San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW May II, 1901 €^as1icr>n Goings Vy CorrespondCDce and ^ ip ^^^:::^==::>'"^^^^^^^^ Comments ol New York, May 5th.—Maurice Grau's forces, operatic as well as dramatic, combined last Monday night to give a farewell perform- ance at the Metropolitan, which drew f 18,000 and enlisted the ability of nearly every artist in the Grau string, inclnding Bern- hardt, Coquelin, the de Reszkes, Schuraan- Heink and Melba. It was an enthusiastic audience, and all of the singers and players seemed to warm up to the occasion. We shall be glad to see all of the artists back again next year, although Jean de Reszke, the tenor, w II probably skip a year and let some new aspirant have a chance to take his place, which means that Jean is quite sure there is no danger of his being forgotten. Henrietta Crosman, whose New York appearances in Mistress Nell have been twice interrupted, resumed her perform- ances in this city at Wallack's Theatre last week. Producing Mistress Nell for the first time in this vicinity at the Bijou, on Oct. 9, 1900, she and the play achieved an iinexpectfd success. Only twenty days had been set aside for them there, so when May Irwin came to the Bijou on Oct. 29th, Miss Crosman moved to the Savoy. At the f nd of about three months there she ended her run sensationally and abruptly by dismiss- ing an audience with a speech denouncing some theatrical managers who were perse- cuting her. She comes back to us belter than ever in the part, with finer litho- graphs, and in every way better prepared to give New York more opportunities to see an agreeable and clean comedy, invested in its leading role by a pleasing personality and an accomplished actress. Her excel- lent company is practically in tact as it left the Bijou. * » » The plays that held over were The Price of Peace at the Broadway; Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Academy of Music; The Climb- ers at the Bijou; The Casino Girl at the Knickerbocker; Under Two Flags at the Garden; Florodora at the Casino; When Knighthood Was in Flower, at the Criter- ion; On the (juietat Madison Square; Diplo- macy at the Hmpire, San Toy at Daly's; My Lady at the Victoria, The Prima Donna at the Herald Square; Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines at the Garrick; Mavourneen at the Fourteenth Street and The Twin Sis- ter at the Irving Place. Lover's Lane moved over from the Manhattan to the Re- publican last week, where it will continue to make money for W. A. Brady and Liebler cS: Co. * » » Harrison Grey Fiske has taken charge of the Manhattan Theatre just vacated by W. A. Brady and early next season will install Mrs. Fiske there to carry out plans for the regular production of her dramatic works. It is the purpose, in short, to make the Man- hattan Theatre under its new management a first-class place of amusement, and its scope will have every aid that an artistic direction can suggest and provide. Mrs. Fiske's engagement in the fall will be marked by a notable new production, and it is probable that more than one new work will be put forward in her first term in the house. It is generally understood that Mrs. Fiske will make her first appearance in Hauptmann's religious play, Mary of Mag- dala. Rob Roy. Butte, Mont., May 6.—Grand opera House, Dick P. Sutton, Mgr.—The Overland Min- strels at the Grand Opera House, May 2d and 3d, presented exclusively by the mem- bers of one of the most select of the Butte clubs, proved to be a society affair of great magnitude. Next attraction at the Grand is Blanche Walsh in More Than Queen. * Louise Lewis, a member of the Telephone Girl Company, was stricken with smallpox in Butte and was removed to the pest-house. The manager of the companj', fearing quar- antine, cancelled his Helena, Anaconda, Great Falls, Bozeman and Billings engage- ments and left Butte as quickly as possible. making no stops between the Montana me- tropolis and St. Paul. Much tothe surprise and indignation of the management the en- tire company was quarantined before they had time to leave the train at St. Paul. For a run of hard luck The Telephone Girl has about established a record during their tour of the Northwest. * Dick P. Sutton, Mana- ger of the Grand Opera House and Sutton's Family Theatre of Butte, in speaking of the new combine of which he is the originator, states that every first-class theatre in Mon- tana, with one exception, will be in the new combination, which will include the cities of Anaconda, Helena, Great Falls and Mis- soula. Mr. Sutton's lease on the Grand Opera House expires in September, but his New Grand which is now under construc- tion will be completed by September loth. Mr. Sutton stated that the new syndicate will introduce attractions superior to those formerly playing the Northwest circuits,and is incorporated for four years, dating from September, 1901. The members of the syn- dicate are Messrs. Klaw & Elanger of New York, Dick P. Sutton of Butte, John Cort of Seattle, and Calvin Heilig of Portland. The territory is divided into sections, Mr. Sutton having under his supervision all of Montana, while the Spokane, Portland, Seattle and Tacoma Theatres will be looked after by Cort & Heilig. The syndicate, not being able to get the opera house in Spokane, will build one. For both the Montana and Washington divisions Messrs, Klaw and Erlanger will send the attractions. The opening of Mr. Sutton's New Grand in Butte will take place on September loth. For four years Mr. Sutton has been untiring in his efforts to bring about the combine just completed, which will be the means of bringing to the Northwest first-class attrac- tions and many of them. Sincerely, L. Maclav Rank. New Orleans, La.., May 3.