The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW January 24, 1914. TEE SAN FBANCISCO Dramatic Review Music and Drama CHAS. H. FAHBEi;i>, Editor IiBUed Every Saturday 1095 Ma/ket Street Cor. Seventh Room 207 Address all letters and money or- ders to The San FranclBoo Dramatlo Talaphone: Market 8622 Knlereil at i^an Francisco as Second-class Mall Matter. Kstabllshea 1854. Charlie Reilly TIr- sweet singer of Irish l)alla(ls and the best actor of young Irisli lovers that the United States has turned out in many a long year, is Charlie Reilly, who is entertaining large audiences at Pantages Thea- tre this week. Mr. Reilly, as a glance at our front page will show, is a handsome, engaging lad, and his i)(Jinilarity in the West is some- thing to be proud of. He is young, has a line speaking voice, is an ex- perienced stock actor, and when some enterprising manager puts him out ahead of liis t)wn company in Irish plays, there will be nothing to it l)Ut money. Fred Belasco Will Make New Production Fred Belasco is getting ready to spring something new on the San Francisco public, that, unless all signs fail, will be a real .sensation. Some weeks ago, when Henry Miller was playing here, he had in his company Louise Closser Hale, who had written a book—Missy—which had all the pos- sibilities of big drama. The chief ob- stacle to its stage presentation was the seeming impossiliility of finding anyone who could i)lay the leading part, that of a dancer, who could act. Mrs. Hale was in despair when a member of Thk 1)k.\m.\tic Rkvikw staff told her that San l-Vancisco hatl in its midst the very person in Ivy Crane, who had gained great stage renown on the stage as Ivy Payne. The two met and Mrs. Hale was tre- mendously please<l with the young woman. X'ext, the suggestion was made that I'Ved Belasco be interested, and the result is Mr. Belasco is train- ing Mrs. Crane for the part, and re- ports are that a great success may be hoped for from all concerned—play, dancer ami manatrer. Interesting Facts About the Shakespearean Plays The Shakes])earean plays, accord- ing to the Sothern-Marlowe bureau of information, contain 814.780 words, divided into 106,007 lines. The longest play in the series is Hamlet, and the longest part is the l)rinci])al character therein. Fvery time Mr. Sothern plays the role he has 11,610 words to speak. The briefest Shakespearean work is The Comedy of Errors, which contains 1,777 lines. The i)lays in their entirety have 1,277 characters; 1.120 being males, and the remainder, 157. females. The great disparity l)e- tween the nuiHl)er of male and fe- male roles may l)e readily accounted for by the fact that in Siiakespeare^'s time woineii were not alkiwetl to a])pear on the stage. This condition undoubtedly hampered the ([Joet's genius in the creation of female characters. It is somewhat uncer- tain at just what period the ban was raised which forbade the ap- pearance of women on the Englisii stage ; but in the celebrated Diary of Samuel Pepys, covering the period from 1659 to i6Cm), occurs the fol- lowing entry under date January, 1661 : "To the theatre, where was acted Beggar's Bush, it being very well done, and here tlie first time that I ever saw women ctJiiie upon the stage." This might seem to settle the 'question, as Pepys was an in- veterate playgoer who noted mi- nutely all the doings of the theatre. In the folio edition of Shakespeare bearing date 1623, is given the names of the twenty-six principal actors who had appeared in the en- tire series of plays, with Shakes- ])eare's name heading the list, al- though the record of his stage ap- pearance covers only the Ghost in rnliimhiA theatre PlAYHOtlSf riiune Franklin 15u Clfury and Mu.