The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

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12 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW MARGARET IL£S SUPPORTED BY LEOTA HOWARD AND JOSEPH THOMPSON Playing Orpheuin Time, presenting the comedy satire, THE SOUL SAVERS, by Anita Loos SULLIVAN 6c CONSIDINE W. p. REESE BERT PITTMAN PAUL GOTIDRON San Francisco Representative Denver Representative Chicago Representative Empress Theatre Bldg. Empress Theatre 6 North Clark Street MAURICE J. BURNS CHRIS. O. BROWN Seattle Representative New York Uf-presentatlve Sullivan & Considine Bldg. HOn Bromlway Vaudeville The Orpheum Horace Goldin and his company of ilhisionists arc the headUncrs this week and their performance alone is more than worth the price of admis- sion. It is a whole show in itself. Goldin carries about twenty-five peo- ple in his act, not to mention a whole carload of special scenery and a real live Bengal tiger. Goldin docs all the work himself but manages to keep all the rest of the company jumping to keep up with him. He first gave im- itations of .several noted conjurers, and kept the audience guessing with his .sleight-of-hand tricks. He did the usual number of tricks in which chickens, ducks and rabbits played prominent parts, but his successful efforts at making a piano, player and all disappear in the twinkling of an eye brought murmurs of astonishment from ever\-one. liven the tiger played a very prominent part in a clever dis- appearing act. Motion pictures played a prominent part in the act also dur- ing the scene setting and was contin- ued on the stage. Goldin is a world- beater in his line and his work seemed to be fully appreciated. Maude Mul- ler and Ed. Stanley's share in the en- tertainment was very much appreci- ated by a well-pleased audience. They had a bright, snappy line of chatter and Miss Mullcr gave a hint of what she could do with her voice if .she ever broke into grand opera. The Five Sullys in their skit. The Information Bureau, made a good impression and was thoroughly enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Allen gave a delight- ful performance of a very clever sketch, called She Had to Tell Him, in which they both looked and acted the parts to perfection. Joe Shrincr and Doll Richards entertained with some snappy dialogue, songs and dances. Lillian Herlein is a beauti- ful young woman, wearing beautiful gowns and sang operatic selections in a very acceptable manner. Tyron's Dogs are still giving evidence of al- most human intelligence and perform- ing amusing tricks. Boudini lirothers get more good music out of their ac- cordions than anyone ever suspected of being there. They were highly ap- preciated. Motion pictures closed the show. The Empress Joe Maxwell's A Night in a Police Station, Prince Floro and The Society Tango Contest, presented by Sid Grauman, are drawing the crowds at the local Sullivan and Considine house this week. A Night in a Police Sta- tion is a one-act musical comedy, with Jerry O'Donnell and Lulu Belmont as the featured players and a cast of ten. Many singing numbers are introduced. The comedy is furnished by William Walter as McBooth Walkingliam, a fallen star. The Tango Contest for the world's cham]Monship is a very elaborate dancing spectacle in which five couples are entered. Prince Floro, the educated monkey, is almost human. He smokes, drinks, answers the tele- phone, plays pool and rides any number of bicycles of different styles. Marie Dorr, a clever character comedienne, opened with a couple of Irish num- bers, then the Rube wop, which is very good, and finishes with the Italian characterization. The Les Trio Mor- andini, bamboo ladder and pole equi- librists;. Arthur Geary, the red hussar and distinguished Tasmanian tenor, has a wonderful voice and fine per- sonality, and Wilson and Rich, expon- ents of Darkytown drollery, comi)lete a fine bill. The Wigwam ^lonte Carter ami his clever danc- ing Chicks are doing business for Manager Bauer at the New Wigwam. The Carter Company are presenting Izzy the Waiter, for the first half, and they get many good laughs. The cast includes Walter Spencer, Harry Hal- lon, George Weiss. George Archer, Dee Loretta, Del Estes, Blanche Gil- more and the Dancing Chicks. Monte Carter is a great Jew, and as a drawing card he is something unusual. Other acts are Prince Ludwig, assisted by his big brother, in musical novelties and cartooning; Kelly and his Seven Merry Youngsters; Lucerne, the girl with the violin, and first-run moving pictures complete a good program. The Monte Carter Musical Comedy Company will present Izzy's Millions for the last half and there will also be a great .sensational bicycle act, The Cycle of Death, three speed demons going no less than 6o to 120 miles per hour around a circular contrivance of the latest design. Fred Swift, the mu- sical bug; Kelly and Knecland, sing- ing and talking duo, and Frank Still, San Francisco's favorite baritone, in popular numbers make up the rest of the bill. The Pantages Texas, the gentleman gorilla, and the fight pictures of the Smith-Pelky bout are two big drawing cards. Texas is a real strong man, who