The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW March 21. igt4 • Vaudeville The Orpheum 'I'lie best tliiiiij un tliis week's very <i(«Kl bill is Tudor Cameron with johnny O'Connor in Hired and hired. Some people may achieve humor and some may have it thrust upon them, but Tudor is naturally irresistibly icomic. He was born so and he can no more help touch- inji the nu)st commonplace thint^s with si)ontaneous comedy than he can help breathing. Tanj^lins^ him- self up in a step-ladder or chasins^ a cake of soap or mimickiuff iulward (iillette's monkeys, it is all one so UnVfi as he does it. Si^eaking of these same monkeys, their act in the bowling alley corners a large slice of the api)lause. There is a whole barrel of them—all sorts and con- ditions, from tiny ones to full-sized baboons, and the art they show in getting their work over is a lesson to humans. Incidentally they keep the supers l)usy i)icking them out of unexpected parts of the orches- tra and stage. Sam r>arton rivals Joe Jackson in some good comedy l)icycle riding, and brings a new stunt in the shape of a wheel .set on an immensely tall pole—like a stilt —which suddenly collapses like a telescope and lands him on the earth. Armstrong and I'ord work ofY some daffy-dills and do some good singing as the English Johnny and the cop. lUit the breath of the audience is held until Fritzi Scheff makes her appearance. In response to ]jrinted recpiests that the men re- frain from smoking until after her act, they wait impatiently for her to come, chic and well-groomed as onlv a Viennese can be, listen to her three selections sung in good style, and, with a Inirst of applause, watch her make way for exul)erant Ray Samuels—one of the three hold- overs. Henry Woodruff with his Regular llusiness Man is one of the other two and Grace Carlisle and Jules Romer with Just a Song at Twilight is the third. The bill closes with some unusually good motion views of the world's news. The Empress The l"-ssanceesco])e showing the latest views of the motion jiicturc world' opens an excellent program. Patrick, l-'rancisco and Warren, di- rect from the i lipjKidrome, do some whirlwind tumbling with the as- istance of a large rebounding mat- tress, (iladys Wilbur, a beautiful girl, presenting Southern songs of rare tunefulness, is easily one of the headliners of the bill. Besides pos- sessing a fine voice, she is also gifted with a pleasing ])ersonality and comes into a major ])ortion i>f the apidause. < iertrude Clark and Spencer \\ ard. the continental vo- calists, are two singers of unusual merit. Their rendering of Candle Light is well received. Their act is marred by the fact that their enun- ciation is very bad. The Dancing (lirls, headed by .\da I'roctor, pre- sent an act replete with clever dancing and unicpie and novel stage effects. Miss I'roctor is easily one of the best dancers seen on the P'm- jjress in many moons, and the seven dancing girls manage to liold their end up too. The Rain Song, which marks the conclusion of the act, is one of the first of its kind seen here. '1 he dancers, in boots, rain coats and "souwesters," round their act up in what looks to be a heavy downpour of rain, and although not rain is there loo per cent, as far as being wet is concerned. Sj)issel Brothers and Mack in The New Chef entertain Kvhh a variety of eccentric tumbles and hand springs. Fred Warren and Al Hlanchard are back with the .same , old "circus line " they used to present on the ()rpheum. Alfred Latell, assisted by Elsie Vokes, presents A Dog of Fan- tasy and re])eats the success he has always achieved in this city. Lloyd Bacon and ^^IcDonald Forbes pre- sent a clas.sy singing and instru- mental offering and conclude a pro- gram, where the good numbers more than overbalance the mediocre. The Wigwam 'I'lie Oueen City Four head the l)ill for the first half of the week at the Wigwam: Fannie Da Halle and Com])any, Joe F'enton and Com- pany and the Light Opera I'our and some good movies conclude the bill. Ray Wilbert in a novel hoop act opens the bill the second half. The iIami)ton Sisters, clever sineers and instrumentalists: Odell and ilart, comedy knockabout acrobats: The (iirls and l!oys of the U. S. A. in a fine drill act: and The Castro B>and of 40 pieces. Prof. Kennedy director, composed of members of tiie Castro I'arlor, N. S. (l. W., and "some band" conclude the perform- ance the second part of the week. The Majestic Harry Baker, baritone: Laura Bennett, cpiick change artiste and singing comedienne, and lienson and Belle, international dancers, head the bill at the Majestic this week. The Light Opera Four, Deane's Manikins and some good moving pictures make u]i the fir.st half of the week's program. Be- ginning Wednesday the movies hold sway at the Majestic. Two and three-reel feature i)ictures are run. They make good with the au- dience, too, judging b" the packed houses. Lola Xorris entertains be- tween times with some pretty il- lustrated songs. On Sunday an all- star vaudeville show of five acts and three first-run ])hoto plays are com- ing. The Republic The fine weather and excellent urogram seem to bring the crowd; out to the theatre. Lola Xorris, the jietite singing soubrette, opens the l)ill with a clever song and dance act. .Austin and Keene, the com- edy singing and talking pair, amuse with their funny songs and sayings. The Seven Rosebuds, in The Act Beautiful, give the correct idea in what should be in harmony and mu- sic. Osterfield and Weston, The Phoney Conversationalists, can well be labeled funny. Charley Reilly, the sweet Irish singer, plays The Bells of Sliandon with his own comi)any, and scores a decided hit. Charlev is the coming Irish singing star. Some interesting movies con- clude the performance for the first SULLIVAN & CONSIDINE W. p. REESE BERT PITTM.VN I'.