuging  being  especially  good.  The 
second  part  was  not  so  good,  having  but  two 
really  good  features,  Marsh  Craig,  the  con- 
tortionist, and  Christian,  an  artistic  skater. 
Business  good.  Next  week.  Sowing  the 
Wind. 

The  Denver  offering  this  week  is  Barney 
Purgeson  and  company  in  Muldoon's  Picnic 
(return  engagement!.  They  were  greeted 
by  two  full  houses  Sunday.  Barney  Furge- 
son  was  very  funny  as  Mulcahey  and  the 
Muldoon  of  Harry  Williams  was  up  to  the 
standard.    All  other  members  of  the  com- 


pany were  well  cast.  Next  week,  Uncle 
Josh  Spruceby. 

Melbourne  McDowell  and  Miss  Reeves,  of 
the  Walsh-McDowell  Company,  while  in 
Leadville  last  Sunday,  slipped  on  an  icy 
sidewalk  with  the  result  that  Mr.  McDowell 
sustained  a  severe  sprain  of  the  right  ankle, 
and  Miss  Reeves  broke  both  bones  of  the 
right  leg  above  the  ankle.  Both  were 
brought  to  Denver,  and  are  now  at  St. 
Luke's  Hospital.  Mr.  McDowell  hopes  to 
re-join  his  company  in  a  few  days. 

A  company  has  been  formed  during  the 
past  week  to  take  the  New  Lyceum  Theatre 
and  run  it  as  a  stock  theatre.  Among  the 
stockholders  are  Frank  Carstarphen  Richard 
Mays  and  Edwin  Arkins.  Mr.  Carstarphen 
left  Monday  night  for  New  York  to  engage 
a  company. 

Manager  Hay  stead  of  Remember  the 
.Maine  has  closed  with  that  company  and 
has  gone  to  Chicago  to  organize  a  company 
to  play  Knobs  O'  Tennessee  on  the  Pacific 
Coast.  Bob  Bell. 


MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Blttk,  Montana,  Feb.  13.— Grand  Opera 
House,  G.  O.  McFarland,  Manager.  Walter 
Walker  and  Company  appeared  at  the 
Grand  Feb.  7  for  an  engagement  of  four 
nights,  and  presented  Henry  Guy  Carleton's 
clever  comedy,  The  Nominee. 

The  Reut/.-Santley  Company  opened  for 
three  nights  Feb.  n,  and  made  quite  a  hit 
with  the  male  population  of  Butte.  The 
performance  was  made  up  of  an  excellent 
vaudeville  program,  and  one  of  the  best  ever 
presented  in  Butte. 

The  bill  for  the  week  at  Sutton's  Family 
Theatre  Feb.  11  to  17,  was  the  Convict's 
Daughter. 

Butte,  Mont.,  Feb.  19.— Grand  Opera 
House,  Mr.  G.  O.  MacFarland,  Manager. — 
With  the  exception  of  a  Hypnotic  exhibi- 
tion given  at  the  Grand  011  Sunday,  Feb.  18, 
the  house  will  be  closed  all  week  till  Thurs- 
day night,  when  Clara  Thropp  will  begin 
her  engagement. 

Sutton's  Family  Theatre,  Dick  P.  Sutton, 
Manager. — Feb.  18  to  24  the  star  attraction 
was  the  much  talked-of  Cherry  Sisters  who 
scored  one  of  the  big  hits  of  the  season. 

In  connection  with  the  specialty  acts  of 
the  Cherries'  a  Western  drama  was  pre- 
sented, but  the  main  feature  of  the  enter- 
tainment was  the  specialty  work  of  the 
sisters. 

Sutton's  was  crowded  on  the  opening 
night  to  overflowing,  and  the  prospects  for 
big  business  all  week  is  excellent,  for  it  is 
well  worth  going  miles  to  see  the  Sisters; 
in  fact  it  is  seldom  in  a  lifetime  one  gets  a 
chance  to  see  such  a  renowned  trio. 

Coming  attractions  at  the  Grand  are  Clara 
Thropp,  Jatnes-Kidder-Han ford  and  A  Con- 
tented Woman.  L.  Maci.ay  Rank. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  Feb.  19. — Who 
is  Who  had  large  audiences  at  the  Grand  12- 
14.  Since  its  last  visit  to  Salt  Lake,  this 
musical  farce  has  been  revised  and  this  year 


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is  one  of  the  best  of  its  class  that  has  been 
seen  in  this  city  at  popular  prices. 

Tonight  Blanche  Walsh  and  Melbourne 
McDowell  open  for  a  three  nights'  engage- 
ment at  the  Theatre.  Cleopatra  will  be 
given  Monday  and  Tuesday  evenings  and 
Fedora  Wednesday  night.  The  engagement 
will  be  one  of  the  big  theatrical  social  events 
of  the  season.  Tuesday  evening  the  Salt 
Lake  Elks  will  attend  in  a  body  out  of  re- 
spect for  Mr.  McDowell. 

The  Salt  Palace  Association,  which 
erected  the  Palace  of  Salt  in  the  southern 
part  of  the  city  last  year,  has  been  re-incor- 
porated, and  Max  A.  Peters,  at  one  time  con- 
nected with  the  old  Walker  Opera  House 
here,  has  been  engaged  as  director  of  amuse- 
ments at  that  place.  Work  was  commenced 
last  week  for  the  construction  of  a  neat,  up- 
to  date  opera  house,  where  light  opera  and 
vaudeville  will  be  presented  during  the 
summer  months.  During  the  short  time 
that  the  Salt  Palace  was  open  last  summer 
it  became  one  of  the  most  popular  resorts  of 
the  city.  Bicycle  races  were  conducted  on 
the  bowl  shaped  cycle  track,  where  several 
records  were  lowered.  This  season  the 
races  will  be  continued  and  in  addition  the 
new  theatre  will  be  operated.  Salt  Lake 
has  never  in  the  past  been  furnished  with 
dramatic  amusements  of  any  kind  during 
the  summer  season  and  it  goes  without  say- 
ing that  the  new  venture  will  prove  satis- 
factery.  The  Salt  Palace  will  be  conducted 
after  the  same  manner  as  Elitch's  Gardens, 
Denver.  Mr.  Peters  is  at  present  booking 
vaudeville  and  light  opera  companies  for  the 
summer  months.  It  is  expected  that  the 
Theatre  will  be  ready  for  performances  by 
the  latter  part  of  May  or  early  in  June. 

John  K.  Hardy. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  Louis,  Feb.  19, — The  local  amusement 
clientele  are  being  offered  two  new  novelties 
this  week  in  The  Girl  in  the  Barracks  and 
Quo  Vadis.  The  latter  production  is  a 
magnificent  dramatization  of  Sienkiewiez's 
thrilling  story  and  the  scenic  effects  are 
nothing  short  of  marvelous.  The  cast  is  an 
excellent  one.    They  are  at  the  Olympic. 

Manager  Pat  Short's  patrons  at  the  Cen- 
tury seem  delighted  with  The  Girl  from  the 
Barracks,  if  laughter  and  applause  are  any 
criterion.  Louis  Mann  and  Clara  Liptnau 
of  course  very  clever,  but  their  efforts  are 
embellished  by  the  work  of  their  support.  ! 

Grand  opera  is  in  vogue  this  week  at  the 
Music  Hall,  Aida  being  the  bill  offered  by 
the  Castle  Squareites.  The  staging  of  this 
opera  is  the  most  elaborate  ever  seen  in  St. 
Louis. 

On  the  Suwanee  River  is  the  attraction 
this  week  at  the  Grand  Opera  House,  while 
The  Grip  of  Steel  is  at  Havlin's.    Both  are  I 
mediocre  and  deserve  little  mention. 

Colonel  Hopkins  stock  are  "doing"  Faust 
this  week.  Isabelle  Evesson,  the  new  lead- 
ing lady,  makes  an  attractive  and  pretty 
Marguerite.  The  vaudevillians  at  Hopkins 
are  Horace  Golden,  Moa  and  Goodrich, 
Sisters  Tyson  and  Kalb  and  Dill. 

The  featured  vaudeville  artists  this  week 
at  the  Columbia  are  Helene  Mora,  Arthur 
Dunn  and  Clara  Belle  Jerome,  James  and 
Bonnie  Thornton,  Al  Leech  and  the  three 
Blossoms,  and  the  three  Fortuni  Brothers. 

Hurtig  and  Seaman's  Bowery  Burlesquers 
are  Manager  Jim  Butler's  guests  this  week. 
They  are  far  above  the  average. 

GaTY  Pallen. 

Owen  Foster  and  Grace  Bowers  of 
San  Diego  are  at  work  on  a  new  opera.  ' 
Mr.  Foster  is  confident  that  it  will 
eclipse  the  success  of  La  Fiesta  pro-  | 
duced  in  Los  Angeles  not  long  ago. 

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112  Eddy  St.,san  F«ancisco 


Vaudeville  Notes 

The  Michelson  Bros,  are  at  Proctor's 
New  York,  this  week. 

Dr.  Goerss  and  company  open  at 
Sonora  the  26th  for  the  week. 

The  Morrells  are  at  the  Oeur 
d'Alene  Theatre,  Spokane,  Wash. 

The  Standard  Theatre,  Bakersfield, 
reports  big  business.  Armstrong  and 
O'Neil  March  10th. 

Madeline  and  La  More  cancelled 
Skaguay  and  instead  open  at  Delmon- 
ico's,  Victoria,  B.  C,  the  26th. 

Lullane  and  Darrell,  Eastern  aerial 
artists,  are  in  town.  They  play  Chutes 
and  Olympia,  with  circuit  to  follow. 

A  vaudeville  house  is  the  latest  at 
Vallejo,  Chas.  Peters,  manager.  Com- 
pany, Walter  King,  Stella  Rae,  "Bab- 
ette,"  and  Chas.  Meyers. 

The  Kentuckians,  under  the  man- 
agement of  Purcell  and  Senator  Ham- 
den,  play  Eureka,  Humboldt  County 
and  surrounding  towns  week  of  26th. 

Trixeda,  the  dainty  little  danseuse, 
is  a  big  Olympia  favorite.  It  is  a 
pleasure  to  see  this  clever  artist.  Her 
work  is  so  different  "from  the  rest." 

Ouhaua,  the  Jap,  is  meeting  with 
much  success  at  the  Chutes.  His  act 
is  novel,  original  and  the  applause 
that  follows  him  is  a  sure  test  of 
approval. 

Mabel  Bowman  is  preparing  for 
vaudeville.  She  is  preparing  an  act, 
with  four  boys,  which  for  originality 
and  novelty  cannot  help  being  a  suc- 
cess. Her  ideas  are  new  and  strictly 
up  to  date.  Her  initial  appearance 
will  shortly  take  place,  probably  in 
this  city. 

Miss  M  Campbell 

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BBGINNING  NEXT  MONDAY.  FEBRUARY  26 1 h 

Denman  Thompson 

AND  AN  ENTIRELY  NEW 


PRODUCTION  OF 


THE  OLD  HOMESTEAD 


NOTE  — Mr.  Thompson  will  positively  appear  dur- 
tliis  engagement  (for  the  first  time  here  in  over 
twelve  years),  presenting  his  original  creation  of 
losliua  Whltcomb. 


Orpheum 


FRANK  TRIO;  TROYOLO; 
PAULINE  MORAN  AND  PICKANINNIES; 
THE  DANCING  PASSPARTS; 
KATHRYN  OSTERMAN  &  CO. 
HARRIS  AND  FIELDS    DkWITT  AND  BURNS; 
HAPPY  FANNY  FIELDS; 
CUSH MAN.  HOLCOMBE  AND  CURTIS; 


Reserved  seals,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seals.  ,'>0  Cents 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


Alcazar  Theatre 


BBI.ASCO  ft  Thali.,  Managers. 


'Prone  main  264. 


WEEK  OF  FEBRUARY  2Gth 
Elaborate  Production  of  Joseph  R.  Grismer  and  Clay 
M  Green's  Beautiful  Drama 

The  New  South 

A  Story  of  the  North  ami  South  Dramatically  Illus- 
trated by  the  great  Alcazar  Company 
MATINEES  SATURDAY  AND  SUNDAY 

NEXT  WEEK  the  Howling  Farce, 

Never  A.gjj'ai" 

Alcazar  Prices — 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c. 


ONE  WEEK 

COMMENCING   SUNDAY   MATINEE,   FEB.  26th 
MAUaiE    MOOR  b 
Presents  her  Australian  Company,  including 
MR    M.  R.  ROBERTS 

Sunday,  Monday  and  Tuesday  Nights 
In  His  Great  Creation, 

The  Silence  of  Dean  Maitland 

Wednesday.  February  28th 
And  three  following  Nights  and  Saturday  Matinee 
Maggie  Moore's  reappearance  in  Clifford 
Robertson's  famous  musical  Irish  drama 

<  fciiinn's  Twins 

Specially  written  for  and  played  by  her. 
NEXT  ATTRACTION— DARKEST  RUSSIA 


GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE  Tivoli Opera  House 


Telephone  Main  532 

WEEK  OF   MONDAY   NEXT,  FEBRUARY  26th. 
FOURTH  AND  LAST  WEEK  OF 

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Fourth  Edition 
First  Appearance  of  Edward  B.  Adams,  the  World's 
Greatest  Descriptive  and  Coon  Singer,  direct  from 
Keith's,  New  York 

MANY  OTHER  NOVELTIES. 

Prices— :;5c.  50c,  75c;  Galleries— 10c  and  15c;  Good 
Reserved  Seat  in  Orchestra,  Saturday  Matinee, 
25  cents 

Branch  Ticket  Office  Emporium. 


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Near  Grant  Ave. 


Fine  Jewelry,  Watches,  Diamonds, 
Clocks,  Silverware  and  -Silver 
Novelties. 

New  Goods  received  daily;  call  and 
see  the  latest  designs  and  styles  in 
both  Jewelry  and  Silver  Novelties. 


"Hoot  Mou,  They  Canna  Resist  Me." 
FIFTIETH  PERFORMANCE 
MONDAY    NIGHT,    FEBRUARY    2  6th 
of  the  Cyclonic  Success 

The  Idol's  Eye 

WHICH  BEGINS  THE  SEYENTH  WEEK 

Handsome  Souvenirs  Monday  Night 
Every  Evening  at  8,  Matinee  Saturday  at  2. 

Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents. 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  !). 

New  Alhambra  Theatre 

(The  People's  Popular  Play  Miner 

E*LLiNGHOt'SE  &  Mott,  Proprietors  and  Managers 
Eddy  and  Jones  Streets.  Telephone  South  770 

The  Real  Jeffries- Sharkey  Contest  Pictures 

A  CARD  — Managers  Ellinghouse  and  Mott  pledge 
their  word  that  these  pictures  are  the  only  genuine 
of  the  Jeffriee-Sharkey  conte-t 

Popular  Prices-  Evening,  15c,  26c,  35c,  50c  and  75c 
Matinee,  15c,  25c,  35c  and  50c. 


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O'Farell  Street, 

Near  Stockton. 


And  a  Superb  Company  in  the  Greatest 
of  French  Farces 


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Hvevy  Evening  and  Sunday  Matinee.  Grand  Con- 
cert by  Ritzau's  American  Ladies'  Orchestra  ;  Entire 
Change  of  Program;  New  and  Entertaining  Singers 
and  New  Views  t>y  the  Electro  M  ^gnograph.  Ad- 
mission Free. 


Standard  Theater 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 

T7V  M.  CARRII.I.O  it  CO..  Props,  and  Managers 
The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo,  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  f>  Eddy  St.,  San  Francisco.  Fares 
advanced  to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the 
State. 


MARK  LEVY 

Fashionable 
Tailor.... 


Moderate  Prices  and  Guar- 
anteed Fit  and 
Workmanship 


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Gretrfs  rHtrr  in  finest 


LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angeles,  Feb.  20. — With  several 
exceptionally  good  musical  attractions,  three 
operas,  a  good  comedy,  two  good  vaudeville 
shows,  sports,  and  the  industrial  exposition, 
amusement  lovers  of  this  city  are  not  at  a 
loss  for  entertainment.  The  various  attrac- 
tions have  all  done  a  good  business,although 
competition  has  been  strong. 

The  Industrial,  Mining  and  Citrus  Expos- 
ition opened  at  Hazard's  Pavilion  the  19th 
inst.  and  will  run  till  March  10th.  Good 
musical  attractions  and  other  forms  of  amuse- 
ment will  be  furnished  the  patrons  of  the 
place,  beside  a  magnificent  display  of 
Southern  California  Industries. 

Parmeley,  the  young  tenor  with  the  Bos- 
ton Lyrics,  is  soon  to  be  married  to  Maud 
Leekley,  the  contralto  of  the  same  company. 
Parmeley  only  a  short  time  ago  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  chorus  of  the  Wakefield  Company 
but  has  been  elevated  in  rank  in  the  Lyric 
Company  owing  to  the  sweetness  of  his 
voice.  Both  have  prominent  places  in  the 
company. 

The  Forresters  held  their  annual  outing 
at  the  Orpheum  the  16th  inst.  About  a 
thousand  members  attended  the  perform- 
ance, which  was  intermingled  with  special- 
ties to  suit  the  occasion.  The  Jonathan  Club 
attended  the  Los  Angeles  the  23d  inst.  The 
whole  lower  floor  of  the  theatre  was  reserved 
for  them,  and  there  was  "something  doing" 
at  the  playhouse  that  night. 

The  Orpheum  management  has  made  a 
find  in  the  personage  of  Miss  Carroll,  a  Los 
Angeles  society  girl,  who  does  a  phenomenal 
whistling  turn.  This  young  lady  whistles 
three  notes  higher  than  the  keyboard  of  a 
piano,  and  it  is  said  she  will  beat  all  the 
other  professional  whistlers  on  the  stage, 
this  week  at  the  Orpheum. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  the  Boston 
I.orics  put  on  Siid  Pasha  the  18-19-20,  H 
Trovatore  21-22  and  La  Mascotte  23-24. 
This  company  has  found  favor  with  the  Los 
Angeles  theatre-goers  and  is  doing  a  good 
business.  The  company  is  made  up  of  some 
exceptionally  good  people,  and  their  work 
throughout  is  deserving  of  special  praise. 
They  will  be  here  for  another  week. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  the  Neill 
Company  put  on  A  Gilded  Fool  for  the  week 
commencing  the  iSth.  This  company  is  an 
exception  to  the  usual  rule  of  stock  com- 
panies, where  the  cast  is  made  up  of  two  or 
three  stars  and  the  rest  mere  figureheads. 
Every  member  of  the  company  is  conscien- 
tious in  the  interpretation  of  the  part 
assigned  and  the  work  of  the  company  is  in 
perfect  unison.  They  have  made  a  marked 
impression  on  the  people  here,  and  fill  the 
theatre  at  each  performance.  The  Prisoner 
of  Zenda,  for  which  Mr.  Neill  pays  a  royalty 
of  J1650  a  week  will  be  produced  during  their 
stay. 

At  the  Orpheum  an  excellent  bill  is  on 
and  although  competition  is  strong  in  other 
lines  this  theatre  is  packed  each  night. 
February  23d  was  set  aside  for  Native 
Daughters  Night  and  the  place  was  filled 


with  the  fair  maids  who  boast  California  as 
their  native  State.  The  bill  includes  the 
Smedley  Sketch  Club,  Frank  Coffin,  The 
Holloways,  Miss  Carroll,  Bruet  &  Riviere. 
Partie  Trio,  The  Sohlkes,  and  Mitchell. 
Next  week  Papinta  will  be  here. 

Hkrbert  L.  Cornish. 


PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Portland,  Or.,  Feb.  19.— Marquam 
Grand. — This  house  will  be  dark  this  week 
with  the  exception  of  22d,  when  the  Mult- 
nomah Amateur  Dramatic  Club  will  present 
Won  Back.  Coming  for  four  performances 
commencing  Monday  next,  Walsh-McDowell 


ley  Company  in  The  Spotting  Duchess,  The 
Cuckoo,  etc.,  for  a  three-week  engagement. 
The  house  is  entirely  sold  out  for  opening 
night,  and  our  theatre-goers  will  have  to 
get  seats  at  once  if  they  expect  to  witness 
any  of  the  performances,  as  this  city  is  the 
scene  of  Mr.  Frawley's  initial  success,  and 
his  many  admirers  will  certainly  turn  out 
en  masse  to  welcome  him  and  his  talented 
company. 

NOTeS. 

Mothersole  and  Abbot's  Company  opened 
here  last  night  in  O'Brien  The  Contractor 
to  mediocre  business.  The  company  showed 
a  painful  lack  of  rehearsals  and  the  play  not 
at  ali  up  to  ihe  standard. 

A  prize  fight  was  held  at  the  Auditorium 


H.  R.  ROBERTS 
Supporting  SMaggie  cMoore 


Company  in  Cleopatra  and  La  Tosca. 

Cordray's  Theatre. — Opened  tonight  with 
the  best  company,  cast  and  play  that  has 
been  presented  here  this  winter.  It  was  R. 
E.  French  Company  in  Too  Much  Johnson. 
The  play  is  good,  the  cast  far  above  the 
average,  and  Dick  French  is  simply  great  as 
Billings.  Special  scenery  is  carried,  and 
the  performance  far  the  most  enjoyable 
comedy  that  has  been  so  far  seen  at  any  of 
our  theatres. 

Fredricksburg. — Good  business  is  still  the 
rule  at  this  resort,  and  first-class  artists  are 
always  to  be  found  on  the  boards.  This 
week  is  no  exception  to  the  rule,  Dell 
Adella  being  the  feature.  An  entire  change 
of  program  next  week. 

Coming  next  week  at  Cordray's  the  Fraw- 


the  16th,  the  contestants  being  Dud  Evans 
aud  Chas.  Yost  in  what  was  to  have  been  a 
twenty-round  contest.  It  ended  abruptly  in 
the  second  round  by  Yost  knocking  out  his 
antagonist,  thereby  getting  60  per  cent,  of 
the  gate  receipts  which  amounted  to  over 
a  thousand  dollars. 

Brooks'  Military  Band  gave  four  concerts 
in  his  city  commencing  Feb.  18  for  benefit 
of  the  Monumental  Fund.  Business  was 
bad. 

A  black  carnival  and  cake  walk  will  be 
held  in  the  Exposition  Building  February 
24th,  to  which  will  be  added  a  quartet,  sing- 
ing and  buck  dancing  contest  which  will  be 
wound  up  by  a  Chineseprize  fight.  A  number 
of  San  Francisco  negroes  and  celestials  will 
compete  with  the  locals  for  honors. 


The  James-Kidder-Hanford  combination 
played  a  special  return  engagement  at  the 
Marquam  February  17th,  The  Rivals  being 
the  bill  at  the  matinee  and  a  very  elaborate 
and  splendid  performance  of  Macbeth  being 
the  night's  offering.       Edwin  A.  Davis. 

SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Cal.,  Feb.  21.— The  ever- 
popular  Frawley  Compauy  appeared  at  the 
Clunie  Monday  night  in  An  Unconventional 
Honeymoon,  to  a  good  house.  The  com- 
pany this  season  is  unusually  strong  and 
greatly  pleased  the  audience.  Last  night 
Mary  Van  Buren  as  Madam  Sans  Gene 
scored  a  big  success.  Tonight  the  last  piece, 
The  Sporting  Duchess,  will  be  given.  Keith 
Wakeman  is  an  excellent  actress  and  a  great 
addition  to  the  company. 

The  Minetti  Quartet  and  Otto  Bendix, 
pianist,  gave  a  chamber  music  concert  last 
night  which  was  very  successful  musically 
and  financially. 

The  Cluuie  has  the  following  next  week: 
Who  Is  Who  on  the  25th,  In  Paradise  the 
28th,  and  on  March  1  the  Bostonians. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Vontello,  Nina  and  Martell  are  at 
Weast's,  Peoria,  111. 

American  performers  are  still  con- 
tinuing popular  in  Europe. 

Pearl  Blondell,  at  the  Columbia,  St. 
Paul,  Minn.,  is  a  decided  hit. 

Sadie  Manning  is  meeting  with  suc- 
cess at  the  Palm,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Basco  and  Rice,  clever  knock- 
abouts, are  at  Spokane  heading  this 
way. 

John  Considine,  the  well-known 
Northern  manager,  is  in  New  York 
City. 

Adgie  and  her  lions  open  at  the 
Owl  Theatre,  Tacoma,  Wash.,  the 
26th. 

Adgie  is  giving  the  old,  old  show 
at  the  People's,  Seattle,  with  her  old, 
old  lions. 

The  wife  of  Jack  Rand,  of  Rand 
and  Rand,  presented  him  with  a  son, 
Feb.  17th. 

The  De  Elbert  Sisters,  that  very 
clever  team,  are  still  popular  at  the 
People's,  Seattle. 

Baroness  Von  Tilse,  with  her  great 
deep  voice,  is  an  attractive  feature  at 
the  Chutes  this  week. 

That  clever  team  of  colored  singers 
and  dancers,  the  Black  Bartons,  who 
made  such  a  hit  at  the  Orpheum  last 


February  24,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


week,  are  meeting  with  the  same 
success  at  the  Chutes  this  week. 

Rafferty  and  McDermott  will  soon 
be  seen  in  a  new  sketch  written  for 
them  by  Archie  Levy. 

The  handsome  young  De  Meir 
Sisters  have  reason  to  be  proud  of  their 
success  at  the  Olympia. 

Carl  Reiter  is  organizing  his  second 
road  show.  They  leave  Kansas  March 
5,  heading  for  this  Coast. 

Doc  Nathan,  Archie  Levy's  able 
assistant,  has  been  presented  with  a 
beautiful  pug  dog  by  Mush  Harris. 

Chris  Whalen,  well  known  in  this 
city,  is  with  Manchester's  Night  Owl, 
and  John  Boyd  is  with  Tammany 
Tigers. 

Isidore  Rush  is  going  into  vaude- 
ville until  her  husband,  Roland  Reed, 
recovers  sufficiently  to  go  out  with  his 
company. 

Delia  St.  Clair  meets  with  much 
favor  and  applause  at  her  every  appear- 
ance at  the  Olympia.  Her  popularity 
cannot  be  gainsaid. 

Conway  and  Leland,  one-legged 
acrobats,  who  entertained  San  Fran- 
cisco audiences  last  year,  are  now 
working  in  Havana  theatres. 

Cad  Wilson,  the  popular  singer,  left 
Wednesday  for  Paso  Robles  Springs. 
After  six  weeks  of  recuperation  she 
will  leave  for  Dawson  and  Nome. 

Alcazar,  Denver,  Colo.,  James  E. 
Black,  Dalton  and  Franklin,  Amy 
Lee,  Lord  and  Rave,  Carmelita 
Meeks,  Rose  Bernhardt,  Frank  ie 
Whitcomb,  Tyrone,  Annie  De  Koben, 
Clara  Boyle,  Lolo  Norton,  Hattie 
Wade,  Mack,  Grace  Lester,  Lillian 
Lee  and  Harry  De  Voy. 

Smith's  People's  Theatre  of  Seattle 
has  been  offering  this  week,  Gates  & 
Clark,  Warren  Bunker,  Georgie  White, 
Stavin  &  Rickling,  Evans  &  Maitland, 
Florence  Brooks,  Marion  Thompson, 
Morse  &  Watts,  Madge  Melville,  Flora 
Franks  and  Ella  Evans. 

Weber  and  Fields  are  still  present- 
ing novelties.  Their  latest  move  is  to 
have  May  Robson  appear  at  the  Music 
Hall  in  about  three  weeks.  She  will 
burlesque  Olga  Nethersole  in  Sapho. 


This  travesty  will  take  the  place  of 
Whirl-i-gig.  It  is  being  written  by 
Edgar  Smith,  and  has  been  named 
Sapolio,  a  Clean  Satire  of  Sapho. 
Lillian  Russell  will  pose  on  a  pedestal, 
as  Olga  Nethersole  does  at  Wallack's. 

Roberts,  Smilax  and  Company  are 
at  the  New  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  An- 
geles. Zoyarra,  Juanita,  and  Allie 
Delmar  are  billed  for  the  26th. 

Del  Zartos  opens  at  the  Chutes  Feb. 
26th.  The  Malvene  Brothers  are 
underlined  for  March  5. 

Billy  Murphy  and  Ed.  Dale  have 
joined  hands,  and  will  in  the  future 
work  as  a  team. 

T.  F.  Morrisey,  a  well-known 
Eastern  comedian,  arrived  in  town  a 
few  days  ago. 

Lou  Peasley,  now  at  Dallas,  Texas, 
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LOCAL  NOTES 

valentines'  day  musicale 
The  Century  Club  celebrated  Valen- 
tine's Day  with  a  charming  musicale 
and  reception,  the  program,  which  was 
highly  appreciated,  being  Sonate 
[Piano  and  Cello],  op.  32  [Saint-Saens] 
rendered  by  Mrs.  Oscar  Mansfeldt  and 
Theodore  Mansfeldt,  Mr.  Mansfeldt 
also  playing  Kol  Nidrei[Max  Brausch]. 
The  piano  solos  of  Mrs.  Mansfeldt  dis- 
played superior  technical  knowledge 
and  deep  poetical  feeling,  for  she  is 
masterful,  yet  yielding  to  deepest 
tenderness  of  sentiment.  Her  solo 
numbers  were  Chopin's  Prelude,  op. 
28,  No.  17,  and  Polonaise,  op.  53, 
Nocturne,  op.  48,  No.  1  and  Ballade, 
op.  23.  Miss  Jessie  Foster,  soprano, 
rendered  several  vocal  numbers,  receiv 
ing  most  flattering  appreciation,  her 
program,  Caro  Nome  [Verdi],  Noc- 
turne [Chadwick],  and  the  appropriate 
song,  A  Valentine,  [Schlesinger].  She 
was  ably  supported  by  Mrs.  Arthur  C. 
Lewis,  who  played  a  sympathetic 
accompaniment.  Miss  Poster,  Mrs. 
Mansfeldt  and  Theodore  Mansfeldt  also 
appeared  at  the  last  musicale  of  the 
Sorosis  Club. 

HEINE  CONCERT 

Thursday  evening  of  last  week  the 
first  Heine  Concert  of  the  season  was 
given  in  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Auditorium,  that 
passed  off  successfully  and  was  fairly 
well  attended.  Miss  Isella  Van  Pelt 
a  pupil  of  Mrs.  Marriner-Campbell, 
was  a  particular  attraction,  her  lovely 
contralto  voice  making  a  most  favorable 
impression.  This  young  singer  has 
made  splendid  progress  in  her  studies 
and  her  voice  has  grown  in  power  and 
roundness  of  tone,  her  work  being 
altogether  earnest  and  admirable.  She 
sang  operatic  music  with  good  style 
and  execution,  her  enunciation  being 
particularly  good  and  her  expression 
excellent.  She  has  a  voice  of  warm 
velvety  quality  and  makes  a  charming 
appearance  upon  the  stage.  Her  en- 
core was  Last  Night  I  Was  Dreaming. 
Miss  Van  Pelt  was  accompanied  by 
her  sister,  Neamata  Vermont  Van 
Pelt,  who  also  rendered  piano  solos, 
Spinning  Song  [Raff],  Serenade  [left 
hand  alone],  [Sidney  Smith],  and  Rap- 
sodie  Hongroise  [Liszt].  She  was  a 
great  favorite  with  her  audience,  her 
work  being  thorough  and  artistic,  and 
she  has  a  most  winning  and  sunshing 


personality.  Miss  Lottie  J.  Davis, 
formerly  of  Sacramento,  rendered  solo 
To  Sevilla  [Jos.  Dessauer],  declininy 
an  encore.  Fear  Not  Ye,  O  Israel 
[Dudley  Buck],  For  All  Eternity  [Mas- 
cheroni]  and  encores  were  given  byC. 
Del  Nero  Keller,  the  latter  having  a 
violin  obligato  by  Julius  Haug,  who 
played  to  much  applause  Sarasate's 
Zigeunerweisen  and  Nocturne  [Chopin 
Sarasate],  responding  to  encores.  Mr. 
Haug  is  a  very  pleasing  musician  and 
plays  with  good  taste  and  execution. 
Miss  Elsa  Von  Manderschied  was  an 
accompanist  of  the  evening. 

MINETTI  QUARTET  CONCERT 

By  far  the  best  instrumental  concert 
of  the  season  was  given  Friday  eve- 
ning of  last  week  by  the  Minetti 
(Quartet  and  was  attended  by  a  most 
enthusiastic  and  for  the  most  part 
musical  audience.  As  I  heard  the 
admirably  rendered  music  I  could  not 
help  feeling  proud  of  our  local  artists, 
and  it  occurred  to  me  that  they  would 
be  appreciated  in  an  Eastern  tour  next 
season  after  giving  their  admirers  here 
a  concert  or  two.  The  program  opened 
with  Mozart's  String  Quintet  in  G 
Minor,  No.  6,  [two  violins,  two  violas 
and  'cello],  the  Quartet,  Minetti,  Fer- 
dinand Stark,  Chas.  Trainor,  Arthur 
Weiss,  being  assisted  by  Sam.  Savan- 
nah, viola.  Tschaikovvsky's  String 
Quartet  No.  1  D  Major,  op.  11,  was 
rendered  by  the  Quartet  with  exquisite 
interpretation  and  style,  winning  such 
a  storm  of  applause  that  they  were 
induced  to  repeat  the  second  move- 
ment. Alice  Bacon  Washington, 
pianist,  received  a  very  warm  welcome, 
for  she  has  fine  technic  and  brilliancy, 
and  interprets  with  intelligence  and 
feeling.  The  ensemble  work  was  fine 
in  Schumann's  Piano  Quintet  in  E 
flat  Major  op.  44,  four  movements, 
showing  variety  of  style  and  expres- 
sion being  given  and  at  the  close  the 
artists  were  rewarded  with  applause 
and  compliments  for  their  splendid 
work. 

LOCAL      MUSICIANS  COMPLIMENTED 

Mrs.  Gustav  Arnold,  who  formerly 
resided  in  Berlin  and  was  known  in 
Europe  as  an  enthusiastic  supporter 
of  musical  affairs,  and  who  appeared 
with  much  success  at  a  concert  given 
in  Sherman-Clay  Hall  by  Homer 
Tourjee,  leaves  immediately  for  a  trip 
to  Europe,  and  upon  her  return  will 


entertain  generously  in  the  beautiful 
new  home  to  be  built  in  this  city  as 
she  tells  me  she  is  in  love  with  Califor- 
nia and  delighted  with  the  musical 
talent  here,  and  a  feature  of  her  home 
will  be  a  beautiful  salon  for  musical 
gatherings  and  the  encouragement  of 
art. 

OAKLAND  ENTERTAINMENT 

A  charming  entertainment  was 
given  in  Chapmann  Hall,  Oakland, 
Friday  evening  of  last  week,  which 
was  well  attended  and  thoroughly  en- 
joyed, and  was  under  the  direction  of 
Mrs.  Rademan  who  also  accompanied. 
The  Ideal  Mandolin  Guitar  and  Banjo 
Club  rendered  selections,  Master  Con- 
rad Rued  a  cornet  solo,  Overture  of 
California  of  Bagdad — two  violins — 
Masters  Thomas  and  A.  Haeike, 
with  Miss  Haeike  as  accompanist, 
vocal  numbers  by  Miss  Juliet  Gren- 
inger,  Children's  Symphony  [twenty- 
five  children],  fancy  dances  and 
juvenile  cake-walk.  Mr.  Chas.  G. 
Schwarz,  violinist,  made  an  excellent 
impression  with  his  violin  solos,  Le 
Reveille  du  Lion,  receiving  much 
praise,  an  encore  being  responded  to. 

DR.  H.  J.  STEWART  HONORED 

Dr.  H.  J.  Stewart,  organist  of  Trin- 
ity Church,  has  been  awarded  the 
gold  medal  offered  annually  by  the 
American  Guild  of  Organists  for  the  best 
original  composition  for  church  use, 
his  anthem,  I  Beheld  and  Lo  a  Great 
Multitude,  winning  him  the  honors. 
A  grand  festival  service  will  be  held 
shortly  after  Easter  in  this  city,  when 
the  prize  composition  will  be  rendered 
by  the  united  choirs  of  several  leading 
churches. 

MUSICAL  ECHOES 

Mine.  Cecile  Hardy  sang  at  the 
Spanish  Church  of  Nuestra  Senora  de 
Guadalupe  Sunday  morning,  rendering 
the  Ave  Maria  by  Liuci  Luzzi  during 
he  offeratory. 

*  * 

Miss  May  Corlette's  engagement  by 
the  Bostonians  is  a  feather  in  the  cap 
of  her  teacher,  Mrs.  Frank  Elliott, 
vocalist,  who  "has  devoted  herself 
unselfishly  to  the  advancement  of  the 
talented  young  girl  in  the  musical 
world.  I  remember  Miss  Corlette's 
earliest  efforts  and  was  the  first  to 
encourage  what  I  knew  to  be  splendid 


material  and  her  earnestness  as  a 
student  won  my  admiration  and  it  is 
gratifying  to  know  she  has  the  oppor- 
tunity to  appear  with  the  Bostonians 
as  the  reward  of  ability  and  ambition. 

*  * 

A  fashionable  amateur  concert  will 
be  given  next  Monday  evening  at 
Maple  Hall,  Palace  Hotel,  for  the 
benefit  of  the  San  Francisco  Seaman's 
Church  and  Institute  and  the  Seaman's 
Catholic  Institute,  under  the  auspices 
of  Mrs.  Parrott,  Mrs.  Casserly,  Mrs. 
Head,  Mrs.  Wm.  Taylor,  Mrs  Tobin, 
Mrs.  Previn,  Mrs.  Henry  Scott,  Mrs. 
Wm.  H.  Crocker,  Mme.  de  Lalande, 
Mrs.  Jos.  Donohue,  Mrs.  Hobart  and 
Mrs.  Jos.  Grant.  An  excellent  pro- 
gram has  been  arranged  and  the  sailors 
and  midshipmen  will  act  as  ushers. 
* 

*  * 

On  Monday  evening  the  Saturday 
Morning  Orchestra,  composed  of 
twenty-three  violins,  six  violas,  four 
'cellos,  and  three  basses,  under  the 
direction  of  Peter  C.  Allen,  gave  a  con- 
cert in  Sherman  Clay  Hall  that  was  a 
society  event,  the  musicians  being 
young  ladies  from  the  best  families. 
The  vocal  soloist  of  the  occasion  was 
Florence  E.  Sharon. 

* 

*  * 

A  musical  event  of  importance  will 
be  the  series  of  Wagnerian  afternoon 
concerts  at  the  California  Theatre  dur- 
ing the  weeks  of  March  5th  and  12th. 
The  executants  will  be  such  recog- 
nized artists  as  Mme.  Gadski,  David 
Bispham  and  Walter  Damrosch.  This 
will  be  the  initial  appearance  of  Bis- 
pham and  Damrosch  on  the  Pacific 
Coast.  The  sale  of  seats  will  begin 
next  Thursday  morning. 

*  * 

Next  Tuesday  evening  Joseph 
Greven's  Choral  Society  will  give 
their  first  concert  and  hop  in  Sherman- 
Clay  Hall  which  promises  to  be  a 
success,  Frank  Healy,  the  President, 
having  the  management.  Numbers 
will  be  rendered  by  the  Society — Miss 
Lilly  Roeder  soprano,  Saidee  Walsh 
contralto,  Chas.  Betts  bass,  and  H. 
Callender,  contributing  solos.  The 
male  quartet  and  a  mixed  quartet  also 
appear.  Prof.  C.  W.  Pyne  is  the 
pianist  of  the  occasion.  Rosner's 
celebrated  orchestra  will  be  in  attend- 
ance. 

—Mary  Frances  Francis. 


February  24,  1900 


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AEOLIAN  AND  PIANOLA  CHAMBER 
mUSIC  "RECITAL 


A  n  interesting  afternoon  was  en- 
joyed  on  Tuesday  in  Kohler  & 
Chase  building  by  an  audience  com- 
posed chiefly  of  musical  people,  the 
occasion  being  the  12th  of  a  series  of 
Chamber  Music  Recitals  of  the  Aeolian 
and  Pianola,  assisted  by  Mrs.  M. 
McGlade,  soprano,  Miss  Fanny  Ryan, 
mezzo-soprano,  and  David  Manlloyd, 
tenor.  This  was  the  writer's  first  op- 
portunity of  hearing  the  music  of  the 
Aeolian  Orchestrelle  and  Pianola,  that 
I  had  been  told  were  marvels  of  mu- 
sical invention.  I  confess  that  I  was 
somewhat  prejudiced,  as  I  feared  sim- 
ilar results  to  that  produced  by  the 
electrical  piano  or  the  various  so-called 
musical  devices  turned  with  the  in- 
evitable crank,  for  my  horror  of  mean- 
ingless mechanical  music  has  not 
diminished  by  my  work  among  musi- 
cians for  some  years  past.  This  recital 
was  a  pleasant  surprise,  and  I  became 
much  enthused  with  the  Pianola  and 
Aeolian  that  produced  not  only  bril- 
liant, sparkling  music,  but  soulful 
music  as  well,  for  touch  and  tone 
were  exquisite,  the  shading  delicate 
and  the  technic  superb.  I  left  my 
place  in  the  audience  and  stood  beside 
Mr.  Geo.  Green  as  he  sat  at  a  grand 
piano  to  which  the  Pianola  was  at- 
tached, playing  with  skill  and  taste 
and  no  apparent  effort,  his  fingers 
touching  the  regulators  of  tempo  and 
expression — regulators  ?  Yes,  for  in- 
stead of  hearing  the  measures  played 
with  clock-like  monotony,  the  per- 
former had  liberty  to  use  to  great 
extent  his  own  judgment  in  tempo 
and  shading  as  the  character  of  the 
composition  suggested,  thus  demon- 
strating that  the  more  truly  musical 
the  player  might  be  the  grander  the 
music,  although  the  Pianola  or 
Aeolian  may  be  operated  by  one  whol- 
ly unacquainted  with  the  mystery  of 
keys  and  strings,  for  the  perforated 
rolls  of  manuscript  music  that  fasci- 
nate the  eyes  as  they  noiselessly  move, 
are  marked  with  the  required  expres- 
sion, and  a  little  intelligence  masters 
the  stops  and  pedals.  It  is  simple 
enough  for  a  child  to  use,  while  the 
musician  with  his  mind  developed  to 
the  highest  appreciation  of  art,  his 
soul  awake  to  the  beauties  of  har- 
mony, may  enjoy  without  wearing, 


nerve-destroying  practice  an  endless 
source  of  delight,  and  what  takes 
years  to  attain,  a  complete  repertoire 
of  the  precious  classical  gems  of  the 
old  masters  or  more  modern  composi- 
tions, throwing  into  his  rendition  in- 
dividuality and  sentiment.  Were  this 
not  true  these  instruments  would  have 
no  claim  to  the  favor  of  musicians. 
Paderewski,  Anton  Seidel,  Sauer, 
Emil  Paur,  Rosenthal  and  other  mu- 
sical kings  have  expressed  their 
amazement  and  delight  at  the  music 
they  can  produce  with  the  Pianola  and 
Aeolian,  and  it  could  not  have  been  so 
had  these  artists  been  restricted  in 
giving  play  to  sentimental  emotions. 

Funny  things  pop  into  one's  head 
sometimes,  and  watching  Mr.  Green 
playing  a  long  program  without 
fatigue,  I  recalled  an  incident  of  last 
season  when  I  caught  one  of  our 
prominent  pianists  refreshing  himself 
with  a  certain  suspicious  looking  dark 
liquid  behind  the  scenes,  after  a  re- 
cital. He  looked  awfully  caught,  and 
stammered  something  about  '  'Tired 
out  and  a  heavy  program,"  and  I 
could  not  blame  him,  for  it  is  no  joke 
to  play  from  memory  for  a  couple  of 
hours.  The  Pianola  does  away  with 
all  the  technical  slavery  that  often 
breaks  down  or  discourages  a  student, 
for  he  plays  instantly  a  brilliant  mas- 
terpiece of  music  instead  of  working 
months  or  years  before  he  brings  out 
its  merits.  It  is  a  model  of  perfection 
to  follow,  if  he  desires  to  memorize  in 
the  usual  way,  for  the  Pianola  may  be 
readily  adjusted  to  any  instrument, 
upright  or  grand,  without  injury,  for 
the  sets  of  hammers  or  fingers  of  the 
Pianola  are  more  merciful  to  the  ivory 
keys  and  sensitive  strings  than  the 
average  player,  and  many  a  home 
where  there  is  no  real  talent  worth 
cultivating  may  be  gladdened  with 
music  through  this  marvel  of  modern 
times.  Dance  Macarbe  [Saint-Saens], 
Luccia  [Transcription],  Liszt,  Waltz 
op.  34  No.  1  [Moskowski],  Last 
Hope  [Gottschalk]  were  given  on  the 
Pianola  with  admirable  effect,  and  it 
was  also  used  to  accompany  Mrs. 
McGlade  and  David  Manlloyd  in 
Duet  Miserere  from  Trovatore,  Mrs. 
McGlade  also  singing  Chaminade's 
Spanish  Love  Song,  and  Miss  Ryan 


rendering  Queen  of  the  Earth  and 
Chadwick's  Thou  Art  Like  Unto  a 
Flower,  The  Aeolian  Orchestrelle 
was  displayed  in  Grand  Offertoire  No. 
2  [Bartiste],  Medley  Overture  [Beyer], 
No  Name  Two  Step,  La  Chase  au 
Lion  Galop,  a  Beethoven  Sonata  be- 
ing delightfully  played  on  the  Aeolian 
with  Mr.  Jos.  Roeckel  at  a  grand 
piano,  and  I  was  struck  with  the 
beautiful  tone  and  volume  of  the 
handsome  instrument  that  would 
grace  any  drawing-room,  built  some- 
thing like  an  upright  piano  with  a 
bunch  of  keys  and  stops  like  an  organ. 
It  had  the  effect  of  a  full  orchestra 
playing,  and  in  the  first  number  espe- 
cially, there  were  strains  as  from  a 
harp,  and  in  fancy  I  was  carried  into 
a  forest,  hearing  the  matchless  music 
of  the  wind  among  the  trees,  as  the 
measures  grew  majestic  or  tender  in 
faultless  rhythm.  As  the  applause 
ceased,  Mr.  Green  courteously  ex- 
plained to  the  audience  that  gathered 
around  him  every  detail  of  the  Aeolian 
and  Pianola  that  had  inspired  our 
wonder  and  admiration,  and  the 
charming  afternoon  came  to  a  close 
with  the  cordial  invitation  to  bring 
our  friends  at  any  time  to  hear  the 
Pianola  and  Aeolian,  and  it  is  music 
worth  listening  to  from  my  experience. 
Being  a  woman  I  found  it  hard  to  say 
"good-bye,"  for  that  is  a  weakness  of 
my  sex,  and  as  we  chatted  I  learned 
that  Kohler  &  Chase,  26-30  O'Farrell 
street, are  the  agents  here,  and  that  is  an 
endorsement  in  itself,  for  the  firm  is  an 
old  establishment,  solid  as  a  rock,  and 
has  an  enviable  reputation  for  square 
dealing;  and  going  down  stairs  I  was 
presented  with  a  lovely  catalogue 
daintily  designed  as  a  souvenir  of  my 
visit,  and  my  fingers  itched  to  touch 
some  of  the  Knabe,  Fisher  and  Kim- 
ball pianos,  but  I  realized  they  were 
temptations  in  my  path,  and  that  the 
Dramatic  Review  would  think  it 
was  lost.    — Mary  Frances  Francis. 


Side  Lights 


A  Londoner  writes  to  the  London 
Times  from  the  Garrick  Club  of  that 
city:  "I  hear  that  in  America  a  notice 
is  affixed  to  the  curtain,  'The  play 
will  not  commence  until  those  hats 
come  off.'  If  managers  here  would 
adopt  some  idea  of  the  same  sort, 
theatre-goers  might  have  a  chance  of 
seeing  something  for  their  money." 
*■ 

Leoncavallo's  new  operetta,  The 
Roland  of  Berlin,  is  nearly  completed. 
He  will  shortly  come  to  Berlin  to  play 
over  the  score  to  Emperor  William,  at 
whose  instigation  Leoncavallo  com- 
menced the  manufacture  of  the  opera. 

*** 

The  Italian  baritone,  Pignalosa,  has 
composed  a  one-act  operetta,  Fortu- 
nella,  which  was  produced  with  great 
success  at  Milan.  Like  Cavalleria 
Rusticana,  Pagliacci  and  other  works 
of  the  young  Italian  school,  it  is  a  tale 
of  love  and  murder. 


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Fkkruary  24,  1903 


For  in  his  ravings,  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 


The  average  life  of  a  house  fly  is 
from  four  to  six  hours  and  of  a  topical 
song  a  little  longer.  The  latter,  no 
matter  what  the  opera  or  who  the  com- 
poser, should  he  made  over  new  each 
season,  for  who  can  "Arise  !"  the  four 
years  dead  ? 

*  » 

The  Bostonians—  Am  I  out  of  tune 
or  are  they  ?  I  did  not  like  The 
Smugglers  nor  yet  The  Viceroy,  but 
that  was  not  their  fault.  But  I  do  like 
The  Serenade  and  I  love  Robin  Hood 
and  rushed  out  to  enjoy  again  the  first 
dawn,  the  early  streaks  of  melody  and 
humor — and  O,  the  P.  M.  ness  of  it — 
the  lank  shadows  of  former  greatness, 
the  remnants  of  a  robe  that  was  once 
a  royal  one.  I  hope  the  matter  is  with 
me. 

*  * 

The  editor  of  this  paper  pretends  to 
be  in  sympathy  with  my  views  and  to 
have  some  respect  for  my  feelings,  yet 
he  heeled  my  article  of  last  week  be- 
wailing the  choice  of  unfit  topics  for 
plays — the  debauchery  of  genius  with 
the  announcement  that  the  Alcazar 
would  soon  produce  two  notable  plays, 
(mind  the  adjective,  would  you)  the 
Conquerors  and  Clyde  Fitch's  Sapho  ! 
In  future,  Mr.  Kditor,  if  my  copy 
doesn't  fill  the  column,  I  want  an 
advertisement  of  theatrical  tights  used 
as  "pearl  filler."  The  light  that  lights 
your  belief  in  me  is  not  steady.  Trim 
it  up. 

*  * 

We  do  not  differ  so  widely  from  the 
Romans  after  all.  When  comedy 
flourished  with  them  the  plays  of 
Plautus  that  reeked  with  vice  and  in- 
decency obtained  a  popularity  those  of 
the  more  modest  Terence  never  even 
dreamed  of.  Plautus  took  the  aud- 
ences  he  found,  gave  them  what  they 
wanted — was  a  bold  wit,  a  man  of  the 
moment,  a  howling  favorite  and  won 
all  his  victories  on  the  stage.  Terence 
tried  to  create  audiences  by  giving 
them  what  Jupiter  knows  they  needed, 
was  rewarded  with  a  few  judicious  and 
rather  cold  paragraphs  (or  their  equiv- 
alent) and  is  now  winning  his 
victories  quietly  on  the  study  table. 
Moral:  Down  with  decency  !  What's 


it  to  you  ?  A  bird  in  the  hand  is  worth 
two  in  the  bush. 

* 

*  * 

I  see  a  man  sitting  out  in  the  middle 
of  next  week  writing  to  say  that  Plau- 
tus inspired  Moliere  and  Shakespeare 
to  some  of  their  best  work  and  I'm 
going  to  save  him  a  stamp.  Yes,  he 
did,  Mr.  Thick  neck,  but  not  because 
of  his  indecency — rather  because  of 
what  survived  it — definite  focus  and 
rattling  good  plots. 

»  * 

DBAS  Miss  Thompson — Are  you 
going  to  set  up  as  a  reformer  ?  If  so 
you  will  be  a  living  example  of  your 
own  long  howl — a  debauchery  of 
talent. 

Yes,  but  I  said  genius.  The  substi- 
tution is  an  insult,  as  horrid  in  its  way 
as  your  English.  Yes,  I  am  going  to 
"set  up"  until  I  am  tired  and  then  I 
am  going  to  lie  down  to  rest.  Your 
mental  conduct  is  bad.  Go  to  school 
to  some  new  influences. 


The  Age   of  Miracles  or 
Tale  of  a  Tense 


The 


Let  me  reprint  something  clever  of 
mine  from  the  Keith  Wakeman  inter- 
view :  Then  she  fell  to  telling  of  the 
faddists  of  London  *  *  *  mention- 
ing among  others  Stepniak,  who  "looks 
like  a  big  black  bear  and  will  talk 
nonsense  with  the  most  foolish.'' 
(Note  the  present  tenseness  of  it. ) 

Letter  from  Miss  Wakeman  to  Miss  Thompson 

O,  by  the  way,  Stepniak 
was  assassinated  about  a  year  after  I 
met  him.  I  pass  his  death  on  to  you 
in  case  you  are  charged  with  his  resur- 
rection. 

Letter  from  Miss  Thompson  to  Miss  Wakeman 

He  was?  How  perfectly  jolly.  I 
wonder  if  there  are  any  more  of  those 
big  black  bears  lying  about  dead  wait- 
ing for  my  "Arise  !"  The  age  of 
miracles?  O,  I  don't  know.  When 
I  commit  the  sins  of  confounding 
liquids  and  fluids,  losing  a  French  verb 
or  spelling  separate  with  an  e,  I  feel 
the  need  of  scourging,  but  for  the 
Russian  population  I  don't  hold  my- 
self responsible.  Besides,  assassina- 
tions are  morbid  reading,  the  head- 
lines announcing  them  warnings  to 


kkep  out.  Not  guilty  anyway.  I 
write  Ravings  ! 

* 

*  * 

By  the  way,  Miss  Wakeman,  I  shall 
spell  your  name  one  way  in  future 
your  way.  How  it  shall  be  spelled 
has,  up  to  this,  been  like  the  Frawley 
Company's  pronunciation  of  French — 
something  to  be  talked  about  rather 
than  decided. 

♦ 

*  » 

There  are  many  ways  of  making  an 
audience  laugh  but  only  one  sure 
way  :  Inflict,  or  appear  to  inflict, 
physical  pain  on  some  helpless  victim, 
and  you  have  your  audience  to  a  man. 

A  pit  that  sits  and  stares  with  the 
muteness  of  fishes  when  bon  mots  are 
swapping,  fairly  roars  when  a  man 
gets  hit  over  the  head  with  a  stale  loaf 
or  a  leather  pie. 

Knock  the  weakling  off  his  meagre 
shanks  half  a  dozen  times,  collapse  an 
occasional  chair  under  the  aged,  tread 
heavily  upon  the  corns  of  madame, 
run  hat  pins  into  the  sensitive,  pull  the 
hair  of  the  virtuous  and  the  ears  of 
the  unhappy  and  give  grandpapa  the 
gout,  and  dialogue  will  be  superfluous. 

The  giver  of  the  show  reaps  popu- 
larity cheap. 

We  get  our  tastes  honestly  in  a 
straight  line  from  Nero's  time.  He 
fought  his  400  tigers  against  half  as 
many  bulls  by  the  light  of  Christians 
burning  in  their  pitchy  shirts,  and  was 
more  popular  with  the  Roman  multi- 
tude than  the  emperors  who  feared  the 
gods  and  doled  out  corn.  They  laughed 
with  him  and  at  him  so  loud  and  long 
we  can  hear  them  yet. 


MARCIA  VAN  DRESSER 

A  breezy  song,  a  happy  sigh, 

A  witch,  I  do  confess  sir, 
A  beauty,  hanged  if  I  know  why, 

Is  Marcia  Van  Dresser. 

Why  no,  it's  not  her  woudrous  eyes — 
In  fact,  they're  rather  otherwise. 

Her  nose  ?    O,  so,  so — not  a  theme 
For  poet's  lay  or  artist's  dream. 

Nor  would  the  brow  inspire  song, 

Though  wide  it  be,  and  white  and  strong. 

And  yet  I  sigh  and  say,  "Ah  me, 
The  like  inspire  chivalry." 

Yes,  she  is  a  beauty — and  will  the 
language  of  the  courts  permit  me  to 
add,  "  I'll  be  hanged  if  I  know  why!" 
I  cannot  impart  more  to  a  man  than 
the  words  I  understand  contain  and 


the  phrases  that  would  nail  her  beauty 
down  and  hold  it  fast  are  not  mine. 
Nevertheless,  she  is  a  beauty.  Take 
the  assertion  and  "  Go  to." 

Or  better  still,  talk  with  her  for 
fifteen  minutes  while  with  a  careless 
daring  she  faces  a  strong  north  light 
and  sits  against  the  background  of  a 
gaudy  kimona  slung  across  a  chair. 

Do  this,  and  for  twenty-four  hours 
afterward,  when  your  friends  ask  your 
opinion  of  the  Boer  struggle,  the 
newest  thing  in  salad,  the  value  of 
silk  above  satin,  or  the  wetness  of 
rain,  you  will  tinge  all  your  answers 
with  Marcia  as  naturally  as  a  tree 
bursts  its  buds. 

How  saucy  your  modern  maids  are. 
They  reach  out  and  nab  any  amount 
of  your  time  and  thoughts  without  so 
much  as  "  by  your  leave,"  and  often 
without  a  thank  you.  But  let's  "  to 
Hecuba." 

' '  And  of  course  you  love  the 
stage?"  said  I  after  a  few  weather 
flags  had  been  run  up  and  hauled 
down. 

"  I  did  not  say  so.  And  I  am  not  at 
all  sure  that  I  do." 

"Then  why  have  you  chosen  the 
life?" 

"  I  was  studying  in  Chicago  and 
went  out  at  the  persuasion  of  a  friend 
to  sing  for  Mrs.  Davis — more  in  a 
spirit  of  mischief  than  anything  else. 
She  offered  me  the  position  of  under- 
study at  a  good  salary.  I  took  it  and 
was  fairly  launched." 

(On  an  excursion  steamer,  yes,  and 
I'll  lay  a  small  wager  that  under  less 
practical  pressure,  you  would  never 
have  made  a  second  excursion  into 
comic  opera.) 

"Perhaps  it  is  comic  opera  and  not 
the  stage  that  you  dislike." 

"Well,  you  see  I  have  had  always 
to  run  up  against  Mrs.  Davis'  reputa- 
tion and  in  my  opinion  she  has  no 
successor." 

Nor  has  any  one  and  comparison  is 
the  cheapest  sort  of  criticism.  You 
either  are  the  character  you  mean  to 
portray  or  you  are  not — you  either  can 
sing  or  you  can  not,  and  there  is  an  end 
to  it. 

"But  apart  from  this,  one  of  your 
critics  has  told  me  I  sing  better  with  a 
cold  than  without  one,  when,  as  a 
matter  of  fact,  my  throat  was  worse 
the  first  night  of  The  Viceroy  than  it 
had  been  at  any  time  before.    I  got 


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all  the  bronchial  health  I  felt  I  could 
afford  in  a  week — but  it  was  not 
enough." 

She  need  not  have  told  me.  The 
fact  that  she  still  suffered  was  quite 
apparent.  And  we  love  our  brothers. 
What  would  we  do  if  we  hated  them  ? 

But  comic  opera  is  not  for  you,  un- 
clear. O  yes  you  can  sing,  mellowly 
and  with  soul  and  yet  comic  opera  is 
not  for  you — because  "Nabal  is  his 
name  and  folly  is  with  him"  and  there 
could  be  no  consent  between  yourself 
and  its  condition. 

Because  comic  opera  as  we  know  it 
is  fast  becoming  scenery,  whimwhams, 
topical  songs  and  tenor  sorrows, 
poured  into  two  or  three  dozen  disen- 
gaged seashell  ears.  Because  real 
intelligence  has  dropped  out  of  use  in 
it,  is  dropping  out  of  memory  and  will 
soon  be  lost  sight  of,  and  the  like  of 
you  will  not  prosper  in  the  counterfeit 
emotion  business. 

'And  what  of  your  experience  in 
the  drama  ?" 

O,  I  enjoyed  that  thoroughly.  I 
took  Miss  Bates'  place  in  The  Ruby 
and  afterward  did  the  Rehan  roles  for 
six  weeks. 

As  I  remember  she  was  "bombarded 
into  popularity"  at  once  by  any  num- 
ber of  praising  paragraphs,  and  I'll 
hazard  they  were  well  deserved.  She 
is  another  who  could  handle  big  parts 
if  she  could  find  them. 

'  'I  am  afraid  I  have  the  Broadway 
fever. ' ' 

'And  pray  what  is  that?" 

"What  everyone  gets  who  spends  a 
whole  season  in  New  York,  comfort- 
ably in  a  flat,  with  no  bustle  and 
travel  and  no  living  in  trunks." 

"And  you  will  go  back  to  the 
drama  again  ?" 

"If  I  stay  on  the  stage." 

"If?  Is  that  a  judicious  reticence?" 

"I  guess  it  is.  However,  my 
friends  think  it  will  amount  to  noth- 
ing— that  my  heart  is  with  the  drama. " 

Now  reader  draw  your  own  conclu- 
sions, and  whatever  they  are,  they 
will  probably  be  wrong.  My  mental 
wardrobe  is  in  tatters  from  dressing 
up  the  riddles  of  the  songs  that  live 
in  silence. 

And  somehow,  although  I  had 
rather  see  her  doing  big  parts  in  the 
drama,  I  wish  she  would  stay  with  the 
company,  for  if  she  cares  to  be  told 
so,  she  is  in  form,  and  air,  and  savoir- 
vivre,  and  wholesomeness,  and  breezi- 
ness,  and  humaness,  and  balance,  the 
proverbial  leaven  that  leaveneth  the 
whole  lump.  C.  T . 

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Hastings  &  Hall  Frances 


Introducing  Repetoire— Strictly  Up-!o-Date 


Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Aof.nt 


LAURA  CREWS 

WITH 

ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


MRS.  HORACE  EWING 

Characters 
At  Liberty  Address  this  Office 

IDA  WYATT 

QOVBRKTTE— PREMIER  DANCER.  TIVOLI 
O  OPERA  HOUSE.  Lessons  in  Stage  Dancing. 
Address  12  Danvers  Street,  City,  or  this  office. 

Gertrude  Foster 

Leading  Woman  Macdonough  Theater.  Oakland 


Leading  Woman 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 


Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatie 


DANIEL  HALIFAX  j  ERNEST  HOWELL 

_.  ,  _     _  .  Characters  and  Light  Comedy 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones.  Alcazar  Theater 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 


Miss  Anna  Lichter 

TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE 

First-Class  Repertoire  Opera 

STAGE  DIRECTOR 

ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE.  AT  LIBERTY 


MARY  SCOTT 

Leading  Woman  Stockwell  Co. 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto— Tivoli 

FRANK  DE  CAMP 

Stage  Manager  and  Characters 

AT  LIBERTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

MAY  BIlAYXTEY 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 
LILLIAN  BARONESS  VON  TILSE 

TDHENOMENAL  CONTRALTO.  ELABORATE 
i      Wardrobe.   Operatic  and  Descriptive  Balladist. 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters  and  Heavies 

AT  LIBERTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Reginald  Travers 

With  Frawley  Co. 

ARTHUR  BCSTCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 

C.  W.  PYNE 

Pianist  and  Instruction 
14  Grant  Ave. 

UNION  MALE  QUARTETTE 

TTURST  TENOR  MR.  EGERTON  SMITH; 
JJ  Second  Tenor,  Mr.  Chas.  Henley;  First  Bass, 
Mr.  Thomas  Howlan;  Second  Bass,  Mr.  Harold  Bas- 
ford.  For  engagements  (all  occasions)  City  or  In- 
terior, address,  Mr.  Chas.  Henley,  Manager,  care 
Tress  Club,  S.  F. 


VIOLA  ALBERTA       STANLEY  ROSS 

Alcazar  Theatre 


FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 


In  Paradise  Company        Cecilia  Castelle 

'  S  TNC.KNUK     AND     GENERAL  WORK. 


Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Macdonough  Stock  Co.,  Oakland,  Cal. 


ELLA  BURT 

N  CYCLIST  A 
Qg  The  Chutes. 


"TTTORLD'S  CHAMPION  CYCLIST  AND  HIGH 
VV     Diver.    Now  playing  The  Chutes. 

CLARENCE  CHASE    pattl  la  CROis: 


The  Frawley-Stockwell  In  Paradise 
Company  left  Wednesday  for  Stock- 
ton, and  opened  there  Thursday.  The 
company  is  made  up  of  L.  R.  Stock- 
well,  Lawrence  Griffith,  H.  Gittus 
Lonsdale,  Stewart  Allen,  Norman 
Leavitt,  Mary  Scott,  Nevada  Heffron, 
Alice  Lonnon,  Olive  Madison,  Flor- 
ence Pomphret,  Nellie  Pierson.  Fran- 
cis Yale,  Manager;  H.  R.  Cory,  Adv. 
Representative. 

A  German  theatrical  company  re- 
cently filled  an  engagement  in  Paris, 
France,  which  was  the  first  time  such 
an  event  happened  since  the  Franco- 
Prussian  war.  Les  Miserable*,  which 
thirty  years  ago  the  French  authori- 
ties would  not  allow  to  be  presented, 
was  done  in  its  entirety. 


INGENUE    AND    GENERAL     WORK,  WITH 
Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 

Hallett's  Theatrical  Exchange. 


Frank  Denithorne 

Alcazar  Stock  Company,  San  Francisco. 

Minnette  Barrett 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Man 

MACDONOUGH  STOCK  CO.,  OAKLAND 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 


Frawley  Company 


Original  Novelty  Juggler 


Landers  Stevens      c-  F.  RALSTON 


PROPRIETOR  ANI>  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 

Harry  Marshall 

Scenic  Artist 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 


Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  99-1900 


DOT  STANLEY 

Singing  Comedienne,  Olympia  Music  Hall. 
"THE  ONLY  " 

O  JL.       E  L  I  A 

Spanish  Dancer,  Olympia  Theater 


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Orpheum  Circuit.  J)0    ]y/[ejr  SistePS 


There  may  be  others  like  us  but  they're  not  in  town. 
The  Ever  Popular  Originators  of  Novelties, 

Anita- Carlton  and  Royee-fossie 

Up-to-date  Singing  and  Dancing  Soubrettes, 
In  the  Zenith  of  Success  at  Olympia  Music  Hall 


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The  California  Nightingale 


OLYMPIA 


MME.  MALCOLM 

Robes  of  AH  Descriptions 

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a  Specialty 

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THE  ^AN  FRANCI5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


A  weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  26— Vol.  I 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  MARCH  3,  1900 


TEN  CENTS  A  COPY 
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een  fraougiR  OUT. 


eyes  ani  arasrs 


Chorus  Girls'  Vengeance 

OR  WHAT  HAl'PKNEI)  TO  JONES. 

Charles  H.  Jones,  the  Stage  Mana- 
ger of  the  Grand  Opera  House,  enjoys 
an  unusual  amount  of  popularity  for 
one  who  is  such  a  strict  disciplinarian; 
especially  with  the  female  chorus,  who 
admit  that  he  never  finds  fault  without 
a  cause  and  that  his  fines  are  always 
righteous,  though  exceedingly  dis- 
agreeable. To  catch  Jones  tripping 
has  been  the  long  cherished  dream  of 
many  a  chorus  girl.  Judge  then  of  the 
delight  of  the  entire  choral  bunch  when 
pretty  Edna  Farrell  skipped  into  the 
rehearsal  of  The  Girl  from  Paris  the 
other  morning  with  the  news  that 
Jones  had  been  seen  secretly  practicing 
a  bike  in  the  suburbs  under  the  tuition 
of  his  young  son.  The  public  an- 
nouncement of  the  fact  soon  came  from 
the  worthy  stage  manager  himself, 
who  in  a  march  interval  informed  the 
chorus  that  he  had  made  such  progress 
with  a  wheel  that  he  was  now  per- 
mitted to  ride  out  to  the  Cliff  House 
without  a  keeper,  and  that  he  was  go- 
ing for  a  spin  that  very  afternoon. 

No  sooner  was  the  rehearsal  over 
than  Addie  Arnold,  Ethel  Strachan, 
Ida  St.  Aubin,  Gertie  Hayes  and  Jean- 
ette  Fredericks  donned  their  bloomers, 
mounted  their  bikes  and  made  for  the 
Park,  and  eagerly  awaited  their  victim. 
In  about  half  an  hour  they  espied  an 
aristocratic,  military  looking  man  who 
exhibited  the  sportiest  of  caps  and 
kneebreeches  and  a  pair  of  calves  that 
would  make  the  fortune  of  a  ballet 
danseuse.  Then  they  sang  softly  and 
on  the  key,  for  it  was  none  orther  than 
Jones,  on  his  newly  acquired  bike. 
He  soon  found  himself  confronted  by 
the  feminine  quintette  and  for  the  first 
time  in  his  life  faced  his  beloved  and 
cherished  chorus  with  a  discomfited 
and  guilty  air.  "You  look  elegant, 
Mr.  Jones,"  piped  Edna  Farrell. 

"Think  so?"  replied  the  gratified 
Jones.  "Tell  you  what  it  is,  Edna, 
I've  noticed  you  of  late.and  I  shouldn't 
be  at  all  surprised  if  you  became  a 
cracker-jack  principal  in  about  fifty 
years." 

"You  can't  imagine  how  cute  and 
graceful  you  appear,"  murmured  Ethel 
Strachan. 

"Oh,  Mr.  Jones  is  an  old  hand,  any- 


one can  easily  see.  Can't  they, 
Freddy,"  interjected  Addie  Arnold, 
who  is  a  josher  of  the  First  Order. 

'  I  think  he  isa  perfect  dream,"  mur- 
mured Miss  Fredericks,  sweetly. 

"Tell  you  what  it  is,  Fredericks, 
that  fine  of  fifty  cents  for  being  late  this 
morning  is  off.  But  on  the  dead,  girls. 
I'm  not  so  bad  for  a  beginner,  am  I  ?" 

"Why,  there's  nothing  the  matter, 
you're  the  real  thing,  Mr.  Jones,  I 
assure  you,"  bewitchingly  breathed 
Ida  St.  Aubin.  "What  do  you  say  to 
a  scorch  down  hill  ?" 

"Do  you  think  I  am  equal  to  it?" 

'  Why,  of  course.  You  must  try 
some  time.  It's  a  quiet  place  and 
you're  among  friends." 

The  women  tempted  and  Jones  suc- 
cumbed. 

Away  went  the  girls  merrily  down 
hill  and  after  them  sped  Jones.  For 
a  while  all  went  well.  Suddenly  Jones' 
bike  encountered  a  boulder,  overturned 
and  capsized  the  full  180  pounds  of 
Jones  into  the  road. 

"Ring  down  the  curtain,"  he 
moaned.  "This  afternoon's  work 
makes  Bonville  a  stage  manager." 

"Any  message  for  your  widow?" 
pathetically  inquired  Ethel  Strachan. 

"I'll  get  quits  with  you  when  I  get 
back  to  the  show.  Girls,  I've  always 
been  good  to  you.  help  me  up,  like 
good  fellows." 

"Haven't  got  time,"  was  the  reply. 
"We  shall  be  late  for  the  performance 
and  we  can't  stand  being  fined  twice 
in  one  day." 

"Help  me  up  like  good  girls  and  all 
fines  are  off." 

"Honor  bright?" 

"I  swear  it,"  was  the  tragic  reply. 

The  girls  di-monnted,  recovered  the 
bike  at  the  bottom  of  the  hill,  rein- 
stated Jones  in  it,  and  formed  a  mourn- 
ful procession  around  him,  which  pro- 
ceeded at  snail's  pace  till  it  reached 
the  Park  Gates.  Suddenly  Joneslifted 
up  his  eyes. 

"What  are  those  things  I  seedotted 
all  over  the  laudscspe?" 

"Grave  stones  in  the  cemetery," 
sweetly  answered  Ethel  Strachan. 

Then  it  was  that  Jones  let  out  a 
madding  yell  that  recalled  the  memory 
of  Booth  in  King  Lear  and  sped  with 
the  speed  of  Tam  O'Shanter  when  the 
witches  were  after  him,  soon  disappear- 
ing from  sight. 

Dread  seized  the  chorus  girls  and 


they  made  with  all  rapidity  for  the 
theatre. 

No  Jones  had  arrived  and  they  fear- 
fully sought  their  dressing  rooms. 

Just  as  the  clock  struck  eight  and 
the  orchestra  was  beginning  its  strains, 
the  company  was  alarmed  by  an  alter- 
cation at  the  stage  entrance  between 
the  doorkeeper  and  a  wretched  looking 
individual,  who  was  furiously  seeking 
to  effect  an  entrance. 

"Good  Heaven  !  Its  Jones,  at  least 
his  remains,"  exclaimed  Arthur 
Wooley. 

It  was  indeed  the  stage  manager  in 
pronounced  and  artistic  dishabille,  the 
principal  features  of  which  were  mud 
and  blood. 

Tenderly  they  bore  him  in  and  fain 
would  have  seated  him, but  he  declined 
murmuring,  "I  shall  not  s~it  down  for 
a  month." 

"Poor  fellow,"  sympathetically 
chirped  Mabel  Hilliard,  "he  looks  as 
if  he'd  been  among  the  Boers  I  sup- 
pose there  will  be  no  rehearsal  in  the 
morning.' ' 

This  was  too  much  for  Jones,  who 
immediately  rose  to  the  occasion,  and 
through  his  clenched  teeth  he  hissed  : 
'  Wont  there  !  I'll  rehearse  everyone 
of  you  six  hours  every  day,  Sunday 
included,  for  a  month, inall  the  marches 
I  know,  and  you  shall  discover  that  if 
I  can't  hold  on  to  a  bike,  I  can  stick  to 
the  rehearsals  till  the  day  of  Judg- 
ment." Now  that  Jones  has  started 
to  carry  out  his  threat  the  chorus  does 
not  think  their  little  joke  half  sofunuy 
and  earnestly  pray  for  the  time  when 
Jones  will  be  able  to  cease  taking  his 
meals  from  off  the  mantlepiece. 


Neill  and  ^fra%)ley 

It  is  a  curious  fact  that  T.  Daniel 
Frawley,  who  has  done  so  much  for 
the  amusement  of  the  public  on  the 
Pacific  Coast  for  the  past  five  years, 
and  Mr.  James  Neill,  whose  company 
is  making  its  first  trip  to  this  locality 
under  such  prosperous  conditions,  be- 
gan their  professional  career  the  same 
season  and  in  the  same  company. 

The  professional  career  of  the  two 
young  men  was  made  in  1882  at  Port 
Jervis,  New  York,  in  a  play  called 
Only  a  Farmer's  Daughter  Mr. 
Frawley  had  graduated  from  a  dram- 
atic club  in  Washington  and  Mr.  Neill 


from  a  dramatic  club  in  Savannah, 
Ga.  They  chummed  together  the 
first  year  and  began  a  friendship  which 
still  endures.  They  were  afterwards 
for  two  years  in  William  H.Crane's 
Company.  When  Mr.  Neill  embarked 
seriously  as  manager  in  1892,  Mr. 
Frawley  was  of  course  chosen  as  his 
leading  support,  playing  through  a 
part  of  the  Denver  season  of  1892.  It 
was  that  year  that  Mr.  Neill  placed  a 
company  in  the  then  New  Grand  Opera 
House,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  put  it 
in  charge  of  Mr.  Frawley,  himself  re- 
maining in  Denver  to  look  after  the 
interests  of  the  Broadway  Theatre,  of 
which  he  was  then  lessee. 

The  company  in  charge  of  Mr. 
Frawley  at  the  end  of  its  Salt  Lake 
City  run  was  transferred  to  Portland, 
Oregon;  and  after  a  few  weeks  engage- 
ment in  that  city,  was  sold*  to  Mr. 
Frawley,  and  the  engagement  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre,  San  Francisco,  sur- 
rendered to  Mr.  Frawley,  a  transac- 
tion which  led  to  the  latter  s  well- 
known  eareer  of  prosperity  on  the 
Pacific  Coast. 

The  success  of  the  Neill  Company 
on  the  Pacific  Coast  has  been  one  of 
the  most  delightful  surprises  of  the 
present  season,  for  the  organization 
has  been  playing  to  packed  houses 
everywhere. 


Dan  Rice  Dead 

Dan  Rice,  the  veteran  circus  clown, 
died  at  Long  Branch,  N.  J.,  February 
23d,  after  a  lingering  illness,  aged  77 
years.  He  suffered  from  Bright' s 
disease.  His  real  name  was  Daniel 
McLaren.  He  was  born  in  New  York. 
His  father  nicknamed  the  boy  Dan 
Rice,  after  a  famous  clown  in  Ireland. 

Dan  Rice  made  three  independent 
fortunes.  He  died,  however,  a  com- 
paratively poor  man.  With  his  own 
shows,  he  traveled  over  the  whole 
United  States  and  also  abroad.  Rice 
leaves  a  widow  in  Texas.  During  his 
last  illness  he  was  writing  a  book  on 
his  life  and  had  about  completed  the 
closing  chapter  when  he  was  stricken. 


Eczema  Positively  Cured 

Or  no  charge.  Consultation  and  one  treat- 
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street,  opposite  Sixth. 


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Harry  Miner  Dead      RATH  J  EN  BROS. 


Henry  Clay  Miner,  the  theatrical 
manager,  dropped  dead  Friday  after- 
noon, February  23,  in  his  room  on 
Riverside  drive,  New  York,  of  apoplexy 
aged  58. 

Mr.  Miner's  estate  is  estimated  to  be 
worth  more  than  $5,000,000. 

While  his  name  was  always  closely 
identified  with  the  theatrical  business, 
he  owned  drug  stores,  a  big  litho- 
graphing company,  a  photographic 
supply  house,  big  phosphate  interests, 
and  large  blocks  of  railway  and  mining 
stocks.  He  carried  $100,000  in  life 
insurance. 

Harry  Miner,  as  he  was  known,  be- 
came a  Congressman,  made  a  great 
deal  of  money  in  the  London,  Bowery 
and  People's  Theatres  on  the  Bowery, 
and  in  Miner's  Eighth-avenue  Thea- 
tre. Ten  years  ago  he  leased  the 
Fifth-avenue  Theatre  and  this  is  said 
to  have  been  his  only  unprofitable 
theatrical  venture.  In  1894  he  was 
elected  to  Congress  and  served  one 
term. 

At  the  time  of  his  death  he  owned 
Miner's  Bowery  and  Eighth-avenue 
Theatres,  Miner's  Harlem  Theatre 
and  other  theatres  in  Newark  and 
Detroit. 


Firemen  at  the  'Theatres 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Fire 
Commissioners  last  Saturday  repre- 
sentatives of  the  various  theatres  were 
present  aud  agreed  to  have  a  regular 
member  of  the  Fire  Department  on  the 
stage  at  each  performance.  The  Com- 
missioners wanted  two  men,  but  the 
managers  objected  to  paying  the  wages 
of  more  than  one.  There  are  seven 
theatres  and  the  places  vacated  by  the 
regular  firemen  in  the  seven  companies 
will  be  filled  by  substitutes.  The  sub- 
stitutes receive  no  pay  from  the  city, 
the  theatres  paying  them  each  $1  per 
day. 

The  firemen  will  drill  the  electrician 
and  three  other  employees  of  the 
theatre,  so  there  will  be  a  force  of  five 
men  always  on  hand  for  protecting 
each  theatre  against  fire. 

Fine    Stock  Company) 

Oliver  Morosco,  who  has  made  such 
a  pronounced  success  of  the  Los  An- 
geles Burbank,  writes  to  the  Rkview 
and  says  of  a  coming  San  Francisco 
attraction: 

The  Neill  Company  which  is  now  playing 
a  limited  engagement  at  this  theatre,  is  (Ic- 
ing the  biggest  business  I  have  ever  done 
since  assuming  the  management  of  this 
theatre.  When  you  consider  the  fact  that  I 
have  been  doing  a  phenomenal  business 
ever  since  the  opening  last  September,  this 
is  siying  a  good  deal.  You  cannot  praise 
them  too  highly  in  your  paper.  It  is  posi- 
tively the  best  Stock  Company  I  have  ever 
seen  on  this  coast,  and  I  am  not  barring  the 
I1.50  attractions  at  that. 


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In  Repertory 


ALCAZAR  THEATRE 

June, 
July, 
August, 
1900. 


I 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


March  3,  1900 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


San  Francisco,  Mar.  3,  1900 

DRAMATIC  REVIEW  PUBLISHING 
COMPANY,  Publishers 
22l/t  Geary  Street 

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CHAS.  H.  FARRELL  .  .  Business  Manager 
C.  H.  LOMBARD  SECRtTARY  and  Treasurer 


EASTERN  EDITOR    ROB  R°Y 

31^  West  Thirtieth  Street 
NEW  YORK  CITY; 
To  whom  all  Eastern  News  Matter  for  the  Review 
shoulJ  be  addressed. 

Ten  Cents  a  Copy— $  3.00  per  Year 

For  Sale  at  all  News  Stands 


The  Review  has  the  largest  circulation  of  any 
theatrical  paper  in  the  United  States  outside  of  New 
York. 


The  Dramatic  Review  is  entered  at  the  post- 
office  at  San  I-'rancisco  as  second-class  matter  and 
is  supplied  to  the  trade  by  the  San  Francisco  News 
Company,  342  Geary  Street. 


And  now  there  is  a  Paris  theatrical 
trust,  for  all  the  managers  of  the  prin- 
cipal theatres  in  Paris  have  formed  a 
combination  and  will  raise  the  prices 
of  admission  ten  per  cent,  beginning 
March  I. 

Another  of  those  racy  French 
comedies  has  made  a  big  hit  in  Paris. 
It  is  called  Les  Maris  De  Leontine. 
It  is  by  Alfred  Capus.  It  is  the  story 
of  a  much  married  woman.  New 
York  will  see  it  soon,  of  course,  and 
will  revel  in  its  nastiness  as  it  did  with 
the  Girl  from  Maxims,  Sapho,  The 
Cuckoo,  The  Turtle  and  many  other 
such  decadent  pieces. 

Mrs.  Langtry  has  received  an- 
other rebuff  in  Philadelphia.  They 
objected  to  her  reciting  before  a  social 
gathering  for  the  benefit  of  the  Eng- 
lish War  Hospital  Fund.  Mrs.  Lang- 
try  said  that  she  needs  no  patronage 
from  the  "aristocracy"  of  this  coun- 
try, for  she  is  reinstated  in  the  most 
pretentious  circle  in  London,  a  circle 
which  few  Americans  are  permitted  to 
enter.  May  be  true,  but  the  Lord  pity 
the  self-respecting  women  who  want 
to  compete  with  the  Jersey  Lily  in  her 
chosen  field. 

"Naughty  Anthony"  has  blossomed 
out  at  the  Herald  Square  in  a  brand 
new  third  act.  This  has  increased 
the  interest  of  the  play  50  per  cent. 


The  weak  spot  was  in  the  manner  in 
which  the  stocking  episode  was  drag- 
ged in  by  the  heels,  so  to  speak.  This 
scene  now  takes  place  in  a  "hosiery 
emporium,"  where  the  foot  of  man  is 
seldom  seen.  It  rushes  along  at  light- 
ning speed  and  wins  in  a  canter.  In 
the  writing  and  production  of  this 
farce,  David  Belasco  is  to  be  thanked 
for  at  least  one  thing— he  has  dis- 
covered what  a  nice  and  shapely  pair 
of  legs  is  possessed  by  Blanche  Bates. 
They  are  dreams. 

THE  stage  is  under  many  obligations 
to  France  for  its  numerous  contribu- 
tions, even  to  the  material  side  of  its 
progress.  While  the  efforts  at  realism 
there  have  not  been  as  general  or  con- 
stant perhaps  as  in  this  country,  espec- 
ially in  the  line  of  mechanical  effects, 
its  record  in  this  direction  is  still  ex- 
tensive and  praiseworthy.  The  more 
general  stage  use  latterly  of  the  electric 
light  having  called  for  the  abandon- 
ment of  the  old  paper  snow,  Paris  has 
already  found  an  efficient  substitute  in 
the  waste  clippings  of  the  various 
glove  manufactories,  which  are  bought 
at  a  good  price.  The  advantage  in 
using  fragments  of  white  kid  is  that 
they  float  better  in  the  air  than  paper, 
and,  what  is  more  important,  cling  to 
the  scenery  and  to  the  actor's  gar- 
ments as  they  fall. 

¥  ¥ 

J.  T.  Grein  has  brought  down  a 
storm  upon  his  devoted  head  by  some 
sweeping  denunciations  upon  the 
British  stage  and  British  actors  in  a 
recently  published  volume.  He  asserts 
that  the  British  theatre  is  in  full  de- 
cline, that  it  is  subject  to  a  shameful 
and  degrading  system  of  commer- 
cialism, and  that  British  actors  are 
devoid  not  only  of  talent  but  intelli- 
gence. The  English  stage,  he  declares 
again,  is  inferior  in  all  respects  save 
that  of  decorative  art  to  that  of  every 
other  civilized  country  in  Europe. 
Commenting  on  this  assertion  an 
English  writer  says  :  "There  is  just 
enough  truth  in  this  statement  to  give 
it  a  sting,  but  it  would  not  be  difficult 
of  course,  to  convict  Mr.  Grein  either 
of  ignorance  or  willful  exaggeration. 
He  would  have  been  much  more  im- 
pressive if  he  had  condescended  to 
take  note  of  the  exceptions.  But  Mr. 
Grein  is  an  enthusiast,  and  therefore 
prone  to  extreme  views.  There  are 
persons,  not  wholly  fools,  who  dis- 
agree with  some  of  his  views  about 
the  ideal  drama.  But  it  is  a  fact  that 
the  intellectual  force  of  the  average 
actor  is  not  overwhelming." 

John  Drew  has  just  started  on  his 
tour  with  the  new  play,  The  Tyranny 
of  Tears,  after  having  an  immense 
run  in  New  York.  The  Boston 
theatre  goers  have  just  been  intro- 
duced to  the  production  and  the 
Transcript  of  that  city  said,  "The 
Tyranny  of  Tears  sends  you  away 
with  a  good  taste  in  your  mouth." 


MISS  FLORENCE  DOANE 

WHO  HAS  RECEIVED  A  VERY  FLATTERING  OFFER 
TO  JOIN  THE  BOSTONIANS 

ONCE  again  the  foremost  musical  organization  of  the  United  States 
has  shown  its  appreciation  of  our  California  songbirds  by  an  alluring 
offer  to  Miss  Florence  Doane  to  join  their  organization  and  sing  leading 
roles.  Miss  Doane  possesses  what  is  probably  the  purest  and  most 
exquisite  lyric  soprano  voice  of  any  of  our  singers,  and  has  appeared  with 
notable  success  in  church  work  and  in  concerts.  Having  no  predeliction 
for  stage  work,  she  has  declined  the  offer.  Mr.  Barnabee,  who  heard 
Miss  Doane  sing  at  a  private  gathering,  was  much  taken  with  her  singing 
and  personality  and  predicted  an  immediate  and  great  success  should  she 
ever  take  up  an  operatic  career. 


Cancels  Engagements 

Eleanor  Kent,  the  California  singer, 
has  laughingly  broken  her  contracts 
with  two  New  York  managers  and 
sailed  away  to  Europe.  Miss  Kent 
went  East  two  years  ago,  and  quickly 
secured  an  engagement.  She  has  an 
excellent  soprano  voice,  and  in  Octo- 
ber last  was  signed  as  prima  dcnna  of 
the  Milton  Aborn  opera  company.  A 
week  ago,  while  the  company  was 
singing  in  Baltimore,  she  suddenly 
tendered  her  resignation  to  the  mana- 
ger. There  was  a  protest,  but  she  did 
not  heed  it.  She  came  to  New  York 
and  made  application  for  a  position  at 
the  American  Theatre,  where  the 
Castle  Square  company  is  singing. 
Manager  George  A.  Kingsbury  tried 
her  voice  and  at  once  engaged  her. 
They  exchanged  copies  of  a  contract 
that  was  quite  flattering  in  its  terms. 
Then  the  young  lady  again  changed 
her  mind,  and  the  next  that  Kings- 
bury heard  of  his  prospective  star  she 
was  off  for  Europe.  A  wealthy  lady 
of  Baltimore  had  come  forward  and 
offered  to  pay  the  expenses  of  a  musi- 
cal course  abroad  for  Miss  Kent,  and 
she  accepted  the  chance. 


cManager  Hcft&e 

J.  P.  Howe,  manager  of  the  Seattle 
Theatre — "the  best  in  the  bunch" — 
as  he  calls  it,  left  Tuesday  night  for 
home,  having  done  a  little  business 
and  having  had  a  good  time.  Mr. 
Howe  is  meeting  with  all  kinds  of 
prosperity  in  Seattle  and  says  business 
has  been  big.  It  will  be  remembered 
that  Mr.  Howe  was  once  manager  of 
the  Columbia  and  later  on  the  Alcazar, 
having  before  that  time,  now  some 
nineteen  years  ago,  introduced  the  late 
lamented  Sheridan  to  San  Francisco 
theatre-goers  in  his  first  production  of 
King  Lear,  at  the  Old  Baldwin.  Mr. 
Howe,  in  connection  with  Wagenhals 
and  Kemper,  and  Dr.  H.  F.  Smith  of 
Seattle,  is  interested  in  a  very  promis- 
ing gold  proposition — the  McDermott 
mine,  just  above  No.  1  Discovery, 
Cape  Nome.  He  says  he  and  his 
associates  have  a  big  thing. 


Henry  Miller  with  his  production  of 
The  Only  Way,  has  been  in  Washing- 
ton this  week.  The  star  and  play  are 
as  successful  on  tour  as  they  were  in 
New  York. 


March  3,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Miss  Grace  Shain,  stage  name 
Field,  is  a  recent  addition  to  the  Tivoli 
chorus.  She  is  a  well-known  local 
society  girl  of  decidedly  good  looks 
and  much  talent. 

Augustus  Thomas,  the  dramatist, 
who  is  spending  the  winter  at  Santa 
Barbara,  is  writing  a  new  play  for 
James  Neill,  in  which  that  actor  will 
appear  next  season. 

Edward  E.  Rice,  the  veteran  man- 
ager, was  given  a  monster  beneht  at 
the  Metropolitan  Opera  House  week 
before  last,  and  when  he  was  through 
counting  his  money  he  had  $6500. 

In  the  Nethersole  and  Abbott  Stock 
Company  playing  in  Portland  are  Chas. 
W.  King,  Charles  Welch,  Alex  Beau- 
ford,  Page  Spencer,  Oscar  Norfleet, 
Carl  Nixon,  Eddie  Holland,  Miss 
Laura  Adams,  Ollie  Cooper,  Miss 
Georgia  Cooper,  Colder  Snow. 

S.  Homer  Henley  sang  Tuesday 
evening  in  San  Jose  for  the  oratorio  of 
St.  Paul's.  The  Mercury  gave  him  a 
splendid  newspaper  compliment  on  his 
singing.  The  Music  Review  of  Boston 
recently  published  a  sketch  of  his  musi- 
cal career. 

Stanley  Ross  left  Saturday  for 
Hanford  to  join  the  Dailey  Stock  Com- 
pany, having  been  called  on  suddenly 
to  help  out  the  Daileys.  Mr.  Ross  has 
been  released  for  five  weeks  by  the 
Alcazar  management  and  will  assume 
the  roles  that  have  been  filled  by  Dar- 
rell  Vinton.  Mr.  Ross,  as  soon  as  he 
has  time  to  work  up  his  parts,  will 
give  a  good  account  of  himself. 

James  Neill,  of  the  Neill  Com- 
pany, has  just  been  presented  with  a 
most  interesting  historical  relic  in  the 
shape  of  a  chair  that  came  over  in  the 
Mayflower.  It  was  given  to  him  by  a 
Mrs.  Largey,  a  very  wealthy  woman 
of  Butte,  Mont.,  and  had  been  in  her 
family  for  many  years.  On  the  back 
of  the  chair  is  inscribed  the  informa- 
tion that  it  was  presented  to  William 
Jones,  the  first  governor  of  Massachu- 
setts in  1682. 

Scott  Seaton  has  developed  into 
a  very  valuable  acquisition  to  the  stage 
this  season.  The  Omaha  News  re- 
cently commenting  on  What  Hap- 
pened to  Jones,  said  .  "The  gem  of 
the  support  was  Scott  Seaton' s  por- 
trayal of  the  Bishop  of  Ballarat.  Mr. 
Seaton  invested  the  part,  which  is  so 
easily  made  ridiculous,  with  an  aristo- 
cratic dignity  that  was  a  vast  improve- 
ment over  the  horse  play  which  usually 
marks  the  role." 


Sydney  Platt  is  once  more  singing 
with  the  Tivoli  forces. 

Walter  Morosco  got  back  from 
New  York  Monday,  after  a  pleasant 
and  successful  trip.  Developments 
will  appear  later. 

Bernice  Holmes  arrived  Wednes- 
day from  the  East.  Miss  Holmes  has 
been  appearing  with  the  Castle  Square 
people  with  much  success. 

While  President  Oom  Paul  Kruger 
is  fighting  the  terrible  struggle  of  the 
Transvaal,  his  neice,  Sannie  Kruger, 
is  indulging  in  mimic  warfare  in  the 
Tivoli  Chorus. 

M.  J.  Hooley,  Sam  Shaw's  popular 
comedian,  after  a  three  and  a  half 
years  association  with  the  company, 
leaves  the  organization  at  McMinn- 
ville,  Oregon,  next  week. 

Marcia  Van  Dresser,  the  beauty 
of  the  Bostonians,  has  confided  to  a 
friend  in  this  city,  that  she  will  soon 
enter  the  state  of  matrimony  and  pos- 
sibly retire  from  the  stage. 

The  revival  of  "His  Excellency  the 
Governor"  in  London,  was  in  every 
way  successful.  Gertude  Elliott  made 
a  splendid  impression.  The  critics 
unite  in  praise  of  her  work,  which  is 
referred  to  as  "finished,"  "charmingly 
natural"  and  "utterly  devoid  of 
affectation." 

Oliver  Morosco  has  been  in  town 
this  week  shaking  hands  with  his 
multitude  of  friends  and  telling  that 
Los  Angeles  is  a  great  show  town — 
always,  of  course,  speaking  with  the 
Burbank  in  mind.  Mr.  Morosco  has 
built  up  in  a  surprisingly  short  time 
an  extremely  large  clientele  for  his 
theatre  and  has  done  really  remarkable 
business  since  he  took  charge  of  the 
theatre.  He  returns  tonight.  During 
his  absence,  Charlie  Eyton, his  efficient 
treasurer,  has  been  directing  things. 

Mrs.  Jessie  Calhoun  Anderson, 
director  of  the  Calhoun  School  of  Act- 
ing, Elocution  and  Physical  Training, 
gave  a  charming  entertainment  on 
Washington's  Birthday  at  Golden 
Gate  Hall,  the  rooms  being  handsome- 
ly decorated  with  flowers  and  flags 
and  dainty  refreshments  enjoyed  by 
the  guests.  Miss  Ethel  Williams  gave 
some  clever  children's  impersonations. 
Mrs.  E.  H.  Kemp  read  from  Dickens' 
Old  Curiosity  Shop,  Mr.  Kemp  illus- 
trating with  beautiful  views.  By 
special  request,  Mrs.  Anderson  gave 
some  scenes  from  Shakespeare. 


COLUMBIA 


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NEXT  WEEK— FINAL  PERFORMANCES 

Denman  Thompson 

IN  HIS  ORIGINAL  CREATION 
OF  UNCLE  JOSH  IN 

THE  OLD  HOMESTEAD 

COMING 

Because  She  Loved  Him  So 


Alcazar  Theatre 

Belasco  &  Thall,  Managers.       'Phone  Main  254. 

WEEK  OF  MARCH  5th 
First  Time  in  the  City  of  the  New  York  and 
European  Sensational  Farce 

NEVER  AGAIN 

A  LAUGH  IN  EVERY  LINE 
Every  Member  of  the  Alcazar  Company  in  the  cast 

Alcazar  Prices— 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c. 


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GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE 

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LAST  TWO  NIGHTS  OF 

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COMMENCING  MONDAY  EVENING  MARCH  5th 
Rice's  Musical  Eccentricity 

The  Girl  from  Paris 

Superb  Cast,  Costly  Scenery  and  Costumes 
A  20TH  CENTURY  PRODUCTION 

Commencing  March  11th,  the  management  will 
give  Sunday  Matinees  in  addition  to  the  usual 
Saturday  ones. 

Prices— 35c,  50c,  75c;  Galleries— 10c  and  15c;  Good 
Reserved  Seat  in  Orchestra,  Saturday  Matinee, 
25  cents . 

Branch  Ticket  Office  Emporium. 


Sig.  Abramoff 

CONCERT 

Thursday  Evening,  March  8,  1900 

.  .  S  O'CLOCK 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  &  CO.  HALL,  223  Sutter  St. 

 Assisted  by  

Ferdinand  Stark,  Violin.  &  Sig.  Meany,  Pianist. 

VOCALISTS 

Emma  Wing.  Beatrice  Carma. 

Mrs.  Warhauer.  Mrs.  David  Craelius. 

Mme.  Tromboni-Busse.  Paraskova  Sandelin. 

James  Nichols.  Wm.  Norden. 

J.    P.  HOWE 

Manager  SEATTLE  THEATRE 

"The  Best  in  the  Bunch" 


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SIHASSEN  HEN  ALLS  IMPERIAL  MOORISH 
ACROBATS; 
SMEDLEY  SKETCH  CLUB; 

MARTINETTI  AND  C.ROSSI; 
NEWHOUSE  AND  WARD;  ANNA  WHITNEY- 
FRANK  TRIO; 
TROVOLO;  DANCING  PASSPARTS; 
PAULINE  MORAN  &  CO. 

Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents-'  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats,  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


STARTING  SUNDAY  MATINEE,  MARCH  4th 
The  Greatest  Play  Ever  Written,  with  its  Plot  and 
Story  Drawn  from  the  Land  of  the  Muscovite 

Darkest  Russia 

By  H.  Gratton  Donnelly 
Presented  by  Edwin  C.  Jepson's  Company  of 
Accomplished  Players,  including 
KATHERINE   WILLARD,    HARRY    D.  BYERS 
KATE  JEPSON,  GEORGE  MORTON 
AND  ALFA  PERRY 
A  stirring  series  of  intensely  dramatic  scenes  and 
incidents  happily  blended  with  the  brightest  comedy 

COMING 

PADEREWSK  I,  The  World's  Greatest  Pianist 

Tivoli  Opera  House 

Hoot  Mon,  The  Record  is  Broken 
NEXT  MONDAY,  MARCH  5th,  BEGINS  THE 
EIGHTH  WEEK 
of  the  Enormous  Success 

The  Idol's  Eye 

Every  Evening  at  8,  Matinee  Saturday  at  2. 

Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents. 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 


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Clocks,  Silverware  and  Silver 
Novelties. 

New  Goods  received  daily;  call  and 
see  the  latest  designs  and  styles  in 
both  Jewelry  and  Silver  Novelties. 

Watch  and  Jewelry 
Repairing  a  Specialty. 


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O'Parell  Street, 

Near  Stockton. 


Every  Evening  and  Su  nday  Matinee.  Grand  Con- 
cert by  Rilzau's  American  Ladies'  Orchestra  ;  A 
Change  of  Program  each  week  !>v  First-class  Vaude- 
ville talent;  New  Views  by  the  Electro  Mfgnograph. 
Admission  Free. 


Standard  Theater 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAI.. 

"171.  M.  CARRII.I.O  &  CO.,  Props,  and  Managers 
Jj  The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Ilakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakcrsfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo,  Bakcrsfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  FMdy  St.,  San  Francisco.  Fares 
advanced  to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the 
State. 


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Kearmy 
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March  3,  1900 


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The  Columbia 

'"Fhe  homely  drama  is  with  us  once 
■  more  and  big  houses  tell  of  the 
appreciation  of  father  and  mother  and 
son  and  daughter  of  Denman  Thomp- 
son's stage  picture  of  common,  every 
day  folk.  This  is  the  first  time  in 
about  fifteen  years  that  Mr.  Thomp- 
son has  been  here  with  his  own  com- 
pany, and  it  must  have  made  him  feel 
good  to  witness  the  hearty  good  will 
of  his  audiences  night  after  night. 
One  thing  very  noticeable  in  Mr. 
Thompson's  company  is  the  excellence 
of  his  feminine  support,  and  the  con- 
spicuously good  style  they  show  in 
the  Hopkins  house  scene.  And,  too, 
the  double  quartette  is  an  excellent 
little  band,  quite  the  best  Mr.  Thomp- 
son has  had,  and  they  sing  the  old 
songs  as  we  very  seldom  hear  them 
sung  nowadays.  A.  C.  Orcutt  has  a 
particularly  sweet  and  well  cultivated 
tenor  voice.  Mr.  Thompson's  Joshua 
Whitcomb  is  the  real  thing — whether 
from  the  growth  of  years  of  assump- 
tion, or  from  the  man  enacting  his 
natural  self,  it  would  be  hard  to  de- 
termine, nor  would  we  care  to,  for  the 
picture  as  we  see  it  is  complete  and 
wholesome  and  permeated  with  the 
good  and  best  in  humanity.  Annie 
Thompson  was  equally  a  very  good 
Rickety  Ann  and  a  Mrs.  Henry  Hop- 
kins. Mrs.  Louise  Morse  was  quaint 
and  charming  as  the  old  maid  aunt 
and  Celia  Baker  gave  a  broad  delinea- 
tion of  a  wild  Irish  serving  maid. 
Frank  Knapp  was  amusing  as  Eb 
Gauzy,  and  Charles  Carter,  as  Cy 
Prime,  and  Chas.  H.  Park,  as  Seth 
Perkins,  were  droll  and  amusing. 
The  popular  old  country  life  picture 
will  run  all  next  week.  Although 
old,  it's  one  of  the  good  things  of  life, 
we  never  grow  tired  of. 


The  California. 

A  i'TKR  years  from  home,  Maggie 
**■  Moore,  one  of  the  brightest 
memories  of  the  old  halcyon  days  of 
California  theatrical  enthusiasm,  has 
returned,  and  this  week  has  been  pre- 
senting a  couple  of  plays  and  a  cast  of 
Australian  players,  chief  among  whom 
is  H.  R.  Roberts,  a  young  actor  who 
enjoys  a  reputation  in  his  own  coun- 
try. The  opening  play  was  The 
Silence  of  Dean  Maitland— the  vehicle 
for  some  strong  work  by  Mr.  Roberts, 
who  is  an  earnest,  forceful  actor  of 


good  voice  and  presence.  The  play, 
however,  is  not  a  coherent  drama  in 
any  sense,  and  will,  we  believe,  prove 
too  morbid  and  gruesome  to  appeal  to 
American  theatre-goers.  Aside  from 
the  work  of  Mr.  Roberts,  George 
Elliott,  a  San  Francisco  girl,  handles 
the  part  of  Lillian  Maitland,  the 
Dean's  sister,  with  ability,  exhibiting 
splendid  reserve  force  and  much  in- 
telligence. Madge  Corcoran,  a  beauty 
and  a  clever  actress,  did  Marion 
Everard  very  well,  while  a  young 
lady  by  the  name  of  Osgood  Moore, 
did  a  very  winsome  bit  of  acting  as 
the  Dean's  young  blind  son.  The 
three  village  gossips,  Messrs.  Lionel 
Cross,  C.  Lyndon  and  Percy  Ward, 
furnished  the  small  comedy  element 
of  the  play,  and  their  work  was 
thoroughly  artistic  and  won  instant 
recognition. 

MRS.  QUIXX'S  TWIXS 
This  pleasant  Irish  comedy  was  put 
on  Wednesday  night  and  continued 
throughout  the  week.  It  was  written 
especially  for  Miss  Moore  by  Clifford 
Robertson  and  it  is  agreeably  pure  and 
elevating.  Maggie  Moore  is  splendid 
in  her  characterization.  She  does  not 
overdo  her  part,  as  is  so  generally  the 
way  with  the  majority  of  those  who 
attempt  Irish  characters,  but  is  so 
sincere,  yet  humorous,  that  to  have 
the  pleasure  of  hearing  her  is  quite  a 
treat.  Mr.  H.  R.  Roberts  handles  his 
part  very  ably,  portraying  the  charac- 
teristic wit  and  intelligence  necessary 
in  the  representation  of  an  educated 
Irish  gentleman.  Miss  Osgood  Moore 
is  very  bright  and  also  a  very  clever 
dancer.  Baby  Gladys  Bashford  is  a 
sweet,  winsome  child,  and,  as  is  usual 
with  children  on  the  stage,  she  quite 
captivates  the  audience. 


The  Tfroti 


Grand  Opera  House 

Pdward  R.  Adams,  a  singer 
and  mimic  from  Keith's  New 
York  theatre,  has  been  the  hit  of  the 
specialties  at  the  Grand  Opera  House 
this  week.  However,  such  an  ex- 
cellent entertainer  as  he  should  not 
spoil  the  effect  of  his  good  work  by 
invading  the  field  of  the  "Coon" 
singer.  Little  Maude  Sorensen  con- 
tinues her  success  in  a  clever  toe 
dancing  act,  and  the  other  specialties 
that  have  been  seen  during  the  four 
weeks'  run  of  Aladdin  Jr.  were  also 
very  entertaining.  The  attendance 
has  been  large  throughout  the  week. 


TpHE  fiftieth  souvenir  performance 
■  of  The  Idol's  Eye  was  passed 
Tuesday  night  and  still  it  runs  merrily 
on.  Hartman,  Wheelan  and  Schuster 
are  still  handing  out  large  chunks  of 
fun;  Anna  Lichter,  Tom  Greene  and 
Frances  Graham  are  still  singing 
charmingly,  the  dances  of  the  chorus, 
as  arranged  by  Ida  Wyatt,  are  still 
done  with  vim  and  precision,  and 
Max  Hirschfeld's  baton  continues  to 
regulate  a  great  deal  of  delightfully 
tuneful  music.  It  is  rather  indefinite 
when  Geo.  Lask's  adaptation,  Manila 
Bound,  will  get  a  chance  to  show  it- 
self. 


The  Alcazar 

'"The  New  South,  a  southern  comedy 
1  drama  is  being  very  effectively 
put  on  at  the  Alcazar  this  week.  The 
scenery,  costumes  and  acting  are  all 
charming.  This  story  of  the  bringing 
together  of  the  people  of  the  North 
and  South  shows  the  friction  that  still 
exists,  but  that  can  be  allayed  by  love 
and  affection.  Capt.  Harry  Ford,  U. 
S.  A.,  the  gallant  officer  who  suffers 
for  the  sins  of  another  while  doing  his 
duty,  is  well  played  by  Ernest  Hast- 
ings, who  is  as  popular  as  the  hero  as 
he  is  always  at  this  cozy,  home-like 
little  theatre.  His  quiet,  dignified 
demeanor,  under  the  most  trying  cir- 
cumstances and  though  almost  goaded 
to  madness,  has  a  charm  that  brings 
him  much  applause,  and  flowers  to 
boot. 

Mary  Hampton  as  Georgia  Gwynne, 
the  planter's  daughter,  falls  in  love 
with  the  northern  officer  who  recipro- 
cates, and  upon  their  unspoken  love 
hangs  the  thread  of  the  story.  Miss 
Hampton,  though  suffering  with 
hoarseness,  was  at  her  best  and  some 
excellent  work  was  the  result — encores 
and  flowers  followed  naturally. 

Jeffrey  Williams,  as  Gen.  Gwynne, 
the  warm-hearted  southerner,  was 
particularly  good.  His  broad  southern 
accent  being  strictly  up  to  the  letter 
and  very  enjoyable,  adds  much  to 
the  pleasure  the  play  gives,  his  love 
making  with  Mrs.  Newport  (Marie 
Howe)  is  one  of  the  jolly  parts  of  the 
play,  Miss  Howe  giving  her  usual 
conscientious  attention  to  details. 

Chas.  Bryant,  as  young  Gwynne, 
who  is  killed  by  the  negro  politician 
Sampson,  early  in  the  play,  receives 


an  encore  for  the  excellent  finish  of 
his  performance. 

Will  J.  Irvin,  as  Dr.  Tom  Lincoln, 
in  love  with  Bessie,  Gen.  Gwynne' s 
neice,  (Laura  Crews)  carried  out  the 
bashful  lover's  part  well,  while  Bessie 
did  the  love  making  in  a  delightful 
manner,  causing  great  merriment  for 
the  audience. 

Geo.  P.  Webster,  as  Paul  Fitz- 
Hugh,  was  a  great  villian,  bringing 
down  hisses  upon  his  devoted  head  by 
his  excellent  portrayal.  Howard  Scott 
did  Sampson  the  negro  character  well, 
giving  good  expression  to  the  black 
man's  part.  May  Blayney,  as  Kate 
Fessenden,  wore  an  exquisite  gown, 
which  was  the  envy  of  all  the  ladies 
and  in  this  unlovely  character  of  the 
hard-hearted  sister,  was  hissed  by  the 
audience — thus  proving  the  faithful- 
ness of  her  work. 


Personal  Mention 

Matt  Berry  is  doing  the  advance 
work  for  In  Darkest  Russia. 

The  Girl  From  Chile  Company, 
now  playing  Kansas,  report  business 
good,  but  they  are  longing  for  home. 

Clarence  Ravlin  is  now  treasurer 
of  the  New  Alhambra,  combining 
box  office  duty  with  the  demands 
made  upon  his  time  as  press  agent  for 
the  theatre. 

Tuesday  the  Tivoli  celebrated  the 
50th  performance  of  The  Idol's  Eye 
and  distributed  attractive  souvenir 
programs,  a  product  of  the  Sterrett 
Show  Printing  Co. 

Frank  L.  Bixby  has  been  in  town 
all  week,  in  the  interest  of  his  attrac- 
tion, In  Darkest  Russia.     The  com 
pany  has  been  out  thirty  weeks  and 
business  has  been  good. 

Billy  Hynes,  as  good  as  the  best 
monologuist  in  the  business,  is  put- 
ting on  a  show  for  the  Pacific  Parlor, 
N.  S.  G.  W  Should  Billy  ever  turn 
toward  the  professional  stage  he'd  be 
an  instantaneous  hit. 

Even  from  far  off  Australia,  the 
Tivoli  has  received  a  flattering  offer  to 
bring  the  entire  company,  while  New 
York  managers  would  also  like  to 
secure  the  company.  The  hit  in  The 
Idol's  Eye  and  other  productions  has 
become  widely  known. 


Diplomacy  will  follow  Never  Again 
at  the  Alcazar. 


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Of  Next  WeeK's  Attractions 


THE  COLUMBIA 


Once  again  has  Denman  Thompson 
and  his  production  of  The  Old  Home- 
stead captured  local  theatre-goers  and 
the  management  of  the  Columbia 
Theatre  has  another  great  financial 
success  to  record  for  this  season. 
Hundreds  have  been  turned  away  at 
every  performance  during  the  past 
week  unable  to  secure  seats  even 
hours  ahead  of  the  time  for  the  curtain 
to  rise.  From  present  appearances 
the  same  condition  of  affairs  will  pre- 
vail through  the  second  and  final 
week  of  the  play's  stay  which  will 
begin  on  Monday  night.  There  is  a 
great  deal  of  simplicity,  and  most  of 
us  like  it;  we  see  much  of  shams  and 
mockery  in  life  and  The  Old  Home- 
stead with  its  few  pages  of  honesty, 
does  us  good.  Following  The  Old 
Homestead  on  Monday  evening  the 
1 2th  of  March,  will  be  presented 
William  Gillett's  Because  She  Loved 

Him  So.   

THE  CALIFORNIA 

Darkest  Russia  which  will  be  seen 
at  the  California  the  week  of  March 
4th,  interpreted  by  Edwin  C.  Jepson's 
company,  is  a  drama  of  the  intense 
order.  It  is  a  story  of  Russia  and 
the  Russians,  and  deals  with  the  inner 
workings  of  life  and  political  affairs  in 
the  domain  of  the  great  white  Czar. 
It  also  tells  of  nihilism,  and  no  Rus- 
sian play  has  ever  presented  this 
question  in  so  comprehensive  a  man- 
ner. This  play  has  stood  the  test  of 
time,  and  been  pronounced  the  best 
one  of  all  plays  ever  written  on  the 
Russian  theme.  It  will  have  the 
work  of  a  most  competent  company, 
and  the  dressing  and  scenic  display  is 
said  to  be  of  the  most  elaborate  kind. 


THE  ALCAZAR 

If  laughing  is  fattening,  then  the 
Alcazar  management  will  feast  its 
patrons  all  next  week  on  the  fattiest 
kind  of  food,  for  a  breezy  French 
farce,  Never  Again,  will  run  for  seven 
nights  and  two  matinees,  begining 
with  next  Monday  night's  per- 
formance. Never  Again  is  a  real 
farce,  and  more  than  all,  it  is  rich  in 
wholesome  American,  as  well  as 
Parisian,  fun.  Ernest  Hastings  will 
assume  the  role  of  a  very  much  Ger- 
man musician,  by  the  name  of  Hans 
Katzenjamrner,  in  which  he  should  be 
very  amusing. 

THE  TIVOLI 

Having  passed  the  half  century 
mark  and  given  boundless  joy  to  over 
one  hundred  thousand  people,  "The 
Idol's  Eye"  at  the  Tivoli  Opera  House 
continues  on  its  merry  career  of 
crowded  houses.  Next  Monday  night, 


the  delightful  comic  opera  will  enter 
on  its  eighth  consecutive  week  and 
already  the  advance  sale  is  reported  to 
be  larger  than  for  any  previous  week. 
The  record  the  Tivoli  is  now 
making  with  The  Idol's  Eye,  is  one 
which  is  most  flattering  to  all  con- 
cerned in  it,  and  the  public  does  not 
seem  inclined  to  let  the  comic  opera 
be  withdrawn  for  many  weeks  to 
come. 

THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  has  a  bill  for  next 
week  which  will  out  distance  all  pre- 
vious efforts.  It  includes  some  of  the 
best  acts  in  the  country.  Si  Hassan 
Ben  Ali's  Imperial  Troupe  of  Arabs 
is  the  cleverest  combination  in  the 
acrobatic  line,  the  world  has  ever  seen. 
The  Smedley  Sketch  Club  will  present 
a  one  act  comedy  drama,  The  Little 
Mother,  by  Catherine  Stagg.  The 
Sketch  Club  includes  the  Smedley 
children,  who  are  acknowledged  to  be 
the  most  wonderful  infantile  artists  in 
the  world.  Martinetti  and  Grossi  are 
grotesque  novelty  musical  artists  said 
to  be  very  clever.  Newhouse  and 
Ward  do  a  double  comedy  bicycle  act 
which  includes  some  daring  hurdle 
jumping.  Anna  Whitney  is  a  mono- 
logue artiste  and  the  originator  of 
some  famous  songs.  The  holdovers 
are  Franks  Trio,  Trevollo,  Dancing 
Passparts  and  Pauline  Moran  and  com- 
pany. Matinees  Wednesday,  Satur- 
day and  Sunday. 


THE  GRAND 


"Aladdin  Jr."  will  close  a  four 
weeks'  run  of  splendid  business  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House  Sunday  evening 
and  will  be  succeeded  on  Monday 
evening  by  Rice's  famous  musical 
eccentricity  "The  Girl  from  Paris," 
which  in  New  York  and  Chicago  has 
proved  a  brilliant  success.  Not  only 
will  Mr.  Morosco  give  The  Girl  from 
Paris  a  magnificent  and  costly  pro- 
duction and  superb  cast,  but  he  will 
be  the  first  to  produce  it  at  popular 
prices.  Those  who  will  take  part  in 
it  are  Edith  Mason,  Hattie  Bell  Ladd, 
Bessie  Fairbrain,  Bella  Hart,  Ethel 
Strachan,  Anna  Witt,  Ida  St.  Aubin, 
Gertrude  Hayes,  Thos.  H.  Persse, 
Arthur  Wooley,  Chas.  Cantor  and 
others.  Edwin  Hanford,  a  clever  and 
versatile  actor  of  enviable  reputation 
has  been  specially  engaged  for  the 
prominent  and  diverting-  role  of 
Pompier  —  the  Frenchman.  The 
music  of  The  Girl  from  Paris  is  par- 
ticularly sparkling  and  attractive. 
Commencing  Sunday  March  nth, 
Sunday  matinees  will  be  given  in 
addition  to  the  Saturday  ones.  At 
all  matinees  a  good  reserved  seat  can 
be  secured  in  the  orchestra  for  25 
cents. 


The  Orpheum 

'Thk  bill  presented  at  the  Orpheum 
this  week  is  excellent.  The  Danc- 
ing Passparts  are  the  liveliest  high 
kickers  seen  on  the  vaudeville  stage 
for  many  a  day,  and  they  must  be  well 
tired  out  when  their  turn  is  ended. 
Trovollo,  the  ventriloquist,  does  some 
very  clever  work.  His  newest  feature 
is  a  dog  who  jumps  a  stile  and  rushes 
on  the  stage  with  a  tiny  figure  strapped 
upon  his  back,  that  seems  to  say  "Hip 
hip,"  and  the  dog  barks  "Hurrah," 
to  the  uncontrolled  delight  of 
the  house.  Pauline  Moran  and 
her  pickaninnies  are  a  great 
attraction.  These  tiny  specimens  of 
copper  colored  humanity  do  a  cake 
walk  that  simply  convulses  the  house. 
The  Franks  Trio  give  a  gymnastic 
exhibition,  the  man  with  one  leg  doing 
some  fine  work.  The  holdovers,  De 
Witt  and  Burns,  acrobats,  Harris  and 
Fields,  character  comedians,  Kathryn 
Osterman  in  Tomorrow  at  Twelve,  and 
Cushman,  Holcombe  and  Curtis  in 
their  delightful  musical  comedy,  The 
New  Teacher,  are  all  up  to  the  mark 
in  their  several  specialties.  The  Hun- 
garian Orchestra  under  Director  E. 
M.  Rosner,  are  givingsome  fine  music, 
Darktown  Swell  being  especially  good. 


The  Olympta 

Daul  La  Croix,  the  novelty  juggler 
1  is  the  new  feature  here  this  week, 
and  his  hat  exhibition  is  wonderiully 
good.  Blanche  Le  Claire  Sloan,  sister 
of  the  celebrated  Jockey,  Tod  Sloan, 
gives  a  good  turn  with  her  flying  ring 
performance.  Trixeda,  the  beautiful, 
is  a  tremendous  success  in  her  dances, 
and  is  a  drawing  card.  Mile.  Thelma 
still  poses  in  her  wonderful  way  under 
the  concentrated  glare  of  the  intense 
electric  lights.  Camelia,  Carlton  and 
Royce,  Vera  Chandon,  Leslie  Spencer, 
Jolly  Hamilton,  Delia  St.  Clair,  Maud 
Darrell,  the  Du  Mier  Sisters,  and  May 
Nealson  are  again  delighting  the  big 
audiences  that  nightly  gather  here. 
The  Hungarian  Orchestra,  under  the 
excellent  leadership  of  Isidore  Fenster 
renders  some  fine  music. 


The  Chutes 


\  Goon  program  at  the  Chutes  this 
week.  Ouhama  the  Japanese 
equilibrist  does  some  clever  balancing 
making  quite  a  hit.  Lillian,  Baroness 
von  Tilse,  is  a  barytone  wonder,  her 
deep,  rich  tones  are  full  of  feeling  and 
expression  and  she  scores  an  encore 
always.  The  Black  Bartons  are  seen 
in  a  new  sketch  this  week,  Coon  Town 
Policy  Shop,  which  makes  lots  of  fun 
and  keeps  the  ball  rolling.  The  Birds, 
Lizzie  and  George,  with  their  new 


Chinese  impersonations  and  eccentrici- 
ties are  well  received.  The  Little 
Sisters  Bennett  give  some  very  lifelike 
sketches  of  Bowery  life,  for  which  they 
are  receiving  flattering  applause.  The 
Del  Zartos  give  some  great  transforma- 
tion and  character  dancing,  their 
whirlwind  dancing  is  very  fascinating. 
Major  Mite  sings  "I'd  Lefe  my  Appy 
Home  for  You-oo-oo."  Miss  Ella 
Burt  shoots  the  Chutes  on  her  bicycle. 
The  aniinatoscope  gives  daily  changes. 
Amateur  night  the  theatre  was 
jammed  by  a  delighted  audience. 


The  Oberon 


'The  new  management  is  making 
*■  things  hum  at  the  Oberon  this 
week  with  a  loud  program.  The 
Ladies  orchestra  directed  by  conductor 
Louis  N.  Ritzau  is  giving  some  ex- 
cellent numbers.  Miss  Stella  Berlin 
sings  a  beautiful  solo  by  Charming, 
and  with  her  sister  Minnie,  gives 
some  excellent  duos,  their  voices 
blending  very  harmoniously.  Miss 
Minnie  also  gives  some  fine  barytone 
songs  with  a  surprisingly  deep  voice. 
Senor  Antonio  Vargas  with  his  rich 
barytone  fills  the  house  with  his 
classic  selections.  Miss  Annette 
George  is  a  great  favorite  with  the 
audience.  Miss  Agnes  Castor  has  a 
good  mezzo-soprano  and  gives  some 
excellent  solos.  The  violin  solos  of 
Miss  Francena  Brown  are  received 
with  good  applause.  The  wonderful 
electro  magnograph  shows  some  new 
and  good  moving  pictures. 


Whose  Baby  Are  You? 

Our  old  friend,  Fitzgerald  Murphy, 
writes:  "I  play  the  California  week 
of  November  4th  next,  with  my  own 
company,  in  a  new  farce  entitled 
Whose  Baby  Are  You  ?  written  by 
Mark  Swan,  author  of  Brown's  in 
Town.  The  Russell-Morgan  Com- 
pany is  getting  out  some  beautiful 
paper  for  the  piece." 


THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 

The  advance  sale  for  "Have  You 
Seen  Smith"  opens  next  Thursday 
morning  at  the  New  Alhambra  box 
office.  On  Sunday  afternoon,  March 
Ilth,  this  popular  theatre  will  re-open 
with  this  new  farce-comedy,  which 
will  continue  for.  one  week.  This  is 
one  of  the  most  successful  farce- 
comedies  on  the  road.  There  is  not 
a  vulgar  line  or  situation  in  the  whole 
piece.  On  the  contrary  it  is  as  clean 
and  wholesome  a  comedy  as  ever 
emenated  from  the  pen  of  a  dramatist. 

A  score  of  pretty  and  dashing  girls 
will  be  seen  here  in  "Have  You  Seen 
Smith,"  who  promise  to  completely 
stagger  the  front  row  occupants  at  the 
Alhambra.  The  costumes  are  all 
bright  and  new,  as  are  also  the  jokes. 


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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York,  Feb.  25. — Cissie  Loftus,  who 
is  undoubtedly  an  excellent  imitator,  was 
not  so  successful  as  herself  last  week  at  the 
American  when  she  attempted  to  sing 
Bettina  in  the  Mascot.  The  Castle  Square 
Company  was  merely  late  in  discovering 
what  Augustine  Daly  and  Richard  Mansfield 
found  out  before:  namely,  that  Miss  Loftus, 
although  a  good  mimic  of  popular  person- 
ages, was  not  capable  of  sustaining  a  role  of 
any  kind  throughout  a  whole  play  as  well  as 
many  less  distinguished  women.  Her  voice, 
which  seemed  big  enough  in  imitations,  was 
weak  in  her  serious  efforts  to  sing.  But  her 
charming  personality  prevented  her  from 
making  a  flat  failure  in  Audran's  opera. 
The  critics  here  who  saw  the  performances 
last  week  unite  in  saying  that  Maud  Lillian 
Berri,  the  Californian,  did  the  singing  for 
the  female  contingent  of  the  Castle  Square 
Company. 

What  promised  to  be  one  of  the  most 
brilliant  of  grand  opera  seasons  here  at  the 
Metropolitan,  is  petering  out  to  be  one  of 
the  worst  endings  which  manager  Maurice 
Grau  has  ever  had.  First  Calve  got  sick 
and  had  to  take  a  month's  rest  in  the  south, 
from  which  she  has  not  yet  returned.  Then 
all  of  Mr.  Grau's  tenors  got  sick  and  as  a 
last  resort  he  had  to  fall  back  upon  a  popu- 
lar-priced tenor,  Sig.  Perotti,  who  turned 
out  to  be  better  and  more  lasting  than  any 
of  Grau's  so-called  first-class  tenors  whom 
he  got  in  lieu  of  Jean  de  Reszke  in  Tamagno, 
and  last  week,  Mme.  Sembrich,  the  princi- 
pal soprano  of  the  organization,  was  in- 
disposed. Altogether  Mr.  Grau's  audiences 
have  had  good  cause  for  disappointment 
and  he  is  yet  liable  to  lose  money  in  a  sea- 
sou  which  promised  great  financial  returns 
for  him  and  his  backers. 

Naughty  Anthony  is  not  making  the 
money  for  David  Belasco  which  the  author 
of  Zaza  expected.  Possibly  it  is  because 
the  play  is  not  nearly  so  naughty  as  its  name 
would  impiy,  although  it  goes  as  far  in  sug- 
gestion as  Blanche  Bates,  the  California 
actress,  will  permit.  Miss  Bates  has  done 
all  which  her  beauty  and  ingenuity  could  do 
to  make  the  play  a  success.  She  has  even 
sued  a  shop  keeper  for  having  displayed  in 
his  window,  stuffed  stockings,  alleged  to 
have  been  modeled  after  those  of  Miss  Bates' 
legs.  But  the  shopkeeper  answered  in 
technical  verbiage  that  the  dummy  legs  were 
made  from  perfect  models — which  was  his 
little  legal  way  of  declaring  that  Miss  Bates' 
legs  were  not  perfect.  The  fact  of  the  matter 
is  that  Miss  Bates  could  not  earn  much  as  a 
real  stocking  model,  and  her  ankles  and 
calves  suffer  by  comparison  on  the  same 
stage  with  those  of  Miss  Olive  Redpath,  who 
plays  a  soubrette  role  in  Naughty  Anthony. 
The  friends  of  Frances  Joliffe,  another  Cali- 
fornia girl,  were  disappointed  upon  seeing 
her  in  such  an  insignificant  role  as  one  of 
three  Salvation  Army  girls  who  do  nothing 
but  watch  Miss  Bates  pull  off  her  sample 
stockings  and  then  wind  up  their  visit  by 
showing  some  shapely  legs  themselves. 
Blanche  Bates  is  too  fine  an  actress  to  have 
to  play  in  such  a  production.  Although  not 
a  sculptor's  model,  she  comes  near  being  a 
model  actress,  and  as  Mr.  Belasco  has  fre- 


quently demonstrated  his  ability  to  write 
strong  plays,  he  ought  to  lose  no  time  in 
writing  a  play  worthy  of  Miss  Bates'  talents. 
And  while  he  is  about  it  he  might  at  least 
give  Miss  Joliffe  a  little  opportunity  to  exer- 
cise her  dramatic  instincts,  especially  if  his 
next  play  is  to  go  to  California,  where  Miss 
Joliffe's  friends  have  a  right  to  expect  that 
a  Vassar  graduate  can  do  something  better 
than  play  a  tambourine  in  the  Salvation 
Army. 

Miss  Helen  Winter,  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Leopold  Winter,  pastor  of  the  Temple 
Bath  Elohim  in  Brooklyn,  has  gone  on  the 
professional  stage  in  a  Colonial  Romance. 
She  was  long  associated  in  Brooklyn  as  a 
leading  member  of  the  Amaranth  Society, 
and,  as  such,  had  had  considerable  experi- 
ence in  amateur  theatricals.  Her  father  is 
not  opposed  to  her  going  on  the  stage.  It 
is  getting  so  now  that  one  is  not  surprised  to 
hear  of  clergymen's  daughters  adopting  the 
stage  as  a  profession. 

Miss  Hope  Ross  who,  it  was  once  reported, 
was  engaged  to  be  married  to  Maclyn 
Arbuckle  while  both  were  in  the  Frawley 
Company  at  the  Columbia  Theatre,  San 
Francisco,  about  three  years  ago,  has 
just  married  W.  H.  Wilder,  Jr.,  the 
son  of  a  wealthy  New  England  mill  owner. 
She  is  still  playing  in  Sarah  Le 
Moyne's  company  in  The  Greatest 
Thing  in  the  World.  The  wedding  cere- 
mony was  performed  in  Washington.  It  is 
to  be  hoped  that  she  will  not  be  in  a  hurry 
to  desert  the  stage  or  to  star.  Most  of  the 
young  women  on  the  stage  who  marry  rich 
men,  spoil  their  artistic  future  either  by 
quitting  the  stage  permanently  or  el?e  by  at- 
tempting to  star  permanently  on  the  strength 
of  their  husband's  money,  forgetting  that 
no  amount  of  money  can  make  a  successful 
star  out  of  a  woman  of  insufficient  inex- 
perience, except  by  one  of  those  rare 
chances  such  as  favored  Mary  Anderson  in 
her  meteoric  career. 

We  are  to  have  a  chance  of  seeing  the 
Japanese  company  of  actors  and  actresses 
which  have  been  creating  small  furores  in 
Boston,  Chicago  and  all  the  other  cities 
where  they  have  appeared.  Mrs.  Robert 
Osborn  has  undertaken  to  bring  them  on 
here,  and  the  first  performance  will  take 
place  at  the  Berkeley  Lyceum  next  Wed- 
nesday, when  Otto  Kawa-Kami  and  Sada 
Yacco  will  appear  as  Shylock  and  Portia  in 
a  Japanese  adaptation  of  The  Merchant  of 
Venice. 

Hearts  Are  Trumps,  the  latest  Drury  Lane 
melodrama,  began  last  Wednesday  night  in 
the  Garden  Theatre  at  7:45  and  finished  at 
11:30.  Even  with  the  usual  saving  of  time 
between  acts  which  is  possible  after  a  play 
has  been  running  a  few  weeks,  this  melo- 
drama will  always  be  long,  and  after  seeing 
a  two-dollar  seated  audience  thrilled  for 
nearly  four  hours,  it  is  difficult  to  see  where- 
in any  cuts  could  be  made  without  injury  to 
the  plot.  Cecil  Raleigh  is  the  author  of 
Hearts  Are  Trumps,  and  he  is  certainly  a 
good  stage  carpenter.  One  scene  is  where  a 
mother  smashes  a  nude  painting  in  the  Na- 
tional Academy  in  London  because  an  artist 
had  been  induced  to  make  the  head  a  por- 
trait of  her  daughter  at  the  request  of  a  prof- 
ligate nobleman,  whose  amorous  advances 


had  been  repulsed.  Another  scene  is  where 
the  same  woman's  daughter,  having  become 
estranged  from  her  and  being  required  to 
make  a  living,  goes  on  the  music  hall  stage, 
and  the  mother,  seeing  her  for  the  first  time 
in  abbreviated  skirts,cries"Shame"  from  the 
mimic  audience.  But  the  climax  is  in  the 
act  where  the  villain  gets  killed  by  being 
thrown  down  an  Alpine  glacier.  Charles 
Frohman  evidently  has  another  big  success 
on  his  hands.  The  competent  cast  contains 
about  100  persons,  of  whom  the  following 
are  the  most  conspicuous:  Amelia  Bingham, 
May  Buckley,  John  Cunningham,  Jessie 
Busley,  E.  M.  Holland,  Sydney  Herbert, 
Eleanor  Moretti  and  Edwin  Arden. 

Rivaly  between  the  Journal  and  the 
World  led  to  the  arrest  last  Wednesday  of 
Olga  Nethersole,  her  leading  man,  Hamil- 
ton Revelle,  her  manager,  Marcus  Mayer; 
and  Charles  B.  Burnham,  representative  of 
Theodore  Moss,  who  is  proprietor  of 
Wallack's  Theatre  where  Clyde  Fitch's 
dramatization  of  Sapho  has  been  produced 
to  crowded  houses  for  three  weeks.  Mr. 
Moss  was  sick  in  bed,  and  his  manager 
kindly  consented  to  go  along  to  the  Tombs 
Police  Court  with  Miss  Nethersole  and  the 
others  and  be  placed  under  arrest.  The 
Journal  had  been  advertising  the  play  so 
successfully  by  calling  attention  to  its 
salacious  scenes,  that  the  World  thought  it 
about  time  to  act  if  it  were  to  claim  any 
glory  for  the  suppression  of  a  play  whose 
extinction  has  been  demanded  by  the 
Women's  Christian  Temperance  Union  and 
by  various  ministers.  The  Chief  of  Police 
who  had  permitted  the  play  to  run  for  two 
weeks  without  molestation,  after  declaring 
that  it  contained  nothing  to  warrant  police 
interference,  suddenly  changed  his  mind 
and  decided  to  pull  the  show.  When  Dis- 
trict Attorney  Gardiner  (who  is  now  being 
investigated  by  a  Governor's  Commission 
for  alleged  neglect  of  duty)  heard  of  Chief 
Denery's  change  of  front  he  decided  to 
steal  a  march  on  the  Chief,  and  he  rushed 
into  the  Police  Court  and  had  the  warrants 
of  arrest  issued  before  the  Chief  had  time  to 
act  upon  the  stenographic  report  of  the  play 
made  under  his  direction  on  Monday  night. 
The  quartette  of  sinners  were  taken  before 
the  magistrate,  and  he  paroled  them  in 
custody  of  their  counsel,  Abe  Hummell, 
until  Friday  morning  for  a  hearing  of  the 
case.  In  due  time  the  defendants  will  be 
tried,  but  iu  the  meantime  Sapho  will  have 
netted  from  the  extra  advertisement  of  the 
arrests  more  than  enough  to  pay  all  fines 
and  expenses,  besides  clearing  a  handsome 
profit  anyway.  The  World  reporter  who 
was  shocked  into  making  an  affidavit  that 
the  play  was  indecent  is  none  other  than 
'  Robert  Mackay,  formerly  well  known  as 
a  reporter  in  San  Francisco,  but  who  has 
until  lately  been  on  the  staff  of  the  New 
York  Times  aud  is  now  with  the  World. 
Mr.  Mackay  is  an  ideal  newswaperman  who 
would  be  shocked  at  a  Sunday  school  picnic 
or  a  prizefight,  with  equal  facility,  to  accom- 
modate a  managing  editor  in  search  of  a 
sensation.  And  while  Miss  Nethersole  goes 
merrily  on  playing  Sapho,  another  theatre 
in  town  which  has  never  borne  a  reputation 
for  purity,  is  having  another  dramatization 
of  Sapho  prepared  which  shall  singe  the 


whiskers  off  of  the  bald  head  row;  and 
other  Sapho  companies  are  taking  to  the 
road — for  all  of  which  activity  and  enter- 
prise the  ministers  and  the  good  W.  C.  T. 
U.  ladies  may  be  thanked,  for  without  their 
timely  aid  Sapho  would  have  died  a  natural 
death  on  Broadway  in  two  months. 

Rob  Roy. 

CHICAGO. 

Special  Correspondence. 

Chicago,  Feb.  24.— Last  week  by  happy 
chance  Chicago  had  Sir  Henry  Irving  and 
Miss  Ellen  Terry  at  one  theatre  and  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Kendal  at  another.  This  week 
adds  to  her  list  of  notables  of  high  art,  Mrs. 
Fiske.  Of  course,  Becky  Sharpe,taken  from 
Thackery's  Vanity  Fair,  is  not  to  be  com- 
pared to  Sardou's  Robespierre,  and  the 
arrangement  for  the  stage  was  a  problem  as 
difficult  as  worthy,  and  has  led  the  public  to 
regard  Mrs.  Fiske  in  the  light  of  a  manager 
with  well  developed  powers  along  that  line 
—equal  in  fact  to  her  art  if  not  a  part  of  it. 
Becky  Sharpe,  as  produced  by  Mrs.  Fiske  at 
the  Grand  Opera  House,  is  by  Langdon 
Mitchell.  The  play  is  not  a  dramatization 
of  Vanity  Fair,  but  is  the  career  of  the 
woman.  Mrs.  Fiske  has  given  great  atten- 
tion to  the  scenic  effects.  The  drama  comes 
to  Chicago  for  four  weeks.  Mrs.  Fiske's 
company  includes  Maurice  Barrymore, 
Augustus  Cook,  Charles  riunkett  and  some 
forty  others. 

Last  week  at  Power's  Theatre  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Kendal  played  Sidney  Grundy's,  The 
Greatest  of  These.  This  is  a  play  particu- 
larly well  adapted  to  the  style  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Kendal.  With  a  scriptural  title,  it 
carries  with  it  the  thought  that  "the  greatest 
of  these  is  charity.-'  The  drama  has  both 
force  and  a  moral. 

This  week  William  H.  Crane  presents 
at  Power's,  A  Rich  Man's  Son,  a  drama  truly- 
American  in  style  and  situatiou.  A  Rich 
Man's  Son  is  a  three  act  farce  adapted  by 
Michael  Morton  from  the  German.  In  Mr. 
Crane's  company  are  William  Courtleigh 
and  Miss  Percy  Haswell. 

The  most  prominent  and  probably  the 
best  play  of  the  French  revolutionary  period 
is  Irving's  Robespierre.  It  has  had  tre- 
mendous drawing  power  in  American 
theatres  at  almost  double  prices.  The 
drama  is  a  magnificent  spectacle.  The 
blood-thirsty  mob  and  the  terrors  are 
strongly  depicted,  but  knowing  how  far 
from  human  sympathy  Robespierre  in  his 
true  historical  life  would  be  as  the  central 
figure  of  a  melodrama,  Sardou  has  woven 
into  the  play,  love  and  paternal  feeling  com- 
bining them  to  form  a  sympathetic  interest. 
Robespierre  will  run  uninterruptedly 
throughout  this  week  and  may  be  given 
once  or  twice  next  week. 

The  forthcoming  production  of  Quo 
Vadis,  at  Hopkin's  Theatre  next  Sunday 
evening  will  be  a  very  elaborate  one.  The 
novel  has  been  dramatized  by  John  Arthur 
Frazer.  Wife  for  Wife  is  the  present  at- 
traction at  Hopkin's  and  is  drawing  crowded 
houses. 

Mrs.  Langtry  opens  at  Power's  on  March 
5th,  in  The  Degenerates. 

Sporting  Life  will  continue  for  another 
week  at  McVicker's. 

In  April,  Otis  Skinner  will  present  at  Mc* 


March  3,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


9 


Vicker's  Theatre  a  dramatization  of  Robert 
Rouis  Stevenson's  book;  Prince  Otto. 

The  Prisoner  of  Zenda  has  met  with  such 
a  cordial  reception  at  the  Dearborn  this 
week  that  the  management  announces  this 
play  for  another  week. 

The  vaudeville  houses  are  offering  excel- 
lent programs  "  his  week.  At  the  Olympic 
Little  Freda  *  his  trained  ponies,  educated 
pigs,  trick  monkeys  and  acrobatic  dogs  take 
the  crowds.  A  skit  entitled,  Back  Home, 
as  given  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sidman,  is  pleas- 
ing. Josephine  Gassman,  with  her  pick- 
aninnies, and  Billy  Van,  the  humorist,  are 
also  there.  Among  the  other  stars  the  For- 
rest Brothers  and  Barnes  and  Sisson  are 
favorites. 

At  the  Chicago  Opera  House,  Mile.  Mar- 
zella  with  her  educated  cockatoos,  parrots, 
doves,  ravens  and  pigeons  are  a  great  attrac- 
tion. 

At  the  Haymarket, Walter  Jones  and  beau- 
tiful Norma  Whalley  are  attracting  in  their 
bright  sketch,  in  which  Miss  Whalley's  bal- 
lads make  a  great  hit.  Phyllis  Allen  sings 
and  there  are  two  sketches  given,  entitled 
For  Reform  and  The  Irish  Servant  Girl. 

Amos  Carey. 


MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Butte,  Montana,  Feb.  26. — Grand  Opera 
House,  G.  O.  McFarland,  Manager. — Febru- 
ary 22d,  23d  and  24th  Clara  Thropp  and  a 
very  poor  supporting  company  presented  A 
Doll's  House  and  A  Remedy  for  Divorce. 

February  25th,  26th,  27th  and  28th  Belle 
Archer  in  Hoyt's  A  Contented  Woman, 
appeared  at  the  Grand  to  crowded  and  very 
appreciative  houses.  In  the  leading  role 
Belle  Archer  was  delightful  and  pleasing. 
Her  support  is  excellent  and  the  performance 
is  one  of  the  most  finished  ever  seen  in  Butte. 

James,  Kidder  and  Hanford  are  booked 
for  three  nights  at  the  Grand,  beginning 
Thursday,  March  1st.  The  advance  sale  has 
been  enormous.  L.  Maclay  Rank. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence. 

ST.  John,  N.  B.,  Feb.  18.— The  Valentine 
Stock  Company's  bills  last  week,  Moths  and 
Ingomar,  drew  good  audiences.  The  latter 
piece  was  very  well  staged.  Next  week  we 
have  Camille  the  first  half  of  the  week  and 
Ma'mzelle  the  balance,  with  one  matinee,  as 
usual,  for  each  production.  The  matinees, 
by  the  way,  have  become  quite  a  feature  and 
the  house  is  usually  crowded.  Coming  to 
Mechanics  Institute,  26-27-28,  Biograph 
Views  of  South  African  War,  including  de- 
parture of  Canadian  Volunteers  from  Hali- 
fax, Buller,  "Bobs,"  Kitchener,  etc. 

Peachey  Carnehan. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Colo.,  Feb.  21. — This  is  an- 
other of  the  "off"  weeks  in  Denver,  and 
from  present  indications  the  next  two  will 
be  the  same.  The  Broadway  will  be  dark 
for  three  weeks,  Sol  Smith  Russell  and 
Richard  Mansfield  having  canceled  their  en- 
gagements. This  is  the  second  time  Mr. 
Mansfield  has  disappointed  Denverites.  We 
can  forgive  Mr.  Russell,  but  not  Mr.  Mans- 
field. 

At  the  Tabor,  Sydney  Grundy's  play 
"Sowing  the  Wind,"  opened  a  week's  en- 
gagement last  Sunday  afternoon.  The  play 
and  players  were  well  received  by  a  large 
and  appreciative  audience.  Maude  Edna 
Hall  is  a  charming  Rosamond  and  played 
her  part  in  an  excellent  manner.  The 
Brabazon  of  Charles  Collins  was  up  to  the 
standard.  Franklin  Ritchie  was  only  fair 
as  Ned  Annesly;  this  young  man  seems 
capable  of  doing  better  work.  The  re- 
mainder of  the  company  were  competent. 
Business  excellent.  Next  week,  "Have 
You  Seen  Smith?"  The  Denver  is  doing  a 
good  business  with  Uncle  Josh  Spruceby. 
The  play  is  reminiscent  of  Josh  Whitcomb, 
The  Old  Homestead  and  other  plays  of  the 


same  order.  They  have  the  same  saw  mill 
scene  that  we  have  seen  in  Blue  Jeans  and 
Si  Perkins.  The  company  is  good  of  its 
kind. 

The  leading  question  among  the  players 
and  local  managers  is  will  the  new  stock 
company  at  the  Lyceum  be  a  success?  They 
open  on  March  4th,  and  will  be  successful, 
I  believe,  if  the  management  will  bring  a 
good  company,  a  good  stage  manager,  and 
will  give  the  public  good  plays  well  staged 
—for  it  has  been  "educated  up  to  it" — dur- 
ing the  past  few  seasons  at  the  resorts  where 
we  have  had  some  great  productions,  and 
will  expect  the  best.  And  furthermore  they 
should  cater  to  the  general  public  and  not 
to  "Denver's  400"  exclusively,  or  they  will 
have  a  bad  finish.  Mr.  Carstarphen  is  now 
on  his  way  from  New  York  with  the  com- 
pany. 

Bob  Bell. 
CRIPPLE  CREEK 

Special  Correspondence. 

Cripple  Creek,  Col.,  Feb.  19. — La 
Tosca  and  Fedora  at  the  Grand  Feb.  12  and 
13  to  S.  R.  O.,  by  Blanche  Walsh  and  Mel- 
bourne McDowell.  Owing  to  an  accident  to 
Mr.  McDowell  in  Leadville  in  the  nature  of 
a  sprained  ankle,  his  part  was  ably  taken 
in  La  Tosca  by  Jas.  E.  Nelson,  though  he 
lacks  the  commanding  presence  of  Mr. 
McDowell.  Miss  Walsh  is  modest  and 
beautiful,  and  her  emotional  work  is  strong. 
Arthur  Elliott,  as  Loris  Ipanoff  (Mr. 
McDowell's  part)  in  Fedora  was  admirable. 

Sowing  the  Wind  played  Feb.  15  to  a  full 
house. 

Rusco  and  Holland's  Minstrel  Festival 
two  nights,  Feb.  18  and  19  to  good  houses. 
Marsh  Craig  in  his  contortionist  feats  was 
highly  appreciated,  as  was  Allie  Brown. 

Kalmen  C.  Sapero. 


TEXAS 

Special  Correspondence. 

El  Paso,  Texas,  Feb.  23.— lulmund 
Day's  version  of  The  Three  Musketeers,  pre- 
sented at  Myer's  Opera  House  to  an  appre- 
ciative audience  last  night.  Mr.  Harry 
Glazier,  as  D'Artagnan,  suffered  in  compar- 
ison with  Gilmore,who  played  the  part  here 
earlier  in  the  season.  For  all  this  Mr. 
Glazier  is  a  clever  actor.  The  company  is 
much  better  staged  and  costumed  than  the 
Gilmore  Company.  March  15th  The  Bos- 
tonians  will  play  here  in  The  Serenade. 
Paderewski  will  be  here  about  the  13th  of 
March.  J.  S.  M. 

CARSON 

Special  Correspondence 

Carson,  Nevada,  Feb.  22. — The  Grau 
Opera  Company  opened  their  two  nights' 
engagement  here  last  night  to  a  good  house, 
playing  Wang.  The  company  is  a  fair  one, 
but  not  as  good  as  expected.  Their  scenery 
consisted  of  about  six  set  pieces  and  a  very 
poor  imitation  of  an  elephant.  They  play 
the  Bohemian  Girl  for  a  matinee  and  Paul 
Jones  tonight. 

No  other  bookings  known  at  present. 

Ross  B.  Meder. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah, Feb.26.— Blanche 
Walsh  and  Melbourne  McDowell  appeared 
at  Salt  Lake  Theatre  19-21  in  Cleopatra  and 
La  Tosca,  playing  to  four  handsome  audi- 
ences. The  Walsh-McDowell  Company  will 
not  visit  San  Francisco. 

Richards  and  Pringles,  Roscoe  and  Hol- 
lands minstrel  company,  fills  the  firstt  hree 
nights  of  this  week  at  the  Grand. 

J.  K.  Hardy. 


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LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angeles,  Feb.  27. — Signor  Domingo 
Russo,  the  tenor,  late  of  the  Lanibardi  Opera 
Company,  has  returned  to  Los  Angeles  and 
will  appear  with  the  Boston  Lyrics  during 
the  remainder  of  theirengagement.  He  has 
signed  a  contract  to  appear  with  the  com- 
pany for  the  next  two  years.  Russo  is  one 
of  the  sweetest  tenor  singers  on  the  stage. 

Arrangements  have  been  completed 
whereby  the  Neill  Company,  now  playing 
an  engagement  at  Morosco's  Hurbank  Thea- 
tre, will  return  for  twelve  weeks  during  the 
summer. 

Oliver  Morosco  is  spending  a  few  days  in 
San  Francisco  completing  arrangements  for 
the  engagement  of  the  Morosco  Opera  Com- 
pany in  April.  The  appearance  of  this  com- 
pany here  will  be  at  popular  prices. 

Carroll,  the  girl  whistler  at  the  Orpheum, 
who  set  the  public  guessing  last  week  as  to 
her  identity,  is  Miss  McComas,  the  daughter 
of  a  prominent  Los  Angeles  man.  Her 
whistling  is  only  fair,  but  the  range  is  ex- 
cellent. After  becoming  accustomed  to 
appearing  on  the  stage,  she  will  be  a  good 
drawing  card  for  the  vaudeville  circuit. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  the  Boston 
Lyrics  completed  their  stay  the  3d  inst. 
They  put  on  I'ra  Diavolo  26-27,  D  Trovatore 
28,  Cavalleria  Rusticana  March  r,  and 
Merry  War  2-3.  This  company,  under  the 
management  of  Colonel  Thompson,  is  one  of 
the  best  organizations  of  its  kind  on  the  road. 
The  chorus  is  strong  and  the  voices  blend, 
and  the  stars  all  have  good  voices.  Begin- 
ning March  5th  the  Bostonians  will  open  a 
week's  engagement  at  this  playhouse. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  the  Neill 
Company  put  on  Lord  Chumley  week  com- 
mencing the  25th.  At  the  Wednesday  mati- 
nee, The  Way  to  Win  a  Woman  was  pro- 
duced for  the  first  time  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Mr.  Neill  in  his  impersonations  of  various 
characters  is  an  artist,  and  the  support  given 
him  by  his  company  is  second  to  none  ever 
seen  in  this  city. 

At  the  Orpheum  a  bill  that  reflects  much 
crsdit  on  the  management  is  on.  This  play- 
house, under  the  management  of  Mr.  J.  Rush 
Bronson,  is  doing  a  record  breaking  business, 
and  although  occasionally  there  is  a  bill  not 
up  to  the  standard,  the  public  goes  just  the 
same.  The  bill  includes  Papinta,  Fanny 
Fields,  Deets  and  Don,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Perkins 
Fisher,  Monroe  and  Mack.Smedley  Sketch 
Club  and  Frank  Coffin. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Portland,  Feb.  27. — Marquam  Grand — 
Walsh-McDowell  Company  opened  here  to- 
night to  a  very  swell  house  and  gave  the 
very  best  of  of  satisfaction.  The  production 
was  a  stupendous  one,  and  Miss  Walsh  com- 
pares very  favorably  with  her  predecessor  in 
the  part  (the  late  Fanny  DavenportL  The 
engagement  is  for  three  nights  and  Wednes- 
day matinee. 

Cordray's  Theatre — The  always  welcome 
and  popular  Frawley  Company  opened  at 


this  house  Sunday  night  to  capacity,  which 
has  been  repeated  every  night  since.  The 
company  is  a  very  able  one,  and  each  play  a 
special  production  in  its  way,  The  company 
is  much  better  than  the  last  one  Mr.  Frawley 
brought  here.  Miss  Keith  Wakeman  made 
a  very  favoralile  impression,  as  did  all  the 
rest  of  the  cast.  The  genial  "T.  Daniel"  was 
missed  in  the  opening  piece,  The  Sporting 
Duchess.On  Thursday  night, Madame  Gucki, 
to  be  followed  next  week  by  Madame  Sans 
Gene.  The  engagement  is  for  three  weeks 
and  will  surely  be  a  record  breaker  in  the 
way  of  receipts,  as  the  company  is  playing  to 
advanced  prices,  and  there  will  be  no  kick 
among  their  patrons  if  the  prices  were  still 
further  advanced. 

Fredricksburg  Music  Hall — This  resort 
was  crowded  on  Monday  night  when  your 
correspondent  dropped  in,  and  Manager 
Brown  informs  us  that  this  kind  of  business 
has  been  the  rule  rather  than  the  exception 
ever  since  he  took  charge.  The  new  people 
this  week  are  Leon,  balladist;  Bragg  and 
Ashton,  sketch  artists,  and  the  Mohring 
Bros.,  direct  from  the  Orpheum  in  your  city. 
These  gentlemen  are  decidedly  good  acro- 
bats and  are  well  worthy  of  being  so  strongly 
featured.  The  holdovers  are  Robinson  and 
Vaughn,  a  really  clever  colored  team,  and 
Mae  Tresscot. 

Mothersole  and  Cooper  Stock  Company 
are  endeavoring  to  please  us  this  week  with 
a  soul  stirring  melodrama  entitled  Red 
White  and  Blue,  in  which  are  many  cannon 
and  musket  shots  plentifully  interspersed 
with  '  Three  cheers  for  Old  Glory"  and 
"Please  give  us  your  kind  applause"  speeches. 
NOTES. 

Max  Steinle  has  joined  Mothersole  and 
Cooper's  Company  here  for  a  limited  en- 
gagement. 

Our  matinee  girls'  hearts  are  all  in  a  flutter 
nor  can  one  blame  them  when  such  a  hand- 
some lot  of  men  as  those  of  the  Frawley  Co. 
are  taken  into  consideration. 

It  is  reported  here  that  the  Clara  Thropp 
Company  have  gone  to  the  wall  in  Dillon, 
Montana. 

The  black  carnival  at  the  Exposition 
Building,  February  24th,  was  very  well  at- 
tended. 

Melbourne  McDowell  is  still  suffering  from 
a  fractured  ankle. 

The  wardrobe  worn  here  by  the  ladies  of 
the  Frawley  Company  have  created  quite  a 
sensation  among  our  ladies,  and  incidentally 
a  boom  in  the  dressmaking  business. 

Edwin  A.  Davis. 


FRESNO 

Special  Correspondence 

Fresno,  Feb.  27. — The  feature  of  last 
week  was  the  breaking  up  of  the  Dailey 
theatrical  company  last  Saturday  evening 
after  the  company  had  occupied  the  boards 
six  nights  out  of  a  ten  nights,  engagement. 
The  sole  cause  of  this,  Mr.  Dailey  alleges, 
was,  that  harmony  in  the  company  has,  for 
some  weeks,  been  marked  by  its  absence. 
Darrell  Vinton  and  wife  leave  the  company. 

Vinton's  place  in  the  company  will  be 


taken  by  Stanley  Ros'-  and  Margaret  Lewis 
will  take  the  place  of  Vinton's  wife. 

Between  the  Bostouiansand  Mme.  Scalchi 
and  her  compauy,  both  of  which  will  be  here 
next  week,  the  lovers  of  musical  entertain- 
ments are  likely  to  be  satisfied. 

Manager  Barton  is  almost  himself  again, 
and  will  be  fully  recovered  before  long. 

Benjamin  C.  Jordan. 


STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Stockton,  Feb.  28.— We've  had  L.  R. 
Stockwell  and  Company,  in  their  Parisian 
comedy,  In  Paradise.  Stockwell,  himself, 
said  they  would  do  better  after  a  few  more 
presentations. 

The  Native  Daughters  Minstrels  which 
were  a  big  success,  were  followed  by  more 
amatuer  work  by  the  Odd  Fellows  in  a 
minstrel  entertainmeut  under  the  direction 
of  Dick  Perrin,  which  played  to  a  crowded 
house. 

February  27th  we  had  Who  is  Who,  to  a 
big  house. 

Shaebruary  28th,  March  1,  came  the  Jeffries- 
Frkey  fight  pictures,  to  big  business. 
March  2,  The    Bostonians   to  standing 

room  was  the  order. 

The  next  show  is  Scalchi  Opera  Company, 

March  9. 

Following  is  the  program  at  the  dedica- 
tion of  the  new  Eiks  Hall  here.  District 
Deputy  F.  L.  Gray,  acting:  Selections 
from  Ermine,  J.  A.  Kobowski,  orchestra; 
dedication  ceremonies:  quartet,  Still,  Still 
With  Me,  Gerrish,  Dr.  Ira  B.  Ladd,  S.  L. 
Thrilt,  K.  C.  Brueck,  R.  G.  W.  Fyfe;  solo, 
selected,  Dr.  Ira  B.  Ladd;  quartet,  Soldier's 
Farewell,  Dr.  Ira  B.  Ladd,  S.  L.  Thrift,  K. 
C.  Brueck,  R.  G.  W.  Fyfe;  solo,  Bedouin 
Love  Song,  R.  G.  W.  Fyfe;  oration.  Rev.  W. 
C.  Evans;  welcome,  Exalted  Ruler  W.  H. 
Mallory;  address,  Leading  Knight  G.  G. 
Grant;  Good  of  the  Order,  District  Deputy 
F.  L.  Gray;  remarks,  Arthur  Ashley;  Wed- 
ding Serenade,  Tobani,  orchestra. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Feb.  28. — The  Bostonians 
are  to  appear  at  the  Clunie  to-morrow 
night.  The  indications  are  that  there  will 
be  a  packed  house. 

Sunday,  March  4th.  the  MacDonough 
Theatre  company  of  Oakland  opens  for  a 
week's  engagement  at  popular  prices. 

Great  preparations  are  being  made  for  the 
Street  Fair  and  Carnival  which  is  to  be 
given  for  one  week,  beginning  April  30, 
continuing  until  May  5th.  The  attractions 
will  be  a  grand  floral  parade  with  a  May 
queen  in  the  lead,  a  contest  for  a  qeeen  be- 
tween young  ladies  of  this  city,  trades  dis- 
play and  booths,  streets  of  Cairo  and 
numerous  tents  with  continuous  perform- 
ances, band  concerts,  the  whole  closing  with 
a  Mardi  Gras  on  the  last  night.  The  man- 
agement is  in  the  hands  of  the  leading 
business  men  of  the  city. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


11 


Vaudeville  Notes 


The  Healy  Sisters  will  be  home  in 
May. 

Mullin  &  Ward,  are  at  the  Leader, 
Vallejo. 

Adgie  and  her  Lyons  are  at  the 
Lyceum,  Victoria. 

Musto  &  Ruiz,  at  Tivoli  Theatre, 
Stockton,  are  doing  well. 

Lillian  Sherwood  and  Volkyra  will 
open  in  Portland  next  week. 

Archie  Levy  will  shortly  take  a 
Southern  trip.  It  will'be  business  and 
pleasure  combined. 

Lulane  &  Darrell  will  open  at  the 
Chutes  March  5th,  their  first  San 
Francisco  appearance. 

Mabel  Parnell,  Barbette  and  Del 
Ray  appear  at  the  Standard  Theatre, 
Bakersfield  next  week. 

L.  E.  Lund,  lightning  change  artist 
and  impersonator,  is  a  hit  at  the  Gem 
Theatre,  Missouri.  He  is  also  stage 
manager. 

F.  M.  Carrillo,  of  the  Standard 
Theatre,  Bakersfield,  spent  a  few  days 
in  town.  He  will  enlarge  his  house, 
as  there  is  only  standing  room  nightly. 

Dan  Meader,  after  three  and  a  half 
years  at  the  Chutes  as  stage  manager, 
is  still  a  fixture  at  that  popular  resort, 
well  liked  by  all  who  come  in  contact 
with  him. 

Aubrey  Boucicault  has  joined  with 
Grace  Filkins,  the  wife  of  Commander 
Marix  of  the  United  States  Navy,  to 
appear  in  vaudeville  in  a  sketch  that 
has  been  written  expressly  for  them. 

Edith  Barton,  the  handsome  femi- 
nine member  of  the  Black  Bartons,  is 
suffering  from  a  sprained  knee,  and 
though  on  at  the  Chutes  this  week,  is 
constantly  under  the  doctor's  care. 

Edward  B.  Adams,  a  well  known 
Frisco  boy  who  has  won  quite  a  reputa- 
tion on  the  Eastern  vaudeville  stage, 
is  singing  a  special  engagement  at 
Morosco's  in  Aladdin  Jr.,  and  is  being 
very  favorably  received  with  his 
descriptive  and  coon  songs. 

Truly  Sbattuck,  that  statuesque 
young  Californian,  returned  from  Eur- 
ope last  week  and  was  at  once  signed  for 
a  part  in  the  production  of  AroundNew 
York  in  Eighty  Minutes  at  Koster  & 
Bial's.  She  spent  considerable  time 
in  Germany  and  returns  to  America 
looking  exceedingly  well. 

The  American  girls  who  call  them- 
selves the  Hawaiian  Queens  in  the 
sketch,  King  Moo's  Wedding  Day, 
are  properly  sized  up  in  New  York 
thus:  "It  seems  that  in  Hawaii  the 
maidens  dress  in  brown  fleshings, 
badly  fitting  and  wrinkled  in  the  legs, 
with  silk  skirts  of  many  colors  slit  at 
the  sides.  They  also  wear  green  fringe 
on  their  skirts  and  tin  butter  dishes 
just  under  their  shoulders,  forward. 
The  Hula  dance  they  presented  was 
very  demure,  and  not  at  all  like  the 
real  thing.  Their  singing  was  good, 
however,  and  the  idea  new  enough  to 
take.    The  only  thing  it  recalled  to 


mind  was  the  old  variety  act,  The 
Happy  Hottentots. 

Scott  &  Howard  are  in  Los  Angeles. 

Gates  &  Clark  are  at  the  People's 
Theatre,  Seattle. 

The  2  Hewitts  have  returned  home 
from  the  East. 

Ross  &  Henderson,  will  shortly  ap- 
pear in  San  Francisco. 

Zoyarra  made  a  big  hit  at  the 
Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles. 

Oakland  Park  opened  Sunday, 
Feb.  25th,  to  a  very  large  crowd. 

Alf.  James  is  stage  manager  of  the 
Cceur  D'Alene  Theatre,  Spokane. 

Boyle  &  Lewis  will  appear  at  the 
Tivoli  Theatre,  Stockton  next  week. 

The  Mohring  Bros.,  are  a  big  hit  at 
Fredericksburg  Music  Hall,  Portland. 

Sidney  Drew  and  his  talented  wife' 
are  early  attractions  at  the  Orpheum. 

Fanny  Hall,  who  has  recovered 
from  her  wounds,  has  left  for  the  East. 

J.  A.  Johnson,  formerly  of  the 
Trilby,  Victoria,  has  opened  the 
Lyceum. 

Armstrong  &  O'Neil  will  shortly 
play  the  Standard  Theatre;  Vienna 
Buffet  to  follow. 

The  Gordon  Sisters  are  on  their  way 
to  this  city,  direct  from  Chicago; 
will  open  at  the  Chutes  in  the  near 
future. 

Nelson  C.  Roberts  is  another  has- 
been  manager  of  Koster  &  Bial's. 
Chas.  P.  Salisbury  is  the  new  tem- 
porary manager. 


Archie  Levy  agency  has  signed  con- 
tracts with  many  Eastern  people,  who 
will  shortly  arrive. 

Lola  Cotton,  Kessing  &  Ralston, 
open  at  Fredericksburg  Music  Hall, 
Portland,  Oregon,  next  week. 


Paderewski  s  Coast 
Tour 

The  Pacific  Coast  Tour  of  Ignaci 
Paderewski  will  be  under  the  direc- 
tion of  S.  H.  Friedlander  &  Co., 
managers  of  the  California  Theatre. 
The  managers  have  engaged  J.  Duke 
Murry,  formerly  business  manager  of 
the  Grand  Opera  House,  New  York 
City,  to  represent  them  during  the 
Paderewski  tour  of  the  Coast. 

The  double  quartette  with  The  Old 
Homestead  at  the  Columbia  theatre  is 
given  an  ovation  at  every  performance. 
It  is  a  fine  musical  treat  and  the 
audience  makes  the  most  of  the 
quartette's  good  nature  in  response  to 
recalls. 


The  seven  feminine  members  of  the 
Because  She  Loved  Him  .So  company 
are:  Annie  Irish,  Kate  Meek,  Lenora 
Braham,  Maggie  Fielding,  Margaret 
Mayo,  Marion  Fairfax  and  Frances 
Comstock. 


PROFESSIONAL  CARDS 


Forty  people  are  to  accompany 
Ward  &  Vokes  on  their  western  trip 
with  their  newest  success  entitled,  The 
Floor  Walkers. 


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Fashionable 
Tailor. . . . 


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W.  R.  JACKSON 
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CHAS.  MAYER  Jr. 

rpEACHER  OF  THE  ZITHER.  Reception  hour 
_L  1:30  to  3  P.  M.  Studio  22)4  Geary  Street,  Easter- 
brook Building,  Room  41 

H.  L.  HASTINGS 

TEACHER  OF  BANJO.    312  Post  Street.  'Phone 
4982  Steiner.    Residence  814  Shrader  St. 

MRS.  C.  J.  TOOKER  and 

MISS   ELSIE  TOOKER 

rpEACHERS  OF  THE  GUITAR.  Pupils  prepared 
J_    as  soloists.   722  Powell  St.,  San  Francisco 

CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

rpEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warreu 
_L  Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
A  It.,  to  1:30  p.  M.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  I.arkin  281. 

MRS.  FANNIE  DAMHILTON 

(Recently  from  Milan) 
rpEACHER  OF  SINGING.  ORATORIO,  CONCERT 
_I_    and  Grand  Opera      Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.    Mondays  and  Thursdays. 

S,  F,  CONSERVATORY  OF  MUSIC 

130  Powell  Street 

A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all  branches  oi 
music.  Piano  department  in  charge  of  E  S.  BON- 
ELM  ,  Director.    Terms  moderate.  I 

MISS  ELEANOR  GONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  1469  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 

Mrs.  Eva  Tenney 

QOPRANO  at  Trinity  Church  and  Bush  St.  Temple. 

0  Reception  Days,  Tuesdaysand  Thursdays,  2  to  4. 
Telephone  Larkin  1103.    119!)  Bush  St. 

CECILE  VON  SEIBERLICH 

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1  )  panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties  Studio-  1643  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  104G. 

MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

LYRIC  SOPRANO.  Vocal  Studio  915  Hyde  St. 
(Italian  Method.)  Reception  Hours,  11  a.  m.  to 
1:30  p.  m.  Engagements  accepted  for  Opera,  Con- 
cert, Church,  Etc. 


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The  Leading  Conservatory  < > t  the  West.  Un- 
equalled Free  Advantages.    Send  for  Beautifully 
Illustrated  Catalogue. 

H.  TOURJEE,  Director, 

528  Sutter  Street,  San  Francisco  Cal. 

Adelaide  Roddy 

T  YR1C  SOPRANO    Studio,  981  Sutter  St.  Recep 
tion  Hours,  Mondays 'J  to  5  p  in.;  Wednesdays 
9  a.  m.  to  1  p.  m.     Church  or  concert  engagements. 
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PROFESSIONAL  STAGE  DANCING  Taught,  421 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


March  3,  1900 


Miss  Pearl  Landers  is  the  youngest 
ingenue  on  the  American  stage,  being 
but  fifteen  years  of  age.  Her  style  is 
simple  and  delightfully  natural, 
and  she  has  no  trace  of  a  mannerism. 
Miss  Landers  is  much  more  than  a 
merely  beautiful  young  lady.  More 
serious  minded  than  many  of  her 
sisters  in  the  profession,  she  has 
applied  herself  industriously  to  the 
study  of  the  deeper  things  in  her  art 
and  is  in  the  front  ranks  of  ingenue 
Unless  all  signs  fail,  she  will  not  be 
long  in  compelling  general  recognition 
in  serious  work,  for  the  talent  is  hers 
and  the  conditions  all  favor  her 
ambition.  She  is  besides  an  actress, 
a  clever  dancer  and  exceptionally  fine 
musician  and  has  been  on  the  stage 


The  brownies 

Once  more  through  the  enterprise  of 
Mr.  S.  H.  Friedlander,  San  Francisco 
is  to  enjoy  the  presenceof  the  Brownies 
in  Fairyland.  This  clever  production 
of  very  clever  little  people,  will  be 
gladly  welcomed  at  the  California  at 
its  opening  production,  March  15. 

Miss  Dreyfus  has  kindly  consented 
to  postpone  her  Eastern  engagement 
so  as  to  assist  Mr.  Friedlander  in  the 
Brownies'  production.  An  admiring 
writer  in  Honolulu  has  said  of  her: 
"  Miss  Mindell  Dreyfuss  is  one  of  the 
brightest  little  visions  Honolulu  has 
seen  for  many  a  day.  Imagine  a 
petite  brunette,  vivacious,  chic  and  up- 
to-date.    Never  still  for  a  moment  and 


ever  since  her  first  appearance  as 
Little  Lord  Faunterov,  when  only 
eight  years  old.  Miss  Landers  is  now 
touring  the  coast  with  great  success  as 
a  leading  ingenue  of  the  Frawiey  Co. 

Miss  Maud  Still,  one  of  our  Cal- 
ifornia Girls,  possesses  a  beautiful 
voice,  a  graceful  stage  presence  and  is 
extremely  popular  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House,  where  she  is  now  singing. 
Her  voice  is  beautifully  modulated, 
she  owns  an  attractive  personality  and 
began  her  stage  career  at  the  age  of 
three  and  has  played  leading  soubrette 
and  ingenue  parts  with  the  leading 
road  companies  on  the  Pacific  Coast 
and  in  the  Northwest. 

Alice  Condon  is  one  of  the  youngest 
and  most  accomplished  ingenues  of  the 
Pacific  Coast.    Her  acting  is  marked 


never  ungraceful.  Add  an  unsually 
sweet  bird -like  voice  and  a  number  of 
winning  little  ways,  nods,  smiles  and 
arch  little  glances.  Light  on  her  feet 
as  a  fairy  and  intuitively  graceful,  the 
mysteries  of  clog,  buck  and  wing, 
breakdown,  waltzes,  hornpipes,  gavot- 
tes and  minutes  own  her  their  mistress. 
But  in  the  cake-walk,  Miss  Mindell 
reigns  supreme,  she  is  original  and — 
well  altogether  she  is  a  clever,  charm- 
ing, provokingly  "swate  bit  of  a 
colleen,"  and  a  great  acquisition  to 
any  program." 

CLEVER  CHILDREN 

A  premiere  dansuese  is  little  Maud 
Sorensen,  a  pretty  golden  hair  lassie. 
Although  but  seven  years  of  age  she 
is  already  a  veritable  ballet  mistress. 
This  is  not  her  aim,  however.  She 


with  a  certain  refinement  and  consis- 
tency that  is  pleasing  to  note.  Her 
qualifications  for  soubrette  and  boy 
roles  are  particularly  strong,  as  she  is 
one  of  the  handsomest  and  most 
shapely  girls  on  the  stage  today.  She 
won  the  praise  of  both  press  and  public 
for  her  splendid  work  in  the  Brownies 
Fairyland,  in  which  she-  will  again  be 
seen. 

Among  our  young  actresses  who 
give  promise  of  good  work  when  the 
opportunity  offers,  is  Miss  Lillian 
Rhodes.  She  is  a  young  lady  of  en- 
viable personality  and  bewitching 
charms.  She  makes  friends  and 
admirers  wherever  she  appears.  As  a 
dancer  she  possesses  decided  genius. 
There  is  an  indescribable  charm  about 
all  her  work  which  is  most  pleasing. 


looks  to  Nance  O' Neil  as  her  ideal  and 
is  today  very  like  this  clever  actress  in 
appearance.  In  all  her  work  she  dis- 
plays an  ability  of  great  promise.  She 
has  a  sweet  singing  voice,  which  with 
her  pretty  face  and  winning  ways  are 
captivating.  She  will  play  Cholly 
Bouttoniere  in  the  coming  production 
of  the  Brownies  in  Fairyland  at  the 
California  Theatre. 

A  wee  bit  of  an  actress  is  Baby 
Zena  Keife,  the  smallest  child  whistler 
on  the  stage  today.  .She  is  but  three 
years  old  and  can  whistle  all  the  popu- 
lar airs  and  many  operatic  selections 
with  the  accuracy  and  sweetness  of  one 
of  maturer  years.  She  began  whistling 
littie  nursery  rhymes  at  eight  months, 
today  is  without  a  rival.  When  asked 
who  she  wanted  to  be  like,  her  prompt 


reply  was,  "Mrs.  Shaw,  the  world 
famous  whistler." 

Another  little  j  uvenile  of  great  merit 
and  genius  is  Baby  Devine.  This  little 
miss  is  not  five  years  old,  yet  sings 
with  mellow  sweetness  not  generally 
found  in  one  so  young.  Her  ideal  is 
jolly  May  Irwin.  She  is  very  pretty, 
and  bids  fair  to  win  a  high  place  in  her 
chosen  art. 

Little  Gladys  Weller  first  appeared 
on  the  stage  proper  in  the  Brownies  in 
Fairyland.  Here  she  was  distinguished 
by  her  superb  dancing,  executing  the 
most  difficult  steps  with  ease  and  grace 
and  delighting  all  by  the  artlessness  of 
her  ways.  She  has  since  appeared  with 
the  Frawiey  Company,  and  her  dram- 
atic quality  was  shown  to  be  of  a 
deeper  and  more  earnest  kind  than  is 
generally  found  in  a  child  of  such 
tender  years.  HerMeenie.in  the  opera 
of  Rip  Van  Winkle,  was  a  surprise  to 
all.  As  the  little  urchin  in  With  Fly- 
ing Colors,  at  the  California  Theatre, 
she  enraptured  the  audience  with 
her  rendition  of  Kipling's  Absent 
Minded  Beggar.  This  little  tot  is  but 
six  years  old,  and  she  has  what  is  very 
rare  in  most  children,  a  wonderful 
memory. 

Little  Mildred  Fitzgerald  has 
appeared  as  Queen  Flora  in  the 
Brownies  in  Fairyland,  and  is  one  of 
the  most  wonderful  examples  of  pre- 
cocity that  has  yet  been  seen  on  the 
stage.  She  is  a  born  actress  and  her 
beauty  and  charming  naivette  win  all 
1  hearts.  She  is  eleven  years  of  age  and 
^has  been  identified  since  the  age  of 
four  with  only  first  class  companies. 
■She  starred  all  through  the  North  with 
her  own  company  as  Little  Lord 
Fauntleroy,  and  was  with  the  Kendals 
of  London  in  A  White  Lie.  She  suc- 
cessfully played  the  child  parts  with 
the  original  Frawiey  Co.  She  is  a 
quick  and  perfect  memorizer,  and  is 
one  of  the  cleverest  child  actresses  on 
the  Coast. 

„  Baby  Thelma  Wood  is  a  beautiful 
little  Miss  only  three  and  a  half  years 
of  age,  with  rich  golden  curls  and 
large,  languishing  eyes.  She  is  a  real 
wonder  and  is,  without  doubt,  the 
most  skilled  and  graceful  dancer  of 
her  years.  As  a  cake  walker  she  is 
immense. 

Among  our  clever  boys  may  be 
mentioned  Carl  Johnson,  the  young 
female  impersonator,  who  began  his 
career  at  the  age  of  five.  He  is  a 
pupil  of  Prof.  Irvine.  With  his  great 
talent  for  comedy,  Master  Johnson 
combines  a  singing  voice  of  rare 
quality  in  one  so  young.  Carl  is  also 
an  extremely  graceful  dancer.  He  is 
said  to  rival  Dockstader  in  bis  rendi- 
tion of  negro  melodies,  accompanied 
by  buck  and  wing  dancing.  Master 
Carl  is  but  twelve  years  of  age  and 
will  doubtless  reach  a  high  place  is 
his  chosen  profession. 

Ida  Coons,  the  petite  singer  and 
dansuese,  is  charming.  Light  on  her 
feet  as  a  fairy  she  impersonates,  she 
seems  to  be  initiated  into  all  the  in- 
tricaces  of  the  light  fantastic.  She  is 
but  six  years  of  age. 

Little  Melville  Coakley  is  one  of  the 
great  juveniles  of  the  age.  Only  five 
years  old,  yet  he  plays  with  the  ex- 
pression of  one  of  maturer  years. 
With  a  fund  of  humor,  he  is  a  born 
comedian  and  character  actor.  He  is 
extremely  pretty  and  dauces  and  sings 
with  grace  and  ease.  Master  Coakley 
is  one  of  our  coming  vaudeville  stars. 

Little  Ribble  Butler,  six  years  old, 
was  the  first  juvenile  cake  walker  to 
make  her  appearance  on  the  stage  in 
this  State.  She  is  unexcelled  in  this 
line  of  work.  Little  Ribble  is  a  win- 
ning, beautiful  child,  and  has  already 
appeared  at  the  Orpheum  in  clever 
specialties.  She  has  had  many  offers 
to  appear  on  the  vaudeville  stage, 
which  she  will  undoubtedly  accept  as 
she  is  in  every  way  qualified  for  it. 


March  3,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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LOCAL  NOTES 

IN  THE  CHURCHES 

The  French  Church  of  Notre  Dame 
celebrated  the  important  service  of  the 
forty  hours  adoration  and  "exposition 
of  the  blessed  sacrament"  beginning 
Sunday  morning.  A  specially  aug- 
mented choir  sang  the  mass  of  exposi- 
tion, Sig.  Martinez  presiding  at  the 
new  organ.  In  St.  Ignatius  Church 
similar  services  were  solemnized,  the 
Pange  Lingua  being  sung  by  the  regu- 
lar male  choir,  alternating  with  the 
Ladies'  Sodality  Choir. 

An  entertainment  for  the  benefit  of 
the  Cadet  Corps  of  the  Third  Congre- 
gational Church  was  given  in  Mission 
Parlor  Hall  last  week,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Don  Pardee  Kiggs,  J.  F.  Vaeco,  Mr. 
Hammersmith,  Hattie  Corlett,  Rev. 
All  red  Bay  ley,  Robert  Lloyd,  Esther 
C.  Macomber,  Fred  Shaw  and  others 
participating  in  a  program  that  was 
enjoyed  by  a  large  audience. 

RECITAL  OF  OLGA  BLOCK 

Miss  Olga  Block,  who  was  educated 
abroad  and  holds  a  prominent  place 
among  local  musicians,  gave  a  recital 
in  Sherman-Clay  Hall  Friday  afternoon 
of  last  week,  assisted  by  Miss  Reine 
Harden  Hickey,  contralto,  a  pupil  of 
Edward  Xavier  Rolker  and  Sig.  Mar- 
tinez, accompanist.  The  program  was 
vSonate  op.  90  [Beethoven],  Chopin's 
Preludes  No.  3  and  4,  and  Scherzo  op. 
20  No.  I,  Lehn  deine  Wang,  an  meine 
Wang  [Jensen],  I  Love  Thee  [Greig], 
Liebestraum  [Liszt],  Freischutz 
Studies,  op.  127,  [St.  Heller],  Arioso 
[Delibes],  Humoreske,  Intermezzo, 
Intermezzo  Sherzoso,  Fledermaus 
Waltzer  [Paraphrase],  by  E.  Schutt 
and  Prelude  of  John  Haraden  Pratt,  a 
local  composer. 

NEW  MUSICAL  SOCIETY 

The  first  rehearsal  of  the  new  musi- 
cal society  known  as  the  Harmonic 
Society  was  held  in  the  Old  Supreme 
Court  Building  Friday  evening  of  last 
week  to  which  the  various  church 
choirs  and  all  musical  people  were  in- 
vited. W.  A.  Murrison  is  temporary 
president  and  Hermann  Genss  musical 
director,  and  as  he  is  a  thorough  musi- 
cian and  a  man  full  of  euthusiasm  and 
energy,  the  organization  of  the  new 
society  under  Mr.  Genss'  leadership  is 
a  musical  event  that  ought  to  be  fruit- 
ful of  good  results. 


BOER  BENEFIT 

Metropolitan  Temple  was  crowded 
Saturday  night  with  an  audience  that 
enjoyed  a  fine  program  for  the  benefit 
of  the  Boers.  The  numbers  included 
Organ  Solo,  E.  Werner;  address  by 
ex-Judge  Cooney;  violin  solo,  Bern- 
hard  Mollenhauer,  accompanied  by 
Mrs.  Bachelder;  selections  by  the 
Orion  Singing  Society,  conducted  by 
Prof.  Holzhauer;  Transvaal  Hymn, 
MissSannie  Kruger;  War  Song  Hugue- 
nots, Sig.  Abramoff;  Thy  Voice  Doth 
Thrill  My  Heart,  Emilie  Neubert,  aria 
Nebuka,  Sig.  Abramoff;  War  March 
of  the  Priests  from  Athalia,  Prof. 
Werner. 

FORUM  CLUB 

Gentlemen's  night  was  pleasantly 
celebrated  at  the  Forum  Club  on  the 
evening  of  Washington's  Birthday,  a 
varied  program  being  enjoyed,  com- 
prising selection  from  Pagliacci,  ren- 
dered by  Sig.  Guiseppi  Cadanasso, 
accompanied  by  Fred  Maurer;  Drifted 
Apart  was  given  by  Miss  Mae  Sullivan 
and  George  Dennison;  vocal  solo, 
Skylark,  Madame  de  Seminario;  Mr. 
Geo.  Hammersmith  made  a  hit  in  his 
musical  specialties  and  imitations,  and 
Mr.  Raymond  Dean  read  Glimpses  of 
Shakespeare  from  Merchant  of  Venice, 
Romeo  and  Juliet,  beautiful  tableaux 
being  introduced,  the  program  closing 
with  The  Star-Spangled  Banner  by 
Robert  Lloyd  and  the  Birth  of  the 
American  Flag. 

FACULTY  RECITAL 

Arthur  Fickenscher  gave  a  special 
piano  recital  at  the  Von  Meyerinck 
vSchool  of  Music  on  Friday  evening, 
assisted  by  Sam.  Savannah,  violin, 
and  Miss  Cecelia  Decker,  alto,  several 
of  Mr.  Fickenscher's compositions  be- 
ing rendered. 

JESSIE  DEAN  MOORE'S  RECITAL 

Park  Congregational  Church  was 
filled  Friday  evening  of  last  week  with 
an  audience  interested  in  the  work  of 
Mrs.  Jessie  Dean  Moore,  who  gave  a 
recital  of  her  vocal  pupils  that  was  a 
credit  to  her  tuition.  They  were 
rather  late  in  starting,  and  a  childish 
voice  in  the  audience  cried  "Ready  !" 
when  two  or  three  feminine  noses 
appeared,  followed  by  the  entrance  of 
the  choral  of  seventeen  young  ladies. 
They  sang  in  taste  and  time  and  were 
very  attentive  to  their  director,  Mrs. 
Jessie  Dean  Moore,  and  the  fact  that 


they  were  particular  regarding  the 
pianissimo  passages  is  a  pleasure  to 
note.  The  chorus  sang  Those  Evening 
Bells,  Welcome  Pretty  Primrose,  Ser- 
enade [Neidlinger],  solo  part  by  Anna 
Alderson  and  Down  in  the  Dewey 
Dell,  to  much  applause,  some  of  the 
numbers  winning  encores.  Miss 
Klemm  sang  If  All  the  Skies  Were 
Sunshine,  but  nervousness  retarded 
her  best  efforts.  Open  Now  Thy  Blue 
Eyes,  was  rendered  by  Mrs.  J.  A. 
Brodie,  soprano,  who  also  sang  with 
Miss  Ruby  Moore,  Rubinstein's  Song 
of  the  Birds.  Mrs.  Brodie  must  culti- 
vate more  animation;  she  spoils  her 
work  by  her  lifeless  style  in  her  best 
effort  to  be  sympathetic.  It  is  a  fault 
of  many  beginners  and  can  be  con- 
quered. Anna  Alderson  sang  the 
Woods  [Franz]  and  Who  Told  [Eich- 
berg].  Her  voice  is  a  pure  soprano 
that  will  develop  in  power  and  style 
with  more  cultivation.  Mrs.  Edward 
Caine  sang  Love's  Proving  very  pleas- 
ingly, and  showed  more  warmth  and 
vigor  than  the  rest,  and  her  stage 
appearance  was  good,  giving  an  en- 
core. Miss  Ruby  Moore's  voice  was 
clear  and  musical  and  should  have 
been  heard  in  solo.  Miss  E.  Lawrie 
was  a  most  satisfactory  accompanist. 

MUSICAL  ECHOES 

Henry  Bettman,  violinist,  who 
teaches  in  King's  Conservatory,  San 
Jose,  and  has  classes  in  the  city,  visited 
us  the  other  day  with  Miss  Mary  Web- 
ster, and  expressed  a  kind  interest  in 
The  Dramatic  Review.  Why  can- 
not we  hear  Mr.  Bettman  in  concert 
here  before  the  season  closes? 

Thursday  evening  of  next  week, Sig. 
Abramoff  will  give  a  fine  concert  at 
Sherman-Clay  Hall,  which  will  doubt- 
less be  a  treat  of  the  season.  He  will  sing 
Canzone,  Piff  Piff,  Huguenots  and 
other  solos,  and  also  in  a  trio  from 
Faust.  Assisting  will  be  Ferdinand 
Stark,  Sig.  Meany,  Paraskova  San- 
delin,  Wm.  Norden,  Mrs.  Warshauer, 
Mme.  Tromborn-Busse, James  Nichols, 
Mile.  Carma,  Erma  Wing,  Mrs.  David 
Craelins. 

Madame  Generva  Bishop  has  been 
appointed  teacher  in  the  Walker 
Conservatory  at  Florence,  Italy,  in 
which  the  noted  Cav.  Francisco  Cortesi 
is  the  head  vocal  master.  Madame 
Bishop  will  leave  about  May  1  with  a 
party  of  ten  young  Los  Angeles 
ladies,  and  after  visiting  Paris  will  go 
to  Italy. 


Jos*   Greven  s  Concert 

The  first  concert  and  hop  given  by 
Joseph  Greven's  Choral  Society,  Tues- 
day evening  at  Sherman-Clay  Hall  was 
a  pleasant  and  successful  affair  and 
well  attended,  the  management  being 
under  the  direction  of  Frank  Healy. 
The  chorus  rendered  Greeting  to 
Spring  [Schumann],  Madrigal  from 
Mikado  and  Sousa's  Stars  and  Stripes 
Forever,  and  received  much  applause 
and  encores.  The  Madrigal  was  the 
best  number,  but  there  was  gocd 
attack  and  strict  attention  to  the  baton 
which  gave  hope  of  more  artistic  work 
as  the  society  progresses.  Chas.  Betts 
sang  bass  solo,  Deep  in  the  Mine.  He 
has  a  fairly  good  voice  and  seems  to 
be  in  earnest,  but  he  has  not  much 
power  of  interpretation  or  expression. 
Let  him  forget  himself  and  live  the 
story  of  his  songs  and  he  will  have 
more  sentiment  and  easier  bearing 
upon  the  stage.  C.  W.  Pyne,  pianist, 
rendered  ballad  in  A6  [Reiuecke],  re- 
sponding to  a  very  hearty  encore.  I 
mean  to  drop  into  Mr.  Pyne's  studio 
to  hear  him  play,  for  I  was  conscious 
that  nervousness  detracted  from  his 
best  efforts,  for  there  was  a  certain 
excitement  in  his  style  that  could  only 
arise  from  nervousness.  He  pleased 
his  audience  and  was  more  composed 
in  his  second  number.  H.  N.  Cal- 
lender,  tenor,  sang  Tale  from  Lohen- 
grin. Miss  Saidee  Walsh,  who  was 
down  for  a  number  from  Carmen,  dis- 
appointed 011  account  of  illness.  Male 
Quartet,  J.  Braiton,  F.  Healy,  F. 
Germain,  J.  Hanson,  gave  In  the 
Gloaming  and  encores.  Another  quar- 
tet, Kitty  McShane,  Miss  Hansen.  H. 
Callender  and  C.  Betts  sang  Good 
Night  from  Martha.  The  quartets 
require  a  lot  of  drilling  and  much  better 
balance  and  expression  and  I  want  to 
see  better  work  by  and  by.  The  star 
of  the  evening  was  Miss  Lilly  Roeder, 
soprano,  who  has  made  splendid  pro 
gress  with  Mr.  Greven  and  he  is  justly 
proud  of  her.  Miss  Roeder  sang 
Agathe's  Aria  [Freischutz],  and  was 
twice  recalled,  giving  as  encores  When 
'tis  Moonlight  and  Still  as  the  Night. 
In  the  first  two  numbers  she  was  par- 
ticularly devoted  to  the  technical  side 
and  did  well,  her  voice  being  firm  and 
reliable,  but  in  the  last  she  let  her 
heart  speak,  and  threw  warmth  and 
fervor  into  the  music.strengthening  the 
excellent  impression,  and  every  word 
was  clearly  uttered  and  her  style  bril- 
liant. Mr.  Greven  accompanied  the 
soloists  and  Rosner's  Orchestra  added 
to  the  pleasure  of  the  evening. 


14 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


March  3,  1900 


For  in  his  ravings  by  mistake, 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 

*  * 

How  careful  a  playwright  should  be 
of  references  to  the  surroundings  of 
his  people.  It  is  a  terrible  thing  to 
have  "And  now  I  miut  leave  this 
beautiful  home,"  bump  up  against  the 
remarkable  interior  decorating  and 
house  furnishing  we  have  so  insis- 
tently forced  upon  us.  Truly  these 
interiors  are  acts  in  themselves  and  at 
seven  days'  distance,  the  echoes  of  them 
still  remain. 

They  are  a  mob,  and  we  let  them 
again  into  our  vision  when  they  knock, 
much  as  the  Grand  Usher  did  the  mob 
to  the  palace  "not  finding  it  conven- 
ient to  refuse." 

The  rooms  cannot  be  said  to  bear 
their  chronology  with  them  for  the 
frugality  of  a  single  period — Kmpite, 
Colonial  or  Renaissance  is  not  to  be 
thought  of,  when  one  may  have  all 
three  and  several  others  classified. 

No  wonder  young  stage  couples 
quarrel.  Such  surroundings  would 
nourish  the  fighting  temper  of  lambs. 
* 

*  * 

A  Sad  Story- 
Advance  man  with  the  iron  jaw, 

Gay  posters  by  the  score, 
A  shower  of  handbills — photographs, 

Press  notices  galore. 

On  Monday  night,  the  curtain  rise, 

With  not  a  vacant  row, 
And  later  on,  the  curtain  fall — 

That's  all.    There  was  no  show. 

L'Envoi 

The  critic  writes  a  proper  "roast," 
The  actors  (?)  pale  and  wince, 

The  public  reads  with  chops  and  toast, 
No  audiences  since. 

*  * 

And  the  story  is  old,  yet  ever  new, 
and  why  does  the  itinerant  manager 
not  take  warning?  I  believe  in  my 
soul  that  these  managers  do  not  know 
a  good  show  from  a  bad  one  and  come 
into  this  town  with  their  amateurs 
and  their  bad  bundles  of  obvious  exits 
and  entrances,  called  plays,  joyous  and 
expectant  as  children  and  oh,  the 
aftermath. 

It  cannot  be  that  they  liken  us  in 
their  minds  to — 

"The  boy  who  was  so  very  green, 

It  strangely  came  to  pass, 
The  cows  came  up  and  ate  him, 
For  they  thought  that  he  was  grass." 

Bring  us  a  good  performance  and  no 
matter  what  the  price,  big  audiences 


will  follow  as  naturally  as  eating  does 
an  appetite  or  explosion  a  torch. 

Mr.  Manager,  wherever  you  are,  if 
your  show  is  not  a  worthy  one,  keep 
to  the  hills  and  trenches,  for  we  be- 
lieve that  the  right  to  live  has  limits, 
and  that  a  man  should  see  that  he 
earns  a  livelihood  as  well  as  that  he 
gets  it. 

*  * 

What  a  dainty  little  bit  of  Dresden, 
Laura  Crews,  of  the  Alcazar,  is  this 
week.  There  is  a  freshness  and  purity 
and  ingeniousness  about  her  that  will 
keep  her  young  though  the  years  she 
have  be  multiplied  by  three.  When 
one  looks  at  her  wealth  of  sunny  hair, 
respect  for  the  tenth  commandment  is 
not  possible.  I  would  like  to  be  a 
wild-flowery  wind  of  May  and  go  a- 
blowing  through  it  just  for  pastime. 
* 

*  * 

The  Development  of  the  Great 
Orpheum  Circuit 

The  vaudeville  horizon  is  so  rapidly 
widening,  that  the  possibilities  of  its 
future  sweep  are  limitless.  Tony 
Pastor  was  perhaps  the  first  to  offer 
the  public  what  is  now  common 
enough  in  our  midst — the  first-class 
attraction.  Stars  of  undisputed 
cleverness,  of  acknowledged  and  ap- 
plauded dramatic  ability,  forsook  the 
legitimate  and  other  fields  at  his 
beckoning,  to  the  horror  of  critics  and 
the  despair  of  their  admirers. 

But  one  cannot  live  on  admiration 
and  many  of  the  stars  who  were 
crowded  out  of  the  dramatic  heavens 
by  the  elbows  of  the  more  pushing 
but  less  gifted  twinklers,  answered  the 
beck  for  need. 

The  success  of  his  venture  was  in- 
stantaneous and  managers  with  an 
eye  to  the  future  followed  the  lead 
closely,  thus  raising  salaries  and  bid- 
ding effectually  for  the  best. 

Patrons  of  the  high  class  drama 
shivered  and  drew  back  their  skirts 
from  the  doors  that  led  to  beer  and 
pipes  and  the  ultimate  deterioration  of 
the  stage.  I  say  skirts  with  reason, 
for  the  trouser  legs  were  not  conspicu- 
ous by  their  absence.  They  walked 
in  and  on  and  filled  the  seats  and  if 
there  were  some  dull  spots  in  the  even- 
ing they  were  well  chalked  out  by 
artists  who  sketched  with  greater 
power. 

And  the  evolution  of  the  vaudeville 


went  on,  in  spite  of  impediments  and 
grim  predictions. 

Attractions  are  now  so  worthy,  so 
entirely  good  and  clean,  that  the  most 
conservative  are  yielding  and  bestow- 
ing their  patronage.  The  few  who 
still  hold  back  because  of  "form  you 
know"  and  because  there  are  cigars 
and  the  like  might  find  that  a  little 
fumigation  would  do  them  good. 

This  is  a  century  of  specialists, 
from  the  highest  profession  to  the 
lowest.  Of  course  it  is  an  open  ques- 
tion whether  a  man's  genius  can,  in 
this  way,  be  compelled  to  yield  what 
it  contains.  Yet  if  cultivating  a 
specialty  to  the  utmost  yields  a  large 
weekly  salary  in  return  for  a  twenty 
minutes'  performance,  will  you  choose 
instead  the  drudgery  of  stock  work 
with  seldom  a  part  to  your  taste?  In- 
deed you  will  not. 

It  rests  with  our  public  to  make  of 
our  vaudeville  stage  what  it  will,  for 
the  Orpheum  management  gives  the 
public  credit  for  knowing  a  little  more 
than  it  does,  and  finds  its  future  at- 
tractions by  the  light  of  applause  and 
comment.  Hence  it  makes  few  mis- 
takes in  catering. 

Let  us  then  applaud  the  best,  en- 
courage the  artistic,  but  remember  the 
while  that  the  vaudeville  stage  is  a  big 
world  to  be  taken  hold  of  with  many 
hands,  and  the  fact  that  you  and  I 
cannot  appreciate  it  all,  may  possibly 
be  an  evidence  of  something  lacking 
in  us. 

"What  is  this  Orpheum  Circuit?" 
said  a  friend  to  me.  "Is  it  a  great 
roulette  table,  and  are  these  specialists 
the  arrows, stopping  for  a  biief  moment 
on  the  red  or  the  black,  gaining  or 
losing  for  the  croupier  as  the  ease  may 
be  ?" 

The  growth  of  the  circuit  is  aston- 
ishing and  one  of  the  secrets  of  its 
present  reach  is  liberality.  No  attrac- 
tion is  too  good  or  too  high  priced  for 
its  patrons  and  a  narrow  commercial- 
ism has  nothing  in  common  with  its 
workings. 

Do  not  mistake  me.  Mr.  M.  Myer- 
feld,  Jr.,  President  of  the  Orpheum 
Circuit,  is  a  man  of  thorough  commer- 
cial insight  and  sees  to  it  that  a  sound 
business  basis  supports  the  enterprise. 
There  is  no  reason,  however,  why 
business  ability  and  liberality  should 
be  at  odds  and  Mr.  Myerfeld  is  called 


one  of  the  most  liberal  men  in  the 
vaudeville  field. 

But  there  is  nothing  so  convincing 
to  a  business  man  as  facts.  These  he 
will  have  and  these  he  builds  upon  and 
hence  success.  His  trips  East  are  all 
made  with  a  purpose  and  the  Orpheum 
influence  is  hardly  realized  by  those 
who  reap  its  benefits  as  the  entertained. 

With  its  elbows  in  San  Francisco 
and  its  busy  fingers  in  a  dozen  other 
big  cities,  it  is  gathering  unto  itself, 
slowly  but  surely,  the  best  in  the 
vaudeville  world.  And  let  me  repeat 
it — its  liberality  is  the  foundation  of 
its  success. 

I  am  told  that  no  artist  is  worth  less 
than  $150  a  week  and  that  the  mini- 
mum runs  easily  up  the  scale  to  five 
and  six  hundred  and  in  some  cases  an 
importation  has  been  said  to  touch  the 
$1000  limit.  When  one  adds  railroad 
fares  and  considers  the  prices  of  ad- 
mission, one  wonders  how  the  outlay 
is  covered,  with  a  lapover  for  those 
interested.  Do  we  ever  pause  to  con- 
sider that  New  York  vaudeville  is 
offered  at  $1.50  and  $2.00  a  seat,  and 
are  we  properly  grateful  ? 

Besides  the  home  office,  there  are 
three  other  houses — in  Los  Angeles, 
in  Omaha,  and  in  Kansas  City  and 
two  more  about  to  be  added — in  New 
Orleans  and  in  Denver.  And  the  end 
is  not  yet.  The  limit  of  its  ambition 
is  the  limit  of  what  it  can  get. 

The  advantage  of  this  reach  is  appar- 
ent. Long  engagements  can  be  offered 
and  the  best  talent  more  easily  secured. 
Then,  too,  no  attraction  need  be  held 
in  a  town  beyond  the  week,  except  on 
positive  demand. 

Even  now  the  Orpheum  works  with 
other  circuits — Kohl  and  Castle  of 
Chicago  for  instance  and  the  Hopkins 
Circuit.  They  have  agents  in  New 
York  and  Chicago  and  even  in  Lon 
don,  Paris  and  Berlin.  They  are 
hence  in  touch  with  everything  that 
goes  on  in  the  vaudeville  world,  and 
ready  to  beckon  it  their  way. 

Bookings  are  often  made  three  years 
ahead  and  a  very  nice  calculation  is 
needed  to  avoid  hitches  and  make  the 
program  a  varied  one. 

John  Morrisey,  the  manager,  is  ever 
on  the  watch,  and  no  one  can  feel  the 
public  pulse  and  prescribe  the  neces- 
sary draught  with  a  better  grace  than 
he.  He  was  a  vaudeville  artist  him- 
self at  one  time,  in  the  days  when,  to 


March  3,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


get  an  engagement,  a  man  must  be  an 
all  around  entertainer,  and  the  ex- 
perience has  fitted  him  well  to  judge 
and  select.  He  seldom  starts  a  local 
or  new  attraction  here,  being  averse 
to  putting  next  year's  peaches  on  the 
table  and  asking  us  to  enjoy  their 
flavor.  He  makes  no  excursions — 
knows  his  goal  and  heads  for  it  as 
straight  as  he  can. 

And  we  demand  a  great  deal  for 
our  fifty  cents.  People  like  Camille 
Darville  and  Felix  Morris  have  point- 
ed out  what  may  be,  and  shall  be  is 
only  a  change  of  mood. 

We  should  starve  on  the  primitive 
banquets  of  other  days.  We  must 
have  a  royal  feast  of  snatches  with  no 
dull  overdone  courFes.  Nothing  else 
is  digestible  and  we  are  not  slow  to 
say  so. 

Imported  dishes  we  rather  favor  and 
our  stage  is  trod  by  the  heels  of  Lon- 
don boots  and  the  toes  of  French 
slippers,  to  the  time  of  the  best  music 
in  vaudeville.  The  management 
claims  this  for  Mr.  Rosner's  orchestra, 
and  the  artists  when  questioned,  sub- 
stantiate the  claim. 

There  is  little  in  the  entertainment 
to  stagger  us  into  hard  thought  and  if 
at  one  moment  we  are  bored,  at  the 
next  we  are  ready  to  swear  that  the 
occurrence  has  not  occurred. 

All  ages  and  conditions  are  amused 
at  prices  quite  within  the  reach  of  any 
man  who  earns  a  wage.  Amused  too 
in  a  decent,  honest  way.  Women 
with  proud  eyes  and  clean  hearts  walk 
up  the  aisles  and  applaud,  for  the 
Orpheum  management  bids  for  and 
gets  much  the  same  patronage  as  the 
Columbia  and  other  theatres. 

The  founders  and  promoters  of  such 
an  enterprise,  should,  like  the  found- 
ers of  families,  be  properly  valued  and 
painted  life  size. 

There  are  local  applicants  galore, 
aged  anywhere  from  six  to  sixty,  all 
sure  they  have  a  special  gift  lying 
fallow,  and  Mr.  Morrisey  lends  a  kindly 
ear  and  hears  many  strange  noises. 
Many  ills  are  his  portion,  but  sorrows 
of  this  kind  do  not  bear  him  down. 
Though  he  has  been  standing  for  five 
years  between  us  and  the  unworthy, 
he  can  still  tell  the  tale  of  it  with  a 
wide  smile. 

He  won  my  heart  the  other  day  when 
he  said  that  personally  he  had  had 
more  than  enough  of  the  coon  specialty 
and  thought  that  very  soon  the  only 
thing  in  that  line  that  would  go,  would 
be  an  Ave  Maria  with  coon  interludes. 

Of  course  he  has  found  many  good 
things  of  local  growth  and  believes 
with  you  and  me  that  San  Francisco 
is  a  prolific  producer  of  genius.  Take 
Etta  Butler,  for  instance.  She  is  his 
by  right  of  discovery  and  she,  you 
know,  stands  a  healthy  chance  of  soon 
being  able  to  make  almost  any  terms. 

The  gallery  was  his  one  time  great- 
est sorrow.  It  was  so  full  of  howls 
and  stamps.  But  he  found  a  way  to 
silence  the  roar  in  it.  A  band  of  stal- 
warts on  the  watch  swooped  down  upon 
the  worst  offenders  one  night, promptly 


arrested  them  and  bundled  them  off  to 
jail — where  Chief  Crowley  stood  ready 
to  put  the  fine  and  imprisonment  sen- 
tence into  speedy  execution.  Repeated 
at  intervals,  the  treatment  had  the 
desired  effect. 

Now  the  audiences  are  altogether 
proper  in  attitude.  If  they  are  not 
entertained  they  withold  applause  and 
are  quietly  bored. 

Harry  Orndorff,  the  stage  director, 
practices  a  nice  discrimination  to  please 
all  the  artists  and  set  the  olios  without 
friction.  Frank  Damon,  the  master 
properties,  has  made  himself  indispen- 
sable alike  to  the  management  and  the 
gallery.  The  latter  would,  I  believe, 
give  a  bad  quarter  of  an  hour  to  any 
one  bold  enough  to  appear  in  his  place 
— unless,  perhaps,  it  were  Mr.  Holden 
the  stage  carpenter.  I  think  he  is 
quite  as  solid  with  the  patrons  as  Mr. 
Damon.  There  is  nothing  so  tenscious 
of  its  rights  as  a  gallery  and  it  likes 
not  change. 

A  hundred  things  must  be  looked 
into  to  make  an  enterprise  of  this  kind 
successful  and  a  floor  of  offices  is  the 
scene  of  activity  from  nine  o'clock 
until  five.  Charles  Schimpf,  the  sec- 
retary and  treasurer,  De  Clairmont, 
the  auditor,  the  press  agent,  the  sten- 
ographer and  the  clerks  find  little  time 
to  be  idle,  for  if  you  would  score  in  the 
vaudeville  field  you  must  be  up  and 
doing. 

Just  the  little  matter  of  getting  out 
weekly  posters  is  a  tax  on  thought  and 
intelligence.  If  you  do  not  believe 
me,  watch  them — their  catch  lines  and 
their  arrangement,  and  you  will  know 
there  are  tricks  in  all  trades  but  yours. 

And  low  as  are  the  prices,  there  are 
yet  peculiar  demands. 

"Are  your  seats  upstairs,  ten  cents?" 

"Yes." 

"Do  you  give  three  for  a  quarter?" 
  C.  T. 

cA  Cane  Presentation 


Charles  H.  Jones,  the  popular  stage 
manager  of  the  Grand  Opera  House, 
was  the  pleased  and  unexpected  re- 
cepient  on  Sunday  evening  of  a  very 
handsome  malacca  cane  heavily 
mounted  in  silver.  It  bore  the  fol- 
lowing inscription:  "Presented  to 
Charles  H.  Jones  by  the  Hawaiian 
quintette."  The  date  on  the  top 
was  beautifully  chased  with  the  arms 
of  the  late  Hawaiian  Monarchy,  and 
on  one  side  was  tastefully  engraved 
the  American  and  Hawaiian  flags  en- 
twined. It  was  an  acknowledgement 
by  the  quintette  of  the  many  kind- 
nesses received  by  them  from  Mr. 
Jones  during  their  engagement  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House. 

The  receipts  for  the  first  ninety-two 
performances  of  "Ben  Hur"  at  the 
Broadway  Theatre,  reached  the  enorm- 
ous aggregate  of  $184,829. 

"The  Children  of  the  Ghetto" 
seems  to  be  winning  success  on  the 
road,  despite  its  adverse  New  York 
reception. 


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St.  John,   3:  Calais,    Mar.   5;  Bangor, 
6;  Portland.  7;  Haverhill,  Mass,  8:  Man- 
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Jessie  Shirely  Company 
Tulare,  March  5;  Bakersfield,  12;  Santa 
Barbara,  19. 

Sam  T.  Shaw  Company 
Vancouver,  Mar.  5-10;  McMinnville,  12- 
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Hanforrl,  Mar.  I-2-3;  Stockton,  4,  week: 
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nights. 

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Sioux  City,   3;  Fairbault,  Minn.,  7;  St. 
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Mar.  5,  week. 

Willis'  Coontown  400. 
Vancouver,  Mar.  3. 

F  raw  ley  Co. 
Portland,  25,  three  weeks. 

Frawley-Stockwell  Co. 
Playing  In  Paradise.— Oakland, 3-4;  Seattle 
1 1-1 2;  Portland,  25,  week;  Spokane,  April  I. 
Evil  Eye  Company 
(Chas.  H.  Yale,  Mgr.)— Hot  Springs,  Mar. 
4;  Little  Rock,  5;  Helena,  6;  Memphis,  7-9; 
Milwaukee,  18,  week;  St.  Paul,  25,  week; 
Minneapolis,  April  1;  Euclaire,  9;  Winona, 
10;  Dubuque,  11;  Cedar  Rapids,  12;  Marshal- 
town,  13;  Des  Moines,  14;  Omaha,  15-18; 
Denver,  22;  San  Francisco  in  May. 

In  Darkest  Russia 
Stockton,  11-12;  Auburn,  13;  Woodland 
14:  Marysville,  15;  Salem,  17;  Portland,  18- 
25;  Seattle,  26-April  1;  Olympia,  2;  Spokane 
4;  Missoula,  5;  Helena,  7;  Butte,  8-10;  Ana- 
conda. 11;  Bozeman,  13,  Billings,  15. 

OLIVER  MOROSCO 

Manager  BURBANK  THEATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Sydney  Plhtt 

JUVENILES 

Address  Tivoli  Opera  House 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

 WITH  

Maggie  Moore-Roberts  Company 

lillian  WALTHER  &  FORREST  ela.ne 

THE  INIMITABLE 
DUETTISTS 

Descriptive,  Operatic  and  Comedy  Medleysl 
Repertoire  replete  with  the  latest  songs.  Ward- 
robe to  suit  the  most  fastidious.  Particular 
attention  to  our  songs  and  harmony  of  voices. 

PERMANENT    ADDRESS     DRAMATIC  REVIEW 

KATE  ROCKWELL 

SOU  BR  ETTE  and  JUVENILE 

Savoy  Theatre,  Victoria,  B.  C. 

LOLITA  J  MATHER 

SOPRANO  BALLADIST 

ADDRESS  CALIFORNIA  SONG  BIRD 

FOOT  JUGGLER  and  EQUILIBRIST 

 The  CHUTES  


Hr       PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  *  * 


CHARLES  and  KITTIE 


A    $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hallett's  Acency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Flora 


REFINED    VOCKL  DUO 

Hastings  &  Hall 

Introducing  Repetoire— Strictly  Up-to-Date 


Frances 


Operatic  Descriptive,  Coon  Medlevs.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  ranee  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Agent 


LAURA  CREWS 

WITH 

ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


MRS.  HORACE  EWING 

Characters 
At  Liberty  Address  this  Office 

IDA  WYATT 

SOU  BR  KTTE— PREMIER    DANCER.  TIVOLI 
OPERA  HOUSE.     Lessons  in  Stage  Dancing. 
Address  12  Danvers  Street,  City,  or  this  office. 

Gertrude  Foster 

Leading  Woman  Macdonough  Theater,  Oakland 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 


MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Trawley  Co. 

Cecilia  Castelle 

INGENUE    AND    GENERAL     WORK,  WITH 
Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 

Hallett's  Theatrical  Exchange. 

Frank  Denithorne 

Alcazar  Stock  Company,  San  Francisco. 


Minnette  Barrett 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Man 

MACDONOUGH  STOCK  CO.,  OAKLAND 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 


Leading  Woman 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theater 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 


Miss  Anna  Lichter 

TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE 

First-Class  Repertoire  Opera 

STAGE  DIRECTOR 

ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE.  AT  LIBERTY 

VIOLA  ALBERTA 

Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Macdonough  Stock  Co.,  Oakland,  Cal. 


MARY  SCOTT 

Leading  Woman  Stockwell  Co. 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 

FRANK  DE  CAMP 

Stage  Manager  and  Characters 

AT  LIBERTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

MAY  BLAINE? 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 
LILLIAN  BARONESS  VON  TILSE 

PHENOMENAL   CONTRALTO.  ELABORATE 
Wardrobe.   Operatic  and  Descriptive  Balladist. 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters  and  Heavies 

AT  LIBERTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Reginald  Travers 

With  Frawley  Co. 

ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 

C.  W.  PYNE 

Pianist  and  Instruction 
14  Grant  Ave. 

UNION  MALE  QUARTETTE 

FIRST  TENOR  MR.  EGERTON  SMITH; 
i  Second  Tenor.  Mr.  Chas.  Henley;  First  Bass, 
Mr.  Thomas  Howlan;  Second  Bass,  Mr.  Harold  Bas- 
ford.  For  engagements  (all  occasions)  Cily  or  In- 
terior, address,  Mr.  Chas.  Hen-lev.  Manager,  care 
Press  Club,  S.  F. 

STANLEY  ROSS 

Alcazar  Theatre 


ELLA  BURT 

MPION  CYCLIST  A 
playing  The  Chutes. 


WORLD'S  CHAMPION  CYCLIST  AND  HIGH 
Diver.    Now  1 


CLARENCE  CHASE    PAUL  LA  CROIX 

Frawley  Company 


Original  Novelty  Juggler 


Landers  Stevens       c-  F.  RALSTON 


PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 

Harry  Marshall 

Scenic  Artist 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRitSS  THIS  OFFICE 


Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  y9-1900 


DOT  STANLEY 

Singing  Comedienne,  Olympia  Music  Hall. 
"THE  ONLY  " 

O  -A_  3JC  ELI  .A. 

Spanish  Dancer,  Olympia  Theater 


Baby  Ruth  Roland 

orpheum  circuit.  Meir  Sisters 


There  may  be  others  like  us  but  they're  not  in  town. 
The  Ever  Popular  Originators  of  Novelties, 


OLYMPIA 


Anita- Carlton  and  Royee -nossie  I      mme.  malcolm 

Robes  of  All  Descriptions 


Up-to-date  Singing  and  Dancing  Soubrettes, 
In  the  Zenith  of  Success  at  Olympia  Music  Hall 


MARIE  D.  WOOD 

The  California  Nightingale 


Theatrical  Costumes 
a  Specialty 

PRICES  REASONABLE 

Room  317  Phelan  Building 


THE  JAN  FRANCI5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


i'liiiniilliiiiii 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  i— Vol. 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  MARCH   10,  1900 


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A  Nervy  Bettor 

Now  that  Denman  Thompson  is  in 
town,  the  scribes  are  telling  various 
stories  of  the  old  man's  dead  game 
sporting  blood.    Here  is  one  : 

Denman  Thompson  cleaned  up  a 
small  fortune  on  the  races  when  he 
was  playing  at  New  Orleans.  There 
are  no  bigger  bettors  in  the  theatrical 
profession  than  Mr.  Thompson.  He 
will  bet  on  any  game  where  there  is  a 
chance  to  get  an  even  break  for  his 
money.  And  in  his  anxiety  to  sport 
he  has  been  known  to  go  up  against 
some  games  which  were  not  exactly 
on  the  square.  All  sorts  of  stories 
have  been  told  of  New  York  crooks 
following  him  over  to  Boston,  Phila- 
delphia, Washington  and  other  cities 
and  starting  up  a  brace  faro  game  just 
for  his  benefit.  On  one  occasion  he 
was  accredited  with  dropping  $100,000 
in  a  game  in  Boston.  When  Mr. 
Thompson  began  to  follow  the  horses 
the  touts  used  to  find  him  easy  game. 
He  would  play  everything  they  gave 
him.  Now  he  plays  his  own  judgment 
or  that  of  some  reliable  owner  or 
trainer.  Down  at  New  Orleans  Bill 
Daly  put  him  on  to  one  good  thing. 

"I  was  very  lucky  in  getting  the 
tip,"  remarked  the  famous  actor,  "and 
it  happened  in  this  way  :  One  night 
before  our  show  began  I  went  out  to 
the  box  office  to  attend  to  some  busi- 
ness. When  I  got  there  I  found  old 
Bill  Daly  fighting  it  out  with  the 
ticket-seller.  It  appeared  that  he  had 
sold  Bill  some  tickets  behind  a  post, 
where  he  could  see  nothing  without 
breaking  his  neck.  As  I  knew  Bill 
fairly  well  I  said  to  the  man  in  the 
office  :  'I  wish  you  would  give  him 
some  good  seats,'  and  then  he  fitted 
him  out  with  some  good  ones.  Bill 
thanked  me,  and  as  he  went  away 
he  whispered  to  be  sure  and  come  to 
the  races  the  next  day.  I  went  and  he 
gave  me  a  20-to-i  shot,  which  was  one 
of  three  longshots  I  backed  that  day." 

During  his  stay  here,  Mr.  Thompson 
has  been  a  constant  attendant  at  the 
tracks  and  has  enjoyed  the  sport  im- 
mensely. 

Elks '  Entertainment 

Golden  Gate  Lodge  of  Elks  gave  a 
very  interesting  Ladies'  Social  in 
Alcazar  Hall  on  the  evening  of  March 


2.  H.  H.  Davis  was  master  of  cere- 
monies. A  good  program  of  specialties 
was  given.  Baby  Dody  made  a  hit 
with  I'd  Leave  My  Happy  Home  For 
You.  Dr.  Blondin  gave  a  recitation. 
J.  S.  Purdy  sang  the  Holy  City  and 
other  selections.  J.  Warren  Keane, 
one  of  the  coming  magicians  of  the 
country,  did  some  very  clever  tricks 
in  legerdermain,  and  Norman  De  Witt 
Phillips  gave  some  Shakespearean 
selections,  and  in  responding  to  two 
or  three  encores,  sang  some  topical 
verses.  This  youngster  is  a  wonder, 
and  will  make  a  good  tragedian  in 
later  years.  The  Union  (Quartet,  com- 
posed of  Chas.  Henley,  Harold  Bash- 


ford,  Egerton  Smith  and  Mr.  Nowlan, 
proved  to  be  one  of  the  best  profes- 
sional quartets  in  the  business.  Its 
selections  were  encored  time  and  again. 
Edward  Lad  a,  leader  of  the  Alcazar 
Theatre  orchestra, furnished  the  music. 
There  was  dancing  after  the  entertain- 
ment. 

The  Moore-Robeits  Company  play 
Eureka  this  week.  It  is  rumored 
that  in  the  near  future  they  will  open 
in  one  of  the  local  theatres  for  a 
month's  repertoire  production. 


Miss  Florence  Roberts  will  begin 
her  staring  season  at  the  Alcazar 
in  May. 


Theatre  Sold         New  Shooting  Record 


The  property  of  the  estate  of  W.  V. 
Dolan  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Polk 
and  Grove  streets,  on  which  the  Grove 
Street  Theatre  stands,  has  been  sold 
for  $60,000  to  B.  Kitchinki.  Five 
years  ago  this  reality  was  appraised 
at  $103,000,  but  some  months  ago, 
when  it  was  offered  at  auction,  a  bid 
of  only  $45,000  could  be  obtained  for  it. 


While  at  Honolulu  filling  her  recent 
engagement,  Lillian  Smith  established 
a  new  record  for  rifle  shooting. 
Carver's  best  record  for  breaking 
20  glass  balls  was  38  seconds.  Some 
years  ago  Miss  Smith  cut  this  time 
clown  to  iS  seconds,  and  during  her 
stay  in  Honolulu  accomplished  the 
marvelous  feat  of  breaking  20  glass 
balls  in  16  seconds. 


Charles  L.  Davis  Dead 

Charles  L.  Davis,  proprietor  of  the 
Alvin  Theatre,  Pittsburg,  died  March 
1  of  paralysis,  aged  52.  Davis  made 
a  fortune  with  the  play,  Alvin  Joslyn, 
in  which  he  carried  the  chief  part. 
Diamonds  were  his  hobby,  and  he 
leaves  $75,000  worth. 

Mr.  Davis  came  of  theatrical  parents 
and  was  born  while  his  parents  were 
on  the  road.  He  went  on  the  stage  at 
the  age  of  five  years,  and  was  in  the 
show  business  continuously  from  that 
time  until  1899,  when  he  retired  and 
built  the  Alvin  Theatre  in  Pittsburg, 
at  a  cost  of  $225,000.  At  the  time  of 
its  building  the  Alvin  was  considered 
the  finest  theatrical  house  in  America, 
but  it  was  too  much  of  a  burden,  and 
in  its  second  season  the  Fort  Pitt 
Bank,  which  held  much  of  Mr.  Davis' 
paper,  took  charge  of  the  house,  with 
the  understanding  that  when  the 
$170,000  indebtedness  was  cleared  its 
owner  should  resume  charge. 

The  claims  had  all  been  met  with 
the  exception  of  about  $20,000  at  the 
beginning  of  the  present  season,  and 
Mr.  Davis  expected  to  be  sole  owner 
next  season.  Mr.  Davis  was  known 
throughout  the  entire  country  as  Alvin 
Joslyn,  the  New  England  farmer 
character,  which  he  originated  in  the 
earlv  sixties. 


NeiWs  Male  Support 

Neill  is  also  most  happy  in  his 
male  support.  All  of  the  men  are 
excellent  actors,  and  pretty  nearly 
beyond  criticism.  I  cannot  remember 
having  seen  a  company  where  weak 
spots  in  the  male  contingent  were  so 
conspicuous  by  their  absence. — Ex- 
change. 

And  with  the  addition  of  Benjamin 
Howard,  he  has  another  actor  of  fine 
presence  and  ability. 


Eczema  Positively  Cured 

Or  uo  charge.  Consultation  ami  one  treat- 
ment free.  Prof.  R.  K.  Shipley,  specialist 
skin  diseases  and  tape  worms.  (206  Market 
street,  opposite  Sixth. 


The  Mechanics'  Institute  has  awarded 
dpliorna  for  superior  work  to  Mr.  Louis 
Thors,  Photographer,  826  Market  St. 


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CHARLES  and  KITTIE 

MARY  SCOTT 

Leading  Woman                   Slockwell  Co 

willa: 

RD 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano— Tivoli 

A   $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hallett's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto— Tivoli 

REFINED    UOCHL  DUO 

Mora  Hastings  &  Hall  Frances 

Introducing  Repetoire — Strictly  Up-to-Date 

Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  liarmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Agknt 

FRANK  DE  CAMP 

Stage  Manager  and  Characters 

AT  LIBERTY                  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

MAY  BLAYNEY 

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I  Rudolph  Bzvrtb  ! 

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141  POST  ST. 

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*  Fine  Jewelry,  Watches,  Diamonds,  * 
f       Clocks,    Silverware    and    Silver  4. 

*  Novelties.  * 

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*  New  Goods  received  daily;  call  and  * 
see  the  latest  designs  and  styles  in  * 
both  Jewelry  and  Silver  Novelties.  1 

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OLIVER  MOROSCO 

Manager  BURBANK  THEATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Sydney  Plhtt 

JUVENILES 

Address  Tivoli  Opera  House 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

 WITH  

Maggie  Moore-Roberts  Company 

LILLIAN  WALTHER  &  FORREST  elaine 

THE  INIMITABLE 
DUETTISTS 

Descriptive,  Operatic  and  Comedy  Medleys'! 
Repertoire  replete  with  the  latest  songs.  Ward- 
robe to  suit  the  most  fastidious.  Particular 
attention  to  our  songs  and  harmony  of  voices. 

PERMANENT    ADDRESS    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 

KATE  ROCKWELL 

SOU  BR  ETTE  and  JUVENILE 

Savoy  Theatre,  Victoria.  B.  C. 

LOLJTA  i  MATHER 

SOPRANO  BA  LLA  OIS  r 

ADDRESS                                       CALIFORNIA  SONG  BIRD 
Q°AMAT'C  REVIEW   

FOOT  JUGGLER  AND  EQUILIBRIST 

 The  CHUTES  


LAURA  CREWS 

INGENUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


MRS.  HORACE  EWING 

Characters 
At  Liberty  Address  this  Office 


LILLIAN  BARONESS  VON  TILSE 

PHENOMENAL   CONTRALTO.  ELABORATE 
Wardrobe.   Operatic  and  Descriptive  lialladist. 

DOT  STANLEY 

Singing  Comedienne,  Olympia  Music  Hall. 
"THE  ONLY 

<0  J±  31  1Z  L,  I  JK. 

Spanish  Dancer,  Olympia  Theater 

De  Meir  Sisters 

OLYMPIA 


IDA  WYATT 

SOUBR^TTE— PREMIER    DANCER.  TIVOLI 
OPERA  HOUSE-     Lessons  in  Stage  Dancing. 
Address  12  Danvers  Street,  City,  or  this  office. 

Gertrude  Foster 

Leading  Woman  Macdonough  Theater,  Oakland 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

Cecilia  Castelle 

INGENUE    AND    GENERAL     WORK,  WITH 
Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 

Hallett's  Theatrical  Exchange. 

Frank  Denithorne 

Alcazar  Stock  Company,  San  Francisco. 

Minnette  Barrett 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Man 

MACDONOUGH  STOCK  CO.,  OAKLAND 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 


Leading  Woman 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company ' 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theabe 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theater 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 


leading  juvenile 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,   Dewey  Theater,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters  and  Heavies 

AT  LIBERTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Reginald  Travers 

With  Frawlev  Co. 


Miss  Anna  Lichter      ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 


TIVOLI OPERA  HOUSE 


First=Class  Repertoire  Opera 

STAGE  DIRECTOR 

ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE.  AT  LIBERTY 

VIOLA  ALBERTA 

Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  MBEKTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 


C.  W.  PYNE 


Pianist  and  Instruction 

14  Grant  Avk. 


GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Macdonough  Stock  Co.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

CLARENCE  CHASE 

Frawley  Company 


s|   Union  Male  Quartet 

For   engagements    (all    occasions)    Cily  or  It 
terior,  address,  Mr.  Chas.  HBNLBV,  Manager,  cart 


I'ress  Club,  S.  P 


STANLEY  ROSS 

A  lcazar  Theatre 


ELLA  BURT 

Landers  Stevens    w°^;9  ^SS&SS&LT9  ™ 

PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER  ^ ^ ^ "~ ~ ™" -— 

DEWKY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 

PAUL    LJL  CROIX 

Original  Novelty  Juggler 


Harry  Marshall 

Scenic  Artist 

AT  LIBERTY.  '  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Baby  Ruth  Roland 

Orpheum  Circuit. 


There  may  be  others  like  u*<  but  they're  not  in  town. 
The  F,ver  Popular  Originators  of  Novelties, 


C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  yD-1900 


MME.  MALCOLM 

Robes  of  All  Descriptions 


THEATRICAL  COSTUMES 

A  Specialty 

Anita— Carlton  and  Royce  -nos»ie  prices  reasonable 

Room  317  Phelan  Building 


Up  to-date  Singing  and  Dancing  Sonbrettes, 
In  the  Zenith   of  Success  at  Olympia  Music  Hall 


MARIE  D.  WOOD 

The  California  Nightingale 


PROFESSIONAL  FEET 

DR.  G.  E.  LLOYD 

O"  NLY  GRADUATE  SURGEON  CIUKOl  OIUni 
Office,  Room  76,  Chronicle  Building.  Corrs, 
ingrowing  Nails,  Chilblains,  etc  ,  successfully  treated 


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York. 


The  Dramatic  Review  is  entered  at  the  post- 
office  at  San  Francisco  as  second-class  matter  and 
is  supplied  to  the  trade  by  the  San  Francisco  News 
Company,  342  Geary  Street. 


Thk  Monitor,  the  Catholic  Church 
weekly,  has  caused  other  newspaper 
publishers  to  stand  aghast.  It  has 
refused  all  theatre  ads  during  Lent. 
This  is  the  most  surprising  action  in 
San  Francisco  newspaperdom  for  some 
years. 

Phii.adki.phi  a  is  asserting  her 
Quaker  bringing  up.  She  has  toasted 
and  roasted  Mrs.  Langtry  a  rich 
brown  and  passed  her  by,  and  now 
she  has  sent  a  book  seller  to  jail  for 
twelve  months,  for  selling  a  copy  of 
Daudet's  Sapho. 

The  question  of  temperament!  How 
much  abused  and  how  little  under- 
stood. The  well-known  singer,  Mme. 
Gadski,  now  in  this  city,  said  in  a 
recent  interview:  "In  Germany  today 
dramatic  action,  rather  than  good 
tone  production,  careful  phrasing  and 
correct  expression,  seems  to  be  de- 
manded of  the  singers,  and  I  am 
afraid  that  a  great  deal  of  shouting 
passes  for  temperament." 

Recknti.y  a  leading  New  York 
paper  published  an  editorial  concern- 
ing the  Church  and  the  Stage.  It 
brought  out  the  following  protest— a 
strong  and  convincing  arraignment  of 
a  popular  fallacy: 

"People  might  come  to  the  conclu- 
sion, after  reading  your  remarks,  that 
actors    and  actresses  were  unfit  for 


decent  society,  that  it  was  not  neces- 
sary to  be  intelligent  to  win  success  on 
the  boards,  and  that  the  life  of  players 
was  irregular  in  most  cases.  In  the 
first  place,  I  wish  to  say  that  I  have 
known  pure  and  noble  women  who 
were  successful  professionally  without 
losing  their  self-respect.  I  suppose 
you  refer  to  Mrs.  Kendal  when  you 
speak  of  an  English  woman  who 
posed  as  a  virtuous  exception.  Well, 
I  want  to  say  here  that  other  women 
have  raised  families  and  done  their 
professional  work  at  the  same  time. 

"As  for  the  intelligence,  do  you 
imagine  that  no  brains  are  required 
to  create  a  new  part  ?  I  have  been 
before  the  public  for  twenty  years  and 
ought  to  know.  It  looks  so  easy  for 
those  out  "in  front."  But  do  our 
patrons  realize  the  amount  of  thought, 
care  and  imagination,  apart  from  the 
mere  question  of  memory,  that  go  to  a 
successful  rendition  of  a  difficult  lead- 
ing role  ?  Those  of  us  who  have 
made  even  a  moderate  success,  can 
tell  of  nights  without  sleep  and  all  the 
rest  of  it.  I  am  sick  and  tired  of  this 
talk  about  managers.  You  would 
think  that  they  were  the  only  persons 
about  theatres  who  had  any  brains. 
I  don't  see  why  an  actor  shouldn't  be 
considered  as  much  an  artist  as  the 
man  who  paints  bad  pictures  or  makes 
bad  statuary.  An  Actor." 

Frank  Daniels,  speaking  to  some 
friends  ou  the  subject  of  risque  plays, 
which  are  just  now  engaging  the  at- 
tention of  a  large  part  of  the  play- 
going  public,  has  said  some  very 
severe  things  on  the  lascivious  drama. 
He  sums  up  his  whole  opposition  in 
these  words:  "Suppose  you  are  in- 
troduced to  a  pretty  woman  whose 
physical  charms  are  such  as  to  capti- 
vate you  at  the  very  outset.  Com- 
plexion, figure,  eyes,  hair,  voice,  just 
right.  Now,  suppose  you  sit  down  to 
talk  with  this  woman,  and  in  a  few 
minutes  she  lets  out  an  oath  and  taints 
her  entire  conversation  with  coarse- 
ness. How  long,  do  you  think,  it 
will  take  you  to  tire  of  her  company? 
Would  you  be  able  to  chat  with  her 
for  twenty  minutes  without  being 
absolutely  disgusted  with  her?  And 
so  with  a  dirty  play.  It  may  have 
scenic  environment  of  rare  worth,  may 
have  gorgeous  costumes,  pretty 
women  and  may  be  played  in  the  best 
theatres.  But  with  all  these  surround- 
ings, its  dirtiness  will  be  sure  eventu- 
ally to  disgust  the  theatre-goer  and  a 
revulsion  of  feeling  results. 

"Sometimes  I  have  almost  been 
tempted  to  declare  the  very  best  cute 
for  a  dirty  play  is  the  homeopathic 
method — let  us  have  more  of  them, 
with  an  influx  of  the  salacious  on  the 
stage  there  will  come  the  nausea. 
And,  like  the  boy  who  ate  twenty 
crabs  and  then  never  wanted  to-see 
another  crab  as  long  as  he  lived,  so 
the  theatre-goer  will  get  enough  nasty 
plays  in  the  system  to  revolt  against 
another  dose  for  many  a  long  day  to 
come." 


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Thos.  R.  Henry  is  in  town,  in 
advance  of  Have  You  Seen  Smith. 

Ellen  Terry  is  lying  ill  with 
pleurisy  at  the  Julio's  Hotel,  Toronto. 

Beryl  Hope  is  the  new  leading 
woman  of  the  Lyceum  Stock  Com- 
pany, Denver. 

Nat  Roth,  representing  Because 
She  Loved  Him  So,  has  been  enjoying 
San  Francisco  life  for  the  past  week 
and  a  half. 

Juliet  Crosby  has  left  for  New 
York  to  join  the  Zaza  Co.  in  Phila- 
delphia which  will  later  proceed  to 
London,  Eng. 

Virginia  Vaughn  is  playing  with 
the  Macdonough  Stock  Company  on 
its  road  tour  and  is  receiving  many 
favorable  notices. 

It  is  rumored  that  Ashton  Stevens, 
the  vitrolic  dramatic  reviewer  of  the 
Examiner,  will  soon  give  up  his  post 
on  account  of  poor  health. 

Lucille  Ulmer  Thorndyke  re- 
turned this  week  from  Portland,  hav- 
ing been  called  north  on  account  of 
her  sister's  serious  illness. 

Dick  Tully,  whose  clever  work  at 
the  Junior  class  day  at  Berkeley,  made 
such  a  decided  hit,  is  busy  arranging 
a  program  for  a  series  of  entertain- 
ments to  run  a  week  in  one  of  our  local 
theatres. 

Frank  Thompson,  advance  for 
the  Old  Homestead  Company,  is  de- 
cidedly the  handsomest  visiting 
theatrical  man  we  have  had  on  the 
coast  for  a  long  time.  His  genial  and 
cordial  ways  have  won  for  him  many 
friends  during  his  stay  in  Frisco. 

Under  the  management  of  Tully 
and  Thomas,  the  recent  tour  of  the  U. 
C.  Entertainers  was  for  the  first  time 
on  record  a  big  success.  Charlie 
Thomas,  manager,  by  this  performance 
showed  that  as  a  hustler  he  is  a  suc- 
cess. Dick  Tully,  the  comedian  of 
the  University,  also  the  author  of  the 
farce  of  1901,  was  a  big,  distinctive  hit 
wherever  the  Entertainers  appeared. 

M.  B.  Curtis  is  resting  at  his  home 
in  Berkeley,  and  by  degrees  drifting 
back  into  professional  work,  having 
been  busy  the  last  couple  of  weeks 
directing  an  entertainment  for  the 
benefit  of  a  local  town  improvement 
fund.  He  is  also  refitting  Stiles  Hall 
in  Berkeley  for  a  series  of  entertain- 
ments. He  is  being  assisted  by  Mr. 
Boggs,  a  well  known  old  timer  in 
theatrical  circles. 


G.  Chandler  is  doing  the  advance 
work  for  Lee,  the  hypnotist.  Mr. 
Chandler,  besides  being  an  experienced 
theatrical  man  and  a  newspaper  writer, 
is  the  son  of  United  States  Senator 
Chandler  of  New  Hampshire,  and  is 
an  old  friend  of  the  Thompson's,  hav- 
ing lived  quite  near  Swanzea.  Mr. 
Chandler  was  an  interested  auditor  at 
the  Columbia  the  other  night,  and  he 
said  that  the  stage  picture  was  the 
real  thing  and  it  made  him  decidedly 
homesick  to  have  thus  vividly  recalled 
the  old  scenes. 


New  'Denver  Com- 
panies 


Is  is  announced  that  the  Lyceum  is 
to  reopen  with  the  Metropolitan  Stock 
Company — nicely  done  up  in  capital 
letters — -on  next  Tuesday  evening. 
The  opening  play  will  be  The  Case  of 
Rebellious  Susan. 

The  manager  will  be  Edwin  Arkins, 
celebrated  in  song  and  story  as  the 
dramatic  editor  of  the  esteemed  Rocky 
Mountain  News. 

He  will  have  associated  with  him 
Frank  Carstarphen,  a  tall,  comely 
gentleman,  who  gathered  the  company 
together  in  New  York  and  who 
brought  them  across  the  plains  on  a 
sort  of  "personally  conducted"  tour. 
Edward  B.  Morgan,  a  lawyer  of  ability 
and  popularity,  who  newly  enters  the 
theatrical  list  and  lays  his  mentality 
and  his  purse  on  the  altar  of  Mel- 
pomene, is  the  third  member  of  the 
syndicate.  Mr.  Herbert,  the  fourth, 
is  also  a  very  charming  person.  He 
invariably  reminds  me  of  the  Briton 
who  "dearly  loves  a  lord."  Mr.  Her- 
bert dearly  loves  an  actor.  He  is  a 
pushing,  artistic  follower  of  the  stage. 
These  four  gentlemen  constitute  the 
Western  Amusement  Company. 

It  is  said  that  the  Manhattan  will 
be  given  over  to  high  class  plays  and 
that  there  will  be  a  superior  light 
opera  company  at  Elitch's. — Denver 
Post.   

Very  few  of  the  public  are  doubtless 
aware  of  the  fact  that  Francis  Carlyle, 
one  of  the  leading  members  of  Charles 
Frohman's  Because  She  Loved  Him 
So,  is  an  all  round  athlete.  In  fact 
he  has  held  the  championship  of 
America  for  pigeon  shooting  and  the 
amateur  championship  as  a  billiardist. 


Liberty  Hall  will  be  presented  next 
month  at  the  Alcazar. 


DRY  GOODS  COMPANY 


Easter  Opening 
Monday,  March  12th 


Our  Display  of  French  Pattern 
Hats  this  Opening  will  greatly 
exceed  that  made  on  any  simi- 
lar occasion  by  this  department. 


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6 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


March  io,  1900 


AT  TJ4E 

bOCAb  THEATERS 


i0~O0/tt     A    CO  SI 


The  Columbia 

rrin:  Columbia  has  crowded  houses 
■  this  week,  which  fully  testifies 
to  the  drawing  qualities  of  the  pure, 
clean  drama.  The  Old  Homestead  is 
what  Richard  Grant  White  would  call 
a  homely  play  by  homely  people. 
Have  you  ever  spent  a  winter  among 
the  snow  clad  hills  of  old  New  Eng- 
land? Its  people  are  so  simple,  so 
rugged  and  hearty — and  yet  so  narrow. 
Is  it  possible  that  with  only  nature  to 
communicate  with,  one  can  become  so 
little!  Yet  one's  experiences  in  the 
country  towns  and  on  farms  through- 
out the  land  leads  to  the  very  sad 
conclusion  that  when  there  is  but  little 
if  any  education,  life  is  narrow.  The 
details  of  every  day  life — the  milk- 
ing, the  cooking,  the  haying,  all 
seem  to  fill  the  mind's  eye  as  though 
it  were  the  end  and  not  the  means. 
An  anylitical  study  of  this  life,  so 
well  presented  in  this  play  shows  how 
constant  contemplation  of  little  things 
destroys  the  beauties  and  brings  out 
only  the  ugliness  in  human  nature.  I 
don't  know  that  civilization  really 
does  much  else.  Culture  gives  a 
polish,  but  the  veneer  is  all  too  easily 
rubbed  off. 

Joshua  Whitcomb  is  a  character, 
however,  that  stands  out  as  the  one 
above  the  rest  in  sweetness  and 
strength  as  though  further  advanced 
in  true  living,  though  ever  so  simple 
the  surroundings.  The  double  male 
quartette  gives  some  very  sympathetic 
old  fashioned  songs  that  touch  the 
heart.  Altogether  one  goes  away 
with  a  more  cheerful  mind,  the  cares 
of  the  day  have  slipped  away  under 
the  benign  influences  of  this  fun  pro- 
voking play  and  one  is  better  for  hav- 
ing these  little  heart  touches  shown 
up  in  a  clean,  simple  story. 


The  Alcazar 

K  bout  the  Frenchiest,  funniest  and 
**  liveliest  farce  ever  put  on  at  the 
Alcazar  has  been  seen  there  this  week. 
It  is  called  Never  Again,  and  from 
the  quickness  of  its  action  and  the 
quality  of  its  humor  it  might  well 
have  been  given  another  name.  It 
gave  Ernest  Hastings  an  opportunity 
to  disguise  himself  in  a  character  the 
like  of  which  he  has  never  heen  seen 
in  before.  He  was  a  German  'cello 
virtuose  with  the  name  of  Katzen- 
jammer.    His  dialect  was  a  great  sur- 


prise and  his  humor  was  of  the  bub- 
bling, instantaneous  sort  that  always 
has  the  desired  effect.  Jeffrey  Wil- 
liams was  certainly  well  cast  as  the 
sportive  old  husband  with  a  past,  and 
he  made  a  most  laughable  character 
of  a  part  that  in  less  capable  hands 
would  have  fallen  flat.  His  opposite 
was  admirably  taken  by  Marie  Howe, 
who  plays  "old  woman"  better  than 
any  one  we  know  of.  Mary  Hampton, 
as  Katzenjammer's  wife,  was  in  a  part 
that  suited  her,  for  it  was  a  severe 
task  and  one  in  which  she  acquitted 
herself  with  great  credit  In  her 
usual  interesting  way,  Miss  Blayney 
was  the  bride  of  the  young  sculptor 
Vignon,  impersonated  by  Howard 
Scott,  and  both  were  excellent.  Laura 
Crews  was  the  model  and  Georgia 
Woodthorpe,  the  maid,  but  they  had 
but  little  to  do,  though  they  did  that 
little  well,  as  did  also  Lanoline  Robert- 
son, another  maid  for  about  a  minute. 
The  remainder  of  the  cast  was  as 
follows:  Mme.  Lavrille,  Maggie  F. 
Leavey;  Scullion,  George  Connor; 
Chamois,  Jack  Morris;  Seraphin, 
Carlyle  Moore;  Larville,  Will  J.  Irvin; 
Planchette,  Geo.  P.  Webster.  And 
here  let  it  be  said  that  Mr.  Webster  is 
just  about  perfect  in  his  old  men 
characters.  The  farce  is  in  three  acts, 
with  the  second  funnier  than  the  first 
and  the  third  funnier  than  the  second. 
It  is  a  story  where  a  lot  of  married 
people  in  Paris  get  mixed  up  in  the 
usual  scandalous  Parisian  way,  but 
while  it  is  somewhat  naughty,  it  is 
not  of  the  nasty  type  of  French  pieces 
that  we  are  sometimes  called  upon  to 
see.  Briefly,  Never  Again  is  a  big 
success. 

The  molt 

TV/l  krrily,  merrily  does  The  Idol's 
Eye  roll  along  toward  the  hund- 
dredth  mark.  Without  a  doubt  it  is 
the  best  thing  the  Tivoli  people  have 
ever  done  in  the  way  of  frivolous 
opera.  The  popular  parodies  that  are 
so  amusing,  are  largely  the  result  of 
John  P.  Wilson's  muse,  and  he  con- 
tinues to  add  new  verses  each  week. 
For  a  good  pleasant  evening  that  will 
drive  the  blues  away,  just  try  the 
Tivoli.   

From  London  comes  the  news  that 
the  Grand  Theatre,  Islington,  where 
Henry  Irving  and  other  actors  have 
been  in  the  habit  of  beginning  provin- 
cial tours,  was  gutted  by  fire  last  week. 


Grand  Opera  House 

IT  aving  completed  the  opera  season 
'  1  Manager  Morosco's  forces  have 
turned  to  musical  comedy,  presenting 
this  week  The  Girl  from  Paris.  The 
transition  has  been  accomplished  very 
successfully  and  the  company  has  pre- 
sented the  Girl  very  entertainingly. 
Two  very  clever  bits  of  character  work 
are  revealed  during  the  performance. 
The  servant  part  of  Ruth,  by  Bella 
Hart,  was  a  gem  of  finished  acting, 
and  the  Frenchman  impersonation  by 
a  new  man,  Edwin  Hanford,  was 
exceedingly  well  done,  portraying  to 
the  life  the  volatile  characteristics  so 
peculiarly  Gallic.  Arthur  Wooley, 
half  the  time  in  citizen's  clothes  and 
the  other  half  in  regular  comic  opera 
attire,  was  his  usual  humorous  self, 
while  Wm.  Wolff  labored  hard  with 
the  part  of  Hans,  the  innkeeper. 
Thomas  Persse  was  livelier  and  showed 
less  of  Persse  than  was  his  wont,  while 
Winfred  Goff  did  some  good  acting 
and  some  splendid  singing.  Hattie 
Belle  Ladd  was  a  charming  daughter 
of  an  irascable  mother  and  a  muchly 
worried  father.  Edith  Mason  was 
quite  lively  and  Frenchy  as  the  Girl 
and  Bessie  Fairbairn  brought  into  use 
her  ability  as  an  actress  in  the  part  of 
Mrs.  Honeycomb.  The  attendance 
has  been  very  satisfactory  all  week, 
and  during  the  few  weeks  left  the  com- 
pany in  San  Francisco,  we  may  expect 
something  very  good  of  the  new  pieces 
to  follow. 

The  California 

\\7hetiier  pure  and  hungry  melo- 
*  '  drama  pleases  the  critics  or  not,  it 
pleases  the  people;  that  is,  when  they 
get  it  unadulterated.  Melodrama  has 
gotten  to  a  place  that  savors  of  ridi- 
cule among  the  critics,  but  as  a  matter 
of  fact,  it  appears  to  me  that  an  actor 
on  the  melodramatic  stage  earns  his 
salary  if  anybody  in  the  profession 
does.  In  Darkest  Russia  they  all 
work,  and  work  hard,  and  so  did  the 
audience,  boots,  hands  and  voice. 
There  is  no  giggling  and  tittering 
when  they  want  "revenge,"  but  the 
great  earnestness  which  might  accom- 
pany the  action  portrayed  in  this 
production,  is  given  in  all  complete- 
ness. Melodrama  requires  study  and 
work;  some  people  are  suited  to  pro- 
ducing it,  both  as  managers  and  artists. 
Never  does  a  play  of  this  kind  appear 


in  San  Francisco  that  the  papers  do 
not  set  up  a  howl  for  the  god  of  melo- 
drama south  of  Market. 

My  recollection  of  melodrama  dates 
far  back.  The  first  theatre  I  ever 
attended  in  my  life  was  the  Boston 
Theatre,  twenty-five  years  ago.  Kir- 
alfy  Brothers  had  put  on  Michael 
Strogoff,  the  Courier  of  the  Czar. 
Since  then  I  never  heard  of  melodrama 
that  I  do  not  think  of  Russia,  and 
with  the  thought  comes  Couriers — all 
Russian  plays  have  Couriers.  They 
must  use  a  lot  of  these  people  in  Rus- 
sia, and  an  American  gentleman 
always  happens  at  that  time  to  be 
aimlessly  traveling  through  that  deso- 
late country,  with  no  object  or  pur- 
pose—  so  common,  you  know,  to 
American  gentlemen  at  home  and 
abroad.  But  aside  from  all,  this  In 
Darkest  Russia  is  well  presented,  well 
staged,  is  interesting,  and  by  the  pub- 
lic will  be  pronounced  a  success.  Kate 
Jepson,  the  revengeful  wife,  was 
exceedingly  good,  and  not  to  slight 
the  balance  of  the  cast,  it  can  be  said 
they  may  be  put  on  the  same  category. 


Nezu  cAlhambra 

This  popular  theatre  will  re-open  to- 
morrow afternoon  with  the  newest 
and  funniest  farce  comedy  that  has 
been  seen  in  this  city,  Have  You  Seen 
Smith.  The  play  is  making  its  first 
visit  to  the  coast.  Have  You  Seen 
Smith  is  a  ludicrous  satire  on  married 
life.  The  three  elements  of  farce, 
specialty  performance  and  spectacular 
show  are  combined  in  Have  You  Seen 
Smith,  and  incidentally  are  introduced 
a  perfect  avalanche  of  songs,  dances, 
and  marches.  The  company  is  a 
versatile  one.  John  Tierney,  the 
Irish  comedian,  very  favorably  known 
in  this  city,  will  be  seen  in  the  leading 
comedy  role.  Have  You  Seen  Smith 
will  continue  for  the  week  and  will 
be  followed  by  a  very  elaborate  pro- 
duction of  the  beautiful  and  stirring 
drama,  The  Three  Musketeers. 


J.  E.  Dodson,  the  star  of  Because 
She  Loved  Him  So,  to  be  presented 
Monday  evening  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre,  first  came  to  this  country 
some  years  ago  as  the  leading  support 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kendal. 


Alfred  Hickman  is  playing  the  role 
of  Frank  Chilleigh  in  Willie  Collier's 
production  of  Mr.  Smooth. 


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THE  COLUMBIA 


William  Gillatte's  comedy,  Because 
She  Loved  Him  So,  will  be  presented 
at  the  Columbia  Theatre  for  two 
weeks,  beginning  next  Monday  by 
the  original  New  York  cast.  The 
farce  is  a  play  of  exquisite  quality,  as 
dainty  and  polished  and  perfect  as  a 
poem.  Charles  Frohman  produced 
the  piece  in  New  York  at  the  Madison 
Square  Theatre,  and  it  had  a  run  of 
nearly  200  performances.  The  cast 
is  headed  by  J.  E.  Dodson,  the  well- 
known  character  actor.  The  play  is 
funny  and  clever,  and  shows  the  skill 
of  the  dramatist  in  every  scene. 


THE  TIVOLI 


Counter  attractions  and  the  long 
run  of  The  Idol's  Eye  at  the  Tivoli 
Opera  House  have  had  absolutely  no 
effect  upon  the  remarkable  business 
of  the  comic  opera,  and  though  it  has 
been  played  at  the  Tivoli  for  eight 
consecutive  weeks,  the  ninth  week 
commences  next  Monday  night.  The 
greatest  praise  which  could  be  be- 
stowed upon  the  Tivoli' s  splendid 
company  is  the  fact  that,  with  but  a 
limited  field  to  draw  from,  The  Idol's 
Eye  has  for  sixty  odd  nights  drawn 
crowded  houses. 


THE  GRAND 


The  talk  of  the  town  this  week  is 
the  clever  and  amusing  performance 
of  The  Girl  from  Paris.  This  delight- 
ful musical  eccentricity  was  produced 
some  time  back  at  the  Baldwin  when 
three  times  the  present  price  of  admis- 
sion was  asked,  and  a  performance  not 
a  third  as  good  as  the  present  one 
given.  Edith  Mason  has  made  a  hit 
as  the  Gay  Parisienne,  Julie  Bon-bon. 
Arthur  Wooley  and  Bessie  Fairbairn 
should  be  especially  singled  out  on 
account  of  the  excellence  of  their  act- 
ing. The  Girl  from  Paris  will  run  all 
next  week.  Commencing  Sunday, 
matinees  will  be  given.  This  will  in 
no  way  interfere  with  the  Saturday 
ones.  At  all  matinees  a  good  reserved 
seat  can  be  obtained  in  the  orchestia 
for  twenty-five  cents. 


THE  ORPHEUM 


The  Orpheum  management  offers  a 
great  bill  for  this  week.  It  contains 
some  famous  acts,  and  every  single 
number  should  be  well  worth  seeing. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sydney  Drew  head  the 
new  bill.  Sydney  Drew's  name  would 
be  sufficient  recommendation  in  al- 
most any  part  of  the  world.  He  is 
every  bit  as  clever  in  another  line,  as 
his  famous  brother.  The  Drew's  will 
present  Kenneth  Lee's  one-act  comedy, 
Love  Will  Find  a  Way.  This  is  one 
of  the  most  important  engagements  of 


the  season.  Flaton  and  Dunn  cal' 
themselves  champion  cake-walkers  of 
the  United  States,  and  are  said  to  be 
exceedingly  clever.  They  will  pre- 
sent an  amusing  extravaganza,  Pas- 
times On  the  Levee.  Howard  Thurston 
is  a  magician  of  considerable  note,  and 
a  clever  card  manipulator.  He  is  also 
a  comedian  of  no  mean  ability.  Hold- 
overs— Smedley  Sketch  Club,  Anna 
Whitney,  Imperial  Moorish  Acrobats, 
Newhouse  and  Ward,  Franks  Trio, 
Martinetti  and  Grossi. 

Matinee  Wednesday,  Saturday  and 
Sunday. 

THE  CALIFORNIA 

The  three  great  Wagner  interpre- 
ters, Damrosch,  Gadski  and  Bispham, 
will  be  seen  at  the  California  next  week 
in  Wagnerian  concerts,  Das  Rhein- 
gold,  Die  Walkure,  Siegfried  and  Die 
Gotterdammerung.  They  have  created 
much  enthusiasm  this  week  and  are 
one  of  the  most  satisfactory  attrac- 
tions Manager  Friedlander  has  brought 
to  this  coast. 

THE  ALCAZAR 


Never  Again  has  made  a  phenom- 
enal impression,  with  the  result  that 
there  has  not  been  even  standing  room 
here  all  week.  Never  Again  has  prob- 
ably no  equal  for  vim  and  dash,  and 
will  hold  the  boards  another  seven 
days.    Diplomacy  will  follow. 


Dewey  Theatre 

""The  Silver  King  crowds  the  Dewey 
1  Theatre  this  week.  Landers 
Stevens  has  the  title  role  and  portrays 
the  character  exceptionally  well.  Carl 
Birch,  as  Capt.  Herbert  Skinuer,  the 
villain,  is  as  usual  very  clever,  and 
Fanny  Gillette,  as  Nellie  Denver,  does 
justice  to  the  character.  Homer  Guil- 
bault  made  his  debut  in  the  character 
of  Geoffrey  Ware.  Several  other  new 
people  were  also  added  to  the  cast, 
which  made  it  a  very  strong  one.  The 
scenery  was  elaborate  and  the  play 
well  staged. 

cMascagni  at  the  Tivoli 

Pietro  Mascagni,  the  famous  young 
Italian  composer,  is  to  visit  San  Fran- 
cisco and  will  personally  conduct  his 
own  works  at  the  Tivoli  Opera  House 
during  the  month  of  August. 

This  information,  was  received  yes- 
terday by  the  Tivoli  management 
through  Signors  Avedano  and  Salassa, 
the  popular  tenor  and  barytone  of  last 
year's  grand  opera  season,  who  are 
warm  personal  friends  of  the  composer. 


The  acting  of  the  members  of  the 
Macdonough  Stock  company  is  receiv- 
ing generous  commendation  all  along 
the  way. 


The  Orpheum 

T"here  are  some  unusually  strong 
features  on  this  week.  Newhouse 
and  Ward,  as  bicyclers,  do  wonders. 
The  machines  do  everything  but 
talk,  and  the  scene  when  the  two- 
story  bike  and  the  tiny  tricycle  are 
introduced  is  very  funny.  The 
Smedley  Sketch  Club  bring  out  two  of 
the  cleverest  little  boys  ever  seen  upon 
the  American  stage.  Their  little 
drama  with  the  sweet  motherly  sister 
and  drunken  father  is  very  touching, 
but  their  performance  of  Romeo  and 
Juliet  was  far  beyond  the  average  of 
any  amateur  company.  The  play 
ends  with  a  beautiful  tableau,  The 
Princes  in  the  Tower.  These  tiny 
actors  are  apparently  not  1 2  years  old 
either  of  them.  The  Imperial  Moorish 
troupe  of  Arabs,  called  Si  Hassan  Ben 
Ali,  are  absolutely  the  best  thing  of 
the  kind  ever  seen  on  this  coast.  Ten 
men  in  constant  motion  fairly  tire  one 
with  their  activity.  Its  like  the 
three-ringed  circus — one  simply  can 
not  see  them  all.  Like  fire-flies,  there 
is  a  glimmer  and  flash,  and  the  eye  is 
attracted  to  another  surprise  before 
this  one  is  fairly  seen.  The  climax  is 
prodigious,  for  upon  one  huge  form, 
whose  muscles  stand  out  like  knots 
upon  a  giant  oak,  stand  and  hang  all 
the  rest  of  the  troup  to  the  great 
amazement  of  the  audience.  Anna 
Whitney,  the  monologuist,  recites 
and  sings  characteristic  funnygrams. 
The  holdovers  are  the  Dancing  Pass- 
parts,  Pauline  Moran — whose  picka- 
ninnies are  the  tiniest  specimens  of 
humanity  ever  seen  on  the  stage — 
The  Franks  Trio  and  Trovolo,  all 
introduce  some  new  features  this  week, 
making  with  the  new  views  of  the 
American  Biograph  a  most  enjoyable 
program. 

The  Olympia 

'"Two  new  people  are  at  this  popular 
*  Music  Hall  this  week.  Ouhama, 
the  Japanese  Equilibrist,  balances 
with  his  pretty  umbrellas,  as  he  only 
can  do  it,  and  Mabel  Livingstone,  the 
singing  and  dancing  soubrette,  does 
her  turn  amid  the  applause  of  the 
galleries.  Mile.  Thelma,  in  her 
poses,  is  statuesque  and  altogether 
enjoyable.  The  beautiful  Trixeda  is 
a  great  favorite,  her  dancing  and 
singing  always  brings  down  the 
house.  Blanche  Le  Clair  Sloan  has 
made  a  success  with  her  daring  ring 
performances.  Camelia,  Carlton  and 
Royce,  and  the  De  Meir  Sisters  are 
favorites,  each  and  every  one  adding 
to  the  evening's  gayety.  Last  night 
being  amateur  night,  the  program 
possessed  more  than  usual  interest. 
The  Hungarian  Orchestra,  lead  by 


Conductor  Isidore  Fenster,  is  giving 
good  selections  which  receive  merited 
applause. 

The  Oberon 

p  kowdei)  houses  this  week  prove 
that  the  programme  is  good.  F. 
A.  Dauernheim,  with  his  Xylophone, 
does  some  very  enjoyable  work. 
Misses  Stella  and  Minnie  Berlin,  in 
their  solos  and  duos,  are  very  good. 
Miss  Minnie's  fine  baritone  voice  is  a 
wonder.  Sig.  Antonio  Vargas  is  still 
with  us,  and  his  excellent  baritone 
vibrates  with  a  rich  timbre,  which 
always  fills  his  hearers  with  pleasure. 
Miss  Agnes  Castor  gives  some  fine 
mezzo-soprano  solos  with  good  ex- 
pression and  technique.  The  electro- 
magnograph  gives  the  Great  Spanish 
Bull  Fight  again  by  request.  Con- 
ductor Louis  N.  Ritzau,  leader  of  the 
American  Ladies  Orchestra,  is  a  fine 
violinist  and  this  exceptionally  good 
orchestra  renders  some  fine  work, 
especially  the  Italians  in  Algeria, 
overture  by  Rossini. 


The  Chutes 


""The  Chutes  program  this  week  is 
*  quite  the  best  ever  shown  there. 
The  Del  Zartos  in  their  dances — La 
Toreador,  Mikado  and  American 
Whirlwind,  do  some  very  fascinating 
work,  and  are  applauded  again  and 
again.  Lulaine  and  Darrell  have  a 
sensational  Roman  four  ring  act,  one 
of  the  best  ever  seen  here.  The  Sisters 
Bennett,  Bowery  impersonators,  do 
some  excellent  calk-walking,  and  sing 
very  well.  The  Black  Bartons  are  as 
good  colored  comedians  as  you  very 
often  see.  The  Gordon  Sisters  are 
more  than  ordinary  vaudeville  singers, 
their  excellent  voices  giving  good 
effect  to  their  classic  duos.  Major 
Mite  sings  and  the  Animatoscope 
shows  some  new  South  Africa  war 
views.  Ella  Burt  shoots  the  chutes 
on  her  bicycle.  Thursday  night  the 
Lady  Coopers  and  amateurs  were  very 
enjoyable.  To-night  the  second  cake- 
walk  contest.  The  electric  fountain, 
by  the  way,  is  well  worth  a  visit  to 
see. 

T.  Daniel  Frawley  is  negotiating 
with  Nat  Goodwin  for  the  Western 
rights  to  When  We  Were  Twenty  One, 
The  Cowboy  and  the  Lady,  and  An 
American  Citizen.  The  result  will  in 
all  probability  be  favorable  to  our 
seeing  these  plays  here  by  the  popular 
Frawleys. 

Ford  H.  Keith  has  been  engaged  by 
the  Metropolitan  Stock  Company  to 
play  leading  comedy  roles.  The  com- 
pany will  probably  produce  Mr. 
Keith's  masterpiece,  An  Arkansas 
Courtship. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


March  io,  1900 


Correspondence  and 
Comments 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York,  March  4. — My  Daughter-in- 
Law,  a  comedy  from  Paris,  acted  by 
comedians  from  London,  was  produced  at 
the  Lyceum  last  week  by  a  company  which 
had  already  performed  the  English  version 
on  one  of  Charles  Frohmau 's  stages  in  the 
Iiritish  capital.  The  reputation  of  Fanny 
Hrough  and  Herbert  Standing  had  preceded 
them,  and  they  lived  up  to  their  reputations 
as  comedians.  One  was  the  mother-in-law 
and  the  other  was  the  father-in-law.  Amer- 
icans in  the  cast  were  Ferdinand  Gottschalk, 
who  played  the  part  of  a  deaf  musician,  and 
Margaret  Robinson,  who  was  an  alluring 
Countess.  Two  of  the  importations  were 
Seymour  Hicks  and  Ellaline  Terriss,  clever 
burlesquers,  who  had  been  seen  here  before. 
There  was  not  a  weak  member  in  the  cast, 
and  although  few  persons  imagined  that 
there  was  anything  new  to  be  learned  about 
a  mother-in-law,  Carre  and  Bilbaud  in  the 
original  French  comedy  certainly  discovered 
an  unworked  mine.  The  story  is  that  of  a 
mother-in-law  who  does  not  like  her  son's 
choice  for  a  wife,  and  after  the  marriage, 
having  become  suspicious  that  her  daughter- 
in-law  was  not  all  that  she  should  be, 
endeavors  to  catch  her  so  that  her  son  may 
get  a  divorce  and  marry  the  Countess.  But 
the  fact  of  the  matter  is  that  the  young  wife 
is  a  good  woman,  and  the  fun  of  the  comedy 
lies  largely  in  the  mountain  which  the 
mother-in-law  tries  to  make  out  of  domestic 
mole  hills.  The  play  acted  poorly  would 
be  very  stupid,  but  in  the  hands  of  such  a 
capable  company  the  whole  entertainment 
is  one  that  can  be  thoroughly  enjoyed  by 
persons  of  refinement. 

* 

*  * 

Mam'zelle  'Awkins,  which  began  at  the 
Victoria  last  week,  would  have  been  a 
variety  show  if  it  had  not  had  a  little  story 
about  a  rich  cockney  girl  who  wanted  to 
wed  an  English  nobleman  but  instead 
wedded  an  Irishman  who  turned  out  to  be  a 
Scotchman.  The  scenes  of  this  musical 
comedy  were  laid  in  England,  but  the 
language  was  taken  from  the  Tenderloin, 
and  many  of  the  jokes  were  coarse  and  will 
in  time  be  replaced  by  cleaner  ones. 
Richard  Carle,  the  author,  played  the  part 
of  a  hypocritical  clergyman.  Most  of  his 
verses  were  good  and  Herman  Perlet's 
music  had  the  element  of  popularity  in  it. 
Josephene  Hall  played  the  title  role.  Others 
in  the  cast  were,  George  C.  Boniface,  Jr., 
Etienne  Girardot,  Charles  Danby,  Snitz 
Edwards,  Mrs.  McKee  Rankin,  Rose  and 
Nellie  Beaumont,  Lawrence  Wheatleigh, 
Mamie  Gilroy  and  Joe  Welch,  The  serious 
singing  was  done  by  Margurite  Silvia  and 
Will  Armstrong. 

* 

*  » 

Helena  Modjeska  began  a  three  weeks' 
engagement  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre 
last  Monday.  Her  years  begin  to  show  in 
her  appearance  and  her  foreign  accent  is  as 
marked  and  charming  as  ever.  John  E. 
Kellerd  heads  the  company  of  serviceable 
but  not  brilliant,  legitimate  actors  in  the 
support. 

*  * 

The  Schley  Music  Hall  on  Thirty-fourth 


street  near  Broadway  opened  last  week  under 
the  same  managers  who  conduct  the  Dewey 
Theatre  on  Fourteenth  street  opposite  Tarn 
many  Hall,  and  the  same  kind  of  burlesque 
shows  will  be  run  at  both  houses,  although 
higher  prices  will  be  charged  at  the  Schley 
because  it  is  nearly  opposite  Koster  and 
Bial's,  right  in  the  heart  of  the  theatre  dis- 
trict. The  Dewey  has  to  compete  in  prices 
with  two  Fourteenth  street  continuous 
shows.  It  may  be  significant  that  whereas 
theatres  have  been  erected  in  this  city  in 
honor  of  Dewey  and  Schley,  none  so  far  has 
been  named  after  Sampson.  Perhaps  the 
managers  took  their  cue  by  noting  that  in 
the  great  Dewey  parade  in  this  city  Schley 
received  nearly  as  much  cheering  from  the 
populace  as  did  Dewey,  and  that  Sampson 
was  merely  a  close  third. 

« 

*  * 

Pierre  Cornubert,  an  emergency  tenor 
whom  Manager  Grau  imported  from  Havana 
to  help  out  the  indisposed  tenors  has  not 
added  any  strength  to  the  weakest  depart- 
ment of  the  Metropolitan's  forces.  Cornu- 
bert's  voice  is  without  beauty  or  power, 
although  generally  true  enough.  He  is  at 
present  not  fit  for  the  Metropolitan  even  in 
an  emergency.  One  effect  of  the  present 
almost  disastrous  season  of  grand  opera  this 
year  will  be  that  next  season  we  shall  hear 
some  new  grand  operas  and  we  shall  prob- 
ably also  hear  some  grand  operas  in  English. 
While  fully  realizing  the  advantages  musi- 
cally of  singing  grand  opera  in  Italian  or 
French,  it  is  preposterous  to  say  that  if  New 
Yorkers  will  stand  a  Wagner  cycle  in  the 
gutteral  German  they  would  not  appreciate 
an  English  opera  occasionally. 

* 

*  * 

If  Manager  Savage  really  intends  to  take 
one  of  his  three  Castle  Square  Opera  Com- 
panies to  San  Francisco,  he  will  have  to 
organize  one  like  he  had  when  he  began  to 
give  opera  at  popular  prices.  Otherwise  he 
cannot  expect  to  divide  the  patronage  with 
the  Tivoli.  In  the  short  time  he  has  had 
the  American  he  has  allowed  the  casts  to 
become  weaker  anil  weaker  until  now  Cali- 
fornia's comparatively  inexperienced  Maud 
Lillian  Berri  (Fisher)  is  rated  as  the  best 
prima  donna  in  the  organization.  Since 
Lizzie  Mucnical  died,  her  place  as  contralto 
of  the  company  has  never  been  filled.  Aside 
from  the  operas  at  popular  prices  in  the 
Germania  Theatre,  Manager  Savage  has  no 
completion  in  that  particular  line  here, 
and  the  audiences  have  to  take  any  old 
thing  they  can  get,  including  the  irrepressi- 
ble Gertrude  Quinlan  whom  he  never  loses 
an  opportunity  to  thrust  into  the  most  diffi- 
cult singing  roles  in  spite  of  her  woeful 
inability  to  sing.  But  if  he  attempted  to 
stack  up  against  the  Tivoli,  he  would  have 
to  stir  his  stumps. 

* 

*  * 

The  Princess  Chic,  left  the  Casino  last 
night  for  a  time  and  the  Casino  will  be 
filled,  after  a  weeks'  darkness,  with  The 
Casino  Girl.  The  Princess  Chic  did  not  do 
as  well  at  the  Casino  as  it  would  have  done 
if  the  management  had  obtained  more  com- 
petent singers  and  the  presence  of  at  least 
one  star  of  the  first  magnitude.  If  The 
Princess  Chic  had  been  produced  by  the 


Bostonians  in  the  zenith  of  their  career, 
with  Eugene  Cowles,  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis, 
and  Edwin  Hoff,  in  the  cast,  as  well  as 
Barnabee  aud  McDonald  it  would  have  had 
a  great  run  in  New  York.  Kirke  La  Shelle 
was  with  the  Bostonians  long  enough  to 
write  an  opera  that  would  have  suited  their 
old  time  cast,  but  in  producing  The  Princess 
Chic  he  forgot  that  a  great  success  can  only 
be  obtained  by  a  combination  of  a  splendid 
idea  interpreted  by  excellent  artists 

  Rob  Roy. 

CHICAGO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Chicago,  March  3 — Sir  Henry  Irving,  has 
bowed  to  ovations  every  night  on  his  ap- 
pearance here  at  the  Columbia  Theatre. 
Owing  to  the  fact  that  Sir  Henry  Irving  is 
always  the  cultured  gentleman  both  in 
public  and  private  life,  his  success  is  not 
only  dramatic  but  personal.  Robespierre  is 
considered  by  the  public  one  of  his  greatest 
roles  and  ranks  with  his  Macbeth,  Richard 
III  and  Othello. 

Miss  Terry  has  to  be  content  with  a  slight 
role  in  the  drama,  Robespierre,  as  do  many 
other  members  of  the  company.  Miss 
Terry,  however,  plays  with  the  same  artistic 
feeling  that  characterizes  her  presentations 
in  more  exacting  roles. 

Lawrence  Irving  plays  the  role  Tallien, 
but  probably  deserves  more  praise  for  his 
translation  of  the  drama  from  the  French. 

The  opening  night  of  Robespierre  was  the 
most  brilliant  event  of  the  season.  Brokers 
received  from  %  10  to  {15  for  a  seat  on  that 
occasion.  The  repertoire  for  the  week  in- 
cluded Merchant  of  Venice,  The  Amber 
Heart,  The  Story  of  Waterloo,  The  Bells  and 
Xance  Oldfield. 

The  plays  are  all  old  in  Chicago  except 
The  Amber  Heart,  which  is  the  story  of  a 
young  girl  who  is  protected  from  the  in- 
clination to  fall  in  love,  by  a  talisman  given 
to  her  by  her  mother  who  was  unfortunate 
in  love.  The  Amber  Heart  being  cast  aside 
the  maiden  finds  both  love  and  misery  until 
the  charm  is  restored  to  her.  Happiness 
follows. 

Next  Monday  evening  at  the  Colnmbia 
Theatre,  The  Singing  Girl,  with  Alice 
Neilsen  in  the  title  role. 

This  is  the  closing  week  of  Mr.  Crane's 
engagement  at  Powers'  Theatre.  He  pre- 
sents A  Virginia  Courtship,  a  comedy  by 
Eugene  Presbrey.  Mr.  Crane  is  engaged 
with  rehearsals  of  David  Harum. 

Next  week  Mrs.  Langtry  begins  a  two 
weeks'  engagement  in  The  Degenerates. 
Mrs.  Langtry 's  Company  is  mostly  an  Eng- 
lish one,  and  she  appears  at  Powers'. 

The  Dearborn  management  present  next 
week  What  Happened  to  Jones.  Mr.  Hansel 
it  is  expected  will  bring  out  many  happy 
aids  to  the  farce,  having  statred  in  it. 

The  Sign  of  the  Cross  will  be  presented  at 
McVicker's  Theatre  on  March  4 

Mrs.  Fiske  is  attracting  immense  audiences 
at  the  Grand  Opera  House. 

Benedict's  Lilly  of  Killarney  is  sung  by 
the  Castle  Square  Company  at  the  Stude- 
baker  this  week. 

Salambo,  the  great  spectacular  opera, 
by  Rover,  will  be  one  of  the  presentations 
given  by  the  French  Opera  Company  at  the 
Auditorium.  Amos  Carey. 


DENVER 
Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Cot-,  Feb.  28.— Without  a 
doubt,  this  is  the  worst  week  of  the  season, 
theatrically.  There  are  two  performances 
at  the  Tabor — one  called  Have  You  Seen 
Smith?  At  the  Denver  a  coon  show  called 
Fisher's  Darktown  Four  Hundred.  They 
are  both  doing  a  fair  business,  because  there 
is  nowhere  else  for  people  to  go.  Next 
week  at  the  Tabor,  Under  the  Red  Robe 
At  the  Denver,  Barlow's  Minstrels. 

Willie  Collier  will  open  at  the  Broadway 
in  Mr.  Smooth  on  Monday  night,  March  12. 
He  will  play  a  benefit  for  the  Elks  the  first 
night  of  his  engagement. 

The  opening  of  the  new  stock  company  at 
the  Lyceum  has  been  postponed  until 
March  12. 

Mrs.  John  Elitch,  Jr.,  has  returned  after  a 
five  months'  stay  in  New  York.  She  prom- 
ises the  Denver  public  great  things  in  the 
amusement  line  next  summer. 

Bon  Bei.i.. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence. 

ST.  John,  N.  B.,  Feb.  25.— Last  week's 
offerings  by  the  Valentine  Stock  Company 
were  Camille  and  Ma'm'zelle.  In  both 
Jessie  Bonstelle  scored  hits,  albeit  the  char- 
acters takeu  are  as  totally  different.  Busi- 
ness shows  no  sign  of  abatement — in  fact 
increases  week  by  week  and  takes  the  older 
theatre-goers  back  to  "the  good  old  Lyceum 
days  when  Lonergau  was  here." 

Tomorrow  evening  Othello  will  hold  the 
boards  for  three  nights  aud  a  matinee,  fol- 
lowed by  The  Ironmaster  1-2,  with  special 
matinee  2,  as  the  house  is  engaged  for  two 
performances  of  Lewis  Morrison's  Frederick 
the  Great  on  Saturday. 

Peachey  Carnehan. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  March  5th.— Salt  Lake 
Theatre  has  been  closed  the  entire  week 
aud  the  only  attraction  at  Grand  was  the 
Richard  and  Pringle's  minstrel  troupe,  26- 
28,  doing  fair  business. 

To-night  a  local  company,  composed  of 
Scandinavians,  is  presenting  a  piece  to  poor 
audience.  The  advance  sale  for  the  en- 
gagement of  the  James-Kidder- Hanford 
company  which  fills  the  last  four  nights  of 
the  week  at  the  theatre,  has  been  a  heavy 
one. 

Have  You  Seen  Smith,  comes  to  the 
Grand  8-9. 

John  K.  Hardy. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence 

ST.  Louis,  Feb.  26. — Manager  Pat  Short's 
offerings  this  week  are  the  Keudals  at  the 
Olympic  and  Children  of  the  Ghetto  at  the 
Century.  The  Zangwill  play  has  failed  to 
be  the  success  that  was  anticipated.  The 
cist,  headed  by  Milton  Lackaye,  William 
Norris,  Rosabel  Morrison,  and  Mnie.  Cot- 
trelly,  is  a  very  capable  one 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kendal  are  great  favorites  in 
St.  Louis  and  The  Elder  Miss  Blossom,  their 


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latest  offering,  is  a  delightful  comedy,  full  of 
pathos  and  sciutillant  Hues. 

Manager  C.  M.  Southwell,  of  the  Castle 
Square  Opera  Cornpauy,  is  giving  us  an- 
other one  of  Verdi's  gems  this  week  in  La 
Traviata. 

My  Friend  from  India,  is  being  excellently 
done  thic  week  by  the  Hopkins  Stock  Com- 
pany. Colonel  Hopkin's  vaudevillions  for 
this  week  are:  Victory  Bateman,  Kelly  iS: 
Violette,  The  Rozinos,  Amita  and  Julia 
Kaltbrun. 

The  Black  Patti  troubadours,  a  "dingy" 
aggregation,  are  at  Havlin's  this  week,  and 
Hoyt's  A  Black  Sheep  is  pleasing  the  patrons 
of  the  Grand  Opera  House.  The  company 
is  headed  by  "Big  Bill"  Devere. 

Managers  Tate  and  Middleton's  continu- 
ous bill  at  the  Columbia  this  week  is  headed 
by  Mme.  Adelaide  Hermann,  the  Ulinore 
Sisters,  Jennie  Wettnore,  Johnnie  Carroll, 
Eugene  Ellsworth  and  Madge  Burt,  Dick 
and  Maud  Garnella. 

Manager  Jim  Butler's  stage  guests  this 
week  are  the  Australian  burlesquers,  headed 
by  Harry  Bryant. 

The  underliuings  for  next  week  are  Stuart 
Robson  at  the  Century,  The  Land  of  the 
Midnight  Sun  at  Hopkins',  Francis  Wilson 
at  the  Olympic,  II  Trovatore  at  the  Music 
Hall,  A  Temperance  Town  at  the  Grand, 
Sorrows  of  Satan  at  Havlin's,  and  The 
Social  Maid  Company  at  the  Standard. 

ST.  Louis,  March  4. — The  openings  this 
week  were  excellent,  even  better  than  the 
one  previous,  as  the  Children  of  the  Ghetto 
failed  to  attract,  aud  the  only  magnet  was 
the  Kendals. 

FrancisWilson,  supported  by  Pauline  Hall 
Billy  Broderick  and  Lulu  Glaser,  are  Man- 
ager Pat  Short's  entertainers  at  the  Olympic 
this  week.  Cyrano  de  Bergerac  and  a  re- 
vival of  Erminie  are  the  operas. 

Stuart  Robson  in  Oliver  Goldsmith  is  at 
the  Century.  Gus  Thomas'  clever  pen  and 
fertile  brain  has  written  a  pretty  comedy. 

Manager  C.  M.  Southwell  gave  us  a  re- 
vival this  week  of  II  Trovatore  at  the  Music 
Hall. 

The  Land  of  the  Midnight  Sun,  is  this 
weeks'  offering  by  the  Hopkins  Stock  Com- 
pany. Victory  Bateman,  and  Harry  West- 
ayer,  Oscar  P.  Sisson  and  Esther  Wallace 
aud  Valmore  are  the  vaudevillians. 

Managers  Tate  and  Middleton  of  the 
Columbia  are  giving  us  a  strong  continuous 
bill  headed  by  Milton  and  Dolly  Nobles, 
Sisters  M<.  uliere,  J.  F.  Crosby  and  Inez 
Forrnan,  Wm.  Windom  Quintet,  Albini, 
Tom  and  Lily  English,  Julian  Rose,  the  Two 
Kings,  Lovehberg  Sisters,  Higgins  and 
Leslie  and  Jim  Duff. 

The  Sorrows  of  Satan  is  pleasing  the 
gallery  gods  at  Havlin's,  while  Geo. 
Richards,  Gene  Canfieldand  a  fair  company 
in  A  Temperance  Town,  are  at  the  Grand. 

Hintig  and  Seamon's  A  Social  Maid  Bur- 
lesquers are  at  the  Standard. 

The  Charley  French  Opera  Company  are 
at  the  Fourteenth  Street  Theatre  for  three 
nights  this  week. 

The  underliuings  for  next  week  are  Wm. 
H.  Crane  in  A  Rich  Man's  Son,  at  the 
Olympic,  The  Village  Postmaster,  at  the 
Century,  Carmen  at  the  Music  Hall,  City 
Club  Burlesquers  at  the  Standard,  Eight 
Bells  at  Havlin's,  Hello,  Bill  at  the  Grand, 
aud  Carmen  at  Hopkins.    Gaty  Pallen. 


Bijou  Theatre 

What  has  been  the  old  Lyceum 
Theatre,  310-312  O'Farrell  street,  and 
used  for  rehearsing  and  a  school  of 
acting,  will  be  turned  into  a  first-class 
concert  hall  about  March  26.  Good 
vaudeville  talent  will  be  engaged.  A 
strong  opening  card  will  be  Ethel 
L,ynwood,  the  contortionist,  who  has" 
secured  her  release  from  four  weeks 
in  the  North  to  open  here.    M.  R. 


Goldberg  and  Frank  W.  Stechan  will 
be  the  controlling  spirits  of  the  new 
enterprise.  Mr.  Goldberg  is  a  well- 
known  business  man,  and  Mr.  Stechan 
is  an  old-time  theatrical  man  who 
knows  the  business. 


George  Elliot 

The  advent  of  the  Maggie  Moore- 
Roberts  Company  in  San  Francisco 
has  been  the  opportunity  for  another 
San  Francisco  girl  to  show  her  stage 
talent.  Miss  Elliot,  whose  work  in 
The  Silence  of  Dean  Maitland  created 
such  favorable  comment,  is,  although 
this  was  her  first  appearance  at  home, 
a  California  girl.  Her  work  has  been 
mainly  in  stock  companies  in  the 
East  and  Canada,  although  she  was 
for  a  season,  two  years  ago,  with 
Modjeska.  Miss  Elliot  leans  toward 
emotional  work,  and  in  that  line  she 
will  before  long  win  distinct  recogni- 
tion, for  she  has  very  much  of  the 
temperament  that  goes  to  make  a  suc- 
cessful emotional  actress,  besides  pos- 
sessing unusual  industry  and  intelli- 
gence. 

No  Cooking  on  the  Stage 

At  a  recent  rehearsal  of  the  Hop- 
kin's  Stock  Company,  Stage  Manager 
Arthur  Maclay  was  approached  by  one 
of  the  actors  who  had  taken  exception 
to  one  of  the  new  rules  of  the  theatre. 
"See  here,  Mac,  that  new  rule  is 
pretty  tough  on  us."  "Which  one 
do  you  mean?"  replied  the  genial 
villain  of  the  stock.  "I  mean  the  one 
which  forbids  the  members  of  the 
company  cooking  their  meals  on  the 
stage  and  sleeping  in  their  dressing- 
room.  There  is  really  no  opportunity 
for  a  member  of  a  stock  company  to 
leave  the  theatre  at  all  these  days. 
Rehearsal  at  ten,  matinee  at  two,  and 
the  evening  performance  at  eight  " 
The  life  of  the  average  stock  company 
actor  is  certainly  not  strewn  with 
American  beauties.  —  Dyer's  News- 
letter, St.  Louis. 


COLUMBIA 


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IMOIINO 
THEATLR 


The  beautiful  and  talented  Annie 
Irish  who  assumes  the  role  of  the 
jealous  wife  in  Because  She  Loved 
Him  So  at  the  Columbia  Theatre  this 
coming  week  first  visited  this  country 
in  the  support  of  Henry  Irving. 

Stockwell  and  his  In  Paradise  Com- 
pany played  in  Oakland  Saturday  and 
Sunday  nights  to  quite  satisfactory 
business,  being  well  received.  They 
laid  over  in  the  city  this  week  before 
starting  North. 

Quo  Vadis  will  be  produced  at.  the 
Alcazar  shortly;  the  scenic  painters 
and  stage  carpenters  are  now  prepar- 
ing for  the  grandest  scenic  production 
ever  seen  at  popular  prices. 

The  tenor,  Avedano,  who  made 
such  a  hit  here  during  the  last  Italian 
opera  season  at  the  Tivoli,  is  now 
singing  in  Turin. 

I  rune  DE  Voi,l,  Belvedere  Rae  and 
Blanche  Woodman  represented  the 
beauties  of  the  stage  at  the  Mardi 
Gras  Ball  last  week.  They  attracted 
much  attention. 


BEGINNING  MONDAY,  MARCH  12 
Charles  Frohman  presents  William  Gillette's 
Greatest  Comedy  Triumph, 

Because 
She 
Loved 
Him  So 

WITH  J.  E.  DODSON 
and  the  same  big  original  east  seen  for  200  nights 
at  the  Madison  Square  Theatre  and  over  1(10  nights 
in  Boston  at  the  Boston  Museum. 


The 
Little 
Minister 
of 

Farce 


Alcazar  Theatre 


Bei.asco  &  Thall,  Managers. 


'Phone  Main  254. 


BEGINNING  MONDAY  MARCH  12lh 
Second  and  last  week  of  the  brightest  farce 
of  the  season 

NEVER  AGAIN 

The  press  has  been  loud  in  its  praise  of  both 
play  and  players,  says  the  Examiner:  "Never 
Again  is  the  funniest,  friskiest  and  Frenchiest  play 
we  have  seen  in  some  time.  To  tell  the  story  would 
take  a  book;  everything  goes  with  a  rush  and  there 
is  excellent  acting. "—A Is/i/on  Stevens. 

Alcazar  Prices— 15c.  25c,  35c,  50c. 
IN  PREPARATION — DIPLOMACY 


GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE 

Telephone  Main  532 
MATINEE  SATURDAY  AND  SUNDAY 
"  It  is  to  scream  with  Laughter." 
COMMENCING  MONDAY  EVENING  March  12th 
Second  week  of  the  great  Loudon  and  New  York 
York  Success 

The  Girl  from  Paris 

Why  do  you  laugh  at  it  ? 
Because  you  can't  help  it. 

Prices— 35c,  50c,  75c;  Galleries— 10c  and  15c;  Good 
Reserved  Seat  in  Orchestra,  Saturday  Matinee, 
25  cents . 

Branch  Ticket  Office  Emporium. 

New  Alhambra  Theater 

Ellinohouse  &  Mott,  Lessees  and  Managers 
Eddy  and  Jones  Streets.  Telephone  South  770 

(The  People's  Play  House) 

STARTING  WITH  NEXT  SUNDAY  MATINEE 
ONE  WEEK,  FUN  FOR  ALL. 
The  laughing  Farce  Comedy 

HAVE  YOU  SEEN  SMITH 


GIRLS 


WE  WILL  SEE  YOU  SUNDAY  AFTERNOON" 
Introducing  Comedians  Who  Are  Funny 
WHO  CAN  SING 
WHO  CAN  DANCE 
WHO  ARE  PRETTY 
SEATS  NOW  READY 
PRICES— Evening.  15c,  25c,  35c,  50c  and  75c 
Matinee,  15c,  25c,  36c  and  50c. 
Next— HARRY  GLAZIER  in  a  Lavish  Production, 
'THREE  MUSKETEERS,"  Direct  From  New  York. 


OBERON 


O'Farell  Street, 

Near  Stockton. 


Every  Evening  and  Sunday  Matinee.  Grand  Con- 
cert by  Rilzau's  American  Ladies'  Orchestra  ;  A 
Change  of  Program  each  week  by  First-class  Vaude- 
ville talent;  New  View9  by  the  Electro  Moguograph. 
Admission  Free. 


J .    P.  HOWE 

Manager  SEATTLE  THEATRE 

"The  Best  in  the  Bunch' 


Orph 


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MR.  AND  MRS.  SYDNEY  DREW: 
FLATOW  AND  DUNN;  HOWARD  THURSTON; 
SMEDLEY  SKETCH  CLUB; 
IMPERIAL  TROUPE  OF  MOORISH  ACROBATS; 
ANNA  WHITNEY; 
NEWHOUSE  AND  WARD; 
FRANKS  TRIO;  MARTINETTI  AND  GROSSI 


Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cent!;  Opera 
Chairs  aud  Box  Seats.  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


MONDAY,  TUESDAY  and  WEDNESDAY  NIGHTS 
MARCH  12,  13,  14 
Madam  Gadski,  David  Bispham,  and  Walter 
Damrosch,  in  Wagnerian  concerts 

Das  Rheingold 

Die  Walkure 

Siegfried  and 
Die  Gotterdammerung 

THURSDAY,  FRIDAY  AND  SATURDAY  AFTER- 
NOONS AND  EVENINGS 

The  Brownies  in  Fairyland 

200— Children  on  the  Stage-200 


Tivoli  Opera  House 

Hoot  Mon,    Everybody  Hang  On  !  ' 

NEXT  MONDAY,  MARCH  12th,  BEGINS  THE 
NINTH  WEEK 

of  the  Popular  Comic  opera 

The  Idol's  Eye 

Every  Evening  at  8,  Matinee  Saturday  at  2. 


Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents. 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 


MARK  LEVY 

Fashionable 
Tailor.... 

Moderate  Prices  and  Guar- 
anteed Fit  and 
Workmanship 


22^  Geary  St. 

Easterbrook  Building 


Standard  Theater 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAI,. 

T7V  M.  CARRILLO  &  CO.,  Props,  and  Managers 
J?  The  only  First-class  Theater  aud  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakcrsfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addre»sed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo,  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  C  Eddy  St.,  San  Francisco.  Fares 
advanced  to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the 
State. 


The  only  ENCHILADOS 


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LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angeles,  March  6. — Probably  the 
best  combination  of  attractions  that  this 
season  will  offer  has  been  seen  in  this  city 
the  past  week.  The  famous  Bostonians, 
the  incomparable  Neill  Company  and  two 
good  vaudeville  bills  have  been  presented. 

Oliver  Morosco  has  returned  from  San 
Francisco  and  completed  arrangements  for 
bringing  the  Morosco  Opera  Company  to 
Los  Angeles  for  an  engagement  in  April. 
Mr.  Morosco  is  at  last  free  from  the  book- 
ings that  were  made  for  his  theatre  before 
he  took  the  management,  and  from  now  on 
will  furnish  the  patrons  with  a  class  of  en- 
tertainment that  will  be  second  to  none  on 
the  coast.  So  far  his  efforts  have  been 
crowned  with  success  and  he  has  brought 
the  Burbank  Theatre  out  of  a  rut  of  bad 
business  in  which  it  has  been  mired  for  the 
last  few  seasons. 

Miss  Julia  Dean,  the  charming  ingenue  of 
the  Neill  Company,  is  a  neice  of  the  famous 
Julia  Dean  Hayne,  of  half  a  century  ago. 
The  sterling  qualities  of  the  Julia  of  former 
times  seems  to  have  been  inherited  by  the 
young  lady  of  today.  She  has  the  natural 
magnetism  and  a  winsome  way,  and  in  addi- 
tion has  the  happy  faculty  of  bringing  out 
all  there  is  in  the  various  characters  that  fall 
to  her  lot. 

The  Orpheum  had  a  Papinta  matinee  the 
7th  inst,  at  which  beautiful  souvenirs  of  the 
little  lady  were  given  away.  Manager  Hron- 
son  inaugurated  a  souvenir  album  sometime 
ago,  and  the  collection  of  photographs  of  the 
various  Orpheum  stars  has  by  this  time  be- 
come a  valuable  addition  to  many  homes  in 
this  city. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  the  Boston- 
ians opened  a  successful  engagement  the  5th 
inst.  Next  week  Paderewiski  will  give  two 
recitals  at  this  theatre. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank,  the  Neill  Company 
put  on  A  Social  Highwayman  for  the  week's 
bill,  and  Captain  Swift  for  the  Wednesday 
matinee.  The  favorable  impression  first 
created  is  steadily  increasing,  and  the  house 
is  packed  for  each  performance. 

At  the  Orpheum  another  crack-ajack  bill 
is  on,  and  the  S.  R.  O.  sign  is  out  seven 
nights  in  the  week.  Uncle  is  sending  some 
good  attractions  this  way,  and  they  are  fully 
appreciated.  The  bill  includes  Cushman, 
Holcombe  and  Curtis,  Kathryn  Osterman, 
De  Witt  and  Burns,  Monroe  and  Mack, 
Harris  and  Fields,  Fanny  Fields,  Deets  and 
Don,  and  Papinta. 

The  Vienna  Buffet  has  an  excellent  bill 
up  with  a  continuous  performance  from 
eight  to  twelve.  The  amateur  nights  at  this 
hall  are  proving  very  popular. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Portland,  Oergon,  March  7th. — 
Marquam  Grand— This  theatre  has  been 
dark  the  entire  week,  but  will  reopen  9-10 
with  two  performances  of  The  Nominee, 
presented  by  Walter  Walker  and  Company. 
Brady  and  O'Rouke  will  present  the  moving 


pictures  of  the  Sharkey-Jeffries  fight  the 
first  three  nights  next  week. 

Cordrav's  Theatre — The  Frawley's  still 
hold  the  boards  here  as  well  as  the  popular- 
ity of  the  entire  city.  Last  week  Sporting 
Duchess  and  Countess  Gucki,  were  present- 
ed to  magnificent  audiences  with  Sporting 
Duchess  in  the  lead  for  favor.  Commencing 
4th,  Madame  Sans  Gene,  was  presented  for 
three  nights  to  the  usual  large  and  well 
pleased  audiences.  The  honors  were  about 
evenly  divided  between  Mr.  Frawley,  Miss 
Van  Buren  and  Wallace  Shaw.  An  Un- 
conventional Honeymoon,  will  be  the  bill 
for  the  balance  of  the  week,  except  Satur- 
day, when  Trilby  will  have  a  showing. 

Fredricksburg. — The  team  of  acrobats 
held  over  from  last  week  seem  to  have 
gained  rather  than  lessened  in  popularity 
which  has  resulted  in  tremendous  crowds  at 
this  resort  every  night,  in  fact  so  great  has 
been  the  crush  that  I  have  been  unable  to 
get  a  seat  on  two  different  occasions. 

Mothersole  and  Coopers  Company  wiil 
present  Rip  Van  Winkle  this  week. 

NOTES. 

Assistant  Manager  George  Baker  of  the 
Marquam  has  charge  of  the  decorations  of 
the  Hebrew  Fair  to  be  held  at  Hibernian 
Hall  next  week. 

Sam  T.  Shaw's  Repertoire  Company  will 
follow  the  Frawleys  at  Cordrays. 

The  Elks  will  hold  a  social  session  in 
honor  of  T.  Daniel  Frawley  March  8th. 

Most  of  the  Sam  T.  Shaw  Company  are 
now  laying  off  here. 

Walter  Walker  is  billing  The  Nominee 
here  with  some  three  sheets  of  Edwin  Mil- 
ton Royle  and  Lucius  Henderson  in  Friends 
as  well  as  some  half  sheets  lithos  of  Jno.  T. 
Raymond. 

The  clever  work  of  Mr.  Clarence  Mon- 
taine  in  Sporting  Duchess  did  not  escape 
my  notice  last  week,  but  simply  had  no 
time.  He  is  entitled  to  a  great  deal  of  credit 
for  his  perfect  conception  of  Joe  Aylruer. 

In  a  conversation  with  Mr.  Frawley  he 
expressed  to  your  correspondent  that  he  was 
more  than  pleased  with  the  business  he  is 
doing  in  Portland.  After  leaving  here  the 
Company  will  visit  Seattle. 

The  lenten  season  seems  to  have  no  effect 
upon  the  receipts  of  our  theatres  which  have 
fared  even  better  than  usual  since  the  sup- 
posed close  of  things  frivolous. 

Edwin  A.  Davis. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  March  7. — Macdonough 
Stock  Company  has  been  filling  a  week's 
engagement  at  the  Clunie,  and  has  pleased 
good  houses,  with  Chimmie  Fadden,  Dr. 
Bill  and  Too  Much  Johnson. 

Darkest  Russia  appears  at  the  same  house 
12th;  The  Three  Musketeers,  14th,  15th;  23d 
The  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company. 

Scalchi  and  company  are  to  sing  in  the 
Congregational  Church  Saturday  evening, 


and  the  house  is  all  sold  for  the  local  man- 
ager, Wm.  E.  Lovdal. 

Fletcher  Tilton  of  San  Francisco,  a  great 
favorite  among  the  musical  people  of  this 
city,  is  to  give  an  organ  recital  March  8th, 
in  the  Calvary  Baptist  Church,  assisted  by 
a  number  of  leading  vocalists  and  instru- 
mentalists. A  great  number  of  tickets  have 
been  disposed  of. 


With  the  Amateurs 

The  wonderful  record  achieved  by 
California  in  the  stage  world  is  the 
result  of  the  interest  in  theatricals 
fostered  by  numerous  amateur  organ- 
izations that  flourish  here.  A  clever 
band  of  amateurs,  the  Beta  Sigina 
Dramatic  Club  and  Orchestra,  gave  a 
very  entertaining  evening  on  Febru- 
ary 24  last.  A  curtain-raiser,  Beautiful 
Forever,  was  the  opening  piece.  In 
it  were  R.  K.  Barrows,  Edmond 
Keane,  who  did  very  well,  and  Flor- 
ence Boyd  and  Alice  Moran — the 
former  a  stately,  beautiful  blonde,  and 
the  latter  a  petite,  charming  brunette. 
The  farce  was  well  received.  The 
longer  and  more  serious  piece  was  the 
comedy  drama,  The  Poor  Girl's 
Diary,  in  two  acts.  The  cast  con- 
sisted of  Walter  Foley,  De  Witt 
Bisbee,  Alan  Diamond,  Edmond  Par- 
sons, Eugene  Fritz,  Frank  McGovern, 
Fred  Corcoran,  Lurline  Lyons,  Mar- 
cella  Fitzgibbons  and  Alice  Martin. 
On  a  miniature  stage,  fully  equipped, 
the  little  drama  was  enacted  with 
creditable  effect,  the  comedy  element 
in  the  hands  of  Eugene  Fritz  being 
pronouncedly  successful.  Walter 
Foley  was  a  good  villian,  and  De  Witt 
Bisbee  was  unusually  self-contained 
and  effective,  as  Jasper  Plum,  the 
cotton  spinner,  for  an  amateur.  Lur- 
line Lyons,  as  the  factor)'  girl, 
showed  much  talent  and  a  knowledge 
of  how  to  use  it,  and  she  did  exceed- 
ingly well.  Marcella  Fitzgibbons  and 
Alice  Martin  looked  handsome  and 
pleased  with  their  impersonations.  A 
clever  amateur  orchestra  of  eight 
young  people,  directed  by  Mrs.  F.  J. 
Koster,  played  classical  and  popular 
gems  very  enjoyably. 


The  Metropolitan  Stock  Company, 
with  repertoire  of  five  standard  pro- 
ductions never  produced  on  this  coast 
outside  of  first-class  companies,  takes 
the  road  March  25,  opening  probably 
at  Watsonville,  under  management  of 
H.  E.  Baker. 


Walter  Damrosch 

and  Company 

Music  lovers  and  music  students  are 
having  a  rare  treat  in  the  lecures  of 
Walter  Damrosch,  the  famous  Wagner 
interpreter,  who  tells  in  the  most  fas- 
cinating and  poetic  manner  the  story 
of  the  operas,  illustrating  the  different 
phases  and  movements  with  a  few 
chords  or  bars. 

Monday  Das  Rheingold  proved  a 
great  subject,  and  Mr.  Damrosch 
showed  the  thoroughness  of  his  art, 
as  he  also  did  Wednesday  with  Die 
Walkure.  His  touch  is  magnetic,  full 
of  intelligence  and  power;  his  tech- 
nique masterful.  This  afternoon  Sieg- 
fried is  his  theme.  Thursday  after- 
noon Mme.  Gadski  and  Mr.  David 
Bispham  sang  parts  of  the  Flying 
Dutchman  to  a  delighted  audience  and 
Friday  afternoon  they  gave  Lohengrin 
and  Die  Meistersinger. 

Mme.  Gadski's  beautiful  voice  is  too 
well  known  and  loved  here  to  need 
any  description.  Mr.  Bispham  has 
been  said  by  Wm.  Shakespeare  to  be 
the  greatest  dramatic  baritone  in 
America.  While  we  can  fully  appre- 
ciate Mr.  Bispham's  handling  of  the 
Wagnerian  music,  we  believe  we  have 
heard  his  equal  in  other  operas  here. 


Lyceum  Stock  Company 

The  Lyceum  Stock  Company,  under 
the  direction  of  Andrew  Thompson, 
goes  out  Tuesday  with  the  following 
people:  Leona  Leigh,  Esther  Dukey, 
Lule  Warrenton,  F.  B.  Esmelton, 
Herbert  Jones,  Carl  Retsloff,  Ed 
Clisbee,  George  Graves,  J.  Stanley 
Coleman,  Phil  McAnany  and  Frank 
Welch.  

H.  F.  Bates,  the  pioneer  of  the 
10-20-30  shows  on  this  coast,  is 
organizing  to  go  out  on  the  road. 
The  roster  is  as  follows:  Leila  Hill, 
daughter  of  Barton  Hill,  Josie  Sey- 
mour, Miss  Ward,  Mrs.  Girard,  Char- 
lie Bates,  Mr.  Wish,  Will  Douglas, 
Ed  Harrington,  and  J.  Carle.  The 
company  has  been  rehearsing  two 
weeks,  with  the  intention  of  producing 
Magda,  All  For  Money,  For  a  Million, 
Streets  of  New  York,  Her  Money,  and 
Robinson  Crusoe. 


March  io,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO 


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Vaudeville  Notes 


Murphy  and  Dalehave  joined  hands. 
Lillian  Howe  has  arrived  from  the 
North. 

Derend  and  Breen  open  in  London 
May  7th. 

The  Gordon  Sisters  are  a  big  hit  at 
the  Chutes.  They  are  beautiful 
singers. 

Dr.  Goerss  is  doing  good  business  in 
the  interior. 

The  McDonald  Brothers  will  shortly 
arrive  from  the  East. 

Madeline,  the  dancer,  is  a  big  hit  at 
the  Lyceum,  Victoria. 

The  Everett  Sisters  are  a  hit  at 
Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles. 

Boyle  and  Lewis  play  the  Tivoli 
Theatre,  Stockton,  March  19th. 

Geo.  H.  Wilson  and  The  Dockmans 
are  at  the  People's  Theatre,  Seattle. 

George  and  Lizzie  Bird  open  at  the 
Tivoli  Theatre,  Stockton,  next  week. 

Charles  and  May  Morrell  open  at 
the  Palm  Garden,  Seattle,  next  week. 

It  is  said  that  the  popular  team  of 
Hastings  and  Hall  will  in  the  future 
work  single. 

The  Michelsohn  Brothers  will  appear 
in  the  near  future  at  the  Chutes  direct 
from  Proctor's  Theatre,  New  York. 

Elaine  Forrest,  the  charming  singer, 
is  one  of  the  most  popular  performers 
at  the  Savoy,  Victoria. 

Manager  J.  A.  Johnson  has  a  fine 
place  of  amusement  in  the  Lyceum, 
Victoria.  He  is  playing  some  fine 
attractions. 

Adgie  is  playing  the  Lyceum,  Vic- 
toria, to  increased  prices  of  admission. 
During  her  engagement  the  prices  of 
admission  are  raised  to  25  and  50  cents. 

Gertie  Getcbell  made  her  first 
appearance  at  the  Thalia  this  week  and 
scored  a  hit.  She  received  many 
floral  pieces  on  the  opening  night. 

Ethel  Lynwood,  the  wonderful  con- 
tortionist, is  meeting  with  great 
success  in  Victoria  at  the  Lyceum. 
She  has  been  for  the  past  three  months 
in  the  North,  meeting  with  except- 
ional success  everywhere. 

The  Savoy  Theatre,  Victoria  and 
Vancouver,  Messrs.  O'Brien  and  John- 
son, proprietors,  are  giving  the  people 
of  these  two  cities  a  series  of  except- 
ionally fine  shows,  and  are  meeting 
with  huge  success.  They  present  the 
best  of  vaudeville  talent  each  week. 

Here's  quite  a  record :  Carlton 
and  Royce  have  been  playing  consecu- 
tively at  the  Olympia  for  53  weeks, 
not  having  missed  a  single  perform- 
ance in  all  that  time.  Very  few  per- 
formers can  boast  of  such  great 
popularity. 

Frank  Kent,  a  snake  charmer,  while 
exhibiting  a  pet  rattler  to  an  admiring 
crowd  at  the  Chutes  Sunday,  was 
severely  bitten  in  the  left  hand  by  the 
reptile.  He  at  once  visited  the  Re- 
ceiving Hospital,  where  the  wound 
was  cauterized  and  attended  to. 


Geo.  H.  Wilson  is  one  of  the  draw- 
ing cards  at  the  Savoy,  Victoria. 

Kate  Rockwell  has  captured  the 
Savoy,  Victoria,  patrons  with  her 
clever  work. 

Lillian  Walther,  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  women  on  the  vaudeville 
stage,  has  made  a  wonderful  success 
with  her  singing  at  the  Savoy, Victoria. 

Lolita  Mather,  billed  as  the  Califor- 
nia song  bird,  is  spoken  of  unani- 
mously by  those  who  have  heard  her 
at  the  Savoy,  Victoria,  as  being  very, 
very  fine. 

Jackson  Heard  writes  The  Review 
from  Hilo,  where  he  is  detained  in 
quarantine,  that  he  would  like  to  ex- 
plain to  his  professional  friends 
through  The  Review  that  he  did 
not  leave  Austrrlia  broke,  with  the 
break-up  of  the  McAdoo  minstrels, 
but  had  money  to  burn,  and  further- 
more he  is  not  a  negro,  but  a  Creole. 
Mr.  Heard  will  soon  be  in  Frisco. 

Baby  Ruth  Roland,  the  talented 
child  performer,  is  meeting  with  a  con- 
tinued ovation  in  the  East.  Last  week 
she  played  at  the  Grand  Opera  House, 
Nashville,  and  the  Bayincr  of  that  city 
says  of  her  performance  :  '  'The  vaude- 
ville bill  contains  one  gem,  and  two 
respectable  specialties.  Baby  Ruth  is 
a  wonder.  She  is  very  refined  and 
delicate  in  her  songs  and  dances,  and 
is  worth  going  miles  to  see.  Little 
Ruth  deserves  special  mention. 

Mile.  Yvette  Guilbert  narrowly  es- 
caped being  burned  alive  while  asleep 
in  an  invalid's  chair  in  Paris  the  other 
day.  The  curtain  of  her  apartment  in 
the  Avenue  de  Villiers  caught  fire. 
Choked  with  smoke,  she  awakened 
and  called  for  help,  being  unable  to 
walk  alone,  as  she  is  only  now  recover- 
ing from  the  effects  of  the  recent  oper- 
ation for  the  extirpation  of  her  right 
kidney.  Alarmed  by  the  cries,  her 
attendants  rushed  in  and  removed  her 
to  a  place  of  safety,  after  which  the 
fire  was  extinguished. 


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LOCAL  NOTES 


MUSIC  TEACHERS  ASSOCIATION. 

Wednesday  evening  the  Music 
Teachers'  Association  gave  a  concert 
at  Byron  Mauzy  Hall.  The  program 
opeued  with  remarks  hy  the  president 
Mme.  Ellen  Coursen-Roeckel.  Con- 
certo [Mendelssohn]  was  rendered  by 
Juliette  Grass  and  Chas.  Rodgers 
pianos;  violins,  Misses  A.  Benson,  A. 
Abeille  and  J.  A.  Hunt;  cello,  R.  Mc- 
Lean from  the  Bonelli  Conservatory. 
Miss  Edna  F.  Allen,  pupil  of  H.  W. 
Patrick,  played  a  piano  solo,  Rondo 
Capriccioso  [Mendelssohn].  Soprano 
Solo,  My  Soul  Doth  Magnify  the  Lord, 
[The  Nativity]  by  Dr.  Stewart  was 
rendered  by  Mrs.  Eva  Tenney.  Mile. 
Elena  Roeckel,  pupil  of  Joseph 
Roeckel,  sang  Romansza,  Recitativo  e 
Cavatina,  [Rossini]  and  Aria  from 
Othello  [Verdi].  Duo,  La  Gioconda, 
[Ponchielli]  was  sung  by  Madam  Bert, 
Godair-Adams  and  Madam  Ellen 
Coursen-Roeckel.  Miss  Jessie  Bern- 
stein, pupil  of  Emilio  Cruells,  gave 
piano  solo,  Tarantelle  [Heller].  Mem- 
bers of  the  Roeckel  Opera  Class  gave 
laughing  scene  from  [Musical  Types], 
Madam  Adams,  Mrs.  H.  Lewis,  Belle 
Samuels,  May  Mabie,  Eleanor 
Roeckel,  Edward  Lotz,  W.  H. 
Thompson  and  E.  A.  Lassale. 

SYMPHONY  CONCERT 

By  far  the  finest  Symphony  Concert 
of  the  season  was  given  Thursday 
afternoon  of  last  week  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House,  under  the  direction  of 
Henry  Holmes.  Leaders  and  musi- 
cians were  in  their  best  form  and  did 
really  splendid  work,  every  man  in 
the  orchestra  seeming  to  be  anxious 
to  acquit  himself  creditably,  and  Mr. 
Holmes  having  them  under  good  con- 
trol and  showing  much  spirit  and 
earnestness. 

The  program  was  Overture  Fingals 
Cave  op.  26  [Mendelssohn]  Symphony 
in  C  No.  2,  op.  61  five  movements, 
Symphonic  Poem  "Dance  Macabre" 
[Saint  Saens]  solo  part  by  John  Mar- 
quardt.  This  rendition  created  par- 
ticular enthusiasm,  full  of  melodious 
passages  and  wierd  in  style  it  was  in- 
tensely descriptive  and  was  played 
with  excellent  interpretation  the 
attack  and  expression  being  admirable. 
Mrs.  Marquardt  at  the  harp  played 
with  her  well  known  taste  and  skill 
as  did   Mr.   Marquardt  in  his  solo 


work.  Mr.  Holmes  was  the  recipient 
of  much  applause  and  encouragement 
and  the  Symphony  Concert  was  so 
enjoyable  that  the  announcement  of 
only  one  more  was  a  regret.  Over- 
ture "Oberon"  closed  the  program. 

FACULTY  RECITAL 

Friday  evening  of  last  week  the 
music  room  of  the  Von  Meyerinck 
school  was  filled  with  an  interested 
audience,  when  a  faculty  recital  was 
given  and  a  charming  program  ren- 
dered, Arthur  Fickenscher  receiving 
many  sincere  compliments  for  his 
really  beautiful  compositions.  His 
sonata  in  C  for  violin  and  piano  [1st 
movement]  was  worthy  of  much 
praise  as  to  the  work  and  rendition 
and  was  played  by  Mr.  Fickenscher 
and  Mr.  S.  Savannah  who  also  gave 
Petite  Suite  for  violin  and  piano  [Cesar 
Cui].  Mr.  Fickenscher  rendered  solos 
variations  serieuses  [Mendelssohn]. 
Liszt's  Lebestraum  and  Wagner's 
Siegfried's  Death.  Mr.  Fickenscher's 
songs  found  a  charming  interpreter  in 
Miss  Cecelia  Decker,  contralto,  who 
sang  in  very  excellent  voice  and  taste 
Erster  Kuss,  [First  Kiss],  Busze  [Re- 
pentance], words  by  Julius  Goebel  of 
Stanford  University.  Am  bend  [Twi- 
light], Gefunden  [Found]  and  Mond- 
nacht  [Moonlight].  They  were  all 
gems  musically  but  in  the  last  Miss 
Decker's  voice  showed  to  best  advan- 
tage, especially  in  the  lower  tones  and 
much  applause  greeted  composer  and 
singer.  By  the  way  Mrs.  Von  Meyer- 
inck has  received  a  very  high  compli- 
ment as  Miss  Decker  and  Herbert 
Williams,  tenor,  were  chosen  by  Walter 
Damroish  to  sing  at  yesterday's  con- 
cert. He  requested  their  appearance 
at  the  Palace  on  Monday  and  compli- 
mented Mrs.  Von  Meyerinck  upon  the 
excellent  work  she  had  accomplished 
and  they  were  immediately  engaged. 

JESSIE    FOSTER'S  RECITAL 

Next  Tuesday  evening  Miss  Jessie 
Foster  will  give  a  song  recital  in  her 
studio,  assisted  by  Miss  Edith  Cruzan, 
pianiste,  and  Mrs.  Arthur  Lewis, 
pianist  and  accompanist.  The  pro- 
gram will  be  Ballatella,  Pagliacci, 
Leon  Cavallo,  To  Spring  [Gounod], 
Flowery  Message  [Dvorak],  I  Must 
Sing,  Valse  Impromptu  [Liszt],  To  the 
Nightingale  [Schubert],  I  Love  Thee 
[Grieg],  I  Come,  Come,  Mine  Own 
Dear  Love  [Chaminade],  Shadow  Song  . 


[Dinorah],  Meyerbeer,  Duo  Danse 
Macabre  [St.  Saens.] 

SIG.  ABRAMOFF'S  CONCERT 

Sig.  Abramoff  gave  a  concert  at 
Sherman-Clay  Hall  Thursday  evening 
the  program  including  Canzone  Piff 
Paff,  [Huguenots],  Sig.  Abramoff; 
Romance,  violin,  [Svendsen],  HerrF. 
Stark,  Rhapsodie  Hongroise  [Liszt], 
Sig.  Meany;  Dost  Thou  Know  That 
Sweet  Land  [Mignon],Paraskova  San- 
delin,  Celeste  Aida  [Verdi],  William 
Norden;  Habanera  Carmen  [Bizet], 
Mrs.  M.  Warshauer,  Lullaby 
[Brahms],  Mme.  Tromboni-Busse, 
Spirito  Gentil  La  Favorita,  Mr.  James 
Nichols;  Sweet,  Pretty  Maiden,  Sal- 
vator  Rosa,  Mile.  Carina;  Nur,  wer 
die  Sehnsucht  Kennt,  Stormy  Winds, 
Sig.  Abramoff;  Caro  Nome,  Rigoletto, 
ErmaWing;  Asthore  [Trotere],  Mrs. 
David  Craelins;  Oh  Promise  Me,  Miss 
Sandelin;  Prison  Scene  from  Faust, 
Mile.  Carma,  William  Norden,  Sig. 
Abramoff.  The  concert  will  be  re- 
viewed next  week. 

Y.   M.   C.   A.  CONCERT 

Friday  of  last  week  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
gave  an  enjoyable  concert  under  the 
direction  of  Robert  Lloyd.  The  pro- 
gram was  Part  Song,  The  Miller's 
Wooing  [Failing],  Soprano,  The  Song 
Divine,  Miss  Evelyn  Worrell;  violin 
solo,  Miss  Fannie  Burton;  Ave  Maria, 
Will  Ogilvie;  duet,  Boatman's  Song, 
[Abt],  Messrs.  Ogilvie  and  Robert 
Lloyd;  Part  Song,  The  Violet  Loves  a 
Mossy  Bank  [Lloyd];  bass  solo,  Mr. 
Walton  Webb;  part  song,  Gypsy  Life 
[Schumann].  Mr.  Geo.  Hammer- 
smith, humorist,  made  a  hit.  He  is 
extremely  clever,  full  of  fun,  but  thor- 
oughly refined  in  all  he  does. 


San  Francisco  cMusical 
Club 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 

David  Manlloyd,  lenorof  St.  Mary's 
Cathedral,  has  accepted  another  posi- 
tion and  will   also   sing   in  Cantor 
Stark's  choir  at  Temple  Emmanuel. 
* 

*  * 

The  Operatic  and  Oratorio  Recital 
that  was  to  have  been  given  at  Sher- 
man-Clay's last  night,  is  postponed 
until  next  Thursday.  The  tenor's 
arrival  delayed. 

—Mary  Frances  Francis. 

Willie  Collier,  in  his  new  comedy 
success,  Mr.  Smooth,  is  to  follow 
Because  She  Loved  Him  So  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre  on  the  26th  inst. 


An  organization  which  is  doing 
some  very  earnest,  instructive  work  in 
a  musical  way  is  the  San  Francisco 
Musical  Club.  Regular  semi-monthly 
meetings  are  held  in  the  club  music- 
room  at  the  home  of  the  President, 
Miss  Maud  A.  Smith,  whose  executive 
ability  and  high  ideals  have  given  the 
Club  its  present  standing.  Closely 
associated  with  the  President  is  the 
chairman  of  the  program  committee, 
Miss  Helen  E.  Cowell.  Her  clever 
discrimination  is  often  put  to  the  test 
as  she  is  responsible  for  the  proper 
carrying  out  of  the  programs  for  the 
entire  year,  the  work  being  all  planned 
ahead. 

It  is  always  the  desire  of  the  club  to 
have  members  only  participate,  but 
occasionally  this  rule  is  waived  for  an 
outsider  of  known  ability.  The  club 
consists  of  about  sixty  members. 
Among  these  are  some  of  the  best 
known  amateurs  in  town,  as  well  as  a 
few  professionals,  whose  literary 
ability  is  often  combined  with  the 
musical,  as  papers  on  the  subject 
assigned  are  read  at  every  meeting. 

The  following  program  was  rendered 
at  the  last  meeting,  March  1  :  Paper, 
Madrigals,  Mrs.  A.  C.  Posey;  Madri- 
gal, The  Silver  Swan,  [Gibbons],  piano 
solo,  Idyllen  [Jensen],  Mrs.  D.  Lieb- 
man;  Madrigal,  It  Was  a  Lover  and 
his  Lass,  [Bridge];  piano  solo,  [a]  Im- 
promptu A  flat  Major  [Chopin],  [b] 
Moment  Musical,  A  flat  [Schubert], 
Mrs.  B.  Ashley;  Madrigal,  Mutina, 
Lovely  Maiden,  [di  Lasso],  piano  solo, 
Impromptu  C  sharp  minor,  [Chopin], 
Mrs.  S.  Liebes;  Madrigal,  Sing  We, 
and  Chant  It,  [de  Pearsall],  Madrigal 
singers,  1st  soprano,  Miss  Florence 
Doane,  2d  soprano,  Mrs.  M.  T.  Ulsh, 
alto,  Mrs.  J.  D.  McKee;  tenor,  Dr.  E. 
S.  Grigsby,  basso,  Mr.  Bert  Georges. 


The  Theatre  Francais,  Montreal, 
Canada,  was  burned  to  the  ground 
last  week. 

JOSEPH  GREVEN 

VOCAL  INSTRUCTOR 

ROOMS  131-133  MURPHY  BUILDING 

1336  Market  St..  S.  F. 


SRWVELL  ,S8J«fc 

Italian  Method.  Skill  of  Sinking 
CARL  SAWVEI.L,  4i!7Sutrter  St.  S.  F. 


March  io,  1900 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


March  io,  1900 


For  in  his  ravings  by  mistake — 
A  solemn  truth,  the  madman  spake. 

To  wait  without  suffering  is  a  great 
attainment,  and  see  how  patiently  we 
are  waiting  for  John  Drew  and  Maud 
Adams,  and  Miss  Hobbs  and  Catherine 
and  Zaza  and  Becky  Sharp  and  all 
the  rest.  In  the  meantime  let  us  give 
Annie  Irish  and  Dobson  and  Because 
She  Loved  Him  So,"  at  least  three 
columns,  to  encourage  the  others  to 
make  haste. 

» 

*  * 

We  depend  upon  the  playwright  for 
so  many  little  blessings,  that  we  should 
willingly  be  beholden  to  him  for  one 
thing  more — the  dragging  of  colloquial 
English  out  of  the  hole  of  common- 
placeness  into  which  it  has  fallen,  to 
the  position  it  has  the  right,  by  reason 
of  its  wonderful  pedigree,  to  expect. 
It  contains  the  feelings  and  thoughts 
and  experiences  the  whole  nation  has 
been  long  centuries  in  winning  and 
the  playwright  who  will  not  value  it 
and  keep  up  its  strength  and  beauty 
by  exercise,  is  by  no  means  worthy  of 
his  birthright. 

His  people  are  his  puppets  and  into 
their  mouths  he  may  put  what  he  will. 
It  is  a  fearful  responsibility  and  far 
too  lightly  borne.  To  act  according 
to  one's  situation  is  the  highest  grace 
and  we  should  not  expect  a  farm  hand 
to  bury  us  under  a  mass  of  language. 
But  night  after  night,  do  we  not  hear 
veritable  rot,  and  English  stupid  to 
badness  fall  from  the  lips  of  men  and 
women  whose  positions  in  the  play 
are  synonimous  with  refinement  and 
culture?  Clever  things  in  plenty  may 
be  said,  but  the  general  aspect  of  the 
English  is  beggarly. 

What  better  witness  is  there  to  the 
degradation  of  the  savage  than  the 
brutal  poverty  of  his  language,  and 
why  shall  we,  who  say  we  are  not 
savages,  mentally  starve  a  population 
that  we  may  amuse  it?  If  our  language 
were  really  as  poor  a  thing  as  we  make 
it,  no  mental  sweat  that  enriched  it 
would  be  counted  too  exhausting. 
Think  of  the  man  in  ye  olden  time 
who  set  all  the  joy-bells  of  his  village 
a-ringing  when  at  last  he  had  made  a 
word  to  fit  exactly  an  emotion  that 
had  surged  in  his  heart  for  months. 
How  we  have  fallen  off  since  his  day 
and  how  little  we  value  what  our 
ancestors  have  bequeathed  us. 

The  playwright  might  find  the  great 


Lord  Chatham's  scheme  a  very  good 
one  to  consider.  He  had  Bailey's 
dictionary,  the  best  in  his  time,  twice 
very  slowly  read  to  him  from  one  end 
to  the  other,  lest  he  restrict  himself  to 
a  few  worked  to  death  words,  and  let 
others  fall  out  of  use,  out  of  memory, 
and  lie  finally  lost  sight  of. 

*  * 

Perhaps  nothing  will  so  quickly  de- 
face and  barbarize  a  language,  rob  it 
of  all  its  wit,  wisdom,  imagination 
and  history,  as  the  use  of  slang,  but 
so  long  as  there  abides  in  our  midst 
that  unwelcome  inhabitant,  the  actor 
who  cannot  act,  dare  we  separate  our- 
selves from  the  word  chump'  It  is  so 
comprehensive  and  says  so  singly  what 
a  phrase  might  barely  hint.  As  shad- 
ows wait  upon  substances,  so  words 
wait  upon  things  and  people,  and  is 
there  anything  more  wooden,  charac- 
terless, unimpressionable  and  hard 
than  the  bad  actor?  And  in  his 
woodeness  and  hardness,  so  compla- 
cent, so  little  aware  of  what  he  lacks, 
so  impossible  of  impression  save  with 
the  saw  and  the  axe,  that  a  plea  for 
the  word  so  applied  is  not  without 
reason. 

Its  application  will  be  so  wide  too, 
for  was  there  ever  a  time,  I  wonder, 
when  there  was  so  much  broadcast 
bad  acting  as  there  is  to-day?  Per- 
haps it  is  because  there  is  so  much 
acting  but  however  that  may  be,  it  is 
none  the  less  deplorable. 

Too  much  toleration  is  fatal  and  a 
condition  of  chumpness  has  been 
reached  in  the  acting  world  that  can- 
not possible  continue  without  an  ex- 
plosion. Other  things  being  equal, 
were  there,  I  wonder,  so  many  chumps 
in  the  days  when  they  threw  things 
with  a  steady  aim  and  hissed?  This 
is  only  a  thought.  I  should  not  care 
to  have  it  go  on  record  as  a  sugges- 
tion. 

Still,  if  the  great  army  of  bad  actors 
does  not  have  a  few  of  its  men  now 
and  then  on  the  march,  it  will  soon 
outnumber  the  artistic  ten  to  one,  and 
it  is  a  military  axiom  that  even  the 
strongest  entrenched  can  be  run  out  of 
the  country  with  that  ratio. 

* 

*  * 

It  is  putting  criticism  to  a  shallow 
and  mischievous  use  to  apply  it  to 
half  the  chumps  who  wander  in  here 
during  the  weary  winter  months  of 
waiting,  and  simple  reporting  is  the 


only  choice — either  that  or  silence,  for 
there  is  a  silence  that  is  not  respectful. 
The  uncultured,  underbred,  conceited 
ignoramus  may,  I  suppose,  lawfully 
speak  ignorance  ignorantly,  but  why 
as  an  entertainer  and  for  a  price?  I 
sometimes  wonder  why  there  is  not  a 
demonstration  of  some  kind — why  we 
simply  sit  with  folded,  meditative 
hands,  bored  and  withhold  applause. 
Perhaps  a  long  acquaintance  with 
number  three  companies  has  perma- 
nently lowered  and  confused  the  whole 
critical  life  of  our  people. 

* 

*  * 

Lying  often  makes  a  liar,  drinking 
a  drunkard  and  repetition  of  most 
sorts  a  repeater,  but  acting  does  not 
make  an  actor.  Just  about  half  of 
you  were  never  meant  to  act  and  we 
shall  treat  your  memories  as  you  have 
treated  our  hopes.  Many  of  our  best 
victories  are  won  by  giving  up  and 
why  should  you  go  on  undeserving? 
It  is  just  as  dishonest  as  over-charging 
and  false  weighing. 

The  task  of  being  amused  on  a 
badly  acted  play  is  a  painful  one,  and 
when  the  yawns  come,  you  chumps 
can  see  the  sins  of  your  behavior. 

Perhaps  the  time  may  come,  when 
we  shall  be  relieved  by  legislation. 
# 

•  * 

His  comedy  was  tragedy, 

And  so  one  night  he  tried 
To  play  King  Lear,  and  oh,  my  dear, 

We  laughed  until  we  cried. 

* 
»  * 

Then  there  is  the  actress  who, 
though  not  a  chump,  (women  never 
are)  yet  exhibits  short  comings  in  an- 
other and  more  serious  and  obnoxious 
way.  Most  of  us  ride  rather  slackly 
at  anchor  to  our  pedigrees  in  the 
vagraut  winds,  but  let  the  proper  gale 
come  and  we  are  for  the  most  part 
holden  to  them. 

For  this  reason  an  actress  should  be 
so  careful  in  the  choice  of  her  parents 
and  the  environment  of  the  first  fifteen 
years.  When  we  see  her  do  some- 
thing coarsely  that  might  have  been 
done  finely,  a  very  little  inquiry  puts 
us  in  possession  of  the  ancestry  of  bad 
grammar  and  shirt  sleeves  and  soiled 
table  linen  for  which  this  coarseness 
witnesses.  By  reason  of  superior 
mentality,  a  quick  eye  for  the  pic- 
turesque, a  kindly  humor  and  in- 
domitable will,  an  actress  may  over- 
come this  accident  of  birth,  but  the 


average  brain  and  under  it  is  the  gen- 
eral possession.  Therefore  let  a 
woman  think  twice  before  she  enters 
the  profession,  when  God  plainly 
fashioned  her  to  do  something  thought- 
less with  her  hands.  How  can  she 
act  and  be  what  she  does  not  know 
and  would  not  recognize  if  she  saw. 
* 

*  * 

A  large  mind  is  the  possession  first 
in  importance  to  her,  of  course,  but 
next  to  that  and  quite  indespensable 
is  the  refined  mind.  Many  situations 
can  be  understood  only  by  the  refined, 
just  as  some  pleasures,  like  music,  can 
be  enjoyed  only  by  them. 

*  * 

Most  of  our  plays  are  society  plays, 
and  in  society  the  fine  alone  pleases, 
expressing  itself  as  good  taste  in  dress 
and  manner,  ease,  grace,  simplicity 
and  the  like. 

To  see  some  of  these  actresses 
attempt  to  play  the  cultured  woman 
of  social  distinction  is  little  short  of  an 
assault  upon  our  taste  and  enjoyment. 
It  is  worse  than  a  farce. 

A  woman  should  see  that  she  stands 
full  three  feet  above  her  duties  for 
only  as  she  is  greater  than  they  can 
she  handle  them  without  being 
bruised. 

*  * 

Custom  is  lord  for  better  or  worse, 
and  so  I  suppose  stage  properties  will 
go  on  being  bought  and  handled  in 
the  future  as  they  have  been  in  the 
past,  with  wanton  extravagance  and 
rampant  indirection,  for  anything 
which  does  not  serve  the  purpose  for 
which  it  was  purchased  is  surely  an 
extravagance. 

The  buyer  of  stage  properties  (who 
should  also  direct  their  use)  should 
be  a  specialist,  a  riper  scholar  in 
interior  decorating  and  furnishing,  in 
color  harmony,  in  history  of  period, 
in  knowledge  of  values  than  the 
thoughtless  will  at  first  concede. 

Born  an  artist,  he  should  be  a 
thoroughly  educated  designer  without 
a  peer  in  his  chosen  field.  He  should 
have  traveled  extensively  and  seen  and 
recognized  the  best  and  the  worst  that 
life  holds. 

If  there  is  such  a  man  lying  in  the 
future  let  him  be  promptly  pounced 
upon  when  he  is  reached,  and  then 
rented  out  on  shares.  He  could  easily 
do  the  buying  and  directing  for  every 
theatre  in  town  for  he  would  be  too 


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valuable  and  expensive  for  any  one 
theatre  to  monopolize. 

* 

*  * 

This  conviction  has  been  painfully 
borne  to  me  across  the  cares  of  a  stage 
life  filled  with  three  styles  of  portiere 
to  the  room,  Turkish  canopies  over 
South-of- Market  sofas,  mantle  shelves 
littered  with  photographs,  McKinley 
busts  in  an  atmosphere  of  satin  shorts, 
fringed  cotton  tapestries  (hideous 
from  the  beginning)  on  tavern  tables 
out  in  the  open,  pale  pink  satin 
valances  over  doorways  and  so  on  ad 
infinitum.  Anachronisms  so  glaring 
that  history  feels  snubbed  and  sub- 
dued as  a  man  with  the  toothache, 
and  vulgarisms  so  rich  that  one 
realizes  there  is  a  nausea  that  is  not 
sea  sickness. 

*  * 

How  we  should  pride  ourselves  on 
the  Tivoli's  long  run  of  The  Idol's 
Eye.  It  makes  us  feel  quite  metro- 
politan. But  why  should  it  not  run  ? 
It  is  well  staged,  well  acted,  well 
sung  and  re- polished  once  a  week. 
Primarily  it  is  clever  and  exceedingly 
funny. 

* 

*  * 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS 

Her  Winter  Doings  and  Her  Summer 
Plans 

"What  ends  do  you  newspaper  peo- 
ple propose  to  yourselves  when  even 
at  a  distance  of  three  thousand  miles 
we  cannot  escape  your  desire  to  inter- 
view us?"  So  said  Florence  Roberts 
in  answer  to  my  suggestion  that  a  chat 
at  long  range,  might  make  an  inter- 
esting two  columns. 

Hope  not  to  learn  the  wherefore  of 
our  doings,  fair  lady,  and  be  not 
"huffy."  The  distance  has  its  advan- 
tages—to you.  Vis-a-vis,  you  must 
exhibit  a  beautiful  smile  and  a  care- 
fully courteous  manner,  urging  me, 
when  I  rise,  not  to  hurry.  If  you 
would  fence  my  questions  well,  you 
must  be  ready  with  the  latest  lightness 
of  the  day  and  have  a  knack  at  short 
paragraphs.  Every  stage  aside  would 
be  heard,  carefully  considered  and 
properly  and  publicly  rebuked. 

Have  you  not  made  an  ambu-h  be- 
hind your  miles  away  and  thrown  at 
me  saucy  and  insufficient  answers  ? 
A  dream,  sweet  as  it  was  brief,  sprang 
up  in  my  heart,  that  my  shower  of 
beautiful  questions  would  meet  with 
equally  beautiful  replies.  The  return 
post  advises  me  that  I  alone  have 
dreamed. 

Verily,  there  are  always  as  many 
reasons  why  we  should  hate  people  as 
love  them. 

*  * 

"Busy  since  I  left  San  Francisco? 
No,  not  at  all.  I've  been  treading  the 
primrose  path  of  pleasure — being  La 
Barbariua  six  times  a  week  and  twice 
on  Saturdays,  traveling  the  while  at  a 
rate  to  make  Jehu  blush.  Does  the 
situation  suggest  Arcadian  peaceful- 
ness?  It  is  most  times  nothing  but  a 
yearning  for  something  different.  If 


another  Long  Parliament  should  arise 
in  the  night  and  pull  down  all  our 
theatres,  I  should  banquet  the  mem- 
bers at  Sherry's  at  the  first  oppor- 
tunity. Traveling  is  really  a  great 
hardship." 

.(You  don't  say  so.  In  the  luxury 
of  a  private  car  with  a  chef  to  look 
after  your  appetite  and  mademoiselle 
to  look  after  your  wardrobe  — it  must 
be  awful.  By  the  way,  your  letter 
heads,  "Sunset  Limited,"  "Morrison 
Private  Car,"  and  the  like  are  rather 
"speedy"  addresses  to  overtake.  Some- 
thing definite  would  be  gratefully  re- 
ceived.) 

"Like  La  Barbarina  ?  Of  course  I 
do.  She  is  young,  she  is  beautiful, 
saucy,  clever,  a  great  flirt,  a  diplomat, 
well  dressed  and  above  all  successful. 
Why  should  I  not  like  such  a  woman? 
But  being  the  woman  night  after 
night;  there's  the  rub — every  turning 
known  and  freshness  unhoped  for. 
Try  it  yourself." 

(I  have  the  faculty  of  the  incapable 
for  trying  about  everything  that  comes 
my  way,  and  by  and  by  when  I  find 
something  nicely  suited  to  my  particu- 
lar line  of  ability,  why  then — but  not 
now,  Miss  Roberts,  not  now.) 

"I  long  to  be  back  again  at  the  dear 
old  Alcazar,  smiling  at  the  matinee 
girls,  sending  them  photographs  and 
answering  their  notes.  When  I  am 
old — Gracious  !  The  car  has  just 
given  the  most  frightful  lunge.  I  am 
scattered  all  over  the  place.  After  all, 
it  is  not  certain  that  I  ever  shall  be 
old." 

(You  never  will  be,  my  dear.  You 
are,  in  spite  of  your  blague,  in  too 
close  partnership  with  things  that  help 
the  world  along — too  constantly  on  the 
lookout  to  capture  the  conditions  of 
happiness.) 

"But  speaking  of  the  Alcazar,  I 
thought  you  wanted  all  the  theatres 
pulled  down. " 

"You  should  not  jutaposit  my  far 
apart  sayings.  I  did  not  want  San 
Francisco  included  in  the  raze.  It  is 
too  dear  to  me.  I  love  every  bargain 
on  its  counters,  every  lie  in  its  papers. 
In  all  other  places  the  earth  is  sad  and 
dried  up  and  the  sky  wants  stars." 

(You  are  something  of  a  diplomat 
yourself  are  you  not  ?  What  else  shall 
a  woman  say,  who  is  heading  straight 
for  our  coast  and  means  to  play  a  three 
months'  engagement  with  us  ?  You 
put  it  rather  well  though  and  while 
we  are  not  deceived,  yet  are  we 
grateful  for  something  other  than  the 
language  of  a  cook-book.) 

"What  am  I  going  to  play?  Ah, 
now  I  am  interested."  (Inference — 
I  was  not  before.  You  had  been  bor- 
ing me  to  death.)  "Carmen  for  one 
thing  and  I  shall  dress  it  with  absolute 
correctness,  so  be  prepared  for  a  bit  of 
a  shock  in  the  earlier  scenes." 

It  will  take  more  than  a  slatternly 
dovvn-at-the-heels  to  shock  us,  even 
though  she  reach  the  Nethersole  limit 
of  holes  in  her  stockings.  Dost  know 
we  have  passed  through  a  season  of 
French  farce  ?    Conscience  and  a  bar 


of  soap  might  do  something  for  the 
former,  but  I  defy  Pearline  suds  and 
knife-brick  to  make  an  impression  on 
the  latter. 

"Carmen  and  what  else?" 

"I  shall  open  in  FVou  Frou,  do  Ad- 
rienne  Lecouvrer,  Amy  Robsart,  The 
Country  Girl, perhaps,  and  some  East- 
ern successes  that  San  Francisco  has 
not  seen.  Then  I  shall  repeat  some 
of  the  favorites  of  last  year  and  do  two 
new  untried  plays. 

"Clothes?  I  fear  I  am  spending  a 
small  fortune  and  unless  I  play 
Juliet,  nothing  I  have  worn  before 
will  be  seen  during  the  season." 

(Oh,  the  extravagance  of  it.  But 
really,  I  am  not  required  morally  to 
agitate  the  public  over  the  happy 
halfpennies.  And  God,  always  good — 
though  sometimes  careless.as  Whistler 
would  say — has  fashioned  the  woman 
so  that  the  wearing  of  these  clothes  is 
a  joy  to  the  beholder.  In  the  same 
ink  let  me  add,  there  were  hints  of  an 
ermine  cloak  to  her  heels.  Happy 
cloak!  Happy  heels!) 

"After  my  season  at  the  Alcazar  ? 
Then  I  shall  tour  the  coast  and  take 
little  tags  of  rest  where  I  can  find 
them.  In  the  meantime,  we  shall 
build  in  San  Francisco  and  make  it 
our  permanent  home." 

"We  are  playing  through  Canada 
now — three  feet  of  snow  on  the  hills 
and  the  inspiration  of  history  in  the 
air.  That  is  all  San  Francisco  lacks 
to  make  it  quite  perfect — a  history." 

A  truth  teller,  kind  lady,  could 
write  a  history  of  San  Francisco  that 
would  quite  outrival  anything  studied 
in  the  schools.  For  the  sake  of  his 
outward  beauty,  he  would  have  to  die 
first  and  publish  it  afterward.  The 
history  of  Quebec  ?  Ah  me,  'tis  but 
tame. 

"Your  budget  of  questions  inter- 
rupted my  luncheon,  and  now,  if  you 
will  be  quiet,  I  shall  finish  my  meal 
an  J  my  reflections." 

And  we  too  have  our  reflections. 
They  are  of  a  little  woman  standing 
upon  the  Alcazar  s-tage  and  much 
against  her  will,  making  a  speech  to 
an  insistent  audience. 

"Stay  but  a  little,"  she  said,  "and 
I'll  come  again." 

And  we  have  stayed,  filled  with 
barbed  thoughts  the  while,  against 
patience.  By-and-by,  when  at  last  we 
hear  you  halloaing  to  us  from  the 
homeward  path,  we  shall  run  out  and 
strew  forty  thousand  lillies  in  your 
way  as  they  did  to — well  some  gray- 
eyed  lady  beloved  of  the  gods.  What 
matters  it,  since  we  find  the  precedent 
a  good  one  to  follow  ?  C.  T. 

Kate  Meek,  who  so  charmingly 
portrays  the  character  of  Mrs.  John 
Weatherby  in  Because  She  Loved  Him 
So,  which  opens  Monday  night  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre  was  at  one  time 
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Barbara,  19. 

Sam  T.  Shaw  Company 
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Moines,    14;    Omaha,    15-1S;   Denver,  22; 
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DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


A  weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


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Longest  Play  in  America 

The  longest  play  on  record  is  being 
produced  on  the  installment  plan 
night  after  night  at  9  Spring  street, 
New  York  City.  The  actors  are 
marionettes,  and  the  audience  is  com- 
posed of  Italian  men,  women  and 
children,  poorly  dressed  but  intensely 
appreciative.  The  men  sit  in  their 
shirt  sleeves  and  smoke,  and  the 
women  divide  their  attention  between 
the  stage  and  the  children  in  their 
arms.  The  play  has  been  unravelling 
now  for  two  weeks,  and  the  proprietor 
says  that  it  will  require  about  four 
months  more  to  finish  it.  It  is  his- 
torical in  character  and  continuous  in 
action,  tracing  the  royal  family  of 
France,  beginning  in  the  time  of  the 
First  Crusade  down  through  a  series 
of  stirring  adventures,  including  love- 
making,  battle,  and  an  occasional 
sudden  death.  The  excitable  audi- 
ence follows  the  adventures  of  the 
marionettes  with  cheers,  when  they 
deserve,  and  hisses  when  their  actions 
are  ignoble.  The  principal  operator 
behind  the  scenes  speaks  all  the  male 
parts  and  directs  the  mechanical 
action,  and  a  girl  assists  him  and 
speaks  the  female  parts.  These  two 
talkers  must  have  vivid  imaginations, 
for  they  have  no  prompt  book  and 
they  do  not  pretend  to  be  historically 
accurate. 


College  Drama 

The  production  of  Richard  Tully's 
college  farce,  James  Wobberts,  U.  S.  S. 
Boston,  which  is  to  be  presented  by 
the  students  of  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia at  the  Grand  Opera  House 
during  the  week  of  April  7,  will  be 
characterized  by  a  radical  innovation 
in  college  customs,  that  of  the  appear- 
ance of  college  girls  as  actors  on  a 
San  Francisco  stage. 

The  play  is  one  that  the  junior 
class  of  the  University  presented  last 
term  as  the  junior  farce.  At  the  time 
of  its  production  it  won  favorable 
notice  from  the  critics,  and  it  was 
rumored  that  the  management  of  the 
Alcazar  Theatre  had  purchased  it. 
Tully  has  revised  the  play  somewhat 
so  as  to  make  the  distinctive  college 
character  intelligible  to  a  city  audience. 


It  will  be  presented  by  the  following 

cast: 

Tom  Harrington,  James  Bennett 
Southard;  Reginald  Black,  Rea 
Hanna;  James  Wobberts,  Richard  W. 
Tully;  William  Everett  James,  Milton 
Schwartz;  Byron  Harrington,  Ralph 
Fisher;  Dan  Davenant,  John  W.  But- 
ler; Professor  Smith,  Charles  D. 
Cobb;  Nugata,  Demetrius  Gordenker; 
Marian  Davenant,  Miss  Jessie  Bohall; 
Dulcie  Harrington,  Miss  Ella  Viola 
Pattiani;  Mrs.  Wiggington  Wiggins, 
Miss  Anne  Holmes;  Ruth  Thornton, 
Miss  Ruby  Morse. 

This  is  probably  the  first  time  in 
the  history  of  the  drama  in  America 
when  a  leading  educational  institution 
has  attempted  theatrical  management 
for  such  a  lengthy  period. 


Emmett's  Tour  a  Success 


Hugh  J.  Emmett  writes  from 
Greeley,  Col.,  as  follows:  "Reviews 
came  to  hand  here  and  are  being 
perused  with  the  usual  pleasure.  We 
put  in  two  very  successful  weeks  in 
Kansas.  Appeared  before  twelve 
hundred  people  at  the  Auditorium, 
Wichita,  Kan.,  March  1,  and  having 
the  2d  open,  repeated  the  performance, 
an  audience  of  1  000  with  one  day's 
billing  proving  that  the  entertainment 
was  a  hit.  We  played  in  Colorado 
towns  on  our  way  East 

A  paper,  called  the  Electric  News, 
is  published  weekly,  by  the  Dewey 
Theatre.    It  is  bright  and  newsy. 


MR.  HARRY  (.LAZIER 
As  U Artagnan,  in  the  Three  Musketeers. 


Nance  O'Neil 


Nance  O'Neil  and  Company  sends 
word  to  the  Review,  through  Jas.  H. 
Love,  that  she  opens  at  the  Theatre 
Royal,  Sydney,  March  10,  in  Magda. 
She  expects  to  return  to  San  Franciseo 
to  open  Sept.  10  for  four  weeks. 


"Bad  "Plays  Should  be 
barred 


The  Mechanics'  Institute  has  awarded 
dplioma  for  superior  work  to  Mr.  Louis 
Thors,  Photographer,  826  Market  St. 


Regarding  the  production  of  plays 
calculated  to  shock  good  taste  in  any 
manner  there  can  be  but  one  opinion 
among  people  who  are  not  in  some 
measure  debased  or  entirely  deficient 
in  that  higher  form  of  delicacy  which 
persists  in  demanding  that  some  sub- 
jects be  left  to  the  privacy  of  medical 


and  sociological  experts.  There  are 
certain  ideals  in  the  drama  that  should 
be  maintained  at  all  hazards,  just  as 
certain  social  ethics  must  be  heeded  in 
order  to  make  the  drawing-room  a 
respectable  place  of  meeting  for  decent 
men  and  women.  If  the  guests  of 
Mrs.  Potter  Palmer  or  any  other  social 
leader  were  in  the  habit  of  discussing 
freely  among  themselves  the  "Ca- 
mille, "  motive  or  the  substance  of 
•'Ghosts"  and  "Sapho,"  not  to  men- 
tion those  horrible  defilements  of  the 
stage  that  have  no  other  occasion  than 
a  desire  to  pander  to  the  lowest  pas- 
sions, it  is  easy  to  perceive  that  the 
bloom  of  delicacy  would  soon  be 
brushed  from  every  cheek  and  the 
refinements  of  society  lost. 

Something  of  the  same  sort  happens 
when  companies  of  men  and  women 
listen  to  such  discussions  on  the  stage. 
Delicacy  is  shocked,  barriers  of  re- 
straint are  broken  down  and  the 
charm  of  respect  and  chivalrous  dis- 
tance between  the  sexes  measurably 
disappears.  Out  of  this  fact  grows 
that  questionable  social  Bohemia  in 
which  women  take  pride  in  d  iring  to 
the  limit  of  decency  and  sometimes 
beyond  it,  and  men  are  considered 
bright  and  interesting  in  proportion 
as  they  are  risque  and  oblivious  to 
ordinary  forms  of  propriety.  Neither 
the  stage  nor  society  can  thrive  on 
the  diet  leading  to  such  conditions, 
and  since  we  observe  that  decency 
thrives  better  than  indecency,  and 
prosperity  attends  a  devotion  to  the 
higher  ideals  as  observed  in  the  case 
of  Mansfield  and  Irving,  not  only 
artistic  but  financial  considerations 
argue  the  propriety  of  keeping  the 
stage  clean. 

cMacdonough  Stock  Co* 

The  Macdonough  Stock  Company 
returned  to  town  Sunday,  having 
completed  its  tour  of  the  interior. 
The  business  done  on  the  road  was 
not  what  this  very  excellent  company 
should  have  been  rewarded  with.  It 
has  not  yet  been  definitely  decided  as 
to  the  company  continuing  at  the 
Macdonough;  anyway  there  will  be  a 
lay  off  of  several  weeks.  The  mem- 
bers of  the  company  are,  with  the 
exception  of  Miss  Gertrude  Foster, 
who  left  Wednesday  for  Santa  Ana,  in 
San  Francisco. 


March  17,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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CORDRAY'S 


Portland,  Ore. 

Playing  both  Leading 
and  Popular  Price 
Attractions 

^Large  Seating  Capacity^6 

Fully  equipped  with  Scenery  and 
all  modern  stage  appliances. 

ADDRESS, 

John  F.  Cordray 


PORTLAND,  ORE. 


#  *  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  # 


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OLIVER  MOROSCO 

Manager  BURBANK  THEATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


A   $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hallett's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Flora 


REFINED    iZTOOHL  DUO 

Hastings  Sz  Hall 

Introducing  Repetoire— Strictly  Up-to-Date 


Frances 


Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.   Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Agent 


LAURA  CREWS 

INOENUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


Sydney  Plhtt 

JUVENILES 

Address  Tivoli  Opera  House 

GEORGE  BUIOT 

 WITH  

Maggie  Moore-Roberts  Company 

liilian  WALTHER  &  FORREST  elaine 

THE  INIMITABLE 
DUETTISTS 

Descriptive,  Operatic  and  Comedy  Medleys! 
Repertoire  replete  with  the  latest  songs.  Ward- 
robe to  suit  the  most  fastidious.  Particular 
attention  to  our  songs  and  harmony  of  voices. 

PERMANENT    ADDRESS    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 

KATE  ROCKWELL 

SOU  BRETTE  and  JUVENILE 

Savoy  Theatre,  Victoria,  B.  C. 

LOLITA  •  MATHER 

SOPRANO  BALLADISr 

ADDRESS  CALIFORNIA  SONG  BIRD 

DRAMATIC  REVIEW 

FOOT  JUGGLER  and  EQUILIBRIST 

 The  CHUTES  

LILLIAN  BARONESS  VON  TILSE 

PHENOMENAL    CONTRALTO.  ELABORATE 
Wardrobe.   Operatic  and  Descriptive  Balladist. 

DOT  STANLEY 

Singing  Comedienne,  Olympia  Music  Hall. 
"THE  ONLY  " 

O  A.  M  E  L,  I  Jk. 

Spanish  Dancer,  Olympia  Theater 

De  Meir  Sisters 

OLYMPIA 


MRS.  HORACE  EWING 

Characters 
At  Liberty  Address  this  Office 

IDA  WYATT 

QOUBRKTTE—  PREMIER  DANCER.  TIVOLI 
O  OPERA  HOUSE-  Lessons  in  Stage  Dancing. 
Address  12  Danvers  Street,  City,  or  this  office. 

Gertrude  Foster 

Leading  Woman  Macdonough  Theater,  Oakland 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Erawley  Co. 


Leading  Woman 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatie 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theater 


MARY  SCOTT 

Leading  Woman  Stockwell  Co 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto— Tivoli 

FRANK  DE  CAMP 

Stage  Manager  and  Characters 

AT  LIBERTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

MA7  BLAYXTEY 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theater,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey   Theatre,  Oakland 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters  and  Heavies 

AT  LIBERTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Reginald  Travers 

With  Frawlev  Co. 


Miss  Anna  Lichter      ARTHT7B.  boyce 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 


TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE 


EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 

VIOLA  ALBERTA 

Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THI 


C.  W.  PYNE 


Pianist  and  Instruction 

14  Grant  Ave. 


Cecilia  Castelle 

INGENUE    AND    GENERAL     WORK,  WITH 
Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 

Hallett's  Theatrical  Exchange. 

Frank  Denithorne 

Alcazar  Stock  Company,  San  Francisco. 

Minnette  Barrett 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 


J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 


GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Macdonough  Stock  Co.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

CLARENCE  CHASE 

Frawley  Company 

Landers  Stevens 

PROPRIETOR  and  manager 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 


Harry  Marshall 

Scenic  Artist 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Baby  Ruth  Roland 

Orpheum  Circuit. 


There  may  be  others  like  us  but  they're  not  in  town. 
The  Ever  Popular  Originators  of  Novelties, 

Anita- Carlton  and  Royee  -nossie 

Up-to-date  Singing  and  Dancing  Soubrettes, 
In  the  Zenith   of  Success  at  Olympia  Music  Hall 


MARIE  D.  WOOD 

The  California  Nightingale 


s  °FFicg    Union  Male  Quartet 


For  engagements  (all  occasions)  City  or  In- 
terior, address,  Mr.  Chas.  Henley,  Manager,  care 
Press  Club,  S.  F. 


STANLEY  ROSS 

A  lcazar  Theatre 


ELLA  BURT 

WORLD'S  CHAMPION  CYCLIST  AND  HIGH 
Diver.    Now  playing  The  Chutes. 

PAUL    LA  CROIX 

Original  Novelty  Juggler 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  'J'J-1900 

MME.  MALCOLM 

Robes  of  All  Descriptions 

Theatrical,  Costumes 
a  Specialty 

PRICeS  REASONABLE 

Room  317  Phelan  Building 

PROFESSIONAL  FEET 

DR.  G.  E.  LLOYD 

ONLY  GRADUATE  SURGEON  CHIROPODIST, 
Office,  Room  7fi,  Chronicle  Building.  Corns, 
Ingrowing  Nails,  Chilblains,  etc  ,  successfully  treated 


4 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


March  17,  1900 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


{Sixteen  Pages) 

San  Francisco,  Mar.  17,  1900 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW  PUBLISHING 
COMPANY,  Publishers 
22 }4  Geary  Street 

Telephone   Grant  158 

CHAS.  H.  FARRELL  .  .  Business  Manager 
C.  H.  LOMBARD  Secritary  and  Treasurer 

EASTERN  EDITOR    ROB  ROY 

31X  West  Thirtieth  Street 
NEW  YORK  CITY; 
To  whom  all  Eastern  News  Matter  for  the  Review 
should  be  addressed. 

Ten  Cents  a  Copy — $3.00  per  Year 

For  Sale  at  all  News  Stands 


The  Review  has  the  largest  circulation  of  any 
theatrical  paper  in  the  United  States  outside  of  New 
York. 


The  Dramatic  Review  is  entered  at  the  post- 
office  at  San  Francisco  as  second-class  matter  and 
is  supplied  to  the  trade  by  the  San  Francisco  News 
Company,  312  Geary  Street. 


An  American  incident  happened  in 
London  recently  at  the  Alhambra 
Music  Hall,  that  took  immensely. 
During  the  evening's  performance  a 
young  man  arose  in  a  box  and  sang 
some  African  war  verses  to  the  tune 
of  our  "Marching  Through  Georgia." 
This  was  a  prearrangement.  But  it 
was  impromptu  that  an  American, 
with  much  audacity  and  a  strong 
voice,  followed  with  the  original 
words.  More  than  a  hundred  of  his 
fellow  countrymen  in  the  audience 
joined  lustily  in  the  chorus.  After 
that  the  eagle  was  much  in  evidence. 

¥  ¥ 

From  losing  diamonds,  going 
through  soul-stirring  perils  and  mak- 
ing thrilling  rescues,  actresses  now 
seem  to  have  taken  to  literature  as  a 
means  of  publicity.  Olga  Nethersole 
and  Mrs.  Leslie  Carter  have  both 
rushed  into  the  magazines  with  stories 
of  struggles  and  defenses  of  plays,  and 
last  week  Elsie  DeWolfe  took  issue 
with  Clement  Scott  because  that 
dramatic  writer  expressed  his  adverse 
opinion  to  "The  Surprises  of  Love," 
in  which  she  is  appearing.  This  is 
all  very  interesting,  but  I  don't  know 
that  any  person  is  convinced  of  the 
morality  or  immorality  of  a  play  be- 
cause the  actress  of  the  part  recom- 
mended it,  and  I  don't  see  that  Miss 
DeWolfe' s  approval  of  the  play  in 
which  she  appears  will  carry  much 
more  weight  than  the  disinterested 


opinion  of  such  a  critic  as  Mr.  Scott. 
Patent  medicine  men  might  take  the 
cue  and  testify  in  signed  statements  as 
to  the  merits  of  their  goods.  It  would 
be  less  expensive  than  paid  testi- 
monials. 

Olive  cMadtson 

The  very  attractive  face  adorning 
The  Review's  front  page  this  week 
is  that  of  Olive  Madison,  a  very 
talented  young  actress  now  playing 
an  engagement  with  J.  H.  Barrows, 
in  his  little  comedy,  Tactics,  on  the 
Orpheum  circuit.  Miss  Madison  be- 
gan her  stage  career  with  a  handsome 
face  and  a  charming  personality,  and 
has  by  untiring  industry  accomplished 
much  in  her  chosen  field.  She  was 
for  two  seasons  with  David  Hender- 
son and  afterwards  did  a  round  of 
parts  in  Eastern  stock  companies. 
Miss  Madison  has  appeared  with 
several  Pacific  Coast  companies,  her 
last  engagement  being  with  the  Fraw- 
ley-Stockwell  In  Paradise  Company, 
which  engagement  she  gave  up  to 
accept  a  very  flattering  offer  from  Mr. 
Barrows. 

Thompson  Stock  Co* 

A  new  and  strong  repertoire  organ- 
ization is  being  organized  under  the 
above  name  for  a  season  of  ten  weeks 
at  the  Clunie  Theatre,  Sacramento, 
and  afterwards  a  tour  of  the  coast  or 
to  Honolulu.  Frank  Thompson,  the 
well  known  stage  director,  is  selecting 
the  company.  The  company  so  far 
decided  upon  is  as  follows:  Darrell 
Vinton,  Frank  Opperman,  Fred 
Esmelton,  Charles  Edler,  Charles 
Porter,  J.  B.  Ross,  Frances  Lafayette, 
Alma  Shyrma,  Helen  Hargreaves, 
and  Cora  Hummer.  The  Sacramento 
engagement  opens  April  15,  produc- 
ing Monte  Cristo,  Cyrano  de  Bergerac 
and  Quo  Vadis,  among  other  well 
known  dramas. 


Harry  Morosco  III 

Manager  Harry  Morosco  of  the 
Grand  has  been  seriously  ill,  the  result 
of  an  aggravated  attack  of  appendi- 
citis. Last  Saturday  it  was  thought 
that  an  operation  would  be  necessary, 
but  happily  an  improvement  set  in, 
and  now  he  is  improving.  Mr. 
Morosco  has  for  a  .long  time,  in  con- 
nection with  his  father  and  brothers, 
been  prominently  identified  with  the 
theatrical  business  of  San  Francisco, 
and  it  will  be  good  news  to  a  legion 
of  friends  all  over  the  Coast  to  learn 
of  his  improvement  and  recover}-. 

In  the  second  act  of  Never  Again 
at  the  Alcazar,  Edward  S.  Williams, 
the  well  known  scenic  artist,  has  a 
magnificent  interior  that  has  created 
much  favorable  comment. 


Riverside  is    to  have  a  carnival 

April  7-14.  There  is  to  be  a  Midway 

with  many  side  shows  among  other 
features. 


Pacific  Coast  Managers,  Send  Your  Open 
Time,  Quick  for 


Here's  Our  Paper 

(We  have  got  it.) 

8  kinds  of  stands 
4  "3  sheets 

18         "  Lithos 
2  "  Snipes 

2  "    Cloth  Banners 

Cards,  Heralds,  Novelties 


Mr.  Plaster  »f  Paris 

The  Laughable  Cyclone 

Making  Merry  Millions  of  Men.  AN  ALL-STAR  CAST 
Breaking  Records  from  Maine  to  Oregon.  Seven  days 
behind  three  advance  men  and  an  ocean  of  the  flashiest 
seven-color  Lithograph  Paper  ever  turned  out. 

For  Terms  and  Information,  Address, 

WALTER  LINDSAY, 

DRAMATIC  REVIEW  OFFICE,  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL 


THE  MASTER  MAGNET  OF  MEASURELESS  MIRTH 


Have  You  Seen  Smith 

Triumphal  Coast  Tour 


March  19  Fresno 

March  20  San  Diego 

March  21  Riverside 

March  22-23-24  Los  Angeles 

March  26  Bakersfield 

March  27  Stockton 

March  2S-29  Oakland 

March  30  San  Jose 

March  31   Vallejo 

April  2  Sacramento 


April  3..  Marysville 

April  5  Roseburg,  Ore. 

April  6  Albany,  Ore. 

April  7  Salem,  Ore. 

April  8-14  Portland,  Ore. 

April  16  Astoria,  Ore. 

April  18   Aberdeen,  Wash. 

April  19  Hoquiam,  Wash. 

April  20-21  Tacoma,  Wash. 

April  22-28  Seattle,  Wash. 


Lyceum  Stock  Company 

NOW  TOURING  THE  COAST 

A  Company  of  Players  of  Recognized  Merit 
A  Repertoire  that  Pleases  All 

FARCE-COMEDY,  COMEDY-DRAMA  AND  MELODRAMA 

A  Full  Line  of  Pictorial  Paper  and  Plenty  of  It 
PROGRAM  CHANGED  NIGHTLY 

Tour  Under  the  direction  of  ANDREW  E.  THOMSON 
Permanent  Address,  Francis  Valentine  Company,  S.  F. 


Messrs.  STEVE  O'BRIEN 
W.  R.  JACKSON 
R.  J.  McDONELL 

Proprietors 


SAVOY  THEATRES 


VANCOUVER,  B  C. 


VICTORIA,  B.  C. 


The  best,  brightest  and  most  complete  Vaudeville  houses  in  Canada.  We 
play  no  performers  but  the  best,  no  others  tolerated. 


Direct  all  communications  to  SAVOY  THEATRE,  Victoria,  B.  C. 

C.  McNIFFE,  Secretary, 

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Bert  Mullin,  assistant  treasurer 
of  the  Tivoli,  will  soon  leave  for  a 
pleasure  trip  to  Europe. 

Burr  McIntosh,  who  comes  here 
next  week  in  Pudd'nhead  Wilson, 
served  as  war  correspondent  during 
the  late  war. 

Chas.  W.  King  is  receiving  some 
very  flattering  notices  for  his  work 
with  the  Cooper-Mothersole  Stock 
Company  in  Portland. 

Robert  Tabor  produced  in  Lon- 
don last  Saturday  his  new  play, 
Bonnie  Dundee.  Mr.  Tabor  did  well, 
but  the  play  is  condemned. 

J.  S.  Flaherty  is  in  town  ahead 
of  Manager  Stair"s  popular  produc- 
tion of  The  Three  Musketeers,  in 
which  Harry  Glazier  is  featured. 

Walter  Damrosch  has  been  ex- 
tensively entertained  during  his  stay 
here.  His  frank,  modest  nnd  cordial 
personality,  has  been  a  big  part  of  the 
success  attending  the  visit  of  his  con- 
cert company  here. 

Mrs.  J.  Duke  Murray,  known 
professionally  as  Mary  Davenport,  has 
been  very  ill  for  the  last  two  weeks 
with  pneumonia.  We  are  happy  to 
state  that  the  critical  period  has  passed 
and  she  is  now  recovering. 

Ernest  Hastings  is  making  a 
record  for  versatility  that  was  hardly 
suspected  in  him.  This  week,  his 
little  bit  of  by  play,  while  fumbling 
for  his  key  to  enter  the  room  where 
his  wife  is  dining  with  another  man,  is 
as  perfect  a  bit  of  acting  as  is  not  too 
often  seen. 

Signor  Giovanni  Badarocco, 
formerly  tenor  of  the  Lombard i  and 
Italian  Grand  Opera  Company,  has 
arrived  from  Havana  and  is  busily 
rehearsing  the  fourth  act  of  II  Trova- 
tore,  which  is  to  be  the  feature  of  the 
opening  of  Fischer's  new  Concert 
House,  Monday  night,  March  19. 

During  the  life  of  the  Macdonough 
Stock  Company  in  Oakland,  there  was 
introduced  two  very  promising  young 
actresses  in  the  persons  of  Stella 
Grazetta  who  has  more  than  ordinary 
ability  combined  with  a  winsome 
grace,  and  Emily  Wakeman  who  has 
on  several  occasions  displayed  much 
aptitude  for  stage  work,  quite  notice- 
ably in  the  Alcazar  production  of 
Lady  Windermere's  Fan,  having  filled 
at  short  notice,  very  acceptably,  the 
part  of  one  of  the  regular  cast  who 
was  suddenly  taken  ill. 


David  Bispham,  the  eminent  bari- 
tone, has  been  extensively  entertained 
during  his  stay  here  by  San  Francisco's 
smartest  society. 

Anna  Held  will  sail  for  Europe 
in  April,  and  during  the  Exposition 
in  Paris  will  give  both  French  and 
English  performances. 

Manager  Warmington  is  in 
town  preparing  for  his  company's 
Puddin'  Head  Wilson  and  their 
appearance  at  the  California  next 
week. 

Georgie  Cooper  in  a  very  short 
time  has  become  an  established  favor- 
ite with  Portland  theatre-goers  since 
her  first  appearance  with  her  father's 
stock  company. 

Leonora  Braham,  as  the  Spanish 
woman  in  Because  She  Loved  Him 
So  at  the  Columbia  Theatre,  has  won 
a  distinctive  success.  Her  portrayal 
stands  well  out  among  the  excellent 
bits  of  work  in  the  performance. 

John  Z.  Little,  the  actor,  died 
in  Brooklyn  March  11,  aged  62  years. 
He  was  at  one  time  manager  of  a 
theatre  in  Chicago.  He  toured  the 
whole  United  States  with  his  com- 
pany, producing  Around  the  World  in 
Ninety  Days. 

Frank  McKee,  who  has  just 
returned  from  England  to  New  York, 
has  entered  into  an  arrangement  with 
George  Musgrove  by  which  they  will 
control  a  circuit  of  theatres  in  London, 
America  and  Australia,  sending 
American  companies  to  the  Antipodes 
and  then  to  London.  This  arrange- 
ment begins  next  year. 

The  engagement  is  announced  of 
Edna  Fanell  of  the  Grand  Opera 
Company,  to  Mr.  Buckman,  mate  of 
the  City  of  Peking,  which  sails  to- 
night. They  were  to  have  been  mar- 
ried and  taken  their  wedding  journey 
with  this  good  ship,  but  her  mother 
objected  and  the  .wedding  is  postponed 
until  Mr.  Buckman's  return. 

David  Belasco  was  banqueted  at 
one  of  the  New  York  up-town  hotels 
last  week  by  the  American  dramatists. 
The  company  was  limited  to  that  call- 
ing, but  nearly  a  score  were  present, 
and  the  affair  was  a  most  enjoyable 
one.  The  health  of  the  guest  of 
honor  was  pledged  over  and  over 
again.  Belasco  made  a  witty  speech 
in  acknowledgment  of  the  honor 
shown  him,  and  there  were  good  talks 
by  other  bright  fellows. 


*  *  MUSICAL    CARDS  #  # 


CHAS.  MAYER  Jr. 

rpEACHKR  OP  THE  ZITHER.  Reception  hour 
_L  1:30  to  li  P.  M.  Studio 22^  Geary  Street,  Raster- 
brook  Building,  Room  41. 


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EACHER  OP  BANJO.    312  Post  Street.  'Phoue 
4982  Steiner.    Residence  814  Shrader  St. 


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MISS   ELSIE  TOOKER 

Pupils  prepared 
22  Powell  St.,  San  Francisco 


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TEACHER  OK  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Painist  of  the.  Corona  Club.  Concert 
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A.  M.,  to  1:30  p.  M.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  Larkin  281. 

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(Recently  from  Milan) 
rpEACHER  OF  SINGING,  ORATORIO,  CONCERT 
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130  Powell  Street 

A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all  branches  of 
music.  Piano  department  in  charge  of  E.  S.  BON- 
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SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  1469  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 

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Reception  Days,  Tuesdays  and  Thursdays,  2  to  4. 
Telephone  Larkin  1103.    1199  Bush  St. 

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panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties.  Studio- 1643  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
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(  talian  Method.)  Reception  Hours,  11  a.  m.  to 
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bet.  17th  and  18th  Sts.,  S.  F. 

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THE  LEADING 
THEATRE 


BEGINNINGS 

MONDAY  NIGHT 
CHARLES  TROHMAN  presents 

WILLIAn  GILLETTE'S 

Greatest  Comedy  Triumph 

BECAUSE  SHE 

loved  mm  so 

"The  Little  Minister  ok  Farce." 
with 

J.  E.  DODSON 

AND  THE 

SAME   GREAT  CAST 

As  seen  for  Over  150  Nights  at  the  Madison  Square 
Theatre,  New  York. 

MARK  LEVY 

Fashionable 
Tailor.... 

Moderate  Prices  and  Guar- 
anteed Fit  and 
Workmanship 

221/*  Geary  St. 

Easterbrook  Building 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


March  17,  1900 


AT  THE 

hOCAb  THEATERS 


The  Columbia 

Y\  7  hen  play  writing  has  arrived  at 
*'  the  high  place  shown  in  Gil- 
lette's Because  She  Loved  Him  So, 
we  can  ask  nothing  more  from  the 
playwright.  When  acting  has  ad- 
vanced to  the  point  of  absolute  perfec- 
tion, as  shown  by  the  artists  interpret- 
ing this  charming  farce,  we  cannot  be 
too  loud  or  enthusiastic  in  our  approval 
of  the  result.  We  have  heard  reports 
from  the  East  that  we  would  be  afforded 
a  treat  when  the  play  and  company  got 
here,  and  we  have  been.  From  one 
end  of  the  cast  to  the  other  there  has 
been  nothing  wanting  in  the  character- 
izations —  nothing  that  would  need 
improvement,  and  out  of  the  quarrel 
of  a  young  couple  and  the  simulated 
quarrel  of  the  young  bride's  mother 
and  father,  who  undertake  to  show 
them  how  dreadful  and  foolish  such 
misunderstandings  were,  the  players 
extracted  much  delightful  humor  and 
every  now  and  then  touched  the  heart 
with  many  little  acts  of  love  and 
affection  that  were  deftly  interwoven 
into  the  fabric  of  humorous  complica- 
tions. J.  E.  Dodson  and  Kate  Meek 
showed  the  most  delightful,  charming 
old  couple  that  we  ever  remember  to 
have  seen  in  stage  life,  and  with  an  art 
that  was  finished  and  easy  and  careful 
as  to  details  of  treatment,  they  pre- 
sented a  picture  of  years  of  married 
happiness  that  was  a  powerful  lesson 
in  itself.  Annie  Irish  has  never  been 
her  charming  self  in  so  great  a  degree 
before,  and  her  creation  of  the  young 
wife,  loving  her  husband  to  jealous 
unreasonableness,  was  delightfully 
natural  and  artistic.  Lenora  Braham 
was  a  handsome  and  convincing  Donna 
Gonzales,  and  Maggie  Fielding  took 
good  care  of  quite  an  important  char- 
acter as  the  Hibernian  servant  in  the 
family  for  thirty  years.  Francis 
Carlyle  played  the  young  husband  and 
looked  and  acted  the  part  most 
adequately.  Ralph  Dean  was  the  im- 
petuous and  at  times — in  fact,  most  of 
the  time — distracted  young  brother 
and  he  was  exceedingly  good.  The 
rest  of  the  cast  was  in  every  way  satis- 
factory, and  the  little  play,  sparkling 
in  its  humor  and  delightfully  human 
in  its  tender  sentiment,  will  run  all 
next  week  and  charm  a  great  multi- 
tude, who  are  always  looking  for  just 
such  a  play. 


The  California 

HThe  altogether  most  satisfying  musi- 
■  cal  evenings  we  have  ever  en- 
joyed in  San  Francisco — the  Damrosch 
-Bispham-Gadski  concerts — have  been 
interesting  the  public  at  the  California 
the  fore  part  of  the  week.  The  last 
evening — Wednesday — embracing  a 
more  general  program  than  any  pre- 
ceding, was  especially  enjoyable  and 
demonstrated  the  great  art  of  the  par- 
ticipants. .So  numerous  have  been  the 
requests  for  an  extension  of  the  en- 
gagement, that  in  all  probability 
additional  concerts  will  be  given  next 
week. 

THE  BROWNIES 
The  Brownies  in  Fairyland  at  the 
California  was  seen  beginning  Thurs- 
day afternoon  and  for  the  rest  of  the 
week,  and  has  been  applauded  by 
crowds  of  folks,  little  and  big  and  the 
crowds  were  happy  and  the  applause 
well  deserved.  The  Brownies  are  as 
clever  a  cast  of  children  and  as  won- 
derfully well  trained  as  the  carping 
critic  could  ask.  Two  little  tots  who 
did  a  Tyroleon  song  and  dance,  per- 
haps carried  off  the  honors,  and  run- 
ning them  a  close  second  was  the 
little  maid  who  sang  The  Carolina 
Twins,  and  the  one  who  did  the  buck 
and  wing.  Then  there  was  little 
Nannie  Levy,  a  dancer  in  bright  red 
fluff — the  devil's  own  thistle  down. 
If  these  little  people  are  so  clever  now, 
what  will  they  be  ten  years  hence? 


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Grand  Opera  House 

A  crowded  house  greeted  the  open- 
**  ing  night  of  the  second  week  of 
the  Girl  From  Paris,  and  the  attend- 
ance was  likewise  large  throughout 
the  week.  The  principals  were  re- 
called several  times  to  repeat  their 
solos,  duets  and  quartettes,  and  indi- 
vidual successes  were  made  by  Chas. 
Hanford  and  Bella  Hart.  Among  the 
lesser  lights  Gertrude  Hayes,  a  grace- 
ful chorus  girl,  made  a  hit  as  a  Spanish 
fandango  dancer.  She  was  compelled 
to  respond  to  several  encores.  The 
performance  throughout  was  excellent. 

"The  Tfi>oli 

Otill  running.  Still  pleasing.  Still 
^  drawing  well.  And  with  one 
week  more  to  run.  That  tells  the 
complete  story  of  the  Idol's  Eye,  the 
most  popular  operatic  production  ever 
offered  San  Francisco  theatre-goers. 


The  Alcazar 

"T^he  French  farce,  Never  Again, 
■  proved  such  a  drawing  card  that 
it  is  running  another  week  at  this 
pretty  little  theatre.  It  is  uproariously 
funny,  even  some  of  the  stage  people 
being  unable  to  control  their  risibles. 
Imagine  a  company  of  a  half  dozen 
couples,  each  man  of  whom  is,  or  has 
been,  in  love  with  some  other  than 
their  own  true  mate,  in  this  self-same 
company.  After  marriage,  these 
couples,  being  thrown  into  one 
another's  society  in  the  most  unex- 
pected manner,  are  wholly  unprepared 
and  apparently  almost  unable  to  con- 
trol themselves  under  these  most  dis- 
astrous circumstances.  In  true  French 
fashion  these  oddly  assorted  couples 
immediately  make  appointments  with 
their  former  flames,  and  as  Octavie — 
Mary  Hampton — has  been  the  one 
object  of  adoration  with  each  of  these 
roues  in  the  past,  when  she  appears 
with  her  new  husband,  Herr  Katzen- 
jammer — Ernest  Hastings — whom  of 
course  she  loves  fondly  and  well — there 
is  a  scene,  and  a  pretty  one,  too.  There 
is  a  great  deal  of  life  thrown  into  the 
work  of  the  various  members  of  this 
well  liked  stock  company,  each  of 
whom  is  a  favorite  with  the  San  Fran- 
cisco theatre-going  public,  although 
we  would  suggest  that  there  is  rather 
too  much  horse  play,  especially  in  the 
second  act.  Noise  is  all  right  in  its 
place,  but  there  are  other  ways  for 
expression  of  one's  feelings  that  give 
just  as  much,  if  not  more,  pleasure  to 
the  hearers. 


Symphony  Concert 

A  symphony  concert,  conducted  by 
Walter  Damrosch,  with  Mme.  Gadski 
and  David  Bispham  also  on  the  pro- 
gram, is  the  next  musical  treat  in  store 
for  San  Francisco.  The  concert  will 
be  given  next  Tuesday  afternoon — 3:15 
— at  the  Grand  Opera  House  and  the 
prices  of  seats  will  range  from  75  cents 
to  $2.50. 

The  orchestral  program  will  consist 
of  Wagner's  masterpieces  and  vocal 
interpretations  by  Gadski  and  Bis- 
pham. 

Eczema  Positively  Cured 

Or  no  charge.  Consultation  and  one  treat- 
ment free.  Prof.  R.  K.  Shipley,  specialist 
skin  diseases  and  tape  worms.  1206  Market 
sireet,  opposite  Sixth. 


New  cAlhamhra 

Deopi.e  usually  attend  the  theatre 
to  be  entertained  and  different 
people  are  entertained  in  different 
ways.  A  person  who  admires  grand 
opera,  a  well  staged  melodrama  or  a 
strong  Macbeth,  would  not  have  been 
entertained  at  the  Alhambra  this 
week.  And  those  in  this  city  who 
do  delight  in  farce  comedy  evidently 
have  been  surfeited  with  this  style  of 
entertainment,  for  the  attendance  has 
been  rather  light  during  the  week. 
The  company  has  really  some  clever 
members,  but  the  play — we  will  call  it 
a  play,  for  want  of  a  better  name — 
smothers  most  of  the  talent  it 
would  seem.  However,  San  Fran- 
cisco treated  the  Rentz-Santley 
Company  in  the  same  manner,  yet  the 
company  went  north,  did  a  fine  busi- 
ness and  gave  evident  satisfaction. 
Although  we  can't  like  his  show,  we 
certainly  wish  Manager  Barton  the 
same  result  that  attended  the  Rentz- 
Santley  people  outside  of  this  city. 


MAJOR  MITE 


The  Mechanics'  Institute  has  awarded 
dplioma  for  superior  work  to  Mr.  Louis 
Thors,  Photographer,  826  Market  St. 


March  17,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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The  Orpheum 

1  f  you  have  been  to  the  Orpheum 
1  this  week  you  have  seen  the  best 
vaudeville  show  in  America — if  you 
haven't  been  you  should.  To  begin 
with  there  are  the  Franks  Trio,  clever 
gymnasts,  followed  by  Anna  Whitney, 
an  entertaining  monologuist.  Then 
follows  what  is  mighty  near  the  best 
sketch  in  the  business,  and  two  clever 
children  do  most  of  the  work,  and 
win  all  the  applause.  They  call 
themselves  the  Smedley  Sketch  Club 
— father,  mother  and  two  children, 
and  the  way  those  two  youngsters 
exhibit  a  precocious  dramatic  intelli- 
gence astonishes  all.  Flatow  and 
Dunn,  blackface  imitators  with  a  pick- 
aninny, are  up  to  the  average.  Fanny 
Fields,  follows  with  her  German 
dialectisms,  songs  and  dances,  and 
she  makes  a  hit  as  loud  and  enthusias- 
tic as  her  wooden  shoe  dancing. 
Sydney  Drew  and  his  wife  give  us  for 
the  first  time  here,  Love  Will  Find 
the  Way.  They  are  probably  the 
best  legitimate  actors  on  the  vaudeville 
stage,  and  the  reason  is  plain — for 
their  work  is  clean  Cut  and  artistic  in 
every  way.  The  playlet,  itself,  is 
clever  and  amusing.  Howard  Thurs- 
ton's card  manipulating  is  interesting, 
and  the  athletic  marvels,  the  tumbling 
Arabs,  continue  to  amaze  by  their 
wondrous  work.  The  brilliant  pro- 
gram winds  up  with  Newhouse  and 
Ward  comedy  bicycle  artists  who  are 
wonders  in  handling  their  silent 
steeds. 


The  Chutes 


I  arge  audiences  attest  the  never 
waning  popularity  of  the  Chutes. 
Boggs  and  Howard  are  very  clever 
with  their  pretty  comedy  sketch,  A 
Game  of  Bluff,  which  is  presented  in  a 
very  taking  manner.  Hally  Howard, 
the  comedian,  has  made  a  great  hit 
with  some  of  the  latest  songs,  while 
The  Gordons,  Lulaine  and  Darrel,  The 
Bennet  Sisters  and  the  Black  Bartons 
keep  up  their  well  earned  records  as 
fun  producers.  The  latter  have  a  new 
and  original  sketch  which  keeps  the 
house  laughing.  Major  Mite  has  a 
new  song,  A  Little  Bit  Off  the  Top. 
Ella  Burt  shoots  the  chutes  with  her 
bicycle  daily  and  nightly. 


The  Oberon 

HThe  Oberon  is  living  up  to  theprom- 
*  ises  made  to  keep  up  to  its  high 
standard  of  excellence.  The  arrival 
of  new  and  good  attractions  each  week 
is  keeping  up  the  record  already  made 
of  first  class  vaudeville.  Crowds 
nightly  attest  to  the  attractiveness  of 
this  comfortable  concert  hall.  New 


and  handsome  seats  have  been  ordered 
from  the  East  to  make  it,  if  possible, 
more  alluring  to  the  pleasure  seeker. 
Miss  Annette  George  sings  beautiful 
ballads  in  a  fetching  way.  Miss  Pris- 
cella  Davies  is  a  vocalist  of  no  mean 
order.  Miss  E.  Borcherts  and  Mr.  J. 
Wenzel  give  fine  flute  and  clarionet 
duos.  Antonio  Vargas,  the  baritone, 
and  the  Berlin  Sisters,  are  still  great 
attractions.  Director  Ritzau  and  his 
American  Ladies  Orchestra  render  fine 
selections. 

The  Olympia 

""Tod  Sloan's  sister,  Blanch  Le  Clair 
*  Sloan,  is  still  flying  her  rings  to 
the  joy  of  the  beholder — and  with 
Trixeda  the  beautiful  and  Mile. 
Thelma  in  her  charming  poses,  di- 
vides the  honors  of  the  evening  at 
the  Olympia.  Carlton  and  Royce 
give  A  Danse  Du  Electrigue  with 
other  attractions.  The  DeMeir 
sisters  with  their  sweet  voices  give 
some  charming  songs.  Paul  La 
Croix  brings  down  the  house  with  his 
juggling  feats  as  also  does  Ouhama, 
the  Japanese  juggler,  with  his  fancy 
umbrella,  and  the  hold-overs  all  do 
good  work.  Thursday,  amateur 
night,  was  very  jolly. 


Vaudeville  Notes 


Gordon  Sisters  open  at  Olympia  next 
week. 


The  Kramers  will  shortly  be  seen  in 
Frisco. 


McDonald  Bros,  are  on  their  way  to 
Frisco. 


Gates  and  Clark  will  shortly  appear 
in  this  city. 

* 

*  * 

The  De  Elbert  Sisters  are  at  the  Owl 
Theatre,  Tacoma. 


Joe  Crotty  is  one  of  the  new  Hono- 
lulu Orpheum  attractions. 


Chris  Walen,  a  young  Frisco  boy, 
is  doing  well  in  New  York. 


Hailley  and  Hart  will  soon  be  in 
town,  direct  from  the  East. 


F.  F.  Procter  has  leased  the  Fifth 
Avenue  Theatre,  New  York  City,  for 
a  term  of  years,  and  will  turn  it  into 
a  vaudeville  house  at  prices  that  will 
astonish  New  York  theatre-goers. 


Mohring  Bros,  have  made  a  big  hit 
at  the  People's  Theatre,  Seattle. 


Conlon  and  Ryder  and  Romala 
Bros,  are  new  faces  at  the  Chutes. 


Fannie  Hall  is  well  again  and  will 
shortly  be  seen  in  the  local  music  halls. 


Gaffney  and  Burton  are  top  liners  at 
the  People's  Theatre,  Seattle,  this 
week. 

*  * 

Hanlon  and  Sanger  made  a  big  hit 
at  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  this 
week. 

*  * 

F.  M.  Carrillo,  Manager  of  the 
Standard  Theatre,  Bakersfield,  is  in 
town. 

* 

Lula  Baldwin  and  Carlton  and 
Royce  open  at  Vienna  Buffet,  Los 
Angeles,  March  19th. 


Basco  and  Rice,  and  De  Armo  and 
Trojan,  are  big  hits  at  the  Savoy 
Theatre,  Victoria,  B.  C. 


Marion  Blake  will  make  her  first 
appearance  in  California  at  the  Chutes 
Monday.  She  has  just  arrived  from 
Australia. 

*  * 

Paul  Gilmore  is  going  into  vaude- 
ville with  a  condensed  version  of  The 
Three  Musketeers  for  an  eighteen 
weeks'  season. 

*  * 

The  new  Mascot  Theatre  opened  on 
March  12th  at  Seattle,  Mike  Goldsmith 
Williams  and  Bisselle,  Rogers  and 
Adair,  Jennie  Clark,  Billy  and  Maggie 
Morris,  Crissie  Dale,  Ollie  Oatman  and 
W.  H.  McBride  being  in  the  bill. 


Dave  Warfield,  the  San  Fran- 
cisco comedian,  who  is  with  the  Weber 
and  Field's  Company  in  New  York, 
and  Miss  Frankie  Bailey,  one  of  the 
statuesque  young  ladies  in  the  chorus 
of  that  company,  were  the  principals 
in  an  unpleasant  affair  last  week. 
Warfield  accused  Miss  Bailey  of  flirt- 


ing from  the  stage,  and  the  lady 
demanded  an  apology.  Warfield 
refused  to  apologize,  and  Miss  Bailey 
attempted  to  strike  him  with  a  prop- 
erty whip.  Peter  Dailey  prevented 
her  from  carrying  out  her  purpose, 
and  the  management  discharged  the 
lady. 

Marie  Wood,  whose  injuries  have 
kept  her  confined  to  her  room  for  several 
weeks  past,  was  sufficiently  recovered 
to  be  able  to  be  out  of  doors  for  a  few 
hours  Monday.  She  leaves  this 
week  for  a  sojourn  in  the  country. 


Printers 
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409  Market  Street 

SAN  FRANCISCO 


California  Theatre 

COMMENCING 

SUNDAY  AFTFRN00N,  MARCH  18 

Mark  Twain's  Powerful  Play 

Pudd'qfieail  Wilson 

Edwin  Mayo's  Original  Company. 

MR.  BURR  MclNTOSH,  AS  PUDD'NHEAD 

Direction  WM.  WARMINGTON 


jl  I  ham  bra  Uheaire  -  - 

Week  Commencing  SUNDAY,  MARCH  18 

E.  D.  STAIR  and  GEO.  H.  NICOLAI 

PRESENT 

MR.  HARRY  GLAZIER 

•  n  The  Three  Musketeers 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


March  17,  1900 


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Correspondence  and  ^ 
Comments  c 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York,  March  10.— Notwithstanding 
the  fact  that  most  of  the  critics  here  dismiss 
The  Carpetbagger,  with   less  praise  than 
would  have  been  accorded  to  some  produc- 
tions by  more  noted  dramatic  authors,  it  is 
one  of  the  most  novel  plays  which  have 
ever  been  seen  in  this  city.     Tim  Murphy 
alone,  as  the  reconstruction   Governor  of 
Mississippi,  would  have  made  the  play  a 
success  even  with  an  ordinary  story  back  of 
it.     But  this  story  of  The  Carpetbagger, 
written  by  Opie  Read,  is  as  unusual  as  it  is 
approximately   true.      It  tells  of  an  un- 
scrupulous politician  from  Chicago  who  goes 
to  Mississippi  after  the  civil  war  and  gets  to 
be  Governor.    Any  person  familiar  with  the 
history  of  the  Southern  States  in  the  course 
of  the  reconstruction  days  will  recognize  at 
a  glance  that  Mr.  Read  has  drawn  a  picture 
true  to  life.    For  the  sake  of  making  that 
truth   more  palatable  he   has  introduced 
more  comedy  perhaps  than  was  discernable 
in  those  troublesome  times,  and  for  the  sake 
of  a  good  story  he  has  permitted  a  southern 
widow  with  whom  the  bad  Yankee  Gover- 
nor of  Mississippi  falls  in  love,  to  reform 
him  and  make  an  honest  man  out  of  him. 
Some  of  the  newspapers  here  call  the  play 
a  political  lecture  in  four  parts.     But  it  is 
more  than  that.     It  is  a  play  of  human 
interest,  and  played  by  a  capital  company. 
It  looks  as  though  Tim  Murphy  has  another 
play  which  may  equal  and  perhaps  surpass 
the  success  of  Hoyt's  A  Texas  Steer.  But 
The  Carpetbagger  is  deeper  than  a  Texas 
Steer,  and  every  bit  as  humorous. 

* 

*  * 

Chauncy  Olcott  who  quit  the  Fourteenth 
street  Theatre  last  week  to  make  way  for 
The  Carpetbagger,  left  the  younger  and 
more  romantic  girls  of  the  lower  portion  of 
the  city  in  a  despondent  frame  of  mind.  He 
could  not  say  when  his  engagements  would 
permit  him  to  return  again.  By  the  way, 
the  sweet  singer  of  Irish  ballads  resents  the 
idea  that  Andrew  Mack  divides  with  him 
the  affection  of  the  Fourteenth  Street 
matinee  maidens.  He  says  that  whatever 
affection  does  not  rightly  belong  to  the  hero 
of  A  Romance  of  Athlone,  is  bestowed  on 
the  huge  St.  Bernard  dog,  Prince,  who'gets 
more  applause  and  less  salary  than  any 
other  member  of  the  company.  My  Wild 
Irish  Rose,  is  Mr.  Olcott's  most  popular 
song  this  season. 

*  * 

When  the  police  stopped  Olga  Nethersole 
from  playing  Sapho  last  Monday  night, 
some  persons  thought  that  the  actress  would 
leave  the  city  in  despair  until  her  trial  be- 
fore a  jury  for  producing  Sapho.  But  noth- 
ing of  the  kind  happened.  She  had 
anticipated  the  action  by  the  Police  Court 
Magistrate  and  on  Tuesday  night  she 
promptly  put  on  The  Second  Mrs.  Tanque- 
ray.  She  still  believes  that  no  jury  of 
twelve  candid  minded  men  will  convict  her 
But  whether  they  do  or  not  it  is  not  likely 
the  fines  will  amount  to  much,  and  they  all 
will  have  cleared  many  thousand  dollars 
over  and  above  what  they  would  have  made 
had  no  extraordinary  attention  been  called 
to  the  play's  alleged  immorality.  And 


while  Sapho  is  remaining  in  statu  quo  here 
in  New  York  the  various  companies  which 
have  taken  to  the  road  will  coin  money  in 
which  Miss  Nethersole  and  her  manager 
will  share  in  the  form  of  royalties.  Inci- 
dentally there  will  be  some  other  dramitiza- 
tions,  so  that  upon  the  whole  it  is  question- 
able if  it  would  not  have  been  better  for  the 
good  women  and  the  ministers  to  have  let 
Sapho  die  its  natural  death  in  this  city. 
Some  persons  say  that  The  Second  Mrs. 
Tanqueray  is  just  as  bad  as  Sapho,  but  as 
Tanqueray  ran  here  unmolested  before,  the 
police  can  not  con.-isteutly  stop  it  now. 


Helena  Modjeska  played  Lady  Macbeth 
last  Monday  night  to  John  E.  Kellard's 
Macbeth,  and  received  the  usual  praise  for 
her  artistic  interpretation.  Tuesday  night 
she  let  Cissie  Loftus  play  Viola,  in  Twelfth 
Night,  in  the  hopes  of  showing  that  Miss 
Loftus  was  destined  to  be  something  more 
than  an  imitator.  But  the  clever  little 
mimic  gave  no  promise  of  ever  becoming 
anything  satisfying  in  the  Shakespearean 
line.  In  that  performance,  however,  there 
was  one  very  funny  man.  He  was  Mark 
Fenton.  He  played  the  jester  and  for  once 
in  a  hundred  years  the  Shakespearean 
jester  was  funny,  but  Mr.  Fenton  is  not 
proud  of  his  achievement.  All  the  fun  was 
purely  accidental.  He  was  so  large  that  he 
was  grotesque.  Then  his  words  stuck  in  his 
mouth  and  refused  to  work  nimbly.  His 
gambols  were  all  very  ponderous  and  his 
false  nose  fell  off  three  times.  In  trying  to 
strike  out  merrily  with  his  bauble  the  head 
fell  off  and  nearly  killed  the  Duke  and  to 
make  matters  worse  he  put  his  gown  on 
upside  down  and  forgot  his  cues.  Upon  the 
whole  he  was  the  funniest  jester  ever  seen 
here,  and  still  he  is  not  happy. 


Beu-Hur  is  exceeding  all  expectations  at 
the  Broadway.  It  is  a  stupendous  produc 
tiou  which  costs  Klan  and  Erlanger  and 
Joseph  Brooks  about  fl.ooo  a  day,  and  yet 
within  the  first  three  months  of  its  run  it 
regained  the  £75,000  which  was  expended 
before  the  opening  performance,  and  it  is 
now  said  to  be  clearing  more  than  $1,000  a 
night  for  the  mauagers.  Persons  who  have 
been  moved  by  reading  Gen.  Lew  Wallace's 
exciting  description  of  the  chariot  race  sit 
breathless  when  they  see  the  race  enacted 
with  real  horses  and  chariots.  It  looks  now 
as  though  Ben-Hur  would  play  steadily  at 
the  Broadway  until  the  close  of  the  season 
and  perhaps  begin  the  new  season  in  this 
city.  It  is  a  wonderful  production,  and 
Californians  who  come  to  New  York  for  a 
few  weeks'  visit  never  fail  to  see  it. 

# 

*  * 

Madame  Butterfly,  a  dramatization  by 
David  Belasco  of  John  Luther  Long's 
Japanese  story,  was  put  on  at  the  Herald 
Square  Theatre  last  week  as  a  curtain- 
raiser  to  Naughty  Anthony,  and  Blanche 
Bates  played  the  leading  part.  It  may  be 
said  that  Mr.  Belasco  brings  out  with  strong 
dramatic  interest  the  tale  of  the  Japanese 
heroine  who  lives  with  an  American  naval 
officer  as  his  wife,  sorrows  in  his  absence, 
hopes  when  a  child  is  born  to  them,  and 


commits  suicide  when  he  returns  with  his 
white  bride.  Miss  Bates  seemed  admirably 
suited  to  the  new  part  of  Madame  Butter- 
fly, and  played  it  with  zest.  The  Japanese 
scenery  was  well  painted  and  artfully 
lighted.  The  incidental  music  by  W.  W. 
Furst  was  characteristic.  The  suicide  was 
sad  but  not  ghastly,  and  Madame  Butterfly 
will  be  a  popular  little  play. 


The  Pride  of  Jennico,  which  was  pro- 
duced last  Tuesday  night  at  the  Criterion 
by  Daniel  Frohman's  forces,  bears  many 
resemblances  to  Anthony  Hope's  Prisoner 
of  Zenda  and  Rupert  of  Hentzau,  in  both  of 
which  plays  James  K.  Hackett  was  the 
romantic  hero  The  Pride  of  Jennico  was 
written  by  Agnes  and  Egerton  Castle,  and  it 
is  a  red  hot  but  refined  melodrama,  in  which 
Mr.  Hackett  plays  Basil  Jennico.  The  con- 
ventional part  of  the  story  is  that  the  hero 
is  an  heir  who  must  marry  a  person  of  high 
rank  or  else  lose  his  estate.  He  marries  a 
lady-in-waiting  to  a  Princess,  believing  that 
she  is  a  Princess,  and  because  he  loves  her. 
Bertha  Galland  was  Mr.  Hackett's  sweet- 
heart in  this  play,  and  she  won  favor  with 
the  audience  by  her  dash  and  beauty  even 
though  a  little  crude  in  some  respects  as  an 
actress. 

A  * 

*  * 

Brother  Officers  at  the  Empire  Theatre  is 
a  clean  play,  full  of  comedy,  and  of  intense 
interest  to  all  persons  of  refinement.  Wil- 
liam Faversham  was  the  hero.  Among 
other  strong  characters  in  the  play  was  that 
of  a  former  card  sharp,  who  had  become  an 
Australian  millionaire.  This  character  was 
well  portrayed  by  Edwin  Stevens,  formerly 
the  Tivoli  comedian.  Mr.  Stevens  has 
developed  into  a  legitimate  comedian  of 
excellent  talents,  and  it  would  never  be 
necessary  for  him  to  return  to  comic  opera 
unless  he  wanted  to  do  so.  Another  Cali- 
fornian  in  the  cast  is  George  Osbourne,  Jr., 
who  is  acceptable  in  a  minor  part. 

Rob  Roy. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Col.,  March  7. — Big  business 
rules  at  both  the  Tabor  and  the  Denver  this 
week.  At  the  Tabor  we  have  Under  the 
Red  Robe.  The  company  is  a  large  one  and 
very  evenly  balanced,  and  the  performance 
is  much  above  the  average  of  the  plays  we 
have  had  at  this  house  during  the  winter, 
consequently  the  house  is  being  packed  at 
every  performance.  Paul  Cazeneuve  is  a 
clever  actor  and  does  full  justice  to  Gil  de 
Berault.  Mary  Asquith  gives  a  splendid 
portrayal  of  Mme.  de  Cocheforet.  Scenic 
effects  and  the  costuming  are  excellent. 
Next  week,  11,  On  the  Suawanee  River. 

Barlow  Brothers'  Big  Minstrel  Show,  the 
attraction  at  the  Denver,  is  without  doubt 
one  of  the  best  minstrel  shows  ever  given  at 
this  house.  The  first  part  is  a  gorgeous 
affair.  The  end  men  are  funny  and  the 
singers  good;  the  whole  performance  gives 
satisfaction  from  start  to  finish.  They 
opened  to  capacity  Sunday  and  business 
good  all  week.  You  will  have  the  pleasure 
of  seeing  this  company  in  your  city  next 


week,  I  believe.  Next  week,  11,  Mr. 
Plaster  of  Paris. 

The  Lyceum  opens  tonight  under  the  new 
management,  and  Manager  Arkins  informs 
me  that  the  entire  house  is  sold  out.  They 
have  an  excellent  company,  among  whom 
may  be  mentioned  Beryl  Hope,  Lottie 
Alter,  Rolette  Betts,  Adelaide  Carlton,  John 
Flood,  Charles  Abbe,  Freddie  Conger,  Harry 
St.  Muir  and  Arthur  Berthelet.  The  open- 
ing bill  is  The  Case  of  Rebellious  Susan. 

John  Hayes,  a  stage  carpenter  who  came 
here  some  time  ago  for  his  health,  died  on 
Monday  and  was  buried  by  the  Stage 
Carpenters'  Union. 

The  students  of  the  Broadway  Dramatic 
School  gave  a  performance  on  Tuesday 
evening  at  the  Temple  Emanuel  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Ladies'  Auxiliary  of  that 
church.  Each  lady  taking  part  was  pre- 
sented with  a  handsome  boquet  of  American 
Beauties. 

The  Broadway  Theatre  opens  Monday 
night  with  Willie  Collier  in  Mr.  Smooth. 

  Bob  Bell. 

SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  March  12.— At 
the  Salt  Lake  Theatre  March  7-10  the 
James-Kidder-Hanford  combination  played 
to  big  houses. 

Pudd'n  Head  Wilson,  with  Burr  Mcintosh 
in  the  title  role,  comes  to  the  Theatre  March 
13th. 

The  Grand's  only  attraction  the  past  week 
was  Have  You  Seen  Smith  8-9. 

Wang,  by  the  Grau  Opera  Company,  will 
be  the  next  attraction  at  the  Grand,  coming 
March  19.  jOHn  K.  Hardy. 


MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 
BuTTE,  Mont.,  March  6.-Grand  Opera 
House,  G.  O.  McFarland,  Manager.— The 
James-Kidder-Hanford    combination  three 
nights  and  one  matinee  packed  the  House. 

Sunday,  March  4,  a  large  audience  wit- 
nessed the  initial  production  of  Toll  Gate 
Inn  at  the  Grand.  A  very  competent  com- 
pany rendered  the  play  very  capably.  The 
cast  is  made  up  of  artists  and  the  company 
is  nicely  balanced. 

BuTTii,  Mont.,  March  12  —  Grand  Opera 
House.  G  O.  McFarland,  Manager.— A 
packed  house  greeted  the  Flints  March  1 1. 
The  balance  of  the  engagement  was  also 
well  attended. 

The  engagement  of  Blanche  Walsh  and 
Melborne  McDowell  at  the  Grand  com- 
mences Thursday  night. 

L.  Maclay  Rank. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence. 
St.  John,  N.  B.,  March  6.— Business  with 
the  Valentine  Company  at  the  Opera 
House  last  week  was  good.  Lewis  Morrison 
played  two  performances  Saturday  in 
Frederick  the  Great.  Saturday  night  is  a 
poor  night  here,  yet  Mr.  Morrison  drew  very 
well  at  advanced  prices.  The  Valentine 
Company's  bills  this  week  are  The  Rivals, 
and  The  Three  Musketeers. 

Peachey  Carnehan. 


March  17,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


1 


A  Handsome  Music  Hall      Personal  Mention 


Fischer's  Concert  House,  the  hand- 
somest music  hall  in  America,  will 
open  its  doors  March  19.  The  loca- 
tion is  on  O'Farrell  street,  almost 
opposite  the  Orpheum.  The  proprietor 
is  Mr.  E.  A.  Fischer,  who  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  conducted  the  Oberon  on 
lower  O'Farrell  street. 

The  decorations  are  in  cream  and 
gold,  and  ranged  around  the  walls  are 
illuminated  stained-glass  medallions  of 
the  world's  greatest  composers.  As 
the  name  indicates,  the  new  theatre 
will  be  devoted  entirely  to  music,  and 
that  of  a  high  order. 

For  the  opening,  Mr.  Fischer  has 
secured  a  quartet  of  celebrities  that 
would  be  the  nucleus  of  a  great 
operatic  company.  Jose  Badaracco, 
formerly  of  the  Lombardi,  has  been 
heard  here  with  the  former  organiza- 


E.  A.  FISHER 

tion.  Mesdames  Barducci,  soprano, 
and  Poletina,  contralto,  were  also 
members  of  the  Lombardi  Opera  Com- 
pany, while  Senor  Antonio  Vargas, 
baritone,  is  well  known  to  San  Fran- 
cisco's music  lovers.  There  will  be  a 
splendid  orchestra  of  sixteen  pieces 
under  the  baton  of  the  well-known 
and  popular  Hinrichs,  and  each  week 
will  be  presented  upon  the  well- 
appointed  little  stage,  scenes  from 
La  Boheme,  II  Trovatore,  Faust,  and 
other  operas.  These  scenes  will  be 
given  in  costume  with  every  attention 
to  detail. 

There  will  be  a  small  admission 
fee  of  10  cents  to  exclude  the  rough 
element,  and  matinees  for  the  ladies 
on  Wednesday,  Saturday  and  Sunday 
afternoons.  The  entire  balcony  will 
be  devoted  exclusively  to  ladies  and 
their  escorts. 

Mr.  George  Mooser,  who  is  well 
known  in  the  journalistic  and  mana- 
gerial circles  of  the  East,  and  who  was 
about  ten  years  ago  on  the  staff  of  the 
Examiner,  has  been  secured  by  Mr. 
Fischer  as  manager. 


The  advance  sale  of  seats  for  the 
first  week  of  Willie  Collier's  coming 
engagement  at  the  Columbia  Theatre 
in  his  new  comedy,  Mr.  Smooth,  will 
begin  next  Thursday  morning. 


Manager  Friedlander  of  the 
Columbia  will  leave  April  1  for  a  busi- 
ness trip  to  New  York. 

The  vSeattle  papers  are  publishing 
pictures  of  a  magnificent  theatre  that 
is  to  be  built  on  Third  Avenue  for 
James  Neill. 

Joe  Haas,  one  of  the  best  out-door 
advertisers  in  the  show  business,  has 
left  the  Alhambra  and  gone  with  In 
Darkest  Russia. 

Carrol  Johnson  and  Dick  Jose  are 
among  the  leading  lights  of  the  Wm. 
H.  West  Minstrel  Jubilee  that  is  com- 
ing to  the  Columbia  shortly. 

Dr.  Frank  Fisher,  husband  of 
Maud  Berri  of  the  Castle  Square 
forces,  died  in  New  York  City  Tues- 
day from  an  operation  to  relieve 
the  sufferings  of  appendicitis. 

Billy  Dunphy,  while  in  Sacra- 
mento during  the  engagement  of  the 
McDonough  Stock  Company,  met 
with  a  painful  accident  and  is  now 
laid  up  at  his  home  in  this  city. 

W.  H.  Leahy  of  the  Tivoli  will 
leave  about  May  1  for  New  York  and 
Europe,  during  which  he  will  com- 
plete arrangements  for  the  great  grand 
opera  season  to  begin  at  the  Tivoli  in 
August. 

John  Drew,  in  a  recent  article  on 
the  stage  remarked  that  there  is  less 
muscular  exertion  in  the  actor's  work 
today  than  formerly,  but  it  is  more 
arduous  in  other  ways.  He  also  said 
that  the  influence  of  the  stage  was  for 
morality,  but  thought  the  teaching 
should  be  by  suggestion  rather  than 
direct.  His  theory  is  said  to  be  borne 
out  to  a  degree  in  his  new  play,  The 
Tyranny  of  Tears. 


Where  theatrical  Tights 
cAre  cMade 

The  only  firm  in  the  west  who 
make  theatrical  tights  is  that  of  New- 
man &  Levinson  of  this  city.  In  this 
line  they  have  met  with  wonderful 
success  and  from  time  to  time  have 
been  forced  to  increase  their  facilities 
for  turning  out  orders.  They  make 
silk  tights  to  order  in  any  color  or 
size  desired  and  everything  they  turn 
out  is  the  best  that's  made  anywhere. 
Their  prices  for  these  goods  are  noted 
for  being  extremely  moderate. 


^turned  from  Tarts 

Mrs.  McGrath,  the  head  of  the 
City  of  Paris'  dressmaking  department 
returned  last  Sunday  from  her  annual 
visit  to  Paris,  bringing  with  her  many 
new  ideas  and  all  the  latest  Parisian 
styles.  The  dressmaking  department 
of  the  City  of  Paris  has  achieved  the 
distinction  of  being  the  model  for  all 
others  on  the  coast,  and  the  very 
highest  consideration  is  accorded  it  by 
all  tasty  dressers. 


COLUMBIA 


rut 

IMOINO 
THCATIR 


NEXT  WEEK  FINAL  PERFORMANCES 

Charles  Frohman  presents  William  Gillette's 
Greatest  Comedy  Triumph, 

Because 
She 
Loved 
Him  So 


The 
Little 
Minister 
Ol 

Farce 


WITH  J.  B.  DODSON 
and  the  same  big  original  cast  seen  for  200  nights 
at  the  Madison  Square  Theatre,  New  York 

March  20  — WILLIE  COLLIER  in   MR.  SMOOTH 


Alcazar  Theatre 

Bei  asco  &  Thai.l,  Managers.       'Phone  Main  254. 

WEEK  OF  MARCH  19tfi 
A  Magnificent  Presentation  of 

Diplomacy 

MATINESS  SATURDAY  AND  SUNDAY 


Alcazar  Prices— 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c. 

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LAST  TWO  NIGHTS  OF 

The  Girl  from  Paris 

WEEK  OF  MONDAY,  MARCH  10th 
Superb  Revival  of  Offenbach's  Famous  Opera 

The  Grand  Duchess 


Prices— 35c.  50c,  75c;  Galleries— 10c  and  15c;  Good 
Reserved  Seat  in  Orchestra,  Saturday  Matinee, 
25  cents 

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A.  A.  FARLAND 


The  World's  Famous  Banjoist 


ASSISTED  BY 


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Tickets  50  and   75  Cents  on  sale  at 
Sherman,  Clay  &  Co's 


Mr.  Farland  uses  the  S.  S.  Stewart  Banjo  made  by 
Stewart  &  Matter,  makersof  the  celebrated  S.  S.  Stew- 
art Banjos  and  Geo.  Matter  Guitars  and  Mandolins. 

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munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
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Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,  San  Francisco.  Fares 
advanced  to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the 
State. 


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WALTER  JONES  AND  NORMA  WH  ALLEY- 
SAM    MARION    AND    THE    McCOY  SISTERS 
WESTON  AND  YOST;  NIELSON  SISTERS 
W.  C.  FIELDS. 
MR.  AND  MRS.  SYDNEY  DREW- 
FLATOW  AND  DUNN;  HOWARD  THURSTON; 
MOORISH  TROUPE  OF  ACROBATS; 


Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cent9;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats.  50  Cents 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY.  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


BEGINNING  SUNDAY  AFTERNOON,  MARCH  18 
AND  FOR  TWO  WEEKS 
(Excepting  Monday  Evening,  March  2fith) 
The  Eminent  Actor, 

BURR  MoIJNTOSHL 

In  Frank  Mayo's  Dramatization  of  Mark  Twain  s 

PUDD'NHEAD  WILSON 

Supported  by  the  late  Frank  Mayo's 
Sterling  Company. 
MATINEES  SATURDAY  AND  SUNDAY 

Monday  Night,  March  26— PADEREWSKI 


Tivoli  Opera  House 

"Hoot  Mon,  It's  Simply  Wonderful." 
NEXT    MONDAY,  MARCH    11th,  COMMENCES 
THE  TENTH  WEEK 
of  the  Marvelous  Success 

The  Idol's  Eye 

75th  Performance.  Tuesday  Night 
Handsome  Souvenirs  to  all. 

Every  Evening  at  8,  Matinee  Saturday  at  2. 

Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents. 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

New  Alhambra  Theater 

Ellinghouse  &  Mott,  Lessees  and  Managers 
Eddy  and  Jones  Streets.  Telephone  South  770 

(The  People's  Play  House) 

EVERY   EVENING    THIS  WEEK 
MATINEE  SATURDAY 
That  Funny  Farce 

HAVE   YOU    SEEN  SMITH 

Presented  by  a  Company  of  Comedians 
that  are  Funny. 

NEXT  SUNDAY  AFTERNOON 

Mr.  Harry  O  lazier 

In  a  Lavish  Production  of 

Three  Musketeers 

Presented  with  Special  Scenery.     Handsome  Cos- 
tumes.  A  Perftet  Presentation  in  Detail. 
Direct  from  New  York  City. 
SEATS    ON    SALE  TODAY 

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Matinee,  15c,  25c,  35c  and  50c. 


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Near  Stockton. 


F>ery  Flveuing  and  Sunday  Matinee.  Grand  Con- 
cert by  Ritzau's  American  Ladies'  Orchestra  ;  A 
Change  of  Program  each  week  bv  First-class  Vaude- 
ville talent;  New  Views  by  the  Electro  Monograph. 
Admission  Free. 


J .    P.  HOWE 

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LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angbi.ES,  March  13. — The  Bostonians 
having  left  the  city  and  no  attractions  at  the 
Los  Angeles  Theatre,  the  Burbank  and 
Orpheum  have  had  it  all  their  own  way  this 
week. 

It  is  rumored  that  Los  Angeles  is  to  have 
a  new  theatre,  to  cost  about  half  a  million 
dollars.  The  new  playhouse,  it  is  said,  will 
be  built  on  Broadway  and  Manager  Harry 
Wyatt  has  been  offered  the  management. 

Miss  Osterman,  now  doing  a  turn  at  the 
Orpheum,  and  Mrs.  Wertheim,  mother  of 
Sada,  the  violinist,  ran  across  each  other 
unexpectedly  a  few  days  ago  and  discovered 
that  they  were  sisters,  who  had  not  seen  each 
other  for  many  years. 

Frankenstein,  the  director  of  the  Orpheum 
orchestra,  has  composed  a  new  march,  en- 
titled the  Papinta  March.  The  music  is 
very  catchy  and  it  has  made  quite  a  hit  in 
this  city.  Papinta  has  just  about  completed 
arrangements  for  an  extended  engagement 
in  the  City  of  Mexico  immediately  after  her 
engagement  in  this  city. 

•Alfred  Farland,  the  banjoist,  gave  a  con- 
cert at  Blanchard's  Hall  the  12th  inst. .which 
was  well  attended. 

The  Bostonians  closed  a  very  successful 
engagement  at  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  the 
1  ith  inst.,  the  house  being  well  filled  at  each 
performance. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  Paderewski 
gave  two  recitals  March  16.  The  place  was 
filled  for  both  recitals. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  the  Neill 
Company  put  on  A  Parisian  Romance  for 
the  week  commencing  11.  The  piece  is 
decidedly  a  one  character  play,  the  cast 
aside  from  the  star,  having  very  little  to  do. 
It  proved  very  popular  and  was  thoroughly 
enjoved  by  a  well  filled  house  each  night. 
Amy  Robsart,  which  was  put  on  for  the 
Wednesday  matinee,  proved  to  be  equally 
as  popular. 

At  the  Orpheum  the  usual  good  bill  is  up, 
and  the  patronage  keeps  up,  like  the  tradi- 
tional babbling  brook.  Papinta  held  a 
reception  at  the  close  of  the  matinee  on 
Papinta  day,  and  shook  hands  with  many 
of  her  Los  Angeles  admirers.  The  bill  in- 
cludes The  Passparts,  Cushman,  Holcombe 
and  Curtis,  DeWitt  and  Burns,  Pauline 
Moran,  Katherine  Osterman,  Harris  and 
Fields  and  Papinta. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Portland,  Or.,  March  11. — Marquam 
Grand. — This  theatre  was  dark  all  last 
week  except  Friday,  Saturday  and  Saturday 
matinee,  when  The  Nominee  was  presented 
by  Walter  Walker  and  a  very  indifferent 
company.  Mr.  Walker  is  certainly  very 
funny  in  his  part,  but  with  a  mediocre 
company  and  bad  stock  paper  I  cannot  see 
how  he  can  possibly  make  a  financial  suc- 
cess. 

Coming  March  14-15,  Jeffries-Sharkey 
fight  pictures;  March  16-17,  and  matinee, 
Belle  Archer  in  A  Contented  Woman;  Toll 


Gate  Inn,  March  20-21;  Damrosch  and 
Company,  22;  Harry  Glazier  in  The  Three 
Musketeers,  26-27. 

Cordray's  Theatre. — The  Frawleys  pre- 
sented at  this  theatre  last  week  Mme.  Sans 
Gene,  with  honors  even  between  Miss  Van 
Buren  and  Mr.  Frawley,  An  Unconventional 
Honeymoon,  and  Trilby.  The  latter  is  the 
best  play  this  company  has  so  far  presented. 
Mr.  Frawley  played  Svengali  in  his  usual 
artistic  manner,  but  the  hit  of  the  play  was 
the  wonderfully  artistic  work  of  Miss  Phosa 
McAllister  as  Mme.  Vinard  and  Frank 
Byrne  as  Zou  Zou.  This  gentleman  is  by 
far  the  most  versatile  actor  seen  on  the 
local  stage  for  many  a  day.  During  his 
stay  here  he  has  so  far  played  leading 
juvenile,  heavy  and  light  comedy,  but  the 
pinnacle  of  his  versatility  was  reached  by  . 
his  remarkable  work  in  the  eccentric  comedy 
part  in  Trilby. 

Mothersole  aud  Abbot's  Company  present- 
ed Rip  Van  Winkle,  to  fair  business, 
and  next  week  the  company  will  give  us  a 
touch  of  high  life  by  showing  us  Goodwin's 
farce,  All  Mixed. 

Fredricksburg. — New  people  this  week 
are:  John  Delmore,  Eddie  Allen,  The 
Rexicinoes  and  Gus  Leonard,  the  Dutch 
comedian.  The  hold-overs  are:  Sullivan 
and  Cummings,  A.  Doone  and  the  three 
Malvern  Bros. 

NOTES 

Frank  Morse,  business  manager  of  A 
Contented  Woman,  speaks  in  the  highest 
terms  of  The  Dramatic  Review.  Says  he 
has  seen  it  on  sale  as  far  east  as  Chicago,  he 
also  sends  regards  to  Marx  &  Gottlob. 
— Pearl  Landers  specialty  is  the  talk  of  the 
town,  because  it  is  the  first  dance  of  the 
kind  we  have  seen  here  with  an  entire 
absence  of  vulgarity. — Mr.  Philipps  of  the 
Frawley  Company,  is  receiving  the  en- 
comiums of  our  press  and  public  for  the 
attention  to  detail  and  the  magnificent 
manner  in  which  he  has  been  mounting  all 
their  plays. — Joaquin  Miller  will  give  one  of 
his  lectures  at  the  First  Baptist  church  to- 
morrow night,  the  sale  of  seats  being 
very  large. — Darkest  Russia  will  follow  the 
Frawleys  at  Cordrays. — Never  have  I  seen 
such  excitement  in  a  theatre  as  was  made 
manifest  during  the  engagement  of  Mme. 
Schalchi  and  Company,  at  the  Marquam 
Saturday,  women  cried  and  laughed  alter- 
nately and  men  threw  their  hats  in  the  air 
to  let  off  the  exuberance  of  their  spirits. 

Edwin  A.  Davis. 


STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Stockton,  March  14. — Madame  Scalchi, 
with  her  company,  was  the  attraction  at  the 
Yosemite  March  16.  Stockton  paid  a  big 
tribute  to  Mme.  Scalchi  both  in  attendance 
and  applause. 

Monday,  March  12,  Stairs'  production  of 
Dumas'  Three  Musketeers,  with  the  young 
romantic  actor,  Harry  Glazier,  as  De 
Attagnan.  The  presentation  was  a  good  one. 
The  scenery  and  costumes  were  excellent. 


In  fact,  the  whole  play  pleased  the  audience 
that  witnessed  it. 

The  Dailey  Company  which  was  to  have 
opened  March  4,  week  will  be  seen  March 
19,  week.  Dailey  has  added  three  or  four 
new  people  to  his  company. 

Manager  Charles  P.  Hall  takes  a  run  up 
from  San  Jose  quite  frequently,  but  his 
business  here  could  not  be  in  better  hands 
than  in  those  of  Business  Manager  L. 
Henry. 

G.  E.  McLeod. 


Side  Lights 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  March  13. — Wednesday, 
March  14th,  Harry  Glazier  will  appear  at 
The  Clunie  in  The  Three  Musketeers.  The 
engagement  is  for  two  nights.  Sunday, 
18th,  The  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company  for 
five  nights  and  matinee.  The  company 
comes  with  a  good  record  so  we  expect  a 
successful  engagement. 

The  Scalchi  Concert  Company,  under  the 
local  management  of  Wm.  E.  Lovdal,  was 
a  great  success  last  Saturday  night.  Al- 
though it  was  a  bid  night  for  a  concert,  the 
house  was  well  filled,  showing  good  advance 
work  on  the  part  of  Mr.  Lovdal. 


TUCSON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Tucson,  Ariz.,  March  13. — Bittner's  All 
a  Mistake  Company  Feb.  19.  Not  enough 
in  to  pay  rent. 

Harry  Glazier  and  Company  in  Three 
Musketeers,  fair  house,  Feb.  24. 

Too  Much  Money  Feb.  27  to  a  fair  house. 

His  Better  Half  March  1-2  to  paying 
houses. 

Passion  Play,  Kinetescope  pictures,  March 
7.  Too  little  margin  for  proprietors  of  show. 
Bostonians  tonight. 

Gentry's  Dog  and  Pony  Show  March  14- 
15.  G. W.  Pittock. 


cManager  Barton 

Manager  and  proprietor  Charles 
Barton  of  Have  You  Seen  Smith  Co., 
is  in  San  Francisco,  reviving  old  im- 
pressions after  twenty  years'  absence. 
Years  ago  Mr.  Barton  was  doing  a 
song  and  dance  turn  at  the  old 
Adelphi  and  later  on  at  the  Bella 
Union,  in  the  days  when  the  entire 
company  had  to  open  in  a  minstrel 
first  part,  follow  with  single  specialties 
and  then  wind  up  with  a  five  act 
drama,  and  a  new  one  at  that  every 
week . 

Xj.  DTTVAIj 

Theatrical    Wig-  Maker 

112  Eddy  St.,san  F«ancisco 


S.  H.  Friedlander  &  Co.  will  take 
The  Brownies  out  for  a  tour  in  the 
near  future. 

Ptiddn'head  Wilson,  done  by 
Burr  Mcintosh,  will  follow  The 
Brownies  at  the  California. 

The  enterprising  California  Theatre 
management  published  a  very  hand- 
some special  program  during  this 
week's  engagement  of  the  Damrosch 
Company. 

Lowe's  Madison  Square  Theatre 
Company,  which  played  last  week  in 
vSanta  Cruz,  received  some  remarkably 
good  notices  from  the  Santa  Cruz 
papers,  who  inform  us  that  Manager 
Lowe's  Company  did  a  big  business 
and  won  general  commendation. 

The  close  of  the  second  act  of  Be- 
cause She  Loved  Him  So,  wins  the 
hearts  of  the  most  habitual  theatre- 
goers, and  brings  forth  round  after 
round  of  applause.  The  old  couple 
stealing  forth  from  their  rooms  to  meet 
for  a  "Good  Night"  kiss  is  a  strikingly 
pretty  picture. 

Prof.  Syle,  the  well  known  Univer- 
sity dramatic  writer, has  adapted  Mme. 
de  la  Siegliere  from  the  French,  and  it 
will  be  presented  by  student  actors  at 
Hearst  Hall  on  March  22A  and  23d. 
The  cast  is  as  follows  :  Le  Marquis  de 
Siegliere,  M.  H.  Schwartz;  Helene,  his 
daughter,  Miss  J.  M.  Davis;  La  Bar- 
onne  de  Yaubert,  Miss  S.  E.  Moller; 
Raoul,  Baron  de  Vaubert,  J.  W.  But- 
ler; Bernard  Stampley,  J.  B.  South- 
ard; Destournelles,  E.  B.  Harris;  Jas- 
min, S.  L.  Green. 

Mr.  Smooth,  Willie  Collier's  new 
play,  is  the  work  of  Collier  himself. 
Much  of  the  success  of  The  Man  from 
Mexico,  in  which  he  appeared  last 
season,  was  due  to  Collier's  own  wit, 
wherefore  he  was  encouraged  to  try 
his  hand  in  building  a  play.  Not 
every  comedian  can  construct  a  story, 
write  dialogue  and  create  characters; 
Collier  is  as  inventive  as  he  is  witty. 
Every  role  he  has  played  of  late  has 
owed  something  to  his  readiness  of 
wit.  Mr.  Smooth,  which  achieved 
instant  success  in  New  York  and  Chi- 
cago early  in  the  season,  is  said  to  be 
a  thoroughly  original  farce. 


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THE  COLUMBIA 

Gillette's  charming  farce,  Because 
She  Loved  Him  So,  is  to  remain  for  a 
second  week  at  the  Columbia,  which 
theatre  it  is  filling  at  every  perform- 
ance. The  piece  is  at  once  one  of  the 
most  amusing  and  delightfully  sympa- 
thetic works  brought  out  in  years. 

Willie  Collier  is  announced  to  follow. 
This  season  he  is  presenting  the  new 
piece,  Mr.  Smooth.  He  will  be  sup- 
ported by  a  strong  cast  of  comedians 
including  among  others  Louise  Allen 
Collier,  George  W.  Parsons,  John  F. 
Ward,  Alfred  Hickman,  Thomas 
Evans,  Thomas  Garrick,  M.  L. 
Heckert,  Lawrence  Sheehan,  Helena 
Collier,  Helen  Reimer  and  Myrtle 
May.  The  advance  sale  of  seats  will 
begin  Thursday  morning. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  offers  an  almost  en- 
tirely new  bill  for  next  week,  one  of 
the  strongest  ever  seen  here.  The 
program  includes  some  of  the  biggest 
acts  in  the  country.  Walter  Jones  and 
Norma  Whalley,  who  head  the  new 
bill,  are  two  of  the  greatest  stars  that 
ever  visited  this  Western  country. 
Walter  Jones  is  a  good  singer  and  a 
clever  all  around  performer.  Miss 
Whalley  combines  with  talent  and  a 
beautiful  voice  great  personal  charms. 
The  Sisters  McCoy  and  Sam  Marion 
are  acrobatic  dancers  specially  im- 
ported by  the  Orpheum  management 
for  this  engagement.  Weston  and 
Yost  are  comedians,  and  W.  C.  Fields 
is  an  eccentric  juggler.  The  Nielsen 
Sisters  are  vocal  duettists.  Holdovers: 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sidney  Drew;  Howard 
Thurston;  Flatow  and  Dunn  and  The 
Moorish  Troupe  of  Acrobats. 

Matinees  Wednesday,  Saturday  and 
Sunday. 

THE  GRAND 


The  Girl  from  Paris  will  be  given 
for  the  last  time  Sunday  evening. 
Monday  evening  Offenbach's  famous 
opera,  The  Grand  Duchess,  will 
be  revived  on  a  magnificent  scale, 
the  principal  feature  of  which 
will  be  Edith  Mason  in  the  name 
part.  This  will  be  the  remainder  of 
the  cast  :  Wanda,  Hattie  Belle  Ladd; 
Eza,  Ethel  Strachan;  Olga,  Olive  Vail; 
Amelie,  Kate  O'Neil;  Prince  Paul, 
Bessie  Fairbairn;  General  Boom, 
William  Wolff;  Fritz,  Thomas  H. 
Persse;  Baron  Puck,  Arthur  Wooley; 
Baron  Grog,  Nace  Bonville;  Nepomuc, 
Winfred  Goff.  On  April  1st  the 
present  company  will  have  completed 
a  year's  season  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  and  a  week  later  they  will  say 
farewell.  They  are  certainly  entitled 
to  the  good  will  of  the  public  for  they 
have  displayed  the  true  spirit  of  artists 


in  their  various  performances.  El 
Capitan  will  follow  The  Grand 
Duchess. 

THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 

One  of  the  most  sumptuous  and 
elaborate  productions  presented  to 
San  Francisco  theatre-goers  this  sea- 
son will  be  that  of  The  Three 
Musketeers,  which  opens  tomorrow 
afternoon.  The  company  is  a  large 
one  and  very  strong.  Manager  E.  D. 
Stair,  under  whose  management  the 
present  tour  is  being  made,  introduces 
a  new  D'Artagnan  in  the  person  of 
Harry  Glazier.  He  has  youth,  mag- 
netism and  fire.  During  his  career 
he  has  played  with  such  sterling  stars 
as  Lawrence  Barrett,  Thos.  W.  Keene, 
William  Redmund,  Stuart  Robson  and 
Katherine  Kidder.  He  is  strongly 
supported  by  such  well-known  artists 
as  Warren  F.  Hill,  John  P.  Barrett, 
Matthew  McGinnis,  Lawrence  Under- 
wood, Thos.  B.  Findlay,  L.  C. 
Ingraham,  George  C.  Denton,  Vail  De 
Vernon,  Blanche  Stoddard  and  Maud 
Durand.  Special  attention  has  been 
given  to  the  scenic  effects. 

THE  ALCAZAR 

Never  Again,  has  three  more  per- 
formances to  run,  to  night,  to-morrow, 
Sunday  matinee  and  evening.  Begin- 
ning Monday  evening  for  one  week's 
run,  the  Alcazar  management  will 
present  Diplomacy.  This  piece  is 
most  too  well  known  to  reiterate  the 
story  at  this  late  day,  everybody 
knows  it  to  be  a  society  drama  of 
great  strength  and  one  which  calls  for 
a  wealth  of  settings  and  wardrobe. 
Diplomacy  is  a  cultured  play  for 
cultured  people,  and  will  be  mounted 
and  dressed  to  the  present  period  of 
Parisian  aristocracy. 

Aunt  Jack  is  in  preparation  to  follow. 

THE  TIVOLI 

The  Idol's  Eye  will  enter  next 
Monday  evening  on  the  tenth  and 
last  week  of  its  remarkable  career  of 
success.  The  musical  extravaganza, 
Manila  Bound,  will  follow.  Tuesday 
night  the  Tivoli  will  celebrate  the 
seventy-fifth  performance  of  The  Idol's 
Eye,  and  the  unique  event  will  be 
celebrated  by  the  introduction  of  many 
new  songs,  dances  and  jokes,  while 
every  one  present  in  the  audience 
will  be  presented  with  a  handsome 
souvenir  by  the  management. 

THE  CALIFORNIA 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


March  17,  1900 


M  LJ  S  I 


LOCAL  NOTES 

VERMONTERS  ENTERTAIN. 

Odd  Fellows'  Hall  was  packed 
Friday  evening  of  last  week  with  an 
audience  that  enjoyed  a  varied  pro- 
gram of  the  Native  Sons  of  Vermont, 
and  there  were  encores  galore.  The 
numbers  included  Overture,  Delle- 
piane's  Orchestra,  Sig.  Dellepiane  also 
being  the  accompanist  of  the  evening; 
Prologue,  Pagliacci,  sung  by  Mr. 
Robert  Martin  with  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy  at  the  piano,  Mr.  Martin  being 
recalled  and  singing  Because  I  Love 
You  Dear;  Waltz  Song,  The  Geisha, 
by  Mrs.  Adelaide  Kinross,  who  re- 
sponded with  an  encore;  an  interest- 
ing exhibition  of  physical  culture  by 
Mr.  Hoover  and  several  pupils  of  the 
post-graduating  class.  W.  J.  Hynes 
was  an  immense  favorite  in  his 
humorous  selections,  and  was  fre- 
quently recalled.  He  is  a  jolly  fellow 
and  clever,  and  very  generous  to  his 
audiences.  His  laughing  song  made 
a  decided  hit.  Very  melodious  was 
the  singing  of  the  Hawaiian  Quintet 
who  appeared  with  stringed  instru- 
ments and  sang  Mai  poina  oe  ia'u, 
and  double  encores  to  deafening 
applause,  and  they  displayed  much 
taste  and  spirit  in  their  rendering.  A 
treat  of  the  evening  was  the  recitations 
of  Miss  Mabel  Richardson  whom  I 
hear  will  possibly  be  induced  to  take 
up  her  work  here.  She  is  a  very 
natural  reader  like  all  of  Mrs. 
Hutnphrey-Smith's  students,  has  a 
charming  stage  presence  and  very 
winning  manner.  Her  voice  and 
actjon  was  good  and  her  work 
thoroughly  refined  and  intelligent, 
and  she  was  recalled  with  very  sin- 
cere applause.  The  program  closed 
with  the  original  comedietta  by  Ken- 
neth McLeod,  played  by  the  author 
and  Miss  Hope  Mosher. 

riANISTS'    CLUB  CONCERT 

Robert  Tolmie,  director  of  the 
Pianists'  Club,  gave  a  delightful 
evening  on  Tuesday  at  Sherman  & 
Clay's.  Mr.  Tolmie  is  one  of  our 
most  gifted  and  thorough  musicians, 
and  splendid  work  is  being  done  by 
the  young  pianists,  and  their  first 
concert  of  the  seventh  season  was  a 
tribute  to  his  tuition  and  their  ability 
and  zeal.  The  program  was  Brahms' 
Four  Waltzes,  Nellie  Davenport  and 


Mrs.  T.  R.  Pearson,  Schubert's  un- 
finished Symphony,  Mrs.  F.  G. 
Beatty,  Misses  Nellie  Barrett,  Mignon 
Krebs,  Carrie  Jacobs,  the  latter  also 
rendering  Wagner's  Spinning  Song 
from  Flying  Dutchman,  Adante  and 
Variations  [Saint-Saens],  from  Theme 
by  Beethoven  —  Mesdames  F.  G. 
Beatty  and  Guy  Hyde  Chick,  Mozart's 
.Sonata  A  major  with  Turkish  March 
by  Theresa  Ehrman,  Dvorak's  Dance 
Duo,  Miss  Davenport  and  Mrs.  Frank 
Hess,  Grieg's  Peer  Gyntt  Suit,  Miss 
Ehrman  and  Mesdames  O.  Warfield, 
T.  R.  Pearson  and  Guy  Hyde  Chick. 

sig.  abramoff's  concert. 
Sig.  Abramoffs  Concert  given 
Thursday  of  last  week  at  Sherman 
and  Clay's,  was  attended  by  an  en- 
thusiastic audience  that  demanded 
encores  to  the  entire  program  of  four- 
teen numbers.  Abramoff  is  too  well 
known  in  his  artistic  work  to  require 
comment.  He  was  in  fine  voice  and 
as  usual  met  with  rousing  applause. 
His  songs  were  Canzone  PifF  Paff 
[Huguenots],  Nur  wer  die  Sehnsucht 
Kennt  [Tschaikowsky],  Stormy 
Winds  [Rubinstein];  appearing  also 
in  the  prison  scene  from  Faust  with 
Mile.  Carma-and  Wm.  Norden.  Mile. 
Carma  also  rendered  Sweet  Pretty 
Maiden  Salvator  Rosa.  Her  voice  is 
a  rather  dramatic  soprano  of  good 
range  and  power.  Mr.  Norden's 
tenor  solo  was  Celeste  Aide  in  which 
he  was  well  received.  Mrs.  Warshauer 
mezzo-soprano  whose  tones  are  warm 
and  sweet  sang  Habenera  Carmen. 
Mme.  Tromboni-Busse,  well  known 
to  the  public,  gave  Brahm's  Lullaby, 
her  encore  also  calling  for  much 
praise.  Miss  Emma  Wing,  a  light, 
high  soprano,  with  a  very  graceful 
stage  appearance,  rendered  Caro  Nome 
Rigoletto,  her  execution  was  clear  and 
brilliant  and  some  of  the  passages 
were  sung  as  well  as  Nevada  or 
Trebelli  could  have  done;  in  fact,  her 
work  surpassed  my  expectations  and 
I  have  heard  her  quite  recently.  Mr. 
James  Nichols  has  also  advanced 
greatly  and  was  very  successful  in  the 
tenor  solo  Spirto  Gentel,  La  Favorita, 
showed  good  command  of  voice  but 
his  stage  bearing  is  not  yet  easy. 
Mrs.  David  Craelins  a  mezzo-soprano 
was  rather  nervous  in  Asthore 
[Trotere],  but  her  voice  was  of  good 
quality  and  she  was  encored.  Miss 


Paraskova  Sandelin,  a  contralto,  with 
a  rich,  sweet  voice,  charmed  her  audi- 
ence in  rendering  Dost  Thou  Know 
That  Sweet  Land,  Oh  Promise  Me, 
and  Last  Night  I  Was  Dreaming. 
She  is  a  refined  sympathetic  singer 
her  tones  even  and  she  sang  with 
better  interpretation  than  is  often 
given  by  a  professional.  This  concert 
proves  Sig.  Abramhoff  to  be  a  master 
in  the  art  of  teaching  and  one  of  whom 
San  Francisco  may  be  justly  proud 
and  it  was  gratifying  to  hear  the 
compliments  he  received  for  his  pupils' 
work.  Other  attractions  of  the  even- 
ing were  the  appearance  of  Sig. 
Meany,  pianist,  in  Rhapsodie  Hon- 
groise  [Liszt]  with  a  Chopin  number 
as  an  encore.  Herr  Ferdinand  Stark 
made  a  tremendous  impression  in  his 
solo  Romance  violin  [Srvendsen]. 
Sympathy  and  brilliancy  were  delight- 
fully blended  and  his  accompanist, 
Mr.  Ormay  lent  himself  completely  to 
the  violin,  his  tone  and  touch  being 
exquisite.  Leo  Bruck  who  accom- 
panied the  vocalists  was  also  highly 
satisfactory  and  with  him  the  singers 
showed  complete  confidence. 

CO-OPERATIVE  HOMES'  BENEFIT. 

Tuesday  afternoon  a  benefit  was 
given  for  the  Co-operati\e  Homes  at 
Golden  Gate  Hall,  Tom  Green,  Ida 
Wyatt,  Ferris  Hartman,  Julia  Cotte, 
Alf  Whelan,  Frances  Graham  and 
Annie  Meyers,  of  the  Tivoli;  Flora 
Bollinger,  and  pupils  of  Carro  True 
Boardman  appearing.  In  the  evening 
Billy  Hynes,  Ben  Tarbox,  Lewis 
Thom,  Jos.  Rosborogh,  Oscar  Frank, 
Frank  Thompson,  Members  of  the 
Olympic  Club,  Miss  Ryan,  Mrs. 
Birmingham,  Geo.  Ryan,  Brion  Burns 
and  Knickerbocker  quartet  tendered 
their  services. 

LOUISE  HUMPHREY-SMITH 

The  other  day  I  enjoyed  a  chat 
with  Mrs.  Louise  Huniphrey-Smitli, 
and  she  laughed  when  I  called  her 
"one  of  my  goddesses,"  for  I  seem  to 
be  always  meeting  pupils  of  hers  who 
strengthen  my  appreciation  of  her 
work  as  a  dramatic  reader  and 
teacher.  I  have  become  quite  inter- 
ested in  Carrie  Foss  Snyder  of 
Oakland  and  Miss  Mabel  Richardson 
of  Vallejo,  and  mean  to  induce 
appearances  here  when  I  can.  Miss 
Richardson  read  lately  at  the  Ver- 
monters'    evening,     and     also  for 


the  Daughters  of  the  Revolution  on 
Monday.  My  meeting  with  Mrs. 
Humphrey-Smith  recalls  the  delight- 
ful evening  given  last  month  by  her 
in  Century  Hall  when  her  audience 
was  completely  carried  away  by  her 
splendid  work  in  Browning's  master- 
piece, A  Blot  in  the  Scutcheon.  The 
five  acts  with  her  magnificent  hand- 
ling of  the  various  characters  was  the 
work  of  an  artist  and  a  treat  long  to 
be  remembered.  She  has  a  superb 
voice,  and  as  some  one  remarked, 
"her  art  is  solid  from  the  ground  up." 

Our  music  loving  people  will  have 
an  opportunity  of  enjoying  a  great 
musical  treat  in  a  few  weeks.  Ignace 
Paderewski  has  been  secured  by 
Manager  S.  H.  Friedlander  of  San 
Francisco  for  a  limited  number  of 
recitals.  Paderewski  will  give  but 
four  recitals  in  San  Francisco,  Monday 
night,  March  26th,  Wednesday  after- 
noon, March  28th,  Friday  afternoon, 
March  30th  and  Monday  afternoon, 
April  2nd,  and  the  prices  will  be 
$1.50,  $2.00,  $3.00  and  $4.00. 


Next  Friday  evening  Alfred  A. 
Farland,  the  world-renowned  banjoist, 
will  give  a  recital  at  Sherman  and 
Clay  Hall.  Chas.  Grseber's  mandolin 
orchestra,  Adelaide  Roddy  and  R.  F. 
Tilton  will  assist.  The  concert  is 
under  the  management  of  Clias. 
Graeber. 