^imi Fifteen days, beginning Sunday, Jan. 25llr MatineeK Wednesdays and Saturdays. The blKStesl musl(-al hit of the century. Adele A French operetta In three acts. Book hy l';uil Herve. music 1)\' Jean Bri(iuel, TWENTY-TWO SONO HITS—THE ADEIiE BEAUTIES—ENI.ABOED OBCHESTBA r,rc:it I ^i.st - Sj.ccial I'rici s We.l. Mutinees GAIETY O'FABBEI^I. OPPOSITE OBPHEUM Phone Sutter 4141 lOvery night. coninien<-ing Monday. Jan. Tlie Great American Comedienne Marie Dressier In Her Big Xew Mu.sical Revue The Merry Gambol .Supported by a company of 70 comedians, dancers, singers and specialties Gaiety Prlceg, 25c to $1.00 Matinees Thursday, Saturday and .Sunday. T-ast 11 tries lu.la.v at uiid .S::!iJ ANTOmr AND CI.EOFATBA Starts Sunday, 1:30, 3:30, 7:30 and 9:30 ■I'll .Supei'-.Sensitt liinal F'iiolu-l M aiiKi. Traffic In Souls Uirect from Uavid Belasco's Repniiiic Tlieatre, New York All Seats 2Sc Dancing at 5:30 and 10:30 Hamlet, and .Adam in .As You Like it. The poet may not have been a skilful actor, but his advice to the players in Hamlet, would leave little doubt of his excellence as a stage manager. OrpKeum O'FarraU Btreat, Bet. Stockton ana FowaU Safest and Most Magnificent Theatre in America Week Beginning This Sunday Afternoon Matinee livery I^nv MABVEI.OUS VAUDEVII.I.E WALTEB LAWBENCE and FBAITCES CAMEBON in A Bit of Broadway; THE FOUB ORIGINAL PEBEZ Equilibrists; THE DOUBLE CROSS, a comedy melodrama by WILL IBWIN and RALPH E. BENAUD ; PAUL CONCHAS in his latest creations, Achilles and Patrocles; SMITH and COOK, "the millionaires." assisted by Marie Bran- don; CUMMIN OS and QL AD VINOS, eccen- tric funsters; EDNA SHOWALTEB. Last week, FBANK KEENAN in Vindication. Betained by popular demand, MAUBICE and FLOBENCE WALTON, world's mo«t popular ball-room dancers. Kvening prices: luc. 2bc, BOc, 7Bc. Box Seats, Jl.OO. Matinee prices (except Sun- days and Holidays): lOc, 26c 50c PHONE DOUOI.AS 70 LEADING THEATRE Ellis and Market Ste. Phone. Sutter 2460 l.a.sl Time Sunday Night. Margaret Illlng- tiin in WltUn the Law H.-kI lining Mondu.v Night. Jan. 2G, Two \\'<-eks—Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdavs E. H. Sothern 111 the liillowinK arianginieiit of plays: .\l..n.la>-. IP I WEBE KINO; Tuesday, IP I WEBE KINO; We.lnesilav matinee. IF I WEBE KINO; We Iiies.lav iiiglit. HAM- LET; I hill s,la\ MEBCHANT OF VENICE; I'liilay. TAMINQ OF THE SHBEW; Sal- iinlay niatine.-. IF I WEBE KINO; Sadir- ilay niglit. HAMLET. Hepertuire for seeund week e.xai tly same as for Hrsl week. Prices, .SOc to $2. Cur- tain at X sliarp nights; sharp matinees Alcazar Theatre O'FABBELI. ST., NEAB FOWSI^Xi Phone Kearny 2 Cuninienclng Monday Niglit. January 26th .\ complete and spontaneous success Andrew Mack America's foremost Irish comedian, sup- ported hy his own company and the Alcazar Players in the typical ro- mantic Irish play The Way to Kenmare Hear .VhiL-k sing his lAvii cunipusilions: The Legend of Ihe Maguires; Rose, Sweet Rose; Dan. My Darling Dan; and Sweetheart From the Rmerald Isle. I'rices: Night, L'5c to $1.00; Mat. 25c to 50c. Matinets Thursday. Satunlay and Sunday. Empress Theatre l)lrection Sullivan & Consldlne Sid Grauman, Manager Frank II. Donnellan. Publicity Manager Novelty Vaudeville January 25. 1911. THE KILTIES BAND, 20 pretty and at- tractive girls; a most remarkable grymuastic novelty, ABCHIE OOODALL, presenting his Walking the Hoop; DAVE FEBQUSON, the storiette songster; MB. and MBS. PEB- KINS FISHEB, presenting their well- known playlet. The Half Way House; tune- ful songs and smiles, THE THBEE MUS- KETEEBS present At the Camp; astute and artistic, PBICE and FBICE, gymnaets in fearless stunts. Other features. J. M. OAMBLK J. R. ROCHE C O. L. HOCBKR '"'Francis-Valentine Co. RRiNTeR» or POSTERS 7 7 7 M IBS 10 N ST. MAM rRAMCIBOO We Rrint Everything HEADQUARTERS FOR THEATRICAL AGENTS Send Bills of Lading to us, we will take cars ot your Paper