San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

July 13, 1901 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW Q <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>^^ 0 0 Of Next WeeK's fittractions O <><>C><><><>C>OOOCK>0000<><>0<><C>00<>0<>0 THE COLUMBIA Under Two Flags has another week to run at the Columbia Theatre, the remarkable engagement coming to a close on Saturday night, Julj- 20th. Blanche Bates in the role of Cigarette still continues to prove a great source of admiration for theatre-goers. The final performance of this prosperous engagement w-ill take place on next Saturday night, July 20th. The run promises to make a remarkable record of four weeks. Following Under Two F'lags, on Monday night, July 22d, comes the representative Irish co- median Chauncey Olcott in his latest success, Garrett O'Magh. Olcott is a big favorite in New York and other large Eastern cities. His new play is laid in 1812, and the war with England serves as a bit of interest in the telling of the story, which is ten- derly told. There is a strong local coloring, and Dublin in those times is realistically shown in picture form. Mr. Olcott will be supported by the same company that appear with him in New York. THE TIVOLI At the Tivoli the Babes have proved to be an amusing pair of children, as large crowds can attest. For the third week some new topicals will be intro- duced, and there will be a change of songs by some of the principals. The regular season of grand opera to be inaugurated at the Tivoli on Monday evening, July 29th, promises to be more brilliant this year than ever before. The summer season of grand opera at this house has be- come famous. Beside the operas that are usually given, three works that have never been produced at this house are underlined. They are Boito's Mephistofele and Giordano's Fedora and Andrea Chenier. Con- cerning the artists to appear, many of the favorites of last year will be heard, and a number of singers of world-wide reputation have been re- cruited. Linda Montaniri, one of the most polished sopranos in the world, is the new sensation in the soprano line. Guissipe Agostini, who ap- peared in productions at the Baldwin and the California Theatres, and who has the reputation of being one of the finest lyric tenors on the stage, will be heard in his favorite parts. Agusto Dado is the basso profundo who was here with Sembrich. He is said to be the greatest living interpreter of the role of Mephistofele, in Boito's opera. The Tivoli orchestra will re- ceive a most valuable acquisition in the person of Madame Carusi, late of the Seidl and Damrosch orchestras. New York, and the Philharmonic Society. She enjoys the reputation of being the finest harp player in this country. Of course Salassa is coming, without doubt the most popular male singer that ev-er appeared in this city. Colamarini, the incomparable Car- men, is here too, and just as warm a welcome awaits her advent. As Carmen and Mignon she was heard last year, but the public has a sur- prise in store in her characterization of Amnaris in Aida. Russo—he of the diminutive figure and big tenor voice—will again be Don Jose in Carmen and other parts in his reper- toire. Madam Repette, who pos- sesses one of the most flexible and carefully cultivated voices among so- pranos, will be heard again. Ferrari, the baritone, is also on the Tivoli roster. NicoHni, the basso, who was one of the sterling attractions for two seasons, will figure once more in the Tivoli cast, and Castelano, the tenor, has been re-engaged. Barbareschi, the dramatic soprano, will also be heard. Politini is down for some of the contralto parts. To direct the season of grand opera no mistake has been made in engaging the services of Paul Steindorff. His work has been careful and conscientious throughout, and as an interpreter of any kind of musical production he is without a superior. With the Tivoli orchestra, which will be augmented for the season, the orchestral end of the pro- duction will be a perfect factor in the interpretations of the works of the masters. The chorus this year will be larger and better than ever before. The membe'rs have been carefully selected from among the best material obtainable, only ladies and gentlemen with cultivated voices being admitted into the ranks. THE ORPHEUM The Orpheum offers a strong bill for next week. Chevalier Enrico Mario Scognamillo is one of the world's famous 'cellists, and his en- gagement in this city will be quite an event in local musical circles. Etta Butler will appear for one week only, and it will be her farewell week in vaudeville. She leaves shortly for New York to commence rehearsals of a big production of which she is to be the star. Damm Brothers are acro- bats, and hail from Europe. Charles Leonard Fletcher is a monologist who works along entirely original lines. He is a big favorite in the East. Holdovers will be the Prosper Troupe, Gilbert & Goldie, Arras and Alice, Irving Jones and the Biograph. THE GRAND T. Daniel Frawley and his com- pany will give the four concluding performances of Secret Service to-day and to-morrow. The attraction an- nounced for the week beginning Mon- day evening is a production of The White Heather, a spectacular scenic melodrama, by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton, authors of The Sporting Duchess, The Price of Peace, The Great Ruby and other plays of a similar nature, all of which have scored tremendous successes. The White Heather, like all of Raleigh and Hamilton's creations, received its first production at the Drury Lane Theatre, London, where it achieved an immediate triumph. At the Acad- emy of Music, in New York, under the management of Charles Frohman, its London success