MUSICAL  ECHOES 

Thursday  of  next  week  a  musical 
and  hop  will  be  given  at  Odd  Fellows' 
Hall  for  which  the  McKenzie  Musical 
Society  has  prepared  a  good  program. 
The  Society,  Margie  Wheeler,  O.  W. 
D'Aulnais,  Lilly  Laus,  J.  W.  Fisher, 
C.  F.  Le  Long,  J.  P.  Faivre,  Geo. 
Kroger,  double  quartet  of  ladies,  and 
others,  will  participate.  The  last 
concert  was  the  best  they  have  given 
for  some  time. 

» 

*  * 

Thursday  evening  a  Grand  Operatic 
and  Oratorio  Recital  was  given  at 
Sherman  &  Clay's,  when  Signora 
Biauca  Barducci,  Signora  Zelma 
Pollettini  and  Signors  Badaracco  and 
G.  S.  Waurell  appeared.  The  con- 
cert occurred  too  late  to  review  this 
week. 

*  » 

Miss  Adelaide  Roddy  will  appear 


March  17,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


13 


at  the  concert  to  be  given  next  week 
by  Farland  the  banjo  Virtuoso. 

Miss  Alice  Newton's  pupil  of  Ida 
Valerga  appeared  at  the  Music  Teach- 
ers' Association  last  week.  Her 
name  was  accidentally  omitted  from 
my  notice. 

Illness  prevented  my  having  the 
pleasure  of  greeting  Miss  Saidee  E. 
Walsh  at  her  concert  at  Maple  Hall 
last  week  when  she  was  presented  to 
the  public  by  Joseph  Greven,  but  I 
am  told  that  she  was  well  received 
and  made  an  excellent  impression, 
and  that  her  voice  is  one  of  flexibility 
and  power.  Miss  Lilly  Roeder  and 
Messrs.  Betts  and  Callender  also  par- 
ticipated in  the  program  of  which 
Habenara  from  Carmen  was  con- 
sidered one  of  Miss  Walsh's  best 
numbers. 

* 

Miss  Ella  McCloskey  and  Lilly 
Roeder  sang  at  the  vesper  service  of 
the  Unitarian  Church,  Alameda,  last 
week.  Miss  Elizabeth  is  organist  and 
director  of  the  choir. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


The  Theatre  Franchise 


Successful  Entertain- 
ment 


The  National  Union  Social  and 
Literary  Club  gave  a  pleasant  enter- 
tainment at  Odd  Fellows'  Hall  on 
Thursday.  Musical  selections  were 
given  by  Sichels'  orchestra,  recitation 
Mabel  Richardson,  soprano  solo  Belle 
Livingston,  specialties  Geo.  Hammer- 
smith, tenor  solo  Wm.  O'Brien,  solo 
dance  Rosine  Dennery,  Xylophone 
solo  with  orchestral  accompaniment  J. 
Casad,  the  program  concluding  with 
comedietta, To  Oblige  Benson,  with 
Messrs.  H.  G.  Leffman,  K.  McLeod, 
F.  Rhodes,  Mrs.  Ciprico  and  Miss 
Hope  Mosher,  in  the  cast. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


Coquelins  Generosity 

It  is  expected  that  the  Comedie 
Francaise  destroyed  by  fire  last  week 
will  be  back  again  in  its  old  home  be- 
fore autumn.  The  company  will  be 
temporarily  housed  in  the  Theatre 
Odeon,  the  shrine  of  classical  drama 
in  the  Latin  Quarter. 

The  difficulties  in  providing  houses 
for  both  Comedie  and  Odeon  troupes 
have  been  solved  by  the  spontaneous 
offer  of  the  elder  Coquelin,  who  came 
to  the  rescue  and  offered  his  play 
house,  the  Theatre  de  la  Porte  St. 
Martin,  for  one  month  free  of  rent. 
This  offer  was  all  the  more  generous 
in  view  of  Coquelin's  historic  quarrel 
with  the  Comedie  Francaise  and  his 
leaving  them  altogether. 

Twenty-Second  Invitation  Musicale  and  Hop 

GIVEN  BY  THE 

Mckenzie  Musical  Society 

ODD  FELLOWS'  HALL,    Seventh  and  Market  Sts 

Thursday  Evening,  March  22,  1900 

For  invitations  apply  to  J.W.  McKeniie,  524  Eddy  St. 


The  fa  mous  theatre  of  Pat  is  is  no 
more — only  the  memories  clustered 
about  the  ruins  and  the  great  actors 
of  France,  whose  highest  ambition 
was  to  be  numbered  in  its  personnel, 
remain  to  France  and  to  the  world 
that  has  an  interest  in  the  great  part 
that  theatrical  art  plays  in  the  life  of 
to-day.  The  Theatre  Francais,  the 
government  theatre  of  Paris,  sup- 
ported by  a  large  annual  state  en- 
dowment, was  the  home  of  the  Comedie 
Francaise,  the  oldest  and  greatest 
theatrical  troupe,  and  with  the  largest 
repertoire  in  the  world.  The  Comedie 
Francaise  was  organized  in  1600, 
during  the  reign  of  Henry  IV,  first 
monarch  of  the  house  of  Bourbon. 
Fifty-eight  years  later,  during  the 
time  of  Louis  XIV,  the  company  was 
under  the  superintendence  of  Moliere 


of  the  public  were  lined  with  memorials 
or  scenes  from  the  works  of  those  who 
have  contributed  to  the  value  of  the 
French  drama — expressions  of  appre- 
ciation which  indicate  how  highly  the 
past  of  this  theatre  is  esteemed  by  the 
public  and  the  State, 

The  famous    gallery   of    busts  of 


bust  of  Dumas  fils  and  the  statue  of 
Talma  are  also  destroyed  or  badly 
damaged. 

A  like  fate  has  befallen  the  superb 
statues  of  Mile.  Mars  as  Comedy  and 
of  Mile.  Rachel  as  Tragedy. 

Perhaps  sadder  still  to  relate  is  the 
terrible  havoc  made  by  the  flames  in 


The  Theatre  Francaise  as  it 
looked  before  the  fire. 


the  archives  and  library  containing 
invaluable  theatrical  records  of  the 
last  200  years,  and  the  registers 
wherein  were  noted  day  by  day  every 
incident  of  the  Theatre  Francais,  the 
receptions,  cast  and  success  of  each 
new  play,  the  register  beginning  with 
the  journal  of  La  Grande,  the  fellow 
actor  of  Moliere,  and  continuing  with 
scarcely  a  break  to  the  present  day. 

Mile.  Henroit  was  the  only  victim  to 
the  flames.  She  became  confused, 
and  rushing  blindly  about  became  a 
victim  to  the  flames. 


Side  Lights 


Interior  Showing  the  Grand  Staircase 


until  his  death  in  1673.  After  the 
troubles  of  the  Revolution,  their 
theatre  was  a  special  object  of  Na- 
poleon's favor.  It  was  he  who,  on 
the  night  of  the  burning  of  Moscow, 
sent  the  decree  constituting  the  play- 
ers the  Societe  des  Comediens,  to  be 
endowed  by  the  state  and  under  its 
supervision.  To  be  of  the  Comedie 
Francaise  is  the  goal  of  ambition  of  all 
serious  actors  who  speak  their  lines  in 
the  French  language.  The  annual 
state  subsidy  of  the  theatre  was 
$48,000. 

The  Theatre  Francais  was  more 
than  a  mere  playhouse.  The  spacious 
and  dignified  halls  for  the  convenience 


all  eminent  actors  and  actresses  who 
in  the  past  have  honored  the  Theatre 
Francais  is  now  lost.  A  large  por- 
trait of  Rachel,  by  Gerome,  is  burned. 
So  also  are  the  famous  portraits  of 
Mile.  Clairion  as  Meda,  of  David  Gar- 
rick,  of  Mile.  Mars  and  of  Adrienne 
Lecouvreur.  The  portrait  of  Moliere 
breakfasting  with  Louis  XIV  is  de- 
stroyed. Two  of  the  best  works  of 
Houdon,  the  bust  of  Moliere  and  the 
lifelike  seated  statue  of  Voltaire,  the 
bust  of  Jean  Jacques  Rousseau  by 
Caffieri,  the  sitting  statue  of  George 
Sand,  the  superb  head  of  Dumas  the 
elder,  with  the  negro  blood  fully 
apparent  in  his  thick  lips;  Carpaux's 


Another  American  musical  attrac- 
tion which  is  looked  for  next  year  in 
London  is  the  Alice  Nielsen  Opera 
Company,  Frank  L.  Perley,  its 
manager,  having  postponed  the 
engagement  from  this  season  until 
next,  because  of  the  prevailing  de- 
pression now  on  in  Loudon. 


A  Stranger  in  New  York  Company 
that  has  been  touring  in  Australia 
under  the  management  of  Ed  Cook, 
got  in  Friday  of  last  week  and  left 
Saturday  for  New  York.  They  report 
business  having  been  big. 


In  Los  Angeles  a  fine  new  theatre 
is  one  of  the  improvements  the  city 
will  welcome  in  the  near  future,  if  the 
source  of  the  scribe's  information  is 
reliable.  The  building  will  be  erected 
on  Broadway  between  Third  and 
Fourth  streets,  and  is  to  cost  close  to 
half  a  million.  The  same  informant 
says  that  the  gentlemen  who  propose 
making  the  investment  will  offer  the 
management  to  Harry  Wyatt. — Los 
Angeles  Western  Graphic. 


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March  17,  1900 


For  in  his  ravings  by  mistake — 

A  solemn  truth,  the  madman  spake. 


Here  is  a  flower  of  intellect,  a  won- 
derful bloom  that  must  not  blush 
unseen. 

Miss  Thompson: — You  ask  was 
there  ever  such  a  lot  of  bad  acting  as 
there  is  to-day,  and  I  ask  was  there 
ever  such  a  lot  of  bad  writing.  The 
whole  bunch  of  you  critics  look  at  us 
actors  as  we  use  to  look  at  the  animals 
in  ye  ancient  Woodwardes  in  ye  gar- 
den and  we  have  to  grin  and  bear  it 
and  get  called  chumps.  You  can't 
write  for  a  cent  and  there's  more 
chumps  than  one  in  town.  An  talk- 
ing about  ancestors,  I  bet  your  a 
bakers  wife  or  a  milliners  sister  and 
wouldnt  know  the  real  thing  if  you 
saw  it.  I  go  in  good  society  and  I 
have  never  met  you.  I  dont  believe 
youd  know  my  second  best  clothes 
from  my  Sunday  ones.  I  think  you 
better  quit  writing  and  give  one  of  us 
a  chance.  An  Actor. 

*  * 

Respected  Sir: — I  always  say  "Re- 
spected Sir"  to  people  who  eat  with 
their  knives.  They  like  it.  Yes, 
there  is  a  "lot"  of  bad  writing  and  I 
publish  your  letter  to  counteract  its 
baneful  influence.  You  think  I  should 
cpuit.  What  do  you  use  to  think  with 
anyway — -and  is  the  thing  an  inheri- 
tence?  If  so,  your  progenitors  must 
have  been  sad  mental  rakes  and  spend- 
thrifts to  have  handed  it  down  so 
poor  and  shrunken.  We  look  at  you, 
do  we,  much  as  you  "use  to  look  at 
the  animals  in  ye  ancient  Woodwardes 
in  ye  garden ,  and  you  grin  and  bear  it?' ' 
Well,  so  did  the  other  animals  grin 
and  the  onlookers  are  a  scurvy  lot  not 
to  reward  you  with  a  handful  of  pea- 
nuts or  a  chunk  of  cake. 

Permit  me  to  compliment  you  for 
your  clever  use  of  mt'dueval  English. 
'Tis  the  beautifulest,  most  moving 
and  finest  writ  I  have  read  this 
twelvemonth.  Marry,  I  should  give 
much  for  your  trick  at  it.  'Tis  the 
fruit  no  doubt  of  deep  study,  but  you 
had  better  let  it  ripen,  for  'tis  muckle 
green  in  placen  and  withouten  a  bit 
of  student  cooking  doth  breed  indiges- 
tion. You  evidently  went  to  school 
to  modern  influences,  if  indeed  you 
went  at  all. 

* 

Now  a  certain  chronology  attaches 


itself  to  vanished  landmarks.  My 
mother  tells  me  that  people  now  forty 
or  thereabouts  were  wont  to  flatten 
their  youthful  stomachs  on  its  bearpit 
railings  and  unwholesomely  batten  on 
its  polished  apples  and  striped  candy. 
Therefore  you  are  old  enough  to  know 
better  and  I  need  not  spare  you. 


I  am  glad  of  an  opportunity  to  be 
personal — to  nail  last  week's  accusa- 
tions down  and  hold  them  fast.  You 
and  your  ilk  are  the  very  chumps  I 
had  in  mind.  You  and  your  ilk  are  a 
disgrace  to  a  noble  profession  and 
should  be  run  out  of  it  by  legislation. 

Could  anything  ruffle  the  sublimity 
of  your  self-esteem  ?  You  cannot  act 
because  you  lack — what  shall  I  call 
it  ? — fineness  of  fibre.  To  those  who 
have  it  not,  who  do  not  know  it,  it  is 
less  than  a  summer  cloud — a  myster- 
ious something  turned  away  from  all 
possibility  of  analysis,  and  given  only 
to  those  whose  culture  is  sound.  No 
actor  dare  be  without  it. 

Therefore  your  case  is  hopeless, 
rayless,  I  might  almost  say  heathen 
and  I  do  not  speak  of  you  here  with 
any  hope  of  bettering  you,  for  of  such 
as  you  it  has  been  written,  "An  ex- 
perience in  a  mortar  would  be  a  fail- 
ure." 

* 

*  * 

Your  charming  letter  makes  one 
conscious  of  more  in  regard  to  you 
than  one  could  measure  in  evidence 
or  state  in  words,  but  it  proves  beyond 
a  doubt  that  you  are  not  to  the  manor 
born  nor  yet  to  an  acting  or  literary 
career.  Encounter  the  disappointment 
courageously,  advertise  for  some 
wood-sawing  and  go  to  night-school, 
where  people  are  taught  to  blush  for 
and  not  parade  their  mental  infirmi- 
ties. 

An  actor  must  be  a  broad-minded 
animal.  We  measure  the  size  of  our 
world  by  the  dimensions  of  our  cul- 
ture, and  I  should  judge  that  your 
horizon  reaches  a  little  beyond  the 
rim  of  your  coffee-cup.  Or  do  you 
drink  out  of  the  saucer? 

Finally,  let  me  assure  you  that 
gentlemen  do  not  wear  "Sunday 
clothes,"  and  before  my  unsophisto- 
cated  gaze  your  medium  shabs  would 
be  quite  as  acceptable  as  your  glad 
rags.  With  ages  at  your  disposal, 
the  truth   of   your   incapacity  will 


dimly  dawn  upon  you,  and  the  acting 
world  will  be  shaken  to  its  founda- 
tions. If  you  do  not  understand  my 
English  I  will  send  you  a  handy  dic- 
tionary on  application. 


I  have  just  finished  reading  a  letter 
of  George  Foster  Piatt's  vividly  de- 
scribing the  burning  of  Lewis  Morri- 
son's private  car  on  the  road  between 
Calais  and  Bangor,  Me.,  while  the 
engine  made  a  mile  a  minute  run  to 
the  nearest  water  tank.  My,  but 
that  man  can  write  more  than  plays! 
Where  was  I  when  the  descriptive 
talents  were  being  doled  out  ?  From 
the  moment  he  sees  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Morrison  standing  in  the  kitchen  of 
the  car,  surrounded  by  flames,  he  with 
his  hair  singed  brown  as  a  lad's  and 
she  white  and  silent  but  determined 
to  go  back  through  the  smoke  for  her 
jewels  he  had  me  on  the  spot  and  the 
awful  experience  is  quite  as  much 
mine  as  theirs. 

What  a  queer  thing  is  coincidence. 
Comparing  dates  and  hours,  I  find 
that  at  the  very  time  I  was  in  a 
merry  mood,  writing  to  you  of  Miss 
Roberts'  summer  plans  and  her  beau- 
tiful new  wardrobe,  with  "hints  of  an 
ermine  cloak  to  the  heels,"  that 
beautiful  wardrobe  was  fast  becoming 
a  charred  mass,  that  ermine  cloak  a 
thing  the  size  and  shape  of  a 
"drenched  rabbit." 

What  a  commentary  it  is  on  the 
uselessness  of  planning,  to  think  that 
all  Miss  Roberts'  beautiful  jewels 
should  be  forever  gone.  I  have  often 
heard  her  tell  how,  in  case  of  need, 
she  would  save  them.  But  fright  and 
fire — these  are  clinchers.  They  will 
plunder  anybody.  What  a  pity  that 
fire,  a  thing  of  fine  abilities,  should 
have  such  objectional  aims. 


Side  by  side  with  Mr.  Piatt's  letter 
is  a  printed  account  written  at  the 
top  of  somebody's  voice  and  giving 
a  list  of  the  articles  destroyed.  As  a 
voucher  for  the  over  expression  a 
wobbly  little  hand  has  written  at  the 
top,  "It's  all  true — everything  gone — 
only  my  night-robe.  The  cloaks 
were  for  your  plays. "  Bless  her  dear 
heart.  She  may  dress  them  in  ten- 
cent  calico  if  she  likes,  so  glad  am  I 


that  she  and  those  she  loves  are  un- 
harmed. 

*  * 

Mary  Hampton  of  the  Alcazar  tells 
a  rather  droll  experience  of  hers,  when, 
almost  an  amateur  in  the  profession, 
she  was  playing  at  the  Madison 
Square.  Like  all  amateurs,  she  lived 
in  dread  of  missing  an  entrance  queue, 
and  the  older  members  of  the  company 
played  upon  her  fears  whenever  they 
could  with,  "Hurry,  you'll  be  late — 
they're  waiting  for  you."  Initiated 
at  last,  she  paid  no  heed,  and  one 
night  coolly  replied:  "Let  them  wait." 
Result,  an  awful  stage  gap,  an  irate 
manager,  a  mad  rush  through  the  first 
opening  in  sight,  a  howl  from  the  aud- 
ience. Tableaux  !  She  came  on 
through  the  fire  place,  clean  and  white 
and  decollete — but  not  as  jolly  as 
Santa  Claus. 

The  Damrosch-Gadski-Bispha  m 
Recitals 

A  Point  of  View 

The  enormous  importance  attained 
within  past  years  by  Wagnerian  music, 
especially  "The  Ring,"  makes  it  im- 
perative for  one  who  would  know  art, 
and  stand  even  a  silent  watcher  on  the 
prudent  edge  of  the  art  world,  to  be 
in  touch  with  what  the  soul  of  the 
great  man  has  sung.  And  truly,  I 
have  tried.  But  up  to  the  advent  of 
Mr.  C.  L.  Graff's  company  of  inter- 
preters, I  have  scarce  had  a  bowing 
acquaintance  with  Wagnerian  great- 
ness. New  horizons  are  revealing, 
and  those  who  are  wise  enough  to  "go 
look"  shall  be  happy  ever  after — not 
as  a  duty  of  the  quasi-cultured, because 
it  is  the  proper  thing,  but  for  some- 
thing out  of  sight  that  can  be  felt  but 
not  told  in  cold,  hard  words. 

To  judge  of  Wagner's  works,  they 
must  be  seen  on  the  stage,  we  are  told, 
and  so  I  have  seen  all  that  I  could, 
and  I  have  always  carried  away  a 
peculiar  and  awful  suffering  that  has 
lasted  up  to  and  lapped  well  over  the 
next  performance.  The  spuriousness 
and  atrocious  badness  of  the  spectacle 
was  what  did  it,  destroying  so  com- 
pletely the  significance  of  the  work, 
that  most  of  it  was  mere  sound  and 
fury. 

I  am  recovered,  the  suffering  is  gone 
and  Mr.  Damrosch,  Mr.  Bispham  and 


March  17,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Mme.  Gadski  are  responsible.  I  have 
caught  the  Wagnerian  contagion  and 
feel  an  inner  need  to  express  my  feel- 
ings that  I  never  had  before. 

Nothing  short  of  a  king's  ransom 
will  produce  the  Wagnerian  spectacle 
and  then,  I  make  no  hesitation  in  say- 
ing, most  inadequately,  for  spectacle 
of  that  sort,  looked  at  seriously,  is 
always  ridiculous.  The  real  beauty 
of  the  poetry  lies  in  its  allegorical 
meaning  and  a  resolute  closing  of  the 
eyes  to  bad  pageant  is  impossible.  The 
aesthetic  sense  rebels. 

Imagination  is  far  better  than  paper 
caves,  painted  wooden-toothed 
dragons,  asbestos  clouds,  bad  risings 
and  worse  settings  of  the  sun  and 
moon,  boughten  thunder  and  fire, 
human  bears,  hitchy  swans,  and  wild 
and  crazy  sword  wavings  in  the  hands 
of  singers  who  cannot  act  and  defeat 
the  intention  of  would-be  beautiful 
poses  (for  paragraphs),  by  the  use  of 
ill-fitting  wigs  and  worse  fitting  shoes 
and  between  the  two,  tights  and  gar- 
ments made  to  be  "took  in"  or  let  out 
at  the  touch  of  a  button  ! 

We  don't  mind  that  sort  of  thing  in 
the  comic  and  the  Christmas  spectacle 
— in  fact  we  like  it,  for  are  we  not 
looking  as  children  in  the  once-upon- 
a-time  mood  ?  But  to  fathom  the 
meaning  of  Wagner  through  it  all — 
no,  no  !  no  !  !  Not  even  with  the 
help  of  the  libretto. 

Mr.  Damrosch  loves  Wagner  and 
means  that  we  shall  love  him  too;  and 
Mr.  Bispham  and  Mme.  Gadski  catch 
and  reflect  his  mood  so  easily  and 
happily  and  resultingly.  No  posing, 
no  audible  and  visible  purpose  to  write 
themselves  great  to  the  extinction  of 
the  Master.    It  is  all  quite  delightful. 

Through  the  courtesy  of  Mr.  Graff, 
I  had  the  pleasure  of  a  closer  look  and 
a  few  merry  words,  for  behind  the 
scenes  they  are  the  happiest  people. 
The  humaness  and  simplicity  of  it  all. 
True  art  is  really  very  simple. 

"You  should  move  your  city  nearer 
the  Atlantic,"  said  Mr.  Damrosch,  in 
answer  to  my  wail  that  the  best  things 
ever  pass  us  by. 

Or  build  a  metropolis  or  two  or 
three  between  to  bridge  us  over.  We 
should  not  care  to  move.  Our  site 
pleases  us  too  well. 

"Yes,  we  all  love  Wagner  and  to 
interpret  him  is  a  joy.  We  hope  we 
do  not  pose.  We  are  all  just  quite 
human  like  the  rest  of  the  world,"' 
and  he  signed  the  remark  by  touching 
the  button  (otherwise  Mr.  Graff  s  shirt 
stud)  with  a  b  r-r-r  and  ordering  sev- 
eral intoxicators  and  soothers.  The 
order  was  not  honored — while  I  waited. 
Then  he  called  for  the  score  of  Die 
Gotterdammerung,  making  a  wicked 
play  upon  a  wicked  syllable  and  was 
off  to  the  front. 

Mr.  Bispham  interrupted  the  going 
over  of  Hagen's  Call  to  the  Giber- 
chungen  and  smiled  a  happy  and  hon- 
est "Why  didn't  you  do  it?"  when  I 
said  that  I  almost  spoke  to  him  on  the 
street  that  morning — without  an  intro- 
duction. I  shall  know  better  next 
time.    He  has  a  merry  eye  and  a  light 


heart  and  just  mixes  Mine.  Gadski  up 
beautifully  with  rapid  idiomatic 
English.  She  minds  it  not  at  all  and 
insists  upon  explanations  and  no  doubt 
finds  him  a  good  school-master. 

Here's  to  them  all  !  And  here's  to 
Mr.  Graff  and  the  California  Theatre 
management.  Do  it  again  next  year 
or  sooner  if  you  like.  C.  T. 


The   Japanese  Drama 


MME.  YACCO 


Kawakami  and  Mme.  Yacco,  the 
Japanese  actors,  have  at  last  reached 
New  York  after  winning  success  in 
Boston  and  Washington.  They  are 
appearing  at  the  Berkeley  Lyceum. 
It  will  be  remembered  they  introduced 
the  Japanese  drama  here  at  the  Cali- 
fornia for  the  first  time  in  America 
with  decidedly  disastrous  results. 

Child  Actor  Objects 

Norman  DeWitt  Phillips,  an  eight- 
year-old  specialty  artist  of  this  city, 
threatens  to  bring  suit  against  Mana- 
ger W.  J.  Elleford,  who  is  playing 
the  interior  towns,  because  of  Elle- 
ford's  action  in  using  pictures  of  the 
boy  and  calling  them  Baby  Lillian. 
The  advertising  matter  of  Mr.  Elle- 
ford shows  the  photographs  of  Master 
Phillips  as  used  on  his  published 
songs,  and  the  lad  objects  to  being 
labelled  as  a  girl.  Moreover,  the  lad 
has  played  in  many  of  the  towns 
visited  by  the  Ellefords,  and  his  friends 
are  unable  to  reconcile  the  facts  as 
shown  by  the  enterprising  advertising 
man  of  Mr.  Elleford's  Company. 

Eczema  Positively  Cured 

Or  no  charge.  Consultation  and  one  treat- 
ment free.  Prof.  R.  K.  Shipley,  specialist 
skin  diseases  and  tape  worms.  1206  Market 
street,  opposite  Sixth. 


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On  the  %oad 

Jessie  Shirely  Company 
Santa  Barbara,  March  19;  Ventura,  26; 
San  Diego,  April  2,  week. 

Sam  T.  Shaw  Company 
McMinnville,  March  12-17. 

Dailey  Stock  Company 
San  Jose,  March  4,  two  weeks;  Stockton, 
18,  week;  Sacramento,  26,  ten  nights. 
Blanche  Walsh  and  Melbourne  Macdowell 
(Ben  Stern,  Mgr.)— Butte,  March  15-17; 
Anaconda,  18-19;  Helena,  20. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke 
Winnipeg,  March  16-17;  Butte,  25-26. 

Boston  Lyric  Opera  Co. 
San  Diego,  March  12,  five  nights;  Sacra- 
mento, 19;  Portland,  25  to  April  7. 

Elleford  Co. 
San  Bernardino,  March  II,  week;  Red- 
lands,  19;  Riverside,  25. 

Frawley  Co. 
Portland,  March  25,  three  weeks;  Seattle, 
April  18. 

Frawley-Stockwell  Co. 
Playing  in    Paradise. — Portland,  March 
25,  week;  Spokane,  April  I. 

Evil  Eye  Company 
(Chas.  H.  Yale,  Mgr.)— Milwaukee,  March 
18,  week;  St.  Paul,  25,  week;  Minneapolis, 
April  1;  Euclaire,  9;  Winona,  10;  Dubuque, 
11;  Cedar  Rapids,  12;  Marshaltown,  13;  Des 
Moines,  14;  Omaha,  15-18;  Denver,  22; 
San  Francisco  in  May. 

In  Darkest  Russia 
Salem,  Or.,  17;  Portland,  Cordrays,  18, 
week;  Seattle,  Third  Avenue,  25,  week. 
Have  You  Seen  Smith  ? 
Fresno,  March  19;  San  Diego,  20;  River- 
side, 21;  LosAngeles,  22-23-24;  Bakersfield, 
26;  Stockton,  27;  Oakland,  28-29;  San  Jose, 
30;    Vallejo,    31;    Sacramento,    April  2; 
Marysville,  3;  Roseburg,  Or.  ,5;  Albany,  6; 
Salem,  7;  Portland,  8-14. 

Willie  Collier 
Denver,  March  12,  week;  Salt  Lake,  22- 
24. 

Madison  Square  Company 
Salinas,  March  12-18;  Watsonville,  19-24; 
Modesto,  26-31. 

Lewis  Morrison's  Frederick  the  Great  Co. 

Worcester,  March  17;  Springfield,  20; 
Hartford,  21;  New  Haven,  24;  Reading,  Pa., 
26;  Johnstown,  29;  Washington,  31;  Charles- 
ton, W.  Va.,  April  2;  Wheeling,  4;  Zanes- 
ville,  5;  Springfield,  6;  Paris,  Ky.,  9; 
Lexington,  10;  Evansville,  Ind.,  12;  Cairo, 
111.,  14;  Springfield,  i!S;  Burlington,  la.,  20; 
Davenport,  21. 


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August  Hinrichs,  the  leader  of  the 
orchestra  at  the  new  Fischer  Concert 
House,  is  well  known  to  the  play- 
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the  opening  week  he  has  arranged 
three  splendid  programs  for  alternate 
nights.  Following  is  the  program  for 
Monday  evening,  March  19th: 

Inauguration  March  [Bach];  Hungarian 
Comedy  Overture  f Keler-Bela];  Senor  An- 
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Waltzes,  Kstudiantina  [Waldteufel];  Sizil- 
iatta  [V.  Blon];  Signorina  Barducci,  Italian 
Ballad  [Georgiani];  Selection  from  The  Run- 
away Girl  [Monckton];  Signor  Giovanni 
Badarocco,  Ballade  from  Rigoletti;  Song, 
The  Palms,  [FaureJ;  March,  The  Stars  and 
Stripes  Forever  [Sousa];  (a)  Signorina  Lya 
Polletini,  Spanish  Bolero;  (b)  Signorina 
Polletini  and  Senor  Vargas,  Duet;  Medley  of 
popular  airs;  March  from  The  Serenade 
[Herbert];  Vocal;  Gypsy  Waltzes  [Foerster] 
Ave  Maria  [Bach-Gounod];  Fourth  act  from 
II  Trovatore;  Potpourri  from  The  Idol's  Eye 
[Herbert];  Storm  Galop  [Keler-Bela]. 


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Florence  Roberts 


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July, 
August, 
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THE  JAN  FRAN  CISCO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


A  weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.       Vol.  II 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  MARCH  24,  1900 


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TOM  GREENE 


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March  24,  1900 


Louis  James'  Namesake  How  Plays  cAre  Secured  Frank  Fanning  s  Nerve 


Quite  often  the  press  agent  gets 
into  print  some  story  in  the  order  of 
the  following: 

"Louis  James  says  he  has  often 
been  mistaken  for  a  brother  of  the 
notorious  outlaw  of  his  name.  Once 
out  West  a  man  sent  in  his  card  and 
asked  for  an  interview  with  the  emi- 
nent actor,  and  with  his  usual  cour- 
tesy Mr.  James  invited  his  visitor  into 
his  dressing-room.  The  gentleman 
said  he  had  seen  the  announcement 
of  the  actor's  appearance,  and  that 
he  desired  to  stand  face  to  face  with 
the  brother  of  so  famous  an  outlaw  as 
Jesse  James,  inasmuch  as  he  could 
not  see  the  brother  himself  on  account 
of  his  forcible  departure  from  this 
terrestrial  sphere.  Mr.  James  assured 
his  visitor  that  in  the  name  of  his 
brother,  the  dead  bandit,  he  was 
pleased  to  meet  him,  and  he  enter- 
tained him  so  well  with  the  stories 
of  his  brother's  marvelous  escapades 
that  the  man  went  away  perfectly 
satisfied  that  Louis  James,  the  actor, 
was  as  great  and  as  good  a  man  as  his 
outlaw  brother,  Jesse." 


Trouble  in  'Butte 


A  controversy,  unique  in  its  nature, 
is  in  force  in  Butte,  Mont.  It  is 
between  G.  O.  McFarland,  Manager 
of  the  Grand  Opera  House,  and  the 
Daily  Intermountain.  On  all  the  avail- 
able bill-board  space,  "stands," 
"three  sheets,"  "posters,"  and 
placards  appear,  bearing  the  follow- 
ing: "We  do  not  advertise  in  the 
Butte  Intermountain.  G.  O.  McFar- 
land, Manager  Grand  Opera  House." 

The  reason  for  this  is  the  indiffer- 
ence the  paper  has  shown  in  attending 
to  the  Grand's  "ads''  and  to  the 
general  bad  treatment  received  by 
Manager  McFarland.  A  Butte  cor- 
respondent writes  to  the  Vaudeville 
Areti'S  that  the  Grand  Opera  House  of 
Butte  has  never  been  so  prosperous, 
has  never  given  to  the  people  of 
Butte  such  good  attractions  for  such 
reasonable  prices,  until  honored  by 
the  presence  of  Mr.  McFarland. 


The  system  of  brokerage  in  plays, 
writes  James  Xeill,  for  the  benefit  of 
readers  of  the  REVIEW,  is  as  follows: 

"Authors  of  plays  place  them  in  the 
hands  of  agents  in  New  York  and 
Chicago  by  whom  they  are  rented  to 
different  repertoire  companies.  The 
returns  are  made  to  the  agents  who 
receive  a  commission  for  their  ser- 
vices. The  balance  goes  to  the 
authors.  The  largest  clearing  house 
for  the  best  plays  is  controlled  by  Miss 
Alice  Kauser,  New  York  City.  An- 
other prominent  house  is  J.  J.  Spies 
in  New  York,  and  T.  Henry  French 
of  the  same  city,  controls  and  leases 
the  plays  that  are  the  property  of  the 
Samuel  French  estate,  while  Howard 
and  Doyle  are  the  leading  Chicago 
agents.  The  royalties  on  plays  pre- 
sented bv  stock  companies  range  from 
$5000  per  week  to  $r,200.  The 
most  expensive  plays  now  in  use  are 
The  Prisoner  of  Zenda,  A  Bachelor's 
Romance,  The  Heart  of  Maryland, 
Shenandoah,  An  American  Citizen, 
Men  and  Women,  The  Charity  Ball, 
and  The  Wife.  In  a  general  way  the 
average  annual  royalty  paid  by  man- 
agers of  stock  companies  is  about 
$10,000.  I  have  found  it  good  policy 
to  have  only  the  latest  and  best  plays 
in  my  repertoire  and  have  offered  as 
high  as  twenty  per  cent,  of  the  gross 
receipts  for  fine  plays  of  pertinent 
interest  and  success.  A  single  fine 
play  is  worth  a  fortune  to  any  author. 


Imperial  Stock  Co. 

The  Imperial  Stock  Company  with 
John  Abbott,  Harriett  Lee,  Ford  H. 
Keith,  and  a  number  of  other  well 
known  artists,  will  open  their  summer 
season  in  repertoire  during  the  com- 
ing month,  with  productions  of  East- 
ern successes,  at  popular  prices.  The 
following  is  the  repertoire:  The 
Prima  Donna,  The  District  Attorney, 
The  Iron  Master,  Appointed  by  the 
Church,  An  Arkansas  Courtship,  and 
David  Garrick. 


Details  of  the  burning  of  Florence 
Rolierts'  car  in  Maine,  are  coming  to 
light.  The  following  account  is  given 
by  an  eye  witness. 

Frank  was  in  the  smoking  car  with 
several  members  of  the  Lewi-.  Morri- 
son Company  when  a  man  rushed  in 
and  announced  that  the  observation 
car  was  on  fire.  Florence  Roberts 
was  in  the  car,  and  Fanning  lost  no 
time  in  reaching  it.  She  was  stand- 
ing, penned  in  the  corridor  of  the  car, 
while  every  second  the  flames  were 
sweeping  nearer.  Fanning  sprang 
through  the  flames  and  fought  his 
way  to  Mrs.  Morrison,  whom  he 
caught  in  his  arms  and  rushed  through 
the  smoke  and  flames  into  the  snow. 

After  the  actress  and  several  others 
were  rescued,  Mr.  Fanning  again  ran 
into  the  burning  car  in  the  hope  of 
securing  Mrs  Morrison's  jewelry. 

Fanning  lost  his  eyebrows  and  eye 
lashes  and  for  the  first  few  days  suf- 
fered severely  from  the  burns  he 
received.  He  was  still  confined  to  his 
bed  when  word  was  sent  Miss  Hillard 
of  the  accident. 


The  Mechanics'  Institute  has  awarded 
diploma  for  superior  work  to  Mr.  Louis 
Thors,  Photographer,  826  Market  St. 


Strange  cRumor 

On  the  heels  of  the  rumor  from  New 
York  that  Madame  Modjeska,  now 
playing  an  engagement  in  that  city 
under  the  management  of  John  C. 
Fisber,  was  refused  rooms  at  a  certain 
hotel,  becau-e  it  was  feared  that  she 
could  not  pay  for  them,  comes  another 
rumor  that  the  Polish  actress  has  been 
offered  $40,000  for  forty  weeks  in 
vaudeville.  All  this  looks  as  though 
the  Modjeska  fortune  was  slowly 
slipping  away  and  to  avert  the  danger 
that  has  overcome  many  another  prom- 
inent legitimate  star,  the  vaudeville 
offer  may  be  accepted.  Many  friends 
of  the  charming  woman  who  has  made 
her  home  in  California  for  so  many 
years,  would  be  sorry  to  have  their 
fears  confirmed,  for  Madame  Modjeska 
has  been  one  of  the  most  delightful 
personalties  on  our  stage,  and  it  would 
be  a  calamity',  indeed,  if  her  years  of 
prominence  had  brought  her  nothing 
better  than  her  last  years  spent  in 
drudgery. 


New  Power  in 

Theatricals 

By  a  deal  just  consumated  E.  D. 
Stair,  whose  company,  The  Three 
Musketeers,  is  now  playing  this  coast, 
becomes  one  of  the  great  theatrical 
magnates  of  the  United  States.  By 
the  new  deal,  be  assumes  the  con- 
trolling interest  in  forty  theatres  and 
companies  that  have  been  Klaw  & 
Erlanger  property.  This  makes  Mr. 
Stair  surely  one  of  the  biggest  theatri- 
cal guns  in  the  business. 


The  ZKeiUs  at  Honolulu 


Charles  Astor  Parker,  directing 
the  present  tour  of  Mr.  James 
Neill,  will  shortly  make  an  extended 
trip  through  the  East  in  the  interests 
of  his  star.  He  will  go  ahead  of  the 
company  to  Honolulu,  the  tngagement 
opening  there  on  June  18th.  Mr. 
Parker's  methods  in  handling  the  bus- 
iness interests  of  the  Neill  company 
have  proven  quite  commendable.  He 
has  been  associated  with  Mr.  Neill  for 
many  years.  Aside  from  a  large 
acquaintance  in  the  profession,  he  is 
widely  known  in  newspaper  circles 
throughout  the  country.  He  holds 
letters  from  President  McKinley  to 
President  Dole  of  Honolulu,  commend- 
ing him,  and  from  Cushman  K.  Davis 
and  other  officials  in  high  life  to  men 
holding  similar  positions  in  Honolulu 
recommending  the  Neill  company. 


American  Invasion  of 
Berlin 


A  little  while  ago  the  cry  was  that 
the  London  dramatic  stage  was  being 
overrun  to  an  alarming  extent  by 
American  actors.  Berlin  might  add 
that  if  the  invading  dramatic  arm}' 
had  headed  for  London,  an  Amazonian 
musical  force  seemed  to  be  moving 
on  Berlin,  for  cables  from  the 
latter  city  of  late  have  fairly  teemed 
with  the  names  of  young  American 
women  who  are  putting  in  an  appear- 
ance on  the  Berlin  concert  stage. 


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IDA  WYATT 

QOUBRKTTE—  PREMIER  DANCER.  TIVOLI 
O  OPERA  HOUSE-  Lessons  in  Stage  Dancing. 
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Gertrude  Foster 

Leading  Woman  Macdonough  Theater,  Oakland 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

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LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Erawley  Co. 


Cecilia  Castelle 

TNGENUE  AND  GENERAL  WORK,  WITH 
_L    Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 

Hallett's  THEATRICAL  Exchange. 

Frank  Denithorne 

Alcazar  Stock  Company,  San  Francisco. 


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ELLA  BURT 

ORLD'S  CHAMPION  CYCLIST  AND  HIGH 
Diver.   Now  playing  The  Chutes. 


PAUL    LA  CROIX 

Original  Novelty  Juggler 


Minnette  Barrett 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 


MARY  HAMPTON 

Leading  Woman 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 


MARY  SCOTT 


Leading  Woman 


Stockwell  Co 


JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto— Tivoli 

FRANK  DE  CAMP 

Stage  Manager  and  Characters 

at  liberty  address  THIS  OFFICE 


MAT  BLAYXTEY 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Ai.cazar  Stock  Company 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theater,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

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Blanche  La  Mar 

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AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Reginald  Travers 

With  Frawlev  Co. 


Miss  Anna  Li  enter      ARTHUR  BOYCE 


TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE 


EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 

VIOLA  ALBERTA 

Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Macdonough  Stock  Co.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

CLARENCE  CHASE 

Frawley  Company 


Landers  Stevens 


PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 


DEWKY  THKATRK,  OAKLAND 


Harry  Marshall 

Scenic  Artist 

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JUVENILES 

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Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 


C.  W.  PYNE 

Pianist  and  Instruction 

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terior, address,  Mr.  Chas.  Henley,  Manager,  care 
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STANLEY  ROSS 

Alcazar  Theatre 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  lessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  99-1900 


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Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

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Human  nature  is  the  same  the 
world  over.  The  American  stage 
and  player  have  their  troubles,  but 
they  by  no  means  monopolize  this 
undesirable  condition  of  things. 
There  are  others.  In  a  late  letter  to 
a  London  paper,  a  German  actor,  who 
is  evidently  a  participant  to  some 
extent  in  this  annoying  state  of  affairs, 
gives  some  interesting  particulars 
about  theatricals  in  the  Fatherland. 
He  says  that  the  German  actor  dares 
not,  without  permission,  absent  him- 
self from  home  further  than  within  an 
hour's  call  from  headquarters.  In 
Germany  there  is  no  such  thing  as  an 
understudy,  so  that  the  entire  staff  of 
players  must  be  ready  at  a  moment's 
notice  in  case  some  other  play  has  to 
be  put  on,  and  it  should  fall  to  their 
lot  to  assume  another  role  than  that 
which  has  been  rehearsed  for  the 
evening.  Moreover,  the  German 
actor  is  bound  by  a  contract  so  strict, 
and  the  managers  are  so  well  organ- 
ized that  he  dares  not  rebel  for  fear  of 
being  boycotted.  The  writer  says 
that  even  the  first  actors  at  the  best 
theatres  of  Berlin  are  nothing  but 
hirelings  at  the  beck  and  call  of  their 
managers. 

Apart  from  any  degree  of  theatri- 
cal enjoyment  that  has  been  derived 
from  the  late  rather  frequent  produc- 
tion of  plays  dramatized  from  novels, 


they  have  also  contributed  largely 
towards  awakening  a  reading  interest 
in  the  books  from  which  they  were 
taken.  It  cannot  be  said  "Becky 
Sharp"  directed  the  public  mind  to 
Thackery,  for  it  had  always  been  ex- 
tensively headed  that  way,  but  Mrs. 
Fiske's  very  successful  adaptation  of 
his  Vanity  Fair  has  made  numbers 
acquainted  with  the  famous  English 
novelist  to  whom  he  had  previously 
been  known  possibly  by  name  alone. 
The  same  remark  also  applies  to  Quo 
Vadis  and  other  stories  lately  seen  in 
stage  form,  while  what  is  happening 
in  the  case  of  Daudet's  Sapho  is  mat- 
ter for  current  history. 


Tom  Greene 


When  the  Tivoli  secured  Tom 
Greene,  they  secured  a  find.  Equally 
at  home  in  light  or  grand  opera  his 
work  for  the  past  year  has  stamped 
him  as  the  best  tenor  in  the  history  of 
the  Tivoli  Stock  Company.  Mr. 
Greene  has  youth  and  enthusiasm, 
and  a  great  capacity  for  study,  and 
these  features  so  essential  to  success, 
combined  with  a  brilliant,  expressive 
tenor  voice,  have  advanced  him  very 
rapidly  in  his  stage  career.  It  was 
only  about  four  years  ago  when  Mr. 
Greene  was  manager  of  a  large  New 
York  hotel,  encouraging  his  musical 
talent  by  filling  the  best  church  posi- 
tion in  that  city,  in  the  Marble 
Collegiate  Church  on  Fifth  Avenue. 
About  this  time  Fritz  Scheel,  of  Sym- 
phony fame,  was  giving  a  series  of 
orchestral  concerts  at  Hammerstein's 
Olympia,  and  Tom  Greene  was  en- 
gaged as  soloist.  He  made  such  a 
distinctive  hit  that  he  was  engaged 
for  the  role  of  Faust,  produced  by 
Hammerstein  with  great  success,  and 
sang  in  that  character  for  twenty 
weeks.  Then  he  joined  the  Castle 
Square  forces  and  met  with  one  suc- 
cess after  another,  making  quite  a 
record  as  an  industrious  worker  by 
learning  and  singing  twenty  different 
exacting  roles  in  twenty  weeks.  With 
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Fred  Wright  will  next  season 
send  all  of  the  following  plays  to  the 
Coast.  Harry  Gilfoil  in  A  Trip  to 
Chinatown,  Bill  Devere  in  A  Black 
Sheep,  A  Hole  in  the  Ground,  and 
Belle  Archer  in  her  new  play. 

BELLE  Archer  will  be  seen  in 
San  Francisco  next  season  in  a  new 
play  written  for  her  by  Forbes  Heer- 
mans  who  edited  David  Harum.  The 
title  of  the  play  will  be  given  about 
May  1.  The  tour  will  be  under  the 
direction  of  Fred  Wright  of  Hoyt's 
Theatre,  N.  Y. 

Ida  Wyatt,  the  well  known  ballet 
mistress,  will  have  a  new  ballet,  en- 
titled the  Cleopatra  ballet,  in  the 
forthcoming  Tivoli  production  of  the 
Wizard  of  the  Nile. 

In  an  interview  with  Mme. 
Schalchi  she  informed  me,  writes  our 
Portland  correspondent,  that  her 
reception  in  every  city  in  Mexico 
where  she  played  took  the  shape  of  an 
ovation.  She  was  also  received  well 
in  California,  and  regrets  that  she  did 
not  have  an  opportunity  to  play  in 
your  city,  but  could  not  get  available 
time.  She  is  now  on  her  way  East 
over  the  Northern  Pacific,  playing 
in  Winnipeg,  St.  Paul,  and  Minne- 
apolis, after  touring  the  sound  country. 

Wright  Huntington,  leading 
man  at  the  Auditorium  Stock  Com- 
pany, Kansas  City,  demonstrated  his 
popularity  last  Wednesday.  The 
management  gave  photos  of  him  as 
souvenirs  to  the  lady  patrons.  The 
house  was  practically  sold  out  the 
previous  Thursday,  and  all  matinee 
records  were  broken,  hundreds  being 
turned  away.  The  supply  of  souvenirs 
gave  out  early.  Wright,  by  the  way, 
has  just  scored  again  in  the  Role  of 
Petronius,  the  Kansas  City  Journal 
declaring  his  delineation  held  up  the 
whole  performance,  all  of  which 
will  be  good  news  to  his  many  friends 
and  admirers  here. 

There  are  rumors  on  the  Rialto  of 
the  approaching  marriage  of.Charlotte 
Beckwith,  the  erstwhile  statuesque 
contralto  of  the  Tivoli,  with  Johnnie 
Merrill,  a  son  of  one  of  the  richest 
merchants  in  San  Francisco. 

Ida  Wyatt,  one  of  the  Tivoli 
favorites,  leaves  the  first  of  the  month 
for  the  gold  fields  of  the  North  to 
repeat  her  exceptional  success  of  last 
year. 


Frank  DeCamp  and  wife  arrived 
in  town  from  their  Hanford  ranch 
Monday.  They  are  considering 
several  offers. 

Daniel  Halifax,  quite  a  San 
Francisco  favorite  and  decidedly  a 
promising  young  actor,  is  in  New 
York. 

William  D.  Wasson  has  pur- 
chased a  one-half  interest  in  Mr. 
Charles  Ulrich's  successful  Chinese 
play,  A  Celestial  Maiden,  and  is  con- 
sidering the  advisability  of  giving  it  a 
metropolitan  production. 

J.  Duke  Murray  seems  to  be  hav- 
ing great  success  in  handling  the 
advance  preparations  for  Paderewski. 
His  executive  ability  is  much  appre- 
ciated by  Messrs.  Friedlander  &  Co. 

When  Manila  Bound  is  through, 
Anna  Lichter,  after  her  long  and 
arduous  season  at  the  Tivoli,  will 
rest  till  the  opening  of  the  grand  opera 
season,  of  which  she  will  be  one  of  the 
principal  singers. 

Grace  Meyers,  the  beautiful  and 
charming  daughter  of  Annie  Meyers, 
one  of  the  Tivoli  favorites,  arrived 
Monday  night  from  the  East. 

Edward  Lada,  the  musical  direc- 
tor of  the  Alcazar,  has  achieved  quite 
a  reputation  for  the  delightfully  catchy 
music  he  provides.  His  success  in 
providing  the  right  kind  of  music  has 
been  an  important  feature  in  the 
Alcazar's  popularity. 

Nat  Roth,  who  has  so  ably  repre- 
sented the  Frohman  interests  here  for 
the  past  two  weeks,  is  one  of  the  best 
known  New  York  managers,  having 
first  brought  into  prominence  Delia 
Fox,  and  incidentally  coined  money 
for  himself  and  his  star.  And  by 
the  way,  Mr.  Roth  is  married  to  Delia 
Fox's  sister. 

This  week's  appearance  of  Diplo- 
macy on  the  Alcazar  boards,  with 
George  Webster  in  the  cast,  recalls  a 
great  production  given  the  play  in  '82 
at  the  old  Baldwin.  In  that  perform- 
ance were  Osmond  Tearle,  George 
Webster,  George  Osbourne,  Joseph 
Grismer,  Gerald  Ayer  and  Jeffreys 
Lewis,  a  truly  great  cast. 

Wilson  Enos'  strong  characteriza- 
tion of  Chilo  in  Quo  Vadis  at  the 
Woodward  Stock,  Kansas  City,  has 
added  another  triumph  to  his  stage 
achievements. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


March  24,  1900 


AT  THE  ♦  «*  * 
bOCAb  THEATRES 


The  Columbia 

San  Francisco  theatre-goers  are 
still  going  in  goodly  numbers  to 
see  Because  She  Loved  Him  So,  and 
saying  pleasant  things  about  the 
delightful  little  farce  provided  by  the 
Columbia  management.  The  highly 
pleasant  atmosphere  created  by  the 
intelligent  and  artistic  company  inter- 
preting it,  is  one  of  the  immediately 
noticeable  conditions  attending  the 
performance.  To  those  who  delight 
in  the  pure  and  refined,  though  there 
be  nothing  more  to  it  than  what  is 
brought  out  by  the  art  of  the  actors, 
there  will  always  be  a  warm  welcome 
to  plays  of  the  class  of  this  clever 
Gillette  trifle.  And  those  who  have 
been  so  pleasantly  associated  with  it 
can  be  assured  of  an  enthusiastic 
reception  when  they  appear  among  us 


The  California 

Mark  Twain's  Pudd'n  Head  Wil- 
son as  dramatized  by  Frank 
Mayo,  is  on  for  a  two  weeks'  run  at 
the  California,  and  should  draw 
crowded  houses  nightly.  It's  such  a 
pleasure  in  these  days  of  degenerate 
plays  and  of  silly  misrepresentations 
of  life  in  strings  of  nothing  connecting 
feeble  attempts  at  less  than  nothing, 
to  sit  you  down  comfortably  and  have 
the  opportunity  to  thoroughly  enjoy 
a  clean,  wholesome  picture  of  South- 
ern life  as  it  was  "before  the  wah." 
Pudd'n  Head  Wilson  is  a  play  from 
which  one  comes  away  made  better, 
helped  by  seeing  true  manliness  and 
courage  depicted  in  so  striking  and 
unexpected  a  manner  as  to  burn 
deeper  into  our  consciousness  that 
which  we  know  so  well,  "Blood  will 
tell."  It's  what  makes  the  true  man 
and  woman  —  how  thankful  one 
should  be  for  good  birth — though 
mayhap  it  is  the  result  of  our 
ormer  manner  of  living.  Who  knows? 
By  the  way — Do  you  want  a  restful, 
delightful  evening  ?  Well,  go  to  the 
California  and  you  will  be  repaid — a 
good  play  by  good  actors.  Burr 
Mcintosh  as  Puddn'head  Wilson  re- 
ceives a  spontaneous  outburst  of 
applause  when  he  in  a  silence  that  can 
be  felt,  acts,  as  he  sits  thinking  deeply, 
his  simple,  honest  face  mirroring  the 
anxious  thoughts  that  flit  through  his 
startled  brain.  Menifree  Johnstone  as 
Chambers,  does  the  character  of  the 


slave  boy  who  should  be  the  master, 
with  a  beauty  of  simplicity  whose  pathos 
touches  the  heart.  Frank  Campeau , 
as  Tom  Driscoll,  the  son,  whose 
slave  blood  makes  him  a  virulent  char- 
acter, does  his  part  with  a  thoroughly 
wicked  air  and  assurance  that  makes 
the  matinee  girl's  .heart  go  pit-a-pat 
with  fear  and  trembling.  Nina  Morris, 
as  Roxy,  carries  the  audience  with  her 
in  her  strong  portrayal  of  the  slave 
mother  whose  heart  yearns  and  finally 
breaks  over  the  dastardly  conduct  of 
her  son.  Belle  Stoddard,  as  Patsy, 
Puddn' head's  quaint  sister,  has  a 
chorm  all  her  own,  and  with  Rowey — 
Frances  Graham  Mayo — each  are  de- 
lightful in  their  truthful  representation 
of  this  homely,  honest  phase  of  country 
life. 


The  moli 


''This  week  sees  the  close  of  the  sue- 
'  cessful  run  of  that  laughable 
opera,  The  Idol's  Eye.  Despite  the 
fact  that  it  has  been  played  for  ten  con- 
secutive weeks,  it  did  not  seem  to 
diminish  in  popularity  this,  the  last 
week;  in  fact,  there  was  a  rush  for 
seats  all  week,  especially  on  Tuesday 
evening,  when  the  75th  performance 
was  given.  Appropriate  souvenirs 
were  given  out  in  honor  of  the  long 
run  of  the  piece.  Manager  Leahy  is 
to  be  congratulated  upon  having  such 
a  competent  corps  of  performers,  espec- 
ially such  artists  as  Hartman,  Wheelan, 
Lichter,  Graham,  Myers,  Greene  and 
Schuster. 


The  Alcazar 

""The  usual  appreciative  audience 
1  greeted  the  Alcazar  Stock  Com- 
pany at  their  opening  performance  of 
Diplomacy,  Monday  night.  There  is 
an  atmosphere  of  satisfaction  pervad- 
ing this  theatre  which  causes  every 
effort  of  the  management  to  give  the 
theater's  patrons  pleasure. 

Diplomacy  carries  with  it  memories 
which  excite  comparison  and  it  is  not 
perhaps  for  me  to  say  whether  the 
rendition  of  the  drama  by  the  Alcazar 
Company  suffers  by  comparison  or  not 
let  it  suffice  to  say  that  people  who 
attend  this  theatre  excuse  deficiencies 
in  the  actors,  so  apparently  and  so 
kindly  that  they  almost  seem  to  ex- 


pect them  and  to  enjoy  them.  Some 
of  the  performers  at  this  first  produc- 
tion had  hardly  a  speaking  acquaint- 
ance with  their  parts,  yet  the  evening 
passed  pleasantly  and  doubtless  by 
the  time  a  change  of  bill  is  prepared 
they  will  have  become  familiar  with 
them.  Characterizing  nobility  does 
not  ordinarily  fit  stock  companies — 
their  personality — which  is  really 
what  they  are  loved  for — is  forgotten 
in  an  effort  to  personify  greatness — 
which  really  is  not  so  great  after  all. 
Ernest  Hasting  gave  a  forceful  and  in- 
telligent characterization  as  Julian 
Beauclerc  and  Mary  Hampton  im- 
personated Zieka.  Howard  Scott 
as  the  Baron  carries  the  role  with 
becoming  dignity,  while  Miss 
Blaney  is  very  fascinating  as 
Dora.  Marie  Howe  forgot  her  natural 
spontaneous  good  humor  in  her 
endeavor  to  interpret  the  bearing  of 
the  Marquise.  The  play  was  well 
staged  and  some  of  the  gowns  pre- 
pared for  the  occasion  displayed  more 
than  usual  good  taste.  Next  week 
A.  M.  Palmer's  success,  Aunt  Jack, 
will  be  given — and  I  understand  an 
elaborate  production  of  Henry  Sinkie- 
witz's  Quo  Vadis  is  in  preparation. 


The  Mechanics'  Institute  has  awarded 
diploma  for  superior  work  to  Mr.  Louis 
Thors,  Photographer,  826  Market  St. 


Grand  Opera  House 

A  bout  as  perfect  a  production  of 
Offenbach's  comic  opera,  The 
Grand  Duchess,  as  one  could  ever  hope 
to  see,  has  been  given  this  week  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House.  The  attendance 
hasbeengood.  Of  course,  Edith  Mason 
was  the  Grand  Duchess,  and  a  pretty 
picture  she  made.  She  received 
several  encores  for  well  rendered  solos. 
Hattie  Belle  Ladd,  was  the  demure 
"little"  Wanda  and  she  improved  her 
opportunity  to  look  very  charming 
and  to  do  some  good  acting.  But 
Bessie  Fairbairn  was  the  surprise. 
She  was  the  Prince — with  skin  tight 
knickerbockers,  and  of  course  she 
made  a  stunning  picture.  Thomas 
Persse  was  Fritz,  a  juvenile  role  that 
greatly  becomes  him.  William  Wolff 
was  the  bluff  old  character,  General 
Boum;  Wooley  was  Puck;  Bonville 
Baron  Grog,  and  Winfred  Goff,  with 
his  funny  makeup,  was  Nepomuc,  a 
part  that  admits  of  no  singing  and 
very  little  dialogue.  Ethel  Strachan 
and  Olive  Vail  were  Iza  and  Olga.  A 
notable  feature  of  the  production  were 
the  costumes  and  the  staging.  The 
chorus  was  particularly  good. 


Nezu  cAlhamhra 

"""This  week  we  have  had  another 
*  version  of  The  Three  Musketeers, 
and  we  liked  it — and  so  have  large 
audiences.  From  the  East  and  South 
stories  have  floated  in  from  actors  and 
managers,  who  have  invariably 
agreed  upon  the  merit  of  Harry 
Glazier  and  the  supporting  company. 
Mr.  Glazier,  who  assumes  the  role 
made  familiar  to  us  by  the  gifted 
younger  Salvini,  does  it  well  and  pos- 
sesses the  abundant  fire  and  enthu- 
siasm, the  nervous  intensity  and  the 
intelligence  that  must  be  found  in  the 
actor  who  portrays  the  character  of 
the  dashing,  fearless  young  Gascon, 
D'Artagnan.  George  Denton,  as  Cap- 
tain of  the  Musketeers,  was  a  strong 
figure  in  the  cast.  Blanche  Stoddard 
was  Anne  of  Austria,  and  she  proved 
a  good  actress  and  a  good  looking 
woman.  Vail  de  Vernon  really  lived 
up  to  the  good  looks  that  such  a  name 
inspired,  and  is  an  unusually  handsome 
woman,  besides  being  more  than  a 
good  actress — being  simply  a  perfect 
Miladi,  showing  the  possession  of  great 
artistic  ability  and  exhibiting  through 
all  her  scenes  great  powers  of  facial 
expression  and  suppression,  and  mak- 
ing an  unqualified  hit.  Constance,  the 
Queen's  waiting  maid,  was  very  dis- 
creetly played  by  Maud  Durand,  who 
was  just  a  trifle  too  mature  for  the 
part  as  Dumas  wrote  it.  Strong 
characterizations  were  enacted  by  The 
Three  Musketeers — Laurence  Under- 
wood, Thomas  Findley  aud  L.  C. 
Ingraham.  Messrs.  Underwood,  as 
Athos,  and  Thomas  Findley,  as 
Porthos,  being  especially  good  in 
their  portrayals.  The  scenery  was 
effective  and  the  costuming  correct, 
and  Messrs.  Stair  and  Nicolai  have  a 
show  that  ought  to  do  a  big  business 
on  this  Coast. 


The  Lenten  season  had  quite  an 
appreciable  effect  on  the  theatres, 
though  not  so  much  so  as  in  former 
years.  The  managers  seem  to  be 
losing  fear  of  the  season. 

FISCHER'S 

NEW  CONCERT  HOUSE 

122-124  O'Farrell  Street 

E.  A.  FISCHER,  Prop.       GEORGE  MOOSER,  Mgr. 
The  Handsomest  Music  Hall  In  America. 

Hundreds  Turned  Away  Nightly 

A  Quartette  of  Celebrities  from  Lambardi  Opera 
Co. — Jose  Badarocco,  Tenor;  Mnie.  Bard ucCi  Soprano; 
I.ya  Pollettini,  Contralto;  Antonio  Vargas,  Barytoi;e, 
in  Fourth  Act  from  11  Trovatore. 

Hinrichs' Challenge  Orchestra.  Admission  lOcenls. 
Strictly  First-Class.   Cafe  Unsurpassed. 


March  24,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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The  Orpheum 

The  Orpheum  program  continues 
-  exceedingly  good  this  week.  Of 
last  week's  favorites,  Flatow  and  Dunn, 
with  their  clever  little  pickaninny; 
Howard  Thurston  and  his  card  ma- 
nipulations; Sydney  Drew  and  Mrs. 
Drew,  in  When  Two  Hearts  are  Won; 
and  the  Si  Hassan  Ben  Ali  troupe  of 
acrobats  still  interest  as  much  as  last 
week.  The  new  features  are  Sam 
Marion  and  the  McCoy  Sisters,  just 
returned  from  Australia,  who  exhibit 
some  exceedingly  good  dancing  fea- 
tures; the  Nelsen  Sisters,  two  modest 
and  refined  girls,  who  sing  very 
charmingly  a  number  of  musical  gems 
with  voices  that  are  genuinely  musical 
and  well  cultivated;  Walter  Jones  and 
Norma  Whalley.with  a  Casino  reputa- 
tion, have  proved  very  popular  with 
the  Orpheum  audiences.  Jones  does 
his  same  old  tramp  business,  which 
with  his  suit  of  clothes,  as  he  men- 
ions,  is  eviden  tly  a  relic  from  the  days 
of  the  1492  burlesque.  Miss  Whalley 
is  a  beautiful  young  woman,  with  a 
winning  personality,  but  singing  is  not 
her  strong  forte.  Jones  gives  a  strik- 
ing take-off  on  Sousa,  and  in  a  regular 
life-like  John  Philip  make-up,  leads 
the  orchestra  and  makes  the  Sousa  bow 
to  tremendous  applause.  W.  C.  Fields 
introduced  a  tramp  juggling  act  that 
is  certainly  wonderfully  interesting, 
if  not  more  so,  than  the  best  Harrigan 
has  ever  given  us.  Not  a  small  feature 
of  his  successful  reception  was  fur- 
nished by  a  beautiful  young  woman  in 
skin  tight  silk  knickerbockers,  who 
assisted  him  and  looked  a  captivating 
vision  as  she  did  it.  Weston  and  Yost 
sang  songs  and  told  stories  and  per- 
petrated jokes,  some  new,  a  few  rather 
old,  and  nearly  all  interesting.  Of  the 
old  style  of  vigorous,  work  hard 
comedians,  they  proved  quite  popular. 


The  Chutes 


AT  the  Chutes  this  week  Marian 
Blake  with  her  fine  barytone  voice 
made  a  big  hit,  being  heard  here  for 
the  first  time  since  her  arrival.  She 
sang  Don't  You  Say  Good-bye,  re- 
ceiving several  encores.  She  was  with 
M.  B.  Curtis  two  years  in  Australia. 
Mile.  Estelle,  the  French  chanteuse,  is 
young  and  pretty,  with  a  wonderfully 
clear  voice.  Lillian  Howe  scored  a 
great  hit  with  her  descriptive  songs, 
illustrated  with  stereoptican  views.  A 
Rabbi's  Daughter  is  perhaps  the  great- 
est favorite  of  them  all.  Conlan  and 
Ryder  are  good  acrobatic  comedians, 
Boggs  and  Haeward,  comedy  sketch 
artists,  present  The  Lost  Chord,  a 
clever  little  farce,  Romalo  Bros,  do 


some  wonderful  head  to  head  and  hand 
balancing.  The  Black  Bartons  are 
always  good.  Major  Mite  has  a 
couple  of  pickaninnies  with  whom  he 
plays  policeman.  Miss  Ella  Burt  rides 
her  bicycle  down  the  Chutes  daily. 
Thursday  night  Hoot  Mon  made  fun 
with  the  amateurs.  Tonight  is  the 
grand  prize  cake  walk. 


The  Oberon 


The  Oberon  has  a  great  program  of 
*  twenty-two  numbers  this  week. 
The  house  is  greatly  improved  by  the 
enlarging  of  the  stage.  Every  patron  of 
the  Oberon  from  now  until  the  date  of 
the  drawing  in  June, receives  a  coupon 
which  entitles  the  holder  to  a  partici- 
pation in  the  drawing  for  a  $400  round 
trip  to  Paris  this  summer. 

The  American  Ladies  Orchestra, 
under  the  excellent  leadership  of  Louis 
N.  Ritzau,  are  doing  some  fine  work. 
The  overture,  Poet  and  Peasant 
[Suppe]  is  especially  well  done.  The 
Berlin  Sisters  and  Miss  Annette  George 
are  prime  favorites.  Miss  Priscilla 
Davies  makes  her  reappearance.  Miss 
Borchart  and  Mr.  J.  Wenzel  render 
some  excellent  flute  and  clarionet 
duos. 


The  Olympia 

This  popular  concert  hall  has  a  good 
program  this  week.  The  great 
and  only  Trixeda  sings  and  dances 
her  way  early  into  great  favor.  Mile. 
Thelma  is  the  event  of  the  week  with 
her  charming  poses  plastique.  This 
is  the  farewell  week  of  Blanche  Le 
Claire  Sloan,  the  celebrated  jockey's 
sister.  Vera  Chandon,  Delia  St.  Clair, 
Mabel  Livingston,  Maud  Darrell  and 
May  Nealson  are  still  among  the  at- 
tractions. The  De  Meir  Sisters  give 
some  very  enjoyable  duos.  Annette 
Gordon  made  a  good  impression  on 
her  first  appearance  as  a  vocalist.  The 
Hungarian  Orchestra  are  keeping  up 
the  good  record  they  have  made  under 
the  able  leadership  of  Conductor  Isi- 
dore Fenster.  Amateur  night  was  a 
howling  success. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

The  Honolulu  Orpheum  lias  just 
added  a  fine  cafe  and  restaurant  in  the 
order  of  Zinkand's  here,  giving  musi- 
cal concerts  from  5  to  7:30  p.  m.  It 
is  quite  a  feature  of  Honolulu  life. 

Resident  Manager  Stone  sent  by 
steamer  Mariposa,  the  21st,  the  fol- 
lowing well-known  vaudeville  per- 
formers for  the  Honolulu  Orpheum: 
Joe  Crotty,  comedian;  Stanley  and 
Shafer,  sketch  team;  Meta  D'Arnro, 
soubrette.    For  later  dates  Billy  and 


Aggie  Morris,  comedians,  and  Dod- 
son,  female  impersonator,  have  been 
engaged. 

Lillian  Walther  and  Elaine  Forrest 
will  arrive  in  San  Francisco  next  week, 
after  a  most  successful  engagement  of 
fifteen  weeks  in  Vancouver  and  Vic- 
toria, and  will  take  a  much  needed 
rest  before  resuming  other  engage- 
ments. 

The  DeMeir  sisters  open  at  Seattle 
the  9th  of  April  for  a  four  weeks  en- 
gagement at  the  Court  Palm  Garden. 
Later  on  they  go  to  Nome. 

Will  H.  Hill,  "King  of  the  Air," 
will  be  the  star  attraction  at  the  River- 
side carnival.  He  has  just  closed  a 
four  weeks'  engagement  at  the  Olym- 
pia,  his  skillful  work  winning  much 
popularity  for  him. 

Kapp  &  Street,  proprietors  of  the 
Grotto,  have  leased  Glen  Park,  the 
Mission  outdoor  resort,  and  will  run 
it  this  summer,  giving  every  Sunday 
an  extensive  vaudeville  program. 

Delia  Fox  will  enter  vaudeville, 
April  2,  in  Philadelphia,  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House,  receiving  something 
like  $8,000.00  for  ten  weeks.  Her 
"turn"  will  be  entirely  new,  and  she 
will  have  a  small  company  to  support 
her. 

Lillian  Howe,  the  balladist,  now 
playing  a  successful  engagement  at 
the  Chutes,  played  a  long  engage- 
ment of  two  years  at  the  People's 
Theatre  in  Seattle,  afterwards  filling 
engagements  successfully  over  the 
Savoy  Circuit. 

Annie  and  Maud  Kramer  make  their 
first  appearance  in  this  city  March 
26th.  No  doubt  they  will  make  a 
big  hit,  as  they  are  clever  people. 

The  Wilma  Sisters  will  play  our 
local  music  halls  in  July. 

Archie  Levy  is  getting  up  a  large 
company  of  the  best  vaudeville  people 
to  send  to  Cape  Nome.  They  leave 
April  23d. 

Charley  Stanley  and  Florence 
Schafer  have  joined  hands,  and  in 
future  will  play  their  very  funny  act, 
O'Grady's  Wash  Day. 

Juanita  Castro  arrived  from  Los 
Angeles,  where  she  played  six  weeks 
at  Vienna  Buffet. 

Billie  Dodson,  Lucile Sisters,  Frank 
Williams  and  Harry  Howard  are  new 
faces  at  the  Grotto. 

Archie  Levy  has  been  on  the  sick 
list  for  a  few  days,  but  expects  to  be 
around  soon.  Doc  and  Joe,  his  able 
lieuten  ints,  have  been  overworked  dur- 
ing his  enforced  stay  at  home. 

Marion  Blake  is  a  great  hit  at  the 
Chutes.  She  is  a  very  clever  artist. 
Her  baritone  singing  is  very  pleasing. 

Paddy  Shea,  the  Irish  comedian,  is 
very  successful  in  the  East.  He  is 
with  the  Howard  and  Emerson  Bur- 
lesque Co.  He  has  many  friends  in 
this  city. 

Eczema  Positively  Cured 

Or  no  charge.  Consultation  and  one  treat- 
ment free.  Prof.  R.  K.  Shipley,  specialist 
skin  diseases  and  tape  worms.  [206  Market 
sireet,  opposite  Sixth. 


The  Gordon  Sisters  are  very  clever 
performers.  They  are  very  successful 
at  the  Olympia  Music  Hall. 

Lola  Cotton  opens  at  the  Freder- 
icksburg Music  Hall,  Portland,  next 
week. 

Howard  Thurston,  the  card  manipu- 
lator at  the  Orpheum  this  week,  was 
manager  for  Little  Egypt  two  years 
ago,  playing  Country  Fairs  in  the 
East  and  in  one  season  quit  the  game, 
$3,000  to  the  good. 

Duncan  Clarke's  female  minstrels 
are  this  week's  feature  at  the  Peo- 
ple's Theatre,  Seattle. 

Our  most  eminent  literary  men  are 
becoming  affiliated  with  vaudeville. 
William  Dean  Howells  is  supplying 
skits  for  vaudeville.  Last  week  in 
Brooklyn,  David  Miles  and  Anita 
Hendric  produced  a  sketch  called 
Room  43,  written  for  them  by  Mr. 
Howells.  The  playlet  deals  in  a 
humorous  way  with  some  of  the 
features  of  hotel  life,  and  made  a 
decided  hit. 

Marie  Wainwright  is  playing  at 
Keith's,  New  York,  in  a  little  drama, 
Josephine  vs.  Napoleon. 

Sam  Marion  and  the  McCoy  Sisters 
did  not  go  on  to  New  York  with 
Hoyt's  players  who  got  in  from  Aus- 
tralia last  week.  They  have  made 
quite  a  hit  at  the  Orpheum  this  week, 
and  will  go  East  over  the  Orpheum 
circuit. 

Boyle  and  Lewis  are  new  faces  at 
the  Tivoli  Theatre,  Stockton. 

Fannie  Sheldon,  Lucile  Alden, 
Jennie  Rice  and  Minnie  Burke  are 
new  faces  at  the  Standard  Theatre, 
Bakersfield. 

Vifianta  is  a  big  drawing  card  at 
the  Orpheum  Theatre,  Randsburg. 

The  Casino  Theatre,  Sacramento,  is 
doing  a  good  business  under  the  man- 
agement of  Mrs.  Bertha  Birch. 

Miss  Marie  Wilbur  is  very  sick  in 
Los  Angeles.  Late  reports  are  to  the 
effect  that  she  is  dying. 

Al.  Hazzard  is  a  good  card  at  the 
Emporium. 

The  Mischelsen  Brothers  have  just 
returned  from  the  East.  They  will 
shortly  be  seen  at  the  Chutes. 

The  Healy  Sisters,  McCree  and 
Thayers,  and  McDonald  Brothers,  nil 
California  people,  will  return  in  May 
to  spend  the  summer  here. 

California  Theatre 

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COMMENCING 

SUNDAY  AFTERNOON,  MARCH  25 

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MR.  BURR  MclNTOSH,  AS  PLIDD'NHEAD 

Direction  WM.  WAR  M INGTON 


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Correspondence  an 
Comments 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  March  18. — Not  a  single 
novelty  was  produced  here  last  Monday 
night,  which  is  the  first  time  a  week  has 
opened  in  this  city  this  season  without  some 
new  production.  Of  course  there  were 
changes  of  hills  at  the  vaudeville  houses 
and  the  German  theatres,  and  some  of  the 
local  stock  companies  revived  old  plays. 
Henry  Irving  returned  for  a  brief  engage- 
ment at  the  Knickerbocker,  but  not  in  a 
new  play.  The  Regatta  Girl  was  the  only 
new  thing  scheduled  to  open  on  Monday 
night,  but  it  was  not  ready  and  had  to  be 
postponed  until  Wednesday  night. 


Another  especial  disappointment  was  in 
the  illness  of  Kllen  Terry  who  was  unable 
to  appear  last  week  with  Henry  Irving  in 
Robespierre.  The  effect  of  her  illness,  small 
as  was  to  have  been  her  part,  was  astonish- 
ing to  the  box-office  and  to  the  scalpers. 
The  scalpers  laid  in  a  good  supply  of  choice 
seats  and  expscted  to  sell  them  at  a  profit 
of  200  per  cent,  like  they  did  when  Sir 
Henry  was  here  before.  But  when  the 
public  found  that  Miss  Terry  could  not 
appear,  the  demand  for  seats  was  so  reduced 
that  the  house  on  the  opening  night  was 
only  two-thirds  full  and  the  scalpers  were 
offering  tickets  for  twenty-five  cents.  Think 
of  the  greatest  English  actor  being  visible 
for  two  bits!  Later  in  the  week  Miss  Terry 
improved  so  much  that  it  was  said  she 
would  surely  appear  this  week. 


Helena  Modjeska  closed  her  three  weeks' 
engagement  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre 
last  night  and  will  go  on  the  road.  Her 
revivals  of  legitimate  plays  has  been  of  great 
interest  to  students  here.  Incidentally  it 
has  given  John  E.  Kellerd  an  opportunity  to 
show  that  he  is  a  sterling  and  versatile  actor. 
This  young  artist  is  rapidly  coming  to  the 
front  as  an  able  actor  of  the  very  first  rank. 
He  has  all  of  the  elements  which  goto  make 
up  the  successful  star. 


Although  Weber  6c  Field's  Music  Hall  is 
usually  crowded  nightly,  the  absence  of  any 
distinctively  new  attraction  in  other  theatres 
generally  turns  the  first-nighters  toward  this 
permanent  house  of  burlesque.  Their  latest 
burlesque  is  called  Sapolio  after  Sapho, 
which  the  police  have  said  must  not  be 
played  by  Olga  Nethersole  until  after  a  jury 
has  passed  upon  her  guilt  or  innccence.  Hut 
the  Sapolio  of  Weber  &  Field's  is  clean  and 
as  bright  as  any  of  those  comedians'  bur- 
lesques. Weber  &  Field's  is  one  of  the  in- 
stitutions of  the  city  to  which  visiting  Cali- 
forniaus  are  taken  as  a  matter  of  course.  It 
is  said  that  a  trip  to  New  York  without  a 
visit  to  Weber  &  Field's  would  be  like  a  trip 
to  Europe  without  seeing  Paris.  To  those 
out  West  who  have  yet  to  enjoy  a  glimpse  of 
these  two  comedians,  it  may  be  said  that  the 
Rogers  Brothers  give  a  good  imitation  of 
them.  As  an  indication  of  the  talent  with 
which  Weber  &  Field's  surround  themselves 
it  may  be  noted  that  their  company  includes 


Lillian  Russell,  who  is  thinner,  prettier  and 
in  better  voice  than  she  was  a  year  ago,  Pete 
Dailey,  who  was  with  May  Irwin  so  long, 
David  Warfield,  the  San  Francisco  imper- 
sonator, Irene  Perry  and  John  T.  Kelly. 
Irene  Perry  will  be  remembered  in  San 
Francisco  by  her  recitation  in  farce  comedy 
of  Frank  Gassaway's  Pride  of  Battery  B. 


By  the  death  of  Dr.  H.  Frank  Fisher,  the 
Castle  Square  Opera  Company  has  lost  its 
only  competent  prima  donna,  Maud  Lillian 
Berri  (Fisher.)  When  I  saw  this  devoted 
pair  sitting  at  the  Casino  a  few  weeks  ago  I 
never  dreamed  that  such  a  strapping  looking 
young  fellow  was  so  soon  to  pass  away. 
Talented  as  Mrs.  Fisher  was,  he  had  been  of 
invaluable  aid  to  her  in  her  advancement, 
in  the  profession,  especially  when  she  came 
East  without  any  experience  whatever  in  the 
methods  of  procuring  engagements.  The 
young  California  singer  has  already  gained 
a  large  circle  of  Eastern  friends  who  sympa- 
thize with  her  in  her  bereavement,  and  hope 
that  in  due  time  she  will  return  East  and 
resume  her  career  in  opera,  in  which  she 
was  winning  an  enviable  reputation. 


The  Japanese  version  of  The  Merchant  of 
Venice  as  produced  at  the  Bijou  last  week 
was  a  laughable  affair,  whether  intended  so 
or  not,  and  was  enjoyed  by  large  audiences. 
Fencing  was  introduced  and  it  was  the 
oddity  of  the  performance.  No  attempt 
was  made  to  follow  Shakespeare's  story. 
When  Shylock  demanded  his  flesh  he  came 
forward  with  a  carpenter's  square  and 
measured  off  on  his  victim's  breast  the 
amount  he  thought  was  coming  to  him. 


The  Regatta  Girl  which  opened  at  Koster 
and  Bial's  last  Wednesday  night  is  a  musical 
burlesque  upon  melodrama  iu  general  and, 
for  a  brief  space  of  time,  on  Sapho  in 
particular.  The  play  was  brought  from 
England  and  Clay  M.  Greene  and  J.  Cheever 
Goodwin  were  set  to  work  to  improve  it. 
The  new  music  is  by  Harry  McLellan. 
Among  the  players  are,  Laura  Joyce  Bell, 
Eddie  Girard,  William  T.  Terris,  Attalie 
Claire,  Stephen  Moley,  Ethel  Jackson, 
Amelia  Summerville,  Albert  Parr,  Jennie 
Yeamans  and  Giovanni  Perugini,  the  last 
husband  to  be  legally  separated  from  Lillian 
Russell.  There  is  a  ballet  which  as  a 
spectacle  is  unquestionably  a  success.  Some 
of  the  duller  portions  may  be  eliminated 
and  in  a  short  while  the  burlesquers  ought 
to  feel  more  at  home  in  their  parts  than 
some  of  them  were  on  the  opening  night. 
There  is  certainly  enough  talent  among  the 
players  and  adapters  to  lead  The  Regatta 
Girl  into  successful  paths. 

Rob  Roy. 


was  Niobe,  followed  by  Monte  Cristo  later 
in  the  week.  Last  night's  house  was  small, 
owing  to  the  fact  that  another  batch  of  St. 
John  boys  were  leaving  for  South  Africa. 
The  performance  of  Niobe  was,  frankly,  a 
little  short  of  expectations,  owing  to  hasty 
memorizing.  Peachey  Carnehan. 


SALT  LAKE 


Special  Correspondence 

Salt   Lake  City,  Utah,  March  19. — 

Pudd'n  Head  Wilson,  with  Burr  Mcintosh 
as  Pudd'n  Head,  at  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre 
13-14.  Tonight  Denman  Thompson  in  the 
Old  Homestead  is  playing  to  a  big  audience. 
Willie  Collier  plays  the  last  half  of  this 
week,  presenting  Mr.  Smooth. 

The  Grau  Opera  Company  opened  its 
three  weeks'  season  at  the  Grand  tonight  to 
a  packed  house,  presenting  Wang. 

Viola  Pratt  Gillette  has  just  returned 
from  Australia,  where  she  has  been  playing 
the  past  year  in  Hoyt  pieces. 

John  K.  Hardy. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence. 
St.  John,  N.  B.,  March  13.— Business  was 
good  last  week  at  the  Opera  House  and  The 
Rivals  and  The  Three  Musketeers  were  very 
favorably  received.    Last  night's  opening 


CHICAGO. 

Special  Correspondence. 

Chicago,  March  17. — There  seems  to  be 
a  general  tendency  to  patronize  the  opera  in 
Chicago  at  present  since  prices  are  such  that 
most  any  one's  bank  account  can  endure  the 
strain.  Grand  opera  in  French,  in  English 
and  American  light  opera  can  now  be  heard 
here  for  $1.50  or  even  less.  There  are  no 
celebrities,  but  one  hears  good  opera. 

The  French  grand  opera  season  opened  at 
the  Auditorium  last  Monday  evening  with 
Halevy's  La  Juive.  Tuesday  evening  Romeo 
and  Juliet  was  offered.  Great  interest  was 
shown  on  Wednesday  evening  when  Sal- 
ambo  was  presented.  This  spectacular  opera 
is  the  story  taken  from  the  novel  of  Gustave 
Flaubert.  Salambo  was  the  daughter 
of  a  Cartheginian  General,  named  Hamil- 
car,  who  lived  240  B.  C.  It  has  a  tragic 
ending. 

The  Castle  Square  Company  present  this 
week  Lohengrin  in  English  at  the  Stude- 
baker.  The  Company  give  a  very  praise- 
worthy interpretation.  More  than  one  hun- 
dred people  are  employed  in  the  production 
and  the  stage  setting  is  picturesque.  Joseph 
E.  Sheehan  and  Barron  Berthald  will  alter- 
nate in  the  title  role,  William  A.  Wegener 
appearing  also  in  the  role.  Frances  Miller, 
of  New  York,  is  the  alternate  in  the  part, 
Elsa,  with  Yvonne  de  Treville.  W.  H. 
Clarke  sings  the  part  of  King.  Next  week 
the  Castle  Square  Company  will  give  At  the 
Lower  Harbor. 

Aliee  Nielsen  is  still  The  Singing  Girl  at 
the  Columbia  Theatre,  and  draws  crowded 
houses.  The  Dearborn  Company  give  this 
week  The  Countess  Valeska.  It  is  a  war 
play,  and  the  romance  is  dated  at  the  time 
of  Napoleon.  Miss  Stuart  assumes  the  title 
role.  The  scenic  effect  in  the  drama  as 
given  by  the  Dearborn  Company  is  ex- 
tremely fine  as  is  also  the  costuming  of  the 
soldiers.  Hoyt's  A  Temperance  Town,  is 
revived  by  a  good  company  at  the  Lyric. 
The  company  includes  Eugene  Can  field  and 
George    Richards    among    others.  The 


humor  seems  a  little  flat  since  this  is  not  a 
time  given  to  temperance  agitation.  Some 
familiar  Irish  plays  are  entertaining  audi- 
ences at  the  Great  Northern  Theatre — The 
Kerry  Gow  and  also  Shaun  Rhue.  The 
Alhambra  offers  this  week  The  Bowery 
After  Dark. 

The  following  story  is  told  in  regard  to 
Sir  Henry  Irving  while  in  Chicago:  Miss 
Hosmer,  the  leading  woman  of  the  Hopkins' 
Stock  Company,  last  week  added  to  her 
valuable  autograph  collection  as  a 
result  of  some  novel  sensations.  She 
owns  an  album  containing  the  signatures 
of  Booth,  Barrett,  Mary  Anderson,  and 
many  other  stage  celebrities.  She  wished 
the  autographs  of  Sir  Henry  Irving  and 
Miss  Terry.  Accordingly  one  day,  she  en- 
closed her  album  with  a  note  and  sent  it  to 
Sir  Henry's  hotel.  When  the  messenger 
returned  he  did  not  have  the  book.  The 
answer  he  brought  was,  "The  gentleman 
says  he  does  not  give  his  autograph.  He 
wants  to  look  through  the  book  and  he 
will  return  it  later."  Miss  Hosmer  was 
disappointed.  Moreover  she  did  not  wish  to 
entrust  the  book  into  the  hands  of  anyone — 
not  even  Sir  Henry — for  safe-keeping.  She 
decided  to  wait  until  after  the  matinee  and 
then  go  in  person  and  secure  the  safe  return 
of  the  album.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  first 
act  of  Quo  Vadis  an  automobile  stopped  in 
front  of  the  theatre.  A  tall,  angular  man 
accompanied  by  a  haudsome  woman  of 
matronly  proportions  alighted.  The  man 
presented  himself  at  the  box  office.  "We 
are  actors  in  the  Irving  company,"  he  said, 
"and  would  !ike  to  step  inside  for  a  few 
moments."  The  couple  were  ushered  to  a 
box.  They  witnessed  two  acts,  then  de- 
parted. Before  going  the  man  summoned 
an  usher.  Taking  a  package  from  under  the 
cape  of  his  overcoat,  he  said:  "Give  this  to 
Miss  Hosmer." 

On  receiving  the  package,  Miss  Hosmer 
undid  the  bindings  and  disclosed  the  album. 
On  a  page  between  its  covers  was  written: 
"We  have  just  witnessed  your  acting.  It  is 
more  than  artistic:  it  is  sincere. 

"Sir  Henry  Irving. 
"Ellen  Terry." 

This  is  Mrs.  Langtry's  last  week  at 
Powers'  in  her  play  The  Degenerates.  Next 
week  John  Drew  presents  The  Tyranny  of 
Tears. 

Following  Mrs.  Fiske  in  Becky  Sharp,  at 
the  Grand  Opera  House,  Jas.  A.  Heme 
will  appear  in  Sag  Harbor. 

Amos  Carey. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  Louis,  March  19. — Business  the  past 
week  has  been  astonishingly  good,  especially 
with  the  Castle  Square  Opera  Company. 

Mrs.  Fiske  is  at  the  Grand  Opera  House 
this  week,  excumunicited  from  Manager 
Short's  theatres  on  account  of  the  theatrical 
trust,  has  a  big  advrnce  sale  for  the  week. 
Her  Becky  Sharpe  is  even  better  than  her 
Tess.  Her  support,  including  Gus  Cook 
and  Maurice  Barrymore,  is  excellent. 

James  O'Feill  in  The  Musketeers  is  at  the 
Olympic.    His  support  is'excellent. 

The  Jersey  Lily  (Mrs.  Langtry)  is  th 


March  24,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


week  at  the  Century,  in  The  Degenerates. 

The  Castle  Square  Company  are  giving 
us  a  magnificent  Rigoletto  this  week.  Maud 
Lillian  Herri  was  to  essay  the  leading  role, 
but  owing  to  the  death  of  her  husband,  her 
part  is  >  eing  sung  by  Yvonne  de  Treville. 

Colonel  Hopkin's  stock  company  is  giving 
us  Sapho  this  week  at  the  Imperial  Theatre. 
Isabelle  Evesson  as  Fanny  Le  Grand  plays 
the  part  naturally,  while  Maurice  Freeman 
makes  an  excellent  Jean.  The  version  is 
entirely  different  from  the  Nethersole  pro- 
duction. Many  of  the  startling  and  sensa- 
tional features  are  eliminated. 

The  Irish  Alderman  is  catering  for  box 
office  vo'.es  at  Havlin's  this  week.  P.  J, 
Sullivan  and  Charles  McCarthy  are  featured. 
It  is  worthy  of  little  mention. 

Fred  Rider's  Night  Owls  are  cooing  at  the 
Standard  Theatre  this  week.  Sapho  in  the 
olio  is  very  risque. 

Mana-ers  Middleton  and  Tate  of  the  Col- 
umbia have  an  excellent  program  this  week, 
headed  by  Lillian  Burkhart,  Haines  and 
Pettingill,  Jessie  Couthoui,  Ward  and  Cur- 
ran,  George  Day,  Adele  Purvis  Onri,  Mile. 
Tourmour,  The  Tanakas,  and  May  Hoey. 

Anna  Eva  Fay  is  at  the  Fourteenth  Street 
Theatre. 

The  underlinings  are  The  Surprises  of 
Love  at  the  Century,  Arizona  at  the  Olym- 
pic, Secret  Service  at  Haulin's,  Quo  Vadis 
at  Hopkin's,  Gay  Masqueraders  at  the 
Standard,  Fra  Diavolo  at  the  Music  Hall 
and  Ishams  Octoroons  at  the  Grand. 

GaTY  Patten. 


TUCSON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Tucson,  Ariz.,  March  21.— The  Bos- 
tonians  to  packed  house  in  The  Smugglers, 
March  13.    Texas  15. 

Gentry's  Pony  and  Dog  Shows  14  and  15 
nights,  afternoon  15  to  good  audiences 
Phoenix  15  and  16. 

Nashville  Students  to  two  good  houses  19 
and  20.    Bisbee  on  21. 

Bettner's  Stock  Company  went  to  pieces 
at  Clifton,  last  week.  Agent  Billings  took 
a  position  in  a  Clifton  store. 

Elmore  Rice,  pupil  of  Remenyi,  to  give 
entertainment  next  week.  Night  not 
stated. 

G.  W.  PELI.OCK. 


MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 

BuTTE,  Montana,  March  9.— Grand 
Opera  House,  G.  O.  McFarland,  Manager.— 
March  15,  16  and  17,  Blanche  Walsh  and 
Melbourne  MacDowell  appeared  at  the  Grand 
to  immense  houses.  Miss  Walsh  was 
superb  as  Cleopatra.  Melbourne  Mac- 
Dowell was  all  that  could  be  expected  and 
the  supporting  company  far  above  the 
average. 

The  Flints  (hypnotists)  have  struck  a 
bonanza  in  Butte  and  played  a  return  en- 
gagement 18,  19  and  20,  to  packed  houses, 
the  third  time  in  six  months. 

This  week  Dick  P.  Sutton,  manager  of  the 
Family  Theatre,  presents  for  the  first  time 
in  Butte,  Quo  Vadis.  Quo  Vadis  is  on  for  a 
long  run  and  the  house  during  the  first 
nights  was  packed. 

L.  Maci^ay  Rank. 


HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence 

Honolulu,  H.  I.,  March  5.— The  Or- 
pheum  opened  February  12th,  after  four 
weeks  of  darkness  on  account  of  the  plague 
epidemic.  Poor  houses  have  resulted  since 
the  reopening,  the  public  not  caring  to  at- 
tend public  gatherings  while  the  epidemic  is 
on.  Partly  on  this  account  and  for  the  want 
of  vaudeville  artists,  the  Orpheum  will 
show  only  on  Tuesday,  Thursday  and  Sat- 
urday nights,  until  new  talent  arrives,  which 
will  probably  be  on  the  Australia  the  14th. 

Mr.  Allan  Dunn  of  the  Waldorf  Company, 


who  was  until  lately  connected  with  a  weekly 
magazine,  has  joined  the  Orpheum  Stock 
Company,  and  since  the  reopening  has 
written  and  presented  two  very  neat  sketches 
Brown  and  The  End  of  It  All. 

Harry  and  Mamie  Richards,  comedy  team, 
do  clever  work.  Richards  is  the  new  stage 
manager. 

Miss  lone  Beresford  expected  to  get  away 
on  the  last  Australia,  but  was  disappointed. 
She  had  been  reporting  to  the  U.  S.  Marine 
physician  for  thirteen  days,  up  to  the  time 
the  steamer  sailed,  and  fifteen  days  is  the 
number  required.  Miss  Beresford  was 
e-eugaged  for  three  weeks. 

The  re-opening  was  welcome  to  a  good 
many  of  the  boys,  the  majority  doing  guard 
duty  for  the  Board  of  Health. 

Miss  Effie  Thompson,  a  sister  of  Mrs. 
Clay  Clement,  has  been  here  since  the  Clay- 
Clement  Company  left  last  October.  Miss 
Thompson  was  to  have  joined  the  Nance 
O'Neill-Rankin  Company  and  toured  the 
colonies  with  them.  Although  living  up 
to  quarantine  regulations  for  the  required 
time,  Miss  Thompson  was  refused  passage 
by  the  captain  of  the  Miowera,  fearing  that 
his  ship  would  be  held  in  quarantine  at  home 
port.  H.  A.  Franson. 


Col.  John  D.  Hopkins  and  Sam 
Gumpertz,  though  the  best  of  friends, 
will  separate  in  the  management  of 
the  Hopkins- Imperial  Theatre  at  the 
close  of  the  present  season,  Mr. 
Jannopoulo  and  Mr.  Gumpertz  as- 
suming command  together.  Phcenix- 
like,  however,  Col.  Hopkins  will 
arise  from  the  theatrical  cemetery  of 
1899-1900,  and  from  the  ashes  a  new 
Hopkins'  Theatre  will  arise  next 
season.  However,  the  corpulent  and 
genial  Colonel  will  be  with  us  at 
Forest  Park  Highlands  during  the 
torrid  season,  while  Messrs.  Gum- 
pertz and  Jannopoula  will  have 
charge  of  the  Suburban  and  the  new 
Delmar  Garden.  The  question,  how- 
ever, which  arises,  is,  where  is  Hop- 
kins' Theatre  to  be  located  next 
season? — Dwyer's  News  Letter,  St. 
Loins. 

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March  24,  1900 


Events  that  Interest  the 
Pacific  Coast 


LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Coi  respondence 
Los  ANGELES,  March  20.— Theatrical  at- 
tractions the  past  week  good;  counter  attrac- 
tions small.  Consequently  the  theatres  have 
done  a  good  business. 

The  work  on  the  Chutes  is  being  rushed. 
The  company  has  secured  a  twenty  year 
lease  on  the  grounds. 

The  Elks  entertained  about  150  of  their 
lady  friends  the  16th  inst.,  for  the  purpose 
of  arranging  the  details  of  the  Country 
Fair  which  they  will  hold  in  April. 

Daisy  Howard  and  John  Henderson,  both 
members  of  the  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Com- 
pany, were  married  at  San  Diego  13th  inst. 
Russo,  the  popular  tenor  with  the  Boston 
Lyrics,  was  in  the  city  for  a  few  hours  the 
17th  inst.,  on  his  way  North.  He  was  met 
at  the  train  by  a  number  of  friends. 

Tuesday  night  was  observed  at  the  Bur- 
bank  as  Military  Night.  The  officers  who 
served  in  the  Spanish  war  were  invited  to  be 
present  in  uniform,  and  a  military  air  pre- 
vaded  the  place.  Friday  evening  was  set 
aside  for  G.  A.  R.  night,  Held  by  the 
Enemy,  being  given. 

At  the  Los  Angeles,  Have  You  Seen 
Smith,  held  the  boards  22-23,  with  a  Satur- 
day matinee.  The  piece  was  very  well  put 
on  and  did  a  good  business. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  the  Neill  Company 
put  on  Held  by  the  Enemy  for  the  week 
commencing  18,  with  Lady  Windmere's 
Fan,  for  the  Wednesday  matinee.  Packed 
houses  greeted  each  performance.  The  plays 
were  exceptionally  well  put  on  and  were 
strong  cards. 

At  the  Orpheum  another  strong  bill  i<  up. 
The  bill  includes  Frank's  Trio,  Anna  Whit- 
ney, The  Biograph,  Pauline  Moran,  New- 
house  and  Ward,  Martinetti  and  Grossi, 
Trovollo  and  the  Passparts.  Attendance 
big. 

At  the  Vienna  Buffet  a  good  vaudeville 
show  is  on  and  crowds  go  there  each  even- 
ing. The  Palace  has  recently  been  remodeled 
and  reorganized.  Mr.  Geyer,  who  was  for 
years  with  P.  T.  Barnum  and  was  at  one 
time  the  champion  acrobat  of  the  world,  is 
now  one  of  the  comjany. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence. 

This  week  we  have  the  Dailey  Stock  Com- 
pany presenting  such  plays  as  Held  by 
the  Enemy,  Credit  Lorraine,  Herminie,  and 
others,  with  Stanley  Ross,  formerly  of  the 
Alcazar,  as  leading  man.  The  productions 
have  been  well  attended  and  excellently 
presented. 

The  event  of  the  week  in  music  was  the 
presentation  of  the  oratorio,  "Holy  City" 
at  the  First  Presbyterian  church  under  the 
supervision  of  Miss  Gertrude  Elliot.  This 
was  the  second  presentation  of  the  tuneful 
cantata  in  this  city,  the  first  having  been 
given  two  years  ago  hi  the  Baptist  church 
under  the  direction  of  James  Hamilton 
Howe,  assisted  by  S.  Homer  Henley  of  San 
Francisco.  This  time  the  soloists  were  the 
Misses  Jean  Read,  Gertrude  Hatch,  Josie 
Ryan,  Raber  and  Messrs.  Butters  and 
BHiott.  The  members  of  the  chorus  were: 
Sopranos,  Mi  ses  Hansel),  Cutting,  Welsh, 
Whiting.  Raber.  Steele  and  Mrs.  Dr. 
Sanderson;  altos.  Misses  Musto,  Hatch, 
Rvan.Lane,  Wilhoit  and  Mesdames  Beecher 
and  Baresford;  tenors,  Messrs.  Hewlett, 
Markheim,  Ryan,  Fosse.  Elliott  and  Rhea; 
bassos,  Messrs.  Suinmerville,  Baresford, 
Butters  and  Vandevere.  The  orchestra  was 
composed  of  Messrs.  Steele,  Carey  and  Mrs. 
J.  A.  Paterson,  violins;  Messrs.  Paterson, 
'cellist;  Yaydley,  trombone  and  Higbee, 
cornet.  Miss  Clara  H.  Burnham  was  the 
organist. 

G.  E.  McLeod. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Cal.,  March  21.— The 
Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company  is  drawing 
big  houses  at  the  Clunie  this  week.  The 
company  is  by  far  the  best  light  opera 
organization  to  appear  in  this  city.  It  is 
seldom  that  a  tenor  like  Russo  is  heard  in  a 
company  that  sings  at  popular  prices.  He 
should  have  an  engagement  in  a  grand 
opera  company. 

Billy  Dailey  and  his  company  will  be 
with  us  next  week  beginning  the  26th. 

Everything  is  booming  along  for  the 
Street  Fair  to  be  given,  beginning  Monday, 
April  30.  The  Fair  will  give  employment 
to  many  vaudeville  artists. 

EUREKA 

Special  Correspondence 

Eureka,  March  17.— The  Moore-Roberts 
Company  appeared  at  Occidental  Pavilion 
March  9-17  in  repertoire.  This  combina- 
tion did  not  receive  the  support  to  which  it 
was  entitled.  The  company  will  probably 
close  their  season  in  this  section  with  two 
nights  at  the  Ingomar.  M.  K. 

On  the  %oad 

/essie  Shirely  Company 
Ventura,   26;  San  Diego,  April  2,  week, 
Santa  Ana,  9. 

Dailey  Stock  Company 
Stockton,  18,  week;  Sacramento,  26,  ten 
nights. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke 
Butte,  25-26. 

Boston  Lyric  Opera  Co. 
Sacramento,   19,    week;   Portland,  25  to 
April  7. 

Elleford  Co. 

Riverside,  25. 

Evil  Eye  Company 

(Chas.  H.  Yale,  Mgr.)— Milwaukee,  March 
18,  week;  St.  Paul,  25,  week;  Minneapolis, 
April  1 ;  Euclaire,  9;  Winona,  10;  Dubuque, 
11;  Cedar  Rapids,  12;  Marshaltowu,  13;  Des 
Moines,  14;  Omaha,  15-18;  Denver,  22; 
San  Francisco  in  May. 

In  Darkest  Russia 

Portland,    Cordrays,   18,  week;  Seattle, 
Third  Avenue,  25,  week;  Fargo,  April  16. 
Have  You  Seen  Smith  f 

Los  Angeles,  22-23-24;  Bakersfield,  26; 
Stockton,  27;  Oakland,  28-29;  San  Jose,  30; 
Vallejo,  31;  Sacramento,  April  2;  Marys- 
ville,  3;  Roseburg,  Or.,  5;  Albany,  6;  Salem, 
7;  Portland,  8-14. 

Willie  Collier 
Salt  Lake,  22-24;  San  Francisco,  26,  two 
weeks;  Oakland,  9-10;  San  Jose,  11. 

Madison  Square  Company 
Watson ville,  19-24;  Modesto,  26-31. 
Lewis  Morrison's  Frederick  the  Great  Co. 

New  Haven,  24;  Reading,  Pa.,  26;  Johns- 
town, 29;  Washington,  31;  Charleston,  W. 
Va.,  April  2;  Wheeling,  4;  Zanesville,  5; 
Springfield,  6;  Paris,  Ky  ,  9;  Lexington, 
10;  Evansville,  Ind.,  12;  C«ro,  III.,  14; 
Springfield,  iS;  Burlington,  la..  20;  Daven- 
port, 21. 

Mr.  Plaster  of  Paris 
Dodge  City,  Kas  ,  23. 

Stockwell  Company 
Yakima,  March  24;  Spokane,  26-27;  Mis- 
soula, 2S;  Butte,  30-31;  Anaconda,  April  2. 


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him  during  his  coming  engagement  at 
the  Columbia  Theatre  in  this  city. 
Margaret  Anglin  and  others  of  last 
year's  favorites  will  be  in  the  com- 
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THE  COLUMBIA 

Willie  Collier  is  booked  for  the 
Columbia  Theatre,  beginning  with 
Monday  night,  in  his  new  play, 
Mr.  Smooth.  The  engagement  is  for 
two  weeks.  In  introducing  his  own 
new  farce,  Mr.  Smooth,  this  actor  dis- 
closes another  side  to  his  versatile 
ability,  and  the  reports  which  have 
reached  here  indicate  that  the  work  is 
by  far  the  best  thing  in  which  he  has 
yet  been  seen.  Surrounded  by  an 
excellent  company  and  a  magnificent 
production,  Collier  will  be  seen  dur- 
ing the  coming  engagement  at  his 
best,  and  everybody  should  take  a 
night  off  and  go  and  see  him. 


THE  CALIFORNIA 

Commencing  Monday  night,  and  on 
Wednesday  and  Friday  afternoon  and 
Monday  afternoon,  April  2,  the 
world's  greatest  pianist,  Paderewski, 
will  give  recitals  at  the  California 
Theatre.  That  Paderewski  will  re- 
peat his  former  triumphs  is  assured. 
At  every  place  that  he  has  played 
the  houses  have  been  packed  to  suffo- 
cation. The  program  for  the  opening 
night  is  an  unusually  brilliant  one 
and  embraces  several  new  selections 
that  Mr.  Paderewski  has  never  pre- 
sented in  San  Francisco. 

The  evenings  of  next  week,  except 
Monday,  will  be  given  up  to  the  in- 
teresting performances  of  Pudd'nhead 
Wilson,  that  has  won  such  favor  the 
past  week.   

THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  has  a  bill  for  next 
week  which  is  fairly  top  heavy  with 
talent.  Charles  Sweet,  the  tramp 
pianist,  who  heads  the  new  bill  has 
one  of  the  most  amusing  acts  in  vaude- 
ville. His  manipulation  of  the  piano 
keys  is  said  to  be  phenomenal.  A.  L. 
Guille,  the  famous  tenor  so  long 
associated  with  Patti,  is  coming  back 
for  a  limited  engagement.  Keno, 
Welch  and  Melrose,  comedy  acrobats, 
have  one  of  the  funniest  acts  on  the 
stage.  Another  important  engagement 
is  that  of  Loney  Haskell,  the  author 
comedian.  He  will  give  some  of  his 
wonderful  character  imitations.  Hold- 
overs: Walter  Jones  and  Norma 
Whalley;the  Misses  McCoy  and  Sam 
Marion;  W.  C.  Fields;  Weston  and 
Yost  and  the  Nielson  Sisters. 

Matinees  Wednesday,  Saturday  and 
Sunday. 

THE  GRAND 


The  best  production  of  Offenbach's 
The  Grand  Duchess,  that  has  been 
witnessed   in  this  city   for  the  pas 
fifteen  years  is  that  now  being  present- 
ed to  crowded  audiences  at  the  Grand 


Opera  House.  Edith  Mason  has  made 
a  hit  in  the  title  role  and  is  efficiently 
supported  by  the  company.  Monday 
evening  Sousa's  famous  comic  opera, 
El  Capitan,  will  be  revived  for  a  week 
with  the  following  perfect  cast:  Don 
Enrico  Medigua,  William  Wolff;  Senor 
Amabile  Pozzo,  Arthur  Wooley;  Don 
Louis  Cazzaro,  Winfred  Goff;  Count 
Hernando  Verado,  Thos.  H.  Persse; 
Scramba,  Chas.  Arling;  Montalba, 
Oscar  Lee;  Nevado,  Nace  Bonville; 
General  Hebana,  Charles  Arling; 
Estrella,  Hattie  Belle  Ladd;  Princess 
Morganza,  Bessie  Fairbairn;  Isabel, 
Edith  Mason;  Taciturne,  Addie  Ar- 
nold. The  Beggar  Student,  will  be 
the  next  opera  and  will  conclude  the 
season. 

THE  ALCAZAR 


Of  the  highest  grade  of  legitimate 
comedy  ever  played  in  this  city  is  the 
one  written  by  Ralph  Lunsley,  entitled 
Aunt  Jack.  The  scenes  of  the  play 
are  laid  in  England,  and  the  first 
American  production  of  the  piece  was 
by  A.  M.  Palmer  in  his  New  York 
theatre  in  1890.  The  most  notable  of 
players  appeared  in  the  original  cast, 
which  was  represented  by  such  people 
as  E.  M.  Holland,  J.  H.  Stoddard, 
Frederick  Robinson,  Agnes  Booth  and 
Edwin  Bell.  It  was  while  East  during 
his  present  trip  that  Frederick  Belasco 
secured  this  play,  which,  mounted  and 
dressed  lavishly,  will  be  presented  at 
the  Alcazar  next  week. 

Quo  Vadis,  the  beautiful  story  from 
the  famous  novel  of  Sinkiewitz,  will 
follow,  and  will  be  most  gorgeously 
mounted. 

THE  TIVOLI 

After  amusing  over  two  thousand 
people  in  the  past  ten  weeks,  The 
Idol's  Eye  finishes  Sunday  evening. 
The  musical  extravaganza,  Manila 
Bound,  will  be  seen  for  the  first  time 
Monday  night.  It  is  on  the  same 
order  as  Ship  Ahoy  and  Widow 
O'Brien,  and  it  is  filled  with  up-to- 
date  songs,  duets,  trios,  concerted 
numbers,  and  new  and  novel  ballets. 
The  scenes  of  Manila  Bound  are  laid 
at  Menlo  Park,  the  Del  Monte  Hotel 
and  the  main  deck  of  the  battle-ship 
Wisconsin.  The  scenic  and  costuming 
effects  will  be  elaborate.  Frank 
Daniel's  comic  opera,  The  Wizard  of 
the  Nile,  is  in  active  rehearsal  and 
will  shortly  be  produced. 


As  a  result  of  the  movement  recently 
inaugurated  in  Cleveland  against  the 
presentation  of  certain  plays,  the  en- 
gagement of  Mrs.  Langtry,  who  was 
billed  to  open  at  the  Euclid-avenue 
Opera  House  on  April  2d  in  The  De- 
generates, has  been  cancelled. 


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E.  D.  STAIR  and  GEO.  H.  NICOLAI 


PRESENT 


MR.  HARRY  GLAZIER 

•N  The  Three  Musketeers 


19 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


March  24,  1900 


LOCAL  NOTES 


SYMPHONY  CONCERT 

The  last  of  the  series  of  Symphony 
Concerts  under  Henry  Holmes'  direc- 
tion was  given  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  Thursday  afternoon  of  last 
week.  The  program-was  Schumann's 
overture]  Manfred  op.  115,  Sinfonia 
(Scotch)  in  A  minor  [Mendelssohn], 
the  Adagio  Cantahile  and  last  move- 
ments calling  for  especial  praise. 
The  third  movement  from  the  Sym- 
phonic Pathetique  [Tschavkowsky], 
was  given  by  special  request  and  was 
rendered  with  very  good  style  and 
expression,  the  program  closing  with 
overture,  Guillaumc  Tell,  which  was 
warmly  applauded.  The  last  two 
Symphony  Concerts  have  been  far 
better  than  the  others,  and  I  have 
been  interested  in  seeing  such  im- 
provement, and  it  is  only  fair  at  the 
close  of  the  series  to  thank  Mr. 
Holmes  for  the  genuine  interest  he 
has  taken  in  musical  matters,  and 
Mrs.  Phoebe  Hearst  for  her  gener- 
osity and  encouragement  of  art,  and 
to  hope  for  finer  Symphony  Concerts 
with  each  season. 

ORATORIO  AND  OPERATIC  RECITAL 
Friday  evening  of  last  week  a  bril- 
liant program  was  rendered  in  Sher- 
man-Clay Hall  by  Signora  Barducci, 
Signora  Pollettini,  Signor  Badaracco 
and  Signor  G.  S.  Wanrell,  almost 
every  number  being  encored.  The 
singers  have  magnificent  voices  of 
unusual  range  and  strength,  but 
Waurell's  voice  showed  superior 
schooling,  and  he  was  the  most  artis- 
tic upon  the  stage.  The  Italians  are 
natural  singers,  and  sing  joyously, 
brilliantly,  like  the  birds,  but  what 
an  added  charm  is  the  refinement  of 
perfect  training.  Wanrell  opened  the 
program  with  Recit  e  Cavatina- 
Nubucodonosor  [Verdi],  applause  and 
bravos  greeting  his  rendition,  and  he 
responded  with  an  encore,  and  at  the 
close  the  audience  was  warmed  up  for 
the  evening,  each  singer  receiving 
most  flattering  praise  and  a  welcome 
that  was  good  to  hear.  Sig.  Wanrell 
also  sang  Pro  Peccatis  [Rossini], 
Invocazione  a  Dio  [Mariani],  and  in 
the  Trio  finale  from  Ernani  [Verdi], 
with  Signor  Badaracco  and  Signora 
Barducci  that  was  one  of  the  finest 
numbers,  the  singers  being  at  their 


best.  Signora  Barducci  sang  Jet'aime 
[Grieg], and  was  very  warmly  received, 
also  rendering  duetto  from  Faust 
[Gounod],  with  Sig.  Badaracco,  and 
Duetto-Quis  est  homo  [Rossini],  with 
Signora  Pollettini.  The  latter  was  a 
particularly  good  number,  and  the 
singers  were  repeatedly  recalled  to 
bow  their  acknowledgements.  Sig- 
nora Pollettini  gave  solos  Aria 
Classica  [Gluck],  excelling  in  Grand 
Aria  [Donizetti],  and  receiving  a 
tremendous  encore.  Badaracco,  the 
tenor,  received  quite  an  ovation,  his 
solo  being  Aria-Cugus  Animam 
[Rossini].  The  singers  were  fortunate 
in  their  accompanist,  Sig.  Ursumando, 
whose  style  and  expression  were  a 
valuable  aid.  He  has  fine  tone  and 
was  well  up  to  the  work  of  the  long, 
difficult  program. 

JESSIE  FOSTER'S  MUSICALE 

Tuesday  of  last  week,  Miss  Jessie 
Foster's  studio  was  filled  with  an  in- 
terested audience,  several  songs  being 
rendered  by  the  charming  little  artist 
whose  talent  and  generous  refined 
nature  have  won  her  many  friends. 
It  was  a  rest  to  be  away  from  the 
crowded  concert  rooms  in  a  pleasant 
homelike  atmosphere,  and  I  wondered 
why  more  of  our  local  favorites  do 
not  follow  Miss  Foster's  example  of 
gathering  about  them  monthly,  their 
musical  friends  and  to  encourage  one 
another  in  their  work.  Upon  this 
occasion  Mrs.  Susie  Hert-Mark,  Mrs. 
Madden,  Miss  Partridge,  Mrs.  Robert 
Lloyd  and  Mrs.  H.  Kruntze,  a  lady 
much  interested  in  music,  were  among 
the  guests.  Miss  Foster's  voice,  a 
clear  lyric  soprano,  gained  in  strength 
with  each  number,  her  renditions 
being  thoroughly  refined  and  artistic. 
I  Love  Thee  [Grieg],  Shadow  Song 
from  Dinorah,  I  come  [Henneman] 
and  Chaminades'  Mine  Own  Dear 
Love,  being  especial  favorites  and 
encores  were  demanded.  Other  num- 
bers were,  I  Must  Sing  [Taubert],  To 
The  Nightengale  [Schubert],  Flowery 
Message  [Dvorak],  To  Spring 
[Gounod],  and  Balatelle  from  Pagli- 
acci.  Miss  Cruzan's  pianist  did  not 
appear  as  was  expected  but  Mrs. 
Arthur  Lewis  accompanied  Miss  Fos- 
ter with  her  usual  taste  and  played 
Liszt's  Valse  Impromptu  and  other 
solos  to  much  applause. 


MRS.  M A RR I NER -CAMPBELL 

Before  the  season  closes,  Mrs.  Mar- 
riner-Campbell  will  give  a  concert  that 
will  be  an  interesting  event.  My  de- 
sire is  always  for  the  recognition  of 
the  worthy  local  artists  and  I  was  not 
a  little  proud  when  a  musician  who 
dined  recently  with  Barnaby  of  the 
Bostonians  told  me  that  he  had  spoken 
very  warmly  of  Mrs.  Marriner-Camp- 
bell  and  the  pleasure  it  had  been  to 
hear  some  of  her  students.  Barnabee 
was  very  much  enthused  with  Miss 
Florence  Doane's  voice,  and  tried  to 
induce  her  to  join  his  company.  Miss 
Isella  Van  Pelt,  Helen  Marks  and  a 
quartet  under  Mrs.  Campbell's  direc- 
tion were  also  greatly  encouraged. 
An  artist  like  Mrs.  Campbell  can  make 
an  artist  if  the  material  be  there,  and 
I  hope  yet  to  see  stronger  endorsement 
of  such  teachers  as  she  and  less  of  the 
mad  rush  to  Europe  by  students  who 
reap  very  often  empty  pockets,  wasted 
time  and  bogus  foreign  tags  to  their 
names. 

DAMROSCH    LEADS     THE  SYMPHONY 

The  crowning  glory  of  a  particularly 
bright  musical  season  was  the  Sym- 
phony Concert  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  Tuesday  afternoon,  under  the 
leadership  of  Walter  Damroseh.  The 
program  was  a  brilliant  one,  and  the 
orchestra  rose  to  the  occasion,  seem- 
ing to  gain  fresh  inspiration  from  so 
masterful  a  conductor,  who  won  their 
best  work  aud  highest  confidence.  And 
the  audience  applauded  each  number 
to  the  echo,  until  the  house  fairly 
rang.  Tannhauser  Overture,  Lohen- 
grin's Vorspiel,  a  Liszt  Rhapsodie, 
Marche  Slave  [Tschaeskowsky]  and 
two  movements  of  Beethoven's  Fifth 
Symphony  were  admirably  rendered. 
Madame  Gadski's  singing  of  Ocean, 
Thou  Mighty  Monster,  was  an  artistic 
treat,  and  the  applause  a  just  tribute 
to  her  wonderful  voice  and  exquisite 
training,  and  her  encore  strengthened 
her  hold  upon  the  audience.  Mr. 
Bispham  was  repeatedly  recalled, 
among  his  songs  being  a  selection  from 
Tannhauser,  Schubert's  Serenade  and 
Widmung  of  Schumann.  He  has  such 
warmth  and  charm,  and  was  as  mag- 
netic as  upon  the  brilliant  occasion, 
Wednesday  of  last  week,  at  the  Cali- 
fornia, when  the  trio  of  artists  gave  a 
performance  that  was  a  feast  to  be 
remembered. 


Dropping  into  Robert  Lloyd's 
studio  last  week,  I  heard  a  tenor  solo 
by  Mr.  D.  Lawrence,  a  member  of 
Calvary  Church  choir,  and  well  known 
for  his  sweet  voice  among  the  Masons. 
These  little  accidental  treats  are  the 
green  spots  of  my  busy  days,  and 
better  music  is  heard  in  the  studios 
than  upon  the  concert  stage  where  the 
public  demands  the  show  work  rather 
than  the  music  that  appeals  more 
strongly  to  the  refined  musical  na- 
tures of  our  musicians,  and  it  is  in  the 
studios  in  the  leisure  moments  that 
the  choicest  gems  are  given — music 
that  the  public  rarely  hears.  "Some- 
thing we  love"  as  they  say. 

* 

*  * 

A  feature  of  the  Damrosch-Bispham 
Gadski  Wednesday  evening  at  the 
California  last  week  was  the 
Quintette  from  Meistersinger  by 
Gadski,  Bispham,  Harry  Brown 
and  Herbert  Williams  and  Miss 
Decker,  a  chorus  from  her  school 
doing  excellent  work  in  Excerpts  from 
The  Flying  Dutchman,  Spinning 
Chorus  and  Ballade,  Gadski's  glorious 
voice  being  heard  in  the  solo. 


OUT  OF  TOWN. 

An  enjoyable  concert  was  given 
March  nth  under  the  direction  ofE. 
R.  Stower,  pianist,  at  the  Unitarian 
Church  of  San  Jose.  The  program 
was  piano  solo,  Etude  [Bach],  by  Mr 
Stower;  duet,  The  Lord  is  My  Shep- 
herd, Misses  Scott  and  Webster;  vocal 
solo,  The  Soul's  Awakening,  Miss 
Gussefeld,  violin  obligato  by  Henry 
Bettman;  vocal  solo,  Mr.  Knox;  violin 
solo,  Legende  [Wieniawski],  Henry 
Bettman;  vocal  solo,  O  Lord  Have 
Mercy,  Mary  E.  Webster;  poem,  Our 
Master  [Whittier];  piano  solo,  Morn- 
ing-Evening [E.  R.  Stower];  vocal 
solo,  Ave  Maria  [Mascogni],  Miss 
Scott,  violin  obligato  Henry  Bettman; 
Hymn,  O  Love,  O  Life. 

St.  Patrick's  Day  was  observed  with 
a  very  fine  mass  and  solos  by  the  choir 
of  St.  Patrick's  Church,  San  Jose,  the 
singers  being  Mary  E.  Webster,  Miss 
Wadsworth,  Mr.  Rainey  and  Mr. 
McColl.  On  the  Sunday  of  March 
4th  another  beautiful  service  was  given 
when  Miss  Webster  sang  an  Ave  Maria 
with  violin  obligato. 

—Mary  Frances  Francis. 


March  24,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


13 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 


Mrs.  Phebe  Hearst,  who  stood 
sponsor  for  the  series  of  symphony 
concerts  under  the  direction  of  Henry 
Holmes,  has  had  to  make  good  a  deficit 
of  $2000.  Mrs.  Hearst's  liberality  in 
guaranteeing  these  concerts  has  en- 
deared her  more  than  ever,  if  possible, 
to  the  community. 


Grau  and  Savage 


Maurice  Grau  of  the  Maurice  Grau 
Opera  Company  and  Henry  W.  Savage 
of  the  Castle  Square  Opera  Company 
have  made  arrangements  to  give  grand 
opera  in  English  at  the  Metropolitan 
Opera  House,  New  York.  The  agree- 
ment is  for  a  term  of  years.  Grau 
and  Savage  will  be  the  managing 
directors,  with  Frank  W.  Sanger  as  a 
member  of  the  board  of  directors. 
The  season  will  begin  about  October 
1  st  and  will  continue  until  December 
15th.  The  company  will  then  make 
a  tour  of  the  principal  cities,  returning 
to  the  Metropolitan  at  Easter  week  for 
a  spring  season  to  continue  through- 
out April  and  May. 


Bernhardt' s  Latest 


It  is  the  opinion  of  competent 
French  critics  that  the  first  perform- 
ance in  Paris,  March  15,  at  Mme. 
Bernhardt's  theatre  of  L'Aiglon 
markes  a  date  in  theatrical  annals. 
For  a  number  of  days  public  interest 
has  been  raised  to  a  high  pitch  by 
newspaper  articles,  and  the  greatest 
curiosity  was  manifested  as  to  the 
manner  in  which  M.  Rostand,  the 
celebrated  author  of  Cyrano  de  Ber- 
gerac  would  treat  the  pathetic  story 
of  the  Duke  of  Reichstadt,  King  of 
Rome,  son  of  the  great  Napoleon  and 
Marie  Louise,  whose  sobriquet,  "The 
Eaglet,"  gives  the  title  to  the  piece. 

The  play,  which  is  destined  to  have 
a  long  run,  is  staged  magnificently. 
Bernhardt  appears  in  two  costumes — 
dressed  for  riding  and  in  the  white 
uniform  of  an  Austrian  Colonel. 

Everybody  distinguished  in  the 
world  of  literature,  art  and  politics 
was  present  to  witness  her  perform- 
ance, and  repeated  bursts  of  applause 
proved  that  she  had  added  one  more 
brilliant  success  to  an  already  long 
list. 


Harry  cMorosco 
Improves 

Harry  Morosco  underwent  an  opera- 
tion last  week  for  appendicitis,  as  the 
result  of  a  sudden  consultation  of  sur- 
geons. After  the  operation  he  was 
very  low  and  a  fatal  result  seemed 
imminent,  but  later  he  improved  and 
it  is  thought  his  recovery  is  now 
assured . 


*  MUSICAL    CARDS  #  # 


CHAS.  MAYER  Jr. 

TEACHER  OP  THE  ZITHER.     Reception  hour 
1 :30  to  3  P.  M.    Studio  22 %  Geary  Street,  Easter- 
brook  Building,  Room  41. 

MRS.  C.  J.  TOOKER  and 

MISS  ELSIE  TOOKER 

TEACHERS  OF  THE  GUITAR.    Pupils  prepared 
as  soloists.   722  Powell  St.,  San  Francisco 

CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
A.  M.,  to  1:30  p.  m.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  Larkin  281. 

MRS.  FANNIE  DAM=HILTON 

(Recently  from  Milan) 

TEACHER  OF  SINGING.  ORATORIO,  CONCERT 
and  Grand  Opera      Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.    Mondays  and  Thursdays. 

S,  f,  CONSERVATORY  OF  MUSIC 

130  Powell  Street 

A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all  branches  of 
music.  Piano  department  in  charge  of  E.  S.  BON- 
ELLI,  Director.   Terms  moderate. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


March  24,  1900 


l'or  in  his  ravings,  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 

* 
*  * 

A  LAY  SERMOM. 

My  text  today,  fools,  is  them  three  beau- 
tiful words,  "Gad  will  provide."  He  has 
not  hurried  about  it,  but  he  has  done  it,  and 
now,  when  provision  has  came  it  is  only  to 
be  smelled  from  afar  and  sent  back  to  the 
cook.  As  malted  milk  tablets  is  to  milk- 
man's fluid,  so  Because  She  Loved  Him  So 
is  to  all  the  farces  we  ever  seen  in  this  town. 
It  has  more  to  say  and  says  it  decenter  than 
any  six  Cuckoos  that  ever  stole  nests.  Yea, 
verily,  you  do  yell  for  good  food  and  when 
it  is  spread,  you  do  turn  aside  for  the  nice 
fried  chop  and  smack.  In  the  words  of 
Margaret,  "Sthrip  !"  We  thought  we  wanted 
a  nourishin  meal,  "We  have  thought 
again!"  Bring  on  your  blue  wather.  How 
true  is  them  words  of  wisdom— A  free  people 
mixes  its  own  pills  and  should  be  allowed  to 
choke  on  them  unmolested.  Choke  wit  my 
blessin,  but  be  quick  about  it.  There  will 
be  a  weekly  sermon  in  this  church  as  long 
as  my  salary  is  prompt  and  no  other  church 
offers  to  raise  it.  Let  us  pray.  Sing  the 
doxology.  Though  we  don't  appreciate  the 
blessins,  let's  go  through  the  form.  It's 
decent. 


Mr.  Weatherby — When  you  laid 
your  cheek  upon  my  coat,  your  color 
went. 

Donna  Gonzales — Sir  !  ! 
Mr.  Weatherby — But  it  came  back 
again. 

Donna  G. — I  should  hope  so  ! 
And  no  one  laughs.    Why  ? 


Donna  Gonzales  as  Played  by 
Leonora  Braham 

That  is  a  performance.  The  only 
natural  Spanish  woman  I  have  ever 
seen  on  the  stage — never  for  a  moment 
overdrawn,  never  for  a  second  out  of 
the  character.  Form,  voice,  accent, 
gait,  gowns,  hats — all  irreproachable. 

There  are  those  things  that  stage 
craft  will  not  do  and  I  wondered  how 
this  happened  to  Leonora  Braham  of 
London,  so  I  sent  up  my  card  to  see. 

"Ah,"  she  said,  "a  year  in  South 
America — Rio,  that  is  what  did  it,  I 
fancy.  I  always  unconsciously  absorb 
what  I  see,  and  find  that  I  have  it 
ready  when  I  need  it. 

1  'You  will  laugh  when  I  tell  you 
how  I  came  to  the  part — for  I  am  a 
singer,  not  an  actress,  you  know.  I 
I  was  the  original  Yum  Yum,  the 
original  Patience.  In  fact  these  parts 
and  others  were  written  for  me  and  I 


have  been  many  seasons  a  prima 
donna  in  London. 

"But,  to  go  back.  I  have  always, 
from  a  child,  smoked  cigarettes,  and 
when  George  Edwards  was  casting  the 
play  in  London  (it  was  there  called 
The  Dove  Cote)  he  remembered  this 
accomplishment  of  mine  and  sent  for 
me.  He  must  have,  he  said,  a  woman 
who  could  roll  a  cigarette  and  smoke 
it  properly."  .  And  we  are  quick  to 
learn  that  there  is  no  master  to  teach 
this  particular  pupil  to  conjugate  the 
verb  to  smoke  when  Egyptians  are  in 
question. 

"Like  the  part  ?  Well,  not  particu- 
larly. It  is  a  little  tame  with  repeti- 
tion. Up  to  a  certain  point  one  may- 
add  to  a  part  but  the  limit  to  inspira- 
tion is  sure  to  come.  There  is  not 
enough  in  it  to  tire  me.  I  like  a  part 
that  uses  me  all  up.  Sautuzza,  for 
instance  in  Cavalleria.  When  I  do 
that  I  want  to  do  it  all  over  again,  at 
once." 

She  called  Donna  Gonzales  a  small 
part.  Perhaps,  but  her  very  clever 
way  of  handling  it  gives  it  an  impor- 
tance quite  out  of  proportion  with  any 
such  adjective. 

"San  Francisco?  It  has  disap- 
pointed me.  My  hopes  were  high. 
The  name  suggests  things  foreign.  I 
expected  another  Rio  and  found  an- 
other New  York." 

Since  we  are  doing  our  very  best  to 
lose  our  identity  and  become  metro- 
politan, Miss  Braham's  opinion  will 
not  be  laid  up  against  her. 

"The  best  living  playwright?  I 
should  not  presume  to  say.  Pinero 
seems  to  have  a  wider  range  than 
most.  His  plays  are  seldom  slated  or 
as  you  say  "roasted,"  because  they 
contain  little  cackle,  much  action  and 
no  repetition. 

"Yes,  I  go  back  to  London  in  May 
to  stay.    It  is  my  home." 

So  hurry  over  to  the  Columbia  if 
you  would  see  a  living,  breathing 
absolutely  natural  daughter  of  Anda- 
lusia. 

*  * 

Puddn'head  Wilson  is  a  play.  It 
will  be  quick  when  many  things  called 
plays  are  dead,  cold  and  forgotten.  It 
keeps  even  the  vulgar  in  their  seats 
until  the  last  curtain  and  may  be 
thankful  and  easy  so  long  as  Burr 
Mcintosh,  Frank  Campeau.  Nina 
Morris  and  Frances   Graham  Mayo 


live  and  stay  with  it.  And  the  last  is 
not  least. 

THE  PROPERTY  MAN 

I  found  him  hammering  and  past- 
ing away  on  a  set  of  green  teeth, 
crocodile's  teeth,  in  the  back  under- 
ground end  of  a  forty  turn  road  that 
leads  to  the  bowels  of  the  Tivoli 
Opera  House — and  he  was  a  find! 

Morrison  is  his  name,  Howard 
Morrison,  and  for  twenty  years  (with 
occasional  intermissions  for  food,  sleep 
and  the  like)  he  has  been  sitting  here 
making  unto  himself  graven  images 
and  likenesses  of  things  seen  and 
dreamed  of — not  to  speak  of  the 
originals  reflected  straight  from  the 
mind  of  the  creator. 

What  a  background  he  had  and 
what  a  mine  for  a  small  boy  to  pros- 
pect. It  took  some  swift  thinking  to 
grasp  the  details,  so  swift  that  at  two 
days'  distance  they  are  a  confused 
jumble,  a  cosmopolitan  horde  and  its 
plunder. 

The  nature  and  variety  of  the  stuff 
collected  show  how  wide  and  distant 
must  have  been  the  raids — from  the 
"Lakes  of  Killarney  to  the  Golden 
Horn,"  and  from  "Egypt  to  Japan." 

A  teeming  city  of  the  dead  it  is  and 
if  ever  it  wake  to  life,  "Golly,  what  a 
row!"  The  uufriendliest  looking  lot 
they  are — not  an  ally  in  the  crowd  — 
each  eyeing  the  other  with  suspicion 
and  a  tile  ready  to  fire.  Perhaps  they 
do  wake  for  most  of  them  lack — an 
eye  or  nose,  a  leg,  a  foot,  a  hand,  an 
arm,  and  even  a  head.  An  old  wire 
lady,  whose  body  rattles  like  xylo- 
phone bones  was  created  without 
limbs,  so  the  enemy  smashed  in  her 
cheek  and  pulled  out  her  hair.  She 
is  full  of  fight  yet,  and  pins  her  single 
eye  and  all  her  faith  on  the  throw 
sticks  in  the  ceiling. 

The  ceiling  is  an  apartment  in 
itself  furnished  queerly  with  lazy- 
oars  and  tinkling  castanets,  water  fowl 
and  fish,  spears,  clubs,  axes,  shovels, 
harps  and  lyres,  guarded  by  deformed 
folk  from  the  land  where  the  sun 
frizzles  the  hair  and  blackens  the 
cheek. 

The  place  is  really  the  hospital  and 
these  people  and  things  are  up  for 
repairs,  but  the  hard  urge  of  rapid 
creation  for  new  productions  will 
keep  them  sick  and  neglected  this 
many  a  day. 


"Yes,"  said  Mr.  Morrison,  "we  do 
here  in  a  few  weeks  and  at  a  small 
expense  what  costs  the  New  York 
houses  months  of  time  and  thousands 
of  dollars,  and  we  do  it  quite  as 
effectively.  They,  you  see,  figure  on 
a  long  run,  and  we  never  reckon 
beyond  the  week."  And  he  whitted 
down  a  bit  of  redwood  to  a  fine  front 
tooth  and  rooted  it  to  the  paper  jaws 
with  rags  and  a  dab  of  glue.  He  has 
the  fruitful  faculty  that  produces  from 
whatever  it  receives.  I  know  it,  for 
didn't  I  see  him  gild  up  a  saucer  for 
a  clock  pendulum  and  make  a  joint  of 
beef  with  never  a  cow  to  slaughter  ? 

Then  he  spread  out  about  ten  feet 
of  paper  runner,  the  property  plot  for 
the  Wizard  of  the  Nile  and  over  his 
shoulder  I  read:  "1  large  Egyptian 
harp,  1  ostrich  egg  in  crocodile's 
mouth,  6  oriental  plants,  (doums  and 
Theban  palms,  and  blue  lotus  I  sup- 
pose or  even  roses  at  a  pinch,  for  the 
florists  of  Egypt  were  famous)  2 
bushes  of  Egyptian  shrubs,  1  thunder, 
(What  in  thunder!  Are  they  reckoned 
by  the  dozen?)  1  Egyptian  luncheon 
for  the  King,  (with  trimmings,  I  sup- 
pose—ballet girls  in  lighter  raiment 
than  we  know  of,  garlands  for  the 
guests  and  grace  for  the  venison  and 
salted  quail,  and  smoked  fish,  and 
raw  cabbage,  and  doura  cakes  and 
cheese  and  garlic  and  roasted  papyrus 
stalk  and  palm  wine  in  jugs  and  barley 
beer  in  jars  and  almond  flavored  Nile 
water  for  the  virtuous.)  1  explosion, 
(How  nice,  just  after  luncheon.  Eat, 
drink  and  be  merry.)  1  horn  for 
crocodile's  groans  and  12  mummy 
cases."    And  the  tenth  is  not  told. 

"You  must  know  history,"  said  I. 

"More,"  said  he.  "We  must  be 
carpenters,  and  cabinet  makers  and 
artists  and  painters  and  plumbers  and 
tinsmiths  and  electricians— jacks  of 
all  trades." 

"And  good  borrowers,"  said  Tony 
Kenna,  his  assistant.  "A  man  who 
can  borrow  half  a  furniture  store  for  a 
smile  and  a  pass,  knows  his  business 
and  need  not  hunt  long  for  a  job," 
and  he  strolled  off  into  one  of  the  by- 
paths of  history  after  a  palm  that 
needed  dusting.  I  have  always  called 
these  palms  brutal  unnatural  cari- 
catures and  they  are  the  real  thing! 
cut  down  at  the  root  and  dyed  a  bit, 
for  color  flies.  Oh,  ye  critics.  Long 
may  they  wave. 


March  24,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


"My  worst  trouble,"  said  Mr. 
Morrison,  "is  flower  making,"  and  he 
unhooked  the  hanging  gardens  for 
Manila  Bound  and  spread  them  out  in 
gorgeous  rows.  Novelty  is  no  crime, 
slavish  imitation  is  dull  and  to  give 
nature  a  few  hints  is  the  function  of 
every  artist  from  Whistler  up.  Though 
the  soil  is  not  black  yet  the  blooms  in 
color  and  profusion  out-Tropic  the 
Tropics. 

A  vertical  ladder  of  forty  rounds 
leads  to  a  loft  of  wonders,  (who  said  I 
climbed  a  ladder  of  forty  rounds?) 
where  the  operas  of  twenty  years  live 
in  proper  silence  awaiting  for  their 
cue.  Here  we  fell  in  with  the  wind 
and  a  turn  of  the  crank  started  some 
delightful  sunny  music,  from  the  lilt 
of  the  breezes  to  the  howl  of  the  blast. 
I  took  a  shy  at  the  thunder  just  next 
and  we  had  a  storm  that  started  the 
paper  lions  a-roaring  and  made  a 
whole  caravan  turn  round  and  back 
up  against  the  sand  they  thought  was 
coming. 

Mr.  Morrison  produces  a  full-grown 
elephant  in  nine  days  and  with  speed 
and  variety  generally  puts  the  whole 
of  creation  to  shame. 

"Yes,  I  worked  at  the  old  Metro- 
politan and  McGuire's  and  got  up  the 
first  production  at  the  Grade.  This 
was  a  secret  business  then,  with  plenty 
of  faking  and  no  strangers  or  news- 
paper folks  ever  got  behind  the  cur- 
tain line."  And  he  leaned  against  a 
cherry  tree  in  full  bloom  and  talked 
over  early  days.  And  a  Hindoo  god 
glared  at  him  from  behind,  waiting  to 
be  softened  by  flattery  and  presents. 

"No  the  theatres  didn't  make  so 
much  money  then.  There  were  other 
amusements.  Gambling  saloons  on 
every  corner,  nigger  singers  and  all 
sorts  of  queer  attractions."  And  at 
the  right  another  idol  glared,  a  heathen 
thing  and,  like  the  savage,  I  did  not 
know  whether  to  wash  its  face  with 
oil  and  rum  or  beat  it  or  hide  it  under 
my  jacket  so  it  would  not  see  me  steal 
a  loaf  of  varnished  bread  I  had  had 
my  eye  on  for  ten  minutes.  "She 
took,  oh  was  it  stealing." 

"This  theatre  is  better  stocked  than 
any  six  others  I  have  ever  been  in, 
and  yet  I  am  always  making  new 
things  and  touching  up  the  old."  (If 
that  idol  doesn't  stop  glaring,  I'll 
write  a  text  from  the  Koran  on  its 
great  toe,  wash  it  off  in  a  cup  of  water 
and  dose  it  into  decency  and  decorum.) 

"Yes,  boys  love  to  get  into  this 
business,  and  can  you  blame  them? 
It's  full  of  variety  and  tinkering,  and 
an  ingenious  chap  has  full  play  for  his 
talents." 

Then  we  sauntered  up  through  the 
streets  of  Carthage  which  seemed  to 
be  suffering  from  over-population  and 
a  lack  of  brooms.  Once  again,  yet 
not  by  Rome,  is  Carthage  made  to  bite 
the  dust. 

And  if  it  had  not  been  for  other  en- 
gagements, I  should  be  sauntering 
yet.  Whatever  ideas  I  may  have  had 
before,  I  know  now  that  the  property 
man  is  the  real  foundation  of  the  per- 


formance. In  fact  he  is  the  perform- 
ance. He  pulls  the  invisible  strings 
and  the  figures  dance  and  sing. 

If  I  had  the  nimble  fingers  and 
fertile  brain  of  Geo.  Morrison,  I 
should  set  up  a  town  of  my  own,  peo- 
ple it,  try  a  clean  politics  experiment 
and  see  how  it  worked. 

"Let  Him  make  you  Bishop  of  B.  if 
He  like.  If  He  give  me  my  wits  and 
my  ten  fingers  I  shall  help  myself  to 
win.  C.  T. 


Their  beginnings 

It  is  quite  interesting  sometimes  to 
trace  back  the  career  of  some  of  our 
more  successful  theatrical  stars  and 
note  the  events  through  which  their 
talents  developed  and  matured.  Joseph 
Jefferson  in  his  "memoires"  writes 
how  he  and  his  father  used  to  travel 
over  the  country  in  wagons.  Nat 
Goodwin  used  to  hang  around  the 
stage  of  a  Philadelphia  theatre  and 
afterwards  got  a  chance  to  dance  as 
the  front  legs  of  the  frisky  heifer  in 
Evangeline.  Sol  Smith  Russell  used 
to  be  a  member  of  the  Berger  Family 
of  bell-ringers,  and  one  of  the  most 
successful  parts  that  Stuart  Robson 
ever  played  was  in  the  broad  burlesque 
of  Black-eyed  Susan.  Lawrence  Bar- 
ret used  to  be  a  clerk  in  a  dry  goods 
store  in  Detroit,  and  Denman  Thomp- 
son was  a  variety  performer;  while 
Chauncy  Olcott  was  a  tenor  in  a 
minstrel  show.  James  Neill,  who  has 
now  reached  a  distinguished  position 
among  stars  in  character  parts,  made 
his  first  appearance  upon  the  stage 
with  the  Ford  Dramatic  Association 
of  Savannah.  One  of  his  earliest 
efforts  was  the  part  of  Shylock,  in 
The  Merchant  of  Venice,  but  soon  be- 
came the  leading  man  in  J.  H.  Gard- 
ner's production  of  Only  A  Farmer's 
Daughter.  In  1882  he  successfully 
played  DeMauprat  in  Richelieu.  Then 
he  was  leading  man  in  the  big  produc- 
tion of  the  Lights  o'  London,  and 
after  that  he  went  through  all  of  the 
dramatic  successes  of  the  period,  in- 
cluding the  part  of  LeClair  in  Uncle 
Tom's  Cabin.  And  so  it  goes.  It 
will  be  found  that  all  the  successful 
stars  have  played  a  wide  range  of 
parts  and  have  worked  up  from  the 
drudgery  of  small  parts  and  occasional 
and  every  kind  of  employment. 


In  London 


Charles  Wyndham  has  produced 
Cyrano  de  Bergerac  and  made  a  failure 
of  it. 

The  theatres  and  music  halls  are 
reaping  a  golden  harvest  from  Lord 
Roberts'  success  and  are  enjoying 
prosperity  long  unknown  to  them.  At 
the  Gaiety  Theatre  it  is  impossible  to 
get  a  stall  for  three  weeks,  while  at 
Daly's,  the  Lyric,  and  Her  Majesty's, 
all  the  stalls  are  booked  far  ahead. 


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lows: Darrel  Vinton,  Frank  Opper- 
man,  Fred  B.  Esmelton,  Chas.  H. 
Edler,  Marion  S.  De  Roeo,  Val. 
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Ross,  Eugene  Bassett,  Edward  Knowl- 
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day, March  28. 


Joe  Weber  of  the  team  of  Weber 
and  Fields,  is  telling  this  story  as 
related  by  a  young  lawyer  friend  of 
his.  One  day  a  volcanic  German 
entered  in  a  state  of  excitement.  He 
explained  that  he  had  just  purchased 
a  cake  at  a  nearby  bakeshop,  and 
upon  cutting  it  he  found  it  full  of 
flies.  The  baker  refused  to  return 
the  money. 

"Vot  I  vant  is  satumfaction.  Me 
money  I  vant  back." 

"Well,"  replied  the  young  lawyer, 
"my  retaining  fee  will  be  five  dollars." 

"Goot,  you  go  onct  and  get  me 
satumfaction."  And  he  handed  the 
attorney  a  "V." 

Weber  and  his  friend  went  around 
the  corner  and  deposited  the  cake  in 
a  convenient  ash  barrel.  They  then 
returned,  and  the  young  lawyer 
handed  the  Tueton  twenty-five  cents, 


with  the  remark  that  he  had  made  the 
baker  come  to  time. 

"Goot,  very  goot,"  cried  the  Ger- 
man, "I  am  now  satumfied." 

So  was  the  lawyer. 


Judging  from  present  indications, 
the  Walter  Orpheum  Company  will 
have  the  largest  circuit  in  the  United 
States  next  season.  They  will  have 
houses  in  San  Francisco,  Los  Angeles, 
Denver,  Omaha,  Kansas  City,  St. 
Paul,  Minneapolis,  and  New  Orleans. 
The  growth  of  the  Orpheum  Com- 
pany in  late  years  has  been  marvelous. 
— Dramatic  and  Vaudeville  Neivs. 


Charmion  the  California  gymnast, 
who  ranks  as  one  of  the  highest  priced 
performers  in  Europe,  is  suffering 
from  a  fall  received  in  Hamburg, 
November  24.  She  writes:  "Through 
the  carelessness  of  the  stage  hands, 
my  web  was  made  unsafe  for  me  to 
perform  over,  and  at  the  finish  of  my 
performance,  and  not  knowing  my 
danger,  I  dropped  into  the  net,  when 
one  of  the  ropes  broke,  and  I  was 
surprised  to  find  myself  going  through 
a  space  of  35  feet,  and,  worst  of  all, 
landing  on  some  poor,  harmless  old 
baldheads,   who   had  taken  a  great 

Tlieatvioal    Wig  Maker 

US  Eddy  St.,  San  Frakcisco 


interest  in  my  act — especially  the  dis- 
robing scene.  I  was  carried  to  my 
dressing  room,  and  a  surgeon  called, 
and  on  examination  it  was  announced 
that  my  arm  had  been  broken  in  three 
places  and  my  ankle  badly  sprained." 


The  new  Fischer  Concert  Hall 
opened  Monday  night  with  decided 
success.  A  grand  program  was  given, 
and  everybody  present  was  more  than 
pleased.  The  policy  of  the  house,  as 
outlined  by  Manager  Mooser,  is 
entirely  musical,  and  to  encourage  and 
foster  our  native  talent,  Mr.  Fischer 
will  present  from  time  to  time,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  Italian  artists,  some  of  San 
Francisco's  debutantes.  The  house 
was  packed  and  has  been  crowded  all 
the  week.  August  Hinrichs,  the 
popular  orchestra  leader,  has  charge 


of  that  music,  which  speaks  for  itself 
of  its  excellent  quality,  from  Sousa  to 
Bach — all  was  enjoyable.  The  Lom- 
bardi  Opera  Company  Quartet — Sig- 
norinas  Barducci  and  Pollettiui  and 
Signors  Vargas  and  Badaracco — gave 
a  powerful  rendition  of  Act  4  from 
II  Trovatore.  Sig.  Vargas  gave  also 
the  Toreador's  song  from  Carmen, 
Sig.  Badaracco  a  ballad  from  Rigo- 
letto,  Signorina  Barducci  an  Italian 
ballad,  Lya  Pollettini  Sousa's  Spanish 
Bolero.  They  were  all  in  good  form 
and  voice,  and  it  proved  a  thoroughly 
acceptable  concert;  and  in  addition 
Master  Leo  Hickman  gave  the  Holy 
City  with  fine  effect. 


The  Vancouver  World  says:  Kate 
Rockwell  wears  better  with  the  crowd 
than  any  performer  who  has  appeared 
at  the  Savoy  for  some  time. 


A 


Salt  LaKe 
Palace 

pH|  Will  open  on  or  about  May  28forthBSummerSeason,  1900 


We  are  now  ready  to  book  all  good  out-door  Opera 
Attractions,  and  have  a  beautiful  enclosed  Vaudeville  Theatre.  We  are  also  prepared 
to  let  concessions  for  out-door  amusements  to  make  up  a  first-class  Midway.  We 
have  the  fastest  Saucer  Bicycle  Track  in  America,  upon  which  several  world  records 
were  broken  last  year,  and  for  which  we  are  ready  to  book  riders  for  the  coming 
season;  also  have  beautiful  ground  for  two-ring  Circus. 

Address  MAX  A.  PETERS,  Manager  Salt  Lake  Palace  Exposition  Go.,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah 


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March  31,  1900 


<A  'Busy  Playwright 

H.  D.  Cottrell,  formerly  a  member 
of  the  Oakland  Enquirer  staff,  who 
deserted  journalism  for  the  stage,  is 
coming  to  the  front  with  several  suc- 
cessful dramas,  several  of  which  are 
l>eing  produced  at  the  present  time. 
One  written  for  the  Jesse  Shirley  Com- 
pany, which  has  been  on  the  stage  for 
two  years,  is  The  Daughter  of  the 
Empire,  a  Napoleonic  play.  A  Mes- 
sage by  Wire,  which  is  being  pro- 
duced by  the  Sam  Shaw  Company,  has 
been  a  feature  of  the  repertoire  of  that 
company  for  three  years  past,  which 
also  includes  three  other  plays  written 
by  Mr.  Cottrell.  A  Romance  of  the 
Road,  a  costume  play  of  the  period  of 
George  III,  has  been  accepted  and  is 
to  be  staged  this  season,  as  is  also  the 
case  with  The  Tiger's  Eye,  a  picture 
of  the  days  of  Cromwell.  Some  of 
Mr.  Cottrell's  other  dramatic  produc- 
tions are  The  Man  From  Tombstone, 
Huckleberry  Hollow  and  The  Lost 
Chord.  The  dramatic  productions  of 
Mr.  Cottrell  now  being  presented  by 
traveling  companies  have  received 
very  high  commendation  from  critics 
in  various  parts  of  the  country. 


Is  Al  Hayman 
T>eal> 


in 


the 


Regarding  the  new  theatre  in  Los 
Angeles,  Harry  Wyatt  of  the  Los 
Angeles  is  reported  as  saying  that  the 
theatre  will  be  built  and  that  Al  Hay- 
man  would  take  a  number  of  shares  of 
stock  in  it.  The  Los  Angeles  Express 
talking  about  the  project  says  that  the 
Los  Angeles  Theatre  has  been  leased 
to  Morris  Meyerfeldt  and  that  Charley 
Strine  will  be  the  manager.  Harry 
Wyatt  says  it  is  not  so,  and  that  he 
will  not  lose  the  management  of  the 
Los  Angeles  Theatre.  The  Express 
says: 

"It  is  quite  certain  that  Strine  at 
one  time  believed  he  would  obtain  the 
management  of  the  Los  Angeles 
Theatre.  On  the  occasion  of  his  last 
visit  to  this  city  in  advance  of  A  Hot 
Old  Time,  he  told  a  number  of  persons 
that  Meyerfeldt  had  secured  a  lease  on 
the  house,  and  that  arrangements  had 
been  made  for  him  to  take  the  manage- 
ment.   It  is  also  known  that  Strine 


sought  bookings  for  the  house  in  the 
East. 

"According  to  Strine  the  lease  with 
Meyerfeldt  was  closed  about  January 
1.  Possession  is  to  be  given  Sept.  1. 
The  preseut  lease,  under  which  Wyatt 
and  Wood  control  the  house,  expires 
May  1. 

"Of  late,  however,  the  name  of 
Walter  Morosco  has  been  connected 
with  that  of  Meyerfeldt,  and  Strine 
seems  to  have  dropped  out  of  the 
game.  It  is  reported  that  Morosco 
agreed  to  take  a  half-interest  in  Meyer- 
feldt's  lease.  Under  this  scheme  the 
Los  Angeles  was  to  play  only  high- 
priced  attractions  and  to  remain  dark 
whenever  these  were  not  to  be  obtain- 
ed. Oliver  Morosco,  however,  denies 
that  his  father  is  in  any  way  mixed 
up  in  the  proposed  lease. 

"The  latest  phase  of  the  story  is 
that  a  number  of  persons  having  heard 
these  rumors  have  gone  to  H.  C. 
Wyatt  and  offered  to  build  for  him  a 
new  house." 


tailed  and  unwholesome  art.  Here 
we  can  breathe  again  and  rejoice  that 
we  have  a  theatre  where  beauty  is  pre- 
ferred to  banality." 


Blanche  Bates  Praised 


Clement  Scott,  the  biggest  boomed 
dramatic  critic  in  the  universe,  who 
ought  to  know  a  thing  or  two  about 
things  dramatic,  is  just  out  with  this 
about  Blanche  Bates  in  Mme.  Butter- 
fly: 

"Miss  Bates  is  never  at  fault  from 
the  rising  of  the  curtain  to  the  fall. 
Her  accent,  half  English,  half  Amer- 
ican, is  exactly  correct.  She  might 
have  lived  in  Japan  all  her  life,  and 
even  if  she  had  she  could  not  better 
have  impersonated  the  ideal  Geisha. 
The  shuffling  walk,  the  mock  servility, 
the  pride,  the  hate,  the  revenge,  the 
passion  for  the  child,  the  joy  of  life 
while  there  is  sunshine,  the  determin- 
ation to  die  when  night  creeps  on,  are 
as  true  to  the  poem  as  to  the  woman 
realized  before  us. 

"This  is  a  creation  that  may  be  com- 
mended to  all  students  of  acting.  Let 
them  watch  it  in  its  light  and  shade, 
in  its  infinite  variety,  in  its  nature,  its 
absence  of  trick  and  artificiality,  and 
then  they  will  know  what  cultured 
acting  is  like.  What  a  relief  such  art 
as  this  is  wholesome,  pure,  and  natural 
after  the  miasmiatic  swamp  in  which 
we  are  sometimes  compelled  to  grope 
in  order  to  find  a  trace  of  draggle- 


American    Girl  Statue 

Maud  Adams  is  the  model  for  a 
statue  of  the  "American  Girl"  to  be 
exhibited  at  the  World's  Fair.  The 
statue  mounted  on  its  base  will  be  six 
feet  in  height.  It  weighs  712  pounds 
and  the  bullion  used  is  valued  at 
$187,000.  Miss  Adams'  gown  is- a 
summer  dress  of  chiffon. 

Miss  Adams'  selection  seems  to 
have  aroused  much  disapproval,  says 
the  Sun:  "The  model  is  a  young 
woman  who  enjoys  the  respect  of  all. 
As  a  star  she  has  been  very  success- 
ful, and  her  amiability  and  personal 
charm  are  very  useful  substitutes  for 
higher  gifts.  Physically  she  is  not 
fitted  for  posing  as  a  "type"  any  more 
than  any  one  of  hundreds  of  New 
England  spinsters  who  teach  school 
every  day.  Of  recent  years,  since  the 
American  girl  took  to  open  air  and 
athletics,  she  has  shown  signs  of 
robustness  and  freedom  of  movement 
that  distinguish  her  from  what  her 
grandmother  and  even  her  mother  and 
her  aunts  used  to  be." 


Big  Sums  for  Daly 
Books 


The  sale  of  the  library  of  the  late 
Augustin  Daly  was  continued  in  New 
York,  Saturday.  The  most  notable 
event  was  the  sale  of  two  volumes, 
"Poetry  for  Children,"  by  Charles  and 
Mary  Lamb,  London,  1809,  16  mo., 
original  boards  in  blue  levant  case, 
for  $t,no  per  volume.  Only  two 
other  copies  of  this  edition  are  known. 
A  high  price  was  realized  for  "The 
Letters  of  Charles  Lamb,"  edited  by 
Alfred  Ainger,  London,  1888.  The 
two  volumes,  in  half  brown  levant 
Morocco  extra,  by  Stikeman,  were 
inlaid  from  12  mo.  to  folio  and  illus- 
trated by  nearly  400  portraits,  views, 
autograph  letters  of  Lamb's,  forty  ad- 
dressed to  Thomas  Manning  and  the 
rest  to  Coleridge.  The  two  volumes 
brought  $1,200. 


Howard  Will  T>o 

The  new  actor,  Howard,  now  ap- 
pearing with  the  Neill  Company,  says 
the  Los  Angeles  Capital,  loomed  up 
pretty  well.  He  is  an  actor  aittr 
Neill's  own  brains.  He  is  like  Neill 
in  more  ways  than  one.  Plenty  of 
reserve  and  repression  at  the  right 
times.  Plenty  of  force  and  fire  when 
those  goods  are  telephoned  for  by  the 
dramatist.  A  good  figure,  and  hair 
that  parts  on  the  side — always  pro- 
viding that  it  is  Howard's  own  hair. 
Howard  will  do. 


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cMrs.  Carter  as  Zaza 

The  time  of  Mrs.  Carter's  first 
performance  as  Zaza  in  England  has 
been  shifted  to  Easter  Monday  night, 
April  16,  at  the  London  Garrick 
Theatre.  This  arrangement  will  give 
Mr.  Belasco  about  three  days'  time 
for  rehearsal  purposes  after  arrival  in 
London. 

Mrs.  Carter  played  in  Cincinnati 
last  week  to  receipts  which  very 
nearly  touched  $13,000.  This  is  a 
tremendous  showing  for  the  city  in 
question,  where  a  $7,000  week  is 
away  out  of  the  ordinary  run. 

Fred  Belasco  and  wife,  Juliet 
Crosby,  go  with  the  company  Mrs. 
Belasco  appearing  in  the  London  pro- 
duction. 

Julia  Marlowe  Leases 
Frohman 

Julia  Marlowe  is  to  leave  the  Froh- 
man fold  next  season.  "It  is  true," 
she  said.  "Not  that  I  have  anything 
against  Mr.  Frohman.  On  the  con- 
trary, we  are  the  best  of  friends  and 
are  on  excellent  business  terms.  I 
expect  to  play  Barbara  at  the  opening 
of  the  dramatic  year  in  September, 
and  Mr.  Frohman  will  then  be  my 
manager;  but  in  October,  when  I  go 
to  New  York  with  my  new  piece, 
When  Knighthood  Was  in  Flower,  I 
shall  have  Mr.  Dillingham  for  a  man- 
ager. Remember,  there  is  no  con- 
troversy or  anything  like  a  falling 
out."  The  change  was  suggested  to 
Miss  Marlowe  because  of  the  possi- 
bility of  making  more  money  under 
her  own  management. 


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W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theater,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Leading  Woman 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


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Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

Miss  Anna  Lichter 

TIVOLI OPERA  HOUSE 

EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 


The  California  Nightingale 


EZiXiA  BURT 

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Diver.   Now  playing  The  Chutes. 


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Minnette  Barrett 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


PAUL    LA  CB.OIX 

Original  Novelty  Juggler 

MLLB  ESTELLA    HOWARD  SCOTT 


French  Chanteuse 


MARIAN  BLAKE 

Singing  Wonder  and  Descriptive  Baritone 

O.  V.  EATON 

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.     436    Parrott  Building. 
Professional  litigation  and  Contracts. 

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Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

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JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto— Tivoli 


VIOLA  ALBERTA 

Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Macdonough  Stock  Co.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

CLARENCE  CHASE 

Frawley  Company 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters  and  Heavies 

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Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

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Reginald  Travers 

With  Frawley  Co. 

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Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 

C.  W.  PYNE 

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14  Grant  Ave. 

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Press  Club,  S.  F. 

STANLEY  ROSS 

Alcazar  Theatre 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


March  31,  1900 


DRAMATIC  REVIEV 

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The  Review  has  the  largest  circulation  of  any 
theatrical  paper  in  the  United  States  outside  of  New 
York. 


The  Dramatic  Review  is  entered  at  the  post- 
office  at  San  Francisco  as  second-class  matter  and 
is  supplied  to  the  trade  by  the  San  Francisco  News 
Company,  342  Geary  Street. 


It  is  somewhat  inconsistent  in  New 
York  to  kick  up  a  fuss  against  Sapho, 
when  but  a  few  months  ago  such  vile 
plays  as  The  Turtle  and  The  Girl 
From  Maxim's  were  welcomed  with 
open  arms.  It  appears,  however,  that 
New  Yorkers  prefer  waking  up  late 
rather  than  not  at  all. 

Paris  is  said  to  be  suffering  from 
an  oversupply  of  actors  and  theatres. 
Profits  are  small,  and  the  pay  of  the 
artists  miserable.  Some  statistician 
recently  discovered  that  there  were 
one  hundred  and  twenty-two  places  of 
amusement  of  a  theatrical  character  in 
that  city.  It  is  expected,  however, 
that  while  even  this  great  number  may 
be  increased  by  many  others  that  hope 
to  profit  by  the  Exposition,  the  influx 
of  visitors  this  may  bring  will  make 
times  good  for  them  all. 

Just  think  of  it!  Certain  New 
York  theatres  are  furnishing  free 
cigarettes  in  the  smoking  room  as  an 
inducement  to  patrons  to  visit  the 
theatre  oftener.  We  may  soon  hear 
that  free  lunch  is  also  furnished.  And 
what  about  the  ladies— they  should  be 
supplied  with  free  ice-cream  and 
chocolates.  That  might  be  done  in 
San  Francisco,  too.  It  would  at  least 
have  the  advantage  of  preventing  the 
incessant  and  odorous  munching  of 
confections  and  peanuts  by  your  un- 
known friends  alongside  of  you. 


At  first  sight  there  would  seem 
little  doubt  that  dramatic  criticism  is 
taken  pretty  seriously  in  parts  of 
Europe,  if  a  late  affair  in  Copenhagen 
be  accepted  as  a  criterion.  An  actor 
in  the  Royal  Theatre  there,  feeling 
himself  aggrieved  by  some  remarks  of 
a  critic  in  a  leading  daily  paper,  met 
the  writer  on  the  street  and  slapped 
his  face.  Of  course  a  duel  was  the 
result,  and  four  shots  were  exchanged 
without  effect.  The  only  thing  that 
makes  the  incident  seem  less  heroic  is 
that,  in  this  day,  when  everything  is 
turned  to  purposes  of  publicity,  the 
whole  affair  may  be  a  new  advertising 
dodge. 

It  is  certainly  very  annoying  to 
an  actor  or  actress  to  have  some  one 
close  to  the  stage  constantly  interrupt- 
ing. We  recently  had  an  instance  in 
New  York,  and  a  prominent  actress 
dropped  her  lines  for  the  moment  and 
had  them  ordered  from  the  theatre. 
This  incident  has  lead  to  abuses,  and 
now  it  is  an  almost  every  day  occur- 
rence that  some  actress  exhibits  poor 
manners  and  little  sense  by  "calling 
down"  some  illbred  individual  in  the 
audience.  No  player  should  parade 
his  troubles  before  the  audience — the 
"bouncer"  is  the  man  who  should  see 
that  none  of  those  upon  the  stage  are 
annoyed. 

Richmond,  Ya.,  is  dealing  with  an 
interesting  theatrical  question  just 
now.  If  an  ordinance  that  has  passed 
Common  Council  there,  is  not  hin- 
dered, it  will  be  a  misdemeanor  to  pay 
or  take  higher  rates  for  theatre  tickets 
than  those  demanded  at  the  box-office. 
It  has  been  a  nuisance  and  a  fraud 
this  selling  of  tickets  at  advanced 
prices,  and  yet  remedial  measures  have 
been  so  lax  that  speculators  find  it 
profitable  to  travel  about  the  country 
in  the  wake  of  the  strongest  attrac- 
tions. Preventive  action  like  that  in 
Richmond  will  be  a  source  of  discour- 
agement to  them. 

Pompeii  has  proved  a  great  find  in 
matters  pertaining  to  the  ancient 
theatres  and  allied  subjects.  It  is  said 
that  a  recently  discovered  papyrus  in 
that  repository  of  long-buried  informa- 
tion has  some  interesting  remarks  on 
how  applause  used  to  be  given  in 
those  old-time  playhouses.  The 
narrative  goes  on  to  say  different  de- 
grees of  approbation  were  differently 
expressed.  Moderate  satisfaction  was 
expressed  by  snapping  the  fingers; 
greater  by  striking  the  fingers  of  the 
left  hand  against  those  of  the  right. 
A  crescendo  in  feeling  was  marked  by 
clapping  with  the  hands  held  flat  and 
hands  held  hollow;  but  the  sign  of 
highest  enthusiasm  was  a  waving  of 
a  corner  of  the  toga.  It  is  said  that 
the  Emperor  Aurelian  had  bits  of 
cloth  distributed  for  this  purpose 
among  the  lower  classes,  who  were 
not  permitted  to  wear  the  toga. 


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Sir  Henry  Irving  has  contributed 
$100  to  perpetuating  the  Dewey 
Memorial  Arch  in  New  York. 

Fred  Valmore,  the  instrumen- 
talist, is  said  to  be  dying  of  rapid  con- 
sumption in  Washington. 

Stockwell  and  his  company  re- 
ceived much  praise  from  Seattle  papers 
for  their  work  in  In  Paradise. 

M.  B.  Curtis  and  his  old  friend, 
Sam'l  of  Posen,  go  out  for  a  limited 
tour  about  April  17th. 

Charley  Warner, who  went  north 
with  the  Frawleys,  returned  to  San 
Francisco  Monday. 

Max  Hirschfeld,  the  popular 
Tivoli  baton  wielder,  is  actively  at 
work  with  Oscar  Weil  on  two  comic 
operas. 

Virginia  Harned  will  play 
Ophelia  to  Sotheru's  Hamlet  next  fall 
in  New  York.  Edward  Morgan  is  to 
play  the  King. 

Andrew  E.  Thomson,  manager  of 
Lyceum  Stock  Company,  visited  the 
Dramatic  Review  office  on  Saturday 
last. 

Frances  Joliffe,  in  the  cast  of 
Naughty  Anthony,  lost  her  mother 
recently.  The  family  home  is  at 
2015  Pacific  Avenue,  this  city. 

Will  CurTin,  once  of  the  Alcazar, 
is  now  playing  with  the  recently  re- 
organized Battle  Scarred  Hero  Com- 
pany. 

Ethel  Brandon  is  leading  lady  of 
the  Schubert  Stock  Company,  playing 
at  the  Bastable  Theatre,  Syracuse, 
N.  Y. 

Tom  Greene,  the  popular  tenor  of 
the  Tivoli,  is  a  Virginian,  the  son  of 
an  Episcopal  clergyman  of  the  old 
Dominion. 

Clara  Morris,  whose  reputation 
as  a  fictionist  is  becoming  more  pro- 
nounced, will  soon  bring  out  a  new 
book  of  short  stories. 

Henry  Miller  came  near  to  clos- 
ing his  season  prematurely  last  week 
in  Boston,  owing  to  trouble  with  his 
eyes. 

Maud  Berri  is  making  a  short 
stay  in  Oakland,  having  accompanied 
her  husband's  remains  to  his  home  for 
burial. 

A  new  star  next  season  will  be 
Maclyn  Arbuckle.  Mr.  Arbuckle  will 
play  in  a  new  piece  which  Augustus 
Thomas  is  now  writing  for  him,  to  be 
called  The  Member  From  Texas. 


The  two  sterling  players,  Charles 
Walcot  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Whiffen, 
will  return  here  with  Henry  Miller 
and  his  special  company. 

Charley  Thall  goes  East  in  a 
couple  of  weeks  to  join  the  business 
staff  of  one  of  his  uncle's  companies. 
Charley  is  a  youngster  in  years,  but 
has  got  an  exceptionally  clever  head. 

Edith  Cooper,  the  clever  little 
daughter  of  Georgie  Woodthorpe,  who 
has  been  very  low  from  an  attack  of 
heart  trouble,  is  slowly  improving, 
though  not  yet  out  of  danger. 

Mme.  Modjeska  intends  sailing  for 
Europe  in  May,  and  if  the  Russian 
ban  is  removed,  will  play  in  Poland. 
Bad  management  lost  her  money  on 
her  recent  toui  to  the  East. 

Dan  Halifax  writes  from  New 
York  that  Madame  Butterfly,  by  David 
Belasco,  is  great  and  puts  the  First 
Born  in  the  shade.  Fred  Belasco  has 
secured  it  for  the  Alcazar  Stock. 

W.  M.  Gray  is  doing  advance 
for  Willie  Collier,  on  his  eighth 
trip  to  the  Coast.  He  says  his  star 
has  been  doing  a  large  business  on 
tour. 

Frank  Worthing  and  Blanche 
Bates  have  made  pronounced  personal 
hits  in  David  Belasco's  new  one  act 
play,  Madame  Butterfly,  at  the  Herald 
Square  Theatre,  New  York. 

Wm.  West's  Big  Minstrel  Jubilee 
is  to  follow  Willie  Collier  at  the  Colum- 
bia Theatre.  Dick  Jose  and  Carroll 
Johnson  are  among  the  star  performers 
with  the  company. 

Minette  Barrett  has  shown  im- 
provement during  the  engagement. 
Portland  people  will  take  a  lively 
interest  in  her  future  career. — Port- 
land Oregonian. 

George  H.  Broadhurst  is  in  and 
out  of  San  Francisco  working  upon  a 
new  musical  piece,  the  score  for  which 
will  probably  be  furnished  by  A.  B. 
Sloane. 

Gretciien  Lyons,  who  will  be 
pleasantly  remembered  by  Alcazar 
audiences,  is  one  of  the  prosperous 
colony  of  ex-California  players  in  the 
metropolis.  Miss  Lyons  is  doing 
excellently  well  in  Ben  Hur. 

LEE  Farnham  and  Mrs.  A.  C. 
Farnham  are  in  town  forming  a  com- 
pany to  take  the  road  with  a  farce 
comedy.  Mr.  Farnham  is  a  well- 
known  specialty  artist  with  an  Eastern 
reputation. 


Clarence  Montaine,  that  ex- 
ceedingly clever  actor  who  went  North 
with  Frawley,  has  made  a  very  fine 
impression  on  Portland  and  Seattle 
audiences.  Mr.  Frawley  himself  is 
very  much  pleased  with  Mr.  Mon- 
taine's  good  work. 

Carroll  Johnson  has  received  the 
manuscript  of  a  new  song  which  prom- 
ises to  be  a  sensation.  The  comedian 
sings  it  for  the  first  time  during  the 
engagement  at  the  Columbia  Theatre 
of  Wm.  H.  West's  Big  Minstrel  Jubilee. 

Helen  Bertram  announces  that 
she  will  leave  the  Bostonians  and  sail 
for  Paris  about  the  middle  of  June 
and  study  for  grand  opera.  She  may 
sail  for  Paris,  but  its  dollars  to  dough- 
nuts that  next  year  will  see  her  wear- 
ing tights  in  comic  opera. 

Will  J.  Irvin,  who  came  here 
with  London  Life,  is  now  playing  at 
the  Alcazar.  Mr.  Irvin  was  formerly 
stage  manager  of  the  Grip  of  Steel 
Company  for  W.  T.  Fielding,  and 
was  also  a  member  of  Charles  Blay- 
ney's  forces. 

The  appearance  of  Burr  Mcintosh 
as  Pudd'nhead  Wilson  recalls  the  fact 
that  Theodore  Hamilton's  hasty  de- 
parture from  In  Paradise  and  his  trip 
East,  were  for  the  purpose  of  assum- 
ing Frank  Mayo's  famous  role.  But 
— he  missed  connections. 

Nat  Goodwin  received  half  a 
dozen  curtain  calls  at  his  last  perform- 
ance of  When  We  Were  Twenty-one. 
He  responded  with  a  neat  little  speech 
promising  to  return  to  New  York  in 
the  near  future  prior  to  which  he  is 
going  to  make  a  western  tour. 

Helen  Young,  daughter  of  Fanny 
Young  and  property  master  Morri- 
son of  the  Tivoli,  is  a  young  California 
actress  who  is  winning  favorable  com- 
ment on  the  road.  She  is  playing  the 
ingenue  role  in  Other  People's  Money 
Company,  which  has  just  toured 
Texas  and  the  Southwest. 

Leslie  Morosco  is  winning  golden 
opinions  rat  the  Bastable  Theatre, 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  where  he  is  the 
juvenile  man  of  the  Schubert  Stock 
Company.  The  Syracuse  press 
highly  eulogize  his  performance,  and 
declare  him  a  young  actor  of  excep- 
tional promise. 

Chas.  H.  Jones,  stage  manager  of 
the  Grand  Opera  House,  has  received 
a  flattering  offer  from  the  Castle 
Square  Opera  Company  for  next  sea- 
son which  he  has  declined,  preferring 
to  remain  where  he  is  and  to  avail 
himself  of  the  greater  scope  offered 
for  magnificent  productions. 

Phil  Hastings,  who  has  had  the 
management  of  the  Symphony  recitals, 
suggested  and  made  the  arrange- 
ments for  last  Tuesday  Symphony, 
and  the  result  proved  his  sanguine 
claim  that  San  Francisco  can  furnish 
as  large  and  as  brilliant  an  audience 
as  any  ciry  in  the  country,  when  the 
occasion  warrants  it. 

The  Union  Male  Quartet  Com- 
pany, of  which  Chas.  Henley  is 
manager,  has  been  booked  to  play  at 


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Martinez  this  evening.  Besides 
the  Quartet,  the  company  includes 
Charles  Dillon,  a  versatile  comedian, 
Miss  Mary  Madeline  Beckhusen, 
violinist,  and  Miss  Edith  Basford, 
soprano.  Messrs.  Curry  and  Jones, 
proprietors  of  the  opera  house,  evinced 
good  business  judgment  in  securing 
this  company.    Its  work  is  first  class. 

Giacomo  Mincowski,  a  former  resi- 
dent of  San  Francisco,  whose  opera, 
The  Smugglers  of  Badayez,  is  now  be- 
ing sung  by  the  Bostonians,  is  in  San 
Francisco.  He  is  to  be  married  to 
Miss  Wanda  Galland,  a  native  San 
Franciscan.  The  young  lady  is  of 
musical  and  artistic  tastesand  first  met 
Mr.  Mincowski  when  he  was  her  vocal 
tutor.  The  wedding  will  take  place 
April  15th.  Mr.  Mincowski  has  written 
a  later  opera,  The  Broidered  Belt, 
which  he  expects  will  surpass  The 
Smugglers. 

In  honor  of  Mme.  Gadski-Tauscher 
and  Messrs.  Damrosch  and  Bispham, 
a  farewell  dinner  was  tendered  by  a 
number  of  prominent  citizens  at  the 
Palace  Hotel  Thursday  night  of  last 
week.  On  the  menu  cardswas  written 
'Farewell  banquet  to  Gadski-Dam- 
rosch-Bispham  group  of  artists,  ten- 
dered by  friends  and  admirers  in  San 
Francisco  March  20,  1900."  There 
were  thirty-seven  guests  present. 

Owing  to  the  sudden  illness  of 
Lewis  Morrison,  brought  about  in 
great  measure  by  the  harrowing  ex- 
perience at  the  time  of  his  car  burning 
the  company  has  disbanded  in  New 
Haven,  Conn.  Mr.  Morrison  will  take 
a  sea  voyage  to  San  Francisco,  while 
Mrs.  Morrison,  Florence  Roberts, 
comes  directly  across  the  continent, 
arriving  here  April  5.  The  Morrisons 
will  make  San  Francisco  their  home 
for  the  coming  year,  at  least. 

Alice  Nielsen  came  very  near 
ending  her  operatic  and  earthly  career 
at  Indianapolis  last  week.  She  was 
hurrying  to  a  depot  to  catch  a  train, 
when  her  carriage  collided  with  an- 
other conveyance.  Both  rigs  were 
smashed  up  pretty  badly,  and  it  was 
thought  for  a  time  that  the  young  lady 
could  hardly  haveescaped  being  killed. 
She  was  extricated  from  the  wreck, 
however,  and,  aside  from  a  bad  shak- 
ing up,  was  uninjured.  She  also 
caught  the  train. 

Friends  of  David  Bispham,  the  well 
known  operatic  baritone,  now 
creating  so  much  enthusiasm  with  con- 
cert goers,  assert  that  he  has  decided 
to  abandon  the  opera  and  concert  stage 
for  that  of  the  legitimate  drama.  That 
he  has  the  necessary  qualifications  has 
been  made  potent  by  his  work  in  the 
acting  roles  of  opera — Kurvenal, 
Alberich,  Terramund,  Beckmesser  and 
many  others.  Mr.  Bispham  is  an 
American.  He  is  a  native  of  Philadel- 
phia, and  commenced  his  stage  career 
in  London.  During  the  past  three 
seasons  he  was  connected  with  the 
Grau  Opera  Company.  This  year  he 
is  devoting  himself  to  the  concert  stage 
and  is  at  present  on  a  tour  through 
the  West. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


March  31,  1900 


AT  THE  ♦  ♦  ♦ 
LOCAL  THEATRES 


0**BO*£    '*     CO  SA 


The  Columbia 

\17illie  Collier,  actor  for  some 
*  *  time,  playwright  for  a  season 
now,  is  presenting  his  own  little  play, 
Mr.  Smooth,  at  the  Columbia.  It 
isn't  a  great  play,  judged  by  all  or 
any  rules  of  dramatic  standards,  but 
it  furnishes  abundance  of  clean,  bright 
fun— the  kind  you  would  expect  to 
meet  with  in  the  company  of  bright, 
witty  people,  who  have  the  comedy 
instinct  well  developed.  Mr.  Collier, 
in  his  smooth,  quiet,  magnetic  way, 
starts  the  fun  and  does  not  allow  it  to 
lag  during  the  entire  evening.  Assum- 
ing the  character  and  person  of  Mr. 
Smooth,  who  should  have  departed  for 
Europe  and  who  didn't,  he  enters  the 
home  of  the  real  Mr.  Smooth's  friend 
and  finds  himself  mixed  up  in  all 
kinds  of  complications,  owing  to  the 
arrival  of  the  man  he  is  impersonating. 
Thomas  Evans,  who  appears  as  a 
bookmaker,  after  several  hundred 
dollars  owing  him  by  the  bogus  Mr. 
Smooth,  does  next  to  the  star  the  best 
work  of  the  supporting  company, 
(which,  we  want  to  say  right  here,  is 
one  of  unusual  excellence.)  Mr. 
Evans  gives  us  a  picture  of  the  sport- 
ing gent  we  can  see  any  day  coming 
from  Oakland  or  Tanforan. 

Alfred  Hickman,  who  used  to  be 
with  Frawley,  wears  the  same  kind  of 
wide,  flapping  trousers  over  rather 
finely  chiseled  limbs,  that  we  used  to 
be  accustomed  to,  and  in  his  straight- 
forward get-there  manner,  he  is  quite 
agreeable  as  Frank  Chilleigh,  the 
banker's  son.  Helena  Collier  was 
pretty  and  agreeable  as  Rose  Chilleigh 
and  Helen  Reimer  was  an  eccentric 
and  amusing  old  maid,  Rose's  Aunt, 
who  was  looking  for  most  any  kind  of  a 
man,  though  she  seemed  to  have  but 
little  use  for  most  of  the  members  of 
her  own  sex.  Louise  Allen  Collier, 
was  the  Chicago  girl,  rather  more 
quiet  and  entertaining  than  the  stage 
pictures  we  usually  get  of  this  much 
abused  damsel.  Mrs.  Collier  dresses 
stunningly  and  since  the  days  when 
she  used  to  be  a  celebrated  dancer  has 
developed  into  a  clever  actress. 

Mr.  Smooth  runs  next  week  and  is 
good  for  many  quiet  laughs  to  any- 
body who  appreciates  quiet,  clean  fun. 


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The  California 

Dudd'nhead  Wilson  is  putting  in 
*■  a  second  week  at  this  theatre  and 
doing  a  good  business.  All  who  have 
seen  the  present  company  have  been 
more  than  pleased  with  every  detail  of 
the  production.  As  we  see  more  of 
Burr  Mcintosh  in  the  title  role,  our 
appreciation  of  his  artistic  work  grows 
on  us.  Beginning  unostentatiously 
and  naturally  inviting  comparison 
with  the  intrepretation  of  the  famous 
originator,  Mr.  Mcintosh  has  been  a 
most  gratifying  success  as  Pudd'nhead. 
Mrs.  Mayo  as  Rowey,  Frank  Campeau 
as  Tom  Driscoll,  Nina  Morris  as 
Roxy,  and  Menifee  Johnstone  as 
Chambers,  have  each  made  a  marked 
success  and  left  many  appreciative 
admirers  behind.  Pudd"  nhead  Wilson, 
should  do  extremely  well  on  this 
coast,  for  it  is  a  play  with  an  un- 
usually good  company  of  players. 

The  Alcazar 

Back  again  with  farce,  the  Alcazar 
Stock  Company  has  this  week 
presented  very  laughably  the  dramatic 
trifle  called  Aunt  Jack,  that  used  to  be 
one  of  the  cards  of  A.  M.  Palmer's 
repertoire.  It  is  surprising  how  much 
fun  this  clever  company  can  get  out  of 
the  ordinary  farce,  when  you  take 
into  consideration  their  strongest 
work  is  in  other  lines  of  dramatic  con- 
struction. For  two  acts,  Aunt  Jack, 
is  a  funny,  well  put  together  spasm  of 
mirth,  but  in  the  last  act  the  fun  gets 
rather  away  from  the  players  and  de- 
generates into  a  wildly  hilarious,  un- 
restricted burlesque.  Mary  Hampton, 
Aunt  Jack,  attired  in  the  simple  finery 
of  our  grandmothers,  with  coquettish 
corkscrew  curls,  looked  exceedingly 
lovely  and  entered  into  the  spirit  of 
the  fun  with  exceedingly  good  results, 
giving  what  is  probably  the  best  bit  of 
farce  comedy  work  we  have  seen  her 
in.  Jeffrey  Williams  was  a  very  good 
Berkeley  Brue,  an  elderly  and  crabbed 
solicitor,  until  he  came  under  the  in- 
fluence of  lovely  woman,  and  Ernest 
Hastings  exhibited  very  much  of  his 
magnetic  nature  as  Caleb  Cornish,  the 
junior  member  of  the  firm  of  barristers. 
Will  Irvin,  in  a  Mark's-the-lawyer 
make-up  was  wonderfully  good,  and 
in  a  quiet,  dry  way,  gave  a  capital 
impersonation  of  the  country  lawyer, 
just  tinging  it  with  the  necessary 
burlesque  to  make  it  amusing.  Laura 


Crews,  played  the  young  wife  of  Caleb 
Cornish,  and  exhibited  a  decided 
ability  to  play  more  important  drama- 
tic roles  than  the  sweet  simplicity 
maidens  that  generally  fall  to  the  lot 
of  a  stock  company  ingenue.  Marie 
Howe,  George  Webster,  Frank  Den- 
thorn,  Carlyle  Moore,  Howard  Scott, 
Jack  Morris  and  Emile  Farjeon,  com- 
plete the  cast. 


Morganza;  in  fact  everything  she  has 
undertaken  here  has  shown  her  re- 
markable versatility  and  painstaking 
work.  She  has  been  a  great  factor 
with  this  company  in  their  success. 


The  Tiboli 


Grand  Opera  House 

""The  opera  company  at  the  Grand 


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Opera  House  are  covering  them" 


selves  with  glory  in  the  last  weeks  of 
stay  with  us,  and  they  will  be  missed, 
as  they  have  made  many  friends  dur- 
ing their  year's  visit.  They  presented 
El  Capitan  this  week,  with  all  the 
esprit  possible.  Among  the  many 
good  things  they  have  given  us,  they 
perhaps  do  their  best  work  in  this 
popular  opera.  It  goes  with  a  rhythm 
that  is  contagious  and  keeps  the  audi- 
ence in  perfect  harmony  with  them. 
The  grand  march  at  the  close  of  the 
second  act  was  done  exceptionally 
well,  bringing  down  the  house  and 
being  several  times  recalled.  The 
chorus  is  of  the  best  and  has  made  a 
name  while  here  to  be  proud  of.  The 
Typical  Tune  of  Zanzibar  receives 
many  encores  nightly.  Wm.  Wolff 
scores  a  hit  as  Don  Errico  Medigua, 
as  does  Arthur  Wooley,  as  the  Cham- 
berlain. Edith  Mason  is  exceedingly 
sweet  and  pretty  in  her  make-up  of 
Isabel  and  her  charming  voice  and 
manner  win  the  plaudits  of  her  hearers. 
Hattie  Belle  Ladd,  as  Estrella,  is  a 
general  favorite,  singing  conscien- 
tiously and  acceptably.  Bessie  Fair- 
bairn,  of  course,  is  good  as  Princess 


A  I  last  The  Idol's  Eye  has  ceased 
its  merry  twinkle,  and  in  its 
stead  the  comedy  opera,  Manila 
Bound,  has  appeared.  It  is  excep- 
tionally good,  and  that  it  is  fully 
appreciated  is  evidenced  by  the  fre- 
quent applause  of  the  large  audiences 
that  have  nightly  attended.  Ferris 
Hartman,  as  Anthony  Busch  Plum- 
mer,  a  wealthy  retired  Chicago 
brewer,  is  in  his  element,  and  as  is 
usual  with  him  is  a  whole  show  in 
himself. 

Tom  Greene,  in  the  part  of  Cap- 
tain Moreland,  IT.  S.  N.,  made  a  very 
handsome  and  pleasant  officer.  His 
voice  never  appeared  to  better  ad- 
vantage. Alf  Wheelan  certainly 
exhibited  considerable  self-control,  for 
he  only  says  hoot  mon  once  during  a 
performance.  Miss  Merrill,  Miss 
Graham  and  Miss  Meyers  sustained 
their  usual  excellency,  both  as  to  their 
abilities  as  vocalists  and  actresses. 
Miss  Julie  Cotte  as  a  French  maid 
was  very  charming,  and  judging  by 
the  many  floral  tributes  passed  over 
the  footlights,  she  is  a  great  favorite. 
Many  good  specialties  are  presented 
throughout  the  performance.  The 
chorus  are  very  well  trained  and  show 
that  great  pains  have  been  taken  in 
preparing  their  many  features — nota- 
bly the  Golf  ballet  and  the  Sailor's 
Hornpipe. 


On  the  Suwanee  River 


March  31,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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The  Oheron 


The  Orpheum 

'"The    Orpheum   has  another  good 
1    program    this    week.      W.  C. 
Fields,  a  tramp  juggler,  is  one  of  the 
cleverest  men  in  the  business,  and  he 
continues  to  delight.    Another  eccen- 
tric comedian  is  Charles  Sweet  who 
calls  himself  The  Burglar.    He  uses 
the  piano  in  a  marvelous  manner  and 
plays  a  Hot  Time  in  the  Old  Town 
Tonight  in  half  a  dozen  different  ways. 
Walter  Jones    and    Norma  Whallev 
made  a  hit  in  their  singing  and  char- 
acter specialties,  and   Jones  "made 
up"  as    Sousa  in    a    most  realistic 
fashion.     A.    L.  Guille,  the  noted 
tenor,  was  compelled  to  respond  to  an 
encore  four  times.      He  appears  to  be 
in  better  voice  than  ever  before.  A 
laughable    trio   who    do  acrobatics 
comprise  Keno,  Welch  and  Melrose, 
and  they  do  some  very  clever  work. 
Loney     Haskell,  author-comedian, 
gives  a  most  entertaining  monologue 
and  impersonations.     His  only  assist- 
ants are  a  big  football  head  of  hair  and 
a  dry   sponge.    The  Misses  McCoy 
and  Sam  Marion  continue  their  acro- 
batic dances    in    "ye   olden  time" 
costumes,    and    Chas.    Weston  and 
Harry  Yost,   clever  comedians,  and 
the  very  pretty  and  musical  Neilsen 
Sisters,  vocal  duettists,  complete  the 
program. 


The  Chutes 


Come  new  faces  are  seen  on  the 
^  stage  here  this  week.  The 
Kramers,  Annie  and  Maud,  sing  and 
dance  well,  and  Lew  Thon,  the  monol- 
oguist,  adds  much  to  the  fun  of  the 
evening  with  his  sayings.  The  three 
celebrated  Cherry  Sisters  have  cap- 
tured the  town  with  their  irresistably 
funny  interpretations  of  certain  phases 
of  life.  They  will  without  doubt  be 
drawing  cards  as  long  as  they  choose 
to  remain  here.  Marian  Blake,  the 
phenomenal  barytone,  strikes  deep 
tones  that  make  you  wonder.  Lillian 
Howe,  with  her  descriptive  songs 
well  illustrated  with  stereopticon 
views,  gives  a  good  description  of 
herself  when  she  says  she  is  the  only 
perfect  animated  specialty  in  America 
today.  Romalo  Brothers,  Conlon  and 
Ryder,  and  Boggs  and  Haeward  are 
still  with  us  and  doing  good  work. 
Ella  Burt  daily  and  nightly  shoots 
the  chutes  ou  her  bicycle.  Hoot  Mon 
was  the  center  of  attraction  amateur 
night.  Tomorrow  night  a  grand 
prize  cakewalk,  and  Sunday  a  balloon 
ascension  are  among  the  attractions. 

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112  Eddy  St.,  San  Francisco 


A  good  program  is  presented  at  this 
**  popular  hall  this  week.  The 
American  Ladies  Orchestra,  under  the 
skilled  directorship  of  Mr.  Louis  N. 
Ritzau,  add  much  by  their  brilliant 
music  to  this  musical  program.  Con- 
ductor Ritzau' s  violin  solos  are  beau- 
tifully rendered.  Signor  Ernesto  Bal- 
dazna.the  great  Italian  operatic  tenor, 
after  an  absence  of  ten  years,  makes 
his  first  appearance  here,  singing 
Salve  Dimorah  from  Faust.  He  has  a 
very  sweet,  sympathetic  voice  and  was 
received  with  salvos  of  bravos  and 
forced  to  answer  several  encores.  The 
dainty  female  barytone,  Miss  Minnie 
Berlin  and  her  little  sister,  Stella, 
sing  some  very  pretty  duos  and  solos. 
The  beautiful  Annette  George  sings 
with  much  feeling  and  expression,  and 
the  wonderful  Electro-Magnograph 
gives  some  fine  lifelike  views  that  are 
very  striking  and  enjoyable. 


The  Olympia 

A  t  the  Olympia  this  week  the  lead- 
**  ing  attraction  is  The  Great  Un- 
known— the  lady  with  the  velvet  mask 
— whose  voice  and  presence  cause  great 
curiosity  and  desire  to  penetrate  the 
mystery  surrounding  her.  Mile. 
Thelma's  poses  plastique  are  very  fas- 
cinating and  the  great  and  only  Trix- 
eda's  dancing  and  singing  are  exceed- 
ingly fetching.  This  is  the  first  ap- 
pearance of  Alice  Raymond,  the 
American  cornetist,  who  electrifies  us 
with  her  performance,  and  also  the 
initial  presentation  by  Lulaine  and 
Darrell  of  their  daring  four-ring  act, 
which  is  as  good  as  can  be.  Mabel 
Livingston,  Maude  Darrell,  Delia  St. 
Clair,  May  Nealson,  the  Gordon 
Sisters,  and  the  Japanese  acrobat, 
Ouhama,  complete  an  excellent  pro- 
gram. 

Fischers  Concert  House 

Is  a  great  success  in  every  way.  As 
a  hall  it's  a  beauty — daintily  finished 
in  delicate  shades  with  telling  effects 
in  stained  glass  insets  of  famous 
musicians.  There  is  always  a  goodly 
crowd,  and  it's  a  good  crowd  too,  in 
attendance.  An  excellent  program  is 
presented  this  week.  Perhaps  the 
violin  solos  of  Conductor  August 
Hinrich's  is  the  most  perfectly  artistic 
presentation  of  each  evening,  and  the 
orchestra  under  his  leadership  is 
giving  most  excellent  music. 

Senors  Vargas  and  Badarocco  with 
Signorinas  Barducci  and  Polletini  give 
classic  solos  and  render  with  force  and 
power  act  four  from  II  Trovatore. 
Miss  Agnes  Fried  sings  Ave  Maria  and 
For  all  Eternity  and  sings  them  well. 
Master  Leo  Hickman,  the  boy 
soprano,  sings  sweetly  the  Holy  City, 
and  is  heartily  encored  for  it.  Next 
week  La  Boheme  will  be  the  feature. 


The  Dewey  Theatre 

Mr.  Edwin  Hanford,  the  ideal  Irish 
comedian,  supported  by  The  Stock 
Company,  is  presenting  his  own  Irish- 
American  drama,  The  Shamrock,  this 
week.  The  leading  character,  Shiel 
O' Moore,  is  portrayed  by  Mr.  Han- 
ford, who  also  introduces  some  of  his 
songs  and  dances,  during  the  action 
of  the  play. 

Carl  Birch,  as  Sir  Gerald  Buckley, 
filled  the  part  with  his  usual  skill,  and 
clever  acting.  E.  J.  Holden,  as  Craig 
Dolan,  Buckley's  man,  made  a  good 
villian. 

The  part  of  Moses  Levi,  was  well 
acted  by  the  comedian,  Maurice  Stew- 
art, and  Wm.  B.  Mack  as  Richard 
Rehan,  made  much  of  his  part. 

Gracie  Plaisted  acted  the  part  of 
Sheelah  with  great  zest.  The  charac- 
ter of  Nellie  Rehan  was  cleverly  done 
by  Fanny  Gillette. 

The  remainder  of  the  cast,  T.  F. 
O'Malley,  Geo.  M.  Hermance,  Grace 
Addison  and  little  Florence  Emery, 
did  exceptionally  well.  Taken  alto- 
gether'it's  a  very  enjoyable  play. 


Bijou  Theatre 

A  new  concert  house,  the  Bijou, 
opens  tonight.  A  fine  bill,  headed 
by  Ethel  Lynwood,  is  promised. 
Messrs.  Stechan  and  Goldberg,  the 
managers,  promise  some  good  attrac- 
tions each  week.  Admission  will  be 
free. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Gerald  opens  at  the  Chutes  next 
week. 

The  Black  Bartons  appear  at  the 
Olympia  next  week. 

Di  Gosca  Bros,  are  at  the  People's 
Theatre,  Seattle. 

John  Delmore  will  shortly  arrive  in 
town. 

May  Walton  opens  in  the  Delmonico 
Music  Hall  next  week. 


Love  and  Rowe  are  big  hits  at  the 
Cceur  D'Alene  Theatre,  Spokane. 

The  new  Bijou  Theatre  at  Astoria 
is  doing  very  well. 

Claire  Stanley  is  the  top  liner  at  the 
People's  Theatre,  Seattle. 

Tony  Ryan  is  in  Duluth,  at  the  Par- 
lor Theatre. 

Juanita  Coad  appears  at  the  Grotto 
in  new  songs  and  dances  next  week. 

Marion  Blake  will  shortly  take  the 
road  with  a  first  class  vaudeville  com- 
pany. 

Al  James,  a  Frisco  favorite,  is  at  the 
Cceur  D'Alene  Theatre,  Spokane,  and 
doing  well. 

Archie  Levy  left  this  week  for  River- 
side and  Los  Angeles  on  business  and 
pleasure.    He  will  be  back  next  week. 

Gertie  Harrington,  the  well-known 
banjoist,  and  May  and  Charlie  Mor- 
rell  are  among  the  popular  attractions 
at  the  popular  People's,  Seattle. 

De  Gosca  Brothers,  with  their  won- 
derful electrical  musical  novelty,  are 
meeting  with  great  success  at  the 
People's,  Seattle. 

Stella  Mayhew,  the  star  of  the  On 
the  Suwanee  River  Company,  will 
within  two  months  enter  vaudeville. 
Contracts  have  been  signed. 

Lillian  Walther  and  Miss  Elaine 
Forrest  who  were  to  return  this  week 
from  their  successful  engagement  in 
the  Savoy  Theatre  in  Vancouver  and 
Victoria,  have  been  induced  by  an 
offer  of  higher  salary  to  remain  two 
weeks  longer. 

Richard  Pitrot  and  his  associates 
who  started  out  to  make  a  tour  of  the 
world  have  reached  San  Francisco, 
and  are  due  to  be  in  New  York 
toward  the  middle  of  April.  The 
organization,  in  addition  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Pitrot,  originally  contained  Vir- 
ginia Aragon,  Mario  and  Dunham, 
and  other  well-known  vaudeville  per- 
formers. The  trip  was  begun  in 
South  Africa,  and  extended  to  India 
and  other  distant  parts. 


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Correspondence  and 
Comments 


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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  March  25. — Olga  Nethersole 
who  put  on  The  Second  Mrs.  Tan- 
query  after  the  police  stopped  Sapho, 
has  been  playing  The  Profligate 
for  a  week.  The  play  is  teu  years  old  and 
Miss  Nethersole  originally  appeared  in  a 
minor  part.  The  Profligate  is  not  one  of 
A.  W.  Pinero's  best  plays,  but  it  is  excellent 
in  spite  of  some  tedious  dialogue.  It  tells 
the  story  of  a  young  man  who  had  led  a 
loose  life  in  general  and  a  dishonorable  one 
in  particular  with  a  gill  whom  he  did  not 
marry.  The  girl  whom  he  did  marry  wor- 
ships him  until  his  sins  find  him  out.  In 
the  meantime  the  wife's  younger  brother 
has  fallen  in  love  with  the  girl  whom  the 
husband  betrayed  b;fore  he  was  married. 
The  ending  is  not  happy,  for  how  could 
such  conduct  lead  to  happiness?  Had  Pin- 
ero  made  the  ending  happy  and  therefore 
more  popular,  perhaps  it  would  have  been 
untrue.  There  is  a  diversity  of  opinion  as 
to  what  the  wife  should  have  done.  Some 
women  in  the  audience  approved  her  for- 
giveness of  the  husband.  Others  did  not. 
But  in  any  event  the  poor  girl  who  trusted 
him  before  marriage  to  another,  suffered 
most  and  was  practically  banished.  Miss 
Nethersole  in  The  Profligate  shows  herself 
to  be  an  actress  of  the  very  highest  rank, 
intellectually,  aud  notwithstanding  the 
salacious  character  of  her  plays  there  is  at 
the  bottom  of  every  one  a  moral  which  im- 
presses itself  upon  the  audience. 

*  * 

Miss  Nethersole  and  her  managers  are 
still  in  the  courts.  A  Judge  of  our  Supreme 
Court  (which  corresponds  with  the  Superior 
Court  in  California)  has  just  rendered  a  de- 
cision in  the  Sapho  case,  holding  that  New 
York  is  in  the  United  States.  Of  course  the 
learned  Judge  didn't  say  it  in  those  few 
words,  nor  in  that  plain  blunt  way.  But 
that  was  the  gist  of  his  decision.  You  see 
in  New  York  we  have  a  queer  law,  the  con- 
stitutionality of  which  has  never  been  tested 
which  attempts  to  empower  a  Judge  with 
discretion  to  say  whether  or  not  a  person 
chirged  with  certain  offenses  shall  have  a 
trial  by  jury.  As  the  right  of  trial  by  jury 
is  guaranteed  by  the  United  States  Constitu- 
tion the  absurdity  of  the  New  York  State 
law  is  apparent,  yet  Miss  Nethersole  had  to 
wait  until  the  august  Judge  rendered  his 
decision  before  the  case  could  proceed  to  the 
Grand  Jury.  As  was  expected,  the  Grand 
Jury  found  an  indictment  against  Miss 
Nethersole,  her  leading  man,  her  m  inager, 
and  the  manager  of  VVallack's  Theatre.  As 
Miss  Nethersole  had  never  before  been 
arrested  she  was  very  much  effected  by  the 
language  of  the  indictment,  which  having 
been  takeu  from  the  statutes  looked  ex- 
ceedingly fierce  when  applied  to  her  spec- 
ifically. But  it  did  not  frighten  Abe  Hum- 
mel, her  attorney,  who  is  still  confident  of 
an  acquittal. 

* 

*  * 

Stuart  Robson  made  a  second  attempt 
this  season  to  plant  a  successful  play  on 
Broadway.  This  time  it  was  with  Oliver 
Goldsmith,  a  new  play  by  Augustus  Thomas. 


Mr.  Robson's  new  venture  has  many 
elements  of  success  as  it  was  presented  at 
he  Fifth  Aveuue  Theatre  last  week.  It  is 
a  pity  he  did  not  open  in  Oliver  Goldsmith 
at  Wal lack's  early  in  the  season,  for  now, 
even  with  a  success  on  his  hands,  he  will 
not  be  able  to  have  but  a  few  weeks  at  the 
Filth  Avenue  before  he  must  make  way  for 
a  prior  engagement  with  Joseph  Jefferson. 
Oliver  Goldsmith,  as  described  by  his  con- 
temporaries wrote  like  an  angel  and  talked 
like  a  fool.  The  dramatist  aud  the  actor 
have  not  made  Goldsmith  talk  like  a  fool, 
but  have  made  him  say  many  things  in  that 
droll  way  for  which  Stuart  Robson  is  noted. 
The  play  was  in  fact  nothing  but  Stuart 
Robson  unhampered  by  plot  or  dialogue, 
and  the  audience  showed  plainly  on  the 
opening  night  that  it  preferred  the  comedian 
straight  instead  of  warped  by  any  serious 
roles  that  he  has  attempted.  Next  to  Mr. 
Robson  the  best  individual  success  was 
scored  by  Harry  E.  Dixey,  who  played  the 
part  of  David  Garrick.  H.  A.  Weaver  was 
Dr.  Johnson;  Walter  Hale  was  Edmund 
Burke;  and  Beaumont  Smith  was  Boswell, 
the  entertaining  biographer  of  the  author  of 
She  Stoops  to  Conquer,  The  Vicar  of  Wake- 
field, and  The  Deserted  Village.  They 
were  all  there,  including  Goldsmith's  sweet- 
heart, Mary  Homeck,  enacted  by  Florence 
Rockwell.  There  are  deficiencies  and  in- 
accuracies in  the  play  from  an  historical 
standpoint,  but  no  grievous  faults.  It  is 
the  best  new  play  Mr.  Robson  has  had  for 
many  years. 

*  * 

George  W.  Lederer's  latest  production  at 
the  Casino  is  called  The  Casino  Girl.  The 
libretto  is  by  Harry  B.  Smith,  and  the 
music  by  Will  Marion  Cook  and  Harry  T. 
MacConnell.  As  no  one  can  tell  what 
music  is  going  to  be  popular  until  after  the 
public  has  had  a  wdiack  at  it,  it  is  too  early 
to  make  a  comparison  in  that  line.  Playing 
The  Casino  Girl  in  the  Casino  is  like  talking 
shop,  but  as  the  public  is  always  more  or 
less  interested  with  what  it  supposes  goes 
on  behind  the  scenes,  this  particular  piece 
of  shop  talk  will  perhaps  be  overlooked. 
One  of  the  skits  in  the  production  is  a  scene 
showing  how  Laura  Lee  was  taught  to  sing, 
and  the  song  Follow  On.  This  is,  of  course, 
a  take-off  on  Edna  May,  whom  Lederer 
raised  suddenly  from  the  ranks  of  the 
chorus.  Although  the  piece  has  many 
clever  things,  the  principal  success  is  due  to 
the  players  themselves.  Virginia  Earle  is 
the  principal  comediene  and  Mabelle 
Gillnian  is  another  singing  recruit.  Sam 
Bernard,  Louis  Wesley,  Albert  Hart  and 
George  A.  Schiller  were  the  principal  fun 
makers  among  the  men,  and  Carrie  E. 
Perkins,  Ella  Snyder,  Irene  Bentlev  and 
May  me  Gehrue,  were  the  other  women  in 
the  cast. 

*  * 

The  Great  Ruby  opened  at  the  Fourteenth 
Street  Theatre  last  week  to  an  enthusiastic 
audience.  The  cast  now  includes  Rose 
Coghlan  and  Minnie  Seligman,  who  are 
more  distinguished  than  any  woman  in 
Daly's  production  after  Ada  Rehan  left. 
The  picturesque  display  was  in  some  re- 
spects better  than  in  the  Daly  representa- 


tion, especially  the  arrival  of  the  coaching 
party.  The  balloon  disaster  was  of  course 
as  exciting  as  ever. 

*  • 

Without  Daniel  Frohman's  clever  players, 
The  Interrupted  Honeymoon,  put  on  at 
Daly's  Theatre  last  Tuesday  night  might 
have  been  a  failure.  It  was  written  by  F. 
Kinsay  Peile  as  a  comedy,  but  its  succes- 
sion of  interesting  events  contained  so  many 
impossibilities  that  it  might  easily  have 
been  classed  as  a  farce.  Hilda  Spong  was  a 
devoted  wife;  Grant  Stewart,  another 
woman'.-,  husband  who  paid  sentimental 
attention  to  her;  Edward  J.  Morgan  was  a 
faithful  spouse;  Mrs.  Walcot  was  an  old 
maid  suspicious  of  the  wife;  May  Manner- 
ing  was  a  bride,  and  William  F.  Courtenay 
was  the  bridegroom.  John  Mason  was  the 
bride's  father,  and  John  Findlay  was  the 
comic  butler. 

Joseph  Jefferson  will  be  at  the  Fifth 
Avenue  Theatre  in  April. 

Camille  D'Arville  who  is  reported  engaged 
to  Will  Crellin  of  Oakland,  was  last  week  at 
Keith's  continuous  show  vaudeville  house, 
notwithstanding  her  announcement  earlier 
in  the  season  that  she  would  never  go  back 
into  the  Ferris  Wheel  business  again. 

Charles  Frohman  left  for  Europe  last 
week,  which  is  much  earlier  than  that  busy 
manager  usually  goes  abroad.  Among  the 
things  which  will  engage  his  attention  on 
the  other  side  will  be  the  building  of  a  new 
theatre  in  London  and  placing  the  English 
rights  of  Rostand's  new  play.  His  theatre 
will  be  in  St.  Martin's  Lane  near  Charles 
Wyndam's  new  play  house. 

Carrie  Godfrey,  a  Tivoli  favorite,  was 
playing  Lady  Jane  last  week  in  Patience  at 
the  American.  For  one  who  has  taken 
such  little  care  of  her  health  and  of  her 
unusually  good  contralto  voice.  Miss  Godfrey 
looks  and  sings  today  surprisingly  well. 

  Rob  Roy. 

DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  March  20. — The  only  new  thing 
in  the  show  line  last  week  was  the  opening 
of  the  new  Lyceum  Stock  Company.  Mr. 
Carstarphen  has  secured  a  lot  of  very  clever 
people  who  are  growing  into  popular  favor. 
They  were  unfortunate  in  opening  with  The 
Case  of  Rebellious  Susan,  for  it  did  not  give 
the  best  of  satisfaction.  This  week  they  are 
playing  The  Magistrate,  and  playing  it 
well.  Business  is  picking  up  every  night. 
Next  week  The  Great  Diamond  Robbery. 
Last  week  at  the  Broadway  we  had  Willie 
Collier  in  Mr.  Smooth.  The  piece  was  very 
funny  but  not  as  good  as  The  Man  From 
Mexico.  The  opening  night  was  benefit 
night  for  the  Elks,  and  the  house  was  filled. 
Business  for  the  week  was  big.  The  offer- 
ing at  the  same  house  this  week  is  the 
James-Kidder- Hanford  combination.  They 
opened  Monday  night  with  A  Winter's  Tale, 
to  a  packed  house.  Next  week  Denman 
Thompson.  On  The  Suwanee  River  played 
to  a  good  business  all  last  week  at  the  Tabor 
and  Stella  Mayhew  was  the  whole  show. 
She  made  a  hit  with  her  excellent  acting 
and  clever  singing.     This  week  the  Tabor 


has  Yale's  big  production,  Devils  Auction. 
Business  is  big.  Next  week  West's  Minstrels. 
At  the  Denver  last  week,  Mr.  Plaster  of 
Paris.  The  company  was  good,  but  busi- 
ness bad,  and  Saturday  night  the  company 
disbanded  and  the  company  are  now  saying 
harsh  things  about  the  treatment  they  re- 
ceived. They  were  followed  this  week  by 
Knobs  o'  Tennessee,  which  opened  Sunday 
night  to  a  well  filled  house.  The  piece  has 
caught  on.  Next  week,  Midnight  in  China- 
town. John  Harley,  former  manager,  is 
back  in  Denver  much  improved  in  health. 
There  is  a  fight  on  between  the  union  stage 
hands  and  non-union  musicians.  The 
stage  hands  are  trying  to  keep  the  non- 
union musicians  out  of  the  summer  resorts, 
but  I  am  afraid  they  will  not  succeed.  The 
students  of  the  Broadway  Dramatic  School 
played  Rip  Van  Winkle,  on  Saturday  night, 
March  17th,  and  A  Sister's  Sacrifice  on  Sun- 
day night,  the  18th.  Bolh  productions  were 
very  successful.  Bon  Bell. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  March  26.— Both 
Salt  Lake  Theatre  and  Grand  were  open  the 
past  week,  the  Theatre  presenting  Denman 
Thompson  19-21,  and  Willie  Collier  22-24, 
and  the  Grand,  Grau's  Opera  Company  the 
entire  week.  The  Old  Homestead  opened 
Monday  night  with  only  a  fair  audience 
which  increased  every  night.  Willie  Collier 
had  but  poor  patronage  during  his  entire 
engagement  of  three  nights  and  matinee. 
Mr.  Smooth,  did  not  catch  Salt  Lake  play- 
goers as  did  A  Man  From  Mexico.  Hoyt's 
A  Contented  Woman,  is  the  only  attraction 
at  the  Theatre  the  present  week,  appearing 
29  31,  with  Belle  Archer  in  the  title  role. 

The  Grau  Opera  Company  opened  its 
three  weeks'  Salt  Lake  engagement  at  the 
Grand,  March  19,  in  Wang,  and  played  to 
good  business  the  entire  week  without 
change  of  bill.  The  company  is  not  up  to 
standard,  chorus  and  principals  being  only 
of  ordinary  abilities. 

John  Kay  Hardy. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence. 

ST.  John,  N.  B.,  March  20.— The  Valen- 
tine Stock  Company  closed  week  of  17  to  a 
good  house,  Monte  Cristo  being  the  pro- 
gram. Next  week  the  company  play  at 
Fredericton,  N.  B.,  returning  to  the  Opera 
House  for  three  performances  23-24,  thence 
to  Halifax,  N.  S.,  for  two  weeks,  returning 
then  to  St.  John  until  May. 

Peachey  Carnehan. 


Clarke's  Big  Business 

Butte,  Mont.,  March  21,  1900. 
My  Dear  Review:  Clarke  and  big  busi- 
ness once  more  nearing  the  Coast.  Busi- 
ness has  been  excellent.  At  Fargo  and 
Winnipeg  we  stood  'em  up.  Am  busy  now 
with  Tomkins,  and  haven't  an  open  night 
until  next  March.  We  close  our  Jones 
season  in  Colorado  and  open  our  Tomkins 
in  the  East,  reaching  San  Francisco  in  De- 
cember.   Yours  with  best  wishes, 

Harry  Corson  Clarke. 


March  31,  1900 


HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence 

Honolulu,  H.  I., March  19. — The  steamer 
Warrimoo  from  the  colonies  the  16th 
brought  Hogan's  Colored  Minstrels.  M  B. 
Curtis  was  formerly  their  manager.  Ernest 
Hogan,  who  was  one  of  the  troupe  when 
Curtis  left,  took  hold  of  them  and  has  been 
making  good  money  ever  since.  The  Or- 
pheum  has  engaged  them  for  four  weeks, 
commencing  with  Saturday,  the  17th.  They 
opened  up  with  a  full  house  and  received 
hearty  applause,  the  performance  going 
through  with  a  rush.  The  indications  are 
that  they  will  play  to  good  houses  right 
along.  Little  Siren,  the  contortionist,  and 
Carl  Dante,  magician,  are  as  clever  as  ever. 

Billy  Barlow, of  Barlow  Bros.  Minstrels, 
leaves  for  the  Coast  on  the  Australia  the 
20th,  to  join  the  company.  Billy  has  been 
down  here  about  a  year.  During  that  time 
he  has  been  manager  of  a  fashionable  beach 
resort.  At  present  Billy  has  the  "poor  man's 
gout, "and  has  to  get  around  in  hacks,  which 
he  claims  is  expensive.     H.  A.  Franson. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  Louis,  March  26th.— Manager  Pat 
Short  is  giving  us  The  Surprises  of  Love 
this  week.    The  comedy  is  funny. 

Arizona  is  again  with  us  in  Missouri  with 
almost  the  same  cast  that  produced  the 
drama  here  earlier  in  the  season. 

The  Castle  Squareites  at  the  Music  Hall 
is  singing  Fra  Diavola.  Grace  Golden  and 
May  Carrington  are  alternating  as  Zerlina, 
while  Miro  Delamatta  and  Rhys  Thomas 
are  singing  Fra  Diavola.  *  Col.  Hopkin's 
Chicago  Stock  Company  are  at  the  Imperial 
playing  to  standing  room  with  Quo  Vadis. 
The  local  stock  is  in  Chicago  playing 
Sapho.  *  Manager  William  Garen  is  offer- 
ing William  Gilette's  Secret  Service,  while 
John  Isham's  Octoroons,  an  aggregation  of 
"dingies,"  are  at  the  Grand  Opera  House.  * 
Manager  Jim  Butler  offers  The  Gay  Mas- 
queraders — good  burlesquers. 

Florenz  Troupe,  Howard's  Ponies,  the 
Levinos,  the  Silvers,  Pete  Baker,  McBride 
and  Goodrich,  George  Austin,  Belmont  and 
Weston,  Dean  and  Jose,  Halliday  and  Ward, 
Ferguson  and  Snyder,  Arvello  and  Holmes, 
and  Waldron,  make  up  an  entertaining  con- 
tinuous show  at  the  Columbia  this  week. 

Frank  Geiger,  one  of  the  best  known  men 
about  town,  died  suddenly  last  Friday.  He 
was  well  known  to  the  theatrical  profession, 
as  he  devoted  much  of  his  leisure  to  enter- 
taining them.  *  The  Castle  Square  Opera 
Company  will  close  their  season  April  28th. 
I  am  glad  to  say  they  will  be  with  us  again 
in  the  fall.  Gaty  PallEn. 


CRIPPLE  CREEK 

Special  Correspondence. 

Cripple  Creek,  Col.,  March  23. — Have 
You  Seen  Smith  ?  March  4,  to  good  house. 
Under  the  Red  Robe,  March  11,  to  good 
audience.  March  12-13,  b/ James-Kidder- 
Hanfordto  only  fair  houses.  Suwanee  River, 
March  18,  to  good  house.  West's  Min- 
strels, March  22,  to  full  house.  Devil's 
Auction  will  play  March  25-26. 

Kalmen  C.  Sai-ero. 


A  Scenic  Line 


Whether  due  to  the  fertile  brain  of 
the  gifted  press  agent  or  not,  there  is 
no  doubt  that  the  doings  of  actors  are 
prolific  of  lots  of  good  stories.  Thus 
it  is  told  that  once  the  stage  parapher- 
nalia of  one  of  Andrew  Mack's  plays 
was  sidetracked  by  neglect  at  Pitts- 
burg. Afterwards  Mr.  Mack  met  an 
official  of  the  road,  who  asked  the 


comedian  over  what  line  he  preferred 
to  travel.  Mack  replied:  "Well,  as 
a  rule,  over  the  line  that  has  the  finest 
scenery."  "And  what  line  is  that?" 
continued  the  official  persistently. 
"Just  now,  yours,"  replied  the  co- 
median. "You've  side-tracked  my 
out-fit  at  Pittsburg." 


Henry  cMillers  Season 

Henry  Miller's  summer  season  in 
San  Francisco  will  open  April  30th  at 
the  Columbia.  The  plays  he  will 
produce  will  include  Miss  Hobbs,  The 
Tree  of  Knowledge,  The  Only  Way, 
His  Excellency  the  Governor,  The 
Liars,  The  Adventure  of  Lady 
Ursula,  Heartsease,  and  Brother 
Officers. 


belasco  Fools  'Em 

While  New  York  takes  a  certain 
amount  of  pride  in  being  the  chief 
centre  of  the  gold  brick  and  green 
goods  industries,  that  it  is  not  quite  so 
sharp  as  it  would  have  the  country 
believe,  a  late  circumstance  goes  to 
show.  David  Belasco,  author  of  many 
excellent  plays,  the  other  day  sadly 
victimized  some  of  the  wideawake 
journals  of  the  fly  metropolis.  He 
recently  announced  that  he  was  en- 
gaged in  dramatizing  a  novel  whose 
story  was  laid  in  Japan,  and  stated  he 
had  to  consult  the  stage  manager  of  a 
Japanese  troupe  of  players  now  play- 
ing in  this  country,  relative  to  the 
business  and  action  necessary  to  his 
play.  This  stage  manager's  name 
was  given  as  Ythguan  Ynohtna,  and 
to  make  sure  of  its  proper  announce- 
ment in  the  papers  Mr.  Belasco  spelled 
it  out  carefully  to  each  of  ihe  news 
chroniclers.  Next  morning  the  papers 
gravely  published  the  intelligence  of 
the  dramatist's  intended  visit  to 
Ythguan  Ynohtna,  the  Japanese  stage 
manager.  This  Oriental's  name  was 
merely  "Naughty  Anthony,"  one  of 
Belasco' s  latest  plays,  reversed  in 
spelling. 

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LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angeles,  March  27.— Prof.  Gentry's 
dog  and  pony  show  gave  eight  performances 
here  last  week  to  good  business.  Mr.  Gen- 
try says  the  season  through  the  West  has 
been  particularly  good. 

David  H.  McCartney,  who  was  recently 
given  the  leading  role  in  Surprises  in  Love, 
taking  the  part  of  Lord  Yarmouth,  is  a  Los 
Angeles  boy.  His  success  in  the  East  has 
been  very  gratifying.  He  will  spend  his 
vacation  during  the  summer  in  this  city. 

The  Elks'  country  fair  will  be  held  April 
19-20-21.  A  minstrel  show  each  evening 
will  be  one  of  the  attractions. 

Mgr.  Fitzgerald  is  negotiating  for  an 
engagement  of  Petschnikiff,  Hambourg  and 
Lachaume  in  April. 

Benjamin  Howard,  the  new  man  with  the 
Neill  Company,  has  made  a  remarkable  hit 
in  the  Amazons.    He  is  a  good  actor. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre,  Because  She 
Loved  Him  So  held  the  boards  29-30-31, 
and  met  with  an  enthusiastic  reception. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre,  the  Neill 
Company  put  on  The  Amazons  for  the  week 
of  25th,  with  The  New  Secretary  for  the 
Wednesday  matinee.  The  S.  R.  O.  sign  was 
given  a  conspicuous  part  at  each  perform- 
ance. Augustus  Thomas  is  writing  a  new- 
piece  for  Mr.  Neill,  which  will  be  put  on 
next  season. 

At  the  Orpheum  the  usual  good  bill  is  on, 
and  the  "Hoot  Mon"  manager's  success  is 
steadily  on  the  increase.  The  bill  includes 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sidney  Drew,  Royal  Moorish 
Troupe,  Howard  Thurston,  Anna  Whitney, 
Martinetti  and  Grossi,  Flatow  and  Dunn, 
Franks  Trio,  and  Newhouse  and  Ward. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Portland,  March  27  — Marquam  Grand 
— But  two  attractions  at  this  house  last  week 
Toll  Gate  Inn  came  for  two  performances, 
to  fair  business.  The  play  was  one  of  the 
best  of  its  kind  ever  seen  here,  but  the  cast 
was  inadequate.  Music  lovers  enjoyed  the 
single  operatic  concert  given  by  the  Dam- 
rosch-Bispham  Concert  Company.  Coming, 
Harry  Glazier  in  Three  Musketeers.  The 
advance  sale  so  far  indicates  good  business. 

Cordray's  Theatre — Darkest  Russia  held 
the  boards  here  all  of  last  week,  to  very  in- 
different business.  Do  not  know  how  to 
account  for  this;  whether  it  was  that  the 
attraction  did  not  please  or  because  Manager 
Cordray  raised  his  prices.  Col.  W.  A. 
Thompson's  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company- 
opened  here  tonight  in  a  double  bill,  Cav- 
alkria  Rusticamt  and  Said  Pasha.  They 
stay  two  weeks. 

The  scale  of  prices  was  raised  at  this  house 
during  the  Frawley  engagement  and  still 
remains  the  same.  Orchestra  seats  were 
formerly  50  cents  and  are  now  75  cents. 

Mothersole  and  Abbots  Company  played 
Caste  last  week.  This  week  the  offering  is 
My  Precious  Baby. 

NOTES. 

Laura  Adams  of  the  Mothersole  Company 


was  called  to  her  home  in  Oakland  Sunday 
night  by  the  sudden  death  of  her  mother. 
Illness  of  your  correspondent  prevented  a 
report  from  this  point  last  week.  *  Manager 
Heilig  is  now  in  your  city  endeavoring  to 
secure  Paderewski  for  at  least  one  concert  at 
his  house.  *  Max  Steinle  entertained  a  Re- 
publican meeting  Thursday  evening.  "  Miss 
Jennie  Kelton,  late  of  Sam  T.  Shaw  Com- 
pany, is  laying  off  in  this  city.  *  Sam  T. 
Shaw  is  10  disband  his  Company  in  a  few 
days. 

Portland  has  developed  into  quite  a  sport- 
ing town,  two  big  athletic  carnivals  have 
been  held  in  past  two  weeks,  to  very  large 
business  at  the  Exposition  building.  In  the 
first  one,  D.  A.  McMillan  defeated  Louis 
Cannon  in  a  wrestling  match,  getting  three 
falls  out  of  five.  Last  night  Hali  Adali, 
known  as  "The  Sultan's  Lion"  engaged  to 
throw  McMillan  and  Cannon  both  twice  in 
ninety  minutes  for  a  purse  of  $t, 000.00.  He 
was  successful  in  turning  them  both  on 
their  backs  in  fifty-eight  minutes.  He 
issued  a  challenge  to  throw  any  ten  men  in 
the  world,  giving  them  one  dollar  a  minute 
for  all  the  time  they  could  keep  on  their 
feet.  McMillan,  Cannon  and  Hali  Adali, 
are  now  en  route  for  Frisco.  Jack  McDonald 
of  Frisco  attempted  to  knock  out  Fred  Ross 
of  this  city  in  four  rounds,  but  failed  to  do 
so.  The  Louise  Brehany  Ballad  and  Opera 
Company  will  give  one  performance  of 
Martha,  at  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Hall,  March  31. 
Max  Steinle  is  working  in  a  bank  in  this 
city.   

SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  March  27. — The  Dailey 
Company,  with  Stanley  Ross  in  leads, opened 
at  the  Clunie  last  night  to  a  fair  house.  The 
company  is  strong.  Next  week,  April  2, 
Have  You  Seen  Smith;  April  4,  Kidder  Con- 
cert Company;  April  5,  West's  Minstrels; 
April  6,  Pudd'nhead  Wilson;  April  8,  The 
Suwanee  River;  April  9,  Paderewski. 


CARSON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Carson,  Nevada,  March  27. — The  Suwa- 
nee River  Company  played  here  last  night 
to  a  good  house  and  gave  an  excellent  per- 
formance. Miss  Mahew,  playing  the  negro 
wench,  was  exceptionally  good.  They  play 
Virginia  City  tonight  and  Reno  29th. 

The  Greater  American  Company  here  the 
22d  to  fair  business  and  gave  a  good  show. 
The  company  includes  the  famous  musical 
Willards  and  the  Drummer  Boy  of  Shiloh. 
Reno  19-20  to  good  houses.  Virginia 
City  tonight  and  tomorrow  night. 

On  the  Suwanee  River  Company  is 
booked  as  follows  :  Reno,  24th;  Carson, 
26th;  Virginia  City,  27th.  Understand  the 
Jeffrey-Sharkej-  Vitascope  Company  is 
heading  this  way,  but  cannot  ascertain  the 
date  definitely. 

Ross  B.  Meder. 


Glad  to  Hear  It 

"Business  is  fine  with  us  down 
here,"  writes  Manager  Barton,  of 
Have  You  Seen  Smith  Company,  to 
the  Review,  from  Los  Angeles. 

Personal  Mention 

Ernest  Hastings  will  appear  as 
Petronuis  and  Mary  Hampton  as 
Pappae  in  the  production  of  Quo  Vadis 
at  the  Alcazar. 

Tommy  Leary,  who  makes  a  hit 
wherever  he  goes,  is  the  real  thing  in 
the  Princess  Chic  and  in  Philadelphia 
tickled  them  to  death  almost. 

Mrs.  Harry  Corson  Clarke,  the 
handsome  wife  of  the  well  known 
comedian,  arrived  in  San  Francisco 
Monday  to  spend  a  few  weeks  with 
her  relatives. 

H.  S.  Mitchell,  advance  for  On 
the  Suwanee  River,  has  been  enjoying 
the  sights  of  San  Francisco  for  the 
past  week,  as  well  as  doing  some  tall 
hustling  for  his  show. 

Mrs.  Helene  Stone-Bishop  has 
returned  to  the  city  after  a  highly  suc- 
cessful tour  of  Southern  California. 
Her  dramatic  recitals  drew  large  and 
enthusiastic  audiences,  and  she  re- 
ceived many  flattering  notices  from 
the  Southern  California  press. 

S.  H.Fkiedlander  has  the  western 
tour  of  Paderewski,  embracing  twenty 
cities,  under  his  personal  management 
and  it  needs  no  prophetic  skill  to  write 
that  with  the  managerial  skill  of  Mr. 
Friedlander  and  the  great  popularity 
of  the  gifted  Pole,  the  tour  will  be 
highly  successful. 


The  Mechanics'  Institute  has  awarded 
diploma  for  superior  work  to  Mr.  Louis 
Thors,  Photographer,  826  Market  St. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Arnolda,  juggler,  is  a  strong  card 
at  the  People's,  Seattle. 

Nick  Williams  is  this  week  at  the 
People's,  Seattle. 

Veronica,  May  Ashley,  Kate  Rock- 
well and  Felice  are  pleasing  Savoy, 
Vancouver,  patrons. 

David  Meier,  the  marvelous  bag- 
puncher,  is  one  of  the  attractions  with 
Wm.  H.  West's  Big  Minstrel  Jubilee. 

Lillian  Walther  and  Elaine  Forrest 
have  made  phenomenal  successes  at  the 
Savoy,  Vancouver.  They  no  sooner 
fill  one  engagement  than  an  extension 
is  asked  by  the  house  management. 
The  clever  team  is  due  in  San  Fran- 
cisco about  April  15. 


On  the  %oad 

Jessie  Shirely  Company 
San  Diego,  April  2,  week;  Santa  Ana,  9. 

Dailey  Stock  Company 
Sacramento,  March  26,  ten  nights. 

Boston  Lyric  Opera  Co. 
Portland,  March  25  to  April  7. 

Evil  Eye  Company 
(Chas.  H.  Yale,  Mgr.)— St.  Paul.  March 
25,  week;  Minneapolis,  April  1;  Euclaire, 
9;  IWinona,  10;  Dubuque,  11;  Cedar 
Rapids,  12;  Marshaltown,  13;  Des  Moines, 
14;  Omaha,  15-18;  Denver,  22;  San 
Francisco  in  May. 

In  Darkest  Russia 
Seattle,  Third  Avenue,  March  25,  week; 
Fargo,  April  16. 

Have  You  Seen  Smith  f 
Vallejo,  March  31;  Sacramento,  April  2; 
Marysville,  3;  Roseburg,  Or.,  5;  Albany,  6; 
Salem,  7;  Portland,  8-14. 

Willie  Collier 
San  Francisco,  March  26,  two  weeks; 
Oakland,  April  9-10;  San  Jose,  11;  Stockton, 
12;  Sacramento,  13-14;  Portland,  16-18; 
Tacoma,  19;  Victoria,  20;  Vancouver,  21; 
Seattle,  22-24;  Spokane,  26-27;  Wallace,  28; 
Butte,  30-May  1-2;  Helena,  3;  Fargo,  5. 

Madison  Square  Company 

Modesto,  March  26-31;  Stockton,  April  1. 
Stockwell  Company 

Butte,  March  30-31;  Anaconda,  April  2. 
The  Three  Musketeers 

Seattle,    March    31;  Victoria,  April  1-2; 
Nainamo,  3;  Vancouver,  4;  New  Whatcon,  5; 
Tacoma,  7;  Spokane,  9-10;  Great  Falls,  11; 
Helena,  13;  Anaconda,  14;  Butte,  15-16. 
Lyceum  Stock  Co. 

(Andrew  E.  Thomson,  Mgr.) — Nevada 
City,  April  2-4;  Auburn,  5-7;  Lincoln,  9-10; 
Wheatland,  ir;  Oroville,  12-14;  Marysville, 
16-18;  Chico,  19-21;  Red  Bluff,  23-26;  Ander- 
son, 27-28;  Redding,  30;  Kerwick,  May  4-6; 
Dunsmuir,  7  8;  Sissons,  9-10;  Yreka,  11-12; 
Ashland,  14-15;  Medford,  16-18;  Jacksonville, 
19;  Grants  Pass,  21-23;  Roseberg,  24-26; 
Cottage  Grove,  28-29;  Eugene,  30-June  3; 
Albany,  4-6;  Corrallis,  7-9. 

Greater  America  Co. 
(A.   R.    Carrington,  Prop,  and  Mgr.) — 
Austin,  March  30-31;  Eureka,  April  2-3. 

Ward  and  Yokes  Co. 

(E.  D.  Stair,  Mgr.) — Denver,  April  1-7; 
Cripple  Creek,  8;  Pueblo  (returned),  9; 
Cheyenne,  10;  Salt  Lake,  12-13;  Ogden,  14; 
Virginia  City,  16;  Carson  City,  17;  Reno,  18; 
Sacramento,  19;  Stockton,  20;  San  Jose,  21; 
Frisco,  23-May  6. 

Suwanee  River  Co. 

Sacramento,  April  8;  San  Jose,  9;  Marys- 
ville, 11;  Eugene  City,  13;  Salem,  14;  Port- 
land, 15-22;  Astoria,  24;  Olympia,  25;  Port 
Townsend,  26;  Tacoma,  27-2S;  Seattle,  29- 
May  5. 


March  31,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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THE  COLUMBIA 

Willie  Collier  and  his  own  clever 
farce,  Mr.  Smooth,  are  in  high  favor 
at  the  Columbia  Theatre,  where  they 
will  remain  this  and  next  week,  in- 
cluding Sunday  nights.  As  the  oily 
Mr.  Smooth,  the  star  is  seen  in  his 
best  elements  for  laughter  provoking. 
The  last  performance  of  Mr.  Smooth 
will  be  given  on  Sunday  evening, 
April  8th. 

Wm.  H.  West's  Big  Minstrel  Jubilee 
is  announced  to  follow.  This  organiz- 
ation includes  among  others,  Carroll 
Johnson,  one  of  the  best  burnt-cork 
comedians  of  the  stage;  Fred  Warren, 
a  very  funny  and  "natural"  negro 
comedian,  and  Dick  Jose,  the  phenom- 
enal tenor.  David  Meier,  the  wonder- 
ful bag-puncher,  is  said  to  be  a  great 
feature  with  the  company. 

THE  CALIFORNIA 


Stephen  C  Foster's  dear  old  song, 
The  Old  Folks  at  Home,  or  as  it  is 
more  familiarly  known,  Way  Down 
Upon  the  Suwanee  River,  is  the  source 
from  which  the  late  William  C.  Ster- 
ling has  drawn  the  theme  and  title 
for  the  new  comedy  drama,  On  the 
Suwanee  River,  which  comes  to  the 
California  Theatre  for  a  week  begin- 
ning Sunday  afternoon,  April  1.  The 
play  is  said  to  have  a  healthy  moral 
and  has  been  treated  in  an  intelligent 
manner.  Elaborate  scenic  detail  has 
been  provided,  and  a  good  company 
headed  by  Stella  Mayhew  as  Aunt 
Lindy  is  promised. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  has  another  good  bill 
for  next  week  and  it  is  almost  entirely 
new.  Matthews  and  Harris  head  the 
bill.  They  are  comedians  and  their 
farce-comedy,  Adam  the  Second,  by 
Will  Cressy  of  Old  Homestead  fame  is 
said  to  be  one  of  the  funniest  things 
in  vaudeville.  Vashti  Earle  and  Lulu 
Shepherd  are  two  comediennes, 
American,  and  both  very  pretty. 
Carrie  Behr  is  a  singing  comedienne 
blessed  with  good  looks,  a  splendid 
voice  and  sense  of  humor  which  she 
develops  freely  for  the  benefit  of  her 
audiences.  One  of  the  most  import- 
ant of  recent  engagements  is  that  of 
Harry  Cogill  and  May  Arlea,  charac- 
ter vocalists  and  comediens,  and  their 
musical  comedy,  A  Warm  Lunch,  is 
said  to  be  most  entertaining.  The 
holdovers  are  Charles  Sweet,  A.  L,. 
Guille,  Keno,  Welch  and  Melrose, 
Loney  Haskell,  and  W.  C.  Fields. 

Matinees  Wednesday,  Saturday  and 
Sunday.   

THE  GRAND 


Capitan.  It  will  be  given  for  the  last 
time  Sunday  evening,  and  Monday 
evening  the  last  five  nights  will  be- 
gin with  a  splendid  revival  of  that  de- 
lightful opera,  The  Beggar  Student. 
Its  cast  will  include:  Edith  Mason, 
Hattie  Belle  Ladd,  Bessie  Fairbairn, 
Thomas  H.  Persse,  Wm.  Wolff, 
Arthur  Wooley,  Winfred  Goff,  Chas. 
Arling  and  Nace  Bonville.  The  fifty- 
third  week  of  the  season  will  conclude 
Friday  evening.  It  will  be  the  last 
appearance  of  the  company  here,  as 
they  leave  the  following  morning  for 
Los  Angeles  to  play  an  engagement  at 
the  Burbank  Theatre.  Saturday  after- 
noon the  students  of  the  University  of 
California  will  commence  a  series  of 
eight  performances  for  the  benefit  of 
their  track  fund. 


THE  ALCAZAR 

This  coming  week  the  Alcazar  will 
bid  for  favor  in  the  powerful  presenta- 
tion of  Quo  Vadis.  The  cast  includes 
thirty  speaking  parts  and  as  many 
more  extra  people.  The  Alcazar  man- 
agement has  not  left  a  stone  unturned 
that  would  deter  the  presentatian  of 
Quo  Vadis  from  being  a  marvelous 
production  of  scenic,  costume  and 
artistic  splendor.  Notwithstanding 
the  extra  expense  of  getting  this  play 
up,  there  will  be  no  change  in  the  price 
of  admission. 


THE  TIVOLI 

Another  big  success  has  been 
scored  at  the  Tivoli,  with  the  musical 
extravaganza,  Manila  Bound,  which, 
playing  to  crowded  houses,  enters  on 
its  second  week  Monday  night.  One 
of  the  most  effective  finales  ever  heard 
at  the  Tivoli  is  to  be  found  in  the 
second  act  of  Manila  Bound,  in- which 
the  entire  company  wins  lavish 
applause,  by  the  rendition  of  all  the 
patriotic  American  airs,  arranged  in 
most  novel  manner.  The  charm  of 
the  "hoot  mon  golf  ballet,"  wins  for 
it  nightly  a  series  of  encores.  The 
present  attraction  is  likely  to  hold  the 
stage  for  some  time,  and  will  be  fol- 
lowed by  the  great  comic  opera,  The 
Wizard  of  the  Nile. 


The  Grand  Opera  House  continues 
to  do  magnificent  business  with  El 


FISCHER'S 

For  the  coming  week  at  Fischer's 
Concert  House,  La  Boheme  will  be 
the  offering,  with  Signorina  Barducci 
as  Mimi,  Badaracco  as  Rudolfo, 
Vargas,  as  Marcel  and  the  newly  ar- 
rived soprano,  Mile.  Sylvia  Puereri,  as 
Musette.  As  an  additional  attraction 
the  beautiful  Salvini  will  appear,  this 
being  her  American  debut.  The  ap- 
preciation of  this  little  place  has  been 
wonderful  and  crowded  houses  rule 
nightly. 


COLUMBIA 


rut 
if  4m  no 

THEATXR 


SATURDAY  MATINEE  AND  NIGHT 
SUNDAY  NIGHT  AND  ALL  NEXT  WEEK 

The  Comedian 

WILLIE 

COLLIER 

In  His  Own  Successful  Farce 

"MR.  SMOOTH" 

April  9th— WM.  WEST'S  MINSTRELS 

Alcazar  Theatre 

Belasco  &  Thall,  Managers.        Phone  Main  254. 

WEEK  OF  APRIL  2d 
The  Greatest  Historical  Play  the  World  has  ever  seen 

QUO  VADIS 

A  $10,000  Production  ofScenicand  Costume  Splendor 
and  a  Cast  of  100  People  on  the  Stage.  Positively 
the  Most  Gigantic  Undertaking  ever  at- 
tempted by  any  Stock  Company 
in  the  West. 


Notwithstanding  the  enormous  expense  attached  to 
this  production,  the  scale  of  prices  will  remain  the 
same,  15c,  25c,  35c,  50c. 


GRAND 


OPERA 
HOUSE 


Telephone  Main  532 
LAST  TWO  NIGHTS  OF 

EL  CAPITAN 

Commencing  Monday  Evening  Next 
LAST  FIVE  NIGHTS  OF  THE  SEASON 
(By  Request) 

THE  BEGGAR  STUDENT 

Commencing  Saturday  Afternoon,  April  7th 

UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA  WEEK 

Usual  Popular  Prices 
flood  Reserved  Seat  in  Orchestra,  Saturday  Mati- 
nee, 25  cents 

Branch  Ticket  Office  Ktnporium. 


J  .    P.  HOWE 

Manager  SEATTLE  THEATRE 

"The  Best  in  the  Bunch" 


MARK  LEVY 

Fashionable 
Tailor.... 


Moderate  Prices  and  Guar 
anteed  Fit  and 
Workmanship 


22/2  Geary  St. 

Easterbrook  Building 


Orphe 


um 


MATTHEWS  AND  HARRIS; 
VASHTI  EARLE  AND  LU LI"  SHEPHERD: 
CARRIE  BEHR: 
HARRY  COGILL  AND  MAY  ARLEA; 
CHARLES  SWEET;  A.  N.  GUILLE, 
KENO,  WELCH  AND  MELROSE; 
LONEY  HASKELL;  W.  C.  FIELDS. 

Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats.  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


Another  Big  Attraction 
COMMENCING  SUNDAY  AFTERNOON.  APRIL  1 
Every  Evening  and  Regular  Saturday  Matinee 

On  The  Suwanee  River 

The  Season's  Notable  Success.    Clean,  Laughable 
and  Interesting.   A  Story  Full  of  Heart  Interest. 

As  Sweet  as  an  Orange  Blossom. 
A  Comedy  Drama  Gem  of  Purity,  Simplicity  and 
Heart  interest.    All  Special  Scenery  of 
the  Beautiful  Sunny  South. 

Commencing  Monday  Night,  April  1 
.r  amios     NBILIi  COMPANY 

The  Best  Stock  Company  in  America 
Monday  Afternoon,  April  2.  Last  PADEREWSKI  Recital 


Tivoli  Opera  House 

It's  Another  Enormous  Success!! 
Received  with  Tumultuous  Applause!! 

NEXT  MONDAY  BEGINS  THE  SECOND  WEEK 
of  the  Musical  Extravaganza 

flanila  Bound 

Hear'the  Grand  Patriotic  Pinale!! 
Don't  Miss  the  Songs,  Duets,  Trios,  etc.!! 
And  See  the  "Hoot  Mon  Golf  Ballot"!! 


Every  Evening  at  8,  Matinee  Saturday  at  2. 
Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents 

Watch  for  "The  Wizard  of  The  Nile" 

Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

FISCHER'S 

NEW  CONCERT  HOUSE 

122-124  O'Farrell  Street 

E.  A.  FISCHER,  Prop.       GEORGE  MOOSER,  Mgr. 
The  Handsomest  Music  Hall  in  America. 

OUR  TinE  TABLE 

8:00-  August  Hinrichs'  Superb  Orchestra.  8:25 — 
Senor  Vargas.  8:50 — Signorina  Barducci.  9:22 — Sig- 
nor  Badarocco.  9:31  —  Miss  Agnes  Fried— 10:49.  9:51 
—Signorina  Pollettiui.  10;;i8— Master  Leo  Hickman. 
11:00  to  11:45— "II  Trovatore." 

Hinrichs' Challenge  Orchestra  Admission  lOcents. 
Strictly  First-Class.    Cafe  Unsurpassed. 


OBERON 


O'Furell  Street, 

Near  Stockton. 


Every  Evening  and  Sunday  Matinee.  Grand  Con- 
cert by  Rilzau's  American  Ladies'  Orchestra  ;  A 
Change  of  Program  each  week  by  First-class  Vaude- 
ville talent;  New  Views  by  the  Electro  Magnograph. 
Admission  Free. 


Standard  Theatre 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 

T7V  M.  CARRII.LO  &  CO.,  Props,  and  Managers 
Jj  The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  llakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo,  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,  San  Francisco.  Fares 
advanced  to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the 
State. 


The  only  ENCHILADOS 


I  Market 

„  /  Kearny 
Junction  -GEARYGi, 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


March  31,  1900 


LOCAL  NOTES 

WESTERN   ADDITION  CI.UB 

Native  Sons'  Hall  was  crowded 
Wednesday  evening  of  last  week 
when  the  Western  Addition  Literary 
and  Social  club  gave  an  enjoyable 
entertainment.  The  prime  favorite 
of  the  evening  was  Mr.  Geo.  Ham- 
mersmith who  gave  a  clever  imper- 
sonation, a  la  Fougere,  winning  much 
applause.  His  costume  of  white  sat- 
tin  with  silver-spangled  trimmings 
and  pink  petticoat  was  decidedly 
fetching,  and  his  roses  and  feathers 
upon  his  shoulders  nodded  coquetishly 
at  the  audience  as  he  danced  and  sang, 
the  audience  responding  with  peals  of 
laughter.  During  his  gaiety  dance 
he  lost  his  wig  and  looked  rather 
astonished  to  see  it  at  his  feet,  and  a 
very  masculine  head  was  disclosed 
above  the  feminine  finery.  He 
showed  presence  of  mind  that  would 
have  done  credit  to  a  star,  for  he 
grasped  the  situation  and  the  wig  and 
held  it  aloft  for  the  rest  of  the  dance. 
Mrs.  C.  J.  and  Miss  Elsie  Tooker 
were  also  great  favorites  and  played 
guitar  duet,  Fille  du  Regiment- 
[Donizzette-Ferrer],  which  was  one  of 
the  most  delightful  numbers  of  the 
program.  After  continued  applause 
Miss  Elsie  Tooker  rendered  as  an  en- 
core, Silver  Threads  Among  the 
Gold.  She  is  a  little  artist  with  her 
instrument,  and  played  with  much 
delicacy  of  feeling  and  clear,  bright 
execution,  declining  a  third  number. 
Miss  Lilly  Roeder,  accompanied  by 
her  master,  Joseph  Greven,  gave  a 
soprano  solo,  winning  an  enthusiastic 
encore.  The  Blacksmith  of  Grenta, 
baritone  solo,  was  rendered  by  Mr. 
Walton  C.  Webb  and  an  encore  de- 
manded. J.  D.  Hynes'  Orchestra 
contributed  several  bright  selections 
during  the  evening  which  closed  with 
a  farce,  Who's  Who  ?  Mr.  Harry 
O'Neill,  Dr.  Wm.  Sieberst,  Will 
Ogilvie  and  Misses  Jean  Baldwin  and 
May  Sullivan  in  the  cast. 

MC  KENZIE  MUSICALE. 

Two  thousand  people  attended  the 
McKenzie  musicale  at  Odd  Fellows' 
Hall,  Thursday  evening  of  last  week, 
a  pleasing  program  being  rendered 
by  the  young  singers,  who  ought  to 
aspire  to  much  better  work  with  each 
concert,  in  consequence  of  such  large 


attendance  of  their  friends.  The  pro- 
gram was  Overture  [Weisel],  orches- 
tra; Filipino  Serenade,  Lost  Chord, 
Carolina  Twins,  Impecunious  Davis 
by  the  society.  A  pretty  group  of 
songs  was  The  Englishman  [Blockley], 
Boer  National  Anthem,  solos  by  Fred 
Foley,  Star  Spangled  Banner,  solo  by 
Lily  Laws  with  chorouses  by  the 
society.  J.  W.  Fisher  sang  The 
Postilion  [Molloy],  and  an  encore 
number.  My  Pretty  Jane,  was  sung 
by  Master  Geo.  Kroger,  who  sang 
much  more  easily  than  usual.  Cele- 
brated Laughing  Trio  [Martini],  was 
given  by  Lily  Laws,  Chas.  F.  L. 
Long,  J.  P.  Faivre,  and  an  encore 
demanded.  I  desire  to  encourage 
particularly  Miss  Margie  Wheeler, 
whose  style  showed  much  improve- 
ment and  whose  music  was  rendered 
with  more  refinement  and  sweetness 
than  I  have  ever  heard  in  her,  and  O. 
W.  D'Aulnais  whose  musical  voice 
was  heard  in  Miserere  scene  from 
Trovatore.  I  want  to  see  these  young 
amateurs  broaden  and  grow  in  their 
work  and  to  keep  up  their  courage 
and  interest.  In  this  number  E.  M. 
Cushman.  Fred  Griffing,  A.  W. 
Sheller,  M  A.  Campbell,  G.  P.  Lloyd, 
J.  P.  Faivre,  J.  Lyons,  and  H.  J. 
Crase,  assisted,  an  encore  being  given 
to  much  applause.  A  happy  idea  was 
the  ladies  double  quartette,  Margie 
Wheeler,  Estelle  Hutchinson,  Ethel 
Carroll,  Rose  Corbaley,  Lily  Laws, 
Eugenia  Breitengross,  Rose  Koppel 
and  Matilda  Pohlmann.  They  sang 
Kentucky  Babe,  There  was  a  Bee,  and 
other  numbers  creating  much  merri- 
ment and  applause.  Why  can't  we 
have  a  double  quartette  among  the 
boys  and  something  I  have  so  often 
suggested,  better  modulation  in  the 
chorouses. 

ALFRED  FARI.AND'S  CONCERT 

Alfred  Farland,  the  famous  ban- 
joist,  made  a  tremendous  success  at 
Sherman-Clay  Hall  Friday  evening  of 
last  week,  his  audience  recalling  him 
repeatedly  and  listening  in  silent  ad- 
miration to  his  brilliant  and  soulful 
renderings.  His  listeners  were  spell- 
bound, and  the  banjo,  generally 
regarded  as  rather  metallic  and  un- 
musical, in  comparison  to  other  instru- 
ments, received  a  new  dignity  and 
beauty  in  his  hands.  Mr.  Farland  is 
gravely    courteous,   perhaps    a  little 


cold  in  manner  upon  the  stage.  As  I 
listened  to  his  deeply  sympathetic 
work,  every  note  breathing  tenderness 
and  grace,  I  felt  that  in  spirit  there 
must  be  a  warmth  and  fervor  that  his 
quiet  face  belied,  and  when  it  was  my 
privilege  to  meet  him  I  found  him  one 
of  the  most  cordial  and  charming  of 
gentlemen,  with  much  sweetness  of 
manner.  His  program  was  Robert  op. 
12  [Moszkowski],  Transcription,  Alice 
Where  Art  Thou  [Farland],  Spinning 
Song  [Popper],  Serenata  [Moszkow- 
ski], and  Sonata  op.  30  No.  3  last 
movement  [Beethoven].  The  last 
number,  R.  Fletcher  Tilton,  accom- 
panist, created  greatest  enthusiasm, 
but  my  favorite  number  was  the  sec- 
ond concerto  [De  Beriot],  the  beauti- 
ful andanterio  exciting  my  profound 
admiration,  for  I  have  never  heard  in 
any  artist  deeper  feeling  or  more 
splendid  technique,  and  the  pianissimo 
was  as  delicate  as  if  a  butterfly  had 
fluttered  above  the  strings.  Chas. 
F.  Graeber,  who  managed  the  con- 
cert, directed  his  banjo,  mandolin  and 
guitar  orchestra,  of  some  sixty  mem- 
bers, who  rendered  several  selections 
to  much  applause.  The  young  play- 
ers were  particularly  attentive  and 
well  disciplined,  and  they  played  with 
excellent  time  and  expression.  Miss 
Adelaide  Roddy,  accompanied  by  Mr. 
Tilton,  whose  touch  and  fine  tone  were 
worthy  of  especial  praise,  sang  Since 
First  I  Met  Thee  [Rubinstein],  Bird 
in  the  Wood  [Taubert],  and  Caro 
Nome  from  Rigoletto.  Her  lyric 
soprano  voice  was  clear  and  sympa- 
thetic, and  she  rendered  her  music 
with  smoothness  and  grace,  but  her 
voice  was  not  quite  so  strong  as  usual. 
Miss  Roddy  made  a  very  pleasant  im- 
pression and  was  warmly  encored, 
her  manner  upon  the  stage  being  mod- 
est and  refined. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 

Miss  Xena  Roberts  is  receiving  con- 
gratulations having  accepted  an  ap- 
pointment in  the  choir  of  Trinity 
Church.  She  has  been  quite  a  favorite 
in  concert  and  received  her  tuition 
and  most  loving  encouragement  from 
Mrs.  Marriner-Campbell. 

Millie  Flynn  has  returned  from 
New  York  and  resumed  her  work  in 


Trinity  Church  and  the  Synagogue  to 
the  delight  of  the  congregations  of 
the  churches  in  question.  Miss  Flynn 
tells  me  New  York  is  not  the  Mecca 
it  is  supposed  to  be  for  musicians  and 
that  some  of  our  California  singers 
have  not  bettered  their  condition  in 
leaving  here.  She  received  induce- 
ments to  remain  in  New  York,  but 
preferred  to  return  to  home  and 
friends. 

Sig.  G.  Wanrell  has  accepted  an 
engagement  to  sing  in  the  choir  of  St. 
Dominic's  Church,  and  his  fine  voice 
will  be  an  added  attraction  to  the 
excellent  music  rendered  there. 
Special  musical  services  are  given 
there  once  a  month  that  are  treats  to 
the  congregation. 

A  typographical  error  occurred  last 
week  in  my  copy  when  Mrs.  Anna  Von 
Meyerinek's  name  was  omitted  from  a 
notice  of  the  Damrosch  and  Gadski 
Concert,  as  her  pupils  Miss  Decker, 
Herbert  Williams  and  a  chorus  from 
her  school  took  part  most  creditably 
in  the  gala  program  in  the  California 
Theatre. 

Don  Pardee  Riggs,  the  violinist, 
dropped  in  for  a  chat  the  other  day 
and  reports  bright  prospects  for  the 
next  season  in  his  work.  Mr.  Riggs 
has  classes  now  in  Petaluma  and  San 
Rafael,  as  well  as  in  the  city.  His 
wife  who  has  sung  for  some  years  at 
Dr.  McKenzie's  church,  has  one  of  the 
sweetest  soprano  voices  among  the 
local  singers  and  has  been  also  a 
favorite  in  the  interior. 

Mine.  Inez  Carusi,  harpist  of 
Damrosch,  Seidl  and  Metropolitan 
Permanent  Orchestras  and  Augustin 
Daly's  Dramatic  Company,  has  come 
to  San  Francisco  and  was  a  visitor  at 
the  Dramatic  Review  office  last 
week.  She  is  a  very  charming  woman 
and  considered  a  very  fine  harpist  as 
well  as  a  vocalist.  It  is  expected  that 
she  will  be  heard  here  next  month. 

Mr.  Geo.  Hammersmith  will  appear 
at  the  Reliance  Club,  Oakland,  next 
Monday  evening,  and  his  clever  work 
will  be  a  drawing  card  for  ladies' 
night. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


The  Mechanics'  Institute  has  awarded 
diploma  for  superior  work  to  Mr.  Louis 
Thors,  Photographer,  826  Market  St. 


March  31,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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LOCAL  NOTES 


PADEREWSKI 

The  CaliforniaTheatre  was  thronged 
with  interested  audiences  Monday 
night  and  Wednesday  afternoon,  who 
listened  with  rapturous  satisfaction  to 
the  piano  playing  of  the  renowned 
Paderewski.  There  were  many  mus- 
icians present  and  from  them  came  the 
most  genuine  applause,  for  it  takes  a 
musician  to  appreciate  to  the  full  such 
an  artist,  and  they  love  him  for  his  art 
alone,  leaving  the  sentimental  women 
to  rave  over  his  gentle  manners  and 
flowing  hair.  Paderewski  is  a  mix- 
ture of  giant  and  poet,  masterful  yet- 
brilliant,  sympathetic  and  tender,  and 
his  mind  sways  the  audience  as  he 
plays,  and  he  holds  them  with  a  spell 
of  strong  magnetism.  Among  his 
numbers  were  Hark,  Hark  the  Lark; 
Beethoven's  Appassionata;  the  third 
Ballad  of  Chopin;  Mendelssohn's 
Spring  Song;  Second  and  Sixth 
Rhapsodie  of  Liszt,  creating  a  sensa- 
tion in  the  A  flat  Polonaise  of  Chopin 
and  in  the  Barcarelle  and  waltz  of 
Rubinstein,  particular  enthusiasm 
greeting  his  Chopin  selections.  Some 
of  Paderewski' s  compositions  were  also 
played.  He  played  Tuesday  evening 
in  Oakland. 

—Mary  Frances  Francis. 


Zfralxley)  attheAlhambra 

Managers  Ellinghouse  &  Mott  an- 
nounce that  the  Alhambra  will  re-open 
early  in  May  with  the  Frawley  Co., 
for  an  engagement  of  eight  weeks. 
Manager  Frawley  will  put  on  entirely 
new  plays  and  will  have  one  of  the 
strongest  companies  he  has  yet  pre- 
sented to  San  Francisco.  Mary  Van 
Buren  and  Pearl  Landers  will  be  two 
of  those  retained  by  Mr.  Frawley  from 
his  new  company,  the  vacancies  being 
filled  by  strong  Eastern  talent. 

Scenic  painters  and  stage  carpenters 
are  working  on  new  scenery  for  the 
Frawley  productions. 

Manager  Ellinghouse  of  the  Alham- 
bra left  for  the  East  this  past  week  to 
conclude  some  big  deals  that  will 
materially  affect  the  Alhambra' s future. 
He  expects  to  consummate  one  of  the 
biggest  theatrical  deals  of  the  season 
while  in  New  York.  With  the  Fraw- 
ley engagement,  the  Alhambra  is 
booked  solid  until  May  25,  1901,  with 
strong  attractions. 


Wine  and  Woman 


The  above  is  the  title  of  a  new  pro- 
duction, April  2,  at  the  Manhattan 
Theatre,  New  York,  in  which  George 
Osbourne  will  be  cast  for  a  prominent 
part.  Dan  Halifax,  a  San  Francisco 
boy,  will  also  be  in  the  new  play. 
Since  his  arrival  in  New  York,  Mr. 
Halifax  has  been  very  fortunate,  hav- 
ing been  offered  a  summer  engagement 
at  Peak's  Island,  off  the  Maine  coast, 
a, season  with  the  Castle  Square,  Bos- 
ton, or  at  the  Woodward  Stock, 
Kansas  City,  for  next  season. 


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TEACHERS  OF  THE  GUITAR.    Pupils  prepared 
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TEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
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(Recently  from  Milan) 

TEACHER  OF  SINGING,  ORATORIO..  CONCERT 
and  Grand  Opera      Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.    Mondays  and  Thursdays. 

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SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
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March  31,  1900 


For  in  his  ravings,  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 


IGNACE  JAN  PADEREWSKI 

Hear  Paderevvski  if  it  takes  your 
last  cent. 

He  must  have  his  piano  at  once — 
that  was  the  message.  He  carries 
three.  They  selected  the  biggest, 
rushed  it  over  to  the  Palace  and  carried 
it  up  four  flights— it  would  not  go  in 
the  elevator.  Ah,  he  was  so  glad,  so 
glad,  so  happy  they  had  come.  He 
just  wanted  to  run  his  fingers  over  the 
keys,  to  see  if  the  climate  of  Mexico 
had  affected  the  tone.  Then  they 
might  carry  it  down  again  and  over  to 
the  theatre  !  !  By  all  meaus,  fetch  the 
mountain  to  Mahomet — the  whole 
range  if  he  ask  for  it. 


"Indescriptions  of  all  the  pieces 
played  by  Paderooski!"  yelled  the  boy 
in  the  gallery.  /wdescriptions — that 
was  a  fine  touch.  The  best  word  of 
the  year  and  from  the  mouth  of  ignor- 
ance. It  was  his.  It  is  mine.  I 
claim  it  by  right  of  grab.  In  the 
words  of  Ibsen — it  is  a  peach!  The 
"indescriptions"  are  analytical  notes 
on  the  Paderewski  programs,  by 
Krehbiel.  I  wonder  how  Henry 
Edward  would  like  the  yell.  Per- 
chance he  caught  the  echo. 

* 

I  read  five  "indescriptions"  of 
Paderewski's  playing  today  (Tuesday) 


and  there  will  be  several  more  pub- 
lished by  Saturday,  so,  if  you'll  ex- 
cuse me  I'll  not  write  one  myself.  It 
might  go  the  rest  one  better  and  be  a 
sindescription.  Instead,  I'll  just  write 
a  note  to  the  gentleman. 

Dear  Mr.  P. — You  are  a  wonder — with 
your  iron  wrists  and  your  silken  finger  tips, 
your  own  notions  of  the  time  beat,  your 
wonderful  darings  in  extension  and  diminu- 
tion of  melody  and  your  passionless,  ex- 
pressionless mask.  As  Elhert  says  of 
Brahms,  you  feel  with  your  head  and  think 
with  your  heart.  That  is,  you  look  like  that 
sort  of  man.  The  Chopin  brace — that  is 
what  I  want  to  talk  about.  Why  play  any 
of  them?  They  have  been  done  to  pulp  by 
half  the  piano  ladies  in  the  land — and  you 
don't  have  to.  A  slow,  cold-blooded 
thumper  over  the  way  is  forever  at  them, 
with  diabolical  variations  and  those  that  are 
not  for  her  and  her  ilk  are  for  you,  for  you. 
The  wondrous  ballade  in  F,  for  instance, 
any  of  the  true  impromptus,  the  mazourka 
in  A  minor,  the  three  great  polonaises,  the 
nocturne  in  C  sharp  minor  and  the  preludes. 
None  of  these  have  ever  been  made  a 
scandal  of.  They  are  all  yours.  You  must 
play  them  for  who  else  will? 

* 

*  * 

And  when  we  were  half  way  out,  he 
played  again  for  the  insistent — the 
second  rhapsodie,  and  a  woman  and 
her  daughter  at  my  elbow  "scrapped" 
throughout  the  number  trying  to 
fasten  a  composer  onto  it.  "Schu- 
man,"  said  mamma.  "Chopin"  said 
Rachael,  back  and  forth,  forth  and 
back.  They  are  fighting  yet.  I 
know  it. 

* 

*  * 

The  artist  had  to  put  the  wrong 


end  of  the  opera  glass  on  my  12  inches 
of  Paderewski  to  make  it  fit.  Don't 
vou  dare  to  measure  it. 


DAY   IN    THE  ORPHEUM 
BOX  OFFICE 


OEORGE  H.  MYERS 

Carelessly  as  a  man  swings  a  walk- 
ing stick,  I  swung  myself  onto  a  stool 
in  the  rear  of  the  Orpheum  box  office 
last  Saturday  and  announced  that  I 
had  come  to  spend  the  day.  Colossal 
impudence  ?  Not  at  all.  I  went  for 
need.  I  must  improve  in  strategy 
and  to  know  something  of  the  game 
of  box  office  politics  is  a  good 
step  onward.  Besides,  I  smiled  the 
announcement  and  the  cunning 
despot  who  rules  smiled  back  and  lost 
the  day. 

Not  only  did  he  give  me  lodging, 
but  board  as  well  (menu  furnished  on 
application).    He  gave  me  his  pencil, 


he  gave  me  his  time,  he  loaned  me  his 
ear  and  tempered  the  light  to  a  beau- 
tiful drab.  In  fact,  he  kept  a  watchful 
eye  for  all  my  needs  and  he  kept  his 
temper.  (How  his  family  must  have 
suffered  at  eventide).  His  picture 
lives  above,  and  he  signs  himself, 
"Yours  patiently,  George  Myers." 
Till  the  lights  are  out  and  the  shutters 
of  life  are  up,  I  shall  remember  his 
clever  handling  of  the  "chivalry  and 
shovelry"  of  the  town. 

In  his  place  I  should  have  thrown 
things,  (in  a  certain  solemn  manner 
to  keep  my  self-respect,  but  I  should 
have  thrown  them )  anything  handy  at 
the  marble  men,  the  women  who  need 
nurses,  the  knowing  and  the  ab- 
stracted, the  adult  savage  and  the 
growing  one,  the  surly  and  the  fresh, 
and  everything  but  passes  at  the 
creature  born  with  an  hereditary  ambi- 
tion to  get  something  for  nothing. 

Just  about  half  the  brethren  who 
wander  up  think  the  place  is  a  palaver- 
house  where  laments  to  the  law 
chancellor  are  leisurely  decided .  The 
other  half  either  know  what  they 
want  and  don't  get  it,  or  don't  know 
what  they  want  and  do  get  it. 

The  day  began  with  a  high  wind. 
It  blew  up  a  Tartar  with  oblique 
eyes — a  Tartar  yet  fat  with  flowing 
locks  on  both  sides  of  his  head. 

"Two  for  tonight  —  where  are 
they?" 

"Twenty-eighth  row"  (getting 
them  ready.) 

"No  you  don't.    Can't  a  man  ever 


;  1^1  s 


A  man's  best  friends  ?    His  lingers  ten. 

For  so  says  Robert  C. 
The  prison  officials  say  no,  but  then 

Just  interview  Paderewski  ! 


At  every  point  of  view  'tis  said, 
The  world's  opinion  alters. 

At  certain  views  of  someone's  head, 
It  thinks  of  manes  and  halters. 


A  man  with  your  fingers  may  whistle  at 
style, 

And  cutting  that  hair  would  be  hardly 
worth  while. 
Perchance  it  has  uses — it  serves  I've  no 
doubt 

As  a  pillow  whenever  its  weight  wears  you 
out. 


Ye  gods  !  Perhaps  I've  lost  my  mind, 

For  ten  feet  in  a  foot  I  find. 
Remove  this  man  !  Remove  this  fad  ! 

I  am,  or  else  I'm  going  mad  ! 

C.  T. 


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get  a  seat  in  this  house  ?  What  have 
you  got  for  next  Saturday  ?" 

"Seats  not  ready  yet." 

"Damn  it  all.  "Why  aren't  they  ? 
(He's  a  churchman).  And  he 
pranced  away  on  the  embers  of  his 
faith,  swearing  them  black  before  the 
echoes  of  his  prance  died  away. 

"Hang  it  all,  why  aren't  they  ?"  said 
I  to  the  despot.  "Why  aren't  the 
May  flowers  nodding  and  the  June 
bugs  humming  ?" 

"Have  some  Napa  soda,"  said  he, 
a  sort  of  apology,  I  suppose,  for  the 
bad  manners  of  his  customers.  Let 
us  not  be  too  hard  on  the  Tartar.  Was 
not  a  fig  tree  once  cursed  and  withered 
for  not  bearing  fruit?  Yet  it  was  not 
the  season  for  fruit. 

Next,  three  women,  together,  yet 
alone.  The  first,  all  hat,  (a  perfect 
thatch — she  could  have  sat  down  be- 
neath it  in  sun  or  rain)  thought  it  was 
a  photograph  gallery;  the  second,  with 
portiere  hair,  wanted  stamps;  the  third 
couldn't  think  of  sitting  in  the  box 
seats  her  husband  had  bought.  There 
were  thirteen  chairs  in  the  box  ! 

Thirteen  ?  said  the  despot,  with  a 
bland  smile.  "No,  there  are  four- 
teen." 

"Oh,"  and  she  walked  off  quite 
satisfied. 

"Put  another  chair  in  that  box." 
This  to  the  Jap  when  milady  was  gone. 
What  deception. 

"Two  in  front,"  yelled  a  little  man 
in  a  blouse. 

"This  week  or  next  ?" 

"The  week  Golden  comes  on." 

"Come  back  in  about  a  year." 

And  I  always  thought  this  despot  a 
cold  ridge.  He  is.  He  stops  the 
frowns  that  blow  his  way  and  rains 
them  down  as  smiles. 

Up  sauntered  the  young  person- 
blonde,  blue-eyed  and  blissful. 

"I  want  some  seats."  Pause. 

"How  many?  When?"  (And  by 
the  way,  two-thirds  expect  the  despot 
to  be  a  mind  reader. ) 

She  raised  her  shoulders    in  the 
eloquent  way  that  says:  "Don't  ask  ■ 
me. ' ' 

"Here's  two  in  a  box  for  the  Satur- 
day matinee.    One  dollar." 

And  if  he  had  not  thought  for  her, 
she  might  have  been  standing  there 
yet. 

Now  they  came  in  unbroken  line, 
and  they  all  wanted  seats  on  the  aisle 
— or  the  corner  or  the  gangway  or  the 
selvedge — as  the  tongue  clicked  to  its 
custom.  (The  stevedore  asked  for  a 
steerage  ticket.)  They  must  have 
them  no  farther  back  than  the  tenth 
row  and  were  made  happy  with  the 
twentieth.  Was  there  a  post  in  the 
way  ?  No,  they  had  had  the  posts 
taken  out.  Were  they  near  the  elec- 
tric light  ?  Who  had  the  seats  next  ? 
Were  they  good  seats  ?  Was  he  quite 
sure  they  were  good  ?  Were  there 
any  people  in  front  with  tall  hats  ? 
Was  this  O'Farrell  Street?  Was  he 
quite  sure  ?  And  last  but  not  least, 
when  the  matinee  curtain  was  up — 


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Did  he  see  a  woman  with  blonde  hair 
pass  in  ? 

"Natural  or  peroxide,  madam? 
There  were  several." 

Men  shall  dwell  in  brotherhood  to- 
gether. Shall  they?  How  shall 
they  ? 

"Eighteenth  row.  That's  so  far 
back." 

"If  anything  better  is  returned,  I'll 
save  it  for  you."  And  he  does — aisle; 
eighth  row.  "I  wish  you  could  have 
got  them  in  the  fifth,"  is  the  thanks 
he  gets. 

If  a  man'  take  off  your  coat,  give 
him  your  shirt  by  all  means,  and  a 
patch  of  your  skin  to  boot. 

"I'm  old  and  fat  and  lame,"  said  a 
jolly  crutch  bearer  with  a  faded  beaver, 
"and  I  want  a  seat  for  myself  and  one 
right  next  for  my  wife." 

"Which  leg?"  What's  that  to  the 
despot,  thought  I.  Just  this.  Left 
leg,  right  side  of  the  aisle,  and  vice 
versa.  The  despot  smooths  their  hair 
with  the  tenderness  of  a  father,  and 
lets  "nothing  but  the  stage"  come  be- 
tween them  and  the  show. 

"How  far  back  are  these?"  She 
was  a  snap-dragon  with  a  complexion 
like  a  condemned  mail  bag.  "Half 
the  house."  "Which  row?"  "Sev- 
enteenth." '  How  many  rows  in  the 
house?"  "Thirty-four." 

There  are  several  ways  of  calling 
your  brother  a  liar,  aren't  there? 

There  is  an  air  of  graciousness  about 
this  box  office  that  would  vanish  in 
two  seconds  if  I  had  the  window. 
The  window  is  low  and  rather  un- 
comfortable for  patroas. 

"We'll  not  alter  it,"  said  the  despot. 
"If  we  make  it  too  comfortable  they'll 
stay  all  day. " 

Two  pretty  girls  trotted  up  to  see 
how  he  looked  without  a  mustache. 
They  had  heard  of  his  loss,  and  came 
to  scoff  at  his  misery.  They  kept  two 
suburbans  waiting  just  long  enough  to 
read  the  sign  "Evening,  8:15;  Matinee, 
2:15."  "That's  a  mighty  nice  long 
show  you  got  here,  mister,  from  8:15 
to  2:15.  Gimme  two  seats.  Pretty 
cheap,  haint  it?  Where  be  them  at?" 
The  washing  of  hands  before  dinner 
was  not  a  ceremony  in  his  house,  and 
his  garments  were  out  of  date,  but  I'd 
give  a  whole  wilderness  of  the  sort 
that  followed  for  just  his  dirty  little 
finger. 

The  "sort"  that  followed  were  an 
army  officer  and  his  friend  (you  know 
him).  He  just  wanted  to  look  at  the 
show  for  a  minute  or  two — give  him 
two  gallery  tickets.  He  went  up, 
stayed  long  enough  to  see  what  he 
wanted  and  then  came  down  and  de- 
manded his  money  back,  twenty  cents! 
because  there  were  no  vacant  seats. 
He  got  it  too.  Men  shall  dwell  in 
brotherhood  together.  Not  if  I  know 
it. 

Honestly,  Mr.  George  Myers,  I 
don't  see  how  you  stand  it.  Your 
patience  and  diplomacy  are  not  with- 
out material  reward  I  hope.  But 
surely  you  must  be  tired.  Would  not 
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The  flourishing  existence  and  encouragement  of  just  such  clever  organizations 
as  this  one,  explains  why  California  furnishes  so  many  talented 
recruits  to  the  dramatic  stage. 


Side  Lights 


It  is  reported  that  the  Bates  Com- 
pany concluded  their  season  at  Marys- 
ville  Monday.  They  gave  three  per- 
formances. 

The  New  Alhambra  will  be  dark 
for  a  month,  after  which  some  very 
fine  attractions  are  promised  by  Mana- 
gers Ellinghouse  &  Mott. 

Pudd'nhead  Wilson  played  Santa 
Rosa  Monday  night  to  comfortable 
business.  Pac'erewski  filled  in  the 
evening  at  the  California. 

The  sale  of  the  Augustin  Daly  col- 
lection of  bric-a-brac,  paintings  and 
books  was  begun  Monday  in  New 
York.  In  the  afternoon  259  pieces  of 
bric-a-brac,  bronze  and  relics  were 
sold  for  a  total  of  $2,154.  In  the 
evening  170  pieces,  pictures,  engrav- 
ings, photographs  and  pastels  realized 


a  total  of  $6,064.  Seventeen  portraits 
of  Ada  Rehan,  brought  prices  from 
$2  to  $30.  The  highest  price,  $i,ioo, 
was  brought  by  Hogarth's  portrait  of 
Peg  Woffington.  Mr.  Daly  secured 
it  from  the  collection  of  Lord  Lons- 
dale for  a  little  more  than  $2,000. 

Edward  E.  Rice  was  recently  given 
a  great  benefit  in  New  York;  now  he 
takes  one  in  Boston.  Is  he  going 
along  the  line  singing  his  tale  of  woe? 
If  he  hadn't  made  and  recklessly  lost 
a  couple  of  fortunes,  the  great  Ameri- 
can public  might  not  l)e  l>eginning  to 
object  quite  so  strongly. 

Charles  Frohman's  two  years'  con- 
tract with  Julia  Marlowe  will  expire 
at  the  end  of  this  season.  Next 
October  Miss  Marlowe  will  open  the 
new  theatre  in  Chicago  with  Clyde 
Fitch's  American  play,  Barbara 
Frietchie,  and  Mr.  Frohman  will 
retain  an  interest  in  the  tour  while 


Miss  Marlowe  presents  that  piece,  as 
it  is  his  property.  When  Miss  Mar- 
lowe comes  to  New  York,  however, 
and  produces  When  Knighthood  Was 
in  Flower,  in  one  of  Mr.  Frohman's 
theatres,  she  will  again  assume  her 
own  management.  C.  B.  Dillingham 
has  been  engaged  by  her  as  her  busi- 
ness manager. 

In  about  a  week  M.  B.  Curtis  will 
start  upon  a  tour  of  the  Northern 
circuit  with  a  new  version  of  his  old 
play,  Sam'l  of  Posen.  Mr.  Curtis  has 
engaged  his  company  and  closed  all 
the  necessary  arrangements  for  the 
tour.  The  play  has  been  re-written 
by  H.  D.  Cottrell,  an  Oakland  news- 
paper man. 

James  Neill  and  his  company, 
lauded  by  press  and  public  wherever 
they  have  appeared,  will  begin  an 
extended  engagement  in  repertoire, 
Monday  evening,  April  9.  They  will 
open  in  Sol  Smith  Russell's  A 
Bachelor's  Romance,  new  to  San 
Francisco. 

Ward  and  Yokes  will  come  West 
with  their  latest  farce  success,  called 
The  Floor  Walkers.  The  production 
was  an  immense  success  in  New  York 
and  the  entire  company  of  over  forty 
people  will  be  carried  across  the  con- 
tinent. 

It  is  reported  that  the  American 
tour  of  the  Moore-Roberts  Company 
has  been  abandoned  and  most  of  the 
company  will  return  to  Australia. 
They  got  in  from  Eureka  Tuesday. 

Alvin  Joslin's  fortune  has  been  left 
to  a  married  woman,  the  wife  of  a 
manager  of  a  business  house  in  Detroit. 
She  is  Mrs.  Edward  F.  Simpson,  and 
was   formerly  Margaret  Schriver,  a 


member  of  the  Alvin  Joslin  Company. 
Her  share  of  the  estate  will  probably 
amount  to  $100,000.  The  will  of 
Charles  L.  Davis,  who  was  known  by 
the  name  of  the  play  that  gave  him 
wealth,  was  filed  last  week.  It 
caused  much  surprise,  as  it  was  be- 
lieved that  a  Pittsburg  woman  would 
be  his  heir.  She  has  possession  of 
the  Alvin  Joslin  diamonds,  and  says 
they  were  given  to  her  long  ago  by 
Mr.  Davis. 

Ignace  Paderewski  will  give  his  last 
recital  at  the  California  Theatre  Mon- 
day afternoon,  April  2d.  It  is 
whispered  that  before  he  leaves  the 
coast,  however,  he  will  be  heard  in  a 
grand  orchestral  concert  when  he  will 
play  the  Beethoven  Emperor  Concerto 
in  E  flat  and  a  Polish  fantasie  of  his 
own  composition. 


Student  Actors 

The  production  of  Mile.  De  La 
Siegliere,  Sardou's  French  comedy,  by 
students  of  the  University  at  Hearst 
Hall  Thursday  and  Friday  evenings, 
was  an  unqualified  success.  The  set- 
ting of  the  piece  and  the  dramatic 
abilities  of  the  student  actors  were  of 
a  high  order  for  an  amateur  perform- 
ance, and  received  hearty  commenda- 
tion by  a  crowded  house.  The  cast 
was  as  follows:  Le  Marquis  de  la 
Siegliere,  M.  H.  Schwartz;  Helene, 
Miss  J.  M.  Davis;  Le  Baronne  de 
Yaubert,  Miss  S.  Moller;  Raoul, 
Baron  de  Vaubert,  J.  W.  Butler; 
Bernard  Stampley,  J.  B.  Southard; 
Destournelles,  E.  B.  Harris;  Jasmin, 
L.  S.  Greene. 


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DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  5— Vol.  II 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  APRIL  7,  1900 


TEN  CENTS  A  COPY 
THREE  DOLLARS  A  YEAR 


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7,  1900 


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Frohman  in  London 

Charles  Frohrnan  arrived  in  London 
last  week  and  the  following  results  are 
announced  :  He  has  made  a  contract 
with  Arthur  Collins  whereby  he  gets 
the  annual  Drury  Lane  melodrama  for 
the  next  five  years  for  America.  He 
made  a  contract  with  D'Oyly  Carte 
to  produce  The  Rose  of  Persia,  now 
playing  at  the  Savoy,  in  America  in 
September.  The  cast  will  be  made  up 
from  the  present  company  and  will 
number  sixty-three  persons  in  all. 
They  will  sail  at  the  end  of  August. 
Mr.  Frohman  further  arranged  to  pro- 
duce Belasco's  Madame  Butterfly,  at 
the  Duke  of  York's  Theatre,  with  Miss 
Hobbs,  April  23d,  with  Evelyn  Mil- 
lard as  Madame  Butterfly, and,  finally, 
he  fixed  thedate  of  Mrs. Leslie  Carter's 
appearance  in  Zaza  for  Easter  Monday. 


cA  'Dead  Genius 

Well-nigh  forgotten  by  a  once 
admiring  public,  there  died  in  Chicago 
two  weeks  ago,  one  of  the  most  won- 
derful geniuses  the  world  ever  pro- 
duced. He  was  Wesley  Jukes, 
business  associate  of  P.  T.  Barnum, 
W.  C.  Coup,  John  Robinson  and 
other  show  monarchs.  He  was  the 
originator  of  the  calliope,  the  auto- 
matic chess  player,  the  famed  Gideon's 
Band;  he  built  the  mysterious  Cardiff 
giant,  the  Melchoir  organ  and  a  score 
of  musical  and  other  automata.  For 
the  last  few  years  Mr.  Jukes  had  been 
a  glass  blower  in  a  Clark-street 
museum.  J.  L.  Hutchinson,  of  the 
famous  Barnum,  Bailey  &  Hutchinson 
show,  once  said  this  of  Mr.  Jukes: 
"He  is  the  most  wonderful  man  I  ever 
knew.  He  can  make  anything,  and 
he  can  play  on  anything.  He  organ- 
ized the  first  great  Barnum  road  show, 
and  much  of  its  subsequent  success 
was  due  to  the  fact  that  he  was  Bar- 
num's  intimate  friend  and  confidential 
ad  viser.". 


Theatre  For  Nome 

Schooner  Volante,  loaded  with 
lumber  for  Cape  Nome,  Wednesday 
last,  left  this  city.  The  lumber  will 
bs  constructed  into  a  theatre  for  Rob- 
ert Blei,  formerly  manager  of  Koster 


&  Bial's,  in  New  York.  The  struc- 
ture will  be  two  stories  in  height,  140 
feet  long  and  fifty  feet  wide.  Blei's 
Company,  which  is  composed  of 
forty-five  ballet  dancers,  will  leave 
Seattle  on  May  10  for  a  season  of  four 
months  at  the  mines.  The  dancers 
are  from  New  York,  but  Cad  Wilson 
of  this  city  has  signed  a  contract  and 
will  be  one  of  the  stars  of  the  com- 
pany. As  the  theatre  building  will 
not  be  completed  by  the  time  the  com- 
pany arrives,  a  large  tent  will  be 
spread  and  a  temporary  stage  erected 
for  the  performances.  After  the  per- 
formances in  the  wooden  building,  the 
auditorium  floor  will  be  cleared  and 
dancing  made  the  order  of  the  even- 
ing. 

Emperor  s   VielPp  of  It 

As  bearing  on  the  present  discussion 
about  the  presentation  of  improper 
plays,  it  is  related  that  the  German 
Emperor  was  recently  discussing  with 
the  Minister  of  the  Interior,  Hermann 
Sudermann's  drama,  Sodom's  End, 
which  had  been  prohibited  by  the 
police.  In  pleading  the  cause  of  his 
author-friend,  the  Minister  said  he 
had  read  the  drama  carefully  from  be- 
ginning to  end,  and  on  each  doubtful 
scene  he  had  asked  himself  whether 
he  would  hesitate  to  witness  it  in  com- 
pany with  his  wife.  The  Emperor 
replied,  "You  would  have  done  better 
to  ask  yourself  whether  you  could  see 
the  piece  in  company  of  your 
daughter." 

°P,  5-  Mattox,  General 
cManager 

Ollie  Mack  says  of  his  next  season's 
attractions:  "Besides  Murray  and 
Mack  I  will  have  two  other  attrac- 
tions on  the  road.  Have  leased  the 
Western  rights  of  Finnigan's  Ball  to 
Kerr  &  Singer,  and  will  handle  the 
Eastern  Ball  Company  myself.  P.  S. 
Mattox,  who  has  been  our  business 
manager  this  season,  will  be  general 
manager  of  all  my  attractions,  and  he 
and  I  will  be  in  New  York  after  June 
4  for  the  rest  of  the  summer.  Our 
regular  season  with  Finnigan's  Ball 
closes  April  28,  at  which  time  Joe  W. 
Spears  and  myself  dissolve  partner- 
ship, and  he  retires  as  manager  of  this 


attraction.  I  have  purchased  his 
interest  in  the  Ball,  and  will  make  a 
spring  tour,  lasting  until  June  2. 
keeping  the  company  as  it  now  is." 
Murray  &  Mack  will  go  out  next  sea- 
son in  an  elaborately  produced  new 
comedy  by  Mark  Swan,  the  title  of 
which  will  not  now  be  made  public. 

cHp  cMoney  in  Sapho 

The  Sapho  Company,  with  Cather- 
ine Lewis  in  title  role,  that  played 
just  one  week  at  Music  Hall,  Balti- 
more, returned  to  New  York  March 
19.  They  opened  to  about  $1,300, 
and  the  second  night  played  to  less 
than  $50,  and  less  than  that  ere  the 
week  was  over. 


Columbia  Theatre 
Burned 

The  Columbia  Theatre,  one  of  the 
oldest  and  most  popular  playhouses  in 
Chicago,  was  destroyed  by  fire  last 
Friday  evening,  entailing  a  total  loss 
of  $190,000. 

The  Columbia  Theatre  Amusement 
Company,  owners  of  the  building,  sus- 
tained a  loss  of  $125,000.  Klaw  & 
Erlanger,  proprietors  of  the  Rogers 
Bros.s  Company,  lose  $35,000. 

A  company  owned  by  Klaw  & 
Erlanger  of  New  York  and  headed  by 
the  Rogers  Brothers,  presenting 
Rogers  Bros,  in  Wall  Street,  was  play- 
ing an  engagement  at  the  theatre.  The 
fire  interrupted  the  progress  of  a  re- 
hearsal and  twenty  men  and  women  in 
costume  were  driven  to  the  street  in 
haste.  The  frightened  crowd  of  per- 
formers shivered  in  a  neighboring 
saloon  while  friends  went  in  search  of 
suitable  clothing  for  them. 

The  insurance  on  the  theatre 
amounts  to  $160,000,  and  all  other 
losses  are  also  protected. 

The  Columbia  Theatre  was  built  by 
J.  H.  Haverly  a  short  time  after  the 
Chicago  fire,  and  after  it  passed  from 
his  hands,  in  1886,  it  was  rechristened 
the  Columbia  by  Ellen  Terry  at  the 
time  of  her  first  appearance  in  Chicago 
with  Sir  Henry  Irving. 


A   Clever   Sketch  for 
Clever  People 

■  Grace  Shain,  of  the  Tivoli,  who  is 
known  professionally  as  Grace  Field, 
will  soon  appear  on  the  vaudeville 
stage  in  a  sketch  with  local  coloring 
written  by  Charlotte  Thompson,  the 
brilliant  reviewer  on  the  staff  of  The 
Dramatic  Review.  The  sketch 
combines  dramatic,  musical  and  danc- 
ing features,  and  has  been  pronounced 
by  competent  critics  to  be  exceedingly 
clever  and  particularly  adapted  to 
vaudeville.  Oscar  Weil  is  writing  the 
score  for  the  lyrics.  Miss  Field  has  a 
rich,  well  trained  voice,  and  possesses 
other  qualities  necessary  to  a  success- 
ful career  in  vaudeville.  Rehearsals  of 
the  sketch  are  in  progress  and  in  a 
couple  of  weeks  Miss  Field  will  make 
her  bow  to  Orpheum  audiences,  work- 
ing with  Margaret  Mater,  a  bright 
and  handsome  young  actress. 


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Daly  Sale  Realizes  O'ber 
$100,000 

The  sale  of  the  Augustin  Daly  col- 
lection of  books,  printings  and  bric-a- 
brac  amounted  to  over  $100,000.  The 
dramatic  profession  was  almost  en- 
tirely unrepresented  at  the  sale,  the 
remarkable  collection  of  passes  to 
theatres,  commencing  with  an  order 
from  Mrs.  Siddons  for  Two  For  the 
Pit,  followed  by  similar  orders  from  all 
of  the  great  actors  and  actresses  of 
the  past  century,  the  memoirs  of  the 
Colman  family,  old  playbills,  prompt 
books  of  plays,  Shakespeare's  works, 
and  rare  volumes  relating  to  the  early 
days  of  the  stage,  being  purchased  by 
dealers. 

The  Steeple  Chase  Fails 

The  Steeple  Chase  Amusement 
Company  has  gone  the  way  of  many 
good  things.  The  management  had 
an  idea  that  they  could  do  very  well 
and  save  money  by  not  advertising. 
Several  thousand  dollars  has  been  lost 
in  the  concern,  and  of  late, people  have 
evidently  forgotten  all  about  the  place, 
as  the  attendance  has  been  practically 
nothing. 


April  7,  1900 


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The  Zfr alleys  favorites 

The  Frawleys  are  great  favorites  in 
Seattle.  The  Post-Intelligencer  says 
of  them:  "The  recent  week  of  the 
Frawley  Company  at  the  Seattle 
Theatre  showed  that  it  was  one  of  the 
best  dramatic  organizations  that  has 
been  seen  in  this  city  in  years.  The 
production  of  The  Sporting  Duchess 
and  Mme.  Sans  Gene  were  the  most 
complete  given  here  this  season,  and 
the  acting  was  of  a  high  order.  So 
satisfactory  was  the  financial  results  of 
that  engagement  and  so  favorable  the 
impression  upon  the  general  public, 
that  Managers  Frawley  and  Howe 
have  arranged  for  a  return  engage- 
ment of  the  company,  for  eight  nights, 
which  will  be  inaugurated  this  even- 
ing." 


Angelina  got  the  Tickets 

She  certainly  was  a  gorgeously  be- 
decked colored  person,  and  she 
sauntered  up  to  the  box  office  of  the 
New  York  Manhattan  Theatre  with 
all  the  confidence  of  a  Hawaiian 
queen. 

"I  begs  you  pahdon,  but  may  I  have 
two  seats  fo'  tonight?" 

"Certainly,"  replied  Treasurer  Rice. 

"In  the  balcony.  One  dollar  and  a 
half,  please." 

"Oh,  but  I  means  compligenterys. 
I'se  in  the  profession,  I  is." 

"What  are  you  with,  the  Black 
Patti's  troupe  ?" 

"I  should  cert'nly  say  I  isn't.  I 
ain't  wif  no  niggah  show.  Heah's  me 
cawd,"  and  a  piece  of  cardboard  was 
handed  through  the  window,  inscribed 
thusly  : 


ANGELINA  PINCHBECK, 

SWEEP  LADY, 

With  Kid  McCoy 
Season  1 900-1 901. 


"But  Mr.  McCoy  is  a  pugilist  and  a 
saloonkeeper,  not  an  actor." 

"He  was  an  actah,  sir,  but  he's 
done  retihed  from  the  theorelical  pro- 
fession, but  I  retains  my  connections 
wif  it  through  actin'  as  maid  to  some 
swell  ladies  of  the  chorus." 

Angelina  got  the  tickets. 

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CHARLES  and  KITTIE 

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A   $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hallett's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Flora 


Frances 


REFINED    VOCKL  DUO 

Hastings  &  Hall 

Introducing  Repetoire — Strictly  Up-to-Date 

Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Agent 


SCOTT 

Leading  Woman  Stockwell  Co 

MAY  BliAYlTEY 

leading  juvenile 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theater,  Oakland,  Cal. 


LAURA  CREWS 

INGENUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


NOAH  BRANDT 

Musical  Director,  Columbia  Theatre 


DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

Frank  Denithorne 

Alcazar  Stock  Company,  San  Francisco. 

Minnette  Barrett 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto— Tivoli 


Leading  Woman 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 


Miss  Anna  Lichter 

TIVOLI OPERA  HOUSE 

EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 

VIOLA  ALBERTA 

Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Macdonough  Stock  Co.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

CLARENCE  CHASE 

Frawley  Company 


Landers  Stevens 

I'ROPR I ETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 


Harry  Marshall 

Scenic  Artist 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,  Thompson  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey   Theatre,  Oakland 


EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters  and  Heavies 

AT  LIBERTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Reginald  Travers 

With  Frawlev  Co. 


ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 

C.  W.  PYNE 

Pianist  and  Instruction 
14  Grant  Ave. 

Union  Male  Quartet 

For  engagements  (all  occasions)  City  or  In- 
terior, address,  Mr.  Chas.  Henley,  Manager,  care 
Press  Club,  S.  F. 

STANLEY  ROSS 

Alcazar  Theatre 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  !I'.M9(>0 

OLIVER  M OR  OS CO 

Manager  BURBANK  THEATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

FRANK  DE  CAMP 

Stage  Manager  and  Characters 

AT  LIBF:RTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

C.  ROY  FLEMING 

Thompson  Stock  Co. 


GEO.P.WEBSTER  MME.  MALCOLM 

+   ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY   +        Robes  of  All  Descriptions 


Sydney  Plhtt 

JUVENILES 

Address  Tivoli  Opera  House 

GEORGE    E IX  EOT 

At  Liberty 

Address  this  Office 


Theatrical,  Costumes 
a  Specialty 

PRICES  REASONABLE 

Room  317  Phelan  Building 

PROFESSIONAL  FEET 

DR.  G.  E.  LLOYD 

ONLY  GRADUATE  SURGEON  CHIROPODIST, 
Office,  Room  76,  Chronicle  Building.  Corns, 
Ingrowing  Nails,  Chilblains,  etc  ,  successfully  treated 


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The  Review  has  the  largest  circulation  ol  any 
theatrical  paper  in  the  United  States  outside  of  New 
York. 


The  Dramatic  Review  is  entered  at  the  post- 
office  at  San  Francisco  as  second-class  matter  and 
is  supplied  to  the  trade  by  the  San  Francisco  News 
Company,  312  Geary  Street. 


Henry  W.  Savage,  manager  of 
the  Castle  Square  Opera  Company, 
was  asked  the  other  clay  if  he  knew 
all  the  people  in  his  companies.  He 
answered  :  "All  of  them,  down  to  the 
stage  hands  and  supers.  My  choruses, 
you  know,  are  my  special  pets.  I  take 
a  lot  more  interest  in  them  than  I  do 
in  the  principals.  Perhaps  that  is 
why  you  hear  so  much  about  the  en- 
semble work  of  our  companies.  It 
isn't  because  we  know  more  about 
training  them,  but  because  we  take 
more  interest  in  them.  Once  a  week 
we  have  a  little  meeting  behind  the 
scenes,  at  which  we  give  the  chorus 
people  a  hearing.  The  object  is  to 
develop  latent  talent.  If  one  of  the 
girls  or  men  has  been  studying  a  part, 
he  or  she  is  given  a  trial,  with  a  view 
to  an  understudy's  part,  and  the 
understudies  are  given  a  chance  to 
develop  into  principals.  In  this  way 
we  make  discoveries  which  are  both 
pleasant  and  profitable." 

About  the  biggest  row  in  the  annals 
of  American  theatrical  history  since 
the  advent  of  Lydia  Thompson  blonde 
burlesquers,  has  been  stirred  up  since 
the  presentation  of  Olga  Nethersole's 
Sapho.  The  whole  country  has  been 
very  much  alive  and  earnest  in  dis- 
cussing the  lascivious  drama,  and 
rather  roughly  including  Miss  Nether- 
sole  in   the  scorching  condemnation 


meted  out  to  the  public  presentation  of 
such  plays,  and  the  result  is  news  now 
from  New  York  that  Miss  Nethersole 
is  very  ill  fiom  brain  fever  and  her 
engagements  for  three  or  four  weeks 
have  been  cancelled.  Whether  or  no 
this  is  a  ruse  to  gain  sympathy  for  this 
muchly  harassed  woman  matters  not, 
but  it  is  very  evident  to  all  well 
wishers  and  students  of  the  drama  that 
it  will  be  some  time  before  another 
serious  attempt  will  be  made  to  offer 
the  public,  plays  of  quite  such  a  broad 
character  as  Sapho  and  The  Turtle. 

♦  * 

Blanche  Walsh,  who  is  really  a 
clever  actress,  and  a  mighty  bright 
one,  as  the  following  will  show,  has 
written  to  the  Sacramento  Bee,  asking 
if  that  paper  would  subscribe  to  a 
series  of  syndicate  letters  she  proposes 
to  write  during  a  forthcoming  tour 
abroad.  The  Bcc  declined  the  thought- 
ful offer,  with  the  remark  that  Miss 
Walsh  should  pay  space  rates  for  the 
insertion  of  the  letters,  inasmuch  as 
the  purpose  of  the  letters  was  chiefly 
for  self  advertisement.  Right  here  is 
a  point  that  young  members  of  the 
profession  should  grasp,  and  that  is 
the  best  known  people  on  the 
theatrical  stage  are  those  who  have 
boomed  their  abilities  incessantly,  or 
have  had  it  done  for  them.  Fame  brings 
audience  to  the  actor,  and  audiences 
mean  more  money,  and  the  great 
American  public  do  like  to  repeat 
things  about  notables,  when  once  the 
wave  of  fame  has  been  started. 

Paderewski  played  his  last  mati- 
nee engagement  here  this  week  at 
prices  lower  than  those  of  his  first 
Coast  tour,  yet  the  receipts  proved  a 
record-breaker  for  the  California  and 
an  eye-opener  to  doubting  Thomases. 
The  entire  house  was  sold  out,  and 
people  were  standing  four  deep.  The 
money  taken  in  was  within  a  few  dol- 
lars of  $4,700.  Not  bad  in  the  face  of 
a  long  run  of  previous  strong  musical 
attractions. 

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man,  W.  S.  Ballyntyne,  Richard  C. 
Newcastle,  Clarence  Hannell,  and 
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JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST  1 


Fred  Belasco  sailed  for  London 
with  his  wife  Wednesday. 

Fred  Warren  and  John  P.  Rod- 
gers  are  among  the  fun  makers  with 
West's  Big  Minstrel  Jubilee. 

Nick  Long  and  Idalene  Cotton 
appear  in  London  with  the  American 
Beauty  Company. 

M.  B.  Leavitt  will  control  the 
new  Chihuahua,  Mexican  Grand 
Theatre. 

Theodore  Hamilton  has  signed 
with  Charles  Frohman  for  a  part  in  a 
new  production  next  season. 

Louise  Royce,  an  ex-Tivoli  favor- 
ite, will  be  seen  in  Manager  Morosco's 
new  extravaganza  company. 

Janet  Waldorf  is  now  touring 
through  India  and  contemplates  an 
appearance  in  London  this  spring. 

LEE  Farnham  is  making  arrange- 
ments to  take  out  a  farce  comedy 
company  in  Blayney's  A  Boy  Wanted, 
for  a  tour  of  the  Coast. 

Jane  Holly,  who  is  a  member  of 
Hopkins'  Chicago  Stock  Company, 
was  once  upon  a  time  a  reporter  on  a 
Los  Angeles  paper. 

Willie  Collier,  after  the  close  of 
his  present  season,  will  take  a  trip  to 
Nome  to  see  what  practical  mining  in 
the  frozen  North  is  like. 

Stanley  Ross  received  some  very 
nattering  notices  for  his  good  work 
during  the  Dailey  engagement  at  the 
Clunie  in  Sacramento. 

Miss  Florence  Roberts  returned 
from  the  East  Wednesday  and  will  rest 
until  her  opening  at  the  Alcazar  next 
month. 

Ada  Levick,  well  remembered  by 
old  Pacific  Coasters,  is  now  a  valued 
member  of  the  Moffert  Stock  Com- 
pany, Louisville. 

Just  think  of  it  !  Truly  Shattuck 
is  to  be  one  of  the  picked  American 
singers  to  present  The  American 
Beauty  in  London. 

Chas.  W.  Terriss,  who  has  been 
with  Harry  Corson  Clarke  for  past 
three  years  resigned  from  his  com- 
pany April  1st,  on  account  of  illness. 

Stella  Bomar,  who  was  exploited 
as  star  in  the  late  lamented  Cheer- 
ful Liar  Company,  leaves  Sunday  for 
her  home  in  Boise,  Idaho. 

Forrest  Seabury  is  considering 
an  offer  to  join  Harry  Corson  Clarke. 
In  August,  Forrest  will  go  East  to 


play  with  Neil  Burgess  in  The  County 
Fair. 

John  T.  West,  general  agent  of  W. 
H.  West's  Big  Minstrel  Jubilee,  has 
been  in  town  this  week  putting  in 
some  hard  advance  work  for  his 
organization. 

Mary  Mannering  wanted  Daniel 
Frohman  to  star  her  next  season.  The 
sagacious  Daniel  didn't  see  it  that 
way.  Result  :  Mary  pouts.  Daniel 
loses  a  fine  leading  woman. 

Chas.  B.  Hanford  leaves  the 
James-Kidder  combination  next  sea- 
son, going  out  with  a  piece  himself. 
He  had  better  recognize  a  good  thing 
when  he  has  it. 

Paderewski  will  give  his  last  re- 
cital in  this  city  at  the  California 
Theatre  tomorrow  evening,  when  the 
great  pianist  will  give  a  program  which 
will  include  his  best  numbers. 

W.  H.  Thompson,  impersonating 
one  of  the  four  naval  officers  in  the 
Geisha,  while  dancing  in  the  first  act 
in  Boston  last  week,  slipped  and  broke 
his  leg  just  above  the  ankle. 

Frank  Thompson  left  for  Sacra- 
mento Wednesday  to  complete  ar- 
rangements for  the  appearance  of  his 
new  stock  company,  a  strong  organ- 
ization, at  the  Clunie  the  15th. 

Harry  Morosco  is  slowly  recover- 
ing from  his  recent  severe  operation, 
and  as  soon  as  he  gains  sufficient 
strength  will  move  over  to  Walter 
Morosco's  Fruitvale  ranch  for  com- 
plete recuperation.  He  is  now  able  to 
receive  visitors  at  the  Lane  Hospital. 

Lko  Cooper  and  Henri  Fair- 
weather  will  tender  a  literary  and 
musical  recital  to  the  faculty  and 
students  of  the  Stanford  University  on 
the  evening  of  April  10  at  the  Uni- 
versity. 

Sidney  R.  Ellis,  the  author  of  The 
Evil  Eye,  Bonnie  Scotland  and  other 
successful  stage  plays,  is  also  a  suc- 
cessful song  writer.  He  is  the  writer 
of  Lilacs,  one  of  the  most  popular  of 
songs. 

Chas.  E.  Evans  has  released  his 
lease  of  the  New  York  Herald  Square 
Theatre,  receiving  a  bonus  of  $20,- 
000.00.  He  will  now  give  his  entire 
attention  to  the  road  tour  of  Naughty 
Anthony. 

Scott  Seaton,  who  won  much 
praise  for  his  acting  of  the  Bishop,  in 
What   Happened   to    Jones,  during 


Harry  Corson  Clarke's  present  season, 
has  resigned  from  the  company  and 
reached  San  Francisco  this  week.  He 
goes  east  in  July. 

Max  Steinle  and  his  pretty  wife, 
Rose  Simmon,  have  signed  with  W. 
R.  Dailey  for  the  tour  beginning  in 
California  in  September.  Mr.  .Steinle 
is  popular  all  over  the  coast  and  is  a 
clever  young  comedian,  as  he  showed 
when  playing  with  Stockwell  in  A 
Midnight  Bell. 

Manager  Ford  of  the  Moore- 
Roberts  Co.  says  the  company  has  no 
intention  of  immediately  returning  to 
Australia.  In  fact,  he  is  now  book- 
ing them  for  a  tour  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia, during  which  they  will  pro- 
duce their  old  money  winner,  Struck 
Oil. 

A  rumor  published  in  a  weekly 
paper  to  the  effect  that  Harry  H. 
Campbell  will  retire  from  the  Treasur- 
ership  of  the  Grand  Opera  House  is 
entirely  without  foundation.  Mr. 
Campbell  will  continue  in  his  present 
position,  and  is  fortunate  in  having 
the  thorough  confidence  of  the  Manage- 
ment and  the  good  will  of  the  patrons 
of  the  theatre. 

G.  H.  (Billy)  Barlow  is  n  from 
Honolulu  suffering  from  gout.  He 
goes  to  Byron  Hot  Springs  next 
week.  Mr.  Barlow's  presence  here 
and  that  of  Dick  Jose  of  West's 
Minstrels,  at  the  same  time,  calls  to 
mind  that  Mr.  Barlow  was  the  first 
manager  to  bring  to  the  notice  of  the 
general  public  the  popular  singer. 
Jose  was  then,  about  twelve  years  ago, 
a  blacksmith  in  one  of  the  Nevada 
cities. 


A  T.  M.  A  Testimonial 


Phil  Hastings  was  agreeably  sur- 
prised this  week  by  the  following  en- 
grossed and  beautifully  framed  testi- 
monial: 

SAN  FRANCISCO  LODGE  NO.  21,  T.  M.A. 

At  a  regular  meeting  of  San  Fran- 
cisco Lodge  No.  21,  T.  M.  A.,  held 
February  20th,  1900,  the  following 
preamble  and  resolutions  are  unani- 
mously adopted:  WHEREAS,  This 
lodge  recognizes  the  uniform  courtesy 
extended  to  it  by  Brother  Philip 
Hastings,  an  honored  and  esteemed 
member,  whose  zeal  and  diligence  in 
connection  with  its  eighth  annual 
benefit  performance  has  enabled  this 
lodge  to  realize  handsomely  thereby, 
therefore  be  it,  Resolved:  That  San 
Francisco  Lodge  No.  21,  tenders  to 
Brother  Philip  Hastings  the  most 
sincere  thanks  for  his  kindness,  and 
Resolved:  That  these  resolutions  be 
spread  on  the  minutes  of  this  lodge 
and  an  engrossed  copy  thereof  be 
presented  to  the  said  Brother,  Philip 
Hastings. 

Wm.  G.  Rush,  President. 

Carl  Taylor,  Secretary. 


Vaudeville  Notes 


Eva  Ralston  is  once  again  singing 
to  Savoy  (Vancouver)  patrons. 

Geo.  Bird,  the  well  known  Chinese 
impersonater,  is  the  stage  manager 
at  the  new  Bijou. 

Hugh  Emmet,  the  comedian  and 
entertainer,  closes  his  season  at 
Amherst,  Mass.,  April  nth. 

Wright  Huntington  is  tired  of  stock 
work  once  more,  and  is  going  back  to 
vaudeville. 


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April  7,  1900 


AT  THE  ♦  ♦  * 
LOCAL  THEATRES 


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The  Columbia 

THE  second  week  of  Willie  Collier 
in  Mr.  Smooth  drew  large  aud- 
iences. Mr.  Collier's  droll  manner  of 
comedy  is  given  full  play  in  the  char- 
acter he  assumes,  but  the  general 
opinion  is  that  Mr.  Smooth  as  a  play 
is  not  the  equal  of  the  Man  from  Mex- 
ico, in  which  Collier  was  seen  here  a 
year  ago.  There  is  not  a  great  deal 
of  newness  in  the  situations  but  the 
piece  as  a  whole  served  its  purpose  in 
drawing  good  houses,  and  is  therefore 
a  success. 


The  California 

This  attractive  house  is  presenting 
the  Southern  comedy-drama,  On 
the  Suwanee  River,  in  a  very  delight- 
ful manner.  It's  full  of  situations 
both  pathetic  and  happy,  that  keep  up 
the  interest  during  the  entire  evening. 
The  scene  upon  the  bridge  as  the  blind 
girl,  hearing  the  distant  voices  of  the 
male  quartet  singing  upon  the  river, 
turns  back  just  as  she  is  about  to 
plunge  through  the  broken  planks 
into  the  water  below,  is  exceedingly 
good,  and  a  sigh  of  relief  ripples  over 
the  audience  waiting  for  an  expected 
catastrophe,  which  is  thus  happily 
averted.  Willow  Francis  plays  the 
part  of  the  blind  girl  with  much  appre- 
ciation of  the  difficult  role.  Blindness 
actually  seems  to  have  settled  upon  the 
apparently  sightless  eye  balls. 

Stella  Mahew  as  Aunt  Linda,  is  the 
"whole  show,"  as  I  heard  a  delighted 
listener  say.  Her  impersonation  of 
the  old  Southern  negro  auntie  is  cap- 
itally done,  her  eccentric  expressions, 
the  big  words  she  uses,  so  dear  to  the 
darkey  heart,  all  add  to  the  jollity  of 
the  play,  which  she  fills  with  fun. 
FannieBarrows  Sprague  as  Mrs. Judith 
is  certainly  the  woman's  rights  woman 
she  desires  to  represent.  Lew  A. 
Warner  as  Caleb  Croe,  the  miser,  does 
the  part  with  an  unction  that  makes 
the  hearer  rejoice  at  his  downfall.  In 
the  closing  scene  he  rises  to  a  bit  of 
fine  acting.  The  quartet  give  some 
beautiful  negro  melodies  with  spirit 
and  true  negro  abandon.  FredTrues- 
dale  sang  a  love  song  very  well.  He  has 
a  light, sweet  voice.  The  play  is  a  pretty 
story  filled  with  exciting  situations 
and  funny  sayings  and  should  have 
been  better  attended,  as  it  is  much 


more  deserving  than  many  more  pre- 
tentious plays. 

The  Alcazar 

I P  you  want  to  know  what  is  the 
'  dramatic  novelty  just  now,  go  to 
the  Alcazar;  if  you  want  to  realize  to 
what  extent  it  has  captured  the  mass 
of  theatre-goers,  take  a  look  around 
when  you  are  there,  and  you  will  see 
very  attentive  auditors  perched  upon 
the  steps,  hanging  to  the  first  thing 
handy  and  standing  two  and  three 
deep  anywhere  they  can  get.  And 
thus  has  an  elaborate,  even  lavish, 
production  of  Quo  Vadis,  the  graphic 
picture  of  licentious  Roman  prosperity 
and  arrogance  met  with  the  greatest 
success  in  the  histroy  of  the  Alcazar, 
and  one  any  theatre  might  be  proud 
of. 

Beginning  with  the  authorized 
version,  paying  a  heavy  royalty, 
staging  the  play  with  elaborate  entire 
new  scenery  and  costuming  every  detail 
accurately,  the  enterprising  manage- 
ment has  seen  the  regular  stock  com- 
pany, augmented  by  numerous  capable 
actors,  give  a  finished  and  most 
praise-worthy  performance.  This 
dramatization  of  Sienkiewicz's  graphic 
novel  is  well  done — presenting  a  series 
of  very  dramatic  pictures  most 
coherently.  And  though  the  cast  is 
large  and  as  a  whole  in  good  hands, 
there  is  very  little  opportunity  for  any- 
body but  a  few  of  the  men.  Edwin 
Emer}-,  in  the  character  of  Vinicius, 
signalized  his  first  appearance  Mon- 
day night  as  a  member  of  the  stock 
company  and  his  fire  and  earnestness, 
his  bearing  and  his  voice,  not  only 
made  a  striking  success  of  the  role, 
but  gave  abundant  evidence  that  he 
will  be  a  valued  member  of  the  com- 
pany in  other  roles.  Ernest  Hastings, 
played  the  part  of  the  philosophical 
Petronius,  and  realized  most  magnifi- 
cently all  ocular  requirements  and 
presented  a  conception  that  humaniz- 
ed the  character  very  adequately,  save 
that  it  was  perhaps  tuned  to  too 
complaisant  a  key. 

George  Webster,  one  of  the  few 
actors  who  can  play  villains  with  a 
deep  voice  and  heavy  frowns  and  yet 
be  of  flesh  and  blood,  made  a  notable 
success  of  his  idea  of  the  Roman  des- 
pot, Nero.  Jeffrey  Williams  was  a 
painstaking  and  imposing  Tigellinius, 
and  George  Nichols,  posing  as  the 


Christian  giant,  Ursus,  without  a  word 
to  say,  was  tremendously  effective,  and 
showed  how  much  intelligence  a 
capable  actor  can  put  into  a  small 
part.  May  Blayney  impersonated 
Lygia,  and  her  dainty,  refined  style  of 
acting  was  eminently  suited  to  depict- 
ing the  character  of  the  young  Chris- 
tian maiden.  Mary  Hampton  was  an 
imposingly  beautiful  and  dramatic 
Popprca,  Marie  Howe  was  Acte,  and 
Howard  Scott,  who  played  the  fawn- 
ing Chilo,  put  into  that  character  all 
of  that  finished  intelligence  and  apti- 
tude for  strong  work  that  we  have  all 
become  accustomed  to  look  for  in 
the  characters  he  handles.  Others  in 
the  cast,  notably  Chas.  Bryant,  as 
Father  Linus,  made  much  of  small 
parts,  but  space  forbids  mention  in 
this  issue. 

Grand  Opera  House 

'T'he  Beggar  Student  revived  at 
1  the  Grand  Opera  House  is  one  of 
the  attractive  features  of  the  week  at 
this  playhouse.  The  entire  company, 
familiar  with  the  score,  presents  a 
vigorous  and  thoroughly  enjoyable 
performance.  The  opening  duet  of 
the  second  act,  with  Hattie  Belle  Ladd 
as  Bronaslava,  and  Winfred  Goff  as 
Janitsky,  is  possibly,  the  best  ren- 
dered number  in  a  performance, 
nearly  every  feature  of  which  elicits 
deserved  applause.  Wolff  as  the 
General,  fits  the  role,  and  Woolley 
makes  an  incomparable  jailor.  Edith 
Mason,  Bessie  Fairbairn  and  Peruse 
come  in  for  their  share  of  the  general 
applause. 


The  Tivoli 


JWl  anila  Bound,  George  Lask's 
I  '  I  very  entertaining  musical  con- 
coction, has  proved  to  be  an  exceeding- 
ly amusing  piece.  Following  the  long 
run  of  the  Idol's  Eye,  the  attendance 
has  suffered  this  week.  Hartman  is 
clever  Hartman  at  his  best  as  the  Ger- 
man. Tom  Greene  gets  plenty  of 
opportunity  to  display  his  unusually 
good  voice.  Alf  Wheelan  does  a  neat 
bit  of  eccentric  comedy  and  William 
Schuster  comes  in  on  the  last  act  and 
limbers  up  very  much  as  the  petty 
officer  of  the  man  of  war.  Julie  Cotte 
gives  an  artistic  representation  of  a 
French  maid.  Frances  Graham  sings 
The  Palms  and  has  one  or  two  other 
chances,  and  makes  us  realize  again 


what  a  find  the  Tivoli  grand  opera 
season  has  in  her  wonderful  contralto. 
Helen  Merrill  dresses  daintily  and  wins 
applause  for  her  singing.  Arthur 
Boyce  does  a  small  part  carefully  and 
pleasingly,  and  the  men's  small  chorus 
sing  some  darkey  songs  and  others 
very  entertainingly.  Ida  Wyatt's  two 
ballets,  the  Golf  and  the  Sailor's  Horn- 
pipe are  the  prettiest  and  the  most 
effective  work  in  the  dancing  line  the 
Tivoli  has  had  in  a  long,  long  time, 
and  this  house  has  any  number  of 
good  ballets  right  along,  too. 


Charles  Schimpf  Dead 

Friends  of  popular  Charles  Schimpf 
and  those  interested  in  Pacific  Coast 
theatricals  will  be  pained  to  learn  of 
his  death  Wednesday  night,  the  result 
of  an  operation  for  appendicitis  two 
week  ago.  Mr.  Schimpf  was  a  nephew 
of  the  late  Gustav  Walter,  founder  of 
the  great  Orpheum  circuit,  and  was 
born  in  New  York  thirty-two  years 
ago.  When  Mr.  Walter  opened  the 
Rathskeller,  at  the  corner  of  Turk  and 
Mason  streets,  years  ago,  he  brought 
his  nephew  out  from  the  East  and 
placed  him  in  the  box  office  as  assis- 
tant ticket  agent.  When  the  Orpheum 
was  established  Mr.  Schimpf  was 
placed  in  the  box  office  and  when  the 
branch  Orpheum  was  established  in 
Los  Angeles  he  was  sent  to  that  city 
as  treasurer  and  assistant  manager. 
On  the  death  of  Gustav  Walter  his 
widow  brought  Mr.  Schimpf  back  to 
San  Francisco  to  act  as  her  representa- 
tive at  the  local  theatre.  Deceased 
left  a  wife,  a  daughter  of  Mrs.  A.  T. 
Dunphy. 


Side  Lights 


Hugh  Emmett,  the  well  known  en- 
tertainer, has  signed  for  next  season 
for  another  long  engagement  with  the 
Central  Lyceum  Bureau.  The  com- 
pany will  be  known  as  the  Dunn- 
Emmett  Combination. 

Pauline  Moran  and  the  Everett 
Sisters,  who  played  at  the  Orpheum 
recently,  were  almost  drowned  while 
out  sailing  at  Santa  Monica  during 
their  Los  Angeles  engagement.  The 
boat  capsized  and  the  three  ladies  were 
thrown  into  the  ocean.  They  were 
finally  rescued  and  the  only  loss  be- 
sides the  drenching  was  that  evening's 
performance. 


April  7,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


The  Oberon 


The  Orpheam 

T°  while  away  a  few  pleasant  hours 
*  seemed  to  be  the  go  with  San 
Francisco  theatre-goers  this  last  week, 
and  the  Orpheum  with  its  immense 
bill  drew  the  majority.  Mathews  and 
Harris  in  their  farcical  creation,  Adam 
the  Second,  proved  one  of  the  funniest 
things  in  vaudeville,  and  as  comedians 
they  are  par  excellence.  Earl  and 
Shepherd,  singing  comediennes,  de- 
lighted the  audience  with  their  sweet 
and  catchy  songs.  Carrie  Behr's 
splendid  voice  and  sense  of  humor 
caught  the  boys  and  made  a  decided 
impression.  That  there  is  a  warm 
spot  in  the  hearts  of  the  Orpheum 
patrons  for  Harry  Cogill  was  demon- 
strated by  the  hearty  greetings 
showered  upon  him,  and  they  are  well 
placed,  for  Harry  is  a  vocalist  and 
comedian  of  the  first  order,  and  May 
Arlea,  the  charming  singing  and  danc- 
ing soubrette,  is  a  fitting  second.  To- 
gether they  introduced  a  pleasing 
musical-comedy  sketch,  A  Warm 
Lunch,  that  was  most  entertaining. 
W.  C.  Fields,  the  eccentric  juggler, 
usual  drew  rounds  of  applause  by  his 
cleverness.  Loney  Haskell  delighted 
the  audience,  and  as  a  comedian  he 
has  few  equals.  A.  L.  Guille,  with 
his  fine  tenor  voice,  was  at  his  best, 
and  came  in  for  well  merited  applause. 
Charles  Sweet,  as  the  Burglar,  was  a 
revelation  on  the  piano.  His  many 
comical  imitations  were  good  and  de- 
lighted his  listeners,  who  did  not  tire 
but  wanted  more.  Keno,  Welch  and 
Melrose,  the  comedy  acrobatic  trio, 
are  masters  of  their  art  and  were  well 
received. 


The  Chutes 


THEY  are  giving  a  good  program  at 
'  the  Chutes  this  week.  The  Cherry 
Sisters  yield  the  palm  to  no  one  in 
their  especial  line.  Addie  is  an  essay 
writer  and  elocutionist;  Effie,  a  male 
impersonator,  and  Jessie  sings  her 
original  songs.  The  Gottlobs,  Fred, 
and  Amy,  as  Oom  Paul  and  Lady 
Smith,  are  all  right.  Mile.  Atlantis, 
whose  likeness  we  present  on  the  cover 
of  this  issue,  is  a  great  novelty  globe 
artist  and  transformation  dancer. 
Ann  Fletcher,  as  a  novelty  character 
impersonator  is  well  received.  The 
Kramers — Annie  and  Maud,  also 
Boggs  &  Haeward,  are  still  amusing 
us.  Miss  Edna  Thorn  gives  some 
contralto  solos  with  telling  effect. 
The  Animatiscope  presents  new  pict- 
ures. Amateur  night  with  Hoot  Mon 
was  very  noisy  and  full  of  fun. 
Ella  Burt  rides  her  wheel  down  the 
Chutes  daily  and  nightly.  Tonight 
the  grand  prize  cake-walk  will  fill  the 
house. 


THE  Oberon  presents  an  excellent 
1  program  this  week.  Its  the  first 
appearance  of  the  Mormon  nightin- 
gale, Miss  Josephine  Strong,  and  her 
voice  and  songs  were  very  well  ren- 
dered. Encores  were  hers.  Also  Miss 
Jennie  Nicholson,  a  talented  society 
favorite,  makes  her  first  appearance 
here  this  week  and  she  was  well  re- 
ceived. Miss  Stella  Berlin  and  her 
sister  Minnie  gave  some  excellent 
solos  and  duos,  and  the  applause  fol- 
lowing each  entre  shows  what  great 
favorites  they  have  become  with  the 
Oberon  people.  The  American  Ladies 
Orchestra,  Mr.  Louis  N.  Ritzau,  direc- 
tor, are  giving  some  most  excellent 
music,  the  Pilgrim  Chorus  from  Tann- 
hauser  being  especially  well  received 
by  the  music  lovers  who  nightly 
gather  here.  The  wonderful  Electro- 
Magnograph  presents  a  series  of  very 
interesting  views. 


The  Olympia 

A  N  enjoyable  program  fills  the 
**  house  this  week.  The  Hungarian 
orchestra  under  the  leadership  of  con- 
ductor Isadore  Fenster,  is  fully  up  to 
the  standard  set  by  this  able  director. 
The  overture  from  Faust's  Mignon 
was  especially  good.  The  Gordon 
Sisters,  Delia  St.  Clair,  May  Nealson, 
Lulaine  and  Darrell,  The  Black  Bar- 
tons and  Ouhama,  the  Japanese 
acrobat,  are  still  giving  good  enter- 
tainments. Trixeda  delights  the 
house  with  her  dancing  and  singing, 
which  are  extraordinarily  good.  Mile. 
Thelma  in  her  poses  plastique  adds 
each  week  to  the  interest  she  has 
created  in  her  pleasing  creations. 


Fischer  s  Concert  House 

THIS  beautiful  hall  has  jumped  at 
'  once  into  great  popularity,  and 
well  it  deserves  it.  Manager  Mooser 
has  worked  wonders  in  the  short  time 
it  has  been  running,  presenting  fine 
programs  to  full  houses.  The  pro- 
gram as  presented  was  changed  some- 
what from  that  advertised,  Act  III 
from  Faust  being  substituted  for  La 
Boheme.  Signors  Badaracco  and 
Napoleone  and  Signorinas  Barducci 
and  Pollettini  were  in  good  voice  and 
gave  a  fine  rendition  of  this  famous 
opera  scene.  Signorina  Augusta  Sal- 
vini  is  the  feature  of  the  week  and  was 
received  with  great  demonstrations  of 
favor.  Her  duo  with  Signor  Vargas 
was  a  great  success.  Signorina  Puer- 
eri  gave  Si  Tu  M'Amassi,  by  Tosti, 
to  delighted  listeners,  singing  also  a 
waltz  song  from  La  Boheme.  Hin- 
rich's  Orchestra,  ruled  by  the  baton  of 
Conductor  August  Hinrichs,  furnished 
excellent  music,  Mozart's  Overture, 
Don  Giovanni,  coming  in  for  a  large 
share  of  well  merited  applause.  Mr. 


O.  Schlott's  Horn  solo  and  Mr.  I.  S. 
Holmstrend's  Flute  obligato  in  Titl's 
Serenade  were  particularly  fine. 

The  Dewey  Theatre 

Thk  Wolves  of  New  York  is  being 
presented  at  the  Dewey  this  week. 
The  scenery  is  artistic  and  the  cast 
strong.  Landers  Stevens  in  the  lead- 
ing role,  is,  as  usual,  exceptionally 
clever  in  bis  acting  and  enunciation. 
He  never  fails  to  give  life  and  char- 
acter to  the  play.  E.  J.  H olden  is 
cast  for  two  parts,  acting  both  equally 
well,  showing  much  versatility.  Wm. 
B.  Mack  acts  the  heavy  part  given  him 
with  much  realism.  The  villain  is 
well  acted  by  the  genial  Carl  Birch. 
Considerable  grace  was  displayed  by 
Fanny  Gillette.  Maud  Miller,  in  the 
character  of  the  blind  girl,  made  a  very 
favorable  impression,  and  the  part 
given  to  Gracie  Plaisted  was  cleverly 
acted.  The  play  was  "touched  up" 
by  the  good  acting  of  the  following  : 
Maurice  Stewart,  the  comedian,  who 
came  in  for  a  good  share  of  the  funny 
business.  T.  F.  O'Malley  and  Walter 
Whipple  were  also  responsible  for  a 
number  of  laughs.  Geo.  Hermance 
did  his  part  well  and  so  generally  did 
the  remainder  of  the  cast. 

The   Orpheum  s  New 
Theatre 

The  deal  in  Los  Angeles  is  a  fact. 
The  Orpheum  people  take  possession 
of  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  Sept.  1, 
and  will  run  it  as  a  combination  house, 
presenting  only  first-class  attractions, 
keeping  it  closed  when  such  shows 
are  not  available.  Charles  Strine, 
who  has  been  spoken  of  in  connection 
with  the  management  of  it,  will  not 
have  charge;  in  fact,  no  one  as  yet 
has  been  decided  upon. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Wm.  De  Boe  will  open  here  in  July. 

Waldo  and  Elliott  are  in  Chicago. 

Trixedo  will  open  at  the  Vienna 
Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  next  week. 

Boyle  and  Lewis  open  at  the  Stan- 
dard Theatre,  Bakersfield,  next  week. 

Mabel  Parnell  and  May  Wyatt  open 
at  the  Leader,  Vallejo,  next  week. 

Glorine  will  shortly  be  seen  at  the 
Chutes. 

Musto  and  Raiz,  of  Tivoli  Theatre, 
Stockton,  report  big  business. 

Kessing  and  Ralston  will  shortly 
play  in  this  city. 

Queenie  Myrle  is  at  the  Mascot 
Theatre,  Seattle. 

Archie  Levy  will  return  to  the  city 
this  week  from  Los  Angeles. 

Hattie  Ward  will  appear  at  the 
Olympia  April  9. 

Charley  and  May  Morrell  are 
featured  turns  at  the  People's,  Seattle, 

Marion  Atwood  is  a  splendid  feature 
of  the  Gem  Theatre,  Missoula,  Mont. 

Walters  and  Forrest  are  at  the 
Savoy  Theatre,  Victoria. 


Mae  Brandon  is  a  favorite  with  Gem 
audiences,  Missoula,  Mont. 

Archie  Levy  is  now  arranging  for 
the  big  street  Fair  at  Riverside. 

Harry  Monroe  will  shortly  be  in 
town.  He  is  the  manager  of  the 
Monte  Carlo  Theatre,  Taylor,  Cal. 

Oro,  Bernard  and  Oro  will  shortly 
play  in  this  city  direct  from  New 
York. 

Sullivan  and  Cummings  arrived 
from  the  Northwest  after  playing 
very  successful  engagements. 

Mae  Tesscot,  a  popular  coast  vaude- 
villian,  is  playing  at  the  People's, 
Seattle,  as  are  the  Wilma  Sisters. 

Lester  and  Williams,  the  comedians, 
made  their  first  appearance  in  Seattle 
this  week,  playing  the  People's. 

De  Gosca  Bros.,  musical  artists,  are 
in  the  second  week  of  a  successful  en- 
gagement at  the  People's,  Seattle. 

Chandler  and  McPherson  are  mak- 
ing a  hit  at  the  Gem  Theatre,  Mis- 
soula, Mont. 

The  Glenn  Sisters  open  at  the 
Fredericksburg  Cafe,  Portland,  next 
week. 

Mohring  Bros,  are  doing  their  act 
at  the  Savoy,  Vancouver,  and  meeting 
with  their  usual  great  success. 

Conlon  and  Ryder  will  make  their 
first  appearance  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  April  16.  Mr.  Conlon  will 
play  one  of  the  leading  parts. 

Boggs  and  Hey  wood,  Hanlon  and 
Sanger,  and  Frank  De  Camp  and  Mrs. 
De  Camp  will  open  at  the  Chutes 
April  9. 

F.  F.  Proctor,  the  Hashims,  and 
Kraust  of  Buffalo  are  fighting  the 
Kieth  circuit,  and  performers  in  Phila- 
delphia houses  are  getting  a  big  raise 
in  salaries. 

The  following  people  are  at  the 
Orpheum  Theatre,  Dawson  City. 
Rooney  and  Forrester,  Cecil  Marion 
Jacqueline,  Drummond  Sisters,  Billy 
White,  Paul  Boardman  and  Beatrice 
Lovue. 

Ethel  Lynwood,  the  contortionist, 
arrived  last  week  from  the  north, 
after  a  most  successful  season  in 
Victoria,  Vancouver,  Spokane,  and 
Portland.  She  cancelled  dates  three 
months  ahead  to  come  here  and  open 
the  Bijou,  of  which  her  husband,  M. 
R.  Goldberg,  is  one  of  the  owners. 

Mrs.  Grazer,  Arnold  Grazer  and 
Hazel  Callahan  are  once  more  home 
from  their  Eastern  vaudeville  engage- 
ments, having  had  a  most  prosperous 
season.  They  go  East  again  in  June. 
The  great  success  of  the  children's 
dancing  was  due  to  George  Wolfe  who 
invented  their  ingenious  mirror  con- 
trivance and  worked  the  lights  so 
skillfully. 

Word  has  been  received  here  of  the 
death  in  India  through  black  small- 
pox of  Frank  Marlow,  one  of  the  best 
horizontal  bar  performers  in  vaude- 
ville. Two  years  ago  he  appeared  in 
this  city  at  the  Orpheum  with  Vic 
Marlow.  Frank  Marlow  left  here  two 
years  ago  for  Australia,  Africa  and 
India.  Virginia  Arragon,  the  tight- 
rope walker,  is  his  widow. 

Signor  Ernesto  Baldanza  was  found 
dead  in  bed  at  the  Linda  Vista  Hotel 
Wednesday  morning  He  had  been 
feeling  unwell  for  several  days  past. 
He  leaves  a  wife  in  the  East,  who  was 
expected  here  soon.  Atone  time  Bal- 
danza was  in  the  front  rank  of  tenors, 
singing  with  Patti  and  other  notables. 
Of  late  he  has  been  singing  at  the 
Oberon. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


April  7,  1900 


IJ_1I 


Correspondence  and 
Comments 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  April  1. — The  Sunken  Bell, 
in  which  Edward  H.  Sothern  and  Virginia 
Harned  appeared  at  the  Knickerbocker  last 
week,  is  famous  in  its  original  German  by 
Gerhardt  Hauptmann.  The  translation  pro- 
duced by  Mr.  Sothern  is  by  H.  C.  Meltzer. 
The  story  is  like  those  in  Grimm's  fairy 
tales.  A  young  Silesian  bell  founder  starts 
to  take  a  bell  to  a  little  church  in  a  forest. 
Mischievous  woodsprites  cause  the  bell  to 
fall  into  a  lake.  He  is  woe-begone  and 
wanders  into  the  mountains,  where  he  en- 
counters a  beautiful  fairy,  who  inspires  him 
to  reproduce  the  tone  of  her  voice  in  a  bell. 
When  he  goes  home  he  is  ill  and  is  nursed 
by  his  wife,  but  it  is  the  fairy  which  restores 
him  to  health.  He  follows  the  fairy  back  to 
the  forest  and  will  not  return  to  his  deserted 
wife  and  family.  While  absorbed  with  the 
fairy  his  delusion  is  destroyed  by  a  vision  he 
sees  of  his  children  carrying  an  uin  filled 
with  their  mother's  tears  and  he  hears  the 
sunken  bell  struck  by  her  dead  hand.  Al- 
though the  psychology  intended  by  the 
author  did  not  get  over  the  footlights,  Mr. 
Sothern  and  Miss  Harned  scored  individual 
successes  in  their  respective  roles.  Arthur 
Lawrence  and  Rebecca  Warren  were  next  in 
the  order  of  prominence.  The  Sunken  Bell 
is  a  wierdly  interesting  play  and  Mr.Sothern 
under  whose  personal  direction  it  was  pro- 
duced, deserves  credit  for  undertaking  such 
a  novelty.    The  representation  was  good  art. 


The  Old  Curiosity  Shop,  as  dramatized 
from  Dickens  by  Harry  P.  Mawsou,  was  put 
on  at  the  Herald  Square  Theatre  last  week 
with  Mary  Sanders  as  Little  Nell  and  the 
Marchioness.  Her  performance  was  ad- 
mirable and  she  was  assisted  by  a  well 
selected  company  including  Max  Figmau, 
P.  Augustus  Anderson,  John  Jack,  William 
Seymour,  Herbert  Sparling,  Aubrey  Beattle, 
Harold  Hartsell  and  Anne  Caverly.  Among 
the  familiar  characters  introduced  besides 
Little  Nell  and  the  Marchioness  were  Pick 
Swiveller,  Quilip,  Mr.  Garland,  Kit  Nubbles, 
Fred  Trent,  Sampson  Brass  and  Sally  Brass. 
Tt  is  always  a  difficult  thing  to  dramatize 
Dickens.  Each  of  his  books  contains  too 
much  for  any  one  play  and  yet  when  a 
dramatist  leaves  out  something  it  displeases 
some  persons  who  have  read  the  books.  But 


in  the  present  instance  the  playwright  has 
succeeded  beyond  expectations. 


Twelve  Months  Later,  which  was  put  on 
at  the  Madison  Square  last  week  is  a  sequel 
to  At  the  White  Horse  Tavern,  which  had 
such  a  run  last  season.  The  new  play  is  the 
joint  production  of  Daniel  and  Charles 
Frohman,  which  in  itself  is  equivalent  to  say- 
ing that  nothing  has  been  left  undone  to 
make  the  presentation  perfect.  Like  its 
predecessor,  Twelve  Months  Later  has  had 
a  long  and  prosperous  run  in  German  on  the 
other  side  before  the  Messrs.  Frohman 
brought  it  out  here.  It  takes  up  the  same 
characters  where  they  were  left  at  the  close 
of  At  the  White  Horse  Tavern  and  shows 
them  in  another  series  of  amusing  situa- 
tions. Leo  Dietrichstein,  the  translator 
and  Elizabeth  Tyree  were  the  most  promi- 
nent members  of  the  cast,  which  also 
included  Frederick  Bond,  Charles  Bradshaw 
and  Adelaide  Keim.  Twelve  Months  Later 
leaves  everybody  happy  at  the  end,  and 
presumably  they  will  remain  that  way  until 
Blumenthal  and  Kadelburg  trot  them  out 
again  for  a  new  play  which,  if  it  is  as  suc- 
cessful as  their  other  two,  the  Frohmans 
will  probably  gobble  up. 


The  Regatta  Girl  and  the  ballet  called 
Progress,  now  on  for  a  run  at  Koster  and 
Bials  make  one  of  the  most  brilliant  spec- 
tacles in  the  local  theatres.  The  musical 
burlesque  contains  several  good  singers  who 
sing,  and  two  singers  of  note  who  don't 
sing  a  note.  Albert  Parr,  a  high  baritone, 
and  Ethel  Jackson,  a  soprano  of  pleasing 
personality,-  are  the  principal  singers,  and 
Giovanni  Perugini  and  Laura  Joyce  Bell  are 
the  two  singers  with  reputations  who  don't 
sing  at  present.  The  performance  is  also 
peculiar  in  that  two  of  Lillian  Russell's 
husbands  are  conspicuously  concerned  in  its 
success — Perugini  and  John  J.  Braham,  the 
leader  of  the  orchestra.  Among  others  who 
contribute  to  the  fun  in  The  Regaita  Girl 
are  jennie  Yeamans,  Eddie  Girard  and 
Amelia  Summerville.  Nearly  every 
theatre-goer  in  California  remembers  The 
Merry  Little  Mountain  Maid  as  sung  by 
Miss  Summerville  with  Dixey's  Adonis  a 
dozen  years  ago,  but  no  one  to  look  at  her 
now    would    recognize    her  as  the  same 


woman.  Then  she  was  so  fat  that  she 
actually  looked  short,  but  now,  after  a  severe 
course  of  physical  culture,  she  is  in  such 
fine  physical  trim  that  her  real  height 
comes  out  with  great  prominence,  making 
her  especially  useful  in  comedy.  Attalie 
Claire  was  another  singer  in  the  cast  who 
didn't  do  much  singing,  but  she  is  no  longer 
in  the  show.  At  rehearsal  she  lost  her 
temper  and  slapped  Mrs.  Bell,  and  although 
she  afterwards  apologized  for  it,  the  man- 
agement had  to  let  Miss  Claire  go. 

Rob  Roy. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  April  2.  Belle 
Archer  appeared  at  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre 
March  29-31  in  Hoyt's  A  Contented  Woman 
to  fair  patronage.  The  Grau  Opera  Company 
filled  week  26-31  at  the  Grand,  presenting 
comic  opera  to  small  houses.  The  company 
continues  week  April  2-7. 

Tonight  West's  Minstrels  opened  at  Thea- 
tre for  two  nights'  engagement,  with  large 
audience.  Devil's  Auction  plays  one  night 
only,  April  4th.  Because  She  Loved  Him  So 
appears  5-7. 

This  is  Conference  week  and  the  city  will 
be  filled  with  visitors  from  outside  towns. 
Both  theatres  are  booked  for  the  entire  week 
and  expect  heavy  patronage. 

John  Kay  Hardy. 


MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Butte,  Mont.,  March  26.— The  Grand 
Opera  House,  G.  O.  McFarland,  Manager. — 
Wednesday  night,  March  2r,  Mme.  Sophia 
Scalchi  made  her  appearance  before  a  Butte 
audience.  Hardly  half  a  house  greeted  her 
and  her  excellent  support. 

March  22,  23  and  24,  the  Georgia  Min- 
strels entertained  the  patrons  of  the  Grand 
to  big  business.  The  first  night  standing 
room  was  unobtainable  at  8  p,  m.  The 
specialties  and  musical  teams  were  unusually 
good. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke,  one  of  Butte's  favor- 
ites, in  What  Happened  to  Jones  at  the 
Grand,  March  25th  and  26th,  to  good  busi- 
ness. 

Manager  McFarland  has  booked  Toll 
Gate  Inn  for  a  return  engagement  of  one 
night. 


Butte,  Montana,  April  2. 
The  Grand  Opera  House,  Mr.  G.  O.  Mac- 
Farland,  Manager— Stock  well's  In  Paradise 
opened  at  the  Grand  March  29th,  and 
played  to  good  business  for  three  entertain- 
ments. Butte  audiences  seemed  to  thor- 
oughly enjoy  it.  The  work  of  Mr.  Stock- 
well  and  Mary  Scott  was  clever  and  support- 
ing company  with  one  or  two  exceptions 
wasgood.  Sunday  night,  April  1st,  Who  is 
Who  played  to  a  packed  house  at  the  Grand 
Darkest  Russia  is  the  next  attraction  at  the 
Grand.  The  Macey  Opera  Company  pre- 
sented to  the  patrons  of  Dick  P.  Sutton's 
Family  Theatre  a  comedy  drama,  The 
Black  Flag.  The  house  was  packed  on  the 
opening  night,  April  1. 

L.  Maclay  Rank. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 
St.  John,  N.  B  ,  March  26.— The  Valen- 
tine Stock  returned  to  the  Opera  House  for 
three  performances  23-24,  presenting  A  Rus- 
sian Romance,  Little  Lord  Fauntleroy  and 
Ma'm'zelle  to  paying  houses. 

Peachey  Carnehan. 


Personal  Mention 

Margaret  Anglin  is  to  create  the 
leading  role  in  a  new  play  entitled  The 
Bugle  Call,  to  be  produced  at  the 
Empire  Theatre,  New  York,  at  the 
conclusion  of  the  run  of  Brother 
Officers,  which  is  proving  one  of  the 
big  Metropolitan  successes. 

Jessie  Baktlett  Davis,  the  well- 
known  contralto,  will  shortly  decide 
what  she  is  to  do  next  season.  She 
has  three  distinct  offers,  two  from 
prominent  managers  in  this  country, 
one  of  whom  controls  the  rights  of  a 
prominent  operatic  success  recently 
produced  in  Europe.  It  is  more  than 
likely  that  she  will  accept  this  propo- 
sition. She  also  has  an  offer  from 
London  from  the  foremost  operatic 
manager  there,  which  she  has  up  to 
the  present  time  not  declined. 


A  New  California  Farce 
by 

A  California  Writer 

RICHARD  WALTON  TULLY 


JAMES  WOBBERTS 
1  S.  S.  "BOSTON 


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A  List  of  the  Plays  tie 
Coined  the  Most  Money 


It  was  after  the  show,  and  a  dozen 
or  more  of  our  popular  thespians, 
actors  and   managers,  had  quite  by 
accident  met  at  Zinkand's,  all  intent 
on  getting  a  bite  to  eat.    The  little  pre- 
liminaries of  getting  seated  and  ar- 
ranged were  soon  over,  and  they  fell 
to   discussing   the   relative  drawing 
power  of  certain  dramas.    "What  do 
you  regard  as  the  most  popular  play 
in  existence?"  began  Howard  Scott, 
addressing  Mark  Thall,  the  Alcazar's 
manager  at  the  opposite  end  of  the 
table.    "How  do  you  mean  ?"  replied 
Mark.    1  'Do  you  refer  to  the  successes 
of  the  hour,  or—"    "No,  no,"  inter- 
rupted Scott,  "I  mean  what  play  of 
modern  times  has  held  the  boards  long- 
est— drawn  the  most  money — enter- 
tained the  greatest  number  of  people?" 
"What  play  would  you  think,"  asked 
Manager  Thall,  smiling.    "O,  I  don't 
know,"  said  the  Alcazar's  clever  char- 
acter man,  "I  never  gave  the  subject 
any  thought.    'Camille,'  I  suppose, 
must  be  well  toward  the  head  of  the 
list — and  what's  the  matter  with  Rip 
Van  Winkle?"    "My  answer  is  going 
to  surprise  you,"  said  Thall,  "but  I 
am  simply  stating  what  I  know  to  be 
a  fact.    The  most  popular  play  ever 
produced  in  America  and  the  most 
popular    play   in   existence   at  this 
moment  is  Ten  Nights  in  a  Barroom." 
"Ten  Nights  in  a  Barroom  !"  echoed 
George  Lask  and  Teddy  Hartman  of 
the   Tivoli,    Selby   Oppenheimer  of 
the       California,     and  everybody 
else    about     the      table;  "you're 
joking  !"    "Why,  that  thing  is  the 
most  awful  rot   ever  written  !"  ex- 
claimed  Denithorne   in   the  corner. 
"It's  the  worst  agglomeration  of  maud- 
lin— "      "Hold  on  !"   said  manager 
Mark,  calmly.    "You  didn't  ask  me 
what  I  considered  the  mostartistic  and 
beautiful  play   extant.      You  asked 
what  play  had  held  the  boards  longest, 
drawn  the  most  money,  and  enter- 
tained the  greatest  number  of  people. 
I  answered  Ten  Nights  in  a  Barroom, 
and  the  cold  facts  bear  me  out.  Any 
well-posted  theatrical  man  will  tell  you 
the  same  thing.    For  over  a  quarter 
of  a  century  the  production  of  that 
piece  has  been  going  on  continuously 
to  tremendous  business  all  over  the 
country.    How  many  road  companies 
do  you  think  are  playing  it  exclusively 
right   now  ?     At   least  twenty-five. 
That's  astonishing,  but  it's  true,  as 
you  may  see  by  any  dramatic  journal. 
Its  record  as  a  money  maker  is  so  far 
ahead  of  any  otherrepertoire  play  that 
it  stands  in  a  class  by  itself.    To  what 
do  I  attribute  all  this,  did  you  say  ? 
Well,    to    begin    with    the  story, 
which    was    written,      you  know, 
by     T.    S.   Arthur,    is    dear  to 


the  memory  of  almost  every  middle- 
aged  person  in  the  land.    When  I  was 
a  boy  you  could  find  a  copy  of  it  in 
nearly  every  house,  and  it  was  the 
cornerstone  of  all  the  Sunday  school 
libraries.    For  years  and  years  it  was 
the  subject  of  tableaux  given  in  every 
entertainment,  and  I  venture  the  asser- 
tion that  there  is  scarcely  an  amateur 
actor  in  the  whole  United  States  who 
has  not  at  some  time  appeared  in  a 
local  production.    All  that  counts, and 
rot  or  no  rot,  it  is  undeniable  that  the 
play  possesses  powerful  human  inter- 
est.   It  appeals  strongly  to  the  com- 
mon people,  and  shows  no  sign  of 
abating  in  popular  interest."  "What 
are  some  of  the  other  old  productions 
that  have  held  their  own  in  your  ex- 
perience," here  broke  in  Ernest  Hast- 
ings, turning  to  S.  H.  Friedlander. 
"Well,  next  to  Ten  Nights,  I  should 
say,"  replied  the  California's  wide- 
awake manager,  "that  East  Eynnehas 
undoubtedly  made  more  money  than 
any  other  play  ever  produced  in  Amer- 
ica, and,  like  Ten  Nights,  it  is  still  as 
good  a  drawing  card  as  ever.  Prop- 
erly advertised,  it  will  fill  a  theatre  at 
popular  prices  in  any  city  or  town  in 
the  United  States.    The  stock  com- 
panies in  the  larger  places  never  fail 
to  put  it  on  for  at  least  one  week  every 
season,  and  there  are  today  fully  two 
dozen   different   road  organizations 
playing  that  one  drama  and  nothing 
else  over  the  minor  circuits.    A  good 
many  old-timers  would  probably  call 
me  down  for  giving  East  Eynne  sec- 
ond place  as  a  money  maker,  and  in- 
sist that  the  distinction  belonged  to 
Uncle  Tom's  Cabin.    Very  likely  they  j 
are  right  from  a  strict  standpoint  ol  J 
dollars  and  cents,  but  at  least  half  of 
the  Uncle  Tom  shows  that  have  reaped 
a  steady  harvest  of  shekels  ever  since 
the  war,  were  given  under  canvas,  and 
were  much  more  on  the  order  of  a 
circus    than  a  theatrical  attraction 
proper."     "I  agree  with  you  there, 
Sam,"  broke   in   Billy  Warmington, 
"and  considering  the  fact   that  the 
chief  actors  of  such  outfits  are  the 
donkeys  and  the  bloodhounds,  it  seems 
to  me  a  little  far-fetched  to  consider 
them  in  connection  with  popular  plays. 
Still,  Uncle  Tom  has  had  a  marvelous 
run."    "Well,  I  should  say   it  did 
have,"  reflectively   spoke    up    J.  J. 
Gottlob.     "In  looking  over  a  very  re- 
liable theatrical  gazeteer  the  other  day 
I  noticed  that  it  was  now  being  played 
by  ten  regular  road  companies  and  the 
same  number  of  tent  troupes.  That 
means  safely  that  it  is  being  presented 
to  twenty  different  audiences  at  least 
every  other  night  in  the  year.    Yet  I 
dare  say  most  city  play-goers  are  under 
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LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Akc.ki.KS,  April  3. — The  Los  Angeles 
Theatre  is  dark  this  week. 

The  Walter  OrpheutnCompany  has  secured 
the  management  of  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre 
and  will  take  possession  next  September. 
Nothing  but  first  class  attractions  will  be 
booked  and  the  house  will  not  be  closed  ex- 
cept for  want  of  attractions.  Mr.  Meyer- 
feldt  has  made  a  contract  with  Klaw  & 
Erlanger  for  the  production  of  all  the  first 
class  syndicate  productions,  and  in  addition 
the  Orpheum  officers  in  New  York  and 
Chicago  will  book  attractions. 

Manager  Bronson  of  the  Orpheum  held  a 
Drew  Souvenir  matinee  the  4th,  at  which 
pictures  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sydney  Drew  were 
given  away.  The  Salvation  Army  will  be 
given  a  benefit  at  this  theatre  in  the  near 
future.  It  will  be  an  unprecedented  affair, 
the  Salvation  Army  asking  for  a  benefit  in  a 
vaudeville  theatre . 

The  next  engagement  at  the  Los  Angeles 
Theatre  will  be  the  Frawley  Company  in  a 
repertoire  of  old  favorites  and  up  to  date 
pieces.  Mr.  Frawley  has  strengthened  his 
company  since  his  engagement  here  during 
the  early  part  of  the  season  and  will  be  cor- 
dially welcomed. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  the  Neill 
Company  put  on  Amy  Robsart  1-2,  Jim  the 
Penman  3-4,  Lady  Windermere's  Fan  5, 
Capt.  Swift  6  and  A  Bachelor's  Romance  7. 
This  closes  the  engagement,  which  has  been 
the  most  successful  of  any  ever  played  in  the 
city,  for  so  long  a  time.  They  will  return 
in  the  summer.  Next  week  Morosco's  Opera 
Company  from  San  Francisco  open  an  ex- 
tended engagement  with  El  Capitan. 

At  the  Orpheum  a  bill  several  degrees 
above  the  average  holds  the  fort.  It  consists 
of  Jones  and  Whalley,  McCoy  and  Marion, 
Biograph,  Flatow  and  Dunn,  Weston  and 
Yost,  Xeilson  Sisters,  Howard  Thurston  and 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sydney  Drew. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 

SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  April  4.— The  Clunie  had  a 
good  house  Monday  night  to  see  the  badly 
constructed  farce,  Have  You  Seen  Smith? 
Tonight,  the  Herbert  Kidder  Company  in  a 
concert,  given  by  Madam  Marquardt,  harp- 
ist: Marian  Barrington,  contralto;  Harriet 
Stevens,  soprano;  Frank  Thompson,  bari- 
tone; the  Press  Club  Quartet,  composed  of 
Lawrence,  Tilton,  Batchelder  and  Parent, 
and  Fletcher  Tilton  as  accompanist.  The 
Clunie  will  be  filled  for  the  concert.  Norris 
and  Rowe's  dog  and  pony  show  on  the  6th 
and  7th.  The  attractions  for  the  Clunie  for 
the  coming  weeks  are :  April  8,  On  the 
Suwanee  River;  9th,  Paderewski;  13  and  14, 
Willie  Collier;  15th,  for  ten  weeks,  the 
Thompson  Stock  company  in  repertoire. 


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FRESNO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Fresno,  March  27. — Theatrically  this 
city  still  remains  very  quiet,  mainly  because 
Manager  Barton's  health  has  been  very  poor 
all  this  season.  For  nearly  a  mouth  now  he 
has  been  at  Coronado,  and  when  he  arrives 
home  next  week  he  will  probably  inaugurate 
a  program  that  will  be  superior  to  that  pro- 
duced any  spring  since  the  Opera  House 
opened.  The  Have  You  Seen  Smith  ?  Com- 
pany has  been  here,  but  it  did  not  furnish  a 
satisfactory  entertainment.  Tonight  we 
were  given  Because  She  Loved  Him  So, 
very  satisfactory  to  all  who  attended. 

Paderewski  will  be  here  next  Wednesday, 
and  soon  after  that  conies  Willie  Collier 
and  several  others  worth  while. 

Benjamin  C.  Jordan. 

STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Stockton,  Cai,.,  April  1. — Because  She 
Loved  Him  So  at  the  Yosemite  played 
Monday  night,  April  2,  to  a  good  house. 

Pudd'n  Head  Wilson,  April  5,  also  to 
good  house,  and  Burr  Macintosh  greatly 
admired  for  his  clever  work. 

The  Avon  which  has  been  dark  nearly  all 
the  time  opened  Monday,  April  2,  for  a 
week's  engagement  of  Lowe's  Madison 
Square  Stockton  Company  presenting 
repertoire. 

Dailey  season  did  not  turn  out  profitably 
here  for  some  reason  or  other.  Stanly  Ross, 
leading  man,  borrowed  from  the  Alcazar, 
was  a  favorite  and  did  some  good  work  for 
being  thrown  into  the  parts.  Mr.  Ross' 
"oyster"  supper  with  your  correspondent 
will  perhaps  be  long  remembered.  *  West's 
Minstrels  ccme  Saturday  night,  and  they 
are  always  assured  of  a  good  house  in 
Stockton.  *  Suwanee  River  comes  on  April 
10.  *  The  Kidder  Concert,  April  3,  was 
largely  patronized.  It  is  the  last  one  of  the 
season.  The  honors  were  carried  off  by  Mrs. 
Marquardt.  Geo.  E.  McLeod. 


Mile.  cAtkntis 

A  clever  and  interesting  feature  of 
the  good  program  furnished  by  the 
Chutes  this  week  is  the  work  of  Mile. 
Atlantis,  the  revolving  globe  artist  and 
serpentine  dancer.  Her  work  is 
extremely  varied  and  always  graceful, 
and  has  been  a  strong  card  all  the 
week.  In  British  Columbia  and  the 
Northwest,  where  she  filled  engage- 
ments before  coming  here,  her  work 
was  very  flatteringly  commented  upon 
generally  by  the  newspaper  critics. 


The  Sheriff  sold  the  property  of 
the  London  Life  Company  Thursday 
at  auction.  About  $3,000.00  worth 
of  stuff  was  sold  to  the  Chutes  for 
$66.00. 


On  the  %oad 

Jessie  Shirely  Company 
San  Diego,  April  2,  week;  Santa  Ana,  9 

Dailey  Stock  Company 
Sacramento,  March  26,  ten  nights,  Sonor 
April  5. 

Boston  Lyric  Opera  Co. 
Portland,  March   25    to   April  7;  Walla 
Walla,  9-1 1. 

Evil  Eye  Company 
(Chas.  H.  Yale,  Mgr.)  —  Euclaire, 
9;  1  Winona,  10;  Dubuque,  11;  Cedar 
Rapids,  12;  Marshaltown,  13;  Des  Moines 
14;  Omaha,  15-18;  Denver,  22;  San 
Francisco  in  May. 

In  Darkest  Russia 
Fargo,  April  16. 

Have  You  Seen  Smith  t 
Salem,  7;  Portland,  8-14. 

Willie  Collier 
Oakland,  April  9-10;  Sanjose.i  1;  Stockton, 
12;  Sacramento,  13-14;  Portland,  16-18; 
Tacoma,  19;  Yictoria,  20;  Vancouver,  21; 
Seattle,  22-24;  Spokane,  26-27;  Wallace,  28; 
Butte,  30-May  1-2;  Helena,  3;  Fargo,  5. 

The  Three  Musketeers 
Tacoma,  7; Spokane, 9-10;  GreatFalls,  11; 
Helena,  13;  Anaconda,  14;  Butte,  15-16. 

Lyceum  Stock  Co. 
(Andrew  E.    Thomson,  Mgr.)— Auburn, 
5-7;  Lincoln,  9-10;  Wheatland,  11;  Oroville, 
12-14;  Marysville,  16-18;  Chico,  19-21;  Red 


Bluff,  23-26;  Anderson,  27-28;  Redding,  30; 
Keswick,  May  4-6;  Dunsmuir,  7-8;  Sissons, 
9-10;  Yreka,  11-12;  Ashland,  14-15;  Medford, 
16-18;  Jacksonville,  19;  Grants  Pass,  21-23; 
Roseberg,  24-26;  Cottage  Grove,  28-29;  Eu" 
gene,  30-June  3;  Albany,  4-6;  Corvallis,  7-9. 
Ward  and  Vokes  Co. 

(E.  D.  Stair,  Mgr.)— Denver,  April  1-7; 
Cripple  Creek,  8;  Pueblo  (returned),  9; 
Cheyenne,  10;  Salt  Lake,  12-13;  Ogden,  14; 
Virginia  City,  16;  Carson  City,  17;  Reno,  18; 
Sacramento,  19;  Stockton,  20;  San  Jose,  21; 
Frisco,  23-May  6. 

Suwanee  River  Co. 

Sacramento,  April  S;  San  Jose,  9;  Stock- 
ton, 10;  Marysville,  11;  Eugene  City,  13; 
Salem,  14;  Portland,  15-22;  Astoria,  24; 
Olympia,  25;  Port  Townsend,  26;  Tacoma, 
27-28;  Seattle,  29-May  5. 

Sam  T.  Shaw  Company 

Chico,  8,  week;  Vallejo,  15,  week. 
Barlow's  Minstrels 

Roseburg,  11. 

Pudd'nhead  Wilson 

Marysville,  7;  Silem,  10;  Astoria,  12;  Port- 
land, 13-14;  Tacoma,  16;  Seattle,  17. 


Owing  to  a  severe  accident  to  the 
father  of  Andrew  Thompson  who  is 
down  with  a  triple  fracture  of  a  leg, 
the  Lyceum  Stock  Company  returned 
to  San  Francisco  for  a  week,  after 
which  they  will  proceed  North  to  fill 
dates. 


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THE  COLUMBIA 

The  ever  popular  minstrel,  Billy 
West,  is  to  appear  here  at  the  Colum- 
bia Theatre  for  two  weeks  beginning 
Monday  night.  Prominent  in  his  com- 
pany are  Carroll  Johnson,  Richard  J. 
Jose,  Fred  Warren,  the  three  Lukens, 
the  three  Marvelles,  Waterbury 
Brothers  and  Tenny,  Tommy  Hayes, 
and  some  forty  others.  There  will  be 
many  surprises  in  store  for  lovers  of 
minstrelsy,  for  Mr.  West  will  have 
numerous  novelties  and  features, 
among  them  being  the  spectacular 
Charge  of  San  Juan  Hill.  During  the 
engagement  of  West's  Minstrels  at  the 
Columbia  the  special  scale  of  prices, 
25,  50,  75  cents  and  $1  will  prevail. 


THE  CALIFORNIA 

The  exceedingly  well  spoken  of 
Neill  Company  opens  at  the  California 
Monday  evening  for  an  eight  weeks' 
season,  presenting  an  entertaining  list 
of  good  plays.  The  opening  play  will 
be  Sol  Smith  Russell's,  A  Bachelor's 
Romance.  The  company  is  strong 
and  every  piece  is  put  on  with  care 
and  thoroughness. 


THE  GRAND 

This  (Saturday)  afternoon  the  stu- 
dents of  the  University  of  California 
will  commence  a  series  of  nine  per- 
formances, in  aid  of  their  track  fund. 
The  performaiic  e  will  consist  of  a 
laughable  farce  by  Richard  Walter 
Tully,  entitled  James  Wobberts,  1  S. 
S.  Boston,  the  characters  in  which  will 
be  played  by  Collegians.  Tomorrow 
(Sunday)  afternoon  and  evening 
Palmer  Cox's  Brownies  in  Fairyland 
will  be  the  attraction,  with  the  same 
cast,  specialties  and  effects  as  recently 
given  at  the  California  Theatre  and 
200  children  on  the  stage.  Monday, 
Tuesday  and  Wednesday  evenings, 
the  students  will  repeat  James  Wob- 
berts 1  S.  S.  Boston,  and  for  the  bal- 
ance of  the  week  they  will  present  a 
minstrel  and  vaudeville  entertainment 
in  which  100  people  will  take  part. 
Easter  Sunday  evening,  April  15th, 
the  new  Extravaganza  Company  en- 
gaged by  Walter  Morosco  in  New  York 
will  make  their  first  appearance  in 
David  Henderson's  famous  An  Arabian 
Girl  and  Forty  Thieves. 


THE  ALCAZAR 

The  Alcazar  is  doing  business  on 
the  sunny  side  of  Easy  street  this 
week  with  its  gorgeous  production  of 
Henry  Sienkiewicz'sdramatized  novel, 
Quo  Vadis.  Standing  room  every 
night  has  been  held  at  a  premium,  and 
there  are  calls  for  advance  seats  far  in 
advance  of   the  demands.      If  that 


pretty  playhouse  was  twice  as  large  it 
could  not  accommodate  the  numbers 
that  seek  admittance  to  witness  Jere- 
miah Curtain's  translation  which 
Jeannette  Gilder  put  into  dramatic 
form.  Quo  Vadis  is  a  play  which 
appeals  to  all  classes.  It  has  made  an 
instantaneous  hit  and  is  certainly 
down  for  a  long  run. 


THE  TIVOLI 

The  final  performance  of  the  musi- 
cal extravaganza,  Manila  Bound,  will 
be  given  this  Sunday  evening,  and  for 
next  week  the  company  will  be  heard 
in  Balfe's  The  Bohemian  Girl,  a  gen- 
erally expressed  desire  having  been 
made  for  the  presentation.  On  Mon- 
day, April  16,  will  be  produced  the 
famous  comic  opera,  The  Wizard  of 
the  Nile,  and  this  presentation  is 
likely  to  eclipse  the  success  of  The 
Idol's  Eye  written  by  the  same  author 
and  composer. 


THE  ORPHEUM 


Next  week's  bill  at  the  Orpheum 
will  be  one  of  the  best  seen  here  for 
some  time.  The  program  is  such  as 
to  suit  all  healthy  tastes.  At  the 
head  of  the  bill  is  Bobby  Gaylor,  the 
famous  dialect  comedian.  Gaylor's 
songs  and  stories  have  won  him  fame 
in  three  continents,  and  wherever  he 
appears  he  is  hailed  as  the  king  of  en- 
tertainers. The  De  Forrests  are 
dancers  of  the  whirlwind  order,  the 
best  equipped  and  most  handsomely 
costumed  entertainers  in  their  line. 
The  Empire  Quartet  is  one  of  the  best 
musical  comedy  organizations  in  the 
country.  Their  sketch,  Only  a  Joke, 
is  said  to  be  exceedingly  clever.  Si 
Stebbins  is  another  famous  enter- 
tainer. He  is  a  comedian,  a  clever 
monologist,  and  one  of  the  best  sleight- 
of-hand  performers.  Retained  from 
the  last  bill  are  Matthews  and  Harris, 
Carrie  Behr,  Earle  and  Shephard,  A. 
L.  Guille,  Harry  Cogill  and  May 
Arlea.  Matinees  Wednesday,  Satur- 
day and  Sunday. 


FISCHER'S 


The  quartet  of  artists  from  the 
Lambardi  Opera  Company  have  dem- 
onstrated their  title  to  a  position 
ranking  with  the  best  artists  in  the 
musical  world.  The  crowds  that  have 
thronged  the  place  nightly  still  ex- 
press their  surprise  at  the  possibility 
of  presenting  such  high-class  attrac- 
tions for  the  low  price  of  admission 
charged.  Hinrich's  Orchestra,  which 
is  the  largest  and  one  of  the  best  in 
the  city,  ably  seconds  the  efforts  of  the 
artists.  Cavallera  Rusticana  will  be 
the  new  Opera  next  week. 


COLUMBIA 


rut 

IMDIINO 
THEATIR 


BEGINNING    MONDAY,    APRIL  9th 

WILLIAM  li.  WEST'S 

Big  Minstrel  Jubilee 

The  Most  Superb  Aggregation  of  Burnt-Cork 
Artists  that  has  ever  appeared  in  this  country 

70  A  Magnificent  First  Part  of  70  People  70 

Special  Prices— $1.00,  75c,  50c,  35c,  25c 

Alcazar  Theatre 

Belasco  &  Thall,  Managers.        Phone  Main  254. 

WKEK  OF  APRIL  9th 

HOUSES  CROWDED  NIGHTLY,  CONTINUED 
SUCCESS.     "Will  Make  Rome  Howl." 

The  Greatest  Historical  Play  Ever  Seen 

Quo  Vadis 

EVERY  EVENING  AT  8  P.  M. 
MATINEES  SATURDAY  and  SUNDAY  at  2  P.  M. 

Alcazar  Prices — 15c,  25c,  35c.  50c 


GRAND 


OPERA 
HOUSE 


Telephone  Main  532 

COMMENCING    SATURDAY  AFTERNOON 
Richard  Walton  Tully's  Laughable  Farce, 

James  Klobberts,  1  S.  S.  Boston 

Characters  by  Students  of  the  University 
of  California. 
Usual  Popular  Prices 
Good  Reserved  Seat  in   Orchestra,  at  all  Mati- 
nees, 25  cents 

Branch  Ticket  Office  Emporium. 

EXTRA 

SUNDAY  AFTERNOON   AND  EVENING  NEXT 
Magnificent  Production  of  Palmer  Cox's 

Brownies  in  Fairyland 

Same  Cast  and  Specialties  as  recently  given  at  the 
California  Theatre. 


J.    P.  HOWE 

Manager  SEATTLE  THEATRE 

"The  Best  in  the  Bunch" 


MARK  LEVY 

Fashionable 
Tailor.... 


* 

Moderate  Prices  and  Guar- 
anteed Fit  and 
Workmanship 


22  JA  Geary  St. 

Easterbrook  Building 


Orph 


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BOBBY    OAVLOR ; 

THE  DB  FOR  RESTS;  EMPIRE  QUARTETTE; 

SI  STEBBINS; 
MATTHEWS  AND  HARRIS;  CARRIE  BEHR; 
EARLE  AND  SHEPHERD;  A.  N.  GUILLE; 
HARRY  COGILL  AND  MAY  ARLEA. 


Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats.  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


FOR  A  LIMITED  ENGAGEMENT. 

COMMENCING,  MONDAY,  APRIL  9th 

S.  H.  Friedlander  &  Co.  have  the  honor  to  announce 
the  Initial  Performance  in  San  Francisco  of 

Hr.  JAMES  NEILL 

and  the  Incomparable  Neill  Company 

Presenting,  First  Week,  Sol  Smith  Russell's 
Greatest  Comedy  Success 

A  Bachelor's  Romance 


LAVISH  SCENIC  MOUNTINGS 


Tivoli  Opera  House 

LAST  TIME,  SUNDAY  NIGHT 

MAINILA  BOUND 


WEEK  OF  APRIL  9th 
The  Beautiful  English  Ballad  Opera 

The  Bohemian  Girl 

FOR  SEVEN  NIGHTS  and  SATURDAY  MATINEE 
Presented  with  a  great  cast  of  singers. 
The  gem  of  all  operatic  compositions. 

SPECIAL  A NNOUNC FOMENT — APRIL  16th 
Frank  Daniel's  Greatest  Comic  Opera 

Tlio    Wizard    of   the  Nile 

Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 


FISCHER'S 

NEW  CONCERT  HOUSE 

122-124  O'Farrell  Street 

E.  A.  FISCHER,  Prop.       GEORGE  MOOSER,  Mgr. 
The  Handsomtst  Music  Hall  in  America. 

A  season  of  Grand  Opera  and  splendid  rendition 
of  the  Works  of  Great  Masters  by  August  Hinrich's 
excellent  orchestra,  and  vocal  numbers  that  are  rich 
in  novelty  as  well  as  excellence,  constitute  a  bill 
that  is  crowding  Fischer's  Concert  Hall  nightly 

Admission  10  cents.  Strictly  First-Class.  Cafe 
Unsurpassed. 


OBERON 


O'Farell  Street, 

Near  Stockton. 


F.vcry  livening  and  Sunday  Matinee.  Grand  Con- 
cert by  Rilzau's  American  Ladies'  Orchestra  ;  A 
Change  of  Program  each  week  by  First-class  Vaude- 
ville talent;  New  Views  by  the  p;icctro  M"gnograph. 
Admission  F'ree. 


Standard  Theatre 

IIAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 

T7V  M.  CARRILI.O  ft  CO..  Props,  and  Managers 
Jj  The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo,  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  fi  Eddy  St.,  San  Francisco.  Farea 
advanced  to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the 
State. 


The  only  ENCHILADOS 


Richelieu  (afe  market 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


April  7,  1900 


LOCAL  NOTES 


BRITONS    GIVE   A  BENEFIT 

Metropolitan  temple  was  crowded  to 
its  utmost  capacity  when  a  most  suc- 
cessful benefit  was  given  for  the 
families  of  British  soldiers  who  fell  in 
the  Boer-British  war.  Dr.  Frederick 
W.  D.  Evelyn,  Wm.  Greer  Harrison 
and  others  made  stirring  speeches  that 
were  received  with  tremendous  ap- 
plause and  true  British  enthusiasm. 
The  program  included  Robin  Adair, 
Miss  Alma  Burgland;  a  Scotch  reel  in 
costume  by  Duncan  Macintosh, 
Messrs.  Adam  and  Byron  Ross  and 
Miss  Sybil  Campbell.  J.  F.  Fleming 
sang  the  Soldiers  of  the  Queen,  mak- 
ing a  hit,  many  voices  in  the  audience 
joining  in  the  chorus.  M.  F.  Tag- 
gert  of  the  Leaforth  Highlanders,  in 
his  gorgeous  red  uniform  and  armed 
with  his  rifle,  went  through  the  evolu- 
tions of  the  British  soldier  and  excited 
most  enthusiastic  applause.  Miss 
Miriam  Sydney  Smith  did  a  sailor's 
hornpipe,  Sybel  Campbell  a  sword 
dance,  H.  M.  Fortescue  gave  a  vocal 
solo,  Mrs.  John  Birmingham  rendered 
Kipling's  Absent  Minded  Beggar. 
Henry  Holmes,  as  true  a  Briton  as 
ever  lived,  created  intense  interest  in 
his  beautiful  violin  solos.  He  is  one 
of  the  most  artistic  soloists  California 
has  known,  and  was  an  immense 
favorite.  Miss  Grace  Davis  sang  the 
National  Anthem,  America.  The 
highland  pipes  were  played  by  J.  S. 
R.  Ferendale,  Donald  Weir  and  Adam 
Ross.  The  program  closed  with  God 
Save  the  Queen,  Mrs.  Eva  Tenny 
leading  the  entire  audience,  her  voice 
being  especially  clear  and  sweet.  The 
success  of  the  evening  is  due  to  Wal- 
lace Sabin  and  Dr.  H.  J.  Stewart  who 
managed  the  interesting  affair. 

CALIFORNIA  SCHOOL  OF  ORATORY 

An  artistic  entertainment  was  given 
in  the  rooms  of  the  California  School 
of  Elocution  and  Oratory  last  week 
which  was  attended  by  a  number  of 
friends  of  the  pupils  of  the  school. 
Recitations  and  monologues  were 
given  by  Messrs.  Campbell  and  Geli- 
nas,  Misses  Inglis,  Peltrit,  Erikson  and 
Venton.  There  was  a  piano  solo  by 
Miss  O'Brien,  violin  solo,  Miss  Bune- 
man,  vocal  solo,  Miss  Macomber, 
mandolin  and  guitar  trio,  Miss  Espel 
and  Messrs.  Roudon  and  Pratt.  An 


excellent  farce,  Fast  Friends,  was  pro- 
duced by  Misses  Haight  and  Brown, 
creating  much  merriment.  Miss 
Emily  Curtis,  the  principal,  was  highly 
complimented  for  the  meritorious  work 
of  her  pupils. 

SOROSIS  CLUB  MVSICALE 

Monday  afternoon  at  the  Sorosis 
Club,  little  Alma  Stencel,  the  clever 
pupil  of  Hugo  Mansfeldt,  gave  a  piano 
recital  to  a  most  interested  audience. 
The  day  was  in  charge  of  Mrs.  L.  L. 
Dunbar,  and  music  in  charge  of  Mrs. 
James  Goewey.  The  little  girl  has 
advanced  very  much  since  I  heard  her 
a  few  months  ago,  and  I  was  especially 
pleased  with  the  improvement  of  touch 
and  style.  She  has  grown  much 
taller  and  stronger  and  as  the  little 
fingers  have  developed  in  strength  she 
has  gained  greater  delicacy.  I  was 
interested  in  her  pretty  way  of  modu- 
lating and  her  earnestness  as  she 
played.  Her  program  included  three 
Etudes  of  Chopin  and  Waltz  op.  70, 
No.  1,  Galop  de  Concert  [SauerJ  and 
Romance  op.  28  No.  2  of  Schumann, 
the  latter  interesting  me  particularly, 
for  in  it  she  showed  most  interpreta- 
tion, sweet  singing  tone  and  played 
with  excellent  expression,  showing 
marked  contrast  as  she  went  into  the 
lively  galop.  At  the  close  of  the  first 
part  of  the  program  the  audience  en- 
joyed a  treat  of  another  sort  in  the 
reading  of  an  exquisitely  pathetic  and 
beautiful  Russian  story,  How  Marya 
Saw  the  Czar,  by  Mrs.  C.  E.  Cooper. 
The  picturesque  pictures  of  Russian 
peasant  life  were  charmingly  portrayed 
and  I  found  myself  lying  awake  that 
evening  thinking  of  Ivan  and  little 
Marya  and  this  pretty,  sad  romance  so 
feelingly  read  by  Mrs.  Cooper.  Alma 
Stencel  finished  her  program  with 
heavier,  more  brilliant  work,  playing 
Rhapsodie  Hongroise,  the  Nightin- 
gale of  Liszt,  Hark,  Hark,  the  Lark, 
[Schubert-Liszt]  closing  with  Taran- 
telle,  Venezin  Napoli  [Liszt],  and 
sitting  near  the  little  player  it  was  a 
pleasure  to  watch  her  fingering,  the 
firm  little  wrists  and  her  careful  execu- 
tion, her  smooth  runs  and  bright,  clear 
left  hand.  Mrs.  Dunbar  thanked  Mrs. 
Cooper  and  little  Alma  for  the  after- 
noon's pleasure,  and  it  was  good  tQ 
see  that  some  musicians  in  the  aud- 
ience-did not  forget  a  sincere  compli- 
ment to  Mr.  Mansfeldt  for  his  pupil's 
success. 


ACROSS  THE  BAY 
Very  interesting  musical  exercises 
were  a  feature  of  the  convention  of 
the  Alameda  County  Teachers'  Insti- 
tute on  Monday, Tuesday  and  Wednes- 
day of  last  week.  Mrs.  Martin  Schultz, 
the  Temple  Quartet,  Robert  Lloyd, 
Mrs.  Madden,  Clara  Atkins,  Eva 
Shorey,  A.  C.  Read,  Pauline  Collins, 
Ben  Clark,  Geo.  Carlton  and  J.  R. 
Lewis  participated  on  Monday  and 
Wednesday.  On  Tuesday  evening 
the  exercises  were  held  at  First  M.  E. 
Church,  Oakland,  Alfred  Wilkie 
directing  the  music  throughout  the 
convention  and  receiving  resolutions 
of  thanks  at  the  close  for  his  excellent 
programs  and  interest.  Tuesday 
evening's  program  opened  with  trio, 
Memory,  by  Alfred  Wilkie,  Mrs.  Fan- 
nie Dam-Hilton,  and  her  pupil,  Mrs. 
Spence.  Mrs.  Hilton  sang  for  the 
first  time  since  her  travels  abroad,  and 
her  reception  proved  her  to  be  as  ever 
a  favorite  upon  the  concert  stage,  and 
she  looked  very  womanly  and  charm- 
ing, accepting  with  quiet  grace,  the 
applause  of  her  audience.  Her  solo, 
Absent,  a  very  sweet  song  by  Mr. 
Metcalfe  of  Oakland,  was  one  of  the 
gems  of  the  program,  and  as  an  encore 
she  gave  You  [Robyn].  She  sings 
with  good  method  and  much  tender- 
ness of  expression,  and  there  is  a 
restful  ease  and  refinement  that  is 
very  charming,  and  she  wins  her 
audience  at  once.  Mrs.  Spence  has 
a  very  good  voice  and  is  in  good 
hands  with  Mrs.  Hilton,  but  through 
nervousness  she  was  afraid  to  let  it 
out  to  its  full  strength.  Alfred  Wilkie 
was  most  cordially  received,  his  voice 
being  firm  and  musical,  and  his  num- 
bers received  most  hearty  applause. 
His  solo  was  Queen  of  the  Earth,  giv- 
ing a  merry  little  encore  number,  and 
he  also  sang  with  Mrs.  Fannie  Dam- 
Hilton  duet  Edenland,  their  voices 
blending  agreeably.  Messrs.  Wallace 
von  Helms  and  Ray  Burrell  and  Miss 
M.  Capell  rendered  trio — violin,  cello 
and  piano  —  Mendelssohn's  Lieder 
ohne  Worte  op.  53,  and  Schumann's 
Liebesgarten  op.  30  No.  r.  Miss 
Capell  deserves  a  special  word  of 
praise,  for  much  of  the  success  of  the 
music  in  the  Convention  was  due  to 
her  taste  and  care  as  an  accompanist. 
* 

*  * 

The  Columbia  Orchestra  of  Oak- 
land   gave   their   third  semi-annual 


concert  last  Friday  to  a  crowded 
house  and  appreciative  audience.  The 
Orchestra,  under  the  intelligent  leader- 
ship of  Mr.  A.  A.  Eichler,  gave  an 
excellent  program.  Selections  from 
Sousa,  Mecham,  Berlinger,  Lauraen- 
deau  and  Beethoven.  Miss  Florence 
Rickard  sang  Millards  Waiting  with 
much  feeling  and  expression.  Mr.  E. 
M.  A.  Campbell,  baritone,  sang 
Hearest  Thou,  which  was  well  re- 
ceived. Mr.  Chas.  G.  Schwarz,  the 
boy  violinist  of  whom  Oakland  will 
hear  in  the  future,  played  with  great 
expression,  Le  Reveil  du  Lion 
[De  Kontski,]  for  an  encore  gave 
Traumrei,  for  which  he  received 
greater  applause  if  possible.  Mr. 
Schwarz  handles  the  bow  with  much 
skill  and  ability.  It  is  to  be  hoped 
that  he  will  turn  his  entire  attention 
to  music,  as  we  predict  a  great  future 
if  such  talent  be  sedulously  cultured. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 

Ignace  Paderewski,  the  pianist,  was 
the  guest  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Parrott 
at  their  San  Mateo  home  last  week. 

Miss  Lily  Roeder,  pupil  of  Joseph 
Greven,  has  accepted  an  appointment 
as  soprano  soloist  in  St.  Dominic's 
Church. 

Mrs.  Anna  Von  Meyerinck  has  been 
appointed  musical  director  of  the  Cen- 
tral Methodist  Church  where  Arthur 
Fichenscher  will  officiate  as  organist. 

Miss  Isella  Van  Pelt  and  Miss  Helen 
Marks,  pupils  of  Mrs.  Marriner- 
Campbell  sang  at  a  concert  given  at 
the  Mark  Hopkins  Institute  under  the 
direction  of  Henry  Heyman,  who  also 
provided  a  musical  treat  this  week. 

The  Aeolian  and  pianola  recitals  at 
Kohler,  Chase  &  Co.'s  are  attracting 
attention,  so  a  gentleman  with  the 
firm  tells  me,  since  the  first  report 
given  by  the  press  in  the  Dramatic 
Review  a  few  weeks  ago. 

Alexandre  Petschnikoff,  the  violin- 
ist, and  Mark  Hambourg,  the  young 
Russian  pianist,  will  be  heard  for  the 
first  time  in  this  city  at  the  California 
Theatre  in  the  middle  of  the  month. 
Aime  Lachaume,  well  known  here, 
will  act  as  accompanist  and  orchestral 
conductor. 


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13 


Regarding  next  year's  Symphony 
Concerts  it  may  be  definitely  stated 
that  Henry  Holmes  will  not  be  the 
director.  While  this  is  not  the  official 
declaration  of  those  who  had  charge 
of  the  season,  yet  it  is  the  conclusion 
of  several  of  the  most  influential  mem- 
bers of  the  committee,  who  have 
slowly,  and,  personally,  rather  regret- 
fully, arrived  at  the  conclusion  that  a 
stronger  directing  hand  was  neces- 
sary. 

Little  Alma  Stencel  was  a  very 
proud  child  last  week  when  after  one 
of  Paderewski's  concerts  in  the  Cali- 
fornia Theatre.  The  great  artist  kindly 
remained  after  his  long  heavy  program 
to  greet  Hugo  Mansfeldt's  little  pupil, 
whose  playing  has  won  public  interest 
from  the  standpoint  of  a  child's  ability. 
Paderewski  heard  her  play  several 
Chopin  and  Liszt  numbers  and  praised 
her  tuition  and  talent,  giving  her  hints 
and  saying  a  few  kind  words  of  en- 
couragement and  interest  and  spurring 
her  on  to  good  work  for  the  future. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


Big  cMusical  Ebent 

A  musical  event  of  importance  will 
be  the  first  appearance  here  at  the 
California  Theatre  of  Alexander 
Petschnikoff,  the  "tone  poet  of  the 
violin,"  and  another  Russian  genius, 
Mark  Hambourg,  the  "young  Sieg- 
fried of  the  piano."  The  afternoons  of 
April  16,  18  and  20,  he  will  be 
assisted  by  Aime  Lachaume,  who  on 
Monday  afternoon  will  direct  a  Sym- 
phony orchestra  in  conjunction  with 
the  violinist  and  pianist.  The  prices 
will  be  most  reasonable,  ranging  from 
fifty  cents  to  a  dollar  and  a  half,  with 
box  reservations  at  two  dollars  apiece. 
Seats  will  be  on  sale  next  Thursday 
at  the  box  office. 


Whose  Picture? 

A  handsome  portrait  of  Dewey 
adorns  the  Burbank  box-office.  Not 
long  ago  an  old  gentleman  apparently 
from  the  extreme  suburbs  (for  they 
have  heard  of  Neill  a  long  way  off), 
was  selecting  his  seats  when  his  eye 
fell  on  the  picture.  "Who  is  that  pic- 
ture of?"  was  his  query.  The  cour- 
teous and  patriotic  treasurer  straight- 
ened the  kinks  out  of  his  careworn 
figure,  braced  up  like  he  was  a  heroic 
statue  ready  for  the  unveiling  process, 
and  with  a  "let  the  eagle  scream" 
wave  of  the  hand,  said,  "That's 
Dewey."  "Em — well,  I  don't  know 
many  of  them  actor  folks  no-how," 
was  the  surburban's  reply  as  he 
counted  his  change  the  fourth  time 
and  moved  away. — Los  Angeles  Ex- 
change. 

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112  Eddy  St.,  San  Francisco 


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and  TEACHERS'  AGENCY 


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San  Francisco,  Cal. 


UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF 

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S5|ONCERT  Companies  formed  for  city  or  interior. 
Vocalists  and  Musicians  of  every  grade  and  variety 
for  church,  concert,  select  public  or  private  enter- 
tainments,teas,  weddings,  etc.,  furnished.  Dramatic 
Readers,  Humorists,  Impersonators,  Dancers,  Palmists,  Schools, 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


April  7,  1900 


For  in  his  raviDgs,  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 

* 

*  » 

What  is  this  cut  throat  courtesy  that 
obtains  in  the  critical  world  ?  Let  a 
man  put  his  signature  to  a  trifling  mis- 
take, not  a  featherweight  in  impor- 
tance and  on  the  morrow  paragraphs 
acquaint  the  world  with  his  awful 
ignorance  (?)  This  time  it  is  the 
Spring  Song.  What  if  he  didn't  know 
it,  or  the  Spinning  Song  either  ?  Both 
have  been  so  wilted  by  the  young  per- 
son; so  driven  across  the  brassy  gamut 
of  the  barrel  organ  that  they  have  no 
more  classical  significance  than  Annie 
Rooney.  It  is  almost  a  distinction 
not  to  know  them.  Ten  to  one  he 
never  wrote  it,  anyway.  Our  printings 
are  so  different  from  our  writings. 
I  was  once  made  to  say  of  The  Bells, 
"A  physiological  study  is  one  of  the 
most  profitable  stage  difficulties  a  man 
can  handle,"  and  if  anything  worse 
than  that  ever  sees  daylight  over  a 
signature  I'll  take  off  my  hat. 

I  once  heard  President  Eliot  of  Har- 
vard say,  "Why  is  a  teacher  supposed 
to  know  everything?  Let  some  truths 
stay  in  the  books,  that  more  impor- 
tant ones  may  fill  the  mind.  I  think 
if  I  tried  hard,  I  could  bound  Mass- 
achusetts." 

And  why  should  the  critic  know 
everything?  Great  Jove,  c'eliver  us 
from  our  co-ink-slingers  !  Fill  our 
jury  box  with  Eliots.  If  they  find  us 
guilty,  we'll  die  game. 

* 

*  # 

Mr.  Smooth  is  too  clever.  The  play 
I  mean — in  its  dialogue.  I  once 
thought  that  dialogue  should  scin- 
tillate—  that  no  character  should  utter 
a  commonplace,  but  no  greater  mis- 
take than  that  could  be  made.  The 
repartee  of  Mr.  Smooth's  set  could 
not  be  kept  up  with.  I  felt  like  ten 
cents  in  their  society,  and  I  could  not 
pass  the  laughs  on  over  filberts  and 
port  wine.  They  came  too  fast  and 
hard  to  lodge  in  the  brain.  The  story 
of  the  bouquet  was  all  I  could  tell. 
Could  anything  in  pantomime  be  more 
perfectly  explanatory  than  the  sub- 
traction of  that  card  ? 

*  *    ^ . 

In  Buda-Pesth  is  the  most  wonder- 
ful vaudeville  of  them  all.  It  is  owned 
and  managed  by  an  Hungarian  Astor- 
bilt  who  counts  not  the  cost  and  wi// 


have  the  best.  When  an  act  does  not 
find  favor  on  a  first  night,  it  never 
looks  for  it  again.  The  salary  goes 
on  for  the  week,  but  something  worthy 
takes  its  place.  That  he  may  not  en- 
courage idleness,  this  eccentric  man- 
ager becomes,  after  the  performance, 
an  audience  of  one,  and  the  failures  of 
the  week  do  their  bad  specialities  for 
him  alone.  When  I  go  over  the  water, 
I  hope  I  shall  meet  him.  It  would  be 
interesting  to  know  a  few  martyrs 
personally. 

*  * 

"Blanche  Bates,  whose  prominent 
characteristic  is  temperament,  needs  a 
strong  managerial  grip  at  the  rein. 
Without  this  and  the  proper  environ- 
ment for  development,  she  has  reached 
the  zenith  of  her  professional  career. 
Her  next  move  lies  chiefly  outside  of 
herself."  That  is  what  I  wrote 
August  20,  1899.  Kind  fortune  threw 
the  rein  to  David  Belasco  and  he  of 
all  men  knows  how  to  grip  and  guide. 
If  wisely  she  stays  with  Mr.  Belasco, 
she  will  not  know  herself  in  five  years, 
and  in  ten  we  shall  be  saying,  "May 
your  acting  days  be  long  in  the  land!" 
* 

*  * 

A  MIDNIGHT  DRESS  REHEAR- 
SAL OF  QUO  VADIS 

Fifteen  miles,  the  histories  give  it — 
the  Ostian  Way  to  Rome,  I  mean,  and 
yet  we  made  it  in  eight  minutes.  The 
iron  gates  of  the  city  clanged  after  us, 
and  there  we  were,  prisoned  with  the 
crew. 

It  must  have  been  just  after  the  fire, 
for  upon  the  ruins  of  the  old  city  they 
were  building  a  much  finer  one  on  a 
different  plan,  and  Nero  and  Petronius 
andTigellinius  and  old  Lucan  and  Acte 
and  Popprea  hovered  around  the  new 
creation,  the  green  and  white  and 
gold-tinted  marble  palaces,  and  saw 
that  it  was  good.  And  a  few  Christian 
dogs  huddled  apart  waiting  their  time 
to  be  crucified  or  used  to  light  up  the 
imperial  gardens.  And  Mark  was  in 
great  demand — not  Antony  but  Thall, 
for  this  Ostian  Way  reached  from  the 
Louvre  to  the  Alcazar  (not  lined  with 
villas  and  tombs,  but  it  has  its  his- 
tory) and  this  Rome  was  a  midnight 
rehearsal  of  Quo  Vadis.  Fun  ?  Well, 
rather. 

The  tight  and  the  toga  and  the 
other  drape  swarmed  from  the  stage  to 
the  foyer,  and  before  and  between  the 


cues,  this  crowded  Via  Sacra  was  a 
universe  invited  to  a  fancy  dress  ball 
— in  the  character  as  to  costume,  pretty 
well  out  of  it  as  to  manners.  That 
was  the  fun.  Had  they  acted  accord- 
ing to  their  situation,  I  might  have 
spent  a  dull  night,  or  rather  day  of  it. 
(Rome  disintegrated  at  about  seven.) 

These  Alcazarians  are  a  happy 
family.  A  midnight  rehearsal  after 
two  performances  is  simply  by  the  way 
and  a  signal  for  merry  making.  The 
well-groomed  chap  who  does  box  office 
honors  day  times,  got  solid  with  a 
cook  shop  hard  by  and  rigged  up  as  a 
waiter,  mingled  with  the  crowd  call- 
ing, "Smoking  sausages  !  Sweet  boiled 
peas  !  Honey  wine  !  O,  honey  wine!" 
(He  had  coffee  and  sandwiches,  but  he 
was  going  to  be  in  the  period,  even  if 
he  lied  for  it.)  Up  to  the  third  cup  I 
drank  because  I  wanted  it.  After  that, 
led  on  by  indigestion,  I  patronized 
him  half  hourly,  and  I  haven't  got 
over  it  yet.  The  noble  Romans,  the 
Cappadocian  slaves,  the  tattooed  Bur- 
tons and  the  German  Imperial  Guard 
did  as  I  did.  But  perhaps  they  are 
used  to  it. 

Sixty- five  speaking  parts.  How 
am  I  to  remember  you  all?  "Don't," 
said  Miss  Howe,  "pick  out  some  one 
for  the  Vadis  and  call  all  the  rest  of 
us  Quo."  Pronounce  the  last  word 
intentionally  and  you'll  know  why  I 
laughed.  Before  the  matin  bells 
chimed  I  picked  out  Mr.  Emery. 
That  man  has  a  future,  if  he  will  it  so. 
As  Vinicinus,  he  stirred  me  to  my 
toes. 

"Who  are  you?"  said  I  to  Miss 
Keane.  "Just  scenery — a  touch  of 
color,  floating  Roman  draper}',  a  ship 
with  purple  sails — what  you  please; 
not  dumb,  yet  speechless.  Last  week 
I  was  leading  woman  with  the  Plaster 
of  Paris  Company."  The  fortunes  of 
the  drama!  But  why  link  your  for- 
tune with  plaster  of  paris?  It's  so 
unreliable — so  brittle. 

Down  the  aisle  came  a  tattered 
thing — the  dirtiest  creature  I  have 
ever  been  on  speaking  terms  with  and 
almost  the  ugliest.  Was  it  not  writ- 
ten of  Cato  that  he  would  wander 
forever  on  the  banks  of  the  Styx,  for 
hell  itself  would  be  afraid  to  let  him 
in  ?  This  thing  with  foxy  hair  and 
shaggy  brows  and  lost  teeth  recalled 
the  epigram. 

It  was  Howard  Scott  as  Chilo  and 


his  make-up  is  worthy  a  long  para- 
graph. "My  gown  ?  Made  it  myself. 
Costumers  just  slit  things  to  indicate 
tatters  and  use  black  dabs  to  indicate 
dirt.  Old  ?  No,  new,  but  it's  been 
going  the  rounds  of  the  dressing- 
rooms  for  a  fortnight  as  a  make-up 
rag.  The  grease  paint  of  the  whole 
company  is  wi]>ed  in  its  folds."  It 
looked  like  the  dirt  of  ages.  It  was 
as  though  a  masterpiece  were  reached 
by  general  and  gradual  laws.  Once, 
when  he  was  young,  he  washed.  He 
looked  like  that,  too.  One  witness  to 
the  truth  convicted  him  a  pretender. 
He  smelled  of  Pears'  soap. 

"I'm  some  one  else  by-and-by  and  I 
cannot  bring  to  the  character  its 
scenic  needs.  I  must  go  down  town 
tomorrow  and  buy  myself  some  fat- 
ness." He  had  plenty  of  company. 

I  like  long  trousers  rather  well, 
The  reason  why  I  will  not  tell. 

Mr.  Carlyle  Moore  needed  no 
apology.  He  was  the  noblest  Roman 
of  them  all — a  truly  heroic  magnificent 
figure. 

Upon  the  stage  the  beauty  and 
chivalry  of  the  town  stood  gossiping 
in  front  of  a  street  statue  with  a  whole 
nose.  That  was  a  mistake.  The 
gallants  in  Nero's  time  as  they  reeled 
home,  knocked  all  the  noses  off  on  all 
the  thoroughfares,  and  this  was  too 
pretty  a  target  to  spare. 

"Thou  hast  an  oily  tongue,"  said 
old  Lucan  to  Hastings,  Petronius,  and 
at  every  third  cue  the  prompter  proved 
him  a  liar.  But  then  all  poets  are 
liars  more  or  less,  and  old  Lucan 
hadn't  led  a  club  life  in  the  baths  and 
porticos  and  gymnasia  in  vain.  He 
did  not  need  to  purchase  fatness  nor 
yet  baldness,  for  nature  fashioned  him 
to  fit  his  lines  and  his  clothes. 

Mr.  Bryant's  prominent  sorrow  was 
the  music  cue.  and  he  fought  for  it 
bravely  against  the  bitter  odds  of 
vague  pronounciation  and  inverted 
sentences.  When  I  see  him  rehearse, 
I  understand  the  devotion  of  the  com- 
pany. Never  an  angry  word  and  never 
an  omission  of  please.  The  human 
atmosphere  he  brings  to  his  work  is 
half  the  battle. 

Things  were  going  along  seriously 
and  swimmingly  to  a  lime-light  crisis, 
when  suddenly  aslavegirl,  in  unaccus- 
tomed tights  and  not  much  else  bore 
down  upon  Lygia  Blayney  with  a 
golden  goblet  and   a   jug  of  wine. 


April  7,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Poor  thing,  she  made  as  if  she  were 
the  very  king  of  unconcern,  and  the 
Irish  eye  of  Lygia  B.  saw  through 
the  pose  and  it  was  all  up  with  her 
and  the  Quo  and  me  and  even  Mr. 
Bryant.  I  haven't  stopped  laughing 
yet.  They  might  add  a  ruffle.  It's  a 
bore  to  be  too  correct. 

When  Nero  Webster  began  to  roam 
the  city,  I  kept  a  sharp  eye,  for  did  he 
not  spend  his  merry  nights  beating 
and  robbing  passengers  and  breaking 
into  houses  ?  When  Poppaea  Hamp- 
ton smiled  upon  him,  I  wanted  to 
warn  her  that  later  on  she  would  be 
killed  with  a  kick.  Mr.  Webster  al- 
ways knows  his  lines.  In  that  way 
he  is  a  reliable  solace  to  Mr.  Bryant. 
His  make-up  as  Nero  was  remarkable. 

The  women  did  not  carry  crystal 
balls  in  their  hands  to  keep  cool  for 
the  lack  of  superfluous  petticoat  and 
the  exceeding  decollete  did  away  with 
the  necessity.  Between  cues  these 
Romans  ran  up  the  centuries  after 
knitted  shawls  and  golf  capes,  and 
the  hot  coffee  man  was  a  hero. 
Petronius  covered  his  toga  with  a 
bath-robe  and  leaned  against  the 
morning  hours  with  the  languor  of  a 
Sybarite.  He  was  gradual  and  calm, 
even  when  the  Castanet  dances  echoed 
in  the  wings  and  black-eyed  soubrettes 
with  billet  doux  in  Greek  "winked 
and  walked  away." 

Little  Miss  Crews  got  the  only  true 
kiss  of  the  story,  and  she  looked 
worthy  an  encore.  She  was  really  a 
picture.  Her  feet  had  been  wandering 
through  the  temples  and  her  hair 
sweeping  the  shrines.    I  know  it. 

On  the  Ostian  Way  I  had  met  Mr. 
Howell  going  "to  buy  blood,"  and 
now  he  rushed  on  dressed  in  his  pur- 
chase. How  beautiful  the  street  life 
of  Christian  and  Pagan  Rome  must 
have  been — beautiful  through  sym- 
pathy and  love.  I  wanted  to  rush  to 
his  rescue  with  a  role  of  antiseptic 
gauze  and  an  hour  of  quiet.  "See 
my  physician,"  said  Petronius,  and 
'  just  mention  my  name."  Even  in 
those  days  there  were  pulls  with  the 
doctors. 

And  the  scenery  was  as  active  as 
the  cast.  It  flew  up  and  down  and  in 
and  out  and  was  new  as  a  1900  dime 
and  not  on  speaking  terms  with  its 
sections.  But  introductions  were 
rapid  and  by  first  night,  the  purple 
and  the  wreathes  and  the  eagle  of  the 
Caesars  will  know  their  places  like 
spokes  in  a  wheel. 

First  night  ?  You  may  have  it. 
Give  me  the  dress  rehearsal  from  12 
p.  m.  to  7  a.  m.,  with  all  its  breaks 
and  mends.  I  don't  know  much  about 
the  play.  I  was  too  busy  with  things 
in  general  to  keep  track  of  it  and  / 
have  not  read  the  book!  Agitation 
seemed  to  rush  through  six  acts  of 
riotous  energy  with  occasional  ebbs 
for  a  wider  flow  and  the  passing  pic- 
tures were  beautiful.  The  noise  was 
magnificent. 

This  plunge  into  the  past  is  a  per- 


fect lark  for  the  Alcazarans  and  along 
run  of  tights  and  drapery  is  the  secret 
hope. 

This  Rome  is  a  goodly  city.  The 
commodities  I  brought  home  with  me 
were  good  nature,  good  fellowship, 
patience,  a  dislike  for  coffee  and  the 
need  for  sleep  I  might  not  take. 

C.  T. 


They  Worked  for  Figer 

Sol  Bloom  and  wife, with  Kelley  and 
Yiolette,  the  well  known  vaudeville 
team,  were  lunching  at  the  Union, 
Chicago,  the  other  day. 

"Bloom,"  said  Kelley, "you've come 
to  the  front  pretty  rapidly;  where  did 
you  get  your  start  ?" 

"The  first  work  he  ever  did  was  in 
a  brush  factory  in  San  Francisco," 
said  Mrs.  Bloom,  laughing. 

"Brush  factory  !"  echoed  Violette. 
"Why,  Kelley,  you  once  worked  in  a 
San  Francisco  brush  factory  !' ' 

"Whose  factory,  Bloom  ?"  said 
Kelley. 

"Figer's." 

"Figer's!"  said  Kelley,  jumping  up 
and  doing  an  excited  dance.  "Holy 
smoke  !  Are  you  the  snub-nosed, 
sawed-off  kid  that  run  the  whirligig?" 
giving  an  imitation  of  a  scissors- 
grinder. 

"That's  me,  and  are  you  the  freckle 
faced,  peaked-headed  kid  that  sand- 
papered the  brush  backs?" 

'  'The  very  same,  now  singing  your 
music  nightly  to  great  applause." 

"Shake." 

"Shake  again.  It's  twenty  years 
ago,  and  the  world — how  small  it  is." 

Kelley  ran  away  from  home  and  the 
brush  factory  and  got  on  the  stage. 
Bloom  got  a  job  in  a  theatre  and  passed 
the  brushes  up  forever.  Although 
Kelley  has  been  singing  Bloom  publi- 
cations for  over  a  year,  and  has  been  a 
frequent  visitor  at  the  Bloom  offices, 
the  two  never  suspected  their  boyhood 
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Side  Lights 


Monte  Cristo  is  to  be  rejuvenated. 
Liebler  &  Co.  and  James  O'Neill  are 
to  give  it  a  spectacular  New  York  pro- 
duction next  season. 

Waterbury  Brothers  and  Tenny, 
celebrated  musical  comedians,  are  do- 
ing a  very  successful  act  with  West's 
Big  Minstrel  Jubilee. 

The  English  ballet  novelty,  The 
Eight  Phaseys,  will  appear  in  the  big 
spectacle  of  The  Evil  Eye,  at  the  Col- 
umbia Theatre  next  month. 

Coon  Town  Four  Hundred  is  at  the 
Third  Avenue  Theatre,  Seattle,  with 
Adgie  and  her  lions  as  an  added 
feature. 

This  is  the  way  the  prophets  are 
figuring  it— Jessie  Bartlett  Davis, 
Pauline  Hall  and  Lulu  Glaser  will  be 
the  magnets  of  Francis  Wilson's  new 
company. 

Ward  and  Yokes  have  decided  to 
retain  their  farce,  The  Floor  Walkers, 
as  their  piece  for  next  season,  its  suc- 
cess being  so  great  as  to  warrant  that 
move. 

The  special  prices  to  prevail  during 
the  engagements  of  West's  Minstrels, 
Ward  and  Vokes  and  The  Evil  Eye, 
at  the  Columbia,  are  25,  50,  75  cents 
and  $1.00. 

The  New  York  Lyceum  Theatre 
success,  His  Excellency  The  Gover- 
nor, is  to  be  one  of  the  plays  of  the 
coming  Henry  Miller  season  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre. 

The  John  Drew  and  Nat  Goodwin 
engagement  will  precede  the  much 
looked  for  Henry  Miller  season  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre.  Local  amuse- 
ment seekers  have  great  treats  in 
prospect. 

Plans  for  the  summer  engagement 
of  a  revival  of  Hoyt's  plays  at  the  Cal- 
ifornia are  rapidly  materializing.  In 
the  company  will  be  Eddie  Foy, 
Mathews  and  Bulger,  Mary  Marble  and 
Walter  Jones,  presenting  A  Rag  Baby, 
A  Hole  in  the  Ground  and  A  Tin 
Soldier.  • 

The  Brownies  in  Fairyland  will  be 
produced  at  the  Grand  Opera  House 
Sunday  afternoon  and  evening,  under 
the  direction  of  S.  H.  Friedlander. 
The  same  cast  of  two  hundred  clever 
professional  and  aspiring  children 
who  recently  delighted  large  audiences 
at  the  California  will  participate.  The 
demand  for  seats  is  immense. 

New  York  is  indulging  in  a  little 
acrimonious  row  over  the  first  pro- 
duction of  Quo  Vadis.  Jeanette  Gilder 
has  a  version  and  so  has  Stanislaus 
Stange.  The  Polish  author  did  not 
copyright  his  book  outside  of  Russia, 
and,  therefore,  it  is  legally  free  for 
seizure  in  this  country  by  anybody 
who  wishes  to  publish  it  or  make  a 
play  of  it.  But  Miss  Gilder  has  ac- 
quired a  clear  moral  right  to  it,  getting 


the  sanction  of  Sienkiewicz.with  whom 
she  is  to  share  the  royalties.  Stange 
made  his  dramatization  without  au- 
thority, and  his  only  argument  in  sup- 
port of  any  privilege  is  that  he  was 
first  to  put  a  version  on  the  stage  in 
other  cities. 


The  Mechanics'  Institute  has  awarded 
diploma  for  superior  work  to  Mr.  Louis 
Thors,  Photographer,  826  Market  St. 


Personal  Mention 

When  Miss  Ellen  Terry  was  in 
Washington  recently,  she  did  a  very 
pretty  thing.  At  Kendal  Green  is  a 
blind  asylum,  which  Miss  Terry 
visited.  She  became  greatly  inter- 
ested in  what  she  saw  there,  and 
especially  so  in  the  patients.  She 
sent  a  number  of  them  tickets  for  one 


of  the  performances,  in  order  that  they 
might  hear  if  they  could  not  see  her 
play.  But  her  kindness  did  not  stop 
there,  for  when  her  guests  in  thank- 
ing her  expressed  the  regret  they  felt 
that  they  could  not  look  upon  her 
face,  she  had  medals  struck  showing 
her  profile  and  sent  one  of  them  to 
each  of  her  blind  guests. 


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They  Began  in  News- 
paper Offices 

The  great  number  of  the  bright 
minds  in  the  managerial  field  of  thea- 
tricals, impresses  itself  most  forcibly 
upon  the  mind  these  days.  Begin 
with  Marc  Klaw,  one  of  the  organizers 
of  the  syndicate  which  practically  con- 
trols the  high  class  attractions  of  the 
country.  He  was  a  reporter  on  a 
Louisville  paper  not  so  long  ago.  He 
is  a  brilliant  and  forceful  writer,  and 
could  earn  a  very  good  salary  on  a 
metropolitan  newspaper.  Daniel 
Frohman  was  at  one  time  a  valued 
contributor  to  the  New  York  Tribune. 
A.  H.  Canby  was  doing  newspaper 
work  in  Philadelphia  before  he  became 
associated  with  Francis  Wilson. 
George  Broadhurst  was  once  dra- 
matic critic  on  the  Minneapolis  Tribune 
and  Augustus  Thomas  was  a  reporter 
on  the  St.  Louis  Post-Dispatch  when 
his  little  play,  Kditha's  Burglar,  came 
out.  C.  B.  Dillingham  shoved  the 
pencil  in  Chicago,  and  Frank  L. 
Perley  was  a  Washington,  D.  C.  re- 
porter before  he  started  in  to  boom 
theatricals.  Charley  Hoyt  was  a  well 
known  figure  in  Boston  newspaper 
circles  before  he  wrote  his  first  play. 
Ben  Stern  used  to  fill  assignments  on 
a  daily  paper  in  Buffalo,  and  A.  W. 
Dingwall,  Jacob  Litt's  general  man- 
ager, was  a  successful  scribe  on  the 
Milwaukee  Sentinel.  Kirk  La  Shelle 
was  dramatic  writer  on  the  Chicago 
Post  at  one  time  and  Julian  Magnus 
started  in  active  business  life  on  the 
St.  Louis  Post-Dispatch.  J.  Austin 
Fynes,  Proctor's  general  manager,  was 
a  shining  light  on  the  New  York 
World  before  he  went  into  the  thea- 
trical business,  and  W.  G.  Smytbe 
was  a  hard-worked  reporter  on  a  St. 
Louis  journal.  E.  D.  Stair,  the  latest 
of  the  big  magnates  to  come  to  the 
front,  confesses  to  having  served  his 
time  on  a  small  country  newspaper. 


Rudolph  Aronson  will  bring  Edou- 
ard  Straus,  the  Vienna  composer  and 
leader,  for  100  concerts  for  this  country 
next  Fall.  Furthermore  Aronson  will 
try  to  lose  some  of  the  money  thus 
gained  by  bringing  Siegfried  Wagner 
out  in  1902. 


CELEBRATING  HER  EIGHTY-FIRST  DIRTHDA  Y 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Saunders,  who  played  with  all  the  great  actors  of  this  century 

receives  her  friends. 

{Mrs.  Saunders  as  she  appears  today.    The  small  picture  shows  her  as  a  young  woman.) 


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Out  in  the  Mission,  in  a  little  vine 
clad  home,  treasuring  within  memories 
and  mementoes  of  years  of  histrionic 
fortune,  oiie  of  the  oldest  of  our  Amer- 
ican actresses,  if  .not  the  oldest,  passed 
her  eighty-first  birthday  last  week  and 
received  the  good  wishes  of  many 
ff fends.  Mrs.  Saunders"  was  one  of 
the  galaxy  of  celebrated  people  that 
dominated  that  brilliant  reign  of  thea- 
trical affluence  that  is  yet  referred  to 
as  the  old  California  Stock  Company. 
Besides  her  California  recognition,  she 
played  with  all  the  stars  of  the  East  in 
the  days  of  her  active  stage  work.  In 


speatking  of*her  stage  career,  Mrs. 
Saunders  says  : 

"My  great-grandfather,  Thomas 
Jefferson,  played  in  London  with  the 
celebrated  Garrick;  my  grandfather 
.was  Joseph  Jefferson,  grandfather  also 
to  the  present  great  actor  of  .  the  same 
name.  My  aunts,  uncles  and  mother 
all  were  on  the  stage,  and  all  played  at 
the  old  Chestnut  Theatre,  so  you  can 
understand  how  I  was  born  to  it,  and 
loved  it,  and  shall  always  have  the 
brightest  memories  of  the  past  to  fill 
my  quiet  hours  with  a  living,  moving, 
precious  humanity." 


Joseph  Grismer, 
Capitalist 

Last  week  Jos.  R.  Grismer,  the  old 
Pacific  Coast  favorite,  was  quoted  as 

follows  : 

"I  should  gather  from  some  of  the 
statements  which  have  recently  ap- 
peared in  print  that  my  interests  with 
Mr.  Brady  are  not  very  great.  As  a 
fact,  I  am  an  owner  with  him  in  Way 
Down  East,  and  a  full  partner  in  Aunt 
Hannah,  Humanity,  A  Stranger  in  a 
Strange  Land,  one  other  play  now  be- 
ing successfully  presented,  and  in  some 
enterprises  which  we  shall  handle  to- 
gether in  future." 


Wanted:  A  Librettist 

And  he  is  wanted  badly  by  all  kinds 
of  New  York  managers. 

"There's  a  fortune  in  New  York  for 
some  bright  Western  fellow  who  can 
write  a  burlesque  which  will  make 
good  on  the  opening  night,"  recently 
said  Alexander  Clark. 

"No  New  Yorkers  except  those  cor- 
ralled by  Weber  &  Fields,  and  they 
include  the  members  of  the  companv, 
seem  able  to  do  it.  The  trouble  with 
nearly  every  burlesque  brought  out  in 
New  York  during  the  past  few  years 
was  in  trying  them  on  a  first  night 
audience,  including  critics,  instead  of 
getting  them  into  shape  on  the  road. 


Clever  Gertie  Carlisle 

Patrons  of  the  Tivoli  will  recall  four 
or  five  years  ago  a  clever  little  child 
actress — who  has  now  grownup.  This 
is  what  an  Eastern  writer  is  saying 
about  her : 

"There  are  few  women  on  the  stage 
from  whom  an  audience  would  stand 
"kid"  work,  but  Gertie  Carlisle  is  so 
particularly  clever  in  this  line  that  her 
impersonation  of  the  short  skirted 
youngster  is  a  continual  pleasure.  She 
does  not  play  up  to  her  lower  limbs,  as 
do  most  of  the  vaudeville  women  who 
get  into  baby  dresses,  but  depends 
upon  them  for  support  only  in  the 
ordinary  fashion.  She  dances  lightly, 
gracefully  and  prettilyyrand  her  songs 
are  new  and  catchy.  The  entire  turn 
is  a  vast  relief  to  the  veteran  vaude- 
viller." 


April  14,  1900 


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SCOTT  SEATON 

The  above  is  an  excellent  likeness  of  Scolt 
Seaton  who  has  just  closed  a  very  successful 
season  as  leading  man  with  Harry  Corson 
Clarke  Company  in  What  Happoied  to 
Jones.  Mr.  Seaton  made  his  professional 
debut  as  Raymond  Page,  in  Alabama,  about 
three  years  ago,  after  which  he  joined  L.  R. 
Stockwell  Company  and  made  a  decided  hit 
as  the  Rev.  John  Bradburry  in  HoyVs  A 
Midnight  Bell  {Season  of  32  weeks.)  Mr. 
Seaton  has  had  several  Eastern  offers  for 
next  season  including  the  Juvenile  Lead  in 
Mr.  Clarke ' s  new  piece,  What  Did  Tomp- 
kins Do  ?  The  press  has  been  unanimous  in 
praise  of  his  excellent  work. 


This  Critic  dissented 


It  was  not  long  ago  as  the  public 
recalls  it  now,  that  the  Alcazar  stock 
company  gave  what  was  very  gener- 
ally considered  a  more  than  good  pro- 
duction of  Joseph  Grismer's  and  Clay 
Greene's  The  New  South.  Public  and 
critics  seemed  to  view  the  production 
with  equal  favor,  and  it  was  not  until 
the  end  of  the  week  that  the  Alcazar 
folks  dreamed  of  their  being  any  body 
who  did  not  like  the  presentation. 
Now,  be  it  known,  Mary  Hampton 
has  a  maid,  a  buxom  colored  auntie, 
the  real  thing  from  the  South,  and  on 
Friday  night  she  couldn't  stand  it  any 
longer,  and  during  one  of  the  inter- 
missions she  broke  out  with  :  "Dis 
play  makes  ma  tired.  De  colored 
folks  don't  ack  or  talk  dat  way  in  de 
Souf  and  neder  do  de  white  folks." 
There  was  no  spirit  about  bold  enough 
to  contradict  the  unbiased  critic,  and 
if  you  should  ever  bring  up  the  sub- 
ject of  acting  Southern  characters  and 
dealing  in  the  dialect  of  the  South  the 
Alcazar  people  are  not  inclined  to  be 
overly  enthusiastic. 


The  Best  That's  Goin 


All  is  not  gold  that  glitters.  In  the 
less  prominent  theatrical  circuits  of 
the  country  the  actor's  life  off  the 
stage  is  not  a  succession  of  palace  car 
travels  and  living  at  palatial  hotels. 
One  player,  retailing  his  experiences, 
spoke  of  the  awful  sameness  of  the 
table  in  a  far  West  town  where  they 
made  a  week's  stand.  At  meal  time 
we  were  the  saddest  looking  group 
that  ever  assembled  around  the  festive 
board.      We  were  vainly  trying  to 


appease  our  outraged  appetites.  The 
silence  was  oppressive,  when  suddenly 
our  comedian,  a  melancholy  man  un- 
der most  circumstances,  exclaimed. 
"Say,  folks,  that's  mighty  fine  salt — 
best  I  have  tasted  in  a  long  time.  I 
believe  I'll  have  some  more."  The 
landlord  was  highly  flattered.  "Durn 
glad  you  like  it,"  he  said.  "I  alius 
give  my  boarders  the  best  that's  goin'. 
Hev  s'more  prunes,  too." 


On  the  %oad 

Jessie  Shirely  Company 
Santa  Ana,  9,  week. 

Dailey  Stock  Company 

Sonora,  April  5,  week;  Placerville,  13-14; 
Nevada  City,  16,  week;  Grass  Valley,  23, 
week. 

Evil  Eye  Company 
(Chas.    H.    Yale,    Mgr.) — Des  Moines, 
14;     Omaha,     15-18;    Denver,     22;  San 
Francisco  in  May. 

In  Darkest  Russia 
Fargo,  April  16,  week. 

Have  You  Seen  Smith  f 
Portland,  8-14;  Astoria,  16;  Aberdeen, 
Wash.,  18;  Hoquiatn,  19;  Tacoma,  20-21; 
Seattle,  22-28;  Ellensburg,  30;  North 
Yakima,  May  1,  Spokane,  2;  Wallace,  3; 
Missoula,  4. 

Willie  Collier 
Sacramento,     13-14;     Portland,  16-18; 
Tacoma,  19;  Victoria,  20;  Vancouver,  21; 
Seattle,  22-24;  Spokane,  26-27;  Wallace,  28; 
Butte,  30-May  1-2;  Helena,  3;  Fargo,  5. 

The  Three  Musketeers 
Anaconda,  14;  Butte,  15-16. 

Ward  and  Vokes  Co. 
(E.  D.   Stair,  Mgr.)— Ogden,  April  14; 
Virginia  City,  16;  Carson  City,  17;  Reno,  18; 
Sacramento,  19;  Stockton,  20;  San  Jose,  21; 
Frisco,  23-May  6. 

Suwanee  River  Co. 

Salem,  14;  Portland,  15-22;  Astoria,  24; 
Olympia,  25;  Port  Townsend,  26;  Tacoma, 
27-28;  Seattle,  29-May  5. 

Sam  T.  Shaw  Company 
Chico,  8,  week;  Vallejo,  15,  week. 

Pudd'nhead  Wilson 
Portland,  13-14;  Tacoma,  16;  Seattle,  17. 

Frawley  Company 
Los  Angeles,  April  8,  six  weeks. 

Morosco  Opera  Company 
Los  Angeles,  April  8,  indefinitely. 

Frawtey-Stockwell  In  Paradise  Co. 
Dickinson,     April     14;     Bismarck,  16; 
Jamestown,  17;  Fargo,  18;  Winnipeg,  19; 
Grand  Forks,  20;  Crookston,  21. 


Cycling  at  the  Grand 

The  Walter  Morosco  Cycling  Club 
is  an  active  organization  at 
the  Grand  Opera  House,  and  is  an 
enthusiastic  coterie  of  cyclists.  The 
officers  are:  President,  Walter  Mo- 
rosco; Vice-Presidents — Harry  Mo- 
rosco, Lewis  Bishop;  Treasurer,  Harry 
Campbell;  Secretary,  Gerald  Dillon; 
Captain,  Jas.  S.  Cannan;  Lieutenant, 
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Thk  stage  continues  its  work  of 
amplifying  our  common  tongue  either 
by  the  coinage  of  new  terms  or  making 
fresh  application  of  old  ones.  In  line 
with  making  "wire"  synonymous  with 
telegram,  to  "card"  a  person  or  news- 
paper means  to  drop  them  a  postal. 
Just  yet  its  usage  has  not  extended 
beyond  some  of  the  dramatic  journals, 
but  in  this  era  of  cutting  across  lots  of 
words  to  arrive  at  a  verbal  point  there 
is  no  knowing  how  soon  it  may  enter 
the  general  vernacular. 

It  seems  strange  that  a  city  so  pro- 
gressive as  London  is  without  every- 
thing possible  in  the  dramatic  way, 
but  that  this  is  hardly  the  case  is  evi- 
dent from  a  leading  paper  making  the 
announcement  that  there  is  a  possi- 
bility that  London  may  see  in  the  near 
future  an  attempt  to  establish  a  1  'reper- 
tory theatre."  The  policy  adopted 
would  be  the  engagement  of  a  strong 
"stock"  company,  short  runs,  revivals 
of  some  of  the  most  remarkable  plays 
of  the  last  dozen  years,  and  certain 
new  productions. 

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Mrs.  Langtry  is  having  a  hard  time 
on  this  tour.  The  Mayor  of  Detroit 
would  not  permit  her  to  play  The 
Degenerates  last  week  in  that  city. 
Manager  Harris,  for  Mrs.  Langtry, 
then  engaged  a  hall  in  Windsor, 
across  the  Detroit  river,  that  holds 
900  people,  and  the  play  was  given 


there  to  a  packed  house.  The  Cana- 
dians decided  that  if  the  play  was 
good  enough  for  London,  England,  it 
was  good  enough  for  Windsor.  There 
was  no  stage  scenery.  The  Frohman 
management  has  wired  instructions  to 
begin  suit  against  the  city  of  Detroit 
for  damages  for  the  interfeience. 

*  * 

At  next  Monday's  meeting  of  the 
Supervisors  there  will  be  filed  a  re- 
port on  the  present  condition  of  the 
city  theatres  in  regard  to  their  exits 
and  facilities  for  fire  protection. 


Will  go  to  Europe 

President  Morris  Meyerfeld,  Jr.,  of 
the  Orpheum  Circuit  will  shortly 
leave  for  Europe,  where  he  goes  on  a 
pleasure  trip  and  incidentally  in  search 
of  vaudeville  novelties.  He  takes 
with  him  his  family  and  will  be  gone 
about  eight  months,  visiting  the  Paris 
Exhibition  and  other  points  of  interest. 


The  Wrong  Baby 

Oliver  Morosco,  the  genial  manager 
of  the  Los  Angeles  Burbauk  Theatre, 
has  a  recent  addition  to  his  happy 
family  in  the  shape  'of  a  baby  boy, 
and  will  probably  have  another  in  the 
shape  of  a  suit  for  damages  for  having 
kidnapped  a  baby  of  the  same  per- 
suasion.   This  is  how  it  happened. 

The  aforesaid  manager  has  a  room 
in  his  theatre  for  the  accomodation  of 
small  children  and  their  nurses  during 
matinee  performances.  Recently  his 
better  half  thought  it  would  be  a  pious 
idea  to  take  Oliver  Jr.,  the  rightful 
heir  to  the  manager's  estate,  to  visit 
his  father  and  incidentally  try  to  im- 
press him  with  his  father's  greatness 
in  having  a  room  furnished  for  the 
especial  comfort  of  such  as  he.  After 
explaining  the  mysteries  of  theatrical 
life  to  the  youngster  she  left  him  with 
the  matron  and  went  in  to  witness  the 
performance.  The  young  manager, 
being  in  a  playful  mood  conceived  the 
idea  that  it  would  be  a  great  April 
Fooljoke  to  take  the  young  heir  home 
and  show  its  mother  what  an  abnorm- 
ally large  vein  of  humor  he  possessed. 
He  forthwith,  in  a  manner  true  to  the 
profession,  stole  into  the  baby  room 
and  seeing  a  happy  cherub  in  the  act 
of  swallowing  his  fore  arm,  rescued 
him  from  the  perilous  position  and 
carried  him  in  triumph  to  his  home  to 
await  the  arrival  of  the  much  disturbed 
Mrs.  Morosco.  Five  o'clock  came  and 
with  it  Mrs.  Morosco  with  a  baby  very 
similar  to  the  one  the  glorious  Oliver 
had  brought.  Imagine  his  feelings 
when  he  was  told  he  had  kidnapped 
the  wrong  baby,  and  the  one  his  wife 
had  brought  was  the  rightful  heir  to 
the  humorous  nature  of  the  rising 
manager.  Mr.  Morosco  will  for  a  time 
bar  comedy  from  his  playhouse  and 
dig  into  work  to  supply  the  wants  of 
the  new  addition  and  lay  aside  enough 
of  the  box  office  receipts  to  make  a 
proper  defense  in  the  suit  that  may 
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Georgie  Cooper  and  Fred  Cooper 
have  joined  Harry  Corson  Clarke, 
Georgie  to  play  Cissy  and  Fred  to  play 
the  policeman. 

Kellar,  the  magician,  is  to  be  one 
of  the  attractions  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre  next  month. 

Gertrude  Elliott,  the  beauty's 
sister,  who  was  always  a  better  actor 
than  her  sister,  is  immensely  popular 
in  London. 

Mrs.  Darrell  Vinton,  wife  of 
the  well-known  leading  man,  was  a 
caller  at  the  Review  office  this  week. 
Mrs.  Vinton  was  at  one  time  leading 
woman  for  Frederick  Warde. 

Paul  Arthur,  who  used  to  arouse 
enthusiasm  as  the  hero  in  the  Still 
Alarm  with  Julia  Arthur,  is  now  a 
big  favorite  in  London,  having  scored 
a  big  hit  as  Captain  Absolute. 

L.  R.  Stockwell  and  his  com- 
pany playing  In  Paradise,  are  meeting 
with  good  business  in  the  Northwest. 
In  Astoria,  especially,  were  the  critics 
well  pleased,  giving  both  Mr.  Stock- 
well  and  Mary  Scott  very  handsome 
notices. 

John  Drew  will  bring  his  entire 
New  York  production  of  Haddon 
Chambers'  play,  The  Tyranny  of 
Tears,  to  the  Columbia  Theatre.  Ida 
Conquest  and  Isabelle  Irving  are 
among  the  members  of  Drew's  com- 
pany. 

Richard  Mansfield  saw  the  cur- 
tain go  up  on  such  a  small  house  at 
Louisville  last  week  that  he  cut  the 
next  two  performances.  His  vanity 
received  a  terrible  shock  because 
press  and  public  were  not  more  en- 
thusiastic. 

Stanley  Ross  writes  from  Jack- 
son: "We  (the  Dailey  Company )  are 
doing  the  mountain  towns  and  meet- 
ing with  splendid  business  at  75  cents 
and  $1  per  head.  The  trip  is  really 
delightful,  and  we  are  all  enjoying  it 
immensely." 

Nat  Goodwin  and  Maxine  Elliott 
have  started  on  their  Western  tour  and 
will  be  here  shortly  with  the  much 
talked  of  success,  When  We  Were 
Twenty-One.  It  is  said  that  Maxine 
Elliott  has  far  surpassed  all  her  bril- 
liant stage  work  of  former  times  in  the 
presentation  of  the  role  of  Phyllis 
Ericsen  in  the  new  piece. 

Bettina  Girard,  whose  beauty 
and  talents  made  her  a  much  admired 
stage  figure  before  she  fell  from  grace 


through  a  mania  for  the  gay  whirl, 
has  returned  to  the  world  from  a  sani- 
tarium and  says  she  has  left  the  past 
behind.  She  is  going  to  take  care  of 
herself  now  for  her  own  and  her 
mother's  sake.  She  is  the  daughter 
of  the  late  General  Ordway,  of  the  U. 
S.  A. 

Charles  F.  Armstrong  of  Texas, 
husband  of  Mine.  Melba,  the  grand 
opera  singer,  was  granted  a  divorce  at 
Galveston  last  week,  alleging  desertion 
as  the  cause.  The  Armstrongs  were 
married  in  Australia  in  1882, and  when 
the  wife's  fame  began  to  increase  the 
sweet  bird  of  peace  flew  out  of  the 
window. 

Maggie  Moore,  being  in  town  last 
week,  called  on  her  old  friend,  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Saunders,  and  together  with 
Mrs.  Alice  Kingsbury Cooley,  they  in- 
dulged in  pleasant  memories  of  the  old 
California,  when  the  three  were  mem- 
bers of  that  renowned  organization. 

Frederick  Paulding,  who  has 
achieved  for  the  Tannhauser  stock  in 
Milwaukee  an  unprecented  success  in 
the  presentation  of  farces,  comedies 
and  Shakespearean  productions,  will 
remain  another  year  there  as  stage 
director. 

Billy  Barlow  (S.  H.)  will  take 
charge  of  the  United  States  tour  of 
Ernest  Hogan's  minstrels  as  soon  as 
they  get  in  from  Honolulu.  They  will 
probably  play  the  Northwest. 

Sanford  B.  Ricaby,  General  Man- 
ager of  West's  Minstrel  Jubilee,  is  in 
the  city,  happy  over  the  big  business 
of  his  company. 


Darretl  Vinton 

The  first  page  of  the  Review  this 
week  shows  the  scholarly  lace  of 
Darrell  Vinton,  one  of  the  best  of  our 
legitimate  actors  equally  well  known 
in  leading  theatres  of  the  East  and 
West.  Mr.  Vinton's  talents  have 
fitted  him  for  exceptional  success  in  a 
most  varied  range  of  parts.  He  has 
made  successful  appearances  in  Monte 
Cristo,  Michael  Strogoff,  Francesca 
de  Rimini,  The  Two  Orphans,  Hazel 
Kirke,  Jim  the  Penman,  and  a  hun- 
dred other  well-known  dramas  of  in- 
tense interest.  Perhaps  the  most 
significant  and  interesting  part  of  his 
career  is  not  the  general  run  of  un- 
common strength  he  invests  his 
different  characters  with,  but  the 
extreme  range  of  his  versatile  talents. 
Like  the  elder  Davenport  he  can  give 
us  superb  comedy  trifles,  and  from 
that  character  of  acting  can  give 
strong  dramatic  impersonations  of  the 
first  rank.  In  the  last  few  years  he 
has  been  a  steady  producer  of  the 
Shakespearean  drama,  winning  nota- 
ble success  in  Richard  III  and  Ham- 
let. His  following  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  where  he  has  been  for  several 
years  past,  is  probably  greater  than 
that  of  auy  other  leading  man,  and 
the  name  of  Darrell  Vinton  on  a  play 
bill  carries  great  weight  with  Pacific 
Coast  theatre-goers. 


A  Perfect  Devil 

Richard  Walton  Tully's  clever  farce, 
James  Wobberts,  1  S.  S.,  will  soon  go 
out  for  a  road  tour,  after  being  revised 
somewhat,  under  the  name  of  A  Per- 
fect Devil.  The  company  will  include 
some  of  the  student  amateurs,  but  pro- 
fessionals will  be  engaged  for  the  lead- 
ing characters. 


Shirley's  Good  'Business 

C.  F.  Ralston,  the  Jessie  Shirely 
Co.'s  manager,  writes  to  the  Review 
from  San  Diego  :  "Business  here  con- 
tinues good,  and  next  Monday  we  will 
start  on  our  way  North  again." 


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AT  THE  *  ♦  ♦ 
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The  Columbia 

\  \  /kst's  Minstrels  are  deservedly 
playing  to  crowded  houses  at 
the  Columbia  this  week.  An  up-to- 
date  minstrel  show  is  always  a  delight. 
One  gives  up  to  jollity  and  drops  con- 
ventionality for  once,  and  with  these 
people  can  laugh  and  laugh  and  be  a 
villain  still.  The  usual  introductory 
performance  is  up  to  West's  usual 
high  standard,  each  and  every  partici- 
pant being  well  received.  All  the 
old  jokes  as  well  as  the  new  ones 
being  accorded  the  utmost  cordial 
applause.  Carroll  Johnson  is  cer- 
tainly a  man  of  grace  and  perfection 
in  his  specialties,  and  his  costumes 
are  the  most  fetching  imaginable. 
John  P.  Rodgers  is  in  good  voice. 
His  bass  solos  are  fine.  Richard 
Jose's  voice  is  as  clear,  sweet  and 
high  as  when  we  first  heard  him  in 
years  gone  by.  Ernest  Tenney's 
jokes  are  killing,  and  he  is  all  right. 
The  Luken  Brothers,  acrobats,  give 
the  most  perfect  and  finished  per- 
formance of  the  kind  ever  seen  here. 
Signal  Lights,  a  railroad  scene  whose 
only  light  is  that  flashed  from  the 
many  lanterns  of  the  railroad  men  is 
a  thing  of  beauty.  The  Waterbury 
Brothers  and  Tenney  were  a  constant 
wonder  with  cornets, fiagerolet  and  mu- 
sical tumblers,  producing  a  stream  of 
rythm  of  melody  which  came  to  a 
close  all  too  soon.  Wm.  H.  West  is 
famous  for  his  marches,  and  these  are 
no  exception.  The  precision  and  per- 
fect military  tactics  displayed  are 
enthusing  to  behold.  The  closing 
tableau,  Dewey,  is  beautifully  set  and 
receives  rounds  of  applause. 

Grand  Opera  House 

FJor  the  first  time  in  the  theatrical 
*  history  of  the  United  States,  a 
leading  university  has  been  actively 
identified  with  theatrical  management. 
The  students  of  the  University  of 
California  have  this  week,  under  the 
stage  direction  of  Charles  Bryant,  been 
presenting  their  Junior  Day  farce, 
James  Wobberts,  1  S.  S.  Boston  to 
large  crowds  of  enthusiastic  Berkeley 
admirers,  and  a  goodly  number  of 
regular  theatre-goers  who  have  seen 
much  to  be  interested  in,  in  this 
amateur  production.  The  farce  is 
bright  and  clever,  lively  and  entertain- 
ing and  may  very  well  take  rank  with 
many  plays  that  have  been  turned  out 


by  professional  and  experienced  play- 
wrights. The  author,  Richard  Walton 
Tully,  while  not  choosing  anything 
new  in  the  way  of  situations  has 
worked  them  out  with  considerable 
originality  and  has  shown  that  with 
more  practical  experience  in  stage 
work,  he  can  be  relied  upon  to  produce 
stage  literature  of  decided  merit.  The 
cast  displayed  considerable  ability  and 
one  real  actor  in  particular,  James 
Bennett  Southard,  who  made  a  pro- 
nounced success  as  Tom  Harrington, 
captain  of  the  football  team.  Mr. 
Southard  has  a  capital  idea  of  comedy, 
and  an  assured  manner  and  delightful 
stage  presence  and  is  good  enough  for 
professional  work  right  now.  The 
author  Richard  Tully,  took  care  of 
Wobberts,  very  creditably,  and  John 
Butler  was  good  as  Dan  Danevant, 
the  miner.  Milton  H.  Schwart,  im- 
personating Professor  James,  was  ex- 
ceedingly droll  and  his  acting  had 
very  much  of  the  professional  flavor. 
Alexander  Gordenker  was  a  perfect 
Japanese  school  boy  servant  and  the 
3-oung  ladies  were  charming — notably 
Ella  Pathana,  whose  grace  of  manner 
and  petite  beauty  were  accompaniments 
to  some  charming  vivacious  acting. 


The  Alcazar 

Ouo  Vadis  still  claims  large  audi- 
ences and  goes  on  night  by  night 
to  what  will  be  the  longest  run  in  the 
history  of  the  Alcazar  save  perhaps 
the  long  and  prosperous  run  of  The 
First  Born.  As  one  sees  the  general 
excellence  of  the  production  and  ad- 
mires the  individual  and  ensemble 
work  of  the  actors,  it  is  only  natural 
to  marvel  that  such  an  adequate  per- 
formance is  given  on  a  stage  of  such 
limited  advantages.  But  stage  oper- 
ator, stage  carpenter  and  scenic  artist 
have  worked  wonders.  Charles  Bryant 
who  has  before  showed  unusual  apti- 
tude for  stage  direction,  has  proved  the 
possession  of  positive  genius  in  putting 
on  the  present  piece,  and  it  will  be  a 
long  while  before  he  does  anything 
to  eclipse  his  present  efforts.  The 
performances  are  running  very 
smoothly  now,  and  the  piece  is  really 
worth  seeing  more  than  once. 


At  rehearsal:  Stage  manager — ■ 
"What!  You  laugh  while  you're 
supposed  to  be  dying?"  Actor — 
"Certainly.  At  the  wages  you  pay, 
why  shouldn't  death  be  greeted  with 
joy  ?" — Fliegendc  Blatter. 


The  California 

I T  marked  the  beginning  of  Holy 
1  Week,  supposedly  the  dullest  in 
the  theatrical  calender — yet  they  filled 
the  house.  In  other  words,  the  first 
appearance  of  the  Neill  Company  in 
San  Francisco  was  in  every  way  an 
auspicious  occasion.  They  presented 
Sol.  Smith  Russell's  charming  little 
comedy  of  human  sentiment,  A  Bach- 
elor's Romance,  and  they  did  it  with 
exceeding  charm.  The  author,  Mar- 
tha Morton,  has  worked  out  a  very 
enjoyable  story  concerning  the 
awakening  of  the  absorbed  literary 
recluse,  who  rather  unexpectedly  to 
himself,  but  to  no  one  else,  falls  in 
love  with  his  ward.  During  the 
course  of  the  play  are  evolved  a  couple 
of  other  love  affairs  and  two  bits  of 
capital  character  work  are  made  to 
stand  out  through  the  sheer  ability  of 
the  two  men  handling  them,  and  the 
occasion,  as  a  whole,  demonstrated 
most  clearly  that  the  Neill  Company 
has  the  art  and  the  intelligence  to  use 
it,  and  that  every  production  will 
evidently  be  marked  by  the  greatest 
attention  to  detail — the  latter  point 
being  in  refreshing  evidence  in  the 
house  scenes  of  the  play— where  we 
are  given  interiors  that  are  what  they 
are  supposed  to  represent — the  fur- 
nished rooms  of  people  of  means  and 
refinement.  James  Neill  was  David 
Holmes,  the  literary  critic,  and 
whether  the  character  brought  out 
was  only  an  accentuation  of  the  quiet, 
genial,  kindly  nature  of  the  actor,  or 
a  skillful  stage  conception,  it  really 
does  not  matter,  for  it  was  thoroughly 
good  and  enjoyable,  made  so  in  a  very 
great  measure  by  an  attractive  pres- 
ence and  a  most  expressive  voice. 
Benjamin  Howard,  as  Gerald  Holmes, 
the  younger  brother,  the  typical  man 
of  fashion  and  ennui,  showed  that  he 
was  an  artist,  every  inch  of  his  hand- 
some, graceful  self.  He  evidently  has 
studied  long  in  the  Neill  school,  for  he 
achieves  his  best  efforts  by  easy, 
natural  methods,  and  invests  his 
characters  with  a  completeness  that  is 
satisfying.  Emmett  Shackelford,  as 
an  old  literary  hack,  gave  a  thorough 
and  artistic  little  bit  of  work;  and 
John  W.  Barton,  as  Mulberry,  the 
literary  antique,  was  responsible  for 
another  artistic  triumph — quaint  and 
convincing.  Robert  Morris  and 
George  Bloomquest  gave  an  idea  of 
two  struggling  young  literary  work- 


ers, and  the  latter,  particularly,  who 
displayed  a  most  engaging,  ingenuous 
countenance,  and  a  sunny,  enthusiastic 
nature,  will  be  heard  from  in  heavier 
roles  that  come  with  more  experience. 
He  has  plenty  of  talent.  Edythe 
Chapman,  very  suggestive  of  Louise 
Thorndike  Boccicault  in  her  sinuous 
grace,  but  infinitely  a  better  actress, 
was  the  critic's  sister,  and  was  very 
agreeable  in  a  small  part  that  de- 
manded nothing  else.  Lillian  An- 
drews was  sufficiently  voluble  as  the 
maiden  lady,  to  meet  all  the  author's 
acquirements,  and  Grace  Lamkin  was 
a  regally  stunning  fashion  plate  who 
was  not  given  much  to  do  except  to 
fill  in  as  a  pleasing  picture.  The  op- 
portunity of  the  evening  for  the  ladies 
fell  to  Julia  Dean,  who  gave  a  vivid 
characterization  of  Sylvia,  David 
Holmes'  ward.  Miss  Dean,  we 
should  judge,  is  exceedingly  young, 
but  she  has  more  talent  bundled  up  in 
her  small  frame  that  falls  ordinarily  to 
the  lot  of  a  dozen  ingenues.  She  was 
charming  in  the  fullest  meaning  of  the 
word,  and  her  work  was  clever  enough 
and  winsome  enough  to  be  recognized 
as  distinctly  exceptional. 


The  Tfroli 


DALFE'S  Bohemian  Girl  is  so  antique 
*-*  a  standby  that  mention  of  its  re- 
production at  the  Tivoli  would  be  an 
unnecessary  employment  of  space  were 
it  not  for  the  fact  that  the  Tivoli 
singers  are  giving  its  witching  airs  so 
very  charming  a  rendition.  Miss 
Graham  must  have  been  more  than 
pleased  with  her  reception  Monday 
night,  when  numerous  recalls  empha- 
sized the  appreciation  of  her  song, 
Bliss  Forever  Past.  William  Schuster's 
Arnheim  was  good,  as  his  parts  gen- 
erally are,  and  Tom  Greene  was 
marked  as  a  special  favorite.  Julie 
Cotte  alternates  with  Annie  Meyers  as 
Arline.  A  new  piece  is  in  preparation 
for  next  week,  The  Wizard  of  the 
Nile.  

Mr.  Halpin,  Papinta's  husband  and 
manager,  is  organizing  a  vaudeville 
company  for  a  short  tour  of  the  Pacific 
Coast,  with  Mexico  to  follow.  Deets 
&  Don,  Asher  and  others  now  on  the 
Orpheuni  circuit  have  been  engaged. 
The  plan  was  encouraged  by  Papinta 
receiving  a  good  offer  from  the  Na- 
tional Opera  Company  in  the  City  of 
Mexico  to  give  her  dances  in  connec- 
tion with  the  opera  season  there. 


April  14,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


The  Orpheum 

""The  usual  big  crowds  here  and  a 
bill  very  entertaining.  Of  the 
new  comers  the  Empire  Comedy  Four 
proved  a  strong  attraction.  In  sing- 
ing and  in  a  display  of  humor  they 
caught  the  house's  fancy.  Bobby 
Gaylor,  everybody's  friend,  was  the 
same  old  cheerful  magnetic  Irish 
comedian  that  used  to  be  with  us 
before  be  drew  quite  as  large  a  salary 
as  he  commands  now.  The  whirlwind 
dancers  the  DeForrests,  were  popular. 
Si  Stebbens  the  hayseed  conjurer  and 
humorist  was  a  pleasing  entertainer. 
Guille,  the  little  pudgy  tenor,  sang  and 
sang  and  still  the  audience  wanted  more. 
Will  Matthews  and  Nellie  Harris,  in 
their  farcical  creation,  Adam  the 
Second;  Carrie  Behr,  the  singing 
soubrette;  Vashti  Earl  and  Lulu 
Shepherd,  comediennes,  and  Harry 
Cogill  and  May  Ariea.in  their  musical 
comedy  sketch,  A  Warm  Lunch,  com- 
pleted the  bill. 