—The Grand Stock Co. closes its season this week, and Mgr. Baldwin will take most of the company for a short season to Montreal, Canada, This can be strictly called ''benefit week," for a goodly number of the company are having a chance to find out how popular they are with the New Orleans public. Lulu Moore and Chas. W. Freeman, Sairpolis and Wel- don have received substantial recognition for painstaking services. * The Olympia Opera Co, closes the week at the Cochrane in Boccacio. They go direct to Beaumont for an engagement, which should prove profit- able. The Cochrane closes for the rest of the season. * West End is the first of the summer amusement resorts to open, this week's bill being vaudeville by Botyjie Thornton and the Budd Bros,, with concerts each night by Brooke's Band. * The Ath- letic Park opens May 12th with the Metro- politan Opera Co. H. C. Fauston is the manager. The Horse Show and the visit of our esteemed President McKinley have attracted crowds of strangers. New Orleans is to have a street fair May 6th to 19th. Will McConnell. Salt Lake City, May 6.—Sag Harbor pre- sented at Salt Lake Theatre to rather indif- ferent patronage 2-4. A beautiful play which won great favor. Miss Nell Clawson and Miss Lottie Levy, two of Salt Lake's fore- most amateur performers, have signed for the balance of the season with Harry Corson Clarke in What Did Tomkins Do? Both young ladies have won success in local thea- tricals. Harry Corson Clarke plays Salt Lake Theatre, 9-11. J. K. Hardy, Livingston, Mont., April 26.—Heflerlin Opera House, C. S. Ilefferlin, Prop., Wells & Chamberlin, Local Mgrs.—The amateur performance, Livingston Public School, shows talent in large chunks. A historical cantata, entitled Columbia; some 100 child- ren took part in the play. The house was well filled. April 29th, The Highwayman Opera Co.. Montana people will long re- member The Highwayman as the best thing they have witnessed. M. A. Goughman. Helena, Mont., May 6th.—Ming's Opera House, E. T. Wilson, Manager.—The Tele- phone Girl canceled 3rd, on account of one of the members being stricken with small- pox at Butte. Company canceled all dates, jumping direct to St. Paul, Minn. The Can- tata, Queen Ivsther, April 29-30 was well rendered to good houses, under supervision of M. E. Robinson, of Boston. The German Opere, Preciosa, May 2, under auspices St. Joseph's Verein to crowded house. Blanch Walsh, May 8th. Griffiths Hypnotist, week May 13th. Howard Kyle in Nathan Hale, May 23d. G. Doane Hood. Denver, May i.—This is Denver's dullest week theatrically. At the Tabor we have The Howard Co. in Held by the Enemy. The company is not up to the standard. Next week, which will be the last of the Tabor season,Neil Burgess will present The County Fair, * The Denver is giving its patrons A Turkish Bath this week. Busi- ness is good. * The Broadway is dark this week; next week Henry Miller as Richard Savage. * On Wednesday evening, April 24, in the Auditorium of the Y. M. C. A., Mr. Hobart Bosworth delivered a lecture on Dramatic Art, for the students of Bell's Broadway Dramatic School. His remarks were enthusiastically applauded by the young aspirants and their many friends who were present by invitation. At the conclu- sion of the lecture a short program was given by students of the school. Immedi- ately afterward Mr. Bosworth left for a short trip to New York. * The stage employes have renewed their fight against Manager Peter McCourt and as a result the unions are boycotting every theatre on the Silver Circuit. Of course Harry Carson Clarke is suffering thereby, as he is now playing that circuit. Harry has had troubles of his own ever since entering the State of Colorado. A-few days ago as the company was going into Cheyenne, he had an argument with a lady of the company, Mrs. Bessie Blitz Pax- ton, which ended by Mrs. Paxton boxing Mr. Clarke's ears. She was immediately discharged, and returned to Denver, where she had herself interviewed by the papers. Last Sunday night she sang from the bal- cony of the Brown Palace Hotel, and got one of the bell boys to pass around the hat among the guests of the hotel. She raised enough money to pay her hotel bill and buy a ticket to'Frisco. It is just such episodes as this that gives the public such an exalted (?) opinion of the stage and its people. Bob Bell. Fargo, N. D., May 5.—Fargo Theatre, C. P. Walker, Manager.