San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW September 16th, 1899 & # "fr Vaudeville Cchoes & & & # # Sissons and Wallace, refined sketch artists, are heading this way. * * Walter Oro, Frank Pollard and Al. Hazzard are the latest arrivals from Honolulu. James F. Post and May Ashley have severed their connection with the Honolulu Orpheum. * * The McKenzie Musical Society gave one of its Musicales on Thursday evening, the 21st. * * * Georgia McDennott, Mabel Parnell and Dick Mack are in the stock at the Trilby Theater, Victoria, B. C. * * * Dale and Dalton, Hines and Altou, and Maybelle Bowman and Wm. Harvard are new faces at the Chutes this coming week. * * * Dave Marion came in from Honolulu this week. He intends to double up with Chris Linton, late of the Tivoli, in a refined singing specialty. * * * Chin Ling Foo, the Chinese Magician, who is creating such a sensation East, is at Keith's Union Square. His hit has been phenomenal. " ' ' * * * W. B. Wheeler has joined the Western Mr. Plaster of Paris Company to play comedy parts and do his specialty. The play comes to the Coast. * * Lewis and Lake, and Kelley and Burgess, after successful seasons, are at Galveston Beach, Texas, enjoying a month's vacation and rehearsing their new acts. Both teams will open their seasons in San Francisco. ili i* #1 • * * The following speaks for itself: "New York, September 11, 1899. Ed. Homan, San Francisco — McCree and Trayers best comedy hit ever happened, in years — an ovation a complete knock out time. L. Laurence Weber/' * » The three Banvards have returned from the Sacramento Fair where they received some excellent press notices for their work. They will rest in this city for two weeks, then opening at the Spokane Falls Fair. From that time they are booked solid until November 20th. They intend cutting out the aerial portion of the act and replacing it with some startling ground and lofty tumbling which is now in rehearsal. Alice Shaw, so report has it, will retire from the stage. * 1" * * Violet Dale plays the "Castle Circuit," opening in Chicago, Sept. 18. * * Snowie Maybelle is underlined for the Casino Theater, Sacramento, the 18th. * The Keesings open at the Fredericksburg Music Hall, Portland, Or., Oct. 9. * * * The three De Bolieu Bros, are en route with the Great Exposition Circus. * * Cross and Alden are on their way to Europe. They return to this country in August, 1900. * * * Edwin Latell, the musical comedian has just returned from Europe. He will shortly be seen in this city. * * * The Florence troupe, six in number, play the Portland Exposition, with the Orpheum circuit to follow. * * * A letter from Fred Titus, husband of Lydia Yeamans Titus from London, advises us that she is booked solid into 1 90 1. i . * ■ ' • * # Johnny Williams' ten and twenty tent circus Vaudeville show is at Sacramento this week, playing to fair business. * * * La Jess & Cunningham, contortionists, will work single, La Jess this week is going to Republic, Wash. Mr. Cunningham does one of the most artistic contortion acts ever seen here. * * * Bragg & Ashton who recently came here via the Texas circuit and who are among the cleverest comedy sketch teams that has been in the city for some time, will work the coast before returning East. * Herman C. Fisher, Chairman of the special attractions at the State . Fair, Sacramento, gives the Musical Willards the following complimentary recommendation: "This is to certify that the Musical Willards have drawn immense audiences at our State Fair this week, and we cannot too highly recommend their act, as we have had the best attendance in the history of the Association. Our State Fair this year is so far ahead of anything ever held that we cannot but believe that the attraction has contributed its share toward its success." A Leading Stage Director of the Days of '^g. ARCHIE LEVY'S ion The Theatrical Exchange of the Pacific Coast. Booking for Thirty-Eight Houses. Rooms 116-117-118-119-120 No. 6 EDDY STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. take: elevator 'PHONE BLACK 1701 E. W. HCNNING "A Stitch in time saves nine" 'Phone Grant 158 BAY CITY CLOTHING RENOVATORY 22,': CEHRY STREET ROOM 19 1.00— SUITS CLEAN EO AND PR ESSE D 1 . 00 Monthly Contracts CHARLES and KITTIE A $2000.00 MUSICAL ACT Now touring the Coast. Exclusive direction Hali.ett's Agency, San Francisco, Cal. FAT JAKEN OFF TRIM SIZE 50* HELPS 95 EASY TO TAKE REGULAR $1.50 OUT OF AND CARRY. AT DRUGGISTS. 100. NOT A CATHARTIC Fall J. EDLIN Newely and TAILOR AND IMPORTER arrived Winter ROOMS 403-404 Now on Specialties Examiner Bldg., S. F. 'Phone Main 1445 display