The  Olympia 

The  able  management  at  the 
Olympia  present  a  good  program 
this  week.  Its  the  first  appearance  of 
Josie  Mills,  the  New  York  danseuse, 
who  receives  nightly  great  applause. 
Thelma  Wakefield,  the  violinist,  on  her 
initial  appearance  is  recalled  often  for 
her  excellent  handling  of  the  bow. 
Hattie  Ward's  ballads  are  sweet  and 
pretty,  Alice  Raymond  delights  the 
audience  with  her  cornet  solos.  Mile. 
Thelma  and  Trixeda  are  still  the  lead- 
ing attractions.  The  holdovers,  Gor- 
don Sisters,  May  Nealson,  Eulaine  & 
Darrell  and  the  Black  Bartons  are  all 
good,  and  the  Hungarian  Orchestra, 
with  Leader  Isidore  Fenster,  are  doing 
more  than  well  with  their  musical  se- 
lections. They  present  an  unusually 
attractive  program  this  week. 


The  Chutes 


'T'herE  is  a  catchy  bill  at  the  Chutes 
1  this  week.  Annie  and  Maud 
Kramer  in  some  good  Irish  songs  and 
dances.  Mile.  Atlantis  in  her  skirt 
dance  on  a  revolving  globe  is  a  great 
favorite.  Ann  Fletcher  is  an  excellent 
male  impersonator.  The  hit  of  the 
week  is  the  presentation  by  De  Camp 
and  Murdock  of  a  picturesque  and  en- 
joyable sketch  founded  on  the  beauti- 
ful mythological  story  of  Galatea, 
which  is  cleverly  done  and  receives 
rounds  of  applause.  Miss  Edna  Thorn, 
the  contralto,  is  heard  to  advantage  in 
operatic  selections.  Hanlon  and  Singer, 
the  Roman  ring  experts,  do  some 
skillful  work  in  a  graceful  way  that  is 
thoroughly  enjoyable.    The  animato- 


scope  presents  new  pictures  of  much 
interest.  The  amateurs  at  the  handi- 
cap Thursday  night  filled  the  house 
with  laughter.  Miss  Ella  Burt  coasts 
the  chutes  to  the  delight  of  watching 
crowds.  Tonight  a  grand  prize  cake- 
walk  will  be  a  drawing  card. 


The  Oberon 


JWl  iss  Annette  George's  tableau, 
'  ™  ■  The  Living  Flag  of  All  Nations, 
that  has  raised  hopes  so  high  for 
several  weeks,  fully  meets  all  expec- 
tations and  was  a  most  decided  hit 
from  the  start,  being  a  beautiful  living 
picture  to  dream  of.  Miss  Helen 
Mackey,  the  sweet  contralto,  is  the 
other  new  attraction,  and  with  Miss 
Jennie  Nicholson,  sings  well  in  grand 
opera  selections.  Miss  Josephine 
Strong,  the  Mormon  nightingale,  gives 
some  lovely  songs.  Miss  Blanche 
Reynolds  brings  down  the  house  with 
her  finely  rendered  trombone  solos. 
The  orchestra  among  other  excellent 
selections  gave  The  Gypsy  Baron 
Waltzes  by  Strauss,  much  to  the 
pleasure,  as  manifested,  of  the  audi- 
ence. 

Fischer  s  Concert  House 


^This  well-named  "House  of  Melody" 
*  has  already  scored  a  great  success, 
and  the  crowds  who  nightly  throng 
the  place  prove  its  popularity — a 
musical  treat  of  a  high  order  every 
evening  and  at  a  price  within  the 
reach  of  all — 10  cents.  It's  no  wonder 
that  music  lovers  flock  to  it  until 
standing  room  only  can  be  found.  It's 
a  beautiful  Hall,  too,  so  artistic  in 
arrangement,  finish  and  adornment. 
This  week  Cavalleria  Rusticana  is 
being  most  delightfully  sung  by  the 
members  of  the  Lombardi  Opera  Com- 
pany. Many  are  the  encores  for  the 
fine  singing  of  Senoritas  Barducci  and 
Pollettini  as  Santuzza  and  Lola,  and 
Senor  Badaracco  as  Turridu.  The 
beautiful  Salvini  has  many  recalls. 
Baby  Ruth  is  very  clever  and  makes  a 
great  hit.  Conductor  August  Hin- 
richs  is  making  a  hit  with  his  most 
excellent  orchestra. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Maud  Mullery  will  shortly  play  the 
entire  Northwest  Circuit. 


Dora  Meryvin  opened  at  the  Vienna 
Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  this  week. 

*** 

Carlton  and  Royce  are  a  big  hit  at 
the  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles. 

* 

*  * 

The  Davenport  Sisters  are  on  the 
way  to  San  Francisco  direct  from  the 
East. 


Josephine  Strong  is  a  big  hit  at  the 
Oberon. 


Deets  and  Don  will  shortly  appear 
in  this  city. 


Lillian  Stan  is  a  hit  at  the  People's 
Theatre,  Seattle. 


The  Healy  Sisters  will  shortly  be  in 
town  direct  from  the  East. 


Zelma  Rawlston  will  soon  be  one  of 
the  Orpheum's  new  offerings. 


Matt  Reefe  opens  at  the  Standard 
Theatre,  Bakersfield,  next  week. 


The  Tremont  Sisters  open  at  Monte 
Carlo  Theatre,  Taylor,  next  week. 


The  Glenn  Sisters  open  in  Seattle 
at  the  People's  Theatre,  next  week. 


Blanche  LeClaire  Sloan  and  Trixeda 
are  at  the  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles. 


Yoyanco  opened  at  the  Orpheum 
Theatre,  Randsburg,  Cal.,  this  week. 


At  Oakland  Park— Gertie  Blake, 
Rafferty  and  McDermott,  and  Annie 
Berg. 


Frosto  and  Wardo  will  appear  at 
the  Chutes  shortly  direct  from  the 
East. 


Baby  Ruth  is  a  clever  youngster  at 
the  Fischer  Concert  House,  and  is 
very  much  appreciated. 


Gertie  Amsell,  Felice,  De  Moras, 
Williams  and  Lester,  are  at  the  Peo- 
ple's Theatre,  Seattle. 


Fred  Gambold  and  the  Gordon  Sis- 
ters open  at  the  Tivoli  Theatre, 
Stockton,  next  week. 


Sullivan  and  Cummings,  Romala 
Brothers  and  Gertie  Getchell  will 
appear  at  the  Olympia. 


Mae  Stanley,  who  as  a  buck  and 
wing  dancer  has  few  equals,  is  on  the 
bill  at  the  Savoy,  Vancouver. 


Clarisse  St.  Clair,  the  descriptive 
balladist,  is  holding  forth  at  the  Van- 
couver Savoy  to  many  admirers. 


Major  Mite  has  deserted  the  Chutes 
for  a  while  and  is  now  entertaining 
patrons  of  the  Los  Angeles  Orpheum. 


Marion  Blake,  Murphy  and  Ray- 
mond, Snowie  May  Belle,  Dutch 
Walton  and  Minnie  Ellsworth  will  be 
the  new  faces  at  Knapp  &  Streets  next 
week . 


Dick  Mack  and  Amy  and  Fred 
Gottlob  have  joined  the  Papinta 
Vaudeville  Company  to  open  at  the 
Loring  Opera  House,  Riverside, 
April  14. 


Archie  Levy,  with  a  large  company 
of  vaudeville  performers,  left  San 
Francisco  to  open  at  the  Riverside 
Street  Fair.  Mr.  Levy  will  be  gone 
about  ten  days. 


Will  H.  Hill,  the  high  wire  king, 
left  Thursday  for  the  Riverside  carni- 
val to  fill  a  two  weeks'  engagement. 
After  that  he  will  give  his  performance 
at  the  Sacramento  State  Fair. 


Katherine  Ostermau  has  a  press 
agent.  If  you  don't  believe  it,  just 
pick  up  any  of  the  Eastern  papers 
now  that  she  has  returned  home,  and 
see  what  nice  things  she  is  having 
said  of  her  Western  success. 


Fanny  Fields,  '  'The  Happy  German 
Girl"  who  made  quite  a  hit  at  the 
Orpheum  recently,  met  while  here  Mr. 
Fields  of  the  old  favorites,  Fields  & 
Harris.  It  was  a  case  of  "love  at  first 
sight"  and  they  have  concluded  to  take 
on  the  matrimonial  yoke,  which  will 
probably  mean  a  dissolution  of  part- 
nership of  Fields  &  Harris  and  the 
appearance  of  a  new  team  known  as 
Fields  &  Fields. 


Clara  Ward,  the  former  Princess 
Chimay,  and  Janczi  Rigo,  the  Hun- 
garian violinist,  for  whom  she  left  her 
husband,  are  going  to  appear  in  New 
York.  They  are  now  appearing  in 
London,  their  company  including 
eight  Arabian  performers  and  a  Hun- 
garian orchestra,  which  Rigo  conducts. 
The  performance  is  based  upon  the 
incident  which  gave  the  princess 
notoriety  when  she  left  the  Prince 
Chimay  in  his  Belgian  castle  and 
went  away  with  Rigo. 


8 


April  14,  1900 


ILil 


Correspondence  and 
Comments 


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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
Nkw  York,  April  8. — Two  plays  were 
brought  out  by  Charles  Frohman  at  the  Em- 
pire Theatre  at  every  performance  last  week. 
The  first  was  A  Man  and  His  Wife  and  the 
second  The  Bugle  Call.  The  objection  to 
two  plays  on  the  same  stage  in  one  evening 
which  arises  from  the  employment  of  the 
same  actors  in  both  plays,  was  overcome  by 
having  different  actors  in  the  principal  roles 
in  each  play.  Thus  in  A  Man  and  His  Wife 
the  principal  trio  consisted  of  William 
Faversham,  Jessie  Millward  and  Guy  Stand- 
ing, but  in  The  Bugle  Call  the  trio  were  Ed- 
win Stevens  (the  old  Tivoli  favorite),  Mar- 
garet Anglin  and  Joseph  Wheelock,  Jr.  A 
Man  and  His  Wife  might  have  had  its  title 
extended  to  include  "and  his  Nearest 
Friend."  This  play  deals  with  a  favorite 
character  of  the  dramatist — a  wife  tempted 
but  saved.  Mr.  Faversham  was  the  hus- 
band, Miss  Millward  the  tempted  wife,  and 
Guy  Standing  the  friend.  Due  of  the  scenes 
is  in  the  friend's  home.  The  wife  called  to 
tell  him  good-bye  before  leaving  England 
for  Australia.  The  husband  also  called  to 
tell  his  friend  good-bye.  In  some  way  he 
learns  that  somebody's  wife  is  in  his  friend's 
apartments  and  without  suspecting  that  it  is 
his  own  wife  he  advises  his  friend  to  break 
off  the  attachment.  As  a  result  of  the  lec- 
ture on  morality  for  wives  in  general  he 
saves  his  own  wife.  But  later  on  he  learns 
that  it  was  his  own  wife  and  the  thought  that 
she  might  still  care  for  his  friend  preys  on 
his  mind.  While  in  Australia  a  mine  is 
filling  up  and  the  rescue  party  needs  a 
leader.  The  husband  went  on  the  dangerous 
duty  and  when  he  returned  the  reception  he 
got  convinced  him  that  his  wife  really  loved 
him.  His  friend  meanwhile  had  risked  and 
lost  his  life  knowing  that  her  happiness 
could  be  assured  in  no  other  way. 

«  « 

The  Bugle  Call  was  a  shorter  play  than  A 
Man  and  His  Wife.  It  told  of  a  girl  who 
loved  a  Lieutenant  in  the  British  Army,  and 
of  the  efforts  of  the  mother  to  marry  her  off 
to  a  millionaire.  Of  course,  the  millionaire 
gets  left,  and  the  poor  lieutenant  gets  the 
girl — or  at  least  when  the  bugle  called  him 
away  he  went  away  with  her  promise.  Let 
us  hope  that  he  did  not  go  to  the  Transvaal 
and  get  shot  by  the  Boers.  But  The  Bugle 
Call  was  a  simple,  neat,  short  play  contain- 
ing nothing  forced.  Miss  Anglin  was  the 
girl,  Mr.  Wheelock  the  lieutenant  and  Mr. 
Stevens  the  disappointed  millionaire.  Poor 
Mr.  Stevens!  He  seems  to  have  been 
running  lately  to  hard-luck  millionaires.  In 
Brother  Officers  he  was  a  blackleg  Australian 
millionaire.  But  Stevens  is  all  right, 
ft 

«  * 

John  and  Emma  Ray,  who  for  many  years 

have  been  successful   in   cheap  theatres, 

brought  their  latest  farce  comedy,  A  Hot 

Old  Time  to  Hammerstein's  Victoria  last 

week.    The  show  was  of  course  simply  a 

collection  of  vaudeville  acts.    A  Hot  Old 

Time  was  a  noisy  affair,  and  it  is  a  question 

whether  the  Broadway  theatre  patrons  will 

take  kindly  to  this  kind  of  amusement. 

* 
*  * 

The  supplemental  opera  season  by  the 


Grau  Grand  Opera  Company  started  out 
with  a  fizzle  in  Faust.  Calve  was  to  have 
sung  Marguerite  and  did  not,  and  Ernest 
Van  Dyck,  who  was  to  have  sung  Faust  early 
in  the  regular  season  kept  his  word  and  left 
an  impression  which  it  will  be  hard  for  him 
to  eradicate.  Mr.  Van  Dyck  showed  that 
he  could  not  keep  on  the  key.  When  he 
sang  pianissimo  his  efforts  were  less  distract- 
ing than  when  he  attempted  to  let  his  voice 
keep -pace  with  his  dramatic  action.  Man- 
ager Grau  has  certainly  played  in  hard  luck 
with  grand  opera  this  season,  in  attempting 
to  pull  through  without  a  tenor  like  jean  de 
Reszke  or  Tomagno. 

» 

*  * 

Koster  &  Bial's  had  a  negro  show  for  its 
principal  attraction  last  week,  followed  by 
the  ballet  called  Progress  which  formerly 
followed  The  Regatta  Girl,  which  went  into 
bankruptcy.  Williams  &  Walker,  real 
negroes,  who  have  been  successful  as  vaude- 
ville performers,  brought  their  company  to 
the  music  hall  in  The  Policy  Players.  It 
consumed  two-thirds  of  the  evening's  enter- 
tainment.   The  ballet  followed. 

• 

ft  * 

The  fight  which  is  going  on  over  Quo 
Vadis  shows  that  the  theatrical  managers 
and  authors  have  not  been  permeated  with 
any  of  the  religious  fervor  which  inspired 
Henry  Sienkiewicz's  famous  novel.  To- 
morrow night  two  productions  of  Quo  Vadis 
will  occur.  Stanislaus  Stange's  unauthor- 
ized version  will  be  produced  at  the  New 
York  Theatre  by  W.  C.  Whitney's  Com- 
pany, headed  by  Joseph  Haworth.  Jeanette 
Gilder's  version,  by  permission  of  the 
author,  has  been  pushed  for  all  it  was  worth 
in  time  for  a  simultaneous  production  at  the 
Herald  Square,  and  its  cast  includes  Edward 
J.  Morgan,  John  Blair,  Bijou  Fernandez  and 
William  Herbert.  They  have  been  rehears- 
ing night  and  day  under  Eugene  W.  Pres- 
brey  and  Napier  Lothin.  Whitney's 
Company  has  the  advantage  of  having 
already  played  a  long  engagement  in  Chi- 
cago and  Philadelphia.  He  was  in  hopes  of 
being  first  in  New  York,  but  when  he  heard 
that  the  Gilder  version  was  likely  to  cut 
him  out,  he  cancelled  dates  elsewhere  and 
decided  to  get  to  town  the  same  night  the 
other  company  opened.  If  the  Russian 
author  could  only  have  forseeu  how  popular 
his  novel  was  going  to  be,  and  had  it  copy- 
righted outside,  as  well  as  inside  of  his 
own  country,  he  could  have  avoided  all  the 
waste  of  energy  which  is  now  going  on.  But 
as  it  is  any  one  may  chop  the  book  up  to 
suit  himself,  and  the  result  has  been  that 
inferior  productions  are  going  all  over  the 
country.  Whitney  feels  that  he  has  the 
right  of  priority  in  this  country,  and  Miss 
Gilder  feels  that  she  has  the  better  moral 
claim  because  she  got  permission  from  the 
author  with  whom  she  has  promised  to 
divide  the  royalties. 

» 

*  * 

There  was  great  rejoicing  in  Olga  Nether- 
sole's  camp  last  Thursday  afternoon  when 
the  twelve  good  men  and  true  decided  that 
she  was  not  guilty  of  having  produced  an 
immoral  play.  The  acquittal  carried  with 
it  the  acquittal  of  the  proprietor  of  Wal- 
lack's  Theatre;  also  her  leading  man  as  well 
as  Marcus  Mayer,  her  manager.    As  a  result 


of  the  acquittal  the  manager  immediately 
announced  that  Sapho  would  re-open  last 
night,  and  the  box-office  was  kept  busy 
selling  tickets  for  the  grand  spring  opening 
of  Sapho.  With  the  unprecedented  adver- 
tisement which  the  good  ladies  of  the 
Women's  Christian  Temperance  t'nion  and 
kindred  societies  gave  the  play  by  their 
public  disapproval,  and  the  arrest  of  the 
quartet  upon  the  complaint  of  a  World 
reporter  because  he  was  afraid  a  Journal 
reporter  would  arrest  Miss  Nethersole  first, 
Sapho  starts  out  with  her  second  wind  for  a 
long  run.  One  of  the  peculiarities  which 
came  to  light  in  the  course  of  the  trial  was 
that  the  foreman  of  the  grand  jury  which 
indicted  Miss  Nethersole,  George  Haven 
Putnam,  as  the  head  of  the  good  old  pub- 
lishing house  of  Putnam  &  Sons,  had  been 
selling  Sapho  in  book  form  for  years.  It 
can  be  said  in  all  sincerity  that  public  sym- 
pathy was  with  the  actress.  It  was  the 
concensus  of  opinion  that  no  play  which  did 
not  point  a  strong  moral  could  succeed  in 
one  of  New  York's  most  respectable  theatres. 

ft 
*  * 

Sells  Brothers  and  Adam  Forepaugh's 
combined  shows  have  been  doing  a  land 
office  business  at  Madison  Square  Garden 
Amphitheatre  for  a  week.  It  is  the  first 
time  that  Sells  Brothers  have  ever  played 
their  big  show  in  New  York,  although 
everybody  on  the  Pacific  Coast  is  familiar 
with  it.  It  can  be  said  to  the  satisfaction  of 
Californians  that  what  they  regarded  as  a 
good  show  has  been  pronounced  by  all  in 
New  York  to  be  equal  to  the  best  that 
Barnum  ever  turned  out.  Rob  Roy. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Col.,  April  3. — The  Lyceum 
Stock  Company  produced  Quo  Vadis  Sun- 
day night  before  a  large  and  appreciative 
audience.  The  play  went  very  well  indeed. 
The  honors  were  carried  off  by  Messrs. 
Hallett  Thompson,  Rolette  Berthelet  and 
Charles  Abbe.  Mr.  Thompson  played  the 
part  of  Petronius  with  much  manliness,  and 
Mr.  Bethelet  gave  a  good  character,  as 
Chilo.  At  the  Tabor  we  have  that  jolly 
pair,  Ward  and  Yokes,  in  The  Floor 
Walkers,  or  to  be  more  exact  we  have 
Happy  Ward  and  an  excellent  company; 
but  unfortunately  Mr.  Yokes  is  "laying  off" 
just  at  present  with  a  sprained  ankle.  His 
place  is  being  taken  by  Will  West  who  is 
very  clever.  The  play  is  laughable  from 
start  to  finish,  and  there  is  plenty  of  good 
singing  and  dancing.  Next  week  Belle 
Archer  in  A  Contented  Woman.  The  Den- 
ver this  week  is  offering  a  conglomeration 
called  Little  Miss  Frisco.  As  I  don't  want 
to  cast  reflections  on  anything  suggestive  of 
your  beautiful  city,  I  will  say  nothing  fur- 
ther on  this  subject.  *  There  was  an 
immense  audience  at  the  Broadway  last 
night  to  see  James  O'Neil  in  The  Three 
Guardsmen.  The  play  and  the  company 
made  a  splendid  impression.  Peter  McCourt 
has  gone  to  Havana,  Cuba.  He  will  return 
in  June.  *  The  A.  W.  Freemont  Company 
has  closed  its  season  and  are  taking  a  much 
needed  rest.  *  Frank  Readick's  Black 
Creek  Company  are  laying  off  here  for  two 
weeks.  Bob  Beix. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  April  9.— Because  She 
Loved  Him  So  played  to  large  audiences 
April  5-7.  Sale  of  seatsopened  this  morning 
for  the  Paderewski  concert,  which  will  be 
given  in  theatre  April  21.  Ward  &  Vokes 
in  The  Floor  Walkers  come  12-13.  *  Grau 
Opera  Company  closed  its  three  weeks'  en- 
gagement at  the  Grand  Saturday  night.  The 
company  has  done  a  very  poor  business  in 
Salt  Lake  this  season,  owing  to  the  inferior 
organization  which  Mr.  Grau  has  with  him 
this  year.  *  Knobs  o'  Tennessee  opened  at 
Grand  tonight  with  fair  audience,  to  run 
first  three  nights  of  the  week.  The  Real 
Widow  Brown  appears  12-14. 

John  K.  Hardy. 


NORTH  DAKOTA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Fargo,  N.  D.,  April  7.— April  2d  Toll 
Gate  Inn  played  to  small  house  on  account 
of  election.  April  3d  the  Jeffries-Sharkey 
fight  moving  pictures  drew  a  large  and 
pleased  audience.  April  5th  Frederick 
Ward,  in  The  Lion's  Mouth,  played  to  a 
good  house  and  was  enjoyed  by  all.  Com- 
ing attractions  for  this  month  are  :  April  13, 
Who  is  Who;  April  16,  Darkest  Russia; 
April  18,  Devil's  Auction;  April  20  and  21, 
Chimes  of  Normandy  (local);  April  23,  The 
Three  Musketeers.  c. 


CANADA 


Special  Correspondence 

St.  John,  N.  B.,  April  3.— There  is  a  dead 
flat  calm  in  theatricals  here,  and  it  is  un- 
likely that  there  will  be  any  change  before 
the  16th,  when  the  Valentine  Stock  Com- 
pany return  from  Halifax  for  two  weeks. 
Mr.  Will  Harkins  was  here  on  the  29th, 
making  preparations  for  his  regular  annual 
visit  to  the  provinces,  bringing,  as  usual, 
the  latest  New  York  successes.  It  is  pos- 
sible that  Quo  Vadis  may  be  one  of  his  ven- 
tures this  year.  It  is  likely  that  Arthur 
Elliott  will  be  Mr.  Harkins'  leading  man,  as 
he  was  two  yeais  ago. 

Peach ey  Carnehan. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  Louis,  April  9.— The  worst  week  of 
the  year  to  the  theatrical  fraternity  (Holy 
Week)  was  ushered  in  with  ideal  spring 
weather.  The  feature  of  the  week  is  Ada 
Rehan's  appearance  at  the  Olympic.  It  has 
been  eleven  years  since  she  visited  our  burg. 
School  for  Scandal,  As  You  Like  It,  The 
Country  Girl  and  Taming  the  Shrew  were 
presented.  She  has  able  support  in  George 
Clark,  White  Whittlesey,  Charles  Harbury, 
Eugene  Ormonde,  Wilfred  Clark,  De  Witt 
Jennings,  R.  S.  Piggott,  Foster  Larder,  Cle- 
ment Hopkins,  Isabelle  Roebuck,  Louise 
Draper,  Virginia  Navarro,  Carrie  Clinton 
and  Margaret  Owen. 

The  Rogers  Brothers  are  at  the  Century 
this  week  in  their  The  Rogers  Brothers  in 
Wrall  Street.  It  is  a  clever  vaudeville  farce 
and  it  is  the  most  diverting  thing  these  two 
clever  comedians  have  ever  attempted. 

The  Girl  from  Chili,  a  new  farce  comedy, 
is  pleasing  the  patrons  of  the  Grand  Opera 


April  14,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


9 


House.  It  is  ludicrous  to  those  who  are 
easily  pleased. 

Manager  Billy  Garen  is  offering  his  clien- 
tele that  blood  thirsty,  thrilling  melodrama, 
A  Romance  of  Coon  Hollow.  It  is  suffi- 
ciently realistic  to  suit  the  Havlinites. 

Col.  Hopkins  stock  company  has  returned 
to  its  native  heath  at  the  Imperial  Theatre, 
after  a  two  weeks'  sojourn  in  Chicago.  They 
are  giving  us  a  new  play  by  a  local  author 
entitled  In  the  Ozarks.  It  will  have  to  be 
rewritten  and  pruned  by  an  experienced 
playwright  before  it  will  ever  be  taken  on 
the  road.  Lawrence  Hanly,  who  has  just 
recently  returned  to  St.  Louis,  is  doing  a 
vaudeville  sketch  with  Victory  Bateman  this 
week  at  the  Imperial. 

The  following  vaudevillians  make  up  a 
strong  continuous  bill  at  the  Columbia  this 
week.  The  O'Kabe  Japs,  T.  W.  Eckert  and 
Emma  Berg,  Walter  Le  Roy  and  Florence 
Clayton,  Charles  A.  Gardner,  Andy  Omann 
and  Florence  Hartley,  May  Wentworth, 
O'Brien  and  Buckley,  Harris  and  Fieldsand 
Jim  and  Fanny  Donovan. 

Jacobs  and  Lowery's  Merry  Maideus  bur- 
lesquers  are  again  at  the  Standard.  Their 
burlesque  on  Sapho  is  the  most  sensational 
and  risque  satyr  ever  produced  in  St.  Louis. 
It  would  even  make  Fred  Foster  blush  in 
the  palmy  days  of  the  old  Bella  Union  in 
San  Francisco. 

The  Castle  Square  Opera  Company  are 
resting  this  week,  as  is  Andrew  Mack.  This 
business  during  the  past  week  by  the  Castle 
Square  Company  has  broken  all  records  this 
season.  The  underlinings  for  next  week  are 
Tannhauser  at  the  Music  Hall,  Because  She 
Loved  Him  So  at  the  Olympic,  The  Belle  of 
New  York  at  the  Century,  The  Merchant  of 
Venice  at  the  Hopkins  Imperial  Theatre, 
Heart  of  Chicago  at  Havlin's,  Corinne  in 
The  Little  Host  at  Grand  and  The  London 
Belles  at  the  Standard.       GaTy  Pallen. 


MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 
BuTTE,  MonT.  ,  April  9. — The  Grand 
Opera  House,  G.  O.  McFarland,  Manager. — 
The  attractions  at  the  Grand  last  week  were 
not  of  a  character  to  draw  a  big  house. 
Who  Is  Who  for  the  first  three  nights  of  the 
week  played  to  a  fair  house  and  gave  a  good 
performance.  The  remaining  nights  of  the 
week  was  filled  by  the  pictorial  review  of 
the  Jeffries-Sharkey  fight.  Attendance 
fair. 

April  8-9-10  Darkest  Russia  played  to 
good  houses,  and  the  piece  seemed  to  be 
enjoyed.  Harry  Glazier  in  The  Three 
Musketeers  is  booked  for  April  15.  Pad- 
erewski  will  be  at  the  Grand  Thursday, 
April  12.   

HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence 
HONOLULU,  H.  I.,  March  29. — Ernest 
Hogan's  Minstrels  at  the  Orpheum  are  draw- 
ing large  houses.  Hogan  has  become  a  great 
favorite.  The  prices  of  admission  have  been 
slightly  raised  but  this  does  not  interfere 
with  the  sale  of  tickets.  Each  night  in  the 
week  sees  a  well  filled  house,  Saturday  night 
standing  room  only.  Speculators  are  on 
hand  Saturday  nights  with  tickets,  selling 
them  for  almost  any  price  asked.  This  is 
about  the  first  instance  where  ticket  specu- 
lation has  been  done  in  Honolulu.  Hogan 
has  two  weeks  more  to  fill.  Most  likely  the 
company  will  be  re-engaged  for  an  additional 
week  or  so.  This  kind  of  a  show  always  has 
been  a  money  maker  here,  so  there  is  no  use 
of  giving  up  as  long  as  it  keeps  on  drawing. 
With  a  change  of  program  semi-weekly,  a 
very  fair  show  is  put  on  in  comedy  and 
vaudeville.  H.  A.  Franson. 


The  celebrated  English  Phasey 
Troupe  of  eight  young  women  comes 
as  one  of  the  many  special  attractions 
with  Yale's  big  spectacle,  The  Evil 
Eye,  which  is  to  be  seen  at  the  Col- 
umbia Theatre  next  month. 


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April  14,  1900 


Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angei.ES,  April  10.— The  Burbank 
and  Orpheum  Theatres  did  good  business 
the  past  week.  Los  Angeles  Theatre  dark 
and  counter  attractions  small.  The  Fraw- 
ley  Company  will  begin  an  extended 
engagement  at  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  the 
15th  inst.,and  will  be  warmly  welcomed  by 
their  many  admirers  in  this  city. 

Lew  Bloom,  the  famous  tramp  imperson- 
ator, is  very  sick  from  consumption  in  this 
city,  and  the  doctors  hold  out  no  hopes  of 
his  recovery.  Mr.  Bloom  was  a  great  favor- 
ite on  the  Orpheum  circuit  and  a  natural 
humorist. 

The  Morosco  Opera  Company  of  San 
Francisco  opened  an  engagement  at  Moros- 
co's  Burbank  Theatre  the  8th  inst.,  with 
El  Capitan.  The  properties,  scenery  and 
costumes  were  all  brought  from  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  the  piece  was  well  put  on  and 
well  sung.  The  company  found  immediate 
favor  with  the  Los  Angeles  theatre-goers, 
and  judging  from  the  fact  that  the  house 
was  sold  out  for  each  performance,  the 
engagement  will  be  very  successful. 

At  the  Orpheum  a  bill  of  vaudevilles  that 
will  voice  their  own  victory  is  on.  There  is 
not  a  poor  feature,  and  the  S.  R.  O.  sign  is 
out  at  each  performance.  The  bill  consists 
of  Chas.  Sweet,  Major  Mite,  W.  C.  Fields, 
Neilsen  Sisters,  Keno,  Welch  and  Melrose, 
Loney  Haskell,  Weston  and  Yost,  and  Jones 
and  Whalley. 

The  Vienna  Buffet  continues  to  hold  its 
own  against  the  counter  attractions,  and  is 
giving  satisfaction  to  its  patrons. 

The  Oratorio  Rlijan  will  be  presented  at 
Simpson's  Auditorium  the  23d  inst.,  under 
the  direction  of  Prof.  F.  A.  Bacon.  He  will 
be  assisted  by  local  talent,  and  Mr.  Arthur 
Beresford  and  Mrs.  Annie  Rommeiss,  both 
from  Chicago,  who  have  made  the  trip  from 
that  city  for  the  occasion. 

The  Woodmen  of  the  World  had  a  benefit 
performance  at  the  Orpheum  the  12th  inst., 
and  a  thoroughly  enjoyable  performance  was 
given  in  honor  of  the  occasion. 

Hkrbert  L.  Cornish. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 
Sacramknto,  April  9. — The  Clunie  was 
dark  last  night,  on  account  of  Paderewski 
refusing  to  play  to  a  poor  house.  There  was 
great  disappointment  to  a  number  of  people 
who  came  from  out  of  this  city  to  hear  him. 
Willie  Collier  in  Mr.  Smooth  at  the  Clunie 
13-14.  On  the  15th  the  Thompson  Stock 
Company  begins  the  summer  season  in 
Monte  Cristo,  with  Darrel  Vinton  as  leading 
man.  The  engagement  is  for  ten  weeks. 
Quite  a  number  of  specialty  people  have  been 
engaged  to  appear  in  the  Midway  Shows 
during  the  State  Fair,  which  opens  Monday 
April  30. 

PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Portland,  April  7. — Marquam  Grand — 
This  theatre  was  dark  all  last  week,  with 
the  exception  of  two  performances  of  The 
Three  Musketeers  by  Harry  Glazier  and 
company.  Nothingis  billed  forthe  ensuing 
week  nor  is  any  announcement  made  for 
next  week  so  far. 

Cordray's  Theatre — The  Boston  Lyric 
Opera  Company  concluded  a  very  successful 
week  and  tonight  start  in  on  the  last 
week.  Light  operas  have  been  the  rule 
and  were  very  well  appreciated,  special  at- 
tention being  paid  Sig.  Russo,  the  principal 
tenor  of  the  company.  Have  You  Seen 
Smith  ?  next  week,  to  be  followed  by  On  the 
Suwanee  River. 

Metropolitan  Theatre — This  amusement 
resort  closed  a  short  and  unsatisfactory  sea- 
son of  about  seven  weeks  on  March  31st. 


It  is  regretable  that  their  season  was  not 
longer.  The  members  of  the  company  are 
now  mourning  the  loss  of  salaries,  in  fact 
one  of  the  members  informed  me  that  he 
had  received  but  $1.00  since  he  had  arrived. 
Max  Steinle  is  among  the  unfortunate  losers. 

Fredricksburg  Music  Hall — This  resort  is 
crowded  to  capacity  every  night,  which  tes- 
tifies not  alone  to  the  excellence  of  the  pro- 
gram, but  also  to  the  popularity  of  the  genial 
managers,  Grant  &  Brown.  We  can  see 
just  as  good  a  vaudeville  performance  here 
as  you  have  in  Frisco  and  the  only  reason 
the  managers  of  this  music  hall  are  not 
millionaires  is  because  they  have  not  a 
larger  seating  capacity. 

NOTES. 

L.  J.  Gordon  is  in  town  in  advance  of 
Lawrence  Holmes'  Passion  Play  pictures.  * 
Since  sending  my  report  I  learn  that  the 
next  attraction  at  the  Marquam  will  be  Burr 
Mcintosh  in  Pudd'nhead  Wilson.  *  Russo, 
the  tenor  of  the  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Com- 
pany, sang  his  first  song  in  English  at  the 
Portland  Hotel  yesterday.  *  Your  corres- 
pondent will  shortly  take  a  trip  to  New 
York  to  gaze  once  more  on  "dear  old  Broad- 
way," just  to  remind  him  that  he  is  still  on 
earth  and  get  some  of  the  rust  rubbed  off 
by  closer  association  with  his  theatrical 
brethren.  *  Gus  Rudstrom,  a  popular  young 
man  of  this  city,  died  here  yesterday  of 
typhoid.  He  will  be  buried  tomorrow  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Elks,  Eagles  and  K.  of 
P.'s. 

Portland, April  12. — Marquam  Grand — 
This  house  was  dark  all  last  week,  and  will 
be  so  this  week  with  the  exception  of  April 
nth,  when  Paderewski  will  appear  for  two 
recitals  at  advanced  prices. — To  be  followed 
on  Easter  Monday  by  Harry  Corson  Clarke 
in  What  Happened  to  Jones,  which  in  turn 
will  give  way  to  Willie  Collier  in  Mr. 
Smooth. 

Cordray's  Theatre.— The  Boston  Lyric 
OperaCompany  closed  a  very  successful  two 
weeks'  engagement  last  Saturday  and  were 
followed  by  Have  You  Seen  Smith?  a  so- 
called  comedy  interpreted  by  a  very  medi- 
ocre company,  of  very  tough  people.  The 
gags  and  songs  interpreted  were  ill  fitted  to 
a  lady  audience,  to  say  the  least,  anil  if  any 
auditor  can  find  one  legitimate  laugh  in  the 
evening's  entertainment  they  may  apply  to 
the  undersigned  for  a  reward.  On  the 
Suwanee  River  is  the  next  attraction,  where- 
in clever  Stella  Mayhew  is  featured. 

Metropolitan  Theatre — This  house  was 
dark  last  week  and  will  so  remain  until  the 
middle  of  the  month,  when  a  Russian  pianist 
and  violinist  will  come  for  one  concert. 
Nothing  further  is  announced  for  balance  of 
season  or  summer,  and  it  is  safe  to  predict 
that  this  hoodoo  house  has  at  last  received 
its  final  quietus. 

Fredricksburg. — Good  business  was  again 
the  rule  at  this  cozy  resort,  with  a  remark- 
ably good  bill  headed  by  The  Dockmans,  a 
team  of  remarkably  fine  bag  punchers. 
Should  any  of  your  local  managers  be  lucky 
enough  to  secure  this  act,  Frisco  will  have 
its  eyes  opened  and  be  treated  to  the  finest 
exhibition  of  bag  punching  extant. 

NOTES. 

The  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company  are  lay- 
ing off  here  this  (Holy)  week  preparatory  to 
a  long  jump  to  Salt  Lake  City-.  *  Harry  Cor- 
son Clarke,  the  popular  Western  comedian, 
has  been  laying  off  here  this  week.  His 
company  are  doing  the  same  at  Seattle.  Mr. 
Clarke's  company  will  be  entirely  different 
from  that  I  saw  this  funny  comedy  in  Frisco 
at  the  opening  of  the  season.  *  Your  corres- 
pondent contemplates  leaving  here  about 
July  1st  for  New  York,  and  will  probably  go 
on  the  road  again.  *  The  Passion  Play  pic- 
tures are  to  be  given  shortly  forthe  benefit 
of  the  Catholic  Orphan  Home,  at  Hibernia 
Hall.  *  Manager  Cordray  has  again  reduced 
his  prices  to  the  old  standard,  which  proves 
to  be  more  satisfactory  to  his  patrons. 

Edwin  A.  Davis. 


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THE  COLUMBIA 

Win.  H.  West's  Big  Minstrel  Jubi- 
lee will  continue  for  another  week. 
No  mean  success  has  attended  the 
presentation  of  this  attraction.  The 
list  of  comedians,  singers,  dancers  and 
vaudeville  artists  with  the  organization 
includes  some  of  the  very  best  talent 
that  can  be  secured  at  the  present  day. 
The  special  prices  of  25,  35,  50,  75 
cents  and  $1  will  prevail  through  this 
and  the  coming  engagement  of  Ward 
and  Voices  and  their  forty  associate 
fun  makers,  booked  for  two  weeks,  be- 
ginning April  23d.  The  Floor  Walkers 
is  the  titular  handle  of  their  new 
vehicle,  and  is  an  elaboration  of  the 
one  act  portion  of  their  ten  weeks  run 
in  Chicago  last  summer.  It  is  a  musi 
cal  farce  of  great  merit. 


THE  ALCAZAR 


A  Christian  play  for  Christian  peo- 
ple and  object  lesson  in  self-denial, 
truth,  honor  and  loyalty  for  the  young 
and  a  review  of  the  past  and  present 
standing  of  Christianity  in  the  com- 
munity, for  those  of  mature  years,  is 
what  can  be  said  of  Quo  Vadis,  now 
about  to  enter  its  third  highly  success- 
ful week  at  the  Alcazar.  Messrs.  Bel- 
asco  and  Thall  have  set  aside  Thurs- 
day evening,  April  19th,  and  have 
issued  neatly  printed  invitations  to  the 
clergy  of  all  denominations  requesting 
their  attendance,  and  making  of  it  a 
pastorial  evening  whereatthose  learned 
people  can  witness  a  series  of  animated 
pictures  of  the  birth  of  Christianity. 

THE  GRAND 

The  new  company  engaged  by  Wal- 
ter Morosco  will  make  its  first  appear- 
ance tomorrow  evening  in  David 
Henderson's  famous  extravaganza,  An 
Arabian  Girl,  or  Ali  Baba  and  the 
Forty  Thieves.  The  cast  will  be  a 
very  strong  one  and  will  include  : 
Louise  Royce,  Ida  Hawley,  Blanche 
Chapman,  Mabel  Russell,  Isabelle 
Underwood,  Ella  Aubry,  Chris  Bruno, 
Douglas  Flint,  Harry  C.  Cashman, 
George  C.  Lyding,  Richard  C.  New- 
castle, Clarence  Hannell  and  W.  C. 
Ballyntyne.  Edith  Craske,  so  suc- 
cessfully associated  with  Henderson's 
productions,  has  been  engaged  as 
premiere  danseuse,  and  W.  H.  Batch- 
elor,  to  whose  ability  Henderson  owed 
nearly  all  his  success,  has  been  secured 
as  Musical  Director.  Charles  H. 
Jones,  the  stage  manager,  has  re- 
organized the  feminine  chorus  and  in- 
creased its  number  to  fifty.  New 
scenery,  including  a  beautiful  Trans- 
formation entitled  Venus  Under  the 
Sea,  has  been  painted  by  Frank  King, 
and  300  new  and  magnificent  costumes 
have  been  specially  made  by  Anderson 
&  Co.  for  this  production.  There  is 
an  immense  demand  for  seats  and 
every  indication  for  a  brilliantly  suc- 
cessful season. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  has  arranged  a  par- 
ticularly strong  bill  for  Easter  week. 
By  special  arrangement,  the  manage- 
ment has  effected  a  combination  with 
the  Hopkins'  Trans-Oceanic  Vaude- 
ville Company  who  will,  with  some  of 
the  Orpheum' s  own  brightest  stars, 
contribute  the  Easter  week  entertain- 
ment. Mile.  Marzella,  who  heads  the 
new  bill,  has  a  troup  of  very  clever 
performing  birds.  The  Guitanos  are 
grotesque  acrobats  and  pantomimists. 
In  Paris  they  were  one  of  the  big  hits 
of  the  season.  Falke  and  Semon  are 
musical  comedians,  and  their  skit  is 
one  of  the  most  original  ever  pro- 
duced on  the  Coast.  A.  O.  Duncan 
is  a  ventriloquist  and  one  of  the 
cleverest  comedians  in  this  line. 
Bellman  and  Moore  are  singing  and 
dancing  comedians.  Miss  Moore  is 
one  of  the  daintiest  of  soubrettes. 
Both  are  clever.  Holdovers — Bobby 
Gaylor,  Empire  Comedy  Four,  De 
Forrests,  Si  Stebbins.  Matinees 
Wednesday,  Saturday  and  Sunday. 


THE  TIVOLI 

Next  Monday  evening  the  Tivoli 
will  present  Frank  Daniel's  greatest 
comic  opera,  The  Wizard  of  the  Nile, 
and  it  is  expected  that  the  Tivoli' s 
latest  offering  to  the  public  will  make 
another  record  breaking  run.  The 
Wizard  of  the  Nile  is  conceded  to  be 
the  best  comic  opera  written  by  Smith 
and  Herbert.  That  the  Tivoli  com- 
pany will  give  a  spirited  performance 
of  The  Wizard  of  the  Nile  is  a  fore- 
gone conclusion.  All  the  costumes 
and  scenery  have  been  specially  pre- 
pared from  the  original  models  used 
in  New  York. 

FISCHER'S 

Those  who  were  so  fortunate  as  to 
secure  admission  to  Fischer's  New 
Concert  House  during  the  past  week 
witnessed  a  production  that  would  be 
a  credit  to  any  opera  company  in 
America.  Badarocco  as  Tiriddu  and 
Barducci  as  Santuzza  aroused  the  aud- 
iences to  the  wildest  enthusiasm  by 
their  splendid  singing  and  acting,  and 
the  beautiful  music  of  Mascagni  was 
excellently  rendered  by  August  Hin- 
rich's  splendid  orchestra.  There  will 
be  an  entire  change  of  vocal  selections 
for  the  coming  week,  Cavalleria  being 
retained  as  the  feature. 


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WILLIAM  H.  WEST'S 

Big  Minstrel  Jubilee 

The  greatest  offering  in  years. 
It's  a  HIT  from  beginning  to  end. 

MONDAY,  APRIL  23d 
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EMPIRE  COMEDY  FOUR;  Dn  FORRKSTS; 
SI  STEBBINS; 


Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats,  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


Alcazar  Theatre 


Bei.asco  &  Thall,  Managers. 


'Phone  Main  25-1. 


BEGINNING  EASTER  MONDAY 

Third  Week  of  the  brilliant  Historical  Spectacle, 
delineating  the  birth  of  Christianity, 

Quo  Vadis 

MATINEES  SATURDAY  and  SUNDAY.  Curtain 
ringing  up  during  the  Quo  Vadis  Season  at 
2  P.  M.  and  evenings  at  8  P.  M.  sharp. 
Seats  on  Sale  Six  Days  in  Advance. 


Alcazar  Prices — 15c,  25c,  35c.  50c 


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THIS  AFTERNOON   AND  EVENING 
Last  Appearance  of  the 

University  of  California  Students 

COMMENCING  TOMORROW  EVENING 
APRIL  15th,  First  appearance  of  our 
NEW  YORK  EXTRAVAGANZA  CO.  in  a  Gorgeous 
and  Costly  Production  of  DAVID  HENDERSON'S 
Famous  Version  of 

"An  Arabian  Girl" 

-OR 


Week  Commencing  SUNDAY  NIGHT,  APRIL  15th, 
Matinees  Thursday  and  Saturday. 
A  HIT  THAT  RINGS  TRUE!! 

Hr.  JAMES  NEILL 

And  Company. 
Owing  to  the  Unprecedented  Hit  of  Sol  Smith 
Russell's  Greatest  Comedy  Success 

A  Bachelor's  Romance 

Will  be  Continued  a  Second  Week  until  April  21st 

LAVISH  SCENIC  MOUNTINGS 
Children  under  Seven  not  admitted. 


Tivoli  Opera  House 


LAST  TIME,  SUNDAY  NIGHT 

THE  BOHEMIAN  GIRL 

Am  I  a  Wia?   Well  Come  and  See. 
GORGEOUS  PRODUCTION  NEXT  MONDAY 
Of  Frank  Daniel's  Great  Comic  Opera 


"Ali  Baba  and  the  Forty  Thieves"    J  He  WlZafd  Of  The  Nile 


Magnificent   Costumes,   Scenery,    Ballets  and 
Marches.    Everything  New  aDd  Up  to-Date.  Com- 
mencing April  2'2d,  and  continuing  thereafter,  Sun- 
day Matinees.    Usual  Popular  Prices. 
Good   Reserved   Seat  in   Orchestra,  at  all  Mati- 
!  nees,  25  cents      Branch  Ticket  Office  Emporium. 


J  .    P.    H  O  iAZ  E 

Manager  SEATTLE  THEATRE 

"The  Best  in  the  Bunch" 


MARK  LEVY 

Fashionable 
Tailor.... 


Moderate  Prices  and  Guar- 
anteed Fit  and 
Workmanship 

»§• 

22/2  Geary  St. 

Ea.sterbrook  Building 


All  the  Favorites  in  the  Cast.     Klularged  Chorus 
Orchestra  and  Ballet.    Brilliant  Scenery, 
Costumes  and  Effects. 

Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

FISCHER'S 

NEW  CONCERT  HOUSE 

122-124  O'Farrell  Street 

E.  A.  FISCHER,  Prop.       GEORGE  MOOSER,  Mgr. 
The  Hand.somr.st  Music  Hall  in  America. 

A  season  of  Grand  Opera  and  splendid  rendition 
of  the  Works  of  Great  Masters  by  August  Hinrich's 
excellent  orchestra,  and  vocal  numbers  that  are  rich 
in  novelty  as  well  as  excellence,  constitute  a  bill 
that  is  crowding  Fischer's  Concert  Hall  nightly 

Admission  10  cents.  Strictly  First-Class.  Cafe 
Unsurpassed. 


OBERON 


O'Farell  Street, 

Near  Stockton. 


Every  livening  and  Sunday  Matinee.  Grand  Con- 
cert by  Ritzau's  American  Ladies'  Orchestra  ;  A 
Change  of  Program  each  week  by  First-class  Vaude- 
ville talent;  New  Views  by  the  F.lcctro  M'gnograph. 
Admission  Free. 


Ingomar  Theatre 

EUREKA,  CAL. 

Playing  Only  First-Class  Attractions.  First-Class 
Prices,   Seats  LOCO.    Per  Cent  Only. 

Address, 

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LOCAL  NOTES 


BOHEMIANS  OF  AMERICA 
A  delightful  informal  evening  was 
spent  in  the  attractive,  home-like 
quarters  of  the  Bohemians  of  America 
on  Mason  Street  near  Eddy,  it  being 
the  first  ladies'  night  of  this  growing 
and  popular  organization.  There  was 
most  cordial  hospitality  and  cheerful 
Bohemian  spirit  and  the  guests  en- 
joyed every  moment  until  midnight 
and  dainty  refreshments  brought  the 
evening  to  a  close.  The  guests  were 
welcomed  in  an  address  by  Mr.  Crow- 
ley, chairman  of  the  evening,  who  in 
his  pleasant,  bright  way  kept  things 
lively.  Miss  Davies,  a  young  girl  of 
considerable  musical  talent,  added 
much  to  the  pleasure  of  the  entertain- 
ment by  her  piano  solos  and  accom- 
paniments. Her  style  is  rather  dash- 
ing and  brilliant.  Mrs.  Dickey  was 
in  excellent  voice,  giving  several  solos, 
including  II  Bacio  and  Chaminades, 
Summer.  A  flute  solo  was  gracefully 
given  by  Mr.  Faircloth,  accompanied 
by  Homer  Tourjee,  who  also  rendered 
some  piano  solos,  among  them  the 
Nordica  Waltz,  his  own  composition. 
An  amusing  story  was  told  by  Baron 
von  Johannsen  that  kept  his  audience 
laughing  as  he  recited  the  difficulties 
that  beset  the  path  of  a  young  man 
courting  a  girl  with  a  large  family  to 
please.  Emilio  Lastretto  and  Mr. 
Crowley  gave  the  quarrel  scene  from 
Julius  Ca;sar,  the  reconciliation  being 
touchingly  complete  as  Brutus  and 
Cassius  chuckled  one  another  under  the 
chin,  thus  improving  upon  Shakes- 
peare. A  treat  of  the  evening  was  the 
recitation,  St.  Leon's  Toast,  by  Mr. 
Conolloy,  who  also  sang  Clang  of  the 
Forge.  Mr.  Brandon  read  a  clever 
little  story,  receiving  much  applause. 
Mr.  Eric  Francis.an  enthusiastic  mem- 
ber of  the  order,  assisted  in  receiving 
the  guests  and  in  providing  the  pro- 
gram. Miss  Davies,  a  young  girl 
pianist  of  undeniable  ability,  who 
would  do  excellent  work  with  cultiva- 
tion, was  warmly  thanked  for  her 
piano  solos  and  accompaniments.  The 
first  ladies'  night  was  a  complete  suc- 
cess. 

OAKLAND  RECEPTION 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alfred  Wilkie  gave  a 
charming  reception  at  their  Oakland 
residence  on  a  recent  Sunday  evening 


in  honor  of  Drs.  H.  M.  Rucker,  J.  F. 
Lilley  and  J.  W.  Robertson,  and 
Masonic  brethren,  in  appreciation  of 
their  kindness  during  Mr.  Wilkie's 
late  illness.  There  were  toasts  and 
speeches  and  a  merry  time  enjoyed  in 
the  prettily  decorated  rooms,  Mr. 
Wilkie  proposing  a  toast  to  Dr. 
Buteau  with  good  wishes  for  his  in- 
tended European  trip.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Ben  Clark,  G.  H.  Carlton,  Miss  Wil- 
son, Mr.  Tully,  Mrs.  Dr.  Buteau,  Mr. 
Alfred  Wilkie  and  son  contributed  to 
an  excellent  musical  program. 

PADEREWSKl'S      LAST  APPEARANCE 

An  enthusiastic  audience  filled  the 
California  Theatre  last  Sunday  even- 
ing, when  Paderewski  gave  his  fare- 
well concert.  His  program  was 
Chopin's  Sonata  in  B  flat  minor,  op. 
35,  Beethoven's  Sonata,  op  53,  Liszt's 
Etude  de  Concert,  Schumann's  Carni- 
val, Schubert's  Impromptu,  Liszt's 
Rhapsody  Hongroise  No.  10,  and 
Paderewski's  own  composition  in  G 
flat. 

BENEFIT  ENTERTAINMENT 

An  interesting  program  was  en- 
joyed in  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Auditorium 
Monday  night  in  aid  of  the  widows 
and  orphans  of  the  British  heroes  who 
fell  in  the  South  African  War.  The 
program  was  Bag-pipe  Selections,  I. 
S.  R.  Tivendale  and  Adam  Ross; 
Star  Spangled  Banner  and  Auld  Lang 
Syne,  Mrs.  Eva  Tenney;  vocal  num- 
bers, Miss  Beaton;  bass  solo,  Clang  of 
the  Forge,  L.  A.  Larsen;  violin  solo, 
Miss  Zinnen;  Sailor's  Hornpipe,  Prof. 
Findley;  recitation,  Miss  Frances 
Willis;  song,  The  Absent  Minded 
Beggar,  Mrs.  Tenney;  cornet  solo, 
Mrs.  L.  A.  Larsen;  song,  Mrs. 
McGlade;  piano  solo,  Miss  Gretchen; 
E.  Sicilian's  song,  Soldiers  of  the 
Queen,  Robert  Lloyd;  Let  Me  As  a 
Soldier  Fall,  Herbert  Williams;  ad- 
dress, Dr.  Frederick  d'  Evelyn. 

HOPKINS'  INSTITUTE  OF  ART 

Thursday  evening  of  last  week 
Henry  Heyman  directed  an  enjoyable 
musical  program  at  the  Mark  Hopkins' 
Institute  of  Art  including  Organ 
Overture  Rosamunde  (Schubert), 
Marche  Heroique  Angelus  [Wareing], 
Canzonetta  [Goddard],  rendered  by 
Mr.  Emil  Cruells  who  was  also  the 
accompanist  of  the  evening  doing 
most  praiseworthy  work,  the  organ 
solos  sounding  very  beautiful  in  the 


splendid  building.  Mr.  Maurice 
Rose,  a  pupil  of  Henry  Heyman, 
pleased  his  audience  in  violin  solos 
Leyeude  [ WieniawskiJ,  showing  con- 
siderable fire  and  grace  for  a  young 
player,  giving  also  Nocturne  op.  9, 
No.  2  [Chopin- Wilhelmy].  Mr.  Wm. 
O'Brien  was  deterred  from  appearing 
through  illness.  Madame  Elizabeth 
Regina  Mowry  was  an  especial  favor- 
ite in  her  vocal  solos  Ballata — II 
Guarany  [Gomez],  and  Aria — Sam- 
son and  Delilah  [Saint-Saens],  Mon 
Coeur  Souvre.  She  has  a  powerful 
voice  that  quite  filled  the  large  build- 
ing, and  a  very  imposing  stage  pres- 
ence. Madame  Mowry  was  at  her 
best  in  her  second  appearance,  and 
her  voice  gained  very  much  in  sweet- 
ness, and  she  showed  true  musical 
feeling. 


MABEL  A.  RICHARDSON 
One  of  the  brightest  young 
teachers  in  California  is  Miss  Mabel  A. 
Richardson,  daughter  of  H.  D.  Rich- 
ardson, who  holds  a  government  posi- 
tion at  Mare  Island  and  is  prominently 
known  as  an  Odd  Fellow,  Grand  Army 
man  and  Mason,  and  formerly  as  a 
journalist,  his  clever  pen  having  con- 
tributed to  the  leading  dailies  of  the 
State.  When  hardly  out  of  her  teens, 
Miss  Richardson  had  placed  her  foot 
upon  the  ladder  of  success  as  a  drama- 
tic reader,  teacher  of  elocution  and 
physical  culture.  She  has  promising 
classes  in  Vallejo  and  Napa  and  also 
taught  in  Sacramento,  lately  extend- 
ing her  field  to  San  Francisco,  where 
the  presentation  of  The  Lotus  Eaters 


by  her  pupils  in  Golden  Gate  Hall 
some  time  ago,  and  her  recent  read- 
ings with  the  Daughters  of  the  Revo- 
lution, Vermonters,  National  Union 
Society,  and  other  entertainments  won 
her  favorable  criticism  from  the  press. 
The  writer  became  interested  in  her 
through  a  reading  of  Coriolanus  or 
How  a  Mother's  Love  Saved  Rome. 
The  grace  of  a  pure  spirit  and  well 
balanced  intellectuality  shone  in  her 
sweet  face  and  she  won  her  audience 
with  her  strong  personal  magnetism. 
There  was  a  depth  and  pathos  in  the 
lines,  a  striking  contrast  in  the 
mother's  gentle  pleading  and  the  firm 
resolution  of  the  son,  who  yielded  at 
last  his  patriotism  to  her  tears.  In  her 
encore,  Granny  Brown,  she  rocked  a 
baby  to  sleep,  singing  and  crooning 
over  it,  and  some  one  afterwards  re- 
marked her  naturalness.  "/ put  a  child 
to  sleep  to  teach  me  that !"  she  replied 
simply.  There  was  the  Art  !  her  true 
adherence  to  the  great  school  of  nature. 
While  visiting  Vallejo  recently  it  was 
the  writer's  privilege  to  see  Miss  Rich- 
ardson at  work  among  her  students, 
and  she  displayed  the  gift  of  imparting 
to  a  marked  degree.  The  exercises  in 
breathing  and  physical  culture  and 
recitations  were  very  interesting,  the 
young  teacher  holding  the  enthusiasm 
and  deference  of  her  pupils,  many  of 
whom  are  years  her  senior.  Her  in- 
born talent  is  inherited  from  both  sides 
of  the  family.  When  only  five  years 
of  age  she  attended  a  political  meeting 
with  her  mother  and  heard  Nellie 
Holbrook-Blinn  read  Barbara  Fritchie. 
This  was  the  awakening  of  the  spark 
of  genius,  for  little  Mabel  became 
strangely  excited  and  returning  home 
mounted  a  chair,  giving  a  dramatic 
imitation  of  the  speaker's  gestures  and 
telling  the  story  of  Barbara  Fritchie  in 
her  own  baby  language,  to  the  amaze- 
ment of  her  parents,  and  from  the  age 
of  seven  she  was  sought  for  entertain- 
ments in  her  native  town.  Miss  Rich- 
ardson was  trained  in  her  art  by  Mrs. 
Louise  Humphrey-Smith,  who  stands 
at  the  head  of  her  profession,  complet- 
ing her  studies  in  a  course  at  the  Bos- 
ton School  of  Expression  under  Dr.  S. 
S.  Curry.  While  in  the  East,  Miss 
Richardson  made  an  excellant  impres- 
sion as  a  reader  in  Boston,  Buffalo, 
Battle  Creek,  Michigan,  and  other 
cities,  returning  to  California  to  begin 
her  serious  work  as  a  teacher.  She 


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plays  and  often  accompanies  her  reci- 
tations. Her  sweet  musical  voice  is 
being  trained  by  Mrs.  Fannie  Dam- 
Hilton,  vocalist,  who,  with  Louise 
Humphrey-Smith,  have  induced  her 
to  form  a  class  in  San  Francisco.  Miss 
Richardson  has  a  bright  future  before 
her,  and  will  doubtless  succeed  here 
as  she  has  done  in  the  interior. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 

Report  says  that  Miss  Adelaide 
Roddy,  who  appeared  recently  at  the 
concert  of  Alfred  Farland,  the  banjo 
virtuoso,  has  plans  for  entering  the 
operatic  stage  and  will  give  a  concert 
next  week,  assisted  by  Bernhard  Wal- 
ther  and  Roscoe  Warren  Lucy.  Mrs. 
Fannie  Dam-Hilton  is  entitled  to  the 
credit  of  training  Miss  Roddy's  voice, 
although  Madame  Rosewald  and  a 
local  vocal  master  through  some  mis- 
take are  receiving  the  recognition. 
Miss  Roddy  began  her  study  with  Mrs. 
Hilton,  who  is  one  of  the  most  con- 
scientious teachers  in  California,  and 
while  Mrs.  Hilton  was  in  Europe  she 
was  placed  with  Mme.  Rosewald,  re- 
suming her  study  with  Mrs.  Hilton 
upon  her  return  and  continuing  with 
her  to  the  present  time.  The  local 
master  mentioned,  while  a  very  fine 
teacher,  had  no  opportunity  to  show 
his  worth,  as  she  had  only  a  very  few 
lessons  from  him.  As  I  know  this 
from  Miss  Roddy's  lips,  I  take  the 
liberty  of  correcting  a  mistake,  feeling 
certain  she  desires  the  credit  of  her 
training  to  be  given  rightfully  to  Mrs. 
Fannie  Dam-Hilton,  who  has  shown  a 
faithful  interest  in  every  step  of  her 
career. 

* 

*  * 

Miss  Carpenter,  the  music  teacher 
of  the  public  schools,  will  soon  con- 
duct a  rehearsal  of  a  grand  chorus  of 
6,500  voices  that  will  be  heard  at  the 
annual  May  day  exercises  at  Glen 
Park. 


Monday  evening  Samuel  Adelstein's 
Mandolin  Orchestra  gave  a  rehearsal 
at  his  studio.  The  orchestra  will  be 
an  interesting  one,  as  Mr.  Adelstein 
is  an  enthusiastic  and  thorough  artist. 


Miss  Jessie  Foster  gave  another 
charming  evening  in  her  studio  Tues- 
day night,  when  she  was  assisted  in 
her  song  recital  by  Mrs.  Arthur  Lewis 
pianist  and  L.  Waterman,  'cellist. 


An  interesting  evening  was  spent 
Friday  of  last  week  in  the  Y.  M.  C. 
A.  Auditorium  of  Oakland,  when 
Alex.  Stewart's  violin  pupils,  assisted 
by  vocal  students  of  Clement  Row- 
lande  and  piano  pupils  of  Miss  Esta 
Marvin,  participated. 


Services  in  commemoration  of  the 
passion  of  our  Most  Sacred  Redeemer 
were  celebrated  at  St. Stephen's  Church 
last  week,  a  large  congregation  enjoy- 


ing the  music.  A  choral  litany  and 
the  crucifixion  music  by  John  Stainer 
were  rendered  by  the  choir  under  the 
direction  of  Roscoe  Warren  Lucy. 


Madame  Ellen  Coursen-Roeckel  and 
Miss  Eleanor  Roeckel  gave  a  song  re- 
cital in  Kohler  and  Chase  Hall  Satur- 
day afternoon  that  I  failed  to  attend 
through  being  out  of  town.  Two  more 
recitals  will  be  given  during  the  month. 


Friday  of  last  week  Mr.  Bremner, 
Dr.  Shields,  Mrs.  Singer,  Mrs.  Woods 
and  others  contributed  to  a  program 
given  at  the  First  Baptist  Church  on 
Eddy  Street,  the  evening  being  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Ladies'  Missionary 
Society. 

—Mary  Frances  Francis. 


ON  THE  ROAD. 


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Seattle,  April  15-16-17;  Olympia,  18; 
Portland,  19-20-21;  Boise  City,  23;  Park 
City,  25;  Salt  Lake  City,  26-27-28;  Aspen, 
30;  Leadville,  May  r;  Cripple  Creek,  2; 
Victor,  3;  Pueblo,  4;  Colo.  Springs,  5;  Den- 
ver, 6,  week. 


Johnny  Ray,  who  was  well  known 
here  before  he  made  his  big  Eastern 
hit,  is  now  one  of  the  prosperous  ones, 
and  entertains  royally  at  a  fine  resi- 
dence at  Bath  Beach,  New  York. 


There  will  be  a  regular  performance 
by  West's  Minstrels  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre  on  Sunday  night. 


The  Neill  Company  gave  a  profes- 
sional matinee  Thursday. 


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Charlotte  Thompson. 


Two  New  Broadhurst 
Plays 

"Yes,  I'm  hard  at  work;  in  fact, 
finishing  two  plays  for  next  season, 
but  I  can't  tell  you  their  names  nor 
the  character  of  them,"  said  George 
Broadhurst,  the  successful  young 
playwright,  to  a  Dramatic  Review 
man  last  Saturday,  and  all  this  was 
because  every  title  that  had  originated 
in  the  clever  Broadhurst  brain  had 
hardly  been  allowed  to  be  born  when 
it  was  seized  upon  and  made  to  do 
service  by  the  closest  kind  of  imita- 
tion for  another  play  of  little  or  no 
merit. 

Active  war  is  to  be  made  upon 
managers  who  have  been  putting  out 
plays  that  too  closely  resemble  the 
popular  successes.  The  first  move 
has  been  made  dining  the  past  week 
by  the  Broadhurst  firm,  who  have 
sent  out  letters  to  out-of-town  man- 
agers to  the  effect  that  if  they  play 
the  spurious  first  then  they  play  none 
of  the  genuine.  The  wind-up  of  the 
circular  letter  is  as  follows: 

"In  order  to  protect  ourselves  and 
the  managers  of  the  houses  we  play 
during  the  coming  season,  and  believ- 
ing that  it  will  be  to  our  mutual 
advantage,  we  shall  require  all  man- 
agers booking  What  Happened  to 
Jones  and  Why  Smith  Left  Home,  to 
agree  not  to  play  any  other  Jones  or 
Smith  show  before  the  appearance  of 
our  attractions,    and   shall  insert  a 


clause  to  this  effect  in  our  contracts." 

"One  reason  why  this  letter  was 
brought  out,"  said  Mr.  Broadhurst, 
was  the  existence  of  that  brilliant 
classic,  Have  You  Seen  Smith  ?  When 
I  am  accused  of  fathering  that  produc- 
tion, I  think  it  is  about  time  to  enter 
my  little  protest.  I  have  been  accused 
of  many  things,  but  that  is  the  limit." 


cA  Scenic  triumph 

Tho  scenic  effects  at  the  Alcazar  in 
Quo  Vadis  surpass  anything  ever  at- 
tempted before  by  any  stock  company 
in  the  West  since  the  days  of  the  old 
California  Theatre.  By  actual  meas- 
urement there  are  20,000  square  feet 
of  canvas  used.  Edward  Williams, 
the  Alcazar's  scenic  artist, has  achieved 
in  this  production  one  of  the  most 
striking  successes  ever  recorded  in  San 
Francisco,  and  it  is  but  giving  merited 
acknowledgment  to  say  that  many 
people  have  recognized  the  cleverness 
of  the  pictorial  work,  notably  in  the 
fourth  act. 


Three  hundred  thousand  people  have 
seen  Ben  Hur  at  the  New  York  Broad- 
way, the  attendance  averaging  2000, 
and  no  falling  off  is  noticed. 

add  per 


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ment free.  Prof.  R.  K.  Shipley,  specialist 
skin  diseases  and  tape  worms.  1206  Market 
street,  opposite  Sixth. 


The  American  Girl 
Barred 

Captain  A.  H.  Mattox,  press  rep- 
resentative of  the  United  States  Com- 
mission to  the  Paris  Exposition,  said 
last  Monday: 

"The  $150,000  gold  statue  of  Maud 
Adams,  the  actress,  typifying  The 
American  Girl,  will  not  be  exhibited 
at  the  Paris  Exposition.  Miss  Adams' 
statue  will  not  be  admitted  on  the 
ground  that  the  exhibit  is  a  personal 
one.  The  only  American  statue  to 
be  shown  will  be  that  of  Lafayette, 
the  money  for  which  was  subscribed 
by  the  Government  and  children  of 
the  public  schools. 


Charles  Schimpf  s  Will 

The  will  of  Charles  Schimpf,  who 
died  April  4,  was  filed  for  probate 
Monday.  Decedent  bequeaths  the 
bulk  of  his  estate,  which  is  valued  at 
$50,000,  to  his  widow,  Adeline  Mary 
Schimpf.  The  testator  in  addition  to 
large  real  estate  interests,  held  stock 
in  the  Walter  Orpheum  Company. 
This  stock  he  bequeaths  to  his  brother, 
Max  A.  Schimpf.  His  father  and 
other  brothers  are  not  mentioned  in 
the  will.   

The  Mechanics'  Institute  has  awarded 
piplotua  for  superior  work  to  Mr.  Louis 
Thors,  Photographer,  826  Market  St. 


Sapho  O.  K.  Says  Jury 

Sapho  has  been  vindicated  before 
the  law,  and  on  Saturday  will  resume 
business  to  crowded  houses  at  the  old 
stand.  The  jury  formed  in  Justice 
Fursman's  court  for  the  trial  of  Olga 
Nethersole,  Hamilton  Revelle,  Marcus 
Mayer  and  others,  accused  of  offend- 
ing public  decency  by  producing 
Daudet's  unclean  story,  was  given 
the  case  late  in  the  afternoon,  and  on 
one  ballot  that  took  twelve  minutes  to 
record,  brought  in  a  verdict  of  not 
guilty.  Nethersole  broke  down  over 
the  return  of  her  peers,  and  wept 
tears  that  made  her  eyes  red  and 
ugly,  and  there  was  a  noisy  demon- 
stration in  court  that  had  to  be  sup 
pressed.  There  was  another  scene  in 
the  street  when  the  actress  left  with 
Attorneys  Howe  and  Hummel.  She 
was  followed  by  a  cheering  crowd  that 
numbered  2,000,  and  was  not  satisfied 
until  she  had  taken  off  her  pretty  hat 
and  waved  it  over  her  head  and 
veiled  her  thanks. 


The  Alcazar  management  will  set 
aside  next  week  Thursday  evening  as 
a  night  when  all  of  the  clergy  of  this 
city  will  be  specially  invited  to  attend 
the  performance  of  Quo  Vadis. 


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The  wonderful  acrobatics  presented 
by  the  Luken  Brothers,  with  West's 
Minstrel  Jubilee  at  the  Columbia  Thea- 
tre, has  seldom  if  ever,  been  equalled 
in  this  city. 


April  14,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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The  Dewey  Theatre 

A      GRAND      PRODUCTION    of  The 

Plunger,  by  Oliver  Byron,  is  be- 
ing presented  at  the  Dewey  this  week, 
to  large  and  appreciative  audiences. 
The  cast,  an  exceptionally  strong  one, 
is  headed  by  the  clever  actor  and  man- 
ager, Landers  Stevens.  He  plays  the 
part  of  Dexter  Digit  in  a  very  genial 
style.  Carl  Birch  as  usual  plays  the 
villain  and  the  character  of  his  acting 
suggests  a  "bad  man"  in  ever}1'  way. 

E.  J.  Holden  makes  a  typical  gambler, 
and  the  character  of  Walter  Glyndon 
is  portrayed  by  Wm.  B.  Mack  with  all 
the  spirit  and  vivacity  the  part  calls 
for.  Billy  Spike,  the  tramp,  is  played 
by  Maurice  Stewart,  who  brings  in 
quite  a  bit  of  eccentric  comedy.  His 
make-up  was  a  triumph.  Fanny  Gil- 
lette and  Maud  Miller  are  good.  They 
can  always  be  relied  upon.  Geo.  M. 
Hermance,  T.  F.  O'Malley  and  Walter 

F.  Whipple  made  much  of  their  small 
parts.  The  play  was  elaborately 
staged. 


*  *  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  *  * 


CHARLES  and  KITTIE 


I  LLA 


A   $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hali.ett's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Flora 


Frances 


cMary  Hampton  Closes 

Mary  Hampton,  the  handsome  and 
talented  leading  woman  of  the  Alca- 
zar Stock  Company,  will  close  her 
engagement  at  that  theatre  in  two 
weeks,  somewhat  earlier  than  was 
originally  intended,  owing  to  a  severe 
bronchial  effection  that  has  clung  to 
her  persistently  for  several  months. 
Miss  Hampton  will  leave  for  her  coun- 
try home  near  Boston  at  the  conclu- 
sion of  her  Alcazar  work.  Irene 
Everett,  who  has  appeared  at  the 
Alcazar  before,  will  fill  in  the  time 
before  the  special  Florence  Roberts 
season,  as  leading  woman. 

Messrs.  Belasco  and  Thall  have  se- 
cured the  coast  rights  to  The  Heart  of 
Maryland. 


MARkETST. 


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REFINED    UOCH  L  DUO 

Hastings  Sz  Hall 

Introducing  Repetoire — Strictly  Up-!o-Date 

Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmonv 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Agent 


LAURA  CREWS 

INGENUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 


MART  SCOTT 


Leading  Woman 


Stockvvell  Co 


NOAH  BRANDT 

Musical  Director,  Columbia  Theatre 


DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

LUCILLE  ULMER  TH0RND1KE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 


•YIARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

Frank  Denithorne 

Alcazar  Stock  Company,  San  Francisco. 

Minnette  Barrett 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawiey  Company 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 


MAT  BLAYNEY 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theater,  Oakland,  Cal 


Leading  Woman 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

EDWARD  B.  LAD  A 


Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 


EDITH  CRASKE 

Premier  Danseuse 

Grand  Opera  House. 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theati  e 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 

Miss  Anna  Lichter 

TIVOLI OPKRA  HOUSE 

EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artisl,  Alcazar  Thtat re. 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,  Thompson  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey   Theatre,  Oakland 


EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters  and  Heavies 

AT  LIBERTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 


Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

AT  LIBERT V.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 


Reginald  Travers 

With  Frawley  Co. 

ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 

C.  W.  PYNE 

Pianist  and  Instruction 

14  Gkant  Ave. 


VIOLA  ALBERTA       Union  iVla,e  Quartet 


Soubreite  and   I  r>  genue 

AT  LIBEKTV.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 


GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Macdonough  Slock  Co.,  Oakland,  Cal. 


CLARENCE  CHASE 

Frawley  Company 

Landers  Stevens 

PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 


For  engagements  (all  occasions)  Cily  or  In- 
terior, address,  Mr.  Chas.  Henley,  Manager,  care 
Press  Club,  S.  F. 


STANLEY  ROSS 

Alcazar  Theatre 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  094900 


Harry  Marshall 

Scenic  Artist 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

OKO.  1*.  WEBSTEfi 
+    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  •«■ 

Sydney  Plhtt 

JUVENILES 

Address  Tivoli  Opera  House 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

At  Liberty 

Address  this  Office 


OLIVER  MOROSCO 

Manager  BURBANK  THEATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

FRANK  DE  CAMP 

Stage  Manager  and  Characters 

AT  LIBERTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

C  ROY  FLEMING 

Thompson  Stock  Co. 

MME.  MALCOLM 

Robes  of  All  Descriptions 

THEATRICAL  COSTUMES 
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PRICbS    II  \^ONABLE 

Room  317  Phelan  Building 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


April  14,  1900 


Western  Amusement  Exchange 

E.  W.  FROST,  President  and  Manager  HORACE  EWING,  Secretary 

143  Powell  Street,  San  Francisco 

Conducting  and  arranging  every  feature  pertaining  to  the  amusement  world. 

Companies  organized  and  routed.    Vaudeville  houses  furnished  with  talent.    Sketches  and  plays  furnished,  rewritten  and 

revised. 

Productions  undertaken.  Plays  staged  by  competent  directors.  Dramatic  and  vaudeville  people  furnished  upon  short  notice. 
Talent  furnished  for  private  entertainments,  clubs  and  socials. 

There  is  no  proposition  in  the  amusement  world  too  gigantic  for  us  to  undertake.    Best  service  at  closest  figures. 

If  your  program  is  not  complete  in  any  particular  consult  us,  and  we  will  gladly  send  you  a  list  of  our  best.  A  number  of 
features  are  controlled  by  us.    Complete  casts  furnished  if  desired. 

Good  acts  can  be  placed  by  us  at  any  time.    Wire  or  write. 

Performers  please  send  open  time,  complete  description  of  your  acts,  photos,  newspaper  clippings,  billing  and  lowest  salary 
immediate^7.    No  charge  for  registering. 

Interior  managers  wishing  attractions  please  send  open  time. 

Connected  with  this  exchange  is  a  conservatory  of  stage  technique.  Pupils  instructed  in  all  branches  of  the  dramatic  art  by 
competent  teachers. 


Western  Amusement 
Exchange 

E.  W.  Frost,  the  well  known 
theatrical  man,  has  established  the 
Western  Amusement  Exchange  at 
143  Powell  St.  Mr.  Frost  will  have 
with  him  Horace  Ewing,  who  has  had 
a  wide  managerial  and  stage  ex- 
perience. The  new  exchange  has 
started  with  handsome  and  commo- 
dious offices  in  a  very  central  location 
in  the  heart  of  the  theatrical  district. 
Mr.  Frost,  we  are  sure,  will  make  the 
venture  succeed,  for  he  is  a  hustler; 
he  knows  the  business  from  A  to  Z 
and  is  thoroughly  reliable.  The  ex- 
change will  book  towns,  engage  actors 
for  [companies  and  theatres  and  will 
also  conduct  a  school  of  acting. 


T/ze  (Amateurs 


The  popular  Betta  Sigina  Dramatic 
Club  will  play  the  comedy  drama, 
Beautiful  Forever,  at  the  Third  Con- 
gregational Church  next  Friday  even- 
ing. The  orchestra  of  this  club  plays 
for  the  Columbia  Boys'  Club  next 
Wednesday  evening. 


Denis  G Sullivan 


The  latest  item  of  interest  from 
Denis  O'Sullivan,  the  well  known  oper- 
atic baritone  and  San  Francisco  boy,  is 
the  account  of  his  singing  on  the  17th  of 
March  at  the  Crystal  Palace,  London. 
His  reception  was  most  enthusiastic. 
The  audience  showed  its  approval  by 
cheering  even  in  the  midst  of  his 
songs,  and  ended  by  following  him  to 
the  station.  He  has  been  invited  to 
sing  at  the  Fies  Coel  Musical  Festival 
in  Dublin,  this  being  the  third  time  he 
has  been  so  honored. 


The  American  production  of  Quo 
Vadis  has  reached  London  and  there 
is  the  same  bitter  rivalry  there  over  its 
production. 


FralPoleys  in  Passing 

The  Frawley  Company  got  in  from 
Seattle  Thursday  morning  on  their 
way  to  Los  Angeles.  They  came  by 
boat,  and  with  the  exception  of  T. 
Daniel,  Harrington  Reynolds  and 
Frank  Murray,  about  the  whole  com- 
pany were  laid  out  with  seasickness. 


Grass    Valley  Theatre 

Plans  for  the  new  Grass  Valley 
theatre  have  been  approved  and  the 
contract  let  for  the  building.  The 
theatre  will  have  one  gallery  and  will 
seat  about  1,000  people. 


A  paralyzed  audience  :  When  the 
curtain  had  fallen  on  the  last  act,  the 
multitude  mobbed  the  manager  of  the 
show.  "Where,"  they  hoarsely 
clamored,  "is  the  one  continuous 
laugh  which  you  advertised?"  '  'Search 
me  !"  protested  the  manager.  "Ah, 
possibly  it  is  on  us  !"  exclaimed  the 
multitude,  starting  violently,  and  re- 
garding each  other  suspiciously,  while 
sickening  doubts  gnawed  at  their 
hearts.  — Detroit  Journal. 

TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivoli 


THE  LEADING 
THEATRE 


Qomnm/i 

To-Night  and  all 
Next  Week. 


WILLIAM  H.  WEST'S 

Big  piinslrel  JuDilee 

THE  BIG  FIN  SHOW 

A  Great  List  of  Top  Notchers 
Carrol  Johnson  Fred  Warren 

Richard  J.  Jose  The  Luken  Bros. 

Waterbory  Bros,  and  Tenny 
3  Marvelles  John  P.  Rodgers 

Concluding  with  W.  H.  WEST'S  Brilliant  Sensa- 
tional Spectacular 

The  Storming  of  San  Juan  Hill 


MME.  MELBA,  recently  divorced. 


Next  Year's  Big  Farce  Comedy  Show 

Will  be  Launched  Early  in  September. 

It  will  be  the  Limit  of  all  that  is  Big,  Artistic  and  Funny. 

It  will  be  Presented  by  a  Company  of  30  People. 

It  will  be  Sumptuously  Mounted,  Magnificently  Costumed. 

It  will  Cost  $5000.00  to  Raise  the  Curtain  on  the  First  Performance. 

It  will  be  Presented  by  Those  Prosperous  Comedians, 

MURRAY  and  MACK 

California  Tour  Limited  to  Two  Weeks  and  Three  Days. 
Time  all  Filled.    In  Rig  Cities  Only,  September  iS  to  May  I. 

A  NEW  PLAY  ON   NEW  LINES 


OLLIE  MACK,  5ole  Owner 


P.  5.  MATTOX,  Representative 


Miss 
Florence  Roberts 


In  Repertory 


ALCAZAR  THEATRE 

June, 
July, 
August, 
1900. 


THE  JAN  FRANCIvSCO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


A  weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  7— Vol.  II 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  APRIL  21,  1900 


TEN  CENTS  A  COPY 
TURKIC  DOLLARS  A  YEAR 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


April  21,  1900 


Atlantis  at  the  Chutes 

Standing  on  a  globe,  which  she 
keeps  in  constant  motion,  the  graceful 
Atlantis  gives  a  beautiful  exhibition 
on  the  lines  of  Loie  Fuller  and  Papinta, 
and  well  worth  a  visit  to  the 
Chutes  to  witness.  Its  a  marvel 
how  she  keeps  her  equilibrium,  and 
as  the  colored  lights  flash  out,  throw- 
ing pictures  and  brilliant  colorings 
over  her  ever  waving,  moving  form, 
you  are  deeply  interested  and  particu- 
larly pleased  as  the  picture  of  the 
butterfly  is  apparently  infused  with 
life  by  the  insinuating,  undulating 
movement  of  her  flowing  drapery.  For 
one  so  young  she  has  accomplished 
much  artistically.  Such  close  appli- 
cation to  every  detail  must  bring  its 
own  reward  and  the  attention  and 
applause  of  an  amusement-loving  pub- 
lic, who  are  ever  looking  for  the  new 
and  wonderful,  which  they  certainly 
have  in  this  charming  performance  of 
Atlantis.  We  predict  for  her  a  bright 
and  prosperous  future. 


Pineros  Way 

The  way  a  successful  playwright 
works,  is  always  of  interest.  On  this 
subject  A.  W.  Pinerohas  been  talking 
to  a  reporter  of  a  London  newspaper. 
He  said:  "I  never  begin  with  a  plot. 
The  plot  grows  out  of  the  men  and 
women  I  conjure  up.  I  expect  them 
to  tell  me  the  story."  He  then  went 
on  to  declare  that  he  writes  mostly  at 
nights,  and  sometimes  far  into  the 
early  hours,  but  has  worked  as  much 
on  his  bicycle  or  when  walking  as  at 
his  desk,  for  he  never  sits  down  until 
he  has  everything  "cut  and  dried"  in 
his  mind. 

A  Nelcp  cMovement 

Nixon  &  Zimmerman,  of  Philadel- 
phia, apparently  do  not  intend  to  con- 
fine their  attention  exclusively  to  the 
regulation  business  of  running  a  high 
class  syndicate  against  the  one  already 
established,  from  which  their  business 
arrangements  cease  at  the  end  of  next 
season.  They  have  made  overtures  to 
a  number  of  big  attractions,  and  it  is 
stated  that  they  intended  to  break  into 
the  music  hall  field  in  earnest. 

The  declaration  has  been  made  in 
the  most  circumstantial  manner  that 


Nixon  &  Zimmerman  would  become 
the  proprietors  of  the  Schley  Music 
Hall  in  New  York,  and  would  estab- 
lish similar  amusement  places  in  Bos- 
ton, Philadelphia  and  Chicago.  In 
the  last  mentioned  city,  according  to 
this  apparently  authoritative  report, 
they  will  be  associated  in  some  meas- 
ure with  Dunne  &  Ryley.the  managers 
of  Mathews  and  Bulger. 

Nixon    &   Zimmerman's  contem- 


plated launching  of  a  circuit  of  their 
own  among  the  first  class  theatres  at 
the  end  of  their  contract  with  the  ex- 
isting syndicate,  involves  several  prob- 
lems, the  most  important  of  which  is 
the  securing  of  desirable  attractions. 

Aside  from  their  own  star,  Francis 
Wilson,  and  the  productions  ofLiebler 
&  Co.  and  Kirke  La  Shelle,  they 
will  rely  upon  such  individual  attrac- 
tions as  may  come  their  way. 


CHARLOTTE  BECK  WITH  Captures  a  Young  Millionaire 


Theatre-goers  still  pleasantly  re- 
member the  statesque  Charlotte  Beck- 
with,  who  last  year  was  a  popular 
member  of  the  Tivoli  forces.  Miss 
Beckwith  will  probably  never  sing  on 
the  stage  again,  for  last  Sunday  an 
announcement  of  her  coming  marriage 


with  John  S.  Merrill  was  made  by  the 
young  man's  mother.  Mr.  Merrill  is 
the  only  son  of  one  of  the  millionaire 
merchants  of  San  Francisco,  and  is  a 
popular  young  fellow,  well  known 
about  town.  The  marriage  in  all 
probability  will  occur  soon. 


Melbourne  McDowell  III 

Melbourne  Macdowell  broke  down 
in  the  third  act  of  Fedora  in  Sioux 
City  April  13th.  The  curtain  was 
rung  down  and  the  money  was  re- 
funded to  the  audience  at  the  door. 
The  company,  with  Macdowell  and 
Blanche  Walsh  as  co-stars,  were  pre- 
senting their  repertoire.  That  night, 
while  in  the  midst  of  his  lines  in  the 
third  act,  Macdowell  hesitated  and 
stopped.  He  paid  no  attention  to  the 
prompter  or  Miss  Walsh,  but  came 
down  the  stage  and  said  :  '  'Ladies  and 
gentlemen  " 

Miss  Walsh  called  him  back  and  the 
curtain  was  rung  down. 

After  a  rest  of  two  days  Mr.  Mac- 
dowell resumed  his  work,  almost  com- 
pletely recovered. 


Jefferson  s  Opinion 

During  a  performance  of  The 
Rivals,  in  which  Joe  Jefferson  played 
Bob  Acres,  the  actor  rendering  Falk- 
land was  inadequate  to  the  role.  In 
the  scene  in  which  Falkland,  Captain 
Absolute  and  Bob  Acres  have  a  wordy 
altercation,  Falkland  ranted  violently, 
raised  his  voice  to  an  unnecessary 
pitch,  and  finally,  in  a  burst  of  anger, 
slammed  a  door  as  he  made  his  exit. 
It  is  part  of  the  business  for  Captain 
Absolute  to  say  at  this  juncture, 
"Poor  Falkland!"  He  did  so,  and 
Mr.  Jefferson  promptly  replied,  "The 
poorest  I  ever  saw!" 


Mrs.  Kendal's  Little 
Letter 


Mrs.  Kendal  in  a  late  New  York 
address  on  the  subject  of  the  drama 
said  :  "I  received  a  letter  from  a  young 
woman  the  other  day  asking  me  to  tell 
her  the  qualifications  for  a  successful 
actress.  It  is  the  easiest  thing  in  the 
world,  I  wrote  back.  You  must  be  a 
marvel  of  patience,  have  the  figure  of 
a  Greek  statue,  the  temper  of  an  angel, 
the  face  of  a  god,  and  the  skin  of  a 
rhinoceros." 


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3 


Lfi>e  Topics  About 
Town 

The  actors  driven  away  from  their 
customary  stand  on  Fourteenth  street 
the  other  day  are  not  of  the  class  of 
giants  of  the  profession  who  gathered 
there  fifteen  years  ago  and  made  the 
place  the  first  Rialto  ever  known  in 
New  York.  At  that  time  many  of  the 
dramatic  exchanges  were  situated  in 
Union  Square,  and  on  the  sidewalk  in 
front  of  the  old  Union  Square  Theatre, 
as  well  as  on  the  opposite  side  of  the 
street  near  the  Steinway  Building  the 
great  men  of  the  profession  used  to 
congregate.  It  became  known  as  the 
Rialto  and  was  the  first  to  have  that 
name.  A  few  years  afterward,  follow- 
ing the  course  of  the  theatres  up-town, 
the  gathering  place  of  the  actors  in 
their  periods  of  idleness  was  near 
Twenty-third  street;  it  continued 
northward,  and  the  nearest  approach 
to  a  Rialto  that  New  York  possesses 
today  is  to  be  found  during  the  sum- 
mer months  on  the  east  side  of  Broad- 
way, from  Thirty-sixth  street  to 
Forty-first.  Actors  are  less  in  the 
habit  of  spending  their  vacations  in 
New  York  than  they  were  formerly. 
Many  of  them  find  employment  in  the 
stock  companies  during  the  summer 
seasons,  or,  as  the  class  has  become 
more  provident,  go  to  some  of  the 
summer  resorts.  The  actors  who 
have  recently  interferred  with  traffic 
on  Fourteenth  street  belong  to  that 
class  of  the  profession  which  appears 
only  in  the  variety  theatres.  The 
headquarters  of  the  agents  in  this 
line  of  the  business  are  still  on  Four- 
teenth street  near  Fourth  avenue.  It 
is  while  waiting  a  call  for  their  serv- 
ices that  they  add  picturesqueness 
among  some  other  less  agreeable  ele- 
ments, to  the  street. — N.  Y.  Sun. 


*  *  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  *  « 


CHARLES  and  KITTIE 


A   $2000.00   MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hallett's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Flora 


Frances 


REFINED    UOCHL  DUO 

Hastings  Sz  Hall 

Introducing  Repetoire — Strictly  Up-to-Date 

Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Agent 


LAURA  CREWS 

INGENUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


NOAH  BRANDT 

Musical  Director,  Columbia  Theatre 


DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 


MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 


Companies  Closing       FRANCIS  BYRNE 


The  Sam  Shaw  Company  plaj'ing 
Vallejo  this  week  closes  tonight  after 
a  long  and  prosperous  season.  Mr. 
Shaw  will  go  East  next  week  to  look 
over  some  new  plays  and  new  people 
for  next  season's  tour. 

The  Jessie  Shirley  Company  closes 
in  Santa  Cruz,  May  21,  and  will  come 
back  to  town  to  reorganize  for  a  new 
season,  with  new  pieces  and  probably 
most  of  the  old  company  who  have 
made  a  fine  impression  on  the  road 
and  have  coined  money  for  Manager 
Harry  Smith. 

The  'Bijou  Closes 

The  new  concert  house  on  O'Far- 
rell  street,  the  Bijou,  has  closed  its 
doors  after  a  few  performances.  A 
bad  location,  and  quite  enough  al- 
ready in  the  field  tell  the  reasons  why. 
It  is  said  that  an  elderly  lady  played 
the  angel  to  the  tune  of  $1500,  and 
then  decided  to  get  out  of  the  show 
business. 

C.  W.  PYNE 

Pianist  and  Instruction 
14  Grant  Ave. 


With  the  Frawley  Co. 


Frank  Denithorne 

Alcazar  Stock  Company,  San  Francisco. 


Minnette  Barrett 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  .San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  business  James  Neill  Co. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano— Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto— Tivoli 


Leading  Woman 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

EDWARD  B.  LA  DA 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

EDITH  CRASKE 

Premier  Dauseuse 

Grand  Opera  House. 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

MARY  SCOTT 


Leading  Woman 


Stockwell  Co 


MAY  BXjJLYXTEY 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Qeo.  M.  Hermance 

Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,  Thompson  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters  and  Heavies 

AT  LIBERTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 


Miss  Anna  Lichter 

TIVOLI OPERA  HOUSE 

EDWARD  5.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 


Reginald  Travers 

With  Frawley  Co. 

AB.THTJH  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 

EDWIN  T.  EMERY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


VIOLA  ALBERTA      Union  Male  Quartet 


Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICI 


GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Macdonough  Stock  Co.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

CLARENCE  CHASE 

Frawley  Company 


Landers  Stevens 

1'ROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 


Harry  Marshall 

Scenic  Artist 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

geo.  f\  \\  1 : 1 5S  1  i:r 

•    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  ' 

Sydney  Plhtt 

JUVENILES 

Address  Tivoli  Opera  House 

GEORGE  EjLI<IOT 

At  Liberty 

Address  this  Office 


For  engagements  (alt  occasions)  City  or  In- 
terior, address,  Mr.  Chas.  Heni.ky,  Manager,  care 
Press  Club,  S.  F. 


STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man — Dailey  Stock  Co. 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  904900 


OLIVER  MOItOSCO 

Manager  BURBANK  THEATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

FRANK  DE  CAMP 

Stage  Manager  and  Characters 

AT  LII1ERTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivoli 
C.  ROY  FLEMING 

Thompson  Stock  Co. 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


April  21,  1900 


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Another  Dickens'  stage  failure. 
Old  Curiosity  Shop,  presented  in  New 
York,  with  Mary  Saunders  playing 
Nell  and  the  Marchioness,  has  met 
with  a  blighting  frost  after  a  very 
short  run. 

*  * 

San  Francisco  will  present  the 
most  inviting  field  in  the  United  States 
this  summer  to  theatre-goers.  Four 
stock  companies  —Henry  Miller  at  the 
Columbia,  Frawley  at  the  Alhambra, 
Neill  at  the  California  and  Florence 
Roberts  at  the  Alcazar,  will  produce 
the  best  and  most  varied  programs 
ever  offered  in  any  city — and  yet,  we 
suppose  there  will  be  some  kickers. 
But  every  ordinarily  intelligent  person 
will  join  with  us  in  saying  that  San 
Francisco  has  no  cause  for  complaint, 
especially  when  we  add  to  this  for- 
midable dramatic  list, the  new  season's 
opening  of  the  Grau  Opera  Company 
at  Morosco's,  with  all  the  stars  of  the 
regular  New  York  company. 

It  seems  a  pity  that  the  so-called 
dramaticcritics  of  the  daily  newspapers 
throughout  the  country  seldom  en- 
courage the  young  professional,  no 
matter  what  the  evidence  of  talent. 
The  spirit  appears  to  be  to  "roast, 
roast  and  roast."  How  many  hun- 
dreds of  professionals  have  been  dis- 
couraged by  this  style  of  criticism — 
how  many  talented  people  driven  from 
the  stage  altogether  !  The  presence 
of  talent  should  be  encouraged.  Of 
course,  there  are  many  mechanical 
actors  upon  the  stage  who  have  no 
temperament  and  but  little  acquired 


power,  yet  they  should  not  be  treated 
by  dramatic  critics  as  fools.  Their 
errors  should  be  pointed  out  in  at  least 
a  gentlemanly  manner.  There  is 
never  an  excuse  for  vile  names  in  a 
newspaper. 

When  Mrs.  James  Brown  Potter 
went  on  the  stage,  the  wise  fellows 
shook  their  heads — a  more  hopeless 
case  could  not  be  imagined.  But  she 
proved  her  ability  and  shrewdness  by 
making  a  name  and  compelling  recog- 
nition, and  lately  in  quite  another 
direction  she  has  proved  the  posses- 
sion of  a  large  quantity  of  American 
acumen  by  speculating  in  London 
largely  in  stocks,  and  has  had  remark- 
able fortune.  General  report  has  it 
that  she  has  been  immensely  success- 
ful with  American  securities,  and  has 
added  greatly  to  her  bank  account. 
She  is  also  interested,  it  is  said,  in  a 
certain  brand  of  champagne,  which 
she  recommends  widely  and  con- 
stantly to  whatever  fashionable  friends 
she  meets. 

While  the  following  paragraph 
from  an  article  on  art  in  the  current 
Scribner's  is  applied  particularly  to 
the  painter,  it  also  holds  good,  to  a 
certain  extent,  with  respect  to  other 
critics  and  subjects  of  criticism.  What 
it  says  may  be  fitted  to  actor  and  mu- 
sician as  well  as  to  the  sculptor  and 
the  manipulator  of  colors  and  brush: 
"It  is  altogether  notorious  that  the 
artist,  even  more  than  most  workers 
in  intellectual  fields,  cares  nothing 
about  criticism,  or  even  suggestion, 
from  outside.  Moreover,  there  is 
absolutely  no  person  who,  having 
devoted  himself  to  studying  the  world 
of  art,  past  and  present,  with  such 
success  that  he  is  fit  to  write  about 
its  ancient  and  its  modern  manifesta- 
tions, has  also  the  immediate  and 
minute  knowledge  fitting  him  to  say 
to  this  sculptor  and  that  decorative 
painter  that  he,  the  artist,  might  have 
found  a  better  or  an  easier  way  of  do- 
ing what  he  undertook  to  do.  Such 
knowledge  is  too  great  for  man.  The 
only  criticism  (if  that  be  still  the  word) 
which  the  artist  cares  about  at  all  is 
that  which  is  contained  in  the  half 
hints  and  the  guarded  suggestions  of 
his  brother  artist,  who,  looking  over 
his  shoulder  or  standing  in  front  of 
his  abandoned  drawing  board,  says 
three  words  of  enlightening  comment, 
or  takes  up  a  pencil  and  scratches  a 
possible  combination.  Such  criticism 
as  that  does  indeed  exist." 

An  unkind  paragrapher  writes  : 
"Jennie  Yeamans  declares  that  she  in- 
tends starring  in  a  musical  comedy 
next  season.  She  likewise  makes  the 
usual  assertion  that  she  will  be  "sur- 
rounded by  a  large  and  brilliant  com- 
pany." If  Miss  Yeamans  continues  to 
take  on  weight  it  will  require  several 
people  to  surround  her,  but  they  need 
not  necessarily  be  brilliant." 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


Blanche  Bates  sails  May  5th  for 
a  summer  in  England  and  France. 

Ceorgie  and  Fred  Cooper  have 
left  Harry  Corson  Clarke. 

Lewis  Morrison  is  enroute  to  the 
Coast  from  the  East. 

Melville  Marx  has  been  in  Los 
Angeles  this  week  on  a  business  trip. 

Walter  Jones  and  Norma  Whalley 
have  separated.  Miss  Whalley  is  now 
in  town  for  a  few  days'  stay. 

White  Whittlesey  will  be  Miss 
Florence  Roberts'  leading  support 
when  she  appears  at  the  Alcazar. 

Will  J.  Irvin  of  the  Alcazar  leaves 
for  the  East  next  week.  His  place  in 
Quo  Vadis  will  be  taken  by  Jack 
Morris. 

W.  H.  Leahy  of  theTivoli  left  Wed- 
nesday for  Europe,  to  gather  his  new 
singers  for  the  Tivoli  grand  opera 
season. 

Mrs.  Jeanette  Kahn,  mother  of 
the  actor-legislator,  Congressman 
Julius  Kahn,  was  buried  Friday  of 
last  week. 

Lucchesi,  the  Wasp's  music 
roaster,  has  lost  his  job,  and  in  conse- 
quence there  is  great  sorrow  (nit) 
around  the  Tivoli. 

Frances  Lafayette  has  retired 
from  the  Thompson  Stock  Company, 
now  playing  a  lengthy  engagement  in 
Sacramento  at  the  Clunie. 

J.  Lou  Hallett,  who  used  to  con- 
duct a  theatrical  exchange  here,  is 
now  conducting  a  similar  institution 
in  the  Mirror  Building,  New  York. 

James  A.  Herne  has  laid  Sag  Har- 
bor away  for  a  time.  Play  a  big 
winner — but  an  amputated  toe  inter- 
fered with  the  piece's  prosperous  run. 

Victor  Herbert  and  Harry  B. 
Smith  have  settled  their  differences 
and  together  will  prepare  a  new  opera 
for  Alice  Nielsen  which  is  to  be  pro- 
duced in  the  West  during  next  season. 

The  Union  Male  Quartet  Company 
during  their  Martinez  engagement, 
played  to  a  packed  crowd  at  the  Opera 
House.  Manager  Henley  is  receiving 
offers  from  other  interior  managers. 

William  Faversham,  oneofChas. 
Frohman's  leading  lights,  is  going  in 
for  fancy  horseflesh.  Last  week  in 
New  York  he  paid  $1285  for  three 
magnificent  blooded  animals. 

N.  C.  Goodwin  and  his  wife,  Max- 
ine  Elliott,  will  sail  for  England  July 
4th  for  the   summer,    returning  in 


October  for  a  six  months'  tour  of 
America. 

Joseph  Jefferson  will  appear  as 
one  of  the  grave  diggers  in  Hamlet  at 
a  benefit  for  Marvin  R.  Clark,  the 
blind  newspaper  man,  in  New  York, 
April  22. 

The  theatrical  season  is  said  to  be 
very  dull  indeed  in  New  York.  The 
managers  of  all  the  metropolitan  thea- 
tres have  found  fault  with  the  Lenten 
patronage. 

May  and  Flo  Irwin  have  become 
sadly  estranged  over  the  court  warfare 
indulged  in  about  The  Swell  Miss 
Fitzwell.  Jolly  May  Irwin  does  not 
look  kindly  upon  the  effort  to  star  her 
sister  in  the  piece. 

George  Broadhurst  said  last 
week  to  a  Dramatic  Review  man 
that  in  the  future  the  plays  that  he 
writes  will  all  be  produced  under  his 
management,  instead  of  leasing  some 
to  road  companies. 

Sam  Shaw,  whose  prosperous  sea- 
son is  now  over,  has  not  been  in  the 
best  of  health  for  some  time,  and  the 
wind-up  of  the  season's  work  comes 
just  in  the  nick  of  time  for  a  complete 
rest. 

Charles  Astor  Parker,  general 
manager  of  the  James  Neill  Company, 
left  this  week  for  Seattle  to  attend  to 
details  connected  with  the  new  theatre 
to  be  built  for  the  Neill  Company  in 
that  city. 

George  Sidney,  with  Ward  and 
Vokes'  production  of  the  musical 
farce,  The  Floor  Walkers,  is  a  Hebrew 
dialect  comedian  of  unusual  ability. 
His  performance  is  said  to  make  a  big 
hit. 

Ida  GERTRUDE  Banning  got  into 
town  this  week  from  the  north,  where 
she  has  been  with  Harry  Corson 
Clarke's  Company.  Miss  Banning 
has  been  doing  very  successful  work 
since  the  company  went  out. 

That  sylph-like  grace  that  used  to 
characterize  Mary  Mannering  is  no 
more,  for  alas  !  Mary  is  getting  fat. 
A  fashion  writer  in  New  York,  in  be- 
moaning this  fact,  says  the  charming 
Mary  has  now  arrived  at  the  stage 
when  she  wears  princess  dresses  to 
give  herself  a  perpendicular  effect. 

Mary  Hampton  retired  from  the 
Alcazar  cast  of  Quo  Vadis  Friday  of 
last  week,  and  her  place  was  taken  at 
short  notice  by  Irene  Everett.  Miss 
Everett  did  wonderfully  well  with  the 


part  of  Poppcea,  making  a  highly 
dramatic  figure,  and  giving  to  the 
role  much  ease  and  dignity. 

Sannie  Kruger,  the  muchly  adver- 
tised chorus  girl  of  the  Tivoli,  has 
made  up  with  her  father,  so  report  has 
it,  and  will  retire  from  the  stage.  Her 
father,  whose  name  is  E.  G.  Wood- 
ruff, is  a  South  African  mining 
engineer,  and  is  reported  to  be 
wealthy. 

The  report  that  Nat  Goodwin  and 
Florence  Ziegfeld,  Jr.,  contemplate 
securing  a  New  York  theatre  is  sup- 
planted by  a  rumor  that  they  are  go- 
ing to  have  a  theatre  in  London,  in 
which  they  will  alternate  with  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Goodwin  in  their  plays  and  Anna 
Held. 

Edward  Morgan  has  scored  his 
second  failure  this  season.  He  made 
a  lamentable  fiasco  of  Ben  Hur  and 
last  week  proved  a  very  inadequate 
Petronius  in  Quo  Vadis  in  New  York 
Herald  Square  production.  Mr.  Mor- 
gan's unfortunate  mannerisms  of 
speech  and  carriage  seem  to  grow  upon 
him,  to  the  great  disillusion  of  his  pop- 
ularity. 


Nance  O'Neil  in 
Australia 

Sydney  papers  at  hand  tell  of  the 
triumph  of  Nance  O'Neil  in  Magda. 
The  Sydney  Herald  goes  into  raptures 
over  her  acting  and  says  :  "In  one 
word,  Miss  O'Neil  is  a  remarkable 
artist."  McKee  Rankin  comes  in  for 
some  good  notices,  as  do  Clay  Clement 
and  Barton  Hill. 


Zaza  in  London 

Both  authors  and  actors  must  have 
been  fully  satisfied  with  the  reception 
given  David  Belasco's  Zaza  at  the 
Garrick  Theatre,  London,  under 
the  management  of  Charles  Frohman. 
The  performance  went  without  a  hitch, 
and  after  a  slight  hesitation  on  the 
part  of  the  audience  during  the  dress- 
ing-room scene  in  the  first  act  the 
play  "caught  on. " 

Mrs.  Leslie  Carter  was  in  excellent 
spirits,  and  her  clever  and  artistic 
rendering  of  her  realistic  role  promises 
to  make  it  popular  in  London.  After 
the  second,  third,  and  especially  the 
fourth  acts,  Mrs.  Carter  was  most 
enthusiastically  applauded,  and  at  the 
close  she  and  Mr.  Belasco  were  called 
repeatedly  before  the  curtain. 

The  performance  meets  with  a  vary- 
ing reception  at  the  hands  of  the 
critics.  The  Daily  Telegraph  and  the 
Standard  regard  the  play  as  "too 
realistic,  rather  than  vulgar."  Sev- 
eral papers  are  inclined  to  be  rather 
severe  in  their  criticism,  but  almost 
all  admit  the  great  strength  of  Mrs. 
Carter's  acting.  The  Daily  Mail  says 
that  Zaza  will  draw  the  town.  The 
Daily  Chronicle  says:  "The  play 
jars  the  moral  sense,  but  it  is  saved  by 
Mrs.  Carter's  consummate  skill." 


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\X  Zest's  Minstrel  Jubilee  is  repeat- 
ing its  last  week's  success  in 
pleasing  and  in  drawing  good  houses. 
Carroll  Johnson  is  one  of  the  most 
pleasing  features  of  the  first  part  and 
his  singing,  dancing  and  stories 
are  taking  wonderfully  well.  Dick 
Jose,  with  that  high  tenor  voice  of  his, 
wears  well  and  Charles  Weber  does 
some  agreeable  vocalizing.  The  second 
part,  devoted  to  specialties,  including 
W.  H.  West's  magnificent  marches, 
is  really  the  strong  feature  of  the 
Jubilee.  The  Luken  Brothers,  acro- 
bats, are  of  the  first  rank,  and  the 
Three  Marvelles  are  the  equal  of  any 
body  twisters  in  the  business.  Water- 
bury  Brothers  and  Teuny,  in  their 
musical  act,  give  a  very  pleasing 
entertainment.  Everything  about  the 
company  is  first-class  and  it  is  about 
the  best  minstrel  performance  that 
could  be  gotten  together. 


Grand  Opera  House 

\  \  /alter  Morosco's  new  extrava- 
ganza organization  shed  its 
refulgent  light  on  San  Francisco 
theatre-goers  Sunday  night  to  the 
biggest  house  in  local  theatrical  his- 
tory. The  company  is  a  burlesque 
organization,  pure  and  simple,  and 
the  lack  of  singing  voices  is  balanced 
by  the  cleverness  of  the  different  peo- 
ple. The  chorus  is  particularly 
fetching  and  agreeable  to  look  at, 
and  it  constitutes  a  good  part  of  the 
show.  An  Arabian  Girl,  the  initial 
offering,  changed  and  remodeled  and 
twisted  around  from  the  original  Ali 
Baba,  affords  merely  a  vehicle  for 
clever  specialties,  brilliant  displays  of 
the  human  form  divine  and  much 
scenic  splendor.  Chris  Bruuo  dis- 
played some  marvelous  dancing,  and 
Harry  Cashman,  late  a  favorite  of 
Hoyt's  farces,  showed  himself  to  be  a 
bright  comedian.  Douglas  Flint  had 
the  ungrateful  task  of  producing  fun 
from  lines  that  were  not  at  all  funny. 
Mabel  Russell  did  a  highly  successful 
cake-walk,  and  Isabelle  Underwood 
sang  some  well-received  contralto 
songs.  Louise  Royce,  as  shapely  and 
handsome  as  of  old,  made  herself  an 
instant  favorite..  Edith  Craske,  the 
premier  danseuse,  danced  with  volatile 
ease  and  grace.  The  whole  produc- 
tion has   evidently  been  worked  up 


with  every  care,  and  is  mounted  and 
costumed  lavishly.  It  will  run  for 
several  weeks. 


The  Alcazar 

"The  third  week  of  Jeanette  Gilder's 
'  dramatization  of  the  famous  his- 
torical novel,  Quo  Vadis,  is  filling  this 
popular  theatre  every  night.  The  more 
than  usually  good  performance  given 
by  the  Alcazar  Stock  Company  in  Quo 
Vadis  is  the  subject  of  favorable  com- 
ment in  all  quarters.  Its  a  great  pity 
that  more  such  work  cannot  be  given 
us  instead  of  weak  society  plays  that 
really  interest  no  one,  except  perhaps 
for  the  moment.  The  intense  interest 
in  the  rendition  of  this  great  play 
never  ceases  from  the  rise  of  the  cur- 
tain on  the  first  act  to  its  unexpected 
fall  at  the  close  of  the  last  thrilling 
scene.  Miss  Irene  Everett,  the  recent 
acquisition  to  the  Alcazar  force,  plays 
the  part  of  Poppaea,  the  wicked  Em- 
press, with  considerable  force.  Her 
personality  is  charming  and  her  dress- 
ing for  this  part  is  exquisite  and  true 
to  the  raiment  of  that  period.  Laura 
Crews  is  a  sweet  Eunice,  and  her 
scenes  with  Petronius  are  beautifully 
done.  Marie  Howe  carries  out  her 
character  of  Acte  with  grace  and 
thoughtful  care.  Miss  Blayney  is  a 
source  of  constant  surprise  even  to  her 
friends  for  the  power  she  is  manifest- 
ing in  this  new  role. 

Emery  as  Vinicius  and  Hastings  as 
Petronius  are  each  adding  to  their 
laurels.  Hastings  certainly  carries 
out  the  thought  of  the  calm  philos- 
opher who  realizes  that  he  daily  walks 
upon  the  crust  of  a  volcano  that  is 
liable  to  burst  at  any  moment  and  hurl 
him  from  power  and  from  life.  Geo. 
Webster  as  Nero  has  made  the  hit  of 
his  life  and  in  his  time  he  has  made 
many. 

The  California 

/^ood  business  characterized  the 
second  week's  presentation  by  the 
Neill  Company  of  Sol  Smith  Russell's 
pretty  play,  A  Bachelor's  Romance. 
Mr.  Neill,  as  David  Holmes,  was  the 
droll,  quaint  middle-aged  bachelor  to 
a  fault,  and  his  work  is  highly  com- 
mendable. Miss  Chapman  is  deserv- 
ing of  praise  for  the  clever  part  of  the 
widowed  but  vivacious  sister,  and  Julia 
Dean  as  Sylvia  was  certainly  in  her 
element.  Benjamin  Houard  repeats 
his  success  of  last   week  and  the 


entire  male  support  is  admirable. 
Indeed,  the  whole  company  is  first 
class,  and  it  should  become  very  pop- 
ular during  its  six  weeks'  stay.  It 
is  seldom  that  San  Francisco  has  the 
opportunity  of  being  entertained  by  so 
talented  a  repertoire  company. 


The  Tttoli 


'"The  Wizard  of  the  Nile — a  more 
tuneful,  but  not  a  howling  decoc- 
tion of  fun,  as  was  The  Idol's  Eye, — 
made  its  first  bow  to  aTivoli  audience 
Monday  night.  Like  every  Tivoli 
production  it  was  mounted  splendidly 
and  costumed  richly  and  has  been 
drawing  well  all  week.  Ferris  Hart- 
man,  as  Kibosh,  a  Persian  magician, 
did  not  have  the  opportunity  accorded 
him  by  the  other  Daniels'  opera,  The 
Idol's  Eye — and  while  he  was  funny 
— he  never  falls  short  of  that — he  could 
not  infuse  any  too  much  hilarity  into 
the  role.  The  same  thing  may  be  said 
of  Wheelan,  only  he  had  no  show  at 
all.  The  surprise  of  the  performance 
is  furnished  by  Wm.  Schuster,  who 
unlimbers  and  lets  loose  a  hitherto 
totally  unexpected  volatility.  Schuster 
has  let  go  much  of  those  stolid  char- 
acteristics that  used  to  characterize 
him  and  he  is  today,  with  that  splen- 
did voice  of  his,  one  of  the  most  useful 
singers  in  opera,  either  comic  or  grand . 
Tom  Greene,  in  several  solos,  shows 
what  a  magnificent  organ  he  pos- 
sesses, and  Frances  Graham,  as  the 
Queen  of  Egypt,  looked  queenly  and 
sang  divinely.  Annie  Myers,  who  has 
a  much  better  voice  than  is  generally 
given  singing  comediennes,  had  sev- 
eral opportunities  to  show  just  how 
good  it  is  and  she  took  care  of  those 
opportunities  with  very  satisfactory 
results.  Helen  Merrill  was  a  pleasing 
and  charming  figure  as  Cleopatra.  The 
chorus  seemed  unusually  pretty  and 
vivacious,  and  the  performance  will 
undoubtedly  draw  well  for  some  time. 


The  coming  engagement  of  John 
Drew  at  the  Columbia  Theatre  prom- 
ises to  be  an  exceptionally  fashionable 
event.  Already  the  orders  for  seats 
are  streaming  into  the  box  office,  not- 
withstanding the  fact  that  the  engage- 
ment is  four  weeks  hence.  Drew 
comes  here  by  special  arrangement 
with  Gottlob,  Marx  &  Co.  He  is  to 
present  his  latest  success, The  Tyranny 
of  Tears.  Isabel  Irving  is  his  leading 
lady. 


The  Dewey  Theatre 

A      MAGNINICENT     PRODUCTION  of 

Around  the  World  in  Eighty 
Days  is  being  presented  at  the  Dewey 
this  week. 

Phileas  Fogg,  the  leading  character, 
is  taken  by  Landers  Stevens,  in  his 
usual  artistic  style.  E.  J.  Holdenhas 
the  part  of  John  Archibald,  an  Amer- 
ican, which  he  portrays  very  well. 
Carl  Birch  makes  much  of  the  part  of 
John  A.  Fix,  the  detective,  and  a 
clever  impersonation  of  the  French- 
man, Jean  Passepartout,  is  given  by 
Maurice  Stewart.  Mr.  B.  Mack  acted 
the  two  parts  given  him  equally  well, 
and  so  did  T.  F.  O'Malley. 

Fanny  Gillette,  the  leading  woman, 
was  as  stunning  as  ever,  in  the  char- 
acter of  Aouda,  an  East  Indian  Prin- 
cess, and  her  acting  was  up  to  the 
standard.  Ayesta,  her  sister,  was 
cleverly  acted  by  Grace  Addison,  and 
Maud  Miller  took  the  small  part  of 
Nancy  very  well.  Geo.  Hermance 
and  Walter  F.  Whipple  came  in  for  a 
good  bit  of  the  favor.  During  the 
action  of  the  play  Syma  and  Syma 
gave  a  specialty  act  of  globe  balanc- 
ing, dancing  and  contortion  act. 


Fred  and  Emma  Hewitt 

Out  at  the  Chutes,  presenting  a  very 
attractive  act,  are  two  particularly  well 
known  theatrical  people,  Fred  and 
Emma  Hewitt,  who  were  closely  assoc- 
iated with  the  boom  days  of  theatrical 
prosperity  in  this  State,  particularly  in 
the  southern  end.  During  the  time  in 
Los  Angeles,  some  fourteen  years  ago, 
when  Harry  Wyatt  was  managing  the 
Grand  Opera  House  and  crowding  his 
theatre  to  the  doors  and  spending  most 
of  his  forty  or  fifty  thousand  per  year 
on  good  living  at  his  South  Pasadena 
villa,  and  in  a  race  horse  or  two,  Fred 
was  the  managerial  right  hand,  smil- 
ing, courteous  and  exceedingly  well 
liked  and  a  tower  of  strength  to  the 
Grand.  Since  those  good  old  days 
Fred  and  the  handsome  Mrs.  Fred  have 
drifted  into  vaudeville  and  have  been 
gratify ingly  successful,  playing  in  all 
the  first  class  Eastern  theatres.  They 
have  a  charming  home  in  Oroville  arid 
at  the  conclusion  of  their  present  en- 
gagements will  spend  quite  a  vacation 
there.         ,        '  - 

The  engagement  is  announced  of 
George  Bloomquest,  Juvenile  of  tl^e 
Neill  Co.,  to  Rose  Swain,  a  non- 
professional. 


April  21,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Vaudeville  Notes 


The  Orpheum 

T~"he  bill  presented  at  the  Orpheum 
*  this  week  is  extremely  good,  and 
the  house  is  crowded  nightly.  Of 
last  week's  favorites  Bobby  Gaylor 
continues  to  be  "everybody's  friend." 
The  Empire  Comedy  Four  have  some 
new  songs.  The  De  Forrests,  the 
whirlwind  dancers,  have  a  new  spe- 
cialty entitled,  Dans  et  Valse  Superb, 
and  Si  Stebbins,  the  hayseed  conjurer, 
is  as  clever  as  ever.  Of  the  new 
features  the  old-time  musical  comedian 
favorites,  Falke  and  Semon,  are  the 
most  warmly-received,  and  their  skit 
is  one  of  the  most  original  ever  seen 
here.  Bellman  and  Moore,  the  sing- 
ing and  dancing  comedians,  are  very 
clever,  and  Miss  Moore  is  the  daintiest 
soubrette  the  Orpheum  has  seen  for 
many  a  day.  A.  O.  Duncan,  the  ven- 
triloquist, is  very  well  received.  Mile. 
Marzella  has  a  troupe  of  very  clever 
performing  birds,  and  the  Guitanos, 
grotesque  acrobats  and  pantomimists, 
who  were  one  of  the  hits  in  Paris  last 
season,  complete  the  performance. 


The  Olympia 

\  good  program,  with  several  new 
numbers  is  presented  at  the 
Olympia  this  week.  La  Ciel  Mills,  a 
New  York  Danseuse,  dances  her  way 
into  the  hearts  of  the  audience.  Mr. 
S.  Greene,  basso,  sings  the  Bach- 
Gounod  Ave  Maria  with  good  taste 
and  expression.  Miss  Gertie  Getchel! 
makes  her  first  appearance  with  home 
pretty  ballads.  Thelma  Winfield 
brings  forth  concords  of  sweet  sounds 
from  her  violin.  It's  the  first  appear- 
ance of  Sullivan  &  Cummings  and  their 
duos  are  received  with  applause. 
Mile.  Thelma,  Maude  Darrell,  Hattie 
Ward,  May  Nealson  and  the  Black 
Bartons,  are  still  holding  forth  here. 
Alice  Raymond  and  the  Romalo  Bros, 
are  giving  good  numbers.  Conductor 
Isidore  Fenster,  is  giving  some  most 
excellent  music  with  his  Hungarian 
Orchestra. 


The  Chutes 


A  good  program  at  the  Chutes  this 
**■  week.  The  Australians.  Jones, 
Davis  and  Heard,  colored  comedians, 
have  some  very  clever  songs  and 
dances.  St.  Peter  At  the  Gate  by 
Jones  is  above  the  ordinary.  The 
Hewitts,  with  their  novelty  globe  act, 
do  some  very  fine  juggling.  Clarence 
Linden,  another  Australian,  is  good 
with  his  songs  and  dances,  particularly 
his  skipping-rope  clog  dance.  Edward 


Adams,  from  Morosco's,  sings  well, 
and  his  descriptive  songs  are  well 
received.  Mullen  and  Ward  present 
a  one-act  comedy  terminating  with  a 
boxing  act  in  which  Miss  Ward  shows 
her  ability  to  handle  the  gloves. 
De  Camp  and  Murdock  repeat  the 
beautiful  sketch,  Galatea,  which  is 
received  with  great  applause.  Miss 
Murdock  makes  a  beautiful  statue. 
Hanlon  and  Singer  are  experts  with 
the  Roman  rings.  New  animatoscope 
pictures  are  shown.  Ella  Burt  rides 
down  the  chutes  on  her  bicycle  every 
day.  Thursday  night  the  amateurs 
added  greatly  to  the  fun. 


The  Oberon 


'"The  Living  Flag  of  All  Nations  is 
*  the  great  attraction  here  this  week. 
Miss  Annette  George  makes  a  striking 
spectacle  in  these  electro  musical  tab- 
leaux. The  American  Ladies'  Orches- 
tra, lead  by  Louis  N.  Ritzau.  always 
give  the  audience  a  delightful  program. 
The  Waldteufel  waltzes  and  the  Pizzi- 
cato Polka  by  Strauss  are  among  the 
best  numbers  this  week.  Miss  Sulon 
Darrell,  the  female  barytone,  gives 
some  excellent  solos  and  brings  down 
the  house.  Miss  Annette  George  has 
a  beautiful  song,  which  is  well  re- 
ceived. Miss  Josephine  Strong  carols 
sweetly  as  ever  and  is  an  Oberon 
favorite.  Miss  Elizabeth  Bonz  has  a 
violin  solo  which  is  heartily  applauded. 


Fischer  s  Concert  House 

rowds  attest  the  excellence  of  the 
program  at  this  deservedly  popu- 
lar music  hall.  Hinrich's  Orchestra, 
under  the  able  leadership  of  August 
Hinrichs,  adds  to  the  popularity  of 
Fischer's  place.  The  Strauss  waltzes 
are  given  with  a  swing  that  makes  you 
want  to  dance,  and  everybody  ap- 
plauds most  heartily.  Master  Thos. 
Dunn,  the  boy  soprano,  has  a  sweet 
voice  and  sings  with  expression  sev- 
eral well  known  songs.  Signorina 
Pollettini  and  Signor  Badaracco  give 
with  fine  effect  a  scene  from  Mignon. 
Signorina  Puereri  has  a  selection  from 
Parelli  which  is  well  sung,  and  the 
beautiful  Salvini  sings  a  Spanish  Cav- 
atina  charmingly.  .Salvini  and  Var- 
gas' (duet  of  the  ducks)  brings  down 
the  house.  A  bit  of  La  Traviata 
is  repeated  this  week,  with  Barducci 
and  Pollettini  alternating  as  Santuzza, 
Puereri,  as  Lola  and  Vargas  as  Alfio. 


Eczema  Positively  Cured 

Cr  no  charge.  Consultation  and  one  treat- 
ment free.  Prof.  R.  K.  Shipley,  specialist 
skin  diseases  and  tape  worms.  1206  Market 
street,  opposite  Sixth. 


Dferenda  and  Breen  open  in  London 
May  7th. 

Kessing  and  Ralston  open  at  the 
Oberon  next  week. 

Florence  Brooks  is  doing  well  at  the 
Savoy  Theatre,  Vancouver,  B.  C. 

The  Le  Roy  Sisters  will  shortly 
appear  in  a  local  music  hall. 

Lillie  Edgerton  and  Bella  Baya  are 
in  Skaguay  at  Clancey's  Theatre. 

Stella  Rave,  Madge  Hall  and  Dell 
La  Favor  open  at  the  Standard  Thea- 
tre, Bakersfield,  next  week. 

The  Davenport  Sisters  open  at  the 
Chutes  next  week. 

Adgie  and  her  lions  are  at  the  Coeur 
D'Alene  Theatre,  Spokane. 

Darrell  and  Lulane  will  open  at 
Portland  next  week. 

Conlon  and  Ryder  will  shortly  go 
East. 

Rogers  and  Adair  are  at  the  Mascot 
Theatre,  Seattle. 

Marie  Doyle  is  at  the  Cceur  D'Alene 
Theatre,  Spokane. 

The  Clark  Sisters  are  at  the  People's 
Theatre,  Seattle. 

Evans  and  Maitland  will  open  at 
the  Chutes  next  week. 

Williams  and  Bissell  are  a  hit  at  the 
Mascot  Theatre,  Seattle. 

The  De  Elbert  Sisters  are  pleasing 
at  the  Comique,  Lewiston,  Idaho. 

The  Dockmanns  will  shortly  make 
their  first  San  Francisco  appearance. 

Frosta  and  Warda  will  open  at  the 
Chutes  shortly. 

Post  and  Ashley  and  Dave  Marion 
are  at  Savoy  Theatre,  Vancouver,  B. 
C. 

The  Glenn  Sisters  are  meeting  with 
success  at  the  People's  Theatre, 
Seattle. 

Iza  Miller  joins  her  husband,  Junie 
McCree,  next  season  with  Lawrence 
Weber's  Company. 

Mabel  Livingston  made  a  hit  at  the 
Fredricksburg  Music  Hall,  Portland, 
this  week. 

Harry  Gilbert  Castle  is  on  his  way 
to  this  city  to  open  at  the  Chutes.  Mr. 
Castle  has  been  gone  for  years. 

Walther  and  De  Forrest  have  arrived 
in  this  city  from  their  successful 
northern  engagement. 

Lillian  Walther  has  returned  to  San 
Francisco  after  her  long  engagement 
at  Vancouver  and  Victoria. 

Sullivan  and  Cummings  made  their 
first  San  Francisco  appearance  at  the 
Olympia  this  week  and  scored  a  big 
hit.    They  are  Native  Daughters. 

The  Riverside  .Street  Fair,  under  the 
management  of  Archie  Levy,  has  the 
following  people  :  The  Leons,  Ouha- 
ma,  Marco  and  W.  H.  Hill. 

Jackson  Heard,  the  clever  creole 
specialty  performer,  has  arrived  from 
Hilo,  H.  I.,  and  is  one  of  a  very 
strong  bill  at  the  Chutes. 


Baby  Ruth  Roland,  that  phenomen- 
ally gifted  child  performer,  left 
Wednesday  to  fill  a  Honolulu  engage- 
ment. 

Dan  Meade,  the  Chutes'  stage  man- 
ager, will  take  a  vacation  during  the 
Sacramento  Street  Pair,  and  will  ex- 
hibit his  famous  marionettes. 

Dodson,  the  female  impersonator,  is 
a  new  feature  booked  by  Resident 
Manager  Stone  for  the  Honolulu 
Orpheum.  He  left  by  Wednesday's 
steamer. 

Papinta  Vaudeville  Company,  now 
playing  the  Loring  Opera  House, 
Riverside,  has  the  following  people  : 
Dick  Mack,  The  Gottlobs,  Michelsen 
Bros.,  Margie  Yaneand  Deets  &  Don. 

Archie  Marvelle,  one  of  the  three 
great  acrobats  with  West's  Minstrels, 
had  the  misfortune  Monday  night 
after  finishing  his  act,  while  on  his 
way  to  his  dressing-room,  to  stumble 
against  a  stage  prop  and  break  his 
nose.  The  injury,  while  painful,  has 
not  kept  Archie  from  performing 
nightly. 

Something  is  wrong  in  Los  An- 
geles, for  the  critics  are  saying  things 
like  this:  "Major  Mite  should  be 
spanked  and  sent  to  bed  for  the  wrong 
he  does  an  innocent  public.  Major 
Mite  is  a  mistake.  Most  any  one,  it 
seems  to  me,  could  tell  that  by  merely 
looking  at  him." 

Attorney  M.  L.  Sullivan,  on  behalf 
of  Marie  D.  Woods,  brought  suit  last 
week  against  the  Olympia  Amusement 
Company  and  Albert  Walterstein  for 
$25,000.  This  suit  is  the  outcome  of 
the  trouble  at  the  Olympia  about 
three  months  ago  when  Miss  Wood 
had  a  little  argument  with  Max  Haas, 
the  floor  walker.  With  the  result  she 
was  laid  out  with  an  injured  back. 


Side  Lights 


The  University  week  at  the  Grand 
netted  the  track  team  $500.00. 

Sweet  Lavender  will  be  an  early 
production  at  the  Alcazar. 

Sue,  from  Bret  Harte's  novel,  will 
follow  Quo  Vadis  at  the  Alcazar. 

Yale's  big  trick  spectacle,  The  Evil 
Eye,  is  announced  to  follow  Ward  and 
Vokes  at  the  Columbia  Theatre. 

The  Dailey  Company  have  been 
playing  the  Nevada  towns  this  week 
to  good  business. 

The  Great  Diamond  Robbery,  one 
of  A.  M.  Palmer's  most  successful 
melodramas,  will  shortly  be  produced 
at  the  Alcazar. 

The  Thompson  Stock  Company's 
presentation  of  Monte  Cristo  in  Sacra- 
mento seems  to  have  aroused  consider- 
able interest.  Of  Darrell  Vinton's 
assumption  of  Edmond  Dantes,  the 
Bee  says:  "Darrell  Vinton,  the  lead- 
ing man  of  the  company,  plays  the 
part  of  Edmond  Dantes  in  an  excel- 
lent manner." 


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April  21,  1900 


W      Uasfviyy  livings  sJ 

\\  .^Correspondence  and  pfpf^ 

^^;:ii^;r-__    Comments  " 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  April  15.— Two  rival  compan- 
ies produced  Quo  Vadis  in  this  city  last 
Monday  night.  The  version  of  Henryk 
Sienkiewicz's  novel  at  the  Herald  Square 
was  by  Jeannette  L.  Gilder,  and  that  at  the 
New  York  Theatre  was  by  Stanislaus  Stange. 
Both  versions  resembled  The  Sign  of  the 
Cross  which  had  previously  been  seen  and 
which  was  also  inspired  by  the  same  novel. 
At  each  play  house  demands  were  made  for 
a  speech.  Miss  Gilder  did  not  respond,  but 
Mr.  Stange  did.  In  the  course  of  his  re- 
marks he  said  that  he  had  as  much  right  to 
dramatize  the  novel  as  any  one  else,  but 
that  neither  he  nor  Miss  Gilder  had  any 
particular  authority  to  do  so.  Miss  Gilder's 
version  was  called,  in  electric  light  letters 
over  the  Herald  Square,  "the  authorized 
version."  It  is  hard  to  make  comparisons. 
Some  persons  appeared  to  like  Miss  Gilder's 
version  better  than  that  of  Mr.  Stange's,  but 
Mr.  Stange  had  the  advantage  of  having  his 
version  produced  by  actors  who  had  had 
ample  time  in  which  to  get  up  in  their  parts. 
The  Gilder  version  suffered  somewhat  at  the 
opening  performance  because  her  piece  was 
put  on  with  a  rush.  But  time  ought  to  im- 
prove the  Gilder  version.  On  the  opening 
night  the  Stange  vers'on  of  Quo  Vadis  made 
the  most  noise.  The  following  actors  are 
opposed  to  each  other  in  thirteen  of  the 
roles  in  the  two  plays  (Herald  Square  first, 
and  New  York  second  in  each  instance): 
John  Blair  and  Joseph  Havvorth,  Edward  J. 
Morgan  and  Arthur  Forrest,  Bijou  Fernan- 
dez and  Roselle  Knott,  Hattie  Russell  and 
Alice  Fisher,  Frank  J.  Currie  and  Horace 
Lewis,  Harrison  Armstrong  and  Elma 
Grandin,  H.  V.  Ranous  and  W.  T.  Melville, 
Willarri  Simpson  and  Edwin  Varry,  Engel 
Sumner  and  Carolyn  Kenyon,  Robert 
Fletcher  and  Edmund  D.  Lyons,  T.  B. 
Bridgmand  and  William  F.  Clifton,  William 
Herbert  and  Leonard  Walker.  Grace  Scott 
and  Maude  Fealy. 

The  Boston ians  who  have  already  been 
seen  in  San  Francisco  in  The  Viceroy 
opened  at  the  Knickerbocker  in  that  one  of 
Harry  B.Smith  and  Victor  Herbert's  operas. 
Some  of  the  critics  here  do  not  think  The 
Viceroy  is  up  to  the  standard  of  the  Bos- 
toniaus'  former  operas.  Nevertheless,  on 
the  opening  night  they  got  a  good  recep- 
tion. Victor  Herbert  himself  led  the 
orchestra,  and  that  fact  added  interest  to  the 
performance.  Harry  Smith  left  last  week 
for  Liverpool.  His  physician  said  that  if  he 
remained  in  New  York  he  could  not  write 
another  opera  for  a  month.  So  he  took  his 
typewriter  and  shears  aboard  the  steamship 
and  it  is  said  he  made  a  wager  with  Oscar 
Hammerstein  that  he  would  on  the  way 
over  to  England  complete  three  new 
operas— one  for  Alice  Nielsen,  one  for 
George  Lederer  and  one  for  Jerome  Sykes. 
It  is  said  that  Victor  Herbert  is  getting 
lazv— he  has  composed  but  four  scores 
within  a  year. 

*  #  f 
* 

A  duel  with  knives  between  Elita  Proctor 
Otis  and  Mabel  Eaton  is  one  of  the  features 
of  Woman  and  Wine,  a  melodrama  which 


William  A.  Brady  brought  out  at  the  Man- 
hattan Theatre  last  Wednesday  night.  It 
wras  a  realistic  scrap  with  cold  steel  which 
ended  by  the  death  of  Miss  Otis  (in  the  play 
only).  The  two  women  were  playing  the 
parts  of  Parisian  outcasts.  There  is  no  mis- 
taking the  fact  that  Woman  and  Wine  is  a 
powerful  and  blood-curdling  melodrama, 
and  in  bringing  it  to  an  upper  Broadway 
Theatre,  Mr.  Brady  has  merely  followed 
the  example  of  the  late  Augustin  Daly 
when  he  brought  out  The  Great  Ruby  at 
Daly's  Theatre.  George  Osbourne,  the 
California  favorite,  is  the  principal  male 
figure.  He  enacts  the  part  of  blind  father. 
The  scenes  include  a  race  course  with  a 
four-in-hand,  a  dance  house  with  revelry  in 
full  blast,  and  a  court  of  justice. 


The  Great  Ruby  is  packing  the  Fourteenth 
street.  Even  in  Holy  Week  the  attendance 
was  all  that  the  management  could  have 
desired.  I  saw  Rose  Coghlan  in  the  cast  the 
evening  of  the  day  on  which  her  younger 
sister,  Eily  Coghlan,  the  singer,  was  buried. 
She  and  her  husband,  John  T.  Sullivan, 
gave  an  excellent  performance.  Minnie 
Seligman,  in  her  favorite  role  of  the  adven- 
turess, showed  that  she  still  possessed  all 
that  fire  and  charm  which  made  her  reputa- 
tion as  an  actress  before  she  and  Robert  Cut- 
ting decided  to  form  an  alliance  between 
society  and  the  stage.  Both  of  them  having 
regretted  their  early  endeavors,  she  is  now 
free  to  devote  all  of  her  time  to  art,  and  it 
may  be  said  that  as  an  adventuress  she  has 
no  superior  on  the  American  stage  today. 
Handsome  Louis  Masseu,  formerly  husband 
of  Marie  Burroughs,  was  conspicuous  as  the 
diamond  merchant  who  owned  the  great 
ruby.  Miss  Ola  Humphrey,  a  pretty  Oak- 
land girl,  has  the  leading  ingenue  role,  and 
acquits  herself  admirably. 


James  K.  Hackett,  in  The  Pride  of  Jen- 
nico,  is  playing  to  excellent  business  at  the 
Criterion  Theatre.  All  the  girls  who  ad- 
mired him  in  the  Prisoner  of  Zenda  will  rave 
over  him  again  when  he  goes  to  California. 
The  Pride  of  Jennico  gives  him  a  splendid 
opportunity  for  love  and  heroic  action. 

Lent  had  very  little  effect  on  the  theatres 
in  this  city  until  perhaps,  Holy  Week,  when 
there  was  a  slight  falling  off  in  attendance, 
so  that  some  of  the  theatres  which  have 
been  jammed  for  several  months  were  last 
week  merely  filled  comfortably. 


Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  has  at  last  gone  and 

done  it.    It  has  gone  into  the  vaudeville  

not  the  continuous,  it  is  true — but  neverthe- 
less the  vaudeville.  The  hazardous  attempt 
was  made  by  Harry  Webber  at  Miner's  125th 
Street  Theatre.  The  version  lasted  for  three- 
quarters  of  an  hour. 

Way  Down  East,  with  California's  favor- 
ite actress,  Phcebe  Davies,  as  the  heroine, 
continues  to  crowd  the  big  Academy  of 
Music.  It  looks  as  though  Way  Down  East 
were  going  to  give  The  Old  Homestead  a 
tight  race  for  the  longest  record  in  the 
Academy.  Joseph  Grismer,  the  author  and 
manager  of  the  play,  has  a  gold  mine  in  it. 


Although  it  does  not  in  any  way  attempt  to 
imitate  The  Old  Homestead  in  plot,  it  is  a 
strong  rural  drama  which  appeals  to  every 
one  who  sees  it  once  in  such  a  way  that  he 
is  never  satisfied  until  he  has  seen  it  several 
times. 

* 

*  * 

Tim  Murphy  in  The  Carpetbagger,  who 
was  recently  forced  out  of  the  Fourteenth 
Street  Theatre  on  account  of  a  previous  en- 
gagement of  The  Great  Ruby  at  that  house, 
returned  last  week  to  the  city,  having  se- 
cured more  time  at  the  Bijou.  This  play  by 
Frank  Pixley  out  of  Opie  Read's  writings, 
contains  abundant  material  for  the  display 
of  Mr.  Murphy's  humor.  The  phase  of 
political  life  which  the  play  portrays  is  not 
thoroughly  understood  by  persons  who 
were  never  in  the  South  in  the  days  of  the 
re-construction,  but  it  is  true  to  life  and 
is  therefore  interesting  from  a  historical 
standpoint,  besides  being  laughable  from 
start  to  finish. 

*  * 

Trelawny  of  the  Wells  was  revived  at 
Daly's  last  week  with  the  same  players 
which  made  it  a  success  in  its  former  pres- 
entation. It  contains  much  shop  talk  and 
action  about  actors  and  theatres.  There  was 
no  performance  at  Daly's  on  Good  Friday, 
although  no  other  New  York  theatre  closed 
for  that  night.  Daniel  Frohman  is  having 
a  series  of  revivals.  Tomorrow  night  he 
starts  Wheels  Within  Wheels  for  three 
nights  only  and  then  on  Thursday  night 
will  give  Maneuvers  of  Jane  another  run. 

* 

*  * 

Reports  from  Rochester,  N.  Y. ,  where 
David  Harum  was  tried  on  the  dog  by  Wil- 
liam Crane  last  week  say  that  the  play 
founded  upon  the  novel  will  be  a  great  suc- 
cess. All  of  the  funny  speeches  of  David 
Harum  have  been  transplanted  into  the 
play  and  in  fact  nearly  every  funny  incident 
has  been  wrought  in  with  surprisingly  few 
liberties.  On  the  opening  night  Crane  had 
to  respond  to  eight  curtain  calls.  Among 
those  who  shared  the  honors  with  Crane  was 
Miss  Percy  Haswell. 

* 

*  * 

Olga  Nethersole  resumed  her  production 
of  Sapho  with  crowded  houses.  Later  in  the 
week  there  was  not  the  rush  which  had 
characterized  the  performance  when  the 
police  were  threatening  to  stop  the  play. 
But  it  is  certain  that  Miss  Nethersole  and 
her  managers  will  coin  much  out  of  the  un- 
successful efforts  of  the  various  societies  for 
the  suppression  of  vice  to  suppress  her  and 
her  play.  In  this  connection  it  may  be 
noted  that  William  A.  Brady  and  some  other 
managers  have  brought  suit  against  the 
owners  and  lessees  of  theatres  in  other  parts 
of  the  country  for  having  cancelled  Sapho 
engagements  merely  because  the  New  York 
police  arrested  Miss  Nethersole.  The  plain- 
tiffs have  the  best  of  the  argument,  espec- 
ially if  Sapho  never  visits  the  cities  in  which 
it  was  to  have  played.  But  if  it  does  go  to 
some  of  the  quiet  cities  from  which  the 
theatrical  managers  barred  it  out,  juries 
might  say  on  general  principles  that  the 
owners  were  justified  in  cancelling  the  en- 
gagement until  after  the  trial  of  Miss  Nether- 
sole. Rob  Roy. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Colo.,  April  10.— Well,  Sapho 
is  here  and  she  ought  to  be  ashamed  of  her- 
self, to  come  to  a  nice  clean  moral  little  city 
like  Denver,  and  shock  the  morals  of  our 
unsuspecting  public,  who  turned  out  en 
masse,  so  many  of  them  that  hundreds  were 
compelled  to  return  home  disappointed,  for 
the  theatre  only  seals  one  thousand.  I  am 
glad  to  see  the  management  of  the  Lyceum 
get  something  that  could  wake  the  public 
up,  but  for  their  sakes  I  wish  it  was  some- 
thing besides  Sapho,  for  I  am  really  afraid 
it  will  hurt  their  business  in  the  future.  As 
for  the  company,  it  is  the  very  best  thing 
they  have  done  since  their  arrival.  Every 
part  in  the  play  is  well  done,  and  the  Sapho 
of  Miss  Hope  was  perfection,  she  looking 
and  acting  the  part  with  a  perfect  natural- 
ness.  Jim  the  Penman  will  follow. 

At  the  Tabor,  we  have  pretty  Belle  Archer 
in  A  Contented  Woman.  The  house  was 
full  to  the  doors,  and  the  large  audience 
enjoyed  the  witty  lines  and  funny  business 
of  the  play.  Miss  Archer  will  enjoy  a  good 
week's  business,  being  a  favorite  of  long 
standing  in  Denver.  Next  week  The  Grau 
Opera  Company. 

Little  Miss  Frisco  was  so  bad  that  the 
management  of  the  Denver  Theatre  shut  the 
company  out  after  Wednesday  night.  The 
theatre  remained  closed  until  Sunday,  when 
Quo  Vadis  was  put  on  by  the  Riggs  Com- 
pany. The  scenery  is  splendid,  but  the  com- 
pany only  fair.    Next  week,  Hans  Hansen. 

Charles  Frohman's  company  opened  at 
the  Broadway  Theatre  last  night  in  William 
Gillette's  comedy,  Because  She  Loved  Him 
So,  and  gave  the  best  of  satisfaction.  House 
dark  next  week.  b0b  Bell. 

NORTH  DAKOTA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Fargo,  N.  D.,  April  14.— Richard  and 
Pringle's  Minstrels  played  to  rather  small 
audience  April  10.  Who  Is  Who  drew  a 
large  house  April  13.  The  performance  was 
just  fair.  q_ 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  April  16.— Ward  and 
Yokes  had  two  large  audiences  at  Salt  Lake 
Theatre  April  12  and  13.  Their  new  skit, 
The  Floor  Walkers,  made  a  good  impres- 
sion. Paderewski  appears  April  21.  * 
Knobs  O'  Tennessee,  with  George  Germaine 
featured  play  at  the  Grand  9-1 1.  *  The  Real 
Widow  Brown  12-14.  *  Quo  Vadis  week  16- 
20.  John  K.  Hardy. 

HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence 

Honolulu,  H.  I.,  April  9.— Hogan's  Min- 
strels expect  to  leave  for  British  Columbia 
on  the  nth,  provided  the  captain  of  the 
steamer  will  take  passengers  from  this  port. 
Allan  Dunn  leaves  with  them  as  manager, 
having  been  engaged  by  Hogan  aud  Dante, 
proprietors,  shortly  after  their  arrival  here. 
Dunn  will  fill  the  bill  in  first  class  order. 

I'ncle  Tom's  Cabin  was  put  on  by  the 
minstrels  at  the  Orpheum  5th  to  7th  with 


Apr  n. .  2 1 ,- .  i  900 


9 


Hogan  as  Uncle  Tom,  carryingout  the  char, 
acter  in  good  shape.  Crowded  houses  still 
prevail  with  them. 

Manager  Joe  Cohen  of  the  Orpheum,  and 
wife,  Ethel  Dixon,  leave  ^for  San  Francisco 
on  "the  Australia  on  the  17th.  Manager 
Cohen  expects  to  do  some  good  bookings  for 
his  house  for  the  coming  season.  One  of  the 
companies  to  come  will  be  an  opera  troupe, 
probably  the  Grand  Opera  House  Company. 

H.  A.  Fran  son. 


Some  Big  Benefits 

The  presence  of  the  veteran  man- 
ager, John  Maguire,  in  New  York  on 
a^visit,  recalls  the  big  benefit  given 
him  in  1888  when  his  theatre  burned 
down  in  Butte,  Mont.  That  Mr. 
Maguire  was  highly  regarded  in  that 
locality  may  be  inferred  from  the  fact 
that  the  benefit  tendered  him,  when 
his  theatre  in  Butte,  Mont.,  burned 
down  in  1888,  netted  him  $30,280. 
Not  so  bad  for  Butte,  Mont.  The 
Nellie  Farren  benefit  in  London  netted 
about  $36,000.  Henry  E.  Abbey 
realized  $32,000  out  of  his  testimonial, 
and  the  Walleck  benefit  netted  $26,- 
000.  But  these  affairs  were  given  in 
the  two  greatest  cities  in  the  world, 
and  the  Maguire  testimonial,  occurr- 
ing, as  it  did,  in  the  far  West,  sup- 
ported'principally  by  Montana  friends 
to  the  beneficiary,  may  be  regarded  as 
unique  in  the  history  of  theatricals. 
The  performance  took  place  atVthe 
race  track  in  Butte.  The  belles  of  the 
town  acted  as  waitresses  on  that  occa- 
sion, bank  clerks  washed  dishes,  and  a 
supreme  court  judge  was  on  the  busi- 
ness staff  of  the  committee  in  charge. 
Every  establishment  of  importance  in 
Butte  was  closed  on  the  afternoon  the 
benefit  took  place,  but  all  employes 
received  their  wages  for  the  full  day. 
Maguire's  theatre  was  not  insured  and 
$67,000  worth  of  property  went  up  in 
smoke.  The  benefit  given  the  return- 
ing California  Volunteers,  at  the 
Orpheum  several  months  ago,  was 
quite  successful,  netting  over  $10,000. 


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FRESNO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Fresno,  April  18. — There  seems  to  be  a 
wide  difference  of  opinion  regarding  the 
merits  of  the  Jessie  Shirley  Company  that  is 
playing  here  this  week,  but  the  majority 
seem  to  think  that  it  is  the  best  of  all  the 
popular-price  shows  that  have  been  here 
this  season,  and  I  quite  agree  with  the  ma- 
jority, except  so  far  as  Tuesday  night's 
performance  is  concerned.  That  showed 
very  plainly  that  the  company  is  deficient 
in  the  taste  for,  or  else  the  ability  to  suc- 
cessfully interpret  a  play  like  The  Woman 
at  the  White  Lion.  I  think  that  it  is 
rather  a  stupid  play  anyway,  and  perhaps 
that  is  why  I  did  not  like  the  way  in  which 
it  was  presented.  Doris,  which  was  given 
on  Monday  night,  was  very  much  better, 
and  gave  the  people  here  a  very  good 
opinion  of  the  talent  in  Miss  Shirley's  com- 
pany. Tonight  we  have  Trilby,  to  which 
many  are  looking  forward  with  much  pleas- 
ant anticipation. 

Miss  Neally  Stevens,  a  lady  of  much 
talent,  gave  a  concert  at  Armory  Hall  last 
night  that  pleased  every  pianist  and  lover  of 
music  who  was  so  fortunate  as  to  hear  it.  It 
gave  more  satisfaction  than  any  recital  that 
has  been  given  here  in  a  long  time. 


T A  CO  MA 

Special  Correspondence 
Tacoma,  Wash,  April  15. — Willie  Collier 
will  present  Mr.  Smooth  at  the  Tacoma 
Theatre  Thursday  ni^ht,  April  19th. 

Puddn'head  Wilson  will  be  seen  at  the 
Tacoma  Theatre  Monday,  April  16th.  Have 
You  Seen  Smith  plays  for  two  nights  at  the 
Lyceum  Theatre  April  20th  and  21st. 

W.  W.  Hoyt. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 
Sacramento,  April  18. — Frank  Thomp- 
son's Stock  Company  opened  at  the  Clunie 
Sunday  night  for  the  summer  season,  in 
Monte  Cristo.  The  opening  was  a  success, 
the  company  of  players  performing 
their  parts  well,  while  Darrell  Vinton  could 
not  be  improved  upon  as  leading  man  for  the 
company.  Michael  Strogoff  is  to  be  the 
attraction  next  week.  Ward  and  Yokes  in 
The  Floor  Walkers  on  the  19th. 

Eastern  Correspondence 

( Continued ) 
MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Butte,  Montana,  April  16.— Holy  Week 
in  Butte  was  very  quiet  in  dramatic  circles. 
At  the  Grand,  Darkest  Russia  appeared  for 
the  first  three  nights;  the  house  was  dark 
the  balance.  Sunday  night,  April  15th, 
Harry  Glazier,  supported  by  a  very  compe- 
tent company  of  artists,  presented  The  Three 
Musketeers  to  a  large  and  brilliant  audience. 
The  play  has  been  seen  many  times  in  Butte 
but  Mr.  Glazier's  three  nights'  engagement 
was  very  successful.  The  costumes  were 
elegant  and  the  general  staging  of  the  piece 
was  in  keeping  with  the  proper  rendition  of 


the  drama.  The  D'Artagnan  as  played  by 
Mr.  Glazier  is  certainly  a  very  finished  piece 
of  acting,  and  the  work  of  Mr.  Barrett  is 
worthy  of  special  mention. 

The  production  of  Sapho  by  the  company 
now  playing  at  Sutton's,  is  the  best  that  has 
appeared  at  that  play  house  this  season,  and 
the  management  certainly  deserves  great 
credit  for  the  successful  rendering  of  the 
play,  and  Mr.  Harry  Sedley  has  certainly 
shown  ability  in  the  staging  of  the  piece. 
Mr.  Sedley  is  stage  manager  at  The  Family, 
and  is  deserving  of  great  credit  for  the  able 
manner  in  which  he  handles  his  people  as 
well  as  scenery.  Sapho  will  run  the  balance 
of  the  week  and  cannot  fail  to  draw  well. 

Coming  attractions  at  the  Grand  are 
Paderewski  April  19th,  Ward  &  Yokes  in 
The  Floor  Walker  and  Willie  Collier  in 
Mr.  Smooth.  L.  Maci.ay  Rank. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence 

ST.  Louis,  April  15.— Ideal  Easter 
weather  greeted  the  visiting  thespians  in 
St.  Louis  this  week,  and  each  company  were 
favored  with  crowded  houses. 

William  Gillette's  comedy,  Because  She 
Loved  Him  So,  is  Manager  Pat  Short's  offer- 
ing at  the  Olympic.  J.  E.  Dodson,  Francis 
Carlisle  and  Annie  Irish  head  a  capable 
cast. 

A  riot  of  pretty  girls,  a  tumult  of  soft 
laces  and  gay  colored  stuffs,  a  crashing  of 
music  and  a  whirlwind  of  dancing  is  an 
appropriate  paragraph  in  reference  to  The 
Belle  of  New  York.  She  is  at  the  Century 
this  week.  Adele  Ritchie,  Ida  Doerge,  E.  J. 
Connelly,  George  Hawley,  W.  P.  Carlton, 
Tobie  Claude,  Jas.  Darling,  Jos.  Kane  and 
William  Cameron  are  the  featured  mirth- 
makers. 

Manager  Charles  Southwell's  delightful 
lyrics  after  a  week's  rest  opened  tonight  at 
the  Music  Hall  in  a  magnificent  production 
of  Tannhauser.  Yvonne  de  Treville,  Selma 
Kronald,  Adelaide  Norwood,  Rose  Cecelia 
Shay,  Delia  Niven,  Harry  Luckstone,  E.  N. 
Knight,  Barron  Berthald,  W.  H.  Clarke, 
Francis  Boyle,  Miro  Delamatta,  Rhys 
Thomas,  W.  W.  Henshaw, Frank  Belcherand 
Francis  J.  Boyle  are  in  the  cast. 

The  Castle  Square  Company  close  their 
engagement  next  week  with  repertoire  of 
five  operas. 

Col.  John  D.  Hopkins'  Stock  Company  at 
the  Imperial  are  giving  a  creditable  produc- 
tion of  The  Merchant  of  Venice.  Lawrence 
Hanley  is  playing  Shylock,  Maurice  Free- 
man, Bessanio,  and  Victory  Bateman,  Portia. 

Corinne,  in  Delia  Fox's  old  musical 
comedy,  The  Jolly  Little  Host,  is  pleasing 
the  patrons  of  the  Grand  Opera  House  this 
week.  She  is  assisted  by  R.  E.  Graham, 
Louis  Delange,  John  Raffael,  Ruth  White, 
Genevieve  Reynolds,  Emily  Francis  and  the 
Keystone  Quartet. 

Lincoln  J.  Carter's  spectacular  melo- 
drama, The  Heart  of  Chicago,  is  enthusing 
the  gallery  gods  at  Havlin's.  Like  all  of 
Carter's  productions,  the  scenic  effects  are  the 
feature. 


Clifford  and  Huth,  Patrice,  Mrs.  Felix 
Morris,  De  Witt  and  Burns,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Dan  Hiatt,  Ray  Burton,  Tegge  and  Daniel, 
Kelly  and  Davis,  Leroy  Millard,  Warren 
and  Howard,  and  Howard  and  Moore,  make 
up  an  attractive  continuous  program  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre  this  week. 

Manager  James  Butler's  offering  at  the 
Standard  this  week  is  Rose  Sydell's  Loudon 
Belles.  Their  burlesque  on  The  Turtle  is 
sufficiently  coloric  to  please  the  Standard's 
clientele. 

The  underlinings  for  next  week  are  Annie 
Russell  at  the  Century, Julia  Marlowe  at  the 
Olympic,  Caprice  at  the  Imperial,  My  Inno- 
cent Boy  at  the  Grand,  How  Hopper  Was 
Side  Tracked  at  Havlin's  and  the  Vanity 
Fair  burlesquers  at  the  Standard. 

The  new  Delmar  Garden  will  open  May 
27  for  the  season.  E.  E.  Rice  will  produce 
Evangeline  for  the  first  week  and  later  on 
will  produce  The  Girl  from  Paris  and  other 
extravaganzas.  The  Suburban  Garden  will 
throw  open  their  gates  May  20.  The  usual 
minstrel  first  part  will  again  be  featured. 
Carroll  Johnson,  Fred  Warren,  Lew  Sully, 
Tom  Lewis  and  AJ,  Blanchard  will  be  the 
comedians. 

The  Elks  will  have  a  monster  benefit  next 
Thursday  night  at  the  Odeon.  The  local 
members  will  give  a  minstrel  first  part. 

The  St.  Louis  Transit  Company,  that  owns 
the  majority  of  the  street  car  lines  in  St. 
Louis,  have  leased  the  Exposition  and  Music 
Hall.  They  will  have  a  winter  circus  in  the 
Coleseum,  a  stock  company  in  one  hall  and 
opera  in  the  Music  Hall.  It  will  be  con- 
ducted like  Hauierstein's  Olympia  in  New 
York  was  run.  GaTy  Pali«EN. 

DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Colo.,  April  17. — There  is  noth- 
ing startling  in  the  theatrical  line  this  week. 
We  still  have  that  immoral  lady  Sapho  with 
us.  She  opened  her  second  week  at  the 
Lyceum  on  Sunday  night  to  a  good  house, 
and  as  the  time  passes  she  gets  a  little 
bolder.  After  this  week  the  company  will 
go  on  the  road  for  one  week,  and  show  the 
innocent  people  of  our  mountain  towns  what 
a  bad  woman  can  do.  She  wanted  to  play- 
Salt  Lake  City,  but  the  good  people  of  the 
Mormon  City  refused  to  allow  her  to  con- 
taminate the  morals  of  their  people.  Denver 
is  blessed  just  now  with  several  of  those 
"Hardly  able  managers."  I  mean  those 
fellows  that  call  themselves  managers,  who 
delight  in  taking  a  company  of  poor  actors 
out  in  the  country  and  leave  them  to  get 
back  the  best  way  they  can.  Well,  there 
are  three  such  companies  rehearsing  in  Den- 
ver at  the  present  time,  and  the  funny  part 
of  it  they  all  have  the  Sapho  fever.  Each 
one  has  a  version  of  their  own,  where 
they  got  them  is  a  mystery.  Its  a 
shame  that  there  is  not  a  law  to  punish 
such  people,  for  they  are  not  theatrical  peo- 
ple; they  are  only  hangers-on  that  are  a 
disgrace  to  the  profession.  At  the  Tabor 
Grand  the  Grau  Opera  Company  opened  to 
a  week's  engagement  on  Sunday  to  a  good 
house.  They  gave  a  fairly  good  perform- 
ance. It  will  be  better  when  some  of  the 
principals  get  over  their  colds.  Next  week 
The  Evil  Eye.  James  T.  McAlpin  as  Hans 
Hanson  is  the  attraction  at  the  Denver  this 
week.    Mr.  McAlpin  is  a  clever  comedian 


and  is  surrounded  by  a  good  company.  Miss- 
Dolly  Foster  deserves  special  mention  for 
her  excellent  acting.  Business  is  about  the 
average.  Next  week  Michael  Strogoff. 
Broadway  Theatre  dark.  Frank  Readick 
has  given  up  the  management  of  the  Denver 
Theatre.  The  house  is  now  under  the  man- 
agement of  Dan  Barton.  The  professional 
friends  of  Mrs.  Robt.  E.  Bell  will  be  pleased 
to  learn  that  she  is  once  more  able  to  be 
about  after  a  month's  illness.     Bon  Bell. 


Benjamin  Howard 

The  former  leading  man  of  the 
Macdonough  Stock  Co.,  who  in  the 
short  time  of  that  company's  existence 
made  himself  a  pronounced  favorite 
with  theatre  goers,  is  now  doing  lead- 
ing business  with  the  splendid  Neill 
organization,  and  will  be  seen  here 
during  the  lengthy  engagement  of  the 
company  in  a  wide  range  of  parts. 
Besides  being  a  splendid  interpreter  of 
the  higher  drama,  Mr.  Howard  has 
decided  musical  talent  and  has  ap- 
peared with  great  success  in  musical 
comedy. 


Side  Lights 


Leo  Cooper,  the  well-known  dra- 
matic teacher,  and  Henri  Fairweather, 
the  vocalist,  gave  a  literary  and  musi- 
cal recital  recently  to  the  faculty  and 
students  of  Stanford  University  that 
was  a  genuine  treat  to  those  who  were 
present.  Mr.  Fairweather  sang  and 
Mr.  Cooper  recited,  ending  the  pro- 
gram by  giving  his  stage  arrange- 
ment of  The  Silent  System,  assisted  by 
May  Sullivan.  The  little  sketch  was 
handled  very  ably  and  pleased  im- 
mensely. 

Johnny  Ray  and  his  wife,  who  used 
to  be  stars  at  the  old  Bella  Union,  are 
at  Hammerstein's  new  theatre,  New 
York.  This  is  the  way  one  of  the 
New  York  papers  comments  upon  the 
astounding  state  of  affairs:  "In  its 
pristine  splendor,  A  Hot  Old  Time, 
their  play,  would  have  qualified  Selden 
who  originally  wrote  it,  for  the  first 
row  in  any  responsible  asylum  for  the 
insane.  After  Cohan,  who  revised  it, 
had  done  his  worst,  it  was  left  the 
most  horrible  collection  of  idiotic 
drivel  that  has  ever  been  foisted  upon 
a  long  suffering  and  unintelligent 
public.  It  is  one  of  the  mysteries  of 
the  year,  and  while  Oscar  Hammer- 
stein  looks  surprised,  he  is  making 
money  with  it,  and  Ray  is  nursing 
the  delusion  that  he  is  making  a 
Broadway  hit  because  he  is  clever." 

IDA  HAWLEY 

Premier  Danseuse,  Grand  Opera  House 

LOUISE  ROYCE 

Prima  Donna,  Grand  Opera  House 


April  21,  1900 


11 


Of  Next  Week's  Attractions 


THE  COLUMBIA 

Ward  and  Voices,  who  are  best  re- 
membered for  their  amusing  produc- 
tion of  A  Run  On  the  Bank,  are 
coming  to  the  Columbia  Theatre  for 
two  weeks,  opening  Monday,  April 
23,  with  their  musical  farce  review, 
The  Floor  Walkers.  This  means  that 
the  patrons  of  the  Columbia  are  to  see 
an  entertainment  made  up  exclusively 
of  nonsense,  music,  singing  and  fun 
presented  by  a  company  of  forty  peo- 
ple with  the  most  costly  scenic  and 
costume  accessories  ever  carried  by  a 
similar  organization.  The  special 
sale  of  prices,  25  cts.,  35  cts.,  50  cts., 
75  cts.  and  $1  will  prevail. 

THE  ALCAZAR 

Quo  Vadis,  during  its  Alcazaran 
run,  has  been  seen  by  thousands  of 
people,  in  fact  a  greater  number  by 
two-fold  than  has  ever  congre- 
gated within  that  pretty  play  house  in 
the  given  time.  Quo  Vadis,  with 
spectacular  embellishments  of  the  most 
gorgeous  type  and  animated  by  some 
sixty  people,  is  a  play  which  surely 
ranks  high  in  the  contemporaneous 
drama.  It  is  strong  in  plot  and  effect- 
ve  in  dialogue,  and  in  it  scope  is 
given  for  the  display  of  historic  talent 
of  some  thirty  speaking  characters. 
Quo  Vadis  will  continue  another  week 
at  the  Alcazar,  which  will  positively 
be  its  last,  and  Sue,  a  beautiful  play  of 
early  days  in  California,  will  follow. 

THE  GRAND 

The  theatrical  sensation  of  this  week 
is  undoubtedly  David  Henderson's 
famous  extravaganza,  An  Arabian 
Girl,  or,  AH  Baba  and  the  Forty 
Thieves,  in  which  Mr.  Morosco  intro- 
duces his  specially  engaged  New  York 
Company.  Every  night  the  Grand  is 
packed  to  the  doors  and  the  standing 
room  sign  is  conspicuously  visible. 
The  scene  on  the  occasion  of  their  first 
appearance  on  Sunday  evening  was 
most  remarkable.  The  theatre  con- 
tained the  largest  number  of  people  it 
has  ever  held,  and  the  enthusiasm  was 
extraordinary.  We  have  not  space  to 
go  into  detail  on  the  merits  of  the  per- 
formance. Suffice  to  say  that  the 
company  achieved  an  individual,  col- 
lective and  unqualified  success,  and 
that  the  production  is  the  most  rich 
and  beautiful  ever  presented  in  this 
city.  Scenery,  costumes,  ballets, 
marches  and  transformation  dazzle 
the  eye  with  their  brilliancy  and  superb 
harmony  of  colors.  That  an  Arabian 
Girl  will  run  for  many  weeks  to  come 
to  crowded  houses  may  be  regarded  as 
a  certainty.  We  honestly  commend  it 
to  our  readers  as  worthy  of  their 
patronage,  and  call  attention  to  the 
fact  that  there  will  be  matinees  Satur- 


day and  Sunday,  on  both  of  which 
occasions  a  good  reserved  seat  will  be 
obtainable  in  the  orchestra  for  25  cents. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  new  bill  at  the  Orpheum  prom- 
ises to  be  one  of  the  best  on  record. 
Last  week's  bill  was  acknowledged  to 
be  one  of  the  best  in  months,  but  the 
new  one  will  be  even  better.  The 
Hopkins'  Transoceanic  Vaudeville 
Company  will  enter  on  its  second  and 
last  week  with  an  entirely  new  pro- 
gram. Chief  of  the  newcomers  is 
Digby  Bell  the  famous  comedian.  He 
comes  here  in  a  new  role.  Since  en- 
tering vaudeville  he  has  made  an 
enviable  name  for  himself  as  a  monol- 
ogist.  Mildred  Stoller  is  a  pretty 
comedienne.  Rae  and  Brosche  will 
present  a  skit.  Too  Much  Woman, 
which  is  said  to  be  one  of  the  cleverest 
productions  of  years.  Mile.  Proto  is 
a  world  famous  toe  dancer.  She  has 
been  brought  here  specially  for  this 
engagement.  The  holdovers  are: 
Mile.  Marzella  and  her  wonderful  per- 
forming birds;  Guitanos;  Falke  and 
Semon;  A.  O.  Duncan  and  Bellman 
and  Moore.  Matinees  Wednesday, 
Saturday  and  Sunday. 


THE  TIVOLI 

The  Tivoli  Opera  House  scored  a 
big  success  this  week  with  The  Wizard 
of  the  Nile.  The  many  thousands 
who  saw  the  work  of  the  Tivoli  Com- 
pany in  The  Idol's  Eye  are  evidently 
eager  to  see  what  the  company  can  do 
with  The  Wizard  of  the  Nile.  The 
comic  opera  has  crowded  the  theatre 
this  week,  and  already  for  next  week 
the  advance  sale  of  seats  is  reported  (.0 
be  large.  Nothing  more  complete  in 
the  way  of  stage  pictures  has  ever 
been  seen  in  this  city  than  the  series 
of  glowing  Egyptian  episodes  which 
are  nightly  to  be  seen  on  the  Tivoli's 
stage.  To  those  who  like  lots  of  fun, 
there  is  plenty  of  it  at  the  Tivoli, 
while  lovers  of  music  will  find  in  The 
Wizard  of  the  Nile  some  of  the  most 
dainty  and  pleasing  work  ever 
achieved  by  Victor  Herbert. 

FISCHER'S 

La  Traviata  is  the  opera  selected  as 
the  closing  feature  of  the  bill  at  Fis- 
cher's Concert  House  for  the  ensuing 
week.  Miss  Lillian  Sherwood,  one  of 
San  Francisco's  many  beautiful  women 
will  make  her  debut,  and  the  bill 
abounds  in  numbers,  orchestral  and 
vocal,  that  are  arranged  to  suit  all 
tastes.  The  last  act  of  Rigolleto  is  in 
preparation  for  the  following  week, 
and  will  be  presented  as  the  feature 
with  Signor  Abramoff,  who  is  well 
known  to  the  music  loving  public  of 
San  Francisco,  as  Sparfucelli.  The 
last  act  of  Faust  will  also  be  presented 
with  Signor  Abramoff  as  Mephisto. 


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LOCAL  NOTES 


NATIONAL  UNION  ENTERTAINMKNT 
Monday  evening  the  National  Union 
Social  and  Literary  Club  gave  a 
pleasant  entertainment  at  Odd  Fel- 
lows' Hall  that  was  attended  by  the 
usual  large  audience.  Bernhard 
Walther's  violin  solos  were  a  special 
attraction.  Miss  Millie  Flynn,  Harry 
Wood  Brown  and  Frederick  Purdy 
contributed  vocal  numbers.  Sichel's 
orchestra,  Prof.  Henry  and  Miss 
Carita  also  lending  their  aid  in  making 
the  evening  a  success.  W.  W.  Healy, 
E.  A.  Kidd,  F.  H.  Hastings  and  J. 
N.  Bunting  constituted  the  commit- 
tee. 

HENRY  HEYMAN'S  CONCERT 
Under  the  direction  of  Henry  Hey- 
man  a  concert  was  given  Thursday  of 
last  week  at  the  Mark  Hopkins'  Insti- 
tute of  Art.  Mr.  Emil  Cruells  ren- 
dered organ  overture  La  Dame 
Blanche  [Boildieu],  Con  Amore 
[Beaumont],  Prayer  [Meyerbeer],  and 
a  march  of  Handel  also  accompanying 
the  singers.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  G. 
Cadenasso  rendered  duet  L'Addio 
[Nicolai],  and  Una  Notte  a  Venezia 
[ArdittiJ.  Angels'  Serenade  was 
sung  by  Mrs.  Cadenasso  with  violin 
obligato  by  Mr.  Clement,  Mr.  Cad- 
enasso giving  solo  Arioso- Pagliacci 
[Leoncavallo].  Mr.  Jabish  Clement 
and  Miss  Clement  played  Rubinstein's 
Sonata  op.  13  for  violin  and  piano, 
Mr.  Clement  also  giving  violin  solo 
Preislied,  from  the  Meistersingers. 

SONG  RECITAL 

Miss  Jessie  Foster  gave  a  song  re- 
cital in  her  studio  last  week  before  an 
audience  of  invited  friends.  The 
program  was,  Who  is  Sylvia-Impa- 
tience [Schubert],  Across  the  Dee 
[Coombs],  He  Loves  Me  and  Nocturne 
[Chadwick],  A  Lovely  Evening,  The 
First  Primrose  [Grieg],  and  Nymphs 
and  Fawns  [Bemberg].  Mrs.  Arthur 
Lewis  was  the  pianist  and  Mr.  L. 
Waterman  rendered  solos  on  the 
violincello. 

OAKLAND  CONCERT 

Miss  Fern  Frost,  pianist,  pupil  of 
Elizabeth  West  gate,  and  Mr.  W. 
Finkeldey,  violinist,  gave  a  concert  at 
the  First  Methodist  Church  of  Oak- 
land on  Thursday  evening.  The  piano 
numbers  were  Valse  op.  70  No.  1, 
Etudes  op.  10  No.  3  and  op.  25  No.  9 


of  Chopin,  Campanello  [Liszt].  Album 
Leaf  [Mss.]  John  C.  Walling;  Cascade 
du  Chaudron  [Bendel;]  violin  solos, 
The  Swan  [St.  Saens],  Alia  Mazurka 
[Palaschko],  Introduction  and  Polon- 
aise [Chas.  Allen];  violin  and  piano, 
Two  Spanish  Dances  [Moszkowski], 
Aus  der  Heimat  No.  2  [Smetana]. 
Miss  Mabel  Gray,  contralto,  rendered 
Sweet  and  Low  [Wallace]  and  Who 
Knows  [Tosti].  Miss  Alexander 
Elliott  was  the  accompanist. 

HAMBOURG  AND  PETSCHNIKOFF 

The  Russian  celebrities  Mark  Ham- 
bourg,  pianist,  and  Petschnikoff, 
the  violinist,  assisted  by  Lachaume, 
who  made  such  an  excellent  impres- 
sion here  when  appearing  with  Mar- 
teau,  gave  a  concert  Monday  afternoon 
in  the  California  Theatre  that  was  a 
musical  feast,  the  violinist  especially 
creating  little  short  of  a  sensation. 
Aside  from  his  masterly  style  and 
superb  technical  excellence  there  is  a 
warmth  and  beauty  in  his  tones  that 
holds  the  listener's  deepest  admiration 
and  interest.  Tschaikowsky's  D 
Major  Concerto  was  exquisitely  ren- 
dered and  the  applause  most  genuine 
and  prolonged.  Hambourg  is  a 
player  of  force  and  character  and  ex- 
celled in  his  rendition  of  Liszt's  Rhap- 
sodie  No.  2,  giving  also  some  Chopin 
Etudes  and  Nocturne  in  G,  and  ap- 
peared in  his  first  number  with 
Rubinstein's  Concerto  in  D  minor. 
The  concertos  of  both  players  were 
rendered  with  orchestral  accompani- 
ment, Lachaume  coming  in  for  his 
share  of  praise  with  the  gifted  young 
artists. 

ADELAIDE  RODDY' S  CONCERT 

Miss  Adelaide  Roddy's  concert  in 
Sherman  Clay  Hall  Tuesday  evening 
passed  off  very  successfully  before  a 
good  audience.  The  young  girl  is  a 
singer  of  much  promise,  her  voice 
clear,  sweet  and  well  placed,  Mrs. 
Fanny  Dam-Hilton  having  devoted 
much  care  to  her  training  and  she 
shows  a  musical  temperament  that  will 
awaken  to  its  oroadest  possibilities 
with  the  experiences  of  life.  One  must 
know  real  joy  and  the  softening  in- 
fluences of  sorrow  to  be  a  truly  soulful 
musician.  The  voice  is  only  a  mirror, 
after  all,  in  which  the  emotions  of  the 
heart  are  reflected.  In  the  years  to 
come,  with  the  development  of  char- 


acter, Miss  Roddy's  voice  will  gain  an 
added  charm  that  cultivation  and 
musical  talent  cannot  alone  supply.  It 
was  a  pleasure  to  hear  the  correctness 
and  grace  with  which  she  sang,  and 
perhaps  the  presence  of  Mrs.  Hilton 
was  an  inspiration  to  the  success  she 
achieved,  and  she  has  certainly  broad- 
ened in  her  work  of  late.  Mallinata 
and  Spring  of  Tosti  were  her  first  num  • 
bers,  in  which  she  showed  taste  and 
feeling.  Haydn's  On  Mighty  Pens 
from  the  Creation,  contained  many 
delicate  and  lovely  effects  and  was 
artistically  rendered.  One  of  her  num- 
bers, sung  with  flute  obligato  by  Mr. 
Rodeman,  created  a  favorable  impres- 
sion and  an  encore  was  demanded, 
when  she  rendered  Bird  in  the  Wood. 
Ave  Maria  [Gounod]  with  violin  ob- 
ligato by  Bernhard  Walther,  was  per- 
haps one  of  her  best  efforts,  for  she 
sang  that  with  increased  fervor  and 
very  good  interpretation,  and  again 
her  audience  asked  an  encore  number. 
Bernhard  Walther,  violinist,  was  as 
usual  a  favorite  with  his  careful  taste- 
ful renderings.  He  and  Mr.  Roscoe 
Warren  Lucy  played  Greig's  Sonata 
in  C  minor  op.  45,  for  violin  and  piano, 
showing  particular  warmth  and  grace 
especially  in  the  second  movement. 
The  Sarasate  Romance  is  always  wel- 
come to  Mr.  Walther's  audiences  and 
I  never  heard  him  play  it  so  beauti- 
fully as  upon  this  occasion  for  power 
and  poetry  were  band  in  hand.  Mr. 
Walther  is  an  earnest  musician  and 
his  easy  refined  manner  wins  friends 
wherever  he  appears.  Roscoe  War- 
ren Lucy  proved  himself  an  ideal 
accompanist  and  many  were  the  ex- 
pressions of  praise  for  his  artistic  and 
graceful  support  to  Miss  Roddy's  voice 
and  Mr.  Walther's  violin. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 

One  morning  lately  I  spent  a  pleas- 
ant half  hour  with  Elizabeth  Regina 
Mowry,  and  we  had  a  delightful  chat 
over  her  scrap  book  containing  many 
charming  notices  of  her  career  as  a 
singer,  and  letters  of  congratulation. 
In  addition  to  her  voice,  Mrs.  Mowry 
has  a  fine  presence  and  a  manner  so 
winning  and  sweet  that  one  is  drawn 
to  her  immediately.  She  is  devoting 
all  her  time  to  her  profession  now  and 
will  doubtless  be  a  favorite  in  concert 


and  at  the  prominent  clubs  next  sea- 
son. 

The  San  Francisco  Conservatory  of 
Music  will  give  a  concert  at  Metropol- 
itan Temple  next  Thursday  evening, 
for  which  an  excellent  program  has 
been  arranged.  Several  piano  pupils 
of  Prof.  Bonelli  will  appear  and  the 
String  Orchestra  and  Mandolin  Club 
will  render  selections,  violin  and  vocal 
solos  will  be  given,  an  interesting  fea- 
ture of  the  evening  being  an  original 
sketch,  The  Studio,  by  Cyrus  Brown - 
lee  Newton,  in  which  several  of  his 
pupils  will  participate. 

Miss  Margaretha  Brunsch  was  the 
contralto  soloist  at  St.  Francis  de  Sales 
Oakland,  Easter  Sunday.  Cimarosa's 
Military  Mass  was  sung. 

Samuel  Adelstein  rendered  some 
solos  at  the  special  services  at  the  Con- 
gregational Church  of  Alameda,  Easter 
Sunday  evening. 

Elizabeth  Westgate's  bright  pen  in 
the  Alameda  Argus  says  that  Mr. 
Putnam  Griswold,  a  singer  who  was 
highly  thought  of  across  the  bay,  is 
meeting  with  success  in  London. 

Interesting  services  were  held  two 
Sundays  ago  at  the  Unitarian  Church 
of  Alameda,  when  Mrs.  Edith  Klock, 
pupil  of  Mrs.  Marriner-Campbell,  and 
Mr.  Hugo  Herzer  sang. 

The  death  of  Chevalier  Anton  De 
Koutski,  the  celebrated  pianist  and 
composer  of  some  three  hundred  com- 
positions, among  them  the  Awakening 
of  the  Lion,  is  a  matter  of  widespread 
regret  to  many,  among  them  Madame 
Spitzy  of  San  Francisco,  in  whose 
voice  he  showed  much  interest  dedi- 
cating to  her  his  beautiful  com- 
position, Ave  Verum,  which  was  sung 
by  her  recently  at  the  Spanish  Church 
creating  a  splendid  impression.  Mad- 
ame Spitzy  also  contributed  a  solo  at 
the  special  Easter  services  of  the 
Church,  her  sweet  voice  being  an  added 
attraction  to  the  Choir. 

The  first  piano  manufactured  in 
America  was  made  by  John  Behrent, 
on  Third  Street,  below  Brown,  in 
Philadelphia.  He  advertised  in  1777 
that  he  had  "just  finished  an  extra- 
ordinary instrument  by  the  name  of 
piano-forte,  made  in  mahogany,  being 
in  the  nature  of  a  harpsichord,  with 
hammers  and  several  changes." 


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Mr.  Geo.  Hammersmith  will  appear 
this  evening  for  the  Stanford  Parlor 
jinks.  Next  Wednesday  he  will  en- 
tertain the  guests  of  the  Olympic  Club 
on  Ladies'  Night,  and  the  following 
Saturday  is  engaged  for  the  opening 
jinks  at  Tiburon. 

—Mary  Frances  Francis. 


The  %ight  Strain 

The  prosecution  of  Olga  Nethersole 
in  New  York  has  lead  Critic  Glover 
of  the  Chicago  Times  Herald  to  wake 
up,  and  he  does  so  in  a  most  com- 
mendable manner.  His  opinions  as 
set  foith  in  the  following  will  be 
applauded  by  all  who  know  what  is 
good  and  what  is  bad  upon  the  stage: 

"A  thoughtful  and  honest  desire  for 
improvement  in  the  moral  tone  of 
theatrical  representations  is  certain  to 
be  applauded  by  all  friends  of  the 
theatre.  But  a  movement  in  this 
direction  should  begin  with  the  enact- 
ment of  proper  laws  and  ordinances 
which  will  guide  public  officials  and 
prevent  such  rotten  discrimination  as 
has  just  been  observed  in  New  York. 
It  may  not  be  advisable  to  establish  a 
censorship,  but  it  should  be  made  im- 
possible for  a  dozen  undeniably  vulgar 
plays  to  pass  unscathed,  and  then 
visit  the  terrors  of  the  law  upon  a 
play  the  value  or  impropriety  of  which 
is  at  least  debatable.  Censorship  by 
ignorant  policemen  who  know  noth- 
ing either  of  literature  or  art,  by 
provincial  mayors  of  uncertain  attain- 
ments, by  elderly  ladies  who  have 
never  attended  the  theatre  and  are 
ignorant  of  its  scope  and  purpose,  or 
by  the  average  license  clerk  in  a  mu- 
nicipal office,  is  an  absurdity.  Knowl- 
edge, morality,  experience  and  good 
judgment  should  be  considered  essen- 
tial to  those  who  are  to  determine  the 
propriety  of  any  play  or  performance, 
and  none  of  these  qualities  was  ob- 
served in  the  case  of  those  who  en- 
gineered this  recent  attack  upon  Olga 
Nethersole.  Raking  up  an  old  ordi- 
nance which  was  intended  to  restrict 
the  operation  of  infamous  persons, 
they  railroaded  her  into  court  in  a 
manner  destitute  of  common  decency, 
subjected  her  to  the  humiliation  and 
disgrace  which  the  grossest  offenders 
had  escaped,  and  then  skulked  out  of 
sight  without  having  provided  the 
slightest  proof  of  their  accusations. 

"Such  gratuitous  assaults  upon 
personal  character  and  private  business 
should  be  impossible,  and  probably 
will  be  after  municipalities  have  been 
made  to  pay  damages  for  the  luxury 
of  being  used  as  an  instrument  of  op- 
pression by  persons  who  can  disclose 
no  honest  motive. 

"In  this  connection  it  may  be  said 
that  the  excessive  license  of  news- 
paper comment  has  worked  evil  in 
this  case  as  in  many  others.  It  has 
been  the  custom  of  sensational  sheets 
and  of  other  publications  that  hire 
inexperienced  and  unfit  youths  to  pass 
judgment  upon  matters  about  which 


they  know  nothing  at  all,  to  carp, 
quibble,  gossip  and  snarl  over  any 
actor  who  has  lifted  his  head  above 
mediocrity. 

"Mary  Anderson  was  driven  from 
the  stage  at  the  very  moment  of  mel- 
low maturity  by  the  abuse  of  personal 
comment  indulged  in  by  irresponsible 
writers,  who,  in  their  anxiety  to  turn 
a  smart  paragraph,  were  quite  indiffer- 
ent to  consequences.  Edwin  Booth 
was  hunted  into  practical  retirement 
at  one  period  by  insinuating  gossips. 
Joseph  Jefferson  has  for  years  been 
subjected  to  attacks  from  this  mos- 
quito fleet.  He  has  been  persistently 
ridiculed  as  penurious  and  lacking  in 
enterprise,  although  as  every  fairly 
intelligent  man  understands  well 
enough,  he  has  clung  to  Rip  Van 
Winkle  for  the  reason  that  the  public 
insisted,  and  does  insist  to  this  day,  in 
constant  repetitions  of  that  character. 
Richard  Mansfield,  who  has  never 
been  inclined,  as  small  souls  are,  to 
bend  the  pregnant  hinges  of  the  knee, 
was  long  ago  singled  out  as  the  target 
for  the  sneering  lies  and  reckless  in- 
sinuations of  these  journalistic  free- 
booters, who  have  also  made  merry 
in  their  clumsy  way  over  Bernhardt, 
Duse  and  all  others  sufficiently  out  of 
the  commonplace  to  excite  their 
jealous  enmity." 


Grand  Opera  at  the 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


April  21,  1900 


And  in  his  ravings  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 

"In  the  asylum — back  next  week. 
C.  T."  That  was  the  line  I  sent  the 
editor  to  explain  a  period  of  vagabond 
joy  and  no  "copy."  Then  I  kept 
away  from  the  office  and  reproach  and 
went  on  my  vagabond  way  rejoicing — 
thinking  it  all  a  great  joke.  His  re- 
venge was  neat  and  prompt.  He 
published  it!  I  shall  have  to  catch  up 
with  the  world  if  I  want  to  teach  it 
tricks.  Mr.  Editor,  I  take  off  my 
hat.  I  should  like  your  autograph. 
"There  shall  be  no  more  cakes  and 
ale."    Holidays  are  obsolete. 

*  * 

This  is  a  charitable  age  and  there 
are  so  many  ways  of  letting  the  actor 
down  easily  in  the  prints  that  its 
almost  inconvenient  to  hurt  his  feel- 
ings. But  really,  when  he  steps  out 
of  his  character  between  speeches  to 
stare  into  the  boxes  and  flirt  openly 
with  the  willing,  it  is  time  to  call 
names.  But  I  can't  think  of  any  bad 
enough. 

*  * 
* 

In  the  old  Nevada  days  when  he 
was  blacksmithing,  Richard  Jose  was 
plain  Dick  Jose  [one  syllable],  and 
everybody  loved  him  for  his  genial 
ways  and  musical  voice.  He  danced 
as  well  as  he  sang,  and  always  sang 
while  he  danced.  To  be  in  his  set  in 
a  quadrille  was  equivalent  to  a  promen- 
ade concert,  and  had  division  been  the 
fashion,  he  might  have  had  three 
partners  to  each  tune.  He  had  a 
pretty  custom  of  singing  through  the 
town  on  New  Year's  Eve,  and  no 
sweeter  good-bye  to  the  old,  no  hap- 
pier ringing  in  of  the  new  has  ever 
been  thought  of.  His  place  in  the 
town  has  never  been  filled — certainly 
not  in  bulk. 

Another  of  Mr.  West's  people  well 
worthy  of  special  mention  is  Mr. 
Tenny,  a  comedian  of  the  first  class. 
I  don't  think  he  knows  himself  what 
he  could  do  with  opportunity  and 
effort. 

*  * 

SOCIETY  PLAYS 

Society  plays — some  are  worse  than 
others,  but  all  are  bad  enough.  A 
bold  and  pessimistic  beginning  is  it 
not  ?    But  true. 

The  unblushing  spread-outness  of 
them— about  two   ideas  stretched  to 


the  limit  and  eased  up  with  rugs, 
cushions,  dim  lights,  clothes,  poses 
and  cheap  philosophy.  Nothing 
seems  to  be  written  in  dead  earnest. 
There  are  some  comings  and  goings, 
a  great  deal  of  behavior,  some  kaleido- 
scopic sensations  and  emotions  without 
system  or  result,  some  festivities  and 
awkward  livery  to  indicate  wealth, 
and  some  men  in  the  dumps  and  with- 
out visions  to  indicate  degeneracy. 
Ach  Gott!    Not  a  brain  in  the  crowd. 

*  * 
* 

Now  society  is  a  magnificent  field 
to  prospect.  Its  possibilities  are  in- 
finite, but  the  prospector  can't  squint 
sidewise  aud  expect  to  find 
gold  in  paying  quantities.  .  And 
the  trouble  is  that  most  society 
plays  seem  to  be  written  with- 
out knowledge  of  the  subject  — 
hence  are  they  limp,  colorless  and 
unconvincing.  A  lot  of  half  formed 
impressions  go  drifting  through  three 
or  four  acts,  playing  bo-peep  with 
satire,  religion,  diseased  fiction  and  the 
last  fad,  like  yards  of  unattached  pas- 
tel colored  fringe  looking  for  a  lost 
fabric. 

In  the  centre  of  this  society  (?)  is  a 
gibbering  type  of  female,  who  couldn't 
attract  a  mosquito,  who  never  could  he 
socially  effective  and  who  in  real  life 
would  be  socially  crucified. 

If  perchance  a  fine  serviceable  life 
creeps  in — it  creeps.  A  man  with  a 
sober  thought  is  not  allowed  to  move 
fast  enough  to  catch  up  with  an  ear 
that  could  understand  what  his  words 
contain  — and  he  wouldn't  if  he  could. 

The  vital  interest  of  most  of  the 
characters  pictured  is  to  be  entertained 
and  yet  they  choose  to  live  in  an 
atmosphere  that  would  bore  a  philos- 
opher. Choose?  Oh  no,  there  is 
nothing  so  positive  as  choice.  Every- 
thing is  negative — themes  undevel- 
oped, inferences  tb at  can't  be  clinched. 
In  the  midst  of  it,  good  acting  going 
to  waste. 

* 

Dialogue  ?  There  is  none.  Just 
mystic  monologue,  and  the  characters 
seem  touched  and  surprised  when  any- 
body takes  interest  enough  to  answer 
them.  They  ought  to  be.  Really,  if 
some  of  us  could  drop  in  upon  our 
plays  about  a  year  after  first  night  we 
should  fetch  up  with  a  sore  conscience 
and  "Never  Again  !" 


Society  ?  It  is  merely  a  tilt  at 
society,  wherein  the  sparing  middle 
class  way  of  three  course  dinners  and 
the  street  car  is  never  allowed  a  pos- 
sible existence.  Cafe  frappe — vol  au 
vent.  Waiter!  Fetch  cutlets  and 
potatoes. 

*  * 

Good-morning,  Mr.  Neill  and  all 
your  company.  Here  are  both  my 
hands.  That  is  all,  until  a  longer  and 
a  closer  look.    Say  about  a  week. 

*  * 
* 

At  the  Columbia,  Nat  Goodwin, 
Maxine  Elliott  and  John  Drew.  Is 
this  a  dream  ?  O,  do  not  wake  me. 
Mr.  Gotlob,  if  the  public  does  not 
shove  the  orchestra  under  the  stage, 
arrange  for  fines  and  time.  An  empty 
chair  will  be  an  actionable  offense. 

*  * 

If 

THE  STAGE  BEAUTY 

I  searched  my  lady's  face  to  find 

Wherein  the  witchery  lay. 
It  was  not  in  her  beetle  brows 

Though  arched  and  fine  were  they. 
It  was  not  in  her  damask  cheek, 

Nor  in  her  auburn  hair, 
Nor  in  her  alabaster  throat, 

So  smooth  and  round  and  fair. 
But  as  I  looked,  the  answer  came  : 

Her  dimples,  heaven  sent  ! 
My  gaze  had  found  a  resting  place, 

And  nestled  there  content. 

I  followed  her  behind  the  scenes; 

Again  it  came  to  pass, 
That  things  are  seldom  what  they  seem — 

She  sat  before  her  glass, 
And  washed  away  her  beetle  brows, 

And  laid  aside  her  hair; 
Her  beauteous  alabaster  throat 

Was  anything  but  fair; 
Her  ruby  lips,  her  damask  cheek 

Were  folded  in  a  rag. 
But  what  of  that  ?    Her  dimples,  man 

Her  dimples  were  my  brag. 
Great  Heaven  !  and  I  rubbed  my  eyes, 

Alas  it  was  too  true — 
Ach  Himmel  I  Oh  dear  me  !  Mon  Dieu  ! 

The  dimples  wiped  off  too. 

* 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS 

Let  me  print  a  paragraph  from  the 
pen  of  a  San  Franciscan,  now  in  New 
York — an  inveterate  theatre-goer  : 
"Just  in  from  Madame  Butterfly,  Bel- 
asco's  newest  success.  It  is  wonder- 
ful. The  First  Born  pales.  Can  I 
say  more  of  the  play  ?  Just  beyond 
my  natural  reach  an  idea  kept  float- 
ing, and  now  a  jump  has  reached  it — 
Florence  Roberts  in  the  part  would  be 
ideal.    That  little  woman  is  an  angel 


of  sincerity  and  latent  possibility. 
Keep  the  managerial  eye  upon  her,  is 
my  advice  to  the  syndicate  and  the 
renegade." 

And  there  is  every  possibility  of  her 
doing  Madame  Butterfly  during  her 
coming  season  at  the  Alcazar.  I  have 
it  from  the  source. 

She  opens  in  Carmen,  follows  it  with 
Frou  Frou,  and  then  in  rapid  succes- 
sion come  Comedy  and  Tragedy  and 
The  Country  Girl,  Adrienne  Lecouv- 
reur,  Romeo  and  Juliet,  Camille,  two 
new  plays — first  productions,  Miss 
Multon  and  perhaps  Under  Two  Flags. 

I  overhauled  her  new  wardrobe,  or 
part  of  it  duplicated  since  the  fire  and 
oh,  oh,  such  dreams  of  gowns  and 
cloaks  and  hats.  "A  thrill  is  untrans- 
latable." 

*  * 

AT  THE  ELBOW  CF  THE  CO- 
LUMBIA DOORKEEPER. 

The  doorkeeper  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre  can  see  nothing  funny  in  the 
entrance  of  a  matinee  audience.  He 
told  me  so  himself.  He  is  no  judge; 
the  scene  is  grown  common  by  cus- 
tom as  all  scenes  but  cathedrals  and 
mountain  heights  are  wont  to  do. 

I  leave  it  to  the  pier  glass,  shoved 
up  by  a  kind  but  careless  management 
to  the  very  frame  of  the  entrance  door. 
Given  a  crowd  of  women  and  all  you 
want  is  a  mirror  to  turn  a  funeral 
into  a  comedy.  Women  in  the  gross 
are  the  most  utterly  in  bonds  creatures 
imaginable,  and  the  way  they  bear 
down  upon  that  mirror,  openly  and 
impudently  fishing  for  compliments, 
is  droller  than  modern  headgear,  if 
that  were  possible.  They  do  not  wait 
for  it  to  say  "yes"  or  "no"'  to  their 
question,  they  simply  dare  it  to  say 
"no."  The  mirror,  not  having  an 
original  mind,  replies,  "You're  quite 
fetching"  even  to  the  disastrous  plaids 
and  stripes  and  checks  and  pastel 
flowers  of  the  season.  The  unholy 
time-serving  hypocrite.  I'm  going  to 
interview  that  mirror  some  night  when 
the  crowd  is  in  and  there  is  no  pres- 
sure brought  to  bear.  It  will  put  a 
new  face,  I  warrant,  on  the  elderly 
frumps  who  choke  the  path  and  wot 
not.  Choke  the  path  ?  I  should  say 
so.  You  can't  hurry  in,  so  you  may 
as  well  get  entertainment  as  you  drift. 
Stand  on  the  prudent  edge  and  hear 
the  women   talk.    Has  such  music 


April  21,  1900 


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always  been  in  the  world  and  have  I 
but  just  heard  it  ?  You  see  I  grew  up 
with  an  ear  full  of  hymn  tunes. 

I  know  now  how  to  mix  Martini's, 
which  rouge  is  the  most  natural,  the 
value  of  Creme  de  Lis  over  Oriental, 
why  Christian  Science  is  foolish,  who 
pays  Mrs.  Chiffon's  bills,  who'd  like 
to,  why  Sapho  is  moral,  why  it  is  not, 
why  Dora  broke  her  engagement,  all 
about  the  Brazen-Dare  Case  (the  half 
was  never  told),  whose  father  was  a 
cook  and  whose  mother  a  tinker — 
everything  in  fact  not  worth  knowing 
except  "who  killed  cock  robin" — that 
I  couldn't  find  out.  Murder  was 
fought  shy  of. 

In  the  box  office,  Mr.  Joseph  Gott- 
lob  played  little  dramas  with  the  pass 
seekers  and  rang  down  a  quick  cur- 
tain when  he  could.  When  he  could. 
There's  the  rub.  Your  pass  seeker 
is  in  no  hurry,  especially  if  she  be  an 
"at  liberty"  actorine.  The  out-of- 
town  journalists  (?)  all  asked  for  Mr. 
Pincus  and  claimed  entrance  by  right 
of  connection  with  the  Deadtown  Fly- 
speck,  having  had  a  want  "ad"  pub- 
lished in  its  columns.  Mr.  J.  J. 
Gottlob  and  Mr.  Marx  discreetly 
evaporate  after  luncheon,  to  re-appear 
when  danger  is  past.  A  good  job, 
too — why  search  for  unhappiness  ? 

Inside,  at  the  doorkeeper's  elbow, 
trying  to  look  as  if  I  were  not  look- 
ing, I  came  a  little  nearer  to  being 
actively  aware  that  woman  is  not  the 
great  thought,  greatly  executed,  that 
the  poets  paint  her.  A  woman  with  a 
check  has  one  requisite  for  the  artist 
nature — she  can  abstract  herself  from 
her  surroundings  so  completely  that 
Mr.  Falk,  the  head  usher  (known 
professionally  as  Mr.  Smooth)  can't 
make  her  see  the  difference  between 
right  and  left  nor  the  need  of  stairs  to 
a  balcony.  Her  sweet  insouciance  is 
a  filip  to  his  industry  and  in  his  young 
enthusiasm  his  collar  wilts  and  his 
eyes  chassez — and  still  the  balcony 
fetches  up  at  a  loge  and  the  orchestra 
right  is  in  the  dress-circle,  decidedly 
left. 

One  woman  wanted  her  ticket  torn 
so  that  the  price  showed.  If  the  com- 
mercial side  of  things  appeals  to  her 
so  strongly,  why  doesn't  she  leave  the 
tags  on  her  garments?  Three  Cali- 
fornia tickets,  one  Alcazar  and  four 
Orpheum  tried  to  get  through  but 
didn't  insist.  The  world  is  simple 
and  ignorant  to  quite  an  alarming 
extent.  One  dear  old  lady  of  the  gen- 
tlest description  had  her  ticket  in  a 
bag  and  two  envelopes,  the  last  one 
sealed.  She  was  the  only  one  worth 
waiting  for,  and  the  only  one  hustled 
on  by  the  taffeta,  percaline,  rustleine 
motley  behind.  Any  petard  will  do 
to  hoist  the  aged.  Why  should  they 
not  move  on  ? 

One-third  of  the  house  was  late  and 
biff,  bing,  bang  against  the  three 
doors  they  lunge  before  the  entrance 
is  struck.  (Yes,  a  sign  points  it  out 
but  the  cultured  won't  be  beckoned — 
it's  vulgar.)  It  opens  on  wailing 
hinges,  and  if  I  were  the  management 


I'd  encourage  it  to  sing  on.  Why  is 
it  that  a  crowd  of  men  pass  the  tickets 
around,  one  apiece,  slide  in  as  they 
arrive  and  find  each  other  in  the 
orchestra  while  the  women  leave  them 
all  with  Annabel  and  wait  for  her  fif- 
teen minutes  on  the  outside  ?  Why  is 
a  comfortable  family  silence  so  restful 
after  the  matinee  ?  C.  T. 


cA  $55,000  House 

The    largest   sum  of  money  ever 
taken  in  at  any  concert  was  undoubt- 
edly the  fifty-five   thousand  dollars 
paid  at  the  war  concert  in  London  the 
other  day.    The  London  Truth  says 
regarding   it:     "When    Mr.  Alfred 
Rothschild  takes  a  work  of  charity  in 
hand    and    calls   to    his  assistance 
wealthy  men  like  Lord  Rothschild, 
Sir  Edward  Sassoon,  Sir  Thomas  Lip- 
ton,  Sir  Samuel  Montagu,  Mr.  Oppen- 
heim,  Mr.  J.  B.  Robinson,  and  Mr. 
Alfred  Beit,  it  would  be  hard  indeed 
if  financial  success  were  not  achieved. 
Accordingly,  the  Patti  concert  given 
in  aid  of  the  officers'  wives  and  famil- 
ies'   fund    at    the  opera  house  on 
Thursday  realized  the  'record'  total  of 
over  eleven  thonsand  pounds.  Money 
was    certainly    not   spared   by  any 
of  those  engaged  in  the  work.  Mr. 
'Alfred,'  indeed,  is  just  now,  I  should 
imagine,  the  most  popular  of  the  habi- 
tues of  Covent  Garden.     He  paid  a 
fancy  price  for  his  box.    By  giving 
twenty  pounds  for  his  program,  he  de- 
lighted the  heart  of  one  of  the  pretty 
vivandieres  who  (each  attended  by  a 
drummer-boy  or  fifer)  vended  such 
things  to  charitable  gentlemen.  He 
induced  his  many  friends  to  buy  tickets 
at  prices  which,  had  the  occasion  not 
been  for  a  charity,  would  have  made 
the  late  Sir  Augustus  Harris  green 
with  envy.     He  saw  after  the  per- 
formance that  everybody,  down  to  the 
humblest  carpenter   and  bandsman, 
was    entertained    in    royal  fashion. 
Hearing  that  it  was  the  custom  to  ad- 
mit the  press  gratuitously,  he  resolved 
that  the  charity  should  not  suffer,  and 
put  down  five  hundred  pounds  for 
stalls  for  the  critics,  some  of  whom  it 
was  unkindly,  though    not  perhaps 
altogether  untruthfully,  said  were  not 
worth  the  money.    It  was  owing  to 
'Mr.  Alfred'  that"  Mme.    Patti  was 
asked  (and  readily  consented)to  break 
through  her  rule  not  to  sing  for  any 
but  local  Welsh  charities.    It  is,  of 
course,  only  fair  to  say  that  he  was 
very  strongly  and  enthusiastically  sup- 
ported by  a  large  number  of  noble- 
men, gentlemen  and  ladies,  among 
whom  Lady  Lansdowne  was  one  of  the 
most  energetic." 


The  present  arrangements  for  the 
coming  Miller  season  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre  calls  for  a  change  of  bill 
weekly.  The  favorite  star  has  twenty 
of  the  great  successes  of  the  day  to 
choose  from  and  San  Francisco  thea- 
tre-goers may  certainly  look  forward 
to  a  great  treat. 


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April  21,  1900 


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Francisco  in  May. 

In  Darkest  Russia 
Duluth,  21;  Calumet,  23;  Houghton,  24. 

Have  You  Seen  Smith  f 
Taconia,  20-21;  Seattle,     22-28;  Ellens- 
burg,  30;  North  Yakima,  May  1;  Spokane, 
2;  Wallace,  3;  Missoula,  4. 

Willie  Collier 
Vancouver,  21,  Seattle,  22-24;  Spokane, 
26-27;    Wallace,    28;  Butte,  30-May  1-2; 
Helena,  3;  Fargo,  5. 

Ward  and  Vokes  Co. 
(E.    D.     Stair,  Mgr.)  —  San    Jose,  21; 
Frisco,  23-May  6. 

Suwanee  River  Co. 

Portland,  15-22;  Astoria,  24;  Olympia, 
25;  Port  Townsend,  26;  Tacoma,  27-28; 
Seattle,  29-May  5. 

Sam  T.  Shaw  Company 
Vallejo,  15,  week. 

Pudd'nhead  Wilson 
Fargo,  May  7. 

F  raw  ley  Company 
L05  Angeles,  April  S,  six  weeks. 

Morosco  Opera  Company 
Los  Angeles,  April  8,  indefinitely. 

Frawley-S tockwell  In  Paradise  Co. 
Crookston,  21. 

Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company 
Tacoma,  20-21;  Vancouver,   23-29;  New 
Westminster,  30;  Nanaimo,  May  1;  Victoria, 
2-5;  Seattle,  6-13;  Walla  Walla,  17;  Spokane, 
18-19. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 
Portland,  19-20-21;  Boise  City,  23;  Park 
City,  25;  Salt  Lake  City,  26-27-28;  Aspen, 
30;  Leadville,  May  1;  Cripple  Creek,  2; 
Victor,  3;  Pueblo,  4;  Colo.  Springs, 5;  Den- 
ver, 6,  week. 

Dailey  Stock  Company 
Nevada  City,  16,  week;  Grass  Valley,  23, 
week.  Reno, April  30-May  6;  Virginia,  7-13; 
Carson,  14-20;  Auburn,  21-27. 


West's  Minstrel  Jubilee 
S.  B.  Ricaby,  General  Manager. — Oak- 
land, April  23-24;  Marysville,  25;  Portland, 
27-28;  Victoria,  30;  Vancouver,  May  1; 
Seattle,  2-3;  Tacoma,  5;  Spokane,  7-8; 
Anaconda,  10;  Butte,  11-12. 

Imperial  Stock  Company 

Ford  H.  Keith  sends  to  the  Review 
the  following  roster  of  the  Imperial 
Stock  Company,  which  goes  out  on 
tour,  opening  at  Auburn,  April  30: 
John  Abbott,  Harriette  Lee,  Ford  H. 
Keith,  Alec.  Cochran,  Joseph  Finney, 
William  Townshend,  Herbert  Jones, 
John  Carey,  Maggie  Francis  L-eavy. 
Following  Auburn,  they  play  Nevada 
City,  week  of  May  6;  Reno,  Nev., 
week  of  May  13;  Virginia  City,  week 
of  May  20;  Carson  City,  week  of  May 
27.  ' 

Oberon  Changes  Hands 

Dr.  De  Kennett  has  retired  from  the 
Oberon  management,  having  sold  out 
to  Mrs.  Minnie  Joerdens  and  Henry 
Joerdens,  and  the  firm  name  will  now 
be  Joerdens  &  Martini.  Dr.  De  Ken- 
nett goes  to  Europe  to  visit  his  father, 
who  is  seriously  ill,  and  on  his  return, 
after  seeing  the  Exposition,  avers  that 
he  will  bring  out  a  novel  attraction, 
unlike  anything  ever  seen  here. 

The  Amateurs 

The  New  Century  Dramatic  Club 
made  its  first  appearance  before  a  full 
house  in  a  new  and  novel  production, 
A  Seminary  Escapade,  at  Dietz  Opera 
House,  Oakland,  April  17,  1900. 

The  cast  comprised  a  number  of 
promising  young  people  who  imper- 
sonated the  characters  in  a  very  effi- 
cient manner.  During  the  evening 
excellent  specialties  were  introduced. 

A  Trip  To  Nome,  a  new  and  orig- 
inal melodrama,  will  soon  be  put  in 
rehearsal. 

Ij.  DUVAL 

Theatrioul    Wig?  Maker 

112  Eddy  St.,  San  1  rancisco 


New  Theatre  for  Seattle 


A  corporation  called  the  Pacific 
Amusement  Company,  of  which  John 
Cort  is  president,  has  been  formed,  for 
the  purpose  of  building  a  new  theatre 
in  Seattle  on  Cherry  Street,  between 
Second  and  Third  Avenues.  The 
capital,  $50,000,  has  been  subscribed 
by  the  stockholders,  most  of  whom 
are  local  men.  One  of  the  stock- 
holders however,  is  a  Dawson  thea- 
rical  manager  who  made  a  large 
fortune  in  the  Klondike.  The  theatre 
will  be  a  four-story  structure  of 
Moorish  architecture.  It  will  be  built 
of  pressed  brick  with  stone  trimmings 
and  will  cost  when  completed  about 
$35,000.  Its  seating  capacity  will  be 
2, 100.    The  plans  are  for  a  three-story 


building  to  seat  1,400  and  to  cost 
about  $20,000. 

The  promoters  of  the  new  theatre 
announce  that  it  will  be  finished  by 
September  1 .  The  main  entrance  will 
be  120  feet.  The  stage  will  be  70  feet 
wide  by  40  feet  deep.  The  foyer  will 
be  elaborately  decorated.  The  vesti- 
bule will  have  a  tiled  floor  and  be 
wainscotted  with  Washington  marble. 

Mr.  Cort  has  already  begun  nego- 
tiating for  attractions.  Only  traveling 
companies  will  be  contracted  with, 
and  both  first-class  and  popular-price 
attractions  will  be  played. 


Sunday  night's  crowd  at  the  Grand 
was  the  biggest  assemblage  in  the 
theatrical  history  of  this  city.  People 
were  simply  packed — aisles  and  every 
available  foot  of  space  filled. 


Next  Year's  Big  Farce  Comedy  Show 

Will  be  Launched  Early  in  September. 

It  will  be  the  Limit  of  all  that  is  Big,  Artistic  and  Funny. 

It  will  be  Presented  by  a  Company  of  30  People. 

It  will  be  Sumptuously  Mounted,  Magnificently  Costumed. 

It  will  Cost  $5000  00  to  Raise  the  Curtain  on  the  First  Performance. 

It  will  be  Presented  by  Those  Prosperous  Comedians, 

MURRAY  and  MACK 

California  Tour  Limited  to  Two  Weeks  and  Three  Days. 
Time  all  Filled.    In  Big  Cities  Only,  September  iS  to  May  1. 

A  NEW  PLAY  ON    NEW  LINES 

OLLIE  MACK,  Sole  Owner  P.  5.  MATTOX,  Representative 


ORPHEUAV  THEATRE 

110NOL.UL1U   11.  1. 

THE  ORPHEUM  CO.,  (Limited)  Lessees.  J.  C.  COHEN,  President  and  Manager 

Professionals  intending  to  visit  Australia,  Japan,  China  or  Manila  are  invited  to  communicate  with  us 

for  dates  and  appearances,  address 

The  Orphbum  Co.,  Ltd.,  Honolulu,  H.  I.   P.  O.  Box  400 
Or,  L.  F.  STONE,  Langham  Hotel,  Sole  San  Francisco  Agent. 


WILLIAM    T>.  WASSOJV 

Fnruislies     Site  to  hes,     Songs     n  n  d  Plays 

ADDRESS,    PRESS    CLUB.    SAN  FRANCISCO 


THE  JAN  FRANCI5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


No.  8— Vol.  II 


A  weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  APRIL  28,  1900 


TEN  CENTS  A  COPY 
THREE  DOLLARS  A  YEAR 


1! 


April  28,  1900 


wan  on 


Cb/ffi 


System 


Visiting  thespians  have  been  espe- 
cially attracted  to  Oakland  and  Tan- 
foran  tracks  this  season,  and  most  of 
them  have  dropped  considerable 
money.  Willie  Collier,  who,  during 
his  visit  here  took  great  pleasure  in 
watching  the  ponies  run,  used  to  ex- 
plain his  system  of  quite  extensive 
betting.    He  told  it  this  way: 

"What  system  do  I  play'  I  play 
the  can't  system.  I  back  horses  that 
can't  go  the  route,  that  can't  pack 
weight,  that  can't  eat  four  quarts  of 
oats  at  one  meal,  that  can't  sleep  well, 
that  can't  swim  across  the  bay,  for 
they  like  a  dry  track. 

"It  is  a  strange  fact,  but  neverthe- 
less true,  the  moment  you  hear  men 
begin  to  tell  what  a  horse  can't  do  it 
goes  right  off  and  does  it.  In  this  re- 
spect a  horse  is  like  a  mule;  it  is 
obstinate.  If  you  let  a  horse  alone 
and  don't  talk  scandalously  about  it, 
it  will  race  well.  It  will  do  all  you 
ask  of  it.  But  start  in  and  roast  a 
horse  and  you  are  in  trouble.  When 
you  bet  on  it,  it  will  lose,  and  when 
you  withhold  your  cash  and  bet  on 
something  else  it  will  win. 

"I  don't  blame  a  horse  a  bit;  on  the 
other  hand,  I  admire  him  for  it.  In 
making  this  study  of  a  horse's  disposi- 
tion I  have  been  able  to  beat  the 
horses  every  day  for  a  week.  When- 
ever you  hear  one  of  these  horsemen 
say  a  horse  'can't'  recite  the  Lord's 
Prayer  backwards,  tell  me  and  I'll 
put  a  hundred  on  it." 


Zaza  Shocks  'Em 


The  second  opinions  of  Zaza  are 
coming  to  light,  and  the  following  will 
show  how  London  is  becoming  stirred 
up  over  the  play:  "The  Lord  Cham- 
berlain, the  Earl  of  Hopetoun,  has 
received  a  number  of  letters  within 
the  past  few  days  complaining  of  the 
immorality  of  the  play,  Zaza,  in  which 
Mrs.  Leslie  Carter  is  appearing  at  the 
Garrick  Theatre.  Last  Saturday, 
therefore,  he  sent  a  peremptory  mes- 
sage to  G.  W.  Red  ford,  the  examiner 
of  plays,  demanding  an  explanation. 
Redford  replied  that  he  had  carefully 
read  Belasco's  play  when  it  was  sub- 
mitted to  him  and  found  nothing  in  it 


which  could  be  regarded  as  offensive 
to  public  decency.  The  general  story, 
he  said,  was  as  old  as  the  hills,  and 
the  final  whitewashing  of  Zaza  com- 
pletely nullified  the  effect  of  the  earlier 
scenes.  The  Lord  Chamberlain  was 
not  satisfied,  however,  and  thought  a 
further  investigation  was  necessary. 
He  sent  for  Buckwell,  the  lessee  of  the 
Garrick,  and  had  a  long  talk  with 
him.  The  upshot  of  the  matter  was 
that  Buckwell  and  Lestocq  were  re- 
quired to  furnish  Redford  with  a  copy 
of  the  book  of  the  play  as  now  acted 
and  the  copy  which  was  originally 
submitted  to  him. " 


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Kate  Castletons  Estate 

Over  the  estate  of  the  late  Kate 
Caslleton,  whose  famous  song,  For 
Goodness  Sake  Don't  Say  I  Told  You, 
is  still  remembered  by  many  of  the 
California  play  goers  of  ten  years  ago, 
there  promises  ere  long  to  be  an  inter- 
esting legal  fight  in  the  courts  of  Oak- 
land against  Joseph  H.  Hoadley,  the 
executor,  who  is  now  in  New  York 
City,  the  heirs  of  the  actress  who  live 
in  Oakland  making  damaging  charges. 
They  are  anxious  for  an  accounting  of 
the  valuable  property  placed  in  his 
hands  in  1892,  and  unless  it  is  forth- 
coming, attorneys  will  institute  pro- 
ceedings to  have  the  letters  testament- 


W.  I.  ST E RETT 

PROPRIETOR  STERETT  SHOW  PRINTING  CO. 

One  of  the  best  known  figures  in  the  Theatrical  business  of  the  West.     Mr.  Sterett  does 
the  printing  for  all  of  the  San  I-'rancitco  theatres  and  about 
nine-tenths  of  all  done  on  the  Coast. 


ary  issued  to  Hoadley  when  the  will 
was  admitted  to  probate,  revoked. 

Mrs.  Jennie  Elizabeth  H.  Phillips, 
who  on  the  stage  was  Kate  Castleton, 
died  at  Warwick,  Rhode  Island,  on 
July  10,  1892,  leaving  an  estate  valued 
at  $30,000,  consisting  chiefly  of  per- 
sonal property.  But  including  one 
valuable  piece  of  realty  in  Oakland. 

The  devisees  under  the  will  were: 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Freeman,  mother  of 
the  deceased;  Ada  Castle  Bridges,  a 
niece;  and  William,  Charles  and  Ada 
Freeman  and  Mrs.  Kate  Alder,  broth- 
ers and  sisters.  The  real  property  in 
Oakland  was  left  to  the  mother,  and  in 
the  event  of  her  death  to  the  niece, 
Ada  Castle  Bridges.  The  personal 
property  was  also  to  be  given  to  the 
mother  to  be  held  in  trust  and  at  her 
death  was  to  be  distributed  to  the  sur- 
viving brothers  and  sisters  share  and 
share  alike. 

It  is  the  contention  of  the  heirs  that 
ever  since  the  death  of  the  actress  they 
have  been  after  the  executor  for  some 
kind  of  accounting,  but  so  far  have 
failed  to  get  any  satisfaction.  They 
allege  that  he  holds  something  like 
Si 2,000  worth  of  valuable  jewelry, 
besides  other  property  and  that  by 
reason  of  his  negligence  in  attending 
to  the  affairs  of  the  estate  the  East 
Oakland  property,  a  valuable  home 
place,  is  now  almost  in  ruins. 


Many  Have  Tossed 
A%>ay 

Herbert  Gresham,  the  leading  com- 
edian of  May  Irwin's  company,  is  an 
actor  of  excellent  abilities.  He  has 
been  born  and  brought  up  in  the  pro- 
fession, and,  although  still  a  young 
man,  is  most  intimate  with  stage 
ethics,  its  culture  and  history  of  its  ad- 
vancement. The  constant  changing 
and  passing  away  of  celebrated  favor- 
ites gave  occasion  for  some  recollec- 
tions a  few  days  since  of  some  of  the 
stars  of  long  ago. 

"The  star  actors  of  twenty  years 
ago,"  he  said,  "like  their  sisters  of  the 
profession,  have  largely  left  the  scene 
of  their  fame,  the  names  of 
many  of  them  being  now  enrolled 
among  the  illustrious  dead.  All  of 
them  in  turn  have  visited  the  West, 
each  one  the  favorite  of  the  hour 
among   the    theatre-goers.  Booth, 


April  28,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


3 


McCullougb,  Lawrence  Barrett,  the 
elder  Sothern  in  the  inimitable  char- 
acter of  Lord  Dundreary,  which  he 
actually  created  out  of  what  was  orig- 
inally a  minor  character  in  Our  Ameri- 
can Cousin.  Thomas  A.  Keene  and  a 
host  of  their  contemporaries  of  equal 
or  nearly  equal  renown  are  all  gone. 
And  none  of  their  contemporaries  still 
living  are  in  active  service,  having 
either  dropped  out  of  the  public  eye 
through  the  waning  popularity  which 
usually  overtakes  the  popular  actor  be- 
fore he  has  passed  far  beyond  the 
meridian  of  life,  or  else  are  living  in 
that  retirement  which  they  sought  after 
obtaining  a  competency  and  before 
losing  their  grip  upon  the  profession. 
These  days  a  new  class  of  men  are  in 
possession  of  the  coveted  starships  of 
the  stage.  George  Rignold  was  the 
Adonis  of  the  stage  during  his  day. 
He  was  believed  to  be  the  handsomest 
man  in  the  profession.  He  had  more 
women  admirers  at  his  shrine  than 
Edwin  Booth  had  in  his  prime.  Frank 
Mayo  starred  in  Davy  Crockett  and  in 
the  Streets  of  New  York.  He  after- 
ward lost  popularity  and  for  years  was 
considered  a  back  number.  The  crea- 
tion by  him  of  the  character  of  Pudd'n- 
head  Wilson  restored  him  suddenly  to 
popularity — one  of  those  marvelous 
changes  in  the  taste  of  playgoers  that 
seldom  happen,  and  is  very  freaky  at 
best,  for  a  discarded  idol  of  the  stage 
is  usually  a  broken  image  for  the  rest 
of  life.  Poor  Mayo  was  well  on  the 
way  of  repairing  his  broken  fortunes 
with  Pudd'nhead  Wilson,  which  he 
made  into  a  great  character,  when 
death  suddenly  overtook  him.  In  the 
old  days  the  California  Stock  Company 
at  San  Francisco  was  a  mighty  big 
affair.  McCullough,  Barrett,  Hill, 
Harry  Edwards  and  Stephen  Leach 
were  some  of  the  prominent  names  on 
those  old-time  programs.  J.  C.  Wil- 
liamson was  a  comedian  who  enjoyed 
much  local  popularity  there.  William- 
son and  his  wife,  who  also  was  a 
favorite,  subsequently  went  to  Aus- 
tralia, however,  over  twenty  years  ago, 
and  there  became  fixtures  in  Austra- 
lian theatrical  life.  Theodore  Wachtel 
was  one  of  the  popular  tenors  of  his 
time,  and  Charles  Wheatley,  Pope  and 
Barry  Sullivan  were  other  actors  of 
prominence  then  whose  names  are  sel- 
dom mentioned  now.  The  only  one 
of  the  real  old-timers  left  among  us 
now  is  Joseph  Jefferson." 


*       PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  #  « 


CHARLES  and  KITTIE 


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LOUISE  ROYCE 

Prima  Donna,  Grand  Opera  House 

FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

Juvenile— Neill  Co. 


GEORGE  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

C.  ROY  FLEMING 

Thompson  Stock  Co. 


A    $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hau.ett's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


REFINED    VOCHL  DUO 


Flora 


Hastings  Sz  Hall  Frances 

Introducing  Repetoire — Strictly  Up-to-Date 

Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.   Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  S01.E  AGENT 


ATLANTIS 

The  World's  greatest 
Serpentine  Dancer, 
Revolving  Globe 
Artist. 

Western  Amusement  Exchange 

Sole  Arc  tit 


LAURA  CREWS 

INOKNUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


NOAH  BRANDT 

Musical  Director,  Columbia  Theatre 


DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd 

Contralto.    Grand  Opera  House 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

Frank  Denithorne 

Alcazar  Stock  Company,  San  Francisco. 

IDA  HAWLEY 

Prima  Donna,         Grand  Opera  House 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 


Leading  Woman 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

EDWARD  B.  LADA 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

EDITH  CRASKE 

Premier  Danseuse 

Grand  Opera  House. 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 


Lillian  WALTHLR  &  FORREST  haine 

THE  INIMITABLE  DUETTISTS 

Opmtle  JtiSiliiiSingor:- -Bip-rteinccaplri  with  htut  i:ggi 

""»»'"   «DO»c»«    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 

KATE  ROCKWELL 

SOUBRETTE  and  JUVENILE 

Savoy  Theatre,  Victoria,  B.  C. 

LOLITA  MATHER 

SOPRANO  BALLADIST 

ADDRESS  CALIFORNIA  SONS  BIRD 

DRAMATIC  REVIEW 

FOOT  JUGGLER  and  EQUILIBRIST 

 The  CHUTES  

LILLIAN  BARONESS  VON  TILSE 

PHENOMENAL  CONTRALTO.  ELABORATE 
J_     Wardrobe.   Operatic  and  Descriptive  Balladist. 

"THE  ONLY  " 

C  j±  M  E  I 

Spanish  Dancer,  Olympia  Theatre 

Pearl-DE  ME1R  SISTERS-May 
OLYMPIA 

Baby  Ruth  Roland 

Orpheuui  Circuit. 

MARIE  D.  WOOD 

The  California  Nightingale 


Miss  Anna  Lichter  W°' 


TIVOLI OPERA  HOUSE 


ELLA  BURT 

LD'S  CHAMPION  CYCLIST  A 
Diver.    Now  playing  The  Chutes 


EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 


PAUL    ZjJL  CROIX 

Original  Novelty  Juggler 


VIOLA  ALBERTI      MLLE  ESTELLA 

French  Chanteuse 


Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Macdonough  Stock  Co.,  Oakland,  Cal. 


MARIAN  BLAKE 

Singing  Wonder  and  Descriptive  Baritone 


CLARENCE  CHASE     ST.  GERMAIN  COLLEGE  OF  PALMISTRY 

Frawley  Company  MME.  NEERGAARD,  President 

Reading  from  i  to  8:80  p.m.    By  mail,  $1  Engage- 
|    ments  made  for  parties,  teas,  etc.   616  Geary  St. 

H.  JEROME  FOSSELLI 

SCIENTIFIC  PALMIST.  Phone  Black  581.  617 
kJJ  Mason  Street,  near  Sutler.  Hours  9  a.  m., 
8  v.  M. 

MRS.  M.  BIED 

Medium  and  Spiritualist  Advice 

Day  and  Evening  Prophecy  a  Specialty,  5"Jc  and  fl. 
242  Taylor  Street. 


Landers  Stevens 

PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWKY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 


Harry  Marshall 

Scenic  Artist 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  I'll  IS  OFFICE 


OKO.       WKIWTKR        MRS.  J.  J.  WHITNEY 


+    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  + 

Sydney  Plhtt 

JUVENILES 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


April  28,  1900 


(Sixteen  Pages) 

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theatrical  paper  in  the  United  States  outside  of  New 
York. 


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Hekk  is  another  unknown  husband 
of  a  well-known  wife.  Fred.  Titus, 
husband  of  Kdna  May,  the  most  ex- 
tensively advertised  chorus  girl  in  the 
history  of  the  stage,  has  applied  for 
appointment  on  the  bicycle  corps  of 
the  New  York  police. 

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The  Spiritual  Temple  in  Boston 
went  in  for  dramatics  last  week  and 
performed  a  play  called  Retribution. 
The  first  act  showed  the  leading 
woman  upon  a  Southern  plantation  be- 
fore the  war  and  she  reappeared  in  the 
second  as  a  spirit.  Here's  novelty  for 
you. 

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London  is  becoming  a  great  field 
for  the  American  stage  folk.  On  the 
St.  Paul  when  it  sailed  over  a  week 
ago  there  were  over  100  theatrical  peo- 
ple. Many  of  them  were  managers  in 
search  of  material,  others  were  players 
off  on  a  vacation,  and  still  others  were 
those  who  go  to  appear  on  the  London 
stage. 

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It  is  apparent  in  the  belated  critiques 
that  are  now  reaching  this  country  that 
Sara  Bernhardt' s  critical  countrymen 
do  not  exactly  coincide  with  the  first 
cable  reports  that  were  sent  out  con- 
cerning her  new  play  by  Edward  Ros- 
tand, L'Aiglon.  The  best  critics  say 
that  while  the  exuberant  first-night 
audience  waxed  enthusiastic  over  it, 
the  play  has  not  the  elements  to  please 
the  playgoers.  The  plot  is  but  poorly 
defined,  they  assert,  and  the  last  three 
acts  are  markedly  tedious.  Not  even 
the  genius  of  Bernhardt,  they  say,  was 


compensation.  The  fault  is  not  en- 
tirely with  the  play,  it  would  seem. 
A  prominent  critic  says  that  Bern- 
hardt's  constitution  is  beginning  to 
show  the  mark  of  age.  The  writer 
also  doubts  if  an  actress  of  genius,  ap- 
proaching her  sixtieth  birthday,  can 
satisfactorily  portray  youthful  roles. 

It  is  quite  a  common  human  weak- 
ness to  venture  on  prophecy  where 
there  is  little  or  no  knowledge,  and 
we  all  remember  some  time  ago  how 
it  was  freely  predicted  by  many 
knowing  ones  that  within  three  years 
there  would  not  be  three  places  in  this 
country  devoted  to  the  stock  company 
idea.  It  is  hardly  necessary  to  say 
that  this  prophecy  has  not  been  ful- 
filled. On  the  contrary,  there  are  now 
half  a  dozen  stock  companies  where 
at  that  time  there  was  but  one.  In 
fact,  there  are  scores  of  cities  in  which 
stock  companies  are  now  successfully 
operating,  and  these  are  towns  which 
have  for  a  number  of  years  been 
regarded  as  poor  stands.  The  growth 
of  the  idea  has  been  a  potent  factor  in 
the  general  theatrical  prosperity,  for  it 
has  induced  many  new  people  to  be- 
come regular  theatrical  attendants 
now  that  they  can  see  so  much  for  so 
little  money.  The  growth  of  theatre- 
going  is  so  marked  that  the  increase 
of  theatres  the  country  over  is  some- 
thing startling.  Recently  in  one 
week  we  noted  that  eleven  new 
houses  to  be  devoted  to  dramatic 
entertainment  were  going  up  in  vari- 
ous parts  of  the  Union.  Plainly,  the 
national  impression  is  that  plenty  of 
work  and  no  play  might  tend  to  make 
Uncle  Sam's  offspring  dull  boys. 

Wright  Huntington  will  re-enter 
vaudeville  May  12th,  having  signed 
with  Hyde's  Comedians  for  thirty 
straight  weeks.  Mr.  Huntington's 
last  matinee  performance  in  the  Wood- 
ward Stock,  Kansas,  City  week  before 
last,  was  marked  by  a  novel  and  interest- 
ing occurrence.  The  matinee  girls 
were  there  in  force  and  they  called  him 
before  the  curtain  for  a  speech,  pre- 
senting him  at  the  same  time  with  a 
beautiful  sofa  pillow,  on  one  side  the 
design  of  a  bicycle  wheel  worked  in 
silk  and  between  the  spokes  the  cards 
of  sixty-three  girls  written  and  worked 
in  colored  silks  by  themselves.  On 
the  other  side  was  written  and  worked 
in  silk,  "To  Wright  Huntington,  Our 
Favorite.  From  the  Matinee  Girls  of 
Kansas  City. " 

The  new  song  by  James  Hamilton 
Howe  and  S.  Homer  Henley,  entitled, 
A  Song  of  War,  is  now  off  the  press, 
and  will  be  put  on  the  market  about 
May  1.  It  is  a  song  of  such  fire  and 
dash  that  it  is  sure  of  a  rousing  encore 
on  any  program,  and  is  bound  to  have 
a  great  run. 

Georgie  Cooper  has  rejoined 
Harry  Corson  Clarke.  Fred  Cooper 
is  visiting  in  Portland. 


Dreams  of  Midsummer 
Beauty — May  Styles 


Light  and  Airy 

Millinery  for 

the  Warm  Weather 


Many  New  Styles 
that  make  up  a 
grand  collection 
of  matchless  millinery 
elegance 


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PASSING  INTEREST 


Fred  Kavanaugh  of  the  Tivoli  has 
written  a  strong  drama  that  is  now 
being  considered  by  Wilton  Laekaye. 

Albert  J.  Watson,  who  has  been 
one  of  the  Shaw  Company's  successful 
comedians  the  past  season,  is  in  town. 

Lansing  Rowan,  will  be  a  member 
of  Dunn  &  Ryley's  force  at  the  Cali- 
fornia this  summer. 

Ernest  Hastings  has  received  a 
very  generous  offer  to  take  the  title 
role  in  Ben  Hur  at  the  conclusion  of 
his  Alcazar  engagement. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sam  Shaw  left  for 
the  East  Thursday  evening.  They 
will  be  away  from  the  Coast  two 
months. 

Tyrone  Power,  and  Edith  Crane, 
former  Frawley  favorites,  are  playing 
with  J.  C.  Williamson's  Company  in 
Sydney,  in  Trilby  and  Henry  V. 

George  Sidney's  Hebrewisms  are 
received  with  rounds  of  laughter  in 
the  Ward  and  Vokes  production  of  the 
Floor  Walkers  at  the  Columbia. 

Dr.  H.  H.  James  and  B.  W.  Cope- 
land,  who  have  been  with  Harry  Cor- 
sonClarke'sCompany.as  advance  agent 
and  manager,  go  to  Nome  in  May. 

Arthur  Wooley,  Wm.  Wolff, 
Thomas  Persse  and  Hattie  Bell  L,add 
are  receiving  some  very  pleasant 
notices  from  the  Los  Angeles  press. 

Leonard  Grover,  Jr.,  and  May 
Noble,  who  used  to  run  the  Alcazar 
before  the  present  successful  managers, 
are  members  of  Denman  Thompson's 
Our  Minister  Co. 

Carroll  Johnson,  Bobby  Gaylor, 
The  Empire  Quartet  and  Si  Stebbins 
were  among  the  professional  talent 
that  assisted  at  the  Stanford  Parlor, 
N.  S.  G.  W.,  Jinks  last  week. 

Ada  Rehan  has  taken  to  literature. 
She  has  written  an  introduction  to  a 
new  edition  of  The  Taming  of  the 
Shrew,  issued  by  Doubleday,  Page  & 
Co. 

George  Broadhurst  put  the  fin- 
ishing touches  to  his  new  farce  last 
Tuesday.  He  is  well  pleased  with  it, 
and  thinks  it  is  better  than  anything 
he  has  written. 

Ed  Gifford,  the  handsome  and 
affable  guardian  of  the  California 
Theatre  door,  is  on  duty  again,  after  a 
couple  of  weeks  of  fishing  and  pleasant 
idling  on  the  Russian  River. 

Frank  Lamb,  who  was  here  last 
season  with  Henry  Miller's  company, 
comes  with  John  Drew's  production  of 


The  Tyranny  of  Tears.  Another  very 
clever  actor,  Harry  Harwood,  is  also 
with  the  piece. 

It  is  said  that  Yvette  Guilbert,  the 
famous  French  singer,  will  never  again 
be  seen  upon  the  stage.  She  has 
been  the  victim  of  a  succession  of 
serious  diseases,  and  it  is  rumored  that 
she  cannot  recover. 

J.  Duke  Murray  got  in  from  Butte 
Monday,  where  he  left  Paderewski, 
after  having  successfully  piloted  him 
so  far.  Mrs.  Murray  (Mary  Daven- 
port) is  quite  ill, suffering  from  a  severe 
recurrent  attack  of  the  grippe. 

W.  A.  Brady,  magnate  of  theatri- 
cals and  sports,  is  to  go  into  politics. 
It  is  said  that  his  friends  in  Tammany 
will  have  him  nominated  for  the  New 
York  State  Senate  as  representative 
from  the  Fifteenth  district. 

Alice  Nielsen  is  planning  to  spend 
her  summer  in  California,  under  the 
shadows  of  Mt.  Shasta,  where  she  has 
acquired  a  ranch  and  is  now  having 
built  a  roomy  and  commodious  bunga- 
low. Ida  Valerga,  the  old  operatic 
favorite,  will  be  Miss  Nielsen's  guest 
this  summer. 

At  a  little  supper  the  other  night 
in  New  York,  at  which  were  collected 
a  rare  assortment  of  celebrities,  actors, 
managers  and  men-about-town,  Ed- 
ouard  de  Rezke  got  away  from  his 
grand  opera  dignity  long  enough  to 
convulse  his  auditors  with  a  magnifi- 
cent rendition  of  My  Honolulu  Lady. 

Nance  O'  Neil  is  presenting  among 
other  plays  in  Australia,  Peg  Woffing- 
ton,  Macbeth  and  The  Jewess.  She  is 
proving  a  big  card  in  the  land  of  the 
kangaroo.  Clay  Clement  is  with  her 
company  and  is  playing  the  leading 
male  roles. 

With  Yale's  production  of  the  spec- 
tacle The  Evil  Eye,  comes  Miss  Lil- 
lian Wrenn,  who  was  specially  engaged 
for  GeorgeEdward's  English  company 
which  produced  In  Town.  MissWrenn 
is  described  as  a  very  handsome  woman 
and  possesses  a  soprano  voice  of  great 
compass. 

Frank  Cotter,  who  came  to  the 
coast  ahead  of  London  Life,  is  playing 
the  role  of  Tigelliniusin  Quo  Vadis  at 
the  Alcazar.  Mr.  Cotter  is  an  old- 
time  actor,  having  played  in  the 
Shakespearean  drama  with  all  the 
notables. 

Ida  Hawley,  prima  donna  of  the 
new  Morosco  Company,  has  been  al- 


most an  invalid  since  her  arrival,  hav- 
ing suffered  with  a  severe  throat 
affliction.  Having  recovered  in  a 
measure,  Miss  Hawley  has  been  tbis 
week  giving  theatre-goers  a  taste  of 
what  they  may  expect  when  she  has 
become  perfectly  acclimated. 

Frank  McVicars,  who  is  here 
with  the  Neill  Company,  is  a  well- 
known  English  actor  who  has  ap- 
peared in  quite  a  number  of  the 
Pinero  dramas  in  London.  Only 
recently  Mr.  McVicars  received  an 
offer  to  create  a  prominent  part  in  a 
new  Pinero  play  soon  to  be  brought 
out  in  London. 

Harry  P.  Cogill  and  May  Arlea 
who  have  just  concluded  a  successful 
engagement  at  the  Orpheum,  left  for 
Australia  on  the  last  steamer.  Mr. 
Cogill  is  a  native  of  San  Francisco, 
having  left  here  fifteen  years  ago  for 
the  Antipodes  with  Emerson's  Min- 
strels. He  will  return  next  year  with 
his  own  company.  His  visit  to  his 
old  home  at  this  time  was  to  renew 
old  acquaintances  and  to  see  his 
mother  who  resides  in  the  city. 

RETA  Villiers,  who  was  Fred- 
erick Warde's  leading  woman  three 
seasons  ago,  has  been  engaged  for  the 
same  line  of  business  with  the  Tomp- 
son  Stock  Co.  Of  her  work  this  week 
in  Michael  Strogoff,  in  Sacramento, 
the  Record  Union  says:  "Miss  Villiers 
made  her  first  appearance,  and  as 
Marfa  was  strongly  emotional,  tragic- 
ally vigorous,  and  in  the  softer  parts 
womanly,  tender  and  moving.  The 
new  leading  lady  of  the  company 
achieved  entire  success." 

Frank  Conant,  the  well-known 
theatrical  advance  agent,  who  was  out 
on  the  coast  with  Shore  Acres,  is  in 
Los  Angeles.  Mr.  Conant  has  suffered 
from  a  bronchial  trouble  for  years  and 
gets  back  to  the  coast  whenever  he 
can.  Frank  started  in  the  business  in 
Los  Angeles,  being  closely  associated 
with  Harry  Wyatt  in  the  early  thea- 
trical history  of  Los  Angeles.  Besides 
being  well  known  for  a  never  failing 
urbanity  and  most  enjoyable  person- 
ality, Frank  is  celebrated  as  the  origi- 
nal discoverer  of  the  wonders  and  de- 
lights of  Catalina. 

T.  Daniel  Frawley  ran  up  from 
Los  Angeles  last  Saturday  for  a  very 
brief  stay  to  attend  to  some  business. 
He  says  the  business  of  his  company 
has  been  immense  and  one  of  the  pur- 
poses of  his  visit  was  to  see  if  some 
arrangements  might  be  made  to  post- 
pone his  appearance  here  at  the  Alham- 
bra  on  the  20th,  as  he  would  like  to 
exttnd  his  Los  Angeles  engagement. 
Regarding  that,  we  quote  from  one  of 
our  Los  Angeles  exchanges:  ''The 
Frawley  Company  was  welcomed  with 
open  arms  on  its  return  to  this  city  last 
Sunday  night  and  the  Los  Angeles 
theatre  has  been  taxed  to  its  best 
capacity  every  evening  since.  The 
members  of  the  company  have  played 
in  this  city  so  often  that  a  personal 
interest  in  each  one  by  the  audience 
has  its  due  weight  in  attracting  the 
crowd." 


Ernest  Hastings 


Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 


MARY  SCOTT 


Leading  Woman 


Stockwell  Co 


MAY  BLAYNEY 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 


TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivoli 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,  Thompson  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters  and  Heavies 

AT  LIBERTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Reginald  Travers 

With  Frawley  Co. 

ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 


EDWIN  T.  EMERY 


Alcazar  Stock  Co 


Union  Male  Quartet 

For  engagements  (all  occasions)  City  or  [n- 
1  terior,  address,  Mr.  Chas.  Henlky,  Manager,  care 
I  Tress  Club,  S.  F. 

STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man — Dailey  Stock  Co. 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  99-1900 

FRANK  DE  CAMP 

Stage  Manager  and  Characters 

AT  LIBERTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 


C.  W.  PYNE 

Pianist  and  Instruction 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


April  28,  1900 


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The  Columbia 

\  \  7ard  and  Vokes,  as  the  Floor 
Walkers,  with  their  large  com- 
pany, presented  a  very  amusing  and 
lively  entertainment  at  the  Columbia 
this  week.  It  is  a  combination  of  a 
vaudeville  show  and  a  comic  opera. 
The  stage  effects  and  the  costumes 
were  strikingly  handsome.  A  great 
deal  of  merriment  is  created  by  the 
Dusty  Rhodes  and  Weary  Willie, 
characters  who  do  the  tramp  act  to 
perfection.  The  Hebrew  character  ot 
Isy  Mark  provokes  many  a  laugh,  and 
is  a  realistically  acted  hit  of  low 
comedy.  Margaret  Daly  Vokes  dis- 
plays much  talent  in  her  splendid 
character  work.  Lucy  Daly  is  very 
entertaining  and  a  lithe  and  graceful 
dancer.  Bertha  Hollenbeck,  Josephine 
Comstock,  Sadie  L-  Farley  and  Alice 
Merrill  Raymond,  composing  the  Chi- 
cago Ladies'  Quartet,  rendered  several 
selections  which  were  warmly  en- 
cored by  enthusiastic  audiences. 


The  California 

HPhe  Neills  have  been  giving  us 
1  Marguerite  Merrington's  little 
comedy,  Captain  Letterblair  this  week 
to  a  succession  of  well-filled  houses 
The  personality  of  the  company,  which 
was  made  most  pleasantly  manifest 
during  the  previous  two  weeks,  was 
evidently  the  reason  for  this  good 
attendance,  as  the  play,  while  agree- 
able and  pleasant,  is  not  in  any  way 
particularly  striking.  It  does,  though, 
give  an  opportunity  to  Miss  Chapman 
to  demonstrate  her  decided  ability  and 
for  Mr.  Neill  to  live  up  to  the  claim  of 
versatility  that  has  become  associated 
with  the  mention  of  his  name.  Mr. 
Neill  assumes  the  role  of  Captain 
Letterblair  Lytton,  of  the  Royal  Irish 
Fusiliers.  His  cheerful  and  kindly 
Irish  heart  goes  out  to  Fanny  Hadden, 
the  neice  of  Dean  Ambrose.  A  debt 
of  honor,  a  legacy  from  a  dead  father, 
cries  out  for  him  to  strip  himself  of  his 
possessions  to  satisfy  the  claim  and  in 
consequence  to  resign  his  commission, 
as  it  is  well-known  a  fine  broth  of  an 
Irish  lad  could  not  very  well  keep  his 
position  on  nothing.  It  is  also  well- 
known — in  plays,  principally — that  no 
spirited  young  fellow  in  his  position 
could  propose  to  a  rich  girl,  so  off  to 
the  war  he  goes  and  comes  back  with 
the  Victoria  Cross.  And  after  more 
or  less  circumlocution   he  ends  his 


miseries,  by  an  acknowledgement. 
In  the  meantime,  the  villian  appears — 
in  this  instance,  a  remarkably  life- 
like, plausible  villian,  who  talks 
and  acts  quite  as  we  would  expect 
a  real  soured,  disgruntled  villian 
of  a  suitor  to.  He  wears  an  auburn 
wig  and  as  several  enthusiastic 
femininities  were  heard  to  utter,  his 
villianly  was  done  so  smoothly  that  it 
was  hard  to  believe  he  was  a  villian. 
So  while  Benjamin  Howard  did  the 
character  very  well,  the  matinee  girls 
refuse  to  accept  him  in  such  roles. 
Miss  Chapman,  in  a  favorite  part, 
made  amost  charming  Fanny  Hadden, 
and  in  the  scene  in  the  Captain's  room, 
where  her  dress  becomes  caught  in  the 
door,  she  certainly  exhibited  much 
appreciation  of  the  possibilities  of  the 
situation,  and  made  a  decided  success 
of  the  scene,  being  most  artistically 
natural,  if  the  term  may  be  used. 
Mr.  Neill's  brogue  was  rich  and  facile, 
and  it  would  not  take  much  to  believe 
with  our  friends  in  Victoria,  who  will 
not  be  convinced  that  Neill  the  man,  is 
not  every  bit  as  Irish  as  Neill  the 
name.  Frank  MacVicars,  as  the  Dean, 
gave  a  most  agreeable  and  artistic  im- 
personation, and  Robert  Morris  was 
a  well-conceived,  well-executed  Mr. 
Seton,  the  lawyer.  John  W.  Burton 
handled  very  effectively  the  part  of 
Smithers,  the  cockney  law  clerk; 
Emmet  Shackelford  as  Jorkins;  George 
Bloomquest,  as  Pinckney;  Julia  Dean, 
as  Polly  Messiter,  and  Lillian  Andrews, 
as  Miss  Hyacinth  Messiter,  completed 
the  cast. 


Grand  Opera  House 

HTiie  second  week  of  Morosco's  new 
*  opera  company  has  clearly  dem- 
onstrated its  popularity,  for  the  attend- 
ance seems  to  be  on  the  increase. 
Taken  as  a  whole,  absolutely  no  fault 
can  be  found  with  it,  and  the  individ- 
ual singers  are  received  with  more 
enthusiasm  each  evening.  Especially 
has  this  been  the  case  with  Louise 
Royce,  Ida  Hawley,  Mabel  Russell  and 
Blanche  Chapman.  Miss  Hawley  is 
particularly  striking  as  Virginia  in  the 
Arabian  Girl  this  week  and  Miss 
Russell  and  Chris  Bruno  made  a  great 
hit  in  a  cake  walk  done  as  the  French 
dancers  would  do  it.  Mr.  Cashman 
and  Mr  Lyding  each  scored  a  success 
in  solo  parts.  But  the  chorus  and  the 
ballets  !  San  Francisco  has  never  seen 
anything  like  them.    They  are  simply 


"great,"  and  Stage  Director  Jones 
should  be  complimented  on  his  ability 
to  pick  and  judge  good  voices  and 
divinely  human  figures.  The  new 
company  should  last  a  year  without 
tiring,  and  we  believe  it  will.  The 
pieces  now  being  staged  at  the  Grand 
are  put  on  with  magnificence  and 
elaborateness  never  before  attempted. 


The  Alcazar 

Ouo  Vadis  is  running  the  fourth 
week  at  the  Alcazar  and  to  just 
as  good  audiences  as  the  first  week's 
performance  of  this  celebrated  play 
brought  out.  There  seems  to  be  no 
lessening  of  interest  in  this  excellent 
presentation  of  Miss  Gilder's  version, 
and  it  would  be  a  pity  to  withdraw  it 
while  at  the  height  of  its  interest  and 
attraction.  Seldom  has  any  stock  com- 
pany succeeded  in  putting  such  a  fin- 
ished performance,  in  every  detail,  be- 
fore the  public  here.  Hastings  as 
Petronius  gives  a  classical  rendition 
of  this  now  famous  character.  Edwin 
T.  Emery  is  an  ideal  Vinicius,  with 
all  the  fire  of  youth.  His  love-making 
has  an  ardor  that  to  some  may  seem 
excessive,  but  not  so.  Youth-tide 
recognizes  no  excess.  'Tis  full  of 
energy,  fire  and  ambition  and  his  hot 
pursuit  of  his  loved  one  against  heavy 
odds,  overcoming  every  obstacle  until 
victory  crowns  his  efforts,  marks  the 
centre  of  interest  of  this  great  play. 
Howard  Scott's  Chilo  is  really  creepy, 
and  its  climax  is  reached  with  that  per- 
fect repose  and  dignity  which  is  a 
characteristic  of  his  work.  Geo.  P. 
Webster,  as  Nero,  brings  out  with  a 
clean-cut  fidelity  the  innate  wicked- 
ness of  that  infamous  Emperor.  Irene 
Everett  is  a  beautiful  Poppaea  with 
classic  profile,  whose  stud y  is  a  delight. 
Marie  Howe  has  gowned  the  sweet 
Acte  with  a  perfect  correctness  of  cos- 
tume of  the  Augustian  period.  May 
Blayney  is  a  charming  Lygia,  the  de- 
voted Christian  girl  who  would  die  for 
her  religion.  Laura  Crews  as  Eunice  is 
a  lovely  picture  of  faithful  love 
to  her  great  lover,  Petronius.  And  so 
down  the  cast  do  each  do  unusual  jus- 
tice to  their  parts. 


The  moli 


Idol's  Eye,  in  a  race  for  a  long  time 
on  the  boards.  This  comic  opera  has 
brought  out  the  finer  qualities  of 
several  members  of  this  favorite  opera 
company.  Annie  Meyers  seems  to 
have  a  finish  and  better  form  of  per- 
formance than  we  have  ever  noticed  in 
her  acting.  Wm.  Schuster  is  certainly 
outdoing  himself  and  making  a  decided 
impression.  Ferris  Hartman  and  Alf. 
C.  Wheelan,  add  to  the  life  of 
the  show,  and  with  their  mother  wit 
and  quick  repartee  are  adding  much 
to  the  enjoyment  of  the  opera.  Tom 
Greene's  solo,  Work  Away  My  Boys, 
Work  Away,  is  given  with  spirit. 
His  sweet  tenor  is  always  a  pleasure. 
The  deep,  rich  tones  of  Frances 
Graham's  magnificent  contralto  fill 
one  with  joy  and  electrify  the  audience. 
Helen  Merrill,  is  a  vision  of  lovliness. 
Her  winning  presence  and  magnetic 
singing  of  In  Dreamland,  was  cer- 
tainly charmingand  is  adding  laurels  to 
her  reputation.  The  choruses  are 
excellent,  the  male  chorus  in  the 
closing  act  being  especially  well  done. 


The  Dewey  Theatre 

Cteven's  excellent  stock  company 
^  present  in  a  very  pleasing  manner 
this  week,  Archibald  Clavering  Gun- 
ter's  Mr.  Barnes  of  New  York  in  which 
Landers  Stevens  makes  a  hit  as  Mr. 
Barnes.  E.  J.  Holden  as  Tomasso 
Monaldi,  is  a  capital  old  Corsican, 
Wm.  Mack  a  good  lieutenant,  and 
Carl  Berch,  is  good  as  Count  Musso 
Danella.  F.  F.  O'Malley  is  capital  in 
the  double  character  of  a  French 
captain,  and  a  comical  old  man.  W. 
F.  Whipple  was  the  Unknown.  Wm. 
Mack  as  a  British  officer,  is  as  dash- 
ing an  officer  as  one  wants  to  see. 
Homer  Guilbault  is  a  typical  naval 
officer  in  the  character  of  the  French 
Ensign.  Miss  Fannie  Gillette  as 
Marina  Paoli.  is  strong  and  effective. 
Gracie  Plaisted  as  the  14  year  old 
Maud  Chartris,  is  taking,  and  the 
usual  favorite.  Maud  Miller,  as  Enid, 
does  some  very  enjoyable  acting. 


'"I"  he  Wizard  of  the  Nile  is  on  its 
'     second  week  at  the  Tivoli  and 
bids  fair  from  its  popularity  and  tune- 
fulness to  make  a  close  run  with  the 


During  the  Henry  Miller  season  at 
the  Columbia  Theatre  a  superb  pro- 
duction of  the  farcical  romance,  His 
Excellency,  the  Governor,  is  to  be 
staged  with  one  of  the  greatest  casts 
ever  accorded  a  play  in  San  Francisco. 
The  story  of  the  piece  is  laid  in  an 
island  of  the  Indian  Ocean  and  affords 
the  scenic  artist  vast  scope  for  effective 
stage  pictures,  both  exteriors  and  in- 
teriors. 


April  28,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


7 


The  Chutes 


The  Orpheum 

The  new  bill  presented  at  the  Or- 
pheum this  week  is  one  of  the 
strongest  we  have  seen  in  a  long  time, 
and  was  appreciated  by  the  large  aud- 
iences. There  were  four  new  numbers 
on  the  program  and  the  principal  at- 
tractions of  last  week  constituted  the 
entertainment.  Digby  Bell,  the  clever 
comedian,  comes  to  us  from  comic 
opera  and  is  a  strong  acquisition  to 
vaudeville.  If  Digby  Bell  had  not 
already  won  fame  as  a  comedian  he 
would  ultimately  make  for  himself  a 
name  in  his  present  undertaking.  His 
portrayal  of  the  Bowery  boy  at  a  base 
ball  game  made  a  special  hit.  Gussie 
Brosche  and  Frank  Rae  have  an  amus- 
ing sketch  entitled  Too  Much  Woman, 
introducing  some  interesting  comedy 
work  and  musical  selections.  Mildred 
Stoller  gave  the  program  variety  as 
an  attractive  comedienne,  while  Mile. 
Proto  dances  with  unusual  grace.  The 
holdovers  include  O.  A.  Duncan,  the 
clever  ventriloquist,  and  Bellman  and 
Moore.  Mile.  Marzella  and  her  cer- 
tainly marvelous  performance  with  her 
trained  birds  attracted  new  attention. 
This  act  is  surely  an  illustration  of  a 
woman's  patience.  Faulk  and  Lemon 
are  adepts  with  all  manner  of  musical 
instruments  and  quite  unusual  for  a 
theatre  in  this  town,  the  crowd  sat  to 
see  the  completion  of  the  last  act.  The 
Guitanos,  are  certainly  grotesque 
acrobats  and  pantomimists,  as  the  pro- 
gram implies.  San  Francisco  can  truly 
be  congratulated  that  it  is  on  the  Or- 
pheum circuit. 


The  Olympta 

The  Olympia  presents  a  very  good 
'  bill  this  week.  LaCiel  Mills,  the 
New  York  danseuse,  continues  her 
charming  performance.  The  Romalo 
Brothers  do  some  most  extraordinary 
head  to  head  balancing,  and  are  one  of 
the  great  attractions  here.  The  Black 
Bartons  are  as  ever  exceedingly  good, 
their  coon  town  melodies,  breakdowns 
and  hoe-downs  being  simply  great. 
Colored  comedians  with  such  talent  are 
always  enjoyable.  Gertie  Getchell, 
Thelma  Winfield,  Maude  Darrell, 
Hattie  Ward,  May  Nealson,  Sullivan 
and  Cummings  and  Mile.  Thelma  are 
still  with  us.  The  Hungarian  Orches- 
tra, under  the  leadership  of  Isidore 
Fenster,  give  some  fine  concert  music 
this  week.  The  Vienna  Citizen  Waltz 
[Ziehrer]  being  an  especially  good 
number,  is  with  several  others  heartily 
encored. 


"The  Chutes  present  an  excellent 
*  program  this  week.  There  are 
several  very  good  new  acts.  The 
Davenport  Sisters,  two  soubrettes  from 
the  East,  sing  some  of  the  very  latest 
coon  songs,  with  telling  emphasis. 
Evans  and  Maitland,  have  an  exceed- 
ingly funny  comedy  sketch,  full  of 
laughter-causings  which  keep  the 
house  in  a  continual  uproar.  Alice 
Raymond,  the  cornetist,  is  received 
with  great  favor.  Jones,  Davis  and 
Heard,  made  a  hit  with  their  new 
sketch.  The  Hewitts,  Muller  and 
Ward,  and  Edward  Adams  fill  out  a 
fine  program.  The  new  moving 
pictures  are  excellent.  Ella  Burt  still 
shoots  the  chutes  on  her  bicycle. 
Thursday's  amateur  program  filled 
the  house  with  roars  of  laughter. 


The  Oberon 

""The  American  Ladies'  Orchestra  is 
'  doing  itself  proud  this  week.  Mr. 
Louis  N.  Ritzau,  the  able  conductor, 
is  giving  us  some  fine  selections,  and 
sees  that  they  are  well  performed. 
Minkowski's  Concert  Waltzes,  The 
Smugglers  of  Bayadez,  are  given  with 
a  swing  and  a  rythm  that  is  con- 
tagious and  bring  down  the  house 
with  rapturous  applause.  Miss  Jennie 
Nicholson's  songs  are  greeted  with 
calls  for  encores.  Mr.  Edward  Deni- 
son  has  an  excellent  baritone  voice, 
and  his  descriptive  songs  scored  an 
immediate  success.  Mr.  Hoerst,  the 
cornet  soloist,  has  his  instrument  un- 
der perfect  management.  Mile.  At- 
lantis dances  upon  a  revolving  globe 
as  easily  as  most  dancers  upon  the 
floor.  Thestereopticon  effects  thrown 
upon  her  are  beautiful  and  interesting. 


Subcribe  for  the   Dramatic  Review. 


Fischer  s  Concert  House 

"U/HATa  darling,  dear  place,"  I 
heard  a  sweet  voice  say  at 
Fischer's  as  the  young  bud  gazed  for 
the  first  time  upon  the  beautiful  daint- 
iness of  this  enticing  place — and  it  is  a 
delight  to  the  eye  as  well  to  the  ear. 
The  glorious  strains  of  Hinrichs  fine 
orchestra  come  to  you  as  you  sit  in 
the  gallery  with  half-closed  eyes, 
dreamily  wondering,  Are  you  in  Para- 
dise ?  Schubert's  Serenade,  as  played 
by  August  Hinrichs,  takes  you  out  of 
a  hum-drum  world  into  a  haven — I 
had  almost  said  a  heaven  of  rest,  and 
life  once  more  seems  almost  worth  liv- 
ing. Miss  Lillian  Sherwood  sings 
Always,  with  great  sweetness,  Miss 
Sylvia  Puereri  her  classic  songs  with 
power  and  grace.  The  second  act  of 
La  Traviata  is  given  by  Signorina  Pol- 
lettini  and  Barducci  and  Signors  Bad- 
aracco  and  Vargas  with  telling  effect, 
flowers  and  applause  testifying  to  the 
excellence  of  the  performance. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


April  28,  1900 


"asfepn  Hoi n  as 


Correspondence  and 
Comments 


-est 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  April  22. — Joseph  Jefferson's 
Rip  Van  Winkle  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  Thea- 
tre last  week  was  as  thirsty  and  as  thriftless 
as  at  any  time  in  the  course  of  his  thirty- 
nine  years'  portrayal  of  that  Catskills  scala- 
wag. Whatever  changes  there  were  in  Mr. 
Jefferson's  performance  were  not  noticeable 
to  persons  who  are  familiar  with  his  unique 
work.  Mr.  Jefferson  still  gave  to  the  lazy 
drunkard  a  charm  and  good  humor  which 
Washington  Irving  did  not.  The  actor 
caused  the  customary  laughter  and  applause 
and  when  that  is  said  about  a  man  who  can 
give  the  members  of  the  Hundred  Year 
Club  cards  and  spades  on  longevity  and  then 
beat  them  out,  it  is  saying  about  as  much  as 
even  his  most  ardent  admirer  could  desire. 


Wheels  Within  Wheels  was  put  on  at 
Daly's  last  week  after  Daniel  Frohman  had 
done  a  little  censorship  on  his  own  hook  in 
the  case  of  the  character  of  Jim  Blagden,  a 
degenerate  who  when  at  the  Madison  Square 
last  was  a  fellow  who  was  no  sooner  off  with 
one  liason  than  he  was  on  with  a  new  one. 
Mr.  Frohman  has  expurgated  Jim  Blagden 
to  such  an  extent  that  he  has  more  respect- 
able weddings  and  less  liasons  than  before, 
and  the  result  is  that  Wheels  Within  Wheels 
is  not  likely  to  offend  the  Daly  clientele. 
Morton  Selton  played  the  part  f.  rmerly 
played  by  Robert  Milliard;  Hilda  Spong  is 
the  same  breezy  widow  she  was  in  the  former 
production;  and  John  Mason  repeats  himself 
as  the  staunch  bachelor. 


Sada  Yacco  was  the  Japanese  Sapho  at  the 
Bijou  last  week  at  the  matinee  perform- 
ances, while  Tim  Murphy  in  The  Carpet- 
bagger played  only  at  night.  The  Japanese 
version  of  Sapho  was  of  course  almost  unin- 
telligible to  the  average  spectator  and  to 
that  extent  it  would  not  have  been  subject 
to  censorship.  But  the  Japanese  version 
was  comic  even  in  places  where  it  was  in- 
tended that  it  should  be  most  serious. 


The  patrons  of  the  Coniique  (Sam  T. 
Jack's  old  theatre)  got  a  gold  brick  last 
week.  They  went  to  see  Sapho  carried  one 
step  further  than  Hamilton  Revelle  carried 
Miss  Nethersole  — which  was  to  the  top  of 
the  stairs  before  the  curtain  descended.  But 
at  the  Comique  the  version  carried  Sapho 
into  Sapho's  room.  There  the  woman 
ordered  a  supper,  and  what  followed  might 
have  been  told  to  the  Sunday-school.  Jean 
sitting  in  a  chair  dozed  off  to  sleep,  and 
Sapho,  still  in  her  ball-room  costume,  threw 
herself  on  her  bed  and  was  soon  asleep. 
Then  the  person  who  had  gone  to  see  Sapho 
blacker  than  she  was  painted  felt  that  they 
had  been  taken  in. 

* 

»  * 

The  Passion  Play  was  to  have  been  pro- 
duced Holy  Week  at  the  Italian  Theatre, 
but  the  police  would  not  permit  it,  although 
they  permit  the  Salvation  Army  to  show 
biograph  pictures  of  the  Passion  Play  upon 
a  screen  in  the  barracks     In  New  York  you 


see  we  are  not  loo  good  and  not  too  bad. 
We  won't  let  anybody  play  Jesus  Christ  un- 
der any  circumstances,  and  we  won't  let 
anybody  play  the  devil  uniil  after  he  squares 
it  with  the  police. 

» 

The  final  performance  of  the  twice  ex- 
tended supplemental  season  of  the  Grau 
Grand  Opera  Company  was  given  last 
Thursday  night  after  a  "positively  last 
farewell"  performance  had  been  given  the 
previous  Saturday.  But  as  what  remains  of 
the  company  is  to  go  touring  in  this  coun- 
try a  little  while  longer  before  returning  to 
Europe  it  would  not  surprise  us  to  have  one 
more  positively  last  farewell  week  of  the 
Grau  string  of  singers  before  they  all  sail. 
Mr.  Grau  says  he  will  take  a  company  to 
San  Francisco  next  year.  I  hope  if  he  does 
he  will  carry  along  a  good  supply  of  tenors, 
for  the  excuses  he  had  this  year  for  Jean 
De  Reszke  and  Tomagno  were  anything  but 
plausible.  Rob  Roy. 

CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 

ST.  John,  N.  B.,  April  17. — After  an  ab- 
sence of  three  weeks  the  Valentine  Stock 
Company  returned  to  the  Opera  House  last 
evening  and  were  greeted  with  a  very  large 
house.  The  play  was  Boucicault's  The  Jilt, 
and  the  performance, barring  a  slight  draggi- 
ness  at  the  outset,  went  with  smoothness. 
The  bill  for  the  latter  half  of  the  week  is 
Bulwer  Lytton's  Richelieu,  with  Ed.  R. 
Mawson  in  the  title  role.  On  Saturday 
evening,  to  mark  the  one  hundredth  per- 
formance here  by  the  Valentine  players,  an 
excellent  ensemble  photo,  autographed,  is 
to  be  presented  to  all  patrons  of  the  reserved 
sections  of  the  house. 

Peachey  Carnehan. 


UTAH 

Special  Correspondence. 
Ogden,  Utah,  April  21.— Events,  theatri- 
cally,  have  been  rather  slow  here  during  the 
last  month.  We  have  a  version  of  Quo 
Vadis  presented  to-night.  John  S.  Lindsay, 
Utah's  veteran  actor,  has  undertaken  the 
part  of  Chilo,  and  will  go  with  the  troupe  on 
its  northern  trip.  Mr.  Lindsay  was  the  head 
of  a  company  of  his  own,  playing  classical 
pieces,  when  most  of  the  troupe  were  taken 
with  small-pox  and  the  company  broke  up. 
We  have  nothing  more  billed  up  at  present. 

R.  M. Brekden. 


NORTH  DAKOTA 

Special  Correspondence. 
Fargo,  April  21.— In  Darkest  Russia, 
played  to  a  small  audience  April  16.  The 
company  was  good,  and  was  well  liked. 
The  Devil's  Auction  which  was  to  have  been 
here  April  19,  cancelled  the  date.  The 
Chi  mesof  Normandy,  April  21  and  22,  given 
for  ch  irity  by  local  talent,  was  a  decided 
success  in  every  way. 

C. 


Ecze  ma  Positively"  Cured 

Cr  no  charge.  Consultation  and  one  treat- 
ment free.  Prof.  R.  K.  Shipley,  specialist 
skin  diseases  and  tape  worms.  1206  Market 
street,  opposite  Sixth. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Sai,T  Lake  City,  April  22. — Paderewski 
appeared  at  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre  last  even- 
ing, playing  to  about  a  $1500  house. 

One  of  the  most  enjoyable  entertainments 
of  the  season  was  given  on  the  18th  by  St. 
Mark's  Guild  at  the  Theatre.  The  program 
consisted  of  Gibson  pictures  and  vaudeville 
specialties.  Society  was  out  in  force  and 
the  theatre  was  packed. 

Quo  Vadis,  last  week's  bill  at  the  Grand, 
drew  heavily  every  performance.  Harry 
Corson  Clarke  comes  to  the  Grand  26-28, 
presenting  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

J.  K.  Hardy. 

MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence 

Butte,  Montana,  April  23.— The  Grand 
Opera  House,  G.  O.  McFarland,  Manager. — 
But  few  attractions  have  appeared  at  the 
Grand  for  the  past  two  weeks.  Hurr  Mcin- 
tosh in  Puddn'head  Wilson  is  booked  at  the 
Grand  for  four  nights  beginning  April  27th. 

Willie  Collier.in  hisnew  play .Mr.Smooth, 
will  appear  at  the  Grand  April  30th. 

Sapho  at  the  Family  continues  to  draw 
the  people.  It  has  now  been  on  two  weeks 
and  good  houses  have  been  the  rule  all  week. 

L.  Maclay  Rank. 


On  the  %oad 

Barlow's  Minstrels 
Portland,  April  22,  week;  Astoria,  30. 

Girl  from  Chili 
San  Diego,  26. 

Evil  Eye  Company 

(Chas.  H.  Yale,  Mgr.) — San  Francisco, 
May  7,  two  weeks. 

Have  You  Seen  Smith  ? 

Seattle,  April  22-2S;  Ellensburg,  30;  North 
Yakima,  May  1;  Spokane,  2;  Wallace,  3; 
Missoula,  4. 

Willie  Collier 

Wallace,  28;  Butte,  3Q-May  1-2;  Helena, 
3;  Fargo,  5. 

Lowe's  Madison  Square  Co. 
Auburn  23,  week. 

Suwanee  River  Co. 
Tacoma,  27-28;  Seattle,  29-May  5. 

Pudd'nhead  Wilson 
Fargo,  May  7. 

Frawley  Company 
L03  Angeles,  April  8,  six  weeks. 

Morosco  Opera  Company 
Los  Angeles,  April  8,  indefinitely. 

Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company 
Vancouver,  23-29;  New  Westminster,  30; 
Nanai  mo,  May  1;  Victoria,  2-5;  Seattle,  6-13; 
Walla  Walla,  17;  Spokane,  18-19. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 
Salt     Lake     City,     26-27-28;  Aspen, 
30;  Leadville,   May  1;  Cripple  Creek,  2; 
Victor,  3;  Pueblo,  4;  Colo.  Springs,  5;  Den- 
ver, 6,  week. 


Dailey  Stock  Company 

Grass  Valley,  23,  week.  Reno,  April  30- 
May  6;  Virginia,  7-13;  Carson,  14-20;  Au- 
burn, 21-27. 

Jessie  Shirley  Company 

(Harry  W.  Smith,  Mgr.)— Salinas  30-May 
6;  Watsonville,  7-13;  San  Jose,  14-20;  Santa 
Cruz,  21-27. 

West's  Minstrel  Jubilee 

S.  B.  Ricaby, General  Manager. — Portland, 
27-28;  Victoria,  30;  Vancouver,  May  1; 
Seattle,  2-3:  Tacoma,  5;  Spokane,  7-8; 
Anaconda,  10;  Butte,  11-12:  Helena,  14.' 
Billings,  15;  Fargo,  17;  Grand  Forks,  18; 
Winnipeg,  19;  Duluth,  21;  Calumet,  23; 
Marquette,  24;  Sault  Ste.  Marie,  25,  close. 

Imperial  Stock  Company 

(Ford  H.  Keith,  Mgr.)— Auburn  30,  week; 
Nevada  City,  May  6,  week;  Reno,  13,  week; 
Virginia  City,  20,  week;  Carson  City,  27, 
week. 


Fiend  Ruins  c/Jctressesr 
Goivns 

In  Chicago  last  week  Kathryn 
Osterman,  Ethel  Levy,  Dorothy  Drew 
and  Mrs.  Harry  Watson  had  four 
expensive  gowns  ruined  by  some  per- 
son throwing  sulphuric  acid  on  them. 
Until  last  Saturday  the  experience  of 
each  was  unknown  to  the  other,  but  it 
appears  the  work  was  all  done  on  the 
same  day.  In  every  instance  the  acid 
was  thrown  on  the  gowns  in  sufficient 
quantities  to  cover  the  entire  back  and 
penetrate  to  the  clothing  beneath.  It 
left  a  multitude  of  holes  in  the  over- 
skirt  and  petticoats.  The  actresses 
agree  that  the  acid  must  have  been 
th  rown  on  Tuesday,  probably,  while 
they  were  shopping  in  State  street. 


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WALL-  ST. 

BY 

D-  T.  CALLAHAN,  M  .  D . 

Author  of  "Anne  Boleyn,"  "Robespierre,"  "Ordeal  of 
Tw  .  Sis  ers,"  ttc. 

PRESS  NOTICES 

The  d  aloguesand  situations  are  more  than  intelligently 
conceived.  Furthermore  the  story  is  not  at  all  involved, 
but  proceeds  sm  iothly,each  link  in  the  chain  of  climaxes 
being  carefully  forged.  In  the  aggregate,  the  production 
reflects  m  ch  skill  and  credit  upon  the  pen  of  the  author 
of  -vnne  Bol  yn  — Nashville  Democrat. 

Dr.  Caiiahan  is  a  playwright  <,f  experience.  He  has 
learned  the  art  of  dramatic  con-truction  a  d  this  pi  >y  Is 
cleverly  arranged  as  to  stage  eff  ,ct  —  Charleston  (S.  C) 
paper. 

Wall  St  is  a  good  acting  play  and  will  soon  be  staged. 
—Sleph-  n  tiske  in  A.  V .-Spirit  0/ the  t  imet. 

The  scene  in  the  fourth  act  between  Mrrribond  and  his 
enemies  is  drawn  with  the  masterhand  of  a  H. garth.— 
New  Y01  i  Critique. 

The  play  abound  in  vivid  touches.  The  character 
Allan  is  an  especially  pleasing  one. — Denver  paper. 

The  reider  of  this  fine  woi  k  can  scarcely  fail  to  carry 
conviction  that  und^r  •  ur  present  administration  the 
country  s  drifting  into  an  oligarchy,  c  niroll  d  by  a  few 
plutocra  s.and  that  unless  a  change  tak.-s  lace  in  politics, 
the  liberties  of  th  Americjn  p  ople  will  soon  be  bartered 
VMzy.—Alexandrr  Del  Mar  in  National  WaUhman. 

PR'C  ,   SO  CENTS 

CAHBBIDQE  ENCYCLOPEDIA  CO.,   62  Scale  St..  NEW  70BI 


April  28,  1900 


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Julia  Arthur  s  Generosity 

Should  Julia  Arthur  never  again 
appear  upon  the  stage  the  theatre- 
goers will  entertain  a  pleasant  mem- 
ory of  a  beautiful  woman  who  made 
her  utmost  effort  for  real  dramatic  art, 
and  those  who  were  professionally 
associated  with  her  will  hold  in  high 
esteem  a  star  who  endeavored  to  make 
that  association  enjoyable.  None  of 
the  players  of  Miss  Arthur's  company 
suffered  because  of  the  early  closing  of 
her  season.  All  were  given  their 
salaries  in  full  to  the  end  of  the  sea- 
son, and  nearly  all  found  the  sum 
materially  larger  than  the  amount  to 
which  their  contracts  entitled  them. 
John  Major,  her  manager,  was  espe- 
cially remembered.  He  was  recently 
the  recipient  of  a  check  for  $1,000 
drawn  upon  the  Shawmut  National 
Bank  of  Boston,  and  signed  by  Julia 
Arthur  Cheney.  Julia  Arthur's  mar- 
riage to  a  millionaire  has  evidently 
not  turned  her  head  nor  lessened  her 
generous  disposition.  It  was  such 
deeds  as  this  that  make  actors  and 
actresses  speak  with  the  reverence  of 
love  when  they  talk  of  Fanny  Daven- 
port, who  was  also  considered  one 
of  the  most  thoughtful  stars  where  her 
company  was  concerned. 


Gladys  Wallis  a  Mother 

A  dispatch  from  Chicago  announces 
the  birth  of  a  son  to  Mrs.  Samuel  In- 
sull.  Mrs.  Insull  is  remembered  by 
San  Francisco  theatre-goers  as  pretty 
Gladys  Wallis,  the  charming  ingenue 
of  the  Crane,  Frohman  and  Frawley 
Companies. 

She  was  married  abcut  a  year  ago 
to  Millionaire  Insull,  the  electric 
manipulator  o)  the  Windy  City  and 
has  since  her  retirement  resided  in  that 
city. 


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PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Portland,  April  26.— Marquam  Grand  - 
The  last  attraction  at  this  house  was  Burr 
Mcintosh  and  company  in  Puddn'head  Wil- 
son ,  and  it  proved  to  be  the  most  popular 
play  ever  presented  here.  Mr.  Mcintosh  is 
a  worthy  successor  to  both  of  the  Mayos  and 
Mrs.  Edwin  Mayo  is  easily  in  second  place. 
The  house  will  remain  dark  until  27-2S, 
when  West's  Minstrels  will  be  here  for  two 
nights  and  one  matinee. 

Cordray's  Theatre — On  the  Suwanee  River 
as  presented  here  last  week,  proved  to  have 
the  best  cast  that  has  been  seen  on  this  stage 
since  Nance  O'Neil's  engagement.  The 
company  is  headed  by  clever  Stella  Mayhew 
who  gives  an  excellent  representation  of  an 
impossible  negro  wench.  The  most  artistic 
work  of  the  entire  cast  was  done  by  Lew 
Warner  as  Caleb  Croc  and  Fred  Truesdale 
as  Kink.  To  the  latter  gentleman  should  be 
given  credit  for  a  very  artistic  double  and 
some  nicely  rendered  ballads.  Barlow  Bros. 
Minstrels  opened  at  this  house  last  night  to 
S.  R.  O.,  and  appeared  to  be  a  very  pleasing 
attraction. 

Fredricksburg — The  bill  at  this  resort  this 
week  includes  Felice  in  song  and  dances; 
Julie  Corta  on  her  revolving  globe;  Herr 
Bush,  a  remarkable  contortionist;  Frosto; 
Hunt's  Dog  Paradox,  and  Frosto  and  Warda 
in  one  of  the  cleverest  and  best  dressed 
"change"  acts  I  have  ever  seen.  Business 
still  continues  good. 


The  Elks  gave  the  most  successful  stag 
social  session  they  have  ever  had  last  week 
Thev  were  entertained  by  members  of  the 
Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company,  Have  You 
Seen  Smith  Company  and  your  humble  ser- 
vant. Every  available  space  was  filled  and 
all  pronounced  it  a  most  emphatic  success. 

The  Metropolitan  Theatre  still  continues 
dark,  with  no  announcements  for  the  near 
future.  *  The  following  vaudeville  people 
are  at  present  laying  off  here:  The  Dock- 
mans,  Delmore,  Gus  Leonard,  Delmore  J. 
Meulo  and  Jos.  Cavanaugh. 

The  Portland  Kennel  Club  gave  their 
initial  dog  bench  show  at  the  Cyclorama 
Building  April  18-21.  A  number  of  very  fine 
dogs  were  exhibited,  in  all  226,  including 
the  finest  collection  of  sporting  dogs  I  have 
ever  seen.  Your  correspondent's  fox-terrier 
Lieut.  Hobson,  was  successful  in  carrying  off 
two  of  the  prizes.  The  affair  was  a  large 
financial  success. 

Plans  have  been  drawn  for  a  new  music 
hall  here;  the  owner's  name  is  as  yet  a 
secret.  *  Willie  Collier  in  Mr.  Smooth  and 
Harry  Corson  Clarke  in  What  Happened  to 
Jones,  have  recently  done  a  very  satisfactory 
business  at  the  Marquam  Grand.  *  A  series 
of  horse  races  this  summer  is  now  assured. 
The  enterprise  is  being  backed  by  Fred 
Merrill,  formerly  of  Frisco,  who  is  also  one 
of  our  popular  business  men. 

Edwin  A.  Davis. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  April  25. — The  Thompson 
Stock  Company  that  began  a  ten  weeks 
engagement  on  the  15th  closed  at  the  Clunie 
last  night.  The  patronage  did  not  justify 
the  continuance,  the  audiences  being  small 
nearly  every  night  since  the  commence- 
ment. The  company  is  deserving  of  better 
treatment  as  it  is  among  the  best  of  stock 
companies  playing  at  popular  prices.  Miss 
Mabel  Carmichael  of  this  city  made  a  suc- 
cessful debut  with  the  Thompson  Company 
this  week,  playing  the  gypsy  in  Michael 
Strogoff.  She  has  dramatic  talent  of  a  high 
order  and  only  needs  the  opportunity  of 
showing  what  she  can  do,  in  order  to  distin- 
guish herself  in  the  dramatic  profession. 
The  city  is  decked  in  red  and  yellow,  the 
colors  for  the  Street  Fair  and  Trades  Carni- 
val which  begins  next  Monday  and  continues 
for  a  week. 

LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 
Los  Angkles,  April  24.— Competition 
strong  this  week  with  the  Frawley  Company 
at  the  Los  Angeles,  Morosco  Opera  Company 
at  the  Burbank  and  an  exceptionally  good 
bill  on  at  the  Orpheum.  Counter  attractions 
good. 

The  Elks  County  Fair,  which  closed  a 
week  ago,  was  a  pronounced  success.  Over 
$1700  was  netted  for  the  benefit  of  the  lodge. 

The  Salvation  Army  was  given  a  benefit 
at  the  Orpheum  the  20th  inst.  at  which  sev- 
eral novel  features  were  introduced.  The 
Los  Angeles  Athletic  Club  held  their  annual 
benefit  at  the  same  house  the  27th  inst.  Con- 
siderable money  was  raised  for  the  benefit 
of  each. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  the  Frawley 
Company  are  doing  an  exceptionally  large 
business.  The  Company  is  stronger  than  it 
was  in  the  Fall  and  the  attractions  better. 
Keith  Wakeman  is  a  valuable  addition, 
while  Miss  Van  Huren,  Phosa  McAllister, 
Reynolds,  Byrne,  Amory  and  the  rest  of  the 
old  favorites  are  welcomed  with  delight.  In 
Paradise  was  put  on  22-23-24-25.  The  Danc- 
ing Girl  Wednesday  matinee  and  The  Wife 
26  27-28. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  the  Moros- 
co Opera  Company  is  winning  new  laurels 
in  The  Beggar  Student.  It  is  the  best  op- 
portunity the  chorus  has  had  to  prove  its 
standing,  and  it  is  certainly  the  best  chorus 
that  has  been  heard  in  the  city  for  years. 
The  individual  work  of  Edith  Mason,  Miss 
Ladd,  Bessie  Fairbrain,  Persse,  Gofif,  Wolff 
and  Wooley  deserves  special  praise.  The 
company  is  doing  extremely  good  business. 

At  the  Orpheum,  bill  in  keeping  with  the 
rest  of  the  attractions  and  one  that  is  hard 
to  beat  is  on.  The  bill  includes  De  For- 
rests,  Bobby  Gaylor,  Guille,  Empire  Com- 
edy Four,  Si  Stebbins,  Matthews  &  Harris, 
Earle  and  Sheppard,  Carrie  Behr  and  The 
Biograph.  Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


SANTA  BARBARA 

Special  Correspondence 

Santa  Barbara,  Cal.,  April  25. — Santa 
Barbara  has  been  in  a  state  of  great  excite- 
ment for  the  past  week.  The  theatre,  a 
promenade  concert,  and  last  but  not  least, 
the  polo  games,  have  kept  the  little  town  in 
a  dizzy  whirl. 

The  Ellefords  gave  a  week's  performance 
of  patriotic  plays,  The  Ensign  and  Held  by 
the  Enemy,  being  the  best  of  their  produc- 
tions. 

The  Barton  Vocal  Club  gave  a  very  de- 
lightful concert  on  Saturday  evening  in  the 
dining  room  of  the  Arlington  Hotel.  These 
concerts  which  come  off  about  once  in  two 
weeks  are  quite  society  affairs,  and  espe- 
cially popular  with  the  young  people,  as 
dancing  follows  the  musical  program. 
Every  one  goes  in  full  dress,  and  the  affair 
is  like  a  private  function.  Mr.  Barton  is  a 
thorough  musician  who  has  done  his  best 
with  the  material  he  has  at  command. 

The  bright,  particular  star  is  Mrs.  Edwin 
Robinson  who  possesses  a  fine  mezzo-so- 
prano of  unusual  quality  and  timbre.  The 
young  matron  is  the  singer  of  Santa  Barbara, 
and  could  easily  win  honors  on  the  operatic 
stage.  E.  P. 


week  for  two  nights.  We  also  have  a  big 
rose  carnival  at  the  Pavilion  given  by  I.  O. 
O.  F.  and  Rebecca's  Lodges,  which  prom- 
ises to  be  quite  an  affair.  The  Avon  is  dark 
and  has  been. 


CARSON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Carson,  April  24. — The  Real  Widow 
Brown  Company  played  here  the  23d  to  fair 
house.  The  company  is  all  right  and  the 
play  is  a  winner.  Specialties  deserving 
mention  are  Charles  Barrington,  Mullaly 
Sisters,  Eddie  Clarke  and  Blanche  Aldrich. 
Chas.  Barrington  was  last  seen  here  with  Ida 
Fuller  Company,  and  is  as  clever  as  ever. 
He  is  a  San  Francisco  boy  and  informs  me 
that  he  has  been  very  successful  East. 

Ross  B.  Meder. 


(Accident  to  Cissie 
Loftus 

Cissie  Loftus,  the  mimic,  fell  into 
the  water  at  Old  Point  Comfort  on  the 
evening  of  the  19th  inst.,  and  now 
there  are  some  rumors  of  attempted 
suicide.  A  significant  fact  connected 
with  the  affair  is  that  several  of  her 
wraps  were  found  on  the  pier  late  in 
the  evening.  Why  she  should  have 
laid  aside  her  wraps  for  an  accident  is 
difficult  to  understand.  It  is  also 
known  that  Miss  Loftus  has  been  in 
bad  health  for  some  time  past.  She 
was  rescued  by  a  sailor  from  one  of 
the  government  ships  near  by.  Miss 
Loftus  and  her  friends  vehemently 
deny  the  suicide  story  and  declare  that 
her  experience  was  an  accident. 


STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Stockton,  April  26.— Ward  and  Vokes 
showed  here  the  20th.  Excellent  show, 
good  wardrobe,  lots  of  pretty  girls,  about 
twenty-five.     Lee,  hypnotist,  comes  next 


Gets  His  Dinners 
AnyhoVp 

First  Veteran  Actor — Well,  how 
goes  it  ?  Good  engagement,  I  sup- 
pose— good  pay  ? 

Second  Veteran  Actor — Well,  old 
friend,  you  know  how  these  things 
are.  Salary,  properly  speaking,  I 
don't  get,  but  I  eat  the  whole  of  an 
enormous  beefsteak  in  the  second  act. 
— New  York  World. 


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PACIFIC  COAST  TOUR  OF 

Mr.  James  Neill 

AND  THE. 

Neill  Company 

Now  Playing  an  Extended  Engagement  at  the  California  Theatre. 


April  28,  1900 


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Of  Next  Week's  Attractions 


THE  COLUMBIA 


Ward  and  Vokes,  those  most  amus- 
ing of  all  farce  comedy  stars,  have 
another  week  at  the  Columbia  Thea- 
tre and  will  continue  to  present  their 
musical  farce,  The  Floor  Walkers  up 
to  and  including  the  evening  of  Sun- 
day, May  6th.  Lucy  Daly,  Margaret 
Daly  Vokes,  Will  West,  George  Sid- 
ney, The  Chicago  Ladies'  Quartet  are 
a  few  of  the  leading  spirits  in  the  en- 
tertainment known  as  The  Floor 
Walkers  and  their  efforts  are  being 
appreciated  by  the  large  audiences. 
Some  new  musical  and  terpsichorean 
features  are  to  be  included  in  the  pro- 
gram during  the  coming  week.  The 
final  performance  will  take  place  on 
the  evening  of  Sunday,  May  6.  Matinee 
prices  during  this  engagement  are  but 
25,  50  and  75  cents.  Yale's  big  trick 
spectacle,  The  Evil  Eye.,  is  announced 
to  follow  Ward  and  Vokes. 


THE  ALCAZAR 


Beginning  Monday,  April  30th,  and 
continuing  throughout  the  week  with 
a  special  Dewey  Day  Matinee  on  Tues- 
day, May  1st  and  the  usual  matinees 
of  Saturday  and  Sunday,  there  will  be 
presented  a  beautiful  dramatized  story 
of  Bret  Harte  and  Edgar  Pemberton's 
the  Judgment  of  Bolinas  Plain,  entitled 
Sue.  The  play  is  an  animated  series 
of  beautiful  pictures  of  California  dur- 
ing its  earlier  days  and  is  what  may  be 
termed  a  romantic  melo-drama.  All 
of  the  harsh  tenor  of  a  frontier  play  is 
shaved  from  the  story  and  nothing  but 
a  strong  ideal  sentiment  of  character 
is  revealed.  The  settings  for  this  play 
have  specially  been  built  and  a 
beautiful  production  is  promised. 


THE  GRAND 


An  Arabian  Girl  will  close  a  suc- 
ceesful  run  on  Sunday  evening,  and 
Monday  night  the  Casino  Furore,  In 
Gay  New  York,  will  be  produced  on 
a  scale  of  magnificence,  with  entirely 
new  and  beautiful  scenery  and  cos- 
tumes. Chief  among  the  scenes  will 
be  the  lobby  and  stage  of  the  Casino, 
on  which  latter  an  excellent  specialty 
performance  will  take  place.  The  cast 
will  include  the  entire  company  and 
Arnold  Grazer,  La  Petite  Hazel,  Ed- 
win Hanford  and  Bella  Hart, who  have 
been  specially  engaged.  There  will 
be  a  special  matinee  Tuesday  next, 
Dewey  Day,  when  a  good  reserved 
seat  can  be  obtained  in  the  orchestra 
for  25  cents.   

THE  TIVOLI 


The  rush  for  seats  for  the  per- 
formances of  the  comic  opera,  The 
Wizard  of  the  Nile  attheTivoli  Opera 
House,  is  larger  than  was  shown  at 
any  time  during  the  run  of  The  Idol's 


Eye  and  the  third  week  of  the  attrac- 
tion opens  next  Monday,  with  a  vast 
advance  sale.  The  legitimate  comedy 
and  abundance  of  dainty  music  in  The 
Wizard  of  the  Nile  is  perfectly 
presented  by  the  powerful  company, 
and  while  the  principals  are  indi- 
vidually winning  applause,  a  good 
share  of  the  approval  of  the  audiences 
is  given  to  the  excellent  chorus  and  the 
picked  orchestra.  The  Tivoli  will 
follow  the  Wizard  with  a  big  production 
of  the  opera,  The  Three  Musketers. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  management's  new 
bill  is  top  heavy  with  good  things  this 
week.  The  Fulgora  All  Star  Specialty 
Company  will  contribute  part  of  the 
program;  Orpheum  stars  the  rest. 
Little  Fred,  who  heads  the  stars,  has 
brought  with  him  from  Berlin, a  troupe 
of  trained  animals,  and  is  said  to  have 
the  best  animal  act  ever  brought  to 
America.  Fred  is  a  noted  trainer  and 
has  got  together  an  act  which  will 
long  be  remembered  in  San  Francisco. 
The  Sidmans  will  present  a  comedy 
sketch,  Back  Home,  something  alto- 
gether out  of  the  line  of  the  pieces 
generally  seen  in  vaudeville.  Bowman 
and  Ardell  are  sketch  artists  and  the 
Brothers  Forrest  are  clowns  of  inter- 
national reputation.  Etta  Butler,  the 
pretty  San  Francisco  girl  who  made 
the  greatest  hit  of  the  season,  and  of  a 
good  many  other  seasons,  in  New 
York,  will  present  some  of  the  imita- 
tions which  have  won  her  so  much 
fame.  The  holdovers  are  :  Digby 
Bell,  Rae  and  Brosche,  Mile.  Proteand 
Mildred  Stoller. 

Matinees  Wednesday,  Saturday  and 
Sunday. 

FISCHER'S 


The  second  act  of  La  Traviata  which 
is  presented  at  Fischer's  ConcertHou.'-e 
by  the  L-ambardi  Grand  Opera  Quar- 
tette, is  probably  the  best  work  that 
has  been  done  by  that  talented  organiz- 
ation since  the  opening  of  the  house, 
and  its  success  warrants  another 
week's  holdover. 

For  the  week  of  April  30th  the  man- 
agement announces  the  special  engage- 
ment of  Signor  Abramoff.  the  great 
basso,  and  the  presentation  of  the  last 
acts  of  Faust  and  Rigoletto. 

Personal  Mention 

Cart,  Dante  will  manage  the 
American  tour  of  Hogan's  Minstrels. 

William  Brewer,  formerly  with 
Bachelors  Honeymoon  and  Sam  Shaw 
Companies,  joins  Neill  Company  Sun- 
day night  as  comedian. 

Mr.  E.  W.  Frost,  Manager  of  the 
Western  Amusement  Exchange,  goes 
to  Sacramento  Monday  to  look  after  a 
number  of  attractions  his  exchange 
has  placed  there. 

Hi.  DUVAL 

Theatrical    Wi^r  Maker 

112  Eddy  St.,  San  Fhamcisco 


COLUMBIA 


rut 

IE4DINO 
THEATLR 


TONIGHT,  SUNDAY   AND  ALL  NEXT  WEEK 
MATINEE  SATURDAY— LAST  TIMES 
Those  Funny  Men 

Ward    and  Vokes 

in  the  Musical  Farce  Comedy, 

T|e  Floor  Walters 

Special  Prices— 25c,  35c,  50c,  75c,  $1.00 

Next  Attraction — THE  EVIL  EYE 

Alcazar  Theatre 

Belasco  &  Thall,  Managers.       'Phone  Main  254. 


WEEK  OF  APRIL  30th 
Extra  Matinee.  Tuesday,  May  1st — Dewey  Day 
Bret  Harte  and  Edgar  Pemberton's  beautiful  story  of 
.the  early  days  of  California,  Entitled 


Picturesque  Scenery,   Unique  Settings  and  unap- 
proachable cast. 
MATINEES  SATURDAY  AND  SUNDAY 

Alcazar  Prices — 15c.  25c,  35c,  50c 


GRAND 


OPERA 
HOUSE 


Telephone  Main  532 

MATINEE  SATURDAY 
EXTRA  MATINEE  TUESDAY  NEXT  (Dewey  Day) 
LAST  NIGHT  OF 

"An  Arabian  Girl" 

MONDAY    EVENING  NEXT 
The  Great  Casino  Success 

IN   GAY   NEW  YORK 

Chararters  by  Our  New  York  Co. 
Special  engagement  of  the  wonderful  child  artists, 

ARNOLD  GRAZER  and  LA  PETITE  HAZEL 
who    have  just    returned   from    a  triumphant 
Eastern  tour 

USUAL  POPULAR  PRICES 
Good  Reserved  Seat  iii   Orchestra,  at  all  Mati- 
nees, 25  cents      Branch  Ticket  Office  Emporium. 


Standard  Theatre 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 

F.  M.  CARRILLO  &  CO..  Props,  and  Managers 
The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr  F.  M.  Carrillo,  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,  Sail  Francisco.  Fares 
advanced  to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the 
State. 


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Fine  Jewelry,  Watches,  Diamonds, 
Clocks,  Silverware  and  Silver 
Novelties. 

New  Goods  received  daily;  call  and 
see  the  latest  designs  and  styles  in 
both  Jewelry  and  Silver  Novelties. 

Watch  and  Jewelry 
Repairing  a  Specialty. 


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LITTLE  FRED;  THE  SIDMONS; 
BOWMAN  and  ARDELL;  BROTHERS  FORREST 
ETTA  BUTLER;  DIGBY  BELL; 
RAE  AND  BROSCHE;  MLLE.  PROTO; 
MILDRED  STOLLER; 


Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats,  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


Tivoli  Opera  House 

Come  down  from  there  ! !    Well,  I'm  Down  ! ! 
NEXT  WEEK  BEGINS  THE  THIRD  WEEK  OF 
THE  ENORMOUS  COMIC  OPERA  SUCCESS 

The  Wizard  of  The  Nile 


It's  Greater  than  The  Idol's  Eye 
Evenings  at  8.     Matinee  Saturday  at  2. 

Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

NEW  CONCERT  HOUSE 

122-124  O'Farrell  Street 

E.  A.  FISCHER,  Prop.       GEORGE  MOOSER,  Mgr. 
The  Handsomest  Music  Hall  In  America. 

A  season  of  Grand  Opera  and  splendid  rendition 
of  the  Work  s  of  Great  Masters  by  August  Hinrich's 
excellent  orchestra,  and  vocal  numbers  that  are  rich 
in  novelty  as  well  as  excellence,  constitute  a  bill 
that  is  crowding  Fischer's  Concert  Hall  nightly 

Admission  10  cents.  Strictly  First-Class.  Cafe 
Unsurpassed. 


OBERON 


O'Parell  Street, 

Near  Stockton. 


Every  Evening  and  Sunday  Matinee.  Grand  Con- 
cert by  Ritzau's  American  Ladies'  Orchestra;  A 
Change  of  Program  each  week  by  First-class  Vaude- 
ville talent;  New  Views  by  the  Electro  M« gnograph. 
Admission  Free. 


Ingomar  Theatre 

EUREKA,  CAL. 

Playing  Only  First-Class  Attractions.  First-Class 
Prices,    Seats  10C0.    Per  Cent  Only. 

Address, 

P.  O.  Box  565.  WILLARD  WELLS 


OLIVER  MOROSCO 

Manager  BURBANK  THEATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


J.    P.  HOWE 

Manager  SEATTLE  THEATRE 

"The  Best  in  the  Bunch' 


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MARkETST. 


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LOCAL  NOTES 


YOUNG   MUSICIANS'  CLUB 

The  second  annual  concert  of  the 
Young  Musicians'  Club  was  given 
Friday  evening  of  last  week  at  the 
Second  Unitarian  Church  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Woman's  Auxiliary. 
The  little  folks  acquitted  themselves 
creditably  and  received  a  great  deal  of 
encouragement  and  applause.  Violin, 
piano  and  cornet,  and  banjo  solos  were 
rendered,  Donald  Day,  Harold  Pracht, 
Edith  Standart,  Marjory  Buffington, 
Winnie  Moody,  Conrad  Rued,  Lester 
Chapman,  Helen  Carter,  May  Schlut 
ter,  Elva  and  Fannie  Woodman, 
Florence  Xachtrieb  and  Gertrude 
Albrecht  and  Clarence  Hobbs  con- 
tributing to  the  program  of  sixteen 
numbers.  Little  Clarence  Hobbs, 
eleven  years  old,  a  pupil  of  Mr.  Hast- 
ings, proved  himself  very  clever  in  his 
banjo  solo  Schubert's  Serenade  [Parke 
Hunter].  He  has  fair  execution  for 
his  years  and  plays  with  taste,  and  is 
unusually  apt  in  his  tremola  work  and 
will  be  a  musician  if  he  applies  him- 
self. His  sister  is  one  of  Samuel 
Adelstein's  bright  mandolin  pupils. 
The  concert  closed  with  trio  op.  4.8 
No.  4  [Pleyel],  by  Harold  Pracht, 
Eddie  Sparrow  and  Florence  Hach- 
trieb. 

RECITAL  OF  MARY  G.  INGLIS 
Wednesday  of  last  week  Mrs.  Mary 
G.  Inglis  of  the  Senior  Class  of  the 
California  School  of  Elocution  and 
Oratory  gave  a  recital  at  Century  Hall. 
Her  work  included  A  Country  Sketch 
[Cora  Chase],  The  Famine  [Long- 
fellow], The  Night  Wind  [Eugene 
Field],  What  They  Say  About  Cupid 
[Anon],  Playing  the  Society  Belle 
[Bertha  Wilson],  and  in  Our  Hated 
Rival  with  Veronica  Varnish,  Lillian 
(Juinn  and  Mrs.  Victor  Marchmount. 
Vocal  solos  were  rendered  by  Miss 
Edythe  E.  Mills  and  Dr.  D.  A.  Hodg- 
head;  piano  solo,  Miss  Winne  Moody; 
violin  solo,  Miss  Amy  Peterson.  A 
particular  attraction  of  the  evening 
was  the  appearance  of  Mr.  Chas. 
Mayer,  the  zither  player,  who  enjoys 
the  distinction  of  being  the  foremost 
artist  with  that  instrument  in  the  city. 

MRS.  TOOKER'S  RECITAL. 

The  work  of  Mrs.  Tooker  and  Miss 
Elsie  Tooker,  guitarists,  is  steadily 
growing  both  in  the  city  and  out  of 


town,  Mrs.  Tooker's  San  Jose  classes 
being  particularly  flourishing.  Mrs. 
Shroup,  whose  bright  little  daughter 
Ethelwynn  is  one  of  Mrs.  Tooker's 
pupils,  threw  open  her  home  in  San 
Jose  a  few  evenings  ago  for  the  first  of 
a  series  of  pupils'  recitals  that  will  be 
given  weekly  hereafter.  The  program 
was  guitar  solo,  Old  Folks  at  Home, 
Ethelwynn  Shroup;  duet,  Elsie 
Waltzes,  Mrs. Wilson  and  Mrs. Tooker; 
solo,  Then  You'll  Remember  Me,  Mrs. 
Calvert;  Glissando  Waltzes,  Miss  Di 
Fiore;  Miss  Barker,  mandolin,  played 
in  a  trio  with  Miss  Ethelwynn  and 
Mrs.  Tooker  and  in  a  duet  with  Miss 
Shroup. 

ACROSS  THE  BAY 

Mr.  Putnam  Griswold  is  to  have  a 
year's  course  at  the  Royal  College  of 
Music  in  London.  He  will  study  with 
Randegger.the  celebrated  vocal  master, 
also  taking  up  harmony,  piano  and 
languages.  Mr.  Griswold  has  a  fine 
voice  and  his  success  is  earnestly  hoped 
for,  especially  by  the  people  of  Oak- 
laud  and  Alameda,  where  he  was  an 
immense  favorite. 

Tuesday  evening  of  last  week  Ala- 
meda was  well  represented  at  the  con- 
cert of  Hambourg,  Petschnikoff  and 
Lachaume. 

St.  Agnes  Guild  gave  a  musicale 
Thursday  evening  at  Guild  Hall,  Ala- 
meda, that  was  an  interesting  affair. 
The  program  was  an  excellent  one, 
among  the  participants  being  Misses 
Lulu  Daniels,  Florence  Doane,  Ella 
Graves,  Marie  Victors,  Mrs.  Martin 
Schultz,  Mrs.  Chas.  Bradford,  Mrs. 
Edith  Klock,  Messrs.  Alfred  Read, 
Edward  Thornton,  Thomas  and  Hal- 
ton. 

Miss  Ella  McCloskey,  contralto, 
gave  a  recital  at  the  Unitarian  Church 
of  Alameda,  Saturday  afternoon. 

Lillian  Walther  and  Bernhard  Wal- 
ther  took  part  in  the  Vesper  Services 
in  the  Unitarian  Church  of  Alameda 
last  Sunday  afternoon. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 

Sig.  Fachutar  has  returned  after  a 
visit  of  some  weeks  to  the  East. 

The  Loring  Club  gave  a  concert  on 
Tuesday  evening. 

Mrs.  E.  S.  Bonelli  has  returned  from 
a  visit  of  three  weeks  to  Amador. 


The  McKenzie  Musical  Society  and 
Joseph  Greven's  Choral  Society  will 
give  concerts  next  month. 

Louise  Humphrey-Smith  left  this 
week  for  a  visit  of  a  few  days  to 
Pasadena  and  Los  Angeles. 

Cecile  Von  Seiberlich  sang  at  the 
entertainment  of  L.  U.  No.  73,  B.  of 
P.  and  D.  of  America  on  Saturday 
evening. 

Miss  Jessie  Foster  has  been  away  in 
Fresno  this  week  where  she  was  the 
maid  of  honor  at  the  fashionable 
wedding  of  one  of  her  pupils. 

Alma  Stencel,  pianist,  gave  a  con- 
cert at  Sherman-Clay  Hall  and  San 
Francisco  Conservatory  of  Music  at 
Metropolitan  Temple  on  Thursday  too 
late  to  review  this  week. 

Mrs.  Marriner-Campbell  will  give  a 
concert  on  the  3d  of  May  which  will  be 
an  interesting  event.  A  concert  will 
also  be  given  by  her  in  June,  as  she 
has  too  many  pupils  to  present  upon 
one  occasion. 

The  many  friends  of  this  pianist  will 
be  glad  to  learn  that  Mr.  Frederick 
M.  Biggerstaff  writes  from  Paris  that  he 
leaves  for  London  in  June  arriving  in 
New  York  July,  and  San  Francisco 
about  August  1 .  He  is  at  present  study- 
ing with  Minkowsky. 

Miss  Mabel  Richardson  was  the 
guest  last  week  of  Mrs.  Fannie  Dam- 
Hilton  who  has  taken  a  lovely  home 
in  Fruitvale,  the  grounds  covering 
five  acres.  Mrs.  Hilton's  classes  in 
Oakland,  Vallejo  and  the  city  are 
steadily  growing. 

While  calling  upon  Cecile  Von 
Seiberlich  lately  I  heard  her  little 
piano  student,  Annie  Bell  Bailey,  play 
very  correctly  and  intelligently  Heller's 
Etudes  and  the  Gypsy  Dance  of  Behr. 
Mme.  Von  Seiberlich  has  succeeded 
well  as  a  vocalist,  but  the  work  of  this 
little  girl  proclaims  her  to  be  a  very 
excellent  teacher  of  the  pianoforte  as 
well. 

Mme.  Ellen  Coursen  Roeckel  and 
Mile.  Elena  Roeckel  gave  the  second 
of  a  series  of  song  recitals  in  Kohler 
&  Chase  Aeolian  Hall  on  Saturday 
afternoon.  Among  the  numbers  ren- 
dered were  Tosti's  Spring,  duet  in 
cannon  form,  Go  Pretty  Rose[Roeckel], 
Dreaming  [Schumann],  L'allra  notte 
[Mephistopheles],  Boito,  Aria  from 
Othello  [Verdi].    Selections  were  ren- 


dered on  the  pianola  and  aeolian  be- 
tween the  vocal  numbers. 

Mrs.  Von  Meyerinck  has  added  sev- 
eral new  pupils  to  her  school,  I  under- 
stand, since  the  Gadski  concerts,  in 
one  of  which  several  of  her  pupils 
assisted,  and  it  gave  me  not  a  little 
pleasure  the  other  day  to  see  a  letter 
from  C.  L.  Graff,  the  Manager  of  the 
Gadski-Damrosch  concerts  to  Madame 
Von  Meyerinck,  complimenting 
her  upon  her  school  and  thanking  her 
for  supplying  such  singers  as  they 
needed  to  fill  out  the  season.  "Ishould 
have  been  surprised,"  he  adds,  "to 
find  such  well  trained  voices  prepared 
to  sing  Wagner  had  not  your  reputa- 
tion been  previously  known  to  me. 
The  choruses  you  were  good  enough  to 
supply  for  the  Flying  Dutchman  were 
excellent  and  indeed  did  you  credit." 

—Mary  Frances  Francis. 

Still  Singing 

The  Review  has  received  this  re- 
quest from  Portland  which  gives  us 
great  pleasure  to  print: 

There  has  been  a  rumor  abroad  that  I 
dropped  dead  of  heart  disease  in  Seattle. 
Will  you  kindly  deny  the  rumor  in  your 
next  issue.  Am  singing  in  the  new  Fritz 
Theatre  here— was  booked  for  four  weeks, 
and  have  been  re-engaged  for  eight  weeks 
longer.    Very  sincerely  yours, 

Lolita  Mather. 


"Nibsey"  Levy  s  Costly 
Ticket 

Very  few  people  are  aware  that  in 
San  Francisco  there  is  a  local  ordi- 
nance against  the  selling  of  theatre 
tickets  on  the  sidewalks.  "Nibsey" 
Levy,  who  in  the  days  of  Patti-fare- 
well  concerts  was  chief  of  the  curb- 
stone agents,  was  fined  $5  Monday  for 
returning  to  his  former  occupation. 
Sunday  evening  "Nibsey"  had  an 
extra  ticket  to  the  Alcazar  which  he 
offered  to  sell  to  a  pedestrian  on 
O'Farrell  street.  A  policeman  saw 
the  transaction  and  arrested  "Nibsey" 
for  violating  the  ticket  ordinance. 
"Nibsey"  pleaded  guilty  when  ar- 
raigned, paid  his  fine  and  departed 
from  the  City  Hall  $4. 50  loser. 


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Ernest  Hog  an  s  Great 
Success 


From  Honolulu  come  reports  of  the 
phenomenal  success  of  Ernest  Hogan 
and  his  colored  troupe.  This  is  hardly 
unexpected  on  the  coast,  for  it  is  well 
remembered  how  Hogan's  cleverness 
(he  was  the  whole  show)  packed  the 
California  Theatre,  during  the  two 
weeks'  engagement  of  Black  Patti  last 
year.  Since  leaving  America  Hogan 
has  been  extremely  successful  in  Aus- 
tralia, and  now  on  his  way  home  has 
stopped  off  at  Honolulu,  and  as  Man- 
ager Cohen  ofthe  Orpheum,  who  is 
now  in  this  city,  told  the  Review 
editor,  has  for  four  weeks  simply 
packed  his  theatre,  playing  the  most 
successful  engagement  ever  known  in 
Honolulu.  During  the  absence  of  Mr. 
Cohen,  Hogan  is  acting  as  general 
director  of  the  Orpheum,  so  great 
is  the  confidence  reposed  in  him.  At 
the  sailing  of  the  last  Canadian -Aus- 
tralian steamer  Miowera  from  Hono- 
lulu, Hogan  and  twenty-nine  of  his 
company  were  prepared  to  leave  for 
Victoria.  They  had  assembled  on  the 
dock,  had  their  bill  of  health  passed 
upon  by  the  local  health  board,  their 
passage  had  been  arranged,  for,  their 
baggage  had  been  fumigated — and 
just  at  the  last  minute  before  the 
steamer  pulled  out  passage  was  re- 
fused them.  Hogan  tendered  the 
company's  officials  passage  money  over 
again — but  no  use.  Then  Comedian 
Hogan  sought  a  lawyer  and  filed  suit 
against  the  steamship  company  for 
$20,000.00  for  each  of  his  twenty-nine 
people,  aggregating  claims  for  dam- 
ages on  account  of  detention  to  the 
amount  of  $580,000.00.  Hogan  says 
that  as  he  had  secured  his  return 
tickets,  had  been  passed  upon  by  the 
health  board  and  as  other  people  were 
allowed  to  go,  he  will  see  that  some- 
thing of  a  warm  time  is  created  for  the 
steamship  people.  Hogan's  company, 
somewhere  near  May  12th,  will  arrive 
on  the  coast  and  go  on  tour  with  his 
laughing  entertainment,  A  Country 
Coon,  and  will  if  accounts  are  correct, 
achieve  the  hit  of  his  career. 

The  Sailors  and 
Minstrels 

The  crew  of  the  Iowa  went  to  the 
Columbia  Theatre  to  hear  the  West 
Minstrels  last  Saturday  afternoon  as 
the  guests  of  the  management.  There 
were  perhaps  150  "jackies"  in  the 
house  and  several  officers.  Captain 
Goodrich,  Lieutenant  Commander 
Noil,  First  Lieutenant  Hall,  Gunner 
Schratt,  and  Mr.  Johnson,  the  carpen- 
ter, occupied  boxes,  and  the  "jackies" 
sat  in  the  body  of  the  house  and 
applauded  some  of  the  jokes  and  most 
of  the  songs.  The  program  was  made 
"salt"  in  compliment  to  the  sailor 
guests.  Charles  Weber  sang  Over 
the  Sea,  Fred  Warren  told  a  story 
about  a  whale,  John  P.  Rodgers  sang 


Asleep  in  the  Deep  and  the  Armor- 
er's Song  from  Robin  Hood,  and 
Richard  Jose  gave  them  The  Blue  and 
the  Gray.  " 

Honolulu's  Theatrical 
cMagnate  (Arrives 

J.  C.  Cohen,  the  highly  successful 
head  of  the  Honolulu  Orpheum, 
arrived  in  San  Francisco  Tuesday  with 
his  talented  and  handsome  wife,  Ethel 
Dixon.  Mr.  Cohen  will  combine 
pleasure  and  business  during  his  stay 
here,  one  of  the  purposes  of  his  visit 
being  to  complete  arrangements  for 
the  appearance  of  some  exceedingly 
fine  attractions  that  will  be  an  eye- 
opener  to  Honolulu  theatre-goers. 

Since  assuming  the  management  of 
the  Orpheum,  Mr.  Cohen  has  brought 
to  bear  in  the  affairs  of  Island  Theatri- 
cals his  well-known  business  sagacity, 
and  as  a  consequence,  Honolulu  is 
now  furnished  with  the  very  best  of 
theatrical  attractions.  Recent  im- 
provements have  added  to  the  comfort 
and  general  appearance  of  his  theatre, 
and  it  is  now  in  every  way  a  cosy, 
well-equipped  place  of  amusement. 
Mr.  Cohen,  through  his  resident 
agent,  L.  F.  Stone,  has  been  negoti- 
ating for  the  appearance  of  the 
Morosco  Opera  Company  in  Hono- 
lulu, and  will  take  time  now  to  clinch 
the  arrangement  if  it  can  be  done,  in 
addition  to  endeavoring  to  secure  the 
Neill  Company  for  his  house. 


Haymarket  Theatre  Co* 

This  new  company  left  for  Eureka 
Thursday,  under  the  management  of 
D.  Edgar  Rice,  to  play  a  week  at  the 
Occidental.  Sydney  Piatt  goes  along 
as  stage  director.  The  pieces  pro- 
duced will  be  High  and  Low  Life 
in  London,  The  Southern  Rose,  and 
other  dramas  of  that  character.  The 
company  will  also  produce  Fred 
Kavanaugh's  new  piece,  the  Silence  of 
Imus,  which  is  now  being  considered 
by  Wilton  Lackaye.  The  roster  of 
the  company  is:  H.  Armour,  Clifford 
Roberts,  M.  T.  McQuarrie,  Edna 
Josslyn,  Leona  Leigh,  Zoa  Rice,  Roll  a 
Allen. 


Side  Lights 


Richard  Golden  will  revive  Old  Jed 
Prouty  next  season. 

The  wife  of  magician  Kellar  is  said 
to  be  astounding  audiences  in  the  East 
with  some  new  and  positively  wonder- 
ful feats  of  mathematics. 

One  of  the  largest  dramatic  com- 
panies that  has  ever  come  across  the 
country  will  be  brought  here  to  sup- 
port Nat  C.  Goodwin  and  Maxine 
Elliott  in  the  new  play,  When  We 
Were  Twenty-One.  There  are  twenty- 
seven  speaking  parts  in  the  play,  and 
in  all  the  services  of  fifty-four  exper- 
ienced actors  and  actresses  are  enlisted . 


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And  in  his  ravines  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 


A  HINT  TO  THE  SUNDAY 
EDITOR. 

With  his  finger  of  necessity  on  the 
popular  pulse,  the  Sunday  editor  gives 
weekly,  big  doses  of  illustrations  and 
yet  what  ails  us  doesn't  seem  to  get 
better.  I  have  an  idea.  Give  the 
poor  worn  out  actress  a  rest.  She  has 
been  posing  in  your  spring,  summer 
and  autumn  hats, caps  and  gowns  that 
don't  fit  and  seldom  become  until  she 
has  earned  a  conge.  I  know  one 
young  woman  who  is  writing  a  mel- 
ancholy hymn  about  it  for  vaudeville. 
Now  give  the  men  a  chance. 

The  newest  in  trousers — poses  by 
Sir  Henry  Irving;  the  swellest  tie — 
poses  by  Nat  Goodwin;  spring  shirts 
— poses  by  Henry  Miller;  golf  gaiters 
— poses  by  Otis  Skinner;  how  to  eat 
pie — poses  by  Joseph  Jefferson;  how 
not  to  eat  pie — poses  by  several  peo- 
ple; how  to  mix  cocktails — poses  by — 
well,  guess.  And  so  on — it  might 
spread  over  weeks  of  issues.  It's  a 
mine.    Prospect  it. 

• 

*  * 

WORDS. 

If  there  is  a  man  sitting  lazily  out  in 
the  future  capable  of  writing  good 
sketches,  reach  out  the  vaudeville  arm 
now  and  nab  him.  We  of  today  are 
quite  as  worthy  as  posterity  and  those 
we  see  are  mocks  of  hope.  Not  all  of 
them.  Some  exceptions  point  the 
way,  but  it  .is  a  rocky  road  to  Dublin 
and  very  slippery. 

*  * 
* 

Mr.  Fiske  of  the  Dramatic  Mirror, 
in  a  talk  with  Mr.  Neill  about  news- 
paper criticism,  says  that  by  careful 
study  he  has  found  that  worthy  attrac- 
tions lose  nothing  by  being  slated. 
Those  who  read  and  stay  away  on 
Tuesday,  find  out  the  truth  from  their 
neighbors  and  crowd  in  later  in  the 
week.  Compensation  always  follows 
merit  and  no  scornful  little  press 
bullets  ever  kill  a  play  or  performance 
born  to  live.  Neither  will  press  boom- 
ing make  a  bad  matter  better.  A  good 
job  too. 

* 

Florence  Roberts'  jewels  are  wander- 
ing home,  one  by  one,  at  the  beckon  of 
large  rewards,  so  it  is  just  possible  that 


Camille  will  not  have  to  be  simple  and 
unadorned.  They  are  black  and 
twisted  and  sorry  looking  and  have 
not  found  the  "roasting"  incident  to 
professional  life  at  all  agreeable.  They 
have  stood  it,  though,  and  are  as  val- 
uable as  ever. 


Nance  O' Neil's  Australian  reception 
gives  me  that  hideous  "I  told  you  so" 
feeling.  She  is  playing  to  capacity, 
and  from  what  the  papers  say, the  word 
ovation  is  not  strong  enough  to  de- 
scribe the  applause.  Now  if  some  man 
of  parts  would  just  write  a  play  around 
her  and  stage  it  in  New  York,  sur- 
rounding her  with  a  picked  company, 
her  fortune  would  be  made — and  in- 
cidentally, his. 


TO  THE  MATINEE  GIRL. 

(With  abject  apologies  to  Kipling. I 
O,  dainty  maid,  why  make  your  prayer, 

(That  you  do  you  can't  deny,) 
To  a  row  of  teeth  and  some  going  hair, 
Some  linen  and  ties  and  a  knowing  air, 
You  call  him  a  hero — he's  not  so  there  ! 

(That  you  do  you  can't  deny.) 

O,  the  ink  you  waste,  and  the  think  you 
waste. 

And  the  notes  in  a  school-girl  hand, 
You  send  to  the  man  who  only  knows 
How  to  speak  his  lines  and  dress  and  pose. 
You're  a  fool— do  you  understand  ? 


THE  NEILL  COMPANY. 

Only  the  very  young  and  pure  in 
heart  can  have  entire  faith  in  the  assur- 
ances of  the  advance  man,  and  in  his 
fence  posters  and  glad  rags  that  paint 
the  town  red.  The  poster  man  who 
cannot  out-color  and  out-letter  facts  is 
no  artist  and  lacks  a  decent  dog's 
sense  of  opportunity.  He  is  as  rare  as 
a  white  cow.  Most  advance  men  are 
beautiful  liars.  I  am  fully  conscious 
that  I  am  writing  these  words  and  all 
they  implicate.  It  is  terrible  to  prom- 
ise figure  in  the  ballet  and  have  it  hop 
in  on  meagre  shanks.  It  is  terrible,  it 
is  wicked  to  lie  and  it  is  not  necessary, 

Witness  the  Neill  Company.  They 
came  in  quietly,  unheralded,  save  by 
the  most  artistic  and  refined  poster 
that  has  adorned  our  fences  this  many 
a  day,  and  they  have  easily  and 
quietly  walked  straight  into  our 
hearts.  Whoever  is  responsible  for 
that  poster  was  born  right  and  deserves 


to  be  told  so.  And  the  company  lives 
up  to  its  poster.  Simplicity  of  idea 
and  treatment  seems  an  obsession  with 
them,  and  I  believe  their  hair  would 
stand  horrent  on  end  if  they  were 
hitched  to  superlatives.  The  key  in 
which  they  set  their  performances 
sings  distinctly  of  culture  and  a  knowl- 
edge of  the  fit. 


I  found  them  rehearsing  Captain 
Letterblair,  which  is  so  much  better 
than  A  Bachelor's  Romance  that  I 
wonder  they  did  not  open  in  it. 

If  we  accepted  the  former,  it  was  the 
manner  and  not  the  matter  of  it,  and 
we  do  not  long  to  have  it  back. 

Captain  Letterblair  is  tremendously 
sincere,  the  saving  salt  of  all  good 
things,  with  more  than  one  situation 
common  (usual)  as  mud  and  inten- 
tionally so — hence  its  beautiful  hu- 
maness.  It  puts  the  right  artistic  tag 
upon  the  company,  reveals  the  honest, 
capable  stage  management  of  Robert 
Morris  and  suggests  orchestra  $2.00, 
gallery  50  cts. 


The  company  is  strong  in  women. 
They  could  play  about  any  character 
in  female  life,  decent  and  otherwise, 
without  being  hipped  or  out  of 
humor,  and  play  them  cleverly,  too. 

Miss  Edythe  Chapman,  the  leading 
woman,  charms  first  by  her  voice, 
pitched  in  that  warm,  neglected  key 
of  power  and  pathos,  so  good  to  the 
ear,  so  truly  admired,  so  seldom  cop- 
ied. She  is  a  valuable  mood-for-the- 
moment  woman — not  exactly  beauti- 
ful but  well  gowned,  and  moving 
well.  She  has  felt  many  influences, 
but  has  hewed  for  herself  a  clear-cut 
almost  fresh  path.  She  has  two 
grievances — it  is  never  her  fate  to  be 
out  of  the  bill,  and  all  her  favorite 
roles — Nancy,  Mrs.  Hillary,  Trilby, 
Sans  Gene — have  been  done  to  death. 
They  have  often  been  done  to  a  cruel 
death,  but  not  by  her. 

Apropos  of  criticism,  she  made  a 
record  speech:  "If  we  felt  that  all 
dramatic  critics  sat  in  front  as  ser- 
iously as  we  do  our  work,  we  should 
read  all  that  they  have  to  say 
carefully  and  for  reflection,  but  alas, 
so  many  of  them  are  so  absolutely 
flippant." 

"Go  and  talk  to  Julia  Dean,"  she 


advised — "she's  clever  and  worth 
while." 

*  # 

That  sort  of  generosity,  I  find,  ob- 
tains throughout  the  company.  Be- 
sides, they  like  a  division  of  the  good 
parts  and  they  enjoy  each  other's  suc- 
cesses. A  great  many  professionals 
remind  me  of  the  niggers  of  CafFaria— 
if  one  builds  a  house  better  than  his 
neighbors,  they  pull  it  down. 

* 

*  * 

Julia  was  a  blithe  intermezzo,  warm 
and  impulsive  in  spite  of  the  fact  that 
"our  climate  is  freezing  her  out."  She 
has  had  just  two  seasons  on  the  stage, 
the  other  with  Joseph  Jefferson.  Mr. 
Jefferson,  she  insists,  engaged  her 
simply  because  of  her  relationship  to 
Julia  Dean  Hayne.  I'm  not  obliged 
to  believe  her.  Heads  of  two  opinions 
shook  and  agreed  to  disagree. 

She  thought  the  stage-manager  had 
the  going-over  habit  very  bad  that 
morning  and  she  hoped  it  wouldn't 
happen  soon  again.  Her  Sylvia  gives 
the  lie  to  her  Jefferson  story  and 
makes  my  head  shake  the  wiser. 

*  * 
* 

Miss  Lilian  Andrews  played  with 
Adelaide  Neilson  and  Lewis  Morrison 
in  the  glorious  old  stock  days  when  I 
was  improving  my  mind  (?)  at  a  red- 
tape  boarding  school  and  missing  the 
best  things  of  life.  She  was  playing 
such  parts  as  Lady  Macbeth  at  seven- 
teen— it  sounds  preposterous.  It's  like 
a  page  torn  from  ' '  Topsy-Turvy 
Land."  She  has  such  speaking  brown 
eyes  and  would  rather  do  the  Duchess, 
in  Windemere's  Fan  than  anything 
else  in  her  repertory.  That  is  not  a 
particularly  modest  confession — the 
Duchess  is  the  whole  play.  She  was 
in  the  cast  at  the  opening  of  the  Grand 
Opera  House. 

*  * 

Then  there  is  Miss  Lamkin.  She 
was  not  there,  but  Mr.  Howard  assured 
me  that  she  lives  up  to  her  newspaper 
reputation  of  "stock  stunner."  He 
has  named  his  understudy  for  her, 
Lamkin  II. 

The  understudy  is  a  monkey,  the 
smallest  yet  and  the  most  snuggly — 
wanting  in  profile,  like  the  underbred, 
but  giving  the  lie  to  his  feature,  for 
his  manners  are  very  good. 

I  froze  Mr.  Howard  by  my  amateur 
note  taking  trick  and  he  started  for  an 


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opposite  wing  to  thaw  out.  "Polly 
put  the  kettle  on,  we'll  all  take  tea," 
said  somebody  in  the  act  and  he  came 
right  back.  That  sort  of  thawing  he 
would  fain  escape.  As  he  came 
toward  me  I  noticed  a  cool,  well- 
groomed,  usual  way  about  him  that 
suggests  parents  enough,  a  valet  and 
big  haberdasher's  bills.  It's  worth 
them. 

He  is  the  matinee  girls'  idol,  quite 
without  trying  apparent^  and  your 
saucy  modern  maid  does  not  quickly 
or  easily  set  up  a  shrine.  He  has  a 
good  voice,  never  poses  for  paragraphs 
and  in  spite  of  the  general  awfulness 
of  leading  man  roles,  always  escapes 
the  commonplace. 

*  * 

Mr.  Neill  has  a  keen  sense  of  humor. 
The  nose  and  chin  waver  about  it,  but 
the  eyes  insist  upon  it.  He  tells  good 
stories  and  he  tells  them  well,  and  I 
dare  say  keeps  his  company  in  "  a 
monstrous  good  humor." 

His  Letterblair  is  a  fine  characteriza- 
tion. He  says  he  is  a  Southerner,  but 
surely  his  is  a  bred  in  the  bone  Irish 
dialect.  I'm  not  arguing  with  him — 
I'm  just  telling  him.  Some  of  the 
branches  of  his  family  tree  are 
certainly  green.  He  must  look  at  it 
again. 

He  goes  about  the  stage  with  a  few 
precautions  so  as  not  to  be  remarked, 
and  with  the  least  noise  possible  and 
the  greatest  merit  of  others  in  power 
would  be  to  resemble  him  in  this. 

A  Gilded  Fool  he  calls  his  favorite 
play  and  the  choice  is  an  indication. 
Of  what?  That's  for  you  to  say — go 
and  see  it.  I'm  not  obliged  to  barter 
all  I  think  for  silver. 

Intervals  at  rehearsal  are  not  favor- 
able for  legato  interviewing,  yet  a  per- 
fect legato  is  demanded  for  correct 
impression.  That  is  why  Mr.  Bloom- 
quest  and  some  others  are  not  being 
talked  about  just  now.  To-day  I  am 
looking.    To-morrow  I  shall  see. 

C.  T. 


Papinta's  Latest 
Experiment 

Papinta's  brethren  and  sisters  of  the 
profession  know  of  her  big  stock 
rancho  in  Concord,  California,  and 
not  a  few  of  them  have  of  late  inter- 
preted the  famous  dancer's  enthusiasm 
for  things  rural  as  an  indication  of  a 
greater  love  for  the  banks  and  braes, 
etc.,  than  the  glare  of  the  footlights 
and  the  plaudits  of  the  crowd  that 
always  jams  the  house  when  Papinta 
appears. 

Papinta,  to  be  sure,  is  at  the  very 
zenith  of  her  fame  and  success  as  a 
dancer,  but  the  suspicions  of  her 
friends  were  rather  confirmed  when  it 
was  announced  recently  that  Papinta 
would  appear  for  a  brief  week  at  a 
Southern  California  Carnival  in  River- 
side. 

It  has  been  six  years  since  Papinta 
first  blazed  out  on  the  vaudeville  sky, 


and  since  the  first  flash  there  has 
been  nothing  but  long  and  profitable 
engagements  in  the  big  metropolitan 
theatres  for  the  dancer.  To  turn  aside 
for  a  space  and  give  her  performance 
before  a  country  audience,  this  appar- 
ently proved  to  Papinta's  friends  her 
passion  for  the  truly  rural  folk  and 
their  surroundings. 

The  fact  is,  however,  that  Papinta 
will  go  to  Mexico  to  dance  in  conjunc- 
tion with  the  big  opera  company 
there,  if  she  can  secure  a  release,  for  a 
number  of  Eastern  dates,  and  while 
preparing  for  this  Mexican  tour  on 
her  ranch  near  San  Francisco,  Papinta 
was  offered  a  splendid  guarantee  by 
the  management  of  this  Riverside 
Carnival  to  appear  in  the  Loring 
Opera  House  there,  one  of  the  finest 
appointed  theatres  in  the  West. 

Papinta  consented,  and  scored,  as 
usual,  a  tremendous  success  at  the 
Carnival. 

The  scale  of  prices  was  materially 
advanced  for  Papinta's  engagement, 
but  they  were  "turned  away"  twice  a 
day  in  the  theatre.  The  Carnival  was 
a  most  conspicous  success.  Mexico  is 
next  in  Papinta's  itinerary. 


Paris  Notes 

The  first  four  performances  of 
L'Aiglon  in  Paris  drew  audiences  that 
represented  $9,755,  or  nearly  $2,500  a 
representation.  Such  receipts  are  un- 
precedented in  Paris,  and  so  was  the 
fact  that  the  house  was  entirely  sold 
out  for  a  month  after  the  second  per- 
formance. The  Marquis  de  Montes- 
quion  has  recently  made  Sarah  Bern- 
hardt a  gift  closely  connected  with  the 
hero  of  her  new  play.  It  was  a  shoe 
that  belonged  to  the  King  of  Rome. 
Constant  and  Jean  Coquelin  are  acting 
together  in  Jean  Bart,  a  historical 
melodrama  written  for  them  by  Jean 
d'Harcourt.  Coquelin,  senior,  has 
especially  distinguished  himself  in  the 
title  role.  In  one  scene  he  is  made 
prisoner  on  an  English  ship.  The 
owner  of  this  vessel  is  played  by  his 
son,  Jean.  Coquelin  took  the  trouble 
to  deny  in  advance  that  any  of  the 
speeches  in  the  play  would  be  distaste- 
ful to  the  English.  The  play  has  met 
with  some  success  in  Paris  chiefly  on 
account  of  the  fine  acting  of  the  two 
Coquelins. 

An  Oakland  Play 

A  Country  Comedy,  from  the  pen  of 
Henry  S.  Kirk  of  Oakland,  Cal.,  was 
produced  at  Madison  Square  Theatre, 
New  York,  April  19.  The  action  of 
the  piece  is  laid  in  England  at  the  end 
of  the  last  century,  and  deals  with  the 
adventures  of  a  country  gentleman 
and  his  daughter,  who  pretended  that 
they  were  innkeeper  and  barmaid  for 
an  evening.  It  was  very  cleverly 
acted  and  won  favor  from  the  audience. 
Clement  Scott's  Cape  Mail  and  other 
interesting  one-act  pieces  were  also 
played. 


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Vaudeville  Notes 


Glenn  Park  will  open  Sunday  with 
a  first  class  vaudeville  company. 

Gertie  Harrington  opens  at  the 
Olympia  next  week. 

The  Alcazar,  Denver,  is  playing  to 
very  large  business. 

The  Kessings  have  just  arrived  from 
the  Northwest. 

Louise  Adler  and  May  Le  Roy  sail 
for  Nome  today. 

Wm.  Murray  and  Miss  Murray  have 
returned  from  Honolulu. 

Dot  Stanley  opens  at  the  Monte 
Carlo  Theatre,  Keswick,  next  week. 

The  Russell  Brothers  sail  from  Eng- 
land in  a  week. 

Dr.  Goerss  will  take  a  vaudeville 
company  out  on  the  road  in  a  week. 

The  Merrells  and  the  Keltons  play 
at  Oakland  Park  Sunday. 

Lynwood  is  a  big  card  at  the 
Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles. 

Reno,  Welsh  and  Melrose  sail  for 
Paris  and  London,  June  10th. 

Lewis  and  Lake  have  made  a  hit  in 
their  black-face  act  now  playing  at 
the  Cal.  Brewery,  Butte,  Mont. 

The  Casino  Theatre,  Sacramento, 
will  have  a  large  vaudeville  bill  for 
Fair  week. 

Gilbert  and  Goldie,  the  clever  Cali- 
fornia vaudeville  team,  are  playing  at 
Koster  &  Bial's,  New  York. 

Stuart,  the  male  Patti,  has  made  a 
pronounced  hit  at  the  Alhambra, 
London. 

Mabel  Le  Claire,  The  Leons,  and 
the  Fairbanks  Bros,  open  at  the  Chutes 
next  week. 

Mabel  Livingston,  the  Clark  Sisters 
and  Walter  Reed  are  at  the  People's 
Theatre,  Seattle. 

The  Western  Amusement  Exchange 
is  placing  a  number  of  people  for  the 
Street  Fair  at  Sacramento  next  week. 

Edwin  Adams — who  is  among  the 
best  in  warbling  coon  songs — is  a  very 
popular  feature  of  the  Chutes  program. 


Delia  Russell,  Fisher  and  Lawton, 
Owens  and  Russell,  and  Lulu  Yale 
are  at  the  Standard  Theatre,  Fort 
Worth,  Texas. 

Butte  Concert  Hall,  Mont. — Amy 
Lee,  Margie  John,  Leontine  Center, 
Minnie  Wardell,  Mae  Vernon,  Cody 
Sisters  and  Rose  Randall. 

Coliseum  Theatre,  Wallace,  Idaho  : 
Lord  and  Rowe,  Chapman  Sisters, 
Eva  Peri,  Fannie  Woods,  Thelma 
Wheeler  and  Una  Farrell. 

Mascot  Theatre,  Seattle :  Geo. 
Tramp,  Grace  Howard,  McBride  and 
Tracy,  Mile.  Dandine,  Carrie  Win- 
chell. 

Archie  Levy  just  returned  from  the 
Riverside  Street  Fair.  Mr.  Levy  is 
now  arranging  for  four  other  street 
fairs. 

The  Davenport  Sisters  are  a  hit  at 
the  Chutes.  Miss  Davenport  is  one 
of  the  best  buck  and  wing  dancers 
that  has  appeared  at  the  Chutes  for 
some  time. 

Leon  Kusel,  has  been  engaged  as 
business  manager  for  the  celebrated 
Cherry  Sisters,  through  the  Western 
Amusement  Exchange. 

Henderson  and  Ross  have  finished 
thirty-five  weeks  engagement  in  the 
Northwest,  and  will  shortly  appear  in 
this  city. 

Lewis  Weslyn  Jones, the  well  known 
tenor  and  musical  critic  of  Indianapolis 
Press  has  written  and  dedicated  to 
Marie  D.  Wood  his  latest  song,  Since 
That  Day. 

Papinta  and  her  company  has  been 
playing  to  big  business  in  Southern 
California— notably  was  this  so  in 
Riverside  where  the  carnival  brought 
great  crowds  of  people. 

Billy  Johnson,  Cora  Johnson,  Belle 
Henderson,  Pearl  Ray,  Bessie  Ray, 
Emma  Forrest,  George  and  Annie 
Milton  and  Emma  Barrett  are  at  the 
Palace  Theatre,  Houston,  Texas. 

Lillian  Walther,  appears  at  Fischer's 
Concert  House  next  week.  Miss 
Walther  returns  to  San  Francisco  after 
a  series  of  most  triumphant  engage- 
ments in  the  North. 


Will  H.  Hill,  the  high  rope  artist, 
played  a  very  successful  engagement 
at  Riverside  during  the  fair.  He  was 
in  town  this  week,  leaving  Tuesday 
for  Sacramento  to  fill  an  engagement 
there  during  the  street  fair. 

Frank  Nicholi,  the  acrobat,  has  been 
lying  in  a  New  York  hospital  the  past 
week  with  a  broken  neck,  the  result 
of  an  accident  during  a  performance 
at  one  of  the  New  York  theatres.  He 
is  improving  and  is  conscious  and  able 
to  converse. 

Side  Lights 

The  present  theatrical  season  in 
New  York  has  been  the  best  on  record. 

An  extra  matinee  will  be  given  at 
the  Alcazar,  Tuesday,  Dewey  Day. 


Sue,  the  next  attraction  at  the 
Alcazar,  tells  a  beautiful  tale  of  Cali- 
fornia during  the  days  of  '49. 

It  looks  very  much  as  if  a  revival  of 
favor  had  set  in  for  the  circus  clown. 
All  the  big  circuses  are  making  much 
of  him  this  season. 

The  matinee  prices  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre  during  the  present  special 
price  season  are  25,  50  and  75  cents. 

Charles  H.  Hoyt  is  at  work  on  a 
new  farce  comedy  to  be  called  A 
Wooden  Horse. 

Fred.  Belasco  is  now  in  London, 
negotiating  for  several  novelties  for 
the  Alcazar. 

Harkins  and  Whittaker  play  May 
21-22  at  Vallejo  with  a  new  company, 
presenting  James  Harkins'  latest  plays 
opening  with  Under  Sealed  Orders. 
Andrew  Thomson  goes  out  in  advance. 


Western  Amusement  Exchange 

E.  W.  FROST,  President  and  Manager  HORACE  EWING,  Secretary 

Telephone  Main  5 1 69 
1  43  Powell  St.,  San  Francisco 

Companies  organized  and  routed.  Vaudeville  houses  furnished  with  talent. 
Sketches  and  plays  furnished,  rewritten  and  revised. 

Productions  undertaken.  Plays  staged  by  competent  directors.  Dramatic 
and  vaudeville  people  furnished  upon  short  notice. 

Good  acts  can  be  placed  by  us  at  any  time.    Wire  or  write. 

Performers  please  send  open  time,  complete  description  of  your  acts,  photos, 
newspaper  clippings,  billing  and  lowest  salary  immediately.  No  charge  for 
registering. 

Interior  managers  wishing  attractions  please  send  open  time. 
Connected  with  this  exchange  is  a  conservatory  of  stage  technique.  Pupils 
instructed  in  all  branches  of  the  dr  imatic  art  by  competent  teachers. 


Next  Year's  Big  Farce  Comedy  Show 

Will  be  Launched  Early  in  September. 

It  will  be  the  Limit  of  all  that  is  Big,  Artistic  and  Funny. 

It  will  be  Presented  by  a  Company  of  30  People. 

It  will  be  Sumptuously  Mounted,  Magnificently  Costumed. 

It  will  Cost  $3000  00  to  Raise  the  Curtain  on  the  First  Performance. 

It  will  be  Presented  by  Those  Prosperous  Comedians, 

MURRAY  and  MAQK 

Calif  or  ma  Tour  Limited  to  Two  Weeks  and  Three  Days. 
Time  all  Filled.    In  Dig  Cities  Only,  September  iS  to  May  I. 

A  NEW  PLAY  ON    NEW  LINES 

OLLIR  MACK,  Sole  Owner  p.  s.  MATTOX,  Representative 


..Triumphal  Return.. 
ERNEST  HOGAN  "THE  unbleached  American-  and  his  Funny  Folks 

Will  arrive  in  America  via  Vancouver,  B.  C.  on  or  about  May  12,  1900.    After  an  unqualified  success  abroad, 
Mr.  Hogau  will  star  in  his  new  and  original  excruciatingly  funny  farce-comedy 


n  COUNTRY  COON 


By    MR.    ALLEN  DUNN 

Managers  address  American  Representative,  Mr.  Billy  Barlow,  care  New  Western  Hotel,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
p.  S. — Were  due  in  America  April  28,  but  accepted  a  renewal  of  contract  for  four  weeks  at  the  Orpheum,  Honolulu,  H.  I. 

W  VrCII    THIS    WS^AXDE  Management  MR.  CARL  DANTE 


THE  iAN  FRANCI5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  9— Vol.  II 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  MAY  $,  1900 


TEN  CENTS  A  COPY 
THREE  DOLLARS  A  YEAR 


ETHEL  DIXON- 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


May  5,  1900 


Injury  to  Dal^id  Belasco 

Friday  of  last  week  in  London, 
David  Belasco  met  with  an  accident 
that  for  a  time  alarmed  his  friends  and 
promised  fatal  results.  The  accident 
occurred  at  the  Garrick  Theatre.  The 
lights  were  dim  at  the  time,  and  Bel- 
asco was  going  along  a  dark  hallway. 
He  made  a  miscalculation  and  fell 
down  a  long  flight  of  stone  steps. 
When  he  was  picked  up  he  was  in- 
sensible, and  was  covered  with  cuts 
and  bruises. 

From  the  theatre  he  was  taken  to 
the  Hotel  Cecil.  There  was  a  long 
consultation  and  a  thorough  examina- 
tion of  the  injured  man  was  made. 
The  doctors  at  first  feared  that  the 
American  playwright  had  suffered 
fatal  internal  injuries.  He  had  severe 
hemorrhages  and  relapsed  into  a  state 
of  coma  again  and  again.  After  work- 
ing over  him  for  a  long  time  the 
physicians  at  last  came  to  the  conclu- 
sion that,  while  very  painful,  his  in- 
juries were  not  necessarily  fatal. 

The  above  report  was  cabled  to 
America.  Mark  Thall,  of  the  Alcazar, 
who  is  associated  with  Fred  Belasco, 
who  is  with  his  brother  in  London, 
told  a  Review  reporter  that  the  acci- 
dent was  greatly  magnified  and  all 
there  was  to  it  was  a  sprained  leg. 


Way  T>o%)n  East  a 
cMoney  Coiner 

A  little  more  than  two  years  ago  the 
manager  of  a  New  York  theatre  on 
Broadway  was  chatting  with  a  number 
of  friends  in  an  adjoining  cafe,  when 
William  A.  Brady  entered  and  engaged 
in  an  urgent  exhortation  to  the  man- 
ager to  go  or  send  out  to  Chicago  and 
see  a  play  he  had  just  produced  there 
under  the  title.  Way  Down  East. 

Mr.  Brady  wanted  to  pay  all  the  ex- 
penses of  this  investigation,  with  a 
view  to  securing  a  metropolitan  open- 
ing for  the  rural  drama  if  it  should 
pass  the  ordeal,  but  the  New  York 
manager  did  not  display  an  even  lan- 
guid interest  in  the  proposition. 

So  he  lost  one  of  the  most  remark- 
able theatrical  properties  of  this  period, 
and  its  promoter  secured  a  hold  upon 
both  ends  of  the  profits  for  an  extended 


term  by  taking  a  partnership  interest 
in  the  Manhattan  Theatre  and  making 
the  production  there. 

Way  Down  East  has  cleared  so  far 
at  the  Academy  of  Music  during  the 
present  season,  $61,000,  and  the  road 
company  is  just  about  $35,000  to  the 
good. 

Last  Autumn  Brady  thought  the 
profits  of  these  two  organizations  would 
amount  to  $75,000  or  more  before  the 
1st  of  June.  It  now  seems  a  sure 
thing  that  they  will  reach  or  even  ex- 
ceed $100,000,  going  to  show  that  a 
really  first  class  stage  attraction  is  a 
very  good  thing  to  have  around  the 
house. 

If  the  editor  of  The  Review  re- 
members correctly,  this  same  popular 
rural  drama  came  very  near  being 
credited  to  San  Francisco.  Just  be- 
fore its  Eastern  production,  Lottie 
Blair  Parker  made  several  attempts  to 
have  it  produced  at  the  old  Bush  Street 
Theatre.  A  date  was  set  for  the  per- 
formance, but  somehow  the  necessary 
money  did  not  show  itself  and  so  the 
play  was  taken  East,  where  it  event- 
ually fell  into  the  grace  of  a  manager 
with  nerve  and  money  enough  to  bring 
it  out. 

Zaza  and  the  Censor 

The  reports  of  the  suppression  of 
Zaza  by  Censor  Red  ford  are  absolutely 
false.  He  saw  the  play  on  the  first 
night  and  found  nothing  to  object  to. 
To  him  as  to  the  public  it  did  not  seem 
to  be  an  immoral  play. 

He  did,  however,  receive  many 
letters  of  complaint  from  "crank  re- 
ligionists," as  they  are  called  by  some 
of  those  interested,  and  he  asked  for 
the  manuscript  so  he  could  read  it. 
This  was  simply  as  a  matter  of  form, 
and  he  still  finds  no  objection  to  it. 

It  is  said,  however,  that  the  censor 
does  object  to  the  production  of  The 
Girl  from  Maxim's,  and  that  it  will 
not  be  seen  in  England. 


Melbas  Denial 


Mme.  Melba  has  published  through 
Herr  Wolf,  the  impressario,  a  state- 
ment that  all  reports  representing  her 
as  contemplating  marriage  are  entirely 
without  foundation,  including  the  re- 
port that  she  would  marry  Haddon 


Chambers.  The  statement  concludes: 
"Any  further  tales  of  this  kind  will  be 
equally  unfounded,  even  if  the  most 
prominent  newspapers  should  publish 
them." 

Ten-  Twenty-  Thirty 
On  Broadway 

Corse  Payton,  the  actor-manager  of 
"ten,  twenty  and  thirty  cents"  re- 
nown, announces  that  he  is  going  to 
build  a  new  theatre  on  Broadway, 
New  York  City,  for  the  production  of 
repertoire  drama  at  "popular  prices." 
He  is  said  to  have  interested  one  or 
two  capitalists  in  the  scheme,  and  is 
now  negotiating  with  a  real  estate 
dealer  for  a  site. 

Payton  is  reputed  to  have  made 
more  than  $100,000  playing  repertoire 
drama,  interspersed  with  vaudeville 
specialties  at  cheap  prices  throughout 
the  country.  Seven  or  eight  years 
ago  he  was  clerking  in  a  grocery 
store  in  a  little  Western  agricultural 
settlement.  One  night  he  went  to 
see  a  show  in  the  town  hall  and  came 
away  determined  that  he  would  him- 
self become  a  real  play-actor. 

So  he  gathered  together  his  savings 
and  went  on  to  New  York.  He  called 
on  Simmonds  &  Brown,  who  were 
then  the  leading  dramatic  agents,  and 
informed  them  of  his  intention  to  go 
into  "the  business."  They  looked 
him  over,  concealed  a  smile  and  ad- 
vised him  to  go  back  West.  "There 
are  too  many  in  the  business  now," 
they  said. 

But  Payton  was  not  so  easily  put 
oflf.  If  they  wouldn't  give  him  an 
engagement  he  said  he  would  enter 
the  profession  on  his  own  account. 
He  had  saved  a  little  money  and  de- 
termined to  take  out  a  show  of  his 
own.  So  he  induced  a  few  actors  to 
join  him,  and  started  West  with  his 
"10-20-30"  enterprise.  He  still  sticks 
to  that  scale  of  prices,  has  three  or 
four  companies  out,  is  a  hustler  and  a 
bouncer,  and  if  he  doesn't  contribute 
much  to  the  cause  of  art,  he  appar- 
ently prospers  more  and  more. 


Montaine's  Lament 

Its  astonishing  the  number  of  things 
that  will  cause  a  man  to  rush  into 
verse.  Clarence  Montaine,  the  clever 
Frawleyite,  has  been  a  sufferer  in  fair 
Los  Angeles.  Read  the  following  and 
convince  yourself : 

Los  Angeles  !  Los  Angeles  ! 
Oh  !  I  do  naught  but  cough  and  sneeze, 
I'm  e'en  afraid  to  sniff 'the  breeze, 
Oh,  give  tne  Frisco's  fogs  and  fleas, 

Los  Angeles  !  Los  Angeles  ! 

Los  Angeles  !  Los  Angeles  ! 
Since  I  arrived  upon  this  coast, 
It's  been  my  constant  daily  boast. 
That  in  thy  genial  clime  I'd  roast, 

Los  Angeles  !  Los  Angeles  ! 

Los  Angeles  !  Los  Angeles  ! 
Since  living  in  this  wild,  wild  West, 
I  never  had  beneath  my  vest 
Such  a  lacerated  chest 

Los  Angeles  !  Los  Angeles  ! 

Los  Angeles  !  Los  Angeles  ! 
I  whoop  and  wheeze  and  cuss  and  swear, 

And  shiver  in  this  "eager  air"  

I  tell  you  what,  it  isn't  fair 

Los  Angeles  !  Los  Angeles  ! 

Another  Novel  Way 

Langdon  Mitchell  has  dramatized 
his  father's,  Dr.  S.  Weir  Mitchell's, 
latest  novel,  The  Adventures  of  Fran- 
cois, for  production  next  season.  The 
story  is  laid  in  Paris  during  the  French 
revolution,  and  the  principal  character 
is  a  foundling  with  a  remarkable  voice 
and  a  funny  face,  who  begins  life  as  a 
choir  boy.  He  runs  away  from  the 
school  and  becomes  a  street  gamin, 
falling  in  with  thieves,  who  teach  him 
their  trade,  in  which  he  becomes  an 
expert.  Then  he  forms  a  partnership 
with  a  strolling  showman  and  gains 
popularity  as  a  juggler  and  comedian. 
Being  adopted  by  a  fencing  master,  he 
becomes  an  expert  with  the  small 
sword  and  makes  the  acquaintance  of 
many  of  the  nobles  of  France,  some  of 
whom  he  is  enabled  to  help  during  the 
dark  days  of  their  persecution. 


Eczema  Positively  Cured 

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ment free.  Prof.  R.  K.  Shipley,  specialist 
skin  diseases  and  tape  worms.  1206  Market 
street,  opposite  Sixth. 


<A  Letter  From  the 
Litchfields 

"Still  at  it  and  doing  extremely 
well"— Mr.  and  Mrs.  Neil  Litchfield 
and  their  rural  comedy  sketch,  Down 
At  Brook  Farm.  They  play  Tony 
Pastor's  week  of  June  4,  with  Keith 
and  Proctor  circuits  to  follow. 


May  5,  1900 


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STORY   OF  EDWIN  FORREST 

Edwin  Forrest,  one  of  the  most 
famous  actors  of  the  generation  now 
passing  away,  had  the  notion  that  he 
could  not  be  frightened,  and  one  day 
he  said  as  much  in  the  presence  of  a 
lion-tamer  named  Driesbach.  This 
lion-tamer,  now  dead,  was  then  as 
famous  in  his  line  as  Mr.  Forrest  was 
in  the  theatrical  line.  Mr.  Driesbach, 
invited  Mr.  Forrest  to  visit  him  one 
evening.  The  latter  accepted  the 
invitation,  and  at  the  house,  after 
passing  through  a  long,  dark  hallway, 
he  was  asked  by  Mr.  Driesbach  into  a 
dark  room.  Meanwhile  Mr.  Forrest 
had  not  thought  that  his  courage  was 
being  put  to  the  test.  Suddenly,  how- 
ever, he  felt  something  touch  his  leg 
in  the  darkness,  and  reaching  down 
his  hand  touched  what  he  thought 
was  a  cat's  back,  which  he  gently 
stroked.  A  rasping  growl  greeted 
the  motion,  and  he  saw  two  fiery  eye- 
balls glaring  at  him.  "Are  you 
afraid,  Mr.  Forrest?"  asked  the  lion- 
tamer,  who  was  invisible  in  the  dark- 
ness. Forrest  replied:  "Not  a  bit, ' * 
when  the  lion-tamer  said  something, 
and  the  growl  deepened  and  the  back 
began  to  arch.  Mr.  Forrest  held  out 
for  a  few  minutes,  when  he  exclaimed: 
"Now,  let  me  out,  you  scoundrel,  or 
I'll  break  every  bone  in  your  body!" 

The  "lion  king"  kept  him  there, 
and  he  did  not  dare  move  a  finger, 
while  the  tiger  kept  rubbing  against 
his  leg.  Mr.  Forrest  finally  gave  in, 
and  promised  Driesbach  a  compli- 
mentary supper  if  he  would  let  him 
out. 

* 

FIRST  STAGE  REALISM 

It  was  Mme.  Vestris  who,  during 
her  management  at  the  Olympic,  Don- 
don,  early  in  the  century,  was  the  first 
to  include  real  edibles  and  potables 
among  stage  accessories.  Real  claret 
and  real  cutlets  also  made  their  ap- 
pearance in  at  least  one  of  the  pieces 
played  under  the  direction  of  Charles 
Kean  before  the  queen  and  prince 
consort  in  the  Rubens  room,  Windsor 
castle.  Mr.  J.  W.  Callcott,  the  emi- 
nent scenic  artist,  used  to  be  fond  of 
saying  that  he  recalled  "realistic" 
eating  and  drinking  at  the  Old  Adelphi 
late  in  the  thirties.  There  was  real 
soup — brought  from  a  cook  shop  in 
Maiden  lane,  and  by  its  odor  was  it 


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known  in  the  pit — in  the  drama  of 
Victorine;  and  in  the  Adelphi  version 
of  Oliver  Twist,  Oliver  (Mrs.  Keeley) 
and  The  Artful  Dodger  (Wright) 
munched  real  ham  and  bread;  while, 
in  the  scene  of  the  thieves  den,  Fagin 
(Yates)  fried  real  sausages. 


HE  WAS  A  PEDDLER 

A  score  of  years  ago,  seated  on  a 
bench  in  Bryant  Park,  New  York,  a 
hungry  lad — Marshall  P.  Wilder — 
wept  copious  tears  over  his  failure  to 
gain  a  supper  or  a  night's  lodging.  A 
peddler's  outfit  lay  beside  him.  Not 
a  sale  had  he  made  that  day.  His 
curiously  diminutive  body  was  neatly 
clad,  but  bis  heart  was  heavy.  He 
was  dreadfully  hungry,  as  only  a  boy 
can  be.  Young  Wilder  was  of  small 
stature,  a  trifle  deformed,  and  as  sen- 
sitive a  person  as  you  ever  met.  To- 
day there  is  no  performer  who  has  en- 
tertained so  many  distinguished  men 
and  women,  four  Presidents  of  the 
United  States,  the  Prince  of  Wales, 
lords,  dukes,  duchesses  and  countesses 
being  among  his  admirers,  to  say  noth- 
ing of  the  great  American  public  at 
large. 

* 

*  * 

HE  CRITICIZED  SHAKESPEARE 

We  had  with  us  a  couple  of  years 
ago,  a  well-known  English  literary 
man  and  occasional  playwright,  who 
made  his  visit  among  us  pleasant  and 
profitable  by  lecturing.  He  frankly 
declared  that  he  came,  not  expecting 
to  find  accurate  scholarship  among 
Americans,  especially  on  purely  liter- 
ary subjects,  adding  briefly  : 

"You  have  been  too  busy  and  use- 
ful a  nation  in  practical  matters  to  give 
much  time  to  the  arts  and  graces  of 
learning. " 

On  one  occasion,  he  was  one  of  a 
number  of  scholarly  people  at  a  dinner 
and  he  made  a  remark  criticising 
Shakespeare,  sharply  declaring  that 
his  metaphors  often  were  absurd.  "As 
for  example,"  he  said,  "'sleep  that 
knits  up  the  raveled  sleave  of  care.' 
How  ridiculous  to  figure  sleep  as  knitt- 
ing up  a  torn  sleeve  of  a  coat  !" 

A  well-known  young  American  actor 
sitting  near  him  modestly  said  :  "I 
think  the  word  is  not  sleeve,  but  sleave, 
the  thin  stuff  of  a  damaged  web.  It 
is  a  technical  expression  among 
weavers." 


"In  the  States  probably  !"  retorted 
the  critic,  irritably.  "Shakespeare 
never  could  have  heard  it.  He  meant 
sleeve." 

"I  believe,"  persisted  the  American 
actor,  gently,  "the  word  is  printed 
sleave  in  all  the  old  editions.  It  is  not 
an  American  word,  but  has  been  used 
for  centuries  by  weavers  in  Scotland 
and  the  north  of  England." 

The  visitor  frowned,  and  then  with 
English  frankness  said,  laughing, 
"Thank  you,  I  was  mistaken.  Per- 
haps I  am  mistaken  about  other  things, 
and  I  will  be  corrected  before  I  leave 
your  shores." 


DAVENPORT'S  GREAT  GENIUS 

Occasionally  it  is  profitable  to 
gather  opinions  of  old  timers  as  to  the 
greatest  actor  that  America  has 
claimed.  The  other  day,  in  conver- 
sation with  a  contemporary  of  the  old 
school,  now  with  one  or  two  excep- 
tions dead  and  passed  away,  the  talk 
drifted  as  to  real  ability  as  to  the  most 
broadly  equipped  actor  that  could  be 
named,  and  the  old-timer  gave  his 
opinion  in  these  words:  "Who  was 
the  greatest  actor  ?  My  reply  will  be 
E.  L.  Davenport.  Yes,  the  greatest 
Hamlet  of  the  century,  too.  When 
Salvini  first  came  to  this  country  he 
expressed  a  desire  to  be  introduced  to 
Davenport  after  his  wonderful  per- 
formance as  the  Prince.  He  was 
taken  behind  the  scenes,  jumped  on 
our  great  Hamlet,  and  simply  said, 
'Anima!  animal'  (Soul!  soul!).  Dav- 
enport's versatality  was  miraculous, 
and  eventually  cheapened  him.  He 
could  play  Bill  Sykes  in  a  way  to 
make  Dickens  shiver,  and  then  play 
Fagan  better  than  J.  W.  Wallack, 
which  is  saying  a  great  deal.  No 
such  mixture  of  tragedy  and  comedy 
has  been  known  to  our  stage.  He 
was  as  good  as  Fechter  in  Monte 
Cristo,  finer  than  Booth  as  Iago, 
matchless  in  Richard  III,  superior, 
mentally,  to  Forrest  as  Lear  and 
Damon,  yet  he  could  play  Aranza, 
light  leading  gentleman,  and  low 
comedy.  His  Sir  Giles  Overreach 
could  not  have  been  surpassed.  Like 
all  great  artists  he  was  always  a  trifle 
different.  When  old,  at  Booth's 
Theatre,  he  played  Brutus.  His  mag- 
nificent voice  was  almost  gone,  but  in 
the  quarrel  scene  he  looked  like  some 
grand  St.  Bernard   listening  to  the 


snarling  of  Cassius— Barrett.  I  re- 
member his  Louis  XL  He  was  unique 
and  is  totally  underrated." 


On  the  "Road 

Barlow's  Minstrels 
Astoria,  30,  week. 

Girl  from  Chili 

Denver,  29,  week;  Rocky  Ford,  7;  La 
Junta,  8;  Trinidad;  9;  Raton,  N.  M.,  10;  Las 
Vegas,  11;  Albuquerque,  12;  Gallup,  14; 
Winslow,  Ariz.,  15;  Flagstaff,  16;  Williams, 
17;  Phoenix,  19;  Prescott,  20-21;  Jerome,  22; 
San  Bernardino,  Cal.,  24;  Santa  Ana,  25; 
San  Diego,  26;  Los  Angeles,  27,  week. 

Evil  Eye  Company 

(Chas.  H.  Yale,  Mgr.)— San  Francisco, 
May  7,  two  weeks. 

Have  You  Seen  Smith  f 
Fargo,  19. 

Suwanee  River  Co. 
Seattle,  29-May  5;  Fargo,  22. 

Pudd'  nhead  Wilson 
Fargo,  May  7. 

Frawley  Company 
Los  Angeles,  April  8,  six  weeks. 

Morosco  Opera  Company 
Los  Angeles,  April  8,  indefinitely. 

Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company 
Victoria,  2-5;  Seattle,  6-13;  Walla  Walla, 
17;  Spokane,  18-19;  Wallace,  21;  Missoula, 
22;  Butte,  23-26. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 
Colo.  Springs,  5;  Denver,  6,  week. 
Dailey  Stock  Company 

Reno,  April  30-May  6;  Virginia,  7-13; 
Carson,  14-20;  Auburn,  21-27. 

Jessie  Shirley  Company 

(Harry  W.  .Smith,  Mgr.)— Salinas  30-May 
6;  Watsonville,  7-13;  San  Jose,  14-20;  Santa 
Cruz,  21-27. 

West's  Minstrel  Jubilee 

(S.  B.  Ricaby,  Mgr. )— Tacoma.5;  Spokane, 
7-8;  Anaconda,  10;  Butte,  11-12;  Helena, 14; 
Billings,  15;  Fargo,  17;  Grand  Porks,  18; 
Winnipeg,  19;  Duluth,  21;  Calumet,  23; 
Marquette,  24;  Sault  Ste.  Marie,  25,  clote. 

Imperial  Slock  Company 

Nevada  City,  May  6,  week;  Reno,i3,wee^; 
Virginia  City,  20,  week;  Carson  City,  27, 
week. 

Ward  and  Vokes  Company 
Sacramento,  8;  Portland,  10-11;  Tacoma, 
12;  Seattle,  13-15;  Fargo,  28. 


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The  Broadway  has  ceased  to  publish 
its  story  entitled,  In  the  Pursuit  of 
Virtue.  The  editor  found  that  no  one 
was  interested  in  it. 

The  Review  has  often  predicted, 
this  year  promises  to  be  a  prosperous 
one  for  Thespians.  The  rapid  increase 
of  suburban  attractions  at  resorts, 
etc.,  has  proved  of  great  benefit  to 
many  good  performers  who  would 
otherwise  be  idle  during  the  heated 
term.  The  coming  Summer  will  be 
the  greatest  all  over  the  country  in  the 
history  of  the  theatrical  business. 

Every  now  and  then  actors  haul 
into  public  discussion  the  point 
whether  or  not  it  is  art  to  feel  the 
emotions  they  portray— to  live  the 
character  for  the  moment  or  to  simu- 
late it.  Coquelin,  the  eminent  French 
actor,  contends  that  the  people  of  the 
stage  need  not  necessarily  feel  the 
emotions  they  portray.  Mary  Ander- 
son, when  active  in  stage  work,  always 
claimed  that  her  portrayals  were 
influenced  entirely  by  reading.  Clara 
Morris,  the  leader  of  the  emotional 
school  that  developed  twenty  years 
ago,  was  a  great  physical  sufferer 
whose  pain ful  experiences  undoubtedly 
gave  her  portrayals  their  awful  inten- 
sity. Duse,  whose  art  is  not  so  crude 
as  Clara  Morris'  was,  as  viewed  by 
the  standard  of  today,  though  quite 
as  effective,  brings  some  of  this  form 


of  experience  into  play  in  her  exposi- 
tion of  realism.  Bernhardt  bases  her 
work  upon  psychological  powers  and 
actual  observation  and  Calve  follows 
the  same  methods  in  giving  vitality  to 
the  usually  conventional  characteriza- 
tion of  opera. 

The  agitation  over  the  presentation 
of  indecent  plays  has  brought  to  light 
some  very  curious  experiences  and 
revealed  here  and  there  a  rather  ap- 
palling state  of  affairs  as  regards  the 
possession  of  every  day  intelligence. 
The  latest  illustration  comes  from  a 
town  in  South  Carolina,  where  a  pre- 
sentation of  Faust  was  to  be  given. 
Among  the  bill-posting  ahead  of  the 
show  was  a  pictorial  stand  represent- 
ing the  Brocken  scene,  which  is  in- 
tended to  exhibit  in  a  weird  way  about 
all  that  Goethe  mentions  in  the  Wal- 
purgis  night,  such  as  owls,  snakes, 
demons,  witches,  etc.  The  chief  of 
police  arrested  the  bill-poster  and  took 
him  before  the  Mayor,  and  after  the 
latter  had  seen  the  stand  he  ordered  it 
torn  down  or  covered.  The  agent 
elected  to  cover  the  paper,  and  when 
that  was  accomplished  they  let  him 
go.  Both  officials  decided  that  the 
printing  was  indecent,  and  one  of  them 
wanted  to  know7  about  Faust.  He  had 
not  heard  of  it,  he  said,  and  wished  to 
learn  whether  it  was  indecent  or  im- 
moral. The  incident  caused  great 
excitement,  but  people  of  the  town 
who  did  not  know  about  Faust  stayed 
away  and  the  audience  was  very 
small.  Eight  policemen,  the  chief, 
the  health  officer  of  the  town  and  the 
remaining  few  wise  men  of  the  place 
were  all  in  attendance  and  ready  to 
arrest  the  company  in  the  event  of  the 
play  proving  to  be  indecent. 


Ethel  Dixon 

The  handsome  face  printed  on  the 
Review's  cover  this  week  is  that  of 
the  charming  wife  of  the  Honolulu 
theatrical  magnate,  J.  C.  Cohen.  Mrs. 
Cohen,  whose  stage  name  is  Ethel 
Dixon,  was  a  San  Francisco  girl  be- 
fore her  marriage.  She  has  recently 
concluded  quite  a  remarkable  engage- 
ment at  the  Orpheum,  Honolulu,  sing- 
ing there  for  over  eight  months  with 
tremendous  success,  having,  as  a  re- 
sult, received  several  flattering  offers 
to  become  a  member  of  two  or  three 
Eastern  opera  companies.  Miss  Dixon 
has  a  rich,  full  contralto  voice  of  ex- 
ceptional range  and  a  most  magnetic 
stage  presence,  besides  dressing 
magnificently  and  with  excellent  taste. 

With  her  husband  Miss  Dixon  will 
spend  some  time  in  California  before 
returning  to  Honolulu. 

"I  understand,"  said  a  friend  to  an 
unfortunate  German  playwright, 
"that  your  last  comedy  was  hissed 
terribly,  especially  in  the  last  act. " 

"It's  not  so,"  was  the  indignant 
reply,  "when  the  last  act  began  there 
was  nobodv  in  the  house  !" 


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PASSING  INTEREST 


Lewis  Morrison  will  arrive  in  town 
next  week. 

Homer  Henley's  mother,  Mrs. 
Amanda  Henley,  died  at  her  home 
very  suddenly  May  1. 

Messrs.  Belasco  and  Thall  will 
take  out  the  Heart  of  Maryland  next 
season. 

W.  J.  Eeleford,  the  well-known 
repertoire  manager,  was  in  town  last 
week,  attending  to  some  business. 

T.  Daniel  Frawley  left  this  week 
for  New  York,  presumably  to  hunt  up 
new  people  and  new  plays. 

Mindell  Fern  Dreyfus  has  been 
singing  this  week  with  the  Morosco 
Opera  Company  in  Los  Angeles. 

Florence  Roberts  will  tour  the 
coast  when  shecloses  her  season  at  the 
Alcazar,  which  opens  with  Carmen 
June  4th. 

Virginia  Drew  Trescott  is  now 
at  the  Palace  Hotel  making  arrange- 
ments for  an  early  departure  for  New 
York  via  the  Isthmus. 

Reta  Villiers  has  been  accorded 
very  lavish  praise  by  the  vSacramento 
papers  which  is  something  very  un- 
usual for  the  capital  city  journals. 

Messrs.  Thompson  and  Allen, 
who  took  out  the  Thompson  Stock 
Company,  opening  at  Sacramento 
after  Easter,  have  returned  to  town. 

L.  Lawrence  Weber  has  leased 
the  Empire  in  Atlantic  City  for  ten 
years.  It  is  said  he  proposes  to  put  on 
his  road  companies  there  during  the 
summer  to  prepare  them  for  the  fall 
and  winter  tours. 

Mrs.  Langtry  berates  the  Ameri- 
can public  because  it  didn't  wax  en- 
thusiastic over  her  portrayal  in  The 
Degenerates.  "It  is  not  as  an  actress 
they  have  judged  me,"  she  says.  And 
if  they  had,  Great  Scott  ! 

Harry  B.  Smith's  middle  initial 
must  stand  for  busy.  He  sailed  for 
Europe  a  week  ago,  and  while  abroad 
will  write  an  act  of  Foxy  Quiller, 
Jerome  Sykes'  new  opera;  lyrics  for 
The  Cadet  Girl,  and  the  scenario  for 
the  Casino's  summer  production. 

Joseph  Jefferson  said  the  other 
day  in  Buffalo  that  the  public  did  not 
go  to  a  play  because  it  was  moral  or 
immoral,  but  because  it  was  entertain- 
ing. He  also  said  that  the  average  of 
plays  was  higher  than  it  used  to  be, 
and  that  subsidized  theatre  in  this 
country  would  not  be  beneficial. 


Eugene  Ormonde,  who  has  been 
Ada  Rehan's  leading  man  on  the  pres- 
ent tour,  is  so  ill  that  he  will  be  un- 
able to  finish  the  season  with  the  com- 
pany. 

A  new  member  of  Harry  Corson 
Clarke's  new  company  to  play  What 
Did  Tompkins  Do  ?  will  be  Mary 
Karr,  until  recently  a  society  girl  of 
Chicago. 

Miss  Ethel  Barrymore,  who  has 
been  reported  engaged  several  times, 
denies  the  report  of  her  engagement 
to  be  married  to  Charles  D.  Wetmore 
of  New  York  City. 

J.  R.  Amory  and  Phosa  McAllister, 
according  to  the  Los  Angeles  press, 
carried  away  the  honors  in  the  pres- 
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Miss  Caroline  L.  Gordon,  the 
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Gordon  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  is  in  New 
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debut  on  a  New  York  stage  as  a  pro- 
fessional interpreter  of  negro  songs 
and  dialect. 

Stuart  Robson,  was  sued  by  a 
landlord  in  New  York  the  other  day 
for  arrears  in  rent  and  put  in  the  plea 
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Miss  Annie  Russell  will  next 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


May  5,  1900 


AT  THE  ♦  *  ♦ 
hOCAh  THEATRES 


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The  Columbia. 

It's  a  funny  show  at  the  Columbia. 
*■  Not  very  much  in  the  way  of  new 
fun— but  fun  that  is  highly  entertain- 
ing, thrown  at  you  without  cessation 
for  two  and  a  half  hours  by  clever 
people.  If  you  like  to  laugh,  or  need 
to  laugh,  take  in  The  Floor  Walkers 
in  their  few  next  performances,  and 
you'll  not  regret  it.  Ward  and  Vokes 
head  the  aggregation  in  a  lot  of  tramp 
nonsense,  and  George  Sidney  chal- 
lenges the  leaders  with  splendid  re- 
sults iu  the  way  of  some  clever 
Hebrewisms.  Lucy  Daly,  about  the 
most  nimble  thing  on  earth,  does  a 
lot  of  clever  dancing,  and  the  larger 
cast  of  good-looking  girls  help  to 
keep  things  lively.  The  attendance 
has  been  large  all  week,  repeating 
this  success  achieved  on  the  entire 
trip  Westward. 


Grand  Opera  House 

IN  Gay  New  York  has  been  meeting 
with  splendid  success  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House  this  week.  Although 
devoid  of  any  plot,  it  is  so  well  pre- 
sented by  a  company  composed  of 
earnest,  conscientious  and  talented 
members,  that  the  house  is  filled 
nightly  to  its  utmost  seating  capacity. 
Much  zest  is  added  by  numerous  spe- 
cialties which  serve  to  keep  things 
merry,  and  are  very  acceptable  and 
amusing.  Arnold  Grazer,  in  his 
songs  and  dancing,  was  just  as  cute 
as  ever,  and  La  Petite  Hazel  was  very 
dainty  and  graceful.  A  burlesque 
representation  from  the  Heart  of 
Maryland  was  very  cleverly  acted, 
Miss  Blanche  Chapman  taking  off 
Mrs.  Leslie  Carter,  (the  ruddy  wig  not 
forgotten  and  very  much  in  evidence) 
in  a  mirth-provoking  manner,  espec- 
ially so  when  she  does  the  bell  swing- 
ing act.  Mr.  Chris  Bruno  demonstrates 
his  ability  for  character  work  and  his 
imitation  of  Henry  Irving  was  given 
in  a  very  masterly  way.  Harry  Cash- 
man,  as  Solomon  Solomon,  in  his 
Hebrew  songs,  made  a  very  favorable 
impression.  Mr.  George  C.  Lyding, 
as  Johnny  Brown,  and  Miss  Louise 
Royce,  who  takes  the  part  of  his  bride, 
were  excellent  in  their  roles.  Miss 
Isabelle  Underwood,  notwithstanding 
her  grotesque  costume,  proved  to  be  a 
very  sweet  singer. 


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The  California 

A  NOTHER  exceedingly  entertaining 
«*  production  has  been  that  of  the 
Neill  Company  in  Nat  Goodwin's 
favorite  Carleton  comedy,  A  Gilded 
Fool.  In  playing  the  chief  part  in  the 
comedy,  Mr.  Neill  has  adopted  the  not 
very  usual  idea  of  imitating  the  Good- 
win performance  throughout  and  he 
does  it  consistently  and  most  success- 
fully. Beginning  with  a  particularly 
representative  make-up,  he  plays  the 
part  of  Chauncey  Short  with  nearly 
all  of  Goodwin's  tricks  of  personality. 

In  the  first  act,  Mr.  Neill  missed 
some  of  the  auburn-haired  comedian's 
spontaneous  mannerisms,  but  through- 
out the  performance  he  was  very  good 
indeed,  notably  in  those  scenes  which 
required  dramatic  strength  and  fire, 
and  in  these  he  certainly  was  superior 
to  our  recollection  of  what  Goodwin 
gave  us.  Benjamin  Howard  was  a 
much  stronger  figure  as  Bannister 
Strange  than  the  original  of  the  part, 
in  the  Goodwin  production,  bringing 
out  with  great  dramatic  force  the 
character  of  the  plausible,  scheming 
partner.  Mr.  Howard  is  essentially  a 
modern  of  moderns — his  conceptions 
are  apt  to  err,  if  they  do  at  all — and 
that  is  always  from  the  point  of  view 
— on  the  side  of  subletly  and  repression 
— and  it  has  been  particularly  notice- 
able this  week  that  his  work  has  taken 
on  a  more  dominant  tone — and  with 
entirely  satisfactory  results.  Frank 
MacVicars  was  Matthew  Ruthven,  the 
senior  of  the  firm  of  bankers  and  he 
was,  as  we  have  already  learned  to 
expect,  good.  Robert  Morris  gave  a 
creditable  portrayal  of  the  young 
clerk  of  the  firm  of  Ruthven  &  Co. 
John  W.  Burton  played  the  minister 
detective  very  well  and  Emmet  Shakel- 
ford,  William  Brewer,  and  George 
Bloomquest  capably  handled  small 
parts.  Edythe  Chapman  was  her 
charming,  sympathetic  self  with  name 
changed  to  Margaret  Ruthven.  Grace 
Lamkin,  as  the  banker  Ruthven's 
young  wife  was  not  called  upon  for 
much  except  to  look  handsome— and 
she  can  always  be  relied  upon  todo  that. 
Julia  Dean  once  more  impressed  her 
delightful  personality  upon  a  very 
friendly  audience  and  lived  up  to  the 
pleasant  impression  created  in  the  first 
play  the  company  presented  here. 
Lillian  Andrews  played  an  impossible 
stage  old  maid  and  made  the  character 
quite  plausible  and  amusing  enough. 


The  stage  settings  are  again  worthy 
of  special  comment,  notably  in  the 
third  act.  The  attendence  throughout 
the  week  has  been  large. 

THURSDAY  MATINEE 

Last  week's  special  Thursday 
matinee  was  devoted  to  a  very  good 
performance  of  Captain  Swift.  This 
Thursday  saw  a  repeat  of  A  Gilded 
Fool. 

The  Alcazar 

Que,  adapted  from  Bret  Harte's 
k-*  story,  The  Judgment  of  Bolinas 
Plain,  is  drawing  good  houses  this 
week  at  the  Alcazar,  who  listen  with 
great  interest  to  this  melodrama  of 
early  California  life.  The  first  act  is 
particularly  pretty,  and  Laura  Crews, 
as  Sue,  gives  a  very  clever  representa- 
tion of  the  innocent  country  girl  with 
a  love  for  the  beautiful,  and  a  great 
yearning  for  something  which  her  own 
intuition  tells  her  is  beyond  the  nar- 
row, limited  sphere  in  which  her 
environment  has  placed  her.  Slight, 
petite,  impulsive,  careless  and  happy, 
she  loves  only  the  flowers  and  the 
cattle,  and  the  realities  of  life  are 
forced  upon  her  by  the  unrelenting 
father,  Silas  Prescott,  Geo.  P.  Web- 
ster, who  gives  her  in  marriage  to  Ira 
Beasley,  Ernest  Hastings,  the  clod- 
hopper, the  heavy,  ignorant  cattle 
rancher,  without  a  thought  above  his 
cowhide  boots  or  the  feeding  of 
the  brutes.  Upon  the  tragedy 
of  this  loveless  marriage  hangs  the 
story.  Geo.  Webster  shows  his  great 
versatility  in  the  make-up  and  char- 
acterization of  the  miserable,  wizened, 
little  old  man.  Ernest  Hastings  has 
no  trouble  in  carrying  out  the  char- 
acter of  this  farmer  who  loves,  yet 
knows  not  how  to  show  it,  to  the  maid 
who  loves  him  not.  At  the  close  of 
the  first  act  nearly  every  night  this 
week,  the  audience  demand  recalls 
until  the  curtain  refused  to  rise 
again.  Edwin  T.  Emery, as  Jim  Wynd, 
the  circus  performer,  who  in  tights 
and  spangles,  wins  the  hearts  of  the 
country  girl,  is  impetuous  in  his  love 
making  and  boisterous  in  his  manner, 
though  enthusiastic  in  his  art.  Georgie 
Woodthorpe,  the  six  mouths'  bride, 
is  capital  in  the  very  small  part  allotted 
her.  The  noisy  climax  is  well 
carried  out  by  the  balance  of  the  com- 
pany in  the  closing  act,  when  the 
vigilance  committee  carry  one  back  to 
the  stirring  scenes  of  '49. 


The  moli 


HThe  Wizard  of  the  Nile  follow- 
*  ing  in  the  wake  of  The  Idol's 
Eye,  is  scoring  a  phenomenal  success 
in  its  third  week,  and  bids  fair  to 
outdo  it  even  in  popularity,  and  will 
probably  run  for  weeks.  "Am  I  a 
Wiz"  is  fast  becoming  a  catch  word 
with  the  throngs  that  nightly  listen  to 
Wizard  Hartman  and  his  "Wouldn't 
That  Bump  You. ' '  The  Topical  Song 
bids  fair  to  wear  out  the  popular  sing- 
ers, for  they  are  nightly  recalled  be- 
yond the  limit,  in  fact  until  they  all 
but  beg  for  respite.  Their  many  new 
verses  add  greatly  to  the  joyousness 
of  this  very  comic  opera.  The  chorus 
calls  for  especial  praise.  Their  faith- 
fulness and  enthusiasm  add  much  to 
the  success  of  the  play.  The  orches- 
tra, under  the  leadership  of  Max 
Hirschfeld,  are  doing  fine  work  and 
are  the  recipients  of  deserved  applause. 
Francis  Graham  and  Helen  Merrill 
are  not  only  beautiful  women,  but 
sing  beautifully  as  well.  Miss  Mer- 
rill is  a  picture  long  to  be  remembered 
in  her  solo,  and  Miss  Graham  has  one 
of  the  best  contralto  voices  ever  heard 
on  the  Tivoli  stage. 


The  Dewey  Theatre 

A  Soldier  of  the  Empire, "  aroman- 
tic  drama  in  five  acts,  by  Howard 
Hall,  is  being  presented  to  crowded 
houses  at  the  Dewey  this  week. 

The  leading  character,  Guilbert  de 
Montville,  was  excellently  portrayed 
by  Landers  Stevens. 

A  clever  impersonation  of  the  King's 
Attorney,  Eugene  Count  de  Yere,  was 
given  by  Carl  Birch,  and  the  part  of 
Major  Durant  was  acted  by  E.  J. 
Holden  in  a  very  artistic  style. 

Win.  B.  Mack,  as  usual,  played  his 
part  with  all  the  vivacity  and  realism 
required. 

T.  F.  O'Malley  and  Walter  F. 
Whipple  acted  their  parts  well. 

Fanny  Gillette  was  wonderfully  good 
as  Louise  de  Vere.  Maud  Miller  did 
her  disagreeable  part  in  a  very  villain 
ous  style. 

Grace  Plaisted  was  clever  as  Vivette 
Girard,  and  so  was  Grace  Addison  in 
the  part  of  Madame  Mathilda  Girard. 


Ross  B.  Meder,  the  Review's 
Carson  correspondent,  has  been  in 
San  Francisco  the  past  week. 


May  5,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


TTze  Orpheum 

""The  Orpheum  has  set  such  a  high 
*  standard  that  once  in  a  while  it 
finds  itself  impossible  to  find  talent  to 
live  up  to  its  reputation.  This  week 
it  has  found  the  talent  and  a  way-up 
bill  is  the  result,  and  the  star  of  the 
program  is  a  San  Francisco  girl,  Etta 
Butler,  with  hardly  a  year's  actual 
stage  experience.  Rae  and  Broche, 
opera  proceedings,  presenting  a  lively 
skit,  Too  Much  Woman.  It  goes 
well.  Then  Mildred  Stoller  does  some 
entertaining  comedy  work.  Bouman 
and  Adelle,  succeed  the  handsome 
Stoller  with  some  entertaining  sketch 
work.  Digby  Bell,  who  used  to  be 
known  in  comic  opera  and  as  a  base- 
ball crank,  but  who  has  for  a  long 
time  now  not  seen  a  game,  sang  and 
talked.  He  sang  much  better  than  he 
talked,  for  he  is  not  an  unctious 
comedian.  Etta  Butler's  clever  mim- 
icry met  with  great  approval  and 
applause  and  while  much  of  her  work 
could  not  be  judged  in  detail,  because 
many  of  her  subjects,  such  as  Mrs. 
Fiske  and  Olga  Nethersole  have  not 
been  seen  out  here  yet,  and  artistic 
quality  and  innate  cleverness  was  in 
them  all.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  Sid- 
man,  presented  a  little  pastoral  sketch, 
A  Bit  of  Real  Life,  and  they  gave  it 
delightfully.  Little  Fred  and  his  dogs 
were  marvelously  entertaining — the 
best  yet — and  the  brothers  Forrest, 
musical  clowns  and  Mile.  Proto, 
spectacular  dancer,  were  good  repre- 
sentatives of  their  lines  of  work.  The 
audiences  have  been  big  all  week. 


The  Olympta 

'"Phis  music  hall  is  showing  some 
*  good  things  in  the  music  line  this 
week.  The  Hungarian  Orchestra, 
under  the  direction  of  Isidore  Fen- 
ster,  the  famous  violinist,  have  an  ex- 
cellent repertoire ;  among  the  best 
perhaps  is  Auber's  Overture,  The  Mute 
of  Portici.  It's  Gertie  Harrington, 
the  celebrated  banjo  queen's  first  ap- 
pearance and  re-appearance  of  Maurice 
Montague,  dramatic  tenor;  both  are 
well  received.  The  Black  Bartons 
are  a  great  success  anywhere  ;  their 
coon-town  songs  and  dancing  are  al- 
ways very  fetching.  Mile.  Thelma  is 
still  a  star  attraction.  The  holdovers, 
Mills,  Getchell,  Darrell,  Ward,  Win- 
field  and  Sullivan  and  Cummings  are 
doing  good  vaudeville  work. 


The  Chutes 


HThe  Chutes   presents  several  new 
novelties  this  week.     The  Fair- 
banks Brothers  score  a  hit  with  their 


juggling  and  club  swinging.  Mabel 
Le  Clair,  an  operatic  songstress  late  of 
the  De  Wolf  Hopper  Company,  gives 
some  pleasing  selections  very  artistic- 
ally. The  Leons,  with  their  flying 
trapeze  act,  are  as  good  as  we  have 
seen  for  many  a  day.  Evans  and 
Maitland  bring  down  the  house  with 
their  new  Irish  sketch  Jones,  Davis 
and  Heard,  the  Criterion  trio,  are 
great  with  their  coon  songs.  Alice 
Raymond's  cornet  solos  still  edify  the 
crowd,  and  the  Davenport  Sisters  are 
greeted  with  applause  for  their  buck 
and  wing  dancing.  New  moving  pic- 
tures complete  a  good  performance. 
Ella  Burt  shoots  the  chutes  day  and 
night.  Amateur  night  was  a  howling 
success. 


The  Oberon 


The  Oberon  has  an  excellent  show 
'  on  this  week.  The  American 
Ladies'  Orchestra  under  the  affable 
leader,  Louis  N.  Ritzau,  have  some 
particularly  good  music  this  week, 
Conrad's  Overture,  Berlin  Wie  es 
Weint  and  Lacht,  deserving  especial 
mention.  The  beautiful  Salvini  gives 
some  choice  operatic  selections.  The 
Keesings  add  to  the  ensemble  with 
their  charming  vocal  selections,  solos 
and  duos;  excellent  voices  both.  Miss 
Blanche  Reynolds  bold  handling  of 
the  trombone  is  a  pleasure  to  her 
friends  and  the  audience,  but  Mile. 
Atlantis  with  her  wonderful  skirt  danc- 
ing on  the  revolving  globe  is  just  what 
the  program  says — a  Terpsichorean 
Artist  Supreme,  and  she  is  adding 
laurels  nightly  to  her  crown. 

Fischer  s  Concert  House 

This  attractive  Music  Hall  is  de- 
servedly well  patronized.  It's 
such  a  beautiful  place,  the  ladies  say. 
Hinrich's  Orchestra  is  a  drawing-card. 
The  high  class  of  music  that  they  are 
giving  each  week  is  attracting  consid- 
erable attention,  and  many  of  our  best 
musical  people  have  been  numbered 
among  the  visitors  recently.  August 
Hinrichs  has  given  some  glorious 
violin  solos  for  which  he  receives  an 
ovation  each  evening.  Mr.  John 
Kurkamp  sings  very  acceptably,  She 
and  I  Together;  also  My  Dream  of 
You.  Mme.  Lillian  Walther  adds 
much  to  this  week's  program  with  her 
sweet  voice,  singing  For  the  Sake  of 
the  Past,  and  Kerry  Dance.  Pollettini, 
a  solo  from  Carman;  Badaracco  and 
Barducci,  a  duo  from  Ruy  Bias;  Var- 
gas and  Pollettini,  the  jolly  Umbrella 
duo,  and  the  second  act  from  Traviata 
is  repeated  this  week. 

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May  5,  1900 


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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York,  April  29. — Tally  Ho;  Or  a 
Hunting  Morning,  was  the  only  brand  new 
thing  produced  in  this  town  last  week,  and 
that  was  a  musical  comedy  in  one  short  act 
upon  a  minature  stage  at  the  Eden  Musee 
by  the  same  quintette  of  vocalists  who 
scored  a  hit  at  the  same  place  in  Moss 
Roses  by  the  same  authors,  Alfred  J.  Caldi- 
cott  and  Sir  Jules  Benedict.  The  cast  in- 
cluded Ida  Mae  Pierfront,  soprano;  Ger- 
trude Bradley,  contralto;  Horace  Wright, 
tenor;  and  Harry  Dodd,  stage-manager  and 
comedian.  One  of  the  effects  attempted 
was  a  view  of  a  fox  hunt.  Considering  the 
doll-like  proportions  of  the  little  stage,  the 
counterfeit  was  remarkably  well  alone.  The 
Eden  Musee  is  of  course  one  of  the  sights  of 
the  city  and  probably  entertains  more 
Western  visitors  than  any  other  one  of  the 
two-score  places  in  the  city,  and  just  about 
the  time  when  it  began  to  look  as  though 
we  were  at  the  end  of  our  tether  theatrically, 
this  season  it  has  come  forward  with  some- 
thing really  new. 

*  * 
* 

In  saying  that  the  only  new  brand  new 
thing  last  week  was  brought  out  by  the 
Kden  Musee,  it  must  not  be  understood  that 
nothing  is  doing  at  the  various  other  places 
of  amusement.  On  the  contrary,  there 
never  was  a  busier  week.  Successes  of  the 
season  are  still  running.  But  when  we 
speak  of  a  new  play  in  New  York,  we  mean 
something  hot  from  the  griddle.  One  of 
the  mimic  shows  which  came  to  town  last 
week  for  a  short  run  was  Buffalo  Bill's  Wild 
West  and  Congress  of  Rough  Riders  of  the 
World.  The  familiar  pagent  has  lost  none 
of  its  former  features  of  frontier  life  and  has 
been  augmented  by  many  up-to-date  circus- 
like amusements.  When  Col.  Cody  opened 
on  Monday  night,  Gen.  Miles,  under  whom 
he  served  on  the  plains,  occupied  a  box 
with  some  of  his  staff,  and  Buffalo  Bill,  old 
stager  that  he  is,  got  afflicted  with  stage 
fright  and  missed  forty-nine  glass  balls  out 
of  fifty-five  with  his  ride  as  he  rode  around 
on  his  bay  charger.  He  says  he  always  gets 
nervous  on  his  opening  performance.  One 
of  the  thrilling  additions  to  the  show  is  the 
charge  of  San  Juan  Hill. 

*  * 
* 

Among  the  revivals  last  week  was  Lord 
and  Lady  Algy  by  Charles  Frohman's  forces 
at  the  Empire,  with  The  Bugle  Call  still 
used  as  a  first  piece.  Although  Lord  and 
Lady  Algy  deals  with  an  interrupted  elope- 
ment of  a  London  wife  and  may  therefore 
be  considered  by  some  purists  as  too  broad 
for  public  presentation,  none  can  deny  that 
it  is  not  the  mirror  held  up  to  nature  in  the 
swagger  set  in  English  life — and  American, 
also. 

* 

*  * 

One  of  the  men  who  regretted  the  death 
of  the  late  Augustin  Daly,  but  who  lost  no 
time  in  adapting  himself  to  new  conditions, 
is  James  T.  Powers.  When  he  joined  the 
Daly  forces  he  had  to  drop  his  middle  initial 
and  go  on  the  program  as  simple  James 
Powers,  because  Mr.  Daly  believed  that  two 
names  were  enough  for  any  person  before 
the  public.  When  A  Runaway  Girl  was  re- 
v;ved  at  Daly'slast  week  under  the  manage- 


ment of  Daniel  Frohman,  James  T.  Powers 
with  an  accent  on  the  T  was  allowed  to  go 
in  full  on  the  program.  But  the  insertion  of 
his  pet  initial  was  not  the  only  change  with 
Mr.  Powers.  With  no  Czar  like  Daly  stand- 
ing over  him  the  comedian  ventured  to  im- 
prove his  opportunities  for  comedy  at  every 
possible  turn.  Some  of  his  efforts  met  with 
the  approval  of  the  audience,  which  was 
glad  to  welcome  his  return  in  the  play. 

*  * 
* 

Joseph  Jefferson's  repertoire  at  the  Fifth 
Avenue  last  week  consisted  of  a  double  bill, 
Cricket  on  the  Hearth  and  Lend  Me  Five 
Shillings  on  most  nights,  and  Rip  Van 
Winkle  and  The  Rivals  on  other  nights  and 
at  the  Wednesday  and  Saturday  matinees. 
Mr.  Jefferson  has  had  a  most  prosperous 
engagement  in  the  city  this  season.  His 
present  repertoire  is  limited,  but  each  part 
he  plays  is  done  with  an  artistic  finish  that 
compels  admiration. 

*  * 
* 

The  Bostonians  have  extended  their  en- 
gagement at  the  Knickerbocker  Theatre  and 
will  supplement  their  presentation  of  The 
Viceroy  with  Robin  Hood  in  the  week  be- 
ginning May  7th,  and  The  Serenade  in  the 
week  of  May  14.  The  concensus  of  opinion 
here  is  that  in  The  Viceroy  the  Bostonians 
have  not  found  a  second  Robin  Hood. 

*  * 
* 

Tim  Murphy,  after  a  second  New  York 
appearance  in  The  Carpetbagger  this  season 
closed  at  the  Bijou  last  evening,  and  will  go 
out  011  another  road  tour  before  the  end  of 
the  season.  In  making  a  speech  the  other 
night  Mr.  Murphysaid:  "The Carpetbagger 
deals  with  the  impurity  of  politics  thirty- 
three  years  ago.  Of  course  there  is  no  such 
thing  as  impurity  in  politics  now-a-days, 
and  there  are  now  no  carpetbaggers  in  the 
United  States — they  are  too  busy  in  the 
Philippines  and  Puerto  Rico."  (Applause.) 

* 

Dorothy  Rossmore,  a  San  Francisco  young 
woman  of  striking  personality,  is  now  the 
feature  in  Man's  Enemy,  which  was  playing 
last  week  at  the  Grand  Opera  House.  In 
that  play  she  is  in  her  favorite  role  of  the 
irresistible  woman  who  breaks  hearts  and 
absorbs  bank  accounts.  In  Man's  Enemy 
she  has  her  beauty  spoiled  in  the  latter  part 
of  the  play  by  vitriol  that  was  intended  for 
her  husband's  sweetheart,  and  then  she  gets 
killed.  Vicious  as  is  the  character  she  por- 
trays, we  cannot  help  feeling  sorry  to  see 
such  a  handsome  woman  disfigured  even 
though  she  deserves  it  in  the  melodrama. 
Miss  Rossmore  has  shown  herself  to  be  an 
emotional  actress  of  the  first  rank. 

  Rod  Roy. 

ST.  LOUIS 
Special  Correspondeuce. 

ST.  Louis,  April  30.— The  local  theatrical 
season  is  practically  ended.  The  Century 
closed  on  the  22d,  aud  the  Olympic  and  the 
Music  Hall  rang  down  their  curtains  last 
Saturday  night. 

The  surprise  of  the  local  theatrical  season 
was  the  marvelous  success  of  the  Castle 
Square  Company  at  the  Music  Hall.  When 
Mr.  Henry  Savage  decided  to  place  one  of 
his  excellent  companies  in  this  city,  the 


local  theatrical  managers  and  many  of  the 
critics,  laughed  at  the  idea, and  they  thought 
that  the  venture  would  be  unsuccessful,  and 
that  they  would  not  play  even  a  two  weeks' 
lucrative  business.  These  Solomons,  how- 
ever, were  mistaken,  and  the  season  of 
twenty-four  weeks  even  astonished  the 
operatic  impressario  and  his  local  manager, 
C.  M.  Southwell.  They  will  be  with  us 
again  next  season,  though  they  may  not 
sing  at  the  music  hall. 

The  season  closes  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  this  week  with  Russ  Whytal  in  his 
successful  war  drama,  For  Fair  Virginia. 
The  play  has  much  merit,  and  is  beautifully 
presented.  It  is  really  too  bad  that  Mr. 
Whytal  was  not  booked  here  earlier  in  the 
season. 

Manager  Garen's  offering  this  week  at 
Havlin's  also  deals  with  soldiers,  blank  car- 
tridges, love,  etc.  The  drama  is  Chatta- 
nooga. It  is  sufficiently  realistic  to  please 
the  Havlinites. 

Manager  James  Butler  showed  much  wis- 
dom in  re-bookingW.  A.Watson's  American 
Burlesquers  at  the  Standard  Theatre  this 
week,  as  it  is  the  best  burlesque  company 
playing  the  circuit. 

Col.  Hopkins  will  also  close  his  Imperial 
Theatre  next  Saturday  night.  The  closing 
attraction  is  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin. 

During  the  summer  months  I  will  try  and 
keep  the  Dramatic  Review  posted  about 
our  al  fresco  resorts.  Gatv  Pallex. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence. 

ST.  John,  N.  B.,  April  24.— At  the  Opera 
House  last  week  Ed.  R.  Mawson's  Richelieu 
was  a  masterly  piece  of  work.  Jessie  Bons- 
telle  played  Julie  in  her  usual  charming 
manner  and  the  eminent  womanliness  of 
her  character  was  evinced  in  several  of  the 
more  powerful  scenes.  Saturday  night 
marked  the  100th  performance  of  the  Val- 
entine Company  and  the  house  was  crowded. 
A  very  pretty  souvenir  photo  of  the  entire 
company  was  given  away.  This  is  the  last 
week  of  the  remarkable  (for  St.  John)  four- 
months'  run  of  this  company,  and  it  was 
opened  last  night  with  The  Lady  of  Lyons. 
Interest  centres  in  the  parts  of  Pauline, 
taken  by  Miss  Bonslelle,  and  Melnotte,  by 
Mr.  Mawson,  both  of  whom  did  splendid 
work.  The  remainder  of  the  week's  bills 
are  Bootle's  Baby,  Young  Mrs.  Winthrop, 
and  the  engagement  closes  on  Saturday 
night  with  a  repeat  performance  of  The  Jilt. 
Mr.  P.  A.  Nannary  arrived  here  last  week 
on  his  regular  annual  holiday  visit. 

Peachey  Carnehan. 

DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Colo.,  April  24. — At  the  Denver 
they  are  playing  Michael  Strogoff.  It  is  ad- 
vertised as  coming  direct  from  Pittsburg, 
with  forty  people  in  the  cast.  The  nameson 
the  program  were  all  new  to  me,  but  when 
the  curtain  went  up,  I  discovered  that  I 
knew  every  one  in  the  cast,  having  seen 
them  in  Denver  during  the  past  few  weeks. 
Ed  Bell,  alias  Leander  Johnson,  was  the 
Michael  StrogolT,  and  a  good  one,  too.  Al 
Wi.  Fremont,  of  "777"  fame,  made  an  ex- 
cellent Ivan  Ogroff.    Forrest  Flood,  a  fine 


looking  young  man,  proved  himself  an  actor 
of  no  mean  ability  in  the  part  of  Blunt,  the 
American  correspondent.  Frank  Leary 
played  Bonaparte  Laidlow  well.  Ethelyn 
Clement  was  a  petite  and  charming  San- 
garee. 

Next  week,  Roscow  and  Holland's  Nash- 
ville Students. 

The  Evil  EyeCo. arrived  several  hours  late 
Sunday,  consequently  there  was  no  matinee 
at  the  Tabor.  At  night,  however,  a  packed 
house  greeted  the  company  and  the  people 
certainly  got  their  money's  worth.  Al  Wil- 
son's "funnyisms"  are  worth  the  price  of 
admission,  and  besides  him  "there  are 
others"  who  are  very  clever  and  entertain- 
ing, especially  Fanny  Bloodgood,  Rosaire 
and  Elliott,  and  "Nid  and  Nod."  The 
electric  ballet  made  a  big  hit.  Next  week, 
The  Girl  from  Chili. 

Paderewski  the  Great,  played  to  the  most 
fashionable  and  brilliant  audience  of  the 
seasou  at  the  Broadway  Theatre  Monday 
evening.  Next  week,  Ada  Rehan  in  reper- 
toire. 

On  Tuesday  and  Wednesday  evenings  the 
Denver  Wheel  Club  Minstrels  are  sure  to 
attract  large  audiences  to  the  Broadway,  as 
the  boys  always  give  excellent  shows. 

The  Lyceum  is  dark  this  week,  as  the 
company  has  gone  on  the  road  to  play  Sapho 
in  the  mountain  towns.  On  May  14th  the 
stock  company  opens  a  ten  weeks'  engage- 
ment in  Kansas  City.  We  will  be  very  sorry 
to  lose  them,  as  there  are  some  very  charm- 
ing people  in  the  company. 

A  couple  of  members  of  the  defunct  Mr. 
Plaster  of  Paris  Company  have  orgauized  a 
company  here,  including  several  Denverites, 
to  play  Sapho  on  the  road.  The  country 
will  soon  be  over-run  with  Saphos. 

Manager  Stewart  was  in  town  Saturday 
engaging  people  for  a  stock  company  to 
play  at  the  People's  Theatre,  Pueblo,  Colo. 

Bob  Bell. 

NORTH  DAKOTA 

Special  Correspondence. 

FARGO,  April  28. — There  has  been  but  one 
attraction  at  the  theatre  this  week  Monday 
night  Harry  Glazier  and  a  good  company 
presented  Three  Musketeers.  He  had  a  large 
and  well  pleased  audience.  Wednesday, 
May  2,  we  will  have  Coontown  400.  C. 

WRLL  ST. 

BY 

D   T.  CALLAHAN,  M.  D. 

Author  of  "Anne  Boleyn,"  "Robespierre,"  "Ordeal  of 
Tw  i  Sisers,"  Etc. 

PRESS  NOTICES 

The  dialogues  and  situations  are  more  than  intelligently 
conceived.  Furthermore  the  story  is  not  at  all  Involved, 
but  proceeds  smoothly,  each  link  in  the  chain  of  climaxes 
being  carefully  forged.  In  the  aggregate,  the  production 
reflects  m  ch  skill  and  credit  upon  the  pen  uf  the  author 
of  Anne  Boleyn. — Noshi>ille  Democrat. 

Dr.  Callahan  is  a  playwright  of  experienre.  He  has 
learned  the  art  of  dramatic  construction  a  d  this  pi  *y  is 
cleverly  arranged  as  to  stage  effect. — Charleston  (S.  C.) 
paper. 

Wall  St.  is  a  good  acting  play  and  will  soon  be  staged. 
— Stephen  J*is&e  in  A.  >*.  Spirit  of  the  Times. 

The  scene  in  the  fourth  act  between  Merribond  and  his 
enemies  is  drawn  with  the  masterhand  of  a  Hngarth. — 
New  Voi  k  Critique. 

The  play  abound-,  in  vivid  touches.  The  character 
Allan  is  an  especially  pleasing  one. — Denver  paper. 

The  reader  of  this  fine  work  can  scarcely  fail  to  carry 
conviction  that  under  our  present  administration  the 
country  s  drifting  into  an  oligarchy,  controlled  by  a  few 
plutocrats,  and  that  unless  a  change  takes  Hace  in  politics, 
the  liberties  of  th-  American  people  will  soon  be  bartered 
away. — Alexander  Del  Mar  in  National  Watchman. 

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May  5,  1900 


Sousa  Will  Travel 


On  April  25th  Sousa  and  his  band 
of  sixty-three  sailed  for  Paris,  there  to 
inaugurate  a  European  concert  tour, 
which  will  continue  till  late  in  October. 
They  are  to  play  first  at  the  Paris 
Exposition,  then  in  Germany.  They 
return  to  Paris  to  officiate  at  the  cele- 
bration of  the  Fourth  of  July,  when 
the  band  will  play  Sousa's  new  march, 
composed  for  the  occasion,  and  will 
then  make  a  tour  of  Holland  and  Bel- 
gium. 

Upon  returning  to  America  late  in 
October,  Sousa  will  start  upon  the 
longest  and  largest  American  tour  he 
has  ever  made.  He  will  play  the  en- 
tire continent,  including  Canada,  Mex- 
ico and  Cuba,  covering  a  total  distance 
of  32,000  miles. 


*  ^  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  #  « 


Record  Breaking. 

Chicago  patrons  of  the  histrionic  art 
paid  $100,000  to  attend  the  perform- 
ances by  Henry  Irving,  Ellen  Terry 
and  the  London  Lyceum  company 
during  the  four  weeks  they  were  in 
that  city  while  making  their  present 
tour  of  the  country.  The  last  per- 
formance was  given  April  28,  at  Pow- 
ers' Theatre  with  "  The  Merchant  of 
Venice"  as  the  bill,  and  the  house 
was  crowded  to  the  doors.  People 
were  turned  away  before  8  o'clock. 
Manager  Powers  stated  that  it  was  the 
largest  audience  in  the  history  of  the 
theatre. 


Convention  of  Murray s. 

There  is  an  exceptional  gathering  of 
Murrays  in  San  Francisco  just  now — 
and  all  active  in  theatricals.  First  of 
all  J.  Duke  Murray  drops  in  from 
Butte,  whither  he  had  piloted  Pade- 
rewski;  then  Frank  Murray  comes  up 
from  Los  Angeles,  preceded  a  few 
days  by  George  Murray.  Duke  began 
theatrical  life  in  Chicago  as  call  boy; 
Frank  was  a  newspaper  man  in  York 
State  before  Frank  Daniels  enticed 
him  away,  and  George  comes  from  an 
old  circus  family — second  nature  for 
him  to  be  in  the  profession. 


"Pianos  That  Get  III 


"Sometimes  a  piano  gets  ill,"  said 
an  expert  tuner  not  long  ago.  "This 
changeable  weather  seems  to  give 
them  cold.  Pianos,  you  know,  have 
feelings  the  same  as  anybody.  Didn't 
you  know  that?  Well,  they  have. 
This  piano  I  have  just  doctored  was 
not  so  much  out  of  tune  as  it  was  sick 
— run  down.  It  had  caught  cold  from 
change  of  temperature.  There  has 
been  a  sort  of  epidemic  lately,  and 
ever  so  many  pianos  have  had  to  take 
treatment.  There  are  two  other  com- 
plaints common  with  pianos;  one  is  a 
lack  of  exercise  and  the  other  is  over- 
work."   

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ALCAZAR  STOCK 

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MARY  HAMPTON 

Leading  Woman 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

NOAH  BRANDT 

Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 

Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

EDWARD  B.  LAD  A 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

EDITH  CRASKE 

Premier  Dauseuse 

Grand  Opera  House. 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 

Miss  Anna  Lichter 

TIVOLI OPERA  HOUSE 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 

IDA  HAWLEY 

Prima  Donna,         Grand  Opera  House 

VIOLA  ALBERTI 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 


J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 

GEORGE  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

C.  ROY  FLEMING 

Thompson  Stock  Co. 


Soubretle  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Macdonough  Stock  Co.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

Landers  Stevens 

PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 

GEO.  I*.  WEHSTER 
•    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  + 

Sydney  Plhtt 

Stage  Manager 
IIavmarkkt  Theatre  Co. 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

At  Liberty 

Address  this  Office 

LOUISE  ROYCE 

Prima  Donna,  Grand  Opera  House 

FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

With  the  Neill  Co. 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

MARY  SCOTT 

Leading  Woman  Stockwell  Co 

MAY  BLAYNEY 

leading  juvenile 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivoli 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

uveniles  and  Heavies,  Thompson  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 

EUNICE  MURDOCH 

Characters  and  Heavies 

at  liberty  address  this  office 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

Reginald  Travers 

With  Frawley  Co. 

AETHTJR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 

EDWIN  T.  EMERY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

Union  Male  Quartet 

For  engagements  (all  occasions)  City  or  In- 
terior, address,  Mr.  Chas.  Henlky,  Manager,  care 
Fress  Club,  S.  F. 

STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man — Dailey  Stock  Co. 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Sliirley  Co. 
Season  <J9-1900 

FRANK  DE  CAMP 

Stage  Manager  and  Characters 

AT  LIBERTY  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

C.  W.  PYNE 

Pianist  and  Instruction 
14  Grant  Ave. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


May  5,  1900 


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LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspoudeuce 

I, OS  Angeles,  May  1. — This  week's  offer- 
ing in  the  theatrical  line  marks  one  of  the 
best  of  the  season.  Excellent  productions 
at  all  the  theatres. 

T.  Daniel  Frawley  left  Monday  night  for 
the  East,  ostensibly  for  his  health,  which  is 
not  good,  but  presumably  to  secure  some 
new  Eastern  productions. 

Mindell  F.  Dreyfus,  the  stage  directress 
of  the  Brownies  in  Fairyland,  is  in  the  city 
making  arrangements  for  the  production  of 
the  piece  in  the  near  future.  She  joined  the 
Morosco  Opera  Company  forces  for  the  week 
in  which  they  played  the  Queen's  Lace 
Handkerchief. 

Oliver  Morosco,  Manager  of  the  IHirbank 
Theatre,  has  completed  arrangements  for  a 
season  of  entertainment  in  the  summer, 
which  is  as  yet,  a  deep  mystery,  but  his 
assurance  is  a  guarantee  that  it  will  be  a 
surprise  that  will  be  appreciated  by  the 
theatre  going  public.  The  Real  Widow 
Brown  will  play  a  week's  engagement  at  this 
theatre  immediately  on  the  close  of  the 
opera  company  the  13th  inst.,  and  will,  in 
turn,  be  followed  by  a  magnificent  produc- 
tion of  The  Brownies  in  Fairyland. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  the  Frawley 
Company  are  doing  an  excellent  business, 
their  success  on  a  return  engagement  being 
better  than  was  expected.  The  Sporting 
Duchess  was  revived  on  a  larger  scale  for  29- 
30-1-2,  and  The  Red  Lamp  held  the  boards 
3-4-5- 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  the 
Morosco  Opera  Company  put  on  The 
Queen's  Lace  Handkerchief  for  week  of  29. 
In  some  respects  this  is  the  best  production 
of  their  engagement  and  good  houses  are 
the  rule.  This  Company  will  close  its  five 
weeks'  engagement  here  the  12th  inst.  Ne- 
gotiations are  now  under  way  to  take  the 
company  to  Honolulu  for  a  summer  engage- 
ment. All  the  principals  have  been  offered 
good  places  for  the  summer  season,  but  the 
entire  company  will  probably  go  to  Hono- 
lulu. 

At  the  Orpheum  one  of  the  best  bills  of 
the  year  draws  the  big  crowds  each  night. 
The  popularity  of  this  house,  as  well 
as  Manager  Bronson,  is  steadily  on  the 
increase,  and  if  both  continue  to  grow, 
"Uncle"  will  have  to  find  a  new  building  in 
which  to  give  his  exhibitions.  The  bill  in- 
cludes Marzelle,  Guitanos,  Falk  and  Semon, 
and  A,  O.  Duncan  of  the  Hopkins  Trans- 
Oceanic  Co.,  Empire  Comedy  Four,  De  For- 
rests,  Si  Stebbins  and  Bobby  Gaylor. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


PORTLAND) 

Special  Correspondence 

Portland,  May  2. — Marquam  Grand — 
West's  Minstrel  Jubilee  held  the  boards  at 
this  house  27-28  and  matinee  to  three  of  the 
largest  houses  in  the  history  of  this  Theatre 
and  to  say  that  the  immense  crowds  were 
pleased  would  but  mildly  express  it.  Richard 
Jose's  wonderful  voice  is  as  sweet  as  ever, 
and  he  responded  to  five  or  six  encores. 


Carrol  Johnson  has  lost  none  of  his  grace, 
and  the  olio  embracing  Waterbury  Brothers, 
and  Tenny,  The  Lukens  and  The  Marvelles 
was  an  ovation.  Mr.  West  can  count  on 
Portland  as  one  of  his  strongholds  in  the 
future.  The  next  attraction  is  Charles  Riggs 
Company  in  Quo  Vadis,  headed  by  his  wife 
(Rose  Stillman.) 

Cordray's  Theatre — Barlow  Bros. Minstrels 
were  the  attraction  at  this  house  all  of  last 
week,  and  more  than  pleased  the  patrons. 
The  first  part  was  one  of  the  best  dressed  I 
have  ever  seen,  and  the  olio  was  away  above 
the  standard.  The  music,  of  which  this  com- 
pany makes  a  feature,  was  in  reality  grand. 
In  fact,  this  company's  two  bands  made 
monkies  of  the  opposition  attraction  on  the 
street  parade.  Chas.  Haystead's  Knobs 
o'  Tennessee  opened  here  to  capacity  last 
night  and  all  appeared  to  be  pleased.  Next 
attraction  L.  R.  Stockwell  in  Uncle  Tom's 
Cabin,  to  be  followed  by  the  same  company 
in  Temperance  Town  and  one  more  play, 
the  name  of  which  is  not  yet  announced. 

Metropolitan  Theatre — The  two  Russian 
musicians  opened  at  this  house  for  one  con- 
cert tonight  to  fair  business.  This  practi- 
cally closes  the  house  for  the  season. 

Fredricksburg- — This  cozy  resort  still  con- 
tinues to  do  a  good  business.  The  bill  this 
week  is  about  the  same  as  last,  but  hereafter 
will  be  changed  weekly  until  the  close  of  the 
house  in  July. 

NOTES. 

Leondor  Bros.  Circus  are  now  rehearsing 
on  the  east  side, and  take  the  road  in  a  short 
time.  I  will  visit  the  tent  tomorrow,  so 
more  regarding  this  anon.  *  Louise  Carter, 
late  of  Sam  T.  Shaw  Co.,  joined  the  Knobs 
o'  Tennessee  here  for  a  limited  engagement. 

*  Louis  T.  Gordan  and  wife  and  Lawrence 
Holmes  and  wife  were  Portland  visitors  this 
week. 

The  following  is  announced  as  the  cast 
for  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  so  far:  L.  R.  Stock- 
well,  Chas.  King,  Londaleand  wife,  Stewart 
Allen,  Francis  Vale, Levitt  and  Max  Steinle. 
The  latter  gentleman  will  be  seen  as  Bingo 
Jones  in  a  Temperance  Town,  which  is  the 
second  week's  offering  of  this  company.  * 
Miss  Bouton,  a  Frisco  favorite,  made  her 
initial  bow  on  the  Fredricksburg  stage  to- 
night. *  Geo.  Mothersole  piloted  Capt. 
Morey  to  success  in  making  his  high  dive 
before  a  very  large  crowd  at  Vancouver  Park 
last  Sunday.  *  A  large  string  of  Frisco  race 
horses  are  already  here,  preparatory  to  open- 
ing of  our  racing  season  shortly  . 

Edwin  A.  Davis. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Maud  Mullery  opens  at  the  People's 
Theatre,  Seattle,  next  week. 

Fred  and  Amy  Gottlob  are  head 
liners  at  the  People's,  Seattle. 

Eva  Ralston  is  playing  a  return  en- 
gagement at  the  Savoy,  Victoria. 

Ameldo  juggler  and  head  balancer, 
just  from  the  East,  is  a  new  feature  of 


the  excellent  Savoy,  Victoria,  pro- 
gram. 

Fannie  Sheldon  will  shortly  play 
the  entire  Northwest  Circuit. 

Evans  and  Maitland  will  play  the 
Tivoli  Theatre,  Stockton,  next  week. 

Forrest  and  Walthers  will  shortly 
play  at  the  Chutes. 

Leslie  Spencer  joins  the  Widow 
Brown  Company. 

Sullivan  and  Cummings  are  a  hit  at 
the  Olympia. 

Minnie  Ellsworth  will  shortly  play 
the  entire  Northern  Circuit. 

The  Lawrence  Sisters  will  shortly 
arrive  in  town  from  the  East. 

Murphy  &  Raymond  will  open  in 
a  local  music  hall  next  week. 

The  Kessings  are  a  hit  at  the 
Oberon. 

Colby  and  Way  are  a  big  hit  in  the 
London  music  halls. 

May  Neilson  will  open  at  the  Vienna 
Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  next  week. 

The  three  Gerry  Sisters  are  a  clever 
trio.  They  are  now  playing  at  the 
Orpheum  Theatre,  Randsbury. 

The  Emmerson  Brothers,  Arlington 
Sisters  and  J.  W.  Wilson  play  at 
Oakland  Park,  Sunday. 

Dick  Mack  and  Zoyarra,  and 
St.  Claire  are  at  the  Vienna  Buffet, 
Los  Angeles. 

Rafferty  and  McDermott  will 
shortly  appear  at  the  Vienna  Buffet, 
Los  Angeles. 

Maggie  Colburn,  a  handsome  sou- 
brette,  is  doing  a  very  clever  turn  at  a 
local  Music  Hall. 

The  Pierce  Sisters  and  Ricardo  Sis- 
ters will  shortly  appear  in  a  local 
Music  Hall. 

The  Gordon  Sisters  will  shortly 
play  the  Northwest  Circuit,  booked 
by  Archie  Levy. 

A  bunch  of  talent  at  the  People's, 
Seattle,  consists  of  Mabel  Livingston, 
Florence  Couring,  Lottie  Ludkins, 
Juanita  Coad,  May  Russell,  Belle 
Graham,  Flora  Franks,  Ella  Leon, 
Maud  Clark,  Sadie  Montague. 

Weston  &  Herbert  join  the  Orpheum 
Company  next  season,  opening  in 
Buffalo,  September  28.  This  will  be  a 
strong  aggregation  of  vaudeville  talent, 
and  for  the  tour  Billey  Wester  tells 
The  Review  that  he  has  remodeled 
his  act  in  a  great  measure. 


Romala  Bros.,  the  three  Keltons, 
Dulice  Sisters,  Snowie  May  Belle, 
Romaine,  Madeline  Del  Ray,  Japanese 
Troupe,  Allie  Delraar  and  Mabel 
Rutherford  will  appear  at  Glen  Park 
Sunday. 

Professor  C.  Vosmer,  the  young 
balloonist,  came  near  having  a  serious 
accident  after  making  an  ascension  at 
Glen  Park  last  Sunday.  Owing  to 
the  failure  to  properly  inflate  the 
balloon,  it  rose  only  about  200  feet 
and  then  began  to  fall  rapidly.  It 
came  down  on  a  side  hill  The  fall 
rendered  the  aeronaut  unconscious, 
but  he  revived  in  a  few  minutes  and 
said  he  was  not  injured. 

The  following  Eastern  people  will 
shortly  appear  iu  different  music  halls 
in  this  city,  booked  by  Archie  Levy: 
The  DeMoras,  Hadley  and  Hart,  H. 
L.  Holmes,  the  Dockmans,  Gaffney 
and  Burton,  Bissel  and  Williams, 
Michelsen  3ros.,  DeMoras,  Harry 
Gilbert  Castle,  the  McDonald  Bros., 
Belle  Wilton,  Healy  Sisters,  Frosta 
and  Warda,  Wiltna  Sisters,  Brown 
and  Howard,  Demming  and  Carroll, 
Wheeler,  LaPetite  Reina,  Arnolda, 
DeAamo  and  Mojau,  Geo.  Trump, 
Basco  and  Riel,  The  Golden  West 
Trio,  Emerson,  Emmons  and  Emerson 
and  Marie  Walker. 

The  appearance  of  Etta  Butler  at 
the  Orpheum  this  week  is  quite  an 
interesting  event  in  local  theatrical 
circles.  When  Manager  John  Mor- 
risey  discovered  Miss  Butler  in  the  fall 
of  last  year,  he  introduced  to  the 
world  another  California  star.  After 
opening  at  the  Orpheum  and  finishing 
the  circuit  she  opened  at  Proctor's. 
Three  days  later  Miss  Butler  had  be- 
come the  chief  star  at  Koster  &  Bial's 
and  the  talk  of  New  York.  For  two 
weeks  she  played  in  vaudeville  and 
then  for  nine  weeks  filled  one  of  the 
star  parts  in  Around  New  York  in 
Eighty  Minutes.  At  the  close  of  her 
present  engagement  she  will  take  a 
long  rest  in  the  southern  part  of  the 
State.   

An  Orpheum  'Deal 

The  interest  in  the  Orpheum  held 
by  Mrs.  Walters  and  Mrs.  Charles 
Schimpf  has  been  sold  to  Charley 
Brown,  representing  his  father,  one  of 
the  richest  and  best  known  business 
men  of  San  Francisco. 


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Of  Next  Weed's  Attractions 


THE  COLUMBIA 


It  requires  an  enormous  company 
and  a  vast  amount  of  scenery  proper- 
ties, machinery  and  costumes  to  pro- 
duce Charles  H.  Yale's  spectacle 
called  The  Evil  Eye.  This  sensation 
will  be  upturned  upon  the  stage  of 
the  Columbia  Theatre  for  the  two 
weeks  beginning  next  Monday  night, 
May  7th.  Among. the  score  of  great 
features  are  the  famous  Phaseys,  an 
English  troupe  of  ballet  specialists, 
Rosaire  and  Elliott,  Al.  H.  Wilson, 
Fannie  Bloodgood,  Madelene  Lowrie, 
Edward  Caron,  P.  C.  Armstrong  and 
thirty  others. 

THE  ALCAZAR 

The  Alcazar  people  have  veered  for 
a  time  from  its  jocular  trend  in  play- 
dom  and  are  mixing  a  palatable  con- 
coction of  melodrama  with  their  pre- 
vious bright  record  of  humorous  plays. 
The  Great  Diamond  Robbery,  A.  M. 
Palmer's  successful  piece,  will  be  next 
week's  offering,  and  a  careful  atten- 
tion of  details  and  settings  will  mark 
the  presentation.  The  piece  with  its 
many  environments  of  corrupt  New 
York  under  Tammany  rule  reveals  a 
long  and  strikingly  interesting  chain 
of  episodes  in  rapid  succession.  The 
Great  Diamond  Robbery  is  a  play 
which  should  draw  well,  for  it  is  the 
best  of  its  kind.  Sweet  Lavendar 
follows. 

THE  GRAND 


In  Gay  New  York  is  packing  the 
Grand  Opera  House.  It  certainly 
presents  a  joyful  entertainment  and 
has  introduced  to  the  public  several 
comic  songs  that  are  sure  to  have  a 
long  lease  of  popular  favor.  Chris 
Bruno  and  beautiful  Mabel  Russell 
have  again  captured  the  town  with  a 
new  and  dainty  cake-walk,  and  the 
charming  vocalization  of  Isabelle  Un- 
derwood and  George  C.  Lyding  is 
among  the  chief  attractions  of  the  en. 
tertainment.  Louise  Royce  makes  a 
great  hit  as  Sally  Brown,  as  also  does 
Douglas  Flint  as  Grand  Central  Pete. 
A  second  edition  of  In  Gay  New  York 
will  be  presented  on  Monday  evening. 
The  management  have  in  preparation 
an  elaborate  production  of  the  musical 
comedy,  The  Lady  Slavey,  which  for 
two  years  was  the  rage  of  London  and 
New  York.  In  it  several  new  and 
famous  people  will  appear. 


THE  TIVOLI 

Next  Monday  evening,  the  Tivoli 
will  enter  on  the  fourth  week  of  The 
Wizard  of  the  Nile,  which,  since  its 
production,  has  broken  the  record 
made  by  The  Idol's  Eye.  The  sligh- 
test analysis  of  The  Wizard  of  the 


Nile,  shows  that  it  is  far  superior  to 
The  Idol's  Eye.  In  the  present 
attraction  at  the  Tivoli,  every  member 
of  the  company  has  an  opportunity, 
while  the  chorus  and  orchestra  are 
called  upon  for  far  more  than  the 
average  amount  of  work.  The  Tivoli 
has  never  shown  prettier  stage  pictures 
than  those  in  The  Wizard  of  the  Nile, 
and  the  gorgeousness  of  the  costumes 
and  scenery,  fills  the  eye  with  delight. 
On  Monday  evening,  all  the  officers 
and  men  of  the  French  cruiser,  Protet, 
now  in  port,  will  visit  the  Tivoli,  as 
the  guests  of  George  P.  Hall,  the 
Turkish  Consul,  and  many  numbers 
will  be  introduced  in  The  Wizard,  for 
the  special  benefit  of  the  visiting  naval 
men. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  has  for  next  week 
another  famous  bill.  The  stars  of  the 
Fulgora  Company  will  make  a  change 
in  their  specialties  and  Etta  Butler 
will  give  some  new  imitations.  The 
newcomers  are  all  bright  lights  in  the 
vaudeville  firmament.  Milton  and 
Dollie  Nobles  require  no  introduction 
to  San  Francisco.  The  actor  author 
and  his  wife  are  always  welcome. 
They  will  present  one  of  Milton  Noble's 
latest  comedietta's  A  Blue  Grass 
Widow.  Mark  Sullivan  is  a  mono- 
logist  and  mimic  and  a  very  pleasing 
entertainer.  The  return  of  the  bio- 
graph  will  be  welcomed  by  thousands. 
The  pictures  will  be  entirely  new  and 
probably  the  most  interesting  collection 
ever  exhibited  in  San  Francisco.  The 
holdovers  are:  Little  Fred  ;  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Arthur  Sidman,  who  will  present 
Back  Home,  a  sequence  to  the  piece 
they  are  playing  this  week;  Buoman 
and  Adelle;  Brothers  Forrest  and  Etta 
Butler.  Matinees  Wednesday,  Satur- 
day and  Sunday. 


FISCHER'S 


This  handsome  and  unequalled 
home  of  music  each  week  presents  a 
great  deal  of  very  attractive  music  of 
a  very  high  order.  It  is  quite  the  fad 
to  goto  Fischer's  after  the  theatre, and 
join  the  crowd  of  music  lovers.  Fre- 
quent changes  of  program  are  made 
and  condensed  versions  of  the  best 
operas  given. 

Fritz  Scheel,  the  symphony  leader, 
who  has  been  in  very  poor  health 
since  his  absence  in  the  East,  will 
soon  return  to  San  Francisco,  and 
then  we  shall  have  a  symphony  leader. 


Standard  Theatre 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 

F.  M.  CARRILLO  &  CO..  Props,  and  Managers 
The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo.  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,  S.  F.  Fares  advanced 
to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the  State. 


COLUMBIA 


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THEATLR 


BEGINNING    MONDAY,    MAY  7th 
FIRST  TIME  HERE  OF 

Clui«.    14 .  Yale's 

Massive.  Marvelous,  Mechanical  Spectacular 
Romance 

The  Evil  Eye 

OR  THE 

Many,  Merry  Mishaps  of  NID,  and  the 
Weird,  Wonderful  Wanderings  of  NOD 

Introducing  Al.  H.   Wilson,   Rosaire  and  Elliott, 
Fannie  Bloodgood,  The  Famous  Phasey  Troupe 

Special  Prices— 25c,  35c,  50c,  75c,  $1.00 


Orph 


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MII.TON  AND  DOLLIE  NOBLE; 
MARK  SULLIVAN;  W.  E.  BATES;  LITTLE  FRED; 

MR.  AND  MRS.  ARTHUR  SIDMON; 
BUOMAN  and  ADELLE;   BROTHERS  FORREST; 
ETTA  BUTLER;  AMERICAN  BIOGRAPH. 

Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats,- 50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


Alcazar  Theatre  Tivoli  Opera  House 

!t.ASCo  &  Thall.  Managers.       'Phone  Main  254.  T 


Bei.asco  &  Thall,  Managers.       'Phone  Main  254 

WEEK  OF  MAY  7th 
A  Powerful  Production  of  Scenic  Wealth 

THE 


Am  I  a  Wiz  ?    You  bet  I  am  ! ! 
MONDAY,  MAY  7th,  BEGINS  THE  FOURTH  BIG 
WEEK  OF  THE  ENORMOUS  COMIC 


Great  Diamond  Robbery  The  Wizard  of  TheNiIc 

As  presented  at  the  A.  M.  Palmer's  Theatre,  *  »»  IUW\  U  VI     1  llv  ll  llv 


As  presented  at  the  A.  M.  Palmer's  Theatre 
New  York. 

MATINEES  SATURDAY  AND  SUNDAY 
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May  5,  1900 


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§1 


LOCAL  NOTES 


MISS  CORA  JENKINS 

One  of  the  most  interesting  exhibi- 
tions of  a  teacher's  work  I  have  seen 
for  some  time  was  that  of  Miss  Cora 
Jenkins  of  Oakland,  at  Sherman  Clay 
Hall  Saturday  afternoon,  when  thirty- 
five  little  students  from  five  to  ten 
years  of  age,  showed  the  work  being 
done  in  the  piano  and  harmony 
classes.  Miss  Jenkins  is  a  genius  as 
a  teacher  and  the  little  ones  showed  a 
thoroughness  and  intelligence  that 
was  wonderful.  In  fact,  there  are 
many  church  singers  whose  eyes  and 
ears  are  inferior  in  training  to  those 
of  the  dainty  little  bits  of  humanity 
under  her  care.  Wee  tots  of  children 
accompanied  the  classes  as  they  sang 
with  not  a  note  before  them.  The 
blackboard  exercises  were  especially 
interesting,  as  while  the  children 
averted  their  faces  the  teacher  wrote 
two  or  three  measures.  There  was  a 
flash  of  bright  ribbons  and  pretty 
tresses  as  the  children  turned  for  one 
instant,  when  the  music  was  erased, 
but  the  bright  eyes  had  caught  the 
melody  and  the  memory  had  been  so 
trained  that  it  was  instantly  sung.  All 
the  little  piano  pieces  were  stories — 
meant  some  little  scene  to  the  child 
player.  Several  little  boys  were  among 
the  pupils,  and  the  refinement  and 
discipline  was  pretty  to  see.  One 
little  fellow  called  Jack,  with  his  bright 
little  mind  and  sweet  ways,  made  a 
complete  capture  of  my  heart,  and  he 
was  apparently  fascinating  to  the  aud- 
ience, that  seemed  to  be  as  surprised 
as  I  was  at  what  the  clever  young 
teacher  had  accomplished  with  her 
pupils.  The  classes  showed  work 
from  three  months  to  three  years  and 
it  would  take  larger  space  than  I 
have  at  my  command  to  do  justice  to, 
but  Miss  Jenkins'  work  has  been  one 
of  the  most  interesting  experiences  of 
this  season. 

BEHIND  THE  SCENES 
Hearing  sounds  of  music  while 
passing  the  S.  F.  Conservatory  the 
other  night,  I  dropped  in  to  find  a 
rehearsal  of  the  concert  given  at 
Metropolitan  Temple  in  progress.  An 
orchestra  of  mandolins,  violins  and 
cello,  with  Mr.  Rodgers  the  assistant 
teacher  at  the  piano,  were  playing 
Little  Tycoon,   while  Prof.  Bonelli, 


baton  in  hand,  urged  them  to  their 
best  work.  "Love  comes  like  a  sum- 
mer sigh"  floated  upon  the  air, and  the 
players  were  suddenly  stopped  when 
the  music  seemed  sweetest.  "One  of 
those  mandolins  is  not  true"  he  cried. 
"Go  back,  one  two  three,  softly,  swell, 
firmly  crescendo,  more  expression," 
came  the  directions  as  they  tried  over 
and  over  again  until  effect  and  tempo 
were  perfect.  The  players  gained 
warmth  and  confidence,  and  the  musi- 
cians looked  satisfied,  but  a  smart  rap 
of  the  baton  against  the  music  stand 
called  a  halt.  "Two  or  three  grace 
notes  in  the  last  strain  are  not  clean 
enough"  said  the  leader,  and  as  they 
went  back  good  temperedly,  two  or 
three  anxious  lines  appeared  between 
the  professor's  eyes  as  he  listened, 
giving  place  to  a  smile  of  approval 
and  a  sigh  of  relief  as  the  rough 
places  were  safely  passed.  "Hard 
work  this,  Miss  Francis,"  he  nodded 
pleasantly,  wiping  his  forehead  and 
pausing  for  a  moment's  rest,  and  sug- 
gesting the  rehearsal  might  be  tedious 
to  me.  "I  am  enjoying  myself  im- 
mensely," I  replied,  "this  is  the  sort 
of  work  that  shows  the  stuff  the 
teacher  is  made  of — that  number  will 
have  a  rousing  encore."  They 
played  the  encore,  a  bright  melody, 
and  the  same  care  was  shown  in  shad- 
ing and  tempo  as  before,  and  a  trio 
for  piano,  violin  and  cello  was 
called.  The  little  girl  at  the  piano 
did  surprisingly  good  work  and  she 
seemed  to  rest  her  master,  for  he  had 
little  fear  of  her  making  mistakes. 
How  the  firm  little  fingers  flew  over 
the  keys,  every  note,  as  clear  and 
sweet  as  a  bell,  as  with  earnest  face 
she  blended  with  the  strings,  going 
over  the  whole  trio  again  until  all 
was  well.  "She  is  clever  is  she  not  ?" 
said  a  voice  at  my  side  as  a  young 
girl  who  afterwards  played  the  piano 
part  in  a  trio  glanced  towards  her 
kindly.  "She  quite  puts  us  older 
ones  to  shame  sometimes."  Then 
some  one  whispered,  "Charlotte  Voor- 
sanger  was  your  favorite  Miss  Francis. 
We  all  miss  her  now,  she  is  in  New 
York.  No  one  ever  envied  her  talent, 
for  she  was  always  so  sweet  and  mod- 
est." They  seemed  glad  to  hear  that  the 
child  Careno  praised  had  passed  fine 
examinations  in  New  York  and  goes 
to  Europe  soon,  and  the  kind  remarks 
showed  harmony  in  the  school.  The 


rehearsal  came  to  an  end  at  last,  and 
as  Prof.  Bonelli  bade  me  good-night 
almost  too  weary  to  speak,  as  I 
praised  his  work,  I  wondered  how 
many  people  who  enjoy  concerts  have 
any  idea  of  the  labor  of  preparing  for 
them,  especially  students'  affairs.  I 
thought  of  the  Metropolitan  Temple  a 
few  nights  later,  the  program  smoothly 
rendered,  and  all  the  charm  of  ap- 
plause, bright  flowers,  pretty  dresses 
and  smiling  eyes.  What  a  contrast 
it  would  be  to  the  drudgery  and 
anxiety  of  the  rehearsals  that  moved 
me  to  take  the  faithful  teacher  by  the 
hand  in  the  spirit  of  fellowship  and 
pride  that  a  good  master  always  in- 
spires, and  to  say  the  words,  "Well 
done!" 

UPON  THE  STAGE. 

The  concert  of  the  San  Francisco 
Conservatory  of  Music  Thursday  of 
last  week,  passed  off  without  a  hitch, 
Metropolitan  Temple  being  crowded 
to  the  roof.  Kach  department  showed 
good  tuition  and  improvement  since 
the  last  public  exhibition.  T.  Herzog, 
instructor  of  the  strings,  presented  an 
orchestra  of  ten  violins,  violo  and 
cello,  with  Miss  Butler  at  the  piano, 
rendering  pleasingly  Air  de  Rinalde 
[Handel.]  and  Amaryllis  Air  de 
Louis  XIII  [Ghys].  Miss  Marie 
Abeille  gave  violin  solo  Romance 
Sans  paroles  op.  25.  [Thome],  show- 
ing taste  and  refinement.  Trios  for 
piano,  violin,  and  cello,  of  Reissinger, 
Juliette  Grass,  A.  Benson,  R.  Mac- 
lean and  of  Haydn,  by  Hilda  Schloh, 
Miss  Benson  and  Mr.  Maclean  were 
pretty  numbers,  the  pianists  and 
strings  playing  with  quite  skillful  ex- 
ecution and  style.  Miss  Ina  Moore 
gave  Rondo  op.  1  of  Chopin  in  clear 
graceful  manner.  La  Regata  Ven- 
eziana  [Liszt],  by  Kathrvn  Lynch, 
first  movement  of  Beethoven's  Sonata 
Pathetique,  Songs  Without  Words  op. 
62,  Cordelia  Burns.  The  music  box, 
Gertrude  Vincent  were  also  given. 
Particularly  bright  numbers  were 
Marche  Triomphale,  two  pianos. 
Helen  Presho  and  Helen  Nelson,  and 
the  S.  F.  Conservatory  orchestra,  and 
Spanish  dance  [Hoist],  Clara  Gomer- 
sal,  Mollie  Smith,  Ella  Cecil,  L.  A. 
Williams,  castanets,  tambourines  and 
triangles  aiding  the  effect.  Dramatic 
duet  La  Giaconda — Mme.  Roeckel 
and  pupil.    Mme.  Bert  Godair  Adams 


and  solo  of  Marguerite  Slocombe, 
pupil  of  Alfred  Kelleher  won  much 
applause.  The  S.  F.  Mandolin  Club 
did  good  work  in  Enchantress,  Little 
Tycoon  and  encores.  Original  sketch, 
The  Studio,  by  Cyrus  B.  Newton  and 
his  pupils,  Misses  C.  Gallager,  Tina 
Wannenmacher,  Session  and  Mr. 
Jenkins  closed  the  program.  They 
all  acquitted  themselves  well  but  Miss 
Gallager  as  the  Irish  maid  was 
especially  clever  and  Mr.  Newton 
kept  the  audience  in  peals  of  laughter. 

LORING  CLUB  CONCERT 

The  Loring  Club  gave  a  very  suc- 
cessful concert  last  week  at  Odd 
Fellows  Hall  before  a  large  and  en- 
thusiastic audience.  Mr.  Clarence 
Wendell,  Herbert  Medley  and  J.  F. 
Veaco  were  among  the  soloists.  Miss 
Ruth  Loring  was  the  accompanist  of 
the  evening.  The  program,  each  num- 
ber of  which  was  thoroughly  enjoyed, 
was  Students  Song  [Liszt],  Dreamy 
Lake  [Schumann]  tenor  solo,  Thou'rt 
Like  Unto  a  Flower,  Serenade  Harle- 
quin [Leoncavello],  Silent  Night  [von 
Weber],  Russian  Song  of  Triumph, 
The  Three  Chafers  [Trulin],  Image  of 
the  Rose  [Reichardt],  The'  Long 
Day  Closes  [Sullivan],  The  Lotus 
Flower  [Abt],  A  May  Night  [Abt] 
King  Witlaf's  Drinking  Horn  [Hat- 
ton.] 

AI.MA  STENCEL'S  RECITAL 

Hugo  Mansfeldt's  pupil,  Alma 
Stencel.gave  a  farewell  recital  at  Sher-  " 
man  Clay  Hall  Thursday  of  last  week 
the  child  pianist  attracting  a  large  and 
enthusiastic  audience.  She  has  im- 
proved greatly  of  late,  even  since  a 
recent  appearance  at  the  Sorosis  Club, 
and  as  upon  that  occasion  my  favorite 
number  was  Schumann's  Romanza, 
F  Sharp,  op.  28  of  the  first  part  of  the 
program,  another  concert  claiming 
part  of  the  evening.  This  number 
brought  out  her  expression  and  sym- 
pathy particularly,  but  all  her  work 
was  marked  with  careful,  clear  exe- 
cution and  intelligence.  Studies 
op.  10  No.  5,  op.  10  No.  12,  op.  25 
No.  9  of  [Chopin],  Waltz  G  flat  op.  j0 
No.  1  [Chopin],  Nocturne  F  op.  23 
Schumann.  Schneegloeckchen  [Tsch- 
aikowski],  Gallop  de  Concert  [Emil 
Sauer],  and  Trio  G.  Minor  op.  15  No. 
2,  of  [Rubenstein].  Alma  Stencel, 
Armand  Solomon,  Yon  der  Mehden 


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Jr.,  for  piano,  violin  and  cello,  in- 
cluded the  first  part.  Her  Liszt 
numbers,  Nightingale,  Hark!  Hark! 
the  Lark,  Hungarian  Rhapsody  No.  1 1 , 
and  Venezia  e  Napoli,  Tarantelle  e 
Canzona.  I  have  heard  previously 
and  she  does  some  very  brilliant  work 
in  them  for  one  of  her  years.  Concerto 
Symphonique  D  Minor,  [Litolff], 
the  orchestral  parts  on  a  second  piano 
by  Mrs.  Oscar  Mansfeldt  one  of  the 
best  local  pianists  completed  the 
program. 

