The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

lO THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW January 17, 1914. Columbia Theatre The enj^agenicnt of Otis Skinner in Kismet. Edward Knoblauch's I)rilliant Oriental drama, is a most notable one. The artistic success of the enjjagc- ment, as well as its financial success, will no doubt be a source of stratifi- cation to Mr. Skinner and ^Iessrs. Klaw and Erlanger and Harrison (jrey Fiske, to whom theatref^oers are indebtccf for one of the greatest treats the American stage has offered. One of tlie very great ciiarms of the presentation is the perfection of detail in the matter of scenery, costumes, and accessories, as well as the perfect groupings and the management of the liageants. These perfections are due to the skill of Harrison (irey Fiske, who staged the production in .\merica. The engagement of Otis Skinner in Kismet at the Columi)ia, will continue for a second and final week, beginning Monday night, next. Matinees are given on Wedne.sday and Saturdav. Alcazar Theatre The .Alcazar Theatre will offer an unusual attraction commencing on ne.\t Monday night, January 19th, when the management will present Andrew Mack, the well-known inter- preter of Irish plays. Mr. Mack will open his engagement supjiorted by the cream of the .\lcazar Players, and five especially engaged artists, in a mag- nificent production of Theodore Burt .Sayre's beautiful romance of the luiierald Isle, Tom IMoore, founded on the life, adventures and love affairs of Ireland's immortal poet. In con- sidering Mr. Mack's singing in Tom Moore he will sing, among others. Love's Young Dream, Evelvn's Bower, Believe Me If All Tho.se En- dearing Young Charms, and the im- mortal Last Ro.se of Summer, all of tiiem from the pen of Ireland's liremiere poet, Tom Moore, and Mack's own compositions. School Ciames and The Story of the Rose. Besides J. Frank Burke. Kernan Cripps, Jerome Storm, Edmond S. Lowe. Ralph 15ell, David W. Butler, A. Burt Wesner, I-'rank Wyman, S. A. Burton, Adele Belgarde, Louise Brownell and Mona Morgan, of the regular Alcazar Players, Mr. Mack will have in his support five speciallv engaged artists. These are beautiful Louise Hamilton, who will make her first appearance as his leading woman. .•\nnie Mack Berlein, interjjreter of Irisli characters, Edward McCormick, V. T. Henderson and W. J. Town- send. Savoy Theatre One of the most lliriiling and awe- inspiring moments of George Kleine's glorious production of Antonv and Cleopatra, which will enter upon its third and last week here, is when the Egj'ptian queen orders her slave thrown to the crocodiles of the Nile for daring to have fallen in love with Marc Antony. The i)icture is realistic in the extreme, and the huge monsters are .seen swimming about the stream, which flows at the foot of the palace steps, lying in wait for any articles of food that may be thrown to them. The curtains of the entrace part and Cle- opatra and her retinue appear, fol- lowed by a powerful slave who carries the girl securely bound. At the Queen's signal, the slave throws the girl into the waters and the crocodiles make one dive for her. all disappearing in- to the depths of the river. ^leanwhile. Cleopatra looks on unmoved by pity, regal even in her hatred and malev- olence, flashing proud fury from her eyes and a sneer of conscious disdain and power enveloping her features. It is an episode both dramatic and sen- .sational that holds the spectator spell- bound. This is only one of a host of scenes to be found in .\ntony and Cleopatra. ]\fatinees are given dailv at half past two, with evening ])er- formances at eiglit-thirty. and the in- cidental music furnished by Hans Koenig and his associates is delight- ful and appropriate. The Trafiic in Souls, a motion picture that is the reigning sensation of New York, where it has been ])acking I'elasco's Rejniblic Theatre for several months, will follow Antony and Cleopatra. Gaiety Theatre Irene Franklin departs this Satur- day night in order to resume those engagements in vaudeville tem])orarily interru])ted by her appearance in The (!irl at the (Jate. At the same time, tlie Gaiety management announces that the coming week will be the last of the run at that hou.se of the ve- hicle in which Miss Franklin has been starring. This does not mean by any means that the piece will be in any way weakened, for everybody knows that Miss l'"ranklin was more in the nature of an added attraction than anything el.se. and that, as she never played a part in the production itself, iier absence will in no wise effect it during the remainder of its exis- tence. The principal fun-makers now in The < iirl at the (Jate are Bickel and Watson, but the management has seen to it that the final ten i)crformances of the piece will outshine in attractive- ness any of their ])redecessors. Two stuiming new acts have been engaged for this week. First, there are the Marvelous Millers, whose dancing abilities are hardly eclipsed by any of those now ba.sking in the lurid light of publicity. These clever stei)pers make their bow at .Sunday's matinee performance, and at the same time P>ert Howard and Ivifie I^wrencc will join the (Jaiety Company in their comedy and singing specialties. The Gaiety will be "dark" Sunday the 25th in.st., and will re-open on Monday week with what is confidently ex- pected to be the .sensation