San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW January 8, 1910 STEVE X. SIMMONS . MAXWELL ALEXANDER Columbia Scenic Studio Co. Estimates on all Classes of Theatrical Work Office, 117 Fell St., S. F. George P. Webster Stage Director Ye Liberty Playhouse Stock, Oakland, Cal. MARJORIE LILLIAN Rambeau Burnett Wright Lorrimer Lectures The Coast Wright Lorrimer is the latest to criticise California and especially San Francisco for its failure to recognize his genius and turn real money into the box office. On his closing night in this city he delivered a caustic and at times bitter speech showing that he had been greatly piqued because his efforts had attracted only miserably poor audiences. But, if our memory is not at fault, with the exception of Boston and maybe one or two other cities. Mr. Lorrimer has not had any great financial success since he essayed stardom: His San Francisco speech was as follows : "I thank you for your appreciation of our play, and I thank you all the more because this is our closing performance, and I feel, therefore, that you wish to speed me with cheer. I have many friends in this city, many dear friends, and I am sad at heart to leave them. But I am very sad at heart also because San Francisco does not care for the type of play I have brought here. Her citizens do not wish to attend a play with an uplift. For six years I have presented The Shepherd King, and never in all that time, anywhere, have I played to as small houses as greeted me this last week. I looked forward with more pleasure than I can tell you to coming to this city, for I heard everywhere that here a play that sought the higher planes would be deeply appreciated. I find that this is not true. San Franciscans care more for the shows of the cellar and the gutter than for the plays that tell of higher things. A foolish play about nothing at all will draw crowded houses in this city. An earnest play with a purpose will not. Those that have attended The Shepherd King are of a higher class than the ordinary citizen of this city and they, I am sure, have enjoyed this performance. But there are not enough of the select in this city to crowd a theatre for many nights." This lecturing the public from the stage is bad business. An actor should be game enough to take his medicine. The man who comes up smiling for each new round soon gets the crowd with him and is himself better prepared to conquer. Pasadena to Have New Opera House At last it is definitely announced that Pasadena is to have a first-class, upto-date opera house. It will be located in the center of the city and adjoining the principal business and car junction corner. The Pasadena Realty Co. states that it will put up a fine theatre building on the northeast corner of Colorado and DeLacy streets, one block west of Fair Oaks avenue and Colorado street. The large waiting station on the corner of Fair Oaks and Colorado, which is contemplated by the Pacific Electric, will be a short block from the new opera house, which can be used not only for theatre purposes but public gatherings. The plans have not been fully decided upon, but the building will occupy a floor space seventy-five feet on Colorado street and running back the full length of the lot. The lower floor will be used for stores and the theatre will be above. The building will cost over $60,000. Featured Chas. King Stock Co., San Diego Katharine MflriOIl Union Pianist Ask Pantages of his Acts EDWARD B. LADA General Music Director for Belasco & Mayer TEDDY WEBB Comedian, San Francisco Opera Co. Direction Frank Healey MINOR REED Scenic Artist At Liberty Address Dramatic Review Chas. H. Edler Stage Director Ed Redmond Stock, San Jose A feature in the location of the proposed new opera house is that the terminal station of the Pasadena Rapid Transit Company will be very close, not over a block from the site on which the theatre will be built. Gentlemen, before you build your theatre, cut out the plan of having it on the second floor. Build a ground floor auditorium or give up the idea. Up-stairs "opery" is dead, and may it lie never to be resurrected. George Gill, getting well, writes from his mountain resort: "Dear Farrell — I certainly doff my chapeau and bow 'way to the ground to your splendid Christmas Number. It is fine and dandy. Yours recoveringlv, "Geo. E. Gill." Characters Chas. King Stock Co., San Diego MOUltOIl Sam F. Agent Care Dramatic Review , WASH. FREDERICK GILBERT Burbank Stock, Los Angeles HERMAN HELLER Musical Director Valencia Theatre Social engagements filled JAMES O'REILLY Characters Engaged Care Dramatic Review ADA LUCUS Soubrette and Ingenue Dramatic offers Invited. Care Dramatic Review PIETRO SOSSO Chas. King Stock Co. Pickwick Theatre, San Diego ORRIN SHEAR Eccentric Characters Engaged ELAINE DAVIS Charles King Stock Co., San Diego, Cal. Arthur I. WITTING-DAVIS M«ttie Director and Characters. Characters. Mack Swain Co. CHARLES E. GUNN Leads Care Dramatic Kevlew HARRY J. LASK Representative New York Clipper N. E. Cor. Sansome and Pine Sts. HARRY MARSHALL Join Ed. Redmond Jose Theatre, San Jose. CARRIE CLARKE WARDE Characters CHESTER STEVENS Heavies Grand Opera House Stock, Los Angeles ARTHUR SHEPPARD Scenic Artist Care Dramatic Review HOWARD FOSTER Care Dramatic Review IRENE OUTTRIM Wlllard Mack Co. — Salt Lake City. GLENN H. JONES Juveniles At Liberty Care Dramatic Review ANITA MURRAY Ingenue Ed Redmond Stock San Jose, Cal. DAN KELLY Comedian Care Dramatic. Review FLORENCE DAVENPORT Ingenue or Soubrette At Liberty. Care of Dramatic Review GEORGIE WOODTHORPE Characters At Liberty Care Dramatic Review ALFRED ROWLAND Harold Nelson Co. En Route LAURA LUCILE HEIMLICH Leads Everett, Wash. FRED S. CUTLER Manager Richard Jose In "SILVER THREADS" Address care Dramatic Review OLGA GRAY Leading Woman Empire Stock Co., Fresno, Cal. ANNA RODGERS Ingenues and Leads At Liberty Care of Dramatic Review ALENE Z. JOHNSON Soubrette In Honolulu with Musical Comedy. COL. D. P. STONER Business Manager Newman Foltz Co. Care Dramatic Review Chas— THE GLOCKERS —Anna "OH YOU WATER KIDS" — Fully Copyrighted. Pantages Circuit. HERBERT MILTON Characters and Heavies At Liberty Care of Dramatic Review BERT PORTER Juveniles Newman-Foltz Co. MAX WAIZMAN Newman-Foltz Co. GILMORE WALKER Stage Director and Juveniles Past year with Valencia Stock-AT LIBERTY Care Dkamatic Review MISS JOSEPHINE BARDA HARP SOLOIST AND INSTRUCTOR Pupil of Mme. Carusi and Mr. John Cheshire, New York City. 135 22nd Avenue, S. F.; Phone Pacific 2987 Herbert Lily Ashton — Branscombe Stage Director Chas. King Stock Co., San Diego Sedley Brown DRAMATIC DIRECTOR (The Man Behind the Script.) BECK THEATRE BELLINGHAM Geo. D. MacQuarrie LEADING MAN Walter Sanford Players, Vancouver, B. C. Permanent address, Green Room Club, N. Y.