San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

July 13, 1901 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW H(ywJulia Deans Vic- tory was Received In Los c/lngeles Florence Stone is the handsome and capable young player who has been at the San Francisco Grand Opera House for the past few months, and has made a great hit in Saa Francisco. In fact, Florence Stone came within an ace of carrying off the prize for popularity offered by The San Francisco Dra- matic Review, and the contest for which closed Saturday, Bvrt she didn't quite capture it—for there was one other who proved the more pop- ular, and that is our own little Julia Dean of the Neill Company. Julia Dean has been the idol of the San Francisco girls ever since they saw her in the Amazons, and declare she is the cutest boy in all stagedom. Half the votes, 'tis said, came from the theatre- attending girls. There are other stories back of the victory of Miss Dean. It is said that all the actors in 'Frisco who met her bought up all the Reviews they could find, and had extra editions printed so that they could vote for her. Then, too, Mr. Neill is game, and when it came to a show down last week his representa- tive was right on hand, and Reviews were captured right off the press, and ballots with the ink still wet were turned into the Dean box by the hun- dreds. All of which may or may not be true, but one thing is true, and that is that Miss Julia Dean is the most popular of the actresses whose names appeared in the Review list. When it was announced at the rehearsal of the Neill Company on Monday that Miss Dean won first place in the con- test, Lillian Andrews, that lovable and capable character actress, told the little group of listeners about the sim- ilar contest which took place just twenty-two years ago in San Francisco in which she won the prize for popu- larity. Miss Andrews arrived in San Fran- cisco in May, 1879. Two days after her arrival Jeffreys Lewis, Laurence Barrett's leading lady, was suddenly taken seriously ill. Miss Andrews was called to fill Miss Lewis' place, and made her first appearance in this country on the stage of the old Cali- fornia Theatre at a benefit performance given to Mrs. Judah. She played Portia to Mr. Barrett's Shylock. In the supporting cast were: James O'Neil, James A. Heme, David Bel- asco, C. B. Bishop, Lewis Morrison, and other notables. A paragraph in a San Francisco paper the day of the memorable Judah benefit, reads as follows: "The great interest in to- night's Judah benefit centers in a young Australian actress, who has just arrived here." Her striking per- sonality, youth, beauty and dramatic ability won her a first place in the hearts of the San Franciscans in a few brief weeks.— Los Angeles Capital. NeiTs Timely Rebuke to the Gallery Theatre-goers that have been an- noyed by rowdies in the galleries of playhouses making disturbances dur- ing quiet scenes of pretty plays, will read with interest the method by which James Neill instantly stopped that abuse last week during a per- formance of Barbara Frietchie which was being given by Mr. Neill and his company. Theatre managers who have claimed that such annoyances can not be prevented will also be in- terested. The noises in the gallery having been repeated several times, Mr. Neill, when an interruption was made in the second act, stopped the progress of the play and walked to the footlights and said: "I dislike very much to step out of character. I believe that in eighteen years' exper- ience as an actor I have not had occa- sion to do so before, but I feel that the present emergency would justify such a proceeding. We are engaged to-night in a conscientious effort to present in a dignified manner a dainty and delicious drama from the pen of one of the most noted playwrights of his day, Mr. Clyde Fitch; a drama that has made a notable success; a drama that has been accorded a re- spectful hearing wherever presented heretofore. It is my impression that the majority have come here for the purpose of listening to and enjoying this play. Certainly the people on the lower floor and the balcony have come for that sole purpose. I believe that the majority of the boys in the gallery are anxious also to follow at- tentively the efforts of the playwright and of my company, but I regret to say that a few ill-bred boys in the gallery who seem beyond ordinary control seem bent upon disturbing the enjoyment of the balance of the audi- ence. It is to them that I must ad- dress myself in an effort to secure that good order without which it is impos- sible for us to proceed. If my protest against the annoyances that have disturbed this performance during the first act, and to which we quietly sub- mitted, which are being repeated in this act, finds favor with the audience, I would be pleased if you would sig- nify it by your applause. (Here burst forth a tremendous applause that lasted for more than five minutes.) After this outburst of applause from you I feel no further endorsement is necessarj'. We live in a republican country where the will of the majority is supposed to rule, and it is indis- putably the will of this audience that this performance should be allowed to proceed without unusual interruption. I have therefore to notify the young gentlemen in the gallery that if there is any further sign of disorder at this or at any subsequent performance of the Neill Company, I will ring down the curtain and proceed to close the gallery, which will remain closed for the remainder of my engagement here. I feel that the conduct of the young men in the gallery to-night is a reflec- tion upon the intelligence of the theatre-loving public of Los Angeles. Our tours, as you know, take us from New York State to Honolulu, and from Winnipeg to Los Angeles, and nowhere else are we confronted by so ill-bred an audience. I do not wish to be hard on the boys in the gallery. I have been a gallery boy myself, and a thousand times I paid my small price of admission and climbed to the top gallery. But it was always to witness a performance and to en- deavor to enjoy, and I never felt as a boy that my gallery ticket gave me the privilege to make myself a nuisance to the rest of the audience nor to in- sult the ladies and gentlemen on the stage. With this fair warning we will proceed with the entertainment." Ever since Mr. Neill's admonition the big crowds that nightly pack the gal- lery of the Burbank Theatre, Los Angeles, that section of the theatre has been as orderly as a regiment of United States soldiers on dress parade. Having Broken all Bonolulu Records Is once more home—prepa''ing for next season Watch Out for Them and Their World Successes JESSIE NORTON Home Offlce-FRANCIS-VALENTINE CO. San Franeiseo, Cal. =—C O L U M B I A— WEEK BEQIININIINa JUUV 15 4th AND liflST Week! ADIEU TO •RRISCOl POSITIVfiLY FINAL PERFORMANCE SAT. EVQ., JULY 20 FAREWELL MATINEE AND NIGHT SATURDAY, JULY 20 CHARLES FROHMAN'S COLOSSAL PRODUCTION Ry Arrangemeut with D.WID BKLASCO, Paul M. rotter's Play in •T Acts auti !) Sceues, Founded on Ouida's Famous Novel UNDER 2 FLAGS wiih BLANCHE BATES a,.V.ii.' IF YOU ARE THE MANAGER OF A FIRST-CLASS ATTRACTION AND ARE BOOKING FOR 1902 Don't Overlook the One Big Money Making House Morosco's Burbank Theatre IN SUNNY LOS ANGELES, CAL. 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