ACROSS  THE  BAY 

While  spending  a  day  in  Berkeley 
last  week,  I  looked  up  my  old  friends, 
the  Piutti's,  and  was  delighted  to  find 
the  Piutti  School  of  Music  has  pros- 
pered in  Berkeley  and  heard  from 
every  side  how  highly  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Piutti's  work  is  appreciated  there. 
They  still  retain  their  classes  in  San 
Francisco.  The  School  is  in  a  cosy- 
cottage,  the  climbing  roses  giving  it  a 
cheerful  appearance.  One  evening 
lately  a  recital  was  given  which  Mr. 
Rodgers,  the  pianist  of  San  Francisco, 
told  me  was  a  most  enjoyable  affair. 
The  program  was  Characteristic  So- 
nata opus.  81  A  [Beethoven],  First 
Movement,  The  Farewell,  Mr.  Chas. 
Dutton;  Cradle  Song  [Bendel],  Miss 
Ethel  Hastings;  Sonata  in  F  sharp 
major  op.  78  [Beethoven],  Mrs. 
Josephine  Crew-Aylwin;  Adagio  from 
Sonate  pathetique  [Beethoven],  Why, 
from  Phantastie  —  Stuecke  [Schu- 
mann], Mr.  Stewart  Haight;  Noc- 
turne in  G  minor  [Chopin],  Miss  Amy 
Broome;  Fischerlied  [Lange],  Mr. 
Edgar  Thomas;  Berceuse  [Chopin], 
The  Two  Skylarks  [Leschetitzky], 
Mr.  Dutton;  Nocturne  [Lange],  Miss 
Thyrza  Kimmel;  Minuetto  [Schubert], 
Roy  vStewart;  Second  Mazurka  [God- 
dard],  Miss  Fannie  Watrous;  Carillon 
de  Louis  XIV  [Neustedt],  Miss  An- 
nette Wilson;  Nocturne  in  E  major, 
Ballad  in  A  fiat  major  [Chopin],  Mrs. 
Josephine  Crew-Aylwin. 

LOS  ANGELES  MUSIC 

Last  Tuesday  a  violin  recital  was 
given  at  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Auditorium,  Los 
Angeles,  by  Miss  Anna  Spahr  Henry 
thirteen  years  of  age,  and  said  to  be 
very  talented.  Her  brother  Victor 
assisted  in  readings. 

Little  Edna  Darch,  pianist  pupil  of 
Herr  Thilo  Becker,  made  her  initial 
appearance  at  Blanchard  Hall,  Los 
Angeles,  Monday  evening. 

Friday  of  last  week  the  Symphony 
Orchestra  gave  a  concert  in  Los  An- 
geles, when  the  following  program  was 
rendered:  Overture  Tannhauser  [Wag- 
ner]; Unfinished  Symphony  in  B 
minor  [Schubert];  Andante  Cantabile 
from  (Quartet  op.  1 1  [for  strings  alone] 
by  Tschaikowsky;  Ah  Perfido  from 
Fidelio  [Beethoven];  Fourth  Concerto 
in  D  minor  [Vieuxtemps]  and  other 
selections.  The  soloists  were  Madame 
Genevra  Johnstone-Bishop  and  Herr 
Arnold  Krauss. 

The  Treble  Clef  Club  held  an  inter- 
sting  meeting  at  the  home  of  Mrs. 


Ferdinand  Heine,  1320  Carroll  Avenue, 
last  week.  Madame  Isadora  Martinez 
the  club's  musical  director,  read  a  de- 
lightful paper,  Ancient  Forms  of  Music 
Among  Various  Nations.  At  the 
monthly  gathering  in  May  she  will 
speak  of  Music  from  the  Middle  Ages 
to  Modern  Times. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 


Miss  Sadie  Walsh,  pupil  of  Joseph 
Greven,  has  published  her  first  song, 
Neath  the  Twinkling  Stars,  which  it 
is  hoped  will  find  favor  with  the 
public. 

Cyrus  Brownlee  Newton,  the  clever 
reader  and  impersonator,  and  several 
pupils,  gave  a  program  at  the  Central 
Methodist  Church  last  week.  Mr. 
Jenkins  made  quite  a  hit  in  Hello  and 
kept  his  audience  merry  while  he  read. 

Mme.  Inez  Carnsi,  the  harpest,  said 
to  be  a  very  fine  performer,  and 
formerly  connected  with  the  Seidel, 
Damrosh  and  Augustine  Daly's  Or- 
chestras played  at  the  last  concert  of 
Mark  Hopkins'  Institute  Thursday  of 
last  week  under  the  direction  of  Henry 
Hey  man. 

Mrs.  Baird,  the  female  baritone, 
visited  the  Dramatic  Re.view  office 
last  week  and  said  it  was  her  intention 
to  go  into  vaudeville  if  the  opportunity  1 
offers.  I  heard  her  at  a  couple  of  con- 
certs last  season,  when  she  made  a 
decided  hit,  and  she  would  certainly 
be  a  drawing  card  on  the  Orpheum 
circuit. 

The  Saturday  Morning  Orchestra,  in 
which  are  numbered  some  of  the  most 
prominent  young  ladies  of  the  city, 
gave  a  successful  concert  at  Sherman- 
Clay  Hall  on  Saturday  night,  when  in 
addition  to  a  well-rendered  program 
of  the  orchestra,  Miss  Dorothy  Good- 
sell,  daughter  of  the  late  J.  Goodsell, 
the  well-known  mining  man,  made 
her  debut  as  a  singer. 

Mrs.  Jessie  Dean  Moore  held  an 
afternoon  reception  Wednesday  at  1508 
Fell  Street,  when  she  and  several  of 
her  pupils  rendered  vocal  selections. 
Mrs.  Frances  Hodge,  who  possesses  a 
very  lovely  soprano  voice, sang  Tosti's 
Spring  Song  among  other  numbers. 
Mrs.  Caine,  contralto,  gave  Dreams 
[Bartlett]  in  romantic  and  wholly 
pleasing  style.  Mrs.  Jessie  Dean 
Moore  rendered  the  Jewel  Song  from 
Faust.  Her  dramatic  soprano  voice 
was  heard  to  great  advantage  and  she 
was  highly  complimented  upon  her 
voice  and  her  pupils'  work. 

—  Mary  Frances  Francis. 


Thinking  of  Faust  :  Mephisto  (to 
latest  arrival  in  Hades) — "Well,  what 
do  you  think  of  me?"  The  arrival  (a 
patron  of  the  opera) — "To  tell  the 
truth,  you  don't  come  up  to  my  ex- 
pectations; you  ought  to  see  Edouard 
de  Reszke  in  the  part." — Puck. 


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Telephone  Red  2962. 


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MISS  ELSIE  TOOKER 

rpEACHERS  OF  THE  GUITAR.  Pupils  prepared 
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CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
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(Recently  from  Milan) 

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LYRIC  SOPRANO.  Vocal  Studio  915  Hyde  St. 
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May  5,  1900 


And  in  his  ravings  by  mistake, 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 


"Say,  old  man,  rumor  has  it  that 
you  are  going  to  leave  Daly  next  sea- 
son. What's  the  matter  ?  I  thought 
you  were  a  fixture." 

"Yes,  so  did  I,  but  you  see  I've 
grown  tired  of  pushing  chairs  for  Ada 
Rehan  and  announcing  John  Drew." 

This  bit  of  dialogue,  overheard  in 
the  lobby  of  the  Baldwin  some  years 
ago,  is  recalled  every  now  and  again 
as  I  watch  the  comings  and  goings  of 
"the  chief  person."  Not  that  chairs 
are  really  pushed  or  his  coming  ver- 
bally announced,  but  there  is  always  a 
pushing  aside  of  individual  thought, 
an  arrangement  of  mental  attitude  in 
the  company  that  unmistakably  herald 
his  (or  her)  coming. 

It  is  really  merrily  pathetic,  this 
obedient  grouping  about  a  central 
figure,  (by  no  means  close  enough  to 
crowd.)  It  is  all  as  though  they  were 
told  to  stand  aside  and  stare— stare 
hard  and  let  it  be  felt  that  they  are 
staring. 

To  live  up  to  so  much  consideration 
would  be  to  live  breathlessly,  and 
most  of  these  "chief  persons"  respire 
very  evenly.    Slow  music,  please. 


I'm  tired  of  riding  straight,  so  I've 
been  looking  all  the  week  for  white 
stones  to  shy  at.  The  streets  of  cul- 
ture and  calcium  are  filled  with  them. 
A  tight  hold  at  the  rein  of  hope  is  all 
that  keeps  you  from  breaking  your 
heart  over  them. 


Gesture — that  is  one  of  them.  Now, 
gesture  to  be  communicative  should 
precede  speech — should  begin  at  the 
heart  and  slip  off  the  finger  tips  to  its 
destination.  But  does  it  ?  Watch 
through  a  night  of  upper  cuts  and 
side  slings — of  wavings  and  windings 
and  grope  for  the  reasons.  If  you 
find  them,  come  and  tell  me.  I  should 
be  glad  to  know.  Most  gesture  seems 
done  automatically  in  obedience  to  the 
beautiful  dramatic  theory  that  action 
is  the  essential  half  of  drama. 

If  I  were  to  give  any  advice  on  the 
subject  it  would  be  Punch's  advice  to 
people  about  to  marry — "Don't." 

Don't  unless  you  simply  can't  help 
it,  for  gesture  like  prayer  can  be  done 


with  greater  frequency  than  fervor  and 
miss  the  point.  If  there  is  any  intel- 
lectual significance  to  the  greater  part 
of  gesture  one  sees,  it  is  caviare  to  the 
general. 

* 

*  » 

Why  do  the  soloists  in  opera — comic 
and  grand  alike — always  walk  straight 
out  of  their  characters  down  to  the 
foot-lights  and  tell  their  troubles  to 
the  audience  as  though  they  were  part 
of  the  ensemble.  Is  this  tradition? 
I  suppose  it  is.  Why  respect  every 
old  hand-down  ?  Could  anything  be 
more  thoroughly  inartistic  and  ridicu- 
lous. That  dram  of  wisdom  that 
teaches  the  artist  to  avoid  the  orna- 
mental business  and  the  horrid  vice 
of  counting  the  orchestra  is  lacking 
somewhere.    Where  ? 


The  town  is  longing  for  continuous 
melodrama — the  real  surry  sort,  and 
I'm  one  of  the  town.  There  are  times 
when  our  sympathies  can  be  reached 
only  by  the  explosion  of  an  arsenal 
and  at  such  times  the  good  old  days 
when  Mr.  Morosco  catered  directly  to 
these  needs  pass  mournfully  in  review. 

The  characteristic  inability  of  melo- 
drama to  leave  anything  unsaid — 
anything  to  the  imagination  is  very 
restful  to  the  brain  after  a  season  of 
dramatic  epigram. 

You  can  always  calculate  to  a  hair 
who  is  to  make  the  next  entrance,  and 
why — you  feel  the  shadows  before  they 
cast  them.  Nothing  in  the  action  of 
life  is  cut  that  can  be  slowly  and 
painfully  untied,  the  unaccustomed 
side  of  fact  or  fancy  is  never  presented, 
the  most  impossible  things  happen, 
the  most  unlikely  people  hobnob,  and 
yet  if  you  let  yourself  go  with  the 
action  hither  and  yon,  you  are  sure  to 
come  out  happy  and  hungry. 

The  crowd  Mr.  Morosco  cast  adrift 
some  seasons  ago,  is  still  floating 
about,  a  lamentable  odyssey  in  fruit- 
less search  for  a  hospitable  shore. 
Who  will  harbor  us  ? 

The  chief  office  of  melodrama  is  to 
get  as  many  people  into  the  'ouse  as 
the  'ouse  will  'old.  Then  why  not 
produce  it?  Begin  with  "Sweeny 
Tod." 

*  * 
* 

ETTA  BUTLER 

We  woolly  ones  out  West  are  a  little 


out  of  sympathy  with  the  Nethersoles, 
the  Carters,  the  Fiskes  and  the  Aliens 
of  the  profession — the  Saphos,  the 
Zazas,  the  Becky  Sharps  and  the  real 
Glorys  I  mean  and  hence  we  cannot 
quite  appreciate  Etta  Butler.  But  if 
all  her  imitations  are  as  true  and  as 
clever  as  her  imitations  of  Fougere, 
then  hers  is  no  surface  reputation. 

Many  years  ago,  (this  is  no  fairy 
tale)  when  Dixey  gave  us  imitations 
of  Irving's  Hamlet,  we  all  laughed  and 
were  happy  though  we  didn't  in  the 
least  know  why.  We  had  not  seen 
Irving.  By  and  by  he  came  to  us  and 
we  thought,  "  My!  how  like  Dixey  he 
is,"  and  Dixey  went  up  ten  in  my 
estimation  and  has  not  come  down 
since. 

Just  so  with  Miss  Butler.  Seven 
years  hence  we  shall  be  giving  her 
her  dues.  (May  I  safely  say  seven  ? 
Give  this  a  melancholy  but  resigned 
inflection.) 

But  we  may  all  come  under  the  spell 
of  her  charms — and  they  are  many. 
We  may  all  predict  a  great  future 
without  feeling  that  the  burden  of 
proof  will  one  day  be  upon  us. 

Freshness  and  wholesomeness — not 
to  possess  these,  at  least  in  reflection, 
is  a  heavy  handicap  in  the  Madison 
Square  and  Empire  set,  but  in 
vaudeville  it  "ain't  so  worse." 
Tradition  says  so  and  so  do  the  gallery 
and  half  the  lower  house.  And  never 
shall  they  pass  through  a  period  of 
awakening. 

The  temptation  to  be  blatant,  to  be 
cock  sure,  to  be  noisily  clever  is  very 
great,  for  the  house  gives  such  a  one 
her  head,  and  applauds  every  sign  of 
ultimate  hurricane,  and  like  Oliver 
Twist  asks  for  more. 

Miss  Butler  and  such  as  she  minis- 
ter directly  to  the  rest  of  us  and 
"There's  a  happiness  in  our  hearts, 
mamma."  Between  her  and  the  usual 
vaudeville  there  is  a  dividing  chasm 
as  wide  as  the  one  that  yawns  between 
taste  and  style.  Just  sleep  over  that 
speech  and  you'll  know  what  I  mean. 
Briefly  she  has  been  curbed  to  the 
yoke  of  social  refinement  and  it  tells 
in  every  move. 

This  is  her  last  season  in  vaudeville, 
for  David  Belasco,  with  his  usual  keen 
judgment,  has  induced  her  to  sign 
with  him  for  star  parts.  He  talks  of 
writing  a  play  around  her.  Well,  and 
why  not  ? 


Young  ?  I  should  say  so.  I  know 
whereof  I  speak,  for  in  her  kitten  days 
I  taught  her  a  minuet  or  rather  made 
a  feint  at  it,  for  she  read  one's  mind, 
and  the  thing  was  done  in  the  beginn- 
ing. 

"I  was  always  a  poor  scholar,"  she 
said,  "for  head  and  heart  were  full  of 
longings.  I  took  no  interest  in  any- 
thing else.  I  knew  some  day  the 
chance  must  come  and  I  pushed  every- 
thing aside  for  that  chance.  My  first 
recognition  ?  Modjeska.  I  had  done 
other  imitations  but  not  of  people  with 
sounding  names  and  they  scarce  made 
a  ripple.  Peter  Robertson  saw  merit 
in  my  copy  of  Modjeska  and  that  gave 
me  courage  to  speak  to  Mr.  Morrisey. 
He  gave  me  the  circuit  to  pay  my  way 
to  New  York,  for  there  was  a  field  to 
prospect  and  there  I  must  go. 

Her  eyes  light  up  with  the  ambition 
and  the  seriousness  that  is  behind 
them.  They  are  like  the  eyes  of  an 
ox — in  yearning  but  naught  else. 

"Oh,  but  I  was  a  poor  little  thing 
doing  three  shows  a  day,  with  Proctor 
and  others,  and  always  blue.  Grau 
saw  me  and  told  Mr.  Brady  it  would 
be  wise  to  look  me  up." 

"That  was  my  chance  though  I  did 
not  know  it,  and  the  surprise  and  joy 
of  my  reception  at  Mr.  Brady's  house 
filled  my  eyes  with  tears — till  they 
overflowed  and  ran  down  my  cheeks 
as  I  bowed.  I  was  so  tired,  too, 
when  I  began.  It  was  eleven  o'clock 
and  I  went  on  merely  as  an  extra — 
my  fourth  perfoimance  that  night. 

How  do  I  work  with  my  subjects? 
I  see  them  twice,  not  more,  and  then 
after  a  night  of  thought,  that  inspir- 
ation may  be  harnessed,  I  am  sure  of 
all  but  the  voice.  That  comes  back 
to  me  in  echo — rings  in  my  ears, 
sings  in  my  heart  for  days  before  I 
speak.  At  last  it  is  mine,  and  the 
imitation  is  ready." 

"No,  I  will  not  speak  until  I  am 
sure.  It  is  not  well  to  listen  to  false 
notes     It  destroys  the  ear  for  truth." 

Ah  me,  she  has  the  artist  soul. 
And  what  is  that?  It  is  to  be  in  close 
insulation  with  what  matters  most  in 
the  world.  It  is  the  one  thing  unex- 
plai  nable. 

"Yes,  Mr.  Fiske  heard  my  imita- 
tion of  Becky  twice,  and  told  me  I 
was  a  wizard.  He  said  that  more 
than  once  he  closed  his  eyes  and 
knew   that  Mrs.  Fiske  was  on  the 


May  5,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


stage.  It  made  me  so  happy  I  cannot 
tell  you  how  happy." 

She  need  not,  I  know.  May  the 
future  be  all  that  her  heart  has 
planned — all  that  her  visions  have 
painted.  She  is  an  undeveloped 
theme.  The  possible  melody  is  infin- 
ite.  And  she  is  so  young — so  young. 

C.  T. 


They  Separate 

Blanche  Walsh  has  the  mumps. 
That  was  the  reason  for  closing  pre- 
maturely the  Chicago  engagement  of 
the  McDowell- Walsh  Company  last 
week.  It  probably  marks  the  final 
severance  of  the  co-stars.  Since  Fanny 
Davenport  died,  Miss  Walsh,  in  con- 
nection with  Melbourne  McDowell, 
has  been  appearing  in  the  familiar 
Sardou  dramas  with  considerable  suc- 
cess. Several  times  rumors  have 
appeared  telling  of  differences  between 
the  stars,  and  finally  a  week  or  so 
ago  Miss  Walsh,  after  a  more  than 
fierce  interview  with  McDowell,  left 
at  one  o'clock  in  the  morning  the 
hotel  where  the  company  were  stop- 
ping. On  the  last  trip  to  the  Coast 
the  Company  gave  this  city  the  go-by 
because  of  Miss  Walsh's  exceedingly 
lively  dislike  for  San  Francisco,  dat- 
ing from  the  time  she  set  her  severe 
disapproval  on  us  by  declaring  this  to 
be  a  "jay  town."  To  the  writer  who 
interviewed  her  in  L,os  Angeles 
directly  afterwards,  she  did  not  deny 
having  offered  some  strictures  on  San 
Francisco  theatrical  taste,  but  denied 
most  emphatically,  having  given  ex- 
pression to  most  of  the  denunciation 
attributed  to  her.  Miss  Walsh  had 
other  reasons  for  not  particularly  lov- 
ing the  Coast,  as  it  was  here  that  Nat 
Goodwin  induced  Maxine  Elliott  to 
become  a  member  of  his  company 
that  went  to  Australia,  and  Miss 
Walsh  felt  that  she  was  being  slighted 
by  the  prominence  soon  after  accorded 
the  beautiful  Maxine.  Miss  Walsh 
will  soon  leave  New  York  for  a  pro- 
tracted trip  to  Europe. 


cA    ZKdhel  musical 
Instrument 


Prof.  Henry  Hornbeck,  piano  tuner, 
of  Sag  Harbor,  has  invented  and  ap- 
plied for  letters  patent  for  a  musical 
instrument  which  promises  to  become 
a  popular  innovation.  It  is  called  the 
"Octavo-harp."  It  is  a  stringed  in- 
strument, not  unlike  a  German 
zither;  but  while  being  capable  of 
producing  the  same  harmonious 
chords  is  much  more  powerful.  It  is 
played  with  a  pick  and  has  a  gamut 
board  attachment  by  which  playing  is 
rendered  quite  easy.  The  inventor 
claims  that  there  is  no  chord  or  tone 
of  the  piano  which  cannot  be  repro- 
duced. 


George  Clayton  Has 
Experiences 

George  Clayton,  assistant  treasurer 
of  the  Alcazar,  had  quite  enough  last 
Monday  night  to  last  for  some  time. 
He  and  three  friends  started  on  a 
bicycle  tiip  to  San  Jose.  The  three 
friends  were  Gertrude  Wadsworth, 
Flossie  Navelet  and  Frank  Carroll. 
The  party  left  this  city  about  four 
o'clock  and  stopped  a  while  in  Oakland 
and  Haywards.  They  rode  slowly  and 
it  was  after  midnight  when  they 
started  out  of  Niles.  Before  Irving- 
ton  was  reached,  Mr.  Carroll's  wheel 
got  out  of  order  and  a  stop  was  made 
to  fix  it.  While  thus  engaged  two 
men  came  up  on  foot,  one  with  a  pistol, 
the  other  with  a  club,  and  told  the 
party  to  shell  out.  Miss  Navelet 
screamed,  but  the  rest  kept  still. 
Clayton  gav«  up  $3.50,  but  had  $2 
more  in  bills  on  his  person.  Carroll 
handed  over  all  the  money  he 
had,  $9.  Miss  Wadsworth  had  $2  in 
her  stocking  and  kept  it.  After  getting 
the  money  the  robbers  said,  "  Now 
git,"  and  they  got.  They  started  on 
for  San  Jose  and  got  lost.  The  road 
got  so  rough  they  couldn't  travel  any 
further  on  it,  and  being  exhausted, 
they  sought  a  neighboring  farm  where 
they  slept  till  daylight. 


Side  Lights 


The  Evil  Eye  is  to  be  presented  at 
the  Columbia  Theatre  at  the  special 
scale  of  prices,  25,  35,  50,  75  and  $1. 

Mrs.  Thomas  Whiffen  is  to  come 
here  with  Henry  Miller  this  summer. 
Margaret  Dale  is  also  to  be  in  the 
company. 

Frank  Worthing  sailed  for  Eng- 
land this  week  to  be  gone  for  about  a 
fortnight,  returning  in  time  to  join 
Henry  Miller  and  his  company  at  the 
Columbia. 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Curtis  Goes  Out 

M.  B.  Curtis  and  his  company  open- 
ed in  Berkeley  Monday  night,  followed 
with  appearances  in  Vallejo,  Chico, 
Woodland,  Marysville  and  Santa  Rosa 
this  week.  The  old  familiar  Sam'l  of 
Posen  is  his  play.  The  company  con- 
tains Francis  Boggs,  Dan  Dougherty, 
George  Hernandez,  May  Seaward, 
Mrs.  Curtis  and  Frank  Clifford,  ad- 
vance. 


Side  Lights 


Edward  E.  Rice,  the  theatrical 
manager,  has  filed  a  petition  in  bank- 
ruptcy.  Liabilities,  $i,  160;  no  assets. 

The  Japanese  players  in  New  York 
contracted  the  disease  and  put  on 
Sapho  a  few  days  ago.  The  play  is 
said  to  have  been  horribly  bungled, 
slovenly  as  a  production  and  poorly 
acted.  But  there  must  have  been  one 
good  feature;  nobody  could  under- 
stand it. 

Leo  Cooper  gave  a  most  instructive 
lecture  on  the  development  of  modern 
English  drama  before  the  literary 
classes  of  W.  C.  Morrow  last  Thurs- 
day evening.  At  the  conclusion  of 
the  lecture  he  showed  by  practical 
example  the  necessity  of  a  thorough 
knowledge  of  stage  technique  to  the 
modern  dramatist. 

Anent  the  unfortunate  reception 
accorded  the  Thompson  Stock  Com- 
pany in  Sacramento,  the  Record  Union 
says:  "The  troupe,  with  such  people 
as  Mr.  Vinton,  Miss  Villiers,  Mr. 
Trainor,  Mr.  Esmelton,  Mr.  Opper- 
man,  Miss  Shyrma  and  the  recent 
addition  of  Miss  Carmichael,  with  the 
support  they  had,  should  have  Nre- 
ceived  better  patronage." 

John  Drew  and  his  company  have 
started  on  their  way  to  this  city. 
They  are  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  this 
week  presenting  The  Tyranny  of 
Tears.  Drew's  Western  trip  is  to  be 
one  of  the  quickest  on  record,  as  he 
plays  but  six  nights  and  one  matinee 


performance  at  the  Columbia  and  then 
starts  direct  for  the  East. 

Henry  Miller  is  about  to  close  his 
very  successful  season  in  the  produc- 
tion of  The  Only  Way,  and  he  will 
immediately  set  about  to  complete 
arrangements  for  his  extended  season 
at  the  Columbia  Theatre  in  this  city 
during  which  time  he  will  be  seen  in  a 
number  of  the  latest  and  most  brilliant 
dramatic  successes. 

It  is  announced  that  Walter  Dam- 
rosch  will,  during  the  coming  summer, 
conduct  a  series  of  popular  concerts  in 
Carnegie  Hall,  New  York,  which  will 
be  converted  into  a  typical  "garden" 
hall.  A  flooring  is  to  be  laid  above 
the  auditorium  seats,  upon  which  will 
be  placed  small  tables  and  chairs  for 
the  accommodation  of  New  Yorkers 
who  enjoy  the  joint  society  of  Apollo 
and  Gambrinus.  And  thus  New  York 
will  view  the  spectacle  of  the  elegant 
Walter  conducting  for  the  benefit  of 
the  patrons  of  a  beer  hall. 


Personal  Mention 

Edward  B.  Adams  joined  the 
Morosco  company  Monday,  and  will 
have  quite  a  prominent  part  in  the 
Lady  Slavey. 

Thomas  Pkrsee,  singing  with  Mo- 
rosco's  Opera  Company  in  Los 
Angeles,  has  received  word  that  his 
mother  is  dangerously  ill]  in  Canada. 
He  will  leave  shortly  for  home. 

President  Cohen  of  the  Honolulu 
Orpheum  has  been  in  Los  Angeles  this 
week,  and  it  wouldn't  be  far  wrong  to 
say  that  he  has  been  negotiating  for 
the  appearance  of  the  Morosco  Opera 
Company  in  his  city. 

Last  Saturday  in  New  York  Mar- 
garet Townsend  and  Giovanni  Tag- 
liapietra,  formerly  well  known  on  the 
operatic  stage,  were  married.  Dur- 
ing the  last  ten  years  Taglia- 
pietra  has  done  little  public  singing, 
but  has  given  his  attention  chiefly  to 
private  musicales  and  individual  in- 
struction. 


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T\  COUNTRY  COON 


By    MR.    ALLEN  DUNN 

Managers  address  American  Representative,  Mr.  Billy  Barlow,  care  New  Western  Hotel,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
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^  A TCII    THIS    SJP^OE  Management  MR.  CARL  DANTE 


THE  JAN  FRANCI5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  10— Vol.  II 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  MAY   .2,  1900 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


May  12,  1900 


The  Hit  of  the  Show 


An  Australian  Theatrical  Story 


GERALD  L.  DILLON,  Press  Agent  of  the  Grand  Opera  House. 


In  the  winter  of  18 —  I  was  assassin- 
ating the  line  of  business  known  in 
theatrical  .parlance  as  "walking  gen- 
tleman," in  a  dramatic  company  in 
Rockhampton,  the  chief  city  of  North- 
ern Queensland,  Australia. 

The  company  consisted  of  sixteen 
people,  the  principal  member  and 
proprietor  of  it  being  an  old  English 
actor  named  Sawkins,  who  continually 
boasted  of  by-gone  triumphs  at  Sad- 
ler's Wells  and  the  Surry  Theatres, 
London,  and  of  having  been  the  favor- 
ite chief  support  of  Macready.  Barry 
Sullivan,  Charles  Matthews  and  other 
thespian  celebrities. 

The  leading  lady,  an  exceedingly 
clever  actress  and  a  very  attractive 
woman,  rejoiced  in  the  historical  appel- 
lation of  Mary  Tudor.  Her  husband  was 
our  jeune  premier  and  light  comedian, 
and  was  known  as  Rupert  Windeyer. 
He  was  a  tall,  handsome  man  of  mili- 
tary appearance  and  evidently  a  gen- 
tleman as  far  as  breeding  and  educa- 
tion were  concerned,  but  rather 
a  wooden  sort  of  an  actor,  the  only 
kind  of  characters  in  which  he  ap- 
peared to  advantage,  being  aristocratic 
light  comedy  villains,  which  he  cer- 
tainly played  very  well.  In  emotional 
roles  he  relied  solely  on  his  good 
looks  and  was  the  idol  of  many  silly 
girl  patrons  of  the  theatre.  With  us, 
however,  he  was  very  unpopular, 
owing  to  his  cynical  and  disagreeable 
manner  and  the  air  of  superiority  he 
assumed. 

Of  my  other  stage  associates  it  is 
not  now  necessary  to  speak. 

The  company,  though  far  from 
comparing  with  Charles  Frohman's, 
was  nevertheless  a  very  creditable  one, 
and  its  industry  can  be  computed 
from  the  fact  that  it  three  times  a 
week  presented  a  change  of  bill. 
The  constant  study  and  rehearsals 
necessitated  by  such  frequent  alter- 
ations of  programme  kept  us  nearly 
all  the  time  occupied— in  fact  it  was  a 
case  of  work,  work,  work,  and  no 
play,  save  that  which  we  got  before 
the  footlights  at  night. 

The  town  in  which  we  were  sta- 
tioned was  situated  on  the  banks  of  a 
dirty,  foggy  river,  the  Fitzroy,  and 
wet  and  miasma  were  the  unfailing 
accompaniments  of  winter. 

Just  as  we  had  resigned  ourselves  to 
the  monotony  and  discomfort  of  our 
existence,  there  came  a  sudden  break 
in  it  in  the  shape  of  a  male  addition 
to  our  company.  As  he  is  the  hero  of 
the  incident  I  am  about  to  relate,  a 
full  and  particular  description  of  him 
is  not  only  in  perfect  order,  but  abso- 
lutely necessary 

He  was  a  little,  dapper  fellow, 
almost  as  bald  as  a  billiard  ball,  red 
and  jolly-faced,  and  apparently  about 
fifty  years  of  age  He  was  scrupu- 
lously neat  in  his  attire  and  always 
affected  a  suit  of  solemn  black  of  an 
old  fashion  His  face  was  clean 
shaven  and  the  gold-rimmed  specta- 
cles, which  seemed  to  be  an  indispen- 
sable portion  of  him,  gave  the 
finishing  touch  to  his  appearance 
which  was  that  of  a  well-fed,  good- 
tempered  and  thoroughly  self-satisfied 


divine.  Of  his  nationality  there  could 
not  be  a  shadow  of  a  doubt — his 
speech  betrayed  him.  He  had  been 
born  within  the  sound  of  Bow  Bells 
and  was  a  fine  and  unadulterated 
specimen  of  a  Cockney.  He  called 
himself  Hiram  Gilpin,  and  certainly 
had  not  the  faintest  claim  to  the  title 
of  actor.  Why  he  was  entrusted  even 
with  minor  utility  roles  was  a  mystery 
to  us.  However,  he  was  in  high  favor 
with  Sawkins  whom  he  declared  he 
remembered  in  London  as  the  most 
idolized  actor  of  his  day.  It  was 
probably  to  this  wonderful  memory 
that  he  owed  his  engagement  and  the 
good  will  of  the  "old  man"  as  we 
irreverently  called  our  manager.  He 
must  have  been  possessed  of  some 
private  means,  for  though  he  received 
but  a  beggarly  salary  he  was  very 
lavish  in  his  expenditure.  This  com- 
bined with  his  inexhaustable  fund  of 


like  the  famous  Tim  Finnigan,  a 
brogue  l>oth  rich  and  sweet.  He  also 
had  fallen  from  grace  in  his  youth. 
Owing  to  a  slight  disagreement  with 
his  landlord  in  In  land,  be  had  in  a 
moment  of  passion  applied  a  lighted 
torch  to  a  rick  of  hay,  an  act  which 
the  English  Government  had  shown 
its  appreciation  of  by  furnishing  him 
with  a  free  passage  to  Australia  and 
politely  intimating  that  it  would  be 
advisable  for  him  to  remain  there. 

These  two  worthies  indulged  in 
yarns  of  the  most  harrowing  character, 
in  which  escaped  convicts,  bush- 
rangers, detectives, troopers  and  police- 
men played  most  exciting  parts.  Their 
blood-curdling  stories  were  greatly 
relished  by  Gilpin,  who  in  return 
would  regale  them  with  diverting 
anecdotes  of  Petticoat  Lane,  St.  Giles, 
The  Seven  Dials  and  other  unsavory 
quarters  of  the  New  Babylon. 

"Jack  Shepherd,"  "It's  Never  Too 
Late  To  Mend"  and  "The  Ticket-of- 
Leave  Man"  were  among  the  dramatic 
gems  we  presented  to  the  Roekhamp- 
tonites.and  they  appeared  to  afford  Gil- 
pin peculiar  gratification.  The  latter 
play  widened  the  breach  between  Win- 
dever  and  him  beyond  all  hope  of  clos- 
ing. In  the  final  act,  when  Windeyer, 
who  was  playing  the  thief,  Jem  Dalton, 
was  seized  and  handcuffed  by  Sawkins, 
as  Hawkshaw,  Gilpin,  who  was  watch- 
ing the  scene  from  the  wings  with 


••I' am  a  detective  from  Scotland  Yard,  and  here's  my  warrant." 


anecdote,  his  jovial  manner  and  good 
nature  caused  him  to  be  extremely 
popular,  and  his  lack  of  histrionic 
ability  was  completely  overlooked  by 
us — in  fact  we  voted  him  a  very  useful 
and  reliable  man  in  a  company. 

Everybody  in  the  show  liked  Gilpin 
except  Rupert  Windeyer.  A  mutual 
aversion  seemed  to  possess  them  both 
at  first  meeting,  ami  Windeyer  never 
missed  an  opportunity  to  mortify  Gil- 
pin. He  made  him  the  butt  for  his 
satirical  jokes;  he  ridiculed  hisaccent, 
his  grammar  and  his  acting,  and 
though  the  insults  were  not  resented, 
it  was  evident  to  us  all  that  they  were 
deeply  felt. 

The  little  Cockney  was  the  life  and 
soul  of  the  dressing-rooms,  and  many 
a  dreary  wait  he  beguiled  with  his 
droll  and  quaint  stories.  His  princi- 
pal associate  among  us  was  Basket, 
the  first  old  man,  whose  past  had  been 
a  very  varied  one.  He  had  been  a 
transported  convict,  a  flogger  in  a 
penal  settlement,  a  ticket-of-leave 
man  and  a  policeman  before  he  had 
donned  the  sock  and  buskin.  He  was 
discreetly  silent  about  his  disreputable 
experiences,  imagining  them  unknown 
to  us,  but  he  would  talk  by  the  hour 
about  his  hairbreadth  escapes  and 
marvelous  daring  and  captures  when  a 
member  of  the  force. 

Another  valued  chum  of  Gilpin's 
was  the  low  comedian;  a  gentleman  by 
the  name  of  Galway,  who  possessed 


great  enjoyment,  was  so  tickled  that 
he  indulged  in  a  hearty  burst  of 
laughter.  Windeyer  imagined  that 
he  was  guying  his  acting  and  at  the 
close  of  the  performance  assailed  him 
with  a  torrent  of  abusive  epithets  and 
concluded  by  spitting  in  his  face.  The 
eyes  of  the  little  man  fairly  blazed  with 
anger,  he  made  a  gesture  as  if  to  resent 
the  indignity,  but  by  an  effort  con- 
trolled himself,  turned  on  his  htel 
and  walked  away. 

A  few  nights  after,  Gilpin,  who  to 
all  appearances  had  recovered  his 
equanimity,  appeared  among  us  preg- 
nant with  news  concerning  a  certain 
fortune-teller  named  Azana,  who  had 
arrived  in  the  city  and  was  plying  her 
trade.  He  had  been  one  of  her  earliest 
visitors  and  was  extravagantly  loud 
in  her  praise.  She  was  the  miracle  of 
the  nineteenth  century.  She  had  told 
him  of  occurrences  in  his  past  life  that 
he  was  positive  were  unknown  to  any 
but  himself,  and  he  was  confident  the 
woman  was  acting  under  supernatural 
influence.  He  also  vouchsafed  the 
information  that  she  had  predicted  for 
him  a  halcyon  future. 

We  all  laughed  and  made  fun  of  his 
enthusiasm. 

"Did  she  tell  you  you'd  e\er  make 
a  great  actor?"  I  impertinently  asked. 

"Well,  she  didn't  exactly  say 
that,"  he  replied  quietly  "hut  she 
told  me  that  one  night  I  should  make 
the  hit  of  the  show." 


This  was  the  signal  for  a  roar  of 
mirth  on  our  part,  and  Windeyer,  who 
had  entered  in  time  to  hear  his  re- 
mark, gave  an  ugly  sneer.  That 
Gilpin  saw  it  was  evidenced  by  an 
angry  flush  on  hischeeks,  but  he  other- 
wise took  no  notice, and  a  few  moments 
after  I  heard  him  volubly  enlarging 
on  the  wonderful  skill  of  the  Seer  to 
Miss  Tudor  and  the  other  actresses. 
Women  like,  they  were  easily  im- 
pressed and  declared  their  intention 
of  visiting  her. 

The  following  evening  I  overheard 
Windeyer  and  his  wife  (Miss  Tudor) 
engaged  in  conversation.  I  could  see 
by  her  manner  that  she  was  greatly 
agitated,  and  I  gathered  from  what 
she  said  that  she  had  been  to  see  "The 
Great  Azana"  and  had  been  mystified 
and  terrified  at  her  revelations  and 
prophecies;  in  fact  the  poor  woman 
was  in  a  state  bordering  on  hysteria. 
Windeyer  laughed  at  her  at  first,  but 
after  a  while  seemed  impressed,  and  a 
gloomy  and  savage  expression  took 
possession  of  his  countenance. 

We  all  in  turn  visited  the  fortune- 
teller, and  all  returned  perplexed  and 
astoni>hed.  When  I  say  all,  I  except 
Windeyer;  I  cannot  speak  for  him. 
However,  a  few  days  after  I  saw  him 
in  conversation  with  his  wife  he 
tendered  their  resignations  to  the 
management  to  take  effect  a  month 
hence. 

This  news  brought  no  sorrow  to  us. 
We  had  nothing  against  the  woman — 
in  fact,  we  rather  liked  her,  but  re- 
garded her  off  the  stage  as  a  nonentity; 
the  man  we  thoroughly  detested.  His 
cowardly  and  blackguardly  treatment 
of  little  Gilpin  had  set  us  all  against 
him,  and  if  we  had  any  feeling  in  the 
matter  it  was  one  of  satisfaction.  Gil- 
pin, however,  manifested  not  the 
slightest  concern  beyond  carelessly 
asking  the  date  of  their  departure. 

Well,  their  last  week  and  the  night 
of  their  complimentary  benefit  arrived, 
for  which  the  profitable  chestnut,  "East 
Lynne,"  was  resuscitated.  It  drew  a 
packed  house  and  Windeyer  proved  a 
great  successas  the  nonchalantFraneis 
Levison.  Miss  Tudor  being,  of  course, 
the  unfortunate  Lady  Isabel.  To  Gil- 
pin was  allotted  the  small  role  of 
Sergeant  Bullock.  In  the  fourth  act 
he  made  his  appearance  and  according 
to  the  directions  in  his  part  nrrested 
and  handcuffed  Sir  Frances  Levison 
(Windeyer).  As  soon  as  they  had 
made  their  exeunt,  Windeyer  asked 
him  to  unlock  the  handcuffs,  as  he  had 
the  key  in  his  possession.  Gilpin 
surlily  and  reluctantly  obeyed.  Win- 
deyer noticing  this  tauntingly  said  to 
him  :  "You'd  like  to  arrest  me  and 
handcuff  me  in  earnest, wouldn't  you?" 

"Yes,  by  God,  I  would,"  was  the 
passionate  retort. 

'  Well,  you'll  have  to  live  a  long 
time  before  you  do,"  said  Windeyer 
jeeringly  as  he  sauntered  toward  his 
dressing  room. 

The  fifth  act  came,  and  with  it  Win- 
deyer's  final  scene,  which  secured  for 
him  a  splendid  recall,  which  he  took 
manacled,  for  he  had  been  again  hand- 
cuffed for  the  purpose  of  the  play. 
When  he  came  off  the  stage  he  searched 
for  his  attendant  policeman  and  found 
him  in  his  dressing-room. 

'  What  the  devil  do  you  mean  by 
leaving  me  in  this  manner  ?"  he 
angrily  exclaimed.  "Quick,  unlock 
these  infernal  things." 

"I'll  see  you  damned  first,"  was  the 
cool  reply. 

"I'll  smash  you  to  pieces  when  I 
get  free,"  screamed  the  enraged  actor. 
"Take  the  key  from  him,  boys." 

"You  needn't  trouble  yourselves, 


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gentlemen,"  said  Gilpin,  with  a  pro- 
voking smile,  as  he  threw  the  key  out 
of  the  window  into  the  alley  below. 

The  altercation  brought  Sawkins  on 
the  scene. 

"What  on  earth's  the  matter  with 
you?"  he  said  to  Gilpin.  "I  never 
saw  you  behave  like  this  before." 

"Probably  not,"  was  the  answer. 

In  response  to  a  summons  from  the 
property  boy,  a  sergeant  and  a  police- 
man put  in  an  appearance  and  ad- 
vanced to  liberate  the  actor. 

"Stand  back  !"  roared  Gilpin,  pre- 
senting a  pistol. 

"What's  the  matter?  Are  you  mad? 
What  do  you  mean?"  we  shouted  in 
chorus. 

"I  mean  that  I  arrest  this  man, 
Hubert  Murray,  alias  Rupert  Win- 
deyer,  on  a  charge  of  forgery  and 
swindling.  I'm  a  detective  from  Scot- 
land Yard  and  here's  my  warrant," 
and  wTith  his  left  hand  he  flourished 
the  document  in  front  of  our  astonished 
eyes. 

The  fury  of  Windeyer  was  terrible 
to  behold.  He  cursed,  swore,  struggled 
and  stamped,  and  at  last  succumbed  to 
exhaustion  and  superior  strength.  He 
wras  placed  in  a  cab,  driven  to  the 
police  station,  and  in  the  morning 
brought  privately  before  a  magistrate 
who  remanded  him  to  England. 

Gilpin  had  calculated  well,  for  the 
same  day  the  Torres'  Strait  Mail 
Steamer  appeared  at  the  mouth  of  the 
river,  and  the  detective  smuggled  his 
prisoner  on  board,  and  they  sailed  for 
their  destination. 

The  magistrate,  the  policemen  and 
the  two  newspapers  of  the  city  were, 
outside  of  ourselves,  the  only  ones 
in  possession  of  the  true  facts,  and 
Sawkins  managed  to  secure  their 
silence.  Fortunately  for  us,  sensa- 
tional journalism  was  unknown  in 
sleepy  Rockhampton. 

The  genius  of  Sawkins  caused  the 
report  to  be  circulated  that  Windeyer 
had  inherited  a  vast  fortune  and  had 
gone  to  his  native  land  to  claim  it, 
and  as  Miss  Tudor  who,  as  it  turned 
out  fortunately  for  her,  was  only  his 
wife  in  name,  corroborated  the  state- 
ment, it  was  generally  accepted. 

Gilpin  was  an  actor  of  too  small 
importance  to  need  accounting  for. 

Of  course  the  affair  threw  a  damper 
upon  us,  and  Sawkins  wisely  con- 
cluded that  we  had  had  enough  of 
Rockhampton  or  Rockhampton  had 
had  enough  of  us,  so  two  weeks  after 
we  disbanded  and  proceeded  on  our 
several  ways. 

****** 

Two  years  after  I  unexpectedly  ran 
across  Sawkins,  who  had  just  returned 
from  a  trip  to  England,  in  the  bar  of 
the  White  Hart  Hotel,  Melbourne. 
It  was  our  first  meeting  since  Rock- 
hampton, and  exceedingly  cordial  on 
both  sides. 

We  fell  to  discussing  old  times  and 
old  acquaintances. 

"3y  the  way,"  he  said,  "who  do 
you  think  I  met  in  London  ?  None 
other  than  our  old  associate,  Gilpin. 
He  is  fatter,  sleeker  and  jollier  than 
ever.  He  has  retired  from  the  sleuth 
business  and  is  now  proprietor  of  a 
thriving  tavern  at  Islington. 

"He  insisted  on  my  accepting  his 
hospitality,  and  while  under  his  roof 
furnished  me  with  the  sequel  to  the 
Windeyer  episode  and  further  partic- 
ulars concerning  it. 

"Windeyer,  it  appears,  was  in 
reality  the  Honorable  Hubert  Murray 
and  a  younger  brother  of  the  Earl  of 

 .    He  had  been  an  officer  in  a 

crack  cavalry  regiment,  but  owing  to 


a  shady  gambling  transaction  had 
accepted  a  hint  from  his  Colonel  and 
resigned  his  commission.  His  brother, 
the  Earl,  had  washed  his  hands  of 
him,  and  he  had  been  forced  to  rely 
on  his  wits  for  an  existence.  Finding 
himself  hard-pressed  for  money,  he 
had  by  fraudulent  representations  and 
forged  signatures  swindled  a  promi- 
nent Israelish  money-lender  out  of 
ten  thousand  pounds,  and  had  de- 
camped for  Brazil,  taking  with  him 
Mary  Tudor,  who  had  long  been  his 
chere  ami.  His  victim,  unable  to 
induce  his  family  to  make  restitution, 
determined  on  revenge,  and  Gilpin 
had  been  dispatched  to  capture  him. 
This  proved  anything  but  an  easy 
task,  and  it  was  eighteen  months  ere 
the  detective  ran  his  quarry  to  earth 
in  Rockhampton.  He  had  trailed  him 
through  city  after  city  in  America  be- 
fore coming  to  Australia,  only  to  lose 
all  clue  of  him,  and  was  about  to 
abandon  the  pursuit  when  a  conversa- 
tion, overheard  by  chance  in  a  Sydney 
Hotel,  caused  him  to  proceed  to  Rock- 
hampton. The  detective's  admission 
to  the  Sawkins'  company  had  been 
secured  by  a  letter  of  introduction  se- 
cured for  that  purpose.  He  had 
never  seen  Windeyer  before,  and  was 
uncertain  as  to  his  identity,  as  owing 
to  alterations  in  his  appearance,  he 
did  not  exactly  tally  with  the  descrip- 
tion furnished  him,  and  it  was  only 
the  fortune-teller  that  had  dispelled 
his  doubts.  The  Sorceress  had  been 
in  his  pay,  and  her  revelations  sup- 
plied by  facts  furnished  by  him  had 
so  terrified  the  actress  that  she  had 
been  betrayed  into  unguarded  speech, 
which,  when  repeated  to  Gilpin,  satis- 
fied him  that  he  had  at  length  found 
the  object  of  his  quest  and  determined 
him  to  act  as  soon  as  expedient,  which 
was  the  night  before  the  departure  of 
the  English  steamer,  and  by  a  coinci- 
dence the  occasion  of  the  Windeyer- 
Tudor  Benefit. 

"On  Windeyer's  return  to  Eng- 
land, his  relations  had  endeavored  to 
save  him,  but  British  justice  is  inex- 
orable. He  was  tried,  found  guilty 
and  sentenced  by  the  judge  in  a 
scathing  speech  to  five  years  penal 
servitude. 

"Mary  Tudor  had,  while  playing  in 
Calcutta,  won  the  admiration  of  a 
wealthy  Ceylon  coffee  planter  who  had 
made  her  his  wife." 

"Where  did  Windeyer  gain  his 
stage  experience  ?"  I  asked. 

"He  never  had  any,  if  you  except 
his  performances  in  garrison  amateur 
theatricals.  He  also  benefitted  by  his 
association  with  Miss  Tudor,  who  I 
expect,  if  the  truth  were  known, 
coached  him  in  private.  And  now, 
my  dear  boy,  you  know  as  much  as  I 
do." 

"Thanks,"  I  said,  "I'm  glad  to  hear 
little  Gilpin  is  prospering.  He  was  a 
capital  fellow,  although  a  frightful 
duffer  of  an  actor." 

"No  !  No  !"  protested  Sawkins,  "I 
can't  agree  with  the  latter  portion  of 
your  remarks.  Remember  his  East 
Lynne  performance." 

"Yes,"I assented, smilingly,  "you're 
right  there.  He  certainly  on  that 
occasion  fulfilled  the  prophecy  of  the 
Sorceress,  and  made  THE  HIT  OF 
THE  SHOW." 


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cModjeska  Home 

Mme.  Modjeska  and  her  husband, 
Count  Bozenta,  have  returned  to  Los 
Angeles  from  the  East  and  are  again 
domiciled  on  their  ranch  in  Orange 
County.  The  Modjeska  theatrical 
season  closed  at  Wilmington,  Del.,  on 
April  7th.  John  C.  Fisher,  manager 
of  the  company,  reports  a  prosperous 
season  of  thirty-one  weeks. 

"Mme.  Modjeska  will  not  go  out 
under  management  next  season, "said 
Mr.  Fisher.  "She  will  not,  in  fact, 
play  at  all.  Her  plans  are  to  leave  for 
Europe  some  time  in  August.  She 
expects  to  be  abroad  for  the  best  part 
of  a  year,  and  will  extend  her  visit  to 
Poland,  not  having  visited  her  native 
land  for  several  years.  She  intends  to 
have  an  edict  barring  her  out  of  that 
country  on  account  of  an  anti-Russian 
speech  made  at  the  woman's  parlia- 
ment during  the  Chicago  World's 
Fair,  removed  if  possible,  and  has 
been  advised  that  the  best  way  to  ac- 
complish that  result  is  by  a  personal 
visit." 


The  Vinton  Stock  Co. 


The  players  who  were  left  at  Sacra- 
mento, after  Thompson  and  Allen 
threw  up  the  business,  have  united 
under  the  direction  of  Darrell  Vinton 
and  will  play  out  the  season  of  two 
months  at  the  Clunie.  Notwithstand- 
ing the  fiasco  attending  the  opening 
night,  the  players  are  so  well  thought 
of  and  the  company  is  now,  with  the 
necessary  changes  having  been  made, 
such  a  strong  one  that  last  week,  not- 
withstanding the  strong  counter  at- 
traction of  the  street  fair,  they  played 
to  $850.00  Several  offers  have  been 
received  from  outside  managers  to 
book  them  whenever  they  have  open 
time.  The  roster  of  the  company  is: 
Darrell  Vinton,  Marion  de  Rocco, 
Fred  Esmelton,  Frank  Opperman,  Val 
Trainor,  Chas.  Edler,  W.  H.  Daven- 
port, Roy  Fleming,  Reta  Villiers, 
Mabel  Carmichael,  Helen  Davenport, 
Blanche  LeMar  and  May  Powers. 
The  company  is  an  exceptionally 
strong  one  and  a  good  attraction  for 
any  house. 

Brune  Will  Manage 
ZMcVowell 

Clarence  M.  Brune,  manager  of  the 
Frederick  Warde  Company,  will  con- 
trol the  starring  tour  of  Melbourne 
McDowell  in  a  repertoire  of  Sardou 
plays  next  season.  McDowell  and 
Blanche  Walsh  will  part  company 
after  the  engagement  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House,  New  York,  next  week. 
Miss  Walsh  will  not  play  next  season. 
She  will  spend  nearly  a  year  in  travel- 
ing over  Europe  and  expects  to  buy 
several  plays  for  production  season 
after  next. 


About   Various  Things 

The  Conjurer's  Boy 

Carl  Hertz,  the  noted  conjurer,  has 
rather  a  horror  of  small  boy  confeder- 
rates,  and  no  wonder.  On  one  occasion 
he  was  performing  in  London,  and, 
borrowing  half  a  crown  from  one  of 
the  audience,  he  placed  it  in  the  centre 
of  an  orange.  The  idea  of  the  trick 
was  for  the  coin  to  disappear  and  find 
its  way  into  the  pocket  of  a  youngster 
at  some  distance  from  the  stage.  Mr. 
Hertz,  at  the  proper  moment,  called 
upon  a  boy  in  the  crowd  to  produce  it. 
Fumbling  in  his  pockets  for  a  moment 
or  two,  while  all  eyes  were  turned 
upon  him,  the  boy  at  last  fished  out  a 
quantity  of  small  change.  "Here's 
two  and  threepence-halfpenny,  sir," 
he  shouted,  "I  got  thirsty, so  I  changed 
that  half-dollar  you  gave  me." 

*  * 
* 

Barnabee's  Baby 

H.  C.  Barnabee,  the  popular  come- 
dian of  the  Bostonians,  tells  a  story 
about  a  baby  which  made  the  hit  of 
the  evening  at  a  certain  performance 
of  Patience,  in  which  he  took  part. 
"There  was  a  young  couple  up  in  the 
gallery,"  he  says,  "and  they  had  the 
baby  contingent  along.  My  thunder- 
ous tones  repeating  my  lines,  'Where 
the  dust  of  an  earthy  today  is  the 
earth  of  a  dusty  tomorrow, '  awakened 
the  baby,  and  it  began  to  cry  loud  and 
long.  Then  came  my  lines,  'It's  a  little 
thing  of  my  own.'  I  made  the  most 
of  them,  and  the  house  caught  on  and 
yelled  itself  hoarse." 

* 

*  * 

Verdi  Is  Honored 

The  gold  medal  of  honor  conferred 
upon  Giuseppi  Verdi  by  the  Em- 
peror Franz  Josef  of  Austria  was 
personally  consigned  to  the  famous 
old  composer  on  the  feast  of  St. 
Joseph,  Verdi's  "name  day,"  the 
eighteenth  of  March.  The  medal  was 
accompanied  by  the  emperor's  good 
wishes  and  some  sincere  words  ex- 
pressing the  deep  esteem  in  which  he 
held  the  veteran  composer. 

* 

*  * 

Origin  of  Pickaninnie 

The  etymology  of  the  word  "picka- 
ninnie" is  discussed  by  a  writer  in 
the  current  number  of  the  American 
Anthropologist,  who  says  that  its  pos- 
sible derivation  was  pointed  out  by  Sir 
Hans  Sloane,  in  1707,  in  his  "History 
of  Jamaica."  "Piganinnes,"  says  Sir 
Hans,  "is  a  corruption  of  pcqnenos 
ninos,  applied  to  the  black  or  slave 
babies  of  Jamaica." 

* 

*  * 

A  Reputation 

"Playing  Katherine,"  in  Katherine 
and  Petruchio,  says  Ada  Rehan, 
"brought  me  much  satisfaction,  but  a 
very  bad  reputation  for  temper.  I 
have  often  been  amused  at  seeing  the 
effect  that  a  first  performance  of  the 
Shrew  in  a  strange  place  produced  on 
the  employees  of  the  stage.  They 
shunned  me  as  something  actually  to 
be  feared." 


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with  l>eing  a  lewd  actress.  As  an  ex- 
planation, when  his  senses  returned 
and  reason  began  to  flow  in  his  veins, 
he  explained  that  he  did  not  refer  to 
the  actress'  character,  but  to  the  char- 
acter she  was  playing. 

Miss  Nethersole  declared  the  excuse 
insufficient  and  has  sued  the  clergyman 
for  $30,000  for  defamation  of  character. 

In  such  controversies  as  raged  about 
Sapho,  it  is  just  such  unjust  hasty 
condemnation  that  does  much  to  in- 
jure the  stage  and  retard  its  growth. 
A  more  Christian  like  tolerance  and 
fair  investigation  would  be  welcomed 
by  all  well  wishers  of  the  drama. 


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David  Harvm,  playing  to  $7,000 
in  one  week  in  Rochester  and  $9,000 
in  Syracuse,  is  another  example  of 
the  success  that  awaits  all  homely, 
clean  plays  of  merit.  There  is  no  use 
in  arguing  the  point  of  what  the 
public  wants,  American  play-goers  will 
go  and  go  to  see  clean  wholesome 
plays  uninterruptedly,  when  they  will 
visit  a  dozen  salacious  drames  a  time 
or  two,  then  pass  them  by  for  some- 
thing else. 

Commenting  upon  the  number  of 
religious  dramas  now  on  the  stage 
Henry  Arthur  Jones,  the  noted  Lon- 
don playwright,  says:  "One  cannot 
contemplate  such  a  development  of  our 
theatre  without  a  shudder.  Not  that 
I  object  to  people  saving  their  souls, 
even  at  the  theatre  if  they  wish,  but 
there  are  different  ways  of  doing  it, 
and  I  would  prefer  not  to  save  mine 
through  the  medium  of  religious 
chromo-lithographs,  or  religious  mag- 
azines, or  religions  melodramas.  I 
do  not  say  I  would  rather  be  damned, 
but  I  would  make  it  a  matter  of  care- 
ful deliberation. 

¥  ¥ 

There  is  an  aftermath  of  the  Sapho 
prosecution  that  is  causing  trouble. 
A  certain  New  York  minister,  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Chalmers  Easton,  during  the 
muchly  discussed  trouble,  broke  into 
the  fray,  charging  Miss  Nethersole 


Irene  Everett 

The  REVfEW  pictures  on  its  front 
page  this  week  one  of  the  many  beauti- 
ful and  talented  California  actresses 
who  have  achieved  marked  recognition 
at  home  and  in  the  East. 

Miss  Everett,  who  is  home  on  ac- 
count of  the  poor  health  of  her  mother, 
was  induced  to  accept  the  position  as 
leading  woman  of  the  Alcazar  through 
the  solicitation  of  the  management, 
who  were  left  without  a  leading 
woman,  through  the  closing  of  Mary 
Hampton. 

Miss  Everett,  who  is  a  great  success 
in  the  East,  will  soon  leave  for  New 
York  to  originate  the  title  role  in  the 
new  play  Lorna  Doone.  Her  best  en- 
'  gagements  have  been  with  Charles  and 
Daniel  Frohman  in  leading  roles,  and 
her  greatest  and  most  noticeable  work 
was  done  in  the  New  York  presenta- 
tion of  the  Artist's  Model. 

Going  East  from  this  city  to  Boston 
five  years  ago  Miss  Everett's  talent 
was  very  quickly  recognized,  for 
within  twenty-four  hours  after  arriving 
she  was  offered  and  accepted  an  en- 
gagement with  Roland  Reed. 

Miss  Everett  is  an  unusually  hand- 
some type  of  womanhood,  graceful  and 
pleasing  and  an  exceptionally  good 
dresser. 


Under   Sealed  Orders 


Raymond  Whitaker's  Company, 
presenting  Under  Sealed  Orders,  goes 
out,  playing  Vallejo  May  22,  San 
Jose  23-24,  Livermore  25,  Stockton 
26-27,  and  Woodland  28.  The  roster 
of  the  company  shows:  Frank 
De  Camp,  Eunice  Murdock,  B.  W. 
Hilliker,  Florence  Clifford,  Frank 
Thompson,  Alma  Shyrmea,  Ethel 
Dukey,  Homer  Guilbault,  Ed  Clis- 
bee,  Charles  Waldron,  C.  E.  Thurs- 
ton, Harry  Kent,  Omeda  Raymond 
and  Ray  Whitaker,  proprietor.  Di- 
recton,  Andrew  Thomson. 


Last  week  in  Los  Angeles  the 
Frawley  Company  gave  The  Red 
Lamp  and  the  papers  there  were  a 
unit  in  declaring  that  Harrington 
Reynolds  displayed  a  good  conception 
of  his  part  and  gave  a  personation  of 
a  strength  that  stood  out  above  all 
others  in  the  play. 


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Carlyle  Moore,  of  the  Alcazar 
stock,  is  on  the  sick  list. 

Florence  Roberts  opens  June  1 1 
at  the  Alcazar  in  Carmen. 

Marian  Manola  has  been 
granted  a  divorce  from  Jack  Mason. 

Charley  King  is  playing  with  L. 
R.  Stockwell  in  Portland,  in  Uncle 
Tom's  Cabin. 

Phcebe  Davis,  after  two  years  of 
steady  playing,  will  spend  a  vacation 
in  California  this  summer. 

Miss  Lorena  Attwood  has  just 
arrived  from  the  East  and  will  open  at 
the  Alcazar  next  month. 

Miss  Marguerite  Kane,  who  has 
been  leading  lady  with  Lewis  Morri- 
son Company,  is  in  San  Francisco. 

Arthur  Wooley  returned  to  San 
Francisco  Monday  to  rejoin  the  Grand 
Opera  House  forces. 

Blanche  Le  Mar,  the  clever 
daughter  of  Manager  George  Ficks 
of  the  Clunie,  Sacramento,  has  joined 
the  Vinton  Stock  Co. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  De  Camp 
have  joined  the  Under  Sealed  Orders 
Co.  Mr.  De  Camp  will  act  as  stage 
manager. 

Manager  Jos.  Muller,  of  Girl 
from  Chili  Co.,  writes  that  they  will 
be  in  San  Francisco  about  June  15,  and 
play  an  engagement  at  the  Alhambra. 

Hattie  Bell  Ladd  won  great 
praise  from  the  Los  Angeles  press  for 
her  magnificent  singing  in  The 
Queen's  Lace  Handkerchief  last  week. 

An  appropriation  of  $400,000  has 
been  made  for  rebuilding  the  Theatre 
Francais,  and  work  has  begun.  The 
theater  will  be  fire-proof. 

James  J.  Jeffries  will  take  the 
part  of  an  Arizona  sheriff  in  the  new 
play  Clay  M.  Greene  is  writing  for 
him. 

W.  H.  Davenport  and  Helen 
Davenport,  two  very  strong  character 
people,  have  joined  the  Vinton  Stock 
Company  in  Sacramento. 

Blanche  Le  Mar  is  a  recent  addi- 
tion to  the  Vinton  Stock  Company, 
and  she  is  doing  some  very  clever 
character  work. 

L.  R.  Stockwell  has  shelved  In 
Paradise  and  is  now  in  Portland  pre- 
senting a  revival  of  old  plays,  starting 
in  with  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  De  Camp 
have  been  forced  to  decline  a  good 
offer  for    Denver  from  Jos.  Muller, 


manager  Girl  from  Chili  Co.,  having 
signed  with  Raymond  Whitaker. 

Frank  Opperman  and  Fred  Esmel- 
ton  are  credited  with  exceptionally 
strong  work  at  the  Clunie,  Sacramento, 
during  the  present  stock  season. 

Maud  Lillian  Berri  is  spending 
a  long  vacation  at  her  Oakland  home. 
She  will  take  a  complete  rest  before 
going  East  next  season. 

The  Maister  of  Wood  Burrow  is  one 
of  E.  H.  Southern's  great  successes. 
Earnest  Hastings  will  play  the  Maister, 
in  that  play,  which  will  be  the  Al- 
cazar's attraction  next  week. 

Ida  Gertrude  Banning,  a  very 
clever  actress  and  a  handsome  one  as 
well,  is  spending  her  vacation  in  San 
Francisco,  considering  offers  for  next 
season. 

Harry  Morosco  was  around  a 
short  time  Wednesday.  Although 
still  weak,  he  is  rapidly  gaining 
strength  at  the  Morosco  ranch  at 
Fruit  vale. 

President  Morris  Meyerfeld, 
Jr.,  of  the  Orpheum  Circuit,  left  for 
the  East  this  week  on  a  business  trip. 
On  his  way  home  he  will  inspect  the 
new  Oipheum  house  in  New  Orleans. 

Mrs.  James  Brown  Potter's  hus- 
band is  trying  for  a  divorce  that  he 
may  marry  a  young  society  girl  of 
Virginia.  Mrs.  Potter  says  that  she 
will  oppose  the  granting  of  the  divorce 
with  all  her  power. 

Marion  dk  Rocco  has  been  in  San 
Francisco  this  week  looking  up  ver 
sions  of  Quo  Vadis  and  Sapho  for  the 
Darrell  Vinton  Stock  Company  to  pre- 
sent during  their  Sacramento  engage- 
ment. 

Harry  Wyatt,  the  Los  Angeles 
manager,  was  in  town  last  week  try- 
ing to  make  arrangements  to  repre- 
sent the  Orpheum  people  in  the 
management  of  their  new  Los  An- 
geles Theatre. 

The  Union  Male  Quartet,  of  which 
Chas.  Henley  is  manager,  made  a  big 
hit  at  the  Columbia  this  week  in  pop- 
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Hannah  Davis,  the  winner  of  the 
Dramatic  Review  beauty  contest, 
will  soon  retire  from  the  Tivoli  chorus, 
to  wed  Eddie  Barron,  a  well  known 
young  bookmaker.  The  wedding  will 
take  place  in  June,  followed  by  a  trip 
East. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


May  12,  1900 


AT  THE  ♦  ♦  * 
LiOCAb  THEATRES 


O^BO/Kfi  CO 


The  Columbia 

The  Evil  Eye,  a  rollicking,  enter- 
taining and  laugh  -  provoking 
show  has  been  amusing  the  patrons  of 
the  Columbia  this  week  and  will  con- 
tinue in  its  good  work  for  another 
week.  The  human  windmill,  the 
disappearing  rooms  and  the  catapultic 
drawbridge  are  marvels  of  mechanical 
stage  effects  and  certainly  are  very 
cleverly  constructed.  To  produce 
such  excellent  results  as  the  manage- 
ment have  achieved  in  this  case  it  is 
self-evident  that  great  preparations 
were  necessary.  The  cast  is  com- 
posed of  possibly  fort)'  to  fifty  in- 
dividuals, all  of  whom  are  well  suited 
to  their  various  parts.  Mr.  Al.  H. 
Wilson  shines  out  above  all.  He  is 
very  clever  and  his  specialty  in 
German  dialect  is  about  as  fine  as 
was  ever  the  good  fortune  of  the 
people  of  this  city  to  witness.  Mr. 
Wilson  is  so  natural  and  pos- 
sesses such  a  jovial,  pleasing  manner, 
that  it  makes  one  feel  as  if  he  were  an 
old  friend.  Miss  Fanny  Bloodgood, 
a  very  chic  young  lady,  is  deserving 
of  special  mention.  She  is  a  splendid 
vocalist  and  possesses  a  very  pleasing 
personality.  "Bobby"  Rosaire  and 
"  Tommy  "  Elliot  are  two  exceedingly 
clever  gymnasts  and  pantomimists. 
They  take  the  parts  of  Nid  and  Nod, 
two  comic  mutes  of  mischievous  pro- 
clivities— say  nothing  but  do  lots. 
They  introduce  many  novel  acts  and 
their  acrobatic  work  is  performed  very 
dextrously.  The  great  Phasey  Troupe, 
whose  wild  and  clever  dancing,  odd 
and  effective  costumes,  and  well  ren- 
dered negro  melodies,  delighted  the 
audience,  formed  a  very  enthusiastic 
feature  of  the  entertainment. 


The  California 

Theatre-goers  who  have  missed 
seeing  Jame>  Neill  in  a  Parisian 
Romance  at  the  California  this  week 
have  missed  a  tare  treat.  Even  those 
who  saw  Richard  Mansfield  in  the 
part  of  Baron  Chevrial  found  Mr. 
Neill's presentation  extremely  interest- 
ing. True,  there  were  moments  in  the 
actions  of  Mr.  Neill  as  the  old  rake 
that  brought  laughter  where  pity 
should  have  been  bestowed,  but  did 
you  ever  see  or  study  a  play  of  this 
kind  that  always  resulted  in  detail  as 
the  author  intended  it  should  result  ? 
Some  people,  you  know,  laugh  at  a 
death  scene,  and  sometimes  there's 
excuse  for  it,  but  the  strong  effective- 
ness of  Mr.  Neill's  work  in  the  death 
scene  of  the  fourth  act  prevented  none 
but  the  most  commendable  praise. 
Indeed,  he  surprised  most  of  those 
who  have  seen  him  in  the  last  few 
weeks  in  lighter  and  less  difficult  roles. 
Mr.  Neill's  characterization  does  not 
suffer  in  comparison  with  that  given 
by  Mansfield.  The  supporting  com- 
pany seems  particularly  well  suited  to 


the  piece,  especially  Benjamin  Howard 
as  de  Targy,  John  W.  Barton  as  Dr. 
Chesnel,  Lillian  Andrews  as  Mme.  de 
Targy  and  Grace  Mae  Lamkin  as  the 
Baroness.  Miss  Lamkin  looked  pretty 
and  is  pretty,  and  she  acted  extremely 
well.  Julia  Dean  as  Rosa  Guerin  was 
a  lively  specimen  of  bewitching  young 
womanhood  who  knows  her  business. 
The  hardest  work  fell  to  Edythe 
Chapman  as  Marcelle,  de  Targy's 
wife.  She  evinced  strong  powers  as 
an  emotional  actress,  and  but  little 
fault  could  be  found.  The  banquet 
scene  was  very  realistic,  real  oysters 
and  real  champagne  and  sure-enough 
waiters.  There  was  a  big  attendance 
throughout  the  week. 

The  Alcazar 

A thrilling  melodrama,  The  Great 
^Diamond  Robbery,  is  filling  the 
Alcazar  this  week.  It's  rather  long — 
has  six  acts,  but  holds  one's  entire 
interest  to  the  close.  Ernest  Hastings 
as  Senator  McSorker,  is  a  capital 
representation  of  the  man  who  has 
climbed  by  force  of  nerve  through 
ward  politics  from  the  bar-tender  to 
the  Senate.  Geo.  Webster,  as  Dick 
Brummage,  is  fully  as  forceful  and 
taking  as  any  of  the  characters  he  has 
done  so  well  lately.  Edwin  T.  Emery, 
as  Frank  Kennett,  accused  of  robbery 
and  murder,  does  the  part  with  his 
usual  impetuosity.  Jeffrey  Williams, 
as  Clinton  Bulford,  lives  and  dies 
well.  Ernest  Howell,  as  Grandfather 
Lavelot,  does  the  part  with  infinite 
care  and  good  results.  Irene  Everett, 
as  the  beautiful  Mrs.  Bulford,  is  a 
successful  society  queen.  Laura 
Crews  does  some  surprisingly  good 
work  as  Peggy  Daly,  the  tough  girl  of 
the  tenderloin.  Marie  Howe,  as  Frau 
Rosenbann,  rises  to  the  height  of  pure 
tragedy  in  this  wicked  old  woman's 
slum  basement,  and  Georgie  Wood- 
thorpe,  as  Mrs.  O'Geoghan,  is  beyond 
criticism.  As  I  heard  a  recent  comer 
from  London  say,  she  could  command 
any  figure  over  there.  The  finished 
performance  of  this  Irish  washer- 
woman, who,  drunk  in  the  reception 
room  of  the  Senator's  home,  makes  a 
scene  wherein  love  and  champagne 
are  badly  mixed,  is  one  to  convulse 
and  entertain. 


Grand  Opera  House 

IN  Gay  New  York,  Manager  Morosco 
has  presented  another  diverting 
vaudeville  vehicle,  interpreted  by  a 
long  and  generally  good  cast.  The 
program  calls  it  a  kaleidoscopic  retro- 
spect of  the  hour — and  that  explains 
it  fully.  Chris  Bruno,  clothed  in  tat- 
tered clothing  and  pompous  dignity 
does  the  stranded  tragedian  act  and 
sings  and  dances.  George  Lyding, 
who  has  an  exceptionally  good  voice, 
sings  entertainingly  and  Harry  Cash- 
man   impersonates  a   country  rustic 


with  much  grim  humor,  and  then 
doubles  and  gives  a  Jew,  rather  better 
than  the  conventional  stage  character. 
Edward  Adams  sings  delightfully,  and 
shows  that  he  has  ability  to  handle 
parts  as  well  as  sing  ballads.  Louise 
Royce  sings  entertainingly  and  Edith 
Craske  does  some  very  fetching  danc- 
ing. Mabel  Russell,  dainty  and  alto- 
gether charming  sings  and  dances,  and 
Blanche  Chapman  hides  her  youthful 
looks  under  the  gray]hairs  of  middle  age 
Douglas  Flint  does  the  tough  bunco 
steerer  who  sings  now  and  then,  rather 
well,  and  Jeanette  Fredericks  is  en- 
trusted with  the  role  of  the  leading 
lady  in  hard  luck.  And  so  on,  down 
the  list,  the  different  names  have 
something  to  do  in  the  general  fun. 
Arnold  Grazer  and  Hazel  Callaghan 
two  of  our  most  expert  youthful 
dancers,  furnish  some  of  the  most  en- 
joyable moments  of  the  evening  The 
next  production  will  be  the  attractive 
Lady  Slavey,  that  will  in  all  proba- 
bility be  one  of  the  best  of  Manager 
Morosco's  productions. 

The  molt 

The  Tivoli  is  coming  periously  near 
'  to  duplicating  the  success  of  the 
Idol's  E>Te,  with  the  present  booming 
success,  The  Wizard  of  the  Nile. 
The  attendance  is  keeping  up  remark- 
ably well  and  as  performance  succeeds 
performance,  every  bit  of  business  is 
worked  up  to  the  highest  pitch.  The 
rare  tunefulness  of  the  opera,  to  say 
nothing  of  the  general  excellence  of 
the  piece,  is  the  great  drawing  card. 
General  praise  can  be  bestowed  upon 
principals  and  chorus,  stage  director, 
musical  director  and  scenic  artist  for  a 
particularly  good  operatic  perform- 
ance. 

The  Dewey  Theatre 

Ouo  Vadis  is  being  presented  at  the 
Dewey  this  week,  after  weeks  of 
preparation,  to  an  appreciative  public 
that  has  crowded  the  house  nightly. 
Landers  Stevens  gave  an  excellent 
representation  of  the  brave  and  noble 
Tribune,  Marcus  Yinicius.  He  has  a 
clear  conception  of  the  part,  and  his 
handsome  appearance  helped  to  make 
him  an  ideal  Yinicius.  Carl  Birch 
showed  that  he  could  act  the  hero 
fully  as  well  as  the  villian.  His  por- 
trayal of  Petronius  was  "the  real 
thing."  The  character  of  Nero  was 
well  acted  by  E.  J.  Holden,  and  Wm. 
B.  Mack  took  the  part  of  Tigellinus 
very  artistically.  T.  F.  O'Malley  was 
good  as  Aulus  Plautius,  Maurice 
Stewart  had  a  fine  conception  of  the 
Greek,  Chilo,  and  Walter  Whipple 
made  a  hit  as  Ursus,  the  Christian 
giant.  Fanny  Gillette  acted  the  part 
of  Lygia  with  very  much  realism,  and 
Maud  Miller  was  a  very  lovable  and 
gentle  Eunice.  The  remainder  of  the 
cast  was  well  acted,  and  the  scenery 
was  very  elaborate. 


George  bloomquest, 
Benedict 

When  George  Bloomquest  of  the 
Neill  Company  walked  on  the  stage  of 
the  California  Theatre  Tuesday  even- 
ing, after  having  just  been  married 
that  same  afternoon  to  Miss  Rose 
Swain,  the  orchestra  played  a  wedding 
march  as  a  joke,  but  Mr.  Bloomquest 
thought  it  was  cue  music  and  called  to 
another  character  in  A  Parisian 
Romance  to  make  his  entrance.  Then 
he  swallowed  a  wine  glass  of  cold  tea 
and  said,  "  I  feel  entirely  at  ease" — 
but  he  didn't. 


What  Will  Frawley  Do? 

The  business  the  Frawley  Co.  is 
doing  in  Los  Angeles  is  so  good  that 
he  will  extend  his  season  into  the  sum- 
mer, playing,  probably,  as  long  as  peo- 
ple fill  the  theater.  His  flying  trip 
to  San  Francisco  recently  was  to  se- 
cure a  new  date  for  his  engagement  at 
the  Alhambra,  which  Manager  Elling- 
house  says  will  be  two  weeks  after  the 
original  date,  May  29.  Persistent 
rumors,  however,  are  in  circulation 
that  Frawley  will  not  come  here  till 
September  and  then  he  will  open  at 
another  theatre,  not  before  considered 
in  the  matter.  We  give  the  rumor  for 
what  it  is  worth. 


Side  Lights 

James  Neill's  colored  valet,  Edward 
Brent,  used  to  be  valet  for  President 
McKiuley  and  the  president  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad. 

The  Hayniarket  Theatre  Co.  re- 
turned from  a  successful  trip  to 
Eureka  and  interior  towns  Sunday, 
notwithstanding  the  unfounded  rumor 
of  their  disbanding  at  Eureka.  The 
company  is  in  good  form  and  doing 
good  business. 

John  Drew  follows  The  Evil  Eye  at 
the  Columbia  Theatre  and  in  suc- 
cession conies  the  N.  C.  Goodwin- 
Maxine  Elliott  combination  in  their 
latest  triumph  When  We  Were 
Twenty-one. 

F.  Hopkinson  Smith's  story,  Caleb 
West,  a  New  England  coast  drama  of 
the  Shore  Acres  type,  is  being  pre- 
pared for  the  stage  by  Michael  Morton. 

Joseph  Brooks  has  engaged  Mar- 
garet Fuller,  daughter  of  Chief  Justice 
Fuller,  as  leading  lady  of  the  com- 
pany that  will  present  Augustus 
Thomas'  new  play,  The  Gentleman 
From  Texas,  next  season,  in  which 
Maclyn  Arbuckle  will  be  exploited. 

Cards  announce  the  marriage  at 
Wilmington,  Del.,  on  April  24,  of 
John  F.  Brice,  the  son  of  the  late 
Senator  Calvin  S.  Brice,  the  multi- 
millionaire, and  Miss  Florence  Rick- 
etts,  known  on  the  stage  as  Lucile  La 
Yergue  and  a  member  of  the  chorus  at 
the  Casino,  New  York. 


May  12,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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I  THEIR  DCiSTO'6  ifi'w 


The  Orpheum 

rHE  Orpheum  keeps  up  its  record 
for  having  taking  programs, 
Milton  and  Dollie  Noble  assisted  by 
Miss  Eva  Westcott,  present  Noble's 
very  latest  comedy  A  Blue  Grass 
Widow,  which  is  certainly  very  enter-, 
tabling  and  keeps  the  audience  in  good 
humor  all  the  time,  with  its  comical 
situations  and  every  recurring  funny- 
grams.  Mark  Sullivan  made  a  hit 
with  his  droll  mimicing.  Etta  Butler, 
the  clever  San  Francisco  girl,  is  the 
star  of  the  week.  Her  imitations 
are  simply  wonderful;  adhering  strictly 
to  the  actual  performances  of  the 
originals  one  has  no  trouble  in  picking 
out  May  Irwin,  Fougere  or  Anna 
Held,  who  have  held  forth  here  in 
these  self-same  attitudes,  and  it  is  a 
pleasure  to  witness  a  realistic  repre- 
sentation of  Olga  Nethersole  in  Sapho, 
while  Mrs.  Madden  Fisk's  imitation 
charms  the  attention  until  a  sigh  of 
relief  relieves  the  over-wrought  tension. 
Will  E.  Bates,  the  cornetist,  takes  the 
house  with  Suawanee  River,  Holy  City 
and  Killarney.  The  holdovers,  with 
the  new  Biograph  views  complete  a 
good  program. 


The  Otympia 

The  Olympia  presents  a  varied  pro- 
gram this  week,  both  interesting 
and  entertaining.  Deetsand  Don,  the 
head-liners,  who  were  at  the  Orpheum 
not  long  since,  are  making  a  decided 
hit  here  in  their  special  line  and  so  all 
along  down  the  program.  One  is 
fully  interested  by  and  with  each  oc- 
curring number.  There  is  but  little 
change  from  last  week's  program. 

Isidor  Fenster  and  his  excellent  or- 
chestra are  giving  some  unusually 
good  numbers  this  week  and  come  in 
for  more  than  their  usual  share  of  ap- 
plause, which  is  well  earned  and 
merited.  Conductor  Fenster  being  a 
leader  of  ability  who  wields  the  baton 
with  most  excellent  results. 

The  Chutes 

1  he  program  at  the  Chutes  this 
1  week  proves  entertaining.  Frosta 
and  Wardo  have  a  refined  sketch,  At 
Matildy's  Reception,  a  pretty  feature 
being  their  Gavotte,  and  delighted  ap- 
plause follows  their  graceful  work. 
They  have  the  finest  costumes  ever 
shown  at  the  Chutes.  Harry  De 
Armo  creates  a  sensation  on  the  flying 
trapeze,  his  leap  for  life  being  actually 
thrilling.  Herbert  Gilbert  Castle  with 
his  new  songs  and  gags  is  all  right,  as 
the  audience  testily  with  repeated 
applause.  The  Fairbank  Brothers, 
jugglers,  Alice  Raymond,  cornetist, 
Mabel  L,e  Claire,  songstress  and 
Davenport  Sisters  in  songs  and  dances 
with  the  new  moving  pictures  com- 
plete a  good  program.  Ella  Burt 
shoots  the  Chutes  daily  and  Thursday 
night  the  amateurs  made  Rome  howl 
with  The  Full  Moon  Society  initia- 
tions. 


The  Oberon 


At  the  Oberon,  the  popular  family 
concert  hall,  Signor  Antonio  Vargas 
will  be  heard  in  operatic  duets  next 
week  with  Signorina  Augusta  Salvini, 


the  charming  soprano.  Both  artists 
will  also  be  heard  in  solos  Several 
interesting  vaudeville  features  will  be 
introduced  and  Edison's  Projectoscope 
will  show  a  number  of  moving  pic- 
tures. 

Fischer  s  Concert  House 

AS  good  a  program  as  has  yet  been 
presented  by  Manager  Geo. 
Mooser  of  this  popular  house  is  billed 
for  this  week.  Sig.  Abramoff  is  al- 
ways a  drawing  card  wherever  he 
sings,  and  his  solo  from  Ernani  is  re- 
ceived with  storms  of  applause  as  also 
his  singing  of  Mephistopheles  with 
Barducci  as  Marguerite  and  Bardaracco 
as  Faust,  in  the  5th  act  from  the  opera 
of  Faust.  Mr.  F.  Young's  cornet 
solo  Don't  Be  Cross,  is  well  performed 
and  well  applauded,  as  is  Pollettini's 
song  Because,  by  Gounod.  August 
Hinrichs  and  his  excellent  orchestra 
perform  marvels  of  orchestrations 
which  are  nightly  received  with  hearty 
applause  and  a  violin  solo  by  the  leader 
himself  is  ever  the  signal  for  an  out- 
burst of  applause.  The  evening  closes 
with  a  fine  rendition  of  the  3d  act 
from  Rigoletto,  in  which  Badaracco 
as  the  duke,  Vargas  as  Rigoletto, 
Abramoff  as  Sparafucile,  Puereri  as 
Gilda  and  Pollettini  as  Madalena, 
make  a  strong  opera  troupe  that  could 
well  put  Rigoletto  on  in  any  opera 
house.  This  house  deserves  to  be 
crowded  nightly,  and  it  is— Standing 
Room  Only  is  seen  at  the  door  very 
often. 

Vaudeville  Notes 

The  Clark  Sisters  will  shortly  go 
to  Cape  Nome. 

Delia  St.  Claire  is  a  big  hit  at  a 
local  music  hall. 

Lillian  Walther,  Elaine  Forrest  and 
Mile.  Lira  open  at  the  Vienna  Buffet, 
Los  Angeles,  next  week. 

Allie  Delmar  and  Madeline  De  Ray 
open  in  Seattle,  at  the  People's  Thea- 
tre, next  week. 

Carlton  and  Royce  open  at  the 
Olympia  May  14. 

Geo.  Frank,  Rayston  and  Raybone, 
Harry  L.  Holmes  and  the  Dockmans 
open  at  the  Chutes  May  14th. 

The  Healy  Sisters  are  on  the  way 
home  from  the  East. 

Harry  Robzart  will  soon  play  the 
Northwest  Circuit. 

The  Gordan  Sisters  will  open  at  the 
Fredricksburg  Music  Hall,  Portland, 
next  week. 

Queenie  Meyrle  and  the  Pierce 
Sisters  are  doing  well  at  the  Mascot 
Theatre,  Seattle. 

Fred  and  Amy  Gottlob  are  big  at- 
tractions at  Jerome  Smith's  People's 
Theatre,  Seattle. 

Flora  Franks  and  Maud  Mullery  are 
on  the  bill  at  the  People's,  Seattle. 

The  following  people  are  on  the  bill 
at  the  Casino  Theatre,  Butte:  Evans 
and  Linsay,  Elsie  Clure,  Billy  Car- 
lisle, Fannie  Star,  Fessenden  and  Ray, 
Goldie  Fox,  Carrie  La  Rose,  Hopper 
and  Star,  Merritt  Bros. 

Leando,  Albion  and  Leando  have 
joined  hands  again,  and  will  shortly 
appear  in  this  city. 

The  Black  Bartons  will  play  Oak- 
land Park  next  Sunday.  Birdie 
Woods  also  plays  there. 


Personal  Mention 

Charlie  Thai.l,  Mark  Thall's 
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Posen.  Charlie  is  handling  the  press- 
work  with  all  the  skill  of  a  veteran. 

S.  H.  Frieduander  sends  out  his 
Little  Brownie  Company  next  Mon- 
day, opening  at  Oakland,  playing  at 
the  Burbank,  Los  Angeles,  a  week, 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


May  12,  1900 


Correspondence  and 
Comments 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  May  6. — Border  Side  is  the 
name  of  a  play,  by  Eva  Foster  Riggs,  pro- 
duced at  the  Lyceum  last  week.  The  prin- 
cipal culprit  was  Virginia  Calhoun,  who, 
even  if  she  had  had  all  the  graces  necessary 
to  the  part,  she  could  not  have  made  the 
simpleton  heroine  even  plausibly  attractive. 
The  scene  was  laid  in  Maryland.  The  story 
is  that  of  a  father,  a  girl  and  a  foster  son. 
The  father  abandoned  his  daughter  when  she 
was  a  mere  child  on  account  of  a  family 
quarrel.  He  gives  his  name  and  fortune  to 
his  foster  son.  That  son,  by  an  impossible 
misunderstanding,  is  in  later  years  mistaken 
by  the  daughter  for  her  father.  And  as  the 
foster  son  loves  the  young  woman  he  receives 
the  love  of  a  daughter  while  actual ly 
enamored  of  her. 


Joseph  Jefferson  ended  his  engagement  at 
the  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre  last  night.  On 
Tuesday  night  he  attended  the  banquet  given 
by  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution  and 
the  applause  which  he  received  when  he 
entered  was  sufficient  to  have  entitled  him 
to  be  knighted  like  Sir  Henry  Irving,  had  it 
been  in  England.  It  was  pleasing  to  the 
theatrical  profession  at  least  to  realize  that 
notwithstanding  the  presence  of  Gen.  Miles, 
Gen.  Wheeler,  Mrs.  Jeff  Davis  and  many 
other  distinguished  persons,  the  venerable 
actor  got  the  greatest  amount  of  applause. 


The  Rev.  Edwards  Davis,  formerly  of  the 
Christian  Church,  Oakland,  has  been  a  con- 
spicuous figure  on  the  rialto  lately.  I  sup- 
pose the  pauers  out  West  have  told  about 
the  divorce  suit  instituted  by  his  wife, known 
on  the  vaudeville  stage  by  her  maiden 
name,  Alice  Kingore.  Mr.  Davis  hasjust 
closed  the  season  successfully  in  The  Adven- 
ture of  Lady  Ursurla,  under  Charles  Froh- 
man's  management.  But  he  is  too  talented 
to  allow  his  light  to  be  hidden  under  a 
bushel.  No  matter  how  he  is  thrown  he 
will  always  light  on  his  feet.  And  if  he  is 
not  some  day  one  of  America's  greatest 
actors,  then  I'm  a  stuffed  prophet.  Even 
now  he  is  engaging  talent  for  a  stock  com- 
pany which  is  to  support  him  in  summer 
engagements  in  four  or  five  cities.  He  has 
written  a  play  which  is  a  sermon  in  disguise 
and  in  which  he  says  he  thinks  he  can  do 
more  real  good  than  in  the  pulpit.  If  so— 
hurrah  ! 

•  * 

* 

Giovonni  Tagliapietra,  the  celebrated 
baritone,  who  was  formerly  in  the  support 
of  Patti,  and  later  with  Emma  Abbott,  was 
married  last  week  to  Miss  Margaret  Towns- 
end,  author  of  several  plays,  including 
Cherry  Diamonds,  A  Modern  St.  Anthony, 
and  A  Stag  at  Bay.  Signor  Tagliapietra  is 
one  of  New  York's  most  prominent  singing 
teachers.  But  he  has  such  little  knowledge 
of  deception  that  he  does  not  make  so  much 
money  as  some  of  the  army  of  blackmailers 
here.  He  actually  refuses  to  teach  pupils 
who  have  no  voice.  But  he  delights  in 
working  with  those  who  have  both  voice  and 
brains.  He  is  now  moulding  some  promis- 
ing California  clay.    Perhaps  his  marriage 


to  Miss  Townsend  (who  has  an  independent 
fortune  of  her  own)  will  make  him  more 
discriminating  than  ever  against  mediocre 

voices. 

* 
#  * 

The  time  of  the  year  has  come  when  peo- 
ple interested  in  theatricals  look  forward  to 
next  season  for  novelties.     The  opening 
plays  of  most  of  the  theatres  can  be  an- 
nounced definitely,  though  Charles  Froh- 
man's  plans  are  never  divulged  fully  until 
his  return  from  Europe  in  August.  Only 
one  new  theatre  is  in  sight.    That  is  the 
Republic,   which    Oscar    Hammersteiu  is 
building  in  Forty-second  street  next  to  the 
Victoria,  and  which   will  be  directed  by 
Liebler  &  Co.     The  opening  is  set  for  Sept. 
3,  with  James  A.  Heme  in  his  new  play  of 
Sag  Harbor,  which  is  expected  to  run  half 
through  the  winter,  when  Viola  Allen  will 
follow  with  In  the  Palace  of  the  King,  a 
dramatization  by  Lorimer  Stoddard  of  F. 
Marion  Crawford's  latest  novel.    Miss  Allen 
also  has  a  play  by  Leo  Ditrichstein.  Liebler 
&  Co.  are  negotiating  with  Eleanora  Duse 
and  Mrs.  Patrick  Campbell  for  American 
tours.    If  either  comes  she  will  appear  at 
the  Republic.    A  change  of  management  at 
the  American  will  bring  in  a  stock  company 
for  the  revival  of  old  plays.     The  Schley 
will  have  a  burlesque  company.    Daly's  will 
be  open  the  last  week  in  August  with  The 
Rose  of  Persia,  a  comic  opera  by  Sir  Arthur 
Sullivan  and  Capt.  Basil  Hood.    This  will 
remain  until  the  middle  of  November,  when 
Daniel  Frohman's  stock-company  will  return 
for  the  production  of  English  and  American 
plays.     Its  members  will  be  the  same  as 
heretofore,    excepting    Mary  Mannering, 
who  has  retired  to  become  a  star.  The 
Herald  Square  will  open  in  the  first  week  of 
fall  with  Augustus  Thomas's  Arizona,  which 
is  counted  upon  to  stay  the  whole  season. 
Andrew  Mack  will  begin  at  the  Academy  of 
Music  in  a  new  Irish  play,  The  Rebel,  by 
James  B.  Fagen,  and  James  O'Neill  will 
follow   in  a  sceuically  elaborate  revival  of 
Monte  Cristo.     The  Broadway  will  resume 
with  Ben-Hur  for  a  few  weeks,  after  which 
Jacob  Litt  will  introduce  a  stock  company 
for  the  production  of  melodrama.    He  has 
five  such  plays  ready.    The  first  thing  for 
Wallack's  has  not  been  selected,  but  on 
Oct.  7  Sarah  Cowell  LeMoyne  will  be  there 
as  a  star  for  five  weeks  in  The  Greatest 
Thing  in  the  World.     W.  J.  LeMoyne  will 
then  join  her  company,  in  which  are  Robert 
Edeson,  Katherine  Grey,  Hope  Ross  and 
Walter  Thomas.    The  ensuing  visitor  at 
Wallack's  will  be  Martin  Harvey  in  Don 
Juan's  Lost  Wager.    The  first  play  for  the 
Manhattan  has  not  been  chosen,  but  the 
second  will  be  The  Education  of  the  Prince, 
a  farce  now  running  in  Paris,  and  in  it  Anna 
Held  will  have  the  leading  role.  Grace 
George  will   be  next  at  that  theatre  in  a 
dramatization  by  J.  I.  C.  Clarke   of  Her 
Majesty  by  Elizabeth  Knight  Tompkins. 
The  Rogers  Brothers  will  be  the  first  enter- 
tainers at  the  Victoria,  and  Weber  &  Field's 
company  the  only  ones  at  their  music  hall. 
The  middle  of  August  is  set  for  the  re-open- 
ing of  the  Bijou  with  a  musical  farce,  which 
may  be  continued  until  May  Irwin's  term 
begins.    The  Casino  will  have  a  new  bur- 
lesque by  Harry  H.  Smith  in  July,  to  be 


followed  when  required  by  The  Messenger 
Boy,  a  London  gaiety  piece.  The  Criterion 
will  open  in  the  first  week  in  September 
with  Richard  Carvel,  in  which  James  K. 
Hackett  and  Bertha  Galland  will  appear. 
In  November  John  Hare  will  come  with 
The  Gay  Lord  Quex,  by  Arthur  W.  Pinero. 
Maude  Adams  will  appear  at  the  Criterion 
next,  or  earlier  in  the  season  at  the  Garrick. 
The  only  booking  now  made  for  that  house 
is  William  H.  Crane  in  David  Harum. 
Annie  Russell  will  be  the  starter  at  the 
Lyceum  with  A  Royal  Family,  by  Capt. 
Robert  Marshall.  She  has  also  a  dramatiza- 
tion, by  L.  N.  Parker,  of  Lorna  Doone. 
Mrs.  Gilbert  and  Charles  J.  Richmau  will 
again  be  in  her  company.  Miss  Russell  is 
expected  to  stay  there  a  long  time,  after 
which  Ethel  Barrymore  will  figure  in  a  new 
play  by  Clyde  Fitch.  The  Empire,  Garden 
and  Knickerbocker  dates  have  not  been 
arranged.  Plays  acted  by  John  Drew  and 
his  players,  and  by  Charles  Frohman's 
Stock  Company,  will  be  given  at  the  Em- 
pire. Francis  Wilson,  N.  C.  Goodwin  and 
other  stars  will  appear  at  the  Knicker- 
bocker. Two  Hamlets,  by  E.  H.  Sothern 
and  Sarah  Bernhardt,  will  be  seen  at  the 
Garden.  Bernhardt  will  appear  also  in 
L'Aiglon  with  Coquelin  and  in  her  old 
repretory.  Richard  Mansfield  will  come 
later  in  a  Shakespeare  production.  The 
Irving  Place  and  Murray  Hill  will  have 
their  stock  companies  as  heretofore,  and  the 
Star,  Harlem  Opera  House  and  Grand  Opera 
House  will  be  visited  by  traveling  organiza- 
tions. 

*  * 

The  benefit  performances  at  two  theatres 
for  the  Naval  Arch  Fund  last  Tuesday  after- 
noon were  not  well  attended.  The  bills 
were  good,  including  many  prominent 
stage  folk.  One  of  the  funniest  things  at 
the  Wallack  Theatre  matinee  was  the  little 
speech  which  Joseph  Jefferson  made  after 
presenting  Lend  Me  Five  Shillings.  He 
said:  "It  may  not  have  been  funny,  but  it 
was  eminently  respectable."  This  was  con- 
strued as  a  sally  at  Sapho,  and  Wine  and 
Woman,  scenes  from  which  plays  were  also 
produced. 

*  * 
* 

The  hot  weather  in  the  last  few  days  has 
set  all  the  roof  garden  managers  to  think- 
ing, and  preparations  are  now  making  for 
an  early  opening  of  sky  vaudeville  shows. 
But  notwithstanding  the  approach  of  hot 
weather,  Proctor  will  open  a  third  contin- 
uous show  in  the  city  next  week  within 
doors.  It  will  be  at  the  Fifth  Avenue 
Theatre.  So  it  looks  as  though  there  would 
be  plenty  to  amuse  those  who  come  to  New 
Y'ork  this  summer.  Ron  Roy. 


return  from  their  mountain  tour  to  play 
Jim  the  Penman  for  a  week,  opening  Sun- 
day evening,  May  6.  It  will  be  the  final 
week  of  their  engagement  at  the  Lyceum 
Theatre.  *  California's  favorite  comedian, 
Harry  Corson  Clarke,  opens  a  week's  en- 
gagement at  the  Tabor  Sunday  afternoon, 
May  6.  He  will  receive  a  warm  welcome  in 
Denver,  as  he  has  many  friends  here  who 
remember  his  excellent  work  at  the  Lyceum 
several  years  ago.  *  An  entertainment  was 
given  at  the  Broadway  Theatre  last  Satur- 
day evening  by  the  Children  of  the  Amer- 
ican Revolution,  the  proceeds  of  which 
were  devoted  to  the  purchase  of  a  bas-relief 
for  the  cruiser  Denver.  Much  credit  is  due 
Thomas  Keirns  who  had  charge  of  the 
affair.  *  A  fashionable  audience  filled  the 
Broadway  Theatre  Monday  evening  to  see 
Ada  Rehan  in  The  School  For  Scandal.  She 
plays  the  part  of  Lady  Teazle  with  great 
delicacy,  but  has  rather  a  different  concep- 
tion of  the  part  from  Katheryn  Kidder  who 
played  it  here  a  short  time  ago.  The  pro- 
duction was  staged  beautifully.  Handsome 
White  Whittlesy  ably  supported  Miss  Rehan. 
The  company,  an  excellent  one,  by  the  way, 
returns  East  from  here  closing  in  Detroit. 

Bob  Bell. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  John,  N.  B.,  Moving  Day,  1900. — Sat- 
urday night  the  Valentine  Stock  Company 
closed  their  fourteen  weeks'  engagment  to 
■&  very  large  and  appreciative  audience.  The 
bill  was  The  Jilt.  Socially,  the  ladies  and 
gentlemen  of  the  company  have  made  many 
friends  who  sincerely  regret  their  departure. 
Jere  Mc Auliffe  comes  for  five  performances 
from  Tom  Shea's  repertoire,  3-5.  Last 
night  Scammon's  Town  Topics  opened  a 
three-days'  engagement  to  an  apparently 
satisfied  top-heavy  house  of  fair  proportions; 
show  is  the  usual  olla  podrida  of  more  or 
less  pretty  girls,  mediocre  singing  and 
dancing  and  general  all-round  farcical  froth. 

Peachey  Carnehan. 


DENVER 

Specinl  Correspondence. 
Denver,  Colo.,  May  1. — A  large  audience 
greeted  The  Girl  From  Chili  Sunday  night 
at  the  Tabor.  Her  name  ought  to  be  Miss 
"Frost."  The  company  is  not  so  bad,  but 
the  play  certainly  is.  Clever  young  Gus 
Tate,  formerly  with  Stockwell's  Midnight 
Bell,  is  with  the  company.  *  At  the  Denver, 
Roscoe  and  Holland's  Nashville  Students 
give  a  very  good  minstrel  show.  Business 
good.  *  The  Lyceum  Stock  Company  will 


MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence 

Butte,  Montana, April  30. — The  Grand 
Opera  House,  G.  O.  MacFarland,  Manager, 
April  26th  to  29th,  Mr.  Burr  Mcintosh  pre- 
sented in  a  very  creditable  manner,  Pudd'n- 
head  Wilson.  The  performance  drew  big 
houses. 

Monday  night,  April  30th,  Willie  Collier 
began  his  engagement  in  Mr.  Smooth  and 
his  reception  was  a  royal  one.  The  support- 
ing company  is  excellent.  Next  attraction 
at  the  Grand  is  the  concert  to  be  given  by 
the  Silver  Bow  Glee  Club,  which  promises 
to  be  a  big  society  event.  The  Glee  Club  is 
composed  entirely  of  home  talent.  Coming 
at  the  Grand  May  nth,  West's  Minstrels. 

Quo  Vadis  is  on  the  boards  at  Sutton's 
Family  Theatre  for  the  second  time  this  sea- 
sou.  Uncle  Dick  Sutton  says  his  many 
patrons  requested  it  so  it  had  to  be.  Good 
houses  have  been  the  rule.  Sapho  did  a  big 
business  for  two  weeks,  and  Quo  Vadis  so 
far  has  been  an  excellent  drawing  card. 

Butte,  Montana,  May  7. — The  Grand 
Opera  House,  Mr.  G.  O.  McFarland,  Man- 
ager— Willie  Collier  in  his  new  play,  Mr. 


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Smooth,  entertained  big  audiences  April  30, 
May  1-2. 

May  6th,  the  Have  You  Seen  Smith  Com- 
pany played  to  a  fair  sized  audience.  Attend- 
ance 7th  and  8th  was  small.  Next  attraction 
West's  Jubilee  Minstrels.  Coming  attrac- 
tions at  the  Grand  are  Suwanee  River  May 
13-14-15:  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company, 
May  23-24-25-26;  Knobs  o'  Tennessee,  May 
27-28-29-30. 

Beginning  Sunday,  May  6th,  Manager 
Sutton  produced  for  the  first  time  in  Butte, 
Cyrano  de  Bergerac.  The  piece  runs  through 
the  week  and  the  attendance  the  opening 
night  was  exceedingly  good,  every  seat  be- 
ing taken. 

L.  Mac-lay  Rank. 


NORTH  DAKOTA 

Special  Correspondence. 
Fargo,  May  5.— Theatre  dark  this  week, 
except  Coontown  400  May  7,  which  was 
very  poor  and  drew  a  small  house.  Tues- 
day, May  8,  Burr  Mcintosh  in  Pudd'nhead 
Wilson;  Wednesday,  May  9,  Willie  Collier 
in  Mr.  Smooth.  c- 


The  Haymarket  Theatre  Company 
played  in  Areata  Hall,  last  Monday 
evening  to  a  good  house.  The  play 
was  good,  and  the  leading  man  and 
woman,  Mr.  Sydney  Piatt,  and  Mrs. 
Zoe  Rice  were  especially  clever.  The 
company  deserves  good  houses. 


2  Under  Sealed  Orders  ^ 


Raymond  Whittaker 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

FRANK  De  CAMP 

Stage  Manager 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

B.   W.  HILLIKER 

Characters 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

JULIA  CLIFFORD 

Ingenue 
Under  Sealed  Orders 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

With 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

EDWARD  CLISBEE 

Sergeant  Leggett 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

C.    E.  THURSTON 

With 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


WHLL  ST. 

BY 

D.  T.  CALLAHAN,  M  .  D 

Author  of  "Anne  Boleyn,"  "Robespierre,"  "Ordeal  of 
Two  Sis'ers,"  Etc. 

PRESS  NOTICES 

The  dialogues  and  situations  are  more  than  intelligently 
conceived.  Furthermore  the  story  is  not  at  all  involved, 
but  proceeds  smoothly,  each  link  in  the  chain  of  climaxes 
being  carefully  forged.  In  the  aggregate,  the  production 
reflects  much  skill  and  credit  upon  the  pen  of  the  author 
of  Anne  Boleyn.— Nashville  Democrat. 

Dr.  Callahan  is  a  playwright  of  experience,  he  has 
learned  the  art  of  dramatic  construction  a  d  this  play  is 
cleverly  arranged  as  to  stage  effect. — Charleston  (S.  C.) 
paper. 

Wall  St.  is  a  good  acting  play  and  will  soon  be  staged. 
—Stephen  Fiske  in  N.  Y.  Spirit  of  the  Times. 

The  scene  in  the  fourth  act  between  Merribond  and  his 
enemies  is  drawn  with  the  masterhand  of  a  Hogarth. — 
New  York  Critique. 

The  play  abound-,  in  vivid  touches.  The  character 
Allan  Is  an  especially  pleasing  one— Denver  paper. 

The  reader  of  this  fine  work  can  scarcely  fail  to  carry 
conviction  that  under  our  present  administration  the 
country  is  drifting  into  an  oligarchy,  controlled  by  a  few 
plutocrats,  and  that  unless  a  change  takes  olace  In  politics, 
the  liberties  of  the  American  people  will  soon  be  bartered 
away.— Alexander  Del  Mar  in  National  Watchman. 

PRICC,   SO  CENTS 

CAMBBIDOE  ENCYCLOPEDIA  CO.,  62  Seide  St.,  MEW  YOEE 


*  *  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  *  * 


CHARLES  and  KITTIE 

WILLARD 

A    $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hau.ett's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Flora 


REFINED    UOCH  L  DUO 

Hastings  &  Hall 

Introducing  Repetoire— Strictly  Up-to-Date 


Frances 


Operatic,  Descriptive,  C0011  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Agent 


LAURA  CREWS 

INQENUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


NOAH  BRANDT 

Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 


DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

LUCILLE  ULMER  TH0RND1KE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

Address  this  Office 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

IDA  HAWLEY 

Prima  Donna,         Grand  Opera  House 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 


Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 

GEORGE  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 


C.  ROY  FLEMING 

Thompson  Stock  Co. 


Leading  Woman 

Ai.cazar  Stock  Co. 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

EDWARD  B.  LAD  A 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

EDITH  CRASKE 

Premier  Danseuse 

Grand  Opera  House. 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 


Ernest  Hastings 


Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 


MARY  SCOTT 


Leading  Woman 


Stock  well  Co 


MAY  BLAYNEY 

leading  juvenile 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivoli 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,  Thompson  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 


GERALD  L.  DILLON 

Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 


ERNEST   HOWELL!     Blanche  La  Mar 


Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 


Miss  Anna  Lichter 

tivoli  opkra  house 

EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 

VIOLA  ALBERTI 

Soubrctle  and  Ingenue 

AT  UBEKTY.  ADDRKSS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Macdonough  Stock  Co.,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Landers  Stevens 

PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 

(ilX).  I*.  WEBSTER 
+    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  * 

Sydney  Plhtt 

.Stage  Manager 
Haymarket  Theatre  Co. 

GEORGE  EXLIOT 

At  Liberty 

Address  this  Office 

LOUISE  ROYCE 

Prima  Donna,  Grand  Opera  House 


FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

With  the  Neill  Co. 


Characters 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

MISS  GEORGIE  WOOOTHORPE 

ALCAZAR  STOCK 

Q.  O.  McFARLAND 

Manager  Grand  Opera  House 

BUTTE,  MONTANA 

Reginald  Travers 

With  Frawley  Co. 

ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 

EDWIN  T.  EMERY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Union  Male  Quartet 

For  engagements  (all  occasions)  City  or  In- 
terior, address,  Mr.  Chas.  Henley,  Manager,  care 
Press  Club,  S.  F. 

STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man — Dailey  Stock  Co. 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  99-1900 

C.  W.  PYNE 

Pianist  and  Instruction 
14  Grant  Avk. 


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LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angeles,  May  8.— This  week  marks 
the  close  of  one  of  the  best  opera  seasons 
seen  here  for  a  long  time,  that  of  the  Moros- 
co  Opera  Company.  From  a  financial  stand- 
point it  was  not  all  that  could  be  expected, 
but  no  money  was  lost  on  the  venture,  and 
the  fact  has  again  been  demonstrated  that 
l.os  Angeles  people  do  not  seem  to  care  for 
first  class  opera.  Mr.  Wooley  has  already 
gone  to  San  Francisco,  Persse  will  go  to 
Canada  to  visit  his  mother,  who  is  very  ill, 
Wolff  will  go  East  for  a  summer  engage- 
ment and  the  rest  of  the  company  will  prob- 
ably go  to  Honolulu. 

The  new  theatre  for  l.os  Angeles  is  now 
an  assured  fact.  Manager  Wyatt  is  authority 
for  the  statement  that  the  ground  hasalready 
been  purchased  and  the  building  will  be 
pushed  to  completion  as  fast  as  money  can 
do  it.  Mr.  Homer  Laughlin  will  be  the 
owner  of  the  building  and  Harry  Wyatt,  the 
manager. 

Henry  Roberts, an  Australian  actor  of  con- 
siderable note,  has  been  engaged  by  Frawley 
for  a  few  weeks.  He  made  his  initial  ap- 
pearance with  the  company  as  Napoleon  in 
Mine.  Sans  Gene  and  acquitted  himself  most 
creditably. 

The  Red  Light,  which  was  put  on  for  three 
nights  by  the  Frawley  Company  and  which 
was  looked  upon  by  the  wise  ones  as  not 
being  a  good  drawing  card,  was  so  success- 
ful that  it  was  played  for  a  week.  The  work 
of  Miss  Van  Huren,  Miss  Wakeman,  Rey- 
nolds, Byrne  and  Mathieu  is  deserving  of 
special  mention.  The  piece  is  made  con- 
spicuous by  the  absence  of  comedy  and  a 
love  story. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  the  Frawley 
Company  reproduced  The  Red  Light  the  6- 
7-8-9.  and  revived  Mine.  Sans  Gene  the  10- 
11-12.  The  company  still  has  two  weeks  be- 
fore them  in  this  city. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  the 
Morosco  Opera  Company  sang  The  Chimes 
of  Normandy  for  their  closing  piece.  Next 
week  The  Real  Widow  Brown  will  stop  at 
Mr.  Morosco's  house,  and  great  things  are 
expected  of  this  piece. 

At  the  Orphean]  the  usual  good  budget  of 
things  holds  sway.  Digby  Bell  is  the  star 
attraction  and  well  deserves  that  place  on 
the  bill.  Manager  Bronson  has  lately  an- 
nexed himself  to  an  immense  New  Found- 
land  dog,  which,  like  the  traditional  lamb, 
follows  him  around  wherever  he  goes,  and 
incidentally  keeps  off  the  festive  footpad. 
The  hill  includes  Digby  Bell,  Bellman  and 
Moore,  Mile.  Proto.  Rae  and  Brosche,  and 
the  Hopkins  Trans-Oceanic  Company. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Stockton,  May  10. — This  is  a  dull  time 
in  theatricals.  The  business  has  been  a 
hundred  per  cent,  better  this  season  than  it 
was  last  year,  and  many  of  the  best  attrac- 
lions  seen  on  the  coast  have   done  good 


business  here.  Manager  Henry  says  that 
some  good  shows  will  be  seen  here  before 
the  season  closes.  M.  B.  Curtis,  "Sam'l  of 
Posen,"  played  to  a  fair  house  at  the  Vo 
Semite  Wednesday  evening.  Prospective 
attractions  are  The  Real  Widow  Brown,  the 
19th,  and  The  Evil  Eye,  the  25th. 

Every  little  while  there  is  talk  of  a  re- 
opening of  the  Avon  Theatre,  and  some 
more  gossip  is  just  now  being  indulged  in 
to  that  effect,  although  not  much  credence 
is  placed  in  it. 

Your  correspondent, who  hasjust  returned 
from  Los  Angeles,  had  the  pleasure  of  meet- 
ing many  of  the  theatrical  people  of  the 
great  southern  town,  among  them  J.  Rush 
Bronson  of  the  Orpheum,  Oliver  Morosco  of 
the  Burbank,  and  Harry  Beheymer  of  the 
Los  Angeles  Theatre.  They  are  all  great 
friends  of  the  Review  and  no  courtesy  is  too 
good  for  one  of  your  correspondents.  Her- 
bert L.  Cornish,  your  Los  Angeles  corres- 
pondent, is  a  high  card  with  the  profession, 
in  Los  Angeles,  which  shows  the  regard 
with  which  the  foremost  theatrical  paper  on 
the  coast  is  held  in  Southern  California. 
Among  others  I  met  were  Mr.  Byrne  and 
Mr.  Gaston  of  T. Daniel  Frawley's  company. 
Both  are  favorites  and  both  Review  readers. 

Los  Angeles  is  a  great  town  for  Elks. 
Unfortunately,  I  got  there  just  too  late  for 
the  great  "Country  Fair,"  which  was  the 
swellest  thing  in  the  south  in  a  long  time, 
and  netted  No.  99  $  1300.00. 

While  it  has  been  given  out  in  Los  An- 
geles that  there  is  to  be  a  new  theatre  built 
there  and  it  has  beeu  accepted  generally, 
and,  to  my  knowledge,  not  absolutely  con- 
tradicted, I  learned  on  the  cars  from  the 
gentleman  who  wassupposed  to  have  offered 
to  build  it,  that,  while  there  had  been  some 
talk  to  that  effect,  he  would  not  undertake 
the  project.  G.  E.  McLeoo. 


SAN  LUIS  OBISPO 

Special  Correspondence. 

San  Luis  Obispo,  May  3. — Over  five  hun- 
dred people  witnessed  the  one-act  fire  play, 
Box  24,  in  this  city  May  r,  staged  by  Dan 
Wolf,  assisted  by  his  talented  wife,  Laura 
White  Wolf,  formerly  of  San  Francisco.  All 
who  attended  were  delighted.  The  main 
feature  of  the  entertainment  represented  the 
local  fire  company's  headquarters,  showing 
fire  engine  and  the  famous  engine  team, 
Frank  and  Rowdy,  the  pride  of  San  Luis 
Obispo.  An  alarm  was  turned  in  and  the 
horses  took  their  places  and  left  the  stage  on 
the  run.  Box  24  was  preceded  by  a  few 
specialties.  Laura  White  Wolf  did  a  cake 
walk  as  only  a  professional  can,  and  Mrs. 
Emma  Knight  played  some  catchy  triple 
tongue  cornet  polkas.  Proceeds  for  the 
local  fire  department.  Barnett. 


PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Portland,  Or.,  May  8. — Marquam 
Grand — Quo  Vadis  came  for  three  perform- 
ances May  4,  and  played  to  phenomenal 
business  with  a  very  mediocre  cast  with  the 


exception  of  Rose  Stillman,  who  was  easily 
head  and  shoulders  above  the  rest.  Next 
attraction  Ward  &  Yokes. 

Cordray's  Theatre. — Knobs  o'  Tennessee 
closed  a  fairly  prosperous  week,  and  last 
night  L  R.  Stockwell's  Co.  opened  to  S.  R. 
O.  in  a  very  bad  performance  of  Uncle 
Tom's  Cabin.  Mr.  Stockwell  was  the  ex- 
ception, giving  a  good  performance. 

Metropolitan  Theatre.— The  three  Rus- 
sian musicians  came  for  a  return  concert  to 
very  fair  business  last  week.  No  dates 
announced  for  the  near  future. 

Fredricksburg  Music  Hall.— Fair  business 
still  continues  at  this  resort  which  will  close 
for  the  season  July  I.  Lulane  and  Darrell 
are  the  features  this  week. 

NOTES 

The  Eagles  gave  a  very  enjoyable  stag 
social  session  May  6.  Lunch  and  liquid 
refreshments  were  in  evidence,  and  a  first- 
class  program  was  given  by  Miss  Lulane, 
the  Dockmans,  Monroe  and  Leo,  Giradella, 
Harry  Scott,  Prof.  Miller  and  your  corre- 
spondent. *  Norris  Brothers'  Dog  and  Pony 
Circus  is  extensively  billed  here.  *  Chas. 
Riggs  reports  a  wonderfully  successful 
Western  trip  with  Quo  Vadis.  *  Chas. 
Sturgis,  one  of  Lincoln  J.  Carter's  former 
Lieutenants,  is  in  town  telling  us  about  the 
fun  in  store  for  us  when  Ward  and  Yokes 
arrive.  *  Manager  Cordray  will  commence 
to  remodel  his  theatre  within  the  next  few 
weeks.  *  Miss  Louise  Carter  resigned  from 
Knobs  o'  Tennessee  Company  here  at 
terminus  of  their  engagement,  and  left  for 
Seattle  to  join  Dick  French's  Quo  Vadis 
Company  now  nearing  here.  *  Old  Hairy 
Lovell  and  John  Lindsay,  two  actors  who 
were  in  the  business  since  Edwin  Booth  was 
a  boy,  are  with  Chas.  Riggs'  Company.  * 
Ben  Hur  will  be  given  here  shortly. 

Edwin  A.  Davis. 


MANILA 

Special  Correspondence 

Manila,  P.  I.,  March  31. — The  manage- 
ment of  the  Teatro  Liberatd  have  secured 
the  Compania  de  Zarzuela  Ratia  for  Sunday 
evening  next,  when  they  will  present  the 
comic  opera,  Enter  My  Wife  and  the  Negro 
on  the  boards  of  that  playhouse. 

The  Teatro  Libertad  is  becoming  popular 
under  the  present  management,  which  has 
succeeded  in  making  some  sple  ndid  advance 
engagements.  The  dressing  in  the  opera 
that  will  be  presented  Sunday  night  is  said 
to  eclipse  anything  seen  on  the  boards  of 
Manila  for  many  mouths 


The  Compania  de  Zarzuela  Ratia' s  pres- 
entation of  the  comic  opera,  Enter  My  Wife 
and  the  Negro,  was  one  of  the  best  that  the 
Mauila  public  has  yet  enjoyed.  The  house 
was  packed  and  as  a  result  the  cast  did 
their  best  work.  The  clown  was  a  very 
amusing  character,  and  Signor  Ratia  was 
right  at  home  in  the  role  and  kept  the  house 
in  convulsions  during  the  evening.  The 
dressing  was  very  rich,  the  most  gorgeous 


ever  seen  in  Manila,  and  perhaps  no  more 
delighted  audience  ever  gathered  in  the  city 

* 

*  * 

A  few  disappointed  people  went  to  the 
trouble  of  driving  to  the  Teatro  Filipino 
Saturday  night  to  attend  the  benefit  per- 
formance which  had  been  extensively  adver- 
tised for  that  time  and  place.  Tickets  had 
been  sold  in  advance,  and  when  the  pur- 
chasers saw  the  dark  house  the}-  realized 
they  were  the  victims  either  of  some  one'» 
stupidity  or  cupidity — it  was  difficult  to  tell 
which — a  fakish  benefit.  The  owner  of  the 
theatre  said  that  the  managers  of  the  "fake" 
had  not  secured  the  necessary  permission 
from  Otis,  Governor-General,  and  that  the 
show  could  not  be  given.  There  was  not 
sufficient  enterprise  in  anyone  connected 
with  the  affair  to  even  attempt  to  make  the 
news  of  the  failure  public,  and  the  result 
was  several  theatre-goers  drove  home  thor- 
oughly disgusted— but  this  is  a  rare  occur- 
rence here. 

*  * 

Program  of  an  entertainment  given  at 
Filipino  Teatro:  Selections  by  Sixth  Art'y 
Band  and  Glee  Club  of  48th  Infantry; 
Juggling,  Anita:  Bmjo,  Ordway;  Spanish 
dance,  Teresa;  Flying  trapeze,  Violet  Dale; 
Song  and  Dances,  Panodie  and  Duett,  Mal- 
gasa;  Hoolah-hoolah,  Miss  Lewis;  Four- 
round  boxing  contest;  Boomerang  artist, 
Billiery;  chorus.  Filipino  maids;  Specialities 
by  the  score.  Admission,  Ji.co  Gold. 
» 

*  * 

Teatro  Filipino— A  Starry  Night.  — Don't 
miss  the  grand  testimonial  concert  to  the 
talented  young  soprano.  The  Star  of  Song 
in  the  Orient,  May  Bonelerake.  The  Star 
Band  of  the  Sixth  Artillery  and  Star  Quar- 
tette 4Sth  Infantry,  Ordway,  the  star  banjo- 
ist,  and  maybe  he  don't  knock  her  silly; 
three  pugilistic  stars;  fandango  by  Spanish 
and  Filipino  stars;  so  a  starry  night  it  will 
be  indeed. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  May  9  — Ward  and  Yokes 
packed  the  Clunie  on  their  return  engage- 
ment last  night.  Manager  Ficks  knows  a 
good  show  when  he  sees  is,  and  was  wise  in 
booking  Ward  and  Vokes  again. 

Darrell  Vinton  has  reorganized  the 
Thompson  Stock  Company  and  strength- 
ened it  with  the  addition  of  W.  H.  Daven- 
port, Helen  Reynolds  and  May  Powers,  the 
latter  of  this  city.  This  week  they  play 
Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  with  a  very  strong  cast. 
Next  week  Cyrano  de  Bergerac  will  be  the 
attraction  and  will  no  doubt  draw  well. 
Quo  Vadis  is  in  preparation  as  the  next 
attraction.  As  the  Vinton  Company  is  now 
managed,  it  is  the  largest  and  strongest  com- 
pany in  the  state  playing  at  popular  prices. 

Alma  Stencel,  the  child  pianist,  will  give 
a  concert  here  next  Wednesday,  May  16,  at 
Y.  M.  C.  A. 

Our  Street  Fair  is  over  and  proved  a 
wonderful  affair.  It  is  understood  that 
another  Fair  will  be  held  next  year. 


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THE  COLUMBIA 


Yale's  production,  The  Evil  Eye,  is 
meeting  with  the  highest  possible 
favor  at  the  Columbia  Theatre.  This 
is  the  first  entertainment  of  its  kind 
that  has  been  offered  San  Francisco 
theatre-goers  for  a  long  time  past. 
Without  a  doubt  the  big  hit  of  the 
performance  is  Al.  H.  Wilson,  while 
the  Phasey  dancers  come  closely  be- 
hind him  for  popular  approval.  The 
scenic,  electrical  and  mechanical 
effects  are  far  and  ahead  of  any  util- 
ized in  stage  work  in  this  city  since 
the  highest  of  spectacular  perform- 
ances. Rosaire  and  Elliott  as  Xid 
and  Xod,  prove  most  amusing,  while 
Fanny  Bloodgood  awakens  consider- 
able interest  with  her  clever  singing 
and  dancing  The  Evil  Eye  has 
another  week  to  run  at  the  Columbia. 
The  advent  of  John  Drew  and  his 
company  at  the  Columbia  Theatre  on 
the  evening  of  Monday,  the  21st  inst., 
will  be  the  signal  for  the  most  fashion- 
able turn-out  ot  theatre-goers  that  has 
taken  place  in  months  past.  The 
play  to  be  staged  here  by  Drew  is 
Hadden  Chambers'  comedy  of  tem- 
perament, The  Tyranny  of  Tears,  and 
the  original  Empire  Theatre  support- 
ing cast  will  be  with  the  star.  Among 
those  in  the  company  are  Isabel 
Irving,  Ida  Conquest,  Arthur  Byron 
and  Frank  E.  Lamb. 


THE  ALCAZAR 

Maister  of  Wood  Barrow,  a  master 
play  in  capable  hands,  will  court  the 
attention  of  the  Alcazar  patrons  this 
coming  week.  This  play  is  one  of  the 
most  notable  of  the  New  York  Lyceum 
Theatre  successes  and  was  E.  H. 
Southern's  "  sweep-stake  "  in  his  tour 
over  the  country. 

This  play  will  receive  the  earnest 
attention  of  a  careful  stageing  and 
scenic  dressing. 

THE  GRAND 

In  Gay  New  York  will  close  a  suc- 
cessful run  of  two  weeks  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House  Sunday  evening,  and 
Monday  night  the  famous  musical 
comedy,  The  Lady  Slavey,  will  be  pro- 
duced for  the  first  time  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. It  was  for  two  years  the  rage 
of  Loudon  and  New  York  and  in  the 
latter  city  was  produced  at  $2.00 
prices.  This  will  be  the  first  occasion 
in  the  history  of  San  Francisco  that 
such  an  attraction  has  been  produced 
at  a  popular  priced  house  before,  being 
seen  at  the  highest  priced  theatres. 
The  cast  will  be  a  strong  one.  Arthur 
Wooley,  the  favorite  comedian,  will 
make  his  re-appearance.  The  staging 
and  costuming  will  be  most  elaborate. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  bill  at  the  Orpheum  will 
be  almost  entirely  new  from  one  end 
to  the  other.  The  Orpheum  Company 
has  been  able  of  late  to  give  some  of  the 
best  bills  in  its  history.  At  the  head  is 
the  monologist  Ezra  Kendall,  who  needs 
no  introduction.  He  is  one  of  the  big 
favorites.  He  comes  armed,  as  usual, 
with  a  lot  of  entirely  new  ammunition 
and  is  bound  to  make  his  accustomed 
hit.    The  Newsboys  Quintet  has  also 


been  heard  here  in  the  past.  These 
five  clever  singers  have  a  selection  of 
new  songs  and  it  is  said  by  the  critics 
in  the  East  that  the  aggregation  was 
never  in  better  shape  than  today. 
Louise  Gunning  is  a  pretty  lassie  from 
Scotland  who  depends  for  her  popu- 
larity, which  is  almost  world-wide, 
on  the  singing  of  a  few  simple  Scotch 
ballads.  Charles  Thick,  the  barrel 
king,  and  his  manipulation  of  an  enor- 
mous barrel,  is  said  to  be  something 
marvelous.  The  Kleist  Brothers  will 
present  that  wonderful  thing  in  mod- 
ern vaudeville,  an  entirely  new  and 
original  mu-ical  act.  They  have 
called  upon  the  mysteries  of  the  black 
art  in  securing  their  effects  and  their 
act  is  said  to  be  wonderfully  entertain- 
ing. Milton  and  Dolly  Nobles, assisted 
by  Miss  Eva  Wescott,  will  present 
Nobles'  sketch,  Why  Walker  Re- 
formed. The  holdovers  are  :  Mark 
Sullivan,  W.  E  Bates  and  the  bio- 
graph  with  a  new  series  of  views. 

Matinees  Wednesday,  Saturday  and 
Sunday. 

THE  TIVOLI 

The  Tivoli  Opera  House  is  on  the 
top  wave  of  prosperity  with  the  comic 
opera,  The  Wizard  of  the  Nile,  which, 
next  Monday,  enters  on  its  fifth  week. 
The  splendid  presentations  which  the 
Tivoli  recently  gave  The  Idol's  Eye, 
are  being  eclipsed  by  the  company  in 
The  Wizard  of  the  Nile.  The  Wizard 
has  more  genuine  comedy,  aud  is  rich 
in  musical  numbers,  and  every  mem- 
ber of  the  company  has  an  opportunity 
to  win  applause.  When  the  "  Wiz  " 
takes  its  departure,  it  will  be  followed 
by  the  delightful  French  opera,  The 
Three  Guardsmen,  the  music  of  which 
was  written  by  the  well-known  com- 
poser, Varney. 


FISCHER'S 


Fischer's  Concert  House  is  the 
mecca  toward  which  the  San  Fran- 
cisco worshippers  at  the  shrine-  of 
music  are  turning  their  faces.  A 
double  bill  is  presented,  in  connection 
with  the  splendid  work  of  Hinrich's 
superb  orchestra.  The  prison  scene 
from  Faust  is  presented  at  9:30  with 
the  famous  basso,  Signor  Abramoff  as 
Mephisto,  and  the  feature  of  the 
evening,  the  last  act  of  Rigoletto,  at 
11  o'clock,  with  Signorina  Puereri  as 
Gelda.  Manager  Mooser  announces 
for  the  week  of  May  18  the  Nile  scene 
from  the  opera  Aida,  which  will  be 
elaborately  mounted  and  costumed. 

Vaudeville  Notes 

Snowie  May  Belle  and  Ada  Sweeney 
open  at  Vallejo  next  week. 

Mabel  Craig,  Lillian  Howe  and 
Vivian  Russell  are  at  the  Fashion. 
San  Jose. 

The  Romala  Bros,  will  shortly  play 
in  a  local  music  hall. 

Armanda  Bahr  is  a  hit  at  the 
Tivoli  Theatre,  Stockton. 

Gertie  Harrington  is  meeting  with 
success  at  the  Leader,  Vallejo. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


May  12,  1900 


LOCAL  NOTES 

mabel  Richardson's  concert 
The  Napa  Daily  Register  gives  a 
charming  account  of  Miss  Mabel  Rich- 
ardson's concert  in  Napa  Friday  of 
last  week.  "Miss  Richardson  of  Val- 
lejo  is  one  of  the  most  charming 
elocutionists  that  ever  delighted  an 
audience  in  Napa.  Her  classical  and 
musical  entertainment  was  well  at- 
tended and  thoroughly  enjoyed.  She 
displayed  grace  of  presence,  sweetness 
of  voice  and  power  of  expression  that 
was  most  remarkable  and  charming, 
especially  in  the  beautiful  Aux  Ital- 
iens. "  Mrs.  Fannie  Dam-Hilton  is 
also  complimented  for  "rich  soprano 
solos,"  Chi  vuol  comprar  la  bella  Col- 
landrina  [Niccolo  Iommelli]  and 
Alfred  Rodyn's  You,  that  she  sings 
with  most  exquisite  taste  and  sym- 
pathy. Mrs.  Hilton's  pupil,  George 
Kronmiller,  baritone,  whom  she  is 
training  for  the  profession,  made  a 
success  of  his  songs,  Once  in  a  Purple 
Twilight,  and  duet,  When  I  Know 
Thou  Art  Near  Me  [Fanny  Abbot] 
with  Mrs.  Hilton.  Miss  Richardson's 
numbers  were  Coriolanus.  Three  and 
an  Extra  and  Aux  Italiens  [Lyton]  in 
which  she  was  assisted  by  R.  Benja- 
min, the  popular  Napa  violinist,  and 
Miss  Capell,  the  pianist,  of  Oakland. 

SAN  JOSE  CONCERT 
A  grand  operatic  concert  was  given 
by  the  Harmonia  Quartet,  Lulu  Pieper, 
soprano,  Mary  E.  Webster,  contralto, 
Ernest  Wentzel,  tenor  and  Henri 
Dykmans,  baritone,  at  King's  Conser- 
vatory last  week,  which  was  pro- 
nounced one  of  the  most  successful  and 
artistic  concerts  given  in  San  Jose. 
The  program,  that  was  applauded  to 
the  echo,  included:  He  Doth  to  Me 
Incline  [Fidelio]  Beethoven,  by  the 
Quartet;  piano  solos,  Romance  [Liszt] 
Gavotte  [Mignon]  Miss  Maude  L. 
Caldwell;  duet,  Motionless  Floating 
the  Moon  [Mefistopele]  Boito;  tenor 
solo,  Romance  from  Martha;  soprano 
solo,  Bel  Raggio  from  Semeramide, 
baritone  solo,  Aria  [Lakme]  of  Deli- 
bes  Bella  Figlia  from  Rigoletto  and 
Gute  Nacht  from  Martha  by  the 
Quartet.  Miss  Mary  E.  Webster, 
contralto,  made  an  excellent  impres- 
sion, singing  Convien  Partir  [La 
Figlia  del  Reggimento]  Donizetti. 
Her  encore  was  a  delicately  lovely 


song.jBy  theSea,  by  Miss  Rose  Trum- 
bull of  San  Jose. 

MASONIC  CONCERT 
The  first  anniversary  and  reception 
given  to  the  ladies  by  Mission  Chapter 
No.  79,  R.  A.  M.,in  Mission  Masonic 
Hall,  was  a  very  delightful  gathering 
and  the  program  thoroughly  enjoyed. 
Miss  Claire  M.  Cole  was  the  pianist  of 
the  evening,  and  was  highly  compli- 
mented for  her  rendition  of  Liszt's 
Hark,  Hark  the  Lark,  and  her  accom- 
paniments. The  popular  Knicker- 
bocker Quartet,  Messrs.  Williams, 
Elliott,  Crane  and  Larsen,  appeared 
with  their  usual  success.  Miss  Jessie 
Foster,  soprano,  was  justly  a  favorite, 
and  gave  solos  Norwegian  Shepherd, 
Song  1 6th  Century  and  Across  the 
Dee.  Baritone  solo,  One  Heart  Divine, 
was  rendered  by  Edward  C.  Boysen, 
with  encore  Because.  Cornet  duett, 
Ethel  Dalton  and  Geo.  Bennett. 
Cyrus  Brownlee  Newton,  reader,  gave 
The  District  School,  creating  much 
laughter.  Samuel  Adelstein's  Man- 
dolin Orchestra  was  an  nttrnction  of 
the  evening  and  did  very  excellent 
work  under  his  guidance,  the  numbers 
being  Spring  Song  [Mendelssohn] 
Palms-Faure,  Intermezzo  [Mascagnin] 
March  des  Mandolinstes  [MezzacapoJ. 

MUSICALE  IN  ALAMEDA 
A  musicale  was  given  iu  Alameda 
Thursday  night  of  April  26,  by  St. 
Agnes  Guild  that  was  notable  for  the 
unusual  excellence  of  the  program. 
Miss  Florence  Doane  of  this  city  was 
the  principal  singer,  and  she  created  a 
positive  sensation,  singing  with  much 
charm  and  finish,  and  displaying  great 
power.  At  the  conclusion  of  her  last 
song,  Hark,  the  Lark,  she  was 
tendered  an  enthusiastic  ovation. 
Others  on  the  program  were  Miss  Ella 
Graves,  Mrs.  Chas.  Bradford,  Mr.  E. 
A.  Thornton,  Miss  Lulu  Daniells  and 
Miss  Margaretha  Bruntsch.  Mr.  I. 
M.  Halton,  an  exceedingly  clever 
adept  at  sleight  of  hand,  gave  an  ex- 
hibition, and  two  of  the  cleverest  and 
best  known  amateur  actors  hereabouts, 
Mrs.  Montgomerie  Haslett  and  Geo. 
Austin  Dennison,  gave  a  charming 
presentation  of  the  sketch,  Drifted 
Apart. 

mrs.  Campbell's  recital. 
Sherman  Clay  Hall  was  filled  Thurs- 
day evening  last  week  with  a  refined 
and  enthusiastic  audience  upon  the 


occasion  of  the  song  recital  by  pupils 
of  Mrs.  Marriner  Campbell,  who  has 
made  an   enviable   reputation    as  a 
singer  and  teacher.    The  stage  pre- 
sented an  attractive  appearance  and 
the  twelve  charming  young  singers 
showed  good  method  and  voices  of 
varied  style.    The  program  of  twenty- 
five  numbers  was  enjoyable  through- 
out   but   too    lengthy    to    admit  of 
criticism  of  each  song.     Miss  Florence 
Julia  Doane,  a  lovely  flower-like  girl 
was  a  very  great  favorite,  and  as  she 
stood  in  her  pure  white  gown  with 
green  foliage  at  her  feet,   I  thought 
somehow  of  a  sweet  white  violet,  she 
seemed  so  innocent  and  untouched  by 
the  world.    Her  voice  is  a  soprano  of 
good  range  and  sweetness  of  tone  and 
she  sang  with  refined  grace  and  ex- 
ecuted well,  The  Merry  Lark  [Nevin,] 
Polly  Willis  [1740  Dr.  Arne]  and  The 
Lorelei  .of  Liszt,  receiving  most  flat- 
tering   applause.    Miss    Isella  Van 
Pelt,  with  her  bright  dark  eyes  and 
rather  stately  appearance  was  a  com- 
plete contrast  to  Miss  Doane.  Her 
voice.   a  warm    firm    contralto,  was 
heard  to   advantage  iu  Meyerbeer's 
Liete  Sign  or,  the  Message,  a  gem  of 
a  song  by  Mr.  H.  B.  Pasmore,  finding 
in  her  a  charming  interpreter,  and  her 
sweet  tones  were  aided  by  the  strains 
of  the  violin  and  cello  played  by  Mr. 
Pasmore's  little  daughters  Mary  and 
Dorothy.      Ellen    Margery  Marks 
made  a  fine  appearance  upon  the  stage 
and  sang  with  intelligence  and  style, 
Ave  Maria  (violin,  organ  and  piano), 
Bach-Gounod  and   Schira's  Sognai. 
She  has  excellent  material  and  is  very 
promising,  but  a  slight  indisposition 
prevented  her  from  doing  herself  full 
justice  on  this  occasion.     Belle  Liv- 
ingston scored  a  success  in  Belraggio 
[Rossini]  and   Mine    All  [Bradsky]. 
Her  execution  was  clear  and  bright 
and     her    expression    good.  Miss 
Gertrude  Oge  sang  with  much  tender- 
ness, Calm  as  the  Night  [Bohm]  and 
My  Mother  Bids  Me  Bind  My  Hair 
[Haydn].     Her  voice  is  very  musical 
and  sweet.    Isabel  Kerr,  a  dainty  little 
singer  gave   the  pretty   old  Scotch 
songs,  The  Sweetest  lad  was  Jamie  and 
Mary  Mac  Niel,  with  violin,  cello  and 
piano  accompaniment.     Marie  Part- 
ridge, the  possessor  of  a  very  good 
voice,    sang    Give    My  Love  Good 
Morrow  and  Masseneti  Elegie  with 
violin   obligate      Alice   Harrier  of 


Vallejo,  rendered  The  Rose  [Spohr] 
and  an  ode  to  Phillis  [1575  Florence 
Gilbert.]  Her  voice  was  smooth  and 
clear  and  her  style  refined.  Edna 
Frances  Smart's  clear  ringing  voice 
was  heard  iu  Vrainka's  song  [Von 
Stutzman],  and  in  the  incidental  solos 
of  the  chorus  Ave  Maria,  the  opening 
number.  Esther  Livingston  sang 
Rossi's  Ah  Rendinci  [1686.]  Mar- 
guerite Conklin  Olcese,  Oh  Mio  Fer- 
nando [Donizetti,]  and  Absent  [Met- 
calf]  and  Louise  Wright  McClure, 
The  Lass,  with  the  delicate  air  and 
We  kissed  again  with  tears  winning 
praise  for  their  efforts.  Belle  Living- 
ston and  Esther  Livingston  rendered 
very  tastefully  the  closing  numbers 
Duet  Giorno  d'orrore  [Rossini]. 
Mr.  Batchelder,  Miss  Nemata  Van 
Pelt  and  Miss  Julia  R.  Tharp  proved 
themselves  excellent  accompanists. 
A  large  number  of  professional  musi- 
cians were  present,  who  tendered 
sincere  congratulations  to  Mrs. 
Marriner  Campbell. 

BENEFIT  ENTERTAINMENT. 
The  May  festival  for  the  benefit  of 
the  Children's  Hospital  given  at  the 
Hamlin  School  and  Van  Ness  Semi- 
nary last  Saturday  afternoon  and  even- 
ing, was  a  brilliant  and  artistic 
success  and  netted  a  handsome  sum 
for  the  worthy  charity.  The  musical 
program  of  the  afternoon  included 
Siegfried  Idyll  [Wagner],  by  Hother 
Wismer,  violinist  who  was  in  good 
form  and  played  with  his  usual  artistic 
refinement  responding  to  an  encore. 
Mrs.  Chas.  Olcott  Richards,  soprano 
rendered  some  beautiful  old  English 
songs,  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Birmingham, 
also  a  very  popular  singer  gave  Der 
Doppelganger  [Schubert],  Kypris 
[Holmes]  and  There  was  an  Ancient 
King  [Henchel].  Mr.  Robert  Tolmie, 
one  of  the  finest  musicians  of  the  state 
and  who  is  noted  for  the  skill  and 
warmth  of  his  renderings,  rendered  in 
exquisite  style  Beethoven's  Sonate  in 
E  flat  op.  31  No.  3.  In  the  evening  a 
series  of  tableaux  from  Shakspearian 
plays  formed  an  enjoyable  entertain- 
ment, the  Neapolitan  Mandolin  and 
Guitar  Club  also  contributing  select- 
ions. The  beautiful  house  was 
thronged  with  guests,  the  pretty 
booths  also  assisting  to  swell  the  re- 
ceipts. The  musical  program  was 
arranged  by  Miss  Constance  Jordan, 
who  acted  as  accompanist. 


May  12,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


SADA  S  RECITAL 
Sada,  the  little  Hungarian  violinist, 
gave  a  most  successful  recital  at  the 
California  Theatre  on  Tuesday  before 
an  audience  that  showed  much  appre- 
ciation of  her  rare  gift.  She  plays 
with  ease  and  grace  and  gives  promise 
of  becoming  a  celebrity.  Among  her 
numbers  were  Saint-Saens,  Rondo 
Capriccioso,  The  Lalo  Symphony  and 
Zigeunerweiseu  and  Chopin  Nocturne 
in  E  fiat.  Miss  Maud  Fay,  a  pupil  of 
Madame  Von  Meyerinck,  sang,  ac- 
companied by  Miss  Ida  Clement, 
add  mus  echoes 

MUSICAL  ECHOES 


The  McKenzie  Musical  Society  will 
give  a  concert  and  hop  at  Odd  Fel- 
low's Hall  next  Thursday  evening 
for  which  an  interesting  program  has 
been  arranged.  Pilgrim's  chorus 
from  Tannhauser,  Anvil  Chorus  of 
Trovatore,  Prayer  Intermezzo,  Caval- 
leria  and  Narcissus  are  among  the 
choruses.  Miss  Margie  Wheeler  will 
be  a  soloist  aud  O.  W.  D'Aulnais,  a 
male  quartet  also  appearing. 

Edith  Norman  Klock,  the  charming 
singer  who  made  a  success  in  Chicago 
and  is  at  present  a  pupil  of  Mrs. 
Marriner-Campbell,  has  become  a 
soloist  of  the  Unitarian  Church  of 
Alameda,  the  music  of  which  is  under 
the  direction  of  Miss  Elizabeth  West- 
gate.  Mrs.  Klock  is  a  singer  of  much 
sweetness  and  power,  and  her  easy, 
refined  manners  are  more  than  win- 
ning, and  she  bids  fair  to  become  a 
favorite  in  next  season's  concerts. 

Miss  Adelaide  Roddy  sang  at  the 
last  meeting  of  the  S.  F.  Musical  Club 
when  an  unusually  interesting  pro- 
gram was  rendered. 

Sig.  Abramoff  was  an  attraction  at 
Fischer's  Concert  House  on  Monday 
night,  and  rendered  selections  from 
Faust  and  Rigoletto  to  a  delighted 
audience. 

Harry  Wood  Brown,  baritone,  ap- 
peared at  a  very  swell  society  affair  in 
Jackson  street  last  week.  The  guests 
were  also  entertained  by  Geo.  Ham- 
mersmith who  is  coming  to  the  front 
in  his  impersonations  and  bright  spe- 
cialty work.  Mr.  Hammersmith  has 
been  kept  busy  with  public  and  private 
engagements  of  late,  among  them 
appearing  for  the  Eastern  Star  at  Ala- 
meda Wednesday  of  last  week. 

Friday  afternoon  last  week  Jessie 
Dean  Moore,  soprano,  gave  an  inter- 
esting lecture.  Song  and  Speech 
anatomically  illustrated  at  the  Silver 
Street  Kindergarten  Training  School. 
Mrs.  Moore  is  an  earnest  worker 
whose  field  is  bearing  the  fruit  of  her 
faithful  efforts.  The  lecture  was 
given  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Froedal  Society. 

The  second  concert  and  hop  of 
Joseph  Greven's  Choral  Society 
will  take  place  next  Tuesday  evening 
at  Sherman  Clay  Hall.  Miss  Leah 
Cadanesso  will  sing  contralto  solo 
Romanza  (I  Promisi),  a  quartet  will 


sing  from  Rigoletto;  Mrs.  Lilly  Roeder 
will  render  Ocean  Thou  Mighty 
Monster;  several  bright  choruses  will 
be  given,  Carl.  Schwerdtfeger  and 
Horace  Hauna  being  among  the 
soloists. 

Miss  Jessie  Foster  has  returned  from 
Fresno  and  opened  a  new  studio  at 
Byron  Mau/.y's. 

One  evening  lately  I  had  the  plea- 
sure of  meeting  Mr.  H.  L.  Hastings, 
banjoist,  among  a  party  of  friends  and 
he  good-naturedly  played  several  sel- 
ections for  the  guests,  bringing  out 
such  exquisite  effects  that  the  banjo 
became  in  his  hands  a  fascinating  in- 
strument. Oh,  Promise  Me,  Trova- 
tore, gems  from  the  Bohemian  Girl, 
and  music  that  one  is  accustomed  to 
hear  upon  the  violin,  were  amoug  his 
repertoire,  which  included  also  work 
of  a  sacred  character.  Mr.  Hastings 
plays  with  more  refinement  than  is 
usually  heard  and  if  he  will,  may  be- 
come the  Farland  of  California. 

—  Mary  Frances  Francis. 


Mrs.  Carter  a  Social 


uccess 


Mrs.  Carter  is  making  a  great  social 
as  well  as  theatrical  success  in  Lon- 
don. She  is  being  received  wherever 
she  desires  to  go,  and  the  only  ques- 
tion with  her  is  what  invitations  she 
will  accept.  Among  those  who  have 
already  entertained  her  during  her 
London  stay  are  the  Princess  Hohen- 
lohe  and  the  Duchess  of  Devonshire. 


A  farewell  performance  was  given 
by  the  Grau  Opera  Co.  in  New  York 
week  before  last,  that  really  was  a 
benefit  to  Maurice  Grau.  The  singers 
donated  their  services  and  the  im- 
pressario  realized  over  $13,000. 


The  advance  sale  of  seats  for  six 
nights  and  Saturday  Matinee  perform- 
ance by  John  Drew  will  begin  Thurs- 
day morning  at  the  box  office  of  the 
Columbia  theatre. 

Second  Concert  and  Hop 

Given  By  The 

Greven  Choral  Society 

Tuesday  Eve.,  May  15,  1900  at  8:15  p.  m. 

ROSNKR'S  ORCHESTRA 

Sherman,  clay  &.  co  s  Hall 
Twenty-Third  Invitation  Musicale  and  Hop 

GIVEN  BY  THE 

McKenzie  Musical  Society 

Odd  Fellows'  Hall 

7th  and  Market  Sts. 

Thursday  Evening,  May  17th,  1900 

For  tickets  apply  to  J.  W.  McKenzie,  V24  Eddy  Street 


PACIFIC  COAST  CONCERT 
and  TEACHERS'  AGENCY 


22',  GEARY  STREET 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 


UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF 

MARY  FRANCES  FRANCIS 

t^fc 


ONCERT  Companies  formed  for  city  or  interior. 
Vocalists  and  Musicians  of  every  grade  and  variety 
for  church,  concert,  select  public  or  private  enter- 
tainments,teas,  weddings,  etc.,  furnished.  Dramatic 
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Conservatories,  Private  Teachers  in  all  professional  and  educa- 
tional branches,  recommended  with  terms  and  full  particulars. 
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Instruments  supplied.    Send  for  circular. 

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'Phone  Grant  158  Office  Hours,  I  to  2.30  P.  M.  daily 


*  *  MUSICAL    CARDS  #  * 


The  Amicus  Club  gave  an  enter- 
tainment and  dance  at  Sherman-Clay 
Hall  Tuesday  night  last  week  under 
the  direction  of  Fred  J.  Forsyth  that 
was  a  decided  success.  Several  of 
our  best-known  juvenile  performers 
were  on  the  program  which  through- 
out reflected  much  credit  on  Miss 
Lillian  Forsyth  who  had  it  in'  charge. 


ELIZABETH  REGINA  MOWRY 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO 
Voice  Culture       j  Studio,  1030  Jackson  St. 

I  Teacher  ot  Piano  I  Mondays  10  to  1-  A.  M. 

Telephone  Red  2962. 

MRS.  C.  J.  TOOKER  and 

MISS   ELSIE  TOOKER 

TEACHERS  OF  THE  GUITAR.    Pupils  prepared 
as  soloists.    722  Powell  St.,  San  Francisco 


CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
a.  m.,  to  1:30  p.  m.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  Larkin  281. 


MRS.  FANNIE  DAM  HILT0N 

(Recently  from  Milan) 

TEACHER  OF  SINGING,  ORATORIO,  CONCERT 
and  Grand  Opera      Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.    Mondays  and  Thursdays. 


S,  F,  CONSERVATORY  OF  MUSIC 

130  Powell  Street 

A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all  branches  ol 
music.  Piano  department  in  charge  of  E.  S.  BON- 
ELLI,  Director.    Terms  moderate. 

MISS  ELEANOR  CONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  14G9  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 

Mrs.  Eva  Tenney 

SOPRANO  at  Triuity  Church  and  Hush  St.  Temple. 
Reception  Days,  Tuesdays  and  Thursdays,  2  to  4. 
Telephone  Larkin  1103.    1199  Hush  St. 

CECILE  VON  SEIBERLICH 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO,  CONCERT  ACCOM- 
panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties.  Studio-  1613  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  101(1. 

n ARCiUERITri  HARBTZEK 

(Pupil  of  Max  Maretzek) 
Formerly  Contralto  Soloist  of    Dr.  Parkhurst's 
Church,  New  York,  will  receive  a  limited  number  of 
vocal  pupils.    Concert  engagements  accepted  . 
H AX  n ARETZEK 

Late  Professor  of  the  New  York  College  of  Music 
and  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 

Teacher  of  Piano  and  Harmony 

For  terms  and  particulars,  address  care 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  &  CO.,  S.  F 

F.  H.  IRVINE 

PROFESSIONAL  STAGE  DANCING  Taught,  421 
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DAVID  MANLLOYD 

SOLO  TENOR  OF  ST.  MARY'S  CATHEDRAL. 
Voice  Culture,  Oratorio,  Concert,  Song  Recitals. 
525  Golden  Gate  Avenue,  S.  F.    'Phone  Mint  1653. 

JOSEPH  GREVEN 

VOCAL  INSTRUCTOR 

Removed  to  902  O'Farrell  St.  Reception  Days  Mon- 
days aud  Thursdays. 


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CULTURE 


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TAGE  DANCING,  BALL  ROOM  AND  STAGE 
Juveniles.   Thursday  at  3:30;  Saturday  at  2. 

WM.  J.  O'BRIEN 

Scottish  Hall,  107  Larkin  St.,  San  Francisco 


Italian  Method.  Skill  of  Singing 
CARL  SAWVELL,  427  Sutter  St.  S.  F. 

California  School  of  Elocution  &  Oratory 

(chartered) 
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_LV_L    H.  J    Elliott,  Physical  Department.  Associa- 
tion Building,  Mason  and  Ellis  Sts. 

MABEL  A.  RICHARDSON 

TNSTRUCTOR  OF  ELOCUTION  AND  THE  ART 
J.  of  true  expression.  Reception  hours  2  to  5 
Thursdays.  Byron  Mauzy's,  308  Post  St  ,  S.  F.  En- 
gagements as  Dramatic  Reader. 

HOHKIM1    LLOV  1 ) 

Musical  Director  Harmony  Choral  Club;  St.  Dom- 
inic's Choir.  The  Art  of  Singing;  Correct  Breathing; 
Proper  placing  of  the  voice;  Clear  enunciation  of 
word  phrasing;  Interpretation;  Style. 

Studio,  BYRON  MAUZY'S,  308  Post  St. 

Adelaide  Roddy 

T  YR1C  SOPRANO.  Studio,  931  Sutter  St.  Recep- 
I  J  tion  Hours,  Mondays2  to  5  p.  in.,  Wednesdays 
9  a.  m.  to  1  p.  m.  Church  or  concert  engagements. 
Phone  Polk  965. 

MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

T  YRIC  SOTRANO  AND  VOCAL,  TKACHKR,  has 
,1  J  removed  her  studio  to  Byron  Mauzy's  H08 
Post  St.  Reception  Hours,  a.  m.  to  1  v.  m.  Tues- 
days  and  l-'ridays.   

BERNHARD  WALTHER 

Belgian  Solo  Violinist 

Kngagcinents  for  Concerts,  city  or  interior.  Address 
Dramatic  Review,  Office        1  eary  St.,  S.  P. 

JULIUS  A.  HAUG 

QOLO  VIOLINIST,  CONDUCTOR  AND  COM- 
O  POSER  HAI  G'S  ORCHESTRA  for  Theatres, 
Concerts  and  receptions.  Address,  '20  Eureka  St., 
bet.  17th  and  18lh  Sts.,  S.  F. 

Calhoun  School  of  Natural  Elocution 
Acting  and  Physical  Training 

Latest  and  Best  American  and  l\uropcan  Methods 
MRS.  JESSIE  CALHOUN  ANDERSON 

Director 

Golden  Gate  Hall,  625  Sutter  Street 

H.  L.  HASTINGS 

hANJO  SOLOIST  AND  TEACHER.  CONCERT 
engagements.      For   terms    and  particulars 
apply  to  Dramatic  Review.  22X  Geary  St. 


14 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


May  12,  1900 


I 

I 
I 

■  *■ . 


1 

I 

I 

I 

And  in  his  ravings  by  mistake 
A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 
* 

*  * 

Once  again  the  prevention  of 
cruelty  to  things  in  general,  children 
in  particular,  is  abroad  in  the  land, 
and  the  stage  child  is  the  chief  object 
of  interference  and  pity. 

It  is  safe  to  say  that  no  one  among 
us  can  handle  the  subject  with  the 
grace  and  skill  of  the  one  who  thinks 
she  knows  and  doesn't.  She  is  posi- 
tively leather-lunged  on  the  subject. 
Such  richness  of  invention,  such 
strength  of  coloring,  such  greatness  of 
invention,  such  lack  of  brevity,  such 
force  of  expression— the  whole  fright- 
ful future  of  the  youngsters,  even 
unto  the  far  future,  laid  bare  before 
our  watering  eyes.  Such  precision  on 
a  subject  (the  future)  supposed 
hitherto  to  be  enveloped  in  a  cloud  of 
mystery,  is  really  very  touching.  It 
is  like  the  palmistry  editor  doing  his 
weekly  guess-work  and  making  the 
usual  bad  job  of  it.  It  would  be  so 
much  easier  to  write  their  histories 
after  they  are  dead,  but  infinitely  less 
interesting — so  much  would  have  to 
be  left  out. 

*  * 
* 

It  is  a  singularly  awkward  theme 
to  champion — this  stage  child — and  I 
should  not  like  to  go  on  record  as 
having  done  so.  I  do  not  like  stage 
children.  I  never  did.  I  probably 
never  shall.  They  ever  come  upon 
the  scene  an  intrusion,  counting  two 
at  a  comma  and  four  at  a  period,  re- 
flecting obedience  in  every  full  stop 
and  automatic  move.  They  always 
strike  the  horrid  false  note  inevitable 
under  the  circumstances.  They  always 
say  such  impossible,  elder-folk  stuff 
and  nonsense.  (I  advise  any  author 
who  must  introduce  a  child  or  expire 
to  sit  on  a  bench  in  a  school-yard  for 
a  season  and  take  points). 

* 

*  * 

But  I  am  drifting.  This  cruelty 
idea  is  all  fiddlesticks.  If,  in  the 
end,  they  could  be  whisked  off  to  the 
cool  aud  quiet  of  a  nursery,  by  all 
means  keep  on  talking.  Shout  if  you 
like!  The  nursery  is  the  place  for 
children.  But  alas,  their  parents  are 
not  atomed  that  way. 

The  great  majority  of  these  young- 
sters have  not  walked  away  from  the 
borders  of  the  peaceful  lake  that  re- 


flects the  sky,  the  stars,  the  banks 
and  the  trees,  and  the  flowers  that 
grow  in  stage  land  are  by  far  the 
most  fragrant  they  have  ever  gathered 
— shall  ever  gather  if  you  could 
have  your  way  and  send  them  whence 
they  came. 

Which  is  better — light,  life,  happi- 
ness (for  the  stage  youngster  is  happy) 
travel  and  the  watchful  care  given  to 
things  of  commercial  value  with  many 
a  possibility  of  great  things  in  future, 
or  fried  chops  and  baker's  pie,  un- 
darned  hose,  one  bath  a  week  or  less, 
fifth  grade  graduation,  the  sweat  shop 
and  a  Maude  Mullerexit?  Which? 

In  the  words  of  Emerson:  "Don't 
bark  against  the  bad,  but  chant  the 
beauties  of  the  good." 

If  you  have  a  surplus  crop  of  opinion 
that  must  be  got  rid  of,  look  to  the 
youngsters  who  are  to  be  examined  in 
June  on  what  they  don't  know  and 
who  are  wide-eyed  and  sleepless,  or 
else  full  of  bad  dreams  on  the  subject. 
* 

*  * 

I'm  so  glad  I  never  saw  Richard 
Mansfield  as  the  Baron  Chevrial  in  A 
Parisian  Romance.  Why  ?  Because 
I  don't  have  to  tell  Mr.  Neill  where  he 
differs  and  where  he  is  like — because 
criticism  by  comparison  gives  me  that 
tired  feeling. 

Mr.  Neill  is  quite  repulsive  enough 
as  the  Baron  for  all  my  needs  and  de- 
sires. He  is  artistic,  he  is  convinc- 
ing. Otherwise,  I  should  not  have 
been  in  at  the  death.  He  kept  me  in 
my  place  in  spite  of  myself  and  in  con- 
sequence I  have  set  him  on  an  actor 
pedestal  from  which  he  will  not  easily 
be  lifted  down. 

Nevertheless,  I  am  sorry  I  saw  the 
Baron.  Why  should  such  as  he  be 
be  featured  in  a  play  ?  He  is  not  a 
type.  He  is  a  disgusting  degenerate 
freak.  Body,  brain  and  soul  need  a 
frightful  course  of  Pearline  suds.  Even 
this  would  be  a  failure.  A  leper  would 
be  more  companionable  than  he. 

The  play  ?  Is  it  a  play  ?  I  think 
perhaps  it  started  out  as  one  at  the 
Madison  Square,  when  Mansfield,  then 
without  fame,  was  given  the  Baron  as 
a  character  part,  incidental,  but  not 
indispensable  to  the  action.  He  made 
so  much  of  his  chance  that  it  became 
the  feature  of  the  play  and  I  have  an 
idea  that  Henri  de  Targy  has  since 
been  written  down  and  Chevrial  very 


much  up.  It  looks  that  way,  at  any 
rate. 

It  is  now  but  an  impressionist  pic- 
ture and  those  who  would  be  in  it  as 
anything  but  purples  and  yellows, 
must  keep  close  to  the  Baron's  elbow. 
After  his  death  there  is  nothing. 
What  excuse  has  the  fourth  act  for 
being  ? 

Who  is  William  Brewer?  He  has 
a  Morgan  air  and  is  capable  of  much. 
I  should  like  to  see  him  wrell  cast.  I 
like  Edythe  Chapman  better  every 
time  I  see  her.  I  don't  think  she 
could  do  anything  badly.  Poor  thing, 
what  a  cruel  and  inartistic  demand  to 
make  upon  her — to  call  her  back  to 
die  in  black.  If  I  were  she,  I  should 
write  the  part  over,  end  up  naturally 
in  tinsel,  glitter,  stage  paint  and 
laudans  and  send  a  wedding  present 
and  wishes  for  happiness  to  my  suc- 
cessor. Ships  don't  bum  on  time. 
Why  should  they  ?  Women  of  her 
heart  and  brain  don't  end  up  asking 
for  prayers  and  a  decent  burial. 

Julia  Dean  is  an  artist  and  if  she 
doesn't  get  her  head  turned,  she  will 
be  doing  a  long  New  York  season  one 
of  these  days.  Her  voice  needs  some 
more  register.  It  is  all  there  but  she 
doesn't  use  it-  I  wish  she  would.  It 
will  mean  so  much  to  her  in  future. 

Mr.  Benjamin  Howard  is  the  most 
acceptable  leading  man  I  have  ever 
seen  in  moons.  His  earnestness  and 
sincerity  are  delightful.  He  never 
includes  the  house  in  his  calculations. 
He  never  poses  for  paragraphs.  His 
voice  is  a  joy  to  the  ear.  And  leading 
man  parts  are  so  woefully  bad. 

*  * 
* 

Criticism — Past  and  Present 

Oh,  we  are  not  so  bad  after  all. 
Even  in  ye  olden  day,  they  (the 
critics)  did  not  reach  out  the  parting 
hand  too  often.  I  am  speaking  of  the 
days  of  Belterton  and  Nell  Gwynne  — 
for  even  then  the  critic  flourished. 
He  was  not,  however  the  power  he  is 
now,  for  the  people  took  their  cue 
from  the  king  and  had  a  few  opinions 
of  their  own  besides,  before  they  read 
the  morning  papers. 

If  the  playwright  and  actor  of  to- 
day get  the  blues,  let  them  go  back 
and  read  of  the  quick  and  the  dead. 
They  will  then  be  of  good  courage, 
realize  that  critics  are  human  and 
mistaken.  They  will  take  each  man's 
censure  but  reserve  their  judgment. 


For  instance,  how  is  this  ?  A  man 
of  parts  much  listened  to  has  written  : 

"  Henry  the  Eighth  "  is  a  simple 
thing,  made  up  of  a  heap  of  ill-selected 
patches.  Not  in  any  wise  worth  see- 
ing. 

Macbeth  is  pretty  good  for  variety, 
but  in  naught  else  commendable. 

Othello  I  thought  fair  until  I  had 
read  "  The  Adventures  of  Five 
Hours,"  when  it  shrunk  to  a  mean 
thing.  (N.  B.  Where  is  the  "Ad- 
ventures of  Five  Hours  ?  ") 

Richard  III  is  most  sad  and  melan- 
choly but  has  naught  eminent  in  it. 

The  Taming  of  the  Shrew  has  some 
fair  places  but  is  generally  a  mean 
play— a  very  silly  and  dull  thing  alto- 
gether. 

The  Tempest,  though  having  no 
great  wit  in  it  is  some  above  the  or- 
dinary. 

Hamlet  would  be  a  poor  thing  but 
for  Betterton. 

This  same  critic  finds  a  certain 
tradgedy  "  mighty  pleasant  and  full  of 
wit."  He  finds  all  actors  devilishly 
painted,  enough  to  make  one  sick  and 
he  finds  Nell  Gwynne  spoils  most 
parts  but  mirth  and  dancing. 

One  thing  he  does  not  do.  He  does 
not  wound  personally  by  the  use  of 
vulgar  similie.  He  says  things  are  ill- 
acted  or  not,  as  the  case  may  be,  and 
that  is  all.  In  this  way  we  may  learn 
by  looking  backward. 

*  * 
11 

Lewis  Morrison  and  party  were  to 
have  arrived  on  Tuesday  on  the 
steamer  Newport— and  my,  what  prep- 
arations !  Flowers,  flowers,  flowers, 
and  a  dinner  planned  to  perfection. 
Man  proposes  and  the  sad  sea  wave 
disposes.  Now  it  is  Wednesday.  The 
Newport  is  not  yet  sighted.  Th« 
dinner  is  getting  overdone.  The 
flowers  are  nodding.  And  the  good 
natured  man  at  the  Merchants'  Ex- 
change is  almost  on  calling  terms  with 
Miss  Roberts  (Mrs.  Morrison)  so  often 
has  she  called  him  up  and  begged  him 
to  look  far  out  to  sea.  He  is  looking 
yet. 

*  * 
* 

Is  there  a  powder  or  a  pellet  or  a 
pill  that  will  cure  the  fence  poster 
business  of  what  ails  it  ?  Like  Lady 
Teazle's  reputation,  it  is  in  danger  of 
dying  from  too  much  health.  What 

the   Well,  let  it  die  !     I  don't 

care.    Do  you  ? 


May  12,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO 


Care  ?  Tapriste  !  If  I  said  all  that 
I  liked  on  the  subject,  this  article 
would  be  an  instance  of  poor  rhetoric, 
given  to  nice  little  boys  to  correct. 

But  really,  the  actor  man  who  still 
has  faith  in  the  advertising  efficacy  of 
the  general  run  of  fence  poster,  has  a 
bigger  vacancy  in  his  head  than  he 
would  care  to  havemeasured.  The  hard 
urge  of  competition  in  trade  is  playing 
the  devil  with  all  that  is  good  in  busi- 
ness. 

Out  of  the  dark  of  memory,  I  recall 
a  time  when  none  but  circuses  and 
theatres  were  allowed  to  own  fences 
and  one  knew  where  to  look  for  infor- 
mation and  entertaining  lies. 

Now  posters  of  every  craft  and  ware 
crowd  so  thick  and  fast  that  they  de- 
feat their  own  intentions.  Nobody 
knows  what  they  are  all  about.  They 
are  as  useless  as  the  signs  that  hang 
above,  about,  across,  athwart,  aslant, 
and  awry  on  the  south-side  buildings 
on  Market  Street. 

Not  only  this,  but  the  pictorial 
poster,  once  sacred  to  the  profession, 
has  been  appropriated  by  slow  degrees 
until  it  now  signifies  nothing.  I  am 
of  the  opinion  that  one  Pattosien 
should  be  called  down.  He,  in  a 
twenty-four  sheet,  is  advertising  his 
furniture  business  with  a  scene  from 
modern  society  drama.  The  man,  the 
woman,  and  the  maid  behind  the 
arras  are  all  there.  The  palms,  the 
photographs,  the  flower  props  and  the 
four  exits  are  all  there  too.  The  only 
things  lacking  that  I  can  see,  are  a 
fringed  table  cover,  and  a  McKinley 
and  Dewey  bust.  It  took  me  in  and 
the  rage  I  felt  at  finding  it  was  not  a 
scene  is  the  cause  of  this  article. 

A  block  of  fence  on  Fillmore  Street 
makes  one  realize  there  is  a  nausea 
that  is  not  sea-sickness,  unless  you 
want  to  spell  it  s-e-e. 

Who  will  look  at  the  Orpheum  bill 
when  close  at  hand  is  a  smug  faced 
man  who  has  been  eating  Van  Camp's 
pork  and  beans  with  his  left  hand 
these  many  moons  ?  And  still  he 
smiles  and  is  happy. 

Evil  Eyes  and  Long  Sweet  Smokes 
and  Dunlop  Tires,  and  Red  Bell  Plug, 
and  Mustavit  and  Sweetheart  Chew- 
ing Gum  and  Five  Cent  Shampoos 
and  Lea  and  Perrinsand  Three  Dollar 
Shoes  are  in  such  a  mixup,  such  a 
mess,  such  a  fight  that  the  large  cool 
white  and  black  "Rest, Get  it  at  Etna" 
has  a  twofold  meaning. 

There  is  but  one  theatre  poster  of 
the  lot  that  really  serves  its  ends.  I 
mean  the  one  of  the  Neill  Company. 
One  can  but  applaud  the  wisdom  that 
suppresses  pictures,  save  the  small 
ones  by  no  means  conspicuous.  If 
you  want  your  poster  to  tell,  it  must 
have  space  and  simplicity.  Let  us 
pray. 

*  * 
# 

I  want  to  welcome  into  the  field  of 
playwriting,  Miss  Lucia  Thompson, 
(no,  no  relation).  Her  "Daub  of 
Pure  Color,"though  not  without  many 
flaws,  shows  originality  and  good 
dramatic  feeling.  The  author  is  worthy 


of  encouragement,  and  could,  I  have 
an  idea,  write  a  vaudeville  sketch  that 
would  be  marketable  and  amusing. 
She  needs  many  trips  to  the  theatre, 
good  hard  work  and  the  capacity  to 
wait  as  well  as  work.  Here  is  my 
hand  and  my  help  whenever  she  ask 
it.  C.  T. 

Dunn  and  Ryley  Coming 

Dunn  and  Ryley,  with  their  strong 
and  clever  aggregation  of  talent  who 
will  present  a  series  of  Hoyt  farces  at 
the  California  this  summer,  opened  at 
Milwaukee,  May  6,  on  their  way  to 
the  Coast.  Arthur  G.  Williams,  one 
of  the  most  affable  and  successful  men 
in  the  business,  is  manager  of  the 
company,  which  includes  Mathews 
and  Bulger,  Mary  Marble,  Walter 
Jones,  George  F.  Marion,  Lansing 
Rowan,  Philip  H.  Ryley,  Bessie  Tan- 
nehill,  Tony  Hart,  Lizzie  Singer, 
Marion  Gunning,  Adlyn  Estee,  Ethel 
Kirwan,  the  Wiseman  Serenaders, 
and  the  Eight  Mascots,  together  with 
a  large  chorus.  Gustave  Luders  will 
be  the  musical  director. 


The  Neill Co*  in  Honolulu 


The  great  importance  that  Hono- 
lulu is  attracting  as  an  objective  point 
for  high-class  attractions  is  indicated 
by  the  Neill  Co.  deciding  to  visit  the 
islands  during  the  coming  summer 
under  the  auspices  of  W.  G.  Irwin  & 
Co.  and  Hon.  Frank  L.  Hoag. 

The  company  will  carry  with  it  to 
Honolulu  all  of  its  elaborate  scenery 
and  effects,  specially  designed  stage 
furniture  and  a  new  silk  plush  drop 
curtain.  The  organization  expects  to 
open  there  in  July,  at  the  Honolulu 
Opera  House. 


Not  since  the  best  days  of  such  pro- 
ductions as  The  Black  Crook  and  The 
Twelve  Temptations  has  a  trick  spec- 
tacle done  such  a  business  as  The 
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On  the  %oad 


Girl  from  Chili 

Albuquerque,  12:  Gallup,  14:  Wins- 
low,  Ariz.,  15;  Flagstaff,  16;  Williams, 
17:  Phoenix,  19;  Prescott,  20-21;  Jerome,  22; 
San  Bernardino,  Cal.,  24;  Santa  Ana,  25; 
San  Diego,  26;  Los  Angeles,  27,  week. 

Evil  Eye  Company 

(Chas.  H.  Yale,  Mgr.) — San  Francisco, 
May  7,  two  weeks. 

Have  You  Seen  Smith  f 

Fargo,  19. 

Suwanee  River  Co. 
Butte,  13-15;  Fargo,  22. 

Pudd'  nhead  Wilson 
Fargo,  May  7. 

Frawley  Company 
Los  Angeles,  April  8,  six  weeks. 

Morosco  Opera  Company 
Los  Angeles,  April  8,  indefinitely. 

Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company 
Seattle,  6-13;  Walla  Walla,  17;  Spokane, 
18-19;  Wallace,  21;  Missoula,  22;  Butte,  23- 
26. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke  Co. 
Denver,  6,  week. 

•  Dailey  Slock  Company 

Virginia,  7-13;  Carson,  14-20;  Auburn, 
21-27. 

Jessie  Shirley  Company 
(Harry  W.  Smith,  Mgr.)— Watson ville,  7- 
13;  San  Jose,  14-20;  Santa  Cruz,  21-27. 

West's  Minstrel  Jubilee 

(S.  B.  Ricaby.Mgr.)  — Butte,  11-12;  Helena 
14;  Billings,  15;  Fargo,  17;  Grand  Forks,  18; 
Winnipeg,  19;  Duluth,  21:  Calumet,  23; 
Marquette,  24;  Sault  Ste.  Marie,  25,  close. 

Imperial  Stock  Company 

Nevada  City,  May  6,  week;  Reno,  13, week ; 
Virginia  City,  20,  week;  Carson  City,  27, 
week. 

Ward  and  Vokes  Company 
Tacoma,  12;  Seattle,  13-15;  Butte,  20-22; 
Fargo,  28. 

Palmer  Cox's  Brownies  in  Fairyland 
(S.  H.  Friedlander  &  Co.,  Mgrs.)— Oak- 
land, 15-16;  Fresno,  17-18;  Burbank  Thea- 
tre, Los  Angeles,  20,  week. 

Haymarket  Theatre  Company 
Ukiah,  12;  Cloverdale,  14;  Healdsburg,  15; 
Petaluma.  16;  San  Rafael,  17. 

Under  Sealed  Orders  Co. 
Hay  wards,  19;  Vallejo,  21-22. 


Personal  Mention 

Charlie  Cook  tried  out  a  new 
hypnotist,  Castelle,  at  San  Rafael  Fri- 
day night. 

John  Kcrkamp,  now  singing  at 
Fischer's  was,  withS.  H.  Friedlander, 
a  member  of  the  same  boy's  orchestra 
in  Louisville  twenty-five  years  ago. 

Charles  Astor  Parker  leaves 
for  Honolulu  next  Wednesday  on  the 
Alameda  in  advance  of  the  Neil  Com- 
pany. 

Mary  Hampton  has  accepted  an 
offer  to  play  in  Denver  during  the 
summer  stock  season,  at  one  of  the 
largest  salaries  ever  offered  for  a 
summer  engagement. 

G.  O.  McFakland,  the  very  suc- 
cessful manager  of  the  Grand  Opera 
House,  Butte,  Mont.,  with  Mrs. 
McFarland  and  Baby  McFarland,  is 
making  a  visit  to  San  Francisco.  Mr. 
McFarland  states  that  the  past  season 
at  his  house  has  been  extremely  suc- 
cessful. 

Miss  Annie  Russell  is  not  Amer- 
ican by  birth,  as  has  been  supposed, 
but  was  born  in  Liverpool,  England, 
in  1865.  In  early  childhood,  however, 
her  parents  decided  that  their  fortunes 
would  be  bettered  by  migration  to 
Canada,  and  in  1869  were  living  in 
Montreal. 

The  engagement  is  announced  of 
George  H.  Myers  of  this  city,  Treas- 
urer of  the  Orpheum,  to  Miss  Bertha 
Moser  of  San  Jose.  The  wedding  will 
take  place  in  the  fall.  The  bride-to- 
be  is  a  daughter  of  Mrs.  H.  Moser. 
She  is  handsome  and  accomplished, 
and  popular  in  San  Jose  society. 

Blanche  Bates  has  changed  her 
mind  about  her  European  trip  this 
summer,  and  though  there  was  trouble 
about  her  proposed  engagement  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  it  is  reported  that 
she  has  secured  a  very  valuable  posi- 
tion for  the  summer.  She  will  be 
the  leading  woman  with  Henry  Miller 
during  his  engagement  at  the  Colum- 
bia Theatre 


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Now  Playing  an  Extended  Engagement  at  the  California  Theatre. 


. .  Triumphal  Return  . . 
ERNEST  HOGAN  "THE  unbleached  American-  and  his  Funny  Folks 

Will  arrive  in  America  via  Vancouver,  B.  C.  on  or  about  May  12,  1900.    After  an  unqualified  success  abroad, 
Mr.  Hogau  will  star  in  his  new  and  original  excruciatingly  funny  farce-comedy 


M  COUNTRY  COON 


By    MR.    ALLEN  DUNN 

Managers  address  American  Representative,  Mr.  Billy  Barlow,  care  New  Western  Hotel,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
P.  S. — Were  due  in  America  April  28,  but  accepted  a  renewal  of  contract  for  four  weeks  at  the  Orpheum,  Honolulu,  H.  I. 

WATCH    THIS    SPACE  Management  MR.  CARL  DANTE 


THE  JAN  FRANCI5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  ii— Vol.  II 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  MAY  19,  1900 


TEN  CENTS  A  COPY 
THREE  DOLLARS  A  YEAR 


GEORGE  MOOSER 

Director  General  of  the  Western  Exhibition 
and  Street  Eair  Company 


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Mask  for  Oom  Paul 

Herr  Franz  von  Blon,  a  German 
musician,  composed  a  "Boer  March," 
and  dedicated  it  to  President  Kruger. 
Desiring  to  obtain  the  President's  per- 
mission, he  wrote  requesting  a  reply 
at  his  earliest  convenience.  The 
President  was  taking  part  in  a  council 
of  war  when  the  letter  reached  him, 
yet,  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  a  measure 
of  the  greatest  importance  was  being 
discussed,  he  gave  immediate  attention 
to  the  request  and  promptly  instructed 
Under  Secretary  of  State,  H.  P.  Gro- 
bler,  to  notify  Herr  von  Blon  that  it 
would  give  him  much  pleasure  to  ac- 
cept the  dedication.  Under  ordinary 
circumstances  Oom  Paul's  acceptance 
would  cause  little  comment,  but  that 
he  should  find  time  at  such  a  crisis  to 
promptly  acknowledge  a  foreigner's 
graceful  act  of  courtesy  is  very  surpris- 
ing and  pleasing. 


Frederick  Vroom  ±hot 

Early  Tuesday  afternoon  of  last 
week  Grace  Addison  Yroom  con- 
fronted Frederick  Vroom,  accused 
him  of  infidelity, received  three  smash- 
ing blows  from  his  fist,  and  then 
frenzied  by  brutal  treatment  and 
neglect,  shot  him  in  the  back  with  a 
32-caliber  revolver. 

The  climax  occurred  in  Vroom' s 
office,  at  10  Annie  street,  immediately 
above  the  Palace  Hotel,  and  within 
fifty  yards  of  busy  Market  street,  yet 
nothing  of  the  sensational  tragedy  be- 
came known  till  Friday.  The  parties 
to  the  affair  are  well  known  on  the 
coast.  Vroom  posed  as  a  leading  man 
of  ability.  He  was  engaged  to  sup- 
port Nance  O'Neil,  but  after  one  per- 
formance was  let  out.  For  some  time, 
his  wife,  Grace  Addison,  had  been  a 
member  of  the  Dewey  Stock  Company 
in  Oakland  and  had  practically  sup- 
ported herself  and  her  husband,  who 
was  very  much  adverse  to  work,  hav- 
ing declined  several  offers  from  travel- 
ing companies.  Lately  he  had 
embarked  in  a  Cape  Nome  enterprise. 

Miss  Addison  had  suspected  a  well 
known  young  actress,  who  had  been  a 
member  of  the  Vroom-Addison  Com- 
pany, which  disbanded  several  months 
ago,  of  winning  her  husband's  affec- 


tions or  of  having  come  under  the 
spell  of  his  influence,  and  after  having 
invaded  the  young  woman's  room  and 
wrung  from  her  a  statement  of  guilt, 
had  started  out  to  find  the  recreant 
husband,  with  the  shooting  as  a  re- 
sult. Miss  Addison  has  always  seemed 
a  quiet,  modest  little  woman,  and 
must  have  been  goaded  into  a  desperate 
frenzy  to  have  done  the  shooting. 
Sunday  she  delivered  herself  up  to  the 
police,  and  was  released  upon  deposit- 
ing $25.00  bail.  There  will  probably 
be  no  prosecution. 


Sousa  Captures  'Parts 

American  music  and  the  American 
musicians  received  an  extraordinar}- 
welcome  at  the  Paris  exhibition  last 
week.  Sousa's  band  made  its  debut 
in  open-air  concerts  on  the  beautiful 
Esplanade  des  Invalides.  These  per- 
formances have  been  the  feature  of  the 
exposition  the  past  week,  and  the  in- 
tense enthusiasm  displayed  by  the 
French  audiences  and  the  encomiums 
they  have  passed  on  the  music  and  its 
interpretation  have  been  most  flatter- 
ing to  Sousa' s  fellow-countrymen. 

The  climax  of  enthusiasm  has  been 
reached  when  on  each  occasion,  dur- 
ing the  rendition  of  the  march,  The 
Stars  and  Stripes  Forever,  the  assem- 
blage has  stood  bareheaded  as  Old 
Glory  was  unfurled  by  two  uniformed 
American  guards.  The  march  is  lis- 
tened to  in  silence,  but  upon  its  con- 
clusion the  audience  rises,  shouts  and 
hurrahs,  throws  hats  into  the  air  and 
ladies  throw  flowers  upon  the  band- 
stand. This  demonstration  is  not 
confined  to  Americans,  but  is  joined  in 
by  the  French  spectators.  It  has 
been  a  triumph  for  Sousa. 


<Ador  and  (Author 

Edwin  Emery,  the  new  member  of 
the  Alcazar  Stock  who  has  leaped  into 
instantaneous  favor, is  not  only  a  clever 
actor  but  a  successful  writer  of 
sketches.  Last  August  he  appeared 
at  Keith's,  New  York,  in  his  own 
sketch,  An  Unexpected  Visit  and  made 
a  decided  hit.  It  is  now  being  played 
by  Oliver  Doud  Byron.  Later  on 
Mr.  Emery    produced   A  Woman's 


Won't,  now  being  successfully  played 
by  Georgie  Gardiner.  His  latest 
work,  A  Woman's  Moods,  was  given 
a  production  at  Proctor's  last  week  by 
his  sister,  Lillian  Emery.  Mr.  Emery 
himself,  after  a  long  season  in  stock 
in  Philadelphia,  played  a  short  en- 
gagement in  vaudeville  previous  to 
joining  the  Alcazar. 


cActors  Fund  Cut  Off 


Under  the  charter  and  the  discision 
of  the  Board  of  Estimate,  the  Actors' 
Fund,  which  got  $14,975  from  the  city 
of  New  York  in  1899,  gets  only  $5,500 
this  year,  and  will  get  nothing  next 
year.  Altogether  it  has  received 
$172,425.93  from  the  city.  President 
Aldrich  of  the  fund  said  last  week: 

"The,  new  condition  of  affairs,  un- 
fortunate as  it  seems,  may  be  a  bless- 
ing in  disguise,  if  it  will  only  induce 
well-to-do  members  of  the  profession 
to  take  an  interest  in  the  fund.  There 
are  not  less  than  two  hundred  and 
fifty  managers  and  actors,  prominent 
and  well-to-do.  who  are  not  members 
of  the  fund  who  could  easily  afford 
the  $25.00  necessary  to  make  each  a 
life  member. " 


Getting  Ready  £for 
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Among  the  passengers  that  sailed 
for  Honolulu  011  the  Alameda  Thurs- 
day was  Chas.  Astor  Parker  of  the 
Neill  Company.  The  Honolulu  visit 
of  the  Neills  will  be  the  biggest  and 
most  important  theatrical  event  that 
has  ever  transpired  on  the  Hawaiian 
Islands,  inasmuch  as  entire  special 
scenery  and  effects  will  be  taken  for 
eighteen  different  plays. 

"We  hope  to  return  to  California 
late  next  summer,"  said  Mr.  Parker 
Thursday,  "and  visit  Australia  after- 
wards. We  will  return  to  this  coun- 
try the  last  day  in  July,  again 
appearing  in  Los  Angeles,  after 
which  we  play  eastward,  going  as  far 
as  Baltimore.  We  have  nothing  but 
praise  to  say  about  California. 

"When  we  return  next  year  we 
hope  to  continue  to  merit  the  appro- 
bation of  your  public  by  giving  them 


an  entire  new  line  of  plays  presented 
in  the  most  conscientious  manner. 

"We  wish  to  thank  the  daily  as  well 
as  the  weekly  press  that  has  been  so 
unanimously  kind  to  us,  and  will  aim 
to  keep  up  the  standard  Mr.  Neill  has 
established." 

cManager  Ficks  Writes 

The  Review  publishes  a  letter  from 
Geo.  W.  Ficks,  the  Sacramento  man- 
ager, concerning  a  recent  occurrence 
in  his  theatre.  While  the  Review 
does  not  propose  to  enter  into  any  of 
the  differences  of  managers  and  play- 
ers, yet  it  feels  called  upon  to  give 
any  one  so  desiring,  the  space  neces- 
sary to  give  their  side  of  any  con- 
troversy of  public  interest.  The  main 
facts  of  Mr.  Ficks'  letter  are  given 
below: 

Sacramento,  Cai..,  May  9,  1900. 

With  your  permission  I  would  like  to 
make  a  statement  of  facts  through  your 
widely  read  and  respected  paper  concerning 
the  late  Thompson  Stock  Company  which 
opened  an  engagement  at  the  Clunie  Opera 
House  April  15.  With  the  arrival  of  Man- 
ager Thompson  in  town,  the  dramatic  editors 
of  three  different  papers,  as  well  as  myself, 
were  told  that  the  leading  lady  of  his  com- 
pany was  a  wonder,  and  that  Xance  O'Neil 
was  not  in  it  for  one  minute  with  her.  Well 
she  came,  aud  the  local  papers  next  day 
exposed  the  leading  woman's  absolute 
incompetency,  although  treating  her  with 
charitv.  Manager  Thompson  followed  his 
opening  night  with  ten  more  performances, 
every  one  of  which  was  a  loser  to  the 
house  of  from  forty  to  fifty  dollars  a  night. 
The  managers  of  a  big  theatre  party  who 
had  secured  a  large  block  of  seats  called  the 
engagement  off,  refusing  to  attend  Man- 
ager Thompson's  show. 

Manager  Thompson  appears  to  be  attempt- 
ing to  show  that  he  has  been  outrageously 
treated,  but  facts  are  against  him. 

"My  contract  with  the  Thompson  Stock 
Company  called  for  a  first-class  company 
and  new  plays,  and  I  only  exercised  the 
right  of  this  contract  in  objecting  to  the 
way  things  were  run.  Since  the  reorganiza- 
tion, the  company  has  been  strengthened,  is 
giving  good  performances,  and  is  meeting 
with  success." 


A  production  of  Quo  Vadis  is  the 
big  theatrical  event  in  London.  Fred 
C.  Whitney  is  presenting  the  play  at 
the  Adelphi.  Robert  Taber,  Lena 
Ashwell,  Jack  Barnes  and  Robert 
Pateman  made  big  individual  hits. 
The  entire  production,  which  was 
under  the  direction  of  Max  Freeman, 
was  superb. 


May  19,  1900  THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


T/je  trouble  in  Sacra- 
mento 

The  Review  has  received  a  long 
communication  from  the  members  of 
the  Vinton  Stock  Company  (formerly 
the  Thompson  Stock  Company)  ask- 
ing that  their  side  of  the  recent  con- 
troversy arising  from  the  premature 
closing  of  the  Thompson  Company,  be 
given.  In  justice  to  the  gentlemen 
who  have  signed  the  letter,  we  this 
week  give  the  main  facts  of  their  com- 
munication : 

Sacramento,  May  5,  1900. 
Editor  Dramatic  Review  : 

Dear  Sir  : — You  are  of  course  aware 
that  the  Thompson  Stock  Company,  which 
was  to  have  played  an  extended  engagement 
at  the  Clunie  Opera  House,  this  city,  met 
with  a  whole  lot  of  adversity  and  was  closed 
down  by  Manager  Frank  C.  Thompson  after 
ten  nights,  and  that  we,  the  undersigned, 
formerly  of  Thompson's  Company,  are  now 
filling  out  the  original  engagement,  under 
the  title  of  the  Darrell  Vinton  Company. 
Back  of  this  are  some  interesting  facts,  per- 
tinent to  the  welfare  of  brother  professionals; 
and  we  herewith  present  both  sides  of  the 
story,  so  that  all  interested  parties  may 
judge  intelligently  over  the  differences  be- 
tween Manager  Thompson  and  his  players, 
the  last  named  not  having  been  accorded  a 
hearing  as  yet. 

The  facts,  briefly  stated,  begin  at  a  date 
prior  to  April  ist,  about  which  time  Thomp- 
son's Stock  Company  was  called  for  rehear- 
sal. 

Not  many  rehearsals  had  passed  before  it 
was  freely  commented  that  the  leading  lady 
was  unequal  to  the  work  set  before  her.  To 
this  expression  Manager  Thompson  sniffed 
and)  pooh-poohed,  saying  that  "she  would 
set  them  all  crazy,"  that  "she  was  greater 
than  Nance  O'Neil."  In  justice  to  Manager 
Thompson,  grant  the  fact  that  he  believed  it 
implicitly.  April  15th  the  Thompson  Com- 
pany opened  and  had  the  unpleasant  satis- 
faction of  seeing  the  finish  at  hand,  by  rea- 
son of  the  ignominious  failure  scored  by 
the  lady  who  was  {entirely  against  her  will 
and  protest)  boomed  by  Manager  Thompson. 
Manager  Geo.  W.  Ficks  accused  Thompson 
of  being  directly  the  cause  of  the  failure  in 
having  brought  on  a  person  so  obviously 
unpleasing  to  his  audience,  and  threatened 
to  close  the  show  that  very  night,  but  was 
prevailed  on  not  to  do  so,  as  the  reputation 
and  standing  of  other  members  of  the  com- 
pany would  have  to  suffer,  and  finally  upon 
Manager  Thompson  promising  a  substitute 
in  place  of  the  lady,  matters  were  tempor- 
arily patched  up  and  the  first  week  finished. 
The  second  week  saw  more  mismanagement, 
causing  local  manager  Ficks  to  again  charge 
Manager  Thompson  with  bad  faith.  This 
brought  on  an  angry  dispute  and  allegations, 
ending  in  Manager  Thompson  himself  clos- 
ing the  show  Tuesday  night,  April  24th,  not- 
withstanding there  was  nearly  $40  in  the 
house  at  that  hour  (7:50  P.  M.)  and  people 
coming  in. 

The  following  day  (Wednesday)  the  com- 
pany had  a  conference  with  Messrs.  Thomp- 
son and  Allen,  the  final  results  of  which 
ended  in  the  company  all  being  engaged, 
with  two  exceptions,  by  Manager  Ficks  for 
his  opera  house,  Messrs.  Thompson  and 
Allen  having  declared  themselves  disin- 
clined to  meet  salaries  beyond  that  week, 
and  laying  the  company  off  "until  they 
could  go  to  San  Franci  co  and  book  time." 
On  that  same  Wednesday  evening  the  mem- 
bers of  the  company  asked  the  management 
to  settle  for  their  Sunday  and  Monday 
night's  work  before  they  left  for  San  Fran- 
cisco. Thursday  morning  at  5:30  A.  M.  the 
managers  departed  on  one  of  the  early  morn- 
ing trains  and  in  due  course  of  time  reached 


the  city  and  their  story  was  printed,  credit- 
ing thera  with  having  paid  salaries  in  full. 
As  they  had  only  paid  one  week's  salary  up 
to  that  time,  and  had  voided  contracts  call- 
ing for  four  weeks'  guarantee,  the  leading 
members  of  the  company  filed  an  emphatic 
protest,  which  was  apparently  efficacious,  as 
it  brought  forth  the  salaries  due  for  that 
Sunday  and  Monday  night,  as  well  as  the 
money  for  other  unpaid  bills  due  property 
men,  extra  hands,  etc.,  left  behind.  And 
thus  we  stood  up  under  galling  fire  and  in- 
sisted upon  our  personal  rights. 


In  conclusion ,  we  have  to  say  that  on  the 
first  week  of  the  reorganization  we  played 
to  a  gross  of  $850,  doing  Octoroon  against 
the  finest  and  most  beautiful  Floral  Carnival 
ever  held  in  California,  and  prospects  are 
good  for  some  weeks  to  come. 

Respectfully  submitted,  and  signed  by 
members  of  the  company:  Parrel  Vinton, 
Frank  Opperman,  Fred  Esmelton,  Charles 
H.  Edler,  Val  Trainor,  C.  Roy  Fleming, 
Mabel  Carmichael,  Rita  Villiers;  Marion  de 
Roco,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 


Of  General  Interest 

Sarah  Bernhardt  and  Maude  Adams 
will  be  playing  New  York  simultane- 
ously in  L' Aiglon  next  autumn.  Rich- 
ard Mansfield  says  he  will  produce 
another  drama  on  the  same  subject  of 
Bonaparte's  son. 

Peter  F.  Dailey's  character  in  an 
English    version  of   Im  Himmelhof 


will  be  that  of  the  amorous  boss  of  a 
poster-designing  shop  in  which  girls 
are  models. 

Mrs.  Leslie  Carter  is  to  appear  next 
season  in  The  Queen's  Drawing- 
Room,  attributed  to  David  Belasco, 
but  whether  original  or  an  adapta- 
tion, is  not  told.  One  of  the  scenes 
will  show  a  presentation  of  the  heroine 
to  Queen  Victoria. 


Big  Operatic  Enterprise 
for  Honolulu 

Through  the  indefatigable  efforts  of 
J.  C.  Cohen,  manager  of  the  Honolulu 
Orpheum,  and  his  hustling  lieutenant, 
L.  F.  Stone,  there  has  been  secured 
intact,  with  three  exceptions,  the 
entire  Morosco  Opera  Company,  for  a 
season  of  sixteen  weeks  at  Honolulu, 
producing  thirty-two  operas.  The 
company  numbers  thirty-five  people, 
who  will  be  under  the  direction  of 
Wm.  Wolff,  the  well  known  comedian 
and  stage  director.  Wm.  Robinson 
will  be  musical  director. 

It  is  a  decidedly  nervy  proposition 
this — the  taking  of  such  a  large  and 
high  priced  company  to  Honolulu,  but 
then  the  Orpheum  management  seem 
determined  to  furnish  their  island 
patrons  with  the  best  to  be  had,  and 
as  a  consequence  Honolulu  for  the 
past  year  has  enjoyed  an  extraordi- 
narily fine  succession  of  theatrical 
attractions. 

The  opera  company  left  by  Thurs- 
day's boat,  and  included  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
William  Wolff,  Tillie  Salinger,  Bessie 
Fairbairn,  Hattie  Belle  Ladd,  Marie 
Rosa,  a  soprano  find  of  Mr.  Wolff* s, 
who  promises  to  be  make  a  sensation 
in  the  islands,  Winfred  Goff,  Viola 
Texmith,  Laura  Oakley,  Catherine 
Grey,  Mabel  Van  Metre,  Florence 
Gladson,  Mabel  Still,  Myrtle  Jones, 
Catherine  Florence,  Helen  Aikin, 
Eugenie  Becker,  Jennie  Simons,  Rose 
Naylor,  Addie  M.  Arnold,  A.  E. 
Arnold,  Nace  Bonneville,  Phil  Bran- 
son, George  Collins,  J.  H.  Davies,  H. 
B.  Leader,  Neil  Campbell,  John  H. 
Davis,  C.  Jagstorff  Musical  Director 
William  Robinson  and  an  orchestra  of 
eighteen  pieces. 

The  operas  to  be  produced  will  be 
Queen's  Lace  Handkerchief,  El  Capi- 
tan,  Faust,  Carmen,  Chimes  of  Nor- 
mandy, Grand  Duchess,  Dorothy, 
Nanon,  Isle  of  Champagne,  Pinafore, 
Cavalleria  Rusticana,  Falka,  Mikado, 
Paul  Jones,  Fra  Diavolo,  etc.,  etc. 

The  Ne<lv  cMrs.  Jack 
cMason 

Miss  Katheriue  Gray,  actress,  and 
"Jack"  Mason,  actor,  have  been 
married.  Jersey  City  is  said  to  have 
been  the  scene  of  the  nuptials  one  day 
last  week,  but  the  exact  day  is  not 
known.  Both  Miss  Gray  and  Mason 
are  widely  known  in  the  theatrical  pro- 
fession and  their  marriage  will  be  of 
great  interest. 


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Several  explanations  have  been 
given  of  the  term  "dead-head"  as  ap- 
plied to  one  enjoying  privileges,  more 
especially  of  a  theatrical  character, 
without  paying  for  them,  but  one  of 
the  most  recent  is  that  offered  by  a 
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speaks  of  the  theatrical  tickets  to  be 
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the  gallery,  while  varying  devices 
were  used  for  other  parts  of  the 
house.  What  attracted  most  atten- 
tion, however,  was  a  set  of  diminutive 
skulls  modeled  in  ivory.  They  were 
used  solely  by  those  having  the  right 
of  free  admission. 

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The  circus  is  not  going  to  have  the 
field  in  the  wild  West  all  to  itself  this 
year.  Primrose  and  Dockstader  pro- 
pose holding  minstrel  entertainments 
this  summer  in  a  big  tent  specially 
arranged  for  this  form  of  entertain- 
ment. 

¥  ¥ 

tPesonal  cMentton 

Juliet  Crosby  has  made  quite  a 
hit  in  London  in  Zaza. 

A  letter  for  Lyda  Kane  has  been 
received  at  The  Review  office. 

Forrest  Seabury  is  filling  a  spe- 
cial engagement  at  the  Grand  this 
week,  doing  a  Hebrew  specialty. 


White  Whittlesey,  the  Alcazar's 
new  leading  man,  will  arrive  here 
next  week. 

Burton  Holmes  is  coming  to  this 
city  for  a  series  of  lectures  in  the  near 
future. 

Leon  Kusel  left  last  Sunday  for 
St.  Paul  to  accept  the  management  of 
one  of  the  theatres  of  that  city. 

Francis  R.  Cutting  has  copy- 
righted a  new  play,  A  California 
Volunteer. 

George  Nichols  is  acting  as  assis- 
tant stage  director  of  the  Alcazar  dur- 
ing the  illness  of  Carlyle  Moore. 

Andrew  Thomson,  directing  the 
tour  of  Under  Sealed  Orders,  left  last 
Sunday  on  his  booming  trip. 

Blanche  Bates,  on  her  European 
trip,  will  be  accompanied  by  her 
mother  and  Mrs.  F.  N.  Forbes  of  this 
city. 

Howard  Scott,  who  plays  the 
valet  in  The  Maister  of  Wood  Barrow, 
at  the  Alcazar,  was  in  the  original 
Sothern  production  in  New  York. 

John  Drew  is  to  close  his  season 
on  this  Coast  and  will  jump  direct 
back  to  New  York,  leaving  there 
shortly  after  for  Europe. 

Mrs.  E.  W.  Frost  left  Thursday 
for  Chicago  and  New  York  on  business 
connected  with  the  Western  Amuse- 
ment Exchange. 

Tom  Bates  reports  everything  pro- 
gressing nicely  for  the  short  trip  of  the 
Elleford  Quo  Vadis  Company  in  Cali- 
fornia, Nevada  and  Arizona. 

Esther  Duckey,  wife  of  Andrew 
Thomson,  one  of  the  best  advance 
men  in  the  business,  has  signed  with 
Whitaker's  Under  Sealed  Orders' 
Company. 

Edwin  Stevens  has  a  prominent 
part  in  the  revival  of  L,ord  and  Lady 
Algy  at  the  Empire,  New  York.  He 
is  now  a  fixture  with  the  Empire 
Stock  Company,  and  will  have  the 
principal  character  parts  in  the  things 
that  the  company  play. 

Walter  Belasco  arrived  home 
last  week  from  the  East  where  he  has 
been  playing  with  The  Heart  of  Mary- 
land, being  everywhere  accorded 
general  recognition  for  a  clever  bit  of 
character  work. 

Fanny  Ward,  who  was  the  orig- 
inal Cupid  in  Henderson's  original 
Sinbad,  was  married  last  week  in 
London  to  the  Diamond  Ring,  Joe 
Lewis  of  South  Africa,  said  to  be 
worth  $50,000,000.00. 

Kellar,  the  magician,  is  about 
completing  a  new  $10,000  illusion 
which  he  promises  to  produce  here  for 
the  first  time  on  any  stage.  His 
coming  engagement  will  be  a  limited 
one  at  the  Columbia. 

Carl  Schramm,  the  father  of  the 
child  pianist,  is  in  trouble.  A  former 
wife,  now  living  in  this  city,  has  sued 
him  for  back  alimony  to  the  amount 
of  $4,560.00.  Mrs.  Schramm  is  in 
very  needy  circumstances,  and  her 
lawyers  are  causing  the  former  hus- 
band all  kinds  of  trouble. 


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Here  is  Bal/e's  signature 


This  is  the  way  Karl  Formes  wrote  his  name 


Max  Maretsek,  the  son 
Over  in  Berkeley,  living  under  the 
shadows  of  the  foothills,  there  is  a  late 
arrival — Max  Maretzek.  son  of  the 
famous  Impressario  of  the  same  name, 
who  as  a  promoter  of  art  is  honored  by 
musicians  the  world  over.  A  couple 
of  hours  were  delightfully  spent  while 
Mr.  Maretzek  and  his  wife  entertained 
me  with  reminiscences  of  the  father's 
career  and  stories  of  the  great  artists 
he  had  met  and  introduced  to  the 
world . 

Proudly  he  showed  me  the  portrait 
of  Max  Maretzek  upon  the  piano,  his 
face  one  of  characteristic  strength  and 
kindliness.  Upon  my  expressing  fond- 
ness for  souvenirs,  a  perfect  shower  of 
letters  rained  in  my  lap,  with  auto- 
graphs of  Jas.  Gordon  Bennett,  Ole 
Bull,  Hector  Berloiz,  the  celebrated 
composer,  Rossini,  Balfe,  Henry 
Bishop,  Arditi,  Salvi,  the  famous  tenor 
through  me  to  touch  the  writings  of 
these  celebrities,  so  full  of  kindly 
thought  and  appreciation  of  the  old 
man  who  had  passed  away  but  whose 
name  has  gone  down  in  the  history  of 
music.  Particularly  interesting  was 
an  old  letter,  yellow  and  spotted  with 
age,  written  in  German  and  bearing 
the  signature  of  Beethoven,  the  king 


Mementos  of  People 

famous  in  the  MuStCal  WoM 


of  composers.  It  had  been  given  to 
Appolinia  Bertucat,  Mr.  Maretzek's 
mother,  the  famous  harpist  and  singer, 
while  touring  in  Europe  with  Vieux- 
temps  in  1845.  She  taught  Anna 
Lovelace,  the  daughter  of  Lord  Byron, 
the  poet,  she  being  her  only  pupil  of 
the  harp,  and  Mrs.  Maretzek,  who  is 
now  in  New  York  and  past  seventy 
years  of  age,  treasures  one  of  her  letters 
thanking  her  for  her  tuition.  Anna 
Lovelace  did  not  approve  of  her  gifted 
father's  principles  and  there  was  an 
estrangement  between  parent  and 
daughter  and  she  refused  to  live  under 
the  same  roof  with  him.  In  a  moment, 
I  rubbed  my  eyes  to  be  sure  I  was  not 
in  fairy  land,  for  I  heard  Mrs.  Maret- 
zek laughing,  and  found  in  the  palm 
of  my  hand  a  tiny  gold  cannon, 
drawn  by  two  horses,  the  harness  set 
with  emeralds.  What  a  dainty  toy  it 
appeared,  and  I  was  informed  that  it 
was  given  to  Appolinia  Bertucat  when 
fifteen  years  of  age  during  a  visit  with 
her  mother  and  Ur.  Coneau,  the  court 
physician,  to  Castle  Ham  in  Paris, 
where  Napoleon  the  Third  was  then 
imprisoned.  The  little  girl  was  at- 
tracted to  the  gold  cannon  upon  the 
mantel  and  Napoleon  graciously  urged 
her  to  accept  it  as  a  gift. 

"And  this,"  added  Mrs.  Maretzek, 
is  the  hair  of  Queen  Hortense  and 
daughter  of  the  Empress  Josephine, 
who  was  the  mother  of  Napoleon." 
How  sacred  the  shining  strand  seemed 
with  its  turquoise  clasp  that  had  in- 


circled  some  dainty  wrist  in  historical 
times!  A  picture  of  Adelina  Patti 
attracted  me — the  quaint  gown  was  of 
watered  silk,  severe  linen  bands  at  the 
throat  and  wrists,  the  sweet  young 
face  lit  with  large  lustrous  eyes,  the 
dark  hair  parted  and  drawn  simply 
back  from  the  brow  and  in  the  corner 
of  the  picture  was  written  "  To  her 
friend  and  consin  Max  Maretzek — 
Adelina  Patti  1862."  Another  quaint 
frame  contained  a  portrait  of  Jenny 
Lind  the  great  singer,  whose  benevo- 
lent spirit  endeared  her  to  the  public, 
while  her  voice  held  them  captive. 
A  story  is  told  of  Jenny  Lind  singing 
one  day  in  her  room,  when  going  to 
the  window  she  found  a  beggar  child 
listening  to  her  song.  She  called  the 
wondering  little  one  to  her  and  sang  for 
her  song  after  song  until  her  heart 
was  satisfied. 

Max  Maretzek,  the  elder,  intro- 
duced Patti  to  the  world  in  a  concert 
in  Trepler  Hall,  New  York,  in  1852, 
and  I  heard  a  story  of  her  childhood 
when  she  used  to  run  into  Astor  Place 
Opera  House  to  sing  for  "Cousin 
Max"  to  the  astonishment  of  the 
singers  who  gave  her  half-dollars, 
when  she  tripped  to  the  neighboring 
apple-stand  or  candy-shops  happier, 
perhaps,  than  in  later  years  when 
fortunes  were  laid  at  her  feet.  Max 
Maretzek  was  the  assistant  of  Balfe  in 
London  in  1848,  and  had  been  a 
famous  conductor  in  Europe.  He 
came  to  New  York  in  1848  where  he 


was  manager  and  conductor  of  the 
Italian  Opera  Company  at  the 
Academy  of  Music  for  twenty- five 
years,  introducing  many  operatic  stars. 

Maretzek  produced  works  of  Meyer- 
beer and  Verdi  and  restored  the  operas 
of  Don  Juan,  Magic  Flute,  Marriage 
of  Figaro  and  Fidelio  that  had  not 
been  heard  since  1825.  Faust  was 
produced  for  the  first  time  in  1863, 
and  he  continued  in  active  work  until 
his  death  three  years  ago.  Maretzek 
married  Appolonia  Bertucat,  the 
famous  harpist,  a  singer  in  his  com- 
pany in  1849.  Among  her  pupils 
were  Nordica,  Grace  Golden  and 
Emma  Thursby.  Madame  Maretzek 
came  to  San  Francisco  with  Patti  on 
her  last  tour  in  1890.  Max  Maretzek 
brought  out  Sontag,  Grisi,  Stephen- 
oni,  Salvi,  Marea,  Patti,  La  Grange, 
Minnie  Hauk,  Frezzolini,  Clara  Louise 
Kellogg  and  Anna  Louise  Carey. 

Among  the  many  interesting  letters 
was  one  from  Balfe,  introducing  Max 
Maretzek  to  Siguin  of  New  York, 
and  requesting  his  influence  in  his 
undertaking  in  the  musical  field  in 
which  he  was  actively  engaged  until 
his  death  three  years  ago. 

Mrs.  Marguerite  Maretzek,  an  ac- 
complished singer,  and  Max  Maretzek, 
a  most  thorough  musician,  reside  in  a 
quiet,  picturesque  spot  in  Berkeley, 
and  will  be  acquisitions  to  musical 
circles  the  coming  season. 

Mr.  Maretzek  placed  in  my  hand  as 
a  souvenir  of  our  meeting  a  book 
written  by  his  illustrious  father  en- 
titled "Sharps  and  Flats,"  with  por- 
traits of  the  author,  Patti,  Giulia 
Grisi,  Sontag,  Alboui,  Steffanoni, 
De  Lagrange  and  others,  and  with 
anecdotes  that  I  may  give  some  day  to 
the  readers  of  Thk  Dramatic  Rk- 
view,  and  as  the  train  whirled  me 
homeward  it  was  a  pleasure  to  turn 
the  pages  and  to  read  upon  the  fly 
leaf  "Compliments  of  Max  Maretzek, 
Jr.,  to  Mary  Frances  Francis." 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


This  belonged  to  J.  B.  Booth 


This  signature  belonged  to  James  G.  Bennett,  the  elder 


On  the  left  is  Augustin  Daly's 
signature 

On  the  right  is  Rossini's  way  of 
signing  himself. 


Ole  Bull  wrote  like  this 


6 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


May  19,  1900 


AT  THE  ♦  *  *» 
hOCAh  THEATRES 


The  Columbia. 

HThe  very  versatile  Sidney  Ellis  is 
*■  responsible  for  a  delightful  enter- 
tainment as  furnished  by  the  clever 
people  now  in  their  second  week  at 
the  popular  Columbia.  Al.  H.  Wil- 
son's delightful  Germanisms  are  the 
main  feature  of  the  show,  although  he 
is  closely  seconded  by  Bobby  Rosaire 
and  Tommy  Elliot,  the  two  artful 
imps,  who  act  with  much  drollery  and 
nimbleness.  Mr."  Wilson  has  a  most 
unctious  personality,  and  is  by  far  the 
best  of  the  stage  German  dialect  per- 
formers. He  is  to  be  starred  next 
season  in  a  new  play  by  Sidney  Ellis, 
called  The  Watch  of  the  Rhine,  and 
with  the  playwriting  ability  of  Mr. 
Ellis  and  the  stage  talents  of  Mr.  Wil- 
son, the  new  piece  can  hardly  beother 
than  a  success.  The  Evil's  Eye  is  very 
pleasingly  staged  and  furnishes 
throughout  an  enjoyable  performance. 
A  very  good  second  week's  business 
has  been  done. 


The  Alcazar 

A  nother  big  success  has  crowned 
the  efforts  of  the  Alcazar  Stock 
Company  this   week    in  Jerome  K. 
Jerome's  play,  The  Maister  of  Wood 
Barrow.     It  can  be  truthfully  said 
that  rural  and  domestic  dramas  of  this 
kind,  with  heart  interest,  and  with  the 
lights  and  shadows  of  daily  life,  all 
presented   in    a    natural,  unaffected 
manner,  are  the  ones  that  hold  the 
public  where  others  fail,  and  little  else 
but  praise  can  be  said  in  favor  of  the 
presentation  of  The  Maister  of  Wood 
Barrow   by  the   Alcazar  Company. 
With  the  possible  exception  of  the 
hard  and  unusual  dialect  necessary, 
Ernest  Hastings  as  Allen  Rollitt  was 
in  his  element.    He  always  gives  one 
the  impression  that    the    parts  he 
assumes  were  especially  written  for 
him,  rather  than  that  he  were  schooled 
to  fit  the  parts,  and  in  this  character 
he  is  certainly  in  his  element,  for  he  is 
first   the    widow's    rough,  uncouth 
farmer  son,  then  the   gentleman  of 
leisure,  with  the  opportunity  of  grad- 
uating from  corduroys  to  broadcloth, 
and  it   wouldn't  be  Hastings  if  he 
didn't  wear  fine  clothes  and  a  chrysan- 
themum as  large  as  a  hat  when  the 
opportunity  offered.     It  is  in  these 
changes  that  he  shines  so  brilliantly, 
and,  as  we  have  often  said  before,  he 
has  yet  to  do  a  part  in  any  but  the 
most  commendable  way.  Miss  Everett 


as  Clara  Dexter  did  not  have  a  great 
deal  to  do,  yet  she  did  the  part  of  the 
adventuress  in  a  most  natural  way. 
Laura  Crews  as  Deborah  had  an 
opportunity  to  shine  and  she  took 
advantage  of  it.  She  is  one  of  those 
stage  girls  who  seem  to  be  always 
learning  how  to  do  a  thing  or  play  a 
part  better  each  time.  Miss  Howe 
was  the  usual  clever  character  as  the 
mother  of  Allen.  Miss  Wakeman 
appeared  for  nve  minutes  as  Rachael 
and  her  makeup  certainly  does  her 
credit.  Ernest  Howell  gave  evidence 
of  superior  character  work  by  jumping 
from  the  idiotic  country  boy  character 
of  Ichabod  to  that  of  the  adventurer, 
Hon.  Tom  Gussett,  and  he  did  it  well. 
Carlyle  Moore  was  cast  for  Gussett, 
but  was  unable  to  appear  on  account 
of  illness.  Mr.  Howell's  work  was 
most  commendable.  George  P.  Web- 
ster did  not  seem  like  himself  in  the 
younger  character  of  Cranbourne,  not 
on  account  of  his  acting — which  was 
good,  as  is  always  the  case — but  be- 
cause of  the  lack  of  big  whiskers  and 
gray  hair,  the  indications  of  old  men 
with  which  we  always  associate  him. 
The  good  work  of  Howard  Scott  as 
Piffin  showed  that  the  part  fits  him 
better  than  any  he  has  assumed  for  a 
long  time,  and  he  is  always  acceptable. 
The  cast  was  completed  by  Jeffrey 
Williams,  George  Nichols,  Frank 
Cotter  and  Jack  Morris. 


Grand  Opera  House 

T^iik  extragavanza  company  is  giv- 
*  ing  a  musical  comedy  The  Lady 
Slavey,  at  the  Grand  Opera  House 
this  week,  and  it  is  an  improvement 
on  the  work  given  so  far  by  them.  It 
is  very  handsomely  staged  and  the 
costumes  were  quite  de  rigeur.  It  is 
Arthur  Wooley's  first  appearance  since 
the  opera  company  went  to  Eos 
Angeles  some  weeks  since,  and  he  has 
been  received  with  a  perfect  ovation — 
almost  stopping  the  play  for  a  few 
moments.  As  Sykes,  he  fills  the  role 
of  comedian  very  much,  to  the  delight 
of  the  gallery  gods  who  howl  their  joy 
when  he  is  at  his  funniest.  Harry 
Cashman,  as  the  sheriff,  is  very  enjoy- 
able in  his  rather  tight  fitting  raiment. 
Geo.  Lyding,  as  the  Chicago  million- 
aire, is  quite  sporty  and  makes  love  to 
any  and  every  girl  that  comes  into 
view  with  great  care  and  excellent  form. 
His  sweet  voice  is  a  great  addition 
to  the  company,  and  his  love  song  is 


most  deserving  of  the  hearty  applause 
which  follows  it.  Forrest  Seabury 
shines  as  Ikey  the  moneyed  Jew, 
he  is  especially  seen  to  advantage  in 
his  ballet  costume.  Lewis  Wood,  the 
grocer,  is  quite  an  English  character. 
Edward  Adams,  as  Lord  Lavender  is 
quite  the  inspired  chappy  he  desires  to 
present.  Blanche  Chapman,  the 
grocer's  daughter  is  happy  in  her 
antique  costume,  which  certainly  is 
very  fetching  and  her  cockney  accent 
true  to  life.  Louise  Royce  is  the 
typical  music  hall  queen  and  enters 
into  the  spirit  of  the  part  with  grace 
and  unction.  In  her  stunning  black 
ballet  costume  she  is  a  charming 
picture.  Isabelle  Underwood,  as  the 
Lady  Slavey,  is  the  ladies'  maid  she 
pretends  to  be.  Her  song,  Baby,  is  sung 
with  excellent  effect,  her  contralto  of  a 
deep,  rather  but  pleasing  quality  is 
well  handled  and  much  enjoyed  by 
the  audience  who  show  their  appreci- 
ation by  showering  flowers  upon  her. 


The  California 

A  N  admirer  of  James  Neill  and  the 
Neill  Company  has  asked  the 
favor  of  being  allowed  to  record  his 
views  of  this  capable  company,  and  as 
the  general  tone  of  his  article  reflects  in 
a  very  full  measure  the  general  public 
estimate,  we  allow  it  to  take  the  place  of 
our  regular  review  of  the  weekly  pro- 
duction: 

'  'It  is  not  a  difficult  matter  to  applaud 
real  merit,  and  James  Neill  pleases  me 
more  thoroughly  than  any  per- 
former I  have  seen  on  the  San  Fran- 
cisco stage  in  a  long  while.  He  takes 
the  roles  of  Mansfield  and  Goodwin, 
but  he  does  not  imitate  them.  In  my 
opinion  his  Baron  Chevrial  was  per- 
fect. For  several  hours  I  watched 
him  intently,  and  if  he  missed  a  mo- 
tion to  his  finger-tip  on  an  expression 
necessary  to  convey  his  condition,  I 
failed  to  detect  it.  In  An  American 
Citizen  Mr.  Neill  throws  aside  any 
person's  ideas  and  his  own  personality 
is  the  feature  and  attraction  of  the 
piece.  To  be  sure  this  is  as  it 
should  be,  the  comedy  was  created 
to  play  around  Beresford  Cruger,  yet 
Mr.  Neill  covers  this  intentional 
prominence,  and  by  his  delicate  grace 
and  pleasant  manner  wins  the  good 
humor  of  his  audience  as  well  as  the 
gratitude  of  his  support.  The  entire 
company  severally  is  well  balanced. 
Benj.  Howard  has  not  as  pleasant  a 


character  in  An  American  Citizen, 
but  his  villain  is  not  a  bad  one.  Em- 
mett  Shackleford  makes  one  think  of 
our  own  Carlyle,  while  Edythe  Chap- 
man, with  her  graceful  manner,  ap- 
peals to  the  sympathy  of  the  audience. 
San  Francisco  is  the  third  city  in 
which  I  have  watched  the  Neill  Com- 
pany climb  the  ladder  of  fame.  I  first 
saw  them  in  Denver.  Wherever  they 
go  they  leave  in  their  trail  a  host  of 
friends,  and  naught  but  kind  words 
are  said  of  them.  I  am  sure  that  this 
city  will  regret  the  closing  of  their 
engagement. 


The  JhoU 


'T'he  Wizard's  powers  are  waving — 
the  third  long  area  in  the  history 
of  the  Tivoli  is  nearing  its  end.  The 
attendence  has  held  up  remarkably 
well  and  the  performance  has  been  one 
to  give  the  company  a  firmer  hold  than 
ever  on  the  affections  of  our  theatre 
goers.  One  more  week  will  be  given 
the  Wizard,  after  which  the  pictur- 
esque Three  Guardsmen,  set  to  music 
by  Baney,  will  be  brought  out. 


Deriber  Openings 

The  Elitch  Garden  opening  takes 
place  on  Saturday,  the  26th,  the  open- 
ing bill  being  The  Wife.  Manhattan 
Beach  will  not  be  ready  for  the  summer 
season  until  the  4th  of  June.  Walter 
Clarke  Bellows  has  arrived  in  Denver 
and  started  preliminary  work.  The 
Beach  is  to  be  given  over  to  melo- 
drama and  heavy  attractions.  The 
Gardens  will  be  devoted  the  first  half 
of  the  season,  to  society  plays,  farce 
comedies,  and  the  airy  persiflage  of 
theatrical  affairs. 

Mrs.  Elitch  hopes  by  the  middle  of 
July  or  the  first  of  August  to  have  a 
month  or  six  weeks'  season  of  light 
opera.  The  orchestra  at  the  Gardens 
is  also  to  be  improved  and  enlarged, 
and  the  symphony  concerts  which 
proved  a  feature  last  season,  will  be 
continued  this  summer. 

Georgie  Cooper  will  shortly  arrive 
home  from  Denver,  where  Harry  Cor- 
son Clarke's  company  finished  the  sea- 
son. Miss  Cooper  has  been  playing 
Cissy,  winning  much  praise. 


Fred  Belasco  will  arrive  in  New 
York  the  first  of  July.  Fred  writes 
home  that  he  fails  to  see  where  Lon- 
don comes  in. 


May  19,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


The  Orpheum 

P  xceptionally  good  programs 
*— '  have  been  the  rule  at  the  Orpheum 
for  some  time,  but  this  week's  bill 
eclipses  the  mall  for  a  good,  refined, 
humorous  show  that  is  entertaining 
from  the  rise  of  the  curtain  to  the 
finale.  An  almost  entire  change  in 
the  numbers  from  last  week  is  pre- 
sented, the  only  holdovers  being  Will 
E.  Bates,  who  is  about  the  best  cor- 
netist  that  has  ever  appeared  in  this 
city;  Mark  Sullivan,  comedian  and  a 
right  clever  mimic;  and  Milton  and 
Dollie  Nobles,  who  give  a  different 
comedy  this  week  entitled  Why 
Walker  Reformed,  in  which  they  do 
themselves  proud.  The  Musical 
Kleists  give  a  weird  exhibition  which 
is  a  combination  of  musical  and  elec- 
trical effects  and  comical  black  art. 
Louise  Gunning  sings  Scotch  ballads 
very  sweetly  and  is  quite  charming. 
Ezra  Kendall,  rightly  named  the  King 
Pin  of  all  Monologuists,  is  par  excel- 
lent. His  plain,  free  and  easy  manner, 
together  with  his  inexhaustible  supply 
of  new  jokes  and  comical  stories,  would 
more  than  furnish  an  evening's  enter- 
tainment. The  Newsboys'  Quintette, 
whose  singing  and  dancing  called 
forth  the  hearty  applause  of  a  pleased 
audience,  are  well  worth  seeing,  espec- 
ially the  dark  complexioned  member, 
who  is  decidedly  comical.  Charles 
Ulrick  gives  a  marvelous  exhibition. 
With  his  head  and  shoulders  resting 
on  a  cushion  and  his  shapely  limbs 
pointing  skyward  he  juggles  and 
handles  with  his  feet  an  immense 
barrel  with  gracefulness  and  ease  that 
is  astonishing.  Concluding  with  the 
Biograph  pictures,  an  entirely  new 
series  of  interesting  views. 


The  Chutes 


The  Olympia 

It  is  what  they  call  a  big  bill  at 
'  the  Olympia-  this  week.  Gertie 
Getchell,  the  operatic  soprano,  is  very 
good  in  her  selections.  Deets  and 
Don,  the  character  change  artists,  are 
still  treating  the  house  to  nightly 
feasts.  Alice  Raymond's  cornet  solos 
show  her  power  and  careful  execu- 
tion. Jessie  Reed,  the  comedienne, 
brings  down  the  house.  The  re-ap- 
pearance of  the  favorites,  Carlton  and 
Royce,  is  the  signal  for  storms  of 
welcoming  applause.  Maurice  Monta- 
gue, the  dramatic  tenor,  gives  some 
good  solos.  Maud  Darrell,  Hattie 
Wood,  Adelaide  Sullivan,  Hanlon 
and  Singer  and  Mile.  Thelma  com- 
plete a  good  program.  Friday, 
amateur  night,  was  full  of  fun.  The 
Hungarian  Orchestra,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Conductor  Isidore  Fenster, 
gives  good  entertainment  every  night. 


"There  are  additional  good  people 
1  on  the  program  at  the  Chutes 
this  week.  Geo.  Trump,  hand  bal- 
ancer makes  a  wonderful  six  foot  leap 
on  his  hands,  proving  a  most  surprising 
act.  Rayston  and  Raeford,  song  and 
dance  artists  have  an  excellent  short 
sketch  in  which  Mr.  Rayston  proves 
himself  a  wonderful  contortionist,  in 
his  dancing.  Harry  Holmes  and  his 
diving  dog  make  a  great  hit,  Dandy 
jumping  fifty  feet  into  a  net  on  the 
stage.  The  Dockmans  score  a  hit 
with  the  bag  punching  act,  showing 
some  very  remarkable  work.  The 
holdovers  Harry  Castle,  Frosto  and 
Warda  and  Harry  De  Armo  are  but 
repeating  their  success.  The  Ani- 
matoscope  presents  some  excellent 
pictures.  Amateur  night  was  made 
joyous  with  more  initiations  into  the 
Full  Moon  Society.  Geo.  Whistler 
and  Paul  Bowers  give  a  fine  exhibition 
of  aquatic  sports  on  the  lake. 


The  Oberon 


Crowded  houses  at  the  Oberon1 
attest  the  excellence  of  the  pro- 
gram this  week.  Al.  Hazzard,  the 
ventriloquist  made  an  immediate  hit 
with  his  amusing  dialogues  and  his 
talking  figures.  Vera  Chandon,  com- 
medienne,  gives  some  excellent  songs 
and  dances,  the  cakewalk  bringing 
down  the  house.  Sara  Marco,  the 
contralto  is  recalled  many  times  for 
her  excellent  singing.  Salvini  gives 
some  new  songs.  Miss  Ophelia  Hill 
plays  some  charming  violin  selections. 
Louis  N.  Ritzau's  American  Ladies' 
Orchestra  have  some  choice  music 
this  week,  the  overture  Sradella 
[Flotow],  being  particularly  well 
rendered  and  enjoyable,  also  the 
Strauss  Waltzes — 100 1  nights — which 
always  brings  storms  of  applause  from 
the  audience.  The  Edison  Projecto- 
scope  shows  a  series  of  new  and 
interesting  views,  and  proves  a  very 
enjoyable  portion  of  the  evening's 
entertainment. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

The  Davenport  Sisters  open  at  the 
Thalia  May  21. 

Kessing  and  Ralston  left  this  week 
for  the  Northwest. 

Deets  and  Don  are  making  a  great 
hit  at  the  Olympia. 

The  Zola  Sisters  are  big  hits  at  the 
Orpheum  Theatre,  Randsburg. 

Ada  Sweeny  is  a  card  at  the  Leader, 
Vallejo,  this  week. 

Glorine  is  a  hit  at  the  Coeur 
D'Alene  Theatre,  Spokane. 

Gates  and  Clark  will  shortly  arrive 
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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York,  May  13.— Venerable  Joseph 
Jefferson  was  the  last  actor  of  note  to  play 
at  the  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre  before  that 
house  was  turned  last  week  into  the  con- 
tinuous vaudeville  under  Proctor  who  put 
on  an  unusually  strong  bill.  It  included 
the  first  appearance  in  vaudeville  of  the 
real  Earl  of  Yarmouth,  known  professionally 
as  Eric  Hope.  Also  the  first  appearance  of 
Thomas  L.  Seabrooke  in  the  continuous. 
Each  had  a  new  sketch  to  exhibit  his 
peculiar  talents,  and  both  were  well 
received.  The  opening  of  the  Fifth  Avenue 
as  a  continuous  show  house  is  as  yet  an 
experiment,  but  if  Proctor  has  the  good 
luck  with  it  that  he  has  had  with  his  other 
enterprises,  it  will  become  a  fixture. 


Wilh  the  exception  of  these  two  sketches 
there  was  no  new  offering  at  any  of  the 
theatres  last  week.  The  Bostonians  revived 
Robin  Hood  at  the  Knickerbocker  Theatre, 
and  will  close  their  engagement  this  week 
with  The  Serenade.  Blanche  Walsh  and 
Melbourne  McDowell,  who  have  been  hav- 
ing tiffs  along  the  road,  managed  to  get  to 
the  Grand  Opera  House  together  in  Cleo- 
patra and  Fedora.  Woman  and  Wine 
closed  at  the  Manhattan  Theatre  last  night 
after  having  had  a  good  run  under  Brady 
and  Ziegfeld's  management.  Paderewski 
gave  two  farewell  concerts  in  Carnegie 
Hall.  The  Borderside  closed  last  evening 
at  the  Lyceum,  and  The  Great  Ruby  closed 
at  the  Fourteenth  Street  Theatre.  Ben 
llur  closed  at  the  Broadway,  Way  Down 
East  closed  at  the  Academy  of  Music.  In 
fact  in  another  week  there  will  be  few 
attractions  open  except  roof  gardens  just 
getting  ready  for  the  summer. 

* 
*  * 

The  Victoria  Roof  Garden  will  be  twice 
as  large  this  year  as  it  was  last,  as  the  new 
theatre  next  to  the  Victoria  which  is  also 
being  built  by  Oscar  Hammerstein,  the 
irrepressible,  will  be  ready  in  time  to  have 
the  roof  garden  extend  over  that  building. 


It  looks  as  though  James  T.  Powers  in  A 
Runaway  Girl  under  B.  D.  Steven's  man- 
agement at  Daly's  would  hold  out  the 
longest  of  all  the  regular  companies.  As  I 
saw  a  performance  last  week,  Jerome 
Svkes,  the  most  ponderous  of  Ben  Steven's 
string  of  stars,  was  in  a  box  and  was  appar- 
ently enjoying  the  work  of  little  Jimmy 
Powers.  So  Chris  and  the  Wonderful  Lamp 
in  which  Sykes  and  Edna  Wallace  were 
joint  luminaries,  closed  along  with  the  other 
musical  comedies  which  pleased  us  last 
winter. 

*  * 

The  manner  in  which  the  New  York 
papers  have  been  misled  by  some  practical 
joker  with  reference  to  the  Bostonians  is 
amusing.    Even  the  New  York  Sun,  usually 


so  accurate,  says  of  Robin  Hood:  "W.  H. 
MacDonald  used  to  have  the  title  part,  but 
now  he  succeeds  Eugene  Cowles  as  Little 
John,  whose  notes  are  not  in  Mr.  MacDon- 
ald's  range.  The  anvil  song  is  too  deep  for 
him  even  to  attempt.  It  has  been  trans- 
ferred to  Will  Scarlet,  and  is  sung  excel- 
lently by  John  Dunsmore.  Robin  Hood  is 
now  represented  by  Frank  Rushworth,  the 
excellent  tenor  who  was  first  heard  here  in 
La  Poupee.  His  voice  is  much  above  the 
average  heard  in  English  opera,  and  he 
sings  with  great  expression.  He  looks  no 
more  than  30  years  old,  which  is  much 
younger  than  any  chorus  'girl'  of  the  com- 
pany. Marcia  Van  Dresser  and  Helen 
Bertram  provide  lavishly  in  beauty  what  the 
chorus  lacks."  Every  one  familiar  with 
Robin  Hood  knows  that  the  title  role  was 
always  the  tenor  role:  that  MacDonald,  the 
baritone,  originally  sang  Little  John,  and 
that  the  part  of  Will  Scarlet,  formerly  sung 
by  Eugene  Cowles,  always  contained  the 
Armorer's  Song.  In  fact  there  has  been  no 
change  in  the  casting  of  the  roles  as  far  as 
the  Bostonians  who  are  left  are  concerned. 
The  only  change  is  that  the  Bostonians  have 
never  been  able  to  duplicate  Cowles  or 
Jessie  Bartlett  Davis.  The  fact  that  the  Sun's 
critic  says  Frank  Rushworth  is  an  excellent 
tenor  makes  one  suspicious  that  the  critic 
must  have  strayed  off  that  night  to  the  prize 
fight  instead,  and  utilized  some  of  the  press 
agent's  lurid  English  in  lieu  of  a  review  of 
his  own.  Rob  Roy. 

DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Col.,  May  8. — Harry  Corson 
Clarke  received  a  perfect  ovation  Sunday 
night  on  his  return  to  Denver.  The  Tabor 
will  undoubtedly  be  packed  at  every  per- 
formance during  his  week's  engagement,  as 
the  play  will  not  only  draw  on  its  own 
merits,  but  every  one  wants  to  see  "Harry." 
Mr.  Clarke  is  a  comedian  of  rare  ability, 
and  is  well  suited  in  the  part  of  Jones.  His 
supporting  company  is  fair,  but  of  course 
Clarke  is  the  "whole  show." 

The  Stock  Company  is  not  doing  a  very 
good  business  at  the  Lyceum  Theatre  this 
week  in  Jim  the  Penman.  It  is  probable 
that  they  will  close  before  the  week  is  out 
and  go  on  to  Kansas  City.  Mr.  Abbe  is 
making  a  hit  as  Captain  Redwood;  John 
Flood  is  good  as  Ralston;  Mr.  Berthelet 
plays  Lord  Drelincourt  well;  Miss  Hope 
suffers  somewhat  by  comparison  with 
Edythe  Chapman  whom  we  last  saw  in  the 
part  of  Mrs.  Ralston;  Lottie  Alter  is  a  sweet 
and  dainty  Nina.  Mr.  Charles  Mylott  and 
F.  Otis  Emmons,  formerly  of  the  Broadway 
Dramatic  School,  are  acquitting  themselves 
well  in  important  roles  with  the  company 
this  week.  Mr.  Mylott  takes  Frederick 
Conger's  place  in  the  juvenile  part  as  Mr. 
Conger  has  returned  to  New  York.  *  The 
Broadway  is  dark  this  week  with  the  excep- 
tion of  Wednesday  night,  when  the  students 
of  the  Broadway  Dramatic  School  will  pro- 
duce Young  Mrs.  Winthrop.  *  During  Miss 


Rehan's  engagement  last  week,  besides  the 
School  for  Scandal  of  which  I  wrote  in  my 
last  letter,  she  produced  As  You  Like  It  and 
the  Taming  of  the  Shrew.  In  both  plays 
she  was  excellent.  She  is  a  thorough  artist 
and  her  Rosalind  was  a  treat  long  to  be 
remembered.  *  At  the  Denver  this  week  Al 
Fremont  is  starring  in  Master  and  Man. 
Business  poor.  *  Next  week  we  have  John 
Drew  at  the  Broadway  and  Henrietta  Cros- 
man  at  the  Tabor.  Both  will  undoubtedly 
do  a  big  business.  Bob  Bell. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 
St.  John,  May  8. —  Business  very  light 
with  the  Town  Topics  Company  last  week. 
Jere  McAuliffe's  in  repertoire  3-5.  Business 
good  audjere's  songs  met  with  favor.  Leads 
were  played  in  a  pleasing  manner  by  Jessie 
Merritt  and  Lawrence  Grattan.  Last  night 
Chas.  K.  Harris'  Jessie  Harcourt  Company 
opened  a  week's  repertoire  with  Love  and 
Law  to  a  fine  house.  Leads  were  played  by 
Ethel  Fuller  and  Chas.  K.  Harris.  Mati- 
nees every  day,  commencing  today.  At 
Mechanics'  Institute  tonight,  the  Bostonia 
Sextette,  under  the  auspices  of  our  local 
Oratorio  Society.    Pkachev  Carnkhax. 


MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Butte,  Montana,  May  14.— The  Grand 
Opera  House,  Mr.  G.  O.  McFarland,  Man- 
ager— The  week  May  6th  to  12th  was  quiet 
at 'the  Grand,  except  the  last  two  nights, 
when  West's  Minstrel  Jubilee  held  the 
boards.  An  immense  house  greeted  Mr. 
West  both  Friday  and  Saturday  nights. 

On  the  closing  night  of  the  engagement 
(Saturday  eve)  the  friends  of  Mr.  Richard 
Jose  tendered  him  and  the  company  a  ban- 
quet, the  fun  lasting  until  4  a.  m.  Sunday. 

The  13th,  The  Suwanee  River  attracted  a 
big  house  at  the  Grand,  and  by  8  o'clock  it 
was  almost  impossible  to  secure  a  seat.  This 
was  the  second  appearance  of  this  beautiful 
old  southern  piece  here,  and  full  houses  was 
the  result  during  the  entire  engagement. 

Thursday  and  Friday  Dunne  and  Ryley's 
all  star  cast  will  be  seen  at  the  Grand  in 
Hoyt's  A  Rag  Baby,  and  from  the  advance 
sale  of  seats  there  will  not  be  standing  room 
when  the  curtain  rises.  Following  Dunne 
and  Ryley's  Company  will  come  Ward  and 
Vokes  in  The  Floor  Walker. 

L.  Maclay  Rank. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  May  14. — Salt 
Lake's  theatrical  season  has  come  to  a  close 
at  the  Grand.  The  Salt  Lake  Theatre  still 
has  a  few  attractions.  John  Drew  presents 
The  Tyranny  of  Tears  May  19th  and  the 
Henry  Miller  Company  is  booked  for  two 
nights  early  in  June. 

Petschuikoff  and  Hambourg  were  heard 
at  the  Theatre  May  9th. 


Gentry's  Dog  and  Pony  Show  will  be  seen 
for, four  nights,  commencing  May  17th. 

St.  Paul's  Guild  gave  a  vaudeville  enter- 
tainment at  the  Theatre  May  7th  for  benefit 
of  the  sufferers  from  the  recent  coal  mine 
explosion  at  Schofield,  and  raised  between 
six  and  seven  hundred  dollars.  May  17th  a 
grand  concert  will  be  given  at  the  Taber- 
nacle to  raise  funds  for  the  same  purpose. 

John  K.  Hardy. 


DAKOTA 

Special  Correspondence 
Fargo,  May  12. — A  few  good  attractions 
are  coming  this  way,  before  the  season 
closes.  Tuesday,  May  15,  Dunne  and 
Ryley's  All  Star  Cast,  in  Hoyt's  A  Rag 
Baby.  The  company  is  on  its  way  to  San 
Francisco.  Fargo  is  the  only  city  they  play 
between  St.  Paul  and  Butte,  Mont.  West's 
Minstrels  May  17th,  and  Have  You  Seen 
Smith  May  19th.  May  8th,  Burr  Mcintosh 
in  Pudd'nheod  Wilson  drew  a  small  house. 
Wednesday,  May  9th,  Willie  Collier  in  Mr. 
Smooth  was  greeted  by  a  good  audience. 
The  piece  seemed  to  be  well  liked.  C. 


W.  T.  EllEford  and  his  charming 
wife,  Jessie  Norton,  are  in  New  York, 
and  are  expected  back  to  the  coast  in 
a  couple  of  weeks,  bringing  with  them 
some  new  players  and  plays.  The 
regular  stock  season  will  open  in  July. 


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being  carefully  forged.  In  the  aggregate,  the  production 
reflects  m  ch  skill  and  credit  upon  the  pen  of  the  author 
of  Anne  Boleyh.— Nashville  Democrat. 

Dr.  Callahan  is  a  playwright  of  experience,  he  has 
learned  the  art  of  dramatic  construction  a  d  this  play  is 
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The  scene  in  the  fourth  act  between  Merribond  and  his 
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The  play  abound*  in  vivid  touches.  The  character 
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The  Lady  Slavey  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House  has  been  numerously 
attended  by  society  parties.  In  the 
history  of  the  Moroseo  Management 
there  has  never  lieen  such  a  rush  on 
stage  boxes  as  this  week. 


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Leading  Woman 

Ai.cazar  Stock  Co. 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

EDWARD  B.  LADA 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

EDITH  CRASKE 

Premier  Danseuse 

Grand  Opera  House. 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

MARY  SCOTT 

Leading  Woman  Stockwell  Co 

MAY  BLAYNEY 

leading  juvenile 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivoli 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland.  Cal. 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,  Thompson  Stot  k  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey   Theatre,  Oakland 


Jeffrey  D.  Williams    GERALD  L.  DILLON 

Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 


Alcazar  Theatie 


ERNEST   HOWELL      Blanche  La  Mar 


Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 


Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 

GEORGE BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

C.  ROY  FLEMING 

Thompson  Stock  Co. 


Miss  Anna  Lichter 

TIVOLI OPERA  HOUSE 

EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Thtatre. 

VIOLA  ALBERTI 

Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Macdonough  Stock  Co.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

Landers  Stevens 

PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 

GEO.  r\  WEBSTER 
•    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  + 

Sydney  Plhtt 

Stack  Manager 
Haymarkkt  Theatric  Co. 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

At  Liberty 

Address  this  Office 

LOUISE  ROYCE 

Prima  Donna,  Grand  Opera  House 

FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

With  the  Neill  Co. 


Characters 

VINTON  STOCK  CO.       ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

MISS  GEORGIE  WOODTHORPE 

ALCAZAR  STOCK 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

CORAL  THORNDYKE 

SOLIBRETTE 

Address  this  Office 

Reginald  Travers 

With  Frawley  Co. 

ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 

Edwin  T.  Emery 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

Union  Male  Quartet 

For  engagements  (nil  occasions)  City  or  In- 
terior, address,  Mk.  Chas.  Henlky,  Manager,  care 
Tre9s  Club,  S.  F. 

STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man — Pailey  Stock  Co. 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  H91900 

C.  W.  PYNE 

Pianist  and  Instruction 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


May  19,  1900 


Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 
Los  Angki.ES,  May  15.— Considerable  sur- 
prise was  created  last  week  by  the  announce- 
ment by  Manager  Morosco  that  the  Frawley 
Company  would  come  to  his  theatre  the  first 
week  in  June  to  play  a  summer  engagement. 
The  general  supposition  is  that  Morosco  is 
interested  in  the  iease  on  the  Los  Angeles 
theatre  and  that  was  sufficient  inducement 
to  Frawley  to  play  the  engagement  at  the 
Burbank.  Frawley  is  in  the  East  securing 
new  plays,  Morosco  is  happy,  the  members 
of  the  company  are  congratulating  them- 
selves on  the  fact  that  they  are  to  remain  in 
this  city  during  the  summer,  and  the  man- 
agement of  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  does 
not  seem  to  know  anything  about  the 
affair. 

Lew  Bloom,  the  originator  of  the  Tramp 
Act  that  has  delighted  thousands  of  people, 
will  be  given  a  benefit  performance  by  the 
Elks,  assisted  by  talent  from  the  theatres, 
the  31st  inst.  Mr.  Bloom,  who  is  accom- 
panied by  his  wife,  has  been  very  ill  in  this 
city  for  two  months. 

The  Stanton  Women's  Relief  Corps  will 
be  given  a  benefit  at  the  Burbank  all  of  next 
week.  The  drawing  card  will  be  The 
Brownies  in  Fairyland,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  S.  H.  Friedlander. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  the  Frawley 
Company  put  on  Mine.  Sans  Gene  the  13- 
14.  It  was  this  piece  that  made  Mary  Van 
Buren  famous.  The  house  was  packed  for 
every  performance.  With  Flying  Colors 
held  the  boards  16-17.  Tne  double  bill  of 
Rizpah  Misery  and  David  Garrick  did  good 
business  balance  of  the  week. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  The  Real 
Widow  Brown  played  to  good  business  dur- 
ing the  week.  The  piece  is  not  good,  the 
comedy  is  bad  and  the  whole  performance 
is  lacking. 

At  the  Orpheum  a  bill  of  stars  that  shine 
by  their  own  light  is  responsible  for  two 
hours  and  a  half  of  excellent  entertainment. 
Digby  Bell  is  still  the  big  card, but  the  others 
are  not  far  away.  The  bill  includes  Little 
Fred  and  his  animals,  The  Sidmans,  Forrest 
Bros.,  Bellman  &  Moore,  lluomaii  & 
Ardelle,  Mile.  Proto.  Rae  &  Brosche  and 
Digby  Bell.  Herbert  L.  Cornish. 

VALLEJO 

Special  Correspondence 
Last  Saturday  night  John  Hammersmith, 
leader  of  the  Olympic  Club,  and  his  band  of 
athletes  gave  an  exhibition  at  Farragut  Hall. 
The  acts  of  brain  and  muscle  were  inter- 
spersed with  vocal  numbers.  The  new 
bicycle  path  was  the  beneficiary.  R. 

SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  May  16. — Last  night  at  the 
Clunie,  the  Vinton  selected  stock  company 
produced  Francesca  diRemini.  The  tragedy 
was  given  in  every  way  superior  to  any 
former  production.  Vinton  as  Lanciotto  had 
an  opportunity  of  showing  his  ability  in 
heavy  roles  aud  distinguished  himself.  Reta 
Villieasas  Francesca  had  the  first  chance  of 
proving  what  a  perfect  artist  she  really  is. 
Her  acting  was  faultless.  Blanche  Le  Mar, 
as  Ritta,  displayed  much  grace  and  effective- 
ness. The  whole  cast  was  strong,  and  cos- 
tumes and  scenery  elegant. 

The  manuscript  for  Quo  Vadis  arrived 
yesterday  and  the  company  will  begin  re- 
hearsing today  for  its  production  next  week. 

The  scenery  and  effects  from  the  Alcazar 
will  be  used.  Fvil  Eye  May  26th;  Henry 
Miller  June  15th;  Keller  June  29th  and  30th. 

STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence. 

Stockton,  Cal.,  May  16.— Every  thing 
is  Street  Fair  here  now,  excepting  the  State 
Convention    of    the    Christian  Endeavor. 


The  Street  Fair  promises  to  outdo  all  that 
have  been  held  in  this  State.  There  will  be 
amusements  galore.  Already  twenty-five 
applications  are  in  for  amusement  conces- 
sions, and  there  will  be  a  big  free  show 
given  daily  and  nightly.  The  city  will  be 
brilliantly  decorated  and  special  trains  will 
run  from  San  Francisco  over  both  Southern 
Pacific  and  Santa  Fe  routes.  The  Fair  will 
end  on  July  4th. 

Theatricals  are  not  rushing.  The  Real 
Widow  Brown  played  the  22d  and  The  Evil 
Eye  follows,  with  the  following  in  close  suc- 
cession :  John  Drew  in  Tyranny  of  Tears,  The 
Girl  from  Chili,  Henry  Miller,  and  Kellar, 
the  Magician.  Many  of  the  big  shows  com- 
ing to  this  coast  will  play  Stockton  before 
they  do  San  Francisco. 

Business  Manager  Henry  of  the  Yo  Semite 
is  a  great  reader  of  The  Review  and  there 
is  very  little  in  it  that  escapes  his  eagle  eye 
each  week. 

A  company  called  the  Black  Kentuckians 
played  the  Avon  11,  12,  13,  to  large  business. 
"Senator"  Hamden  is  at  the  head  of  the 
aggregation.  Andy  Simpson,  Jr.,  whose 
father  and  uncle  own  the  Avon,  made  quite 
a  success  as  manager.    GEO.  E.  McLEOD. 

Personal  Mention 

Freda  Gallick,  the  clever  young 
California  actress,  has  just  signed 
with  the  Tannhauser  Stock  Company 
of  Milwaukee,  and  leaves  in  a  few 
days  to  join  the  company.  She  will 
play  leading  parts.  Miss  Gallick 
made  her  debut  in  this  city  with  the 
Frawley  Company  in  1895,  since 
which  time  she  has  made  great  head- 
way. Her  last  engagement  was  that 
of  leading  woman  with  the  Robert 
Downing  Company.  She  has  been 
resting  in  this  city  and  visiting  rela- 
tives. 

Darreli.  Vinton  met  with  a 
peculiar  accident  Friday  night  of  last 
week  while  acting  in  The  Octoroon  at 
the  Clunie,  Sacramento.  In  the  knife 
duel  between  him  and  Mr.  Elder,  the 
two  were  so  engaged  and  earnest  that 
Mr.  Vinton's  right  shoulder  was  dis- 
located in  one  of  the  overhead  throws, 
and  he  lay  helpless,  necessitating  the 
sudden  ringing  down  of  the  curtain. 
The  dislocation  was  speedily  reduced, 
however,  and  Saturday  performances 
were  given  all  right. 

Peter  F.  Dailey  is  to  be  starred 
next  season  by  William  Harris  and 
Frank  McKee,  who  have  purchased  a 
farce  that  has  been  a  great  hit  in  Ber- 
lin, and  in  which  Mr.  Dailey  is  to 
hold  the  centre  of  the  stage  at  a  prom- 
inent theatre  in  New  York  next 
October.  The  original  is  called  In 
Himmelhof,  with  the  comedy  hero  as 
the  superintendent  of  a  poster  design- 
ing establishment  in  which  a  number 
of  models  are  employed. 

Mrs.  Wm.  N.  McCarthy,  formerly 
Edith  Hall,  the  Tivoli  soubrette,  was 
thrown  violently  from  a  Jones-street 
car  last  week  and  knocked  insensible 
by  the  sudden  stopping  and  almost 
immediate  starting  of  the  car  as  it  was 
climbing  the  hill  at  Geary  street.  The 
force  of  the  jolt  may  be  imagined 
when  every  window  in  the  car  was 
broken.  Mrs.  McCarthy  has  almost 
recovered  from  the  shock. 

The  item  published  last  week 
about   Blanche    Bates'   return  with 


Henry  Miller  was  erroneous,  as  Miss 
Bates  has  left  New  York  for  a  vaca- 
tion trip  to  Europe. 

S.  H.  Friedlander  left  Thursday 
evening  for  a  week's  visit  to  Los 
Angeles. 

Gertrude  Tidball,  who  made  her 
beginning  in  stage  work  at  the  Alca- 
zar, will  return  to  San  Francisco  with 
Nat  Goodwin's  company.  Although 
playing  but  a  small  part,  Miss  Tidball 
accepted  the  offer  of  the  Goodwins,  as 
it  gave  her  an  opportunity  to  visit  her 
folks  here.  She  has  been  playing  with 
success  in  The  Heart  of  Maryland. 

Several  changes  have  occurred  at 
Morosco's.  Miss  Hawley  has  left  the 
company  and  gone  East.  Chris  Bruno 
and  Mabel  Russell  have  also  retired 
and  will  probably  go  into  vaudeville. 

Sydney  Platt,  returned  from  Pet- 
alutna  Thursday  with  the  Rice  Co., 
with  which  he  has  severed  his  connec- 
tion, in  order  to  make  a  tour  of  the 
coast  with  a  company  of  his  own, 
having  been  promised  sufficient  back- 
ing by  a  well-known  theatrical  pro- 
moter. 

Pretty  Ethel  Strachan  is  now 
among  the  principals  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House,  and  by  her  clever  and 
vivacious  acting  and  sweet  singing 
justifies  the  wisdom  of  the  manage- 
ment. On  her  promotion  she  is  des- 
tined to  attain  an  exalted  position  in 
her  chosen  profession,  for  she  pos- 
sesses all  the  attributes  that  are 
needed  for  complete  success. 

Edwards  Davis,  the  ex-preacher, 
is  now  a  member  of  the  Frohman 
forces,  having  made  quite  a  success 
in  The  Adventures  of  Lady  Ursula. 
He  is  planning  to  organize  a  com- 
pany of  his  own  for  the  summer,  and 
if  his  scheme  is  carried  out  he  will 
play  the  fashionable  summer  resorts 
and  watering  places. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

It  is  announced  that  Sofia  Salchi 
will  sing  in  vaudeville  on  the  Orpheum 
Circuit  next  September. 

Amanda  Bahr  has  become  such  a 
favorite  in  Stockton  that  she  has  been 
retained  at  the  Tivoli  for  four  weeks 
longer. 

Basco  and  Rice  are  No.  1  on  the 
People's  bill,  .Seattle. 

Frank  McSorley  and  Marion  At- 
wood  are  doing  a  taking  turn  at  the 
People's,  Seattle. 

May  Russell  and  Juanita  Coad  are 
numbered  as  favorites  of  the  patrons 
of  the  People's,  Seattle. 

Maud  Mullery,  McSorley  and  At- 
wood,  Basco  and  Rice,  and  the  Gott- 
lobs  are  the  features  at  the  People's 
Theatre,  Seattle. 

Wm.  De  Boe,  the  up-side-down 
man,  opens  at  the  Chutes  in  the  near 
future. 

Roberts,  Smilax  &  Co.  are  at  the 
Fredericksburg  Music  Hall,  Portland, 
and  the  people  seem  to  like  them. 

The  two  Hewetts  are  enjoying 
home-life  for  a  few  weeks  this  summer 
at  Oroville. 

The  Black  Bartons  play  at  Oakland 
Park  Sunday." 


May  Nealson  will  open  at  the 
Chutes  May  21. 

Lynwood  and  Trixedahave  returned 
from  their  Los  Angeles  engagement. 

Matt  Trayers  is  back  from  the  East, 
and  will  rest  till  next  August  . 

Mabel  Parnell  is  a  favorite  at  the 
Casino  Theatre,  Sacramento. 

Snowie  May  Belle  is  at  the  Leader 
Yallejo,  very  popular  with  her  audi- 
ences. 

Emerson,  Emmons  and  Emerson 
will  shortly  go  to  Australia  to  play  at 
the  Tivoli  Theatre. 

Tony  Ryan,  Sisters  Brown,  The 
Walshes,  The  Merediths,  Warren  and 
Howard,  Hattie  Clark,  Gibson  and 
Nash,  The  Samajoas  are  at  the  Casino 
Theatre,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Archie  Levy  will  take  a  strong 
vaudeville  company  of  eighteen  peo- 
ple to  San  Jose  in  the  near  future — 
another  street  fair  the  cause. 

Fred  Gottlob  has  assumed  charge  of 
the  stage  of  the  Mascot  Theatre, 
Seattle. 

Mabel  Le  Claire  opens  at  the  Olym- 
pia  May  21st. 

Helen  Moulton  is  at  the  Monte 
Carlo  Theatre,  Keswick. 

Harry  Melbourne  will  shortly  open 
at  the  Mascot  Theatre,  Seattle. 

Viola  Hayes  will  open  at  the  Ban- 
quet Music  Hall,  Portland,  next  week. 

Dulcie  Sisters  are  favorites  at  Kapp's 
Grotto. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Carrillo  are  in 
town  for  a  few  days.  Mr.  Carrillo  is 
manager  of  the  Standard  Theatre, 
Bakersfield. 

Coral  Thorndike,  a  handsome  and 
accomplished  young  singer,  new  to 
San  Francisco,  makes  her  first  appear- 
ance at  Fischer's  Concert  House 
Monday  night,  May  28. 

The  Keiths  are  meeting  with  great 
success  over  the  N.  W.  Circuit. 
Their  new  act,  One  Summer's  Day, 
was  received  with  great  enthusiasm 
at  the  Alhambra-Greenwood,  B.  C, 
week  of  1st  inst.  They  remain  at  the 
above  theatre  three  weeks  more  with 
Rossland,  Spokane,  Seattle,  Victoria, 
Vancouver  and  Portland  to  follow. 

Josephine  Gassman,  who  first  won 
recognition  for  her  coon  singing  at 
Morosco's  old  stock  company,  is  once 
more  in  New  York  meeting  with  suc- 
cess. 

Between  Acts 


The  two  John  Drew  matinees  at 
the  Columbia  Theatre  are  in  immense 
demand. 

There  is  some  talk  of  bringing  the 
big  original  production  of  Quo  Vadis 
to  this  city. 

The  Dewey  stock  company  is 
establishing  an  unprecedented  record 
in  Oakland  by  running  Quo  Vadis  for 
a  third  week. 

Willard  Wells,  manager  of  the 
Ingomar  Theatre,  Eureka,  writes  that 
a  good  company  can  do  a  big  business 
in  Eureka  just  at  this  time. 

Managers  Ellinghouse  and  Mott  are 
getting  ready  for  the  Frawley  opening 
at  the  Alhambra  June  2d,  notwith- 
standing rumors  to  the  effect  that  the 
Frawleys  would  cancel  their  engage- 
ment there.  A  morning  paper  gives 
out  one  of  these  rumors  to  the  effect 
that  the  engagement  may  be  at  Mor- 
osco's Grand.  As  to  that,  Messrs. 
Ellinghouse  and  Mott  say  they  have  a 
contract  with  Mr.  Frawley  and  have 
heard  no  word  from  him  that  gives 
them  reason  to  believe  that  he  intends 
to  play  elsewhere. 


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THE  COLUMBIA 

As  most  welcome  news  comes  the 
announcement  that  Charles  Frohman 
will  send  John  Drew  to  the  Columbia 
Theatre  for  the  week  beginning  Mon- 
day, the  2istinst.,  including  the  Wed- 
nesday and  Saturday  matinees.  He 
will  bring  with  him  what  is  considered 
the  most  notable  success  of  his  career, 
The  Tyranny  of  Tears.  It  is  clean, 
wholesome,  refreshing,  and  written  in 
the  purest  of  comedy  veins.  In  Lon- 
don it  ran  a  season.  In  New  York, 
at  the  Empire  Theatre,  it  was  staged 
when  the  present  season  opened,  to 
remain  for  ten  weeks  only;  but  so 
great  became  its  vogue,  as  well  as  so 
emphatic  the  hit  made  in  it  by  Mr. 
Drew,  that  it  ran  for  several  months. 
The  cast  will  be  the  complete  original 
one,  as  will  the  production  in  every 
detail.  N.  C.  Goodwin  and  Maxine 
Elliott  follow. 


THE  ALCAZAR 


The  Alcazar  management  makes  a 
wise  move  when  it  announces  its  in- 
tentions to  revive  The  Butterflies. 
Two  years  ago  The  Butterflies  was  put 
on  at  the  Alcazar.  It  was  the  first 
piece  that  Ernest  Hastings  opened  in 
at  that  house,  and  it  was  pronounced 
a  very  decided  success  and  did  one  of 
the  banner  week's  business.  The 
Butterflies  is  one  of  the  best  plays 
which  the  Alcazar  ever  put  on,  and  its 
revival  is  sure  to  attract  unusual 
attention.   

THE  GRAND 


Walter  Moroscohas  struck  a  bonanza 
in  The  Lady  Slavey,  It  is  not  to  be 
wondered  that  the  piece  has  created 
such  a  furore,  for  it  is  years  since  we 
have  had  an  entertainment  as  delight- 
ful and  certainly  never  before  at  the 
present  prices.  Arthur  Wooley  and 
the  new  people  have  made  great  hits. 
The  scenery  is  magnificently  elaborate 
and  the  costumes  gorgeous.  The 
Lady  Slavey  is  packing  the  theatre, 
stage  boxes  included  It  evidently 
possesses  a  strong  interest  for  the 
swagger  set  and  is  destined  to  have  a 
long  and  prosperous  run. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

Never  before  in  the  history  of  the 
Orpheum  has  the  management  been 
in  such  a  position  to  give  good  shows 
as  at  present.  Ezra  Kendall,  loaded 
to  the  guards  with  good  and  new 
material,  is  still  a  drawing  card,  and 
among  the  newcomers  are  the  Mig- 
nani  Family,  celebrated  the  world 
over  as  one  of  the  cleverest  musical 
combinations  in  vaudeville.  There 
are  four  members  in  the  family,  and 
their  sketch,  The  Musical  Barbers,  is 


said  to  be  a  most  decided  novelty. 
They  extract  music  from  shaving 
mugs,  arm-chairs,  razor-strops  and 
blacking-brushes.  Bartho,  the  famous 
premier  danseuse,  has  already  intro- 
duced herself  to  San  Francisco  play- 
goers. She  has  a  host  of  friends  in 
this  city  and  will,  as  usual,  gain  a 
regiment  or  two  of  recruits  on  this 
visit.  The  Wilson  Family  is  another 
noted  aggregation  of  entertainers. 
They  will  have  with  them  some  of  the 
blackest  and  cleverest  pickaninnies 
ever  seen  on  the  Orpheum  stage.  The 
holdovers  are:  Charles  Elrick,  Louise 
Gunning,  Newsboy  Quintette,  Musi- 
cal Kleists  and  the  biograph  with  en- 
tirely new  views.  Matinees  Wednes- 
day, Saturday  and  Sunday. 


THE  TIVOLI 

Next  week,  will  be  the  sixth  and 
last,  of  the  successful  Wizard  of  the 
Nile,  and  though  the  production  is  at 
the  height  of  its  career,  it  will  have  to 
make  way  for  the  romantic  comic 
opera,  The  Three  Guardsmen,  and 
this  great  work  is  likely  to  score  a 
distinct  hit.  Founded  on  Dumas' 
celebrated  novel,  and  with  music  from 
the  pen  of  L.  Varney,  the  distinguished 
composer,  it  is  bound  to  attract  lovers 
of  music.  The  entire  company  will 
appear  in  The  Three  Guardsmen,  and 
James  Corrigan,  a  clever  character 
comedian,  will  make  his  first  appear- 
ance at  the  theatre.  Revivals  of 
Madeline,  The  Sea  King,  The  Geisha, 
Wang  and  other  successes  will  be 
given  this  summer,  and  in  August  the 
grand  opera  season  will  open  with  a 
list  of  famous  singers,  who  come  here 
direct  from  Italy.  The  great  favorites, 
Signors  Salassa,  Avedano  and  Annie 
Lichter,  will  make  their  re-appearance 
with  the  grand  opera  company. 

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together  with  the  last  act  of  La  Fav- 
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week.  The  Nile  Scene  from  Aida  is 
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with  elaborate  scenic  effects  the  week 
of  May  28th.  

M.  B.  Curtis,  with  Sam'l  of  Posen, 
opens  Monday  night  in  Modesto,  con- 
tinuing south  to  San  Diego. 

The  Jessie  Shirley  Company  will 
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Santa  Cruz,  to  a  week  each  in  Grass 
Valley  and  Nevada  City. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


May  19,  1900 


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LOCAL  NOTES 


MADAMK  I.ADA'S  MUSICALE 
Madame  M.  Lada  issued  one  hun- 
dred invitations  for  a  delightful 
musicale  at  her  studio  a  few  evenings 
ago.  Madame  Lada,  who  is  well 
known  as  a  pianist  and  teacher, 
rendered  Polonaise  op.  20  [Chopin], 
Romance  Without  Words  [Saint- 
Saens],  Berciuse  [Chopin],  Concordid 
Quartet — Messrs.  Arthur  Lorenzo, 
Herr  Carl  Schwertfeger,  Stuart 
Murdo,  Walter  Knes  rendered  selec- 
tions. Miss  Lilly  Roeder,  pupil  of 
Joseph  Greven,  gave  vocal  solos,  If 
Thou  Didst  Love  Me  [Denza],  The 
Swallows  [Cowen].  Mrs.  Alista  Shed 
Langstroth  gave  recitations,  Herr 
Carl  Schwertfeger  rendered  The 
Wanderer  and  Grenadiers,  and  Miss 
Gertrude  Judd,  who  enjoys  the  dis- 
tinction of  being  the  finest  whistler  in 
California,  delighted  the  guests. 

ENCINAL  YACHT  CLUB 
A  vaudeville  performance  was  given 
Saturday  last  at  the  Encinal  Yacht 
Club  in  Alameda  that  was  enjoyed  by 
a  large  number  of  guests.  W.  J. 
Hynes  was  a  particular  favorite,  his 
genial  presence  and  merry  songs  add- 
ing much  to  the  pleasure  of  the  occa- 
sion. Frank  Thompson,  W.  J. 
O'Brien,  Ben  Tarbox.  Captain  John 
Leale  also  rendered  songs.  Clifford 
Ireland  told  laughable  stories  and  the 
Kncinal  Yacht  Club  Orchestra  played. 
Nat  Halton  was  also  an  attraction  with 
his  sleight  of  hand  performance. 

ELOCUTIONARY  RECITAL 

Edith  E.  Jackson  gave  an  interest- 
ing elocutionary  recital  Friday  last 
week  at  Irvington  in  Clarke's  Hall 
before  a  well-filled  house  that  showed 
the  utmost  appreciation  of  the  pro- 
gram. Miss  Jackson  displayed  her 
talent  in  Parental  Discipline,  Tele- 
phone Conversation,  Pantomime,  My 
Faith  Looks  Up  to  Thee,  Monologue, 
When  Jack  Comes  Late,  The  Obstruc- 
tive Hat,  and  Laureame,  the  Marble 
Dream.  Miss  Jessie  Foster,  soprano, 
was  a  particular  attraction  and  her 
solos  most  thoroughly  enjoyed,  and 
she  was  repeatedly  recalled.  Her 
numbers  were  A  Swiss  Song  [Eckert], 
Caller  Herrin,  Coming  Thro'  the 
Rye  and  Home  Sweet  Home.  Miss 
Foster  accompanied  herself  in  two  of 
her  songs.    W.  L.  Girard  -endered 


The  Holy  City,  Friar  of  Orders  Grey 
and  encores.  Isabella  White,  violin- 
ist, rendered  Introduction  Polonaise 
[C.  N.  Allen].  Mrs.  Grace  Hays 
was  accompanist  for  the  evening. 

CHURCH  ENTERTAINMENT 
Friday  of  last  week  the  ladies  of  the 
Second  Unitarian  Church  gave  an  en- 
joyable entertainment  at  Hinman's 
Hall.  Mr.  H.  L-  Hastings,  the 
banjoist,  created  a  very  fine  impres- 
sion with  his  solo  Intermezzo-Caval- 
leria  Rusticana.  This  is  one  of  the 
most  delightful  of  Mr.  Hastings'  large 
repertoire  and  displays  his  skill  and 
taste  to  perfection.  One  cannot  appre- 
ciate the  banjo  unless  it  is  most  ex- 
quisitely played,  and  Mr.  Hastings' 
sweet  clear  tone  and  the  difficult  effects 
he  produces  would  make  converts  of 
any  listener  to  that  instrument,  and 
encores  are  always  in  order  where  he 
appears.  Mr.  Hastings  has  published 
a  piece  of  music  lately,  A  Rag,  and  it 
is  a  pretty,  catchy  thing,  calculated  to 
suit  the  taste  of  those  who  cannot 
appreciate  his  more  delicate  work. 
Samuel  Adelstein's  Orchestra  of  Man- 
dolins appeared  with  success  upon  this 
occasion,  playing  Musica  Proibita 
Melodia  [Gastalden-Walter],  Chant du 
Gondolier-Barcarolle  [Mezzacapo],  A 
Media  Noche  Danza  [Aviles].  A  re- 
citation was  given  by  Lillian  Quinn, 
baritone  solo  by  Carl  Schwertseger, 
and  sketch,  Fast  Friends,  by  Misses 
Edna  Haight  and  Nellie  C.  Brown. 

PALOMA  SCHRAMM 

Paloma  Schramm,  the  child  pianist, 
gave  her  second  recital  at  Sherman 
Clay  Hall  Saturday  afternoon  before 
a  crowded  audience.  She  was  assisted 
by  her  younger  sister  Karla.  The 
children  made  a  charming  picture  as 
they  entered  the  stage  hand  in  hand, 
their  beaming  faces  and.  sunny  smiles 
quite  captivating  the  audience. 
Paloma  is  particularly  magnetic,  and 
there  is  a  soulfullness  and  warmth 
about  the  little  creature  that  is  felt  the 
moment  her  dainty  fingers  touch  the 
keys  and  one  is  tempted  to  forget  that 
she  has  seen  but  eleven  summers  and 
to  grow  severely  critical  and  to  expect 
too  much  technically  for  her  years  as 
the  acknowledgment  of  her  genius. 
Two  years  ago  I  thought  her  one  of 
the  most  wonderful  experiences  of  my 
life — her  gifts  seemed  almost  divine, 
for  she  played  like  an  inspired  being. 


Today  the  same  lovely  childlike  grace 
is  there,  the  same  rare  talent,  and  yet 
listening  to  her  I  was  conscious  of  a 
disappointment  that  the  tiny  hands 
were  not  up  to  the  technical  mastery 
and  wished  that  instead  of  being  ex- 
posed to  the  wear  and  tear  of  body  and 
brain  in  long  concert  tours  she  had 
been  placed  with  a  firm,  kind  master 
who  would  have  given  her  gradual 
but  sure  development.  Chopin's  Ber- 
ceuse pleased  me  most,  the  sweet  sing- 
ing tone  being  delightful  to  the  ear. 
In  Liszt's  Lieberstraum  her  soul  shone 
like  a  pure  clear  jewel,  if  the  little 
hands  failed  to  do  clearly  at  times  its 
bidding.  Chopin's  Nocturne  op.  No. 
2,  and  her  own  compositions,  Schmet- 
terling,  Valse  Caprice  and  Pastorale 
op.  21,  also  called  for  warm  praise,  and 
she  was  loaded  with  flowers  and  ap- 
plause. Rondo  op.  51  No.  1,  Gigue 
[Bach]  Yalse  op.  70  No.  1  [Chopin] 
Les  Deux  Alouettes  [Lescheletski] 
were  also  given.  Little  Karla  received 
a  perfect  ovation,  the  audience  de- 
manding an  enthusiastic  encore.  She 
accompanied  Paloma  in  Chopin's 
Romance  from  E  Minor  Concerto  and 
played  Suppe's  Overture  to  Dichter 
and  Bauer  and  her  encore  was  a  waltz 
quite  brilliantly  played  for  such  a 
little  maid.  The  child  has  talent  and 
will  be  worthy  of  a  place  as  a  musician 
if  she  is  allowed  to  develop  naturally 
with  care  and  training. 

GREVEN  CHORAL  SOCIETY 

Joseph  Greven's  Choral  Society  gave 
a  successful  concert  in  Sherman  Clay 
Hall  Tuesday  evening  that  was  largely- 
attended,  and  warm  and  hearty  en- 
cores given  to  most  of  the  numbers. 
Rosner's  Orchestra  rendered  a  bright 
overture  and  a  cornet  solo  by  one  of 
the  musicians  was  tastefully  given  dur- 
ing the  evening.  Miss  Lilly  Roeder 
was  the  prime  favorite  of  the  evening, 
rendering  in  dramatic  style  Ocean, 
Thou  Mighty  Monster,  from  Oberon, 
receiving  round  after  round  of  applause 
responding  with  a  bright  waltz  song, 
and  to  a  further  demand  Jamie  Dear. 
Her  voice  was  firm  and  clear,  and  her 
interpretation  good,  and  her  excellent 
progress  being  a  feather  in  the  cap  of 
Mr.  Greven,  who  has  taken  great 
pains  with  her.  She  also  sang  in  a 
quartet  from  Rigoletto  with  Mr. 
Braiton,  Leontine  Wefelsburg  and  Mr. 
C.     Schwerdsfeger.      Miss  Roeder 


rather  overshadowed  the  others  and  I 
was  sorry  to  find  my  old  favorite  Mr. 
Braiton  was  not  in  his  best  trim.  His 
voice  was  sweet,  but  he  appeared  ner- 
vous and  broke  in  the  encore  in  con- 
sequence. "Better  luck  next  time" 
is  a  good  motto,  and  I  believe  he  will 
be  quite  himself  in  the  next  concert. 
Fairy  Tales  [Idol's  Eye]  of  Herbert, 
with  new  words  by  Frank  Healy  and 
sung  by  Mabel  Christes,  Lillian  Ewing 
and  Messrs.  Healy  and  Germain  was 
a  pretty  number.  Frank  Healy's  voice 
was  stronger  than  usual,  and  Mrs. 
Ewing's,  especially  sweet.  Carl 
Schwerdsfeger,  baritone,  was  a  great 
favorite.  He  has  good  style  and  spirit 
but  rather  a  restless  manner  upon  the 
stage.  He  was  loudly  applauded  and 
frequently  recalled,  singing  Prologue 
Pagliacci  [Leoncavallo]  and  encores. 
O,  Restless  Sea  [duet,  C.  A.  White] 
was  rendered  by  Ida  Collins,  soprano, 
and  Mrs.  C.  L.Johnson,  contralto,  and 
received  an  encore.  Mr.  Horace 
Hanna,  tenor,  gave  Winter  Storms 
Have  Waned  [The  Yalkyrie]  Wagner. 
He  has  not  studied  long  but  has  done 
well  for  the  time  and  has  a  promising 
voice  if  he  will  pin  himself  down  to 
the  drudgery  of  hard  work,  for  Mr. 
Greven  is  a  hard  working  teacher  and 
his  pupils  may  succeed  if  they  are  made 
of  the  right  material.  Mr.  Hanna  has 
the  advantage  of  a  good  appearance, 
and  responded  to  an  encore.  Fair 
Olivia  [Serenade  from  Twelfth  Night] 
The  Lovers,  An  Austrian  Melody, 
March  Song,  Behold  El  Capitan  and 
numerous  encores  were  given  by  the 
Choral,  that  has  grown  in  numbers 
and  deserves  praise,  as  at  the  first  con- 
cert, for  their  strict  attention  to  their 
director,  who  was  also  the  accompanist 
of  the  evening.  Marie  Abeille,  a  pretty 
girl  from  Bonelli's  Conservatory,  and 
a  pupil  of  Prof.  Herzog,  rendered 
violin  solo  Romance  Sans  Karoles  op. 
25  [Thorne].  She  made  a  good  im- 
pression and  played  sympathetically, 
winning  an  encore.  I  hope  the  Choral 
will  continue  in  good  work  and  I  will 
gladly  encourage  them. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 


Linda  Johnson  and  Hazel  Quimby 
will  give  a  dramatic  reading  Thurs- 
day next  week  at  Sherman-Clay  Hall 
that  promises  to  be  an  interesting 
event.    Comedetta  and  the  Balcony 


May  19,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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Scene  from  Romeo  and  Juliet  will  be 
given  by  the  young  ladies,  and  read- 
ing from  Bleak  House  by  Miss  John- 
son. They  will  be  assisted  by  the 
Union  Male  Quartet— Messrs.  Eger- 
ton  Smith,  Chas.  Henley,  Thos. 
Nowlan,  Harold  Bassford.  Miss  Bessie 
Lee  Wall,  mezzo  soprano,  and  S. 
Homer  Henley,  the  well-known  bari- 
tone. 

John  Marquardt,  the  popular  violin- 
ist, is  to  be  congratulated  upon  the 
success  of  the  concerts  at  the  Empor- 
ium under  his  direction.  His  effort 
has  been  to  raise  the  standard  of  the 
musical  evenings  and  excellent  talent 
is  engaged.  Last  week  Mr.  Mar- 
quardt was  so  fortunate  as  to  secure 
the  appearance  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Regina  Mowry,  dramatic  soprano,  who 
rendered  solos  Delight  [Luckstone] 
and  waltz  song,  Heart's  Delight  [Gil- 
christ]. Mrs.  Mowry  is  well  known 
as  an  operatic  and  concert  singer,  and 
to  the  charm  of  a  fine  voice  is  added 
a  most  attractive  personality.  Mrs. 
Mowry  will  undoubtedly  be  a  favorite 
during  the  coming  season,  as  she  has 
made  a  fine  impression  wherever  she 
has  appeared. 

Mrs.  C.  J.  Tooker,  guitarist,  gave 
another  recital  of  her  pupils  at  the 
home  of  Mrs.  Shoup  of  San  Jose  a  few 
evenings  ago.  Besides  the  selections 
of  the  young  people,  Mrs.  Tooker 
rendered  Ferrer's  difficult  arrange- 
ment of  Home  Sweet  Home  with 
variations  among  other  compositions. 
Mendelssohn's  Consolation  was  also 
given,  Mrs.  Bell  being  a  participant 
in  the  evening's  pleasure.  Another 
recital  will  take  place  next  Friday. 

Mrs.  Fannie  Dam-Hilton  and  Miss 
Mabel  Richardson  assisted  by  Mr. 
Kronmiller,  a  pupil  of  Mrs.  Hilton, 
Mrs.  Spence  and  Miss  Capell  gave  a 
concert  in  Vallejo  Friday  night  and 
the  McKenzie  Musical  Society,  a  con- 


cert at  Odd  Fellows  Hall  on  Thurs- 
day too  late  to  review  this  week. 

W.  J.  Hynes,  continues  to  keep 
busy  with  engagements,  and  appeared 
at  entertainments  of  the  Foresters' 
Benefit  of  the  Mutes  Home,  La 
Estrella  Parlor  of  the  Native  Daughters, 
and  an  evening  given  by  the  Choppers, 
a  social  branch  of  the  Woodmen. 
Sunday  last  Mr.  Hynes,  assisted  by 
the  Hynes  Orchestra,  entertained  the 
Sisters  of  the  Presentation  Convent 
and  the  afternoon  was  declared  a  treat. 
Mr.  Hynes  belongs  to  a  talented 
family  and  his  sister  appeared  at  the 
entertainment  of  the  Foresters  Wed- 
nesday night. 

— Mary  Frances  Fra?icis. 


Side  Lights 


S.  Sutherland  Breyfogle,  a  play  by 
Grace  A.  Luce  of  San  Diego,  Cal.,  has 
just  been  copyrighted. 

The  Butterflies,  which  will  be  pre- 
sented at  the  Alcazar  next  week,  had 
a  run  of  150  nights  at  Palmer's  Thea- 
tre, New  York. 

Florence  Roberts  will  appear  shortly 
at  the  Alcazar  in  a  sumptuous  produc- 
tion of  Sapho. 

The  advance  sale  of  seats  for  the 
Goodwin-Elliott  engagement  at  the 
Columbia  will  begin  Thursday  morn- 
ing. 

The  entire  original  New  York 
Knickerbocker  Theatre  production  of 
When  We  Were  Twenty-One  will  be 
brought  here  by  Goodwin. 

In  speaking  of  Jerome's  comedy, 
Miss  Hobbs,  which  Henry  Miller  is 
to  present  at  the  Columbia,  one  of  the 
leading  Philadelphia  papers  said: 
"Since  the  days  of  Sweet  Lavender 
there  has  been  no  success  in  pure 
domestic  comedy  superior  to  that  so 
legitimately  won  by  Miss  Hobbs." 


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*  *  MUSICAL    CARDS  #  # 


ELIZABETH  REGINA  MOWRY 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO 
Voice  Culture       j  Studio,  1030  Jackson  St. 

I  Teacher  ot  Piano  i  Mondays  10  to  12  A.  M. 

Telephone  Red  2962. 

GUITAR  STUDIO,  722  Powell  St.,  near  California. 
Special  terms  to  children. 

Call  or  address 

Mrs.  C.  J.  and  Miss  Elsie  Tooker,  Soloists 
CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
A.  M.(  to  1:30  p.  M.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  I.arkin  281. 

MRS.  FANNIE  DA/VU1ILT0N 

(Recently  from  Milan) 

TEACHER  OF  SINGING.  ORATORIO,  CONCERT 
and  Grand  Opera      Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.   Mondays  and  Thursdays. 

S,  F,  CONSERVATORY  OF  MUSIC 

130  Powell  Street 

A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all  branches  ol 
music.  Piano  department  in  charge  of  E.  S.  BON- 
ELLI,  Director.   Terms  moderate. 

MISS  ELEANOR  CONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  1469  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 


Mrs.  Eva  Tenney 

SOPRANO  at  Trinity  Church  and  Bush  St.  Temple 
Reception  Days,  Tuesdays  and  Thursdays,  2  to  4. 
Telephone  Larkin  110.1.    1199  Bush  St. 

CECILE  VON  SEIBERLICH 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO,  CONCERT  ACCOM- 
panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties.  Studio- lfi43  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  1040. 

nARCRJEKITK  HARETZEK 

(Pupil  of  Max  Maretzek) 
Formerly  Contralto  Soloist  of   Dr.  Parkhurst's 
Church,  New  York,  will  receive  a  limited  number  of 
vocal  pupils.    Concert  engagements  accepted  . 

r\AX  MARETZEK 

Late  Professor  of  the  New  York  College  of  Music 
and  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 

Teacher  of  Piano  and  Harmony 

For  terms  and  particulars,  address  care 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  &  CO.,  S.  P 

F.  H.  IRVINE 

"DROFESSIONAI.  STAGE  DANCING  Taught,  421 
_L    Post  St.    Private  Lessons  taught.  Circular. 


STAGE  DANCING,  BALL  ROOM  AND  STAGE 
Juveniles.   Thursday  at  3:30;  Saturday  at  2. 

WM.  J.  O'BRIEN 

Scottish  Hall,  107  Larkin  St.,  San  Francisco 


DAVID  MANLLOYD 

SOLO  TENOR  OF  ST.  MARY'S  CATHEDRAL. 
Voice  Culture,  Oratorio,  Concert.  Song  Recitals. 
525  Golden  Gate  Avenue,  S.  F\    'Phone  Mint  1653. 

JOSEPH  GREVEN 

VOCAL  INSTRUCTOR 

Removed  to  902  O'Farrell  St.  Reception  Days  Mon- 
days and  Thursdays. 

SMWVELL 

CULTURE 

Italian  Method.  Skill  of  Singing 
CARL  SAWVELL,  427  Sutter  St.  S.  V. 

California  Sehool  of  Elocution  &  Oratory 

(chartered) 
A/TISS    EMILY    CURTIS.     PRINCIPAL;  MISS 
-LV_L    H.  J    Elliott,  Physical  Department.  Associa- 
tion Building,  Mason  and  Ellis  Sts. 

MABEL  A.  RICHARDSON 

TNSTRUCTOR  OF  ELOCUTION  AND  THE  ART 
JL  of  true  expression.  Reception  hours  2  to  5 
Thursdays.  Byron  Mauzy's.  308  Post  St  ,  S.  F.  En- 
gagements as  Dramatic  Reader. 


ROBERT   LI.OA  1) 

Musical  Director  Harmony  Clioral  Club;  St.  Dom- 
inic's Choir.  The  Art  of  Singing;  Correct  Breathiug, 
Proper  placing  of  the  voice;  Clear  enunciation  of 
word  phrasing;  Interpretation;  Style. 

Studio,  BYRON  MAUZY'S,  308  Post  St. 


MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

LYRIC  SOPRANO  AND  VOCAL  TEACHER,  has 
removed  her  studio  to  Byron  Mauzy's  30S 
Post  St.  Reception  Hours,  9  A.  M.  to  1  p.  M.  Tues- 
days and  Fridays. 

BERNHARD  WALTHER 

Belgian  Solo  Violinist 

Engagements  for  Concerts,  city  or  interior.  Address 
Dramatic  Review,  Office  22>tf  <  eary  St.,  S.  F. 

JULIUS  A.  HAUG 

SOLO  VIOLINIST,  CONDUCTOR  AND  COM- 
POSER BATJG'S  ORCHESTRA  for  Theatres, 
Concerts  and  receptions.  Address,  20  Eureka  St., 
bet.  17lh  and  18th  Sts.,S.  F. 

Calhoun  School  of  Natural  Elocution 
Acting  and  Physical  Training 

Latest  and  Best  American  and  European  Methods 
MRS.  JESSIE  CALHOUN  ANDERSON 

DiKliCTOR 

Golden  Gate  Hall,  625  Sutter  Street 

H.  L.  HASTINGS 

TOANJO  SOLOIST  AND  TEACHER.  CONCERT 
J  )  engagements.  For  terms  and  particulars 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW  May  19,  1900 


And  in  his  ravings  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 

»  * 

The  Ship  That  Found  Itself 

A  Vaudeville— I  see  you  have  Mr. 
Emery  at  the  Alcazar. 

Me — Yes,  did  you  see  his  Vinicius  ? 

The  Vaude  -  (without  enthusiasm) 
No.  (pause)  He  was  in  a  company 
with  me  when  I  did  the  legitimate, 
(pause)     He  did  comedy  parts. 

Me — (seriously  but  with  self-re- 
proach) Why,  I  can't  see  Mr.  Emery 
in  comedy  parts. 

The  Vaude— (quietly)  No,  neither 
could  we. 

*  * 

Is  It  Wicked  ? 

There  is  only  one  sort  of  not  proper 
in  stage  dialogue  that  one  can  endure. 
What  sort  ?  The  words  I  understand 
do  not  contain  its  description.  But 
here  is  an  example — heard  last  week 
at  the  Orpheum. 

She — (to  her  chum)  What  are  you 
going  to  wear  at  the  masquerade  next 
week  ? 

The  Chum — I  have  thought  of 
absolutely  nothing. 

He — (aside)  I'll  be  there! 

*  * 

Of  a  Personal  Nature 

REPRINTS 

Blanche  Bates  has  taken  a  cottage 
at  Newport  for  the  summer. 

Blanche  Bates  will  spend  the  sum- 
mer in  London,  resting  and  shopping. 

Blanche  Bates  will  summer  in  Paris. 
She  does  Madame  Butterfly  there  in 
June. 

Blanche  Bates  sails  for  Australia  in 
June.  She  follows  Nance  O'Neil  at 
Her  Majesty's. 

Blanche  Bates  will  be  leading 
woman  for  Henry  Miller  in  San 
Francisco  this  summer. 

Margaret  Anglin  will  be  leading 
woman  for  Henry  Miller  in  S.  F.  this 
season. 

You  did.  I  didn't!  You  did!  Take 
that!  Smarty!! 

*  * 
* 

Correspondence 

Dear  Miss  T.— Your  last  week's 
article  was  something  of  a  slump. 
Not  up  to  the  standard.    Even  the 

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choice  of  language  was  not  what  one 
has  grown  to  expect. 

J.  A.  Raven. 

Oh,  Raven — What  does  thy  croak- 
ing forbode — disaster  or  death  ?  If 
the  latter,  bury  me  in  gray.  It's  so 
becoming. 

You  are  so  frank,  you  deserve  a 
reward.  Let  me  tell  you  something. 
It  was  originally  a  very  good  article, 
one  column  long.  There  was  only 
one  column  of  drama  in  the  town.  I 
stretched  it  to  cover  the  page  and  it 
broke.  I  have  not  that  fruitful  faculty 
that  produces  from  whatever  it  re- 
ceives. To  make  bricks,  I  must  have 
straw. 

All  of  which  means  that  if  some- 
thing does  not  soon  happen  in  the  S. 
F.  dramatic  world,  I'll  yump  my  yob. 
Do  you  want  it  ? 

The  language  ?  Such  deeds  as  are 
history  and  such  humans  as  did  them 
last  week,  produced  no  encephalic 
emotions.  Being  no  Thaumaturgus, 
I  ratiocinated  weakly. 

Besides  the  editor  says  I  must  not 
talk  like  that.  It  has  a  terrible  effect 
on  the  actors  who  don't  know  Greek. 
And  some  of  them  don't.  This  is  a 
true  story. 

*  * 
* 

And  some  of  the  managers  don't 
either.  Some  of  them  don't  even 
know  Hebrew.  Think  of  it.  One, 
at  least,  never  read  the  Bible. 

The  late  John  Stetson  of  New  York 
I  mean.  He  was  arranging  for  a  pro- 
duction of  the  Passion  Play  to  out-do, 
if  possible,  Lewis  Morrison's  beautiful 
San  Francisco  production.  It  meant 
no  more  to  him  than  a  farce  comedy. 

"We  must  have  twelve  picked  men 
for  the  deciples,"  said  his  stage 
manager.  "Twelve?"  roared  Stetson, 
"we'll  have  no  puny  San  Francisco 
production  here — hire  fifty!" 

*  * 
* 

On  the  Wearing  of  Medals 

Why  do  folks  in  vaudeville  love  to 
present  a  breast  of  medals  ?  They  are 
a  perfect  chip  on  the  shoulder  to  the 
critic.  They  seem  always  to  say, 
"Kings,  Queens,  Dukes  and  the  So- 
ciety lor  Homeless  Cats  approve  of  my 
singing,  say  I'm  not  an  artist,  and 
you  acknowledge  yourself  no  judge." 

They  challenge  public  applause  and 
a  self-respecting  public  abhors  being 


"stood  up."  They  do  not  adorn. 
They  are  so  much  prettier  in  their 
purple  and  red  and  blue  boxes,  and 
they  have  no  further  artistic  signifi- 
cance than  press  notices. 

Funny,  but  when  a  man  says  there's 
not  a  garsoon  in  the  city  dare  tread  on 
the  tail  of  his  coat,  you  want  to  walk 
right  up  his  back. 

I  just  hate  to  tell  Will  E.  Bates, 
premier  cornetist,  Orpheum,  that  he 
has  a  right  to  his  choice  of  adjective. 
But  he  has. 

*  « 

Three  Things  More 

Mr.  Williamson,  of  Her  Majesty's, 
Sydney,  Australia,  believing  that 
Nance  O'Neil  has  started  on  a  long 
career  of  prosperity  in  the  city,  has 
persuaded  McKee  Rankin  to  radically 
improve  the  company  and  go  in  for 
productions. 

How  did  he  do  it  ?  Persuade  Mr. 
Rankin,  I  mean.  He  deserves  a 
couch  in  the  parlors  of  Heaven  and 
the  pick  of  earth's  cigars  while  he 
waits.  It  must  have  been  persuasion 
and — . 

Productions.  Does  that  mean  new 
plays  ?  I  hope  so.  Even  the  un- 
familiar setting  of  real  actors  in  the 
O'Neil  cast  will  not  make  a  new  story 
of  the  hackneys. 

Nance  O'Neil  is  worthy  a  setting. 
She  is  my  tragedy  toast.  May  I  never 
turn  down  the  glass. 

*  * 
* 

I  have  heard  tell  of  a  play,  wherein 
the  reading  of  a  long  dry  letter  was 
essential  to  the  plot.  Yawns  came  and 
the  sins  of  the  author  were  punished 
with  hisses — awful  hisses.  Next 
night,  the  letter  in  print  was  handed 
to  each  one  as  he  passed  in.  He  read 
it  or  not  as  he  pleased.  It  was  left 
out  of  the  play. 

Now  would  not  that  be  a  good  idea 
for  fourth  acts  ?  We  might  carry  them 
over  to  the  Palace  Grill  with  us  and 
discuss  them  with  oysters.  They  sel- 
dom need  acting.  It  is  a  cruelty  to 
make  the  actors  dress  for  them. 

*  * 
* 

When  the  calcium  looks  yellow,  and 
the  birds  sing  and  Mary  comes  in  with 
a  hat  full  of  May  flowers,  and  mother 
is  decolletd,  father  in  full  dress,  black 
tie,  John  in  golf  trousers  and  patent 
leathers  .Polly  in  pink  negligee\  George 


in  frock  with  made  tie,  (sewing  and 
some  glue),  Willie  in  Tuxedo  and 
stripes  and  the  butler  in  linen  sack, 
what  time  is  it  and  where  are  we  at? 

Years  ago,  when  stage  managers 
were  scholars  plus  (don't  drop  dead) 
there  was  a  good  old  custom  of  the 
best  dictionary  chained  in  the  green 
room.  If  an  actor  mispronounced,  he 
was  told  so,  sent  to  the  book  and  fined 
at  the  second  offense.  Fines  were  few. 
By  the  same  token,  let  us  chain  back 
files  of  Vogue  and  The  Bachelor  Book 
and  see  that  they  are  well  thumbed  by 
folks  hired  to  indicate  the  four  hun- 
dred. 

Even  when  some  of  these  products 
of  the  soil,  climate  and  social  environ- 
ment of  the  West  do  get  into  the  right 
clothes,  there  is  a  smell  of  varnish 
about  it  all  that  might  be  got  rid  of 
with  Vogue  in  the  pocket. 

*  * 
* 

James  Neill  and  Edythe  Chapman 

They  are  man  and  wife  and  glad  of 
it  apparently.  Not  conspicuously  so, 
however.  They  are  too  well  bred  for 
that. 

Miss  Chapman  is  an  accomplished 
aphorist.  She  says  what  she  has  to 
say  in  as  few  words  as  it  can  be  said 
in  intelligently.  She  knows  just  how, 
when  and  where  to  quit. 

"I  have  come  to  interview  you," 
said  I. 

'  'Have  you  ?  Let  me  pull  down  the 
shades."    And  she  did. 

"Are  you  sure  the  subject  matter  is 
interesting  enough  to  be  put  into  a 
story  ?" 

"It  has  started  out  well." 

"It  will  be  sure  to  blow  wheezy  at 
the  third  paragraph." 

But  it  didn't.  She  is  delightfully 
feminine  and  next  to  her  art  and  '  'Jim' ' 
loves  a  gown  that  fits  and  swishes  and 
makes  the  audience  "murmur." 

"But  these  murmuring  gowns  take 
so  much  time  and  thought,  that  off  the 
stage  I  wear  nothing." 

The  nothing  in  question  was  a 
brown  tailor  gown  without  a  flaw. 
Yet  she  did  not  mean  to  lie.  The  hat 
had  tilted  itself  to  one  side  in  perfect 
harmony  with  the  tired,  don't  care 
head  it  overtopped. 

But  not  too  tired  to  see  the  joke  of 
everything  but  the  newspaper  that 
asks  you  to  pose  in  somebody's  else 
gowns  for  the  Sunday  supplement. 


May  19,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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That  little  custom  could  not  be  lifted 
by  levitation  out  of  its  vulgar  slough 
of  despond.  Besides,  "she  never  had 
a  photograph  yet  that  would  get  her 
an  engagement." 

"I  am  in  a  quandary  what  play  to 
advertise  for  next  week,"  said  Mr. 
Neill. 

"When  in  doubt,"  said  Madame, 
"announce  The  Heart  of  Maryland." 

(By  all  means — whether  you  mean 
to  play  it  or  not.  It  turns  the  public 
eye  your  way.) 

When  I  looked  at  Mr.  Neill  I  wanted 
to  started  a  story  so-fashion  :  "Dick 
Kent,  attorney-at-law,  bachelor  and 
society  man-of-war,  sat  smoking  a 
Trichi  cheroot  in  an  easy  chair  in  his 
well  furnished  apartments." 

But  you  see,  he  was  not  smoking 
and  he  is  not  a  bachelor.  But  he 
would  make  a  fine  illustration  for  such 
a  story.  He  recalls  Christian  cleanli- 
ness and  an  advertisement  for  Sam 
Brown's  shirts. 

"  Plays  ?  The  managers'  greatest 
trouble.  A  new  story  with  the  old 
loves,  that  is  what  we  want.  That  is 
what  we  cannot  get." 

"The  Parisian  Romance?  Yes,  it 
is  out  of  drawing  here,  in  America, 
but  it  was  not  so  in  Paris.  There, 
the  boulevardier  like  the  Baron  is  so 
plural  a  person  that  he  is  not  con- 
spicuous. He  did  not  dominate  the 
play  as  he  does  here." 

No,  I  will  not  put  on  the  sensations. 
Not  so  long  as  I  can  make  a  living  on 
decency.  No,  nor  the  fads  and 
spectacles — nor  yet  the  "Charley's 
Aunts."  I  had  rather  do  a  good  play 
to  bad  business  than  a  bad  play  to 
good  business." 

(Once  a  great  many  people  thought 
that  way  but  they  died.  They  are 
not  now,  numerically  a  very  en- 
couraging evidence  of  the  vitality  of 
that  branch  of  dramatic  ethics.) 

To  work  his  ideals  into  his  reputa- 
tion, that  is  his  daily  care  and  in  all 
the  years  of  temptation  to  do  the 
sensational,  he  has  never  lost  sight  of 
it. 

"Tired?  We  sometimes  do  not 
leave  the  building  for  days.  We 
went  out  to  listen  to  the  Salvation 
Army  preach  last  night.  It  is  the  first 
fresh  air  we  have  had  this  week." 

"  O,  no,"  said  madame,  we  went  up 
to  Zinkand's  Thursday." 

(Air  at  Zinkand's  ?  Most  times  the 
air  there  would  make  a  tolerably  solid 
foundation  to  build  on.) 

Several  times  in  these  pages  I  have  in- 
timated that  stock  work  is  not  a  sinecure. 
Hear  Mr.  Neill  tell  of  studying  half  the 
night  on  next  week's  play,  walking 
the  floor  to  keep  awake  and  you  will 
take  warning  and  go  in  for  house 
painting. 

Still  if  we  all  ate  our  three  meals  a 
day  and  belonged  to  the  union,  the 
world  would  loose  much  of  its  vivacity, 
color  and  asthetic  interest.  It  is  well 
that  Mr.  Neill  finds  in  acting,  with  all 
its  cares — "  metal  more  attractive." 

C.  T. 


HAZEL  QUI M BY  and 
UNA  fOHNSON 
who  will  give  a  dramatic  recital  in  Sherman, 
Clay  Hall  next  Thursday  night. 


George  Mooser 


George  Mooser,  who  has  been  the 
business  manager,  stage  director  and 
press  representative  of  Fischer's  Con- 
cert House  since  the  opening  of  that 
new  popular  resort,  has  resigned  to 
take  the  helm  of  the  Western  Exhibi- 
tion and  Street  Fair  Company. 

Mr.  Mooser  has  had  a  wide  exper- 
ience in  affairs  journalistic  and  thea- 
trical in  the  East.  In  New  York  he 
was  for  two  years  Assistant  Business 
Superintendent  of  the  Journal,  and 
was  connected  with  Koster  &  Bial's 
Music  Hall. 

Mr.  Mooser  is  endowed  with  un- 
usually good  judgment  in  meeting  the 
public  taste.  He  is  a  hard  worker, 
and  his  numerous  acquaintances  in  the 
newspaper  business  account  for  a  great 
measure  of  the  success  his  endeavors 
are  accustomed  to  meet  with. 


Hopper  at  Weber  and 
Fields 

Weber  and  Fields  have  engaged  De 
Wolf  Hopper  as  one  of  their  stock 
company  for  the  next  two  seasons  at 
their  Broadway  music  hall,  New 
York.  The  engagement  of  Hopper 
was  made  on  the  spur  of  the  moment, 
although  rumors  have  been  in  circul- 
ation several  days,  that  the  elongated 
comedian  was  about  to  join  some 
theatre  in  New  York  as  a  permanent 
attraction.  Hopper  will  be  seen  in  one 
of  the  opening  burlesque,  next  season. 
A  part  will  be  written  especially  for 
him  by  Edgar  Smith  and  Harry  B. 
Smith,  who  have  written  all  the  bur- 
lesques so  far  for  the  music  hall. 


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16 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


May  19,  1900 


On  the  cRpad 


Girl  from  Chili 

Phoenix,  19;  Prescott,  20-21;  Jerome,  22; 
San  Bernardino,  Cal.,  24;  Santa  Ana,  25; 
San  Diego,  26;  Los  Angeles,  27,  week. 

Evil  Eye  Company 

(Chas.  H.  Yale,  Mgr.)— San  Francisco, 
May  7,  two  weeks;  Oakland,  21-22;  San 
Jose,  23;  Fresno,  24;  Stockton,  25;  Sacra- 
mento, 26;  Portland,  28-29;  Tacoma,  30; 
Victoria,  31;  Vancouver,  June  1;  New  What- 
com, 2;  Seattle,  3-7;  Tacoma,  7-9;  North 
Yakima,  11;  Walla  Walla,  12;  Spokane,  13- 
14;  Wallace,  15;  Missoula,  16;  Anaconda, 
Mont.,  18;  Butte,  19-20;  Helena,  21;  Boze- 
man,  22;  Billings,  23;  Fargo,  25;  Winnipeg, 
26-27. 

Surname  River  Co. 

Fargo,  22. 

Frawley  Company 
Los  Angeles,  April  8,  eight  weeks. 

Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company 
Spokane,  18-19;  Wallace,  21;  Missoula,  22; 
Butte,  23-26. 

Dailey  Stock  Company 
Carson,    14-20;  Auburn,  21-27. 

Jessie  Shirley  Company 
(Harry  W.Smith,  Mgr.)— San  Jose,  14-20; 
Santa  Cruz,  21-27. 

West's  Minstrel  Jubilee 

(S.  B.  Ricaby,  Mgr.  (—Winnipeg,  19; 
Duluth,  21;  Calumet,  23;  Marquette,  24; 
Sault  Ste.  Marie,  25,  close. 

Imperial  Stock  Company 

Reno,  13,  week;  Virginia  City,  20,  week; 
Carson  City,  27,  week. 

Ward  and  Vokes  Company 
Butte,  20-22;  Fargo,  28. 

Palmer  Cox's  Brownies  in  Fairyland 
(S.  H.  Friedlander  &  Co.,  Mgrs.)— Oak- 
land, 15-16;  Fresno,  17-18;  Burbauk  Thea- 
tre, Los  Angeles,  20,  week. 

Haymarket  Theatre  Company 
Gilroy,  19. 

Under  Sealed  Orders  Co. 
Haywards,   19;  Vallejo,    21-22;  Watson- 
ville,  23;  Salinas,  24;  Hollister,  25;  Gilroy, 
26;  San  Jose,  28. 

Dunne  and  Ryley  Star  Farse  Comedy 
Aggregation 

Seattle,  26-27. 


Personal  cMention 

Marcus  Mayer  will  not  manage 
Olga  Nethersole  next  season. 

Henry  E.  Dixey  is  to  be  a  star 
again.  He  has  been  selected  by 
Messrs.  Liebler  &  Co.  to  play  the  title 
role  in  Langdon  Mitchell's  dramatiza- 
tion of  his  popular  novel,  The  Adven- 
tures of  Francois. 

Mae  Gates,  a  university  co-ed,  and 
winner  of  one  of  the  Phebe  Hearst 
scholarships,  has  gone  out  ahead  of 
the  Brownies.  Miss  Gates  has  been  a 
contributor  to  the  San  Francisco  press 
for  several  years,  and  has  a  most  en- 
gaging, as  well  as  an  energetic  per- 
sonality. 

Resident  Manager  C.  M.  South- 
well, of  the  Castle  Square  Opera  Com- 
pany, will  visit  California  during  the 
summer.  One  of  his  companies  may 
play  an  extended  engagement  on  the 
coast. — Dyer' s  News  Letter,  St.  Louis. 

Flora  Fairchild,  sister  of  Julia 
Arthur,  is  to  be  added  to  the  list  of 
stars  for  the  next  theatrical  season. 
A  well-known  manager  is  already  at 
work  trying  to  secure  time  for  her 
season  of  thirty-eight  weeks. 

James  M.  Barrie,  whose  story, 
The  Little  Minister,  carried  Maude 
Adams  to  her  zenith  and  proved  one 
of  the  greatest  money-makers  in  the 
history  of  the  stage,  is  a  candidate  to 
fill  a  vacant  place  in  the  English 
House  of  Parliament. 

Clara  B.  Hunter,  who  played 
Jeanne  in  Catherine  with  Miss  Annie 
Russell  last  season,  and  also  appeared 
in  The  Liars  with  John  Drew  at  the 
Empire,  has  brought  a  $50,000  breach 
of  promise  suit  against  Frederic  H. 
Man,  the  lawyer. 

Geo.  Mooser,  who  has  done  great 
work  as  manager  of  Fischer's  Concert 
House,  has  resigned  to  accept  the 
position  of  Director-General  of  the 
Western  Street  Fair  Exhibition  of  Cali- 
fornia. Mr.  Mooser  was  one  of  the 
leading  lights  in  the  recent  successful 
Sacramento  Street  Fair. 


Western  Amusement  Exchange 


E.  W.  FROST.  President  and  Manager 


HORACE   EWING,  Secretary 


Telephone  Main  5 1 69 
1  1 ;  {  Powell  St.,  San  Francisco 

Companies  organized  and  routed.  Vaudeville  houses  furnished  with  talent. 
Sketches  and  plays  furnished,  rewritten  and  revised. 

Productions  undertaken.  Plays  staged  by  competent  directors.  Dramatic 
and  vaudeville  people  furnished  upou  short  notice. 

Good  acts  can  be  placed  by  us  at  any  time.    Wire  or  write. 

Performers  please  send  open  time,  complete  description  of  your  acts,  photos, 
newspaper  clippings,  billing  and  lowest  salary  immediately.  No  charge  for 
registering. 

Interior  managers  wishing  attractions  please  send  open  time. 
Connected  with  this  exchange  is  a  conservatory  of  stage  technique.  Pupils 
instructed  in  all  branches  of  the  dramatic  art  by  competent  teachers. 


T fit  Modern  High  Art 
Illustrators  or 
America. 


^alfTont 
a  specialty" 


304  BATTERY  STREET 


PACIFIC  COAST  TOUR  OF 


Mr.  James  Neill 


AND  THE 


INeill  Company 


Now  Playing  an  Exte?ided  Engagement  at  the  Calijornia  Theatre. 


. .  Triumphal  Return  . . 
ERNEST  HOGAN  "THE  unbleached  American-  and  his  Funny  Folks 

Will  arrive  in  America  via  Vancouver,  B.  C.  on  or  about  May  12,  1900.    After  an  unqualified  success  abroad, 
Mr.  Hogan  will  star  in  his  new  and  original  excruciatingly  funny  farce-comedy 


Tk  COUNTRY  COON 


:m3 


By    MR.    ALLEN  DUNN 

Managers  address  American  Representative,  Mr.  Billy  Barlow,  care  New  Western  Hotel,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
P.  S. — Were  due  in  America  April  28,  but  accepted  a  renewal  of  contract  for  four  weeks  at  the  Orpheum,  Honolulu,  H.  I. 

WATCH    THIS**    JSPACE  Management  MR.  CARL  DANTE 


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THE  JAN  FRANCIvSCO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


A  weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  12— Vol.  II 


SAIN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  MAY  26,  1900 


TEN  CUNTS  A  COPY 
THREE  DOLLARS  A  YEAR 


With 

DUNNE  and  RY LEY'S 

ALL  STAR  COMPANY 


MARY  MARBLE 
and 

MATTHEWS  &  BULGER 


May  2 


6,  1900 


•y ts  anil  «§?« 


Married  a  Mad  Woman 

Harold  Courtenay,  the  actor,  was 
granted  a  divorce  last  week  from  Isa- 
belle  Sweet  Courtenay,  daughter  of 
the  millionaire  fruit  packer,  Francis 
Cutting.  It  was  a  strange  story  told 
by  Courtenay.  It  begun  when  Cut- 
ting, whose  daughter  had  lost  her 
reason,  thought  that  marriage  would 
restore  her  mind  and  attempted  to 
find  a  husband  for  her.  Courtenay 
came  along,  and  during  his  wooing 
was  led  to  believe  that  his  intended 
bride  was  possessed  of  all  of  her 
senses.  He  married  her  and  shortly 
after  their  departure  for  Venice  on 
the  steamer  Fulda,  a  passenger  closely 
resembling  Courtenay  committed  sui- 
cide by  leaping  from  the  deck  of  the 
vessel.  Mrs.  Courtenay  saw  the  sui- 
cide and  believed  that  her  husband 
had  gone  to  his  death  in  the  waves 
and  she  became  violent.  Whenever 
her  husband  would  present  himself 
to  her  after  that  she  thought  that  she 
saw  only  his  ghost.  Her  hallucina- 
tion caused  her  to  attempt  his  life 
several  times. 


cA    Windfall   for  the 
%affaels 

Mrs.  Carrie  Jackson  Raffael,  wife 
of  Jack  Raffael,  the  former  baritone  of 
the  Tivoli,  has  just  received  official 
notification  that  she  is  one  of  four 
legatees  of  an  estate  of  $100,000  left 
by  her  aunt,  the  late  Miss  Catherine 
Jackson  of  Evanston,  111. 

Jack  Raffael  has  been  singing  with 
an  Eastern  opera  company  which 
stranded  at  Memphis  a  few  weeks  since 
owing  him  $1,400  salary,  but  his  bad 
luck  is  more  than  balanced  by  his 
wife's  good  fortune.  He  expects  to 
rejoin  his  family  in  San  Francisco  at 
the  close  of  the  next  opera  season. 

Passion  Way 

A  dress  rehearsal  of  the  Passion 
Play  was  attended  by  4,000  people  May 
20,  many  Americans  being  present. 
The  tragedy  of  the  crucifixion  was 
never  before  so  marvelously  repre- 
>-ented.  It  was  an  all-day  performance, 
with  Biblical  tableaux  of  the  scenes 
preceding  the  crucifixion  intervening. 


Herr  Anton  Lang,  the  Christus  of 
this  year's  production,  is  a  man  of 
fine  presence,  chastened  beauty  and 
devout,  thoughtful  demeanor.  Lang's 
performance  was  the  success  of  the 
day.     It  equals  that  of  Mayer,  the 


greatest  Christus  that  has  been  seen 
in  our  time.  There  were  one  or  two 
rather  different  interpretations  on 
some  points.  The  choral  singing  and 
music  were  admirable,  and  the  rehear- 
sal went  without  a  hitch. 


MME.   REJANE—Thc  Celebrated  French  Actt 


Vinton  Co's  Good  Work 

There  was  a  fair  and  well-satisfied 
audience  in  the  Opera  House  last 
week.  Francesca  di  Rimini  so 
pleased  that  the  recalls  of  Mr.  Vinton, 
Miss  Villiers  and  Mr.  Esmelton  were 
very  pronounced  and  complimentary. 
The  character  of  the  audience  was 
considerably  changed,  a  larger  num- 
ber of  old-time  theatre-goers  attending 
than  for  some  time.  Mr.  Trainor's 
Jester  was  also  given  with  deep  feel- 
ing and  revengeful  spirit,  and  it  must 
be  conceded  that  he  makes  it  most 
effective. — Record  Union,  Sacramento. 


cActors*  Fund 


The  Annual  Election  of  the  Actors' 
Fund  was  held  May  16th  and  resulted 
in  the  election  of  the  regular  ticket  as 
follows,  with  no  opposition:  For  Presi- 
dent, Louis  Aldrich;  for  First  Vice- 
President,  John  Drew;  for  Second 
Vice-President,  Antonio  Pastor;  for 
Treasurer,  William  Harris;  and  for 
Secretary,  Edwin  Knowles.  William 
Harris  succeeds  A.  A.  McCormick, 
who  is  no  longer  active  in  theatrical 
affairs.  All  the  other  officers  have 
served  before.  The  rest  of  the  ticket 
was  as  follows:  Trustees  for  two  years, 
William  H.  Crane,  Daniel  Frohman, 
F.  F.  Mackay,  William  A.  Brady, 
Eugene  Tompkins,  Francis  Wilson, 
De  Wolf  Hopper  and  James  K. 
Hackett. 

^Reynolds  cAs  a  Critic 

The  other  day  Harrington  Reynolds 
was  waiting  in  a  Spring  street  hatter's 
shop  while  his  silk  tile  was  being 
ironed,  when  an  excited  individual 
rushed  in  and,  mistaking  him  for  the 
proprietor,  began  to  register  a  lively 
"kick"  —  "Do  you  see  this  hat?  Well 
it  doesn't  fit,  I  tell  you  it  doesn't  fit!" 
The  dignified  actor  looked  him  over 
very  quietly,  and  answered:  "Well, 
now  that  you  call  my  attention  to  it, 
your  coat  does  not  fit  very  well, 
either." — L.  A.  Capitol. 

New  writers  are  springing  up  in 
California  with  astonishing  rapidity. 
Virginia  D.  Steinman  has  just  copy- 
righted a  new  play,  How  Rivoli  Was 
Won. 


May  26,  1500 


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♦  ♦  Some  Experiences .  ♦ 


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By  JULIUS  KAHN 


It  was  in  the  year  1892  that  I  played 
my  last  professional  engagement  as 
Baron  Stein  in  Diplomacy.  My  old 
manager  wanted  me  to  fill  in  a  week 
for  him  in  San  Francisco,  and  although 
at  the  moment  I  was  a  candidate  for 
the  Legislature  of  California,  and  fully 
resolved  to  make  the  law  my  profes- 
sion, I  complied. 

Never  for  a  moment  have  I  had 
occasion  to  regret  my  theatrical  career. 
It  was  a  school  in  which  I  learned 
many  things.  It  is  an  admirable  pro- 
fession, imparting  a  keen  insight  into 
human  nature,  facility  of  speech,  a 
polished  address,  and,  above  all  other 
things,  the  art  of  pleasing.  I  owe 
such  as  I  possess  of  these  to  my  train- 
ing on  the  stage. 

It  was  while  traveling  with  dear  old 
Joe  Jefferson  that  the  following  inci- 
dent occurred.  We  were  playing  in 
Buffalo,  and,  having  a  desire  to  spend 
a  day  at  Niagara  Falls,  we  took  the 
train  for  that  point.  The  Erie  canal 
runs  along  the  railway  for  quite  a 
distance.  Mr.  Jefferson  noticed  this 
and  pointed  it  out  to  his  sister,  Aunt 
Cornelia  Jackson,  who  played  Tilly  in 
The  Cricket  on  the  Hearth.  She  was 
somewhat  deaf,  so  the  veteran  raised 
his  voice  as  he  addressed  her,  ' '  Con- 
nie," he  said,  "do  you  remember  the 
old  times  when  we  used  to  go  by 
canal  boat  from  town  to  town,  carrying 
all  our  scenery." 

"Yes,  Joe,"  she  answered,  "and  I 
remember  the  big  trunks  in  which  we 
had  to  put  everything.  Don't  you  re- 
member the  big  trunks,  Joe?" 

"Yes,  Connie,"  he  rejoined,  as  a 
merry  twinkle  lit  up  his  eye,  "  I  have 
not  forgotten  them,  nor  the  fact  that 
we  often  had  to  leave  them,  behind 
for  our  board." 

The  impression  is  current  in  theatri- 
cal circles  that  Mr.  Jefferson  never 
guys.  He  is  a  stickler  for  professional 
etiquette,  it  is  true,  and  tries  to  mold 
his  company  into  one  harmonious  pic- 
ture, into  a  perfect  machine.  But 
there  was  one  night  upon  which  he 
yielded  to  the  temptation  to  guy.  It 
was  during  a  performance  of  The 
Rivals,  in  which  his  matchless  por- 
trayal of  Bob  Acres  proceeded  smoothly 
until  the  scene  is  reached  in  which 
Falkland,  Captain  Absolute  and  Bob 
Acres  have  a  wordy  altercation.  At 
this  point  the  actor  playing  Falkland 
ranted  violently,  raised  his  voice  to  an 
unnecessarily  high  pitch  and  finally, 
in  a  burst  of  anger,  slammed  the  door 
as  he  made  his  exit.  It  is  part  of  the 
"business"  for  Captain  Absolute  to 
say  at  this  juncture,  "Poor  Falk- 
land!" He  did  so,  and  Mr.  Jefferson 
promptly  replied,  "The  poorest  I  ever 

saw!" 


Emergencies  quite  unknown  to  the 
player  folk  of  1900  were  in  those  clays 
met  and  overcome  as  a  matter  of  every- 
day accomplishment.  I  remember 
one  night,  when  the  villain  of  our 
company,  Charlie  Craig,  failed  to 
appear.  He  had  missed  the  train,  I 
presume,  or  the  train  had  been  stalled. 
Tillotson,  our  manager,  was  the  only 
one  who  could  play  the  part.  He 
grumbled  a  good  bit,  and  told  us  it 
would  be  impossible,  for  the  reason 


The  audience  never  knew  the  differ- 
ence. 

An  actor  does  not,  however,  have 
any  more  amusing  experiences  than  a 
man  in  public  life.  What  can  be  more 
funny,  for  instance,  than  to  have  a 
two-hundred-and-fifty-pound  man  ap- 
ply to  you  for  a  position  as  a  page  on 
the  floor  of  the  House  ?  The  fun 
grows  more  painful  to  repress  as  you 
find  that  he  means  it,  and  is  perfectly 
serious  in  expecting  to  get  it.  If  you 
tell  him  there  is  no  likelihood,  he 
threatens  to  defeat  you  at  the  next 
election.  I  recall  an  incident  that 
marked  my  membership  of  the  ways 
and  means  committee  of  the  California 
Legislature.  The  various  charitable 
institutions  wanted  increased  appropri- 
ations. I  did  not  want  to  offend 
them  by  refusing,  yet  I  was  anxious 


Courtesy  of  the  Post 


JULIUS  KAHN 


that  he  was  obliged  to  catch  the  10:15 
train  for  Detroit.  The  house  was 
rapidly  filling  up  when  he  rapidly 
made  up  his  mind.  He  didn't  want 
to  loose  the  box  office  receipts,  so  he 
went  on.  He  played  the  part  all  right 
but  quit  at  10  o'clock  and  hurried 
away  to  catch  the  train.  The  last  act 
was  still  to  be  played.  The  villain, 
who  should  have  been  there  to  be 
killed  off,  was  gone.  The  play 
couldn't  end  without  a  killing,  and  we 
were  in  a  quandary.  A  bright  idea 
struck  us — to  have  a  pistol  shot  fired 
behind  the  scenes  and  a  negro  servant 
rush  in  with  a  statement  of  the 
tragedy;  then,  a  few  moments  later, 
to  have  a  dying  confession  produced, 
by  means  of  which  the  expiring  villain 
exonerated  the  innocent.  This  plan 
was  followed,  and  it  worked  splendidly. 


to  economize  for  the  sake  of  the  tax- 
payers. Every  legislator  in  the  land 
knows  exactly  how  hard  it  is  to  please 
both  sides  of  the  question — the  man 
who  growls  if  you  don't  grant  an  ap- 
propriation, and  the  man  who  growls 
if  you  do.  If  anything  ever  drives  me 
back  to  the  Falstaff  or  Hamlet  line,  it 
will  be  this.  Well,  I  decided  to  in- 
vestigate. Unannounced,  I  visited 
a  juvenile  asylum,  known  as  the  Home 
for  Feeble-Minded  Children.  What 
was  my  surprise  to  find  that  many  of 
the  "children"  who  were  being  cared 
for  at  public  expense  were  full-grown 
people!  Some  of  them  had  whiskers — 
yes,  gray  whiskers!  I  judged  that 
they  were  not  very  feeble-minded, 
either,  not  so  much  so  as  the 
legislators  would  have  been  to  grant 
an  increased  appropriation,  which 
we  didn't. — Success. 


'Theatrical  Mechanics 

San  Francisco  Lodge  of  the  Theatri- 
cal Mechanics'  Association  at  its  last 
election  selected  the  following  officers: 
President,  Charles  D.  Terry;  Vice- 
President,  J.  C.  Bradlin;  Recording 
Secretary,  Carl  M.  Taylor;  Financial 
Secretary,  W.  J.  McCarty;  Marshal, 
Frank  Damon;  Sergeant-at-Arms, 
James  Forbes;  Trustees — E.  S.  Will- 
iams, George  Holden,  Victor  Hachette, 
Andrew  Stewart  and  William  R. 
Whorf;  Physician,  Dr.  Robert  E. 
Bunker. 

The  Hastings  Company 

Tilings  are  shaping  themselves  at 
the  Alcazar  for  the  launching  of  a  new 
road  company  to  be  known  as  the 
Hastings  Company.  Belasco  and 
Thall,  with  Ernest  Hastings  and  a 
well  known  Eastern  theatrical  man, 
are  spoken  of  in  connection  with  the 
new  organization.  From  the  opening 
performance  a  capable  company 
headed  by  Ernest  Hastings  should  be 
a  drawing  card,  for  Mr.  Hastings  is 
today  one  of  the  best  known  and  most 
popular  leading  men  in  America.  It 
was  only  Wednesday  he  received  a 
telegram  from  Klaw  and  Erlanger, 
asking  him  to  accept  the  position  of 
leading  man  with  Blanche  Walsh  next 
season.  His  present  plans,  however, 
will  prevent  his  accepting  what  is  an 
unusually  good  offer.  Mr.  Hastings 
will  present  several  of  the  plays  asso- 
ciated with  his  greatest  successes  and 
some  new  plays  that  will  be  drawing 
cards.  His  season  will  open  about 
September  1,  and  will  include  the 
West  and  the  Middle  East.  In  Peace- 
ful Valley,  Lord  Chumley,  Quo  Vadis 
and  Never  Again,  Mr.  Hastings  has 
done  splendid  work,  while  as  the 
sheriff  in  In  Mizzouri,  he  was  better 
than  Nat  Goodwin  in  the  same  part, 
and  that  is  saying  a  great  deal — but  it 
is  true. 

cMary  cMannering 

Mary  Mannering  will  star  next  sea- 
son in  A  Durward  Ladye,  a  romantic 
drama  in  four  acts  by  Mrs.  Allen 
Arthur  and  Victor  Mapes.  The  scene 
of  the  piece  is  laid  in  England  at  the 
end  of  the  last  century  and  the  story 
deals  with  the  emotional  adventures  of 
a  beautiful  Creole  girl,  who  is  brought 
to  America  to  the  ancestral  home  of 
her  relatives.  The  leading  part  is  said 
to  range  from  light  comedy  to  scenes 
of  intense  pathos  and  emotion. 

Sybil  Sanderson 

A  cable  from  Paris  says:  It  is  re- 
ported that  Sybil  Sanderson  has 
abandoned  all  idea  of  going  back  on 
the  operatic  stage,  because  she  is  en- 
gaged to  b€  married  to  Henrick  Voisin, 
a  Swedish  artist,  barely  twenty  years 
old,  and  of  a  wealthy  family. 


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Relevant  and  Irrelevent 


John  Drew's  portrayal  of  the  char- 
acter of  Mr.  Clement  Parbury  is 
entirely  satisfactory  to  the  writer's 
present  particular  frame  of  mind, 
except  in  one  trifling  particular  that 
is  a  one  jarring  note  in  the  perform- 
ance so  carefully  worked  upas  regards 
detail— and  that  is  the  way  he  kisses 
Mrs.  Parbury  in  response  to  her  urgent 
solicitation.  Now  I  leave  it  to  any 
married  man,  or  any  unmarried  man 
for  that  matter,  would  you  kiss  your 
wife  behind  the  left  ear,  providing  that 
wife  was  young  and  good  looking  and 
you  were  enjoying  an  even  compar- 
atively happy  period  of  blissful  married 
life?    Well,  I  guess  not. 

*  * 
* 

"What  a  pity,"  said  a  prominent 
stock  company  manager  to  me  the 
other  day,  "that  such  a  talented  little 
woman  should  be  doing  five  minute 
sketches  in  vaudeville,  when  she  can, 
I  am  sure,  develop  into  something  big 
in  other  more  permanent  lines  of  stage 
work.  I  have  watched  her  closely, 
and  I  believe  she  has  a  wonderful 
amount  of  talent  in  her  slender  frame. 
She  reminds  me  very  much  of  Mrs. 
Fiske."  '  'The  talented  little  woman" 
my  friend  had  reference  to  was  Louise 
Gunning,  the  charming  lassie  with 
auburn  tinted  hair,  who  has  made  a 
pronounced  success  at  the  Orpheum. 
Miss  Gunning  has  what  is  unques- 
tionably the  best  voice  ever  heard  in 
vaudeville  on  this  coast,  and  we've 
had  all  the  big  vaudeville  stars;  and 
more  than  a  voice  she  shows  cultiva- 


tion and  a  knowledge  of  how  to  sing. 
Her  high  notes  are  as  pure  and  sweet 

as  one  would  care  to  hear. 

* 

*  * 

Phil  Hastings  engineered  a  little  joke 
on  the  night  of  the  last  performance  of 
A  Parisian  Romance,  that  created 
some  merriment  on  the  California  stage 
as  the  curtain  went  down  on  the  ban- 
quet scene.  James  Neill,  be  it  known, 
is  an  ardent  believer  in  "real"  stage 
properties — so  when  a  play  calls  for 
money,  it  is  real  money;  when  wine  is 
wanted,  there  is  always  some  of  the 
juice  of  the  grape  around,  and  when 
it  comes  to  eatables,  why,  there  is 
always  the  real, genuine  article  brought 
from  the  nearest  hotel  or  restaurant. 
Since  coming  to  California,  Mr.  Neill 
has  contracted  an  alarming  fondness 
for  tamales — so  when  the  banquet 
scene  was  on,  as  above  mentioned, 
Hastings,  in  connivance  with  Stage 
Manager  Morris,  had  the  pleasure  of 
seeing  a  big,  juicy,  steaming  hot 
tamale  brought  in  and  set  down  before 
the  astonished  Baron  Chevrial,  who 
proceeded  to  enjoy  his  favorite  dish — 
until  the  extra  pepper  in  it  got  in  its 
work.  Now  he  carefully  inquires  if 
Hastings  has  been  around  when  order- 
ing tamales. 

»  * 
* 

Some  of  the  uninitiated  often  won- 
der how  it  is  that  the  Orpheum  man- 
agement secures  so  many  good  attrac- 
tions. One  factor  in  their  success 
may  be  traced  to  the  experiences  of 
Cyrus  Dare,  Queen's  Entertainer  from 
London,  who  flashed  on  the  Orpheum 
horizon  several  months  ago  for  one 
entire  performance.  Well,  he  was 
about  the  worst  that  had  ever  hypno- 
tized a  booking  agent,  and  after  his 
one  solitary  try  out  here,  when  he 
found  he  wouldn't  do,  there  was  a 
solace  to  his  pride  in  a  ticket  to  London 
and  two  weeks'  salary.  A  little  un- 
usual, but  big  hearted  people  are  be- 
hind the  Orpheum. 

*  * 
» 

At  the  Alcazar,  too,  they  do  unusual 
things.  Not  long  ago  a  well  known 
leading  man,  who  found  the  line  of 
parts  demanded  by  Alcazar  patrons 
unsuited  to  his  temperament,  asked 
for  his  release.  He  got  it  with  best 
wishes,  and  transportation  to  New 
York  and  all  excess  baggage  paid. 
And  that  was  not  in  any  way  even  a 
part  of  the  agreement  when  engaging 
him.  That  spirit  of  fairness  is  one 
reason  why  Mark  Thall  has  no  trouble 
in  engaging  people,  and  he  doesn't  ask 
contracts  of  his  people  and  in  nine 
times  out  of  ten  there  is  nothing  more 
than  a  mere  verbal  agreement  and  yet 
things  go  on  smoothly  at  the  little 
O'Farrell  street  play  house. 

*  * 
* 

Frank  McVicars,  the  affable  and 
very  capable  character  man  with  the 
Neil  Company,  is  the  British  globe 
trotter  every  inch  of  him.  He  has 
played  with  much  success  in  nearly 
every  part  of  the  world  where  the 
Queen's  banner  waves.  For  years^he 
was  enrolled  with  Beerbohm  Tree's 
forces  in  London,  being  the  original 
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JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


Mae  Keene  goes  out  with  Frank 
Cooley's  Company. 

Frank  Denithorne  has  closed  his 
season  at  the  Alcazar  and  gone  East. 

Ida  Hawley,  the  charming  singer, 
who  opened  with  Morosco's  new  com- 
pany, will  soon  return  to  New  York. 

Charles  Bryant  has  been  ill  for 
the  past  week  with  symptoms  of  ap- 
pendicitis. 

Roy  Fleming  has  been  selected  as 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  Vin- 
ton Stock  Company. 

Leo  Cooper  will  spend  a  two 
weeks'  vacation  at  Skaggs'  Springs, 
departing  today. 

"Jack"  Hirsch  is  in  town  seeing 
that  Nat  Goodwin  and  Maxine  Elliott 
get  a  proper  showing. 

Sydney  Platt  has  signed  with 
Frank  Cooley's  Repertoire  Company 
that  goes  out  June  18. 

Bijou  Fernandez  is  ill  at  her 
home  in  Earchmont  with  the  symp- 
toms of  appendicitis. 

Dave  Heyman,  the  well-known 
manager  and  husband  of  Irene  Ever- 
ett, has  arrived  in  San  Francisco  to 
spend  a  vacation. 

Mme.  Rejane  is  so  interested  over 
the  accounts  of  David  Belasco's  Mme. 
Butterfly,  that  she  is  extremely  anxious 
to  play  it  in  Paris.  She  probably  will. 

Augustus  Thomas,  who  has  been 
spending  the  winter  in  Santa  Barbara 
working  on  a  new  play,  left  last  week 
for  New  York. 

Manager  Andrew  Thomson  of 
the  Whitaker  Company  was  a  visitor 
at  the  Dramatic  Review  office  Wed- 
nesday.   He  reports  good  business. 

Mabel  Gilman,  the  Sacramento 
girl,  will  take  Lulu  Glaser's  place  in 
Francis  Wilson's  company  next  sea- 
son. 

When  Marie  Burroughs  stars  next 
season  it  will  be  in  Gilbert  Parker's 
The  Battle  of  the  Strong,  which  has 
already  been  dramatized. 

George  McQuarrie,  who  has 
been  very  successful  in  leading  parts 
with  the  Jessie  Shirley  Company  this 
season,  passed  through  San  Francisco 
Wednesday  and  was  a  caller  at  the 
Review  office. 

John  Moore,  treasurer  of  Wagen- 
hals  &  Kemper,  left  Thursday  for 
Nome,  with  a  lot  of  mining  machinery 
that  will  be  used  to  develop  the  com- 
pany's promising  property,  the  Trium- 


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virate.  In  addition  to  branching  out 
as  miners,  Wagenhals  &  Kemper  will 
manage  the  tour  of  Madjeska  next 
season. 

Thomas  McDermott,  a  dissolute 
brother  of  Maxine  Elliott,  killed  him- 
self last  Tuesday  by  swallowing  poison. 
His  father  and  sisters  live  in  Oak- 
land, their  family  name  being  Der- 
mott. 

Frank  Worthing  will  leave 
England  next  week  and  will  come 
direct  across  the  continent  to  join 
Henry  Miller  at  the  Columbia  Theatre. 

Marion  Gunning,  a  sister  of 
Louise  Gunning,  who  has  made  such 
a  pronounced  hit  at  the  Orpheum, 
comes  West  with  the  Dunn  and  Ryley 
forces. 

Alf.  Whkelan  will  go  to  New 
York  after  the  expiration  of  his  pres- 
ent contract,  which  will  be  with  the 
last  performance  of  The  Three 
Guardsmen  at  the  Tivoli. 

Edwin  Stevens,  who  is  noted  as 
one  of  Charles  Frohmau's  strongest 
players,  will  soon  be  in  town  and  will 
in  all  probability  play  a  special  season 
at  the  Tivoli. 

Hamilton  Armour  has  signed 
with  Frank  Cooley's  Company  to  play 
characters.  Mr.  Armour  was  with 
Wilson  Barrett's  Company,  producing 
Ben-my-Chree  in  London. 

Wm.  McDonald,  the  baritone 
blacksmith  of  Redwood  City,  a  last 
year's  find  by  the  Boston ians,  will 
arrive  home  in  a  few  days  to  rest  be- 
fore next  season's  opening. 

Oliver  Morosco,  with  the  hand- 
some Mrs.  Oliver,  came  up  from  Los 
Angeles  Saturday  and  spent  several 
days  in  San  Francisco.  He  is  still  the 
same  genial  "Ollie"  that  the  Grand 
used  to  claim. 

James  Hackett,  at  the  last  annual 
election  of  the  Actors'  Fund,  was 
elected  trustee  to  succeed  Frank  Cot- 
ter who  is  now  too  far  away  from  the 
Fund's  active  centre,  being  a  member 
of  the  Alcazar  Stock. 

Sic.  ABRAMOFF  is  the  new  stage 
manager  at  Fischer's;  an  extremely 
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Abramoff  has  for  twenty-five  years 
been  a  prominent  figure  in  the  operatic 
world — both  here  and  abroad,  and  a 
better  director  to  put  on  operatic 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


May  26,  1900 


AT  THE  ♦  ♦  ♦ 
hOCAb  THEATRES 


The  Columbia 

Quality  does  not  always  depend 
upon  quantity,  as  is  being  demon- 
strated this  week  by  the  appearance  at 
the  Columbia  of  a  play  with  six  speak- 
ing parts.     It's  a  long  time  since  we 
have  had  anything  so  agreeably  re- 
freshing in  stage  literature  and  in  act- 
ing as  has  been  given  us  this  week  by 
John  Drew  and  his  Charles  Frohman 
Company.      As    Mr.    Parbury,  the 
victim   of   a  loving    wife's  tearful 
tyranny,  Mr.  Drew  has  a  role  that  fits 
his  personality  admirably.      It  is  not 
the  best  part  he  has  had,  but  it  is  done 
in  the  cleverly  deft  manner  that  has 
become  associated  with  the  John  Drew 
impersonations.     His  assumption  is 
never  obvious.     With  his  characters 
there  is  always  the  doubt  as  to  where 
art  attaches  itself  to  the  natural  man 
— which  is  Drew  and  which  is  the 
stage  creation.    And  thus  in  a  measure 
such  characterizations  generally  defy 
analyses.      We  can  keenly  realize  the 
actor's  personality;  we  can  appreciate 
the  way  he  works  out  piece  by  piece 
into  a  powerful  whole,  the  little  details 
of  a  part  or  situation,  and  then  meas- 
sure  his  success  more  by  a  feeling  of 
generous  satisfaction  than  by  a  formal 
expression  of  words.    Isabelle  Irving, 
as  Mrs.  Parbury,  the  tearful  feminine 
tryant,  gave  a  strong  and  altogether 
artistic  characterization  and  was  every 
bit  worthy  of  a  place  by  the  side  of 
the  star.    Arthur  Bryon  was  altogeth- 
er a  pleasing  exponent  of  the  type  of 
roving,    happy-go-lucky,  wealthy 
young  man  of  the  period,  and  Harry 
Harwood   was  a   good  middle-aged 
widower,  with  a  few  drops  of  high 
flying  blood  left  in  him.  Frank  Lamb 
was  the  butler  and  it  is  a  general  feel- 
ing that  of  all  stage  butlers,  there  is 
but  one  butler,  and  that  furnished  by 
Frank  Lamb;  we  need  say  no  more  of 
him.    Ida  Conquest  was  the  young 
secretary,  Hyacinth  Woodward,  and 
while  pleasing  in  the  part,  might  have 
vitalized  it  more — but  that  is  probably 
a  matter  of  opinion.     The  houses 
have  been  extremely  large  all  week 
and    the    appreciation    of  this  new 
Chambers   comedy — with    its  really 
bright  and  even  brilliant  construction 
— has  been  most  enthusiastic. 


been  very  well  received  by  the  audi- 
ences who  have  shown  their  apprecia- 
tion by  their  liberal  applause.  The 
house  has  been  fairly  well  filled  most 
every  evening.  Miss  Louise  Royce  is 
very  well  suited  to  her  part  of  Floy 
Honeydew,  a  music-hall  queen.  She 
sings  well  and  has  an  excellent  figure 
which  shows  to  good  advantage  in  her 
costume  representing  the  Fly.  Miss 
Isabelle  Underwood  in  the  rendering 
of  her  solos  was  frequently  encored. 
George  C.  Lyding,  Harry  C.  Cash- 
man,  Douglas  Flint,  Edward  B. 
Adams,  the  old  favorite  Arthur 
Wooley,  and  the  balance  of  the  cast 
all  do  themselves  great  credit. 


The  Tholi 


The  California 

The  Neill  Company  are  playing 
'  Arthur  Pinero's  The  Amazons, 
a  three  act  farcical  romance,  which 
just  bubbles  over  with  fun  and  frolic, 
and  is  done  by  these  painstaking 
people  in  a  most  charming  manner. 
The  three  sisters  brought  up  as  boys, 
Lady  Neoline,  Lady  Wilhelma  and 
Lady  Tomasin,  are  well  impersonated 
by  Edythe  Chapman, Grace  Mae  Lam- 
kin  and  Julia  Dean,  respectively,  each 
making  a  most  realistic  boy.  Lady 
Neoline  early  succumbs  to  a 
woman's  prerogative — to  love  a  man; 
the  others  following  close  in  her  foot- 
steps. Lady  Wilhelma  is  a  jolly  good 
fellow,  but  Lady  Tom  is  the  boy  who 
carries  everything  before  him,  a  manly 
fellow  as  you  could  wish  to  see,  the 
audience  delighting  to  do  him  honor. 
Mr.  Neill, as  Lord  Litterly,  has  a  part 
that  he  carries  out  without  an  effort, 
a  gentlemanly  fellow  sure  of  his 
ground.  Benjamin  Howard,  as  the 
Earl  of  Tweenwayes,  is  the  joy  of  the 
house,  continually  doing  and  saying 
the  oddest  things  in  a  delightfully  art- 
less way.  Geo.  Bloomquest,  as  Count 
de  Grival,  shows  his  versatility  and 
was  a  pleasant  surprise.  His  French 
accent  and  his  stock  of  English  pro- 
verbs are  everlastingly  quoted  on  all 
occasions, with  the  most  surprising  end- 
ings. Lillian  Andrews  as  Marchioness 
of  Castlejordan  and  Frank  McVickars 
as  Rev.  Minchonare  capital.  Emmet 
Shackleford  is  excellent  as  the  game- 
keeper. 


This  week  sees  the  last  perform- 
'  ances  of  the  popular  success,  The 
Wizard  of  the  Nile.  Coming  after  the 
long  run  of  The  Idol's  Eye,  its  con- 
tinuous popularity  has  been  phenom- 
enal. Next  week  The  Three  Guards- 
men in  a  musical  setting  will  be  the 
offering  and  it  is  promised  that  it  will 
be  worthy  of  the  Tivoli. 


Grand  Opera  House 

The  Lady  Slavey,  a  musical  comedy | 
*■    completes  its  second  week's  run 
at  the  Grand  Opera  House.    It  has 


The  gowns  to  be  worn  by  Miss 
Florence  Roberts  at  the  Alcazar  in 
Sapho  were  designed  and  specially 
made  in  Paris. 


The  Alcazar 

TTknry  Guy  Carleton's  comedy 
*  *  The  Butterflies,  in  three  acts, 
graces  the  stage  at  the  Alcazar  this 
week.  Its  a  delight  to  the  senses  and 
to  the  soul  to  have  such  a  clean,  sweet, 
refreshing  comedy  by  such  an  up-to- 
stock  company  has  made  wonderful 
date  stock  company.  The  Alcazar 
strides  this  season.  Weeding  out  the 
incompetents  and  filling  in  with  good 
material  until  it  takes  rank  with 
first-class  companies.  The  Butter- 
flies is  a  thing  of  joy — so  joyous, 
so  happy,  such  fun.  Ernest  Hastings, 
as  Frederick  Ossian  is  applauded  even 
before  he  says  a  word,  showing  his 
great  popularity  with  the  theatre  goers 
— as  a  lover  he  is  ideal,  passionate 
and  energetic,  the  ladies  leading  in 
bursts  of  spontaneous  encores. 
Jeffrey  Williams,  as  Hiram  Green  does 
the  corrective  father  business  in  a 
business  like  way  that  brings  down 
the  house.  Howard  Scott,  as  Andrew 
Strong  is  ideal  in  make  up  and  man- 
ners, and  decidedly  good  in  his  part. 
George  Webster  has  but  little  oppor- 
tunity to  display  his  great  versatility 
in  the  small  part  given  him,  that  of 
Bilser.  George  Nichols,  as  Coddie 
dees  the  butler  to  a  turn  and  adds  to 
the  jollity  of  the  play.  The  ladies 
are  exceptionally  good.  Marie  Howe, 
as  Mrs.  Stuart  Dodge,  the  worldly- 
minded  mamma  who  sees  only  the 
pocket  book  of  the  aspirants  for  her 
daughter's  hand,  is  all  but  hissed  for 
her  admirable  portrayal  of  this  un- 
lovely character.  Irene  Everett,  as 
Miriam  her  daughter,  gives  a  charm- 
ing representation  of  the  girl  whom 
truth  leads  to  cast  off  the  shameless 
lover  her  mother  would  force  her  to 
marry,  and  give  herself,  to  the  man 
she  loves.  Laura  Crews,  as  Suzzane, 
does  a  clever  bit  of  ingenuous  sim- 
plicity that  takes  the  house  by  storm, 
every  move  is  watched  with  the 
greatest  interest  and  she  is  weekly 


adding  to  the  laurels  already  won. 
Georgia  Woodthorpe,  as  the  mother  of 
a  goodly  son,  fills  gracefully  and 
graciously  the  character  of  this  worried 
gentlewoman. 


Harmony  Rules 

The  differences  between  the  mem- 
bers of  the  theatrical  syndicate,  of 
which  Al  Hayman  is  the  president, 
have  been  harmonized.  The  disrup- 
tion that  seemed  imminent  only  a 
short  time  ago  has  been  averted,  and 
an  agreement  has  been  finally  reached 
by  which  the  organization  will  be 
continued  intact  for  five  years  after 
the  conclusion  of  the  present  contract, 
at  the  end  of  next  season.  Nixon  & 
Zimmerman  will  not  withdraw.  Now 
the  syndicate,  as  a  syndicate,  has  an 
interest  in  all  the  Nixon  &  Zimmer- 
man houses,  and  will  share  in  their 
management  directly. 

Mr.  Hayman,  in  speaking  of  the 
season  just  closed,  said  last  Wednesday 
that  it  was  one  of  the  most  prosperous 
on  record.  The  receipts  of  the  leading 
stars  had  been  phenomenal,  and  the 
gross  takings  of  Sir  Henry  Irving, 
Ben  Hur,  Miss  Maude  Adams  and 
Mrs.  Leslie  Carter  would  amount  to 
fully  $2,000,000. 

Short  Squibs 

Kellar  will  appear  here  next  month. 
N.  C.  Goodwin  will  be  here  for  two 
weeks. 

K'.llar,  the  magician,  has  a  $io,oco 
illusion. 

Frank  Daniels  will  bring  The  Ameer 
to  this  city. 

Alice  Neilson  comes  to  the  coast  for 
her  vacation. 

Henry  Miller  will  be  here  during 
July  and  August. 

Nance  O'Neil  returns  from  Aus- 
tralia in  September. 

Margaret  Anglin  will  appear  in  the 
title  role  of  Miss  Hobbs. 

Helen  Redmond  comes  to  the  coast 
with  Frank  Daniel's  company. 

Frank  E.  Lamb,  now  with  Drew, 
will  be  a  member  of  Miller's  Company. 

Standard  Theatre 

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munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo,  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,S.  F.  Fares  advanced 
to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the  State. 


May  26,  1900 


7 


The  Orpheum 

Charles  Ulkick,  the  barrel  king, 
starts  the  program  this  week. 
His  act  is  a  decided  novelty  and 
pleases  immensely.  He  twirls  and 
balances  barrels  and  poles  on  his  teet 
with  great  dexterity  Louise  Gun- 
ning, the  sweet  singer  of  Scotch  songs, 
is  one  of  the  most  pleasing  artists  that 
has  ever  been  numbered  among  the 
Orpheum  attractions.  Her  sweet,  clear 
notes  heard  in  simple  Scotch  ballads 
are  very  delightful  to  hear.  The 
Musical  Kleists  follow  in  a  weird  and 
unusual  musical  act  on  a  darkened 
stage.  The  Newsboys'  Quintette  is 
composed  of  good  singers  and  one  fine 
dancer.  The  Mignani  Family  of 
Musical  Barbers  are  extremely  good 
and  execute  many  novel  and  unex- 
pected musical  feats  with  their  musical 
barber  chairs  and  poles.  Ezra  Ken- 
dall, the  monologist,  has  made  a  great 
hit  here  on  his  second  engagement. 
He  is  amusing,  though  not  such  a 
spontaneously  funny  fellow  as  George 
Fuller  Golden,  and  his  remarks  do 
not  tend  to  such  enthusiastic  hilarity. 
The  Wilson  Family  of  colored  people 
shine  principally  through  the  efforts 
of  the  two  children,  the  little  boy 
having  an  unusually  powerful  voice. 
They  do  the  usual  colored  song  and 
cake-walk.  Bartho,  the  dancer,  is  a 
beautiful  woman,  not  too  prudish 
about  the  display  of  her  beauteous 
figure,  and  she  is  a  graceful  dancer  as 
well.  Some  wonderfully  interesting 
new  views  of  the  biograph  complete  a 
more  than  good  entertainment. 

Tfe  Olympia 

A Goon  bill  is  put  up  at  the  Olym- 
pia  this  week.  Isidore  Fenster 
and  his  Hungarian  Orchestra  are  mak- 
ing themselves  famous  among  their 
many  admirers  for  their  good  selections 
and  excellent  rendering  of  popular 
music.  The  Strauss  Waltz  Kmperor 
is  given  with  a  zest  and  a  swing  that 
makes  you  almost  get  on  the  stage 
yourself  and  try  a  whirl  at  its  mystic 
mazes.  A  number  ot  old  favorites  are 
here  this  week  and  are  all  received 
with  rounds  of  applause.  Maude 
Darrell,  Hattie  Ward,  Jessie  Reed. 
Mabel  Le  Claire,  Carlton  and  Royce, 
Harry  Gill)ert  Castle,  Deets  and  Don, 
Harry  D.  Armo,  Alice  Raymond, 
Adelaide  Sullivan,  Gertie  Getchell 
and  Mile.  Thelma  round  out  a  goodly 
program  that  could  not  fail  to  please. 
Friday  night  is  amateur  ni^ht  and 
many  a  hearty  laugh  goes  round  at 
the  awkward  attempts  made  for  fame 
and  celebrity,  to  say  nothing  of  "the 
money  there  is  in  it." 


The  Chutes 

AT  the  Chutes  this  week  are  some 
new  and  clever  people.  Mr.  Si 
Stebbens,  the  Yankee  Monologist  and 
expert  card  trickster,  who  was  for  so 
many  years  with  Barnum's  Circus, 
causes  much  sport  and  laughter.  Mae 
Nealson  scores  a  hit  with  her  cake- 
walk  and  coon  songs.  The  holdovers 
all  had  something  new.  Harry 
Holmes  and  his  wonderful  diving  dog 
Ragston    and    Raeford,    the  jolly 


comedians,  Geo.  Trump,  the  hand 
balancer,  Frosto  and  Warda,  the 
spectacular  dancers,  and  the  Dock- 
mans,  the  expert  bag  punchers.  New 
moving  pictures  fill  out  a  Teally  good 
program.  Thursday  evening's  ama- 
teur show  included  the  balcony  scene 
from  Romeo  and  Juliet.  The  electric 
fountain  was  exhibited  for  the  first 
time  also  on  that  night. 


The  Oberon 

This  popular  Music  Hall  is  crowded 
nightly.  There  are  a  number  of 
changes  in  the  program  this  week. 
The  beautiful  Augusta  Salvini  gives 
some  excellent  operatic  selections. 
Stella  Berlin,  the  talented  soprano,  is 
received  with  repeated  encores.  Vera 
Chandon  is  applauded  for  the  songs, 
dances  and  cake  walks  she  introduces; 
Al  Hazzard.the  Ventriloquist, delights 
the  audiences  with  his  laughable 
imitations.  F.  Darenheim's  bell  solos 
are  good  enough.  The  projectoscope 
shows  some  new  views.  Conductor 
Ritzau  directs  the  Ladies'  American 
Orchestra  through  the  maze  of  coon 
song,  cake  walk  and  operatic  selec- 
tions, all  with  excellent  results,  which 
an  appreciative  audience  thoroughly 
enjoys. 

Fischer  s  Concert  House 

Ax  excellent  program  is  on  this 
week.  Augustus  Hinrich's  Hun- 
garian orchestra  give  some  unusually 
fine  numbers  which  are  heartily  ap- 
plauded. The  Waldtenfel  Waltzes, 
Return  of  Spring  and  Braza's  Angels 
Serenade,  were  particularly  fine.  Sig. 
Vargas  sings,  In  all  Eternity,  with 
power  and  grace  in  the  most  delight- 
ful manner.  Parascova  Sandolin  sings 
well  some  English  songs  for  which 
she  is  encored  repeatedly.  Barducci 
and  Bardaracco  give  the  duo  from 
Rey  Bias  with  telling  effect.  The 
beautiful  but  rarely  heard  duo  from 
La  Favorita  is  sung  by  Vargas  and 
Pollettini  with  a  charm  that  brings 
down  the  house.  Sig.  Abramh'off  is 
heard  with  fine  effect  in  the  Serenade 
from  Faust  as  also  with  Barducci  and 
Bardaracco  in  the  fifth  act  from  Faust. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Lord  and  Rowe  will  shortly  appear 
in  this  city. 

Ida  Howell  is  on  her  way  to  this 
city. 

Jessie  White  will  shortly  play  the 
local  music  halls. 

Ethel  Lynwood  is  a  feature  at  the 
Thalia. 

Deming  and  Crowell  are  a  clever 
team.    Their  dancing  is  up  to  date. 

Leandor,  Albion  and  Leandor  will 
shortly  arrive  direct  from  New  York 
City. 

Gates  and  Clark  will  make  their 
first  vSan  Francisco  appearance  at  the 
Chutes  May  28th. 

Little  Egypt  desires  to  set  at  rest 
all  rumors  regarding  her  reported  de- 
parture for  Nome.  She  is  under  con- 
tract to  the  Western  Street  Fair  and 
Exhibition  Company,  and  will  appear 
only  at  Fairs  under  the  auspices  of  the 
above  named  company. 

The  Western  Street  Fair  and  Ex- 
hibition Company  have  added  to  their 


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can  be  visited  by  ladies  and  children, 
and  which  will  prove  most  popular  at 
the  Fair. 


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May  26,  1900 


Correspondence  and 
Comment 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York,  May  20. — Julia  Morrison,  who 
shot  and  killed  Frank  Leydon  last  winter, 
an  actor,  and  stage  manager  of  Mr.  Plaster 
of  Paris,  appeared  at  the  Star  Theatre  last 
week  in  A  Day  of  Reckoning,  which  had  for 
its  theme  a  woman  unjustly  accused  of  hav- 
ing murdered  a  man.  The  standard  of  art 
at  the  Star  is  not  high,  but  Miss  Morrison 
could  not  reach  it;  and  however  justified  she 
may  have  been  for  killing  a  stage  manager 
(and  it  is  conceded  that  more  of  them  ought 
to  be  killed)  her  murder  of  art  was  premedi- 
tated and  of  the  (irst  degree. 

*  * 

The  Bostonians  closed  their  engagement 
here  last  week  with  The  Serenade,  which 
next  to  Robin  Hood,  is  perhaps  that  organi- 
zation's best-liked  opera.  But  the  famous 
old  organization  seems  to  have  lost  its  grip 
hereon  account  of  its  lack  of  singers.  Mac- 
Donald  is  the  only  one  of  the  old  guard  left. 
Of  course  Barnabee  is  still  in  the  ring,  as 
well  as  Frothingham,  but  as  neither  of  those 
comedians  ever  professed  to  be  a  singer  they 
cannot  help  uphold  the  vocal  display.  The 
company  has  not  been  able  to  replace 
Eugene  Cowles  as  a  basso,  Jessie  Bartlett 
Davis  as  contralto,  Tom  Karl  and  Edwin 
Hoff  as  tenors,  or  Camille  D'Arville  as 
soprano.  But  under  the  management  of 
Klaw  and  Erlanger  it  has  better  paper  than 
ever — and  that  is  one  element  of  success. 


Carmen  was  sung  by  negroes  to  an  aud- 
ience mainly  of  negroes  in  the  Lexington 
Opera  House  last  week.  The  coons  were 
out  in  style  to  see  opera  done  in  rag  time. 
It  was  not  exactly  done  in  rag  time,  but  it 
might  have  been  more  popular  if  it  had 
been.  I  can  see  little  hope  for  the  negro  in 
opera.  A  few  teams  have  done  well  in 
vaudeville,  and  for  the  last  five  years  at- 
tempts have  been  made  by  negroes  to  pro- 
duce tragedy.  One  barrier  which  will  un- 
doubtedly prove  insurmountable  for  years  is 
the  refusal  of  white  actors  of  ability  to  play 
with  negroes.  This  reluctance  to  mix  up  in 
business  with  the  negroes  is  not  surprising 
when  we  reflect  that  one  negro  in  this  city, 
who  was  undoubtedly  a  good  singer,  had  to 
give  up  his  place  recently  in  a  fashionable 
church  choir  because  the  white  singers  re- 
fused to  regard  a  negro  as  their  social  equal. 
There  may  yet  be  Christians  who  believe 
that  negroes  theoretically  are  their  social 
equals,  but  I  never  notice  any  negroes  as 
guests  in  the  functions  of  the  Four  Hundred. 
As  there  is  not  an  actress  who  does  not  re- 
gard herself  as  good  enough  for  any  four 
hundred  in  the  land  you  can  readily  see  that 
for  the  present  at  least  the  negro  must  act 
by  himself. 

* 

*  * 

One  of  the  neatest  turns  in  Proctor's  Fifth 
Avenue  vaudeville  house  is  that  given  by 
Messrs.  Dungan  and  Dudley.  Mr.  Dungan  is 
a  San  Francisco  man,  and  possesses  a  rich 
baritone  voice,  well  cultivated.  He  has 
always  been  with  the  very  best  light  opera 
companies  including  that  of  Lillian  Russell, 
under  the  management  of  T.  Henry  French, 
..nd  he  was  the  baritone  of  the  Princess 


Bonnie  when  that  one  of  Willard  Spencer's 
operas  achieved  such  a  pronounced  success 
in  Philadelphia  with  Eleanor  Mayo  in  the 
title  role.  Mr.  Dudley  is  a  sweet-voiced 
tenor,  and  as  both  are  handsome  men  there 
is  no  reason  why  their  venture  in  the  vaude- 
ville should  not  meet  with  marked  success. 
When  he  was  connected  with  one  of  the 
leading  firms  on  Montgomery  street  there 
was  no  more  popular  young  man  in  San 
Francisco  than  Charlie  Dungan. 


With  James  J.  Jeffries  and  James  J.  Cor- 
bett  battling  for  the  heavy  weight  champion- 
ship of  the  world  at  Coney  Island,  there  was 
no  chance  for  California  to  lose,  but  as 
Jeffries  contemplates  letting  his  histrionic 
talent  shine  from  the  stage  under  the  man- 
agement of  Corbett's  former  manager, 
William  A.  Brady,  the  stage  will  be  the 
winner  in  the  end.  By  that  I  do  not  mean 
to  say  that  Jeffries  will  introduce  any  new 
style  of  art.  Even  Corbett  was  conven- 
tional as  an  actor,  but  it  will  merely  prove 
that  the  stage  is  recruited  from  all  sorts  and 
conditions  of  men,  from  preachers  to  prize 
fighters.  That  in  itself  ought  to  be  sufficient 
to  stamp  the  stage  as  a  most  valuable  and 
commendable  occupation.  Jeffries  will  star 
in  a  play  called  The  Country  Sheriff  which 
ought  to  be  exciting. 


Weber  and  Fields  announce  that  they 
have  secured  the  inimitable  operatic 
comedian,  De  Wolf  Hopper,  for  a  term  of 
two  years.  Hopper,  who  is  without  doubt 
the  best  singing  comedian  on  the  light  opera 
stage,  ought  to  be  an  acquisition  to  any  com- 
pany of  entertainers,  and  the  wonder  is  that 
he  should  so  early  in  his  career  be  content 
to  give  up  the  company  at  the  head  of  which 
he  has  appeared  for  several  years. 


The  hot  weather  is  upon  us  and  old  Cali- 
fornians  in  New  York  long  for  the  cool 
evening  breezes  of  the  Pacific  where  there  is 
hardly  any  such  thing  as  a  theatrical  season. 
With  the  thermometer  registering  ninety  in 
the  shade  in  the  middle  of  May,  we  are 
admonished  of  the  scorching  weather  that 
is  in  store  for  us  until  the  latter  part  of 
September.  Of  course  the  more  opulent 
members  of  the  profession  are  r^oacjy  on 
their  way  to  Europe  or  their  coun  H  homes, 
but  there  will  still  be  thousands ■  ho  must 
be  content  to  play  through  the  hi  |  spells  in 
summer— snaps  which  work  the  actor  twice 
as  hard  on  half  pay  as  in  the  winter  engage- 
ment. What  a  pity  everybody  can't  live  on 
the  Pacific  Coast!  Rob  Roy. 


NORTH  DAKOTA 

Special  Correspondence. 
Fargo,  N.  D.,  May  19. — Dunne  and 
Ryley's  All  Star  Cast,  Tuesday,  May  15, 
played  to  a  large  and  well-pleased  audience. 
Mathews  and  Bulger,  Maud  Courtnay's 
songs,  and  the  English  dancing  girls  took 
especially  well.  Thursday,  May  17,  West's 
Minstrels  drew  a  large  audience.  Saturday, 
May  19,  Have  You  Seen  Smith  to  a  good 
house.  Friday,  May  22,  On  the  Suawanee 
River.  O. 


MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Butte,  Montana,  May  21. — The  Grand 
Opera  House  G.  O.  McFarland,  Manager. 
May  18th  and  19th,  "Dunn  &  Ryley's"  so- 
called  Star  Aggregation  played  to  packed 
houses  at  the  Grand,  standing  room  was 
being  purchased  fully  an  hour  before  the 
curtain  rose.  *  Messrs.  Mathews  &  Bulger 
are  just  as  funny  as  ever  and  if  anything, 
they  are  better  in  every  way  than  ever.  Their 
work  was  the  feature  of  the  entertainment. 
*  Maude  Courtney  captured  the  audience 
by  her  singing  and  is  one  of  the  strongest 
individuals  in  the  company.  *  Saturday 
and  Monday  following  Dunn  &  Ryley's  play- 
ers came  Ward  and  Voken  in  their  new 
farce,  The  Floor  Walker,  both  nights  the 
house  was  filled  to  overflowing.  *  Coming 
at  the  Grand  May  22d,  Quo  Vadis.  *  Boston 
Lyric  Opera  Company  May  23d  to  26th. 

L.  Maclay  Rank. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 

ST.  John,  N.  B.,  May  15.— At  the  Opera 
House  last  week  the  Jessie  Harcourt  Com- 
pany did  a  good  business  in  a  class  of  plays 
not  suited  to  Ethel  Fuller,  the  new  leading 
woman,  and  more  pretentious  efforts  are  in 
preparation  by  Manager  Harris  for  next 
season.  A.  Q.  Scammon's  Side-Tracked 
opened  last  evening  for  three  nights  and 
Wednesday  matinee  to  a  good  house.  The 
last  three  nights  of  this  week  and  Saturday 
matinee  we  have  the  Messrs.  Shipman's 
Lyceum  Dramatic  Company  in  Shakes- 
peare of  which  more  anon.  On  the  21st 
W.  S.  Harkins  inaugurates  his  summer 
stock  season  with  Sowing  the  Wind,  in 
which  drama  will  appear  the  following 
artists:  Kate  Dalglish,  Stella  Weaver,  Mary 
Hall,  Louise  Wakelee,  Arthur  Elliott, 
Joseph  Brennan,  Franklyu  Ritchie,  Harry 
Weaver,  Jr.,  Robt.  McWade,  Jr.,  Frank 
McGlyun,  E.  Soldene  Powell  and  Martha 
Cody.  Peachey  Carnehan. 


opened  a  farewell  week  in  Jim,  the  Penman, 
but  business  was  so  bad  that  they  closed  on 
Wednesday  night.  The  company  has  left 
for  Kansas  City  to  play  the  summer  sea- 
son. *  The  students  of  the  Broadway  Dram- 
atic School  produced  Young  Mrs.  Winthrope 
at  the  Broadway  Theatre  on  Wednesday 
evening,  May  9,  to  a  packed  house.  The 
play  was  beautifully  staged,  handsomely 
gowned  and  well  acted.  *  The  summer  sea- 
son at  Elitch's  Gardens  opens  on  Saturday, 
May  26th;  the  opening  bill  will  be  The  Wife. 
Herbert  Kelcey  and  Effie  Shannon  have 
been  engaged  for  leading  business.  *  Man- 
hattan Beach  opens  June  4th.  Both  places 
are  under  the  management  of  Mrs.  John 
Elitch,  Jr.  *  Among  the  Denverites  who 
have  returned  for  the  summer  after  their 
winter's  engagements  have  closed,  are 
Jobyna  Howland,  Arthur  Young,  H.  L. 
Van  Meter,  May  McKay,  Scott  Lawrence, 
Frank  Leary,  Forest  Flood,  Ethelyn 
Clemens,  Sam  Simpson,  Kitty  Ridgway  and 
Ray  Southard.  *  Harry  Corson  Clarke  closed 
his  season  here  Saturday  night.  He  will 
probably  remain  here  for  a  few  weeks'  rest. 

Bob  Bei.i.. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Colo.,  May  15. 
Henrietta  Crosman  opened  what  the  ad- 
vance man  terms  "four  merry  weeks  at  the 
Tabor  on  Sunday  night  in  Bronson  Howard's 
comedy,  One  of  Our  Girls.  As  usual  on 
Sunday  night  the  house  was  filled.  Play  and 
company  were  well  received.  Jane  will  be 
the  bill  for  the  last  half  of  the  week.  Mr. 
William  Courtleigh.leading  man  of  the  com- 
pany, is  one  of  the  handsomest  men  on  the 
stage,  besides  being  a  remarkably  clever 
actor.  *  At  the  Denver  we  haveSapho,  with 
a  Miss  Eva  Masters  in  the  title  role.  The 
company  was  organized  in  Denver  by  A.  W. 
Fremont  and  Charles  Taylor.  Business 
good.  The  company  will  take  the  road  next 
week,  playing  as  far  West  as  Salt  Lake  City. 
Next  week,  My  Uncle  from  India.  *  John 
Drew  opened  at  the  Broadway  Monday 
night  for  four  nights,  in  The  Tyranny  of 
Tears.  The  play  and  company  are  excellent 
and  a  big  hit.  Next  week,  Nat  Goodwin 
and  Maxine  Elliott  in  When  We  Were 
Twenty-One.  *  The  Lyceum  Stock  Com- 
pany returned  to  Denver  on  the  7th  and 


One  of  the  most  beautiful  produc- 
tions seen  on  a  local  stage  in  years 
will  be  N.  C.  Goodwin  and  Maxine 
Elliott's  production  of  When  We  Were 
Twenty-One 


The  demand  for  seats  during  the 
coming  two  weeks  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre  has  thus  far  exceeded  all  ex- 
pectations, and  it  now  looks  as  though 
the  entire  engagement  will  be  sold  out 
long  before  the  days  for  the  closing 
performances  arrive. 


We  supply  the 
feminine  portion  of 
the  profession  with 


Fine  Lingerie, 
Silk  and 
Wash  Waists 
and 
Gowns. 

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Special  Inducements  to  Professionals 


May  26,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


9 


FRANK  OPPERMAN 

Leading  Character  and  Comedy 
Vinton  Stock  Co.  Address  This  Office 


CHAS-  M-  THALL 

With  Saru'l  o'  Posen 


WALL-  ST. 

BY 

D  T.  Callahan ,  M.  D. 

Author  of  "Anne  Boleyn,"  "Robespierre,"  "Ordeal  of 
Two  Sis'ers,"  Etc. 

PRESS  NOTICES 

The  dialogues  and  situations  are  more  than  intelligently 
conceived.  Furthermore  the  story  is  not  at  all  involved, 
but  proceeds  smoothly,  each  link  in  the  chain  of  climaxes 
being  carefully  forged.  In  the  aggregate,  the  production 
reflects  m  ch  skill  and  credit  upon  the  pen  of  the  author 
of  Anne  Bol^yti- — Nashville  Democrat. 

Dr.  Callahan  is  a  playwright  of  experience.  He  has 
learned  the  art  of  dramatic  construction  a  d  this  play  is 
cleverly  arranged  as  to  stage  effect.— Charleston  (S.  C.) 
paper. 

Wall  St.  is  a  good  acting  play  and  will  soon  be  staged. 
—Stephen  Fiske  in  At.  V.  Spirit  of  the  Times. 

The  scene  in  the  fourth  act  between  Merribond  and  his 
enemies  is  drawn  with  the  masterhand  of  a  Hogarth. — 
New  York  Critique. 

The  play  abounds  in  vivid  touches.  The  character 
Allan  is  an  especially  pleasing  one  — Denver  paper. 

The  reader  of  this  fine  work  can  scarcely  fail  to  carry 
conviction  that  under  our  present  administration  the 
country  is  drifting  into  an  oligarchy,  controlled  by  a  few 
plutocrats,  and  that  unless  a  change  takes  "lace  in  politics, 
the  liberties  of  th-  American  people  will  soon  be  bartered 
away. — Alexander  Del  Mar  in  National  Watchman. 

PRICE,  50  CENTS 

CAMBBIDOE  ENCYCLOPEDIA  CO.,  62  Bcade  St.,  HEW  TOEZ 


I  Under  Sealed  Orders  | 


Raymond  Whitaker 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

Andrew  Th    <  r  i  < 

Directing  Tour  of 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

FRANK   De  CAMP 

Stage  Manager 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

B.   W.  HILLIKER 

Characters 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

JULIA  CLIFFORD 

Ingenue 
Under  Sealed  Orders 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

EDWARD  CLISBEE 

Sergeant  Leggett 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

C.    E.  THURSTON 

With 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

OMEDA  RAYMOND 

Julie 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

ESTHER  DUKEY 

Nouma — in 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

GEORGE  L.  GRAVES 

Harry  Mortimer — in 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


San  Jose  is  talking  of  a  street  fair, 
and  several  other  cities  are  being 
worked  for  the  same  scheme. 

>X.  Duval 

Theatrical    Wig-  Maker 

112  Eddy  St.,  Sam  Frakcisco 


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Flora 


REFINED    UOCHL  DUO 

Hastings  Sz  Hall 

Introducing  Repetoire — Strictly  Up-to-Date 


Frances 


Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant,   •{'articular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Agbkt 


LAURA  CREWS 

INGENUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


NOAH  BRANDT 


Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 


DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 


IDA  HAWLEY 

Prima  Donna,         Grand  Opera  House 


FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  Jatne9  Neill  Co. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 

GEORGE  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 


C.  ROY  FLEMING 

Juveniles,  Vinton  Stock  Co. 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 


MAEY  SCOTT 


Leading  Woman 


Stockwell  Co 


Leading  Woman 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

EDWARD  B.  LAD  A 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

EDITH  CRASKE 

Premier  Danseuse 

Grand  Opera  House. 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 


MJL*7  BLAYNEY 

leading  juvenile 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivoli 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,  Thompson  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey   Theatre,  Oakland 

GERALD  L.  DILLON 

Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 


ERNEST   HOWELL      Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 

Miss  Anna  Lichter 

TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE 

EDWARD  5.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 

VIOLA  ALBERTI 

Soubretle  anJ  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Characters 

VINTON  STOCK  CO.       ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

MISS  GEORGIE  WOODTHORPE 

ALCAZAR  STOCK 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

CORAL  THORNDYKE 


Landers  Stevens 

PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEV  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 

GEO.  I*.  WEBSTER 
+    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  + 

Sydney  Plhtt 

Characters  and  Comedy 

WITH    PRANK  COOLEY 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

At  Liberty 

Address  this  Office 

LOUISE  ROYCE 

Prima  Donna,  Grand  Opera  House 

FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

With  the  Neill  Co. 


SOIBRITTE 


Address  this  Office 


HAMILTON  ARHOUR 

Heavies 
With  Frank  Cooley 

ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 


Edwin  T.  Emery 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Union  Male  Quartet 

For  engagement*  (all  occasions)  City  or  In- 
terior, address,  Mr.  Chab.  Henley,  MannKer,  care 
Press  Club,  S.  F. 

STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man — Dailey  Stock  Co. 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  99-1900 


10 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


May  26,  1900 


Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angeles,  May  22. — This  week  marks 
the  close  of  the  Frawlej-  engagement  at  the 
Los  Angeles  Theatre.  The  company  will 
rest  next  week  before  commencing  the 
summer  engagement  at  the  Burbank. 

Oliver  Morosco  is  in  San  Francisco  on 
business.  He  is  authority  for  the  statement 
that  the  Morosco  management  is  interested 
in  the  lease  of  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  with 
the  Orpheutn  syndicate,  and  the  manager 
for  the  new  lessees  has  not  as  yet  been  de- 
cided upon. 

Jane  Holly,  a  Los  Angeles  girl,  is  winning 
valuable  laurels  on  the  Eastern  stage  under 
the  management  of  Charles  Frohman.  * 
Miss  Smith,  a  local  soprano,  and  J.  Hughes 
Davis,  a  tenor  of  considerable  ability,  left 
this  city  with  the  Morosco  Opera  Company 
for  Honolulu. 

Local  papers  are  criticizing  the  manage- 
ment of  the  Frawley  Company  on  account  of 
the  hard  work  the  company  is  doing.  Seven 
evening  performances  and  two  matinees  a 
week,  with  from  one  to  three  pieces  each 
week.  There  is  some  talk  of  an  ordinance 
being  passed  to  regulate  this  practice. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  the  Frawley 
Company  put  on  the  double  bill  of  Rizpah 
Misery,  with  Harrington  Reynolds  and 
Keith  Wakeman  for  the  characters,  and 
David  Garrick,  20-21-22-23;  In  Paradise  24, 
and  Moths  25-26.  Miss  Wakeman  and  Mr. 
Reynolds  deserve  great  credit  in  their  pro- 
duction of  Rizpah  Misery,  and  make  con- 
siderable out  of  a  very  poor  piece  of  play- 
writing.  David  Garrick,  with  Henry 
Roberts  in  the  title  role,  was  well  received. 
Moths,  which  made  such  a  hit  when  pre- 
sented last  autumn,  drew  packed  houses. 
Next  week,  John  Drew  in  The  Tyranny  of 
Tears  w  ill  play  at  this  house  28-29. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  The 
Brownies  in  Fairyland  entertained  good 
houses  for  the  week.  Next  week  The  Girl 
from  Chili  will  furnish  the  fun  and  this  will 
probably  be  followed  by  the  opening  of  the 
Frawley  engagement,  although  there  is 
some  talk  of  delaying  this  engagement  one 
week  longer. 

At  the  Orpheum  there  is  nothing  particu- 
larly sensational  and  no  particular  drawing 
card,  but  the  performance  is  a  good  one. 
Military  night  was  observed  24th  inst.,  at 
which  time  the  various  military  companies 
attended  in  uniform.  The  bill  consists  of 
the  Nobles,  Mark  Sullivan,  Mme.  Agnes 
Fried,  Buoman  and  Adelle,  Will  E.  Bates, 
The  Sidmans,  Forrest  Bros,  and  Little  Fred. 

Herbebt  L.  Cornish. 

SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 
Sacramento,  Cai,.,  May  22.— The  Clunie 
is  closed  this  week  and  preparing  for  an 
elaborate  production  of  Quo  Vadis  by  the 
Vinton  Company,  beginning  Sunday,  the 
27th.  Manager  Ficks  says  he  will  put  on 
Quo  Vadis  far  in  advance  of  any  thing  ever 
seen  on  the  Clunie  stage.  *  May  26,  mati- 
nee, and  night,  The  Evil  Eye.  *  The  Sac- 
ramento Operatic  Society  has  adjourned  for 
the  summer.  *  A  new  musical  organization 
was  formed  this  week  for  the  purpose  of 
giving  operas  and  concerts.  *  Preparations 
are  being  made  for  a  testimonial  concert  to 
Mrs.  C.  A.  Neale,  one  of  our  leading  pianists, 
prior  to  her  departure  for  Oakland.  *  Her- 
bert A.  Kidder  is  also  to  have  a  compli- 
mentary concert  given  him  in  this  city. 


VALLEJO 

Special  Correspondence 
Vallejo,  May  23. — Raymond  Whitaker 
presented  at  Farragut  Theatre  Monday  and 
Tuesday  evenings,  to  fair  sized  audiences, 
Under  Sealed  Orders.  Mr.  Whitaker  is  a 
clever  actor  and  has  surrounded  himself 
with  a  number  of  good  working  people. 


Vaudeville  Notes 


Dot  Stanley  will  go  to  Nome  before 
long. 

Matt  Trayers  will  rest  here  for  the 
summer. 

O'Neil  and  Roberts  will  play  in  this 
city  shortly. 

Julia  Byron  will  open  May  28th  at 
the  Oberon. 

Dora  Mervin  will  shortly  appear  at 
the  Olympia. 

Kitty  Houston  is  at  the  People's 
Theatre,  Seattle. 

Georgie  McDermott  will  open  at  the 
Grotto,  Monday  28th. 

Lou  Adlerand  Bennie  Sommerswill 
shortly  arrive  home. 

Delia  St.  Claire  will  open  at  Kapp's 
Grotto,  next  week. 

Mile.  Lira  will  shortly  play  at  the 
Standard  Theatre,  Bakersfield. 

Sherman  and  Morrisey  will  play  in 
this  city  in  the  near  future. 

The  Healy  Sisters  will  open  at  the 
Chutes  in  the  near  future. 

Marion  Blake  is  a  hit  at  the  Vienna 
Buffet,  Los  Angeles. 

Harry  DeLain  will  shortly  play  at 
the  Mascot  Theatre,  Seattle. 

Archie  Levy  intends  taking  a  big 
vaudeville  company  to  Eureka. 

The  Raymond  Sisters  are  a  big  hit 
at  the  Monte  Carlo  Theatre,  Keswick. 

Leslie  Spencer  and  Lillie  Castle 
will  open  at  a  local  music  hall  next 
week . 

Harry  Monroe,  manager  of  the 
Monte  Carlo  Theatre,  Keswick,  is  in 
town. 

The  Friedlander  Brothers  will  play 
the  entire  Northwest  Circuit  very 
soon. 

Mabel  Rutherford,  Harry  De  Lain 
and  Flossie  Shaefer  will  open  at  the 
Resort,  San  Jose. 

Gates  and  Clark  will  make  their  first 
San  Francisco  appearance  at  the 
Chutes  May  28th. 

Madeline  Del  Ray,  Fannie  Sheldon 
and  Allie  Delmar  open  at  the  People's 
Theatre,  Seattle,  May  28th. 

Flora  La  Favor,  Maggie  Hamilton 
and  Ed.  Muehlner,  will  be  new  faces 
at  the  Standard  Theatre,  Bakersfield. 

The  Black  Bartons  will  be  one  of  the 
features  with  the  big  vaudeville  com- 
pany that  open  in  San  Jose  June  3d. 

The  Gordon  Sisters  will  open  at  the 
Fredericksburg  Music  Hall,  Portland, 
Seattle;  Vancouver  and  Victoria  to 
follow . 

The  Hayes  Sisters  close  at  the 
Casino  Theatre,  Sacramento,  May  27, 
after  filling  an  engagement  of  ten 
months. 

The  following  people  are  at  the 
Casino  Theatre,  Butte,  Montana:  Fes- 
senden  and  Ray,  Carrie  La  Rose,  Elsie 
Clure,  Ada  Haslings,  Goldie  Fox, 
Florence  Peasnell,  Cora  Ray,  Myrtelle 
and  Evans. 


The  Woodthorpe's  are  doing  a  clever 
sketch  at  the  People's,  Seattle. 

They  are  saying  that  Henry 
Irving's  tour  netted  $200,000.00. 

Armstrong  and  O'Neil  left  last 
week  to  fill  an  engagement  in  Victoria. 

Dodson,  the  female  impersonator,  is 
favorably  mentioned  in  Honolulu 
papers. 

Zanfrellar  and  Ashley  have  a  taking 
novelty  act  that  is  capturing  patrons 
of  the  People's,  Seattle. 

E.  S.  Brigham  has  leased  the  New 
Gillis  Theatre,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 
Capacity  of  the  new  theatre,  2,290. 

George  and  Rose  Manning  are 
pleasing  audiences  at  the  People's, 
Seattle  in  their  first  engagement  there. 

Ernest  Hogan  has  made  a  great  hit 
in  Honolulu  with  his  tramp  act  and 
his  old  song,  Master  Peter  at  the  Gate. 

Si.  Stebbins,  who  it  will  be  remem- 
bered did  a  very  entertaining  card 
monologue  act  at  the  Orpheum  recent- 
ly is  at  the  Chutes  this  week. 

Robert  Deming  and  Grace  Carroll, 
Irish  sketch  team,  after  a  successful 
season  over  the  Northwest,  are  now 
playing  an  engagement  at  the  Thalia. 

Dave  Warfield,  who  is  now  with 
the  Weber  and  Fields  Company,  de- 
nies that  he  will  star  next  season.  He 
says  he  is  satisfied  with  his  present 
engagement  and  has  no  idea  of  mak- 
ing a  change. 

Besides  having  to  pay  DeWolf 
Hopper  an  extremely  large  salary, 
Weber  and  Fields  had  to  make  E.  R. 
Reynolds,  who  had  a  five  years  con- 
tract with  the  conedian,  a  present  of 
$15,000  for  his  release. 

The  fight  among  vaudeville  man- 
agers resulted  last  week  in  a  meeting 
Friday  afternoon  at  Keith's  Theatre, 
Boston,  to  form  a  combination  to  book 
performers  for  fifty-two  weeks  or  more 
continuously.  The  Keith,  Orpheum, 
Shea,  Anderson,  Moore  and  Empire 
circuits  will  join  forces  in  the  move- 
ment. The  idea  is  to  make  a  stand 
against  the  like  circuits  of  F.  F. 
Proctor  and  Hashim  Brothers. 

"Billy"  Brady  has  secured  the 
lease  of  the  Schley  Music  Hall,  opened 
a  short  time  ago  in  New  York.  Mr. 
Brady  is  one  of  the  shrewdest  men  in 
the  business,  and  it's  almost  a  sure 
thing  that  the  house  will  make  money 
under  his  management.  The  policy 
will  be  changed  and  run  on  the  Weber- 
Field  plan,  with  a  strong  company 
presenting  burlesques  on  the  popular 
successes  of  the  day.  Among  those 
already  engaged  are  Fay  Templeton, 
Charles  A.  Biglow  and  Dick  Bernard. 

Miss  Rose  Mee,  leading  dancer  of 
the  Phasey  ballet  of  The  Evil  Eye 
Company  that  closed  a  two  weeks'  run 
at  the  Columbia  last  Sunday  night, 
announces  that  she  will  enter  vaude- 
ville in  a  few  weeks,  her  partner  being 
Nellie  Verne.  Miss  Mee,  like  others 
of  the  Phasey  troupe,  is  an  English 
girl.  She  was  one  of  the  famous 
Birmingham  Four.  The  pretty  little 
woman  may  be  seen  at  the  Orpheum 


after  her  dates  with  the  Keith  circuit 
are  filled.  She  is  one  of  the  best 
dancers  in  the  country. 

The  Honolulu  papers  speak  of  Baby 
Ruth  in  glowing  terms.  A  recent 
mention  reads  :  The  hit  of  the  evening 
and  probably  for  many  evenings  to 
come  was  undoubtedly  "  Baby  Ruth  " 
Roland.  The  dainty  little  miss  cap- 
tured all  with  her  first  notes  and  secured 
the  heartiest  and  heaviest  plaudits 
heard  in  the  Orpheum  for  many  a  day. 
"  Ruth"  is  a  consummate  little  actress, 
babyish  with  childhood  tricks,  woman- 
ish or  old  maidish  in  a  breath,  a  clever 
little  danseuse  and  mistress  of  a 
thousand  tricks  to  win  fresh  smiles 
from  her  audience.  She  is  one  of  the 
greatest  drawing  cards  ever  brought  to 
Honolulu. 

The  Grand  Will  Go  "Back 
to  cMelodrama 

The  Moroscos  have  announced  that 
on  June  3d  they  will  ring  down  the 
curtain  on  the  present  musical  comedy 
season  of  the  Grand  Opera  House  for 
so  long  a  time  as  will  be  required  to 
refit  it  for  an  entirely  different  line  of 
amusement.  They  also  make  the  an- 
nouncement that  when  T.  Daniel 
Frawley  arrives  on  the  Coast  he  will 
enter  the  Morosco  employ  as  stage 
director,  and  will  bring  with  him  from 
the  East  a  company  which  he  is 
organizing  for  the  Grand. 

The  new  season  will  open  some  time 
in  July,  with  high  class  dramas  at  the 
present  prices  until  November  12th 
next,  on  which  date  the  Grau  Opera 
Company  opens  in  the  house.  The 
company,  the  Morosco  management 
promise,  will  be  one  of  the  best  in 
America.  It  will  be  far  superior  to 
the  Frawley  Company.  The  best  and 
latest  plays  will  be  presented. 

The  temporary  closing  of  the  Grand 
does  not  mean  a  reversion  to  lurid 
melodrama,  but  it  is  the  intention 
of  the  management  to  put  on  romantic 
drama  of  the  higher  order,  and  Fraw- 
ley is  selecting  his  troupe  in  the  East 
with  that  idea  in  view. 

The  present  Frawley  Company, 
when  it  moves  to  the  Burbank,  will  be 
under  the  control  of  the  latter.  Not- 
withstanding the  above  announced 
movements  of  the  Frawleys,  Managers 
Ellinghouse  and  Mott  of  the  Alhambra 
are  out  with  announcements  of  the 
Frawley  opening  at  their  house  June 
3d.  They  have  a  contract  calling  for 
that  date  and  are  preparing  to  have 
everything  in  readiness. 

Jeffries,  the  cAdor 

Jeffries,  the  champion  pugilist,  has 
a  new  play,  Man  from  the  West,  in 
which  he  will  perform  as  sheriff. 
Jeffries  will  spar  to  defend  lonely 
females,  subdue  villains  and  kill  a 
bull.  W.  S.  Brady  will  be  the  sponsor. 

Mabel  Benson  Beu,etj  was  in 
the  train  wreck  in  Alameda  Thursday. 
No  injuries,  but  a  big  scare. 


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Of  Next  Week's  Attractions 


THE  COLUMBIA 


A  magnificent  audience  will  greet 
N.  C.  Goodwin  and  Maxine  Elliott  at 
the  Columbia  Theatre  on  Monday 
night  when  they  will  produce  for  the 
first  time  in  this  city  their  latest  success 
When  We  Were  Twenty-One.  The 
demand  for  seats  for  the  entire  engage- 
ment is  extraordinarily  heavy.  Their 
play  is  from  the  pen  of  H.  V.  Esmond 
and  was  presented  by  Mr.  Goodwin 
and  Miss  Maxine  Elliott  during  their 
long  stay  at  the  Knickerbocker 
Theatre.  At  no  time  has  Mr.  Good- 
win and  Miss  Elliott  been  surrounded 
by  such  well  known  players.  The 
company  is  of  unusual  strength  and 
includes  among  others  Frank  Gilmore, 
Ysobel  Haskins,  Clarence  Handysides, 
Harry  Woodruff,  Estelle  Mortimer, 
Neil  O'Brien,  Gertrude  Gheen, 
Thomas  Oberle,  L.  E.  Woodthorp  and 
others.  The  production  will  be  iden- 
tical to  that  seen  in  New  York  and  is 
said  to  be  the  most  elaborate  Mr. 
Goodwin  has  ever  attempted.  The 
situations  throughout  are  exciting  in 
the  extreme,  and  a  most  delightful 
love  story  is  interwoven  in  the  action. 


THE  ALCAZAR 


Again  a  new  play  will  be  born  on 
the  Alcazar  stage,  this  time  by  Clyde 
Fitch,  entitled  A  Superfluous  Hus- 
band. It  is  an  adaptation  from  the 
German  and  is  a  comedy  drama  with 
a  strong  vein  of  domesticity  running 
through  it.  There  will  be  a  special 
matinee  Decoration  Day,  May  30th. 
Sapho  follows,  which  inaugurates  the 
opening  of  the  Florence  Roberts 
season.   

THE  GRAND 


This  afternoon  and  evening  will 
witness  the  first  productions  of 
Nice's  famous  historical  extravaganza 
"1492."  Great  preparations  have 
been  made  which  include  entirely  new 
scenery,  costumes,  mechanical  and 
electrical  effects.  The  play  will  pos- 
sess the  very  strong  following  cast: 
Christopher  Columbus,  George  Lyd- 
ing;  Infanta  Johanna  and  Fraulein, 
Louise  Royce;  Isabella,  Edward  B. 
Adams;  Ferdinand  of  Argon,  and 
Charley  Jatter,  Harry  C.  Cashman; 
Captain  Pinson,  Lewis  Wood;  Alonzo 
de  Quintanelle,  Douglas  Flint;  Infanta 
Catalina,  Isabelle  Underwood ;  Bridget 
de  Murphy,  Blanche  Chapman;  Felix 
and  Donovan,  Arthur  Wooley;  Jim 
Confidence,  Charles  Bailey;  Bob, 
Ethel  Strachan;  Don  Pedro,  Forrest 
Seabury;  Messenger,  Agnes  Williams; 
Don  Ferdinand  Allegro,  Gertrude 
Hayes;  The  Royal  Herald,  Ella  Au- 
brey; King  Charles  VIII,  Jack 
Mechan.     A  feature  of  the  perform- 


ance will  be  an  attractive  march  of 
girls  which  has  been  specially  arranged 
for  the  occasion  by  Charles  H.  Jones, 
the  stage  manager  of  the  theatre.  A 
good  reserved  seat  in  orchestra  is 
obtainable  at  to-day's  matinee  for  25 
cents. 


THE  TIVOLI 


Although  the  comic  opera,  The 
Wizard  of  the  Nile,  could  easily  run 
for  many  weeks  to  come,  at  the  Tivoli 
Opera  House,  previous  arrangements 
compel  its  withdrawal,  with  this 
Sunday  evening's  presentation.  Mon- 
day evening,  the  romantic  comic  opera, 
The  Three  Guardsmen,  will  be  pro- 
duced. It  is  founded  on  Dumas'  great 
novel,  and  the  music  is  from  the  pen 
of  the  gifted  French  composer,  L. 
Varney,  while  many  extra  numbers 
have  been  specially  written  by  Max 
Hirschfeld,  the  Tivoli's  leader  of  or 
chestra.  Some  of  the  most  effective 
chorus  and  orchestral  numbers  are  to 
be  found  in  The  Three  Guardsmen, 
and  the  powerful  work  of  the  Tivoli's 
orchestra  and  chorus,  is  so  well  known 
as  to  indicate  more  honors  for  them. 
The  opera  will  be  mounted  in  lavish 
manner,  the  scenery,  costumes,  wigs, 
and  accessories  having  been  specially 
made  from  original  designs,  made  in 
Paris.  The  first  matinee  of  The  Three 
Guardsmen  will  be  given  next  Satur- 
day, and  the  performances  will  com- 
mence each  evening  at  eight,  owing  to 
the  elaborate  stage  settings. 


THE  ORPHEUM 


The  Orpheum  Circuit  Company 
promises  a  great  bill  for  next  week. 
Ezra  Kendall  will  glitter  for  his  third 
and  last  week.  Chief  of  the  new- 
comers is  Lillian  Burkhart.  Miss 
Burkhart  needs  no  introduction  to 
local  theatre-goers,  and  it  is  sufficient 
to  say  that  her  new  piece,  A  Deal  on 
Change,  is  one  of  the  most  successful 
vaudeville  sketches  of  the  season. 
Sager  Midgeley,  Jr.,  and  Gertie  Car- 
lisle will  also  be  on  the  new  bill. 
They  have  just  been  making  a  big  hit 
in  New  York.  Here  they  will  pre- 
sent a  juvenile  rural  comedy,  After 
School.  Miss  Carlisle  commenced 
her  stage  career  at  the  Tivoli,  and  in 
less  than  three  years  afterwards  is 
considered  worth  an  engagement  at 
the  Orpheum,  the  best  vaudeville 
house  in  America.  The  star  attrac- 
tions are  Vandy  who  calls  himself 
"The  World's  Leading  Juggler," 
Mignani  Family,  Bartho,  Wilson 
Family,  Louise  Gunning  and  the 
Biograph.  Matinees  Wednesday, 
Saturday  and  Sunday. 


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Last  Week  of 
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Reserved  seats,  lb  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats,  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


Acazar  Theatre 

Bei.asco  &  Thau.,  Managers.       'Pho.vf.  Main  254. 

WEEK  OF  MAY  23th 

Extra  Matinee  Wednesday,  Decoration  Day 

Beautiful  Original  Production  of  Clyde  Fitch's 
Domestic  Drama 

A  Superfluous  Husband 

Next— FLORENCE  ROBERTS  as  Sapho 

Seats  by  mail  or  Phone  Main  2.')4,  or  at  box  office, 
six  days  in  advance 
MATINEES  SATURDAY  AND  SUNDAY 


Alcazar  Prices — 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c 


GRAND 


OPERA 
HOUSE 


Telephone  Main  532 


TO  RENT 
During  Month  of  June 

For  Combinations  or 
Local  Use 

Apply  WALTER  MOROSCO 

Ingomar  Theatre 

EUREKA,  CAL. 

Playing  Only  First-Class  Attractions.  First-Class 
Prices,   Seats  1000.    Per  Cent  Only. 

Address, 

P.  O.  Box  565.  WILLARD  WELLS 

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Portland,  Ore.  j 

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Playing  both  Leading 
and  Popular  Price 
Attractions 

%*Large  Seating  Capacity*?6 

Fully  equipped  with  Scenery  and  4 
all  modern  stage  appliances.  f 

ADDRESS,  i 

John  F.  Cordray  J 


PORTLAND,  ORE. 


COLUMBIA 


IMDINQ 
THEATIR 


BEGINNING  MONDAY,  MAY  28th 


A  Notable  Event 


Appearance  of 


N.  C.  GOODWIN 
MAXINE  ELLIOTT 


In  their  Greatest  Success 

When  We 
Were 
Twenty  One 

lly  H.  V.  Esmond 

Special  Prices— 25c,  35c,  50c,  75c,  $1.00 

Tivoli  Opera  House 

Last  Time,  Sunday  Night,  of 

The  Wizard  of  the  Nile 

MONDAY  EVENING,  MAY  28th 
F;iaborate  Production  of  the  Romantic  Comic  Opera 

The  Three  Guardsmen 

(Founded  on  Dumas  Novel—  Music  by  Varney) 
Brilliant  Scenery,  New  Costumes  and  F.ffects 
Evenings  at  8.      Matinee  Saturday  at  2. 
Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

FISCHER'S 

NEW  CONCERT  HOUSE 

122-124  O'Farrell  Street 

E.  A  FISCHER,  Prop.       GEORGE  MOOSER,  Mgr. 
The  Handsomest  Music  Hall  In  America. 

Second  Act  from  LUCIA 

In  which  the  celebrated  Sextette  will  be  BUflg  by  the 
entire  cast  of  our  Artists;  also  the  Huguenot  War 
Song,  "Piff  Paft,"  will  be  rendered  by  Sig.  Abramoff. 

Admission  10  cents.  Strictly  First-Class.  Cafe 
Unsurpassed. 


OBE  RO  IN 


O'Farell  Street, 

Near  Stockton. 


Every  Evening  and  Sunday  Matinee.  Grand  Con- 
cert by  RilzaU'a  American  Ladies'  Orchestra  ;  A 
Change  of  Program  each  week  by  First-class  Vaude- 
ville talent;  New  Views  by  the  Ftlectro  Monograph. 
Admission  Free. 


Q.  O.  McFARLAND 

Manager  Grand  Opera  House 

BUTTE,  MONTANA 

OLIVER  MOROSCO 

Manager  BURBANK  THEATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Cal 

J.    P.  HOWE 

Manager  SEATTLE  THEATRE 

"The  Best  in  the  Bunch' 


ARCHIE  LEVY'S 

Amusement  Association 

The  Theatrical  Exchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Booking  for  Thirty-Eight  Houses. 

Rooms  116-117-118-119-120  No.  6  EDDY  STREET 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 
TAKE    ELEVATOR  'PHOIN  E   BLACK  1701 


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May  26,  1900 


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LOCAL  NOTES 

OUT  OF  TOWN 

The  Hughes  Club  of  Oakland, 
among  whom  are  many  singers  of 
Alameda,  gave  a  concert  Friday  of 
last  week  at  the  First  Congregational 
Church  of  Oakland.  Mrs.  Alfred  De 
Fries,  president  and  accompanist  of 
the  club,  gave  Hush,  My  Little  One, 
responding  to  an  encore,  Miss  Mary 
Chester  Williams  and  Max  Bruck  ren- 
dered solos.  Mr.  Nathan  Lansberger 
violinist,  was  a  great  favorite,  and 
played  some  brilliant  Russian  airs  to 
much  appreciation. 

MC  KENZIK  MUSICAL  SOCIETY 

The  23d  concert  of  the  McKenzie 
Musical  Society  Thursday  evening  of 
last  week  passed  off  successfully  at 
Odd  Fellows  Hall  before  an  immense 
audience.  March,  El  Capitan  [Sousa] 
La  Paloma,  Prayer  Intermezzo  Cav- 
aleria,  with  solo  by  Margie  Wheeler, 
Narcissus,  Pilgrim's  Chorus  from 
Tannhauser  and  the  Anvil  Chorus  of 
Trovatore  were  sung  by  the  Society. 
La  Paloma,  in  which  the  quartet,  Lily 
Laws,  Edith  Carroll,  Louise  Schune- 
man,  and  Eugenia  Brutengross  and 
Sousa's  El  Capitan  were  the  brightest 
numbers.  The  Chorus  is  becoming 
more  attentive  to  the  director  and  I 
want  them  to  look  out  for  the  tempo 
and  particularly  the  pianissimo  pas- 
sages. Miss  Margie  Wheeler  was  the 
favorite  of  the  evening.  She  lacks 
somewhat  in  refinement  of  style  but 
she  is  improving  in  this  respect.  She 
should  take  care  to  pronounce  the 
vowels  properly  and  not  confound  the 
a  and  e  as  she  does  occasionally. 
Little  faults  grow  upon  one.  Her 
song,  Ye  Merry  Birds,  and  her  encore, 
Only  You,  which  she  sang  exceed- 
ingly well,  received  much  applause. 
O.  W.  IV  Aulnais  gave  M'Appari  from 
Martha,  and  In  the  Shadows  of  the 
Pines.  He  has  a  sympathetic,  sweet 
voice  that  is  not  very  strong  at  present 
but  the  tone  is  good  and  he  is  promis- 
ing. Male  Quartet,  W.  G.  Baudoin, 
F.  A.  Griffing,  J.  P.  Faivre  and  H. 
Pfaeffle  gave  March  to  the  Field,  and 
encores,  the  effect  of  the  drum  in  the 
singing  being  pretty.  A  word  of 
praise  is  due  little  Georgie  Kroger, 
who  sang  My  Little  Boy  Beau,  com- 
posed by  Mr.  McKenzie  and  dedicated 
to  the  Nafional  Cos.  C  and  G,  First 
Inf.  N.  G.  C.    His  voice  was  firm  and 


clear  and  his  manner  on  the  stage  all 
that  could  be  desired. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  MUSICAL  CLUB 

One  of  the  most  successful  as  well 
as  the  most  thoroughly  enjoyable  pro- 
grams that  has  been  given  this  season 
by  the  S.  F.  Musical  Club,  was  ren- 
dered on  May  3,  the  subject  being 
"Typical  Lyrics." 

The  program,  arranged  by  Mrs. 
Geo.  Ashley  and  Miss  Florence  Doane, 
was  one  of  special  interest  owing  to 
the  appearance  of  Sada,  the  wonderful 
child  violinist,  whose  playing  has  won 
for  her  the  Grande  Prix  at  the 
Burresels  Conservatoire,  and  most 
flattering  press  notices  all  over  the 
United  States.  Besides  Sada,  the 
program  included  the  following  num- 
bers: 1 — Paper,  Typical  Lyrics,  Mrs. 
A.  C.  Posey;  2— Suleika  [Mendels- 
sohn], Mrs.  J.  D.  McKee;  3 — Novel- 
lette  [Schutt],  Miss  Brinn;  4 — Song, 
Villanelle  [del'  Acqua],  Miss  Mary 
Chester  Williams;  5 — Piano,  Ro- 
mance [MoskowskiJ,  and  Ich  Lieber 
Dich  [Grieg],  Mrs.  Maurice  Liebman; 
6— Love  Is  Forever  [Brahms],  Miss 
Decker;  7 — Piano,  The  Loreley 
[Liszt],  Miss  Julia  Tharp;  8 — Song, 
Mattinata  [Losti],  Miss  Adelaide 
Roddy;  9— Songs,  Bells  of  St.  Mary's 
[Rodney],  and  Sea  Songs  [Fancher], 
Mr.  Bert  Georges. 

EVENING  IN  VALLEJO 

Mabel  A.  Richardson,  reader, 
scored  a  triumph  in  her  first  appear- 
ance in  Vallejo,  her  native  town,  since 
her  return  from  the  East.  Farragut 
Theatre  was  filled  with  a  refined  and 
enthusiastic  audience  that  warmly 
greeted  thier  little  favorite,  and  the 
Independence  Band  added  to  the 
bright  occasion.  Miss  Richardson's 
numbers  were  Three  and  an  Extra 
[Kipling].  At  the  concert,  a  touching 
picture  of  an  old  man  comparing  a 
Wagnerian  performance  with  the 
sweet  old-fashioned  music  of  his  lost 
love  and  several  bright  selections  in 
light  vein  given  as  encores.  The 
Lotus  Eaters  [Tennyson],  created 
little  short  of  a  sensation,  for  as  Miss 
Richardson  sat  at  the  piano  playing 
softly,  her  sweet  young  face  turned 
to  the  audience,  her  charming,  earnest 
voice  and  tender,  pure  expression 
went  to  the  heart.  In  complete  con- 
trast was  her  strongly  dramatic  pres- 
entation of  a  scene  from  Leah  the 


Forsaken,  in  which  she  was  appropri- 
ately costumed.  She  was  no  longer 
the  innocent,  girlish  figure,  but  a 
woman  who  poured  out  her  personate 
despair  in  a  voice  that  depicted  the 
agony  of  desolation,  the  quartette 
behind  the  stage,  in  which  Mrs.  Fan- 
nie Dam-Hilton's  sweet  voice  was 
heard  in  tender  richness,  aiding  the 
effect.  Miss  Richardson  was  ap- 
plauded warmly  and  loaded  with 
flowers,  one  pretty  tribute  being  from 
her  youngest  pupils.  As  I  sat  in  the 
audience  it  was  a  pleasure  to  over- 
hear the  expression  of  love  for  the 
young  girl  whose  talent  and  sweet- 
ness make  her  a  favorite  everywhere. 
One  lady  broke  down  and  cried,  and 
turning  to  me  said,  "I  see  you  are 
interested  in  Mabel,  too,"  and  put  into 
my  hand  a  pretty  fan  made  in  Hono- 
lulu as  a  gilt,  with  the  words,  "If 
you  like  her  I  like  you."  Mrs.  Fan- 
nie Dam-Hilton,  soprano,  had  a  host 
of  friends  to  greet  her,  and  looked 
like  a  queen  upon  the  stage,  and  as 
she  stood  in  her  exquisite  gown  of 
rich  China  silk  that  glowed  with  a 
light  like  the  golden  pink  hues  of 
sunset,  I  thought  her  one  of  the  most 
charming  women  I  had  ever  seen 
upon  a  stage.  Her  voice  was  full  of 
sweet  tenderness,  and  there  was  grace 
and  art  in  every  note.  She  sang  with 
Mr.  Geo.  Kronmiller,  her  pupil,  who 
possesses  an  excellent  baritone  of 
much  promise,  and  Mr.  McCandlish, 
tenor,  of  Oakland,  Trio  Te  Sol  quest 
Anima  from  Atilla,  in  duet  with  Mr. 
Kronmiller,  which  was  one  of  the 
gems  of  the  program,  and  solo.  Mrs. 
Hilton  has  had  admirable  training, 
and  Mr.  Kronmiller's  musical  voice 
was  like  that  of  all  her  pupils — smooth 
and  even,  and  enunciation  good.  He 
was  a  favorite,  and  gave  Answer  and 
Out  in  the  Deep  and  encores.  He  is 
very  unaffected,  and  is  studying  for 
the  profession  and  was  until  recently 
connected  with  the  Navy.  Miss 
Capell  of  Oakland  accompanied  the 
singers.  After  the  congratulations 
that  followed  the  closing  number, 
quartette,  Good  Night  Beloved,  by 
Mrs.  Hilton,  Mrs.  Spencer  and  Messrs. 
Kronmiller  and  McCandlish.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Richardson  entertained  the 
participants  and  a  number  of  friends 
at  their  home,  music  and  merry  con- 
versation and  dainty  refreshments 
passing  the  time  until  the  morning 


hours,  a  diversion  of  the  evening  being 
a  clever  exhibition  of  ventriloquism 
by  Mr.  Richardson  the  genial  host. 

NATIONAL    UNION  CLUB 

Wednesday  evening  the  National 
Union  Social  and  Literary  Club  gave 
an  entertainment  at  Odd  Fellows  Hall 
that  as  usual  was  a  pleasant  affair. 
Sichel's  Orchestra  was  engaged  [for 
the  occasion,  and  selections  from  Bo- 
hemian Girl  and  Stars  and  Stripes 
[Sousa]  were  rendered  on  the  Xylo- 
phone. Miss  Annie  Roney  gave  a 
soprano  solo,  cake-walk  by  Mrs.  H. 
Phillips  and  Geo.  Farrell,  Jr.  W.  H. 
Hynes  created  fun  and  kept  his  audi- 
ence cheery  for  a  few  moments.  Mr. 
Hynes  is  deserved  by  popular  and 
usually  responds  to  double  encores. 
Al  Hazzard,  ventriloquist,  introduced 
his  family  of  unique  automatons. 
Robert  Lloyd's  robust  baritone  was 
heard  to  advantage  in  There'll  Never 
Be  One  Like  You  [Fancher],  and 
created  a  splendid  impression.  Miss 
Lydia,  a  bright  student  of  Cyrus 
Brownlee  Newton  and  Mr.  Newton 
gave  a  sketch  that  was  cleverly  done. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 


The  young  ladies  of  Hoffmeyer 
Academy  C.  S.,  gave  a  reception  Fri- 
day evening  at  the  Conservatory  that 
was  thoroughly  enjoyable.  Mr.  Hoff- 
meyer is  a  thorough  teacher  and 
known  to  be  one  of  the  most  generous 
spirited  men  in  the  profession,  and  is 
always  warm  in  his  appreciation  of  the 
work  of  other  masters. 

Miss  Jessie  Foster  sang  on  Thursday 
at  the  Corona  Club  and  will  appear  on 
Monday  at  the  Philomath  Club  in  this 
city. 

Mr.  H.  L.  Hastings,  the  clever  ban- 
joist,  contemplates  a  camping  trip  to 
Mendocino  County  later  on,  his  family 
having  already  gone.  Mr.  Hastings 
says  a  banjo  or  two  will  be  stowed 
away  among  the  tents.  What  a  glor- 
ious time  to  practice  as  you  promised 
to  do,  Mr.  Hastings. 

Miss  Isella  Van  Pelt  and  Edith 
Klock,  formerly  of  Chicago,  will  ap- 
pear at  the  Women's  Club  in  San 
Jose  next  Monday.  Miss  Mamata 
Van  Pelt  will  accompany. 

The  Alameda  Argus  gives  a  pleas- 
ant notice  of  the  appearance  of  Miss 
Mabel  Richardson  reader,  Mrs.  Fannie 


May  26,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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PACIFIC  COAST  CONCERT 
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22^  GEARY  STREET 
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UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF 

MARY  FRANCES  FRANCIS 


ONCERT  Companies  formed  for  city  or  interior. 
Vocalists  and  Musicians  of  every  grade  and  variety 
for  church,  concert,  select  public  or  private  enter- 
tainments,teas,  weddings,  etc.,  furnished.  Dramatic 
Readers,  Humorists,  Impersonators,  Dancers,  Palmists,  Schools, 
Conservatories,  Private  Teachers  in  all  professional  and  educa- 
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Halls  and  Studios  selected.  New  and  Second-Hand  Musical 
Instruments  supplied.    Send  for  circular. 

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*  *  MUSICAL    CARDS  #  ^ 


Dam-Hilton  soprano,  and  her  pupil, 
Mr.  Kronmiller,  baritone,  with  Miss 
Capell  as  accompanist  at  a  reception 
to  the  Unitarian  clergymen  at  the 
Unitarian  Church  of  Alameda  last 
week.  Mrs.  Hilton  also  appeared 
with  success  at  the  last  meeting  of  the 
Ebell  Society  of  Oakland. 

Sig.  AbramofFs  pupil,  Miss  Sando- 
lin,  sang  this  week  at  Fischer's  Music 
Hall. 

— Mary  Fra?ices  Francis. 


The  Denver  Stock 


Herbert  Kelcey  and  Effie  Shannon 
have  been  engaged  for  the  summer 
season  at  Elitch's  Gardens,  Denver. 
The  balance  of  the  company,  as  se- 
lected by  Walter  Clarke  Bellows,  will 
include  John  T.  Sullivan,  George 
Soule  Spencer,  Brandon  Tynan,  Fred 
Perry,  Harry  Stubbs,  William  F. 
Owen,  Jessie  Izett,  Blanche  Kelleher, 
Louise  Mackintosh  and  Katherine 
Field. 


Home  for  Aged  Actors 

The  fund  for  the  establishment  of  a 
home  for  Aged  and  Infirm  Actors,  to 
be  erected  and  controlled  by  the 
Actors'  Fund  of  America,  is  steadily 
growing.  The  total  money  received 
for  the  purpose  is  $30,005.00. 


In  Vallejo 

Vallejo  Morning  News  says  The 
Whitaker  Company's  production  of 
Under  Sealed  Orders  last  night  was  a 
splendid  performance.  The  company 
was  at  its  best,  winning  extra  plaudits 
for  clever  work.  The  company  is  one 
of  the  best  that  has  appeared  in  Vallejo 
this  season,  and  both  deserve  a  large 
patronage  wherever  they  appear. 


Personal  Mention 

Frank  Mathieu,  now  with  the 
Frawleys,  will  be  a  member  of  the 
Alcazar  during  the  Florence  Roberts 
season. 

Nance  O'Neii.  has  captured 
Sydney  theatre-goers  with  Camille 
as  she  did  with  Magda.  The  papers 
all  accord  her  a  veritable  triumph. 
Her  leading  man,  Mr.  Kingston,  and 
the  company  generally,  came  in  for 
general  praise. 

Harry  Woodruff  is  said  to  have 
an  excellent  part  in  When  We  Were 
Twenty-One.  It  will  be  remembered 
that  this  blonde  Adonis  was  once  en- 
gaged to  Anna  Gould,  now  the 
Countess  Castellane. 

David  Belasco  has  secured  the 
American  rights  of  Ibsen's  latest  play, 
When  We  Dead  Awake,  which  has 
been  such  a  success  in  Berlin  and 
Vienna.  He  will  present  the  play  in 
New  York  in  the  fall  with  Mrs.  Leslie 
Carter  in  the  leading  role. 

Reginald  De  Koven  recently  held 
a  sale  of  his  surplus  personal  effects, 
and  among  the  extensive  buyers  was 
Edna  Wallace  Hopper,  who  bought 
several  hundred  dollars'  worth  of 
tapestries,  bric-a-brac,  etc.  She  paid 
$120  for  a  silk  rug,  $57  for  a  tapestry 
hanging,  $90  for  a  suit  of  old  German 
armor,  $40  for  a  table  of  the  Empire 
period  and  $45  for  a  Carrara  marble 
bust.  Edna  is  enjoying  the  days  of 
her  prosperity. 

There  is  a  rumor  current  that  the 
Tivoli  opera  company — that  is,  the 
comic  opera  section,  will  play  in 
Denver  during  the  summer  grand 
opera  season.  The  tour  will  in- 
clude a  five  weeks  season  in  Denver 
and  three  weeks  in  Salt  Lake  City. 


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ELIZABETH  REGINA  MOWRY 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO 
Voice  Culture       j  Studio,  1030  Jackson  St. 

Teacher  of  Piano  1  Mondays  10  to  12  a.  m. 

Telephone  Red  2962. 


UITAR  STUDIO,  722  Powell  St.,  near  California. 
Special  terms  to  children. 

Call  or  address 

Mrs.  C.  J.  and  Miss  Elsie  Tooker,  Soloists 


CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
a.  m.,  to  1:30  p.  m.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.   Telephone  Larkin  281. 


MRS.  FANNIE  DAM=HILTON 

(Recently  from  Milan) 

TEACHER  OF  SINGING,  ORATORIO,  CONCERT 
and  Grand  Opera     Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.    Mondays  and  Thursdays. 


S,  f,  CONSERVATORY  Of  MUSIC 

130  Powell  Street 

A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all  branches  of 
music.  Piano  department  in  charge  of  E.  S.  BON- 
ELLI,  Director.   Terms  moderate. 


MISS  ELEANOR  CONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Kegs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  1469  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 


Mrs.  Eva  Tenney 

SOPRANO  at  Trinity  Church  and  Hush  St.  Temple. 
Reception  Days,  Tuesdays  and  Thursdays,  2  to  4. 
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T^RAMATIC  SOPRANO,  CONCF.RT  ACCOM- 
I  )  panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties.  Studio- 1613  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  1016. 


HAROUERITE  JIARETZEK 

(Pupil  of  Max  Marctzck) 
Formerly  Contralto  Soloist  of    Dr.  Parkhurst's 
Church,  New  York,  will  receive  a  limited  number  of 
vocal  pupils.   Concert  engagements  accepted  . 
nAX  riARETZEK 

Late  Professor  of  the  New  York  College  of  Music 
and  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 

Teacher  of  Piano  and  Harmony 

For  terms  and  particulars,  address  care 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  &  CO.,  S.  F 


F.  H.  IRVINE 

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Removed  to  902  O'Farrell  St.  Reception  Days  Mon- 
days and  Thursdays. 


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Proper  placing  of  the  voice;  Clear  enunciation  of 
word  phrasing;  Interpretation;  Style. 

Studio,  BYRON  MAUZY'S,  J08  Post  St. 


MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

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Post  St.  Reception  Hours,  9  a.  m.  to  1  p.  K.  Tues- 
days and  Fridays. 


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bet.  17th  and  18th  Sts.,  S.  F. 

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Acting  and  Physical  Training 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


May  26,  1900 


And  in  his  ravings  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 


JOHN  DREW 

The  Tyranny  of  Tears 

I  don't  know  just  why  Mr.  Drew 
came  out  here.  Perhaps  he  felt  that 
something  must  be  done  to  keep  us  on 
the  map. 

His  last  visit  was  in  Rosemary. 
How  it  all  comes  back  to  me — espec- 
ially what  should  be  forgotten.  When 
atmosphere  was  imperative  and  the 
odor  of  blossoms  was  needfuler  than 
cheese  with  salad,  he  used  artificial 
flowers  that  rattled.  Here,  here— in 
this  land  of  bloom.  Yes  you  did,  Mr. 
Drew.  Don't  contradict.  I  have  a 
wonderful  memory.  (Aside — Memory 
is  the  poorest  quality  of  the  brain.) 

I  have  not  forgiven  him  that,  yet  on 
Monday  night  I  removed  my  hat  and 
stood  uncovered  in  honor  of  the  man 
who  could  draw  this  crowd.  The 
Columbia  Theatre  was  then  what  it 
should  always  be — a  swish  of  silks  and 
chiffon,  a  toy  artillery  of  crush  hats,  a 
hum  of  merry  cultured  voices  and  an 
eight-thirty  curtain  rise.  Something 
was  really  doing,  for  both  doors  swung 
to  the  crowd,  two  door-keepers  were 
necessary  and  Informality  on  the  curb 
had  some  reason  tor  being  and  wearing 
his  livery.  Oh,  it  was  a  lovely  party. 
I  have  made  three  party  calls  since. 

I  hope  the  percentage  paid  the  en- 
tertainers is  not  too  high  to  prevent 
something  substantial  being  cashed 
into  the  managerial  jack-pot.  It 
means  as  much  to  us  as  to  them. 


The  men  had  their  innings  (or 
thought  they  had)  and  were  jubilant. 
I  watched  them  swagger  out  between 
acts  looking  for  something  in  a  bottle. 
(I  never  said  anything  of  the  kind. 
There  are  more  Lhings  in  bottles  than 
one  could  count,)  and  the  way  they 
chuckled  and  patted  each  other  on  the 
back  over  the  shown-up  tyrannies  of 
the  fictitious  Mrs.  Parbury,  was  an 
awful  confession  of  their  domestic 
doughiness.  Time!  But  of  this  later. 
* 

*  * 

John  Drew,  you  may  not  be  as 
handsome  as  the  Prince  of  Dashaway, 
you  may  not  even  be  great,  but  any- 
thing in  my  scrap-bag  is  yours  for  the 


asking.  You  are  a  soothing  to  the 
nerves,  a  solace  to  the  soul. 

You  know  so  well  the  power  and 
weight  of  little  things.  You  have  but 
to  pause  to  be  eloquent, but  to  lift  your 
chin  to  be  understood.  As  a  master 
of  direct  and  definite  business,  as  an 
exponent  of  the  manners  of  the  smart 
set,  you  are  without  peer.  You  have 
no  predecessor,  no  imitator,  no  suc- 
cessor. Parbury  or  any  other  man,  it 
makes  no  difference.  You  are  John 
Drew  first,  last  and  always.  We  are 
glad  of  it.  Amen. 

You  owe  Arthur  Byron  a  debt  of 
gratitude  too.  He  makes  your  every 
point  possible. 


The  stage  management  of  the  play 
reflects  intelligence,  focus  and  a 
knowledge  of  values  beyond  the  ken 
of  the  majority  trained  on  much 
clap-trap,  and  the  showman's  blatant 
trumpeting.  The  refinement  of  it  all 
demands  a  praise-service. 

The  company  is  unmistakably 
metropolitan — in  every  turn  of  the 
heel,  every  twist  of  the  wrist.  The 
men  all  know  the  difference  between 
a  postern  and  a  fetlock,  and  the 
women  never  begin  with  the  wrong 
fork.  To  be  in  their  society  is  a 
privilege — a  beautiful  dream  from 
which  we  shall  waken  in  the  early 
autumn  with  a  dull,  sickening  thud. 


The  play  boasts  many  a  witty  line — 
some  caught  at  the  first  pitch  and 
some  not  even  on  the  rebound.  Here 
is  a  fine  ball  that  got  not  the  slightest 
applause: 

"Since  I  saw  you  last,  I  have  been 
twice  around  the  world." 

"What  did  you  see  on  the  other 
side  ?" 

"Much  the  same  one  sees  on  this 
side.  There  is  always  a  man  and  a 
woman." 

And  thus  it  keeps  you  tickled  from 
rise  to  fall  of  curtain — tickled  but 
never  roused.  It  has  such  an  insinu- 
ating way  with  it  that  one  is  hood- 
winked into  thinking  it  absolutely 
great.  It  was  not  written  for  those  that 
shall  come  after.  It  could  not  be 
mentioned  in  the  same  day  with  Lord 
and  Lady  Algy.     It  is  nine-tenths 


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acting,  pause  and  expression,  and 
yet  it  is  a  gem. 

* 

*  * 

In  regard  to  the  lady,  I  do  bitterly 
protest.  That  she  amuses  I  concede. 
That  she  is  a  possible  picture  and  a 
moral  lesson  I  shall  not  agree. 
Tyranny  there  is  in  homes,  but  such  a 
simpleton  could  never  hold  a  Parbury 
domestically  chained  beyond  the  first 
six  months. 

"Do  you  think  any  woman  could 
be  such  a  fool  ?' '  said  I  to  Peter  Rob- 
ertson. 

"I'm  sure  of  it,"  said  he 

Hold  my  coat!  Being  a  bachelor,  I 
call  that  saucy  of  him.  A  bachelor  is 
no  authority. 

And  Mr.  Parbury,  represented  a 
man  of  parts,  writing  ripping  good 
articles  to  the  live  journals,  making 
himself  famous  and  copyright  the 
while,  has  for  five  years,  five  do 
you  mind  ?  been  at  the  mercy  of  the 
vagrant  winds  and  eye-waters  of  this 
bundle  of  squalls.  Ha,  ha!  A  year — , 
the  honeymoon  year,  perhaps.  But 
five?    Oh,  come  now. 

He  gave  this  woman  his  neck  and 
let  her  hang  her  whole  weight  upon 
it  for  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and 
twenty  days  before  he  found  courage 
to  tell  her  he  was  tired  and  hoped  she 
wouldn't  cry  about  it. 

The  woman  as  represented  is  a 
blooming  idiot,  and  must  be  prayed 
for  in  the  prayer-meetings,  But  the 
man — the  man  who  stood  her  for 
five  years — he  has  bloomed  and  gone 
to  seed.  There's  nothing  for  it  but 
to  plant  him.  (Now  pat  yourselves 
on  the  back  again.)  I  should  hate  to 
contemplate  the  offspring  of  such. 
I  don't  always  do  it,  but  once  in  a 
while  I  strike  thirteen.  This  is  one 
of  the  onces. 


But  don't  miss  it.  It  is  such  fun. 
I  have  not  stopped  laughing  yet. 
Thank  you  Mr.  Drew.  I  bow  to  you 
and  your  company.  Please  tell  Mr. 
Frohman  how  worthy  we  are  of  his 
delicate  but  seldom  attentions  in  your 
line. 

*  * 
* 

The  Little  Columbia 

That  is  the  name  of  a  flourishing 
theatre  in  a  basement  on  Jackson 
Street.    The  stock  company  (all  boys 


under  fourteen)  produce  wonderful 
one-acts  on  Saturdays  at  two  and  fill 
the  house.  No  passes.  Admission, 
three  bottles.  Look  out,  Messrs. 
Gottloband  Marx,  the  management  is 
waxing  prosperous  and  branching  out. 
Already  it  talks  of  moving  to  a  barn. 


The  Vaudeville  Sketch 

Whist!  Keep  it  dark  and  I'll  tell 
you  how  to  write  one.  George  Lask 
taught  me  in  four  minutes  by  the 
clock. 

All  you  require  is  half  an  hour,  a 
file  of  funny  papers,  the  gift  of  selec- 
tion, a  pot  of  paste,  some  ingenuity,  a 
heap  of  noise  and  the  last  three 
popular  songs.  Now  get  to  work. 
I  am  going  to,  the  very  first  thirty 
minutes  of  leisure  I  have.  In  the 
mean  time,  the  artists  are  waiting. 


SAPHO! 


Dead — dead  for  a  ducat.  At  least  I 
think  I'm  dead.  A  calm  too  passion- 
less to  be  altogether  normal  has  taken 
hold  of  me  and  the  words  that  would 
express  my  sort  of  paralysis  are  im- 
potent things. 

After  all  my  ravings  about  the  un- 
worthy dramatic  subject,  the  sensa- 
tional, the  yellow  in  plays,  the  immoral 
if  you  like,  my  very  best  friend  is  on 
the  verge  of  Sapho.  Ring  the  bell  for 
prayers. 

Florence  Roberts,  how  could  you  ? 
Hands  off,  I  will  speak.  Not  only 
have  you  read  my  opinions,  but  into 
your  very  sea-shell  ears  I  have  poured 
the  most  heart-felt  of  my  ravings. 
Over  the  tea-cups  have  we  discussed 
the  subject,  and  hand  in  hand  have 
we  chanted  the  praises  of  the  pure  in 
heart  that  shall  see  God. 

Oh,  how  could  you,  how  could  you  ? 
If  you  are  invited  to  the  police  court, 
shall  I  too  be  presently  fetched  for 
having  sat  in  your  dressing-room  be- 
tween acts  and  handed  you  pins  and 
powder  ? 

As  a  reformer  I  lay  down  the  pen — 
unwiped,  that  it  may  rest  apace  and 
return  to  dust.  Florence,  Florence, 
are  you  satisfied  with  your  handiwork? 

There  is  but  one  course  for  me.  I 
must  go  on  myself  in  the  masquerade 
scene  and  when  you  have  descended 
the  staircase  with  your  wonderful  "If 


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I  had  wings  I  would  fly"  speech  (Oh, 
why  haven't  you?)  I  must  painfully 
ascend  on  my  knees,  sweeping  the 
places  thy  feet  have  trod  with  my  hair 
and  doing  such  other  penance  as  time 
and  the  hour  may  suggest. 

No,  I  won't  keep  still.  I  still  love 
you,  yes.  But  truth  and  loving  kind- 
ness, that  in  the  Bible  go  hand  in 
hand,  spit  at  each  other  in  criticism. 
There's  no  telling  what  I  may  write 
as  the  weeks  go  on. 

* 

*  * 

And  this  is  not  all.  This  pitch 
whizzed  clear  from  New  Orleans,  hot 
from  the  bat.  The  very  chuff  of  my 
heart  smarts  from  the  catch. 

My  dear  Miss  Thompson— (Words. 
I  am  not  his  dear.  It's  a  slander.)  I 
have  read  some  of  your  ravings  about 
the  immorality  of  certain  plays,  the 
debauchery  of  genius  in  their  author- 
ship and  construction,  the  squander  of 
soul  in  their  acting.  Though  you  rave 
in  the  abstract,  it  is  easy  to  see  that 
you  aim  at  The  Degenerates,  The  Con- 
querors, Zaza  and  Sapho— especially 
the  latter. 

Now,  what  do  you  know  about  it, 
anyway?  Why  damn  it  before  you 
see  it  ?  How  do  you  know  you  are  a 
judge  ?  Minds  of  more  than  one 
opinion  are  at  work  in  this  world  and 
yours  is  not  the  last  word.  (It's  next 
to  the  last.    Which  side  ?) 

This  newspaper  virtue  is  about  as 
unreasonable  and  droll  as  were  the 
people  of  Boston  when  they  wanted 
the  nude  statues  draped.  The  sudden 
fits  of  it  are  as  ridiculous  as  they  are 
far  apart  and  ill-timed.  In  their  in- 
direction they  punish  heaviest  the 
least  guilty.  I  should  like  to  start  a 
crusade  against  the  newspapers  in 
retaliation,  but  my  words  would  not 
be  printed.    (Who  told  you  so  ?) 

With  its  sensational  headlines,  its 
gush  over  and  hero-making  of  crim- 
inals, its  dragging  out  of  domestic 
skeletons,  its  broadcast  bad  art  in  pic- 
tures, it  does  more  harm  to  youth, 
adolescence  and  age  than  all  the 
plays  in  Christendom,  however  bad. 
It  should  have  the  grace  to  quit  and 
come  out  of  its  moral  convulsions.  It 
should  take  Carter's.  They  are  good 
for  the  liver.  "To  the  jaundiced  eye, 
all  things  are  yellow." 

What  does  all  this  hue  and  cry  ?  Are 
the  public  infants?  Shall  they  not 
judge  and  jury  for  themselves?  Since 
a  great  good  woman  was  dragged  to 
court  at  a  yellow  bidding,  has  any  one 
crossed  the  street  so  as  not  to  pass  a 
Sapho  book-shop  ?  Not  much.  There's 
a  beaten  track  toward  every  sign. 

I  saw  the  play.  Clyde  Fitch's 
dramatization  is  wonderful.  The  per- 
formance a  delight — the  title  role  a 
superb  piece  of  acting  by  a  woman 
who  believes  in  art  for  art's  sake. 

If  it  come  your  way,  see  it.  (I 
have  to.  The  paper  demands  it.  My 
only  reason  for  going.)  It  can  in  no 
way  injure  the  clean-minded.  For 
the  others  there  are  reform  schools, 
washings  and  prayers. 

It  can  in  no  sense  shock  the  auditor 


who  listens,  satisfied  to  follow  the 
play — to  let  the  plot  develop  itself, 
instead  of  trying  to  imagine  what  is 
going  to  happen  at  the  top  of  an  imi- 
tation spiral  staircase,  and  mentally 
making  double  meanings  out  of  single 
sentences. 

If  you  want  to  enjoy  a  fine  per- 
formance, to  see  a  character  that  gives 
a  clever  actress  some  reason  for  living 
and  learning  lines,  see  Sapho.  If  you 
expect  to  be  led  astray  by  it,  stay 
away  for  you  will  be  disappointed. 
* 

Whew!  ! 

* 

#  * 

Let's  talk  about  the  gowns.  They 
are  dreams.  Being  from  the  fingers 
of  Maurice  Herrmann  and  Pacquin, 
that  goes  without  saying.  And  the 
hats.  Jinks,  I  covet  them.  And 
that  reminds  me.  They  are  designed 
by  Minnie  Gorman  and  go  back  to  the 
source  after  the  season.  There  girls  is 
your  opportunity.  You  who  write  for 
autographs  and  the  like  and  long  to 
touch  the  hem  of  Miss  Roberts'  gar- 
ment. But  you  can't  have  the  Sapho 
hat.  That  I  shall  souvenir  myself, 
set  it  on  a  stand  and  write:  "Under 
this  once  walked  a  goose  foreordained 
to  be  roasted." 

We  have  both  walked  under  it. 
The  lady  or  the  tiger  ?  C.  T. 


The  Man  Ahead  of  the 
Sholto 

The  big  westward  business  of  the 
Dunne  and  Ryley  Company  shows 
what  the  right  kind  of  a  man  can  do 
for  his  company.  From  Fargo,  from 
Butte,  from  all  along  the  line  comes 
word  of  big  business — a  sort  of  con- 
quering entry  from  town  to  town,  and 
when  the  show  strikes  the  coast — The 
Review  expects  to  hear  that  Seattle 
and  Portland  have  packed  the  house 
each  performance.  Arthur  Williams, 
who  is  out  ahead  of  the  all-star  aggre- 
gation, is  rated  as  one  of  the  best 
advance  men  on  the  road,  and  his  work 
in  the  present  instance  has  certainly 
been  of  a  high  order. 


Modjeskas  Next  Tour 

Mme.  Modjeska  has  signed  a  con- 
tract to  make  a  farewell  tour  of  this 
country  the  coming  season  under  the 
management  of  Wagenhals  &  Kemper 
in  a  big  production  of  King  John. 


A  new  cooling  apparatus  is  to  be 
tried  at  the  New  York  Theatre.  It 
forces  liquid  air  through  the  pipes 
that  are  used  for  steam  in  the  winter, 
and  is  expected  to  make  the  place 
twenty  degrees  cooler. 

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May  26,  1900 


On  the  %oad 

Girl  from  Chili 
San  Diego,  26;  Los  Angeles,  27,  week. 

Evil  Eye  Company 
^has.  H.  Yale,  Manager.)—  Sacra- 
mento, 26;  Portland,  28-29;  Tacoma,  30; 
Victoria,  31;  Vancouver,  June  f,  New  What- 
com, 2;  Seattle,  3-7;  Tacoma,  7-9;  North 
Yakima,  11:  Walla  Walla,  12;  Spokane,  13- 
14;  Wallace,  15;  Missoula,  16;  Anaconda, 
Mont.,  18;  Butte,  19-20;  Helena,  21;  Boze- 
man,  22:  Billings,  23;  Fargo,  25;  Winnipeg, 
26-27. 

Frawley  Company 
Los  Angeles,  April  8,  eight  weeks. 

Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company 
Butte,  23-26. 

Dailey  Stock  Company 
Auburn,  21-27. 

Jessie  Shirley  Company 
(Harry   W.  Smith,   Mgr.)— Santa  Cruz, 
21-27. 

West's  Minstrel  Jubilee 
(S.  B.  Ricaby,  Mgr.)— Sault  Ste.  Marie, 
25,  close. 

Imperial  Stock  Company 
Carson  City,  27,  week. 

Ward  and  Vokes  Company 
Fargo,  28. 

Palmer  Cox's  Brownies  in  Fairyland 
(S.  H.  Friedlander  &  Co.,  Mgrs.)— Bur- 
bank  Theatre,  Los  Angeles,  20,  week. 

Under  Sealed  Orders  Co. 

Gilroy,  26;  San  Jose,  28;  Livermore,  28; 
Oroville,  39-30;  Marysville,  31;  Red  Bluff, 
June  1;  Redding,  2;  Yreka,  4;  Ashland,  5; 
Medford,  6;  Grant's  Pass,  7;  Roseberg,  8-9; 
Eugene,  11-12;  Albany,  13,  Cornwallis,  14. 

Dunne  and  Ryley  Star  Farse  Comedy 
Aggregation 

Seattle,  26-27. 

John  Drew. 

(Management  of  Chas.  Frohman) — Los 
Angeles,  May  2S-29;  Fresno,  30;  Stockton, 
31;  San  Jose,  June  1;  Oakland,  2;  Portland, 
5-6;  Tacoma  6;  Seattle,  8-9. 


The  Review  in  Australia 

Sydney,  April  21,  1900. 

Editor  Revikw: — Nance  O'Neill  who 
went  to  Australia  opening  in  Sydney,  at  the 
Theatre  Royal  on  March  10th,  has  establish- 
ed herself  as  the  greatest  English  speaking 
actress  who  has  ever  visited  the  colonies. 
She  has  been  transferred  by  Mr.  J.  C. 
Williamson  to  Her  Majesty's  Theatre  where 
she  is  now  appearing  in  Camille,  to  capacity. 
The  newspapers — Telegraph,  Herald,  News, 
Star,  Mail,  Sunday  Times  and  Referee,  are 
unanimous  in  saying  that  she  is  a  remark- 
able woman  and  a  genius.  Mr.  J.  C.  Wil" 
liamson  is  desirous  of  extending  the  time 
contracted  for  six  months  longer,  but  as 
time  has  been  contracted  for  in"the  United 
States,  commencing  in  San  Francisco  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre  September  10th,  this 
year  it  is  doubtful  whether  we  stay  over  the 
original  time.  Our  new  leading  man, 
Thomas  Kingston  has  proven  himself  a  fine 
actor  and  will  be  a  big  card  in  the  United 
States.  *  The  bubonic  plague  is  still  with 
us  but  we  goon  just  the  same  doing  business. 
Clay  Clement  who  came  over  as  Miss 
O'Neill's  leading  man  returns  by  the  steam- 
er that  carries  this  letter.  Yours  truly, 
Jas.  H.  Love. 

P.  S.  A  young  man  handed  Miss  O'Neill 
a  copy  of  the  Review  at  the  fair  grounds 
yesterday,  and  I  can  tell  you  we  hunted  a 
quiet  corner,  where  I  read  it  to  the  party, 
Miss  O'Neill,  McKee  Rankin  and  Ricca 
Allen.    We  enjoyed  every  bit  of  it.  Yours, 

Jim  Love. 


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Kellar  will  follow  Goodwin  and 
Elliott  at  the  Columbia  Theatre. 

The  Henry  Miller  season  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre,  though  some  weeks 
off,  is  already  attracting  widespread 
attention. 

A  new  fire  ordinance  by  the  Board 
of  Supervisors  relating  to  theatres  will 
be  adopted.  It  is  practically  the  same 
as  the  one  now  in  force  in  New  York. 

It  is  said  that  the  Tivoli  manage- 
ment expects  to  soon  produce  an 
original  opera  by  John  P.  Wilson  and 
Chester  Packard. 

Street  Fairs  seem  to  be  perfectly 
epidemic  in  the  East. 


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Sketches  and  plays  furnished,  rewritten  and  revised. 

Productions  undertaken.  Plays  staged  by  competent  directors.  Dramatic 
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Connected  with  this  exchange  is  a  conservatory  of  stage  technique.  Pupils 
instructed  in  all  branches  of  the  dramatic  art  by  competent  teachers. 


The  Modern  High  Art 
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PACIFIC  COAST  TOUR  OF 

Mr.  James  INeill 

AND  THE 

INeill  Company 

Now  Playing  an  Extended  Engagemeyit  at  the  Calijornia  Theatre. 


. .  Triumphal  Return  . . 
ERNEST  HOGAN"THEUNBLEACHEDAME^ICAN"andhis  Funny  Folks 

Will  arrive  in  America  via  Vancouver,  B.  C.  on  or  about  May  12,  1900.    After  an  unqualified  success  abroad, 
Mr.  Hogan  will  star  in  his  new  and  original  excruciatingly  funny  farce-comedy 


M  COUNTRY  COON 


By    MR.    ALLEN  DUNN 

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P.  S. — Were  due  in  America  April  28,  but  accepted  a  renewal  of  contract  for  four  weeks  at  the  Orpheum,  Honolulu,  H.  I. 

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THE  JAN  FRANCI5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


No.  13— Vol.  II 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


SAIN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  JUNE  2,  1900 


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Tinero  On  the  Drama 

However  much  we  may  admire  the 
poetic  drama,  however  heartily  we 
may  d.sire  its  prosperity  on  the  stage, 
it  is  the  modern  drama — the  drama 
which  springs  from  the  life  of  the  day, 
the  drama  which  deals  with  character 
as  we  see  it  ourselves  developing  un- 
der the  influence  of  modern  advance- 
ment or  of  retrogression,  the  drama 
which  lays  bare  passions  and  emotions 
we  are  feeling — round  which  critical 
controversy  most  fiercely  rages.  It  is 
the  modern  drama  that  gains  most 
readily  the  suffrage  of  the  general 
public.  The  poetic  drama  might  be 
likened  in  its  effect  upon  the  general 
public  to  a  piece  of  statuary  or  a  classic 
landscape,  the  modern  drama  to  a 
painting  full  of  color  of  arrested 
movement,  of  story.  The  crowd 
gathers  before  the  painted  story. 
Some  people  profess  to  regret  the 
popularity  of  the  picture  that  essayed 
to  tell  a  tale  and  to  deplore  the  imita- 
tion of  life  on  the  part  of  the  modern 
drama.  I,  however,  would  say  that 
the  modern  drama  is  admirable  in  pro- 
portion to  the  closeness  of  its  relation 
to  life. 

It  is  surely  the  great  use  of  modern 
drama  that  while  in  its  day  it  provides 
a  rational  entertainment,  in  the  future 
it  may  serve  as  a  history  of  the  hour 
that  gives  it  birth.  History  is  the 
word  I  desire  to  impress  most 
strongly  upon  you.  It  is,  in  my 
judgment,  the  word  which  in  a  breath 
defines  the  task,  the  duty  of  the 
writers  of  modern  drama.  These 
writers  are  the  abstract  and  brief 
chronometers  of  the  time.  And  yet  one 
of  the  chief  difficulties  in  the  way  of 
the  modern  dramatist  arises  out  of  that 
very  point.  It  is  no  new  difficulty,  at 
any  rate  in  our  country.  It  is  always 
snapping  at  the  heels  of  the  writer 
who  takes  the  manners  of  his  day  for 
his  material.  The  license  of  the 
dramatist  is  the  cry  raised,  the  protest 
continually  being  made  against  the 
practice  of  the  art  of  the  playwright. 

Last  year  there  was  more  chatter 
about  decadent  stage  plays  and  de- 
cadent literature  generally  than  usual. 
I  do  not  mean  on  the  part  of  profes- 
sional and  qualified  critics,  who  were 
entitled  to  deal  with  the  question,  but 
on  the  part  of  certain  gentlemen  con- 


spicuous in  walks  of  lifj  remote  from 
art  and  literature,  who  are,  in  my 
opinion,  not  so  qualified. 

I  do  not  propose  to  quote  from  the 
many  utterances  of  all  these  self-ap- 
pointed critics,  but  I  select  for  exam- 
ination the  words  of  one  of  the  most 


eminent  of  them,  because,  to  my 
thinking,  it  follows  that  their  expres- 
sions having  regard  to  their  positions 
are  the  most  mischievous  and  regret- 
able. 

At  the  opening  of  a  public  library 
in  a  London  suburb  in  October  last 


HARRY  H.  CAMPBELL 


The  above  is  an  excellent  likeness 
of  Harry  H.  Campbell,  the  good-look- 
ing young  coin  collector  of  the  Grand 
Opera  House.  Mr.  Campbell  enjoys 
a  widely  spread  popularity  and  has  a 
reputation  as  one  of  the  most  expert 
ticket  sellers  on  the  coast.  He  invests 
his  position  with  a  firmness,  dignity 
and  unvarying  courtesy  which  cause 
him  to  be  generally  liked  and  re- 
spected.   He  is  well  known  in  musical 


he 


circles,  and  during  the  three  years 
has  been  amongst  us  has  managed 
Mile.  Trebelli,  Paloma  Schramm,  the 
Symphony  Society,  the  Kneisel  Quar- 
tette and  other  musical  attractions. 
The  announcement  that  he  has  been 
re-engaged  for  the  coming  dramatic 
season  at  the  Grand  Opera  House  by 
Manager  Morosco,  will  be  hailed  with 
general  satisfaction  by  the  amusement 
public. 


the  Lord  Chancellor,  after  laying 
down  certain  rules  as  to  what  one 
ought  to  read  and  how  one  ought  to 
read,  was  reported  to  have  said  under 
the  heading,  "Decadent  Stage  Plays": 
"On  all  sides  intellectual  development 
is  visible,  yet  there  are  dark  features 
in  respect  to  our  literary  taste.  Famil- 
iar public  amusements,  plays,  and  so 
on  are  tainted  with  what,  with  all 
reverence,  I  might  call  the  spirit  of 
those  who  make  a  mock  of  sin.  And 
to  my  mind  it  has  become  a  serious 
question  whether,  seeing  some  of  the 
plays  now  being  enacted,  there  is  any 
great  advantage  in  finding  somebody 
to  act  as  censor,  and  to  prevent* them 
from  being  played.  If  some  of  the 
plays  now  before  the  public  might  be 
played  I  do  not  know  what  might  not 
be  played." 

ZNieitl's  grotto 

The  bright  and  loquacious  Char- 
lotte Thompson,  who  interviewed 
Neill  last  week  in  San  Francisco  credits 
that  favorite  Thespian  with  saying: 
"I  had  rather  do  a  good  play  to  bad 
business  than  a  bad  play  to  good  busi- 
ness." And  it  is  by  living  up  to  such 
a  motto  that  James  Neill  has  won  the 
sincere  esteem  of  the  public. — Los 
Angeles  Capital. 


Sousa  Complimented 

A  very  delightful  compliment  was 
paid  to  Sousa  and  his  band  by  a  gentle- 
man from  Vienna  in  Paris  last  week. 
He  came  up  after  the  concert  was  over 
and  said:  "You  have  not  a  band,  but 
a  living  organ  under  your  direction." 


