The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

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8 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW January lo, 1914 TEE SAir FBAHCISCO Dramatic Review KnBlc and Dnuna CHAS. K. rABSEIiIi, Editor IiBUed Ever7 Saturday Address all letters and money or- ders to The San FranclBoo Dramatic 1096 Ma/ket Street Cor. Seventh Room 207 T«l«phon«: Market 8633 Entered at San Francisco as Second-class Mall Matter, listabllshed 1864. Gilmor Brown Mr. Brown began his training with the Ben Greet Company and he con- siders he made a goot start, and his subsequent efforts would seem to bear out this opinion. Later in his career he was a member of tlie Ehtch Garden Stock in Denver, and of the Oak Park Stock in Chicago. Then for a while he played with J larold Nelson and May Stuart. Graduating to leading business he played the lead in The Wolf on the road and then starred in The House of a Thousand Candles, as well as in The Tyranny of Tears and David Garrick. In stock he has played leads in Oklahoma City, in El Paso (three seasons), in Pasadena (twenty weeks), and has held other long en- gagements. Mr. Brown is in San Francisco now and is open to offers. Why Hang Around? Performers who hang around this city, Micawber like, waiting for an en- gagement to turn up, if they would travel from one town to another and play the picture houses on a percent- age basis, they surely would be show- ing the proper spirit. This city is overrun with performers at present, and the booking agents that are bring- ing in acts every week must certainly give these acts the preference in order to get back the money they have ad- vanced for railroad fares. You will hear the howl go up daily that so and so will not give me a date; no wonder, you have played everything around here and the public want new faces, and new acts. Most perform- ers have but one speciality or one act, and they don't try to put another to- gether, therefore, you cannot expect a booking agent to repeat you over their time in the same specialty or act. To remedy this, travel is our advice— go to a new country, keep agoing and keep working, even if for a smaller salary. You w'lW be the gainer in the end. As for working three or four days on the split week time, you loaf three and four weeks before you get a chance to split again. Consequently, you are in debt. Our advice would be to travel, and don't knock the city, for the city or agents are not to blame, but if you meet with performers beaded this way you can inform them that the demand for acts is not equal to the supply. As it is, there are a great many jterformers loafing in this city, and the situation is poor at pres- ent. The army of unemployed could be made larger by the actors and actresses that are idle here in this city; therefore, travel. Orpheum to Take In San Jose Next week the Orpheum show in Stockton will commence Wednesday night instead if Thursday. There will be three performances—Wednes- day and Thursday nights and Wednes- day matinee. This will be the order for the rest of the season. This change was made in order to accom- modate San Jose. Orpheum shows will be given there Friday and Satur- days and on Sundays the company will travel to Los Angeles. This will take one day from Sacramento and one day from Stockton. Getting ReadyforGrandOpera At Tivoli Beginning March i6, the Tivoli will reopen its doors as the abode of grand opera for a brief sea.son, which will last till the 29th dayof the same month. W. H. Leahy once again will present the Chicago Op- era Co., which in personnel will be much the same as that seen here last year, with the addition of the fol- lowing principals: Titta RufTo, Dalmores. Julia Claussens, Carolina White, Florence MacBeth, (Hovan- ni Polessi, Clarence Whitehill, Allen Hinckley, Otto Marak, Hector Du- franne, Maggie Teyte and Beatrice Wheeler. The conductors for the engagement will be Cleofonte Cam- panini, Giuseppe Sturani, Arnold Winternitz, Ettore Perosio and M. M. Chalier. Rosina Galli, the bal- lerina, together with a full ballet of 36 people, will be included. Local grand opera lovers will be afforded the opportunity of attending the per- formances of this season at prices considerably reduced from the $7 high limit charged last year. Leahy has insisted that subscribers be charged $5 per seat, while single performances will play to a $6 maxi- mum. Prices will range from the $5 down to $2, whereas last year $7 was charged. Leahy announces that San Francisco's own Tetrazzini will arrive here on her concert tour March i. Previous to that date she will play the Eastern and Middle Western cities with Titta RufTo. The presence in the city of the Chicago Opera Company and of Mme. Tet- razzini will be taken advantage of to dedicate the Verdi monument in Golden Gate Park. Personal Mention Will Phillips resigned from the Gaiety Company late last week. Dick Kirkland is promoting a film company. J.