The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

i6 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW January lo, 1914 COLUMBIA THEATRE Two weeks, beginning Monday. January 12th Curtain at 8:00 Sharp Matinees at 2:00 KLAW and ERLANGER Present OTIS SKINNER (T!y arrangement with Charles Frohman) TX "AX ARAP.TAN NIGHT" KISMET BY EL)\\ ARI3 KNOBLAUCH Produced and Managed By HARRISON GREY FISKE Correspondence SALT LAKE CITY. — New Year's night was celebrated here as never before, and even to this late day the various cafes and hotels are storing a gallant array of headgear, both ladies' and gentlemen's, lost in the shuffle. The cabarets had an augmented list of entertainers at hand. Maxim's as usual, being the most popular place, its many tables being reserved several days before the big- affair. Among its entertain- ers were Florence Logan, Leona Francis, \ iola Barrett, Miss Casey and Harry Reichman. Fred Lin- coln, of the S. & C. circuit, dropped into town today and expressed qfreat satisfaction at the way the local Em- press is doing the business. He leaves tonight for the East. Pader- ewski, the Polish piani.st, gave a re- cital last night at the American The- atre to local society, who enthusi- a.stically applauded his every num- ber. Attachments at the last mo- ment prevented Earl Candy's Col- onial Musical Comedy Co. to depart from the Lyceum in Ogden for the road, and the disbanded companv is drifting, a nortion of the princi- pals and dancing girls having joined the Morrell Company just opening at the Princess here. New Year's day saw the re-opening of the Ma- jestic, now Princess, with a musical show headed bv George Morrell as producer. During the week that the house was closed the stage was wid- ened and other needed i!nprovenlent^. both in the auditorium and dressing- room sections were made. New scenery ha.^ been installed and the lis^hting system improved. The companv is composed of Sam Loeb, Celeste Brooks. Fred Jamie.son, just closed with the Colonial Musical Comedy Co. at Ocden. Frank Bert- rand and the McCall Trio, besides Mr. Morrell. the chorus being made un of Edith Blondin, Leone .•\l)bott. Tiladys Hamlin, l-ldna Patten, Flora Clifford and Helen 'i immins. witli Fbba Benson at the piano. George Morrell has ])layed this house years ago and is well remembered for his clever work at that time, and Sam I oeb and Celeste I'.rooks have a host of friends here made during their former stock eniragement. r)fficer r)')6 did only a fair business at the Salt Lake Theatre the latter i)art of last week, hardly what the play deserved, its cast being composed of able people. Manager W. G. Tis- dale reports business good else- where ; now returning to the one- night stands in the Xorthwest. The Pink Lady is doing a beggarly busi- ness now and the local papers are not slow to voice their disapproval of the poor presentation the present company is giving this tuneful, mirth-provoking musical comedy. Next week, .\dele. After a rousing week's business in The Virginian, \\'illard Mack and Marjorie Ram- beau are ottering anf)ther strong at- traction in The E.scape, from the i)en of Paul Armstrong. This drama is laid in four acts, depicting life in the tenements and also in .societv. each being well mounted and the entire production staged under Mr. Mack's personal direction, ensuring a fin- ished offering. The cast includes, besides Mr. Mack and his wife, Lil- lian Rambeau, l-rederick Moore, Saxone Morland, I'rederick Sumner, -Arthur J. Price, Howard Scott, Leon McReynolds, Pearl Ethier. Arthur Morse Moon and .\lbert Richards. Miss Rambeau as May Joyce is giv- ing her usual finished performance, having a true conception of the girl of the slums who in order to escape the filth of the tenements enters a life of shame, and W illard Mack as Dr. \'on Eiden is seen at his best. Special mention should be given I-rederick Moore's Jim Joyce, a most difficult part, .so readily sus- ceptible to exaggeration, of which he gives almost a perfect portrayal of the kind of fathers that make up the heads of tenement families. Ar- thur J. Price is immense as the east- side tough, and Frederick Sumner is doing perhaps the best work since he joined the stock company as Lar- ry, the brother of May, who through injuries inflicted in childhood by an angry father, has a weakness for "killin" t'ings." The rest of the com- ])any are each making an admirable showing. Xext week. The Man Who Stood Still. The Orpheum bill is a strong one and Manager Bruck- art is much pleased with the way Salt Lakers are turning out to greet his offering. Harry I'ox and Dolly Yancsi have some reallj' good sing- ing and dancing, Genaro and Ray amuse and the Six Musical Cnttys are repeating their former hit with their musical selections. Others: Geo. Rolland & Co. in the farce. Fixing the Furnace: The Three Collegians. La Toy Bros., pantomimists, and Bollinger and Reynolds on the wire. i'".m])ress: Headlined by the Five Old Veteran Boys in Blue. Others: P>eliind the Footlights, the I'Vanco- nia Opera Co., Kelso and Lcighton, Ross and Ashton, and Oroville and I'Vank. Pantages is doing a land office business with this week's bill, and Manager F. R. Newman