Theatre  for  ZKpme 

The  steamer  Santa  Ana  carried  north 
from  Seattle  last  Sunday,  the  Standard 
Theatre,  saloon  and  gambling  house 
combination,  which  in  itself  numbers 
forty-two  people.  The  enterprise,  of 
which  the  financial  backers  are  John 
W.  Considine,  Thomas  J.  Considine, 
George  L.  Abe,  J.  P.  Hosington,  Wil- 
liam Malloy  and  Mark  Norton,  repre- 
sents an  investment  of  about  $100,000. 


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James  NeiWs 

Graveyard  Story 

Mr.  Neill  tells  a  good  graveyard 
story,  well  worth  repeating  : 

It  was  when  he  and  Mr.  Frawley 
were  on  the  road  together.  Through 
the  vagaries  of  a  certain  advance  man 
they  found  themselves  set  down  to 
play  in  a  town  of  Eastern  Quebec 
where  there  were  but  two  hundred  and 
fifty  English  speaking  people — all  the 
rest  French. 

"What  to  do  !  Damn  it  all  !"  They 
had  handbills  printed,  French  on  one 
side,  English  on  the  other,  and  went 
about  with  a  little  French  chap,  dis- 
tributing tnem  to  every  house  on  the 
blocks. 

At  last  they  came  to  a  graveyard, 
and  with  some  French  and  much 
pantomime  they  made  the  chap  under- 
stand that  a  bill  was  to  be  hung  on 
each  headstone.  When  he  did  finally 
understand,  he  outlaughed  them  both, 
knowing,  I  suppose,  that  the  planted 
would  be  quite  as  likely  to  come  as 
any  other  of  the  bidden  guests. 

The  King  of  Colored 
Entertainers 

Ernest  Hogan,  the  funniest  man  of 
his  race  that  ever  trod  the  stage,  con- 
tinues his  phenomenal  success  in 
Honolulu,  packing  the  Orpheum 
nightly.  He  leaves  for  the  United 
States  June  6,  and  will  immediately 
begin  preparations  for  his  forthcoming 
tour.  Letters  have  been  pouring  in 
to  his  San  Francisco  representative, 
Billy  Barlow,  from  all  over  the  coun- 
try, offering  very  flattering  terms  and 
desirable  dates.  The  tour  promises  to 
be  exceedingly  successful. 


When  Booth   Was  the 
firemen  s  friend 

The  disappearance  of  the  Volunteer 
Fire  Department  marks  the  severing 
of  another  link  which  binds  Sacra- 
mento, in  a  romantic  way,  to  the  past. 
The  collapse  of  the  famous  old  organ- 
ization has  been  brought  about  by  the 
sad  havoc  played  with  the  muster  rolls 
by  death.  There  are  not  many  of  the 
"old  boys"  remaining  now.  The  Vol- 
unteer Fire  Department  of  forty  years 
ago  filled  an  important  place  in  the 
political  and  social  life  of  Sacramento. 
The  engine  houses  were  the  meeting 
places  of  the  royal  spirits  of  the  time, 
and  they  included  merchants  and  pro- 
fessional men  as  often  as  men  who 
toiled  with  their  hands.  The  remain- 
ing members  of  the  old  volunteer 
house  which  stood  on  Third  Street, 
between  I  and  J,  delight  to  tell  of  their 
acquaintance  with  Edwin  Booth, 
formed  during  his  long  engagement  in 
in  the  old  Sacramento  Theatre  across 
the  way,  whose  site  is  now  a  part  of 
Chinatown.    Booth,  when  he  was  not 


on  the  stage,  made  the  engine  house 
his  headquarters,  and  he  found  the 
companionship  of  the  volunteers  who 
frequented  it  as  delightful,  no  doubt, 
as  that  of  his  friends  and  admirers  at 
the  luxurious  Players  Club,  in  his  later 
life. — Sacramento  Bee. 


Florence  Roberts 

This  splendid  artist  opens  her  sum- 
mer engagement  at  the  Alcazar  next 
week  in  a  revised  version  of  Sapho. 
That  she  will  give  a  strong  and  virile 
impersonation  there  can  be  no  doubt  ; 
that  her  Carmen,  which  will  follow, 
will  be  strong  and  effective  we  may  be 
equally  sure.  Two  new  plays  and  a 
revival  of  several  strong  dramas  will 
mark  her  engagement  at  the  Alcazar. 
Miss  Roberts  to-day  stands  on  the 
threshold  of  one  of  the  most  promising 


futures  on  the  American  stage.  Posses- 
sing great  artistic  discernment  and 
ability  and  a  most  gracious  personality, 
already  recognized  in  more  than  one 
section  of  the  country,  the  more 
general  and  complete  acknowledgment 
of  the  entire  United  States  is  now  but 
the  matter  of  a  short  time. 


Hogan  Gets  Damages 

Wednesday's  steamer  brings  from 
Honolulu  advices  that  the  first  of  the 
twenty-eight  suits  brought  by  mem- 
bers of  the  Hogan  troupe  against  the 
Canadian-Australian  Steamship  Com- 
pany for  discrimination  on  account  of 
color  by  refusing  them  passage  on  a 
steamship  to  Victoria,  has  been 
decided  in  favor  of  Ernest  Hogan,  by 
a  verdict  for  $2250.  The  steamship 
company  has  appealed  to  the  Supreme 
Court. 

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Dunne  and  Ryley  s  Great 
Company 

"A  strong  company  presents  'A  Rag 
Baby.'  The  audience  was  immense." 
That's  the  way  the  Anaconda  Stan- 
dard begins  its  report  of  the  Dunne  & 
Ryley  all-star  company,  that  will  open 
at  the  California,  Sunday  night.  The 
Standard  further  says: 

"There  was  no  chilliness  about  that 
audience.  It  chuckled  and  gurgled 
and  snickered  at  the  freshened  up 
Hoytonian  gags,  good  old-timers  that 
gave  A  Rag  Baby  of  a  decade  ago  its 
immense  popularity — and  howled  with 
glee  at  the  newer  jests  and  clever 
'business'  of  the  artists.  *  *  It  is 
a  delightful  company  all  through  and 
the  chorus  is  superb.  Now,  everyone 
is  familiar  with  the  stereotyped  prom- 


ises of  the  press  agent  that  the  chorus 
of  his  particular  attraction  is  a  won- 
derfully beautiful  one — no  press  agent 
ever  permitted  himself  to  dream  of 
anything  not  beautiful  in  a  chorus. 
This  has  handicapped  the  agent  of 
Dunne  &  Ryley's  company.  It  left 
him  nothing  to  say,  for  the  chorus — a 
large  one,  too — really  is  beautiful. 
There  isn't  an  unshapely  girl  in  it. 
Those  active  portions  of  themselves 
that  the  chorus  girls  most  display  are 
the  daintiest  lot  of  underpinnings  that 
have  been  shaken  over  the  Margaret 
Theater  stage  in  its  history." 

The  company  is  composed  of  Mat- 
hews and  Bulger,  Mary  Marble, 
Walter  Jones,  Maude  Courtney,  Philip 
H.  Ryley,  Bessie  Tannerhill,  Tony 
Hart,  Louise  Rosa,  Adlyn  Estee,  Jno. 
W.  Dunne,  Marion  Gunning,  Ethel 
Kirwan,  Gertrude  Wood,  the  eight 
mascots,  English  dancing  girls,  the 
pony  ballet  and  Wiseman's  male 
serenaders. 


Quo  Vadis  in  Sacrameiu 

The  Sacramento  papers  speak  of  the 
Vinton  Company's  production  of  Quo 
Vadis  as  the  most  sumptuous  stage 
presentation  ever  given  in  that  city 
and  that  it  was  received  with  enthusi- 
astic approval. 

Rules    Governing  the 
Passion  Play 

One  of  the  new  rules  of  the  box 
office  at  Oberammergau  is  annoying 
tourists  somewhat,  but  there  seems  to 
be  no  way  of  overcoming  it.  It  seems 
that  after  the  Passion  Play  begins, 
which  is  just  after  breakfast,  no  one  is 
admitted  until  dinner  time — 1  o'clock 
in  the  afternoon.  On  the  opening 
day,  a  Chicago  pork  packer  and  his 
family  arrived  about  10  o'clock  and 
tried  to  bribe  the  guard  at  the  door  to 
let  them  in.  This  violation  of  the 
rules  caused  the  arrest  of  the  porker, 
and  he  and  all  the  members  of  his 
family  were  fined  by  Magistrate 
"Herod,"  who  held  court  for  the  pur- 
pose after  the  theatre. 


cHethersole  Sued 

Olga  Nethersole  and  Marcus  Mayer 
have  parted  company  and  the  latter 
has  commenced  suit  against  the  former 
for  $16,000,  which  he  claims  as  his 
share  of  the  profits  of  Sapho.  It  is 
improbable  that  the  suit  will  ever 
come  to  trial. 


^Blanche  Bates  to  Star 

When  David  Belasco  makes  a  star 
of  Blanche  Bates  next  fall  it  is  likely 
she  will  appear  in  the  double  bill  of 
Madame  Butterfly  and  Ibsen's  new 
drama,  When  We  Dead  Awaken. 


'The cAlhamhra  Situation 

T.  Daniel  Frawley  is  back  in  Los 
Angeles  from  New  York,  and  Man- 
agers Ellinghouse  and  Mott  of  the 
Alhambra  have  everything  in  readi- 
ness for  the  3d  of  June,  when  the 
Frawley  Company  was  to  have  opened, 
not  that  they  expect  to  do  business 
with  the  Frawley  Company,  but  as  a 
little  formality.  It  is  now  definitely 
known  that  T.  Daniel  will  come  to 
San  Francisco  to  the  Morosco  House. 
The  Frawley  Company  is  now  known 
in  Los  Angeles  as  under  the  owner- 
ship of  Harry  Duffield.  The  non- 
fulfillment of  this  contract  with  the 
Alhambra  management  by  Manager 
Frawley  has  greatly  disarranged  the 
summer  plans  of  Managers  Elling- 
house and  Mott  who  had  planned  for 
a  very  active  summer  season.  How- 
ever, they  will  soon  be  ready  with  an 
announcement  of  a  list  of  exceedingly 
strong  attractions  already  booked. 


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Four   Hundred  Answers  from 
a  Review  Ad* 

Billy  Barlow,  who  is  booking  time 
for  Ernest  Hogan,  visited  The 
Review  office  Tuesday  and  mentioned 
the  astonishing  fact  that  since  the 
Hogan  ad.  had  appeared  in  The 
Review  four  weeks  ago,  he  had  re- 
ceived over  500  applications  for  time, 
and  over  400  letters  had  mentioned 
The  Dramat.'C  Review.  This 
evidence  as  to  the  astonishing  advertis- 
ing value  of  The  Review  calls  for  the 
particular  attention  of  managers 
and  actors  all  over  the  country.  The 
letters  of  inquiry  were  not  confided  to 
the  coast  alone  but  nearly  every  state 
in  the  Union  was  represented,  over 
half  coming  from  Eastern  points. 
The  Review  is  so  widely  read  for  the 
reason  that  it  is  printed  well;  it  gives 
the  news  and  is  extremely  interesting. 


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Thk  actor  is  having  his  day.  A 
Boston  woman,  acknowledging  78 
years,  and  extremely  wealthy  has  just 
married  a  young  actor  only  24,  trans- 
ferring to  his  experienced  self  all  her 
property.  Boston,  in  one  way  or  an- 
other, was  always  a  good  show  town. 

The  New  York  Sun,  speaking 
about  the  recent  acquisition  of  De- 
Wolfe  Hopper  by  Weber  &  Fields, 
exposes  a  very  much  misunderstood 
theatrical  situation,  by  quoting  the 
words  of  a  well  known  manager: 

"Much  surprise  lias  been  express- 
ed," said  a  Broadway  theatrical  mana- 
ger, "because  a  well-known  star  has 
joined  a  company  at  a  local  music 
hall  and  voluntarily  abandoned  the 
distinction  of  travelling  around  the 
country  at  the  head  of  his  own  com- 
pany. As  a  matter  of  fact  he  is 
probably  to  receive  a  salary  larger 
than  the  average  sum  he  has  earned 
since  he  first  became  what  is  called  a 
star.  Many  of  these  conspicuous 
lights  in  the  theatrical  world  make 
very  much  less  than  the  general  public 
realizes  and  it  is  often  possible  to  keep 
up  an  appearance  of  prosperity  for 
several  years  with  very  little  real 
foundation  for  it.  The  actor  in  ques- 
tion did  not  make  a  financial  success 
of  his  first  endeavor.  Asa  matter  of 
fact  he  was  very  much  in  debt  when 
the  second  season  of  his  career  as  a 
star  began.  Luckily  he  found  a  suc- 
cess for  that  season  and  not  only  paid 
his  debts,  but  made  money  as  well. 
This  carried  him  over  two  more  sea- 
sons swimmingly,  but  the  two  produc- 


tions that  followed  this  were  complete 
failures  financially.  Another  success 
compensated  for  the  losses  incurred  by 
these  two  attempts,  and  served  to 
carry  him  prosperously  through  two 
more  seasons.  The  alternations  of 
success  and  failure  are  likely  to  come 
with  such  regularity  that  the  time  was 
due  for  him  to  make  another  failure. 
And  he  did.  After  attempting  to  float 
for  a  season  what  proved  to  be  an 
utterly  impracticable  performance  and 
with  no  good  works  in  view,  he  wisely 
accepted  the  offer  of  employment  of  a 
manager  who  will  pay  him  a  large 
salary,  relieve  him  of  the  troublesome 
task  of  finding  good  plays  every  year, 
and  expect  him  merely  to  do  his  share 
in  the  performance  with  credit.  In- 
stead of  demanding  sympathy  from 
the  loss  of  his  position  as  a  star,  he 
ought  to  be  congratulated  at  the  com- 
fort and  profit  which  the  new  situation 
offers  him." 


John  W.  "Burton 

It  has  been  repeatedly  said,  and 
with  every  reason,  that  the  James 
Neill  Company  is  exceedingly  strong 
in  its  men.  Included  among  them 
and  especially  prominent  by  reason  of 
the  good  work  he  has  shown  us,  is 
John  W.  Burton.  Mr.  Burton  ap- 
peared in  the  first  week's  production 
of  A  Bachelor's  Romance,  and  his 
Mulberry,  the  literary  antique,  was  in 
many  ways  a  remarkable  impersona- 
tion and  one  of  the  very  best  character 
studies  seen  on  the  San  Francisco 
stage  for  years.  Mr  Burton's  acting 
is  of  the  finished  and  mellow  kind — 
there  is  no  crudity,  no  half  conception 
about  it.  It  is  the  result  of  brain 
application  and  of  artistic  develop- 
ment. During  the  engagement  of  the 
Neills  here  he  has  repeated  his  first 
week's  success  in  the  various  plays 
presented.  As  a  delineator  of  comedy 
and  eccentric  character  parts  Mr.  Bur- 
ton is  always  admirable  and  a  strong 
feature  in  any  company. 


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Of  Next  Week's  Attractions 


THE  COLUMBIA 

Theatre-goers  of  this  city  certainly 
have  much  to  thank  the  management 
of  the  Columbia  Theatre  for  in  pre- 
senting for  their  approval  so  magnifi- 
cent an  attraction  as  the  one  now 
crowding  the  pretty  Powell  Street 
temple  of  amusement.  At  no  time 
during  his  career  has  N.  C.  Goodwin 
appeared  in  so  fine  a  play  and  com- 
plete a  production.  On  Monday,  June 
nth,  Kellar  will  bring  his  spirit  man- 
ifestations, his  mysterious  cabinets, 
his  thought-reading  powers,  his  expo- 
sitions of  the  theosophic  theories  of 
the  universe  to  the  Columbia  Theatre. 

The  management  of  the  Columbia 
Theatre  announces  that  the  Henry 
Miller  season  will  be  inaugurated  on 
the  evening  of  Monday,  June  nth, 
and  that  the  play  for  the  occasion  is 
to  be  Jerome  K.  Jerome's  comedy  suc- 
cess, Miss  Hobbs,  the  cast  of  which 
will  include  besides  the  star,  Margaret 
Anglin  and  Frank  Worthing. 

THE  ALCAZAR 


THE  TIVOLI 


When  the  curtain  at  the  Alcazar 
rings  up  next  Monday  night  it  will 
be  upon  one  of  the  most  magnificent 
stage  pictures  ever  seen,  with  the  cen- 
tral figure  of  America's  most  promising 
young  actress,  Florence  Roberts,  who 
commences  her  summer  season  at  the 
Alcazar.  Miss  Roberts  opens  in 
Sapho,  a  play  which  has  been  praised 
and  condemned  more  times  than  any 
play  ever  written.  She  will  appear  in 
the  title  role  and  Ernest  Hastings  will 
play  Jean  Gaussin  and  their  support 
will  be  the  most  capable  ever  seen  at 
the  Alcazar.  The  Alcazar  manage- 
ment promises  that  in  its  presentation 
of  Sapho  there  will  not  be  a  word  or 
an  act  that  invites  a  base  thought, 
that  there  will  not  be  one  suggestive 
scene  that  does  not  at  all  times  uphold 
the  right  and  condemn  the  wrong. 


THE  GRAND 


Rice's  Famous  Extravaganza  1492, 
still  continues  to  crowd  the  Grand 
Opera  House  and  is  proving  the  most 
delightful  entertainment  of  the  season 
which  no  one  in  pursuit  of  enjoyment 
should  miss.  It  will  be  given  for  the 
last  time  on  Sunday  evening  when  the 
season  will  close.  The  next  attraction 
of  this  theatre  consists  of  the  celebrated 
New  York  farce  comedy  success  The 
Girl  from  Chili  which  will  be  produced 
by  an  Eastern  company  and  will  com- 
mence the  season  of  a  week  at  the 
Sunday  Matinee  June  10.  This 
attraction  has  been  highly  lauded  by 
the  press  and  has  drawn  crowded 
houses  wherever  it  has  appeared. 


The  production  at  the  Tivoli  of  the 
romantic  comic  opera,  The  Three 
Guardsmen,  has  scored  another  com- 
plete success  for  the  theater,  and  it 
will  be  played  for  a  second  week,  be- 
ginning with  to-morrow,  Monday, 
evening's  performance.  The  thrilling 
charm  of  Dumas'  famous  novel,  on 
which  The  Three  Guardsmen  is 
founded,  is  in  itself,  sufficient  to  attract 
large  audiences,  when  presented  in  a 
dramatic  form,  but  in  the  Tivoli's  pro- 
duction, there  is  the  additional  attrac- 
tion of  very  dainty  and  pleasing 
music.  The  Tivoli's  version  of  The 
Three  Guardsmen  adheres  closely  to 
the  novel,  allowances  being  made  for 
the  presentation  of  the  story  in  musical 
form. 

The  many  admirers  of  Annie 
Lichter  and  Edwin  Stevens  will  be 
delighted  to  learn  that  these  two 
popular  favorites  are  to  be  heard  in 
the  production  of  Madelaine,  or  the 
Magic  Kiss,  which  follows  The  Three 
Guardsmen,  on  Monday,  June  nth. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  Circuit  Company  will 
next  week  present  such  a  show  as  even 
New  York  has  seldom  the  good  for- 
tune to  see  all  at  one  time.  Joe  Hart 
and  Carrie  De  Mar  are  a  whole  show 
in  themselves  and  with  the  talent  they 
have  with  them  will  give  a  treat  which 
will  not  soon  be  forgotten.  Hart,  well 
known  as  the  bright  shining  light  of 
that  famous  combination,  Hallen  and 
Hart,  has  no  equal  as  a  comedian  in 
his  particular  line.  His  charming 
wife,  Carrie  De  Mar,  is  pretty,  clever, 
a  famous  comedienne,  a  good  singer, 
and  acknowledged  to  be  the  best 
dressed  woman  in  vaudeville.  They 
will  present  A  Close  Call.  Fleurette 
and  Frank  Gardiner  will  present  An 
Eventful  Day,  a  sketch  written  by 
Hart  in  his  best  vein.  Fluerette  is  a 
charming  and  vivacious  soubrette. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jimmie  Barry  will  pre- 
sent an  original  sketch.  The  Biograph 
will  present  new  views,  and  among 
the  holdovers  will  be  :  Miss  Lillian 
Burkhart,  who  will  present  a  new 
sketch,  Her  Soldier  Boy;  Vandy,  the 
Juggler;  Midgely  and  Carlisle,  in  a 
new  sketch;  Mignani  Family.  Mati- 
nees Wednesday,  Saturday  and  Sun- 
day. 


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In  the  Tivoli  revival  of  The  Geisha, 
both  Ferris  Hartman  and  Edwin 
Stevens  will  be  in  the  cast.  This  will 
be  without  question  the  greatest  pres- 
entation ever  given  this  popular  opera. 

Georgie  Cooper  will  soon  join  the 
Tivoli  forces  for  the  balance  of  the 
comic  opera  season. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


5 


JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


Gkorgie  Francis  has  signed  with 
Frank  Cooley's  company. 

Ernest  Hastings  will  play  Jean 
Guassin  in  Sapho  at  the  Alcazar. 

Ernest  Hogan,  the  famous  colored 
comedian,  will  probably  arrive  in  San 
Francisco  next  week  from  Honolulu. 

H.  W.  Gilbert,  late  of  the  Sam 
Shaw  Company,  was  a  Review  office 
visitor  Thursday. 

White  Whittlesey,  Florence  Ro- 
berts' leading  man  will  open  in  Carmen 
at  the  close  of  Sapho  at  the  Alcazar. 

Lewis  Morrison  will  play  a  brief 
season  in  Honolulu  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Belasco  and  Thall. 

Sunday  matinees  will  be  discon- 
tinued during  the  Florence  Roberts 
season  at  the  Alcazar. 

KELLER,  has  an  endless  array  of 
new  and  astonishing  sleight  of  hand 
tricks  for  his  coming  visit. 

Eddie  Foy  is  to  star  next  season  in 
a  farce  called  Troubles  of  His  Own. 
He  has  had  them. 

Will  M.  Cressy  is  the  author  of 
eleven  vaudeville  sketches  that  will  be 
played  next  season. 

Harriet  Quimby  has  been  added 
to  the  Alcazar  Company  for  the  Sapho 
production. 

John  Drew's  play  for  next  season 
will  likely  be  A  Man  of  Forty, in  which 
George  Alexander  is  now  appearing 
in  London. 

Ada  Rehan  will  sail  for  Europe 
June  20,  and  will  spend  the  summer, 
after  a  visit  to  the  Paris  Exposition,  at 
her  bungalow  in  Ireland. 

Melba  appeared  in  London  last 
week  as  Mimi  in  La  Boheme.  The 
verdict  was  that  she  did  not  score 
much  of  a  success. 

When  Paderewski  sailed  for  Liver- 
pool a  few  days  ago,  he  carried  with 
him  a  draft  for  $171,500,  the  result  of 
his  recent  tour  of  this  country. 

Bert  S.  Frank,  with  his  wife, 
arrived  in  San  Francisco  Thursday 
morning.  For  several  years  past, 
until  recently,  Mr.  Frank  has  been 
manager  of  the  Santa  Ana  Opera 
House. 

Darrell  Vinton,  Fred  Esmelton, 
W.  H.  Davenport  and  Frank  Opper- 
man,  have  pleased  the  Sacramento 
public  vastly  with  their  work  in  Quo 
Vadis. 

Grafton  Baker,  late  tenor  with 
he  Aborn  and  Stoessel  opera  com- 


panies,  passed  through  San  Francisco 
this  week,  enroute  for  Honolulu  to 
join  the  company  singing  at  the 
Orpheum. 

Frank  De  Camp,  with  Whitaker's 
Under  Sealed  Orders  Company,  is  be- 
ing pleasantly  spoken  of  by  the  interior 
press. 

Frank  Daniels,  will  continue  to 
appear  in  his  success  The  Ameer  dur- 
ing the  coming  season,  he  having 
found  it  needless  to  secure  a  new 
opera  owing  to  the  great  demand  for 
the  present  work. 

Musical  Director  Hirschfeld 
of  the  Tivoli  has  gone  away  for  a 
month's  well  earned  vacation.  His 
work  is  being  done  by  Director  Bach- 
elder  of  the  Grand  Opera  House. 

Charles  B.  Hanford  is  to  use 
Private  John  Allen  next  season  for 
starring  purposes.  The  play,  which 
is  by  Lee  Arthur,  was  produced  in 
this  city  some  time  ago  with  promis- 
ing results.  It  has  been  wholly  re- 
written. 

Sam  Thall,  late  manager  of  the 
Yon  Yonson  Company,  has  purchased 
from  Brady  &  Grismer  the  comedy 
success,  A  Stranger  in  New  York,  and 
will  put  it  on  the  road  in  July  and  will 
bring  it  to  California  next  winter.  Mr. 
Thall  has  forwarded  a  contract  to 
Blanche  La  Mar,  now  playing  with 
the  Vinton  Company  in  Sacramento, 
asking  her  to  report  immediately  in 
New  York  for  rehearsals. 

Arthur  Rehan,  brother  of  Miss 
Ada  Rehan  and  Mrs.  Oliver  Doud 
Byron,  died  Sunday  in  Brooklyn,  aged 
28  years.  He  had  managed  many  of 
Augustin  Daly's  theatrical  road  com- 
panies. 

Peter  Robertson  in  the  Chro?iicle 
writes  thus  pleasantly  of  the  dramatic 
recital  of  Hazel  Quimby  and  Lena 
Johnston  at  Sherman-Clay  Hall  Thurs- 
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Miss  Quimby,  who  is  connected  with 
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Jerome  Sykes  considers  himself  "a 
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The  Columbia 

|\|at  Goodwin — formerly  comedian 
*       in  all  that  the  word  means  in 
theatrical    parlance  —must    now  be 
reckoned  with  as  a  serious  actor  of  the 
front   rank.      The  same  wonderful 
personality  that  made  his  comedy  so 
mirthful,  the  same  natural  born  re- 
quisites that  have  always  been  within 
his  grasp  as  an  actor,  have  made  him 
a  thorough  success  in  his  new  play, 
When  We  Were  Twenty-one.  The 
play  is  one  of  the  most  delightful  in 
the  English  language — constructed  so 
easily,  so  unconventionally  that  it  is 
almost  in  a  distinct  class  by  itself. 
Mr.  Goodwin,  who  for  years  has  been 
advancing  himself  in  the  direction  of 
the  serious  side  of  the  drama,  gives  us 
in   his    impersonation  of  the  warm 
hearted  Richard  Care  we  a  picture  that 
reflects  most  impressively  the  heart 
touches  and  the   quiet  humor  of  a 
gentle,  noble  life.     Maxine  Elliott, 
who  came  to  us  a  few  years  ago  with 
Frawley,  came  with  a  reputation  for 
beauty  and  a  charm  of  manner  that 
did  not  embrace  anywhere  near  as  high 
a  place  in  the    ladder  of  histrionic 
achievement  as  must  now  be  awarded 
her.     Since  then  Miss  Elliot  has  de- 
veloped unexpected  dramatic  ability, 
and  in  the  part  of  Phyllis  Ericson,  she 
displays  a  vivacious  adequateness  that 
is  delightful  and  artistic  in  every  de- 
tail.     Harry  Woodruff,  too,  made  his 
part  stand  out  vividly.  Intrusted  with 
the  role  of  the  Imp,   he  might  easily 
have  made  the  part  tiresome  and  dis- 
agreeable—but he  avoided  those  dan- 
gers and  threw  into  the  impersonation 
a  skillful  blend  of  his  own  intelligent 
perception  and  magnetic  personality 
and  the  result  was  highly  successful. 
Estelle  Mortimer  was   Mrs.  Ericson 
and  Ysobel  Haskins,  Kara  Glynisk; 
both  excellent.    The  Trinity  of  good 
friends,    Messrs.    O'Brien,  Gillmore 
and  Handysides  were  exceptionally 
good,  and    really  by  their  intelligent 
acting  prevented  the  first   act  from 
being  a  little  draggy.    The  balance  of 
the  long  cast  were  entirely  satisfactory. 
The  play  was  beautifully  staged  in 
every    act.     The   third    act  rather 
ventured   on   dangerous   ground  in 
showing  the  Corinthian  Club  scene, 
but  such  was  the  tact  and  discretion  in 
acting  it,   that  the   play  ran  along 
smoothly  and  happily  into  succeeding 
and  less  perilous  channels.    The  en- 
gagement is  not  only  notable  for  the 


artistic  success  achieved,  but  for  large 
and  enthusiastic  audiences  present  all 
this  week,  and  for  the  large  advance 
sale  for  the  second  week. 


Grand  Opera  House 

Dice's  great  historical  extravaganza 
*^  1492  is  put  on  at  the  Grand  with 
a  gorgeous  mounting  this  week.  It's 
full  of  fun  and  catchy,  witty  sayings. 
The  costuming  is  fine  and  very  effec- 
tive. Edwin  Adams  makes  a  decided 
hit  as  the  Queen,  and  sings  the  song, 
Isabella,  with  much  expression.  His 
gowns  are  gorgeous  and  handled  with 
correct  form  and  are  quite  a  feature  of 
the  first  and  last  acts.  In  the  second 
act  Geo.  Lyding  as  Christopher 
Columbus  gives  a  delightful  rendering 
of  Ave  Maria  from  Cavalleria  Rusti- 
cana.  His  duo  with  Louise  Royce, 
Infanta  Johanna,  in  the  first  act  is  also 
encored  for  its  effectiveness.  Harry 
Cashman  as  Ferdinand  carries  his 
honors  easily,  and  in  the  drunken 
revelry  with  the  male  chorus  much 
good  work  is  shown.  Isabella  Under- 
wood as  Infanta  Catalina  has  a  very 
pretty  solo  to  which  her  rich  con- 
tralto voice  gives  both  pathos  and 
color,  and  receives  much  applause. 
Blanche  Chapman,  as  Bridget,  enters 
into  the  spirit  of  the  part,  and  is  en- 
joyable for  her  display  of  Irish  wit 
and  brogue.  Her  attempt  at  the. 
Hulahula  is  very  funny.  Arthur 
Wooley  as  a  four-year-old  has  but  little 
opportunity,  but  uses  every  bit  of  that 
to  good  advantage.  It's  an  excellent 
hit  when  the  curtain  falls  leaving  him 
to  bawl  on  the  outside  until  it  is  raised 
again.  Forrest  Seabury  is  a  good 
Dom  Pedro.  The  grand  march  is  one 
of  the  finest  ever  seen  here  and  is 
applauded  to  the  echo,  and  they  are 
forced  to  repeat  it  entire.  Both  cos- 
tumes and  marching  are  above  the 
ordinary.  The  Castinet  dances  were 
enjoyable  and  well  performed.  It  is 
to  be  regretted  that  we  are  not  to  have 
more  of  these  extravaganzas. 


The  Alcazar 

""The  Superfluous  Husband,  a  play  in 
1  three  acts,  by  Clyde  Fitch,  was 
presented  for  the  first  time  at  the 
Alcazar  this  week.  It  is  very  pleas- 
ing and  seems  to  have  met  with  the 
approval  of  the  people,  as  full  houses 
have  graced  every  performance.  Ernest 
Hastings  most  ably  takes  the  part  of 
Robert  Lawson,  whose  wife  is  an  artist. 


She  is  so  devoted  to  her  art  that  she 
neglects  her  home  and  husband  and 
spends  most  of  her  time  entertaining, 
and  being  entertained  by,  her  profes- 
sional and  society  acquaintances.  The 
husband,  realizing  that  people  consider 
them  as  Miss  Wood  (the  wife's  maiden 
name  under  which  she  paints)  and  her 
husband,  determines  to  attain  fame  as 
a  literary  genius,  so  he  devotes  his 
time  and  energies  to  that  end.  Con- 
sequently many  misunderstandings 
and  humorous  complications  arise 
which  finally  culminate  in  their  separa- 
tion. Through  the  aid  of  the  wife's 
father,  the  couple  finally  are  recon- 
ciled, and  Mrs.  Lawson  proves  herself 
a  true  and  loving  wife.  The  part  of 
Mrs.  Lawson  calls  for  a  handsome 
lady  of  ability  and  Miss  Irene  Everett 
most  pleasingly  fills  the  requirements. 
Mr.  Edwin  T.  Emery  as  Jack  Turner 
was  excellent.  His  appearance  was 
graceful  and  his  acting  very  natural 
and  true  to  life.  Mr.  Jeffrey  Williams 
as  Dr.  Wood  made  a  splendid  old 
gentleman.  Mr.  Walter  Belasco  as 
Brooke,  Mr.  Howard  Scott  as  Edwin 
De  Winton,  and  the  rest  of  the  com- 
pany, not  forgetting  the  good-natured 
infant,  all  aided  to  the  successful  pres- 
entation of  this  play. 


The  California 

"The  Neill's  in  their  last  week  have 
'  been  devoting  themselves  to 
repertoire,  playing  Lord  Chumley,  A 
Bachelor's  Romance,  Captain  Letter- 
blair  and  Captain  Swift.  They 
opened  the  week  with  Lord  Churnley, 
the  old  attenuated  Belasco  and  De 
Mille  farcial  melodrama.  The  com- 
pany as  a  whole,  for  the  reason  that 
they  do  not  particularly  like  the  play, 
maybe,  are  seen  to  less  advantage  than 
in  anything  they  appear  in.  After  the 
bright,  sparkling  brezziness  of  The 
Amazons,  Chumley  seems  slow  and 
overdrawn.  Mr.  Neill,  who  takes 
the  character  of  the  seemingly  vapid 
lord,  gives  an  interesting  and  con- 
scientious performance.  Benjamin 
Howard,  as  the  French  adventurer, 
Le  Sage,  assumed  a  most  artistic 
make-up  and  a  real  French  accent,  and 
was  satisfactory  in  a  rather  unsatis- 
factory role.  John  Burton  was  Adam 
Butterworth;  Robert  Morris,  Lieuten- 
ant Butterworth;  Frank  McVicars, 
Blink  Blunk,  the  crook;  Emmet 
Shakelford,  Winterbottom.  Edythe 
Chapman  was   Eleanor,  Julia  Dean 


was  Jessie  Dean,  and  Lillian  Andrews, 
Lady  Adeline  Barker,  fat,  fair  and 
forty.  George  Bloomquest,  who  has 
unusual  ability  to  make  much  of  small 
character  parts,  was  admirable  as 
Tommy  Tucker.  Grace  Lamkin 
delighted  her  friends  with  a  brilliant 
dash  of  comedy  spirit  in  the  role  of 
Meg,  the  attic  angel.  She  was 
splendid  and  makes  us  anxious  to  see 
her  entrusted  with  something  more 
commensurate  with  her  undoubted 
ability.  Miss  Lamkin  has  the  instinct 
of  a  born  comedienne  and  will  find  her 
true  forte  in  that  character  of  work. 

In  common  with  the  theatre-going 
public  of  San  Francisco,  The  Review 
is  sorry  to  see  the  Neill's  go,  for  their 
advent  with  us  has  been  quite  the 
most  pleasing  occurrence  in  the  annals 
of  San  Francisco  theatricals.  Their 
productions  have  been  in  every 
way  worthy  of  the  best  companies 
in  America,  and  in  several  instances 
they  have  produced  better  results  than 
were  noticed  in  the  original  produc- 
tions. Their  stage  management  and 
the  general  details  attending  their 
presentations  have  been  a  delightful 
revelation  as  to  what  can  be  done 
when  a  repertoire  company  is  intelli- 
gently directed. 


The  moli 


\  \  7hile  San  Francisco  may  not  be 
the  music  center  of  the  United 
States  it  can  safely  pride  itself  on  be- 
ing able  to  put  together  some  very 
attractive  operatic  works  and  win  as 
much  favor  as  many  more  pretentious 
localities.  The  Three  Guardsmen,  as 
an  opera  from  the  pens  of  George  E. 
Lask,  L.  Varney  and  Max  Hirschfeld, 
is  as  enticing  in  its  situations  as 
Dumas  meant  it  to  be  and  the  com- 
posers have  bunched  their  notes  into 
some  very  delightful  solos,  trios  and 
quartettes,  which  have  just  enough 
suggestiveness  of  other  scores  to  make 
one  think  of  old  friends  and  enough 
of  novelty  to  tickle  the  appetite  for 
more.  Tom  Green  is  a  thoroughly 
jolly  and  chivalrous  D'Artagnan  and 
Annie  Meyers  a  very  good  Constance. 
Funny  Ferris  Hartman  is  often  re- 
called for  his  jokes  and  songs  but  not 
the  music  in  his  voice,  while  Alf.  C. 
Whelan  as  DeTreville  puts  Henry 
Irving  to  shame  with  his  consumptive 
coughing.  Taken  altogether,  the 
Tivoli  is  to  be  congratulated  on  this 
acquisition  to  its  repertoire. 


June  2,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


7 


The  Orph 


leum 

T"hat  vaudeville  sketch  favorite, 
*  Lillian  Burkhart,  and  Gertie  Car- 
lisle and  Sager  Midgely,  Jr.,  are  the 
leading  attractions  at  the  Orpheum 
this  week.  Miss  Burkhart  is  assisted 
by  Fenwick  Leach  in  a  one-act  sketch 
called  A  Deal  on  Change.  There  is,  of 
course,  interest  in  the  playlet  and  some 
comedy,  but  it  is  not  nearly  so  good  as 
any  of  the  sketches  in  which  Miss 
Burkhart  has  been  seen  here  before. 
Its  scope  is  not  extensive  enough  for 
her  abilities.  The  rural  comedy  skit 
of  Gertie  Carlisle  and  Mr.  Midgely  is 
one  of  the  most  entertaining  hotch 
potches  of  song,  dance  and  dialogue 
ever  seen  on  the  Orpheum  stage.  Miss 
Carlisle  sings  well  and  her  partner's 
makeup  is  so  rural  that  he  couldn't 
help  being  funny.  Vandy,  the  Juggler, 
is  the  third  new  attraction,  and  he  is  a 
topnotcher.  His  work  is  first  class. 
The  holdoversare  the  Wilson  Family, 
Louise  Gunning,  Bartho,  Ezra  Ken- 
dall, the  Mignani  Family,  and  the 
Biograph,  making  altogether  a  great 
vaudeville  show.  The  house — as  is 
always  the  case — has  been  crowded 
nightly  to  standing  room. 


The  Olympia 

The  Olympia  shows  a  good  program 
■  this  week.  The  first  appearance 
of  Harry  Holmes  and  his  wonderful 
diving  dog  Dandy  are  the  hits  of  the 
week.  Mabel  Le  Clair  gives  some 
operatic  selections  which  are  received 
with  applause.  Harry  Gilbert  Castle, 
the  baritone,  has  a  good  voice  full  of 
feeling  with  depth  and  character. 
Harry  D.  Armo,  the  up-to-date  aerial- 
ist,  creates  a  sensation  every  night. 
It's  the  farewell  week  of  Alice  Ray- 
mond who  has  pleased  many  audiences 
with  her  excellent  cornet  performances. 
Hattie  Ward  sings  with  her  usual 
success.  Mile.  Thelraa's  Poses  Plas- 
tique  are  very  popular.  Amateur 
night  Friday  was  a  great  success. 
The  Hungarian  Orchestra,  under  the 
leadership  of  Conductor  Isidore 
Fenster,  are  giving  an  unusually  good 
musical  program  this  week. 


The  Chutes 


HThere  is  an  attractive  program  at 
'  the  Chutes  this  week.  The  Healy 
Sisters  are  scoring  successes  nightly 
with  their  wonderful  contortion  dances. 
They  have  just  returned  from  the  East 
where  they  were  members  of  Gus 
Hill's  show.  Frank  Gates  and  Bessie 
Clark,  an  Irish  comedy  sketch  and 
knock-about  team,  are  very  funny, 
doing  some  very  laughable  work. 
Rayston  and  Raeford  have  a  new 
sketch  this  week.    The  best  numbers 


from  last  week's  program  are  repeated. 
The  new  moving  pictures  are  good. 
Decoration  Day  the  Turkish  wrestler, 
Hall  Adali,  the  world's  champion,  had 
a  fine  wrestling  match  with  Duncan' 
McMillan,  coast  champion.  Amateur 
night  was  full  of  fun.  The  Electric 
Fountain  is  a  thing  of  beauty  and 
draws  a  crowd,  being  a  nightly  feature 
at  this  attractive  amusement  resort. 


Vaudeville  Notes 


The  Oberon 

""The  Oberon  is  packed  nightly, 
*  crowded  houses  proving  how  ac- 
ceptable is  the  program  this  week. 
Miss  Julia  Byron,  the  singing  and 
dancing  soubrette,  is  both  clever  and 
pretty  and  is  heartily  applauded. 
Augusta  Salvini  has  new  selections 
this  week,  and  is  delighting  her  aud- 
iences anew  with  them.  Berte  Stone 
and  Anita  Walton,  champion  piize 
winners,  as  cake  walkers  make  a  de- 
cided hit  with  their  specialty.  Prof. 
Henry,  assisted  by  Mile.  Carita,  gives 
a  very  clever  sleight  of  hand  exhibi- 
tion. The  American  Ladies  Orchestra 
under  Conductor  Louis  N.  Ritzau,  are 
giving  popular  and  up-to-date  music. 
Two  cake  walks  by  Englander  and 
Kominsky  are  received  with  storms  of 
applause.  As  a  leader,  Mr.  Ritzau  is 
successful  and  gives  his  hearers  what 
they  want,  good  music,  and  good  music- 
ians who  keep  good  time. 


Fischer  s  Concert  House 

A  N  attractive  musical  program  was 
*»  given  this  week  at  Fischer's 
Popular  Music  Hall  that  continues  to 
draw  most  enthusiastic  houses.  Sig. 
Abramoff  is  the  particular  bright  star 
among  the  singers  his  fine  basso  and 
commanding  stage  presence  making 
him  an  immense  favorite.  He  sang 
in  the  second  act  opera  Lucia  with 
Signora  Barducci,  Bardaracco,  Vargas, 
Signorina  Pollettini  and  Miss  Sandolin, 
appearing  at  his  best  and  in  "Piff 
Paff"  from  the  Hugnenots.  Miss 
Sandolin,  his  pupil,  made  an  excellent 
impression  in  her  solos,  Song  from 
Golden  Love,  Last  Night  I  was 
Dreaming,  and  Oh  Promise  Me,  and 
her  contralto  voice  was  rich  and  sweet 
but  the  orchestra  is  too  heavy  for  all 
the  vocalists,  a  fault  that  should  be 
corrected  if  they  are  to  be  heard  to 
best  advantage.  Spanish  duet  Las 
Nueve  de  la  Noche  by  Signorina 
Barducci  and  Sig.  Vargas  is  a  bright 
song  and  takes  the  house.  Bardaracco 
and  Pollettini  win  nightly  applause 
and  encores  galore.  Master  Melville 
Coakley  makes  a  hit  in  his  rag  time 
medleys  and  wears  fetching  pink  cos- 
tumes and  has  much  childish  grace. 
The  orchestra  provide  a  varied  pro- 
gram between  the  vocal  numbers. 


The  Berlin  Sisters  will  shortly  play 
the  Chutes. 

Billy  Flemen  joins  the  Quaker  Dr. 
Co.  next  week. 

Carlton  &  Royce  are  popular  at  the 
Olympic. 

Kitty  Houston  will  shortly  play  this 
city. 

The  Davenport  Sisters  are  a  good 
drawing  card  at  the  Thalia. 

Mabel  Rutherford  will  open  at  the 
Leader,  Vallejo,  next  week. 

Mabel  Le  Claire's  singing  at  the 
Olympia  is  meeting  with  approval. 

Josie  Offutt  left  for  Jerome,  Arizona, 
this  week. 

McDonald  Bros,  and  Belle  Wilton 
will  shortly  arrive  from  the  East. 

Musto  &  Ruiz  of  Tivoli  theatre, 
Stockton,  have  made  great  improve- 
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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York.  May  27. — Although  this  is 
nominally  the  end  of  the  Kastern  theatrical 
season,  eighteen  of  our  New  York  play- 
houses are  still  open.  The  hot  weather 
usually  kills  off  the  serious  plays  first  and 
leaves  the  more  jovial  ones  for  the  last  inter- 
ment. But  of  the  seven  first-class  pieces 
holding  forth  last  week  five  were  by  no 
means  light.  The  sedate  plays  were  Women 
and  Wine,  which  has  moved  from  the  Man- 
hattan Theatre  to  the  Academy  of  Music; 
Sapho,  which  closes  this  week  at  Wallack's, 
Quo  Vadis  at  the  New  York,  The  Pride  of 
Jenico  at  the  Criterion  and  Sherlock  Holmes 
at  the  Garrick.  The  two  light  pieces  were 
A  Runaway  Girl  at  Daly's  and  The  Casino 
Girl  at  the  Casino. 


The  American  closed  last  week  with  a 
mixed  bill  of  opera  by  the  Castle  Square 
Company.  Henry  W.  Savage,  manager  of 
the  Castle  Square  Company,  was  recently 
quoted  by  his  press  agent  as  saying  that  he 
knew  personally  all  the  members  of  his  three 
companies.  "I  know  them  all,"  continued 
Mr.  Savage,  "down  to  the  stage  hands  and 
supers.  My  choruses,  you  know,  are  my 
special  pets.  I  take  a  lot  more  interest  in 
them  than  I  do  in  the  principals.  Perhaps 
that  is  why  you  hear  so  much  about  the  en- 
semble work  of  our  companies.  It  isn't 
because  >ve  know  more  about  training  them, 
but  because  we  take  more  interest  in  them. 
Once  a  week  we  have  a  little  meeting  be- 
hind the  scenes,  at  which  we  give  the  chorus 
people  a  hearing.  The  object  is  to  develop 
latent  talent.  If  one  of  the  girls  or  men  has 
been  studying  a  part,  he  or  she  is  given  a 
trial,  with  a  view  to  an  understudy's  part, 
and  the  understudies  are  given  a  chance  to 
develop  into  principals.  In  this  way  we  make 
discoveries  which  are  both  pleasant  and 
profitable." 

Were  it  not  for  the  fact  that  such  state- 
ments do  positive  harm  in  attracting  to  the 
city,  hundreds  of  good  girls,  who 
would  expect  the  implied  promise  to  be 
fulfilled,  I  would  let  the  statement  go  by 
unquestioned,  taking  his  word  for  it.  But 
since  such  a  large  number  of  girls  do  come 
to  this  city  upon  the  strength  of  just  such 
silly  and  misleading  statements  by  Savage 
and  other  managers,  I  would  gladly  publish 
the  names  of  all  the  persons  whom  Manager 
Savage  has  raised  from  the  ranks  of  the 
chorus  since.  The  only  conspicuous  exam- 
ple of  a  promotion  by  Savage  from  the 
chorus  is  the  case  of  Gertrude  Quinlan,  and 
from  the  manner  in  which  she  bosses  every- 
body in  the  company  from  Local  Manager 
Kingsbury  down  to  the  chorus  girls  who  are 
her  peers  artistically,  it  is  evident  to  those 
who  have  witnessed  her  conduct  that  her 
promotion  was  not  due  to  merit  alone.  I  do 
not  blame  this  very  ordinary  young  woman 
for  trying  to  get  ahead,  even  if  she  has  to 
pull  the  wool  over  the  manager's  eyes  to  do 
it.  Nor  can  I  blame  Savage  for  permitting 
the  whims  of  a  favorite  to  mar  the  per- 
formances of  his  companies.  That  is  a 
financial  matter  for  him  to  consider.  But  it 
is  a  pity  that  young  women,  mislead  by  his 
statements,  should  swarm  into  the  city  every 


year — many  from  California — vainly  imag- 
ining that  if  they  can  but  get  a  place  in  the 
chorus  they  can  work  their  way  up  to  be  a 
prima  donna.  No  expectation  could  be  more 
delusive.  It  is  the  history  of  every  one  of 
the  very  few  prima  donnas  who  have  fought 
their  way  up  from  the  chorus  that  they  got 
to  be  soloists  not  because  they  went  into  the 
chorus  but  in  spite  of  that  fact.  Manager 
Lederer  has  been  quoted  as  saying  that  he 
can  make  a  prima  donnaout  of  any  good-look- 
ing chorus  girl  within  three  months.  He  was 
referring  to  Edna  May's  sudden  elevation 
from  the  chorus  to  a  prominent  place  in  The 
Belle  of  New  York,  which  she  filled  badly. 
But  it  is  safe  to  assert  that  no  self-respecting 
California  girl  would  care  to  accept  a  pro- 
motion from  the  chorus  upon  the  terms  often 
demanded  by  some  managers,  who  prate 
about  their  disinterested  philanthropy.  If 
Manager  Savage  will  kindly  send  me  a  list 
of  his  promotions  from  the  chorus,  other 
than  Miss  Quinlan,  I  will  gladly  give  the 
lucky  artists  the  prominence  they  deserve. 


Maud  Adams  has  seen  Sarah  Bernhardt 
play  L'Aiglon  in  Paris  three  times,  but  she 
will  not  imitate  the  great  French  actress 
when,  under  Charles  Frohman's  manage- 
ment, she  produces  that  play  in  America. 

Mrs.  Leslie  Carter  will  probably  play 
Ibsen's  When  We  Dead  Awaken,  and  a  play 
by  Sardou. 

Virginia  newspapers  are  condemning 
Primrose  and  Dockstader's  Minstrels  for 
appealing  in  that  State  without  either  of  the 
stars. 

Eugenie  Thais  Lawton  has  arrived  here 
under  Liebler  &  Co's  management.  She  is 
from  Louisville,  Ky.,  where  Mary  Anderson 
made  her  debut,  and  it  is  said  she  will  reap 
even  greater  laurels  than  did  Miss  Anderson. 
But  Mary  Anderson  had  two  advantages  over 
Eugenie  Thais  Lawton — a  short  easy  name 
and  birth  in  California. 


Helena  Modjeska  has  signed  a  contract  to 
go  under  the  management  of  Wagenhals  & 
Kemper  next  season.  She  will  act  in  an 
elaborate  revival  of  King  John,  in  a  version 
arranged  by  William  Winter.  It  will  be  the 
Polish  actress'  first  appearance  as  Constance 
though  she  has  promised  to  play  the  part  for 
many  years.  It  is  the  managers'  intention 
to  surround  her  with  some  prominent  actors 
making  the  company  to  some  extent  a  star 
organization.  They  will  also  produce  a  new 
play  called  Havoc,  by  E.  H.  Clemens,  a  Bos- 
ton newspaper  man. 

*  * 
* 

Monumental  Jerome  Sykes  and  micro- 
scopic Adolph  Zink  will  play  opposite  parts 
next  season  in  a  burlesque  under  the  man- 
agement of  Klaw  and  Erlanger,  and  Ben- 
jamin D.  Stevens  who  managed  Sykes  and 
Edna  Wallace  last  season  in  Chris  and  The 
Wonderful  Lamp.  In  this  connection  it 
may  be  interesting  to  note  that  it  did  not 
take  De  Wolf  Hopper  long  to  get  on  the 
toboggan  after  Ben  Stevens  quit  managing 
him  and  took  up  Jerry  Sykes.  Had  Hopper 
been  able  to  command  the  brains  of  a  man- 
ager like  Stevens  who  piloted  him  through 
all  his  successful  ventures,  beginning  with 


Wang,  he  would  not  have  yielded  to  the 
blandishments  of  Weber  and  Fields,  even  at 
the  large  salary  which  those  comedians  are 
able  to  offer  him  Of  course  Weber  and 
Fields  are  to  be  congratulated  for  having 
acquired  Hopper,  and  Hopper  will  have  a 
chance  to  rest  up  for  a  season,  but  those  who 
know  him  will  realize  that  he  will  never  feel 
himself  again  until  he  can  get  out  as  a  star. 

Rob  Roy. 


derland,  with  two  hundred  Deuver  children 
in  the  cast,  will  be  at  the  Broadway  June  1 
and  2.  Bob  Bell. 


TEXAS 

Special  Correspondence. 

Dallas,  Texas,  May  24.  Dallas  Opera 
House,  Geo  Anzy,  Mgr. — The  annual  benefit 
tendered  Manager  Anzy  on  the  23d  and  24th 
has  been  a  success  financially  and  otherw  ise. 
The  attraction  offered  was  Sapho,  with 
Lillian  Attwood  in  the  character  of  Fanny 
LaGrande.  The  performance  was  quite 
acceptable.  *  On  the  22d  Prof.  Hans 
Kreissig,  (one  of  the  leading  pianists  of  the 
South)  the  leader  and  organizer  of  the 
Dallas  Symphony  Club,  gave  the  first  recital 
to  the  full  capacity  of  the  house.  The  Club 
is  composed  of  the  best  musical  talent  of 
the  city .  I:  was  the  first  complete  Symphony 
Band  heard  here  in  twenty  years  or  more.  * 
But  one  more  performance  of  Sapho  and  the 
theatrical  season  of  1899- 19:0  in  Dallas,  will 
close  after  a  most  successful  season. 

I  take  this  occasion  to  sincerely  thank 
the  Management  for  the  many  kind  cour- 
tesies extended  your  correspondent. 

Tuff  writer. 

DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 
Denver,  Colo.,  May  22. — Nat  Goodwin 
and  Maxine  Elliott  opened  a  four  nights' 
engagement  at  the  Broadway  Theatre  Mon- 
day night  in  When  We  Were  Twenty-one. 
The  play,  stage  settings,  and  cast  are  all 
excellent.  The  work  of  Mr.  Goodwin  and 
Miss  Elliott  could  not  be  improved  upon. 
Although  the  prices  have  been  raised  to  $2.00 
the  house  has  been  filled  at  every  perform- 
ance. *  Henrietta  Crossman  as  Madame 
Sans  Gene  is  drawing  good  houses  to  the 
Tabor.  Missjobyua  Howlandis  playing  the 
part  of  the  Queen  of  Naples  She  is  the 
Denver  girl  who  has  been  James  Hackett's 
leading  lady  for  the  past  two  seasons,  and  is 
known  as  the  original  Gibson  girl.  Next 
week,  Carmen.  *  The  members  of  Harry 
CorsonClarke's  Company, with  the  exception 
of  the  star  himself,  are  playing  at  the  Den- 
ver Theatre  this  week  in  My  Uncle  from 
India.  It  is  the  best  farce  comedy  that  has 
played  that  house  this  season.  Miss  Georgia 
Cooper,  a  Frisco  girl,  is  making  a  big  hit 
with  her  songs  and  the  whole  company  is 
good.  They  have  all  been  engaged  to  play 
the  summer  season  in  stock  at  Lake  Min- 
nequa,  Pueblo,  Colorado.  They  will  open 
Monday,  May  28th.  MissCooper  will  remain 
but  one  week  in  Pueblo,  when  she  leaves  for 
San  Francisco.  *  Elitch's Gardens  will  open 
Saturday  night  in  The  Wife,  with  Herbert 
Kelcey  and  Effie  Shannon  in  the  leading 
roles.  Besides  these  stars,  the  cast  includes 
Jessie  Izett,  Katherine  Field,  Blanche  Kel- 
leher,  Louise  Mcintosh,  Fred  Perry,  George 
Soule  Spencer,  Wm.  F.  Owen,  J.  Brandon 
Tynan  and  H.  O.  Stubbs.  *  Alice  in  Won- 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 
St.  John,  N.  B.,  May  22.— The  perform- 
ances by  the  Lyceum  Company  last  week, 
while  not  up  to  the  highest  standard,  de- 
served better  patronage  than  they  obtained. 
*  Last  evening  the  Harkins  Company  open- 
ed their  two  weeks'  engagement  with 
Grundy's  Sowing  the  Wind,  to  only  a  fair 
house.  The  play  scored  a  great  success  with 
the  discriminating  audience  present.  Kate 
Dalglish  and  Arthur  Elliott,  scored  immedi- 
ate hits.  *  Thursday  is  Queen's  birthday, 
when  Mr.  Harkins  will  present  The  Kaffir 
Diamond,  at  two  performances  and  for  the 
balance  of  the  week. 

Peachey  Carnehan. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence. 

Salt  Lake  City,  May  29. — Possibly  the 
most  important  theatrical  event  of  the  sea- 
son in  Salt  Lake  was  the  appearance  of  Nat. 
C  Goodwin  and  Maxine  Elliott  in  When 
We  Were  Twenty-one,  at  the  Theater  last 
Saturday  evening.  Notwithstanding  ad- 
vanced prices  the  building  was  filled  to 
capacity.  Considerable  feeling  was  aroused 
among  theater-goers  over  the  advancing  of 
prices  and  many  declared  that  it  was  an  in- 
justice to  the  town  for  Mr.  Goodwin  to  take 
advantage  of  the  one  night  appearance.  * 
Henry  Miller  appears  May  4th  at  the  Salt 
Lake  Theater.  The  Quo  Vadis  company 
under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Driggs  is  playing 
a  three  nights  return  engagement  at  the 
New  Grand,  May  28-30.  May  31-June  2d, 
the  Nashville  Students  will  be  seen  at  the 
Theater.  *  With  the  engagement  of  the 
Henry  Miller  company  the  season's  theatri- 
cal bookings  will  be  exhausted.  *  Saltair 
Beach  opens  Decoration  Day  with  the  most 
promising  prospects  for  a  successful  season 
that  the  famous  resort  has  ever  had.  An 
entire  new  management  has  control  of  the 
railway  and  of  the  beach  and  every  effort 
has  been  put  forth  to  make  the  place  at- 
tractive. The  Salt  Palace  opens  June  4th 
and  will  present  vaudeville  and  light  opeia. 
The  historic  old  lake  resort,  Garfield,  has 
been  closed  down  by  the  Union  Pacific  Com- 
pany and  Saltair  will  be  the  only  lakeside 
resort  bidding  for  patronage  this  season. 

John  Kay  Hardy. 


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Marion  S.  Barney 

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EDWARD  B.  LADA 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

NOAH  BRANDT 

Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 

EDITH  CRASKE 

Premier  Danseuse 

("^■rsiiiri  Dnpra  TTniic*» 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

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Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
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MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

CARLYLE  MOORE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

VIOLA  ALBERTI 

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Prima  Donna,         Grand  Opera  House 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Alcazar  Stock.  Co. 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Landers  Stevens 

PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

GEO.  1*.  WEBSTER 
•    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  + 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 

Sydney  Plhtt 

Characters  and  Comedy 

WITH    FRANK  COOLEY 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

At  Liberty 

Address  this  Office 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

LOUISE  ROYCE 

Prima  Donna,  Grand  Opera  House 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 

FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

GEORGE  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

FRANK  OPPERMAN 

Leading  Character  and  Comedy 
Vinton  Stock  Co.            Address  This  Office 

C.  ROY  FLEMING 

Juveniles,  Vinton  Stock  Co. 

OHAS.  M-  THALL 

With  Sam'l  o'  Posen 

Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

MARY  SCOTT 

Leading  Woman  Stockwell  Co 

MAY  BLAYNEY 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivoli 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,  Thompson  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 


GERALD  L.  DILLON 

Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

VINTON  STOCK  CO.       ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

MISS  GEORGIE  W00DTH0RPE 

ALCAZAR  STOCK 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

CORAL  THORNDYKE 


SOIIBRETTE 


Address  this  Office 


HAMILTON  ARHOUR 

Heavies 
With  Frank  Cooley 

ARTHUR  BOYCB 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 

Edwin  T.  Emery 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

Union  Male  Quartet 

For  engagements  (all  occasions)  City  or  In- 
terior, address.  Mr.  Chas.  Henley,  Malinger  care 
Press  Club,  S.  F. 

STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man — Dailey  Stock  Co. 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  tW-1900 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


June  2,  1900 


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105  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 
Los  ANGELES,  May  29. — Considerable  ex- 
citement has  been  created  lately  in  theatri- 
cal circles  as  to  the  fate  of  the  Frawley 
Company.  The  company  now  stands  in  the 
name  of  Duffield  and  will  play  a  four 
weeks'  engagement  at  the  Burbank  Theater. 
Frawley  has  returned  after  securing  several 
new  people  and  some  excellent  productions. 
Willie  Winters,  favorably  known  in  theatri- 
cal circles,  will  open  with  them  June  3d. 
Among  the  plays  secured  to  be  put  on  in 
this  city  are  Quo  Vadis,  Children  of  the 
Getto,  Men  and  Women,  and  several  others. 
Frank  Murray  has  left  for  New  York  to 
secure  other  pieces.  The  company  will 
open  at  the  Burbank  with  Trilby.  After 
playing  a  four  weeks'  engagement  here  the 
revised  company  will  go  to  San  Francisco, 
thence  to  Honolulu,  and  returning  open  at 
Portland  for  the  Northern  tour.  *  A  good 
deal  of  interest  is  being  taken  in  who  will 
secure  the  syndicate  attractions  here.  Harry 
Wyatt,  whose  career  at  the  Los  Angeles 
Theater  will  close  September  1st,  says  he 
can  get  all  the  big  attractions  and  that  he 
will  play  them  at  Hazards  Pavilion  until  his 
new  theater  is  completed,  in  February. 
Wyatt  also  claims  to  have  a  contract  with 
the  Grau  Grand  Opera  Company  for  their 
appearance  here  in  November.  It  is  safe  to 
say  that  the  Orpheum  managemhnt  in  con- 
junction with  Morosco  will  have  attractions 
at  the  Los  Angeles  Theater  if  they  want 
them.  *  Aylma  Y.  Pearson,  who  directed 
the  course  of  the  Burkank  Theater  some 
time  since  has  tiled  a  petition  in  bankruptcy. 
*  Hans,  the  pig  at  the  Orpheum,  that  at- 
tracted so  much  attention  under  the  tutor- 
ship of  little  Fred,  has  done  his  last  act. 
Too  much  booze  and  a  touch  of  pneumonia 
made  a  combination  that  his  pigskin  could 
not  survive.  *  At  the  Los  Angeles  Theater 
John  Drew  and  his  company  played  The 
Tyranny  of  Tears  28- 29.  The  only  regret 
was  that  they  could  not  stay  for  the  entire 
week.  *  At  Morosco's  Burbank  The  Girl 
From  Chsli  exploded  hot  air  for  the  week 
of  the  28th.  The  piece  did  a  fair  business 
and  was  pleasing  to  the  people  who  enjoy 
that  kind  of  a  performance.  Next  week  the 
Frawley  Company  opens  its  four  weeks'  en- 
gagement with  Trilby.  *  At  the  Orpheum 
a  high  standard  of  vaudeville  holds  forth. 
The  people  of  this  city  always  enjoy  the 
Orpheum  performances  and  the  house  is 
always  crowded.  The  bill  includes  News- 
boys Quintette,  John  E.  Camp,  Chas. 
Ulrick,  Will  E.  Bates,  The  Kleists,  Mark 
Sullivan,  Agnes  Fried  and  Milton  and 
Dollie  Nobles. 

Herbert  L  Cornish. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  May  29.— Quo  Yadis  as 
produced  at  the  Clunie  by  the  Vinton  Stock 
Company,  is  the  finest  production  given 
here  in  many  a  day.  Darrell  Vinton's 
Vinicius  is  one  of  his  greatest  successes  and 
proves  again  that  he  stands  among  the 
leaders  in  the  dramatic  profession.     F.  B. 


Esmelton,  as  Petronius,  is  not  far  behind 
Vinton  in  his  excellent  portrayal  of  that 
character.  W.  H.  Davenport  is  every  inch 
a  Nero.  Tillinus  is  made  strong  in  the 
hands  of  C.  H.  Edler,  the  company's  able 
stage  manager.  A  good  piece  of  work  is 
done  by  Frank  Opperman  as  Chilo  Chilo- 
nides.  Reta  Villers  is  a  sweet  and  gentle 
Lygia.  Poppoea  in  the  person  of  Helen 
Reynolds  Davenport,  is  given  as  though  she 
were  born  an  empress.  Mabel  Carmichael 
as  Eunice  the  slave,  shows  wonderful  im- 
provement in  her  work.  She  made  the 
character  one  of  the  most  prominent  in  the 
piece.  Blanche  La  Mar,  as  Pomponia  could 
not  be  improved  upon.  This  young  artist 
attempts  nothing  that  does  poorly.  By  the 
way — she  has  just  received  an  offer  from 
Sam  Thrall  to  appear  in  a  Stranger  in  New- 
York,  the  engagement  to  begin  immediate- 
ly. A  Europe  correspondent  says  Charmion 
the  Sacramento  girl  has  made  a  terrific 
success  in  Russia,  taking  from  ten  to  fifteen 
encores  at  the  Circus  Cinaselle. 

"PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Portland,  May  31. — Things  theatrical 
have  been  very  dull  here  of  late;  the  Mar- 
quam  has  been  dark  since  last  report  until 
tonight,  and  Cordrays  has  been  given  over 
to  Stockwell  and  a  very  mediocre  cast. 

Marquam  Grand — Mathews  and  Bulger 
opened  here  tonight  for  three  performances 
with  an  all  star  cast  in  A  Rag  Baby.  The 
Pony  Ballet  was  a  very  novel  and  appre- 
ciated feature. 

Cordrays — Stockwell  and  his  company 
held  the  boards  last  week  in  a  review  of  the 
plays  already  presented;  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin, 
In  Paradise  and  The  Magistrate.  Tonight 
A.  Q.  Scammon's  clever  company  presented 
The  Real  Widow  Brown  to  capacity.  The 
play  is  a  catchy  one, and  the  company  really 
good,  and  they  will  undoubtedly  play  to  S. 
R.  O.  more  than  one  night  during  their  en- 
gagement. Coming  next  week,  R.  E. 
French  Company  in  Quo  Vadis. 

Metropolitan — Dark. 

Fredricksburg — Business  has  not  been  as 
good  as  formerly,  owing  to  the  many  numer- 
ous outdoor  attractions.  A  specially  good 
bill  is  on  this  week,  headed  by  the  Marco 
Bros,  and  the  Gordon  Sisters.  Others  on 
the  bill  are  Ida  Howell  and  Ivanhoe;  the 
holdovers  are  Pat  and  Fannie  Kelly  and  the 
Humpty  Dumptys.  This  house  will  close  for 
the  season  July  15th. 

NOTES. 

Manager  Hrown  of  the  Fredricksburg  con- 
templates opening  a  variety  theatre  at 
Astoria  within  thirty  days.  *  Maude  Miller, 
late  of  Dewey  Stock  Company,  Oakland,  is 
visiting  her  aunt  in  this  city.  *  Geo.  Baker, 
Assistant  Manager  of  the  Marquam,  has  se- 
cured a  long  lease  on  the  new  Baker  Thea- 
tre now  building  in  Baker  City  and  will  take 
active  control  on  or  about  October  15th.  He 
has  many  friends  who  will  regret  parting 
with  him,  but  who  wish  him  ever}'  success. 

Clay  Clement,  late  of  Nance  O'Neil's 
Company  is  in  the  city  and  he  and  Stockwell 


will  join  hands  and  present  Clement's  plays 
and  some  others  on  the  coast.  Their  tour 
will  open  here  early  next  month.  *  Max 
Steinle.  who  contemplated  going  to  your 
city,  will  remain  with  the  Stockwell  Com- 
pany. His  clever  wife,  Rose  Simmon,  has 
recently  joined  the  same  company.  *  The 
Elks  are  to  have  a  great  street  fair  and  car- 
nival in  this  city  early  in  September.  *  The 
Eagles  of  this  city  had  a  great  jollification 
last  night,  consequent  of  Dr.  Littlefield, 
Past  President  of  this  lodge,  being  elected 
Grand  President  of  the  entire  order  at  Van- 
couver last  week.  Mr.  Lamont  was  also 
elected  Grand  Trustee  and  the  local  Eagles 
feel  highly  elated  having  two  Grand  Lodge 
members  in  their  home  lodge.  *  Morris 
Bros.  Dog  and  Pony  Circus  had  a  very  nice 
week's  business  here,  and  will  shortly  give 
us  a  return  date.  *  Leondor  Bros,  circus, 
that  recently  started  out  from  this  city,  re- 
port good  business  along  the  line.  *  Next 
attraction  at  the  Marquam  is  The  Evil  Eye 
for  three  nights.  *  Manager  Heilig  is  on  a 
trip  up  the  Sound.        Edwin  A.  Davis. 


HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence. 

Honolulu,  H.  I.,  May  22. — Hogan's 
Minstrels,  notwithstanding  their  long  run 
of  over  nine  weeks,  are  still  drawing  good 
paying  audiences,  who  do  not  seem  to  tire 
of  the  "colored  folks."  This  is  their  last 
week.  Morosco  Opera  Company  go  on  next 
week. 

Hogan  does  not  know  when  he  will  get 
away  on  account  of  his  suit  against  the 
Canadian-Australian  S.  S.  Co.  for  damages 
in  not  permitting  his  company  to  take  pas- 
srge  on  one  of  their  steamers,  the  captain  of 
the  steamer  claiming  there  was  not  accomo- 
dations, although  Hogan  had  return  tickets 
from  Victoria  to  the  Colonies  and  return, 
with  stop-over  privileges  in  Honolulu. 
Hogan  claims  the  color  line  was  drawn  and 
therefore  brings  suit. 

Little  Baby  Ruth  is  a  good  favorite,  never 
failing  to  receive  exhausting  encores  with 
her  latest  songs  and  neat  dancing. 

H.  A.  Franson. 


Western  Amusement  Exchange 


E.  W.  FROST,  President  and  Manager 


HORACE   EWING,  SECRETARY 


Telephone  Main  5 1 69 
1-43  Powell  St.,  San  Francisco 

Companies  organized  and  routed.  Vaudeville  houses  furnished  with  talent. 
Sketches  and  plays  furnished,  rewritten  and  revised. 

Productions  undertaken.  Plays  staged  by  competent  directors.  Dramatic 
and  vaudeville  people  furnished  upon  short  notice. 

Good  acts  can  be  placed  by  us  at  any  time.    Wire  or  write. 

Performers  please  send  open  time,  complete  description  of  your  acts,  photos, 
newspaper  clippings,  billing  and  lowest  salary  immediately.  No  charge  for 
registering. 

Interior  managers  wishing  attractions  please  send  open  time. 
Connected  with  this  exchange  is  a  conservatory  of  stage  technique.  Pupils 
instructed  in  all  branches  of  the  dramatic  art  by  competent  teachers. 


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June  2,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


The  Dewey  Theatre         Vaudeville  Notes 


"The  Girl  I  Left  Behind  Me,  is  being 
*  played  at  the  Dewey,  this  week. 
Landers  Stevens  gives  a  clever  im- 
personation of  the  heroic  lover,  Lieut. 
Edgar  Hawkesworth.  The  part  of 
General  Kennon  was  well  acted  by 
the  genial  Carl  Birch.  E.  J.  Holdeu 
as  Mayor  Burleigh,  acts  with  a  natural 
eaanestness,  that  always  makes  him 
prominent  in  his  part.  Lieut.  Morton 
Parlow,  the  villian,  was  taken  in  a 
very  villianous  manner  by  Wm.  B. 
Mack.  The  smaller  parts  were  well 
acted  by  T.  F.  O'Malley,  Lynn 
Osborne  and  Walter  Whipple.  Maurice 
Stewart,  the  comedian,  was  account- 
able for  a  good  many  laughs.  Fanny 
Gillette  as  Kate  Kennion  was  excel- 
lent, and  she  was  ably  assisted  by 
Helen  Bell,  Morgan  Kelsey  and  Gracie 
Plaisted,  who  always  acts  with  a  great 
deal  of  vivacity. 


Stocklppell  and  Clement 

Stockwell  and  his  company  play 
Seattle  week  of  June  3d,  after  which 
he  and  Clay  Clement  will  join  hands 
and  open  at  Cordray's  June  8th,  for  an 
engagement,  playing  thence  eastward. 
Two  of  Clement's  plays,  A  Southern 
Gentleman  and  The  New  Dominion, 
will  be  used. 

Personal  Mention 

Blanche  Walsh  has  entered  into 
a  contract  with  Joseph  Brooks  and 
Ben  Stern  to  star  under  their  manage- 
ment for  the  next  three  years.  They 
will  first  present  her  in  a  new  romantic 
play  by  Eugene  W.  Presbrey. 

The  Klaw  and  Erlanger  Opera 
Company,  the  new  enterprise  this 
firm  will  launch  next  season,  will  in- 
clude Adolph  Zink,  the  Lilliputian 
comedian.  Mr.  Zink  will  play  the 
opposite  role  to  Jerome  Sykes  as 
Foxy  Quiller  in  the  new  opera  of  this 
title  by  Reginald  De  Koven. 

Axother  San  Francisco  girl  is  well 
on  the  laurel  road  to  success.  Eleanor 
Kent  (Mabel  Love  when  we  knew  her 
here)  a  pupil  of  Mrs.  R.  M.  Black,  is 
now  studying  for  opera  with  Duvor- 
noy,  head  master  at  the  Conservatory 
at  Paris,  taking  her  lessons  in  action 
from  Victor  Capoui,  Co-Director  of  the 
Paris  Opera  House.  She  studies  from 
six  to  eight  hours  and  a  great  future 
is  predicted  for  her.  She  has  already 
a  repertoire  of  Romeo  and  Juliet, 
Faust,  Tannhauser,  Aida,  II  Trovatore 
and  the  Bohemian  Girl  and  next  sea- 
son will  see  her  launched  anew  for  her 
life  work.  The  Dramatic  Review 
hails  her  from  afar  and  wishes  her  all 
success. 

The  Bostonians  will  continue  under 
the  direction  of  Klaw  and  Erlanger 
next  season  and  will  make  two  im- 
portant productions,  which  will  be 
presented  in  connection  with  their 
present  repertoire. 

Scott  Seaton  is  considering  an  offer 
to  join  Charlie  Dickson  for  next  sea- 
son's production  of  Mistakes  Will 
Happen. 


Lillian  Howe,  the  balladist,  is  with 
the  Red  Cross  Medicine  Company. 

Julia  Byron  and  Stone  and  Walton 
are  big  hits  at  the  Oberon. 

The  Everett  Sisters  have  returned 
from  Los  Angeles. 

The  Dockmans  will  open  at  the 
Olympia  June  nth. 

The  Healy  Sisters  are  big  favorites 
at  the  Chutes. 

The  Dulcie  Sisters  will  play  a  local 
music  hall  shortly. 

The  Healy  Sisters,  Al  Hazzard  and 
Lynwood  will  be  new  features  at 
Kapp's  Grotto  next  week. 

Hali  Adlai,  the  Turk  wrestler,  has 
been  booked  for  Eureka  June  9th,  by 
Western  Amusement  Exchange. 

Howard  Bros,  are  meeting  with 
great  success  in  the  East.  Their  banjo 
playing  is  immense.  They  are  San 
Francisco  boys. 

Jim  Post,  May  Ashley  and  Juanita 
Coad  left  this  week  for  Nome  to  open 
at  the  People's  theatre. 

Ezell,  hypnotist,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Will  Frost  of  the  Western 
Amusement  Exchange,  played  Hay- 
wards  Thursday. 

Deming  and  Carroll,  Basco  and 
Rice,  Kate  Sprague  and  Estrella  will 
be  new  faces  at  the  Chutes  week  of 
June  4. 

Hugh  Emmett,  the  entertainer, 
writes  from  New7  York  that  he  sails  for 
London  June  13,  returning  to  America 
September  22A. 

George  and  Rose  Manning,  Lord 
and  Rowe,  Gaffey  and  Burton, 
Dampiese  and  Sheldon,  Lottie  Swan 
and  the  Woodthropes  are  at  the  Peo- 
ple's Theatre,  Seattle. 

Will  Hill,  the  aerial  star,  leaves  to- 
morrow for  Salt  Lake  City  to  fill  a 
two  weeks'  engagement  with  popular 
Max  Peters  of  the  Salt  Palace  Exposi- 
tion Company. 

Hadley  and  Hart  write  to  The  Re- 
view that  they  are  on  their  way  home. 
Dates  down  the  line  as  follows:  Vic- 
toria, B.  C,  May  28;  June  4,  Savoy; 
Portland,  Ore.,  Fredericksburg  Music 
Hall,  June  11-18;  Frisco,  Cal.,  Chutes, 
July  2-9-16. 

Mrs.  P.  W.  Dohrmann,  mother  of 
Marie  Wood,  will  have  charge  of  the 
Woman's  Department  at  the  Stockton 
Fair.  Mrs.  Dohrmann  is  a  popular 
resident  of  Stockton,  and  her  depart- 
ment will  be  one  of  the  attractive 
features  of  the  fair. 

The  following  company  will  open  at 
the  Auditorium,  San  Jose,  June  3d: 
The  Black  Bartons,  John  Delmore, 
Conlon  and  Ryder,  Romalo  Bros., 
Alice  Raymond,  Deets  and  Don,  and 
Hanlon  and  Sanger. 

Annette  Lucky  George,  who  has 
been  a  performer  at  the  Oberon,  is 
having  a  busy  time.  Last  week  she 
married  young  Russell  Lowry,  aged 
19.  Now  big  brother  Herbert  Lowry 
has  sworn  out  a  warrant  for  the  arrest 
of  his  brother  for  perjury,  asserting 
that  he  was  under  age  when  he  swore 
to  the  marriage  license.  And  further- 
more, he  charges  Miss  George  with 
kidnapping  his  young  blood  of  a 
brother.  "Mr.  Lowry  and  myself 
were  engaged  for  some  time,  and  we 
were  married  Saturday  in  Oakland.  I 
do  not  care  to  say  who  performed  the 
ceremony.  My  husband  has  gone  to 
Placer  county  and  I  am  to  follow  him. 
I  shall  join  my  husband  as  soon  as 
possible."  This  is  Miss  George's  story. 


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COLUMBIA 


THEATIK 


JOE  HART'S  VAUDEVILLE  COMPANY 
AND  ORPHEUn  STARS 

JOSEPH  HART  AND  CARRIE  DE  MAR; 
FLEUERETTE;  FRANK  GARDNER; 
MR.  AND  MRS.  JIMMIE  BARRY; 
WELLINGTON  AND  NAPOLEON; 
LILLIAN  BURKHART  AND  CO.;  VANDY; 
MIDGLEY  AND  CARLISLE; 
MIGNANI  FAMILY;  BIOGRAPH 

Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats.  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 

Alcazar  Theatre 

Bei.asco  &  Thall,  Managers.       'Phone  Main  254. 

BEGINNING  MONDAY,  JUNE  4th 
Only  Matinee  Saturday 
Engagement  of  the  Distinguished  Young 
American  Actress 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS 

Presenting  the  Sensation  of  the  Age 

SAPHO 

Elaborate  Scenery  and  Effects  and  Gorgeous 
Costumes 

MATINEES  SATURDAY  AND  SUNDAY 
Alcazar  Prices — 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c 


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OPERA 
HOUSE 


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TO  RENT 
During  Month  of  June 

For  Combinations  or 
Local  Use 

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Apply  WALTER  MOROSCO 

Ingomar  Theatre 

EUREKA,  CAL. 

Playing  Only  First-Class  Attractions.  First-Class 
Prices,   Seats  1000.    Per  Cent  Only. 

Address, 

p.  o.  Box  565.  WILLARD  WELLS 

IcorMay's 


THEATRE 


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Playing  both  Leading 
and  Popular  Price 
Attractions 

^Large  Seating  Capacity** 

Fully  equipped  with  Scenery  and 
all  modern  stage  appliances. 

ADDRESS, 

John  F.  Cordray 


PORTLAND,  ORE. 


MONDAY,  JUNE  Un 
SECOND  AND  LAST  WEEK 

N.  C.  GOODWIN 
MAXINE  ELLIOTT 

In  their  Brilliant  Production 

When  We 
Were 
Twenty  One 

The  Great  Success  of  the  Year 


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of  the  Successful  Romantic  Comic  Opera 

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SPECIAL  —  Reappearance  of  EDWIN  STEVENS 
and  MISS  ANNA  LICHTER,  Monday,  June  11, 
in  "Madeline,  or  The  Magic  Kiss" 

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Second  Act  from  LUCIA 

In  which  the  celebrated  Sextette  will  be  sung  by  the 
entire  cast  of  our  Artists;  also  the  Huguenot  War 
Song,  "PiffPaft,"  will  be  rendered  by  Sig.  Abramoff. 

Admission  10  cents.  Strictly  First-Class.  Cafe 
Unsurpassed. 


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cert by  Rilzau's  American  Ladies'  Orchestra;  A 
Change  of  Program  each  week  by  First-class  Vaude- 
ville talent;  New  Views  by  the  Electro  Monograph. 
Admission  Free. 


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Manager  Grand  Opera  House 

BUTTE,  MONTANA 


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Manager  BURBANK  THEATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

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June  2,  1900 


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LOCAL  NOTES 

RECITAL  IN  SUISUN 
Mrs.  Fannie  Dam-Hilton,  soprano, 
Mabel  Richardson,  reader, Geo.  Kron- 
miller,  baritone,  with  Miss  Martha 
Capell  as  accompanist,  gave  a  recital 
in  Masonic  Hall,  Suisun,  Friday  of 
last  week  that  passed  off  successfully. 
The  program  was  duet,  To  Amarillis, 
Fannie  Dam-Hilton  and  Mr.  Kron- 
miller;  baritone  solos  You  [Robyn]  and 
A  Son  of  the  Desert  Am  I,  Mr.  Kron- 
miller;  soprano  solos  by  Mrs.  Hilton, 
Flower  of  the  Alps,  and  Piano,  piano, 
canto  pio  from  Der  Freischutz.  Miss 
Richardson  read  Coriolanus,  At  the 
Concert,  Aux  Italiens  and  Three  and 
an  Extra. 

CORONA   CLUB  MUSICALE 

The  open  meeting  of  the  Corona 
Club  Thursday  last  week  was  as  usual 
an  enjoyable  affair,  the  program  in- 
cluding selection,  violin  and  piano, 
Misses  Burton  and  Ensign;  Current 
Topics,  Miss  E.  Anderson;  History  of 
Paris  and  the  Exposition,  Mrs.  Brock- 
way;  Government  of  Paris,  Mrs.  C. 
O.  Southard;  Art  and  Art  Galleries, 
Mrs.  G.  H.  Fairchild;  The  Latin 
Quarter,  Mrs.  N.  H.  Martin;  vocal 
solos,  What  the  Birds  Say  [Henne- 
man],  and  encore,  Laughing  Song  by 
Miss  Jessie  Foster.  Miss  Belle  En- 
sign was  the  accompanist  of  the 
occasion. 

BENEFIT  CONCERT 
An  excelleut  program  was  rendered 
Thursday  last  week  for  the  benefit  of 
St.  John's  Cadets  at  Sherman-Clay 
Hall  and  included  remarks,  Rev.  L. 
C.  Sanford;  piano  solo,  Fantasie  Im- 
promptu [Chopin],  Flossie  Silverstone; 
baritone  solo,  Sunset,  J.  Wheaton 
Leonard;  cornet  solo,  The  Palm 
Trees,  Marie  Louise  Conkey;  soprano 
solo,  For  the  Sake  of  the  Past,  Mrs. 
Coleman  Graves;  violin  solo,  Air 
Varie,  Belle  Rosenthal;  recitations, 
Dr.  W.  H.  Sieberst;  vocal  solo,  Call 
Me  Back,  J.  Wheaton  Leonard.  F. 
Dellepiane  and  Misses  M.  Joost  and 
Bessie  Conkey  were  the  accompanists. 

QUEEN'S  BIRTHDAY  CONCERT 
A  grand  concert  celebrating  the 
Queen's  Birthday  was  given  in  Metro- 
politan Temple  Thursday  of  last  week 
under  the  able  direction  of  Wallace 
Sabin,  and  drew  an  immense  and  most 
enthusiastic    throng.      Dr.    F.  W. 


D' Evelyn  late  of  the  Naval  Field  Force 
and  Pretori  Siege  Garrison,  gave  an 
eloquent  address  "Kopjes  and  Things" 
and  was  applauded  to  the  echo.  Wm. 
Greer  Harrison  was  in  very  happy 
vein  and  showed  considerable  tact  and 
pleasantry  in  his  address.  Star 
Spangled  Banner  and  Kipling's  Auld 
Lang  Syne  were  sung  by  Grace  I. 
Davis;  vocal  solos,  Harp  That  Once 
Through  Terra's  Halls,  Annie  Laurie, 
The  Lost  Boat  and  Home  Sweet 
Home,  by  Alma  Burgland;  The  Absent 
Minded  Beggars,  S.  Homes  Henley; 
who  also  rendered  in  admirable  style, 
Soldiers  of  the  Queen  with  chorus, 
one  of  the  finest  numbers;  Robert 
Lloyd  was  in  splendid  voice  and  sang 
Rule  Britannia  with  delightful  effect, 
the  audience  joining  in  the  chorus;  J. 
F.  Veaco  sang  in  excellent  style  and 
voice  Death  of  Nelson;  David  Man- 
lloyd's  sweet  tenor  was  heard  to  ad- 
vantage in  Men  of  Harlech  and  Sound 
an  Alarm;  an  Irish  jig  in  costume  by 
Miriam  Smith  was  an  attractive  num- 
ber; Wallace  Sabin  who  trained  a  fine 
chorus  for  the  occasion  rendered  also 
organ  solo,  Strathcona  March.  The 
concert  was  a  decided  success  and  the 
audience  went  wild  with  enthusiasm 
over  the  patriotic  songs. 

ROBERT  TOLMIE  COMPLIMENTED 

An  interested  audience  listened  to 
an  excellent  concert  of  the  Pianists 
Club  under  the  direction  of  Robert 
Tolmie  Tuesday  evening  of  last  week, 
at  Sherman-Clay  Hall,  the  well  ren- 
dered numbers  being  a  matter  of  con- 
gratulation to  the  players  and  to  Mr. 
Tolmie,  who  holds  a  high  place  in  his 
profession.  Mr.  Tolmie  possesses  the 
rare  secret  of  holding  his  pupils  to 
their  music  after  they  have  assumed 
the  graver  duties  of  home  life,  as  the 
number  of  pretty  young  matrons 
among  the  players  showed,  for  too 
often  girls  neglect  their  accomplish- 
ments after  marriage,  and  years  of 
labor  and  expense  go  for  naught.  I 
was  so  unfortunate  as  to  arrive  too  late 
for  the  first  two  numbers,  Gavotte  and 
Musette  duo  [Raff]  by  Misses  Nellie 
Barrett  and  Mignon  Krebs,  and  Grand 
Polonaise  Duo  [Saint  Saens]  Nellie 
Davenport  and  Mrs.  Frank  Hess. 
Miss  Davenport's  Octave  Study  [Kul- 
lak]  was  clean  and  bright, and  Chopin's 
Nocturne  op.  32  No.  1,  and  Aufs- 
chwung  [Schumann]  rendered  in  ex- 


cellent taste.  Mrs.  Guy  Hyde  Chick 
and  Mrs.  Francis  Gibson  Beatty 
played  Phaeton  [Poeme  Symphonque] 
Duo  [Saint  Saens]  with  clear  execution 
and  style.  Rakoczy  Marsch  [Eiszt] 
was  rendered  by  Misses  Nellie  Barrett, 
Mignon  Krebs,  Mesdames  Frank  Hess 
and  Olivia  Warfield.  The  number 
was  given  the  required  fire  and  inter- 
pretation, and  like  the  other  render- 
ings met  with  very  hearty  applause. 
Schumann's  Papillions  by  Mrs.  Guy 
Hyde  Chick  was  a  charming  number. 
She  shaded  beautifully  and  her  technic 
was  clear  and  crisp.  The  closing  num- 
ber was  Die  lustigen  Weiber  von 
Windsor  [Nicolai]  by  Mesdames 
Chick,  Warfield,  Beatty  and  Miss 
Theresa  Ehrman.  It  seemed  a  plea- 
sure to  single  out  each  player  and 
watch  their  correctness  and  earnest- 
ness and  the  smoothness  and  grace  of 
each  part  making  the  harmonious 
whole.  Mrs.  Olivia  Warfield  has  a 
particularly  pretty  touch  and  is  very 
poetical.  Miss  Ehrman  has  developed 
very  much  in  her  work  and  plays  well 
for  such  a  young  girl.  Mrs.  Beatty, 
a  lady  of  fine  presence,  showed  warmth 
and  fervor  in  every  note,  while  Mrs. 
Chick's  fingers  brought  forth  strains 
as  sweet  and  clear  as  the  waters  of  a 
stream.  Mr.  Tolmie  and  his  club  are 
to  be  congratulated. 

DRAMATIC  READING 

Linda  Johnson  and  Hazel  Quimby, 
assisted  by  well-known  musical  talent, 
attracted  an  enthusiastic  audience  to 
Sherman-Clay  Hall  Thursday  evening 
last  week.  Miss  Johnson  and  Miss 
Quimby  were  very  picturesque  in  the 
balcony  scene  from  Romeo  and  Juliet, 
the  stage  setting  being  in  harmony 
with  the  scene.  Miss  Quimby  made 
a  graceful  Romeo,  and  her  voice  was 
very  musical.  Although  the  character 
of  Romeo  is  one  that  requires  much 
fervor  and  character,  Miss  Quimby 
acquitted  herself  well.  Miss  Johnson 
was  a  sweet  and  charming  Juliet. 
The  young  ladies  made  a  charming 
picture  as  they  bowed  before  the 
audience  in  acknowledgement  to 
hearty  applause  and  many  beautiful 
flowers.  Reading  from  Bleak  House 
was  given  by  Linda  Johnson,  and  it 
was  splendidly  received.  The  young 
ladies  also  gave  a  pleasing  little 
comedy.  Miss  Bessie  Lee  Wall, 
mezzo  soprano,  rendered  in  very  re- 


fined manner  O  Love  and  Joy  [Chad- 
wick],  Aus  meinen  grossen  Schmerzen 
[Franz],  Love  Is  a  Bubble  and  A 
Summer  Night  [A.  Goring  Thomas]. 
The  latter  suited  her  voice  and  style 
perfectly,  and  she  was  well  received  in 
all  her  renditions.  The  Union  Male 
Quartet  —  Messrs.  Egerton  Smith, 
Chas.  Henley,  Thos.  Nowlan,  Harold 
Bassford — rendered  While  I  Have 
You,  Believe  and  encores.  S.  Homer 
Henley  made  a  fine  impression,  in 
fact  I  never  heard  him  sing  so  well. 
His  voice  was  firm  and  ringing,  and 
he  showed  feeling  especially  in  Pro- 
logue to  'T  Pagliacci"  returning  for  a 
hearty  encore.  Later  he  rendered  A 
Song  of  War  to  which  he  composed 
the  words.  The  evening  was  alto- 
gether an  enjoyable  one,  and  the 
audience  very  appreciative. 

MRS.  MOORE'S  MUSICALE 

Mrs.  Jessie  Dean  Moore  gave  a 
musicale  with  several  of  her  pupils 
last  week,  Mrs.  Caine  of  1302  Page 
street  throwing  open  her  home  for  the 
occasion.  All  the  numbers  of  a  pretty 
program  were  encored  and  the  pro- 
gress of  the  young  students  was 
marked.  The  program  was  Welcome 
Sweet  Springtime  [Rubenstein],  and 
Antie,  Miss  Fthel  Stealey;  Still  Wie 
die  nacht  [Bohm],  Over  the  Hills  to 
Sunlight  Town,  Miss  Emily  Kleinm ; 
Ave  Maria  [Millard],  Schubert's 
Serenade,  Mrs.  Lucy  Williamson; 
Polly  Willis  and  My  Redeemer,  Miss 
Maude  Day  Caine;  The  Lass  With 
the  Delicate  Air,  Ruby  Moore,  and  It 
Was  Not  So  To  Be,  by  Miss  Louise 
Grove,  a  stepsister  of  Emma  Nevada. 

ALAMEDA  MUSICALE 
A  delightful  evening  was  given  re- 
cently at  the  First  Congregational 
Church  of  Alameda,  given  by  the 
church  choir  assisted  by  Laura  Person 
reader,  Xena  Roberts  contralto,  Chas. 
Parent  Jr.  bass,  F.  Dellepiane  pianist, 
and  others.  Messrs.  Dellepiane  and 
Stedman  rendered  on  organ  and  piano, 
Faust  and  Doux  Espoir  Nocturne 
(Battman);  Magic  of  Spring  was  ren- 
dered by  Mrs.  C.  A.  Bradford,  Florence 
Young,  E.  H.  McCandlish,  Dr.  W. 
K.  Scott;  tenor  solo,  For  Thine  Own 
Sake,  Mr.  McCandlish;  Pen  Sketch, 
The  Gibson  Girls'  Lament,  A  Poster 
Tragedy,  A  Colored  Etching,  Laura 
Person;  Clang  of  the  Forge,  Chas. 
Parent;  Dot  Leedle  Boy  of  Mine,  Miss 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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Person;  The  Tears  and  May  Morning, 
Mrs.  Bradford;  Autumn  Sadness,  and 
Blue  Eyes,  solos  by  Miss  Young;  With 
a  Laugh  We  Go  Round,  (Sterndale- 
Bennett)  by  Messrs.  Chas.  Brock,  E. 
T.  M.  Eckert,  McCandlish,  Dr.  Scott, 
Mrs.  Bradford,  Misses  Young,  Mary 
Jackson,  Edythe  Pariser. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 

A  concert  and  entertainment  was 
given  at  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Auditorium 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Mothers' 
Club.  The  program  included  violin 
solos,  Bernhard  Walther,  tenor  solos, 
Etnil  Barrington,  selections  by  the 
California  Orchestra,  songs,  W.  J. 
Hynes.  Miss  Jessie  Burns  was  the 
pianist  of  the  occasion. 

Beringer's  Conservatory  of  Music 
gave  the  third  Semi-Annual  Pupils' 
Recital  at  Byron  Mauzy'sHall  Friday 
evening. 

Madame  Guilio  Spitzy's sweet  dram- 
atic soprano  will  be  heard  tomorrow  at 
the  Spanish  Church.  She  will  sing 
O  Salutaris,  that  is  admirably  adapted 
to  her  voice. 

Henry  Holmes'  name  was  accident- 
ally omitted  from  the  report  of  the 
Queen's  Birthday  concert  in  the  Metro- 
politan Temple.  His  violin  solo, 
Romance  in  C  [Beethoven]  was  one 
of  the  gems  of  the  program  and  his 
artistic  rendering  created  great  enthu- 
siasm. 

A  musical  evening  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Von  Meyerinck  School 
was  given  at  Century  Hall  Thursday 
too  late  to  review. 

An  enjoyable  evening  was  spent  last 
week  in  Social  Hall,  Alcazar  Building, 
by  the  Dry  Goods  Men's  Association, 
when  a  program  was  given  for  the  en- 
tertainment of  the  guests.  W.  J. 
Hynes  was  as  usual  an  attraction  in 
his  bright  songs  and  stories.  Mando- 
lin and  guitar  numbers  were  given  by 


Hazel  Johnson  and  Clyde  Schenck, 
baritone  solo,  Mr.  Alfred  Medley, 
recitations  Misses  M.  Mooser  and  L. 
Grau,  addresses,  Our  First  President, 
Robert  Wilson,  President  W.  Fried- 
man opening  the  evening.  A  sketch, 
Anything  Doing,  and  Old  Enough  to 
Know,  by  Anita  Zeiph  and  H. 
Chamberlain,  Jr.,  concluded  the  pro- 
gram. Sichel's  orchestra  was  in  at- 
tendance. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


Klaw  and  Erlanger  will  add  a  light 
opera  company  to  the  long  list  of  at- 
tractions they  manage.  The  new 
opera  will  be  called  Foxy  Quiller,  by 
De  Koven  and  Jerome  Sykes  will  head 
the  organization.  Ben  Hur,  the  Ada 
Rehan  Company,  Maclyn  Arbuckle  in 
the  Gentleman  from  Texas,  and  the 
Rogers  Brothers  in  Central  Park  are 
other  Klaw  and  Erlanger  attractions. 


We  supply  the 
feminine  portion  of 
the  profession  with 

Fine  Lingerie, 
Silk  and 
Wash  Waists 
and 
Gowns. 

LMAGNIN&CO. 

840  MARKET  STREET 
Opposite  Fourth 


Special  Inducements  to  Professionals 


FRED  BELASCO 


A\ARK  THALL 


Tour  Begins  Early  in  October 


T 


Tour  Begins  in  September 


Plcazar  Theatre 

The  Leading  Stock 


PACIFIC  COAST  CONCERT 
and  TEACHERS'  AGENCY 


22y2  GEARY  STREET 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 


UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF 

MARY  FRANCES  FRANCIS 


ONCERT  Companies  formed  for  city  or  interior. 
Vocalists  and  Musicians  of  every  grade  and  variety 
for  church,  concert,  select  public  or  private  enter- 
tainments,teas,  weddings,  etc.,  furnished.  Dramatic 
Readers,  Humorists,  Impersonators,  Dancers,  Palmists,  Schools, 
Conservatories,  Private  Teachers  in  all  professional  and  educa- 
tional branches,  recommended  with  terms  and  full  particulars. 
Halls  and  Studios  selected.  New  and  Second-Hand  Musical 
Instruments  supplied.    Send  for  circular. 

To  register  or  secure  talent,  etc.  apply  to 

MARY  FRANCES  FRANCIS,  Director 
'Phone  Grant  158  Office  Hours,  J  to  2.30  P.  M.  daily 


*   *  MUSICAL    CARDS  # 


ELIZABETH  REGINA  MOWRY 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO 
Voice  Culture       j            Studio,  2921  Webster  St. 
Teacher  of  Piano  1                 Mondays  10  to  12  a.  m. 
Telephone  Geary  1305 

DAVID  MANLLOYD 

QOLO  TENOR  OF  ST.  MARY'S  CATHEDRAL, 
kj    Voice  Culture,  Oratorio,  Concert,  Song  Recitals 
52o  Golden  Gate  Avenue,  S.  F.    'Phone  Mint  1653. 

UITAR  STUDIO,  722  Powell  St.,  near  California. 
VJT    Special  terms  to  children. 

Call  or  address 

Mrs.  G.  J.  and  Miss  Elsie  Tooker,  Soloists 

JOSEPH  GREVEN 

VOCAL  INSTRUCTOR 

Removed  to  902  O'Farrell  St.   Reception  Days  Mon- 
days and  Thursdays. 

SHWiZELL  cuv?;cuERE 

Italian  Method.  Skill  of  Singing 
CARL  SAWVEI.L,                     427  Sutter  St.  S.  F. 

CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

rpEACHER  OF  PIANO.    Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
J_    Lucy.    Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.    Reception  Hours,  from  9 
A.  M. ,  to  1:30  p.  M.    Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  Larkin  281. 

MRS.  FANNIE  DAM=HILTON 

(Recently  from  Milan) 
rpEACHER  OF  SINGING,  ORATORIO,  CONCERT 
JL    and  Grand  Opera      Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.    Mondays  and  Thursdays. 

California  School  of  Eloeutinn  &  Oratory 

(chartered) 
A/TISS    EMILY    CURTIS.     PRINCIPAL;  MISS 
1VJL    H.  J    Elliott,  Physical  Department.  Associa- 
tion Building,  Mason  and  Ellis  Sts. 

S,  F,  CONSERVATORY  Of  MUSIC 

130  Powell  Street 

A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all  branches  of 
music.    Piano  department  in  charge  of  E.  S.  BON- 

MABEL  A.  RICHARDSON 

T  NSTRUCTOR  OF  ELOCUTK  N  AND  THE  ART 
L    of  true  expression.    Reception   hours  2  to  5 
Thursdays.    Byron  Mauzy's  308  Post  St  ,  S.  F.  En- 
gagements as  Dramatic  Reader. 

MISS  ELEANOR  CONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  1469  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 

Mrs.  Eva  Tenney 

QOPRANO  at  Trinity  Church  and  Bush  St.  Temple. 
O  Reception  Days.  Tuesdays  and  Thursdays,  2  to  4. 
Telephone  I.nrkiu  1103.    1199  Bush  St. 


CECILE  VON  SEIBERLICH 

I  \  RAMATIC  SOPRANO,  CONCERT  ACCOM- 
I  )    panlst  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 

Stage  Specialties.    Studio- 1B43  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 

San  Francisco.    'Phone  I'olk  1016. 

MARGUERITE  HAKETZEK 

(Pupil  of  Max  Marelzek) 
Formerly  Contralto  Soloist  of    Dr.  Parklnirst's 
Church,  New  York,  will  receive  a  limited  number  of 
vocal  pupils.   Concert  engagements  accepted  . 
riAX  HAkt.  I  ZHK 
Late  Professor  of  the  New  York  College  of  Music 
and  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 

Teacher  of  Piano  and  Harmony 

FOT  terms  and  particulars,  address  care 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  &  CO.,  S.  F 

F.  H.  IRVINE 

"PROFESSIONAL  STAGE  DANCING  Taught,  421 
JL    Post  St.    Private  Lessons  taught.  Circular. 


STAGE  DANCING,  BALI.  ROOM  AND  STAGE 
Juveniles.    Thursday  at  3:30;  Saturday  at  2. 

WM.  J.  O'BRIEN 

Scottish  Hall,  107  Larkin  St.,  San  Francisco 


ROKERT  LLOYD 

Musical  Director  Harmony  Choral  Club;  St.  Dom- 
inic's Choir.  The  Art  of  Singing;  Correct  Breathing, 
Proper  placing  of  the  voice;  Clear  enunciation  of 
word  phrasing;  Interpretation;  Style. 

Studio,  BYRON  MAUZY'S,  308  Post  St. 


MISS  JE6SIE  FOSTER 

LYRIC  SOPRANO  AND  VOCAL  TKACHKR,  lias 
removed  her  studio  to  Byron  Mauzy's  HOh 
Post  St.  Reception  Hours,  a.  m.  to  1  p.  If,  Tues- 
days and  Fridays. 

BERNHARD  WALTHER 

Belgian  Solo  Violinist 

Engagements  for  Concerts,  city  or  interior  Address 
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JtFNB  2,  1900 


For  in  his  ravings  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 

*  * 
* 

When  Wc  Were  Twenty-One 
Maxine  Elliot  and  Nat  Goodwin  Plus 
H.  V.  Esmond 

The  man  who  never  exaggerates  is 
not  quite  capable  of  speaking  the 
truth,  so  let  me  write  that  the  glory  of 
our  theatrical  season  (our  theatrical 
season  is  from  June  to  September— not 
inclusive)  was  all  achieved  on  Monday 
night,  and  there  is  nothing  more  to 
live  for. 

Two  plays  like  H.  V.  Esmond's 
don't  happen  in  a  trinity  of  years,  and 
no  one  knows  it  better  than  the 
dramatic  censor  bred  on  the  decadent. 
I  feel  as  if  I  had  been  turned  inside 
out  and  aired,  and  I  want  to  celebrate 
by  eating  Spring. 

* 

*  * 

It  may  be  as  great  to  be  a  man  as  a 
woman,  but  just  now  I  dcn't  think  so. 
I  don't  "want  to  be  an  angel."  I 
never  did,  but  I  want  to  be  a  man  like 
H.  V.  Esmond-Goodwin-Carewe, 
with  three  staunch  men  friends  to 
back  me  up  on  it.  There  were  times 
on  Monday  night  when  I  wanted  to 
call  in  every  parent  in  the  land  to 
have  a  lesson  in  boy  saving. 

The  stage,  a  teacher. '  Well,  I 
guess.  Oh,  ye  parents,  go  and  let 
Mr.  Esmond  show  you  a  few  things — 
how  life  is  going  to  do  most  of  the 
work  for  a  fellow  anyway— how  there 
comes  a  season  to  him  when  you 
are  not  especially  interesting,  par- 
ticularly if  you  preach  with  "I"  the 
longest  word  in  your  vocabulary — how 
no  fellow  worth  talking  about  passes 
that  season  and  with  points  to  spare — 
how  there  are  some  casualties  in  morals 
that  you  can't  give  him  any  Swedish 
movements  for. 

* 

*  * 

You  lost  the  day,  Imp  Woodruff, 
but  the  spirit  of  the  lost  battle  was 
there  just  the  same.  And  would  it 
have  been  if  you  had  been  dealt  with 
differently  ?  Oh,  H.  V.  Esmond,  you 
know,  you  know! 

You  can't  bring  sinners  to  the 
mourner's  l>ench  by  preaching. 
You've  got  to  take  them  to  heaven 
(which  is  a  name  for  happiness, 
which  is  virtue)  by  the  hand.  What 
the  man  chicken  needs  most,  is  not  to 
have  the  pin  feathers  painfully  pulled 


out  of  his  tail  with  a  nasty  sarcastic 
tweezers,  but  some  lime  and  gravel  to 
build  up  his  constitution  and  make 
them  grow  big  and  useful.  There  is 
a  certain  food  a  fellow  needs  and,  by 
George,  he  often  goes  hungry  for  it 
his  whole  life  long. 

*  * 
* 

"You  might  ask  me  to  stay,  Dick." 
When  I  heard  that  lamb's  bleat  for 
his  father,  I  wanted  to  know  Mr.  Es- 
mond. I  hope  he  has  a  boy.  I  hope 
he  has  a  whole  raft  of  boys,  and  a  few 
girls  for  the  sake  of  some  Co-Ed  which 
is  needed  in  all  families. 

I  have  seen  heaps  of  plays  in  my 
twenty  odd  years  (yes,  quite  odd)  but 
on  Monday  night,  when  Nat  Good- 
win-Carewe  said  he'd  buy  the  woman 
to  save  the  boy — when  he  took  him  in 
his  arms  and  told  him  to  be  a  credit  to 
his  faiher  and  come  home  with  medals 
and  things,  I  felt  as  if  the  whole  boil- 
ing of  them  were  not  worth  a  decent 
bubble  of  When  We  Were  Twenty- 
One. 

* 

That's  why  the  play  is  a  success — 
because  it  is  human, because  Nat  Good- 
win is  human,  because  Maxine  Flliott 
is  beautiful  and  human,  and  because 
they  all.  talk  humaness.  And  really, 
people  in  talking  are  so  likely  to  bring 
in  things  they  know  about. 

See  it,  and  you  will  know  you  are 
up  against  the  real  thing.  (David 
Starr  Jordan  says  that  is  excellent 
slang.  I  heard  him  say  so.)  May 
Mr.  Esmond  never  yield  to  the  current 
infatuations  of  his  neighbors  and  go 
into  the  Degenerate  business. 

* 

No,  of  course,  I  don't  like  the  third 
act.  Who  does  ?  It  is  not  for  reasons 
oi  prudery  that  I  object,  for  who  cares 
a  rap  what  the  setting  is  if  it  be  needed 
for  art  and  truth. 

But  the  Firefly  is  not  in  any  sense 
a  central  figure.  Camille  needs  that 
environment.  It  is  part  of  her.  But 
the  two  Dicks  and  Phyllis  can  manage 
beautifully  without  it.  Who  cares 
whether  the  Firefly's  lover  was  a  Jew 
or  a  Gentile  or  whether  Mrs.  Grant 
Gordon,  the  opposite  of  a  singed  cat, 
looked  better  than  she  was  ? 

*  * 

You  remember  the  picture  by  Dela- 
roche  of  the  murder  of  the  little  Princes 
in  the  Tower  ?    Well,  there  are  no 


murderers,  but  you  see  them  in  the 
light  that  gleams  under  the  door,  hear 
them  in  the  ears  of  the  little  watchdog 
on  the  alert. 

Just  so.  Suggestion.  Maxine 
Elliott's  one  speech  about  the  woman 
with  the  crimson  legs,  brings  more 
atmosphere  in  a  single  five  minutes 
than  the  whole  third  act. 

* 

*  * 

Maxine  Elliott  and  Nat  Goodwin, 
billed  in  the  same  type  on  the  fences. 
So  they  should  be.  My,  but  she  has 
grown  in  worth.  The  subtle  some- 
thing that  gives  to  music  its  insidious 
influence  is  there  as  it  never  was  be- 
fore. 

And  I  want  to  say  a  word  for  Henry 
Woodruff.  Mighty  few  could  have 
played  the  impetuous  parts  without 
bringing  a  laugh.  Laugh?  Why,  I 
couldn't  speak  for  the  tears  in  me.  I 
have  had  lumps  in  my  throat  before, 
but  it  took  those  two  men  to  make 
things  swim.  I  wanted  to  hug  every- 
body in  sight.  I  do  still.  I'm  glad 
I'm  living. 

* 

I'll  wager  words  leak.  My  pen 
started  out  ink-lull  of  just  what  to 
say,  and  reached  the  paper  so.  Yet 
somehow  there  is  a  full  pint  missing. 


Of  a  Personal  Nature 

Florence  Roberts  had  a  headache 
after  the  first  rehearsal  of  Sapho. 
Encore  ! 

Edythe  Chapman  learns  her  parts  by- 
studying  them.  She  says  it  is  the 
best  way. 

Maxine  Elliott  puts  on  her  stock- 
ings before  she  puts  on  her  shoes  and 
reverses  the  order  when  she  takes 
them  off. 

Nat  Goodwin  gets  hungry  just  be- 
fore dinner  from  lack  of  food. 

John  Drew  likes  his  tea  cold  and 

his  mush  boiled  over  night. 

#  * 
* 

My  dear  Miss  T. — 

I  am  afraid  you  have  been  read- 
ing Huneker  on  Music. 

What  are  you  afraid  of?  That  I 
may  accidently  get  educated  ?  It 
might  throw  some  useful  lights  on  the 
coming  season  of  opera — teach  me 
what  not  to  applaud.    Get  in  and  read 


a  few  books  on  music  yourself  and  ask 
the  four  hundred  to  join  you 

*  * 

The  Neill  Season  at  the  California 

With  the  Neill  season  drawing  to  a 
close  at  the  California  Theater,  a  word 
of  adieu  is  in  order,  including  a  cordial 
ait  bicntot. 

The  company  was  not  especially 
attractive  to  me  at  the  first  look  (be- 
cause of  A  Bachelor's  Romance  per- 
haps) but  its  worth  has  grown  upon 
me  gradually,  until  now  it  possesses  a 
charm  I  scarce  felt  it  could  contain. 

A  company  that  can  play  The 
Amazons  as  they  do  may  justly  lay 
claim  to  the  word  organization. 

There  is  not  a  spoiler  of  good  parts 
among  them,  not  one  who  obtrudes 
his  profession,  not  one  who  tries  to 
star  carrying  my  lady's  cloak.  They 
seem  to  possess  in  perfection  the 
rhythmic  sense  and  spare  no  pains  to 
work  their  ideal  into  their  reputation. 
Machinery  is  never  apparent.  The 
amateur  vice  of  over  elaboration  is 
conspicuous  by  its  absence. 

And  best  of  all  they  have  a  distinct 
clean  utterance,  all  their  own — no  star 
dialects  gathered  up  and  given  to  a 
suffering  audience  in  various  degrees 
of  perversion— no  Ada  Rehan — John 
Drew — Blanche  Bates — Henry  Miller 
voice  flights  for  effect,  trying  to  act  as 
if  they  had  their  reasons. 

If  they  will  all  just  listen  at  a  use- 
ful moment,  they  will  know  that  as  I 
write  I  am  saying,  "God  bless  them 
for  their  clean  tongues."  They  will 
know  if  they  read  between  the  lines 
that  I  am  mentally,  morally  and 
esthetically  better  than  I  was  eight 
weeks  ago. 

There  is  much  beside  imitation  in 
the  gift  of  James  Neill.  What  he 
needs  is  a  play  all  his  own  wherein  he 
creates  the  character.  Some  actors 
seem  always  to  have  said  frankly  all 
that  they  have  to  say,  with  the  inten- 
tion of  being  silent  ever  after;  but 
with  Mr.  Neill,  it  would  be  difficult  to 
sense  the  possibilities  of  his  future 
work  by  his  last  production. 

He  does  nothing  superfluous,  noth- 
ing unintentional.  The  desired  effect 
is  calculated  to  a  hair's  breadth  and 
there  is  no  indecent  haste  to  get  to  the 
climax  curtain.  If  he  does  not  often 
do   the  unexpected  neither  does  he 


June  2,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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bore  with  unnecessary  punctuation. 
He  works  conscientiously  and  with 
quiet  enthusiasm  and  direction  conies 
from  far  back  in  the  head. 

* 

Edythe  Chapman  exhales  the  per- 
fume of  femininity  with  every  move 
and  wears  the  "sweetest  frocks"  just 
when  and  how  they  should  be  worn. 
If  she  spends  her  substance  recklessly 
in  chiffon,  she  certainly  does  it,  like 
one  Marcellus,  with  a  perfect  correct- 
ness of  taste.  She  is  not  narrowed 
down  to  a  dressing-room,  a  row  of 
ootlights  and  a  rough  pot.  She  can 
dream  off  into  the  blue  with  half  a 
chance  and  is  happy  in  those  simple 
reverences  that  make  all  the  difference 
between  real  light  and  its  candle  sub- 
stitute. 

It  is  a  singular  professional  record 
to  have  begun  in  leading  business  and 
never  to  have  played  anything  else, 
but  when  one  sees  how  easily  she 
handles  the  uninspired,  irrelevant, 
deadly  dialogue  of  leading  woman 
parts,  the  reason  is  clear.  She  too 
needs  a  part  all  her  own. 

* 

Julia  Dean  has  a  profile  that  says, 
"I  will"  (even  when  "I  shall"  is 
more  polite  and  better  grammar)  and 
longs  in  her  heart  to  play  Rabbies  like 
Maude  Adams.  The  golden  treasure 
of  enthusiasm  is  hers,  untouched  by 
her  three  seasons,  and  if  she  keep  it 
to  the  end,  plus  about  one  hundred 
and  twenty-five  pounds  of  good  hard 
health  and  the  capacity  to  work  while 
she  waits,  who  knows,  who  knows?  I 
noticed  that  she  wears  fine  sensible 
shoes  and  a  base  like  that  is  usually 
something  to  build  on.  Don't  mistake 
me,  she  is  no  Chicagoan,  and  twelve 
inches  do  not  go  to  the  foot  in  her 
case.  There  has  been  plenty  of  Co-ed 
in  hers,  through  the  presence  of  a 
brother  and  a  "whole  slough  of  college 
chums,"  and  she  is  none  the  worse  for 
it.  She  has  had  the  priceless  dis- 
cipline of  a  healthy  boyhood  and 
could,  I  believe,  eat  doughnuts  and 
still  tell  you  that  the  common  course 
of  things  is  in  favor  of  happiness. 

Keep  it  up  Tommy.  We're  wid  you. 

*  * 
* 

A  company  that  boasts  a  Neill,  a 
Howard,  (Did  you  see  his  Tween- 
way s  ?)  a  Shackleford,  a  MacVicars 
and  a  Bloomquest  is  stronger  in  men 
than  anything  but  a  two-dollar 
audience  has  any  right  to  expect. 
I'm  begging  your  pardon  Mr.  Bloom- 
quest,  for  until  you  became  the  French 
insect  in  The  Amazons,   I  did  not 

think  much  of  you.     But  "   it 

all — what  to  do — it  is  a  wise  goose 
that  lays  ze  golden  egg"  just  before 
waddling  away,  you  are  all  right. 
* 

#  * 

Well,  here's  my  hand  in  good-bye. 
When  you  turn  your  faces  this  way 
again,  you  will  find  us  halloaing  to 
you  from  the  homeward  path.  I  wish 
you  would  call  this  home.  You 
stepped  quietly  into  the  middle  of  dull 
things  and  we're  going  to  miss  you 
like  fun.  C.  T. 


On  the  %oad 

Girl  from  Chili 
Los  Angeles,  27,  week. 

Evil  Eye  Company 

(Cbas.  H.  Yale,  Manager.)— New  What- 
com, June  2;  Seattle,  3-7:  Tacoma,  7-9;  North 
Yakima,  11:  Walla  Walla,  12;  Spokane,  13- 
14;  Wallace,  15;  Missoula,  16:  Anaconda, 
Mont.,  18;  Butte,  19-20;  Helena,  21;  Boze- 
man,  22:  Billings,  23;  Fargo,  25;  Winnipeg, 
26-27. 

Frawley  Company 
Los  Angeles,  April  8,  eight  weeks. 

Dailey  Stock  Company 
Vallejo,  June  2. 

Ward  and  Vokes  Company 
Fargo,  28. 

Palmer  Cox's  Brownies  in  Fairyland 

(S.  H.  Friedlander  &  Co.,  Mgrs.)— 
Yallejo,  June  14;  Santa  Cruz,  22. 

Under  Sealed  Orders  Co. 

Redding,  June  4;  Yreka,  5;  Ashland,  6; 
Medford,  7;  Grant's  Pass,  8;  Roseberg,  9; 
Eugene,  11-12;  Albany,  13,  Cornwallis,  14. 

John  Drew. 

(Management  of  Chas.  Frohman) — Oak- 
land, June  2:  Portland,  5  6;  Tacoma  6; 
Seattle,  8-9. 

Jessie  Shirley  Company 

(Harry  W.  Smith,  Mgr.)  —  Woodland, 
Aug.  28. 


Side  Lights 


There  are  to  be  no  Sunday  perform- 
ances at  the  Columbia  Theatre  during 
the  Goodwin-Elliot  engagement. 

The  opening  play  of  the  Henry 
Miller  season  at  the  Columbia  Theatre 
is  to  be  Jerome  K.  Jerome's  comedy 
success  Miss  Hobbs,  in  which  Margaret 
Anglin  will  be  seen  in  the  title  role. 
The  play  holds  a  great  New  York  and 
London  record. 

Official  stupidity  and  assininity  is 
very  often  in  evidence.  No  sooner 
had  Maxine  Elliott  arrived  in  town 
than  she  was  subpoened  to  appear  be- 
fore the  Coroner  in  the  case  of  her 
brother  who  was  found  dead  last  week. 
At  the  time  the  death  occurred  Miss 
Elliott  was  in  Denver.  She  knew 
nothing  of  the  case  and  for  that  reason 
great  surprise  was  expressed  that  she 
should  have  been  summoned  as  a 
witness. 

It  is  learnt  on  the  best  of  authority 
that  if  the  box  office  of  the  Columbia 
had  accepted  all  the  orders  sent  in  al- 
ready for  the  Miller  season  there 
would  be  but  few  tickets  to  sell  when 
the  box  office  opened  for  the  advance 
sale.  The  management  has  firmly 
refused  to  take  any  orders  in  advance, 
thus  giving  those  in  line  on  the  day  of 
the  advance  sale  an  equal  opportunity 
to  secure  desirable  locations. 

The  Theatrical  Mechanics'  Associa- 
tion through  a  regularly  appointed 
committee,  provided  for  the  proper 
decoration  of  the  graves  of  the  de- 
ceased members  on  Decoration  Day. 
The  committee  was  composed  of  Vic- 
tor Hachette,  James  Forbes,  Charles 
Terry  and  C.  S.  Meloy. 


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It  will  Cost  $.r>000.00  to  Raise  the  Curtain  on  the  First  Performance. 

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June  2,  1900 


unne  &  Ryley's 
ALL  STAR 


CAST 


Presenting  Chas.  H.  Hoyt's  Most  Successful  Comedies 
OPENING  WITH 

"A  Rag  Baby 


California  7Jheatre 


Comedy  Festival  of  Ten  Weeks 


COMMENCING 
SUNDAY  


June  3 


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OF  TM 


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to  be  followed  by 


"A  TIN  SOLDIER"  "A  CONTENTED  WOHAN" 
"A  BUNCH  OF  KEYS"  "A  PARLOR  MATCH" 
"A  HILK  WHITE  FLAG"    and  others 


»  5uperb  Comedy  Organization 
MATHEWS  &  BULGER 

flary  Marble,  Walter  Jones,  flaud  Courtney, 
Philip  H.  Ryley,  Bessie  Tannehill,  Tony  Hart, 
Adlyn  Estee,  Jno.  W.  Dunne,  Marion  Gunning, 
Gertrude  Wood,  Ethel  Kirwan,  The  Eight 
flascots,  English  Dancing  Girls,  The  Pony 
Ballet  and  Wiseman's  Hale  Serenaders. 

A  LARGE  AND  EFFICIENT  CHORUS 
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n  COUNTRY  COON 


By    MR.    ALLEN  DUNN 

Managers  address  American  Representative,  Mr.  Billy  Barlow,  care  New  Western  Hotel,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
P.  S. — Were  due  in  America  April  28,  but  accepted  a  renewal  of  contract  for  four  weeks  at  the  Orpheum,  Honolulu,  H.  I. 

WA/TOH    THIS    ^^^OE  Management  MR.  CARL  DANTE 


THE  >5AN  FRANCI5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  14— Vol.  II 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  JUNE  9,  1900 


TEN  CENTS  A  COPY 
THRKK  DOLLARS  A  YKAR 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW  June  9.  1900 


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Greatest  Success  of 
the  Year 


Delia  Fox  Insane 


After  twelve  months  of  almost  un- 
exampled prosperity,  during  which  all 
the  good  things,  and  some  of  the  bad 
ones,  have  earned  a  pretty  penny,  it 
might  be  difficult  to  single  out  the 
most  successful  of  all  the  theatrical 
undertakings.  Mr.  Irving,  Mr.  Mans- 
field and  Mrs.  Fiske  stand  in  the  front 
rank,  while  Mrs.  Carter,  Viola  Allen, 
Nat  Goodwin,  Julia  Marlowe,  Maude 
Adams  and  many  others  have  made 
hay  to  the  uttermost  limits  of  pros- 
perity. But,  relatively  speaking,  Ben 
Hur,  which  has  never  moved  away 
from  the  Broadway  Theatre  since  its 
introduction  in  November,  is  un- 
doubtedly the  spectacular  incident  of 
the  year.  With  receipts  which  are 
roughly  set  down  at  $400,000,  and 
current  expenses  much  smaller  than 
those  of  Mr.  Irving  or  Mr.  Mansfield, 
this  has  probably  been  the  most  profit- 
able investment  of  the  season,  and  its 
future  seems  to  be  literally  set  in  dia- 
monds. The  New  York  territory  is 
not  yet  exhausted,  and  then  with  the 
other  big  cities  of  the  United  States 
and  England  to  draw  upon,  the  possi- 
bilities are  almost  limitless.  There  is 
little  doubt  that  the  record  of  Shenan- 
doah and  all  other  important  dramatic 
achievements  of  a  spectacular  sort  will 
be  wiped  out  before  Ben  Hur  is  put 
away  on  the  shelf. 

The  irony  of  fate  was  never  more 
conspicuously  illustrated  than  in  the 
fact  that  out  of  all  this  immense  suc- 
cess General  Wallace,  the  author  of 
Ben  Hur,  will  receive  but  $10,000,  the 
lump  sum  paid  him  for  the  dramatic 
rights  to  his  story.  Had  he  stood  out 
for  a  royalty  it  is  likely  that  $100,000 
would  have  been  added  to  his  bank 
account  in  the  course  of  a  couple  of 
years.  Bronson  Howard  is  said  to 
have  received  that  much  for  Shenan- 
doah, while  Mr.  Barrie  has  made  a 
fortune  from  The  Little  Minister,  and 
Hall  Caine  is  waxing  wealthy  from 
royalties  on  The  Christian.  It  seems 
a  pity  that  General  Wallace  should 
have  sold  this  valuable  birthright  for 
a  mess  of  pottage. — Lyman  B.  Glover 
in  Chicago  Times-Herald. 


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Delia  Fox,  one  of  the  best  known 
operatic  soubrettes  on  the  American 
stage,  was  committed  last  week  to  the 
asylum  for  the  insane  at  Wave  Crest, 
Astoria,  near  New  York,  on  the  ap- 
plication of  A.  H.  Hummel,  who  ap- 
peared for  Miss  Fox's  brother,  William 
E.  Fox.  The  petition  set  forth  that 
the  actress  was  suffering  from  mental 
hallucinations  caused  by  the  excessive 
use  of  stimulants. 

Miss  Fox  but  recently  recovered 
from  a  serious  illness,  during  which 
her  life  was  despaired  of.  For  several 
weeks  she  has  been  undergoing  a 
severe  nervous  strain  and  has  recently 
been  acting  in  a  peculiar  manner. 
She  has  been  laboring  under  the 
delusion  that  her  friends  and  relatives 
were  her  enemies  and  were  trying  to 
get  possession  of  her  money  and 
jewels.  She  resisted  the  doctors' 
efforts  to  keep  her  quiet  and  resorted 
to  the  use  of  stimulants,  which  are 
said  to  have  produced  her  present  con- 
dition. Her  physicians  think  that  a 
few  weeks  of  rest  will  be  instrumental 
in  restoring  Miss  Fox  to  complete 
health.   

Clara  Morris  and  the 
Stage 

Clara  Morris  has  written  an  article 
for  the  Ce?iiury  Magazine ,  and  it  is 
one  of  the  few  magazine  articles  upon 
stage  life  that  convey  an  idea  of  truth. 
It  is  about  stage-struck  girls,  and  she 
says: 

"I  know  of  but  three  powers  that 
can  open  the  stage  door  to  a  girl  who 
comes  direct  from  private  life — a  for- 
tune, great  influence  or  superlative 
beauty.  With  a  large  amount  a  girl 
can  unquestionably  tempt  a  manager 
whose  business  is  not  too  good  to  give 
her  an  engagement.  If  influence  is 
used  it  must  be  indeed  of  a  high 
social  order  to  be  strong  enough  to 
affect  favorably  the  box  office  receipts 
and  thu^  win  an  opening  for  the  young 
debutante.  As  for  beauty,  it  must  be 
very,  very  remarkable  that  will  on  its 
strength  alone  secure  a  girl  an  engage- 
ment. Mere  prettiness  will  not  do; 
nearly  all  American  girls  are  pretty. 
It  must  be  a  radiant,  compelling 
beauty,   and   everyone    knows  that 


there  are  not  many  such  beauties, 
stage-struck  or  otherwise. 

"But,  little  stage-struck  girl,  you 
who  think  to  frisk  gaily  up  to  the 
head  of  the  profession,  pause  before 
you  try  to  force  your  way  into  the 
theatre,  where  acting  is  either  a  high 
art  or  a  drudgery.  There  is  no  middle 
course  between  these  two  extremes. 
Better,  then,  be  patient  at  home. 
Find  occupation  there,  if  it  is  nothing 
more  than  the  weekly  putting  in  order 
of  bureau  drawers  for  some  unusually 
careless  member  of  the  family.  But, 
having  a  good  home,  thank  God  and 
your  parents  for  it,  and  stay  in  it." 


Parker  Describes 
Honolulu 

Charles  Astor  Parker,  of  the  Neill 
Company,  has  written  to  the  company 
a  very  graphic  letter  of  the  beauties 
and  delights  of  Honolulu.  We  pro- 
duce it  in  part  : 

"I  am  pleased  to  say  that  half  has 
never  been  told  regarding  the  beauties 
and  natural  delights  of  Honolulu.  To 
begin  with  the  trip.  Once  aboard  the 
boat  and  after  two  days  out  you  can 
prepare  yourselves  for  one  of  the  most 
delightful  of  ocean  trips.  We  had 
very  rough  weather  the  first  two  days 
and  I  understand  the  first  forty-eight 
hours  out  of  Frisco  are  always  rough. 
When  the  re  action  set  in  on  the  third 
day  I  came  as  near  possessing  a  can- 
nibalistic spirit  as  was  ever  possessed 
by  our  old  friend,  "the  Wild  Man 
from  Borneo."  Don't  forget  to  get 
steamer  chairs  before  sailing,  for 
without  them  your  steamer  delights 
are  somewhat  handicapped. 

Regarding  Honolulu,  unless  I  am 
of  an  especially  poetic  turn  of  mind, 
words  cannot  express  it.  The  place 
to  live  while  here  is  Wiakiki,  which 
is  positively  the  most  picturesque 
place  I  have  ever  seen.  It  takes  forty 
minutes  to  go  there  from  Honolulu 
proper.  I  cannot  begin  to  describe 
the  surf  effects,  the  atmosphere,  the 
palms,  the  roads,  the  lawns,  the  ap- 
pearance of  the  dark-skinned  natives 
in  their  white  clothes.  It  is  not  as 
warm  here  as  it  is  during  the  hottest 
day  in  Minneapolis  in  the  summer. 
Unless  the  boomers  had  fixed  the  sun 
yesterday  when  I  visited  Wiakiki  to 
shine  with  especially  brilliant  effects, 


the  members  of  the  company  may  be 
prepared  to  see  a  sight  more  poetic 
with  effects,  more  glowing  with  gor- 
geous natural  beauty  than  one  would 
ordinarily  look  for  on  this  earth.  A 
thousand  yards  out  from  shore  the 
water  is  the  color  of  turquoise,  and  it 
tosses  long  rows  of  surf  into  the  air 
that  is  almost  transparent  and  as 
white  in  effect  as  ostrich  feathers. 
Nearer  the  shore  the  water  assumes  a 
most  sparkling  sapphire  effect,  and  as 
the  drops  are  dashed  into  the  air  as 
the  water  hits  the  boats  of  the  surf 
riders,  these  drops  sparkle  like  blue 
diamonds.  Long  Branch,  Old  Orchard 
Beach  or  Bar  Harbor  look  like  a  beer 
vat  compared  to  Wiakiki.  At  the 
hotel  last  night  I  slept  with  doors 
and  windows  open,  not  because  it  was 
hot  or  even  warm,  but  because  the  air 
was  so  balmy.  When  the  sun  is  not 
shining  the  moon  is.  I  think  that  the 
moon  down  here  could  give  that  frail 
old  creature  we  used  to  know  in  the 
East,  cards  and  spades  and  beat  it  out. 
And  as  for  the  people,  they  are  the 
limit.  Sociability  ?  This  must  have 
been  where  the  phrase  started. 

Reiterating,  you  may  assure  your- 
selves in  all  confidence,  that  incoming 
to  Honolulu,  you  will  experience  a 
trip  that  for  delights  by  comparison, 
makes  Aladdin's  Lamp  appear  like  a 
bicycle  torch  and  puts  the  splendors  of 
Solomon  and  his  temple  on  a  par  witli 
the  Bismarck  Auditorium." 


Won  Her  Love 

The  Duse-d' Annunzio  love  quarrel, 
has  engrossed  the  attention  of  Paris 
for  the  last  two  weeks.  When  d' An- 
nunzio brought  out  his  new  novel,  the 
French  critics  unanimously  denounced 
the  Italian  author's  caddishness  in 
using  his  well-known  love  affair  as  a 
theme. 

The  actress,  who  is  said  to  be  still 
prostrated  with  grief  at  her  abandon- 
ment, now  givesd'Annunziothediiect 
lie  in  his  claim  that  the  play  does  not 
bear  on  her  life,  saying  in  a  private 
letter  sent  to  New  York  that  most  of 
the  episodes  are  true  from  her  life,  also 
that  the  writer  once  told  her  he  had 
played  on  her  affection  simply  to  get 
real  literary  material.  It  is  said  among 
Duse's  friends  that  the  actress  cannot 
be  shaken  from  her  determination  to 
kill  d' Annunzio  unless  he  soon  marries 
her. 


June  9,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


A  Reminiscence  of  Neil  O'Brien 

of  the  Nat  Goodwin  Company 


By  HIS  OLD  CHUM 

GERALD  L.  DILLON,  PRESS  AGENT  OF  THE  GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE 
AND  EX  ASSASSIN  OF  THE  DRAMA 


On  Monday  evening  last,  I  Good- 
winized  and  enjoyed  myself  hugely. 
Great,  however,  as  my  admiration 
was  for  the  superlative  genius  of  Mr. 
Goodwin,  I  am  obliged  to  confess  that 
a  very  great  deal  of  my  attention  was 
given  to  Neil  O'Brien,  and  as  I  gazed 
at  his  portly  five-meals-a-day  figure 
and  his  King  Leared  colored  hair,  I 
thought  of  the  days  when  we  were 
twenty-one  and  *  gully  hunters  in  a 
far-off  land,  and  a  flood  of  memories 
surged  over  me. 

Neil,  or  Tommy  as  we  used  to  call 
him  in  the  old  days,  was  a  slim,  sym- 
metrical lad,  full  of  ambition,  and, 
whisper  it  gently,  gall.  Nothing 
ever  written  in  the  way  of  characters 
phased  him,  and  his  dauntless  spirit 
would  face  with  equal  unconcern  an 
audience  of  five  hundred  or  five. 

Somewhere  about  the  year  1880, 
Tommy  and  myself  were  of  a  party  of 
gully  hunters  banded  together  on  the 
Commonwealth  principle,  in  a  small 
township  named  Remu,  on  the  West 
Coast  of  New  Zealand,  where  we  had 
just  managed  to  eke  out  an  existence 
till  our  repertoire  became  exhausted. 
We  diligently  cudgeled  our  brains  for 
a  novelty,  and  at  length  were  relieved 
from  our  dilemma  by  a  townsperson 
who  suggested  ' '  Mazeppa,  or  The  Wild 
Horse  of  Tartary."  We  eagerly  j  umped 
at  the  idea,  but  found  ourselves  con- 
fronted by  the  most  serious  of  difficul- 
ties. In  the  entire  population  of 
Remu,  which  fully  numbered  three 
hundred,  no  one  could  be  discovered 
who  was  the  proud  possessor  of  a 
horse,  and  a  cow,  of  course,  was 
entirely  out  of  the  question.  Still  we 
did  not  despair  and  after  an  arduous 
and  wide-spread  search,  unearned 
some  twelve  miles  distant,  a  baker 
who  owned  a  much  dilapidated  equine. 
He  was  immediately  interviewed,  and 
after  a  series  of  conversations,  a  bar- 
gain was  struck,  in  which  our  prom- 
ises played  a  conspicuous  part. 

Gently  and  tenderly  we  bore  the 
animal,  for  we  never  knew  at  what 
moment  his  spirit  might  take  flight, 
to  the  theatre,  where  we  closely 
scanned  him,  and  prejudiced  as  we 
were  in  his  favor  were  compelled  to 
confess  to  ourselves  that  a  more  sorry 
looking  specimen  of  his  kind  never 
existed.  He  was  possessed  with  the 
glanders,  and  likely  to  mose  in  the 
chine,  troubled  with  the  lampass,  full 
of  wingalls,  sped  with  spavins,  raied 
with  the  yellows,  past  cure  of  the 
fives,  stark  spoiled  with  the  staggers, 


swayed  in  the  back  and  shoulder 
shotten. 

In  the  grimest  of  dismay  we  gazed 
on  this  substitute  for  the  wild  horse  of 
Tartary  and  a  sorrowful  murmur  went 
round,  that  he  was  bald  where  the 
tail  ought  to  be.  However,  these 
obstacles  did  not  for  a  moment  daunt 
the  indomitable  spirit,  of  "The 
O'Brien."  Tommy  was  always  a 
handy  man  in  an  emergency,  as  many 
a  girl  knows.  He  hastily  summoned 
a  sad-faced,  emaciated-looking  indi- 
vidual, who  only  by  courtesy,  was 
called  the  scenic  artist,  and  premptorily 
commanded  him  to  work  upon  the 
animal  in  his  best  exterior  manner.  A 
bunch  of  New  Zealand  flax  was 
hastily  gathered  and  glued  on  the  spot 
where  the  tail  should  be.  An  elegant 
coat  of  white  paint  was  liberally  be- 
stowed upon  the  horse,  his  nostrils 
were  decorated  with  the  brightest  of 
vermillion  and  when  the  job  was  com- 
pleted he  certainly  presented  an  ap- 
pearance, which  would  qualify  him 
for  a  prize  in  a  one-ringed  provincial 
circus.  His  debut  was  an  immense 
success,  his  entry  being  greeted  with 
enthusiastic  cheers.  On  his  first  exit, 
the  wings  being  too  small  to  accommo- 
date him  he  was  removed  to  the  back 
yard,  pending  his  next  appearance, 
while  the  drama  progressed.  Unfortu- 
nately, a  heavy  fall  of  rain  descended 
and  when  it  became  necessary  for  the 
wild  horse  of  Tartary  to  make  his  re- 
appearance, he  was  received  with  jeers 
in  the  place  of  the  former  cheers. 
The  rain  had  completely  obliterated 
the  work  of  the  great  scenic  artist  and 
the  poor  beast  presented  a  grotesque, 
motley  and  harrowing  appearance. 
Catcalls,  derisive  applause  and  yells 
came  from  all  parts  of  the  theatre  and 
it  was  only  the  genius  of  O'Brien  that 
prevented  a  riot.  He  hastily  stepped 
to  the  footlights  and  addressed  the 
audience  in  the  following  language: 

"Ladies  and  gentlemen:  During  my  so- 
journ amongst  you,  it  has  been  my  earnest 
and  constant  endeavor  to  present  you  with 
the  very  best  plays  by  the  very  best  authors 
in  the  most  complete  manner  practical,  and 
I  have  the  satisfaction  of  knowing  that  till 
the  present  time  my  efforts  have  been 
entirely  successful,  and  I  say  with  the 
utmost  regret  that  this  is  the  first  time  I 
have  found  your  intelligence  wanting. 
When  it  was  suggested  to  me  by  several  of 
your  most  prominent  citizens  that  I  should 
produce  "Mazeppa,  or  The  Wild  Horse  of 
Tartary,"  I  realized  the  very  great  difficulty 
I  should  experience  in  the  discovery  of  a 
horse.  However,  in  the  bright  lexicon  of 
my  youth  there  is  no  such  word  as  fail,  and 
after  several  sleepless  nights  I  succeeded  in 


my  quest.  I  cannot  express  to  you  the 
great  and  deep  gratification  I  felt  at  your 
generous  and  enthusiastic  reception  of  the 
noble  animal  on  his  first  appearauce  this 
evening.  It  .vas  indeed  a  fitting  recogni- 
tion of  genius  and  I  am  sure,  could  he 
speak,  but  you  know  horses  only  laugh,  he 
would  appropriately  express  his  gratitude 
in  language  much  more  eloquent  than  I,  his 
proxy,  do.  But  now,  ladies  and  gentlemen, 
comes  'the  unkindest  cut  of  all.'  This  con- 
scientious and  artistically-minded  animal, 
bravely  and  caperinglv  started  out  on  his 
wild  career  with  the  assistance  of  a  spur  and 
the  property  boy,  encouraged  and  flattered 
by  your  enthusiastic  plaudits.  When  he 
returned  you  greeted  him  with  ridicule  and 
jeers,  unmindful  of  the  fittingness  of  things 
and  his  artistic  appreciation  of  the  exigen- 
cies of  dramatic  art,  forgetful  of  the  fact 
that  during  his  abseuce  he  has  been  com- 
pelled to  swim  rivers,  climb  mountains, 
sleep  midst  snow  and  sleet  and  subsist 
entirely  on  ice.  Yet,  notwithstanding  this 
terrible  duel  with  the  elements,  this  contest 
with  nature  in  her  severest  mood  you  ex- 
pect him  to  return  in  the  same  sleek  and 
happy  condition  that  he  departed.  Ladies 
and  gentlemen,  I  appeal  to  your  intelli- 
gence, to  your  sense  of  justiceand  fairplay — 
Is  this  right  ?" 

Loud  applause  and  chorus  of  "No  ! 
No  !  You're  all  right,  Tommy," 
greeted  the  end  of  this  peroration  and 
Mazeppa  was  permitted  to  continue 
till  the  end,  minus  the  wild  horse  of 
Tartary,  for  whose  death  the  following 
morning  the  company  was  mulcted  in 
the  sum  of  ten  shillings  ($2.50).  How- 
ever, we  all  had  our  reward  in  the 
increased  popularity  of  the  company, 
who  repeated  during  the  balance  of 
the  season  the  old  repertoire  to  very 
liberal  patronage. 

That  night  a  number  of  the  citizens 
of  Remu,  who  properly  regarded  the 
affair  as  a  good  joke,  tendered  the 
company  an  impromptu  banquet,  at 
which  Mr.  Neil  O'Brien,  was  the  most 
honored  guest.  At  a  very  late  hour 
of  the  night,  or  to  speak  more  cor- 
rectly, an  early  one  of  the  morning, 
Mr. O'Brien  assayed  another  oratorical 
effort,  but  it  was  not  so  successful  as 
his  footlight  effort  in  defense  of  the 
poor  horse.  He  managed  to  get  out 
the  words  :  "Gentlemen,  I  am  too  full 
for  utterance."  Then  he  suddenly 
collapsed.  Yet  these  few  words  of  his 
carried  conviction,  for  all  who  gazed 
on  him  knew  that  he  had  spoken  the 
truth. 


•Gully  hunters  is  an  Australian  slang  theatrical 
term  and  has  the  same  significance  as  barn  stormer 


Outdoor  Theatricals 


On  Saturday,  July  7,  at  Del  Monte, 
under  the  direction  of  the  well  known 
manager,  Daniel  Hayman,  there  will 
be  produced  in  the  beautiful  grounds 
of  the  Del  Monte  Hotel,  a  superb  per- 
formance of  As  You  Like  It.  It  will 
be  a  repetition  of  the  much  talked  of 
presentation  at  Saratoga,  under  the 
direction  of  Mr.  Hayman.  No  ex- 
pense will  be  spared  to  make  it  unique 
and  artistic. 


Edvuin  Stevens  Retw, 

The  return  of  Edwin  Stevens  to  the 
Tivoli  next  week  for  a  brief  engage- 
ment recalls  his  recent  triumphs  in 
New  York.  Mr.  Stevens  had  been 
playing  in  His  Excellency,  but  was 
recalled  to  present  for  the  first  time  to 
New  York  the  part  he  originally  had 
appeared  in  here  at  the  Columbia 
with  Henry  Miller.  Nothing  but  an 
ordinary  run  was  expected  of  the 
piece,  and  no  great  excitement  ex- 
pected from  its  presentation.  On  the 
morning  following,  Mr.  Frohman 
awoke  to  learn  that  the  piece  had  made 
a  hit  and  that  one  member  of  the  cast 
had  made  so  much  of  his  part  as  to 
draw  to  himself  nearly  all  of  the  favor- 
able mention  of  the  critics.  That  man 
was  Edwin  Stevens.  Since  then  Mr. 
Stevens  has  become  a  valuable  member 
of  the  Empire  Stock  Company, Charles 
Frohman's  pet  organization,  and  has 
in  the  past  season  demonstrated  that 
he  is  one  of  the  most  versatile  and 
valued  members  of  the  profession  in 
America. 


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W.  R.  Darley  will  take  a  vaudeville 
company  to  Grass  Valley  soon.  . 

Allie  Delmar  and  Madeline  Del  Ray 
are  doing  a  neat  turn  at  the  People's 
Theatre,  Seattle. 

Bennie  Sommers  and  Lou 
great  favorites  at  Prescott,  Ariz.  They 
will  shortly  return  to  the  city. 

The  vaudeville  company  now  play- 
ing the  Auditorium,  San  Jose,  is  con- 
sidered by  the  press  of  that  city  to  be 
the  strongest  and  best  show  that  has 
played  that  city  in  many  years. 

Bob  and  Mike  McDonald  and  Belle 
Wilton  returned  from  New  York  after 
playing  all  the  leading  vaudeville 
houses.  They  have  been  gone  five 
years. 

Deming  and  Carroll,  Boyle  and 
Lewis,  Veronica,  Virgie  Hall  and 
Sadie  Fairfield  will  be  new  faces  at 
Vallejo  next  week. 

The  vaudeville  managers  have 
organized  at  last.  Sixty  houses  are 
represented.  The  Orpheura  circuit 
are  leading  spirits  in  the  organization. 

Lillian  Russell  is  tiring  of  single 
blessedness,  it  is  said.  The  rumor 
says  she  will  soon  wed  a  wealthy  New 
York  capitalist.  Bye  the  bye,  it  will 
be  remembered  that  rumor  once  bad 
it  that  Walter  Jones,  now  here  with 
Dunne  &  Ryley,  was  picked  out  for  a 
husband  for  the  handsome  Lillian. 

Manager  Cohen  of  the  Honolulu 
Orphcum  at  the  close  of  Ernest 
Hogan's  engagement  at  his  house, 
surprised  Hogan  by  presenting  him, 
in  a  neat  little  speech,  with  a  beauti- 
fully engraved  gold  watch.  Hogan 
responded  gracefully  and  said  that  he 
would  ultimately  make  his  home  there. 
Next  day  he  invested  some  of  his 
surplus  cash  in  Honolulu  realty. 


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This  charming  comedienne  is  well 
remembered  here  for  her  artistic  por- 
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oldest  in  America.  Her  great  grand- 
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trical company  that  came  over  from 
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father, Dan  Marble,  was  a  cousin  of 
Joseph  Jefferson,  and  was  the  first 
Yankee  comedian.  Mr.  Jefferson  has 
said  that  had  Marble  lived  he,  Jeffer- 
son, would  not  have  been  so  famous. 
Mr.  Marble  was  a  particularly  gifted 
man,  though  unfortunately  his  career 
was  cut  short  at  the  age  of  29,  when 
in  1849  he  died  of  cholera. 

Miss  Marble  was  related  to  the 
famous  Boston  comedian,  Wm.  War- 
ren, being  a  grand-ueice.  With  the 
blood  of  so  many  of  the  notables  of 
the  American  stage  in  her  veins,  Miss 
Marble  is  a  worthy  descendant.  On 
our  stage  today,  there  is  no  one  who 


can  give  more  delightfully  quaint  and 
dainty  impersonations,  especially  in 
childish  parts,  in  which  line  of  work 
she  stands  unchallenged.  She  is  now 
with  the  Dunne  &  Ryley  forces  pre- 
senting a  revival  of  Hoyt's  plays,  and 
is  one  of  the  strongest  features  of  this 
wonderfully  strong  organization. 


Sam  Shaw  III 

Word  has  been  received  from  Iowa 
that  Sam  Shaw,  the  popular  reper- 
toire manager,  is  very  ill  with  nervous 
prostration  and  a  terrible  affliction  of 
the  eyes.  This  means  that  there  will 
most  likely  be  no  Shaw  Company  out 
next  season.  It  will  be  a  great  dis- 
appointment to  a  number  of  actors 
who  had  counted  on  engagements  with 
the  popular  Sam  and  with  many  coast 
theatre-goers  who  swear  by  the  Shaws. 

The  Way  Of  the 

Traveling  cActor 

Charlie  Thall  writes  to  his  father, 
Mark  Thall,  that  the  M.  B.  Curtis 
Company  is  having  all  kinds  of  adven- 
tures. In  the  San  Joaquin  Valley 
where  the  Company  showed — at  inter- 
vals— Charlie,  with  Hernandez  and 
Boggs  of  the  company,  made  a  side 
trip  to  Newman,  and  delighted  the 
natives  of  that  place  with  a  specialty 
performance,  clearing  up  $88.00.  En- 
couraged by  the  success  of  this  ven- 
ture, young  Thall  is  planning  to 
make  a  tour  of  the  mountain  towns  in 
the  San  Joaquin  with  the  same  kind 
of  a  performance  he  gave  at  Newman. 
He  comes  by  his  enterprise  honestly, 
for  his  father  Mark  is  one  of  the  best 
in  the  business. 


Frank  Bacon  and  Louis  Elliott  will 
put  on  week  of  the  17th  at  the  Grand, 
A  Homespun  Heart.  This  is  the 
Judson  Brusie  play  first  performed 
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Katherine  McNeill,  who  used 
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Wm  Brewer  begins  an  engagement 
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Kellar  the  magician  will  close  his 
tour  on  this  coast. 

Georgie  Cooper  made  a  pro- 
nounced hit  during  her  recent  stay  in 
Denver. 

Mrs.  Thomas  Whiffen  will  be  in 
the  Miller  cast  of  Miss  Hobbs  as  will 
also  Margaret  Dale. 

Sam  Thall,  with  George  Welty 
and  Harry  Elmer, will  revive  Hanlon's 
Le  Voyage  en  Suisse  next  season. 

Frank  Worthing  has  hurried 
back  from  his  vacation  in  England  to 
be  on  hand  for  the  opening  production 
of  the  Miller  season. 

The  Japanese  actors  who  stranded 
here,  have  reached  London  and  are 
scoring  quite  a  success.  Their  great- 
est comment  on  American  acting  is 
that  we  kiss  too  much. 

Tom  Myers  and  Jake  Rosenthal, 
two  of  the  Orpheum  forces  at  Kansas 
City  and  Omaha  respectively,  will 
shortly  arrive  in  Los  Angeles  to  spend 
their  vacations. 

Francis  Wilson  has  a  new  opera 
for  next  season,  as  yet  unnamed,  and 
Jeff  de  Angelis  is  said  to  be  writing 
the  libretto  of  a  romantic  comic  opera 
for  himself. 

Henry  Miller  is  to  appear  at  a 
few  of  the  California  cities  previous  to 
his  opening  here.  His  production  of 
Miss  Hobbs,  will  be  in  splendid  form 
for  the  opening  night  at  the  Columbia. 

Giuseppe  Del  Puente,  the  former 
well-known  operatic  baritone,  died  at 
his  home  in  Philadelphia  May  25th. 
from  a  stroke  of  apoplexy.  He  was 
born  in  1845. 

Alice  Neilsen  and  Frank  Daniels 
are  among  the  attractions  for  this  year 
at  the  Columbia  theatre.  Miss  Neilsen 
is  here  at  present  spending  her  well 
earned  vacation,  having  arrived  last 
week. 

Marie  Tempest  has  forsaken  light 
opera  to  go  in  for  comedy  in  London 
and  is  to  manage  her  own  theatre 
there  next  season.  She  will  be  one  of 
the  rival  "Nell  Gwynnes"  in  the  6eld 
there. 

James  Brown  Potter  obtained  a 
divorce  Monday  from  his  wife,  Cora 
Urquhart  Potter,  the  actress.  The 
allegations  on  which  Mr.  Potter's  peti- 
tion for  a  divorce  were  based  were 
desertion  for  more  than  five  years,  and 
the  fact  that  the  parties  to  the  suit 
had  been  living  apart  for  more  than 
ten  years. 


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Miss  May  Buckley,  the  actress  o 
The  First  Born  fame,  is  to  leave  for  a 
trip  to  Europe  next  month.  She  is 
at  present  in  Chicago. 

Fred  Esmelton's  Petronius  in  the 
Vinton  production  in  Sacramento  is 
pronounced  to  be  a  triumph  of  clever 
acting. 

David  Belasco  is  going  to  use  the 
Japanese  drama  for  all  it  will  stand. 
He  will  soon  begin  a  dramatization  of 
John  Luther  Long's  Miss  Cherry 
Blossom  of  Tokio. 

William  McDonald,  the  Califor- 
nia singer,  is  quite  ill  with  an  acute 
attack  of  grippe  in  New  York.  He  was 
to  have  left  for  home  last  week,  but 
was  not  sufficiently  strong  to  travel. 
McDonald  is  not  to  be  with  the  Bos- 
tonians  again  next  year,  after  all,  but 
will  probably  go  into  vaudeville. 

Charles  David,  the  bright  and 
clever  young  assistant  of  Press  Agent 
Pincus  of  the  Columbia,  is  quite  an 
eloquent  talker.  He  was  one  of  a 
team  of  three  that  carried  off  the  de- 
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George  Broadhurst's  new  play 
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The  Columbia 

ThB  second  week  of  N.  C.  Goodwin 
*  and  Maxine  Elliot  in  H.  V. 
Esmond's  play,  When  We  Were 
Twenty-one,  shows  no  diminution  in 
interest  or  attendance.  This  pretty 
drama,  so  prettily  staged  is  done  by 
this  delightful  company  with  an  even- 
ness that  creates  an  added  charm  for 
the  listener.  There  are  many  who 
object  to  the  suggestiveness  of  the 
vulgar  life  of  the  under  world  being 
so  faithfully  depicted  as  it  is  in  the 
beautiful  scene  of  the  Corinthian  Hall. 
Pure  women  are  seen  to  drop  their 
eyes  to  shut  out  so  insinuating  a  view 
of  the  wholly  immoral  side  of  life  in 
high  ( ?)  society.  Perhaps  the  story 
should  have  been  told,  rather  than 
seen.  Who  knows !  If  Sapho  be 
questionable,  then  this  scene  in  When 
We  Were  Twenty-one  is  impossible. 
But  there  are  sweet  touches  of  human 
nature  all  through  it  that  satisfy  the 
more  esthetic  and  cultured.  The 
charming  home  life  portrayed  to  show 
to  erring  bachelordom  how  much  they 
have  missed,  and  perhaps  to  teach  some 
married  folks  what  a  home  might  be. 
The  beautiful  Maxine  Elliott  gives  a 
bright  picture  of  the  love  that  awaits 
the  fulfillment  of  love's  young  dream. 
The  trinity  is  a  fine  exponent  of  the 
ruth  of  man's  friendship,  the  drink- 
ing scene  being  one  to  linger  long  and 
fondly  in  the  memory.  The  Imp  as 
personified  by  Henry  Woodruff  makes 
you  smile  and  weep  by  turns,  so  full  of 
buoyant  life,  his  drunken  scene  in  the 
first  act  is  a  marvel  of  fine  acting,  and 
the  masterful  scene  of  the  reconcila- 
tion  with  Dick  (Mr.  Goodwin)  in  the 
last  act  has  a  beauty  and  pathos  of 
expression  and  undertone  that  fill  the 
very  soul  with  gladness.  It's  a  pleas- 
ure to  have  so  good  a  company  with 
us  even  for  so  short  a  stav. 


The  Alcazar 

HTo  see  Sapho,  this  popular  little 
'  theatre  is  crowded  nightly.  The 
opening  night  the  crowd  overflowed 
the  foyer,  vestibule,  and  even  the 
sidewalk!  Women,  women  every- 
where by  twos  and  threes,  in  flocks — 
whole  rows  of  them,  many  standing 
until  midnight  hoping  to  see  some- 
thing. What?  It's  easy  to  see  why 
immoral  plays  are  the  thing  of  the 
day.  The  manager  puts  on  plays  that 
the  public  want  to  see,  that  keeps  the 


man  in  the  box-office  busy  and  fill 
the  house.  The  jostling  crowd  that 
impatiently  pushes  and  crowds,  fear- 
ing they  may  be  a  moment  late,  have 
but  one  desire — to  see  something  im- 
moral! An  audience  composed  three- 
fourths  of  well-dressed  women  who 
do  not  smile  shamefacedly,  but  put 
the  men  to  blush  by  immoderate 
laughter  at  the  slightest  suggestive 
word  or  glance  whom  the  men  have  to 
call  to  order  by  hissing  down,  that 
they  may  hear  a  word  of  what  is 
transpiring  upon  the  stage.  Not 
once  but  many  times  does  this  occur, 
and  the  saddest  of  it  all  is,  when  the 
suggestion  of  vice  openly  flaunting 
itself,  makes  the  heart  yearn  for  the 
poor,  poor  creature  who  never  knew 
a  home,  whose  soul  cries  out  for  what 
good  (?)  women  have — a  home,  then 
laughter  grates  upon  the  ear  and  hor- 
ror fills  the  sensitive  soul,  that  this 
great  lesson  of  life's  great  tempta- 
tions and  ghastly  failures  are  thus 
lost  upon  the  mothers  and  sisters  who 
cannot  see  that  thus  are  their  fathers, 
husbands,  brothers  and  lovers  tempted 
by  the  glare  of  seeming  happiness. 
Oh,  the  misery  of  it!  Is  the  stage  a 
teacher  ?  Can  the  masses  of  humanity 
be  taught  without  experience  ?  It's  a 
pity  that  such  plays  must  be  and  thus 
show  to  tender  womanhood  the  deep, 
sad  depravity  of  her  sister  who  never 
knew  the  influence  of  a  home.  Florence 
Roberts,  with  her  sweet  woman- 
liness, could  not  be  other  than  she  is, 
a  Sapho  who  only  suggests  and  barely 
that,  what  you  must  feel  for  yourself 
by  reading  between  the  lines,  and  we 
like  her  all  the  better  for  that.  The 
opening  night  was  an  ovation  to  our 
returning  San  Franciscan — flowers  in 
showers,  encore  upon  encore,  until 
she  was  forced  to  the  footlights,  and 
in  a  voice  trembling  with  happiness 
and  emotion,  could  but  express 
thanks  and  beg  Mr.  Morrison  to 
respond  for  her  from  his  box,  which 
was  done  with  a  beautifully  expressed 
tenderness  for  "the  little  lady,"  that 
struck  a  responsive  echo  in  every 
heart.  The  first  act,  the  French  Ball, 
is  noisy,  exciting  and  distracting— an 
ever-moving,  dancing,  chattering 
crowd  from  the  monkey  and  clown  to 
the  adorable  Sapho.  The  second  act 
culminates  in  what  is  perhaps  the 
finest  bit  of  acting  in  the  play,  and 
Ernest  Hastings,  as  Jean,  rises  to  the 
occasion,  and  for  a  moment  the  audi- 
ence is  spellbound.     Edwin  Emery, 


as  Flamont,  the  father  of  Sapho's 
child,  does  some  characteristic  and 
excellent  work.  He  is  perfectly 
suited  to  the  part  and  carries  it  out 
with  fidelity  and  force.  Jeffrey  Will- 
iams, as  Caoudel,  and  Howard  Scott, 
as  Dechelette,  put  life  and  spirit  into 
these  somewhat  minor  characters. 
Geo.  Webster,  as  Uncle  Ceasaire,  the 
unctuous,  hypocritical,  lascivious 
old  man,  is  a  favorite  with  the  audi- 
ence from  the  very  first  suggestive 
glance  and  innuendo;  a  nod  of  his 
wicked  old  head  being  enough  tc  set 
the  house  into  roars  of  sympathetic 
laughter.  Carlye  Moore,  as  the 
clown,  and  Ernest  Howell,  as 
janitor,  filled  well  these  minor 
parts.  Marie  Howe,  as  Mme. 
Hettema,  the  would-be-virtuous  coun- 
try housewife,  was  a  great  favorite, 
and  deservedly  so,  as  also  Laura 
Crews,  the  sweet  Irene  in  love  with 
Jean.  Her  charming  personality  and 
pretty  mannerisms  are  always  enjoy- 
able. Georgie  Woodthorpe  was  an 
excellent  Aunt  Dwonne,  and  with  the 
little  opportunity  given  displayed  well 
her  talents.  May  Blayney  was  a 
sweet  Alice,  dressed  beautifully,  and  a 
picture  to  be  remembered. 

The  California 

Can  Francisco  is  now  being  fur- 
^  nished  with  a  revival  of  the  Hoyt 
drama,  through  the  enterprise  of 
Messrs.  Dunne  &  Ryley.  A  fine 
aggregation  of  talent  opened  the  sea- 
son at  the  California  last  Sunday  night 
in  A  Rag  Baby,  and  a  great  crowd 
witnessed  the  farce  and  voiced  its 
approval.  Fully  500  people  were 
turned  away.  Mathews  and  Bulger, 
Walter  Jones,  Phil  Ryley,  Tony  Hart, 
Mary  Marble,  Maude  Courtney  and 
Bessie  Tannehill,  are  the  leading 
spirits  in  the  first  week's  presentation. 
Harry  Bulger  takes  Charlie  Reed's 
former  part  of  Old  Sport.  His  dry 
humor  and  effortless  style  of  work  are 
fitted  admirably  for  the  role.  Sherrie 
Mathews,  was  Tony  Joy,  the  rich 
young  man,  and  there  are  none  better 
than  Mathews  in  the  assumption  of 
the  blase  and  elegant.  He  and  Bulger 
sang  some  of  the  By  the  Sad  Sea 
Waves  parodies,  and  some  new 
verses  that  were  highly  amusing. 
Walter  Jones  did  the  comic  Hibernian 
policeman  and  of  course,  his  famous 
tramp  sketch.  Tony  Hart  and  Phil 
Ryley  did  not  have  much  to  do.  Mary- 


Marble  was  exceedingly  good  as 
Venus,  the  rough  diamond,  and  in- 
troduced some  work  with  song  and 
chorus  that  met  with  great  favor. 
Maude  Courtney  sang  songs  with  old 
familiar  strains,  that  met  with  a  heartv 
reception.  Bessie  Tannehill  played 
the  keeper  of  the  boarding  house,  be- 
sides introducing  a  clever  sketch  of 
Mrs.  Maginnis,  an  Italian  musician. 
The  choruses,  notably  the  pony  ballet, 
were  attractive.  Good  houses  have 
ruled  during  the  week.  Next  week, 
A  Tin  vSoldier. 


The  Ttboli 


'The  second  week's  production  of 
The  Three  Guardsmen  has  con- 
tinued to  please  theTivoli's  patrons. 
Great  credit  is  due  Mr.  Geo.  E.  Lask 
for  his  excellent  arrangement  of  this 
romantic  comic  opera,  which  is  so  full 
of  fun,  catchy  music  and  new  jokes. 
Ferris  Hartman  and  Tom  Greene  are 
just  as  jolly,  comical  and  entertaining 
as  they  always  are.  The  parts  of  The 
Three  Guardsmen  are  most  ably  filled 
by  Joseph  Fogarty,  William  Schuster 
and  Arthur  Boyce.  Miss  Helen  Mer- 
rill is  indeed  a  Queen  and  her  sweet 
singing  is  always  a  rare  treat.  Miss 
Annie  Myers  represented  the  character 
of  Bonacieux  in  her  customary  ani- 
mated manner. 


Actors  Home  Fund 

The  subject  of  creating  a  fund  for 
the  establishment  of  a  national  actors' 
home  is  meeting  with  phenomenal 
success.  Up  to  date  over  $60,000 
has  been  subscribed.  Eastern  man- 
agers and  actors  have  been  very 
liberal  in  contributing,  and  the  local 
managers,  as  individuals,  have  sent  on 
their  contributions  to  the  New  York 
Herald.  A  generous  response  from 
the  profession  generally  is  no  more 
than  can  be  expected  from  the  Coast. 


Stanley  Ross  has  returned  to 
town,  the  Dailey  Company  having 
closed.  Mr.  Ross  received  much 
favorable  mention  during  his  short 
season  with  the  Daileys. 


Harry  Robzart  opens  the  Fred- 
ericksburg Resort  in  San  Jose,  this 
evening,  under  the  direction  of  Smith 
Bros. 


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Vaudeville  Notes 


'he  Chutes 


The  Orpheum 

A  nother  good  list  of  "topliners" 
appear  at  the  Orpheum  this  week, 
and  the  performance  throughout  is 
up  to  the  usual  high  standard.  Joseph 
Hart  and  Carrie  De  Mar  head  the 
newcomers  in  a  musical  comedy 
sketch  called  A  Close  Call.  It  gives 
both  these  versatile  artists  great 
opportunity  for  singing  and  dancing, 
and  Miss  De  Mar  does  not  overlook 
the  chance  to  wear  some  stunningly 
flashy  skirts.  Hart  has  something 
besides  his  face  that  amuses — he  is  one 
of  the  most  talented  men  in  vaude- 
ville. He  is  equally  at  home  in  any 
of  the  three  characters  he  assumes  in 
his  sketch,  and  he  never  fails  to  win 
applause  by  his  lively  singing.  Miss 
De  Mar  is  about  as  vivacious  and 
lively  as  one  could  expect  to  see,  and 
she,  too,  is  well  worthy  to  be  called  a 
vaudeville  star.  Another  new  comedy 
duo  is  Fluerette  and  Gardner.  They 
are  clever  performers,  using  a  musical 
specialty  by  Joe  Hart,  entitled  An 
Eventful  Day.  Lillian  Burkhart  and 
Fen  wick  Leach  give  a  playlet  called 
Her  Soldier  Boy,  which  creates  much 
enthusiasm.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jimmie 
Barry  present  a  bright  little  farce 
entitled  Mrs.  Wilkin's  Boy.  Barry 
was  the  "boy" — a  rural  character 
common  to  India,  and  he  certainly 
made  good.  Sager  Midgely  and 
Gertie  Carlisle  continue  their  popu- 
larity in  the  rural  comedy,  After  School. 
The  other  holdovers  are  the  Magnani 
Family,  Vandy  and  the  American 
Bjograph. 

The  Olympia 

Tiik  Olympia  has  a  good  bill  this 
'  week.  The  Hungarian  Orchestra 
under  the  able  leadership  of  Isidore 
Fenster,  have  excellent  selections  this 
week.  The  familiar  Strauss  waltz, 
Wine,  Women  and  Song,  being  given 
with  great  spirit.  Marcie  Calaveras, 
on  her  first  appearance,  gives  the  aud- 
ience a  treat  with  her  vocal  numbers. 
Maude  Darrell  repeats  her  late  suc- 
cesses. Mr.  S.  Bower's  cornet  solos, 
Love's  Serenade  and  Just  As  the  Sun 
Went  Down,  are  both  good.  Mabel 
Le  Claire's  operatic  selections  are 
given  recalls.  It  is  the  farewell  week 
of  Harry  Gilbert  Castle,  the  barytone. 
Carlton  and  Royce  are  up-to-date 
singers  and  dancers.  Adelaide  Sulli- 
van makes  a  hit  with  her  songs. 
Harry  De  Armo,  the  aerialist,  is  still 
here.  Trixeda  received  an  ovation  on 
her  return.  Harry  Holmes  and  his 
wonderful  dog  Dandy  are  a  decided 
hit. 


""THERE  is  an  excellent  bill  at  the 
'  Chutes  this  week.  The  Healy 
Sisters,  Nellie  and  Kittie,  the  contor- 
tion dancers,  have  new  dances  which 
prove  winners  of  great  applause. 
Basco  and  Rice,  acrobatic  comedians, 
are  a  drawing  card  and  were  not  slow 
in  scoring  a  hit.  Gates  and  Clark, 
the  Irish  knockabout  sketch  artists, 
present  a  new  skit  which  is  well  re- 
ceived. Deming  and  Carroll,  the  song 
and  dance  artists,  do  some  very  clever 
work.  Hmile  Walton  has  a  musical 
comedy  act  which  is  very  funny. 
Charles  Stanley  does  a  wonderful  slack 
wire  performance.  The  new  scenes  on 
the  Animatoscope  are  all  good.  The 
Electric  Fountain  is  a  beautiful  sight. 
Thursday  night  the  amateurs  repeated 
the  laughable  ladies'  brick  laying  con- 
test. Whistler  and  Bowers  give  a  very 
fine  exhibition  on  the  water. 


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The  Oberon 

The  Oberon  gives  an  entirely  new 
'  program  this  week.  Julia  Byron 
is  very  taking  with  her  new  songs  and 
dances.  The  beautiful  Augusta  Sal- 
vini  has  some  new  Chanson  songs 
which  are  very  fine.  The  cornet  duet 
by  Herr  Louis  N.  Rit7.au  and  May- 
belle  .Smith  is  a  perfect  gem.  Berte 
Stone  and  Anita  Walton,  the  champion 
cake  walkers,  are  greeted  with  great 
applause.  Prof.  Henry,  the  sleight  of 
hand  expert,  assisted  by  Mile.  Carita, 
gives  a  fine  performance  of  the  appar- 
ently miraculous.  The  American 
Ladies'  Orchestra,  whom  Conductor 
Louis  N.  Ritzau  leads  so  well,  gives 
some  fine  numbers;  Overture  Norma 
[Bellini]  Love's  Whisper  [Wiegand], 
to  say  nothing  of  the  jolly  rag  time 
music  which  is  so  dear  to  the  audiences 
who  gather  at  this  popular  hall. 

Fischer  s  Concert  House 

A  most  excellent  musical  program 
**  is  given  at  this  pretty  Music 
Hall  under  the  direction  of  Sig. 
Abramoff,  whose  great  musical  ability 
is  recognized  by  all  our  music  going 
public.  Sen.  Antonio  Vargas  renders 
with  spirit  Verdi's  Masked  Ball.  Miss 
Catherine  Martins  makes  an  exceeding- 
ly good  impression  with  her  Tyrolean 
songs  and  is  recalled  many  times  and 
responds  kindly  and  gracefully.  Miss 
Lillian  Lucas  is  a  clever  soubrette 
whose  songs  and  dances  make  a  decid- 
ed hit.  The  operatic  selections  this 
week  are  wonderfully  well  given,  be- 
ing the  duet  from  Mignon  by  Pollettini 
and  Abramoff,  and  the  third  act  from 
Verdi's  masterpiece  Aida  by  Barducci, 
Pollettini,  Bardaracco,  Vargas  and 
Abramoff,  and  receive  well  merited 
applause.  Hinrich's  orchestra  always 
come  in  for  their  share  of  glory,  for 
not  only  are  the  selections  good  but 
they  are  exceptionally  well  rendered. 


Major  Mite  is  now  traveling  with 
Norris  &  Rowe's  trained  animal  show. 

Xed  Foster's  name  now  appears  at 
the  head  of  the  program  of  The  Peo- 
ple's, Seattle,  as  proprietor. 

Bud  Woodthorpe,  here  as  stage 
manager  for  Nat  Goodwin,  will,  with 
his  wife,  enter  vaudeville  for  a  short 
season  at  the  close  of  the  Goodwin 
tour. 

Joe  Hart,  who  used  to  be  Fred 
1 1  alien's  partner  in  farce  comedy 
when  it  was  new,  is  a  very  strong 
feature  of  the  Orpheum  program  this 
week.  Mrs.  Hart,  Carrie  De  Mar, 
one  of  the  most  stunning  dressers  on 
the  stage,  is  a  clever  mate  for  Mr. 
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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  June  3.— With  the  exception 
of  a  half-dozen  pieces  which  were  still  hold- 
ing out  in  defiance  of  hot  weather  and  two 
week  stand  productions,  the  city's  amuse- 
ments last  week  consisted  of  continuous 
shows,  as  the  roof  gardens  will  not  begin 
operations  until  to-morrow  evening.  The 
plays  continued  were:  The  Pride  of  Jeunico 
at  the  Criterion,  Sherlock  Holmes  at  the 
Garrick,  A  Runaway  Girl  at  Daly's,  Quo 
Vadis  at  the  New  York,  The  Casino  Girl  at 
the  Casino,  and  Sapho,  which  was  played 
for  the  last  time  this  season  at  Wallack's 
last  Tuesday  night. 

*  * 
* 

The  leader  of  specialists  at  Proctor's 
Palace  was  Adelaide  Herrmann,  Lillie  West- 
ern and  Macart's  dogs  ranking  next.  The 
operetta,  Tally-Ho  .'  was  a  conspicuous 
inning  at  Proctor's  Twenty-third  Street, 
where  Jess  Dandy  and  Fred  Niblo  came 
among  the  specialists.  York  and  Adams, 
George  Fuller  Golden  and  Jess  Dandy  were 
some  of  the  entertainers  for  Proctor's  Fifth 
Avenue.  Keith's  had  the  Nawn's,  the 
Fishers,  Williams  and  Tucker  and  some 
striking  new  motion  pictures.  Lizzie  Evans 
and  Cressy  and  Dayne  were  to  the  fore  at 
Pastor's.  Foy  and  Clark,  Nellie  Burt  and 
Harrigan  were  some  of  the  variety  folk  at 
Koster  &  Bial's  Music  Hall.  Female  bur- 
lesquers  played  The  Hotel  Razzel  Dazzle  at 
the  Dewey.  An  alternation  of  band  concerts 
and  motion  picture  exhibits  was  maintained 
at  the  Eden  Mus£e. 


Chauncey  Olcott  returned  to  the  Grand 
Opera  House  for  a  week  in  A  Romance  of 
Athlone.  On  Monday  night  every  seat  in 
the  parquet  had  been  bought  up  by  the  Cen- 
tury Wheelmen. 

Black  Patti  and  her  troubadors  were  at 
the  Star  and  gave  a  genuine  negro  enter- 
tainment. She  had  her  former  husband, 
Jones,  arrested,  and  fined  $10.00  for  trying 
to  renew  his  acquaintance. 

C.  B.  Lewis,  whose  writings  under  the 
name  of  M.  Quad,  have  won  him  reputation, 
has  rewritten  his  Bowser  stories  into  a  short 
sketch  for  stage  use,  which  will  be  produced 
by  Gerald  Griffin  and  Lottie  Walters. 

Arrangements  were  nearly  completed  for 
Mabelle  Gilman  to  succeed  Lulu  Glaser  in 
Francis  Wilson's  company.  The  Casino 
management  had  not  bi  en  consulted. 
Lederer  has  Miss  Gillman's  stage  services 
engaged  for  a  year  to  come  and  will  not  re- 
lease her.  It  is  possible  that  Christie  Mac- 
donald  will  take  the  vacant  place  in  the 
Wilson  company. 

A  clever  satire  entitled  Billboarded  was 
performed  in  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
Professional  Woman's  League  last  Monday 
afternoon,  before  an  invited  audience  which 
nearly  filled  the  Herald  Square  Theatre. 
The  writers  were  Emma  V.  Sheridan  and 
Mary  T.  Stone.  Rob  Roy. 

CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  John,  N.  B.,  May  29. — Business  aver- 
aged up  well  with  the  W.  S.  Harkins  Com- 
pany last  week  at  the  Opera  House.  The 


bill  for  Queen's  Birthday  (24th)  was  the 
Kaffir  Diamond  and  was  greeted  bv  two 
packed  houses.  This  week  the  company 
present  the  Whitney  version  of  Quo  Vadis 
for  the  entire  week.  The  initial  performance 
last  evening  was  well  received  by  a  big 
house.  Petronii's  was  played  by  Arthur 
Elliott,  Nero  by  Joseph  Brennan,  Vinicius 
by  Franklin  Ritchie,  Tigellinus  and  Aulus 
by  Robert  McWade,  Jr.,  Chilo  by  Frank 
McGlynn,  Little  Aulus  by  Louise  Wakelee, 
Popp;ea  by  Stella  Boniface,  Eunice  by  Mary 
Hall,  Lygia  by  Kate  Daglish,  Ursus  by 
Harry  Weaver,  Jr.,  Glaucus by  Martin  Cody, 
Pomponia  and  Acte  by  Harriet  Aubrey, 
while  Mr.  Hawkins  appeared  as  Linus  and 
also  as  the  captain  of  the  Pretorians.  The 
management  of  Mr.  Harkiu's  affairs  is  this 
year  in  the  hands  of  Mr.  Horace  McVicker. 

Pkachev  Carnehan. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  May  30—  Elitch's  Gardens 
opened  Saturday  night  with  a  magnificent 
production  of  The  Wife.  Needless  to  say, 
Miss  Shannon  and  Mr.  Kelcey  were  excel- 
lent. Of  the  rest  of  the  company,  Mr. 
John  T.  Sullivan  made  the  best  impression. 
Miss  Jessie  Izett  was  warmly  welcomed. 
She  is  a  Denver  girl  and  one  of  whom  we 
are  proud,  as  she  has  won  much  praise  in 
leading  roles  with  the  Pittsburg  Stock  Com- 
pany, s;nce  her  last  appearance  here  a 
couple  of  years  ago.  Fred  Perry  is  another 
Denver  favorite  and  is  always  good.  The 
production  was  under  the  direction  of 
Walter  Clarke  Bellows,  and  was,  therefore, 
artistic  in  every  detail.  The  Gardens  are 
looking  beautiful  and  many  improvements 
have  been  made  in  the  theatre.  -:  Henrietta 
Crosmau  is  playing  Carmen  at  the  Tabor 
this  week.  As  a  production,  it  is  below  the 
standard,  as  several  members  of  the  com- 
pany are  obliged  to  read  their  lines.  Miss 
Crosman  and  Mr.  William  Courtleigh  de- 
serve praise  for  their  work.  Next  week 
Miss  Crosman  will  appear  as  Mistress  Nell. 
*  The  Broadway  is  dark  this  week.  Next 
week  Henry  Miller  for  three  nights  only.  * 
The  Denver  is  closed  for  the  season.  *  The 
Broadway  Dramatic  School  give  a  series  of 
one-act  plays  this  week  at  Adelphiau  Hall 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Sacred  Heart  Church. 
The  summer  term  of  the  school  opened  May 
14.  *  Denver's  only  Joe  Newman  is  at  home 
for  the  summer.  He  speaks  in  the  highest 
terms  of  the  reception  accorded  him  in  Cali- 
fornia, where,  I  believe,  his  vaudeville  act 
was  christened  "The  Newman  Cocktail." 

Bob  Bei.i.. 


NORTH  DAKOTA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Fargo,  N.  D.,  May  27.— A  large  and  well 
pleased  audience  greeted  Ward  and  Vokes 
Saturday,  May  26.  The  Spring  Chicken 
drew  a  small  house  May  24th.  The  Suwanee 
River  May  22d  had  only  a  fair  house.  May 
30th  Magician  Kellar. 

June  1 — Only  one  attraction  at  the  theatre 
this  week.  Wednesday,  May  30  Magician 
Kellar  had  a  large  audience,  the  entertain- 
ment was  the  best  of  the  kind  ever  given 
here. 

C. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence. 

Salt  L  ake  City,  June  4.— This  afternoon 
the  Salt  Palace  opened  with  a  heavy  attend- 
ance. The  attractions  offered  were  Camp- 
bell Bros.  Circus  and  a  vaudeville  entertain- 
ment. The  Circus  was  presented  inside  the 
Saucer  bicycle  track  in  the  open  air  and 
under  the  glare  of  electric  lights,  giving  a 
splendid  effect.  Quo  Vadis  and  Nashville 
Students  divided  time  at  Grand  last  week. 
Henry  Miller  comes  June  n-12. 

J.  K.  Hardy. 


Will  Tour  With  Sapho 

Clarence  Arper  is  busy  now 
arranging  for  a  coast  tour  of  Sapho. 
Mr.  Arper  will  go  out  with  good 
paper  and  a  capable  company.  Mrs. 
Arper,  Lorena  Atwood,  will  not  be  in 
the  company,  having  signed  with  the 
Alcazar  Stock  Company  for  the  Flor- 
ence Roberts  engagement. 


Zfrank  Cooley  Co* 

Frank  Cooley,  an  excellent  young 
actor,  well  known  on  the  Coast,  left 
Wednesday  morning  for  Phoenix 
Park,  Phcenix,  Ariz.,  to  fill  a  six 
weeks'  engagement.  Mr.  Cooley  has 
been  rehearsing  his  company  dili- 
gently for  four  weeks  past  to  present 
The  Lost  Paradise,  Uncle  Bob,  The 
Black  Flag  and  several  other  pieces. 
The  roster  of  the  company  is:  Frank 
Cooley,  Sydney  Piatt,  Elizabeth  Hale, 
Zoe  Rice,  Georgie  Francis,  W.  J. 
McQuarrie,  Hamilton  Armour,  Dan 
Crouse,  John  Torrence,  Harriet 
Cooley,  Mrs.  Frank  Cooley. 


The  Girl  ^from  Chile 

The  Girl  is  due  here  next  week 
after  a  long  and  generally  profitable 
tour.  She  opens  at  the  Grand,  Sunday 
afternoon.  Manager  Louis  A.  Elliot 
tells  The  Review  that  next  season's 
tour  is  already  booked  solid,  with 
many  return  dates. 


On  the  %oad 

Girl  from  Chili 

Los  Angeles,  27,  week. 

Evil  Eye  Company 

(Chas.  H.  Yale,  Mgr.)— Tacoma,  7-9;  North 
Yakima,  11:  Walla  Walla,  12;  Spokane,  13- 
14;  Wallace,  15;  Missoula,  16;  Anaconda, 
Mont.,  18;  Butte,  19-20;  Helena,  ax;  Boze- 
man,  22:  Billings,  23;  Fargo,  25;  Winnipeg, 
26-27. 

Frawley  Company 
Lo*  Angeles,  April  8,  eight  weeks. 
Palmer  Cox's  Brownies  in  Fairyland 
(S.  H.  Friedlander    &    Co.,  Mgrs.)— 
Vallejo,  June  14;  Santa  Cruz,  22. 

Under  Sealed  Orders  Co. 
Roseberg,  9;  Eugene,  11-12;  Albany,  13; 
Cornwallis,  14. 

John  Drew. 

I  Management  of  Chas.  Frohman)— Seattle, 
8-9. 

Ten  Mights  In  A  Barroom 
Seattle,  9. 

Henry  Miller  Company 
Salt  Lake,  11-12;  Los  Angeles,  20-21. 


Subscribe  for  The  Dramatic  Review 


Ezell,  the  hypnotist,  played  Hay- 
wards  last  week  to  good  business, 
giving  general  satisfaction. 


Western  Amusement  Exchange 


E.  W.  FROST,  Presiocnt  and  Manager 


HORACE   EWING,  SECRETAHV 


Telephone  Main  5 1 69 
143  Powell  St.,  San  Francisco 

Companies  organized  and  routed.  Vaudeville  houses  furnished  with  talent. 
Sketches  and  plays  furnished,  rewritten  and  revised. 

Productions  undertaken.  Plays  staged  by  competent  directors.  Dramatic 
and  vaudeville  people  furnished  upon  short  notice. 

Good  acts  can  be  placed  by  us  at  any  time.    Wire  or  write. 

Performers  please  send  open  time,  complete  description  of  your  acts,  photos, 
newspaper  clippings,  billing  and  lowest  salary  immediately.  No  charge  for 
registering. 

Interior  managers  wishing  attractions  please  send  open  time. 
Connected  with  this  exchange  is  a  conservatory  of  stage  technique.  Pupils 
instructed  in  all  branches  of  the  dramatic  art  by  competent  teachers. 


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|  Under  Sealed  Orders  | 


Raymond  Whitaker 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

Andrew  Thomson 

Directing  Tour  of 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

FRANK   De  CAMP 

Stage  Manager 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

B.   W.  HILLIKER 

Characters 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

JULIA  CLIFFORD 

Ingenue 
Undei  Sealed  Orders 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

EDWARD  CLISBEE 

Sergeant  Leggett 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

C.    E.  THURSTON 

With 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

OMEDA  RAYMOND 

Julie 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


ESTHER  DUKEY 

Nouma — in 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


GEORGE  L.  GRAVES 

Harry  Mortimer — in 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


*  *  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  * 


CHARLES  and  KITTIE 


A    $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hai. Lett's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


REFINED    i/OCHL  DUO 


Flora 


Hastings  &  Hall  Frances 


Introducing  Repetoire — Strictly  Up-to-Date 


Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIF,  I,KVY,  Sole  Agent 


LAURA  CREWS 

INQKFNUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


NOAH  BRANDT 

Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

MARY  SCOTT 

Leading  Woman  Stockwell  Co 

MAY  BLAY1TEY 

leading  juvenile 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

TOM  GREENE 

Thk  Tivoli 


EDWARD  B.  LAD  A 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra.        VV.     F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 


FRANK  COOLEY 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

M-  T-  McQUARRIE 

FRANK  COOLEY  CO. 


DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 


EDITH  CRASKE 

Premier  Danseuse 

Grand  Opera  House. 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,       Vinton  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 


CARLYLE  MOORE    GERALD  L.  DILLON 

Alcazar  Stock  Co.  Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 


Edward  s.  Williams       Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

VINTON  STOCK  CO.       ADDRESS  THIS  OKFICE 


Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 


VIOLA  ALBERTI 


G-EORG-IE  FRANCIS 

Juveniles 
Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ELIZABETH  HALE 

Leads  and  Charactf  rs 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ZOE  SAVO-RIOE 

Characters  and  Emotionals 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

MARY  MARBLE 

Star,  Stock  Co. 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

BESSIE   T ANNE  HILL 

Leading  Soprano  and  Characters 

Dunne  &  Ryley 


EDWIN  STEVENS 


Special  Engagement  at  the  Tivoli 


ADYLINE  estee 

You  know  who  I  am 
"nuff  said" 


IDA  HAWLEY 

Prima  Donna,         Grand  Opera  House 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 


Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 

G-EORG-E  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

C.  ROY  FLEMING 

Juveniles,  Vinton  Stock  Co. 


f  RP  ■-*•««•  —  ■■»-"  MISS  GEORGIE  WOODTHORPE 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

 —   ALCAZAR  STOCK 


GEORGE  NICHOLS  

Alcazar  stock  co  LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

CORAL  THORNDYKE 

SOUBRETTE 

Address  this  Office 

HAMILTON  ARHOUR 

Heavies 
With  Frank  Cooley 


Landers  Stevens 

1'ROI'RIETOR  AND  MANAOKR 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 


GEO.  i*.  wi:i{s  i  i]R 
+    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  + 


Sydney    Plhtt       ARTHUR  BOYCE 


Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 


Edwin  T.  Emery 


Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Characters  and  Comedy 

WITH    FRANK  COOLEY 

GEORGE  EI,I,IOT 

At  Liberty 

Address  this  Office 

LOUISE  ROYCE 

Address  Drastic  Mirror,  New  York       I  jyj^  QUartet 

__  __ _  For   engagements   (all    occasions)   Cily  or  In- 

FRANK     MAC  VICARS  terior-  »d<tress,  Mk.  CHAB.  Henlky,  Manager,  care 

Tress  Club,  S.  V. 

With  the  Neill  Co. 


FRANK  OPPERMAN 

Leading  Character  and  Comedy 
Vinton  Stock  Co.  Address  This  Office 

CHAS.  M.  THALL 

With  Sam'l  o'  Posen 


STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man— Dailey  Stock  Co. 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  99-1900 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


June  9,  1900 


Events  THfrT  iNteaesf 
The-  raciFic  co^r 

W2. 


LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence 

Los  Angeles,  June  5.  —The  Frawley 
Company  or  rather  the  Duffield  Company, 
with  T.  Daniel  in  the  role  of  Stage  Director, 
opened  for  five  weeks  at  Morosco's  Burbank 
Theatre  the  3d  inst.  The  management  has 
just  secured  the  right  to  play  The  Great 
Ruby.  It  will  be  given  an  elegant  stage 
setting.  This  will  be  the  opening  piece  for 
the  company  in  their  San  Francisco  en- 
gagement. 

Mr.  Frank  Murrv  is  the  ex-manager  for 
the  Frawley  Coinpanj-.  lie  went  East  a 
week  ago  ostensibly  to  secure  new  attrac- 
tions for  the  company,  but  in  reality  he  has 
been  dropped  from  the  management,  partly 
on  account  of  the  newspaper  controversy  he 
figured  in  a  few  weeks  ago. 

The  Los  Angeles  Theatre  will  probably  be 
dark  till  June  20-21,  when  Henry  Miller  will 
produce  Miss  Hobbs  for  two  performances. 
There  is  also  a  possibility  that  Nat  Goodwin 
may  be  induced  to  visit  Los  Angeles.  There 
is  some  talk  of  Manager  Wyatt  having  a 
stock  company  at  his  theatre  till  his  lease 
expires  September  1.  There  is  considerable 
material  on  hand  here  for  the  forming  of  an 
excellent  stock  company,  and  this  can  soon 
be  increased  by  some  of  the  people  from  the 
Alcazar. 

The  benefit  given  for  Lew  Bloom  was  a 
magnificent  success.  Over  $500.00  was 
netted.  Work  on  the  Chutes  is  moving 
along  and  the  place  will  be  opened  some 
time  this  summer.  Henry  Roberts,  who 
made  such  a  hit  with  the  Frawley  Company 
has  been  let  out.  He  has  gone  to  San  Fran- 
cisco, where  he  is  said  to  have  an  engage- 
ment. Mr.  Roberts  is  an  actor  of  unusual 
ability  and  the  wonder  is  that  Frawley  did 
not  keep  him. 

At  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre  M.  B.  Curtis 
&  Co.  put  on  Satn'l  of  Posen  for  week  of 
June  3.  The  piece,  while  an  old  one,  is  well 
put  on  and  did  a  good  business. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  the  Fraw- 
ley Company  put  on  Trilby  for  their  open- 
ing week.  The  piece  is  well  staged  and 
well  acted.  T.  Daniel  as  Svengali  dees  a 
very  clever  piece  of  work,  and  the  rest  of 
the  company  hold  up  their  end.  Good 
business.  Next  week  Men  and  Women  will 
be  produced. 

At  the  Orpheum  an  exceptionally  good 
bill  serves  as  an  attraction  which  is  irresist- 
able,  as  is  shown  by  the  crowded  houses  for 
each  performance.  The  bill  includes  Ezra 
Kenddll,  Louise  Gunning,  Wilson  Family, 
Kleists,  Mile.  Baitho,  John  E.  Camp,  Chas. 
Ulrich  and  Newsboys  Quintette. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 

SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 
Sacramento,  June  6. — The  Vinton  Com- 
pany in  Quo  Vadis  closed  at  the  Clnnie  last 
night.  The  company  will  go  on  the  road, 
probably  opening  in  Los  Angeles.  A  better 
combination  playing  at  popular  prices  is  not 
on  the  road.  The  Excelsior  Choral  Society, 
fifty  colored  people,  will  give  The  Pirates  of 


Penzance  June  12-13  at  tne  Clunie.  *  To- 
night the  testimonial  concert  tendered  to 
Herbert  A.  Kidder  will  take  place  at  the 
Congregational  Church  and  a  big  audience 
is  assured.  The  talent  is  composed  of  Mrs. 
Birmingham,  Miss  Goodsell,  Miss  Fay,  Miss 
Moroney,  Miss  Powers,  Mr.  Brown,  Mr. 
Hynes,  Mr.  Thompson  and  Mr.  Chase. 
The  concert  tendered  to  Mrs.  C.  A.  Neale 
will  take  place  June  11.  The  Sacramento 
Choral  Society,  composed  of  female  voices, 
will  give  a  concert  June  14th. 


"PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Portland,  June  5.  — Things  theatrical 
are  extremely  dull  here.  At  the  Marquam 
Grand,  The  Evil  Eye  played  three  perform- 
ances to  very  good  business.  John  Drew 
opens  to-night  for  three  performances  to  be 
followed  next  week  by  two  performances  of 
When  We  Were  Twenty-one,  by  Nat  Good- 
win and  his  pretty  wife.  *  Cordray*s  Theatre 
— Russell  &  Drews  Company  in  Quo  Vadis, 
opened  here  Sunday  night  to  the  usual  good 
business.  The  company  is  good  and  the 
scenery  adequate.  Adgie  and  her  lions  are 
a  special  and  novel  feature  of  the  arena 
scene.  This  is  the  best  version  of  this  pop- 
ular play  yet  seen  here.  *  Metropolitan 
Theatre — This  house  continues  dark  with 
exception  of  political  meetings,  with  no 
policy  outlined  for  the  future.  *  Fredricks- 
burg — Business  picked  up  a  little  last  week, 
practically  the  same  people  are  retained  this 
week.  Edwin  A.  Davis, 

notes. 

Louise  Carter,  a  San  Francisco  girl,  late 
of  Knobs  o'  Tennessee  Company,  is  playing 
the  lead  with  Quo  Vadis.  *  The  Elks  street 
fair  and  carnival  is  now  au  assured  success, 
more  than  sufficient  funds  having  been  sub- 
scribed. *  The  genial  R.  E-  French  is  play- 
ing I'rsus  with  Quo  Vadis  Company.  *  Clay 
Clement  &  Stock  well's  Company  open  at 
Cordray's  next  week.     Edwin  A.  Davis. 

HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence. 

Honolulu,  May  29. — The  Stock  well 
Opera  Company,  in  the  Queen's  I.ace 
Handkerchief,  opened  up  last  night  to  a 
crowded  house  at  the  Orpheum.  They  will 
play  eight  to  sixteen  weeks.  *  Charles  A. 
Parker,  representing  the  James  Neill  Com- 
pany, is  in  town  making  arrangements  for  a 
season  of  three  weeks  for  his  company, 
which  opens  at  the  Opera  House  on  the  23d. 

Manager  and  Mrs.  J.  C.  Cohen  of  the 
Orpheum  returned  after  a  successful  trip  to 
the  Coast  in  the  interest  of  the  theatre.  Mrs. 
Cohen  (Ethel  Dixon)  received  a  flattering 
offer  to  appear  in  San  Francisco.  *  Hogan's 
Minstrels  closed  at  the  Orpheum  the  26th 
after  a  long  and  successful  engagement, 
playing  to  a  crowded  house.  It  being  the 
farewell  night,  standing  room  Was  at  a  pre- 
mium. This  company  has  been  a  good 
drawing  card  ever  since  its  arrival.  *  The 
Orpheum  Company,  showing  its  apprecia- 
tion to  Hogan,  presented  him  with  a  hand- 
some gold  watch,  Hogan's  monogram  being 


engraved  on  it  and  on  the  back  the  Hawai- 
ian coat-of  arms  in  raised  enameling,  and 
on  the  inner  cover  of  the  case  an  inscription 
testifying  to  Hogan's  satisfactory  work. 
Manager  Cohen  made  the  presentation 
speech.  The  whole  company  received 
enough  floral  decorations  to  stock  an  ordi- 
nary stand.  Hogan  expects  to  return  with 
a  new  company  of  colored  talent.  *  Baby 
Ruth  was  also  presented  with  a  neat  watch 
with  a  diamond  setting  one  night  last  week, 
the  same  being  passed  over  the  footlights  by 
one  of  the  directors  of  the  Orpheum  Com- 
pany, as  a  personal  gift  by  Prince  David. 

H.  A.  Franson. 


FRESNO 

Special  Correspondence 
Fresno,  June  4. — The  event  which  has 
lately  caused  the  most  comment  was  the 
minstrel  show  by  local  talent  for  the  benefit 
of  the  free  public  library.  The  affair  was 
poorly  managed.  The  proceeds  were  over 
£600.03,  but  the  amount  received  by  the 
library  was  only  a  little  over  $90.00.  The 
songs  by  F.  T.  Knewing  and  William  Hop- 
kins were  the  features.  *  The  Evil  Eye  was 
accorded  a  most  cordial  reception.  *  John 
Drew  and  Irs  company  was  the  most  pleas- 
ing in  every  sense  of  auythingthat  has  been 
here  this  season.  The  attendance  was  good. 
The  Girl  from  Chili  will  be  presented  here 
Saturday  night  by  Joseph  Muller's  com- 
pany. Benjamin  C.  Jordan. 


STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence 

Stockton,  June  6. — The  ending  of  the 
season  has  brought  forth  a  few  good  attrac- 
tions,notably  Henry  Miller  at  the  Vo  Semite. 

Manager  Charles  Hall  paid  a  visit  to 
Stockton  last  week.  The  local  season  has 
paid  well,  although  it  has  not  been  a  Klon- 
dike. He  will  have  charge  of  the  theatre 
next  season  by  virtue  of  his  contract.  *  The 
street  fair  is  all  the  go  now  and  great  prep- 
arations are  being  made  for  it.  It  will  be 
the  biggest  thing  of  its  kind  in  the  West. 
Concessions  for  st  veral  blocks  have  already 
been  let.  The  sideshows  and  theatrical 
features  alone  will  be  a  big  feature.  The 
free  street  fair  will  run  ten  days,  closing 
July  4th.  G.  E.  McLeod. 


MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 
BUTTE,  Mont.,  June4. — The  Grand  Opera 
House,  G.  O.  McGarlaml.  Manager. — Knobs 
O'  Tennessee  played  to  excellent  houses 
May  27,  28,  29,  30.  The  piece  is  hand- 
somely staged.  The  company  is  headed  by 
Robert  Germain  whose  work  is  exceedingly- 
clever.  Miss  Alice  Marble  also  deserves 
mention  for  her  careful  portrayal  of  a  diffi- 
cult part.  *  Barlow's  Minstrels  called  out  a 
packed  house  June  1,  and  the  performance 
was  well  received,  although  the  show  is  not 
as  strong  in  specialty  teams  as  it  should  be. 
*  Keller,  the  Magician,  opened  a  three- 
nights'  engagement  at  the  Grand  night  of 
June  3d  to  fair-sized  houses.  Next  attrac- 
tion, Yale's  Evil  Eye  Company. 

L.  Maclay  Rank. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

The  Raymond  Sisters  leave  for 
Bakersfield  today. 

Delia  St.  Claire  will  open  at  the 
Oberon  next  week. 

The  Healy  Sisters  will  be  new  faces 
at  Kapp's  Grotto  next  week. 

Archie  Levy  will  send  a  vaudeville 
company  to  Manila  in  the  near  future. 

Armstrong  and  O'Xeil  are  a  big 
card  at  the  People's  Theatre,  Seattle. 

W.  H.  Hill,  Thelma  and  Capt. 
Beach  have  left  for  the  Salt  Lake  Car- 
nival. 

The  Dockmans,  the  champion  bag 
punchers,  will  open  at  the  Olympia 
next  week. 

The  Woodthropes  have  arrived  in 
this  city  and  will  open  at  the  Chutes 
in  the  near  future. 

The  Hayes  Sisters,  May  Nealsou 
and  Alice  Raymond  will  open  at  the 
Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles, next  week. 

Deets  and  Don,  Gaffney  and  Burton, 
Dutch  Walton  and  Charley  Stanley 
are  new  faces  at  the  Chutes  for  June  1 1 . 

The  Western  Amusement  Exchange 
is  looking  for  several  good  vaudeville 
turns  for  the  Eureka  Street  Fair, 
July  1. 

Joe  Nathan,  clerk  of  Archie  Levy's 
office,  is  back  from  San  Jose  and  re- 
ports big  business  for  the  Levy  ven- 
ture there. 

Emmons,  Emerson  and  Emmons 
sail  for  Australia  June  13th  to  play  a 
six  months'  engagement  at  theTivolo 
Theatre,  Sydney. 

The  Romalo  Bros.,  Hanlon  and 
Sanger,  W.  H.  Hill,  Harry  Romaine, 
Two  Hewitts,  Lynwood,  The  Leons, 
Glorine  and  Si  Stebbins  have  been 
engaged  for  the  Stockton  Fair. 


Personal  Mention 

White  Whittlesley  gets  in  to- 
day. Hewillmake  his  Alcazar  appear- 
ance in  Carmen. 

Louise  Gunning,  the  clever  singer 
of  Scotch  songs,  who  has  made  a  hit 
on  the  coast,  will  after  her  Los  An- 
geles Orpheum  engagement,  return  to 
San  Francisco  and  join  the  Dunne  & 
Ryley  forces. 


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THE  COLUMBIA 


After  a  few  weeks  of  drama  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre,  a  complete  change 
of  entertainment  will  be  offered  begin- 
ning with  Monday  night,  when 
Kellar,  the  great  magician,  will  make 
his  appearance  to  open  a  limited 
engagement.  It  is  promised  that  he 
will  offer  a  larger  number  of  full 
stage  illusions  during  his  coming 
engagement  than  he  has  heretofore 
presented.  Among  other  novelties  he 
will  present  The  Mystery  of  L'Hassa 
in  which  the  laws  of  gravitation  are 
apparently  suspended;  Princess  Kar- 
nack,  illustrating  the  theory  of  the 
projection  of  astral  bodies  through 
space;  Reincarnation  of  the  Rose, 
showing  how  living  human  beings 
may  be  materialized  from  the  air  in 
full  light;  The  Gambling  Ghost,  a 
sporty  spook  with  a  penchant  lor  card- 
playing;  The  Simla  Seance,  a  repro- 
duction of  the  greatest  spirit  seance 
ever  held  in  the  world.  In  addition 
to  these  a  new  budget  of  small  magic 
is  promised.  The  engagement  is  to 
be  played  at  the  popular  scale  of 
prices  ranging  from  25  cents  to  $1.00. 
At  the  matinees  on  Saturday  the 
prices  are  to  be  25,  35,  50  and  75  cents. 
There  is  no  end  of  interest  being 
manifested  in  the  Henry  Miller  sea- 
son which  is  to  be  inaugurated  on  the 
25th  inst.  Miller  will  have  with  him 
even  a  finer  organization  than  that 
which  created  a  positive  furor  here 

last  year.   _ 

THE  ALCAZAR 

Florence  Roberts  made  a  triumphant 
opening  at  the  Alcazar  this  week.  As 
Sapho  Miss  Roberts  has  quite  a  new 
creation  from  that  which  created  such 
an  unpleasant  stir  through  the  East. 
Miss  Roberts'  Sapho  is  without  its 
coarseness,  without  its  very  suggestive 
baseness;  like  with  her  Camille,  she 
makes  of  Sapho  a  woman  to  be  pitied 
rather  than  despised.  Nothing  has 
been  left  undone  in  the  mounting  of 
this  play  that  would  mar  the  gorgeous 
beauty  of  the  series  of  pictures  which 
stage  art,  pretty  costumes  and  beauti- 
ful women  can  make  it.  Miss  Roberts 
will  follow  Sapho  with  a  brilliant  pro- 
duction of  Carman,  with  White  Whit- 
tlesey as  her  leading  support. 


THE  GRAND 


The  Grand  Opera  House  will  re- 
open Sunday  afternoon  in  the  New 
York  farce  comedy  furore,  The  Girl 
from  Chili.  It  is  highly  praised  by 
the  Eastern  press  and  is  described  as 
full  of  witty  language  and  amusing 
complications  and  provocative  of  gen- 
uine and  healthy  miTth.  It  will  enable 
us  to  renew  our  acquaintance  with 
Edna  Ellsmere,  a  beautiful  Californian 


girl,  who  during  her  absence  in  the 
East,  has  greatly  distinguished  her- 
self, and  who  will  appear  as  Juanita 
Bullwinkle,  the  girl  from  Chili.  Others 
in  the  cast  will  be  De  Witt  Clinton,  a 
capital  jeune  premier;  that  sterling 
character  actor,  Frank  Bacon;  also 
Fay  Courtenay,  Mae  Baxley,  Kate 
Bruce,  Ed.  R.  Whelan,  Gus  Tate,  Jas. 
Whiteside  and  Henry  Scott.  The 
usual  popular  prices  will  prevail. 


THE  TIVOLI 


With  the  revival,  to-morrow  even- 
ing, of  the  success  of  last  season, 
Madelaine,  or  The  Magic  Kiss,  the 
Tivoli  Opera  House  will  present  the 
strongest  combination  of  talent,  ever 
seen  at  that  theatre.  Annie  Lichtei 
and  Edwin  Stevens,  make  their  re- 
appearance, while  Ferris  Hartman  and 
the  entire  company,  will  be  in  the  cast 
of  Madelaine.  Harry  Cashman  and 
Grace  Orr,  are  two  new  comers  to  the 
Tivoli,  with  well  established  Eastern 
reputations.  Julie  Cotte,  Arthur 
Boyce,  Fred  Kavanagh,  and  other 
favorites  will  also  be  in  the  cast.  The 
powerful  chorus  and  orchestra  of  the 
Tivoli,  has  many  opportunities  in 
Madelaine,  and  the  opera  will  be 
mounted  in  the  usual  lavish  manner, 
for  which  the  theatre  is  known.  To- 
morrow evening,  W.  H.  Batchelder, 
will  direct  the  Tivoli's  orchestra,  as 
Director  Max  Hirshfeld,  will  take  a 
well  earned  vacation,  for  a  few  weeks. 


THE  ORPHEUM 


The  new  bill  at  the  Orpheum  will 
be  one  of  the  greatest  exhibitions  of 
vaudeville  talent  ever  seen.  The  bill 
will  be  headed  by  Van  and  Nobriga 
who,  assisted  by  Bobby  North,  will 
present  A  Busy  Day.  This  act  was 
one  of  the  sensations  of  the  last  New 
York  season.  The  Marvelous  Merrils, 
as  they  call  themselves,  have  been 
brought  over  from  Berlin  where  they 
were  prime  favorites.  As  trick  bicycl- 
ists they  have  no  equal  in  the  world. 
John  Camp  never  smiles,  but  as  a 
monologue  artist,  is  responsible  for 
more  smiles  than  any  other  artist  in 
the  business.  Sidney  Dean  is  the  well 
known  character  vocalist  whose  rendi- 
tion of  well  known  songs  set  all  New 
York  by  the  ear  last  fall.  Joseph 
Hart  and  Carrie  De  Mar  will  present 
a  new  sketch,  written  especially  for 
this  engagement  by  Hart.  Miss  Burk- 
hart  will  appear  in  Fifty  Years  Ago,  a 
comedietta  written  for  her  by  Hubert 
Henry  Davies,  a  once  well  known 
local  newspaperman.  The  holdovers 
are,  Fleurette  and  Frank  Gardiner, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barry,  and  the  Biograph, 
Matinees  Wednesday,  Saturday  and 
Sunday. 


Orpheum 


VAN  ft  NOBRIGA;  TDK  MARVELOUS  MERRILS; 
JOHN  CAM P;  SIDNEY  DEANE; 
JOE  HART'S  VAUDEVILLE  COnPANV; 

JOSEPH  HART  AND  CARRIE  DE  MAR; 
FI.EUERETTE  AND  FRANK  GARDINER: 

MR.  AND  MRS.  JIMMIE  BARRY; 
MISS  LILLIAN  BURKHART;  BIOGRAPH 


Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats.  hO  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


COLUMBIA 


LE4DINO 
THEATm 


BEGINNING  MONDAY,  JUNE  11th 
For  a  Limited  Number  o(  Performances  Only 
Kvery  Night  (Including  Sunday)  — Matinee  Saturday 

KELLAR 

The  Oreat  flaglcian 

Displaying  His  Own  Original  Discoverits  in  Realms 
of  the  Marvelous 


Prices— 25c  to  }1.C0 


Alcazar  Theatre  Tivoli  Opera  House 


Bei.asco  &  Tiiall,  Managers        'Phone  Main  254. 

The  Hit  of  the  Season 
Every  Night  at  Eight  o'clock 
Only  Matinee  Saturday  at  2  p.  M. 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS 

In  a  Beautiful  Production  of 

SAPHO 

Alcazar  Prices— 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c 


GRAND 


OPERA 
HOUSE 


Telephone  Main  532 

COMMENCING  MATINEE  SUNDAY,  JUNE  10 
The  Latest  New  York  Farce  Comedy  Success 


The  Girl 

from  Chili 

A  Bright,  Merry,  Musical  Play,  Full  of  Songs,  Dances 
and  Up-To-The-Minute  Specialties 

USUAL  POPULAR  PRICES 
Good  Reserved  Seat  in  Orchestra  at  all  Matinees  25c 
Branch  Ticket  Office,  Emporium 

Ingomar  Theatre 

EUREKA,  CAL. 

Playing  Only  First-Class  Attractions.  First-Class 
Prices,   Seats  1000.    Per  Cent  Only. 

Address, 

P.  o.  Box  565.  WILLARD  WELLS 

rCORDRAY'S 


Last  Time  Sunday  Night,  of  "The  Three  Guardsmen" 

A  GREAT  EVENT  NEXT  MONDAY 
Re-Appearance  of  the  Favorites 

Anna  biehter  and  Edwin  Stevens 

Together  wi  h  FERRIS  HARTMAN  and  the 

Entire  Company 
In  a  Sumptuous  Revival  of  the  Comic  Opera 

"HADELEINE" 

or  "The  Magic  Kiss" 

Evenings  at  8.     Matinee  Saturday  at  2. 
Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

FISCHER'S 

NEW  CONCERT  HOUSE 

122-124  O'Farrell  Street 

E.  A.  FISCHER,  Prop.      GEORGE  MOOSER,  Mgr. 
The  Handsomest  Music  Hall  In  America. 

Fourth  Act  from  ERNANI 

Signorina  Barducci;  Signor  Bardaracco;  Signor 
Abramoff;  also  Miss  Underwood,  the  favorite  Soub- 
rette;  D'Kstelle  Sisters,  Fancy  and  Acrobatic  Dancers. 

Admission  10  cents.  Strictly  First-Class.  Cafe 
Unsurpassed. 


OBE  RO  IN 


O'Farell  Street, 

Near  Stockton. 


THEATRE 


J  Portland,  Ore.  J 

i  Playing  both  Leading  i 

\  and  Popular  Price  j 


Playing  both  Leading 
and  Popular  Price 
Attractions 

^»Large  Seating  Capacity^6 

Fully  equipped  with  Scenery  and 
all  modern  stage  appliances. 

ADDRESS, 

John  F.  Cordray 

PORTLAND,  ORE. 


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Every  Evening  and  Sunday  Matinee.  Grand  Con- 
cert by  Rilzau's  American  Ladies'  Orchestra  ;  A 
Change  of  Program  each  week  bv  First-class  Vaude- 
ville talent;  New  Views  by  the  Electro  M'gnograph. 
Admission  Free. 


Q.  O.  McFARLAND 

Manager  Grand  Opera  House 

BUTTE,  MONTANA 

OLIVER  MOROSCO 

Manager  BURBANK  THEATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

J.    P.  HOWE 

Manager  SEATTLE  THEATRE 

"The  Best  in  the  Bunch" 


Standard  Theatre 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 

F.  M.  CARRILLO  &  CO..  Props,  and  Managers 
The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo,  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,S.  F.  Fares  advanced 
to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the  State. 


ALL  KINDS  OF  DRAMATIC 
AND  VAUDEVILLE  PEOPLE 
WANTED  AT 

Western  Amusement 


143  Powell  St. 
Sau  Francisco 


use 
Exchange 


ARCHIE  LEVY'S 

Amusement  Association 

I  he  Theatrical  Exchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Booking  for  Thirty-Eight  Houses. 

Rooms  Ii6-ii7-ii8-ng-i20  No.  6  EDDY  STREET 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


June  9,  1900 


LOCAL  NOTES 

A  CLUB  THAT  WILL  INTEREST 
\V<  1  MEN 

An  interview  with  Hattie  Jeannette 
Elliott  revealed  many  of  the  plans  relat- 
ing to  the  recently  organized  El  Kar- 
nack  Clubof  which  she  has  been  chosen 
director.  The  writer  became  greatly 
enthused,  as  the  object  of  the  club  is 
to  promote  interest  in  study  relating 
to  the  physical  body  and  the  growth 
of  this  work  among  all  nations.  The 
membership  consists  of  students  and 
teachers  of  Physical  Education,  and 
literary  women  who  will  aid  in  the 
work  by  contributions  from  their  own 
pens.  "Unity  is  strength,"  said  Miss 
Elliott,  and  the  saying  that  two  heads 
are  better  than  one  appeals  to  the  real 
enthusiast  in  any  noble  work.  We 


HATTIE  JEANAETJ  E  ELLIOTT 
Director  of  El  Karnack  Club 

shall  encourage  discussion  among 
teachers  as  to  the  best  methods  for 
every  branch  of  the  work  regardless  of 
system  and  look  forward  to  the  club 
becoming  a  power  for  good  through- 
out the  land."  Miss  Elliott  is  broad- 
principled  and  generous-minded,  and 
deserves  the  hearty  co-operation  of 
every  thinking  woman.  She  was  well 
known  in  Los  Angeles  and  the  interior 
prior  to  her  coming  to  San  Francisco, 


and  was  Historian  of  the  Southern 
California  Women's  Press  Club  for 
two  years.  She  has  studied  various 
branches  of  her  work  under  special 
masters,  among  them  Louis  Tronchet, 
champion  fencer  of  America,  and  a 
teacher  of  the  Olympic  Club.  During 
the  past  three  years  Miss  Elliott  has 
built  up  a  nourishing  department  in 
Physical  work  at  the  California 
School  of  Elocution  and  Oratory,  and 
has  sent  out  successful  teachers  to 
different  parts  of  the  State.  She  is 
also  connected  with  the  S.  F.  Con- 
servatory of  Music.  Her  lectures 
before  many  of  the  prominent  clubs 
have  aroused  considerable  interest  and 
the  writer  recalls  one  of  recent  date 
when  her  intelligence  and  earnestness 
created  much  enthusiasm.  She  main- 
tained that  there  can  be  no 
sound  intellectual,  without  physical 
strength,  and  urged  women  to  interest 
themselves  in  this  work,  if  not  for 
their  own  good,  for  the  benefit  of 
humanity  that  the  coming  woman 
may  win  reverence  by  strength,  men- 
tality and  purity,  and  thus  fit  herself 
for  God's  grandest  mission,  for  the 
power  of  the  nation  lies  in  the  moth- 
ers. The  Club  El  Karnack  will  also 
have  a  benevolent  side,  and  exhibi- 
tions will  be  given  from  time  to  time 
in  the  cause  of  charity,  the  first  to  aid 
the  Working  Girls'  Home  founded  by 
Rev.  J.  A.  B.  Wilson.  The  writer 
has  been  greatly  interested  in  the 
work,  and  gladly  offers  her  pen  and 
hearty  support  to  the  laudible  under- 
taking, and  shall  be  proud  to  enroll 
her  name  as  a  member  of  the  Club 
El  Karnack. 

benj.  fabian's  concert 

Tuesday  evening  last  week  Benj. 
Fabian  gave  an  enjoyable  musicale  at 
Byron  Mauzy's  Hall.  The  program 
was  duet  Trovatore  [Melnotte],  Mr. 
Fabian  and  Master  Chas.  Cooper; 
Chopin's  Mazurka  B  flat  major,  Valse 
a  la  Coquette  [Fabian],  Bridal  Chorus 
from  Lohengrin  by  Miss  Edna  Marion 
De  Guerre  [7  years  old],  Perdant  la 
Mazurka  [Wachs],  Serenata  [Mosz- 
kowski],  Dying  Poet  [Gottschalk], 
Master  Cooper  [12  years  old],  Heller's 
Tarantelle  [Riehl],  Song  of  the  even- 
ing Star  [Wagner-Liszt],  Jennie 
Logan;  Trio  Sky-larks  and  Chopin's 
Polonaise  C  sharp  minor,  Clara 
Degen,  Nachstucke  [Schumann,  Lur- 


line-left-hand  study,  Eva  Bramlet; 
Waltz  Song  from  Romeo  and  Juliet, 
Sadie  Timmins;  Etude  Mignon 
[Schutt],  and  Hark,  Hark  the  Lark 
[Schubert-Liszt],  Mrs.  L.  Sullivan; 
Liszt's  Second  Hungarian  Rhapsodie, 
Benj.  Fabian. 

ALAMEDA  RECITAL 

Elizabeth  Westgate  and  Alexander 
Stewart  gave  a  recital  of  their  pupils 
Friday  of  last  week  at  the  Unitarian 
church,  Alameda,  that  was  an  interest- 
ing event.  The  program  included 
violin  and  piano.  Two  Spanish  dances 
Wm.  Finkeldey  and  Fern  Frost;  piano 
solo  Promenade  (Bendel)  Bessie  Ho- 
bart;  violin,  A  Romance  (Saint  Saens) 
Alia  Mazurka,  Daisy  Crawford,  piano; 
Arabesque  (Schumann)  Mary  Van 
Orden;  violin,  Air  De  Ballet  and  Mus- 
kentanz  Helen  Sutphen;  song, 
Know'stThou  the  Land,  Lulu  Daniels; 
violin,  Elegie  (Luigi  Musso)  Obertass 
(Wieneanski)  Bert  Scott;  piano  Cam- 
panella  (Liszt)  Fern  Frost;  violin 
Sousemi  De  Bade  (Leonard)  Richard 
Clark;  Ninth  Concerto  (De  Hereot) 
Martha  Snow;  organ.  The  Wanderer, 
The  Seraphic  Strain,  pedal  study, 
Marion  Fitton;  piano,  Nachestucke 
(Schumann)  Polonaise  (Military) 
Chopin,  Robert  Harnden;  songs,  Love 
Song  (Brahms)  Thou'rt  Like  a  Lovely 
Flower,  Miss  Daniels;  violin  Fantasie, 
Scenede  Ballet,  Gertrude  Hibberd; 
piano,  Kermesse  (Saint  Saens)  Grace 
Marshall;  violins,  organ  and  piano, 
Meditation  on  a  Prelude  of  Bach 
(Gounod)  piano,  Leanor  Center;  organ, 
Mr.  Medcraft;  accompanists,  Misses 
Ella  Graves,  Fern  Frost,  Grace  Mar- 
shall, Mary  Van  Orden  and  Robert 
Harnden. 

GRADUATING  RECITAL 

Miss  Nellie  Gertrude  Brown,  a 
graduate  of  the  California  School  of 
Elocution  and  Oratory,  gave  a  recital 
in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Building  Tuesday 
evening  that  attracted  a  large  number 
of  friends.  Miss  Emily  Curtis,  who 
is  considered  one  of  the  finest  teachers 
in  the  State,  has  the  direction  of 
affairs.  Miss  Brown  is  quite  an  at- 
tractive girl  and  gives  the  impression 
of  being  in  earnest  in  her  work.  After 
a  few  words  of  address  by  Miss  Cur- 
tis, she  read  Mr.  Travers'  First  Hunt 
and  showed  spirit  in  her  work  and 
this,  and  in  fact  all  her  numbers 
called  for  much  applause.    There  was 


a  pleasant  absence  of  exaggerated 
gesture  so  common  to  the  amateur, 
and  she  made  a  very  good  appear- 
ance. Dreaming  of  Home  [Field], 
Long  Ago  and  Brave  Love  were 
given,  but  she  did  not  appear  at  her 
very  best  in  these  numbers.  Work 
that  calls  for  a  touch  of  gaiety  and 
brings  the  features  into  pleasant  play 
seems  to  suit  her.  Victory  for  the 
Dentist,  descriptive  of  the  manner  in 
which  a  young  dentist  frightened 
away  a  persistent  woman  agent  for 
pictures  by  pretending  to  extract  her 
teeth  was  very  well  done,  other  num- 
bers being  Story  of  the  Bells  [musical 
recitation]  and  Monologue  A  Private 
Rehearsal,  but  in  the  opinion  of  the 
writer  she  showed  to  best  advantage 
in  The  Nun's  Rose,  a  pretty  picture 
of  a  nun  recalling  the  love  of  her 
youth  upon  picking  up  a  flower 
dropped  by  a  young  girl,  and  her 
self  accusation  for  her  worldly 
thought.  Miss  Brown  is  a  promising 
reader,  and  as  her  character  develops 
she  will  gain  more  strength  and  fire. 
She  is  charming  in  a  laughable  farce, 
The  Hiartrelle  Shakespeare  Club,  in 
which  Misses  Mary  Inglis,  Mary 
Pellret,  Lillian  Quinn,  Edith  West, 
Eleanor  Haber  and  Edna  Haight  par- 
ticipated, the  latter  young  lady  mak- 
ing quite  a  hit  as  Nora  Obrien  the 
maid.  During  the  evening  some 
musical  numbers  were  given,  Prof. 
Bonelli  kindly  contributing  selections 
by  the  Mandolin  Club  from  the  S.  F. 
Conservatory,  and  a  violin  number 
Romance  Sans  Paroles  op.  25 
[Thames],  by  Marie  Abeille,  that 
called  for  enthusiastic  encores.  Mr. 
Futus  Rodgers  accompanied  the  Man- 
dolin Club,  Prof.  Bonelli  the  violin. 
Vocal  solos  were  given  by  Misses 
Fdith  Hanks  and  Jean  S.  Currie. 

VON  MEYERINCK  RECITAL 

Mrs.  Anna  Von  Meyerinck's  recital 
at  Century  Hall  last  week  drew  a  large 
and  interested  audience.  Mrs.  Von 
Meyerinck  gave  a  short  but  bright 
address  regarding  the  work  of  the 
school,  and  her  witty  remarks  brought 
in  now  and  then  called  forth  much 
laughter  while  her  earnestness  as  a 
teacher  and  the  good  work  of  her 
students  called  for  praise.  Miss  Maud 
Fay  made  an  attractive  appearance 
and  her  voice  seemed  much  richer  and 
warmer  than  when  I  last  heard  her. 


June  9,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


13 


Monday  evening  the  piano  pupils  of 
Miss  Esta  Marvin  gave  a  recital  in  the 
First  Preshyterian  church  of  Oakland. 
They  were  assisted  by  two  of  Alex. 
Stewart's  violin  pupils  and  Miss 
Bertha  Marvin  and  Ernest  McCandlish 
vocalists. 

Mr.  John  Metcalf,  pianist,  gave  a 
recital  of  his  pupils  at  the  First  Con- 
gregational church,  Oakland,  last 
night.  Mary  Chester  Williams,  pupil 
of  Lena  Carroll- Nicholson,  two  organ 
pupils  of  William  B.  King  and  Miss 
Virginia  de  Freraery,  and  nine  of 
Mr.  Metcalf  s  pupils  participated. 

Mr.  Hastings,  the  banjoist,  was  en- 
tertained by  the  officers  of  the  Sher- 
man at  dinner  recently,  and  delighted 
them  with  his  artistic  solos. 

Paloma  Schramm  gave  a  recital  Fri- 
day of  last  week  at  the  Unitarian 
church  of  Alameda. 

Tuesday  evening  Mrs.  Lena  Carroll- 
Nicholson,  the  well  known  singer  of 
Oakland,  gave  a  recital  at  the  Uni- 
tarian church  of  Alameda  in  which 
Miss  Esta  Marvin  acted  as  accompan- 
ist. Besides  solos,  several  chorouses 
of  some  thirty  voices  were  given  under 
Mrs.  Nicholson's  direction. 

Mrs.  Marriner  Campbell  will  give  a 
recital  of  her  junior  pupils  at  Century 
Hall  this  afternoon.  A  very  interest- 
ing program  has  been  arranged,  and 
it  will  be  reviewed  next  week. 

Mr.  Geo.  Hammersmith  appeared 
with  great  success  at  an  entertainment 
for  the  benefit  of  St.  Alban's  Mission 
last  week  in  Golden  Gate  Hall.  He 
also  appeared  at  Napa  a  few  evenings 
ago  and  one  of  the  papers  there  said 
Mr.  Geo.  Hammersmith  tickled  the 
audience  immensely  with  his  droll 
specialties.  He  sang  for  the  Episcopal 
church,  Alameda,  Thursday  of  last 
week. 

Miss  Jessie  Foster  has  gone  to  the 
Yosemite  with  a  party  of  fourteen 
friends  for  a  three  weeks'  trip.  She 
will  return  to  her  classes  about  the 
20th  of  this  month. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


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CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHKR  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
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(Recently  from  Milan) 

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(Pupil  of  Max  Marctzek) 
Formerly  Contralto  Soloist  of    Dr.  Parkhurst's 
Church,  New  York,  will  receive  a  limited  number  of 
vocal  pupils.   Concert  engagements  accepted'. 
nAX  HARETZEK 
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and  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 

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days and  Fridays. 

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Her  numbers  were,  Aria  Oh  Beaux 
reves  from  the  opera  Etienne  Marcel 
(Saint  Saens)  and  Wie  Bist  Du  Meine 
Koenigen  (Brahms).  Miss  Cecelia 
Decker,  contralto,  also  made  an  excel- 
lent impression.  It  has  been  a  pleas- 
ure to  watch  the  progress  of  this  young 
singer  who  is  a  thorough  student  and 
has  always  aimed  at  a  high  standard 
of  excellence.  She  sang  Widmung 
(Schumann)  Schubert's  Gretchen  Am 
Spinnsad  and  Arthur  Fickencher's 
lovely  songs  Am  Abend  (evening) 
Gefunden  (found)  and  Mondnacht 
(moonlight).  Miss  Decker  was  warm- 
ly applauded.  Helen  Heath  sang 
Aria  Belraggio  from  Semeramide,  Der 
Nussbaum  (Schumann)  and  Am 
Manzanaree  (Jensen).  She  is  a  dainty 
little  singer.  Arthur  Fickencher, 
pianist,  played  Transcription  of  Sig- 
fried's  Death  March  (Fickencher) 
from  Wagner's  Goetterdaemmerung 
and  encore  numbers.  Mr.  Fichenscher 
is  one  of  our  best  local  pianists.  His 
pupil,  Miss  Jessie  Burns,  played  Schu- 
bert's Impromptu  Theme  and  Varia- 
tions, op.  142,  Valse  Chopin  and  To  a 
Water  Lily  (McDowell).  Miss  Burns 
shows  decided  talent  and  much 
warmth  and  feeling  and. will  doubtless 
do  great  credit  to  her  master.  Miss 
Cruzan  was  accompanist.  Between 
the  numbers  Miss  Crelette,  head  of 
the  physical  culture  department  and  a 
pupil  of  Hattie  Jeannette  Elliott,  read 
in  a  clear,  sweet  voice  the  series  of  the 
songs  rendered.  The  Von  Meyerinck 
school  has  gone  ahead  famously  and 
is  a  credit  to  the  State. 

MUSICAL  ECHOES 

Alfred  Wilkie  directed  a  concert  at 
the  Metropolitan  Temple,  Thursday 
night.  Robert  Lloyd's  choral,  Nathan 
Lansberger  violinist,  Mrs.  Lansberger 
harpist.  Robert  Lloyd,  Mrs.  Susie 
Hert  Mark  and  Mrs.  Grace  Morei 
Dick  man  who  lately  returned  from 
Europe,  participated.  The  concert 
will  be  reviewed  next  issue. 

Miss  Nellie  Davenport,  a  pupil  of 
Robert  Tolmie  ga\  e  a  recital  of  her 
students  at  Kohler  Chase  Hall  recently. 
The  participants  were  Misses  Portia 
Dunn,  Edna  Mitchell,  Evelyn  Fal- 
coner, Ethel  Halley,  Florence  Doug- 
las, Ethel  Davidson,  Charliean  Ray, 
Beatrice  Lambert,  Vira  Davidson, 
Attai  Hoag,  Corrinne  Reagh,  Emily 
Aiken,  Elsie  Mitchell,  Linda  and 
Elsie  Cotter. 

Clement  Rowland's  choral  won 
favorable  comment  at  a  concert  at  the 
First  Presbyterian  church,  Oakland, 
last  week.  Mrs.  Dickman,  Carrie 
Brown  Dexter,  Herbert  Williams,  Mrs. 
Margaret  Cameron-Smith  and  Win.  B. 
King,  also  appeared.  Why  do  we 
not  hear  Mr.  Rowland  in  San  Fran- 
cisco? He  has  one  of  the  best  bari- 
tone voices  in  California. 

J.  W.  McKenzie,  the  successful 
choral  director  of  San  Francisco,  has 
organized  a  Choral  Society  in  Oakland 
and  a  large  number  of  members  have 
been  enrolled. 


IVt.  Duval 

Tlieutrioal    "Wig-    JVl»il<  oi- 

112  Eddt  St.,  San  Fkancisco 


MARGUERITE  WILBOURN 

/CONTRALTO  SOLOIST  (  I.amperti  Method). 
\J  Vocal  Studio,  7'.12  McAllister  St.  Reception  Day, 
Tuesday  afternoon.      Director  of  Children's  Choral. 


H.  L.  HASTINGS 

T~)  ANJO  SOLOIST  AND  TEACHER.  CONCERT 
1  J  engagements.  For  terms  and  particulars 
apply  to  Dramatic  Review,  MX  Geary  St. 


14 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


June  9,  1900 


For  in  his  ravings  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 


Sapho 

Whew  !  I  have  expired.  No,  no, 
not  died— just  let  out  suddenly  the 
deep  breath  of  one  who  means  to  sing 
high  and  can't  find  a  note  in  his 
throat.  I'm  full  of  smiles,  full  of 
frowns,  and  as  easily  persuaded  to 
either.  Why  ?  Because  I  have  noth- 
ing to  say  and  must  take  three  col- 
umns to  it. 

*  * 

Sapho,  Sapho!  but  you  are  a  false 
alarm  and  I  had  sighted  you,  armed 
to  the  teeth,  a  dare-devil  invasion, 
aimed  at  the  existence  of  our  inter- 
national drama.  You  say  you  can 
cook.  Well,  light  the  fire  with  all 
the  dramatizations  of  you  and  I'll 
promise  to  eat  and  digest  any  sort  of 
ragout  you  dish  up.  I  will,  I  will, 
though  the  esoteric  few  know  that  I 
always  bolt  from  the  table  at  the  first 
hint  of  stew. 

* 

*  * 

No  one  less  gifted  than  Daudet 
should  dare  to  dramatize  Uaudet's 
Sappho  [two  p's  please].  There's  the 
whole  story.  When  I  read  it  I  saw 
the  lower  reaches  of  the  slimiest  river 
in  Snakeland,  and  I  took  the  boule- 
vard walk  to  the  ocean  to  recall  God 
and  His  handiwork.  Sapho,  the 
drama,  seems  a  very  little  matter.  I 
see  it  small.  With  the  help  of  time 
and  earnest  prayer,  I  shall  not  see  it 
at  all;  for  don't  tell  me  it  is  as  good 
as  annexed  to  the  repertory  of  Flor- 
ence Roberts.  I'll  not  believe  it. 
"Lord,  how  many  things  there  are  in 
this  world  of  which  Diogenes  has  no 
need." 

Now,  Miss  Roberts,  Sapho  is  not 
the  ribbons  and  the  looking-glasses, 
and  the  nut-crackers  and  the  fiddles 
and  the  hobby-horses  and  the  other 
gimcracks  (hold  on,  now,  it  may  be 
the  hobby-horses)  that  called  forth 
the  wail  of  Diogenes,  but  it  is  just  as 
useless  to  you — as  useless  as  a  pen- 
wiper to  a  healthy  boy  with  black 
stockings. 

You,  who  have  played  Camille  as  I 
have  never  seen  it  played  before  or 
since,  (I  do  not  now  believe  it  can  be 
played  better)  why  bring  inferior  coals 
to  Newcastle — why  peddle  stuffed 
owls  in  Athens  ? 


Sapho,  the  drama,  will  never  touch 
Camille  with  a  ten-foot  pole.  If  it  be 
art,  it  be  the  doubtfulest  art  I  ever 
tried  to  see  and  couldn't.  Quit  it- 
Ouit  it.  Announce  Carmen  and  illu- 
minate the  programs  with: 

11  Now  will  you  be  good  ?" 

*  * 

"If  you  expect  to  be  led  astray  by 
it,  stay  away,  for  you  will  be  disap- 
pointed." Whoever  you  are  who 
wrote  me  those  lines,  you  are  an  hon- 
est man.  No,  sir.  Not  "the  noblest 
work  of  God."  I  wish  you  wouldn't 
supply  lines.  Why  you  may  be  bald 
from  lack  of  hair  and  fat  from  lack  of 
thinness.  But  St.  George!  I'd  give 
my  garter!  You  arc  honest!  I  have 
not  strayed  an  inch.  I'm  quite  as 
respectable  as  I  ever  was,  thank  you. 
• 

*  * 

The  acting?  Ah,  that  is  another 
matter.  Now  I  have  something  to 
say.  Public  opinion  runs  amuck 
when  it  finds  the  first  act  keyed  too 
high.  It  is  a  ball  in  a  Paris  studio. 
My  friends  have  the  Paris  habit  and 
if  what  they  hint  at  is  even  half  true, 
G  in  the  alt  is  basso  profundo  to  one 
of  them.  Key  up,  key  up.  Get  out 
of  your  idleness  and  set  things  in 
motion  !  Done  in  a  week's  rehearsal, 
it  is  marvelously  well  done. 

The  act  has  one  charm  to  me—  one 
and  one  only.  The  pedestal  scene. 
It  is  beautiful.  The  little  classic  re- 
cited is  a  gem  and  Miss  Roberts'  voice 
infinitely  sweet  and  pathetic  in  its 
delivery.  But  why  can  we  not  "down 
with  Venus  and  up  with  Sapho  in  the 
light?"  There  rests  a  chance  for  a 
natural,  jolly  touch  of  gay  student 
life  and  we  are  not  allowed  to  see  it. 
I  protest. 

*  * 
* 

Miss  Roberts,  in  her  make-up,  sacri- 
fices much  of  her  beauty  to  art  and 
becomes  the  passe  woman  of  many 
loves  and  few  morals  in  a  quite  sur- 
prising way.  Score  one.  She  gives 
to  the  very,  very  frank  second  act  a 
charm  it  does  not  contain  and  intro- 
duces here  a  bit  of  accidental  business 
well  worth  noting. 

On  Monday  night  she  lost  a  line 
and  filled  the  gap  with  action — picked 
up  anything  handy.  The  anything 
was  Irene's  photograph  in  one  hand, 
the  hammer  in  the  other.  A  merry 
ripple  filled  the  house  and  the  busi- 


ness was  clinched  at  once.   Score  two. 

Laughter  and  tears  in  a  breath  are 
as  play  to  Miss  Roberts  and  in  the 
hysterical  scenes  of  the  third  act  she 
does  her  best  work.  It  is  artistic.  It 
is  interesting  it  is  convincing — so  also 
is  all  her  work  in  the  last  act,  the 
redemption  of  the  play.  The  absolute 
slump  of  life  is  written  all  over  her. 
Score  three. 

* 

But  quit  it— quit  it.  It  is  an  ex- 
travagance to  fritter  away  your 
energies  on  the  portrayal  of  a  charac- 
ter neither  subtle  nor  interesting — 
neither  hateful  nor  lovable. 

My  dear,  my  dear,  you  are  too  good 
to  be  wasted.  Attain  what  is  valu- 
able. It  is  all  for  you,  but  not  by 
way  of  a  spiral  staircase. 

*  * 

* 

The  dramatized  Jahn  seems  the  per- 
sonification of  arduous  and  directed 
energy' (which  is  a  producer)  with  a 
bad  habit  of  making  false  starts — a 
dull  brute  who,  if  he  had  not  met 
Sapho,  might  easily  have  done  worse. 
My,  but  he  has  worrying  way's. 

In  [conclu  should  like  to  ex- 

plain that  I  am  not  fond  of  the  play. 
* 

*  * 

Criticism  ? 

When  shall  the  vulgar  metaphor 
cease  to  find  a  place  in  legitimnte  criti- 
cism ?  When  the  hand  that  grips  the 
pencil  tapers  to  a  culture  apace  with 
the  brain.  Not  before — not  before. 
Vulgarity  rises  from  the  heart  to  the 
lips  as  naturally,  but  not  as  prettily  as 
trees  burst  their  buds. 

Like  other  vices,  it  is  its  own  proc- 
lamation. As  it  is  without  reason  so 
is  it  without  concealment.  It  is  a 
menial  among  the  vices,  ready  to  work 
for  any  of  them.  And  oh,  the  pity  of 
it — it  makes  even  the  virtue  of  brain 
disreputable  by  associating  with  it. 
It  is  the  vaudeville  of  wit,  the  dive  of 
intelligence. 

* 

Maxine  Elliott 
The  Stage  Beauty 

The  popular  and  cherished  epitome 
of  Maxine  Elliott  is  that  she  is  a  stage 
beauty.  Some  one  called  her  that 
early  in  her  career  and  in  the  minds 
of  the  unthinking  or  those  who  think 
to  order  she  can  scarce  be  separated 
from  the  impeachment. 


Yes  it  is  an  impeachment.  Has  it 
not  come  to  mean  five  deficiencies  sup- 
plied with  rouge,  antimony  and  tatc, 
set  off  with  pinchbeck  and  the  in- 
solence of  primary  color?  Does  it  not 
suggest  the  wrong  fork,  a  quantity  of 
perfume,  a  long  ancestry  of  plows  and 
perspiration  and  the  brain  of  an  idle 
insect? 

She  is  beautiful.  The  absence  of 
any  creature  for  comparison  compels 
me  to  say  that  she  is  the  only  woman 
I  could  ever  fancy  sitting  on  the  Pea- 
cock Throne  of  Delhi,  and  paling  the 
jewels  in  it.  I  write  that  without 
emotion  of  any  sort  in  the  calm  of 
deep  introspection  and  it  contains  not 
a  breath  of  exaggeration  or  gush. 
Why?  Because  it  is  the  soul  of  the 
woman  that  chains  me  now.  Her 
beauty  is  merely  incidental. 

I  should  like  io  use  a  simple  sling 
and  a  few  well  chosen  stones  on  the 
man  who  ever  again  calls  her  a  stage 
beauty.  If  I  got  close  enough,  he 
would,  like  Michelangelo  in  his  fight- 
ing days,  receive  attentions  that  would 
destroy  forever  his  outward  attraction. 

Miss  Elliott  herself,  finds  the  being 
a  stage  beauty  the  heaviest  handicap 
an  artist  can  start  with.  No  matter 
what  she  does,  she  is  looked  upon 
chiefly  as  scenery.  No  matter  how 
she  strives  on  Monday  night,  she 
awakes  to  a  Tuesday  criticism  of  her 
nose  and  the  limpid  wideness  ot  her 
eyes. 

She  dtd  not  say  so,  but  I  know  she 
considers  it  of  greater  artistic  advan- 
tage to  be  as  plain  as  the  little  yak 
cow,  whose  chief  ugliness  is  gathered 
up  and  manufactured  into  a  fine  and 
serviceable  lace. 

"The  taxation  which  beauty  lays 
upon  art,"  said  she,  "amounts  almost 
to  prohibition.  Any  but  the  wings 
of  an  albatross,  that  literally  sail  upon 
the  wind,  would  grow  tired  trying  to 
rise  above  it." 

There  was  no  affectation  about  this 
opinion.  She  was  serious,  earnest, 
truthful.  I  felt  when  I  listened  to  her 
.  well  expressed  argument  that  at  last 
I  had  met  a  martyr  personally — a 
martyr  to  beauty.  I  felt  that  the  per- 
fection of  her  coloring  was  a  matter 
for  commiseration  rather  than  envy. 
At  this  distance,  I  have  changed  my 
mind,  of  course,  for  since  her  beauty 
has  not  spoiled  her,  since  she  has 
risen  above  it,  it  is  as  the  story  that 


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1  r> 


ends  in  song — this  time  an  anthem 
wherein  finer  ears  than  mine  must 
detect  a  false  note. 

She  seems  to  live  habitually  in  the 
effort  that  looks  to  making  the  most 
of  a  woman,  with  the  ulterior  view  of 
doing  the  most  for  others. 

There  is  the  strong  power  of  respon- 
sive thought  in  her  deep  brown  eyes; 
it  follows  a  half  expressed  idea  to  its 
real  intention  and  the  things  unsaid 
become  audible.  No  one  but  a  fool 
would  dream  of  saying  small  nothings 
to  her,  and  a  bright  eye  taking  his 
measure  would  soon  waken  him — 
make  him  realize  that  he  alone  had 
dreamed.  But  only  a  prize  idiot  would 
dare. 

Her  artistic  advancement  has  been 
slow.  So  much  the  better.  It  is  not 
of  the  fitful  candle  sort,  blazing  up  for 
a  moment  and  dying  down  in  the 
socket.  To  me,  she  seems  to  have  a 
future  which  the  best  dramatist  need 
not  fear  to  make  his  best  efforts  for. 

Association  with  Nat  Goodwin  has 
been  a  big  part  of  the  battle.  The 
environment  of  such  acting  as  his  is 
inspiration.  She  knows  it  and  is 
aware  of  her  blessings. 

Yes,  she  is  a  perfect  physical  crea- 
ture but  in  soul  fragrance  lies  her  real 
power.  And  because  you  have  not 
talked  to  her,  all  this  seems  like  try- 
ing to  make  oneself  understood  in 
foreign  shops.  C.  T. 


The   T>ewey  Theatre 

Sapho  is  playing  to  crowded  houses 
at  the  Dewey.  Fanny  Gillette  in 
the  title  role  is  excellent.  Every  de- 
tail of  the  character,  she  acts  in  an 
exceedingly  artistic  style.  Landers 
Stevens, as  Jean  Gaussin,  was  as  usual, 
ideal.  E.  J.  Holden  was  a  very  comi- 
cal Uncle  Cesaire,  and  Wm.  B.  Mack 
acted  the  part  of  Dechelette  with  the 
life  he  always  puts  into  his  characters. 
Carl  Birch,  as  Flamaret,  gives  a  de- 
lightful impersonation,  and  Maurice 
Stewart  and  T.  F.  O'Malley  were 
exceptionally  good  in  their  respective 
parts.  Gracie  Plaisted  as  Francine 
gives  a  delightful  rendering  of  her 
role.  Ida  Malone  was  good  in  her 
whirlwind  dance,  and  little  Florence 
Emery  was  very  cute  as  Julia. 


Nat  Goodwin's 

Nefti)  Role 

Nat  Goodwin  rehearsed  a  new  role 
Tuesday  night  at  the  Palace  Hotel. 
During  the  day  he  had  sent  invitations 
to  Mathews  and  Bulger,  Walter  Jones, 
Arthur  Williams,  and  others  of  the 
Dunne  &  Ryley  Company,  to  come 
around  to  the  hotel  and  swap  stories 
after  work  was  over.  So  about  11:30 
the  crowd  began  to  thicken  about  the 
Palace  bar,  looking  vainly  for  Good- 
win. At  last,  unable  to  find  the 
genial  host  of  the  evening,  Jones  ex- 
claimed :  "Well,  I  like  this;  I  have 
my  opinion  of  anybody  who  will  do  a 
trick  like  this;  make  a  fellow  look  like 


two  bits."  And  then  they  all  sought 
consolation  by  consulting  the  white- 
aproned  man  behind  them.  Some- 
thing familiar  in  the  black  haired,  spec- 
tacled expert  before  them  caused  Jones 
to  yell  out  :  "Hello,  Nat,"  and  the 
words  were  hardly  out  before  a  deluge  of 
Shasta  water  from  a  convenient  syphon 
told  that  the  recognition  of  the  man 
in  wig  and  colored  glasses  was  ac- 
knowledged. The  talk  around  the 
Palace  now  is  that  Goodwin  showed 
the  regulars  a  few  things  about  mixing 
in  the  little  time  he  played  barkeeper. 


Side  Lights 


Under  Sealed  Orders  played  in 
Eureka  Monday  and  followed  with 
other  towns  on  the  Eureka  circuit. 

The  Sterett  show  print  house  is  out 
with  its  new  date  book.  Send  two 
cents  tor  it. 

Sapho  is  crowding  the  cozy  Alcazar 
Theatre  to  the  doors,  and  the  demand 
for  seats  for  next  week  far  exceeds 
the  supply. 

The  stage  censors  of  Leipsic,  Stutt- 
gart and  Carlsruhe,  Germany,  have 
forbidden  the  presentation  of  Tolstoi's 
latest  play,  The  Powers  of  Darkness. 
It  must  be  a  genuine  terror. 

T.  Daniel  Frawley  will  next  week 
put  on  a  version  of  Quo  Vadis  at  the 
Burbank,  Los  Angeles,  to  be  followed 
by  The  Children  of  the  Ghetto. 

Among  the  company  supporting  M. 
B.  Curtis  are  :  Agnes  Rankin,  Eva 
Dennison,  Lillian  Haeward,  Clifford 
Dempsey,  Francis  Boggs  and  Thomas 
S.  Guise.  Fred  Cooper  is  doing  the 
advance. 

Prof.  Irvine,  the  best  of  our  teachers 
of  stage  dancing,  gave  an  entertain- 
ment and  dance,  for  the  benefit  of  his 
juvenile  class  May  29th,  at  Union 
Square  Hall  that  was  a  very  interest- 
ing affair. 

When  The  Tree  of  Knowledge  is 
presented  by  Henry  Miller  at  the 
Columbia  theatre,  some  of  the  leading 
roles  will  be  presented  by  the  originals 
in  the  New  York  presentation  at  the 
Lyceum  theatre. 

The  management  of  the  Columbia 
Theatre  announces  that  the  following 
scale  of  prices  will  prevail  during  the 
coming  Henry  Miller  season  :  Lower 
floor,  $1.50;  Balcony,  $1.00,  75c  and 
50c;  Gallery,  35c  and  25c. 

With  the  exception  of  those  theatres 
devoted  to  variety  or  to  sensational 
affairs  of  some  sort,  the  Paiis  play- 
houses are  not  likely  to  profit  largely 
by  the  exposition.  The  English,  and 
more  particularly  the  American  visi- 
tors, have  all  seen  Bernhardt, Coquelin, 
Hading  and  Rejane,  and  with  their 
curiosity  already  satisfied  they  will  not 
care  to  spend  much  time  in  the  legiti- 
mate Parisian  playhouses. 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


June  9,  1900 


Personal  Mention 

Grace  Field  will  be  W.  R.  Daly's 
ingenue  next  season. 

Douglas  Flint  and  Blanche  Chap- 
man have  left  for  New  York. 

Dudley  McAdow,  is  in  town  ahead 
of  Kellar,  the  magician. 

Lore  n  a  At  wood  opens  at  the 
Alcazar  in  Carmen. 

White  Whittlesey  will  open  in 
Carmen  at  the  Alcazar  Theatre  follow- 
ing the  Sapho  run. 

Florence  Roberts  has  added 
Frou  Frou  to  her  repertoire  of  plays 
at  the  Alcazar. 

W.  J.  Elleford  has  arrived  from 
the  East  and  is  enjoying  a  short  stay 
at  the  springs. 

Louise  Royce,  has  left  for  New 
York,  having  before  departing,  re- 
ceived an  offer  from  the  Tivoli. 

Harry  Roberts,  who  did  so  well 
with  the  Frawleys  in  Los  Angeles, 
arrived  in  San  Francisco  Sunday. 

Chas.  H.  Jones  and  George  Lyd- 
ing  left  for  the  East  Wednesday. 
Jones  goes  to  New  York  and  Lyding 
to  Cincinnati. 

Harry  Smith  and  wife,  Jessie 
Shirley,  are  in  town,  the  Shirley  Com- 
pany having  closed  its  long  and  suc- 
cesful  season. 

Ralph  Pincus  left  Thursday  for 


the  interior  to  be  gone  about  ten  days. 
Mr.  Pincus  will  do  the  preliminary 
booming  for  the  few  coast  appearances 
of  Henry  Miller  before  he  strikes  San 
Francisco. 

This  week  closes  the  engagement  of 
Alf  Wheelan  at  the  Tivoli.  Mr. 
Wheelan  has  become  very  popular 
during  his  long  run  at  the  Tivoli  and 
his  admirers  regret  to  see  him  depart. 
He  has  several  good  offers  from  the 
East,  and  will  accept  one  of  them 
very  shortly.  The  wishes  of  The 
Review  go  with  you,  Mr.  Hoot  Mon. 

Adyline  Estee,  of  the  Dunne  & 
Ryley  Company,  is  in  private  life  the 
wife  of  a  New  York  publisher.  Miss 
Estee  has  a  cultivated  soprano  voice 
of  beautiful  quality,  being  a  graduate 
of  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 
Besides  possessing  rare  vocal  gifts, 
Miss  Estee  has  in  a  marked  degree  the 
charm  of  good  looks  and  personal 
magnetism. 

Business  Manager  L.  Henry  of 
the  Yo  Semite,  Stockton,  has  received  a 
letter  from  his  bosom  friend,  Harry  Cor- 
son Clarke,  who  has  just  ended  a  long 
and  successful  season  at  Denver  with 
What  Happened  to  Jones.  Clarke 
made  Manager  Henry  a  flattering 
offer  to  become  his  business  manager 
next  season  in  a  tour  of  What  Did 
Tomkins  Do  ? 


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June  16,  1900 


cA  Big  Success 

Speaking  of  Olga  Nethersole,  whose 
season  has  just  closed  in  a  blaze  of 
financial  success,  Henry  Bell  of  the 
New  York  Press  has  this  to  say: 

"Yet  she  has  always  made  a  good 
income  on  the  stage.  Her  debut  was 
■effected  under  powerful  auspices,  and 
even  at  the  start  of  her  dramatic  career 
she  received  a  handsome  salary  and 
attracted  general  attention.  Augustin 
Daly  gave  Miss  Nethersole  $500  a 
week  for  her  first  year  in  America, 
and  the  Frohmans  granted  a  similar 
salary  to  her  in  the  following  season. 
Since  she  reached  the  age  of  25  Olga's 
income  has  averaged  $17,000  a  year. 
The  season  that  has  ended  was  much 
more  prosperous,  for  this  talk  about 
the  wickedness  of  'Sapho'  has  aided 
its  earnings  remarkably.  In  all  her 
theatric  ventures  Miss  Nethersole 
made  ends  meet,  and  at  the  age  of  30 
the  drama  has  paid  to  her  the  neat 
sum  of  $200,000.  In  these  agreeable 
circumstances  the  young  actress  feels 
justified  in  taking  life  comfortably 
during  vacation.  Her  London  home, 
to  which  she  will  return  next  week,  is 
in  Norfolk  street,  Park  Lane,  which 
is  the  heart  of  swelldom.  Miss 
Nethersole  is  grieved  to  realize  that 
instead  of  owning  her  own  house  she 
lipids  it  on  lease,  four  years  more  of 
which  term  have  yet  to  run.  At  the 
expiration  of  that  time  she  will  prob- 
ably become  an  American  citizeness, 
for  in  spite  of  bilious  journalism, 
Magistrate  Mott,  our  district  attorney 
and  grand  jury,  Olga  thinks  well  of 
us,  and  may  cast  her  lot  with  yankee 
doodle.  She  has  gained  ten  pounds 
in  flesh  since  'Sapho's'  troubles  ended, 
and  is  now  as  fit  as  a  fiddle  and  twice 
as  handsome.  Next  season  she  will 
begin  her  tour  in  San  Francisco." 


Henry  cMiller  in  cMiss 
Hobbs 


Henry  Miller  and  his  special  com- 
pany will  present  on  the  evening  of 
Monday,  June  25th,  at  the  Columbia 
theatre,  Miss  Hobbs.  Miss  Hobbs  is 
a  most  delightful  comedy  based  on  the 
old  and  never  worn  out  theme  of 
family  jars,  written  in  a  most  novel 
way.     It  will  be  presented  by  Mr. 


Miller's  special  company  which  com- 
prises some  of  the  best  known  people 
on  the  New  York  stage,  put  on  in  Mr. 
Charles Frohman's  usual  lavish  manner 
and  will  include  a  most  unique  setting 
of  a  cabin  on  a  yacht.  Miss  Hobbs 
is  a  comedy  which  has  no  risque 
moment  and  sparkles  with  delightful 
and  most  delicate  humor.  Mr.  Mil- 
ler's supporting  company  will  be  even 
superior  to  the  superb  organization 
that  appeared  here  with  him  last  sea- 
son. It  will  include  Margaret  Anglin, 
Frank  Worthing,  William  Courtenay, 
John  Findlay,  Margaret  Dale  and 
Mrs.  Thomas  Whiffen. 


Given  a  Theatre 


One  of  the  most  interesting  bits  of 
information  given  out  after  the  final 
adjournment  of  the  meetings  of  the 
Association  of  Vaudeville  Managers 
of  the  United  States,  was  that  Mr.  B. 
F.  Keith  had  announced  that  he  had 
made  a  present  of  his  theatre  in  Provi- 
dence, R.  I.,  to  his  general  manager, 
Edward  F.  Albee,  in  consideration  of 
his  many  years  of  faithful  service  in  his 
employ. 

The  munificence  of  the  gift  can  be 
more  readily  understood  when  it  is 
stated  that  a  little  more  than  a  year 
ago  Mr.  Keith  expended  $60,000  in 
redecorating  and  refurnishing  it.  There 
is  no  condition  whatever  attached  to 
the  gift.  The  title  passed  over  to  Mr. 
Albee  makes  him  owner  of  the  entire 
plant,  and  even  gives  him  the  privi- 
lege of  using  the  name,  Keith's 
Theatre.  Mr.  Albee  will  retain  his 
present  position  as  general  manager  of 
all  the  Keith  Theatres. 

Mr.  Albee  has  been  in  Mr.  Keith's 
employ  for  more  than  16  years,  and 
has  risen  to  his  present  position  in  the 
theatre  through  the  possession  of  natu- 
ral ability  and  much  force  of  char- 
acter. — Philadelphia  Times. 


Sam  ThaWs  Enterprises 

This  enterprising  manager  will  have 
out  this  season  the  following  well 
known  shows:  A  Wise  Guy,  A 
Stranger  in  a  Strange  Land,  Voyage 
en  Suisse,  A  Daughter  of  a  Million 
and  Yon  Yonson. 


Cordrays  Record 

When  Cordray's  Theatre  closes  for 
the  Summer  season,  it  will  be  with  the 
greatest  record  ever  made  by  a  theatre 
in  Portland  in  the  number  of  perform- 
ances given  in  a  like  length  of  time. 
Already  more  than  400  consecutive 
performances  have  been  provided,  and 
engagements  are  booked  up  to  July  1, 
without  a  break. 

Manager  Cordray  is  entitled  to  much 
credit  for  the  showing  thus  made,  and 
he  points  with  pride  to  the  fact  that 
not  for  a  night  in  the  season  has  his 
theatre  been  dark.  His  patrons  have 
shown  their  appreciation  of  his  efforts 
by  a  largeaverage  attendance  through- 
out the  season.  He  has  already  booked 
a  number  of  first  class  attractions  for 
next  season. — Oregonian. 


Through  a  Stage 
Trapdoor 

At  Atlanta  City  last  Sunday  night, 
Viola  Fleming,  one  of  the  leading 
members  of  the  Dunbar  Opera  Com- 
pany, was  nearly  drowned.  In  the 
first  act  of  The  Beggar  Student  a  large 
chopping  dish  filled  with  potatoes  is 
used.  At  the  end  of  the  act  last  night 
the  property  man  opened  the  trapdoor 
and  threw  the  potatoes  into  the  sea. 
The  theatre  is  on  a  pier  and  about 
twenty-five  feet  above  the  water.  He 
forgot  to  close  the  trapdoor.  At  the 
call  for  the  second  act  Miss  Fleming, 
who  was  late  in  changing  her  cos- 
tume, ran  down  the  stairway  from  her 
dressing-room.  She  did  not  notice  the 
opening  and  so  fell  into  the  surf.  Her 
screams  were  heard  and  an  employe  of 
the  theatre  dived  off  the  pier  and  res- 
cued her. 


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Clarence  H.  Jones,  manager  of  the 
Metropolitan  Theatre,  Portland,  an- 
nounces a  new  Northwestern  theatri- 
cal circuit.  E.  J.  Abrams,  of  New 
York,  will  act  as  agent.  The  season 
will  open  September  9. 

The  circuit  as  far  as  completed,  will 
comprise  the  Grand  Opera  House,  at 
Seattle,  Sutton's  new  theatre  at  Butte, 
Mont.,  the  Lyceum  theatre  atTacoma 


and  the  Metropolitan  theatre  of  Port- 
land. It  is  the  intention  to  make  the 
entire  circuit  one  of  popular  prices. 

Street  ^fairs 

Mr.  George  Mooser,  who  was  one  of 
the  promoters  of  the  Sacramento  Street 
Fair  and  Carnival,  as  well  as  many 
successful  Eastern  affairs  of  a  like 
nature,  has  been  engaged  as  Director 
General  of  the  Street  Fair  to  be  held 
in  Eureka  July  2,  3  and  4.  Eureka  is 
the  center  of  one  of  the  richest  districts 
in  California,  and  judging  by  the  en- 
thusiasm and  energy  displayed  by  the 
citizens  of  the  northern  city,  the  cele- 
bration should  be  a  most  popular  and 
successful  one.  There  will  be  Midway 
Shows,  free  vaudeville  and  circus  acts, 
fireworks  and  parades.  The  general 
prosperity  of  this  section  should  yield 
a  rich  harvest  to  those  showmen  who 
are  so  fortunate  as  to  secure  conces- 
sions at  this  fair. 


Henry  Irving  ^feted 

At  the  Savoy  Hotel,  London,  last 
Saturday  night,  a  complimentary 
dinner  was  given  to  welcome  home 
Henry  Irving  after  his  American  tour. 
D'Oyley  Carte  presided  over  the  200 
persons  present. 

Sir  Henrj-  was  given  a  tremendous 
reception  when  he  rose  to  respond  to 
the  toast  to  his  health,  but  the  features 
of  the  evening  were  the  speeches  made 
by  Ambassador  Choate  and  Mark 
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Married 


We  are  requested  to  announce  the 
marriage  of  Miss  Celia  De  Lacy, 
operatic  vocalist,  to  Mr.  Arthur  James 
Townsend,  Stage  Manager  Savoy 
Theatre,  Vancouver,  B.  C,  and  for- 
merly manager  of  the  Pike  Street 
Theatre,  Seattle.  The  marriage 
occurred  on  Wednesday,  May  30,  from 
the  residence  of  the  Rev.  John  Reid, 
Vancouver,  B.  C. 


Death  of  the  Oberon 

The  Oberon  closed  Friday  of  last 
week.  The  last  proprietors,  Joerdans 
&  Martini,  made  a  gallant  struggle, 
but  there  evidently  were  too  many 
concert  halls  in  the  city,  so  the  weak- 
est had  to  go. 


Off  for  Eureka 

Under  Sealed  Orders  Co.  left  Tues- 
day afternoon  for  Eureka,  to  play  that 
city  and  surrounding  towns.  Sapho 
will  also  be  produced.  Horace  Hwing 
went  along  to  help  stage  the  piece. 


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Some  Characters  from  Scenes  in  The  Taming  of  the  Shrew- 
that  will  recall  the  great  days  of  the 
Angus  tin  Daly  regime. 


Personal  Mention 

William  Courtenay  of  Daly's 
Theatre  Stock  Company  and  one  of 
the  leading  members  of  Charles  Froh- 
man's  forces,  has  been  secured  for 
Henry  Miller's  special  company.  He 
and  Frank  Worthing  will  be  among 
the  male  members  of  the  cast  of  Miss 
Hobbs. 

Maude  Courtney,  who  is  now 
playing  an  engagement  at  the  Califor- 
nia Theatre,  was  the  model  who  posed 
as  the  figure  of  Columbia  protecting 
the  Filipinos  in  The  East  Indies  group 
of  statuary  that  adorned  the  Dewey 
triumphal  arch  which  was  built  by  the 
citizens  of  New  York  and  graced  Madi- 
son Square  upon  the  homecoming  of 
that  honored  naval  hero. 

Margaret  Anglin  will  play  the 
role  of  a  man-hating  young  woman  in 
Jerome  VL.  Jerome's  comedy  success, 
Miss  Hobbs,  at  the  Columbia  next 
week. 

Clifford  Dempsey,  a  clever  actor 
formerly  with  the  Neill  Company,  has 
returned  from  Los  Angeles  after  a 
series  of  more  or  less  interesting  ad- 
ventures with  the  M.  B.  Curtis  Com- 
pany. 

JUDGING  by  newspaper  clippings 
received,  the  young  California  actress, 
Nance  O'Neil,  has  met  with  a  cordial, 
popular  reception  and  much  critical 
praise  in  Australia.  She  has  been 
playing  Magda,  Peg  Woffington  and 
Masks  and  Faces. 


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Virginia  Harxed  Sothern  de- 
clares that  one  reason  many  theatrical 
folk  are  taken  ill,  is  because  of  poor 
dressing  rooms.  "I  must  confess," 
she  says,  "that  I  should  feel  more 
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salaried  performers.  They  who  are 
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dations, who  demand  the  best  service 
in  hotels  and  wear  the  finest  raiment, 
meekly  bow  their  heads  and  yield 
when  it  comes  to  using  a  dressing 
room  that  in  many  cases  a  day  laborer 
would  refuse  to  put  up  with. 

¥  ¥ 

Clement  Scott,  the  muchly  dis- 
cussed theatrical  writer,  in  a  recent 
article,  discusses  ihe  differences  be- 
tween the  American  and  English 
stage,  and  in  conclusion  touches  upon 
the  subject  of  stage  production  in 
these  words:  "I  must  give  the  Am- 
erican stage,  at  least,  the  credit  for 
this  fact,  that  I  have  never  yet  seen 
an  actor  or  actress  take  such  a  liberty 
with  an  audience  as  to  be  imperfect 
when  the  play  is  actually  produced. 
Nervous  they  must  be — that  is  human 


nature — but  they  are  aware  of  the 
responsibility  of  their  calling.  In 
England,  on  the  other  hand,  there  are 
scores  of  actors  and  actresses  who  are 
habitually  imperfect  in  their  words, 
who  not  only  "stick"  themselves,  but 
cause  others  who  are  letter-perfect  to 
stick  also;  who  ruin  the  sceneS  in 
which  they  are  engaged  and  jeopardize 
the  prospects  of  the  wretched  author. 
Such  splendid  first-night  performances, 
in  regard  to  symmetry,  order,  smooth- 
ness, and  system,  as  those  I  have  seen 
in  America,  would  be  almost  im- 
possible on  a  first  night  in  London  to- 
day. And  why?  Because  in  America 
you  never  produce  a  play  before  it  is 
ready.    Unfortunately,  we  do. 


General  Mention 

The  Rialto  is  will  peopled  these 
days.    Actors  are  everywhere. 

The  Tivoli  is  quietly  working  on 
plans  for  a  new  opera  house. 

The  Coast  tour  of  the  Brownies 
under  the  management  of  S.  H.  Fried- 
lander  &  Co. ,  is  reported  to  have  been 
very  successful. 

The  wedding  of  Tom  Greene  and 
Bernice  Holmes  will  probably  occur 
hi  the  Fall." 

Edith  Lemmert,  who  plays  the 
leading  female  role  in  A  Homespun 
Heart  next  week,  is  one  of  a  trio  of 
talented  California  girls  who  were  first 
brought  to  public  notice  by  Henry 
Ludlum.  The  other  two,  Gertrude 
Foster  and  Charity  Finney,  achieved 
decided  success — the  former  at  the 
Alcazar  and  the  latter  with  Henry 
Miller. 

Fay  Templeton  will  join  Weber 
and  Fields'  stars  for  next  season. 

Billy  Van,  who  is  at  the  Orpheum 
this  week,  will,  next  season,  in  con- 
junction with  his  partner,  Thomas  W. 
Miner,  launch  a  new  farce  comedy, 
The  Coming  Man,  next  season. 

The  following  are  the  officers  of 
the  Association  of  Vaudeville  Man- 
agers of  the  United  States:  President, 
Benjamin  F.  Keith,  of  Boston;  Vice- 
President,  George  Middleton,  of  St. 
Louis;  Secretary,  Plympton  B.  Chase, 
of  Washington;  Treasurer,  Louis  C. 
Behman,  of  Brooklyn;  Assistant 
Treasurer,  Charles  E.  Kohl,  of  Chi- 
cago, Eastern  Board  of  Man- 
agers, Edward  F.  Albee,  of  New 
York;  Louis  C.  Behman,  of 
Brooklyn;  George  E.  Lothrop,  of 
Boston;  F.  F.  Proctor,  of  New  York, 
and  M.  Shea,  of  Buffalo;  Western 
Board  of  Managers,  Charles  E.  Kohl, 
John  D.  Hopkins,  and  John  J.  Mur- 
dock,  of  Chicago;  Morris  Meyerfeld, 
Jr.,  of  San  Francisco,  and  M.  C. 
Anderson,  of  Cincinnati.  Hon.  John 
F.  Cronan,  of  Boston,  who  has  figured 
as  the  legal  adviser  of  the  association 
in  its  discussions,  has  been  retained 
as  counsel. 


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Geo.  Lowe  is  busily  arranging  for 
a  big  production  of  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin 
under  canvas. 

Willie  Collier  will  have  a  new- 
play  by  Augustus  Thomas,  entitled 
Treadway  of  Yale. 

George  Nichols  has  been  playing 
with  The  Girl  From  Chili  Company 
at  the  Grand  this  week. 

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manager,  has  been  making  a  business 
visit  to  San  Francisco  this  week. 

Clarence  Montaine  joins  the 
Bacon-Elliott  Company  for  next 
week's  production  of  A  Homespun 
Heart  at  the  Grand. 

Lor  ex  a  Atwood,  who  underwent 
a  severe  operation  at  one  of  the  local 
hospitals  last  week,  is  convalescing 
rapidly. 

BELLE  Boyd,  famous  as  a  confeder- 
ate spy  in  the  rebellion  and  later  an 
actress  and  lecturer,  died  in  Wisconsin, 
Monday  night. 

Georgie  Woodthorpe,  has  been 
quite  ill  this  week,  though  going 
through  her  part  nightly  at  the 
Alcazar.  Monday  night  during  the 
performance  she  fainted  twice. 

Lillian  Thurgate,  one  of  the 
most  popular  of  the  Frohman  players 
in  the  Fast,  comes  here  with  Henry 
Miller's  company. 

Tom  Greene  of  the  Tivoli  will 
spend  a  week's  vacation  at  San  Diego 
and  Coronado. 

Alfred  Aldridge,  a  clever  San 
Francisco  boy,  is  helping  Lillian  Burk- 
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Charles  Bryant  is  taking  a  much 
needed  rest  at  Del  Monte  for  a  couple 
of  weeks.  Carlyle  Moore  is  directing 
the  Sapho  production  at  the  Alcazar 
during  Mr.  Bryant's  absence. 

Through  the  efforts  of  Walter 
Belasco,  Miss  Clara  Montague,  who  is 
very  ill  with  consumption,  was  given 
a  benefit  entertainment  at  Union 
Square  Hall,  June  2,  and  over  $80.00 
was  realized  to  send  the  sufferer  to  the 
springs. 

Scott-  Seaton  has  been  engaged 
for  the  Honolulu  season  of  the  James 
Neill  Company  and  left  with  the  com- 
pany by  Wednesday's  boat.  Mr. 
Seaton  will  be  a  desirable  addition  to 
this  popular  company. 

Among  callers  at  the  Review  office 
Tuesday  were  C.  F.  Ralston,  the 
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Jessie  Shirley;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Darrell 
Vinton,  Frank  Opperman,  Roy  Flem- 
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port of  the  Vinton  Company. 

Word  has  been  received  of  the 
great  success  that  is  being  scored  by 
Miss  Drusilla  Marx,  an  Oakland  girl, 
who  is  doing  grand  opera  in  Rome. 
She  has  won  fame  in  Italy,  and  the 
critics  there  are  lavish  in  their  praises 
of  her  voice  and  acting. 

Harry  Roberts  left  Wednesday 
to  join  the  Frawleys,  appearing  in 
Quo  Vadis. 

B.  M.  Allen,  Grand  Exalted  Ruler 
of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks,  is  a  guest  at  the  Palace. 
Mr.  Allen  is  a  lawyer  of  note  and 
lives  at  Birmingham,  Ala.  In  the 
United  States  there  are  75,000  mem- 
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Lorena  Attwood  will  join  the 
Alcazar  Company  in  Carmen  which 
follows  Sapho. 

White  Whittlesey  has  been 
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Fred  Belasco  and  wife  who  are 
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The  children  of  St.  Patrick's  Parish 
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bOCAb  THEATRES 


The  Columbia 

Kellar,  the  magician,  occupies  the 
boards  at  the  Columbia  this 
week.  The  evening's  entertainment 
opens  with  sleight-of-hand  perform- 
ances, all  good  and  such  as  one  ex- 
pects to  see,  and  does  see  done  by  all 
legerdermairi  performers.  It's  really 
laughable  to  hear  the  hum  and  buz 
of  busy  voices  all  around,  each  and 
every  one  exclaiming,  "There,  didn't 
you  see  how  he  did  that,"  and  "Oh, 
that's  an  old  trick."  or  "That's  easy, 
etc.,"  but  as  the  evening  wears  on 
and  more  and  more  difficult  tricks  are 
done,  the  audience  settles  down  to 
breathless  silence  until  while  watch- 
ing eagerly  for  some  loop  hole 
to  gain  knowledge  of  how  the 
cage  illusion  scene  is  done,  they 
are  fairly  startled  into  a  nervous 
chill,  as  suddenly,  without  warning, 
there  bounds  down  the  aisle  from  the 
foyer  to  the  stage,  apparently,  the  same 
girl  who  is  supposed  to  be  safely  and 
tightly  shut  up  in  the  lattice-work 
cage  occupying  the  center  of  the  stage, 
with  no  possible  avenue  of  escape  as 
far  as  the  eye  of  the  audience  can  see. 
Then  one  wonders  at  man's  powers 
and  the  possibility  of  performing  the 
seeming  miraculous.  The  greatest 
study  of  man  is  man.  The  church 
teaches  that  long,  long  ago  there  was 
a  heavenly  convention  and  the  advisers 
to  the  throne,  decided  to  destroy  man 
"lest  he  become  as  we  are,"  and  Kellar 
exemplifys  in  a  slight  degree  what 
man  will  be  when  he  conquers  all  the 
forces  of  nature,  when  as  the  East 
Indian,  he  will  not  need  these  con- 
trivances but  will  be  as  Gods  moving 
all  things  in  heaven  and  earth  at  his 
will. 


great  favorites  with  Alcazar  audiences. 
Mr.  Whittlesey,  who  succeeded  Mr. 
Hastings,  whose  contract  expired 
Tuesday  night,  made  a  good  impres- 
sion in  the  role  of  the  young  country- 
man. His  characterization  was 
radically  different  from  that  of  his 
predecessor,  displaying  more  delicacy 
and  restraint.  Hettema,  entrusted  to 
Walter  Belasco,  was  handled  with 
much  skill  and  was  a  portrayal  that 
has  never  failed  to  evoke  applause 
from  the  audience.  George  Webster 
gives  to  the  part  of  Uncle  Ceasaire  a 
humorous  touch  that  is  delightful. 
Edwin  T.  Emery,  as  Flamont.  is  to  be 
congratulated  for  his  interpretation  of 
this  part.  Little  Ollie  Cooper,  as 
Joseph,  is  very  cute.  Ernest  Howell, 
who  is  an  exceedingly  promising 
young  actor,  gives  a  clever  bit  of  char- 
acter work,  as  the  old  janitor.  Laura 
Crews,  Marie  Howe  and  May  Blaney 
are  as  usual  fine,  and  Carlyle  Moore, 
who  sparkles  as  the  clown,  displays  a 
side  of  his  versatility  that  has  hitherto 
never  been  shown.  The  long  cast  is 
individually  acceptable  and  the  en- 
semble work  well  handled. 


The  Alcazar 

\  While  the  adaptation  from  the 
famous  Sapho  is  not  so  very 
good,  yet  it  is  so  excellently  presented 
at  the  Alcazar  by  a  coterie  of  talented 
people  that  the  second  week's  run  has 
met  with  a  repetition  of  the  unpre- 
cedented success  of  the  opening  week. 
The  success  attained  has  been  due  in 
a  great  measure  to  the  characterization 
and  perfect  portrayal  of  the  leading 
roles  by  Florence  Roberts,  whose 
charming  and  expressive  manner  adds 
much  that  the  part  would  not  other- 
wise possess,  and  Earnest  Hastings  and 
White  Whittlesey,  both  of  whom  are 


The  California 

ooi) theatrical  management, backed 
by  a  clever  company,  is  winning 
out  at  the  California  Theatre.  When 
the  theatre-goer  says  to  his  neighbor, 
"You  can  get  your  money's  worth  at 
the  California,"  the  neighbor  will 
always  go.  And  such  an  array  of 
talent  !  You  do  not  go  to  the  Cali- 
fornia nowadays  to  see  anything  ser- 
ious—  "it  is  to  laugh."  Hoyt's  farcical 
and  musical  comedies  will  tickle  any- 
body, and  the  way  Dunne  and  Ryley's 
big  company  plays  A  Tin  Soldier  is 
a  revelation.  The  piece  has  been  fill- 
ing the  house  all  week.  Mathews 
and  Bulger  and  Walter  Jones  have  the 
most  conspicuous  roles  and  they  get 
all  the  possible  fun  out  of  them.  Mat- 
hews' work  as  Bridge  was  most  ex- 
cellent. Jones  was  Rats  and  Bulger 
was  the  plumber.  Mary  Marble,  as 
Carry  Story,  caused  much  favorable 
comment,  and  she  really  looked-  and 
acted  the  part  of  an  eight-year-old. 
Maude  Courtenay,  as  the  bride,  Bessie 
Tannehill  as  Violet  Hughes,  Adlyn 
Estee  and  Ethel  Kirwan  as  the  mother- 
in-law  and  domestic,  respectively,  and 
Gertrude  Wood,  as  Patsy,  all  added 
greatly  to  the  hilarious  fun.  PhilRyley, 
and  Tony  Hart,  as  the  heroes  of  Bull 


Run,  did  a  siuging  specialty  that  was 
good  in  fact,  there  was  much  sing- 
ing and  it  was  all  good.  For  instance, 
Wiseman's  male  quartet  was  unusually 
interesting,  furnishing  music  of  a  high 
order,  and  the  English  dancing  girls 
were  very  chic  in  striped  knicker- 
bockers, and  they  can  sing  as  well  as 
dance.  Nicholas  Sebastian  and 
Andrew  Bade  completed  the  cast.  The 
engagement  of  this  company  promises 
to  be  a  big  financial  success  and  the 
attendance  seems  to  be  increasing  at 
every  performance.  San  Francisco 
should  consider  itself  lucky  to  have 
such  attractions  as  Dunne  and  Ryley 
are  presenting  here. 


The  moll 


'"The  old  saying  about  the  Prophet 
'  was  proven  at  the  Tivoli  Monday 
night  to  be  a  very  fallacious  way  of 
putting  things.  A  more  genuinely 
enthusiastic  reception  was  never  ac- 
corded » a  favorite  than  was  given 
Edwin  Stevens  on  his  reappearance  on 
the  Tivoli  boards,  by  his  own  towns- 
people. Applause  and  general  enthu- 
siasm was  so  pronounced  that  Mr. 
Stevens  was  compelled  to  make  a 
speech, and  hedid  it  in  quite  a  delight- 
ful manner.  He  gave  a  good  speech — 
not  the  palaver  of  the  ordinary  stage 
boomer — but  one  indicative  of  the 
reserve,  intelligence  and  ambitions 
of  a  student,  as  Edwin  Stevens  is 
known  to  his  intimate  friends.  A 
great  share  of  the  applause  was  ac- 
corded Anna  Lichter,  the  most  popu- 
lar prima  donna  known  to  the  Tivoli, 
who  made  her  reappearance  for  this 
opera.  The  opera  was  excellently 
given.  Mr.  Ste\ens  had  a  chance  for 
artistic  work  as  the  Baron  de  Grimm, 
changing  from  100  years  to  75,  50  and 
25,  by  the  magic  of  a  kiss,  and  he 
gave  a  magnificent  bit  of  acting,  be- 
sides singing  the  part  well.  Ferris 
Hartman  played  Dr.  Gourmet,  the 
physician,  and  delighted  his  friends 


by  an  exceedingly  good  characteriza- 
tion. It  had  less  of  the  usual  broad 
comedy  that  Hartman  gives  us — and 
while  full  of  fun,  was  a  skillful  exhibi- 
tion of  comedy.  Anna  Lichter  sang 
as  successfully  as  ever,  and  Win. 
Schuster,  who  seems  to  be  singing 
with  more  freedom  week  by  week, 
was  in  magnificent  voice.  Annie 
Myers  created  much  amusement  by  a 
broadly  humorous  characterization  of 
the  man-hunting  widow,  Matrimonial 
Mary.  Harry  Cashman,  a  new  mem- 
ber of  the  company,  had  but  little  to 
do,  but  he  gave  promise  of  being  a 
valuable  member  of  the  company. 
Arthur  Boyce,  Fred  Kavanagh,  Julie 
Cotte  and  Grace  Orr  were  others  in  a 
most  successful  production  of  the 
opera,  which  has  been  witnessed  by 
large  houses. 


Grand  Opera  House 

The  Girl  From  Chili,  that  organ- 
ized here  some  seven  or  eight 
months  ago  and  has  since  made  a  tour 
over  a  great  deal  of  the  United  States, 
opened  to  a  home  audience  Monday 
night,  playing  to  fair  audiences  all 
week.  The  cast  is  much  better  than 
the  piece,  which  has  evidently  been 
inspired  by  Charley's  Aunt.  We 
understand  that  for  next  season  there 
will  be  a  totally  new  version,  from  the 
pen  of  George  Cohan.  The  leading 
characters  in  the  Girl  were  in  the 
hands  of  De  Witt  Clinton,  a  good 
looking  capable  actor;  Frank  Bacon, 
an  old  favorite;  Edna  Ellsmere  and 
Fay  Courtney,  two  charming,  hand- 
some young  women.  The  balance  of 
the  cast  was  made  up  of  Ed  Whaleu, 
George  Nichols,  James  Whiteside, 
Kate  Bruce,  Mae  Baxley  and  Gus 
Tate,  who  is  too  good  an  actor  to  be 
libeled  by  the  diminutive  "Master" 
as  appears  on  the  program.  Young 
Tate  indeed  was  exceedingly  clever 
and  made  a  distinct  hit. 


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playing  at  the 

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T/ze?  Orpheum 

Although  John  Camp  does  not 
smile,  he  made  everybody  roar 
when  he  made  his  debut  at  the 
Orpheum  this  week.  Van  and 
Nobriga,  assisted  by  Bobby  North, 
in  a  sketch  entitled,  My  Busy  Day, 
were  very  clever  and  met  with  great 
favor.  Billy  Van  as  Patsy,  the  office 
boy,  was  original  and  witty  and  kept 
the  vast  audience  in  continuous  good 
humor.  Their  singing  was  good. 
The  Three  Merrills,  trick  bicyclists, 
have  few  equals,  if  any,  in  that  iine. 
Their  riding  is  of  the  marvelous.  Mr. 
Chas.  Merrill  in  his  conception  of  the 
messenger  boy  was  original  and  his 
many  tricks  were  well  received.  They 
are  not  like  the  great  run  of  trick 
bicyclists  who  have  a  stereotyped 
program,  but  are  original  in  their 
riding  and  some  of  their  tricks  defy 
the  laws  of  gravity.  Sidney  Deane, 
in  popular  songs,  captivated  his 
listeners.  He  has  a  sweet,  clear  bari- 
tone and  his  rendition  of  the  senti- 
mental brought  tears  thick  and  fast. 
He  was  a  favorite  from  the  very  first 
song.  The  popular  stars,  Joseph 
Hart  and  Carrie  De  Mar,  shone  with 
added  brilliancy  in  Mr.  Hart's  original 
skit,  Dr.  Chauncey's  Visit.  Miss 
Lillian  Burkhart,  as  Dorothy,  in  Fifty 
Years  Ago,  was  very  clever.  Mr. 
Fenwick  Leach's  characterization  of 
Squire  Thornbeck,  her  rich  grand- 
father who  had  disowned  her,  was  a 
piece  of  fine  acting.  Mr.  William 
Brewer  and  Mr.  Anton  Hill  filled  well 
their  minor  parts.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Jimmie  Barry  in  Mrs.  Wilkins  Boy 
created  much  enthusiasm  and  de- 
servedly so.  Fleurette  and  Oardiner 
were  excellent  in  their  musical  special- 
ty, entitled  An  Eventful  Day.  In  all, 
the  new  bill  throughout  was  one  that 
the  Orpheum  management  may  well 
feel  proud  of. 

Tfe  Olympia 

THE  good  program  at  the  Olympia 
this  week  is  well  received.  It's 
the  first  appearance  of  the  Dockmans, 
Charles  and  Mamie,  who  do  some 
marvelous  bag  punching  and  bring 
down  the  house  for  their  efforts,  mak- 
ing a  great  hit.  Si  Stebbens,  the 
Yankee  Monologuist  and  expert  card 
manipulator,  is  all  right,  and  carries 
the  audience  with  him.  Harry  Holmes 
and  his  wonderful  dog  Dandy  are 
nightly  urged  by  repeated  encores  to 
remain  upon  the  stage  to  the  utmost 
limit.  Trixeda,  the  beautiful,  dis- 
plays her  talents  to  the  admiration  of 
the  gaping  throng.  Mabel  Le  Clair's 
operatic  selections  please  every  one. 
Manie  Calaveris  sings  the  latest  songs 


which  pleases  her  hearers.  The 
Stock  Company  are  doing  some  heavy 
work  and  are  received  with  salvos  of 
applause.  Friday  is  amateur  night, 
and  always  fun  and  frolic  abound  on 
the  stage  aud  in  the  audience. 

The  Chutes 

HThk  Chutes  has  a  very  good  pro- 
'  grain  this  week.  Gates  and 
Clark  have  a  very  jolly  Irish  sketch 
which  makes  one's  sides  ache  with 
laughter  Kmile  Walton,  the  Dutch 
monologuist  and  musical  comedian, 
fills  a  long  felt  want.  Gaffney  and 
Burton  score  a  hit  with  their  graceful 
Cakewalk,  and  their  songs  and  dances 
are  all  well  received.  Bascoe  and 
Rice,  the  grotesque  acrobatic  come- 
dians, have  a  new  one-act  comedy, 
Otis  McGuire  from  Klondike,  which 
makes  a  hit  at  once,  being  quite  the 
event  of  the  evening.  Deets  and  Don 
sing  well,  and  dance  as  well,  if  not 
better,  to  the  huge  enjoyment  of  the 
lookers-on.  There  are  a  number  of 
new  pictures  shown  by  the  Animato- 
scope.  The  Electric  Fountain  is  a 
joy  to  the  beholder.  Whistler  and 
Bowers  give  an  exhibition  on  the  lake 
which  is  very  attractive.  Thursday, 
amateur  night,  a  number  of  amusing 
specialties  were  shown. 


Fischer  s  Concert  House 

Cischer's  Concert  House  is 
*  crowded  this  week.  The  Lam- 
bardi  Opera  Quartet  has  made  many 
friends  and  are  with  us  but  a  few 
weeks  longer.  They  close  each 
evening's  performance  with  a  fine 
rendering  of  the  fourth  act  from 
Ernani  with  Barducci,  Bardaracco 
and  Abramoff,  who  receive  many 
encores  for  their  excellent  perform- 
ance. Pollettini  must  also  be  credited 
with  enjoyable  solo  work.  Miss 
Isabella  Underwood,  the  contralto 
from  the  Grand  Opera  House  Extrava- 
ganza Company,  is  given  a  cordial 
reception,  singing  most  accept ibly 
I'm  a  Merry  Vivandiere,  and  A  Little 
Lady.  The  D'Estelle  Sisters,  with 
their  very  pretty  fancy  dances  and 
wonderful  acrobatic  dancing,  are  the 
recipients  of  much  applause.  August 
Hinrichs  and  his  excellent  orchestra 
came  in  for  much  well  merited  ap- 
plause. Conductor  Hitirich's  solos 
are  always  enjoyed  and  remembered 
with  pleasure. 

Vaudeville  Notes 

The  Eureka  Fair  closes  July  5th. 

The  Woodthorpes  open  at  the 
Chutes  June  18. 

Helen  Moulton  opens  at  the  Casino 
Theatre,  Sacramento,  next  week. 

Fort  Benton,  Mont. ,  has  a  vaude- 
ville house. 


Harry  De  Lain  is  at  the  Palm 
Garden,  Seattle. 

May  Russell  will  shortly  appear  in 
this  city. 

Deming  and  Carroll  are  big  cards  at 
the  Leader,  Yallejo. 

Marion  Blake  and  Delia  St.  Claire 
leave  for  Jerome,  Arizona,  this  week. 

Fred  Gottlob,  manager  of  the  Mas- 
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Jessie  White  will  in  the  near  future 
make  her  first  San  Francisco  appear- 
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McDonald  Bros,  and  Belle  Wilton 
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Geo.  Harrison,  The  Romalo  Bros., 
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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  June  10. — The  summer  roof 
gardens  opened  up  last  Monday  night,  and 
a  colder  evening  could  not  have  been 
selected.  Oscar  Hammerstein's  Venetian 
Terrace,  as  the  Victoria's  garden  is  called, 
had  the  worst  blizzard,  although  by  no  means 
the  dullest  show.  To  add  to  the  discomfort 
of  spectators  who  had  neglected  to  bring 
ulsters,  the  lights  went  out  at  one  stage  of 
the  proceedings,  and,  as  one  man  put  it,  the 
people  didn't  know  whether  they  were  go- 
ing through  a  tunnel  or  an  ice  cream  freezer. 
But  the  program  was  good  and  later  in  the 
week,  when  some  real  June  weather  came, 
the  audiences  enjoyed  the  specialties. 
Among  the  features  were  the  Johnson 
Brothers,  who  are  unusually  expert  trick 
bicycle  riders;  Czarina,  a  new  graceful 
dancer;  and  Healey  and  Hayes,  Satsuma, 
Marion  Winchester,  Giovanni  Portonova 
and  Louise  Dresser. 

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The  most  satisfactory  roof  garden  show 
on  Monday  night  was  the  Cherry  Blossom 
Grove,  the  glass-covered  roof  garden  of  the 
New  York  Theatre  this  season.  The  mach- 
inery by  which  Sire  Bros,  hoped  to  make 
liquid  air  was  not  ready  Monday  night,  and 
they  didn't  need  it.  At  this  writing  it  is 
extremely  doubtful  whether  it  can  be  put 
into  operation  at  all  this  season.  Every 
time  I  talked  with  Manager  Melville  Stoltz 
of  the  roof  garden,  or  Manager  Claxton  Wil- 
stach  of  Whitney's  Quo  Vadis,  still  in  the 
New  York  Theatre  proper,  something  was 
wrong  with  the  preparations,  and  the  liquid 
air  was  not  ready.  Personally,  I  think  it 
will  be  a  long  time,  if  ever,  before  liquid  air 
can  really  be  used  economically  as  a  means 
of  refrigeration  for  theatres  or  for  anything. 
When  Oscar  Hammerstein  built  the  roof 
garden  on  top  of  the  New  York  Theatre  he 
covered  it  with  glass  so  that  it  would  be 
possible  to  have  a  performance  every  night, 
rain  or  shine.  He  forgot  that  a  glass  roof 
would  make  the  place  like  a  hot  house.  When 
he  subsequently  built  the  Victoria  he  left  off 
the  glass  from  the  roof.  Nevertheless, 
Cherry  Blossom  Grove,  as  it  is  now  called, 
is  one  of  the  most  delightful  places  of 
amusement  in  the  city.  Its  trees  in  full 
bloom  reminds  one  of  California.  I  met 
Frank  Belcher,  the  California  basso,  there 
one  evening  and  he  said  it  actually  made 
him  homesick  to  see  such  blossoms. 
Mr.  Belcher  has  finished  one  successful 
season  as  principal  basso  of  the  Castle 
Square  Opera  Company,  appearing 
mostly  in  its  grand  opera  productions, 
and  if  he  finds  time  he  may  run  out  to  San 
Francisco  this  summer  for  a  few  weeks. 
But  I  am  drifting  from  the  subject.  Mr. 
Belcher  was  there  for  the  purpose  of  seeing 
two  of  his  fellow  students  in  Italy  make 
their  appearance.  They  were  Alfred  Doria, 
baritone,  and  Edgar  Zerni,  tenor,  and  they 
sang  the  Toreador  song  from  Carmen  and 
La  Paloma,  both  arranged  as  duets.  Among 
others  who  were  well  received  were  the 
Florenz  troupe  of  acrobats;  Henri  French, 
the  juggler;  Marguerite  Cornille,  the  ballad- 
ist;  and  a  ballet  from  "Broadway  to  Tokio." 
One  of  the  privileges  enjoyed  by  the  patrons 


of  the  roof-gardens  or  the  Quo  Vadis  per- 
formance in  the  main  theatre  is  that  one 
ticket  admits  to  either  or  both  performances, 
so  that  between  the  acts  one  can  enjoy  a 
part  of  the  other  show  by  merely  taking 
the  elevator.  That  arrangement,  I  think  is 
better  than  a  three-ring  circus  where  one 
can  never  see  anything  because  he  tries  to 
see  too  much  at  the  same  time. 


Koster  &  Bial's  roof-garden  bill  includes 
Emma  Cams,  Williams  and  Adams,  Mile. 
Emmy,  Ed  Latelle  and  Trovolo. 

Women  and  Wine  closed  at  the  Academy 
of  Music  last  night  after  a  successful  run. 

Victor  Herbert's  band  is  ensconced  at  the 
Terrace  Garden  for  the  summer. 


Franz  Kaltenborn  with  his  orchestra  of 
sixty,  has  opened  St.  Nicholas  Garden  for 
the  summer,  and  he  will,  in  all  probability, 
repeat  the  success  with  which  his  efforts 
were  rewarded  last  summer  when  he  con- 
ceived the  idea  of  giving  fine  orchestral 
concerts  at  popular  prices.  He  started  out 
last  summer  with  prices  at  50  and  25  cents 
admission,  but  the  venture  kept  the  garden 
so  crowded  toward  the  latter  end  of  the 
summer  that  this  summer  he  has  made  a 
uniform  price  of  50  cents.  Once  or  twice  a 
week  he  has  a  vocalist,  and  among  those 
already  re-engaged  from  last  summer's  con- 
certs is  Miss  Alta  Yolo,  a  California  girl 
who  is  here  studying  with  Miss  Emma 
Thursby,  the  famous  soprano.  Mr.  Kalten- 
born is  assisted  in  many  of  the  details  of  his 
enterprise  by  Mrs.  Kaltenborn,  who  is  her- 
self a  skilful  musician,  a  social  favorite,  aud 
a  tactful  supervisor. 


Olga  Nethersole  and  her  brother  Louis, 
who  is  to  succeed  Mr.  Mayer  as  her  business 
manager,  sailed  on  the  Majestic  last  Wed- 
nesday for  Europe.  Miss  Nethersole  was 
not  a  conspicuous  passenger.  She  kept 
away  from  the  rail  where  all  the  handker- 
chief waving  and  kiss  throwing  was  going 
on.  She  said  that  she  was  not  sorry  to  be 
going  back  to  England,  because  she  would 
visit  the  United  States  again  so  very  soon. 
The  public  here  had  been  so  very  kind  (the 
really  representative  and  refined  public,  she 
said  in  qualification),  that  it  would  break 
her  heart  to  go  away  if  she  thought  she 
could  never  see  these  shores  again.  Miss 
Nethersole  had  nothing  to  say  for  general 
circulation  about  Marcus  Mayer,  or  about 
Mr.  Hamilton  Revelle,  the  man  who  made 
love  so  beautifully  in  the  play  of  Sapho  that 
same  of  the  gossips  were  perfectly  sure  that 
Miss  Nethersole  must  have  fallen  in  love 
with  him  and  proposed  to  marry  him  in  real 
life,  as  Mr.  Revelle,  in  an  unguarded 
moment  once  declared  and  then  retracted. 
Marcus  Mayer,  Miss  Nethersole's  former 
manager  sailed  on  the  St.  Paul  in  search  of 
some  new  attraction  for  next  season.  Many 
other  theatrical  persons  also  sailed  last 
week. 

» 

There  has  been  a  good  deal  of  speculation 
as  to  the  new  play  in  which  John  Drew  will 
appear  next  year.    Since  the  second  year  of 


his  starring  tour  Mr.  Drew  has  drawn  his 
repertoire  almost  exclusively  from  the  suc- 
cesses which  Charles  Wyndham  had  already 
scored  in  London.  The  Bauble  Shop,  The 
Squire  of  Dames,  Rosemary,  The  Liars  and 
The  Tyrannj  of  Tears  were  all  presented  by 
Mr.  Drew  after  Mr.  Wyndham  had  estab- 
lished them  as  London  successes.  This 
year,  however,  poor  Wyndham  finds  himself 
without  a  successful  play.  His  performance 
of  Cyrano  de  Bergerac  failed  to  arouse  any 
enthusiasm,  and  after  a  six  weeks'  run 
Wyndham  was  obliged  to  shelve  it  in  favor 
of  his  old  standby  and  perpetual  stop-gap. 
David  Garrick.  The  Gay  Lord  Quex,  which 
Drew  would  have  given  a  great  deal  to  se- 
cure, is  out  of  the  question,  as  John  Hare 
holds  the  American  rights  and  will  present 
it  here  next  year  himself.  This  narrows 
the  Loudon  market  down  to  the  two  moder- 
ate successes — Lady  Huntley's  Experiment, 
and  The  Messenger  from  Mars.  There  is  a 
rumor,  however,  that  Mr.  Drew  intends  to 
drop  English  plays  for  the  moment,  and 
will  open  his  season  in  a  new  comedy  by  an 
American  author.  Rob  Roy. 


Crossruan's  new  play,  Mistress  Nell,  had  its 
first  presentation  at  the  Tabor  Sunday 
night.  The  play  was  well  received  by  a 
good  sized  audience.  Miss  Crossman  in 
the  title  role  made  a  big  hit.  Her  support 
was  very  poor.  This  is  the  closing  week  of 
a  very  prosperous  season  at  the  Tabor.  * 
Henry  Miller  opens  a  three  nights'  engage- 
ment at  the  Broadway  Theatre  on  Thursday 
night  with  Miss  Hobbs.  *  Frederick  Howard 
will  give  a  song  recital  at  the  Central  Chris- 
tian Church  tonight.  *  The  students  of  the 
Broadway  Dramatic  School  played  four 
nights  at  Adelphian  Hall  for  the  benefit  of 
the  Sacred  Heart  Church,  Helen  Morrison 
Howie's  comedy,  After  the  Matinee;  Who's 
Who,  The  Dead  Shot  and  Sweethearts  were 
presented.  The  students  acquitted  them- 
selves very  creditably.  *  Among  the  arri- 
vals of  former  Denverites  who  are  now  pro- 
fessionals are  Miss  Aline  Crater,  late  with 
Hoyt's  productions  in  Australia,  and  Mr. 
Charles  Brokate  of  the  Clara  Thropp  Com- 
pany- Bob  Bell. 


DENVER 

Specinl  Correspondence. 

Denver,  June  5. — Manhattan  Beach 
opened  its  season  last  night  to  a  fair  house. 
Cumberland,  '61,  was  well  presented  by  a 
good  company,  headed  by  Mary  Hampton. 
Miss  Hampton  is  an  excellent  actress,  and 
will,  I  predict,  become  a  great  favorite  here. 
Eugene  Ormonde,  who  has  been  advertised 
as  leading  man  of  the  company,  is  not  here 
yet,  owing  to  illness,  I  believe.  His  part 
was  played  by  Asa  Lee  Willard,  a  clever 
young  man,  in  an  excellent  manner.  Fred- 
erick Perry  played  in  his  usual  artistic 
manner.  Hardee  Kirklaud,  new  to  the  Den- 
ver public,  proved  himself  a  very  capable 
actor.  Ethelyn  Clemens  in  the  ingenue 
role  was  sweet  and  winsome.  Others  in  the 
cast  were  Messrs.  Thomas  Ford,  Rogers, 
Garrison,  Le  Due,  Parke  and  Asmus,  and 
Misses  Aigeu  and  Del  Vecchio.  All  were 
thoroughly  competent.  *  The  second  week 
of  the  season  at  Elitch's  Garden  opened 
Sunday  night  to  a  full  house.  Mr.  Kelcey, 
Miss  Shannon  and  the  stock  company  ap- 
peared to  great  advantage  in  Haddon 
Chambers'  play  The  Idler.  Mr.  Kelcey 
gave  a  most  finished  performance.  Miss 
Shannon  was  charming  as  Lady  Harding. 
John  T.  Sullivan  made  an  excellent  Sir  John 
Harding.  No  Sunday  matinees  during  the 
Kelcey-Shannon  engagement.  *  Henrietta 


CANADA 
Special  Correspondence 
St.  John,  N.  B.,  June  5.— Mr.  Harkin's 
Quo  Vadis  last  week  was  a  success  in  every 
way,  aud  drew  big  houses  the  entire  week. 
Arthur  Elliott,  as  Petronius,  and  Joseph 
Brennan,  as  Nero,  carried  off,  perhaps,  the 
honors  of  the  male  impersonations,  while 
Kate  Dalglish,  as  Lygia,  Mary  Hall,  as 
Eunice,  and  Louise  Wakelee,  as  the  boy 
Aulus,  did  effective  work.  The  company  go 
to  Halifax  from  here, returning  for  one  week 
the  25th.  This  week  we  have  The  Brownies 
in  Fairyland  4-6,  and  Frank  Tannehill's  A 
Young  Wife  7-9.     Peachev  Carnehan. 


Personal  Mention 

Bert  Frank  and  wife  joined  Under 
Sealed  Orders  Co.  for  the  Eureka  trip. 

Walter  Jones  has  been  a  great 
sufferer  this  week,  although  going  in 
every  performance  at  the  California. 

Geo.  McQuarrie  has  joined  the 
Frawley  Co.  for  the  summer  months. 

Jessie  Shirley  left  Friday  to  visit 
her  home  in  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 
She  will  take  a  much  needed  rest  and 
return  in  time  for  rehearsals  for  next 
seasou. 


FREE  STREET  FAIR 


HUMBOLDT 
COUNTY 

The  Richest  County 
MIDWAY  SHOWS 


EUREKA, 


JULY  2,  3,  4  a""  5 

in  the  State 

WANTED 


Space  on  Streets  for  all  Kinds  of  Concessions  at  Low  Percentage 

Blanche  Le  Clair  Sloan 
Armstrong  and  O'Neill 
The  Hewitts 
Hill 

George  Marsh 
"Kube"  Shields, 
SI  Stebbins 

Write  at  Once 


Climate  Unsurpassed 
Money  Plentiful 

CIRCUS  AND  VAUDEVILLE  ACTS  WRITE 

GEORGE  HOOSER,  Director  General 
Vance  House 

Eureka,  Humboldt  Co.,  Cal. 


Give  Lowest  Salary 
First  Letter 


June  16,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


I  Under  Sealed  Orders  ^ 


Raymond  Whitaker 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Under  .Sealed  Orders 


Andrew  Thomson 

Directing  Tour  of 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


FRANK  De  CAMP 

Stage  Manager 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


B.   W.  HILLIKER 

Characters 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

JULIA  CLIFFORD 

Ingenue 
Under  Sealed  Orders 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

EDWARD  CLISBEE 

Sergeant  Leggett 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

C.   E.  THURSTON 

With 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

OMEDA  RAYMOND 

Julie 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

ESTHER   DU  KEY 

Nouma — in 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


GEORGE  L.  GRAVES 

Harry  Mortimer — in 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


*  *  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  *  & 


CHARLES  and  KITTIE 


WI 


A   $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hallett's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Flora 


REFINED    VOCHL  DUO 

Hastings  &  Hall 

Introducing  Repetoire — Strictly  Up-to-Date 


Frances 


Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.   Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Agent 


LAURA  CREWS 

INGENUE 

ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


NOAH  BRANDT 


Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 


FRANK  COOLEY 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 


DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

IDA  HAWLEY 


M-     T-    MCQUARRIE  Prima  Donna,         Grand  Opera  House 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

EDWARD  B.  LAD  A 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

EDITH  CRASKE 

Premier  Danseuse 

Grand  Opera  House. 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 

CARLYLE  MOORE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

MARY  SCOTT 


Leading  Woman 


Stockwell  Co 


HA7  BLAYNEY 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 


TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivoli 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Qeo.  M.  Hermance 

Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,       Vinton  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 

GERALD  L.  DILLON 

Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

VINTON  STOCK  CO.       ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 


IOs.£.tAt!?JLRTI      MISS  GEORGIE  WO0DTH0RPE 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 


FRANK  COOLEY  CO. 

GEORGIE  FRANCIS 

Juveniles 
Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ELIZABETH  HALE 

Leads  and  Charact*  rs 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ZOE  SAVO-RICE 

Characters  and  F.motionals 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

MARY  MARBLE 

Star,  Stock  Co. 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

BESSIE  TANNEHILL 

Leading  Soprano  and  Characters 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

ADYLINE  ESTEE 

You  know  who  I  am 
"nufk  said" 


EDWIN  STEVENS 


Special  Engagement  at  the  Tivoli 


FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 

GEORGE  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 


C.  ROY  FLEMING 

Juveniles,  Vinton  Stock  Co. 


GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

Landers  Stevens 

PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 

OEO.  I*.  WEBSTER 
•    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  + 

Sydney  Plhtt 

Characters  and  Comedy 

WITH    FRANK  COOLEY 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

At  Liberty 

Address  this  Office 

LOUISE  ROYCE 

Address  Dramatic  Mirror,  New  York 

FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

 With  the  Neill  Co.  

FRANK  OPPERMAN 

Leading  Character  and  Comedy 
At  Liberty  Address  This  Office 

CHAS.  M-  THALL 

Boggs-Hemandez  Co. 


ALCAZAR  STOCK 


LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

CORAL  THORNDIKE 

SOUBRETTE 

Address  this  Office 

HAMILTON  ARHOUR 

Heavies 
With  Frank  Cooley 

ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 


Edwin  T.  Emery 


Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Union  Male  Quartet 

For  engagements  (all  occasions)  Cily  or  In- 
terior, address,  Mr.  Chas.  Henley,  Manager,  care 
Press  Club,  S.  F. 

STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man— Dailey  Stock  Co. 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jesale  Shirley  Co. 
Season  99-1900 


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June  16,  1900 


LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence. 
Los  Angeles,  June  12. — The  Burbank 
and  Orpheum  Theatres  have  it  all  to  them- 
selves and  are  both  doing  a  record  breaking 
business.  Los  Angeles  Theatre  dark.  * 
Arrangements  have  just  been  completed  by 
which  the  Great  Grau  Opera  Company  will 
give  three  performances  here  during  Novem- 
ber. La  Bohnie,  Lohengrin  and  Les 
Hugenots  w«11  be  presented.  Mr.  S.  Kron- 
berg  will  have  charge  of  the  Los  Angeles 
season. 

The  ever  great  and  glorious  T.  Daniel 
Frawley  is  now  a  man  of  leisure,  with  the 
exception  of  the  acting  he  does  at  night. 
The  newspapers,  critics  and  managers  have 
taken  the  reins  from  him  and  are  now  mak- 
ing all  his  plans  for  him.  Of  course  the 
numerous  arrangements  made  for  the  Fraw- 
ley  Company  are  all  good.  The  actor- 
manager  will  soon  awake  from  his  pipe 
dream  and  submit  a  plan  of  his  own,  and  it 
is  just  possible  that  it  will  be  better  than 
any  of  those  laid  out  for  him  by  the  numer- 
ous would  be  scoopers  above  mentioned. 
How  about  it  T.  Daniel  ? 

At  the  Burbank  the  Krawley  Company 
put  on  Men  and  Women  for  week  of  ioth. 
The  piece  proved  to  be  a  big  drawing  card 
as  it  had  not  been  seen  in  the  city  for  nine 
years.  Capt.  Reynolds  in  the  role  of  Wm. 
Prescott  has  a  part  that  is  suited  to  him,  and 
he  does  an  exceptionally  clever  piece  of 
work.  Francis  Byrne  also  shows  up  in 
excellent  form  and  is  second  to  Reynolds  in 
sharing  the  honors  of  the  production. 
Frawley's  work  it  goes  without  saying  is 
good,  as  well  as  that  of  Gaston,  Shaw  and 
Duffield.  Next  week  a  sumptuous  produc- 
tion of  Quo  Vadis  will  be  the  drawing  card. 
The  company  has  been  hard  at  work  for  the 
past  two  weeks  on  the  production. 

At  the  Orpheum  there  is  a  bill  that  is 
second  to  none  ever  seen  here.  The  num- 
bers are  all  top  notchers  and  the  entertain- 
ment sparkling  with  wit  and  full  of  good 
who'.esome  amusement.  Mgr.  Bronson, 
although  extremely  busy  with  his  play 
house,  manages  to  find  time  to  serve  on 
various  committees  for  Fourth  of  July  cele- 
bration, Elk  benefits  and  many  other  public- 
spirited  missions.  The  bill  is  headed  by 
Etta  Butler,  who  is  the  neice  of  one  of  the 
Los  Angeles  Police  Commissioners,  and  a 
local  favorite.  The  others  are  Mignani 
Family,  Vandy,  Midgley,  Louise  Gunning, 
Mile.  Bartho,  Wilson  Family,  and  the  old 
favorite,  Etra  Kendall. 

Herbert  C.  Cornish. 


PORTLAND 

Special  Correspondence 

Portland,  June  14. — Marquam  Grand — 
John  Drew  and  company  in  The  Tyranny  of 
Tears,  gave  two  excellent  performances  at 
this  theatre  Tuesday  and  Wednesday  to 
capacity  and  the  finest  production  of  a  com- 
edy we  have  witnessed  this  season.  This  is 
another  combination  of  the  many  that  Chas. 
Frohman  has  presented,  and  it  is  hard  to 
determine  whether  the  feature  is  the  star, 


his  company,  the  play  or  Mr.  Frohman. 

Cordray's  Theatre— The  Real  Widow 
Brown  closed  a  successful  week  and  gave 
way  to  the  Clement-Stockwell  combination 
in  the  New  Dominion.  The  play  as  ever  is 
pleasing  and  to  my  nolion  is  one  of  the 
comedy  classics  of  the  present  generation, 
but  the  cast,  with  the  exception  of  Mr. 
Clement  and  wife  and  Mr.  Stockwell,  is 
certainly  not  equal  to  the  requisites  of  this 
piece.  Our  old  friend  J.  D.  Williams  was 
especially  missed  from  his  old  place.  A 
Southern  Gentleman  goes  on  for  Friday  and 
Saturday. 

Metropolitan  Theatre— Dark.  Nothing 
announced. 

Fredricksburg — Business  was  slack  last 
week  on  account  of  extreme  heat.  Enter- 
tainers were  Ida  Howell,  who  has  two  weeks 
more  at  this  house;  Gordon  Sisters.  Ivan- 
hoe,  and  Wilson,  the  dancing  wonder. 
NOTES. 

Adgie,  and  her  performing  lions,  is  work- 
ing at  a  street  car  park  here,  and  drawing 
fairly  well.  *  Louise  Carter  of  the  Quo 
Vadis  Company  is  ill  at  the  Perkins  Hotel 
in  this  city  consequent  upon  the  severe 
strain  endured  by  her  performance  of  Sapho 
in  Seattle.  The  company  closed  its  regular 
season  here.  *  Cordray's  has  but  two  more 
attractions.  *  Manager  Heilig  has  not  yet 
returned  from  the  Sound  country.  *  Clar- 
ence Jones  announces  that  he  has  formed  a 
circuit  of  theatres  which  comprises  Sutton's 
Theatre  in  Butte,  Mont. .Metropolitan  Thea- 
tre in  this  city,  and  Columbia  Theatre  in 
Frisco.  To  me  this  looks  very  queer;  two 
popular  priced  and  one  first  class  house  in 
one  circuit  of  nearly  a  thousand  miles. 
What  says  Manager  Gottlob?  *  The  Elks 
here  enjoyed  a  visit  from  the  Grand  Exalted 
Ruler  of  the  order,  Judge  B.  M.  Allen,  who 
belongs  in  Birmingham,  Ala.,  of  which 
lodge  your  correspondent  is  also  a  resident 
and  member.  *  We  are  to  have  summer 
vaudeville  at  one  of  the  parks  commencing 
July  1st.  Edwin  A.  Davis. 

Wiseman's  Serenaders 

D.  J.  ANDRADA,  1st  Tenor;  NIC.  SEBASTIAN,  2d 
Tenor;  GEO.  H.  WISEMAN,  Barytone;  A.  BODE, 
Basso. 

With  Dunne  &  Ryley.    Late  with  Julia  Arthur. 

GERTRUDE  WOOD 

LEADING  INGENUE 

Dunne  K;  Ryley 

MAUDE  COURTNEY 

Who  Sinus  the  Old  Songs 

Dunne  &  Ryley  Star  Stock  Company 

IYIABLE  CARMICHAEL 

LEADINO  JUVENILE 

Darrel  Vinton  Company 


The  Boggs-Hernandez  Comedy  Co. 
go  out  week  after  next  playing  the 
smaller  towns  off  from  the  railroad, 
under  the  management  of  Chas.  M. 
Thall.  The  company  will  include 
Boggs  and  Hernandez,  Alfred  Ald- 
ridge,  Lillian  Haeward  and  Ethel 
Strachan.  Charley  Thall  goes  out 
ahead  Monday. 


WALTER  BELASCO 

Specially  Engaged  for  Summer  Season  at  the  Alcazar 

DAN  CROUSE 

With  Frank  Cooley  Co. 
Permanent  Address,  Western  Amusement  Exchange 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Bert  Roxie,  the  comedian, is  a  strong 

feature  at  the  Savoy,  Vancouver. 

♦  't  v  it  * 
*  * 

McSorley  and  Atwood  are  doing  a 
neat  sketch  at  the  Savoy,  Vancouver. 


Harry  Melbourne  is  a  hit  at  the 
Mascot  Theatre,  Seattle. 

* 

*f  * 

Billy  Dodson  will  shortly  play  in 
Manila. 

*  * 

Sadie  Fairfield  opens  at  the  Leader, 
Vallejo,  next  week. 

*  » 
»  * 

Sherman  and  Morrisey  are  heading 
this  way. 

*  * 

Frank  Carrillo  of  Bakersfield  has 
gone  to  Mexico. 

*  * 
* 

Kitty  Houston  and  Josie  Bright  are 
on  the  way  to  the  city. 

*  * 

Lillian  Walther  and  Elaine  Forrest 
have  returned  from  Los  Angeles. 

*  * 
* 

George  Hernandez  and  Francis 
Boggs  play  at  the  Orpheum  in  August. 

v 

*  * 

Anita  George,  Dick  Mack  and 
Minnie  Ellsworth  will  open  at  the 
Reception,  San  Jose,  next  week. 

*  * 
# 

Marion  Blake  closed  a  very  success- 
ful engagement  of  eight  weeks  at  the 
Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  this 
week. 

*  * 
* 

Alf  James,  character  vocalist, 
Blanche  Cammetta  and  Mae  Davis  are 
playing  the  Savoy,  Victoria. 


Antonio  Vargas  and  the  beautiful 
Salvini  will  shortly  appear  at  the 
Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles. 


Herr  Busch,  the  air  performer,  is 
one  of  the  successes  at  the  Savoy,  Van- 
couver. 


To  go  out  with  W.  R.  Daily,  Conlon 
and  Ryder,  Friedlander  Bros.,  Evans 
and  Maitland,  Healy  Sisters  and  John 
Del  more. 

•  * 

* 

The  New  Vaudeville  Theatre  at 
Manila  is  almost  complete.  Archie 
Levy  has  the  company  booked  for  the 
opening. 

•  * 

* 

The  Gordon  Sisters  are  being  fav- 
orably received  at  the  People's  Theatre 
Seattle. 


Marie  D.  Wood,  the  California 
nightingale,  has  recovered  from  her 
injuries  sufficiently  to  sing  again.  She 
is  filling  a  successful  engagement  at 
the  Savoy,  Vancouver. 


Hadley  and  Hart,  musical  wonders, 
doing  a  very  entertaining  act  with 
bells  and  chimes,  are  meeting  with 
success  at  the  Savoy,  Victoria. 


The  Gordon  Sisters,  Armstrong  and 
O'Neill,  Dampierre  and  Sheldon,  and 
Zanfrella  and  Ashley  are  making  good 
at  the  People's,  Seattle. 


Charles  Sydney  O'Brien,  the  gentle- 
man of  dusky  complexion  who  gained 
a  reputation  as  the  composer  of  Mah 
Angeline,  is  heard  of  once  more — this 
time  in  hard  luck — up  against  it  hard. 
At  midnight  Friday  of  last  week, 
O'Brien  was  found  lying  on  the  side- 
walk. The  man  was  delirious  and 
unable  to  even  give  his  name.  He  was 
registered  at  the  California  street  police 
station  for  medical  treatment  and  has- 
tened to  the  Harbor  Hospital,  where 
the  doctors  pronounced  his  condition 
serious.  Later  he  was  taken  to  a 
lodging  house.  He  has  been  lately 
playing  a  banjo  in  Kearny  street  dives 
and  North  Beach  resorts. 


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The  first  week  of  magic  and  mystery 
just  concluded,  has  established  the 
fact  that  Kellar,  is  without  a  peer  in 
his  field  of  work.  The  reincarnation 
of  the  spirit  of  the  rose  queen,  is  a 
masterpiece  and  the  wonder  of  it  all  is 
how  Kellar,  apparently  by  simple 
word  of  command,  can  materialize  a 
living,  breathing  woman,  out  of  the 
air,  in  full  light  and  before  the  eyes  of 
everyone.  The  methods  he  employs 
are  so  carefully  concealed,  that  he 
gives  no  hint  upon  which  a  theory  of 
explanation  may  be  based.  In  the 
program  that  he  has  prepared  for  the 
coming,  which  will  be  his  second  and 
last  week,  there  will  be  a  continuation 
of  the  subject  of  Hindoo  magic.  The 
last  performance  of  Kellar  will  take 
place  Sunday  evening,  June  24th. 


THE  ALCAZAR 


Sapho  still  continues  to  be  the  craze 
at  the  Alcazar,  and  the  attendance  for 
its  second  week  has  been  even  larger 
than  the  first.  Miss  Roberts  is  giving 
us  a  good  Sapho;  her  manners  are 
easy;  her  work  is  unstrained,  and  she 
continually  gives  one  the  sense  of 
great  reserve  power.  To  Miss  Roberts' 
Sapho,  White  Whittlesey  gives  us  an 
excellent  Jean  Gaussin;  he  interpre- 
tates  the  ardent  passions  of  the  lover 
with  fineness  and  grace,  and  draws 
the  sensual  character  of  Gaussin  to  the 
surface  with  a  maidenly  blush  of 
refinement  in  an  immaculate  manner. 
Mr.  Whittlesey  has  been  rightly 
termed  "the  prince  of  lovers,"  and  his 
Jean  Gaussin's  love-making  to  Fanny 
La  Grand  is  a  finished  piece  of  acting. 
Sapho  will  be  followed  by  Carmen. 


THE  GRAND 

At  a  matinte  to-day  and  this  ever- 
ing's  the  last  performances  of  The  Girl 
From  Chili  will  take  place,  and  to- 
morrow afternoon  the  Hon.  Judson 
Bnisie's  highly  successful  rural  drama 
A  Homespun  Heart;  or,  The  Estate 
of  Hannibal  Howe,  will  commence  a 
run  of  a  week.  On  its  initial  presen- 
tation in  this  city  some  five  years  ago, 
and  since  then  throughout  the  coast, 
this  play  has  received  the  seal  of 
public  approbation.  It  is  intended 
that  it  shall  constitute  one  of  the 
principal  attractions  of  the  coming 
season  in  the  East.  Most  elaborate 
preparations  have  been  made  for  its 
production.  The  cast  will  be  a  very 
strong  one  and  include  Frank  Bacon, 
Edith  Lemmert,  the  Eastern  emotional 
actress,  who  with  her  husband  Law- 
rence Hanley,  successfully  starred  in 
this  city  some  years  ago.    Among  the 


others  will  be  Clarence  Montaine,  late 
of  the  Frawley  Company,  and  De 
Witt  Clinton,  John  Howard,  Francis 
Boggs,  Harry  St.  Clair,  Gus  Tate, 
Little  Nessle,  Harry  Richardson,  Geo. 
Nichols,  Wallace  Hill,  Margaret 
Lewis  and  Kate  Bruce.  The  prices  of 
admission  will  be  10,  15,  25  and  50 
cents. 

THE  TIVOLI 

The  revival  of  the  comic  opera, 
Madaleine  or  The  Magic  Kiss,  at  the 
Tivoli  Opera  House,  and  the  appear- 
ance of  Edwin  Stevens,  Anna  Lichter, 
Ferris  Hartman  and  the  entire  com- 
pany in  the  production,  have  resulted 
in  the  theatre  being  crowded  to  the 
doors  nightly,  and  the  second  week  of 
the  comic  opera,  which  begins  to- 
morrow evening,  is  assured  of  success, 
as  the  advance  sale  of  seats,  is  report- 
ed to  be  very  large.  On  June  25th, 
the  Tivoli  will  revive  The  Geisha, 
with  the  full  strength  of  the  company 
in  the  cast,  and  there  is  sure  to  be  a 
big  rush  for  seats,  for  the  perform- 
ances of  this  "gem  of  all  comic 
operas."  Wang,  The  Sea  King,  The 
Wedding  Day,  and  other  successes  are 
to  be  revived,  before  the  grand  opera 
season,  which  begins  in  August. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  management  is  nearly 
always  in  a  position  to  offer  a  good 
bill.  The  new  bill  will  be  up  to  the 
high  standard  so  long  ago  set.  Chief 
of  the  newcomers  will  be  Charles  E. 
Grapewin,  assisted  by  Anna  Chance 
and  Company.  He  will  present  Above 
the  Limit,  a  rollicking  farce  comedy 
sketch,  one  of  the  fuuniest  on  the 
road.  The  famous  companologist, 
"Musical"  Dale,  will  also  be  on  the 
new  bill.  He  has  a  fine  set  of  instru- 
ments, including  a  large  frame  of 
bells  which  are  rung  by  small  cords. 
He  also  uses  hand  bells  and  sleigh 
bells.  From  the  latter  he  can  extract 
more  melody  than  most  folks  can  get 
out  of  a  church  organ.  Joseph  Hart 
and  Carrie  De  Mar  will  present  Mr. 
Hart's  famous  vaudeville  sketch,  The 
Quiet  Mr.  Gay,  and  Van  and  Nobriga 
Company  will  repeat  the  success  of 
last  week  in  an  entire  change  of  reper- 
toire. The  holdovers  will  be  :  Three 
Marvelous  Merrills;  Sydney  Deane 
and  thebiograph.  Matinees  Wednes- 
day, Saturday  and  Sunday. 

M.  Duval,  the  wig  maker,  was  paid 
a  great  compliment  by  the  Neill  Com- 
pany, who,  just  before  leaving  for 
Honolulu  declared  that  he  was  the 
best  wig  maker  they  had  ever  ran 
across. 


Orpheum 


GKAPKW1N  AND  CHANCE:  MUSICAL  DALE; 
VAN,  NOBRIGA  &  CO. 
JOSEPH  HART  AND  CARRIK  DK  MAR; 
THREE  marvelous  MERRILS; 
SIDNEY  DEANKi  BIOC.RAPH; 
MORRISKY  &  ORNUOKFH. 


Reserved  seals,  2;i  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats.  60  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY* 


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TONIGHT,  SUNDAY-  NIGHT  AND  FOR  A 
SECOND  AND  LAST  WEEK 
BEGINNING  MONDAY' 

KELLiAR 

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Special  Prices— 25c,  35c,  50c.  75c  and  $1.00 
JUNE  25th— HENRY  MILLER  and  a  Special  Co. 


Alcazar  Theatre  Tivoli  Opera  House 

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MONDAY,  JUNE  l?th 
THIRD  AND  LAST  WHEK  OF 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS 

Assisted  by 
WHITE  WHITTLESEY 
In  the  Fascinating  Play 

SAPHO 

Matinee  Saturday  Only 
Alcazar  Prices — 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c 
IN  PREPARATION— CARMEN 


GRAND 


OPERA 
HOUSE 


Telephone  Main  532 


MATINEES  TODAY  AND  TOMORROW 
LAST  NIGHT  OF 

The  Girl  From  Chili 

COMMENCING  TOMORROW  AFTERNOON 
The  Hon.  Judson  Brusie's  Rural  Dramatic  Idyl 

f\  ^omespui?  Jleart 

FOR  ONE  WEEK  ONLY 
Interpreted  by  Those  Sterling  and  Popular  Artists 
MR.  FRANK  W.  BACON 
MISS  EDITH  LEMMERT 
And  a  Specially  Selected  Company 

Popular  Prices— in,  15,  25  and  50c 
Good  Reserved  Seat  in  Orchestra  at  all  Matinees  25c 
Branch  Ticket  Office,  Emporium 

Ingomar  Theatre 

EUREKA,  CAL. 

Playing  Only  First-Class  Attractions.  First-Class 
Prices,    Seats  1000.    Per  Cent  Only. 

Address, 

p.  o.  Box  565.  WILLARD  WELLS 


OWING  TO  THE  ENORMOUS  SUCCESS  OF  THK 
BEAUTIFUL  COMIC  OPERA 

MADELEINE 

or  "The  Magic  Kiss" 
It  will  be  preseuted  for 
A  SECOND  WEEK  BEGINNING  NEXT  MONDAY 

Edwin  Stevens,  Anna  hiehter 

FERRIS  HARTMAN 
and  the  Entire  Company  in  the  cast. 

Evenings  at  8.      Matinee  Saturday  at  2. 
Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

Revival  of  THE  GEISHA,  June  25th 

FISCHER'S 

NEW  CONCERT  HOUSE 

122-124  O'Farrell  street 

E.  A.  FISCHER,  Prop.       GEORGE  MOOSER,  Mgr. 
The  Handsnm  st  Music  Hall  In  America. 

Fourth  ActTrom  ERNANI 

Signorina  Barducci;  Sigoor  Bardaracco;  Signor 
Abramoff;  also  Miss  Underwood,  the  favorite  Soub- 
rette;  D'Estelle  Sisters,  Fancy  and  Acrobatic  Dancers. 

Admission  10  cents.  Strictly  First-Class.  Cafe 
Unsurpassed. 


OBE  RO  IN 


O'Farell  5treet, 

Near  Stockton. 


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THEATRE 

Portland,  Ore. 

Playing  both  Leading 
and  Popular  Price 
Attractions 

«^Large  Seating  Capacity^ 

Fully  equipped  with  Scenery  and 
all  modern  stage  appliances. 

ADDRESS, 

John  F.  Cordray 

PORTLAND,  ORE. 


Every  Evening  and  Sunday  Matinee.  Grand  Con- 
cert by  Ritzau's  American  Ladies'  Orchestra  ;  A 
Change  of  Program  each  w  eek  by  First-class  Vaude- 
ville talent;  New  Views  by  the  Electro  Monograph. 
Admission  Free. 


Q.  O.  McFARLAND 

Manager  Grand  Opera  House 

BUTTE,  MONTANA 


OLIVER  MOROSCO 

Manager  HURBANK  THEATRE 
i/J*  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

J  .    P.  HOWE 

Manager  SEATTLE  THEATRE 

"The  Best  in  the  Bunch" 


Standard  Theatre 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 
T71.  M.  CARRILLO  &  CO..  Props,  and  Managers 
Tj  The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Hakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersheld.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo,  Bakcrshcld,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  F.ddy  St.,  S.  F.  Fares  advanced 
to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the  State. 


ALL  KINDS  OF  DRAMATIC 
AND  VAUDEVILLE  PEOPLE 
WANTED  AT 

Western  Amusement 


1 13  POWBLL  ST. 
San  Francisco 


Exchange 


ARCHIE  LEVY'S 

Amusement  Association 

The  Theatrical  Exchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Booking  for  Thirty-Eight  Houses. 

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LOCAL  NOTES 

LECTURE  ASSOCIATION  CONCERT 

A  successful  concert  was  given  at 
Metropolitan  Temple  Thursday  last 
week  under  Alfred  Wilkie's  direction 
by  the  Sunday  Lecture  Association. 
Robert  Lloyd's  Choral  in  which  are 
several  good  voices  called  for  much 
praise,  singing  The  Miller's  Wooing 
and  Hail  Smiling  Morn.     Mr.  Lloyd 
is  an  admirable  choral  master,  and  the 
attach   and    expression   were  com- 
mendable.    Mr.  Lloyd  won  additional 
applause  for  his  solo  There'll  Never 
Be  One  Like  You,  giving  an  encore. 
He  sang  also   with  Alfred  Wilkie, 
Mrs.  Hert-Mark  and  Mrs.  Dickman 
Madrigols  Down  in  a  Flowery  Vale 
and  Now  in  the  Month  of  Maying, 
sweet  melodies  of  the  sixteenth  cen- 
tury.    Mrs.  Grace  Morei  Dickman 
scored  a  success  iu  her  brilliant  solo 
Stances  de  Sapho-Oma  Lyre  Immor- 
telle [Gounod],  and  in  duet,  Dews  of 
the   Summer    Night,    with  Alfred 
Wilkie.    She  has  a  voice  of  immense 
power  and  her  place  is  the  operatic 
stage.    Mrs.   Dickman  gave  encores 
also.     Mr.  Wilkie's  voice  retains  its 
old  sweetness  and  he  was  as  usual  a 
favorite.     He  appeared  to  excellent 
advantage  in  the  duet,  but  his  voice 
was  not  quite  clear  in  an  Aria  from 
Faust.    Harp  solo,  The  Troubador, 
was  given   by    Mrs.  Nathan  Lans- 
berger,  winning  an  encore.     She  also 
accompanied   Nathan  Lansberger  in 
violin  solo,  Airs  Russe  [Wienvawski], 
and  his  encore  Hungarian  Rhapsodic 
She  played  with  much  grace  upon  the 
piano,   and  Mr.    Lansberger's  work 
won    complete  admiration — brilliant, 
fiery,  and  then  romantic  and  full  of 
pathos  he  charms  every  ear,  and  his 
technical  work  was  as  clear  as  crystal. 
Wm.  King  gave  organ  solo  ovature 
of  William  Tell.    One  of  the  gems 
was  Bach-Gounod's    Ave  Maria  by 
Mrs.  Hert-Mark  with  violin,  harp  and 
organ    by    Messrs.  Lansberger  and 
King   and  Mrs.    Lansberger.  Her 
tones  were  sweet,  clear,  and  every 
strain  full  of  artistic  grace.  Delight 
[Luckstone],    and    her  encore,  The 
Swallows,  were  also  given  with  lovely 
effect.      Mrs.  Hert-Mark' s  voice  is 
like  good  wine  that  grows  more  mel- 
low and  sweet  each  season,  and  she 
deserved  all  her  applause.     The  ac- 
companist was  thoroughly  satisfactory. 


NATIONAL  UNION  ENTERTAINMENT 

Wednesday  the  National  Union  So- 
cial and  Literary  Club  gave  an  enter- 
tainment at  Odd  Fellows'  hall  that 
passed  off  well.  Geo.  Hammersmith 
made  the  hit  of  the  evening  in  his 
clever  specialties.  This  young  man's 
ability  is  worthy  of  more  than  passing 
praise  for  he  is  always  bright,  interest- 
ing and  thoroughly  refined  and  very 
courteous  and  generous  to  his  audi- 
ences. He  was  applauded  to  the  echo 
and  an  immense  favorite.  Will  Ogilvie 
gave  a  very  sweet  baritone  solo,  A 
May  Morning,  [Denza];  Sichel's 
orchestra  rendered  Mosquito  Parade, 
Hungarian  Lustpiel  and  L'  Addio  a 
Napoli.  Mrs.  Frank  Marcus  gave 
soprano  solo;"  A  Virginia  Romance 
with  Geo.  Dennison,  Will  Ogilvie, 
May  Sullivan,  Jean  Baldwin  and 
Nettie  Hynes;  and  character  sketch 
At  the  Photographer's  by  Agatha 
Cummings  were  also  enjoyed. 

MRS.  CAMPBELL  S  RECITAL 

Mrs.  Marriner-Campbell  gave  a  re- 
cital of  her  junior  pupils  in  Century 
Hall  Saturday  afternoon  that  was  an 
interesting  event  to  those  interested  in 
the  work  of  this  very  excellent  and 
conscientious  teacher.  It  is  her  de- 
light to  take  a  voice  of  little  promise 
and  to  delve,  so  to  speak,  for  qualities 
that  perhaps  would  lie  dormant  but  for 
such  labor;  but  while  Mrs.  Campbell 
often  makes  a  success  from  but  slight 
foundation  she  has  many  lovely  voices 
among  her  pupils.  Alyce  Pauline 
Moore  received  a  great  deal  of  ap- 
plause and  praise  for  Song  of  Praise 
[Goublier]  Synnore's  Song  and  Damon 
by  Strange.  She  is  a  most  conscien- 
tious little  singer  and  executes  well, 
her  enunciation  is  good  and  she 
breathes  easily,  taking  her  tones  with 
charming  effect,  while  she  .shows  con- 
siderable power.  Rebecca  Delvalle 
has  one  of  the  most  promising  young 
voices  I  have  heard.  She  is  intensely 
musical  and  the  poetical  and  artistic 
temperament  are  shown  to  a  marked 
degree.  There  is  warmth  and  fervor 
in  every  note  and  her  music  seems  to 
well  up  from  her  heart  in  a  stream  of 
melody.  She  sang  Show  Me  Thy 
Ways  [Torrente]  and  Snow  Flakes, 
receiving  most  of  the  applause  of  the 
day.  Grasses  and  Roses  [Bartlett] 
and  My  Little  Love  [Hawley]  were 
given  tastefully  by  Margaret  Nightin- 


gale Maguire  and  her  low  tones  espe- 
cially were  very  sweet  and  round.  To 
My  Love  and  Stars  the  Night  Adorn- 
ing were  given  by  Bessie  Hannigan, 
every  word  being  heard  with  bell-like 
clearness.  Marguerite  Sweet  did  well 
with  a  couple  of  pretty  songs.  To  the 
Woods  and  Without  Thee  were  given 
by  Josephine  Robbins.  In  the  Dark 
in  the  Dew  and  Villanelle  were  ren- 
dered with  good  expression  and  feel- 
ing by  Marian  Duncan  Robinson. 
Florence  Emily  Walley  gave  brightly 
and  clearly  Bid  Me  Discourse  and  Oh, 
the  Oak  and  the  Ash.  Mary  C.  Mead 
rendered  The  First  Song  and  Night 
Shades  are  Falling,  singing  evenly 
and  gracefully.  All  the  young  singers 
showed  good  tuition  and  various  de- 
grees of  talent  or  earnestness  and  were 
a  great  credit  to  Mrs.  Campbell's 
efforts.  Florence  Doane,  Isella  Van 
Pelt  and  Helen  Marks,  three  pretty 
girls  among  her  advanced  pupils,  acted 
as  ushers. 

LORING  CLUB  BANQUET 

The  Loring  Club  closed  the  23d 
season  with  a  banquet  that  was  a  most 
delightful  gathering,  toasts  and  songs 
making  a  merry  evening,  a  special 
orchestra  being  in  attendance  during 
the  evening.  Splendid  addresses  were 
given  and  the  following  musical  num- 
bers enjoyed  :  Chorus,  King  Witlaf's 
Drinking  Horn;  solo,  J.  F.  Veaco; 
chorus,  Three  Chafers;  solo,  Dr.  J.  F. 
Smith;  solo,  H.  E.  Medley;  quartet, 
Messrs.  Veaco,  Somers,  Stadtfeld  and 
Neilsen;  chorus,  Bedouin  Love  Song; 
Schneider's  Band,  by  sixteen  Deut- 
schers — Herren  Veaco-meister,  Wise- 
bier,  Lotz-feldt,  Schmidt-tochter,  Boy- 
son-auf,  Romaine-stein,  Rice  kraut, 
Wismer-gehaben,  Medley-wurst,  Fyfe- 
stauffen,  aber-Nachtrieb,  McCurrie- 
einz,  Neilsen-hauser,  Van  Orden- 
pfoeuig,  Mugan-schweitzer,  Lamber- 
ton-gefunden;  solo,  Dr.  S.  Schalk- 
hammer;  chorus,  Heinz  von  Stein; 
solo,  Malcolm  Fraser;  solo,  C.  H. 
Van  Orden. 

TESTIMONIAL  CONCERT 

A  testimonial  concert  tendered  to 
Herbert  Kidder  was  given  at  the  Con- 
gregational Church,  Sacramento, 
Wednesday  last  week.  The  program 
was  duet,  The  Heart  That  Is 
Nearest,  Lucia  [Donizetta],  Mr. 
Harry  Wood  Brown  and  Dorothy 
Goodsell;     reading,     Aux  Italiens, 


Charlotte  Powers;  Oh  Beaux 
River  opera,  Etienne  Marcel  [Saint 
Saens],  Maud  Fay;  Pensee  D'Au- 
tomme  [Massanet],  Mrs.  J.  E.  Birm- 
ingham; Dio  Posente-Faust  [Gounod], 
Harry  Wood  Brown;  Summer  [Cham- 
inado],  Dorothy  Goodsell;  humorous 
selections,  W.  J.  Hynes;  The  Sea 
Hath  Its  Pearls,  Love,  Drinking 
Song,  [Lucretia  Borgia],  Mrs.  Birm- 
ingham; Out  On  the  Deep,  Frank 
Thompson,  and  pianola  selections  by 
G.  Q.  Chase. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 

Madame  Elizabeth  Regina  Mowry 
will  sing  next  week  at  Fischer's  Con- 
cert Hall.  Mrs.  Mowry  has  had  ex- 
perience as  an  operatic  singer,  and  will 
be  an  attraction  on  the  new  bill. 

Mr.  Geo.  Kronmiller,  baritone  pupil 
of  Mrs.  Fannie  Dam-Hilton,  sang  last 
week  at  the  First  Baptist  Church  of 
Oakland  and  will  sing  the  Offertory  at 
St.  Stephen's  of  this  city  tomorrow. 
Mr.  Kronmiller's  voice  is  very  melo- 
dious and  Mrs.  Hilton  expects  great 
things  for  him  in  the  future. 

Madame  Agusta  Lehmann,  soprano, 
eighty  years  of  age,  who  was  famous 
fifty  years  ago  as  a  singer  in  Europe, 
died  in  Santa  Cruz  last  Sunday.  She 
was  a  Court  singer  at  Vienna  for  many 
years  and  came  to  this  country  with 
Parepa  Rosa,  with  whom  she  divided 
honors  on  a  tour. 

Miss  Isella  Van  Pelt,  Edith  Norman 
Klock  and  Robert  Tolmie  appeared  at 
the  Etude  Club  of  Santa  Rosa  a  few 
evenings  ago.  Mrs.  Bachelder  was 
the  accompanist.  Mr.  Tolmie  as  usual 
scored  a  complete  success  as  the  pian- 
ist, and  the  fresh  sweet  voices  of  the 
ladies  were  highly  praised.  The  Etude 
Club  is  a  very  swell  affair  and  the 
musicians  were  charmingly  enter- 
tained. 

Mrs.  Marriner-Campbell  and  Mr. 
Campbell  will  leave  on  the  23d  for  a 
delightful  trip  through  Southern  Cali- 
fornia, Los  Angeles,  Pasadena,  Santa 
Barbara,  Mt.  Lowe  and  Catalina  being 
among  the  places  visited.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Campbell  are  one  of  the  most 
congenial  couples  in  the  profession, 
and  draw  about  them  a  host  of  charm- 
ing friends,  and  those  admitted  to  the 
receptions  at  their  refined  home  are 
considered  favored. 


June  16,  igoo 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


At  a  meeting  of  the  Mental  Science 
Temple  in  Golden  Gate  Hall  Sunday 
afternoon  Mrs.  Clara  Foltz,  one  of  the 
most  brilliant  women  of  California, 
addressed  the  meeting,  taking  as  her 
subject,  Faith  our  Guide.  She  was 
frequently  interrupted  with  bursts  of 
applause.  Miss  Kmilie  Fisher  had 
arranged  a  musical  program  which 
met  with  appreciation  by  those  pres- 
ent. Mr.  Geo.  Kronmiller,  the  pos- 
sessor of  a  very  sweet  baritone,  and  a 
pupil  of  Mrs.  Fannie  Dam-Hilton, 
sang  with  much  feeling,  Once  in  a 
Purple  Twilight  [Eugene  Cowles]  and 
My  Lady's  Bower,  receiving  very 
warm  applause.'  He  was  accompanied 
by  Mrs.  Hilton.  Miss  Hazel  Black- 
well  gave  a  couple  of  piano  selections 
very  prettily.  Cecil  Von  Sieberlich, 
who  is  always  ready  to  come  forward 
when  her  help  is  desired,  rendered 
soprano  solo  Yearnings  [Rubenstein] 
but  she  was  not  in  her  usual  good 
voice  and  declined  an  encore.  Mr. 
Edwards,  tenor,  was  also  generously 
applauded  for  his  songs.  The  Sunday 
previous  Mr.  Cbambers  made  a  de- 
lightful impression  with  his  zither 
solos,  giving  double  encores  to  con- 
tinued applause.  Tomorrow  Miss 
Haight,  a  very  bright  girl  from  the 
California  School  of  Elocution  and 
Oratory,  will  read. 

Henry  Hey  man,  violinist,  gave  an 
interesting  recital  of  several  of  his 
pupils  at  Sherman-Clay  Hall  last  Sat- 
urday. I  have  always  felt  an  interest 
in  Mr.  Heyman's  work,  and  regret 
that  a  prior  engagement  prevented  my 
presence,  but  hope  to  have  another 
opportunity. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


The  new  company  which  T.  Daniel 
Frawle'y  will  direct  at  the  Grand  will 
open  July  9  in  a  magnificent  perform- 
ance of  The  Great  Ruby,  played  with 
such  success  at  Daly's  Theatre,  New 
York. 


The  Rivals  by  ^farce 
Comedians 

John  W.  Dunne  has  a  surprise  in 
store  for  San  Francisco.  It  is  nothing 
less  than  a  production  of  The  Rivals 
by  his  company  of  farce  comedy  stars. 
The  cast  will  be:  Sir  Lucius  O' Trig- 
ger, John  \V.  Dunne;  Bob  Acres, 
Harry  Bulger;  Captain  Absolute, 
Sherrie  Mathews;  David,  Walter 
Jones;  Faulkner,  Phil  Ryley;  Fag, 
Tony  Hart;  Mrs.  Malaprop,  Bessie 
Tannehill;  Lydia  Languish,  Maude 
Courtney;  Lucy,  Mary  Marble.  Thk 
REVIEW  believes  that  an  excellent 
performance  could  be  given  with  this 
cast. 


cA  Denial 


The  report  sent  down  from  Port- 
land that  the  Columbia  Theatre  is  to 
be  included  in  a  Coast  circuit  now  be- 
ing formed  by  Manager  Jones  of  the 
Metropolitan,  is  denied  by  Joseph 
Gottlob.  "If  it  is  so,  Jones  has  for- 
gotten to  notify  us"  said  Mr.  Gottlob 
when  asked  about  it. 


War  in  Oakland 


Ned  Holden  and  'Jack"  Stevens 
have  had  a  little  difference  and  there 
promises  to  be  a  merry  time  across 
the  bay.  Holden  has  leased  the 
Macdonough  for  ten  weeks  and  will 
put  on  a  show  in  opposition  to  Mana- 
ger Stevens  at  the  Dewey.  Gentle- 
men, you  had  better  bury  the  hatchet 
— there's  no  money  in  a  fight. 


It  is  not  very  often  that  a  produc- 
tion brings  forth  such  a  bouquet  of 
beauties  as  the  Alcazar  is  showing  in 
Guiba  Daudet,  Edith  Angus,  Gertrude 
Hayes,  Mae  Keane,  Stella  Rozetta, 
Violet  Voldaire,  Ruby  Williams  and 
Zarah  Irwin. 


cMary  cMarble 


'"pins  charming  actress  is 
shown  here  in  one  of 
the  characters  she  will  ap- 
pear in  next  week's  presen- 
tation of  A  Milk  White 
Flag.  This  week  Miss 
Marble  is  making  a  decided 
success  of  the  little  song, 
'Ain't  Going  to  be  no 
Core,"  written  for  her  four 
years  ago  by  Gustave  Kline 
and  never  used  by  her  until 
this  week. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


June  i6,  1900 


And  in  his  ravings  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 


MORE  SAPHO 

Last  week  I  did  not  believe  the  play 
had  any  excuse  for  existence.  But  I 
was  wrong.  I  was  wrong!  I  have 
found  the  woman  for  whom  it  was 
written,  and  I  am  convinced  she  is 
representative  rather  than  individual. 

"How  did  you  like  it?"  said  I  as 
we  squeezed  out. 

Pause  for  deep  thought. 

"I  wish  I  could  have  been  there 
when  Jean  woke  up  and  read  the 
letter. 

"I    !    I " 

You  will  never  be  sad  from  stress  of 
sympathy,  fair  lady,  will  you?  And 
speaking  of  funerals,  you'd  expect 
the  undertaker  to  furnish  everything, 
wouldn't  you  ?    Even  the  corpse. 

Have  you  heard  of  the  man  who 
cut  the  throat  of  another  asleep,  and 
then  got  behind  a  door  to  notice  and 
gloat  over  the  astonishment  ot  the 
dead  person,  when  he  opened  his  eyes 
and  discovered  he  was  dead?  You 
would  not  call  him  mentally  sound 
would  you?  You'd  say  he  was  tied 
some  to  the  realism  of  a  too  earnest 
present. 

*  * 
* 

Well,  and  why  not  sequels  to  plays 
as  well  as  to  books?  Let  them  go 
right  on  so  long  as  the  characters  live. 

The  Quiet  Expressman 
or 

Sapho  Avenged  ! 

would  be  my  choice  of  title,  for  you 
know  yourself  if  a  Morton  Special  had 
had  the  handling  of  that  trunk,  Sapho 
would  be  cooking  for  Jean  to  this  day. 
The  future  hangs  by  how  small  a 
thread. 

*  * 
* 

Yes,  you  could  write  a  beautiful 
play  under  that  title  and  fill  the  house 
with  the  ladies  who  wanted  to  be  in 
at  the  wake.  It  would  be  sensational 
— but  it  would  not  be  true. 

In  real  life,  Jean  and  his  ilk  would 
wake  dully — stretch,  think,  look,  see, 
read  and  roar  !  Stamp  perhaps  and 
smash  furniture.  Plan  and  abandon 
with  astonishing  rapidity  suicide, 
South  Africa,  missionary  ministry  and 
the  priesthood,  and  finally  fetch  up 
comfortably  on  the  same   floor  and 


even  corridor  with  Madame  Peroxide 
II. 

Ah  me,  Sapho  is  no  moral  lesson, 
neither  at  twenty-one  or  fifty-one,  for 
the  man  who  needs  such  a  lesson  is  in 
far  greater  need  of  an  overdose  of 
chloroform  and  repose  of  the  soul 
prayers. 

*  * 
* 

Meanwhile  Sapho  wags  on,  "doing, 
undoing  and  pretending."  Doing 
the  biggest  business  the  Alcazar  has 
known  in  years,  undoing  her  police 
court  reputation  and  pretending  she 
would  fly  "had  she  wings."  Nay, 
nay.  Wings  are  not  for  her  and  if 
she  had  them,  she  would  ask  that  they 
be  clipped  for  fear. 

Sapho,  you  are  so  numerous — since 
the  creation  so  inevitable  as  Irish 
potatoes  and  sterling  silver  that  you 
stand  like  your  sisters  a  bare  unattrac- 
tive incident. 


Florence  Roberts,  not  Sapho,  is  the 
attraction.  Put  some  one  less  attract- 
ive in  the  part,  and  the  play  would 
die  in  a  week. 

Do  you  know  what  she  reminds  me 
of  in  the  second  act?  The  dragon- 
fly, who  after  splitting  many  suits  of 
clothes  down  the  back,  emerges  in  the 
hot  days  of  August,  resplendent  with 
gauzy  wings  and  topaz  body  and 
climbs  a  stick  or  a  water  plant  (or  a 
spiral  staircase)  on  the  lookout  for  a 
change  his  happiness  demands. 

And  I'll  never  forgive  her  for  wiping 
up  the  stage  with  a  Paquin  gown  and 
making  ribbons  out  of  it  in  a  week. 
Never. 

But  I  must  grudgingly  admit  that 
at  each  performance  she  adds  charms 
to  the  part  it  does  not  contain.  The 
play  of  expression  across  her  face  is  a 
wonderful  study.  The  pieces  of  in- 
troduced business  are  most  clever. 
The  combination  of  Florence  Roberts 
her  voice  and  the  insidious  orchestra- 
tion almost  makes  me  believe  in 
Sapho.  But  as  for  that,  if  the  organ 
kept  on  playing  in  church,  I'd  believe 
every  word  the  minister  said ! 

*  * 
* 

The  critics  may  me  saucy,  but  the 
man  who  sends  Sapho  a  great  bunch 
of  pure  white  roses  every  night  is  an 
imp.  He  doesn't  sign  his  criticisms. 
He  doesn't  dare. 


Disappointment 

A  brown  eyed,  fair  haired  maiden 

Among  the  chorus  stood. 
Her  little  legs  were  apple  green 

She  wore  a  little  hood. 

Insouciance  and  modesty 

And  comme  il  faut  and  wit 
Revealed  themselves  in  every  pose. 

A  chappie  in  the  pit, 
Assured  himself  her  blood  was  blue 

As  any  queen's  that  reigns, 
He'd  wager  too,  that's  what  he'd  do, 

She'd  ten  times  better  veins. 

He  waited  to  be  introduced, 

They  sauntered  up  the  street, 
The  wordlets  from  her  ruby  lips 

Were — well,  they  were  a  treat; 
For  "wasn't  you?"  and  "usen't  it?" 

And  -'nit"  and  "call  the  turn," 
And  all  them  other  little  gems, 

And  many  a  "dough  to  burn," 
Fell  hard  upon  his  tingling  ear, 

Across  a  wad  of  gum. 
He  thought,  the  pity  of  it  all, 

Why  isn't  beauty  dumb  ? 

When  next  he  sees  a  dainty  maid, 

With  legs  of  apple  green, 
He'll  know  that  she  is  scenery 

Meant  only  to  be  seen. 
And  he  who  looks  and  runs  away, 

May  live  to  look  another  day. 


MEDITATION 

I  wondsr  if  you  know  how  deadly 
dull  to  write  upon  one  subject  be- 
comes, even  though  it  be  the  drama 
that  I  love  from  the  cobwebs  in  the 
flies  to  the  last  echo  in  the  foyer.  I 
must  alter  my  wanderings  this  week, 
have  them  inspective  after  the  manner 
of  new  dogs  and  cats  looking  for  un- 
chewed  bones.  If  I  find  any  I  shall 
chew  them  to  the  marrow  on  next 
week's  platter. 

*  * 

PILLOWS  IN  THE  DRAMA 

Talk  about  your  spiral  staircase! 
It  is  not  in  it  with  the  couch  pillow. 
The  latter  is  destined  to  play  as  great 
a  part  in  the  drama  of  the  future  as 
the  cigarette  and  the  teacup.  Greater, 
far  greater  for  through  its  medium 
every  emotion  in  the  gamut  of  human 
feeling  may  be  expressed.  Let  the 
playwright  look  to  his  advantages.  If 
he  use  them  aright  and  build  a  play 
around  a  pile  of  these  comforters, 
fame  is  inevitable. 

So  many  properties  are  enlisted  in 
the  play  battle  for  whims  that  a 
reasonable  thing  like  a  pillow  should 
soon  be  given  a  big  hearing.  Having 
been  here  comparatively,  not  so  long, 


it  has  longer  to  stay  and  is  better 
worth  dramatizing  than  Sapho. 

It  seems  an  innocent  simple  utility, 
but  if  you  give  your  mind  to  it,  Mr. 
Playwright,  you  will  see  how  its 
dramatic  situations  multiply  into  the 
suggestive,  the  spectacular. 

No,  you  would  not  be  exactly  a 
pioneer  in  its  use,  but  history  teaches 
me  that  the  man  who  follows  the 
pioneer  and  walks  in  the  advantages 
he  may  have  left  open,  is  the  man  who 
comes  home  with  the  dust. 

HASTY  JUDGMENT 

After  a  third  and  fourth  view  of  a 
play,  I  sometimes  hark  back  to  a  first 
judgment  and  wonder  if  we  critics  are 
quite  respectable. 

The  custom  of  leaning  against  a 
yawn  for  three  acts  and  then  writing 
them  up  between  churchyard  yawning 
and  cock  crowing  has  obtained  for  so 
long  a  time,  that  it  is  destined  to  be 
permanent.  That  is,  unless  some  of 
us  are  hauled  up  one  of  these  days  for 
bearing  false  witness.  And  we  could 
be. 

What  professional  suffers  the  critical 
ills  of  the  actor  ?  The  doctor  buries 
his  bad  work ;  the  painter  and  sculptor 
paint  and  sculp  in  seclusion  and  never 
lift  the  arras  until  perfection,  as  they 
understand  it  has  been  reached;  but 
the  poor  actor  after  a  week's  rehearsal 
(two  at  best)  is  judged  and  sentenced 
on  Monday  night  for  what  on  Friday 
has  ceased  to  be. 

One  must  live  a  character  in  the 
full  glare  of  the  footlights  thrice  at 
least  to  be  its  creator.  A  gloriously 
fine  morning  often  follows  a  fog. 
Shadows  lift  and  lose  themselves  in 
the  rafters  and  you  cannot  swear  they 
ever  have  been. 

* 

*  * 

And  oftentimes  we  pat  ourselves 
and  fancy  that  Friday's  performance 
is  the  result  of  Tuesday's  slate.  Just 
so  a  doctor  often  ascribes  a  cure  to  a 
remedy  taken  when  like  as  not  it  has 
had  no  influence  on  the  patient's 
recovery. 

A  critic's  should  be  more  than  an 
ordinary  mind.  His  opinion  should 
include  a  full  and  fair  view  of  all  the 
circumstances.  He  should  be  a  phil- 
osopher whose  genius  is  distinguished 
above  the  industry  (?)  of  the  mere 
observer  of  facts. 


June  i  6,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


And  if  we  confine  ourselves  to  facts, 
should  we  not  tell  them  simply  ? 
Rammed  with  too  many  pyrotechnics 
one  is  apt  to  burst  iu  the  wrong  place. 


"Do  actors  treat  you  with  civility  ?' ' 
said  a  friend. 

"Why  yes,  why  do  you  ask  ?'* 
"Oh,  I  don't  know.  I  shouldn't 
if  I  were  they.  And  yet,  when  I 
lived  in  Lynn,  and  there  were  no 
fences  between  the  houses,  we  all 
loved  our  neighbors  as  ourselves.  Had 
to,  else  they'd  throw  garbage  on  our 
front  porch." 

*  * 

On  the  other  hand,  at  least  a  third 
of  what  one  sees  is  not  worth  a  para- 
graph. It  should  only  be  noticed 
through  advertisement  and  take  its 
chances  with  Hood's  Sarsaparilla. 

C.  T. 


Side  Lights 


The  Vinton  Co.  have  given  up  their 
Eureka  trip  for  the  time  being  and 
are  negotiating  to  open  at  the  Grand, 
the  week  of  the  26th. 

Mary  Cholmondeley's  novel,  "Red 
Fottage"  will  be  dramatized  for 
Charles  Frohman  by  F.  Kinsley  Peile 


in  collaboration  with  a  woman  whose 
identity  is  not  disclosed.  Mr.  Peile 
wrote  "An  Interrupted  Honeymoon," 
and  is  also  at  work  on  a  comedy  for 
Fanny  Ward. 

The  Barnum-Bailey  Circus  exploited 
itself  in  Hamburg  by  paying  the  street 
railway  companies  $5,000  to  stop  all 
their  cars  during  the  five  hours  of  a 
parade.  Germany  never  had  a  big 
tent  show,  and  this  one  amazed  the 
people  with  its  size  and  methods. 

Paula  Edwards,  Harry  MacDon- 
ough,  Julius  Steger,  W.  G.  Stewart 
and  Helen  Bertram  will  support 
Jerome  Sykes  iu  the  new  opera,  Foxy 
Quiller.  Miss  Bertram  was  the  prima 
donna  of  The  Bostonians  last  season 
and  will  fill  the  same  position  in  the 
Klaw  and  Erlanger  Opera  Company. 

All  the  scenery  for  the  Miller  plays 
is  to  be  prepared  specially  for  the  en- 
gagement at  the  Columbia  Theatre 
and  under  the  personal  supervision  of 
Mr.  Miller. 

The  Clement-Stockwell  company 
now  playing  in  Portland,  is  composed 
of  Clay  Clement,  L-  R.  Stockwell, 
Charles  King,  H.  G.  Lonsdale, 
Lawrence  Griffith,  Nevada  Heffron, 
Florence  Pomphret,  Alice  Lonnon  and 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


JunE  fb,  1900 


On  the  "Road 

James  Neill  and  the  Xeilt  Company 
Neill  Co.  in  Honolulu  till  July  20;  Los 
Angeles  to  July  29. 

Evil  Eye  Company 
(Ctaas.H.  Yale,  Mgr.) — Missoula,  16;  Ana- 
conda, Mont.,  18;  Butte,  19-20;  Helena,  21; 
Bozeman,  22:  Billings,  23;  Fargo,  25;  Win- 
nipeg, 26-27. 

Fra-wley  Company 
Los  Angeles,  April  8,  eight  weeks. 

Palmer  Cox's  Brownies  in  Fairyland 
(S.  H.  Friedlander    &    Co.,  Mgrs.)— 

Yallejo,  June  14;  Salinas,  16;  Watsonville, 

17;  Santa  Cruz,  18. 

Under  Sealed  Orders  Co. 
Fortuna,  14. 

Henry  Miller  Company 
Salt  Lake,  11-12;  Los  Angeles,  20-21. 

Kellar 

Oakland,  June  25-26;  San  Jose,  27;  Sac- 
ramento, 29-30;  Portland,  July  2-3-4; 
Tacoma,  5;  Seattle,  6-7-8;  Victoria,  10; 
Vancouver,  11;  New  Westminster,  12;  New 
Whatcom,  13. 


The   Dewey  Theatre 

THE  second  week  of  Sapho  at  the 
Dewey  Theatre  is  proving  as 
successful  as  the  first  week.  Crowded 
houses  greet  this  representation  of  the 
wrong  side  of  human  life.  The  sad 
story  of  a  woman  who  never  knew  a 
home  and  to  whom  its  joys  are  denied. 


Personal  Mention 

Ernest  Hastings  will  be  Orlando 
and  the  beautiful  Irene  Everett  the 
Rosalind  in  the  outdoor  presentation 
of  As  You  Like  It,  at  Del  Monte, 
which  will  occur  July  14. 

Tom  Andrews  left  Thursday  for 
Los  Angeles  to  go  to  work  on  the 
Morosco  production  of  The  Great 
Ruby.  Mr.  Andrews  will  also  super- 
intend the  mechanical  work  for  the 


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Del  Monte  outdoor  production  of  As 
You  Like  It. 

Edward  Neill  left  Thursday 
morning  for  his  home  in  the  East. 
In  August  he  will  join  the  Neill  Com- 
pany in  Los  Angeles. 


Side  Lights 


The  Vinton  Company  has  dis- 
banded.    Difficulty  in  securing  dates. 

Gottlob,  Marx  &  Co.  have  made  a 
generous  contribution  ot  $250.00  to 
the  Actors'  Home  fund. 

Chas.  Canfield  is  a  new  member  of 
Under  Sealed  Orders  Co. 

Helen  Davenport  has  been  engaged 
to  play  in  the  coming  production  of 
The  Geisha  at  the  Tivoli. 


cA  cNezu  One  on  the 
Doorkeeper 

A  theatre  party  at  the  Alcazar  in- 
troduced a  new  wrinkle  the  other 
night  and  had  Doorkeeper  Henry 
Belasco  so  badly  rattled  for  a  fejv 
minutes  that  some  small  boys  managed 
to  slip  past  him  before  he  could  re- 
cover himself.  There  were  about 
twenty  young  folks  in  the  party. 
They  floated  out  of  a  string  of  hacks 
and  alighted  upon  Belasco  with  a 
deafening  rustle  of  silk  skirts  and 
dazzling  display  of  glistening  white 
shirt  fronts.  The  first  of  the  crowd 
to  reach  the  genial  Henry,  thrust  a 
biscuit  into  his  outstretched  hand  and 
brushed  by  him  into  the  theatre.  Be- 
fore the  astonished  ticket  taker  could 
recover  from  surprise  sufficiently  to 
speak,  he  had  a  great  assortment  of 
biscuits  and  buns,  enough  to  start  a 
small  bakery. 

"B — b  —  b — but  where's  the  tick- 
ets?" he  finally  managed  to  stammer. 

"Why,  inside  of  the  buns,"  was  the 
laughing  reply  of  the  last  man  as  he 
slipped  into  the  door.  And  so  it 
proved.    There  was  a  big  crowd  at 


the  gate,  but  they  all  had  to  wait  till 
the  discomfited  doorkeeper  had 
broken  open  all  the  buns  and  extract- 
ed from  them  the  tickets. 

They  say  Henry  is  now  an  honorary 
member  of  the  Children's  Home  Board, 
a  recognition  of  the  load  of  buns  he 
had  delivered  the  next  morning. 


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The  drieitls  All  cAhoard 

Wednesday  night,  with  crowds  of 
friends  at  the  pier  to  say  good-bye, 
the  Neill  Company  departed  for  their 
Honolulu  engagement.  Many  prom- 
inent people  were  present  to  wish 
them  Godspeed,  and  many  floral 
offerings  were  remembrances  left  with 
the  ladies  of  the  company. 


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One  on  Crtfr'c  Stevens 


In  newspaper  row  they  are  telling 
with  much  unction  a  rather  ridiculous 
story  on  the  clever  dramatic  reviewer 
of  the  Examiner,  Ashton  Stevens.  It 
seems  that  some  time  ago,  when  Artist 
Joullin  received  a  Legion  of  Honor 
medal  from  France  as  recognition  of 
his  artistic  ability,  Stevens,  who  is  his 
bosom  friend,  conceived  and  executed 
a  disquieting  hoax  that  tended  for  a 
while  to  throw  a  complete  doubt  as  to 
the  authenticity  of  the  notification  of 
the  bestowal  of  the  honor  upon  the 
artist.  So  Joullin  waited  his  time, 
which  came  last  week.  A  crowd  of 
congenial  spirits  were  over  at  Belve- 
dere in  one  of  the  summer  cottages. 
Music  was  supplied  by  the  Hawaiian 
orchestra,  and  Stevens  being  a  banjo- 
player  and  the  acknowledged  king  of 
them  all,  seized  his  favorite  instrument 
and  did  a  little  brilliant  playing  just 
as  a  colored  servant  began  serving  con- 
somme". All  the  guests  were  served 
with  the  exception  of  Stevens  who  was 
so  busily  engaged  enjoying  himself 
that  he  did  not  notice  the  omission. 
But  Joullin,  who  had  not  forgiven  him, 
did,  and  calling  the  darkey  and  point- 
ing to  Stevens  indicated  that  he  should 
be  served.  The  colored  man  looked  in 
amazement  at  the  artist,  and  then 
whispered  in  his  ear  : 

"De  refreshments  am  only  fo'  de 
guests." 


^Broadhurst  Says  ^frisco 
Is  O.  K. 

Last  week  in  the  Lambs  Club  the 
deterioration  of  San  Francisco  as  a 
theatrical  town  was  under  discussion, 
and  George  Broadhurst,  the  successful 
writer,  gave  a  few  facts  that  were 
rather  paralyzing  to  most  of  those 
present.  He  was  credited  with  some- 
thing like  the  following: 

"So  much  has  been  said  about  San 
Francisco  'as  a  jay  show  town'  that  I 
feel  that  I  must  keep  up  with  the 
procession  and  have  my  say  as  well. 

"Theatrically,  I  may  claim  to  know 
San  Francisco  very  well,  as  I  have 
made  three  extended  visits  there, 
during  one  of  which  I  was  manager 
of  the  Bush  Street  Theatre.  San 
Francisco  is  ready  at  all  times  to  pay 


first-class  prices  for  first-class  organ- 
izations, but  any  manager  sending 
out  a  second-class  company  with  the 
expectation  of  getting  first-class  prices 
will  be  woefully  left. 

"During  my  visit  which  has  just 
closed,  the  stock  company  at  the 
Alcazar  Theatre  gave  some  admirable 
presentations,  including  one  of  Quo 
Vadis  which  would  have  been  a  credit 
to  any  theatre  in  America.  At  the 
California  Theatre  the  Neil  Stock 
Company  was  playing  a  repertoire 
which  included  An  American  Citizen, 
A  Gilded  Fool,  Captain  Swift,  A 
Parisian  Romance,  and  other  plays  of 
this  calibre.  The  Opera  Company  of 
the  Tivoli  was  doing  splendidly  with 
The  Idol's  Eye  and  The  Wizard  of 
the  Nile;  the  Grand  Opera  House  was 
making  productions  of  such  musical 
plays  as  In  Gay  New  York  and  The 
Lady  Slavey,  and  the  Orpheum  was 
as  usual  giving  the  best  vaudeville 
bills  in  America. 

"When  it  is  taken  into  considera- 
tion that  popular  prices  were  charged 
for  all  the  above,  it  will  be  readily 
seen  that  a  company  passing  as  first- 
class  has  got  to  give  San  Franciscans 
the  value  of  their  money  or  they  will 
be  left  severely  alone.  But  give  them 
what  they  want  and  no  prices  are  too 
high.  Paderewski  at  four  dollars  a 
seat  and  the  Melba  Concert  Company 
at  five  dollars  and  seven  dollars 
played  to  capacity. 

"The  day  before  I  left  the  sale  for 
John  Drew  opened  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre.  The  entire  lower  floor  was 
placed  at  two  dollars  a  seat,  and  I 
know  whereof  I  speak  when  I  say 
that  the  cash  advance  sale  on  the  first 
day  was  in  the  neighborhood  of  three 
thousand  dollars,  this  in  addition  to 
the  numerous  orders  for  seats  which 
were  held  to  be  paid  for  later." 

<A  Sydney  Opinion 

It  is  undeniable  that  Miss  O'Neil 
has  been  a  great  Sydney  success — 
artistically  to  the  extent  mentioned; 
financially,  we  believe,  all  through — 
and  has  rightly  been  accepted  here  as 
an  actress  of  the  front  rank.  In  "the 
profession,"  rumor  cackles,  she  is 
regarded  as  crude  in  method.  There 
is  something  in  that  objection.  But 
the    crudity,  or  what    seems  to  be 


crudity,  is  that  of  great  natural  force, 
which  often  ingenuously  breaks  out 
and  obscures  the  tricks  of  the  trade. 
Given  real  ability  like  this,  the  player 
is  safe  enough.  Time  being  a  sad 
sapper  of  energy,  it  is  infinitely  better 
to  start  with  a  superabundance  of 
effort  than  with  a  short  stock  of  it. 
With  her  manifest  delight  in  her 
work,  her  youth  and  physical  advan- 
tages, and  reasonable  luck,  Miss 
O'Neil  (in  private  life  Miss  Gertrude 
Lamson)  will  go  far — in  tragedy. 
Already  her  achievements  are  posi- 
tively wonderful  for  such  a  young 
woman,  and  on  such  comparatively 
short  experience. — Sydney  Telegraph. 


The  Eclipse  of  Comic 
Opera  Stars 


Apropos  of  the  recent  lunar  eclipse, 
it  is  rather  worthy  of  remark  that  the 
stars  of  comic  opera,  if  not  actually 
fading,  are  casting  their  lights  from 
new  places  in  the  theatrical  planetary 


system.  Looking  over  the  prospect 
in  comic  opera  for  next  season,  about 
the  only  prima  donna  presenting  her- 
self is  Alice  Neilsen.  We  used  to 
have  Delia  Fox  and  Camille  D' Arville 
and  Lillian  Russell  and  Pauline  Hall, 
etc.  If  Delia  Fox  recovers  she  may 
shine  again.  Lillian  Russell  is  in  the 
Weber  and  Fields  happy  family. 
Camille  D' Arville,  and  the  rest  diffuse 
their  light  outside  the  stellar  ranks. 
The  attractions  in  the  financially- 
prolific  and  untroubled  career  of 
vaudeville  is  undoubtedly  responsible 
for  some  of  it,  and  probably  the  vogue 
of  the  musical  comedy  which  is  more 
farce  than  opera,  accounts  for  more 
of  the  dearth  of  prima  donne.  Among 
the  comedians,  too,  the  same  condition 
is  notable.  DeWolf  Hopper  looked 
over  the  prospects  long  and  earnestly 
and  decided  there  was  nothing  in  the 
immediate  future  of  comic  opera,  so 
accepted  the  offer  of  Weber  and  Fields. 
Jerome  Sykes  will  go  out  as  a  star. 
Francis  Wilson,  Frank  Daniels  and 
Jefferson  De  Angelis  are  about  all  that 


John  W.  Dunne  as  Christian  Berrial,  the  man  whom  Napoleon 
resembled,  and  Mary  Marble  as  the  Daughter  of  the 
Regiment,  in  the  present  admirable  presen- 
tation of  A  Milk  White  Flag. 


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Calve  Will  sing  No 
More 

Emma  Calve's  decision  to  leave  the 
lyric  stage  and  become  an  actress  will 
not  surprise  her  friends.  Mine. 
Calve's  ill  health  has  enfeebled  her 
system  and  the  result  has  been  a 
serious  damage  to  her  voice.  It  was 
evident  to  all  hearing  her  last  season 
that  on  the  dramatic  side  of  her  per- 
formances she  was  as  great  as  ever, 
although  vocally  she  was  not  the 
same  woman  that  appeared  here  so 
triumphantly  six  years  before.  Mme. 
Calve  feels  that  she  would  be  in  better 
health  if  it  were  not  for  the  strain 
involved  by  her  appearances  in  opera. 
She  knows  that  she  could  attract  at- 
tention as  an  actress  and  has  therefore 
decided  to  leave  the  operatic  stage. 
The  London  critics  have  commented 
this  year  on  the  serious  decline  in 
Mme.  Calve's  voice,  and  her  declara- 
tion that  she  intended  to  leave  the 
operatic  stage  was  in  all  probability 
made  public  by  reason  of  this  criti- 
cism. Mme.  Calve  has  frequently 
discussed  during  the  past  seasons  here, 
the  restraint  imposed  on  an  actress 


through  the  conventionalities  of  the 
operatic  stage  and  expressed  envy  of 
Mmes.  Bernhardt  and  Duse,  who  were 
able  to  act  without  being  hampered  by 
the  necessity  of  singing.  Mme. 
Calve  says  that  she  will  appear  for  the 
last  time  on  the  operatic  stage  in 
Bruueau  and  Zola's  L'Ourngan,  at  the 
Opera  Comique  next  winter.  Con- 
trary to  the  usual  impression,  she  is 
not  a  rich  woman,  as  the  wealth  of 
prima  donnas  is  estimated.  She  was 
poor  when  she  came  here  in  1894,  and 
since  that  time  has  practically  sung 
only  here  in  a  way  to  earn  any  large 
sums?  Much  other  time  between  her 
American  tours  has  been  spent  in 
retirement.  Recently  she  sang  Mar- 
guerite, in  London,  and,  discarding 
her  blond  wig  appeared  as  a  brunette. 


The  Call,  usually  reliable  in  all 
things  theatrical  was  the  victim  of  a 
hoax  last  Monday.  It  announced 
that  Ada  Rehan  was  to  be  the  leading 
woman  of  the  new  Morosco  Company. 
Of  course  the  item  created  much 
excitement.  Miss  Rehan  left  this 
week  for  her  European  vacation. 


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Lambs  Club  Prosperous 

The  Lambs  Club  has  now  reached 
that  substantial  stage  of  prosperity 
indicated  by  the  possession  of  its  own 
building  and  a  solid  financial  backing. 
Yet  its  beginnings  were  modest 
enough,  for  the  first  two  meetings  of 
the  club  were  held  in  the  dining- 
rooms  of  the  old  Maison  Doree, 
although  it  was  plain  from  the  success 
they  met  that  the  new  organization 
would  continue.  So  permanent  quar- 
ters were  soon  secured  in  the  old 
Union  Square  Hotel.  The  theatrical 
center  of  the  city  was  then  at  that  end 
of  the  town.  Later  the  Lambs  found 
quarters  in  the  little  building  adjoin- 
ing old  Wallack's,  returned  to  the 
Union  Square  Hotel,  took  a  floor  for 
itself  at  the  old  Monument  House, 
and  then  moved  to  rooms  in  East 
Sixteenth  street.  In  1880  the  club 
rented  for  the  first  time  an  entire 
house  for  its  own  use.  This  was  at 
34  west  Twenty-sixth  street,  and  there 
the  club  remained  for  twelve  years. 
When  this  house  was  rented  the 
organization  had  existed  for  six  years, 
as  its  existence  dates  from  1874,  when 
H.  J.  Montague  and  several  actors  of 


the  old  Wallack  company  took  supper 
together  and  decided  to  repeat  that 
pleasure  at  regular  intervals,  adding 
to  the  number  then  about  the  table  as 
many  friends  as  they  thought  deserved 
that  honor.  H.  J.  Montague  had 
been  a  member  of  the  London  proto- 
type of  the  Latnbs,  founded  by  John 
Hare,  and  was  able  to  bring  his  ex- 
perience in  that  organization  to  help 
the  founders  of  the  New  York  club. 
Through  this  link  the  distinction  of 
being  the  father  of  Lambs  has  been 
awarded  to  John  Hare.  This  connec- 
tion is  a  little  remote,  as  Mr.  Hare 
merely  happened  thirty-one  years  ago 
to  form  a  supper  club  in  London  to 
which  H.J.  Montague  belonged.  The 
Lambs  has  out  grown  the  English 
club  from  which  it  took  its  name,  and, 
indeed,  all  the  English  theatrical 
clubs  are  simple  and  unpretentious 
compared  with  the  Lambs.  Its  com- 
fort and  completeness  are  a  matter  of 
surprise  to  all  actors  who  come  from 
England  to  this  country. — New  York 
Su?i. 


The  Oakland  Stock  Company  under 
the  management  of  E.  J.  Holdeu,  will 
open  in  The  Marble  Heart  July  2. 


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York;  8— JOHN  K.  BURKE,  Washington,  D.  C;  8— J.  H.  MOORE,  Rochester,  N.  Y.;  10 — MAX  C.  ANDERSON,  Cincinnati;  11— JOHN  J.  MURDOCK,  Chicago;  1  —LOUIS  C.  BEHMAN,  Brooklyn;  13— MARTIN 
BF.CK,  Chicago;  14-B.F.  KEITH,  Boston;  15— JOHN  D.  HOPKINS,  Chicago;  16— MICHAEL  SHEA,  Buffalo;  17-ZACH  TINKER,  St.  Louis;  1S-MORKIS  ME  YERI'KLD  Jr.,  Sau  Frauclsco. 


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In  discussing  the  growth  of  natural- 
ism on  our  stage,  the  New  York  Sun 
recently  referred  to  the  comedies  of 
Thomas  W.  Robertson  as  interesting 
because  they  marked  the  beginning  of 
things  in  this  respect:  "They  intro- 
duced," says  the  Sun,  "naturalism  on 
the  stage,  though  not  in  the  extreme 
that  has  been  developed  by  Ibsen, 
Sudermann,  Heme,  Pinero  and  oth- 
ers of  the  later-day  dramatists.  Mr. 
Pinero's  Trelawney  of  the  Wells,  the 
theatrical  period  that  Robertson  lived 
in,  when  the  drama  changed  from 
stilted  staginess  to  a  semblance  of 
reality,  is  forcibly  represented.  One 
of  the  characters,  Tom  Wrench,  is 
supposed  to  be  Tom  Robertson,  when 
he  was  an  insignificant  actor  with  a 
cupboard  full  of  plays  which  no  one 
would  produce  because  they  reflected 
nature  without  the  then  popular  high 
coloring.  In  criticising  Wrench's 
plays  in  Trelawney  of  the  Wells,  an 
actress  says:  'You  know  the  speeches 
were  so  short,  and  had  such  ordinary 
words  in  them — no  big  opportunity 
for  the  leading  lady. '  To  which 
Wrench  answers:  'I  strive  to  make 
my  people  talk  and  behave  like  real 
live  people,  to  fashion  heroes  out  of 
actual  dull,  every-day  men — the  sort 
of  men  you  see  smoking  cheroots  in 
club  windows  in  St.  James'  street, 
and  heroines  from  simple  maidens  in 
muslin  frocks.'  This  Robertson  did  in 
Caste,  though  he  idealized  to  some 
extent.  In  referring  to  Wrench's 
play,  an  old  actor  says:  'And  so  this 
new-fangled  stuff  and  these  dandified 
people  are  to  push  us,  and  such  as  us, 


from  our  stools.'  To  which  his  wife 
replies:  'Yes,  James,  just  as  some 
other  new  fashion  will,  in  the  course 
of  time,  push  them  from  their  stools.' 
Her  prophecy  is  coming  true,  for  just 
as  Robertson's  naturalism  took  the 
place  to  some  extent  of  old-time  ab- 
surdity, so  the  best  of  to-day's  authors 
are  giving  us  a  blend  of  realism  and 
idealism — what  may  be  called  an 
effect  of  realism  produced  by  judicious 
exaggeration.  They  have  learned 
that  exact  and  slavish  transcripts  of 
usual  life,  known  as  Ibsenism  do  not 
make  plays  acceptable  to  any  grade  of 
audience.  Therefore  they  take  up 
themes  susceptible  of  illustration  by 
means  of  uncommon  episodes  strongly 
yet  reasonably  presented." 

Book  Plays 

These  are  some  of  the  novels  to  be 
adapted  for  the  stage  this  year:  "The 
Adventures  of  Francois,"  with  Henry 
E.  Dixey;  "Janice  Meredith,"  with 
Mary  Mannering;  "When  Knighthood 
was  in  Flower,"  with  Julia  Marlowe; 
"In  the  Palace  of  a  King,"  with  Viola 
Allen;  "The  Mantle  of  Elijah,"  with 
Viola  Allen;  "To  Have  and  to  Hold," 
by  Charles  Frohman,  star  not  yet 
named;  "Red  Pottage,"  by  Charles 
Frohman,  star  not  yet  named;  "Rich- 
ard Carvel,"  with  James  K.  Hackett; 
"David  Harum,"  with  William  H. 
Crane;  "Manon  L,escaut,"  with  E.  H. 
Sothern;  an  old  book,  but  a  new 
version;  a  popular  book,  not  an- 
nounced, dramatized  for  Sol  Smith 
Russell;  "Prince  Otto,"  from  Steven- 
son's story,  with  Otis  Skinner;  "The 
Heart  of  The  Princess  Osra,"  with 
Mary  Mannering;  "Lorna  Doone," 
with  Annie  Russell. 


R.  A.  Burnett,  the  Boston  libbretist 
gives  the  following  advice  to  all 
would- be- writers  of  comic  operas: — 
If  you  want  to  build  a  comic  opera, 
you  must  first  lay  the  scene  in  some 
country  that  is  supposed  to  be  in- 
habited by  a  happy  peasantry,  who 
can  afford  to  spend  most  of  their  time 
dancing  on  the  village  green,  drinking 
imaginary  wine  out  of  'gilded  tin 
goblets  and  singing  songs  with  a 
tra-la-la  chorus.  Introduce  a  lordly 
villain  and  make  him  play  the  deuce 
with  the  daughter  of  the  village  inn 
keeper,  until  the  hero  returns  from 
abroad  and  armed  only  with  a  price- 
less heritage  of  an  untarnished  name 
and  a  tenor  voice,  sings  him  clear  off 
the  stage.  That  is  all  the  plot  you 
need.  You  have  only  to  punctuate  it 
with  a  job  lot  of  scrap  music,  wedge 
in  a  few  imported  puns  and  secure  a 
comedian  who  can  imitate  Henry 
Irving  and  tumble  gracefully  through 
a  skylight  while  a  super  pounds  glass 
in  a  barrel  behind  the  scenes,  and 
there  you  are — you  have  a  comic  opera 
that  will  make  the  public  howl  with 
delight."  This  coming  from  a  man, 
who  has  written  a  few  comic  operas 
himself,  ought  to  be  interesting  to 
aspirants  for  playwright  honors. 


The  production  of  MissHobbs  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre  will  show  some  of 
the  prettiest  stage  settings  seen  on  a 
local  stage  for  a  long  time.  The  fourth 
act  represents  the  cabin  of  a  yacht  and 
proves  a  very  effective  stage  setting. 


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JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


Mamie  Gilroy  will  play  the  lead- 
ing soubrette  part  with  the  Otis  Har- 
lan company  next  season. 

Alice  Neilsen  will  produce  The 
Fortune  Teller  when  she  comes  to  the 
Columbia  Theatre  this  season. 

R.  C.  Carton,  the  author  of  The 
Tree  of  Knowledge,  is  best  remem- 
bered here  by  his  delightful  work, 
Liberty  Hall. 

Frank  Opperman,  a  very  good 
actor,  has  been  engaged  by  Manager 
Holden  for  his  new  Macdonough  Stock 
Company. 

Mary  Van  Buren  has  caught  the 
habit.  Recently  in  Los  Angeles  she 
addressed  a  body  of  High  School 
students. 

Cecilia  Castelle,  a  young  San 
Francisco  actress,  is  now  playing  with 
the  St.  Johns,  New  Brunswick,  Stock 
Company. 

Max  Steinle  still  continues  to 
receive  good  notices  from  the  Portland 
press  for  his  work  with  Clement-Stock- 
well  Company. 

Mme.  Modjeska  and  Count  Bozenta 
have  returned  to  Southern  California 
where  they  will  enjoy  a  delightful 
summer  vacation  at  their  ranch  home. 

Beryl  Hope,  the  young  actress, 
who  was  at  one  time  Miss  Maude 
Anderson  of  Los  Angeles,  will  pass 
the  summer  with  her  father's  family 
in  that  city. 

Margaret  Anglin,  Margaret 
Dale,  Mrs.  Thomas  Whiffen,  Grace 
Elliston  and  Lillian  Thurgate  are  in- 
cluded in  the  feminine  list  of  the  Miss 
Hobbs  cast,  during  the  Henry  Miller 
season. 

Last  week  Frank  McKee  engaged 
Burr  Mcintosh  to  play  the  role  of 
Philemon  Hennion,  in  Janice  Mere- 
dith. The  character  is  one  of  the  best 
in  Paul  Leicester  Ford's  novel,  and  it 
will  afford  an  opportunity  for  Mr.  Mc- 
intosh to  distinguish  himself.  The 
season  of  Janice  Meredith  will  begin 
the  fore  part  of  October  in  Buffalo. 

Stewart  Allen,  late  stage  man- 
ager forL.  R.  Stockwell,  left  Portland 
last  week  for  Walla  Walla,  where, 
assisted  by  Miss  Mary  Scott  and  Mr. 
Griffith,  late  of  the  Stockwell  com- 
pany, he  will,  under  the  auspices  of 
St.  Catherine's  Society  of  St.  Paul's 
Episcopal  Church,  put  on  T.  W.  Rob- 
ertson's comedy  of  Home,  at  the  Walla 
Walla  Theatre.  Mr.  Allen  and  his 
people  will  also  produce  Home  at  Day- 


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and  Sumpter,  and,  on  returning  to 
Portland,  will  also  present  it  with  the 
assistance  of  local  talent.  Mr.  Allen 
will,  next  season,  become  lessee  and 
manager  of  the  Farragut  Theatre  at 
Vallejo. 

T.  Daniel  Frawley  has  made  a 
ten  strike  in  securing  Henry  Roberts 
for  the  leading  part  in  Quo  Vadis. 
The  young  Australian  actor's  fine 
elocution  and  his  natural  bearing, 
coupled  with  long  experience  and 
training  in  roles  not  unlike  Vicinius, 
should  make  his  playing  of  the  role  a 
notable  bit  of  acting.  There  is  no 
questioning  the  fact  that  he  will  be  a 
tower  of  strength  to  the  company. — 
Los  Angeles  Capital. 

Sol  Smith  Russell  is  at  his 
country  place  in  Edgarton,  R.  I.,  and 
is  recovering  from  his  nervous  afflic- 
tion. He  is  beginning  to  enjoy  him- 
self and  promises  to  be  in  excellent 
health  next  season. 

Rose  Coghlan  and  her  husband, 
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James  Hyde  is  the  organizer,  and  a 
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Paul  Dresser,  the  well-known 
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weight.  He  lost  sixty-six  pounds  and 
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The  Columbia 

KELLAr's  second  week  has  drawn 
fair  houses,  who  have  enjoyed 
the  magician's  work  very  much.  As 
a  magician,  Kellar  is  supreme,  way 
ahead  of  the  late  Alexander  Her- 
mann. As  an  entertainer  and  general 
jollier,  Kellar  does  not  shine.  His 
methods  are  too  unobtrusive,  his  voice 
too  often  inaudible — but  when  it  comes 
to  the  moments  when  you  look  and 
wonder,  he  can  cause  you  more  won- 
derment than  any  man  who  ever  delved 
in  the  black  art.  His  cage  trick,  his 
orange  and  flower  growing  mysteries, 
his  wonderful  dial  and  the  blackboard 
work  of  his  mind-reading  assistant  are 
really  wonderful. 


The  Alcazar 

THE  third  week  of  Sapho  at  this  cozy 
home-like  little  theatre  is  still 
drawing  very  large  houses.  The  act- 
ing is  improving,  and  the  characters 
are  better  carried  out — even  the  first, 
noisy,  distracting  ball  scene  has  be- 
come a  living  picture  of  warm,  pulsat- 
ing, individual  life,  fascinating  in  its 
kalidescopic  movement.  Upstairs  and 
down,  in  and  out,  move  the  ever  rest- 
less, hurrying  throng  of  idle  pleasure 
seekers.  Florence  Roberts  as  the 
beautiful  statue  is  rapturously  ap- 
plauded for  the  exquisite  picture  and 
the  charming  rendering  of  the  love 
poem.  White  Whittlesey  as  Jean, 
proves  an  acceptable  reader  of  this 
French  peasant's  character,  making  of 
him  a  lover  whose  vain  attempts  to 
return  to  the  path  of  virtue  are  seen  to 
be  real,  even  while  his  love  for  Sapho 
impels  him  with  an  irresistable  im- 
pulse to  throw  his  arms  about  her  and 
give  himself  entirely  to  her  influence 
and  life.  Kdwin  Emery's  conception 
of  Flamont  is  most  excellently  por- 
trayed, the  suppressed  emotion  and 
outbursts  of  uncontrollable  love  and 
desire  are  quite  features  of  this  now 
famous  play.  Howard  Scott's  manly 
Dechelette  is  good,  Marie  Howe, 
Laura  Crews,  Georgie  Woodthorpe, 
Carlyle  Moore  and  Ernest  Howell  each 
and  all  deserve  especial  praise  for  the 
excellent  manner  in  which  they  carry 
out  their  several  parts.  Crowded 
houses  bid  fair  to  force  the  manage- 
ment to  retain  this  play  upon  the 
boards  for  weeks  vet. 


entire  cast.  John  W.  Dunne  assumes 
his  old  part  of  the  military  under- 
taker, Christian  Berrial,  and  he  gives 
the  same  quiet,  artitic  impersonations 
that  he  has  disclosed  on  previous 
visits.  Nicholas  Sebastian  was  an 
acceptable  Major  Paul  Bearing,  and 
David  Andrada,  as  the  Judge  Advo- 
cate showed  that  he  was  an  actor  as 
well  as  a  sweet  voiced  singer.  Phil 
Ryley  was  the  surgeon  and  Harry 
Bulger  the  lieutenant  who  lived  up  to 
military  regulations  by  drinking  only 
when  in  uniform.  Tony  Hart  has  his 
opportunity  as  Steel  Ayres,  the  band- 
master, and  he  gives  us  one  of  the 
choicest  take  offs  on  the  little  German 
musician  that  has  ever  amused 
theatre-goers.  It  is  a  gem  of  real 
humorous  acting.  Walter  Jones,  too, 
was  a  clever  figure  as  the  lone  private. 
He  introduced  his  Sousa  imitation 
with  the  usual  great  success.  Andrew 
Bode,  in  a  clever  make-up,  was  a 
spirited  General  of  the  real  sort — a 
U.  S.  fighting  officer.  Sherrie  Mat- 
hews, week  by  week,  astonishes  all  by 
the  strength  of  his  dramatic  posses- 
sions, and  as  the  corpse,  Piggot  Luce, 
was  exceedingly  good.  Mary  Marble 
as  Pony  Luce  was  her  usual  winsome, 
sparkling  self  in  the  role  that  has  come 
to  be  associated  with  her  only.  Miss 
Marble  makes  it  conspicuous  by  her 
brilliant  work — the  work  of  a  through 
and  through  artist.  Maude  Courtenay 
was  the  widow's  friend  and  was  not 
afforded  much  of  an  opportunity,  so 
she  had  to  content  herself  by  wearing 
some  handsome  gowns.  Bessie  Tan- 
nehill,  who  as  a  versatile  actress  and  a 
singer  of  great  ability,  has  demon- 
strated her  value,  was  the  widow  of 
the  corpse,  and  for  the  first  time  in  the 
history  of  the  play,  has  put  force  and 
character  into  the  part.  Besides  a 
great  intelligence  Miss  Tannehill  has 
evidently  that  uncommon  possession 
for  woman,  a  real  appreciation  of 
humor.  Many  women  have  wit — but 
few  have  the  genuine  quality  of  humor. 
Adlyn  Estee,  stunning  of  figure  and 
pleasing  of  voice,  was  a  captivating 
Captain  Carrie  Flagg.  The  vivan- 
dieres  and  the  messenger  boys  were 
picturesque  and  good  to  look  at,  and 
David  Andrada's  serenade  was  much 
appreciated.  The  play  is  in  every  way 
a  fine  performance. 


The  California 

A Milk  White  Flag  receives  the 
best  production  in  its  history 
this  week  at  the  hands  of  Dunne  & 
Ryley's  clever  people.  The  piece  has 
been  played  here  a  number  of  times, 
yet  it  retains  its  popularity  and  will 
run  not  only  this  week,  but  next 
week.  There  is  a  great  collection  of 
talent  in  the  presenting  company  and 
to  mention  the  particular  hits  would 
be  necessary   to   notice   nearly  the 


The  Tftoli 


THE  comic  opera,  Madeleine,  scored 
a  big  second  week's  success  at  the 
Tivoli.  Good  houses  were  the  rule  all 
week.  Such  elaborate  productions  are 
always  appreciated  by  the  opera  lov- 
ing classes  and  the  large  attendance 
must  have  afforded  Manager  Leahy 
much  gratification.  The  individual 
success  of  Annie  Meyers,  Edwin 
Stevens,  Ferris  Hartman,  Anna 
Lichter  and  William  Schuster  during 
the  first  week  was  repeated  this  week. 
The  duet  of  Hartman  and  Miss  Meyers 


was  encored  time  and  time  again. 
Much  praise  is  due  the  orchestra  under 
the  direction  of  W.  H.  Batchelor. 

Grand  Opera  House 

The  Homespun  Heart  has  had  a 
good  run  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  this  week.  It  is  a  drama  from 
the  pen  ot  Judson  Brusie,  and  consists 
of  four  acts  full  of  interesting  and 
pleasing  features  which  were  received 
with  enthusiasm.  A  rural  scene,  with 
a  real  live  old  farm  horse  and  chickens 
hopping  about,  was  quite  realistic  and 
a  good  representation  of  country  life. 
At  the  commencement  of  the  second 
act  The  Homespun  Male  Quartet  ren- 
dered several  beautiful  selections  which 
were  received  with  vociferous  applause. 
Frank  Bacon,  in  his  excellent  repre- 
sentation of  Amos  Howe,  a  good 
honest  farmer,  proved  to  be  a  general 
favorite  and  won  the  hearts  of  his 
audience.  Edith  Lemmert,  who 
possesses  a  charming  personality, 
enacted  her  role,  as  Lucille  Howe, 
with  becoming  sweetness  and  grace. 
Clarence  Montaine  was  splendid  and 
very  truly  represented  the  villian. 
Fay  Courtenay  was  charming  in 
her  part  of  Betty  Howe,  a  cousin 
of  Lucille.  Gus  Tate  does  some  ex- 
ceedingly clever  acting  and  was 
exceedingly  droll  and  amusing. 
Stanley  Ross  presents  a  very  fine 
appearance  and  was  well  cast  as 
Everett  Doulittle,  a  struggling  at- 
torney. George  Nichols,  Harry 
St.  Clair  and  the  various  other  mem- 
bers of  the  company  were  all  good 
and  aided  greatly  to  the  successful 
presentation  of  the  play. 

The  Dewey  Theatre 

MONTE  Cristo  is  a  drawing  card 
this  week.  Landers  Stevens,  as 
Edmond  Dantes,  was  very  capable  in 
the  part,  and  the  scene  in  which  he 
escapes  from  the  dungeon  was  heartily 
applauded.  Carl  Berch  was  at  his 
best  in  the  part  of  Nortier,  and  showed 
considerable  versatility  in  his  different 
impersonations.  The  character  of 
Albert  de  Morcerf  was  acted  with 
much  realism  by  Wm.  B.  Mack,  and 
Maurice  Stuart  made  a  hit  as  Cader- 
ouse,  the  inn-keeper.  James  Corrigan 
made  his  debut,  as  Danglars,  and  he 
acted  his  disagreeable  part  in  an  ex- 
ceedingly virile  manner.  T.  F. 
O'Malley,  as  Villeford,  was  perfectly 
at  ease  in  the  part,  and  Frank  Wyman 
was  an  excellent  Fernande.  Lynn 
Osborne  was  very  clever  as  Abbe 
Faria.  Fanny  Gillette  was  entrusted 
with  the  part  of  Mercedes,  and  made 
the  character  prominent  with  her 
artistic  style  of  acting.  Pauline 
Maitland,  as  Carconde,  achieved  all 
that  the  part  called  for. 


Theatres  Extend  Aid 


The  managers  of  the  different 
theatres  in  this  city  met  Thursday 
morning  and  made  arrangements  to 
give  a  matinee  in  the  Grand  Opera 
house  on  the  afternoon  of  June  29, 
the  proceeds  of  which  are  to  be  sent 
to  the  widow  and  children  of  the  heroic 
fireman  Sweeney,  who  lost  his  life  in 
a  fire  the  other  day.  The  various 
managers  intend  to  make  the  perform- 
ance a  notable  one  in  every  respect. 
Tickets  will  be  $1.00  each  and  there 
should  be  a  big  response. 


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cA  "Battle  That  Did  Not 
Come  Off 

Rouge  pots  whizzed,  forcible  lan- 
guage was  exchanged,  and  still  more 
forcible  blows  were  struck  at  the 
Alcazar  last  Saturday  night.  Walter 
Belasco  and  Edwin  Emery  were  exer- 
cising their  perogatives  as  independent 
American  citizens  and  telling  what 
they  thought  of  each  other,  besides 
trying  to  demonstrate  that  they  were 
unusually  muscular  and  handy 
with  their  fists.  Belasco,  it  is 
said  had  just  come  from  the  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  gymnasium  where  he  has  been 
acquiring  a  Jim  Corbett  education. 
Finally  George  Webster  wearing  his 
Nero  frown  and  stride  appeared  and 
stopped  the  gory  combatants.  Such 
our  readers,  is  the  story  of  the  battle 
that  never  occurred  except  in  the 
fertile  imagination  of  a  local  daily, 
that  for  the  second  time  in  a  week 
was  hoaxed  by  a  bogus  theatrical  story 
Belasco  and  Emery  did  indulge  in  a 
little  fun  but  it  was  good  natured  and 
merely  to  kill  time,  and  they  still  chew 
the  same  brand  of  gum  and  still 
say  "Hello  Ned"  and  "Hello  Walter." 

Vaudeville  Notes 

Murphy  and  Raymond  will  open  at 
the  Leader,  Vallejo,  next  week. 

The  Gerry  Society  is  more  active  in 
New  York  than  ever,  and  has  just 
stopped  the  performance  of  two  Jap- 
anese acrobats,  arresting  them  on  the 
charge  of  teaching  young  children 
their  acrobatic  tricks. 

Jackson  Heard  will  play  at  Hono- 
lulu until  July  1,  making  an  unusually 
long  engagement  in  that  city. 

The  Healy  Sisters  will  be  one  of  the 
features  with  W.  R.  Daily's  vaudeville 
company. 

Ernest  Hogan  arrived  in  Honolulu 
Friday  of  last  week.  He  received  an 
offer  of  an  engagement  at  the 
Orpheum,  but  as  he  wanted  to  bring 
his  entire  company  here,  the  deal  will 
probably  fall  through.  Hogan  and 
his  comedians  would  be  a  great  card 
in  San  Francisco. 


June  23,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


T/ze  Orpheum 

T  ong  ago  the  usual  adjective  was 
'  worn  out  in  describing  the 
Orpheum  program.  This  week's  is  a 
characteristic  collection  of  good  and 
highly  diverting  turns.  The  Brothers 
McDonald,  eccentric  comedians  and 
dancers,  are  number  one  on  the  pro- 
gram. They  do  an  entertaining  bit 
of  business  Sydney  Deane,  baritone, 
from  Australia  follows  with  some 
pleasing  songs.  Chailes  Grapewin 
and  Anna  Chance  present  a  stage  pic- 
ture of  Bowery  life  and  win  apprecia- 
tive applause.  The  Three  Merrills  do 
some  marvelous  bicycle  riding  and 
Joe  Hart  and  Mrs.  Joe  Hart,  who  is 
billed  as  Carrie  De  Mar,  present  the 
skit,  The  Quiet  Mr.  Gay.  Mr.  Hart 
has  written  in  this  one  of  the  most 
amusing  and  meritorious  vaudeville 
vehicles  ever  presented  at  the 
Orpheum.  The  author's  real  comedy 
conceptions  and  Miss  De  Mar's 
sprightly  acting  and  gorgeous  costum- 
ing make  the  playlet  very  popular. 
Van  and  Nobriga  for  a  second  week 
present  their  sketch,  My  Busy  Day, 
and  the  Biograph  with  many  fine  new 
views  round  up  a  most  adequate  even- 
ing's entertainment. 

T#e  Olympia 

'T'he  program  at  the  Olympia  is  very 
*  good  this  week.  It's  the  first 
appearance  of  George  Trump  who, 
with  his  hand  balancing,  creates  a 
sensation.  The  Dockmans  have  a 
good  comedy  sketch  which,  with  their 
bag  punching,  furnishes  good  enter- 
tainment. Harry  De  Armo  flies 
through  the  air  to  the  great  edifica- 
tion of  the  breathless  watchers.  Mabel 
Le  Clair  has  some  excellent  operatic 
selections.  Si  Stebbins,  the  Yankee 
monologuist,  is  a  drawing  card  with 
his  card  tricks.  Dora  Mervin  is 
well  received  on  her  re-appearance. 
The  Stock  Company  gives  a  jolly  exhi- 
bition. Amateur  night  brought  its 
regular  round  of  fun  and  frolic. 


The  Chutes 


THE  Chutes  shows  a  new  bill  this 
week  which  proved  very  success- 
ful and  entertaining.  Gaffney  and 
Burton  were  greeted  with  rounds  of 
applause  for  their  singing  and  danc- 
ing. Deets  and  Don,  the  novelty 
dancers,  are  as  usual  great  favorites. 
Basco  and  Rice  kept  the  house  in  a 
continual  roar  of  laughter  with  their 
ridiculous  head  balancing.  The  Wil- 
sons and  their  interesting  little  pick- 
aninnies score  a  great  hit.  The  Ani- 
matoscope  has  some  new  and  interest- 
ing pictures.  Frank  Hall,  with  his 
lion  Wallace,  is  a  prime  favorite.  The 
exhibition  of  aquatic  sports  on  the 
lake  this  afternoon  and  to-morrow 
will  be  well  worth  seeing.  The  Elec- 
tric Fountain  is  a  great  attraction,  its 
beautiful  colorings  being  a  constant 
delight  to  the  senses. 


Fischer  s  Concert  House 


AN  unusually  bright  bill  was  given 
this  week  at  Fischer's  Concert 
House.  Monday  night  began  the  en- 
gagement of  Elizabeth  Regina  Mowry, 
dramatic  soprano,  whose  rendering  of 
Aria  from  Ernani,  captured  the 
house,  she  being  twice  recalled  amidst 
a  storm  of  applause,  making  a  hand- 
some appearance  as  she  stood  accept- 
ing the  enthusiastic  praise  and  flowers. 
Madame  Mowry  has  a  big  voice  of 
dramatic  force  that  she  uses  well,  and 
will  be  an  acquisition  to  Fischer's,  and 
it  is  to  be  hoped  she  will  remain  for  an 
extended  engagement.  Luckstone's 
Delight,  The  Swallows,  and  other . 
numbers  were  given  by  her  with  equal 
success.  Abramoff  brought  down  the 
house,  giving  a  superb  rendering  of 
Dio  Possente,  appearing  also  with 
Barducci  and  Bardaracco  in  fourth  act 
from  La  Forza  del  Destine  His 
smooth  artistic  method  places  him 
above  many  of  our  local  favorites  and 
he  was  frequently  recalled.  Isabella 
Underwood,  contralto,  has  a  marvel- 
ously  beautiful  voice  of  fine  range  and 
quality,  and  with  a  mellow  warmth 
that  is  delightful.  As  yet  she  lacks 
stage  experience.  Brindisi,  Lucrezia 
Borgia  by  Signorina  Pollettini,  Aria  II 
Trovatore  by  Barducci  and  Fuggimti, 
and  selection  from  Rigoletto  by  Bar- 
daracco, won  genuine  applause  and 
encores.  A  word  of  praise  is  due  the 
orchestra  for  the  improvement  in 
tempo  and  modulation,  especially  with 
the  vocalists,  but  there  is  room  for 
still  better  music. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Emil  Walton  opens  at  Fresno  July  4. 

Deming  and  Carroll  are  a  big  hit  at 
the  Waldorf,  Vallejo. 

Lord  and  Rowe  are  big  favorites 
with  Ned  Foster's  audiences  in  Seattle. 

Del  Ray  and  Delmar  are  still  favor- 
ites at  the  People's,  Seattle. 

Blanche  Le  Mar  plays  San  Jose  to- 
day and  to-morrow,  doing  her  clever 
singing  coon  act  at  the  Fredricksburg. 

The  press  agent  of  the  People's, 
Seattle,  has  la  id  down  the  law  —Louise 
Keesing  is  a  "dream  in  tights." 

Hadley  and  Hart  are  doing  a  won- 
derfully popular  musical  act  at  the 
Savoy,  Vancouver. 

George  Mooser,  director-general  of 
the  Eureka  street  fair,  was  in  town 
Saturday  and  Sunday. 

Stanley  and  Scanlon  are  doing  a 
very  popular  musical  specialty  at  the 
People's,  Seattle. 

The  Redmond  Sisters  are  big  favor- 
ites at  the  Standard  Theatre,  Bakers- 
field. 

Gates  and  Clark  and  John  Delmore 
will  open  at  a  local  music  hall  June 
25th. 

Nellie  Trojan,  the  Hayes  Sisters 
and  Nellie  Conlon,  will  be  new  faces 
at  the  Tivoli  Theatre,  Stockton,  next 
week. 

The  following  people  are  at  the 
Martinez  Street  Fair:  Campbell  and 
Reynolds,  Al  Hazzard,  Harry  Weaver, 
Lamont  Breger  and  Olson  and  Clar- 
ence Linden. 

Ernest  Hogan  writes  from  Victoria: 
"On  account  of  my  poor  health  I 
have  sent  my  people  home,  and  will 


take  a  much  needed  rest  previous  to 
opening  season  1 900-1." 

La  Favor  Sisters  will  open  at 
Vallejo  next  week. 

Boyle  and  Lewis  will  be  at  Kapp's 
Grotto  June  25. 

McDonald  Brothers,  Belle  Wilton 
and  Wm.  Michelsen  will  open  at  the 
Chutes  June  25. 

Margaret  Miller  and  Eva  Ralston 
will  open  at  the  Vienna  Buffet,  Los 
Angeles,  next  week. 

Elaine  Forrest  and  Lillian  Walters, 
Harry  and  Avon  Castle  open  at  the 
Fredericksburg  Music  Hall,  Portland, 
June  25. 

Among  the  vaudeville  people  who 
will  be  features  of  the  Eureka  street 
fair  are  :  Lunette;  Bosco,  snake  eater; 
W.  E.  Schaffer,  animatiscope  and 
poses  plastique;  Jack  Roussel,  ring  and 
trapeze  act;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Si  Stebbins, 
card  act  and  acrobatic  turn;  Forrest 
Seabury,  high  diver;  Moulton  and 
Moll,  triple  horizontal  bar  act;  and  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Frank  De  Camp. 

Among  our  old  friends  at  the  Savoy, 
Victoria,  last  week,  were  Herr  Busch, 
McSorley  and  Atwood,  Jennie  Guich- 
ard,  John  P.  Brace,  Sisters  Waterman, 
Alice  Hamilton  and  Alf  James. 

The  Marco  Brothers  are  making  a 
sensation  in  Seattle  with  their  contor- 
tion act.  They  are  playing  at  the 
People's. 

L.  W.  Bulkely,  who  has  worked  up 
the  Stockton  street  fair  so  effectively, 
will  have  charge  of  the  Bakersfield 
street  fair. 

The  company  booked  for  the  Stock- 
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Romolo  Brothers,  H.  W.  Hill,  the 
Leons,  John  Rand,  De  Armo,  Fair- 
bank  Brothers,  Lozelle  and  the  two 
Hewitts. 

Phillip  Rand,  late  of  Rand,  Byron 
&  Rand,  died  of  consumption  in  this 
city  June  20th.  He  leaves  a  widowed 
mother,  wife  and  brother.  He  was 
30  years  old. 

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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  June  17. — One  of  the  funniest 
performances  ever  given  on  a  roof  garden 
in  this  city  was  the  show  put  on  at 
the  Casino's  "Summer  Soiree,"  which  is  this 
year's  name  for  the  old  original  roof  garden. 
But  the  fun  at  the  opening  performance  last 
week  was  not  that  which  was  intended  by 
the  players.  What  the  stranger  within  our 
gates  would  have  enjoyed  was  the  manner 
in  which  the  spectators  took  to  guying  the 
show  when  its  mediocrity  became  apparent. 
Casino  roof  garden  patrons  have  hitherto 
had  nothing  but  the  very  best  in  the  way  of 
sky-scraping  attractions  and  that  is  the  kind 
they  will  probably  have  for  the  remainder 
of  the  season,  but  the  program  for  the  open- 
ing week  had  evidently  been  made  up  hastily 
and  it  contained  a  large  proportion  of  poor 
specialties.  The  audience,  like  the  boy  in 
the  song,  "guessed  right  away"  that  they 
were  up  against  it,  and  they  proceeded  to 
have  fun  with  the  performers.  When  James 
Thornton,  the  monologue  man,  came  on  he 
took  the  crowd  into  his  confidence  by  say- 
ing :  "I'm  up  here  to  earn  my  dough,  and  if 
I  don't  make  good  I  won't  eat  next  week. 
The  manager  is  in  the  wings.so  for  Heaven's 
sake  don't  queer  me."  The  crowd  didn't 
betray  Thornton's  confidence,  but  it  was  un- 
merciful to  the  Lady  with  the  Diamond  Dog 
and  other  less  known  personages. 

* 

Sherlock  Holmes  closed  at  the  Garrick 
and  The  Casino  Girl  closed  at  the  Casino 
last  night,  leaving  nothing  in  the  way  of  a 
whole  dramatic  performance  in  the  city  ex- 
cept Quo  Vadis  at  the  New  York  and  a 
repertoire  company  of  summer  opera  at 
Dietrich's  Opera  House  at  Little  Coney 
Island,  which  is  at  noth  Street  and  the 
Boulevard.  At  that  summer  garden  a  hastily 
formed  company,  including  J.  Aldrich 
Libbey,  is  singing  light  opera.  Quo  Vadis 
is  in  its  last  week. 

*  * 

* 

When  the  curtain  went  down  on  Sherlock 
Holmes  at  the  Garrick  last  night  William 
Gillette  had  played  thirty-three  weeks  at 
the  same  theatre,  which  was  by  all  odds  this 
season's  best  record  for  length  of  time.  It 
is  in  fact  the  only  play  which  lasted  through 
the  entire  season.  In  point  of  time  it  ex- 
ceeded Mr.  Gillette's  other  great  success, 
Secret  Service,  whose  original  run  was  two 
months'  less  than  Sherlock  Holmes. 


Bettina  Girard,  after  having  reformed  sev- 
eral times,  went  back  on  the  stage  last  week 
at  the  Lion  Palace  Garden,  also  in  Little 
Coney  Island.  She  got  a  hearty  welcome 
and  did  well.  Her  friends  have  great  hopes 
that  she  has  forever  renounced  the  use  of 
intoxicants.  She  is  still  pretty  and  has  a 
good  voice,  and  if  she  does  not  succeed  now 
after  having  seen  what  intemperance  did  for 
her,  managers  hereafter  will  be  very  skepti- 
cal about  her  reformation. 


Word  comes  from  London  that  Maxi- 
mede  Nevers  is  determined  that  the  tenor 
Saleza  shall  fight  with  him  the  duel  threat- 


ened in  this  country  last  winter.  Koth  men 
are  now  in  London,  the  writer  declaring 
that  he  shall  have  the  satisfaction  of  fighting 
M.  Saleza,  while  the  singer  protests  that  he 
will  under  no  circumstances  consider  a 
challenge  coming  from  the  man  who  signs 
it  with  a  name  not  his  own.  M.  de  Nevers 
is  a  Pole  who  sets  forth  his  descent  from  a 
member  of  the  French  royal  family  who 
emigrated  to  Poland  in  the  eleventh  cen- 
tury. The  singer  declares  that  whatever 
M.  de  Nevers'  descent  may  be,  it  is  not  pos- 
sible for  him  to  answer  a  letter  signed  with 
an  assumed  name;  that  the  code  would 
never  allow  such  an  irregular  practice.  The 
latest  move  in  the  case  is  a  challenge  from 
the  writer  to  the  singer's  manager.  Since 
his  illness  here  last  winter,  M.  Saleza  has 
recovered  his  health,  and  his  appearance  in 
London  has  been  one  of  the  notable  events 
of  the  season  there.  He  is  to  return  here 
next  winter  whether  he  fights  a  duel  or  not, 
and  as  his  antagonist  declares  that  the  tenor 
shall  never  escape  him,  M.  de  Nevers  may 
follow  him  to  this  country. 


From  the  foregoing  paragraph  which  in 
substance  is  going  the  rounds  of  the  press 
in  the  East,  it  is  evident  that  Grand  Opera 
Manager  Grau's  press  agents  are  going  to 
work  that  old  fake  duel  story  again  for  all 
it  is  worth  to  pave  the  way  for  Jean  de 
Reszke's  return  to  America  next  fall  as  the 
principal  tenor  of  the  Metropolitan  Com- 
pany. And  that  reminds  me  that  notwith- 
standing anything  which  may  be  said  in  the 
San  Francisco  papers  to  the  contrary,  it  is 
authoritively  known  here  that  the  cele- 
brated tenor  will  not  go  to  San  Francisco. 
His  brother,  Edouard  de  Reszke,  the  basso, 
will  probably  go,  but  Jean,  it  is  said,  will  not 
go  far  except  upon  a  guarantee  which 
Manager  Grau  regards  as  a  prohibitive 
price  for  his  services.  San  Franciscans 
may,  therefore,  make  up  their  minds  from 
the  start  that  they  will  have  to  get  along 
with  less  distinguished  tenors  than  de 
Reszke.  As  Patti  had  Tamagno,  who  is 
de  Reszke's  superior,  the  last  time  she  sang 
in  opera  in  San  Francisco,  it  will  be  inter- 
esting to  know  how  Californians  take  to 
grand  opera  at  first-class  prices  with  only  a 
road  company. 

*  * 

The  season  of  open  air  opera  and  other 
musical  entertainments  will  soon  be  under 
full  headway.  Several  theatrical  things  at 
Manhattan  Beach  began  with  free  concerts 
last  Saturday  by  Fancinelli's  Seventy-first 
Regiment  Band.  Pain  will  show  his  new 
pyrotechnic  spectacle,  Japan  in  Flower  and 
Flame,  on  June  19,  and  five  days  later  the 
theatre  will  be  opened  with  A  Runaway 
Girl  by  the  same  company  that  has  just 
closed  at  Daly's,  which  assures  a  good  per- 
formance. The  Castle  Square  Company 
will  give  operas  at  the  seaside  two  weeks 
beginning  on  August  6  with  Faust  and 
including  Martha,  II  Trovatore  and  The 
Bohemian  Girl. 

*  * 
* 

Another  triple  star  combination  for  the 
performance  of  Shakespeare  has  been 
formed  by  Waganhals  and  Kemper,  who 


managed  Kathryn  Kidder,  Louis  James  and 
Charles  B.  Hanford  in  a  similar  venture. 
The  leaders  of  this  new  company  will  be 
Helena  Modjeska,  Odette  Tyler  and  R.  D. 
MacLean,  and  their  principal  play  will  be 
King  John.  The  revival  will  be  on  an 
elaborate  scale  with  the  Polish  player  as 
Lady  Constance,  and  the  American  actor 
and  actress  as  King  John  and  Prince  Arthur. 
Other  Shakespearean  and  standard  plays 
will  be  used,  and  the  company  will  appear 
at  a  prominent  New  York  theatre.  The 
contract  with  Mr.  MacLean  and  Miss  Tyler, 
which  is  for  five  years,  arranges  for  their 
appearances  after  next  year  as  the  chief 
players  of  a  company — not  with  Mme. 
Modjeska — and  they  will  then  add  new 
plays  to  their  classic  repertory. 

Rob  Roy. 


c^nce  O'dieill  Cancels 
cAmerican  Time 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Colo.,  June  11  — The  regular 
season  of  the  down-town  theatres  closed 
Saturday  night.  Henry  Miller  closed  the 
Broadway  and  Henrietta  Crosman  the  Tabor, 
on  that  evening.  A  few  local  shows  will  be 
given  at  the  Broadway,  however,  during  the 
next  two  weeks.  Henry  Miller  played  to 
very  good  business  during  his  three  nights 
engagement.  Miss  Crosman's  four  weeks  at 
the  Tabor  were  successful  financially  but 
somewhat  unsatisfactory  artistically. 

At  Elitch's  Gardens  this  week  Herbert 
Kelcey  and  Effie  Shannon,  supported  by  the 
stock  company,  are  playing  Madeline  Luc- 
ette  Ryley 's  comedy,  A  Coat  of  Many  Colors. 
Too  much  cannot  be  said  in  praise  of  Miss 
Shannon  in  the  role  of  "the  bachelor  girl." 
She  is  everything  that  is  womanly  and 
charming.  The  part  of  Herman  Walboys, 
the  New  York  lawyer,  was  perfectly  suited 
to  Mr.  Kelcey,  and  was  played  in  his  usual 
artistic  manner.  Other  excellent  portrayals 
were  those  given  by  Miss  Louise  Mcintosh, 
Jessie  Izett,  Frederick  Perry,  John  T.  Sulli- 
van and  Charles  Brokate. 

Mr.  Barnes  of  New  York  is  the  bill  at 
Manhattan  Beach  this  week.  Miss  Hampton 
appears  to  better  advantage  as  the  Corsican 
girl  than  in  her  role  last  week  in  Cumber- 
land '61.  Mr.  Eugene  Ormonde  opened 
with  the  company  Monday  night  and  is  ex- 
cellent in  the  part  of  Mr.  Barnes.  Miss 
Blanche  Kelleher,  as  the  irrepressible  child, 
made  a  hit.  One  of  the  most  clever  actors 
in  the  company  is  Robert  Rogers,  the  char- 
acter man.  Business  is  improving  this  week. 

Bob  Bell. 


Sydney,  New  South  Wales,  May  20. 

Dear  Review  : — Owing  to  the  enormous 
success  of  Nance  O'Neill  in  Australasia  and 
an  extension  of  her  season  over  here,  I  am 
compelled  to  cancel  all  time  booked  for  her 
in  the  United  States.  Miss  O'Neill  will  close 
her  season  here  about  December  1st,  and 
take  a  vacation  of  at  least  three  months  for 
a  trip  to  Manila,  China,  Japan,  India,  Egypt 
and  the  South  of  France,  the  itinerary  of 
which  I  have  completed.  London  will  be 
paid  a  visit,  and  it  is  a  fact  that  the  young 
American  tragedienne  will  have  a  theatre  of 
her  own  there  before  twelve  months  have 
passed.    Iam,  Yours  faithfully, 

Jas.  H.  Love. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 
St.  John,  N.  B.,June  12.— Opera  House, 
A.  O.  Skinner,  Manager.— Frank  Tanne- 
hill,  Jr's.  company  in  A  Young  Wife  7-9. 
On  the  whole,  the  company  were  superior  to 
their  vehicle.  Florence  Ashbrook  played 
the  female  lead.  *  The  Richards  Stock  are 
playing  repertoire  11-19,  producing  Faust 
last  evening  to  a  fair  audience.  William 
Richards  essayed  the  role  of  Mephisto;  J.  C. 
Sheehan,  Faust;  Cecelia  Castelle,  Marguer- 
ite, apd  J.  M.  Byrnes,  Valentine.  Martha 
was  played  by  Harry  Bewley.  Bills  for  to- 
night and  Wednesday  are  Bur  Oaks  and  The 
Three  Musketeers,  respectively. 

Peachey  Carnehan. 


MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Butte,  Mont.,  June  18.— The  Grand 
Opera  House  opened  June  17  to  S.  R.  O. 
Yale's  Evil  Eye  Company  was  the  attraction 
*  Nat  C.  Goodwin  and  Maxine  Elliott  in 
their  new  play,  When  We  Were  Twenty- 
One,  will  close  the  theatrical  season  at  the 
Grand.  They  will  be  here  June  21-22,  and 
the  advance  sale  of  seats  is  enormous.  Be- 
yond a  doubt  standing  room  will  be  at  a 
premium  both  nights. 

L.  Maclay  Rank. 


It  is  declared  on  high  authority  that 
the  aged  Emperor  of  Austria,  Franz 
Josef,  has  at  last  contracted  a  mor- 
ganatic marriage  with  the  court 
comedienne,  Frau  Katti  Schratt. 


FREE  STREET  FAIR 


EUREKA,  cXt°yldt  JULY  2, 3, 4  5 


MIDWA. 


The  Richest  County  in  the  State 

SHOWS  WA.KTTE! 


Space  on  Streets  for  all  Kinds  of  Concessions  at  Low  Percentage  Mone%^nntui,S?"ed 

CIRCUS  AND  VAUDEVILLE  ACTS  WRITE 

GEORGE  riOOSER,  Director  General 
Vance  House 

Eureka,  Humboldt  Co.,  Cal. 


Blanche  Lc  Clair  Sloan 
Armstrong  and  O'Neil 
The  Hewitts 
Hill 

Qeorge  Marsh 
"Rube"  Shields, 
Si  Stebbins 

Write  at  Once 


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Raymond  Whitaker 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


Andrew  Thomson 

Directing  Tour  of 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


FRANK  De  CAMP 

Stage  Manager 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


B.   W.  HILLIKER 


Characters 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


JULIA  CLIFFORD 

Ingenue 
Under  Sealed  Orders 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

EDWARD  CLISBEE 

Sergeant  Leggett 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

C.   E.  THURSTON 

With 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

OMEDA  RAYMOND 

Julie 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


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Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hallett's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Flora 


REFINED    VOCHL  DUO 

Hastings  &  Hall 

Introducing  Repetoire— Strictly  Up-to-Date 


Frances 


Operatic  Descriptive.  Coon  Medleys.   Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 
'  and  ranee  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  AGENT 


ESTHER  DUKEY 

Nouma — in 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

GEORGE  L.  GRAVES 

Harry  Mortimer — in 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


LAURA  CREWS 

IN0ENUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


NOAH  BRANDT 

Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 


FRANK  COOLEY 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 


M.  T.  McQTJARRIE 

FRANK  COOLEY  CO. 


G-EORG-IE  FRANCIS 

Juveniles 
Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ELIZABETH  HALE 

Leads  and  Charactt  rs 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ZOE  SAVO-RICE 

Characters  and  Rmotionals 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

MARY  MARBLE 

Star,  Stock  Co. 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

BESSIE  TANNEHILL 

Leading  Soprano  and  Characters 

Dunne  &  Ryley 


DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

IDA  HAWLEY 

Prima  Donna,         Grand  Opera  House 


FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


ADLYN  ESTEE 

You  know  who  I  am 
"NOFF  said" 

EDWIN  STEVENS 

Special  Engagement  at  the  Tivoli 


HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

EDWARD  B.  LADA 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

EDITH  CRASKE 

Premier  Danseuse 

Grand  Opera  House. 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 

CARLYLE  MOORE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

MARY  SCOTT 

Leading  Woman  Stockwell  Co 

leading  juvenile 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivoli 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,       Vinton  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 

GERALD  L.  DILLON 

Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

VINTON  STOCK  CO.       ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

VIOLA       BERTI  I  

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EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 


Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto— Tivoli 

GEORGE  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

C.  ROY  FLEMING 

Juveniles,  Vinton  Stock  Co. 


GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

Landers  Stevens 

l'ROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND  «3 

GEO.  I*.  WEBSTER 
+    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  + 

JSydney  Plhtt 

Characters  and  Comedy 

WITH    FRANK  COOLEY 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

At  Liberty 

Address  this  Office 

LOUISE  ROYCE 

Address  Dramatic  Mirror,  New  York 

FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

 With  the  Neill  Co.  

FRANK  OPPERMAN 

Leading  Character  and  Comedy 
At  Liberty  Address  This  Office 

CHAS.  M-  THALL 

Boggs-Hernandez  Co. 


ALCAZAR  STOCK 


LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

CORAL  THORNDIKE 

SOUBRETTE 

Address  this  Office 

HAMILTON  ARHOUR 

Heavies 
With  Frank  Cooley 

ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 


Edwin  T.  Emery 


Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Union  Male  Quartet 

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terior, address,  Mr.  Chas.  Hbni.ky,  Manager,  care 
rressClub,  9.  P. 

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Leading  Man— Dailey  Stock  Co. 

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LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence. 
Los  Angki.es,  June  21. — Theatrical  attrac- 
tions and  business  strong  this  week.  Fraw- 
ley,  Miller  and  the  Orpheum  in  competition, 
all  doing  excellent  business.  *  Miss  Burk- 
hart,  at  the  Orpheum,  will  put  on  two  new 
sketches  while  here,  one  entitled  A  Garret 
Salvation,  written  by  Miss  Short  of  this 
city  and  the  other  Captain  Suzanne.  She 
will  return  to  the  North  after  completing 
her  engagement  and  play  for  three  weeks, 
making  a  total  of  ten  consecutive  weeks  on 
the  coast.  *  Ralph  Pincus,  advance  man 
for  Henry  Miller  was  in  the  city  on  his  way 
to  Fresno  last  week.  *  Manager  Meyer- 
feld  of  the  Orpheum  circuit  was  in  the  city 
last  week  and  in  regard  to  the  attractions  at 
the  Los  Angeles  Theatre,  says  he  is  in  the 
hands  of  the  syndicate  and  none  of  his 
shows  will  be  at  popular  prices.  He  wants 
nothing  but  the  best  attractions.  *  At  the 
Los  Angeles  Theatre  Henry  Miller  and  Co. 
played  Miss  Hobbs  20-21  to  good  business. 
*  At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  the 
Frawley  Company  put  on  a  very  attractive 
verson  of  Quo  Vadis  week  of  17.  The 
piece  was  so  well  received  that  it  is  possible 
it  will  be  put  on  for  another  week.  The 
costumes,  settings  and  scenic  effects  are 
extremely  good  and  the  whole  presentation 
is  entirely  satisfactory.  Henry  Roberts 
made  his  re-appearance  with  the  company 
in  this  piece,  and  easily  carried  off  the 
honors.  He  is  a  big  favorite  here  and 
rightly  so.  Harrington  Reynolds,  as 
Petronius  and  Atnory  as  Nero  both  do  very 
clever  work.  Keith  Wakeman  ay  Lygia  is 
very  pleasing,  while  Mary  Van  Buren  sus- 
tains her  part  of  Eunice,  by  the  act  of  look- 
ing beautiful.  *  At  the  Orpheum  another 
of  Bronson's  famous  Top  Notchers  draws 
the  vaudeville  lovers.  The  class  of  vaude- 
ville that  is  being  brought  to  this  city 
makes  one  wonder  when  the  limit  will  be 
reached.  The  bill  includes  Lillian  Burk- 
hart,  as  the  star  attraction,  followed  by 
Fleurette  and  Gardiner,  Magnani  Family' 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jimmie  Barry,  Midgley  and 
Carlisle,  Vandy  and  Etta  Butler.  Miss 
Butler  will  next  year  be  a  protege  of 
Belasco.  Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence 

Sacramento,  Cal.,  June  20 — Our  enter- 
prising manager  of  the  Clunie,  Geo.  W. 
Ficks,  has  arranged  for  a  season  of  light 
opera  commencing  July  1.  Catherine  Craig 
is  to  be  the  prima  donna,  Robert  Ellis,  tenor; 
C.  Lvndon  and  Percy  Ward,  comedians; 
Marietta  Worth,  contralto;  Rose  Sothern  or 
Minnie  Huff,  soubrette;  Arabella  Gordon, 
soprano;  Sarah  Marco,  contralto;  Jean 
Brusse,  high  baritone;  Frank  Dolliver,  basso; 
and  a  leading  baritone  and  basso  to  be 
announced  later.  A  large  chorus  has  also 
been  engaged,  and  the  operas  will  be  richly 
costumed  and  staged  with  special  scenery. 
The  company  will  sing  the  Black  Hussar, 
Chimes  of  Normandy,  Beggar  Student,  and 
The  Queen's  Lace  Handkerchief.  Should 


the  season  of  two  weeks  be  successful,  the 
company  will  continue  for  an  further  time. 
Prof.  Louis  William  Weer  of  this  city  will 
conduct  the  operas.  *  The  next  attraction  at 
the  Clunie  is  Keller  on  the  29th. 


VALLEJO 
Special  Correspondence 
Vallejo,  June  15.— The  Brownies  are  play- 
ing to  crowded  houses  in  Farragut  Theatre 
this  week.  *  The  Farragut  is  to  be  remod- 
eled; raised  seats,  opera  chairs,  comfortable 
dressing  rooms  and  new  scenery.  *  The 
Dailey  Company  played  a  successful  closing 
engagement  a  week  ago.  May  Nannerv  was 
leading  lady  and  with  the  rest  of  the  com- 
pany left  a  host  of  warm  friends  behind.  R. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 
Sacramento,  June  14.— The  Excelsior 
Choral  Society,  composed  of  colored  people 
of  this  city,  gave  the  Pirates  of  Penzance  12- 
13  at  the  Clunie.  The  opera  was  a  success. 
Friday,  Henry  Miller  in  Miss  Hobbs,  at  the 
Clunie.   

'Bessie  Tannehill 


The  present  season  of  farce  comedy 
at  the  California  has  brought  to  notice 
an  unusually  good  singer  and  a  most 
versatile  actress  in  the  person  of  Bessie 
Tannehill,  whose  portrait  we  print 
this  week,  Miss  Tannehill  has  scored 
a  distinct  hit  with  the  Dunne  &  Ryley 
all-star  company.  About  eight  years 
ago  she  achieved  one  of  her  biggest 
successes  as  Gabriel  in  Evangeline. 
Since  then  she  has  many  successes  to 
her  credit.  Last  season  she  was  with 
the  Castle  Square  Opera  Co.  sing- 
ing leading  soprano  roles  and  being 
recognized  as  one  of  its  most  valued 
members.  Miss  Tannehill  comes  nat- 
urally by  her  musical  talent,  for  she  is 
descended  from  a  family  possessed  ot 
unusual  musical  ability.  Besides  her 
voice  acquirements, she  has  the  drama- 
tic instinct  well  developed,  and  her 
work  in  A  Rag  Baby,  A  Tin  Soldier 
and  A  Milk  White  Flag  stamps  her 
as  an  actress  of  force  and  versatility. 


Yakima's  cNew  Theatre 

North  Yakima  has  in  A.  E.  Larsen 
a  very  progressive  citizen.  He  has 
just  opened  the  new  Larsen's  Theatre, 
a  gem  of  a  place.  The  opening  at- 
traction was  Yale's  Evil  Eye.  The 
staff  of  the  new  theatre  is  :  A.  E.  Lar- 
sen, proprietor;  Robt.  J.  Quinn,  stage 
manager,  andF.  H.  Hunter,  treasurer. 


^The  cAmaieurs 


Those  indefatigable  and  clever 
amateurs  comprising  the  Beta  Sigma 
Dramatic  Club  and  Orchestra,  gave 
one  of  their  interesting  performances 
June  2. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  F.  Anderson,  of 
Ben  Lomond,  have  arranged  a  very 
entertaining  program  for  July  2  and  3, 
in  aid  of  the  new  Episcopal  church  of 
that  city.  Beside  the  young  artists, 
Arnold  Grazer  and  Hazel  Callaghan, 
in  their  specialties,  and  the  well  known 
reader  of  this  city,  Gertrude  Gates,  in 
recitations,  there  will  be  presented  the 
farcial  comedy,  A  Woman's  Caprice, 
with  the  following  cast  of  well  known 
amateurs:  Aubrey  Fortesque,  Mrs. 
W.  D.  Haslam,  H.  F.  Anderson,  Miss 
Gertrude  Gates,  W.  L.  B.  Handyside, 
and  Mrs.  F.  H.  Anderson. 


Lyric  Opera  Company 

A  new  opera  company  organized  by 
that  progressive  manager,  George  W. 
Ficks  of  Sacramento,  will  leave  this 
city  to-morrow  night  to  open  a  season 
of  summer  opera  at  the  Clunie  on 
July  1.  Sacramento  ought  to  respond 
heavily,  for  Manager  Ficks  has  been 
indefatigable  in  his  efforts  to  amuse 
the  Sacramento  people  and  he  has  not 
been  at  all  niggardly  in  securing 
attractions. 

Wiseman's  Serenaders 

D.  J.  ANDRADA,  1st  Tenor;  NIC.  SEBASTIAN,  2d 
Tenor;  GEO.  H.  WISEMAN,  Barytone;  A.  BODE, 
Basso. 

With  Dunne  &  Ryley.    Late  with  Julia  Arthur. 

GERTRUDE  WOOD 

LEADINQ  INGENUE 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

MAUDE  COURTNEY 

Who  Sings  the  Old  Songs 

Dunne  Sc  Ryley  Star  Stock  Company 


MABLE  CARMICHAEL 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Darrel  Vinton  Company 


WALTER  BELASCO 

Specially  Engaged  for  Summer  Season  at  the  Alcazar 

DAN  CROUSE 

With  Frank  Cooley  Co. 
Permanent  Address,  Western  Amusement  Exchange 

Standard  Theatre 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 

F.  M.  CARRILLO  &  CO..  Props,  and  Managers 
The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo,  Bakersfield  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,  S.  F.  Fare* advanced 
to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the  State. 

ALL  KINDS  OF  DRAMATIC 
AND  VAUDEVILLE  PEOPLE 
WANTED  AT  * 

Western  Amusement 

H3  powell  st.  Exchange 

San  Francisco 

Ingomar  Theatre 

EUREKA,  CAL. 

Playing  Only  First-Class  Attractions.  First-Class 
Prices,    Seats  1000.    Per  Cent  Only. 

Address, 

P.  O.  Box  565.  WILLARD  WELLS 


j  CORDRAY'S 


THEATRE 

Portland,  Ore. 

Playing  both  Leading 
and  Popular  Price 
Attractions 

^Large  Seating  Capacity.*6 

Fully  equipped  with  Scenery  and 
all  modern  stage  appliances. 

ADDRESS, 

John  F.  Cordray 

PORTLAND,  ORE. 


D 


E  AND  RYLEY  S  ALL  STAR  CAST 


nATHEWS  AND  BULGER,  Mary  Marble,  Walter  Jones, 
Maude  Courtney,  Bessie  Tannehill  and  thirty  others  now 
playing  at  the 

California  Theatre 


Producing 

Hoyt's  Host  Successful  Comedies 


ARTHUR  O.  WILLIAnS, 

Business  Hanager 


June  23,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Of  Next  WeeK's  Attractions 


THE  COLUMBIA 


The  Columbia  Theatre  can  rightly 
boast  of  being  able  to  announce  for 
appearance,  commencing  with  next 
Monday  night,  of  the  finest  group  of 
representative  American  players  ever 
secured  to  support  a  star  anywhere. 
Manager  Charles  Frohman,  in  select- 
ing the  players  to  appear  in  support  of 
Henry  Miller,  has  brought  together  a 
great  number  of  his  most  prominent 
and  popular  actors  and  actresses.  The 
list  of  players  includes  Margaret  Ang- 
lin,  Sadie  Martinet,  Mrs.  Thomas 
Whiffen,  Margaret  Dale,  Grace  Ellis- 
ton,  Lillian  Thurgate,  Millie  Day,  E. 
J.  Morgan,  Frank  Worthing,  Charles 
Walcott,  William  Courtenay,  Earle 
Brown,  John  Findlay,  E.  Y.  Backus, 
Frank  E.  Lamb,  George  S.  Christie 
and  Harry  Spear.  Mr.  Miller  has 
chosen  as  the  opening  play  of  the  sea- 
son the  comedy,  Miss  Hobbs.  There 
is  an  immense  advance  sale  of  seats 
and  a  more  promising  outlook  than 
the  one  existing  could  hardly  be 
wished  for.  The  prices  during  the 
Miller  engagement  are  to  be  :  Lower 
floor,  $1.50;  balcony,  $1.00,  75c,  50c; 
gallery,  35c  and  25c.  The  opening 
takes  place  Monday  night,  and  a  week 
from  Monday  night  Mr.  Miller  will 
give  the  first  production  in  this  city  of 
the  New  York  Lyceum  Theatre  suc- 
cess, The  Tree  of  Knowledge. 


THE  ALCAZAR 

The  attendance  at  the  Alcazar  shows 
no  inclination  to  lessen,  the  house  be- 
ing sold  out  at  each  performance  long 
before  it  is  time  for  the  curtain  to  ring 
up.  Florence  Roberts  and  her  excel- 
lent support,  White  Whittlesey,  have 
reclaimed  their  old-time  favor  with  the 
public,  and  the  Alcazar  people  form  a 
strong  cast  for  these  two  notable 
players.  Sapho  will  run  another  week 
at  the  Alcazar  and  seats  can  be  had 
six  days  in  advance.  Carmen  is  in 
active  preparation  to  follow  Sapho. 


THE  GRAND 

A  Homespun  Heart  will  be  pro- 
duced this  afternoon  and  this  evening 
for  the  last  time.  After  to-night  the 
theatre  will  remain  closed  until  Mon- 
day evening,  July  2,  when  the  drama- 
tic company  engaged  by  Mr.  Frawley 
in  New  York  will  make  its  first 
appearance  in  Israel  Zangwill's  famous 
drama  of  Hebrew  life,  The  Children  of 
the  Ghetto.  A  glance  at  the  following 
will  prove  that  Mr.  Frawley  has  exer- 
cised rare  discrimination  in  his  selec- 
tions. Wilton  Lackaye,  whose  repu- 
tation as  a  leading  and  character  actor 
ranks  foremost  in  the  United  States, 
will  be  the  male  head  of  the  company, 
and  will  renew  his  acquaintance  with 


us  as  the  Rabbi,   Reb  Shemuel,  in 
The  Children  of  the  Ghetto,  which 
he  created  in  the  original  New  York 
production,  and  in  which  he  achieved 
a  success  which  even  eclipsed  his  per- 
formance of  Svengali.      For  leading 
lady  Corona  Ricardo  has  been  chosen. 
She  is  a  most  beautiful  woman  and 
has  been   declared   by   the  Eastern 
critics  to  be  by  far  the  cleverest  of  the 
young  leading  women.  In  the  original 
production  in  that  city  of  Ben  Hur, 
she  captured  the  principal  honors  as 
Iris,  the  chief  feminine  role,  and  sub- 
sequently replaced  Ada  Rehan  in  The 
Great  Ruby.      Another  engagement 
is  that  of  William  Jefferson  Winters, 
generally  conceeded  to  be  the  hand- 
somest boy  actor  in  this  country.  He 
is  the  son  of   William  Winters,  the 
famous  critic.    Among  the  other  new 
people    are    Robert  Creppo,  Henry 
Roberts,  the  talented  young  Australian 
actor;  Alice  Evans,  who  successfully 
succeeded   the  late   Flora  Walsh  as 
Bossy  in  A  Texas  Steer,  and  Ruth 
Berkeley,  an   attractive    and  gifted 
ingenue.    The  company  is   rich  in 
leading    women   possessing   no  less 
than  four.  In  addition  to  Miss  Ricardo, 
it  contains  Miss   Grace  Cahill,  who 
enjoys  a  very  enviable  reputation  in 
the  East,  and  Miss  Van  Buren  who 
was  always  liked  here.    Keith  Wake- 
man  will  be  the  other  leading  woman. 
Harrington  Reynolds  has  been  wisely 
retained.    H.  S.  Northrup,  well  and 
favorably  known  from  his  connection 
with  E.  S.  Sothern,  has  been  engaged 
for  juveniles.    Among  the  others  of 
the  company  are  Phosa  McAllister, 
Marion     Barnay,     Lillian  Stafford, 
Christine  Hill,  Minette  Barrett,  Pearl 
Landers,    Chas.    B.  Swift,  Clarence 
Chase,  J.  R.  Amory,  Wallace  Shaw, 
Geo.  Gaston,  Thos.  Phillips,  Frank 
Mathieu,  Reginald   Trayers,    H.  S. 
Duffield,   J.    C.   Riley,    and  Margo 
Duffet,  the  phenomenal  child  actress. 
In  the  opening  production,  The  Chil- 
dren of  the   Ghetto,   will   be  most 
elaborately  and  accurately  staged,  and 
produced  under  the  personal  super- 
vision of  Mr.  Frawley. 


THE  TIVOLI 

The  Tivoli  to-morrow  evening  re- 
vives the  gem  of  all  comic  operas, 
The  Geisha,  in  all  the  gorgeousness 
of  brilliant  accessories,  and  played  by 
a  company  of  unusual  strength  and 
ability.  Ferris  Hartman  will  be  seen 
for  the  first  time  in  the  role  of  a  Chi- 
nese, and  much  can  be  expected  from 
his  assumption  of  the  role  of  Wun  Hi, 
the  owner  of  the  tea  house.  Helen 
Merrill  is  sure  to  prove  a  success  as 
the  chief  geisha,  "O  Mimosa  San," 
who  plays  havoc  with  the  hearts  of 
the  male  visitors.  Georgie  Cooper 
returns  to  the  Tivoli  to    play  the 


French  maid,  Juliette  Diamont.  Tom 
Greene  has  a  most  congenial  role  as 
the  English  officer,  Fairfax,  who  falls 
in  love  with  the  "chief  geisha." 
Annie  Meyers  is  bound  to  make  a  hit 
as  Molly  Seamore,  the  English  girl 
who  disguises  herself  as  a  "geisha," 
and  finds  herself  the  property  of  the 
head  of  Japan's  finest.  Helen  Daven- 
port makes  her  first  appearance  at  the 
Tivoli  as  Lady  Wynne,  the  chaperone 
of  the  English  girls,  who  will  be 
played  by  Grace  Field,  F.  Scott, 
Josie  Davis  and  Sannie  Krueger. 