was promptly du- plicated. Mr. Frawley's presentation of the piece at the Grand promises to he fully equal in every respect to the London and New York productions. The cast will embrace the full strength of Mr. Frawley's remarkable com- pany, including Harrington Reynolds, who will be seen for the first time this .season. Subscribe for The Dramatic Review THE CENTRAL Next week the Central Theatre pre- sents as a midsummer attraction that superb melodrama, Michael Strogoff. It is to be extravagantly mounted, and a wealth of spectacular features will be introduced, including a grand Amazon March, caravans of Bedouins and battalions of soldiery. The Pal- ace ot the Czar is an exact reproduc- tion of the state apartments occupied by the Autocrat of all the Russians,and the sublime tableaux, which is pre- sented in the last act, and entitled. The Burning of Ikurtsk, will be one of the most effective and superb bits of scenery ever put upon the local stage. Michael Strogoff has not been pro- duced in this city for some years past, and the forthcoming revival happens just at a time when there is a general demand for just such an attraction. THE ALCAZAR F'lorence Roberts, supported by White Whittlesey and the full strength of the Alcazar stock company, will usher in the eighth week of her season with a presentation of The Country Girl. Although it has been before the public for over two hundred years, having received its first presentation in London in 1675, the Drury Lane Theatre, it continues to be regarded as one of the finest comedies. Miss Roberts scored such a success last season in the bewitching role of Peggy that little can be said in praise of her rendition that the average theatre- goer is not aware of. White Whittle- sey will be seen in his original role of Dick Belville. George Webster will be seen as Squire Moody. The Country Girl will receive the same beautiful and careful production that proved to be a feature of last season's presentation. Like School for Scan- dal, this comedy requires elaborate costuming. The cast will include George Webster, as Squire Moody; White Whittlesey, as Dick Belville; Edwin Emery, as Ned Harcourt; Lucius Henderson, as Sparkish; Frank Bacon, as Old Will; Agnes Ranken, as Alithea, and Marie Howe, as Lucy. Personal Mention Joe Mount has gone out ahead of the Durno-Emmett Co. Oliver Morcsco, the popular Los Angeles manager, and his family, have been spending the summer at Catalina. Ollie is a candidate for the Presidency of the Tuna Club. Colamarini made herself famous with the Tivoli audiences last year in the roles of Carmen and Mignon. Her wonderful power of interpretation and her rich Latin imagination, together with her perfect schooling and ripe beauty, will have ample scope in the roles of Amneris in Aida, and Delilah in Saint Saens, Samson and Delilah. Of course she will appear also in the first-mentioned operas. Mary Van Buren is a mascot and Blanche Bates a hoodoo, when it comes to rooting for a baseball game. Fourth of July morning at Mill Valley, two teams of society bloods, the Clam Diggers of Belvedere, and the Poison Oaks of Mill Valley, engaged in a fierce baseball controversy. Blanche Bates and Mary Van Buren lent eclat to the occasion by their presence, and cheered the struggling players. Miss Van Buren, however, seems to have rooted with better results, for her team, the Poi.son Oaks, were victor- ious over the Clam Diggers by a score of 18 to 8. 7 l^ni IIAJDIA SAN FRAItClbGO'S IfULUmDIA LEADING THEATRE lOlRTH AND LAST WKI^K liEGINS NEXT MONDAY Charles Frohman's Great Production by Amngoment with DAVID BELASCO iJ9d^r2 pla($s Paul M. Potter's Drama founded on Ouida's Novtl, with BLANCHE BATES AS CIGARETTE Last time, Saturday Niglif, July 20 July 22, Ctiauncey Olccot in Garret O'Magh eu/n KNRICO MARIO SCO(;nAM1I,LO;' ETTA BUTI.i;R; DAMM HROTHERS; CHAS. LEONARD FLETCHER; PROSI'KR TROVPE; GILBERT AND GOI.DIE; ARRAS AND ALICE; IRVING JONES; HIOGRAI'H Reserved seats, 25 Cents; Balcony 10 Cents; Opera Chairs and Box Seats. 50 Cents. MATINEES—Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday Tivoli Opera House Monday, July 15th—Second Big Week The Jolly Summertime Extiavaganza BABES IN THE WOOD Book by Kerris Hartman Bigger and Brighter Than Ever A Mine of Mirth and Song Latest Topics of the Day Monday, July 2flth, Opening of the GRAND OPERA SEASON Every Evening at 8 Maimer Saturday at '2 Popular Prices—25c and 50c Phone Bush 9 (lENTRAL Theatre THAU'S U I Market St., Near Eighth, Opp. City Hall Every Evening; Matinees Saturdays and Sundays NEXT WEEK JAMES M. BROPHY In a Colossal and Stupendous Production of MICHAEL STROGOFF Magnificent Spectacular Features Dazzling Dance ot the Amazon Damsels The Bedouin Caravan Arabian Steeds Battalions Brilliantly Costumed Supernumeraries PRICES: Evenings—10c, 16c, 25c, 35c, .Wc. Matinees—10c, 15c, 25c, no higher. Seats now on sale MOROSCO'S GRAND OPERA MOUSE Phone Main 5:"2 Walter Morosco, Manager Matinee Today and Tomorrow Last two nights of SECRET WEIIVICE Commencing Monday Evening Next T. DANIEL FRAWLEY will Present Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton's Great Melodrama The White Heather First Production of the Play in This City A Great Cast, Including Every Member of the Frawley Company Popular Prices 10c, 15o. 25c, 50c, 75c Branch Ticket Office, Emporium Good Orchestra Seat, all Matinees 2,'ic Alcazar Theatre Bblasco & Thai.i,. Managers. 'Phone Main '254. Commencing Monday. Jit.y 15tii FLORENCE ROBERTS Supported by Wliite Whittlesey and Alcazar Stock Company Will present Auguslin Daly's version of Wychcrley's I'anious Comc<ly, in ihrcc acts, *The Country Girl'* Only Matinee—SATURDAY—Only Matinee Seats six days in advance—75c, 50c, 36c, 2.5c, 15c