San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW January 8, 1910 Vaudeville The Orpheum The banner business of the Orpheum is the record of the week. The popularity of this most popular house is something amazing, and as the sagacious press agent explains it — the bill justifies the great attendance. Facts are facts, and judgment is founded on results — so there you are. Fox and Foxie's animal circus open the bill and are followed by The Brothers Permone, who do some interesting comedy work, the best part of which is their Nightingale Courtship. This was skilfully worked up, and the whistling was extremely clever. Belle Davis presented a singing and dancing divertisement that was made clever and interesting by the aid of four little coons, who can dance inarvelously well. Miss Davis is a comely young woman of large proportions, and she has a pleasing manner, but it would be a sad affair if she lost her "pick." The dramatic offering of the week was in the hands of Franklyn Underwood and Frances Slosson. assisted by Mr. Davies. a bright, smiling young actor, who is a good light comedian. Mr. Inderwood, big and handsome, has an easy, winning manner, and I; ranees Slosson. who has increased an always striking pulchritude, is a magnetic young actress. They present a little skit fashioned from Mrs. Temple's Telegram, and it is a scream. The McXaughtons. in their patter, To the Woods, do fairly well. The smaller of the two is clever, but the big fellow is mostly good-looking. Alice Floyd has developed wonderful interest in her act, and her reception is most enthusiastic and prolonged. The Basque Grand Opera Quartet sing selections from standard operas, and the audience never seems to tire of their efforts. The Klein Family of bicyclists are among the holdovers, and the always expected and welcome moving pictures complete the program. The American American Theatre is still giving the be#l of vaudeville bills, and business is something tremendous. The present acts have been reviewed before at the National and W igwam. Each and every act is a feature in itself. The bill includes \Y. C". lloefler and assistant in their cycle sensation — a very clever act. Holtman and Oblinger are good. The young lady who impersonates a boy has a good future for a single act. Alex Von Neezel and Isis Maynard, in their clever little sketch are still a big hit, and Mrs. Von Nutzell still wears some new and stumming gowns. Tom Linton and the Jungle Maids are clever and go big. The Rusticana Trio sing well. Carlotta is still a sensation and is marvelous in her work. She makes a stunning appearance and does some clever stunts before taking her deathdefying ride. The show is mighty good. The National The bill this week is exceptionally strong. Lola Vberri is a very clever dancer. Mill and Sylviana have a fine act. Miss Hill is a very pretty woman. This team has played the Orpheum Theatre many times. Williams and Dale have a pleasing act which has Terkelsen & Henry, Foto. Ilan Bergere I lan Bergere, the Hungarian nightingale, is a stately beauty of brunette type, posessing a sweet, sympathetic voice of fine quality. She sings with ease and feeling. As soon as her first notes were heard at the Portola Cafe, Monday night, she made her audience captive to the alluring spell of her musical voice. Miss Bergere was one of Henry W. Savage's prima donnas last year and has a fine standing in the operatic world. She is ambitious to appear in grand opera and is now studying, with that end in view. 1 Ier success here has been notable. played San Francisco a number of times and made good. Both are good singers. The National Four, in their new act. Setting the Stage, was new and novel. Ike Marks, being the stagt manager, does tilings right. It was interesting and new to many people. ( )thers on the bill who share honors are Fes Junde. Three Keltons. and Polar Bear, all making a hit. Pictures and orchestra always good. The Wigwam The S. & C. contributions to the Mission entertainment this week consists of Hoey and Mozart. Nat. Nazarro Troupe, Gertie Everett, The Bohemian Sextette, Leon Rogers and Long and Cotton. Central Delray and Douglas have a clever and novel act. Miss Delray being a champion trick shooter and well known in the business. John Dooly is up to date, and his impersonations are good. The French Sisters Ariel, jaw artists, are wonders and do a clever act. The head-line act and the hit of the bill is Lou Morrison and company in a dramatic sketch by Harry Cottrell, entitled A Mariner of Maine. It is a pretty love story, with some tragedy and is told most vividly. Lou Morrison is one of the best and most finished character actors on the stage. Mr. Morrison has a good sketch, and with proper people the playlet will be a winner. W C. Westerman has a good singing act. A new and novel offering, in fact one of the best quartets heard in a long time, is the (iaathoven Quartet. These four people have voices of quality and good harmot\y. They present a new idea, and the Rosary was sung as no one has sung it in a long time. Theatrical Tig'Kts AM. COLORS. WEIGHTS AND QUALITIES — Cotton, ,?c to It .0: Wool. 50 to S3. 