COLUMBIA 


LMOINC 
THEATL* 


THE  ORPHEUM 

This  week's  bill  at  the  Orpheum 
promises  to  be  one  of  the  most  attrac- 
tive in  many  months.  The  four 
Cohans  will  present  their  new  sketch, 
The  Governor's  Son.  George  Cohan, 
the  author  of  this  new  sketch,  is  a 
playwright  of  ability  too  well  known 
to  require  more  than  passing  mention. 
He  can  act  as  well  as  he  can  write. 
The  Todd-Judge  Family  of  acrobats 
come  well  recommended.  They  are 
popular  in  the  East  and  should  please 
San  Francisco.  Carrington,  Holland 
and  Galpin  will  present  a  high-class 
vaudeville  sketch,  and  Gilbert  and 
Goldie,  old  San  Francisco  favorites, 
will  appear  in  an  entirely  new  act. 
Holdovers — Grapewin  and  Chance, 
Musical  Dale,  Sydney  Deane  and  the 
biograph.  Matinee  Wednesday,  Sat- 
urday and  Sunday. 


Under  Sealed  Orders  returned  from 
Eureka  Thursday.  The  company  will 
probably  disband. 


Orpheum 


THE  POUR  COHANS; 
THE  GREAT  TODD-JUDGE  FAMILY; 
CARRINGTON,  HOLLAND  AND  GILPIN; 
GILBERT  AND  GOLDIE; 
GRAPEWIN  AND  CHANCE;  MUSICAL  DALE; 
SIDNEY  DEANE;  AMERICAN  BIOGRAPH; 


Reserved  seats.  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats.  .50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


Alcazar  Theatre 

Bki.asco  &  TBALL,  Managers.       'Phone  Main  254. 

Fourth  Week  of  Her  Successful  Season  of  the 
Distinguished  American  Actress 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS 

Supported  hy 
WHITE  WHITTLESEY 
and  the  Alcazar  Stock  in 

SAPHO 

Florence  Roberts  and  White  Whittlesey  in 

CARHEN 

To  Follow  Only  Matinee  Saturday 

Alcazar  Prices— 15c.  25c,  35c,  50c 


BEGINNING  MONDAY,  JUNE  25 
CHAKLES  FROM M AN 
Presents 

HENRY  MILLER 

AND  A  SPECIAL  COMPANY 
First  Week— 6  Nights 
Matineei  Wednesday  and  Saturday 
The  Prevailing  New  York  and  London  Comedy 
Success 

HISS  HOBBS 

Monday,  July  2— The  Tree  ol  Knowledge 

By  Jerome  K.  Jerome 


GRAND 


OPERA 
HOUSE 


Telephone  Main  532 


.AST  TWO  NIGHTS  OF 


MONDAY  EVENING,  JULY'  2d 

THE  NEW  FRAWLEY  COMPANY 

In  Israel  Zangwill's  Drama  of  Hebrew  Life 

The  Ghildren  of  the  Ghetto 

A  Superb  Cast         32  Speaking  People 
Sale  of  Seats  Commences  Thursday,  June  28 

Popular  Prices— 10, 15,  25  and  50c 
Good  Reserved  Seat  in  Orchestra  at  all  Matinees  25c 
Branch  Ticket  Office,  Emporium 

Tivoli  Opera  House 

LAST  TIME,  SUNDAY  NIGHT,  OF 

MADELEINE 

NEXT  MONDAY  NIGHT 
we  Revive  the  Gem  of  all  Comic  Operas 

THE  GEISHA 

The  Entire  Company  in  the  Cast 
Powerful  Chorus  and  Unrivaled  Orchestra 
Gorgeous  Costumes.  Scenery  and  Effects 

Evenings  at  8.     Matinee  Saturday  at  2. 
Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

FISCHER'S 

NEW  CONCERT  HOUSE 

122-124  O'Farrell  Street 

E.  A.  FISCHER,  Prop.       GEORGE  MOOSER,  Mgr. 
The  Handsomrst  Music  Hall  In  America. 

Fourth  Actlrom  ERNANI 

Signorina  Barducci;  Signor  Bardaracco;  Signor 
Abramoff;  also  Miss  Underwood,  the  favorite  Soub- 
rette;  D'Kstelle  Sisters,  Fancy  and  Acrobatic  Dancers. 

Admission  10  cents.  Strictly  First-Class.  Cafe 
Unsurpassed. 

G.  O.  McFARLAND 

Manager  Grand  Opera  House 

BUTTE,  MONTANA 

OLIVER  MOROSCO 

Manager  HURIiANK  THEATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

J.    P.  HOWE 

Manager  SEATTLE  THEATRE 

"The  Best  in  the  Bunch" 


ARCHIE  LEVY'S 

Amusement  Association 

The  Theatrical  Exchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Booking  for  Thirty-Eight  Houses. 

Rooms  116-117-118-119-120  No.  6  EDDY  STREET 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 
TAKE    ELEVATOR  'PIIONK    BLACK    1  TO  1 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


June  23,  1900 


LOCAL  NOTES 


GRADUATING  EXERCISES 

Pretty  exercises  were  held  at  the 
Lincoln  Grammar  School  Wednesday 
of  last  week,  when  the  following  pro- 
gram was  given.  Reading,  "At  the 
Concert,"  Mabel  A.  Richardson; 
guitar  solo,  F.  Spieler;  bass  solo,  Fritz 
Wahlin,  zither  trio,  Alice  Kelly, 
Henrietta  Hillman,  Jennie  McRowe; 
readings,  The  Unknown  Speaker, 
Miss  Iona  MacDonald;  The  American 
Flag,  Ed.  Riley;  "Mortgage  on  the 
Farm,"  selections,  Humboldt  Quin- 
tette. 

MEMORIAL  SERVICES 

Interesting  services  were  held  on 
Memorial  Day  at  the  Grand  Army 
Plot,  Union  Cemetery,  Valljo,  under 
the  auspices  of  Farragut  Post,  No.  4, 
G.  A.  R.  J.  L.  Lambert  Post  com- 
manders and  other  organizations  par- 
ticipating. The  choir  consisted  of 
Miss  Pearl  Winchell,  organist;  Mrs.  J. 
A.  Andrews,  soprano,  Mrs.  E.  C. 
Purrington,  alto;  H.  E.  Wilder,  bass; 
and  F.  Lovegood,  tenor.  Order  of 
exercises  was:  Music,  U.  S.  R.  S. 
Independence  Band;  invocation,  Rev. 
T.  F.  Burnham;  reading  Memoriai 
Day  Orders,  Adjutant  H.  D.  Richard- 
son; opening  address,  Commander  J. 
L.  Lambert;  song,  Strew  With  Fresh 
Garlands,  Choir;  Grand  Army  prayer, 
Post  Chaplain  S.  E.  Wilson;  Lincoln's 
Gettysburg  Address,  Mabel  A.  Rich- 
ardson; Address,  Commander  J.  L. 
Lambert;  Introduction  of  Orator, 
Senator  J.  J.  Luchsinger;  Oration, 
Hon.  H.  V.  Morehouse;  Chorus,  Rest 
on  ye  Brave,  Choir;  Prayer,  Rev.  Jas. 
Williams;  Decoration  of  Monument, 
Officer  of  the  Day,  Chas.  Bade;  Quar- 
tette, Cover  Them  Over,  Choir;  Music, 
Nearer  my  God  to  Thee,  St.  Vincent's 
Band ;  Salute  to  the  dead— Taps,  U.  S. 
Marine  Guard  and  Bugler;  America, 
Choir  and  assemblage,  Independence 
Band  accompaniment;  Benediction, 
Rev.  Wm.  Bollard;  Decoration  of 
Graves. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 


The  Western  Graphic  in  a  recent 
issue  seems  to  be  opposed  to  pupils' 
recitals.  It  says:  "It  were  a  happy 
day  if  the  teachers  would  combine 
in  calling    off  all  'pupils'  recitals.' 


They  have  a  most  pernicious  tendency 
for  the  pupil,  and  they  damage  the 
good  repute  in  which  the  teacher  was 
held  by  disinterested  persons.  Green 
fruit  is  quite  apt  to  incite,  if  eaten,  a 
midnight  call  for  the  doctor,  and  an 
unripe  singer  will  not  fall  far  short  of 
having  a  dire  effect.  Keep  your 
pupils  in  your  studio,  tell  their  parents 
that  it  is  unwise  to  trot  them  out  of 
the  paddock  for  show  purposes,  or  for 
any  other  purpose,  for  that  matter, 
until  they  are  fit;  educate  the  mind 
of  the  pupil  while  you  are  making  the 
throat  strong  and  obedient,  and  there 
will  be  fewer  failures  and  a  better 
appreciation  on  all  sides  of  good  sing- 
ing. It  ought  to  be  a  stamp  of  vanity 
and  vainglory  for  a  teacher  to  an- 
nounce and  conduct  an  exhibition  of 
his  or  her  pupils;  the  world  would 
surely  be  profited  by  such  an  under- 
standing." 

Mrs.  Fannie  Dam-Hilton's  pupil, 
Mr.  George  Kronmiller,  a  baritone  of 
much  promise  appeared  with  success 
last  Sunday  afternoon  at  the  services 
of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  singing  One 
Sweetly  Solemn  Thought  [R.  S.  Am- 
brose], and  in  the  morning  made  a 
most  favorable  impression  at  St. 
Stephen's  church,  his  voice  being  a 
special  attraction  of  the  choir  under 
Mr.  Roscoe  Warren  Lucy's  direction. 
Mr.  Kronmiller's  smooth  mellow 
tones  were  heard  to  advantage  in, 
Hear  Ye  O  Israel.  Mrs.  Hilton  has 
kindly  offered  a  program  to  be  given 
before  the  Mental  Science  Temple  at 
Golden  Gate  Hall  at  11  o'clock  to- 
morrow. Mrs.  Hilton  will  sing  in 
solos  and  duets  with  Mr.  Kronmiller 
and  Miss  Mabel  Richardson  the  clever 
young  reader  will  assist,  and  it  prom- 
ises to  be  the  most  artistic  program 
rendered  thus  far.  Mrs.  Hilton  has 
made  a  success  of  her  concerts  through 
the  interior  this  season  and  her  San 
Francisco  friends  look  forward  to  a 
concert  when  the  new  season  opens. 

While  waiting  my  turn  at  Sherman 
and  Clay's  music  store  the  other  day 
I  beguiled  the  long  moments  watching 
the  people  who  stood  about  the  store. 
The  young  woman  who  was  being 
waited  upon  was  having  a  pleasant 
little  flirtation  with  handsome  Bert 
Georges  and  in  the  intervals  hunting  up 
a  new  piece.  Finally  she  asked  for 
some  Bach  music.    The  willing  victim 


of  a  clerk  handed  out  a  pile  of  music 
by  that  old  composer,  when  the  girl 
looked  up  at  him  and  said  most  inno- 
cently and  sweetly:  "Do  you  know,  I 
am  tired  of  these  old  fuges  and  son- 
atas. Havn't  you  anything  new  by 
Bach}" 

Last  week  I  spent  a  charming  half 
hour  in  the  studio  of  Mrs.  Grace 
Morei  Dickman,  the  gifted  contralto 
who  recently  arrived  from  London 
after  quite  an  absence  from  California, 
where  she  is  well  known.    Mrs.  Dick- 


man  will  be  quite  an  acquisition  to  our 
musical  circle  and  her  proper  sphere  is 
the  operatic  stage,  but  for  the  present 
she  will  devote  her  time  to  teaching 
and  concert  work.  Her  studio  is  par- 
ticularly attractive  and  has  an  air  of 
Bohemian  warmth  and  hospitality  and 
delightful  receptions  are  held  there. 
Mrs.  Dickman  is  contralto  soloist  of 
Dr.  Coyle's  Church  of  Oakland. 

Samuel  Adelstein  has  gone  to  Mt. 
Shasta  for  a  trip  and  may  be  gone 
for  three  weeks. 


"RICHARD  D.  DAVIS 

ABOUT  a  year  ago  a  new  retail  store  was  opened  on  the  north-east  corner  of 
Geary  street  and  Grant  avenue,  in  what  had  been,  up  to  that  time,  the  dullest 
corner  of  the  city.  It  was  established  by  R.  D.  Davis  &  Co.  So  attractive  was  it 
and  such  the  radical  departure  made,  that  today  that  section  is  reckoned  as  the 
best  retail  district  of  the  city.  The  tide  of  trade  seemed  to  change  almost  imme- 
diately, and  ever  since  has  kept  in  that  direction.  The  old  dull  corner  has  given 
way  to  a  bustling  centre  of  business  where  in  a  beautiful  store  the  finest  goods  in 
San  Francisco  can  be  found.  And  today  the  house  is  established  on  a  foundation 
as  solid  as  that  of  places  that  have  been  in  existence  for  many  long  years.  Mr. 
Davis  is  an  able  and  enterprising  business  man  and  is  to  be  congratulated  on  the 
success  that  has  attended  his  labors  in  this  field.  He  watches  every  detail.  The 
store  windows  are  among  the  best  dressed  of  any  in  the  city  and  is  now  especially 
attractive  in  its  millinery  department.  The  tailor-made  gowns  and  handsome  silk 
waists  are  truly  a  marvel  of  art,  an  innovation  of  the  ready-to-wear  garment,  and 
everything  is  sold  at  reasonable  figures. 


June  23,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


13 


Miss  Sadie  Rheinstein,  pianist,  and 
Mr.  Theodore  Nauman,  violinist,  en- 
tertained the  guests  at  the  wedding  of 
Miss  Julia  Boowsky  and  Mr.  Eugene 
Brown,  at  the  residence  of  the  bride, 
131 1  Laguna  street. 

A  new  acquisition  to  our  musical 
field  is  Dr.  Samuel  Sydney  Partello, 
who  recently  arrived  from  Cuba,  where 
he  has  won  not  a  little  distinction  as  a 
surgeon  in  the  United  States  Army. 
Dr.  Partello  is  an  old  favorite  upon 
the  operatic  stage,  having  been  asso- 
ciated as  leading  tenor  with  the  prin- 
cipal organizations  of  America,  in- 
cluding Digby  Bell,  Emma  Abbott, 
Morrison's  Faust  companies,  Froh- 
man's,  and  was  stage  manager  of 
Queen  City  Opera  Company.  He  is  a 
very  brilliant  man,  highly  educated, 
and  so  full  of  enthusiasm  that  he  will 
be  quite  a  star  in  our  musical  sphere, 
as  he  intends  returning  to  the  stage, 
and  has  already  received  many  offers. 


MUSIC  IN  GENERAL 

THE  "BABY"  GRAND 

The  late  Albert  Weber  was  the  first 
piano  manufacturer  to  use  the  term 
"baby  grand"  in  a  public  announce- 
ment, and  that's  twenty-three  years 
ago  or  so. 

The  way  of  it  was  thus: 

I  had  come  into  the  Weber  ware- 
rooms.  I  found  Albert  Weber  ab- 
stractedly gazing  at  a  small  grand — 
the  smallest  I  had  ever  seen. 

He  sat  down  and  played,  and  seemed 
to  forget  himself,  for  Weber  loved  his 
work,  and  was  one  of  the  best  judges 
of  tone  I  ever  met. 

He  turned  and  said: 

"Freund,  give  me  a  name  for  that 
piano!  I  feel  like  a  young  mother 
over  her  first  child!" 

"Call  it  'Weber's  baby,'  then," 
said  I;  "Weber's  baby  grand!" 

"Weber's  baby!  Weber's  baby!" 
he  repeated  several  times,  as  if  turn- 
ing it  over  in  his  mind. 

"Yes,"  said  he,  "it's  a  good  name, 
with  immense  opportunities  for  adver- 
tising." 


The  very  next  morning  the  New 
York  papers  had  reading  notices 
about  "Weber's  new  baby,"  and  it 
was  not  till  you  got  near  the  end  of 
the  article  that  you  discovered  that  it 
all  referred  to  a  "baby  grand  piano." 

"You  ought  to  have  seen  my  wife's 
face  when  she  saw  the  Tribune  that 
morning,"  said. Weber  to  me  later  on. 

The  very  day  the  announcements 
appeared,  some  of  Weber's  club 
friends  came  along  and  congratulated 
him,  and  the  health  of  "Weber's 
baby"  was  drunk  more  that  once. — 
From  Music  Trades. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


Side  Lights 

George  Lowe  writes  from  Red  Bluff 
that  his  tent  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  show 
is  doing  a  big  business.  He  played 
Corning,  Orland,  Willows  and  Wil- 
liams, this  week. 

A  cable  from  London  says  Henry 
Irving  and  Ellen  Terry  reappeared  at 
the  Lyceum  Theatre  last  Saturday 
night.  They  received  a  hearty  wel- 
come. The  cheers  of  the  audience 
were  so  long  sustained  as  to  embarrass 
the  players.  There  were  innumerable 
calls  between  the  acts,  and  the  ovation 
was  renewed  at  the  final  fall  of  the 
curtain.  Sir  Henry  in  a  few  words 
expressed  their  delight  in  and  grati- 
tude at  the  reception,  and  referred  to 
the  generous  treatment  which  the 
company  had  received  during  the 
recent  tour  in  the  United  States. 

The  litigation  between  Murray  & 
Mack  and  James  D.  Flynn,  which  has 
been  in  the  courts  two  years,  ended 
last  week,  when  Mack  and  Flynn 
entered  into  a  partnership.  Several 
years  ago  Murray  &  Mack  entered 
into  a  contract  to  star  under  Flynn. 
For  some  reason  the  contract  was 
broken  and  Flynn  put  out  another 
show  under  the  firm  name.  An  action 
for  $32,000  damages  was  instituted. 
Flynn  filed  a  counter  action  for  the 
same  amount.  It  was  fought  bitterly 
for  a  time,  until  Mack  left  Murray  and 
joined  with  Flynn,  after  which  both 
parties  withdrew. 


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and  TEACHERS'  AGENCY 


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San  Francisco,  Cal. 


UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF 

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/  ONCERT  Companies  formed  for  city  or  interior. 
Vocalists  and  Musicians  of  every  grade  and  variety 
for  church,  concert,  select  public  or  private  enter- 
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Conservatories,  Private  Teachers  in  all  professional  and  educa- 
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Instruments  supplied.    Send  for  circular. 

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'Phone  Grant  158  Office  Hours,  1  to  2.30  P.  M.  daily 


*  MUSICAL    CARDS  #  ^ 


ELIZABETH  REGINA  MOWRY 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO 


Voice  Culture 
Teacher  ol  Piano 


Studio,  2921  Webster  St. 
Mondays  10  to  12  a.  m. 
Telephone  Geary  1305 


CI  UITAR  STUDIO,  722  Powell  St.,  near  California. 
X    Special  terms  to  children. 

Call  or  address 

Mrs.  G.  J.  and  Miss  Elsie  Tooker,  Soloists 


CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
A.  M.,  to  1:30  p.  M.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.   Telephone  I.arkin  281. 

MRS.  FANNIE  DAM  HILTON 

(Recently  from  Milan) 

TEACHER  OF  SINGING,  ORATORIO,  CONCERT 
and  Grand  Opera.    Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.   Mondays  and  Thursdays. 


S,  F,  CONSERVATORY  OF  MUSIC 

130   POWELL  STREET 

A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all  branches  ol 
music.  Piano  department  in  charge  of  E.  S.  BON- 
ELLI,  Director.   Terms  moderate. 

MISS  ELEANOR  GONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  1469  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 


CECILE  VON  SEIBERLICH 

T~A  RAMATIC  SOPRANO,  CONCERT  ACCOM- 
I  )  panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties.  Studio- 1643  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  1046. 


nAROUERITE  /1ARETZEK 

(Pupil  of  Max  Marctzek) 
Formerly  Contralto  Soloist  of   Dr.  Parkhurst's 
Church,  New  York,  will  receive  a  limited  number  of 
vocal  pupils.   Concert  engagements  accepted  . 
flAX  flARETZEK 
I.atc  Professor  of  the  New  York  College  of  Music 
and  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 

Teacher  of  Piano  and  Harmony 

For  terms  and  particulars,  address  care 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  &  CO.,  S.  F 


MARGUERITE  WILBOURN 

/^ON'TRAI.TO  SOLOIST  (  I.amperti  Method). 
\J  Vocal  Studio.  792  McAllister  St.  Reception  Day, 
Tuesday  afternoon.      Director  of  Children's  Choral. 


DAVID  MANLLOYD 

QOLO  TENOR  OF  ST.  MARY'S  CATHEDRAL. 
O  Voice  Culture,  Oratorio,  Concert,  Song  Recitals. 
525  Golden  Gate  Avenue,  S.  F.    'Phone  Mint  1853. 


JOSEPH  GREVEN 

VOCAL  INSTRUCTOR 

Removed  to  902  O'Farrell  St.  Reception  Days  Mon 
days  and  Thursdays. 


California  School  of  Elocution  &  Oratory 

(chartered) 
\/TISS    EMILY   CURTIS  PRINCIPAL 
1V_L    H.  J    Elliott.  Physical  Department, 
tion  Building,  Mason  and  Ellis  Sts. 


MISS 
Associa- 


MABEL  A.  RICHARDSON 

TNSTRUCTOR  OF  ELOCUTION  AND  THE  ART 
L  of  true  expression.  Reception  hours  2  to  5 
Thursdays.  Byron  Mauzy's.  308  Post  St  ,  S.  F.  En- 
gagements as  Dramatic  Reader. 


ROBEHT  LLOYD 

Musical  Director  Harmony  Choral  Club;  St.  Dom- 
inic's Choir.  The  Arl  of  Singing;  Correct  Breathing. 
Proper  placing  of  the  voice;  Clear  enunciation  of 
word  phrasing;  Interpietation;  Style. 

Studio,  BYRON  MAUZY'S,  308  Post  St. 


MISS  JEbSIE  FOSTER 

LYRIC  SOPRANO  AND  VOCAL  TEACHER,  has 
removed  her  studio  to  Byron  Mauzy's  308 
Post  St.  Reception  Hours,  9  A.  M.  to  1  P.  M.  Tues- 
days and  Fridays. 


BERNHARD  WALTHER 

Belgian  Solo  Violinist 

Engagements  for  Concerts,  city  or  interior.  Address 
Dramatic  Review,  Office  22)f  <  cary  St.,  S.  F. 


JULIUS  A.  HAUG 

QOLO  VIOLINIST,  CONDUCTOR  AND  COM- 
O  POSER  HAUG'S  ORCHESTRA  for  Theatres, 
Concerts  and  receptions.  Address,  20  Eureka  St., 
bet.  17lh  and  18th  Sts.,S.  F. 


H.  L.  HASTINGS 


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engagements.      For   terms  ami  particulars 
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14 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


June  23,  1900 


And  iu  his  ravings  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 


THE  SUCCESSFUL  PLAY- 
WRIGHT 

Plant  your  feet  wide,  thrust  your 
hands  in  your  trousers  pockets  and 
look  up  at  the  stars.  That  is  the  dis- 
jointed attitude  of  the  successful  play- 
wright. Coarseness  and  the  ideal — 
that  is  the  combination  that  wins  out 
in  the  play  battle  as  no  other  combina- 
tion can  or  will.  A  base  and  a  goal 
or  no  game— and  let  the  goal  be  worth 
the  soul  leather.  (Yes,  I  meant  to 
spell  it  so.)  Soul,  your  whole  soul 
you  must  give  to  the  work,  for  only 
with  the  best  and  the  most  that  is  in 
you,  can  you  create  anything  worth  a 
christening. 

*  * 

* 

Find  or  create  a  good  plot — a  new 
story  with  the  old  loves.  Saturate 
yourself  with  it.  Know  every  char- 
acter even  to  the  color  of  their  eyes 
and  the  hang  of  their  coats.  Walk, 
talk, laugh  and  cry  with  them  for  weeks 
before  you  touch  a  pencil  and  when 
you  do,  muffle  the  telephone  and  for- 
get the  dinner  hour.  Work  under 
pressure  and  at  white  heat,  for  only  so 
will  you  get  way  back  in  the  brain, 
way  down  in  the  heart. 

Gather  your  materials  from  where 
you  will,  but  the  spirit  of  the  work 
must  come  from  within.  You  can't 
saunter  down  the  play  road  and  get  to 
any  place.  It  runs  up.  It  is  steep 
and  very  slippery. 

*  * 
* 

Remember  that  situations,  not 
speeches,  make  a  play,  and  that  each 
tongue  must  click  to  its  custom,  from 
rise  to  fall  of  curtain.  Each  character 
must  be  true  to  its  birth  breeding  and 
environment.  A  satiny  hand  clasp  is 
not  good  on  the  axe  handle  and  hob 
nails  make  dents  in  the  Wilton. 


And  speaking  of  christening,  beware 
how  you  name  your  children  Hyacinth 
when  "they  don't  in  the  least  resem- 
ble flowers."  Remember  that  baptism 
is  a  ceremony,  and  if  a  child  is  worth 
the  water  and  the  words  she  is  also 
worth  a  sounding  name.  This  baptism 
is  a  very  serious  question,  for  even  the 
best  creation  can  be  killed  or  lamed 


with  a  name.  A  good  title — artisti- 
cally and  commercially  good,  is  worth 
sweating  blood  for. 

On  the  shelf  above  me  lies  a  book  I 
have  read  ten  times  or  more.  It  is  a 
wonderful  story,  written  with  a  master 
hand  and  better  worth  dramatizing 
than  anything  in  the  public  eye  !  Yet 
it  is  for  sale  at  no  book  shop.  It  is  a 
ninety-nine  publication  killed,  stone 
dead,  by  a  ghastly  seven  words  title 
that  has  about  nothing  to  do  with  the 
case.  And  a  wovian  did  this  thing. 
Oh,  woman,  woman. 

"When  Knighthood  Was  in 
Flower" — that  is  a  wonderful  title. 
Do  you  know  how  it  happened  ?  The 
author's  title  was  common  place  to  bad- 
ness and  the  manuscript  reader  cast 
about  for  a  better.  He  chanced  upon 
this  couplet  : 

"There  lived  a  knight,  when  knighthood 

was  in  flower, 
Who  charmed  alike  the  tilt-yard  and  the 

bower." 

and  could  there  be  a  happier  find  ? 
There  are  other  happy  finds  in  rhyme 
and  it  will  pay  you  to  look  for  them. 

*  * 
# 

It  is  an  ugly  central  fact  that  fail- 
ures, one,  two  and  three,  are  the 
stepping-stones  to  permanent  success. 
Three  is  a  perfect  number — so  is  seven, 
but  when  it  comes  to  failures,  three  is 
quite  perfect  enough,  I  think  you  will 
agree. 

Now,  there  are  failures  and  failures. 
H.  V.  Esmond,  for  instance,  has 
written  and  staged  more  failures 
than  are  usually  needed  for  discipline, 
but  they  were  honorable  failures.  No 
man  would  be  ashamed  to  father  them. 
If  they  did  not  "hit  it  off"  with  the 
public  and  the  critics  they  indicated 
the  man  of  parts  who  today  was  look- 
ing with  keen  eyes  and  tomorrow  or 
next  day  would  surely  see. 

When  We  Were  Twenty  one  is  his 
first  real  success.  But — he  is  barely 
thirty.  Youth,  health,  strength  and 
the  inner  vision  are  his  and  they  must 
be  yours.  If  they  are  not,  go  talk  to 
a  girl  in  a  Gainsborough  hat  and  edge 
toward  the  tea  room  and  gossip. 

*  * 
* 

When  all  is  done  that  can  be  done 
and  death  follows,  sing  as  the  Huron 
Indians  do  when  a  brave  gives  up  the 
ghost.  Learn  to  keep  criticism  in 
your  mind  and  out  of  your  feeling  so 
that,  like  untasted  gall,  it  shall  not  be 


bitter.  It  is  one  play  that  you  write, 
understand,  another  that  is  played  and 
another  that  the  people  hear.  Until 
you  realize  this,  you  have  not  found 
yourself — you  have  not  struck  the 
tripod  balance  that  hangs  the  pot  that 
boils  ! 

*  * 
* 

And  be  of  good  courage.  '  'The  way 
of  life  is  strewn  with  the  wrecks  of 
those  who  have  accomplished  a  part." 
The  real  race  is  in  the  last  half  mile. 
If  you  have  one  aim  for  life  and  never 
change  it  while  life  lasts,  you  are  sure 
of  success. 

When  once  success  is  yours,  let  your 
first  extravagance  be  a  secretary.  You 
will  need  him.  And  little  pinkish 
Canadian  stamps  and  five  penny 
Queens  will  be  quite  as  much  in  evi- 
dence in  your  correspondence  as  the 
two  cent  George. 

V 

TO  SAPHO 

In  the  light  of  the  moon, 

Sapho,  my  love 
Steal  from  us  soon, 

Lest  that  we  shove. 
We  have  waited  three  weeks. 

You  have  come  here  to  stay?  ! 
To  the  god  in  the  moon, 

Let  us  pray  ! 

O,  god  in  the  moon, 

Give  attention,  give  ear. 
My  soul's  in  a  swoon, 

For  I  fear,  oh,  I  fear 
Like  Camille  she  will  live, 

Though  I  hardly  know  why. 
Said  the  god  in  the  moon 

"She  will— die!" 

Thanks  awfully,  god  in  the  moon. 
I  feel  better.    You're  my  friend. 


ED  STEVENS  REHEARSING 
THE  GEISHA 

Not  much  rehearsing.  He  goes 
through  it  as  one  performs  the  func- 
tions of  familiar  routine,  lives  up  to 
his  "had  a  lot  of  experience"  speech, 
and  quite  away  from  his  "timid  little 
thing  like  myself."  Timid?  Oh,  I 
don't  think  so.  Little?  Conserva- 
tively speaking,  he  is  the  biggest 
thing  in  the  land  of  bamboo. 

Not  rehearsing  The  Geisha,  but 
talking  to  me,  would  be  less  of  a  lj'iug 
title.  Now  I  feel  respectable  enough 
to  proceed. 

People  say  he  has  a  cold  face.  Cold 
is  an  ill  chosen  adjective.  To  me  he 
looks  the  student — the  man  who  knows 


the  world,  knows  the  things  that  count 
I  mean,  whether  great  or  small,  and 
hence  is  fit  to  mirror  the  world. 

Such  eyes  as  his  serve  a  man  many 
a  turn.  They  have  a  taking-your- 
estimate  glance.  They  flash  a  con- 
noisseur's look  over  the  details  of 
things  and  carry  away  all  but  the 
superfluous.  There  is  an  expression 
in  them  as  obvious  as  it  is  indefinite. 
He  is  going  to  win  out,  but  he  is  not 
quite  sure  what  horse  he  will  ride. 
Whatever  his  mount,  I  am  ready  to 
back  him  now,  for  more  than  a  place. 
Why  ?  Because  there  is  money  to  be 
made  on  Ed  Stevens  and  managers 
have  an  eye  to  the  main  chance. 


Cold  ?  A  man  who  finds  music  in 
the  twitterings  of  home  building  birds 
is  never  cold.  And  you  are  wrong 
again  when  you  think  he  prefers  Sul- 
livan to  Wagner  and  ragtime  to  either. 
He  does  not  love  comic  opera  as  his 
life,  and  parting  from  it  will  not  be 
pain. 

"Why  do  I  prefer  the  drama? 
Egotistical  reasons,  perhaps.  The  sum 
total  of  comic  opera  tendency  is  toward 
froth  and  frivolity  and  I  want  to  be 
taken  seriously." 

(Don't  worry,  Mr.  Stevens,  you  will 
be.  Your  performance  in  Brother 
Officers  here  and  in  New  York  leaves 
no  room  for  doubt  or  scorn  on  that 
score.) 

"Future  plans  ?  Hints  in  my  Mon- 
day night  speech  ?  I  just  have  hopes 
— great  hopes,  and  we  live  upon  those 
do  we  not  ?' ' 

(We  do,  and  if  prompily  pounced 
upon  when  they  are  reached,  they  are 
very  filling — and  often  indigestible.) 

"Personality?"  I  scored  on  that 
once  ten  years  ago,  in  The  Sea  King. 
Was  written  up  as  the  dry  style  of 
comedian,  the  man  in  the  background, 
found  in  corners — the  man  who  got 
along  with  his  share  of  the  stage  and 
gave  the  others  room  to  walk.  It 
was  a  hit.  Then  I  tried  to  force  the 
same  personality  through  two  or 
three  other  plays  that  didn't  admit  of 
it,  and  the  parts  fell  flat.  It  was  a 
lesson  I  have  not  forgotten.  The  old 
school  given  a  modern  touch  is  the 
best  we  know.  To  characterize  is, 
after  all,  the  only  true  actiug." 

His  words  struck  a  responsive 
chord  in  my  heart.    How  many  so- 


June  23,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


called  actors  there  are  who  are  simply 
bad  aggravations  of  themselves,  forc- 
ing their  personality  upon  us  week  by 
week  until  they  become  monotonous 
as  the  hum  of  l>ees  without  their  sweet 
excuse. 

*  ♦ 
* 

Mr.  Stevens  is  well  worth  talking 
to,  though  from  the  interview  point, 
he  is  too  fond  of  urging  impersonal 
cases.  I  could  not  pin  him  down  to 
self.  That  is  to  his  credit  but  not  to 
my  profit. 

Nevertheless,  I  feel  in  my  bones 
that  he  is  a  marked  man — marked  for 
a  big  character  part  next  season. 
When  I  say  character  part  I  do  not 
mean  the  freaks  that  masquerade  as 
such— but  the  real  thing— the  sort 
that  wander  in  cosmopolitan  plenty  in 
our  highways  and  are  so  often  passed 
by  for  the  counterfeit. 

Ed.  Stevens  should  be  taken  seri- 
ously. If  his  feet  will  keep  time  to 
every  dance  tune,  they  know  how  to 
still  themselves  during  a  symphony. 
If,  as  toast-master,  he  is  a  walking 
comic  opera  libretto,  he  has  in  reserve 
words  of  earnestness  that  would  jar 
on  a  flutter  of  dinner  talk.  And  lis- 
ten. He  is  no  one  part  actor — he  is 
versatile  —  versatile  and  a  student. 

C.  T. 


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jecture as  to  what  had  become  of 
Eugene  Sandow,  the  famous  strong 
man.  Sandow  is  exhibiting  his 
grace  and  his  muscles  at  the  Casino 
de  Paris  in  the  French  capital. 

Wednesday  and  Saturday  matinees 
are  to  be  given  during  the  Henry 
Miller  season  at  the  Columbia  Theatre. 
There  will  be  no  Sunday  night  per- 
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Through  the  thoughtful  courtesy 
of  Managers  Selby  Oppenheimer  and 
Dunne  and  Ryley,  the  Old  People's 
Hebrew  Home  and  Orphan  Asylum 
were  present  at  last  Saturday's  mati- 
nee at  the  California  and  enjoyed 
themselves  immensely. 

It  seems  that  there  will  not  be  so 
many  foreign  celebrities  in  the  Amer- 
ican theatre  next  season  after  all.  The 
Duse  tour  and  the  tour  of  Mrs.  Pat- 
rick Campbell  are  said  to  have  been 
abandoned,  and  it  is  also  asserted 
that  Martin  Harvey  will  not  come. 
Mrs.  Langtry  will  be  a  late  arrival 
next  season,  and  Bernhardt  and 
Coquelin  will  fill  the  vacancy  left  by 
Henry  Irving.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kendal 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


June  23,  1900 


On  the  %oad 


James  Weill  and  the  Ncill  Company 
Neill  Co.  in  Honolulu  till  July  20;  Los 
Angeles  July  29,  three  weeks. 

Evil  Eye  Company 
(Chas.  H.  Yale,  Mgr.)— Billings,  23;  Fargo, 
25;  Winnipeg,  26-27. 

Frawley  Company 
Los  Angeles,  April  8,  eight  weeks. 
/Cellar 

Oakland,  June  25-26;  San  Jose,  27;  Sac- 
ramento, 29-30;  Portland,  July  2-3-4; 
Tacoma,  5;  Seattle,  6-7-8;  Victoria,  10; 
Vancouver,  11;  New  Westminster,  12;  New 
Whatcom,  13. 

Ezell,  Hypnotist 
Eureka,  June  21-22-23;  Iilue  Lake,  24; 
Areata,  25-26;  Ferndale,  27-28-30;  Scotia, 
July  1-2;  Fortuna,  3-4-5:  Eureka,  return 
date,  6-7-8. 

Opera  for  Sacramento 

Roster  of  Ficks  Lyric  Opera  Com- 
pany, Sacramento:  Catherine  Craig, 
soprano;  Robt.  Ellis,  tenor;  C.  Lyndon, 
comedian;  Percy  Ward,  comedian; 
George  French,  basso;  Rose  Southern, 
characters.  Chorus:  Charlotte  Gray, 
Gertrude  Arnold,  Georgie  Leslie, 
Arabella  Gordon,  Maude  French, 
Sarah  Marco,  Violet  Voldaire,  Henerel 
Ford,  Naomie  Rupert,  Frances  Vin- 
cent. A  two  weeks'  season  is  assured 
as  subscriptions  have  been  raised  for 
that  time. 


Oakland  Stock  Co* 


E.  J.  Holden,  who  will  manage  the 
Oakland  Stock  Company,  that  goes 
into  the  Macdonough  July  2,  an- 
nounces the  following  members  of  his 
company  :  Clifford  Dempsey,  Harry 
Rattenbury,  Frank  Opperman,  E.  J. 
Holden,  George  Hermance,  Walter 
Whipple,  Maud  Miller,  Hortense 
Neilsen,  May  Evlynne,  Ethel  Moore, 
Stella  Adams. 


The  Western  Amusement  Exchange 
has  been  busy  this  week  selecting 
singers  for  the  comic  opera  season  at 
Sacramento. 

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Personal  Mention 


Darrell  Vinton  and  Rita  Villiers 
are  spending  the  summer  at  Fairfax. 

Dudley  McAdow,  who  has  Kellar's 
business  in  charge,  has  been  directing 
the  magician  eleven  years. 

T.  Daniel  Dougherty,  late  of  the 
Shaw  and  Curtis  companies  left  last 
Saturday  for  Seattle. 

De  Witt  Clinton  joins  the  Dewey 
Stock  Company,  opening  July  2  in 
The  Fatal  Card. 

May  Blayney  closed  at  the  Alcazar 
Sunday.  Josephine  Culver  has  taken 
her  place  and  is  doing  very  acceptable 
work. 

Edith  Lemmert  will  play  Sapho 
in  the  Elliott  Company  that  goes  out 
in  August.  Fay  Courtney  will  also 
be  in  the  company. 

Henry  Senna  is  away  on  a  vaca- 
tion, and  Fred  J.  Forsyth  is  proving  a 
very  capable  assistant  to  Treasurer 
Robert  White  at  the  California. 

Minnie  Maddern  Fiske  will  early 
next  season  play  in  Denver  at  the 
Denver  Theatre,  and  will  in  all  prob- 
ability extend  her  tour  to  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

Stanley  Ross,  after  considering 
good  offers  from  W.  J.  Elleford, 
Frank  Bacon  and  Joe  Mueller,  will 
probably  sign  for  next  season  with 
the  Dailey  Stock  Company. 

David  Hayman  returned  from  Los 
Angeles  Wednesday  after  a  hasty  busi- 
ness trip  to  that  city  that  probably 
means  the  opening  of  the  Ernest 
Hastings  Company  in  that  city  in  the 
near  future. 

Charles  B.  Hanford  will  star 
next  season  in  Private  John  Allen,  the 
play  by  Lee  Arthur,  that  had  a  trial 
performance  in  Washington  last  sum- 
mer. Mr.  Hanford  is  at  present  in 
Washington. 

H.  S.  Northrup,  who  will  be  with 
the  Frawley  Company  for  the  summer, 
is  in  town  visiting  his  mother.  Mr. 
Northrup  will  rejoin  E.  H.  Sothern's 
company  in  the  fall. 

Gus  Tate,  the  clever  young  actor 
now  playing  at  the  Grand,  will  begin 
rehearsals  in  August  with  one  of 
Frank  McKee's  Eastern  companies. 

James  K.  Hackett  and  his  wife, 
Mary  Mannering,  are  both  going  to 
the  Adirondacks  this  summer  to  spend 
the  time  hunting.  It  is  their  custom 
to  seek  a  wild  spot  in  the  mountains, 


build  their  own  shakedown,  or  pitch 
a  tent  and  hermitize  during  the 
heated  term. 

Lulu  Glaser  debated  for  some 
time,  but  has  finally  refused  to  appear 
in  The  Cadet  Girl  this  summer,  and 
says  that  she  will  become  a  star.  She 
still  lacks  that  necessary  evil,  a  man- 
ager. Virginia  Earle,  W.  P.  Carlton, 
Thomas  Q.  Seabrooke,  Dan  Daly  and 
Toby  Claude  have  been  engaged  for 
The  Cadet  Girl. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Colby  and  Way  will  shortly  return 
to  America  from  London. 

The  Oberon  will  re-open  in  the  near 
future,  it  is  said. 

Gallagher  and  Barrett  are  doing 
well  at  Koster  &  Bials,  New  York. 

The  Raymond  Sisters  will  shortly 
play  the  entire  Northwest  circuit. 

The  Romala  Brothers  will  be  the 
feature  at  Oakland  Park  Sunday. 


PACIFIC  COAST  TOUR  OF 


Mr, 


Neill 


AND  THE 


IN e ill  Company 


Open  at  Hawaiian  Opera  House,  Honolulu,  Hawaii,  June  21  for  four  weeks 


TfltMpDCRN  High  Art 
Illustrators  or 
America 


AalfTont 
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304  BATTERY  STREET. 


San Francisco. 


this  attraction  $ 

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CAN  BE  SECURED  FOR 
PRIVATE  PARTIES 
OR  CLUBS 


Hypnotist 

Tour  of  the  Coast  under  the  Management  of 

THE  WESTERN  AHUSEHENT  EXCHANGE 

Write  for  Time  and  Terms  M3  POWELL  STREET 


ERNEST  HOGAN 

Western  SummerTour  Cancelled 

One  year's  continuous  work  in  Australia  and  Honolulu— OVERWORKED.    My  physicians  recom- 
mend rest. 

THANKING  MANAGERS  for  time  and  PERFORMERS  who  have  written. 
Managers  holding  time,  and  Managers  wishing  time  for  season  of  1900-1  for 

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THE  JAN  FRANCI5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  17— Vol.  11 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  JUNE  jo,  1900 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


June  30,  1900 


Frisco's  Way  Of 

Welcoming  Favorites 

Last  Monday  night  the  Tivoli 
audience  showed  how  here  in  San 
Francisco  favorites  are  made  to  feel 
that  we  appreciate  them.  In  the  mag- 
nificent cast  interpreting  The  Geisha 
was  Georgie  Cooper,  whom  San  Fran- 
cisco theatre-goers  have  seen  grow  up 
from  precocious  childhood  into  charm- 
ing, accomplished  young  womanhood. 
Her  reception  at  her  re-appearance 
was  simply  overwhelming,  and  when 
the  time  for  going  home  had  arrived, 
there  were  400  bouquets  from  as  many 
admiring  friends.  It  seems  to  The 
Review  that  400  bouquets  quite 
breaks  the  record. 


Trouble  Threatened 


A  legal  coup  that  failed  caused  the 
Tivoli  management  a  few  minutes' 
worry  Monday  evening  before  the  cur- 
tain raised  for  The  Geisha.  An 
attempt  was  made  to  prevent  the 
presentation  of  the  opera,  but  the 
move  had  been  anticipated.  A 
counter  document  was  ready  when 
Deputy  United  States  Marshal  Jack 
Sherrard  arrived  to  serve  the  Circuit 
Court  injunction  that  had  been  issued 
late  in  the  afternoon  to  the  local  rep- 
resentatives of  the  estate  of  Augustin 
Daly,  owner  of  the  opera. 

For  many  years  John  M.  Chretien 
was  the  Pacific  Coast  representative 
for  Augustin  Daly.  A  year  and  a 
half  ago  the  Tivoli  secured  through 
Chretien  the  San  Francisco  right  to 
present  The  Geisha,  contracting  to 
pay  a  royalty  of  $150  a  week.  This 
contract  was  for  two  years. 

A  year  ago,  when  Augustin  Daly 
died,  his  business  successors  sup- 
planted Chretien  with  Wal  J.  Tuska 
and  T.  Z.  Blakeman  as  legal  agents. 
These  attorneys  went  to  the  Tivoli 
managers  several  times  during  the 
past  few  weeks  and  talked  of  1 2  per 
cent,  of  the  proceeds  instead  of  8  per 
cent.  Sunday  the  Tivoli  people  got  a 
tip  that  something  would  be  doing  in 
the  Circuit  Court  late  in  the  after- 
noon, so  one  of  them  went  down  to 
watch. 

At  a  quarter  before  3  o'clock  the 
Daly  lawyers  appeared  and   filed  a 


plea  for  an  injunction.  On  the  state- 
ments it  contained  Circuit  Judge 
Morrow  issued  an  order  restraining 
Mrs.  Kreling,  Edwin  Stevens,  Helen 
Merrill,  Ferris  Hartmann  and  others 
from  presenting  The  Geisha.  The 
Tivoli  representatives  were  prepared 
however,  and  a  counter  plea  was 
drawn  up  and  presented.  Judge 
Morrow  thereupon  signed  a  counter 
order  nullifying  his  original  injunc- 
tion. A  bond  of  $10,000  was  put  up 
by  Henry  Brune  and  Adrian  Merle. 
There  is  talk  of  a  suit  for  damages 
to  ticket  sales. 


Ne°t>er  too  Old  to  Learn 


Seattle  theatre-goers  who  saw  the 
Goodwin  company  in  this  city  did  not 
give  particular  attention  to  one  of  the 
members  of  the  cast  who  played  a 
"thinking  part."  The  man's  name  is 
Frederick  Silcox,  and  he  is  just  be- 
ginning his  career  as  an  actor  at  the 
age  of  76.  He  played  his  first  part 
with  Nat  Goodwin  in,  When  We  Were 
Twenty-one,  at  the  Coates  opera 
house,  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  recently. 

Those  who  saw  When  We  Were 
Twenty-one,  may  have  noticed  in  the 
club  scene  a  fine  old  man  with  flowing 
white  hair,  who  walked  in  chatting 
with  a  young  woman,  crossed  the 
stage  and  disappeared.  His  bearing 
was  graceful  and  dignified,  his 
features  wreathed  in  a  pleased  smile, 
and,  although  he  stooped  a  bit,  he 
was  the  image  of  Liszt,  the  famous 
composer.  This  was  Frederick  Silcox. 

His  smile  was  almost  childish  in  his 
happiness  at  being  a  real  actor  and 
being  interviewed  for  publication.  He 
has  a  singularly  gentle,  lovable  man- 
ner. 

"I  am  just  learning  to  act,  you 
know,"  he  said  to  a  reporter,  "but  I 
will  improve;  I  will  improve.  It's  in 
me,  I  know  it  is.  I  will  play  parts;  I 
will  some  day.    I  will  some  day." 

The  old  man's  voice  quivered  with 
the  happiness  of  this  thought  and  he 
almost  danced  with  delight  as  he  told 
of  the  goodness  of  Nat  Goodwin  and 
his  wife. — Post  Intelligencer. 


Goodwin  s  ^Harrow 
Escape 

As  the  result  of  an  accidental  over- 
dose of  morphine,  Nat  C.  Goodwin, 
the  actor,  was  lying  in  an  alarming 
condition  at  the  Butte  Hotel  from 
Thursday  night  until  late  this  morn- 
ing, June  23,  at  Butte.  Mont.  He 
recovered  sufficiently  to  be  able  to 
leave  with  his  company  this  afternoon 
for  Duluth,  where  they  are  booked  to 
play  on  Monday  night.  The  com- 
pany arrived  in  Butte  last  Wednesday 
and  Goodwin  met  many  old  friends. 
His  convivial  nature  and  the  high 
altitude  knocked  him  out,  and  on 
Thursday  night  he  was  unable  to  ap- 
pear on  the  stage  until  nearly  two 
hours  after  the  time  for  the  curtain  to 
go  up. 

After  the  performance,  according  to 
the  statement  of  some  of  the  com- 
pany and  one  of  the  attending  physi- 
cians, Goodwin  found  it  necessary  to 
take  a  dose  of  morphine  in  order  to 
quiet  his  nerves  and  be  able  to  get 
some  sleep,  but  it  did  not  immediately 
have  the  desired  effect  and  a  physi- 
cian was  sent  for.  The  doctor  not 
being  aware  of  the  fact  that  morphine 
had  already  been  administered,  gave 
the  actor  another  liberal  dose  of  the 
drug.  The  result  was  that  he  soon 
fell  into  a  deep  comatose  condition, 
which  alarmed  Mrs.  Goodwin  and  the 
attendants,  including  the  physicians. 
The  latter  worked  with  Goodwin  all 
day  yesterday  and  last  night  before 
they  fully  succeeded  in  bringing  him 
out  of  the  dangerous  condition.  There 
had  also  been  rumors  about  the  hotel 
started  by  the  gossip  of  some  mem- 
bers of  the  company,  that  Goodwin 
and  Miss  Elliott  were  to  sever  their 
business  relations,  but  both  denied  it 
emphatically  this  morning. 


Louis  Elliott  will  take  out  his  Sapho 
company  the  latter  part  of  August. 
He  promises  a  strong  company,  under 
the  stage  direction  of  Frank  Bacon. 
Edith  Lemmert  will  be  the  Sapho. 


cMcDovuell  Weds 

William  Melbourne  McDowell, 
widower  of  the  late  Fanny  Davenport, 
and  Mrs.  Wilhelmina  Miria  Wiltson, 
a  widow  of  Baltimore,  said  to  be 
wealthy,  were  married  secretly  at 
Newport  News,  Va.,  recently,  the 
fact  that  the  ceremony  had  been  per- 
formed  only   becoming   known  the 


next  morning.  The  bride  is  said  to 
be  a  handsome  blonde,  and  27  years 
old,  according  to  the  records,  while 
Mr.  McDowell's  age  is  given  as  41. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  McDowell  went  to  New 
York  after  the  marriage. 

John  cMoore's 
Experience 

Among  the  recent  passengers  for 
Nome,  it  will  be  remembered  by  Re- 
view readers,  was  John  Moore,  treas- 
urer of  Wagenhals  &  Kemper.  Mr. 
Moore  went  North  on  the  San  Pedro 
to  look  after  some  mining  properties 
of  his  firm,  intending  to  stay  there 
until  next  season  opened.  Word  has 
been  received  that  the  mining  thes- 
pian  had  something  of  a  rocky  time 
during  the  trip.  The  San  Pedro  left 
here  with  nearly  300  passengers.  She 
carried  all  that  could  possibly  be 
stowed  away  in  her.  The  chief  items 
of  fare  for  seven  days  were  potatoes 
and  onions,  and  there  were  other  dis- 
comforts that  were  appalling. 


A  Treat  for  Honolulu 

Florence  Roberts  and  Lewis  Morri- 
son, under  the  direction  of  Belasco  & 
Thall,  will  play  a  season  in  Honolulu, 
somewhere  about  September  1,  pre- 
senting many  of  the  successes  associ- 
ated with  their  San  Francisco 
triumphs. 


Side  Lights 


The  members  of  the  Covent  Garden 
opera  company,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Maurice  Grau,  appeared  at 
Windsor  Castle  Monday  evening  in 
Cavelleria  Rusticana  and  the  first  act 
of  Carmen.  Many  notable  persons 
were  present.  Mme.  Calve,  at  the 
Queen's  invitation,  remained  over 
night  at  the  castle. 

The  Frawley  Company  have  made 
their  best  and  most  favorable  impres- 
sion in  Los  Angeles  in  Sienkiewicz's 
great  romance,  Quo  Vadis,  and 
"standing  room  only"  has  nightly 
been  the  cry  at  the  box  office  this 
week  and  last. 

Carmen  will  be  followed  at  the 
Alcazar  by  The  Country  Girl,  by  spe- 
cial permission  of  Adah  Rehan. 


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Plays 


Tunes 
with  His 


Heart 


heard  from  him  was  at  Harvard  Col- 
lege, where  he  has  given  the  Harvard 
Medical  School  a  heart  concert. 


Joseph  Millkovoski,  the  man  with 
the  musical  heart,  as  he  is  termed, 
was  recently  examined  by  physicians 
in  Springfield,  and  they  found  that  he 
had  a  strange  valvular  action  of  the 
heart,  which  produces  a  sound  like 
that  of  a  stringed  instrument.  Mill- 
kovoski, while  a  student  in  a  Russian 
university,  was  arrested  for  complicity 
in  a  Nihilistic  plot  and  was  sentenced 
to  the  Siberian  mines  for  life.  He 
escaped  twice  and  was  recaptured,  and 
was  stabbed  near  the  heart  and  shot 
by  the  Cossacks.  He  again  escaped 
and  made  his  way  to  this  country  in 
1894.  He  found  employment  for  a 
time  as  a  snake  charmer  and  a  trainer 
of  wild  beasts,  and  in  the  latter  capa- 
city was  bitten  by  a  bear.  While  in 
the  hospital,  the  musical  action  of  his 
heart  was  discovered,  and  since  then 
he  has  toured  the  country  and  made  a 
good  living  by  exhibiting  himself  to 
the   medical    profession.      The  last 


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handsome  feminine  members  of  the 
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Kirwan,  who  is  claiming  considerable 
attention  because  of  the  possession  of 
a  charming  petite,  dresden  china  like 
beauty,  and  a  voice  of  unusual  sweet- 
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stage  work,  but  her  advancement  has 
been  rapid.  She  is  a  graduate  of  the 
Chicago  Conservatory  of  Music,  and 
was  one  of  Hart  Conway's  best  pupils 
in  dramatic  work.  Miss  Kirwan, 
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Years  Old 

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years  old,  it  is  still  in  a  fine  state  of 
preservation.  It  is  the  property  of 
Peter  Cook,  superintendent  of  the 
Arcade  File  Works.  The  instrument 
has  a  tone  of  great  mellowness  and 
purity. 

The  repertory  of  Coquelin  and 
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Frank  Worthing  is  back  in  San 
Francisco  showing  how  much  improved 
he  is — and  it  is  particularly  gratifying 
to  a  host  of  friends  her  who  claim  that 
Worthing's  first  real  chance  to  metro- 
politan recognition  came  from  the  two 
seasons  he  put  in  here  with  Frawley, 
who  has  always  contended  that  Frank 
Worthing  was  the  best  light  comedian 
in  America.  While  Worthing's  Eastern 
success  has  been  very  gratifying,  yet  it 
is  with  sorrow  that  those  loose  flapping 
trousers  are  still  in  evidence.  Will 
the  best  light  comedian  ever  become 
Amiricanized  enough  to  discard  the 
English  breadth  of  trouser  leg  ? 

*  ¥ 

There  is  a  little  woman  around  at 
the  Alcazar  who  is  demonstrating  her 
right  to  be  numbered  with  the  best  of 
our  American  actresses.  After  years 
of  work  Florence  Roberts  is  having 
her  opportunity  and  is  demonstrating 
the  possession  of  rare  ability  and  great 
personal  charm.  Miss  Roberts'  case 
is  very  much  in  line  with  that  of 
another  California  actress,  Phoebe 
Davis,  who  spent  years  on  this  coast 
and  in  the  smaller  cities  of  the  East, 
before  she  was  taken  up  by  the  theat- 
rical centres.  Then  all  of  a  sudden 
they  declared  what  we  out  here  al- 
ways recognized — that  she  was  an 
emotional  actress  of  great  power.  It's 
a  funny  thing,  this  general  and  wide- 
spread recognition. 


The  changes  in  theatrical  life  are 
many  and  always  likely  to  be.  A 
case  in  point:  Arthur  Williams,  the 
extremely  popular  business  manager 
for  Dunne  &  Ryley,  was  seven  or 
eight  years  ago  making  a  fortune 
managing  Omene,  the  dancer,  who 
took  the  country  by  storm  about  that 
time.  Williams  starred  her  through 
this  country,  as  well  as  South  Amer- 
ica, making  large  sums  of  money 
while  her  vogue  lasted.  When  it 
died  he  went  back  to  managing  other 
attractions.  Two  years  ago  found 
him  at  the  helm  at  the  Standard 
theatre,  Philadelphia.  Next  with 
Dunne  &  Ryley,  doing  advance,  and 
more  than  probable  if  the  firm's  Chi- 
cago plans  materialize,  he  will  be 
placed  in  charge  of  the  Chicago  house. 
And  so  it  goes. 

I  have  an  idea.  How  would  a  pro- 
fessional California  day  at  one  of  our 
theatres  do?  We  could  get  up  a 
program  that  would  be  top  heavy  with 
the  best  talent  on  stagedom.  There 
are  enough  of  California  actors  spend- 
ing the  summer  here  to  give  a  great 
and  diversified  performance.  Let's 
see  who  they  are.  Well,  there  are 
Alice  Neilsen  and  Edna  Wallace  to 
start  with.  Then  we  could  have  Ed- 
win Stevens  and  John  W.  Dunne, 
Florence  Roberts,  Phoebe  Davis,  due 
in  a  week  or  so,  Bernice  Holmes,  Gil- 
bert &  Goldie,  Modjeska  and  Etta 
Butler,  and  a  host  of  other  twinkling 
stars  in  the  theatrical  firmament,  run- 
ning the  gamut  from  tragedy  to  spe- 
cialty work,  and  representing  in  each 
class  much  of  the  best  talent  known 
to  the  American  stage. 

We  of  the  Pacific  Coast  hardly 
realize  how  much  we  owe  to  the 
weather.  In  a  theatrical  way  it  means 
much.  Here  we  are  in  the  dead  of 
summer  enjoying  the  finest  weather 
that  could  be  wished  for — we  haven't 
had  a  real  hot  day  yet  and  every  night 
is  most  delightfully  cool.  And  in 
consequence  of  this  for  three  months 
in  the  year,  San  Francisco  is  the  Mecca 
for  many  of  the  best  actors  of  the  day, 
for  during  these  three  months  we  have 
a  theatrical  season,  that  in  the  great 
talent  banded  together  is  never  known 
to  other  cities.  What  one  town  has 
ever  known  at  one  time  such  a  company 
as  Henry  Miller  has  picked  from  the 
pick  of  the  Frohinan  forces,  such  a 
company  as  Frawley  shows  us  next 
week,  such  a  well  balanced  company 
as  the  Alcazar  presents,  such  magnifi- 
cent talent  as  the  Orpheum  crowds 
into  one  bill,  such  comic  opera  as  the 
Tivoli  gives,  and  outside  of  Weber  & 
Fields,  where  can  be  found  such  a 
magnificent  company  of  farce  comedy 
people  as  Dunne  &  Ryley  have 
gathered  ?  Echo  hasn't  answered  yet. 
There  is  surely  something  doing  in 
Frisco. 


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PASSING  INTEREST 


Klaw  and  Erlanger  have  en- 
gaged Hilda  Clarke  for  prima  donna 
of  The  Bostonians  next  season. 

Kitty  Hayes,  the  charming  little 
dancer,  will  be  San  Francisco's  con- 
tribution to  the  Eastern  stage  next 
season.  She  goes  East  with  Mathews 
and  Bulger. 

Frank  McKee  has  decided  to  call 
the  English  version  of  his  German 
musical  farce,  In  Himmelhof,  in  which 
Peter  F.  Dailey  will  star,  Hodge, 
Podge  &  Co. 

Joseph  Brooks  and  Ben  Stern  have 
engaged  Hobart  Bosworth  as  leading 
man  of  the  company  which  will  sup- 
port Blanche  Walsh  in  Eugene  Pres- 
brey's  new  play. 

Frank  McKee  has  engaged  Chris- 
tine Blessing  and  John  G.  Sparks  for 
John  J.  McNally's  new  farce  comedy 
in  which  he  will  introduce  the  Agoust 
family  to  American  theatre-patrons. 

Word  has  been  received  in  this 
city  of  the  engagement  of  Miss  Freda 
Gallick,  the  California  actress,  and 
Colgate  Baker,  Jr.,  a  newspaperman 
of  Milwaukee.  Miss  Gallick  left  heie 
last  May  for  Milwaukee  to  join  the 
Salisbury  Stock  Company.  The  mar- 
riage will  probably  take  place  in  Sep- 
tember. 

S.  S.  Partelo  left  Monday  for 
Sacramento,  having  been  engaged  to 
stage  the  operas  Manager  Ficks  will 
put  on  this  summer  at  the  Clunie. 
Mr.  Partelo  is  an  old-timer  in  the 
operatic  business  in  the  East.  He  has 
only  recently  returned  from  Manila 
where  he  served  Uncle  Sam  as  surgeon 
in  the  medical  department  with  rank 
of  Captain. 

Frank  McKee  has  accepted  Ed- 
ward E.  Rose's  scenario  of  his  drama- 
tization of  Anthony  Hope's  story, 
The  Heart  of  the  Princess  Osra,  in 
which  Mary  Mannering  will  be  seen 
next  season.  Mr.  McKee  contem- 
plates presenting  Mary  Mannering  in 
both  this  play  and  Janice  Meredith. 

Augustus  Thomas  has  spent  the 
greater  part  of  the  last  three  months 
in  Texas  in  search  of  characters  and 
atmosphere  for  his  new  play,  The 
Gentleman  From  Texas,"  in  which 
Joseph  Brooks  will  star  Maclyn  Ar- 
buckle.  It  is  understood  that  the 
central  character  in  the  story  will  be 
a  young  Texan  lawyer  and  politician. 
Mr.  Arbuckle  was  formerly  a  lawyer 
in  Texas  and  a  shining  light  at  the 
Bowie  county  bar  until  his  defeat  for 
ustic  e  of  the  peace  by  a  grocer  led 


him  to  accept  an  engagement  as  an 
actor  with  Peter  Baker,  the  German 
comedian.  This  incident  side-tracked 
a  legal  genius  and  gave  to  the  Amer- 
ican stage  its  most  promising  young 
comedian. 

The  most  interesting  theatrical 
news  in  London  is  the  engagement  of 
Gertrude  Elliott  as  leading  woman  by 
Forbes  Robertson  for  his  American 
tour.  Miss  Elliott,  who  went  to  Eng- 
land a  few  years  ago  as  companion  to 
her  sister  Maxine,  has  made  rapid 
strides  in  her  profession.  A  London 
paper  says:  "She  is  an  almost  new 
and  certainly  delightful  type  of  the 
ingenue.  Her  possibilities  are  obvi- 
ous, and  it  will  be  interesting  to  see 
what  she  can  do  as  Ophelia  or  Desde- 
mona." 

The  Columbia  Theatre  is  in  danger 
of  losing  its  popular  young  box- 
office  man,  Sol  Pincus.  Last  week 
he  received  a  very  tempting  offer  to 
go  with  Kellar  next  season  as  treas- 
urer. Mr.  Pincus  as  yet  has  made  no 
decision. 

Mme.  Modjeska  was  the  guest  of 
the  Los  Angeles  Friday  Morning 
Club  one  day  last  week.  The  noted 
actress  read  a  paper  before  the  Club, 
and  afterwards  an  out-of-door  lunch- 
eon was  served  in  her  honor. 

Norman  Whalley,  the  beautiful, 
just  back  from  the  East,  will  spend  a 
month  or  so  in  San  Francisco.  Miss 
Whalley  is  one  of  those  who  think 
there  is  no  place  like  this  city  during 
the  summer. 

Edna  Wallace  Hopper  is  a 
familiar  figure  about  town  these  days. 
She  is  spending  her  vacation  at  her 
mother's  fine  country  place  near  San 
Leandro. 

Edith  Lemmert  left  Monday 
night  for  her  home  in  Los  Angeles, 
to  remain  until  Louis  Elliott's  Sapho 
Company  goes  out. 

Cal.  A.  Barnett,  correspondent 
of  The  Review  at  San  Luis  Obispo, 
is  in  the  city,  a  guest  of  William  D. 
Wasson. 

Clarence  Montaine  left  Monday 
night  for  Los  Angeles  to  join  Ollie 
Morosco's  summer  stock  at  the  Bur- 
bank. 

Charlie  Thurston  left  for  Eureka 
this  week  to  manage  one  of  the  con- 
cessions at  the  Eureka  Street  Fair. 

Louise  Gunning  joins  Dunn  and 
Ry ley's  forces  next  week  at  the  Cali- 
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The  start  of  a  great  season  at  our 
■  leading  playhouse  has  been  made. 
Henry  Miller  and  a  specially  talentec* 
company  opened  Monday  night  with 
Jerome  K.  Jerome's  lightcomedy,  Miss 
Hobbs,  the  piece  associated  with  one 
of  Lillian  Russell's  big  successes.  The 
play  is  much  better  than  many  of  its 
kind  that  our  best  actors  have  been 
forced  to  use  for  the  last  season  or 
two,  and  approaches  quite  closely  to 
the  verge  of  brilliancy.  The  company 
presenting  it  showed  to  extremely 
good  advantage.  Henry  Miller,  as 
"Kingsearl  Major, "pursuing  the  man 
hater,  Miss  Hobbs,  was  Henry  Miller 
minus  much  of  the  wordy  mouth ings 
and  painful  elocution  that  has  in 
season's  past  marred  much  of  his  act- 
ing. Mr.  Miller  comes  to  us  this 
season  with  an  art  mellowed  by  time 
and  study  and  opportunity,  having  in 
the  past  year  done  much  notable  work. 
With  a  serious  interest  in  dramatic 
work,  high  ideals  and  a  studious  per- 
sistency, Mr.  Miller  is  doing  much 
in  the  dramatic  sphere  and  is  espe- 
cially doing  much  for  the  theatre  lov- 
ing people  of  San  Francisco.  Frank 
Worthing,  too,  seems  to  have  left  be- 
hind much  of  that  half  swallowed 
utterance  and  explosive  declamation 
that  used  to  characterize  his  work.  He 
is  the  same  magnetic,  cheerful  person 
that  we  have  known  here  before,  and 
his'  Kingsearl  Minor"  was  a  most  pleas- 
ing assumption.  William  Courtenay, 
as  George  Jessup,  will  be  a  great 
favorite  here  if  his  succeeding  work  be 
as  good  as  that  he  has  given  us  this 
week.  Good  looking,  a  tasty  dresser, 
an  actor  of  the  quiet  sort,  he  is 
eminently  fitted  for  juvenile  roles. 
Margaret  Anglin  was  Henrietta 
Hobbs,  the  living  protest  against  the 
old  theory  that  the  strong  shall  rule. 
The  author  evidently  intended  that  this 
creation  of  his,  this  man  hater,  should 
be  a  vigorous,  virile  protestant — but 
somehow,  the  lines  of  the  part  or  the 
actress'  conception,  (or  was  it  the 
natural  feminine  character  of  the 
player  softening  the  aggressiveness  of 
the  character)  seemed  to  have  led  Miss 
Hobbs  away  all  too  early  in  the  play 
from  the  early  intention  and  left  her 
very  much  like  her  sisters,  when  once 
the  easily  apparent  bluster  was  seen 
through.  However,  Miss  Anglin  was 
delightful  and  absorbingly  interesting. 
Margaret  Dale  was  "Mrs.  Kingsearl 


Minor,*'  and  was  a  charming  young 
wife.  Miss  Klliston  was  Miss  Farey, 
and  Mrs.  Whiffen  was  Aunt  Susan 
Abbey,  or  we  should  have  said  Mrs. 
Whiffen.  For  so  thoroughly  is  she 
established  in  all  hearts  that  the  tender 
regard  for  one  of  our  best  known  act- 
resses has  resolved  itself  into  not,  "did 
you  see  Mrs.  Whiffen  as  Lady  Jane,  or 
Mrs.  Loring.  or  Mistress  Prue,"  but 
"have  you  seen  Mrs.  Whiffen  ?  Darl- 
ing, isn't  she  ?"  Showing  the  care 
bestowed  upon  the  presentation,  it  is 
worthy  of  note  to  remark  that  the 
antique  furniture,  the  engravings  on 
the  walls  and  all  the  other  properties 
of  the  interior  scenes  were  in  tasteful 
accord  with  the  people  who  were  sup- 
posed to  live  in  them. 

The  Alcazar 

The  fourth  week  of  Sapho  still 
proves  the  great  popularity  of 
this  play.  Florence  Roberts  has 
added  to  her  fame  by  her  most  excel- 
lent impersonation  of  this  strong 
character.  White  Whittlesey  lends 
an  air  of  gentle  breeding  to  the  part 
of  Jean,  the  French  peasant,  whose 
family  have  always  been  in  the  French 
diplomatic  service.  Howard  Scott, 
as  Dechelette,  gives  a  color  of  Parisian 
life  to  the  part.  Edwin  Emery  is  the 
repentant  convict  to  the  letter,  whose 
life-long  love  for  the  notorious  Sapho 
knows  no  ending.  George  Webster, 
as  Uncle  Ceasaire  causes  ripples  of 
laughter  for  his  highly  natural 
touches  of  nature  at  every  turn. 
Walter  Belasco's  Hettema  is  good. 
The  Clown  as  performed  by  Carlyle 
Moore,  is  worthy  of  a  larger  field 
of  action.  Ernest  Howell,  as  the 
Janitor,  does  an  exceptionally  fine  bit 
of  character  acting.  Laura  Crews  is 
a  sweet  little  country  lass  as  Irene. 
Marie  Howe  as  Mme.  Hettema  is  ex- 
cellent. Fanchette  as  played  by  Miss 
Armsby  is  most  conscientiously  per- 
formed; Stella  Rozetta,  one  of  the 
bevy  of  gifted  young  women  that 
the  Alcazar  seems  to  always  have  in 
reserve,  was  called  on  suddenly  this 
week  to  play  the  part  of  Rosa,  and 
she  has  been  giving  decidedly  success- 
ful portrayals  of  the  part,  exhibiting 
much  dramatic  ability  and  a  charm- 
ing personality.  The  balance  of  the 
long  cast  is  more  than  equal  to  the 
demands  made  upon  it. 


The  California 

The  second  week  of  Hoyt's  Milk 
'  White  Flag  at  the  California  is 
well  attended.  This  popular  farce- 
comedy  is  very  catchy  and  takes  with 
every  audience.  John  W.  Dunne,  as 
the  Colonel,  makes  up  as  a  living 
likeness  of  Napoleon,  and  the  resem- 
blance is  certainly  very  striking. 
Nicholas  Sebastian,  as  the  Major,  and 
incidentally  an  Insurance  Agent,  acts 
well  and  sings  well,  too.  Tony  Hart, 
as  Bandmaster  Steel  Ayres,  is  a  char- 
acter long  to  be  remembered.  His 
funnygrams  are  always  hailed  with 
laughter.  Walter  Jones,  the  private, 
has  always  been  a  prime  favorite  here, 
and  his  perfect  representation  of  Sousa 
brings  down  the  house.  Adlyn  Estee, 
as  the  Captain,  looks  well  her  part 
and  in  the  trio,  Ti  Brago  O  Padre, 
with  Messrs.  Andrada  and  Wiseman, 
is  encored  until  a  recall  results.  Her 
voice  is  much  above  the  ordinary  in 
this, class  of  entertainment.  Mary 
Marble,  as  the  orphan,  aged  16 — made 
up  for  a  child  of  nine  that  her  widowed 
mother  may  seem  so  much  younger — 
is  a  great  favorite  with  the  audience, 
her  songs  being  well  sung  and  always 
receiving  recalls,  especially  Mathews 
and  Bulger's  great  song  success,  Rag 
Time.  Maude  Courtney,  as  Lize 
Dugre,  the  widow's  particular  friend, 
carries  out  well  the  part  of  the  woman 
who,  though  a  friend,  does  not  forget 
to  help  herself  at  that  friend's  ex- 
pense. Bessie  Tannehill,  as  the  be- 
reaved Aurora  Luce,  has  the  audience 
with  her  from  her  very  first  appear- 
ance —  a  handsome  woman  well 
gowned  and  groomed,  with  a  good 
figure  and  voice.  What  more  could 
one  desire  ?  Andrew  Bode,  as  the 
General,  and  J.  Sherrie  Mathews  as 
the  Dear  Departed,  add  much  to  the 
general  hilarity  of  the  play.  David 
Andrada,  as  the  Judge,  and  Harry 
Bulger,  as  the  Lieutenant,  are  equally 
good.  The  Drum  Corps,  the  Messenger 
Boys  and  the  Band  are  all  integral  parts 
of  this  exceptionally  good  performance. 
Do  you  want  to  laugh  ?  Go. 


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Monday  night  the  ever  welcome 
^-^  and  popular  Japanese  musical 
play,  The  Geisha,  was  presented  with 
more  than  usual  vim.  The  house 
was  crowded  and  notably  among  the 
audience  were  the  members  of  Stanford 


Parlor,  No.  76,  Native  Sons,  who, 
with  their  wives  and  lady  friends, 
constituted  a  very  large  and  enthusi- 
astic theatre-party.  The  occasion  of 
their  presence  was  to  show  their  ap- 
preciation of  the  many  kindnesses  of 
members  of  the  Tivoli  company  who 
have  at  various  times  volunteered 
their  services  at  the  entertainments 
given  by  this  popular  Parlor.  The 
first  act  closed  amid  a  shower  of  very 
choice  bouquets  and  cut  flowers,  that 
were  thrown  upon  the  stage  by  the 
Stanford  boys,  who  were  loud  in  their 
demonstrations  Helen  Merrill  took 
the  part  of  O  Mimosa  San  and  she  was 
very  fascinating  with  her  sweet  sing- 
ing. Tom  Greene  was  in  his  element 
as  Reginald  Fairfax  and  appeared  in 
excellent  voice.  Georgie  Cooper  was 
greeted  with  much  applause  and  was 
the  recipient  of  numerous  floral  offer- 
ings. Her  interpretation  of  Juliette 
Diamant,  a  French  girl,  was  very 
cleverly  carried  out.  Edwin  Stevens 
as  the  Marquis  Imari,  Governor  of  the 
Province,  was  perfectly  at  home,  and 
Ferris  Hartman  made  up  most  excell- 
ently as  Wun  Hi,  a  Chinaman,  pro- 
prietor of  the  Tea  House;  they  both 
created  a  great  deal  of  fun.  Annie 
Meyers  was  very  happily  cast  as  Miss 
Molly  Seamore,  and  the  more  we  see 
of  her  the  better  we  like  her,  for  she 
is  so  clever,  lively  and  entertaining. 
Arthur  Boyce's  conception  of  Captain 
Katana  was  excellent.  Helene  Daven- 
port, an  English  visitor,  together  with 
the  four  English  ladies,  and  the  rest  of 
the  cast,  add  greatly  to  make  this  a 
most  successful  and  acceptable  pre- 
sentation. 

The  Dewey  Theatre 

The  Girl  from  Chili  is  being  pre- 
'  sented  this  week.  Wm.  B.  Mack 
heads  the  cast  as  Prof.  Anthony.  His 
conception  of  the  part  is  excellent. 
Maurice  Stewart  acts  the  part  of  Harry 
Doomsby  in  an  exceptionally  clever 
style,  and  Carl  Birch  makes  much  of 
his  small  part,  Dr.  Pillsey.  James 
Corrigan  as  Con  Dugan  is  good.  The 
character  of  Jacob  Dummerasel  is  well 
acted  by  Frank  Wyman.  Fanny  Gil- 
lette in  the  title  role  acted  in  her  usual 
excellent  style.  Paulina  Maitland  is 
acceptable  as  Prudence  Dale,  and 
Gracie  Plaisted  portrayed  the  character 
of  Bessie  Dawkins  in  a  most  agreeable 
manner.  In  the  Cakewalk  given  dur- 
ing Monday  evening  Ida  Malone  and 
her  brother  Raymond  won  first  prizes 


June  30,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


The  Orpheum 

"Two  features  of  this  week's  bill 
would  be  enough  to  crowd  the 
house,  without  the  other  five.  They 
are  the  Cohans  and  Gilbert  and 
Goldie.  The  four  Cohans  present 
George  M.  Cohan's  exceedingly  funny 
sketch,  The  Governor's  Son.  It  is 
the  best  small  bit  of  light  playwright- 
ing  seen  in  this  city  in  years  and  is 
acted  with  exceeding  spirit.  George 
Cohan,  the  author,  is  showing  more 
skill  in  comedy  writing  than  any  of 
our  native  dramatists  and  he  will  soon 
be  complete  master  of  the  field  so  ably 
filled  by  poor  Charley  Hoyt  for  a 
number  of  years.  And  Cohan  is  as 
good  an  actor  as  he  is  an  author. 
Josephine  Cohan  is  a  charming  young 
dancer  and  player  of  ability,  while 
Jeny  Cohan  is  not  to  be  relegated  to 
the  lists  of  "would-like-to-be."  The 
skit  is  one  of  the  most  amusing 
imaginable  and  worth  a  dollar  of  any 
one's  money.  Gilbert  and  Goldie, 
two  San  Francisco  boys,  immensely 
popular  in  their  own  town  are  one  of 
the  most  amusing  teams  in  the  busi- 
ness. They  are  always  springing 
new  jokes  and  their  parodies  are  in- 
variably clever.  Gilbert  was  almost 
laid  up  with  a  severe  cold,  and  while 
their  team  work  was  almost  com- 
pletely disarranged,  they  were  very 
entertaining.  Next  week  they  will 
give  the  whole  of  their  clever  act. 
Others  on  the  program  were  Sydney 
Deane,  the  vocalist;  Charles  Grapewin 
and  Anna  Chance,  in  the  sketch,  A 
Mismated  Pair;  Musical  Dale,  a  genius 
with  bells  and  chimes  and  a  brilliant 
performer;  Carrington,  Holland  and 
Galpen,  in  operatic  and  comedy  selec- 
tions; and  the  Todd-Judge  Family  of 
acrobats,  who  did  the  most  marvelous 
feats  of  strength  and  skill,  whatever, 
witout  arousing  enthusiasm.  People 
marvel  at  their  doings,  but  somehow, 
there's  no  dash  to  their  performance. 


The  Otympta 

The  Olympia  presents  a  good  pro- 
gram this  week.  The  Dockmans, 
Charles  and  Mamie,  comedy  sketch 
artists  and  champion  bag  punchers, 
make  their  farewell  bow  this  week. 
Their  admirers  hope  for  their  early 
return.  George  Trump,  the  greatest 
of  all  hand  balancers,  continues  to 
excite  the  wonder  of  the  beholders 
with  his  seeming  miracles.  Its  the 
first  appearance  of  Edna  Davenport, 
the  celebrated  Buck  and  Wing  Dan- 
seuse,  who  must  be  pleased  with  her 
warm  reception.  The  reappearance 
of  Signor  Antonio  Vargas,  the  great 
barytone,  is  hailed  with  tumultuous 
applause.  His  is  probably  the  finest 
voice  ever  heard  in  this  popular  place. 


Dora  Mervin  is  still  the  people's  favor- 
ite. Mabel  Le  Claire,  the  operatic 
vocalist,  sings  some  new  selections. 
The  stock  company  is  still  to  the  front. 
Amateur  night  is  full  of  fun. 


The  Chutes 


'"The  new  bill  at  theChutes  this  week 
is  very  attractive.  The  Wilson 
Family,  with  their  cute  little  picka- 
ninnies, are  a  drawing  card.  Nothing 
so  appeals  to  the  human  heart  as  tiny 
children  on  the  stage.  The  McDonald 
Bros.,  comedians,  make  a  hit  with 
their  specialties.  Belle  Hilton,  the 
singing  comedienne,  jumps  into  im- 
mediate favor.  Deets  and  Don,  the 
novelty  singers  and  dancers,  are 
winning  laurels  every  night.  Basco 
and  Rice,  the  knockabout  comedians, 
are  always  in  high  favor.  Gaffney 
and  Burton,  the  champion  cake  walkers 
continue  to  make  fun  galore.  The  new 
moving  pictures  conclude  a  good  pro- 
gram. The  Electric  Fountain  is  a 
never-failing  source  of  pleasure. 
Thursday,  amateur  night,  is  a  night 
of  wild  delight  to  the  crowded  house. 


Fischer's  Concert  House 

An  interesting  bill  was  presented  at 
Fischer's  Concert  House  this  week 
that  called  for    the  appreciation  of 
all   the  participating  artists,  double 
encores  greeting  most  of  the  singers. 
Sig.  Abramoff  rendered  D'Eggitto  La, 
receiving  a  rousing  encore,  respond- 
ing with  The  Palms,  but  the  orchestra 
was   too    heavy  and    pretty  nearly 
drowned  him  out,  but  in  spite  of  this 
disadvantage  he  was  twice  recalled. 
The  orchestra  did  splendidly  by  the 
singers  last  week,  and  they  should 
keep  up  to  the  march  of  excellence. 
Miss  Mabel  Martin  made  quite  a  hit 
in  the  Cuckoo  Song  and  Postillion 
D'  Amour,  and  possesses  a  very  fresh 
good  voice,  but  she  should  not  attempt 
Scotch  songs,  for  she  has  no  concep- 
tion of  that  work.     She  is  a  young 
singer  of  much  promise,  and  her  work 
easy  and   refined.     Isabella  Under- 
wood  received  rousing  applause  in 
her  songs,  Son   of  the  Desert  and 
Molly,  and  her  admirers  twice  recalled 
her.    Badaracco  was  as  usual  a  favor- 
ite, although  while  possessing  a  fine 
voice  he  is  not  particularly  artistic, 
but  he  suits  the  people  and  draws 
well.     La  Paloma  was  given  by  Pol- 
lettini,  who  also  appeared  with  Bar- 
ducci   and  Abramoff  in  scene  from 
Les  Huguenots.    Several  bright  selec- 
tions were  rendered  by  the  orchestra, 
but  the  singers  should  have  better 
support  and  less  volume  would  be  an 
improvemeut. 


A  Contented  Woman,  with  Norma 
Whalley  in  the  title  part,  will  follow 
A  Day  and  a  Night  at  the  California. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Emil  Walton  goes  to  Fresno. 

Professor  Williams  will  make  a  high 
wire  walk  at  San  Diego  July  4th. 

La  Favor  Sisters  will  play  at  the 
Casino,  Sacramento,  next  week. 

The  Zola  Sisters  will  shortly  open 
at  the  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles. 

The  Orpheum  Theatre,  Randsburg, 
will  close  July  8th  for  the  summer. 

The  Davenport  Sisters  will  open  at 
the  Olympia,  July  2nd. 

The  Howard  Brothers  will  shortly 
play  the  Orpheum  circuit. 

Paddy  Shea,  the  Irish  comedian  and 
dancer  will  shortly  return  to  this  city. 

Joe  Nathan  of  Archie  Levy's  office 
leaves  Monday  to  take  charge  of  the 
Street  Fair  at  Martinez. 

Birdie  Woods  and  Veronica  Myrtle 
Graham  open  at  the  Reception,  San 
Jose,  next  week. 

Archie  Levy  is  now  arranging  to 
send  several  vaudeville  acts  to  Salt 
Lake. 

Hadley  and  Hart,  Dick  Mack  and 
Jackson  Heard  will  be  new  faces  at 
the  Chutes  next  week. 

The  Savoy,  Victoria,  has  a  strong 
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Dampierre  and  Sheldon,  Waterman 
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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  June  24. — Mikado  was  sung 
at  the  Lenox  Lyceum  last  week  by  a  small 
company  including  R.  J.  Graham,  comedian; 
George  Tallman,  tenor;  Miss  May  Fiske, 
prima  donna,  and  other  even  less  well  known 
persons.  Ne  vertheless,  for  the  popular  prices 
which  prevailed,  the  auditors  got  their 
money's  worth.  This  week  the  cast  was 
strengthened  by  the  addition  of  Hubert 
Wilkie,  baritone,  and  Leonard  Walker, 
tenor,  and  the  management  offered  a  double 
bill  of  Pinafore  and  Cavelleria  Rusticana. 
Dignified  drama  is  now  fast  asleep  in  this 
town.  Even  Quo  Vadis  closed  for  the  sea- 
son last  night  at  the  Xew  York. 

Terrace  Garden,  the  only  real  garden  in 
town,  has  music  nightly  by  Victor  Herbert's 
Band.  In  the  daytime  I  suppose  Mr.  Her- 
bert finds  time  to  write  some  of  his  operas 
for  next  season. 

The  regular  theatrical  summer  season  at 
Manhattan  Beach  opened  last  night  with 
James  T.  Powers  in  The  Runaway  Girl, under 
the  management  of  Benjamin  I).  Stevens. 

Francis  Powers,  the  San  Franciscan, 
author  of  The  First  Born,  was  seen  to  advan- 
tage for  the  last  two  weeks  at  Proctor's  in 
Ralph  Stuart's  sketch  entitled  The  Peace- 
makers. 

All  of  the  continuous  shows  have  been 
favored  by  weather  in  June  cooler  than  usual. 
It  will  be  a  great  thing  for  the  Eastern  thea- 
tres should  the  liquid  air  inventors  ever 
accomplish  refrigeration  as  outlined  in  their 
prospectuses.  The  use  of  liquid  air,  which 
was  extensively  advertised  to  attract  visitors 
to  the  Cherry  Blossom  Grove,  was  never, 
realized.  No  liquid  air  has  yet  been  used 
successfully  as  a  refrigerant.  The  Walnut 
Theatre,  the  oldest  theatre  in  America,  was 
advertising  on  its  three-sheet  posters  in 
Philadelphia  last  week  that  the  theatre  was 
cooled  by  liquid  air.  It  invited  its  patrons 
to  go  in  and  see  a  good  vaudeville  show  and 
"freeze  with  us.''  The  show  was  good,  for 
it  included  Minnie  Seligmau  and  other  draw- 
ing cards  for  the  Walnut's  first  week  in  con- 
tinuous vaudeville.  But  there  was  no  liquid 
air  on  tap.  I  took  the  pains  to  leave  the 
greatest  show  on  earth — a  National  political 
convention — long  enough  to  step  in  to  the 
Walnut  Theatre  to  take  a  little  freeze,  but 
nary  a  freeze  was  there.  The  liquid  air 
machine  was  not  running. 

Japan  in  Flower  and  Flame  is  the  spec- 
tacle this  year  at  Manhattan  Beach  under 
the  auspices  of  Pain's  fire  workers.  The 
opening  performance  was  held  last  Thursday 
night.  Pain's  fireworks  have  been  a  feature 
of  life  at  Manhattan  Beach  tor  several  years 
and  divides  with  the  concert  and  light  opera 
the  spectators  at  the  Beach.       Rob  Roy. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 
Denver,  Col.,  June  19. — The  best  pro- 
duction of  the  summer  season  is  the  one 
now  running  at  Elitch's  Gardens,  namely, 
The  Moth  and  the  Flame.  The  play  itself 
is  one  of  the  best  products  of  modern  times. 
Mr.  Kelcey  is  superb  in  the  part  of  Edward 
Fletcher,  and  the  role  of  Miss  Wolton  is 
perfectly  suited  to  Miss  Shannon's  artistic 


methods.  Miss  Mcintosh  was  excellent  as 
the  widow,  Mrs.  Lorimer,  which  character, 
by  the  way,  is  one  of  the  best  I  have  ever 
seen.  Jessie  Izett  made  a  hit  of  huge  pro- 
portions as  the  wronged  woman.  Everyone 
enjoyed  "the  awfully  lovely  party"  with 
Mr.  Tynan.  Others  in  the  cast  were  Messrs. 
Fred  Perry,  John  Sullivan,  John  Sumner, 
Charles  Brokate,  George  Soule  Spencer, 
F.  Stubbs,  Miss  Kelleher  and  Miss  Field, 
besides  numerous  supernumeraries.  The 
stage  settings  were  even  superior  to  those  of 
the  original  production.  Business  excellent. 
*  This  will  probably  be  the  last  week  of 
Mr.  Kelcey  and  Miss  Shannon,  though  the 
management  is  making  every  effort  to  retain 
them.  *  Next  week  Neil  Burgess  will  be  at 
the  Gardens  in  a  grand  production  of  The 
County  Fair.  Mrs.  Elitch  is  certainly  going 
to  give  us  the  very  best  at  the  Gardens  this 
season.  *  Business  is  improving  at  Man- 
hattan Reach,  though  the  resort  is  not  hav- 
ing the  patronage  it  has  had  in  previous 
seasons.  *  The  Missis  and  Incog  form  the 
bill  at  the  Beach  this  week.  The  former 
one-act  play,  The  Missis,  is  a  California 
play  written  by  Walter  Clarke  Bellows,  and 
makes  a  very  pretty  curtain  raiser.  Miss 
Naniue  Robertson  is  very  sweet  in  the  name 
part.  She  is  ably  assisted  by  Mr.  Willard, 
Mr.  Parke,  Mr.  Ford  and  Miss  Aigen.  * 
Messrs.  Ormonde,  Willard  and  Ford  are 
excellent  in  their  respective  roles  of  Tom, 
Dick  and  Harry  in  Incog.  Mr.  Robert 
Rogers  is  capital  as  the  German.  Miss 
Hampton  has  been  working  under  disad- 
vantages since  her  engagement  here  but  is 
a  charming  actress  and  is  becoming  a  great 
favorite.  Miss  Clemons  made  a  very  dainty 
Isabel  Howard.  *  Next  week,  A  Lost  Para- 
dise. 

As  a  complete  company  was  not  engaged 
for  Manhattan  Beach,  members  of  the  Gar- 
dens' Company  are  transferred  to  the  Beach 
very  frequently  to  play  parts.  The  Gardens' 
Company  open  in  their  new  play  on  Sunday 
night,  while  the  Beach  opens  on  Monday, 
thus  there  is  more  or  less  confusion  as  even 
an  actor  engaged  for  "general  business" 
can  not  be  in  two  places  at  once,  therefore 
extra  people  are  engaged  for  the  two  Sun- 
day performances  at  the  Beach. 

Miss  Ethelyn  Clemons  assumed  the  part 
of  Maudie  Charteris  in  Mr.  Barnes  of  New- 
York  last  Sunday,  and  made  a  most  pro- 
nounced hit.  Her  conception  of  the  part 
was  really  better  than  her  predecessors. 
Miss  Clemons  and  Miss  Marie  Del  Vecchio 
are  two  unusually  clever  actresses  whom 
Mr.  Bellows  was  fortunate  enough  to  dis- 
cover spending  the  summer  here,  and  has 
materially  strengthened  his  Beach  Company 
by  having  them  play  the  ingenue  and  char- 
acter roles,  respectively. 

Nanette,  the  local  operatta  produced  at 
the  Broadway  Theatre  last  week  was  some- 
thing of  a  disappointment.  Several  good 
singers  took  part,  the  best  of  whom  were 
Miss  Jeanne  Brooks  and  Walter  A.  Parker. 
The  stage  management  evoked  some  unfav- 
orable criticism.  Bob  Beia. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence. 

Salt  Lake  City,  June  25.— Tne  Salt  Pal- 
ace furnishes  the  only  amusement  of  a 
theatrical  nature  in  Salt  Lake  these  days. 
The  Will  S.  Rising  Comedy  Company  is 
presenting  vaudeville  entertainments  at  the 
Palace  Grounds  nightly  to  good  patronage. 
The  resort  is  fast  gaining  in  popularity  and 
promises,  under  the  able  management  of 
Max  A.  Peters,  to  be  one  of  the  strongest 
bidders  for  summer  patronage  the  city  has. 
Immense  crowds  gather  twice  a  week  to  see 
the  bicycle  races,  held  on  the  saucer  track. 
Sattan  has  done  double  the  amount  of  busi- 
ness this  season  in  the  short  time  it  has  been 
open  over  and  previous  year's  business. 


NORTH  DAKOTA 

Special  Correspondence. 
Fargo,  N.  D.,June  19.— Coming  attrac- 
tions are— June  25,  Evil  Eye;  June  25  and 
26,  Prof.  Gentry's  Dog  and  Pony  Show- 
July  13th,  Forepaugh's  and  Sells  Bros.  Cir- 
cus. ,  Q_ 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  Johns,  N.  B.,  June  18.— Opera  House, 
A.  O.  Skinner,  Mgr.— The  Richards  Stock 
Company  played  the  whole  of  last  week, 
presenting,  Faust,  Burr  Oak«,  The  Three 
Musketeers,  and  Marble  Hearts,  to  poor 
houses — so  poor,  in  fact,  that  they  cancelled 
the  first  two  nights  of  this  week  and  will 
play  them  at  Sussex.  House  will  probably 
remain  dark  until  W.  S.  Harkins  returns 
July  2,  (Dominion  Day),  for  one  week.  * 
Lemen  Brothers'  circus  comes  to  Shamrock 
Athletic  Grounds  28,  two  performances. 

Peachey  Carnehan. 


On  the  tRpad 

James  Neill  and  the  Neill  Company 
Neill  Co.  in  Honolulu  till  July  20;  Los 
Angeles  July  29,  three  weeks. 

Frawley  Company 
Grand  Opera  House,  July  1;  indefinitely. 
Kellar 

Sacramento,  29-30;  Portland,  July  2-3-4; 
Tacoma,  5;  Seattle,  6-7-8;  Victoria,  10; 
Vancouver,  11;  New  Westminster,  12;  New 
Whatcom,  13. 

Esell,  Hypnotist 
Ferndale,  2^-28-30;  Scotia,  July  1-2;  For- 
tuna,  3-4-5;   Eureka,  return  date,  6-7-8. 
Frank  Cooley  Company 
Phoenix,  Arizona,  indefinite. 


There  will  be  a  special  4th  of  July 
matinee  at  the  Alcazar  Wednesday, 
July  4th. 


=#    FREE  STREET  FAIR  #= 


EUREKA,  cXt°yldt  MY  2, 3, 4  5 

The  Richest  County  in  the  State 
MIDWAY     SHOWS  WANTTED 


Blanche  Le  Clair  Sloan 
Armstrong  and  O'Neill 
The  Hewitts 
Hill 

George  Marsh 
"Kube"  Shields, 
SI  Stebbins 

Write  at  Once 


Climate  Unsurpassed 
Money  Plentiful 


Space  on  Streets  for  all  Kinds  of  Concessions  at  Low  Percentage 

CIRCUS  AND  VAUDEVILLE  ACTS  WRITE 

GEORQE  HOOSER,  Director  General 
Vance  House 

Eureka,  Humboldt  Co.,  Cal 


(ii  vi'  Lowest  Salary 
First  Letter 


A  NEW  POLITICAL  SHOOTING  GALLERY 

The  Latest  and  Most  Attractive  Device  ever  put  upon  the  market;  strong  and  durable,  simple  in  operation 
and  it  is  a  Marvelous  Money  Maker. 


The  Del  Monte  outdoor  perform- 
ance is  off.  The  general  public  is 
wondering  why. 


ADAPTED  FOR  ALL  PLACES— Seaside  and  Lake  Resorts,  Pleasure  or  Picnic  Grounds;  County  or 
State  Fairs,  Holiday  Events,  Fourth  of  July,  Circus  Days  and  Political  Rallies.  Quickly  set  up,  and  a  Coin 
Snapper  for  your  life.  They  can  be  taken  into  any  town  and  a  good  profit  realized.  Mxnufactured  only  by 
C  W  PARKFP  Manufacturer  of  Merry-go-rounds,  Cylinder  ABILENE.  KANS.,  U.  S.  A. 
*  r/\l\I\UIV»  Pianos,  Military  Band  Organs.  SOUTH  2nd  STREET 


June  30  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


I  Under  Sealed  Orders  | 


*  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  *  « 


FRANK   DE  CAMP 

Stage  Manager 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

EDWARD  CLISBEE 

Sergeant  Leggett 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

C.   E.  THURSTON 

With 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

OMEDA  RAYMOND 

Julie 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


GEORGE  L.  GRAVES 

Harry  Mortimer — in 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


FRANK  COOLEY 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

M-  T.  McQUARRIE 

FRANK  COOLEY  CO. 


GEORG-IE  FRANCIS 

Juveniles 
Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ELIZABETH  HALE 

Leads  and  Characters 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ZOE  SAVO-RICE 

Characters  and  Emotionals 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

MARY  MARBLE 

Star,  Stock  Co. 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

BESSIE   T  ANNE  HILL 

Leading  Soprano  and  Characters 

Dunne  &  Ryley 


CHARLES  and  KITTIE 

L.rnest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

WI      L  A. IF*. ID 

A    $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hallett's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

MARY  SCOTT 

Leading  Woman                   Stockwell  Co 

REFINED    VOCKL  DUO 

nora  Hastings  Sz  Hall  Frances 

Introducing  Repetoire — Strictly  Up-to-Date 

Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.   Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Agent 

MAY  BLAYNEY 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivoli 

/^Pj^v  LAURA  CREWS 

vBP'                        ALCAZAR  STOCK 

Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

EDWARD  B.  LA  DA 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

ADLYN  ESTEE 

You  know  who  I  am 
"nuff  said" 

RAYMOND  WHITAKER 

LEADS 

Address  this  Office 


NOAH  BRANDT 

Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

IDA  HAWLEY 

Prima  Donna,         Grand  Opera  House 


EDWIN  STEVENS 

Special  Engagement  at  the  Tivoli 

Frederick  Manchester 

Vocalist  Comedian 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

HORTENSE  NIELSEN 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

ADA   F.  STOREY 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

MAY  EVELYNNE 

Straight  Old  Ladies  and  riot  hers 

MAUD  MILLER 

Leading  Woman 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 


FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 


Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 


J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 


JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 

GEORGE  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 


C.  ROY  FLEMING 

Juveniles,  Vinton  Stock  Co. 


Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 

CARLYLE  MOORE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 


Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 


VIOLA  ALBERTI 

Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Landers  Stevens 

PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 


OEO.  I*.  WEBSTER 
+   ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  • 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Stage  Manager  Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

FRED  B.  ESM  ELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,       Vinton  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 

GERALD  L.  DILLON 

Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

VINTON  STOCK  CO.       ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

MISS  GEORGIE  WOODTHORPE 

ALCAZAR  STOCK 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

CORAL  THORNDIKE 


SOUBRETTE 


Address  this  Office 


Sydney  Plhtti 

Characters  and  Comedy 

•     WITH    FRANK  COOLEY 

GEORGE    EX  1,10  TT 

At  Liberty 

Address  this  Office 

LOUISE  ROYCE 

Address  Dramatic  Mirror,  New  York 

FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

FRANK  OPPERMAN 

Leading  Character  and  Comedy 
At  Liberty  Address  This  Office 

CHAS.  M.  THALL 

Boggs- Hernandez  Co. 

BIEN  PAIKE  ET  LAISSEK  DIKE 

CLARENCE  IYIONTAINE 

I„os  Ange 


Specially  engaged  for  summer  aenson  at  Ilurbank, 
'  ngeles. 


HAMILTON  ARHOUR 

Heavies 
With  Frank  Cooley 

ARTHUR  BOTCH 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 

Edwin  T.  Emery 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

Union  Male  Quartet 

For  engagements  (all  occasions)  City  or  In- 
terior, address,  Mr.  Chas.  IIbnlev,  Manager,  care 
Press  Club,  S.  F. 

STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man — Uailey  Stock  Co. 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  Hie  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  v'J-1900 


10 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


June  30,  1900 


Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence. 

Los  Angei.ES,  June  29. — Last  week  was 
made  prominent  in  theatrical  circles  by  the 
publicity  given  to  the  Frawley  plans  and 
personnel  of  the  new  company.  The  new 
company  will  be  composed  partly  by  Willie 
Winter,  Wilton  Lackaye,  Corona  Riccardo, 
Ruth  Berkley,  Alice  Evans,  Rosabelle  Mor- 
rison, Henry  Roberts,  Robert  Griffo  and  H. 
S.  Northrup.  All  of  these,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  Winter,  will  appear  in  a  sumptuous 
production  of  the  Children  of  the  Ghetto  28- 
29-30.  At  the  close  of  the  Frawley  engage- 
ment at  the  Burbank,  Morosco  will  produce 
Sapho  with  Harrington  Reynolds  and  Keith 
Wakeman  in  the  leading  roles.  *  Oliver 
Morosco  is  organizing  a  stock  company  to 
appear  at  the  Burbank  Theatre  in  Septem- 
ber. The  personnel  of  the  company  includes 
some  strong  names  and  the  company  will  be 
an  excellent  one.  The  play  Judah  has  been 
secured  and  there  will  be  others  equally  as 
good.  *  Thursday  night,  the  28th  inst,  was 
set  aside  for  ministers'  night  at  the  produc- 
tion of  Quo  Vadis.  All  of  the  ministers  of 
the  city  were  invited  to  be  present  at  the 
play.  A  large  number  of  them  accepted. 
It  hasn't  been  decided  whether  to  have  a 
ministers'  night  for  Sapho  or  not.  *  Lillian 
Burkhart  at  the  Orpheum  put  on  Fifty  Years 
Ago  for  its  initial  production.  The  piece  is 
a  little  out  of  her  line,  but  it  is  needless  to 
say  she  gave  it  the  proper  interpretation.  It 
went  with  a  snap  and  was  very  well  received. 

Jessie  Padgham,  a  Los  Angeles  girl,  made 
her  first  bow  in  vaudeville  at  the  Orpheum 
the  25th  inst.  Miss  Padgham  has  an  excel- 
lent voice  and  knows  how  to  use  it.  The 
theatre  was  well  filled  with  her  admirers  and 
she  received  the  greatest  ovation  of  any 
Orpheum  performer  for  many  months.  *  The 
Los  Angeles  Theatre  is  dark  and  will  be  so 
for  next  week. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  the  Fraw- 
ley Company  continued  the  performance  of 
Quo  Vadis  the  24-25  26-27.  This  piece  won 
more  favor  than  any  the  company  has  put 
on  since  its  arrival  in  the  city.  It  is  a  mag- 
nificent production  and  drew  crowded 
houses  for  each  performance.  The  28-29-30 
The  Children  of  the  Ghetto  was  produced  to 
crowded  houses  at$i  per  seat,  it  having  been 
found  necessary  to  increase  the  price  in  order 
to  come  out  even  on  the  piece.  The  ren- 
dition was  exceedingly  clever  and  the  com- 
pany very  strong.  Next  week  Sapho  will 
be  played  by  the  old  Frawley  Company,  in- 
cluding nearly  all  the  old  members. 

At  the  Orpheum  an  all  star  bill  serves  as 
the  attraction.  It  is  one  of  the  most  enter- 
taining bills  seen  at  the  play  house  for  a  long 
time,  and  aside  from  that  fact  a  Los  Angeles 
celebrity  makes  it  doubly  so.  The  bill  in- 
cludes Hart  and  De  Mar,  Van  Nobriga  Com- 
pany, Merrills,  Jessie  Padgham,  Fleurette 
and  Gardner,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jimmie  Barry, 
and  Lillian  Burkhart. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


show  but  hope  to  be  more  fortunate  here- 
after since  Mr.  Friedlandrr  has  turned  his 
attention  in  this  direction. 

Barnett. 


Snap  Shots 


STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence 

Stockton  June  25. — There  is  nothing 
doing  in  the  local  theatrical  circles.  It  is 
all  side  show  in  the  street  fair.  Lee,  the 
hypnotist,  is  at  the  Yosemite  during  the 
fair.  G.  E.  McLeod. 


SAN  LUIS  OBISPO 

Special  Correspondence 

San  Luis  Obispo,  June  19. — A  fair  sized 
audience  witnessed  Freidlander's  company 
of  Brownies  at  the  Pavilion  last  night.  The 
work  of  the  little  folks  was  clever  and 
greatly  appreciated  by  all  who  attended  the 
performance.  Our  old  friend  Ike  Marks, 
was  with  the  company  and  while  he  is  hard 
to  beat  in  his  line  he  can't  ''eat  beans."  * 
The  people  of  this  section  rarely  see  a  good 


(Another  Lucky  (Actress 

In  her  own  words,  "the  luckiest 
girl  who  ever  went  into  the  Klondike" 
is  Mrs.  James  L.  Hall,  who  is  stopping 
with  her  mother  at  1532  Polk  street, 
while  preparing  for  a  trip  to  Paris. 
"I  went  through  the  ice  of  the  Yukon 
river  and  fished  out  one  of  the  best 
men  in  the  world  for  a  husband." 

Under  the  stage  name  of  Grace 
Anderson.  Mrs.  Hall  played  soubrette 
parts  at  the  Alcazar  and  at  the  Colum- 
bia. Last  year  she  went  to  British 
Columbia  and  was  playing  at  Victoria 
when  she  signed  for  a  winter  season 
engagement  at  Dawson  City.  It  was 
while  she  was  on  the  waj'  toward  the 
North  Pole  that  she  met  Mr.  Hall, 
and  not  many  days  afterward  there 
was  a  wedding  in  the  Klondike 
capital  and  another  theatrical  engage- 
ment was  cancelled.  Mrs.  Hall  goes 
to  Paris  with  her  mother  with  a  check 
of  ten  thousand  dollars  from  her 
husband  to  pay  expenses. 


cNp  Hastings  Co, 

The  plans  for  a  company  to  be 
headed  by  Ernest  Hastings  have  been 
declared  off.  Mr.  Hastings  will  for 
the  next  few  weeks  proceed  to  enjoy  a 
well-earned  rest  in  the  country. 


Changed  His  Plans 

Oliver  Morosco,  who  had  about 
concluded  arrangements  for  a  four 
weeks'  season  of  stock  at  the  L,os 
Angeles  Burbank,  has  given  up  the 
project  and  will  keep  his  house  dark 
till  the  Neills  open  there  on  their 
return  from  Honolulu. 


Lambs'  Club's  Twenty- 
fifth  "  Washing" 

The  twenty-fifth  annual  "washing" 
of  the  Lambs'  Club  took  place  June 
27th  at  the  summer  home  of  Clay  M. 
Greene,  a  former  shepherd  of  the  club, 
at  Bay  Side,  L.  I.  Some  hundred  or 
more  celebrants  got  there  by  rail, others 
sailed,  and  De  Wolff  Hopper  drove  in 
with  a  four-in-hand.  The  grounds 
were  decorated  with  emblems  of  the 
club.  At  the  entrance  was  a  banner 
inscribed  "Bale  agni,"  which  is  lamb 
Latin  for  "Baa,  baa,  black  sheep." 

Thomas  B.  Clark,  shepherd  of  the 
club,  did  for  the  entertainment  of  the 
party  something  which  he  said  was 
based  on  Hiawatha.  This  stirred  up 
Digby  Bell,  George  Nash  and  Greene 
to  do  other  amusing  stunts,  and  Myron 
Calice  disguised  himself  as  a  chief  of 
the  Algonquins,  the  aborigines  of  the 
island,  and  welcomed  visiting  Indians. 
At  the  close  De  Wolff  Hopper,  assisted 
by  a  megaphone,  impersonated  the 
great  Maniatoban  and  blessed  the 
smoking  of  the  pipe  of  peace. 


A  Marriage  of  Convenience,  Sydney 
Grundy's  comedy  of  manners,  is  to  be 
the  third  play  for  the  Henry  Miller 
season  at  the  Columbia  Theatre.  His 
Excellency,  the  Governor,  and 
Heartsease  are  in  active  preparation 
for  early  presentation. 

The  successful  Daly  production  of 
The  Runaway  Girl  is  booked  for  a 
Coast  tour  this  year.  This  is  one  of 
the  most  important  successes  of  the 
many  light  works  staged  by  the  late 
Augustin  Daly. 

The  special  Wednesday  matinees 
given  by  Henry  Miller  in  addition  to 
the  regular  Saturday  matinee  will 
prove  quite  necessary  to  accommodate 
the  demand  for  seats,  each  play  being 
limited  to  one  week. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Warren  Bunker  will  shortly  play  at 
the  Chutes. 

Anita  George  plays  at  the  Leader, 
Vallejo,  next  week. 

Boyle  and  Lewis  open  at  the  Grotto, 
July  2d. 

Travelle  will  shortly  open  at  the 
Salt  Palace,  Salt  Lake. 

The  Romola  Brothers  will  shortly 
go  East. 

Chas.  Stanley  will  open  at  the 
Tivoli  Theatre,  Stockton,  next  week. 

Forrest  and  Walthers  are  big  favor- 
ises  at  Fredericksburg  Music  Hall, 
Portland,  Or. 

The  Gordon  Sisters  will  play  the 
Savoy  Circuit,  Victoria  and  Van- 
couver. 

Ruby  Farwell  will  open  at  the 
Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  next 
week. 

Laura  Moss,  prima  donna,  Robert 
Logan,  basso,  and  L-  B.  Alston, 
comedian,  who  were  with  Ernest 
Hogan  in  Honolulu,  are  in  this  city. 

Norman  De  Witt  Phillips,  the  child 
tragedian,  a  wonder  of  stage  precocity, 
will  delight  the  audiences  of  Fischer's 
fine  place  next  week. 

The  Alcazar  Theatre,  Denver,  has 
a  strong  bill  next  week  in  Copeland, 
Jones  and  Copeland,  Slyvan  and 
Dashington,  May  Wilson,  Minnie 
Wardell,  Margie  Jones,  Ruby  Thorn, 
Lillie  Tudor,  Lillie  Mitchell,  Harry 
De  Voy,  La  Tour  Sisters  and  Hovet 
and  Hall. 

Boggs  and  Hernandez,  under  the 
direction  of  Charley  Thall,  have  left 
for  the  smaller  towns.   Manager  Thall 


has  got  out  some  very  good  adver- 
tising matter  and  carries  with  him  a 
complete  set  of  scenery,  painted  ex- 
pressly for  him  by  the  well-known 
scenic  artist,  Edward  Williams,  of  the 
Alcazar. 

Wallace,  one  of  the  lions  at  the 
Chutes,  made  a  vicious  attack  on 
Frank  Hall,  his  tamer,  as  the  latter 
was  leaving  his  cage  Sunday  last. 
The  lion  raised  one  of  his  paws  and 
inflicted  a  gash  about  two  inches  long 
on  Hall's  scalp.  The  attendants  beat 
the  lion  back  before  he  could  inflict 
further  injury. 

The  Mascot  Theatre,  Seattle,  with 
Fred  Gottlob,  stage  manager,  is  mak- 
ing a  strong  bid  for  favor,  with  such 
people  as  Nick  Williams,  Louise  Nor- 
wood, Williams  and  Bisselle,  Winchell 
Twins  and  the  great  Melbourne. 

Mrs.  H.  D.  Pike,  a  sister  of  Mrs. 
Johnnie  Ray  and  Lillian  Sherwood, 
was  killed  in  this  city  by  her  husband 
last  Saturday  night  the  result  of  a 
quarrel.  Pike  afterwards  turned  the 
pistol  on  himself,  dying  immediately. 

Tom  Logan  (the  man  that  never 
knows  anything)  stage  manager  for 
Ernest  Hogan,  is  spending  a  six 
weeks'  vacation  in  Oakland  at  722 
Filbert  Street,  with  his  wife.  Both 
Logan  and  Hogan  are  unusually  well 
informed  men,  standing  prominently 
in  the  fraternal  orders,  being  thirty- 
second  degree  Masons. 


G-EORGIE 
COOPER 


TIVOU 
OPERA 
HOUSE 


WALTER  BELASCO 

Specially  Engaged  for  Summer  Season  at  the  Alcazar 

DAN  CROUSE 

With  Frank  Cooley  Co. 
Permanent  Address,  Western  Amusement  Exchange 

MABLE  CARMICHAEL 


At  Liberty 


-INGENUE- 


Wiseman's  Serenaders 

D.  J.  ANDRADA,  1st  Tenor;  NIC.  SEBASTIAN,  2d 
Tenor;  GEO.  H.  WISEMAN,  Barytone;  A.  BODE, 
Basso. 

With  Duane  &  Ryley.    Late  with  Julia  Arthur. 

GERTRUDE  WOOD 

LEADING  INGENUE 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

MAUDE  COURTNEY 

Who  Sings  the  Old  Songs 

Dunne  &  Ryley  Star  Stock  Company 


D 


E  AND  RYLEY'S  ALL  STAR  CAST 


flATHEWS  AND  BULGER,  Mary  Marble,  Walter  Jones, 
Maude  Courtney,  Bessie  Tannehill  and  thirty  others  now 
playing  at  the 

California  Theatre 


Producing 

Hoyt's  Host  Successful  Comedies 


ARTHUR  Q.  WILLlAnS, 

Business  Manager 


June  30,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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THE  COLUMBIA 

The  Miller  season  is  an  assured  suc- 
cess at  the  Columbia  Theatre.  The 
attendance  during  the  past  week  has 
fully  proved  that  the  nightly  recep- 
tions tendered  the  various  members  of 
the  cast  give  evidence  of  the  most 
kindly  feeling.  No  such  perfect 
organization  of  representative  Ameri- 
can players  has  ever  been  effected  in 
this  country,  and  from  all  accounts, 
The  Tree  of  Knowledge,  announced 
as  the  bill  for  the  second  week,  begin- 
ning Monday  night,  will  be  in- 
terpreted by  a  cast,  the  equal  of  which 
has  never  been  seen  anywhere.  The 
Tree  of  Knowledge  is  an  original  play 
in  five  acts  from  the  pen  of  R.  C. 
Carton,  best  remembered  here  by  his 
charming  comedy,  Liberty  Hall.  The 
Tree  of  Knowledge  will  be  sumptu- 
ously staged,  and  as  already  stated  the 
cast  will  be  one  to  conjure  with.  The 
first  of  the  Burton  Holmes  lectures 
will  be  given  on  the  afternoon  of 
Thursday,  July  19th,  and  the  first 
evening  lecture  will  take  place  on 
the  following  Sunday  night. 


THE  ALCAZAR 

Sapho,  which  has  captivated  the 
whole  of  San  Francisco,  and  which 
has  held  the  boards  for  four  weeks  to 
excellent  business,  will  give  way  on 
Monday  evening  to  a  highly  pictur- 
esque and  powerful  presentation  of  the 
very  much  loved  play,  Carmen,  a  four 
act  romantic  drama.  The  plot  is 
strong  and  interesting  and  the  situa- 
tions in  several  instances  are  of  more 
than  ordinary  cleverness  of  construc- 
tion. The  scenes  to  Carmen  are  laid 
in  Seville  and  Cordova.  Carmen  will 
be  most  lavishly  staged,  beautifully 
costumed,  and  put  on  in  a  thoroughly 
metropolitan  manner.  The  cast  in- 
cludes Florence  Roberts,  and  a  selec- 
tion of  the  best  people  in  the  Alcazar 
stock,  with  the  addition  of  Lorena 
Atwood  and  a  host  of  supernumeries. 


THE  GRAND 


The  Grand  Opera  House  will  begin 
its  new  season  Monday  evening  next, 
with  the  largest  and  strongest  stock 
dramatic  organization  ever  assembled 
in  this  city,  in  Israel  Zangwill's  great 
drama  of  Hebrew  life,  Children  of  the 
Ghetto.  There  is  an  immense  demand 
tor  seats  already.  Wilton  Lackaye 
will  head  the  company  and  will  ap- 
pear in  his  great  impersonation  of 
Rabbi  "Reb"  Shemuel  of  which  he 
was  the  original  representative.  The 
exceptional  strength  of  the  company 
is  illustrated  by  the  following  roster: 
T.  Daniel  Frawley,  Harrington  Rey- 
nolds, Henry  Roberts,  Robert  Greppo, 
William  Jefferson  Winters,  H.  S.  Duf- 


field,  H.  S.  Northrup,  George  Gaston, 
J.  R.  Amory,  Wallace  Shaw,  George 
D.  McQuarrie,  Frank  Mathieu,  Regi- 
nald Travers,  Clarence  Chase,  Charles 
B.  Swift,  J.  C.  Riley,  Thomas  Phillips, 
Corona  Riccardo,  late  leading  woman 
with  Augustin  Daly's  and  Wilson 
Barrett's  Sign  of  the  Cross  Companies, 
Keith  Wakeman,  Mary  Van  Buren, 
Rosabel  Morrison,  Phosa  McAllister, 
Ruth  Berkeley,  Marion  Barney,  Alice 
Evans,  Christine  Hill,  Lillian  Pearl 
Landers,  Grace  Cahill,  Minnette  Bar- 
rett, Margaret  Smith,  Lillian  Stafford 
and  Margo  Duffet.  There  will  be 
regular  matinees  Saturday  and  a 
special  one  on  Wednesday  next,  July 
4th. 

THE  TIVOLI 

A  better  performance  of  the  comic 
opera,  The  Geisha,  has  never  been 
seen,  than  the  one  now  crowding  the 
Tivoli  Opera  House,  and  the  heavy 
advance  sale  of  seats  for  the  second 
week,  which  begins  next  Monday,  in- 
dicates a  succession  of  packed  houses. 
The  record  breaking  week  of  The 
Idol's  Eye,  has  already  been  broken 
by  the  first  week  of  The  Geisha.  With 
such  names  as  Edwin  Stevens,  Ferris 
Hartman,  Helen  Merrill,  Annie 
Meyers,  Tom  Greene,  Arthur  Boyce, 
Grace  Orr  Georgie  Cooper  and  Grace 
Field  in  the  principal  characters,  the 
Tivoli  has  the  most  efficient  cast  ever 
seen  in  the  successful  opera.  The  Tiv- 
oli is  likely  to  keep  The  Geisha  in  the 
bill  for  some  weeks. 

THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  has  another  good  bill 
for  next  week.  Clayton  White, 
assisted  by  Marie  Stuart  and  Eva 
Randolph,  will  present  an  original 
comedetta,  The  Waldorf-Metropole 
Episode.  This  is  a  well  written  piece 
and  should  make  a  big  hit  here.  The 
Quaker  City  Quartette  is  a  popu- 
lar musical  organization.  The  mem- 
bers will  present  an  original  musical 
sketch  which  will  give  full  scope  to 
all  their  talents.  The  Four  Cohans 
will  appear  in  a  new  piece,  Running 
for  Office.  It  was  written,  of  course, 
by  George  Cohan  and  in  its  way  is 
every  bit  as  popular  as  the  Governor's 
Son.  The  Todd-Judge  Family  will 
change  their  program.  Master  Her- 
cules Judge,  who  claims  to  be  the 
strongest  youngster  of  his  age  and 
inches  in  the  world  will  appear  in 
some  specialties  which  will  exhibit  his 
wonderful  muscular  development. 
The  holdovers  will  be  Carrington, 
Holland  and  Galpen;  Gilbert  and 
Goldie;  Musical  Dale  and  the  Bio- 
graph. 

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CLAYTON  AND  WHITE  CO.; 
QUAKER  CITY  QUARTETTE; 
THE  FOUR  COHANS; 

TODD-JUDGE  FAMILY; 
CARRINGTON,  HOLLAND  AND  GILPIN; 

GILBERT  AND  GOLDIE. 
MUSICAL  DALE;  AMERICAN  BIOGRAPH 

Reserved  seals,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Scats,  50  Cents 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


Alcazar  Theatre 

Bki.asco  &  Til  all.  Managers.       '  Phoni:  Main  2.r>4. 
MONDAY  EVENING,  JULY  10th 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS 

Supported  by 
WHITE  WHITTLESEY 
In  Costly  Costume  and  Scenic  Production  of 

CARMEN 

Regular  Matinee  Saturday.  Special  Matinee  July  4th 
Alcazar  Prices — 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c 


i  CORDRAY'S j 

t  ^Large  Seating  Capacity^6 

i  Fully  equipped  with  Scenery  and 
^  all  modern  stage  appliances.  i 

^  ADDRESS,  4 

(  John  F.  Cordray  J 

J  PORTLAND,  ORE.  \ 


THEATRE  J 

Portland,  Ore.  j 

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Playing  both  Leading 
and  Popular  Price 
Attractions 


ALL  KINDS  OF  DRAMATIC 
AND  VAUDEVILLE  PEOPLF: 
WANTED  AT 


113  POWBLL  St. 
San  Francisco 


Western  Amusement 
Exchange 


2VIISS  ISO..  OXJTVL3Vri3NTC*S 

-MANICURING 

Hair  Treatment  a  Specialty.    Residence  Flngagc- 
ments— Mornings.     Facial  Massage.     Scalp  Treat- 
ment.   Office  Hours,  1  to  6.    'Phone  Black  505:!. 
Room  42.   M  Gkarv  Street 


BEGINNING  MONDAY,  JULY  2 
Second  Week 
Charles  Frohniau  Presents 

HENRY  MILLER 

AND  A  SPECIAL  COMPANY 
6  Nights  and  Wednesday  and  Saturday  Matinees 
First  Time  Here  of  the  Great  New  York 
Lyceum  Theatre  Success 

The  Tree  of  Knowledge 

By  R  C  CARTON 
To  he  Interpreted  by  the  GREATEST  CAST  EVER 
SECURF:D  FOR  AN  AMERICAN  PRODUCTION 
July  0 — "A  flarriage  ot  Convenience" 


Standard  Theatre 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 
T7V  M.  CARRII.I.O  &  CO..  Props,  and  Managers 
X?  The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo,  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  F,ddy  St.,  S.  F\  Fares  advanced 
to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the  State. 


Ingomar  Theatre 

EUREKA,  CAL. 

Playing  Only  First-Class  Attractions.  First-Class 
Prices,    Seats  1000.    Per  Cent  Only. 

Address, 

P.  O.  Box  565.  WILLARD  WELLS 


GRAND 


OPERA 
HOUSE 


Telephone  Main 


REGULAR  MATINEE  SATURDAY 
Commencing  Monday  Evening  Next,  July  2nd 

THE  NEW  FRAWLEY  COMPANY 

(By  Special  Arrangements  with  Liebler  &  Co. 
In  Israel  Zangwill's  Famous  Drama  of  Hebrew  Life 

Children  of  the  Ghetto 

A  Magnificent  and  Accurate  Production 
A  Superb  Cast,  Comprising  33  Speaking  Roles 

Seats  Now  on  Sale  at  Box  Office  Grand  Opera  House 
and  Branch  Ticket  Office,  F:inporiuni 
EXTRA  MATINEE  WEDNESDAY,  JULY  Ith 
Evening  Prices— 15,  25,  50,  75c  and  $1.00 
Matinee  Prices — 10,  15,  25,  50  and  75c 


Tivoli  Opera  House 

Until  Further  Notice 
EVERY  EVENING  AND  SATURDAY  MATINEE 
The  Enormous  Comic  Opera  Success 

THE  GEISHA 

"The  Geisha"  is  Doing  a  Bigger  Business  than  "The 
Idol's  Eye."   Just  Think  of  it! 


SEATS  ON  SALE  ONE  WEEK  AHEAD 

Fuellings  at  8.      Matinee  Saturday  at  2. 
Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

FISCHER'S 

NEW  CONCERT  HOUSE 

122-124  O'Farrell  Street 

E.  A.  FISCHER,  Prop.       GEORGE  MOOSER,  Mgr. 
The  Handsomest  Music  Hall  in  America. 

Fourth  ActTrom  ERNANI 

Signorina  Barducci;  Signor  Bardaracco;  Sigtior 
Abramoff;  also  Miss  Underwood,  the  favorite  Soub- 
rette;  D'ICsielle  Sisters,  Fancy  and  Acrobatic  Dancers. 

Admission  10  cents.  Strictly  First-Class.  Cafe 
Unsurpassed. 

Q.  O.  McFARLAND 

Manager  Grand  Opera  House 

BUTTE,  MONTANA 

OLIVER  MOROSCO 

Manager  BURBANK  THEATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

J  .    P.  HOWE 

Manager  SEATTLE  THEATRE 

"Thh  Best  in  the  Bunch" 


ARCHIE  LEVY'S 

j§t,in,l!iS©Htt,©n,t  Association 

The  Theatrical  Exchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Booking  for  Thirty-Eight  Houses. 

Rooms  116-117-118-119-120  No.  6  EDDY  STREET 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Jl'NE  30,  1900 


LOCAL  NOTES 

A  READER  COMPLIMENTED 

Miss  Mabel  Richardson,  the  bright 
young  reader  of  Vallejo,  visited  friends 
in  San  Francisco  last  week,  meeting 
several  people  of  professional  promi- 
nence, among  them  Dr.  Samuel  Sydney 
Partello.an  old  favorite  upon  the  stage, 
who  arrived  recently,  and  he  was 
greatly  interested  in  her  ability  and 
pronounced  her  work  praiseworthy, 
advising  her  to  seek  an  opening  upon 
the  stage.  Dr.  Partello,  by  the  way, 
is  very  much  enthused  with  the  Dra- 
matic Review,  and  considers  it  will 
have  a  splendid  future  throughout  the 
country.  The  Review  is  making 
friends  everywhere,  and  letters  of  good 
wishes  are  coming  from  foreign  coun- 
tries as  well  as  throughout  America. 
graduating  exercises 

A  pretty  program  was  given  at  the 
graduating  exercises  of  the  Denman 
Grammar  School,  when  Cecile  Von 
Seiberlich's  little  pupil,  Annie  Bailey, 
made  a  very  good  impression  with  her 
piano  solos.  She  has  been  carefully 
taught  and  for  her  period  of  study  has 
made  excellent  progress  and  the  same 
conscientiousness  will  bring  her  for- 
ward as  a  musician  in  time  to  come, 
for  she  is  gaining  a  solid  foundation. 
Pearl  Ladd  also  appeared  with  success 
in  vocal  and  instrumental  numbers. 
Maybel  Peck,  Louise  Major,  Marie 
Fitz  Maurice,  Ethel  Ross,  Berenice 
Raney  and  Josephine  Normand  con- 
tributing to  the  program.  Presenta- 
tion of  medals  by  Hon.  James  Den- 
man. 

FRATERNAL  MYSTIC  CIRCLE 

A  pleasant  evening  was  spent  on 
Monday  at  Union  Square  Hall  by  the 
friends  of  The  Fraternal  Mystic  Circle 
when  an  entertainment  of  music  was 
enjoyed.  Mr.  A.  N.  Meals  who  ar- 
rived recently  from  Philadelphia  and 
who  will  be  an  addition  to  our 
musical  circlee,  has  a  deep  musi- 
cal baritone  of  very  good  quality  and 
sings  easily  and  with  good  expression. 
He  was  the  favorite  of  the  evening 
and  recalled  with  each  number, 
among  them  being  Out  of  the  Deep, 
The  Flower  May  Hide  Its  Lovely 
Face,  and  Bandalero  and  encores. 
Mr.  Roy  H.  Douglas,  a  young  bari- 
tone, sang  Once  in  a  Purple  Twilight 
and  a  second  selection.    Prof.  W.  P. 


Chambers  played  violin  solos  Air  for 
G  String  [Bach]  and  Bolero  [Bohm] 
receiving  much  applause  and  later 
giving  Beyer's  zither  solo,  Romance, 
winning  an  encore.  Miss  Ethel 
Stewart,  also  a  new  comer,  gave  a 
soprano  solo,  Happy  Day,  and  an 
encore  in  a  very  clear  sweet  voice  and 
made  a  charming  appearance  singing 
very  unaffectedly.  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy  was  the  accompanist  for  the  even- 
ing and  gained  very  sincere  praise 
for  his  work.  He  is  one  of  the  few 
accompanists  who  can  support  singers 
without  rehearsals  and  win  their 
entire  confidence.  Mr.  Ashford  and 
Mr.  Meals  addressed  the  audience 
regarding  the  Fraternal  Mystic  Circle. 
Dr.  Deardoff  presiding. 

SILENT  WORKERS'  CONCERT 

A  very  successful  concert  was  given 
last  week  for  the  benefit  of  the  Silent 
Workers  at  Golden  Gate  Hall,  several 
of  our  prominent  professionals  appear- 
ing. Roscoe  Warren  Lucy  was  the 
pianist  of  the  evening,  and  upon  him 
depended  much  of  the  success  of  the 
evening.  A  handsome  sum  was 
netted,  and  the  following  program 
much  enjoyed:  Quartet,  Serenade 
[John  Harraden  Pratt],  Knicker- 
bocker Male  Quartet — Herbert  Will- 
iams first  tenor,  Dr.  R.  W.  Smith 
second  tenor,  D.  B.  Crane  first  bass, 
L.  A.  Larsen  second  bass;  soprano 
solo,  Polonaise  from  Mignon  [Am- 
broise  Thomas],  Miss  Alma  Berg- 
lund;  violin  solo,  Fantasie  Mignon 
[Sarasate],  John  Marquardt;  contralto 
solo,  A  Love  Song  [Braham],  Mrs. 
Lulu  Daniels,  accompanied  by  Robert 
Newell;  baritone  solo,  Prologue  fro 
Pagliacci,  Signor  Antonio  Octavio 
Vargas;  soprano  solo,  The  Swallows 
[Cowen],  Mrs.  Susie  Hert  Mark; 
humorous  selections,  W.  J.  Hynes; 
contralto  (a) ,  Der  Gott  und  das  Mad- 
chen  [Schubert],  (b)  Der  Nussbaum 
[Schumann],  (c)  Drinking  Song  from 
Lucretia  Borgia  [Donizetti],  Mrs.  J.  S. 
Birmingham;  tenor  solo,  Tho'  You 
Forget  [Louis  Campbell  Tipton],  J.  F. 
Veaco;  duet,  Aimous-Galahte  [Masse], 
Mrs.  J.  S.  Birmingham  and  Miss  Alma 
Berglund;  basso  solo,  Out  of  the  Deep, 
Frank  W.  Thompson;  harp  solo, 
Mrs.  John  Marquardt;  A  Little  Bit  of 
the  Top  [Murray  and  Leigh],  Ferris 
Hartman;  contralto,  Die  Dunklen 
Schwalben  (The  Dark-Winged  Swal- 


lows) [Hans  Hermann],  first  time 
sung  in  San  Francisco,  Margaretha 
E.  Bruntsch;  song,  Don't  You  Say, 
My  Honey,  We  Must  Part,  Little 
Hazel  Sexton;  a  few  remarks  by 
William  Greer  Harrison. 

MUSICAL  ECHOES 


Denis  Sullivan  of  Shamus  O'Brien 
fame  spent  most  of  the  last  season  in 
Dublin,  Ireland,  studying  new  roles 
in  which  he  will  shortly  appear  in 
London  and  other  English  cities. 

Victor  Thane  the  well  known  musi- 
cal manager  has  for  the  present 
abandoned  his  work  but  will  resume 
it  later  in  all  probability,  and  in  the 
meantime  recommends  J.  Y.  Gotts- 
chalk  as  his  successor. 

Walter  Damrosch  will  again  visit 
San  Francisco,  having  been  chosen 
conductor  of  the  Metropolitan  Opera 
Company  which  Maurice  Grau  will 
bring  to  California  some  time  during 
the  coming  season. 

Alfred  Wilkie  appeared  on  Thurs- 
day last  week  at  the  Elks  enter- 
tainment at  San  Jose  and  was 
director  and  principal  tenor  of  the 
little  operetta,  "The  Marriage  of  the 
Lanterns'"  which  formed  the  principal 
part  of  the  musical  entertainment. 

To-day  an  organ  recital  is  an- 
nounced by  Thomas  W.  Whalley  at 
his  organ  factory  when  Wm.  King 
will  play.  The  recital  will  be  a 
private  one  and  Mr.  King  promises 
an  excellent  program  including  a 
Bach  toccata  and  fugue,  a  Scherzo 
andante  of  Widor  and  a  prelude  fugue 
and  finale  of  Caesar  Franck. 

Anna  Miller  Wood,  the  contralto 
who  left  Boston  going  to  Portland, 
Oregon,  for  a  concert  on  the  28th,  will 
spend  the  summer  in  San  Francisco, 
where  she  will  teach  and  possibly 
appear  in  public. 

Elizabeth  Westgate,  organist,  has 
gone  to  Ladycroft,  her  summer  home 
in  the  Santa  Cruz  mountains,  for  a  two 
months  vacation.  Miss  Westgate  has 
been  very  prominently  associated 
with  musical  work  and  has  made  the 
services  of  the  Unitarian  church  of 
Alameda  very  attractive. 

A  surprise  party  was  recently  given 
J.  Wheaton  Leonard,  the  baritone,  at 
his  home,  427  Sutter  street.  A  pro- 
gram of  music  was  arranged  during 


the  evening  and  participated  in  by: 
Miss  Edith  Bruce,  accompanist;  Mr. 
Geo.  Crosby,  tenor;  Miss  Pearl  Mor- 
ton, soprano;  J.  Wheaton  Leonard, 
baritone;  Professor  Carl  Sawvell, 
basso;  Mr.  Franklin,  tenor;  Mr. 
Ruby  Crosby,  cornet.  After  the  pro- 
gram the  guests  were  all  invited  to 
the  dining  hall  to  a  champagne  sup- 
per. Those  being  present  were:  Mrs. 
Gould  of  Boston,  Mrs.  Blaisdal  of 
New  York,  Carl  Sawvell  and  Mrs. 
Sawvell,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crosby,  Ruby 
Crosby,  Miss  Pearl  Morton,  Miss 
Edith  Bruce,  Mr.  B.  Franklin. 

Mrs.  Fannie  Dam-Hilton  who  has 
been  heard  several  times  lately  in  con- 
certs in  the  interior  will  undoubtedly 
be  a  favorite  in  San  Francisco  when  the 
season  opens.  She  has  a  lovely 
soprano  voice,  and  her  singing  is 
most  refined  and  artistic.  She  may 
give  some  charming  musicales  in  her 
home  in  Fruitvale  during  the  summer. 
Her  house  stands  in  beautiful  wooded 
grounds  and  she  may  plan  some  out- 
of-door  entertainment.  Mrs.  Hilton 
is  one  of  the  finest  teachers  in  Cali- 
fornia, but  one  of  those  quiet  workers 
whose  heart  is  wrapped  up  in  her 
work  for  art's  sake,  and  her  unselfish 
generous  nature  has  been  the  means 
of  bringing  forward  many  ambitious 
young  people.       Mrs.    Hilton  has 


We  supply  the 
feminine  portion  of 
the  profession  with 

Fine  Lingerie, 
Silk  and 
Wash  Waists 
and 
Gowns, 

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traveled  extensively  and  is  as  intel- 
lectual as  she  is  charming. 

Elizabeth  Regina  Mowry  is  missed 
this  week  from  the  stage  of  Fischer's 
Concert  House  where  for  several 
nights  she  was  a  drawing  card.  Mrs. 
Mowry  seems  to  have  bright  prospects 
for  next  season,  and  every  one  who 
heard  her  at  Fischer's  was  delighted 
with  her  work.  I  was  present  upon 
the  opening  night  of  her  engagement 
and  never  heard  a  more  hearty  encore 
given;  and  a  gentleman  who  sat  near 
me,  formerly  a  singer  in  some  of  the 
leading  opera  companies  of  America, 
praised  her  most  warmly.  Madame 
Mowry  will  go  to  Sutter  Creek  to  an 
excellent  engagement  on  the  Fourth 
of  July.  Mrs.  Mowry  is  a  charming, 
refined  woman,  and  her  friends  may 
look  forward  to  a  successful  season. 

Mr.  Hastings,  the  banjoist,  has 
gone  camping  with  his  family  and  a 
party  of  friends  in  Mendocino  county, 
and  reports  a  delightful  trip.  He  will 
return  after  the  Fourth. 

Miss  Jessie  Foster,  soprano,  has 
returned  from  her  visit  to  Yosemite 
and  resumed  her  classes. 

Mrs.  Fannie  Dam-Hilton  appeared 
with  great  success  Tuesday  afternoon 
of  last  week  at  a  reception  of  the 
Women's  Relief  Corps  at  LoringHall, 
Oakland.  Bobolink,  a  song  that  al- 
ways enthuses  her  audiences,  was  given 
in  her  usual  refined  and  graceful  style, 
her  sweet,  well  cultivated  voice  being 
as  clear  and  musical  as  the  tones  of  a 
bell.  Mrs.  Hilton's  pupil,  Mrs. 
Spence,  sang  When  You  are  Here, 
Love.  Mrs.  Blake- Alverson,  an  old 
favorite  in  musical  circles,  gave  tojust 
appreciation  Beauty's  Eyes.  Miss 
Capell,  to  whom  Mrs.  Hilton  has  given 
great  help  and  encouragement  in  her 
work,  was  the  accompanist.  Miss 
Mabel  Richardson  gave  several  bright 
readings. 

The  Pacific  Coast  and  Concert 
and  Teachers  Agency  is  becoming  very 
rapidly  established,  and  in  spite  of  the 
dull  season  the  register  shows  a  daily 
increase,  several  engagements  having 
been  filled  satisfactorily.  The  music 
stores  having  been  most  kind  in  their 
willingness  to  help  along  our  under- 
taking, that  promises  to  be  a  success, 
and  many  are  showing  a  warm  inter- 
est. Last  week  Mrs.  Hilton  volun- 
teered to  distribute  a  lot  of  circulars 
in  Oakland  and  tells  me  that  in  Kohler 


Chase  &  Co's  and  other  places 
the  new  agency  was  kindly  welcomed. 
Sherman,  Clay  &  Co.  and  Byron 
Mauzy  are  among  its  friends  and  in 
every  direction  I  find  willing  hands  to 
pass  along  our  announcements  and  say 
a  good  word. 

Two  charming  girls  visited  the 
Dramatic  Review  office  last  week 
in  whom  I  am  greatly  interested;  Miss 
Alice  Dippel,  reader,  a  young  woman 
of  fine  appearance  and  magnificent 
physique,  has  been  heard  frequently 
in  San  Francisco,  and  reads  with  much 
dramatic  strength.  I  heard  her  lately 
in  scenes  from  Camille,  Merchant  of 
Venice,  Leah  the  Forsaken,  and  was 
much  pleased  with  her  work.  Miss 
Claire  Dippel,  a  slender  graceful  girl 
of  rather  poetical  temperament,  is  a 
contrast  to  her  sister.  She  is  a  pupil 
of  Otto  Bendix,  the  pianist,  and  a 
member  of  the  Saturday  Club  of  Sac- 
ramento. She  plays  with  a  great  deal 
of  poetical  feeling  and  has  a  leaning 
towards  Chopin  and  Beethoven.  Miss 
Dippel  would  find  a  field  for  her  talent 
here  and  has  had  experience  as  a 
teacher. 

Last  Sunday  Mrs.  Fannie  Dam- 
Hilton  directed  an  interesting  pro- 
gram at  the  Mental  Science  Temple 
at  Golden  Gate  Hall,  appearing  with 
her  pupils,  Mr.  Geo.  Kronmiller  and 
Mabel  Richardson,  the  reader,  who  is 
also  a  member  of  her  vocal  class. 
Mrs.  Hilton  was  in  splendid  voice, 
singing  solos,  Tu  of  Robyn  and 
Absent  [Metcalf],  with  exquisite  ex- 
pression and  beautiful  clear  execution. 
Mr.  Kronmiller' s  sweet  baritone 
which  is  improving  surprisingly,  was 
heard  in  solo,  Out  On  the  Deep,  and 
in  two  lovely  duets  with  Mrs.  Hilton, 
When  I  Know  That  Thou  Art  Near 
Me  and  To  Amarillis,  Miss  Garrish 
accompanying.  Mabel  Richardson 
gave  several  clever  numbers,  winning 
much  praise  as  a  reader.  To-morrow 
Joseph  Greven  has  offered  his  pupil, 
Horace  Hanna,  a  young  tenor,  and 
the  Sunday  following  Mrs.  A.  G. 
Coleman  will  arrange  a  program: 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


"Could  you  do  the  landlord  in  the 
'Lady  of  Lyons'  ?"  asked  the  mana- 
ger of  a  seed}'  actor. 

"Well,  I  should  think  I  might;  I 
have  done  a  good  many  landlords." — 
Boston  Traveler. 


PACIFIC  COAST  TOUR  OF 

Mr.  James  INeill 

AND  THE 

INeill  Company 

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PACIFIC  COAST  CONCERT 
and  TEACHERS'  AGENCY 


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San  Francisco,  Cal. 


UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF 

MARY  FRANCES  FRANCIS 


ONCERT  Companies  formed  for  city  or  interior. 
Vocalists  and  Musicians  of  every  grade  and  variety 
for  church,  concert,  select  public  or  private  enter- 
tainments,teas,  weddings,  etc.,  furnished.  Dramatic 
Readers,  Humorists,  Impersonators,  Dancers,  Palmists,  Schools, 
Conservatories,  Private  Teachers  in  all  professional  and  educa- 
tional branches,  recommended  with  terms  and  full  particulars. 
Halls  and  Studios  selected.  New  and  Second-Hand  Musical 
Instruments  supplied.    Send  for  circular. 

To  register  or  secure  talent,  etc.  apply  to 

MARY  FRANCES  FRANCIS,  Director 

'Phone  Grant  158  Office  Hours,  1  to  230  P.  M.  daily 


^  *  MUSICAL    CARDS  #  * 


ELIZABETH  REGINA  MOWRY 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO 

Voice  Culture       |  Studio,  2921  Webster  St. 

Teacher  ol  Piano  i  Mondays  10  to  12  a.  m. 

Telephone  Geary  1305 


Gr 


UITAR  STUDIO,  722  Powell  St.,  near  California. 
Special  terms  to  children. 

Call  or  address 

Mrs.  G.  J.  and  Miss  Elsie  Tooker,  Soloists 


CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
a.  M.,  to  1:30  p.  m.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.   Telephone  I.arkin  281. 

MRS.  FANNIE  DAM=HILT0N 

(Recently  from  Milan) 

TEACHER  OF  SINGING.  ORATORIO,  CONCERT 
and  Grand  Opera.    Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.    Mondays  and  Thursdays. 


S,  F,  CONSERVATORY  Of  MUSIC 

130  Powell  Street 

A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all  branches  of 
music.  Piano  department  in  charge  of  E.  S.  BON- 
ELLI,  Director.   Terms  moderate. 

MISS  ELEANOR  CONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  1469  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 


CECILE  VON  SEIBER 

TARAMATIC  SOPRANO,  CONCERT  ACCOM- 
I  )  panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties.  Studio— 1643  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  104G. 


nARGUERITE  riARETZEK 

(Pupil  of  Max  Marctzek) 
Formerly  Contralto  Soloist  of    Dr.  Parkhurst's 
Church,  New  York,  will  receive  a  limited  number  of 
vocal  pupils.   Concert  engagements  accepted  . 
riAX  HARETZEK 

Late  Professor  of  the  New  York  College  of  Music 
and  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 

Teacher  of  Piano  and  Harmony 

For  terms  and  particulars,  address  care 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  &  CO.,  S.  F 


MARGUERITE  WILBOURN 

CONTRALTO  SOLOIST     (  Lamperti  Method). 
Vocal  Studio,  792  McAllister  St.  Reception  Day, 
Tuesday  afternoon.      Director  of  Children's  Choral. 


DAVID  MANLLOYD 

QOLO  TENOR  OF  ST.  MARY'S  CATHEDRAL. 
O  Voice  Culture,  Oratorio,  Concert,  Song  Recitals. 
">2">  Golden  Gate  Avenue,  S.  F.    'Phone  Mint  1653. 


JOSEPH  GREVEN 

VOCAL  INSTRUCTOR 

Removed  to  902  O'Farrell  St.  Reception  Days  Mon 
days  and  Thursdays. 


California  School  of  Eloeution  &  Oratory 

(chartered) 
ATISS    EMILY    CURTIS      PRINCIPAL;  MISS 
-LYi-    H.  J   Elliott,  Physical  Department.  Associa- 
tion Building,  Masoii  and  Ellis  Sts. 


MABEL  A.  RICHARDSON 

INSTRUCTOR  OF  ELOCUTION  AND  THE  ART 
J.  of  true  expression.  Reception  hours  2  to  5 
Thursdays.  Byron  Mauzy's  308  Post  St  ,  S.  F.  En- 
gagements as  Dramatic  Reader. 


R.OMERT  LLOYD 

Musical  Director  Harmony  Choral  Club;  St.  Dom- 
inic's Choir.  The  Art  of  Singing;  Correct  Breathing, 
Proper  placing  of  the  voice;  Clear  enunciation  of 
word  phrasing;  Interpretation;  Style. 

Studio,  BYRON  MAUZY'S,  308  Post  St. 


MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

T  YRIC  SOPRANO  AND  VOCAL  TEACHER,  has 
I  i  removed  her  studio  to  Byron  Mauzy's  308 
Post  St.  Reception  Hours,  9  a.  m.  to  1  p.  m.  Tues- 
days and  Fridays. 


BERNHARD  WALTHER 

Belgian  Solo  Violinist 

Engagements  for  Concerts,  city  or  interior.  Address 
Dramatic  Review,  Office  22  If  •  .eary  St.,  S.  F. 


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OOI.O  VIOLINIST,  CONDUCTOR  AND  COM- 
O  POSER  HAl'G'S  ORCHESTRA  for  Theatres, 
Concerts  and  receptions.  Address,  20  Eureka  St., 
bet.  17th  and  18th  Sts.,  S.  F. 


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And  in  his  ravings  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 

» 

MISS  HOBBS 

After  a  fortnight  by  the  Ingleside 
planning  frocks  and  headgear,  the 
Columbia  clientele  tripped  out  again 
Monday  night,  in  a  flutter  to  meet 
Miss  Hobbs  and  welcome  her  well  be- 
loved interpreters. 

What  an  awkward  title.  Were  I  to 
say  that  Miss  Hobbs  will  not  exactly 
pass  and  with  points  to  spare,  you 
might  think  I  meant  Margaret  Anglin 
— which  I  don't.  Miss  Hobbs  is  first 
choice  in  the  Henry  Miller  summer 
season  and  the  choice  is  recognized 
by  everyone  as  most  appropriate  to 
make  us  appreciate — the  players! 

My,  but  we  were  glad  to  see  them. 
We  welcomed  them  all,  whether  we 
knew  them  or  not.  But  the  old  loves 
— we  must  have  come  near  to  con- 
vincing them  that  "our 'arts  are  true 
to  Poll." 

The  play  ?  Some  other  column  will 
tell  you  the  plot.  Mine  are  just  side 
remarks.  It  is  not  exactly  a  seventh 
breaker  of  a  play.  I  don't  think  it 
was  written  at  a  heat  and  I  do  think 
something  more  would  be  needed  in  a 
crisis,  but  it  is  a  jolly,  unpretentious 
little  fun  maker. 

The  heroine  is  a  case  of  cool  incon- 
sistency— a  sort  of  blow  winds  while 
I  point  the  vane,  because  I  want  ships 
to  sail  so,  and  an  interfering  hand  has 
always  much  in  common  with  an 
intrusion. 

*  * 
# 

If  you  are  going  to  tame  something, 
you  should  first  be  sure  it  is  wild, 
which  the  lady  in  question  never  was. 
In  the  very  first  act,  had  Wolf  Kings- 
earl  (with  a  few  decent  orderly  pre- 
liminaries) said  to  Henrietta  Hobbs, 
"You  are  very  beautiful.  I  cannot 
live  without  you,"  he  might  have 
"took  a  thread  of  meadow  grass  and 
measured  for  the  ring,"  then  and 
there. 

Still,  if  he  had,  think  of  the  joy  we 
might  have  missed.  And  just  because 
of  this  joy,  I  hesitate  to  criticise  the 
play.  If  the  sum  total  makes  for 
happiness,  it  is  not  well  to  be  too  keen 
on  technical  analysis.  It  mutilates 
things.  They  are  never  the  same 
again. 

If  it  is  jolly  inconsistent,  and  runs 


a  little  wobbly  on  old  tracks,  a  night 
with  it  comes  back  in  recollection  as  a 
night  of  unquestioning  pleasure. 

*  * 
* 

On  the  other  hand,  a  playwright  is 
a  scheme  to  prevent  dramatic  talent 
from  lying  about  loose  and  if  we  will 
have  good  actors,  we  must  have  some- 
thing worth  being  an  actor  about. 
When  the  playwright  digs  little  pits 
in  the  play,  the  actor  is  thrown  down 
by  one  who  should  have  helped  him 
to  stand  firm.  (Aside.  And  it  is  a 
poor  rule  that  will  not  work  well  both 
ways) . 

*  * 
* 

To  the  players.  I  believe  Henry 
Miller  loves  acting.  I  do  not  believe 
he  ever  makes  it  the  scapegoat  of  his 
unpoetical  moments.  I  believe  he  is 
proud  of  his  art  as  Socrates  was  of 
Athens  or  Dante  of  Florence,  and  so 
an  actor  should  be,  to  be  worthy  the 
name. 

What  is  his  descriptive  note  ?  He 
possesses  a  something  elusive  yet 
powerful  that  accomplishes  his 
imagined  things,  and  then  takes  its 
place  in  the  things  accomplished.  If 
you  have  words  to  pin  that  something 
down  and  hold  it  fast,  I  have  not,  nor 
do  I  want  them. 

He  is  a  born  stage  manager.  As 
father  confessor  to  the  scenic  artist 
and  the  property  man,  he  helps  to 
shape  the  artistic  destiny  of  us.  And 
badness  knows  it  needs  shaping.  He 
has  such  a  way  of  getting  atmosphere 
into  things,  that  when  the  horn  blew 
in  the  yacht  scene,  I  felt  a  good,  clean, 
agricultural  fog  right  in  my  face,  and 
I  was  glad.  It  is  so  good  for  the  com- 
plexion. 

In  regard  to  Wolf  Kingsear,  I  have 
one  protest,  Mr.  Miller  :  I  had  rather 
have  the  original  line,  ' '  a  smooth 
faced  gentleman." 

*  * 
* 

If  Henry  Miller  is  the  ideal  stage 
lover,  then  Margaret  Anglin  is  his  in- 
spiration. She  reflects  in  absolute 
perfection,  the  joy  of  being  loved. 
She  makes  you  believe  that  she  feels 
it  to  her  very  soul  and  you  want  to  be 
"in  his  place."  I  don't  know  how  she 
learned  her  art.  Perhaps  as  a  wise 
man  learns  a  language — from  its  poets 
rather  than  from  its  grammars  and 
dictionaries.    Apart  from  this  she  is  a 


comedienne  of  the  first  rank,  and  her 
gowns  might  be  toasted.  In  most 
ways  she  treats  Henrietta  far  better 
than  the  lady  deserves,  but  she  must 
not  cause  her  to  fry  chops  on  a  hot 
stove  for  ten  minutes  and  then  hold 
them  up  to  us  raw.  She  must  put  a 
dash  of  chemical  in  the  pan  or  even 
paint  at  a  pinch. 

*  * 

* 

Frank  Worthing,  who  left  us  pale 
and  thin  and  certainly  ill,  has  come 
back  looking  so  well  and  strong  and 
fit — ready  to  fight  or  sail  ships  or 
make  shoes  or  plan  foreign  policies  for 
the  nation,  with  the  latter  most  to  his 
mind  and  turn.  I  don't  know  why  I 
always  see  him  minister  to  some  place 
but  I  do.  However,  don't  go.  The 
stage  could  ill  afford  to  lose  the  like. 
* 

And  dear  Mrs.  Whiffen  is  dearer 
than  ever,  quite  equal  to  twenty  years 
more  of  stage  life,  at  least.  She  teaches 
a  lesson  in  the  art  of  growing  old 
gracefully  that  more  than  one  might 
learn  to  advantage.  Here's  my  hand 
to  the  old  and  the  new  with  whom  I 
want  a  better  acquaintance. 

And  not  once  have  I  used  the  Miss 
and  but  once  the  Mr.  and  with  malice 
aforethought.  Why  are  the  names  of 
the  players  so  printed  ?  What  is  it  all 
about  ?  These  little  prefixes  are  part 
of  our  ordinary  social  conventions, 
without  much  meaning  and  more  or 
less  impossible  were  we  not  all  subject 
to  contagion.  In  the  quiet  of  our  at 
home  lives,  where  we  each  stand  on 
common  ground  with  our  neighbors, 
the  prefix,  and  no  Christian  name,  by 
all  means.  The  concerted  social 
opinion  of  man  makes  for  this  and  it 
is  vulgar  to  be  conspicuous. 

But  anybody  can  be  Mr.  Miller  or 
Miss  Anglin,  while  to  be  Henry  Miller 
or  Margaret  Anglin  is  a  distinction — 
an  honor  of  which  they  should  both 
be  proud.  And  if  you  care  to  look 
back,  you  will  see  that  the  one  Mr. 
has  been  used  according  to  my  con- 
fictions. 

*  * 
* 

STILL  SAPHO 

Oh,  not  so  very  still.  Where  do 
the  people  come  from  who  crowd  the 
Alcazar  to  the  need  of  a  fifth  week  ? 
We  are  supposed  to  be  out  of  town, 


and  when  we  are  here  we  are  not  to 
numerous.  I  asked  the  box-office 
man  what  he  thought  about  it,  and  he 
told  me  that  those  who  were  buying 
seats  now  had  all  been  before,  some  of 
them  twice,  others  thrice.  And 
really,  there  is  no  other  explanation 
for  population  facts  are  stubborn 
things,  and  three  times  one  are  three 
in  spite  of  our  willingness  to  consider 
them  four. 

But  to  Hecuba.  (I  just  love  to  go 
round  Robin  Hood's  barn.)  Idle 
curiosity  may  have  made  the  first 
week  a  success  and  the  second,  per- 
haps, but  something  else  must  account 
for  a  run.  A  man  at  my  elbow  last 
night  accounted  for  it  in  his  own  way, 
quite  without  meaning,  too.  "Well," 
said  he,  popping  his  opera  hat,  "I 
have  been  all  over  the  world  and  I 
have  yet  to  see  a  better  actress  than 
that  little  woman."  I  have  stayed  at 
home  and  tried  not  to  grow  provincial, 
and  I  am  glad  to  quote  what,  how- 
ever I  might  think,  it  would  ill  be- 
come me  to  originate. 

After  this  year's  starring  tour  I 
want  to  see  Florence  Roberts  sur- 
rounded by  the  best  company  that 
money  can  procure,  with  the  finest 
play  that  art  and  the  hour  can  pro- 
duce, and  I  want  to  be  in  New  York 
when  the  curtain  rises  and  falls  on 
what  should  be  hers,  what  she  is 
ready  for. 

The  play  of  my  choice  would  be  no 
Sapho!  It  would  run  the  gamut  of 
pure  rippling  comedy  with  a  chord  of 
deep  emotion  giving  value  to  the 
melody. 

Energetic  little  woman  as  she  is, 
she  has  learned  how  to  be  weary — for 
Sapho  is  an  excellent  master  in  the 
lesson.  When  Sapho  has  fled  the 
scene  I  shall  give  my  biggest  applause. 
If  she  has  struck  her  roots  too  deep 
to  be  moved,  is  there  not  some  way  of 
snapping  her  at  the  stem  ? 

The  long  run  has  served  a  turn  to 
White  Whittlesey,  however.  Though 
the  part  is  a  stupid  one — stupid  to 
commonplaceness,  he  plays  it  espe- 
cially in  the  first  two  acts  with  a  quiet 
enthusiasm  (not  too  quiet)  that  makes 
one  forget  it  was  only  written  with  a 
pen.  Though  taking  the  role  from 
other  hands,  a  most  ungrateful  task, 
it  has  not  the  least  cooked-over  tang. 
His  metropolitan  experience  has  made 
for   development  —  association  with 


June  30,  1900 


Ada  Rehan  is  sure  to  be  a  liberal  edu- 
cation. He  is  her  choice  for  leading 
man  next  season. 


A  CHAT  WITH  MARY  MARBLE 


Mary  Marble 

My  ideas  of  individual  farce  comedy 
people  are  turned  topsey  turvey. 
Apropos  of  Mary  Marble,  a  news- 
paper woman  I  know,  best  expresses 
my  flabberghastation. 

"I  planned  to  photograph  her  on 
the  street  in  boy's  attire,"  said  she, 
"and  make  a  big  sensational  half  page 
of  it.  I  sent  up  my  card  and  when  I 
was  admitted,  how  the  feathers  of  me 
fell  and  faded.  What  was  conceived 
in  a  howl,  was  born  with  a  weak  little 
wail  and  even  for  that  I  feel  guilty. 
Don't  let's  talk  about  it.  There  is 
not  the  least  mannishness  about  her. 
When  I  hear  a  man  in  the  audience 
make  the  slightest  joshy  remark,  I 
want  to  beat  him." 

After  a  half  hour's  chat  I  knew 
just  what  she  meant  and  came  away 
ready  to  write  up  the  woman  rather 
than  the  artist.  She  was  simplicity 
and  femininity  themselves,  from  her 
satiny  well  brushed  hair  to  the  toes  of 
her  tiny  boots  and  between  them  was 
a  dainty  gown,  chosen  with  the  quiet 
taste  of  the  well  bred.  No  wonder 
President  and  Mrs.  McKinley  saw  fit 
to  lunch  her  at  the  White  House. 
(She  did  not  tell  me  that.  I  just  hap- 
pen to  know).  I  can  fancy  her  quite 
in  the  picture. 

"How  did  I  happen  to  play  chap- 
pies? Why  I  saw  Vesta  Tilley  five 
years  ago  do  that  sort  of  specialty 
and  I  had  a  deep  hankering.  But 
she  was  so  tall  and  slight  and  graceful 
that  I  did  not  dare.  In  this  loving 
yet  leaving  mood  I  saw  Fay  Temple - 
ton  and  decided  that  if  she  could  wear 
trousers,  why  then  I  could. 

"I'm  having  new  clothes  made  for 
next  week's  play  and  I  find  your 
tailors  perfect  robbers.  There  may 
be  some  excuse  for  it.  I  admit  I  do 
take  more  material  in  width  than  I 
used  and  that  is  why  I  care  less  to 
play  chappies  than  I  did  at  first.  It 
is  so  hard  to  remember  always  to  face 
the  audience  and  back  up  stage  for 
the  exits — far  more  difficult  than  to 
keep  your  toes  in  when  you  play 
insouciant  six  or  eight. 

"My  child  studies?  I  made  my  first 
ones  early  in  the  morning  in  Central 
Park,  when  the  young  ones  were  out 


with  their  nurses  and  it  is  the  dearest, 
happiest  study  in  the  world.  After  a 
day  or  two  I  found  myself  walking 
home  with  my  toes  turned  in  and  my 
finger  in  my  mouth  wondering  why 
somebody  didn't  say,  'What's  your 
name,  little  girl  and  how  old  are  you? 
Still  it  was  good  of  them  not  to  say 
'How  old  are  you?'    Was  it  not?" 

I  don't  think  it  was  so  very  good. 
Her  studies  have  been  to  a  purpose 
for  criticism  of  her  youngster  special- 
ties would  be  carping.  She  does  not 
like  criticism  by  comparison.  It 
makes  her  feel  like  an  imitation  of 
every  one  who  ever  wore  a  blonde 
wig. 

Why  wear  a  blonde  wig  ?  All  chil- 
dren are  not  blonde.  The  cutest  one 
I  know  has  hair  as  black  as  coal  and 
the  most  surprised  snub-nosed  little 
face  in  wonder  land.  When  make-up 
becomes  something  fixed,  it  begins  to 
harden  and  grow  dull.  Fresh  forms 
are  everywhere  in  nature.  From  all 
points,  acting  should  stand  lightly  on 
the  texts  and  tracts  and  take  root  into 
the  real  pulse  of  things. 

Tradition  is  the  bane  of  my  exis- 
tence. After  I  shout  it  a  few  times 
more,  some  one  will  surely  hear.  Miss 
Marble,  take  off  your  blonde  wig,  and 
be  another  sort  of  child. 

"Like  best  to  hear  at  the  theatre? 
A  good  comic  opera.  I  love  music, 
especially  when  it  jingles. " 

She  said  something  characteristic 
about  grand  opera,  I  forget  what,  but 
it  meant  that  some  music  is  composed 
as  some  deep  books  are  written,  for  the 
rare  scholarship  that  includes  an  ac- 
quaintance with  the  classics.  It  meant 
that  she  was  not  enough  on  the  hill  of 
things  to  see  it  right. 

"Yes,  I  love  music.  When  I  am 
tired  and  dull  and  my  head  aches  and 
I  want  to  go  to  bed,  a  corking  good 
overture  will  put  me  in  a  mood  for  any 
sort  of  work." 

She  did  say  "corking"  and  I  repeat 
it  because  it  was  so  unexpected  and 
droll — the  only  slang  word  she  seemed 
to  have  handy.  If  you  are  quoting 
folks,  there  is  no  sense  in  ringing  the 
changes  on  English  rhetoric. 

Look  at  her  picture  above,  taken  as 
her  simple  self, and  then  you  will  know 
why,  in  spite  of  her  success  as  an 
artist,  she  longs  to  quit  it  all  and  be  a 
suburban  with  meadows  and  garden 
beds  and  chickens  and  dogs  and  I  hope 
a  few  cats.  Long  may  that  day  be 
off. 

"You  are  one  of  the  few  farce  com- 
edy people,"  said  the  other  one  of  us, 
"who  has  never  got  into  the  yellow 
journals." 

Let  us  rub  wood,  said  Miss  Marble, 
and  she  polished  up  the  table  top  with 
a  hand  too  tiny  for  a  number  five  and 
tapering  enough  for  the  most  fastidious. 

And  just  then  a  horrid  man  with  a 
turquoise  for  sale  sent  up  his  card  and 
she  needs  must  see  him  to  purchase 
one  for  a  ring  for  Mr.  Dunn.  (In 
private  life,  you  know,  she  is  Mrs. 
Dunn). 

"And  a  whole  article,"  said  the 
other  one,  as  the  patter  of  tiny  feet 
died  away  in  the  corridor,  "  could  be 
written  about  their  devotion,  one  to 
the  other." 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


June  30,  1900 


Personal  Mention 

Elmer  Elsworth  is  in  town  ahead 
of  the  new  Frawley  Company. 

Mrs.  David  Belasco  and  two 
daughters  are  making  a  short  visit  to 
San  Francisco,  visiting  relatives. 

Wilms  Marks  and  Carroll  Mar- 
shall, two  leading  members  of  Harry 
Corson  Clarke's  company  last  season, 
got  in  from  Denver  Monday. 

W.  E.  Frost,  of  the  Western 
Amusement  Exchange,  left  Wednes- 
day for  Eureka  to  attend  the  Street 
Fair. 

Mabel  Morrison,  now  spending 
the  summer  in  San  Francisco  with  her 
father,  Lewis  Morrison,  was  in  the 
cast  of  Miss  Hobbs  last  winter. 

F.  H.  Livingston,  a  California 
boy  who  has  been  with  the  Woodward 
Stock,  Kansas  City,  the  past  season, 
is  in  this  city  for  a  short  stay.  He  re- 
joins the  Woodwards  next  season. 

Norma  Whalley,  the  regal 
beauty,  and  Louise  Gunning,  the 
sweet  singer,  will  appear  with  the 
Dunne  and  Ryley  people  next  week. 
John  W.  Dunne  does  nothing  by 
halves. 

Fred  Belasco  and  wife  have  been 
doing  Paris,  which  they  declare  is  the 
only  real  up-to-date  thing  they  have 
seen  since  they  have  been  on  the  other 
side.  They  will  arrive  in  New  York 
July  6. 

The  pleasure  of  losing  a  trunk  over- 
board was  experienced  by  Mrs.  Dick 
Scott  on  a  recent  trip  from  Port  An- 
gelus  to  Whatcom.  And  to  make  it 
more  pleasing,  Mrs.  Scott  had  it  filled 
with  a  valuable  new  wardrobe. 

Laura  Crews,  the  most  popular 
ingenue  in  the  history  of  the  Alcazar, 
will  leave  for  the  East  in  August.  She 
will  be  entrusted  with  a  strong  role  in 
one  of  the  big  Eastern  successes. 

Della  Fox,  the  actress,  who  has 
been  under  treatment  in  River  Crest 
Sanitarium,  New  York,  for  several 
weeks,  left  at  noon  Thursday.  The 
physicians   in   charge   say  that  her 


mind  has  been  restored  and  that  her 
physical  health  is  excellent.  It  is 
said  that  Miss  Fox  will  return  to  the 
stage  in  the  fall. 

Mrs.  Katharine  Lott  Clemens, 
wife  of  Samuel  Clemens  (Mark 
Twain)  the  author  of  Pudd'nhead 
Wilson  and  other  successful  stage 
pieces,  died  suddenly  Wednesday  of 
heart  trouble  at  Hackensack,  N.  J. 

The  Ellefords  Getting 
Ready 

The  popular  Ellefords  are  busily 
rehearsing  in  Dietz  Hall,  Oakland, 
getting  ready  for  next  season.  They 
go  out  July  16  and  have  time  booked 
for  the  entire  season  and  for  a  good  part 
of  the  one  to  follow.  The  repertoire 
will  include  Quo  Vadis,  The  Charity 
Ball,  An  American  Girl,  Two  Sisters, 
and  The  Fatal  Card.  The  roster 
shows:  W.  T.  Elleford,  proprietor 
and  manager;  Tom  Bates,  business 
manager;  Jessie  Norton,  Mabel 
Weirne,  Aline  Wallace,  Miss  Cum- 
mings,  Adelaide  Laird,  Baby  Lillian 
Dolliver,  Carl  Birch,  Will  Walling, 
Frank  Weyman,  Joe  Roberts,  Wallace 
Hester  and  Albert  J.  Watson. 


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The  Dailey  Comedy  Company  left 
this  week  for  Grass  Valley,  where 
they  play  a  week. 

Mr.  Henry  Miller  has  arranged  with 
the  management  of  The  Burton 
Holmes  Lectures  for  a  double  course 
of  lectures  to  be  given  during  the 
Henry  Miller  season,  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre.  These  two  courses  will  be 
exactly  alike,  the  first  being  given  on 
six  Thursday  afternoons,  beginning 
July  9th,  and  the  second  course, 
identical  in  every  way,  being  given  on 
Sunday  evenings,  beginning  July  22A. 
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Revisited,"  "Round  About  Paris," 
"The  Grand  Canyon  of  Arizona," 
"Moki  Land,"  and  "The  Hawaiian 
Islands." 


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A  weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  1 8— Vol.  11 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


July  7,  1900 


Morrisey   Was  Entitled 
To  a  Drink 

Now  and  then  a  good,  clever  theat- 
rical story  floats  out.  Here  is  one  of 
the  hest  that  has  been  told  in  a  long 
time,  and  is  vouched  for  by  the 
I,ooker-On  in  the  News  Letter: 

"Kor  pure,  unadulterated  cheek,  a 
fellow  answering  to  the  name,  among 
many  others,  of  Allen  Dayton,  takes 
the  palm.  One  of  Manager  John 
Morrisey's  strictest  rules  is  that  no 
one  shall  be  permitted  behind  the 
scenes  at  the  Orpheum  without  a  per- 
mit. Therefore  when  Stage  Manager 
Orndorff  saw  a  stranger  on  the  boards, 
he  requested  him  to  withdraw. 

'"That's  all  right,'  said  the  unc- 
tuous stranger.  'I'm  in  from  the 
Examiner.' 

"Orndorff  thought  maybe  he  was, 
and  was  very  polite,  but  he  asked 
him  to  get  a  permit  from  Morrisey 
just  the  same. 

"'Morrisey?  Oh,  I  know  John 
well.    Bring  him  around. ' 

"'Excuse  me,'  said  Press  Agent 
Campbell  a  few  moments  later.  'You 
are  from  the  Examiner  ?  Really,  I 
can't  place  you.  What  is  your  name, 
please  ?' 

"  'Bob  Edgren.  You  see  my  pic- 
tures in  the  Examiner  every  day.' 

"Campbell  was  aghast.  He  went 
in  search  of  Morrisey,  and  the  first 
man  he  bumped  into  was  the  original 
Bob  Edgren.  He  told  him  about  the 
other  Bob. 

"  'Where  is  he?  I've  been  looking 
for  that  fellow  two  weeks,'  exclaimed 
Edgren. 

"When  the  two  reached  the  stage 
the  stranger  was  sitting  in  an  arm- 
chair with  his  feet  protruding  from 
the  wings.  Campbell  introduced  the 
two  Edgrens.  The  real  Bob  doubled 
up  his  right. 

"'Say  your  name  is  Edgren?'  he 
demanded. 

"  'A  josh  on  my  part,'  said  the 
other  blithely.  'Ever  hear  of  Hayden 
Jones,  the  artist  ?  Well,  I'm  Hayden. 
Just  came  to  town.' 

"'You've  got  a  gall!'  blurted  out 
Bob.  'Hayden  Jones  and  I  roomed 
together  for  a  year.' 

"  'You  don't  mean  it  !  Say,  wasn't 
that  a  sad  thing  about    his  death? 


Out  there  in  China,  pencil  in  hand,  he 
was  shot  down  just  ' 

"  'What  are  you  talking  about?  I 
got  a  letter  from  him  last  week.' 

"'Is  that  right?  Well,  boys,  I'll 
play  fair.  I  just  got  here  two  days 
ago,  and  I'm  incog.  I'm  Homer 
Davenport. ' 

"Bob  had  worked  with  Davenport. 
A  steely  glitter  came  into  his  eyes. 
Campbell  saw  the  glitter,  and  hastened 
to  get  the  stranger  out.  Getting  be- 
tween the  two  men,  he  said:  'Well, 
Mr.  Davenport,  Mr.  Morrisey  doesn't 
permit  strangers.' 

"As  they  went  out  the  stage  door, 


the  young  man  said  his  name  was 
Dayton,  and  then  they  bumped  into 
Morrisey,  with  blood  in  his  eye. 

"  'What  are  you  doing  behind  the 
stage?'  he  demanded. 

"  'What's  that  your  business  ?  Who 
the  are  you  ?' 

"  'My  name's  Morrisey,  and  I'm 
the  manager  of  this  house.' 

"  'Is  that  so,'  he  said.  'Well, 
you're  entitled  to  a  drink.'  And 
before  John  could  reply,  he  was  being 
led  toward  the  bar." 


The  Japanese  players,  whose  genius 
we  refused  to  recognize,  are  still  a  big 
hit  in  London. 


WHITE  WHITTLESEY 
Supporting  Florence  Roberts  at  the  Alcazar.      He  will  be  Ada  Rckan\\ 
Leading  Man  next  season. 


Marcia  Van  Dresser  to 
Wed 

It  is  announced  that  pretty  Marcia 
Van  Dresser,  late  prima  donna  of  the 
Bostonians,  is  to  marry  H.  V.  Keep, 
the  wealthy  shirt  manufacturer  of 
New  York.  They  have  been  much  in 
one  another's  society  for  many  months 
past,  and  their  intimntes  have  all 
along  regarded  them  as  lovers.  At 
the  close  of  the  season  of  the  Bos- 
tonians Miss  Van  Dresser  declined  to 
sign  a  contract  for  next  season.  It 


was  said  at  that  time  that  she  intended 
to  marry,  but  she  asserted  that  she 
intended  to  quit  the  opera  for  the 
drama.  This  announcement  verifies 
the  statement  published  by  The  Re- 
view some  months  ago  that  Miss 
Van  Dresser  had  announced  to  a 
member  of  The  Review  staff  that  she 
would  shortly  retire  from  the  stage  to 
domestic  life. 


When  The  Liars,  is  produced  at  the 
Columbia,  Miller,  Morgan,  Margaret 
Anglin,  Margaret  Dale  and  Charles 
Walcot,  will  be  seen  in  the  same  roles 
as  last  seaon. 


A  Bad  Failure 

A  vaudeville  fiasco,  in  which  the 
entire  company  of  actors  were  left 
stranded,  is  the  result  of  the  venture 
inaugurated  at  the  Walnut  Street 
Theatre,  Philadelphia,  on  June  16, 
and  which  terminated  on  the  evening 
of  June  23.  At  the  matinee  the  stage 
hands  demanded  their  wages,  and  as 
there  were  no  signs  of  money  or  man- 
ager, Robert  Hilliard  went  on  the 
stage  and  announced  that  as  the  per- 
formers had  not  received  their  salaries 
there  would  be  no  performance,  and 
that  the  audience  ought  to  get  their 
money  back  at  the  box-office.  The 
office  was  closed  and  no  money  was 
refunded.  Paul  N.  Furman,  the 
press  agent,  foolishly  allowed  his 
name  to  be  used  as  manager  without 
having  any  interest  in  the  house,  ex- 
cept his  salary  as  press  agent.  The 
projector  of  the  enterprise,  who  paid 
preliminary  bills,  is  Edward  T.  Gar- 
rick  of  New  York,  who  decamped 
from  Philadelphia  with  about  $3,500. 

The  only  persons  who  received  anv 
money  were  Pauline  Hall,  who  got 
$125  in  cash  and  a  worthless  check 
for  $275,  which  Lafayette  cashed  for 
her,  and  Robert  Hilliard,  who  received 
$150  on  account.  It  was  a  bold 
scheme  to  swindle,  salaries  being  no 
object,  for  at  the  prices  charged  it  was 
impossible  to  cover  expenses. 

The  list  of  victims  includes  Robert 
Hilliard,  Pauline  Hall,  Minnie  Selig- 
man,  John  W.  Ransone,  Joe  Welch, 
Maggie  Cline,  Edgar  Atchison  Ely, 
the  Three  Rackett  Brothers,  Stembler 
and  Bennett,  Talbot  and  Davison, 
Edith  Craske,  Review  Comedy  Four, 
the  Escamillos,  Evans  and  Vidocq, 
and  Edwards  and  Kernell.  Those 
engaged  for  this  week  were  George 
Clarke,  Mclntyre  and  Heath,  Ressie 
Bonehill,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sidney  Drew, 
Henry  Lee,  John  C.  Rice  and  Sally 
Cohen,  Camilla  Urso,  Walter  E.  Per- 
kins and  company,  Kittie  Mitchell, 
Richard  Harlow,  Ida  Fuller,  Genaro 
and  Bailey,  William  Jerome,  Maude 
Nugent,  Seeley  and  West,  De  Villiers, 
Forrester  and  Floyd,  and  Tiddlewinks 
and  Dugan. 

Besides  Mistake*  Will  Happen, 
Charles  Dickson  will  present  two  new 
comedies  during  the  coming  season. 


July  7,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


The  Austratn  Emperor  s 

Love  for  the  Court  Actress 


HAPPY  CULMINATION  OF  A  LOVE  AFFAIR  OF  YEARS  STANDING 


For  several  years  there  have  been 
rumors  floating  around  the  courts  and 
capitals  of  Europe  of  a  romantic  at- 
tachment between  the  venerable  Em- 
peror of  Austria,  Franz  Josef,  and  his 
court  comedienne,  Mme.  Katti  Schratt. 
These  have  been  startlingly  confirmed 
in  a  most  surprising  fashion  from 
high  authorities  in  Vienna  by  the 
announcement  that  on  June  15  a  mor- 
ganatic marriage  had  been  celebrated 
between  the  pair. 

At  one  time  the  affection  of  the 
Emperor  for  the  actress  threatened  to 
disrupt  the  unity  of  the  royal  house- 
hold. Indeed,  he  had  been  estranged 
from  his  wife  five  or  six  years  before 
her  death,  in  fact  until  a  year  before 
the  fatal  tragedy  at  Geneva.  The 
cause  of  this  estrangement  was  the 
relations  he  maintained  with  Frau 
Schratt. 

He  met  the  actress  in  the  Royal 
Theatre  at  Vienna  in  1885,  a  trifle 
over  fifteen  years  ago.  He  was  at 
once  struck  by  her  great  beauty  and 
distinctive  charm  of  manner.  She 
was  quite  young  at  the  time  and  the 
attention  and  courtesy  that  she  re- 
ceived at  his  hands  quite  won  her 
heart.  The  result  was  that  when  he 
proposed  that  she  should  join  his 
household  in  the  capacity  of  court 
comedienne  she  accepted  the  honor 
with  avidity.  The  Empress  was  quite 
as  much  taken  with  the  young  Aus- 
trian, and  for  a  time  paid  her  as 
much  attention  as  her  royal  husband. 

For  more  than  a  year  the  actress 
lived  in  one  of  the  royal  palaces  with 
other  officials  of  the  household  and 
enjoyed  a  most  peculiar  and  privileged 
relation  with  her  royal  master  and 
mistress.  Repeatedly  she  would  join 
them  at  dinner  or  at  other  function 
and  be  received  quite  en  familie. 
Then  came  the  comment  upon  the 
Emperor's  feelings  toward  her  and  the 
change  in  the  Empress'  sentiments. 

For  awhile  Frau  Schratt  continued 
to  live  in  the  royal  palace  as  one  of 
the  household,  but  the  quiet  dinners 
with  the  royal  pair  were  discontinued. 
But  while  these  openly  cordial  rela- 
tions between  Franz  Josef  and  the 
actress  ceased,  he  continued  his  atten- 
tions in  a  less  ostentatious  manner, 
but  no  less  disagreeable  to  his  royal 
consort.  So  finally  Mme.  Schratt  was 
compelled  to  withdraw  from  the  pal- 
aces and  live  privately  in  Vienna, 
though  she  continued  to  occupy  the 
official  position  of  comedienne. 

There  was  never  a  period  during  all 
that  time,  however,  except  possibly 
during  the  last  year  following  the 
reconciliation,  when  Franz  Josef's 
attentions  flagged.  After  the  assassin- 
ation of  the  Empress,   however,  he 


used  to  join  the  actress  in  her  quiet 
little  bijou  house  continually.  The 
house  was  one  which  he  had  pre- 
sented to  her  near  the  great  Burg 
palace.  To  it  he  alone  carried  the 
key.  When  not  there  during  the  day 
he  used  to  frequently  stroll  in  the 
gardens  of  the  palace  which  her 
house  overlooked  and  discuss  there 
state  affairs  with  his  ministers  and 
courtiers. 

After  awhile  it  was  his  hobby  to 
have  his  breakfast  served  in  this 
garden  near  her  house.  Then  he  be- 
gan to  go  to  visit  her  at  breakfast 
from  time  to  time,  and  within  the  past 
year  has  had  breakfast  with  her  every 
morning. 

As  matters  now  stand  the  Emperor 
is  not  only  married  to  Frau  Schratt 
on  very  good  authority,  but  he  is 
going  to  make  no  secret  of  the  mar- 
riage. He  is  going  to  take  his 
morganatic  bride  to  the  Castle  Schon- 
brum,  the  favorite  castle  of  the  late 
Empress,  where  they  will  spend  the 
summer. 

There  is  no  doubt  that  the  Emperor 
is  sincerely  in  love  with  the  woman 
whom  he  has  married  and  has  been 
during  all  the  years  of  their  intimacy. 
Unquestionably  her  influence  over 
him  is  great  in  all  matters  of  personal 
and  social  interest.  It  is  hardly  her 
desire  to  make  the  marriage  public, 
however.  It  is  rather  his  feeling  that 
he  wishes  to  spend  all  the  time  possi- 
ble with  her  and  will  do  so  in  the  face 
of  the  opposition  of  the  court  and  the 
frowns  of  the  world  and  at  a  sacrifice 
of  a  certain  amount  of  his  official 
dignity. 

Frau  Schratt  is  as  deeply  attached 
to  him  for  himself  alone.  At  the 
time  that  he  met  her  she  was  joined 
in  wedlock  to  a  man  whom  she  cared 
little  or  nothing  for.  He  secured  for 
her  a  divorce  that  completely  released 
her  and  at  the  same  time  satisfied  her 
husband  by  making  him  an  officer  in 
the  favorite  company  of  his  Majesty's 
Royal  Guard  and  giving  him  a  pen- 
sion that  would  enable  him  to  live 
lavishly  during  the  remainder  of  his 
days.  This  he  is  doing,  and  has 
been  for  the  past  thirteen  years,  for 
Henri  Kiss— this  is  his  name — is  one 
of  the  gayest  sparks  to  be  found  in  the 
Hungarian  military  service. 

Europe  may  stand  aghast.  But 
Franz  Josef  is  happy.  And  so  is  Frau 
Schratt.  What  matters  it  about  the 
others  ?   

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The  Story  of  a  Success 


The  Editor  of  The  Review  was 
chatting  with  that  kindly  gentleman 
and  interesting  actor,  Lewis  Morrison, 
the  other  day  in  Mark  Thall's  private 
office  at  the  Alcazar,  and  during  the 
conversation  wherein  seveial  of  us 
had  been  giving  our  ideas  as  to  how 
certain  plays  had  achieved  undying 
popularity,  Mr.  Morrison  related  the 
history  of  the  wonderful  popularity 
the  dramatic  version  of  Faust  had 
achieved. 

It  was  along  in  the  8o's,  about  88, 
when  Mr.  Morrison  had  in  his  com- 
pany young  Billy  Brady.  They  were 
in  Los  Angeles  playing  Dr.  Jekyl  and 
Mr.  Hyde,  having  outgeneraled 
Daniel  Bandmann  by  producing  their 
version  a  week  ahead  of  the  tragedian. 
Young  Brady  had  gotten  it  into  his 
head  that  a  dramatic  version  of  Faust 
was  the  proper  thing,  and  on  every 
opportunity  he  would  bring  up  the 
subject.  After  playing  at  Los  An- 
geles the  company  wended  their  way 
to  New  York,  and  there  Brady  was 
crazier  than  ever  about  his  pet  idea. 
Finally  he  got  his  hands  on  to  a  two- 
act  version  of  the  play.  But  how  to 
get  it  on  the  boards?  Money  was 
needed,  and  a  theatre  wras  needed. 
Brady  had  neither.  Morrison  had  lit- 
tle more,  his  sole  possession  being  a 
little  home  at  Asbury  Park. 

But  Brady  was  not  dismayed.  He 
had  even  then  that  hustling  way — 
that  reassuring  manner — tbat  snap 
and  go  that  has  brought  him  to  the 
front  in  late  years.  He  hunted  up  J. 
M.  Hill  who  had  open  time  at  the 


Columbia  Theatre  in  Chicago,  who 
agreed  to  put  on  the  piece  on  certain 
conditions. 

First  night  opened  big — the  second 
saw  a  great  fall  off  and  the  week  ended 
with  a  disastrous  finish.  Supers  not 
paid  and  $2,800.00  for  the  production 
charged  to  Morrison.  Brady  was  still 
sanguine  and  wanted  another  trial. 
So  he  hunted  up  a  little  theatre  on  the 
other  side  of  town.  If  he  only  had 
the  scenery  that  was  locked  up  in  the 
Columbia!  Morrison  told  Brady  that 
$5,000.00  would  fix  them  so  they 
could  move  it  out.  Brady  suggested 
mortgaging  the  Asbury  Park  prop- 
erty. The  owner  nearly  had  a  stroke 
of  heart  failure,  but  he  told  Brady  he 
would  if  the  latter  could  raise  a  couple 
of  thousand  dollars.  How  he  did  it 
no  one  but  Brady  knows,  but  he  did 
and  the  place  at  Asbury  Park  helped 
out  to  the  tune  of  $3,000.00  more.  In 
the  new  location  they  opened  and  did 
well — notwithstanding  Morrison's  bad 
support.  This  engagement  took  the 
company  to  Kansas  City,  where  they 
opened  to  about  $120.00.  The  rest  of 
the  week  was  even  less.  The  com- 
pany was  something  fearful  dramati- 
cally, excepting  Lewis  Morrison,  who 
had  made  a  great  hit  in  Chicago,  but 
as  bad  as  the  company  was  in  its 
actors,  it  was  grandly  magnificent 
from  the  spectacular  point  of  view. 
The  company  had  time  booked  at 
Denver  next  week,  but  there  was 
no  money  to  get  it  there.  Finally 
$500.00  was  telegraphed  for  tickets  by 
the  Denver  manager.  The  company 
got  to  Denver  and  opened  to  immense 
business.  Al  Hayman  was  passing 
through  Denver  on  his  way  home  to 
San  Francisco.  He  stopped  to  shake 
hands  with  his  old  friend  Lew.  "Fine 
house  you  have  tonight,"  said  Hay- 
man.  "Pretty  poor  company — bad 
Faust  and  Marguerite,  but  a  great 
show  for  all  that.  What  are  you  go- 
ing to  do  after  this  week?"  "Don't 
know,"  gloomily  responded  Morrison. 
Hayman  thought  a  moment  and  then 
said,  "What's  the  matter  with  the 
Baldwin  ?  Of  course  you'll  play  the 
Baldwin."  And  they  did.  And  San 
Francisco,  that  has  always  recognized 
the  genius  of  Lewis  Morrison,  turned 
out  to  witness  his  great  performance 
of  Mephisto,  and  to  appreciate  a 
muchly  strengthened  company  for 
about  six  weeks.  Then  Hayman  and 
Morrison  moved  over  to  the  Califor- 
nia and  put  on  a  stock,  and  whenever 
they  failed,  they  drew  out  Faust  and 
it  stemmed  the  tide  and  insured  the 
financial  success  of  the  season.  When 
the  owners  got  ready  to  build  the  new 
California,  Hayman  went  East  and 
advised  Morrison  to  do  likewise.  In 
those  days,  the  Hayman  fortune  was 
nowhere  as  big  as  it  is  now.  Adopting 
the  well  known  manager's  suggestion, 
Lewis  Morrison  started  for  the  East, 
playing  Los  Angeles  en  route  to  im- 
mense business,  that  was  merely  the 
forerunner  of  what  came  to  Faust  sea- 
son after  season  for  years  afterwards. 

Faust  before  long  had  become  a 
national  institution,  and  if  Mr.  Mor- 
rison is  proud  of  it  and  if  people  mar- 
vel at  its  success,  it  must  be  remem- 
bered that  the  play, given  a  personality 
by  an  actor  particularly  fitted  for  it, 
has  not  today  on  the  American  stage 
another  that  can  be  classed  with  it. 
It  is  absolutely  unique  and  Lewis 
Morrison  has  made  it  so.  And  in  re- 
turn Faust  is  responsible  for  that 
haudsome,  yea,  magnificent  home  on 
the  Hudson,  and  for  sundry  lots  of 
bank  stock  that  will  always  insure  its 
owner  against  any  such  struggle  in  his 
old  age  as  that  he  went  through  when 
a  young  man. 


Sacramento  Opera 

The  Ficks  Lyric  Opera  Company 
opened  up  its  season  of  comic  opera  at 
the  Clunie  Opera  House,  Sacramento. 
Sunday  night  with  Chimes  of  Nor- 
mandy, before  a  large  audience. 

While  the  opening  performance  was 
not  all  that  it  should  have  been,  the 
company  labored  under  many  difficul- 
ties, not  the  least  of  which  was  the 
absence  of  orchestra  support,  as  only 
the  violin  and  piano  accompanied, 
owing  to  the  absence  of  the  orchestra- 
tion. The  orchestration  had  been 
ordered  from  the  East,  but  failed  to 
arrive  on  time,  and  the  parts  could 
not  be  gotten  from  San  Francisco. 
Emile  Barrangon,  tenor,  w-on  con- 
siderable praise  for  his  singing,  and 
Rose  Sothern  was  a  sprightly  and 
vivacious  Serpolette.  Tuesday  night 
saw  a  new  Germaine,  Miss  Fredericks, 
and  the  orchestration  and  a  big  house 
voted  it  a  fine  performance. 

Manager  Ficks  is  a  hard  wrorker 
and  deserves  all  possible  success. 

Personal  Mention 

Lorena  Attwood  made  a  pro- 
nounced hit  as  Mercedes  at  the  Alca- 
zar this  week  in  Carmen. 

W.  J  Drew,  trap-drum  and 
zylophone  soloist,  and  Pearl  Allen, 
bass  and  tuba,  have  signed  with 
Harry  Smith  for  next  season. 

Darrei.l  Vinton  and  Rita  Yilliers 
left  Sunday  last  for  New  York.  Mr. 
Vinton  will  take  a  run  over  to  the 
continent  before  he  returns. 

La  Petite  Hazel  and  Arnold 
Grazer  wrere  participants  in  a  benefit 
performance  at  Ben  Lomond  this  wreek. 
Their  specialties  met  with  much  suc- 
cess. 

Salassa,  Avedano,  Repetto,  Nico- 
lini,  a  new  basso,  are  expected  to 
arrive  in  San  Francisco  from  Italy 
to-day  with  Ferrari,  who  left  Italy 
Thursday.  They  will  be  heard  in 
grand  opera  at  the  Tivoli. 

Maude  Fealy  will  enjoy  the  dis- 
tinction next  season  of  being  the 
youngest  leading  woman  on  the  Am- 
erican stage,  she  having  signed  to 
occupy  that  position  with  William 
Gillette. 

Manager  Friedlander,  J.  Duke 
Murray  and  the  entire  company  of 
Brownies  have  been  resting  a  week  in 
the  city.  They  will  start  out  again  in 
a  few  days,  playing  the  northern 
houses.  Business  has  been  remarkably 
good  with  them. 

George  Eliott,  who  made  such  a 
favorable  impression  with  the  Moore- 
Roberts  Company  at  the  California, 
goes  out  with  a  Sapho  company,  play- 
ing the  name  part.  Miss  Eliott  is  a 
charming  woman  and  a  promising 
young  actress. 

Edna  Wallace  Hopper  and  May 
Vohe  occupied  a  box  at  the  Califor- 
nia theatre  Monday  night.  Mrs. 
Hopper  is  staying  at  her  mother's 
ranch  near  Haywards  and  has  May 
Yohe,  or  rather  Lady  Francis  Hope 
as  her  guest,  a  few  days  during  each 
week. 

Jeanette  Fredericks,  at  a  mom- 
ent's notice,  joined  the  opera  company 
at  Sacramento  Monday  night.  She 
took  the  part  at  midnight,  committed 
the  text  before  morning,  and  con- 
quered the  music  and  rehearsal  Mon- 
day, and  sang  the  role  last  night 
without  a  break,  winning  several 
encores  and  warm  commendation  on 
all  sides. 

The  following  members  of  the  New 


Frawley  Company  are  in  town:  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Wilton  Lackaye,  Rosabell 
Morrison,  Harry  Duffield,  Wallace 
Shaw,  Marion  Barney,  Christine  Hill, 
Pearl  Landers,  Phosa  McAllister,' 
Lillian  Stafford,  Mary  Van  Buren,  J. 
R.  Amory,  Clarence  Chase,  George 
Gaston,  Robert  Greppo,  Grace  Cahill, 
J.  C.  Riley,  E.  M.  Hart,  Margo 
Duffet,  Reginald  Travers,  Charles  B. 
Swift,  George  W.  Bowman,  Ruth 
Berkeley,  George  Bell,  scenic  artist, 
and  Tom  Phillips,  stage  manager. 
Francis  Byrne  and  Frank  Mathieu, 
Harrington  Reynolds,  Keith  Wake- 
man,  Minetta  Barrett  and  Marguerite 
Smith  remained  in  Los  Angeles  this 
week  doing  Sapho  at  Ollie  Morosco's 
Burba  nk. 

Vaudeville  Notes 

Hugh  Emmett  writes  from  London, 
June  21:  "Arrived  here  to-day  amidst 
fog,  rain  and  up-turned  trousers. 
Splendid  voyage  over." 

Rafferty  and  McDerinott  will  open 
at  the  Standard  Theatre,  Bakersfield, 
July  7th. 

Powers  and  Freed,  musical  artists, 
are  on  the  way  to  this  city  direct  from 
the  Eastern  States,  and  will  shortly 
make  their  first  San  Francisco  appear- 
ance. 

The  following  people  are  at  the 
Electric  Park,  Kansas  City,  Mo. :  Mel- 
ville and  Stetson,  Kelly  and  Violette, 
Lew  Hawkins,  Van  Bros.,  Marie  Rose 
and  Bruns  and  Nina. 

Leo  Derenda,  of  Derenda  and 
Breea,  now  playing  in  London,  Eng- 
land, was  compelled  to  cancel  future 
engagements  on  account  of  the  death 
of  his  sister.  He  will  sail  for  this 
city  at  once  to  settle  up  the  estate. 

Ned  Foster  is  presenting  his  vaude- 
ville patrons  at  the  People's,  Seattle, 
with  a  great  number  of  clever  per- 
formers, among  them  being,  Ralston 
and  Keesing,  George  and  Lizzie  Bird, 
Anna  and  Maude  Kramer,  Frank 
Rice,  Louise  Lister,  Marco  Bros,  and 
the  Sisters  Gordon. 

The  Mascot  theatre,  Seattle,  has  a 
great  bill,  presenting  such  well  known 
performers  as  Gus  Leonard,  McSorley 
and  At  wood,  Winchell  Twins,  the  two 
Gottlobs,  Belle  Graham,  May  Larose, 
Grace  Howard,  Ollie  Oatman  and 
George  Troxell. 

Almost  a  double  tragedy  occurred 
in  the  midway  of  the  Stockton  street 
fair.  Shortly  after  midnight  early 
last  Sunday  morning,  Mrs.  William 
Lantier  or  Fitzgerald  jumped  into  the 
Stockton  channel  and  sank,  refusing 
aid,  and  was  drowned.  Sunday  her 
husband,  who  has  been  conducting 
the  palace  of  illusions  on  the  midway, 
commenced  drinking  and  ran  amuck. 
He  threatened  to  brain  everybody  who 
came  in  front  of  his  side  show.  An 
officer  was  detailed  to  arrest  Fitz- 
gerald. When  he  saw  the  bluecoat 
the  man  snatched  a  bottle  of  acid  out 
of  his  pocket  and  swallowed  a  portion 
of  it.  At  the  Receiving  Hospital  he 
was  relieved  of  the  poison  and  is  now 
out  of  danger. 

Emil  Markeburg,  the  aeronaut, 
made  an  ascension  at  Santa  Ana  July 
4th.  At  the  height  of  500  feet,  while 
hanging  to  a  strap  by  his  teeth,  the 
strap  broke  and  the  aeronaut  shot 
toward  the  earth  like  a  cannon-ball. 
Although  500  feet  in  midair  he  dashed 
to  the  earth  so  quickly  that  the  people 
below  could  scarcely  get  away  from 
under  him.  Before  the  thousands  of 
spectators  realized  what  a  terrible  fate 
had  befallen  the  daring  aeronaut,  he 
lay  lifeless  at  their  feet. 


July  7,  1900 


Hilda  Clarke  will  be  next  sea- 
son's prima  donna  for  the  Bostonians. 

Willis  Noble  joins  the  Dewey 
Stock,  Oakland,  for  a  season. 

Jean  Patriquin,  of  the  Alcazar, 
has  returned  from  a  visit  to  her  family 
in  Monterey. 

Charles  Bryant  has  returned  to 
his  post  at  the  Alcazar  much  benefitted 
by  his  two  weeks  vacation. 

Raymond  Whitakek  will  put  on 
Under  Sealed  Orders,  at  Manager 
Holden's  Oakland  Theatre,  the  week 
of  July  9th. 

Mrs.  Kinross,  a  well  known  local 
singer,  leaves  this  week  for  Dawson, 
to  sing  in  one  of  the  gold  capital's 
music  halls. 

William  Pruette  will  sing  with 
the  Castle  Square  Opera  this  season 
again,  opening  August  6  at  Manhattan 
Beach. 

Frank  McKee  has  engaged  Louise 
Rial  to  play  Mrs.  Meredith  in  Janice 
Meredith  in  support  of  Mary  Manner- 
ing. 

Leo  Cooper,  the  well  known  dra- 
matic coach,  has  returned  from  his 
vacation  and  is  once  more  at  work 
with  his  pupils. 

Harry  Glazier,  remembered  out 
here  for  his  admirable  D'Artagnan,  is 
a  member  of  the  Dorothy  Lewis  Stock 
Company,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

White  Whittlesey,  who  is  at 
the  Alcazar  for  twelve  weeks  this  sum- 
mer, will  return  next  season  to  Ada 
Rehan's  Company,  the  result  ofsplendid 
work  with  Miss  Rehan  last  season. 

Harry  Morosco  has  almost,  if  not 
quite,  regained  bis  health  and  is  a 
more  frequent  figure  about  the  Grand 
than  he  has  been  for  a  couple  of 
months. 

Harry  Corson  Clarke  and  wife, 
who  annually  spend  some  of  their 
good  money  in  New  York,  are  staying 
for  a  few  weeks  at  the  Waldorf,  As- 
toria. 

Augusta  Lehman,  a  music  teacher 
of  Santa  Cruz,  died  June  12.  Years 
ago  Mme.  Lehman  came  to  this 
country  with  Parepa  Rosa  and  sang 
in  the  principal  cities  of  America. 
She  was  80  when  she  died. 

Wright  Huntington  has  made 
his  re-entry  into  vaudeville  very  suc- 
cessfully. He  is  playing  the  Keith 
Circuit  and  has  in  his  supporting 
company  Jane  Irving,  one  of  San 
Francisco's  handsome  contributions  to 
the  stage. 


Baritone  McDonald,  California's 
contribution  to  the  Bostonians,  arrived 
in  town  last  week.-  Mr.  McDonald 
was  in  a  dark  room  in  Chicago  for 
three  weeks,  threatened  with  blind- 
ness, before  coming  home. 

Frank  Daniels  is  to  make  a 
limited  tour  of  the  coast  with  his  new 
production  of  The  Ameer.  Helen 
Redmond,  Norma  Kopp  and  others  of 
the  favorites  will  be  with  him. 

Ada  Rehan  will  begin  her  next 
American  tour  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Klaw  and  Erlanger  at  the 
Euclid  Avenue  Opera  House  in 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  Nov.  5.  Two  new 
modern  plays  will  be  added  to  her 
repertoire.  Miss  Rehan  will  be  seen 
in  New  York  in  January  for  a  run. 

Laura  Crews,  the  charming  young 
Alcazar  favorite,  has  received  a  most 
nattering  offer  to  join  the  forces  of  the 
Murray  Hill  Theatre  Stock  Company 
in  New  York  as  leading  ingenue. 
Miss  Crews  has  closed  the  contract 
and  will  open  her  season  on  the  25th 
of  next  September. 

Edythe  Chapman  writes  from 
Honolulu  in  ecstatic  praise  of  the 
Island  metropolis.  Miss  Chapman 
says  that  the  place  has  never  been 
adequately  described — that  its  beau 
ties  are  beyond  description.  The  voy- 
age over  was  delightful — the  sea  as 
smooth  as  glass  and  none  of  the  com- 
pany missed  a  meal. 

Nance  O'Neill  is  soon  to  have  a 
theatre  of  her  own  in  London  is  the 
persistent  report.  The  success  of  the 
clever  actress  in  Australia  has  moved 
a  number  of  her  backers  to  prepare 
for  her  entry  into  the  dramatic  circles 
of  the  world's  largest  city.  Report 
further  says  that  Kyrle  Bellew  will  be 
her  manager.  The  Review  does  not 
believe  that  McKee  Rankin's  time  has 
yet  come  to  part  with  his  protege. 

C.  L.  Graip  has  completed  ar- 
rangements for  the  appearance  of 
Mme.  Sembrich  in  this  country  from 
December  to  April  next  in  concert  and 
opera,  playing  from  New  York  to 
San  Francisco.  Graff  is  to  surround 
Sembrich  with  a  capable  company  of 
singers  under  the  direction  of  Signor 
Enrico  Bexiquani.  A  chorus  and 
orchestra  will  accompany  the  organi- 
zation on  the  tour.  The  repertoire  of 
the  company  will  be  confined  to  La 
Traviata,  The  Barber  of  Seville.  Lu- 
cia and  Rigoletto.  Sembrich  will  be 
heard  also  in  recitals. 


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July  7,  1900 


The  Columbia 

""The  Henry  Miller  Company  present 
■  R.  C.  Carton's  Tree  of  Knowl- 
edge at  the  Columbia  this  week.  Upon 
witnessing  this  salacious  representa- 
tion of  the  seamy  side  of  high  life,  you 
are  at  once  aware  of  how  came  the 
story  so  long  told,  in  so  many  ways, 
by  all  the  tribes  of  the  earth,  of  the 
result  of  eating  of  the  Tree  of  Knowl- 
edge. "How  hardened  we  have  be- 
come," I  beard  her  gasp  as  she 
furtively  swept  the  house  with  her 
lorgnette  at  the  close  of  the  third  act. 
So  revolting  is  this  display  of  nine- 
teenth century  vice,  so  openly  flaunt- 
ing in  its  flaming  nastiness  is  it,  that 
Sapho  is  positively  inane — might  be  a 
Sunday  school  story,  in  comparison, 
and  the  story  as  outlined  in  the  first 
report  to  the  public,  has  crowded  the 
house  ever  since.  Sadie  Martinot,  as 
Belle,  is  a  living,  pulsating  creature, 
whose  voluptuous  beauty  and  insinu- 
ating manner  charm  the  eye  and 
senses.  Gowned  a  la  Parisian  in  the 
most  adorable  style,  she  fascinates  and 
yet,  and  yet —  Why  can  we  not  have 
such  acting  given  to  purer  drama  ? 
Margaret  Anglin.as  Monica,  the  sweet 
English  maiden,  whose  fresh  beauty 
and  simple  manner  and  dress  carry 
you  back  to  the  dear  old  days  of  home 
and  mother,  has  a  personality  very 
refreshing  and  charming.  MissAnglin 
doesn't  appear  quite  so  English  this 
season;  New  York  has  Americanized 
her.  Dear,  dear  Mrs.  Whiffen,  how 
beautiful  it  is  to  grow  old  so  sweetly  ! 
How  charming  she  is  in  her  purity  and 
innocence,  and  the  whole  drama  is 
beautified  by  her  artful  yet  artless  por- 
trayal of  Mrs.  Stanyon,  whose  mother 
love  yearns  for  the  happiness  of  her 
only  son,  Nigil,  which  character  is 
finely  enacted  by  E.  J.  Morgan.  This 
strong,  youthful  fellow  brings  in  a 
breath  of  cleanliness  with  his  manli- 
ness and  adds  materially  to  the 
strength  of  the  play.  It's  a  pleasure 
to  watch  him,  so  easy  and  at  home  is 
he  upon  the  stage.  E.  T.  Backus  as 
Major  Blencoe,  makes  an  ideally  self- 
conscious,  good  hearted  old  bachelor. 
Frank  Worthing,  as  Roupelle,  is  thor- 
oughly the  end  of  the  century  man 
which  the  character  calls  for;  con- 
scienceless and  unscrupulous,  an 
elegantly  mannered  gentleman  in  dress 
and  appearance;  rich,  idle,  seeking 
whom  he  may  devour  everywhere, 
"fishing"  he  calls  it.    Charles  Walcot 


makes  a  dignified,  delightful  Sir  Hol- 
lingworth,  whose  son  Bryan,  Henry 
Miller,  is  a  young  man  of  good 
manners,  quiet  demeanor,  unac- 
quainted with  the  ways  of  the  world 
as  to  become  hopelessly  entangled  with 
the  first  siren  whose  net  entangled  his 
youthful  feet.John  Findlay.as  Sweadle, 
and  Lillian  Thurgate,  as  Deborah,  his 
daughter,  are  capital, giving  such  good 
touches  of  comedy  as  are  needed  to 
brighten  this  sorrowful  tale.  A  fine 
company  throughout,  to  whom  it  is  an 
education  to  listen,  whatever  they  may 
play. 

The  Alcazar 

p.vRMEN,  a  romantic  drama  in  four 
acts,  opened  the  week  at  the 
Alcazar  to  a  crowded  house.  The 
play  has  many  interesting  and  strong 
situations,  is  well  staged  and  the  cos- 
tumes attractive  and  picturesque. 
Florence  Roberts  makes  a  handsome 
vivacious  Carmen,  the  heartless  wo- 
man who  lures  men  to  ruin  by  her 
witchery,  but  was  at  her  best  in  her 
scenes  of  daring  among  the  Gypsy 
band  rather  than  in  the  love  making. 
There  was  not  passion  or  artfulness 
enough  as  she  sought  to  beguile  her 
victims,  especially  in  the  scenes  with 
Don  Jose,  the  young  soldier  who  sacri- 
fices country,  friends  and  honor  for  her 
sake.  One  of  the  strongest  scenes  is 
between  Florence  Roberts  and  Lorena 
At  wood,  Mercedes,  who  pleads  with 
Carmen  to  release  her  brother  Don 
Jose  from  her  toils.  Miss  Atwood 
plays  the  pure  true  woman  well,  creat- 
ing a  splendid  impression,  while  Car- 
men bold,  defiant,  defends  herself  and 
her  sinful  life  asking  Mercedes  which 
is  the  greater  sinner  the  man  who 
buys  the  woman  or  the  woman  who  is 
bought.  Whittlesey  makes  a  manly, 
handsome  Don  Jose  and  his  love 
scenes  are  realistic  and  strong  but  there 
is  hardly  enough  vigor  in  his  anger 
and  resentment  of  his  wrongs.  Garcia 
is  well  portrayed  by  Howard  Scott, 
Maria  Howe  as  Zara,  Jeffrey  Williams 
as  Escamillo  and  Edwin  Emery  as  Cap- 
tain Zuniga,  are  included  in  a  large 
cast  and  each  come  in  for  a  share  of 
praise.    Camille  follows  Carmen. 

Grand  Opera  House 

'"The  New  Frawley  Company  opened 
1     at  the  Grand   this  week  with 
Zangwill's  Children  of  the  Ghetto,  a 
story  of  homely  family  life  among  the 


lowly  Jews  of  East  London  forty  years 
ago.  A  "folk  story,"  as  was  so  aptly 
said  by  Wilton  Lackaye  in  a  little 
speech,  which  was  demanded  of  him 
at  the  close  of  the  third  act,  when  he 
was  presented  with  a  huge  floral 
offering,  by  his  brother  Elks,  who 
were  present  in  force  Monday  even- 
ing. Crowded  houses  testify  to  the 
taking  quality  of  the  play.  It  is  rather 
long  drawn  out  with  long  waits  be- 
tween the  acts,  but  holds  one's  un- 
flaging  interest  to  the  close.  Wilton 
Lackaye  as  Reb  Shemuel,  the  Rabbi, 
is  powerful  and  forceful,  rising  to 
heights  that  show  his  wonderful 
ability.  His  make-up  is  superb, 
though  I  overheard  a  feminine  ad- 
mirer saying,  "It's  a  pity  to  hide  such 
manly  beauty  behind  a  flowing  beard." 
Wallace  Shaw,  as  Pincus,  a  Hebrew 
poet,  makes  a  decided  hit,  carrying 
out  the  author's  idea  of  the  character 
with  an  unwonted  fidelity,  Henry 
Roberts,  as  David  Brandon,  is  a  manly 
fellow,  who,  following  the  dictates  of 
his  heart  would  fly  to  America  with 
his  sweetheart  in  spite  of  Jewish 
laws.  Mr.  Roberts  is  a  passionate 
lover  and  all  the  world  loves  a  lover. 
J.  R.  Amory,  as  Sam  Levine,  is  the 
character  that  makes  all  the  trouble  in 
the  play.  He  is  the  same  Amory  in  all 
his  playing,  lively,  jolly,  interesting. 
Geo.  W.  Bowman  as  Shosshi,  the  car- 
penter, makes  a  hit  with  his  crude 
akwardness.  Marion  Barney,  as  Mrs. 
Belcovitch,  an  imaginary  invalid, 
causes  one  a  moment  of  discomfort 
when  she  takes  her  regular  dose  of 
medicine  so  realistically.  Phosa  Mc- 
Allister as  Malka,  is  capital.  The  as- 
surance with  which  she  carries  out 
her  own  plans  and  really  runs  the 
family  is  thoroughly  enjoyable,  and 
she  fully  sustains  her  reputation,  in 
this  new  performance.  Rosabel  Morri- 
son as  Hannah,  the  faithful  daughter, 
shows  careful  culture  and  genuine 
ability,  which  is  a  family  trait.  She 
does  some  exceedingly  clever  work, 
in  the  love  scene  at  the  ball,  in  the 
second  act,  when  the  violet  plays  so 
conspicuous  a  part  in  the  story,  and 
in  the  portrayal  of  the  anguish  of  giv- 
ing up  that  which  is  as  dear  as  life, 
her  lover,  for  the  principles  of  her 
religion.  She  shows  strength  and 
artistic  perception.  Pearl  Landers  is 
a  sweet  Becky  whose  rippling  laughter 
is  contagious.  Little  Margo  Duffet  is 
a  surprise,  with  her  positive,  straight- 
forward rendering  of  the  character  of 
Esther,  the  child,  who  through  the 
mother's  death  is  really  the  head  of 


the  family,  and  with  her  simple  dignity 
quite  carries  the  house  by  storm,  the 
audience  demanding  her  recall  in  the 
middle  of  an  act,  thus  showing  their 
appreciation.  The  chanting  of  the 
Union  Male  Quartet  in  the  last  act 
adds  very  much  to  its  effectiveness. 


The  California 

Hoyt's  A  Night  and  A  Day,  is  not 
the  best  of  that  playwright's 
work  by  any  means,  but  the  manner 
in  which  Dunne  &  Ryley's  stars  have 
been  giving  it  at  the  California  theatre 
this  week  is  a  revelation.  The  piece 
represents  the  scenes  incident  to  a 
theatrical  rehearsal,  and  all  the  high 
priced  artists  had  a  chance  to  shine. 
Walter  Jones  was  one  of  the  hits  of 
the  week  in  his  really  clever  bit  of 
character  work,  and  of  course,  Mat- 
hews and  Bulger  claimed  a  good 
share  of  attention.  Both  were  ex- 
ceedingly funny.  Mathews  represen- 
tation of  a  pious  young  deacon  in  the 
church,  who  had  been  inveigled  to  a 
chorus  girls'  supper,  where  father, 
wife  and  son  met  later,  was  about  as 
funny  as  one  could  hope  to  see. 
Mathews  is  a  hard  student  at  all 
times  and  his  work  never  fails  to  show 
the  possession  of  the  true  dramatic 
instinct.  The  introduction  of  special- 
ties served  to  make  the  piece  highly 
interesting  throughout.  Maude  Cour- 
teney,  Bessie  Tannehill,  Mary 
Marble,  Norma  Whalley,  Louise  and 
Marion  Gunning,  Adlyn  Estee,  Ethel 
Kirwan  and  the  quartette,  Wiseman's 
Serenaders,  sang  and  strengthened 
the  favorable  opinion  they  have 
already  established.  Bessie  Tanne- 
hill's  song,  My  Tiger  Lady,  was  done 
exceedingly  well  and  caught  the 
public  fancy  immensely. 

The  Tholi 


That  classic  light  opera,  the 
Geisha,  is  still  going  at  the 
Tivoli.  Bright,  sparkling,  melodious 
and  funny,  with  the  best  all-around 
cast  ever  given  it.  Edwin  Stevens  is 
ponderously  and  tunefully  clever  as 
the  boss  Japanese.  Teddy  Hartman  is 
funny',  but  not  quite  as  funny  as 
Tommy  Leary  was  in  the  part  of  the 
Chinaman.  Arthur  Boyce  has  a  mag- 
nificent make-up  as  the  Japanese 
officer  and  sings  his  part  well. 
Helen  Merrill  is  a  beautiful  and  alto- 
gether charming  chief  Geisha  girl, 
and  it  is  too  bad  that  her  vocal  ac- 
quirements are  not  equal  to  her 
appearance.  Annie  Myers,  with  one 
of  the  best  and  truest  voices  ever 
heard  in  comic  opera,  is  a  great  suc- 
cess as  Mollie  Seymour.  Tom 
Greene  is  a  good-looking  manly  Eng- 
lish officer,  with  a  voice  that  is  excep- 
tionally pleasant,  and  Helen  Daven- 
port makes  a  fine  looking  vivacious 
English  visitor. 


July  7,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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^Tht  Orpheum 

A  N  excellent  program  is  on  the 
boards  at  the  Orpheum  this  week. 
Crowded  houses  nightly  testify  to  the 
popularity  of  this  vaudeville  house. 
Carrington,  Holland  and  Galpen  are  a 
good  comedy  and  operatic  trio,  who 
receive  their  share  of  applause  for  ex- 
cellent work.  Gilbert  andGoldie,  the 
jolly  comedians,  are  not  a  whit  behind 
them  either.  Clayton  White  and 
Marie  Stuart,  assisted  by  Eva  Ran- 
dolph, present  a  short  sketch,  The 
Waldorf-Metropole  Incidents,  which 
receives  merited  applause,  Miss  Stuart 
being  very  clever  and  fascinating,  a 
mimic  of  unusual  powers  and  prowess. 
Musical  Dale  is  indeed  a  versatile 
musical  artist.  The  stars  are,  of  course, 
the  Four  Cohans,  who  present  this 
week,  an  incomparable  comedy,  Run- 
ning for  Office,  which  is  received  with 
shrieks  of  laughter  and  is  altogether 
most  enjoyable.  The  Quaker  City- 
Quartet  in  their  musical  sketch,  Fun 
in  a  Barber  Shop,  add  very  materially 
to  the  evening's  fun,  their  music  and 
sport  being  above  the  ordinary.  The 
Todd-Judge  Family  give  a  great  acro- 
batic performance,  introducing  some 
new  features  of  skill  and  strength. 

Tfe  Otympia 

The  Olympia  has  a  good  Fourth  of 
*  July  program  this  week.  The 
Hungarian  Orchestra,  directed  by 
Isadore  Fenster,  have  some  fine  selec- 
tions; particularly  good  are  the  Strauss 
Waltz.  Vienna  Temper  and  the  Grand 
Overture,  William  Tell  [Rossini.] 
Adelaide  Sullivan  is  a  singer  of  some 
ability  and  is  heartily  encored.  Maud 
Darrell,  the  comedienne,  is  recalled 
for  her  jolly  performance.  Marcia 
Calaveras  gives  some  of  the  very  latest 
selections  to  delighted  hearers.  The 
beautiful  Augusta  Salvini,  soprano 
comedienne,  is  quite  ihe  star  of  the 
evening.  The  Davenports,  with  their 
celebrated  buck  and  wing  dancing, 
make  a  decided  hit.  Signor  Vargas 
with  his  magnificent  barytone,  fills  the 
house  with  music.  Carlton  and  Royce, 
the  singing  and  dancing  soubrettes, 
are  still  with  us,  as  is  Dora  Mervin. 
It's  the  farewell  week  of  George 
Trump,  the  greatest  of  all  hand 
balancers. 


The  Chutes 


A  t  THE  Chutes  this  week  a  good 
program  is  on,  Hadley  and  Hart, 
the  Yacht  Club  musical  stars  make 
their  first  appearance  in  this  city.  This 
musical  duo  with  their  wonderful  sil- 
ver chimes  and  bells  are  the  recipi- 
ents of  well  merited  applause.  The 
Wilson  family  and  their  cute  picka- 


ninnies assisted  by  Miss  Wiley  present 
a  new  singing  and  dancing  sketch 
which  is  thoroughly  enjoyable.  Mc- 
Donald Bros.,  comedians,  in  an  Irish 
sketch  please  with  their  knockout 
eccentricities.  Belle  Wilton  sings  ac- 
ceptably a  number  of  new  descriptive 
songs.  Dick  Mark,  the  monologue 
comedian,  is  happy  in  his  funny-grams 
this  week.  The  new  moving  pictures 
are  very  enjoyable.  Amateur  night, 
as  ever,  proved  a  success.  The  Elec- 
tric Fountain,  too,  is  always  such  an 
object  of  interest. 


Fischer's  Concert  House 

Cischer's  Concert  House  has  a 
highly  successful  program  this 
week.  Miss  Krma  Wing,  a  Sacra- 
mento soprano,  with  a  pure  and  well 
cultivated  voice,  was  given  a  hearty 
welcome  on  her  first  appearance  at  this 
popular  music  house,  singing  the 
Page's  Song  from  the  Huguenots  and 
the  Last  Rose  of  Summer.  That  she 
has  dramatic  ability  was  well  shown 
in  the  marriage  scene  from  Romeo 
and  Juliet,  in  which  she  sang  with 
Signor  Abramoff  and  Isabelle  Under- 
wood. Master  Norman  Phillips  is  a 
great  success  with  his  Shakesperean 
readings,  quite  captivating  the  house. 
This  talented  boy  comes  from  a  dra- 
matic family  and  will  certainly  be 
heard  from  in  his  maturer  years.  Little 
Melville  Coakley,  the  child  singer  and 
impersonator,  adds  very  materially  to 
the  evening's  enjoyment.  Miss  Isabelle 
Underwood  is  very  charming  in  her 
musical  performance.  The  d'Estelle 
Sisters  give  some  very  pretty  dances, 
Hinrich's  Orchestra,  as  is  ever  the 
case,  give  a  fine  program,  August 
Hinrich's  solos  being  always  a  great 
drawing  card. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Murphy  and  Raymond  will  play  at 
the  Reception,  San  Jose,  July  9th. 

McSorley  and  Atwood  will  play  this 
city  in  the  near  future. 

Arnelda  is  playing  at  the  Casino 
Theatre,  Butte,  Mont. 

Lord  and  Rowe  will  shortly  appear 
in  a  local  music  hall. 

The  Geralds  open  at  the  Reception, 
San  Jose,  July  7th. 

The  Waterman  Sisters  will  arrive 
from  Victoria  in  a  few  days. 

Frosto  and  Warda  are  at  the  Parlor 
Theatre,  Duluth,  Minn. 

Bryant  and  Onslow  are  on  the  way 
to  this  city  for  Vancouver,  B.  C. 

The  Morgans  will  play  at  the 
Waldrof,  Vallejo,  July  9. 

Prof.  Richards,  with  his  troupe  of 
trained  dogs,  direct  from  St.  Louis, 
will  shortly  arrive  in  San  Francisco. 

Dick  Mack  opened  at  the  Chutes 
July  2d  and  scored  a  big  hit. 

The  Raymond  Sisters  will  open  at 
the  People's  Theatre,  Seattle,  July  9. 


Boyle  and  Lewis  and  the  Hockmans 
are  big  features  at  Kapp's  Grotto. 

Archie  Levy  has  booked  a  big 
vaudeville  company  for  Omaha,  to 
open  July  1 6th. 

Zoyarra  and  St.  Claire  do  a  new 
novelty  act.  They  will  shortly  play 
the  Chutes. 

John  De  Witt  will  arrive  in  San 
Francisco  in  the  near  future  direct 
from  the  East. 

Mitchell  and  Edna,  direct  from  the 
East,  will  make  their  first  San  Fran- 
cisco appearance  shortly. 

Jake  Rosenthal,  Orpheum  manager 
at  Omaha,  received  a  benefit  on  June 
19.    It  was  a  bumper. 

The  Romola  Brothers  will  open  at 
the  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  July 
9- 

Miss  Baldwin,  champion  female 
club  juggler,  will  shortly  open  at  the 
Chutes. 

Trowelle  and  Wife  are  on  the  road 
with  their  own  show  playing  at  the 
small  towns  South. 

Chester  will  make  his  first  San 
Francisco  appearance  in  the  near 
future. 

Maud  Mullery  and  the  Clarke  Sis- 
ters lost  all  their  wardrobe  on  the 
steamer  Santa  Ana  going  to  Nome 
from  Seattle.  The  vessel  was  on  fire 
during  the  trip. 

Mrs.  Bessie  Blitz  Paxton,  a  well- 
known  society  woman  of  this  city, 
who  has  been  a  leading  church  choir 
singer,  will  soon  make  her  profes- 
sional debut  at  the  Orpheum. 


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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York,  July  t. — Cavalleria  Rusticana 
which  had  its  first  American  production  at 
the  Lenox  Lyceum,  was  sung  again  last 
week  by  George  A.  Blumenthal's  summer 
opera  company,  a  part  of  which  appeared  in 
the  first  half  of  the  double  bill,  a  shortened 
version  of  Pinafore.  The  star  of  Mascagni's 
operetta  was  of  course  Hubert  Wilkie,  the 
baritone,  who  has  not  been  heard  in  New 
York  for  several  years.  Mr.  Wilkie  is  as 
handsome  as  ever,  still  possesses  his  fine 
voice  and  in  both  song  and  action  demon- 
strated to  his  friends  that  he  is  yet  without 
a  superior  in  light  opera.  George  L.  Tall- 
man,  who  is  not  a  tall  man,  but  a  rather 
short  man,  showed  that  he  has  a  good  tenor 
voice  which  he  is  using  in  the  right  way. 
A  few  years  ago  this  young  man  was 
struggling  along  in  the  chorus.  Study 
applied  to  a  naturally  good  voice  has 
elevated  him  from  the  ranks.  Another  good 
voice  in  the  company  last  week  was  that  of 
Leonard  Walker,  who  played  Ralph  Rack- 
straw.  Mr.  Walker  has,  what  for  lack  of  a 
better  term,  is  called  a  baritone-tenor  voice. 
It  is  hardly  a  tenor  robusto.  But  it  is  a 
remarkably  good  voice,  and  if  he  would 
devote  himself  seriously  to  study  in  the 
operatic  line  instead  of  pursuing  the  regular 
drama  for  nine  months  in  the  year  he  also 
would  make  a  name  for  himself  in  light 
opera.  R.  E.  Graham  is  the  principal  com- 
edian and  Rena  Atkinson,  who  played  San- 
tuzza,  the  best  soprano  of  the  organization. 
Manager  Blumenthal  seems  to  be  making  a 
go  of  it  with  summer  opera  at  the  Lenox 
Lyceum.  *»* 

The  last  week  in  June  did  not  begin  yes- 
terday without  a  remnant  of  melodrama  in 
town,  as  Quo  Vadis  was  unexpectedly  con- 
tinued at  the  New  York  Theatre.    All  the 
other  plays  presented,  except  short  ones  in 
vaudeville,  were  musical.    A  Runaway  Girl 
was  at  Manhattan  Beach,  along  with  the 
Pain  fireworks  and  the  Fanciulli  concerts. 
The  weather  was  just  the  right  sort  for  the 
open  gardens  on  the  top  of  the  Victoria, 
Koster  &  Bial's  and  the  Cas'no,  and  they 
were  crowded.     So   was  the  glass-roofed 
auditorium  on  the  New  York.    Only  a  few 
changes  were  made  in  the  vaudeville  bills  at 
these  four  resorts.    The  Rounders  was  re- 
stored to  the  inside  of  the  Casino,  with 
Thomas  Q.  Seabrooke  again  as  the  Irish 
Pasha  and  Phyllis  Rankin  as  another  from 
the  original  cast.    Madge  Lessing  was  the 
new  Quaker  wife  turned  Parisian,  and  Dave 
Lewis  made   much  of  the  German  band- 
master.   There  was  a  loss  in  the  change 
from  the  grotesquely  eccentric  Dan  Daly  to 
Joseph  Herbert.    The  songs  were  the  best 
portions  of  the  piece.    The  performance  was 
vivacious,  however,  and  on  the  whole  quite 
as  good  as  those  given  during  last  autumn. 

*  * 
* 

Viola  Allen  will  first  appear  in  The  Palace 
of  the  King,  and  if  that  fails  she  will  have 
one  by  Leo  Dietrichstein  and  another  by 
Israel  Zangwill  to  bring  out.  Mary  Man- 
nering's  venture  will  not  depend  altogether 
on  the  initial  piece,  Janice  Meredith,  as 
Edward  E.  Rose  is  dramatizing  for  her 
Anthony  Hope's  short  stories,  The  Heart  of 
Princess  Osra,  and  she  says  she  may  use 


that  as  well  as  Victor  Mapes'  The  Durward 
Ladye.  Mrs.  Carter  does  not  seem  to  have 
made  a  choice.  David  Belasco  has  bought 
the  American  and  English  rights  to  Jean 
Richepin's  unacted  drama,  La  Dubarry. 
It  has  more  than  seventy  parts,  but  one  is 
all  important,  and  probably  will  be  acted  by 
Mrs.  Carter.  She  has  also  Ibsen's  \  hen 
We  Dead  Awaken,  a  new  piece  by  the  French 
authors  of  Zaza,  and  The  Queen's  Drawing 
Room  by  Mr.  Belasco. 

*  * 
* 

The  Germania  Theatre  has  started  in  a 
summer  season  of  opera,  both  grand  and 
light.  Among  the  artists  in  the  company 
are:  Signora  Cleopatra  Vicini,  formerly 
prima  donna  of  the  Royal  Italian  Opera 
Company  that  sang  at  Wallack's  a  year  ago, 
Sig.  Baggetto  of  the  same  troupe, 
Sig.  Alberti  and  Mines.  Maurer  and  Filda. 
The  season  will  be  continued  throughout 
the  summer.  *** 

Egerton  Castle  and  David  Belasco  are 
making  Castle's  The  Bath  Comedy  into  a 
play.  The  author  wrote  The  Pride  of 
Jennico. 

Henry  Arthur  Joues  has  finished  two 
plays.  One  is  unnamed  and  will  be  pro- 
duced by  Charles  Frohman's  Stock  Com- 
panies at  the  Empire  and  the  Duke  of 
York's.  The  other  is  called  A  Debt  of 
Honor  and  is  an  elongation  of  his  one-act 
drama,  In  Honor  Bound,  in  which  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Kendal  used  to  act.  It  is  to  be  brought 
out  at  the  St.  James  with  George  Alexander, 
Julie  Opp  and  Fay  Davis  in  the  principal 
parts.  Sidney  Grundy's  daughter,  Lily, 
and  Sir  Henry  Irving's  son,  Henry  B.,  will 
be  in  it,  and  so  will  H.  V.  Esmond,  author 
of  When  We  Were  Twenty-One  and  My 
Lady's  Lord. 

Mrs.  W.  K.  Clifford,  whose  book  of  Love 
Letters  of  a  Worldly  Woman  brought  her 
into  notice  a  few  years  ago,  is  writing  a  play 
for  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kendal.  Jerome  K. 
Jerome  is  making  one  for  Annie  Russell. 
Clyde  Fitch's  comedy  for  the  Empire  is 
completed.  Justin  Huntley  McCarthy  has 
agreed  to  provide  for  Marie  Waiuwright  a 
one-act  piece. 

It  is  said  that  Julia  Neilson  will  add  her- 
self to  the  female  Hamlets  in  the  fall. 
Charles  Wyndham  also  contemplates  the 
part. 

Maud  Fealy  will  be  William  Gillette's 
leading  actress  and  Hobart  Bosworth  will  be 
Blanche  Walsh's  leading  actor.  Mary 
Hampton,  instead  of  Minnie  Seligman,  will 
have  the  principal  female  parts  in  the 
American  Stock  Company. 

The  Rossow  midgets,  the  three-foot  ath- 
letes who  are  appearing  on  the  Victoria 
roof,  drive  home  after  the  performance  in  a 
cart  so  little  that  it  seems  in  danger  of  blow- 
ing away.  It  is  drawn  by  ponies  hardly 
taller  than  the  little  drivers.  Their  300- 
pound  assistant  follows  on  a  bicycle. 

Lloyd  D'Aubigne,  who  is  engaged  for  the 
Metropolitan  English  Opera  Company, 
sang  David  in  Die  Meistersinger  and  Faust 
to  the  Marguerite  of  Nellie  Melba  at  the 
Metropolitan  two  years  ago.  Lucille  Hill, 
who  is  appearing  with  the  Grau  Company 
at  Covent  Garden,  has  also  been  hired  by 
Mr.  Savage.  Grace  Golden  will  be  in  the 
organization,  but  Selma  Kronold  will  not, 
as  her  physician  has  advised  her  to  rest  all 
next  season.  Rob  Roy. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Col.,  June  26.— This  weather 
is  certainly  favorable  for  the  summer  resorts. 
It  is  more  than  hot  during  the  day,  and 
when  night  comes  we  are  all  glad  to  take  a 
five-mile  ride  on  the  electric  to  the  Beach 
or  Gardens  and  enjoy  the  cool  evening  air. 

The  Elitch's  Gardens  Company  is  doing 
all  the  business  while  poor  Manhattan  Beach 
is  dying  a  slow  death.  Mr.  Bellows  does 
not  waste  much  of  his  valuable  time  at  the 
Beach,  and  it  is  very  evident  that  the  man- 
agement does  not  care  whether  the  place 
makes  or  loses  money.  At  Manhattan  this 
week  we  have  that  time-worn  play,  The 
Lost  Paradise,  an  excellent  play,  by  the 
way,  but  it  has  been  done  to  death  here. 
When  the  principal  characters  are  more 
familiar  with  their  lines,  the  play  will  go 
better.  Eugene  Ormonde  is  one  of  the  best 
Reuben  Warners  I  have  ever  seen,  being 
manly  and  forcible  and  reading  his  lines 
beautifully.  Mary  Hampton  does  not  look 
the  part  of  Margaret  Knowlton,  but  she 
gives  a  good,  conscientious  performance  and 
dresses  the  part  in  perfect  taste.  •  Hardee 
Kirkland  plays  Ralph  Standish  well.  John 
T  Sullivan  did  not  know  the  part  of  Andrew 
Knowlton  and  did  not  give  as  good  a  per- 
formance of  it  as  he  was  capable  of  doing. 
Hugh  Ford  was  strong  and  convincing  as 
Schwartz.  Cinders  was  well  played  by 
May  Louise  Aigen,  but  the  Billy  Hopkins  of 
Walter  Thomas  was  quite  a  sad  affair.  One 
of  the  best  portrayals  of  all  was  the  Polly 
Fletcher  of  Ethelyn  Ck-mmons.  This  little 
miss  is  possessed  of  much  magnetism  and 
has  already  become  a  great  favorite  with 
the  patrons  of  the  Beach.  Miss  Field  as 
Nell,  Mr.  Willard  as  Bob  Appleton,  Miss 
Mcintosh  as  Mrs.  Knowlton,  and  Robert 
Rogers  as  Mr.  Fletcher  were  fairly  good. 

Neil  Burgess,  in  the  famous  County  Fair, 
opened  at  Elitch's  Gardens  Sunday  night  to 
a  packed  house.  The  play  went  splendidly 
for  a  first  night,  but  there  was  a  noticeable 
disappointment  when  a  new  race  scene  was 
introduced,  for  some  unknown  reason, 
instead  of  the  expected  "tread-mill"  scene 
always  associated  with  the  County  Fair. 
The  horses  ran  across  the  stage,  were  taken 
around  back  of  the  theatre  and  across  once 
more.  The  "finish"  was  not  as  satisfactory 
as  the  original  scene  would  have  been.  Mr. 
Burgess  played  Abagail  Prue  with  all  his 
old-time  vigor  and  was  exceedingly  funny. 
He  was  assisted  by  members  of  the  Elitch 
Company.  Fred  Perry  gave  another  of  his 
clever  character  studies  as  Otis  Tucker. 
Mr.  Owen  was  excellent  as  Solon  Hammer- 
head; Brandon  Tynan  was  all  that  could  be 
desired  as  Tim,  and  Miss  Izett's  Sally  and 
Miss  Kelleher's  Taggs  were  charmingly 
played.  Next  week,  A  Social  Highwayman. 
*  Professor  Gentry's  Dog  Show  is  drawing 
large  crowds  this  week.  *  Chutes  Park 
opened  June  23. 

Word  has  just  reached  me  that  Robert 
Drouet  will  be  the  new  leading  man  at 
Elitch's,  opening  Sunday  night  in  A  Social 
Highwayman.  Mr.  Drouet  is  a  great  favor- 
ite here,  having  played  a  four  weeks' 
engagement  at  Manhattan  Beach  last  season. 
He  has  just  closed  a  most  successful  season 
as  John  Storm  in  The  Christian,  supporting 
Viola  Allen. 


The  students  of  the  Sacred  Heart  College 
presented  a  five-act  tragedy  last  Wednesday 
evening  at  the  Broadway  Theatre  entitled, 
Hermigild,  or  The  Two  Crowns.  More  than 
sixty  young  men  were  in  the  the  cast,  and 
all  of  them  did  remarkably  well.  About 
six  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  was  realized. 
The  performance  was  under  the  personal 
direction  of  Robert  E.  Bell,  director  of  the 
Broadway  Dramatic  School.     Bon  Beu.. 


ST.  LOUIS 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  Louis,  June  29  —What  promised  to  be 
a  brilliant  season  for  summer  theatricals 
turned  out  thus  far  to  be  a  dismal  failure  on 
account  of  our  street  car  strike.  All  of  the 
lines  in  St.  Louis  are  controlled  by  the 
Transit  Company  with  the  exception  of  the 
Suburban,  and  the  garden  named  after  that 
line  has  been  the  only  one  that  the  public 
would  patronize,  as  there  is  no  turbulency 
on  that  system.  *  Minstrels,  headed  by 
Carroll  Johnson,  Frank  Dumont,  Fred  War- 
ren, Al  Blanchard  and  John  P.  Rogers,  in 
conjunction  with  a  vaudeville  performance 
is  the  program  at  the  Suburban  Garden. 
The  vaudevillians  this  week  are  Maude 
and  Gus  Sohlke  and  their  pickaninnies, 
Kolb  and  Dill,  German  comedians,  and 
George  H.  Wood.  *  Manager  Frank  Mc- 
Neary  showed  wisdom  in  opening  Uhrig's 
Cave  despite  the  strike.  His  al  fresco  re- 
sort is  situated  in  the  center  of  the  city,  and 
it  has  been  well  patronized.  As  usual,  the 
Spencer  Opera  company  is  the  attraction. 
Grace  Quive  (Mrs.  Charles  Van  Studdiford), 
is  the  prima  donna,  Martin  Pache  the  tenor, 
the  other  members  of  the  company  are 
William  Wade  Hinshaw,  who  was  with  the 
Castle  Square  Opera  Company  last  winter, 
George  Shields,  William  Steiger,  Mrs. 
Frank  McNeary  (Gertrude  Lodge).  They 
are  doing  the  Grand  Duchess  this  week. 
The  Daughter  of  the  Regiment  is  under- 
lined. *  The  St.  Louis  Transit  Company 
that  controls  the  new  Delmar  Gardens 
finally  opened  their  resort  last  Sunday  after 
six  weeks  of  postponements.  Ed  Rice's 
ever  popular  Evangeline,  is  being  magnifi- 
cently presented.  Among  the  principals  in 
the  cast  are  Ruth  White,  Lila  Blow,  Amy 
Ashmore,  Ella  Wagner,  Daisy  Thompson, 
Nora  Vernon,  Lillian  Cooley,  Ed  Begley, 
Alex.  Clark,  Will  H.  Sloan,  Charles  Sea- 
graves,  Ed.  Chapman,  Wm.  Browning, 
Sherman  Wade  and  Sam  Morris.  The  at- 
tendance thus  far  has  been  very  poor.  The 
public  are  afraid  to  ride  on  the  cars  at  night 
time. 

Charley  Southwell  writes  from  London 
that  Manager  Savage  of  the  Castle  Square 
Opera  Company  will  assign  one  of  his  com- 
panies to  St.  Louis  again  next  winter. 

Lawrence  Hanley  has  opened  a  school  for 
acting  in  this  city  and  he  is  said  to  be  meet- 
ing with  success.  *  Forrest  Park  High- 
lands, Mannion  Park  and  Koerner's  Garden, 
are  still  dark,  and  they  promise  to  remain 
closed  during  the  season,  as  no  amicable 
settlement  seems  possible  between  the 
strikers  and  the  Transit  Company.  While 
the  cars  are  running  to  these  resorts,  yet 
the  majority  of  the  people,  especially  those 
allied  with  labor  organizations,  refuse  to 
ride  on  non-union  cars. 

Gaty  Fallen. 


July  7,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


I  Under  Sealed  Orders  | 


*  *  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  #  « 


FRANK  De  CAMP 

Stage  Manager 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

EDWARD  CLISBEE 

Sergeant  Leggett 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


C.   E.  THURSTON 

With 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

OMEDA  RAYMOND 

Julie 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


GEORGE  L.  GRAVES 

Harry  Mortimer — in 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


CHARLES  and  KITTIE 


A   $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hallett's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Flora 


Frances 


REFINED    VOCHL  DUO 

Hastings  Sz  Hall 

Introducing  Repetoire — Strictly  Up-to-Date 

Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIK  LEVY,  Sole  Agent 


FRANK  COOLEY 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

M-  T-  McQJJARRIE 

FRANK  COOLEY  CO. 


G-EORG-IE  FRANCIS 

Juveniles 
Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ELIZABETH  HALE 

Leads  and  Characters 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ZOE  SAVO-RICE 

Characters  and  F.rnotionals 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

MARY  MARBLE 

Star,  Stock  Co. 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

BESSIE   T ANNE  HILL 

Leading  Soprano  and  Characters 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

ADLYN  ESTEE 

You  know  who  I  am 

"nuff  said" 

RAYMOND  WHITAKER 

LEADS 

Address  this  Office 


EDWIN  STEVENS 

Special  Engagement  at  the  Tivoli 

Frederick  Manchester 

Vocalist  Comedian 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

HORTENSE  NIELSEN 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

ADA   F.  STOREY 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

MAY  EVELYNNE 

Straight  Old  Ladies  and  floihers 

MAUD  MILLER 

Leading  Woman 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 


LAURA  CREWS 

INOENUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


NOAH  BRANDT 


Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 


DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

IDA  HAWLEY 

Prima  Donna,         Grand  Opera  House 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 

G-EORG-E  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

C  ROY  FLEMING 


G-EORG-IE 
COOPER 


T I  VOL  I 
OPERA 
HOOSE 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

EDWARD  B.  LADA 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

MARY  SCOTT 

Leading  Woman  Stockwell  Co 

MAY  BLAYNEY 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivoli 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 


CARLYLE  MOORE 


Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 

VIOLA  ALBERTI 

Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Juveniles,  Vinton  Stock  Co.  |  At  Liberty 


Landers  Stevens 

PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 

GEO.  F».  WEBSTER 
•    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  • 

Sydney  Plhtt 

Characters  and  Comedy 

WITH    FRANK  COOLEY 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

At  Liberty 

Address  this  Office 

LOUISE  ROYCE 

Address  Dramatic  Mirror,  New  York 

FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

FRANK  OPPERMAN 

Leading  Character  and  Comedy 

Address  This  Office 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Stage  Manager  Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,       Vinton  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 

GERALD  L.  DILLON 

Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

j    VINTON  STOCK  CO.       ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

MISS  GEORGIE  WOODTHORPE 

ALCAZAR  STOCK 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

CORAL  THORNDIKE 

INGENUE  AND  SOUBRETTE 

Address  this  Office 

HAMILTON  ARHOUR 

Heavies 
With  Prank  Cooley 

ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 

Edwin  T.  Emery 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Union  Male  Quartet 

For  engagements  (all  occasions)  City  or  In- 
terior, address,  Mk.  Chas.  Hhni-kv,  Manager,  care 
Press  Club,  S.  F. 

STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man — Dailey  Stock  Co. 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  99-1900 


10 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


July  7,  1900 


Registered  at  the  La.ngha.rn  this 
Week. 

Harry  S.  Dufficld  and  wife,  Wilton 
Lackaye  and  wife,  Miss  Grace  Cahill,  Miss 
C.  W.  Spelaue,  Mr.  Jake  Rosenthall,  Mr.  R. 
Grappo. 


Letters 


There  are  letters  at  the  Review 
office  for  Prof.  Wm.  N.  Dingle,  Jessie 
L,.  McFaul,  L,yda  Kane  and  Gertrude 
Tyson.   

Friends  of  Effie  Fay  report  her  en- 
gagement to  Jockey  Spencer.  Miss 
Fay,  who  is  now  playing  at  the 
Venetian  Terrace  Roof  Garden,  does 
not  deny  the  report.  She  is  the 
daughter  of  the  late  Hugh  Fay  of 
Barry  and  Fay.  She  was  in  the 
chorus  at  Hammerstein's  on  the  first 
night  of  the  production  of  Mam'selle 
'Awkins.  The  play  looked  like  a 
failure.  After  one  song  Miss  Fay 
stepped  from  the  chorus,  and  in  a 
Cakewalk,  with  dance  steps  of  her 
own  invention,  won  the  house.  Her 
courtship,  according  to  her  own 
statement,  has  not  only  been  pleasant, 
but  profitable.  She  visits  the  track 
daily  and  bets  on  Spencer's  mounts 
and  wins.  Spencer  is  Keene's  premier 
jockey  and  has  the  reputation  of  being 
one  of  the  best  riders  on  the  track.  He 
is  26  years  old  and  has  saved  money. 
He  is  well  known  and  a  favorite  in 
San  Francisco  sporting  circles. 


CHAS-  M-  THALL 

Boggs-Hernandez  Co. 

BIEN  FA1RE  ET  LAISSER  DIRE 

CLARENCE  M0NTA1NE 

Specially  engaged  for  summer  season  at  Rurbank 

1,0s  Angeles. 

WALTER  BELASCO 

Specially  Engaged  for  Summer  Season  at  the  Alcazar 

DAN  CROUSE 

With  Frank  Cooley  Co. 

Permanent  Address,  Western  Amusement  Exchange 

MABLE  CARMICHAEL 

 INGENUE  

At  I,iberty 

Wiseman's  Serenaders 

D.  J.  ANDRADA,  1st  Tenor;  NIC.  SEBASTIAN,  2d 
Tenor;  GEO.  H.  WISEMAN,  Barytone;  A.  BODE, 
Basso. 

With  Dunne  &  Ryley.    Late  with  Julia  Arthur. 

GERTRUDE  WOOD 

LEADING  INGENUE 

Dunne  &.  Ryley 

MAUDE  COURTNEY 

Who  Sings  the  Old  Songs 

Dunne  &  Ryley  Star  Stock  Company 


MISS  PERRY  WARD 

Characters 

At  Liberty  Address  this  office 

MISS  MARY  VAN  BUREN 

Frawley  Company 


D 


E  AND  RYLEY  S  ALL  STAR  CAST 


flATHEWS  AND  BULGER,  Mary  Marble,  Walter  Jones, 
Maude  Courtney,  Bessie  Tannehill  and  thirty  others  now 
playing  at  the 

California  Theatre 


'Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence. 

Los  Angeles,  July  3.—  Sapho  at  the 
Burbank  and  an  excellent  bill  at  the  Or- 
pheum  are  both  doing  good  business,  and 
constitute  the  theatrtcal  attractions  this 
week.  Oliver  Morosco  leaves  the  9th  inst. 
for  New  York,  where  he  will  pick  out  a 
company  to  play  an  extended  stock  engage- 
ment at  the  Burbank,  after  the  close  of  the 
Neil  season  in  September.  He  will  also  se- 
cure several  new  plays  and  make  arrange- 
ments for  an  extraordinary  good  engage- 
ment. Maurice  Robb  is  the  name  of  the 
latest  musical  prodigy  in  Los  Angeles  The 
youngster  is  only  five  years  old,  but  he  has 
already  composed  several  very  clever  pieces 
and  plays  the  classical  in  a  masterly  way. 
He  made  his  first  appearance  before  the 
public  on  the  6th  inst.  Clarence  Montaine 
is  superintending  the  production  of  Sapho 
for  the  Frawley  Co.  He  has  a  small  part 
and  acquits  himself  very  creditably.  The 
Orpheum  announces  a  Lillian  Burkhart 
souvenir  matinee  on  the  nth  inst.,  at  which 
silver  spoons,  with  a  picture  of  the  star  as 
well  as  her  name  engraved  thereon,  will  be 
given  away.  After  the  performance  Miss 
Burkhart  will  hold  a  reception.  The  Bur- 
bank Theatre  will  close  for  three  weeks  on 
the  7th  inst.,  to  be  re-opened  on  the  29th 
inst.  by  the  Neil  Co.  Lord  Eyton,  who 
corrals  the  festive  ducats  at  the  box  office, 
will  sojourn  in  the  wilds  of  Catalina  Island 
for  a  week  or  two  and  incidentally  try  his 
hand  at  playwriting  for  the  benefit  and 
amusement  of  mankind.  Los  Angeles 
Theatre  dark  for  the  week. 

At  Morosco'*  Burbank  theatre  the  Fraw- 
ley Company  including  a  part  of  the  old 
forces  and  some  new  people  put  on  Sapho 
for  week  of  July  1,  with  Miss  Wakeman 
and  Capt.  Reynolds  in  the  leading  roles. 
The  rendition  was  not  one  that  could  be 
found  fault  with  from  a  moral  point  or  from 
a  dramatic  view.  The  principals,  as  well  as 
the  others  in  the  cast  did  excellent  work. 
At  the  close  of  the  week  Miss  Wakeman, 
Capt.  Reynolds  and  Frank  Mathieu  will  go 
to  join  the  rest  of  the  company  at  .San  Fran- 
cisco. Byrne  will  go  East  and  the  rest  of 
the  people  will  go  in  various  directions.  * 
At  the  Orpheum  another  of  Bronson's 
Beauties  packs  the  house  for  each  perform- 
ance. In  addition  to  the  regular  bill,  Mgr. 
Bronson  has  engaged  the  services  of  a  white 
owl  that  makes  its  temporary  home  in  the 
grill  work  above  one  of  the  boxes,  assists 
the  orchestra  in  dispensing  sweet  music 
between  the  acts,  and  furnishes  a  consider- 
able amount  of  amusement  to  the  patrons  of 
the  house.  An  owl  hunt  is  scheduled  to 
take  place  in  the  near  future,  and  the 
chances  are  that  before  the  fun  is  over  his 
owlship  will  be  no  more  in  the  land  of  the 
living.  The  rest  of  the  bill  includes  Joe 
Hart  and  Carrie  DeMar,  Grapewin  and 
Chance,  Sidney  Deane,  Lillian  Burkhart  & 
Co.,  Van-Nobriga  Comedy  Co.,  Jessie  Padg- 
ham,  The  Merrills,  and  Fleurette  and 
Gardiner.  Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence 

Sacramento,  July  2.— The  Lyric  Opera 
company  opened  at  the  Clunie  Sunday 
night  in  the  Chimes  of  Normandy  to  a  big 
house.  Manager  Flicks  has  a  guarantee  for 
the  season  of  opera,  as  he  has  sold  tickets 
for  the  season  of  sixteen  performances.  The 
company  gives  a  fine  performance  of  the 
pretty  little  opera,  and  the  audiences  are 
grateful  to  the  local  manager  for  his  efforts 
to  entertain  us  during  the  dreary  summer 
evenings.  The  only  regret  is  not  having 
a  satisfactory  soprano  the  opening  night. 
Since  then  Miss  Fredericks  has  taken  that 
part,  so  now  everything  is  serene.  Emelie 


Barrangon  has  a  delightful  tenor  and  is  a 
big  favorite.  Sig.  Partello  has  worked  so 
hard  managing  the  stage,  that  he  has  not 
been  able  to  do  justice  to  his  part,  vocally, 
but  will  be  in  voice  very  soon.  Rose  Soth- 
ern  is  as  sprightly  and  chic  as  ever.  Argyle 
Tally  sings  and  acts  well  as  the  miser. 
Clarence  Lyndon  is  a  lively  notary.  Charles 
Bailey  is  good  as  the  baillie.  Thursday 
night,  The  Beggar  Student.  Next  week, 
Queen's  Lace  Handkerchief  and  Boccacio. 

Erma  Wing  of  this  city  is  singing  at 
Fischer's  Concert  Hall  this  week.  She  is  a 
pretty  girl  wtth  a  pretty  voice. 

MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence 

Butte,  Mont.,  July  2.— The  Grand 
Opera  House,  G.  O.  McFarland,  Manager. 
The  regular  season  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  closed  with  the  engagement  of  Nat 
Goodwin  and  Maxine  Elliott  on  June  21st. 

Mr.  McFarland  s  lease  on  the  Grand  will 
expire  in  September,  and  it  is  sincerely 
hoped  that  he  will  be  successful  in  renew- 
ing it.  During  his  residence  in  Butte,  Mr. 
McFarland  has  made  many  friends  among 
the  people  by  the  manner  in  which  he  has 
managed  the  city's  chief  play  house,  and  he 
has  won  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  all 
theatrical  managers  and  others  with  whom 
he  has  come  in  contact. 

L.  Maclay  Rank 

ALASKA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Behring  Sea,  June  8. — A  few  lines  to  let 
you  know  how  we  are  getting  along.  We 
left  Seattle  May  23d  for  Nome  and  are  now 
180  miles  from  there  and  cannot  tell  just 
when  we  can  get  through,  as  the  ice  has  not 
started  to  break  up.  We  have  had  a  few- 
concerts  and  they  have  been  very  success- 
ful as  there  are  a  number  of  professional 
people  on  board.  Among  those  here  are 
Hastings  and  Hall, Carmelita, Dolly  Mitchell 
and  the  De  Meir  Sisters.  We  have  been 
very  successful  since  leaving  Frisco  and  hope 
our  Nome  experience  will  turn  out  as  we 
anticipate.  Will  write  you  again  after  our 
arrival  in  Nome. 

With  best  wishes  from 

Yours  respectfully, 

de  Meir  Sisters 
CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 

ST.  John,  N.  B.— Opera  House,  A.  O. 
Skinner,  Manager.  June  25.— The  Opera 
House  dark  until  next  Monday,  when  that 
excellent  dame,  Our  Lady  of  the  Snows, 
and  Mr.  Harkins'  fine  company  of  players 
are  to  be  the  purveyors  of  amusement  and 
instruction.  *  Mr.  Edmund  L.  Breese,  of 
Jas.  O'Neil's  company,  is  visiting  here  with 
Mrs.  Breese,  formerly  Miss  Genevieve  Lan- 
dry (non-professional)  of  this  city.  * 
Lemen's  circus  pays  its  first  visit  to  this 
city  on  Thursday  next,  and  gives  two  per- 
formances on  the  Shamrock  Athletic 
Grounds.  Peachey  Carnehan. 

On  the  %oad 

James  Neill  and  the  Neill  Company 
Neill  Co.  in  Honolulu  till  July  20;  Los 
Angeles  July  29,  three  weeks. 

F rawley  Company 
Grand  Opera  House,  July  1;  indefinitely. 
Kellar 

Seattle,  6-7-8;  Victoria,  10;  Vancouver, 
11;  New  Westminster,  12;  New  Whatcom, 

Ezell,  Hypnotist 
Eureka,  return  date,  6-7-8. 

Frank  Cooley  Company 
Phoenix,  Arizona,  indefinite. 

The  Real  Widow  Brown 
Butte,  July  1-7;  Great  Falls,  9;  Bozeman, 
11;  Livingston,  12;  Billings,  13;  Dickinson, 
N.  D  ,  16;  Bismarck,  18;  Winnipeg,  20-21. 


Producing 

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ARTHUR  Q.  WILLIAHS, 

Business  Hanager 


FRED  BELASCO         AND         A\ARK  THALL 


Announce  the  Coast  Tour  of 


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CARMEN 


And  a  Select  Company 

BEGINNINQ  EARLY  IN  OCTOBER 
Presenting  the  following  Plays 

with  all  the  original  Scenery  and  Costumes  from  the 


Alcazar  Theatre. 

with  all  the  original  Scenery  and  Costumes  from 


the  Alcazar  Theatre. 


The  Country  Girl 

(By  pernvssion  of  Miss  Ada  Rehan) 

Frou  Frou 
Only  the  Master  Shall  Blame 


Camille,  Ingomar 

Under  Two  Flags 
Romeo  and  Juliet 


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THE  COLUMBIA 

Unalloyed  success  is  attending  the 
efforts  of  Henry  Miller  and  his  sup- 
port at  the  Columbia  Theatre.  Dur- 
ing the  coming  six  nights,  beginning 
with  Monday,  they  will  lay  aside  the 
modern  dress  and  take  up  the  pic- 
turesque costume  of  the  Louis  XIV 
period  for  the  dressing  of  the  charac- 
ters in  Sydney  Grundy's  brilliant 
comedy  of  manners,  A  Marriage  of 
Convenience.  This  is  the  charming 
and  interesting  work  brought  out  by 
Mr.  Miller  at  the  Badwin  Theatre 
the  season  before  last,  and  it  will  be 
remembered  that  the  star  won  no 
small  amount  of  commendation  for  his 
portrayal  of  the  leading  role  in  the 
brilliantly  written  comedy.  Mr. 
Miller's  is  that  of  a  young  man  mar- 
ried, as  is  the  French  custom,  solely 
with  the  idea  of  uniting  two  estates, 
who  begins  by  priding  himself  that  no 
love  is  expected  to  exist  between  him- 
self and  his  wife,  and  ends  by  longing 
and  striving  for  it. 


THE  ALCAZAR 


Camille  will  be  the  next  attraction 
at  the  Alcazar,  beginning  with  Mon- 
day evening.  Florence  Roberts  and 
White  Whittlesey  will  be  in  their 
element  in  that  piece  for  it  is  one 
wherein  they  can  display  their  excep- 
tionally clever  emotional  work  to  the 
best  advantage.  The  stageing  of  the 
play  will  be  very  beautiful  and  the 
gowns  worn  will  be  among  the  hand- 
somest ever  seen  at  the  Alcazar. 
Camille  will  be  followed  by  special 
permission  of  Ada  Rebau  of  The 
Country  Girl. 


THE  GRAND 

The  new  Frawley  Company  is  draw- 
ing crowded  houses  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House  in  Children  of  the 
Ghetto.  The  final  matinee  of  it  will 
take  place  this  afternoon  and  to-mor- 
row evening  will  witness  its  last  per- 
formance. Monday  evening  Henry 
Arthur  Jones'  The  Dancing  Girl,  will 
be  revived  in  a  complete  and  costly 
manner  with  Wilton  Lackaye  as  the 
Duke  of  Guisebury.  Keith  Wakeman 
will  make  her  first  appearance  at  this 
theatre  and  will  have  a  splendid  oppor- 
tunity to  distinguish  herself  as  Drusilla 
Ives,  the  dancing  girl.  Mary  Van 
Buren  will  appear  as  Sibyl  Crake,  the 
lame  girl,  and  Harrington  Reynolds  as 
David  Ives,  the  Quaker.  The  re- 
mainder of  the  cast  is  made  up  as  fol- 
lows: John  Cristison,  Frank  Mathieu; 
Mr.  Crake,  H.  S.  Duffield;  Reginald 
Slingsby,  Francis  Byrne;  Goldspink, 
J.  R.  Amory;  Stephen  Graunt,  George 
Gaston;  Capt.  LeHdra,  George  Gaston; 
Augustus  Cheevers,  Reginald  Travers; 


Duke's  Footman,  Chas.  B.  Swifte; 
Poniatowski,  Clarence  Chase;  Faith, 
Lillian  Pearl  Landers;  Mrs.  Graunt, 
Lillian  Stafford;  Mrs.  Cristison,  Chris- 
tine Hill;  Sister  Beatrice,  Marion 
Barney;  Mrs.  Leddra,  Minette  Barrett. 


THE  TIVOLI 


The  Tivoli  Opera  House  is  keeping 
up  its  record  for  long  runs  and 
crowded  houses,  and  the  present  at- 
traction, The  Geisha,  is  doing  an 
immense  business.  Next  Monday,  The 
Geisha  enters  on  its  third  week,  with 
a  large  advance  sale  of  seats,  indicat- 
ing a  succession  of  crowded  houses. 
The  final  production  of  the  comic 
opera  season  will  be  Wang,  and  then 
comes  the  grand  opera  season,  the 
definite  date  of  the  opening  of  which 
will  be  announced  in  a  few  days.  The 
Tivoli  will  have  one  of  the  greatest 
lyric  companies  ever  heard  in  this  city. 
There  will  be  many  new  faces  seen  for 
the  first  time,  and  many  new  operas 
will  be  produced.  The  favorites, 
vSalassa,  Avedano  and  Anna  Lichter, 
will  be  heard  again. 


After  the  first  performance  of  The 
Children  of  the  Ghetto  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House  Monday  night,  the 
meml>ers  of  San  Francisco  Lodge,  No. 
3,  of  the  Elks,  tendered  a  reception 
and  supper  to  Wilton  Lackaye  and  T. 
Daniel  Frawley,  who  are  members  of 
the  organization.  The  supper  was 
spread  in  the  banquet-room  of  the 
theatre.  Addresses  were  made  by 
Rabbi  Levy  and  Messrs.  Lackaye  and 
Frawley. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

Smith  and  Fuller  will  present  a 
novel  musical  sketch  at  the  Orpheum 
next  week.  They  are  both  said  to  be 
clever  performers.  Stella  Mayhew  will 
present  a  specialty  for  which  she  has 
become  quite  famous  within  the  past 
six  months.  She  has  been  seen  here 
before  in  legitimate  roles.  Her  vaude- 
ville debut  is  recent  and  has  been 
remarkably  successful.  Barrer  and 
Jules  are  gymnasts  who  will  exhibit 
their  agility  on  parallel  and  horizon- 
tal bars.  The  Four  Cohans  will  pre- 
sent another  of  George  Cohan's  suc- 
cessful pieces,  Money  to  Burn.  The 
pictures  of  the  battle  of  the  Upper 
Tugela,  shown  on  the  biograph,  is 
said  to  be  the  most  remarkable  picture 
of  a  battle  ever  taken.  Retained  from 
this  week — Clayton  White  and  Marie 
Stuart,  assisted  by  Miss  Eva  Randolph, 
Quaker  City  quartet  and  the  Todd- 
Judge  Family.  Matinees  Wednesday, 
Saturday  and  Sunday. 


Orpheum  I  C0LUMBIA 

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SMITH  AND  FILLER;  STELLA  MAYIIEW. 
BARREKE  AND  JULES 
THE  FOUR  COHANS. 

CLAYTON  WHITE  AND  MARIE  STUART 
assisted  by  EVA  RANDOLPH; 
QUAKER  CITY  QUARTETTE; 
TODD-JUDGE  FAMILY;  BIOGRAPH 

Reserved  seats,  2.">  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Hoi  Seats.  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


Alcazar  Theatre 

Belasco  &  Thai.l,  Managers.       'Phone  Main  254. 
WEEK  OF  JULY  8th 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS 

Supported  by 
WHITE  WHITTLESEY 
In  a  Modern  Production  of 

CAMILLE 

Only  Matinee  Saturday. 
Alcazar  Prices— 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c 


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BEGINNING  MONDAY,  JULY  9 
Third  Week 
Charles  Frohman  Presents 

HENRY  MILLER 

AND  A  SPECIAL  COMPANY 
6  Nights  and  Wednesday  and  Saturday  Matinee* 
Sidney  Grundy's  Brilliant  Comedy  of  Manners 

A  MARRIAGE  OF 
CONVENIENCE 

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Period 

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In  Israel  Zangwill's  Famous  Drama  of  Hebrew  Life 

Children  of  the  Ghetto 

WEEK  OF  MONDAY,  JULY  9 
Henry  Arthur  Jones'  Human  Drama 

The  Dancing  Girl 

Wilton  Lackaye  in  his  great  character  of  the 
Duke  of  Guisebury. 
Reappearance  of  Keith  Wakeman  and 
Mary  Van  Buren 
A  Perfect  Cast.       Only  Saturday  Matinee. 
Evening  Prices— 15.  25, SO,  75c  and  $1.00 
Matinee  Prices— 10,  15,  25,  50  and  75c 

Branch  Ticket  Office,  Emporium 

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MUSICAL  ECHOES 


Sunday  last  a  beautiful  praise  ser- 
vice was  given  at  Grace  Episcopal 
Church.  The  entire  Cantata  of  the 
Holy  City  [Alfred  Gaul]  was  given. 
The  tenor  solos  were  sung  by  T. 
Elliott  and  Fred  Purdy,  baritone  solo, 
S.  Homer  Henley.  A  notable  feature 
was  the  quartet  and  double  quartet, 
List  the  Cherubic  Host.  During  the 
offertory  Mr.  Holt,  the  organist,  ren- 
dered solo  Fantasie  in  three  move- 
ments by  Gustav  Meikel.  Monday 
night  the  choir  gave  a  concert  at  Los 
Gatos  under  Mr.  Holt's  direction,  to 
be  followed  in  a  few  weeks  by  a  con- 
cert in  Stockton. 

Earnest  Lent,  'cellist,  who  was  so 
popular  during  his  visit  to  San  Fran- 
cisco two  years  ago,  has  given  a  con- 
cert recently  with  his  wife,  a  clever 
pianist,  in  Washington,  D.  C.j  where 
they  have  been  favorites  for  years. 

Mrs.  Fannie  Dam-Hilton  sang  the 
offertory  at  the  First  Baptist  Church, 
Oakland,  last  Sunday. 

This  week  Erma  Wing,  a  pupil  of 
Sig.  Abramoff,  made  a  great  success 
at  Fischer's  Concert  House.  She  is 
extremely  pretty  and  piquant  and  has 
a  sweet  light  soprano  that  she  uses 
quite  brilliantly  and  gracefully.  Miss 
Sandolin,  a  young  contralto  whom 
Abramoft  has  carefully  trained,  was 
an  attraction  at  Fischer's  a  few  weeks 
ago. 

Mile.  Relda,  the  California  soprano, 
has  recently  achieved  a  success  in 
Lakme,  at  the  Opera  Comique,  Paris. 
Miss  Relda  is  a  pupil  of  Director 
Coloune  of  the  famous  Coloune  con- 
certs and  is  credited  in  Paris  with 
having  a  very  beautiful  voice. 

Mrs.  A.  G.  Coleman  reports  splen- 
did progress  among  her  students,  sev- 
eral of  whom  are  nearly  ready  for 
public  work.  Miss  Joseph,  I  under- 
stand, has  received  some  nattering 
offers  and  has  a  very  excellent  voice. 

Miss  Hulda  Anderson  is  at  Mount 
Madonna,  near  Gilroy,  the  guest  of 
Mrs.  Henry  Miller,  and  will  remain 
away  some  weeks. 

Ferdinand  Stark,  the  popular  con- 
ductor of  the  Louvre  Orchestra,  has 
resigned  his  position,  to  the  regret  of 
his  many  admirers.  Herr  Stark  is  a 
musician  of  more  than  ordinary  charm 
and  skill,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  his 


resignation  is  the  result  of  a  very  much 
finer  offer. 

Last  week  Samuel  Sydney  Partello 
made  a  flying  trip  to  the  city  from 
Sacramento  and  dropped  into  the 
Dramatic  Review  office  to  report 
excellent  prospects  for  the  success  of 
the  opera  company  at  the  Clunie 
Theatre. 

Sunday  before  last  the  McKenzie 
Musical  Society  and  about  two  hun- 
dred friends  enjoyed  a  day  upon  the 
bay,  leaving  the  Union  Iron  WTorks 
early  in  the  morning  and  going  to 
Sausalito,  Belvedere,  Mare  Island, 
Vallejo  and  other  places,  stopping  at 
McNear's  Landing  for  lunch.  It  was 
a  jolly  party  and  the  day  was  en- 
livened with  music,  a  fine  band  being 
in  attendance.  Mrs.  McKenzie  who 
takes  great  interest  in  the  young  peo- 
ple was  chaperon  of  the  party.  An- 
other party  is  planned  for  the  end  of 
the  month. 

Last  Sunday  the  Mental  Science 
Temple  held  an  interesting  meeting 
when  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Regina  Mowry 
made  a  splendid  impression  in  her 
singing  of  an  aria  from  Linda  De 
Chamounix  responding  to  an  en- 
thusiastic encore.  Miss  Coral  Thorn- 
dyke  sang  an  aria  from  Ernani  and 
was  fully  appreciated.  Horace  Hanna, 
a  pupil  of  Joseph  Greven,  acquitted 
himself  very  creditably  in  a  tenor  solo 
from  Wagner's  Walkure.  He  is  a 
painstaking  student  and  Mr.  Greven 
thinks  his  voice  very  promising. 
Mr.  Greven  accompanied  him. 

Dropping  into  Fischer's  on  Tues- 
day after  the  theatre,  I  was  in 
time  to  hear  a  very  excellent  render- 
ing of  the  marriage  scene  from  Romeo 
and  Juliet  by  Alramoff.  Isabella  Un- 
derwood and  Miss  Irma  Wing  as 
Juliette.  Alramoff  sang,  with  his 
usual  fine  artistic  style,  and  Miss 
Wing's  sweet  voice  was  as  clear  as  a 
flute.  She  is  a  singer  of  much  prom- 
ise, her  voice  light  and  flexible,  show- 
ing to  advantage  in  brilliant,  flowery 
work.  Miss  Underwood  interests  one 
greatly,  for  her  tones  are  rich  and 
mellow  and  she  sings  with  much 
warmth,  but  requires  careful  vocal 
and  stage  training,  and  her  heavy 
labored  breathing  makes  one  wonder 
how  she  can  sing  as  pleasingly  as 
she  does.  She  is  a  great  favorite  at 
Fischer's,  and  never  allowed  to  go 


without  an  encore.  Oh,  Promise  Me  ! 
was  given  delightfully  on  this  occa- 
sion, and  the  orchestra  did  better  by 
the  singers  than  usual.  Master  Nor- 
man Phillips  gave  some  Shakspearian 
readings,  and  his  extreme  youth  in 
such  heavy  work  made  him  a  novelty, 
but  it  cannot  be  truthfully  said  that 
he  had  much  conception  of  his  lines. 
The  d'Estelle  sisters  made  a  hit  with 
their  patriotic  dances  and  the  program 
closed  with  some  beautiful  views  that 
called  for  most  rapturous  applause. 
Fischer's  Concert  House  will  be  of 
special  interest  to  the  writer  hereafter, 
and  worthy  talent  will  meet  with 
every  encouragement,  and  I  want  to 
see  a  splendid  orchestra  there  and  im- 
provement each  week. 

The  Santa  Cruz  Surf  in  a  recent 
issue,  speaks  thus  pleasantly  of  one 
of  San  Francisco's  best  known  enter- 
tainers who  took  part  in  the  Ben 
Lomond  church  benefit:  "The  spe- 
cial features  were  all  of  a  high  order, 
especially  the  recitations  of  Miss  Ger- 
trude Gates  of  San  Francisco.  She 
certainly  is  a  dramatic  reader  and  elo- 
cutionist of  rare  ability,  and  with  her 
well-trained  voice  and  graceful  ges- 
tures is  pleasing  at  all  times.  In  the 
farce  that  occurred  later  in  the  even- 
ing Miss  Gates  added  much  strength 
to  the  cast  by  her  superb  interpreta- 
tion of  the  difficult  role  assigned  to 
her." 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


The  Review  in  London 

Herbert  A.  Cripps,  the  well  known 
stage  director  of  the  Dunn  &  Ryley 
Co. ,  in  a  talk  with  a  Review  man  the 
other  day,  mentioned  the  fact  that  he 
had  noticed  The  Review  on  file  in 
the  theatrical  clubs  in  London,  when 
he  was  over  there  some  months  ago. 
Other  members  of  the  profession  also 
have  said  that  they  have  kept  posted 
on  Pacific  Coast  theatricals  during 
their  London  stay  by  regularly  read- 
ing The  Review,  having  no  difficulty 
in  finding  it  at  the  clubs  which  are 
headquarters  for  the  theatrical  pro- 
fession. 


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The  (Amateurs 

Through  the  efforts  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
H.  T.  Anderson,  the  little  Episcopal 
Church  of  Ben  Lomond  was  tendered 
two  benefit  entertainments  July  2  and 
3.  Professional  talent  and  some  ex- 
ceedingly clever  amateurs  made  a  great 
success  of  the  two  performances,  which 
were  thus  highly  spoken  of  by  the 
Santa  Cruz  Surf : 

"The  genuine  surprise  of  the  pro- 
gram came  with  the  presentation  oi 
the  one  act  comedy  farce,  A  Woman's 
Caprice.  Those  who  expected  to  wit- 
ness a  rather  amateurish  affair  were 
agreeably  surprised  to  find  the  talent 
handle  themselves  in  true  thespeian 
style  when  reciting  their  lines.  Mrs. 
Anderson  portrayed  May  in  a  charm- 
ing manner,  showing  much  natural 
dramatic  ability.  As  Henry  Hanford, 
Mr.  Anderson  had  a  part  that  was 
suitable  for  him.  One  good  feature  of 
Mr.  Anderson's  acting  was  his  ability 
to  say  his  lines  without  overdoing 
them  Miss  Daisy  Rountree  imper- 
sonated the  familiar  character  of 
mother-in-law  in  a  talented  way,  and 
the  same  may  be  said  of  Aubrey  For- 
tescue,  as  the  faithful  father-in-law. 
As  James,  Mr.  W.  L  B.  Handyside 
was  every  inch  an  histrionic  star.  In 
detail,  the  cast  was  as  follows  :  Mr. 
Harwood  (Harford's  father-in-law) 
Aubrey  Fortescue;  Mrs.  Harwood 
(Harford's  mother-in-law)  Daisy 
Rountree;  Mr.  Harford,  H.  V.  Ander- 
son; Jessie,  his  wife,  Miss  Gertrude 
Gates;  James,  his  servant,  W.  L.  B. 
Handyside;  May,  a  smart  girl,  Mrs. 
H.  F.  Anderson. 


Ne^o   York  Theatres 
Prosperous 

The  prosperity  of  the  theatres  in 
the  borough  of  Manhattan  is  shown 
by  the  fewness  of  changes  in  tenacy 
for  next  season  The  American  will 
pass  into  the  management  of  Henry 
Greenwall,  and  be  devoted  to  a  resi- 
dent stock  company,  because  Henry 
W.  Savage  will  transfer  opera  in  Eng- 
lish to  the  Metropolitan.  Samuel 
Shubert  has  leased  the  Herald  Square, 
John  H.  Springer  the  Grand  Opera 
House  and  David  Henderson  wants  the 
Schley.  Those  are  the  only  changes, 
except  among  the  Yiddish  houses  on 
the  Bowery.  Charles  Frohman  re- 
tains the  Empire,  Criterion,  Garrack, 
Garden  and  Madison  Square,  besides 
an  interest  with  Hay  man,  Klaw  & 
Erlanger  in  the  Knickerbocker,  Oscar 
Hammerstein  will  continue  at  the 
Victoria,  Jacob  Litt  at  the  Broadway, 
Edward  G.  Gilmore  at  the  Academy 
of  Music,  Gulick  &  Company  at  the 
Star,  Heinrich  Conried  at  the  Irving 
Place,  J.  Wesley  Rosenquest  at  the 
Fourteenth  Street,  the  Sires  brothers 
at  the  New  York  and  the  Bijou, 
Theodore  Moss  at  Wallack's,  B.  F. 
Keith  at  the  Union  Square,  F.  F. 
Proctor  at  the  Fifth  Avenue,  Twenty- 
third   Street,    Pleasure    Palace  and 


Columbus,  George  W.  Lederer  at  the 
Casino,  Brady  &  Ziegfeld  at  the  Man- 
hattan, Daniel  Frohman  at  Daly's,  A. 
Lichtenstein  at  the  Harlem  Opera 
House,  Maurice  Grau  at  the  Metro- 
politan Opera  House,  Henry  Rosen- 
berg at  the  Metropolis,  Henry 
V.  Donnelly  at  the  Murray  Hill, 
A.  H.  Sheldon  at  the  Third  Ave- 
nue, Tony  Pastor  at  Pastor's, 
John  Koster  at  Koster  &  Bial's, 
and  Weber  &  Fields  at  the  house 
bearing  their  name.  At  none  of  these 
theatres  does  the  management  deem 
any  change  of  policy  needful.  What 
are  known  as  the  Frohman  establish- 
ments, eight  in  number,  cleared  very 
large  profits  last  winter.  So  did  fully 
half  the  others.  Not  more  than  three 
suffered  any  loss.  But  the  monetary 
success  has  come  largely  through  the 
producing  managers.  Money  will 
build  or  hire  a  theatre  easily  enough. 
It  is  quite  another  thing  to  put  attrac- 
tive performances  in  it.  Charles 
Frohman  is  the  most  prolific  provider 
on  earth.  With  his  original  produc- 
tions and  importations  he  supplies 
nearly  all  the  entertainments  for  his 
own  stages  in  New  York,  London  and 
other  cities.  Klaw  &  Erlanger  and 
Daniel  Frohman  rank  next  to  him  in 
the  number  of  their  enterprises. 
Liebler  &  Co.  have  brought  out  several 
pieces  of  a  good  grade,  and  are  to 
make  more  ventures  next  season, 
some  of  them  at  the  Republic,  which 
Mr.  Hammerstein  is  building  in  West 
Forty-second  street.  Jacob  Litt  and 
William  A.  Brady  are  other  resident 
managers  who  put  new  pieces  on  their 
stages,  and  Weber  &  Fields  use  only 
material  made  to  their  order. — New 
York  Sun. 

W.  E.  Nankeville's 
(Attractions 


W.  E.  Nankeville  writes  The  Re- 
view that  next  season  he  will  have 
out  Haverly's  Mastodan  Minstrels, 
The  Village  Parson,  Human  Hearts, 
eastern  and  western.  George  A. 
Bovyer,  who  is  well  known  on  the 
Pacific  Coast,  will  be  Mr.  Nankeville's 
General  Agent.  The  Minstrels  will  be 
headed  by  George  Wilson,  the  favor- 
ite, and  will  carry  thirty-five  new 
styles  of  pictorial  paper.  The  Village 
Parson  is  new  to  America  and  is  now 
in  its  eleventh  month  at  the  Surrey 
Theatre,  London.  It  is  said  to  be  a 
great  melodramatic  hit.  Human 
Hearts  plays  west  over  many  return 
dates,  and  comes  to  California  with 
the  success  of  two  seasons  behind  it. 

New  Play  for 

Florence  Roberts 

A  Suit  of  Sable,  an  original  comedy 
by  Charlotte  Thompson,  in  three  acts 
and  four  scenes,  will  be  produced  in  a 
few  weeks  by  Florence  Roberts.  This 
is  all  we  know  about  it.  for  the  author 
refuses  to  discuss  the  subject  even  with 
the  Review,  which,  considering  our 
friendship,  the  Review  calls  shabby. 
It  is  a  corking  good  eye  catching,  ear 
catching  title  at  any  rate.  We  sup- 
pose it  is  something  to  be  first  out  with 
that.  In  spite  of  her  cussedness,  luck 
to  her. 


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DRAMATIC  SOPRANO 

Voice  Culture       I  Studio,  2921  Webster  St. 

Teacher  ot  Piano  (  Mondays  10  to  12  a.  m. 

Telephone  Geary  1305 


GUITAR  STUDIO,  722  Powell  St.,  near  California. 
Special  terms  to  children. 

Call  or  address 

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CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TKACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
a.  If.,  to  1:30  p.  m.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  Larkin  281. 

MRS.  FANNIE  DAM=HILTON 

(Recently  from  Milan) 

TEACHER  OF  SINGING,  ORATORIO,  CONCERT 
and  Grand  Opera      Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.   Mondays  and  Thursdays. 


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130  Powell  Street 

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music.  Piano  department  In  charge  of  E  S.  BON- 
ELLI,  Director.   Terms  moderate. 

MISS  ELEANOR  CONNELL 

OOPRANO,  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
1^5  Bounce  that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  1469  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 


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I  \  R  AMATIC  SOPRANO,  CONCERT  ACCOM- 
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Stage  Specialties     Studio-  1643  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 

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(Pupil  of  Max  Marctzek) 
Formerly  Contralto  Soloist  of    Dr.  Parkhurst's 
Church,  New  York,  will  receive  a  limited  number  of 
vocal  pupils.    Concert  engagements  accepted  . 
riAX  HARK  I  ZBK 
Late  Professor  of  the  New  York  College  of  Music 
and  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 

Teacher  of  Piano  and  Harmony 

For  terms  and  particulars,  address  care 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  &  CO.,  S.  F 


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CONTRALTO  SOLOIST     ( Lainperti  Method). 
Vocal  Studio,  7!»2  McAllister  St.  Reception  Day, 
.  Tuesday  afternoon.      Director  of  Children's  Choral. 


DAVID  MANLLOYD 

QOLO  TENOR  OF  ST.  MARY'S  CATHEDRAL. 
O  Voice  Culture,  Oratorio,  Concert,  Song  Recitals. 
626  Golden  Gate  Avenue,  S.  F.    'Phone  Mint  1653. 


JOSEPH  GREVEN 

VOCAL  INSTRUCTOR 


Removed  to  902  O'Farrell  St. 
days  and  Thursdays. 


Reception  Days  Mou 


California  School  of  Elocution  &  Oratory 

(chartered) 
A/fISS    EMILY    CURTIS      PRINCIPAL;  MISS 
1VL    H.  J    Elliott,  Physical  Department.  Associa- 
tion Building,  Mason  and  Ellis  Sts. 


MABEL  A.  RICHARDSON 

INSTRUCTOR  OF  ELOCUTION  AND  THE  ART 
L  of  true  expression.  Reception  hours  2  to  6 
Thursdays.  Byron  Mauzy's.  308  Post  St  ,  S.  F.  En- 
gagements as  Dramatic  Reader. 


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Musical  Director  Harmony  Choral  Club;  St.  Dom- 
inie's Choir.  The  Art  of  Singing;  Correct  Breathing 
Proper  placing  of  the  voice;  Clear  enunciation  oi 
word  phrasing;  Interpretation;  Style. 

Studio.  BYRON  MAUZY'S.  308  Post  St. 


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1  \  RAMATIC  CONTRALTO,  prepares  pupils  for 
Jus    Opera,  Oratorio,  Concert  or  Church  Work 
Summer  School  of  Pacific  Coast  Conservatory  of 
Music,  1631  Bush  Street.    'Phone  Baker  1192. 

MISS  JE6SIE  FOSTER 

T  YRIC  SOPRANO  AND  VOCAL  TEACHER,  has 
I  l  removed  her  studio  to  Byron  Mauzy's  308 
Post  St.  Reception  Hours,  9  a.  m.  to  1  p.  M.  Tues- 
days and  Fridays.  

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Belgian  Solo  Violinist 

Engagements  for  Concerts,  city  or  interior  Address 
Dramatic  Review,  Office  '£IX   -cary  St.,  S.  F. 


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bet.  17th  and  18th  Sts.,  S.  P. 


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14 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


July  7,  1900 


And  in  his  ravings  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 


ON  THE  TRADITION  OF  EX- 
PERIENCE 

The  man  who  marshals  his  opinions 
against  piled  up  conditions  with  a 
view  to  downing  them  and  driving 
them  on.  has  as  tough  a  job  as  he 
who  would  unteach  foolishness. 
Nevertheless,  a  little  pegging  in  the 
ribs,  a  little  barking  and  bawling 
from  time  to  time,  is  the  critic's  only 
fun — so  here  goes. 

"Ten  years  experience  in  the  pro- 
fession?" said  Wilton  Lackaye, 
apropos  of  actors— "Yes,  that  is  the 
popular  credential,  and  that,  in  a 
great  measure,  is  what  ails  the  art  of 
acting.  Experience  is  good — granted, 
but  so  many  people  have  been  ten 
years  dead  in  the  work  and  will  never 
awake.  When  they  take  precedence 
of  the  younger  and  better,  who  can- 
not speak  of  so  many  parts  in  so 
many  years,  tradition  needs  jostling." 

He  might  have  included  more  than 
the  actors.  The  thought  will  stretch 
without  snapping  over  the  whole 
army  of  theatre  people,  from  the  fly- 
man down.  (Who's  higher  than  the 
flyman?) 

The  way  these  people  (actors  in- 
cluded) secure  in  their  job,  settle 
down  to  the  serene  acceptance  of 
things  as  they  are  not,  is  very  amus- 
ing to  one  who  lives  out  in  the  world 
of  nature  and  art  and  tries  to  keep 
a-moving  with  its  definite  pace. 

The  dear  old  dust  heaps — how 
knowingly  ignorant  they  are,  and  to 
think  one  knows  is  much,  much  worse 
than  not  knowing.  There  are  those 
who  stage  and  act  everything  with 
reference  to  some  former  achievement 
(?),  a  looking  backward  that  makes 
for  continual  tripping,  and  so  callous 
are  they  that  they  don't  know  when 
their  toes  are  stubbed  and  their  shins 
skinned.  They  squat  on  the  level  of 
attainable  bad,  chewing  their  nails 
and  full  of  Pagan  reminescences  of  a 
moss  grown  year  before  last.  And 
the  world  turns,  do  you  hear  ?  ! 

Ah,  but  they  are  so  reliable.  Yes, 
they  are — reliably,  evenly  almost  con- 
stantly blind  and  stupid  and  we  would 
like  them  a  little  more  various  and 
waving.  There  is  such  a  thing  as 
being  too  cousarned  reliable.    If  you 


look  too  long  at  a  thing,  you  are  no 
judge  either  of  its  lustre  or  the  lack 
of  it. 

But  they  love  their  profession — they 
are  wedded  to  it.  Indeed,  do  they, 
are  they  ?  Well,  the  Roman  law  says 
there  shall  be  not  more  than  ten  years 
between  a  man  and  his  wife.  Apply 
it,  apply  it,  and  what  a  batch  of 
divorces  there  would  be.  What  do  I 
mean?  If  you  don't  understand,  it  is 
not  worth  while  explaining. 


The  experience  of  years  is  as  noth- 
ing to  the  experience  of  life,  and  when 
a  man  believes  that  sailing  about  a 
theatre  from  11  a.  m.  to  ditto  p.  m., 
teaches  anything  of  the  big  world  he 
would  mirror,  it  is  time  he  stopped 
the  ship  and  got  out  and  walked. 

Every  one  of  you  should  have  three 
months  a  year  to  wander  through  the 
highways  and  byways  and  over  the 
hills — through  the  churches  and 
taverns  and  shops  and  stores,  watch- 
ing the  tinker  and  thinker  at  work 
and  at  play,  filling  your  eyes  with  the 
beautiful  and  hideous,  that  you  may 
distinguish  one  from  the  other.  If 
you  wander  right,  with  a  youngster 
at  your  side  for  instance,  you  will 
come  back  to  your  work,  laughing  at 
your  former  self  to  the  extent  of  a 
howl.  Yes,  there  are  times  when  you 
are  a  good  deal  of  a  booby,  if  you 
only  knew  it. 

And  when  a  youngster  slips  in 
amongst  you,  whose  dancing  days  are 
not  over,  do  you  give  him  room  and 
opportunity  for  a  graceful  high  kick  ? 
No,  you  make  him  a  slave  to  author- 
ity, till  his  mind  comes  to  savor  of  the 
meanness  of  his  condition  and  your 
dull  prejudice.  There  are  things  of 
greater  stage  value  than  a  knowledge 
of  O.  P's  and  R.  U.  E's.  They  grow 
in  the  heart  and  brain  without  teach- 
ing, and  they  should  be  given  heed  to. 

There  is  no  one  so  proverbially  con- 
ceited and  self-satisfied  as  the  long-in- 
the-business  biped.  You  can't  tell 
him  anything.  If  you  try  to,  the  way 
he  looks  at  you,  aslant  of  his  superior 
(?)  intelligence  would  be  terribly 
crushing  were  it  not  so  very  funny. 


Oh,  ye  ten  years  dead,  get  up  and 
shake  yourselves.  Get  out  of  your 
ruts.    Stick  pins  in  your  miraculous 


greatness  and  watch  it  shrivel.  Let 
the  youngsters  lead  you  a  long  tramp. 
Carry  with  you  a  roving  commission 
and  make  lawful  prize  of  everything 
true  and  right  that  comes  your  way, 
and  believe  me,  you  will  come  back 
to  score  ten  on  the  pinchbeck  crown, 
you  once  mistook  for  pure  gold. 

* 

I've  had  my  say,  such  as  it  is,  and 
now  that  I've  done  I  realize  the  van- 
ity of  it.  I  realize  the  need  of  physical 
strength  and  a  club.  It  is  a  case  of 
beating  Prince  John  from  Nottingham. 


1900  CULTURE 

How  sweet  to  see  the  hats  go  on 

Before  the  play  is  done. 
How  busy  is  the  universe, 

It's  ever  on  the  run. 
How  very  fine  our  manners  are 

We  have  a  right  to  brag. 
What  is  this  closing  of  the  play — 

A  double  game  of  "tag"  ? 

*  # 
* 

ON  THE  PLAYS  OF  THE 
WEEK 

If  you  want  to  come  out  clean, 
whole,  healthy,  happy  and  hungry 
this  week,  see  The  Geisha.  I  have 
taken  it  three  times  as  medicine  for 
the  ills  caught  otherwheres.  I  have 
turned  Tivoliward  as  one  turns  home- 
ward, sure  of  warmth,  color,  smiles 
and  good  cheer.    Here's  to  it. 

I  see  Grace  Field  is  back  for  a  short 
stay.  She  does  excellent  work  and 
lend  much  to  the  picture. 

*  » 

* 

Ills  caught  otherwheres  ?  I  should 
say  so.  Now  there's  Carmen  at  the 
Alcazar.  Miss  Roberts  herself  says 
that  the  woman  is  a  perfect  little  beast 
without  one  redeeming  quality. 

After  all,  dramatic  instinct  knows 
best  what  to  do  with  the  Carmens  of 
the  world.  One  would  hate  to  con- 
template the  age  of  such.  She  dies 
leaving  one  perfectly  consolable. 

I  like  her  best  as  an  opera  and  not 
in  English.  The  nudity  of  an  under- 
stood language  subtracts  much  from 
the  imagination.  Spoken  thus,  it 
seems  wilted  of  its  crispness  and  to 
have  enjoyed  an  overgrown  reputa- 
tion. 

To  say  that  the  performance  at 
the  Alcazar  is  sparkling,  bubbling, 
free,  fresh,  would-be  to  beslaver 
with  uncritical  praise.    Yet,  without 


the  abandon,  it  is  one  of  conspicuous 
merit.  The  production  is  worthy  any 
theatre,  the  second  act  scenery  being 
most  artistic  and  realistic.  Then 
we  have  the  compensation  of  Florence 
Roberts,  White  Whittlesey  and 
Howard  Scott.  Florence  Roberts 
understands  the  art  of  makeup  bet- 
ter than  any  one  I  know.  She 
never  suggests  the  masquerade.  That 
I  hate  her  cordially  while  she  plays 
Carmen  is  a  better  tribute  to  her  art 
than  definite  explanatory  words.  Un- 
derstanding of  what  she  is  there  for  is 
reflected  in  every  turn  of  the  heel, 
even  unto  the  stockings  that  need  ac- 
quaintance with  the  darning  basket. 
White  Whittlesey  is  an  admirable 
Don  Jose,  and  I  don't  see  how  Car- 
men could  have  left  him  while  he 
wore  that  costume.  The  Garcia  of 
Howard  Scott  is  a  distinct  achieve- 
ment. The  fight  between  these  two  is 
the  best  I  have  seen  on  any  stage. 
But  give  me  Camille  that  I  may  love 
again.    'Tis  hard  to  hate. 

•  * 
* 

The  Tree  of  Knowledge  as  planted 
by  R.  C.  Carton  bears  rotten  fruit. 
The  shade,  the  dank  manure,  the  stag- 
nant water,  the  lack  of  breeze,  have 
done  their  ugly  work  and  I'm  sorry 
such  a  tree  grew  to  his  gardening. 
When  a  man,  with  his  wife  clinging 
to  him,  is  made  to  tell  her  he  had 
rather  have  her  a  bad  woman  than  a 
good  one,  it  must  be  that  we  have 
reached  the  limit  of  the  decadent  and 
are  on  the  rebound.    Let  us  hope  so. 

The  first  act  is  masterful.  A  better 
construction,  an  easier  introduction  of 
theme  and  people,  brighter  and  more 
to  the  point  dialogue  I  can  scarce 
imagine.  But  after  that — well,  diving 
for  the  low  seems  to  have  stolen  from 
Mr.  Carton  his  author's  cunning  (How 
despotic  is  nature  !)  for  when  one  re- 
members Liberty  Hall  and  Lord  and 
Lady  Algy,  gems  indeed,  this  by  com- 
parison is  a  thing  confused  and  ill- 
welded.  Even  the  dialogue  of  the 
latter  acts  lacks.  When  it  is  strong  it 
is  preachy.  When  it  is  epigrammatic 
it  is  decadent  (perhaps  it  should  be) 
and  the  small-ware  of  comedy  intended 
to  brighten,  is  so  apparently  shoved 
in,  that  it  angers  one.  The  play  seems 
to  have  been  written  with  a  distinct  art 
purpose,  but  a  representation  of  the 
author's  work  could  well  omit  it. 

The  sort  of  led  astray  men  met  with 
here,  make  one  long  for  the  old  time 
roystering  set  of  blades  who  wrote 


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poems  and  plays  and  burned  life's 
candle  at  both  ends,  but  yet  left  work 
that  declared  them  after  all,  indus- 
trious something  or  others.  The 
three  chief,  Hollingworth.  Stanyon 
and  Roupelle,  are  so  aborbed  either 
•with  a  contemplation  of  their  own 
bruised  egoes,  or  the  philosophy  of 
baiting  for  human  fishing  that  they 
can  do  nothing  else.  One  of  them  is 
supposed  to  be  doing  great  things  as 
steward,  but  I  shouldn't  call  his  a  rare 
mood  for  business.  He  even  unfolds 
napkins  and  breaks  bread  with  the  in- 
tensity of  a  hungry  soul  rather  than  an 
empty  stomach. 

Henry  Miller,  E.  J.  Morgan  and 
Frank  Worthing  play  the  parts  with  a 
sureness  of  art  and  aim  that  bring 
critics  to  their  feet  almost  first  shot. 

Sadie  Martinot  is  a  Belle  who  is  not 
rung  but  wrings  the  juice  and  sub- 
stance out  of  everything  worth  and 
unworth  a  twist.  (Mixed  metaphor  ? 
'Tis  not.)  Admiration  of  the  artist  is 
sunk  in  horror  of  the  creature  she  por- 
trays. It  is  a  wonderful  piece  of  act- 
ing and  no  one  should  miss  studying 
it.  Mere  physical  attraction.  Thus 
and  thus  only  are  men  dragged  to 
Hades— made  lower  by  far  than  the 
beasts  of  the  field.  After  all,  perhaps 
the  play  has  its  reasons  and  rights  for 
being. 

*  * 

* 

They  tell  me  Margaret  Anglin  is 
not  beautiful.  What  of  violets  ?  They 
are  every  color  but  the  reflection  we 
catch,  yet  to  us  they  are  blue.  Dare 
we  say  the}-  are  not  blue  ?  When  she, 
as  Monica  Blayne,  gives  her  hand  in 
friendship  to  Belle,  I  want  to  snatch 
it  away,  wash  it  hard  and  hang  it  in 
the  sun  to  air.  The  contrast  between 
these  two  women  is  the  author's  score. 
The  most  revolting  incident  of  the  play 
to  me  is  where  Monica  offers  her  room 
for  the  comfort  of  this  creature  and 
her  dupe  of  a  husband. 


Sapho,  Carmen,  Belle — all  three.  I 
shall  be  glad  when  the  last  echo  of 
your  footfalls  die  away.  Ah,  me;  give 
us  beer  and  skittles.  Bring  on  your 
Marriage  of  Convenience. 


The  Children  of  the  Ghetto.  I  see 
why  it  was  a  failure.  It  is  a  study 
and  study  squares  not  with  our  mood 
and  age.  It  tells  of  a  life  we  neither 
know  about  nor  care  about — that 
never  can  be  part  of  us  nor  have  its 
effect  upon  us.  It  enters  so  little  into 
our  lives  that  it  touches  us  but  coldly. 

The  student  who  cares  to  know-will 
and  can  study  the  whole  subject  from 
books  far  better  than  from  spectacle, 
and  the  theatre  goer  who  wishes 
amusement,  refuses  to  find  it  in  the 
law  of  Moses  and  the  songs  of  Sol- 
omon . 

Reb  Shemuel  and  Hannah — they 
are  the  real  heart  story  and  all  who  do 
not  bear  directly  upon  its  working  are 
superfluous — not  dramatically  neces- 
sary. They  are  merely  melodramatic 
and  of  hurt  to  the  play.    These  two 


are  the  author's  perfectly  drawn  char- 
acters and  I  would  sit  through  four 
times  the  dullness  to  see  them  played 
by  Wilton  Lackaye  and  Rosabel  Mor- 
rison. They  are  the  old  loves  and 
blind  devotions  in  a  new  setting.  The 
most  ignorant  can  understand,  for  a 
new  setting  does  not  make  a  new 
story. 

The  word  charming  seems  just  to 
fit  Rosabel  Morrison's  performance. 
Clever?  She  is  better  than  clever, 
for  her  points  are  gained  by  simplicity 
of  method  and  gesture.  She  keeps 
her  emotions  trimmed  clown  to  the 
exact  necessities  of  the  part  and  the 
applause  which  follows  is,  apart  from 
the  author's  opening,  much  of  her 
own  creating. 

Wilton  Lackaye  might  safely  rest 
his  reputation  as  an  actor  on  this  his 
best  work.    It  is  flawless. 

In  joy  I  welcome  back  the  drama 
to  the  Grand  Opera  House.  Mr. 
Frawley  has  with  him  people  enough 
to  sing  anything  from  dirge  to  cor- 
anto.  May  the  house  tremble  with 
applause  for  the  latter.  I'd  like  to 
see  the  season  so  prosperous  that  the 
valise  of  the  Abbot  of  Doubleflask 
would  be  light  compared  to  the  G.  O. 
H.  Frawley  treasury.  He  has  worked 
like  a  nailer  and  given  the  town  from 
time  to  time  some  of  the  best  things  it 
has  seen.    Eally  around  the  flag. 


I  have  my  eye  on  A  Contented 
Woman  for  next  week.  I  interviewed 
Norma  Whalley  j-esterday  (my,  she 
is  a  beauty)  and  I  shall  tell  you  all  I 
think  is  good  for  you,  seven  days 
hence.    Have  patience,  good  people. 

C.  T. 


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Managers  Carry  Out  a 
Great  benefit 

The  generous  nature  and  the  public 
spiritedness  of  our  local  managers  and 
the  theatrical  profession  in  general 
were  once  more  put  on  record  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House  Friday  afternoon 
of  last  week,  the  occasion  being  the 
benefit  tendered  by  the  associated 
managers  to  the  family  of  the  dead 
fireman,  Sweeney.  Fully  3,500  peo- 
ple were  packed  into  the  Grand,  and 
over  2,000  more  were  turned  away, 
but  not  until  every  seat  and  available 
inch  of  standing  room  was  occupied. 
The  doors  were  opened  at  12:30,  and 
two  hours  before  that  time  people  be- 
gan collecting  in  front  of  the  entrance. 
The  matinee  showed  an  all-star  aggre- 
gation of  talent,  who  presented  a  very 
entertaining  program  as  follows: 

A  1900  New-fashioned  First  Part — 
Interlocutor,  Edwin  Stevens  (Tivoli). 
End  men — Ferris  Hartman,  Gilbert 
and  Goldie  and  Harry  C.  Cashman. 
Vocal  selections,  quartet  (Tivoli); 
comic  song,  Harry  C.  Cashman 
(Tivoli);  tenor  solo,  Tom  Greene 
(Tivoli);  specialties,  Gilbert  and 
Goldie  (Orpheum);  baritone  solo, 
Sydney  Deane  (Orpheum);  comic 
song,  Ferris  Hartman  (Tivoli);  bal- 
lad, Arthur  Boyce  (Tivoli):  specialty, 
George  M.  and  Josephine  Cohan 
(Orpheum);  Finale,  Medley  (Com- 
pany), introducing  Hannah  Davis, 
Fannie  Birch,  Sannie  Krnger,  Grace 
Field,  Josie  Davis,  Florence  Scott, 
Pearl  Evelynne,  Gladys  Graham, 
Mabel  Hilliard,  Olive  Vail,  Eu- 
phenia  McNeill,  Millie  Colford, 
Blanche  Woodman  and  Frances  Stew- 
art. Musical  director,  W.  H. 
Batchelor.  [No  intermission.]  Part 
Second — Olio.  Little  Arnold  Grazer 
and  Hazel  Callahan,  America's  favor- 
ite child  singers  and  dancers;  recita- 
tion, Henry  Irving's  "My  Uncle," 
Lewis  Morrison;  balcony  scene  from 
Romeo  and  Juliet  [special  scenery 
from    the    Alcazar] — Romeo.  White 


Whittlesey;  Juliet,  Florence  Roberts. 
Mary  Marble  (California  Theatre), 
courtesy  of  Dunne  and  Ryley,  char- 
acter songs  and  dances;  Mathews  and 
Bulger  (California  Theatre),  courtesy 
of  Dunne  and  Ryley,  specialties:  Etta 
Butler  (Orpheum),  mimic;  Mae  Tuni- 
son  (Olympia),  soprano;  Walter 
Jones  (California  Theatre),  courtesy 
of  Dunne  and  Ryley,  celebrated  imita- 
tion of  Sousa,  assisted  by  a  military 
band;  Edna  Davenport  (Olympia), 
character  dances;  The  Wilson  Family 
(Chutes),  "The  Colored  Aristocrats." 

Following  his  rendition  of  "My 
Uncle,"  Mr.  Morrison  spoke  as  fol- 
lows: "I  am  requested  by  the  Asso- 
ciated Managers  and  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment to  thank  you  heartily  for  your 
generous  response.  I  have  traveled 
all  over  America  and  I  do  not  know 
where  an  appeal,  such  as  occasioned 
this  performance,  would  be  responded 
to  so  readily  and  so  generously  as  in 
old  San  Francisco.  Those  who  could 
not  gain  admittance  must  be  consoled 
with  the  thought  that  their  stipend 
goes  to  a  noble  cause.  Those  of  us 
who  are  here  have  not  only  that 
thought,  but  we  carry  away  with  us 
a  pleasing  memory.  Again,  on  be- 
half of  the  Fire  Department,  the  man- 
agers and  my  colleagues,!  thank  you." 

At  the  close  of  the  performance, 
George  Webster  of  the  Alcazar  said 
he  hoped  that  the  necessity  for  a  simi- 
lar performance  would  not  arise,  but 
if  it  did  San  Francisco  would  always 
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local  theatres,  worked  hard  behind  the 
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July  14,  1900 


Sapho  in  Los  Angeles 

Oliver  Morosco's  production  of 
Sapho  in  Los  Angeles  was  one  of  the 
biggest  things  he  ever  did.  Its  busi- 
ness was  better  than  Quo  Vadis,  so 
say  members  of  the  company  who 
appeared  in  it.  Very  much  of  the 
success  of  the  production  was  due  to 
Clarence  Montaine,  who  rehearsed  it 
and  acted  the  part  of  Le  Grande.  Out- 
side of  the  Frawley  members  who 
appeared  in  it  were  Ida  Banning, 
.Margaret  Marshall  and  Lillian  Buck- 
ingham, three  well  know  California 
actresses,  who  happened  to  be  spend- 
ing their  vacations  in  Los  Angeles 
and  vicinity. 


A  Glimpse  of  Duse 

Writing  about  Eleanora  Duse  in 
the  Fortnightly  Review,  Helen  Zim- 
mern  says:  "Hating  all  curiosity 
and  impertinence,  scorning  to  tell  the 
details  of  her  private  life  to  the  casual 
questioner  or  the  professional  inter- 
viewer, she  will  talk  unreservedly  to 
those  of  whose  sympathy  she  is  sure, 
in  whose  discretion  she  has  faith. 
Naturally  reserved  and  quiet,  with  a 
profound  underlying  sadness  and 
tendency  to  introspection,  to  a  pessi- 
mistic philosophy  of  life,  she  never- 
theless throws  herself  at  times,  heart 
and  soul,  into  the  enjoyment  of  the 
moment — often  some  pleasure  of  the 
simplest  kind,  laughing  and  talking 
with  all  the  abandonment  of  a  child. 
Married  uncongenially  —  her  hus- 
barfd's  name  is  Checchi — she  has  one 
young  daughter  in  whom  all  her 
affection  Is  centered,  and  who  is  being 
brought  up  in  Germany,  away  from 
the  toil  ^and  unrest  of  a  stage  life. 
Duse  has  no  fixed  home,  unless  a  little 
pied  a  terre  in  the  house  of  some  Rus- 
sian friends  in  Venice  can  be  so 
called.  She  pitches  her  tent  wherever 
her  work  chances  to  call  her,  and 
wherever  she  goes  she  carries  with 
her  and  keeps  in  her  dressing-room 
where  her  eyes  can  always  fall  upon 
them,  portraits  of  the  little  daughter 
whose  company  she  denies  herself,  in 
order  to  spare  her  ihe  wandering  and 
uncertain  life  of  h£r  own  childhood, 
and  who  has  never  even  seen  her 
mother  act  Duse's  personal  tastes 
are  of  the  most  modest.    She  dresses 


in  the  severest  style,  wears  no  jewelry, 
and  cannot  endure  perfumes  of  any 
description— even  the  scent  of  flowers 
is  a  torment  to  her — but  she  spends 
enormous  sums  on  books  and  photo- 
graphs, on  bon-bons  and  scissors — a 
curious  hobby  of  hers,  as  she  buys 
pair  after  pair,  which  she  afterward 
loses  and  forgets.  She  is  a  great 
reader  and  an  acute  critic.  Shakes- 
peare is  her  great  admiration,  though 
she  cannot  read  him  in  his  native 
tongue,  as  English  is  a  closed  book  to 
her." 


The  Gallery  Boy 

and  Herrmann 

Leon  Herrmann,  the  magician,  is 
very  popular  with  the  denizens  of  the 
gallery.  It  was  after  the  performance 
at  English's  Opera  House  in  Indian- 
apolis, Ind.,  when  the  following  inter- 
esting conversation  took  place.  In- 
teresting is  said  advisedly.  The  con- 
versation on  this  occasion  was  inter- 
esting chiefly  on  account  of  the 
picturesque  and  forcible  language 
which  was  expressed  in  a  style  that 
would  have  shocked  a  diplomat,  un- 
used to  the  hit  from  the  shoulder 
style  of  language  employed. 

"Say,  Jimmy,"  said  the  smaller  of 
the  two,  "de  professor  is  a  corker, 
ain't  he.  Did  you  see  de  way  he  put 
dat  old  guy  wid  whiskers  on  the  hog? 
Holy  gee,  when  he  pulled  dat  rabbit 
out  from  under  his  Renny,  didn't  he 
make  him  look  like  tirty  cents?" 
"Naw,"said  his  partner,  "dat  wasn't 
it.  Dat  dude  made  me  tired.  Say, 
when  he  had  dat  geezer  on  the  stage 
and  jerked  de  cards  out  of  his  nose, 
dat  was  the  real  ting.  Say,  if  I  could 
do  dat  stuff,  I'd  own  dis  town."  "Aw, 
go  long,"  said  the  little  fellow,  "look 
what  wants  to  do  de  gags.  Gee,  ain't 
he  getting  chesty."  The  crowd  here 
pushed  the  two  lads  arguing  and  pro- 
testing in  an  animated  manner  out  of 
hearing. 


local  stock  companies  in  cities  of  the 
United  States  and  Canada,  and  curi- 
ously enough,  during  the  very  week 
that  Stange's  version  was  withdrawn 
from  the  Adelphi  Theatre,  London, 
Wilson  Barrett  in  Edinburg  produced 
his  version  of  Quo  Vadis  with  im- 
mense success.  Barrett  was  clever 
enough  to  realize  that  it  was  the  love 
story  of  Petronius  and  Eunice,  the 
slave  girl,  which  interested  readers 
more  than  other  portions  of  the  Rus- 
sian's novel,  and  very  wisely  he  has 
subordinated  all  other  characters  in 
his  drama  of  these  two.  Consequently 
in  the  drama  which  he  presents  he 
has  cast  himself  to  play  Petronius 
rather  than  Vinicius,  the  actual  hero 
of  the  novel. 


English  Stage  Version 
Of  Quo  Vadis 

During  a  recent  week  there  were  no 
less  than  twenty-six  different  produc- 
tions of  Quo  Vadis,  being  acted  by  the 


Matinee   Idols  in  Los 
Angeles 

In  Los  Angeles  they  have  a  partic- 
ularly violent  class  of  matinee  hero 
worshippers,  if  half  what  the  papers 
of  the  citrus  belt  say  is  true.  Listen 
to  the  sample  account  of  the  troubles 
of  popular  Frank  Mathieu:  "And 
now  all  Los  Angeles,  that  is  to  say  all 
Los  Angeles  society  women  worship 
him,  and  the  poor  man  is  kept  busy- 
all  day  long  answering  telephone 
messages  from  'ladies'  inviting  him 
out.  He  is  the  rage.  He  has  the 
entree  to  our  best  homes  and  I  could 
name  off  a  string  of  houses  that  find 
him  a  constant  visitor.  If  I  wished 
to  be  merely  tentative  I  might  make 
up  the  old  story  of  the  photographs 
and  notes  and  things  that  handsome 
actors  receive  daily  from  their  femi- 
nine admirers,  but  I  do  not  know  this 
of  Mr.  Mathieu.  He  may  receive  all 
the  tokens  of  the  nature  I  have  enu- 
merated for  all  I  know.  But  I  do 
know  that  whenever  the  'pet'  actor 
leaves  the  stage  he  is  immediatelv 
surrounded  by  a  'bevy'  of  society 
girls  and  matrons.  How  do  they 
manage  to  get  acquainted  with  him  is 
the  cry  of  everybody — that  does  not 
know  him.    Don't  ask  me." 

And  as  is  the  case  with  many  an- 
other idol,  this  one  is  happily  married 
and  has  two  of  the  handsomest  chil- 
dren you  would  wish  to  see. 


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Walter  cMorosco  Loses 
Valuable  Rabbits 

Walter  Morosco's  valuable  rabbitry 
at  his  Fruitvale  ranch  where  he  had  a 
large  number  of  blooded  Belgian 
hares  worth  nearly  $r,5oo,  is  now  a 
scene  of  sorrow  and  slaughter.  Mon- 
day morning,  the  keeper  in  making 
his  rounds  discovered  that  some  mis- 
creant had  entered  the  hutches  and 
had  killed  every  rabbit,  presumably 
with  a  club.  Mr.  Morosco  is  quite 
naturally  very  indignant  at  the  out- 
rage, and  has  communicated  with  the 
Oakland  officers  who  are  working  on 
the  case. 

Rosabel  cMorrison 

Rosabel  Morrison,  whose  picture  as 
Hannah  in  The  Children  of  the  Ghetto 
holds  our  front  page,  is  the  talented 
daughter  of  talented  parents,  Rose 
Wood  and  Lewis  Morrison. 

So  charming  is  her  portrayal  of  the 
part  of  Hannah  that  it  seems  to  have 
been  specially  written  for  here  From 
the  dramatic  height  on  which  this  per- 
formance has  placed  her,  she  will  not 
easily  be  lifted  down. 

In  New  Vork  Miss  Morrison  won 
much  praise  for  her  impersonation  of 
the  Rabbi's  daughter,  and  in  London, 
where  the  play  was  presented  after  its 
American  introduction,  she  was  a  dis- 
tinct success  and  made  a  wonderful 
triumph  with  her  portrayal. 

Her  training  has  been  excellent, 
her  experience  wide.  With  her  father 
she  has  played  roles  touching  every 
gamut  of  emotion  and  apart  from  this 
has  done  leading  business  in  many 
women's  plays.  Carmen  is  one  of  her 
big  successes. 

Her  ability  as  stage  manager  is 
shown  in  Mr.  Frawley's  production  of 
Zangwill's  play,  she  having  been  spe- 
cially engaged  to  rehearse  it. 

She  goes  back  to  New  York  in  early- 
August  to  create  an  important  role  in 
one  of  next  season's  productions. 


The  Australian  Comedy  Company- 
left  Sunday  last  for  Portland,  for  an 
opening  Tuesday  night.  They  will 
produce  Sapho,  with  George  Elliott 
as  Fannv  Le  Grand. 


July  14,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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benefit  On  Ship  Board 

The  steamer  Luella,  Captain  F. 
Miller,  which  brought  the  many  per- 
formers from  the  Eureka  Street  Fair, 
on  their  tiip  down  gave  a  performance 
on  ship  board  in  aid  of  the  Sweeney 
fund,  which  amounted  to  $10.25.  The 
program  included  Si  Stebbins,  king 
of  cards;  Omene,  the  oriental  dancer; 
the  Luella  Quartet — Messrs.  Miller, 
Frost,  Mooser  and  McCord;  song  and 
dance,  Miss  Agnes  Smith ;  Bosco,  the 
snake  eater;  C.  E.  Thurston,  in 
comedy  sketches.  E.  W.  Frost,  of 
the  Western  Amusement  Exchange, 
was  stage  director. 


Side  Lights 

The  Country  Girl  will  follow  Ingo- 
mar  at  the  Alcazar. 

Ezell,  the  hypnotist,  is  reported  to 
have  stranded  in  the  Eureka  towns. 

Ned  Holden's  venture  in  Oakland 
seems  to  be  panning  out  well. 

The  Alabama  Minstrels,  under  the 
management  of  Sam  Mott,  played 
Santa  Rosa  the  4th.  They  are  doing 
a  tent  show,  playing  the  towns  around 
Petaluma,  Napa,  etc. ,  to  fair  business. 

The  Western  Amusement  Exchange 
has  removed  to  larger  and  more  com- 
modious quarters  at  105  Ellis  street. 

It  is  said  that  several  road  com- 
panies are  to  be  sent  out  in  Sherlock 
Holmes  and  Cuyler  Hastings  is  to 
play  the  title  role  in  the  principal  on<  . 

Klaw  &  Erlanger  have  secured 
Delia  Fox.  During  the  coming  sea- 
son she  will  appear  as  Belle  Money  in 
The  Rogers  Brothers  in  Central  Park. 

A  cable  from  Christiania  says: 
Henrik  Ibsen,  the  well-known  Nor- 
wegian poet  and  dramatist,  is  seri- 
ously ill  with  erysipelas  at  Sand 
Fjord,  near  here. 

Members  of  the  Frawley  Company 
are  expecting  before  long  to  hear  of 
the  announcement  of  the  engagement 
of  Marion  Barney  and  H.  S.  Nortb- 
rup. 

T.  Daniel  Frawley  in  a  conversation 
with  a  Revikw  man  the  other  day  said 
that  the  report  that  Frank  Murray  was 
no  longer  connected  with  the  Frawley 
enterprise,  was  unfounded.  Mr. 
Murray  is  now  in  New  York  under 
salary  to  Mr.  Frawley  and  is  engaged 
in  securing  plays  and  looking  generally 
after  Mr.  Frawley's  interests  in  the 
Metropolis. 

In  the  Queen's  Bench  division  of 
the  High  Court  of  Justice,  July  5th,  a 
Parisian  dressmaker  recovered  from 
Mrs.  Leslie  Carter,  the  actress,  .£533 
for  dresses  worn  in  the  production  of 
"Zaza"  in  New  York.  The  orders  for 
the  dresses  were  given  in  London,  and 
the  court  held  that  Mrs.  Carter's  plea 
that  her  subsequent  trial  and  discharge 
in  New  York  freed  her  from  liability 
and  did  not  affect  the  London  contract. 
The  same  plaintiff  got  a  verdict  of 
,£172  against  Mr.  David  Belasco,  the 
theatrical  manager. 


Personal  Mention 

Charlie  Thall  returned  from  the 
interior  last  Sunday. 

Clarence  Moxtaine  joins  the 
Alcazar  Company  for  the  Ingomar 
production. 

Edna  Elsmere  is  creating  quite  a 
pleasant  impression  with  Oakland 
theatre-goers. 

S.  H.  Friedlander  will  in  about  a 
week  start  his  Brownie  Company  out 
again,  going  as  far  East  as  Minne- 
apolis. 

W.  F.  Rochester,  the  well-known 
stage  director,  is  acting  in  that  capa- 
city for  a  special  engagement  with 
the  Ficks'  Opera  Company  in  Sacra- 
mento. 


Drew's  Leading  Lady 

Miss  Ida  Conquest  will  be  John 
Drew's  leading  lady  the  coming  season. 
There  are  some  shrewd  persons  in  the- 
atrical circles  who  are  predicting  that 
Miss  Irving  is  going  out  this  autumn 
at  the  head  of  a  company  of  her  own. 


Warren  Bunkerr 


A  wonderful  ly  clever  and  versatile 
character  impersonator  is  Warren 
Bunkerr,  now  playing  at  the  Chutes. 
He  shows  one  of  the  finest  and  most 
artistically  dressed  acts  in  vaudeville 
and  is  simply  dazzling  with  a  $5,000.00 
wardrobe.  He  does  his  act  with 
colored  mechanical  and  electrical 
effects  and  is  a  big  feature  for  any 
performance.  Mr.  Bunkerr  is  being 
booked  by  Archie  Levy,  sole  western 
agent. 

A  Discovery 


An  interesting  story  has  just  come 
to  light,  says  the  London  Literary 
World,  of  the  discovery  of  a  copy  of 
the  first  folio  of  Shakespeare  in  an 
obscure  Yorkshire  village,  situated  in 
the  heart  of  the  Bronte  country.  The 
discovery  was  made  by  the  village 
schoolmaster  at  Oldfield  when  verify- 
ing the  catalogue  compiled  for  the  sale 
of  the  library  of  an  old  gentleman 
named  Heaton.  The  library  was  sold 
to  a  ring  of  second-hand  booksellers, 
some  one  of  whom  probably  has  the 
work  now. 


The  Elleford  Season 

This  popular  company  opens  its 
season  at  Santa  Rosa  the  16th,  follow- 
ing with  a  week  at  Yallejo,  the  23d. 
Tom  Bates  left  Tuesday  for  the  pre- 
liminary work. 


The  next  meeting  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protec- 
tive Order  of  Elks  will  be  held  at  Mil- 
waukee. The  session  at  Atlantic  City. 
N.  J.,  July  12,  was  devoted  to  discus- 
sions of  changes  of  the  by-laws. 

The  reports  presented  show  that 
there  are  now  601  lodges  in  as  many 
cities  in  the  Union.  These  have  an 
aggregate  membership  of  70,000.  In 
the  past  five  years  the  membership 
has  doubled.  During  the  past  year 
the  order  expended  $54,000  in  charity, 
and  since  the  institution  of  the  first 
lodge  it  has  expended  for  that  purpose 
$595,000.  The  amount  of  cash  in  the 
treasuries  of  the  subordinate  lodges 
amounts  in  the  aggregate  to  $300,000 
and  the  property  owned  by  the  lodges 
outside  of  cash  is  worth  $1,300,000. 

The  ten  largest  lodges  of  the  order 
are  :  New  York,  with  a  membership 
of  899;  Grand  Rapids,  774;  Detroit, 
773;  Louisville,  676;  Baltimore,  661; 
Jackson,  Mich  , 646;  Minneapolis,  638; 
Cincinnati,  632;  Allegheny,  595  and 
Chicago,  559. 

During  the  past  year,  while  the  great 
strength  of  the  Order  is  in  the  East, 
where  it  originated,  there  has  been  a 
remarkable  advance  in  the  West, 
notably  in  California,  where  six  lodges 
were  instituted,  there  being  now  fifteen 
in  this  State. 

The  Californians  in  attendance  on 
the  Grand  Lodge  are  :  H.  S.  Manning 
and  J.  O.  Reisof  San  Francisco;  Thos. 
J.  Darmody  and  W.  F.  Kennedy  of 
Los  Angeles;  C.  Fred  Henting  of  San 
Diego;  George  W.  Reed  and  George 
de  Golia  of  Oakland;  Henry  E.  HofF 


of  San  Luis  Obispo;  Park  Henshaw  of 
Chico;  H.  L.  Hall  of  Fresno;  E.  M. 
Preston  of  Nevada  City;  Jackson 
Hatch  of  San  Jose;  John  F.  Kidder  of 
Grass  Yalley;  George  W.  Jackson  and 
F.  L.  Gray  of  Sacramento;  Frank  R. 
Devlin  of  Yallejo  and  F.  P.  Meserve, 
Redlands. 


After  the  audience  at  the  Clunie 
Opera  House,  Sacramento,  Wednes- 
day night  was  dismissed,  the  Lyric 
Opera  Company  gathered  upon  the 
stage,  and  some  thirty  guests  occupied 
seats  in  boxes  and  the  auditorium, 
while  the  orchestra  maintained  its 
position—for  there  was  to  be  a  wed- 
ding. Presently  Rev.  A.  C.  Herrick 
took  a  position  at  the  footlights,  Pro- 
fessor Franz's  orchestra  played  the 
wedding  march  from  "Lohengrin,'' 
and  the  wedding  party  came  forward. 
The  bridegroom  was  Argyle  Tully, 
tenor  in  the  company.  By  his  side  in 
simple  white  and  with  ornaments  of 
flowers  only,  was  the  bride,  Olive 
Yail,  who  was  for  a  long  time  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Morosco  chorus,  and  now 
of  the  Lyric  Company.  The  bride- 
groom was  escorted  by  Emile  Bar- 
rangon,  and  the  bride  by  Miss  Anna- 
belle  Gordon,  both  of  the  Lyric  Com- 
pany, the  bridesmaid  being  gowned 
in  white,  with  floral  ornaments  only. 
Rev.  Mr.  Herrick  pronounced  the 
marriage  service  and  then  the  orches- 
tra leading,  the  company  sang  a 
favorite  air  from  one  of  the  operas, 
followed  by  a  rousing  chorus  "For 
He's  a  Jolly  Good  Fellow."  Stage 
Manager  Rochester  then  stepped  for- 
ward and  in  a  neat  speech  in  behalf  of 
the  Lyric  Company  and  management, 
presented  the  new  married  pair  with  a 
comfortable  purse  of  money  as  a  token 
of  the  esteem  in  which  the  young 
couple  were  held  by  their  associates. 


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Productions  undertaken.  Plays  staged  by  competent  directors.  Dramatic 
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Denver  is  most  enterprising  this 
summer.  Mrs.  Rlitch  is  giving  her 
townspeople  simply  a  wonderful 
theatrical  menu.  The  latest  attrac- 
tion is  Blanche'Bates  at  the  Gardens, 
who  has  been  lured  away  from  Europe 
by  the  offer  of  a  big  summer  salary. 
If  Miss  Bates  is  under  contract  to 
Charles  Frohman  or  David  Belasco, 
the  wonder  of  it  is  that  they  should 
consent  to  such  an  arrangement. 
¥ 

A  first-class  funny  man  ought  to 
be  able  to  work  up  this  little  squib  into 
quite  a  hit: 

The  society  reporter  of  a  New  York 
daily  had  been  detailed  to  procure  the 
names  of  prominent  persons  in  attend- 
ance at  a  performance  of  grand  opera. 

"I  beg  pardon,  madam,"  she  said, 
approaching  one  of  the  occupants  of  a 
private  box,  "but  will  you  oblige  me 
by  giving  me  your  name?" 

"Mrs.  Archibald  Jo  Neeze,"  replied 
the  lady. 

"Pardon  me,"  rejoined  the  reported, 
"I  did  not  quite  catch  the  last  name." 
"Jo  Neeze." 

"May  I  ask  how  you  spell  it?" 

"Certainly.  J-o-n-e-s.  Jo  Neeze," 
haughtily  answered  the  occupant  of 
the  box,  and  the  reporter  retired  to 
the  foyer  to  fan  herself. 

¥  ¥ 

They  Have  cModernized 
the  Passion  Play 

A  correspondent  writing  of  the 
dramatic  representation  of  the  life  of 
Christ  in  the  Oberammergau  Passion 


Play,  says  that  the  production  this 
year  is  considerably  modernized.  The 
town  is  now  accessible  by  means  of  a 
railway,  and  a  new  theatre  has  been 
completed.  "As  before  the  stage  is 
open  to  the  sky,  while  the  orchestra 
sits  below  the  stage  and  is  hidden 
from  view.  The  new  theatre  is  a 
great  improvement  over  the  former 
one.  Now  there  is  a  roof  over  the 
seats  of  the  audience.  In  the  old 
theatre  on  rainy  days  the  visitors 
were  compelled  to  sit  under  umbrellas 
throughout  the  performance.  Joseph 
Mayr,  the  former  impersonator  of 
Christ,  now  an  old  man  with  gray 
beard,  is  the  leader  of  the  chorus. 
The  character  of  Christ  is  now  im- 
personated by  Anton  Lang.  He  is 
only  26  years  old,  has  light  hair  and 
light  beard  with  a  beautiful,  seraphic 
face.  He  acted  with  much  dignity 
and  grace,  but  in  other  respects  can 
not  compare  with  Mayr.  Bertha 
Wolf,  as  Mary,  cannot  compare  with 
her  predecessor,  Rosa  Lang,  who,  by 
the  way,  is  now  in  a  convent  near 
Vienna. 

"I  must  also  record  a  feeling  of  dis- 
appointment regarding  the  acting  of 
Judas.  Not  even  in  the  wonderful 
scenes  before  the  sanhedrin,  when  he 
spumed  their  thirty  pieces  of  silver, 
did  he  impress  me  as  favorably  as  ten 
years  ago.  His  monologue  before 
committing  suicide  was  spoken  in  a 
decided  monotone  and  a  weak  voice. 
Peter  Rendl,  as  John,  however,  made 
a  very  favorable  impression,  as  he  did 
in  1890. 

"Following  in  rapid  succession  came 
the  marvelous  scenes  of  Christ  before 
Pilate,  the  scourging,  the  bearing  of 
the  cross  to  Golgotha  and  the  wonder- 
fully realistic  crucifixion  scene. 

"Hardly  a  breath  was  heard,  and 
only  now  and  then  a  sob  came  from  : 
the   audience.      From    many  eyes 
flowed  tears  when  Christ  uttered  the 
words:    'My  God,  why  hast  thou  for- 
saken me  ?'    Then  Joseph  of  Arima-  j 
thea  and  the  few  faithful  stepped  for- 
ward and  gently  removed  the  body 
from  the  cross  just  as  in  Rubens' 
famous  painting.    The  resurrection 
scene    was    also   most  impressive. 
Christ  rose  from  his  tomb,  clothed  in 
a  silver  garment.     The  chorus  closed 
with  a  grand  finale,  singing: 
"All  victorious!  All  victorious! 

All  His  enemies'  might  He  vanquished 

From  the  tomb  in  which  he  languished. 
Immortality  all  glorious 

He  has  brought  to  light." 

First  reports  from  Phoenix  speak  of 
the  Frank  Cooley  Company  in  very 
favorable  terms.  The  opening  night 
was  a  great  success,  being  witnessed 
by  an  audience  that  filled  the  house. 
Frank  Cooley,  Sydney  Piatt,  Dan 
Crouse,  M.J.  McQttarrie  and  Georgie 
Francis  were  recipients  of  much  praise 
by  the  Phoenix  press. 


Lowe's  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  Co. 
closes  at  Gilroy  July  25.  George 
Lowe  goes  Hast  and  will  return  with 
a  big  attraction. 


DRY  GOODS  COMPANY 


I  Cloak  and  Suit 


1  >«»p*n*t  moiit 


IMMENSE  SALE 


of 


High  Grade  Tailor  Suits 
Evening  and  Reception  Gowns 
Skirts,  Jackets  and  Capes 

AT  IMMENSELY 

REDUCED 

PRICES 


$75.00  Suits  reduced  to  $45.00 

$60.00  Suits  reduced  to  $35.00 

$40.00  Suits  reduced  to  $25.00 

$25.00  Suits  reduced  to  $15.00 

$22.  co  Suits  reduced  to  $12.00 

Owing  to  such  great  reductions  we  will  charge 
$1.00  for  alterations. 

No  goods  taken  back  or  exchanged  during  this  sale 

These  suits  are  extremely  well  suited  for  stage 
wear,  being  extremely  handsome 


S.  E.  Cor.  Geary  and  Stockton  Sts.,S.F. 
UNION  SQUARE 


JOLY  14,  I9OO 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


Fred  Belasco  will  arrive  here  next 
week  from  his  extended  European 
tour. 

Richard  Jose  and  wife  have  been 
spending  the  summer  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

Theodore  Roberts,  the  well- 
known  actor,  is  spending  his  summer 
vacation  in  San  Francisco. 

Jim  Haswell,  the  Oakland  Thea- 
tre's popular  business  manager,  was  a 
Review  caller  Wednesday. 

John  O.  Reis  of  San  Francisco  was 
Monday  elected  Grand  Esteemed 
Leading  Knight  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  Elks  in  session  at  Atlanta  City. 

Jennie  Winston,  an  old  time 
comic  opera  favorite,  will  join  the 
Ficks  Opera  Co.  in  Sacramento  next 
week. 

Colonel  David  Urquhart  of  New 
Orleans  died  at  Saratoga  July  6,  at  his 
summer  cottage.  He  was  the  father 
of  Mrs.  James  Brown  Potter,  the 
actress. 

Mrs.  Addie  Schimpf,  widow  of  the 
late  Charles  Schimpf  of  the  Orpheum, 
was  married  June  27th  to  Peck  Eppin- 
ger,  a  well  known  man  about  town, 
who  has  a  millionaire  father. 

Mabel  Morrison  will  be  added  to 
the  cast  of  The  Liars  when  it  is  pre- 
sented at  the  Columbia  next  week. 
Last  season  Miss  Morrison  was  with 
Annie  Russell  and  made  such  a  favor- 
able impression  that  she  goes  with  Miss 
Russell  again  the  coming  season. 

Chas.  Astor  Parker  writes  from 
Honolulu  that  the  Neill  Company  is 
doing  a  fine  business  and  that  the  visit 
socially  is  simply  overwhelming.  Mr. 
Parker  will  probably  arrive  in  San 
Francisco  next  week. 

A  popular  member  of  the  Clement- 
Stockwell  Company  now  playing  the 
north  is  Miss  Florence  Pomphret.  She 
has  been  with  the  company  only  this 
season,  and  is  making  a  name  for  her- 
self with  her  clever  delineation  of  in- 
genue roles,  being  especially  well  re- 
ceived in  Seattle. 

Louis  Elliott,  in  addition  to  his 
Sapho  venture,  is  also  preparing  a 
grand  scenic  production  of  Helen  Hunt 
Jackson's  celebrated  novel  Ramona, 
and  has  already  booked  his  company 
in  most  of  the  important  towns  on  this 
coast.  Ramona  should  be  a  hit,  espe- 
cially in  the  East. 

Miss  Fredericks  and  Messrs. 
'fully,  Partello  and  Barrangon  have 
made  themselves  very  popular  with 
Sacramento    opera   audiences,  and 


are  important  factors  in  the  suc- 
cessful season  now  being  held  there. 

Maud  Fisher  Berry,  the  operatic 
vocalist,  has  concluded  to  return  to 
the  stage  sooner  than  she  had  ex- 
pected. She  had  intended  spending 
the  entire  summer  in  Oakland,  but 
the  Castle  Square  people  wanted  her 
for  the  St.  Louis  engagement,  so  she 
joins  them  in  St.  Louis  this  week. 

Francis  Byrne  arrived  in  town 
Monday,  to  open  in  the  Dancing  Girl 
with  the  Frawley  Co.  Mr.  Byrne 
played  Paul  Dechelette,  the  sculptor 
in  the  Los  Angeles  production  of 
Sapho,  and  gave  a  magnificent  por- 
trayal, finishing  his  speech  in  the 
third  act  with  such  power  as  to  have 
half  his  audience  crying,  to  say  noth- 
ing of  sundry  gentle  female  hearts 
behind  the  scenes  who  were  moved  to 
tears. 

Miss  Mabelle  Gilman,  the  young 
Sacramento  miss  who  has  done  so  well 
with  the  Lederer  forces  at  the  New 
York  Casino,  is  becoming  quite  an 
important  theatrical  light.  They  are 
telling  a  story  of  her  that  is  hardly 
appreciated  by  Lederer,  the  Casino 
manager.  The  latter  decided  some 
time  ago  to  take  Miss  Gilman  to  Lon- 
don and  give  her  the  place  of  Edna 
May,  who  has  been  demanding  rest. 
Miss  Gilman  fell  in  line  with  his  plan, 
passage  was  booked  and  the  advent 
of  the  new  soubrette  was  billed  in 
London.  On  the  eve  of  sailing,  the 
determined  young  lady  sent  for  Led- 
erer and  assured  him  that  she  could 
not  think  of  going  to  London  unless 
her  salary  was  doubled.  There  was  a 
scene  in  which  an  angry  manager 
protested  vainly,  and  in  the  end  the 
young  lady  had  her  way.  She  is 
now  in  London  playing  under  Mr. 
Lederer's  direction  and  at  twice  the 
already  comfortable  sum  she  received 
in  America. 

Adolph  Zink,  the  lilliputian  come- 
dian, who  is  to  play  the  opposite  role 
to  Jerome  Sykes  in  Foxy  Quiller,  i 
very  fond  of  attending  glove  contests. 
He  considers  himself  quite  an  expert 
in  "the  manly  art."  He  saw  a  recent 
fight  at  the  Broadway  Athletic  Club. 
After  it  was  over  he  stood  on  a  chair 
giving  his  opinion  of  the  pugilists. 
Some  one  remarked  that  he  knew 
nothing  about  fighting— that  either  of 
the  Rossow  midgets  could  best  him. 
"I  can  thrash  'em  both  with  one  hand 
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The  Columbia 

A  Dumas  play  in  dramatic  form  is 
the  satisfactory  offering  by  the 
Henry  Milier  Company  this  week. 
From  "Un  Marriage  Sous  Louis  XV" 
Sydney  Grundy,  the  erratic  purveyor 
of  plays,  has  arranged  a  charming 
comedy  of  manners  and  action  and 
fancy  dress.  Pitched  in  only  a  slight 
exaggeration  of  daily  life,  the  action 
of  the  play  runs  almost  smoothly  and 
coherently.  It  tells  the  tale  of  a 
woman  and  man  married  through  the 
arrangements  of  an  uncle — how  they 
each  had  another  lover,  a  true  heart 
love,  and  how  before  long  they 
speedily  fell  in  love  with  each  other. 
Henry  Miller's  charming  and  refined 
comedy  instinct  fell  into  pleasant 
places  portraying  the  Comte  Condale, 
who  had  made  the  marriage  of  con- 
venience. On  the  American  stage 
to-day  there  is  no  one  who  can  more 
adequately  represent  the  gentleman  of 
refined  manners  and  studious  nature 
than  Mr.  Miller,  and  he  made  the 
Comte  a  strong  and  interesting 
creation,  wearing  the  complicated 
dress  of  the  period  with  ease  and 
grace.  Frank  Worthing  was  the 
Chevalier  de  Valclos,  and  he  was 
very  much  the  Chevalier  and  very 
little  the  Worthing.  Mr.  Worthing 
is  speedily  broadening  in  his  work, 
and  his  assumption  of  the  Chevalier 
was  delightfully  nonchalent  and  con- 
vincing. Chas.  Walcot  made  a  pleas- 
ant figure  as  the  General,  and  Earl 
Browne,  strongly  resembling  in 
facial  expression  Mr.  Miller,  was  a 
fine  looking  figure  as  Jasmin.  Mar- 
garet Anglin,  who  is  always  charming 
in  her  sincerity  and  pleasing  in  her 
intelligence,  played  a  most  enjoyable 
Comtessede  Condale.  Her  gowns 
were  quite  overpowering  and  some- 
thing to  be  remembered.  Margaret 
Dale,  who  is  disclosing  each  week  the 
possession  of  much  talent,  was  a  beauti- 
ful Morton.  Some  of  these  fine  days 
when  the  papers  are  read,  we  will 
learn  that  Charles  Frohman  has 
selected  a  new  leading  woman — and 
his  judgment  will  not  be  far  wrong. 
In  stage  settings,  in  costuming  and  in 
general  effect,  the  performance  of  A 
Marriage  of  Convenience  is  a  demon- 
stration of  artistic  accomplishment. 


The  Alcazar 

Camille  holds  the  boards  at  the 
Alcazar  this  week.  This  is 
Florence  Roberts'  strongest  play,  one 
of  her  many  ardent  admirers  told  me. 
So  I  wended  my  way  thither,  and  was 


more  than  repaid,  for  this  celebrated 
play,  with  its  long  waits,  was  made 
intensely  interesting  by  this  wonder- 
ful little  actress.  As  Camille,  Miss 
Roberts  is  fascinating,  and  I  had 
almost  said  lovable,  for  if  one  so 
schooled  in  vice  as  Camille  can  thus 
give  up  all  that  life  holds  dear — all 
for  the  sake  of  the  one  held  so  dear, 
what  does  virtue  teach  more  than  this, 
or  that  is  better?  Environment — oppor- 
tunity. Ah!  How  much  we  owe  of 
our  self  satisfied,  so-called  virtues,  to 
these  fortunate  accidents.  Madam 
Prudence,  with  her  idiosyncracies,  is 
well  represented  by  Marie  Howe, 
whose  charming  character  acting  has 
made  her  such  a  favorite  with  Alcazar 
theatre-goers.  Laura  Crews,  as 
Nichette,  was  just  the  sweet,  maidenly 
creature  one  loves  to  meet  in  every 
day  life,  so  natural  withal.  No  won- 
der New  York  wants  her,  and  when 
she  is  gone  we  shall  miss  her.  Lillian 
Armsby,  as  Nanine,  is  sympathetic, 
attentive  and  loving,  giving  the 
character  just  the  expression  of  care 
and  trust  it  needs.  White  Whittlesey 
is  the  passionate  lover,  Armand,  that 
one  expects  to  meet  in  this  phase  of 
life.  He  enters  into  the  spirit  of  the 
part  with  the  utmost  intenseness  that 
places  this  character  as  the  best  we  have 
seen  him  represent.  Geo.  P.  Webster 
as  Duval,  pere,  is  dignified ,  courteous, 
cold,  but  strong.  He  has  shown 
wonderfully  good  work  during  the 
past  year.  Edwin  Emery,  as  Gaston, 
fills  the  part  with  a  boyish  earnestness 
and  a  realism  that  is  altogether  enjoy- 
able and  makes  us  see  the  true  heart 
beating  beneath  the  worldly  exterior. 
De  Varville,  as  portrayed  by  Howard 
Scott,  is  exceptionally  good.  How 
you  shrink  from  him  at  the  rising  of 
the  curtain  upon  the  very  first  act  and 
how  you  hate  this  handsome  cavalier 
of  a  villain  at  the  close  of  the  fourth! 
So  polished,  so  clever,  such  a  villain! 
Carlyle  Moore  depicts  with  care  and 
ease  the  part  of  Gustave,  dresses  well, 
looks  well.  Camille  as  portrayed  here 
causes  the  surprised  tears  to  flow  from 
many  an  eye,  all  unused  to  weeping. 
It's  a  wonderful  story,  sad,  but  told 
so  well,  oh  so  well — and  we  come 
away  with  heavy  hearts,  that  life  so 
hard  for  some  must  be. 


Arthur  Jones.  It  has  been  seen  here 
before  on  several  occasions,  this  being, 
the  fifth  week  it  has  been  played  to 
San  Francisco  audiences.  Notwith- 
standing this  lack  of  newness,  it  has 
been  doing  very  well  and  has  intro- 
duced three  actors  in  strong  parts — 
Harrington  Reynolds,  as  David  Ives, 
the  Quaker;  Keith  Wakeman,  as 
Drusilla  Ives,  the  Dancing  Girl,  his 
erring  daughter  and  Wilton  Lackaye, 
in  the  part  of  the  Duke  of  Guisebury, 
that  he  played  some  years  ago  at  the 
Old  Baldwin  theatre.  Mr.  Reynolds 
gave  a  strong  characterization  of  the 
old  father  and  especially  in  the  stair- 
way scene,  he  was  magnificent.  Miss 
Wakeman  was  quite  vivacious  in  the 
lighter  scenes  and  strong  and 
emotional  in  the  heavier  ones,  yet  for 
the  perfect  enjoyment  of  her  acting, 
her  voice  is  to  most  people  toned  too 
low,  and  occasionally  there  creeps 
into  her  acting  a  rigidity  that  should 
be  overcome.  Wilton  Lackaye  played 
the  Duke  in  as  easy,  colloquial  style 
that  was  utterly  devoid  of  all  specta- 
cular embellishments  and  it  was  pleas- 
ing to  witness.  Francis  Byrne,  as 
Reginald  Slingsby,  cleverly  demon- 
strated his  ability  in  the  line  of  light 
comedy  characters  and  Frank  Mathieu, 
who  was  John  Christison,  showed  a 
marked  improvement  in  his  acting 
from  that  of  several  months  ago.  His 
voice,  too,  has  rounded  and  grown 
heavier,  and  he  has  developed  much 
better  method  and  assurance.  Regi- 
nald Travers  showed  that  he  is  in- 
proving  rapidly  and  his  Augustus 
Cheevers  was  a  good  small  bit  of 
character.  Sybl  Croke,  by  Mary  Van 
Buren,  was  a  charming  bit  of  acting. 
Phosa  McAllister,  Pearl  Landers, 
Christine  Hill,  Margaret  Smith  and 
Lillian  Stafford,  H.  S.  Duffield,  J.  R. 
Armory,  George  Gaston  and  Clarence 
Chase,  were  others  in  a  most  accep- 
table cast. 


Grand  Opera  House 

""The  Frawleys  are  putting  in  their 
second  week  with  the  Dancing 
Girl,  the   problem   play   by  Henry 


The  California 

'The  presentation  of  A  Contented 
Woman  at  the  California  Theatre 
this  week  has  been  most  interesting 
from  several  points  of  view.  In  the 
first  place,  it  was  a  big  success.  The 
playbills  inadvertently  said  that  it  was 
the  first  time  the  piece  had  been  seen 
here.  Belle  Archer  produced  it  at  the 
same  theatre  scarcely  two  years  ago, 
and  we  must  say  that,  while  ordinarily 
detesting  comparisons,  Norma  Whalley 


and  J.  Sherrie  Mathews,  in  the  roles 
of  Mrs.  and  Mrs.  Holme,  were  unex- 
pectedly clever  from  start  to  finish. 
Miss  Whalley  had  somewhat  more 
spirit  than  Miss  Archer,  and  Mathews 
was  really  clever  as  the  husband  of 
the  female  candidate  for  office.  Miss 
Whalley's  exceeding  beauty  made  her 
perhaps  the  more  interesting,  and  her 
admirers  were  highly  delighted  to  see 
that  she  really  could  handle  a  "legiti- 
mate" character  so  cleverly.  Seeing 
her  in  a  vaudeville  bit — a  little  danc- 
ing and  a  little  singing — one  is  very- 
likely  to  judge  her  wrongly — and 
that  is  the  reason  of  her  triumph  this 
week.  Harry  Bulger,  as  a  ward 
politician,  hadn't  a  great  deal  to  do, 
but  he  overlooked  no  opportunity  to 
get  all  there  was  out  of  the  part. 
Tony  Hart  and  Maude  Courtney  were 
recalled  several  times  in  a  song  and 
dance  specialty.  Hart  was  old  Uncle 
Todie  and  a  good  one,  too.  Bessie 
Tannehill  was  Aunt  Jim  and  she  sur- 
prised everybody  by  her  successful 
work  in  the  difficult  role.  Phil  Ryley 
made  a  most  pleasing  impression  in 
the  character  of  the  bachelor  brother- 
in-law,  somewhat  more  serious  than 
he  has  been  used  to.  Mary  Marble 
was  simply  delightful  in  her  charm- 
ing impersonations,  her  songs  receiv- 
ing many  recalls.  There  were  some 
very  interesting  bell  dances  by 
the  Eight  Mascots  and  some  high  note 
singing  by  pretty  Louise  Gunning. 
The  house  was  deservedly  well  patron- 
ized all  week. 


The  moli 


The  ever  popular  story  of  the  Tea 
House,  The  Geisha,  is  still  draw- 
ing fair  houses  at  the  Tivoli.  This 
is  the  third  and  last  week,  and  judg- 
ing from  the  way  it  is  being  received, 
it  could  easily  run  for  several  weeks 
more.  Pretty  costumes,  excellent 
chorouses  and  an  exceptionally  fine 
cast,  easily  explain  its  popularity. 
Ferris  Hartman,  as  Wung  Hi,  as 
usual  creates  a  great  deal  of  amuse- 
ment. Edwin  Stevens,  in  his  quiet, 
easy  way,  pleases  the  audience  im- 
mensely as  the  Marquis  Imari.  Helen 
Merrill  is  as  dainty  and  graceful  as  one 
would  wish  as  Mimiosa,  the  Chief 
Geisha.  Georgie  Cooper,  as  the 
French  Girl,  has  the  chic  French  air 
about  her  that  fully  merits  the  way  in 
which  she  is  received.  Of  Annie 
Myers  and  her  singing  there  can  not 
be  too  much  praise  given ;  her  lively 
manner  and  the  earnestness  she  gives 
her  part  have  much  to  do  with  the 
success  of  the  play.  Tom  Greene  and 
Arthur  Boyce's  singing  receive  much 
applause  each  evening.  Next  week 
we  get  the  melodious,  merry  Wang, 
and  one  can  easily  imagine  the  fun 
in  store. 


July  14,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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T/fe  Orpheam 

'"The  Orpheum  has  a  strong  pro- 
*  gram  this  week.  The  Todd- 
Judge  family,  acrobats,  show  their 
wonderful  prowess,  while  the  display 
of  muscle  by  one  of  the  party  in  a 
cabinet  is  marvelous.  The  Quaker 
City  Quartet,  in  their  sketch,  Fun  in 
a  Barber  Shop,  do  some  original 
comedy  work  that  is  very  jolly.  Their 
songs  are  catchy,  and  the  funny  work 
of  the  darkey  when  he  only  moves  his 
lips  brings  down  the  house.  Clayton 
White  and  Marie  Stuart,  in  their 
sketch,  The  Waldorf-Metropole  Epi- 
sode, are  up  to  date.  Miss  Stuart's 
dancing  is  thoroughly  enjoyable  and 
very  fetching.  Barrere  and  Jules 
have  a  gymnastic  act  that  while  not 
so  very  thrilling  contains  some  new 
and  pretty  work.  Stella  May  hew  will 
be  remembered  for  her  excellent 
negro  melodies  in  the  On  the 
Suwanee  River  Company  at  the 
California  not  long  since.  She  is  a 
favorite  from  the  start,  putting  much 
life  and  genuine  humor  into  her  rendi- 
tions. The  Cohans  play  their  own 
sketch,  Money  to  Burn,  which  we 
saw  last  year.  They  are  excellent 
performers  and  most  enjoyable  enter- 
tainers, entering  into  the  spirit  of  the 
play  with  hearty  zest  and  jollity. 
Smith  and  Fuller  introduce  some  new 
musical  novelties,  notably  The  Bam- 
boo Chimes.  The  Biograph  closes 
a  good  program  with  excellent  new 
views.  The  orchestra  is  at  its  best 
and  furnishes  excellent  music. 


The  Chutes 


'"The  program  at  the  Chutes  this 
'  week  is  exceptionally  good.  How- 
ard and  Campbell  do  a  clever  turn  on 
the  trapeze.  Warren  Bunker,  the 
quick  change  artist  and  character  im- 
personator, who  makes  his  first  appear- 
ance in  this  city,  made  a  decided  bit. 
His  work  is  far  above  the  average;  his 
dancing  is  excellent  and  his  costumes 
are  elaborate.  McDonald  Brothers, 
comedians,  still  continue  to  please. 
Hadley  and  Hart,  the  Bell  Ringers, 
and  the  Wilson  Family,  are  both  good 
features.  The  new  moving  pictures 
are  very  fine.  Amateur  night  as  usual 
packed  the  house.  The  Electric  Foun- 
tain is  a  thing  of  beauty.  Frank  Hall, 
the  lion  tamer,  with  his  lion,  Wallace, 
is  a  great  feature  this  week. 


The  Olympia 

The  Olympia  program  is  interesting 
'  this  week.  Marcie  Calaveras 
sings  some  pretty  songs.  Maud 
Darrell  the  comedienne  is  very  jolly. 
Mr.  Chas.  McClure  sings  very  accept- 
able, The  Holy  City.  Adalaide  Sulli- 
van sings  with  good  taste  some  pretty 
songs.  Prof.  Conradi's  Living  Statu- 
ary, representing  the  statutes  of  the 
Paris  Exposition,  is  the  feature  of  the 
evening.  Mabel  LeClair's  operatic 
selections  are  well  rendered.  The 
Davenports  buck  and  wing  dancers, 
are  always  acceptable.  Sig.  Vargas  is 
heard  again  with  his  magnificent 
barytone.  Carlton  and  Royce,  the 
singing  and  dancing  soubrettes,  are 
great  favorites.  Dora  Mervin's  cos- 
tumes are  almost  too  elegant  for  the 
place  and  her  negro  melodies  are 
beautifully  sung.  She  has  naturally 
a  fine  voice  and  with  proper  culture 
has  a  great  future.  But  she  must 
have  better  training.  Conductor  Fen- 
ster  with  the  Hungarian  orchestra 
always  gives  excellent  selections. 

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Fischer  s  Concert  House 


"The  bill  at  Fischer's  Concert  House 
*  draws  the  usual  good  audience 
this  week,  but  the  singers  are  hardly 
such  a  success,  artistically,  as  might 
be  desired.  The  program  includes 
third  act  from  Martha  by  Messrs. 
Chas.  Thrower,  John  De  Witt, 
Amanda  Corcoran  and  Mme.  Morell. 
Edison's  projectoscope  moving  pic- 
tures are  a  special  attraction.  The 
D'Estelle  Sisters  in  fancy  dances, 
Deets  and  Don  in  novelty  duos  draw 
well.  Baby  Dolliver,  daintily  cos- 
tumed, is  fascinating  in  pretty  songs 
and  dances,  making  a  hit.  Isabella 
Underwood's  warm,  rich  contralto 
wins  double  encores.  The  orchestra 
is  doing  better  work  this  week  in  the 
way  of  modulation,  Director  Hin- 
rich's  violin  solo,  Intermezzo  Caval- 
leria  Rusticana,  winning  rounds  of 
applause. 

Vaudeville  Notes 

The  Lozelles  will  shortly  arrive  from 
the  East. 

Cxeo.  Harrison  and  Harry  Constan- 
tine  open  at  Victoria  next  week. 

Reta  Everett  is  being  well  received 
at  the  Standard  Theatre,  Bakersfield. 

James  Dalton  opens  at  the  Tivoli 
Theatre,  Stockton,  next  week. 

Veronica  and  Vic  Lewis  are  new 
faces  at  the  Monte  Carlo  Theatre, 
Taylor,  Cal. 

Capt.  Beach,  the  water  king,  is  a 
big  drawing  card  at  the  Salt  Palace, 
Salt  Lake. 

Wm.  De  Boe,  Boggs  and  Heywood 
and  La  Lista  will  open  at  the  Chutes 
July  1 6th. 

Trixeda  will  shortly  appear  in  a 
local  music  hall  after  being  on  the 
sick  list  for  a  couple  of  weeks. 

Warren  Bunker's  wardrobe  is  some- 
thing elegant,  the  l>est  seen  in  many  a 
day.    He  is  a  hit  at  the  Chutes. 


Mae  Davis  is  doing  a  popular  act 
at  the  Mascot,  Seattle. 

They  say  Melbourne  is  a  terrific  hit 
at  the  Mascot,  Seattle. 

Bryant  and  Onslow  have  just  com- 
pleted their  eighth  and  last  week  at 
the  Mascot,  Seattle. 

Thatcher  and  Chenoweth  have 
closed  a  long  engagement  at  the  Mas- 
cot, Seattle. 

Attractions  at  the  Savoy,  Van- 
couver, are  Celia  De  Lacy,  The 
Mannings,  Alice  Hamilton,  Bertha 
La  Marr,  Edith  Montrose,  Mae  Stan- 
ley, Marie  D.  Wood,  the  exceedingly 
popular  singer,  and  Chester,  the  hand 
balancer. 

The  Gem  Concert  Hall,  Missoula, 
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Manager  Frank  Pierce  is  presenting 
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About  one  of  the  most  startling 
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he  cannot  give  anything  but  a  good 
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JVFW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  July  8. —  Although  the 
weather  is  still  too  hot  for  plays  of  length 
in  the  regular  theatres,  several  condensed 
(not  to  say  congested)  plays  have  appeared 
in  the  last  week  at  our  local  continuous 
show  houses.  Taming  a  Bride,  was  pro- 
duced at  Proctor's  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre  by 
John  Frederick  Cook  and  Dallas  Tyler;  The 
Vaudeville  King  was  played  at  Keith's  by 
Milton  Aborn  and  a  small  operatic  com- 
pany; and  The  Major's  Appointment,  in 
which  Edwin  Stevens  of  San  Francisco  once 
made  a  hit  at  the  old  Union  Square  Theatre, 
was  also  produced  in  Keith's  by  James  O. 
Barrows.  Of  the  three  The  Major's  Ap- 
pointment was  the  best  adapted  to  a  con- 
tinuous show  sketch,  for  as  originally 
played  by  Mr.  Stevens  it  was  only  as  a  cur- 
tain raiser  and  it  therefore  needed  but  little 
pruning  to  make  it  into  a  vaudeville  play. 
Another  sketch  out  of  the  ordinary  was  at 
Proctor's  Twenty-third  street  house.  It  was 
called  A  Surprise  Party.  It  had  a  flimsy 
and  old  plot  but  gave  an  opportunity  for 
some  good  duets  between  Blanche  Homan 
and  Leonard  Walker. 


Delia  Fox,  who  was  recently  discharged 
from  the  sanitarium  in  which  she  spent 
several  weeks  has  made  arrangements  to 
return  to  the  stage  next  fall.  She  signed  a 
contract  with  Klaw  &  Rrlanger  to  play  an 
important  part  in  The  Rogers  Brothers  in 
Central  Park.  John  J.  McNally,  who  is 
writing  the  farce,  will  enlarge  one  of  the 
roles  for  her,  making  it  second  in  conspicu- 
ousness  only  to  those  played  by  the  stars, 
Gus  and  Max  Rogers.  The  piece  will  be 
tried  first  in  August  in  Atlantic  City,  and 
after  a  few  weeks  in  Philadelphia  will  be 
brought  to  the  Victoria  on  September  17  for 
as  long  a  run  as  business  justifies. 

*  * 
* 

Mme.  Marcella  Sembrich  is  to  return  to 
this  country  next  winter  at  the  head  of  her 
own  opera  and  concert  company  and  will 
fill  engagements  here  from  December  until 
April  1.  C.  L.  Graff,  formerly  business 
manager  of  the  Melba-Damrosch  Opera 
Company,  has  signed  a  contract  with  Mme. 
Sembrich  for  fifty  performances  here,  at 
what  is  said  to  be  a  larger  salary  than  any 
other  sitfger  has  ever  received  in  this  coun- 
try before.  The  repertoire  of  the  company 
will  be  confined  to  La  Traviata,  II  Barbiere 
di  Seviglia,  Lucia,  and  Rigoletto.  Mme. 
Senihrich  will  be  heard  also  in  recital.  The 
season  will  begin  at  Carnegie  Hall  in  the 
second  week  of  December  with  a  song 
recital  and  will  include  a  trip  to  San  Fran- 
cisco. As  Mme.  Sembrich  is  the  greatest 
woman  singer  in  the  world  to-day  and  as 
Jean  de  Reszke  the  celebrated  tenor,  will 
not  visit  San  Francisco  with  the  Grau  Grand 
Opera  Company,  the  Sembrich  Company 
with  its  capable  singers  is  likely  to  cut 
heavily  into  the  receipts  of  the  Grau-Savage 
combination. 


Jessie  Bartlett  Davis,  the  contralto,  for 
many  years  a  member  of  the  Bostonians,  has 


sJnt  a  check  for  |i,oooto  the  Actors'  Home 
Fund.  The  money  is  the  pay  she  said  she 
received  for  a  week's  engagement  at  the 
Masonic  Roof  Garden,  in  Chicago.  Even  if 
she  did  not  receive  that  amount  for  one 
week  and  is  not  going  to  receive  $ 25, 000  for 
twenty-five  weeks  next  season,  the  Actors' 
Home  fund  will  not  object  if  all  others  who 
overestimate  their  salaries  would  only  make 
good  the  amount  for  one  week  in  real  money 
as  Mrs.  Davis  did. 


The  New  Rounders,  with  Thomas  (,).  Sea- 
brooke,  starts  in  its  third  week  at  the  Casino 
tomorrow  night. 

W.  P.  Carleton.the  baritone,  son  of  W. 
T.  Carleton,  the  more  widely  known  bari- 
tone, smashed  Dan  Daly  in  the  jaw  the  other 
night  because  that  comedian  had  not  learned 
to  speak  respectfully  of  Mrs.  W.  P.  Carleton 
who  is  in  the  same  company  (Belle  of  New 
York)  under  the  name  of  Toby  Claude. 
This  is  not  the  first  time  Daly  has  been 
whipped  for  speaking  of  women  on  the 
stage  in  a  manner  which  they  and  their 
friends  construed  as  insulting. 

Keith,  it  is  said,  is  after  a  London  Thea- 
tre with  a  view  of  showing  the  Britishers 
what  the  continuous  vaudeville  entertain- 
ment is  like.  Rob  Roy. 


success  and  will  be  warmly  welcomed  by  her 
many  admirers  here  who  have  been  watch- 
ing her  theatrical  career  with  great  interest. 

Bon  BBU.. 

DAKOTA 

Special  Correspondence 

Fargo,  July  6.— The  Fane-Farrell  Stock 
Company  will  open  a  week's  engagement 
here  Monday,  July  9,  in  A  Romance  of  the 
South.  Change  of  bill  each  night.  Fore- 
paugh's  ami  Sells  Bros.  Circus  here  July  13. 

C. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 
Denver,  July  2. — Elitch's  Gardens  is  still 
playing  to  capacity.  The  Social  Highway- 
man is  the  bill  this  week  and  the  company 
gives  an  excellent  performance  of  it.  Robert 
Drouet,  the  new  leading  man  of  the  com- 
pany, is  perfectly  fitted  in  the  role  of  the 
cool,  handsome  club  man,  Courtice  Jeffrey. 
Fred  Perry  plays  the  valet  as  only  he  can 
play  it.  This  is  the  third  time  Mr.  Perry 
has  been  seen  in  the  role  in  Denver  and  it  is 
one  of  his  greatest  successes.  Mrs.  Robert 
Drouet  plays  Elinor  Burnham.  She  is  a 
very  beautiful  woman  and  plays  with  intel- 
ligence. Mary  Hampton  was  borrowed 
from  the  Beach  Company  to  play  Senora 
Caprices.  The  part  is  better  suited  to  her 
than  any  she  has  had  heretofore  and  she 
acquits  herself  well.  The  piece  is  staged 
beaulilully.    Next  week,  The  DancingGirl. 

Robert  Drouet's  play,  Doris,  was  to  have 
been  played  at  Manhattan  Beach  this  week 
but  at  the  eleventh  hour  it  was  decided  to 
run  The  County  Fair,  which  was  at  the 
Gardens  last  week.  Of  course,  Mr.  Neil 
Burgess  plays  Abagail  Prue.  Miss  Izett 
and  Miss  Kelleher  of  the  Gardens  Company 
play  the  same  parts  they  had  last  week, 
Sally  and  Taggs  respectively  and  both  do 
excellent  work.  Walter  Thomas  gives  a 
fine  portrayal  of  Tim.  Robert  Rogers  can 
not  be  compared  with  Fred  Perry  as  Otis 
Tucker,  but  he  had  very  little  time  to  get  up 
in  the  part.  Hugh  Ford  gives  a  splendid 
character  study  in  the  part  of  Solon  Ham 
merhead.    Next  week,  Niobe. 

Chutes  Park  is  doing  a  fair  business. 
Miss  Blanche  Bates  (one  of  San  Francisco's 
favorites)  has  been  secured  as  leading  lady 
of  the  Gardens  Company.  Miss  Bates  played 
utilities  a  few  years  ago  at  the  Lyceum 
Theatre,  but  has  since  made  remarkable 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 
ST.  John,  N.  B.,  July  3— Lemen  Broth- 
ers' Circus  drew  two  wry  large  crowds 
June  28,  but  the  show  was  of  a  generally 
inferior  character.  A  row  took  place  out- 
side the  big  tent  in  the  evening,  and  an 
innocent  bystander,  Thomas  Armstrong  of 
this  city,  was  seriously  stabbed  in  the  back. 
One  of  the  circus  hands,  a  colored  man 
named  Solly  Smith,  is  under  arrest  in  con- 
nection therewith.  *  Two  fine  holiday 
houses  greeted  the  Harkins'  Company  at 
the  Opera  House  yesterday  in  The  Magis- 
trate. The  same  bill  to-night;  Sowing  the 
Wind,  4«-5;  Dandy  Dick,  6-7,  with  Saturday 
matinee  unannounced.  *  Billy  Van's  Min- 
strels at  Mechanics'  Institute  to  night  * 
Vernon  Ramsdell,  who  suicided  in  Lowell, 
Mass.,  June  24,  was  at  one  time  a  St.  John 
resident,  and  was  a  member  of  the  company 
which  opened  the  Opera  House  in  Septem- 
ber, 1891.  *  Tn  town  this  week— P.  A.  Nan- 
nary  and  Mrs.  W.  S.  Harkins,  son  and 
daughter.  Peachey  Carnehan. 


On  the  %oad 

James  Neil  I  and  the  Neill  Company 
Neill  Co.  in  Honolulu  till  July  20;  Los 
Angeles  July  29,  three  weeks. 

Frawley  Company 
Grand  Opera  House,  July  1 ;  indefinitely. 

Kellar 
New  Whatcom,  13. 

Frank  Cooley  Company 
Phoenix,  Arizona,  indefinite. 

The  Real  Widow  Brown 
Billings,  13;  Dickinson,  N.  D.,  16;  Bis- 
marck, 18;  Winnipeg,  20-21. 

Wheeler,  Hypnotist 
Santa  Ana,  week  9;  Sin  Diego,  week  16. 

Australian  Comedy  Company 
Portland,  July  15,  week. 

Clara  Mathes  Compamy 
Roseland,  9-17. 

The  Union  Male  Quartet  has  been 
s  pecially  engaged  for  the  Del  Monte 
outdoor  production  of  As  You  Like  It, 
which  is  now  slated  for  presentation 
July  28th. 


W.S.  Gilbert,  the  English 
Theatrical  Veteran 

Mr.  Gilbert's  skill  as  a  stage  mana- 
ger amounts  to  genius.  He  always 
knows  what  he  wnnts  the  actors  to  do, 
and  invariably  makes  them  do  if,  not 
parrot-like,  imitating  his  tones  or  ges- 
tures, but,  like  sentineut  human 
beings,  carrying  out  his  ideas.  Some 
people  have  even  called  him  a  cynic, 
but  his  cynicism  is  merely  an  evidence 
of  the  strength  of  a  character  which 
makes  him  tell  the  truth  according  to 
his  own  light,  instead  of,  as  is  so  com- 
monly the  case  with  the  ordinary 
mortal,  hiding  it  with  a  more  or  less 
pleasant  subterfuge. 

Like  other  so-called  cynics,  he  is  at 
heart  an  exceedingly  kind  and  sympa- 
thetic person.  A  young  man,  anxious 
to  be  an  actor,  but  absolutely  without 
influence,  was  once  introduced  to  him. 
Mr.  Gilbert  said  that,  if  the  would-be 
actor  could  get  an  engagement,  he 
would  make  a  point  of  going  to  see 
him  play.  By  a  lucky  chance,  the 
opportunity  came,  and  although  the 
youngster  had  only  a  few  lines  to 
speak,  Mr.  Gilbert  not  only  went  to 
see  him,  but  took  the  trouble  to  write 
him  a  letter,  saying  that  he  saw  a 
promise  in  his  work,  and  when  the 
opportunity  came  he  would  give  him 
a  part.  Several  months  went  by,  and, 
when  Pygmalion  and  Galatea  was 
being  cast  at  the  Lyceum  Theatre, 
although  there  were  dozens  of  London 
actors  with  fair  reputations  who  would 
have  been  glad  to  get  one  of  the  two 
small  parts,  Mr.  Gilbert,  without  any 
reminding,  expressed  the  desire  that 
the  better  one  should  be  given  to  the 
young  man  in  question,  and  those 
who  know  what  promises  theatrical 
are  will  appreciate  that  fact  at  its  real 
worth. 


A  New  Play  for 

cMathe%)s  &  Bulger 

Messrs.  Dunne  and  Ryley  have  se- 
cured the  great  London  comedy  suc- 
cess, Floradora,  in  which  they  will 
star  the  well-known  comedians,  Mat- 
hews and  Bulger,  next  season.  Mr. 
Ryley  sailed  yesterday  from  Paris  on 
his  way  home,  having  made  a  pro- 
longed visit  to  London  and  Paris. 


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*  *  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  *  ^ 


FRANK   De  CAMP 

Stage  Manager 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

EDWARD  CLISBEE 

Sergeant  Leggett 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

C.   E.  THURSTON 

With 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

OMEDA  RAYMOND 

Julie 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


CHARLES  and  KITTIE 

WILLARD 

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REFINED    UOCHL  DUO 

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Introducing  Repetoire — Strictly  Up-to-Date 

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and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY, Sole  Agent 


GEORGE  L.  GRAVES 

Harry  Mortimer — in 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

FRANK  COOLEY 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

M.  T-  McQUARRIE 

FRANK  COOLEY  CO. 


G-EORG-IE  FRANCIS 

Juveniles 
Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ELIZABETH  HALE 

Leads  and  Characters 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 


ZOE  SAVO-RIGE 

Characters  and  Rmotionals 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

MARY  MARBLE 

Star,  Stock  Co. 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

BESSIE  TANNEHILL 

Leading  Soprano  and  Characters 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

ADLYN  ESTEE 

You  know  who  I  am 
"nuff  said" 


RAYMOND  WHITAKER 


LAURA  CREWS 

INGENUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


NOAH  BRANDT 

Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 


Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 


G-EORG-IE 
COOPER 


TIVOI.I 
OPERA 
HOUSE 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

MARY  SCOTT 

Leading  Woman  Stockwell  Co 

MAT  BZiATITS'7 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivoli 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland.  Cal. 


LEADS 


Address  this  Office 


EDWIN  STEVENS 


Special  Engagement  at  the  Tivoli 

Frederick  Manchester 

Vocalist  Comedian 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

HORTENSE  NIELSEN 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

ADA  F.  STOREY 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

MAY  EVELYNNE 

Old  Ladies  -/"loihers 

McDonough's  Stock  Co.  Oakland. 

MAUD  MILLER 

Leading  Woman 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 


FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

IDA  HAWLEY 

Prima  Donna,         Grand  Opera  House 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 


J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 

G-EORG-E  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

C  ROY  FLEMING 

Juveniles,  Vinton  Stock  Co. 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

EDWARD  ft  LADA 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 


CARLYLE  MOORE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Stage  Manager  Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,       Vinton  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey   Theatre,  Oakland 

G-ERALD  L.  DILLON 

Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

VINTON  STOCK  CO.       ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 


Edward  s.  Williams    MISS  GEORGIE  W00DTH0RPE 


ALCAZAR  STOCK 


Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 

VIOLA  ALBERTI 

Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

Landers  Stevens 

PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 

C*EO.  F\  W  E  BSTE  R, 
•    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  + 

Sydney  Plhtt 

Characters  and  Comedy 

WITH    FRANK  COOLEY 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

Leading  Woman 

Australian  Comedy  Co. 

TTT?  A  "NTTT      TV/T  A  C   V"!"/^  A  T?CJ  For    c»gagements    (all    occasions)    City  or  In- 

■T  XVAl'l  J\.      lllnu     V  XV_yJi.XVi3  terior,  address,  Mr.  Chas.  Heni.ev,  Manager,  care 

izr-.i   U     xt  -ii  «  Press  Club,  S.  V. 

With  the  Neill  Co. 


LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

CORAL  THORNDIKE 

INGENUE  AND  SOIBRETTE 

Address  this  Office 

HAMILTON  ARHOUR 

Heavies 
With  Frank  Cooley 

ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 


Edwin  T.  Emery 


Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Union  Male  Quartet 


FRANK  OPPERMAN 

Leading  Character  and  Comedy 
McDonough  Stock  Co. 

CLARENCE  CHASE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 


STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man — Dailey  Stock  Co. 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  99-1900 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


July  14,  1900 


Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 


LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence. 
Los  Angei.es,  July  10.— The  Orpheum  is 
having  the  theatrical  business  all  to  itself 
this  week.  Los  Angeles  Theatre  dark  till 
next  week.  Burbank  Theatre  closed  till 
July  29,  when  the  Neil  Company  will  open 
for  a  five  weeks'  engagement,  to  be  followed 
in  turn  by  Morosco's  Stock  Company  for  an 
extended  season.  During  the  month  of 
December  the  Burbank  theatre  has  booked, 
Stranger  in  New  York,  Idol's  Eye,  A  Wise 
Guy,  and  two  weeks  of  novelty  opera. 
January  will  bring,  A  Stranger  in  a  Strange 
Land,  Telephone  Girl,  and  Town  Topics. 
February,  Frawley  Company;  April,  Neill 
Company;  and  June,  Morosco's  New  York 
Company  till  August.  *  The  closing  of 
the  Burbank  theatre  7th  inst.  marked  the 
first  year  of  the  Morosco  management.  The 
wise  ones  predicted  failure  at  the  start,  as 
others  for  years  past  had  not  been  able  to 
make  a  go  of  the  venture.  Morosco  has 
made  money  the  past  year  and  with  about 
three  exceptions  has  had  excellent  attrac- 
tions and  done  good  business.  These  few 
exceptions  were  mostly  bookings  made  be- 
fore he  took  the  management.  The  next 
year  promises  even  greater  success  than  the 
one  just  passed.  *  Harry  Wyatt  is  being 
talked  of  for  the  management  of  the  Los 
Angeles  theatre  when  the  Meyerfeldt- 
Morosco  people  take  hold  of  the  lease,  Sept. 
1st.  His  new  theatre  has  not  been  com- 
menced yet  and  it  is  not  known  whether  or 
not  the  same  will  be  built  this  year.  *  At 
the  Orpheum  a  bill  that  is  almost  perfect 
packs  the  house  at  every  performance.  The 
class  of  vaudeville  seen  at  this  house  has 
been  steadily  on  the  upward  trend,  as  far 
as  improvement  goes  for  the  past  six 
months.  The  bills  have  all  been  good  and 
show  that  vaudeville  is  destined  to  reach  a 
high  state  of  perfection.  The  bill  includes 
Lillian  Burkhart  in  a  new  sketch  entitled, 
A  Garret  Salvation,  written  for  her  by  a 
Los  Angeles  girl.  The  sketch  contains  no 
humor  and  is  more  on  a  melo-dramatic 
order  and  consequently  not  to  Miss  Burk- 
hart's  style.  However,  she  makes  the  most 
of  the  piece.  Musical  Dale,  Gilbert  and 
Goldie,  Grapewin  and  Chance,  Sullivan  and 
Weber,  Carrigan,  Holland  and  Galpen,  and 
Sydney  Dean,  each  do  a  turn  that  is  pleas- 
ing and  amusing. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence 

Sacramento,  Cal.,  July  11. — Fick's 
Lyric  Opera  Company  has  been  drawing 
good  houses  during  the  past  week,  singing 
The  Beggar  Student  acceptably.  Jeannie 
Winston,  the  favorite  light  opera  artist, 
joins  the  company  this  week,  taking  the 
leading  part  in  Boccacio  which  is  to  be 
given  Friday  night  for  the  first  time  by  the 
company. 

VALLEJO 

Special  Correspondence 
ValLEJO,  July  11. — Great  preparations 
are  being  made  for  a  successful  meet  of  the 
Solano  Agricultural  Fair  Association  in  this 
city  July  17,  18,  19,  20  and  21.  President  J. 
J.  Luchsinger  and  W.  F.  Kelly,  Secretary, 
with  the  directors  of  the  District,  are  using 
every  effort  to  bring  together  a  class  of  fine 
horses  at  the  track  and  at  the  pavilion.  At 
the  latter  place  many  musical  instruments 
will  be  on  exhibition.  The  celebrated  In- 
dependence Band  will  furnish  music  after- 
noon and  evening,  and  as  there  will  be  no 
theatrical  entertainment  during  the  week, 
it  is  expected  the  Fair  will  be  well  patron- 
ized. *  Stewait  Allen,  well  known  on  the 
coast,  has  leased  the  Farragut  Theatre,  and 
under  his  competent    direction  the  play 


house  will  undergo  an  entire  renovation. 
The  floor  is  to  be  raised  in  time  for  the  Elle- 
ford  Company's  appearance  on  the  23d  in- 
stant for  a  week's  run.  Among  those  already 
booked  to  appear  in  the  near  future  are  the 
All  Star  Company  now  holding  the  boards 
at  the  California  in  the  bay  city;  Miss  Flor- 
ence Roberts  at  the  Alcazar;  Richard  Golden 
in  Old  Jed  Prouty,  Ben  Hendricks;  George 
Osbourne  in  A  Stranger  in  a  Strange  Land; 
Clay  Clement  and  other  popular  actors. 
New  opera  chairs  will  be  among  the  many 
improvements  in  Farragut  Theatre.  R. 


HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence. 

Honolulu,  July  1.— The  Neill  Company 
at  the  Opera  House  has  proven  itself  to  be 
equally  what  it  advertises  itself  to  be. 
Theatre-goers  are  more  than  satisfied  with 
the  strong  plays  put  on.  Mr.  Neill,  as 
Chevrial,  in  A  Parisian  Romance,  was  ex- 
ceptionally strong,  and  in  the  death  scene  of 
the  fourth  act,  curtain  calls  for  himself  and 
leads,  himself  individually  and  with  the  en- 
tire company  were  given,  so  great  was  the 
desire  of  the  audience  to  show  its  apprecia- 
tion. They  will  close  here  July  13th  in  Amy 
Robsart,  returning  to  the  Coast. 

The  Southwell  Opera  Company  at  the 
Orpheum  is  playing  to  fair  houses. 

H.  A.  Fransen. 

Klliott's  Sapho  goes  out  with  a  bet- 
ter equippment  pictorially  than  almost 
any  other  company  has  shown  on  this 
coast.  In  addition  to  the  regular 
paper  Sterett  has  on  hand,  a  great 
deal  of  additional  paper  has  been  pre- 
pared. 


CHAS.  M-  THALL 

Boggs-Hernandez  Co. 

BIEN   F AIR E  BT  LAISSEK  DIRE 

CLARENCE  1YI0NTAINE 

Specially  engaged  for  summer  season  at  Ilurbank 
r,os  Angeles. 

WALTER  BELASCO 

Specially  Engaged  for  Summer  Season  at  the  Alcazar 

DAN  CROUSE 

With  Frank  Cooley  Co. 

Permanent  Address,  Western  Amusement  Exchange 

1YIABLE  CAR1YIICHAEL 

 INGENUE  

At  Liberty 

Wiseman's  Serenaders 

D.  J.  ANDRADA,  1st  Tenor;  NIC.  SEBASTIAN,  2d 
Tenor;  GEO.  H.  WISEMAN,  Barytone;  A.  BODE, 
Basso. 

With  Dunne  &  Ryley.    Late  with  Julia  Arthur. 

GERTRUDE  WOOD 

LEADINO  INGENUE 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

MAUDE  COURTNEY 

Who  Sings  the  Old  Songs 

Dunne  &  Ryley  Star  Stock  Company 


MISS  PERKY  WARD 

Characters 


At  Liberty- 


Address  this  office 


MISS  MARY  VAN  BUREN 

Frawley  Company 

MAE  KEANE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

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With  the  Dailey  Stock  Cc.. 


Fine  Half  Tone  Engravings 


For  #2.00  we  will  make  a  Half-Tone  like 
the  one  below 


For  $i-7£,  cash  with  order,  we 
send  a  Half-Tone  Engraving 
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Of  Next  Weed's  Attractions 


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THE  COLUMBIA 

At  the  Columbia  Theatre  Monday 
evening  Henry  Miller  will  inaugurate 
the  fourth  week  of  his  very  successful 
engagement  with  a  superb  revival  of 
Henry  Arthur  Jones'  comedy,  The 
Liars.  This  piece  like  its  predeces- 
sors of  this  season  will  hold  the  boards 
for  but  one  week.  It  will  be  remem- 
bered that  Miller  opened  his  season 
here  last  year  with  this  interesting  and 
charming  comedy  on  English  society 
life,  and  it  proved  "a  fine  introduction 
to  .  the  very  successful  season.  The 
play  will  have  the  benefit  of  an  ex- 
traordinary cast  next  week.  It  is 
definitely  announced  that  Henry 
Miller  will  produce  his  great  produc- 
tion of  The  Only  Way  during  the 
week  commencing  Monday,  July  23. 
It  will  be  the  first  time  that  this 
dramatization  of  Dickens'  A  Tale  of 
Two  Cities  will  have  been  presented 
here.  Miller  will  be  seen  in  his 
much-talked-of  impersonation  of  Syd- 
ney Carton.  The  production  will  be 
the  same  as  seen  at  the  Garden 
Theatre,  New  York.  The  advance 
sale  of  seats  for  The  Only  Way  will 
begin  Thursday  morning. 


THE  GRAND 

The  new  Frawley  Company  will 
present  at  the  Grand  Opera  House 
Monday  night  for  the  first  time  in  the 
West,  the  huge  New  York  success, 
The  Great  Ruby.  The  story  of  the 
play  concerns  the  doings  of  the 
"diamond  gang"  which  consists  of 
five  members,  with  the  Countess 
Charkoff  and  Morris  Longman  at  its 
head.  Besides  the  central  themes 
of  the  play  which  are  the  theft  of  the 
ruby  and  Mirtza's  love  for  the  Kassim 
there  are  several  minor  love  stories 
and  sub-plots.  There  are  nearly  forty 
speaking  parts  in  the  piece  and  a  very 
elaborate  scenic  production  will  be  the 
result.  Mr.  Wilton  Lackaye  will  be 
seen  as  Prince  Kassim,  Miss  Corona 
Ricardo  will  be  introduced  to  a  San 
Francisco  audience  as  the  Countess 
Mirtza  Charkoff,  which  is  the  part 
she  played  in  the  New  York  produc- 
tion at  Daly's  Theatre.  Another 
member  of  the  New  York  cast  who 
will  be  seen  here  is  Mr.  Robert 
Greppo,  who  made  a  hit  as  Lord 
George  Hartopp.  Still  another  new 
face  will  be  that  of  Mr.  H.  S.  North- 
rup  who  will  appear  as  Dalrymple. 
Miss  Van  Buren  and  other  members 
of  the  company  will  also  lie  in  this 
play  which  requires  the  full  strength 
of  the  Frawleys. 

THE  ORPHEUM 

Lillian  Burkhart  returns  to  the 
Orpheum  this  week  with  her  latest 
new  playlet,  Captain  Susanne.  All 


the  costumes  and  scenery  have  been 
procured  in  San  Francisco,  and  the 
work  of  preparation  has  cost  Miss 
Burkhart  over  $1,000.  Williamson 
and  Stone  are  clever  black  face 
comedians  who  will  introduce  some 
original  novelties.  John  Donohue 
and  Miss  Mattie  Nichols  will  present 
an  amusing  sketch  in  which  they  will 
introduce  their  ability  as  singing, 
dancing  and  acrobatic  comedians. 
The  biograph  will  present  some  new 
pictures.  Among  the  holdovers  will 
be:  Smith  and  Fuller,  Barrere  and 
Jules,  Stella  Mayhew,  Quaker  City 
Quartet,  and  Clayton  White  and 
Marie  Stuart,  assisted  by  Miss  Eva 
Randolph.  Matinees,  Wednesday, 
Saturday  and  Sunday. 

THE  ALCAZAR 


The  sixtli  week  of  Florence  Roberts 
and  White  Whittlesey  will  be  ushered 
in  with  a  brilliant  revival  of  Ingo- 
mar.  Lorena  Atwood  plays  Heano.  In- 
gomar  and  the  story  of  the  intense 
love  between  Parthenia  and  Ingomar 
possibly  furnishes  the  most  delightful 
love  epigram  in  the  history  of  the 
drama,  from  that  episode  the  quota- 
tion: 

"Two  souls  with  but  a  single  thought, 
Two  hearts  that  beat  as  one." 
originated.  The  play  is  too  well 
known  to  require  any  reiteration.  It 
will  be  staged  in  five  very  elaborately 
dressed  acts,  and  the  whole  atmo- 
sphere of  the  piece  will  bear  evidence 
of  much  pains  and  great  expense, 
everything  being  purposely  made 
new  and  gorgeously  mounted.  The 
Country  Girl  in  preparation  to  follow. 


THE  TIVOLI 


The  most  successful  season  of  comic 
opera  at  the  Tivoli  Opera  House  has 
but  two  more  weeks  left,  and  on 
Monday  next  the  favorite  comic  opera, 
Wang,  will  be  produced  on  a  lavish 
scale.  Edwin  Stevens  will  again  be 
seen  in  his  best  role,  that  of  the 
regent  of  Siam,  who  has  an  elephant 
on  his  hands.  Ferris  Hartman  is  to 
play  the  keeper  of  the  "royal  ele- 
phant," and  with  the  two  comedians 
on  the  stage  the  patrons  of  the  Tivoli 
are  sure  to  be  kept  laughing  con- 
stantly. The  opera  will  call  for  the 
services  of  Helen  Merrill,  William 
Schuster,  Annie  Meyers,  Grace  Orr, 
Arthur  Boyce,  Harry  Cashman, 
Aubrey  Davenport,  Georgie  Cooper 
and  Tom  Greene.  On  Monday,  July 
30,  the  Tivoli's  sixth  annual  season 
of  grand  opera  will  begin.  In  addi- 
tion to  the  popular  favorites,  Signors 
Salassa,  Avedano  and  Anna  Lichter. 
The  Tivoli  management  is  bringing 
from  Europe  some  of  the  most  dis- 
tinguished lyric  artists,  including 
Signor  Guiseppe  Ferrari,  the  famous 
baritone;  Signor  Dominico  Russo, 
Milan's  great  tenor;  Signor  Alessan- 
dro  Nicolini,  who  ranks  as  the  great- 
est basso  in  Europe;  and  Signorina 
Italia  Yittoria  Repetto,  the  famous 
soprano.  The  contraltos  will  be 
Frances  Stuart  Graham  and  Signorina 
Politini,  both  of  whom  have  al- 
ready won  laurels  in  this  city,  while 
the  popular  basso,  William  Schuster, 
and  the  clever  baritone,  Quinto  Zani, 
are  also  to  be  heard. 


Orpheum  C0LUMBIA 

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rut 

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MISS  I.II.I.IAN  BURKHARDT; 

WILLIAMSON  AND  STONE. 

DONOHUE  AND  NICHOLS; 
SMITH  AND  FULLER;  STELLA  MAY1IHW; 
BARRERE  AND  JULES 
QUAKER  CITY  QUARTETTE; 
CLAYTON  WHITE  AND  MARIE  STUART 
assisted  by  EVA  RANDOLPH; 

Reserved  seats,  2A  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
[  Chairs  and  Box  Seats.  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 

Alcazar  Theatre 

Bki  Aseo  &  Thai-i..  Managers.        Phone  Main  2M. 
WEEK  OH  JULY  16th 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS 

Supported  by 
WHITE  WHITTLESEY  and  the  Alcazar  Company 
In  an  Artistic  Presentation  of 


BEGINNING  NEXT  MONDAY,  JULY  16 
Fourth  Week  of  the  Season 
6  Nights  and  Matinees  Wednesday  and  Saturday 
Charles  Frohman  Presents 

HENRY  MILLER 

AND  A  SPECIAL  COMPANY 
In  Last  Season's  Great  Comedy  Success 

The  Liars 

By  Henry  Arthur  Jones 
JULY  J.I    Fust  time  here  The  Only  Way 
JULY  19    First  Burton  Holmes'  Lecture  flatinec 


GRAND 


OPERA 
HOUSE 


Tblepiionh  Main  532 
CONTINUED  SUCCESS  OF 

THE  NEW  FRAWLEY  COMPANY 
DANCING  GIRL 


Last  Two  Nights 
of  the 


WEEK  OF  MONDAY,  JULY  16 
Superb  Presentation  of  the  Spectacular  Drama 


INGOMAR       THE  GREAT  RUBY 

■  I   "1  VJ  V/i»  1  ■V  Mr.  Wilton  Lackaye  as  Prince  Kassim  Wa.lia. 


Only  Matinee  Saturday. 
Alcazar  Prices— 15c.  25c,  85c,  50c 
In  Preparation -The  Country  (lirl 


I  CORDRAY'S 


THEATRE 


Portland,  Ore.  J 


Playing  both  Leading 
and  Popular  Price 
Attractions 


* 

\ 

i  .^Large  Seating  Capacity*^  4 

i  Fully  equipped  with  Scenery  and  f 
s  all  modern  stage  appliances. 

4  ADDRESS, 

(  John  F.  Cordray 

\  PORTLAND,  ORE. 


Mr.  Wilton  Lackaye  as  Prince  Kassim  Wadia. 
First  appearance  in  this  city  of  the  beautiful,  young 
emotional  actress,  MISS  CORONA  RICCARDO  as 
the  Countess  Mirtza  Charkoff,  as  played  by  her  in  the 
original  production  at  Daly's  Theatre.  New  York 

Mr.  Robert  Greppo  in  his  original  character  crea- 
tion of  Lord  George  Hartopp.  First  appearance  o( 
Mr  H.  S.  Northrup,  late  of  E.  H.  Sothern's  company 
.^ra.?tof  ovcr;,s  speaking  characters,  embracing 
the  hill  strength  of  the  New  Frawley  Co. 
Evening  Prices-15.  25.  60,  75c  and 
Matinee  Prices— in,  15,  25,  50  and  Tic 

Branch  Ticket  Office,  Emporium 

Tivoli  Opera  House 

LAST  TIMES-TO  NIGHT  AND  SUNDAY  NIGHT 
OI  the  Beautiful  Operatic  (Jem 

THE  GEISHA 

NEXT  MONDAY,  Revival  of  the  Great 

Comic  opera,  WANG 
Produced  with  a  weelth  of  scenic  effects. 
Evenings  at  8.  Matinee  Saturday  at  2. 

SPECIAL  ANNOUNCEMENT-Monday.  fuly  30th 
Gala  Opening  of  the  GRAND  OPERA  SEASON. 
Watch  the  papers  for  full  particulars. 

Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 


Standard  Theatre 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 
T7V  M.  CARRILLO  &  CO..  Props,  and  Managers 
I  J"  The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo,  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,S.  F.  Fares  advanced 
to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the  State. 

ALL   KINDS  OF  DRAMATIC 
|  AND  VAUDEVILLE  PEOPLE  «§• 
'  WANTED  AT 

Western  Amusement 


105  Ellis  St. 
San  Francisco 


Exchange 


Ingomar  Theatre 

EUREKA,  CAL. 

Playing  Only  First-Class  Attractions.  First-Class 
Prices.   Seats  1000.    Per  Cent  Only. 

Address, 

P.  O.  Box  565.  WILLARD  WELLS 


JMISB  TVE.  OTJlVHVrXTNTOS 

MANICURING 

Hair  Treatment  a  Specially     Residence  Engage- 
menta— Mornings.    Facial  Massage.    Scalp  Treat- 
ment.  Office  Hours,  1  to  6.    'Phone  Black  505:1. 
Room  12.    30  Gkaky  Stkhbt 


NEW  CONCERT  HOUSE 

122-124  O'Karrell  .Mreet 

E.  A.  FISCHER,  Proprietor. 

BEGINNING  MONDAY,  JULY  I6th 
MISS  LENORE  WHITE  and  Company  in  her 
Beautiful  sketch,  "AUTUMN  LEAVES."  Edward 
B.  Adams,  Comedian;  Cornl  Thorn  dike,  Soprano, 
Lena  Johnson,  Violinist;  Isahcllc  Underwood,  Con- 
tralto, and  Edison's  Projectoscope. 

Admission  10  cents.  Strictly  First-Class.  Cafe 
Unsurpassed. 

G.  O.  McFARLAND 

Manager  Grand  Opera  House 

BUTTE,  MONTANA 


OLIVER  MOROSCO 

Manager  BURBANK  THEATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Oal. 

J  .    P.  HOWE 

Manager  SEATTLE  THEATRE 

"Tiik  Best  in  tub  Bunch" 


ARCHIE  LEVY'S 

Amusement  Association 

Ihe  Theatrical  Exchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Booking  for  Thirty-Eight  Houses. 

Rooms  116-117-118-119-120  No.  6  EDDY  STREET 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 
TAKE    K1J0VATOH  'PHONK   BLACK     1  TO  1 


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July"  14,  1900 


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LOCAL  NOTES 

ITALIAN  CONCERT 

The  Italian  Philharmonic  Club  gave 
an  enjoyable  concert  at  Washington 
Square  Hall  Sunday  night,  thirty-six 
male  voices  making  up  an  excellent 
chorus  and  several  solos  being  given. 
Prof.  G.  Panizza  acted  as  conductor 
and  Signor  Martinez  was  the  pianist  of 
the  occasion.  The  following  program 
was  rendered :  Chorus,  I  Lombardi 
[Verdi],  Club  F.  I.;  piano  solo,  Rap- 
sodia  Ungherese  [Liszt],  Signora  El- 
devina  Bello;  romanza,  Elizer  d'Amor 
[Donnizetti],  Emilio  Bonini;  romanza 
per  soprano,  Waiting,  Signorina. 
Emma  Giovannetti;  chorus,  Somnam- 
bula  [Bellini],  Club  F.  L;  romanza, 
Ti  rapirei  [Tosti],  Dr.  Fulvio  Bonini; 
romanza,  O  cieli  azzuri  [Verdi],  Sig- 
nora Eldevina  Bello;  bass  solo,  Vi 
ravviso  o  luoghi  Ameni  [Bellini], 
Giovanni  Almagia ;  tenor  solo,  Quando 
la  sere  al  placido  [Verdi],  Luigi  Giorgi ; 
barytone  solo,  Ah  !  quilla  fa'  per  me 
[Donnizetti],  C.  Zapelli;  chorus,  Er- 
nani  [Verdi],  members  of  Club  F.  I. 

ORGAN  RECITAL 

An  organ  recital  will  be  given  at 
St.  Dominic's  Church  tomorrow  even- 
ing by  Franklin  Palmer.  The  pro- 
gram will  be  Allegro  from  organ 
symphony  No.  1  in  C  minor  [Widor], 
Cantilene  in  A  minor  [Salome],  Pas- 
torale from  first  sonata  [G  uilmant] 
Largo  arranged  by  Franklin  Palmer, 
Grand  chorus  in  B  flat  [Du  bois].  The 
choir  will  sing  solo,  q  uartet  and 
chorus  Benedictus  [Gounod];  trio, 
Sub  tuum  [Dubois!  will  be  rendered 
by  Miss  Lily  Roeder,  Mr.  Veaco  and 
Sig.  Wanrell,  tenor  solo,  O  Salutaris 
[Rousseau]  Mr .  Veaco,  bass  solo  and 
chorus,  Tantrim  Ergo  [Widor]  Signor 
Wanrell  anr'i  choir,  Veni  Creator 
[Lejeal]  wil  l  also  be  rendered. 

MASONIC  JUBILEE 

Last  Sa  turday  the  golden  jubilee  of 
the  Roya.1  Arch  Masons  of  California 
was  celebrated  by  Chapter  No.  1  of 
this  city,  the  program  including  ad- 
dresses, music  and  a  banquet  being 
brilliantly  carried  out.  Among  the 
speakers  at  Golden  Gate  Hall  were 
Judge  Trout,  Major  E.  A.  Sherman, 
F.  L.  Jones,  Judge  M.  H.  Myrick,  S. 
M.  Shortridge,  D.  C.  Smith,  M.  E. 
Eisner,  Lucius  Solomons  and  I.  J. 


Ascheim.  The  Chapter  choir,  Clar- 
ence Wendell, Daniel  Lawrence,  Alfred 
Wilkie,  Jas.  E.  Gordan,  A.  A.  Bat- 
kin,  C.  L.  Gage,  Edward  McBain  and 
Walter  Campbell  rendered  excellent 
music.  Alma  Bergland  sang  the  Star 
Spangled  Banner  to  much  applause. 
In  the  evening  the  Palace  Hotel  was 
the  scene  of  the  banquet,  at  which  the 
wives  and  sisters  of  the  Masons  were 
present. 

FRENCH  CELEBRATION. 

Today  the  French  residents  of  the 
city  will  celebrate  the  Fall  of  the  Bas- 
tile  at  the  Chutes  with  fitting  cere- 
monies. An  orchestra  under  the 
direction  of  Prof.  V.  Hue-Paris  will 
be  in  attendance.  The  oration  in 
French  will  be  given  by  Hon.  P.  A. 
Bergerot  and  J.  M.  Dpuas  will  be 
president  of  the  day.  Hon.  S.  M. 
Shortridge  will  give  the  oration  in 
English.  Mme.  Lucie  Fichter  will 
sing  the  Marseillaise  and  Mme.  Ellen 
Coursen-Roeckel  the  Star  Spangled 
Banner.  Messrs.  G.  and  A.  Mefret 
and  M.  A-  Roncovieri  will  also  partic- 
ipate in  the  musical  exercises. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 


Carreno,  the  famous  pianist,  will 
play  in  America  this  coming  winter. 

The  Sixth  Gloria  Mass  composed  by 
A.  Lejeal  will  soon  be  published. 

Miss  Jean  Mary  Hush,  the  violinist, 
will  soon  give  a  recital. 

Excellent  programs  are  being  given 
by  the  Park  Band  under  the  direction 
of  A.  Spadina. 

It  is  announced  that  Mr.  A.  Randeg- 
ger,  the  celebrated  vocal  master  of 
London,  is  coming  to  America. 

Polletini,  who  has  been  singing  for 
some  weeks  at  Fischer's  Concert 
House,  will  soon  go  to  New  York. 

Sig.  Beel,  the  California  violinist,  is 
in  London  but  will  be  in  San  Fran- 
cisco next  fall. 

Breitkof  and  Hartel  have  published 
the  Beethoven  pianoforte  concertos  in 
G  and  E  flat  revised  by  D' Albert. 

The  Musical  Gazette  of  Milan  pub- 
lishes an  article  on  the  musical  hap- 
penings of  San  Francisco  in  a  recent 
issue. 


It  is  said  that  the  San  Francisco 
ballet  and  chorous  girls  are  in  great 
demand  in  New  York  for  their  beauty 
and  talent. 

Marshal  Geiselman,  the  young 
organist  who  went  to  London  to  study, 
has  come  to  the  city  for  a  vacation 
and  will  take  charge  of  the  musical 
services  at  St.  Mary's  cathedral  dur- 
ing the  two  weeks  absence  of  R.  J. 
Harrison,  the  organist.* 

Thedate  of  the  opening  of  the  grand 
opera  season  of  the  Tivoli  will  soon  be 
announced.  Salassa,  who  made  such 
a  splendid  impression  with  his  beauti- 
ful voice  last  year,  will  be  engaged  and 
Arendana  and  Anna  Lichter  will  also 
appear. 

Thursday  next  week  the  McKenzie 
Musical  Society  will  give  a  concert 
and  hop  at  Odd  Fellows'  Hall.  Bridal 
Chorus  of  Lohengrin  and  A  Mother's 
Song,  music  by  H.  M.  Bosworth  and 
other  numbers  will  be  given  by  the 
society.  Master  Geo.  Kroger  will 
sing,  Oh  Promise  Me.  O.  W. 
D'Aulnais,  tenor,  will  sing,  One 
Heart 's  Enough  For  Me.  A  ladies 
and  a  male  quartet  will  also  appear. 
F.  S.  Milasich  and  Chas.  F.  LeLong 
will  give  solos. 

Arrangements  have  been  made  by 
C.  L.  Graeff,  who  was  the  manager  of 
theDamrosch-Gadski-Bispham  recitals 
that  created  such  interest  here  last 
season,  for  a  tour  of  America  with 
Madame  Marcella  Sembrich. 

Ferdinand  Stark  left  last  Thursday 
for  a  European  trip.  He  will  go  to  the 
Paris  Exposition  and  Karlsbad  and 
Vienna,  visiting  relatives.  During 
his  absence,  Mr.  Johannsen,  first 
violinist  of  the  orchestra  at  the  Louvre, 
will  be  leader,  Mr.  Weigel  to  play  first 
violin. 

Wallace  Sabin  will  spend  his  sum- 
mer vacation  in  the  mountains  and 
leaves  shortly.  Mr.  Sabin,  who  is  a 
most  thorough  musician  and  has  at- 
tracted very  favorable  notice  as  a 
composer,  has  recently  composed  a 
wedding  hymn  to  be  played  at  a 
marriage  ceremony  in  London. 

A  wedding  of  particular  interest 
among  musical  people  of  early  ac- 
quaintance in  this  city  was  celebrated 
in  Niles  recently  when  the  daughter 
of  Mrs.  Alick  Chisholm,  formerly  a 
prominent  contralto  church  and  syna- 


gogue singer,  was  married  to  Dr. 
John  Brooks,  son  of  Elisha  Brooks, 
principal  of  the  Girls'  High  School. 
Two  hundred  and  fifty  guests  enjoyed 
the  wedding  breakfast  and  songs  were 
given  by  old  friends  of  the  bride's 
mother. 

Last  Sunday  morning  an  interesting 
meeting  was  held  at  the  Mental  Science 
Temple  at  Golden  Gate  Hall  when  Mr. 
Gainer  S.  Stenhouse,  tenor,  sang  For 
All  Eternity,  responding  to  an  encore. 
Mrs.  Daniels,  contralto,  a  pupil  of 
Mrs.  A.  G.  Coleman  sang  That  Day, 
and  in  duet,  I  Live  and  Love  Thee, 
with  Miss  McDonald. 

Geo.  Hammersmith  and  Harry 
Wood  Brown  sang  at  the  Stanford 
Parlor  banquet  last  Tuesday.  Last 
evening  Mr.  Hammersmith  appeared 
at  the  Camera  Club,  giving  by  special 
request  imitation  of  Billy  Hynes  and 
Etta  Butler  very  cleverly,  creating 
much  laughter  and  applause. 

One  of  the  most  interesting  musical 
antiquities  in  existence  has  lately  be- 
come the  property  of  a  New  York  lady 
Marie  Glover-Miller,  the  singer.  It 
is  no  less  than  the  harp  of  Tom  Moore, 
and  is  the  self  same  instrument  upon 
which  he  composed  The  Harp  That 
Once  Through  Tara's  Halls,  The 
Meeting  of  the  Waters,  Go  Where 
Glory  Waits  Thee,  and  The  Last  Rose 
of  Summer.  The  harp  is  135  years 
old,  is  about  three  feet  in  height  and 
is  still  a  beautiful  instrument.  The 
compass  comprises  thirty  notes  and 
has  no  pedals. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


1 


The  Dewey  Theatre 

V/  idnapped  is  playing  to  good  busi- 
ness.  Landers  Stevens  makes  a 
decided  hit  as  Louis  Rhiengold,  the 
German  dude.  His  accent  is  perfect, 
and  his  acting  is  first  class.  James 
Corrigan,  as  Michael  McMooney,  is 
almost  the  whole  show.  He  proves 
his  ability  as  a  comedian,  and  his  cake 
walk  with  Fanny  Gillette  nightly 
brings  down  the  house.  Lazette,  the 
villain,  by  Jeffreys  D.  Williams,  the 
popular  San  Francisco  actor  loaned  for 
the  occasion  by  the  Alcazar,  is  well 
acted.  T.  F.  O'Malley  handles  the 
part  of  Nosey,  his  pal,  in  excellent 
style.  B.  S.  Frank  is  good  as  Philip 
Northcotte.  Gracie  Plaisted,  as  Daisy 
McMooney,  put  her  usual  amount  of 
life  and  spirit  into  the  role.  Edna 
Ellesmere  looks  very  charming  as 
Grace  Baybrook,  and  her  acting  is  in 
harmony  with  her  appearance.  Paulina 
Maitland  does  a  clever  bit  of  character 
work  as  Pujol,  the  French  hag,  and 
her  portrayal  of  Anna  Blake  produced 
an  excellent  effect. 


TheMacdonougb  Theatre 

T^he  Oakland  Stock  Company,  play- 
*  ing  at  the  Macdonough  Theatre, 
fills  a  long  felt  want.  Popular  prices, 
standard  plays  by  clever  players  and 
one  of  the  handsomest  theatres  on  the 
Pacific  Coast,  are  all  that  is  essential 
to  success.  Mr.  E.  J.  Holden,  the 
reliable  and  energetic  manager,  pre- 
sents this  week,  the  powerful  drama, 
Under  Sealed  Orders.  Raymond 
Whitaker,  an  actor  of  great  skill  and 
handsome  appearance,  plays  the  part 
of  Tom  Melville,  the  brave  Lieuten- 
ant, in  a  most  easy  and  genial  way. 
The  villianous  character  of  Andre 
Sanson,  the  French  criminal  and 
hypnotist,  is  impersonated  by  Clifford 
Dempsey,  in  a  most  powerful  manner. 
The  snarl  of  his  voice,  and  his  stealthy 
crouching  movements,  make  one 
shudder  with  fear.  Pryse  Mackaye, 
as  Henry  Mortimer,  was  another 
villian  of  remarkable  skill.  Frank 
Opperman,  did  a  clever  bit  of  comedy 
work  as  Sargeant  Liggett.  Harry 
Rattenbury  was  all  that  the  part  of 
Fallender  called  for.  E.  J.  Holden  was 
Hul>ert  Devereaux,  captain  of  the 
British  Secret  Service,  and  Jerry 
Sprowls,  the  police  clerk,  was  acted  in  a 
lively  manner  by  Fred  Manchester;  his 
song,  An  Old  Fashioned  Mother,  won 
him  much  applause.  Walter  Whipple 
and  Geo.  Hermance  were  good  in 
their  respective  parts.  Maud  Miller 
as  Julia,  was  exceptionally  clever, 
especially    in    the   hypnotic  scenes. 


Ester  Hoover  as  Kitty  Bell,  was  ac- 
ceptable. May  Evlynne  was  old  lady 
Mrs.  Melville.  Her  voice  was  very 
sweet  and  charming.  Coral  Thorn- 
dike  made  a  pretty  appearance  as 
Nouma. 

Vaudeville  Notes 

Belle  Wilton  opens  at  the  Olympia 
July  1 6th. 

Waetheis  and  Forrest  open  at  the 
Palm  Garden,  Seattle,  next  week. 

The  Gordons  are  big  favorites  at 
the  Savoy  Theatre,  Victoria,  B.  C. 

Marion  Blake  and  Delia  St.  Claire 
are  the  talk  of  Prescott,  Arizona. 

Gates  and  Clark,  and  Minnie  Ward 
will  open  at  the  Waldorf,  Vallejo, 
next  week. 

Murphy  and  Raymond,  and  Sadie 
Fairfield,  play  at  the  Reception,  San 
Jose,  next  week. 

Ernest  Hogan  has  signed  to  go  out 
next  season  with  Rusco  and  Holland, 
presenting  A  Country  Coon. 

The  Romola  Brothers,  Leslie  Spen- 
cer, Myrtle  Graham,  and  the  Dock- 
mans  will  be  new  faces  at  the  Vienna 
Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  July  16th. 

Boyle  and  Lewis,  Will  Thornhill, 
Lynwood,  Clayton  Sisters,  and  Emer- 
son and  Long,  will  be  the  bill  at  Oak- 
land Park  to-morrow. 

The  funeral  of  Emil  Markeberg, 
the  aeronaut,  who  lost  his  life  in  a 
balloon  ascension  last  week  at  Santa 
Ana,  took  place  Monday  morning. 
Many  beautiful  floral  pieces  were  sent 
by  friends  and  the  attaches  and 
management  of  the  Chutes,  where 
Markeberg  was  very  popular. 

The  Stockton  Street  Fair  receipts 
amounted  to  $10,285,  leaving  a  deficit 
of  81,785  to  be  made  good  by  the 
citizens'  committee.  The  side  shows 
cleaned  up  about  $8,000,  and  it  is 
estimated  that  Director-General 
Bulkeley  came  out  with  about  $850 
for  his  month's  work. 

Among  the  passengers  who  arrived 
Monday  morning  in  New  York  from 
Glasgow  were  the  Count  and  Countess 
Primo  Magir  and  Baron  Magir.  The 
Countess  is  none  other  than  the 
famous  midget  familiarly  known  as 
Mrs.  Tom  Thumb.  This  little  woman 
was  one  of  the  famous  quartet  of 
Liliputians  brought  to  this  country 
by  P.  T.  Barnum  in  1863.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Tom  Thumb,  Minnie  Warren 
and  Commodore  Nutt.  After  the 
death  of  the  General,  Mrs.  Thumb 
married  Count  Magir,  himself  a  mid- 
get and  only  a  trifle  taller  than  the 
famous  soldier. 


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|iONCERT  Companies  formed  for  city  or  interior. 
Vocalists  and  Musicians  of  every  grade  and  variety 
for  church,  concert,  select  public  or  private  enter- 
tainments,teas,  weddings,  etc.,  furnished.  Dramatic 
Readers,  Humorists,  Impersonators,  Dancers,  Palmists,  Schools, 
Conservatories,  Private  Teachers  in  all  professional  and  educa- 
tional branches,  recommended  with  terms  and  full  particulars. 
Halls  and  Studios  selected.  New  and  Second-Hand  Musical 
Instruments  supplied.    Send  for  circular. 

To  register  or  secure  talent,  etc.  apply  to 

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'Phone  Grant  158  Office  Hours,  1  to  230  P.  M.  daily 


*  *  MUSICAL    CARDS  # 


ELIZABETH  REGINA  MOWRY 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO 


Voice  Culture  | 
Teacher  ot  Piano  I 


Studio,  2921  Webster  St. 
Mondays  10  to  12  a.  m. 


Telephone  Geary  1305 


aUITAR  STUDIO,  722  Powell  St., near  California. 
Special  terms  to  children. 

Call  or  address 

Mrs.  C.  J.  and  Miss  Elsie  Tooker,  Soloists 


CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Patnist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
a.  M.,  to  1:30  p.  m.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  Larkin  281. 


T 


MRS.  FANNIE  DAM=HILTON 

(Recently  from  Milan) 
EACHER  OF  SINGING.  ORATORIO,  CONCERT 
and  Grand  Opera .    Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
St.   Mondays  and  Thursdays. 


S,  F,  CONSERVATORY  OF  MUSIC 

130  Powell  Street 

A  thorough  musical  edcuatiou  In  all  branches  of 
music.  Piano  department  in  charge  of  E.  S.  BON- 
I'  1. 1. 1 .  Director.    Terms  moderate. 

MISS  ELEANOR  GONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Regs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  1469  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 


CECILE  VON  SEIBERLICH 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO,  CONCERT  ACCOM- 
pauist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties  Studio-  16-18  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  104G. 


fl  ARGUERITE  HARETZEK 

(Pupil  of  Max  Maretzck) 
Formerly  Conlrnllo  Soloist  of   Dr.  Parkhurst's 
Church,  New  York,  will  receive  a  limited  number  of 
vocal  pupils.    Concert  engagements  accepted '. 

n AX  HARETZEK 

Late  Professor  of  the  New  York  College  of  Music 
and  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 

Teacher  of  Piano  and  Harmony 

For  terms  and  particulars,  address  care 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  &  CO.,  S.  F 


MARGUERITE  WILBOURN 

CONTRALTO  SOLOIST    (  Lamperti    Method  ). 
Vocal  Studio.  792  McAllister  St.  Reception  Day, 
Tuesday  afternoon.      Director  of  Children's  Choral. 


DAVID  MANLLOYD 

SOLO  TENOR  OF  ST.  MARY'S  CATHEDRAL. 
Voice  Culture,  Oratorio,  Concert,  Song  Recitals. 
525  Golden  Gate  Avenue,  S.  F.    'Phone  Mint  1653. 


JOSEPH  GREVEN 

VOCAL  INSTRUCTOR 

Removed  to  902  O'Farrell  St.  Reception  Days  Mon 
days  and  Thursdays. 


California  School  of  Elocution  4  Oratory 

(chartered) 
A/TISS    EMILY    CURTIS.     PRINCIPAL;  MISS 
-LV-L    H.  J   Elliott,  Physical  Department.  Associa- 
tion Building,  Mason  and  Ellis  Sts. 


MABEL  A.  RICHARDSON 

T  NSTRUCTOR  OF  ELOCUTION  AND  THE  ART 
1  of  true  expression.  Reception  hours  2  to  6 
Thursdays.  Byron  Mauzy's.  308  Post  St  ,  S.  F.  En- 
gagements as  Dramatic  Reader. 


KOIIERT  LLOYD 

Musical  Director  Harmony  Chornl  Club;  St.  Dom- 
inic's Choir.  The  Art  of  Singing;  Correct  Breathing 
Proper  placing  of  the  voice;  Clear  enunciation  o( 
word  phrasing;  Interpretation;  Style. 

Studio,  BYRON  MAUZY'S,  308  Post  St. 


MRS.  A.  G.  COLEMAN 

[  \RAMATIC  CONTRALTO,  prepares  pupils  for 
J_y  Opera,  Oratorio,  Concert  or  Church  Work. 
Head  of  Vocal  Department  of  Pacific  Coast  Con- 
servatory of  Music.  Private  Studio,  1631  Bush 
Street.    'Phone  Baker  1192. 


MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

T  YRIC  SOPRANO  AND  VOCAL  TEACHER,  has 
J.J  removed  her  studio  to  Byron  Mauzy's  308 
Post  St.  Reception  Hours,  9  A.  M.  to  1  p.  M.  Tues- 
days and  Fridays. 


BERNHARD  WALTHER 

Belgian  Solo  Violinist 

Engagements  for  Concerts,  city  or  interior.  Address 
Dramatic  Review,  Office  22^  i.eary  St.,  S.  F. 


H.  L.  HASTINGS 

"OANJO  SOLOIST  AND  TEACHER.  CONCERT 
13  engagemeuts.  For  terms  and  particulars, 
apply  to  Dramatic  Rbvibw,  30  Geary  St. 


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And  in  his  ravings  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 

*  * 
• 

OVERHEARD  BEHIND  THE 
SCENES 

White  Whittlesey— "Oh, for  a  peace- 
ful play.  Sapho,  Carmen,  Camille — 
this  trinity  of  harrows  is  too  much  for 
the  flesh." 

Florence  Roberts— "You  poor  thing. 
What  is  the  chief  objection?" 

White  Whittlesey—  "Quarrels— or 
in  the  vernacular,  rows.  Now,  I  can 
stand  all  of  Sapho  but  that  Irish  fight 
in  the  third  act.  Carmen  is  all  fight 
— with  and  without  knives;  and  as  for 
Camille—" 

Florence  Roberts — "Don't  say  it.  I 
won't  have  the  lady  mutilated.  I'll 
allow  there  are  high  words  but  com- 
pared to  the  others,  Armand's  is  a 
most  gentlemanly  scrap.  I  expect 
during  the  week  to  recover  my  usual 
flesh  tint  and  cease  to  be  a  mass  of 
tattoo.    Please  don't  disappoint  me  !" 

The  Philosopher— "Oh,  you  needn't 
growl  about  the  tattoo.  It's  been 
worth  about  two  hundred  a  spot  to 
you.  Most  people  would  give  their 
whole  bodies  to  be  thumped  at  that 
price." 

Miss  Roberts—"  !  !  !  " 

Mr.  Whittlesey—"  !  ?  !  ?" 


CAMILLE 

"Give  us  bread  and  amusement!" 
yelled  the  Romans  and  they  meant  it. 
We  repeat  it  and  mean,  "Give  us 
eight  course  dinners  and  afterward 
three  hours  of  fearful  tension  to  pro- 
mote indigestion.  No  use  denying  it. 
We  want  our  heartstrings  torn,  we 
want  to  be  perfectly  miserable,  we 
want  Camille. 

"We"  does  not  always  mean  "me," 
but  so  long  as  Florence  Roberts 
chooses  to  play  the  part,  Camille  may 
send  me  passes  for  seven  nights  and  a 
matinee. 

Only  a  banqueter's  catch  could  make 
one  jolly  up  after  her  last  act,  only  a 
wooden  Indian  could  withstand  the 
comedy  and  pathos  of  the  first.  Only 
a  ci-devant,  fit  for  cough  drops  and  a 
comforter  in  mid-summer  could  fail  to 
warm  up  to  the  artless  art  of  her  whole 
performance.  I  know  very  little  about 
tears,  but  when  she  reached  the  bridal 


veil  episode,  I  took  a  sudden  uncom- 
fortable lesson  in  their  use.  And  you 
should  have  seen  the  rest  of  us,  in- 
cluding the  men.  Between  weeps  they 
yelled  for  a  speech  and  didn't  get  it. 
This  speech  demanding  is  absurd.  It 
must  stop. 

The  woman  who  can  draw  such  a 
portrait  of  Camille  is  worthy  to  sit  for 
it  to  a  Whistler.  If  she  did,  which  of 
her  "heart  burning  gowns"  would  she 
choose  to  wear?  I  feel  the  need  of 
lyric  utterance  to  describe  them.  In 
the  service  of  her  theory  that  half  of 
success  is  in  the  war  paint  and  feathers, 
she  has  spent  "the  dear  old  Duke's" 
money  and  got  thirty  thousand  francs 
in  debt  with  a  perfect  correctness  of 
taste.  The  tradesman  who  could  look 
at  her  and  push  for  payment  is  a  Goth. 
And  the  Alcazar  has  given  those 
gowns  a  most  artistic  setting.  Keep 
it  up.  There  is  nothing  like  a  per- 
fected method  of  graceful  borrowing. 
To  the  health  of  Camille  ! 

N.  B. — That  was  real  champagne 
and  I  wonder  who  took  Prudence 
home. 

*  * 
* 

White  Whittlesey's  Armand  is  his 
best  performance.  It  has  strength, 
manliness  and  no  posing.  He 
beautifully  evades  the  temptation  to 
melodrama  in  the  climax  and  comes 
out  in  consequence,  even  with  Camille 
on  the  curtain  calls. 

Lillian  Armsby's  Nanine  is  a  little 
part  that  stands  out.  "Dear"  just 
describes  it.  I  choose  her  for  my 
maid.  Laura  Crews,  if  you  want  a  tip 
from  me,  here  it  is  :  You  are  a  good 
ingenue,  but  you  will  do  the  best  work 
of  your  life  when  you  quit  it  and  take 
up  emotional  comedy. 


What  does  Camille  teach  ?  Nothing, 
thank  goodness.  We  are  taught  too 
much  already.  It  amounts  to  physical 
pain.  It  sort  of  hints  that  the  beauty 
of  self-sacrifice  is  more  clearly  taught 
by  the  preachers  than  by  experience. 
That  a  prolonged  last  illness  is  very 
sallow  and  unbecoming  and  the  power 
of  exit  was  not  put  in  our  own  hands 
for  nothing.  That  half-pluck  is  more 
an  attribute  of  man  than  woman. 
That  the  interference  of  fathers  is 
usually  mischievous.  That,  after  all, 
the  real  things  are  a  bed,  a  cooking 


vessel,  a  few  acorns  and  a  lamp.  The 
rest  is  Vanity  Fair. 


Camille  may  be  more  a  cunning 
arrangement  of  climaxes  than  a  play, 
but  it  is  worth  being  an  actress  about, 
and  the  like  are  not  too  numerous. 


HENRY  MILLER 
A  Marriage  of  Convenience 

"And  heaven  endures  this  genera- 
tion !  "  How  much  that  is  charming 
have  we  laid  aside  with  satin  shorts, 
wigs,  powder  and  patches.  Our  cen- 
tury needs  no  apology — its  works 
speak  for  it;  but  to  be  set  down  in  the 
midst  of  things  in  which  vulgarity 
can  have  no  part — this  is  bliss. 

And  Henry  Miller — he  is  Candale. 
His  manners  seem  to  represent  the 
within  as  the  petals  of  a  rose  express 
the  beauty  the  rose  heart  holds. 
And  his  garments — they  are  a  suitable 
extension  of  the  man's  personality. 
What  more  can  be  said? 

Margaret  Anglin?  If  she  looked 
in  the  glass  seriously  she  would  lean 
forward  and  kiss  her  image.  She 
couldn't  help  it. 

It  is  almost  a  toss  up  whom  to  say 
the  most  of,  her  or  Margaret  Dale. 
The  latter  is  perfectly  exquisite  and 
were  I  to  choose  a  part,  hers  would  be 
the  choice. 

This  very  exotic  politeness — I  wish 
we  might  catch  some  of  it.  John  is 
so  indifferent  and  Mary's  not  being 
exacting,  makes  indifferent  easier. 

Who  does  not  see  A  Marriage  of 
Convenience  while  he  has  yet  the 
chance,  must  apologize  to  his  Maker. 
He  may  not  take  such  a  sin  elsewhere 
for  explanation. 


Algy — When  I  am  too  dull  and 
stupid  to  write  prose,  I  become  a 
maker  of  rhymes.  You  should  do 
famously  at  it. 

*  * 
* 

Said  Maggie  May, 

The  other  day, 

"I'll  elevate  the  stage. 

No  problem  play 

And  naught  risque1 
No  doubt  I'll  be  the  rage. 


Of  rot  galore 
We're  sick  and  soie. 
The  righteous  all  confess 

The  vulgar's  done 

The  clean's  begun 
Ah  me,  she  missed  her  guess." 

The  curtain  rose, 
She  almost  froze, 
For  emptiness  is  bleak. 

Her  manager 

Is  down  on  her, 
He  says  she  is  a  freak. 

That  Sapho  is 

The  stuff  for  biz 

The  good  die  young  and  say — 

Who'd  undertake 

If  he  could  make 
His  salt  some  other  way  ? 

•  * 

* 

NORMA  WHALLEY 
A  Contented  Woman 

Oh  I  don't  know.  Yet  what  right 
have  the  physically  perfect  to  be  other 
than  contented?  If  woman  always 
looked  as  she  does  in  a  dead  white 
gown  with  a  pink  rose  in  her  hair, 
one  might  love  his  neighbor  as  him- 
self. But  think  of  the  other  Bible 
hints  he  would  ignore  ! 

"A  Contented  Woman?"  said  the 
lady  in  question,— "a  good  part,  but 
a  paradox  of  a  title,  there  being  no 
such  thing.  Yes,  I  think  I  shall  en- 
joy playing  it;  a  young,  swell  woman, 
an  idiot  in  her  way — she  loves  her 
husband—" 

She  finished  the  sentence.  I  won't. 
It  were  a  pity  to  spoil  a  good  thought 
by  over-dressing  it. 

"In  a  measure  contented?  I?  Well, 
I'm  not  much  given  to  self  analysis, 
but  at  a  hazard,  certainly  not.  I've 
been  on  my  own  resources  since  I  was 
fifteen,  master  of  my  own  destiny  and 
things  never  seem  to  pan  out  as  they 
look  in  the  rock.  There  is  ever  a 
want  unfilled." 

(Or  else  there  is  not,  mademoiselle. 
You  can  slice  the  meat  off  some  bones 
with  the  keen  edge  of  appetite  unsatis- 
fied, and  hunger  your  fate.  You  can 
want  no  more  with  the  bone  still 
covered,  and  nausea  your  yoke-mate. 
Which  do  you  choose?) 

"I've  tried  about  everything  from 
teaching  up — or  is  it  down?"  Two 
smiles  were  the  answer,  hers  and 
mine.  In  affairs  of  this  kind  it  is 
generally  wise  to  convey  one's  mean- 
ing by  inference. 

"This  business  becomes  me  rather, 


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for  it  keeps  me  a-wandering.  Yes, 
I've  been  all  over  the  world." 

(And  with  your  eyes  open.  You 
can  strike  a  sum  total  of  the  world's 
values  in  as  neat  a  speech  as  any 
philosopher — without  knowing  it  to.) 

"Traveling  is  pleasant.  I  like  to 
do  what  is  pleasant." 

"But  what  is  pleasant  is  not  always 
right." 

"Let  me  learn  that  by  experience. 
I  learned  to  walk  by  falling  down." 

(And  you  walk  very  well.  Take 
the  last  word.) 

"English?  I  was  born  in  Australia. 
I  have  lived  in  South  Africa  and  Lon- 
don.   Call  me  cosmopolitan." 

"London?  It's  a  mass  of  fogs, 
bustle,  money  and  position.  With 
lands  and  a  title,  I  should  like  it. 
America  is  the  place  for  one  in  my 
walk  of  life." 

"But  there  is  one  thing  London  can 
teach  America.  Loyalty.  Why  there 
they  split  their  gloves  applauding  a 
cracked  voice  for  what  it  was  twenty- 
five  years  ago." 

(We  pay  our  artists  so  well  that 
they  don't  have  to  sing  after  their 
voices  are  cracked.  Which  is  the  bet- 
ter plan  is  entirely  a  matter  of 
opinion.) 

"I  heard  Pattiwhen  I  was  last  over. 
Her's  is  the  perfect  voice — just  a  note 
lower  all  through  for  age,  but  beauti- 
ful as  ever. ' ' 

(A  hint.  If  we  used  our  lives  as 
Patti  has  her  voice,  we  might  drop 
down  the  scale  evenly,  musically,  a 
note  at  a  time,  and  go  out  regretted 
on  a  mellow  G.) 

When  you  escape  the  thrall  of  her 
beauty,  and  you  don't  do  it  easily, 
Norma  Whalley  is  a  subject  to  be  con- 
sidered seriously.  She  is  not  a  farce 
comedienne.  She  is  not  meant  for 
vaudeville.  But  she  is  clever,  ambi-  • 
tious,  a  quick  study  and  of  dramatic 
value  to  the  right  manager,  Charles 
Frohman  for  instance.  She  wears 
her  gowns,  and  such  gowns,  as  even 
he  must  approve.  Careful  training  in 
the  environment  he  could  offer  and 
who  knows?  Such  an  atmosphere 
would  supply  the  elusive  something 
the  first  fifteen  years  give  to  daughters 
of  birth  and  luxury.  Add  that  to  her 
latent  ability  and  she  has  a  legitimate 
future.  Without  it — well  there  is 
always  more  than  one  way  of  winning 
out  in  the  stage  game.  I  hope  she 
may  find  a  good  way.  She  is  so 
young,  so  very,  very  young. 

C.  T. 

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The  advance  sale  of  seats  for  the 
Burton  Holmes'  Lectures  begins  Mon- 
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The  lectures  are  to  be  given  under  the 
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Sousa,  who  is  now  touring  Europe 
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M.  B.  Leavitt,  well  known  to  San 
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years,  is  with  David  Henderson  and 
Charles  J.  Fleury  to  control  the  Schley 
Theatre  which,  it  was  thought, 
William  A.  Brady  had  secured.  The 
name  of  the  house  is  to  be  changed 
from  Schley  to  Savoy,  and  the  three 
new  proprietors  have  incorporated  an 
amusement  company  with  a  working 
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Over  seventy-five  people  will  be 
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He  Ordered  Seats 

from  Panama 

Down  in  Panama  there  is  an  ardent 
theatre-goer,  a  rich  planter  by  the 
name  of  W.  Zollar.  Some  time  ago 
Mr.  Zollar  decided  that  he  wanted  a 
little  excitement,  so  he  wrote  the  fol- 
lowing letter  to  the  Orpheum  treas- 
urer : 

Panama,  June  18, 
My  Dear  Mr.  Meyer  :  A  few  months  ago  I 
was  in  San  Francisco  and  saw  your  play  and 
I  liked  it  very  much.  I  would  have  liked  it 
still  better  if  I  had  had  a  seat  near  the  stage. 
I  hope  to  be  in  San  Francisco  about  the 
middle  of  July,  and  I  send  you  the  money 
for  two  seats  for  the  evening  of  July  15. 
Have  them  near  the  stage  as  possible.  I 
will  call  for  them  soon  as  I  arrive.  I  remain 
your  most  attentive  and  obedient  servant, 

W. Zollar. 

P.  S. — Here  it  is  very  warm.  How  is  it 
in  San  Francisco? 

The  money  referred  to  is  in  the  form 
of  eight  tiny  silver  coins,  hardly 
larger  in  diameter  than  an  ordinary 
pencil.  The  value  of  each  coin  is 
one-fourth  real,  a  real  being  worth 
12\  cents  Mexican  money.  From  the 
tone  of  the  letter,  it  is  quite  evident 
that  the  gentleman  from  Panama  is 
ready  to  join  the  promenaders  on  the 
rialto. 

Another  Book  Way 

F.  Hopkinson  Smith,  whose  beauti- 
ful New  England  story,  Caleb  West, 
has  been  dramatized  by  Michael  Mor- 
ton for  Jacob  Litt,  has  sailed  for  Eur- 
ope, and  will  be  in  Venice  on  the 
night  of  the  production  of  the  play  at 
the  Manhattan  Theatre,  New  York. 
Mr.  Litt  is  preparing  an  elaborate  pro- 
duction for  the  play,  and  the  cast 
promises  to  be  a  very  strong  one.  Mrs. 
McKee  Rankin  will  play  Aunty  Bell; 
George  Fawcett,  Captain  Joe;  J.  Harry 
Benrimo,  the  well  known  San  Fran- 
cisco actor,  who  is  now  here  on  a 
vacation,  will  play  Caleb  (the  title 
role),  and  Elmer  Grandin,  Loney 
Bowles — certainly  a  quartet  of  very 
able  players  to  start  with. 


Personal  Mention 

Julia  Marlowe  has  gone  to  her 
cottage  in  the  Catskills  for  the  summer. 

George  Nichols  and  Viola  Alberti 
go  out  with  the  Elliott  Sapho  Co. 

Joe  Mueller  is  figuring  to  take 
out  Under  Sealed  Orders. 

Coral  Thorndike,  a  handsome 
young  singer,  will  appear  at  Fischer's 
next  week. 

Hortense  Nielsen  leaves  July  20 
for  Chicago  to  prepare  for  a  season's 
work  with  a  well-known  eastern  com- 
pany. 

Miss  Grace  George  will  appear  as 
a  star  next  season  under  the  direction 
of  William  A.  Brady  in  a  new  play 
entitled  Her  Majesty.  Mr.  Brady,  who 
is  now  abroad,  expects  to  engage  a 
number  of  actors  in  London. 

It  is  said  that  Sara  Bernhardt  will 
receive  6,000  francs,  or  $1,000,  for 
each  performance  during  her  coming 
American  tour  with  Coquelin,  in  ad- 
dition to  a  percentage  above  a  certain 
amount  of  the  receipts. 

James  K.  Hackett  will  continue 
to  appear  in  The  Pride  of  Jennico.and 
probably  will  not  be  seen  in  Richard 
Carvel,  that  dramatization  being 
likely  to  fall  to  the  share  of  a  special 
company. 

Jessie  Bartlett  Davis,  who  sang 
for  a  week  at  the  Masonic  Temple 
Roof  Theatre  recently,  winning  for 
the  Actors'  Home  fund  a  trifle  of 
$1,000,  which  she  donated  to  the  good 
cause,  is  now  said  to  be  enamored  of 
vaudeville  and  that  she  will  continue 
on  the  vaudeville  stage. 

Walter  Jones,  one  of  the  stars  of 
the  Dunne  &  Ryley  Company  and  a 
most  popular  thespian  withal,  left 
suddenly  last  week  for  Chicago,  it  is 
said  bent  upon  matrimony.  The  bride 
to  be  is  a  Mrs.  Pulsifer,  a  former  wife 
of  a  rich  Chicago  stock  broker.  When 
Norma  Whalley  joined  the  Dunne  and 
Ryley  Co.  after  the  breach  between 
her  and  Jones,  many  people  seemed  to 
think  that  a  reconciliation  had  been 
effected,  but  the  wise  people  were  evi- 
dently wrong.  Miss  Whalley  says  she 
came  back  to  San  Francisco  not  for 
Jones  but  to  fill  her  contract  with  the 
company. 


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Was  launched  Karly  in  September. 

It  is  the  Limit  of  all  that  is  Big,  Artistic  and  Kunny. 

It  is  Presented  by  a  Company  of  30  People. 

It  is  Sumptuously  Mounted,  Magnificently  Costumed. 

It  Cost  $5000.00  to  Raise  the  Curtain  on  the  First  Performance. 

It  is  Presented  by  Those  Prosperous  Comedians, 

MURRAY  and  MRQK 

California  Tour  Limited  to  Two  Weeks  and  Three  Days  only. 
Time  all  Filled.    In  Big  Cities  Only,  September  ij  to  May  i. 

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Western  SummerTour  Cancelled 

One  year's  continuous  work  in  Australia  and  Honolulu -OVERWORKED.    My  physicians  recom- 
mend rest. 

THANKING  MANAGERS  for  time  and  PERFORMERS  who  have  written. 
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A  weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


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Theatrical  Institution 

In  spite  of  the  melancholy  fore- 
bodings of  Bishop  Potter  over  their 
isolation,  actors  manage  to  extract  a 
good  deal  of  fun  out  of  life.  One  of 
their  most  enjoyable  jollifications  is 
the  annual  Wash  of  the  Lambs  (says 
Hillary  Bell  in  the  New  York  Press). 
This  ceremony  occurs  with  uncommon 
formality  every  June.  Ordinary  folk 
take  their  tub  in  the  morning  as  a 
matter  of  hygienic  habit  and  think 
nothing  of  it.  For  their  yearly  bath, 
however,  our  players  make  extraordi- 
nary preparations.  Invitations  are 
sent  out  a  month  ahead,  and  the 
lavatory  event  is  looked  forward  to  for 
half  a  year.  It  takes  place  usually  at 
the  summer  house  of  Clay  M.  Greene 
at  Bayside.  This  playwright  is  one 
of  the  few  provident  members  of  the 
club  who  have  enough  money  to  sup- 
port a  country  establishment,  and 
being  hospitable  as  well  as  prosperous, 
his  custom  is  to  invite  the  Lambs  to  a 
willerness  of  soap  and  towels  and  the 
Sound  for  a  bath-tub.  What  with 
eating,  drinking,  bathing,  and  land 
and  water  sports  of  all  kinds,  the 
Lambs  are  as  merry  as  dolphins. 

Their  pranks  sometimes  cause  con- 
sternation along  the  coast,  for  it  is  no 
unusual  thing  for  them  to  go  cruising 
in  the  most  fantastic  of  costumes.  On 
one  occasion  the  Press  man  was  visit- 
ing a  house  on  the  Sound  whose  host 
happened  to  be  an  occasional  gu>  st  at 
the  Lambs.  Suddenly  the  ladies  on 
the  piazza  were  alarmed  by  the  land- 
ing from  an  outlandish  craft  of  De 
Wolf  Hopper  arrayed  as  Dick  Dead- 
eye,  Harry  Dixey  as  the  captain  of 
the  Pinafore,  and  Digby  Bell  as  Little 
Buttercup.  The  appearance  of  these 
apparitions  on  the  lawn — one  tolling 
a  bell,  the  other  tooting  a  fish-horn, 
and  the  third  delivering  an  oration 
through  a  megaphone — lost  none  of 
its  alarm  when  the  curious  trio  forcibly 
carried  off  the  host  in  their  boat,  in 
which  he  disappeared  under  the 
shadow  of  a  black  flag  embroidered 
with  skull  and  cross-bones.  The 
amount  of  beer  drunk,  edibles  eaten, 
and  fun  undertaken  by  the  Lambs  at 
their  annual  Wash  is  incredible.  No 
entertainment   in    a   play-house  can 


loose  at  the  sea-side.  Like  as  not, 
many  of  Bishop  Potter's  parishioners 
would  agree  with  him  to  do  away 
with  the  players'  isolation  for  this 
occasion,  at  least.  But  the  Lambs 
keep  their  Wash  strictly  to  themselves, 
and  no  outsiders  are  permitted  to 
watch  or  wonder  at  the  most  unique 
of  actors'  enjoyments.  Their  annual 
bath  occurred  on  Wednesday,  last 
week,  at  Mr.  Greene's  place,  and  Bay- 
side  will  not  cease  to  discuss  it  for  a 
month  to  come. 


Elvia  Crox  Takes 

Carbolic  Acid 
by  cMistake 

Elvia  Crox,  the  wife  of  William 
Herman  West,  who  has  been  singing 
with  her  in  a  light  opera  company  at 
present  at  the  Athletic  Park  Casino, 
New  Orleans,  swallowed  carbolic  acid 
last  Sunday  night  and  only  the  prompt 
work  of  the  surgeons  at  the  Charity 
Hospital  saved  her  life. 

Miss  Crox,  with  her  husband,  has 
been  in  New  Orleans  ever  since  the 
opening  of  the  summer  opera  season. 
For  the  last  week  she  has  been  very 
nervous.  On  Thursday  she  had  an 
attack  of  hysteria.  Last  Sunday  night 
she  did  not  appear  at  the  Casino,  her 
place  being  taken  by  an  understudy. 

Just  as  the  curtain  fell  on  the  last 
act  of  The  Chimes  of  Normandy  Mr. 
West  was  told  of  his  wife's  condition 
and  he  hurried  to  her  side.  The 
mother  of  Miss  Crox,  who  is  with  her, 
says  that  the  singer  took  carbolic  acid 
by  mistake.  Her  husband  also  holds 
this  view. 


cMaxine  Elliott's  Father 

The  captain  of  the  ship  A.  T. 
Fuller,  which  has  just  got  into  har- 
bor with  a  cargo  of  coal  from  Puget 
Sound,  is  Thomas  Dermott. 

Capt.  Dermott,  besides  being  cap- 
tain of,  to  use  his  own  words,  the 
finest  sailing  ship  afloat,  is  further 
distinguished  by  the  fact  that  he  is 
the  father  of  two  of  America's  cleverest 
actresses,  Maxine  and  Gertrude 
Elliott.  Although  the  talented  wife 
of  Mr.  Goodwin  is  the  better  known 
of  the  two  to  the  American  public, 


equal  the  humors  of  our  actors  let 
one  would  judge  from  conversation 
with  the  old  gentleman  that  Gertrude 
is  the  favorite  daughter.  He  says 
that  no  American  player  has  made 
such  advancement  in  art  within  so 
short  a  time  as  has  his  youugest 
daughter.  He  quoted  from  a  paper 
published  in  England,  where  Gertrude 
Elliott  is  now  playing,  which  stated 
that  America's  loss  was  England's 
gain.  "In  the  refined  and  clever  Ger- 
trude Elliott,"  it  said,  "we  have  a 
young  lady  who  is  second  to  none  in 
her  profession,  or  we  are  no  judge." 

According  to  the  captain,  neither  of 
the  girls  was  ever  what  is  popularly 
known  as  stage-struck.  They  chose 
their  career  after  due  deliberation, 
and  after  the  decision  was  reached 
that  the  stage  as  a  profession  affords 
the  best  opportunities  to  a  young 
woman  who  is  determined  to  succeed. 
In  their  case,  certainly  the  opinion 
seems  to  have  been  justified.  Ger- 
trude, of  course,  was  influenced  by 
her  sister's  example.  In  fact,  Max- 
ine has  always  been  to  a  large  extent 
mother  as  well  as  sister  to  Gertrude. 

The  stage  name  of  EUiott  was  sug- 
gested by  Dion  Boucicault,  who  was 
much  taken  with  the  beautiful  Max- 
ine the  first  time  he  saw  her.  Maxine 
much  objected  to  the  fact  that  for 
some  time  after  her  appearance  on  the 
stage  she  was  noted  more  as  a  beauti- 
ful woman  than  as  a  talented  actress. 
Contrary  to  the  usual  run  of  woman- 
kind, she  wanted  to  be  known  rather 
for  her  brains  than  her  beauty. 

The  captain's  pride  in  his  beautiful 
daughters  is  nearly  equalled  by  that 
in  his  ship.  She  was  built  by  the 
firm  of  Flint  &  Co.,  and  according  to 
the  captain's  statement,  there  is  not  a 
better  built  sailing  vessel  afloat.  The 
cabin  is  beautifully  finished  in  hard 
woods,  and  upon  being  shown  over 
her  one  realizes  that  Capt.  Dermott' s 
pride  is  thoroughly  justified. 


The  Triumphal  Return 
of  the  Neills 

The  James  Neill  Company  leaves 
Honolulu  to-day  for  this  city,  after  an 
unusually  successful  season  in  the 
Island  capital. 


A  Charming  California 
Actress 

Louis  Elliott'sSapho  Company  that 
will  soon  start  out.  will  have  as  lead- 
ing woman  that  very  charming  young 
actress,  Edith  Lemmert. 

It  is  n  it  f-o  many  years  ago  that  one 
remembers  Edith  Lemmert — then  Mrs. 
Lawrence  Hanley— playing  her  first 
theatrical  engagement  in  San  Fran- 
cisco and  Oakland.  Though  she  had 
then  been  but  a  short  time  on  the  stage 
she  made  an  instant  success  in  parts 
such  as  the  heroine  in  a  revised  ver- 
sion of  David  Garrick  and  in  Shakes- 
pearean characters.  She  pleased  the 
audiences  by  her  refinement — remind- 
ing one  in  manner  and  bearing  of 
Annie  Russell,  over  whose  Sue  the 
London  papers  unreservedly  expressed 
such  enthusiasm— and  the  womanly 
sweetness  of  her  conceptions.  Miss 
Lemmert  has  been  spending  the  sum- 
mer in  Los  Angeles,  her  home,  where 
she  is  a  great  society  favorite. 