thus far of its career—no less than the starring of that magnificent conedienne. Marie Dressier herself, in her new musical revue. The Merry Gambol, with a company of seventy. The Orpheum The Orpheum announces another s])lendi(l and novel program for next week. Frank Keenan, the American character actor, and a capable little company will ai)i)ear in Willard Mack's one-act play. Vindication, which enables Mr. Keenan in the role of a Confederate Colonel and a vet- eran of the Civil War to ijresent one of those life-like portraits he has the power to create at will. I""rcd Lindsay, Australian bushman. will adapt sen- sational feats of swordmanship to the stock whiji. Enda Showaltcr. late prima donna of the New York Met- ropolitan Opera House Company, and a coloratura of great range and sweet- ness, will sing favorite operatic se- lections. Albert Von Tilzer, whose ACKERMANN=OUIGLEY LIIHOGRAPHING CO. 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It will also conclude the engagement of Mau- rice and l-'lorence Walton, who will present the Brazalian Maxixe. the Skating Waltz, the Tango and the I'.ccentric (_)ne-Stc|). The Empress The chief attraction at tiic lunpress Theatre, Sunday afternoon will be six beautifully formed diving girls, called The Six Diving Nym])hs. Several of the girls hold medals for their a<juatic prowess, and one of the girls has the distinction of negotiating the treacher- ous waters of Hell (iate, just outside of New York. The Three Yoscarrys. silent gynmastic comedians, are just concluding a tour of the globe with a whirlwind comedy acrobatic novelty that is re])lete with fun and thrills. Dffferent in all its essential details both as to originality and execution, is the nuisical turn offered by Whyte, Pelzer and White, a trio of clever fun.stcrs. Orville Reeder, an accom- ])lislied |)ianist. will render a reper- toire of the lighter classical numbers, as well as a generous sui>ply of pop- ular numbers. A charming mixture nf the drama and dance is the odd and novel act of George 1 lerman and -Marion Shirley, called The Myster- ious Ma,s(|uerader. James MacDonald. the Irish wit. is an tuiusual perfor- mer with unusual i^ersonality, unusual songs and unusual mannerisms. Lane and Houghton, rural comedians, in The \ illage Schoolmaster, will make up imiforndy good l)ill. Correspondence O.VKLANl). Jan. 12.—The heavy downpour of the past week may be all right from an agricultural stand- point.but it certainly did play sad hav(K with our box-office reccijjts. The at- tendance at all ])layhouses has been be- low the normal, although the class of attraction is fully u]) to standard. The I'.lindness of N'irtue. i)resented by an luiglish company under the manage- ment of Wm. Morris. i)layed to light business at The Macdonough. 11-14. The jilay deals with a subject that is very much in the ])ublic eye at the present time and proved (|uite inter- esting. The Ro.sary, 15. May Irwin, if)-18. The side-splitting farce come- dy. The Commuters, the current oflPer- ing at Ye Liberty, is exceptionally well acted and sjilendidly staged, and the audiences find much pleasure and entertainment in the performance. The WEBER \ CO. Opera Chairs AH .Styles nf THEATRE AND KAT.I. SEATS 365-7 Market Street Ban Pranclsco 513 So Broadway 1,08 Angeles, CaL ^t3IW. Cl»rk St.CVxt»<i.\i.\.. T6» Vvk^S VOU CANOTSET ELSfWKtRE play is given a fine rendition and I'ishop's riayers are entitled to praise- worthy credit for the legitimate and suiierior stock presentation. Partic- ularly good work is done by Albert Morrison, George Web.stcr, J. An- thony Smythe, Frank Darien, Walter Whipijle, .Mice Iteming. Alina Glea- son and Marta Golden. After an absence of over four months Dillon and King have returned to their old haunts at The Columbia, and opened, I-'. The Ginger Girls execute sev- eral ensembles that arc extremely clever and well arranged. Dillon and King have surrounded themselves with Ivan Miller, who was for a long time a popular favorite with the Lib- erty Stock. Jack Wise, Ernest Vein Pelt, Ilonora Hamilton and Mima Stcch. At the Orpheum business is good, owing to the extra attraction of Landers Stevens and (Jeorgia Cooper in a sensational drama, Lead, Kindly Light, and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Crane in their latest society dances. Stevens and his wife meet with a tre- mendous reception at every perform- ance, and their latest sketch is one of the best that the Orpheum has offered for some time. The ca.st con- tains twenty people among them be- ing (ieorge Clancy and Harry Garrity, who score heavily. ()thers on the ])r()gram are Lillian 1 lerlein. IJoudim" Brothers. Jmvc Sullvs. WjIsou and Pearsf)n, Lew Hawkins. Three Dolce .Sisters and Corelli and Gillette. At Pantages, the motion ])ictures of the Gunboat .Smith-Pelky fight is the main attraction. The films arc exceptionally clear, especially the one showing the final knock down. The bill comi)rises I (J 13 Tango Danse Revue, Musical S])illers. Weston and Young, Russell Davis, and Hall and Schaeche. Pic- tures of the well-known play, Leah Kle.schna. is proving of interest to the patrons of the Oakland Photo and the attendance is almost up to the aver- age. Paderewski will give a concert at Ve Liberty. 20. Sothern and Mar- lowe are booked at The Macdonough. 24-25. Thev will present The Tam- ing of the Shrew and If F Were King. LOUTS SCHEELINE.