smashes heavy i)lanks on his bared head, bends wire bars across his neck and twists long lengths of gas pipe with his teeth into rings. The act is full of thrills. The motion pictures of the fight show the entire battle, from the first to the knock- out round. The Six Musical Spillers, Weston and Young in a breezy skit, entitled A Model Flirtation; Cole, Russell and Davis in a nonsensical comedy. Waiters Wanted, and Sey- mour and Robinson in a fast comedy acrobatic offering, and Bothwell Browne's Danse Revue of 1913, with the De Alberts, Mile. Guilda (our own clever Myrtle Guild in plain every-day American), Mile. Mollicli and ten dancing girls make up the rest of the bill. The Majestic The new liill at the Majestic this week for the first half opened with Dan Kreuger, popular baritone, in latest song hits; the James Post Mu- sical Comedy Co. in another one of their great laughing hits, entitled Hot Nights, and Brink's Comedy Circus, featuring the bucking mule. Thunderbolt. For the last half Gor- don and Day, ragtime vocalists and instrumentalists; Alvard and Dun- can, comedy bicycle act, and the James Post Musical Comedy Co. in another scream, Americans Abniad. The house is still dt)ing cai)acity business. Every Tuesdav evening, after each performance, in addition to the tanm) exhibition, there will be a competition among the music pub- lishers, each one sending a repre- sentative to sing their latest song hits, the audience being the judge oi the most popular song. The Lincoln Grace Allen, singing soubrette; Lctelller, t'.ie handcuff king; King. Thornton i.'t Co., presenting The Best ]\Iaii, and Waterberry Bros, and Teniiey make up the bill for the first half. ' I'or the last half, Dan Kreuger, popular baritone; Miss \'an, musical and classical dancer; P>eesen and Harris, singing, talking and dancing, and Brink's Animal Circus, featuring the bucking mule. Thunderbolt, are a good offering. The Republic Biff and Bang, those suicide com- edians, are playing a return date tlvis week. Madame Lloyd, dramatic sopraufj; The Four Lesters, in an aerial musical act; Leo Cooper & Co. in The Price of Power; Dan Llewellyn, the hobo comedian, and Gordon and Day, novelty bicycle act, complete a good bill for the first half. King and Thornton Co., those always welcome and popular peoi)le, are presenting a fine sketch, entitled The Greater Price, which is one of their very greatest successes. \\'aterberry Bros, and Tenny are playing return dates over the time; Hall and Menzies, the dude and the talkative lady; Chief Silver Tongue, Indian vocalist, and the Two Lowes in a novelty ro])e act make up the bill for the last half. The Princess Eugenie De Lafayette, the musical maid, opens the new bill at the Princess this week for the first half, ^liss De Lafayette has a novel mu- sical act. Geo. Clancy & Co., with Mary E. Ryan, in his own original dramatic playlet, The Dago, are go- ing good. The cast includes Geo. Clancy, May Cornell, Chester Stevens and Mary E. Ryan. Stevens was let out Sunday and Jay ITanna finished the half in the part. Cdick and Dale have a classy singing, talking and dancing duo; Dave and Percie Martine have a clever nov- elty act, and Lowe and De Marie in I'un On a Tight Wire, well re- ceived. Rollo and Normo, the Aus- tralian Kosciusko duo, novelty and acrobatic skaters; Delphine Warner, singing, (|uick change artist; Prince Ludwig, miniature musical cartoon- Ofilces — Iiondon, New York, Chicago, Denver, Iios Angeles, San Francisco Bert Levey Circuit Of Independent VandeviUe Theatres Executive oilii e.s—Alcazar Tlicatru Bldg., O'Farrell Street, near Powell. Telephones: Home C3775 Siiii.^ot, Dimsrlas r>702 New Wigwam Theatre ; Bauer & Fincus, Props, and Vtgru. San Francisco's newest Vaudeville Theatre, luxuriously equipped and with every improvement, will open with a Buperli vaudeville WU, Wednesday, July 23 MAJESTIC THEATRE MISSION STREET BETWEEN 20th and 2l8t STREETS DIRECTION W.S.V.A. HIGH-CLASS VAUDEVILLE, INCLUD- ING JAMES POST AND HIS MUSICAL COMEDY PLAYERS. Prices, 10c.; Reserved Seats, 20c BERT LEVEY'S Princess Theatre Popular-priced vaudeville. Changing Sundays and Wednesdays. All seats i 10 cents. Western States Vaudeville ! Association Humboldt Bank Bld^r,, San Francisco Ella Herbert Weston, Gen. Mgr. ist; Roberts and Maitland, the Gaby Guy and the Rubber Girl, and Kel- ly's Merry Youngsters in Childhood Memories make up a good bill for the last half. Vaudeville Notes JJothwcU lirowiic has a company of the best-looking dancing girls at Pan- tages that have ever been placed on our local stage. They are uniform in size and costumed right up-to-date. The)' certainly can dance. Frank Harrington, leading man with Monte Carter in Honolulu, will join the Post Musical Comed" Com- pany, opening with them on Sunday. John R. (lordon is returning to the lunprcss with that big scream of his, called What W ould You I)..? a do- mestic sketch where friend T(jhn gets in bad. Chorus girls are talking of forming a union for their own protection and advancement, and also a benevolent order to take care of its members when sick and out of an engagement. It is certainly a good idea. Let the good work proceed.