Death  of  John  Torrence 

From  Phoenix  comes  the  details  of 
the  death  of  the  old-time  actor,  John 
Torrence,  who  was  playing  an  en- 
gagement with  the  Frank  Cooley  Com- 
pany. He  became  ill  Friday  after- 
noon of  last  week,  and  though  suffer- 
ing intensely  with  pain,  he  was  able 
to  work  in  the  character  of  Billy,  the 
silly  boy,  in  Love  and  Money.  He 
returned  to  his  room  that  night  feeling 
badly.  Saturday  at  noon  he  grew 
so  violently  ill  that  a  physician  was 
called  in.  Torrence  lingered  till  6 
o'clock  Sunday  morning  when  he 
died.  He  was  58  years  old  and  had 
been  on  the  stage  the  greater  part  of 
his  life,  being  for  a  considerable  time 
with  the  old  California  Stock  Com- 
pany, and  having  worked  with  Booth, 
Barrett,  Daly  and  other  noted  actors. 
The  deceased  leaves  a  wife  and  eleven 
children.  He  was  reared  in  a 
theatrical  atmosphere,  being  the  son 
of  one  of  the  greatest  character  ac- 
tresses in  her  day. 


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Next  week  at  the  Alcazar  Miss 
Roberts  will  appear  in  two  charming 
comedies — The  Country  Girl  and  Only 
the  Master  Shall  Blame. 


July  it,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Vaudeville  Has  Come 
To  Stay 


Apropos  of  vaudeville,  I  think  there 
is  no  doubt  that  it  has  come  to  stay. 
In  England  and  on  the  continent, 
where  the  variety  fever  rages  much 
more  fiercely  than  it  ever  has  in  this 
country,  the  vogue  of  this  sort  of  en- 
tertainment is  increasing  rather  than 
falling  away,  and  within  certain  limits 
the  same  phenomenon  is  likely  to  be 
observed  here. 

There  is  a  certain  touch-and-go 
spirit  in  variety  performances  that 
attracts  those  who  wish  to  escape  for 
the  time  from  intellectual  entertain- 
ments. 

Like  the  little  girl  of  the  nursery 
rhyme,  when  vaudeville  is  good  it  is 
very  very  good,  and  when  it  is  bad  it 
is  horrid,  but  hope  of  the  good  things 
springs  eternal  in  the  human  breast, 
and  since  the  price  is  small,  patrons 
are  reasonably  well  satisfied  if  in  the 
course  of  an  evening  they  see  or  hear 
two  or  three  good  turns.  One  hearty 
laugh  makes  amends  for  a  lot  of  stale 
and  tiresome  acts,  and  an  occasional 
sensation  rewards  the  faithful  for  their 
patience. 

Yet  while  vaudeville  has  become  a 
permanent  institution,  replacing  the 
cheap  farce-comedy  entertainments 
once  current,  it  is  a  question  whether 
managers  would  not  do  well  to  pay 
heed  rather  to  quality  than  quantity. 
The  "continuous"  idea,  while  it  has 
secured  prosperity  for  some  of  the 
managers,  is  a  danger  and  a  damage 
for  the  reason  that  it  compels  the  em- 
ployment of  many  stupid  performers 
who  are  made  use  of  to  lengthen  the 
program  and  fill  in  between  the  really 
interesting  acts.  This  inevitably  re- 
duces the  average  of  merit  for  the 
whole  bill  and  creates  an  unfavorable 
impression. 

Possibly,  if  only  the  least  intelligent 
in  the  community  are  expected  to 
patronize  variety,  this  dilution  of 
quality  does  not  matter.  But  it  is  an 
old  saying  that  "a  little  nonsense  now 
and  then  is  relished  by  the  best  of 
men,"  and  it  strikes  me  that  vaude- 
ville managers  who  are  wise  will  im- 
prove the  quality  even  if  obliged  to 
reduce  the  quantity  of  their  entertain- 
ments. 

In  Europe  the  vaudeville  programs 
average  vastly  better  than  they  do 
here.  There  are  often  grand  ballets 
and  spectacular  productions  to  supple- 
ment the  specialties,  while  refresh- 
ments are  served  in  all  the  typical 
music  halls,  a  usage  almost  unknown 
in  this  country.  American  managers 
may  reasonably  believe  in  the  perma- 
nence of  vaudeville  as  an  amusement 
institution,  but  they  cannot  afford  to 
lose  their  present  advantage  through 
indifference  to  the  quality  of  their 
programs. 

Specialty  people  as  a  rule  are  the 
worst  enemies  of  their  own  profession. 
In  many  instances  they  are  indolent, 
non-progressive  and   fully  satisfied 


with  the  one  sketch  which  first  at- 
tracted attention  to  them,  and  has 
been  worn  threadbare  by  years  of  use. 
Such  people  should  be  cut  out  of  the 
managers'  books  and  good  graces 
without  any  ado.  They  discredit  the 
business,  disgust  the  public  and  are 
responsible  for  the  contemptuous  opin- 
ion which  many  entertain  of  vaude- 
ville performers  as  a  class.  Many 
clever  legitimate  stars  have  graduated 
from  vaudeville,  but  they  were  not  the 
kind  of  people  who  steep  themselves 
in  cheap  vulgarity  and  never  forget 
their  old  tricks  or  learn  any  new  ones. 

Lyman  B.  Glover. 


Strauss  on  his  Travels 


The  news  from  Europe  that 
Edouard  Strauss  and  his  wonderful 
orchestra  of  artist- musicians  are  now 
on  their  farewell  tour  through  Ger- 
many (previous  to  sailing  for  America) 
is  interesting  from  the  fact  that 
Edouard  Strauss  is  the  most  traveled 
of  any  conductor  and  composer  in  the 
world.  He  has  toured  in  all  parts  of 
Germany,  Holland  and  Scandinavia 
many  times.  Three  times  has  he  ap- 
peared in  London,  twice  in  St.  Peters- 
burg, sixteen  in  Berlin,  sixteen  in 
Munich,  seventeen  in  Cologne  and 
sixty-one  in  the  largest  cities  in 
America.  Altogether  the  great 
orchestra  leader  has  concertized  in 
over  eight  hundred  cities  in  the  two 
hemispheres,  besides  at  fourteen  inter- 
national expositions  and  the  principal 
courts  of  Europe.  During  the  com- 
ing American  tour,  Herr  Strauss  will 
appear  in  New  York  and  the  more 
important  cities  in  the  United  States, 
in  the  capital  of  Mexico  and  other 
cities  of  that  republic,  all  along  the 
Pacific  Coast  and  the  Northwest,  and 
in  London,  Toronto,  Montreal,  Hamil- 
ton, Ottawa  and  Quebec,  in  Canada. 


Great  Seattle  Violin 

At  the  annual  convention  in  June  of 
the  National  Association  of  Music 
Teachers  at  Des  Moines, la., was  held  a 
contest  very  novel  if  not  without  pre- 
cedent in  musical  annals  in  this  coun- 
try. It  was  a  tonecompetition  between 
violins  of  various  makes,  ancient  and 
modern,  backed  by  their  owners  or 
their  advocates  among  the  musicians 
attending  the  convention  of  different 
schools  of  violin  building.  In  this 
contest  three  instruments  made  by  W. 
W.  Oakes,  the  veteran  violinmaker  of 
Seattle,  were  entered,  and  won  the 
verdict  of  the  committee,  composed  of 
skillful  musicians  from  various  parts 
of  the  country. 


In  The  County  Girl  at  the  Alcazar 
next  week  Florence  Roberts  in  male 
attire  will  play  Peggy;  Lorena  At- 
wood,  Althea;  White  Whittlesey, 
Belville;  and  Theodore  Roberts, 
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Sketches  and  plays  furnished,  rewritten  and  revised. 

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Westward  the  course  of  Empire. 
And  likewise  westward  the  trend  of 
theatrical  development.  Our  Manila 
correspondent  writes  that  Manila  will 
have  several  tine  opera  houses  soon, 
one  being  already  in  course  of  con- 
struction on  the  Escolta.  It  will  be 
called  "The  Manila."  He  further 
says  that  the  city  of  Manila  will  sup- 
port a  half  dozen  opera  houses  as 
people  are  all  of  that  turn  of  mind 
and  enjoy  a  play  of  any  kind. 

Stella  cMayhew 

Stella  Mayhew,  who  is  now  playing 
an  engagement  at  the  Orpheum,  may 
be  said,  without  the  slightest  suspicion 
of  flattery,  to  be  the  best  and  most 
artistic  delineator  of  the  Southern 
darkey  on  the  stage  today.  So  true 
to  life  is  her  singing  and  acting  of  the 
plantation  Mammy  that  her  audiences 
are  loathe  to  believe  that  she  is  not 
actually  what  she  is  impersonating, 
and  it  generally  takes  the  pulling  up 
of  a  sleeve,  revealing  the  white, 
shapely  arm,  to  put  an  end  to  the 
vigorous  discussions  that  arise  during 
her  appearance. 

After  her  short  summer  season  in 
vaudeville,  Miss  Mayhew  rejoins  E. 
D.  Stair's  On  the  Suwanee  River 
Company,  in  which  she  made  such  a 
decided  success  last  season.  Next 
year  Mr.  Stair,  who  predicts  great 
things  for  Miss  Mayhew,  will  star  her 
in  a  new  play,  written  on  the  lines  of 
those  that   have    made  May  Irwin 


famous  A  well  known  critic  has 
claimed  for  Miss  Mayhew's  work  that 
it  is  every  bit  as  interesting  as  May 
Irwin's  and  far  more  artistic.  As  a 
matter  of  undeniable  fact,  Miss  May- 
hew has  the  same  jolly,  magnetic 
personality  as  Miss  Irwin,  and  is  be- 
sides a  consummate  actress,  achieving 
in  make-up  a  triumph  of  art. 


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'Right  Here. 


You  managers  who  are  in  the  habit 
ot  thinking  you  have  to  go  East  for 
your  printing,  would  be  greatly  en- 
lightened if  you  would  step  up  to 
Sterett's  any  day  and  ask  Louis  Elliott 
to  show  you  that  Sapho  paper,  espe- 
cially that  three  sheet,  that  Sterett  has 
just  got  out  for  him.  Lou  is  some- 
thing of  a  eonnosieur  of  pictorial  stuff 
and  he  is  not  a  bit  backward  in  saying 
that  he  can  get  just  as  good  printing 
right  here  as  any  company  needs.  He 
is  always  willing  to  back  up  his  opin- 
ion by  exhibiting  the  paper  itself,  any 
time  almost  from  9  o'clock  in  the 
morning  till  5  at  night. 


(Another  Theatre 


As  will  be  seen  by  the  ad.  of  the 
Alta  Theatre,  (formerly  the  Grove 
Street),  San  Francisco  on  August  6 
will  have  another  theatre.  Horace 
Ewing,  who  is  at  the  head  of  the  new 
enterprise,  is  a  theatrical  man  of  great 
experience  and  he  promises  that  all 
the  plays  put  on  at  the  new  theatre 
will  be  first-class,  interpreted  by  a 
good  stock  company  and  augmented 
by  handsome  new  scenery.  A  force 
of  workmen  are  at  work  putting  the 
place  in  shape  for  the  opening,  when 
the  thrilling  military  drama,  The  Red, 
White  and  the  Blue,  will  be  produced 
for  the  first  time  in  San  Francisco. 
Already  the  Alta  shows  signs  of  being 
a  handsome  and  comfortable  family 
theatre. 


The  roster  of  Elliott's  Sapho  Com- 
pany is  as  follows:  Edith  Lemmert, 
Fay  Courtney,  Jennie  Weidman,  Viola 
Alberti,  Ethel  Strachan,  Frank  W. 
Bacon,  Frank  Clifton,  Francis  Boggs, 
Theodore  Gamble,  Geo.  Nichols, 
Jack  Howard,  Will  F.  Gardner,  Louis 
Elliott. 


Personal  Mention 

Wm.  Wolff  left  Thursday  morn- 
ing for  New  York. 

Phil  Branson  and  Tillie  Salinger 
sailed  from  Honolulu  on  the  Doric  for 
Australia. 

Bernice  Holmes,  the  well  known 
contralto,  leaves  next  week  for  Los 
Angeles  on  a  visit  of  about  three 
months.  Miss  Holmes  is  taking  a  long 
vacation,  after  three  or  four  years  of 
hard  work.  I 


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July  21,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


Ernest  Hastings  is  sojourning  at 
Napa  Soda  Springs. 

Gertrude  Hayes  will  be  added  to 
the  Dewey  force  in  the  production  of 
Cinderella  next  week  in  Oakland. 

William  Schuster  and  wife,  Anna 
Lichter,  have  returned  from  a  pleasant 
outing  at  Skaggs'  Springs. 

GertrudeFoster,  with  her  mother, 
is  spending  the  summer  at  Laguna 
Beach,  Orange  County. 

Henry  Miller  is  to  appear  in  a 
dramatization  of  To  Have  and  to  Hold 
during  the  coming  season. 

Alf  Ellinghouse  has  joined  the 
theatrical  colony  out  of  town,  to  be 
away  about  ten  days. 

Bert  Mullin  is  away  from  the 
Tivoli  on  a  vacation.  W.  H.  Eadon 
is  acting  as  assistant  treasurer  this 
week. 

Blanche  Bates  is  still  thinking  of 
Shakespeare.  She  hopes  to  appear 
as  Rosalind  during  her  Denver  en- 
gagement. 

John  Morrisey,  Charlie  Brown 
and  George  Holtou  have  been  indulg- 
ing in  a  "go"  at  dove  shooting  this 
week. 

Eugene  Cowles  will  come  here  as 
a  member  of  the  company  in  support 
of  Alice  Neilsen  appearing  in  The 
Fortune  Teller  and  The  Singing  Girl. 

Scott  Seaton,  who  went  to  Hono- 
lulu with  James  Neill  and  company, 
made  a  most  pleasant  impression  while 
in  Honolulu  and  demonstrated  his  fit- 
ness for  a  place  in  that  excellent 
organization. 

Wright  Huntington  has  closed 
his  vaudeville  engagements  for  the 
season  and  is  enjoying  life  at  Mummers 
Rest  Cottage,  Lake  Boshan,  Moodus, 
Conn.  He  opens  next  season  with 
Hyde's  Comedians,  September  17. 

Frank  Denithorne,  the  erstwhile 
Alcazar  matinee  idol,  is  in  London. 
He  writes  that  San  Francisco  is  the 
only  city  on  the  map  and  that  London 
and  London  actors  generally  are  not 
for  him. 

Leila  France,  the  song  writer, 
who  is  really  Mrs.  William  Mc- 
Dermott,  resides  in  San  Jose  at  210 
San  Jose  Avenue.  Mrs.  McDermott 
was  almost  the  first  of  our  song 
writers  to  gain  recognition. 

Camille  D'Arville,  although 
confessing  matrimonial  intentions, 
will  not  leave  the  stage  until  after 
next  season.  She  is  under  engage- 
ment to  Kirke  La  Shelle  for  an  opera 


company,  and  will  not  desert  the 
theatre  until  the  end  of  that  booking. 

Sam  Marx,  agent  of  the  Pacific 
Incandescent  Lamp  Company, dropped 
dead  at  10:30  Tuesday  night  at  Stock- 
ton and  Market  Streets  from  an  attack 
of  neuralgia  of  the  heart.  He  was  a 
brother  of  Melville  Marx  of  the 
Columbia. 

P.  B.  Dailey,  father  of  Billy  and 
Fred  Dailey,  was  asphyxiated  in  this 
city  Monday  night.  He  was  60  years 
old  and  for  nearly  fifty  years  had 
been  in  the  employ  of  the  Southern 
Pacific  company  at  Stockton,  where 
his  home  was,  he  being  in  San  Fran- 
cisco on  a  visit. 

Francis  Byrne  left  Tuesday  for 
the  East.  Mr.  Byrne  has  for  the  past 
year  been  a  member  of  the  Frawley 
Company,  and  has  been  socially  and 
professionally  one  of  the  most  popular 
actors  who  have  ever  been  on  this 
coast.  Mr.  Byrne  will  probably  be 
seen  East  in  a  leading  role  in  a  new 
production.  Gentlemanly,  studious 
and  popular  with  everybody,  he  has  a 
most  promising  future. 

Manager  Cordray  will  be  an 
active  worker  in  the  great  street  fair 
Portland  will  hold  Sept.  4th  to  18th 
inclusive. 

Maurice  Smith,  treasurer  of  Cor- 
dray's  Theatre,  Portland,  arrived  in 
San  Francisco  Thursday  morning  on 
a  two  weeks'  vacation.  Mr.  Smith  is 
one  of  Manager  Cordray's  valued 
assistants  and  is  well  and  pleasantly 
known  by  the  entire  theatrical  pro- 
fession of  this  country.  Mr.  Smith 
took  advantage  of  the  opportunity  to 
be  absent  while  his  theatre  was  being 
renovated  for  next  season. 

Jennie  Winston,  who  is  well  re- 
membered on  this  coast  as  one  of  the 
cleverest  and  most  popular  singers  in 
comic  opera  a  few  years  ago,  is  now  as 
handsome  and  as  sweet  of  voice  as  ever, 
a  resident  of  Golden  Gate,  a  suberb  of 
Oakland.  Miss  Winston  may  soon  be 
seen  here  in  some  of  the  roles  associ- 
ated with  her  former  triumphs. 

Sophie  M.  Mothersole,  the  act- 
ress, has  filed  suit  in  the  Superior 
Court  of  Oakland,  for  a  divorce  from 
George  F.  Mothersole.  The  com- 
plaint recites  desertion,  wilful  neglect 
and  habitual  intemperance  as  the 
grounds  on  which  Mrs.  Mothersole 
seeks  a  legal  separation. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


July  21,  1900 


AT  THE       *  ** 
LiOCAh  THEATRES 


77>e  Columbia 

TIenr,  Arthur  Jones'  so-called 
'  '  comedy,  The  Liars,  is  being  pro- 
duced by  those  very  conventional  and 
up-to-date  people,  Henry  Miller  and 
company,  at  the  Columbia.  Is  it  a 
comedy  ?  It  seems  to  be  simply  a 
picture  or  a  series  of  pictures,  illus- 
trating the  life  of  the  unhappy  rich 
English  people,  who,  having  money 
to  burn,  must  burn  it.  Nothing  to  do 
but  sin  !  How  dreadful  !  Or  should 
one  say,  How  very  pleasant  ?  It's 
evidently  only  the  point  of  view,  there 
is  so  much  in  environment,  you  know, 
Generally  speaking,  that  man  sins 
who  does  what  you  don't  want 
him  to  do.  Eh  ?  Is  it  not  so  ?  This 
story  of  small  talk,  of  subterfuges  and 
outright  lying  is  rather  unpleasant  to 
contemplate,  but  the  beauty  of  the 
sett  ngs  and  the  refined  and  charming 
manner  of  the  presentation  are  cer- 
tainly delicious  in  themselves.  The 
thoroughly  artistic  coloring  and  ar- 
rangement of  the  first  act  is  worth  the 
price  of  admission.  How  blue  the 
glimpse  of  English  sky  obtained 
through  the  open  hangings  at  the  tent 
entrance  I  How  oriental  the  colorings 
inside  the  tent,  with  its  Turkish  hang- 
ing lamps,  rugs  and  numberless  com- 
forts. And  the  players  !  Why,  they 
do  everything  well,  so  what  more  can 
be  said  ?  To  speak  of  one,  is  to  speak 
of  all.  E.  J.  Morgan  is  so  strong 
and  manly  he  quite  gives  an  air  of 
life  even  when  trying  to  smother  his 
robustness  in  half  coherent  conven- 
tionalities. Henry  Miller  is  the  quiet, 
gentlemanly  man  of  the  world  that  you 
expect  Sir  Christopher  to  be,  and  does 
some  strong  character  acting  at  the 
close  of  the  last  act.  Chas.  Walcot  is 
a  good  Coke.  It  is  thoroughly  enjoy- 
able to  watch  his  great  distress  when 
forced  to  appear  to  acquiesce  in  the 
lies  that  are  being  thrown  from  every 
quarter  at  his  devoted  head.  Margaret 
Anglin  is  a  superb  Lady  Jessica,  and 
at  the  close  of  the  last  act  one  feels  she 
simply  goes  away  to  a  life  of  empti- 
ness and  perhaps  to  but  repeat  the 
story  of  temptation.  Sadie  Marlinot 
is  very  fetching  in  gown  and  address. 
Margaret  Dale  is  a  delightful  Dolly 
Coke.  Mabel  Morrison,  who  played 
with  the  Miss  Hobbs  Company  all  last 
season,  has  made  a  decided  hit  as  Mrs. 
Crespin.  Frohman  seemed  to  think 
this  charming  young  woman  of  eigh- 
teen could  only  be  cast  for  ingenue 


parts,  but  she  has  proved  her  ability 
by  playing  this  characterwith  a  grace, 
ease  and  finish  that  doesn't  always 
come  to  actresses  of  mature  age  even. 
We  predict  for  her  a  future  and  shall 
watch  her  progress  with  much  pleas- 
ure. 

The  Alcazar 

Ingomar  has  been  the  bill  at  the 
*  Alcazar  this  week.  While  it  was 
put  on  particularly  to  fill  in  for  the 
week  while  arranging  for  the  big  pro- 
duction of  A  Country  Girl,  there  was 
much  to  commend  it.  Of  course,  the 
interest  was  centered  in  Florence 
Roberts  as  Parthenia,  and  her  work 
was  highly  satisfactory  throughout. 
It  seems  she  can  always  be  counted 
upon  for  a  finished  performance,  no 
matter  what  the  character.  There  is 
a  subtle  charm,  a  wholesomeness,  a 
naturalness  about  her  efforts  that  is 
very  refreshing  in  these  days  of 
artificiality.  White  Whittlesey,  as 
Ingomar,  had  not,  perhaps,  the  voice 
that  is  usually  found  in  the  barbarian 
chief,  yet  his  other  admirable  qualities 
greatly  overbalanced  any  slight  defi- 
ciency noticeable  in  his  speech.  Both 
he  and  Miss  Roberts  were  warmly 
welcomed  at  every  performance  and 
two  curtain  calls  always  greeted  them 
at  the  end  of  each  act.  There  was 
much  to  admire  in  the  strong  work  of 
Marie  Howe  as  Actea,  Geo.  P.  Web- 
ster as  the  Armorer,  Howard  Scott  as 
the  Timarch,  Clarence  Montaine  as 
Polydor  and  Ernest  Howell  as  Amyn- 
tas.  It  seems  that  Mr.  Howell  though 
quite  young  as  an  actor,  never  fails  to 
do  well  any  part  assigned  him,  and 
especially  is  this  so  of  old-men  char- 
acters. The  remainder  of  the  cast 
was  as  follows :  Neocles,  Carlyle 
Moore;  Elphenor,  Milton  Stellard; 
Lykon,  Edwin  T.  Emery;  Citizens  of 
Massilia:  Alastor,  Jeffrey  Williams; 
Trinobantes,  William  Whitney;  Am- 
bivar,  Walter  Belasco;  Novio,  Herbert 
Carton;  Samo,  Herbert  Farjeon;  Ale- 
manni:  Pheans,  Miss  Lorena  Atwood; 
Herald,  Jack  Morris.  The  scenery 
and  staging  were  unusually  attractive. 


The  California 

A  t  Gay  Coney  Island  opened  the 
**■  week  at  the  California,  Dunne 
and  Ryley's  all  star  cast,  with  Mathews 
and  Bulger  presenting  the  play. 
While  without  much  plot  or  story,  it 
is  full  of  bright  songs  and  merry  jests 


that  keep  the  audience  in  good  humor 
from  first  to  last,  repeated  recalls  being 
responded  to.  The  cast  includes  J. 
Sherrie  Mathews,  as  Dr.  Payne,  who 
does  well  in  his  character,  Harry 
Bulger,  as  Hi  Price,  Tony  Hart,  as 
Benson  Hurst.  Norma  Whalley,  as 
Delia  Ware,  scores  a  hit  with  her 
songs,  especially  in  It's  the  Man  Be- 
hind the  Gun  That  Does  the  Work. 
She  has  stunning  costumes  and  is  a 
pretty  woman,  but  is  not  strong  as  an 
actress.  The  skipping  rope  dance, 
Shooting  the  Chutes  and  a  batch  of 
catching  ditties  enliven  the  perform- 
ance, and  Mary  Marble  in  jaunty  male 
attire,  as  Billy  Due,  wins  rounds  of 
applause  with  her  saucy  songs.  Harry 
Bulger  is  particularly  funny  and 
keeps  things  lively,  reminding  one  in 
his  voice  and  style  of  Ferris  Hartman, 
while  the  simple,  honest  character  of 
Benson  Hurst  is  well  sustained  by 
Tony  Hart.  Phil  Ryley,  David  An- 
drada,  A.  J.  Pode,  Bessie  Tannehill, 
Maude  Courtney  and  Adelyn  Estee 
also  appear  in  the  cast  with  a  lot  of 
pretty  girls  in  the  dancing  scenes. 

Grand  Opera  House 

'"T  Daniel  Frawley  has  once 
•  again  put  his  faith  in  a  big  pro- 
duction, and  this  time  he  comes  out 
with  "flying  colors."  His  present 
offering,  The  Great  Ruby,  is  one  of 
the  biggest  things  he  has  ever  at- 
tempted and  it  is  repaying  all  the  care 
put  into  it — all  the  magnificent  scenery 
painted  for  it — all  the  gorgeous  cos- 
tuming of  it — by  extremely  large  and 
appreciative  audiences.  The  Great 
Ruby  is  a  melodrama  of  massive  pro- 
portions and  is  so  chuck  full  of  action, 
and  business  that  it  is  a  little  bewilder- 
ing. The  story  of  the  theft  of  the 
Ruby  by  a  gang  of  professional  dia- 
mond thieves,  headed  by  the  Russian 
Countess  Charkoff,  and  the  efforts  of 
its  owner,  Lady  Garnet,  a  rich 
parvenu,  to  discover  it,  and  the  ap- 
pearance of  the  chief  characters  con- 
cerned at  various  places  furnishes  the 
many  exciting  situations  in  the  piece. 
Wilton  Lackaye,  as  the  Indian  Prince, 
Kassim  Wadia,  Henry  Roberts,  as 
Brett,  the  detective,  and  Harrington 
Reynolds,  as  Longman,  of  the  Dia- 
mond Gang,  were  three  strikingly 
effective  figures.  Mr.  Lackaye's 
finished  art  was  seen  in  his  masterly 
demonstration  of  the  Prince's  charac- 
ter.   Henry  Robert's   detective  was 


toned  down  very  much  from  this 
promising  young  actor's  usual  intense, 
almost  bombastic  utterance,  and  was 
a  strong,  immensely  clever  bit  of  act- 
ing. Harrington  Reynolds  never 
appeared  to  better  advantage  and  his 
work  was  notably — exceptionally  good. 
Corona  Riccardo,  as  the  scheming, 
daring  adventuress,  showed  much 
subtlity  and  much  emotional  power 
under  splendid  control,  but  the 
strength  of  her  portrayal  was  hardly 
grasped  by  the  audience  present  on 
the  first  night.  Miss  Riccardo  at  first 
sight  impresses  one  with  her  dra- 
matic intenseness,  and  is,  we  are 
afraid,  very  apt  to  forget  the  little 
accessories  of  art  in  the  shape  of  dress. 
Mary  Van  Buren,  as  the  newly  rich 
wife,  was  really  admirable,  and  a  little 
description  of  a  race  in  a  most  graphic 
Lady  Gay  Spanker  style,  won  her 
much  applause.  J  R.  Ainory,  always 
reliable,  was  more  than  clever  in  his 
delineation  of  the  Viscount  Montyghal. 
Robert  Greppo,  who  as  Lord  George 
Hartoff.  was  one  of  the  hits  in  the 
original  production,  repeated  his  suc- 
cess on  this  occasion.  It  was  a  small 
part  excellently  done,  and  stamps  Mr. 
Greppo  as  a  strong  and  intelligent 
actor.  H.  S.  Northrup  had  little  to 
do  and  did  that  gracefully.  Reginald 
Travers  furnished  once  more  one  of 
his  clever,  eccentric  old  men,  and 
George  MrQuarrie  made  quite  a  hit  as 
the  Innkeeper.  Others  in  the  long 
cast  did  well.  It  is  but  due,  before 
closing,  to  say  that  Frank  King  de- 
serves unstinted  praise  for  the  scenery 
from  his  brush.  His  work  may  be 
regarded  as  a  decided  accomplishment. 


The  Tfroli 

This  popular  music  place  is  very 
properly  winding  up  the  comic 
opera  season  with  a  delightful  per- 
formance of  Wang,  made  doubly  en- 
tertaining by  Edwin  Stevens  and 
Ferris  Hartman  as  the  Regent  and 
keeper  of  the  royal  elephant,  respec- 
tively, and  a  great  cast  of  supporting 
singers  and  chorus.  Mr.  Stevens 
repeats  one  of  his  earliest  comic  opera 
success  as  Wang,  and  Ferris  Hartman 
enters  most  happily  into  the  spirit  of 
Pepat.  Wm.  Schuster  is  back  from 
his  vacation,  singing  more  enjoyably 
than  ever,  and  Tom  Greene's  delight- 
ful tenor  is  heard  to  advantage. 
Georgie  Cooper,  who  was  to  have 
played  Gilette,  has  been  too  ill  to 
appear,  so  Grace  Field  has  taken  her 
place  and  taken  it  most  successfully. 
Annie  Myers,  Helen  Merrill,  Arthur 
Boyce  and  Harry  Cashman  are  other 
popular  people  in  the  cast.  The 
houses  have  been  so  large  this  week 
that  Wang  will  be  repeated  next 
week. 


July  21,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


7 


The  Orpheum 

A/l  iss  Lillian  Bikkhart  is  the 
'  ■  leading  attraction  at  the  Orpheum 
this  week,  and  her  playlet,  Captain 
Suzanne,  is  by  far  superior  to  any 
sketch  presented  byher  here  this  season 
She  is  an  excellent  performer,  and  an 
enjoyable  entertainer.  Clayton  White 
and  Marie  Stuart,  in  their  society 
playlet,  The  Waldorf-Metropole  Epi- 
sode, are  exceedingly  clever.  Miss 
Stuart's  dancing  is  thoroughly  enjoy- 
able and  she  is  a  great  favorite  here. 
Stella  Mayhew  is  a  very  clever  imper- 
sonator of  negro  characters  and  her 
renditions  are  true  to  life  and  full  of 
genuine  humor.  The  Quaker  City 
Quartet,  the  Musical  Blacksmiths,  are 
as  jolly  as  ever,  especially  Edward 
Hanson,  who  takes  the  part  of  the 
singing  tramp.  Smith  and  Fuller, 
with  their  original  musical  novelties, 
are  superior  to  any  in  their  line  seen 
lately,  especially  with  their  Bamboo 
Chimes.  John  Donohue  and  Miss 
Mattie  Nichols,  singing,  dancing  and 
acrobatic  comedians,  Williamson  and 
Stone,  black  face  comedians,  Barrere 
and  Jules,  sensational  gymnasts,  are 
all  up-to-date  and  are  all  well  received. 
The  Biograph  closes  a  good  program 
with  a  series  of  new  and  interesting 
views. 


The  Olympia 

T'he  program  at  the  Olympia  this 
'  week  is  very  good.  Basco  and 
Rice,  the  comedians,  scored  a  pro- 
nounced hit.  Bella  Wilton  makes  a 
good  impression  on  her  first  appear- 
ance. The  living  statuary  still  holds 
the  crowds  nightly.  Mabel  Le  Claire 
sings  several  new  songs  that  seem  to 
please.  Dora  Mervin's  coon  songs 
are  still  a  leading  feature  and  as  usual 
her  costumes  are  exceptionally  fine. 


The  Chutes 


"The  Chutes  have  secured  excep- 
*  tional  talent  for  this  week.  The 
Black  Bartons  are  back  again  for  a 
short  time  and  they  have  made  a 
tremendous  hit.  Howard  and  Camp- 
bell repeat  their  clever  trapeze  per- 
formance of  last  week.  The  Ogdens, 
have  a  dainty  refined  sketch,  The 
Right  Stocking.  Hadley  and  Hart, 
the  bell  ringers,  continue  to  please. 
La  Listea,  the  fire  dancer,  and  the 
Animatiscope,  round  out  the  bill. 

Fischer  s  Concert  House 

Cischer's  Concert  House  presents  a 
*  varied  bill  this  week,  different 
in  many  respects  to  the  former  pro- 
grams. Miss  Isabella  Underwood 
continues  to  win   applause   for  her 


songs.  Miss  Violet  Johnson  a  young 
violinist  draws  well  for  her  quite 
graceful  renditions  for  a  player  of  her 
years  and  meets  with  genuine  ap- 
plause. Edward  Adams,  descriptive 
vocalist,  and  Coral  Thorndyke  a 
lovely  girl  with  a  particularly  sweet 
personality  upon  the  stage,  complete 
the  musical  participants.  Autumn 
Leaves,  entitled  a  comedy  sketch,  but 
rather  a  pathetic  little  story  of  the 
love  of  two  sisters  for  one  man,  by 
Miss  Blanche  Husted,  Lenore  White 
and  Frank  Clayton,  interests  the  audi- 
ence. The  picture  on  the  wall  in 
which  Miss  White  is  posed  as  a 
beautiful  nude  figure  is  singularly 
artistic,  the  effect  rather  being  marred 
as  she  speaks  to  the  unconscious 
figure  of  her  sister  stretched  at  her 
feet.  Edison's  Projectoscope  views 
are  worth  a  visit  to  this  popular  house 
of  entertainment,  giving  life-like 
pictures  of  the  South  African  WTar. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

The  Waterman  Sisters  open  at  the 
Chutes  the  latter  part  of  July. 

Lord  and  Rowe  open  at  the  Chutes 
August  6th. 

The  Fairbanks  Bros,  open  at  the 
Savoy  Theatre,  Victoria,  July  23rd. 

Myrtle  Graham  opens  at  the  Vienna 
Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  July  23rd. 

Helen  MacKay  opens  at  the  Leader, 
Vallejo,  next  week. 

The  Hayes  Sisters  will  open  at 
Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  July  30th. 

De  Armo  and  Trojan  have  left  for 
Portland,  Oregon. 

John  Delmore  and  Snowie  Maybelle 
are  favorites  at  the  Leader,  Vallejo. 

The  Dulcie  Sisters  will  shortly  play 
at  the  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles. 

Bell  and  Albion  will  shortly  arrive 
from  the  East  and  open  at  the  Chutes. 

Anita  George  will  make  her  first 
appearance  at  the  Olympia  July  23rd. 

Archie  Levy  has  booked  a  ladies 
orchestra  of  twelve  pieces  for  the 
Palm  Garden,  Seattle. 

Minnie  Ward  and  John  Delmore 
are  to  open  at  the  Waldorf,  Vallejo, 
next  week. 

The  Dockmansand  Antonio  Vargas 
will  open  at  the  Vienna  Buffet,  Los 
Angeles,  next  week. 

Laura  Underwood  will  shortly  de- 
part for  Salt  Lake  City  to  open  at  the 
Salt  Palace. 

Belle  Wilton  and  McDonald  Bros, 
will  soon  go  East  to  join  Manchester's 
Cracker  Jack  Company. 

Gaffney  and  Burton,  Rand  and 
Byron,  Dick  Mack,  and  Anita  Walton 
will  play  at  Oakland  Park. 

Jennie  Merrill  just  returned  from 
the  Northwest  and  will  open  in  a  local 
music  hall  shortly. 


Al  Hazzard's  plays  at  the  Dewey 
Theatre,  Oakland,  next  week. 

Margie  Wade  will  open  at  the 
Grotto  July  23. 

Joe  Crotty  and  James  Dalton  open 
at  the  Tivoli,  Stockton,  July  23. 

The  Davenport  Sisters  are  meeting 
with  great  success  at  Kapp's  Grotto. 

Mile.  Atlantis  and  Ezell  open  at  the 
Palm  Garden,  Seattle,  Monday  next. 

Minnie  Ellsworth  and  Ida  Melville 
are  at  Johanson's,  Santa  Barbara. 

Prof.  Henry  and  Mile.  Canta  open 
at  the  Fredricksburg  Cafe  next  week. 

Williams  and  Bissell  are  on  their 
way  to  this  city  and  will  shortly  ap- 
pear in  a  local  music  hall. 

Conlon  and  Ryder  will  leave  for 
New  York  July  23  to  join  Williams' 
Burlesque  Company. 

Mabel  Rutherford  has  returned 
home  from  the  South  and  will  shortly 
appear  in  a  local  music  hall. 

Deming  and  Carroll  will  open  at 
the  Standard  Theatre,  Bakersfield, 
next  week. 

The  Orpheum  Quartet,  direct  from 
Honolulu,  will  shortly  play  the 
Orpheum  Circuit. 

Fred  Gottlob  is  the  well  known 
stage  manager  of  the  Mascot  Theatre, 
Seattle. 

Wm.  Barnes,  the  one  leg  song  and 
dance  artist,  will  open  at  the  Chutes 
July  23.  Mr.  Barnes  played  at  the 
old  Wigwam  ten  years  ago. 

Marco  Brothers  are  at  the  Savoy, 
Victoria,  this  week,  as  well  as  Marie 
D.  Wood,  the  California  nightingale, 
and  Allie  Delmar. 

Gordon  Sisters,  Clara  St.  Clair, 
Edith  Montrose,  Rae  Eldridge, 
Marion  Keith  and  Bryant  and  Onslow 
are  at  the  Savoy,  Victoria. 

The  Honolulu  Orpheum  has  closed 
for  two  weeks  to  give  the  painters  and 
decorators  a  chance  to  brighten  it  up 
for  next  season. 

Florence  Brooks  is  the  headline  at 
the  Mascot,  Seattle,  this  week.  The 
Winchell  Twins  continue  to  arouse 
popular  enthusiasm  at  the  Mascot, 
Seattle. 

Max  Peters,  at  Salt  Lake,  has  a 
phenomenally  fast  bicycle  track  at  his 
Salt  Palace  as  shown  by  the  fact  that 
on  July  17,  in  a  professional  bicycle 
race  at  the  Salt  Palace  saucer  track  at 
night,  Iver  Lawson  broke  the  world's 
mile  handicap  record  of  1:59  3-5  made 
by  W.  F.  Sims  at  Washington,  D.  C. 
Lawson  made  the  mile  in  1 159  flat. 

Antone  Pirri,  a  professional  strong 
man,  who  exhibited  at  the  Orpheum 
some  months  ago  and  lately  at  Hilo, 
is  in  a  cell  at  the  Honolulu  police 
station,  where  an  examination  into 
his  mental  condition  has  been  made. 
Pirri  did  queer  things  at  Hilo.  He 
insisted  in  wearing  his  tights  in  public 
and  one  night  at  the  band  concert  at 
Emma  Square  he  carried  a  lantern 
and  peered  into  people's  faces,  alarm- 
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Comments 


ST.  LOUS 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  Louis,  July  15  — The  purveyors  of 
summer  amusements  in  St.  Louis  were  made 
happy  but  for  three  days  by  the  supposed 
amicaV  le  settlement  of  the  railroad  strike. 
This  trouble  of  course  effecting  the  business 
of  the  al  fresco  resorts.  The  Delmar  Garden 
extravaganza  company  are  doing  The  Girl 
from  Paris  and  pretty  Ruth  White  is  making 
many  friends  by  her  clever  work.  1492  is 
underlined  for  next  week. 

The  Spencer  Opera  Company  bill  this 
week  is  Fra  Diavolo.  Mrs.  Grace  Van 
Studdeford  has  returned  to  the  cast.  George 
Shields,  Martin  Pache,  William  Steiger, 
Fanny  De  Costa  and  Nellie  Braggins  are  also 
programmed. 

Col.  John  D.  Hopkins'  bill  this  week  at 
Forrest  Park  Highlands  is  headed  by  The 
Girl  with  the  Auburn  Hair,  Kelly  and 
Violette,  Weston  and  Allen,  Martinetti  and 
Sutherland,  Catherine  Conway,  Arthur  Lof- 
tus,  the  La  Moines  and  Prince  Kinzo. 

The  Minstrels,  headed  by  Carroll  John- 
son, Lew  Sully,  Al  Blanchard  and  Fred 
Warren,  continue  to  please  the  patrons  at 
the  Suburban. 

Jake  Liberman,  one  of  Hoyt's  and  Fred 
Wright's  efficient  press  agents, is  promoting 
publicity  for  Uhrig's  Cave.  Press  Agent 
Littlefield  of  the  Castle  Square  Opera  Com- 
pany writes  me  that  Manager  Charles 
Southwell  and  his  company  will  open  their 
season  in  St.  Louis  November  12.  Maude 
Lillian  Berri,  I  am  glad  to  say,  will  again 
be  one  of  the  prima  donnas.  She  is  a  great 
favorite  in  St.  Louis. 

Treasurer  Bud  Wantz  of  the  Olympic 
Theatre  is  sojourning  at  Atlantic  City. 

The  Imperial  Theatre  will  be  sold  at 
auction  next  week.  It  will  probably  be 
purchased  by  its  present  owners. 

GaTV  Pallen. 


CANADA 


Special  Correspondence 

St.  John,  N.  B.,  July  10.— Opera  House, 
A.  O.  Skinner,  manager. — The  return  week 
of  the  Harkins  Company  closed  7th  with 
Pinero's  Dandy  Dick,  which  was  well  pre- 
sented, particularly  effective  work  being 
done  by  Arthur  Elliott,  Stella  Weaver  and 
Robert  McWade,  Jr.  The  next  booking  is 
the  Ravel  Pantomime  Company,  under  the 
management  of  Willard  Stanton,  12-13-14. 
*  One  of  the  New  York  theatrical  sheets 
has  adopted  a  unique  code  of  ethics  between 
editor  and  correspondent.  The  man  who 
has  ably  acted  in  the  latter  capacity  in  this 
city  during  the  past  half  dozen  years, 
recently  complained  to  the  post  office 
authorities  concerning  missing  copies  of  his 
paper.  This  complaint  in  time  reached  the 
editor  in  question  who  promptly  notified 
his  correspondent  that  his  credentials  were 
revoked  !  Poor  fellow — when  last  seen  he 
was  sitting  on  a  bench  in  Rockwood  Park, 
smoking  a  two-pound  pipe,  gazing  into  the 
lake,  and  muttering:  "When  earth's  last 
picture  is  painted  *  *  *  "  *  Van's 
Minstrels  gave  a  good  show  at  Mechanics' 
Institute  the  3rd. 

Pkachey  Carnehan. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  CoLo,Ju1y  10 —The  theatre  at 
Elitch's  Gardens  is  being  packed  at  every 
performance  this  week,  the  attraction  being 
Blanche  Bates  as  The  Dancing  Girl.  Miss 
Bates  is  a  thorough  artist  and  makes  an  ex- 
cellent impression  as  Druscilla  Ives.  Mr. 
Robert  Drouet  is  splendid  as  the  Duke; 
Frederick  Perry  is  strong  and  convincing  as 
the  father  and  Jessie  Izett  is  seen  at  her  best 
as  the  lame  girl.  Next  week,  The  Last 
Word. 

Niobe  is  being  played  to  small  audiences 
at  Manhattan  Beach.  Though  it  has  been 
played  here  many  times,  it  still  retains  its 
pewer  to  please  and  amuse  the  public.  In 
the  name  part  Miss  Mary  Hampton  does  the 
best  work  of  her  engagement  here.  Robert 
Rogers  hardly  realizes  the  character  of  Peter 
Amos  Dunn.  Eugene  Ormonde  does  as  well 
as  any  one  could  do  in  the  part  of  Corney 
Griffin.  Dainty  little  Blanche  Kelleher  is  a 
charming  Hattie  Griffin  and  Ethelyn  Clem- 
mens  does  a  charming  bit  of  acting  as  Beat- 
rice Silox.  The  other  parts  are  in  the 
capable  hands  of  May  Louise  Aigen,  Marie 
Del  Vecchio,  Jean  Mclnmoyle,  Hugh  Ford, 
Walter  Thomas  and  Hardee  Kirkland.  Next 
week,  The  Sporting  Duchess. 

Hal  Reid,  the  playwright,  is  in  town. 

Chutes  Park  closed  rather  suddenly  last 
week.  *  Your  correspondent  has  just  re- 
turned from  a  delightful  trip  to  the  moun- 
tains. Bob  Bell. 


SMANILcA 

Special  Correspondence 

Manila,  P.  I.,  June  10. — The  Apollo 
Dramatic  Society  have  prepared  a  splendid 
program  for  July  4  that  they  will  present  on 
the  boards  of  the  Zorilla  Grande,  the  most 
famous  opera  house  in  Manila.  The  Apollo 
Dramatic  Society  is  an  institution  that  has 
accomplished  much  good  heretofore,  by 
their  charitable  work  among  the  deserving 
poor,  and  the  receipts  of  the  performance 
every  other  night  will  be  benefit  or  charity. 
The  program  will  consist  of  two  short 
comedies  and  a  large  number  of  specialties. 
It  is  the  intention  of  this  Club  to  awaken 
interest  in  theatricals  here.  The  Ada  Del- 
roy  Company  will  have  a  grand  re-opening 
at  Zorilla  Grand  Opera  House  commencing 
July  6.  This  company  contains  twelve  star 
artists,  and  lately  returned  from  Europe, 
Miss  Ada  Delroy,  the  greatest  dancer  who 
ever  appeared  before  an  oriental  audience. 
Her  latest  innovation  is  She,  The  Fire  of 
Life  from  Rider  Haggard's  novel,  showing 
the  transition  of  youth  and  beauty  into  a 
heap  of  charred  remains.  A  Terpsichorean 
sensation,  The  Latest  London  Mystery, 
The  Convict's  Escape,  the  Bioscope — 1200 
of  the  latest  pictures — The  White  Ma- 
hatma,  Weird  Dream  Visions.  The  arrival 
of  some  strong  companies  is  expected  in  the 
near  future,  as  various  companies  now  play- 
ing the  Coast  en  route  to  Honolulu,  Hong 
Kong  and  Australia  will  make  dates  here.  * 
At  a  recent  performance  of  Patria  by  Fili- 
pinos at  the  Teatro  de  Filipinas,  which  is  a 
play  containing  many  appeals  to  Filipinos 
to  stand  up  and  protect  their  native  land 
and  cling  to  their  primitive  laws,  manners 


and  customs,  and  not  to  imitate  any  other 
nation.  In  the  course  of  the  performance 
the  natives'  savage  natures  became  inspired 
by  the  superb  rendition  of  the  drama  to- 
gether with  stirring  music  and  cries  of 
"long  live  Aggie  and  the  Filipino  Govern- 
ment" filled  the  air,  and  the  house  went 
wild  in  applause.  Military  authorities  were 
forced  to  stop  the  performance. 

C.  R.  Berry. 


NORTH  DAKOTA 

Special  Correspondence. 
Fargo,  N.  D.,  July  14.— The  Fane-Farrell 
Stock  Company  closed  a  successful  week's 
engagement  to-night.  *  Norris  &  Rowe's 
trained  animal  show  drew  two  large  audi- 
ences July  11.  *  Forepaugh  &  Sells  Bros, 
showed  here  July  13th  to  good  crowds.  * 
Irving  French  and  Company  open  a  three 
nights  engagement  July  19.  C. 


MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Butte,  Mont.,  July  16. — The  Grand 
Opera  House,  G.  O.  McFarland,  Manager.— 
The  mid  Summer  engagement  of  the 
Clement-Stockwell  Company  at  popular 
prices  has  been  an  unqualified  success. 
Butte  is  an  excellent  show  town  eight 
months  in  the  year,  but  heretofore  the  Sum- 
mer attractions  at  the  Grand  were  not 
largely  attended.  The  attendance  of  the 
Clement-Stockwell  Company,  while  not 
laage,  has  been  good  and  the  engagement  of 
two  weeks  has  been  successful  beyond  ex- 
pectations. During  the  two  weeks  the  fol- 
lowing plays  were  produced  in  an  excellent 
manner:  The  Bells,  The  New  Dominion, 
The  Magistrate  and  Mr.  Clement's  romantic 
comedy,  A  Southern  Gentleman.  *  A  week 
of  opera  will  be  inaugurated  August  19th, 
by  a  well  known  company,  and  considerable 
interest  is  being  taken  in  the  matter. 

Sutton's  Family  Theatre,  Dick  P.  Sutton, 
Manager.— Sunday  night,  July  15,  Gideon's 
Minstrels  opened  to  a  packed  house.  In 
addition  to  the  Minstrels  the  company  con- 
sists of  the  Original  Nashville  Students. 
Good  specialty  features  are  also  numerous, 
and  the  entertainment  in  general  is  good. 

L.  Maclay  Rank. 


The  Burton  Holmes'  Lectures  seem 
to  have  caught  the  popular  fancy  at 
the  Columbia  Theatre,  and  Henry 
Miller's  direction  of  them  will  turn 
out  a  very  profitable  affair.  The  first 
lecture  was  given  on  Thursday  after- 
noon, and  the  same  subject,  Manila, 
dwelt  upon  on  that  occasion,  will  be 
the  one  for  the  lecture  to  be  given 
tomorrow,  Sunday  night,  July  22. 
Thursday  afternoon  and  Sunday 
night  Mr.  Brown,  who  delivers  the 
lecture,  will  have  Japan  Revisited  as 
his  subject.  Reserved  seats  are  50 
cents,  75  cents  and  $1. 


On  the  %oad 

James  Neitt  and  the  Neill  Company 
Neill  Co  in  Honolulu  till  July  20;  Los 
Angeles  July  29,  three  weeks. 

Frawley  Company 
Grand  Opera  House.  July  1 ;  indefinitely. 

Kellar 
New  Whatcom,  13. 

Frank  Cooley  Company 
Phoenix,  Arizona,  indefinite. 

The  Real  Widow  Brown 
Winnipeg,  20-21. 

Wheeler,  Hypnotist 
San  Diego,  week  16. 

Australian  Comedy  Company 
Portland,  July  15,  week. 

Clara  Mathes  Compamy 
Roseland,  9-17. 


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Basso. 

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LORENA  ATWOOD 

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MAUDE  COURTNEY 

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Dunne  Sc  Ryley  Star  Stock  Company 

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With 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

OMEDA  RAYMOND 

Julie 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


GEORGE  L.  GRAVES 

Harry  Mortimer — in 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


CHARLES  and  KITTIF. 


A    $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hallett's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Flora 


RKFINeD    VOCWL  DUO 

Hastings  Sz  Hall 

Introducing  Repetoire — Strictly  Up-to-Date 


Frances 


Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole'Agent 


LAURA  CREWS 

INGENUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


FRANK  COOLEY 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

M-  T.  McQUARRIE 

FRANK  COOLEY  CO. 

G-EORGr-IE  FRANCIS 

Juveniles 
Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ELIZABETH  HALE 

Leads  and  Charactf  rs 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 


ZOE  SAVO-RICE 

Characters  and  Fuiotionals 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

MARY  MARBLE 

Star,  Stock  Co. 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

BESSIE  TANNEHILL 

Leading  Soprano  and  Characters 

Dunne  &  Ryley 


ADLYN  ESTEE 

You  know  who  I  am 
"nuff  said" 


RAYMOND  WHITAKER 


LEADS 


Address  this  Office 


EDWIN  STEVENS 


Special  Engagement  at  the  Tivoli 

Frederick  Manchester 

Vocalist  Comedian 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

HORTENSE  NIELSEN 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

ADA  F.  STOREY 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

MAY  EVELYNNE 

Old  Ladies    Hut  hers 

McDonough's  Stock  Co.  Oakland. 

MAUD  MILLER 

Leading  Woman 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 


NOAH  BRANDT 


Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 


DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

IDA  HAWLEY 

Prima  Donna,         Grand  Opera  House 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

JULIE  COTTE 

Soprano — Tivoli 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto— Tivoli 

GEORGE  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

C.  ROY  FLEMING 

Juveniles,  Vinton  Stock  Co. 


GEORG-IE 
COOPER 


TIVOLI 
OPERA 
HOUSE 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

EDWARD  B.  LA  DA 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 

CARLYLE  MOORE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 

VIOLA  ALBERTI 

Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

Landers  Stevens 

PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 

GKEO.  I*.  WEBSTER 
•    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  • 

Sydney  Plhtt 

Characters  and  Comedy 

WITH    FRANK  COOLEY 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

Leading  Woman 

Australian  Comedy  Co. 

FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

FRANK  OPPERMAN 

Leading  Character  and  Comedy 
McDonough  Stock  Co. 


CLARENCE  CHASE 

With  the  Erawley  Co. 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

MARY  SCOTT 

Leading  Woman  Stockwell  Co 


MAY  BLAYNEY 

leading  juvenile 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 


TOM  GREENE 


The  Tivoli 


W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Stage  Manager  Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,       Vinton  Stock  Co. 

P.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 

GERALD  L.  DILLON 

Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

VINTON  STOCK  CO.       ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

MISS  GEORGIE  WOODTHORPE 

ALCAZAR  STOCK 


LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

CORAL  THORNDIKE 

INGENUE  AND  SOUBRETTE 

Address  this  Office 


HAMILTON  ARHOUR 

Heavies 
With  Frank  Cooley 

ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 


Edwin  T.  Emery 


Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Union  Male  Quartet 

For  engagements  (all  occasions)  Cily  or  In- 
terior, address,  Mr.  Chas.  Hhni.fy,  Manager,  care 
Press  Club,  S.  F. 

STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man — Dailey  Stock  Co. 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  99-1900 


10 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


July  21,  1900 


Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence. 

Los  Angeles,  July  16  —Theatrical  news 
and  events  are  very  scarce  this  week,  the 
theatrical  season  now  having  fairly  closed. 
The  past  season  has  been  one  of  the  most 
profitable,  as  well  as  one  of  the  most  enjoy- 
able that  it  has  ever  been  the  good  fortune 
of  this  city  to  claim.  Competition  has  been 
strong  enough  to  insure  good  productions  at 
reasonable  prices  and  the  good  perform 
ances  have  been  well  patronized.  The  com- 
ing season  gives  every  indication  of  being 
even  more  so  than  the  one  just  passed  and 
Los  Angeles  is  again  on  the  list  of  good 
show  towns. 

Jake  Rosen  thai, who  for  the  past  two  years 
has  been  manager  of  the  Orpheum  at  Omaha 
is  spending  his  summer  vacation  with  friends 
in  this  city.  Mr.  Rosenthal  was  formerly 
manager  of  the  local  Orpheum  and  was  the 
first  one  to  introduce  souvenir  matinees  at 
the  theatre.  He  also  introduced  the  amateur 
nights  in  the  East. 

The  Lillian  Burkhardt  Souvenir  Matinee 
at  the  Orpheum  the  nth  inst.  was  the  most 
successful  of  its  kind  ever  held.  Miss  Burk- 
hart  put  on  four  different  sketches  last  week 
and  owing  to  the  extra  amount  of  work  she 
had  to  do  was  unable  to  hold  a  reception 
after  the  matinee,  much  to  the  disappoint- 
ment of  her  many  admirers. 

The  Orpheum  has  another  strong  bill  this 
week,  and  is  the  only  theatre  now  open. 

The  bill  includes  Four  Cohans,  Todd- 
Judge  Family, Sullivan  and  Webber,  Gilbert 
and  Goldie,  Carrington,  Holland  and  Gal- 
pen,  and  Musical  Dale. 

Juvia  B.  Roon's  Coontown  400  did  a  fair 
business  at  Elk's  Hall  the  17th  inst.  The 
show  was  up  to  the  usual  standard  of  this 
class  of  entertainment 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 

SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 
Sacramento,  July  18. — The  Lyric  Opera 
Company  closed  its  engagement  on  the  15th, 
in  Boccacio,  excellently  sung  and  well  put 
on.  The  old  favorite,  Jeannie  Winston,  was 
a  great  attraction.  The  season  has  not  been 
a  financial  success;  as  the  operas  having 
been  given  during  two  weeks  of  excessive 
heat,  thereby  keeping  many  from  shutting 
themselves  up  in  a  theatre — although  the 
Clunie  was  kept  quite  cool  by  electric  fans. 
The  company  is  considering  an  offer  of  an 
engagement  at  Santa  Cruz,  and  in  the  mean- 
time, is  preparing  a  vaudeville  entertain- 
ment to  be  given  before  it  leaves. 

VALLEJO 

Special  Correspondence 
Vallejo,  July  18.— The  Solano  Agricul- 
tural Fair  drew  large  crowds  at  the  track 
and  pavilion  during  the  week.  The  ex- 
hibits of  musical  instruments  as  shown  by 
W.  G.  Saunders  and  Thomas  Smith  were 
particularly  fine.  Judge  A.  J.  Buckles, 
Superior  Judge  of  Solano  County,  was  in- 
troduced on  the  opening  night  of  the  Fair  by 
Senator  Luchsinger,  and  made  an  appropri- 
ate address.  In  all  respects  the  Fair  was  a 
pronounced  success.  *  The  Alabama 
Minstrel  troupe  are  to  give  an  entertain- 
ment in  a  circus  tent  Friday  and  Saturday 
evenings  of  this  week.  The  press  where 
they  have  shown  speak  well  of  the 
aggregation  of  talent.  *  Next  week 
the  ever  popular  Elleford  Company 
with  Jessie  Norton,  rightly  pronounced 
the  "sunbeam  of  comedy  and  song,"  will 
hold  the  boards  at  Farragut  Theatre  for  a 
week  at  popular  prices.  The  following 
plays  are  billed  for  the  week:  The  Amer- 
ican Girl,  The  Charity  Ball,  The  Fatal  Card, 
Quo  Vadis,  Beacon  Lights,  The  Two  Sisters. 
Advance  sale  of  seats  has  been  large.  *  The 
only  feature  during  the  forepart  of  the 
week  was  a  lady  performing  in  a  den  of 
lions.  Many  thrilling  feats  were  performed, 
and  the  people  were  well  satisfied  with  the 
show.  R. 


Wm.  Brewer  is  doing  a  clever  bit 
of  character  work  this  week  at  the 
Orpheum  with  Lillian  Burkhardt  in 
Captain  Susanne.  He  has  adopted  a 
make-up  that  is  very  suggestive  of 
De  Wolff  Hopper  in  El  Capitan,  and 
the  resemblance  is  extremely  good. 


The  Dailey  Comedy  Company  began 
rehearsals  at  California  Hall  Wednes- 
day morning. 

Some  reprehensible  scamp  posing  as 
Val  Trainor,  the  actor,  has  just  been 
convicted  of  lifting  a  diamond  ring 
from  a  female  friend.  The  genuine 
Val  is  out  with  blood  in  his  eye  for 
the  other  fellow. 


America  the  Home 
of  cMustcal  and 

dramatic  cArt 


It  has  always  been  the  contention 
of  The  Review  that  we  in  America 
enjoy  the  best  in  the  way  of  music 
and  the  drama. 

In  considering  music,  especially, 
there  are  a  great  many  Americans 
who  profess  to  admire  the  "high 
standard"  that  prevails  in  Italy,  Ger- 
many and  France,  forgetting  that  the 
best  singers  are  hardly  ever  heard  out- 
side of  our  own  country,  except  for  a 
short  season  each  year  in  London. 
Jerome  Hart,  the  widely  traveled  and 
brilliant  editor  of  the  Argonaut,  is 
now  in  Europe  and  he  writes  in  the 
following  convincing  terms  of  musical 
art  in  Milan,  one  of  the  chief  cities  of 
Italy.  It  would  be  well  for  all  ex- 
cusers  of  American  music  sentiment 
to  read  and  ponder  well: 

"The  great  galleria  in  Milan  is 
probably  the  finest  in  Europe.  It  cost 
eight  millions  of  lire.  From  one  of 
its  entrances  it  looks  on  the  famous 
La  Scala  opera  house.  This  and  the 
San  Carlo  in  Naples  are  enormous — 
no  theatres  in  the  world  are  larger. 
La  Scala  is  so  big  that  it  is  an  ele- 
phant on  the  hands  of  any  manager, 
and  therefore  it  is  closed  nearly  all  the 
time.  When  we  were  in  Milan  we 
were  fortunate  enough  to  find  it  open 
afternoons  and  evenings  for  a  local 
charity  fete.  The  interior  is  well 
worth  seeing. 

"When  La  Scala  has  been  used  as  an 
opera  house  in  recent  years,  the  per- 
formances have  been  mediocre.  I 
heard  Melba  sing  Gilda  in  Rigoletto 
there  some  years  ago.  With  the  ex- 
ception of  the  prima  donna's  role,  it 
was  the  worst  performance  of  Rigo- 
letto I  had  ever  heard.  The  same 
year  I  heard  her  in  New  York  and 
London,  and  in  both  cities  she  was 
the  center  of  a  fine  operatic  troupe. 
Here  in  Milan,  in  music-loving  Italy, 
in  La  Scala,  one  of  the  historic  opera 
houses  of  the  world,  the  performance 
was  beneath  contempt.  In  all  the 
theatres  of  Italy  today  I  have  not 
seen  a  single  lyric  or  dramatic  artist 
whose  name  has  ever  been  heard  of 
outside  of  Italy.  The  three  who  have 
more  than  local  fame — Duse,  Salvini 
and  Novello — are  all  playing  in  other 
countries." 

Daisy  Bishop,  a  handsome  Califor- 
nia girl,  who  went  away  with  A  Hot 
Old  Time  Company,  making  a  decided 
hit  during  the  past  season,  will  ap- 
pear at  Fischer's  next  week. 


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THE  COLUMBIA 


When  arranging  his  repertoire  of 
plays  for  the  present  season  Henry 
Miller  took  particular  pains  to  secure 
as  one  of  the  novelties  of  the  list  the 
brilliant  Lyceum  theatre  success,  His 
Excellency,  the  Governor,  which  is 
announced  for  the  fifth  week  of  the 
Henry  Miller  season.  It  will  receive 
its  first  presentation  in  this  city  Mon- 
day night  and  will  be  the  bill  for  the 
succeeding  five  nights  and  Wednesday 
and  Saturday  matinees.  The  cast  for 
His  Excellency,  the  Governor,  will 
include  E.  J.  Morgan,  who  will  appear 
in  the  title  role,  that  of  His  Excellency 
Sir  Martin.  Charles  Walcot  will  be 
seen  as  the  Right  Hon.  Henry  Carl- 
ton, M.  P.,  Frank  Worthing  will  play 
the  part  of  John  Haverstock,  the 
private  secretary  to  the  governor  of 
the  island  to  which  he  has  been  sent 
for  the  express  purpose  of  cutting 
down  the  number  of  each  native's 
legal  wives.  Others  in  the  cast  are 
William  Courtenay,  Earle  Browne,  E. 
Y.  Backus,  George  Christie,  Frank 
E.  Lamb,  Fred  Estie,  Harry  Spear, 
Sadie  Martinot,  Mrs.  Thomas  Whiffen 
and  Grace  Elliston.  Brother  Officers 
is  to  follow  on  Monday  evening,  July 
30th. 

THE  GRAND 


The  Great  Ruby  is  the  present 
theatrical  sensation  of  the  city.  It 
is  crowding  the  Grand  Opera  House 
nightly,  and  is  without  a  single  excep- 
tion the  finest  production  ever  wit- 
nessed here.  The  chief  sensation  of 
the  play  occurs  in  mid-air,  where  an 
Indian  Prince  and  a  diamond  thief, 
who  are  escaping  in  a  balloon,  engage 
in  a  terrible  duel  for  The  Great  Ruby, 
with  the  result  that  the  thief  is  van- 
quished and  hurled  to  his  death. 
Corono  Riccardo,  the  new  actress,  has 
conquered  the  town  by  her  superbly 
artistic  performance  of  the  Countess 
Charkoff.  Mary  Van  Buren  surprises 
and  delights  everyone  by  the  wonder- 
fully clever  and  natural  manner  in 
which  she  impersonates  the  plebian 
Lady  Garnett.  The  Prince  Kassim 
Wadia  of  Wilton  Lackaye  is  in  ac- 
cordance with  that  gifted  actor's 
reputation.  Dignified,  earnest  and 
impressive,  it  convinces  and  satisfies 
even  the  most  hypercritical.  The 
period  of  the  run  of  The  Great  Ruby 
has  not  yet  been  decided  upon,  but  it 
is  certain  to  be  a  very  lengthy  one. 


THE  TIVOLI 


The  most  successful  comic  opera 
season  in  the  history  of  the  Tivoli 
Opera  House  is  closing  with  the  great 
revival  of  Wang,  which  will  be  played 


all  next  week.  Wang  is  doing  an 
enormous  business,  and  it  well  de- 
serves to  do  so,  for  the  production  is 
one  of  the  finest  ever  seen  at  the 
Tivoli.  There  is  not  a  singlemember 
of  the  big  cast,  or  of  the  chorus  and 
orchestra,  who  does  not  help  to  the 
success  of  Wang,  and  the  production 
reflects  the  greatest  credit  on  all  con- 
cerned. On  Monday,  July  30th,  the 
Tivoli's  annual  grand  opera  season 
will  begin,  and  the  list  of  the  lyric 
artists  who  will  be  heard,  shows  that 
music  lovers  are  to  have  the  rare 
chance  of  listening  to  some  of  the 
most  distinguished  singers  of  Europe, 
and  to  many  novelties  of  grand  opera. 
For  the  first  week,  the  repertoire  will 
be  Aida  and  Lucia.  The  sale  of 
seats  opens  next  Monday  morning, 
and  the  Tivoli  box  office  is  prepared 
to  handle  the  biggest  demand  in  the 
history  of  the  theatre. 


THE  ALCAZAR 

Florence  Roberts,  supported  by 
White  Whittlesey  and  the  Alcazar 
Company,  will  usher  in  the  sixth 
week  of  Miss  Roberts  engagement 
with  a  presentation  of  The  Country 
Girl.  This  play  was  written  in  1673 
and  produced  at  the  Theatre  Royal, 
in  Drury  Lane,  in  1675,  exactly  227 
years  ago.  The  piece  was  then  known 
as  The  Country  Wife.  Garrick 
altered  the  piece  considerably  and 
changed  the  name  to  The  Country. 
Girl.  The  character  of  Peggy,  one 
of  charming  recklessness  of  innocence 
in  the  character  of  "Peggy"  is  just 
suited  to  Florence  Roberts'  style  of 
acting.  White  Whittlesey  has  played 
an  entire  season  with  Ada  Rehan  in 
the  leading  role  and  his  aptitude  for 
the  character  will  be  shown  this  week 
of  one  of  the  brightest  ante  date  plays 
ever  revived  and  which  will  be 
magnificently  scenically  and  costumely 
clothed  without. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  new  bill  at  the  Orpheum  should 
be  one  of  the  best  ever  put  on  at  the 
O'Farrell  Street  vaudeville  house.  It 
will  be  entirely  new.  The  Meeker- 
Baker  Trio  is  the  cleverest  combina- 
tion of  acrobatic  comedians  in  vaude- 
ville. Kitty  Mitchell  issaid  to  be  one 
of  the  daintiest  comediennes  in  the 
business.  Her  clean,  clever  work  has 
gained  for  her  a  high  place  in  her  pro- 
fession. Jessie  Padgham,  a  Los  An- 
geles girl,  pretty  and  talented,  should 
be  popular  in  San  Francisco.  Joe  J. 
Sullivan  and  Carrie  Webber  will  pre- 
sent Blanche  Marsden's  farcette,  The 
Janitor.  Etta  Butler  has  been  en- 
gaged for  one  week  and  will  present  a 
number  of  new  imitations.  Lillian 
Burkhart  enters  upon  her  last  week. 
She  will,  by  special  request,  present  a 
number  of  her  most  successful  pieces, 
including:  A  Passing  Fancy,  A  Garret 
Salvation,  Fifty  Years  Ago  and  A  Deal 
on  'Change.  Williamson  and  Stone 
and  Donahue  and  Nichols  will  present 
new  specialties  and  the  biograph  will 
show  an  entirely  new  series  of  pictures. 
Matinees  Wednesday,  Saturday  and 
Sunday. 


BEGINNING  NEXT  MONDAY,  JULY  23 
6  Nights  and  Wednesday  and  Saturday  Matinees 
Fifth  Week  of  the 

HENRY  MILLER  SEASON 

First  Time  Here  of  R.  Marshall's  New  and 
Original  Farcical  Romance 

His  Excellency,  The  Governor 

Originally  Produced  with  Great  Success  at 
the  Lyceum  Theatre.  New  York 
JULY  30— "Brother  Officers" 

Thursday  Afternoons  and  Sunday  Nights  —  "The 
Burton  Holmes  Lectures" 


OPERA 
HOUSE 


GRAND 

Telephone  Main  532 
Walter  Morosco.  Sole  Lessee  &  Manager 

The  flew  Fpaflley  Company 

EVERY  EVENING  AT  8  SHARP 

THE  GREAT  RUBY 

Unanimously  Conceded  by  the  Daily  Press  to  be  the 
Greatest  Stage  Production  Ever  Witnessed 
in  This  City 
Prices— 75c,  50c,  25c,  15c 
Saturday  Matinee— 50c,  25c,  15c,  10c 

Branch  Ticket  Office,  Emporium 

Tivoli  Opera  House 

Next  Monday  Begins  the  SECOND  AND  LAST 
WEEK  of  the  Enormous  Comic  Opera 
Success 

WANG 

Evenings  at  8.     Matinee  Saturday  at  2 

SPECIAL— MONDAY,  JULY  30th,  OPENING  OF 
THE  GRAND  OPERA  SEASON 

Sale  of  Seats  Commences  Next  Monday  Morning 
First  Week— "AIDA"  and  "LUCIA" 

Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

Alcazar  Theatre 

Bei  asco  &  Thall,  Managers.        Phone  Main  254. 
Eighth  Week  of 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS 

When  will  be  Presented  the 
Delightful  Comedies 

The  Country  Girl 

AND 

Only  The  Master  Shall  Blame 

Only  Matinee  Saturday. 
Seats  Six  Days  in  Advance 

Alcazar  Prices— 15c.  25c,  35c,  50c 


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MEEKER-BAKER  TRIO;  KITTY  MITCHELL; 
JOE  T.  SULLIVAN  AND  CARRIE  WEBBER ; 

JESSIE  PADGHF.M;  ETTA  BUTLER, 
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July  21,  1900 


§1  *  ^  '  X  v 


LOCAL  NOTES 

FRENCH  CELEBRATION 

The  1  t  ith  anniversary  of  the  fall  of 
the  Bastile  was  celebrated  at  the 
Chutes  with  the  ardor  that  character- 
izes the  French  nation,  a  large  crowd 
being  in  attendance.  The  entrance 
to  the  grounds  was  framed  and  cov- 
ered with  green  entwined  with  the 
tri-color,  and  above  all  were  the  arms 
of  the  French  Republic.  The  interior 
of  the  grounds  was  also  beautifully 
decorated,  the  French  flag  swinging 
from  evtry  available  point,  but  on  the 
tall  flag  staff  above  all  floated  the 
stars  and  stripes.  The  literary  pro- 
gram began  at  two  o'clock  when  the 
grounds  were  already  thronged  with 
visitors  to  the  fete.  President  Dupas 
delivered  a  brief  address  of  welcome 
in  French  which  was  loudly  applauded. 
Acting  Consul  Paul  Antoine  and 
members  of  the  committee  were  also 
on  the  stage.  The  only  address  in 
English  was  delivered  by  Samuel 
Shortridge  who  was  followed  by  P. 
A.  Bergerot,  the  French  orator  of  the 
day.  The  orchestra  del'  Harmonic 
Carnot,  directed  by  Prof.  V.  Hue 
Paris  was  in  attendance.  Trombone 
solo  was  given  by  M.  A.  Roncovieri; 
Star  Spangled  Banner,  Madame  Ellen 
Coursen  Roeckel;  grand  duo  bari- 
tone and  cornet  G  and  A,  Mefret 
Marseilhiise,  Lucie  Fichter.  At  the 
close  of  the  exercises,  refreshments 
were  partaken  of,  and  toasts  were 
drunk  to  the  President  of  the  United 
States,  proposed  by  Hon.  Geo.  H. 
Bahrs,  to  the  President  of  France  by 
Acting  Consul  Paul  Antoine,  to  the 
Ladies.  P.  A.  Bergerot. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 


Mrs.  John  W.  McKenzie  is  spending 
some  weeks  out  of  town. 

Samutrl  Adelstein  has  returned  from 
his  trip  to  Mt.  Shasta. 

Mr.  Geo.  Kronmiller  sang  the  offer- 
tory at  the  First  Baptist  church  last 
Sunday  in  Oakland. 

Mrs.  Jessie  Dean  Moore  is  rusticat- 
ing in  Guerneville  and  writes  that  she 
is  having  a  delightful  visit. 

Cecile  Von  Seiberlich  is  away  on 
quite  an  extended  tour,  visiting  many 
points  of  interest  in  California. 


Claire  M.  Cole  has  moved  from  her 
Hyde  Street  home  and  is  located  in 
charming  rooms  at  the  Hotel  La  Nor- 
mandie. 

Mrs.  Marriner-Campbell  has  re- 
turned from  a  delightful  trip  through 
Southern  California  and  is  prepared 
for  a  very  busy  season. 

Mrs.  A.  G.  Coleman  is  in  charge  of 
the  summer  term  of  the  Pacific  Coast 
Conservatory  of  Music. 

Miss  Hattie  Jeannette  Elliott  takes 
the  place  of  Miss  Emily  Curtis,  prin- 
cipal of  the  California  School  of  Elo- 
cution and  Oratory  during  her  vaca- 
tion. 

Mrs.  Edith  Norman  Kloch  has 
gone  to  Alameda  to  spend  her  summer 
vacation.  Miss  Eleanora  Connell  is 
also  domiciled  in  a  cosy  cottage  there 
and  contemplates  an  Eastern  trip. 

The  McKenzie  Choral  Society  of 
Oakland  is  growing  famously  and  it  is 
expected  that  it  will  be  as  large  as  the 
one  here  that  numbers  100  members. 
A  concert  was  given  at  Odd  Fellows' 
Hall  by  the  McKenzie  Musical  Society 
Thursday  night  too  late  to  review. 

Louise  Humphrey-Smith  is  rejoic- 
ing over  the  success  in  the  orient  of 
her  pupil  Miss  Virginia  Cranna,  who 
has  arrived  in  San  Francisco  for  a 
vacation.  She  will  go  out  with  the 
Daly  Company  next  month.  She  was 
offered  the  part  of  Celia,  in  As  You 
Like  It,  to  be  given  at  Burlingame. 

Miss  Minnie  Powell,  who  was  such 
a  favorite  at  the  concerts  of  the 
McKenzie  Musical  Society,  has  gone 
to  Cape  Nome  and  is  making  a  success 
in  concert  work.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Schmidt,  formerly  of  the  Baldwin 
Annex,  have  gone  up  with  her  and 
have  formed  an  amusement  combina- 
tion. 

Mr.  Jas.  Nichols,  tenor,  a  pupil  of 
Sig.  Abramoff,  will  sing  at  Fischer's 
Concert  House  next  week.  Mr. 
Nichols  has  a  particularly  good  voice, 
and  made  quite  a  hit  at  the  concert 
given  by  Sig.  Abramoff  last  March. 

Mr.  Hastings,  the  banjoist,  has  re- 
turned from  Mendocino  after  a  delight- 
ful camping  trip  and  dropped  into  the 
Dramatic  Review  office  with  a 
pocket  full  of  beautiful  views.  He  is 
looking  as  brown  as  a  berry  and  in 
splendid  trim  for  the  new  season. 


A  little  bird  whispers  that  there  is 
another  son  and  heir  in  the  house  of 
Cyrus  Brownlee  Newton.  The  eldest 
child,  a  tot  of  about  two  years,  is 
wonderfully  bright  and  pretty,  and 
tries  to  imitate  his  father  when  he 
practices  the  laughing  in  the  old 
women's  characters. 

Madame  Elizabeth  Regina  Mowry 
filled  a  very  successful  engagement  at 
Sutter  Creek  on  the  4th  of  July,  and 
a  gentleman  who  was  one  of  the  party 
participating  in  the  celebration  de- 
clared that  she  made  a  splendid  im- 
pression in  her  singing  and  was  a 
great  favorite  among  the  young  peo- 
ple who  went  from  the  city  to  take 
part  in  the  program. 

Edward  Xavier  Rolker's  pupil,  Miss 
Worth,  is  very  highly  praised  for  her 
voice  and  character  work  in  the  Lyric 
Opera  Company  that  has  concluded  a 
.  series  of  operas  at  the  Clunie  Theatre 
in  Sacramento.  Mr.  Rolker's  tenor 
voice  is  one  of  the  most  artistically 
trained  of  our  local  singers  and  it  is 
to  be  hoped  we  shall  hear  more  of  the 
success  of  his  pupils  during  the 
coming  season. 

An  excellent  program  has  been  pre- 
pared for  the  musicale  to  be  given  at 
Blanchard  Hall,  Los  Angeles,  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Castro  Select 
Academy  of  Languages  for  the  benefit 
of  the  famine  sufferers  of  India.  Mr. 
Blanchard  has  generously  contributed 
the  hall  for  the  occasion  and  some  of 
the  best  local  talent  has  come  forward 
to  offer  their  services  including  the 
Mexican  Independent  Band,  Joseph 
Scott,  C.  S.  De  Lano's  Guitar,  Banjo 
and  Mandolin  Club. 

Miss  Adelaide  Roddy,  soprano,  con- 
templates a  tour  through  the  interior, 
but  the  date  has  not  been  definitely 
fixed.  Mr.  Friedlander  will  manage 
the  tour  and  it  is  expected  that  she 
will  be  supported  by  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy,  pianist.  Miss  Roddy  has  a  par- 
ticularly sweet  voice  and  made  a  suc- 
cess of  two  concerts  last  season.  She 
was  trained  by  Mrs.  Fannie  Dam- 
Hilton,  one  of  the  best  teachers  in 
California. 

The  other  day  I  had  a  pleasant  chat 
with  Chas.  P.  Von  Oer  who  has  come 
down  from  Oroville  for  a  visit.  I 
never  saw  any  one  so  improved  physi- 
cally as  he  is  from  the  round  of  hunt- 


ing and  fishing  that  takes  up  his 
leisure  hours  He  seemed  so  well  that 
it  was  a  pleasure  to  look  at  him,  and 
he  tells  me  he  is  prospering  and  very 
busy  with  his  violin  pupils;  also 
teaching  the  piano.  Prof.  Von  Oer  is 
an  intimate  friend  of  De  Pachmann, 
the  celebrated  pianist  who  intends  to 
compose  a  Romance  for  his  violin. 

Prof.  Bonelli  has  moved  from  his 
Conservatory  situated  at  130  Powell 
Street  and  taken  very  attractive 
quarters  at  301  Jones  Street,  near 
Eddy.  The  rooms  of  the  new  Conser- 
vatory Building  are  particularly  cheer- 
ful and  the  acousticsof  themusicroom 
said  to  be  excellent.  Prof.  Bonelli  and 
Mrs.  Bonelli  are  spending  the  summer 
out  of  town,  but  he  comes  to  the  city 
daily  to  his  students.  The  last  con- 
cert of  the  San  Francisco  Conservatory 
was  particularly  good  and  the  school 
is  going  forward  well. 

Mr.  Geo.  Hammersmith  made  a 
tremendous  impression  at  an  evening 
given  by  the  California  Camera  Club 
at  the  Metropolitan  Temple,  Friday, 
last  week.  He  always  makes  a  hit 
with  his  clever  songs,  dances  and 
comedy  work,  and  is  a  fine  female  im- 
personator. His  program  on  this 
occasion  included,  Jolly  Little  Polly, 
Truly  Rural,  If  I  Should  Die  Tonight, 
in  imitation  of  Billy  Hynes.  Imita- 
tion of  Etta  Butler  and  Nethersole  and 
Fiske  in  which  he  was  accompanied 
by  Harry  Wood  Brown.  The  house 
went  fairly  wild  over  Mr.  Hammer- 
smith and  he  had  six  recalls.  An 
illustrated  lecture  "Ireland  and  how  I 
kissed  the  Blarney  Stone,"  by  Rev. 
Alfred  Kummer  of  San  Jose,  was 
greatly  enjoyed.  There  was  a  large 
audience  in  attendance  as  usual,  which 
was  most  appreciative. 

Mrs.  Gustav  Arnold  whose  wealth 
and  interest  have  been  given  to  a  gen- 
erous extent  to  the  encouragement  of 
art  and  particularly  music,  has  re- 
turned from  a  trip  to  Europe,  Berlin 
having  been  her  former  home.  She 
will  go  to  San  Rafael  for  a  time  while 
her  beautiful  new  home  is  being  com- 
pleted, and  expects  to  open  it  next 
September  with  a  charming  musicale. 
She  has  a  good  voice  and  has  sung 
in  Europe,  but  has  latterly  been  a 
pupil  of  Mrs.  A.  G.  Coleman  and  is 
very  much  enthused  with  her  method 


JUXY  21,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF 

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for  church,  concert,  select  public  or  private  enter- 
tainments,teas,  weddings,  etc.,  furnished.  Dramatic 
Readers,  Humorists,  Impersonators,  Dancers,  Palmists,  Schools, 
Conservatories,  Private  Teachers  in  all  professional  and  educa- 
tional branches,  recommended  with  terms  and  full  particulars. 
Halls  and  Studios  selected.  New  and  Second-Hand  Musical 
Instruments  supplied.    Send  for  circular. 

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of  teaching  she  tells  me.  Mrs. 
Arnold  is  a  handsome  woman  with  a 
cordial,  graceful  way  about  her  that 
makes  her  very  magnetic  and  just  the 
one  to  be  a  leader  in  refined  Bohemian 
gatherings,  and  her  music  room  will 
be  filled  no  doubt  with  the  most  cul- 
tured musicians,  for  she  believes  in 
the  encouragement  of  good  local 
talent. 

Mr.  Oscar  S.  Frank  sang  last  Satur- 
day night  at  a  fair  given  at  Burcwood, 
the  home  of  the  Eastlands  of  Mill 
Valley,  in  aid  of  the  church  of  My 
Lady  of  Carmel.  The  grounds  were 
beautifully  decorated  with  lanterns 
and  a  very  fashionable  throng  was  in 
attendance  and  a  large  sum  of  money 
raised. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


The  De<wey>  Theatre 

Caust  is  being  played  at  the  Dewey, 
*  this  week,  and  Geothe's  great 
work,  is  given  a  royal  reception  by 
local  audiences.  Landers  Stevens 
gave  an  artistic  rendering  of  the  lead- 
ing character,  Mephisto.  He  made  a 
most  convincing  villian,  and  a  very 
handsome  appearance.  De  Witt 
Clinton,  made  a  decided  hit  in  the 
title  role.  He  was  presented  with  a 
beautiful  floral  piece,  by  the  National 
Guard  of  Oakland.  James  Corrigan 
was  excellent  as  Valentine.  Dame 
Martha  was  well  acted  by  clever 
Pauline  Maitland.  Edna  Ellesmore 
was  charming  as  Liza,  and  Gracie 
Plaisted  made  much  of  her  small  part, 
Elsie.  Fanny  Gillette,  as  Marguerite, 
was  as  usual,  eminently  satisfactory. 
The  scenery  was  very  artistic,  and 
the  view  of  the  Summit  of  the  Brocken 
in  the  fourth  act  was  heartily  ap- 
plauded. 


Macdonough  Theatre 

A  n  elaborate  production  of  the 
Octoroon,  is  being  presented 
this  week.  Pryse  Mackaye,  as 
George  Peyton,  makes  an  ideal  lover. 
Frank  Opperman  was  excellent  as 
vSalem  Scudder,  and  Harry  Rattenbury 
was  equally  good  as  Mr.  Sunnyside. 
The  character  of  Jacob  McClosky  was 
well  acted  by  E.  J.  Holden.  Clifford 
Dempsey  showed  much  ability  as  an 
actor  in  the  part  of  Wahnotu,  the 
Indian.  Walter  Whipple,  Fred  Man- 
chester and  especially  Wm.  H.  Daven- 
port, were  good  in  their  respective 
parts.  Maud  Miller  showed  much 
style  and  naturalness  in  the  character 
of  Zoe.  May  Evlynne  was  clever  as 
Mrs.  Peyton  and  Anita  Fallon  made 
much  of  her  part,  Dora  Sunnyside. 
Ester  Hoover  was  as  usual,  accept- 
able, and  Master  McCormack,  as 
Paul,  the  boy  slave,  was  very  good. 
During  the  action  of  the  play  a  song 
and  dance  specialty  was  given  by  the 
Hoges  children.  Dora  Mendelson 
and  Daisy  Krell  also  sang  and  danced 
in  a  very  pretty  style. 


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Grand  Opera  at  the 
Tivoli 

The  annual  Tivoli  grand  opera  sea- 
son commences  week  after  next,  and 
it  is  promised  that  all  previous  records 
will  be  eclipsed,  not  only  in  the  singers 
gathered  together,  but  in  the  range  of 
operas  produced.  No  comment  is 
necessary  as  to  the  ability  of  Signors 
Avedano  and  Salassa  and  Miss  Anna 
Lichter;  for  their  triumphs  of  last  sea- 
son still  linger  pleasantly  in  the 
memoi  y  of  all  who  heard  them.  Others 
will  be  Signora  Italia  Reppeto,  the 
great  lyric  soprano,  who  comes  here 
direct  from  a  triumphal  tour  of 
Europe.  Signor  Guiseppe  Ferrari, 
without  a  rival  as  a  baritone.  The 
same  can  be  said  of  Signor  Dominico 
Russo,  the  phenominal  tenor  who  was 
last  heard  here  with  the  Lambardi 
Company,  and  of  Signor  Alessandro 
Nicolini,  who  is  Italy's  greatest  basso 
profundo,  and  who  makes  his  first 
American  appearance  at  the  Tivoli. 
The  contraltos  will  be  Miss  Frances 
Graham,  and  Signorina  Lia  Pollitini. 
William  Schuster,  the  powerful 
basso,  and  Signor  Quinto  Zani,  the 
baritone  have  also  been  retained.  To 
this  list  must  be  added  the  name  of 
Miss  Effie  Stewatt,  the  dramatic 
soprano,  who  created  a  most  favorable 
impression  in  this  city,  a  few  years 
ago,  by  her  magnificent  vocal  execu- 
tion. 


The  opera  company  that  has  been 
singing  at  the  Orpheum,  Honolulu, 
returned  Tuesday  morning.  The 
company  organized  in  a  hurry  and 
was  not  as  strong  as  it  might  have 
been,  and  did  not  play  to  very  big 
business.  The  Orpheum  will  go  back 
to  vaudeville  immediately.  Resident 
agent  Stone,  is  busily  engaging  talent. 


Heartsease  is  being  prepared  for 
early  presentation  by  Henry  Miller  at 
the  Columbia. 


Pianos  by  the  Month 

As  we  represent  the  best  make  of  pianos  in  every 
grade,  from  Steinway  down  to  low-priced  makers, 
xnd  as  our  installment  payments  are  easier  than 
those  of  other  dealers  we  are  the  people  from 
whom  you  should  purchase. 

New  Upright  Pianos,  $6  cash,  $6  per  month 
Other  Pianos,  $3,  $4  and  $5  per  month 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  &  CO. 

Steinway  Dealers 

Cor.  Kearny  and  Sutter  Sis.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Cor.  13th  and  Broadway,  Oakland 


New  Farragut  Theatre 

VALLEJO,  CAL. 

STEWART  ALLEN.  Lessee  and  Manager 

(Late  of  Sol  Smith  Russell  Co.) 

With  the  exception  of  Fresno  and  San  Jose,  best 
one  night  stand  in  California.  Seating  capacity  8f>0. 
Theatre  is  being  completely  remodeled.  1/iOO  men 
employed  at  Mare  Iiland  Navy  Yard,  20  miles  from 
San  Francisco.   Only  first-class  attractions  booked. 

PROF.  MARTIN 

102  O'Farrell  Street 

Fencing 

Formerly  teacher  at  Olympic  Club  and  at  Santa 
Clara  College. 


ELIZABETH  REGIN A  MOWRY 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO 

Voice  Culture       j  Studio,  2921  Webster  St. 

Teacher  of  Piano  I  Mondays  10  to  12  A.  M. 

Telephone  Geary  1305 


GUITAR  STUDIO,  722  Powell  St.,  near  California. 
Special  terms  to  children. 

Call  or  address 

Mrs.  G.  J.  and  Miss  Elsie  Tooker,  Soloists 


CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Paiuist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
A.  M.,  to  1:30  p.  M.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  Larkin  281. 


MRS.  FANNIE  DAMHILT0N 

(Recently  from  Milan) 

TEACHER  OF  SINGING.  ORATORIO,  CONCERT 
and  Grand  Opera      Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.    Mondays  and  Thursdays. 


S,  F,  CONSERVATOR!  Of  MUSIC 

301  Jones  Street,  Cor.  Eddy 

A  thorough  music.il  etlcuation  in  all  branches  of 
music.  Piano  department  In  charge  of  K.  S.  BON- 
KLI.I,  Director.    Terms  moderate. 


MISS  ELEANOR  GONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Hegs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  1409  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 


CECILE  VON  SEIBERLICH 

T~\RAMATIC  SOPRANO,  CONCERT  ACCOM- 
I  /  panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties  Studio-  1G-I3  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  1040. 


riAROUERITE  HARETZliK 

(Pupil  of  Max  Maretzek) 
Formerly  Contralto  Soloist  of    Dr.  Parkhurst's 
Church,  New  York,  will  receive  a  limited  number  of 
vocal  pupils.    Concert  engagements  accepted  . 

fl AX  HARETZEK 

Late  Professor  of  the  New  York  College  of  Music 
and  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 

Teacher  of  Piano  and  Harmony 

For  terms  and  particulars,  address  care 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  Kc  CO.,  S.  F 


MARGUERITE  WILBOURN 

CONTRALTO   SOLOIST     ( Lamperti  Method). 
Vocal  Studio.  7112  McAllister  St.  Reception  Day, 
Tuesday  afternoon.      Director  of  Children's  Choral. 


DAVID  MANLLOYD 

SOLO  TENOR  OF  ST.  MARY'S  CATHEDRAL. 
Voice  Culture,  Oratorio,  Concert.  Song  Recitals. 
52;")  Golden  Gate  Avenue,  S  F     "Phone  Mint  16.VL 


JOSEPH  GREVEN 

VOCAL  INSTRUCTOR 

Removed  to  902  O'Farrell  St.  Reception  Days  Mon 
days  and  Thursdays. 


California  School  of  Elocution  &  Oratory 

(chartered) 
A/TISS    EMILY    CURTIS      PRINCIPAL;  MISS 
-lVJ_    H.  J    Elliott,  Physical  Department.  Associa- 
tion Building,  Mascui  and  F;ilis  Sts. 


MABEL  A.  RICHARDSON 

INSTRUCTOR  OF  ELOCUTI  N  AND  THE  ART 
of  true  expression.  Reception  hours  2  to  6 
Thursdays  Byron  Mauzy's  308  Post  St  ,  S.  F.  En- 
gagements as  Dramatic  Reader. 


KOBERT  LLOYD 

Musical  Director  Harmony  Choral  Club;  St.  Dom- 
inic's Choir.  The  Art  of  Singing;  Correct  Breathing. 
Proper  placing  of  the  voice;  Clear  enunciation  of 
word  phrasing;  Interpretation;  Style. 

Studio,  BYRON  MAUZY'S.  308  Post  St. 


MRS.  A.  G.  COLEMAN 

TVRAMATIC  CONTRALTO,  prepares  pupils  for 
XJ  Opera.  Oratorio.  Concert  or  Church  Work. 
Head  of  Vocal  Department  of  Pacific  Coast  Con- 
servatory of  Music  Private  Studio,  1631  Bush 
Street.    'Phone  Baker  1192. 


MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

LYRIC  SOPRANO  AND  VOCAL  TEACHER,  has 
removed  her  studio  to  Byron  Mauzy's  ;108 
Post  St.  Reception  Hours,  9  A.  M.  to  1  r.  M.  Tues- 
days and  Fridays. 


BERNHARD  WALTHER 

Belgian  Solo  Violinist 

Engagements  for  Concert!,  city  or  interior  AddrcBS 
Dramatic  Review,  Office  22X    eary  St.,  S.  F. 


H.  L.  HASTINGS 

TTANJO  SOLOIST  AND  TEACHER.  CONCERT 
J  j  engagemcuts.  For  terms  and  particulars, 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


July  2i,  1900 


And  in  his  ravings,  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 


THE  GREAT  RUBY 

To  write  up  The  Great  Ruby  is  a 
restricted  privilege — the  privilege  of 
such  as  are  able  to  do  it.  I  am  not. 
It  is  so  inconvenient  a  thing  for  the 
logical  to  handle.  But  it  is  bully — 
simply  bully. 

"What  do  you  think  ?"  came  a  wire- 
less telegraph,  after  the  third  act. 
"I've  stopped,''  whizzed  back  the 
answer.  And  so  I  had.  I  did  not 
have  to.  The  authors'  lust  for  ex- 
plaining everything  in  heaven  and 
earth  with  alphabetic  plainness  made 
thought  superfluous.  And  there  is 
the  beauty  of  melodrama. 

From  the  ruby  down,  it  knows  noth- 
ing in  the  small.  Scenery,  props  and 
people  are  slathered — especially  people. 
Such  an  assorted  lot,  odd  sizes  and 
colors,  I  never  saw  got  together. 
Every  character  known  to  melodrama 
is  there,  and  all  those  known  to  the 
pallid  orchid  epigram  play  besides. 
But  no  epigrams.  Dialogue  is  straight 
from  the  shoulder — a  few  puny  at- 
tempts at  phrase-making  falling  quite 
flat.  It  is  a  choice  part  of  everything 
it  has  seen,  a  fine  collection  of  beauti- 
ful borrowings,  and  this  meeting  of 
old  friends  in  new  coats,  calls  for  and 
gets  "the  glad  hand."  (Mr.  Fravvley 
owes  me  a  pair  of  gloves.) 

*  • 

Such  an  oily  lot.  Accusation  does 
not  stick  to  anyone  long  enough  to 
jerk  a  hair  and  sympathy  in  conse- 
quence is  transient,  wobbly  and  un- 
consuming. 

No  precept,  no  preaching.  No 
heckling  of  saints,  no  dooming  of 
sinners.  True,  the  prize  villain  is 
slung  from  a  balloon,  steen  rods  in  the 
clouds,  to  the  hard,  cold  earth  below, 
but  what  do  you  think  ?  Just  as  one 
jocularly  says  to  one's  neighbor, 
"What  a  spatter  he  must  have  made!" 
the  slinger  brings  him  out  to  the  foot- 
lights, clean  and  whole,  proud  as 
Lucifer  of  his  rise,  his  fall  and  his 
vogue.  As  the  corpse  of  O'Grady  rose 
to  the  whiskey  at  the  wake,  so  the 
actor  corpse  rose  to  applause.  Artistic? 
Never  despise  or  thwart  the  gallery. 
But  if  they  n  il/have  him  out,  why  not 
a  mangled  prop  affair  ?    Would  not 


such  a  sight  put  the  apex  on  their 
pyramid  of  joy  ? 

#  * 
* 

That  balloon.  The  reverential  eyes 
of  the  earth-bound  loiterer  called  for  a 
sixth  look  and  got  it, 

(There  was  a  hog,  I've  heard  it  faid 
Who  never  could  be  overfed.) 

and  a  prettier,  more  realistic  patch  of 
cloud  land  you  will  go  far  to  see.  In 
fact,  the  scenery  almost  lives  up  to  the 
over-expression  of  the  press  agent.  I 
say  "almost,"  because  if  it  did  really, 
we  couldn't  stand  the  dazzle.  It  is  a 
sin  to  light  more  than  one  gas  burner 
in  a  room,  has  no  place  here,  and 
pianos  in  the  door-yard  are  no  more 
remarkable  than  paving-stones. 


Swagger  melodrama,  that  is  it.  All 
duck  trousers  and  decollete,  tally-ho's 
and  cricket  bats,  livery  and  luggage. 
It  rushes  through  five  acts  of  energy 
with  occasional  ebbs  for  a  wider  flow 
and  there  is  sport  in  it  for  any  of  you. 

And  all  this  for  a  wandering  ruby, 
that  is  finally  passed  back  to  the 
owner,  silently,  carefully,  from  the 
left  side,  as  Watson  serves  a  potato. 

* 

Corona  Riccardo  is  an  actress.  I 
have  not  the  slighest  doubt  about  it. 
She  reconciled  me  to  her  gowns,  and 
that  is  a  record.  She  has  a  beautiful 
voice,  is  supple  as  a  snake  and  not 
unlike  one  in  her  winds  and  twists. 
She  robs  no  phrases  of  their  true  out- 
line of  intention  and —  I'll  say  no 
more  until  I  see  her  in  another  play. 

Where  the  men  are  concerned,  first 
honors  fall  to  Henry  Roberts.  He 
has  the  detective-like  quality  of  com- 
ing round  the  corner,  in  an  aggravated 
form,  yet  he  does  not  come  once  too 
often.    He'll  do. 

And  this  is  no  fault  of  Wilton 
Lackaye.  It  isn't  Lackaye's  week, 
that's  all. 

* 

In  a  cast  of  thirty-six,  the  wooden 
family  has  its  representatives,  of 
course,  and  one  or  two  of  them  are 
quite  conspicuous,  adding  materially 
to  the  fun  of  the  thing.  But  never 
before  in  San  Francisco  has  melodrama 
been  thus  staged  and  cast.  It  is 
worthy  a  four  weeks'  run  and  should 
have  it. 


A  little  "scientific  rubbering" 
showed  everybody  seated  to  the  end 
with  a  cap-in-hand  verdict  written  all 
over  their  faces.  If  they  will  drop  in 
a  half  hour  earlier  next  week,  they 
will  realize  that  they  began  with  the 
second  act  and  never  knew  it.  That 
eight  o'clock  curtain  rise  was  a  dis- 
aster. Only  twenty  people  saw  it  go 
up. 

*  * 
* 

THE  NEWEST  IN  FREAKS 

What  is  this  walk  the  New  York 
Rialto  has  brought  with  it?  It  is 
ugly  as  the  mumps,  and  quite  as  con- 
tagious. You  are  all  catching  it — 
from  milord  and  milady  down  to  the 
shop  element,  and  you're  going  to 
have  it  bad.  My,  but  it  is  hideous; 
head  and  shoulders  first,  and  the  rest 
of  you  dragging  on  as  an  afterthought. 
You  recall  sculpture  from  the  hands 
of  a  botch,  where  the  line  of  direction 
never  falls  within  the  base.  It  stands, 
but  by  all  the  laws  of  science,  it  has 
no  business  off  its  nose.  "How  do 
you  suppose  they  manage  it — chewing 
gum  on  their  heels?" 

Oh,  straighten  up  and  don't  be 
idiots.  Don't  try  to  do  things  a  turtle 
can  beat  you  at. 


TO  THE  ASKERS 

D.  F. — No,  I  would  not  swear  to 
what  I  write,  before  a  notary.  I 
object  to  the  gilt  pancakes  of  his  trade. 
They  are  flashy  and  vulgar. 

K.  T. — The  best  dramatic  teacher 
in  town?    The  town  itself. 

I.  X.  L. — What  sort  of  plays  are 
most  in  demand?  Good  plays.  (Good 
is  a  flexible  word). 

B.  N. — Do  your  initials  stand  for 
back  number?  Epilogue?  Great 
Scott,  don't  !  It  hurts  their  tender 
feelings  now  to  stay  to  the  close. 
You'll  get  yourself  disliked  if  you're 
not  careful. 

*  * 
* 

THEODORE  ROBERTS 

He  will  play  Squire  Moody  (Bud) 
next  week,  to  his  cousin's  Country 
Girl,  and  they  have  not  played  to- 
gether in  nine  years.  Florence 
Roberts'  first  speaking  parts  were  in 
his  company  and  she  was  so  "scared" 
of  him,  she  never  dared  look  him  in 


the  face.  "Look  at  me!"  said  he 
under  his  teeth  one  day,  and  she  fled 
the  scene  in  a  panic,  not  to  come  back 
till  the  next  act.  Do  you  think  she 
would  do  it  now? 

His  rehearsal  of  Bud  is  a  character 
promise,  but  what  would  you  from 
the  hit  of  Arizona?  It  seems  to  me 
the  Alcazar  is  giving  us  three  times 
our  money's  worth. 

This   is   Florence     Roberts'  first 

plunge  into  smalls  and  if  she  sneaks 

behind    things   as  she   did   at  the 

photographer's,  she  will  be  just  the 

sort  of  girl-boy  intended.     What  a 

dear  old  1774  play  it  is. 

•  • 
* 

OTHERWHERES 
Columbia  —Alcazar 

For  clever  construction  and  absorb- 
ing interest,  give  me  The  Liars,  a 
tragedy,  billed  a  comedy.  The  last 
curtain  drops  on  dull  respectability, 
which  will  last  about  six  weeks,  and 
then — what  usually  happens  when 
virtue  is,  not  because  of  morality,  but 
for  fear  of  Mrs.  Grundy?  The  after- 
ward, is  a  better  play  than  the  one 
you  have  seen. 

Henry  Miller,  E.  J.  Morgan  and 
Margaret  Anglin  repeat  last  year's 
successes.  Truly  they  are  masters  of 
pauses,  inflection  and  expression. 
The  play  introduces  Mabel  Mor- 
rison to  San  Francisco.  But  for 
the  handicap  it  is  to  art,  I  should 
fasten  stage  beauty  upon  her.  When 
a  girl  of  eighteen  plays  a  cat  of  a 
woman  of  thirty-five  she  has  acting 
to  do — and  she  does  it.  I  like  to  see 
the  experiment  tried  successfully,  for 
nowadays,  the  Lord  help  you,  if  you 
are  not  just  the  personality  for  a  part 
to  be  cast.  Managers  are  not  looking 
for  actors  but  for  persons.  She  carries 
her  role  and  her  gowns  with  grace 
and  distinction. 


You  who  are  used  to  cut  and  dried 
Ingomars  and  Parthenias,  to  floods  of 
tradition  and  dramatic  washouts,  go 
and  see  White  Whittlesey  and  Flor- 
ence Roberts  do  things  with  their  own 
methods  and  for  their  own  reasons. 
The  old  dust  heaps  will  carp  because 
they  are  not  handy  and  convenient 
summaries  of  all  who  have  gone  be- 
fore— but  "there  are  others."  You, 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


15 


of  course,  are  no  dust  heap,  and  will 
agree  with  me  in  my  estimate  of — 
strong — charming. 

*  * 
* 

THE  TIVOLI  FLYMAN 

George  Selby  is  his  name  and  he  is 
not  in  the  least  fly.  If  he  has  been  a 
part  of  all  he  claims,  he  must  have 
floated  in  on  the  ark.  He  knows  you 
all,  and  your  ancestors,  and  how  beau- 
tifully he  can  give  some  of  you  away. 
The  Imp  and  I  spent  an  evening  with 
him  in  the  air  last  week  and  we  know 
heaps  we  shall  never,  never  tell. 

We  watched  the  Geisha  ants  crawl- 
ing below  and  threw  little  wads  of 
paper  down  on  them  as  they  sang.  If 
the  man  in  right  second  reads  this  he 
will  know  what  struck  him. 

Oh,  you  little  ants — just  the  touch 
of  a  rope,  the  fall  of  a  drop  and  you 
would  never  sing  again.  This  old 
hermit  holds  you  in  the  hollow  of  his 
hand,  could  crush  you  in  a  trice,  and 
you  never  give  him  a  thought.  Well, 
you're  even.  You're  not  half  as  im- 
portant to  him  as  a  border  or  a  rope 
that  needs  splicing.  You're  just  little 
moving  things  in  clothes  and  often 
damnably  in  his  way. 

He  is  graduated  from  the  singing 
part  of  the  business,  having  strutted 
and  fretted  his  little  hour  upon  the 
stage  and  had  his  experiences  with 
you  pig  headed  managers  and  others 
who  "don't  know  any  more  about  a 
theatre  than  a  hog  does  of  a  holiday." 

Oh,  you're  a  bad  lot.  He  has  been 
beat  out  of  salary  all  over  this  beauti- 
ful dramatic  land  and  could  live  in 
peace  on  the  interest  of  what's  coming 
to  him.  Why,  you  don't  pay  any- 
body. That  gorgeous,  gorgeous 
chandelier,  that  once  dazzled  Grand 
Opera  House  audiences,  was  never 
paid  a  cent  for.  Now  I  know  where 
it  went.  The  maker's  heirs  demanded 
their  own.  In  the  days  when  the 
place  was  Wade's,  you  took  your 
salary  in  shares  of  theatre  stock  and 
when  the  bottom  went  out  of  it,  where 
were  you  ?  Oh,  but  you  are  a  bad 
lot. 

Those  were  the  halcyon  days,  never- 
theless. Why,  theatres  now  are  "toy 
affairs;"  managers  in  their  private  dens 
reached  by  knocking  down  six  or 
eight  liveried  guards,  pigmies  in  en- 
terprise compared  to  old  Tom  Maguire 
"whose  office  was  on  the  curb"  and 
whose  head  was  in  the  clouds;  scenic 
artists  not  in  it  with  the  dead  and  gone 
Bill  Voigtlen,  who  "could  paint  scenes 
with  both  hands  at  once,"  by  gosh! 

Oh,  you're  a  puny  lot.  Even  the 
richest  of  you  can't  touch  Sam  Weth- 
erell,  who  managed  for  Billy  Emerson. 
He  had  a  new  suit  for  every  day  in  the 
year  and  sparklers  to  beat  the  band. 
True,  he  had  a  bad  end,  beggary  and 
a  moral  wipe-out.  But  think  of  the 
glory  that  was.  Becky  Sharp  is  not 
the  only  one  who  has  lived  sumptu- 
ously on  nothing  a  year. 

This  dear  old  flyman  sees  you  all 
through  the  glasses  of  the  past  and 
knows  just  what  ails  you.  Why,  you 
don't  begin  right.    Now,  there's  Billy 


Brady.  He  was  peanut  vender,  candy 
butcher  on  the  trains,  got  into  the 
theatre  as  basket  boy,  worked  up  and 
now  look  at  him.  That's  the  only  way 
to  do  it.  These  mushroom  actors  are 
N.  G." 

True  Billy  jumped  suddenly  into 
Stoddard's  old-man  part  in  The  White 
Slave,  but  if  he  hadn't  been  basket- 
boy  would  he  have  been  there  to 
jump?  Well,  what  are  you  talking 
about  ? 

We  talked  you  all  over,  George 
Selby,  the  Imp  and  I,  before  the  days 
of  Lewis  Morrison's  Dark  Secret,  be- 
fore the  rise  of  Ben  Cotton,  Court- 
wright  aud  Sweatman,  before  the  war 
and  through  it  and  after  it,  and  what 
a  farce  it  all  is.  What  misguided 
people  you  are. 

Lifted  on  his  platform,  he  is  a  con- 
tented old  hermit,  a  philosopher  who 
knows  that  "you  should  reveal  your 
credentials  to  the  limit  of  your  salary" 
and  not  tell  how  you  can  sing  ballads 
and  build  paper  houses,  and  sail  ships 
and  run  trains  and  write  thoughtful 
essays  on  the  Filipinos,  when  you  are 
only  paid  to  pull  ropes.  (I  did  not 
say  he  could  do  all  these  things.) 

And  down  in  the  world  below,  you 
were  singing  and  strutting  and  hating, 
carrying  off  lawns  under  your  arm, 
and  garden  plots  on  your  heads, 
swearing  a  lot  no  doubt,  and  living 
for  the  final  curtain.  And  he  dropped 
it  upon  you  and  lifted  it  and  dropped 
it  again  (in  the  grand  opera  season 
with  its  ten  and  twelve  calls,  he  must 
be  a  human  windmill)  and  all  the 
applause  in  the  world  or  the  lack  of  it 
mattered  nothing  to  him.  With  his 
pipe  and  his  book  and  his  thoughts, 
he  is  as  far  above  you  as  his  platform, 
in  every  sense  of  the  phrase,  and  you 
fancy  yourselves  the  real  thing. 
When  you  feel  very  much  too  big  for 
your  hats,  go  up  and  have  a  talk  with 
him.  You'll  come  down  wiser  if  a  bit 
sadder.  C.  T. 


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Costs  cMoney  To 
Attend  the  Theatre 

In  Honolulu 

The  expense  of  attending  a  high- 
class  theatrical  entertainment  in 
Honolulu  is  very  great.  During  the 
engagement  there  of  James  Neill  and 
Company  at  the  Hawaiian  Opera 
House,  the  price  of  the  tickets  were 
$1.50  and  $2  each.  As  every  play 
patron  rides  in  hacks  to  and  from  the 
theatre,  and  the  hack  rates  double 
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time  that  a  young  man  would  take  a 
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the  financial  receipts  of  the  Neill  Com- 
pany's engagement  exceeded  the  first 
two  weeks  $10,000. 

The  farewell  performances  were 
jammed  and  crowded  all  of  the  time, 
some  patrons  coming  from  as  far  as 
Hilo,  over  200  miles  by  water,  and 
plantation  officials  deserted  their  fields 
for  the  play.  The  organization  will 
return  to  Honolulu  a  year  from 
August  under  a  guarantee  of  $20,000 
for  five  weeks  Early  next  summer 
Chas.  Astor  Parker,  manager  of  the 
Neill  Company,  will  go  in  advance  of 
the  Neill  Company  on  its  tour  of 
Australia  and  the  Orient.  The  com- 
pany will  return  to  the  States  July  27, 
to  play  six  weeks  in  Los  Angeles. 


Side  Lights 


The  Western  Amusement  Exchange 
is  organizing  the  stock  company  for 
the  new  Alta  Theatre. 

Bernhardt  and  Coquelin  are  booked 
for  appearance  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre  early  in  the  coming  year. 

Brother  Officers  is  to  follow  His 
Excellency,  the  Governor,  at  the 
Columbia.  It  was  given  its  first 
American  production  in  this  city  last 
year  by  Henry  Miller. 

"Of  all  the  songs  that  have  become 
popular  on  the  stage  and  at  entertain- 


ments," said  a  well  known  music 
salesman  the  other  day,  "there  is 
none  to  compare  with  The  Holy  City. 
Why,  we  can  hardly  get  them  here 
fast  enough.  Look  at  this  pile,  fresh 
from  the  printers,  and  they  will  dis- 
appear before  the  week  is  out." 

The  members  of  the  Lyric  Opera 
Company,  lately  playing  at  the  Clunie, 
Sacramento,  are  thinking  of  an  enter- 
tainment of  a  vaudeville  character  for 
their  own  benefit.  The  company  had 
rather  hard  luck  and  are  trying  to 
hold  together  to  get  to  Santa  Cruz, 
where  it  is  said  an  engagement  has 
been  offered  them. 

His  Excellency,  the  Governor,  is  in 
three  acts  which  transpire  on  an 
imaginary  island,  Amandaland,  in 
the  Indian  Ocean.  The  stage  settings 
is  very  picturesque  and  effective. 

Sydney  Partello,  W.  F.  Rochester 
and  Jennie  Winston  have  returned 
from  Sacramento  where  they  have 
been  singing  in  comic  opera  at  the 
Clunie. 


Owing  to  the  sudden  indisposition 
of  Georgie  Cooper  Monday  night  at 
the  Tivoli,  Grace  Field  was  called 
upon  to  take  the  part  of  Gilette,  with 
very  gratifying  results. 


c/lrri'ba.ls  at  the  Langham 

Theo.  F.  Smith  and  wife,  Orptaeum;  Wil- 
liamson &  Stone,  Orpheum;  Wm.  Wolff  and 
wife,  Vaughn  and  Smith,  Winired  Goff, 
Clarence  Jargstorft,  Bessie  Fairbrain,  and 
Grafton  Baker. 


Over  in  Oakland  there  is  quite  an 
agitation  for  a  street  fair.  They  see 
the  result  of  the  advertising  both 
Sacramento  and  Stockton  enjoyed 
through  their  street  fairs,  and  they 
are  endeavoring  to  interest  enough 
business  men  to  insure  some  definite 
action  in  the  matter.  H.  M.  Swalley, 
who  has  had  considerable  experience 
in  such  matters,  has  l>ecome  interested 
in  the  project  and  has  given  the 
merchants  much  information  regard- 
ing attractions  and  special  features. 


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This  Year's  Big  Farce  Comedy  Show 

Was  Launched  Early  in  September. 

It  is  the  Limit  of  all  that  is  Big,  Artistic  and  Funny. 

It  is  Presented  by  a  Company  of30  People. 

It  is  Sumptuously  Mounted,  Magnificently  Costumed. 

It  Cost  $5000.00  to  Raise  the  Curtain  on  the  First  Performance. 

It  is  Presented  by  Those  Prosperous  Comedians, 

MURRAY  and  MACK 

California  Tour  Limited  to  Two  Wetks  and  Three  Days  only. 
Time  all  Filled.    In  Big  Cities  Only,  September  tj  to  May  I. 

A  NEW  PLAY  BY  OLD  FAVORITES 

JAMES  D.  FLYNN  and  OLLIP  MACK,  Providers  of  Popular  Productions 

SUITS  12  AND  1H— 1368  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK  CITY 


ERNEST  HOQAN 

Western  SummerTour  Cancelled 

One  year's  continuous  work  in  Australia  and  Honolulu -OVERWORKED.    My  physicians  recom- 
mend rest. 

THANKING  MANAGERS  for  time  and  PERFORMERS  who  have  written. 
Managers  holding  time,  and  Managers  wishing  time  for  season  of  1900-1  for 

A  Country  Coon 

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ERNEST  HOQAN. 

NO"f  ICE.     Performers    who    have   written,    write  again. 


THE  JAN  FRANCI5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  21— Vol.  II 


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SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  JULY  28,  1900 


TEN  CBNTS  A  COPY 
THREE  DOLLARS  A  YEAR 


STANLEY  ROSS 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


July  28,  1900 


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Players  Of  Long  Ago 

Here  are  the  names  of  the  most 
prominent  players  on  the  stage  in 
London  and  New  York,  in  the  epoch 
bounded  by  16 16-1866.  How  un- 
familiar nearly  every  one  of  the 
cognomens  appears!  Yet  each  per- 
son in  the  list  was  accounted  a  marvel 
in  his  or  her  time.  Proof,  indeed,  of 
Shakespeare's  lines  in  Macbeth: 

"  *  *  *  a  walking  shadow,  a  poor  player. 
That  struts  and  frets  his  hour  upon  the  stage, 
And  then  is  heard  no  more.  *  *  *" 

Few  are  the  pupils  of  the  California 
schools  who  have  knowledge  of  ten, 
at  most,  of  the  personages  denomin- 
ated in  this  roster!  Albeit,  every 
English  or  Irish  thespian  here  chron- 
icled was,  during  his  or  her  career, 
much  on  the  tongues  of  the  citizens 
of  London  when  their  prestige,  respec- 
tively, was  at  its  highest  bloom. 

Sar.ah  (Kemble)  Siddons,  Hannah 
(Yaughan)  Pritchard,Susanne  (Arne), 
Gibber,  George  Ann  Bellamy,  Mrs. 
(Street)  Dance  r-Barry-Crawford, 
Fanny  (Barton)  Abington,  Elizabeth 
Farren,  Louisa  Brunton,  Bessie 
Young, "Peg" (Margaret)  Woffington, 
Anna  Maria  (Graham)  Yates,  "Kitty" 
(Catherine)  Cline,  Susannah  Mount- 
fort-Verbruggen,  Mary  Ann  Duff, 
Ellen  Tree,  Ann  Bracegirdle,  Ann 
Oldfield,  Elizabeth  Barry,  Mary 
Porter,  Charlotte  Butler,  Margaret 
Hughs,  Fanny  (Kemble)  Butler, 
Maria  Foote,  Elizabeth  O'Neill,  Char- 
lotte Cushman,  Mary  (Darby)  Robin- 
son, Dora  Jordan,  Nell  Gwynne, 
David  Garrick,  John  Verbruggen, 
Michael  Mohun,  Cane  Underbill, 
Samuel  Sandford,  Tony  Leigh,  Rich- 
ard Tarleton,  Richard  Burbadge, 
Thomas  Betterton,  Barton  Booth, 
Colley  Cibber,  Spranger  Barry,  John 
Philip  Kemble,  Charles  Kemble, 
Stephen  Kemble,  Edwin  Booth, 
Junius  B.  Booth,  Edmund  Kean, 
Edwin  Forrest,  Richard  Yates, 
Charles  Kean,  John  Rich,  Samuel 
Phelps,  James  Quinn,  John  McCul- 
lough,  Thomas  Abthorpe  Cooper, 
George  Frederick  Cooke,  Gustavus 
V.  Brooke,  E.  L.  Davenport,  Charles 
Dillon,  James  Fennell,  Robert  Wil- 
liam Elliston,  John  Liston,  Wm. 
Dowton.  Thomas  Weston,  Joseph 
Munden,  John  Henry,  Edward  Alley n, 
John    Hodgkinson,      John  Edwin. 


Charles  Macklin,  Theopilus  Keen, 
W.  C.  Macready,  Wm.  Smith, 
Thomas  Sheridan,  Wm.  Pinkethman, 
Barry  Sullivan,  John  Buckstone, 
Joseph  Taylor,  George  Yandenhoff, 
John  Vandenhoff,  J.  W.  Wallack, 
Sr.,  Robert  Wilks,  Charles  Mayne 
Young,  Joseph  Harris,  Charles 
Mathews,  John  Bannister,  Charles 
Bannister.  Ned  Shuter,  Tom  Quick, 
Samuel  Foote,  Samuel  Reddish,  Dick 
Suett,    Wm.    Henry    West  Betty, 


Thomas  Dagget,  John  Henderson, 
George  Faulkner,  Wm.  O'Brien, 
Joseph  Williams,  Harry  Woodward, 
John  Palmer,  Wm.  "Gentleman" 
Smith,  Cordell  Goodman,  Tom  King, 
George  Powel,  Chris.  Beeston,  Wm. 
Bullock,  Richard  Estecourt,  Wm. 
Mountfort. 

As  a  reviver,  in  connection  with 
the  above  list,  it  may  here  be  stated 
that  Boman,  who  quit  the  London 
stage  in  1735,  when  he  was  nearly 


80  years  old,  began  his  career  as  a 
boy  in  girls'  parts,  at  the  Duke's 
Theatre,  London,  in  1673. 

—F.  R.  Porter. 


H.    S.  cKQRTHRUP 


In  the  new  Frawley  Company,  now 
playing  The  Great  Ruby  at  the  Grand, 
is  H.  S.  Northrup,  of  E.  H.  Sothern's 
company.  Mr.  Northrup  joined  the 
Frawleys  for  the  summer  season  and 
reports  for  rehearsals  with  Mr. 
Sothern  in  the  latter  part  of  August, 
and  will  continue  with  that  company 
for  the  next  three  seasons.  He  has 
had  a  wide  experience  in  much  good 
company,  having  played  leading 
juvenile  roles  in  Frohman's  two  com 
panics,  producing  Sowing  the  Wind 
and  Under  the  Red  Robe.     Last  sea- 


son he  was  playing  heavies  with  Mr. 
Sothern  in  The  King's  Musketeers 
and  in  the  Song  of  the  Sword,  making 
a  most  favorable  impression.  During 
the  past  season  when  Mr.  Sothern 
played  the  Sunken  Bell,  Mr.  North- 
rup enacted  the  Woodsprite,  an  eccen- 
tric role,  doing  the  best  work  of  his 
stage  career.  In  the  forthcoming 
Hamlet  production  by  Sothern,  Mr. 
Northrup  will  be  cast  in  a  congenial 
part,  in  a  style  of  drama  which  claims 
a  large  part  of  his  fancies  and  aspira- 
tions. 


Opening  Of  the  Season 
In  Los  Angeles 

On  Sunday  evening,  July  29,  the 
Burbank  will  re-open  with  the  Neill 
Company,  which  comes  from  Hono- 
lulu after  a  very  successful  season 
for  a  five  weeks'  engagement  to  be 
followed  by  Morosco's  Stock  Com- 
pany for  an  extended  season.  During 
the  month  of  December  the  Burbank 
Theatre  has  booked  Stranger  in  New- 
York,  Idol's  Eye,  A  Wise  Guy,  and 
two  weeks  on  novelty  opera.  January 
will  bring  A  Stranger  in  a  Strange 
Land,  Telephone  Girl  and  Town 
Topics.  February,  Frawley  Com- 
pany; April,  Neill  Company;  and 
June,  Morosco's  Company  till  August. 


Europe  Wild  Over 
Sousa 


A  letter  has  been  received  from 
Herbert  L.  Clarke,  solo  cornetist  of 
Sousa's  Band  from  Hamburg,  in 
which  he  says  he  made  an  immense 
hit  in  Paris:  "The  people  went  fairly 
mad  over  the  band.  I  have  never 
seen  the  enthusiasm  in  America  that 
we  create.  In  Brussels  we  did  the 
same.  Last  week  we  played  in  Berlin, 
and  the  press  notices  were  magnifi- 
cent. The  people  in  Berlin  have 
caught  on  to  Sousa,  and  are  just  crazy 
over  him.  They  never  heard  any 
rag- time  over  here,  and  it  sets  them 
to  dancing  even  more  so  than  in 
America.  I  am  making  a  hit  with 
my  new  solo.  Arthur  Pry  or  is  doing 
the  same,  and  he  is  creating  a  furore 
Have  heard  the  best  European  bands 
myself.  They  play  correctly,  but 
with  no  enthusiasm,  and  that  is  whv 
Sousa  makes  a  hit.  The  Garde  Re- 
publique  Band  of  Paris  is  fine,  but 
they  never  got  a  hand  after  a  number; 
whereas,  Sousa  plays  encore  after 
encore,  and  thousands  cheer  him  and 
throw  their  hats  up  in  the  air.  I 
never  saw  anything  to  equal  it.  All 
the  foreign  cities  are  good,  but  give 
me  old  America  every  time." 


July  28,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


3 


New  Plays 


T.  P.  O'CONNOR'S  PLAY 

At  Charles  Wyndham's  Theatre, 
London,  on  Tuesday,  July  17,  T.  P. 
O'Connor  made  a  brilliant  debut  as  a 
playwright  in  a  play  founded  on  G. 
W.  Cable's  Madame  Delphine,  but 
with  man}-  changes  and  new  char- 
acters. One  of  the  latter,  a  negro 
"mammy,"  which  is  quite  new  to 
the  English  stage,  and  proved  the 
chief  artistic  character,  was  taken  by 
Amy  Height,  a  colored  actress  from 
Boston.  The  production  of  this  play 
took  the  novel  shape  of  an  "at  home," 
all  the  audience  being  guests  of  Mrs. 
O'Connor  and  Mrs.  Labouchere 
(formerly  Miss  Henrietta  Hodson,  an 
actress),  who  had  rehearsed  the  play 
and  acted  as  stage  manager  at  this 
performance.  The  audience  included 
Sir  Henry  Campbell-Bannerman, 
Bronson  Howard,  Dr.  Adler,  Mrs. 
Mackay  and  Ladies  Clan  William 
and  Tweedsmouth. 


IBSEN'S  NEW  PLAY 

"Am  I,"  says  Professor  Rubeck, 
in  Ibsen's  new  play,  When  We  Dead 
Awaken,  "am  I  to  take  these  as 
oracular  utterances,  Mr.  Ulfheim?" 
And  Mr.  Ulfheim  replies:  "Lord 
preserve  me  from  playing  the  oracle." 
We  are  tempted  to  paraphrase  this 
devout  prayer  and  exclaim:  "Lord 
preserve  us  from  attempting  to  read 
Ibsen's  oracle."  That  this  new  play 
of  his  is  unquestionably  an  "oracular 
utterance — that  it  is  through  and 
through  saturated  with  the  symbolism 
with  which  most  unfortunately  the 
dramatist  has  of  late  years  been  wont 
to  fill  his  works — may  be  taken  for 
granted." 

Considered  merely  on  the  surface 
and  in  the  dramatic  aspects,  When 
We  Dead  Awaken,  is  an  indescribably 
dull,  dreary  and  disagreeable  play. 
No  one  can  conceivably  take  any  vital 
interest  in  the  sayings  and  doings  of 
the  grotesque  puppets  who  figure  as  its 
characters — the  maundering  sculptor, 
the  Strange  Lady,  his  one-time  model; 
Maia,  the  mismatched  woman,  who, 
of  course,  yearns  for  "freedom"; 
Ulfheim,  the  revoltingly  brutal  bear 
hunter,  and  the  rest  of  them.  Surely 
it  is  a  thousand  pities  that  Ibsen's 
marvelous  power  and  insight  should 
be  frittered  away  in  such  sad  stuff  as 
this.  We  may  say  what  we  will  of 
the  plays  of  his  middle  period — of  The 
Pillars  of  Society,  Ghosts,  An  Enemy 
of  the  People;  we  may  turn  from 
them  with  a  shudder,  and  pronounce 
them  narrow,  unwholesome,  and,  in 
a  sense,  uutrue.  But  there  is  no  de- 
nying their  strength;  and  though 
their  humanity  is  abnormal,  they  are 
at  least  profoundly  and  intensely 
human.  In  such  a  "dramatic  epi- 
logue" as  is  now  before  us,  there  is 
no  humanity  left,  and  the  old  power  is 
apparent  only  in  occasional  gleams 
and  flashes. 


DOOLEY  ON  THE  STAGE 

Mr.  Dooley  is  soon  to  be  seen  on 
the  stage  in  New  York.  F.  P.  Dunne, 
his  creator,  and  E.  W.  Townsend, 
author  of  Chimmie  Faddeu,  signed 
contracts  July  23  with  Klaw  &  Er- 
langer  and  Charles  Hopper,  by  which 
they  will  have  a  play  ready  for  per- 
formance by  the  end  of  November. 
It  is  to  be  called  Mr.  Dooley,  and 
Charles  Hopper  will  create  the  title 
role.  It  was  Hopper  who  appeared 
in  Townsend' s  dramatic  version  of 
Chimmie  Fadden.  It  was  said  that 
Charles  Frohman  had  bought  all  pos- 
sible stage  rights  to  Mr.  Dooley  last 
summer.  It  is  true  that  he  had  a 
contract  with  F.  P.  Dunne  to  have 
the  use  of  material  for  a  play,  but  he 
has  handed  the  rights  over  to  Klaw 
&  Erlanger. 

Mansfield  Objected  to 
Breathing 

"Richard  Mansfield  is  a  nimble- 
witted  fellow, "  said  a  minor  member 
of  his  company  the  other  day,  "but 
he  met  a  scene  manager  out  West 
early  this  season  who  was  quite  his 
match.  The  fellow's  name  is  Jack 
Quinn.  He  had  been  familiar  in 
olden  days  with  Booth  and  McCul- 
lough,  and  was  a  prince  at  his  work. 
Jack  always  sought  to  avoid  cause  for 
complaint,  and  especially  did  he  so 
act  in  the  case  of  Mansfield.  But  a 
kick  was  inevitable. 

"A  couple  of  scene-shifters,  after 
some  laborious  work  in  the  flies,  came 
down  to  the  rear  of  the  stage,  breath- 
ing rather  heavily  as  a  result  of  their 
exertions.  Mansfield  chanced  to 
walk  near  them.  He  nearly  froze 
them  with  a  look.  Then  he  sum- 
moned Quinn. 

"  'The  breathing  of  these  men 
annoys  me,'  said  Richard. 

' '  'I'd  answer  to  the  law  if  I  stopped 
it,'  replied  Jack,  with  ready  wit. 

"A  stage  hand  slipped  and  danced 
about  a  little  in  the  effort  to  regain 
his  balance. 

"  'Your  men  make  too  much  noise 
with  their  feet,'  exclaimed  the  actor. 

"  'Hereafter  they'll  walk  on  their 
hands,'  was  the  response. 

"Mansfield  had  no  more  use  for 
Quinn,  and  during  the  remainder  of 
the  engagement  they  spoke  to  each 
other  only  when  it  was  absolutely 
necessary. ' '  —  New  England  Maga- 
zine. 


Helen  Henry  Married 

Helen  Henry,  the  well-known 
young  ingenue  who  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Alcazar,  Morosco's  and 
other  companies,  slipped  away  quietly 
to  Stockton  the  other  day  with  Elisha 
Cook,  brother  of  Judge  Carroll  Cook, 
and  was  married.  Mrs.  Cook  was  at 
one  time  the  wife  of  Landers  Stevens, 
the  Oakland  manager. 


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Companies  organized  and  routed.  Vaudeville  houses  furnished  with  talent. 
Sketches  and  plays  furnished,  rewritten  and  revised. 

Productions  undertaken.  Plays  staged  by  competent  directors.  Dramatic 
and  vaudeville  people  furnished  upon  short  notice. 

Good  acts  can  be  placed  by  us  at  any  time.    Wire  or  write. 

Performers  please  send  open  time,  complete  description  of  your  acts,  photos, 
newspaper  clippings,  billing  and  lowest  salary  immediately.  No  charge  for 
registering. 

Interior  managers  wishing  attractions  please  send  open  time. 
Connected  with  this  exchange  is  a  conservatory  of  staf;e  technique.  Pupils 
instructed  in  all  branches  of  the  dramatic  art  by  competent  teachers. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


July  28,  1900 


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The  Review  has  the  largest  circulation  of  any 
theatrical  paper  in  the  United  States  outside  of  New 
York. 


The  Dramatic  Review  is  entered  at  the  post- 
office  at  San  Francisco  as  second-class  matter  and 
is  supplied  to  the  trade  by  the  San  Francisco  News 
Company,  342  Geary  Street. 


The  yellow  play  has  got  in  its 
work  in  Germany,  and  as  a  result 
after  August  3,  Berlin  will  have  a 
special  department  of  theatrical  cen- 
sorship. 

In  Louisiana  it  is  now  unlawful 
to  pirate  a  manuscript  play,  just  as 
much  as  it  is  to  use  unauthorized  a 
copyrighted  play.  If  other  States 
should  take  up  this,  there  would  be 
quickly  a  lessening  of  play  piracy. 

*  * 

In  New  York  the  sale  of  intoxicants 
in  any  theatre,  or  in  any  part  of  the 
building  accessible  from  a  theatre 
without  going  outside  is  forbidden,  in 
plain  terms.  Formerly  this  was 
rigidly  enforced.  Now  it  is  relaxed 
so  much  as  to  permit  open  doors 
between  lobbies  and  bar-rooms.  But 
the  managers  of  the  legitimate  dra- 
matic theatres  cannot  open  a  bar  in 
the  most  secluded  corners  of  their 
smoking-rooms.  At  the  same  time 
those  theatres  which  take  out  licenses 
as  concert  halls,  including  the  New 
York,  the  Victoria,  Koster  &  Bial's 
and  Weber  &  Fields',  do  an  unre- 
stricted business  in  leverages.  The 
law,  in  explicit  words,  restricts  the 
entertainment  in  music  halls  to  con- 
certs, and  expressly  forbids  every- 
thing theatrical,  yet  in  all  the  places 
named  and  many  others,  plays  are 
enacted  as  in  avowed  theatres. 


The  handsome  and  popular  leading 
man  of  the  Dailey  Stock  Company  is 
shown  by  our  front  page  this  week. 
Mr.  Ross  is  one  of  the  great  favorites 
of  the  coast  and  in  his  stage  career, 
has  for  a  young  man,  had  a  great 
deal  of  experience.  He  has  played  in 
stock  at  the  Broadway,  Denver,  at  the 
Burbank  in  Los  Angeles  under  John 
Fischer's  management  and  with  Cor- 
dray's  companies  in  Portland  and 
Seattle,  as  well  as  with  J.  P.  Howe's 
Park  Theatre  Company  in  Portland. 
Mr.  Ross  also  played  juveniles  with 
the  Alcazar  Stock  Company  of  this 
city.  This  is  his  second  season  with 
W.  R.  Dailey,  who  recognizing  his 
leading  man's  great  popularity  on  the 
Coast,  made  him  very  substantial  in- 
ducements, to  remain  with  him  for 
the  coming  season,  as  several  other 
companies  had  out  alluring  offers  for 
his  services.  Mr.  Ross  is  a  product 
of  our  modern  trend  of  theatrical 
thought — he  believes  in  naturalness 
and  quiet  methods,  and  lends  to  each 
of  his  characterizations  a  full  meas- 
ure of  intelligence  and  hard  study. 


The  Alta  Theatre 

Alterations  are  being  made  with 
great  effect  at  the  old  Grove  Street 
theatre,  and  Manager  Ewing  promises 
to  have  a  comfortable  and  handsome 
theatre  for  his  patrons  on  the  opening, 
August  6.  The  following  people  have 
been  engaged  for  the  stock  season: 
Miss  Carter,  leading  woman;  Helen 
Nelson,  soubrette;  Mabel  Carmichael, 
Mrs.  Horace  Ewing,  Hazel  Quimby, 
Wm.  Brewer,  Frank  C.  Thompson, 
Burt  Van  Cleeves,  Edward  Clisbee, 
Willis  Marks,  Ed  Englander,  scenic 
artist;  Jack  Snells,  stage  carpenter; 
Leroy  Pelletier,  treasurer.  The  new 
management  promise  interesting  pro- 
ductions— plays  well  acted,  well 
mounted  and  well  costumed  at  10,  20 
and  30  cents. 


Charles  Hoyt  Insane 

Charles  H.  Hoyt,  the  playwright,  is 
confined  in  a  retreat  for  the  insane 
in  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  applica- 
tion was  made  July  25,  to  the 
Probate  Court  by  his  partner  in 
business,  F.  McKee  of  New  York,  to 
have  his  commitment  made  permanent. 
Hoyt  was  brought  here  yesterday 
afternoon  by  a  representative  of  his 
business  partner  and  Dr.  G.  M.  Gra- 
ham of  New  York.  He  was  examined 
to-day  by  his  Hartford  physicians,  Dr. 
W.  L.  Lawton  and  Dr.  Gideon  C. 
Segur,  and  was  pronounced  insane. 


Sapho  will  be  revived  at  the  Alcazar 
at  an  early  date. 


In  Brother  Officers,  Henry  Miller 
will  appear  as  Lieutenant  John  Hinds, 
the  hero  with  the  Victoria  Cross,  who 
says  to  his  friend  and  superior, 
"Comrade,  I  want  you  to  make  a 
gentleman  out  of  me." 


This  popular  company  have  com- 
menced rehearsals  for  their  season 
which  opens  in  Seattle  on  August.  19. 
The  company  will  include  May  Nan- 
nery,  Virginia  Cranna,  Kitty  Bel- 
mour,  Margaret  Lewis,  Josie  Sea- 
brooke,  Nestle  Lewis,  Stanley  Ross, 
Louis  Belmour,  Mr.  Mackaye,  Francis 
McGinn,  W.  H.  Davenport,  Ed  Nan- 
nery,  Alfred  Aldridge.  The  plays 
produced  during  the  season  will  be 
The  Wife,  Lost  Paradise,  Queena, 
The  New  South,  and  The  Runaway 
Wife.   

Leo    Cooper's  School 

Leo  Cooper,  the  well-known  stage 
instructor,  has  returned  from  his 
summer  vacation  and  is  again  busy 
with  his  pupils.     Mr.  Cooper's  suc- 


cess in  preparing  pupils  for  the  stage 
is  undoubtedly  due  in  a  great  measure 
to  his  experience  in  past  years  in 
actual  stage  work,  having  been  a 
member  of  many  notable  companies. 
Mr.  Cooper's  pupils  enjoy  unusual 
advantages  in  being  frequently  called 
upon  to  assist  in  productions  at  the 
local  theatres. 


Grand  Opera  Popular 

The  great  popularity  of  the  Tivoli 
grand  opera  season  may  be  estimated 
from  the  fact  that  on  Wednesday  last 
the  entire  house  was  sold  out  for  the 
opening,  and  demands  for  seats  were 
still  coming  in  in  chunks. 


Way  Down  East  is  to  come  to  the 
Coast  for  the  first  time  this  winter.  It 
has  been  a  big  success  in  the  East  for 
over  two  seasons. 


ZfRED  ^BELASCO  SAYS: 


"Glad  to  get  back?  Well  rather! 
You  can  have  the  whole  of  Europe — 
I'll  be  satisfied  with  San  Francisco." 
Fred  never  knew  what  a  good  Amer- 
ican citizen  he  was  till  he  went 
abroad.  He  says  he  saw  all  the  good 
shows  in  London  and  Paris,  and  then 
he  had  enough.  He  says  the  Fair  in 
Paris  is  in  no  way  equal  to  that  one 
we  held  in  Chicago,  except  in  its  art 
department,  the  paintings  and  statu- 
ary being  most  extensive  and  superb. 
As  was  to  be  expected  prices  are 
high — in  fact,  charges  are  nothing 
short  of  highway  robbery.  'About 
the  only  thing  I  brought  away  from 
Paris  with  me  was  my  overcoat," 
said  Fred,  "and  the  Frenchmen  would 
have  had  that  if  it  hadn't  been  an 
English  coat — they  do  love  the  Eng- 
lish so." 

Mrs.  Belasco,  while  in  Paris,  laid 
in  several  trunks  of  Paris  gowns  and 
an  extensive  array  of  fine  millinery, 
and  had  altogether  a  fine  time  shop- 
ping. She  is  now  visiting  her  birth- 
place in  Ovid,  N.  Y.,  and  will  return 


about  the  second  week  in  August, 
coming  home  by  way  of  Minneapolis 
where  she  will  make  a  short  visit. 

Before  leaving  New  York  Mr. 
Belasco  signed  people  for  the  Alcazar's 
new  stock  company  to  open  Sept.  3. 
Howard  Hall,  a  handsome  and  popu- 
lar young  Eastern  star,  will  head  the 
company.  Dorothy  Dorr  will  be  the 
new  leading  woman,  and  Bert  Young 
will  play  light  juvenile  and  comedy 
roles.  Polly  Stockwell  will  be  the  new 
ingenue.  George  Webster,  Howard 
Scott,  Marie  Howe  and  others  of  the 
present  company  will  be  retained. 

Mr.  Belasco  also  said  during  the 
course  of  the  interview  that  The 
Dramatic  Review  had  made  an 
unqualified  hit  with  Eastern  man- 
agers, and  that  everywhere  he  went  he 
found  it  read  and  appreciated — they 
all  commented  upon  its  general  ap- 
pearance and  the  extreme  newsiness 
of  its  columns. 


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PASSING  INTEREST 


Chas.  H.  Jones  will  be  stage  man- 
ager for  the  Castle  Square  Opera 
Company  in  Chicago  next  season. 

Frank  Thompson  has  been  speci- 
ally engaged  to  rehearse  the  Dailey 
Stock  Company. 

Jennie  Winston,  the  contralto, 
has  engaged  a  flat  in  this  city  and 
will  spend  sometime  in  San  Francisco. 

Harry  Marshall  has  made  an 
exceptional  success  of  the  new  scenery 
he  has  painted  for  the  Henry  Miller 
season. 

Nellie  McHenry  will  take  out 
Annie  Pixley's  great  play  of  Califor- 
nia, M'Liss,  next  season.  Frank 
Losee  will  play  the  part  of  Yuba  Bill. 

One  of  Jessie  Shirley's  new  pieces 
next  year,  under  management  of 
Harry  Smith,  will  be  J.  H.  Shepard's 
new  play,  A|Sheaf  of  Arrows. 

Lottie  Day  Coleman  of  San 
Francisco,  [has  just  copyrighted  the 
play,  A  Case  of  Circumstantial  Evi- 
dence. 

Clark  Macfarlane,  a  platform 
entertainer  and  actor  well  known  in 
the  Southern  part  of  the  State  is  in 
San  Francisco. 

Madeleine  Lucette  Ryley  has 
a  new  play  ready,  entitled,  My  Lady 
Dainty.  It  is  said  to  be  a  bright  and 
clever  piece,  and  was  tried  out 
recently  at  Brighton,  England. 

Beryl  Hope,  in  private  life  Mrs. 
W.  H.  Wright,  formerly  Miss  Maude 
Anderson  of  Los  Angeles,  is  passing 
the  summer  with  her  parents  and  sis- 
ter in  the  Southern  city. 

That  clever  and  popular  actor, 
Clarence  Montaine,  has  as  yet  not 
signed  for  next  season.  He  has  not 
yet  decided  which  of  several  good 
offers  to  accept. 

Hortense  Nielsen  and  Mary 
Nielsen  left  Sunday  for  Jacksonville, 
111.,  to  begin  rehearsals  with  the 
Chase-Lister  Musical  Farce  Company, 
which  goes  out  booked  solid  for  forty 
weeks. 

George  Mooser  has  been  up  in 
the  wilds  beyond  Eureka  deer  hunt- 
ing and  fishing  with  considerable 
luck.  Several  deer  and  a  twelve- 
pound  "steel  head"  tell  of  his  success. 
Mr.  Mooser  has  another  street  fair  on 
the  tapis. 

Col.  W.  A.  Thompson  of  the  Bos- 
ton Lyric  Company  has  arranged  for 
a  tour  of  Japan,  China,  Phillipine 
Islands  and  Australia.  The  company 
will  consist  of  about  forty  people.  It 


is  said  that  Moutrie  &  Co.  of 
Yokohama,  have  deposited  here  in 
one  of  the  banks  $30,000  as  a  guaran- 
tee for  six  months. 

Jim  Cannon,  who  has  been  with 
the  stage  forces  at  the  Grand  for  a 
long  time,  will  be  one  of  the  new  peo- 
ple at  the  Alta  Theatre  when  it  opens. 

Jeffrey  Williams,  whose  good 
work  has  been  a  feature  of  Alcazar 
productions,  joins  the  James  Neill 
Company  in  Los  Angeles  Sunday 
night. 

Gretchen  Lyons,  who  will  be 
remembered  as  a  former  popular 
member  of  the  Alcazar  Stock  Com- 
pany, is  visiting  this  city,  stopping  at 
the  Savoy. 

T.  Daniel  Frawley  has  secured 
the  Western  rights  to  The  Great 
Ruby  and  Secret  Service,  and  will 
make  them  features  of  his  season  on 
the  Coast. 

Walter  Goldie,  of  the  well- 
known  vaudeville  team  of  Gilbert  and 
Goldie,  became  a"property  owner  in 
Los  Angeles  last  week,  having 
invested  some  of  his  surplus  cash  in 
citrus  belt  real  estate.  A  great  many 
theatrical  people  are  investing  in  Cali- 
fornia property  these  days. 

The  Australian  Comedy  Co.  are 
doing  nicely  in  Portland  at  the  Metro- 
politan. Of  the  work  of  the  leading 
woman,  George  Elliot,  the  Oregonian 
says:  "Miss  George  Elliot,  a  new- 
comer, and  the  leading  woman  of  the 
company,  sustained  the  title  role  of 
the  piece,  and  did  it  surprisingly  well. 
It  is  a  part  that  calls  for  dramatic 
talent  of  a  high  order,  and  Miss  Elliot 
met  most  of  its  requirements,  and 
should  improve  as  she  becomes  more 
familiar  with  it." 

Sol.  Smith  Russell  will  not  take  the 
road  next  season,  and  all  of  his  en- 
gagements have  been  canceled.  PVed 
G.  Berger,  for  many  years  bis  man- 
ager, will  star  Tim  Murphy.  In  an 
interview  Mr.  Berger  recently  said: 
"I  intend  to  present  Mr.  Murphy  in 
The  Bachelor's  Romance,  the  play  by 
Martha  Morton  which  Mr.  Russell 
did  here.  He  will  be  supported  by 
Mrs.  Boucicault,  Percy  Haswell, 
Fanny  Addison  Pitt,  Ethel  Strick- 
land, Boyd  Putnam,  Percy  Brook — a 
thoroughly  good  company.  We  shall 
open  on  September  3,  in  Detroit,  and 
we  shall  play  here  for  some  time  dur- 
ing the  winter.  Louis  F.  Werba  will 
be  the  business  manager  of  the  com- 
pany. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


July  28,  1900 


AT  THE  *  ♦  * 
LOCAL  THEATRES 


The  Columbia 

It  is  Frank  Worthing  and  Sadie 
*  Martinot  this  week  in  the  absurdly 
humorous  decoction  called  His  Ex- 
cellency, the  Governor.  The  play- 
wright has  named  it  a  farcial 
romance — the  average  theatre-goer 
will  probably  call  it  a  farcf-comedy 
of  the  wildest  kind — minus  only  the 
usual  song  and  dance.  The  scene  of 
the  piece  is  laid  in  an  island  in  the 
Indian  Ocean.  His  Excellency,  the 
Governor,  with  his  aide-de-camp, 
private  secretary  and  clerks,  is  in  pos- 
session of  the  government  house.  He 
is  visited  by  the  Right  Hon.  Henry 
Carlton,  of  the  Foreign  Office,  with  his 
sister  and  daughter,  and  also  by  a  past 
acquaintance  of  old  Paris  student 
days,  Stella  de  Gex.  Through  the 
influence  of  a  certain  flower  they  all 
proceed  to  fall  in  love,  and  the  be- 
wilderingly  amusing  scene  is  devel- 
oped by  the  austere  governor,  the 
woman  hating  private  secretary  and 
the  susceptable  young  aide-de- 
camp, all  falling  in  love  with  the 
daughter  of  the  Right  Hon.  And  to 
add  to  the  general  amusement,  the 
traveler  from  the  Home  Office  exer- 
cises his  natural  manly  tendencies 
and  promptly  falls  in  love  with  the 
gay  Parisienne,  while  his  haughty 
maiden  sister  tries  her  hand  at  the 
game  by  trying  to  coo  with  the 
governor.  The  story  and  situation, 
absurd  in  themselves,  are  made  highly 
amusing  by  the  antics  and  skillful 
work  of  the  participants.  Frank 
Worthing,  as  the  private  secretary, 
under  the  spell  of  the  }-oung  girl's 
fresh  and  simple  beauty,  was  simply 
superb,  disclosing  in  a  new  light  his 
rare  vein  of  humorous  conception. 
Sadie  Martinot,  an  artist  to  her  finger 
tips,  was  gay  and  brilliant  as  the  fair 
Stella,  and  if  there  is  a  more  polished, 
delightful  comedienne  on  our  stage, 
we  would  like  to  see  her.  Edward 
Morgan  was  a  disappointment  as  the 
governor.  Mr.  Morgan  has  great 
power  and  a  strong  personality,  but 
on  the  opening  night  he  failed  to 
bring  his  interpreter  along,  and  con- 
sequently the  entire  first  act,  as  far  as 
he  was  concerned,  and  a  great  deal  of 
the  succeeding  acts,  were  almost  un- 
intelligible to  his  audience.  In  strik- 
ing contrast  was  the  clear,  delightful 
enunciation  of  young  William  Cour- 
tenay,  who  in  the  buoyancy  of 
vouth  and  good  looks  and  enthusiasm, 


is  certainly  a  model  of  intelligent 
declamation.  Grace  Elliston  was  al- 
together charming  as  the  young  Eng- 
lish girl.  She  has  a  style,  simple  and 
unaffected,  entirely  free  from  manner- 
isms, and  when  the  opportunity  for 
stronger  work  comes,  she  will,  we 
think,  be  found  equal  to  the  task  of 
handling  it  with  credit  to  herself. 
Mrs.  Whiffen  was  clever  as  ever,  and 
Charles  Walcott  in  his  impersonation 
of  the  Right  Hon.  Henry  Carlton,  was 
as  good  as  one  could  ask  for.  The 
balance  of  the  cast  was  in  competent 
hands,  and  the  stage  settings  as  have 
become  a  part  of  the  Miller  produc- 
tions, were  models  of  good  and  correct 
taste. 


The  Alcazar 

'"The  Country  Girl,  a  comedy  in 
three  acts  adapted  by  Augustin 
Daly,  is  playing  to  fine  houses  at  the 
Alcazar  this  week.  A  sweeter, 
prettier  play  you  can  not  well  imagine. 
It  is  full  of  life  and  go — catchy  and 
winning.  It's  a  pity  we  do  not  have 
more  such  plays — problem  plays  are 
not  in  it  for  a  minute  with  this  little 
gem  of  a  comedy.  A  country  maiden 
of  sweet  sixteen  wooed  for  her  money, 
by  her  guardian  of  sixty,  consents  to 
marry  him  because  forsooth  she  knows 
no  other  man.  But  there's  many  a 
slip,  you  know,  and  when  they  go 
down  to  London  to  have  the  marriage 
settlements  properly  made  out  by  his 
lawyers,  lo  and  behold!  she  sees  other 
men  and  meets  a  man  whom  she 
proceeds  to  fall  violently  in  love  with. 
Florence  Roberts,  as  Peggy,  is  a  won- 
derfully sweet  little  maid  and  when  in 
male  disguise  she  rambles  through  the 
park,  she  smashes  the  hearts  of  all  the 
dudes  who  easily  see  through  her 
make-up.  The  escapades  are  thoro- 
ughly enjoyable.  The  costumes  0 
this  period  of  long  ago  are  very  fetch- 
ing and  make  one  want  to  go  back  to 
knee  breeches,  buckles  and  silken 
attire.  Lorena  Atwood,  as  Alithea, 
is  thoroughly  charming,  and  shows 
herself  an  excellent  actress.  Marie 
Howe,  as  Lucy,  the  maid,  does  the 
character  to  perfection.  White  Whit- 
tlesey, as  Beville,  the  hero  of  the  play, 
is  handsome,  dressy  and  a  lover 
among  lovers.  Edwin  Emery,  as 
Harcourt,  is  thoroughly  master  of  the 
part,  playing  the  finished  court  gentle- 
man with  characteristic  ease  and 
abandon.      Theodore    Roberts,  as 


Moody,  is  a  favorite  with  the  audience 
from  his  very  first  appearance,  his 
facial  demonstrations  throwing  the 
audience  into  spasms  of  laughter. 
Clarence  Montaine  is  a  capital 
Sparkish,  the  would-be  wit,  who  is 
ever  the  butt  of  his  fellows'  wit. 
Geo.  Webster  is  an  excellent  servant 
and  does  his  part  act  with  all  the 
grace  and  mannerisims  so  dear  to 
the  heart  of  all  old  family  retainers. 
In  fact  the  play  is  unusually  good — 
the  players  are  at  their  best  and  not  a 
note  of  criticism  could  be  uttered  any- 
where. I  only  wish  every  one  could 
see  it.  It's  so  clean,  so  wholesome, 
so  refreshing  and  it  is  in  the  truest 
sense,  a  recreation  to  have  seen  it. 


Grand  Opera  House 

'"The   Great  Ruby  is  playing  its 

*  last  week  at  the  Grand  and  as 
one  sees  the  general  excellence  of  the 
production  and  admires  the  individual 
and  ensemble  work  of  the  actors,  there 
can  be  nothing  but  praise  for  the  way 
Manager  Frawley  has  presented  the 
piece.  The  Great  Ruby  is  superbly 
mounted,  the  women  beautifully 
gowned  and  the  combined  effect  is  a 
distinct  triumph  in  stage  craft.  The 
play  in  no  way  tests  the  merits  of 
those  interpreting  it,  but  serves 
forcibly  to  remind  one  that  Manager 
Frawley's  present  organization  is  one 
of  great  strength,  acting  together  ex- 
ceedingly well.  The  cast  is  a  long 
one  and  fairly  glitters  with  good  peo- 
ple, notably  Wilton  Lackaye,  Henry 
Roberts,  H.  S.  Duffield,  Harrington 
Reynolds,  Mary  Van  Buren  and 
Corona  Riccardo.  Altogether  there 
are  thirty-six  people  who  have  speak- 
ing parts  in  this  ever  changing  melo- 
drama, and  for  five  acts,  with  thirteen 
scenes  the  audience  is  held  by  ever 
constantly  recurring  surprises. 

The  California 

Dush  City  is  on  this  week  and  the 

*  clever  farce-comedy  people  of 
the  Dunne  &  Ryley  Company  give  a 
great  performance — about  the  funniest 
of  their  engagement. 

Rush  City  is  a  hodge-podge  of  this, 
that  and  the  other — a  string  of  the 
most  absurd,  improbable  situations 
ever  conceived  by  a  nimble  brain,  and 
t  goes  with  a  rush  and  a  swing  that 
is  most  enjoyable.  Sherrie  Mathews 
plays  the  part  of  John  J.  Rush,  gen- 


eral boss  and  general  everything  else 
of  the  new  town,  with  great  success. 
Harry  Bulger  finds  a  congenial  role  as 
the  rain  maker,  Prof.  Leyden  Jar,  and 
the  two  sing  a  great  many  of  their 
inimitable  parodies.  If  Mathews  and 
Bulger  never  did  anything  else  than 
string  out  verse  after  verse  of  these 
compositions, people  would  be  satisfied. 
There  are  no  two  other  men  on  the 
stage  to-day  who  are  their  equal  in 
this  line  of  work.  Phil  Ryley,  had  a 
chance  as  a  dude  willie-boy  policeman 
and  he  gave  a  clever  impersonation. 
Tony  Hart  added  another  to  his  long 
list  of  clever  character  parts  in  the 
role  of  Tarantula  Tom,  and  David 
Andrada,  as  the  clergyman,  and 
Andrew  Bode,  as  the  ministerial  look- 
ing gambler,  were  both  good.  John 
W.  Dunne's  finished  caricature  of  a 
ward  politician,  Tammany  Croker, 
was  a  most  unctious  and  laughable 
creation.  Norma  Whalley,  who  is 
having  a  great  many  opportunities  to 
develop  as  an  actress,  played  Mrs. 
Winfield  Moriarity  of  Chicago  and 
did  it  with  considerable  cleverness. 
If  Miss  Whalley  works  hard  there  is 
no  reason  why  with  her  youth  and 
great  beauty,  she  should  not  develop 
into  one  of  our  most  successful  act- 
resses. Mary  Marble  was  Nan  Nesbit, 
and  made  considerable  of  her  charac- 
ter through  her  musical  interpola- 
tions. Bessie  Tannehill,  who  is  a 
most  valuable  member  of  any  singing 
or  comedy  company,  achieved  a  dis- 
tinct success  as  the  Boston  school 
marm.  A  quintette,  made  up  of 
Messrs.  Andrada,  Wiseman,  Bode  and 
Miss  Tannehill  and  Miss  Estee,  sang 
some  very  enjoyable  music. 


The  Tivoli 


Wang  was  repeated  at  the  Tivoli 
this  week  with  as  much  success 
as  last  week,  the  attendance  being 
large  every  night.  This  closes  the 
comic  opera  season  at  the  Tivoli. 
Wang  always  draws  well,  and  especi- 
ally so  this  week,  when  nearly  all  the 
Tivoli  favorites  appeared  in  the  cast. 
Hartman  had  but  one  opportunity  of 
holding  the  stage  by  himself,  but  he 
managed  to  make  up  for  lost  time  and 
was  recalled  five  or  six  times  to  repeat 
a  burlesque  song  on  Helen  Merrill's 
Every  Rose  Has  Its  Thorn.  Stevens, 
as  Wang,  was  his  usual  success. 
Arthur  Boyce  and  Tom  Greene  had 
but  little  chance  to  shine,  but  they 
were  good  as  the  inn  keeper  and  the 
Lieutenant,  respectively.  Annie 
Myers,  Georgie  Cooper,  Grace  Orr, 
Wm.  Schuster,  Harry  Cashman,  Au- 
bray  Davenport  and  Hannah  Davis 
were  given  much  applause  in  their 
respective  roles.  The  song  by  the 
quartet  of  little  girls,  assisted  by 
Stevens  and  Miss  Orr,  was  one  of  the 
hits  of  the  performance 


July  28,  1900 


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The  Orpheum 

THE  Orpheum  is  outdoing  itself 
with  good  things  this  week. 
Jessie  Padgham,  billed  as  the  Califor- 
nia Songstress,  has  a  voice  of  marvel- 
ous purity  and  sweetness,  and  fully 
deserves  the  flattering  reception 
accorded  her.  Lillian  Burkhart,  in 
the  dainty  little  playlet,  A  Passing 
•Fancy,  sustains  her  reputation  as  one 
of  the  foremost  in  her  line.  Sullivan 
and  Weber,  in  their  farcette,  The 
Janitor,  have  made  a  great  hit.  Etta 
Butler,  America's  greatest  mimic,  has 
returned  for  another  week,  and  fully 
deserves  the  title,  for  her  work  is 
wouderfully  interesting.  Mazie  King 
in  her  toe  dancing  and  jumping  is  an 
excellent  feature.  Donahue  and 
Nichols,  Williams  and  Stone,  Gilbert 
and  Goldie,  all  help  to  make  up  this 
excellent  programme.  The  new  pic- 
tures on  the  Biograph  are  well  re- 
ceived. 

The  Olympia 

AT  the  Olympia  Prof.  Conrade's 
living  statuary  is  still  a  drawing 
card.  Basco  and  Rice,  the  comedians, 
are  a  good  feature.  Dora  Mervin, 
singing  coon  songs,  is  still  the  best 
number  on  the  bill,  and  her  costumes 
are  elaborate.  Mabel  Le  Clair,  Belle 
Wilton,  Maurice  Calaveras  and  Carl- 
ton and  Royce,  all  help  to  fill  out  an 
excellent  programme.  Isidore  Fenster, 
the  leader  of  the  orchestra,  directs 
his  players  in  the  execution  of  some 
very  pleasing  music. 

The  Chutes 

The  new  bill  at  the  Chutes  is 
filled  with  good  things.  The 
Ogdens,  assisted  by  Miss  Bertha 
Foltz,  have  made  a  great  hit,  with 
their  dainty  little  sketch,  the  Right 
Stocking.  The  Greenways,  as  comedy 
jugglers,  are  very  good.  La  Lista, 
the  fire  dancer,  has  a  new  dance  that 
is  stunning.  J.  W.  Barnes,  the  rnoni- 
pede  performer,  sings  some  very  good 
songs.  The  Animatoscope,  and  Wil- 
son, the  lion  tamer,  fill  out  the  bill. 

Fischer  s  Concert  House 

Monday  opened  a  new  bill  at 
Fischer's  that  met  with  more 
than  the  usual  applause.  The  orches- 
tra has  toned  down  to  proper  modula- 
tion with  the  singers,  and  the  light 
selections  between  the  vocal  numbers 
were  all  the  more  enjoyable,  for  the 
vigor  and  robustness  of  the  orchestra 
has  been  a  great  drawback  previously. 
Jas.  Nichols,  a  pupil  of  Sig  Abramoff, 
was  a  prime  favorite,  singing  Spirto 
Gentil,    and    giving    as    an  encore 


Farewell  Marguerite.  In  his  first 
number  he  sang  particularly  well,  but 
the  tempo  of  his  encore  was  too  slow. 
He  was  again  recalled  with  a  most 
flattering  reception.  Miss  Violet 
Johnson,  the  little  violinist,  continues 
to  please,  and  plays  with  considerable 
taste.  Deets  and  Don,  in  their  novelty 
duo,  May  Tunison  and  Daisy  Bishop, 
who  is  a  talented  and  fine  looking 
young  soubrette,  in  songs,  win  encores 
with  each  appearance;  William 
Westin,  impersonator  and  glass 
Euphioniest,  is  very  clever,  represent- 
ing Geo.  Washington,  Dewey, 
Napoleon  and  other  noted  men,  his 
facial  expressions  being  excellent. 
Edison's  projectoscope  with  pictures 
of  the  South  African  War  conclude 
the  program. 


Vaudeville  Notes 


McDonald  Bros,  open  at  the  Salt 
Palace,  Salt  Lake,  July  30th. 

The  Zola  Sisters  open  at  the  Ven- 
dome,  Oxnard,  Cal.,  next  week. 

Scott  and  Howard  will  shortly  leave 
for  the  East. 

Walthers  and  Forrest  open  at  the 
Palm  Garden,  Seattle,  Aug.  6th. 

The  Raymond  Sisters  play  the 
Savoy  Theatres,  Aug.  6th. 

Friedlander  Bros,  open  at  the  Mas- 
cot Theatre,  Seattle,  August  6th. 

Marion  Blake  and  Salvina  will  open 
at  the  Oberon  July  28th. 

Billy  Dodson  will  open  at  a  local 
music  hall  July  30th. 

Geo.  Trump  opens  at  the  Standard 
Theatre,  Bakersfield,  July  30th. 

The  Wilma  Sisters  will  shortly  play 
this  city. 

The  Romala  Bros,  have  left  for  New 
York  to  open  on  the  Keith  circuit. 

Murphy  and  Raymond,  and  Chas. 
Stanley,  play  a  local  music  hall  July 
30th. 

Archie  Levy  is  now  arranging  for 
three  street  fairs — full  particulars  will 
be  given  later  on. 

Joe  Petrich,  the  wide-awake  mana- 
ger of  the  Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles, 
will  shortly  arrive  in  the  city. 

Carl  Reitter,  lately  of  the  Chutes,  is 
now  manager  of  the  Fairmont  Park, 
Kansas  City. 

Hadley  and  Hart,  Delia  St.  Clair, 
and  Antonio  Vargas,  open  July  30th 
at  Vienna  Buffet. 

Gaffney  and  Burton,  Birdie  Woods 
and  Anita  Henery,  will  open  at  the 
Leader,  Vallejo,  July  30th. 

Roy  Gardner  and  Mabel  Rutherford 
will  be  new  faces  at  the  Waldrof, 
Vallejo,  next  week. 

Bessie  King,  direct  from  New  York, 
will  be  seen  in  the  near  future  in  a 
local  music  hall. 


Thelma  Primrose,  Addie  Maybelle 
and  Vera  Lawrence,  will  open  at  the 
Casino  Theatre,  Sacramento,  next 
week. 

Adgie  and  her  lions,  Blanche  La 
Mar,  Oro  and  Gerald,  and  Williams 
Bros.,  play  at  Oakland  Park,  to- 
morrow. 

Hastings  and  Hall,  Dave  Marion, 
De  Meir  Sisters,  Louise  Coad,  Ray 
Hampton  and  the  Clark  Sisters  are  at 
Blias  Theatre,  Cape  Nome. 

Fischer's  bill  for  next  week  is  full 
of  good  things — being  in  fact  the 
strongest  he  has  had  in  some  time. 

Adgie,  the  lion  tamer,  and  Frank 
Hall,  who  was  her  assistant  at  the 
Chutes  for  a  long  time,  were  married 
in  Oakland  Thursday  afternoon. 

Hadley  &  Hart  have  one  of  the 
best  musical  acts  in  vaudeville.  Their 
work  has  been  much  appreciated  in 
San  Francisco.  They  have  just  re- 
ceived a  telegram  from  the  Keith 
circuit,  offering  to  book  them  in  their 
houses  at  a  very  satisfactory  salary. 

The  Mascot  theatre,  Seattle,  has  a 
big  bill  on  this  week.  The  four  High 
Rollers  open,  followed  by  Millard 
Bros.,  George  M.  Kidd,  Nadine,  Win- 
chell  Twins,  Geo.  Troxell,  Stella 
Clair,  May  La  Rose,  Florence  Brooks 
and  Lou  Smith. 

Ned  Foster's  Peopes'  Theatre, 
Seattle,  had  the  following  offerings 
last  week:  Muller  and  Ward,  John 
P.  Brace,  the  Raymond  Sisters,  Ray 
Curtis,  Frank  Rice,  Helen  Moulton, 
Louise  Lister,  Ella  Leon,  Madeline, 
Del  Ray,  Billy  Morse  and  Flora 
Franks. 

Amanda  Bahr  has  returned  to  the 
Tivoli  in  Stockton,  for  two  weeks, 
after  a  two  weeks  engagement  at  the 
Leader,  Vallejo,  Cal.  From  there  she 
goes  to  the  Vienna  Buffet  at  Los 
Angeles. 

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Correspondence  and 
Comment 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 
Denver  Colo.,  July  16.— Blanche  Bates 
has  made  a  great  hit  at  Elitch's  Gardens. 
She  is  playing  the  Russian  baroness  in  The 
Last  Word,  this  week,  and  press  and  public 
can  hardly  say  enough  in  praise  of  her 
work.  It  is  truly  wonderful,  the  progress 
she  has  made  since  she  was  last  here,  some 
five  or  six  years  ago.  Robert  Prouet  is 
delightful  in  the  leading  male  role  and 
Brandon  Tynan  shares  honors  with  him  in 
the  juvenile  part,  it  being  the  best  work  Mr. 
Tynan  has  done  this  season.  Others  who 
played  good  parts  and  played  them  well 
are  Miss  Izett,  Miss  Kelleher,  Mr.  Sullivan, 
Mr.  Spencer,  Mr.  Owen  and  Mr.  Perry. 
Next  week  The  Countess  Valeska.  *  The 
best  bill  of  the  season  at  Manhattan  Beach 
is  the  current  one,  The  Sporting  Duchess. 
Mr.  Bellows  was  being  somewhat  severely 
criticized  for  the  poor  plays  he  has  put  on  at 
the  Beach  this  season,  and  has  at  last 
decided  to  give  the  patrons  of  the  Beach 
something  good.  The  play  is  very  melo- 
dramatic, but  the  story  is  quite  interesing 
and  the  scenery  excellent.  The  race  scene 
is  splendid.  Mary  Hampton,  in  the  title 
role,  wears  some  superb  gowns  and  does 
some  excellent  acting.  Eugene  Ormonde 
is  impressive  as  the  Earl  of  Desborough,  and 
Louise  Mcintosh  (from  the  Gardens  Com- 
pany) appears  to  advantage  as  his  wife. 
May  Louise  Aigen  plays  Vivien  Darville, 
the  adventuress,  very  well.  Walter  Thomas 
gives  a  fine  portrayal  of  Rupert  Leigh. 
Hugh  Ford  deserves  the  highest  possible 
praise  for  an  excellent  character  study. 
Mildred  Altom,  a  clever  little  girl,  plays  the 
boy  part.  Others  who  do  good  work  are 
Ethelyn  demons,  Richard  Sullivan,  Nettie 
Abbott  and  Hardee  Kirkland.  Next  week, 
Doris.  Bob  Bell. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  John,  N.  B.,  July  16.— Opera  House, 


A.  O.  Skinner,  Manager— The  Rowel 
Hunipty  Dumpty  Company  gave  fair  per- 
formances of  pantomime  with  a  list  of  very 
good  specialties  12-13-14,  and  matinee  14,  to 
good  business.  *  Future  lx>okings  are: 
Edwin  C.  Jepson's  The  Wooing  of  Mrs. 
Van  Cott,  July  26-28;  Gorton's  Minstrels, 
August  17-18;  Lee  Morrison  Stock  Com- 
pany, 20-25;  Culhane's  Minstrels,  28-30; 
Where  Is  Cobb?  Sept.  6-8;  Yale's  Devil's 
Auction,  10-15;  Black  Patti  Trobadours,  17- 
20;  The  Christian,  28-29:  The  Alabama 
Troubadours,  Oct.  3-4;  The  Evil  Eye,  8-11; 
Robinson  Comic  Opera,  12-20;  Aiden  Bene- 
dict's Quo  Vadis,  22-23;  The  Real  Widow 
Brown,  29-31.         PeachEY  Carnehan. 


NORTH  DAKOTA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Fargo,  N.  D.July  21.  The  Irving  French 
Comedy  Company  close  their  engagement 
here  tonight.    They  have  played  to  S.  R.  O. 

The  regular  season  opens  at  the  Fargo 
Opera  Home  the  2nd  week  in  September 
with  either  Quo  Vadis  or  The  Royal  Marine 
Band  of  Italy. 

C. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  July  23.  Salt  Lake's 
summer  vaudeville  theatre,  located  at  the 
Salt  Palace,  is  daily  growing  in  popularity. 
The  theatre  has  been  twice  enlarged  but  the 
building  isstill  too  small  to  accommodate  the 
crowds.  Last  week's  bill  included  Baisden, 
the  bicycle  rider  and  Kalacratus,  the  juggler, 
at  the  head  of  the  list.  The  two  per- 
formers are  genuine  artists  in  their  line.  The 
ventriloquist,  Her  Valin;  Majorite  Lake, 
Coon  Shouter;  Ola  Hayden,  Baritone  Singer, 
Green  and  Daly,  comedy  team  and  The 
Cherry  Sisters  complete  the  list  of  enter- 
tainers. Mr.  Peters,  manager  of  the  Salt 
Palace  has  set  apart  one  evening  in  each 
week  for  "Amateur  Night"  which  is  devoted 
to  testing  the  abilities  of  young  stage  aspir- 


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Stage  Manager  and 
Principal  Tenor 


Drama  or 
Opera 

Last  Five  Seasons  with 

DIGBY  BELL  OPERA  COMPANY 
FROHMAN'S  COMPANIES 
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LEO  COOPER'5 

SCHOOL  OF  ACTING 

ELOCUTION,  PANTOMIME 
STAGE  TECHNIQUE,  REHEARSALS 


ants.  The  innovation  is  proving  im- 
mensely popular. 

Rumor  had  it  that  Mrs.  Elitch,  who  owns 
the  Elitch  pleasure  Gardens  at  Denver,  was 
to  lease  or  purchase  Calder's  Park,  one  of 
the  suburban  resorts  and  conduct  the  place 
after  the  manner  of  her  Denver  resort.  Her 
manager,  however,  states  that  the  rumor  is 
without  foundation. 

Quite  a  number  of  the  professions  are 
spending  their  summer  vacation  in  Salt 
Lake.  Stage  folk  find  this  place  a  de- 
lightful spot  for  summer  vacations. 

The  booking  of  the  Metropolitan  Opera 
Company  has  been  cancelled. 

Rehearsals  are  under  way  for  an  early 
production  by  the  local  opera  company.  The 
management  of  both  Salt  Lake  Theatre 
and  Grand  are  busily  engaged  in  making 
bookings  for  the  coming  season  and  from 
present  outlook  the  city  will  enjoy  a  fine 
line  of  attractions.  This  year  the  Grand 
will  enter  the  field  for  the  higher  priced 
attractions  and  will  come  in  direct  com- 
petition with  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre. 

John  Kay  Hardy 


New  Plays  for  the 


Alcazar 


With  the  opening  of  the  regular 
stock  season  as  the  Alcazar,  Sept.,  3, 
there  will  be  presented  a  number  of 
new  and  interesting  plays.  The 
management  announce  that  the  fol- 
lowing will  be  some  of  the  season's 
offerings:  Mme.  Butterfly  and  A 
Widow's  Husband  by  David  Belasco; 
The  Conquerors,  The  Empress  of 
France,  The  Masqueraders,  We'uns 
of  Tennessee  and  a  new  comedy  of 
costume  and  manners,  the  title  of 
which  they  are  not  yet  ready  to  an- 
nounce. It  is  now  being  revised  by 
David  Belasco.  In  connection  with 
the  Alcazar's  new  plays,  it  may  be  an- 
nounced that  David  Belasco  has  asked 
his  brother  Fred  to  select  for  him  a 
number  of  California  actors  for  his 
productions  that  will  be  launched  next 
year.  The  playwright  says  that  Cali- 
fornia actors  have  shown  themselves 
to  be  the  best  in  the  country  as  regards 
temperament  and  talent  and  he 
intends  to  use  them  extensively. 
Ernest  Howell,  whose  good  work  has 
been  noticeable,  will  be  one  of  the 
first  to  be  enrolled  under  David 
Belasco' s  banner. 


On  the  %oad 

James  Neill  and  the  Neill  Company 
Los  Angeles,  July  29,  six  weeks;  Fresno, 
Sept.  lo-li;  Stockton,  12;  San  Jose,  13-14- 
15;  Portland,  17,  week;  Vancouver,  24- 25- 
26;  Victoria,  27-28-29;  Seattle,  30,  week. 

Frawley  Company 
Grand  Opera  House,  July  1;  indefinitely. 

Frank  Cooley  Company 
Phoenix,  Arizona,  indefinite. 

Elleford  Company 
Vallejo,  23,  week. 

CHAS.  M.  THALL 

Boggs-Hernaudez  Co. 

BIEN  FAIRK   ET  LAISSEK  DIRE 

CLARENCE  MONTAINE 

ACTOR  comedian 

WALTER  BELASCO 

Specially  Engaged  for  Summer  Season  at  the  Alcazar 

DAN  CROUSE 

With  Frank  Cooley  Co. 

Permanent  Address,  Western  Amusement  Exchange 

MABLE  CARMICHAEL 

 INQENUE  

At  Liberty 

Wiseman's  Serenaders 

D.  J.  ANDRADA,  1st  Tenor;  NIC.  SEBASTIAN,  2d 
Tenor;  GEO.  H.  WISEMAN,  Barytone;  A.  BODE, 
Basso. 

With  Dunne  &  Ryley.    Late  with  Julia  Arthur. 

LORENA  ATWOOD 

Alcazar  Theatre 

MAUDE  COURTNEY 

Who  Sings  the  Old  Songs 

Dunne  &  Kyley  Star  Stock  Company 


MISS  PERRY  WARD 

Characters 

At  Liberty  Address  this  office 

MISS  MARY  VAN  BUREN 

Frawley  Company 


MAE  KEANE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


THE  ACTORS'  FRIEND      ED  >^l>iXERY 

With  the  Dailey  Stock  Co. 


Saratoga  Hall,  8t4  Geary  Street 


Telephone  Larkin  158 


MLORIC  VITA  OIL 

CONQUERS  all  PAIN- TRY  IT! 


Sure  Curs  for  Hoarseness  and  Sore  Throat 

All  Druggists 


FRANCIS  McG-INN 

Juveniles  and  Characters 

Dailey  Stock  Co. 


July  28,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


9 


I  Under  Sealed  Orders  ^ 


FRANK  De  CAMP 

Stage  Manager 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

EDWARD  CLISBEE 

Sergeant  Leggett 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

C.    E.  THURSTON 

With 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

OMEDA  RAYMOND 

Julie 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

GEORGE  L.  GRAVES 

Harry  Mortimer — in 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


*  *  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  *  # 


CHARLES  and  KITTIE 


A   $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hallett's  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Flora 


Frances 


REFINED    iZOCAL  DUO 

Hastings  &  Hall 

Introducing  Repetoire— Strictly  Up-to-Date 

Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY,  Sole  Acsknt 


FRANK  COOLEY 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

M-  T.  McQUARRIE 

FRANK  COOLEY  CO. 

GEORG-IE  FRANCIS 

Juveniles 
Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ELIZABETH  HALE 

Leads  and  Characters 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ZOE  SAVO-RICE 

Characters  and  Emotionals 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

MARY  MARBLE 

Star,  Stock  Co. 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

BESSIE   T ANNE  HILL 

Leading  Soprano  and  Characters 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

ADLYN  ESTEE 

You  know  who  I  am 
"nuff  said" 

RAYMOND  WHITAKER 

LEADS 

Address  this  Office 

EDWIN  STEVENS 

Special  Engagement  at  the  Tivoli 

Frederick  Manchester 

Vocalist  Comedian 

Macdouough  Stock  Co. 

HORTENSE  NIELSEN 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

ADA  F.  STOREY 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

MAY  EYELYNNE 

Old  Ladies -Clothiers 

McDouough's  Stock  Co.  Oakland. 

MAUD  MILLER 

Leading  Woman 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 


LAURA  CREWS 

VWf                       ALCAZAR  STOCK 

G-EORG-IE 
COOPER 

HI  '         ■  *-*VA  TIVOLI 

*  OPERA 

,   A^iMfli  HOUSE 

NOAH  BRANDT 

Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 

Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

EDWARD  B.  LAD  A 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

Mr.  Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 

VJLv.  EL..  LHO  1  \ 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

CARLYLE  MOORE 

AloR7«r  Srnrlr  On 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

Address  Newport,  R.  I. 

EDWARD  5.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

VIOLA  ALBERTI 

Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.                 ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 

Landers  Stevens 

I'ROPRIBTOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

OEO.  IE*.  WEBSTER 
•    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  < 

ALFRED  ALDRIDG-E 

DAII.KY'S  STOCK  CO 

En  Route 

Sydney  Plrtt 

Characters  and  Comedy 

WITH    FRANK  COOLEY 

W.   H.  DAVENPORT 

CHARACTERS 

Dai  ley  Stock  Co. 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

Leading  Woman 

Australian  Comedy  Co. 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 

FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

GEORG-E  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

FRANK  OPPERMAN 

Leading  Character  and  Comedy 
McDonough  Stock  Co. 

C   ROY  FLEMING 

Juveniles,  Vinton  Stock  Co. 

CLARENCE  CHASE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company 

MARY  SCOTT 

Leading  Woman  Stockwell  Co 

MATT  ELJLYITE7 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivou 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Geo.  M.  liermance 

Stage  Manager  Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

FRED  B.  ESM ELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,       Vinton  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 

GERALD  L.  DILLON 

Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

VINTON  STOCK  CO.       ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

MISS  GEORGIE  W00DTH0RPE 

ALCAZAR  STOCK 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

CORAL  THORNDIKE 

INGENUE  AND  SOUBRETTE 

Address  this  Office 

HAMILTON  ARHOUR 

Heavies 
With  Frank  Cooley 

ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 

Edwin  T.  Emery 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Union  Male  Quartet 

For  engagement*  (nil  occasions)  City  or  In- 
terior, address,  Mk.  Ciias.  IIenlky,  Manager,  care 
Press  Club,  S.  P. 

STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man — Dailey  Stock  Co. 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jeasie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  99-1900 


10 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


July  28,  1900 


Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence. 

Los  Angeles,  July  24.— Next  week  the 
Neill  Company  will  be  welcomed  back  to 
Los  Angeles  for  a  limited  engagement.  The 
opening  piece  will  be  Madeline  Ryley's  four 
act  comedy,  The  American  Citizen,  which 
will  be  presented  for  the  first  time  in  this 
city.  Their  engagement  will  be  at  the  Bur- 
bank  Theatre  and  it  is  needless  to  say  they 
will  be  warmly  welcomed,  as  they  are 
favorites  among  theatre-goers  here.  *  Work 
on  the  new  Chutes  is  progressing  rapidly 
and  they  will  be  opened  about  October  1st. 
The  amusements  will  consist  of  the  regular 
attractions  including  a  theatre  with  a  seat- 
ing capacity  of  4,000  people.  Jas.  F.  Mor- 
ley  is  at  the  head  of  an  association  which 
has  leased  part  of  the  grounds  and  will  pro- 
vide professional  base  ball  during  the  win- 
ter, when  the  Eastern  players  will  be  here. 
He  has  succeeded  in  forming  a  Southern 
California  league  and  this  will  be  quite  an 
addition  to  the  entertainment  at  the  Chutes. 

*  W.  M.  Galpen,  of  the  Carrington,  Hol- 
land, Galpen  Co.,  which  recently  played  the 
Orpheum  circuit,  has  retired  from  the  com- 
pany and  gone  back  to  his  hotel  in  New- 
York.  Mr.  Galpen  has  been  in  the  business 
twelve  years  but  found  that  he  could  not 
manage  his  hotel  and  stay  on  the  road  too, 
so  has  chosen  the  former.  The  other  two 
will  work  together  for  the  rest  of  the  season. 

*  David  McCartney  of  this  city  has  signed 
a  contract  with  Frawley  to  appear  as  lead- 
ing man  with  the  Frawley  Company,  com- 
mencing August  15th. 

At  the  Orpheum  a  most  entertaining  bill 
holds  sway  and  furnishes  two  hours  and  a 
half  of  excellent  entertainment.  Notwith- 
standing the  fact  that  many  theatre-goers 
are  away  from  the  city,  and  the  unusually 
hot  weather,  the  Orpheum  plays  to  full 
capacity  for  each  performance.  The  bill 
includes  Four  Cohans,  Smith  and  Fuller, 
Barrere  and  Jules.  Quaker  City  Quartet, 
Mrs.  Blitz-Paxton,  Stella  Mayhew  and  the 
Todd-Judge  Family. 

Herbebt  L.  Cornish. 


VALLEJO 

Special  Correspondence 
Vai,lkjo,  July  25. — It  was  a  decided 
novelty  to  witness  under  canvas  such  a  good 
minstrel  performance  as  was  given  by  the 
Alabama  Minstrels  for  three  nights  during 
the  past  week.  Every  performance  was  to 
a  large  and  appreciative  crowd  of  lovers  of 


negro  delineators  and  Manager  Mott  is  so 
well  pleased  that  he  will  return  in  the  near 
future.  The  Fair  closed  Monday  night 
after  a  successful  week.  The  Independence 
band  gave  a  concert  during  the  earlier  part 
of  Monday  night  in  the  pavilion.  W.  G. 
Saunders  who  exhibited  a  fine  display  of 
musical  instruments  from  Kohler  &  Chase's 
ware-rooms,  San  Francisco,  was  specially 
mentioned,  as  was  also  the  young  gentle- 
man from  the  firm's  house,  who  proved  one 
of  the  centers  of  attraction  during  the  week 
for  his  excellent  and  artistic  work  on  the 
various  instruments.  President  Luchsinger 
and  the  managers  deserves  praise  for  their 
enterprise  in  making  the  Fair  the  success  it 
was.  *  The  Elleford  Company,  with  Jessie 
Norton,  opened  the  New  Farragut  theatre 
Monday  night  to  a  packed  house,  and  the 
same  wiil  from  present  appearances  con- 
tidue  all  through  the  week.  This  company 
has  a  warm  spot  in  the  hearts  of  the  Vallejo 
people  and  each  time  Mr.  Elleford  comes, 
the  audiences  pack  the  house.  Miss 
Norton  has  such  good  support  that  it  is  evi- 
dent everything  runs  along  as  smooth  as 
clockwork.  Mr.  Stewart  Allen  has  already 
secured  ten  or  twelve  of  the  leading  attrac- 
tions, and  for  the  next  three  months  the 
boards  of  the  New  Farragut  will  be  trod  by 
a  class  of  actors  seldom  seen  outside  the 
larger  cities.  R. 

Why  Smith  Left  Home 

Last  week  The  Rkview  chronicled 
that  Smith  had  arrived  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. This  week,  the  Portland, 
Oregonian  tells  "Why  Smith  Left 
Home."  "Maurice  Barrymore  Smith, 
who  has  passed  tickets  through  the 
window  of  Cordray's  Theatre  box 
office  for  eleven  years,  has  decided  to 
spend  two  weeks  in  San  Francisco 
this  Summer.  He  will  leave  next 
Tuesday.  Mr.  Smith  will  not  frequent 
any  of  the  theatres,  as  he  had  all  the 
show  he  wanted  all  Winter,  but  will 
take  his  bicycle  with  him  and  spend 
his  time  pacing  automobiles  in  Golden 
Gate  Park.  He  expects  to  return  in 
fine  trim  for  a  big  Winter's  business, 
and  believes  the  change  will  enable 
him  to  make  change  himself  more 
rapidly  on  his  return." 


A  Suit  of  Sable,  by  Charlotte 
Thompson,  will  be  the  attraction  at 
the  Alcazar  to  follow  Frou  Frou, 
which  will  follow  Romeo  and  Juliet  at 
the  Alcazar. 


John  W.  Dunne  and  cMary  cMarble 


Fine  Half  Tone  Engravings 


For  $2.00  we  will  make  a  Half-Tone  like 
the  one  below 


For  $1.7$',  cash  with  order,  we 
send  a  Half-Tone  Engraving 
like  any  of  the  following.  Send 
your  photo,  cabinet  preferred,  and 
we  will  guarantee  quality.  OWN 
YOUR  CUT  and  have  your  print- 
ing done  at  your  own  convenience 


Lombard  Sz  Co 

ENGRAVERS 

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COLUMBIA 


It  4HI  NO 
TMEATXR 


THE  COLUMBIA 

The  Henry  Miller  season  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre  is  prospering  most 
successfully.  For  the  week  com- 
mencing with  Monday  night,  the 
members  of  the  special  company  will 
appear  in  the  comedy  drama,  Brother 
Officers,  which  received  its  first 
American  production  by  Miller  at  the 
Columbia  last  season.  A  strong  cast 
will  appear  in  the  play  next  week. 
Miller  will  once  again  appear  in  his 
artistic  and  intelligent  portrayal  of 
Lieutenant  John  Hinds,  V.  C.  Others 
to  appear  in  the  cast  are  E.  J.  Morgan, 
Charles  Walcot.  Edwin  Stevens, 
Frank  E.  Lamb,  E.  Y.  Backus, 
William  Courtenay,  Harry  Spear, 
Margaret  Anglin,  Margaret  Dale, 
Mrs.  Thomas  Whiffen,  and  Lillian 
Thurgate.  Heartsease  is  to  be  staged 
on  Monday,  the  6th  of  August. 

THE  GRAND 

In  spite  of  the  immense  business 
The  Great  Ruby  is  doing,  it  will  be 
withdrawn  after  Monday  night,  and 
on  Tuesday  the  New  Frawley  Com- 
pany will  produce  for  the  first  time  in 
San  Francisco  the  exciting  drama  of 
Russian  life  and  Nihilistic  intrigue 
The  Red  Lamp.  Wilton  Lackaye 
will  appear  as  Demetrius,  the  part 
made  famous  by  Beerbohm  Tree.  It 
is  a  combination  of  Sherlock  Holmes, 
Lecoq  and  Fouche,  and  affords  mag- 
nificent opportunities  for  that  charac- 
ter delineation  which  Mr.  Lackaye 
particularly  excels  in.  Keith  Wake- 
man  will  be  seen  as  the  Princess 
Claudia,  a  role  in  which  she  has 
previously  met  with  great  success, 
and  the  other  members  of  the  New 
Frawley  Company  are  cast  to  the 
fullest  advantage.  The  play  will  be 
magnificently  staged  and  scened,  and 
will  prove  in  every  way  a  fitting  suc- 
cessor to  The  Great  Ruby. 

THE  TIVOLI 

The  event  of  the  present  amuse- 
ment season  will  be  the  production  of 
grand  opera  at  the  Tivoli  Opera 
House,  the  annual  season  of  which 
commences  next  Monday  night.  The 
Tivoli's  aim  is  to  present  to  its 
patrons  a  uniform  cast  of  excellence, 
and  not  to  put  forward  one  or  two 
names  of  renown  and  support  them 
with  a  mediocre  cast.  The  operas  to 
be  sung  next  week  will  be  Aida  and 
Lucia,  in  which  all  the  singers  will  be 
introduced.  Aida  is  to  be  sung  on 
Monday,  Wednesday,  Friday  and  Sat- 
urday nights,  and  Lucia  is  to  be  heard 
on  Tuesday,  Thursday,  Sunday 
nights  and  at  the  Saturday  matinee. 
Both  the  operas  will  be  sung  with 
remarkable  casts.  In  Aida,  the 
princely  Salassa   and    the  powerful 


Avedano  together  with  the  peerless 
"queen  of  song,"  Anna  Lichter,  will 
he  heard.     A  basso  profundo  is  a 
great   rarity,    but   the    Tivoli  has 
secured  one  in    Signor  Alessandro 
Nicolini,  who  will  sing  the  role  of  the 
High  Priest.     Miss  Frances  Graham, 
as  Amneris,  will  certainly  prove  that 
she  is  a   fitting   companion   to  the 
artists  mentioned.    William  Schuster 
is  to  be  heard  as  the  King.  Lucia 
will  introduce  Signora  Italia  Repetto, 
the  Italian  Melba,  who  comes  here 
direct  from  her  triumphs  in  Russia 
and  other  European  countries.  Her 
beautiful  soprano  voice  is  truly  re- 
markable.    Signor  Domenico  Russo, 
the   phenomenal   tenor,   is   to  sing 
Edgar.  The  name  of  Signor  Guiseppe 
Ferrari  is  known  to  thousands  in  this 
city,  and  in  the  role  of  Ashton  he  will 
show  that  he  is  without  a  peer. 


THE  ALCAZAR 

The  Country  Girl  will  be  assigned 
to  the  play  book  at  the  close  of  Sun- 
day evening's  performance  and  Romeo 
and  Juliet  will  take  its  place  on  the 
Alcazar  stage.  Florence  Roberts  will 
play  Juliet  and  White  Whittlesey  will 
be  her  Romeo.  The  wardrobe  is  all 
new  and  likewise  the  scenery,  and  the 
whole  promises  to  far  distance  its 
former  presentation  at  the  Alcazar. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  new  bill  at  the  orpheum  should 
be  one  of  the  best  of  the  season.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  Mason  will  present  a 
clever  legitimate  comedietta.  A  Lov- 
ing Legacy.  Jack  Mason  has  for 
some  time  past  held  the  position  of 
leading  man  in  Daniel  Frohman's 
Stock  Company.  His  wife,  better 
known  as  Katherine  Gray,  is  one  of 
America's  foremost  actresses.  She  is 
a  California  girl  and  has  a  number  of 
relatives  in  the  Golden  State.  The 
Nichols  Sisters  have  been  at  the 
Orpheum  before  and  are  very  popu- 
lar. Zelma  Rawlston  is  a  well-known 
male  impersonator  with  a  splendid 
voice.  The  St.  Onge  Brothers  are 
comedy  cyclists.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tobin 
will  present  a  singing  and  musical 
act.  The  holdovers  are:  Sullivan 
and  Webber,  Mazie  King,  Jessie 
Padgham  and  the  biograph.  Matinees 
Wednesday,  Saturday  and  Sunday. 

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New  Farragut  Theatre 

V A LLEJO ,  CAL. 

STEWART  ALLEN.  Lessee  and  Manager 

(Late  of  Sol  Smith  Russell  Co.) 

With  the  exception  of  Fresno  and  San  Jose,  best 
one  night  stand  in  California.  Seating  capacity  850. 
Theatre  is  being  completely  remodeled.  1500  men 
employed  at  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  '26  miles  from 
San  Francisco.   Only  first-class  attractions  booked. 


BEGINNING  NEXT  MONDAY,  JULY  30 
Charles  Frohman  Presents 

HENRY  MILLER 

AND  A  SPECIAL  COMPANY 
Six  Nights  and  Wednesday  and  Saturday  Matinees 
The  London.  New  York  and  San  Francisco  success 

Brother  Officers 

A  Comedy  Drama  in  Three  Acts  by  Lee  Trevor 
Henry  Miller  as  Lieut.  John  Hinds 
"Comrade,  I  want  you  to  make  a  gentleman 
out  of  me," 
AUGUST  li— "HEARTSEASE" 

Every  Thursday  Afternoon  and  Kvery  Sunday 
Night — "The  Burton  Holmes  Lectures" 


GRAND 


OPERA 
HOUSE 


Telephone  Main  532 
Walter  Morosco.  Sole  Lessee  St  Manager 

ONLY  MATINEE  SATURDAY 
Last  Nights  of  the  Greatest  Stage  Production  F.ver 
Witnessed  in  San  Francisco 

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WEEK  BEGINNING  MONDAY,  JULY  30th 
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Agnes  Fried,  Soprano;  Little  Alma  Wiltrick,  Singer 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Ji  i.v  28,  1900 


IVi  I  T 


LOCAL  NOTES 

MCKENZIE  MUSICALE 

The  McKenzie  Musical  Society 
gave  a  successful  concert  at  Odd  Fel- 
lows' Hall  Thursday  of  last  week  that 
drew  an  audience  of  about  two  thou- 
sand people.  The  chorus  is  to  be 
complimented  for  the  great  improve- 
ment in  their  work.  For  a  long  time 
the  writer  has  tried  to  urge  them  to 
closer  attention  and  better  shading 
and  expression,  and  upon  this  occa- 
sion the  effect  was  particularly  pleas- 
ing. The  most  interesting  number 
was  A  Mother's  Song,  the  music  by 
H.  M.  Bosworth,  sung  for  the  first 
time.  The  music  is  very  melodious, 
and  the  young  voices  rendered  it  with 
much  sweetness.  Waiting  Love,  Re- 
member Me  Gavotte,  Bridal  Chorus  of 
Lohengrin,  Off  to  Camp  March  and 
numerous  encores  were  also  given. 
Owing  to  illness  of  one  of  the  mem- 
bers, the  male  quartet  did  not  appear. 
Master  Geo.  Kroger  received  a  gen- 
erous share  of  applause  singing  O 
Promise  Me  from  Robin  Hood  and 
giving  an  encore,  and  Darkey  Slumber 
Song,  Hush,  Hush  Hush,  the  Society 
joining  in  the  chorus.  The  little  fel- 
low has  improved  lately  in  voice  and 
stage  manner,  and  his  high  notes  are 
easier;  and  he  deserves  the  encour- 
agement he  receives,  but  he  must  be 
kept  to  music  that  he  can  interpret; 
simple  little  melodies  within  his 
range  and  understanding.  Chas.  F. 
Le  Long  gave  Mine  Always,  respond- 
ing to  an  encore.  Cuban  Dance  in 
Spanish  by  the  Ladies'  Quartet — 
Misses  Laws,  Hawkes,  Carroll  and 
Breitengross — and  the  choral  was  a 
bright  number,  and  the  music  was 
given  with  a  prett)'  swing  and  style. 
O.  W.  D'Aulnais  sang  One  Heart's 
Enough  For  Me,  to  an  encore,  but  he 
was  not  in  good  voice  and  his  high 
notes  were  very  strained  and  uneven. 
A  pleasing  change  from  the  vocal 
numbers  was  Tamboritza  solos,  selec- 
tions from  the  Bohemian  Girl  by  F  S. 
Milasich.  The  Croatian  National 
Instrument  was  played  for  the  first 
time  here  and  was  greatly  enjoyed, 
the  player  showing  much  taste.  It  is 
something  like  a  mandolin  but  of 
fuller  tone,  and  at  times  there  are 
sweet  flute-like  effects.  A  word  of 
praise  is  due  the  orchestra,  for  their 


work  was  far  better  than  usual.  Mr. 
McKenzie  will  give  a  concert  of  his 
Oakland  Choral  next  month. 

MUSIC  IN  MILL  VALLEY 

Under  the  auspices  of  the  church  of 
"Our  Lady  of  Mt.  Carmel"  Saturday 
evening,  July  14th,  a  garden  party 
and  promenade  concert  was  given  at 
Burlwood,  Mill  Valley,  in  the  beauti- 
ful home  and  grounds  of  the  late  J. 
G.  Eastland.  Those  taking  part  in 
the  programme  were:  Overture, 
Hynes  Orchestra;  vocal  solo,  Miss 
Isabel  J.  Murphy;  sketch,  At  the 
Opera,  Miss  Charlotte  E.  Johnson, 
Miss  Charlotte  B.  Lenhart;  baritone 
solo,  J.  Wheaton  Leonard;  piano  solo, 
Miss  Edith  Treanor;  basso  solo,  Carl 
Saw  veil;  tenor  solo,  W.  J.  O'Brien; 
vocal  solo,  Miss  Florence  M.  Smith; 
violin  solo,  Julius  Gold;  original  song, 
Samuel  Booth;  baritone  solo,  Oscar 
Frank. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 

Mrs.  Sedgley  Reynolds,  who 
taught  here  with  much  success,  has 
returned  from  her  travels  in  Europe 
and  is  again  located  here. 

Miss  Adelaide  Roddy,  soprano,  is 
making  a  concert  tour  of  the  interior 
under  the  management  of  Mr.  Fried- 
lander  with  Roscoe  Warren  Lucy  as 
pianist. 

Mrs.  C.  J.  and  Miss  Elsie  Toker, 
two  of  San  Francisco's  best  known 
and  prosperous  guitarists,  expect  to 
leave  the  1st  of  August  for  a  trip  to 
Chicago  and  New  York.  They  have 
planned  a  vacation  of  two  months' 
duration,  and  in  that  time  hope  to 
meet  some  Eastern  players  of  note 
and  hear  much  in  a  musical  way.  The 
1st  of  October  will  probably  find  them 
settled  again  and  ready  to  resume 
classes  both  in  San  Jose  and  this 
city,  and  until  then  all  communications 
can  be  addressed  to  Sherman  &  Clay's 
Music  House. 

One  day  lately  I  had  an  interesting 
interview  with  Marguerite  Wilbourn, 
the  contralto.  She  is  a  particularly 
refined  woman  and  an  enthusiastic 
teacher,  and  like  all  those  of  real 
merit,  appreciative  of  the  ability  of 
others.  Mrs.  Wilbourn's  little 
daughter  of  about  four  years  is  being 
taught  to  sing,  and  the  little  tot  makes 


an  interesting  picture  going  through 
her  breathing  exercises  or  lisping 
pretty  songs  as  she  dances  with  child 
ish  grace.  Mrs.  Wilbourn  has  lately 
gone  to  Oakland  and  has  plans  for  a 
Children's  Choral  that  her  talent  and 
interest  in  the  little  people  should 
make  a  success.  Recently  she  gave  a 
recital  of  some  of  her  adult  pupils  at 
Plymouth  Church  that  was  a  com- 
plete success. 

Chas.  R.  Adams,  a  tenor  who  sang 
in  opera  for  only  twenty  years  in 
Europe,  died  at  the  home  of  his  birth, 
West  Harwick,  Mass,  July  4.  He 
made  his  European  appearance  in 
Vienna  in  1856,  and  toured  in  Russia 
in  the  German  opera  at  Pesth  and 
sang  for  three  seasons  at  the  Imperial 
Opera  House  of  Berlin.  For  several 
years  he  was  leading  tenor  of  the 
Hofoker  in  Vienna,  winning  great 
success.  He  sang  at  Covert  Garden, 
Royal  Opera  Madrid,  and  at  La  Scala 
Milan.  Mr.  Adams  returned  to 
America  in  1877  and  was  heard  in 
German  and  Italian  opera  in  the 
principal  cities  of  America,  and  was  a 
vocal  teacher  for  twenty  years  in  Bos- 
ton until  his  health  failed,  and  he 
retired  from  active  work. 

Antoinette  Trebelli,  the  well-known 
soprano,  so  well  and  favorably  known 
in  California,  has  changed  her  name, 
though  not  for  the  same  reason  nor  in 
the  usual  fashion.  Mile.  Trebelli  is 
suffering  from  the  effects  of  a  distin- 
guished ancestry,  being  chiefly  known 
as  the  daughter  of  her  famous  mother, 
and  it  is  her  desire  to  carve  out  a  name 
that  her  own  efforts  alone  shall  render 
distinctive.  In  the  future,  therefore, 
Mile.  Trebelli  will  be  known  as  Mile. 
Dolores,  a  name  chosen  by  the  sweet 
singer  simply  for  its  intrinsic  music 
and  not  from  any  interest  of  associa- 
tion or  right  of  inheritance.  Mile. 
Dolores  will  again  visit  California 
early  in  the  spring. 

Miss  Elenora  Connell,  the  popular 
singer,  left  for  a  three  months  visit  to 
Baltimore  on  Wednesday.  Miss  Con- 
nell is  a  great  favorite  among  our 
society  music  lovers  and  will  be 
greatly  missed.  Bon  voyage  and  a 
speedy  return  say  we. 

Mr.  Frederick  Beggerstaff,  the 
pianist,  whose  talents  were  so  much 
admired  here  some  years  ago,  returns 


to  the  city  the  first  of  the  month  after 
three  years  study  with  the  best  teach- 
ers in  Paris  and  Berlin.  Some  of  his 
newer  compositions  have  been  much 
praised  in  London.  Our  musical 
colony  will  hail  his  return  with  great 
pleasure,  as  he  will  be  a  decided  addi- 
tion to  it. 

Bessie  Blitz  Paxton,  formerly 
soprano  at  the  First  Congregational 
Church,  made  a  successful  debut  in 
vaudeville  at  the  Orpheum  in  Los 
Angeles  this  week. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


It  is  a  Great  Invention 

Edward  Armstrong,  of  Middletown, 
Conn.,  has  solved  a  problem  that  has 
been  troubling  makers  of  violins  ever 
since  the  first  one  was  constructed. 
After  forty-five  years  he  has  con- 
structed a  violin  that  has  a  key-note 
which  is  entirely  independent  of  the 
strings.  No  other  violin  has  ever  had 
a  key-note,  and  this  instrument  is  ex- 
pected to  revolutionize  the  making  of 
violins.  Mr.  Armstrong  does  not  care 
to  explain  his  invention,  preferring  to 
have  musicians  investigate  and  ex- 
amine for  themselves. 


The  Corno-^Diol 


A  new  instrument  invented  by  Mr. 
A.  Stroh,  of  London,  and  called  the 
"Corno-viol,"  is  described  as  follows: 
The  tone  is  obtained  by  conducting 
the  vibrations  of  the  strings  to  a 
metalic  diaphragm  fitted  in  a  holder, 
which  is  fixed  upon  the  body  of  the 
instrument,  the  body  consisting  of  an 
aluminum  tube;  to  this  holder  the 
resonator  is  attached.  The  method  of 
conducting  the  vibrations  is  effectively 
simple.  The  bridge  rests  upon  a  rock- 
ing lever,  which  oscillates  laterally  on 
the  body,  the  end  of  the  lever  being 
attached  to  the  diaphragm  by  a  con- 
necting link;  so  when  the  strings  are 
made  to  vibrate  through  the  action  of 
the  bow  being  drawn  across  them,  the 
vibrations  are  transferred  to  the  dia- 
phragm, the  vibrating  diaphragm 
causing  vibrations  of  the  air  in  the 
resonator,  by  which  they  are  aug- 
mented and  distributed. 


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Portland  cMusic 

The  Chautauqua  Society  that  has 
t  een  in  session  at  Gladstone  Park  has 
■  ained  special  commendation  for  the 
msical  programs  furnished,  one  con- 
\  prt  in  particular  being  especially  en- 
j  Lyable.     Mrs.    Rose   Bloch  Bauer, 
\  lliss  May  Dearborne  and  Prof.  Glen, 
,  pcalists,  appeared;  a  string  quartet 
,  nd   cantata    "Fair   Ellen"  forming 
\  art  of  the  entertainment.    The  open- 
ig  number  was  Grunod's  "Sanctus" 
vith  Miss  Dearborne  as  soloist  and 
ne  combination  choir  of  Taylor  street 
lethodist  Church  of  Portland,  Ore- 
on  City's  Philharmonic  Society  and 
tie  Chautauqua  chorus.     The  string 
uartet  played   from   Beethoven  and 
ichubert.     Prof.  Camp's  recitations 
vere  particularly  happy,  one  of  his 
I  umbers    being    James  Whitcomb 
Wiley's  Afterwhiles.    Mrs.  Bauer  and 
I  >rof.  Glen  were  heard  to  good  advan- 
tage in  the  cantata. 

The  Dewey  Theatre 

The  Dewey  is  presenting  an  ex- 
M  cellent  production  of  the  popular 
llxtravaganza,  Cinderella,  this  week. 
Ifcracie  Plaisted  makes  a  very  sweet 
Ijnd  charming  Cinderella.  De  Witt 
Iblinton  gave  an  artistic  impersonation 
||f  the  Prince  and  Landers  Stevens 
[pas  good  in  the  part  of  Danddini. 
Ilames  Corrigan  was  very  funny  as 
IPedro.  F.  F.  O'Malley  and  Lynn 
Ibsborne  were  good  in  their  respective 
I [arts.  Edna  Ellsmere  made  an  ideal 
[Fairy  Queen.  The  clever  impersona- 
Ifons  of  the  Baron's  two  daughters,  by 
I  Fannie  Gillette  and  Pauline  Maitland, 
Ipere  responsible  for  a  good  share  of 
I  the  applause.  During  the  action  of 
llhe  play  specialties  were  given  by  Al 
Ikazzard,  the  ventriloquist,  and  Edna 
Ipllsmere,  in  favorite  songs.  The  Fair- 
U>ank  Brothers  were  heartily  ap- 
lllauded  in  their  clever  exhibition  of 
llub  juggling.  Gilder,  Bregers  and 
i)lsen,  acrobats,  made  quite  a  hit. 
[Gertrude  Hays  in  dances  was  bewitch- 
■lg.  Misses  Farrell  and  Fredericks 
made  a  very  favorable  impression  in 

heir  coon  songs   and  the  Amazon 

ifarch   concluded   a  most  enjoyable 

lerformance. 


Macdonough  Theatre 

A  T  the  Macdonough  Theatre,  Oak- 
*■  land,  a  spectacular  production  of 
!inderella,  is  being  presented  this 
yeek.  The  Prince  was  artistically 
>ortrayed  by  Clifford  Dempsey. 
•Yank  Opperman,  the  versatile 
omedian,  played  the  part  of  Pedro, 
-ery  cleverly,  and  Harry  Rattenbury 
aade  much  of  the  character  of 
Uidora.  Wm.  Davenport  had  a 
ather  disagreeable  part  in  Baron 
.lontifisco,  but  his  acting  was  very 
atisfactory.  Fred  Manchester  dis- 
mayed a  fine  conception  of  the  charac- 
er  of  Oaudini.  Maud  Miller  looked 
ery  pretty  as  Cinderella,  and  her  act- 
ijg  was  clever,  a  fairy  picture  to 
lelight  the  eye  and   senses.  May 


Adams,  as  Clorinda,  and  Ester 
Hoover,  as  Thisbe,  were  excellent  in 
their  respective  parts.  The  scenery 
was  exceedingly  showy  and  the  entire 
play  had  a  very  fascinating  effect  and 
was  thoroughly  enjoyable, 
pers 


Hig  Sums  for  Singing 

The  largest  sum  for  the  briefest 
service  recently  received  by  the  most 
liberally  paid  of  all  professionals,  the 
prima  donna,  was  given  Mme. 
Nordica  on  the  occasion  of  her  ap- 
pearance in  a  concert  at  the  Metro- 
politan Opera  House,  New  York,  says 
the  Saturday  Evening  Post.  For  two 
songs  which  required  five  minutes 
each  to  sing  she  received  $1,000,  or  at 
the  rate  of  $100  a  minute.  For  her 
first  concert  engagement,  Mme.  Nor- 
dica, then  a  girl  of  sixteen,  received 
$10.  Now,  in  the  zenith  of  her 
powers,  the  largest  sum  received  by 
Mme.  Nordica  for  a  single  concert, 
was  $1 ,700.  This  latest  achievement 
of  $1,000  for  ten  minutes  eclipses 
even  that.   

Personal  Mention 

Bert  Mullen  who  has  been  missed 
from  the  box  office  at  the  Tivoli  re- 
turned on  Saturday  from  a  couple  of 
weeks  vacation. 

Wm.  Brewer,  during  the  engage- 
ment of  Lillian  Burkhart  on  this 
Coast,  has  been  a  decided  acquisition 
to  her  little  company,  doing  some  ex- 
tensively creditable  character  work. 

The  Neill  Company  arrived  from 
Australia  on  the  Alameda  Thursday 
evening.  They  open  in  Los  Angeles 
Sunday  night.  The  Company  played 
a  most  successful  engagement  and 
will  probably  play  a  return  date  on 
the  island  next  season. 

Margaret  Kane,  one  of  the 
handsomest  young  actresses  who 
graduated  from  the  Alcazar  Stock 
Company,  is  spending  the  summer  in 
San  Francisco  with  her  folks.  Miss 
Kane  will  leave  for  the  East  Aug.  5, 
to  begin  rehearsals  with  Lewis  Mor- 
rison's Faust  Company,  playing  Mar- 
guerite, the  same  role  that  she  filled 
last  year.  All  through  the  East  the 
crities  said  Miss  Kane  not  only  was  a 
beautiful  embodiment  of  the  charac- 
ter, but  she  acted  it  in  a  most  com- 
mendable manner. 


Romeo  and  Juliet  will  run  for  one 
week  only  at  the  Alcazar.  Marie 
Howe  will  play  the  nurse  and  Lorena 
Atwood  will  assume  the  role  played 
by  Miss  Howe  last  season  in  Romeo 
and  Juliet. 


Pianos  by  the  Month 

As  we  represent  the  best  make  of  pianos  in  every 
grade,  from  Steinway  down  to  low-priced  makers, 
*nd  as  our  installment  payments  are  easier  than 
those  of  other  dealers  we  are  the  people  from 
whom  you  should  purchase. 

New  Upright  Pianos,  $6  cash,  $6  per  month 
Other  Pianos,  f  3,  $4  and  $5  per  month 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  &  CO. 

Steinway  Dealers 

Cor.  Kearny  and  Sutter  Stf.,  San  Pranclsco,  Cal. 
Cor.  13th  and  Broadway,  Oakland 


PROF.  MARTIN 

102  O' Farrell  Street 

Fencing 

Formerly  teacher  at  Olympic  Club  and  at  Santa 
Clara  College. 


ELIZABETH  REGINA  MOWRY 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO 

Voice  Culture       j  Studio,  2921  Webster  St. 

Teacher  ot  Piano  I  Mondays  10  to  12  a.  m. 

Telephone  Geary  1305 


UITAR  STUDIO,  722  Powell  St.,  near  California. 
Special  terms  to  children. 

Call  or  address 

Mrs.  G.  J.  and  Miss  Elsie  Tooker,  Soloists 


CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Painlst  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
A.  M.,  to  1:30  p.  m.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.   Telephone  Larkin  281. 


MRS.  FANNIE  DAM-HILTON 

(Recently  from  Milan) 

TEACHER  OF  SINGING,  ORATORIO,  CONCERT 
and  Grand  Opera .    Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.   Mondays  and  Thursdays. 


S,  F,  CONSERVATORY  OF  MUSIC 

301  Jones  Street,  Cor.  Eddy 

A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all  branches  of 
music.  Piano  department  in  charge  of  E.  S.  BON- 
ELLI,  Director.   Terms  moderate. 


MISS  ELEANOR  CONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  1469  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 


CECILE  VON  SEIBERLICH 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO,  CONCERT  ACCOM- 
panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties.  Studio-  1643  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  1046. 


MARGUERITE  J1ARETZEK 

(Pupil  of  Max  Marctzek) 
Formerly  Contralto  Soloist  of   Dr.  Parkhurst's 
Church,  New  York,  will  receive  a  limited  number  of 
vocal  pupils.    Concert  engagements  accepted  . 

riAX  riARETZEK 

Late  Professor  of  the  New  York  College  of  Music 
and  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 

Teacher  of  Piano  and  Harmony 

For  terms  and  particulars,  address  care 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  &  CO.,  S.  F 


MARGUERITE  WILBOURN 

CONTRALTO  SOLOIST    ( Lamperti  Method). 
Vocal  Studio,  792  McAllister  St.  Reception  Day, 
Tuesday  afternoon.    Director  of  Children's  Choral. 


DAVID  MANLLOYD 

OOLO  TENOR  OF  ST.  MARY'S  CATHEDRAL. 
kJ  Voice  Culture,  Oratorio,  Concert.  Song  Recitals. 
525  Golden  Gate  Avenue,  S.  F.    'Phone  Mint  1653. 


JOSEPH  GREVEN 

VOCAL  INSTRUCTOR 

Removed  to  902  O'Farrell  St.  Reception  Days  Mon 
days  and  Thursdays. 


California  School  of  Elocution  &  Oratory 

(chartered) 
TVyTTSS    EMILY    CURTIS.     PRINCIPAL;  MISS 
JL»-L    H.  J   Elliott,  Physical  Department.  Associa- 
tion Building,  Mason  and  Ellis  Sts. 


MABEL  A.  RICHARDSON 

TNSTROCTOR  OF  ELOCUTION  AND  THE  ART 
X  of  true  expression.  Reception  hours  2  to  6 
Thursdays.  Byron  Mauzy's  308  Post  St  ,  S.  F.  En- 
gagements as  Dramatic  Reader. 


ROBERT  LLOYD 

Musical  Director  Harmony  Choral  Club;  St.  Dom- 
inic's Choir.  The  Art  of  Singing;  Correct  Breathing 
Proper  placing  of  the  voice;  Clear  enunciation  of 
word  phrasing;  Interpretation;  Style. 

Studio,  BYRON  MAUZY'S,  308  Post  St. 


MRS.  A.  G.  COLEMAN 

DRAMATIC  CONTRALTO,  prepares  pupils  for 
Opera,  Oratorio,  Concert  or  Church  Work. 
Head  of  Vocal  Department  of  Pacific  Coast  Con- 
servatory of  Music.  Private  Studio,  1631  Bush 
Street.    'Phone  Baker  1192. 


MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

LYRIC  SOPRANO  AND  VOCAL  TEACHER,  has 
removed  her  studio  to  Byron  Mauzy's  30b 
Post  St.  Reception  Hours,  9  a.  m.  to  1  p.  M.  Tues- 
days and  Fridays. 


BERNHARD  WALTHER 

Belgian  Solo  Violinist 

engagements  for  Concerts,  city  or  interior.  Address 
Dramatic  Review,  Office  22X    eary  St.,  S.  F. 


H.  L.  HASTINGS 

"QANJO  SOLOIST  AND  TEACHER.  CONCERT 
11  engagemeuts.  For  terms  and  particulars, 
apply  to  Dramatic  Rbvibw,  36  Geary  St. 


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14 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


July  28,  1900 


And  in  his  ravings,  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 


ON  DRESSING-ROOMS 

When  you  ask  me  about  dressing- 
rooms,  I  want  to  clear  my  throat  un- 
pleasantly, take  the  pulpit  and  select 
for  my  text:  "That  which  is  want- 
ing cannot  be  numbered.  That  which 
is  far  off  and  exceeding  deep,  who  can 
find  it  out?" 

There  is  a  custom  in  Constantinople 
of  selling  the  air  above  houses,  mak- 
ing it  impossible  for  an  owner  to  build 
above  a  certain  point.  It  is  a  beauti- 
ful custom.  For  a  trifling  sum  you 
can  purchase  all  the  air  between  your- 
self and  the  end  of  the  block,  and 
breathe  deep  and  cheap.  If  theatres 
could  buy  even  six  feet  of  air  on  the 
dressing-room  side  what  a  blessing  it 
would  be. 

No  one  can  take  a  tour  through 
most  of  the  dressing-rooms  of  the 
town,  without  having  some  heart 
mutterings  against  the  cruelty  of  it 
all.  A  girdle  of  beads  is  too  heavy  a 
garment  for  comfort  in  most  of  them. 
No  one  could  live  a  season  in  any  of 
them  and  come  out  just  as  he  entered. 
They  would  kindle  revolt  in  the 
flattest  chest  and  give  even  a  China- 
man pause.  Those  who  walk  strong 
in  the  faith  and  fear  of  a  just  God 
must  have  a  terrible  judgment  ready 
for  their  builders.  They  have  the 
sole  virtue  of  cleanliness  and  that  is 
the  janitor's  fault. 

Wanting?  I  should  say  so.  In  big 
productions  the  extras  boil  out  of  the 
sentry  boxes  into  the  corridors  and 
many  ills  are  their  portion.  They  sit 
about  anywhere  waiting  their  cue, 
subdued  and  humble  as  a  man  with 
the  toothache. 

Exceeding  deep  ?  The  under- 
groundness  of  many  of  them  gives 
them  architectural  advantage  of  the 
Troglodytes  and  the  half-pint  consci- 
ence of  their  makers  must  have  leaked 
dry  while  the  plans  were  drawing. 

For  first  consideration  on  a  ship, 
choose  the  sailors,  in  the  army,  the 
soldiers;  in  a  theatre,  the  actors;  in 
heaven,  the  angels  and  in  the  other 
place,  the  builders  of  dressing  rooms. 
Amen. 


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WHAT  NEXT? 

It  was  a  dramatic  critic  sitting 
through  the  scenic  rehearsal.  Scenes 
and  acts  were  jumbled  and  transposed 
to  save  useless  striking.  Business 
was  omitted,  speeches  cut  to  cues. 
No  costumes,  no  light,  no  incentive  to 
act— everybody  slopping  through  and 
saving  energy  for  the  fatal  first  night. 

."Do  you  enjoy  these  rehearsals?" 
asked  one  of  the  actors. 

"It  will  save  my  coming  to-night," 
answered  the  critic. 

Ach  Gott,  what  do  you  think  of  it?  ! 

*  » 
* 

ON  THE  CHEWING-GUM 
NUISANCE 

The  little  savages  who  sell  chewing- 
gum  in  front  of  the  theatres,  how  did 
they  happen  ?  The  hard  urge  of 
poverty  sends  the  gamin  into  the 
streets  to  stand  us  up  for  a  dozen 
things  we  do  not  need,  but  conditions 
must  dictate  a  choice  of  ware — and 
what  are  the  conditions? 

In  the  matter  of  purchase  we  are 
all  fish.  We  jump  at  the  bait  peculiar 
to  our  taste.  What  tens  of  thousands 
must  be  hooked  and  landed  with  a 
wad  of  gum  to  keep  these  boys  on 
their  lean  and  jaded  legs  for  three 
years  or  more. 

They  are  everywhere.  You  can't 
escape  them.  Like  garden  spiders, 
they  have  connection  with  both  sides 
of  the  path  and  all  are  flies  who  come 
their  way.  If  you  don't  chew,  you 
should.  That  is  their  motto,  and  you 
shall  while  therr  is  a  stick  left  in  the 
box. 

The  taxation  which  decency  lays 
upon  the  gum  chewing  habit  amounts 
to  prohibition  and  what  a  horrid, 
vulgar  population  must  fill  our 
theatres  to  keep  these  nuisances  in 
rags  and  countenance. 

The  street  vender  loves  the  beaten 
track  but  for  the  sake  of  our  reputa- 
tions for  good  form,  won't  somebody 
cross  the  gum  seller's  line  of  march 
and  pioneer  with  a  box  of  cocktail 
capsules? 

*  * 

ON  THE  NEW  PLAYS  OF  THE 
WEEK 
The  Country  Girl 

If  your  anatomy  ends  at  the  throat 
and  begins  again  at  the  ankles,  don't 


read  this.    It  may  hurt  your  feelings. 

I  was  about  to  say  that  I  would 
give  a  whole  wilderness  of  Saphos 
and  Carmens  for  one  twinkling  leg  of 
The  Country  Girl,  and  for  both  legs  I 
would  swap  the  whole  range  of  prob- 
lem plays.  I  never  saw  so  much  ex- 
pression in  legs  before.  I  half 
expected  to  see  De  Monvel  drop  in 
and  make  a  study  of  them.  He  would 
have  a  theme  for  twenty  pages. 

The  blithe  intermezzo  of  an  old- 
time  comedy  between  heart-breakers 
at  the  Alcazar — how  perfectly  beauti- 
ful. The  manner  of  it  exceeds  the 
matter,  and  the  shortness  of  it  should 
be  taken  as  a  precedent.  Why  should 
authors  always  keep  on  writing  until 
eleven  forty-five  and  create  the  hat 
worry  to  spoil  their  tags  ?  The  people 
actually  sat  still  for  the  epilogue.  Put 
a  notch  in  the  post. 

Florence  Roberts  can  look  charac- 
ters. Just  a  choice  of  wig,  the  right 
rouge  and  a  little  time,  and  she  will 
be  anything  you  like,  from  the  passe 
woman  of  fifty  to  the  girl  in  her  teens. 
In  these  days  of  everlasting  personal- 
ity, what  a  record  it  is  to  be  somebody 
else.  For  eerie  innocence  and  lying 
simplicity,  commend  me  to  her  Peggy. 

With  such  a  spirit  of  comedy  within 
calling  distance,  how  can  she  devote 
herself  so  persistently  to  the  emo- 
tional ?  So  long  as  she  does,  a  great 
part  of  her  power  is  being  left  to  per- 
ish in  the  germ.  She  will  not  have 
found  herself  completely  until  comedy 
and  emotion  fare  together  with  even 
chances.  She  has  the  mood  for  any 
moment.    It  is  wicked  not  to  use  it. 

White  Whittlesey  was  created  for 
that  period.  He  should  never  take 
off  the  white  wig.  He  should  play 
old  comedy  to  the  end  of  the  game.  I 
have  seen  him  do  many  a  part  well, 
but  on  Monday  night  for  the  first  time 
I  saw  Ada  Rehan's  leading  man.  To 
these  two  add  such  an  actor  as  Theo- 
dore Roberts  in  the  character  study  of 
Moody,  and  it  is  no  wonder  The 
Country  Girl  is  a  go.  The  way  we 
laugh  shows  the  need  we  had  to  dry 
our  tears.  Pish,  Peggy  Roberts,  you 
jeer  when  you  say  you  can't  do 
comedy.    Go  back! 


His  Excellency  the  Governor 

I  was  told  that  Frank  Worthing 


and  Sadie  Martinot  had  the  grateful 
parts,  but  the  sole  right  to  gratitude 
is  vested  in  the  author,  who  should 
get  down  on  his  marrow  bones  and 
grovel  to  any  fine  company  willing  to 
give  his  twaddle  value.  I  am  not 
going  to  suppose  they  reached  out  for 
it  with  absolute  eagerness. 

What  in  the  world  was  he  trying  to 
do  ?  Did  he  set  up  a  melodrama,  a 
pastoral  and  a  problem  play  and  then 
make  for  a  trinity  burlesque  ?  There 
is  a  touch  and  a  go  at  all  three,  in  the 
end  bringing  nothing  to  pass.  I  have 
the  uncomfortable  feeling  that  he  is 
poking  fun  in  some  cussed  way  be- 
yond my  ken  and  will  chuckle  at  my 
stupidity  if  I  call  his  three  acts  a  play. 
Perhaps  he  wants  to  see  how  much 
copy  theatrical  journalists  (what  ?) 
will  make  of  it  before  he  shows  us  all 
up. 

Be  that  as  it  may,  the  love  scene  in 
novel  form  with  illustrations,  and  the 
first  and  second  drops  are  too  good  to 
be  wasted  and  should  be  borrowed 
back  by  the  author  for  the  first  real 
drama  he  sees  fit  to  write. 

The  Miller  Company  has  the  fruit- 
ful faculty  that  produces  from  what- 
ever it  receives.  It  stirs  even  this 
dish  of  skimmed  milk  to  more  or  less 
honorable  action.  Frank  Worthing 
adjusts  his  pose  and  expression  to  the 
idiocy  of  his  lines  and  the  deadly 
earnestness  of  him  saves  all  his  situa- 
tions. He  is  a  hit.  He  is  worth  twice 
the  price. 

The  play  serves  a  turn  to  Grace 
Elliston.  As  Ethel  Carlton  she  is 
charming  and  gives  promise  of  good 
things  in  future  when  they  shall  be 
given  her  to  do.  I  think  she  will  be 
heard  from. 

His  Excellency,  E.  J.  Morgan  is 
cast  for  a  part  that  does  not  suit  him, 
so  he  sets  his  jaws  and  refuses  to  let 
us  hear  more  than  half  his  lines.  No 
doubt  he  is  wise — they  are  likely  rot. 
But  of  that  I  should  like  to  judge. 

Sadie  Martinot  and  her  tea-gown 
would  make  a  dervish  smile. 

The  absence  of  any  play  for  com- 
parison, compels  me  to  say  that  these 
are  the  most  original  three  acts  I  have 
ever  listened  to.  I  suppose  they  are 
copyright.  They  need  not  have  been. 
The  leavening  power  of  laughter 
prompts  me  to  advise  you  all  to  go 
and  take  a  rise  out  of  them.  The 


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muddle  I  am  in  as  to  the  author's 
drift  (adrift)  might  be  cleared  up  by  a 
guessing  contest.  Let's  start  one. 
An  attrition  of  opinion  often  brings  to 
light  an  idea  that  might  otherwise  for- 
ever have  remained  dormant.  I  won- 
der if  R.  Marshall  has  done  such  a 
cute  thing  that  he  will  never  be  found 
out. 

And  if  it  were  not  worth  seeing,  it 
would  not  be  worth  all  this  talk. 


OTHERWHERES 

And  what  with  Rush  City  at  the 
California,  Wang  at  the  Tivoli,  The 
Great  Ruby  at  the  Grand  and  a  real 
winter  bill  at  the  Orpheum,  the  whole 
town  is  a  wide,  wide  smile.  "Weep 
and  you  weep  alone." 


LILLIAN  BURKHART 
Fifty  Years  Ago 

With  her  success  in  Fifty  Years 
Ago,  the  real  hit  of  her  San  Francisco 
season,  Lillian  Burkhart  has  opened 
the  ears  of  vaudeville  managers  to  a 
truth  hard  on  their  hearing,  tough  on 
their  understanding:  There  is  much 
besides  horseplay  in  the  gift  of  the 
vaudeville  sketch.  Sketch?  I  hate 
the  word. 

Though  the  town  applauds  the 
sounding  whack  of  a  large  red  palm 
on  the  plump  decolleti  shoulder,  the 
jumping  over  a  piano  in  pursuit  of  a 
meal,  and  the  swallowing  of  it  at  a 
gulp,  it  might  have  an  equal  enthu- 
siasm for  something  else.  Why  al- 
ways tommyrot  ?  Why  always  cater 
to  the  rude,  crude  and  vulgar,  giving 
them  the  sort  of  manners  it  is  not 
wise  to  send  them  home  to  their  chil- 
dren with  ? 

This  earth  is  the  place  and  the 
time  is  now,  is  not  as  golden  a  speech 
as  it  is  glib  and  grammatical,  and  this 
everlasting  eye  for  the  Main  Chance 
misses  more  sights  than  it  sees.  I 
think  it  must  be  the  left  eye.  Sadly 
left. 

Fifty  Years  Ago,  by  Henry  Hubert 
Davies,  once  of  the  News  Letter,  has 
the  charm  of  atmosphere.  In  vaude- 
ville— who'd  have  thunk  it  ?  And 
four  curtain  calls — did  you  ever  ?  It 
has  stage  setting — how  did  she  man- 
age it?  (How  often  is  the  action  of 
the  best  little  play  thrown  out  of 
harmony  by  its  surroundings.)  It  is 
a  beautiful  lesson  to  the  manager  who 
knows  the  profession  is  a  boisterous 
one,  whose  knowledge  is  bounded  by 
experience  and  whose  experience  fol- 
lows the  beaten  track,  ruts,  mud  and 
all. 

1  fancied  the  woman  who  could  do 
this  thing  must  be  worth  talking  to, 
and  she  was. 

"Troubles?"  said  she.  "Yes 
there  are  some  in  vaudeville.  It  is 
not  all  beer  and  spittles.  My  chief 
sorrow  is  trying  to  give  people  better 
than  they  want.  I  gave  this  little 
play  elsewhere  on  the  circuit  and  was 
told  never  to  repeat  the  offense,  that  if 
I  staged  it  in  San  Francisco  it  would 


be  a  ghastly  failure.  (A  nice  three 
star  on  the  credit  of  our  town.  Gosh!) 
I  did  it  the  first  night  with  courage 
oozing  at  the  finger  tips,  but  a  do-or- 
die  feeling  in  my  heart." 

And  she  smiled  at  peace  with  the 
world  and  us  in  particular  for  our 
good  taste  and  encouragement.  Self 
preservation  prompts  most  of  us  to 
walk  in  the  line  of  least  resistance,  and 
a  path  breaker  like  Miss  Burkhart, 
against  bitter  odds  too,  should  com- 
mand respect.  It  is  will  as  well  as 
talent  that  makes  the  difference  in 
men  and  women.  Now  then,  since 
Columbus  has  broken  the  egg,  please 
set  one  on  end  whenever  you  can. 
Fetch  back  the  gadding  hens.  The 
hawks  are  proven  harmless. 

"The  legitimate?  Yes,  I  had  a 
short  experience  in  small  parts,  but 
no  one  ever  heard  about  me.  I  have 
made  my  reputation  entirely  in  vaude- 
ville, coming  to  it  with  a  very  small 
salary,  having  no  achievement  behind 
me." 

In  other  words,  she  is  not  the  gone- 
to-seed  sort,  applauded  for  what  she 
was  ten  years  ago.  Which  do  you 
choose?  Gone-to-seed?  I  should  say 
so,  and  long  ready  for  planting. 

"Why  did  I  come  to  it?  Because 
nobody  else  would  have  me.  I  should 
gladly  have  taken  thirty  dollars  a 
week,  not  so  much  for  the  love  of 
acting  as  for  the  need  I  had  to  use 
those  dollars.  Yes.  I  was  forced  into 
vaudeville." 

No  you  were  not.  It  was  just  as 
the  wheels  of  the  world's  machinery 
turn.  Somebody  who  habitually 
treads  upon  the  heels  of  improvement 
was  needed  in  vaudeville  and  you  had 
the  feet.  (One  who  has  seen  yours  in 
past  century  stockings  and  slippers 
can  safely  speak  of  feet.) 

And  she  would  persist  in  stealing 
in  and  out  and  round  about  herself 
and  I  could  not  find  out  half  that  I 
wanted  to  know.  Absence  of  the 
smallest  affectation  and  a  desperate 
earnestness,  make  a  half  hour  with 
her  pass  too  quickly.  Her  pleasure 
over  little  things  keeps  the  world 
from  being  a  sad  and  dried  up  place 
to  her.  Her  absolute  truth  and 
simplicity  of  manner  leave  me  quite 
minus  a  descriptive  adjective.  I  have 
not  been  trained  up  to  one. 

Fifty  years  ago.  No  furniture  flies, 
no  bombs  explode.  No  steady  orches- 
tration beats  you  into  a  belief  in  its 
worth.  It  is  not  the  teeth-extracted- 
without-pain  sort  Yet  it  is  a  success 
in  vaudeville.  C.  T. 


At  the  Columbia  Theatre  on  Thurs- 
day afternoons  and  Sunday  nights 
the  Burton  Holmes  Lectures  with 
their  very  interesting  subjects  and 
beautiful  illustrations  are  holding  the 
public  attention.  Japan  Revisited  is 
to  be  repeated  tomorrow  night  for  the 
last  time.  For  next  Thursday  after- 
noon and  Sunday  night  the  subject  is 
to  be  Round  About  Paris.  Seats  for 
the  Burton  Holmes  Lectures  are  $1, 
75,  50  and  25  cents. 


JOHN  R GALLAGHER 

PROPRIETOR 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


July  28,  1900 


Jean  de  Reszke  on 
Wagner 

Jean  de  Reszke,  one  of  the  few 
great  singers  who  mingles  brains  with 
his  work  and  consequently  gives  some 
dramatic  meaning  to  the  characters  he 
represents,  expresses  himself  in  a 
most  interesting  manner  in  regard  to 
Wagner's  music. 

"Wagner  is  to  me  such  a  genius," 
he  said,  "that  his  works  have  become 
for  me  symbols  of  the  great  emotions 
of  life.  Music  seems  to  my  mind  re- 
presented eternally  in  'Die  Meister- 
singer,'  religion  is  in  'Parsifal'  and 
'Lohengrin'  figures  mysticism  for  all 
time.  'Tristan  und  Isolde'  stands  for 
suffering,  'Siegfried'  is  poetry,  and 
remembrance  is  the  great  impression 
of  'Gotterdammerung.'  No  opera  of 
Wagner  stands  for  love.  Love  for 
Wagner  does  not  exist,  according  to 
my  understanding  of  him,  and  I  will 
give  you  my  reason  for  thinking  so. 
Love  with  Wagner  is  always  a  dream 
of  suffering.  He  never  unites  two 
beings  of  the  same  kind,  of  the  same 
sphere.  We  know  always  in  the 
midst  of  his  beautiful  harmonies  that 
this  love  cannot  endure.  In  'Lohen- 
grin' he  gives  us  a  superhuman  being 
united  to  Elsa,  in  'Die  Meistersinger' 
a  grand  seigneur  pays  court  to  the 
niece  of  a  shoemaker,  in  'Tristan  und 
Isolde'  two  beings  are  intoxicated  by 
the  influence  of  a  drink,  in  'Die 
Walkure'  a  brother  and  sister  feel  an 
abnormal  love,  cut  short  by  death.  In 
'Siegfried'  the  same  difference  is  to  be 
noted  in  the  natures  of  the  two  lovers. 
One  is  a  mortal  and  the  other  a  god- 
dess. It  is  present  in  'Tannhauser' 
to  a  slighter  extent.  A  man  possessed 
by  Venus  and  fascinated  by  her,  falls 
in  love  with  a  pious  saint.  In  'Der 
Fliegende  Hollander'  the  daughter  of 
a  sailor  is  loved  by  a  legendary 
being. " 


The  George  Lowe  Uncle  Tom's 
Cabin  Company  arrived  in  this  city 
Sunday,  having  closed  their  season. 


Paris  Exposition  cMusic 

If  it  were  not  for  the  Gypsy  bands 
of  music,  the  Paris  Exposition  would 
be  a  cold  and  lack-lustre  musical  fete, 
for  there  never  seem  to  be  any  bands 
nor  orchestras,  not  even  the  Germans 
showing  forth  with  their  accustomed 
splendor  of  harmony,  says  Amy  Leslie 
in  the  Chicago  News.  Gabbling, 
noisy,  gaping  people  wander  around 
some  nights  and  all  days  with  little  or 
no  music  to  cheer  them,  not  even  the 
lively  and  inharmonious  patent  ma- 
chines which  played  After  the  Ball 
for  us.  Charlie  Harris'  delirious 
ballad,  which  reigned  supreme  at 
Chicago  during  the  World's  Fair,  has 
a  rival  here  in  O  Listen  to  the  Band 
from  The  Runaway  Girl.  The  tune 
immediately  started  up  as  an  encore, 
and  prolonged  into  variations  every- 
where the  rarity  of  a  band  is  prom- 
ised. The  Gypsies  play  it  delightfully, 
and  the  military  organizations,  which 
appear  certain  hours  in  certain  public 
places  through  the  grounds  upon  occa- 
sions of  importance,  do  well  with  the 
dashing  little  melody,  and  Americans 
all  sing  it  at  the  top  of  their  lungs  no 
matter  where  they  are — in  the  fair,  at 
a  restaurant  or  in  the  Bois  de 
Boulogne.  It  is  as  good  as  a  nice, 
cold  drink  of  water,  though  the 
travesty  and  its  music  are  English. 


Side  Lights 


It  is  reported  that  David  Belasco 
will  take  charge  of  Mrs.  James  Brown 
Potter,  and  will  soon  start  on  a  play 
for  her. 

The  Wednesday  matinees  of  the 
Miller  season  at  the  Columbia  Theatre 
are  proving  as  popular  as  the  Satur- 
day afternoon  performances. 

Of  all  the  street  fairs  held  on  the 
Coast  so  far,  the  Eureka  Fair  is  the 
only  one  that  paid  expenses.  All 
accounts  have  been  closed  with  a  bal- 
ance on  hand  of  $21.28.  Much  praise 
is  due  Chairman  E.  C.  Bonstell,  Sec- 
retary E.  J.  Mullin  and  Director- 
General  George  Mooser. 


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THE  JAN  FRANCIvSCO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


A  weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  22— Vol.  II 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  AUGUST  4,  1900 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  4,  1900 


Miss  Hobbs  Receives  a 
Letter 

During  the  opening  week  of  the 
Henry  Miller  season,  one  of  our 
strictly  up-to-date  business  firms, 
I.  Magnin  &  Co.,  conceived  a  daring 
and  entirely  original  plan  to  call  atten- 
tion to  their  store.  It  was  directed  to 
Miss  Margaret  Anglin  in  the  form  of 
a  personal  letter.  Its  boldness  and 
cleverness  won  her  admiration  at 
once,  and  a  visit  the  next  day  was  a 
result.  The  letter  was  as  follows: 
San  Francisco,  June  26. 

Mv  Dear  Miss  Hobbs:  I  was  awfully 
glad  to  have  made  your  acquaintance  last 
evening,  and  was,  as  usual,  charmed  with 
your  society  and  trust  you  will  forgive  my 
indiscretion  in  expressing  surprise  when  I 
learned  last  night  that  Wolff  Kingsearl, 
"Kingsearl  Major,"  forgot  to  include  one 
important  point  in  his  lesson,  namely,  to 
call  your  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  carry 
a  large  assortment  of  ladies'  lingerie, 
waists,  etc.  We  would  be  very  pleased  if 
you  would  favor  us  with  a  call  at  an  early 
date. 

Kindly  give  my  best  regards  to  Mrs. 
Percival  Kingsearl,  Miss  Millicent  Karey, 
and  Miss  Susan  Abbey. 

Yours  respectfully, 

Diet,  by  S.  S.  R. 

P.  S. — Special  inducements  to  profes- 
sionals. 

Sir  William  Davenant 

Sliding  scenery  was  originated  on 
the  English  stage  by  Sir  William 
Davenant,  manager  of  the  Cockpit,  in 
Drury  Lane,  London,  in  the  reign  of 
Charles  II,  about  1661.  Davenant, 
who  gained  his  title  in  the  wars  of 
Charles  I,  is  supposed  to  have  been  a 
natural  son  of  Shakespeare,  who  died 
in  1616.  Davenant's  putative  mother 
was  a  beautiful  woman  whose  hus- 
band kept  the  Crown  Tavern,  Oxford, 
where  Shakespeare  annually  put  up 
on  his  road  to  Stratford.  Until  Daven- 
ant lost  his  nose,  through  an  accident, 
his  face  strongly  resembled  that  of  the 
"Bard  of  Avon." 

Davenant  moved  his  company  in 
due  time  to  his  new  theatre  in  Lin- 
coln's inn-fields.  His  troupe  was 
called  the  Duke  of  York's  and  played 
in  opposition  to  Thomas  Killigrew's, 
which  was  designated  the  King's  and 
showed  first  at  the  Red  Bull  Tavern, 
then  in  Gibbon's  Tennis  Court,  and 
afterward   in    Drury    Lane.  Nell 


Gwynne,  the  little  beauty,  of  red  hair 
and  small,  coquettish  eyes,  who  died 
in  1 69 1,  was  a  member  of  the  King's 
company. 

As  manager  of  the  Duke  of  York's 
company,  Davenant,  in  imitation  of 
the  French,  introduced  women  in 
dramatic  representations.  Prior  there- 
to, on  the  English  stage,  female  parts 
were  enacted  by  boys  and  young  men 
of  effeminate  looks.  Actor  Thomas 
Betterton's  wife  is  said  to  have  been 
the  first  woman  to  appear  as  an  actress 
on  the  English  boards,  whose  "foot- 
lights" then  were  hoops  of  candles 
suspended  from  the  ceiling.  Edward 
Kynaston,  a  member  of  Davenant's 
company,  was  a  great  success  as  a 
wearer  of  petticoats  in  various  roles. 
It  was  in  behalf  of  this  performer  that 
the  remarkable  apology  was  made  to 
King  Charles  II,  who,  waiting  at 
the  usual  hour,  4  p.  m. ,  for  the 
play  to  begin,  was  told  that  "the 
queen  is  not  yet  shaved."  Davenant 
died  about  the  time  of  the  great  fire 
in  London  in  1666,  his  son  Charles 
succeeding  him  as  manager  of  a  new 
theatre  in  Dorset-Garden. — Compiled 
for  the  San  Francisco  Dramatic  Re- 
view by  F.  R.  Porter. 


Semi-Religious  Songs 

Ever  since  the  "Palms"  was  first 
introduced  into  a  theatrical  production 
and  created  such  a  remarkable  sensa- 
tion, semi-religious  songs,  or  songs 
dealing  with  biblical  subjects,  have 
been  sought  by  publishers. 

The  "Holy  City"  was  the  first  song 
of  many  that  caught  the  popular 
fancy,  and  there  is  no  song  on  the 
market  that  compares  with  it  in  popu- 
larity and  selling  qualities,  and  that 
despite  the  fact  that  it  is  a  75-cent 
piece  and  the  price  to  the  retail  dealer 
is  30  cents.  To  such  an  extent  have 
these  two  songs  become  favorites  with 
the  multitudes  that  one  can  hear  them 
played  upon  the  street  organs  and 
pianos,  and  down  at  Coney  Island  the 
"spielers"  waltz  to  the  music  of  a 
medley  consisting  of  both  songs.  This 
is  not  remarkable  as  to  the  music,  for 
it  is  waltzy,  but  the  words  treat 
biblical  subjects,  and  it  seems  out  of 
place  in  such  resorts  to  hear  the 
dancers  hum,  as  they  glide  on  the 
floor,   "Jerusalem"  and  "Hosannah, 


praise  to  the  Lord,"  yet  such  is  the 
case,  and  we  understand  that  this 
especial  medley  waltz  is  repeatedly 
demanded  by  those  who  patronize 
these  dance  halls. 

The  sale  of  the  "Palms"  has  been 
most  remarkable,  but  since  it  was  a 
"non  copyright,"  and  printed  by 
nearly  twenty-five  firms,  no  exact 
data  can  be  obtained  as  to  the  number 
of  copies  sold. 

The  "Holy  City"  has  been  selling 
fast  for  the  past  three  years.  A  jobber 
in  the  East  says  he  has  been  using 
1,000  copies  per  week  for  the  last 
eighteen  months,  and  he  probably 
handles  only  one  twentieth  of  the  out- 
put. 


European  Notes 

Mrs.  Langtry  recently  opened  a  new 
theatre  on  the  Isle  of  Jersey  with  The 
Degenerates,  as  the  meaus  of  reveal- 
ing her  as  an  actress  to  the  people  of 
her  native  town.  Lewis  Waller  is  to 
take  the  part  of  the  late  Franklin  Mc- 
Leay  as  Iago  in  Beerbohm  Tree's 
forthcoming  production  of  Othello. 
Charles  IX,  is  the  title  selected  by  Sir 
Henry  Irving  for  his  English  version 
of  the  old  German  play  founded  on 
the  massacre  of  St.  Bartholomew's 
Day.  Lily  Hanbury  is  to  act  the 
Duchess  of  Orleans  in  Marie  Tem- 
pest's version  of  Anthony  Hope's 
Simon  Dale,  which  is  to  be  called  on 
the  stage  Mistress  Gywnne.  The 
New  York  version  of  The  Rounders, 
is  finally  to  be  produced  in  London  in 
the  autumn  as  The  Night  Owls. 
Courtice  Pounds,  the  first  of  the  Nanki 
Poos  ever  heard  in  this  country  and  a 
matinee  idol  of  his  day,  has  abandoned 
the  operetta  stage  and  is  acting  in 
The  Great  Silence,  a  drama  by  Capt. 
Basil  Hood. 

Sarah  Bernhardt  is  to  revive  in 
Paris  before  she  leaves  for  this  country 
Rostand's  Princesse  Lointaine.  Mme. 
Bernhardt  is  to  act  the  part  of  the 
dying  troubadour's  unfaithful  am- 
bassador Bertrand.  Originally  she 
acted  the  title  role.  She  is  also  to 
play  Romeo  to  the  Juliet  of  Mme.  Le 
Bargy.  Antoine  is  to  give  next  year 
at  his  theatre  the  play  made  from 
Daudet's  La  Petite  Paroisse.  He  will 
also  give  a  dramatic  version  of  Zola's 
La  Terre,  made  by  the  author,  Haupt- 


mann's  Fuehrmann  Henschell,  Ed- 
moud  de  Goncourt's  Le  Taustin, 
Lemaitre's  L'Age  Difficile,  Tolstoi's 
The  Power  of  Darkness,  and  Ibsen's 
The  Wild  Duck. 

Elenora  Duse  is  to  appear  in  a 
translation  of  Shelley's  Beatrice  Cenci. 
Ermete  Novelli  is  to  open  in  Novem- 
ber the  Casa  Goldoui  in  Rome,  which 
is  intended  to  serve  as  an  academic 
theatre  like  the  Comedie  Francaise, 
although  it  will  be  a  private  under- 
taking with  two  plays  showing 
episodes  in  the  life  of  the  Italian 
dramatist.  Goldoni  in  His  Sixteen 
Comedies,  by  Fersau,  and  Goldoni's 
Last  Days,  by  Carrera.  are  their  titles. 

Berlin  is  to  have  a  theatre  and  music 
hall  congress  in  August.  There  will 
be  a  series  of  model  performances  and 
conferences  on  matters  connected  with 
the  theatre 


(About  Vaudeville 
Salaries 


"Biff"  Hall,  the  judicial  Chicago 
dramatic  correspondent,  quotes  Ca- 
mille  d'Arville  as  saying  that  if  the 
vaudeville  trust  cuts  her  salary  in  two, 
she  will  return  to  comic  opera. 
Therein  may  lie  the  herald  of  a  change 
that  the  vaudeville  syndicate  will  per- 
haps effect,  in  the  course  of  defending 
managers  against  exorbitant  players. 
We  have  known  several  stars  who 
had  launched  themselves  into  vaude- 
ville to  appear  at  figures  that  were  not 
believed  by  the  public  when  the 
salary  was  thought  worthy  of  note. 
That  any  actor  should  be  paid  such  a 
preposterous  sum  was  not  imaginable. 
We  have  also  known  a  manager  to  do 
a  fairly  good  business  in  trying  to 
give  a  short  season  of  vaudeville,  be- 
cause these  figures  were  l^eyond 
belief.  It  has  been  the  men  and 
women  who  came  from  the  legitimate 
stage,  who  secured  these  tremendous 
salaries,  but  with  a  vaudeville  mana- 
gers' association,  it  is  likely  to  cease. 
Probably  some  of  the  legitimate  folks 
will  return  to  their  legitimate  homes 
and  the  foremost  vaudeville  perform- 
ers, those  whose  methods  are  truly  of 
the  vaudeville  sort,  will  not  in  the 
least  suffer. 

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Dramatic  Doings  in 
London 

Mrs.  Leslie  Carter  closed  her  season 
in  Zaza  at  the  Garrick  Theatre  Satur- 
day night.  The  actress  received  an 
enthusiastic  farewell.  She  announced 
that  her  manager,  David  Belasco,  will 
go  to  Norway  to  visit  Henrik  Ibsen 
in  reference  to  the  latter's  play,  When 
We  Dead  Awaken,  in  which  Mrs. 
Carter  will  star  in  the  United  States 
next  season.  She  will  alternate  this 
with  Zaza. 

London  managers  have  experienced 
an  unusual  number  of  failures  with 
ambitious  pieces  the  past  season. 
Beerbohm  Tree's  Rip  Van  Winkle 
was  financially  not  much  to  enthuse 
over  and  George  Alexander's  Rupert 
of  Hentzau,  failed  to  receive  financial 
support.  Martin  Harvey  was  also 
unfortunate  with  Don  Juan.  Quo 
Vadis,  Marsac  of  Gascony  and  Cyrano 
de  Bergerac  all  failed  to  draw. 

On  the  other  hand  there  were  a  few 
notable  successes.  Zaza,  with  Mrs. 
Carter  was  most  successful  and  Miss 
Hobbs  helped  out  by  Mme.  Butterfly 
coined  money  for  Charles  Frohman 
and  David  Belasco.  The  Message  to 
Mars  drew  extraordinarily  well  and 
Signora  Duse  had  a  most  prosperous 
season. 

The  Cooley  Company  in 
Mexico 


The  Frank  Cooley  Company  played 
last  week  in  Nogales,  Arizona.  This 
week  they  are  in  La  Colorado,  Mex- 
ico, 220  miles  from  Nogales.  From 
there  they  go  to  Bisbee,  Arizona, 
opening  next  week;  play  6-1 1.  They 
will  then  play  at  Globe  and  Tucson, 
and  return  to  Phoenix  about  Septem- 
ber 1st,  when  they  will  put  on  Sapho, 
being  assisted  by  local  talent. 


Phasey  Roasted 

Editor  Dramatic  Review:  I 
see  in  the  latest  issue  of  the  New  York 
Telegraph  that  the  Phasey  ballet 
girls  with  Yale's  Evil  Eye  Company 
have  finally  come  to  their  senses. 
Everybody  in  the  business  knows,  or 
should  know  this  man,  Phasey.  He 
is  a  trafficker  in  human  chattels  at  so 
much  a  head.  He  resides  luxuriously 
in  London  and  puts  in  his  spare  time 
organizing  ballets  for  American 
theatrical  managers.  You  see  troupes 
of  his  English  dancing  girls  through- 
out the  country — all  recruited  by  this 
man,  Phasey,  and  contracted  to  him 
at  $2  a  week.  He  in  turn  lets  them 
out  by  contract  to  various  managers. 
The  ballet  girls  with  The  Evil  Eye 
Company  were  under  the  personal 
charge  of  Mrs.  Phasey  who  was  mak- 
ing a  tour  of  the  country  and  living 
off  her  big  profit  obtained  from 
Manager  Yale.  The  poor  unsophisti- 
cated girls,  however,  were  working 
almost  night  and  day,  buying  many 
of  their  costumes  and  their  personal 
clothing,  and  were  paid  only  $2  a 
week.  I  know  personally  that  these 
girls  were  improperly  fed  and  im- 
properly clothed,  yet  all  were  honest 
and  they  struggled  hard  to  fill  out 
their  engagement.  Mrs  Phasey 
always  kept  her  eye  on  her  charges 
and  never  allowed  any  one  to  com- 
municate with  them  for  fear  the  girls 
might  be  enlightened  as  to  the  better 
conditions  in  their  favor  in  this  coun- 
try. But  after  one  season  of  it,  they 
"wake  up,"  and  now  Phasey  is  trying 


in  vain  to  again  contract  the  unfortu- 
nate young  women.  But  they  have 
intimated  that  he  can  go  to  a  warmer 
place  than  "deah  old  Luu'on"  before 
they  will  have  anything  more  to  do 
with  him.  This  man,  Phasey,  is  a 
detriment  to  the  American  chorus  and 
ballet  girl  business,  on  account  of  the 
cheapness  with  which  he  inveighs 
the  English  dancers  and  singers  into 
his  clutches,  and  I  hope  the  American 
girls  will  give  him  a  "roast"  as  long 
as  he  is  permitted  to  remain  on  earth. 
I  also  hope  his  stay  will  not  be  length- 
ened beyond  the  space  of  time  in  which 
he  may  pray  for  the  forgiveness  of  his 
sins.  —  William  D.  Wasson. 


Hoyt  Objects  To 
Restraint 

A  hearing  in  the  case  of  Charles  H. 
Hoyt,  the  playwright,  who  is  con- 
fined in  a  retreat  for  the  insane  at 
Hartford,  Conn.,  was  held  July  31. 
The  hearing  was  brought  about  by  a 
petition  presented  by  George  H. 
Dickinson  of  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Thomas  Davis,  the  gardener  at 
Hoyt's  place,  was  the  first  witness. 
He  had  been  present  at  the  talk  be- 
tween Dr.  Hammond  and  Hoyt  about 
coming  to  Hartford.  Hoyt  refused 
point  blank  to  go,  but  later  Dr.  Ham- 
mond told  Hoyt  that  if  he  came  to 
Hartford  he  would  not  be  confined. 

John  L.  Sanborn  testified  that  he 
had  heard  Hoyt  refuse  to  come  to 
Hartford.  Thomas  H.  King,  another 
Charlestown  citizen,  stated  that  he 
was  at  the  railroad  station  on  Monday 
when  Hoyt  left.  He  had  heard  Dr. 
Hammond  say  in  answer  to  a  question 
that  Hoyt  was  "going  down  for  a  day 
or  two." 

George  S.  Bond,  president  of  the 
bank  at  Charlestown,  stated  that  he 
had  known  Hoyt  since  he  was  6  years 
old.  "Hoyt  had  a  beautiful  place  at 
Charlestown,"  the  witness  said,  "and 
the  people  of  that  town  will  see  that 
he  is  properly  taken  care  of." 

"There  is  no  question  about  his 
insanity,"  said  the  Judge,  "but  I  am 
not  clear  that  I  should  allow  an  insane 
man  to  be  at  large  without  a  proper 
guardian. " 

Yesterday  the  decision  in  the  case 
of  Charles  H.  Hoyt  was  announced. 
Mr.  Hoyt  is  released  from  the  retreat 
for  the  insane,  where  he  was  confined, 
on  condition  that  he  be  placed  under 
the  care  of  a  physician  selected  by  his 
friends  and  that  a  guardian  be  ap- 
pointed. 

Frank  Cotter 

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Frank  Cotter,  who  was  for  years 
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agement of  the  Actors'  Fund,  was 
pleasantly  surprised  by  receiving  the 
following  letter  a  short  time  ago: 

Actors'  Fuud  of  America, 
12  West  28U1  street. 

Mr.  Frank  G.  Cotter. — Dear  Sir:  At 
the  annual  meeting  of  the  Association  of  the 
Actors'  Fund  of  America  held  Tuesday,  May 
15,  1900,  it  was  on  motion,  duly  seconded, 
unanimously  resolved, 

To  tender  you  the  grateful  thanks  of  the 
Actors'  Fund  of  America,  for  your  zealous, 
unselfish  and  distinguished  service  to  our 
common  charity;  and  to  express  the  Associa- 
tion's sincere  regret  at  your  inability  to 
further  serve  as  one  of  its  officers. 

Very  respectfully, 
Bernard  A.  Rkinai.d,  Asst.  Sec. 


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Frances  Graham 

The  uncommonly  successful  in- 
auguration of  the  grand  opera  season 
at  the  Tivoli  Monday  night,  was 
notable  not  only  for  the  generous  wel- 
come accorded  the  singers  participat- 
ing, but  for  the  unqualified  success 
achieved  by  Frances  Graham  as 
Amneris.  This  was  her  first  import- 
ant heavy  work  in  grand  opera,  and 
stamps  her  as  a  finished  artist,  one 
well  qualified  for  the  most  exacting 
requirements  of  the  grand  opera  stage. 
Miss  Graham  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Tivoli  company  for  the  past  year, 
coming  direct  from  London,  and  has 
sung  in  comic  and  light  grand  opera 
with  notable  success,  but  Monday 
night  furnished  her  with  her  first 
heavy  role. 

Miss  Graham  made  her  debut  in 
Dublin  in  '95  and  afterwards  sang 
with  success  with  the  Carl  Rosa  Opera 
Co.  in  London  and  the  provinces. 
She  is  a  pupil  of  the  celebrated 
Sbriglia  of  Paris  and  in  all  her  work 
shows  the  benefit  of  the  best  training. 
She  has  what  is  a  great  rarity,  a  real 
contralto  voice  of  good  range  and 
great  purity  of  tone.  Combining 
with  a  tall,  handsome  appearance,  a 
delightful  and  forceful  magnetic  man- 
ner, Miss  Graham  has  proved  to  be 
the  most  popular  contralto  ever  as- 
sociated with  the  Tivoli.  and  it  has 
had  many  in  its  twenty-five  years  of 
unparalleled  prosperity.  Monday 
night  the  enthusiasm  of  the  audience 
was  aroused  to  such  a  pitch  that  at  an 
opportune     moment    occupants  of 


several  of  the  boxes  showered  great 
quantities  of  flowers  upon  the  singer 
in  a  spontaneous  outburst  of  admira- 
tion. During  the  season  she  will  sing 
the  Queen  in  Hamlet,  Venus  in  Tann- 
hauser,  Sybl  in  Faust,  Ortrud  in 
Lohengrin  and  Delilah  in  Samson 
and  Delilah. 


CHARLOTTE  THOMPSON 

The  Alcazar  and  Florence  Roberts 
beg  to  announce  that  following  the 
revival  of  The  Country  Girl  comes  A 
Suit  of  Sable. 

This  clever  comedy,  in  three  acts 
and  four  scenes,  is  from  the  pen  of 
Charlotte  Thompson,  the  well-known 
young  theatrical  journalist. 

The  play  pictures  the  result  of 
puritanical  environment  and  want  of 
sympathy  in  the  education  of  a  girl  of 
birth,  intelligence  and  mettle,  longing 
all  her  life  to  be  "taken  places  by  the 
hand." 

And  weath  beyond  the  fable 
Where  love  is  not,  and  sympathy — 
Is  but  "A  Suit  of  Sable." 

Florence  Roberts  plays  the  part  of 
Dorothea  Van  Dresser,  who,  coming 
home  from  nine  years  of  routine  con- 
vent life,  to  the  form  and  ceremony  of 
a  too  well  regulated  household  with 
"the  straightening  habit"  terribly 
developed,  and  losing  as  she  supposes, 
the  love  of  her  cousin,  "the  one  thing 
worth  living  for,"  makes  a  wild  dash 
for  happiness. 

This,  as  it  proves,  harmless 
escapade,  is  the  theme  of  the  play 
and  in  its  results,  a  hint  to  fathers  who 
are  strangers  to  their  children. 

White  Whittlesey  plays  Jack 
Willoughby,  a  man  of  the  world  of  the 
best  sort,  who  has  sown  his  wild  oats 
and  reaped  them,  but  who  knows  how 
to  love  a  woman  as  his  life,  and  cher- 
ish and  protect  her. 

Theodore  Roberts  plays  the  father, 
Stuyvesant  Van  Dresser,  whose  ances- 
tors came  over  in  the  Mayflower.  The 
integrity  of  his  Knickerbocker  blood 
is  more  to  him  than  the  real  pulse  of 
life.  Dignity  is  his  religion,  and  the 
family  portraits,  "a  lot  of  varnished 
shadows,"  his  daily  worship. 

Lorena  Atwood  plays  Helen  Cruger, 
friend  to  Dorothea,  who  helps  the 
escapade  along  for  very  joy  in  it,  and 
because  she  knows  Dorothea  will  not 
be  able  to  endure  her  unhappiness 
much  longer  "without  an  explosion." 

The  cast  includes  the  best  people  of 
the  Alcazar  Stock  Company,  and  the 
production,  under  careful  direction  of 
Charles  Bryant,  will  be  most  artistic. 


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5 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York,  July  29. — The  first  brand  new 
production  to  open  this  season  in  this  city 
was  another  of  the  now  almost  indispens- 
able "girls"  in  operetta.  This  particular 
girl  was  called  the  Cadet  Girl  and  she  was 
played  and  sung  by  Christie  MacDonald 
after  Miss  Virginia  Earle  and  Miss  Lulu 
Glasser  both  had  had  an  opportunity  to 
play  the  part.  Judged  by  first  night  stand- 
ards Miss  MacDonald  scored  such  a  hit  that 
both  Miss  Earle  and  Miss  Glasser  will  be 
sorry  they  let  such  a  splendid  chance  slip 
by.  Credit  for  the  Cadet  Girl's  production 
is  very  much  divided.  Georges  Gavault  and 
Jules  de  Cottens  wrote  the  French  farce 
which  formed  the  basis.  Harry  B.  Smith 
turned  their  matter  into  an  American  style 
of  humor  and  contributed  the  verses  of 
some  songs,  while  J.  Cheever  Goodwin  did 
some  additional  rhyming.  Louis  Varney 
and  Ludwig  Englander  composed  the  re- 
quisite tunes  to  complete  an  extravaganza  of 
the  type  seen  many  times  at  this  and  other 
New  York  theatres.  Manager  A.  H. 
Chamberlyn  is  the  producer  and  Frederick 
Solomon  is  the  musical  director.  Dan  Daly 
has  the  principal  comedy  role  and  William 
Cameron  fills  the  place  of  the  knockabout 
comedian.  Joseph  Miron  has  an  oppor- 
tunity to  show  his  bass  voice.  Others  in  the 
cast  who  commanded  attention  are  Toby 
Claude,  the  English  girl,  Adele  Ritchie  who 
happened  to  be  in  bad  voice,  Adele  Farring- 
ton  who  had  her  best  figure  displayed,  and 
Catherine  Lewis  who  played  a  school  mis- 
tress. The  Cadet  Girl  comes  to  us  at  an 
unusual  time.-  It  is  too  late  to  be  called  a 
part  of  last  season's  productions  and  it  is 
much  earlier  than  any  manager  has  hitherto 
considered  advisable  to  bring  out  a  new 
piece.  Its  success  which  would  no  doubt  be 
assured  if  it  had  come  later  will  now  be 
watched  eagerly  by  other  managers.  There 
is  plenty  of  interest  in  the  production  both 
in  humorous  situation  and  in  good  music  to 
test  the  ability  of  hot  weather  to  empty- 
New  York  theatres.  If  the  Cadet  Girl  does 
not  melt  in  the  next  five  weeks  of  hot 
weather  she  ought  to  make  a  good  winter 
girl. 


Charles  Hopper,  the  comedian  who  is  as 
short  as  De  Wolfe  Hopper  is  long,  has  signed 
a  contract  with  Klaw  &  Erlanger  to  star 
this  season  in  Mr.  Dooley,  a  play  to  be  con- 
structed by  F.  P.  Dunne,  author  of  the 
Dooley  newspaper  sketches,  and  E.  W. 
Townsend,  author  of  Chimmie  Fadden. 
Mr.  Townsend  is  so  well  known  by  San 
Francisco  newspaperdom  that  he  needs  no 
introduction  to  Californians  Charlie  Hop- 
per was  the  original  Duke  in  Smith  &  De- 
Koven's  Fencing  Master  at  the  Casino  and 
possesses  in  addition  to  his  aptitude  for 
humor  a  very  sweet  tenor  voice,  as  was 
made  evident  when  he  took  Raymond 
Moore's  place  in  the  minstrels  and  by  his 
pleasing  singing  popularized  Moore's  now 
almost  forgotten  Sweet  Marie.  But  Mr. 
Hopper's  greatest  success  was  achieved  in 
Chimmie  Fadden,  the  play  which  Ned 
Townsend  wrote  for  him  out  of  the  original 
Chimmie    Fadden    sketches    which  Mr. 


Townsend  used  to  reel  of  for  pastime  when 
on  the  staff  of  the  New  York  Sun.  Since 
that  time  Mr.  Townsend  has  become  an 
adept  playwright  and  with  such  material  as 
the  Dooley  Papers  to  work  with  he  ought  to 
duplicate  for  Mr.  Hopper  an  opportunity 
such  as  was  afforded  by  Chimmie  Fadden. 
What  probably  induced  Hopper  to  negotiate 
for  starring  in  the  play  was  the  fact  that  his 
friend  Edward  Kemble,  the  artist,  in  draw- 
ing sketches  for  a  book  edition  of  Mr. 
Dooley  used  to  get  Hopper  to  sit  for  the 
sketches.  Kemble  says  that  Hopper  won't 
have  to  make  up  for  the  parts;  he  is  the 
ideal  Mr.  Dooley. 


The  Geisha  which  was  so  successfully 
produced  by  the  late  Augustin  Daly  four 
years  ago  was  revived  at  Manhattan  Beach 
last  week  with  James  Tea  Powers,  in  his 
original  part  of  the  Chinaman.  George 
O'Donnell  was  the  Marquis.  Marie  Celeste 
was  the  Geisha,  a  role  she  had  never  before 
attempted,  but  she  both  sang  and  acted  the 
part  as  well  as  it  had  ever  before  been  done. 
Lillian  Greene  was  also  a  new  and  pretty 
acquisition  to  the  cast.  She  played  the 
part  of  the  French  girl  who  captured  a 
title.  The  Geisha  was  put  on  for  only  a 
fortnight's  run. 

#  * 
* 

The  roof  gardens  have  been  reaping  a 
harvest  in  the  last  two  weeks  of  hot 
weather  and  comparatively  clear  eights, 
and  there  has  been  a  corresponding  falling 
off  in  attendance  at  the  fine  indoor  contin- 
uous vaudeville  shows. 

Harry  Davenport,  who  upon  several  other 
occasions  succeeded  Dan  Daly  in  Casino 
productions,  has  been  put  in  the  New 
Rounders  at  that  theatre  in  place  of  the 
lanky  alleged  humorist  who  has  been  play- 
ing Daly's  old  role  lately.  Mr.  Davenport 
does  justice  to  anything  he  attempts.  He 
will  be  best  remembered  in  California  years 
ago  as  the  ludicrous  old  man  in  Mrs. 
Pacheco's  Incog. 

Albert  Saleza,  who  was  the  best  of  Maurice 
Grau's  tenors  last  season,  has  been  re-en- 
gaged for  the  Metropolitan  this  season.  His 
salary,  it  is  said,  had  to  be  doubled  when  it 
was  known  that  Jean  de  Reszke  was  in  such 
bad  voice  that  he  might  not  be  able  to  sing 
in  this  country  this  season.  But  there  are 
plenty  of  admirers  of  the  famous  Polish 
tenor  who  believe  that  he  will  be  able  to 
pull  himself  together  and  sing  here  all 
right  by  winter. 


By  Sept.  17  every  theatre  in  the  city  will 
be  open  again.  Some  of  the  openings 
already  announced  are  as  follows:  Academy 
of  Music,  Aug  20,  with  Andrew  Mack  in 
The  Rebel;  American,  Sept.  t,  with  The 
Great  Ruby,  by  the  Greenwall  Stock  Com- 
pany; Bijou,  on  Sept.  10,  with  Cupid  Out- 
wits Adam;  Broadway,  on  Sept.  3,  with  Ben 
Hur;  Daly's,  on  Sept.  6,  with  The  Rose  of 
Persia;  Empire,  on  Aug.  27,  with  Lord  and 
Lady  Algy;  Fourteenth  Street,  in  Septem- 
ber, with  Daniel  Sully  in  The  Parish  Priest; 
Grand  Opera  House,  on  Aug.  25,  with  The 
Belle  of  New  York;  Garrick,  on  Sept.  10 
with  Louis  Mann  and  Clara  Lipmau  in  All 


on  Account  of  Elisa;  Garden,  on  Sept.  17, 
with  E.  H.  Sothern  in  Hamlet;  Herald 
Square,  on  Sept.  10,  with  Arizona;  Lyceum, 
in  September,  with  Annie  Russell  in  A 
Royal  Family;  Madison  Square,  in  Sep- 
tember, with  The  Husbands  of  Leontine; 
Manhattan,  on  Sept.  17,  with  Caleb  West; 
Republic,  on  Sept.  I,  with  James  A.  Heme 
in  Sag  Harbor;  Victoria,  on  Sept.  17,  with 
the  Rogers  Brothers  in  Central  Park; 
Wallack's,  on  Sept.  3,  with  Otis  Skinner  in 
Prince  Otto,  and  Weber  and  Fields  during 
week  beginning  Sept.  3. 

*  * 
# 

John  W.  Parr,  the  baritone,  husband  of 
Ada  Lewis,  Harrigan's  original  "tough 
girl,"  died  of  typhoid  fever  last  Wednesday. 

Mme.  Januschek,  the  veteran  actress,  is  in 
the  hospital  here  suffering  from  a  stroke  of 
paralysis,  but  she  still  hopes  to  be  well 
enough  to  act  this  season.  Rois  Roy. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 

ST.  John,  N.  B.,  July  23 — The  coming  of 
The  Wooing  of  Mrs.  Van  Cott,  on  Thurs- 
day, Friday  and  Saturday  of  this  week,  will 
re-introduce  to  our  theatre-goers  an  old 
lavorite  in  the  person  of  Eugene  Jepson, 
who  made  such  a  pronounced  hit  when  here 
in  1892  with  the  T.  Dan  Frawley  Stock 
Company  that  played  an  extended  summer 
season  of  several  weeks  here.  *  Jessie  Bon- 
stelle  writes  from  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  for 
dates  at  the  Opera  House  this  fall.  Miss 
Bonstelle's  artistic  work  while  with  the 
Valentine  Stock  Company  last  winter  and 
spring  is  a  sufficient  guarantee  of  a  very 
warm  welcome  in  St.  John. 

Peachev  Carnehan. 


MANILcA 

Special  Correspondence 
Manila,  June  25. — The  Alhambra Theatre. 
— A  new  company  consisting  of  twenty 
artists  from  Australia  and  the  United  States, 
are  now  on  their  way  to  Manila  and  are  due 
to  arrive  on  or  about  July  6,  to  open  a  sea- 
son of  vaudeville  at  this  popular  theatre. 
*  Zorilla  Grand  Opera  House. — The  Ada 
Delroy  Company  is  expected  to  arrive  on 
Australian  steamer  Yangstuy,  about  July 
4th.  This  company  is  said  to  be  an  ex- 
ceedingly clever  one  and  theatre  goers  of 
Manila  will  show  their  appreciation  by  fill- 
ing the  house.  Immediately  after  this  en- 
gagement, the  Zorilla  Stock  Company  will 
introduce  for  the  first  time,  Pandia  Ralli's 
local  comedy,  A  Manila  Courtship,  which  is 
said  to  be  one  of  the  real  things  and  brings 
out  the  characteristic  of  Filipino  maidens 
very  strongly.  For  Filipino  maidens  will 
not  allow  their  lover  to  court  another  dusky 
damsel,  but  will  use  the  stiletto  on  him  if  he 
be  too  attentive  to  other  maidens.  One 
religion,  one  law,  one  custom,  one  manner 
and  one  sweetheart,  is  their  rule.  The 
Zorilla  Stock  Company  has  an  abundance  of 
new  specialties  and  farces  to  offer.  Im- 
provements are  being  made  and  is  being 
thoroughly  renovated,  and  ere  long  this  will 
be  an  ideal  playhouse. 

Cabel  R.  Berry. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Colo..  July  24.—  The  ^Countess 
Valeska,  from  the  German  of  Rudolph 
Stralz,  received  its  first  production  here  on 
Sunday  evening  at  Elitch's  Gardens.  In  the 
title  role,  Miss  Blanche  Bates  has  scored 
another  great  triumph.  Her  exquisite  gowns 
are  "the  talk  of  the  town."  Robert  Drouet 
gives  her  excellent  support  as  Otto  von 
Lob.de.  Mr.  William  Owen  does  some  very 
clever  acting  and  the  same  may  be  said  of 
John  T.  Sullivan,  George  Soule  Spencer, 
Jessie  Izette  and  Frederick  Perry.  The 
piece  is  staged  beautifully.  Next  week  The 
Masqueraders.  *  Robert  Drouet's  play, 
Doris,  is  the  attraction  at  Manhattan  Beach 
this  week.  It  was  written  ior  and  played 
successfully  by  Effie  Ellsler  some  years  ago. 
It  is  very  well  played  by  the  Stock  Com- 
pany. Miss  Hampton  is  charming  in  the 
name  part;  Eugene  Ormonde  plays  Brian 
O'Neill  most  artistically;  Asa  Lee  Willard 
as  Kenneth  Ashleigh  is  strong  and  convinc- 
ing and  Mr.  Parke  and  Miss  Aigen  are  very 
clever  as  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crawley.  Hugh 
Ford  has  an  excellent  make-up  as  Mr. 
Merrigood.  Hardee  Kirkland,  Robert 
Rogers,  Nettie  Abbot  and  Marie  Del  Vecchio 
complete  the  cast.  Next  week  Northern 
Lights. 

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James  Neill  and  the  Neill  Company 
Los  Angeles,  July  29,  six  weeks;  Fresno, 
vSept.  10-n;  Stockton,  12;  San  Jose,  13-14- 
15;  Portland,  17,  week;  Vancouver,  24-25- 
26;  Victoria,  27-28-29;  Seattle,  30,  week. 

Frawley  Company 
Grand  Opera  House,  July  1;  indefinitely. 

Frank  Cooley  Company 
La  Colorado,    Mexico,   July  30-Aug.  4; 
Bisbee,  Ariz.,  6,  week;  Globe,  13,  week; 
Tucson,  20,  week;  Phoenix,  27,  week. 

F.Ueford  Company 
San  Jose,  July  28,  two  weeks;  Watsonville, 
Aug.  13,  week;  Stockton,  20,  two  weeks. 

Clement-Stockwell  Stock  Company 
Butte,  July  23,  indefinite. 

Clara  Mather  Company 
Kamloops,  B.  C,  Aug.  1-6. 

Macoy's  Comedy  Company 
(Under  Canvas,  Dick  P.  Sutton,  Mgr.) — 
Carbonado,  Aug.  3-4;  Kent,  5;  Pullayup, 
6-7. 

Australian  Comedy  Company 
Tacoma,  Aug.  4. 

New  Farragut  Theatre 

VALLEJO,  CAL. 

STEWART  ALLEN,  Lessee  and  Manager 

(Late  of  Sol  Smith  Russell  Co.) 

With  the  exception  of  I-resno  and  Snn  Jose,  best 
one  night  stand  in  California.  Seating  capacity  860. 
Theatre  is  being  completely  remodeled.  1500  men 
employed  at  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  26  miles  from 
San  Francisco.    Only  tint-class  attraction!  booked 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  4,  1900 


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The  Columbia. 

Henry  Miller  and  his  excellent 
Company  present  Leo  Trevor's 
three-act  comedy,  Brother  Officers,  at 
the  Columbia  this  week.  It's  another 
ot"  those  pretty  little  nothings,  that 
Mr.  Miller  seems  so  fond  of.  The 
stage  settings  are  beautiful,  each  scene 
very  artistic,  the  gowns  quite  ador- 
able, but  one  only  brings  away  the 
memory  of  a  series  of  pretty  pictures. 
The  conventional  plays  by  conven- 
tional players  are  sometimes  rather 
tame.  There  is  oftimes  a  monotony 
of  quiet  voicings  of  sentiments  that 
would  interest  more  perhaps  if  more 
power  were  put  into  their  action. 
Henry  Miller  is  the  hero  of  the  story, 
rising  by  sheer  force  of  will  power 
from  the  humblest  walks  of  life  to  be 
an  officer  in  the  1st  Lancerz.  Having 
the  instincts  of  a  gentleman,  he  finds 
it  easy  after  the  first  plunge  to  keep 
up  the  conventional  manner  of  society, 
much  to  the  surprise  of  his  brother 
officers.  Chas.  Walcot  does  the  Capt. 
Stapylton  with  a  very  dignified, 
soldierly  bearing.  E.  J.  Morgan  as 
Lieut.  Pleydel,  takes  a  most  serious 
view  of  life,  to  be  sure  he  is  in  trouble, 
owing  a  gambling  debt  of  ,£9,000  and 
having  nothing  to  pay  it  with.  Wm. 
Courtenay  is  a  delightful  young 
lover.  Robert  Hutton  is  taken  by 
Edwin  Stevens  who  really  created 
this  character  when  the  play  was 
brought  out  in  New  York.  Margaret 
Angelin  is  a  charming  Baroness,  and 
dresses  to  the  part  with  stunning 
effect.  Sweet  Mrs.  Wiffon,  as  Pley- 
dell's  mother,  is  the  very  picture  of  a 
loving  devoted  heart.  Margaret  Dale 
takes  the  character  of  Kate  Johnson 
and  cleverly  leads  on  her  lover  to  his 
proposal. 

The  Alcazar 

T'he  immortal  love  tragedy, 
*  Romeo  and  Juliet,  is  receiving  a 
magnificent  production  at  the  Alcazar 
this  week.  Florence  Roberts,  prob- 
ably the  best  living  exponent  of  the 
youthful  heroine  in  our  country,  is 
giving  a  strong  and  charming  por- 
trayal. Miss  Roberts  combines  with 
an  ability  to  look  singularly  youthful, 
all  the  strong  and  complex  emotions 
of  a  matured  woman,  and  her  idea  of 
Juliet  is  strong  in  emotion  and  artistic 
treatment,  yet  full  of  youthful  sin- 
cerity and  ingenuousness.  White 
Whittlesey,  an  ideal  Romeo  in  face 
and  figure,  makes  a  strong  young 
lover,  although  his  quiet  temperament 
is  in  strong  contrast  to  many  of  the 
generally  impulsive,  fretting  Romeos 
seen  on  our  stage.  The  latter,  wooing 
in  tempestuous  fashion  are  apt  to  fre- 
uqently  over  act.  Mr.  Whittlesey  in 
his  quite,  intense  manner,  avoids  all 
that  and  gives  us  a  lover  that  is  always 
dignified,  no  matter  how  persistent. 
Edwin  Emery  has  cne  quality  that  is 


of  great  value  on  the  stage,  and  that 
is  impetuosity,  and  if  he  frequently 
draws  on  it  in  too  large  a  measure,  if 
he  fails  to  tone  it  down  to  skillful  de- 
velopment, yet  it  is  a  great  possession. 
As  Mercutio,  Mr.  Emery  did  good 
work.  Carlisle  Moore,  who  looks 
better  in  tights  than  anyone  in  the 
Alcazar  Company,  was  a  magnificent 
looking  Paris,  but  a  bit  tame  as  a 
lover.  Clarence  Montaine  gave  an 
interesting  impersonation  of  Signor 
Capulet.  Ernest  Howell  was  well 
cast  as  Benvolio,  as  was  George  Web- 
ster as  Tybalt.  Frank  Cotter,  with  a 
large  experience  in  the  legitimate,  was 
a  capable  Friar  Lawrence  and  Walter 
Belasco  acheived  quite  a  success  as 
Peter,  the  attendant  of  the  old  nurse. 
Howard  Scott  held  the  stage  for  a 
minute  or  two  as  the  apothecary, 
Lorena  Atwood  was  a  charming  Lady 
Capulet  and  Marie  Howe  made  one  of 
her  most  substantial  successes  as  the 
Nurse.  In  such  characters  much  of 
Miss  Howe's  best  work  is  done. 


Grand  Opera  House 

With  less  clever  acting  that  that  of 
the  Frawley  Company  in  the 
nihilistic  drama,  The  Red  Lamp,  the 
play  could  not  be  classed  as  a  draw- 
ing, box  office  success  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. Briefly,  the  people  who  did  see 
the  piece  at  the  Grand  this  week  went 
more  to  feast  upon  the  talented  actors 
and  the  good  work  of  the  company 
rather  than  in  anticipation  of  enjoy- 
ing a  rich,  racy  and  blood  curdling 
melodrama.  Beerbomb  Tree  is  said 
to  have  made  considerable  of  his  suc- 
cess in  the  portrayal  of  Demetrius,  a 
sneakish  character  which  does  not 
give  Wilton  Lackaye  the  opportunity 
he  deserves.  If  The  Red  Lamp  added 
anything  to  Mr.  Tree's  reputation  as 
a  good  performer,  the  Londonites  are 
to  be  pitied  for  their  lack  of  judgment. 
As  good  a  man  as  Lackaye  could 
never  in  this  country  add  one  whit 
to  his  reputation  by  such  a  character. 
But,  as  the  press  notices  intimate,  it 
must  be  different  across  the  pond. 
Despite  the  somewhat  unsatisfactory 
coloring  of  The  Red  Lamp,  there  is 
much  to  be  said  in  favor  of  it — the 
settings  for  instance.  Such  beauteous 
scenes  have  seldom  been  witnessed  at 
any  theatre  in  this  city.  And  the 
smoothness  of  so  difficult  a  piece  was 
noticeable — that  is  one  of  Mr.  Fraw- 
ley's  strong  points;  he  never  slights  a 
piece  in  its  staging.  But  to  the 
characters.  Of  course,  Keith  Wakeman 
was  the  Princess,  and  a  stunning  ap- 
pearance she  made.  The  more  one 
hears  that  Nance  O'Neil  voice  of  hers, 
the  less  troublesome  it  becomes,  and 
especially  does  it  fit  the  character  and 
the  plot  in  which  she  finds  herself  in 
the  nihilistic  drama.  Henry  Roberts, 
Clarence  Cha'e  and  Frank  Matheiu, 
were  commendable,  and  toomuch  can- 
not be  said  in  praise  of  Pearl  Landers 


and  Ruth  Berkeley.  The  remainder 
of  the  cast  comprised  Phosa  McAllis- 
ter, Grace  Cahill,  Geo.  W.  Bowman, 
Chas.  Edler,  Herbert  Ashton,  Wallace 
Shaw,  J.  R.  Araory.  Reginald  Trav- 
ers,  George  Gaston  and  Robert 
Greppo.  There  was  a  good  attendance 
throughout  the  week,  due  to  some 
extent  to  the  fact  that  this  play  had 
never  been  produced  here  before,  but, 
as  was  said  before,  due  mostly  to  the 
excellenc .  of  the  Frawley  Company. 

The  California 

The  old  favorite,  By  the  Sad  Sea 
Waves,  is  given  a  brilliant  revival 
by  the  Dunn  &  Ryley  Co.  at  the 
California  this  week.  The  construction 
of  the  piece  is  so  well  known  that  a 
description  is  not  necessary.  Suffice 
to  say  that  Mathews  &  Bulger,  Troy 
Hart,  Phil  Ryley,  Mary  Marble  in  a 
new  song,  Bessie  Tannehill,  Maud 
Courtney,  Adlyn  Estee  and  the  others 
in  the  cast  give  a  mighty  clever  per- 
formance. Isal  elle  Underwood,  the 
contralto,  is  a  new  face  in  the  company 
and  she  furnishes  some  excellent  sing- 
ing. This  piece  is  practicall}-  written 
by  Mathews  and  Bulger  is  always  a 
great  drawing  card  and  in  consequence 
business  has  been  very  good  this  week. 
Next  week  the  management  lay  great 
hopes  on  the  new  farce,  The  Night  of 
the  Fourth.  In  this,  Walter  Jones 
makes  his  reappearence. 


The  moll 


Monday  night  the  grand  opera 
season  opened  at  the  Tivoli  with 
the  production  of  Aida,  a  crowded 
house  greeting  the  artists  whose  com- 
ing has  been  looked  forward  to  by 
every  music  lover  of  our  city.  Salassa 
Avendano,  Nicolini,  Frances  Graham 
and  Anna  Lichter  were  in  the  leading 
roles,  forming  a  brilliant  cast,  and  the 
choruses  were  given  with  the  vim  and 
sparkle  for  which  the  Tivoli  is  noted. 
The  beautiful  opera  always  creates 
wildest  enthusiasm  when  rendered 
with  the  voices  and  artistic  finish  it 
requires,  and  the  opening  night  was  a 
tremendous  success,  paving  the  way 
for  the  season.  Tuesday  night  Lucia 
was  given  to  an  immense  audience, 
the  cast  including  Russo,  the  tenor; 
Ferrari,  baritone;  Nicolini,  basso,  and 
Signorena  Repetto  who  appeared  with 
the  Lombardi  Company  in  the  role  of 
Lucia.  Next  week  Rigoletto  and 
Othello  will  alternate.  Lago  is  Salas- 
sa's  finest  roles,  and  Avendano  shines 
as  Othello.  Russo,  Pepetto,  Ferrari, 
Polettini  and  Nicolini  appear  in  Rigo- 
letto. The  audience  goes  wild  over 
Salassa's  splendid  voice,  and  he  is  as 
great  an  attraction  as  he  was  last  sea- 
son when  he  created  a  perfect  furor  of 
enthusiasm.  Avendano  is  an  un- 
doubted artist,  and  his  sweet  musical 
tones  win  rounds  of  applause.  Anna 
Lichter' s    popularity  is  still  in  the 


ascendant  and  Frances  Graham, 
whose  rich,  smooth  contralto  has  won 
her  high  praise  in  light  opera,  was  a 
wonderlul  success  on  the  opening 
night.  The  operas  are  well  mounted 
and  the  performances  will  be  thor- 
oughly artistic. 


Macdonough  Theatre 

A spectacular  production  of 
Hazel  Kirk  is  being  presented  to 
large  audiences  this  week.  Maud 
Miller  heads  the  cast  in  an  exceedingly 
artistic  impersonation  of  the  title  role. 
Dunston  Kirke,  the  stern  father,  is 
well  acted  by  E.  J.  Holden.  Clifford 
Dempsey  presented  a  fine  conception  of 
the  character  of  Arthur  Carringford. 
His  handsome  appearance  and  clear 
enunciation  added  much  to  make  the 
part  a  strong  one.  Harry  Rattenbury, 
as  Arron  Rodney,  was  exceptionally 
clever.  Frank  Opperman  shows 
much  ability  as  a  comedian  in  the 
part  of  Pittacus  Green.  Walter 
Whipple  and  Wm.  Davenport  were 
good  in  their  respective  parts,  espe- 
cially the  latter  in  the  part  of  Barney 
O'Fly  nn,  the  Irish  butler.  Esther 
Hoover,  as  Dolly  Button,  is  accepta- 
ble. The  character  of  Mercy  Kirke 
was  made  very  prominent  by  the 
clever  acting  of  May  Evelynne.  Laura 
Adams  made  much  of  her  part,  Emily 
Carringford.  Edith  Cook,  as  Clara, 
the  maid,  was  good. 


The  Dewey  Theatre 

The  Ensign  is  the  play  this  week. 
Landers  Stevens  is  exceedingly 
powerful  as  Ben  Baird,  the  Ensign. 
De  Witt  Clinton,  as  the  English 
Lieutenant,  is  at  his  best.  His  man- 
nerisms and  accent  suggest  an  Eng- 
lishman from  head  to  foot.  Ray 
Whitaker  made  his  debut  in  the 
villianous  character  of  Lieut.  Blythe' 
and  he  proved  himself  an  actor  of 
great  cleverness.  James  Corrigan 
made  the  hit  of  the  evening  in  his 
impersonation  of  the  old  seaman, 
Jack  Dudley.  T.  F.  O'Malley,  F.  R. 
Frank,  L.  R.  Davis,  Lynn  Osborne 
and  Maurice  Stewart  were  good  in 
their  small  parts.  Geo.  Nichols  made 
his  debut  as  Bill  Bowlin,  and  his 
clever  portrayal  of  the  character  made 
him  quite  a  favorite.  Edna  Ellsmere, 
as  Alice  Greer,  acted  exceptionally 
well  and  looked  very  pretty  in  her 
yachting  costume.  Gracie  Plaistead, 
as  Dot,  acted  in  her  usual  artistic 
style,  and  Florence  Emery  did  quite  a 
clever  bit  of  acting  as  Mary,  the  little 
heroine.  Fanny  Gillette  and  Pauline 
Maitland  made  much  of  their  small 
parts. 

If  reports  from  New  York  are  to  be 
believed  the  age  of  the  roof  garden  is 
passing.  The  aerial  entertainments 
have  been  but  scantily  patronized  of 
late. 


August  4,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


The  Orpheum 

THERE  are  many  very  good  attrac- 
tions at  the  Orpheum  this  week 
and  Jack  Mason  and  Katherine  Grey 
in  a  comediette  entitled  A  Loving 
Legacy,  are  by  far  the  best.  Al- 
though the  sketch  does  not  equal  the 
ability  of  the  players  it  calls  attention 
to  the  fact  that  Mrs.  Mason,  nee  Gray, 
is  not  only  a  pretty  woman  with  a 
graceful  figure,  but  a  clever  actress. 
Mr.  Mason's  histrionic  ability  is  too 
weak  to  mention. 

Zelman  Ralston  in  her  character 
songs  and  changes  has  a  pleasing 
voice  and  dresses  well  and  with  mar- 
velous rapidity.  The  toe  dancing  of 
Mazie  King  shows  her  remarkable 
dexterity  and  endurance,  and  Jessie 
Padgman,  the  California  songstress, 
sings  a  number  of  new  melodies  in  a 
sweet  and  pleasing  manner.  Lord 
and  Rowe  present  a  novel  act  with 
the  aid  of  a  barrel,  and  the  work  done 
by  the  bicyclists,  the  St.  Onge  Bro- 
thers, is  not  only  difficult  but  comical. 
The  Nichols  Sisters  are  very  clever 
and  amusing  in  their  black  face 
character  impersonations,  and  Jas.  J. 
Sullivan  and  Carrie  Webber  in  their 
laughable  sketch  The  Coal  Man,  are 
irresistably  funny  The  pictures 
shown  on  the  biograph  are  nearly  all 
new  and  interesting. 


The  Chutes 


The  new  bill  at  the  Chutes  is  up  to 
the  usual  standard.  Boggs  and 
Howard,  sketch  artists,  do  a  clever 
sketch.  Dolly  Jarvis,  dancing  sou- 
brette,  is  a  graceful,  clever  dancer. 
La  Lista,  the  fire  dancer,  is  still  a 
prominent  feature.  Martin  Ridge- 
way  is  exceptionally  amusiug  in 
pantomime.  Wm.  Weston,  the  man 
of  a  hundred  faces,  rounds  out  the 
bill.  

Fischer  s  Concert  House 

Fischer's  Concert  House  was 
particularly  well  attended  Mon- 
day night,  and  the  rounds  of  applause 
and  repeated  encores  testified  to  the 
appreciation  of  the  participants. 
Agnes  Freed  was  repeatedly  recalled 
for  her  songs,  the  Ave  Maria  (Bach- 
Gounod)  especially  winning  her 
praise.  Miss  Freed  is  a  singer  of 
much  refinement  and  most  pleas- 
ing in  her  style,  and  there  is  a 
delightful  little  touch  of  the  artistic  in 
all  she,  does  even  to  her  gestures  and 
bearing.  She  is  undoubtedly  an 
attraction  andmakes  quite  a  bright  pic- 
ture in  her  stunning  costumes.  Little 
Alma  Wuethrich  made  a  hit  in  a  pretty 
act  singing  and  dancing.  The  audi- 
ence demanded  frequent  encores  to 
which  she  made  most  graceful  re- 
sponse. Jeannette  Lewis  gives  an 
original  sketch  and  character  songs. 
May  Tunison  sang  the  Waltz  II  Baccio 
among  other  selections.  She  has  a 
good  voice,  clear,  fresh  and  ringing 
but  without  much  sympathy.  Origi- 
nal sketch,  The  Swell  and  the  Nurse 
Maid  by  Deets  and  Don,  is  highly 
amusing.  The  program  closes  with 
moving  pictures  of  the  South  African 
war.  Scenes  from  comic  opera  would 
be  a  splendid  idea,  for  the  audience 


enjoys  something  bright,  light  and 
easily  digested  and  at  the  same  time 
would  keep  up  the  tone  of  the  place 
for  patrons  of  good  music. 

Vaudeville  Notes 

Iza  Miller  has  joined  Gus  Hills  Co. 

Baby  Ruth  and  mother  have  re- 
turned from  Honolulu. 

Hadley  and  Hart  made  a  hit  at  the 
Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  last  week. 

Maud  De  Almo  is  booked  at  the 
Lyceum  Theatre,  Victoria. 

Conlon  and  Ryder  leave  for  New 
York,  August  6th. 

Gates  and  Clark  open  at  the  Tivoli, 
Stockton,  next  week. 

Dick  Mack  opens  at  the  Waldrof, 
Vallejo,  next  week. 

Viola  Campi  opens  at  the  Standard 
Theatre,  Bakersfield,  next  week. 

The  Dulice  Sisters  open  at  the  Pabst 
Cafe,  San  Jose,  Aug.  6. 

The  Fairbanks  Bros.,  open  at  the 
Savoy  Theatre,  Victoria,  Aug.  6. 

Moll  and  Moulton  open  at  Fischer's 
Concert  Hall,  Aug.  6. 

Kalcratus  will  shortly  arrive  from 
East  and  play  at  the  Chutes. 

Rafferty  &  McDermott  will  play  the 
Vienna  Buffet  in  the  near  future. 

Thelma  is  still  a  feature  at  the  Salt 
Palace,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Howard  and  Burdick  will  shortly 
arrive  in  town  direct  from  New  York. 

Cecil  Marrion  has  arrived  from 
Dawson  City. 

The  Raymond  Sisters  will  open  Aug. 
6th,  on  the  Montana  Circuit. 

Al  Hazzard  is  a  big  hit  at  the  Tivoli 
Theatre,  Stockton. 

Marion  Blake  is  booked  on  the  entire 
North  West  Circuit. 

Oro,  Bell  &  Oro  have  joined  Howard 
&  Emersons  Co.  for  the  Season. 

The  Waterman  Sisters,  Lord  and 
Rowe,  Mortin  and  Redgeway  and  John 
Delmore  open  at  the  Chutes,  Aug.  6. 

The  Golden  Gate  Quartet  opens 
at  the  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland, 
Aug.  6. 

Tint  Walsh  and  Greenway  will 
shortly  play  the  entire  Northwest 
Circuit. 

La  Lista  has  been  re-engaged  at  the 
Chutes  for  some  time.  She  is  a 
drawing  card. 

Bell  and  Albion  will  make  their 
first  San  Francisco  appearence  in  the 
near  future. 

B.  F.  Keith  is  to  erect  a  $600,000 
continuous  performance  house  in  Lon- 
don. 

Vera  Lawrence  and  Primrose  open 
at  the  Casino  Theatre,  Stockton  next 
week . 

Walter  Madison,  Manager  of  the 
Standard  Theatre,  Bakersfiele  is  in 
town  for  a  few  days. 

Adgie  and  her  Lions,  Blanc  Lair 
Mar,  Ed.  Carter,  Oro  &  Gerald,  and 
Remington  Sisters  will  be  the  features 
at  Oakland  Park  Sunday. 

Stanley  and  Scanlon  are  playing  a 
special  engagement  at  the  Mascot, 
Seattle.  They  have  a  clever  musical 
act. 

Jessie  White  is  successfully  singing 
ballads  at  the  Mascot,  Seattle.  Other 
good  features  at  this  popular  resort  are: 
George  Kidd,  Nadine,  The  Gottlobs, 


Stella    Clair   and    Winchell  Twins. 

Lord  and  Rowe,  and  Camelita, 
popular  vaudevillians,  got  in  this 
week  from  Seattle. 

The  following  San  Francisco  people 
are  in  Chicago  playing  different 
houses:  Gallagher  &  Barrett,  Garden 
&  Hunt,  Van  Bros,  Ray  Adams, 
McDonald  Bros,  0'Rourke&  Bennett, 
Casmore  &  Florence,  Paddy  Shea, 
Frank  Bennett. 

Jake  Rosenthal,  who  has  been 
manager  for  the  Orpheum  circuit  at 
Los  Angeles  and  Omaha,  has  severed 
his  connection  with  the  circuit  and 
will  make  other  arrangements  for 
next  season. 

Fischer's  Next  Week 

Owing  to  being  received  too  late  for  classi- 
fication, the  following  bill  at  Fischer's  is 
given  here:  Miss  Bertha  Adams,  soprano; 
Miss  Eudora  Forde,  mezzo-soprano;  Miss 
Jeannette  Lewis,  soubrette;  Miss  La  Lista, 
novelty  artiste;  Mr.  Herbert  Medley,  bari- 
tone; and  Ray  and  Owen  Ogden  assisted  by- 
Miss  Bertha  Foltz,  in  their  refined  dramatic 
sketch.  The  Right  Stocking. 


Harry  Wyatt  Renews 
His  Lease 

Harry  Wyatt,  the  Los  Angeles 
manager,  is  in  town  having  transacted 
a  little  business  Thursday  that  puts 
him  in  a  rather  happy  frame  of  mind, 
and  will  be  rather  discomfiting  to 
those  who  had  planned  to  retire  Harry 
from  active  management.  By  his  new 
lease  just  signed  with  President 
Meyerfeld,  Mr.  Wyatt  retains  the 
management  of  the  Los  Angeles 
Theatre  for  two  years  from  September 
1.  Many  friends  after  reading  this, 
will  be  glad  to  hear  of  his  good 
fortune. 

NeiWs  cManager  Goes 
East 

The  enviable  impression  that  James 
Neill  and  the  Neill  Company  have 
made  on  the  Pacific  Coast  is  one  of 
the  most  remarkable  ever  experienced 
by  any  theatrical  attraction.  The 
company  arrived  from  Honolulu  July 
27,  and  began  a  return  engagement  in 
Los  Angeles  to  the  capacity  of  the 
Burbauk  Theatre,  July  29. 

Chas.  Astor  Parker,  manager  of 
the  Neill  Company,  left  Los  Angeles 
last  Thursday  for  New  York  and  the 
East  to  negotiate  with  a  prominent 
dramatist  who  is  writing  a  new  play- 
in  which  Mr.  Neill  will  be  seen  dur- 
ing the  winter,  and  to  make  final  con- 
tracts for  the  organization's  appear- 
ance in  certain  Eastern  cities  during 
January  and  February.  Mr.  Neill 
and  Company  will  tour  as  far  as  the 
Atlantic  Coast  during  the  winter. 


Walter  Jones  'Back 

Walter  Jones,  who  may  be  regarded 
as  almost  the  most  popular  man  on 
the  American  stage,  is  back  in  San 
Francisco,  after  his  hurried  Chicago 
trip,  rehearsing  for  the  new  farce,  The 
Night  of  The  Fourth.  lie  announces 
his  engagement  to  Mrs.  Pulsifer,  a 
handsome  and  attractive  lady  of  the 
windy  city.  No  date  has  been  set  for 
the  marriage.  W  alter  has  hosts  of 
friends  who  will  extend  sincerest  con- 
gratulations and  best  wishes  for  the 
life  that  will  be  his  as  a  benedict. 

The  Frank  Cooley  Co.  play  next 
week  at  Bisbee,  Arizona. 


ATLANTIS 

The  World's  greatest 
Serpentine  Dancer, 
Revolving  Globe 
Artist. 

Western  Amusement  Exchange 

Sole  Agent 


LILLIAN  HOWE 

fPlll-;  WOKI.DS  GKKAT- 
1  est  Descriptive  Song  Il- 
lustrator, the  Only  Perfect 
Animtited  Specialty  in  America 

today. 

Wkstkkn  Amuskmknt 
BZCBAHOE,  Sole  Agent 


liiliah  WALTHER  &  FORREST  eiaiie 

THE  INIMITABLE  DUETTISTS 

Opontlc  lad  BilladSltgorj  Etptrteiro  centrists  with  latest  icogi 

PERMANENT    ADORESS    DRAMATIC  REVIEW 

LOLITA  ?  MATHER 

SOPRANO  BALLADIS' 

ADDRESS  CALIFORNIA  SONG  BIRD 

DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Pearl-DE   MIER    SISTERS— May 
OLYMPIA 


MARIE  D.  WOOD 

The  California  Nightingale 


IVY  BARD 


Female  Barytone 


At  Liberty 


Address  tbis  Office 


Nellie    HEALEY  SISTERS — Kittie 


Contortion  Dancers 


HADLEY   &  HART 

MUSICAL  STARS 
Illustrated  Songs         Address  Archie  Levy 

H.  JEROME  FOSSELLI 

^iCIKNTIFIC  I'AI.MIST.  'Phone  Black  S61.  615 
k7  Taylor  St.,  bet.  Post  and  deary.  Hours  9  a  m., 
8  P.  M. 

F.  H.  IRVINE 

I  JKOFKSSIONAI,  STACK  DANCING  Taught,  421 
AT   Post  St.    Private  Lessons  taught.  Circular. 


Theatrical  | 
Trunks 

and 


Traveling 


Outfits 

The  l.nrge.«t  Stock 


on  the  Pacific  Coast  J 

WILL  &  FINCK  CO.  | 

818-820  MARKET  ST.,  S.  F  X 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  4,  1900 


I  Under  Sealed  Orders  ^ 


FRANK   De  CAMP 

Stage  Manager 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

C.    E.  THURSTON 

With 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

OMEDA  RAYMOND 

Julie 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

GEORGE  L.  GRAVES 

Harry  Mortimer — in 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


a  *  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  «  * 


CHARLES  and  KITTIE 

W1L 


A    $2000.00    MUSICAL  ACT 

Now  touring  the  Coast.    Exclusive  direction    Hallett'S  Agency,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Flora 


REFINED    VOCHL  DUO 

Hastings  Sc  Hall 

Introducing  Repetoire — Strictly  Up-to-Date 


Frances 


Operatic,  Descriptive,  Coon  Medleys.    Wardrobe  Elegant.    Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  harmony 

and  range  of  these  artists'  voices. 

ARCHIE  LEVY, Sole  Agent 


FRANK  COOLEY 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

M-  T-  McQTJARRIE 

FRANK  COOLEY  CO. 

G-EORG-IE  FRANCIS 

Juveniles 
Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ELIZABETH  HALE 

Leads  and  Characters 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ZOE  SAVO-RICE 

Characters  and  Emotionals 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

EDWARD  CLISBEE 

Alta  Theatre 

MARY  MARBLE 

Star,  Stock  Co. 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

BESSIE   T ANNE  HILL 

Leading  Soprano  and  Characters 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

ADLYN  ESTEE 

You  know  who  I  am 

"nuff  said" 

RAYMOND  WHITAKER 

LEADS 

Address  this  Office 


LAURA  CREWS 

INOENUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


NOAH  BRANDT 

Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 


FRANCIS  BYRNE 

Address  Newport,  R.  I. 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

HOWARD  SCOTT 

With  the  Alcazar  Co.,  San  Francisco 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 


G-EORGIE 
COOPER 


rivou 

OPERA 
HOUSE 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 

MARY  SCOTT 

Leading  Woman  Stockwell  Co 

MAT  BIiATnTE-JT 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivoli 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Marion  S.  Barney     Q       M  HerfTmn 

With  The  Frawley  Company  VJCLF.     XT1.  IICIIIld.Il 


ce 


EDWARD  B.  LAD  A 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 


Stage  Manager  Macdonough  Stock  Co. 


FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,       Vinton  Stock  Co. 


F.  F.  O'Malley 

Jeffrey  D.  Willia  mS       Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 


Alcazar  Theatre 


ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 


G-ERALD  L.  DILLON 

Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 


  Blanche  La  Mar 

CARLYLE     MOORE  Characters 

VINTON  STOCK  CO.      ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 


Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


EDWARD  5.  Williams    MISS  GEORGIE  WO0DTH0RPE 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre.  ALCAZAR  STOCK 


VIOLA  ALBERTI       Lucille  ulmer  thorndike 


Soubrette  and  Ingenue 

AT  LIBERTY.  ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

GEORGE  NICHOLS 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

CORAL  THORNDIKE 

NGENIE  AND  SOUBRETTE 

Address  Ihis  Office 


Landers  Stevens  !    Hamilton  arhour 

Heavies 
With  Frank  Cooley 


I'RorRlETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 


EDWIN  STEVENS     ALFRED  aldeidge     &ko  f  wbdotbb.    Arthur  boyce 


DAII.EY'S  STOCK  CO 


Special  Engagement  at  the  Tivoli 


En  Route 


Frederick  Manchester     w-  H'  DAVENPORT 


Vocalist  Comedian 

Macdouough  Stock  Co. 

HORTENSE  NIELSEN 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 


CHARACTERS 

Dailey  Stock  Co. 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto— Tivoli 


ADA    P.    STOREY    GEORGE  BLOOMQUEST 


Macdonough  Stock  Co. 


MAY  EVELYNNE 

Old  Ladirs  riothers 

McDonough's  Stock  Co.  Oakland. 

MAUD  MILLER 

Leading  Woman 

V  -donough  Slock  Co. 


With  the  Neill  Co. 


C  ROY  FLEMING 

Juveniles,  Vinton  Stock  Co. 

ANNA  LICHTER 

Tivoli  Opera  House 


ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY 


Sydney  Plrtt 

Characters  and  Comedy 

WITH    FRANK  COOLEY 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

Leading  Woman- 
Australian  Comedy  Co. 

FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

FRANK  OPPERMAN 

Leading  Character  and  Comedy 
McDonough  Stock  Co. 

CLARENCE  CHASE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 


Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 


Edwin  T.  Emery 


Alcazar  Stock  Co 


Union  Male  Quartet 

For  engagements  (all  occasions)  City  or  In- 
terior, address,  Mr.  Chas.  Henley,  Manager,  care 
Press  Club,  S.  F. 

STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man — Dailey  Stock  Co. 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  99-1900 


August  4,  1900 


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THE  COLUMBIA 


Heartsease,  the  interesting,  pictur- 
esque and  charming  romantic  play, 
will  be  the  offering  by  Henry  Miller 
at  the  Columbia  Theatre  for  six 
nights  and  Wednesday  and  Saturday 
matinee,  beginning  with  next  Mon- 
day evening,  August  6.  As  Eric 
Temple,  the  young  composer  in  the 
play,  Henry  Miller  has  every  desired 
opportunity  to  win  favor  in  a  style  of 
role  well  adapted  to  his  best  class  of 
stage  work.  The  cast  to  appear  in 
Heartsease  will  be  one  of  the  strong- 
est of  the  season.  The  scenic  outfit 
and  the  costuming  will  alone  prove 
well  worth  a  visit  to  say  nothing  of 
the  magnificent  acting  done  by  Mr. 
Miller  in  the  role  of  Eric  Temple. 
Another  costume  play,  The  Adven- 
ture of  the  Lady  Ursula,  will  be 
produced  following  Heartsease. 


THE  GRAND 

The  Middleman,  by  Henry  Arthur 
Jones,  is  to  be  the  next  offering  by 
the  Frawley  Company.  It  is  per- 
haps upon  his  work  in  this  play  of 
human  passion  and  sympathy,  more 
than  in  any  other,  that  the  reputation 
of  E.  S.  Willard  depends.  Mr. 
Lackaye,  as  Cyrus  Elenkarn,  will  be 
seen  again  in  one  of  those  fine  charac- 
ter impersonations  for  which  he  is 
famous.  Corona  Riccardo  will  play 
Mary  Blenkarn.  The  comedy  ele- 
ment will  be  furnished  by  Mr.  Amory 
and  Alice  Evans  in  the  respective 
roles  of  Jesse  Pegg  and  Nancy 
Blenkarn,  and  the  remainder  of  the 
cast  is  as  follows:  Joseph  Chandler, 
H.  S.  Duffield;  Capt.  Julian  Chandler, 
Henry  Roberts;  Batty  Todd,  Wallace 
Shaw;  Mr.  Vachel,  H.  W.  Gilbert; 
Sir  Seaton  Umfrayvill,  Herbert  Ash- 
ton;  Epiphany  Danks,  Geo.  Gaston; 
Daniper,  Geo.  W.  Bowman;  Postman, 
Clarence  Chase;  Ditton,  Reginald 
Travers;  Mrs.  Chandler,  Phosa 
McAllister;  Maud  Chandler,  Pearl 
Landers;  Lady  Umfrayvill,  Christine 
Hill;  Felicia  Umfrayvill,  Ruth  Berke- 
ley. 

THE  TIVOLI 

The  grand  opera  artists  presented 
by  the  Tivoli  Opera  House  manage- 
ment have  made  an  instantaneous  and 
complete  artistic  triumph,  and  musical 
circles  are  a  unit  in  declaring  that 
San  Francisco  has  never  heard  better 
renditions  of  the  immortal  works  of 
the  great  masters.  That  the  entire 
season  will  be  a  brilliant  one  is  a 
foregone  conclusion.  Tonight,  Aida 
will  be  sung,  and  tomorrow  night 
Lucia  is  to  be  heard  for  the  last  time. 
For  next  week,  the  bill  will  be 
Othello  and  Rigoletto.  Othello  is  to 
be  sung  on  Monday,  Wednesday,  Fri- 
day and  Saturday  nights,  while 
Rigoletto  is  the  bill  for  Tuesday, 
Thursday,  Sunday  evenings  and 
Saturday  matinee.  In  Othello  the 
brilliant  work  of  Lichter,  Salassa, 
and  Avedano  will  be  repeated,  and 
Frances  Graham  is  to  sing  the  role  of 
Emelia.  The  cast  of  Rigoletto  will 
be  Repetto,  as  Gilda;  Russo,  as  the 
Duke;  Ferrari,  as  Rigoletto;  Politini, 
as  Magadelena. 

THE  ALCAZAR 

Florence    Roberts     and  White 


Whittlesey  will  be  seen  in  Romeo 
and  Juliet  at  the  Alcazar  Sunday 
evening  for  the  last  time.  It  has 
been  well  presented  and  heartily  en- 
joyed by  large  and  fashionable 
audiences.  So  great  has  been  the 
demand  upon  the  box-office  for  addi- 
tional time  and  seats  for  The  Country 
Girl  that  the  management  will  revive 
that  very  interesting  play  Monday 
evening,  Aug.  6,  for  one  week  only. 
The  Florence  Roberts  season  now 
drawing  to  a  close  has  been  one  of  the 
most  successful  in  the  history  of  the 
Alcazar.  Before  the  departure  for 
her  Coast  tour  under  the  direction  of 
Messrs.  Belasco  and  Thall,  she  will 
be  seen  in  several  up-to-date  suc- 
cesses. The  Alcazar's  fall  stock 
season  begin' s  Sept.  3. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  management  will 
give  its  patrons  another  taste  of  Cohan 
next  week.  Laura  Bennett  and  Sallie 
Stembler  are  two  clever  comediennes 
and  George  Cohan  has  written  for 
them  a  sketch  as  only  he  can  write. 
It  is  called  Sapho  and  Lulu,  but  in 
Cohan  sketches  the  title  does  not  mat- 
ter very  much.  The  Meeker-Baker 
Trio  have  one  of  the  best  clown  acts 
in  the  country  and  will  be  a  valuable 
addition  to  the  new  bill.  Jolly  John 
Nash  is  a  monologist  of  note,  and  is  a 
great  favorite  throughout  the  East. 
Hooker  and  Uavies  will  present  an 
act  in  which  singing  and  dancing 
specialties  will  be  prominent.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  Mason  (Katherine 
Grey)  will  remain  for  another  week, 
and  the  other  holdovers  will  be: 
Nichols  Sisters,  St.  Onze  Brothers, 
Zelma  Rawlston  and  the  Biograph. 


THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 


The  management  of  the  Alhambra 
is  actively  at  work  arranging  dates 
for  the  coming  season  which  is  to  be 
inaugurated  early  next  month. .  A 
long  list  of  combinations  has  already 
been  secured,  and  as  an  opening 
attraction,  Ferris  Hartman,  in  a  big 
revival  of  Ship  Ahoy,  is  to  be 
offered.  No  more  enticing  attraction 
could  hardly  be  secured  for  the 
inaugural  of  a  season,  and  it  is  due 
to  the  courtesy  of  Mrs.  Ernestine 
Kreling  of  the  Tivoli  Opera  House 
that  the  popular  comedian  and  a  num- 
ber of  clever  people  will  appear  in  the 
production.  A  magnificent  outfit  for 
Ship  Ahoy  is  now  in  course  of  con- 
struction. The  Alhambra  manage- 
ment is  certainly  to  be  congratulated 
upon  being  able  to  secure  so  strong 
an  opening.  This  popular  place  of 
amusement  will  be  in  splendid  form 
for  the  opening,  and  thorough  reno- 
vations will  soon  begin  so  as  to  have 
the  house  in  fine  order  for  the  recep- 
tion of  the  immense  attendance  that 
will  no  doubt  greet  the  various 
attractions. 


PROF.  MARTIN 

102  O'Farrell  Street 


Fencing 


COLUMBIA 


rut 

THEATLR 


Formerly  teacher  at  Olympic  Club  and  at  Santa 
Clara  College. 


One  Week  Beginning  NEXT  MONDAY 
Matinees  Wednesday  and  Saturday 
Charles  l'rolunan  Presents 

HENRY  MILLER 

AND  A  SPECIAL  COMPANY 
In  the  Popular  Romantic  Success 

Heartsease 

Henry  Miller  as  Eric  Temple 
Magnificent  Costumes  and  Stage  Settings 

Every  Thursday  Afternoon  and  Sunday  Night 
THE  BURTON  HOLMES  LECTURES 

AUGUST  13— The  Adventure  of  the  Lady  Ursula 


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THEATRE 


GRAND 

Telephone  Main  532 
Walter  Morosco,  Sole  Lessee  &  Manager 

ONLY  MATINEE  SATURDAY 


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Attractions 

•a*Large  Seating  Capacity^ 

Fully  equipped  with  Scenery  and 
all  modern  stage  appliances. 

•  ADDRESS, 

j  John  F.  Cordray 

J  PORTLAND,  ORE. 


Brilliant  Success  of 


The  New  Frawley  Company       Standard  Theatre 


Last  Nights  of  THE  RED  LAMP 

Commencing  MONDAY  NEXT,  August  6th 
E.  S.  Willard's  Greatest  Triumph 

The  Middleman 

First  Time  at  These  Prices 
EVENING  PRICES— 25c,  50c,  75c     Gallery— 10c,  15c 
SATURDAY  MATINEE-  10c,  15c,  25c.  50c 
Branch  Ticket  Office,  Emporium 
Children  Under  Five  Not  Admitted 


Tivoli  Opera  House 

Performances  Begin  at  8  p  m.  Sharp 

To  Night— A I D  A  Sunday  Night  LUCIA 

COMMENCING  MONDAY,  AUG.  6th 
Monday,  Wednesday,  Friday,  Saturday  Nights 

OTHELLO 

Lichter,  Graham,  Avedano,  and  Salassa,  etc. 
Tuesday,  Thursday,  Sunday  Nights,  Sat.  Matinee 

RIGOLETTO 

Repetto,  Politini,  Russo.  Ferrari,  and  Nicolini 

Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

Alcazar  Theatre 

Bei.asco  &  Thall,  Managers        'Phonk  Main  254. 
WEEK  OF  MONDAY,  AUG.  6th 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS 

Supported  by  White  Whittlesey 
Jji  a  Revival  for  One  Week  Only  by  Special  Request 
oi 

The  Country  Qirl 

Only  Matinee  Saturday. 
In  Preparation— FROU  FHOTJ 
Alcazar  Prices — 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c 


BAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 
"171.  M.  CARRILLO  &  CO..  Props,  and  Managers 
Jj  The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo.  Bakersfield,  or 
I  Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,S.  F.  Fares  advanced 
j  to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the  State. 


ALL   KINDS  OF  DRAMATIC 

AND  VAUDEVILLE  PEOPLE  «f» 

WANTED  AT  * 

Western  Amusement 


105  Ellis  St. 

San  Francisco 


Exchange 


Orphe 

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LAURA  BENNETT  AND  SALLIE  STEMBLER; 

MEEKER-BAKER  TRIO; 
JOLLY  JOHN  NASH;  HOOKER  AND  DAVIS; 
MR.  AND  MRS.  JOHN  MASON; 
NICHOLS  SISTERS;  ST.  ONZE  BROTHERS; 
ZELMA  RAWLSTON:  HIOGRAPH 


Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats,  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


Ingomar  Theatre 

EUREKA,  CAL. 

Playing  Only  First-Class  Attractions.  First-Class 

Prices,    Seats  1000.    Per  Cent  Only. 

Address, 

p.  o.  Box  565.  WILLARD  WELLS 

FISCHER'S 

NEW  CONCERT  HOUSE 

122-124  O'Farrell  Street 

E.  A.  FISCHER,  Proprietor. 

WEEK  BEGINNING  MONDAY,  JULY  30th 
Jeanette  Lewis,  the  Versatile  Comedienne;  Miss 
Agnes  Fried,  Soprano;  Little  Alma  Wittrick,  Singer 
and  Dancer;  Miss  Mae  Tunison;   Deets  and  Don, 
Novelty  Duo,  and  New  Moving  Pictures. 

Admission  10  cents.     Strictly  First-Class.  Cafe 

Unsurpassed. 


Q.  O.  McFARLAND 

Manager  Grand  Opera  House 

BUTTE,  MONTANA 


OLIVER  MOROSCO 

Manager  BURBANK  THKATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

J  .    P.  HOWE 

Manager  SEATTLE  THEATRE 

"The  Best  in  the  Bunch" 

W.  J.  ELLEFORD 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

The  Elleford  Company 


ARCHIE  LEVY'S 

Amusement  Association 

The  Theatrical  Exchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Booking  for  Thirty-Eight  Houses. 

Rooms  116-117-118-119-120  No.  6  EDDY  STREET 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

TAKE    ELEVATOR  'I'lIOIN  E    BLACK    1  TO  1 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  4,  1900 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 

Harry  Wood  Brown,  baritone,  made 
a  hit  with  his  songs  at  the  Sea  Beach 
Hotel  of  Santa  Crnz  lately. 

Mrs.  Jessie  Dean  Moore  has  re- 
turned from  her  summer  vacation  in 
Guerneville  and  resumed  her  classes. 

The  New  Oratorio  Society  organized 
last  Spring  under  Wm.  Stadtfeld's 
direction  will  resume  rehearsals  this 
month. 

Miss  Elizabeth  Westgate,  who  has 
been  away  for  some  time  on  a  de- 
lightful trip,  has  returned  to  Ala- 
meda and  resumed  her  work  at  the 
Unitarian  Church  and  piano  classes. 

Roscoe  Warren  Lucy,  who  has  been 
away  on  a  concert  tour  with  Miss 
Adelaide  Roddy  and  Bernhard  Wal- 
ther,  has  returned  to  the  city  and  is 
prepared  for  a  very  busy  season  of 
teaching  and  concert  work. 

Miss  May  Little  who  has  been 
studying  under  Miss  Anna  Miller 
Wood  will  give  a  recital  in  Century 
Hall  in  August,  when  she  will  be 
assisted  by  Samuel  Savannah,  violinist, 
and  OH  visa  Edmonds,  accompanist. 

Samuel  Benson,  violinist,  a  pupil  of 
Prof.  Herzog,  who  has  a  large  class  at 
the  San  Francisco  Conservatory  of 
Music,  has  secured  an  engagement  for 
the  summer  to  play  at  the  San 
Rafael  Hotel. 

Miss  Clara  Dippel,  the  young 
pianist  who  has  had  excellent  training 
with  Otto  Bendix,  is  succeeding  in 
her  work  as  a  teacher  and  pianist  in 
the  interior,  and  lecently  appeared  at 
a  wedding,  rendering  Lohengrin's 
Wedding  March  and  receiving  a  very 
flattering  notice  from  the  press. 

An  entertainment  will  be  given  at 
the  Church  of  the  Advent  Thursday, 
the  16th,  that  promises  to  be  an  en- 
joyable affair.  George  Hammer- 
smith, who  makes  a  hit  wherever  he 
appears,  will  participate  in  the  pro- 
gram. 

Hattie  Jeannette  Elliott,  head  of 
the  department  of  Physical  Culture  in 
the  California  School  of  Elocution 
and  Oratory,  and  in  the  S.  F.  Con- 
servatory of  Music,  left  this  week  for 
a  vacation,  and  will  spend  the  first 
few  days  in  Mill  Valley. 

Next  Friday   the  Colored  Jubilee 


Singers,  said  to  be  one  of  the  finest 
colored  troupes  in  the  country,  will 
give  a  concert  in  the  evening  at  the 
Association  Auditorium  for  the  benefit 
of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  The  basso  is  con- 
sidered particularly  fine. 

Madame  Lada  has  returned  from 
her  holiday  out  of  town,  and  her 
friends  are  looking  forward  to  the 
musical  re-unions  at  her  studio  that 
were  so  pleasant  last  season.  Madame 
Lada  has  been  one  of  our  most  suc- 
cessful teachers  and  numbers  many 
bright  pupils  from  the  best  families. 
Before  the  season  closed  she  gave  a 
musicale  that  was  attended  by  one 
hundred  guests. 

Tomorrow  the  First  Mental  Science 
Temple,  of  S.  F.,  will  hold  meetings 
at  Golden  Gate  Hall  at  11  o'clock, 
and  in  the  evening  when  Mr.  Charles 
F.  Burgman,  an  eloquent  speaker, 
will  lecture  on  Mental  Science,  the 
evening  lecture  concluding  with  one 
hundred  superbly  colored  stereopticon 
views  illustrating  the  scenic  beauties 
of  "City  Beautiful,"  the  home  of  the 
Mental  Scientists.  In  the  morning 
Mrs.  A.  G.  Coleman,  contralto,  will 
furnish  the  musical  program,  and  in 
the  evening  Mrs.  Marriner  Campbell 
has  arranged  a  vocal  treat. 

Miss  Emily  Curtis,  principal  of  the 
California  School  of  Elocution  and 
Oratory,  will  resume  her  work  Mon- 
day week.  The  School  has  had  a 
prosperous  year,  and  the  last  gradu- 
ating exercises  were  particularly 
interesting.  It  is  the  rule  of  the 
School  that  each  graduate  give  an 
entire  evening  before  an  audience, 
the  readings  showing  the  versatile 
work  of  the  student,  and  between  the 
numbers  musical  selections  are  given, 
making  an  excellent  program  that  is 
usually  enjoyed  by  a  large  number  of 
friends  of  the  School. 

Mrs.  Marriner-Campbell  has  ar- 
ranged a  charming  program  of  her 
students  for  the  meeting  of  the 
Mental  Science  Temple  at  Golden  Gate 
Hall  Sunday  ev'g.  Mrs.  LouiseWright 
McClure  will  sing  Allah  (Chadwick). 
Bartell's  Grasses  and  Roses  will  be 
rendered  by  Miss  Margaret  McGuire, 
and  Song  of  Praise  of  Goublier  by 
Miss  Edna  Smart.  They  are  all 
acceptable  young  singers  and  won 
praise    at    the    last    concert  given 


by  Mrs.  Marriner-Campbell.  Mrs. 
Bachelder,  one  of  our  best  accom- 
panists, will  support  them. 

Mrs.  McComas  of  Los  Angeles  and 
her  pretty  little  daughter,  Carroll, 
who  has  already  met  with  success  as 
a  whistler,  were  visitors  at  The 
Rkview  office  last  week.  Miss  Car- 
roll filled  a  very  successful  engage- 
ment at  the  Orpheum  some  time  ago 
and  may  be  heard  again  in  San  Fran- 
cisco during  her  stay  here.  Alice 
Beach  McComas  another  sister  of  the 
musical  family  is  an  accomplished 
pianist  and  is  doing  well  in  Los  Angeles. 
She  was  a  pupil  of  William  Piutti 
who  is  looked  upon  as  one  of  the  fore- 
most artists  of  this  coast  and  has  a 
flourishing  school  of  music  in 
Berkeley. 

Jas.  Hamilton  Howe  directed  a  con- 
cert at  Pacific  Grove  a  few  evenings 
ago  under  the  auspices  of  the  Chau- 
tauqua Assembly.  The  program  was 
given  by  the  San  Jose  Oratorio  So- 
ciety and  the  Nordica  quartet  of  San 
Jose,  consisting  of  Mary  Weaver  Mc- 
Cauley  soprano,  Mrs.  Romayne  Hun- 
kins  mezzo  soprano,  Alice  S.  McMillin 
alto,  and  Lucie  Bird  contralto.  The 
soloists  were  Mrs.  Mary  Weaver  Mc- 
Cauley,  Mrs.  Frances  Moeller,  D.  M. 
Lawrence,  S.  Homer  Henley,  and  J. 
W.  Hayward,  with  Mrs.  Hunkins  as 
the  accompanist.  An  audience  of 
two  thousand  people  were  in  attend- 
ance. 


MUSIC  IN  GENERAL 


Grand  opera  at  the  Tivoli  opens  the 
musical  season  that  promises  to  be  a 
very  lively  one.  The  teachers  who 
have  been  away  for  a  much  needed 
rest  are  returning  to  their  studios  and 
there  are  plans  for  concerts  and  en- 
tertainments already  and  announce- 
ment cards  are  making  their  appear- 
ance in  the  shop  windows  with  the 
promise  of  every  variety  of  musical 
treat.  The  opening  of  the  season 
means  to  many  in  the  profession  new 
rules  and  resolutions  as  each  year 
brings  wider  experience  in  the  artistic 
and  business  life  of  our  musicians  and 
a  few  suggestions  from  one  who  has 
felt  a  warm  interest  in  the  success  of 
every  worthy  member  of  the  profes- 
sion may  be  in  order.  First  of  all 
do?i't  -work  for  7iothing.     There  are 


so  many  who  will  be  delighted  to 
have  you  sing  or  play  and  give  you  a 
smile  or  a  stick  of  "taffy"  instead  of 
more  substantial  remuneration,  and 
good  round  dollars  are  the  best  fuel 
under  the  proverbial  pot  that  has  to 
be  kept  boiling  in  the  season  to  make 
up  for  dull  summer  months.  Demand 
money  for  your  services  and  you  will 
be  more  appreciated.  Don't  mind  if 
some  silly  society  woman  who  never 
knew  what  it  was  to  struggle,  calls 
you  "real  mean"  if  you  refuse  to  en- 
tertain her  friends  gratis.  There  are 
worthy  charities  to  be  considered,  of 
course,  but  one  of  the  best  ways  to 
begin,  is  to  remember  charity  begins 
at  home  even  if  it  does  not  end  there 
and  each  member  of  the  profession 
should  work  individually  to  better  the 
condition  of  things  in  the  musical 
sphere  and  take  a  stand  against  throw- 
ing away  time  and  talents  where  there 
is  to  be  neither  return  nor  apprecia- 
tion. Make  a  rule  never  to  appear 
without  pay  when  an  admission  fee  is 
asked.  Everywhere  we  hear  of  the 
want  of  courtesy  and  encouragement 
in  the  profession.  Make  it  a  rule  to 
say  a  word  of  praise  to  those  who  do 
good  work.  If  they  are  not  artists 
they  can't  hurt  you  anyway,  and 
Rome  was  never  built  in  a  day,  and 
the  successful  ones  once  began  at  the 
lowest  rung  of  the  ladder.  Suppose 
instead  of  looking  down  from  the 
giddy  heights  of  success  or  self  ap- 
probation you  stretch  out  your  hand 
to  lead  some  struggling  one  a  step 
higher  if  only  giving  him  a  word  of 
hope.  Musical  fakirs  creep  in  of 
course,  but  they  sing  a  feeble  song 
and  sink  out  of  sight.  Rest  to  their 
ashes,  for  they  will  not  rise  again. 
These  people  are  beneath  the  notice  of 
the  musician  and  talking  about  them 
only  means  free  advertising  and  keeps 
them  longer  in  the  field.  Unity  is 
strength  and  let  each  musician  work 
for  the  progress  of  music  for  art's  sake 
without  bitterness  or  malice,  at  the 
same  time  cultivating  clear-headed- 
ness and  business  tact  so  requisite  for 
success. 

— Alary  Frances  Francis. 


miss  jvi.  oTJivtavrusTG-s 

 MANICURING 

Hair  Treatment  a  Specialty     Residence  Engage- 
ments—Mornings.     Facial  Massage     S-calp  Treat- 
ment.   Office  Hours,  1  to  6.    'Plione  Black  !>0.r>:i 
Room  42.   3G  Geaky  Street 


August  4,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


13 


LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence. 
Los  Angei.ES,  July  30. — In  a  telegram 
from  New  York,  Oliver  Morosco  states  that 
he  will  be  in  this  city  about  the  ist  prox. 
He  also  says  that  he  has  secured  an  excel 
lent  company,  splendid  attractions  and  one 
of  the  best  stage  directors  in  the  country. 
His  new  company  will  probably  open  here 
in  September.  *  Mrs.  Blitz-Paxton,  the 
San  Francisco  lady,  who  made  her  initial 
bow  at  the  Orpheum  last  week  is  doing 
much  better  work  than  she  did  during  her 
opening  week.  Mrs.  Paxton  has  a  very 
good  voice,  makes  an  excellent  appearance 
and  is  possessed  of  considerable  magnetism. 
*  The  Los  Angeles  Athletic  Club  will  give 
a  Midway  Carnival  Sept.  24-29,  when  all 
the  mysteries  of  the  famous  midway  will  be 
exploited  and  a  first-class  entertainment  is 
assured.  *  At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre 
the  James  Neil  I  Company  opened  the  week 
of  the  29th  in  An  American  Citizen.  The 
piece  is  a  good  one  and  of  course,  well 
staged  and  cleverly  pla3~ed.  All  the  old 
favorites  of  the  company  were  warmly  wel- 
comed back  and  the  new  ones  were  made  to 
feel  very  much  at  home.  James  Neill,  as 
Cruger,  does  a  very  neat  piece  of  character 
acting.  Etnrnett  Shakelford,  as  Cruger's 
man,  is  entirely  satisfactory,  while  the  rest 
of  the  parts  are  placed  in  good  hands  and 
well  taken  care  of.  *  At  the  Orpheum  a 
Top  Notcher  draws  enough  people  nightly 
to  make  the  S.  R.  O.  sign  hold  a  prominent 
place  on  the  bill.  Manager  Bronson  de- 
lights the  audiences  by  having  two  electric 
fans  in  front  of  the  stage  immediately  over 
two  large  cakes  of  ice,  and  the  gentle 
breezes  that  waft  over  the  perspiring  crowd 
are  fully  appreciated.  Mr.  Eby,  the  press 
agent,  enlightens  mankind  by  telling  them 
in  the  program,  that  a  catch-the-car-skee  is 
a  man  that  runs  over  his  fellow  beings  just 
before  the  last  act  in  a  frantic  endeavor  to 
catch  a  car  home  and  never  lets  any  one 
enjoy  the  last  act,  and  he  is  right.  The  bill 
includes  Williams  and  Stone,  Smith  and 
Fuller,  Stella  Mahew,  Donohueand  Nichols, 
Barrere  and  Jules,  Mrs.  Blitz-Paxton  and  the 
Quaker  City  Quartette. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


The  Burton  Holmes  lectures  as 
given  by  Louis  Francis  Brown  at  the 
Columbia  Theatre,  bid  fair  to  become 
as  popular  here,  as  at  Daly's  Theatre, 
New  York.  Sunday  evening,  Aug. 
5th,  the  subject  will  be  "Round 
About.  Paris."  On  Thursday  after- 
noon and  next  Sunday  evening,  Aug. 
12th,  the  subject  will  be  "The  Grand 
Canon  of  Arizona,"  the  greatest 
marvel  of  nature  in  this  country. 


HELENE 
DAVENPORT 

Comedienne 

Heavy  I -saris 


OHAS.  M-  THALL 

Boggs-Hernandez  Co. 

BIEN  F  AIR  R  ET  LAISSER  DIRE 

CLARENCE  M0NTA1NE 

ACTOR  COMEDIAN 

WALTER  BELASCO 

Specially  Engaged  for  Summer  Season  at  the  Alcazar 


DAN  CROUSE 

With  Frank  Cooley  Co. 
Permanent  Address,  Western  Amusement  Exchange 

MABLE  CAR1YIICHAEL 

 INOENUK  

Alta  Theatre 

Wiseman's  Serenaders 

D.  J.  ANDRADA,  1st  Tenor;  NIC.  SEBASTIAN.  2d 
Tenor;  GEO.  H.  WISEMAN,  Barytone;  A.  BODE, 
Basso. 

With  Dunne  &  Ryley.     Late  with  Julia  Arthur. 


LORENA  ATWOOD 


Alcazar  Theatre 


MAUDE  COURTNEY 

Who  Sings  the  Old  Songs 

Dunne  &  Ryley  Star  Stock  Company 

MISS  PERRY  WARD 

Characters 

At  Liberty  Address  this  office 

MISS  MARY  VAN  BUREN 

prawley  Company 

MAE  KEANE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

ED  TV^TVTVEI^Y 

With  the  Dailey  Stock  Co. 

FRANCIS  McGINN 

Juveniles  and  Characters 

Dailey  Stock  Co. 


The  Only  Original 

ARNOLD  grazer 

The  Boy  with  Many  Imitators 


WILLIAM  BREWER 

Alta  Theatre 


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AMUEL  S.  PARTELLO 


Repertoire 
125  Operas 

20  Years  in  Best  Companies  in  America. 

Address: 

THIS  OFFICE 


Stage  Manager  and 
Principal  Tenor 


Drama  or 
Opera 
Last  Five  Seasons  with 

DIGBY  BELL  OPERA  COMPANY 
FROH  MAN'S  COMPANIES 
LEWIS   MORRISON'S  "FAUST" 


LEO  COOPER'5 

SCHOOL  OP  ACTING 

ELOCUTION,  PANTOMIME 

S  TAGE  TECHNIQUE,  REHEARSALS 


>  PACIFIC  COAST  CONCERT  J 


and  TEACHERS'  AGENCY 


UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF 


22^  GEARY  STREET 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 


MARY  FRANCES  FRANCIS 


^jONCERT  Companies  formed  for  city  or  interior. 
Vocalists  and  Musicians  of  every  grade  and  variety 
for  church,  concert,  select  public  or  private  enter- 
tainments,teas,  weddings,  etc.,  furnished.  Dramatic 
Readers,  Humorists,  Impersonators,  Dancers,  Palmists,  Schools, 
Conservatories,  Private  Teachers  in  all  professional  and  educa- 
tional branches,  recommended  with  terms  and  full  particulars. 
Halls  and  Studios  selected.  New  and  Second-Hand  Musical 
Instruments  supplied.    Send  for  circular. 

To  register  or  secure  talent,  etc.  apply  to 

MARY  FRANCES  FRANCIS,  Director 
'Phone  Grant  158  Office  Hours,  1  to  2.30  P.  M.  daily 


*  *  MUSICAL    CARDS   >  ^ 


ELEZABETH  REGINA  MOWRY 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO 


Saratoga  Hall,  814  Geary  Street 


Telephone  Larkin  158 


Voice  Culture  j 
Teacher  ot  Piano  1 


Studio,  2921  Webster  St. 
Mondays  10  to  12  A.  M. 


Telephone  Geary  1305 


GUITAR  STUDIO,  722  Powell  St.,  near  California. 
Special  terms  to  children. 

Call  or  address 

Mrs.  C.  J.  and  Miss  Elsie  Tooker,  Soloists 


CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

rpEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
_L  Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
a.  m. ,  to  1:30  p.  m.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.   Telephone  I.arkin  281. 


MRS,  FANNIE  DAM=HILTON 

(Recently  from  Milan) 

TKACHER  OK  SINGING.  ORATORIO,  CONCERT 
and  Grand  Opera      Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.   Mondays  and  Thursdays. 


S,  f,  CONSERVATORY  OF  MUSIC 

301  Jones  Street,  Cor.  Eddy 

A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all  branches  ol 
music.  Piano  department  in  charge  of  E  S.  BON- 
ELLI,  Director.   Terms  moderate. 

MISS  ELEANOR  GONNELL 

SOPRANO.  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  an- 
nounce that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  1469  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 


CECILE  VON  SEIBERLICH 

RAMATIC    SOPRANO,    CONCERT  ACCOM- 
panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties     Studio- 1643  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  1016. 


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HARGUERITE  HARETZEK 

(Pupil  of  Max  Maretzek) 
Formerly  Contralto  Soloist  of   Dr.  Parkhurst's 
Church,  New  York,  will  receive  a  limited  number  of 
vocal  pupils.   Concert  engagements  accepted  . 

HAX  HARETZEK 

Late  Professor  of  the  New  York  College  of  Music 
and  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 

Teacher  of  Piano  and  Harmony 

For  terms  and  particulars,  address  care 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  &  CO.,  S.  F 


MARGUERITE  WILBOURN 

CONTRALTO  SOLOIST     ( Lamperti  Method). 
Vocal  Studio.  538  Lyon  Street.  Reception  Days, 
Monday  &  Thursday.   Director  of  Children's  Choral. 


DAVID  MANLLOYD 

SOLO  TENOR  OF  ST.  MARY'S  CATHEDRAL. 
Voice  Culture,  Oratorio,  Concert.  Song  Recitals. 
525  Golden  Gate  Avenue,  S.  F     'Phone  Mint  1653. 


JOSEPH  GREVEN 

VOCAL  INSTRUCTOR 

Removed  to  902  O'Farrell  St.  Reception  Days, 
Mondays  and  Thursdays,  2  to  3  P.  M. 


California  Sehocl  of  Elocution  &  Oratory 

(chartered) 
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1V-L    H.  J    Elliott,  Physical  Department.  Associa- 
tion Building,  Mason  and  Ellis  Sts. 


MABEL  A.  RICHARDSON 

TNSTRUCTOR  OF  ELOCUTI  N  AND  THE  ART 
J_  of  true  expression.  Reception  hours  2  to  6 
Thursdays.  Byron  Mauzy's.  308  Post  St  ,  S.  F.  En- 
gagements as  Dramatic  Reader. 


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Musical  Director  Harmony  Choral  Club:  St.  Dom- 
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Proper  placing  of  the  voice;  Clear  enunciation  of 
word  phrasing;  Interpretation;  Style. 

Studio,  BYRON  MAUZY'S.  308  Post  St. 


MRS.  A.  G.  COLEMAN 

FA  RAMATIC  CONTRALTO,  prepares  pupils  for 
1_J  Opera,  Oratorio,  Concert  or  Church  Work. 
Head  of  Vocal  Department  of  Pacific  Coast  Con- 
servatory of  Music  Private  Studio,  1631  Bush 
treet.    'Phone  Baker  1192. 


MI5S  JESSIE  FOSTER 

LYRIC  SOPRANO  AND  VOCAL  TEACHER,  has 
removed  her  studio  to  Byron  Mauzy's  ;(08 
Post  St.  Reception  Hours,  9  A.  M.  to  1  p.m.  Tues- 
days and  F ridays. 


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Belgian  Solo  Violinist 

Engagements  for  Concerts,  city  or  interior  Address 
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August  4,  1900 


"She  raveth  by  the  running  hrooke — 
A  music  wilder  than  their  oivn." 


Ship  Ahoy  To  Tour        Personal  cMentton 


The  big  production  of  Ship  Ahoy 
now  in  preparation  at  the  Alhatnbra 
Theatre,  with  the  popular  comedian, 
Ferris  Hartman,  in  the  leading  role, 
will  make  a  six  weeks'  tour  of  the 
Pacific  Coast,  beginning  Sept.  24. 
Thirty-five  people  will  include  the 
organization,  with  a  car  of  scenery, 
that  will  warrant  the  reproduction  as 
given  at  the  Alhambra.  Ferris 
"Teddy"  Hartman  will  superintend 
the  rehearsals,  introducing  many  new 
and  popular  songs,  bringing  this  pop- 
ular nautical  farcical  comedy  up  to 
date. 

A  Suit  of  Sable,  a  new  play  by 
Charlotte  Thompson,  will  be  produced 
shortly  at  the  Alcazar. 


Juliet  Crosby  will  return  home 
next  week. 

Holbrook  Blinn,  a  California 
actor,  has  achieved  the  distinction  of 
having  a  play  written  for  him  in  Lon- 
don by  Basil  Hood.  It  is  called  The 
Great  Silence  and  was  produced  last 
week. 

Lewis  Morrison,  Rosabel  Morri- 
son and  Mabel  Morrison  left  for  New 
York  Tuesday  night.  Mr.  Morrison 
goes  East  to  direct  the  rehearsals  of 
Faust,  returning  to  the  coast  next 
month. 

Mark  E.  Swan's  latest  farce, 
Whose  Baby  Are  You,  will  open  its 
regular  season  under  the  direction  of 
Fitzgerald  Murphy  at  the  Park  Opera 


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Director  of  Amusements  En- 
right  of  the  Sacramento  State  Fair 
has  been  in  San  Francisco  this  week 
arranging  for  midway  attractions  for 
the  Fair.  Mr.  Enright  is  a  young 
man  of  push  and  judgment,  and  he 
has  proved  that  he  has  just  the  sort  of 
personality  Sacramento  needed  in  her 
public  enterprises. 

Frank  McGlynn,  who  has  made 
quite  a  hit  in  the  East,  notably  in 
Under  the  Red  Robe,  is  spending  his 
vacation  in  this  city.  As  Frank  is  a 
prominent  native  sou,  his  friends  have 
arranged  a  program  that  will  be 
rendered  in  Native  Sons'  Hall  on 
August  9.  McGlynn  will  appear  in 
two  dramatic  sketches  —  Drifted 
Apart  and  an  adaptation  of  the  Old 
Guard.  Local  and  professional  talent 
will  participate  in  the  affair. 

J.  Harry  Benrimo  left  for  the 
East  Thursday  night.  Mr.  Benrimo 
will  be  remembered  as  having  achieved 
no  small  share  of  success  with  Charles 
Frohman  in  the  last  few  years.  This 
season  he  will  originate  the  title  role 
in  the  new  play  of  Caleb  West,  for 
Jacob  Litt. 


The  Red,  White  and  Blue 

After  much  thorough  rehearsing, 
the  new  Alta  Theatre  opens  Monday 
night  in  the  stirring  military  drama, 
The  Red,  White  and  Blue.  The 
theatre  has  been  made  very  cosy  and 
exceedingly  attractive  and  should 
be  a  popular  family  resort.  Manager 
Ewing  presents  the  following  com- 
pany for  the  first  week:  Wm.  Brewer, 
Clark  Macfarlane,  Eddie  P.  Holland, 
Chas.  E.  Thurston,  John  Abbott, 
Willis  Marks,  Bert  P.  Van  Cleve, 
Louise  Carter,  Mable  Carmichael, 
Helen  Nelson,  Loie  Cameron,  Frank 
C.  Thompson,  Edward  Clisbee  and 
Little  Ribble. 

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JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


Winfred  Goff  has  been  spending 
a  week  at  Congress  Springs. 

Irene  Mull,  an  old  Tivoli  favorite, 
is  singing  at  the  Duquesne  Garden  in 
Pittsburg. 

Frank  Daniels  is  to  show  us  his 
new  comic  opera  The  Ameer,  during 
the  month  of  October. 

Jean  de  Lacey,  formerly  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Henderson  Stock  Company, 
has  joined  the  Frank  Cooley  Co. 

Marcia  Van  Dresser,  it  seems,  is 
not  to  retire  from  the  profession,  for 
she  has  just  signed  to  support  Viola 
Allen. 

W.  H.  Davenport,  who  has  done 
much  good  work  with  the  Alcazar 
and  old  Macdonough  Stock,  goes  out 
with  the  Dailey  Stock  Co. 

Jefferson  DeAngelis'  opera  for 
next  year  is  called  "A  Royal  Rogue." 
Charles  Klein  is  the  librettist,  Grant 
Stewart  the  writer  of  the  lyrics  and 
William  T.  Francis  the  composer. 

Lucille  La  Verne  underwent  an 
operation  last  week  in  New  York, 
necessitated  by  an  injury  to  her  spine 
early  last  season.  She  is  reported  to 
be  recovering  rapidly. 

Eddie  Foy  is  to  come  to  the  coast 
with  his  new  production  called  A 
Night  in  Town.  Foy  will  be  starred 
in  a  part  especially  well  adapted  to  his 
peculiar  style  of  comedy  work. 

As  Sydney  Carton  in  The  Only 
Way,  Henry  Miller  will  display  some 
of  the  most  magnificent  work  in 
strong  characterization  ever  witnessed 
in  this  country. 

Lawrence  Hanley's  latest  un- 
finished engagement  was  in  Montreal, 
where  his  faculties  ceased  suddenly  to 
be  available  in  the  heroism  of  The 
Three  Musketeers,  and  another  actor 
had  to  take  his  place. 

Nat  C.  Goodwin  will  impersonate 
next  a  British  Army  officer  in  a  play 
by  Robert  Marshall.  The  hero  will 
do  no  fighting,  however,  and  will 
figure  in  Lowchester  barracks  and 
London  drawing  rooms. 

Robert  Valerga,  brother  of  Ida 
Valerga,  formerly  a  member  of  the 
Tivoli  company,  and  of  Frank  Val- 
erga, the  comic  opera  tenor,  died  in 
Oakland  last  Saturday,  at  the  home  of 
his  father. 

While  in  London,  Marc  Klaw 
secured  a  new  play  for  Miss  Ada 
Rehan,  written  by  Clyde  Fitch,  in 
which  she  will  probably  appear  the 
coming  season.     He  also  contracted 


with  David  Belasco  to  write  a  play  for 
her,  to  be  produced  season  after  next. 

Grace  Field,  the  clever  little 
soubrette,  will  shortly  go  East,  having 
received  a  flattering  offer  from  an 
Eastern  manager. 

The  heroine  of  the  drama  written 
by  Eugene  Presbrey  for  Blanche 
Walsh  is  at  first  a  persecuted  Hugue- 
not in  France  and  later  comes  to 
Quebec,  where  she  and  her  com- 
panions figure  in  the  history  of  that 
city. 

Camille  D'Arville  arrived  in 
San  Francisco  Tuesday,  for  a  long 
rest  before  appearing  at  the  Orpheum 
five  weeks  hence.  It  is  thought  that 
Miss  D'Arville  will  before  that  time 
sign  a  life  contract — a  matrimonial  tie 
with  E.  W.  Crellin,  the  well  known 
Oakland  capitalist  and  club  man. 

Laura  Crews,  the  most  popular 
ingenue  in  the  history  of  the  Alcazar, 
will  be  tendered  a  benefit  on  August 
16th,  by  the  management,  who  take 
this  method  of  showing  their  regard 
for  the  clever  little  woman,  previous 
to  her  departure  for  the  East.  It 
should  be  a  bumper. 

Here's  what  the  Pittsburg  Dispatch 
says  of  a  local  favorite:  "Miss  Annie 
Myers,  whose  singing  in  still  a  pleas- 
ant memory  in  this  city  by  reason  of 
her  connection  with  the  old  Casino 
Opera  Company  and  her  various  visits 
with  Digby  Bell  and  Lillian  Russell, 
is  now  at  the  Tivoli,  San  Francisco, 
and  is  likely  to  be  heard  at  Duquesne 
Garden  before  the  summer  is  over." 

Miss  Marie  Howe  severely  bruised 
and  lacerated  her  arm  while  in  surf 
bathing  at  Alameda  last  Sunday.  She 
won't  be  able  to  wear  short  sleeves  for 
a  month.  It  was  said  at  first  that 
Ernest  Howell  was  trying  to  show  her 
how  to  swim  properly  and  that  as  she 
missed  her  hold  she  grabbed  him 
around  the  head  and  face,  his  whiskers 
cutting  her  delicate  arm.  This  was 
not  the  case  however.  The  lady  fell 
from  a  spring-board. 

Sol  Smith  Russell  is  entirely  well 
and  devotes  much  of  his  time  to  play- 
ing golf,  but  his  physician  advises 
him  not  to  take  the  stage  next  season 
in  order  that  all  risk  may  be  avoided 
of  another  breakdown.  Fred  G.  Ber- 
ger,  who  for  twenty-five  years  has 
been  associated  with  Mr.  Russell,  will 
have  Tim  Murphy  out  in  place  of  Mr. 
Russell,  playing  A  Bachelor's  Ro- 
mance, which  Mr.  Russell  used 
sparingly  in  recent  years. 


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August  4,  1900 


Personal  Mention 

Beryl  Hope  and  Hallet  Thompson 
are  up  from  Los  Angeles  on  a  visit. 

Percy  Mattox,  the  well-known 
agent,  will  next  season  become  gen- 
eral agent  of  West's  Minstrels. 

Maud  Courtenay,  who  has  been 
ill  for  the  past  two  weeks,  is  recovered 
sufficiently  to  be  about  again. 

Mrs.  Smith  of  Portland  is  spend- 
ing the  summer  in  San  Francisco  with 
her  daughters,  Minnette  Barrett  and 
Margaret  Smith,  of  the  Frawley  Co. 

Jessie  Shirley  returned  from  the 
East  yesterday,  bringing  with  her  a 
number  of  interesting  plays  to  be  used 
this  season. 

Florence  Roberts  on  her  forth- 
coming road  tour  will  play  Sapho. 
This  will  be  the  strongest  production 
of  this  popular  play  on  the  road  this 
season. 

Frances  Jolifke,  who  the  past 
season  was  with  The  Naughty  An- 
thony Company,  is  spending  her  sum- 
mer vacation  with  her  family  in  this 
city. 

Arnold  Grazer  is  one  of  the  most 
original  characters  on  the  stage. 
Young  as  he  is,  he  invents  many  of 
the  steps  which  have  made  his  danc- 
ing so  famous.  Mr.  John  Morrisey  of 
the  Orpheum  has  always  taken  an 
unusual  interest  in  his  welfare  and 
has  really  put  him  where  he  is.  In 
fact,  Arnold  considers  himself  under 
Morrisey's  wing. 

Miss  Barney  who  is  to  wed  Mr. 
H.  S.  Northrup,  of  the  Sothern  Com- 
pany, is  a  native  daughter  of  Califor- 
nia and  was  for  many  years  a  resident 
of  Oakland  with  her  parents.  She  is 
granddaughter  of  the  late  Colonel 
Jonathan  D.  Stevenson,  the  well 
known  pioneer  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Several  years  ago  she  was  selected  as 
the  representative  of  California  at  the 
flag  raising  in  Monterey.  She  has 
been  very  successful  with  the  Frawley 
Co.,  and  is  accounted  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  women  on  the  stage. 

Charles  Francis  Bryant, who  has 
brought  Alcazar  productions  into  such 
well  merited  repute,  will  when  David 
Belasco's  new  theatre  in  New  York  is  . 
erected,  be  the  stage  director  of  the 
productions  at  that  house.  Mr. 
Bryant  is  probably  the  youngest  stage 
manager  of  note  in  the  United  States 
and  his  quiet  gentlemanly  demeanor 
while  conducting  rehearsals  has  made 
him  a  noticeable  figure,  very  much  in 


contrast  to  the  maritnet  methods  of 
man}'  stage  directors,  who  do  not  ac- 
complish half  as  much. 


Allen  has  put  Ginger 
Into  Vallejo 

Since  the  coming  of  Stewart  Allen, 
manager  of  the  Farragut  Theatre,  to 
Vallejo,  things  in  the  amusement  line 
are  beginning  to  hum.  Mr.  Allen 
has  just  arranged  with  the  Vallejo 
parlor  of  Native  Sons  to  give  a  dra- 
matic entertainment  in  the  near  future 
to  raise  funds  for  the  coming  celebra- 
tion of  Admission  day  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. The  services  of  Mary  Scott, 
Lawrence  Griffith  and  of  Mr.  Allen, 
will  be  used.  Many  natives  from  San 
Francisco  and  other  bay  cities  have 
signified  their  intentions  of  being 
present. 

Olive  Madison  is  a  member  of  the 
Jacob's  Stock  Company  at  Albany, 
playing  a  short  special  season. 

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Was  Launched  Karly  in  September. 

It  is  the  Limit  of  all  that  is  Big,  Artistic  and  Funny.  ■  ' 

It  is  Presented  by  a  Company  of  30  People. 

It  is  Sumptuously  Mounted,  Magnificently  Costumed. 

It  Cost  $5000.00  to  Raise  the  Curtain  on  the  First  Performance. 

It  is  Presented  by  Those  Prosperous  Comedians, 

MURRAY  and  MRQK 

California  Tour  Limited  to  Two  Weeks  and  Three  Days  only. 
Time  all  Filled.    In  Rig  Cities  Only,  September  rj  to  May  i. 

A  NEW  PLAY  BY  OLD  FAVORITES 

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THE  JAN  FRANCI5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


A  weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  23— Vol.  II 


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August  ii,  1900 


Jessie  Shirley  Co, 

This  popular  repertoire  company  is 
busy  rehearsing  for  their  next  season 
which  will  open  in  a  couple  of  weeks. 
The  plays  presented  will  be  A  Sheaf 
of  Arrows,  War  of  Wealth,  For 
Liberty  and  Love,  Maid  of  the  Mill 
and  A  Woman's  Power.  In  the  com- 
pany will  be  Jessie  Shirley,  Marie 
Baker,  Kffie  Bond,  Meta  Marsky,  Geo. 
D.  McQuarrie,  Wm.  R.  Abram,  Tom 
B.  Loftus,  C.  F.  Ralston,  Frank  Mc- 
Quarrie, Charles  Lowe,  and  Leslie 
Greer.  In  the  band  will  be  Frank 
Flowers,  Sam  Smith,  W.  J.  Drew,  W. 
F.  Skinner  Atden  Little,  Pearl  Allen, 
Ja<;.  F.  Unash.  Harry  Smith  pro- 
prietor and  manager.  A  clever, 
talented  company  of  ladies  and  gen- 
tlemen, with  good  plays  and  fine 
paper  and  one  of  the  very  best  attrac- 
tions traveling  on  the  coast. 


Engagement  Of  a 

Popular  Couple 

Ed  Mansfield,  John  C.  Fischer's 
suave  and  well-known  San  Diego 
manager,  will  be  married  some  time 
in  September  to  Gertrude  Foster,  one 
of  the  most  talented  and  best-liked 
leading  women  who  ever  played  at 
the  Alcazar.  The  Review  tenders 
congratulations. 


T/ze  Chinese  Drama 


The  Celestial  is  an 
Comedian 


Excellent 


The  Chinese  are  ardent  admirers  of 
the  drama,  and  will  night  after  night 
sit  to  see  what  appears  to  us  unmean- 
ing spectacles.  Their  theatrical  per- 
formances consist  of  endless  proces- 
sions of  soldiers,  relieved  occasionally 
by  single  combats  of  the  most  ludi- 
crous nature.  The  dresses  are 
gorgeous;  long  silk  gowns  covered 
with  designs  of  dragons  and  flowers 
and  quaint  devices  worked  with  gold 
thread.  These  dresses  cost  a  great 
deal  of  money.  There  appears  to  be 
no  definite  plot  in  their  dramas,  which 
are  said  to  be  representations  of  events 
that  occurred  during  the  Ming  or 
native  dynasty. 

Their   domestic   plays  are  replete 


with  fun.  The  Chinese  are  splendid 
comic  actors;  their  by-play  is  most 
expressive,  their  pantomime  so  good 
that  one  has  no  difficulty  to  under- 
stand the  plot  of  these  plays.  Be- 
tween the  acts  or  scenes  of  the  histori- 
cal plays,  a  company  of  acrobats  is 
invariably  introduced  to  amuse  the 
audience.  The  somersaults  are 
difficult,  seeing  that  they  are  always 
done  without  a  spring-board. 

There  is  no  scenery  and  no  orches- 
tra, beyond  half  a  dozen  fellows  who 
sit  on  the  stage  and  during  the  whole 
performance  keep  up  an  incessant  din 
with  flagolets,  cymbals,  gongs  and 
wooden  clappers.  During  the  domestic 
dramas  the  music  is  somewhat  modi- 
fied, and  sometimes  a  vocal  solo  is 
indulged  in  which  has  not  the  faintest 
shadow  of  a  melody  about  it. 

The  absence  of  scenery  is  made  up 
by  appropriate  bits  of  furniture  being 


placed  on  the  stage  to  give  the  specta- 
tors some  idea  of  what  the  scene  is 
supposed  to  be.  In  Shakespeare's 
days  a  board  was  thrust  on  to  the 
stage  from  the  wing  with  "a  wood," 
or  "a  cottage"  or  "a  tavern"  written 
on  it  to  enlighten  the  audience. 

There  are  no  female  performers. 
Women  are  represented  by  young 
men  who  play  their  parts  capitally, 
deceiving  the  Chinese  themselves. 
The  writer  has  been  at  plays  where 
some  of  the  spectators  have  declared 
some  of  the  performers  to  be  women, 
but  except  in  two  noteworthy  in- 
stances here  in  San  Francisco,  women 
are  not  admitted  into  their  companies. 

During  the  performance  the  audi- 
ence smoke  and  chat  away  at  the  top 
of  their  voices,  save  when  anything 
interesting  is  going  on ;  then  they  sit 
very  still  and  pay  great  attention  to 
the  stage. 


cARTHUR  G.  WILLIAMS 


the  well  known  manager  of  the 
Dunne  &  Ryley  Company,  left 
Monday  to  arrange  for  the  homeward 
trip  of  the  all-star  aggregation.  Six- 
teen dates  will  be  played  before  the 
company  reaches  Chicago. 


Mr.  Williams  is  exceedingly  popu- 
lar with  house  managers  and  news- 
paper people,  and  is  accounted  one  of 
the  most  industrious  and  experienced 
theatrical  managers  in  the  busi- 
ness. 


The  faces  of  the  heroes  of  the  play 
are  usually  painted  white  with  black 
stripes,  or  black  with  white  stripes, 
and  the  comic  man  is  distinguished 
by  a  red  or  blue  nose.  The  latter's 
sallies  are  always  greeted  with  bursts 
of  laughter.  Besides  the  fixed  com- 
panies there  are  in  the  Chinese  cities 
itinerant  companies  who  perform  on 
hastily  erected  stages  before  audiences 
who  stand  in  the  open  air  unsheltered 
from  wind  and  rain.  There  are  also 
companies  of  boy  actors,  who  dress 
like  their  seniors  and  perform  similar 
plays. 

The  first  impressions  one  would 
have  in  a  visit  to  such  a  Chinese 
theatre  as  is  very  popular  here  in  our 
own  Chinatown,  would  be  of  utter 
bewilderment  at  the  noise  and  un- 
meaning processions,  but  with  the 
assistance  of  some  good  natured 
celestial  about  you,  who  speaks  Eng- 
lish almost  as  well  as  you  do  yourself, 
you  may  after  a  while  catch  the  mean- 
ing of  the  actors.  Some  of  the  scenes 
can  truthfully  be  classed  with  those  in 
our  best  farces.  In  the  play  enacted 
on  the  occasion  of  my  visit  with  one 
of  the  leading  lights  of  the  famous 
See  Yup  Company,  the  characters 
were  well  sustained  and  the  part  of 
the  young  huntsman,  Mah  Gwan, 
well  played  by  a  boy.  In  the  first 
scene,  after  meeting  the  princess  in 
the  forest  as  described  in  the  hand- 
bill, he  comes  before  his  father  who 
rates  him  for  his  inattention  to  his 
books  and  fondness  for  hunting;  the 
young  man  ridicules  the  old  one,  who 
is  so  exasperated  that  he  endeavors  to 
chastise  the  lad;  the  latter  in  the 
struggle  pushes  the  old  man  rather 
roughly,  which  causes  him  to  fall 
into  a  chair  and  faint;  the  by-play  is 
splendid.  Mah  Gwan  is  delighted  at 
his  success  and  boasts  of  having  de- 
feated the  old  man  with  a  slight  push; 
he  then  tries  to  revive  him  by  blowing 
on  his  face;  his  cautious  approach,  the 
comic  leer  and  the  hasty  retreat  after 
blowing  were  equal  to  one  of  our  best 
facial  comedians.  He  is  then  em- 
boldened to  pull  the  old  man's  nose, 
but  nothing  restores  him;  the  mother 
meanwhile  upbraids  him  for  his  in- 
gratitude and  slyly  intimates  that  the 
father  may  have  been  killed  by  his 
rough  treatment.  The  sudden  transi- 
tion from  exuberant  mirth  to  excessive 
grief  was  first-rate;  the   lad  weeps, 


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falls  on  his  knees  before  his  father 
and  bows  his  head  to  the  ground, 
completely  off  his  guard;  the  wily  old 
gentleman,  who  has  been  feigning, 
throws  a  scarf  round  the  lad's  neck 
and  has  him  buckled  to  a  block  of 
stone  and  leaves  him  with  a  book;  the 
lad  endeavors  to  learn,  but  soon  gives 
it  up  in  disgust  and  casts  the  book 
aside;  he  then  finds  the  stone  lighter 
than  he  imagined  and  walks  off  with 
it  on  his  shoulder.  In  the  next  scene 
he  is  sitting  alone  quite  disconsolate 
and  hungry.  One  of  his  father's 
domestics,  a  comic  fellow,  too,  brings 
in  some  rice  in  a  pail  for  his  dinner. 
All  this  is  capital;  the  sen-ants  laugh 
at  seeing  him  so  dull;  his  description 
of  the  father's  dinner,  which  works 
the  lad  into  a  terrible  rage;  the  recital 
of  the  death  of  a  gallant  soldier  who 
has  been  named  "the  greatest  general 
of  his  age;"  and  his  horror  at  the 
young  man's  escape,  who  slips  the 
stone  off  and  takes  the  opportunity  of 
bolting  while  he  is  kowtowing;  this, 
with  Mah  Gwan's  acting,  was 
ludicrous  in  the  extreme.  The 
scenes  that  follow  are  tragical  and  are 
described  in  the  playbill— they  incline 
too  much  to  the  burlesque  to  please 
our  ideas.  At  the  close  of  the  play 
the  whole  "corps  dramatique"  per- 
forms a  series  of  gymnastic  tricks  of 
a  surprising  nature.  If  one  can  enter 
into  the  spirit  of  their  oriental  art, 
there  can  be  no  question  as  to  their 
ability  as  first-class  comedians. 


Little  Miss  Mathews 


Little  Virginia  Mathews,  daughter 
of  Sherrie  Mathews,  the  well  known 
comedian  was  presented  with  a  dia- 
mond studded  watch  last  Saturday 
night  by  the  members  of  the  Dunne 
&  Ryley  Company.  The  presenta- 
tion speech  was  delivered  by  Manager 
Dunne  on  the  stage  and  was  as  great 
a  surprise  to  the  little  maiden  as  it 
was  to  the  audience. 

The  little  lady  is  a  great  favorite 
with  the  members  of  the  Dunne  & 
Ryley  Company  and  they,  wishing  to 
show  their  appreciation  for  her,  con- 
tributed to  a  fund  which  was  used  in 
buying  the  watch.  When  Virginia 
pattered  on  the  stage  along  with  the 
Japanese  maids  of  the  chorus  she 
attracted  marked  attention  by  her 
cute  movements,  and  when  Manager 
Dunne,  in  behalf  of  the  company, 
presented  the  token  to  the  little  maid 
the  audience  expressed  its  approval 
with  hearty  applause.  Sherrie  Mat- 
hews was  visibly  touched  by  the 
kindly  feeling  shown  his  little  girl 
and  tried  to  hide  his  pleasure  by  kiss- 
ing her.  The  scene  was  quickly  over 
and  was  considered  the  most  charming 
of  the  production. 


Manager  Maguire  of  the  Star 
Theatre,  Buffalo,  produced  recently 
a  new  Chinese  drama  of  his  own 
writing,  called  Little  Shun  Loy,  that 
made  quite  a  favorable  impression. 


Guardian  for  Hoyt 

The  appointment  of  James  O. 
Lyford,  of  Concord,  N.  H.,  as  guardian 
of  Charles  E.  Hoyt, the  playwright, was 
made  in  the  Sullivan  County,  N.  Y., 
probate  court  August  6th.  The  ap- 
pointment was  made  at  the  request  of 
Mrs.  Hoyt.  Mr.  Lyford  will  assume 
management  of  all  of  Mr.  Hoyt's 
business  affairs,  and  will  endeavor  to 
preserve  as  much  as  possible  of  Mr. 
Hoyt's  personal  estate,  the  monetary 
value  of  which  is  a  matter  of  con- 
jecture. 


Under  Sealed  Orders 


Under  Sealed  Orders  goes  out  Aug. 
20,  opening  at  San  Jose,  then  a  few 
dates  in  California  to  Seattle  for  sev- 
eral weeks'  stay  at  the  Third  Avenue, 
under  the  direction  of  Muller  and 
Whitaker.  The  company  includes 
Frank  De  Camp,  Ray  Whitaker, 
Wm.  Brewer,  Harry  Lewelyn,  W.  J. 
Hooley,  Chris  Lynton,  Omega  Ray- 
mond, Eunice  Murdock,  Jennie 
Kelton.  The  piece  has  fine  scenery. 
Fred  S.  Cutler,  advance,  Jos.  Muller, 
Mgr. 


Side  Lights 


J.  H.  Johns  and  Charles  Thomas 
have  leased  Shattuck  Hall,  Berkeley, 
for  a  year  and  have  re-christened  it 
the  Berkeley  Opera  House.  They 
will  book  combinations,  either  per- 
centage or  guarantee.  The  opera 
house  will  seat  1 ,000.  Mr.  Johns  was 
last  season  manager  for  Harry  Corson 
Clarke  and  Mr.  Thomas  very  success- 
fully managed  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia attractions  last  season. 

The  Dailey  Comedy  Company  will 
open  in  San  Diego  September  3,  with 
the  following  company:  W.  R.  Dailey, 
proprietor;  Chas.  M.  Thall,  treasurer; 
Nick  Harvey,  advance;  Max  Steinle, 
Chas.  Bailey,  Ed.  Holland,  Claude 
Donnelly,  Billy  Flemen,  E.  C.  Clipper, 
Day  children,  Rose  Simmons,  Helen 
Hargreaves,  Lottie  Meder  and  Ger- 
trude Wood.  Herman  Sehlott,  leader. 
Manager  Dailey  thinks  prospects  are 
exceedingly  bright  in  San  Diego,  as 
he  will  be  the  first  show  there  in  three 
months. 

A  merry  evening  was  recently  en- 
joyed by  a  number  of  congenial  spirits 
of  newspaper  and  professional  pro- 
minence in  the  Bohemian  quarters  of 
Ben  Benjamin  and  Bert  Hunt  of  the 
Chronicle.  Tom  Greene's  sweet  tenor 
was  heard  in  songs,  Bern  ice  Holmes 
also  participating.  Etta  Butler  added 
to  the  amusement  of  the  guests  with 
her  imitations  and  Bessie  Tannehill's 
coon  singing  was  much  enjoyed. 
James  Neill  who  lately  returned  from 
Honolulu,  and  several  members  of 
his  company  were  among  those  pres- 
ent. The  "Attic"  is  acquiring  great 
fame  among  clever  people. 


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Comments  On  Things 
Here  and  There 


The  good  heart  of  the  average  actor 
very  often  fails  of  its  reward  in  this 
world,  except  if  we  may  consider  the 
consciousness  of  well-doing  a  reward. 
This  was  strikingly  exemplified  this 
week  in  the  death  of  a  young  woman 
in  one  of  our  private  hospitals.  She 
has  for  a  long  time  been  a  sufferer 
from  consumption,  and  in  the  last 
three  or  four  months  had  taken  to  her 
bed,  a  hopeless  invalid.  Without 
friends  or  money,  at  outs  with  the 
only  living  being  on  whom  she  had 
any  claim — a  godmother  of  uncertain 
age  and  fiery  temper,  who  had-  not 
seen  her  for  years — the  young  invalid 
was  forced  to  seek  assistance  that 
would  keep  her  from  the  poor-house. 
Learning  the  Eastern  address  of  a 
friend  of  school-girl  days,  an  actor 
well  known  in  the  East,  she  commu- 
nicated with  him  and  received  in 
reply  a  remittance  which  enabled  her 
to  receive  care  at  a  hospital.  Month 
after  month  this  remittance  came  until 
the  summer  Eastern  heat  drove  the 
actor  to  the  cool  breezes  and  fogs  of 
his  native  city.  And  with  him  came 
the  kindly  heart  and  the  generous 
supply  of  money  that  had  been  sup- 
plying the  dying  girl  with  the  neces- 
saries of  life.  The  girl's  life  at  last 
neared  its  end,  and  the  man  on  whom 
she  had  no  claim  whatever,  except 
the  feeling  of  a  kindly  heart  for  a  poor 
suffering  girl,  visited  her  day  after 
day  after  rehearsals,  trying  to 
alleviate  her  sufferings  and  cheer  her 


in  her  last  moments.  Last  week  she 
died,  leaving  as  her  sole  possession  an 
insurance  on  her  life  of  $180.00.  No 
sooner  had  the  girl  died  than  the 
godmother  appeared  on  the  scene, 
claimed  the  insurance  policy,  and  left 
the  body  to  be  buried  by  the  man  who 
had  spent  his  time  and  money  out  of 
pure  kindness  of  heart.  And  he  who 
would  not  suffer  the  notoriety  a  suit 
would  bring,  is  still  denying  himself 
some  of  the  luxuries  that  the  past  de- 
mands on  his  purse  might  have 
allowed  him.  A  little  tragedy  of  the 
world,  quite  of  the  flavor  of  the  world. 

¥  ¥ 

As  showing  another  side  of  friendly 
sacrifice,  the  writer  the  other  day 
learned  of  the  action  of  a  young 
actor  who  declined  a  good  part  and 
contented  himself  in  subordinating 
himself  with  a  mere  bit  that  he  might 
secure  for  a  less  fortunate  friend  the 
part  that  he  had  been  cast  for.  His 
reason  was  that  he  had  been  playing 
a  long  and  arduous  season,  and  he 
could  not  learn  the  part,  and  he  was 
tired  out.  His  friend  being  the  only 
man  available  was  sure  of  the  part 
and  a  week's  work.  In  this  instance, 
it  was  not  a  case  of  ingratitude,  but 
of  two  strong  hands  meeting  in  a 
firm  clasp  such  as  make  men  stronger 
and  better  in  every  way. 


Ruth  Berkeley 

Ruth  Berkeley,  whose  charming 
face  and  talent  have  been  one  of  the 
features  of  the  Frawley  season  at  the 
Grand,  has  made  very  great  headway 
during  her  three  years  on  the  stage. 
Her  greatest  success  has  been  achieved 
as  the  lisping  girl  in  The  White 
Horse  Tavern.  She  has  signed  to 
play  Eunice  in  the  Whitney  produc- 
tion of  Quo  Vadis  this  season,  and  she 
will  surely  acquit  herself  well.  David 
Belasco  late  last  season  asked  her  to 
take  the  name  part  in  one  of  his  Zaza 
road  companies.  Miss  Berkeley  has 
had  good  training,  having  been  with 
Augustin  Daly  for  a  season  and  with 
other  good  companies.  Her  work  is 
distinguished  for  delicacy  and  intelli- 
gence, and  what  she  has  already  done 
gives  much  promise  for  the  future. 


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Cooper  &  Coghill's  Company  is 
busy  rehearsing  for  their  Coast  tour. 
Fred  Cooper  tells  The  Review  that 
he  has  gathered  together  a  fine  com- 
pany, and  with  any  kind  of  luck  he 
will  have  a  big  money  winner.  Best 
wishes,  Fred. 


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Home  Fund  have  brought  the  total  to 
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JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


Howard  Scott  left  this  week  for 
the  Santa  Cruz  mountains  where  he 
will  spend  his  month's  vacation. 

Mary  Mannering  will  begin  re- 
hearsals of  Janice  Meredith,  the  last 
week  in  August. 

H.  S.  Northrup  left  Wednesday 
for  New  York  to  commence  rehearsals 
with  E.  H.  Sothern  in  Hamlet. 

Carrol  Marshall,  the  well- 
known  character  actress,  is  lying  ill 
in  one  of  our  local  hospitals. 

W.  H.  Davenport  closed  at  the 
Macdonough  Sunday  night.  He  goes 
out  with  the  Dailey  Repertoire  Com- 
pany on  the  14th. 

Ernest  Howell,  of  the  Alcazar, 
declined  a  very  good  offer  from  the 
Jessie  Shirley  Company  this  week. 
Mr.  Howell's  clever  work  is  becoming 
known. 

"PULL-'EM-DOWN  CHRISTIE"  KAV- 

anaugh,  of  the  Tivoli,  has  been 
engaged  to  play  his  original  role  in 
the  revival  of  Ship  Ahoy  at  the 
Alhambra  Theatre  early  next  month. 

Ferris  Hartman  is  taking  a  long- 
needed  rest  at  Catalina.  He  returns 
Sunday,  and  on  Monday  will  begin 
active  rehearsals  of  the  revival  of 
Ship  Ahoy  at  the  Alhambra  Theatre. 

Thomas  Phillips,  who  has  been 
T.  Daniel  Frawley's  efficient  stage 
manager  for  the  past  five  years,  leaves 
the  company  in  a  couple  of  weeks  and 
goes  to  New  York. 

Herbert  Ashton,  of  the  Frawley 
Company,  and  Lillian  Branscombe,  a 
very  pretty  young  actress  who  came 
to  this  country  with  the  Moore- 
Roberts  Company,  were  married  last 
week. 

The  Cowslip  Farm,  a  new  rural 
play,  will  be  produced  under  the 
stage  direction  of  George  Henry 
Trader  at  Newport,  R.  I.,  on  Sept.  3. 
Edward  Warren  will  appear  in  the 
stellar  role.  The  company  proposes 
to  tour  to  the  Pacific  Coast  and  back 
under  the  management  of  W.  A. 
Le  Boute. 

Ben  Hur  begins  its  second  season 
at  the  Broadway  theatre,  New  York, 
Monday  evening,  September  3rd, 
where  it  will  play  an  engagement  of 
five  weeks.  Its  stay  will  be  cut  short 
by  contracts  made  a  year  ago,  which 
cannot  be  cancelled.  Were  it  not  for 
these  obstacles  Ben  Hur  could  un- 
doubtedly run  the  entire  season  at  the 
Broadway  to  the  same  great  patronage 
it  recorded  last  season. 


Three  of  the  most  prominent 
actors  in  this  country  will  arrive  here 
in  a  few  days  to  join  Henry  Miller's 
company.  They  are  the  veteran 
actor  J.  H.  Stoddard,  Daniel  N. 
Harkins  and  Joseph  Brennan.  Stod- 
dard will  appear  in  his  original  role  of 
Mr.  Lerry  in  The  Only  Way,  and  the 
other  two  actors  will  also  be  seen  in 
the  same  roles  in  which  they  appeared 
when  The  Only  Way,  was  staged  in 
New  York. 

John  Drew  is  a  real  hero.  At  East 
Hampton,  L,.  I.,  last  week  he  and  sev- 
eral other  men  rescued  four  clever 
young  women  from  drowning,  as  they 
were  being  carried  out  by  the  undertow. 

Capt.  Jack  Crawford,  the  poet 
scout,  got  in  last  week  from  the 
Klondike,  and  is  preparing  to  launch 
a  picturesque  border  play  he  has 
written.  He  expects  to  have  sufficient 
backing  from  a  well  known  Klondike 
millionaire. 

Ignacio  Martinetti,  the  original 
Zou-Zou  of  Trilby,  is  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. He  comes  to  attend  the  mid- 
summer jinks  of  the  Bohemian  Club, 
which  took  place  in  the  redwoods 
near  Guerneville  the  latter  part  of 
this  week.  Martinetti  is  a  popular 
member  of  the  club  and  is  a  universal 
favorite,  and  never  misses  the  annual 
summer  jinks  of  this  famous  club.  He 
is  a  native  of  this  city,  of  French 
parents.  While  here  he  will  re-appear 
as  Zou-Zou,  being  in  the  Frawley 
production  next  week. 

Hobart  Bosworth,  the  young 
actor  who  will  play  the  leading 
character  in  support  of  Blanche 
Walsh  next  season  made  his  advent 
on  the  stage  at  the  old  California 
theatre  in  San  Francisco,  in  McKee 
Rankin's  Stock  Company.  He  fol- 
lowed this  engagement  as  a  stock 
actor  with  Osborne  &  Stockwell  at  the 
Alcazar  theatre  in  San  Francisco. 
Then  he  joined  Mrs.  D.  P.  Bowers 
and  presented  scenes  in  costume  with 
her  from  Macbeth,  Elizabeth  and  her 
repertoire,  and  went  to  Mexico  with 
Hermann,  the  magician,  as  his  assist- 
ant. After  various  experiences  in 
"jobbing"  engagements,  he  joined  the 
company  of  Augustus  Daly  in  New 
York  in  1888  and  remained  with  him 
ten  seasons,  leaving  him  to  become 
Julia  Marlowe's  leading  man.  He 
played  a  stock  season  with  Blanche 
Walsh  in  1898  in  Denver.  East  sea- 
son Mr.  Bosworth  was  leading  man  of 
the  stock  company  playing  at  the  Pike 
theatre  in  Cincinnati. 


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6 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  ii,  1900 


AT  THE  ♦  *  ♦ 
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The  Columbia 

THE  large  attendance  at  the  Colum- 
bia theatre  indicated  the  most 
successful  week  since  the  Miller  com- 
pany opened.  Mr.  Miller  presented 
a  play  that  could  not  help  but  draw. 
There  is  something  so  natural,  so 
sentimentally  beautiful  about  Hearts- 
ease that  it  never  fails  to  supply  the 
intensest  enjoyment.  When  it  was 
produced  at  the  same  theatre  a  year 
ago,  it  was  such  a  pronounced  artistic 
success  and  so  popular  that  to  have 
left  it  out  of  the  repertoire  during  the 
present  engagement  of  the  company 
would  have  been  a  sad  disappoint- 
ment, not  only  to  the  hundreds  who 
did  not  see  it  before  but  to  the  many 
who  desired  to  see  it  the  second  time. 
It  is  a  romantic  play  with  plenty  of 
heart  interest,  with  a  pretty  love  story, 
and  just  enough  pathos  to  bring  tears 
to  the  eyes  of  the  maidens.  Mr.  Mil- 
ler's work,  of  course,  was  the  center 
of  attraction,  and  his  support,  too, 
was  most  excellent.  Miss  Angliu  and 
Miss  Martinot  were  particularly  senti- 
mental in  the  right  place — a  result 
that  cannot  always  be  relied  upon, 
even  in  the  best  of  companies.  Both 
ladies  added  to  their  popularity  by  a 
clever  performance.  Frank  Worth- 
ing was  well  cast  as  the  petty  villain, 
and  much  commendable  praise  could 
well  be  said  of  Miss  Dale,  Mrs. 
Whiffen  and  the  remainder  of  the 
cast,  comprising  as  it  did,  Charles 
Walcott,  John  Findlay,  Earle  Browne, 
E.  Y.  Backus,  William  Courtnay, 
George  Christie,  Frank  E.  Lamb, 
Harry  Spear  and  Chas.  Estie. 


The  Alcazar 

T^nis  week's  revival  of  The  Country 
'  Girl  at  the  Alcazar  opened  with 
favorable  promise  of  a  successful  sec- 
ond weeks'  run.  The  play  is  a  light 
love  comedy  of  pleasing  scenes  and 
amusing  plot,  and  the  presentation  by 
the  company  at  the  Alcazar  adds 
merit  to  the  parts.  The  scenic  effects 
and  costuming  are  beautiful,  and 
there  is  a  finish  to  every  detail;  and 
the  cast  is  without  criticism  and  de- 
serving of  the  frequent  applause  and 
expression  of  appreciation  accorded 
them.  The  scenes  are  of  the  real  old 
English  country  town  and  London 
stamp.  Florence  Roberts,  as  the 
young  and  clever  country  girl,  with 
her  guardian,  "Moody,"  as  presented 


by  Theodore  Roberts,  are  the  central 
characters  of  the  play.  Miss  Roberts' 
role  is  that  of  the  pouting  country 
lassie  with  a  lively  change  to  the 
frolicsome  guise  of  a  London  youth 
out  for  an  airing  in  the  park.  This 
character  is  the  life  of  the  play,  and 
Miss  Roberts'  ability  makes  the  scene 
lively,  amusing  and  pleasing.  Mr. 
Whittlesey,  in  his  role  of  the  romantic 
lover,  does  his  usual  good  work,  and 
Mr.  Montaine,  as  the  jolly  good  fel- 
low, "Sparkish,"  deserves  commenda- 
tion for  the  thoroughly  clever  handling 
of  the  happy-go-lucky  character. 
Moody,  in  the  hands  of  Theodore 
Roberts,  is  a  strong  character,  and  his 
sister,  as  impersonated  by  Lorena 
Atwood,  is  a  charmingly  sweet  imper- 
sonation. Edwin  Emery  and  George 
Webster  were  good,  and  Marie  Howe, 
forsaking  grande  dames,  played  the 
soubrette  role  of  Lucy. 


Grand  Opera  House 

'T'he  Middle  Man,  a  play  in  four 
acts  by  Henry  Arthur  Jones, 
opened  the  week  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  on  Monday  night.  The  play 
is  one  containing  many  strong  situa- 
tions and  many  pathetic  scenes. 
Wilton  Lackaye  interprets  most  ad- 
mirably the  character  of  Cyrus  Blenk- 
arn,  the  old  master  potter,  whose  life 
has  been  devoted  to  inventions  that 
have  raised  to  affluence  Joseph 
Chandler,  owner  of  the  Tetlow  Porce- 
lain Works,  whose  son,  Captain 
Chandler,  ruins  Mary  Blenkarn,  the 
old  man's  idol.  The  best  scene  is  in 
the  second  act  in  the  workroom  of 
Blenkart's  house  where  the  feeble  old 
potter  is  called  from  his  experiments 
to  hear  of  his  child's  downfall,  receiv- 
ing a  letter  of  farewell  from  her  as 
she  contemplates  self  destruction, 
Captain  Chandler  having  gone  to  the 
war.  Lackaye  threw  real  strength 
and  emotion  into  the  scene  as  he 
prayed  the  aid  of  Heaven  to  grant 
him  the  power  to  bring  the  Chandlers 
to  the  dust  and  right  Mary's  wrongs. 
His  voice  and  action  were  admirable 
and  there  were  five  curtain  calls.  The 
firing  house  and  the  pottery  furnaces, 
the  last  trial  of  the  old  man  to  dis- 
cover the  secret  of  a  new  ware  that 
will  make  him  rich  and  his  enemy 
poor,  the  agony  of  suspense  waiting 
for  the  oven  to  cool  to  test  the  last  ex- 
periment, even  the  furniture  being 
sacrificed    as  fuel  when  the  coal  is 


exhausted  and  starvation  is  staring 
Blenkart  and  his  daughter  Nancy  in 
the  face,  is  very  realistic.  The 
triumph  of  the  old  man  as  the  precious 
secret  is  discovered,  makes  a  realistic 
picture  that  brings  smiles  and  tears 
from  the  audience.  The  play  ends 
happily,  of  course,  with  the  marriage 
of  Captain  Chandler  and  Mary,  who 
has  not  suicided  after  all,  but  returned 
as  a  glad  surprise  to  the  old  father 
who  believed  her  dead,  just  as  he 
takes  possession  of  the  home  of  the 
Chandlers  winning  a  noble  revenge  as 
he  offers  his  former  master  a  position 
in  his  pottery  works  that  are  making 
a  fortune  to  the  ruin  of  Joseph  Chand- 
ler. Corona  Riccardo  made  a  very 
womanly  Mary  and  her  scenes  with 
the  old  father  were  sorrowfully  tender 
and  natural.  Alice  Evans,  as  Nancy 
Blenkarn,  and  J.  R.  Amory,  as  Jesse 
Pegg,  her  lover,  lightened  the  shad- 
ows with  their  comedy  work.  The 
rest  of  the  cast  included  H.  S.  Duffield 
as  Joseph  Chandler,  Henry  Roberts 
as  Captain  Julian  Chandler,  Herbert 
Ashton  as  Sir  Seaton  Umfrayville, 
Geo.  Gaston,  H.  W.  Gilbert,  Wallace 
Shaw,  Geo.  Bowman,  Clarence  Chase, 
Reginald  Travers,  Phosa  McAllister, 
Pearl  Landers,  Christine  Hill  and 
Ruth  Berkeley. 


The  California 

HThe  long  and  pleasant  stay  of  Dunne 
&  Ry ley's  comedians  at  the  Cali- 
fornia comes  to  an  end  tomorrow  night. 
This  organization  has  broken  all  rec- 
ords for  farce  comedy  production  and 
has  called  attention  to  several  impor- 
tant facts  that  will  be  remembered 
when  this  summer's  engagement  has 
become  a  thing  of  memory.  First  of 
all  it  has  shown  us  that  Sherrie  Ma- 
thews is  a  finished  actor — a  comedian 
of  genuine  ability;  one  who  will  before 
long  be  seen  in  straight  comedy  work. 
He  has  one  of  the  most  promising  fut- 
ures on  the  American  stage.  No.  2 — 
Mary  Marble  must  be  accorded  first 
place  as  the  dainty  comedienne;  the 
very  best  child  impersonator  in  the 
business.  No.  3 — Walter  Jones,  whose 
tramp  reputation  will  probably  cling  to 
him  for  years,  can  do  serious  comedy, 
if  we  may  call  it,  in  contradistinction  to 
burlesque,  and  do  it  well — how  well, 
just  recall  his  little  hit  as  the  old  man 
in  A  Day  and  a  Night.  No.  4 — Tony 
Hart,  as  a  German  dialect  comedian — 
one  of  the  funniest  and  easiest  work- 


ing laugh  producers  on  the  stage,  is  a 
valuable  man,  and  ought  to  have  a 
national  reputation  some  day.  No.  5 — 
There  is  Bessie  Tannehill,  an  actress 
who  has  the  genuine  sense  of  humor 
and  a  rollicking,  pleasing  comedy 
manner  that  is  irresistible.  Besides, 
Miss  Tannehill's  rich,  warm,  well 
cultivated  voice  is  a  rare  possession, 
and  she  can  make  more  music  out  of 
coon  melodies  than  almost  any  singer 
before  the  public.  Bulger  will  always 
be  funny — he  could  stand  sideways 
facing  an  audience  and  get  a  laugh. 
But  to  come  to  the  play.  It  was  a 
new  one  Sunday  night — The  Night  of 
the  Fourth — by  a  Chicago  news- 
paper man,  and  for  two  acts  it  is  good. 
The  third  act  is  weak.  The  title 
suggests  the  idea  of  the  play.  Eli 
Frost  tries  to  dodge  the  annual 
George  Washington  celebration.  He 
lands  in  a  cellar  filled  with  fireworks; 
later  he  sues  for  damages;  then  fol- 
lows breach  of  promise  suits  from  four 
fair  damsels  who  think  they  have  been 
proposed  to.  In  order  to  escape  re- 
sponsibility, he  becomes  insane.  His 
lawyer,  Keenan  Swift,  is  attorney  for 
both  sides.  Finally  Eli  is  landed  in 
the  asylum.  With  the  aid  of  a  tramp 
(Walter  Jones)  he  manages  to  have  the 
superintendent  incarcerated  instead  of 
himself,  and  so  on  till  further 
orders.  Plenty  of  fun  for  two  acts. 
The  third  act  falls  a  little  flat.  When 
it  is  built  up  the  piece  will  be  a  valu- 
able property.  Sherrie  Mathews,  who 
has  been  working  hard,  was  out  of 
the  cast  this  week.  Harry  Cashman 
took  his  place  and  played  the  lawyer, 
Keenan  Swift,  very  well.  Bulger  was 
Eli  Frost,  the  ice  man.  It  is  a  great 
part  for  him.  Tony  Hart  did  well 
with  a  boy  part,  as  did  Mary  Marble 
with  a  girl  part.  Phil  Ryley,  who  can 
play  dudes  with  much  originality  and 
splendid  effect,  was  extremely  good  as 
Pierpont  Van  Graft.  Walter  Jones 
was  a  Weary  Willie  and  an  old  man 
— a  vaudeville  agent.  The  latter  is  a 
great  part  for  Jones  and  shows  his 
histrionic  ability  in  a  new  light.  It  is 
bound  to  be  a  big  hit  in  the  East. 
His  characterization  is  a  gem  of 
finished  acting.  Bessie  Tannehill 
plays  Laura  Jean  Frost,  a  maiden  of 
tender  heart,  who  would  impress  the 
beholder  with  her  tender  years.  She 
also  sang  some  of  her  inimitable  coon 
songs.  Maude  Courtenay  sang  some 
of  her  favorite  songs  to  much  applause 
and  Andrew  Bode  was  a  fine  looking 


August  ii,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Judge  Bolliver.  Dave  Andrada,  who 
has  proven  [himself  an  uncommonly 
clever  character  man  was  Dr.  X  Ray 
Cuticle.  He  gave  a  fine  performance. 
Norma  Whalley  looked  beautiful  as 
the  daughter  of  the  Judge. 


The  Ttboli 

THE  Grand  Opera  at  the  Tivoli  is 
drawing  packed  houses,  the 
demand  for  seats  being  in  excess  of 
the  capacity  of  the  house,  and  the  en- 
thusiasm that  has  been  shown  makes 
the  success  of  the  opera  season  an 
assured  fact.  No  expense  or  pains 
have  been  spared  to  render  each  per- 
formance artistic  and  satisfactory,  and 
the  result  is  a  treat  to  every  lover  of 
good  music.  This  week  Rigoletto,  so 
full  of  strength  and  fire,  was  given 
an  admirable  performance,  the  com- 
pany making  a  strong  cast.  Fer- 
rari, an  artistic  singer,  in  the  role 
of  Rigoletto;  Nicolini,  in  Sparafucile: 
Signora  Politini,  in  Magdalena;  and 
Russo,  the  clever  young  Italian,  win- 
ning praise.  Othello  aroused  the 
audience  to  the  highest  pitch  of  en- 
thusiasm; bravos!  and  ringing  ap- 
plause following  the  exquisite  strains 
of  Salassa's  magnificent  voice.  He 
is  strongly  magnetic  and  makes  a 
striking  picture  upon  the  stage,  and 
his  tones  are  rich,  sweet  and  full  of 
melody.  His  Iago  is  considered  a 
master  piece.  Avedano  does  effective 
and  artistic  work,  and  Anna  Lichter 
is  refined  and  graceful  in  voice  and 
action  as  Desdemonia.  Frances 
Graham  is  also  an  immense  favorite, 
and  her  voice  is  pure  and  sweet  and 
charming  in  the  extreme,  her  Emilia 
being  well  interpreted.  The  chorus 
is  bright,  and  there  is  vim,  dash  and 
sparkle  and  artistic  merit  from  the 
rise  of  the  curtain  to  the  close. 


The  Alta  Theatre 

THE  old  Grove  Street,  rejuvenated 
and  made  exceedingly  attractive 
under  the  management  of  Horace 
Ewing,  opened  its  doors  under  the 
name  of  the  Alta  Theatre,  Monday 
night  to  a  crowded  house.  It  looks 
as  though  Manager  Ewing,  at  10,  20 
and  30  cents,  would  make  a  valuable 
property  of  the  place.  It  was  some- 
what unfortunate  that  so  weak  a  play 
as  The  Red,  White  and  Blue  was 
selected  for  the  opening.  It  offered 
no  suitable  part  for  the  players,  and 
such  capable  actors  as  Wm.  Brewer 
and  Louise  Carter  failed  to  create 
much  enthusiasm  in  the  leading  roles. 
It  was  hardly  their  fault,  as  the  parts 
were  uncommonly  bad.  The  real 
surprise  of  the  evening  came  from 
Mable  Carmichael  and  Clark  Macfar- 
lane,  two  comparatively  new  people  on 
the  stage,  who  created  most  favor- 
able impressions.  Miss  Carmichael 
has  good  looks,  intensity  and  emo- 
tion, and  will  make  rapid  progress. 
Mr.  Macfarlane,  who  is  a  big,  graceful 
fellow,  with  a  good  head  and  a  studi- 
ous inclination,  played  the  Spanish 
villain  and  played  it  so  discreetly  that 
he  saved  it  from  being  ridiculous. 
Willis  Marks  was  good  as  Father 
Savage,  and  Eddie  Holland  furnished 
considerable  fun  as  Pat  McSheedey, 
sailor  in  the  U.  S.  Navy.  Helen 
Nelson,  a  handsome  young  actress 
who  will  play  ingenues,  will  be  able 
to  show  her  talent  in  a  play  that  will 
give  her  a  better  chance.  John 
Abbot  was  a  good  looking  Spanish 
servant,  and  Frank  Thompson,  who  is 
directing  the  stage,  was  the  leader  of 
the  insurgents.  The  Stowaway,  to  fol- 
low next  week,  will  give  the  company  a 
better  chance  to  display  their  ability. 


The  Orpheum 

The  Orpheum  is  offering  an  espe- 
cially good  entertainment  this 
week.  Among  the  many  clever 
turns,  the  hit  of  the  evening  was  per- 
haps scored  by  Laura  Bennett  and 
Sallie  Stembler,  who  present  the 
bright  little  comedietta  fresh  from  the 
pen  of  Geo.  Cohan,  entitled  Sapho  and 
Lulu.  Sallie  Stembler,  as  Lulu 
Palarza,  the  tough  girl,  is  inimitable, 
and  her  rendition  of  the  love  song  to 
the  imaginary  $50,000  "angel"  brings 
down  the  house.  Laura  Bennett,  as 
Sapho  Neversold,  the  Shakespearean 
reader,  sustained  her  part  well,  and 
received  hearty  applause  as  evidence 
of  her  good  work.  The  Meeker- 
Baker  Trio  keep  the  audience  in 
continual  laughter  for  fully  fifteen 
minutes.  They  give  the  best  per- 
formance in  their  line  that  the 
Orpheum  has  had  this  year.  Chas. 
Hooker  and  Ma  Belle  Davis  prove 
themselves  experts  in  the  art 
terpsichorean  and  hold  the  pleased 
attention  of  the  audience  with  their 
cfever  work.  John  Nash,  the  mono- 
logue entertainer,  was  well  received. 
Jolly  John  he  is  called,  and  it  is  a 
fitting  sobriquet.  The  Nichols  Sisters, 
with  their  black  face  impersonations, 
and  Zelma  Rawlston,  with  her  natty 
costumes  and  catchy  songs,  are  hold- 
overs from  last  week  and  still  con- 
tinue to  please.  St.  Onge  Brothers, 
the  comedy  cyclists,  are  very  daring, 
and  their  work  is  good.  John  Mason 
and  Katherine  Grey  give  us  this  week 
an  amusing  comedy  called  Another 
Story.  The  playet  could  change  titles 
and  well  be  called  A  Lesson  to  Hus- 
bands. The  American  Biograph 
furnishes  the  finale  to  this  week's 
good  bill,  with  presentations  of  new 
and  interesting  views. 


The  Chutes 


Thk  new  bill  at  the  Chutes  is  draw- 
■  ing  good  crowds.  La  Lista  is 
still  on  the  bill;  she  has  made  a  great 
hit  with  her  dances.  Lord  and  Rowe, 
knockabout  comedians,  are  above  the 
average  in  their  line.  Waterman 
Sisters  are  very  clever  singing  and 
dancing  artists  and  immensely  popu- 
lar. Boggs  and  Haewood  do  a  clever 
sketch  that  seems  to  please.  Martin 
and  Ridgeway  are  still  on  for  another 
week,  their  pantomime  work  being 
very  clever.  Seabury,  the  high  diver, 
has  returned  for  a  short  stay. 


Fischer  s  Concert  House 

Monday  night  opened  a  bright 
new  bill  at  Fischer's  Concert 
House  that  was  generously  applauded 
from  first  to  last,  several  new  people 


appearing.  Miss  Emma  Adams,  the 
possessor  of  a  very  musical  soprano 
voice,  sang  Stars  of  Night  Adorning 
Sing  and  Smile  Slumber  of  Gounod, 
responding  to  encores.  Miss  Adams 
has  not  been  heard  in  concert  of  late, 
devoting  herself  to  teaching,  and  her 
re-appearance  upon  the  stage  was 
hailed  with  delight.  Her  style  is  very 
refined  and  her  voice  sweet.  Herbert 
Medley  was  also  a  favorite  with  his 
baritone  songs,  The  Two  Grenadiers, 
and  Fill  me  a  Brimming  Bowl.  His 
renditions  were  spirited  and  he  met 
with  merited  appreciation.  Miss 
Eudora  Forde,  was  heartily  applauded 
for  a  pleasing  rendition  of  Denza's 
Situ  M'aime  and  selections  from  II 
Trovatore.  Little  Alma  Wurthrich 
with  her  song  and  dance  act  continues 
to  be  a  pet  of  the  audience  and  was  as 
well  received  as  in  her  appearances 
last  week.  Horizontal  bar  act  by 
Messrs.  Moll  and  Moulton  was 
given.  A  pretty  sketeh,  The  Right 
Stockton,  was  presented  by  the 
Ogdens  and  Miss  Bertha  Foltz. 
Little  Miss  Ogden's  scenes  with  the 
father,  impersonating  Santa  Claus, 
being  extremely  natural  and  given 
with  childlike  grace.  The  little  tot 
is  well  worth  seeing  and  makes  an 
innocent  picture  in  her  dainty  white 
gown  asking  Santa  Claus  if  he  is 
"real."  New  moving  pictures  com- 
pleted the  program. 


Vaudeville  Notes 


Oro  and  Bell  will  shortly  go  East. 

Williams  and  Bissell  will  shortly 
play  this  city. 

Iza  Miller  will  join  Gus  Hills  Com- 
pany for  next  season. 

Business  is  very  fair  at  the  Vienna 
Buffet,  Los  Angeles. 

Al  Hazzard  plays  the  Dewey 
theatre,  Oakland,  next  week. 

Friedlander  Brothers  open  at  the 
Mascot  theatre,  Seattle,  next  week. 

Lucille  Alden  and  Queenie  Myrle 
open  at  the  Olympia,  August  13th. 

Joe  Ruiz  of  the  Tivoli  theatre, 
Stockton,  is  in  town  for  a  few  days. 

Viola  Campi  opens  at  the  Standard 
theatre,  Bakersfield,  next  week. 

The  Dulcie  Sisters  are  a  great  hit  at 
the  Pabst  Cafe,  San  Jose. 

Conlon  and  Ryder  open  at  Fischer's 
Concert  Hall,  August  13th. 

Minnie  Ward  is  in  town  for  a  few 
days. 

The  Dockmans  open  at  the  Vienna 
Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  next  week. 

Kitty  Henley  and  Madge  Hall  will 
be  in  town  before  long. 

Ed.  Carter,  Dalton  and  Lewis, 
Emerson  Sisters  and  John  Delmore 
will  appear  at  Oakland  Park  next 
Sunday. 


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NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  Aug.  5.— The  Casino  Boy  is 
the  latest  burlesque  to  strike  this  town.  He 
got  here  last  Tuesday  night  and  has  been 
making  good  ever  since  on  the  Casino  roof. 
To  Californians  sojourning  here,  the  oper- 
etta is  of  especial  interest  from  the  fact  that 
Willie  K.  Seeno  (The  Casino  Boy),  is  played 
by  the  Countess  Von  Hatzfeldt,  niece  of 
Collis  P.  Huntington.  If  uncle  had  coughed 
up  a  few  hundred  thousands,  the  Countess 
might  not  now  have  had  to  earn  her  own 
diamonds  wearing  tights  on  the  Casino  roof 
garden,  and  the  public  would  have  been  de- 
prived of  the  pleasure  of  being  able  to  see  a 
pretty  face  and  pleasing  figure.  So  we  here 
in  the  East  are  glad  that  the  Countess  did 
not  find  uncle  congenial.  She  need  have 
no  fear.  She  has  charms  enough  to  get 
along  in  any  climate.  She  is  easily  the 
most  lovable  creature  on  the  roof,  notwith- 
standing the  fact  that  The  Casino  Boy  is 
preceded  by  Lederer's  Casino  Beauty  Min- 
strels. Another  old  California  favorite  in 
the  Casino  Boy  is  George  K.  Fortescue, 
the  female  impersonator  who  was  the 
Duchess  years  ago  with  Dixie's  Adonis. 
Fortescue  is  as  big  and  grotesque  as  ever. 


Since  The  New  Rounders  with  Thomas 
K.  Seabrooke  died  a  natural  death  in  the 
Casino's  main  auditorium,  about  the  only 
operatic  performance  of  length  to  be  seen  in 
the  city  is  The  Cadet  Girl,  which  begins  its 
third  week  at  the  Herald  Square  tomorrow 
night.  New  York  is  no  hotter  than  many 
other  cities  along  the  Atlantic  seaboard  in 
summer,  which  have  plenty  of  summer 
opera,  and  not  many  years  ago  opera  ran 
all  summer  in  this  city.  But  this  summer, 
with  the  single  exception  of  The  Cadet 
Girl,  there  has  been  no  serious  attempt 
made  to  run  an  opera  company  within  the 
city  proper.  At  the  beaches  nearby  the 
opera  still  flourishes,  but  at  Atlantic 
City,  which  is  Philadelphia's  cross 
between  Cony  Island  and  Newport, 
they  are  too  good  to  have  opera  on  Sunday, 
and  so  last  Sunday  they  arrested  poor  little 
Guille,  the  tenor,  and  several  others  in  a 
company  who  were  going  to  give  some 
grand  opera  on  Sunday  night.  The  so- 
called  sacred  concert  don't  go  at  Atlantic 
City.  Those  New  Jersey  policemen  ought 
to  come  up  to  New  York  city  where  in  the 
vaudeville  houses  on  Sunday  nights  all 
kinds  of  acrobatic  feats,  trained  animals, 
jugglers,  and  murderers  of  the  Queen's 
English  are  included  in  continuous  or 
intermittent  "sacred  concerts."  Against  the 
law?  Well,  I  guess  yes;  but  not  against  any 
one  with  a  sufficient  pull  with  Tammany. 
The  fact  that  the  authorities  can  wink  at 
such  an  open  violation  of  the  law  is  proof 
in  itself  that  if  New  York  really  had  home 
rule  in  the  matter  the  law  would  be  re- 
pealed. 

*  * 
* 

The  stock  company  for  the  American 
Theatre  has  been  completed,  with  Ralph 
Stuart,  Mary  Hampton,  E.  L.  Snider,  Isa- 
belle  Evesson,  Charlotte  Lambert,  Georgie 
Welles,   Anna  Buckley,  Helaine  Hadley, 


Josephine  Underwood,  May  Diehl,  Dorothy 
Stewart,  Charlotte  Ashton,  Dolores  Lettaini, 
Laura  Rose,  Bernadetta  Ashton,  Herman 
Sheldon,  Frank  E.  Camp,  Thomas  J.  Keogh, 
Frank  Lindon,  Emil  Collins,  Victor  M.  De 
Silke,  John  Germon,  D.  S.  Deane,  S.  T. 
Wharton,  Albert  Germon,  Thomas  Wharton. 
Frank  Oakes  Rose  will  be  the  stage  director 
and  Theodore  Bendix  musical  director. 

The  criticism  of  The  Casino  Girl  in  the 
leading  London  journals  condemned  it  dis- 
dainfully as  senseless  trash,  but  it  is  as 
positively  reported  to  be  popular  as  a 
nonsensical  entertainment.  Songs  and 
dances  from  other  Casino  pieces  were  put 
in,  and,  no  doubt,  they  helped  to  turn  a 
New  York  failure  into  a  London  success. 

Margaret  Dale  has  been  made  a  member 
of  Charles  Frohman's  stock  company  at  the 
Empire,  and  she  will  have  a  part  in  Brother 
Officers  when  that  theatre  opens. 

Rob  Roy. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  John,  N.  B.,  July  30.— At  the  Opera 
House,  26-28,  John  Ernest  McCann's  The 
Wooing  of  Mrs.  Van  Cott  was  presented  by 
Edwin  Jepson's  comedians  to  very  satisfac- 
tory business.  In  the  company  are  Eugene 
Jepson,  Frank  Roberts,  Barry  O'Neil,  Logan 
Paul,  Jas.  Bevans,  Chrystie  Miller,  Daisy 
Lovering,  (Widow  Van  Cott),  Kate  Jepson 
and  Helen  Young.  It  is  a  bright  farce  and 
should  prove  a  success.  *  Manager  Skinner 
has  secured  Very  Little  Faust,  comprising 
three-score  people,  led  by  Otis  Harlan, 
Rose  Beaumont,  Mamie  Gilroy  and  Mile. 
Proto,  for  Aug.  13-14-15. 

Peachey  Carnehan. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Col.,  July  31.— A  magnificent 
production  of  Henry  Arthur  Jones'  drama, 
The  Masqueraders,  is  being  given  at 
Elitch's  Gardens  this  week,  with  sumptuous 
stage  settings  and  excellent  acting.  The 
honors  are  equally  divided  between  Blanche 
Bates,  Robert  Drouet  and  John  T.  Sullivan. 
Each  week  one  sees  something  new  to 
admire  in  Miss  Bates  and  to  say  that  she 
has  made  a  great  success  in  Denver  would 
be  to  put  it  very  mildly.  As  Dulcia  Laron- 
die,  her  work  is  beyond  criticism.  Mr. 
Drouet's  quiet  methods  are  in  perfect  accord 
with  the  part  of  David  Remon,  and  he 
plays  it  splendidly.  John  T.  Sullivan,  as 
the  dissolute  Sir  Brice  Skene,  does  some 
acting  that  has  seldom  been  equalled  at  the 
Gardens.  The  character  is  well  drawn  and 
forceful.  Jessie  Izett  is  most  effective  as 
the  good  sister,  Helen  Larondie.  Mr.  Wm. 
Owen,  as  Jimmy  Stokes,  and  Fred  Perry  as 
the  Hon.  Percy  Blanchflower,  make  the 
comedy  hits  of  the  piece.  Clever  work  is 
done  by  J.  Brandon  Tynan  and  G.  Soule 
Spencer,  as  Eddie  Remon  and  Montague 
Lushington,  respectively.  The  smaller 
parts  were  played  well  by  Blanche 
Kelleher,  Louise  Mcintosh,  Katherine 
Field,  Charles  Brokate,  John  Sumner, 
Charles  Mylott,  Harry  Stubbs,  Fred  Hill, 
Harry  Hynes,  Harry  Willard  and  others. 
Business  excellent. 


Northern  Lights  is  being  played  at  Man- 
hattan Beach  this  week  to  fair  business.  It 
is  an  unusually  good  military  melodrama. 
Eugene  Ormonde  does  some  excellent  work 
as  John  Swiftland,  the  Indian.  As  Dr. 
Sherwood,  Hardee  Kirkland  appears  at  his 
best.  Frank  Leary  is  clever  as  a  comedy 
old  man,  and  Robert  Rogers  made  a  good 
impression  as  Elliott  B.  Higgs.  Mary 
Hampton  plays  Helen  Dare  with  her  usual 
grace,  and  Miss  Aigen  is  pleasing  as  Florence 
Sherwood.  Asa  Lee  Willard  makes  Dan 
Horton  a  strong  character  and  Hugh  Ford 
is  a  splendid  Colonel  Grey.  Walter 
Thomas  and  Nettie  Abbott  are  decidedly 
good  as  the  young  lovers,  and  Mr.  Parke  is 
very  effective  as  Wallace  Grey.  *  This  week 
will  conclude  the  engagements  of  Mr. 
Drouet  and  Mr.  Perry  at  the  Gardens,  and 
Mr.  Ormonde  and  Miss  Hampton  at  the 
Beach.  Bob  Bell. 

NORTH  DAKOTA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Fargo,  Aug.  3. — This  week  Monday,  July 
30,  Nashville  Students  and  Gideon's  Min-' 
strel  Carnival  combined.  Thursday,  Aug. 
2,  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company  in  The 
Idol's  Eye.  C. 


MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 
Butte,  Mont.,  July  30.— The  Grand 
Opera  House,  G.  O.  McFarland,  Manager. — 
The  Clement  Stockwell  Company  closed  its 
summer  engagement  Sunday,  July  29.  The 
final  play  was  No  Thoroughfare.  The 
Clement  Stockwell  revival  of  No  Thorough- 
fare is  the  first  since  1879.  The  individual 
work  of  both  Mr.  Clement  and  Mr.  Stock- 
well  deserves  special  mention.  Before  leav- 
ing Butte  the  company  will  give  a  series  of 
open  air  performances  at  Columbia  Gardens, 
the  chief  of  Butte's  pleasure  grounds. 
Shakespeare's  comedy,  As  You  Like  It,  will 
be  given  in  the  open  air  Tuesday,  Wednes- 
day and  Thursday,  July  31  and  August  1st 
and  2nd.  The  undertaking  is  a  novelty  in 
Butte,  and  all  lovers  of  Shakespeare  are 
anxiously  awaiting  the  opening  night.  * 
At  Sutton  Family  Theatre  for  one  week  be- 
ginning July  29th,  George  &  Hart's  up-to- 
date  Georgia  Minstrels  will  entertain  the 
theatre-goers  of  Butte.  The  company  is 
said  to  consist  of  many  extra  good  special- 
ties and  good  singing. 

L.  Maclay  Rank. 


SMANILcA 

Special  Correspondence 
Manila,  P.  I.,  July  3. — The  new  Alham- 
bra  located  at  No.  64  Escolta,  under  the 
management  of  Messrs.  Whaley  and  John- 
son, is  one  of  the  most  successful  vaude- 
ville houses  in  Manila.  Everything  is  new 
and  up-to-date.  Crowded  houses  rule.  The 
Alhambra  has  a  strong  card  at  present. 
Miss  Wright  in  songs  is  something  real. 
Rockly  Brothers  in  a  knockabout  specialty 
are  funny.  Sid  Doody,  as  Mrs.  MacCartney, 
introducing  his  burlesque  dancing  and  true 
tales  and  jokes  of  "shanty  Irish  women"  is 
unusually  good.  The  Sisters  Faust,  Rosa, 
Daisy,  Vera,  in  gymnastic  and  acrobatic 
dancing  specialties,  are  the  greatest  hits  in 


their  line  that  we  have  had.  Miss  Heba 
Barlow,  the  song  bird  of  the  Orient,  con- 
tinues in  popular  favor.  She  is  the  cleverest 
singer  Manila  has  ever  heard.  Joe  Edmonds, 
the  Irish  ambassador,  in  his  characteristic 
absurdity  "In  Between"  is  a  corker.  Sid 
Doody  and  Edie  Wright  in  a  burlesque 
sketch  are  all  right.  Sisters  Phillips  in 
their  high  kicking,  dancing  and  singing 
specialties  win  out.  Also  a  farce  entitled 
Mike's  Misfortunes,  in  which  Frank  Pier- 
pont  as  Dr.  Brown,  Miss  Heba  Barlow  as 
Mrs.  Brown,  and  Joe  Edmonds  as  Mike, 
give  Manila  people  a  tidy  bit  of  farce 
comedy.  The  Alhambra  Vaudeville  Com- 
pany will  present  soon  Frank  Pierpont's 
burlesque  extravaganza,  The  Isle  of  Cham- 
pagne. Mr.  E.  R.  Johnson,  the  stage 
manager,  understands  his  business  and  says 
he  will  give  Manila  a  six  months  treat.  * 
Zorilla  Theatre  Stock  Company,  a  splendid 
organization  will  soon  arrive  from  Australia, 
also  one  from  Calcutta,  and  management 
will  offer  the  hungry  theatre-goers  of 
Manila  something  of  a  high  order.  Miss 
Hettie  Peel,  Dave  Munro,  Vallance,  Ehrout, 
Algernon  Aspland  are  now  playing  a  suc- 
cessful engagement  at  Zorilla  Theatre.  * 
Teatro  Filipino — Several  good  plays  by 
various  local  organizations  have  been  en- 
joyed at  this  playhouse  during  past  week, 
A  Filipino,  Maiden,  In  Manila  in  '98,  On 
The  Pasig,  and  a  native  company  presenting 
Patria.  All  met  with  much  success  and 
house  was  packed. 

Cabel  R.  Berry. 


On  the  %oad 

James  Neill  and  the  Neill  Company 
Los  Angeles,  July  29,  six  weeks;  Fresno, 
Sept.  10-11;  Stockton,  12;  San  Jose,  13-14- 
15;  Portland,  17,  week;  Vancouver,  24-25- 
26;  Victoria,  27-28-29;  Seattle,  30,  week. 

Frawley  Company 
Grand  Opera  House,  July  1;  indefinitely. 

Frank  Cooley  Company 
Bisbee,  Ariz.,  6,  week;  Globe,  13,  week; 
Tucson,  20,  week;  Phoenix,  27,  week. 

Elleford  Company 
San  Jose,  July  28,  two  weeks;  Watsonville, 
Aug.  13,  week;  Stockton,  20,  two  weeks. 

Clemcnt-Stockwell  Stock  Company 
Butte,  July  23,  indefinite. 

Clara  Mather  Company 
Kamloops,  B.C.,  Aug.  1-6;  Ashcroft,  9-1 1. 

Macoy's  Comedy  Company 
(Under  Canvas,  Dick  P.  Sutton,  Mgr.) — 
Carbonado,  Aug.  3-4;  Kent,  5;  Pullayup, 
6-7;  Orting,  8-9. 

Australian  Comedy  Company 
Tacoma,  Aug.  4. 


The  Alhambra  management  has 
secured  a  strong  attraction  in  Ferris 
Hartman,  who  is  without  question  the 
most  popular  actor  in  America,  as  far 
as  San  Francisco  is  concerned.  He 
has  a  record  of  five  consecutive  years 
at  one  house — a  record  breaker. 


August  ri,  1900 


Testimonial  to  Laura 
Creates 

The  testimonial  performance  to 
tbis  charming  young  actress  will 
occur  the  afternoon  of  the  16th  at  the 
Alcazar.  A  packed  house  will  be  the 
result.  Charlotte  Thompson's  beauti- 
ful little  play,  Only  the  Master  Shall 
Blame,  preceded  by  the  curtain  raiser 
by  Miss  Vieller  of  the  Call,  entitled 
Keeping  up  Appearances,  will  be  the 
bill.  The  cast  of  the  Master  will  be, 
White  Whittlesey  in  his  original  role, 
Edwin  Emery,  Florence  Roberts, 
Lorena  Atwood  and  L,aura  Crews. 


*  *  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  *  ^ 


Side  Lights 


Louis  James  and  Kathryn  Kidder  in 
a  new  production  of  the  same  magni- 
tude as  The  Winter's  Tale,  will  be  a 
Columbia  attraction  this  season. 

The  company  of  comic  opera 
singers  who  went  down  to  Santa  Cruz 
from  Sacramento,  are  reported  to 
have  stranded  and  waiting  for  a 
chance  to  get  home. 

The  advance  sale  of.  seats  for 
Henry  Miller's  production  of  The 
Only  Way,  will  open  at  the  box  office 
of  the  Columbia  Theatre  next  Thurs- 
dry  morning. 

The  engagement  of  one  of  Lederer's 
New  York  Casino  favorites  is  being 
consumated  by  the  management  of 
the  Alhambra  for  the  big  Ship  Ahoy 
production. 

Heartsease  has  done  the  banner 
business  of  the  Miller  season  thus  far. 
Seats  for  the  final  four  performances 
to  be  given  next  week  are  in  immense 
demand. 

Sunday  evening  at  the  Columbia 
theatre,  Louis  Francis  Brown  will  lec- 
ture on  "The  Grand  Canyon  of  Ari- 
zona." A  large  number  of  appropri- 
ate motion  pictures  will  be  shown, 
beside  about  one  hundred  beautifully 
colored  still  pictures.  Next  week 
Thursday  and  on  the  Sunday  follow- 
ing, the  subject  will  be  "Moki  Land" 
the  life  of  the  Moki  Indians,  perched 
on  the  top  of  lofty  mesas  in  the 
Arizona  Desert  and  their  religious 
ceremonies. 


New  Farragut  Theatre 

VALLEJO,  CAL. 

STEWART  ALLEN.  Lessee  and  Manager 

(Late  of  Sol  Smith  Russell  Co.) 

With  the  exception  of  Fresno  and  San  Jose,  best 
one  night  stand  in  California.  Seating  capacity  850. 
Theatre  is  being  completely  remodeled.  1500  men 
employed  at  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  26  miles  from 
San  Francisco.   Only  first-class  attractions  booked. 

Pianos  by  the  Month 

As  we  represent  the  best  make  of  pianos  in  every 
erade  from  Steinway  down  to  low-priced  makers, 
•»nd  as  our  installment  payments  are  easier  than 
those  of  other  dealers  we  are  the  people  from 
whom  you  should  purchase. 

New  Upright  Pianos,  $6  cash,  $6  per  month 
Other  Pianos,  S3,  $4  and  $5  per  month 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  &  CO. 

Steinway  Dealers 

Cor.  Kearny  and  Sutter  Sts.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Cor.  13th  and  Broadway,  Oakland 


G-EORG-IE 
COOPER 


TIVOI.I 
OPERA 
BOOSE 


LAURA  CREWS 

INOENUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


NOAH  BRANDT 

Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

Address  Newport,  R.  I. 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 


J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 


ALFRED  ALDRIDG-E 


DAII.EY'S  STOCK  CO. 


En  Route 


W.  H.  DAVENPORT 

CHARACTERS 

Dailey  Stock  Co. 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 

GEORGE  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

C  ROY  FLEMING 

Juveniles,  Vinton  Stock  Co. 

ANNA  LICHTER 

Tivoli  Opera  House 

BIEN  FAIKF.  ET  LAISSER  DIRE 

CLARENCE  IYI0NTA1NE 

ACTOR  COMEDIAN 

WALTER  BELASCO 

Specially  Engaged  for  Summer  Season  at  the  Alcazar 

DAN  CROUSE 

With  Frank  Cooley  Co. 

Permanent  Address,  Western  Amusement  Exchange 

MABLE  CARIYIICHAEL 


INOENUH 


Alta  Theatre 


Wiseman's  Serenaders 

D  J.  ANDRADA,  1st  Tenor;  NIC.  SEBASTIAN.  2d 
Tenor;  GEO.  H.  WISEMAN,  Barytone;  A.  BODE, 

Baw?th  Dunne  &  Ryley.    Late  with  Julia  Arthur. 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

EDWARD  B.  LADA 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 

OARLYLE  MOORE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 

(ilX).  I*.  WEOSTER 
•    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  + 

Sydney  Plhtt 

Characters  and  Comedy 

WITH    FRANK  COOLEY 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

Leading  Woman 

Australian  Comedy  Co. 

FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

FRANK  OPPERMAN 

Leading  Character  and  Comedy 
McDonough  Stock  Co. 

CLARENCE  CHASE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

MISS  MARY  VAN  BUREN 

Frawley  Company 

MAE  KEANE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

ED  NAIVNERY 

With  the  Dailey  Stock  Co. 

FRANCIS  McG-INN 

JUVENII.KS  AN!)  CHARACTERS 

Dailey  Stock  Co. 

WILLIAM  BREWER 

Alta  Theatre 

MAUDE  COURTNEY 

Who  M«|l  the  Old  Song* 

Dunne  S:  Ryley  Star  Stock  Company 

MISS  PERRY  WARD 

Character* 

At  Liberty 


HELENE 
DAVENPORT 

Comedienne 

Heavy  Leads  ^^^= 


MARY  SCOTT 


Leading  Woman 


Stockwell  Co 


Address  this  office 


MAY  BLAYNEY 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 


TOM  GREENE 


The  Tivoli 


W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

Geo.  M.  Hermance 


Stage  Manager  Macdonough  Stock  Co. 


FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,       Vinton  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey   Theatre,  Oakland 

GERALD  L.  DILLON 


Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 


Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

VINTON  STOCK  CO.       ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 


MISS  GEORGIE  WO0DTH0RPE 

ALCAZAR  STOCK 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

CORAL  THORNDIKE 

INGENUF  AND  SOUBRETTE 

Address  this  Office 

HAMILTON  ARHOUR 

Heavies 
With  Frank  Cooley 

ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 


Edwin  T.  Emery 


Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


The  Only  Original 

ARNOLD  GRAZER 

The  Boy  with  Many  Imitators  


LORENA  ATWOOD 

Alcazar  Theatre 


STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man— Dailey  Stock  Co. 

C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  the  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 
Season  99-1900 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  ii,  1900 


Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence.- 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  7.— The  theatrical 
business,  from  point  of  patronage,  the  past 
week,  has  not  been  a  howling  success. 
Many  people  are  away  from  the  city  and  in 
consequence  both  the  Burbank  and 
Orpheum  have  had  light  houses.  *  Oliver 
Morosco  has  returned  from  New  York  and 
gives  assurances  that  his  new  company  will 
be  of  high  standard  and  will  present  some 
of  the  latest  eastern  successes.  The  names 
of  his  new  people  have  not  yet  been 
divulged.  *  Commencing  Sept.  17  Pain's 
Fire  Works  Co.  will  give  five  exhibitions  of 
the  Battle  of  San  Juan,  at  the  Chutes. 
This  will  probably  be  the  opening  of  the 
Chutes.  The  cost  of  the  five  exhibitions 
will  be  approximately  $12,000  so  the  affair 
is  on  an  exceedingly  large  scale.  Work  on 
the  theatre  will  be  commenced  soon  and  in 
six  months  will  be  running  a  good  vaude- 
ville show.  *  Sheckles  and  Davidson,  a 
couple  of  Los  Angeles  acrobats,  made  their 
first  appearance  on  the  stage  at  the  Orpheum 
6  inst.  The  boys  were  accorded  a  great 
deal  of  applause  and  do  a  very  clever  turn, 
but  the  fact  still  remains  that  an  acrobatic 
turn  must  be  extremely  clever  and  original 
to  be  a  success.  *  At  Morosco's  Burbank 
Theatre  the  Neil  Company  put  on  Aris- 
tocracy, from  the  pen  of  Bronson  Howard, 
week  of  5-12.  The  piece  was  delightfully 
presented.  The  work  of  all  the  people  in 
the  Neil  Company  is  deserving  of  praise 
and  it  is  hard  to  discriminate  as  to  who 
deserves  the  most  praise,  other  than  the 
fact  that  some,  of  course,  have  more  to  do 
than  others.  *  At  the  Orpheum  a  bill  that 
furnishes  considerable  fun,  as  well  as  good 
entertainment  in  other  lines  holds  the 
boards.  Manager  Bronson  will  soon  ex- 
ploit a  new  idea  intended  to  keep  the  audi- 
ence in  their  seats  until  the  curtain  falls  on 
the  last  act.  The  bill  includes  Adgie  and 
her  lions,  Caroline  Hull,  The  Tobins, 
Williamson  and  Stone,  White  and  Stuart, 
Mazie  King,  Sheckles  and  Davidson,  and 
Donahue  and  Nichols.  *  Los  Angeles 
theatre  dark  for  a  couple  of  weeks.  *  The 
Four  Cohans,  who  recently  made  the 
Orpheum  circuit,  have  rented  a  house  here 
and  are  spending  their  summer  vacation  in 
this  city. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


VALLEJO 

Special  Correspondence 

Vallejo,  Aug.  2. — The  Elleford  Com- 
pany with  Jessie  Norton  in  leading  roles 
closed  a  week's  engagement  Saturday  night, 
July  28,  after  having  played  to  crowded 
houses.  On  Friday  night  Quo  Vadis  was 
presented  in  a  more  than  creditable  manner. 
As  a  sweet  faced  Christian  woman,  Miss 
Norton  wa9  hardly  recognizable  to  be  the 
laughing,  light-hearted  frolicsome  person- 
age she  so  capably  portrays  in  comedy.  In 
November  Mr.  Elleford  will  return  with  the 
company  with  five  new  plays  and  Quo 
Vadis.  Our  theatre-goers  look  forward  with 
as  much  pleasurable  anticipation  for  the 
return  of  Jessie  Norton  as  did  her  hosts  of 
admirers  when  she  was  the  reigning  queen 
of  the  old  Morosco  theatre  on  Howard 
street,  San  Francisco.  *  A  dramatic  en- 
tertainment will  be  given  at  the  Farragut 
theatre  August  13,  in  which  the  principal 
parts  in  "Home,"  Robertson's  great  comedy 
will  be  taken  by  Mary  Scott,  Lawrence 
Griffith  and  Stewart  Allen,  manager  of  the 
Farragut  theatre,  late  of  the  Stockwell 
Company  and  Sol  Smith  Russell  Company. 
The  performance  will  be  given  under  the 
auspices  of  Vallejo  Parlor  N.  S.  G.  W.,ind 


some  of  our  prominent  local  talent  will 
assist.  The  performance  will  be  repeated  at 
Napa  the  17th  of  August.  *  On  Saturday 
night  of  last  week  at  Farragut  theatre, 
under  the  auspices  of  Vallejo  Lodge  No. 
559  B.  O.  P.  Elks,  a  monster  benefit  was 
given,  the  proceeds  of  which  were  handed 
to  the  mother  of  the  late  Alice  Kenyon  who 
was  so  fatally  burned  a  week  ago.  The 
printing,  the  theatre,  the  talent  and  every 
thing  pertaining  to  the  entertainment  was 
donated.  Senator  Luchsinger,  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Elks  arranged  the  follow- 
ing program:  Overture,  Independence 
Orchestra;  male  quartet,  "Until  the  Dawn," 
Messrs.  H.  L.  Cassady,  R.  L.  Cassady, 
Forbes  Brown  and  W.  F.  Nevegold;  vocal 
solo,  Mrs.  V.  V.  Harrier;  reading,  "Au 
Italiens,"  Bulwer  Lytton,  Miss  Mabel 
Richardson;  violin  solo,  "Fantaisie  Pastor- 
ale," Miss  C.  Barbe;  vocal  solo,  "Toreador's 
Love  Song,"  Couchon,  Herbert  E.  Medley; 
accompanist,  Miss  Lillian  Wickstrom;  fancy 
dance,  Miss  Morgan;  vocal  solo,  Miss 
Adelaide  Roddy;  accompanist,  Mrs.  G.  W. 
Wilson;  Overture,  Independence  Orchestra; 
whistling  solo,  Miss  Ina  Gerrish;  accompan- 
ist, Miss  Edith  Gerrish;  vocal  solo,  Mrs.  S. 
St.  John;  accompanist,  Miss  Lillian  Wick- 
strom; cornet  solo,  Albert  Costello;  recita- 
tions, "The  Message  of  the  Dove,"  "The 
Bootblack,'"  Stewart  Allen;  clarinet  solo, 
"Fantasia,"  Francis  Redewill;  selection, 
Independence  Orchestra.  R. 


STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence 

Stockton,  Aug.  6.— With  nothing  doing 
theatrically  all  summer,  Stockton  is  looking 
forward  to  the  opening  of  the  season  and 
wondering  what  Manager  Charley  Hall  and 
his  genial  business  manager,  L.  Henry, 
have  up  their  sleeves.  Mr.  Hall  has  a  two 
more  years  lease  on  the  Yo  Semite  theatre. 
*  Mathews  and  Bulger  with  Dunne  & 
Ryley's  comedians  open  at  the  Yo  Semite 
the  15th.  *  The  Elleford  Company  will 
no  doubt  play  a  two  weeks'  engagement 
here,  commencing  the  20th.  The  company 
is  a  favorite  one  here  for  popular  prices,  as 
Mr.  Elleford  and  Jessie  Norton  were  in  the 
old  stock  at  the  Avon  years  ago  when  that 
was  the  elite  playhouse  of  the  city.  * 
James  Neil  Company  is  booked  for  Sept.  12. 
It  is  a  pity  Mr.  Neil  cannot  give  Stockton 
more  than  one  night.  *  Page  Spencer,  a 
young  Stockton  actor  is  reported  doing 
great  work  in  Chicago.  Harry  Corson 
Clarke  picked  him  up  from  a  stranded  com- 
pany in  Oregon  and  gave  him  the  Bishop 
of  Ballyrat  in  What  Happened  to  Jones. 
He  made  a  hit  and  press  notices  say  that 
toward  the  end  of  the  season  he  was  vieing 
with  Clarke  for  first  honors.  He  has  been 
given  the  creation  of  the  leading  part  in  a 
new  production  of  A  Homespun  Heart.  It 
opened  at  the  Alhambra  in  Chicago,  Aug. 
5,  put  on  by  Walter  Floyd  of  the  Dairy 
Farm  and  Al  Harris  and  staged  by  Arda  Le 
Croix.  Geo.  E.  McLeod. 


cArrfbals  at  the  Langham 


Nicholas  Sisters,  Orpheum;  Winfred  Goff, 
Honolulu;  Chas.  Hooker  and  wife,  New 
York. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Lewis  and  Lake  will  play  this  city 
in  the  near  future. 

There  will  be  a  new  vaudeville 
house  opened  in  the  near  future  near 
Stockton. 

Jennie  Raymond  and  Marion  Blake 
open  at  the  Lyceum  theatre,  Victoria, 
next  week. 


Mrs.  F.  M.  Carrillo  has  gone  to 
Mexico  to  join  her  husband.  They 
will  shortly  return  to  Bakersfield. 

Hazel  Woods,  Mae  Valentine  and 
Dutch  Walton  open  at  the  Tivoli 
theatre,  Stockton,  August  13th. 

Fred  and  Emma  Hewitt  have  gone 
to  Denver  to  open  at  the  Taber  Grand 
with  Redick's  Black  Crook  Company. 

Kal  Kratus,  Baby  Ruth  and  Piz- 
zerlo,  will  be  new  faces  at  the  Chutes 
next  week. 

Blanche  La  Mar  opens  at  the 
Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  next 
week. 

Amanda  Bahr  opens  at  the  Stand- 
ard, in  Bakersfield,  August  nth  for 
four  weeks,  and  then  the  Vienna 
Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  four  weeks. 

Ruth  Nelta  is  this  week  at  Forrest 
Park  Highlands,  St.  Louis.  Next 
week  the  popular  soubrette,  well 
remembered  on  this  Coast,  goes  to 
Sunnyside  Park,  Chicago. 

Lillian  Walther  is  singing  in  Daw- 
son City  with  Elaine  Forrest  at  a  new 
amusement  house  lately  opened  by 
the  proprietor  of  the  Savoy  theatre  of 
Victoria.  Her  engagement  will  ex- 
tend for  six  weeks. 

Marie  D.  Wood,  the  California 
nightingale,  is  an  extraordinary  hit 
in  Seattle,  eclipsing  all  previous 
records  for  popularity  made  by  her  in 
the  sound  country.  Last  week  Miss 
Wood  refused  an  offer  of  six  weeks  in 
Dawson  at  a  salary  in  three  figures. 
She  plays  at  the  People's  Theatre, 
Seattle,  till  Aug.  26,  then  goes  to  the 
Savoy,  Victoria,  until  Sept.  28. 

The  Sisters  Waterman,  who  are 
playing  at  the  Chutes,  are  popular 
San  Francisco  girls,  and  also  ex- 
tremely popular  in  the  North.  They 
played  twenty-five  weeks  in  the  two 
Savoy  houses,  breaking  the  record  by 
a  great  deal.  During  their  Victoria 
stay,  they  were  the  recipients  of  much 
attention  from  the  Britishers.  During 
their  last  engagement  in  that  city  the 
patrons  of  the  Savoy  became  enthusi- 
astically demonstrative  and  presented 
the  sisters  with  coats,  capes  and  canes, 
and  other  evidences  of  their  apprecia- 
tion. 


The  Adventure  of  The  Lady  Ursula 
will  once  again  show  Margaret  Anglin 
in  her  charming  interpretation  of  the 
leading  feminine  role  in  Anthony 
Hope's  romantic  comedy. 


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Formerly  teacher  at  Olympic  Club  and  at  Santa 
Clara  College. 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Man,  Alcazar  Stock  Company. 


CHAS.  M-  THALL 

Boggs-Hernandez  Co. 

FRANK  COOLEY 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

M-  T-  McQUARRIE 

FRANK  COOLEY  CO. 

G-EORG-IE  FRANCIS 

Juveniles 
Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ELIZABETH  HALE 

Leads  and  Characters 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ZOE  SAVO-RICE 

Characters  and  Kmotionals 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 


EDWARD  CLISBEE 

Alta  Theatre 


MARY  MARBLE 

Star  Stock  Co. 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

BESSIE  TANNEHILL 

Leading  Soprano  and  Characters 

Dunne  &  Ryley 


ADLYN  ESTEE 

You  know  who  I  am 
"nuff  said" 


HELEN  NELSON 

Soubrette  Alta  Stock  Co. 


LOUISE  CARTER 

Leading  Woman  Alta  Stock  Co. 


RAYMOND  WHITAKER 

LEADS 

Address  this  Office 


EDWIN  STEVENS 

Special  Engagement  at  the  Tivoli 


Frederick  Manchester 

Vocalist  Comedian 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

HORTENSE  NIELSEN 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

ADA   F.  STOREY 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

MAY  EVELYNNE 

Old  Ladies-flothers 

McDonough's  Stock  Co.  Oakland. 

MAUD  MILLER 

Leading  Woman 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

C.   E.  THURSTON 

WITH 

Alta  Stock  Co. 


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Heartsease  has  in  no  wise  lost  its 
drawing  powers  as  is  shown  by  the 
immense  attendance  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre  during  the  past  week,  and 
the  announcement  of  the  management 
to  the  effect  that  it  is  to  be  the  attrac- 
tion for  the  first  three  nights  and 
Wednesday  matinee  of  the  week 
beginning  Monday.  The  popularity 
of  the  charming  romantic  play  seems 
to  increase  with  each  presentation. 
On  Thursday,  Friday  and  Saturday 
nights,  and  at  the  matinee  on  Satur- 
day, Henry  Miller  and  Company  will 
appear  in  the  picturesque  romantic 
comedy  by  Anthony  Hope,  The 
Adventure  of  the  Lady  Ursula.  Its 
production  here  last  season  by  Henry 
Miller  was  one  of  the  events  of  the 
engagement.  There  will  be  a  great 
rush  for  seats  on  Thursday  morning 
at  the  box-office  of  the  Columbia 
Theatre  when  the  advance  sale  begins 
for  the  long-looked-for  production  of 
The  Only  Way.  Mr.  Miller  has  been 
presenting  the  play  during  his  entire 
season  previous  to  the  present  en- 
gagement at  the  Columbia,  and  has 
reserved  it  as  a  fitting  finale  for  the 
successful  season  now  in  progress. 


THE  GRAND 


For  the  week  beginning  Monday 
night  at  the  Grand  Opera  House,  Mr. 
Frawley  announces  a  notable  revival 
of  Paul  Potter's  clever  dramatization 
of  Du  Maurier's  famous  novel,  Trilby, 
with  what  might  almost  be  termed  a 
star  cast.  In  this  production  Svengali 
will  be  impersonated  by  Wilton  Lack- 
aye,  who  created  the  part  in  the 
original  New  York  production.  It  is 
interesting  also  to  note  the  special 
engagement  by  Mr.  Frawley  of 
Ignacio  Martinetti,  whose  services 
have  been  retained  for  the  purpose  of 
again  presenting  his  delightful  char- 
acterization of  Zou  Zou,  which  he 
originated  with  the  first  cast  ever 
seen  in  the  play  at  the  Garden 
Theatre,  New  York.  The  Taffy  of 
the  present  production  will  be  Har- 
rington Reynolds,  who  has  already 
met  with  much  success  in  this  role. 
The  name  part  has  for  this  occasion 
been  allotted  to  Mary  Van  Buren, 
whose  Trilby,  O'Farrell  has  been 
accorded  high  praise  by  the  critic. 
A  fifth  personage  in  the  coming  pres- 
entation who  deserves  special  mention 
is  the  Rev.  Thomas  Bagot  of  Geo. 
Gaston,  whose  cameo-like  interpreta- 
tion of  this  small  role,  it  is  said,  has 
never  been  excelled.  It  is  announced 
by  the  management  that  for  the  week 
following  Trilby,  an  elaborate  revival 
of  the  celebrated  melodrama,  The 
Silver  King,  is  in  preparation. 