50: Male or Silkoline. S3.0" to S4.50: Silk. S5.00 to $12.50. S YIS^JVCETKICALS ' ^ r h '^^and'^hU"' $Vo.oo; *** AA^p*^ , •n]f< Thigh and Hip. Ji:.50. We alao Make Padded Shirts. SWEATERS, JXBSET3, GYM, ATHLETIC and BATH SUITS. SUPPORTERS, ACROBATIC SHOES, GOOD UNDERWEAR Knit to Fit in All Materials. We >>iiecnt.c in at reasonable price* Write us for r.rlc-j nwii mills, carry a large stock and make goods to measure v k suit the professional as If he were buying in Europe, and samples. Phone Kearny 3603 Corner Post and Grant Ave. kew York Office ED. MOZART, Rep. Knickerbocker Ihcatie Bl 1?. Seattle Office Los Angeles Office ED. FISHER, Rep. FREDERICK PALMER . aaiages a heat re Blip . Unique Theatre Bldg. Bert Levey Circuit INDEPENDENT VAUDEVILLE Main Office, 144-150 POWELL ST. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Booking the Longest Chain of Vaudeville Theatres West of Chicago Phone Dougias 5702 Home F 3775 NEW CIRCUIT Sullivan 6c Considine Of the smaller popular-priced theatres to be operated in conjunction with their regular circuit nouses, comprising time in CALIFORNIA, UTAH, COLORADO, KANSAS and Eastern Connections. Good Acts Can Always Secure Immediate Bookings Booking Department, 1117 MARKET STREET, W. P. REESE, Manager Archie Levy's Amusement Ass'n THE VAUDEVILLE EXCHANGE OF THE PACIFIC COAST WESTBANK BUILDING, Ellis and Market Streets, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Rooms 520-521 Managers desiring talent Write. Artists send in your open time now. Bob Burns Vaudeville Circuit Temporary Offices. 1838 Steiner St., Near Sutter. S. F. Office hours — 11-2; 4-6. Phone West 9479 Affiliated with Osborne's Southwestern Circuit, Belasco Theatre Bldg., Dos Angeles, Cal. Managers who are not on this circuit, read my list of bookings in another column; write the managers I am doing business with and find out for yourself. Every one of the houses I am booking for is making money — "That's the answer." A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY AL,. WATSON O. L-Al'REI-I-E Pacific Phone DouglasHome Phone C 4055 AMERICAN THEATRICAL EXCHANGE & BOOKING AGENCY VAUDEVILLE AND DRAMATIC If you have the act. we have the time. Good Vaudeville and Dramatic Artists send in open time. Managers desiring Good Acts write or wire. Office Hours, 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. Evenings by Appointment. Westhank Building. Suite 101. Market and Ellis Streets PORTOLA CAFE Flood Building, Powell and Market Sts., San Francisco, Cal. Plaving the Biggest and Best Dancing, Singing and Musical Acts on the American Stage. For engagements address by letter. Tony Lubelski, Amusement Director. Look at this all headliner show: Ilan Bergere — The Hungarian Rigo. Senor Garcia— Spanish Dancer. Jose de la Franconia — Dramatic Baritone. Helen Byron — Operatic Comedienne. Edith Helena— Vocalist. Augustin Calvo— Grand Opera Basso. La Estellita— The Great Spanish Dancer. Columbia Musical Four — Late of the Bos oil l-addettes. Mr. Chas. Kemling is still making a hit of his singing. Glovine. the dancer, is good. Vaudeville Notes Carl Breon. husband of the telcpathist who has been appearing at La Petite Theatre in Santa Barbara, was arrested last week on a battery charge preferred by J. G. Barton, manager of La Petite. Breon gave Barton two black eyes and a broken nose in an encounter late at night in front of the theatre. Burton declares the assault was unprovoked. Walter M. Welfitt's plans for the People's Theatre of Sacramento are now so far advanced that he announces the opening of the theatre about the i sth of this month. The theatre is on Fifth Street, between J and K. and is a thoroughly fireproof building. Mr. Welfitt plans to give three per form Fred O. Osborne, Mgr. Theatrical Code, "Santapole." Home Phone F5037. New York Dramatic Agency Booking Dramatic and Vaudeville Acta. Organizing and routing companies, supplying Scripts," etc. Belasco Theatre Bldg., Los Angeles — Entire Third Floor. ances of a strong vaudeville bill daily. I le has already made connections with vaudeville booking agencies. Some confusion has arisen from a typographical error. Watson and Laurelle of the American Vaudeville Exchange are on the fourth floor of the Westbank Building, not Millbank Building, at Ellis and Market Streets. Lebovitz and Calme are the new lessees of the Garden Theatre, San Jose. They will open on January 16th, with an 8-oiece orchestra, three pictures, illustrated song, two vaudeville acts and a stock in afterpieces. EVices will be five, ten and twenty cents. The house will be booked by Watson and Laurelle.