The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

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i6 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW January 24, 1914. Of Interest to Actors and Managers! You no (louljt have realized at different times when It has been too late, how much hetter off you would have heen if you had a good, Etrongr contract that would hold. If you are an actor, any engagement that you take that is worth your while is worth an ounce of precaution, ^ rather than a pound of cure. If a contract, properly drawn, saves you one or two weeks in salary, is it not hetter than one that doesn't? I have never seen one of the printed "contracts" between actor and manag-er that was of much value. The weak points or "jokers" are found afterwards by the injured party. I have made a speciality of drawing contracts and agreements for those engaged in the theatirical business, and inasmuch as I spent several years In the profession before I engaged in the practise of law, I feel myself competent to give expert opinion and a dvice on theatrical matters of all kinds, especially written instruments. To those that do not know me, I take the liberty of referring to the following Arms and people: E.Fleet Bostwick and W. A. MacKenzie of the Savoy Theatre; James' Keane of the United Keanograph Film Mfg. Co.; Sydney Ayres; 'Walter McntagTie; Messrs. McClellan and 'Woodward; Shanley and Furness; Darcy and 'Wolford; and American Play Co. of New York. GEO. F. COSBY, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, 552 Pacific Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. Correspondence SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 13.— The Utah Grill, just recently opened, is i)r(.)vinf3f a popular place, and the clianii)ion tango danccr.s — Snyder and Halo—are creating quite a lot (if talk, and the Singing Four, a harniiinious quartette, have been re- engaged for a second week. Public dancing in the space allotted in the center of the room, is a distinct inno- \ation locally that is drawing big business. Ed. Jacobson is in town ahead of the Ham Tree, in which .Mclntyre and Heath will star at the Salt Lake Theatre next week—town is being billed like a circus. H. C. Robertson of the S. & C. ofifices in the Northwest, is in town checking out C. N. Sutton as manager of the local Empress and installing John .M. Cooke. Mr. Sutton has already left the service—just what he will do he has not made public, but he is heavily interested financially in the Salt Lake T>aseball Club and will ])roba))ly devote considerable of his time to that enterprise. Mr. Cooke will reach the city early Thursday and take charge, Mr. Robertson in the meantime handling the house. IJohman Johnson, a Salt Lake boy, is back after some twelve years' ab- sence, singing tenor parts with Alis- ky's Creater Ilawaiians. headlining the bill at Pantagcs. ITe was born and raised here, finally leaving the city for a tour with the Temple City (Juartctte, from which he drifted from one thing to another, finally singing in the quartette of the Ha- waiian act, and also being slated for a solo number that never fails to get long rounds of ap])lause. His home- coming celeliration was marred by the fact that his sister was taken down at the feast-table with a paralytic stroke which will keep her in the hospital, physicians say, for months. The Salt Lake Theatre is offering, after one day's showing of The Harvest by local people, for the entire week, Adele, a I->ench oper- etta without a chorus, though boast- ing twenty-two song hits. Beauti- ful sets and stunning gowns do much to assist the component mem- bers in their individual work. Next week. The Ham Tree. The Utah Theatre Stock Co. is offering The Man Who Stood Still, with Willard Mack and ^Tarjorie Rambcau in the leading roles. The Orphcum had a flood recentlv when the sewer run- ning alongside the side exits over- flowed, causing a deluge in the or- chestra pit and music room, ruining considerable propertv. The w-eek's bill ripens with Loa Durbyelle, finger shadowgraphs, followed by Mabelle Lewis and Paul McCarthy in some very prett)^ songs, well rendered. Kennedv and Rooney have a sketch they call The Happy Medium, in 'which Mr. Kennedy displays con- siderable ability as a novelty pianist, his funny make-up and slapstick manner of handling the ivories get- ting a good reception, while Mrs. Rooney dances well, though she can hardly be called a singer. Edna Munsey. billed as a beautiful girl with a beautiful voice, is rightfully entitled to that billing, for she surely looks ])retty in her various costumes, and has an excellent voice that has \olume sufficient to carry it to the far corners of the spacious auditori- um. Mile. Dazie in Pantaloon car- ries the headline type, this clever tiptoe dancer being seen to advan- tage several times during the show- ing of the act. Hanlon and Hanlon have a series of acrobatic stunts that can truthfully be called sensational and receive big rounds of applause for their efforts. Stuart Barnes has a set of special songs and a line of patter about ihe married "boob" and the single "simp" that brings down the house, his mannerisms, slow and droll, catching on. The Dancing Mars, billed to appear at the Em- press, did not put in an appearance, due to a broken arm one of their number received, and Manager Chet Sutton substituted The Rubinoff Trio in three operatic selections. The bill opens with Adclyne Lowe it Co. in a scene from the Cafe D'Le Paris- ian, followed by Leo Beers in songs ;ni(l niano work that pleases im- mensely. I ouis' Christmas by the loe IVTaxwell plavers is well remem- bered from nrevious showing at the Orohcum, though the present cast works hard and succeeds in getting the briidit points in this clever sketch. Edna .