Nothing  so  superb  as  the  grand 
opera  season  at  the  Tivoli  Opera 
House  has  ever  been  heard  in  this  city, 
and  the  array  of  lyric  artists  presented 
by  the  management,  has  caused  a  veri- 
table sensation  in  amusement  and 
musical  circles.  It  is  the  general 
opinion  that  in  no  city  in  the  world 
could  grand  opera  be  presented,  as  the 
Tivoli  is  doing,  for  such  small  prices. 
To  night.  Othello  is  to  be  given  for  the 
last  time,  and  Rigoletto  is  to  be  played 
for  the  last  time,  to  morrow  night. 
For  the  third  week,  which  begins  next 
Monday,  the  opera  will  be  Tannhauser 
and  Mignon,  both  of  which  will  be 
sung  with  remarkable  casts  of  talent. 
Tannhauser  is  to  be  sung  on  Monday, 
Wednesday,  Friday,  and  Saturday 
evenings,  while  Mignon  is  to  be  heard 
on  Tuesday,  Thursday,  Sunday  nights 
and  at  the  Saturday  matinee.  The 
cast  of  Tannhauser  will  include  Ave- 
dano,  Salassa,  William  Schuster,  Miss 
Effie  Stewart,  and  Miss  Anna  Lichter. 
Mignon  will  have  in  the  cast,  Signorita 
Politini,  Repetto,  Russo,  Nicolini, 
Frances  Graham,  and  the  balance  of 
the  cast  will  be  in  capable  hands. 


THE  ALCAZAR 


A  new  play  will  be  born  into  the 
world  at  the  Alcazar  theatre  Monday 
evening  from  the  pen  of  Charlotte 
Thompson  a  local  writer  and  a  native 
daughter.  Miss  Thompson  is  not  a 
novice  as  a  play  builder,  her  Only  the 
Master  Shall  Blame, proving  a  triumph- 
ant delicate  little  morsel  full  of  atmos- 
pher  and  sentiment.  This  new  dra- 
matic innovation  is  a  comedy  drama  in 
three  acts  entitled  A  Suit  of  Sable.  It 
deals  with  the  over-training  of  children 
and  unravels  an  untold  story  of  the 
lack  of  care  given  to  the  inner  senses 
when  rearing  children  through  artifi- 
cial motherhood. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  new  bill  at  the  Orpheum  should 
be  even  better  than  usual.  The  four 
juggling  Johnsons,  who  head  the  list 
of  new  comers,  have  one  of  the  best 
club  juggling  acts  in  the  country. 
The  engagement  of  Mrs.  Bessie  Blitz 
Paxton  is  of  peculiar  interest.  A 
sister-in-law  of  General  Warfield  of 
this  city,  a  social  favorite,  Mrs.  Pax- 
ton  has  decided  to  use  the  voice  which 
added  much  to  her  social  popularity, 
in  a  professional  way.  Sam  Morris 
and  company  will  present  a  legitimate 
commedietta.  Morris  is  an  old  San 
Francisco  favorite.  Macart's  dogs 
and  monkeys  should  prove  a  popular 
attraction  to  adults  and  children  alike. 
The  holdovers  will  be:  Bennett  and 
Stembler,  Meeker-Baker  trio,  Hooker 
and  Davis  and  the  Biograph.  Mati- 
nees, Wednesday,  Saturday  and  Sun- 
day. 


COLUMBIA 


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One  Week  Beginning  NEXT  Monday 
EIGHTH  WEEK  of  THE 

HENRY  MILLER 

SEASON 

Monday,    Tuesday  and    Wednesday    Nights  and 
Wednesday  Matinee 

Heartsease 

Thursday,  l-'riday  and  Saturday  Ni«hts 
and  Saturday  Matinee 

The  Adventure  of  the  Lady  Ursula 

AUGUST  20— THE  ONLY  WAY 


I  CORDRAY'S 


GRAND 

TBLBPBONB  Main  532 
Walter  Mokosco,  Sole  Lessee  &  Manager 


OPERA 
HOUSE 


THEATRE 

Portland,  Ore. 

Playing  both  Leading 
and  Popular  Price 
Attractions 

^Large  Seating  Capacity^6 

Fully  equipped  with  Scenery  and 
all  modern  stage  appliances. 

ADDRESS, 

John  F.  Cordray 

PORTLAND,  ORE. 


Continued  Success  of 


The  New  Frawley  Company       Standard  Theatre 

Last  Two  N'ights  of  THE  Ml!]  1)1  I  MAN 
Week  commencing  Monday  next,  F.laborate  Revival 

TRILBY 

WANTED  — To  immediately  succeed  the  Grand 
Opera  Season  and  to  open  December  rfd,  a  complete 
Dramatic  Company.  Stars  with  plays  and  pictorial 
paper  booked  on  certaiuty.       Walter  Morosco. 

Tivoli  Opera  House 

Curtain  rises  each  night  at  8  sharp! 
To  Night,  OTHELLO— Sunday  Night,  RIGOLETTO 

Week  beginning  Monday,  Aug.  13 

Monday,  Wednesday,  Friday  and  Saturday  Nights 

TANNHAUSER 

Avedano,  Salassa  Lichter,  Schuster  &  Effie  Stewart 
Tuesday,  Thursday,  Sunday  Nights  and  Sat.  Matinee 

MXGXTOXT 

Politini,  Repetto,  Russo,  Graham  and  Nicolini 

Popular  prices,  26  and  50  cents 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

Alcazar  Theatre 

Bei.asco  &  Thai-l,  Managers        'Phone  Main  254. 

WEEK  OF  MONDAY,  AUG.  13th 
Third  Month  of 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS 

Supported  by  White  Whittlesey 
First  Time  on  any  Stage 

A  Suit  of  Sable 


CHARLOTTE  THOMPSON 
Only  Matinee,  Saturday         Prices— 15c.  25c,  :>5c,  50c 


Orpheum 


FOUR  JUGGLING  JOHNSONS; 
SAM  MORRIS  AND  CO  ; 
MACART'S  DOGS  AND  MONKEYS; 
MRS.  BESSIE  BLITZ  PAXTON; 
BENNETT  AND  STEMBLER; 
MEEKER-BAKER  TRIO; 
HOOKER  AND  DAVIS;  BIOGRAPH 

Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Ojxria 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats.  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


BAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 

K.  M.  CARKII.I.O  &  CO..  Props,  and  Managers 
The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo.  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  FMdy  St.,  S.  P.  Fares  advanced 
to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the  State. 

Ingomar  Theatre 

EUREKA,  CAL. 

Playing  Only  First-Class  Attractions.  First-Class 
Prices,    Seats  1000.    Per  Cent  Only. 

Address, 

P.  o.  Box  565.  WILLARD  WELLS 

FISCHKlt'S 

NEW  CONCERT  HOUSE 

122-124  O'Farrell  >treet 

E.  A.  FISCHER,  Proprietor. 

WEEK  BEGINNING  MONDAY,  AUG.  13th 
Miss  La  Croix,  Soprano;  Little  Hazel  Saxton.  Song 
and  Dance;  Miss  Irene  Franklin,  Cornet  Soloiste; 
Miss  Eudora  Forde,  Contralto;  Berlin  Sisters,  Mimic 
and  Stella,  in  Solos  and  Duos;  and  Little  Alma 
Wuethrich. 

Admission  10  cents.  Strictly  First-Class.  Cafe 
Unsurpassed. 


Q.  O.  McFARLAND 

Manager  Grand  Opera  House 

BUTTE,  MONTANA 


OLIVER  MOROSCO 

Manager  BDRBANK  THEATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

J  .    P.  HOWE 

Manager  SEATTLE  THEATRE 

"The  Best  in  the  Bunch" 

W.  J.  ELLEFORD 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

The  Elleford  Company 

Landers  Stevens 

I'KOl-HIKTOK   AND  MANAGKK 

DKWEY  THEATRE.  OAKLAND 


ARCHIE  LEVY'S 
Amusement  Association 

I  he  Theatrical  Exchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Booking  for  Thirty-Eight  Houses. 

Rooms  116-117-118-119-120  No.  6  EDDY  STREET 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  ii,  1900 


LOCAL  NOTES 

VERMONTERS  ENTERTAIN 

Friday  evening  of  last  week  Odd 
Fellows'  Hall  was  well  filled  upon  the 
occasion  of  an  entertainment  of  the 
Native  Sons  of  Vermont.  The  pro- 
gram included:  Overture  by  Delle- 
piani's  Orchestra;  violin  solo,  Gladys 
Munroe;  specialties,  B.  I.  Barnett; 
song  by  the  Sentinel  Quartet;  bass 
solo  by  Mr.  A.  N.  Meals;  vocal  duet, 
Neath  the  Stars,  C.  Edwards  and 
Ethel  Stuart.  Miss  Stuart  has  a  very 
sweet  mezzo-soprano  voice  and  has 
accepted  an  engagement  to  appear  at 
Fischer's.  The  Leavys  of  the  Alcazar 
appeared  in  a  laughable  skit,  Kee- 
gan's  Domestic  Bliss.  Miss  Helen 
Merrill  of  the  Tivoli  Opera  Company 
also  gave  a  vocal  selection  to  much 
appreciation. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 


Miss  Clara  Kalisher  will  give  a 
recital  in  Sherman  and  Clay  Hall  next 

month- 

Edward  Xavier  Rolker  has  returned 
from  his  summer  vacation  and  re- 
sumed teaching. 

The  Choral  Society  of  Joseph 
Greven  are  preparing  to  produce  an 
opera  in  the  near  future. 

Sig.  Abramoff  is  rusticating  in  Mill 
Valley  for  a  few  weeks,  coming  over 
to  the  city  three  days  a  week  to  his 
classes. 

It  is  announced  that  the  Metropoli- 
tan Opera  Company  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Maurice  Grau  will  come  to 
the  city  next  October.  Jean  de 
Reszke,  Dippel,  Melba  and  Eames  will 
be  in  the  company. 

Joseph  W.  Yardley,  violinist,  died 
last  week  at  the  German  hospital. 
He  was  well  known  in  this  city 
among  musicians  as  a  violinist  and 
vocalist  of  ability  and  latterly  made 
his  home  in  Honolulu. 

The  feature  of  the  Baptist  Assembly 
at  Santa  Cruz  last  week  was  a  grand 
sacred  concert  given  by  the  best  talent 
of  the  place.  The  literary  study  was 
American  Women  Writers,  and  was 
discussed  by  Rev.  Robert  Whitaker  of 
Oakland.  The  writers  spoken  of  be- 
ing Harriet  Beecher  Stowe,  Margaret 


Fuller  'Ossoli  and  Elizabeth  Stuart 
Phelps. 

Robert  Valerga,  ^brother  of  Ida 
Valerga,  the  distinguished  prima 
donna,  died  a  few  days  ago  in  Oak- 
land. He  was  an  accomplished 
trombone  player,  all  of  his  family 
having  shone  musically.  Among 
them  Frank  Valerga,  the  tenor; 
Thomas  Valerga,  the  cornet  player; 
and  Kate  Marchi,  who  was  such  a 
favorite  at  the  Tivoli. 

Preparations  are  being  made  by 
local  Italians  for  a  solemn  requiem 
mass  in  commemoration  of  the  death 
of  the  late  King  Humbert.  The  idea 
was  originated  by  the  Salesian 
Fathers  of  the  Church  of  Sts.  Peter 
and  Paul,  and  prominent  Italian  resi- 
dents are  greatly  in  sympathy  with 
the  movement. 

The  Young  Ladies'  Sodality  of  St. 
Brendon's  Church  gave  an  entertain- 
ment Monday  night  at  St.  Brendon's 
Hall  that  passed  off  successfully  and 
was  well  attended.  Vocal  and  instru- 
mental music  and  recitations  were 
given,  the  evening  closing  with  a 
dance.  Dr.  McGinty  of  St.  Mary's 
Hospital  Was  stage  director. 

Miss  Cora  W.  Jenkins,  who  has  met 
with  such  success  with  her  harmony 
classes  for  children,  has  returned  to 
her  work  after  a  rest  of  a  couple  of 
months  at  Duncan  Mills,  Pacific 
Grove,  Marysville  and  other  places 
She  has  large  classes  in  Oakland  and 
also  at  Miss  West's  school  in  this  city. 
Her  exhibition  of  the  work  with  some 
thirty  or  more  little  ones  at  Sherman 
&  Clay's  was  one  of  the  most  interest- 
ing affairs  of  last  season. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Max  Maretzek  were 
among  the  visitors  to  The  Dramatic 
Rkview  office  last  week.  The  rest 
and  quiet  of  Berkeley  has  restored 
Mr.  Maretzek's  health,  and  he  looks 
ready  for  a  busy  season.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Maretzek  are  building  up  well 
with  classes  across  the  bay,  but  we 
need  them  on  this  side  of  the  water 
and  they  will  find  plenty  to  do  in  the 
concert  season.  There  is  always  room 
at  the  top,  and  such  experienced  musi- 
cians will  be  an  acquisition.  A  few 
evenings  ago  a  charming  reception 
was  given  in  their  honor  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

The   Sunshine    Workers'  Mother 


Club,  the  Bryant  Street  Club  and  Dr. 
Wilson's  Co-operative  Homes  1  and  2, 
were  guests  of  honor  at  a  pleasant 
entertainment  given  by  Mrs.  Mary- 
land S.  Bartlett  Shepperd  at  the  home 
of  Barclay  Smith,  570  Harrison 
street,  Monday  evening.  Mrs.  Jean 
Hornung  and  Miss  Eleanor  Kingsley 
assisted  Mrs.  Shepperd  in  receiving 
the  guests.  Roscoe  Warren  Lucy, 
pianist,  Miss  Marie  Partridge,  a  pupil 
of  Mrs.  Marriner-Campbell,  Miss 
Stocking,  Miss  Vecca,  Madame  Von 
Meyerinck  and  Miss  Hazel  Sexton 
kindly  lent  their  talent  for  the  occa- 
sion. 

Geo.  Hammersmith  sang  and  recited 
for  the  McKinley  Club  at  Mill  Valley 
last  Monday,  giving  six  numbers, 
also  appearing  the  same  evening  be- 
fore the  guests  of  the  Blithedale 
Hotel.  Wednesday  he  was  heard  at 
Father  McQuaide's  Lecture  at  the 
Metropolitan  Temple,  where  Ella 
McCloskey  and  Harry  Wood  Brown 
also  appeared.  Thursday  evening 
Mr.  Hammersmith  appeared  at  Frank 
McGlynn's  benefit. 

The  feast  of  St.  Dominic  was 
observed  on  Sunday  at  St.  Dominic's 
Church.  Special  music  was  rendered 
under  the  direction  of  Franklin 
Palmer,  organist  and  choir  director. 
The  program  included:  Organ  pre- 
lude, "Franciscus"  [Tinel];  "Kyrie" 
and  "Agnus  Deil"  [Kalliwoda] 
"Gloria"  and  "Sanctus,"  St.  Cecilia 
mass  [Gounod];  "Credo"  [E.  Dethier]; 
"O  Salutaris,"  for  male  voices 
[Gounod];  "Adoro  Te"  [G.  M.  De- 
thier]; organ  postlude,  "Marche  Pon- 
tificale"  [Tombelle].  The  soloists 
were:  Miss  Lily  Roeder,  soprano; 
Miss  Anna  Schaetz,  contralto;  J.  F. 
Veaco,  tenor  and  Signor  G.  S.  Wan- 
rell,  bass. 

Mr.  Bert  Georges  has  resigned  his 
position  at  the  First  Congregational 
Church  of  Oakland,  and  expects  soon 
to  go  to  Italy  for  vocal  instructions. 
Before  leaving  Mr.  Georges  may  sing 
at  the  vespers  of  the  Unitarian 
Church  of  Alameda  where  he  has 
many  friends. 

Last  Sunday  morning  Mr.  Chas. 
F.  Burgman  delivered  a  lecture  on 
Mental  Science  under  the  auspices  of 
the  First  Mental  Science  Temple  of 
San  Francisco  at  Golden  Gate  Hall 


before  a  large  audience.  Miss  Maud 
Muller  sang  from  Samson  and  Delilah, 
and  Miss  Daniels,  also  a  vocal  pupil 
of  Mrs.  A.  G.  Coleman,  rendered  a 
piano  solo.  In  the  evening  a  second 
lecture  was  given  when  Mrs.  Mar- 
riner-Campbell had  charge  of  the 
music.  Her  pupils,  Mrs.  Louise 
Wright  McClure  sang  Allah  (Chad- 
wick),  Miss  Margaret  McGuire  ren- 
dered Bartell's  Grasses  and  Roses, 
and  Goublier's  Song  of  Praise  was 
sung  by  Miss  Edna  Smart.  Another 
lecture  will  be  given  next  Sunday 
morning,  when  Mrs.  Marriner-Camp- 
bell will  again  have  charge  of  the 
music.  » 

Miss  Eleanor  Joseph,  a  pupil  of 
Mrs.  A.  G.  Coleman,  will  sing  in  the 
grand  opera  season  at  the  Tivoli. 


cA  Suggestion 

Mrs.  Marriner-Campbell  has  opened 
a  department  of  physical  culture 
among  her  vocal  students  that  is  in 
charge  of  Mrs.  Edith  Norman  Kloch. 
She  is  a  graduate  of  an  eastern  school 
and  her  fine  carriage  and  superb 
health  and  graceful  form  tell  the  story 
of  her  training  in  this  work.  Mrs. 
Kloch  is  a  particularly  charming 
woman  and  has  a  lovely  mezzo-soprano 
voice.  Last  season  she  appeared  in 
the  city  and  across  the  bay  with  great 
success.  Mrs.  Marriner-Campbell  has 
some  excellent  voices  among  her 
students  and  the  writer  has  a  pet 
fancy  that  the  production  of  an  opera 
would  be  a  famous  idea  and  in  the 
arrival  of  Dr.  Samuel  Sydney  Partello 
who  has  had  such  wide  experience  we 
have  just  the  man  to  take  hold  of  the 
dramatic  end  of  the  production. 
Think  it  over  Campbell,  and  let 
us  see  some  of  your  young  singers  in 
operatic  work  for  they  are  capable  of 
it.  Years  ago  we  had  an  amateur 
opera  company  under  Mrs.  Tobin's 
direction  that  was  a  great  success. 
Why  can't  we  have  one  just  as  good 
to-day,  with  so  much  good  material  at 
hand.  The  Von  Meyerinck  school 
gave  a  good  performance  last  year 
and  we  look  for  another  opera  from, 
them. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


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Macdonougb  Theatre 

Across  THE  Trail,  a  sensational 
drama,  is  being  presented  this 
week.  The  part  of  Col.  Edon  is 
entrusted  to  Fred  Manchester,  who 
gives  a  very  artistic  impersonation  of 
the  retired  army  veteran.  Edward 
Edon  is  made  quite  prominent  by  the 
calm,  deliberate  acting  of  Clifford 
Dempsey,  and  E.  J.  Holden,  as  Geo. 
Edon,  was  all  that  the  part  called  for. 
Chas.  A.  King  had  the  part  of  John 
Walters,  a  man  with  the  soul  of  a 
demon,  and  his  clever  acting  thor- 
oughly illustrated  the  character. 
Harry  Rattenbury  was  good  as  John 
Murphy  Maguire,  and  his  song  was 
heartily  appreciated.  Walter  Whipple 
and  Frank  Opperman  were  excep- 
tionally clever  in  their  respective 
parts,  and  Geo.  Hermance  was  at  his 
best  as  Bill  Clancey.  Laura  Adams, 
as  Florence  Edon,  acted  with  a  nat- 
uralness that  was  quite  charming. 
Maud  Miller  was  delightful  as  Manda 
Furch,  and  May  Evlynne  made  much 
of  her  small  part,  Sister  Agatha. 


The  De<wey  Theatre 

A  gorgeous  revival  of  Uncle  Tom's 
**•  Cabin,  is  drawing  crowded  houses 
this  week.  A  most  artistic  portrayal 
of  Uncle  Tom  is  given  by  the  versa- 
tile actor,  James  Corrigan.  The  part 
of  George  Harris,  is  well  acted  by 
Ray  Whitaker.  and  T.  F.  O'Malley 
did  a  clever  bit  of  acting  as  Phineas 
Fletcher.  Maurice  Stewart  was  very 
enjoyable  as  Marks,  the  lawyer.  The 
character  of  St.  Clair,  was  acted  in  a 
skillful  manner  by  De  Witt  Clinton, 
and  George  Nichols  did  equally  well 
in  the  parts  of  Scraggs  and  Tom 
Soker.  Bert  Frank  was  quite  accept- 
able as  Geo.  Shelby.  Fanny  Gillette 
showed  considerable  versatility  as 
Mrs.  St.  Clair  and  Cassy;  Edna  Ells- 
mere  as  Eliza  made  much  of  the  part, 
and  Pauline  Maitland  was  amusing  as 
Aunt  Ophelia.  Gracie  Plaisted  made 
a  decided  hit  as  Topsy.  Little 
Florence  Emery  showed  remarkable 
skill  in  the  part  of  Eva,  and  Jessie 
Grauolt  and  Kelsey  Morgan  were 
good  in  their  respective  parts.  Lan- 
ders Stevens,  as  Simon  Legree, 
proved  that  he  could  act  the  villian 
equally  as  well  as  hero  His  portrayal 
of  the  part  was  excellent. 


David  Belasco' s  Plans 

Through  the  courtesy  of  Fred  Be- 
lasco,  The  Review  is  enabled  to  pre- 
sent its  readers  with  next  season's 
plans  of  the  famous  playwright.  Mr. 
Belasco  is  putting  the  finishing  touches 
to  a  new  comedy  for  Blanche  Bates;  is 
touching  up  The  Bath  Comedy  for  a 
New  York  production  and  will  put  on 
Ibsen's  When  we  Dead  Shall  Waken, 
which  Mrs.  Carter  will  play  in  con- 
nection with  Zaza  and  a  new  Belasco 
play  just  finished.  Belasco  has  also  a 
new  play  by  a  well  known  English 
author,  The  Queen's  Drawing  Room. 
Besides  these  plays  he  has  a  bunch  of 


plays  by  European  authors  that  will 
be  drawn  upon  when  his  new  theatre 
will  open,  and  that  will  be  when  he 
has  a  sufficient  fund  of  strong  plays 
to  keep  it  going.  The  new  theatre 
will  be  in  the  vicinity  of  44th  street 
and  Seventh  avenue. 

Personal  Mention 

Coxlon  &  Ryder  have  joined 
Dailey's  comedians. 

John  C.  Fischkr  left  Thursday  for 
San  Diego.    He  will  soon  return  East. 

Walter  Belasco  leaves  Tuesday 
for  New  York,  to  begin  rehearsals 
with  The  Heart  of  Maryland  Co. 

Max  Steinle,  the  clever  comedian, 
and  his  handsome  wife  go  out  with 
W.  R.  Dailey's  comedians. 

Wm.  Beach  will  be  the  leading 
man  for  Oliver  Morosco's  new  stock 
company  in  Los  Angeles. 

Euphemia  McNeill,  who  sang  last 
week  at  the  Tivoli,  retired  from  the 
company  Sunday  night. 

Arthur  Boyce's  pleasant  tenor 
has  been  heard  the  past  week  in  the 
role  of  Cassio,  in  Othello,  at  the 
Tivoli. 

Henri  Steuart,  well  known  as  a 
manager  on  this  coast  and  in  the  East, 
is  booking  dates  for  Houston's  Re- 
pertoire Company. 

Frank  McGlynn,  who  goes  with 
Henry  Miller  next  season,  was  ten- 
dered a  testimonial  by  his  friends  last 
Thursday  evening.  Its  success  will 
be  chronicled  next  week. 

Ernest  Hastings  received  a  tele- 
gram Tuesday  evening  offering  him 
the  position  of  leading  man  for  Blanche 
Walsh  next  season.  He  probably  will 
accept. 

Charlotte  Thompson,  author  of 
Only  the  Master  Shall  Blame, 
has  written  a  comedy  for  Florence 
Roberts  entitled,  A  Suit  of  Sable, 
which  will  be  presented  at  the  Alcazar 
Monday  night. 

Lady  Francis  Pelham  Clinton 
Hope,  who  was  May  Yohe,  is  to 
return  to  the  stage.  She  is  not  to 
play  the  first  part  that  managers  will 
offer  to  her,  but  the  first  one  that 
pleases  her.  She  has  said  so  in  a 
letter  to  A.  H.  Chamberlain  of  the 
Herald-Square  Theatre,  New  York, 
that  is  a  model  of  theatrical  precision. 
She  expects  to  soon  sign  a  contract  to 
play  in  New  York  in  September  in  a 
new  opera  not  yet  named.  She  will 
sign  it  if  the  part  that  he  has  to  offer 
is  agreeable  to  her. 

"Yes,  it's  the  same  old  sort  of  part,'' 
said  May  Irwin  when  she  disem- 
barked from  the  St  Louis.  "It's  a 
new  play  by  Glen  MacDonough  this 
time,  and  it  will  be  tried  on  the  dog 
Sep.  27  in  New  Haven.  Then  after  a 
ramble  of  five  weeks  on  the  Eastern 
circuit  we'll  strike  the  Bijou  same  as 
usual  in  November.  It  hasn't  any 
name  yet,  and  in  fact  I've  only  seen 
two  acts  of  it.  The  third  I'll  get 
today." 


ELIZABETH  REGINA  MOWRY 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO 

Voice  Culture       j  Studio,  2921  Webster  St. 

Teacher  of  Piano  1  Mondays  10  to  12  A.  M. 

Telephone  Geary  1305 


GUITAR  STUDIO,  722  Powell  St.,  near  California. 
Special  terms  to  children. 

Call  or  address 

Mrs.  C.  J.  and  Miss  Elsie  Tooker,  Soloists 


CLAIRE  M.  COLE 

TEACHER  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
A  M.,  to  1:30  p.  M.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
1317  Hyde  Street.    Telephone  Larkin  281. 


MRS.  FANNIE  DAM=HILTON 

(Recently  from  Milan) 

TEACHER  OF  SINGING.  ORATORIO,  CONCERT 
and  Grand  Opera      Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.   Mondays  and  Thursdays. 


S,  F,  CONSERVATORY  Of  MUSIC 

301  Jones  Street,  Cor.  Eddy 

A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all  branches  of 
music.  Piano  department  in  charge  of  E  S.  BON- 
ELLI,  Director.   Terms  moderate. 


MISS  ELEANOR  CONNELL 

OjOPRANO-  Teacher  of  Singing.  Begs  to  nn- 
1^5  nounce  that  she  has  resumed  teaching  at  her 
residence  1469  Sacramento  street.  Reception  hours 
12  to  2  daily. 


CECILE  VON  SEIBERLICH 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO,  CONCERT  ACCOM- 
panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties  Studio- lfi43  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  1046, 


n ARGUERITE  /lARETZEK 

(Pupil  of  Max  Maretzek) 
Formerly  Contralto  Soloist  of    Dr.   Park  hurst's 
Church,  New  York,  will  receive  a  limited  number  of 
vocal  pupils.    Concert  engagements  accepted  . 

HAX  HAKLTZEK 

Late  Professor  of  the  New  York  College  of  Music 
and  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 

Teacher  of  Piano  and  Harmony 

For  terms  and  particulars,  address  care 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  &  CO.,  S.  F 


jflARGUERITE  WILBOURN 

/CONTRALTO  SOLOIST  ( I.amperti  Method). 
\J  Vocal  Studio.  538  I.yon  Street.  Reception  Days, 
Monday  a  Thursday.    Director  of  Children's  Choral. 


DAVID  MANLLOYD 

QOLO  TENOR  OF  ST.  MARY'S  CATHEDRAL. 
O  Voice  Culture,  Oratorio,  Concert.  Song  Recitals. 
525  Golden  Gate  Avenue,  S.  F.    'Phone  Mint  1653. 


JOSEPH  GREVEN 

VOCAL  INSTRUCTOR 

Removed  to  902  O'Farrell  St.  Reception  Days, 
Mondays  and  Thursdays,  2  to  3  P.  If, 


California  School  of  Elocution  &  Oratory 

(chartered) 

ATISS  EMILY  CURTIS.  PRINCIPAL;  MISS 
1V_L  H.  J  Elliott,  Physical  Department.  Associa- 
tion Building,  Mason  and  Ellis  Sts. 


MABEL  A.  RICHARDSON 

TNSTRUCTOR  OF  ELOCUTI  N  AND  THE  ART 
X  of  true  expression.  Reception  hours  2  to  6 
Thursdays.  Byron  Mauzy's  308  Post  St  ,  S.  F.  En- 
gagements as  Dramatic  Reader. 


ROBERT  LLOYD 

Musical  Director  Harmony  Choral  Club;  St.  Dom- 
inic's Choir.  The  Art  of  Singing;  Correct  Breathing, 
Proper  placing  of  the  voice;  Clear  enunciation  of 
word  phrasing ;  Interpretation;  Style. 

Studl...  BYRON  MAUZY'5,  308  Post  St. 


MRS.  A.  G.  COLEMAN 

IAKAMA T I C  CONTRALTO,  prepares  pupils  for 
I  /  Opera.  Oratorio,  Concert  or  Church  Work. 
Head  of  Vocal  Department  of  Pacific  Coast  Con- 
servatory of  Music.  Private  Studio,  1631  Hush 
treet.   'Phone  Baker  1192. 


MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

T  YRIC  SOPRANO  AND  VOCAL  TEAC  1 1  B K  ,  has 
I  J  removed  her  studio  to  Ilyron  Maury's  308 
Post  St.  Reception  Hours,  9  a.  m.  tol  p.  M.  Tues- 
days and  Fridays. 


MISS  CORA  W.  JENKINS 

/'CHILDREN'S  Harmony  anil  Piano  forte  Classes. 
K  J  Sight  Reading,  Notation,  Tonal  Recognition, 
Simple  Mclodieand  Harmonic  Structural  Forms.etc. 
Reception  Hours— 1  I\  M.  lo  4. SO  r  M.  Tuesdays  and 
Fridays.    Studio— Miss  West's  School,  2011  Van  Ness. 


H.  L.  HASTINGS 

"OANJO  SOLOIST  AND  TEACHER.  ^CONCERT 
1  >  engagemeuts.  For  terms  and  particular!, 
apply  to  Dramatic  Rkvihw,  86  GcarySt. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW  August  ii,  1900 


And  in  his  ravings,  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 


The  pallid,  orchid,  epigram  actor— 
what  are  you  going  to  do  about  him? 
You  must  take  the  initiative,  for  he 
will  do  nothing  for  himself. 

He  has  founded  a  fugitive  school. 
He  has  made  himself  a  mode.  He 
has  impressed  the  popular  imagination 
of  the  day.  He  has  been  worshipped 
for  his  personality  with  so  much 
cigarette,  absinthe  eloquence,  that 
those  not  of  his  school  are  bar- 
barians !  (?) 

In  truth,  he  is  deplorable.  He  is  a 
bad  mixture  of  Zola  and  Maeterlinck. 
He  is  feverish,  not  with  true  passion, 
but  with  the  energy  of  decay.  He 
expresses  nothing.  He  is  a  faded 
tragedy. 

Catch  this  invalid  and  cage  him! 
Bottle  even  parts  of  melodrama,  farce 
comedy  and  slap-bang  vaudeville  and 
spoon  it  to  him  in  alapathic  doses. 
Table  spoons! 

*  * 
* 

Then  there  is  the  bad  actor.  How 
I  could  rave  and  I  would,  on  this  sub- 
ject. I  watched  one  do  a  villain.  I 
watched  him  a  whole  night  through 
with  the  gentle  hope  of  getting  him 
shot.  And  the  worst  the  author  did 
to  him  was  to  get  him  punched  and 
give  him  a  black  eye  !  What  a  for- 
giving author.  If  he  saw  that  man 
do  the  part,  he  would  write  it  over. 
He  would.  It  is  good  to  forgive, 
very,  but  has  the  duty  of  vengeance 
no  claims  to  be  heard  ? 

And  the  good  young  man  who 
played  his  opposite  was  a  shade  more 
blatant  than  the  villain.  And  to- 
morrow's sun  will  shine  kindly  upon 
them  both  and  scorch  not.  Why? 
Because  it  is  a  very  old  sun,  a  B.  C. 
sun,  at  once  venerable  and  young  and 
it  loves  them  both  because  they  are 
children — simpler  children  than  the 
creed  speakers. 

*  * 
* 

Children  ?  I  should  say  so.  If  a 
small  part  be  given  them,  it  insults 
their  intelligence — it  is  beneath  their 
dignity.  Ah,  me.  Not  what  you  do, 
but  how  you  do  it  is  the  secret  of 
greatness.  Could  we  rape  a  Millet  to 
sweep  the  gutters  of  the  world,  what 
beautiful  gutters  they  would  become ! 


What  poems  we  could  write  of  their 
stones  and  garbage  heaps  !  Only  as 
you  stand  ten  feet  above  your  work, 
are  you  worthy  of  that  work  ?  Your 
work  is  the  center  of  your  destiny. 
Your  attitude  at  that  work  interprets 
you. 

•  * 
* 

And  the  saddest  side  of  the  bad 
actor  question,  is  that  at  heart  he  is  a 
splendid  fellow.  With  a  little  less 
conceit,  a  little  digging  for  hidden 
traits,  a  little  trying  hard  to  see,  a 
little  looking  himself  square  in  the 
face,  a  little  love  for  naked  words  and 
the  music  of  vowels,  a  little  widening 
of  the  horizon,  he  might  run  from 
bad  to  good — from  good  to  great. 


When  we  were  children,  we  planted 
beans  in  boxes  and  pulled  them  up 
from  day  to  day,  to  watch  their 
growth.  What  a  pity  we  cannot  pull 
up  our  brains  in  like  fashion  and 
count  that  day  lost  when  no  new  bud 
has  sprouted. 

Ravings?  I  am  full  of  smiles  when 
I  think  of  him,  full  of  tears  and  as 
easily  persuaded  to  either. 

His  mental  nonchalance  is  appall- 
ing. The  world's  real  doings  are  so 
alien  to  him,  that  should  chips  and 
dust  float  overhead  and  blue  ether 
sneak  underfoot,  he  would  see  naught 
amiss. 

See?  His  eye  is  so  filled  with  his 
own  image  there  is  no  room  for  sights. 
He  lacks  only  the  chance  of  a  Miller, 
the  means  of  an  Irving.  (?) 

Egotism  has  lost  him  his  eye  for 
the  true  color.  (Why  does  he  not 
advertise  for  it  ?  It  would  be  worth 
getting  back.)  The  Rembrandt  gift 
of  light  and  shade  is  worth  any  search, 
any  sweat. 

*  * 

ON  THE  WRITING  OF  PLAYS 

Will  you  stop  telling  me  that  an 
audience  is  a  great  log  and  that  suc- 
cess as  a  dramatist  means  to  write 
down  to  its  stupidity.  I  don't  believe 
it.  I  don't  believe  it.'  (Shout  that). 
I  believe  that  audiences  are  made.  I 
believe  they  have  souls  above  peanuts 
and  pudding  and  need  a  change  of 
diet.    Feed  a  man  forever  on  pap  and 


he  will  soon  have  no  stomach  for 
much  else. 

Commonplace  dialogue  and  action 
— that  is  the  steady  call  and  we  are 
sick  of  it.  I  can  write  you  twenty 
footlight  speeches  in  as  many  minutes, 
each  sure  of  a  round;  I  can  climax 
any  act  with  a  written  guarantee  of 
five  curtain  calls;  I  can  lap  these 
things  together  and  pin  them  with 
cheap  sentiment  and  threadbare  phi- 
losophy; I  can  make  a  beautiful  easy 
living  on  the  results — perhaps  a  for- 
tune. But  I  would  choke  on  the 
bread  it  would  buy  and  I  am  too  fond 
of  living  to  die. 

If  to  fly  in  the  face  of  these  tradi- 
tions be  exile — give  it  to  me.  In  such 
exile  there  is  no  sadness. 


ABOUT  THE  THEATRES 

Columbia 

Heartsease.  It  is  an  actor's  play, 
and  I  always  feel  as  though  Henry 
Miller  had  written  about  half  the 
good  lines.  The  speeches  chime  so 
musically  with  the  melody.  A  mere 
playwright  would  scarce  have  the 
power  to  sing  so.  When  all  but  the 
memory  of  Heartsease  shall  slip  away 
behind  the  last  curtain,  the  music  and 
the  voice  of  Eric  Temple  will  live  in 
my  heart  and  my  dreams.  The  music 
pleads  as  truly  as  the  words.  If  the 
melody  of  such  a  play  sang  oftener 
through  our  lives,  we  should  be  the 
better  for  it — look  oftener  at  the  sky. 
I  am  perfectly  aware  of  its  claptrap, 
but  it  is  not  possible  to  shun  the  fact 
that  it  has  truth  enough  to  keep  it 
sweet.  It  stirs  one  like  the  call 
of  a  bugle.  Henry  Miller's  truth 
squares  all  the  lies  of  it.  It  is  so 
good  to  find  crowded  houses  for  it — 
crowded  and  enthusiastic. 

• 

*  * 
Alcazar 

The  Country  Girl.  Clean,  sweet, 
wholesome,  merry,  clever,  simple, 
charming — why  are  there  not  more  of 
such  plays.  It  is  said  that  comedy 
does  not  live,  does  not  make  a  play- 
wright famous.  Why  should  it  live? 
Everything  dies  and  why  not?  If 
plays  are  to  live  forever  what  is  the 
use  ?  The  generations  to  come  would 
sit  with  folded  meditative  hands  and 
live  on  the  greatness  of  the  past. 


Give  me  comedy.  Make  the  world 
laugh.  Write  comedy,  and  when  it 
has  lived  its  life  let  it  die.  Peggy 
Thrift  Roberts,  you  cannot  play  too 
much  comedy  for  me.  Nor  White 
Whittlesey  either.  And  many  a  day 
shall  pass  before  we  see  another 
Theodore  Roberts. 

*  * 
• 

Tivoli 

Salassa!  Not  that  I  love  the  rest 
less,  but  thee  more.  Most  men  abuse 
half  of  what  they  have.  You  use  all 
that  you  have  and  you  have  every- 
thing— voice,  face,  form,  carriage  and 
great  dramatic  ability.  You  should 
have  them.  You  know  and  respect 
their  value.  What  the  Tivoli  does 
for  fifty  cents  is  worthy  to  be  passed 
down  as  history. 

*  • 
* 

California 

The  Dunne  and  Ryley  Company 
work  for  their  living.  Their  new 
farce-comedy,  The  Night  of  the 
Fourth,  is  a  well-tinkered  medium  for 
specialties,  and  has  hardly  a  dull  spot. 
I  have  grown  to  like  farce-comedy.  It 
lays  no  claims  to  sanity  and  banks  on 
its  right  to  be  perfectly  idiotic.  "I 
don't  like  this  business — let's  sing," 
says  Bulger  when  he  wants  to  come 
down  to  the  footlights  and  give  us  his 
profile.  Now  isn't  that  simple  and 
dear  ? 

I  doubt  if  four  men  like  J.  Sherrie 
Matthews,  Harry  Bulger,  Tony  Hart 
and  Walter  Jones  could  be  duplicated. 
Do  you  know  I  think  these  school-of- 
repression  actors,  all  pose  and  person- 
ality, who  are  so  monotonously  one- 
keyed,  would  be  brought  back  to 
health  by  a  season  of  Dunne  and 
Ryley. 

Of  course  you  can't  fashion  a  beauti- 
ful brass  by  blows  alone  —  but 
the  blows  are  so  desirable. 


Grand  Opera  House 

Wilton  Lackaye  is  The  Middleman. 
I  mean  he  is  the  whole  play.  And  he 
has  a  right  to  the  monopoly.  He  is 
an  artist  and  you  have  but  to  hear 
two  speeches  to  know  it.  I  wonder 
if  being  an  artist  is  worth  what  it 
costs.  I  should  like  to  see  Lackaye 
in  a  play  of  altars  and  incense,  of  old 
poetic  settings  where  ghosts  in  gray 


August  ii,  1900 


15 


and  silence  might  pass.  I  should  like 
him  in  a  symbolic  play,  written  with 
a  master  hand.  While  he  lives  in  our 
midst,  why  not  use  him  aright? 


Fischer's 

I  love  to  go  to  Fischer's.  It  is  so 
cosmopolitan.  The  flannel  shirt  and 
the  muddy  twelve  sit  cheek  by  jowl 
with  the  silk  hat  and  the  monacle.  I 
can  people  it  in  a  minute  with  the 
habitues  of  the  Cafe  Rubens  and  the 
Cafe  du  Chalet  and  watch  the  poets 
and  artists  of  the  other  side  sip  their 
bock  and  settle  the  universe.  There 
is  a  due  measure  of  fat  and  dreary 
beer  drinking.  A  due  measure  of 
those  who  know  much  and  admire 
nothing.  But  it  is  the  place  for  the 
man  who  would  think  and  laugh.  I 
love  to  watch  the  bus}-  and  idle  saunter 
in  and  choose  a  place.  I  can  tag  them 
in  a  minute  by  their  choice  and  write 
up  their  lives  with  illustrations  during 
the  intermissions. 

The  usual  intermission  is  dull,  but 
the  student  of  human  nature  should 
choose  this  place  to  write  a  great 
work  as  Goethe  is  said  to  have  chosen 
the  Auerbach  Kellar  to  write  his 
Faust.  (It  is  also  said  that  this  fact 
is  a  lie.) 

When  Mr.  Fischer  tries  stage  ap- 
plicants of  a  morning,  he  chooses  his 
talent  with  a  simple  "We  can  stand 
him.  We  can  stand  her."  He  com- 
mits himself  no  further. 


We  can  stand  most  of  what  he  gives 
us  and  at  times  we  chance  upon  a 
right  good  thing.  This  week  I  heard 
an  Ave  Maria  most  artistically  sung 
by  Agnes  Fried.  She  is  worthy 
several  thoughts  from  several  mana- 
gers. She  thinks  as  well  as  sings. 
The  combination  is  rare  enough  to  be 
specially  noted.  Then  there  is  Mr.  E. 
B.  Adams,  for  many  seasons  with 
Fann\-  Davenport,  easy,  graceful  and 
entertaining.  He  is  a  man  wise 
enough  to  feel  the  pulse  of  his  audi- 
ence and  gives  it  just  what  it  asks.  A 
violin  solo  from  Hinrichs  will  hold 
the  most  arrant  traveler  m  his  seat 
and  keep  him  there  to  applaud. 

Of  course  there  are  occasional 
freaks,  but  they  add  to  the  fun  If 
the  whole  world  was  worthy  its  hire 
what  a  dull  place  it  would  be.  I  wish 
Mr.  Fischer  would  let  me  pick  out  the 
talent  (?)  some  week.  I  could  prom- 
ise him  a  full  house  and  the  best  fun 
he  ever  had. 


Orpheum 

Stop  taking  pellets  and  tablets  and 
cure  your  dyspepsia  with  Bennett  and 
Stembler.  You  will  find  it  cheaper 
and  far  pleasanter.  C.  T. 


At  the  close  of  Florence  Roberts' 
season  at  the  Alcazar  she  will  make  a 
tour  of  the  Coast  presenting  Sapho 
with  all  of  the  original  Alcazar 
scenery,  etc. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  ii,  1900 


Florodora 


This  great  London  success  will  be 
controlled  this  season  in  America  by 
Dunne  &  Ryley,  which  firm  in- 
cludes in  addition  to  the  above 
named  people,  John  C.  Fischer  of  San 
Diego.  Florodora  is  a  musical 
comedy,  almost  a  comic  opera,  and  it 
was  intended  to  star  Mathews  and 
Bulger  in  it.  However,  it  was  later 
decided  to  give  them  another  piece, 
probably,  The  Burgomaster,  now 
breaking  all  records  in  Chicago,  and 
to  feature  Sydney  Deane,  the  Austra- 
lian baritone,  in  Florodora  and  to 
surround  him  with  a  strong  company. 

The  intention  of  Manager  Dunne 
to  produce  The  Rivals  on  the  last 
week  of  his  stay  here  has  been  aban- 
doned. In  producing  nine  pieces  new 
to  this  company  in  ten  weeks,  Dunne 
&  Ryley  have  broken  all  records  for 
farce  comedy  production.  John  W. 
Dunne  and  Herbert  Cripps,  stage 
director,  have  been  unremitting  in 
their  efforts,  and  they  have  achieved 
a  notable  success.  With  the  bunch  of 
such  clever  farce  comedians  as  have 
comprised  the  company  this  summer, 
it  is  doubtful  if  ever  such  a  season  of 
farce  has  been  known  in  any  other 
city  of  America.  The  company  leave 
next  week  for  the  East  to  prepare  for 
next  season.  They  will  play  sixteen 
dates  on  the  way  back. 


Suit  Over  a  Play 

The  Doris  Amusement  Company 
and  Louis  Harrison  brought  suit  last 
week  in  the  Superior  Court  against 
T.  Daniel  Frawley  for  the  sole  right 
and  title  of  publishing  and  playing 
the  comedy  entitled  "In  Paradise." 
The  complaint  alleges  that  the  defend- 
ant, during  the  last  two  years,  without 
authority  or  consent  from  the  plain- 
tiffs, has  caused  the  play  to  be  acted 
before  the  public.  The  plaintiffs  seek 
to  recover  $9,000  as  their  portion  and 
costs  of  suit.  They  also  ask  that  a 
perpetual  injunction  be  issued  against 


further  production  of  the  play.  Re- 
garding the  above,  Mr.  Frawley  states 
that  he  bought  the  copyright  from  B. 
B.  Valentine,  who  translated  the  play 
from  the  French.  Mr.  Frawley  said 
he  never  heard  of  the  Doris  Amuse- 
ment Company  until  the  complaint 
was  filed  in  court. 

Mr.  Valentine  is  now  publishing  a 
warning  to  managers  not  to  pay  any 
attention  to  the  Doris  Company,  as  he 
is  sole  adaptor  and  owner  of  the  play, 
and  holds  the  copyright  for  the  same. 


Freda  Gallick  is  a  Wife 


Freda  Gallick,  the  California  ac- 
tress, was  married  several  months 
ago  at  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  to  Colgate 
Baker,  a  local  dramatic  critic.  For 
stage  and  business  reasons  the  affair 
was  kept  secret,  the  intention  being  to 
have  a  church  wedding,  which  is 
announced  on  the  cards  for  Sept.  2. 
Baker  will  not  quit  the  newspaper 
business  for  the  stage,  as  reported. 


We  supply  the 
feminine  portion  of 
the  profession  with 

Fine  Lingerie, 
Silk  and 
Wash  Waists 
and 
Gowns. 

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Special  Inducements  to  Professionals 


This  Year's  Big  Farce  Comedy  Show 

Was  Launched  Early  in  September. 

It  is  the  Limit  of  all  that  is  Big,  Artistic  and  Kunny. 

It  is  Presented  l>y  a  Company  of30  People. 

It  is  Sumptuously  Mounted,  Magnificently  Costumed. 

It  Cost  $5000.00  to  Raise  the  Curtain  on  the  First  Performance. 

It  is  Presented  by  Those  Prosperous  Comedians, 

MURRAY  and  MAeK 

California  Tour  Limited  to  Two  Weeks  and  Three  Days  only. 
Time  all  Filled.    In  Big  Cities  Only,  September  75  to  May  1. 

A  NEW  PLAY  BY  OLD  FAVORITES 

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NOTICE. 


ERNEST  HOGAN 

Western  SummerTour  Cancelled 

One  year's  continuous  work  in  Australia  and  Honolulu -OVERWORKED.    My  physicians  recom- 
mend rest. 

THANKING  MANAGERS  for  time  and  PERFORMERS  who  have  written. 
Managers  holding  time,  and  Managers  wishing  time  for  season  of  1900-1  for 

A  Country  Coon 

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THE  JAN  FRANCI5CO 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


weekly  record  of  Dramatic  and  Musical  Events 


No.  24— Vol.  II 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  AUGUST  18,  1900 


TEN  CENTS  A  COPY 
THREE  DOLLARS  A  YKAR 


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COG  ILL  AND  COOPER'S  COMEDIANS 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  i8,  1900 


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Fun  With  the  Author  of 
the  Blue  and  the  Gray 

It  would  seem  rather  odd  to  refer  in 
serious  vein  to  anything  in  connection 
with  Paul  Dresser,  the  song  writer, 
but  he  has  recently  asked  the  aid  of 
the  Board  of  Health  and  the  Police 
Department  of  New  York  to  get  rid 
of  certain  nuisances  which  he  said  was 
annoying  and  worrying  him  into  a 
condition  approaching  serious  illness. 
In  a  letter  he  wrote  to  the  Police  Depart- 
ment, he  said  he  was  "being  so  har- 
rassed  by  a  crowd  of  irresponsible 
non-residents"  that  he  found  himself 
"unfit  to  attend  to  business"  or  to 
pursue  his  calling  as  "a  writer  of 
sentimental  songs." 

The  men  who  are  driving  him  to 
the  verge  of  madness  have  been  per- 
sonal friends  for  years.  They  are  a 
lot  of  bucolic  "opiy"  house  mana- 
gers from  the  interior.  They  come 
into  New  York  every  summer  to  have 
questionable  fun  away  from  their 
home  towns,  to  flood  both  sides  of 
Broadway  with  tobacco  juice  and  to 
see  if  they  can  induce  an  extra  show 
or  two  to  visit  their  section  the  follow- 
ing season. 

The  ringleader  of  one  of  these 
batches  is  George  H.  Walker,  who 
hails  from  Brenham,  Tex.,  though  he 
tells  strangers  he  is  from  Austin.  He 
started  the  conspiracy  against  Dresser 
last  Sunday.  With  a  few  others  he 
took  a  trip  down  the  Jersey  coast. 
At  Asbury  he  thought  it  would  be  a 
fine  joke  to  send  a  telegram  to  the 
song  writer.  This  is  what  he  sent: 
"Are  you  the  author  of  the  organ 
grinders'  favorite,  'The  Blue  and  the 
Gray?'  If  you  are,  God  forgive  you, 
for  we  never  can." 

This  struck  the  party  as  being  so 
funny  that  they  squandered  $8  at  the 
various  telegraph  offices  along  the 
line  at  Allenhurst,  West  End,  Long 
Branch,  Pleasure  Bay,  Elberon,  Nor- 
mandie,  Seabright  and  Highlands. 
All  these  messages  were  of  the  similar 
strain.  Dresser  laughed  when  he  got 
the  first  two,  but  after  awhile  the  fun 
began  to  pall  on  him  and  he  lost  his 
temper.  He  had  to  open  and  read 
every  fool  telegram  because  he  was 
expecting  some  important  messages. 

On  Monday  the  jokers  got  up  early 
to  continue  their  practical  joke.  The 


song  writer's  office  is  at  Broadway 
and  Thirty-second.  His  Nemeses 
skirmished  until  they  found  two  organ 
grinders  who  had  "The  Blue  and  the 
Gray"  in  their  repertoires. 

These  they  engaged  by  the  hour  to 
stand  across  the  street  from  the  win- 
dow at  which  Dresser  sits  and  play 
the  music  of  the  hackneyed  and  much 
abused  song.  Dresser  stood  it  for 
a  while  and  then  got  a  policeman  to 
drive  away  the  organ  men  and  clear 
the  street. 

Next  they  bought  a  cheap  music 
box  and  started  the  same  old  tune 
going  in  the  hallway  in  front  of  his 
door  in  the  Marlborough  Hotel. 
When  Dresser  went  into  the  bar  they 
had  a  negro  off  the  street  with  a 
mouth  organ  give  him  another  dose 
of  the  music,  and  so  it  has  been  going 
all  week  until  the  poor  man  is  almost 
distracted  and  wishes  he  had  never 
conceived  that  or  any  other  old  song. 
He  is  paying  in  full  for  all  the  glories 
of  song  writing  fame. 


Nelto  York  Activity 

Two  actors  who  have  just  finished 
writing  plays  for  their  own  use  are 
Russ  Whytal  and  Sidney  Drew. 
Force  of  Circumstances  is  the  name  of 
Mr.  Drew's  and  he  and  his  wife  will 
use  it  in  vaudeville.  Mr.  Whytal's  is 
a  five-act  drama  called  Blackballed, 
and  he  and  Mrs.  Whytal  will  act  the 
chief  parts  in  it.  Edward  Vroom  is 
arranging  for  a  tour  of  the  American 
cities  in  his  melodrama  of  Marsac  of 
Gascony. 

Nearly  all  the  companies  for  the 
early  part  of  the  season  are  completed, 
the  latest  to  fill  out  their  ranks  being 
those  for  Cupid  Outwits  Adam,  A 
Ward  of  France  and  The  Rebel.  In 
the  last-named  play  Andrew  Mack 
will  be  the  chief  actor  and  Josephine 
Lovett,  Edwin  Brandt  and  Giles 
Shine  his  principal  assistants.  The 
leading  parts  in  A  Ward  of  France 
will  be  taken  by  Affle  Warner,  Edith 
Ward,  Maurice  Drew  and  Walter  Wil- 
son, and  Louise  Galloway,  Charles  H. 
Bradshaw,  Horace  Lewis  and  William 
Herbert  will  be  the  foremost  players 
in  Cupid  Outwits  Adam. 

Effie  Ellsler  will  act  the  title  role  in 
Barbara  Frietchie,  and  John  E.  Ken- 
shaw   has   been  engaged  for  David 


Garrick  and  Maud  White  for  the 
heroine  in  Oliver  Goldsmith. 

Proctor's  125th  street,  which  origin- 
ally was  the  Columbus,  will  open  as  a 
continuous  show  house  on  Aug.  20. 
This  will  give  Manager  Proctor  four 
theatres  in  town,  and  with  his  Albany 
house  will  make  his  chain  five  weeks 
long  to  performers  he  engages.  This 
last  addition  to  the  circuit  will  be  con- 
ducted as  are  the  others— clean  vaude- 
ville and  dramatic  sketches  from 
about  noon  to  midnight  daily,  includ- 
ing Sundays,  and  with  continuous 
show,  prohibition  existing  in  regard  to 
tobacco  smoke  and  beverages. 

The  list  of  novels  being  dramatized 
for  the  coming  season  grows  almost 
daily.  Olga  Nethersole  has  decided 
to  produce  an  acting  version  of  Lnder 
Two  Flags  when  she  comes  to  Wal- 
lack's  in  November.  Marie  Bur- 
roughs will  appear  in  The  Battle  of 
the  Strong,  which  is  being  dramatized 
by  Edward  Rose,  who  has  also 
adapted  Richard  Carvel  for  John 
Drew  and  Janice  Meredith  for  Mary 
Mannering.  The  latest  story  to  be 
settled  upon  for  stage  use  is  Widow 
Magoogin,  by  John  J.  Jennings, 
which  Rich  and  Harris  will  produce 
with  an  Irish  actress  of  prominence  in 
the  part. — Sun. 

Leo  Cooper 

Branches  Out 

The  Leo  Cooper  School  of  Acting  is 
about  to  consolidate  with  the  Tivoli 
Opera  House  in  the  formation  of  a 
school  to  be  devoted  to  the  study  of 
acting  and  opera.  There  has  been  a 
long  felt  need  on  the  coast  for  such  a 
school.  As  heretofore,  this  school  is 
open  to  those  desirous  of  going  upon 
the  dramatic  stage,  in  addition  to 
which,  those  desirous  of  studying  sing- 
ing, opera  and  repertoire  have  the 
opportunity  of  receiving  a  thorough 
training  in  stage  technic  and  acting. 
Mr.  Henri  Fairweather,  a  teacher  of 
great  experience  will  have  charge  of 
the  opera  and  singing  department.  / 

In  addition  to  these  advantages,  the 
students  of  opera  will  be  guaranteed 
positions  at  the  Tivoli  in  ensemble  or 
solo  work,  and  recommended  to  oper- 
atic managers.  The  school  will  open 
about  Sept.  1st. 


Took  out  the  Stage 
Wall 

At  Elitch's  Gardens,  Denver,  last  week , 
Walter  Clarke  Bellows  arranged  a 
performance  of  As  You  Like  It,  and 
to  add  to  the  effect  of  the  forest  scene, 
his  nimble  brain  suggested  taking 
out  the  back  end  of  'the  theatre, 
showing  as  far  as  the  eye  could  see, 
real  trees  and  stage  trees  in  such  pro- 
fusion that  it  was  not  difficult  for  the 
audience  to  imagine  itself  transported 
to  some  dense,  beautiful  forest.  The 
lights  were  used  most  effectively,  and 
the  picture  was  one  of  supreme  beauty. 

Society  Women  as 

Supernumeraries 

London  society  women  have  broken 
out  in  a  new  direction.  A  number  of 
them  will  appear  as  supernumeraries 
at  the  Empire  Music  Hall,  according 
to  the  Daily  Mail.  '  They  will  not 
go  on  in  the  regulation  tights  and 
ballet  dress,  they  will  just  wear  their 
fashionable  dresses,  walking  costumes, 
tea  gowns  and  so  on."  The  batch  of 
applicants  include  several  peeresses 
and  some  real  society  beauties. 


Cogill  &  Coopers 
Comedians 

These  well  known  managers  have 
been  busy  rehearsing  for  their  forth- 
coming coast  tour,  which  will  open  at 
Sacramento  Sept.  3d,  during  the  State 
Fair.  The  pieces  in  rehearsal  include: 
The  Green  Eyed  Monster,  Fun  on  the 
Bristol,  Captain  Rackett,  My  Friend 
from  India,  Turned  Up.  The  roster 
of  the  company  shows  :  Chas.  Cogill, 
Fred  Cooper,  Kenneth  McLeod,  Chas. 
Thornton,  Chris  Savage,  Arthur  H. 
Kent,  T.  Daniel  Dougherty,  Lottie 
Warner,  Fanny  Langley,  Selena  Cip- 
rico,  Georgie  Woodthorpe,  Georgie 
Cooper. 


The  remarkable  success  of  The 
Only  Way,  the  dramatization  of 
Dickens'  A  Tale  of  Two  Cities,  is 
creating  quite  a  vogue  for  Dickens' 
works  all  over  the  country. 


August  18,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Brass  'Bands 

Their  Origin — Their  Use  in  'Battle 

I11  battle  pictures  painted  prior  to 
the  war  of  1870,  artists  were  fond  of 
introducing  military  bands,  which 
they  depicted  as  picking  their  way 
over  the  bodies  of  dead  and  wounded 
in  the  very  thick  of  the  fight,  the 
instrumentalists  blowing  away  to 
drown  the  cries  of  anguish,  and  the 
drummers  —  particularly  the  bass 
drummer — pounding  the  parchment 
as  if  to  vie  with  the  roar  of  the  artil- 
lery and  the  crash  of  the  exploding 
shells.  Such  incidents  were  some- 
times real,  but  more  often  imaginary. 
For  example,  the  famous  tableau 
portraying  the  meeting  between 
Wellington  and  Blucher  contains  a 
mounted  hussar  band,  who  are  repre- 
sented as  blaring  forth  a  triumphal 
march  in  honor  of  the  occasion, 
whereas  the  introduction  of  this 
highly  effective  group  is  proved  to 
have  been  an  artistic  liberty  pure  and 
simple.  That  there  was,  however, 
one  British  cavalry  band  present  at 
the  battle  of  Waterloo  may  be  deduced 
from  the  fact  that  a  bass  drum,  em- 
blazoned with  the  royal  arms  and 
bearing  the  inscription  "VII  Queen's 
Own  Hussars,"  was  found  by  a 
Belgian  on  the  field  and  taken  away 
by  him  as  a  memento  of  the  day. 
After  his  death  it  was  given  by  his 
son  to  the  local  band  at  Boondael, 
where  it  probably  played  a  conspicu- 
ous part  in  many  a  village  fete,  from 
whose  possession  it  passed  into  the 
hands  of  Mahillon  &  Co. ,  who  sent  it 
to  the  Royal  Military  Exhibition  of 
1890. 

However,  in  furnishing  a  brief, 
connected  narrative  dealing  with  the 
presence  of  bands  in  battles,  it  will 
first  of  all  be  necessary  to  explain 
how  comparatively  modern  a  thing 
military  music  really  is.  The  blare, 
the  crash  and  the  rousing  suggestive- 
ness  associated  with  martial  instru- 
mention  were  quite  unknown  to 
Western  Europe  before  the  beginning 
of  the  eighteenth  century,  at  which 
period  Frederick  II  of  Prussia  re- 
ceived as  a  present  from  the  Sultan  of 
Turkey  a  complete  Janissary  band. 
The  characteristic  instruments  of 
those  semi-barbarous  troops  were 
cymbals,  triangles  and  bells,  besides  a 
fine  variety  of  drums. 

The  procedure  of  the  performers 
themselves  was  as  follows:  As  near 
to  the  fighting  line  as  possible  the 
band-master  would  plant  a  pole  sur- 
mounted by  a  crescent  and  decorated 
with  one  or  more  horse  tails,  accord- 
ing to  his  Pasha's  rank.  Around 
this  standard  the  instrumentalists 
would  gather,  and  then  the  melody 
instruments,  consisting  of  zarnas— 
hard  reed  instruments  with  cup- 
shaped  mouthpieces — would  start  off 
with  a  sustained,  penetrating  squeal, 
the  accompaniment  being  supplied  by 
the  remainder  of  the  band  shaking 
and  clashing  the  percussion,  while  the 


kettle  drums,  tenor  drums  and  bass 
drums  beat  the  time. 

As  the  Asiatic  performers  in  Fred- 
erick II's  imported  contingent  died 
off,  their  places  were  taken  by  Prus- 
sian reed  and  brass  instrumentalists, 
with  the  result  that  it  was  then  for 
the  first  time  discovered  how  well  the 
latter  blended  with  the  percussion. 
This  accordingly  was  the  genesis  of 
the  modern  military  band.  For  many 
years,  however,  Prussia  was  the  only- 
nation  that  conducted  its  martial 
music  on  these  lines,  for  in  other 
armies  the  few  bands  which  existed 
were  composed  of  oboes,  clarinets, 
horns  and  bassoons,  without  any 
percussion  accompaniment. 


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Seattle  is  still  booming,  and  I  hope 
always  will  continue.  Prospects  for 
another  big  season  at  the  Seattle 
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Once  more,  San  Francisco,  a  great 
show  town!  Drop  in  at  the  Orpheum 
any  time  after  eight — no  seats.  Try 
the  Tivoli;  110  seats.  Go  down  to 
Morosco's  and  take  in  Trilby  and  see 
a  house  jammed  to  the  doors.  Spend 
a  few  minutes  with  Henry  Miller  at 
the  Columbia  and  see  for  yourself  that 
business  is  way  ahead  of  his  last  sum- 
mer's engagement.  Try  the  Califor- 
nia and  see  how  the  Brownies 
are  packing  it.  Then  if  you  who 
would  decry  the  city  of  the  Golden 
Gate,  if  you  have  any  nerve  left,  try 
the  Alcazar  and  see  a  jammed  house 
to  welcome  a  new  play  by  a  new 
author.  Then  there  is  the  new  Alta 
at  cheap  prices  doing  well  All  this, 
gentle  reader,  all  these  seven  play 
houses  doing  a  tremendous  business 
in  the  middle  of  summer  with  people 
away  at  the  resorts.  And  once  more, 
all  this  in  a  city  of  only  300,000  peo- 
ple. And  we  haven't  mentioned  half- 
a-dozen  concert  halls  where  admission 
is  free.  Can  any  other  city  in  America 
show  a  state  of  affairs  half  as  good? 

Sam  Morris  Home 

Sam  Morris,  who  is  seen  this  week 
at  the  Orpheum,  is  out  on  the  Coast 
for  a  vacation,  having  just  put  in  five 
years  of  hard  work  with  the  Hopkins' 
Stock  Company  in  Chicago.  Mr. 
Morris'  return  to  the  scenes  of  his 
boyhood  days  are  prolific  of  many 
reminiscences.  One  particularly  he 
told  us  in  a  little  chat  the  other  day. 


It  was  in  the  days  when  he  and  Jim 
Brophy  and  Tom  Wise  were  members 
of  a  dramatic  club  that  used  to  give 
performances  at  Piatt's  Hall.  One 
night  the  club  gave  a  benefit  to  Morris. 
The  play  was  The  Octoroon.  It  was 
felt  that  a  professional  was  needed  to 
play  the  Indian,  so  Billy  Brady,  who 
had  been  killing  time  around  the  old 
California  was  engaged  to  play  the 
part  at  $10.00  for  the  night.  The  night 
of  the  performance  came,  and  the 
house  was  crowded.  Brady's  cue 
came,  but  Brady  did  not  make  his 
appearance.  He  hadn't  seen  the  color 
of  his  money  and  wouldn't  go  on 
until  he  did.  So  while  Sam  chased 
around  to  the  box  office  to  get  the 
ten,  the  impatient  audience  was  kept 
waiting.  "Those  were  great  days," 
concluded  Sam. 

Mr.  Morris  was  in  the  cast  of  the 
last  performance  of  the  Old  California, 
which  opened  with  Lawrence  Barrett 
in  Money,  and  closed  with  Jeffrys 
Lewis  in  Forget  Me  Not. 


Will  Leslie  Carter 
cMarry  > 

It  is  reported  in  London  that  if 
Kate  Claxton  will  consent  to  a  di- 
vorce from  Charles  Stevenson,  the 
latter  will  lead  to  the  altar  Mrs. 
Leslie  Carter,  whose  leading  man  he 
has  been  for  some  time.  It  is  de- 
clared by  close  friends  of  Stevenson 
that  he  recently  sent  a  letter  to  Miss 
Claxton  in  America,  politely  suggest- 
ing a  divorce  and  frankly  declaring 
that  he  has  found  his  affinity.  Steven- 
son pointed  to  the  fact  that  for  a  long 
time  past  their  domestic  relations  had 
been  of  a  purely  technical  nature.  He 
further  hoped  the  matter  might  be 
amicably  arranged.  Stevenson  sailed 
from  Europe  upon  a  steamer  due  to 
arrive  in  New  York  Aug.  8. 


Personal  Mention 

Jesse  Haestead  has  added  the 
Alta  theatre  to  the  list  of  his  press 
agent  operations. 

Ernest  Hastings  left  this  week 
for  New  York  to  join  Blanche  Walsh 
as  leading  man. 

Jane  Kennark  and  Florence 
Stone  will  be  new  people  with  the 
Woodward  Stock  Company,  Kansas 
City,  next  season. 

Helene  Davenport,  two  days 
after  inserting  her  ad  in  The  Review, 
was  engaged  by  Houston's  Big  Com- 
pany for  next  season.  Managers 
read  The  Review. 

Grace  Addison  returned  last  Sat- 
urday from  Nome.  She  says  two  or 
three  theatres  which  opened  there 
soon  closed  down,  and  all  in  the  way 
of  amusements  are  three  or  four 
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"Doc"  Gilbert,  the  well  known 
actor,  goes  out  with  the  Jessie  Shirley 
Company  next  week. 

Sapho  will  be  revived  at  the 
Alcazar  next  week  with  Florence 
Roberts  in  the  title  role. 

Clarence  Montaine  is  one  of  the 
good  actors  who  has  been  added  to 
the  Henry  Miller  Co. 

Edith  Lemmert  is  in  town  rehears- 
ing Sapho  with  the  Elliott  Company's 
tour,  which  opens  at  Gilroy  the  20th. 

George  Hernandez  is  making 
quite  a  hit  at  the  Orpheum  this  week 
in  Sam  Morris's  laughing  creation. 

Teddy  Hartman  is  back  from 
Catalina,  sun  burned  and  in  high 
spirits.  Ask  him  about  that  big  fish 
he  caught. 

Adele  Block  will  play  Iras  in  Ben 
Hur  the  coming  season.  Miss  Block 
was  in  E.  H.  Sothern's  support  for 
two  seasons. 

Gertrude  Hayes  leaves  August 
29th  to  join  Mathews  and  Bulger. 
Later  she  will  be  transferred  at  St. 
Paul  to  the  Florodora  Company. 

Carroll,  a  young  whistler,  whose 
people  are  prominent  in  Southern 
California,  has  been  a  decided  feature 
of  the  Brownie  show  at  the  California 
this  week. 

Verne  Castro  left  last  week  for 
Milwaukee  to  play  next  season  in  the 
stock  company  of  that  city  as  ingenue. 
Miss  Castro  is  a  beautiful  and,  of 
course,  talented  native  daughter. 

Grace  Cameron  has  been  engaged 
to  support  Jerome  Sykes  in  the  new 
De  Koven  and  Smith  opera,  Foxy 
Quiller.  Last  season  Miss  Cameron 
sang  with  the  Bostonians. 

Ignacio  Martinetti  will  leave  in 
a  few  days  for  the  East.  He  has  not 
definitely  arranged  for  next  season, 
but  in  all  probability  he  will  be  with 
one  of  David  Belasco's  enterprises. 

Harry  B.  Smith,  author  of  the 
books  of  most  of  the  important  and 
successful  musical  productions  made 
in  this  country  during  the  past  ten 
years,  has  resigned  his  connection 
with  Weber  &  Fields  and  has  entered 
into  a  contract  with  Klaw  &  Erlanger 
for  a  term  of  years. 

Theodore  Roberts  left  early  in 
the  week  for  the  East  to  join  the 
Arizona  Company,  in  which  he  made 
such  a  pronounced  success  last  season. 
For  a  while  there  were  some  doubts  as 
to  Mr.  Roberts  being  with  the  com- 
pany next  season,  but  just  before  leav- 


ing satisfactory  financial  arrangements 
were  made. 

Sydney  Platt  writes  that  business 
with  the  Frank  Cooley  Company  is 
picking  up.  The  Mexican  trip  didn't 
pan  out  very  profitable,  but  lately 
business  has  picked  up.  They  play 
Tucson  this  week,  next  week  Phoenix, 
then  Prescott,  Williams  and  back  to 
San  Francisco. 

The  annoying  interference  with 
Manager  Ewing  of  the  Alta,  by  the 
fire  commissioners,  will  probably  be 
settled  in  Court  Monday.  Mr.  Ewing 
is  making  a  gallant  fight  against  the 
unreasonable  exactions  of  the  com- 
missioners as  regards  the  conditions 
of  his  theatre. 

Polly  Stockwell,  the  Alcazar's 
new  ingenue,  has  arrived  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. Miss  Stock  well  comes  back  to 
the  Alcazar,  bringing  with  her  memo- 
ries of  the  old  days  when  Stockwell 
and  Osborne  and  Ethel  Brandon  were 
in  the  height  of  their  success. 

J.  HammerslEy,  a  stage  hand  em- 
ployed at  the  Alta  Theatre,  was 
injured  at  the  theatre  Sunday  night 
through  the  premature  explosion  of  a 
bomb  used  in  the  play,  The  Red, 
White  and  Blue.  He  was  taken  to 
the  Receiving  Hospital. 

Quinto  Zani,  one  of  the  baritones 
of  the  grand  opera  company  at  the 
Tivoli,  was  married  to  Odarice  Galli 
by  Justice  Kerrigan  Monday,  so 
quietly  and  with  so  little  ceremony 
that  the  announcement  came  as  news 
to  all  of  Zani's  fellow  singers,  not  one 
of  whom  was  cognizant  of  the  fact 
that  he  intended  matrimony.  The 
bride  arrived  in  San  Francisco  from 
Italy  on  Saturday,  and  the  marriage 
follows  an  engagement  of  several 
years'  standing. 

James  H.  Ryan,  known  as  "Jim- 
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he  had  a  presentiment  that  he  would 
die  in  Nome  and  told  his  brother  Peter 
so  on  bidding  him  farewell  just  before 
he  embarked  on  the  steamer  in  this 
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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  18,  1900 


AT  THE  ♦  ♦ 
LOCAL  THEATRES 


77>e  Columbia 

There  being  such  a  demand  for 
■  Heartsease,  it  was  continued  at 
the  Columbia  Monday,  Tuesday  and 
Wednesday  of  this  week.  It's  a  very 
successful  romantic  comedy,  artisti- 
cally staged  and  played.  Henry 
Miller's  temperament  entitles  him 
peculiarly  to  the  center  of  the  stage  in 
this  delightful  comedy,  which  he  holds 
to  the  final  curtain.  Frank  Worthing 
as  the  villian  does  some  acting  that  is 
superb.  Dear  Mrs.  Whiffen,  no  matter 
how  small  the  part  or  how  little  she 
has  to  do,  sees  to  it  that  it  is  always 
well  done.  She  is  a  great  favorite 
with  San  Francisco  audiences  and 
justly  so.  Margaret  Anglin  is  a  pic- 
ture and  Sadie  Martinot  beautiful, both 
are  graceful,  clever  people  whose  act- 
iug  shows  great  intellectual  ability. 
The  balance  of  the  week  they  pre- 
sented The  Adventures  of  Lady 
Ursula. 


Grand  Opera  House 

""The  Frawleys  have  returned  to  old 
'  friends,  and  in  this  week's  pres- 
entation of  Trilby,  they  score  the 
biggest  success  so  far  of  their  engage- 
ment. The  crowds  have  been  simply 
enormous,  and  on  Thursday  night 
the  spare  seats  reserved  for  the  orches- 
tra had  to  be  used.  Wilton  Lackaye, 
the  best  character  actor  in  America, 
who  originated  the  stage  Svengali, 
appeared  in  the  role  this  week,  and 
his  impersonation  is  still  the  same 
masterly  bit  of  acting  that  electrified 
people  several  years  ago.  Mr.  Fraw- 
ley  is  fortunate,  too,  in  having  in  his 
present  cast,  Ignacio  Martinetti.  the 
original  Zou  Zou.  As  a  comedian  of 
the  lively  type,  as  an  actor  who  can 
stir  your  enthusiasm,  Mr.  Martinetti 
has  no  superior  in  certain  lines  of 
work,  and  his  Zou  Zou  would  surely 
dominate  the  play,  if  there  was  less 
real  strength  in  Lackaye's  Svengali. 
Clarence  Chase,  a  young  actor  who  is 
rich  in  promise,  was  a  capital  Gecko. 
His  improvement  is  very  noticeable  as 
time  roles  by.  J.  R.  Amory  was  a 
good  Dodor,  and  Harrington  Reynolds 
a  first-rate  Taffy.  H.  S.  Duffield  and 
Harry  Roberts,  who  essayed  The  Laird 
and  Little  Billee  respectively  were  not 
so  fortunate.  Mr.  Duffield  destroyed 
the  illusion  by  playing  the  part  with- 
out the  Scotch  dialect  that  must  be 
associated  with  it,  and  Mr.  Roberts 


seemingly  was  entirely  out  of  sympa- 
thy as  the  tempetuous  young  artist, 
Billee.  George  Gaston  presented  a 
finely  drawn  touch  as  the  Rev.  Thos. 
Bagot— one  of  the  best  realizations 
the  part  has  ever  had.  Mary  Van 
Buren  does  the  best  work  of  her  career 
as  Trilby,  exhibiting  in  the  character 
a  certainty  and  an  understanding  that 
makes  the  character  a  notable  one. 
Phosa  McAllister,  who  is  a  most  re- 
liable actress,  was  good  as  Mme. 
Vinard,  but  she  has  done  better  work. 
The  possibilities  of  the  stage  were 
taken  advantage  of  in  mounting  the 
piece  and  the  performance  was  thor- 
oughly enjoyable.  A  little  more 
might,  perhaps,  be  made  of  the  fun  in 
the  studio  scene.  Altogether,  how- 
ever, the  public  is  flocking  to  the 
Grand  because  they  find  Trilby  an 
unusually  interesting  performance. 


The  Alcazar 

CAST 

Mr.  John  Willoughby  (Jack)  cousin  to  Dorothea 

 White  Whittlesey 

Mr.  Robert  McMahon,  friend  to  Jack  

 Edwin  T.  Emery 

Mr.  Stuyvesant  Van  Dresser,  father  to  Dorothea 

 Charles  Bryant 

Tom  l-'ollansbee  Carlyle  Moore 

Harry  Gaylaws  Milton  Stellerd 

Willie  Lead  John  Morris 

Ed  Bently   Ernest  Howell 

Carlyle  Watson  Frank  Wagner 

Joyce,  butler  at  the  Van  Dressers — Geo.  P.  Webster 

Burton,  Jack's  man  Herbert  Farjeon 

Mrs.  Helen  Cruger,  friend  to  Dorothea  

 Loreua  Atwood 

Miss  Matilda  Van  Dresser,  sister  to  Stuyvesant. . 

 Marie  Howe 

Parker,  maid  to  Dorothea  Maggie  Francis  Leavey 

Cliquot,  a  dancer  Stella  Rozetta 

 AND  

Dorothea  Florence  Roberts 

The  Review  is  glad  to  chronicle  the 
*  unqualified  success  of  the  new  play 
from  the  pen  of  Charlotte  Thompson 
at  the  Alcazar  this  week.  If  there 
were  any  doubts  as  to  the  ability  of  San 
Francisco  to  produce  a  playwright, 
they  were  totally  dissipated  at  the  very 
first  performance  of  A  Suit  of  Sable  on 
Monday  night.  The  house  was  filled 
and  at  the  conclusion  of  the  second 
act,  the  enthusiasm  of  the  audience, 
which  had  been  slowly  working  up 
through  the  first  and  second  acts,  cul- 
minated in  a  burst  of  vociferous  appre- 
ciation, and  Florence  Roberts,  about 
whom  is  centered  the  chief  interest  of 
the  piece,  was  forced  time  and  time 
again  to  bow  in  recognition.  The 
audience  was  not  content  until  it  had 
brought  the  author  out  and  forced  her 
to  deliver  a  little  speech,  which  was  a 


charming,  halting,  modest  expression 
of  pleasure.  Miss  Thompson,  in  re- 
ferring to  the  demands  for  a  speech, 
said  that  in  the  course  of  ten  years, 
perhaps,  after  she  had  worked  hard 
and  had  accomplished  more,  she  would 
then  deliver  her  speech. 

The  play,  a  three-act  comedy,  tells 
of  the  emotions  of  a  young  girl  of  lively 
spirits  and  vivid  imagination  who  has 
been  brought  up  in  severe  Puritan 
restraint  in  a  Knickerbocker  home 
when  young  and  then  in  a  convent 
when  older  till  she  was  twenty-three 
years  old.  On  coming  home  from 
school,  the  depressing  influences  of  a 
home  where  birth  and  precedence  were 
the  rule  of  life,  chafes  the  young  crea- 
ture to  extremes,  and  soon  she  is  seen 
in  a  rebellious  mood  that  culminates 
in  an  escapade  of  a  rather  startling 
nature.  She  learns  of  a  strong  resem- 
blance she  bears  to  a  well  known 
dancer,  and  resolves  to  impersonate 
that  celebrity  in  an  entertainment 
given  in  the  rooms  of  a  club  of  which 
her  cousin  Jack  is  a  member.  Her 
father  and  aunt  have  also  accepted  an 
invitation  to  visit  the  club  entertain- 
ment that  night  and  of  course  they  be- 
hold the  audacious  and  reckless  Dor- 
othea in  her  startling  new  role.  The 
last  act  reveals  a  somewhat  penitent 
young  woman  and  some  fond  relatives 
whose  views,  we  hope,  have  as  a  re- 
sult, broadened  somewhat.  Dorothea 
and  Cousin  Jack  (six  degrees  removed) 
find  that  there  is  mutual  love  between 
them  and  Dorothea  declares  her  entire 
willingness  to  be  advised  and  protected, 
declaring  she  has  no  wish  to  indulge 
her  caprices  any  further.  The  cast, 
with  one  or  two  exceptions,  was  ad- 
mirable, and  the  stage  settings  were 
models  of  correctness  and  good  taste, 
displaying  the  author's  own  ideas  of 
what  can  be  accomplished  on  the  stage 
in  this  particular  regard. 

In  Dorothea  Van  Dresser,  Florence 
Roberts  has  a  part  that  is  particularly 
fitted  for  her  best  talents.  It  embodies 
much  of  the  willful  and  rebellious 
spirit  of  the  child,  with  the  intense  and 
passionate  element  to  be  found  in  a 
spirited  woman  of  tender  and  loving 
instincts.  It  gives  her  splendid  oppor- 
tunities for  man}'  and  varied  emotions, 
and  puts  into  her  mouth  much  delight- 
ful sentiment  and  many  brilliant 
epigramatic  phrases.  White  Whittle- 
sey, as  Cousin  Jack,  was  not  given 
many  opportunities  until  the  third  act, 
when  he  received  three  curtain  calls 


for  a  bit  of  spirited  acting.  Frank 
Cotter,  who  was  on  Monday  and  Tues- 
day in  the  cast  as  Stuyvesant  Van 
Dresser,  through  illness  was  compelled 
to  give  way  to  Charles  Bryant,  who  at 
only  a  few  hours'  notice  Wednesday 
night  gave  a  strong,  virile  perform- 
ance of  the  old  Knickerbocker  de- 
scendant and  stern  parent.  Marie 
Howe,  as  the  aunt,  caught  the  spirit  of 
the  Knickerbocker  conservatism  and 
gave  a  splendid  impersonation.  Geo. 
Webster  and  Maggie  Francis  Leavey 
as  the  two  household  servants,  made 
great  successes  of  their  parts — in  fact, 
they  were  features  of  the  performance. 
Stella  Rozetta,  as  the  dancer,  Cliquot, 
had  but  a  few  lines,  but  she  made  those 
few  lines  very  prominent.  She  has 
talent  and  a  promising  future.  Edwin 
Emery  as  Robert  McMahon,  and 
Lorena  Atwood,  as  Mrs.  Cruger,  had 
parts  that  merely  helped  to  build  up 
the  play.  John  Morris  played  a  Willie 
Boy  in  the  club  scene  thatwas  entirely 
a  good  performance.  The  attendance 
Monday  was  a  full  house,  Tuesday  it 
was  a  little  fuller,  and  each  succeeding 
night  has  seen  a  few  more  people 
squeezed  in.  Those  who  like  a  crowd 
say  the  play  is  a  great  success;  those 
who  delight  in  smart  and  bright  speech 
and  plenty  of  sentiment  say  likewise 
that  A  Suit  of  Sable  is  a  great  success. 
So  any  way  you  look  at  it,  it  seems 
that  it  is  a  go — and  the  record  it  is 
making  as  a  box  office  attraction  spells 
it  with  a  capital  "S." 


The  California 

The  Brownies  in  Fairyland  has 
*■  been  the  attraction  at  the  Cali- 
fornia this  week.  There  were  more 
than  the  usual  number  of  matinees, 
and  they  were  all  well  attended. 
There  can  be  no  doubt  that  the  per- 
formance was  the  superior  of  the  one 
given  at  the  same  theatre  a  few 
months  ago.  There  is  always  some- 
thing about  the  Brownies  that  bring 
joy  to  the  heart  of  the  little  ones,  and 
the  parents,  too,  are  none  the  less 
interested.  The  specialties  were  all 
good.  Maude  Sorensen,  Queenie  Til- 
ton,  Holland  Sisters,  and  all  the 
others  were  exceedingly  clever.  Es- 
pecial mention  is  due  the  tiny 
whistler,  Zena  Keefe,  and  Louise 
Conkey,  who  gave  a  cornet  solo,  The 
Holy  City.  The  engagement  has 
been  most  successful  throughout,  and 


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Manager  Friedlander  is  to  be  con- 
gratulated upon  the  artistic  success, 
both  as  to  talent  and  scenic  effects. 


Our  FRizypSfj^D 
THEIR  DOjp^.l  ^ 


The  Tfroli 

The  demand  was  so  great  for  seats 
for  the  glorious  opera  of  Otello 
and  also  for  Rigoletto  that  the  man- 
agement was  forced  to  repeat  them 
the  entire  week  much  to  the  pleasure 
and  satisfaction  of  our  music  lovers. 
Seats  were  in  as  great  demand  as  the 
first  week  and  these  two  operas  are 
such  favorites  and  so  well  given  that 
the  Tivoli  will  probably  have  to  re- 
peat them  again  before  the  season  is 
over.  Otello  is  beautifully  given. 
Salassa,  the  magnificent,  is  a  wonder, 
perfect  in  form,  feature  and  voice. 
It's  a  glimpse  of  heaven  to  watch  and 
hear  his  thoughtful,  forceful  music. 
Avedano  is  artistic,  Anna  Lichter 
sings  gracefully  and  sweet.  Frances 
Graham's  exquisite  contralto  is  soul 
inspiring.  Rigoletto  is  admirably 
performed  with  Russo,  Repetto, 
Ferrari,  Nicolini  and  Polettini. 
Those  charming  airs,  Caro  Nome  and 
Donna  e  Mobile,  which  Repetto  and 
Russo  sing  so  divinely  haunt  the 
memory  and  fill  the  soul  with  long- 
ings for  more  of  such  lovely  music. 

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The  Orpheum 

A  s  the  weeks  pass  around,  the 
Orpheum  seems  to  add  to  its  repu- 
tation as  the  best  vaudeville  show  on 
earth.  If  one  just  looks  over  the  list 
of  attractions,  the  natural  query  is, 
How  do  they  do  it  ?  Sam  Morris  and 
Company,  in  the  roaring  farce,  Jack's 
Thanksgiving,  cause  one  continu- 
ous laugh.  Mr.  Morris  is  a  clever 
San  Francisco  boy  with  an  Eastern 
reputation,  who  is  taking  a  vacation 
in  vaudeville.  The  four  juggling 
Johnsons  are  without  a  doubt  the 
finest  club  swingers  that  have  been 
around  the  circuit  in  many  a  day. 
Macart  has  a  collection  of  animals 
trained  to  such  perfection  that  it  really 
seems  marvelous.  Mrs.  Bessie  Blitz 
Paxton,  the  society  vocalist,  was 
greeted  by  an  audience  of  fashionable 
friends.  She  has  an  excellent  stage 
presence  and  a  charming  voice. 
Judging  by  the  applause  and  flowers 
she  receives,  she  is  surely  a  success. 
Laura  Bennett  and  Sallie  Stembler 
are  scoring  a  great  success  in  the 
comedy  of  Sapho  and  Lulu.  John 
Nash,  the  Baker-Meeker  Trio,  hold- 
overs from  last  week,  are  roundly 
applauded.  Chas.  Hooker  and  May- 
belle  Davis  in  the  Pantomime  Dancing 
Sketch,  are'exceptionally  clever.  The 
new  views  on  the  Biograph  fill  out 
this  great  bill. 


The  Olympia 

The  program  at  the  Olympia  is  an 
interesting  one  this  week.  The 
Hungarian  orchestra  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Isidore  Fenster,  render  some 
fine  numbers.  Remembrance  Leaves, 
Waldtufel;  and  Rigoletto,  Verdi;  be- 
ing among  the  best.  It's  the  first 
appearance  of  Lucille  Alden  who  sings 
well  to  the  delight  of  her  hearers.  It's 
also  the  initial  appearance  of  Queenie 
Myrtle  who  is  well  received.  The 
living  statuary  is-  very  good.  Basco 
and  Rice,  assisted  by  Lucille  Alden, 
make  a  hit  with  their  new  comic 
sketch,  Maguire  the  Ice  Man.  The 
rest  of  the  program  is  up  to  the 
regular  standard. 


The  Chutes 


'"The  program  at  the  Chutes  this 
'  week  is  good.  The  Sisters 
Waterman  are  excellent  "delineators 
of  coon  songs,"  as  they  designate 
themselves.  They  are  a  good  team 
and  give  a  thoroughly  enjoyable  en- 
tertainment. Kalacratus,  the  premier 
Novelty  Juggler,  is  exceedingly  clever. 
Baby  Ruth  Rowland,  the  clever  child 
actor,  makes  a  great  hit.     She  has 


just  returned  from  a  very  successful 
trip  to  Honolulu,  where  she  was  the 
recipient  of  many  valuable  presents 
from  her  admirers,  one  being  a  beauti- 
ful diamond  studded  watch  from 
Prince  David.  La  Lista,  the  myriad 
dancer,  carries  the  house  by  storm 
with  her  butterfly,  fire  and  lily  of  the 
Nile  dances.  Zarrella  is  good  as  a 
mimic  pantomimistand  musical  artist. 
Boggs  and  Haeward  are  always  en- 
joyed. The  animatoscope  presents 
new  and  pleasing  pictures. 


Fischer  s  Concert  House 

A  n  unusually  large  audience  at- 
tended  the  opening  of  a  new 
program  Monday  night  at  Fischer's 
Concert  House,  the  chief  attraction 
being  Irene  Franklin,  who  gave  cornet 
solos,  The  Holy  City,  Answer,  and 
other  numbers  to  good  support  from 
the  orchestra.  Miss  La  Croix  sang 
with  success,  Winter  Lullaby  and 
Happy  Days.  Little  Hazel  Sexton, 
in  costume  with  songs  and  dances, 
Conlon  and  Ryder,  acrobatic  comedi- 
ans, in  a  laughable  sketch,  calling  for 
much  applause.  Miss  Eudoria  Forde, 
contralto,  rendered  Bach-Gounod's 
Ave  Maria,  and  song  from  Samson 
and  Delilah.  The  Berlin  Sisters  gave 
vocal  numbers,  the  program  closing 
with  attractive  moving  pictures.  The 
gem  of  the  orchestra  work  was  Pil- 
grim's Chorus  from  Tannhauser. 


Vaudeville  Notes 


Martin  and  Ridgeway  will  play  the 
entire  Northwest  circuit. 

John  Delmore  will  shortly  play  at 
the  Salt  Palace,  Salt  Lake. 

Annie  Goldie,  the  coon  singer,  will 
open  in  the  near  future  at  the  Olympia. 

Joe  Hall  has  returned  from  Stockton 
after  a  six  months'  engagement. 

Williams  and  Bissell  play  the  Chutes 
with  circuit  to  follow. 

Westerfield  and  Raymond  are  new 
faces  at  Kapp's  Grotto. 

Mabel  Rutherford  is  a  hit  at  the 
Waldorf,  Vallejo. 

Travelle  will  shortly  play  at  the 
Leader,  Vallejo. 

Lulu  Baldwin  opens  at  the  Palm 
Garden,  Seattle,  August  20th. 

The  Morgans  open  at  Tivoli,  Stock- 
ton, August  20th. 

The  Zola  Sisters  will  soon  be  seen  in 
a  local  music  hall. 

The  Friedlander  Bros,  have  joined 
Pages  Company  en  route. 

Delia  St.  Claire  has  returned  to  her 
home  in  Chicago. 

Marion  Blake  made  a  big  hit  at  the 
Lyceum  Theatre,  Victoria,  last  week. 


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August  18,  190a 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  Aug.  12.— The  most  preten- 
tious performance  in  or  near  the  city  last 
week  besides  the  Cadet  Girl  at  the  Herald 
Square  theatre,  was  the  Castle  Square  Opera 
Company's  production  of  II  Trovatore  and 
Martha  at  Benjamin  D.  Stevens'  Manhattan 
Beach  theatre,  where  for  two  weeks  prev- 
ious Mr.  Stevens'  own  company  in  The 
Geisha  had  played.  It  was  the  beginning 
of  a  two  weeks  engagement  for  the  Castle 
Square  Company,  and  this  week  Faust  and 
the  Bohemian  Girl  will  be  played  alter- 
nately. The  company  on  Monday  night 
opened  in  II  Trovatore.  Adelaide  Norwood, 
a  handsome  dramatic  soprano,  was  the 
prima  donna,  Joseph  F.  Sheehan  was  the 
tenor,  Harry  Luckstone  the  baritone,  F.  J. 
Boyle,  basso  and  Eleanore  Broadfoot,  con- 
tralto. Miss  Broadfoot  is  mentioned  last 
because  from  the  advertising  she  got  by 
being  associated  with  the  Maurice  Grau 
Grand  Opera  Company  she  should  have 
been  the  most  conspicuous.  After  her  ren- 
dition of  Azucena  it  was  easy  to  see  why 
Mr.  Grau  never  let  her  sing  but  one  princi- 
pal role,  and  that  but  once.  She  is  not  an 
artist  such  as  we  would  naturally  expect  to 
find  in  real  grand  opera.  Miss  Norwood 
with  several  years  more  study  might  make 
a  Nordica.  Mr.  Sheehan  showed  that  he 
had  lost  neither  voice  nor  weight.  Although 
he  was  unable  to  sing  Maurico's  high  Cs, 
nevertheless,  what  he  did  attempt  he  did 
well,  and  by  pointing  the  music  he  was 
able  to  give  a  very  creditable  performance. 
Mr.  Sheehan  is  to  play  with  the  Savage- 
Grau  English  Grand  Opera  Company  later 
this  season.  He  possesses  a  tenor  robusto 
of  excellent  quality,  and  it  will  gratify  his 
many  friends  if  he  should  be  able  to  hold 
his  own  in  English  grand  opera  with  the 
very  best  artists  from  Europe. 

Maude  Lillian  Berri,  who  upon  the  death 
of  her  husband,  Dr.  Frank  Fisher  of  Oak- 
land, announced  that  she  had  quit  the  stage 
forever,  is  back  with  us  again  as  I  predicted. 
She  alternated  last  week  in  the  Castle 
Square  Company,  in  Martha  with  Grace 
Cameron  as  Lady  Harriet. 


Lady  Francis  Hope,  who  is  remembered 
by  her  stage  name,  May  Yohe,  will  appear 
in  a  production  of  a  musical  comedy  in 
September.  A.  H.  Chamberlyn  was  negoti- 
ating with  her  to  take  a  part  in  The  Cadet 
Girl,  but  she  would  not  follow  an  actress  in 
a  role.  Funds  are  probably  getting  low — 
hence  the  hurry  to  return  to  the  stage,  for 
when  the  marriage  took  place  she  said  she 
would  never  return  to  the  stage. 


Before  he  left  Paris  for  London,  at  the 
close  of  the  opera  season  at  Covent  Garden, 
Maurice  Grau  made  some  important  en- 
gagements for  next  year  at  the  Metropolitan 
Opera  House.  Chief  among  the  artists  is 
Miss  Margaret  Maclntyre,  a  well-known 
English  prima  donna  who  took  Mme. 
Eames'  place  in  the  casts  of  the  London 
season  which  has  just  come  to  an  end.  She 
is  the  daughter  of  a  former  General  of 
Artillery  in  the  British  Army.    Her  debut 


was  made  at  London  in  18SS  as  Micaela  in 
Carmen  after  she  had  studied  for  three 
years  under  Sig.  Garcia  at  the  London 
Academy  of  Music.  She  has  sung  in  Italy, 
Russia  and  South  America,  and  has  fre- 
quently appeared  in  London  in  opera  and 
concert.  In  1894  she  came  to  the  United 
States  to  sing  at  the  Cincinnati  Festival,  but 
returned  immediately  to  England  after  her 
duties  were  concluded.  So  her  appearances 
with  the  Maurice  Grau  Opera  Company 
next  season  will  practically  be  her  introduc- 
tion here. 

Ernest  Van  Dyck  has  also  been  definitely 
engaged  for  next  season.  Jean  de  Reszke 
has  positively  declined  to  go  West  with  the 
company,  and  M.  Van  Dyck  will  take  part 
in  the  opening  performance  of  the  season 
on  Nov.  12  at  Los  Angeles.  Sig.  de  Lucia 
is  not  to  be  a  member  of  the  company  after 
all.  At  his  own  request  Sig.  de  Lucia  was 
released  by  Mr.  Grau  from  his  contract  to 
sing  here.  The  tenor  is  to  become  the 
director  of  the  opera  at  Genoa  for  a  term  of 
years.  M.  Saleza  is  to  take  his  role  of 
Rudolpho  in  La  Boheme,  and  will  appear 
also  as  II  Duco  in  Rigoletto.  Sig.  Bonci, 
who  made  such  a  success  during  the  season 
at  Covent  Garden,  will  in  all  probability  be 
engaged  to  come  to  this  country  at  the  close 
of  his  season  with  Mme.  Sembrich  in  Berlin 
in  October  and  November.  He  is  now  ac- 
counted the  greatest  Italian  tenor  of  the 
day  next  to  Sig.  Tamagno. 

David  Bispham,  who  has  not  sung  regu- 
larly with  the  Maurice  Grau  Opera  Com- 
pany for  several  years,  has  been  re-engaged 
by  Mr.  Grau  to  take  the  place  of  Fritz 
Friedrichs,  who  was  third  baritone  of  the 
company  last  season. 

Los  Angeles  ought  to  be  proud  of  the  dis- 
tinction of  knowing  that  it  will  be  the  first 
American  city  to  pass  judgment  upon  the 
first,  really  first-class  grand  opera  company 
which  will  have  visited  California  in  ten 
years. 

* 

Francis  Wilson  has  joined  the  Chautauqua 
Class  of  1904,  and  people  who  know  him  as 
a  man  who  plays  opera  all  winter  and  golf 
all  summer  may  suspect  that  he  will  not 
find  time  for  reading.  Mr.  Wilson  lives  in 
New  Rochelle,  and  he  almost  always  makes 
the  trip  to  and  from  New  York  with  a  book. 
His  library  is  one  of  the  finest  private  col- 
lections of  old  first  editions  in  this  State, 
and  he  finds  time  between  his  work  and  his 
play  to  do  a  lot  of  reading  in  the  course  of  a 
year.  It  is  not  true  that  Mr.  Wilson  joined 
a  Chautauqua  circle  to  get  material  for  a 
new  comic  opera. 

Charles  Frohman  expects  to  star  Edna 
May  in  a  musical  work  late  in  the  season, 
and  later  to  put  her  in  some  regular  dra- 
matic company.  Until  Daniel  Frohman 
acquired  Daly's  Theatre  which  had  pro- 
duced musical  pieces  successfully,  the 
Frohmans  had  not  turned  their  attention  to 
matters  musical.  But  now  both  of  them 
are  interested  in  The  Rose  of  Persia,  Sir 
Arthur  Sullivan's  latest  opera,  which  will 
open  at  Daly's  on  Sept.  6.         Rob  Roy. 


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DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Colo.,  Aug.  7. — The  Manhattan 
Beach  Stock  Company  closed  August  4th. 
Several  of  its  members  have  been  retained 
at  Elitch's  Gardens  this  week,  namely 
Eugene  Ormonde,  Hardee  Kirkland,  Walter 
Thomas,  Asa  Lee  Willard,  William  Parke 
Miss  Aigen  and  Hugh  Ford.  *  Vaudeville 
is  being  presented  at  Manhattan  Beach  this 
week.  The  bill  included  Sats  Zaroni,  the 
oriental  juggler;  Virginia  Schaefier,  the 
child  whistler;  Teddy  LeDuc  and  his  danc- 
ing dog,  the  Standard  Quartette,  the  Quinn 
Trio,  Will  S.  Rising  and  Lillian  Kemble,  in 
A  Lover's  Quarrel;  Hathaway  and  Swor, 
buck  and  wing  dancers;  and  Miss  Estelle 
Taylor,  a  Denver  girl  who  sings  very  well. 
The  Quinn  Brothers  are  three  tiny  Denver 
boys  who  do  a  very  clever  athletic  turn.  * 
At  Elitch's  Gardens  As  You  Like  It,  is  draw- 
ing immense  crowds.  Miss  Bates  is  an 
ideal  Rosalind  both  in  appearance  and  act- 
ing. She  looks  the  part  to  perfection.  Mr. 
Ormonde  was  retained  after  the  close  of  his 
engagement  at  the  Beach,  to  play  the  part 
of  Orlando.  His  performance  is  artistic 
and  his  reading  intelligent.  Mr.  Perry, 
who  was  to  have  closed  last  week,  will  re- 
main for  the  rest  of  the  season,  He  plays 
the  banished  Duke  successfully.  Mr.  Kirk- 
land is  impressive  as  Frederick;  Mr.  Owen 
is  a  good  Touchstone;Mr. Sullivan  is  effective 
as  Jaques;  Mr.  Ford  makes  much  of  the 
part  of  Adam.  Miss  Izett  is  charming  as 
Celia  and  Miss  Kelleher  and  Miss  Aigen 
play  Phebe  and  Audrey,  respectively.  The 
forest  scene  is  by  far  the  most  ambitious 
undertaking  of  all  Mr.  Bellows'  famous 
stage  pictures.  The  trees  and  plants  extend 
back  as  far  as  one  can  see.  The  effect  of  the 
wind  blowing  and  the  birds  chirping  is 
vividly  reproduced.  *  Next  week  vaude- 
ville at  Manhattan  Beach;  and  The  First 
Born  will  be  produced  by  the  company  at 
Elitch's  Gardens.  *  Ringling  Brothers' 
circus  came  to  town  yesterday  for  four  per- 
formances. Denver  is  a  great  town  for 
circuses.  This  one  gives  a  splendid  show. 
*  Mr.  John  Harley  still  holds  a  lease  on 
the  Lyceum  theatre  here  but  is  as  yet  un- 
decided what  use  he  will  make  of  it.  *  The 
Denver  theatre  (formerly  the  Orpheum)  has 
joined  the  syndicate  and  Peter  McCourt, 
manager  of  the  Broadway  and  Tabor  Grand 
theatres,  will  book  attractions  for  the  house. 
It  is  under  the  management  of  Mr.  Dan 
Barton,  a  Denver  banker,  who  also  had  it 
last  year.  The  Spring  Chicken  will  open 
the  house,  Sept  2.  *  Frank  Readick's 
Black  Crook  Company  will  open  at  the 
Tabor,  August  19.  *  The  Runaway  Girl 
will  be  the  first  attraction  at  the  Broadway 
theatre,  date  as  yet  not  made  public.  * 
William  Ireland  and  Thomas  Mohr  will 
have  charge  of  the  box-office  at  the  Broad- 
way, William  Hene  and  Josh  Billings  at  the 
Tabor;  and  Sam  Dobbin*  at  the  Denver.  * 
In  the  production  of  The  Masqueraders  at 
Elitch's  Gardens  last  week  the  seven- 
months-old  daughter  of  Jessie  Izett  Ford 
and  Hugh  Ford,  popular  members  of  the 
Stock  Companies  here,  made  a  most  pro- 
nounced hit  as  Rosa,  receiving  so  much 
praise  that  the  management  presented  her 
with  $25.00  and  the  members  of  the  corn- 


pan}'  raised  a  purse  of  $100.00  for  her  be- 
sides.  She  seemed  thoroughly  at  home  on 
the  stage.  *  After  the  performance  Satur- 
day night  at  Elitch's  Gardens,  a  banquet 
and  dance  were  given  in  the  Trocadero  by 
the  members  of  the  two  stock  companies,  in 
honor  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Drouet,  who 
are  immensely  popular  with  the  people 
behind  the  scenes  as  well  as  those  in  front. 
Mr.  Drouet  left  the  next  day  to  take  Orrin 
Johnson's  place  as  leading  man  with  the 
Lyceum  Theatre  Stock  Company  in  Roches- 
ter, N.  Y.  Every  effort  was  made  to  induce 
Mr.  Drouet  to  renew  his  contract  and  re- 
main at  Elitch's,  but  in  vain.  Mr.  Drouet 
is  an  artist  in  every  sense  of  the  word  and 
is,  moreover,  one  of  the  "best  fellows"  in 
the  business.  Bob  Bell. 


MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Butte,  Mont.,  Aug.  6.— The  production 
of  As  You  Like  It,  presented  al  fresco  at 
the  Columbia  Gardens  the  first  week  in 
August  by  the  Clement-Stock  well  Company, 
was  an  unqualified  success  both  artistically 
and  financially.  The  performance  was  a 
novelty  in  Butte  and  attracted  thousands. 
The  company  have  made  many  warm 
friends  and  admirers  during  their  brief  stay 
in  Butte  and  we  sincerely  regret  to  see  the 
company  depart.  *  The  next  attraction  at 
the  Grand  will  be  The  Boston  Lyric  Opera 
Company.  L.  Maclay  Rank. 


MISSOURI 

Special  Correspondence 

Kansas  City,  Mo.,  Aug.  3. — The  new 
Standard  Theatre,  which  Col.  Ed.  Butler  of 
St.  Louis  is  erecting,  will  be  opened  during 
the  early  part  of  the  season.  It  is  small,  but 
up-to-date  in  all  its  appointments,  and,  con- 
trary to  the  public  expectation,  it  is  not  to 
be  run  on  the  order  of  the  Standard  in  St. 
Louis,  where  smoking  is  allowed  during  the 
acts,  and  the  plays  are  of  the  "racy"  order, 
but  the  Colonel  promises  to  make  it  a  strictly 
family  theatre  with  a  good  class  of  attrac- 
tions. 

A  new  "Management"  has  secured  the  old 
Gilliss  and  is  renovating  it.  It  is  to  be 
hoped  that  the  new  management  will  not 
make  the  mistake  of  trying  to  suit  its  bill  to 
the  rather  antiquated  environment  of  the 
house  and  give  us  a  re-hash  of  Little  Red 
Riding  Hood,  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,  The 
Cherry  Sisters,  and  the  like.  The  Grand 
has  of  late  pre-empted  that  bailiwick. 

After  a  couple  of  weeks  of  Billy  Rice's 
Minstrels  at  Heim's  Park,  the  Musical 
Kleists  and  the  "4  Zamoras"  seem  to  be 
drawing  the  usual  crowds  to  that  resort. 

Since  the  close  of  the  engagement  of 
Senor  Badarocco  and  Senora  Barducci  at 
Fairmount  there  has  been  nothing  of  note 
out  there.  The  Banda  Rossa  will  probably 
prove  a  distinct  pleasure  to  those  who  enjoy 
the  music  of  Italian  Opera.  This  band  will 
render  much  music  of  a  popular  nature. 

Theodore  Brent. 


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August  18,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


On  the  "Road 

James  Neill  and  the  Neill  Company 
Los  Angeles,  July  29,  six  weeks;  Fresno, 
Sept.  10-11;  Stockton,  12;  San  Jose,  13-14- 
15;  Portland,  17,  week;  Vancouver,  24-25- 
26;  Victoria,  27-28-29;  Seattle,  30,  week. 

Frawley  Company 
Grand  Opera  House,  July  1;  indefinitely. 

Frank  Cooley  Company 
Globe,    13,    week;  Tucson,    20,  week; 
Phoenix,  27,  week. 

Elleford  Company 
Watsonville,  Aug.  13,  week;  Stockton,  20, 
two  weeks. 

Clement-Stockwell  Stock  Company 
Butte,  July  23,  indefinite. 

Clara  Mather  Company 
Ashcroft,  Aug.  9-1 1. 

Macoy's  Comedy  Company 
(Under  Canvas,  Dick  P.  Sutton,  Mgr.)— 
Carbonado,  Aug.  3-4;  Kent,  5;  Pullayup, 
6-7;  Orting,  8-9. 

Australian  Comedy  Company 
Tacoma,  Aug.  4. 

Dunne  6-»  By  ley  Company 
Sacramento,  Aug.,  16. 

Elliott  Sapho  Company 
Gilroy,  20;  Hollister,  21;  Salinas,  22;  Wat- 
sonville, 23;  Santa  Cruz,  24;  San  Jose,  25-26; 
Vallejo,  27;  Napa,  28;  Santa  Rosa,  29;  Sacra- 
mento, 30-31  Sept.  1. 


*  *  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  *  & 


G-EORG-IE 
COOPER 


TIVOLI 
OPERA 
HOUSE 


Grass  Valley  Theatre 

The  new  building  is  being  erected 
at  a  good  rate  of  speed,  and  it  is 
probable  that  the  working  force  will 
be  increased  within  a  day  or  two.  An 
award  for  opera  chairs  has  just  been 
made  to  C.  F.  Weber  &  Co.  of  San 
Francisco,  amounting  to  $2,000. 


Mabel  Bouton  Insane 


Mabel  Bouton,  the  actress,  a  sister 
of  Madeline  Bouton  who  married  the 
Baron  Nimpsch,  was  last  Tuesday- 
adjudged  insane  and  will  be  sent  to 
the  asylum  on  Ward  Island,  N.  Y.  Miss 
Bouton's  insanity  takes  the  form  of 
acute  melancholia.  She  was  taken  to 
Bellevue  Hospital  Sunday  night  from 
the  Presbyterian  Hospital,  after  hav- 
ing attempted  to  commit  suicide. 


The  Masqueraders  will  be  the  open- 
ing bill  of  the  Alcazar's  next  stock 
company. 


LAURA  CREWS 

INOEINUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


Standard  Theatre 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 

FM.  CARRII.LO  &  CO.,  Props,  and  Managers 
The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo,  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,S.  F.  Fares  advanced 
to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the  State. 

Ingomar  Theatre 

EUREKA,  CAL. 

Playing  Only  First-Class  Attractions.  First-Class 
Prices,   Seats  1000.    Per  Cent  Only. 

Address, 

p.  0.  Box  565.  WILLARD  WELLS 


Captain  John  Martin 

102  O'Farrell  Street 


Fencing 


Formerly  teacher  at  Olympic  Club  and  at  Santa 
Clara  College. 


NOAH  BRANDT 

Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 

DANIEL  HALIFAX 

With  What  Happened  to  Jones. 

MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

FRANCIS  BYRNE 

Address  Newport,  R.  I. 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

ALFRED  ALDRIDGE 

DAILEY'S  STOCK  CO. 

En  Route 

W.   H.  DAVENPORT 

CHARACTERS 

Dailey  Stock  Co. 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 

GEORGE  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

C.  ROY  FLEMING 

Juveniles,  Vinton  Stock  Co. 

ANNA  LICHTER 

Tivoli  Opera  House 

BIEN  FAIRE  ET  I.AISSER  DIRE 

CLARENCE  MONTAINE 

ACTOR  COMEDIAN 

WALTER  BELASCO 

Specially  Engaged  for  Summer  Season  at  the  Alcazar 

DAN  CROUSE 

With  Frank  Cooley  Co. 
Permanent  Address,  Western  Amusement  Exchange 

MABLE  CARMICHAEL 

 INOENUE  

Alta  Theatre 

Wiseman's  Serenaders 

D  J.  ANDRADA.  1st  Tenor;  NIC.  SEBASTIAN,  2d 
Tenor;  GEO.  H.  WISEMAN,  Barytone;  A.  BODE, 
Basso.  ...  _  ... 

With  Dunne  &  Ryley.    Late  with  Julia  Arthur. 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

EDWARD  B.  LADA 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 

CARLYLE  MOORE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 

GKEO.  I*.  WEBSTER 
+   ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  • 

Sydney  Plhtt 

Characters  and  Comedy 

WITH    FRANK  COOLEY 


HELENE 
DAVENPORT 

Comedienne 

Heavy  Leada— 


Leading  Woman 

Australian  Comedy  Co. 

FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

FRANK  OPPERMAN 

Leading  Character  and  Comedy 
McDonough  Stock  Co. 

CLARENCE  CHASE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

MISS  MARY  VAN  BUREN 

Frawley  Company 

MAE  KEANE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

ET)  NANNERY 

With  the  Dailey  Stock  Co. 

FRANCIS  McG-INN 

Juveniles  and  Characters 

Dailey  Stock  Co. 

WILLIAM  BREWER 

With  Under  Sealed  Orders  Co. 

MAUDE  COURTNEY 

Who  Sings  the  Old  Songs 

Dunne  &  Ryley  Star  Stock  Company 

MISS  PERRY  WARD 

Characters 

At  Liberty 


MARY  SCOTT 

Leading  Woman  Stockwell  Co 

MAY  BLAYNEY 

leading  juvenile 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 

TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivoli 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 

Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Stage  Manager  Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,       Vinton  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 

GERALD  L.  DILLON 

Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

VINTON  STOCK  CO.       ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

MISS  GEORGIE  W00DTH0RPE 

ALCAZAR  STOCK 

LUCILLE  ULMER  TH0RND1KE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

CORAL  THORNDIKE 

INGENUE  AND  SOLIBRETTE 

Address  this  Office 

HAMILTON  ARHOUR 

Heavies 
With  Frank  Cooley 

ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 

Edwin  T.  Emery 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


The  Only  Original 

ARNOLD  GRAZER 

The  Boy  with  Many  Imltatort   


Address  this  office 


STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man— Dailey  Stock  Co. 


lorena  atwood Iomega  Raymond 

With  Under  Sealed  Orders  Co. 


Alcazar  Theatre 


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August  18,  1900 


£veNTs  TH&T  tNtenest 

*  TUe-  Pfi'CIMC  CO/9 .57 

tOMBRRD    £  CO 


LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence. 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  14. — Good  business 
has  been  the  rule  at  both  theatres  the  past 
week.  Harry  Wyatt  has  finally  leased  the 
Los  Angeles  Theatre  from  the  Meyerfeld- 
Orpheum  combination,  and  will  run  it 
himself.  One  of  the  stipulations  of  the 
lease  is  that  no  fifty-cent  productions  shall 
be  billed.  L.  Behymer,  the  genial  ticket 
man  of  the  Los  Angeles  Theatre,  has  left 
for  the  East.  He  will  visit  New  York, 
Chicago,  Kansas  City  and  Denver,  and  will 
try  to  make  arrangements  for  bringing  the 
Strauss  Orchestra  and  Ossip  Gabrilowitsch 
to  this  city.  Ollie  Morosco  has  signed  con- 
tracts with  sixteen  people  to  play  in  his 
new  stock  company,  among  whom  are 
William  Beach,  leading  man;  Harry  G. 
Keunau,  C.  J.  Williams,  Leslie  Morocco, 
Jean  Clara  Walters,  leading  woman;  Helen 
McGregor  and  Be«  trice  Ingram.  The  com- 
pany will  play  for  three  months,  imme- 
diately after  the  close  of  the  Neill  engage- 
ment in  September.  He  has  secured  for 
plays  The  Prisoner  of  Zenda,  Moth  and  the 
Flame,  Rupert  of  Hensaw,  Rogues' Comedy, 
Salvini's  version  of  Cavaleria  Rusticanna, 
and  others. 

At  Morosco's  Burbank  Theatre  the  Neill 
Company  put  on  The  Maister  of  Wood- 
barrow  for  week  of  12.  The  piece  has  a  lot 
of  clever  dialogue  which  is  well  produced, 
but  which,  owing  to  the  difficulty  of  under- 
standing the  same  on  the  part  of  the 
audience,  does  not  make  a  very  strong  play. 
The  house  has  been  crowded  for  all  the 
performances.  *  At  the  Orpheum  a  bill 
that  is  characterized  by  President  Meyerfeld 
as  being  the  best  ever  seen  on  the  circuit, 
furnishes  two  and  one-half  hours  of  the 
highest  grade  of  vaudeville.  It  is  the 
Simon  pure  article  at  the  Orpheum  this 
week  and  no  mistake.  The  bill  includes 
John  Mason  and  Katherine  Gray,  Nichols 
Sisters,  Zelma  Rawlston,  Mazie  King, 
St.  Onge  Brothers,  Caroline  Hull,  the 
Tobins  and  Adgie  and  her  lions.  *  The 
Vienna  Buffet  is  doing  a  good  business  and 
putting  forth  a  very  good  variety  show. 
The  damage  caused  by  the  recent  fire  has 
been  repaired  and  the  house  running  in  its 
usual  form.  Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Aug.  14. — The  Clunie  will 
be  brightened  up  next  Thursday  evening 
with  Dunne  &  Ryley's  Company  in  A  Day 
and  a  Night.  *  Manager  Ficks  is  booking 
attractions  for  the  two  weeks  of  State  Fair, 
among  which  is  Henry  Miller  in  The  Only 
Way.  *  Rumors  are  prevalent  about  a 
change  in  the  management  of  the  Clunie 
Opera  House,  as  the  lease  of  Manager  Geo. 
W.  Ficks  expires  in  November.  It  is  said 
that  C.  P.  Hall,  who  formerly  managed  the 
Metropolitan  theatre,  would  like  to  have 
the  Clunie  and  run  it  in  conjunction  with 
his  San  Jose  and  Stockton  houses.  The 
latest  report  is  that  Fred  S.  Sandford,  the 
original  Happy  Jack  of  the  Old  Homestead 
Company,  is  after  the  lease.     Mr.  Sandford 


has  been  residing  on  his  orange  grove  at 
Orange  Vale  in  this  county  for  several  years; 
but  left  here  some  time  ago  to  manage  a 
hotel  in  Hiago,  Japan.  Mr.  Ficks  has  been 
one  of  the  best  managers  we  have  ever  had, 
he  has  had  almost  every  attraction  that  has 
been  on  the  Coast,  and  sometimes  at  a  great 
personal  loss,  his  only  desire  being  to  give 
his  patrons  the  best  the  stage  had.  It  is 
said  that  Manager  Ficks  can  have  the  man- 
agement for  another  season  if  he  so  desires. 
If  proprietor  T.  J.  Clunie  would  loosen  up 
a  little  so  that  the  house  would  look  like  a 
theatre  instead  of  a  barn,  Mr.  Ficks  could 
then  make  stronger  efforts  in  bringing  more 
shows  to  this  city.  *  Assistant  Manager 
Pete  Wilson  of  the  Clunie,  desires  your  cor- 
respondent to  say  that  the  Wilson  and  Weer 
Lyric  Opera  Company  that  played  a  short 
summer  season  at  Santa  Cruz,  a  month  ago, 
cleared  enough  to  give  the  company  a  few 
weeks  outing  at  that  resort. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Bragg  and  Ashton  opened  this  week 
at  the  Mascot,  Seattle. 

The  Davenport  Sisters  will  shortly 
play  at  Vallejo. 

The  Mohring  Sisters  will  soon  play 
in  this  city,  coming  direct  from  the 
East. 

Moll  and  Moulton  will  shortly  play 
a  return  engagement  at  Fischer's  Con- 
cert Hall. 

The  McDonald  Bros,  and  Belle  Wil- 
ton have  signed  contracts  with  Man- 
chester Burlesque  Company. 

The  Black  Bartons,  James  Good- 
win, Agnes  Harding  and  Williams 
Sisters  will  be  features  at  Oakland 
Park  Sunday. 

Prof.  Durrel  and  his  living  pictures 
opened  at  the  Leader,  Vallejo,  August 
13th. 

Hadley  and  Hart  play  the  Standard 
Theatre,  Bakersfield,  opening  August 
1 8th. 

Al.  Hazzard,  now  playing  at  the 
Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  is  booked 
over  the  Northern  circuit. 

Garden  and  Hunt,  Frisco  lads, 
a  clever  musical  team,  return  to  the 
Coast  at  an  early  date. 

Alice  Raymond,  the  cornetist,  now 
at  Coronado  Beach,  is  arranging  a 
return  date  in  this  city. 

Signorita  Puerisa  has  been  added 
to  the  Chutes  program  for  the  coming 
week. 

The  Raymond  Sisters  open  at  the 
Savoy  Theatres,  Vancouver  and  Vic- 
toria, Aug.  27. 


Hazel  Woods  and  May  Valentine 
are  new  arrivals  at  the  Tivoli  Theatre, 
Stockton. 

Ethelton  Thornton  has  arrived 
from  New  York,  and  will  shortly  play 
at  local  Music  Halls. 

Hadley  and  Hart  write  The  Re- 
view from  Los  Angeles  that  their 
musical  and  illustrated  song  act  is  a 
big  feature  at  the  Vienna  Buffet  where 
they  are  packing  them  to  the  doors. 

The  Sisters  Waterman,  who  play 
Fischer's  next  week,  are  members  of 
the  popular  Eagles  and  in  the  North, 
where  the  order  is  very  strong,  they 
were  during  their  last  engagement 
there  presented  with  badges  by  mem- 
bers of  the  order. 

Three  young  miners,  last  Tuesday 
night  in  Cripple  Creek,  in  a  spirit  of 
banter  dared  three  girls  who  were  do- 
ing song  and  dance  turns  at  the  Daw- 
son Clvfb  to  marry  them.  The  dare 
was  accepted  and  about  midnight 
Louis  Walter,  whose  father  is  a  min- 
ing man  in  the  Clear  Creek  section, 
threw  three  duces  and  a  pair  of  fours, 
and  being  given  first  choice  selected 
Minnie  Wolfe,  E.  E.  Bergerstand 
paired  with  Bertha  A.  Robinson  and 
Jesse  Atkinson  took  Ray  Whitlock. 


HORTENSE  NIELSEN 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 


ADA  P.  STOREY 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 


MAY  EVELYNNE 

Old  Ladies-nolhers 

McDonough's  Stock  Co.  Oakland. 


MAUD  MILLER 

Leading;  Woman 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 


C.   E.  THURSTON 


WITH 

Alta  Stock  Co. 


BILLY  FLEMEN 

With  Dailey's  Comedians 

LOUISE  MERED 

With  Dailey's  Comedians 

CLAUDE  DONNELLY 

Comedian  and  Ballad  Singer 

With  Dailey's  Comedians 

TEDDIE  L.  GAMBLE 

Elliott  &  Bacon's  Sapho  Co. 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Business 

Blanche  Walsh 


CHAS.  M-  THALL 

Boggs-Hernandez  Co. 

FRANK  COOLEY 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

M-  T-  McQUARRIE 

FRANK  COOLEY  CO. 

GEORG-IE  FRANCIS 

Juveniles 
Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ELIZABETH  HALE 

Leads  and  Characters 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ZOE  SAVO-RICE 

Characters  and  Emotionals 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

EDWARD  CLISBEE 

Alta  Theatre 

MARY  MARBLE 

Star  Stock  Co. 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

BESSIE  TANNEHILL 

Leading  Soprano  and  Characters 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

HELEN  NELSON 


Soubrette 


Alta  Stock  Co. 


LOUISE  CARTER 


Alta  Stock  Co. 


Leading  Woman 


RAYMOND  WHITAKER 


LEADS 


Address  this  Office 


EDWIN  STEVENS 


Special  Engagement  at  the  Tivoli 


Frederick  Manchester 

Vocalist  Comedian 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 


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THE  COLUMBIA 


The  final  production  of  the  Henry 
Miller  season  at  the  Columbia  theatre 
will  be  staged  on  Monday  night  and 
it  will  be  then  that  local  theatre-goers 
will  have  their  first  glimpse  of  the 
much  looked  for  dramatization  of 
Dickens'  novel,  A  Tale  of  Two  Cities. 
There  is  an  immense  demand  for  seats 
for  all  the  performances  and  from  pres- 
ent appearances  the  production  will 
do  a  record  breaking  business.  In 
staging  Dickens'  story,  the  adapter 
has  accomplished  that  difficult  task  of 
following  the  book  quite  closely,  and 
yet  making  a  play  so  absorbing  in 
interest  that  an  acquaintance  with  the 
book  is  by  no  means  necessary  for 
the  thorough  and  lucid  enjoyment  of 
the  play.  The  love  interest  is  strong 
and  the  dialogue  throughout  flashes 
with  witty  passages.  The  picturesque- 
uess  of  the  period,  and  that  delightful 
feature  of  any  production,  atmosphere, 
is  most  pronounced.  The  play  has 
given  Mr.  Miller  a  great  opportunity 
and  his  portrayal  of  Sydney  Carton 
shows  that  he  has  met  it  with  all  the 
dramatic  vigor  and  art  he  so  richly 
possesses.  Several  of  the  original 
New  York  cast  including  the  veteran 
actor,  J.  H.  Stoddard,  have  been  sent 
here  to  appear  in  this  production. 

THE  GRAND 


Trilby  will  be  presented  for  the  last 
time  tomorrow  night.  Wilton  Lack- 
aye  and  Ignacio  Martinetti  arenightly 
winning  fresh  laurels  in  the  roles  which 
they  long  before  made  famous.  Mary 
Van  Buren's  rendition  of  the  title  role 
has  been  of  the  sort  to  surprise  and 
delight  her  friends.  Next  week,  be- 
ginning Monday  night,  Mr.  Frawley 
announces  a  new  version  of  Daudet's 
Sapho.  The  manuscript  of  his  pro- 
duction is  a  literal  translation  of  the 
one  employed  by  Mile.  Rejane,  the 
noted  French  actress.  A  lavish 
mounting  is  promised,  and  the  stair- 
case scene,  it  is  said,  will  be  especially 
effective,  as  the  immense  stage  of  the 
Grand  Opera  House  will  allow  it  to 
rise  to  a  height  of  four  stories  into  the 
flies.  The  roles  of  Fanny  Le  Grand 
(Sapho)  and  Jean  Gaussin,  will  be 
assumed  by  Keith  Wakeman  and  Har- 
rington Reynolds.  After  Sapho  the 
Frawley  Company  will  be  seen  in  an 
elaborate  scenic  revival  of  The  Silver 
King.   

THE  TIVOLI 


bill  for  Tuesday,  Thursday,  Sunday 
evenings  and  Saturday  matinee.  This 
will  be  the  first  time  the  Tivoli  has 
ever  produced  Tannhauser.  In  Tann- 
hauser,  the  title  role  of  the  Minstrel 
Knight  will  be  sung  by  Avedano; 
Salassa  will  be  heard  as  Wolfram; 
Schuster  is  to  sing  his  best  role,  that 
of  the  Landgrave;  Anna  Lichter  is  to 
sing  Venus,  and  Effie  Stewart,  the 
American  dramatic  soprano,  makes 
her  first  appearance  this  season  as 
Elizabeth.  The  cast  of  Mignon  will 
include  L,ia  Poletini  as  Mignon; 
Repetto  will  be  heard  in  the  role  of 
Felina;  Russo  is  to  sing  Wilhelm 
Meister;  Frances  Graham  is  to  sing 
Frederick,  in  which  she  has  scored 
most  successfully,  and  Nicolini  will 
have  a  superb  chance  as  the  aged 
minstrel,  Lothario.  This  Saturday 
night  Othello  will  be  sung  for  the  last 
time,  and  Sunday  night  Rigoletto 
will  have  its  last  presentation. 


Remarkable  interest  is  being  dis- 
played as  to  the  production  at  the 
Tivoli  Opera  House  next  week  of 
Wagner's  Tannhauser  and  Thomas' 
Mignon.  Tannhauser  will  be  sung 
on  Monday,  Wednesday,  Friday  and 
Saturday  nights,  while  Mignon  is  the 


THE  ALCAZAR 

The  Alcazar  is  to  give  us  another 
glimpse  of  "naughty"  Sapho  next 
week  and  great  preparations  have  been 
made  to  revive  the  play  upon  the  same 
scale  of  magnificence  which  marked 
its  former  triumphant  run  at  that 
house  some  weeks  ago.  When  Sapho 
was  on  before,  it  closed  a  four  weeks' 
run  to  houses  packed  to  the  door,  and 
the  demands  of  the  public  were  then 
unsatisfied,  for  they  clamored  for  its 
continuance,  and  so  great  was  the  de- 
mand for  seats  that  had  not  other 
preparations  for  the  following  play 
gone  on  so  far,  Sapho  could  have  held 
the  boards  for  six  or  eight  weeks.  The 
Florence  Roberts  season  closes  at  the 
Alcazar  with  Frou  Frou,  which  fol- 
lows Sapho,  and  Monday,  September 
3d,  the  new  stock  company  will  take 
up  the  stage  reins  and  make  its  debut 
in  a  brilliant  presentation  of  The  Mas- 
queraders. 


THE  ORPHEUM 


a  vocalist  of  note,  and  Bruo  Arnim 
and  Bertha  Wagner  will  present 
Opera  in  the  Kitchen,  one  of  the 
cleverest  travesties  ever  seen.  Hold- 
overs: Four  Juggling  Johnsons,  Sam 
Morris  and  Co.,  Mrs.  Bessie  Blitz- 
Paxton,  Macart's  dogs  and  monkeys 
and  the  Biograph.  Matinees  Wed- 
nesday, Saturday  and  Sunday. 


THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 


The  big  chorus  engaged  for  the 
coming  presentation  of  Ship  Ahoy,  at 
the  Alhambra  on  September  6th,  re- 
ported for  duty  on  Tuesday  and 
rehearsals  were  immediately  com- 
menced. Ferris  Hartman  returned 
from  his  sojourn  at  Catalina  on  Sun- 
day and  upon  attending  the  first  re- 
hearsal remarked  that  it  was  by  far 
the  best  he  had  yet  heard  of  the  piece. 
The  music  will  all  be  new  and  catchy 
and  considering  the  exceptionally  fine 
facilities  for  staging  the  piece  on  the 
immense  stage  at  the  Alhambra,  it  is 
safe  to  make  the  assertion  that  a  better 
presentation  has  never  been  seen  on 
any  stage  than  will  mark  the  produc- 
tion at  this  popular  playhouse.  At 
the  conclusion  of  the  engagement  the 
company  will  go  out  on  a  six  weeks 
tour  of  the  Coast. 


Johns  and  Thomas,  managers  of  the 
new  Berkeley  Opera  House,  open  to- 
night with  the  Jubilee  Singers. 


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The  Orpheum  is  probably  the  only 
house  of  amusement  in  the  United 
States,  if  not  in  the  world,  which  has 
a  national  reputation.  This  reputa- 
tion has  been  won  in  a  fair  field  and 
by  legitimate  means.  The  distance  of 
the  Orpheum  from  New  York  and 
European  centers  of  vaudeville  has 
been  a  big  handicap.  This  handicap 
has  been  overcome  by  the  willingness 
and  ability  of  the  Orpheum  Circuit 
Company  to  pay  the  largest  salaries. 
Next  week  the  Newsky  Troupe 
heads  the  new  bill.  The  Newsky 
Troupe  contains  world  famous  singers 
and  dancers.  Other  good  things  on 
the  bill  are:  Lew  Hawkins,  a  well 
known  monologuist.    Caroline  Hull  is 


C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 


HAROLD  W.  GILBERT 

Jessie  Shirley  Co. 


TOM  B.  LOFTUS 

Comedy  and  Characters 

Jessie  Shirley  Co. 


CHAS.  C.  LOWE 

Jessie  Shirley  Co.      Season  1900-1901 


LESS  C.  GREER 

Jessie  Shirley  Co. 


FRANK    McQUARR I  E 

Jessie  Shirley  Co. 


EFFIE  BOND 

Jessie  Shirley  Co. 


MARIE  BAKER 

Jessie  Shirley  Co. 


COLUMBIA 


TM  EATLR 


BEGINNING  NEXT  MONDAY  NIGHT 
Matinees  Wednesday  and  Saturday 
Charles  Frohnian  Presents 
THE  ENORMOUS  DOUBLE  TRIUMPH 

HENRY  MILLER 

AND  A  SPECIAL  COMPANY 
In  the  Great  Romantic  Play 

The  Only  Way 

Adapted  by  Freeman  Wills  from  Charles  Dickens' 
Novel  "A  Tale  of  Two  Cities, 

Thursday  Afternoons  and  Sunday  Nights 
BURTON  HOUriES'  LECTURES 


MOHOSCO'S 


GRAND 

Telephone  Main  682 
Walter  Morosco.  Sole  Lessee  >t  Manager 


OPERA 
HOUSE 


Glorious  Triumph  of 

The  New  Frawley  Company 

Last  Two  Nights  of  "T* 1~t  TT  .TTV 

Commencing  Monday  Evening 

"S^.PHO" 

W  ANTED— Dramatic  artists  in  all  lines  of  busi- 
ness for  the  season  to  immediately  succeed  the 
Grand  Opera  Season,  coramencinj  December  :id. 
Stars  with  plays  and  pictorial  paper  played  on 
certainty.  Walter  Morosco. 

Tivoli  Opera  House 

Curtain  rises  each  night  at  8  sharp' 

To  Night,  OTHELLO-Sunday  Night,  RIGOLETTO 

WEEK  OF  AUGUST  20th 
Monday,  Wednesday,  Friday  and  Saturday  Nights 

TA1TNHAUSEK 

Avedano,  Salassa,  Lichter,  Schuster  &  Effie  Stewart 
Tuesday,  Thursday,  Sunday  Nights  and  Sat.  Matinee 

MXG2TOXT 

Politini,  Repetto,  Russo,  Graham  and  Nicolini 

Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

Seats  on  Sale  Seven  Days  Ahead  Only 

Alcazar  Theatre 

Belasco  &  Thall,  Managers.       'Phone  Main  254. 


WEEK  BEGINNING  AUG.  20th 
Last  Week  But  One  of 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS 

Supported  by  White  Whittlesey 
Beautiful  Costume  and  Seenic  Production  of 

SAPHO 


MISS  JVE.  OTJJVinVIIlSrG-S 

 MANICURING  

Hair  Treatment  a  Specialty.  Residence  Engage- 
ments—Mornings. Facial  Massage.  Scalp  Treat- 
ment.  Office  Hours,  1  to  6.    'Phone  Black  5053. 

Room  42.   30  Geary  Strebt 


Only  Matinee,  Saturday        Prices— 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c 
Next— FROU  FROU 


Orpheum 

NEWSKY  TROUPE;  LEW  HAWKINS; 
CAROLINE  HULL;  ARNIM  AND  WAGNER; 
FOUR  JUGGLING  JOHNSONS; 

SAM  MORRIS  AND  CO.; 
MRS.  BESSIE  BLITZ  PAXTON; 
MACART'S  DOGS  AND  MONKEYS; 
AMERICAN  BIOGRAPH 


Reserved  seats.  25  Cents:  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opera 
Chairs  and  Box  Scats,  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 


Alta  Theatre 

Western  Amusement  Co.,  Inc   Lessee 

Horace  Ewino  President  and  Manager 

Houses  Crowded  Nightly 
We  are  Delivering  the  Goods  and  the  Public  is 
with  us 

WEEK  BEGINNING  AUG.  20th 
Powerful  Spectacular  Revival  of  the  Immortal 

Uncle  Tom's  Cabin 

75  People  on  the  Stage,  5  Great  Bloodhounds,  Bright 
Specialties,  Real  Colored  Quartette,  Every 
Scene  New,  Southern  Melodies 


Prices— 10c,  20c,  30c 


Next — BAST  LYNNE 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  18,  1900 


LOCAL  NOTES 


FRANK   MCGLYNN'S  BENEFIT 

Thursday  evening  last  week  a 
Testimonial  was  tendered  to  Frank 
McGlynn  by  his  friends  at  Metropoli- 
tan Temple.  The  occasion  was  highly 
successful,  and  attended  by  a  most 
appreciative  audience.  The  program 
was  particularly  interesting,  each 
number  being  warmly  applauded,  and 
included  overture  by  the  orchestra, 
introductory  remarks  by  Mr.  James 
Emery;  bass  solo,  Geo.  V.  Wood; 
specialties,  Mr.  Harry  Cashman; 
mezzo-soprano  solo,  Grace  Shain; 
recitation,  Geo.  Webster  of  the  Alca- 
zar; Geo.  Hammersmith  and  Wm.  J. 
Hynes.  Drifted  Apart,  a  domestic 
sketch  by  Chas.  Young,  author  of 
Jim,  the  Penman,  was  given  by  Frank 
McGlynn  as  Sir  Goeffrey  Bloomfield, 
and  Helen  Merrill  as  Lady  Gwendolin 
Bloomfield.  A  dramatic  character 
sketch,  The  Old  Guard,  was  presented 
by  Grace  Field,  as  Melanie,  Geo.  D. 
McQuarrie,  as  Henri  Lefebre,  Lieu- 
tenant of  the  English  Army,  and 
Frank  McGlynn,  as  Havresac  (a  vet- 
eran of  Napoleon's  guard).  Mr. 
McGlynn  showed  his  cleverness  in 
this  last  characterization  in  a  marked 
degree. 

NATIONAL  UNION  ENTERTAINMENT 

Wednesday  evening  of  last  week 
the  National  Union  Social  and  Liter- 
ary Club  gave  an  entertainment  at 
Odd  Fellows  Hall  before  the  usual 
good  audience.  W.  J.  Hynes  was  in 
particularly  bright  vein  in  his  humor- 
ous work  and  was  repeatedly  re- 
called amidst  loud  applause.  Master 
Phillips,  the  child  reader,  gave  Shaks- 
pearian  selections.  Violin  solo  was 
rendered  by  Maurice  Rose.  The 
Skaters  [Waldteufel],  with  Xylo- 
phones with  orchestral  accompaniment 
was  given  by  J.  Casid.  Comic  oper- 
etta, The  Milkman's  Bride,  was  given 
under  the  direction  of  Miss  Annie 
Roney.  The  characters  were  Edith 
Welch,  the  Maid;  Nellie  Minna,  Mrs. 
Crocker;  James  O'Donnell,  the  Police- 
man; George  Cheeney,  the  Milkman; 
and  J.  W.  Griffing,  the  Soldier. 
Sichel's  orchestra  rendered  selections. 

SEAMAN'S  INSTITUTE 
Mrs.  Jessie  Dean  Moore  provided  a 
very  pleasant  entertainment  for  the 


Seaman's  Institute  Wednesday  even- 
ing of  last  week.  Her  vocal  pupils, 
Mrs.  J.  M.  Williamson,  soprano, 
rendered  three  songs  to  much  ap- 
plause; Mrs.  McDonald,  mezzo- 
soprano,  Miss  Ruby  A.  Moore  and 
Mrs.  Caine  also  singing  with  much 
taste  pretty  melodies  suited  to  the 
occasion.  Mrs.  Moore  and  her  charm- 
ing young  daughters,  Misses  Ruby 
and  Edith  Moore,  gave  the  trio,  The 
Old  Canoe,  Miss  Ruby  also  scoring 
a  success  in  the  pantomime,  Tit  for 
Tat.  Dr.  James  F.  Smith  who  kindly 
volunteered  to  assist  Mrs.  Moore  in 
the  evening's  pleasure  was  very  highly 
appreciated  for  several  bright  songs. 
Cheer  upon  cheer  was  given  by  the 
merry  tars  who  constituted  a  delighted 
audience,  and  there  was  applause  and 
encores  galore.  Mrs.  Jessie  Dean 
Moore  is  succeeding  splendidly  with 
her  classes  and  it  is  expected  that  a 
concert  under  her  direction  may  be 
among  the  good  things  of  this  season. 
NAVAL  CONCERT 
The  Knickerbocker  Quartet  Concert 
Company  gave  an  enjoyable  entertain- 
ment at  the  Naval  Training  Station  at 
Goat  Island  Tuesday  night.  The 
program  was:  America,  Naval  Appren- 
tices; Snyder's  Band,  Knickerbocker 
Male  Quartet;  Reading,  Ma'moiselle, 
Miss  Grace  Fern;  tenor  solo,  Daddy, 
Dr.  R.  W.  Smith;  soprano  solo,  Claire 
Madden;  a  few  moments  with  Capt. 
Wm.  Leale;  bass  solo,  Song  of  the  Sea, 
L.  A.  Larsen;  reading  and  impersona- 
tions, Jean  Durrell;  violin  solo, 
Romance,  Bernhard  Walther;  Ken- 
tucky Babe,  Knickerbocker  Male 
Quartet.  W.  J.  Hynes  was  the  life  of 
the  party,  adding  much  to  the  pleasure 
of  the  occasion.  Roscoe  Warren  Lucy 
was  the  pianist,  rendering  Tarantella 
to  much  appreciation  and  accompany- 
ing the  singers. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 


The  concert  given  last  week  by  the 
Colored  Jubilee  Singers  for  the  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  was  well  attended  and  a  com- 
plete success. 

Miss  Agnes  Freed,  who  sung  with 
great  success  at  Fischer's  Concert 
House  lately,  has  had  some  flattering 
offers  from  Honolulu,  Seattle  and 
Spokane. 


Mrs.  A.  G.  Coleman  is  meeting  with 
success  among  her  vocal  students, 
several  having  entered  public  work 
and  others  are  preparing  to  be  heard 
this  season.  Mrs.  Coleman  has  lately 
returned  from  a.  delightful  trip  and  re- 
sumed her  teaching. 

Mr.  George  Kronmiller,  baritone,  a 
pupil  of  Mrs.  Fannie  Dam-Hilton,  sang 
at  Fischer's  one  day  last  week  and  his 
voice  was  highly  praised.  He  has 
appeared  frequently  in  the  interior 
with  success  and  will  be  a  favorite 
here  this  season.  His  style  is  partic- 
ularly refined  and  he  shows  the  fruits 
of  excellent  training. 

Miss  Mabel  Richardson,  the  popular 
3'oung  reader  of  Vallejo,  reports  ex- 
cellent progress  with  her  classes  there 
and  in  Napa,  and  there  is  a  possibility 
of  her  becoming  connected  with  a  con- 
servatory here. 

Frederick  M.  Biggerstaff,  the  pian- 
ist, who  has  just  returned  from  a  three 
years'  course  of  study  in  Europe,  was 
a  visitor  to  the  Review  office  last 
week.  He  has  had  the  advantage  of 
being  under  the  best  masters  in  Ber- 
lin and  Paris  and  will  open  a  studio 
here,  where  he  will  undoubtedly  meet 
with  success. 

A  bright-eyed  little  daughter  has 
made  her  appearance  in  the  cozy  home 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Don  Pardee  Riggs, 
and  has  received  a  rousing  welcome 
from  the  friends  of  the  popular  young 
couple.  They  have  built  up  excellent 
classes  in  vocal  and  violin  music,  and 
it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  little  one 
will  not  monopolize  all  her  mother's 
sweet  songs  and  that  she  will  appear 
as  usual  in  concert. 

Miss  Emily  Curtis,  principal  of  the 
California  School  of  Elocution  and 
Oratory,  has  resumed  her  work  after 
a  vacation  of  a  few  weeks.  Miss 
Hattie  Jeannette  Elliott,  head  of  the 
Physical  Culture  department,  has  gone 
to  San  Jose  and  may  take  a  month's 
rest  at  various  points  of  interest.  The 
school  is  on  a  splendid  basis  and  grad- 
uates teachers  for  all  parts  of  the 
country. 

Mrs.  Marriner-Campbell  provided 
the  music  last  Sunday  morning  for 
First  Mental  Science  Temple  at  Golden 
Gate  Hall.  Miss  Rebecca  Delvalle, 
one  of  Mrs.  Campbell's  bright  pupils, 


rendered  with  admirable  grace  and 
style,  Show  Me  Thy  Way  (Torrenti). 
Her  voice  is  particularly  sweet  and 
mellow,  and  she  may  have  a  future  in 
the  musical  world.  Mrs.  McClure 
also  rendered  very  charmingly 
Hosanna  (Granier).  Mrs.  W.  J. 
Batchelder  accompanied,  also  render- 
ing May  in  Tuscany  (Nevins). 

Mr.  Horace  Hanna,  a  pupil  of 
Joseph  Greven,  who  is  studying  for 
the  stage,  sang  before  the  Corona 
Club  Thursday  of  last  week.  He 
rendered  Marguerite,  Thee  I  Think  Of 
and  Gounod's  Spring  Song  and 
Robyn's  You.  Mr.  Hanna  was  most 
highly  complimented  and  sang  with 
excellent  taste  and  execution. 

Prof.  Bonelli  is  preparing  for  an- 
other concert  of  his  students  of  the 
San  Francisco  Conservatory  of  Music 
to  be  given  some  time  next  month. 
His  new  quarters  on  Eddy  and  Jones 
Streets  are  very  attractive  and  I  am 
told  Mr.  Alfred  Kelleher  has  added 
several  new  pupils  to  his  vocal  class 
since  the  school  was  moved  to  a  more 
favorable  location.  There  are  charm- 
ing parlors,  and  somehow  an  evening 
of  entertainment  by  the  faculty  sug- 
gests itself  favorably.  Mr.  Cyrus 
Brownlee  Newton  is  a  host  in  himself 
with  his  readings,  Prof.  Herzog,  the 
violinist,  Alfred  Kelleher,  whose  sweet 
voice  is  always  a  treat  and  others  in 
various  departments,  with  Prof.  Bon- 
elli and  Arthur  Rodgers  as  pianists, 
could  give  a  treat  to  the  friends  of  the 
school. 

The  McKenzie  Musical  Society  had 
another  delightful  excursion  on  the 
bay  Sunday  a  week  ago,  the  choral  of 
about  one  hundred  members  and 
twice  as  many  friends  forming  a  merry 
party.  McNear's  landing  was  chosen 
for  the  picnic  ground,  and  dancing 
was  indulged  in.  J.  W.  McKenzie, 
the  genial  director,  and  Mrs.  McKen- 
zie, who  acted  as  chaperon,  were 
untiring  in  their  efforts  to  make  the 
day  a  complete  success.  A  musical 
program  was  rendered,  and  the  party 
returned  in  the  evening  after  enjoying 
a  treat  to  be  long  remembered.  Next 
month  the  Society  will  give  another 
concert,  and  the  Oakland  choral, 
lately  organized,  will  entertain  their 
friends  this  month. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


August  ii,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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The  Alt  a  Theatre 

The  Stowaway,  a  thrilling  melo- 
drama in  five  acts,  by  Tom 
Craven,  was  the  attraction  at  the  Alta 
this  week.  Harry  YVillett,  as  Charles 
Estherington,  made  a  capital  villain. 
Bert  P.  Van  Cleve  as  Dickey  Dials, 
The  Stowaway,  could  not  have  been 
improved  upon.  He  has  a  genuine 
sense  of  humor  that  is  taking.  Helen 
Nelson  as  Chuckney,  a  London  news- 
boy, added  to  her  popularity  by  a 
clever  performance.  Clark  McFarlane 
as  Percey  Ewert,  a  wild  adventurer, 
deserves  special  mention.  Frank 
Thompson  as  Tom  Ingliss,  was  clever 
and  pleased  the  audience.  Willis 
Marks  as  Paul  Ingliss,  was  well  re- 
ceived. John  Abbott,  as  Job  Hickey, 
a  discharged  seaman,  and  C.  E. 
Thurston,  his  chum,  played  their 
parts  with  so  much  realism  that  they 
were  repeatedly  hissed  by  the  audi- 
ence. Mable  Carmichael  as  Althea 
Dale,  Paul  Ingliss'  adopted  daughter, 
was  amusing.  Louise  Carter,  as 
Florence  Estherington,  did  a  good 
bit  of  acting.  Her  conception  of  the 
injured  wife  and  her  tragic  ending 
was  exceedingly  good.  Uncle  Tom's 
Cabin  will  be  the  next  attraction. 


The  Dewey  Theatre 

A ROLLICKING  FARCE  COMEDY  en- 
titled The  Irish  Alderman  is  play- 
ing this  week.  Maurice  Stewart,  in 
the  title  role,  clearly  demonstrates  the 
troubles  of  a  politician  in  a  jolly  and 
frolicsome  way.  His  impersonation 
is  thoroughly  enjoyable.  Landers 
Stevens  shares  the  honors  as  Coroner 
Hobo,  the  German  comedian.  De 
Witt  Clinton  did  some  clever  acting  as 
Louie  Louis,  and  during  the  action  of 
the  play  gave  a  specialty  with  Edna 
Ellsmere  that  brought  down  the  house. 
James  Corrigan,  as  Dirt,  and  Lynn 
Osborne,  as  Mud,  were  as  usual,  very 
clever.  Pauline  Maitland  as  Meanie 
Roaster,  made  a  decided  hit.  The 
part  of  Mrs.  McSweeney,  the  Alder- 
man's wife,  was  well  acted  by  Fannie 
Gillette,  and  Gracie  Plaisted,  as  Rix, 
was  as  lively  as  ever.  Al  Hazzard, 
the  ventriloquist,  introduced  some 
new  jokes,  and  his  laughing  song  was 
given  several  encores.  Landers 
Stevens   did     some  sleight-of-hand 


tricks  that  would  certainly  have 
puzzled  the  audience  had  they  not 
been  exposed  by  the  Alderman.  The 
play  is  sparkling  with  fun,  and  well 
worth  a  visit. 


Macdonough  Theatre 

A  Celehrated  Case  is  being  pre- 
sented  this  week.  Clifford 
Dempsey,  as  Jean  Renaud,  does  his 
usual  good  work,  and  Harry  Ratten- 
bury  gives  a  clever  portrayal  of  Count 
D'Aubeterre.  E.  J.  Holden  as  Lazarc 
was  good  in  the  prologue  and  in  the 
play,  in  the  part  of  Count  De  Moniay. 
FrankOpperman.as  Dennis  O'  Rourke, 
deserves  commendation  for  the  fine 
impersonation  of  the  Irish  character. 
Fred  Manchester,  Walter  Whipple 
and  George  Hermance  were  quite 
acceptable  in  theirstnall  parts.  Maud 
Miller,  as  Valentine  De  Mornay,  was 
highly  attractive,  with  considerable 
naturalness  in  her  acting.  Edith 
Cooke  was  good  as  Madeline  Renaud, 
and  Ester  Hoover,  as  the  Duke's 
daughter,  was  quite  enjoyable.  May 
Evelynne  and  Laura  Adams  made 
much  of  their  parts. 


Laura    Crews'  Benefit 

The  Alcazar  was  well  filled  Thurs- 
nay  afternoon  for  the  benefit  to  Miss 
Laura  Crews,  the  Alcazar  favorite, 
who  leaves  all  too  soon  for  the  East. 
Charlotte  Thompson's  beautiful  cur- 
tain raiser,  None  but  the  Master  Shall 
Blame,  was  well  received.  It  made  a 
hit  last  summer,  but  has  been  re-pol- 
ished, and  now  is  really  one  of  the 
most  beautiful  one-act  plays  ever 
written.  A  lesson  is  taught  which 
the  world  needs.  Don't  blame  too 
quickly.  Appearances  may  be  deceit- 
ful. Florence  Roberts,  Laura  Crews, 
Lorena  At  wood.  White  Whittlesey, 
Edwin  Emery  and  Carlyle  Moore  were 
excellent  in  their  rendering  of  the 
various  characters  of  this  charming 
effort  of  one  of  California's  native 
daughters  of  whom  she  may  well  lie 
proud. 

Miss  Crews  received  a  great  ova- 
tion on  her  appearance,  and  was  sweet 
and  charming  in  the  part.  Keeping 
up  Appearances,  by  Miss  Vieller  of 
the  Call,  followed  Miss  Thompson's 
play,  and  was  well  received. 


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A/WUEL  S.  PARTELLO 


Repertoire  Stage  Manager  and 
125  operas       Principal  Tenor 

20  Years  in  Best  Companies  in  America. 


Address: 

THIS  OFFICE 


Drama  or 
Opera 

Last  Five  Seasons  with 

DIGBY  BELL  OPERA  COMPANY 
FROHMAN'S  COMPANIES 
LEWIS   MORRISON'S  "FAUST 


AWL  HiO 


in  "Jack's  Thanksgiving 

ORPHEUM  CIRCUIT 


99 


PACIFIC  COAST  CONCERT 
and  TEACHERS'  AGENCY 


22  %  GEARY  STREET 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 


UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF 

MARY  FRANCES  FRANCIS 


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ONCERT  Companies  formed  for  city  or  interior. 
Vocalists  and  Musicians  of  every  grade  and  variety 
for  church,  concert,  select  public  or  private  enter- 
tainments,teas,  weddings,  etc.,  furnished.  Dramatic 
Readers,  Humorists,  Impersonators,  Dancers,  Palmists,  Schools, 
Conservatories,  Private  Teachers  in  all  professional  and  educa- 
tional branches,  recommended  with  terms  and  full  particulars. 
Halls  and  Studios  selected.  New  and  Second-Hand  Musical 
Instruments  supplied.    Send  for  circular. 

To  register  or  secure  talent,  etc.  apply  to 

MARY  FRANCES  FRANCIS,  Director 

'Phone  Grant  158  Office  Hours,  1  to  2.30  P.  M.  daily 


#       MUSICAL    CARDS  # 


ELIZABETH  REGINA  MOWRY 

DRAMATIC  SOPRANO 

Voice  Culture       f  Studio,  2921  Wkhsteb  St. 

Teacher  oi  Piano  I  Mondays  10  to  12  A.  M. 

Telephone  Geary  1305 


UITAR  STUDIO,  722  Powell  St.,  near  California. 
\JT    Special  terms  to  children. 

Call  or  address 

Mrs.  G.  J.  and  Miss  Elsie  Tooker,  Soloists 
CLAIRE  M.  COLE" 

rpEACHKR  OF  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
J_  Lucy.  Painist  of  the  Corona  Club.  Concert 
engagements  accepted.  Reception  Hours,  from  9 
A.  M.,  to  1:30  P.  M.  Thursday  excepted.  Address, 
I,a  Normandy,  321  Eddy  St. 


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DAVID  MANLLOYD 

OLO  TENOR  OF  ST.  MARY'S  CATHEDRAL. 

Voice  Culture,  Oratorio,  Concert,  Song  Recitals. 
Golden  Gate  Avenue,  S.  F.    'Phone  Mint  1853. 


MRS.  FANNIE  DAM  HILTON 

(Recently  from  Milan) 

TEACHER  OF  SINGING.  ORATORIO,  CONCERT 
and  Grand  Opera     Studio,  Byron  Mauzy,  308 
Post  St.   Mondays  and  Thursdays. 

S,  F,  CONSERVATORY  Of  MUSIC 

301  Jones  Street,  Cor.  Eddy 

A  thorough  musical  edcuation  in  all  branches  of 
music.  Piano  department  in  charge  of  E.  S.  BON- 
KLLI,  Director.   Terms  moderate. 

CEC1LE  VON  SEIBERLICH 

J^vRAMATIC  SOPRANO,  CONCERT  ACCOM- 
iJ  panist  and  Coach  for  Operatic  Singers  and 
Stage  Specialties  Studio-  1643  Polk  St.,  cor.  Clay, 
San  Francisco.    'Phone  Polk  1046. 

HAROUERITE  HARETZEK 

(Pupil  of  Max  Maretzck) 
Formerly  Contralto  Soloist  of    Dr.  Parkhurst's 
.Church,  New  York,  will  receive  a  limited  number  of 
vocal  pupils.   Concert  engagements  accepted  . 

HAX  HARKTZEK 

I.ate  Professor  of  the  New  York  College  of  Music 
and  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 

Teacher  of  Piano  and  Harmony 

For  terms  and  particulars,  address  care 

SHERMAN,  CI.AY  &  CO.,  S.  F 

ifiARGUERITE  WILBOURN 

/CONTRALTO  SOLOIST  (  Lampcrti  Method  ). 
\J  Vocal  Studio.  538  Lyon  Street.  Reception  Days, 
Monday  ft  Thursday.   Director  of  Children's  Choral. 

H.  L.  HASTINGS 

nANJO  SOLOIST  AND  TEACHER.  CONCERT 
engagemets.      For   terms    and  particulars, 
apply  to  Dramatic  Rkvikw,  36  Geary  St. 

MISS  JESSIE  FOSTER 

LYRIC  SOPRANO  AND  VOCAL  TEACHER,  has 
removed  her  studio  to  Byron  Mauzy's  308 
Post  St.  Reception  Hours,  9  A.  M.  to  1  p.  M.  Tues- 
days and  Fridays. 


JOSEPH  GREVEN 

VOCAL  INSTRUCTOR 

Removed  to  902  O'Farrcll  St.  Reception  Days, 
Mondays  and  Thursdays,  2  to  3  r.  M. 


California  School  of  Elocution  &  Oratory 

(CHARTERED) 

\/f"IS9  EMILY  CURTIS  PRINCIPAL;  MISS 
1V1  H.  J  Elliott,  Physical  Department.  Associa- 
tion Building,  Mason  and  Ellis  Sts. 


MABEL  A.  RICHARDSON 

INSTRUCTOR  OF  ELOCUTI.  N  AND  THE  ART 
L  of  true  expression.  Reception  hours  2  to  5 
Thursdays.  Byron  Mauzy's  "SOS  Post  St  ,  S.  F.  En- 
gagements as  Dramatic  Reader. 


ROBERT  LLOYD 

Musical  Director  Harmony  Choral  Club;  St.  Dom- 
inic's Choir.  The  Art  of  Singing;  Correct  Breathing 
Proper  placing  of  the  voice;  Clear  enunciation  of 
word  phrasing;  Interpretation:  Style. 

Studio,  BYKON  MAUZY'S,  JUS  I'ost  St. 


MRS.  A.  G.  COLEMAN 

nRAMATIC  CONTRALTO,  prepares  pupils  for 
Opera,  Oratorio,  Concert  Or  Church  Work. 
Head  of  Vocal  Department  of  Pacific  Const  Con- 
servatory  of  Music.   Private    Studio,    1631  Bush 
treet.   'Phone  Baker  1192. 


MISS  CORA  W.  JENKINS 

(  CHILDREN'S  Ifaimoiiv  and  Piano  forte  Classes. 
\_J  Sight  Reading.  Notation,  Tonnl  Recognition, 
Simple  Mclodie  and  Harmonic  Structural  Forms, etc. 
Reception  Houis— 1  r  M.  to  4.30  r.  at,  Tuesdays  and 
Fridays.    Studio—  Miss  West's  School,  2011  Van  Ness. 

Pianos  by  the  Month 

As  we  represent  the  best  make  of  pianos  in  every 
grade,  from  Steinway  down  to  low-priced  makers, 
\n<\  as  our  installment  payments  are  easier  Ulan 
those  of  other  dealers  we  are  the  people  from 
whom  you  should  purchase. 

New  Upright  Pianos,  $6  cash,  $6  por  month 
Other  Pianos,  S3,  $4  and  $6  per  month 

SHERMAN,  CLAY  &  CO. 

Steinway  Dealers 

Cor.  Kearny  and  Sutter  Sts.,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 
Cor.  Uth  and  llroadway,  Oakland 


14 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  i8,  1900 


Personal  cMention 

Elinor  Kent,  who  has  made  a 
great  success  in  eastern  light  and 
grand  opera,  is  spending  a  few  weeks 
at  her  home  in  this  city. 

Max  Steinle,  who  is  one  of  the 
clever  people  to  go  out  with  Dailey's 
Comedians,  was  stage  manager  for  the 
Clement-Stock  well  Company  in  the 
north. 

Sam  Gumpertz,  whose  family  hail 
from  Stockton,  is  one  of  the  prosper- 
ous managers  of  St.  Louis.  In  that 
city,  too,  is  Ruth  White,  a  San  Fran- 
cisco singer,  who  has  made  a  complete 
conquest  of  the  East.  She  is  more 
beautiful  than  ever  and  a  fine  singer. 

In  Melbourne  Nance  O'Neil  is  con- 
tinuing her  triumphant  career  at  Her 
Majesty's,  following  Elizabeth  with 
The  School  for  Scandal.  The  theatre 
is  crowded  nightly. 

Edward  Williams  has  achieved 
another  distinct  triumph  in  the  two 
sets  he  has  painted  for  Charlotte 
Thompson's  A  Suit  of  Sable  at  the 
Alcazar. 

It  is  whispered  in  Los  Angeles  that 
George  Cohan,  the  young  author  and 
actor,  will  soon  have  the  proud  dis- 
tinction of  being  classed  as  a  father. 
George  and  his  wife  are  summering 
in  the  southern  city. 

Mary  Hampton  was  thrown  from 
a  horse  in  Denver  recently,  and  it  is 
thought  she  will  have  to  go  around 
on  crutches  for  several  months. 

Laura  Millard,  former  prima 
donna  at  the  Tivoli,  who  has  been  in 
Europe  for  the  past  year  studying 
under  Madame  Marchesi,  was  one  of 
the  soloists  at  a  reception  to  celebrate 
Dominion  Day,  given  by  Lord  and 
Lady  Strathcona  on  July  3d  at  the 
Royal  Institute  of  Painters,  London. 
Miss  Millard  sang  a  selection  for  which 
the  cadenzas  were  specially  written  by 
Madame  Marchesi.  She  may  return 
to  America  this  month,  but  her  famous 
teacher  urges  her  to  remain  until 
November  at  least. 


Side  Lights 

Under  Sealed  Orders  goes  out 
strong  in  its  men.  It  should  be  a  suc- 
cess on  the  road. 

The  Azzali  Italian  Grand  Opera 
Company,  of  Milan,  now  singing  in 
Mexico,  is  coming  to  the  California 
early  in  September.  The  final  book- 
ing of  Mrs.  Fiske  in  Becky  Sharp 
and  Tess  for  the  same  house  was  ac- 
complished last  Thursday. 

Roger  Livingston,  Jr.,  the  son  of  a 
millionaire  -member  of  the  New  York 
Stock  Exchange,  was  married  in 
Chicago  last  Monday  to  Dora  Hamp- 
ton, a  very  pretty  California  girl. 
She  was  seen  in  New  York  last  winter 
as  a  member  of  the  chorus  in  Papa's 
Wife,  and  also  in  The  Casino  Girl. 
Livingston  is  an  undergraduate  at 
Yale  and  a  member  of  the  University 
Club  here.  Papa  Livingston  says 
there  is  going  to  be  trouble. 


Dorothy  Dorr,  who  is  really  a  Bos- 
ton girl,  but  who  comes  very  near  be- 
ing English,  having  acquired  her 
reputation  in  that  country,  reached 
this  city  a  few  days  ago  so  that  she 
might  rest  before  beginning  her  season 
of  work  at  the  Alcazar,  commencing 
Sept.  3.  Miss  Dorr  will  be  remem- 
bered as  Mrs.  Haverill  in  the  first 
Shenandoah  company, which  appeared 
at  the  California  Theatre.  Miss  Dorr 
is  the  wife  of  Harry  Dam,  well  remem- 
bered in  California,  and  who  since  he 
left  here  has  won  fame  as  a  magazine 
writer  and  as  the  author  of  several 
successful  plays.  She  is  a  tall,  hand- 
some blonde,  and  beautiful  in  a  whole- 
some, bright,  winsome  way. 

A  Calif ornian  in  London 

About  a  former  Sacramento  girl  the 
Pelican  of  London,  thus  raves:  "And 
as  for  Miss  Mabelle  Gilman!  Well 
there.  She  has  fairly  knocked  us  in 
the  Old  Kent-road,  so  to  speak.  She 
is  delightful,  charming,  pretty,  clever, 
can  really  act,  has  a  fine  voice,  and 
can  dance  well.  In  short,  Miss  Gil- 
man  is  quite  the  best  thing  of  the 
kind  America  has  yet  sent  us.  I  will 
go  further  and  say  that  Miss  Gilman 
is  in  a  class  right  away  up  by  herself, 
and  she  has  got  to  stop  here.  We  will 
not  let  her  go!" 

Invention  of  the  Banjo 

"Negro  minstrelsy  as  given  by  the 
white  imitators  of  the  happy  Ethio- 
pian," said  an  old  resident  whose  boy- 
hood was  spent  in  Yirginia,  "is  said  to 
have  been  introduced  by  'Daddy' 
Rice,  of  'Jump  Jim  Crow'  fame.  Per- 
haps he  was  the  first  delineator  of  the 
North,  but  below  Richmond  it  is  be- 
lieved that  the  field  of  Appomattox 
was  the  birthplace  of  the  banjo,  nearly 
a  century  ago,  as  well  as  the  scene  of 
Lee's  surrender  nearly  60  years  later. 
The  story  we  have  is  that  Joel  Swee- 
ney, the  son  of  a  blacksmith,  tired  of 
beating  the  anvil  after  making  a 
gourd  banjo,  made  one  of  a  cheese- 
box  and  sheepskin  and  the  branch  of 
an  apple  tree,  and  became  a  fine  per- 
former. From  him  his  brothers,  Sam 
and  Bob,  and  some  of  the  female 
members  of  the  family,  learned  to 
pick  the  strings,  and  they  afterward 
gave  entertainments  in  Richmond  and 
other  Virginia  towns,  meeting  with 
much  success. 

"There  was  also  a  claim  that  the 
instrument  was  first  made  by  an  old 
slave  near  Fredericksburg  in  the  '20s, 
but  Henry  Warren,  now  100  years 
old,  says  when  he  was  a  boy  an  old 
colored  man  living  in  Montgomery 
County  was  accustomed  to  play  on  a 
gourd  banjo,  and  often  on  one  of  his 
own  make  of  sheepskin  and  a  sifter 
frame. 

"Rice  was  in  Washington,  at  the 
American  Hotel,  Louisiana  avenue, 
near  Sixth  street,  in  the  '30s,  and  may 
have  then  'caught  on.'  but  I  believe 
Jim  Sanford,  who,  it  was  said,  took 


the  Fredericksburg  slave  as  his  pattern 
in  singing  and  playing,  was  before 
Rice.  He  traveled  with  Baldwin's 
circus,  which  showed  here  in  1833 
and  1834,  and  was  one  of  the  greatest 
banjoists  known  then  or  after,  and  his 
popularity  was  attested  by  the  public 
quickly  catching  his  songs,  'Sitting 
on  a  Rail,'  'Zip  Coon,'  and  'Sich 
a-Getting  Up-Stairs,'  and  the  like. 
After  Sanford  others  entered  the  field, 
and  in  a  little  time  good  imitators  of 
the  plantation  fiddlers  and  banjoists, 
assisted  by  the  bones  and  tambourine, 
were  before  the  public,  usually  ap- 
pearing with  circus  and  theatrical 
companies." —  Washington  Star. 

Where  Great  Singers 
Rest 

The  singers  who  provide  New 
York's  opera  season  every  year  are 
scattered  over  Europe  enjoying  the 
rest  which  is  presumed  to  be  necessary 
to  restore  them  to  the  condition  of 
health  required  for  another  year's 
work.  Mme.  Sembrich  is  in  the 
mountains  of  the  southern  Tyrol  at 
about  their  highest  point.  Her  vaca- 
tions are  always  passed  in  scrambling 
over  mountains  as  far  as  she  can  get 
from  the  customary  haunts  of  summer 
tourists.  Mme.  Emma  Eames  has 
left  Paris  for  Villambrosa,  and  will 
remain  in  her  villa  there  until  the 
autumn.  Her  health  is  said  to  be 
much  better  than  it  was  when  she 
left  here  last  spring.  Mme.  Nordica 
has  gone  to  the  Black  Forest,  and  is 
at  one  of  the  spas  there.  Mme.  Melba 
who  has  bought  a  London  house,  is 
now  in  a  villa  on  the  Thames,  where 
she  will  remain  until  the  autumn. 
Mile.  Calve  is  at  her  country  place  at 
Aveyrou,  and  as  she  is  not  to  return 
to  the  stage  for  a  long  time,  will 
probably  remain  there  until  late  in 
the  winter.  Mme.  Schumaun-Heink 
is  with  her  children  at  her  villa  near 
Dresden,  and  Mme.  Mantelli,  who  is 
not  to  be  heard  here  next  year,  is  at 
Montecatini.  Jean  de  Reszke  has 
gone  for  his  holiday  in  the  High 
Pyrenees,  and  Albert  Saleza  has 
sought  the  lower  Pyrenees  for  no 
other  reason  than  that  his  country 
house  is  situated  there.  Edouard 
de  Reszke  has  gone  to  Poland  to  visit 
his  family,  and  Ernest  Van  Dyck,  who 
is  probably  to  return  here  next  winter, 
is  at  his  country  house  near  Antwerp. 
Andreas  Dippel  was  resting  at  his 
home  in  Vienna  when  he  was  called 
suddenly  to  London  to  help  out  the 
tenors,  who,  in  spite  of  their 
numbers,  could  not  carry  the 
season  through  without  the  assis- 
tance of  the  indefatigable  Viennese 
singer,  who  has  now  gone  to  Ischl  to 
continue  his  interrupted  vacation. 
Maurice  Grau  hds  gone  to  his  villa 
near  Paris  to  look  after  some  lawsuits 
in  which  he  is  engaged.  Sig.  Scotti 
has  gone  to  Milan  and  so  has  Sig. 
Mancinelli,  who  will  spend  part  of  his 
vacation  at  Montecatini  and  the  rest 
at  his  villa  near  Milan. — Ar.  Y.  Sun. 


(Actors'  Lines  in 

Famous  Parts 

Some  one  has  taken  the  trouble  to 
figure  out  the  number  of  lines  which 
the  actor  must  learn  in  the  important 
plays.  Cyrano,  with  nearly  2000  lines, 
takes  the  lead,  and  then  comes  Ham- 
let, with  1 569  lines.  Next  to  the  Dane 
comes  Richard  III,  with  1161  lines, 
and  Iago  follows  with  11 17.  Henry  V 
in  the  play  named  for  him  speaks  1063 
lines. 

These  four  characters,  says  the 
Chicago  Times-Herald,  are  the  only 
ones  that  have  more  than  a  thousand 
apiece.  At  some  distance  behind  them 
comes  Othello,  with  888;  Coriolanus, 
with  886;  the  Duke  in  Measure  for 
Measure,  with  880,  and  Timon  with 
863.  Anthony,  in  Antony  and  Cleo- 
patra, is  the  onlym  an  with  more  than 
800;  Beatrice,  309;  the  countess,  in 
All's  Well,  306,  and  Cella,  304. 

Only  20  of  Shakespeare's  women 
have  more  than  300  lines  each,  while 
2 1  of  their  lords  exceed  600,  and  Rosa- 
lind, who  leads  her  sex  by  79  lines, 
does  not  talk  half  as  much  as  Hamlet. 

It  Pleases  the  French 

One  of  the  chief  members  of  the 
justly  celebrated  band  of  the  Garde 
Republicain,  had  the  following  to  say 
about  Sousa  and  his  band  : 

"This  is  exactly  the  sort  of  music 
our  countrymen  want  in  order  to  play 
up  to  our  reputation.  We  are  likely 
to  perform  music  far  too  abstract, 
away  above  the  heads  of  ninety-nine 
out  of  one  hundred  listeners.  We  get 
success  d'estime,  but  we  fail  to  stir  the 
masses  of  the  people  to  enthusiasm  as 
the  American  does.  Besides  American 
descriptive  music,  the  American  band 
plays  a  classical  repertoire,  Chopin, 
Liszt,  Beethoven,  fully  as  well  as  we 
do.  I  feel  certain  that  the  example 
given  by  this  American  band  will  be 
followed  by  the  majority  of  French 
military  orchestras,  on  account  of  the 
immense  hold  it  obtains  over  the  or- 
dinary listener's  emotions.  Call  it  the 
music  of  the  future  or  the  music  of  the 
past,  it  is  the  music  required  by  the 
mass  of  the  people,  because  it  stirs 
their  heartstrings,  makes  them  feel 
and  live.  This  popular  descriptive 
music  is  a  revelation  to  us  here,  and 
will  have  a  marked  influence  on  our 
national  compositions  in  future." 

Gounod's  Opinions 

Music  is  the  most  beautiful  art,  but 
it  is  the  most  detestable  profession. 
But  is  not  that  right  ?  That  which 
belongs  most  to  heaven  should  fare 
worst  on  earth.  The  public  moves 
much  faster  than  the  individual,  and 
therefore  the  individual  must  place 
himself  before  his  age  if  he  desires  not 
to  be  behind  it.  Wagner  has  some 
idea  of  this  sort;  it  is  a  necessity  which 
every  true  artist  must  realize.  Great 
men  may  be  said  to  be  for  every  age 
save  their  own,  small  men  for  their 
own  and  none  other. 


August  i8,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


Edward  Kynoston         Leading  Men  Next 


Compiled  for  the  San  Francisco  Dramatic  Review 
by  F.  R.  Porter 


Edward  Kynoston,  descended  from 
a  genteel  family,  the  Kynostons  of 
Oteley,  Salop,  was  the  finest  imper- 
sonator of  female  roles  that  ever  trod 
the  London  stage.  He  was  a  player 
from  1659  to  1699,  and,  dying  in  1712 
at  a  great  age,  was  buried  in  St.  Paul's 
Covent  Garden,  London.  During  his 
professional  career  he  was  a  member 
of  Killigrew's  King's  Company,  and 
also  of  Davenant's  Duke  of  York's 
Company.  He  was  very  handsome  as 
a  youth  and  of  noble  aspect  in  later 
life. 

When  Kynoston  was  past  60,  "his 
teeth,"  chronicles  Colley  Gibber, 
"were  all  sound,  white  and  even,  as 
one  would  wish  to  see  in  a  reigning 
tooth  of  twenty."  He  was  superb  as 
an  actor  in  male  parts  before  he  was 
35;  almost  of  the  prestige  of  the  great 
Thomas  Betterton,  his  associate. 
Cibber  writes  of  Kynoston  that  in 
Shakespeare's  monarchs  he  was  every 
inch  a  king — dignified  and  natural. 
The  true  majesty  of  his  Henry  IV 
was  so  manifest  that  when  he  whis- 
pered to  Hotspur,  "send  us  your 
prisoners,  or  you'll  hear  of  it,"  he 
conveyed,  says  Cibber,  "a  more  terri- 
ble menace  in  it  than  the  loudest 
intemperance  of  voice  could  swell  to." 
Again,  in  the  interview  between  the 
dying  king  and  his  son,  the  dignity, 
majestic  grief,  the  paternal  affection, 
the  injured  kingly  feeling,  the  pathos 
and  the  justness  of  the  rebuke,  were 
alike  remarkable.  The  actor  was 
equal  to  the  task  assigned  him  by  the 
author — putting  forth  "that  peculiar 
and  becoming  grace,  which  the  best 
writer  cannot  inspire  into  any  actor 
that  is  not  born  with  it." 

When  a  young  man,  appearing  in 
female  parts,  Kynoston,  after  the  per- 
formance, would  often  be  borne  by 
titled  ladies  in  their  carriage,  attired 
in  his  theatrical  dress,  to  Hyde  Park, 
where  he  would  be  given  an  ovation 
by  the  beau  monde  there.  In  one 
respect  he  was  more  successful  than 
the  great  Betterton,  for  he  made  and 
left  a  fortune  to  his  only  son,  who 
became  a  mercer  in  Covent  Garden. 


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Season 

The  following  leading  men  have 
been  signed  for  next  season:  With  the 
Empire  Theatre  Company,  William 
Faversham;  for  Mary  Mannering, 
Robert  Drouett;  for  the  Daniel  Froh- 
mau  Stock  Company,  William  Courte- 
ney;  for  Mrs.  W.  J.  Le  Moyne,  Wilton 
Lackaye;  with  the  Murray  Hill  theatre 
company,  William  Bramwell;  for 
Blanche  Walsh,  Ernest  Hastings;  for 
Mrs.  Leslie  Carter,  Charles  Stevenson; 
for  Marie  Burroughs,  Stephen  Grattan; 
for  Maude  Adams,  J.  H.  Gilmour;  for 
Mme.  Modjeska,  R.  D.  MacLean; 
with  the  American  Theatre  company, 
Ralph  Stuart;  for  Viola  Allen,  Robert 
T.  Haines;  with  Annie  Russell,  Chas. 
T.  Richman;  with  Anna  Held,  Max 
Figman,  with  "Lost  River,"  Robert 
Hilliard;  for  Daniel  Sully,  Theodore 
Babcock;  for  Grace  George,  possibly 
Robert  Taber;  for  Florence  Roberts, 
White  Whittlesey;  for  "Caleb  West," 
J.  H.  Benrimo;  for  "M'liss"  Frank 
Losee;  with  "Ben  Hur,"  William 
Farnum;with  James  O'Neill,  Freder- 
ick de  Belleville;  with  James  A.  Heme, 
Forrest  Robinson;  with  the  Eastern 
"Christian"  company,  Lionel  Adams; 
with  May  Irwin,  Herbert  Gresham; 
with  the  Western  "Christian"  com- 
pany, J.  Henry  Kolker,  with  "The 
Choir  Invisible,"  Henry  Jewett;  with 
Stuart  Robson,  John  E.  Henshaw. 


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August  18,  i  900 


Three  of  the  best  pictures  ever  taken  of  three  ivell  knoivn  actors — Henry  Miller  and  his  tnvo  supporting  men, 

E.  J.  cMorgan  and  ^frank  Worthing 


Specimen  of  Yoseniite  Engraving 


Gossip  from  Sacramento 

One  of  our  Sacramento  exchanges 
comments  thus: 

"The  latest  bit  of  gossip  in  connec- 
tion with  the  local  theatrical  situation 
is  that  J.  L.  Sanford,  known  on  the 
stage  as  the  "Happy  Jack"  of  Den- 
man  Thompson's  Old  Homestead  Cora- 
pan>-  when  all  its  members  were  stars, 
is  likely  to  lease  the  Clunie  Opera 
House  in  December  next,  when  the 
lease  of  George  W.  Ficks  expires,  pro- 
vided T.  J.  Clunie  and  J.  H.Todd  can 
be  induced  to  make  some  needed  im- 
provements inside  the  playhouse. 
vSanford  is  an  old-time  theatrical  man, 
and  knows  the  value  of  having  cheer- 
ful and  even  luxurious  surroundings 


for  the  patrons  of  the  play.  He  would 
insist  on  changes  in  the  position  of  the 
stage,  the  rebuilding  of  the  boxes  and 
other  improvements.  It  is  said  that 
Mr.  Sanford  would  meet  these  im- 
provements by  laying  out  the  sum  of 
$3000  on  furnishings  tending  to  beau- 
tify the  place.  The  story  is  that  he 
has  offered  to  take  the  theatre  for  a 
term  of  five  years,  paying  six  months' 
rent  at  a  time,  and  binding  himself  to 
a  performance  of  the  contract. 

Whatever  happens  with  respect  to 
the  re-leasing  of  the  theatre  in  De- 
cember, it  is  certain  that  something 
must  be  done  by  the  Clunie  interests 
toward  the  lifting  of  the  Opera  House 
out  of  its  present  appearance  as  a 
cheap-john  place  of  amusement.  This 


is  said  without  any  disparagement  to 
the  present  manager,  George  W. 
Ficks,  who  is  no  more  responsible  for 
the  condition  of  the  playhouse  which 
he  rents  than  the  man  in  the  moon. 
The  old  wooden  seats,  which  nobody 
can  sit  in  without  feeling  that  he  is 
going  on  a  toboggan  slide,  should  be 
ripped  out  bodily  and  shipped  to 
Nome,  or  some  other  remote  locality 
where  devotees  of  the  drama  aie  not 
fastidious,  and  replaced  by  seats  of 
modern  pattern.  The  curtain  which 
now  deforms  the  stage  should  be  puri- 
fied by  fire  and  a  new  one  painted. 

Mr.  Ficks  has  done  everything  in 
his  power  to  restore  Sacramento  to  its 
old  place  as  a  show  town.  He  even 
offered  to  give  the  house  rent  free  to 


Denman  Thompson,  and  to.  another 
show  gave  95  per  cent,  of  the  gross, 
losing  on  the  house  some  $90.00. 

Manager  Ficks  said  that  it  was 
true  that  the  people  of  Sacramento 
largely  had  got  out  of  the  habit  of 
going  to  the  theatre,  but  that  he  had 
tried  to  get  them  back  into  the  habit, 
and  was  succeeding,  he  believed,  as 
this  year's  earnings  showed  an  im- 
provement over  the  last. 


The  final  Burton  Holmes  Lectures 
will  be  given  at  the  Columbia  theatre 
on  Thursday  afternoon  and  Sunday 
night  of  next  week.  Subject, 
Hawaiian  Islands. 


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Was  Launched  Early  in  September. 

It  is  the  Limit  of  all  that  is  Big,  Artistic  and  Funny. 

It  is  Presented  by  a  Company  of30  People. 

It  is  Sumptuously  Mounted,  Magnificently  Costumed. 

It  Cost  $5000.00  to  Raise  the  Curtain  on  the  First  Performance. 

It  is  Presented  by  Those  Prosperous  Comedians, 

MURRAY  and 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  25,  1900 


Filipino  Music  and 

Filipino  Musicians 

From  our  special  correspondent,  Cabtl  K.  Berry,  of 
Manila 

Music  with  the  Filipinos  holds  a 
high  place.  And  it  is  music,  such  as 
we  know,  that  peculiarly  appeals  to 
them.  Naturally  inclined  to  such  an 
accomplishment,  many  of  the  young 
women  of  purest  Tagalo  families  have 
received  careful  instruction  in  both 
instrumental  and  vocal  branches  of 
the  art.  In  addition  to  the  "Band" 
that  exists  in  nearly  every  town,  no 
matter  how  insignificant,  there  is 
almost  invariably  a  small  but  capable 
collection  of  musicians  composing  the 
orchestra.  Though  primarily — for 
services  in  the  churches,  these  orches- 
tras are,  nevertheless,  available  for 
fiestas  or  other  purely  social  affairs. 
One  hears  much  of  the  Filipino  Bands 
as  being  only  "players  by  ear."  This 
I  find  is  an  error.  The  bandsmen,  in 
common,  with  other  members  of  the 
race,  are  undoubtedly  gifted  with  a 
quick  ear  for  simple  strains,  and  like 
the  "Southern  negro,"  possess  a  well- 
developed  faculty  for  harmony.  It  is 
not,  however,  upon  these  natural 
qualifications  alone  that  their  musical 
qualifications  and  musical  execution 
as  well,  depends. 

The  music  of  Up  the  Street,  Hot 
Time  in  the  Old  Town  Tonight, 
together  with  the  score  of  many  high- 
class  orchestral  compositions,  is  for 
sale  by  music  houses  on  the  crowded 
Escolta  (main  street  of  city  of  Manila). 
But  the  bands  and  orchestras  play  in 
public  entirely  without  notes  —  or 
strictly  adhere  to  music  books. 

This  playing  entirely  without  notes 
is  principally  due  to  a  marvelous 
musical  memory  and  not  to  their 
ability  to  play  "by  ear."  Diligent 
practice  with  notes  on  hand,  coupled 
with  a  quick  perception  as  to  our 
favorite  band  selections,  made  it  possi- 
ble for  these  native  organizations  to 
serenade  us  with  our  own  popular  airs 
almost  as  soon  as  they  are  played 
here  by  our  bands.  Occasionally 
wandering  bands  of  musicians  are 
seen  in  the  smaller  towns.  Strollers, 
in  the  true  sense  of  the  word,  since 
they  idle  their  time  away  along  the 
green-fringed  roads  that  wander  aim- 
lessly from  village  to  village.  These 


strolling  musicians  halt  oftentimes  by 
a  stream-side  or  in  a  shady  place, 
seemingly  for  additional  practice  of 
their  simple  tunes,  but  in  reality — 
stopping  out  of  sheer  donothingness 
and  for  their  love  for  music.  This 
class  of  music- makers  have  for  their 
usual  equipment  naught  but  sweet, 
clear-tuned  flutes  with  which  to  carry 
the  air,  and  curious  double-barreled 
horns,  all  of  said  instruments  being 
"made  of  bamboo.  "  To  see  a  Filipino 
Band  playing  all  the  latest  tunes  is 
one  never  to  be  forgotten — for  these 
bamboo  instruments  are  one  of  the 
seven  wonders  at  Philippines.  Often- 
times desperately  ragged  and  always 
bare- footed,  the  little  group  strikes  up 
strange  and  weird  airs,  the  time  being 
equally  as  curious  as  themelody.  Dust 
beats  up  in  little  puffs  from  beneath 
their  displayed  feet  as  the  players 
mark  the  cadence;  nimble  fingers — 
sadly  dirty,  alas!- -rise  and  fall,  or 
flutter  over  the  openings  in  the 
creamy  white  bamboo  instruments, 
and  the  quick  limpid  march,  Viva  Pio 
del  Pilar,  darts  swiftly  toward  our 
ears.  In  time  there  trickles  from 
out  the  horns  the  sweet  notes  of  the 
song  of  The  Pilgrims  to  the  Shrine  at 
Antipolo. 

They  are  the  sounds  of  dropping 
water,  of  a  crystal  bell  struck  softly, 
or  the  clear  high  notes  of  the  tunes 
the  wind  plays  in  the  cherry  trees  in 
far  away  America.  And  to  the  accom- 
paniment of  the  larger  instruments 
floats  the  song  of  the  Pilgrims  along 
an  even  and  gentle  waves  of  bass  and 
baritone,  or  sets  the  hot  afternoon 
throbbing  with  the  deep  "comp- 
corap"  of  the  chorus  of  Pio  Del  Pilar 
Con  Valor  Singular.  I  have  in  mind 
one  band  in  particular.  The  leader 
was  a  small  man,  even  among  his 
own  undersized  people.  Though 
totally  blind,  he  himselt  had  made  all 
of  the  glistening  horns  and  slender 
polished  flutes  of  his  players.  It  was 
perhaps  not  music  of  high  order  that 
they  gave  us,  as  we  halted  at  a  town 
to  rest,  and  when  as  a  finale  there 
sang  in  our  ears  the  notes  of  the  Star 
Spangled  Banner  with  accompanying 
soft  breathing  from  the  heavier 
basses,  the  blind  man  stood  erect,  and 
his  tattered  hat  was  dashed  to  the 
ground;  soldiers,  civilians  and  play- 
ers alike,  bared  their  heads,  but  none 
were  quicker  than  the  leader.  Stage 


play  perhaps  it  was,  but  we  thought 
not,  for  never  was  an  Englishman 
more  devout  in  his  toast  of  "the 
Queen,  God  bless  her,"  than  was 
that  Filipino  when  the  air  concluded. 
He  stretched  out  his  arms  appealingly, 
and  with  choking  voice  cried  "It  is 
the  song  of  liberty,  Senors,  I,  too,  was 
a  soldier  and  fought  for  liberty." 
From  their  houses  we  have  frequently 
heard  and  enjoyed  excellent  piano 
music,  and  on  one  occasion  at  an  en- 
tertainment where  there  were  many 
prominent  military  officials  at  a 
native's  home,  they  were  given  a 
real  treat  by  the  daughter  of  the 
house  rendering  Schubert's  Serenade. 
They  were  dumbfounded.  And  when 
another  daughter  played  Chaminade's 
The  Flatterer,  and  played  it  with  that 
fast  insistance  that  it  deserves,  their ' 
surprise  was  genuine  astonishment. 
Such  proficiency  among  the  younger 
people  is  not  rare,  especially  among 
the  wealthy  Filipinos.  Many  of  the 
large  homes  have  handsomely  finished 
music  rooms.  Many  fine  music  racks 
of  narra-wood,  some  very  costly, 
adorn  the  Filipino  homes.  A  Fili- 
pino serenade  differs  and  varies  most 
widely  from  our  preconceived  notions 
concerning  such  affairs.  Here  in 
these  islands  where  moonlight  nights 
are  in  abundance,  and  where  orange 
trees  bloom  year  around,  filling  the 
nights  with  fragrance;  where  there 
really  seems  to  be  nothing,  to  softly 
breathed  music  beneath  your  sweet- 
heart's window.  The  Filipinos  sel- 
dom serenade  at  night,  but  go  by  day. 
Sunday  morning  seems  to  be  pre- 
ferred, and  an  hour  for  serenades. 
On  Sunday  the  band  lines  up  in  front 
of  the  home  of  the  village  belle.  Some 
of  her  numerous  brothers  go  out  to 
the  neighbors'  homes  for  refresh- 
ments, and  soon  these  arrive  and  are 
handed  over  the  back  fence.  Seren- 
ades immediately  follow  church,  then 
feast,  next  cigarettes,  and  finally  a 
cock-fight.  But  all  the  music  and  all 
the  girls  in  Philippines  could  not  keep 
them  away  from  chicken  fights,  at 
which  the  band  plays,  and  the  musi- 
cians actually  blow  themselves  to 
sleep. 


Death  of  Amelia 
Sostegni 

Death  has  stilled  the  sweet  voice  of 
Signorina  Amelia  Sostegni.  The 
Italian  prima  donna  lies  in  Panama, 
and  at  her  bier  mourns  the  man  who 
was  her  benefactor  and  sweetheart — 
Signor  Lambardi. 

The  singer  succumbed  to  an  attack 
of  yellow  fever,  which  she  contracted 
while  on  her  way  to  Peru.  The  Sig- 
norina was  the  principal  soprano  of  the 
Lambardi  Opera  Company  and  she 
was  with  the  members  of  this  organi- 
zation when  stricken  down.  She  was 
with  the  company  when  it  was  here 
last  year.  The  company  is  under  en- 
gagement to  fulfill  a  several  months' 
contract  in  the  various  cities  of  South 
America. 


Robert  Mantell  Married 


Robert  Mantell,  the  actor,  is  again 
a  benedick.  He  was  married  to  Marie 
Booth  Russell,  the  leading  woman  of 
his  company,  in  last  May,  in  a  New 
Jersey  village  and  he  and  his  bride  are 
spending  the  summer  at  Montclair,  in 
that  State.  The  announcement  of 
Mantell's  marriage  to  Miss  Russell  is 
a  decided  surprise  to  even  his  most  in- 
timate friends. 

"We  were  married,"  said  he,  "last 
May,  just  before  I  sailed  for  Europe. 
The  ceremony  was  performed  in  New 
Jersey,  but  I  don't  care  to  give  the 
exact  location." 

Mrs.  Mantell  intends  to  continue  on 
the  stage  and  will  again  be  her  hus- 
band's leading  lady,  still  using  her 
former  stage  name  on  the  play  bills. 


The  Clement-Stock  well  Company 
got  in  from  Butte  late  last  week.  They 
had  quite  a  successful  short  season. 


The  Chutes  Will  Move 

The  Chutes,  with  its  menagerie, 
side  shows  and  varied  attractions, 
will  move  before  many  months  from 
Haight  street  down  to  a  place  not  far 
distant  from  the  San  Mateo  county 
line  at  the  southerly  end  of  Railroad 
avenue.  It  is  understood  that  the 
heirs  who  own  the  present  site  wish  to 
cut  it  up,  and  although  the  Chutes 
still  has  another  year  or  so  on  its 
lease,  they  probably  will  move  before 
that  time. 


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One  for  StockVoell 

Last  Saturday  afternoon  I  chanced 
to  meet  L.  R.  Stockwell  on  Market 
Street.  He  was  just  back  from  his 
road  tour  with  Clay  Clement,  his 
partner,  and  other  thespians,  and  his 
progress  with  me  along  that  thorough- 
fare may  be  described  as  a  triumph. 
On  Powell  street,  hard  by  the  theatre 
he  once  operated,  and  where  he  is  to 
play  an  engagement  shortly,  his  steps 
were  checked  by  an  elegantly  dressed 
young  lady,  clearly  in  the  beauty 
class,  who  threw  her  arms  about  his 
neck  and  gave  him  a  resounding 
smack  squarely  on  the  lips,  and  said  : 
"O,  papa  !  When  did  you  get  back?" 
After  repaying  the  ardent  salutation, 
the  brisk  comedian  exclaimed  :  "Why 
daughter,  awful  glad  to  see  you  !" 
She  who  bestowed  the  hearty  smack 
so  adeptly  on  that  bustling  avenue 
was  cheery  Polly  Stockwell,  now  of 
the  Alcazar  forces.—  The  Flaneur. 


An  Impressario's  End 

Several  weeks  ago  an  opera  com- 
pany was  brought  here  from  San  Fran- 
cisco for  a  season  at  the  Clunie  Opera 
House.  The  singers  were  engaged  in 
that  city  by  Louis  William  Weer,  a 
local  musician,  who  doubtless  saw 
visions  of  great  wealth  in  a  summer 
season  of  opera. 

The  managers  worked  hard,  but 
they  could  not  get  people  enough  into 
the  theatre  to  pay  for  the  oiling  of  the 
pulleys  which  raised  and  lowered  the 
drop  curtain.  The  engagement  was 
a  hard  frost  and  it  was  brought  to  a 
sudden  close. 

Notwithstanding  the  hard-luck  ex- 
perience in  Sacramento,  Weer  tempted 
fate  once  more  by  taking  the  crew  of 
warblersto  Santa  Cruz. 

But  Santa  Cruz  was  also  in  the  frost 
belt.  The  crowds  did  not  flock  to  the 
theatre.  The  people  had  gone  down 
to  the  beach  to  loaf  and  to  swim. 
They  did  not  propose  to  be  cooped  up 
in  a  stuffy  theatre  when  they  could 
stroll  on  the  sands  and  enjoy  the  music 
of  the  bands  and  drink  in  the  refresh- 
ing breezes  that  were  wafted  in  from 
the  ocean.  The  young  men  who  were 
at  the  seaside  did  not  care  to  pay  to 
see  hand-painted  scenery  and  hand- 
painted  chorus  girls  when  they  could 
enjoy  themselves  in  the  company  of 
some  of  the  pretty  fairies  who  had 
gone  to  the  seaside  for  pleasure.  The 
frost  on  the  doors  of  Weer's  box  office 
at  Santa  Cruz  is  said  to  have  been  sev- 
eral inches  in  depth. 

It  appears  from  papers  filed  in  the 
Court  of  Township  Justice  Jay  R. 
Brown  today  that  while  Weer  had 
high  hopes  of  success  as  a  manager  in 
the  comic  opera  field,  he  did  not  have 
a  wealth  of  gold  to  toss  into  the  enter- 
prise. He  needed  a  backer  and  found 
one  in  the  person  of  W.  G.  Bryte.  To- 
day the  attorney  for  Bryte  filed  papers 
in  a  suit  against  Weer.  Bryte  seeks 
to  recover  the  sum  of  $299.99  f°r 


money  alleged  to  have  been  loaned  to 
start  out  the  comic  opera  company.  It 
is  claimed  that  Weer  promised  to  pay- 
back the  coin  from  the  earnings  of  the 
operatic  company. — Sacramento  Bee 
of  Monday. 


THE  ACTORS'  FRIEND 


cMarriage  of  Camille 
UArville 

The  marriage  of  the  prima  donna 
and  E.  W  Crellin  will  be  solemnized 
in  Oakland  next  Monday  at  the  resi- 
dence of  the  groom's  brother,  Arthur 
Crellin, on  Jackson  street.  The  groom's 
mother  is  making  elaborate  prepara- 
tions for  the  event.  Miss  D' Arville  still 
has  some  obligations  to  theatrical  man- 
agers, which  she  will  probably  fulfill 
before  she  retires  from  the  stage. 


Geo*  Lask  Makes 
a  Change 

George  Lask,  who  has  spent  nine 
years  of  his  life  as  the  Tivoli  stage 
director,  his  present  engagement  dat- 
ing back  five  consecutive  years,  will 
report  in  New  York  Sept.  17th  to 
Dunne  and  Ryley,  having  been  en- 
gaged by  John  C.Fischer  to  stage  their 
productions,  and  especially  the  new 
musical  piece,  Florodora,  of  which 
great  things  are  expected.  Mr.  Lask 
has  done  a  tremendous  amount  of 
work  at  the  Tivoli,  not  only  staging 
productions,  but  writing  or  being  re- 
sponsible in  a  great  measure  for  many 
of  the  Tivoli's  annual  holiday  reviews. 
His  departure  will  be  a  keen  loss  to 
the  popular  Eddy  street  opera  house, 
and  the  management  part  with  him 
with  regret.  Mr.  Lask's  services  have 
been  much  sought  after  in  the  last  year 
or  two  and  he  has  received  three  good 
offers  from  well  known  theatrical  firms 
to  join  them.  In  departing  from  San 
Francisco  he  carries  the  best  wishes 
of  a  great  multitude  of  friends,  for 
George  Lask  is  probably  as  popular  a 
theatrical  man  as  ever  resided  on  the 
coast.  The  Review  joins  in  the  gen- 
eral good  wishes. 


Death  of  Enrico  Tomaso 

James  Henry  Thompson  died  last 
Saturday  at  the  home  of  his  parents 
near  Santa  Cruz.  He  was  profes- 
sionally known  as  Enrico  Tomaso. 
Having  an  unusually  good  voice,  he 
went  to  Milan,  Italy,  where  he  studied 
music  for  several  years.  On  returning 
to  this  country  he  joined  the  McCaull 
opera  company.  Later  he  1>ecame  a 
member  of  Cleveland's  Minstrels.  De- 
ceased was  born  in  Santa  Cruz  forty- 
three  years  ago. 


Hermosillo,  Mexico,  is  to  have  a 
grand  opera  house,  erected  by  govern- 
ment grant.  It  will  be  a  handsome 
structure.  Plans  have  been  drawn  by 
architects  of  this  city. 


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remain  till  the  expected  event  <x  curred. 
He  wanted  his  child  born  under  the 
Stars  and  Stripes,  and  if  there  was  any 
possibility  of  being  the  father  of  a 
President,  he  didn't  want  to  lose  the 
chance.  Miss  Dorr  has  won  much 
success  in  London  and  there  is  no  rea- 
son why  she  should  not  duplicate  it 
here. 


Howard  Hall 

Howard  Hall,  the  Alcazar's  new 
leading  man,  who  will  open  with  the 
stock  season  Sept.  3d,  is  pictured  on 
our  front  page  this  week.  Two  years 
ago  in  the  Spring  Mr.  Hall  was  seen 
at  the  Columbia,  as  leading  support  to 
Robert  Mantell,  being  very  favorably 
received  by  the  critics  and  the  public. 
That  year  in  October  he  was  at  the 
same  theatre  in  the  company  present- 
ing Sowing  the  Wind,  playing  the 
part  of  Brabazan,  originated  by  Henry 
Miller.  So  in  a  sense,  Mr.  Hall  has 
had  his  introduction  to  San  Francisco 
and  the  coast.  Mr.  Hall  opens  his 
season  in  The  Masqueraders  and  dur- 
ing the  season  will  be  seen  in  the  lead- 
ing roles  of  plays  put  on  at  the 
Alcazar. 


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In  the  last  two  seasons  we  have  had 
several  examples  of  the  imported 
article  in  the  song  and  dance  line,  and 
in  each  case  the  standard  of  proficiency 
has  been  so  low  that  our  American 
girls  who  sing  and  dance  have  shown 
most  brilliantly  by  contrast.  This 
week  at  one  of  our  playhouses  we  are 
seeing  a  company  of  singers  who  may 
be  great  in  their  own  land,  but  are  not 
to  be  compared  with  the  average 
chorus  girl  of  American  blood.  They 
have  neither  voice,  grace  nor  agility, 
and  the  same  is  most  generally  notice- 
able with  all  the  foreign  importations 
in  the  dancing  line  that  come  to  this 
country.  For  beauty,  grace  and  win- 
someness,  for  voice  and  charm,  the 
world  must  come  to  our  American 
dancers  and  singers. 

The  Alcazar  has  a  new  leading 
woman  of  tall  and  willowy  blonde 
grace,  who  is  the  wife  of  an  ex-Cali- 
fornian  well  and  most  favorably  re- 
membered here.  She  is  Mrs.  Harry 
Dam.  Harry  is  one  of  the  most  bril- 
liant newspapermen  who  ever  hailed 
from  the  State.  He  is  now  writing  for 
scientific  journals  in  London,  when  he 
isn't  busy  writing  a  new  play.  Though 
he  has  resided  in  England  for  several 
years,  he  is  a  thorough  American.  A 
couple  of  years  ago  the  stork  was  ex- 
pected to  visit  the  Dam  household,  so 
Harry,  whose  Americanism  is  upper- 
most, arranged  that  Mrs.  Dam  should 
return  to  Boston,  her  native  city,  and 


In  accordance  with  Judge  Dainger- 
field's  decision,  in  the  case  of  the  Alta 
Theatre,  formerly  the  Grove  Street, 
against  the  Board  of  Public  Works, 
the  theatre  was  given  a  license  on 
Monday.  The  very  idiotic  provision 
of  the  Fire  Commissioners  demanding 
that  all  new  stage  floor  be  of  concrete 
or  stone  and  held  up  by  iron  or  steel 
girders,  was  held  by  the  court  not  to 
apply  to  the  Alta,  as  it  had  been  used 
as  a  theatre  before  the  passing  of  the 
ordinance.  A  test  will  later  be  made, 
and  the  utter  absurdity  of  the  ordi- 
nance will  be  disclosed  to  the  Com- 
missioners. 

Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  is  the  attraction 
this  week.  It  will  be  followed  by  a 
revival  of  East  Lynne.  The  manage- 
ment promises  a  line  of  the  best  attrac- 
tions obtainable  at  the  new  theatre. 

John  Cordray  in  Town 

John  F.  Cordary,  the  well  known 
Portland  Manager,  is  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, looking  after  his  theatre's  inter- 
ests and  booking  some  attractions  for 
the  Portland  Street  Fair,  of  which  he 
is  the  Director-General.  Mr.  Cordray 
looks  hale  and  hearty  and  reflects  the 
very  prosperous  last  season  he  had 
•with  his  theatre.  Having  a  couple  of 
weeks  open  in  his  theatre  near  the 
opening  of  the  season,  he  will  prob- 
ably take  a  vaudeville  show  in  to  fill 
that  time.  If  he  secures  the  attrac- 
tions he  is  after,  Portland  will  see  the 
best  vaudeville  talent  it  has  ever 
known.  Mr.  Cordray  will  probably 
leave  for  home  to-day  or  to-morrow. 


DRY  GOODS  COMPANY 


MILLINERY 


Our  Mime-  Hartfin  has 
retyrned  from  Paris 
The  new  millinery  she 
has  broiLHght  with  her 
slhows  tflnat  styles  weire 
neveir  so  vair fed  and  so 
interesting:  before 


This  department  5s  showing" 
every  correct  novelty  no 
the  way  of  new  moflflflnery 


S.  E.  Cor.  Geary  and  Stockton  Sts. ,  S.  F. 
UNION  SQUARE 


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Charles  King  is  a  member  of  the 
Clement-Stockwell  Company. 

Tom  Greene  has  been  spending 
several  weeks  in  Los  Angeles. 

Julius  Steger  will  sing  the  tenor 
role  in  Klaw  &  Erlanger's  new  opera, 
Foxy  Quiller. 

Della  Fox  is  resting  at  Liberty, 
N.  Y.,  and  is  said  tobe  recovering  her 
health  rapidly,  and  with  it  her  voice. 

Polly  Stockwell  and  Bert  Young 
join  the  Alcazar's  new  stock  company 
playing  juvenile  work. 

Henry  Miller  does  not  take  his 
production  of  The  Only  Way  to  more 
than  three  cities  in  the  State. 

W.  H.  Pascoe  goes  out  this  season 
with  Tim  Murphy  in  A  Bachelor's 
Romance. 

Paul  Gilmore  is  playing  a  three 
weeks  engagement  at  Elitch's  Gar- 
dens, Denver. 

Rod  Waggoner  has  left  to  do  ad- 
vance for  Dailey's  Comedians,  in  place 
of  Nic  Harvey. 

Dorothy  Dorr  and  Howard  Hall 
will  be  the  new  leading  people  in  the 
Alcazar's  new  stock  company,  which 
opens  Sept.  3d  in  The  Masqueraders. 

Louis  Maurice  has  been  engaged 
by  Frank  McKee  and  William  Harris 
as  director  of  music  for  Hodge,  Podge 
&  Co. 

William  Robinson  will  be  musical 
director  of  Ship  Ahoy  Company,  in 
which  Ferris  Hartman  will  star  for  a 
couple  of  months. 

David  McCartney,  a  Los  An- 
geles boy  who  has  made  quite  a  repu- 
tation with  several  of  the  Frohman 
companies,  has  joined  the  Frawleys. 

Louise  Mered,  who  goes  out  with 
Dailey's  Comedians,  is  a  Carson  girl 
with  an  unusually  sweet  and  well 
trained  soprano  voice. 

Helen  Merrill,  who  has  been  a 
popular  singer  at  the  Tivoli  goes  out 
next  season  with  Dunne  &  Ryley, 
probably  in  Flordora. 

Clara  Lipman  and  Louis  Mann 
were  recently  arrested  in  Bavaria  for 
trespassing  and  escaped  with  a  small 
fine.  They  had  gone  to  that  country 
to  witness  the  Passion  Play. 

Arthur  H.  Kent  will  not  go  out 
with  Cogill-Cooper  comedians.  He 
received  a  telegram  from  home  last 
Sunday  and  in  response  left  for  New- 
ark, N.  J.,  Wednesday  morning. 

The  Arnold  Opera  Company,  play- 
ing in  Denver,  has  in  Ada  Palmer 
Walker,  Daisy  Thorn,  Annie  Meyers, 


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Miro  Delamotta  and  Jack  Raffael  sev- 
eral people  well  known  to  the  coast. 

Mark  Sullivan  has  been  engaged 
by  Klaw  &  Erlanger  to  play  Al 
Money,  the  matrimonial  agent  in  The 
Rogeis  Brothers  in  Central  Park,  in 
place  of  Eugene  O'Rourke,  who  has 
been  incapacitated  by  severe  illness. 

Percy  Cook,  a  former  favorite  in 
local  stock  companies,  will  go  out  with 
Eugenie  Blair  next  year,  taking  a 
strong  character  part  in  A  Lady  of 
Quality.  The  tour  extends  to  the 
coast. 

Ferris  Hartman  was  offered  a 
large  salary  to  join  the  Dunne  & 
Ryley  forces  for  next  season,  but  he 
had  already  signed  with  Mrs.  Kreling 
for  the  Tivoli  for  the  coming  comic 
opera  season. 

Jessie  Bartlett  Davis  is  the  lat- 
est recruit  to  regular  vaudeville.  She 
opens  at  the  Orpheum  Sept.  9th  and 
will  receive  the  highest  salary  ever  re- 
ceived in  vaudeville — in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  $1000.00  per  week. 

It  is  whispered  in  Los  Angeles  that 
Geo.  Cohan,  the  young  author  and 
actor,  will  soon  have  the  proud  dis- 
tinction of  being  classed  as  a  father. 
George  and  his  wife  are  summering 
in  the  southern  city. 

Frank  Daniels  will  be  supported 
this  season  in  his  comic  opera  produc- 
tion, The  Ameer,  by  the  following 
cast  of  principals  :  Helen  Redmond, 
Norma  Kopp,  Kate  Uart,  Will  Dan- 
forth,  Owen  Westford,  Rhys  Thomas, 
and  William  Corliss. 

Arnold  Grazer  and  La  Petite 
Hazel,  the  clever  young  performers, 
will  soon  appear  in  Portland  at  Cor- 
dray's  theatre.  They  will  present  a 
charming  little  sketch  called  A  Fairy 
Godmother.  They  have  been  coached 
in  it  by  Gertrude  Gates,  who  has  done 
wonders  with  the  children's  precious 
talent.  At  a  rehearsal  at  the  Orpheum 
the  other  day,  they  greatly  surprised  a 
number  of  managers  and  actors  by 
their  extremely  artistic  performance. 

Juliet  Crosby,  (Mrs.  Fred  Be- 
lasco),  returned  this  week  from  her 
Eastern  and  European  trip.  She 
brought  with  her  a  great  number  of 
stunning  Parisian  gowns,  some  of 
which  will  be  seen  on  the  Alcazar 
stage  this  season.  Upon  her  return, 
Mrs.  Belasco  was  most  completely  sur- 
prised by  Mr.  Belasco  who  presented 
her  with  a  swell  buggy  of  the  latest 
pattern,  one  of  the  only  three  on  the 
coast,  and  a  blooded  horse. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  25,  1900 


AT  THE  *  ** 
hOCAb  THEATRES 


7fe  Columbia. 

Creeman  Wii.i.S  has  taken  Dickens' 
^  Tale  of  Two  Cities,  and  made  a 
great  play  of  it.  Henry  Miller  has 
taken  the  manuscript  and  developed 
the  strongest  and  greatest  artistic  suc- 
cess of  his  busy  career  upon  the  stage. 
The  atmosphere  of  the  story  has  been 
retained  to  a  wonderful  degree  and  it 
is  full  of  strong  parts.  A  prologue 
introduces  the  general  motive  of  the 
play — or  rather  the  beginning  of  the 
incident  upon  which  the  main  features 
are  built.  Then  follows  four  acts. 
Mr.  Miller  was  the  complete  incarna- 
tion of  the  brilliant,  dreamy,  young 
profligate  of  a  lawyer,  firm  in  his 
friendships  and  daring  and  reckless 
where  his  own  best  interests  are  con- 
cerned. Many  complex  motives  enter 
into  and  govern  his  life  and  in  work- 
ing out  these  changing  characteristics 
into  a  strongly  individualized  person- 
ality, he  achieved  a  triumph  that  will 
never  be  eclipsed  by  anything  he  will 
ever  do  in  the  future.  Edward  Mor- 
gan was  a  strong  figure,  too,  in  the 
play,  as  Defarge,  animated  by  one 
sentiment — vengeance.  Mr.  Morgan 
was  cast  for  a  part  that  exactly  suited 
his  temperament  and  forgetting  as  he 
did,  many  of  his  annoying  tricks  of 
declamation  and  action,  he  furnished 
a  commanding  character.  J.  H.  Stod- 
dart  was  Mr.  Lorry,  and  D.  H.  Hark- 
ins,  Dr.  Mannette.  Frank  Worthing 
is  generally  excellent,  but  he  has  had 
parts  that  fit  him  better  and  offer 
stronger  opportunities  than  the  role  of 
Charles  Darnay  that  he  assumed. 
Clarence  Montaine  handled  excellently 
a  small  strong  chance  in  the  trial 
scene  as  the  prosecutor  and  Frank  Mc- 
Glynn  was  the  citizen  judge.  Mar- 
garet Robinson  was  a  sweet  looking, 
charming  Lucy  Manette  and  Grace 
Elliston  handled  the  character  of 
Mimi  with  certainty  and  considerable 
power.  The  attendance  has  been  to 
capacity  all  week  and  has,  we  believe, 
made  a  new  record  for  the  Columbia. 


Grand  Opera  House 

The  Frawleys  have  put  on  another 
■  version  of  Sapho.  It  is  not  as 
good  a  play  as  some  of  the  versions 
that  we  have  seen  and  is  totally  differ- 
ent in  nearly  every  way.  Instead  of 
being  a  tale  of  love  and  life  in  warm, 
gentle  touches,  it  is  pulsating  with 


vivid  carmine  splashes,  with  very  little 
of  gentleness  and  much  of  vigorous 
treatment.  At  times  its  sentiment  is 
brutal  and  harsh  and  the  story  is  told 
with  a  straightforwardness  that  leaves 
little  room  for  the  ideal.  It  has  found 
immense  favor,  for  the  big  theatre  has 
been  crowded  nightly.  Keith  Wake- 
man,  as  Sapho,  does  strong  and  effect- 
ive work.  It  is  decidedly  the  best 
thing  she  has  done  so  far.  Her  treat- 
ment of  the  character  is  one  of  domi- 
nating strength.  Her  spells  of  coquetry 
and  triumph  are  more  those  of  a 
woman  sure  of  her  own  power,  rather 
than  a  woman  tempted  by  whimsical 
fancies  and  feminine  caprices.  Har- 
rington Reynolds  played  Jean.  Mr. 
Reynolds  is  a  good  actor,  but  he  can 
hardly  escape  or  put  aside  that  dead- 
set  seriousness,  that  rigid  demeanor, 
that  does  not  go  with  the  young  and 
unsophisticated.  Mr.  Reynolds  is 
strong  in  strong  parts — he  lacks  the 
volatility  of  youthful  enthusiasm. 
Harry  Roberts  came  near  carrying  off 
the  honors  of  the  performance.  His 
Dechelette  was  very,  very  good.  A 
strong  character  in  every  way.  Frank 
Mathieu,  in  one  little  scene  when  he 
realizes  that  he  faces  his  child,  won 
his  audience.  It  was  an  artistic  triumph 
in  a  small  bit.  Grace  Cahill  played 
Rosa,  the  average  girl  of  the  Latin 
Quarter,  with  vivacity  and  good  effect, 
and  Minnette  Barrett,  who  has  just 
recovered  from  a  long  illness, furnished 
a  sweet  and  womanly  character, 
as  Dechelette's  lover.  Mary  Van 
Buren  was  an  attractive  Irene. 
Georgie  Woodthorpe  was  thoroughly 
satisfactory  as  the  wife  of  Cesaire,  and 
little  Ollie  Cooper  showed  upas  a  very 
talented  youngster  as  the  child  of 
Fanny  and  Flamant. 


The  Alcazar 

/^VWING  to  a  threatening  notice 
^-^  which  Olga  Nethersole  succeeded 
in  serving  upon  the  Alcazar  to  prevent 
Florence  Roberts  performing  her 
version  of  Sapho,  the  play  was  quite 
materially  changed  this  week.  The 
sweet  Irene,  Laura  Crews,  whom 
every  one  loved,  the  one  touch  of 
daintiness,  has  been  entirely  cut  out 
and  is  sadly  missed.  Clarence  Arper, 
as  Dechelette,  in  place  of  Howard 
Scott,  plays  the  part  with  rare  good 
judgment  and  taste.  Edwin  Emery's 
Flamont  is  a   finished  performance. 


Ernest  Howell's  Caudel  shows  the 
excellent  training  he  has  received. 
Carlyle  Moore,  as  Hettema,  is  very  en- 
joyable. He  enters  into  the  spirit  of 
the  character  with  his  usual  life  and 
dash.  White  Whittlesey  is  an  ideal 
Jean.  Such  a  lover,  so  full  of  fire 
and  ardent  wooing!  Geo.  Webster's 
Uncle  Ceasaire  is  perfect.  Mr.  Web- 
ster during  this  season  has  delighted 
every  one  with  his  great  versatility. 
Florence  Roberts'  Sapho  is  an  ex- 
quisite production,  adding  much  to 
her  laurels  with  the  regular  patrons 
of  this  model  home  theatre,  who  are 
all  only  too  sorry  that  her  season  is 
almost  over.  Marie  Howe,  as  Mme. 
Hettema,  is  a  delight  to  the  audience; 
they  never  tire  of  her  and  particularly 
in  this  part.  Stella  Rozetta,  Mae 
Keane,  Perry  Ward,  Jean  Patriquin 
and  a  host  of  others  help  make  the 
first  act  a  dream  of  beauty  and  jollity. 
It's  an  unusually  enjoyable  act,  and, 
so  crowded  with  kaleidescopic  pictures 
as  to  almost  tire  one  in  trying  to  keep 
up  with  the  procession. 


The  Tfroti 


u and  opera  at  the  Tivoli  is  draw, 
ing  crowds  nightly.  This  week 
they  presented  Tannhauser  and 
Mignon,  alternate  evenings,  to  en- 
thusiastic audiences.  Salassa  and 
Avedano  are  the  artists  around  whom 
the  most  interest  clusters  in  Tann- 
hauser. This  Wagnerian  music  tries 
the  powers  and  endurance  of  the 
singer  and  perhaps  we  like  them  bet- 
ter in  the  soft  Italian  opera  whose 
sweetly  modulated  vowels  add  much 
charm  to  the  rendering  of  classic 
music.  Wm.  Schuster,  Anna  Lichter 
and  Effie  Stewart  round  out  the  even- 
ing's program  to  our  utter  satisfac- 
tion. Mignon  is  given  to  fully  satis- 
fied audiences  also,  Russo  and  Nicolini, 
Repetto  and  Poletini  and  our  own 
Frances  Graham,  whose  soul-stirring 
contralto  we  love,  give  us  a  delightful 
evening  with  this  charming  opera. 
Do  you  know,  it's  really  funny  to 
hear  the  snob,  the  would-be  musical 
and  the  new-rich  speak  of  Tivoli 
opera  as  so  inferior.  They  have  been 
abroad  or  heard  the  best  singers,  etc., 
etc.,  ad  nauseum.  Why  in  Italy  you 
cannot  hear  Italian  opera  done  as  well 
as  at  the  Tivoli.  Most  often  their 
beautiful  opera  houses  are  given  up 
to   mediocre    performers,  who,  like 


the  subordinates  in  the  Lambardi 
Opera  Company  can  make  a  noise 
and  shout,  but  they  can't  sing-- 
there's  no  music  in  it,  but  the  Tivoli 
for  a  modest  price  offers  you  what  you 
can  find  nowhere  else  in  the  United 
States  for  thrice  the  price. 


The  California 

HThk  Hypnotist,  Sylvain  A.  Lee, 
has  had  good  audiences  at  the 
California  this  week.  Mr.  Lee  gives 
a  very  instructive  five  minutes'  talk 
on  hypnotism  and  then  proceeds  to 
mystify  and  amaze  the  audiences  with 
his  apparently  great  power,  or  with 
his  knowledge  of  how  to  control  the 
other  man's  mind,  a  power  which  is 
given  to  all  but  understood  but  by  few, 
fortunately  for  the  peace  and  happi- 
ness of  mankind,  as  it  is  a  great  power 
for  evil  in  the  hands  of  the  ill-disposed. 
The  audiences  are  highly  amused  by 
the  funny  positions  into  which  he 
throws  the  hypnotised  subjects,  who 
are  at  his  beck  and  call  and  as  com- 
pletely in  his  power  as  though  they 
were  a  part  of  his  own  body.  His 
Hindoo  sleep  is  attracting  intense  in- 
terest, as  the  subject  remains  in  this 
hypnotic  sleep  for  two  days  and  nights, 
and  while  in  this  state  is  viewed  by 
thousands  of  curious  persons.  Wed- 
nesday and  Thursday  afternoons  the 
Brownies  in  Fairyland  continued  to 
entertain  with  their  charming  program 
of  little  folks. 


The  Alta  Theatre 

Manager  Ewing  is  making  a 
reputation  as  a  manager  who 
believes  that  the  successful  old  plays 
still  hold  interest  for  the  many.  He 
followed  the  Stowaway  with  a  very 
creditable  performance  this  week  of 
Uncle  Tom's  Cabin.  Next  week  East 
Lynne  will  be  put  on.  These  plays 
lose  none  of  their  powers  with  time. 
Especially  is  this  true  of  Uncle  Tom's 
Cabin.  There  was  a  good  attendance 
on  the  opening  night  and  throughout 
the  week.  Louise  Carter,  as  Eliza, 
had  an  opportunity  of  displaying 
much  talent,  and  Mrs.  Horace  Ewing, 
Mabel  Carmichael.  Helen  Nelson,  as 
Topsy,  Alma  Shyrma  and  Miss 
Cameron  are  deserving  of  great  credit 
for  their  good  work.  Chas.  Thurston 
was  a  first-class  Uncle  Tom  and  Clark 
McFarlane  made  an  excellent  St. 
Clair.  Bert  Van  Cleve  was  an  enter- 
taining and  amusing  Marks.  The 
remainder  of  the  cast  was  as  follows: 
Frank  C.  Thompson,  Edward  Clisbee, 
Willis  Marks,  Edward  Sweaney,  John 
Abott,  Eddie  Holland.  Little  Miss 
Ribble  made  a  pretty  Eva. 


August  25,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


TAe  Orpheum 

Sam  Morris  aud  Company  are  the 
keadliners  this  week,  presenting 
the  furiously  funny  farce,  Jack's 
Thanksgiving.  It  took  so  well  last 
week  that  it  has  been  retained  this 
week  to  no  diminution  of  interest.  As 
a  matter  of  fact,  it  is  one  of  the  best 
laugh  provokers  in  vaudeville,  as  in- 
terpreted by  Mr.  Morris  and  his  sup- 
port. From  the  first  appearance  of 
Sam  Morris  to  the  fall  of  the  curtain 
the  result  is  one  long  hearty  laugh. 
Bessie  Blitz  Paxton  continues  to  sing 
with  much  success.  She  is  one  of  the 
handsomest  women  seen  on  the  local 
stage.  Bruno,  Arnim  and  Bertha 
Wagner  supply  an  interesting  operatic 
travesty, entitled  Opera  in  the  Kitchen. 
The  sensation  of  the  bill  is  the  club 
swinging  of  the  four  juggling  John- 
sons. Such  deftness  and  grace  has 
never  been  seen  here  in  a  similar  turn. 
Lew  Hawkins  does  an  entertaining 
monologue  act,  followed  by  the  much 
heralded  Newskys,  Russian  singers 
and  dancers,  who  are  a  great  disap- 
pointment. They  have  one  fair  male 
singer,  and  none  of  them  can  dance  as 
compared  with  the  ability  of  our 
American  dancers.  Caroline  Hull,  the 
female  barytone,  looks  beautiful  and 
sings  very  well,  although  rather  stren- 
uously. Macart's  dogs  and  monkeys 
still  retain  their  popularity,  and  the 
biograph  shows  new  views.  The  at- 
tendance all  week  has  been  really 
enormous. 


'The  Olympia 

""The  Hungarian  Orchestra,  under  the 
*  excellent  leadership  of  Conductor 
Isidore  Fenster,  give  some  unusually 
good  numbers  this  week,  notably  the 
Strauss  Waltz,  Pictures  of  the  North 
Sea,  and  an  overture,  The  Haymons 
(Balfe.)  The  living  statuary,  repre- 
senting the  statues  of  the  Paris  Ex- 
position is  a  great  hit.  There  is  no 
change  in  the  performers,  though  some 
of  them  give  new  numbers.  Carlton 
and  Royce  and  Bosco  and  Rice  are 
particularly  good  with  their  specialties. 


The  Chutes 


""The  Chutes  presents  an  excellent 
*  program  this  week.  Silva  Tuer- 
ari,  an  operatic  soprano,  late  with  the 
Lamdardi  Opera  Company,  gives  some 
excellent  selections  in  an  admirable 
manner.  La  Lista,  the  beautiful 
Myriad  Dancer,  is  still  a  great  favorite 
with  her  wonderful  Butterfly,  Fire  and 
Lily  of  the  Nile  dances,  quite  suggest- 
ive of  the  famous  Loie  Fuller.  Baby 
Ruth  is  always  a  favorite.  She  is  an 
exceedingly  clever  child.    Forest  Sea- 


bury  attracts  admiring  throngs  with 
great  diving  feats.  Frank  Hall,  the 
lion  tamer,  puts  the  lion  Wallace 
through  a  course  of  lessons.  The 
animatoscope  shows  some  new  pictures 
of  considerable  interest. 

Fischer  s  Concert  House 

The  new  program  of  Fischer's  Con- 
cert  House  attracted  a  big  audi- 
ence on  Monday  night,  the  numbers 
being  repeated  throughout  the  week. 
The  Waterman  Sisters  in  their  songs 
and  dances  are  a  special  attraction, 
winning  nightly  encores  for  their 
clever  work.  Martin  and  Ridgway, 
pantomimists  and  burlesquers,  give 
an  interesting  exhibition;  and  Irene 
Franklin,  the  charming  young  cornet 
soloist,  continues  to  be  a  drawing  card. 
Eudoria  Forde,  contralto,  the  posses- 
sor of  a  very  excellent  voice  has  been 
a  favorite  for  three  weeks.  The 
Berlin  Sisters  are  still  on  the  bill. 
Entertaining  moving  pictures  com- 
pleting the  program. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Travelle  will  shortly  go  East. 

Hadley  and  Hart  open  at  Fischer's 
Concert  Hall,  August  27th. 

The  Dulcie  Sisters  will  shortly  play 
at  the  Olympia. 

The  Dockmans  are  a  big  hit  at  the 
Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles. 

Cecil  Marion  departs  for  the  East 
August  26th. 

Williams  and  ^Bisselle  open  at  the 
Chutes  Sept.  3rd,  direct  from  the  East. 

The  Zola  Sisters  open  at  Kapp's 
Grotto,  August  27th. 

Rialto  is  a  feature  with  the  People's, 
Seattle,  program  this  week. 

The  Raymond  Sisters  play  the 
Savoy  theatres  Sept.  3rd. 

Weston  and  Herbert  open  at  the 
Chutes  August  27th. 

The  Samayos,  direct  from  the  East, 
wlil  shortly  play  the  Chutes. 

Van  Valin  will  open  at  the  Chutes 
Sept.  3rd. 

Mabel  Foster  will  open  in  a  local 
music  hall  August  27th. 

Zayarra  and  Leclaire  will  shortly 
arrive  in  the  city. 

Billy  Dodson  is  a  hit  at  the  Waldrof, 
Vallejo. 

Joe  Crotty  will  open  August  27th, 
at  a  local  music  hall. 

Margie  Wade  will  open  at  the 
Leader,  Vallejo,  August  27th. 

Murray  and  Aphel  will  open  at  the 
Leader,  Vallejo,  August  27th. 

Kalacratus  will  open  at  the  Olym- 
pia, August  27th. 

Sylvan  and  Dashington,  direct  from 
the  East,  will  shortly  be  seen  in  local 
music  halls. 

John  Delmore  will  open  at  Fischer's 
Concert  Hall  August  27th. 

The  Malcoms  and  Chas.  Morrell 
will  be  new  faces  at  the  Chutes  Aug. 
27th. 

Leo  Derenda,  of  Derenda  &  Breen, 
will  play  the  Chutes  in  the  near 
future. 


Rith  and  LaClair  will  before  long 
arrive  from  New  York  and  will  play 
this  city. 

Lou  Farrell,  the  comedian,  is  on 
the  bill  at  the  People's,  Seattle,  this 
week. 

Eva  Ralston  has  returned  to  the  city 
after  playing  the  Vienna  Buffet,  Los 
Angeles,  for  the  past  eight  weeks. 

Gertie  Amsel  will  shortly  make  her 
first  San  Francisco  appearance  in  a 
local  music  hall. 

Marion  Blake  and  Eva  Raymond 
opeu  at  the  Palm  Garden,  Seattle, 
August  27th. 

Mrs.  Bertha  Birch  of  the  Casino 
theatre  of  Sacramento,  is  in  the  city 
for  a  few  days. 

Doc  Nathan  of  Archie  Levy's  office 
recently  spent  a  week  in  San  Jose,  on 
business  and  pleasure  combined. 

Atlantis,  the  globe  dancer,  has  just 
finished  a  successful  engagement  at 
the  People's,  Seattle. 

Lottie  La  Vere,  buck  and  wing 
dancer,  is  appearing  at  the  People's, 
Seattle,  to  the  great  satisfaction  of 
her  audience. 

Archie  Levy  will  probably  establish 
a  branch  office  in  Seattle.  Joe  Nathan 
will  be  in  charge. 

The  Healey  Sisters  do  one  of  the 
most  sensational  and  entertaining  acts 
in  vaudeville.  They  will  be  star  at- 
tractions with  Dailey's  Comedians. 

Marie  D.  Wood  is  a  great  success 
in  Seattle  at  the  People's.  Miss 
Wood  has  especially  made  a  wonder- 
ful hit  with  The  Holy  City,  being 
considered  by  many  as  the  only 
woman  who  can  sing  it  with  effect. 

Hattie  Belle  Ladd  and  Mindel  Fern 
Dreyfus  are  busy  rehearsing  a  sketch 
by  Samuel  Sydney  Partello,  called  On 
and  Off.  They  expect  to  get  an 
Orpheum  opening  in  Los  Angeles. 
They  should  make  a  great  hit,  as  they 
are  clever  and  most  attractive. 


The  Cogill-Cooper  Company  go  out 
after  most  satisfactory  rehearsals  and 
extremely  good  paper. 


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August  25,  1900 


Eastern  Correspondence 

NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 

New  York,  Aug.  19.— Quo  Vadis,  one  of 
the  attractions  of  Aiden  Benedict's  group, 
was  put  on  at  the  Star  theatre  last  week 
and  had  a  successful  run  just  as  though  it 
had  not  already  been  played  by  two  better 
companies  on  upper  Broadway  last  season. 
There  will  be  other  versons  of  Quo  Vadis 
out  again  this  season  to  divide  with  F.  C. 
Whitney  the  profits  he  expected  to  mono- 
polize, until  the  rivalry  in  the  religious 
drama  made  it  a  question  of  keen  competi- 
tion with  the  best  actors.  Ben-Hur,  the 
first  of  the  religious  dramas  to  make  its 
appearance  last  season  will  begin  its  second 
season  at  the  Broadway  on  Sept.  3rd.  The 
Children  of  the  Ghetto,  which  was  an 
interesting  book,  never  scored  a  sufficient 
success  to  warrant  its  repetition  in  New  York 
this  season.  Last  season  it  was  the  religious 
drama.  The  previous  season  it  was  the  dis- 
robing drama.  What  will  it  be  this  season? 
Possibly  a  combination  of  former  successes? 
If  so,  James  K.  Hackett  in  the  Pride  of 
Jerico,  ought  to  do  well  again  when  he 
opens  the  Criterion  with  that  romantic  play 
which  was  one  of  the  very  last  to  shut  down 
last  season  on  account  of  the  hot  weather. 

Blanche  Walsh  will  appear  at  the  Broad- 
way, commencing  Oct.  8.  The  new  play  of 
Eugene  Presbrey  that  she  will  use  has  not 
been  named  yet.  Ernest  Hastings  is  a  new 
engagement  for  her  company.  Another 
play  for  the  coming  season  that  is  without 
a  title  is  the  one  that  Minnie  Seligman  is  to 
act  in.  It  was  called  Dad's  Own  Girl,  but 
the  name  is  to  be  changed.  F.  C.  Whitney 
announces  that  he  has  engaged  for  Miss 
Seligman's  Company  Helen  Reimer,  Otis 
B.  Thayer  and  Charles  Abbott.  His  an- 
nouncement tells  that  Mr.  Abbott  is  Maggie 
Mitchell's  husband. 

Grace  George  will  wear  some  handsome 
gowns  when  she  appears  as  the  heroine  of 
Her  Majesty  at  the  Manhattan  in  November. 
She  will  act  the  role  of  the  young  queen  of 
an  imaginary  kingdom,  and  will  therefore 
have  an  opportunity  to  dress  handsomely. 
Her  gowns  are  being  made  in  Paris,  and 
promise  of  particular  beauty  is  made  for  a 
court  robe. 

Mrs.  Clarence  Brune  is  another  actress 
who  is  making  more  than  commonly  rich 
millinery  preparations.  She  will  act  the 
title  role  of  Sardou's  Theodora,  a  woman 
who  is  spectacular  in  dress  and  deed.  An- 
other Sardou  heroine,  Fedora,  is  to  be  un- 
dertaken by  Eleanor  Franklin. 

Edwin  Arden  was  engaged  yesterday  for 
Caleb  West.  Melville  Ellis  has  returned 
from  abroad  and  has  signed  a  contract  to 
appear  in  Florodora.  Mrs.  Thomas  A. 
Edison,  Jr.,  known  professionally  as  Marie 
Touhey.'and  Elfie  Fay  will  be  in  the  new 
Casino  play.  Irene  Verona  may  come  back 
to  America  in  the  fall.  She  is  remembered 
here  as  a  stately  beauty  of  extravaganza,  but 
has  recently  won  success  in  London  in 
musical  comedy,  playing  eccentric  parts, 
such  as  Connie  Ediss  is  considered  un- 
equalled in  there.  Mayine  Gehrue,  a 
spirited  American  cakewalker,  has  been 
startling  Parisians  at  the  Folies-Bergere, 
and  Willie  English,  the  American  negro, 
has  also  appeared  there.  Louise  Willis 
Hepner  is  to  become  a  continuous  show 
contributor.  She  will  make  her  entry  at 
Proctor's  Fifth  Avenue  about  the  last  of 
August,  using  a  new  musical  sketch. 

*  » 
» 

While  the  Lederer  press  agent  was  telling 
how  prosperous  all  of  George  W.  Lederer's 
attractions  were  and  how  soon  the  impres- 
sario  could  go  out  of  business  if  things  kept 
coming  his  way,  H.  B.  Sire,  one  of  the 
owners  of  the  Casino,  announced  last  week 
that  early  in  September  he  would  take  over 
the  management  of  that  house.  He  said 
that  George  W.   Lederer,  present  lessee, 


owed  two  months' rent,  and  that  he  intended 

to  dispossess  him.    Mr.  Lederer  is  expected 

back  from  Europe  next  week,  and  then  some 

agreement  may  be  arrived  at.    Mr.  Sire  has 

put  the  matter  in  the  hands  of  his  lawyer. 

*  * 
* 

William  Gill  has  written  a  romantic 
comedy  which  he  calls  The  Loves  of  David 
Garrick,  and  which  he  has  sold  to  Liebler 
&  Co.  J.  Cheever  Goodwin  has  written  the 
verses  of  the  songs  for  The  Rogers  Brothers 
in  Central  Park,  and  Maurice  Levi  has  com- 
posed music  to  them.  Two  timely  plays 
have  been  written  by  Charles  T.  Vincent. 
Yellow  Peril  has  its  scenes  in  China,  and  So 
Shall  Ye  Reap  at  the  Paris  Exposition 

Mrs.  Langdon  Mitchell  has  been  engaged 
for  the  principal  female  role  in  her  hus- 
band's dramatization  of  his  father's  story  of 
The  Adventures  of  Francois.  Mrs.  Mit- 
chell's stage  name  is  Marion  Lee,  and  she 
has  had  experience  in  the  companies  of 
many  of  the  leading  London  actor-man- 
agers. In  this  country  she  has  acted  with 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kendal,  being  the  first  imper- 
sonator here  of  the  relentless  stepdaughter 
of  the  heroine  of  The  Second  Mrs.  Tan- 
queray. 

Nat  Goodwin,  who  is  resting  in  England, 
will  probably  show  When  We  Were  Twenty- 
One  to  Londoners  before  he  returns  to  this 
country.  Cissie  Loftus  will  appear  in  the 
English  music  halls  before  she  comes  to 
New  York  to  share  with  Hilda  Spong  the 
leading  roles  in  Daniel  Frohman's  stock 
company. 

* 

The  practical  value  of  a  title  to  a  burles- 
que actress  has  been  shown  very  plainly  by 
the  demands  which  Lady  Francis  Hope 
made  to  the  managers  with  whom  she  was 
in  negotiation  here,  says  the  New  York 
Sun.  It  was  at  first  announced  that  Lady 
Francis  Hope  would  under  no  circumstances 
reappear  on  the  stage  in  her  native  country. 
But  it  soon  became  evident  that  the  dis- 
play of  her  talents  to  the  admiration  of  her 
countrymen  depended  entirely  on  the 
amount  that  managers  were  willing  to  pay. 
The  minimum  was  said  to  be  $2,500  a  week 
for  a  period  not  less  than  ten  weeks  guaran- 
teed and  half  of  this  was  to  be  deposited  in 
a  London  bank  before  her  Ladyship  set  sail 
for  her  native  land.  During  her  theatrical 
career  as  May  Yohe  the  salary  paid  to  this 
young  woman  never  exceeded  $50  a  week  or 
at  all  events  went  above  that  point  on  a 
very  few  occasions.  Matrimony  evidently 
means  to  Lady  Hope  that  she  is  worth  fifty 
times  as  much  to  a  New  York  manager  as 
she  was  ten  years  ago.  The  May  Yohe  of 
that  day  was  more  discussed  for  what  she 
did  off  the  stage  than  anything  her  talents 
ever  accomplished.  She  usually  contrived 
to  keep  herself  as  much  in  the  public  eye 
then  as  she  is  to-day.  But  she  was  not 
married  to  an  English  Lord.  For  the  first 
time  the  financial  value  of  that  attachment 
was  fixed  when  the  actress  gave  it  as  her 
modest  opinion  that  her  services  are  now 
worth  fifty  times  what  they  once  were.  This 
decision  would  have  greater  value  if  it  were 
known  that  her  manager  had  agreed  with 
her  conclusions  and  paid  Lady  Francis 
Hope  what  she  wanted.  But  there  is  no 
possible  chance  that  anything  of  the  kind 
really  happened,  and  Lady  Francis  Hope 
undoubtedly  compromised  for  a  much 
smaller  sum  than  she  originally  named.  I 
wonder  whether  Lady  Francis  and  Miss 
Alice  Neilsen  met,  or  if  so  whether  they 
spoke  as  they  passed  by  in  San  Francisco 
recently! 

*  * 

* 

Tne  new  burlesques  for  Weber  and  Field's 
are  Fiddle-dee-dee  and  Quo  Vaslss?  The 
former  is  the  usual  first  part,  which  will  be 
retained  for  some  time,  and  may  be  given 
another  name  if  a  better  one  is  thought  of. 
Quo  Vas  Iss  ?  is  of  course  a  travesty  on  Quo 
Vadis,  and  may  last  only  until  some  play  of 
the  new  season  makes  a  success  enough  to 
be  worthy  of  comic  maltreatment. 


Edna  May  is  to  head  a  musical  comedy 
company  under  the  management  of  Charles 
Frohman.  She  will  appear  in  an  unnamed 
piece  by  C.  M.  S.  McLellan,  who,  under  the 
name  of  Hugh  Morton,  wrote  some  of  our 
best  American  librettos  In  the  old  Casino 
days.  Gustave  Kerker  is  again  his  musical 
partner. 

*  * 
* 

The  White  Rats  of  America  is  the  name  of 
a  society  of  vaudeville  performers  which  has 
been  organized  to  oppose  the  organization 
of  the  proprietors  of  the  vaudeville  and  con- 
tinuous performance  theatres  throughout  the 
country.  The  actors  in  the  new  society  de- 
clare that  the  proprietors  have  combined  for 
the  purpose  of  reducing  their  salaries  and 
their  aim  is  to  offset  this,  but  in  just  what 
way  they  will  go  about  it  they  have  not  yet 
announced.  They  are  to  have  a  benefit  per- 
formance at  the  New  York  Theatre  on  Sept. 
2d.  The  new  society,  its  organizers  say,  is 
made  up  entirely  of  headliners,  that  is  of 
actors  whose  performances  are  of  such  im- 
portance as  to  be  mentioned  in  big  letters  011 
the  posters  and  programs  of  the  theatres  at 
which  they  are  playing.  Primarily  it  is  a 
social  order  formed  on  the  same  lines  us  the 
Water  Rats  of  London.  The  White  Rats 
propose  to  give  0  series  of  performances 
throughout  the  country.  Rob  Roy. 

"DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denver,  Colo.,  Aug.  14. — The  theatre  at 
Elitch's  Gardens  was  packed  last  Sunday- 
night  as  everybody  was  anxious  to  see  the 
first  performance  of  Francis  Powers'  Chinese 
play.  To  us  who  have  lived  in  'Frisco,  The 
First  Born  is  particularly  interesting.  It  is 
a  powerful,  and  rather  a  weird  little  play, 
and  is  splendidly  written.  Hugh  Ford 
carried  off  the  honors  as  the  grief  stricken 
father,  and  had  an  excellent  conception  of 
the  part.  Fred  Perry  made  the  part  of  the 
pipe  mender  stand  out  well.  Miss  Bates' 
make-up  as  Loey  Tsing  was  perfect  and  she 
got  as  much  out  of  the  part  as  any  one  could 
do.  Mr.  Thomas  and  Mr.  Tynan  filledtheir 
parts  creditably.  Virginia  Schaeffer  did 
very  well  as  the  child,  Chan  Toy.  There 
were  several  real  Chinamen  in  the  play  who 
seemed  to  enjoy  it  immensely.  The  piece 
was  well  staged  and  will  undoubtedly  do  a 
big  business  this  week. 

Gilbert's  Comedy  and  Tragedy  preceded 
The  First  Born.  As  Clarice,  Miss  Bates 
made  one  of  the  biggest  hits  of  her  local 
career.  She  is  simply  charming  in  the  part 
and  does  some  excellent  emotional  work. 
Mr.  Perry  as  the  doctor,  Miss  Izett  as  the 
sister,  Mr.  Kirklane  as  the  Regent,  and  Mr. 
Ormonde  as  the  husband,  all  played  their 
parts  splendidly.  Next  week,  The  Great 
Ruby. 

A  mediocre  vaudeville  bill  is  being  pre- 
sented at  Manhattan  Beach  this  week.  Ida 
Laurence,  a  very  clever  little  girl,  sings  and 
dances  well.  *  Stauffer  and  Witter,  two 
talented  Denver  boys,  do  a  good  musical 
act.  Will  Rising  and  Lillian  Kemble  give 
a  pretty  little  sketch  called  Nanki  Poo,  Jr. 
Others  on  the  bill  are  Carberry  and  Stanton, 
good  singers;  Roberts  and  Smilax  with  two 
clever  dogs;  Coal  and  Wood;  The  Morrison 
Sisters;  and  the  Hoosier  Quartet.  *  The 
Tabor  Grand  Opera  House  will  open  next 
Sunday  night  with  Readick's  Black  Crook 
Company.   Bob  Beel. 

CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  John,  N.  B.,  Aug.  14. — After  a  fort- 
night's gloom  the  Opera  House  was  opened 
last  night  by  a  four  nights'  engagement  of 
Parry  and  Rynard's  Very  Little  Faust,  direct 
from  the  Columbia  Theatre,  Boston.  The 
life  of  the  tuneful  travesty  was  Otis  Harlan 
(Valentine),  ably  assisted  by  Kate  Condon 
(Mephisto),  Mamie  Gilroy  (Marguerite), 
Hugh  Chilvers  (Doc.  Faust),  Olive  Ulrich, 
(Jess  Tyron),  Helen  Dunbar  (Capt.  Jinks) 
and  Mile.  Proto  in  her  whirlwind  toe  danc- 
ing and  a  chorus  full  half  a  hundred  strong. 


This  is  the  biggest  summer  attraction  here 
in  years  and  the  enterprise  of  our  local  man- 
agement will  doubtless  meet  with  an  S.  R. 
O.  reward.  *  Last  two  nights  of  this  week, 
Gorton's  new  minstrels.  *  In  town  last 
week — E.  L.  Breese,  who  has  joined  the 
Castle  Square  forces,  Boston,  and  F.  V. 
French,  manager  of  the  Robinson  Opera 
Company.  Peachey  Carnehan. 

MONTANA 

Special  Correspondence. 

Butte,  Montana,  August  20.—  The  Grand 
Opera  House,  Mr.  G.  O.  McFarland,  Man- 
ager.— Sunday  night,  August  19th,  the  Bos- 
ton Lyric  Opera  Company  opened  a  week's 
engagement  at  the  Grand.  Packed  houses 
were  the  rule  the  entire  week.  They  opened 
with  The  Idol's  Eye  and  during  the  week 
presented  Wang,  The  Fencing  Master  and 
Said  Pasha.  The  company  made  an  in- 
stantaneous hit  and  the  entire  week  proved 
to  be  a  rare  operatic  treat. 

L.  Maci.ay  Rank. 

Manager  Billy  Dailey  bas  changed 
his  bookings  for  bis  comedy  company. 
Owing  to  the  exceedingly  strong  com- 
pany he  takes  out,  after  playing  up  to 
Sacramento  he  will  jump  to  the  north, 
charging  25  cents,  35  cents  and  50 
cents,  and  probably  confining  himself 
to  two  pieces,  A  Knotty  Affair  and  U 
and  I. 


Personal  Mention 

Louis  Morgenstern  is  once  more 
in  harness,  assuming  the  treasurership 
at  the  Alcazar,  in  place  of  Louis  Jen- 
ness,  who  resigned  last  week. 

Francis  Yale,  business  represen- 
tative of  L.  R.  Stockwell,  is  once  more 
seen  on  Market  street — the  rialto  of 
the  Pacific. 

Edward  Lada,  the  Alcazar's 
capable  music  director,  has  been  spend- 
ing the  week  at  Santa  Cruz.  Upon 
his  return  he  will  resume  his 
teaching  at  his  studio. 

Corona  Riccardo  is  no  longer  a 
member  of  Manager  Frawley's  happy 
family.  For  some  time  the  young 
Italian's  fiery  temper  has  been  gather- 
ing fury  over  the  lack  of  appreciation 
of  her  by  the  public  and  her  manager, 
and  Monday  night  saw  a  culmination. 
Miss  Riccardo  did  not  make  the  hit 
here  anticipated  and  her  stay  in  San 
Francisco  had  not  been  too  pleasant 
in  consequence.  She  left  by  Monday 
night's  train  for  New  York. 


S I  LVH  TUERHRI 

OPERATIC  SOPRANO 

Address  257  Geary  Street 


BILLY  FLEMEN 

With  Dailey 's  Comedians 

LOUISE  MERED 

With  Dailey's  Comedians 

CLAUDE  DONNELLY 

Comedian  and  Ballad  Singer 

With  Dailey's  Comedian* 

TEDDIE  L.  GAMBLE 

Elliott  &  Bacon's  Sapho  Co. 


August  25,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


9 


*  a  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS 


LAURA  CREWS 

INOENUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

EDWARD  B.  LADA 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 

CARLYLE  MOORE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 

OEO.  1*.  WEBSTER 
•    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  + 

Sydney  Plhtt 

Characters  and  Comedy 

WITH    FRANK  COOLEY 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

Leading  Woman 
1  Australian  Comedy  Co. 

FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

FRANK  OPPERMAN 

Leading  Character  and  Comedy 
McDonough  Stock  Co. 

CLARENCE  CHASE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

MISS  MARY  VAN  BUREN 

Frawley  Company 


HELENE 
DAVENPORT 

Comedienne 

Heavy  Leads 


MARY  SCOTT 


Leading  Woman 


Stockwell  Co 


MAT"  BliAlTXTEY 

LEADING  JUVENILE 

Alcazar  Stock  Company 


TOM  GREENE 


The  Tivoli 


W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Stage  Manager  Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,       Vinton  Stock  Co. 

F.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 

MISS  GEORGIE  WOODTHORPE 

ALCAZAR  STOCK 

LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

CORAL  THORNDIKE 

INGENUE  AND  SOUBRETTE 

Address  this  Office 

HAMILTON  ARHOUR 

Heavies 
With  Frank  Cooley 

ARTHUR  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 


On  the  "Road 


fames  Neill  and  the  Neill  Company 
Los  Angeles,  July  29,  six  weeks;  Fresno, 
Sept.  10-11;  Stockton,  12;  San  Jose,  13-14- 
15;  Portland,  17,  week;  Vancouver,  24-25- 
26;  Victoria,  27-28-29;  Seattle,  30,  week. 
Frawley  Company 
Grand  Opera  House,  July  1;  indefinitely. 

Frank  Cooley  Company 
Tucson,  20,  week;  Phoenix,  27,  week. 

Elleford  Company 
Stockton,  20,  two  weeks. 

Australian  Comedy  Company 
Revelstoke,  24-25;  Sardon,  27;  Koolo,  28; 
Nelson,  29-30-31-Sept.  1;  Rossland,  3-6; 
Greenwood,  8-10;  Grand  Forks,  11-12;  Nel- 
son (return}  13;  Cranbook,  15-17;  Fernie,  18; 
McLeod,  19. 

Under  Sealed  Orders  Company 
Sacramento,  25-26;  Seattle,  Sept.  2,  three 
weeks. 

Elliott-Bacon  Sapho  Company 
Santa  Cruz,  24;  San  Jose,  25-26;  Vallejo, 
27;  Napa,  28;  Santa  Rosa,  29;  Sacramento, 
30-31  Sept.  1-2. 

Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company 
Butte,  19,  week;  Great  Falls,  27-28; 
Helena,  29-30;  Wallace,  Idaho,  31;  Spokane, 
Wash.,  Sept.  3;  Seattle,  9,  week;  Vancouver, 
17,  three  days;  New  Westminster,  20,  Vic- 
toria, 21  22. 

Dailey's  Comedians 
San  Diego,  Sept.  3,  week;  Santa  Ana, 
Sept.  10,  week;  Anaheim,  17;  San  Bernar- 
dino, 18;  Redlands,  19-20;  Riverside,  21-22; 
Ventura,  24,  week;  Santa  Barbara,  October 
i,  week;  Bakersfield,  8,  week;  Visalia,  15, 
week. 

Elleford  Company 
Stockton,  19,  two  weeks. 


EdwardS.  Marble  Dead 

Edward  Stevens  Marble,  who  came 
of  a  famous  line  of  actors  and  who 
was  himself  an  actor,  playwright  and 
song  writer,  died  in  Brooklyn  two 
weeks  ago  last  Thursday.  He  was  a 
brother  of  John  S.  Marble,  who  is  in 
a  New  York  hospital  suffering  from  a 
bullet  wound  received  last  week. 
Edward  Marble  was  the  uncle  of  Mary 
Marble,  John  W.  Dunne's  talented 
wife.  He  was  at  one  time  a  member 
of  the  famous  company  at  the  famous 
old  California  theatre. 


Will  They,  Make  Up  > 

It  is  said  that  for  the  first  time  since 
they  had  their  misunderstanding 
Norma  Whalley  and  Walter  Jones  ex- 
changed words  at  Stockton,  and  the 
healing  of  the  breach  between  them  is 
predicted  by  members  of  the  company, 
notwithstanding  Jones'  flying  trip  to 
Chicago  and  the  numerous  telegrams 
he  receives  from  his  fiancee  in  the 
Windy  City.   

Side  Lights 

At  Asbury  Park  last  week,  fire  de- 
stroyed several  buildings,  and  the 
members  of  Morrison's  Faust  Com- 
pany, who  were  staying  at  the  Gibson 
Hotel,  getting  ready  to  go  out,  lost 
practically  all  their  belongings. 

No  Thoroughfare,  the  Charles 
Dickens-Wilkie  Collins  play,  will  be 
presented  by  the  Clay  Clement-L,.  R- 
Stockwell  Company  under  the  title  of 
A  Great  Obstacle.  Stockwell  appeared 
in  the  famous  Fechter  production  in 
the  same  role  to  be  presented  by  him 
when  the  play  is  brought  out  at  the 
Columbia,  Sept. 3d. 


NOAH  BRANDT 

Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 


MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 


GERALD  L.  DILLON 

Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 


FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 


J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 


ALFRED  ALDRIDG-E 

DAILEY'S  STOCK  CO. 

En  Route 


W.  H.  DAVENPORT 

CHARACTERS 

Dailey  Stock  Co. 

Frances  Graham 

Co  n  t  r  a  I  to — Ti  vol  i 


GEORGE  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 


ANNA  LICHTER 

Tivoli  Opera  House 


BIEN  FAIRE  ET  LAISSER  DIRE 

CLARENCE  MONTAINE 

ACTOR  COMEDIAN 


DAN  CROTJSE 

With  Frank  Cooley  Co. 
Permanent  Address,  Western  Amusement  Exchange 


IYIABLE  CARMICHAEL 

 INOENUE  

AUa  Theatre 

C.   E.  THURSTON 

WITH 

Alta  Stock  Co. 


Frederick  Manchester 

Vocalist  Comedian 

Macdonough  Stock  Co.  

ADA  F.  STOREY 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

MAY  EVELYNNE 

Old  Ladles -/lothers 

McDonough's  Stock  Co.  Oakland. 

MAUD  MILLER 

Leading  Woman 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 


MAE  KEANE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


ED  NANNERY 

With  the  Dailey  Stock  Co. 


FRANCIS  McG-INN 

Juveniles  and  Characters 

Dailey  Stock  Co. 


WILLIAM  BREWER 

With  Under  Sealed  Orders  Co. 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

VINTON  STOCK  CO.       ADDRHSS  THIS  (>I  ,'ICK 


MISS  PERRY  WARD 

Character* 

At  Liberty  Address  this  office 


LORENA  ATWOOD 

Alcazar  Theatre 


Edwin  T.  Emery 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 


The  Only  Original 

ARNOLD  GRAZER 

The  Boy  with  Many  Imitators 

STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man— Dailey  Stock  Co. 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

FRANK  De  CAMP 

Stage  Director 

Under  Sealed  Orders 


OMEGA  RAYMOND 

With  Under  Sealed  Orders  Co. 


It) 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  25,  1900 


Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence. 

Los  Angeles,  August  21. — Business  at 
both  theatres  has  been  good  the  past  week. 
David  H.  McCartney,  who  lives  in  this  city, 
has  left  for  San  Francisco  to  join  the 
Frawley  forces.  Mr.  McCartney  has  ac- 
quired considerable  success  the  past  two  sea- 
sons as  leading  man  for  one  of  Frohtnan's 
companies.  *  A  letter  received  here  from 
Mme.  Trebelli  states  that  she  has  just  re- 
turned to  New  York  from  Canada.  She 
will  return  to  Los  Angeles  next  January.  * 
Adgie,  the  Lady  of  Lions,  is  trying  to  obtain 
concessions  from  the  city  council  to  start  a 
lion  farm  in  this  city.  The  city  dads  are  not 
looking  with  much  favor  on  the  proposition, 
although  Adgie  may  make  arrangements 
with  the  Chutes  management  to  establish  an 
institution  of  that  kind  on  their  grounds.  * 
The  members  of  the  Los  Angeles  Athletic 
Club  are  taking  a  very  active  interest  in  the 
plans  for  the  Midway  Carnival  to  be  held 
the  week  of  Sept.  24-29.  The  attractions 
will  comprise  all  the  features  of  the  original 
midway  and  some  others  in  addition,  also  a 
grand  street  parade.  *  Five  carloads  of  ap- 
purtenances for  the  Chutes  arrived  this 
week  and  were  transferred  to  the  grounds. 
Work  is  now  being  pushed  so  as  to  open  the 
place  by  the  first  of  October.  The  opening 
will  practically  be  Sept.  17th,  when  Pain's 
fireworks  production  of  the  Battle  of  San 
Juan  will  exhibit  for  a  week.  *  The  Los 
Angeles  Theatre  still  remains  dark,  but  is 
making  some  good  bookings  for  the  season. 

At  the  Burbank  Theatre  the  James  Neill 
Company  put  on  the  comedy  Niobe  for  week 
of  19-26.  The  piece  has  not  been  seen  here 
for  about  four  years  and  as  a  consequence  it 
did  a  good  business.  Edythe  Chapman 
plays  the  title  role  in  a  very  creditable 
manner.  James  Neill  as  Mr.  Dunn  is  en- 
tirely satisfactory  and  Benn  Howard  as 
Cornelius  Griffin  emerges  from  the  villian 
role  and  is  thoroughly  enjoyed  in  his  com- 
edy. The  other  parts  are  well  handled  and 
the  piece,  as  a  whole,  very  entertaining. 

At  the  Orpheuin  the  usual  good  bill  is  up 
and  good  houses  enjoy  a  couple  of  hours  of 
very  entertaining  vaudeville.  The  bill  in- 
cludes Laura  Bennett  and  Sallie  Stembler, 
Meeker-Baker  Trio,  Querita  Vincent,  Nichols 
Sisters,  Hooker  and  Davis,  St.  Onge  Bros., 
Zelma  Rawlston,  and  Mason  and  Grey. 
Manager  Bronson  spent  a  conple  of  days  at 
Catalina  in  pursuit  of  the  festive  tuna  last 
week.  Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


SEATTLE 

Special  Correspondence 

Seattle,  Aug.  21.— The  Seattle  theatri- 
cal season  of  1900-1901  began  last  Sunday 
evening  with  the  first  regular  engagement 
of  a  visiting  company  of  players  at  the 
Third  Avenue.  *  Russell  and  Drew's  stock 
company,  which  had  successfully  enter- 
tained the  patrons  of  the  house  during  the 


week,  closed  the  night  before,  and  went  on 
the  road  for  a  short  tour  of  Northwest  cities. 
*  The  season  of  the  Seattle  theatre  will 
open  Sunday  evening,  September  9,  with 
the  Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company.  The 
company's  principals  include  Josephine 
Stanton,  Henry  Hallam  and  the  comedians, 
George  Kunkel  and  John  Henderson.  * 
The  regular  season  at  the  Third  Avenue 
theatre  was  inaugurated  Sunday  evening, 
when  the  Dailey  company,  headed  by  May 
Nannary  made  their  initial  bid  for  favor. 
The  company  opened  in  the  New  South, 
and  scored  an  instantaneous  hit  with  a 

packed  house.    H.  C. 

VALLEJO 

Special  Correspondence 
VALLEJO,  Aug.  21. — The  Farragut  theatre 
is  being  decorated  in  a  highly  artistic  man- 
ner by  decorators  from  San  Francisco.  * 
Mr.  J.  E.  McCarty  agent  for  the  Lemmert- 
Bacon  and  Sapho  Company,  remained  in 
town  for  a  short  time  and  made  many 
friends.  *  Edith  Leinmert  and  company 
will  appear  in  Sapho,  Monday  night  of 
next  week,  and  from  the  looks  of  the  box 
sheet  this  highly  advertised  play  will  be 
shown  before  a  crowded  house.  *  The 
Jessie  Shirley  company  will  on  the  3rd  of 
September,  begin  a  week's  engagement. 
She  is  a  bright,  talented  little  actress;  she 
will  be  well  received.  *  The  Neill  Com- 
pany having  one  day  and  night  to  spare, 
will  on  September  15th,  play  the  Gilded 
Fool  and  A  Bachelor's  Romance.  *  Kelly's 
Kids  will  have  full  swing  of  the  stage  on 
Saturday,  September  22,  afternoon  and 
evening.    R. 

STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence 

Stockton,  Aug.  24. — The  opening  of  the 
Yo  Semite  Theatre  last  week  was  a  most 
auspicious  event.  The  popular  playhouse 
was  packed  with  an  appreciative  audience 
that  applauded  the  performance  of  Dunne 
&  Ryley's  All  Star  combination. 

Elleford's  Company  arrived  here  Sunday 
from  San  Jose  and  opened  their  two  weeks' 
engagement  with  The  American  Girl.  Billy 
Elleford  and  Jessie  Norton  are  almost  con- 
sidered Stocktonians,  they  having  played 
here  several  years  ago  when  Elleford  ran 
the  Avon  stock  company  with  Darrell  Vin- 
ton. Tom  Bates,  the  genial  advance  man  of 
the  company,  has  succeeded  in  working  up 
great  interest  in  the  engagement,  wh^ch 
promises  to  be  very  profitable. 

Geo.  E.  McLeod. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Aug.  21 — The  coming 
attractions  at  the  Clunie  are,  Aug.  25-6, 
Harkins  &  Whitakers  company  in  Under 
Sealed  Orders;  Aug.  30  to  Sept.  2  inclusive, 
Edith  Lemmert  in  Sapho;  Sept.  5,  Henry 
Miller  in  the  Only  way;  Sept.  9  for  nine 
nights,  Coghill  &  Cooper  company  .*  Enrico 
Tomaso  (Henry  Thompson)  the  Baritone, 
who  formerly  lived  here  and  gave  lessons  in 
vocal  music,  and  also  conducted  the  McNeill 
Club  of  male  voices,  died  of  consumption  at 
Santa  Cruz  this  week.*  W.  G.  Bry  the  of  this 
city  has  begun  suit  against  Louis  William 
Weer  the  vocal  teacher,  to  recover  $299.99 
money  loaned  to  launch  an  operatic  company 
to  sing  "By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves"  of  Santa 
Cruz.*  The  Bulletin  of  last  evening  says  that 
Carl  Herman  owner  of  the  libretto  and 
score  of  the  Beggar  Student  has  begun  suit 
against  T.  J.  Clunie  and  Geo.  W.  Kicks  of 
he  Clunie  Opera  House  for  an  accounting 
and  division  of  receipts  of  the  production  of 
The  Beggar  Student  which  was  given  several 
weeks  ago. 


ROSE 


STEINLE  &  S1MMEN 

With  Dailey's  Comedians 


ARCHIE  LEVY'S 


ion 


The  Theatrical  Exchange  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Booking  for  Thirty-Eight  Houses. 

Rooms  116-117-118-119-120  No.  6  EDDY  STREET 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 
TAKE    ELEVATOR  'PHONE    BLACK  1701 


Jessie  SDl 


SEASON  1900-1901 


C.  F.  RALSTON 

Representing  Jessie  Shirley  Co. 

GEORGE  D.  McQUARRIE 
LEADS 

Jessie  Shirley  Co. 

HAROLD  W.  GILBERT 

Jessie  Shirley  Co. 


TOM  B.  LOFTUS 

Comedy  and  Characters 

Jessie  Shirley  Co. 

CHAS.  C.  LOWE 

Jessie  Shirley  Co.     Season  1900-1900 


LESS  C.  GREER 

Jessie  Shirley  Co. 

FRANK  McQUARRIE 

Jessie  Shirley  Co. 


EFFIE  BOND 

Jessie  Shirley  Co. 

MARIE  BAKER 

Jessie  Shirley  Co. 


Q.  0.  McFARLAND 

Manager  Grand  Opera  House 

BUTTE,  MONTANA 


OLIVER  MOROSCO 

Manager  BURBANK  THEATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


J.    P.  HOWE 

Manager  SEATTLE  THEATRE 

"The  Best  in  the  Bunch' 


W.  J.  ELLEFORD 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

The  Elleford  Company 

Landers  Stevens 


PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 


DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 


LOUISE  MERED 

SOPRANO 

With  Dailky's  Comedians 


FISCHER'S 

NEW  CONCERT  HOUSE 

122-124  O'Farrell  -Street 

E.  A.  FISCHER,  Proprietor. 

WEEK  BEGINNING  MONDAY,  AUG.  27th 

Hadley  and  Hart,  with  their  20th  Century  Novelty; 
Vic.  W.  Guion ,  Juggler  and  Equilibrist;  Miss  Brooke 
Kltrym,  Mezzo  Soprano;  Little  Terna  Felton.  Child 
Performer:  Maud  Still,  Singer  and  Dancer;  Kudora 
Forde,  Contralto. 

Admission  10  cents.  Strictly  First-Class.  Cafe 
Unsurpassed. 

Standard  Theatre 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 

F.  M.  CARRII.LO  &  CO..  Props,  and  Managers 
The  only  First-class  Theater  and  Largest  Nov- 
elty Theater  in  Bakersfield.  The  Oldest  and  Most 
Reliable  Variety  Theater  in  Bakersfield.  All  com- 
munications regarding  engagements  and  bookings 
to  be  addressed  to  Mr.  F.  M.  Carrillo.  Bakersfield,  or 
Mr.  Archie  Levy,  6  Eddy  St.,  S.  F.  Fares  advanced 
to  Artists  of  Reputation  to  any  part  of  the  State. 

Ingomar  Theatre 

EUREKA,  CAL. 

Playing  Only  First-Class  Attraction*.  First-Class 
Prices,    Seats  1000.    Per  Cent  Only. 

Address, 

P.  O.  Box  565.  WILLARD  WELLS 


Ernest  Hastings 

Leading  Business 

Blanche  Walsh 


CHAS.  M.  THALL 

Boggs-Hernandez  Co. 

RAYMOND  WHITAKER 

LEADS 

Address  this  Office 

FRANK  COOLEY 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

M.  T-  McQUARRIE 

FRANK  COOLEY  CO. 

G-EORG-IE  FRANCIS 

Juveniles 
Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ELIZABETH  HALE 

Leads  and  Characters 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

ZOE  SAVO-RICE 

Characters  and  Emotionals 

Frank  Cooley  Co. 

EDWARD  CLISBEE 

Alta  Theatre 

MARY  MARBLE 

Star  Stock  Co. 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

BESSIE   T ANNE  HILL 

Leading  Soprano  and  Characters 

Dunne  &  Ryley 

HELEN  NELSON 

Soubrette  Alta  Stock  Co. 

LOUISE  CARTER 

Leading  Woman  Alta  Stock  Co. 


in  "Jack's  Thanksgiving 

ORPHEUM  CIRCUIT 


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THE  COLUMBIA 


The  close  of  the  brilliant  Miller 
season  at  the  Columbia  Theatre  is 
near  at  hand.  The  magniBcent  per- 
formances that  have  been  offered 
have  been  without  a  peer  and  it  is 
only  natural  that  local  theatregoers 
are  loath  to  part  with  so  fine  an  aggre- 
gation of  players.  At  no  time  in  the 
history  of  theatrical  affairs  in  this 
country  has  so  complete  and  satisfy- 
ing an  organization  been  brought 
together  and  Henry  Miller  in  the 
selection  of  his  repertoire  has  shown 
great  wisdom.  Comedy,  romance, 
melodrama  and  the  drawing  room 
drama  have  all  been  essayed  with 
equal  success  and  the  great  triumph 
of  the  season,  The  Only  Way,  will 
hold  the  boards  for  seven  more  nights 
and  Wednesday  and  Saturday  mati- 
nees. The  regular  combination 
season  will  be  inaugurated  on  Monday 
evening  September  3d,  with  the  Clay 
Clement  and  L.  R.  Stockwell  comp- 
any in  a  magnificent  production  of  A 
Great  Obstacle,  a  dramatization  of 
Charles  Dickens  and  Wilkie  Collins, 
No  Thoroughfare.  Clement  will 
appear  in  the  role  made  famous  by 
Fechter,  and  Stockwell  will  be  seen  in 
the  same  comedy  role  in  which  he 
appeared  with  Fechter.  Mrs.  Clay 
Clement  will  support  the  stars. 


THE  GRAND 


The  last  performance  of  Sapho, 
will  be  given  Sunday  night.  The 
following  week  Mr.  Frawley  will  pre- 
sent an  elaborate  scenic  revival  of  The 
Silver  King,  almost  universally  con- 
ceded to  be  the  best  melodrama  ever 
written.  The  cast  is  as  follows  :  Wil- 
fred Denver,  Wilton  Lackaye;  Nellie 
Denver,  Mary  Van  Buren;  Cissy  and 
Ned,  the  Cooper  children;  Daniel 
Jaikes,  Henry  Roberts;  Capt.  Herbert 
Skinner,  Harrington  Reynolds;  Sam 
Baxter,  H.S.  Duffield;  Elijah  Coombe, 
Wallace  Shaw;  Harry  Corkett,  Clar- 
ence Chase;  Cripps,  Herbert  Ashton; 
Geoffrey  Ware,  Frank  Mathieu; 
Parkyn,  Geo.  W.  Bowman;  Binks, 
Chas.  Edler;  Jennings,  J.  R.  Amory; 
Tubbs,  C.  B.  Swifte;  Leaker,  Thomas 
Burke;  Gaffer  Pottle,  Geo.  Gaston; 
Cabman,  We  in  Laurence;  Olive 
Skinner,  Grace  Cahill;  Tabitha  Dur- 
den,  Phosa  McAllister;  Susie,  Pearl 
Landers;  Mrs.  Gammage,  Christine 
Hill. 


THE  TIVOLI 

In  the  history  of  local  theatres, 
nothing  has  ever  equaled  the  demand 
for  seats  as  the  one  the  Tivoli  Opera 
House  is  now  enjoying  with  its  grand 
opera  season.  Owing  to  the  enor- 
mous  success    of   Tannhauser,  the 


management  has  decided  to  give  four 
more  performances  of  the  Wagner 
opera,  next  week,  and  the  alternating 
bill  will  be  the  popular  Verdi  opera, 
The  Masked  Ball.  For  Monday, 
Wednesday,  Friday  and  Saturday 
nights,  next,  The  Masked  Ball  will  be 
sung,  while  for  Tuesday,  Thursday, 
Sunday  nights  and  the  Saturday 
matinee,  Tannhauser  will  be  repeated. 
The  remarkable  success  of  The 
Masked  Ball,  last  season,  is  still  fresh 
in  the  minds  of  those  who  heard  it. 
Russo,  the  phenomenal  tenor,  is  to 
sing  Ricardo,  and  Ferrari  is  to  be 
heard  in  the  splendid  character  of 
Renato.  Anna  Lichter  is  to  be  heard 
again  in  the  dainty  role  of  Amelia, 
while  Repetto  is  sure  to  sustain  her 
reputation  in  the  role  of  Oscar  the 
page.  Poletini  is  to  sing  Ulrica,  and 
Nicolini  is  to  be  the  Chief  Conspiri- 
tor,  while  Signors  Zani  and  Napoleeni 
have  important  roles. 


THE  ALCAZAR 

Next  week  Sunday  will  close  a 
brilliant  season  with  Florence  Roberts, 
and  the  week  following  the  Alcazar's 
new  stock  company  opens  with  new 
players  and  a  strong  line  of  high-class 
fall  and  winter  attractions  secured  by 
Mr.  Belasco  while  East  and  in  Europe. 
The  new  leading  man  will  be  Howard 
Hall,  a  handsome  and  very  versatile 
player,  and  his  leading  support  will 
be  Dorothy  Dorr,  a  woman  of  strong 
dramatic  capabilities,  a  most  charm- 
ing looking  woman.  Polly  Stockwell 
will  be  the  new  soubrette,  and  Bert 
Young  will  do  light  juvenile  work. 
The  new  company  opens  in  The 
Masqueraders.  Next  week  beginning 
Monday,  Aug.  27,  Florence  Roberts, 
White  Whittlesey  and  the  present 
organization  will  appear  in  a  beautiful 
conception  of  Frou  Frou,  adapted 
from  the  French.  The  play  will  be 
most  picturesquely  mounted  and 
beautifully  gowned. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  Orpheum  will  have  another 
good  bill  next  week.  At  the  head 
will  be  the  Joscery's,  direct  from 
Europe,  who  will  present  one  of  the 
greatest  acrobatic  acts  in  the  world. 
The  Joscery's  act  is  said  to  be  sensa- 
tional in  the  extreme  and  at  the  same 
time  very  beautiful.  Lavender  and 
Thomson  will  present  a  domestic 
sketch.  They  are  both  popular 
artists.  The  Tobins  are  San  Fran- 
cisco people  with  an  international 
reputation.  As  instrumental  musi- 
cians they  have  no  equals  in  vaude- 
ville. The  Newskys  will  present 
some  more  Russian  dances  and  siug 
some  more  Siberian  chants.  Lew 
Hawkins  has  been  accumulating  new 


material  for  his  nightly  sermon,  and 
Macart's  dogs  and  monkeys  have 
been  instructed  in  new  tricks.  Hold- 
overs: Caroline  Hull,  Arnim  and 
Wagner  and  the  biograph.  Matinees 
Wednesday,  Saturday  and  Sunday. 


THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 


These  are  lively  times  at  the  Alham- 
bra  Theatre.  The  big  company  en- 
gaged by  Ferris  Hartman  for  Ship 
Ahoy,  with  which  the  Alhambra  will 
open  its  regular  season  on  Sept.  6th, 
is,  both  principals  and  chorus,  putting 
in  six  hours  each  day  at  rehearsals. 
Harry  Cashman  will  be  the  old  sailor, 
Hill  Barnacle.  Fred  Kavanagh  will 
duplicate  his  former  success  as  Christy; 
Tom  Guise  will  be  the  Commodore; 
G.  Magnus  Schutz  will  be  the  com- 
mander of  the  man-of-war.  Oscar 
Francks,  the  well  known  society  man 
of  this  city,  will  play  the  part  of  Lieu- 
tenant Lolly  Pop.  Gertrude  Wade,  a 
beautiful  and  vivacious  Casino  girl, 
is  the  soubrette.  Florence  Woodward, 
another  New  Yorker,  and  Julie  Cotte 
complete  the  list.  The  Alhambra  box 
office  will  open  on  Monday,  Sept.  3d. 


THE  ALTA 

San  Francisco  has  another  stock 
theatre  located  out  in  Hayes  Valley  in 
the  very  thickest  of  the  theatre-going 
population.  The  Western  Amusement 
Company,  Horace  Ewing,  President, 
at  an  expense  of  some  $5000  has  thor- 
oughly remodeled  and  fitted  up  the 
house  and  changed  the  name  from  the 
Grove  to  The  Alta.  Next  week  a 
pretty  scenic  and  costume  revival  of 
East  Lynne  will  be  the  offering. 
Prices  ranging  from  10  to  30  cents, 
with  matinees  every  Saturday  and 
Sunday. 

Marie  Tempest  made  her  debut  in 
comedy  Aug  21,  at  the  Prince  of 
Wales'  Theatre  in  Anthony  Hope's 
and  Edward  Rose's  dramatization  of 
"Simon  Dale,"  produced  under  the 
title  "English  Nell."  The  audience 
gave  every  manifestation  of  approval, 
and,  although  the  play  may  lack 
strength,  Miss  Tempest's  interpreta- 
tion of  the  title  role  was  conceded  to 
be  excellent.  By  the  Londo>i  Audience. 


\  CORDRAY'S  j 

THEATRE  | 

Portland,  Ore.  J 

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Playing  both  Leading 
and  Popular  Price 
Attractions  • 

^Large  Seating  Capacity** 

I  Fully  equipped  with  Scenery  and 
J  all  modem  stage  appliances. 

ADDRESS, 

John  F.  Cordroy 

PORTLAND,  ORE. 


COLUMBIAN 

THIS  SUNDAY  NIGHT- 
LAST  BURTON  HOLMES  I.ECTURE-Subject 
"Hawaiian  Islands" 
BEGINNING  NEXT  MONDAY,   .     AUGUST  .'Till 
Last  Six  Nights  and  Wednesday  and 
Saturday  Matinees 

—  THE  — 

Henry  Miller  Season 

AND 

The  Only  Way 

Farewell  Performance,    -    Saturday,  September  1st 

Sept.  Sd  -Clemcnt-Stockwell  Co.  in 
A  GREAT  OBSTACLE 


MOItOSCO'S 


OPERA 
HOUSE 


GRAND 

Telephone  Main  532 
Walter  Morosco.  Sole  Lessee  it  Manager 

The  New  Frawley  Company 

Last  Two  Nights  of 

Mond  v  „  SILVER   KINQ  M 

Wilfred  Denver,      .      Wilton  Lackaye 

WANTED  —To  immediately  succeed  the  Grand 
Opera  Season  and  to  open  December  :id.  Dramatic 
artists  in  all  lines  of  business.  Stars  with  plays  and 
pictorial  printing  booked  on  certainty. 

Walter  Morosco. 

Tivoli  Opera  House 

Curtain  rises  each  night  at  8  sharp! 

TolNight, TANNHAUSER  -Sunday Night.  M IGNO N 

WEEK  OF  AUGUST  27th 
Monday.  Wednesday,  Friday  and  Saturday  Nights 

THE  MASKED  BALL 

Russo,  Ferrari,  Nicolini.  Repetto,  Poletini 
and  Lichter 

Performances  of  TANNHAUSER 

Tuesday,  Thursday,  Sunday  Nights,  Saturday  Mat. 
Avedano,  Salassa,  Schuster,  Graham,  &  Kffie  Stewart 

Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

Seats  on  Sale  Seven  Days  Ahead  Only 

Alcazar  Theatre 

Belasco  it  Tiiall,  Managers.       'Phone  Main  254. 

WEEK  OF  AUGUST  27th 
Farewell  Week  of 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS 

At  the  Alcazar  in  a  beautiful  costume 
production  of 

FROU  FROU 

Beginning  Sept.  8d,  will  inaugurate  the  com- 
mencement of  the  new  stock  company  in  a  spec- 
tacular production  of 

THE  MASQUERADERS 

Only  Matinee,  Saturday         Prices— 15c,  25c,  35c,  50c 


Orph 


eum 


THE  JOSCKRYS;   LAVENDER  AND  THOMSON; 
THE  TOBINS;  THE  NEWSKYS; 
LEW  HAWKINS;  CAROLINE  HULL: 

ARNIM  AND  WAGNER; 
MACART'S  DOGS  AND  MONKEYS; 
AMERICAN  BIOGRAPH 

Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  Opeta 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats.  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 

Alta  Theatre 

FORMERLY  THE  (.ROVE 

Western  Amusement  Co.,  Inc   Lessre 

Horace  Ewino  President  and  Manager 

WEEK  OF  AUG.  27th 
Matinees— Saturday  and  Sunday 
Beautiful  Revival  of  the  old  time  Favorite 

EAST  UYININE 

EVERYTHING  NEW 
STRONG  CAST 
Pretty  Face*  Pretty  Gowns 

Prices— 10c,  20c,  30c 


12 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  25,  1900 


LOCAL  NOTES 

CHURCH  ENTERTAINMENT 
A  very  interesting  entertainment 
was  given  by  the  Church  of  the  Ad- 
vent Thursday  of  last  week  when  a 
varied  program  was  enjoyed  by  a  large 
audience.  Mrs.  Grace  Morei  Dick- 
man,  contralto,  was  a  particular  at- 
traction, rendering  solos,  Elegie  [Mas- 
senet], and  The  Little  Silver  Ring  of 
D'Hardelot  in  admirable  style.  Mrs. 
Dickman  has  a  voice  of  wonderful 
range  and  power  and  makes  a  most 
charming  impression  both  in  voice  and 
appearance  and  won  as  usual  most  en- 
thusiastic praise.  George  Hammer- 
smith created  much  applause  in  his 
selections  and  has  always  the  happy 
faculty  of  suiting  his  work  to  the  mood 
of  his  audience  and  the  occasion.  A 
Model  Discourse  was  given  by  Miss 
Annie  Shier.  Prof.  Chas.  Graeber's 
Mandolin  Club  rendered  numbers. 
Miss  Edna  Haight  gave  The  Boy  at 
the  Dime  Museum.  Miss  Belle  Liv- 
ingston, a  pupil  of  Mrs.  Marriner- 
Campbell,  sang  Henschel's  lovely 
song,  Spring,  with  taste  and  refine- 
ment. Harry  Wood  Brown  was  the 
accompanist.  The  program  concluded 
with  the  farce,  Who's  Who  ?  in  which 
Messrs.  P.  J.  Barry,  F.  P.  Scully, 
Chas.  Asmussen,  Miss  Eunice  Kasten 
and  Miss  Lulu  C.  Lurch  participated. 

miss  little's  concert 
Tuesday  night  Miss  Cornelia  May 
Little,  a  pupil  of  Anna  Miller  Wood, 
and  who  won  success  in  Boston,  gave 
a  concert  at  Century  Hall.  There  was 
a  good  attendance,  and  the  audience 
gave  the  young  contralto  much  praise 
for  her  songs,  the  program  including 
Love  Me  Not  [Secchi],  My  Boy 
Tammy,  Wilt  Thou  Be  My  Dearie? 
[old  Scotch  Airs],  recit.  and  aria 
from  Nadeschda  [Goring-Thomas]. 
sonata  for  violin  and  piano,  op.  20, 
first  movement  [Foote],  Der  Tod  und 
das  Madchen,  Hedge  Roses  [Schu- 
bert], Von  Ewiger  Liebe  [Brahms], 
aria  and  gavotte,  Suite  op.  43  [Vieux- 
temps],  Love  Me  if  I  Live  [Foote], 
Obstination  [Fontenailles],  Filles  de 
Cadix  [Costi],  Slumber  Song  [Need- 
ham],  May  Day  [Walthew].  Mr. 
Samuel  Savannah,  the  violinist, 
assisted  Miss  Little  in  her  concert. 
Miss  Little  was  the  solo  contralto  of 
the  Unitarian  Church  of  Milton,  Mass. 


RECEPTION  TO  MARSHALL  GISLEMAN 

Last  Sunday  evening  Mrs.  Marriner- 
Campbell  tendered  a  reception  to  Mr. 
Marshall  Gisleman,  the  promising 
young  organist,  who  left  Wednesday 
of  this  week,  with  his  mother  for 
London  to  resume  his  studies.  An 
impromptu  vocal  and  instrumental 
music  was  enjoyed.  Among  the 
guests  being  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  M. 
Bosworth,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gisleman, 
Marshall  Gisleman,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W. 
G.  Doane,  Miss  Florence  Doane,  Miss 
Helen  Marks,  Miss  Marie  Partridge, 
Misses  Isella  and  Neamata  Van  Pelt, 
Alfred  Metzger,  Mrs.  Jenny  Kempton, 
Mrs.  Julia  Tharp,  Henry  Heyman, 
Hother  Wismer  and  Chas.  H.  Farrell. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 


Hother  Wismer,  the  violinist,  has 
returned  from  a  month's  trip  to  Lake 
Tahoe,  and  resumed  his  classes. 

Miss  Carroll  McComas,  the  whistler, 
will  appear  at  Fischer's  Concert 
House  tomorrow  afternoon. 

Rose  Relda,  better  known  as  Rose 
Adler,  is  expected  to  arrive  here  next 
week  on  a  visit  to  her  family. 

Alfred  Metzger,  formerly  critic  of 
Town  Talk,  is  no  longer  connected 
with  the  paper  and  has  gone  East. 

Miss  Agnes  Freed,  who  appeared 
with  success  at  Fischer's  lately,  will 
sing  at  the  meeting  of  the  Mental 
Science  Temple  at  Golden  Gate  Hall 
tomorrow  morning. 

Miss  Clara  Kalisher,  the  contralto, 
will  give  a  song  recital  at  Sherman 
and  Clay's  early  in  September  prior  to 
her  departure  for  New  York.  Dr.  H . 
J.  Stewart  will  be  the  accompanist  for 
the  occasion. 

Mr.  Delvin  Bowley,  the  possessor  of 
a  very  fine  basso,  will  be  later  on  an 
acquisition  to  our  concert  singers.  He 
is  studying  with  Mrs.  Jessie  Dean 
Moore  and  doing  excellent  work  under 
her  tuition. 

Louis  Crepaux,  who  has  been  well 
known  here  for  his  success  with  his 
operatic  classes,  has  gone  to  Chicago 
to  publish  a  book  upon  vocal  music. 
Mrs.  Alfred  Abbey,  who  has  been  a 
favorite  local  singer,  was  one  of  his 
students,  and  gave  him  great  praise 
as  a  master. 


A  benefit  for  the  widow  of  Prof. 
Francis,  the  mandolin  player,  who 
died  recently  will  be  arranged  to  take 
place  on  the  5th  of  September,  at 
Union  Square  Hall.  Chas.  Graeber 
among  others  is  working  very  hard  to 
make  a  success  of  the  affair. 

Prof.  Joseph  Beringer  appeared  very 
successfully  at  the  German-Californian 
Club  lately,  rendering  Polonaise  from 
Mignon,  a  Rubinstein  Barcarole,  and 
Prelude  from  the  Suite  Aus  Hobbergs 
Zeit.  Prof.  Beringer  gave  a  very 
enjoyable  recital  of  his  students  last 
season,  and  another  is  in  preparation. 

Prof.  Chas.  Graeber,  director  of  the 
popular  Mandolin  Club,  will  give  a 
recital  of  his  pupils  next  Thursday  at 
Golden  Gate  Hall.  Mr.  Ascher,  the 
magician,  who  was  formerly  in  Los 
Angeles,  will  appear  and  some  vocal 
numbers  will  be  rendered. 

Miss  Florence  Doane  was  the 
soprano  soloist  at  Calvary  Presbyter- 
ian church  last  Sunday.  Miss  Doane 
who  is  one  of  our  favorite  church 
singers  will  sing  at  the  First  Unitarian 
church  in  Alameda,  Sunday,  Sept. 
4,  where  the  music  is  directed  by 
Elizabeth  Westgate. 

Next  month  Joseph  Greven's 
students  will  produce  the  opera,  The 
Beggar  Student.  Mr.  Greven  is  a 
most  enthusiastic  master  and  manages 
to  make  his  pupils  work  with  a  will, 
and  it  is  to  be  hoped  their  first  opera 
will  be  a  success.  Mr.  Horace  Hanna, 
a  tenor  he  is  training,  has  appeared 
several  times  lately  in  public. 

The  ladies  of  the  auxiliary  commit- 
tee of  the  Berkeley  Hospital  Associa- 
tion met  last  Monday  at  the  residence 
of  Mrs.  David  Loring  in  Channing 
Way,  to  discuss  a  means  of  raising 
money  for  the  hospital.  An  enter- 
tainment will  be  given  in  the  near 
future,  and  Mrs.  J.  M.  Pierce  was 
appointed  as  head  of  the  committee 
work.  It  is  expected  that  a  series  of 
musicales  will  be  given. 

The  friends  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Don 
Pardee  Riggs  will  regret  hearing  of 
their  intention  to  leave  our  musical 
circle,  where  they  have  been  so  highly 
esteemed,  but  will  be  gratified  also  to 
learn  that  they  have  accepted  an  ex- 
cellent opening  in  Fresno,  where  Mr. 
Riggs  as  a  violinist  and  his  wife  as  a 
vocalist   will  go   to   friends   and  a 


splendid  field.  They  will  go  away  at 
the  beginning  of  September. 

Miss  Marion  Barrington,  contralto 
of  the  Plymouth  Congregational 
church,  this  city,  but  a  resident  of 
Oakland,  will  have  a  farewell  concert 
tendered  to  her  at  the  Unitarian 
church  of  Oakland,  Tuesday  of  next 
week.  She  will  be  assisted  by  Andrew 
Bogart,  the  well  known  baritone  of 
this  city.  Miss  Barrington  will  leave 
for  Europe  in  a  few  weeks  for  a  course 
of  vocal  training  in  Berlin  and  Lon- 
don, and  her  many  friends  have  made 
every  effort  to  make  her  farewell  con- 
cert a  success.  » 

Cecile  Von  Seiberlich,  vocalist  and 
pianist,  has  returned  from  a  trip  of 
some  weeks  through  California,  tak- 
ing her  vacation  in  a  delightful  and 
novel  manner.  She  and  her  husband 
travelled  in  a  covered  carriage,  to  the 
various  points  of  interest,  stopping 
for  rest  and  refreshment  where  ever 
their  fancy  led  them,  and  a  month  of 
fresh  air  and  sunshine  has  given 
Madame  Von  Seiberlich  a  stock  of 
health  and  nerve  rest  for  the  coming 
season.  She  has  excellent  prospects 
with  her  class  of  vocal  pupils  and 
several  young  piano  students  are 
doing  good  work. 

Paloma  Schramm,  the  child  pianist, 
gave  a  recital  at  Sherman  &Clay  Hall, 
Wednesday  afternoon  and  will  appear 
in  her  farewell  concert  to-day. 

Frederick  Sherman,  son  of  Mr. 
Leander  Sherman,  has  lately  been 
enrolled  among  the  employees  of 
Sherman,  Clay  &  Co.  He  is  an 
Eastern  university  graduate,  as  well 
as  a  post  graduate  of  Berkeley. 

Last  Sunday  morning  Miss  Marie 
Partridge,  a  pupil  of  Mrs.  Marriner- 
Campbell,  appeared  with  great  success 
at  the  meeting  of  the  First  Mental 
Science  Temple  of  San  Francisco,  at 
Golden  Gate  Hall.  She  has  an  un- 
usually sweet  and  sympathetic  voice, 
of  good  power  and  cultivation  and  she 
will  undoubtedly  fill  a  place  of  prom- 
ise in  the  musical  field.  Miss  Ger- 
trude Payson,  her  accompanist, 
acquitted  herself  admirably  upon  this 
occasion,  showing  an  unselfish  interest 
in  the  singer — a  quality  that  many 
other  accompanists  might  emulate. 
Miss  Partridge  gave  a  most  pleasing 
rendition  of  Dost  Thou  Know  That 
Sweet  Land,  from  Mignon. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


August  25,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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Macdonough  Theatre 

A beautiful  Southern  drama,  In 
Sunny  Tennessee,  is  playing  at 
the  Macdonough  this  week.  E.  J. 
Holden  and  Chas.  King  portray  the 
characters  of  Dick  and  Jack  Bryant, 
respectively,  in  an  excellent  manner. 
Harry  Rattenbury,  as  Col.  Jacob 
Bryant,  is  exceptionally  clever.  Geo. 
M.  Hermance  gives  a  splendid  imper- 
sonation of  Nic  Bryant,  brother  to  the 
Colonel.  Frank  Opperman  is  quite 
amusing  as  George  Washington  Rufus 
Choote,  and  Walter  Whipple  is  good 
as  Judge  Walcott.  Maud  Miller  looks 
very  pretty  as  Miss  "Pete,"  and  her 
acting  shows  great  intellectual  ability. 
May  Evelynne  does  some  clever  act- 
ing as  Aunt  Liza  Kotura,  and  Edith 
Cooke  makes  much  of  her  part,  Sue 
Helmont.  The  Oakland  Colored 
Quartet  add  much  to  the  performance. 


The  Deivey  Theatre 

'"The  Lights  O'London  is  being  pre- 
1  sented  this  week.  The  cast  is 
headed  by  Landers  Stevens  as  Seth 
Preene,  who  gives  a  most  artistic  im- 
personation of  the  character.  De  Witt 
Clinton,  as  Harold  Armytage,  is  as 
usual  very  clever,  and  Jeffrey  D.  Wil- 
liams in  the  character  of  Clifford 
Armytage,  the  villain,  acts  with  the 
naturalness  that  always  makes  his 
parts  prominent.  James  Corrigan,  as 
Joe  Jarvis,  is  all  that  the  part  calls  for. 
As  Philosopher  Jack,  Maurice  Stewart 
could  not  be  better.  Lynn  Osborne 
shows  considerable  versatility  in  act- 
ing three  distinct  characters.  Fanny 
Gillette,  as  Hetty  Preene,  acts  the 
part  in  a  most  delightful  style.  Edna 
Ellsmere  makes  a  handsome  appear- 
ance as  Bess  Marks,  and  in  the  char- 
acter of  Mrs.  Jarvis,  Pauline  Maitland 
makes  a  decided  hit.  Gracie  Plaisted, 
as  Shakespeare  Jarvis,  is  quite  accept- 
able. 


you'll  do  it!"  "Sure."  At  ten  min- 
utes to  5  Smith  walked  into  the  club. 
At  5  minutes  to  5  Broadhurst  appeared. 
"Tom  Wise  around?"  asked  Broad- 
hurst. "No,"  said  Smith.  "He's  gone 
to  Los  Angeles  "  '  You  must  be 
mistaken.  I  had  an  appointment  with 
him  here  at  5  o'clock."  "Well  he 
won't  keep  it."  "Oh!  I  guess  he  will. 
He  never  failed  me  yet."  "I  tell  you 
he's  gone  to  Los  Angeles  on  the  5 
o'clock  train."  The  upshot  of  it  was 
that  Smith  offered  to  bet  two  bottles 
that  Wise  would  not  appear.  The 
bottles  were  opened  as  the  clock 
struck  5.  Mr.  Smith  smiled  in  antici- 
pated triumph  as  he  raised  his  glass, 
only  to  see  Wise  walk  in.  The  point 
of  the  story  is  this:  The  innermost 
circle  of  the  Bohemian  club  is  a  society 
called  "The  Cheerful  Workers," 
whose  object  is  the  obtaining  of  free 
drinks.  Smith  was  the  grand  master. 
Broadhurst  was  a  candidate  for  ad- 
mission, and  the  success  of  his  audac- 
ious scheme  to  work  the  chief  worker 
obtained  him  admission  to  the  charmed 
circle. 

J  as*  H.  Love  in  (Africa 

Jas.  H.  Love  writes  The  Review 
as  follows  : 

Off  Cape  Town,  S.  A.,  July  20. 
Editor  Review  : — Dear  Sir — Am 
prospecting  in  South  Africa  to  see 
whether  it  will  pay  to  bring  Nance 
O'Neil  over  here  after  she  finishes  in 
Australia  next  April.  We  stopped  in 
Durban,  Natal.  I  went  up  to  Lady- 
smith;  could  not  get  any  further.  Will 
likely  continue  on  to  London  and  ma}' 
return  to  Australia  via  New  York  and 
Frisco.    Best  wishes.    Yours  truly, 

Jas.  H.  Love. 


The  Cheerful  Workers 

Thomas  A.  Wise,  who  will  create 
the  principal  comedy  role  in  George 
H.  Broadhurst's  new  farce,  "The 
House  That  Jack  Built,"  told  the 
following  story  in  New  York  the  other 
day  of  his  first  meeting  with  the 
author:  Wise  was  stopping  at  the 
Bohemian  club,  one  afternoon,  when  a 
man  stepped  up  to  him  and  asked:  "Mr. 
Wise?"  "Yep."  "  My  name's  Broad- 
hurst, I  want  you  to  do  something 
for  me.  Will  you?"  "Certainly." 
"All  right.  You  know  Smith?" 
(Smith  is'nt  his  name,  but  he's 
one  of  San  Francisco's  well  known 
business  men  and  bon  vivants) 
"Yep."  "Well  he  leaves  his  office 
every  day  at  a  quarter  to  5  and  walks 
to  the  club.  I  want  you  take  your 
grip,  meet  Smith  between  the  club  and 
his  office,  and  tell  him  you're  going  to 
Los  Angeles  on  the  5  o'clock  train. 
See  ?  Then  get  rid  of  your  grip  and 
meet  me  at  the  club  at  5  o'clock  pre- 
cisely.   Understand?"  "Yep."  "And 


In  the  new  play  written  by  Robert 
Marshall  for  Nat  Goodwin  the  latter 
will  impersonate  a  British  officer  who 
does  not  fight,  but  figures  in  Low- 
chester  barracks  and  London  drawing 
rooms. 

We  supply  the 
feminine  portion  of 
the  profession  with 

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Si/k  and 
Wash  Waists 
and 
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14 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


August  25,  1900 


And  in  his  ravings,  by  mistake 

A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 

*  * 
* 

I  have  the  awful  disease  called 
sanity  and  if  something  does  not  hap- 
pen soon  to  unhinge  my  mind,  my 
profession  will  go  clean  to  the  dogs. 
I  feel  about  equal  to  a  neat  little  para- 
graph on  whole  wheat  bread  or  an 
essay  on  three  dollar  shoes  and  here  I 
must  plunge  the  pen  into  Henry 
Miller,  (God  love  him!),  and  try  to 
make  him  feel  what  ink  and  steel  and 
muscle  and  "brass  tacks"  never  yet 
drove  home. 

*  * 
* 

HENRY  MILLER 

He  is  an  actor.  I  know  twenty. 
I  could  say  that  of  as  calmly  as  I 
would  announce  a  haberdasher  or  a 
seller  of  peanuts.  But  this  is  some 
different. 

Actor — the  word  recaptures  all  of 
its  fugitive  music  and  much  of  its 
strength  when  applied  to  him  and  pro- 
gress in  stage  craft  ceases  to  be  the 
prattle  that  it  oft  times  is. 

You  who  know  him  only  as  an 
actor  should  go  through  an  hour  of 
his  stage  management.  You  would 
come  out  with  "a  new  found  meaning 
in  those  words  that  never  fell  upon 
your  ear  before. " 

#  * 
* 

He  does  not  appeal  strenuously  to 
the  young  (?)  imagination  of  the 
scene  shifter  and  the  property  man 
and  the  sunbeam,  moonbeam  creator. 
Why  ?  Because  they  cannot  sit 
piously  telling  their  ancient  beads, 
singing  the  hymns  of  twenty  years 
ago  and  seeing  salvation.  The  "can't 
be  done"  chant  dies  away  at  the  first 
service  and  the  echoes  of  it  are  never 
heard  by  Henry  Miller. 

#  * 

Jiminy!  it  does  me  good  to  look  at 
a  man  who  will  not  be  bullied  by  this 
behind-the-scenes  trinity.  So  usual 
is  their  tyranny  that  the  man  who 
steps  out  of  it  becomes  notable  by  the 
one  act. 

The  stage  at  rehearsal  is  a  little 
world  which  whimpers,  and  standing 
in  the  midst  of  it  with  his  inventive 
force,  his  power  of  hand,  his  origin- 
ality, his  art,  his  spirit  of  a  natural, 
wholesome  man,  I  can  fancy  a  feeling 


homelessness  coming  over  him  that 
even  he  could  not  describe.  Upon  my 
word,  of  all  tragedies  it  is  the  ghast- 
liest !  Let's  shift  the  conversation. 
I  might  say  things  I  would  be  sorry 
for. 

*  * 
* 

His  talent  is  not  self-centered.  He 
stands  back  from  his  work  and  what- 
ever the  light,  the  color  never  fades 
out  of  it.  It  seems  to  have  as  many 
facets  as  a  well-cut  diamond  and  to  be 
as  prodigal  of  its  fires.  Too  prodigal, 
by  far.  It  is  not  right,  it  is  not  fair. 
No  man  should  work  as  he  does.  But 
what  to  do  ?  There  is  a  rare  combina- 
tion of  the  lyric  and  dramatic  that  no 
hire  can  interpret.  It  must  sing  and 
talk  for  itself  and  even  then  be  but 
half  understood.  Yes,  homelessness 
is  the  word. 

.** 

Has  he  any  faults  ?  Oh  yes,  three 
or  four.  But  I  don't  think  them  of 
extreme  importance.  As  The  Only 
Way  comes  back  in  recollection,  I 
don't  think  they  have  borne  any 
notable  results. 

To  be  a  gentleman  blackguard,  a 
Sydney  Carton,  such  as  he  was  on 
Monday  night,  is  an  achievement  that 
bids  the  critic  hold  his  peace,  close  his 
superior  eye  and  think.  I  am  think- 
ing. To  be  sincere,  with  a  sort  of 
semi-sincerity  that  mocks  at  itself,  to 
be  a  frank  interpreter  of  your  own  in- 
timate, unsavory  moods  and  yet  be 
lovable,  to  play  through  three  acts  in 
a  minor  key  and  have  but  one  climax, 
to  do  this  and  hold  the  serious  interest 
of  an  intelligent  audience  to  the  end — 
well,  if  it  be  not  genius,  it  is  at  least  a 
serviceable  substitute. 

*  * 

The  pathos  of  his  acting — it  makes 
me  regret  that  I  have  not  "The  gift  of 
tears."  His  trick  of  standing  aloof, 
smiling  wanly  at  what  he  may  not 
share,  is  a  touch  of  nature  in  stage- 
craft that  the  bad  actor  should  study 
on  his  knees.  There  is  a  rhyme,  a 
pulse,  a  time-count  in  all  he  does. 
His  work  is  resonant  of  humanness 
and  heartache.  The  Columbia  theatre 
will  not  soon  again  echo  to  such  a 
performance. 

*  * 
* 

Of  the  women,  Grace  Elliston  ap- 


peals to  me.  Not  when  she  is  silent. 
She  does  not  suggest  the  ragged  and 
beaten  and  heart  hungry  days  of  the 
slums— not  in  the  least,  but  when  she 
speaks,  a  cadence  of  her  voice  com- 
pels me  to  believe  in  her  absolutely. 

*  * 
* 

Miss  T. — Will  you  please  reprint 
some  verses  you  wrote  long  ago  on 
"The  Stage  Garden?' 

Certainly.  It  is  so  much  easier 
than  writing  new  ones. 

*  * 

THE  STAGE  GARDEN 

Knowest  thou  the  land  where  the  azure  pinks 
Hang  six  on  a  twig  from  the  jasmine  vine? 
And  the  blood-red  pansies  "rubber-neck" 
And  with  peach  blossoms  intertwine  ? 
Thither,  O  thither,  love,  let  us  flee, 
And  eat  blue  dates  from  the  cherry  tree, 
And  there  if  we  tarry  we  soon  shall  see 
The  picture  completed — a  yellow  ass 
And  a  purple  cow  on  the  carmine  grass. 

Knowest  thou  the  land  where  the  rootless 
trunk, 

Sends  branches  atwirl  like  a  diadem, 
And  all  of  the  flowers  are  color-drunk 
On  sap  from  a  wire  stem  ? 

Thither  let's  hasten.    Arise,  arise  ! 
Together  we'll  wander  and  botanize. 
We'll  gather  the  seed-pods  hand  in  hand, 
And  study  and  labor  to  understand 
The  wonderful  gardens  that  grow  in 
stage-land. 

* 

*  * 

MARGARET  ANGLIN 

There  is  a  melody  in  her  heart  yet 
unsung.  More's  the  pity.  She  is  the 
slave  of  her  parts  but  never  their  dupe. 
Such  as  she  must  know  that  most  of 
them  are  not  worth  being  an  actress 
about.  In  somebody's  else  hands 
they  might  all  have  been  passionless 
and  blonde  to  the  vanishing  point. 
The  charm  she  lends  them  does  not 
alter  the  central  fact  of  their  weakness 
and  smallness.  Even  the  worst  part, 
seen  across  a  temperament,  becomes 
tolerable. 

They  are  good  enough  for  small 
fry.  They  are  meat  for  little  people 
and  fools,  but  they  will  never  keep 
talent  from  lying  about  loose.  If  they 
were  attempts  through  which  one 
passes  on  the  way  to  a  knowledge  of 
one's  thoughts  and  style,  the  critic 
might  keep  silent,  but  what  is  Mar- 
garet Anglin  doing  with  them  ? 

*  * 

The  Lady  Ursula  has  been  her  one 
summer  opportunity.     To   be  sure, 


Ursula  is  froth,  but  it  is  such  beauti- 
ful, silvery  froth.  Her  performance  of 
the  part  brings  her  well  to  the  front,  a 
star. 

*  * 
» 

Now,  that  is  just  it.    Why  is  she 

not  starring?    Tall  and  slim  and  pale, 

naif  and  mystic,  fanciful,  sweet,  subtle 

and  original,  she  stands,  I  suppose, 

waiting  a  play  and  an  opportunity.  It 

seems  to  me,  were  I  a  manager  with 

power  I  should  see  that  both  were 

forthcoming,  and  very  soon. 

«  * 
* 

She  has  the  eyes  of  a  great  dreamer 
but  a  saving  air  of  common-sense. 
Aspiring,  intelligent,  winsome  com- 
mon-sense, I  mean,  which  is  something 
apart  from  materialism.  I  suppose  it 
is  this  that  bids  her  play  all  parts  sin- 
cerely, when  at  least  two  or  three  of 
them  deserve  the  emphasis  of  murder. 

I  think  she  is  very  good  to  act  at 
all,  under  the  circumstances.  If  I 
were  she,  I  should  go  on  a  strike, 
though  strikes  are  not  the  custom  of 
the  acting  household. 

Yes,  there  is  more  than  one  melody 
in  her  heart  yet  unsung.  Though  the 
songs  that  live  in  silence  are  very 
beautiful,  yet  so  few  can  hear  them 
they  are  hardly  worth  while. 

Hurry  up,  Mr.  Frohman,  and  give 
us  an  opportunity  to  see  Margaret 
Anglin  in  a  big  play  at  the  head  of  a 
picked  company.  Surely  she  has  long 
since  proven  her  fitness  for  the  honor. 

C.  T. 

Openings 

All  companies  opening  this  week 
report  big  business.  The  Elliott- 
Bacon  Sapho  Company  opened  the 
20th  at  Gilroy  to  fine  business. 

The  Dailey  Stock  Co.  signalized 
their  Seattle  opening  by  playing  to  an 
immense  house  last  Sunday  night. 

Under  Sealed  Orders  opened  at  San 
Jose  Sunday  night,  at  the  Victory,  to 
a  record  breaking  house.  After  the 
show  the  company  was  banqueted  by 
the  management. 

The  Jessie  Shirley  Company  opened 
Sunday  at  Marysville  and  report 
comes  in  that  they  have  been  playing 
to  big  business. 

Conditions  point  to  a  great  season 
in  the  theatrical  business. 


August  25,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


15 


Truly  Shattuck  is  a  Favorite 


Truly  Shattuck,  a  California  girl, 
who  graduated  from  the  Tivoli  chorus, 
then  won  acknowledgment  from  the 
East  with  her  beauty  and  voice  and 
then  laurels  in  London  and  Ber- 
lin, is  in  New  York  again  after  fresh 
triumphs  at  the  Winter  Garden  in 
Berlin.  Speaking  of  her  Berlin  en- 
gagement, Miss  Shattuck  said: 

"This  was  my  second  appearance  at 
the  Winter  Garden.  My  first  engage- 
ment was  not  so  successful,  but  it 
taught  me  a  good  lesson.  I  did  not 
know  what  the  audience  wanted  and 
I  tried  to  give  them  songs  they  did 
not  want  to  hear. 

"On  the  last  trip  I  studied  my  audi- 
ence. I  found  that  the  Berliner 
wanted  a  taste  of  sentiment  in  his 
songs;  not  the  gushy  sort,  but  just 


enough  to  make  him  think,  with  his 
beer,  that  the  girl  beside  him  was  the 
only  one  in  the  world.  Of  course,  he 
wanted  the  girl  to  think  he  was  the 
only  man. 

"I  sang  them  songs  of  that  style 
and  they  went  immensely.  I  tried 
once  or  twice  to  use  negro  melodies, 
but  they  wouldn't  grasp  the  dialect  or 
the  fun,  so  I  gave  them  up.  Of  course 
I  sang  Sousa's  march  songs,  wearing 
boy's  clothing,  and  the  stirring  music 
caught  their  ears. 

"My  gowns  caught  the  women  and 
my — well,  the  men  seemed  to  be 
satisfied  with  some  of  my  costumes." 

It  wouldn't  be  a  rash  assertion  to 
say  that  it  was  in  a  costume  like  the 
above  that  Truly  caught  the  fancy  of 
the  male  Berliners. 


Troubles  of  the  Jubilee 
Singers 

Fannie  K.  Stewart,  colored,  has 
brought  action  against  Thomas  H. 
Crump  and  the  Metropolitan  Lyceum 
Bureau  of  Chicago,  in  the  Justice's 
Court.  The  plaintiff  alleges  that  on 
June  19,  igco,  she  entered  into  a  con- 
tract with  the  defendants  to  join  their 
company.  One  of  the  conditions  was 
that  all  hotel  and  traveling  expenses 
of  the  plaintiff  from  Chicago  and  return 
were  to  be  paid  by  the  defendants. 
On  August  ci,  1900,  it  is  alleged,  the 
plaintiff  was  dismissed  without  cause, 
to  her  damage  in  the  sum  of  $100. 
Some  of  the  troubles  arising  in  the  af- 
fairs of  the  colored  troupe  of  Metropoli- 


tan Jubilee  Singers  were  aired  Tuesday 
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Crump,  the  proprietor.  The  two  men 
had  trouble  about  money  matters,  but 
the  Court  decided  that  the  plaintiff 
was  not  entitled  to  damages  and  the 
suit  was  dismissed. 


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Santa  Barbara  Elks 

At  Santa  Barbara  last  Saturday 
night,  the  Santa  Barbara  Lodge,  No. 
613,  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks  was  instituted  by  Dis- 
trict Deputy  Grand  Exalted  Ruler 
Dr.  W.  F.  Kennedy  of  Los  Angeles, 
assisted  by  150  Los  Angeles  Elks  and 
fifty  baby  Elks  from  Redlands.  The 
installation  of  the  local  lodge  was  one 
of  the  grandest  affairs  of  the  kind  ever 
witnessed  in  California. 

After  the  installation  ceremonies 
were  over,  all  of  the  Elks  marched  to 
the  Arlington  Hotel,  where  an  elab- 
orate banquet  was  given  at  midnight. 
The  dinner  was  strictly  Spanish  and  a 


tempting  one.  The  menu  cards  were 
splendidly  got  up  in  a  souvenir 
form.  When  the  coffee  and  cigars 
came.  Exalted  Ruler  John  G.  Mott  of 
Los  Angeles  addressed  a  few  appro- 
priate words  of  welcome  to  the 
brotherhood,  to  which  Exalted  Ruler 
S.  E.  Crow  of  Santa  Barbara  re- 
sponded. John  Llewellyn  of  Los 
Angeles  followed  with  a  song;  Frank 
G.  Finlayson  spoke  on  the  "Eleven 
O'Clock  Toast";  Colonel  B.  F. 
Crawshaw  of  the  new  lodge  made  a 
few  remarks  on  "Fraternity";  J. 
Rush  Bronson  of  Los  Angeles  on 
"Bohemia,"  and  O.  C.  Bennett  of 
Redlands  on  "Our  Baby  Lodge." 
Dr.  J.  C.  Bainbridge  of  the  local 


lodge  chose  for  his  subject  '  How  it 
Feels  to  be  a  Baby  Elk."  His  speech 
was  lively  and  witty. 

The  membership  of  the  new  lodge 
is  150,  which  is  the  largest  charter 
list  of  members  ever  instituted  in  the 
United  States.  The  officers  of  the 
new  lodge  are  as  follows: 

Exalted  Ruler,  S.  Eugene  Crow; 
Esteemed  Leading  Knight,  Henley 
C.  Booth;  Esteemed  Loyal  Knight, 
James  C.  Bainbridge;  Esteemed  Lec- 
turing Knight,  William  A.  Wilson; 
Chaplain,  John  T.  Johnston;  Secre- 
tary, Charles  H.  L.  Irwin;  Treasurer, 
Neal  Callahan;  Esquire,  George  A. 
Black;  Inner  Guard,  Edward  A. 
Diehl;  Tyler,  Robert  C.  Curran;  Or- 


ganist, A.  Manuel  Carrillo;  Trus- 
tees— William  S.  Day,  Benjamin  T. 
Williams,  Charles  W.  Rasey,  Charles 
E.  Sherman  and  George  A.  Black. 


Carl  Hermann,  has  brought  suit  in 
the  United  States  Circuit  Court  against 
Thomas  J.  Clunie  aud  George  W. 
Ficks  of  the  Clunie  Opera  House  in 
Sacramento  to  recover  the  profits  of 
six  performances  of  the  opera  The 
Beggar  Student,  given  without  the 
owner's  permission  at  the  Clunie 
Opera  House  during  the  recent 
engagement  of  the  Lyric  Opera  Com- 
pany,  oaganized  by  Manager  Ficks. 


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Was  Launched  Early  in  September. 

It  is  the  Limit  of  all  that  is  Big,  Artistic  and  Funny. 

It  is  Presented  by  a  Company  of  30  People. 

It  is  Sumptuously  Mounted,  Magnificently  Costumed. 

It  Cost  15000.00  to  Raise  the  Curtain  on  the  First  Performance. 

It  is  Presented  by  Those  Prosperous  Comedians, 

MURRAY  and  MRQK 

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Threatened  Trouble  in 
Vaudeville 

It  appears  that  the  vaudeville  syndi- 
cate is  to  have  a  fight  on  its  hands  in 
spite  of  the  report  that  this  combina- 
tion had  secured  all  the  best  vaudeville 
talent  of  America.  There  was  re- 
cently organized  a  society  of  vaude- 
ville artists  calling  themselves  the 
White  Rats  of  America,  and  the  fact 
that  "Rats"  is  only  a  transposition  of 
the  word  "Star"  is  symbolic.  In  the 
signatures  to  the  statement  issued  by 
this  allied  body  were  the  names  of 
many  of  the  most  famous  vaudeville 
stars.  It  is  now  announced  that  they 
united  for  the  purpose  of  fighting  the 
syndicate,  which  threatened  a  reduc- 
tion of  salaries.  If  these  actors  make 
a  determined  stand,  the  row  of  the 
syndicate's  hoeing  will  not  be  entirely 
easy  of  cultivation  In  view  of  the 
fact  that  the  syndicate  is  going  to 
have  one  of  its  fights  in  Pittsburg — 
the  new  theatre  and  Harry  Williams 
clashing— this  is  interesting,  and 
Manager  Williams  may  not  find  it  so 
difficult  after  all  to  fight  the  syndicate. 
— Pittsburg  Dispatch. 

NeH>  Play   by  Oscar 
Wilde 

Mrs.  Brown  Potter  and  Kyrle  Bel- 
lew  will  produce  a  play  by  Oscar 
Wilde  next  winter. 

Wilde  is  now  in  Paris.  Bellew 
recently  found  him  in  Genoa  on  the 
verge  of  starvation.  He  took  him  to 
Paris,  gave  him  money  and  set  him  to 
work  on  the  play,  which  promises  to 
be  a  brilliant  success. 


Drama  in  Coytesville 

Last  Saturday  night  they  had  a 
show  in  Coytesville,  and  it  beat  any- 
thing that  New  York  has  done  in  the 
amusement  line    all    summer  long. 

The  show  resulted  from  the  efforts 
of  the  citizens  of  Coytesville  to  organ- 
ize a  fire  company.  The  hat  was 
passed  around  among  the  natives  and 
money  enough  subscribed  to  purchase 
a  hose  cart.  The  next  thing  to  do 
was  to  get  the  uniforms. 


So  one  of  the  firemen  went  to  Maur- 
ice Barrymore,  who  is  a  resident  of 
Coytesville  He  isn't  raising  pigs 
and  chickens,  but  he  spends  his  sum- 
mers there.  So  do  Henry  V.  Don- 
nelly, George  D.  Maclntyre,  Miss 
Dorothy  Donnelly,  John  Jennings  and 
quite  a  number  of  other  dramatic  folk. 
Wouldn't  they  give  an  entertainment 
as  a  benefit  for  the  hose  company  ? 
Barrymore  said  he  would  if  Donnelly 
would  help.  Donnelly  said  he'd  help, 
so  it  was  on. 

Barrymore  emerged  from  Coytes- 
ville long  enough  to  go  to  the  Lambs' 
Club  and  corral  a  bunch  of  actors  and 
actresses.  He  secured  a  dozen  and 
made  them  promise  to  go  over  Satur- 
day night  and  do  their  best  stunts. 
There  was  no  stage  and  no  scenery 
anywhere  in  that  part  of  Jersey,  but 
the  firemen,  under  Mr.  Maclntyre's 
direction,  turned  Craemer's  picnic 
grove  in  Fort  Lee  into  a  passable 
place.  They  rigged  up  a  shed  into  a 
stage  in  front  of  the  dancing  pavilion, 
put  an  arc  light  in  front  of  the  stage 
and  made  a  drop  curtain  out  of  a  lot 
of  red,  white  and  blue  bunting. 
Scenery  enough  to  make  half  an 
octagonal  room  was  brought  over 
from  New  York.  All  the  chairs  in 
Coytesville  and  Fort  Lee  were  bor- 
rowed. A  piano,  a  violin  and  a 
cornet  were  obtained  for  an  orchestra. 

By  8  o'clock  Saturday  night  there 
wasn't  a  seat  left.  There  were  more 
baby  spectators  than  any  of  the  New 
York  players  had  played  to  before. 
Baby  carriages  were  scattered  all  over 
the  grounds,  with  their  occupants 
cooing  and  crying  "papa"  and 
"mamma"  with  unrestrained  freedom. 
There  were  lots  of  pretty  girls,  some 
Jerseyites  and  some  New  Yorkers.  It 
was  a  real  nice  homelike  gathering, 
and  when  a  baby  howled  at  the  most 
inopportune  time  it  didn't  cut  any 
figure. 

Barrymore  was  the  whole  show.  In 
addition  to  appearing  himself  in  A 
Man  of  the  World,  he  was  in  "the 
front"  of  the  house  as  the  head  of  the 
"clacque." 

"I  must  lead  all  the  laughs,"  he 
announced.  "Ha!  ha!  ha!"  hestagily 
roared  at  every  good  joke,  and  the 
Coytesville  contingent  followed  up- 
roariously. 

"Bravo!  bravo!  he  shouted  singly, 
and  the  firemen  behind  him  echoed 


"bravo!" — a  form  of  appreciation  they 
would  hardly  have  undertaken  under 
a  less  distinguished  leader.  But  the 
show  really  didn't  need  a  clacque.  It 
was  plenty  good  enough  to  stand  on 
its  merits.  Mr.  Donnelly  presented 
Nan,  the  Good  for  Nothing,  assisted 
by  Walter  Allen,  R.  D.  Blackmore, 
Mr.  Clarre  and  Miss  Dorothy  Don- 
nelly. Oscar's  Birthday  was  pre- 
sented by  George  H.  Trader,  Frank 
Rolleston,  Misses  Lizzie  Annandale, 
Elizabeth  Woodson,  and  Pearl 
Evelynne;  Augustus  Cooke  recited 
'Ostler  Joe.  Will  McConnell  told 
some  stories,  Miss  Minnie  Church  did 
a  song  and  dance,  A.  B.  Sloane  gave 
twenty  minutes  to  rag  time,  Arthur 
Diehl  imitated  Chevalier,  and  when 
they  were  all  through,  the  audience 
felt  that  they  had  been  down  Broad- 
way. 

The  entertainment  netted  several 
hundred  dollars  to  the  uniform  fund, 
and  within  a  very  few  weeks  Coytes- 
ville will  be  absolutely  safe  from  fire. 
— N.  Y.  Sim. 


Camille  D'Arville 
Married 

Within  a  bower  of  blossoms  the 
ceremony  was  performed  Monday 
noon  that  changed  the  name  of 
Camille  D'Arville  and  gave  her  the 
name  of  Mrs.  Ernest  Willard  Crellin. 
The  ceremony  was  performed  in  St. 
Paul's  Episcopal  church  in  Oakland, 
and  was  witnessed  by  relatives  and  a 
few  intimate  friends.  The  entire 
house  was  transformed  into  a  maze  of 
flowers  and  trailing  vines  intertwined 
with  ferns  and  palms,  the  work  of  the 
decorator's  art  reaching  its  climax  in 
the  window  where  the  ceremony  was 
performed,  for  here  the  mass  of  lillies 
banked  in  walls  of  green  hid  every 
semblance  of  wall  or  window  and 
showed  but  the  living  beauty  of 
nature's  adornment.  Attired  in  a 
costume  of  lace  and  carrying  rare 
flowers,  the  bride  seemed  a  part  of 
the  surrounding  beauty  as  she  spoke 
the  words  which  took  her  from  the 
mimic  stage  and  placed  her  on  that  of 
real  life. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  beautiful 
marriage  ceremony  of  the  Episcopal 
church,  the  banquet-room,  decorated 
in  pink  and  white,  was  thrown  open 


and  the  guests  vied  with  each  other  in 
complimenting  the  groom  who  had 
won  from  the  public  and  held  for  his 
own  one  of  the  popular  idols  of  the 
stage. 

Camille  d'Arville,  or,  as  she  was 
known  in  private  life,  Neeltje  Lyon, 
was  first  known  in  this  country  as  one 
of  the  prima  donnas  of  the  Bostonians, 
and  later  as  a  star  attraction  on  the 
vaudeville  stage.  Her  success  has 
been  pronounced  from  her  first  ap- 
pearance in  New  York,  and  wherever 
she  sang  she  made  admirers. 

Ernest  Willard  Crellin  is  a  well 
known  capitalist  and  society  leader, 
and  when  he  first  heard  the  voice  of 
Miss  d'Arville  he  determined  to  make 
her  his  wife. 


Under  Sealed  Orders 

This  is  typical  of  the  way  the  criti- 
cal Sacramento  papers  received  Under 
Sealed  Orders  last  Saturday  and  Sun- 
day: "It  was  played  by  a  company 
of  very  even  capability.  The  piece 
is  extremely  sensational  and  extrava- 
gantly dramatic.  Interwoven  with 
the  main  story  is  a  pretty  love  tale  in 
comedy,  in  which  Jennie  Kelton,  a 
pretty  soubrette,  Harry  Lewellyn  and 
M.  J.  Hooley,  comedians,  carry  the 
burden.  Ray  Whitaker  is  the  leading 
man  of  the  troupe,  a  young  and 
capable  actor.  Miss  Omeda  Ray- 
mond, leading  woman,  is  fully  equal 
to  the  demands  of  the  foremost  female 
role.  The  young  woman  has  fine 
spirit,  a  good  presence  and  reads  well 
and  intelligently.  The  support  by 
Mr.  De  Camp,  Mr.  Ogden,  Mr.  Lyn- 
ton,  Misses  Baxley  and  Murdock  and 
others  is  quite  equal  to  the  calls  of 
the  play.  William  Brewer,  well 
known  here,  and  who  for  a  long  time 
belonged  to  the  first  Clunie  Opera 
House  Stock  Company,  has  the  heavy 
role,  Sanson,  the  criminal  and  hypno- 
tist— a  difficult  and  trying  persona- 
tion, and  well  sustained  by  Mr. 
Brewer. 


Members  of  the  Clement-Stockwell 
Company  in  town  who  will  support 
the  two  stars  during  the  four  weeks 
engagement  at  the  Columbia  are  Mrs. 
Clay  Clement,  Charles  King,  Charles 
Canfield,  H.  G.  Lonsdale  and  Alice 
Lonnan. 


September  i,  1900 


Belt's  Broadway 

Dramatic  School 

The  third  year  of  the  Broadway 
Dramatic  School,  Denver,  Col.,  opens 
Sept.  2.  The  training  given  in  this 
school  in  every  branch  of  the  dramatic 
profession  has  won  for  it  an  enviable 
reputation.  Mr.  Bell's  twenty  years 
of  practical  experience  on  the  stage 
have  enabled  him  to  map  out  a  course 
of  study  far  reaching  in  its  results, 
and  his  success  as  an  instructor  is 
evinced  by  the  large  number  of  gradu- 
ates from  his  school  who  are  holding 
responsible  positions  in  first-class  com- 
panies. 

The  excellent  standing  of  the 
school  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that 
Mrs.  John  Elitch,  Jr.,  owner  of 
EHtch's  Gardens,  and  Mr.  Wm.  Cooke 
Daniels,  the  most  prominent  mer- 
chant and  social  leader  of  Denver, 
have  each  offered  a  gold  medal  to  Mr. 
Bell  to  be  presented  to  the  young  man 
and  woman,  respectively,  who  shows 
the  greatest  progress  during  the  com- 
ing term. 

Baker  City  Theatre 

"The  Baker,"  as  it  will  be  named, 
when  completed  and  furnished,  will 
have  cost  not  less  than  $30,000,  and 
will  be  the  finest  opera  house  in  the 
State  outside  of  Portland.  Its  seating 
capacity  will  be  between  1,100  and 
1,200.  Part  of  the  material  is  now 
on  the  ground,  the  foundation  hav- 
ing been  finished  some  time  ago,  and 
work  will  be  commenced  at  once. 
The  building  will  be  60x100  feet,  the 
space  from  floor  to  ceiling  over  50 
feet,  making  the  structure  about  60 
feet  in  height. 

The  Baker  has  been  leased  for  a 
term  of  two  years,  with  privileges  of 
five  years  renewal,  to  George  L. 
Baker,  of  Portland,  formerly  of  the 
Marquam  Grand.  He  is  having  spe- 
cial scenery  prepared,  which  will 
make  it  one  of  the  most  attractive 
playhouses  in  the  West. 


Dailey  Co.  in  Seattle 

Editor  Review:  We  arrived  here 
Friday  night  and  opened  Sunday 
night  to  packed  house.  Play  and 
company  going  big;  giving  the  best 
of  satisfaction.  And  despite  the  fact 
that  the  weather  here  is  greatly 
against  us,  there  has  been  no  noticeable 
decrease  in  business.  On  the  con- 
trary, it  is  increasing  with  every  evi- 
dence of  it  continuing  during  our 
engagement,  which  closes  here  Sept. 
1st.  We  open  Vancouver  the  2nd, 
one  week.  All  are  well  and  look  for- 
ward to  a  happy,  prosperous  season. 
The  "boys"  desire  me  to  remember 
them  to  The  Review. 

Most  sincerely  yours, 
Edward  F.  Nannary. 

8-23-V0. 


The  Nome  Field 

One  indication  of  the  change  for  the 
better  that  has  come  to  Nome  is  the 
business  being  done  there  by  the 
theatres.  When  Robert  Blei,  who  is 
known  all  over  the  United  States  as  a 
skyrocket  theatrical  schemer,  failed  to 
make  a  success  of  the  Columbia 
Theatre  there,  it  was  predicted  that 
such  an  institution  could  not  be  sup- 
ported. Shortly  after  Blei  & 
Spitzel  sold  out  the  Columbia,  how- 
ever, Frank  Simons  arrived  from 
Dawson  and  opened  the  Standard. 
He  has  been  doing  a  good  business, 
particularly  in  the  last  week. 


The  presentation  of  The  Masquer- 
aders  will  be  the  most  costly  ever  seen 
at  the  Alcazar. 


Guests  of  Walter 

Morosco 


About  one  hundred  and  twenty 
little  waifs  from  the  West  Oakland 
Home  were  the  guests  of  Walter  Mo- 
rosco last  Saturday  at  his  beautiful 
country  home  on  the  Redwood  road, 
beyond  Fruitvale.  The  children  took 
the  8:20  local  train  in  the  morning  for 
the  end  of  the  line,  where  Mr.  Mo- 
rosco met  them  with  private  convey- 
ances and  took  them  to  his  place.  It 
has  been  the  custom  of  Mr.  Morosco 
for  the  past  eight  years  to  give  the 
children  of  the  home  such  a  delight- 
ful outing  on  the  last  Saturday  of 
August. 


New  Copyrights 

Griselda,  the  Peasant  Duchess,  has 
just  been  copyrighted  by  Virna  Woods 
of  Sacramento,  the  author.  My  Old 
Southern  Home,  by  Oscar  Lamar 
Allen  of  Los  Angeles,  is  a  recently 
copyrighted  play. 


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Leading  Character  and  Comedy 

At  Liberty  after  October  7. 

Address  this  office 


I  CORDRAY'S  I 


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THEATRE 

Portland,  Ore. 

Playing  both  Leading 
and  Popular  Price 
Attractions 

^»Large  Seating  Capacity^ 

Fully  equipped  with  Scenery  and 
all  modern  stage  appliances. 

ADDRESS, 

John  F.  Cordray 

PORTLAND,  ORE. 


THE  ACTORS'  FRIEND 


CAlORicVITAOIL 

CONQUERS  all  PAIN-  TRY  IT' 


Sure  Cure  for  Hoarseness  and  Sore  Throat 

All  Druggists 

New  Farragut  Theatre 

VALLEJO,  CAL. 

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THE  SAIN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


September  i,  1900 


DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


(Sixteen  Pages) 

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office  at  San  Francisco  as  second-class  matter  and 
is  supplied  to  the  trade  by  the  San  Francisco  News 
Company,  342  Geary  Street. 

Tom  Greene 

Saturday  night  Tom  Greene  ac- 
quitted himself  of  a  feat  of  which  he 
may  well  be  proud.  He  had  been 
spending  his  vacation  in  Los  Angeles 
and  was  just  preparing  to  mount  his 
\\  heel  for  a  ride  when  he  was  handed 
a  telegram  from  the  Tivoli  saying  that 
Avedano  was  ill — could  he  sing  Tann- 
hauser  and  if  he  could  when  could  he 
leave  ?  Tannhauser  was  billed  for 
Saturday  night.  Here  it  was  Thurs- 
day. Mr.  Greene  wired  back  he  could 
and  would.  He  would  start  that  night. 
1  le  got  the  book  of  the  opera,  took  the 
owl  Thursday  night,  locked  himself 
in  a  drawing  room  and  studied  all 
right.  Got  here  Friday  morning  and 
had  a  short  rehearsal  Friday  afternoon. 
.Studied  all  Friday  night  and  came  on 
Saturday  night  perfect — and  made  one 
of  the  most  substantial  hits  ever  made 
at  the  Tivoli  and  certainly  one  of  the 
biggest  in  his  career.  The  audience 
gave  him  a  magnificent  reception, never 
dreaming  of  the  circumstances  under 
which  he  appeared.  When  we  con- 
sider that  Mr.  Greene  had  never  sung 
the  part  before  and  had  only  seen  the 
opera  once,  ten  years  ago,  the  under- 
taking and  achievement  will  appear  in 
its  true  light.  Tom  Greene,  with  a 
magnificent  tenor  voice,  can  sing  comic 
opera  and  grand  opera  and  is  one  of 
the  most  reliable  singers  before  the 
public.  His  ability  to  quickly  mem- 
orize such  a  part  as  Tannhauser,  one 
of  the  most  difficult  of  operas,  is  one 
of  the  features  of  his  success.  He  will 
later  be  heard  during  the  grand  opera 
season,  and  has  been  engaged  for  the 
regular  season  following  the  present 
run  of  grand  opera. 


Juliet  Crosby  Talks  to  The  Review 


Juliet  Crosby,  (Mrs.  Fred  Belasco), 
who  returned  last  week  from  her 
Eastern  and  European  visit,  chatted 
pleasantly  last  Tuesday  with  Thj£ 
REVIEW  editor  concerning  the  impres- 
sions she  gathered  while  away  from 
home.  She  was  in  London  ten  weeks 
and  in  Paris  about  three  weeks.  Dur- 
ing her  stay  in  London,  Miss  Crosby 
was  a  member  of  Mrs.  Carter's  Zaza 
Company,  and  on  the  fourth  week 
had  the  pleasure  of  playing  before  his 
royal  highness,  the  Prince  of  Wales, 
who  was  good  natured  and  looked 
very  little  the  Prince  in  his  free  and 
easy  demeanor.  Miss  Crosby  noted  a 
great  difference  in  the  theatres  of 
London  from  those  we  have.  There 
they  are  nearly  all  extremely  nairow, 
it  being  impossible  to  see  from  the 
sides.  There  are  no  ushers,  but 
women  attendants,  who  seat  you  and 
then  sell  you  a  program  for  sixpence. 
The  English  theatres  make  a  great 
feature  of  their  lobbies  and  between 
acts,  the  audiences  precipitate  them- 
selves into  these  flower  bedecked 
places  and  chat  with  and  visit  their 
friends.  Miss  Crosby  noticed  that  it 
was  particularly  difficult  for  an 
American  to  make  an  impression  on 
an  English  audience,  but  when  they 
do,  it  is  perhaps,  some  compensation 
for  the  reluctant  acknowledgment. 
As  to  the  well  dressed  English  actress, 
Miss  Crosby  declares  she  never  set 
eyes  upon  her.  They  are  the  most 
impossible  dressers  in  the  world. 
What  with  peculiar  taste  and  a 
straight  up  and  down  figure,  the 
result  in  dressing  must  necessarily  be 
something  fearful.  E.  D.  Price,  who 
was  a  member  of  the  Belasco  party, 
declared  one  night,  after  a  survey  of 
an  English  audience  and  stage,  that 
there  should  be  a  weight  limit  to  all 
persons  appearing  in  evening  dress,  as 
is  the  English  custom  at  theatres. 
He  thought  that  the  human  figure 
should  at  least  show  signs  of  a  cer- 


tain amount  of  flesh  before  it  should 
be  allowed  to  exhibit  itself.  Miss 
Crosby  found  in  Paris  the  French 
sentiment  against  the  English  to  be 
something  extremely  violent  and  a 
great  many  Americans  who  were 
taken  for  English  suffered  many 
slights  in  consequence,  to  say  nothing 
of  suffering  in  their  pocket  books,  for 
all  prices  were  raised  100  per  cent, 
during  the  fair. 

In  ^conclusion,  Miss  Crosby  said  she 
was  glad  to  get  home;  that  Paris 
women  were  chic  and  bright,  but 
there  was  a  great  monotony  about 
their  clothes  that  is  never  seen  in 
American  cities,  and  as  far  as  gowns 
were  concerned  New  York  and  San 
Francisco  were  certainly  every  bit  as 
well  situated. 

In  London,  she  found  great  pleasure 
in  looking  up  old  historical  places. 
The  cut  below  shows  her  with  Mrs. 


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C.  Cook,  wife  of  David  Belasco's  Lon- 
don manager,  in  the  vicinity  of  the 
Parliament  buildings.  On  the  left  is 
Mrs.  Cook,  on  the  right  Miss  Crosby. 


During  the  race  riot  last  week  in 
New  York  a  mob  surrounded  the  New 
York  Roof  Garden,  where  Williams 
and  Walker  were  playing,  and  as- 
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A  mob  also  chased  Ernest  Hogan, 
the  negro  who  wrote  "All  Coons  Look 
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Skptember  i,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


JUST  OF 
PASSING  INTEREST 


Richard  Mansfield  is  rehearsing 
Henry  V. 

Edna  May  will  star  in  a  Kerker- 
Morton  opera  within  the  season. 

Rhys  Thomas  will  come  here  as  a 
member  of  Frank  Daniels'  Company. 

Jessie  Bartlett  Davis  has  an- 
nounced her  intention  of  staying  in 
vaudeville. 

Constant  Coouelin,  the  famous 
French  actor,  was  recently  prostrated 
by  the  heat  and  his  theatre  is  closed. 

Alice  Nielsen  is  still  in  this  city, 
but  goes  East  directly  to  open  her  sea- 
son.   She  comes  here  in  November. 

Olga  Nethersole  contemplates 
producing  a  dramatization  of  Ouida's 
novel,  Under  Two  Flags. 

Julia  Cotte  is  doing  some  splendid 
work  in  Ship  Ahoy  during  the 
rehearsals,  and  will  be  certain  to  make 
a  hit  in  the  coming  production.  The 
popular  piece  opens  at  the  Alhambra 
next  Thursday  night,  Sept.  6. 

George  Osbourne,  who  was  en- 
gaged to  play  Simonides  in  Ben-Hur, 
has  been  forced  to  retire  from  the  cast 
through  temporary  illness.  Etnmett 
Corrigan,  who  played  Ilderim,  and 
later  Ben-Hur,  last  season,  has  been 
engaged  to  play  Simonides. 

Ida  Hawley  will  be  remembered 
as  an  attractive  member  of  Morosco's 
last  musical  organization.  She  will 
have  an  important  part  in  the  musical 
comedy,  A  Million  Dollars,  which  will 
inaugurate  the  fall  season  at  the  New 
York  Theatre,  N.  Y. 

Ferris  Hartman  has  been  un- 
usually fortunate  in  securing  such 
clever  people  for  his  support  in  the 
coming  production  of  Ship  Ahoy  at 
the  Alhambra.  Harry  Cashman  and 
Tom  Guise,  especially,  will  give  a 
great  deal  of  strength  to  the  produc- 
tion. 

L.  R.  Stockwell,  who  is  cast  for 
the  part  of  Joey  Ladle  in  A  Great 
Obstacle,  which  opens  at  the  Columbia 
next  Monday  evening,  appeared  in  the 
same  role  when  Charles  Fechter  starred 
in  No  Thoroughfare  in  the  seventies. 
The  part  is  a  humorous  one,  of  which 
Mr.  Stockwell  makes  the  most. 

Mary  Anderson  (Mrs.  Antonio 
Navarro)  admits  that  she  is  not  as 
young  as  when  playgoers  knew  her, 
but  she  has  confessed  to  having  re- 
ceived a  shock  at  a  bazaar  held  in 
Broadway,  Worcestershire,  England, 
the  other  day,  when  the  rector  of  a 
religious  community  told  her  she  was 


"l&DIIO    &  CO   i  f 


a  mother  to  them.  She  made  a  little 
speech,  in  which  she  remarked:  "I 
am  somewhat  overwhelmed  by  the 
clerical  compliment,  but  he  might 
have  said  'sister.'  " 

Tom  Guise,  who  is  cast  for  the 
part  of  the  Commodore  in  Ship 
Ahoy  at  the  Alhambra,  is  already 
well  known  to  theatre-goers  of  this 
city.  For  four  seasons  he  was  with 
De  Wolff  Hopper,  making  his  last 
appearance  here  at  the  Baldwin 
Theatre,  playing  the  French  general 
in  Wang,  and  the  insurgent  chieftain 
in  El  Capitan. 

Eugene  W.  Presbrey's  new  play, 
in  which  Joseph  Brooks  and  Ben 
Stern  will  star  Blanche  Walsh  the 
coming  season,  has  not  yet  been 
named.  It  will  be  produced  in  Phila- 
delphia at  the  Chestnut  street  theatre 
the  week  of  Sept.  24th,  and  will  fol- 
low Ben  Hur  at  the  conclusion  of  its 
five  weeks  at  the  Broadway  theatre, 
New  York,  October  8th. 

Louie  Frear,  the  English  sou- 
brette,  has  been  awarded  $4,000 
damages  by  a  London  court  against 
George  W.  Lederer  of  the  Casino.  It 
will  be  remembered  that  a  season  ago 
she  refused  to  appear  on  the  Casino 
roof,  saying  her  contract  did  not  con- 
template that  performance,  and  the 
Court  said  so,  too. 

Nearly  every  actor  has  his  hobby. 
Richard  Mansfield  loves  horseback 
riding.  Jefferson  is  a  fervent  disciple 
of  Izaak  Walton.  Sol  Smith  Russell 
takes  pride  in  his  library.  Tim  Mur- 
phy sketches  at  every  opportunity. 
Nat  Goodwin's  English  country  house 
has  his  constant  attention.  Any- 
thing antique  draws  E.  H.  Sothern's 
attention.  William  Gillette  will  pay 
well  for  a  new  and  better  brand  of 
cigars  and  W.  H.  Crane  worships 
yachting. 

Edward  Makiu.k,  who  recently 
died  in  Brooklyn,  was  born  in  1846. 
His  first  appearance  on  the  stage  was 
in  Chicago  in  i860,  when  he  took  the 
boy  part  in  The  Strangles.  He  sub- 
sequently played  with  Mrs.  John 
Drew's  company  at  the  Arch  Street 
Theatre,  Philadelphia ;  with  John 
McCullough  at  the  California  Theatre 
in  San  Francisco,  with  Willie  Edouin 
at  the  Boston  Museum,  with  Salis- 
bury's Troubadours,  with  Lotta  and 
with  Edward  Sothern.  In  1884  he 
joined  Thatcher,  Primrose  and  West's 
combination  as  interlocutor.  He  wrote 
songs,  too,  and  was  for  a  long  time 
stage  manager  of  The  Black  Crook. 


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The  Columbia 

It's  the  closing  week  of  the  long 
*■  and  profitable  engagement  of  the 
Henry  Miller  Company  at  the  Colum- 
bia. The  Only  Way  was  continued 
this  week.  It  proved  a  drawing  card 
and  filled  the  house  nightly.  Mr. 
Wills'  dramatization  of  Dickens'  Tale 
of  Two  Cities,  is  a  very  excellent 
reproduction  of  the  fascinating  story. 
Dickens  so  possessed  the  faculty  of 
communing  with  the  inner  nature  of 
the  common  people  that  his  portrayal 
of  their  life  is  always  a  character 
study  of  actualities.  As  Sydney  Car- 
ton, Henry  Miller  does  some  of  his 
finest  acting,  a  finished  performance 
which  stands  out  in  memory  as  clear 
cut  and  perfect  as  a  cameo.  Mr. 
Stoddart  is  a  charming  actor  whose 
individuality  adds  much  to  the  play. 
Mr.  Worthing's  love  is  not  as  fiery 
as  we  might  expect.  Mr.  Mor- 
gan plays  De  Farge  with  the 
same  careful,  painstaking  manner 
which  characterizes  all  his  work. 
Mr.  Morgan  is  ever  Morgan  in  what- 
ever he  does.  Clarence  Montaine  did 
much  with  the  small  part  entrusted  to 
him.  Grace  Elliston  as  Mimi  does 
the  character  ample  justice.  Mar- 
garet Robinson  and  Grace  Day  as 
Lucie  Manette  and  The  Vengeance, 
respectively,  were  well  up  in  their 
parts. 

Grand  Opera  House 

The  Grand  this  week  is  like  it  was 
in  the  good  old  Morosco  days  when 
the  gallery  hissed  the  villain  and 
applauded  the  triumph  of  virtue.  After 
the  first  act,  Harrington  Reynolds,  the 
spider,  at  each  entree  has  had  to  wait 
for  the  storm  of  hisses  to  die  out  as  he 
and  his  confederates  concocted  their 
diabolical  schemes.  Mary  Van  Buren 
is  better  suited  to  a  part  like  the  Lame 
Girl  than  to  the  heavy  emotional  re- 
quirements of  Nellie  Denver,  but  she 
is  always  pleasing.  Wilton  Lackaye 
is  not  an  ideal  Silver  King.  While  it 
would  be  almost  impossible  for  Mr. 
Lackaye  to  give  us  a  badly  acted  char- 
acter, yet  some,  of  course,  must  by 
comparison  be  happier  creations  than 
others.  This  week  the  Silver  King  is 
one  of  the  others.  Mr.  Roberts  made 
a  very  sympathetic  Jaikes,  and  Wal- 
lace Shaw  an  excellent  Father  Christ- 
mas. The  other  roles  met  with  gen- 
eral approval  and  the  unusual  length 


of  the  performance  has  not  seemed  to 
tire  the  large  audiences. 


The  Alcazar 

Pkov  Fkou,  (a  soft  rustling  sound), 
'  a  French  play,  produced  in  1869, 
is  the  closing  play  of  the  Florence 
Roberts  Company  engagement  at  the 
Alcazar.  In  her  beautiful  blue 
gown,  sprinkled  with  the  daintiest 
pink  roses,  Miss  Roberts  is  an  ideal 
Fiou  Frou.  Her  engagement  at  this 
popular,  home-like  theatre  has  been, 
as  it  always  is,  a  great  success,  for  she 
is  a  great  favorite  with  our  pleasure- 
loving  people.  A  versatile  actress  of 
many  good  parts,  she  is  as  good  and 
perhaps  better  in  this  charming  little 
play  than  in  any  of  her  varied  reper- 
toire. White  Whittlesey,  as  Henri, has 
a  part  perfectly  suited  to  his  gentle- 
manly bearing  and  character.  His 
strong  reading  of  the  character  of  this 
husband  of  a  giddy, thoughtless  wife,  is 
so  well  done  as  to  enlist  the  hearty 
sympathy  of  his  audience  from  the  very 
start.  We  a  re  sorry  that  this  week  closes 
his  engagement  at  the  Alcazar,  but  we 
wish  him  bon  voyage  and  hope  to  see 
him  here  often  in  the  future.  Geo. 
Webster's  Brigard  is  very  strong  and 
shows  what  a  wonderful  versatility  the 
man  has.  San  Franciscans  are  proud 
of  the  development  he  has  shown 
this  past  year.  Edwin  Emery's 
De  Valeas  is  well  done. 
Clarence  Arper,  as  the  Baron  is  a'  suc- 
cess, showing  excellent  judgment. 
Carlyle  Moore's  Vincent  is  good. 
Lorena  Atwood  is  a  sweet  Louise, 
showing  strength  and  power  in  the 
character.  Marie  Howe,  as  the  Bar- 
rone,  makes  a  hit  and  shows  once  more 
what  she  can  accomplish  as  an  inde- 
fatigable worker.  Lillian  Armsby,  as 
Pauline  is  an  excellent  maid,  filling 
the  position  with  care  and  conscien- 
tious regard  to  detail  which  has  been 
so  noticeable  during  her  engagement 
with  this  excellent  company.  Au  re- 
voir,  Florence  Roberts  and  Company. 
Come  again,  come  often  and  soon. 


quite  an  ovation  Saturday  and 
Thursday  nights  on  his  return 
to  the  Tivoli  stage.  In  the 
last  act  his  Tannhauser  is  particularly 
good.  We  don't  have  to  send  abroad 
for  tenors.  Arthur  Boyce  as  Walther 
is  adding  laurels  to  his  name.  Verdi's 
historical  opera,  The  Masked  Ball, 
alternated  with  Tannhauser  this  week. 
The  orchestration  is  especially  catchy 
and  taking  in  this  five  act  opera,  which 
is  given  very  effectively.  Don't  think  for 
a  minute  you  don't  get  excellent  music 
at  this  opera  house  because  it's  low- 
priced.  Not  so!  You  will  never  get 
as  good  elsewhere  for  the  same  price. 
Russo  was  Ricardo — the  governor  of 
the  Boston  Colony  200  years  ago- 
much  in  love  with  his  secretary's 
wife,  Anna  Lichter  (Amelia).  Russo's 
sweet  tenor  was  in  good  form  and 
brought  forth  many  bra  vos  and  encores. 
Anna  Lichter  is  a  great  favorite  and 
sang  sweetly  this  sad  story  of  love 
and  love's  mistakes.  Ferrari,  as  the 
Secretary,  is  forceful  and  sang  with 
spirit  and  graceful  gesture,  his  solo  in 
the  fourth  act  bringing  out  a  burst  of 
applause.  Repetto  is  very  sweet  and 
pretty,  and  as  Oscar,  the  page,  sang 
with  much  beauty  several  charming 
solos.  The  male  chorus  in  the  second 
act  was  especially  well  rendered.  The 
quintette  in  the  fourth  act  is  beauti- 
fully and  effectively  given. 


The  TtboU 

'"Tannhauser  was  such  a  great  suc- 
*  cess  last  week  that  the  manage- 
ment concluded  to  give  four  nights 
this  week  to  it.  Avedano  being  taken 
suddenly  ill,  Tom  Greene,  our  old 
standby,  was  wired  for,  and  with  but 
a  day's  notice,  sang  his  part  to  the  en- 
tire satisfaction  of  the  house,  receiving 


The  Alta  Theatre 

'"The  Alta  theatre  is  succeeding  be- 
1  yond  all  expectation.  It  prom- 
ises soon  to  become  the  most  popular 
"family  theatre"  in  the  city.  East 
Lynne  has  been  the  bill  this  week, 
and  its  production  brought  out  several 
surprises.  In  the  first  place,  the  ex- 
cellence of  the  stock  company  was  at 
once  noticeably  pleasing.  There  have 
been  several  clever  additions  to  the 
company,  one  of  whom,  Florence 
Lyons,  gives  unmistakable  evidence 
of  much  dramatic  talent.  This  is  her 
first  professional  performance,  and  she 
only  had  the  small  character  bit  of 
Wilson,  but  her  work  was  so  un- 
affected and  so  natural  that  it  was 
most  favorably  commented  upon. 
Louise  Carter,  as  Lady  Isabelle  and 
Madame  Vine,  was  particularly 
charming,  and  her  excellent  work  in 
the  difficult  characters,  gives  her 
standing  as  among  our  clever  leading 
women.  Another  clever,  young  and 
pretty  actress  with  the  very  difficult 


part  of  Barbara  Hare,  was  Mabel  Car- 
michael.  She  demonstrated  her 
ability  to  interpret  any  role  that  may 
be  given  her.  Mrs.  Horace  Ewing 
showed  great  versatility  as  Miss 
Cornelia  Carlyle.  Her  characteriza- 
tion shows  a  thorough  understanding 
of  dramatic  art,  and  she  is  a  valuable 
addition  to  the  company.  Helen 
Nelson  was  particularly  bewitching 
as  Joyce,  and  her  beauty  and  clever- 
ness were  most  favorably  commented 
upon.  Clark  McFarlane  was  very 
effective  as  Archibald  Carlyle;  Willis 
Marks,  made  a  good  Sir  Francis  and 
especially  noticeable  was  the  work  of 
Frank  C.  Thompson  as  Lord  Mount 
Severn.  Bert  Van  Cleve  made  a  hit 
as  Mr.  Dill,  and  Chas.  Thurston  as 
the  Officer.  Edward  Sweaney,  as 
Justice  Hare  and  Little  Ribble,  as 
Little  Willie  completed  the  cast.  The 
play  was  elaborately  mounted  and  the 
handsome  costumes  were  all  com- 
mented upon  by  the  ladies.  There 
was  a  good  attendance  throughout 
the  week,  and  a  crowded  house  greeted 
the  performance  on  Wednesday  even- 
ing when  a  benefit  was  given  for  the 
widow  of  the  late  Colonel  Duboce. 
Manager  Ewing  promises  even  better 
things  for  the  Alta. 


Florence  Roberts'  Tour 

The  projected  tour  of  Florence 
Roberts,  under  the  management  of 
Belasco  and  Thall,  has  been  aban- 
doned. Miss  Roberts  will  go  out  in 
November  under  her  own  manage- 
ment, playing  a  strong  repertoire  of 
plays  aud  being  supported  by  a  care- 
fully selected  company.  Early  in  the 
tour  an  engagement  will  be  played  at 
Honolulu,  after  which  the  company 
go  eastward. 

News  of  Companies 

Dailey's  Comedians  left  last  Wed- 
nesday by  boat  for  their  opening  in 
San  Diego. 

Under  Sealed  Orders  Company 
sailed  for  Seattle,  Wednesday  noon. 

The  Jessie  Shirley  Company  packed 
'em  to  the  doors  all  last  week  in 
Marysville.  Same  this  week  in 
Woodland. 

Dailey  Stock  Co.  in  Seattle,  did  a 
wonderfully  good  business,  and  the 
local  papers  treated  them  wonderfully 
well.  The  company  and  players 
made  an  unqualified  hit. 

The  Elliott-Bacon  Sapho  Co.  are 
drawing  big  houses  at  25,  50,  and  75 
cents. 


September  i,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


TAe  Orpheum 

/^\ur  vaudeville  bouse  this  week 
presents  for  beginners  tbe  bold- 
overs,  Bruno  Arnirn  and  Bertba 
Wagner,  in  their  operatic  travesty, 
followed  by  two  of  last  week's  features, 
Caroline  Hull  and  Macart's  dogs  and 
monkeys.  Lavender  and  Thompson, 
comedy  sketch  artists,  do  a  neat  little 
sketch  that  serves  principally  to  show 
the  wonderful  acrobatic  abilities  of  the 
male  member  of  the  team.  Lew 
Hawkins  tells  a  few  new  stories  and 
sings  some  of  the  old  parodies.  The 
Newsky  family  of  Russians  are  on  for 
a  second  week.  The  Tobins,  instru- 
mentalists of  a  high  order,  are  new, 
and  can  be  classed  as  among  the  best 
features  ever  brought  here  by  the 
Orpheum.  The  Yoscary  Troupe,  at 
the  tail  end  of  the  program,  do  a  sen- 
sational acrobatic  turn  that  is  the  star 
feature  of  the  bill.  They  are  simply 
wonders  and  should  not  be  missed. 
New  biograph  views  complete  an 
enjoyable  evening's  entertainment. 


^The  Olympia 

""The  Hungarian  orchestra  under  the 
*■  leadership  of  Conductor  Isidore 
Fenster,  are  giving  some  excellent 
numbers  this  week.  A  Strauss  waltz 
— The  Apple  Feast,  a  Sousa  march — 
Corcoran  Cadets,  and  an  overture, 
Tambour  of  the  Guard,  Titl,  are  all 
good  and  greatly  enjoyed  by  the 
crowds  that  throng  the  Olympia 
nightly.  It's  the  6rst  appearance  of 
Kalacratus,  the  novelty  juggler,  who 
is  pleasing  in  his  performance.  The 
holdovers  are  all  doing  good  work. 
Amateur  night  was  a  great  success. 
The  living  statuary  is  still  the  great 
attraction. 


The  Chutes 


""The  Chutes  has  the  usual  good  pro- 
1  gram  this  week.  La  Lista,  with 
her  beautiful  mirror  dance,  is  a  great 
and  perhaps  the  most  fetching  attrac- 
tion of  the  excellent  program.  Weston 
and  Herbert  do  a  very  pleasing  musi- 
cal act  with  their  various  musical 
instruments.  The  Malcolms  first  ap- 
pearance is  a  success,  presenting  On 
Dangerous  Ground.  Baby  Ruth's 
coon  songs  are  very  taking.  Lord 
and  Rowe,  the  acrobatic  comedians, 
are  as  funny  as  can  be.  Silvia  Puerari, 
the  operatic  prima  donna,  sings  with 
great  effect,  selections  with  which  we 
are  all  familiar.  The  moving  pictures 
are  very  enjoyable. 


Fischer  s  Concert  House 

JWl  onday  night  the  new  bill  at 
•  ■  Fischer's  Concert  House  was 
received  with  the  usual  favor  by  a 


good  audience.  Brooke  Eltrym,  a 
young  singer  with  a  very  promising 
voice,  a  pupil  of  S.  S.  Partello,  was  a 
particular  favorite  and  her  songs  were 
greatly  enjoyed.  John  Delmore  gave 
a  number  of  coon  songs  and  dances. 
Hadley  and  Hart  with  some  musical 
instruments  made  a  hit,  as  did  little 
Verna  Felton,  a  child  performer. 
Children  take  well  at  Fischer's,  the 
dainty  tots  who  have  appeared  there 
always  being  sure  of  rapturous  ap- 
plause. Wonderful  things  were  done 
by  Vic  W.  Guion,  juggler  and  equili- 
brist, and  Maud  Stiel  and  Eudora 
Forde  were  successful  in  vocal  num- 
bers. Moving  pictures  continue  an 
attraction. 


Vaudeville  Notes 

Moulton  and  Moll  open  at  Pain's 
Fireworks  Sept.  2nd. 

Basco  and  Rice  will  shortly  play 
the  California  circuit. 

Jolly  Hamilton  opens  in  a  local 
Music  Hall  Sept.  3. 

Wm.  De  Boe,  the  up-side-down 
man,  opens  at  the  Chutes  Sept.  10. 

White  and  Harris  will  soon  be  seen 
on  the  Coast  again. 

The  Morgans  open  at  the  Olympia 
Sept.  3rd. 

Sullivan  and  Gaynell  open  at  the 
Chutes  Sept.  3rd. 

Waldo  and  Elliott  are  heading  this 
way,  and  will  soon  strike  this  city. 

The  Kramers  are  still  features  at 
the  Savoy,  Victoria. 

Oro,  Bell  and  Oro  go  East  the  latter 
part  of  the  month. 

Garden  and  Hunt  will  play  this  city 
in  the  near  future. 

Alice  Raymond  will  be  an  attrac- 
tion at  the  Eureka  Fair. 

Josie  Coughlin  opens  at  the  Tivoli 
theatre,  Stockton,  September  3rd. 

The  Hayes  Sisters  open  at  Kapp's 
Grotto,  Sept.  3rd. 

The  Black  Bartons  play  the  Orpheum 
theatre  September  3rd. 

Adgie  and  her  lions  open  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House  Sept.  10th  in 
Frawley's  production  of  Quo  Vadis. 

Dave  Marion  and  Walter  Reed  open 
at  the  People's  Theatre,  Seattle,  next 
week . 

Stone  and  Edwards  open  at  the 
Vienna  Buffet,  Los  Angeles,  next 
week . 

Dutch  Walton  and  Minnie  Wain- 
right  play  at  Fischer's  Concert  Hall 
next  week. 

Gates  and  Clark  will  be  seen  at  the 
Tivoli,  Stockton,  for  four  weeks,  com- 
mencing next  week. 

Flossie  Schafer,  Reta  Everett  and 
Maud  Raymond  open  at  the  Casino 
Theatre,  Sacramento,  next  week. 

Oro  and  Gerald  Olsen  and  Bueger, 
Edith   Gerald,    Eva   Raymond  and 


Wilton  Sisters  play  at  Oakland  Park 
tomorrow. 

The  Leons,  Chas.  Stanley,  Le  Clair 
and  Zoyarra  and  Paul  La  Croix  will 
be  seen  at  the  Sacramento  Pair. 

Perry  Sisters  are  very  attractive 
features  of  a  very  attractive  bill  at  the 
Mascot,  Seattle. 

Geo.  N.  Wilson  is  causing  a  great 
deal  of  comment  with  his  work  at  the 
Mascot,  Seattle. 

Fairbanks  Bros.,  king  pin  jugglers, 
are  playing  a  return  engagement  at 
The  Savoy,  Victoria. 

The  Mohring  .Sisters  and  the  Mor- 
rison Sisters,  direct  from  the  East, 
will  shortly  appear  in  the  local  Music 
Halls. 

Sacramento  State  Fair  will  be  rich 
in  attractions.  Besides  the  typical 
fair  features,  there  will  be  a  Midway 
that  will  be  a  corker. 

George  Johnson,  the  'colored 
plunger,"  was  shot  about  8:30  o'clock 
Thursday  of  last  week  by  Dave  Bar- 
ton, the  colored  cake-walker,  who, 
with  his  wife,  are  well-known  per- 
formers in  vaudeville.  Johnson  got  a 
bullet  hole  in  his  left  leg  for  paying 
too  much  attention  to  Barton's  wife. 


Side  Lights 


Vita  Oil  is  really  the  actor's  friend. 
For  sore  throats  or  sprains  or  soreness 
it  is  a  wonderful  and  quick  relief. 

The  benefit  at  the  Alta  Theatre 
Wednesday  night  in  aid  of  the  Duboce 
fund  realized  $139.00,  a  generous  gift 
from  the  theatre  management. 

In  the  dagger  scene  in  A  Great 
Obstacle,  which  will  be  seen  at  the 
Columbia  next  week,  Clay  Clement 
uses  the  same  weapon  employed  by  the 
late  Charles  Fechter  when  he  starred 
as  Jules  Obenreizer  in  No  Thorough- 
fare. The  weapon  was  highly  cher- 
ished by  Mr.  Fechter  and  it  is  now  the 
property  of  the  property  man  of  the 
Columbia,  to  whom  Fechter  presented 
it  as  a  memento  shortly  before  his 
death. 

He's  Getting  His  Reward 

Lou  Elliott,  the  busy  man,  who  has 
been  haunting  Sterett's  for  the  past 
two  months  from  6  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m. 
finding  plenty  to  do,  where  others 
could  see  nothing,  is  being  amply  re- 
paid for  his  hard  work  by  the  magnif- 
icent business  his  Sapho  show  is 
doing.  Lou  is  one  of  the  most  sys- 
tematic and  best  equipped  managers 
operating  in  this  western  country. 

George  flooser 

PROMOTER  OF  STREET  FAIRS 

Thirty  in  the  Knst.     Two  in  California — 
Sacramento  and  Kureka 
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San  Francisco 

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Formerly  teacher  at  Olympic  Cluti  and  at  Santa 
Clara  College. 


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The  World's  greatest 
Serpentine  Dancer, 
Revolving  Globe 
Artist. 


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Correspondence  and  ^  jv^€ 
Comments 


NEW  YORK 

Special  Correspondence. 
New  York,  Aug.  25. — Andrew  Mack,  the 
hero  of  many  Irish  dramas,  opened  the 
regular  theatrical  season  last  Monday  night, 
in  The  Rebel,  at  the  Academy  of  Music. 
The  new  play  is  by  James  B.  Fagen  and  is 
conventional  in  having  plenty  of  villains 
and  British  soldiers,  and  a  brave  Irish  boy 
who  sings  sweetly  and  makes  virtue 
triumphant.  Mr.  Mack  is  enthusiastically 
encored  on  two  of  his  own  songs  which  will 
no  doubt  be  popular.  He  is  ably  assisted 
by  Josephine  Lovett  as  the  heroine. 


The  Angel  of  the  Alley  was  the  Star's 
contribution  last  week  to  the  city's  enter- 
tainment. It  is  from  the  pen  of  Theodore 
Kraemer,  the  rapid-fire  dramatist  who 
wrote  the  drama  one  morning  before  break- 
fast. It  tells  all  about  death  in  the  electric 
chair  at  Sing  Sing  prison.  The  hero  in  fact 
gets  sentenced  to  die  in  the  chair  but  the 
Angel  of  the  Alley  rides  through  a  brick 
wall  on  a  fiery  untamed  steed  and  brings  his 
reprieve  in  the  nick  of  time.  The  Angel  of 
the  Alley  was  Miss  Carina  Jordan.  After 
seeing  her  it  was  hard  to  see  why  she  caused 
such  a  disturbance, 


Proctor,  who  was  already  running  con- 
tinuous shows  at  the  Fifth  Avenue,  the 
Pleasure  Palace  and  his  Twenty-third  street 
theatre,  opened  a  fourth  house  last  week  in 
the  shape  of  the  Columbus  theatre  at  Har- 
lem. The  top-liners  were  J.  K.  Emmett 
and  his  new  wife,  Lottie  Gilson. 

♦  * 
* 

The  sale  of  subscription  seats  and  boxes 
for  the  season  of  opera  in  English  at  the 
Metropolitan  is  to  begin  at  the  theatre  on 
Monday,  Sept.  17.  Subscriptions  will  be 
received  for  the  fall  season  from  Oct.  1  to 
Dec.  15,  and  for  the  spring  season  of  seven 
weeks  that  begins  in  April.  Although  seats 
and  boxes  may  be  purchased  in  advance  for 
the  season,  subscribers  are  called  upon  to 
pay  only  one  week  in  advance.  The  first 
performance  of  the  season  will  be  Faust,  to 
be  given  cn  Oct.  1 . 

*  » 

• 

The  Ameer  was  revived  at  Manhattan 
Beach  last  night  with  Frank  Daniels  in  his 
familiar  role  of  the  unfortunate  potentate. 
Pain's  annual  "carnival  of  fire"  was  given 
in  the  open-air  amphitheatre  Saturday. 
Excellent  vaudeville  shows  were  given  in 
the  Victoria  and  New  York  roof  gardens, 
and  the  Casino  was  also  in  use. 


Johann  Kubelik,  the  youthful  violinist 
who  created  a  sensation  in  London  during 
the  past  season,  has  been  engaged  for  a 
series  of  concert  appearances  here  by 
Rudolph  Aronson.  Kubelik  is  20  years  old. 
He  is  the  son  of  a  Bohemian  market  gar- 
dener, and  was  born  at  Michlie,  near  Prague. 
His  father  played  the  violin,  and  from  him 
the  boy  received  his  first  instruction.  He 
studied  for  six  years  at  the  Prague  Con- 
servatory under  Ottar  Seveik  aud  then  went 


to  Vienna,  where  two  years  ago  he  made  his 
first  public  appearance.  Last  winter  he 
appeared  in  Berlin,  where  his  performance 
was  praised. 

*  * 

From  now  on  there  will  be  a  rain  of  first 
nights.  The  Cadet  Girl  is  already  in  high 
glee  at  the  Herald  Square.  The  Star  and 
the  Third  Avenue  have  opened  up  for  their 
season  of  popular-priced  11  elodrama.  Ros- 
ter and  Bial's  has  resumed  vaudeville,  and 
The  Belle  of  New  York  has  revived  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House.  The  following  Mon- 
day, Brother  Officers  will  be  revived  at  the 
Empire,  and  Thursday  night  of  that  week 
The  Parish  Priest  will  be  produced  at  the 
Fourteenth  Street.  The  new  stock  com- 
pany at  the  American  will  introduce  itself 
Saturday  in  The  Great  Ruby.  The  follow- 
ing week  a  heavy  storm  of  first  nights  is 
due.  Besides  revivals  of  Ben  Hur  at  the 
Broadway  and  the  Pride  of  Jennico  at  the 
Criterion,  and  the  reopening  of  the  Harlem 
Opera  House,  nine  new  plays  will  be  pro- 
duced in  five  nights.  The  dates  of  some 
may  be  rearranged,  but  as  they  now  stand, 
Monday  will  see  Arizona  at  the  Herald 
Square,  Otis  Sk  nner  in  Prince  Otto  at  Wal- 
lack's,  Louis  Mann  and  Clara  Lipmann  in 
All  On  Account  of  Eliza  at  the  Garrick,  A 
Million  Dollars  at  the  New  York  and  the 
unnamed  piece  by  Ludwig  Euglani'er  and 
Harry  B.  Smith  at  the  Casino.  Wednesday 
will  have  Annie  Russell  in  A  Royal  Family 
at  the  Lyceum,  and  Thursday  will  have  The 
Rose  of  Persia  at  Daly's,  James  A.  Heme  in 
Sag  Harbor  at  the  Republic  and  two  new 
burlesques  at  Weber  and  Field's.  The  next 
Monday  will  have  lb  and  Little  Christina 
and  The  Husbands  of  Leontine  at  the  Madi- 
son Square,  Francis  Wilson  in  The  Monks  of 
Malabar  at  the  Knickerbocker  and  Cupid 
Outwits  Adam  at  the  Bijou.  The  next  night 
John  Drew  will  be  seen  in  Richard  Carvel 
at  the  Empire.  The  next  Moud;iy  night 
will  see  Edward  H.  Sothern  in  Hamlet  at 
the  Garden,  and  also  Caleb  West  at  the 
Manhattan,  and  The  Rogers  Brothers  in 
Cential  Park  at  the  Victoria.  During  that 
week  the  new  music  hall  at  Broadway  and 
Sixtieth  street  will  be  o\  ened,  the  Schley 
wiil  >tart  under  the  name  ol  the  Savoy  with 
a  Chamberlyn  produi  tion.  and  the  Murray 
Hill  will  commence  its  third  year  of  the 
Donnelly  Stock  Company. 


First  nights  at  Weber  &  Field's  attract 
many  persons  as  has  been  many  times 
proven  so  this  year  ihe  managers  there 
decided  to  sell  the  seats  and  boxes  at 
auction.  De  Wolf  Hopper,  David  Warfield, 
Charles  J  Ross,  Edgar  Smith  and  John  T. 
Kelly  will  be  the  auctioneers.  The  exact 
day  of  the  sale  has  not  been  set.  The  im- 
provements in  and  out  of  the  music  hall 
are  almost  finished,  and  not  only  add  much 
to  th«-  looks  of  the  place,  but  to  the  seating 
capacity.  The  number  of  seats  at  the  New 
York  has  been  enlarged  by  600.  In  both 
theatres  boxes  were  taken  out,  and  in  the 
larger  house  the  orchestra  extended  back 
fifteen  or  eighteen  feet.  On  the  first  night 
of  the  new  stock  company  at  the  American, 


souvenir  books  of  pictures  of  the  principal 
players  will  be  given  away. 


Cora  Tanner  will  dip  into  extravaganza, 
playing  a  burlesque  adventuress  in  A 
Million  Dollars.  The  other  principals  in 
that  show  will  be  Joseph  Sparks,  Nat  Wills, 
Josie  Sadler,  Ida  Hawley,  Belle  Bucklyn 
and  William  Maudeville.  The  name  of  the 
comic  opera  that  Francis  Wilson  will  use 
has  been  changed  from  Booloo  Boolboom  to 
The  Monks  of  Malabar.  Hilda  Clark  will 
return  to  her  familiar  position  as  prima 
donna  soprano  of  the  Bostonians.  Albert 
Parr  will  be  new  with  them  as  first  tenor. 
Marie  Dainton,  a  London  Gaiety  Girl,  has 
come  to  this  country  to  appear  in  the  new 
Casino  play. 


Mrs.  Langtry  who  recited  The  Absent- 
Minded  Beggar,  and  collected  money  which 
she  said  was  for  the  sick  soldiers  in  the 
British  Army  in  South  Africa  with  her  hus- 
band, Hugo  de  Bathe,  doesn't  speak  to  him 
now  as  they  pass  by  in  London,  so  the  next 
time  she  comes  over  we  will  probably  hear 
less  about  him. 

Margaret  Maclntyre,  who  is  to  be  heard 
in  this  city  next  winter  for  the  first  time, 
has  been  secured  by  Maurice  Grau  to  take 
some  of  Mine.  Nordica's  roles  The  Ameri- 
can soprano  has  been  engaged  for  only 
twelve  performances  with  the  company  that 
is  to  sing  at  the  Metropolitan,  and  as  all  of 
these  are  to  be  given  in  the  West,  she  will 
not  be  heard  here  at  all  in  opera. 

Rob  Roy. 


DENVER 

Special  Correspondence. 

Denvkr,  Colo.,  Aug.  2r. — The  Great 
Ruby  is  doing  a  big  business  at  Elitch's 
gardens  this  week.  It  is  staged  magnifi- 
cently and  acted  well.  Miss  Bates  plays  the 
Countess  Mirlza  Charkoff,  the  part  she 
played  so  successfully  in  the  original  pro- 
duction in  New  York,  aud  she  plays  it 
superbly.  Mr.  Ormonde  is  impressive  as 
the  Prince.  Mr.  Sullivan  gives  a  finished 
performance  of  the  part  he  played  in  New- 
York,  Inspector  Brett.  Miss  Aigen  is  suc- 
cessful as  Lady  Garnett,  as  is  Fred  Berry  as 
her  husband.  Mr.  Kirkland  gives  a  good 
performance  as  Morris  Longman.  Miss 
Izett  is  excellent  as  Louisa  Jupp.  Others 
deserving  of  mention  are  George  Soule 
Spencer,  Will  S.  Rising,  John  Sumner, 
Hugh  Ford,  Frank  Leary,  Charles  Brokate, 
Charles  Mylott,  Harry  Willard,  Walter 
Thomas,  A.  W.  Fremont,  Marie  Langdon, 
Marie  Del  Vecchio,  Katharine  Field,  Kate 
Toncray,  and  Lillian  Kemble.  *  The 
Tabor  Grand  opened  Sunday  afternoon  for 
the  season.  Great  improvements  have  been 
made  in  the  theatre.  The  attraction  this 
week  is  Frank  Readick's  Black  Crook,  Jr. 
The  scenery  is  new  and  effective  and  some 
good  specialties  are  introduced.  Mile. 
Francesca  is  a  pretty  little  dancer;  the 
Misses  Chapin  and  Sulkey  appear  in  songs 
and  dances;  Virginia  Richmond,  Jean  De- 
Ville  and  May  Corey  sing  solos;  the  two 
Hewitts,  globe  equilibrists,  appear; and  Hall 


and  Hoevet  have  a  good  musical  act.  Leon 
Henry  does  some  clever  acting  as  the  Crook; 
Leon  Hattenbach  makes  an  excellent  Prince 
Seivert;  Nettie  Abbott  is  a  sweet  Lady  Use 
and  Milly  Freeman  does  some  good  charac- 
ter work.  Next  week  Dunne  &  Ryley's 
all  star  cast.  *  The  vaudeville  bill  at  Man- 
hattan Beach  this  week  is  composed  largely 
of  Denver  people.  The  25th  Manhattan 
Beach  will  close  its  season.  *  Hal  Reid's 
play,  The  Prince  of  the  World,  will  be  pro- 
duced at  Elitch's  Gardens,  August  29.  Mr. 
Reid  and  his  wife,  Bertha  Belle  Westbrook, 
will  play  the  leading  parts,  assisted  by  the 
stock  company.  Meanwhile,  Mr.  Reid  will 
rehearse  his  road  company,  which  was 
organized  here,  and  will  open  with  it  in 
Colorado  Springs,  thence  going  West.  * 
Miss  Esther  Rujaero,  a  talented  young 
actress,  has  organized  a  company  here  to 
play  A  Broken  Heart,  in  which  she  is  to 
star.  It  is  a  four-act  melodrama  and  was 
written  by  Miss  Rujaero.  Her  company 
will  open  in  Cripple  Creek  about  the  2nd 
of  September,  after  which  it  will  play  the 
Silver  Circuit  and  then  come  to  Denver  for 
a  week  at  the  Lyceum  theatre.  *  We  had 
been  promised  positively  that  Mrs.  Fiske 
would  play  at  the  Denver  theatre  this  sea- 
son but  as  it  is  now  being  booked  by  the 
syndicate,  there  seems  to  be  some  doubt 
about  it.  *  Chas  E.  Schilling  leaves  today 
to  begin  rehearsals  of  Two  Married  Men, 
in  Waukesha,  Wis.  *  The  Broadway 
theatre  will  open  Monday  night,  August 
27,  with  Arnold's  Opera  Company. 

Bob  Bell. 


CANADA 

Special  Correspondence 

St.  John,  N.  B.,  Aug.  21. — Opera  House, 
A.  O.  Skinner,  Manager. — Very  Little  Faust 
drew  well  13-16,  as  did  likewise  Gorton's 
Minstrels  17-18,  three  performances.  This 
week  Morrison  Comedy  Co.,  led  by  Allie 
Gerald  and  Eugene  Powers,  in  Blue  Grass, 
Coon  Hollow,  Girl  from  Mexico,  One  Night 
in  June,  Fogg's  Ferry,  and  two  Saturday 
bills  as  yet  unannounced.  Last  night's  per- 
formance of  Blue  Grass,  drew  a  sizable 
audience  who  appeared  to  enjoy  both  the 
piece  and  the  between-the-act  specialties. 
Manager  Skinner,  of  the  Opera  House, 
leaves  shortly  for  Toronto  to  secure  vaude- 
ville attractions  for  our  annual  exhibition , 
September  10  to  19. 

Peachey  Carnehan. 


SALT  LAKE 

Special  Correspondence 

Salt  Lake  City,  August  27. —  Mathew 
and  Bulger  played  a  midsummer  engage- 
ment at  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre  August  20 
and  21,  appearing  in  The  Night  of  the  Fourth 
and  The  Rag  Baby.  While  their  opening 
play,  The  Night  of  the  Fourth,  proved  pop- 
ular, A  Rag  Baby  fell  far  short  of  expecta- 
tions. Both  pieces  drew  large  audiences. 
Next  attraction  at  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre 
will  be  Henry  Miller  and  company,  which 
opens  September  7th. 

Paine's  battle  of  San  Juan  fireworks  dis- 
play turned  out  to  be  one  of  the  finest  pyro- 
technic exhibitions  Salt  Lake  has  ever  been 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


9 


treated  to.  Unfortunately  the  week  during 
which  they  appeared  (20-25),  brought  with 
it  heavy  windstorms  and  rain,  so  that  people 
were  reluctant  to  visit  out-door  places  of 
amusement.  During  one  of  the  exhibitions 
all  of  the  scenery  was  blown  to  the  ground 
and  the  performance  had  to  be  discontinued. 

For  one  night  a  vaudeville  combination 
appeared  at  the  Saltair  Beach  the  past  week. 
It  was  understood  that  the  combination  was 
to  be  a  permanent  feature  at  the  Beach,  but 
for  some  cause  or  other, — still  unknown, — it 
expired  without  a  struggle  after  the  first 
performance.  The  Salt  Palace  vaudeville 
theatre  at  present  furnishes  practically  all 
the  indoor  amusement  Salt  Lakers  get. 
Prices  have  been  advanced  to  25  cents  at  this 
resort  and  a  high  class  of  entertainers  are 
appearing.  The  Salt  Lake  Opera  Company 
is  hard  at  work  on  a  new  opera  which  will 
be  produced  early  in  October  at  the  Salt 
Lake  Theatre. 

Treasurer  Ed  Carruthers  of  the  New  Grand 
Theatre  has  just  returned  from  New  York, 
where  he  has  been  busily  engaged  during 
the  summer  in  booking  attractions  for  his 
house.  He  reports  that  the  Grand  will  this 
season  have  the  best  line  of  attractions  it  has 
ever  offered.  This  year  Manager  Mulvey 
will  enter  into  competition  with  the  Salt 
Lake  Theatre,  opening  his  theatre  to  ad- 
vanced prices  and  exploiting  some  of  the 
higher  class  attractions.  As  a  result  rumors 
are  "thick"  of  intended  theatres  and  places 
of  amusement  where  people  can  get  theatri- 
cal bread  at  popular  prices.  None  of  these 
rumors,  however,  seem  to  be  backed  by  any- 
thing substantial.  John  K.  Hardy. 


i!r  it  PROFESSIONAL  CARDS  *  * 


G-EORG-IE 
COOPER 


COGII.L- 
COOPER 
CO. 


NOAH  BRANDT 


Director  California  Theatre  Orchestra 


On  the  %oad 

James  Neill  and  the  Neill  Company 
Los  Angeles,  July  29,  six  weeks;  Fresno, 
Sept.  to-li;  Stockton,  12;  San  Jose,  13-14- 
Vallejo,  15;  Portland,  17,  week;  Vancouver, 
24  25-26;  Victoria,  27-28-29;  Seattle,  30, 
week. 

Frawley  Company 
Grand  Opera  House,  July  1 ;  indefinitely. 

Frank  Cooley  Company 
Phoenix,  27,  week. 

Elleford  Company 
Stockton,  19,  two  weeks;  Fresno,  Sept.  3, 
week. 

Australian  Comedy  Company 
Nelson,  29-30  31-Sept.    1;  Rossland,  3-6; 
Greenwood,  8-10;  Grand  Forks,  11-12;  Nel- 
son (return)  13;  Cranbook,  15-17;  Fernie,  18; 
McLeod,  19;  Calvary,  21-22. 

Under  Sealed  Orders  Company 
Sacramento,  25-26;  Seattle,  .Sept.  2,  three 
weeks. 

Elliott-Bacon  Sapho  Company 
Sacramento, 30-31,  Sept.  1-2;  Fresno,  13. 

Boston  Lyric  Opera  Company 
Wallace,  Idaho,  31;  Spokane,  Wash., Sept. 
3;  Seattle,  9,  week;  Vancouver,    17,  three 
days;  New  Westminster,  20,  Victoria,  21-22. 

Dailey's  Comedians 
San  Diego,  Sept.  3,  week;  Santa  Ana, 
Sept.  10,  week;  Anaheim,  17;  San  Bernar- 
dino, 18;  Redlands,  19-20;  Riverside,  21-22; 
Ventura,  24,  week;  Santa  Barbara,  October 
1,  week;  Bakersfield,  8,  week;  Visalia,  15, 
week. 

Dailey  Stock  Company 
Seattle  until  Sept.  2;  Vaucouver,  3;  Vic- 
toria, 10;  New  Westminster,  17;  Nanaimo, 
24- 

Jessie  Shirley  Company 
Woodland,  August  26;  Vallrjo,  Sept.  3. 
Henry  Miller  Company 
San  jose,  Sept.  3;  Stockton,  4;  Sacramento,  5 
Cogill  and  Cooper 
San  Jose,  6-7-8;  Sacramento,  9,  week. 


MARIE  HOWE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

GEO.  E.  LASK 

Stage  Director  Tivoli  Opera  House 

GERALD  L.  DILLON 

Press  Agent  Grand  Opera  House 

FORREST  SEABURY 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

Benjamin  Howard 

Leading  Business  James  Neill  Co. 

J.  R.  AMORY 

Frawley  Company 

ALFRED  ALDRIDGE 

DAILEY'S  STOCK  CO 

En  Route 


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W.   H.  DAVENPORT 

CHARACTERS 

Dailey  Stock  Co. 

Frances  Graham 

Contralto — Tivoli 


GEORGE  BLOOMQUEST 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

ANNA  LICHTER 

Tivoli  Opera  House 

BIEN  F AIR E  ET  LAISSER  DIRE 

CLARENCE  MONTAINE 

ACTOR  COMEDIAN 

DAN  CROUSE 

With  Frank  Cooley  Co. 

Permanent  Address  Western  Amusement  Exchange 

MABLE  CARIYIICHAEL 

 INGENUE  

Alta  Theatre 

C.   E.  THURSTON 

WITH 

Alta  Stock  Co. 

Frederick  Manchester 

Vocalist  Comedian 

Macdonoiifjh  Stock  Co. 

ADA   F.  STOREY 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

MAY  EVELYNNE 

Old  Ladles  riiithers 

McDonough's  Stock  Co.  Oakland. 

MAUD  MILLER 

Leading  Woman 

Macdonough  Stock  Co. 


LAURA  CREWS 

INOKNUE 
ALCAZAR  STOCK 
COMPANY 


Marion  S.  Barney 

With  The  Frawley  Company 

EDWARD  B.  LADA 

Director  Alcazar  Orchestra. 

Frank  Mathieu 

Frawley  Company 

Jeffrey  D.  Williams 

Alcazar  Theatre 

ERNEST  HOWELL 

Characters  and  Light  Comedy 
Alcazar  Theatre 

CARLYLE  MOORE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

EDWARD  S.  WILLIAMS 

Scenic  Artist,  Alcazar  Theatre. 

GEO.  I*.  WEBSTER 
•    ALCAZAR  STOCK  COMPANY  + 

Sydney  Plhtt 

Characters  and  Comedy 

WITH    FRANK  COOLEY 

GEORGE  ELLIOT 

Leading  Woman 

Australian  Comedy  Co. 

FRANK  MAC  VICARS 

With  the  Neill  Co. 

FRANK  OPPERMAN 

Leading  Character  and  Comedy 
McDonough  Stock  Co. 

CLARENCE  CHASE 

With  the  Frawley  Co. 

MISS  MARY  VAN  BUREN 

Frawley  Company 

MAE  KEANE 

Alcazar  Stock  Co. 

ED  :>\^i>Trvi±:rrY 

With  the  Dailey  Stock  Co. 

FRANCIS  McG-INN 

Juvknii  i:s  and  Characters 

Dailey  Slock  Co. 

WILLIAM  BREWER 

With  Under  Sealed  Orders  Co. 

Blanche  La  Mar 

Characters 

VINTON  STOCK  CO.      ADDRESS  THIS  OFFICE 

MISS  PERRY  WARD 

Characters 

At  Liberty 


HELENE 
DAVENPORT 

Comedienne 

MAT  BLAYNEY 

leading  juvenile 

Alcazar  Stock  CoSipany 


TOM  GREENE 

The  Tivoli 

W.  F.  WHIPPLE 

Characters,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Geo.  M.  Hermance 

Stage  Manager  Macdonough  Stock  Co. 

FRED  B.  ESMELTON 

Juveniles  and  Heavies,       Vinton  Stock  Co. 

P.  F.  O'Malley 

Stage  Director,  Dewey  Theatre,  Oakland 

MISS  GEORGIE  W00DTH0RPE 

alcazar  stock 
LUCILLE  ULMER  THORNDIKE 

COMEDY  AND  CHARACTER 

CORAL  THORNDIKE 

INGENUE  AND  SOLIBRETTE 

Address  this  Office 

HAMILTON  ARHOUR 

Heavies 
With  Frank  Cooley 

ARTHUR.  BOYCE 

Tenor,  Tivoli  Opera  House 

TEDDIE  L.  GAMBLE 

Elliott  &  Bacon's  Sapho  Co. 


1  he  Only  Original 

ARNOLD  GRAZER 

The  Hoy  with  Many  Imitator* 


Address  this  office 


LOR  EN  A  ATWOOD 

Alcazar  Theatre 


STANLEY  ROSS 

Leading  Man — Dailey  Stock  Co. 

HARRY  LEWELLYN 

Jerry,  in  Under  Sealed  Orders 

EUNICE  MURDOCK 

Characters 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

FRANK  De  CAMP 

Stage  Director 

Under  Sealed  Orders 

OMEGA  RAYMOND 

With  Under  Sealed  Orders  Co. 


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September  i,  1900 


Pacific  Coast 

Correspondence 

LOS  ANGELES 

Special  Correspondence. 
Los  ANGEI.ES,  August  28.— A  fair  business 
at  both  Orpheum  and  Burbank  is  the  result 
of  this  week's  amusements.  J.  Rush  Bron- 
son,  who  has  piloted  the  Orpheum  Theatre 
through  stormy  seas  to  an  extremely  high 
degree  of  success,  will  leave  this  city  the 
29th  inst.  to  take  the  management  of  the 
Orpheum  Theatre  at  Omaha.  Mr.  Bronson 
has  built  up  a  magnificent  patronage  for  the 
Orpheum  and  made  hosts  of  friends  who  are 
extremely  sorry  to  have  the  genial  manager 
leave.  *  The  Oliver-Leslie  Company  will 
arrive  from  New  York  the  31st  inst.  and  will 
commence  an  extended  engagement  at  the 
Burbank  the  9th  proximo.  The  company 
has  been  rehearsing  in  New  York  for  the 
past  four  weeks.  The  Oliver-Leslie  Com- 
pany derives  its  name  from  the  promoters, 
Oliver  and  Leslie  Morosco.  *  Len  Behymer, 
the  popular  ticket  man  of  the  Los  Angeles 
Theatre,  writes  from  Chicago  that  big  pro- 
ductions are  being  procured  for  the  Los 
Angeles  Theatre  this  season,  among  which 
are  Way  Down  East,  Bernhardt,  Frank 
Daniels,  Alice  Neilsen,  Bostonians  and  the 
Maurice  Grau  Opera  Co.  *  Eric  Pollock,  the 
new  Orpheum  manager,  has  arrived  in  the 
city  and  is  busy  taking  hold  of  the  ropes  of 
the  new  venture.  Los  Angeles  theatre-goers 
will  welcome  Mr.  Pollock.  He  takes  hold 
of  the  ropes  in  a  way  that  gives  assurance 
that  he  understands  the  business.  George 
Cohan, the  young  playwright  and  actor, is  the 
proud  father  of  a  baby  girl.  The  family  has 
been  spending  the  summer  in  this  vicinity, 
and  the  young  father  is  one  of  the  happiest 
now. 

At  the  Burbank  Theatre  the  Neill  Com- 
pany put  on  Mr.  Barnes  of  New  York  for 
week  of  26th.  The  piece  proved  to  be  an 
immense  hit.  In  this  piece  Mr.  Neill  has 
the  title  role  and  it  is  just  suited  to  his  style 
of  acting.  Kdythe  Chapman  does  remark- 
ably well  as  Marian  Paloi  and  the  rest  of  the 
parts  are  well  taken.  The  piece  is  excel- 
lently staged  and  on  the  whole  the  best  they 
have  put  on  this  season. 

At  the  Orpheum  another  bill  that  is  almost 
faultless  furnishes  the  entertainment.  The 
biggest  type  on  the  bill  is  given  to  the  four 
juggling  Johnsons,  who  certainly  do  a  very 
clever  turn.  They  are  closely  followed  by 
Sam  Morris  &  Co.,  Mme.  Doria,  John  Nash, 
Bennett  and  Stembler,  Querita  Vincent, 
Meeker  Baker  Trio  and  Hooker  and  Davis. 

Herbert  L.  Cornish. 


SACRAMENTO 

Special  Correspondence. 

Sacramento,  Aug.  28.— We  are  to  have 
the  much  talked  of  Sapho  at  the  Clunie 
with  Edith  Lemmert  in  the  title  role, 
assisted  by  Frank  Bacon,  a  Sacramento 
favorite,  and  a  strong  company,  August  30, 
to  Sept.  2,  inclusive.  *  September  3  to  8 
inclusive,  with  the  exception  of  September 
5,  the  Alabima  Colored  Miustrels.  Septem- 
ber 5  Henry  Miller  in  The  Only  Way.  * 
Much  sorrow  is  felt  in  this  city  on  account 
of  the  death  in  San  Francisco,  of  the  beauti- 
ful and  talented  young  cellist,  Miss  Leo 
Beckhusen.  Miss  Beckhusen  appeared  in 
concert  here  and  also  in  a  ladies  orchestra 
which  played  at  the  State  Fair  just  a  year 
ago. 


has  played  his  company  to  $2500  during  one 
week,  breaking  the  record  for  any  interior 
city  on  the  coast  at  popular  prices.  The 
American  Girl  started  the  rush.  Quo  Vadis 
made  the  record  for  house  capacity.  The 
Fatal  Card  and  Charity  Ball  were  both 
phenomenal  drawing  cards.  The  matinees 
didn't  leave  a  seat  in  the  house.  Carl  Berch, 
Mr.  Elleford's  new  leading  man,  is  a 
polished  and  consistent  actor  who  has  won 
great  favor  in  Stockton.  Mabel  Wierne  is 
one  of  the  most  beautiful  >oung  women  on 
the  stage  and  an  actress  of  rare  ability  sel- 
dom seen  with  a  popular  priced  attraction. 
Both  are  new  to  Mr.  Elleford's  company 
and  have  much  to  do  with  its  success.  Will 
Walling  is  a  promising  young  actor,  new  to 
local  audiences,  and  Albert  J.  Watson  has 
been  cast  in  parts  that  fortunately  fitted  him 
to  a  "t."  Adelaide  Laird,  Miss  Cummings 
and  Frank  Wyman  giveexcelleut  account  of 
themselves.  Jessie  Norton,  the  clever  sou- 
brette,  remains  as  popular  as  ever.  Much 
of  the  success  of  Mr.  Elleford's  attractions  is 
due  to  the  favorable  publicity  given  them  by 
his  advance  man,  genial  Tom  Bates. 

Business  Manager  L.  Henry  of  the  Yo 
Semite  is  elated  over  what  promises  to  be 
the  best  season  in  the  history  of  the  city. 

Henry  Miller  is  the  next  attraction  after 
this  week  of  the  Elleford  Company. 

Geo.  E.  McLeod. 

FRESNO 

Special  Correspondence 

Fresno,  Aug.  28. — If  the  season  continues 
here  as  well  as  is  promised  for  the  first 
month,  this  will  be  one  of  the  most  enjoy- 
able winters  known  in  this  city.  It  would 
appear  that  Manager  Barton  will  make  the 
standard  of  the  stagings  in  his  house  su- 
perior to  any  other  season,  though  Fresno 
is  satisfied  with  what  has  been  in  the  past. 
I  enclose  the  program  for  the  month  of 
September,  which,  it  must  be  remembered, 
is  the  first  month  of  the  season.  I  may  add 
the  fact  that  the  first  year  of  The  Dramatic 
Review  has  been  a  successful  one  as  far  as 
this  city  is  concerned,  and  it  is  now  looked 
upon  here  as  the  leading  theatrical  paper  of 
the  Coast.  The  September  bill  is  as  follows: 
Week  of  the  3d,  Elleford;  ioth,  James  Neill 
and  Company;  13th,  Sapho,  with  Edith 
Lemmert;  21st,  Kelly's  Kids;  Oct.  i.Hoyt's 
A  Texas  Steer. 

HONOLULU 

Special  Correspondence 

Honolulu,  August  17. — A  few  of  the 
members  of  the  late  McAdoo  Minstrels  who 
toured  the  Colonies  for  a  year  are  engaged 
at  the  Orpheum  for  an  indefinite  period. 
The  company  is  not  large  enough  to  do  jus- 
tice to  the  public,  although  the  turns  done 
by  them  are  very  good.  The  Orpheum  needs 
vaudeville  artists  to  bring  it  back  to  the 
time  of  crowded  houses,  it  having  had  quite 
a  run  of  opera  and  the  minstrel  line  having 
been  well  worked  out  by  Hogan  and  his 
company  during  their  long  stay. 

H.  A.  Franson. 


STOCKTON 

Special  Correspondence 

Stockton,  August  27. — Never  before  in 
the  history  of  Stockton  has  any  company 
played  to  such  houses  as  the  Elleford  Com- 
pany on  this  visit.  Manager  Hall  of  the  Yo 
Semite  says  the  like  has  never  been  known. 
Every  night  the  theatre  has  been  packed, 
and  many  turned  away.  People  seem  to 
have  gone  theatre-mad.    Manager  Elleford 


cArribals  at  the  Langham 

Amodg  the  week's  arrivals  at  this  theatri- 
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and  W.  R.  Ogden  and  daughter. 


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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


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THE  COLUMBIA 

The  regular  combination  season  of 
the  Columbia  theatre  will  be  in- 
augurated Monday  evening  with  an 
elaborate  production  of  A  Great 
Obstacle,  an  adaptation  of  Charles 
Dickens'  great  play,  No  Thorough- 
fare, by  the  Clay  Clement  and  L,.  R. 
Stockwell  Company-  The  two  well 
known  stars  are  prime  favorites  in 
San  Francisco,  and  their  appearance 
in  Dickens'  great  play  will  no  doubt 
result  in  exceptionally  fine  business 
during  their  engagement.  Mr.  Cle- 
ment will  appear  as  Jules  Obenreizer, 
the  part  in  which  the  tragedian, 
Charles  Fechter,  scored  such  a  hit 
some  twenty-five  years  ago.  Mr. 
Stockwell  will  be  seen  as  Joey  Ladle, 
a  role  he  created  when  he  was  in  Mr. 
Fechter's  support.  Matinees  will  be 
given  Wednesdays  and  Saturdays. 


THE  GRAND 


Great  business  continues  the  rule 
at  the  Grand  Opera  House  with 
the  Frawley  Company,  where  The 
Silver  King  is  drawing  immense 
audiences.  This  play  will  have  its 
last  performance  on  Sunday  night, 
and  the  following  week,  which  is 
Wilton  Lackaye' s  last,  will  be  given 
up  to  revivals  of  the  two  plays  in 
which  he  has  been  most  successful, 
namely-- Children  of  the  Ghetto  and 
Trilby.  The  former  will  be  given 
for  the  first  time  on  Monday  afternoon 
at  a  Labor  Day  matinee,  and  will  hold 
the  boards  until  Thursday  night,  dur- 
ing which  time  Mr.  Lackaye  will  be 
seen  again  as  the  tender,  lovable  and 
genial  Jewish  priest,  "Reb"  Shemuel. 
Miss  Van  Buren  will  appear  as  Han- 
nah Jacobs.  From  Friday  to  Sunday 
night  with  Saturday  and  Sunday 
matinees,  Trilby  will  be  presented 
with  Mr.  Lackaye  again  playing 
Svengali,  and  Miss  Van  Buren  will  be 
seen  as  Trilby.  After  Trilby  Mr. 
Frawley  announces  a  big  production 
of  Quo  Vadis  in  which  Adgie's  lions 
will  be  a  feature. 


THE  TIVOLI 

The  Tivoli  Opera  House  will  put 
forward  a  remarkable  bill  for  the  sixth 
week  of  the  grand  opera  season,  com- 
mencing Monday  night,  the  operas  to 
be  given  consisting  of  Ernani  and  Car- 
men. For  Monday,  Wednesday,  Fri- 
day and  Saturday  nights  the  opera 
will  be  Verdi's  Ernani,  and  for  Tues- 
day, Thursday,  Sunday  evenings  and 
Saturday  matinee,  the  offering  is 
Bizet's  Carmen.  In  Ernani,  the  bandit 
chief  will  be  sung  by  Russo,  while 
Ferrari  will  be  heard  as  Don  Carlos  of 
Spain.  Nicolini  is  to  sing  the  role  of 
Don  Silva,  and  Zani  is  to  sing  Don 


Ricardo.  Effie  Stewart  sings  Elvira. 
Carmen  will  be  alternately  sung  by 
Frances  Graham  and  Lia  Poletini, 
while  Anna  Lichter  and  Italia  Repetto 
will  alternate  in  the  role  of  Michaela. 
Salassa  will  be  heard  as  the  Toreador, 
Barron  Berthald  is  to  be  heard  as  Don 
Jose.  William  Schuster,  SignorZani, 
A.  Mesmer,  and  other  favorites  will 
be  heard  in  Carmen. 


THE  ALCAZAR 

With  this  Sunday  evening's  per- 
formance the  repertoire  season  of 
Florence  Roberts  and  White  Whittle- 
sey will  have  come  to  a  close.  Begin- 
ning Monday,  Sept.  3,  the  Alcazar's 
new  stock  company  will  make  its 
debut  in  a  gorgeous  scenic  and  costume 
presentation  of  The  Masqueraders. 
The  services  of  Howard  Hall  and 
Dorothy  Dorr  have  been  secured  for 
leading  roles  and  their  support  em- 
braces several  new  faces  and  a  careful 
picking  of  the  old  favorites.  The 
Girl  I  Left  Behind  Me,  follows  for 
Admission  week. 


THE  ORPHEUM 

The  new  bill  at  the  Orpheum  should 
be  as  strong  in  attractions  as  any  en- 
tertainment ever  offered  at  this  vaude- 
ville house.  Howe,  Wall  and  Walters 
are  instrumental  comedians,  and  their 
act  is  said  to  be  the  funniest  in  the 
business.  Gertrude  Mansfield  and 
Caryl  Wilbur  are  old  Orpheum  favor- 
ites. They  came  here  directly  from 
London,  and  will  appear  in  a  comedy 
sketch,  A  Bird  and  a  Bottle.  West- 
mar  and  Wren,  comedians,  will  pre- 
sent In  Hayin*  Time,  a  rural  playlet. 
Little  Frances  Keppler  is  a  clever 
juvenile  performer  who  has  been  won- 
derfully successful  in  her  character 
impersonations.  The  holdovers  will 
be:  Lew  Hawkins,  the  Tobins, 
Lavender  and  Thomson,  the  biograph 
and  the  wonderful  Yoscery  troupe  of 
acrobats.  The  big  attraction  for  the 
week  beginning  Sept.  9  will  be  Jessie 
Bartlett  Davis.  Matinees  Wednes- 
day, Saturday  and  Sunday. 

THE  NEW  ALHAMBRA 

Everything  is  now  in  readiness  for 
the  opening  of  Ship  Ahoy  at  the 
Alhambra.  After  rehearsing  day  and 
night  for  the  past  week,  the  company 
is  about  perfect  in  every  detail.  The 
big  chorus  is  especially  good.  There 
is  every  indication  that  the  popular 
piece  is  on  for  a  run.  The  advance 
sale  does  not  open  until  Monday,  but 
already  large  blocks  of  seats  have 
been  engaged  for  the  first  week. 
These  have  mostly  been  secured  by 
Native  Sons'  parlors  in  various  parts 


of  the  State  who  desire  to  attend  Ship 
Ahoy  some  night  during  their  stay  in 
this  city.  Hartman  has  prepared  a 
supply  of  gags  and  jokes  on  the 
Native  Sons  that  promise  to  be  the 
talk  of  the  town  when  he  springs 
them. 


COLUMBIA 


I  '  AIH.NO 
I HJA1IR 


THE  ALTA 


East  Lynne  closed  a  successful 
week  at  the  Alta  Theatre  with  this 
Sunday  evening's  performance.  Be- 
ginning Monday  evening,  the  Alta 
management  will  present  a  bran  new 
play  by  Capt.  Jack  Crawford,  the  poet 
scout.  He  and  Buffalo  Bill  were  old 
"pals"  of  the  plains,  and  each  have 
won  an  enviable  record  for  all  lovers 
of  the  sensational.  Capt.  Crawford 
for  a  time  has  left  the  trail,  and  dur- 
ing the  time  has  written  and  drama- 
tized his  life  on  the  plains  in  a  play 
thrilling  with  adventure,  etc. ,  entitled 
On  the  Trail.  Matinees  Saturday 
and  Sunday. 


Q.  O.  McFARLAND 

Manager  Grand  Opera  House 

BUTTE,  MONTANA 


OLIVER  MOROSCO 

Manager  BURBANK  THEATRE 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

J.    P.  HOWE 

Manager  SEATTLE  THEATRE 

"The  Best  in  the  Bunch" 

W.  J.  ELLEFORD 

Proprietor  and  Manager 

The  Elleford  Company 

Landers  Stevens 

PROPRIETOR  AND  MANAGER 

DEWEY  THEATRE,  OAKLAND 
FISCHER'S 

NEW  CONCERT  HOUSE 

122-124  O'Farrell  Street 

!  E.  A.  FISCHER,  Proprietor. 

'  COMMENCING  MONDAY  EVENING,  SEPT.  .Id 
Miss  Olive  Vail.  Soprano;  Miss  Pearl  Hickman, 
Song  and  Dance;  Jess  Howard  and  Bile  Campbell, 
Double  Trapeze  Experts;  Hazel  Wainwright,  So- 
prano; Dutch  Walton,  Comedy  Musical  Artist,  and 
New  Moving  Pictures. 

Admission  10  cents.     Strictly  First-Class.  Cafe 
Unsurpassed. 

ALHAMBRA 

PHONE  SOUTH  770 
Alp  Ellinohouse  Lessee  and  Manager 

OPENING  OF  THE  RKGULAR  SEASON 
THURSDAY    EVENING,    SEPTEMBER  6th,  1900 
Every  Night—  Matinees  Saturday  and  Sunday 
Special  "Holiday"  Matinee,  Tuesday,  Sept  11 
AirEllinghoii.se  in  conjunction  with  Ralph  Pincus, 
by  special  arrangement  and  through  the  courtesy 
of  Mrs.  Ernestine  Krcling,  present 

FERRIS  HARTMAN 

in  a  Grand  Revival  of  the  Nautical  Farcical  Success 

SHIP  AHOY 

UP  TO  THE  MOMF.NT 
Popular  Prices— 15c,  25c,  35c  and  50c 
Sale  of  Seats  begin  Monday,  September  3d 


Every  Night  including  Sunday,  Matinees 
Wednesday  and  Saturday 

Clay  Clement  and  L.  R.  Stockwell 

Will  Inaugurate  Their  loint  Starring 
Tour  on 
MONDAY.  SEPTEMBER  3d 
By  Presenting—with  Superb  Scenic  Environment— 
an  Adaptation  of  Charles  Dickens  and  Wilkie 
Collins'  No  Thoroughfare,  entitled 

A  Great 

Obstacle 

Prices   $1.00  ,  75c,  50c,  36c  and  25c 

MO  ROSC  OS 

GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE 

Telephone  Main  632 
Walter  Morosco.  Sole  Lessee  8k  Manager 

The  New  Frawley  Company 

Last  Two  Nights  of 

"THE  SILVER  KING" 

COMMENCING  MONDAY,  Matinee  Labor  Day  and 
continuing  till  Thursday  Evening 
CHILDREN    OF    THE  OHETTO 
Friday  Evening,  Saturday  and  Sunday  Matinees  and 
Saturday  and  Sunday  Evenings 

TUILBV 
Last  Week  of  Wilton  Lackaye 

WANTED  —To  immediately  succeed  the  Grand 
Opera  Season  and  to  open  December  3d.  Dramatic 
artists  in  all  lines  of  business.  Stars  with  plays  and 
pictorial  printing  booked  on  certainty. 

Walter  Morosco. 

Tivoli  Opera  House 

Curtain  rises  each  night  at  8  sharp! 

To  Night— THE  MASKED  BALL 

Sunday  Night— T  A  NNHAUSER 

WEEK  OF  SEPTEMBFZR  3d 
Monday,  Wednesday,  Friday,  Saturday  Evenings 

ERI>'  ANI 

Russo,  Ferrari,  Nicolini,  Zani  and  Effie  Stewart 
Tuesday,  Thursday,  Sunday  Nights,  Saturday  Mat. 

Lichter,  Repetto,  Graham,  Poletini,  Salassa,  Schuster 
Zani  and  BARRON  BERTHALD 

Popular  prices,  25  and  50  cents 
Telephone  for  Seats,  BUSH  9. 

Alcazar  Theatre 


Belasco  &  Thau,  Managers. 


'Phone  Main  251. 


BEGINNING  WITH  LABOR  DAY  MATINEE 
MONDAY  SF:pT.  3d 
OPENING    OF   THE    NEW    STOCK  SEASON 


Dorothy  Dorr 

and 

Howard  Hall 

In  an  Elaborate  and  Costly  Production  of 

THE  MASQUERADERS 

Regular  Matinees  Saturday  and  Sunday 
TO   FOLI.OW-The   Girl   I    Left   Behind  Me 

Orpheum 

HOWE,  WALL  AND  WALTERS 
MANSFIELD  AND  WILBUR;  FRANCES  KliPLAR; 
WKSTMAN  AND  WREN; 

LEW  HAWKINS;  THE  TOBINS; 
LAVENDER  AND  THOMSON;  THE  BIOGRAPH 

THE  YOSCARY  TROUPI 


Reserved  seats,  25  Cents;  Balcony  10  Cents;  0|>era 
Chairs  and  Box  Seats.  50  Cents. 

MATINEES  WEDNESDAY,  SATURDAY 
AND  SUNDAY 

Alta  Theatre 

FORMERLY  THE  GROVE 

Western  Amusement  Co.,  Inc  Lessee 

Horace  Ewinu  President  and  Manager 

108  Grove  St    Phone  South  324 

Every  Night  Next  Week,  beginning  Monday,  Sept.  3 
Saturday—  Matinees— Sunday 

CAPTAIN   JACK  CRAWFORD 

In  his  original  dramatization  of  hi*  life  on  the  plain k 

ON  THE  TRAIL 

Practical  Mine  in  full  operation,  Indians,  Cowboys, 

Traders,  Pack  Mulrs  and  Border  Atmosphere 
Realistic    stage    settings  and   thrilling  situations 
Prices— 10c,  20c,  30c 


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LOCAL  NOTES 


IMPRESSIVE  SERVICES 

At  the  Temple  Beth  Israel  last  Sun- 
day an  excellent  choir  was  in  attend- 
ance, including,  Misses  Grace  Davis, 
Alma  Burgland,  Lillie  Roeder,  Edith 
Hanks,  Mrs.  Friedberg,  J.  F.  Veaco, 
D.  Lawrence,  J.  C.  Hughes  and  S.  J. 
Sandy.  Franklin  Palmer  was  the 
organist. 

CORONA  CLUB 

At  the  last  meeting  of  the  Corona 
Club  the  hours  were  pleasantly  passed 
with  an  interesting  program.  Miss 
Claire  Cole,  the  pianist  of  the  club, 
accompanied  the  singers  and  rendered 
solo,  Smith's  Tarantelle.  A  recitation 
was  given  by  Gertrude  Brown.  A 
piano  solo  was  rendered  by  Miss  Dorr. 
Mrs.  W.  C.  Graves,  a  pupil  of  Alfred 
Kelleher,  sang  the  lovely  song  Bobo- 
link with  violin  obligato  by  Marie 
Abelle,  her  encore  being  Whispering, 
I  Shall  Hear.  A  charming  lecture  on 
Venice  was  given  by  Rev.  Rader. 

GREVEN  SOCIETY 

Joseph  Greven's  Choral  Society  will 
give  the  Beggar  Student  soon.  It 
ought  to  be  a  success  from  the  interest 
that  is  being  shown  by  Mr.  Greven 
and  the  young  people,  for  the  first 
opera,  with  all  the  charm  of  costume 
and  stage  effects,  is  to  be  an  event. 
Miss  Kittie  Burns  and  Louise  Hester 
will  take  the  leading  soprano  roles, 
Mr.  Greven  and  Hugh  Callender  tenor 
parts  and  Ermi  Happ  contralto.  There 
will  be  a  chorus  of  at  least  70  voices. 
Next  Monday  the  society  will  have  an 
evening  at  Union  Square  Hall  with  a 
minstrel  performance  followed  with  a 
dance.  Three  social  evenings  will  be 
given  each  month. 

A  TREAT  IN  STORE 

Next  November  the  music  loving 
people  of  San  Francisco  will  be  on 
the  tiptoe  of  excitement  with  the  ar- 
rival of  the  brilliant  array  of  artists 
under  Maurice  Grau's  management 
who  will  give  twenty-five  perform- 
ances of  grand  opera  at  Morosco's 
theatre.  The  company  comprises  275 
people,  all  the  principals  being  singers 
of  world-wide  reputation.  The  com- 
pany will  come  direct  from  a  brilliant 
season  at  Covent  Garden  Theatre, 
London,  the  press  there  declaring  it 


to  be  one  of  the  finest  operatic  com- 
panies Europe  has  seen.  There  will 
be  two  distinct  companies,  for  Ger- 
man and  Italian  opera.  Gadski,  Nor- 
dica,  Melba,  Suzanne  Adams  and 
Fritzi  Scheff  will  be  the  prima  donna 
sopranos.  Schumann  Heink,  Louise 
Homer,  Carrie  Bridewell  and  Alitzka, 
contraltos;  Alberto  Saleza  celebrated 
in  French  and  Italian  roles,  Van 
Dyck,  the  Wagnerian  artist,  Irabert 
de  la  Tour,  Dippel  de  Luccia,  Bounard 
and  Bars,  the  tenors;  Scotti,  the  great 
Italian  opera  singer,  Campanari, 
Bertram,  Muhlmann.  Pini  Corsi,  Du 
Fricke  and  Gillibert,  the  baritones. 
The  bassos  will  be  the  celebrated 
Edouard  de  Reszke,  Pol  Plancon, 
Journets,  Robert  Blass  and  Pringle. 

MABEL  RICHARDSON  COMPLIMENTED 
Miss  Mabel  Richardson,  the  young 
reader  of  Vallejo,  was  chosen  to  read 
at  the  unveiling  of  the  first  Berkeley 
fountain,  which  was  dedicated  on 
Saturday  last  with  fitting  ceremonies. 
The  fountain  is  named  in  honor  of 
Mrs.  Phoebe  Hearst,  whose  generosity 
in  every  good  cause  has  made  her  the 
idol  of  the  Berkeley  people,  the  resi- 
dents'turning  out  in  full  force  to  enjoy 
the  pleasant  occasion.  Miss  Mabel 
Richardson  made  a  bright  picture 
reading  the  Town  Pump,  her  rendi- 
tion meeting  with  applause.  She  is  a 
magnetic  little  lad}-  and  very  popular 
throughout  the  interior,  and  as  she  is 
a  strong  advocate  of  temperance,  the 
selection  of  her  as  the  reader  was  a 
fitting  compliment.  Rev.  Geo.  Swan 
of  St.  Mark's  Episcopal  church 
opened  the  ceremonies  with  a  prayer 
and  President  Benjamin  Ide  Wheeler 
delivered  a  short  address.  Two  little 
girls,  Miriam  Pond  and  Grace  Edgar, 
representing  water  nymphs  unveiled 
the  fountain  when  the  pure  crystal 
stream  was  turned  on  by  John  E. 
Boyd.  The  audience  sang  America 
at  the  close  of  the  exercises.  Harry 
C.  Barrow  was  one  of  the  designers 
of  the  fountain. 


MUSICAL  ECHOES 

A  children's  night  was  given  in 
Mission  Masonic  Hall  by  Mission 
Chapter  Order  of  Eastern  Star,  last 
Saturday  that  was  a  very  well  at- 
tended and  enjoyable  affair;  an  attrac- 


tive program  of  literary  and  musical 
numbers  being  given  by  the  little 
folks. 

Paloma  Schramm,  the  little  pianist, 
will  render  her  latest  composition,  Im- 
promptu de  Yosemite,  at  her  farewell 
concert  today.  Assisted  by  her  sister 
Karla  she  also  gave  a  performance  on 
Wednesday. 

Miss  Marion  Barrington  of  this 
city  gave  a  farewell  concert  at  the 
First  Unitarian  Church,  Oakland, 
Tuesday  evening,  before  her  depar- 
ture for  New  York,  where  she  will 
study  for  a  year.  She  has  a  wonder- 
fully effective  contralto  voice.  She 
expects  to  be  heard  in  grand  opera 
next  season. 

Mr.  Oscar  Franck,  well  known  in 
musical  and  society  circles,  will  make 
his  professional  debut,  as  Toddles,  in 
Ship  Ahoy  at  the  Alhambra  next  week. 
Mr.  Franck's  musical  baritone  has 
been  heard  frequently  at  concerts  and 
entertainments,  and  was  cultivated  by 
Lottie  Seigel,  considered  one  of  our 
leading  vocal  instructors.  The  popu- 
larity of  Mr.  Franck  will  doubtless 
draw  many  of  his  admirers  to  witness 
his  success. 

Miss  Alice  Dippel,  the  dramatic 
reader  and  sister  of  Claire  Dippel,  the 
young  pianist,  who  studied  with  Otto 
Bendix,  has  been  visiting  the  city  for 
a  few  days  from  her  home  in  the  in- 
terior. Miss  Alice  Dippel  is  desirous 
of  devoting  her  talents  to  the  dramatic 
stage,  and  her  ability,  fine  physique 
and  zeal  should  entitle  her  to  success, 
should  she  secure  a  proper  opening. 
She  has  frequently  been  heard  at  en- 
tertainments here  and  in  other  towns 
and  is  always  well  received. 

Miss  Agnes  Freed  created  a  splen- 
did impression  at  the  meeting  of  the 
First  Mental  Science  Temple  at 
Golden  Gate  Hall  last  Sunday,  her 
solos  meeting  with  such  appreciation 
that  she  generously  consented  to  ap- 
pear again.  Bach-Gounod's  Ave 
Maria,  was  a  gem,  Miss  Freed's  voice 
being  clear  and  smooth  and  very 
sympathetic.  Other  numbers  were 
Believe  [Rosey],  The  Sweetest  Flower 
That  Blows  [Hawley],  with  Mr.  Hein- 
rich  Arnold  as  her  accompanist. 

The  thousands  who  for  years  have 
thronged  the  picturesque  spot  at 
Golden  Gate  Park  near  the  old  music 


stand  will  have  a  new  centre  of  attrac- 
tion in  the  beautiful  structure  erected 
at  great  expense  as  a  gift  to  the  people 
by  Claus  Spreckels.  Seats  for  20,000 
people  have  been  provided,  and  the 
orchestra  platform  will  accommodate 
one  hundred  musicians.  It  is  said  to 
be  the  finest  music  stand  in  the  world, 
and  will  be  an  ornament  to  the  park 
and  can  be  seen  by  visitors  to  the  park 
from  every  point. 

The  Von  Meyerinck  School  of 
Music  has  issued  some  very  dainty 
circulars  for  the  new  term,  each  year 
having  marked  rapid  strides  towards 
the  success  of  Madame  Von  Meyer- 
inck's  Conservatory.  Franklin  Pal- 
mer is  teacher  of  the  organ,  and  Miss 
May  Cullen  will  be  a  new  assistant 
in  the  vocal  work.  Arthur  Ficken- 
scher's  piano  department  is  doing 
well,  and  Mrs.  Mary  Fairweather  has 
built  up  a  fine  class  in  dramatic  work, 
and  the  lectures  are  attractive  features 
of  the  school.  The  department  of 
Physical  Culture  is  in  charge  of  Miss 
Corlett,  a  pupil  of  Hattie  Jeannette 
Elliott,  one  of  the  finest  teachers  in 
the  State. 

— Mary  Frances  Francis. 


Hoyt's  Plays 

Charles  H.  Hoyt  commenced  his 
dramatic  work  with  Gifford's  Luck 
and  Gozelia,  neither  of  which 
amounted  to  much.  After  that  he 
always  made  use  of  the  article  "A" 
in  his  titles,  and  it  is  believed  that  he 
speedily  became  superstitious  in 
regard  to  the  importance  of  such 
usage.  A  Bunch  of  Keys  was  his 
first  'A"  play;  the  others  were  A 
Parlor  Match,  A  Rag  Baby,  A  Tin 
Soldier,  A  Hole  in  the  Ground,  A 
Midnight  Bell,  A  Brass  Monkey,  A 
Texas  Steer,  A  Temperance  Town,  A 
Black  Sheep,  A  Trip  to  Chinatown, 
A  Milk  White  Flag,  A  Contented 
Woman,  A  Stranger  in  New  York,  A 
Day  and  a  Night  in  New  York,  and 
A  Dog  in  the  Manger,  the  last  of 
which  was  his  only  complete  failure. 
He  started  a  vogue  for  farce- comedy 
of  a  new  order  that  has  had  a  great 
career  of  prosperity. 


Willie  Collier's  new  play,  On  the 
Quiet,  written  by  Augustus  Thomas, 
calls  for  twenty-two  character  parts. 


September  i,  1900 


THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


13 


The  Dewey  Theatre        Personal  cMention 


A splendid  production  of  The  Two 
Orphans  is  being  presented  at 
the  Dewey.  De  Witt  Clinton  gives 
an  excellent  impersonation  of  Cheva- 
lier Maurice  de  Vandrey,  and  Jeffrey 
D.  Williams,  as  Jaques  Frochard,  is 
exceptionally  clever,  his  commanding 
figure  and  powerful  voice  making  the 
character  quite  prominent.  Landers 
Stevens  had  a  fine  conception  of  the 
noble  character  of  Pierre,  the  cripple, 
but  his  tall  figure  is  not  at  all  suited 
to  the  part.  Maurice  Stewart,  as 
Picard,  is  as  jolly  as  ever,  and  James 
Corrigan  is  acceptable  as  the  Doctor. 
Fanny  Gillette,  as  Henriette,  acts  the 
part  in  a  most  artistic  style.  Louise, 
her  blind  sister,  was  portrayed  by 
Edna  Ellsmere,  who  shows  consider- 
able ability  as  an  actress  of  emotional 
parts.  Gracie  Plaisted  goes  out  of 
her  class  in  acting  the  part  of  Mari- 
anna.  Pauline  Maitland  as  Mother 
Frochard,  is  very  clever,  and  Mina 
Maitland  is  good  in  her  impersona- 
tion of  two  characters.  The  scenery 
is  very  artistic,  and  the  play  is  well 
received. 


Macdonough  Theatre 

Joaquin  Miller's  '49  is  playing 
y  this  week.  Maud  Miller,  as  Car- 
rots has  the  leading  part.  Her  imper- 
sonation of  the  red-headed  waife  is  up 
to  her  usual  good  work.  E.  J.  Holden 
makes  a  decided  hit  as  '49,  the  hero 
of  the  hills.  Clifford  Dempsey,  as 
Arthur  Denison,  does  some  good  act- 
ing, and  Chas.  King  in  the  disagree- 
able character  of  Tom  Bradshaw,  is  as 
usual  very  clever.  Harry  Rattenbury 
makes  a  good  Old  Ned.  The  General, 
a  "total  wreck,"  is  well  acted  by 
Frank  Opperman.and  Walter  Whip- 
ple, as  Col.  James,  does  exceptionally 
well.  Geo.  Hermance  makes  much 
of  his  small  part.  May  Evelynne,  as 
Mississippi,  acts  the  part  with  consid- 
erable skill,  and  lone  Everette  makes 
a  very  handsome  appearance  as  Miss 
Bell.  The  scenic  effects  are  very 
beautiful. 


Carroll  Marshall  has  lecovered 
sufficiently  from  her  late  severe  illness 
to  leave  for  Los  Angeles  next  week. 

Howard  Scott  is  back  from  a 
vacation  spent  in  the  Santa  Cruz 
mountains  and  at  Santa  Barbara. 

Selby  Oppenheimer  left  last  week 
for  the  north  with  his  Brownie  show, 
which  will  travel  as  far  East  as  St. 
Paul. 

John  Cordkav  left  for  Portland 
last  Tuesday  night,  after  a  busy  stay 
in  San  Francisco. 

George  Soule  Spencer  was 
married  Aug.  23,  at  Denver,  to  Lillian 
White,  a  non-professional. 

Baron  Berthold,  an  oldTivoli  fav- 
orite, will  arrive  to-day  from  the  East 
to  join  the  opera  company. 

Wilton  Lackave  and  wife  and 
Thomas  Phillips  leave  for  the  East 
next  week,  after  their  Frawley  season. 

Helen  Merrill  who  will  be  with 
Dunne  &  Ryley  next  season,  left 
Tuesday  to  report  in  New  York. 

George  Lask,  who  will  be  general 
stage  director  for  Dunne  &  Ryley, 
leaves  next  week  for  New  York  and 
possibly  a  short  trip  to  London. 

Tom  Greene  sings  the  sweetest 
little  ballad  ever  written,  Kitty  Dear. 
It's  beautiful.  Ask  him  to  sing  it  for 
you.    He  will  do  it. 

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Dunne  &  Ryley 

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LOUISE  CARTER 


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CLAUDE  DONNELLY 

Comedian  and  Ballad  Singer 

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TEACHER  OK  PIANO.  Pupil  of  Roscoe  Warren 
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and  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 

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THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  DRAMATIC  REVIEW 


September  i,  1900 


And  in  his  ravines,  by  mistake 
A  solemn  truth  the  madman  spake. 

*  * 
* 

The  summer  is  dead  or  nearly  so, 
and  no  ordinary  obituary  should  fol- 
low it  to  its  grave.  Not  that  we  have 
any  personal  ill-will  toward  our 
winters,  only  sometimes  they  are  hor- 
ribly in  the  way.  I  can  remember  a 
few  that  made  me  believe  anew  in  a 
personal  devil  and  witches  and  robbed 
me  of  every  human  feeling  but  the  de- 
sire to  fight.  In  regard  to  the  coming 
winter,  I  am  not  orthodox,  in  the  sense 
that  I  do  not  know.  We  have  been 
told  so  many  fairy  tales  about  the 
Fiskes  and  Nethersoles  and  Adams 
and  Mansfields  and  Grand  Opera 
headed  our  way,  that  our  faith  is  a 
little  shaken.  But  don't  stop  telling 
us  those  tales.  It  would  be  unspeak- 
ably brutal  to  give  us  the  hard,  cold 
facts. 

*  * 
* 

From  the  beginning  of  the  Neill 
Company  to  the  end  of  the  Miller 
Company  and  Florence  Roberts,  is 
many  weeks  and  I  notice  a  marked 
improvement  in  the  way  the  sun  does 
his  duty.  He  works  better  to  the 
sound  of  our  songs  than  to  the  friction 
of  our  sighs.  Good  bye,  summer, 
good-bye,  and  let  us  be  brave  about  it. 

Let  us  remember  how  it  has  kept  us 
from  losing  the  capacity  of  knowing 
what  art  is;  how  it  has  looked  care- 
fully to  that  which  pleases  the  sight, 
and  respects  the  nerves.  I  have  seen 
no  Sunday  Examiners  in  London,  no 
Town  Talks  in  Paris;  no  Tuxedos  on 
the  golf  links,  no  colored  bordered 
handkerchiefs  after  nine  p  M.  Let  us 
sharpen  a  fresh  pencil  and  say  that  one 
always  knows  the  time  of  day  on 
Henry  Miller's  stage  without  the  aid 
of  a  program. 

This  may  not  be  necessary  to  the 
success  of  a  play,  but  in  comedy  or 
tragedy  of  manners  it  is  so  desirable. 
It  is  so  desirable  to  be  in  harmony  with 
your  lines  and  situation.  It  is  so  de- 
sirable to  know. 

Let  us  remember  the  simplicity  and 
correctness  of  scenery;  no  badly  de- 
signed grills  with  bits  of  silk  wound 
through  — as  though  angels,  in  haste 
to  escape  the  horror  had  leit  their  robe 

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ends  dangling;  no  clash  of  color  and 
century  in  furnishing,  no  carelessness 
in  properties. 

»  * 
» 

Let  us  keep  in  mind  the  stage  man- 
agement that  makes  humanness  its 
foundation,  that  knows  something 
above  "cross  right,"  "group  left"  and 
"dress  stage."  Mr.  Miller  says  that 
any  man  with  common  sense  can  man- 
age a  stage.  I  have  great  respect  for 
Mr.  Miller's  opinions,  but  he  is  as  far 
from  the  truth  when  he  says  that  as  I 
am  from  my  future  hopes  (earthly.) 
There  is  a  dash  of  something  that  must 
season  that  common  sense  and  that 
something  has  never  been  labeled. 


I  know  a  lovely  quotation  that  just 
fits  the  case,  but  since  the  compositor 
wrote  something  about  "beer  and 
spittles,"  I  have  concluded  that  quota- 
tion marks  were  not  invented  for  our 
use.    (His  and  mine.) 


If  we  have  not  seen  the  most  won- 
derful plays  ever  written,  at  least  we 
have  had  an  opportunity  of  drawing 
our  own  conclusions  of  New  York  in- 
telligence and  giving  our  frank  opin- 
ions of  its  judgment — of  realizing  how 
fearfully  dependent  the  playwright  is 
upon  the  actor  to  give  his  efforts  value. 
Even  the  twaddle  we  have  heard  is 
acceptable  because  real  actors  con- 
sented to  speak  it. 

But  never  mind  the  twaddle  and  the 
moss-grown.  If  one  summer  holds 
Lrsula,  The  Country  Girl,  A  Marriage 
of  Convenience  and  The  Only  Way, 
we  have  no  right  to  complain. 

I  have  seen  The  Only  Way  more 
times  than  I  can  count,  and  its  beau- 
tiful, wonderful,  simple  lesson  makes 
the  heart  ache  with  an  indescribable 
gladness.  Each  time  I  leave  meaning 
not  to  go  again,  and  each  night  finds 
me  slipping  in  for  some  scene  or  act. 


But  I  am  drifting  from  the  summer 
as  a  whole.  It  has  been  well  worth 
staying  in  town  for.  It  has  been  a 
perfect  sanitarium — a  cure  for  the 
awful  ills  of  the  past  winter.  Think 
it  over,  strike  a  sura  total  and  see  if 
awful  is  strong  enough.    There  have 


been  health  periods  but  

* 

FLORENCE  ROBERTS 

In  my  book  of  future  prophesy,  I 
have  written  things  about  her  that 
this  summer's  work  brings  close  to 
realization. 

Two  yrears  ago,  to  the  world  who 
knew  her,  she  was  Marguerite  in 
Faust.  So  identified  did  she  become 
with  the  character  that  in  the  minds 
of  many  she  can  scarce  be  separated 
from  the  Faust  impeachment. 

No,  I  am  not  goiug  to  say  ugly 
things  about  it,  for  what  brings  for- 
tune and  an  easy  mind  calls  at  least 
for  outward  respect.  When  the  doors 
are  closed,  we  have  said  things  of 
Marguerite  that  even  Goethe  would 
resent. 

* 

But  that  is  past.  With  singular 
wisdom  she  refused  New  York  offers 
to  play  in  plays  current,  came  out  to 
San  Francisco  with  parts  that  made 
demands  and  gave  opportunities,  and 
went  to  work  with  reputation  her 
goal.  In  a  single  year  she  has  ac- 
complished what  society  drama  of  the 
ordinary  sort  might  have  made  possi- 
ble in  ten.  It  has  meant  total  absti- 
nence from  anything  but  work,  but  it 
has  been  worth  it. 

She  stands  today  the  most  popular 
woman  in  San  Francisco.  To  the 
Alcazar,  this  summer,  all  classes  of 
people  have  gone,  and  although  she 
has  appealed  most  to  the  better  and 
more  intelligent  class,  yet  she  has  a 
happy  hold  on  them  all  from  the  box 
to  the  last  row  in  the  gallery.  She 
has  caught  the  trick  of  amusing  and 
interesting  the  world  that  yawns. 


What  the  end  of  this  season  holds, 
I  do  not  know.  Rest,  I  hope,  for 
nature  is  despotic  and  will  be  heard. 

The  future  is  my  chief  interest. 
The  metropolitan  arm  has  reached  lor 
her,  and  next  year,  under  New  York 
management,  with  a  picked  company 
and  a  new  play,  she  goes  a  starring 
as  she  should. 

With  one  play  as  a  year's  study, 
she  can  develop  the  beauties  of  a 
character,  in  a  way  not  possible  when 
a  new  part  is  rehearsing,  while  the 
old  one  acts.    Time  and  the  chance 


for  thought  are  what  she  has  most 
needed  and  nowT  they  are  hers  for  the 
taking.  Whatever  New  York  may 
say  to  what  we  send,  (she  is  ours,  we 
discovered  her)  of  this  it  may  be  sure 
— she  will  play  no  part  that  is  merely 
gowns  and  pose,  no  part  that  is  not 
worth  it.  When  the  curtain  rises, 
there  will  be  some  acting-  back  of  it. 

*  * 
* 

As  a  rehearser,  Florence  Roberts  is 
a  disaster,  the  very  worst  promise  I 
have  ever  seen.  She  speaks  her  lines 
and  punctiliously  gives  the  cues,  but 
beyond  that  she  is  impossible.  Ah, 
but  she  is  thinking  and  has  in  perfec- 
tion the  Mary  Mannering  trick  of 
striking  the  key  to  a  character,  the 
very  first  night.  She  may  elaborate 
as  the  days  go  on,  but  the  central  idea 
is  fixed  as  the  stars.  She  never  takes 
her  characters  up  piecemeal.  They 
are  to  her  a  theme  and  carried  along 
as  such. 

*  * 
* 

Any  author  who  falls  into  her  hands 
may  consider  himself  thrice-blessed. 
If  there  is  anything  worth  acting  in 
his  play,  it  will  see  the  light  and  be 
given  a  chance  to  grow.  Her  one  fad 
is  cutting  and  she  does  it  with  a 
master  stroke.  When  a  part  is  given 
her.  she  looks  it  through,  not  to  see 
what  she  may  say,  but  what  she  may, 
with  a  saucy  pencil,  prevent  herself 
from  saying.  In  her  enthusiasm  she 
overdoes  at  times,  but  pencil  can  be 
erased.  From  what  I  hear  of  Charles 
Frohman,  he  and  Florence  Roberts 
should  be  blissful  friends.  I  wonder 
if  he  too  buys  pencils  by  the  gross. 
♦ 

*  * 

In  her  heart  lie  all  the  emotions. 
If  environment  and  the  right  part  will 
collaborate  with  these  emotions,  her 
future  development  is  certain.  In  her 
own  soul  she  bears  her  destiny  and  in 
the  simplicity  of  her  life  she  banks 
for  future  strength  and  endurance. 


She  does  her  studying  at  first  hand 
and  never  a  marked  character  passes 
her  way  but  she  makes  herself  a 
gatherer  of  its  values.  That  is  why 
humanness  is  an  attribute  of  all  she 


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becomes.  That  is  why  she  never 
overacts,  is  never  theatrical. 

•  * 

* 

The  work  she  has  done  here  this 
summer  calls  for  acknowledgment 
from  every  honest  pen  and  to  our 
credit  as  journalists  be  it  said  the  ac- 
knowledgment has  not  lacked.  If 
the  road  to  New  York  be  paved  with 
good  criticism,  then  is  hers  well 
paved. 

*  * 
* 

She  has  one  serious  fault.  She  is 
stubborn.  She  says  she  is  not  a 
comedienne.  Now  I  know  that  in 
her  new  play,  comedy  and  emotion 
must  run  hand  in  hand  to  a  strong 
third  act  scene,  if  New  York  is  to  see 
her  at  her  best. 

It  is  not  well  to  be  too  agreeing.  It 
is  so  interesting  and  developing  to 
argue.  Whatever  sort  of  play  she 
choose,  I  want  to  see  the  curtain  rise 
and  fall  on  her  success.  I  want  to  be 
there  to  say,  "I  told  you  so."  Good- 
bye. Who  knows  when  we  may 
meet  again.  Who  knows  how  soon 
you  may  be  fenced  in  East  of  the 
Rockies.  C.  T. 

P.  S.  I  hope  it  will  be  a  moral 
play.  O,  author!  O,  man!  wherefore 
art  thou  dust,  and  if  dust,  why  make 
mud  of  thyself  and  spatter  the  morali- 
ties of  thy  neighbor.  C.  T. 


Personal  Mention 


Howard  Hall  and  Dorothy  Dorr 
are  the  Alcazar's  new  leading  people 
who  will  open  in  The  Masqueraders 
Sept.  3d. 

Frank  Opperman,  who  announces 
in  another  column  that  he  will  be  at 
liberty  after  October  1,  is  a  reliable 


and  experienced  actor  and  above  the 
average  as  a  comedian  and  character 
man. 

White  Whittlesey  leaves  next 
Monday  morning  for  his  home  in 
Connecticut,  where  lie  will  rest  a 
couple  of  weeks  before  reporting  for 
rehearsals  with  Ada  Rehan.  Mr. 
Whittlesey  has  done  some  of  the  best 
work  of  his  career  this  summer  and 
has  demonstrated  that  he  is  entitled 
to  a  high  place  in  the  profession. 

J.  Rush  Bronson,  who  has  been 
the  most  successful  manager  the  Los 
Angeles  Orpheum  ever  had,  will  take 
charge  of  the  Omaha  house  next 
week.  Eric  Pollock,  an  Eastern  man, 
will  be  the  new  resident  manager  of 
the  Los  Angeles  Orpheum. 

T.  Daniel  Frawley  filed  his  an- 
swer Monday  in  the  suit  instituted 
against  him  by  the  Doris  Amusement 
Company  and  Louis  Harrison  to  re- 
strain him  from  producing  the 
comedy,  In  Paradise,  in  which  he 
asserts  that  he  purchased  the  right  to 
produce  the  play  from  B.  B.  Valen- 
tine, and  assumes  that  Valentine  was 
the  lawful  owner  of  the  play,  thus 
placing  the  proof  of  ownership  on  the 
plaintiffs. 

Mazie  Trumbull,  the  beautiful 
little  soubrette  who  made  a  big  hit  in 
a  prominent  New  York  production 
two  years  ago,  is  making  a  great  suc- 
cess this  season  in  Charles  H.  Hoyt's 
revival  of  his  most  successful  farce- 
comedy — A  Brass  Monkey.  She  is 
playing  the  part  of  Baggage,  the 
daughter  of  the  village  Jonah.  This 
piece  will  be  presented  on  the  coast 
this  season.  It  is  one  of  the  most 
meritorious  and  important  produc- 
tions to  be  seen  here,  and  Miss  Trum- 
bull's success  in  the  part  of  Baggage 
will  prove  of  more  than  passing  in- 
terest to  theatre  patrons  who  delight 
in  pure  fun. 


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A  DOUBLE  STAR  CAST 


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OBSTfleLE 

Adopted  from  Charles  Dickens  and  Wilkie  Collins'  No  Thoroughfare 

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Columbia  Theatre,  Monday,  Sept.  3 


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Side  Lights 


The  Alcazar's  new  stock  company 
olpens  Sept.  3d  in  The  Masqueraders 

The  Forest  Lovers  will  be  drama- 
tized for  Charles  Frohman  by  Edward 
Rose. 

Captain  Jack  Crawford's  new  play, 
On  Tbe  Trail,  will  have  a  try  out  at 
the  Alta  on  Sept.  3.  Capt.  Jack  will 
be  in  the  cast. 

Dickens'  interesting  story  of  No 
Thoroughfare  has  not  been  staged 
here  in  some  time.  William  Florence 
was  the  last  to  appear  in  it  here.  The 
play  will  be  given  by  the  Clement- 
Stockwell  Company  under  the  title  of 
A  Great  Obstacle. 

The  Casino  Girl  has  proven  so  great 
a  success  in  London  that  George 
Lederer  is  said  to  have  been  offered 
$150,000  for  the  provincial  rights. 
The  offer  was  refused,  as  Mr.  Lederer 
intends  to  play  The  Girl  through  the 
country  himself.  If  wecould  onlybe- 
lieve  all  we  hear  ! 

Engagements  through  Bell's  Dra- 


matic Agency,  Denver,  Colorado: 
Estelle  Hughes  Bird  with  Ward  and 
Yokes;  Charles  Mylott,  Leon  Hatten- 
bach,  John  Hepworth,  J.  W.  Dennis, 
F.  Otis  Emmons,  Jennie  Fulmer, 
Marie  Del  Vecchio,  Marie  Langdon 
with  Hal  Reid's  Prince  of  the  World, 
Fanny  Marinoff,  Fred  Sullivan  and 
Beth  Ross  for  Miss  Rujaero's  A 
Broken  Heart,  and  Walter  A.  Parker 
with  Chas.  E.  Schilling's  Two  Mar- 
ried Men. 

John  H.  Havlin,  of  Cincinnati,  now 
controls  the  Imperial,  Havlin's  Thea- 
tre and  the  Grand  Opera  House  in  St. 
Louis.  William  Garen  will  be  the 
resident  manager  of  the  three  play- 
houses. Mr.  Garen  has  proved  him- 
self to  be  an  excellent  theatrical 
caterer,  and  while  installing  him  as 
manager  of  the  Imperial  Theatre  will 
make  him  a  very  busy  man,  yet  he 
has  the  brain  to  keep  the  three  wheels 
going.  Havlin's  and  the  Grand  will 
have  the  popular  traveling  attractions. 
The  Imperial  will  be  opened  in 
October  with  the  best  popular  priced 
stock  company  ever  seen  in  St.  Louis. 


This  Year's  Big  Farce  Comedy  Show 

Was  Launched  Early  in  September. 

It  is  the  Limit  of  all  that  is  Big,  Artistic  and  Funny. 

It  is  Presented  by  a  Company  of  30  People. 

It  is  Sumptuously  Mounted,  Magnificently  Costumed. 

It  Cost  $5000.00  to  Raise  the  Curtain  on  the  First  Performance. 

It  is  Presented  by  Those  Prosperous  Comedians, 

MURRAY  and  MRQK 

California  Tour  Limited  to  Two  Weeks  and  Three  Days  only. 
Tune  all  Filled.    In  Big  Cities  Only,  September  ij  to  May  /. 

A  NEW  PLAY  BY  OLD  FAVORITES 

JAMES  D.  FLYNN  and  OLLIR  MACK,  Providers  of  Popular  Productions 

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JOE  W.  SPEAR'S  amuc1etmbepnpI 

The  Celebrated  Irish  Comedians 

MURRAY  AND  WESLEY 

In  a  Brand  New  Play 

The  Irish  Pawnbrokers 


ENTERPRISER 

Hoyt's  Keenest  Satire 

A  Brass  Monkey 

WITH 

MAZIE  TRUMBULL 


JOSEPH  M.  GAITES,  Author 

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