\MES Keane gets back from the East today. Will R. Walling has signed with a moving picture proposition and will leave for the South Sea Islands in a few days. Ferris Hartmax has been engaged, for a time, to put on numbers for the new Gaiety show that will soon be exposed to view George Clancy and Harry Garrity w-ere signed by The Dramatic Re- view for Landers Stevens' Company, opening at the Oakland Orpheum to- morrow. Mrs. Josephine Love, one of the oldest teachers in point of .service, died Wednesday of heart failure at her home, 2001 Divisadero Street. Mrs. Love leaves a daughter, who is known on the stage as Eleanor Kent. George H. Murray, who has for- saken the road to represent the Mor- gan Lithograph Company in New York City, w-rites that he is constantly visited by old managerial friends and that he is still interested in Coast aflfairs. Billy Walton, ahead of Gaby Deslys, found his fate in San Fran- cisco, and after a fast and furious counrtship of one week, was married to Miss Mary Perr)% who with her sis- ter, Mrs. Eugene Spofford, has the news stand at the Continental Hotel. Harry Spear, one of the best known stage hands on the Pacific Coast, was taken to the tulierculous ward of the County Hospital on Monday, Jan. 5. Harry's last em- ployment was at the Tivoli Opera House during the last run of grand opera there. Before the fire he was employed at the Novelty Theatre, corner Powell and Ellis streets, and afterwards he went to the Empire Theatre at Sutter and Steiner streets, and from there to the Wigwam and then the Alcazar theatres. He was rnliimhiA theatre Geary and Mason Plione Franklin 150 Two week.*!, besinninff Monday. January 12 Matinies Wednesdays and .Saturdays KLAW and ERLANGER Present OTIS SKINNER (By arranKement with Charles Frohman) In .An Arabian NiRlit KISMET by Edward Knoblauch Produced and Managed by Harrison Grey Fiske. Prices evenings and Saturday mat- inees, 25c to $2.00. Prices Wednesday mat- inees. 25c to $1.50. GAIETY O'FABRi:!.!. OFFOsrrz: OBFHETJM Phone Sutter 4141 The One and Only Irene Franklin and The Girl Gate Two Acts of Fun, Music and Dancing, with Sixty Clever Comedians, Singers and Gaiety Girls Prices — Nights, Saturday and Sunday matinees, 25c to $1.00; Thursday matinee, 25c, 50c, 75c. THE PLAYHOUSE BEATTTirUI. McAllister Street, near Market, Plione Market 130 MATINEE "WX A XJ XT NIGHT 2:30 IJA1.IJX S:30 Mr. George KloinL-'s wondrous photo-drama ANTONY s CLEOPATRA Tlie Peer of All Sptctaular I'roductions In Eight Parts All Seats Reserved, 25c and 50c a good mechanic and a whole-souled good fellow, liked by all. 1". W, Randolph is promoting a film manufacturing company to op- erate at Martinez. OrpKeum O'FarraU Street, Bet. Stockton and Powell Safest and Most Magnificent Theatre in' America Week Beginning This Sunday Afternoon Matinee Every Day A KLABVEI-OTTS UTEVT SHOW KAITBICE and FI.OBENCE WAIiTOIT, world's most popailar ballroom dancers) NANCE O'NEIL and COMPANY in In Self Defense, or The Second Ash Tray (one week only); BEBT FITZGIBBON, the original Daffy Dill; MABTIN JOHNSON'S TBAVEL- OGUES, stories and pictures of the Jack Iiondcn Tour of the South Sea Isands; DAISY I.EON, the little prima donna; BOBEBTO, Europe's famous juggler, assis- ted by BEA VEBEBA, the famous singer; MAUDE MUI.IiEB and ED STANLEY; WOBLD'S NEWS IN MOTION VIEWS. Last week HOBACE OOLDIN, the royal iUusionist, presenting The Old and th.* New and a Tiger Ood Too. Evening prices: 10c, 25c. 50c, 75c. Box Seats, $1.00. Matinee prices (except Sun- days and Holidays): 10c. 25c, 60c. PHONB DOUGLAS 70 LEADING THEATRE ElUi and Market Sta. Phone, Sutter 2460 T..a.<it time Saturday night Little Women Beginning Sunday night, January 11th Arch Selwyn Presents Margaret lUington In Bayard Veiller's Globe-Girdling Success Within the Law Nights and Saturday Matinees, $2.00 to 50c; "Pop." Wednesday Matinee Alcazar Theatre O'PAmBELXi ST., NBAS POWUb Phone Kearny 2 Week commencing Monday night, Jan. 12th Farewell week of Evelyn Vaughan and Bert Lytell .Supported by tlie Alcazar Players in a splendid revival, at the request of hun- dreds of our patrons, of their greatest success MADAM X The Dramatic Sensation Prices—Night, 2ec. to $1; Mat.. 26c. to EOe. Matinees Thursday, Saturday and Sunday Monday. Jan. 19th. Andrew Mack, supported by the Alcazar Players in Tom Moore Empress Theatre Direction Sullivan & Constdlne Sid Grauman, Manager Frank H. Donnellan, Publicity Manager January 11. 1914 MEBIAN'S S'WISS CANINE PANTOMIMB CO. presenting Tbe Spoiled Honeymoon, 40 wonderful dog actors, 40; Joe Maxwell pre- sents THE CANOE QIBIiS; Bernard and Iiloyd in Mr. Cohen from Newark; the sing- ing comedian, Ernest Dupille; AIiDBO and MITCHEI>Ii, grotesque aerial gymnasts; PHASMA, the Ooddess of I>iglit; OTHEB PEATUBES; The Essanceesoope, showing the latest views from the motion pictara world. J. m. OAMBLE J. R. aOCHC E. C. L. HOCBCtt '"'^Francis-Valentine Co. RRINTERS OF POSTERS 77 7 MISSION ST. BAN FKAMCiaCO We Print Everything (^MomlOi*** HEADQUARTERS FOR THEATRICAL AGENTS Send Bills of Lading to us, we will take care of your Paper