is very much gratified with the reception his advertising feature is receiving, and the business it is pulling into the house. He saw an opportunity to coin the notoriety given Lopez, the Mexican bandit murderer, now sup- posed to be in hiding in Bingham mines, and engaged (ieo. Warburton Brown, who were given a look at him nightly dressed like the bandit on the I'antages stage. Much amuse- ment and publicity was given the bouse and the prize offering for the first person to catch "Lopez" has al- ready been claimed and paid. The bill is a good one, headlined by IMlle. Mimi Amato in The .Apple of Paris. Others: Laura Ordway, English comedienne; Marion Munson, quick change artist; Belzac and Baker, in- strumentalists, and Francis Le Mai re on the rollers. R. STELTER. CARSON CITY. Tan. 6.—Grand Theatre fW. S. Ballard, mgr.): Laura Winston and Cecil Lionel ])laycd a week's engagement at this |)oi)ular house last week. Miss Win- ston is a native of Carson City and is beloved by all. Her reception on the first evening of her appearance here was flattering in the extreme. Every .seat was taken and her entrance upon the stage was the signal for hearty and prolonged ajiplause, applause which was repeated frequently dur-' ing the action of the playlet. Friday afternoon. Miss Winston and Mr. Lionel entertained the inmates of the State Prison with .several sketches, every part of the program being thoroughly enjoyed. Whenever Miss Winston has appeared on the street she has been greeted by old friends, and her visit has been one of pleasure, both to herself and those who know her. Signor Durand and Signora \'alloza attracted a crowded house at the Leisure Hour Club rooms Satur- day evening and thrilled their listen- ers with exceptionally fine music. Sig- nor Durand contemplates organizing a choral .society here, an idea which meets with the approval of every sing- er in* town. A. H. M. SEATTLE;"Jan. 5.—Moofe: This house is given over this week to'the Kleine ]>hoto play, Antony and Cleo- patra. Seattle: After a nice week with The Girl of the Golden West, ilailey and Mitchell are presenting The Sjjoilers, with James Dillon, Dvvight Meade, Guy Hitner, Inez parts. Metropolitan: Pictures here, too. This week The Life of Richard \\ agner. May Irwin in February. Orpheum: Walter Lawrence and IVances Cameron divide headdine honors with Paul Conchas and Smith, Cook and Marie Brandcju; the latter appear in their sketch. The Millionaires. Other a'cts are the Reagon and Anda Due in the big I'our Original Periz, equilibrists; The Double Cross, a sketch drama- tized from Will Irwin's story in the .S.iturday Evening Post; Roy Cum- mings and Helen Gladyings, singers and (lancers, and the loleen Sisters in a sharpshooting act. Empress: The Six Banjoj)hiends headline the new bill. The Fighter and the Boss is an added attraction, presented by Richard Milloy and Geo. Mackey. Kathrine Klare, billed as the Irish thrush, is heard in Irish .songs; Jovi- al Joe \\ hitehead, the commander- in-chief of the "Xut Army"; Barton and Lovers, a lady and gentleman, offer an act via the unicycle which includes some dancing, and Sylves- ter, who .pulls off all sorts of magic stunts, completes the bill. Pan- tage'-: Headlining the new bill is lulward H. Flagg's spectacular fan- tasy in eleven scenes, called The Golden Dream, featuring Marguer- ite I'avor and Max Steinle and Mat- tie Hyde. The show is also notable for the return of Bob Albright, the male Melba. Other numbers are Julia Redmond & Co. in The Critic and the Girl; Reed's acrobatic bull terriers, and Dunbar and Turner in Twenty Alinutes from the Daffy House. VANCOUX ER. B. C, Jan. 5.—Av- enue Theatre: The Little Lost Sister is ofl'ered here this week. Imperial The- atre : Isabelle Fletcher Players are giving us a treat this week with Paid in Full as the offering. James Guy Usher and Tom B. Loftus add ma- terially to the success of the play, and all the rest of the company give a good account of themselves. Empress Theatre: The Lawrence Company are putting on The Dollar Mark this week. Del Lawrence is seen at his best as Jim Gresham. Maude Leone, as Margaret Marriott, is typical of the ])art she plays. The remainder of the comi)any give excellent portrayals of their various cliaractcrs. Orpheum Theatre: An excellent bill is bing pre- sented here this week with Walsh, Lynch and Company in Huckins Run as the big feature. Leonard and Louie, gymnasts; Burk anil Harrison, singers and dancers; Luigi Dell 'Oro and his accordion, and Twilight Pic- tures complete the bill. K.\RKN Gr.\um was signed la.st week by The Dr.\m.\tic- Review to play the soubrette part with the Knute Knut- son Company. Josephine Dillon will soon join A Bachelor's Ploneymoon in the leading part, as Rose Ainsworth Bradfield. who is now so charmingly playing the part, will soon leave for her Chicago home, owing to a call from the long-legged bird. Jay 1 lanna may also join the same company. SEW YORK, Jan. 5.—Lillian Sinnott, \vh(j had played in a num- ber of Broadway sucesses, was foimd dead in her apartments today with her throat and wrists cut. I'Viends said she was despondent over the death of her fiance, Leslie Kenyon, who was buried today.