—Village Parson ist to poor business. The Little Minister, 3d, to small audience. The Highwayman Opera Co., 8ih. Roney's Boys Concert Co., iith. Blanch Walsh in More Than Queen, 13th. Howard Kyle in Nathan Hale 24-25. The Telephone Girl is canceled, two of the lead- ing people having smallpox. Blanch Walsh in More Than Queen closes her season at Montreal on the 28th. Charlie Nord. Chicago, May 6.—Mary Mannering made her first appearance here as a star at the Illinois in Janice Meredith. The play is admirably staged and interpreted by an ex- cellent company, including Robt. Drouet, Burr Mcintosh, John D. O'Horn, George Backus, Carl Ahrendt and Amy Record. The Parish Priest is presented by Daniel Sully at the Grand. Weber and Fields will begin their engagement at the Grand next Monday for two weeks. The demand for seats is enormous. The event of the week is directed to the revival of The Merchant of Venice by Nat C. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott, at Powers' on Thursday. Following this engagement next Monday a new farce comedy. Are You a Mason ? will be put on for a run. The Christian continues to prosper at McVickers', and when its run is ended Clyde Fitch's Lovers' Lane will be offered, though it was contemplated to put on The Price of Peace for a summer attrac- tion. The latter will in all probability be seen early next fall, following the opening attraction. Way Down East, which opens in August. We are at the mercy of several re- vivals of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Over at the Haymarket Jay Rial offers a sumptuous re- vival of that famous play, with a lavish dis- play of scenery and supernumeraries. The cast is an adequate one, and should succeed for many weeks to come. The other pro- duction is Al W. Martin's Road Co. at the Alhambra, with Milt G. Barlow as Uncle Tom. This is not all: On the 27th the capacious Auditorium will revel William Brady's mammoth revival of the "Tom" play, with the same stage mechanism and cast which marked its long successful run in New York. The Castle Square Opera Co. offer Tar and Traitor at the Studebaker. Next week El Capitan will close the spring sea- son. Ward and Yokes draw packed houses at the Great Northern with their musical farce. The Head Waiters. A week after next Harry Glazier will present a version of The Three Guardsmen and later on the Vil- lage Postmaster will introduce itself for the summer. Emery and Berry's new comedy drama, A Fixed Race, received its first pre- sentation on any stage at the Academy yesterday afternoon. The piece was staged by Oscar Eagle. The cast is headed by Lottie Williams-Salter. \ review will be made later. The Stock company at the Dearborn offer My Friend From India, and the stock at Hopkins' produce J. A. Eraser's dramatization of The Sign of Four, which is called Sherlock Holmes' Detective. In the vaudeville bill are Delauer & Debrimont, Pete Boker and Mocarl's Dogs. Tom Nawn heads the bill at the Olympic. Others are Mansfield & Wilbur, Winona and Banks Winter, The Roziuas, Weston & Yost, Mr. and Mrs, Irvmg Jones and Lorenz & Halpin. At the Chicago Opera House the list in- cludes Al. Leach and Rosebuds, Cressy & Dayue, Bertie Fowler, Jack Norworth, John- son, Davenport & Lorella, and Westo'n & Herbert. The burlesque houses have the following: Sam T. Jacks and Watsou's Bur- lesquers; Trocadero, Rose Hill's Company; Orpheon, Harry Morris, 20th Century Maids. Active preparations are now in progress for the summer. Nine theatres will operate. The Masonic Temple Roof Theatre opens next Sunday under the management of J. J. Murdock. Sousa and his band return to the Auditorium Friday and Saturday. Otis Skinner, Mrs.W.J. Lemoyne and Elea- nor Robson will give three performances of Robert Browning's poetical drama. In the Balcony, at the Grand, commencing the 27th. Next month the Illinois will start on its summer venture with the musical com- edy, The Casino Girl, instead of Florodora, as was contemplated. Loie Fuller in The Highwayman will close the regular season of the Grand, following the Weber and Field engagement. Frank Wiesberg. Pocatello, Idaho, May4.—Auditorium, Col. Hanaford, Mgr.—Howard Kyle in Nathan Hale, 29th, the very best play of the season to a large and well pleased audience at ad- vanced prices. Coming—Harry Corson Clarke in What Did Tomkins Do, 5-15; Loie Fuller, 17th. F. M. Watson. St. John, N, B., May 4.—Jere M'Auliffe's Stock is doing a profitable business at the Opera House, presenting Hazel Pughsley and George Heath and a capable conipanv in The Man O'Wars-Man, Under Sealed Orders, Tom Edson, Electrician, Shamus O'Brien, The Great Diamond Robbery, The Heart of the Storm, The Romance of an Actress, All for Gold. The specialties are by Jere M'Auliffe, Maudie Scott, Marline Bros., acrobats, Alex Wilson, ventriloquist, and Lena Howe's Orche.stra. * Here is the partial roster of E. R. Mawson's Stock Co.: Helen Holland,Grace E.Clarke, Evelyn Brown, Emma Whittle, Mrs. J. P. Clarke. Frank E. Jamison, Sidney Lee, Julian Reed, Edmund Hogan and J. P. Clarke. * At Opera House next week, Herman Stock in Witch of Wall Street, Diamond in Rough, The Mother-in-Law, Rose Garland, Lady Audley's Secret, Hazel Kirke, Sapho, and Triss;'with specialties. Company lays off the 9th for one performance of Stabat Mater by local Oratorio Society. Peachev Carnehan.