^ug carries headline position, offering a series of special sounds and gettine cood laughs with a lot of meaningless nonsense. Houcrhton. ATorris and Houghton have a bicycle act in which motor- cycle work is featured — .something never heretofore seen on a local starve. The bill at Pantacfes is draw- ing immense houses, last Saturday's crowd comnletelv fillin"' all available «nacc. and ATanajrer Newman was forced to onen the P'allerv that has been closed for months. One of the local naners took a snanshot and the picture \yas printed. The bill is a p-ood one. headlined by Alisky's Creater Hawaiians in .^ Nicht in Hawaii, in which tuneful sontrs bv a company of Hawaiians in tropical settin"". with a spectacle of a volcanic eruption in the backpround. carry off the honors. A native dance, per- formed bv the lady member of the company in native garb, verges on the sensational nnd stops the show. Others: Four Charles, the Jugr^ling bakers: Archer and Tngersoll in song's and clas.sy dancine. and Sam Hood, blackface. .Mexander Kamin- skv, the Russian \ iolinist, comes in for second honors with a select pro- gram of violin selections. IVTlle. Kaminsky accompanies him at the jiiano. The Morrell Musical Com- edy Co. at the Princess has now got running smoothly, and their offering of Hotel Managers drew some big Inisiness into the old Majestic The- atre on I'irst South Street. George Mfirrell himself played the part of a hotel clerk, a straight, and Fred Jamison that of bellboy, the latter ha\ ing a good voice that was heard to advantage. Sam Loeb played Hutch and made the same big hit tiiat has won for him a reputation in this town on previous engage- ments, and Frank McCall did Irish that was a good mate to Mr. Loeb's Dutch, neither losing an opportunity to get every laugh possible. Frank Bertrand had but a small part, but succeeded in getting big laughs whenever he made his appearance. Celeste Brooks played the part of a stenographer in the hotel, and led a number fetchingly, while the McCall Sisters were seen in a specialty dan- cing feature. The chorus work was good and the set in keeping. R. STFLTER. TACOMA, Jan. 17.—Tacoma this week saw the art of dancing revealed at its best and at its worst with the aii^earance here of Anna Pavlowa and the over-advertised Gaby Deslys. Both played to advanced prices and each did an immense business. The Deslys ]ierformance on the 14th failed to arouse anv enthusiasm on the part of the public or press, if one excepts the really good performance of Louise Afevers and Hattic Kneitel as the Dutch dairy maids. Forrest Huff and I'Vitzie von Busing, pleasantly re- membered from former visits here, were well received. The Pavlowa lierformancc here on the i6th gave the utmost .satisfaction, the number probably most enjoved being the Pav- lowa Gavotte. The entertainment was most artistic and the orchestra a joy. Mile. Pavlowa declared her- self delighted with the Stadium here, and the committee in charge of the annual Festo held here each July are now considering plans to bring the great artist for the coming summer. Coming to the Tacoma Theatre: Jan. 24, The Blindness of Virtue; Jan. 26. Robert Mantell in Hamlet. The Keat- ing-Flood Co. made their first appear- ance here this week in the tabloid ver- sion of A Stubborn Cinderella, and are giving three performances daily to satisfactory business. The case of principals is a good one and includes Miss Deloy, Delia and Stella Romig, Harry Cleveland, Frank Snyder and Harrv Bowcn, to say nothing of an old-time stock favorite in the person of -Mlyn Lewis, who has many friends here. Next week's bill will be The Suffragette, featuring Billy Onslow, Gus Leonard and Dorothy Raymond. Work will be commenced at once for one of the best moving picture houses on the Coast, and will be leased by Manasrer John Siefert now operating the Melbourne Theatre. The theatre will he prominently located on "C" Street, next to the Tacoma Theatre building, on the site formerly chosen by the Shuberts for their intended the- atre here. Empress Theatre: Big Jim, the trained bear, was a good '' put on by Maurice l'>ecman & Co. in Tony and' the Stork. Frostick, Hume and^ Thomas returned with new songs and* stories, and \\'illiams and Warner with their Slapoijhoiie made music and fun. Starting Jan. 19, The Six. Banj opli lends: Alme. Lola Stanton^ Paulische; ^^'alsh, Lynn & Co. in ' comedy sketch; Leonard and Louie,' gymnasts; Burke and Harrison, song and dance skit, and Dell Oro. Pan- tagcs Theatre: Kresco and Fox pre- sented an amusing lesson in aviation; the De Forests had an excellent dan- cing si)ecialty. Gertrude l-'orbcs, with Wilford Jesson, Shelton Minor, pre- .scntcd in splendid fashion a playlet. The Wild Rose. Roche and Craw- ford ])leased with some droll foolery. The hit of the bill was, of course, the Pollards in A Millionaire for a Day. VoT the present cast, Queenic Wil- liams, Teddy McNamara and Nellie McNamara are all remembered from other days. The Pollards were al- ways big Coast favorites. Next week : Fairy extravaganza. The Golden Dream; Julia Redmond & Co., Bob .Mhriglit, Dunbar and Turner, ami Reed's bull-dog.s. A. IT. VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. ig.^ Fm])ress: Within the Law is the offering this week. Maude Leone held the audience spell-bound by her brilliant portrayal of Mary Turner. Margaret Merriam played Agnes Lynch. Alf Layne was, as usual, superb in the part of the police in- si)ector. Joe Garson was presented by Del Lawrence. Louis Von Wetli- oft', Howard Russell, Roy Collins, and Daisy Avra were very good in their parts. Imperial: The Million is Isabelle Fletcher's offering. Chas. D. .\yres scored in the part of the sculptor. Frank Wallace was clever as the tenor, and Tom Loftus, Les- lie Reed, Meta Marsky and Jean Devereaux filled out a good cast. Orpheum: A Day at the Circus; Four Ladella Comiques: Nestor and Delberg in a bit of musical comedy,- In Love; American Comedy Four; John R. Gordon and Company, pre- senting the rip-roaring farcical comedy. What Would You Do? Louise Nellis, now playing leads with Knute Knutson's company,writes from Nevada that she is enjoying her trip immensely, and receiving good press notices. McKke R.ankix, Matt Snyder, Tom O'Malley and Patrick Miles, a quartet of grand old timers who make their head(|uarters at the Continental Hotel. I