San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW September i, 1900 Pacific Coast Correspondence LOS ANGELES Special Correspondence. Los ANGEI.ES, August 28.— A fair business at both Orpheum and Burbank is the result of this week's amusements. J. Rush Bronson, who has piloted the Orpheum Theatre through stormy seas to an extremely high degree of success, will leave this city the 29th inst. to take the management of the Orpheum Theatre at Omaha. Mr. Bronson has built up a magnificent patronage for the Orpheum and made hosts of friends who are extremely sorry to have the genial manager leave. * The Oliver-Leslie Company will arrive from New York the 31st inst. and will commence an extended engagement at the Burbank the 9th proximo. The company has been rehearsing in New York for the past four weeks. The Oliver-Leslie Company derives its name from the promoters, Oliver and Leslie Morosco. * Len Behymer, the popular ticket man of the Los Angeles Theatre, writes from Chicago that big productions are being procured for the Los Angeles Theatre this season, among which are Way Down East, Bernhardt, Frank Daniels, Alice Neilsen, Bostonians and the Maurice Grau Opera Co. * Eric Pollock, the new Orpheum manager, has arrived in the city and is busy taking hold of the ropes of the new venture. Los Angeles theatre-goers will welcome Mr. Pollock. He takes hold of the ropes in a way that gives assurance that he understands the business. George Cohan, the young playwright and actor, is the proud father of a baby girl. The family has been spending the summer in this vicinity, and the young father is one of the happiest now. At the Burbank Theatre the Neill Company put on Mr. Barnes of New York for week of 26th. The piece proved to be an immense hit. In this piece Mr. Neill has the title role and it is just suited to his style of acting. Kdythe Chapman does remarkably well as Marian Paloi and the rest of the parts are well taken. The piece is excellently staged and on the whole the best they have put on this season. At the Orpheum another bill that is almost faultless furnishes the entertainment. The biggest type on the bill is given to the four juggling Johnsons, who certainly do a very clever turn. They are closely followed by Sam Morris & Co., Mme. Doria, John Nash, Bennett and Stembler, Querita Vincent, Meeker Baker Trio and Hooker and Davis. Herbert L. Cornish. SACRAMENTO Special Correspondence. Sacramento, Aug. 28.— We are to have the much talked of Sapho at the Clunie with Edith Lemmert in the title role, assisted by Frank Bacon, a Sacramento favorite, and a strong company, August 30, to Sept. 2, inclusive. * September 3 to 8 inclusive, with the exception of September 5, the Alabima Colored Miustrels. September 5 Henry Miller in The Only Way. * Much sorrow is felt in this city on account of the death in San Francisco, of the beautiful and talented young cellist, Miss Leo Beckhusen. Miss Beckhusen appeared in concert here and also in a ladies orchestra which played at the State Fair just a year ago. has played his company to $2500 during one week, breaking the record for any interior city on the coast at popular prices. The American Girl started the rush. Quo Vadis made the record for house capacity. The Fatal Card and Charity Ball were both phenomenal drawing cards. The matinees didn't leave a seat in the house. Carl Berch, Mr. Elleford's new leading man, is a polished and consistent actor who has won great favor in Stockton. Mabel Wierne is one of the most beautiful >oung women on the stage and an actress of rare ability seldom seen with a popular priced attraction. Both are new to Mr. Elleford's company and have much to do with its success. Will Walling is a promising young actor, new to local audiences, and Albert J. Watson has been cast in parts that fortunately fitted him to a "t." Adelaide Laird, Miss Cummings and Frank Wyman giveexcelleut account of themselves. Jessie Norton, the clever soubrette, remains as popular as ever. Much of the success of Mr. Elleford's attractions is due to the favorable publicity given them by his advance man, genial Tom Bates. Business Manager L. Henry of the Yo Semite is elated over what promises to be the best season in the history of the city. Henry Miller is the next attraction after this week of the Elleford Company. Geo. E. McLeod. FRESNO Special Correspondence Fresno, Aug. 28. — If the season continues here as well as is promised for the first month, this will be one of the most enjoyable winters known in this city. It would appear that Manager Barton will make the standard of the stagings in his house superior to any other season, though Fresno is satisfied with what has been in the past. I enclose the program for the month of September, which, it must be remembered, is the first month of the season. I may add the fact that the first year of The Dramatic Review has been a successful one as far as this city is concerned, and it is now looked upon here as the leading theatrical paper of the Coast. The September bill is as follows: Week of the 3d, Elleford; ioth, James Neill and Company; 13th, Sapho, with Edith Lemmert; 21st, Kelly's Kids; Oct. i.Hoyt's A Texas Steer. HONOLULU Special Correspondence Honolulu, August 17. — A few of the members of the late McAdoo Minstrels who toured the Colonies for a year are engaged at the Orpheum for an indefinite period. The company is not large enough to do justice to the public, although the turns done by them are very good. The Orpheum needs vaudeville artists to bring it back to the time of crowded houses, it having had quite a run of opera and the minstrel line having been well worked out by Hogan and his company during their long stay. H. A. Franson. STOCKTON Special Correspondence Stockton, August 27. — Never before in the history of Stockton has any company played to such houses as the Elleford Company on this visit. Manager Hall of the Yo Semite says the like has never been known. Every night the theatre has been packed, and many turned away. People seem to have gone theatre-mad. Manager Elleford cArribals at the Langham Amodg the week's arrivals at this theatrical headquarters were: David McCartney and W. R. Ogden and daughter. S I LVH TUERHRI OPERATIC SOPRANO Address 257 Geary Street Sterrett Printing Company has just completed a full line of paper for the Clement-Stockwell Company, that reflects great credit on the leading showprint house of the coast. 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