\UL GOUDRON San Francisco Representatlvt Denver Representative Chicago Representative Empress Theatre Bldg. Empress Theatre 6 North Clark Street R. J. GILFILLAN CHRIS. O. BROWN Seattle Representative New York Representative Sullivan & Considine Blilg. 1465 Broadway half of the week. In the second half the program opens with an interest- ing movie, then The Vernons, sen- sational motor cyclists, iiKitor in breathless silence in The Cage of Death. A miss-slip here would prove fatal. Olga Warren & Co., Russian dancers, in a series of Rus- sian folk dances : The Light ()pera hOur in a condensed version of pop- ular ttperas; l)olton and Benson, the Darktown Band, and Landers Stev- ens and Georgie Cooper and com- pany in a tabloid version of (ioe- the's Faust conclude the perform- ance. The Princess The bill at the Princess this week is very good. Unholz Bros., in a novel musical act, open the program. Upton and Ingraham, in Sauce for the (ioo.se, get a nice re- cei)ti<)n. The Martins, in clever rag dancing and singing; Herb Medley, the popular baritone, and Xine I'ovs of the U. S. A., in a series of drills and wall-scaling stunts, in which three girls take part, conclude the performance for the first half of the week. In the second half Herbert Medley is held over, h'annie Da Belle & Co. in I-'un in a Country School, with imitations and imper- sonations, are very good. Clark and Lewis in the Traveling Sales- man and The Village Belle: Mile. Zola, the versatile girl, in a swing- ing ring act, and Little Marie and Her Bears conclude the ])erform- ance. The Pantages Thirty minutes nf (liibert iH: Sulli- van's opera. The Mikado, is the headline attraction. The Pollard Ol^era Company of juveniles are re- sponsible for this vest-pocket edi- tion performance. One of the real vaudeville novelties is The Girl in the Parrot. Lora plays the girl. It is a sort of .\nna Eva I""ay seance method, with new and startling cli- maxes. Leon Rogee, "the man of one hundred voices," imitates all kinds of animals and musical instru- ments. Frank .Smith does odd bits on the slack wire while balancing on his head. F-Uiott and Mullen, a duo of comedy black-face i)layers, have some merry songs and si^arklin'"^ dia- logue. The Arsenic Trio of operatic vocalists, and Mine. Remi and .Mons. Flutels, entertainers, with coinedv pictures, will round out the bill. Bookings At the Sullivan & Conslline, San Fran- cl.soo offlce, through William P. Reese. Hieir sn'e hooking agent, for week of March 22. 1911. lU )( )KIXGS h:MPRl<:SS. San Franci.sco—Mur- ray Bennett; Berke and Korae: Den- nis Itrothers; Rossow Midgets; R. E. O'Connor and Comi)any. liM PRESS. Sacramento—I'atrick. l-Vanci-sco and Warren: .Spissell Brothers an 1 Mack; Gladys Wilbur; Warren and Blanch- ard: loe Maxwell's Dancing Girls; Clark" and Ward. EMPRESS, Los OfflcbB — Iiondon, New fork, Chicago, Denver, Iios Ang'eles, San Francisco Bert Levey Circuit Of Independent VaudevUle Theatrei Executive Ollices—Alcazar Theatre P.lilg., O'Farrell Street, near Powell. 'IVlcphones: Home C3775 Sunset, Douglas 5702 New Wigwam Theatre Baner & Flncus, Fropi. and Mgri. San Francisco's newest Vauileville Theatre, luxuriously equipped and with every Improvement, will open with a ■uperb TaudeviUe bUl, Wednesday, July 21 Western States Vaudeville Association Hnmboldt Bank Bld^.. San Franclaco Ella Herbert Weston, Gen. Mgr. Co j (I .\ngelcs—Bounding Gordons; Browi'l and Blyler: Rose Titl'any and Coif ])any; Jennings and Dorinan ; .Sehj tian Merrill and Companv ; McMahj and Chappelle. EMPRI'.SS, Si Lake—F'our Ladella Comi(|ues; Ni tor airl Delberg; John R. (iordon ai Company; .American Comedy Fod -Adas Family. EMPRESS, DenverX Luigi DeirOro; Burke and Harrison; Waisli, Lynch and Company: Leon- ard and Louie; Six Banjophiends. h:.M PRESS, Kansas Citv—Williams and Warner: hVostick, Hume andi riiomas; Maurice h'reenian and Com- panv ; Chas. C. Drew and Comi)anv; l!ig Jim. ORPHia'M Theatre. Og- (len (.March 2h-2H) — Earl (iirdeller; Bicli and Lenore ; Clias. P.. Lawler and Daughters; Burke and McDonald; P>ert Leslie and Company; Jessica Troupe. Post Goes to Wigwam Joe Bauer, tiie \\ igwam chief, ejft- ecuted a move the other day tha|.§fcfii has set the show people talking. Rushing to Sacramento, he made a bee line for Jim Post, and with an elo<|Uence not to be denied, secured the comedian and his comi)any for a season commencing, .April I2th. Post is the greatest money-maker on the Coast and our richest actor, and is a sure tine drawing card. Ml Pttst will add .\1 Bruce and his wif to his company for this eiuragement. Vaudeville Notes h Im Canticld and \ iolel L arlton will offer their farce, Tlie Hoo;!oo. at the I'jiipress shurtlv. Billy -Abram and .Agnes Johns aij| tn, laying off this week, on account oP r an operation that Miss Johns was forced to undergo last week. Miss Johns fell at the Majestic Theatre a week ago Sunday. As a result, she was compelled to call in the sur- geon and is still in the hospital. This po])ular team will be seen at the Republic on March 2(>th. V.xii Tanguay ck>sed her vaude- ville road show .March 14th. Bob Finlay and Girls open on the Pantages tour .April 6th.