San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW January 9. 1909 ..AMERICAN THEATRE.. Next Attraction — One Week Only Commencing Sunday Matinee, January 10th THE SHOW OF THE SEASON COHAN & HARRIS present 50 Miles From Boston Geo. M. Cohan's New Musical Play ALL GEMS— My Small-Town Gal, Harrigan, Jack and Jill. Waltz with Me, Ain't It Awful. Boys Who Fight the Flames— Music that will make you whistle IUGGEST HIT IN YEARS NOTE THE GREAT CAST— Hazel Lowry. Jos. M. Sparks. Suzanne Leonard, Westford Wilmer. W. Douglas Stevenson, Chas. Willard. Walter P. Richardson. Alf. Helton. Thos. Emory. Percy Helton. Ella Sothern, Mae Helton, Kathryn R. Perry, Russell Pincus, Lester Templeton, Stanley Fields and PERFECT COHAN CHORUS Personals W'arda Howard has joined George Howard's stock in Vancouver, B. C, to play leads. Harry ALEXANDER has joined the business staff of the Lambardi Opera Company. The Myrtle Vane company on December 14 produced in San Diego The Red Mountain Hut. and scored a decided hit. Gossip in society and financial circles of New York has it that William K. Vanderbilt. Jr., and his wife, who was Virginia Fair of San Francisco, have become estranged. Some who claim to know assert that the cause of it all was the preference the millionaire showed for the society of Mme. Lina Cavalicri. the grand opera singer. Others assert that the couple are at outs over financial matters. Inquiries at the Vanderbilt mansion and the home of Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, sister of Mrs. Vanderbilt, met with stony silence. Valencia After a run of two weeks The College Widow will be played for the last times at the Valencia Theatre Sunday afternoon and evening, and on Monday night Prince Hagen, a fantastic drama in four acts and six scenes, by Upton Sinclair, will be presented for the first time on any stage. The story, in brief is as follows : Gerald Manning, an impoverished poet with a passion for music, particularly the Wagnerian operas, strains from which he plays on his violin, is camping in the heart of the Canadian woods, when his solitude is broken into by the visit of a pleasure party traveling in all the style of rich New Yorkers. After the departure of the merry tourists, one of whom, the petted daughter of a money king, has awakened a sudden and violent feeling of love in Manning's breast, the poet turns to his violin to seek solace for what he knows is his hopeless passion. As he plays snatches from Siegfried, answering melodies come from invisible musical instruments throughout the forest, and as he listens in amazement the music increases in volume; shadowy forms appear from behind trees and rocks and materialize slowly into dwarfs whom Manning quickly recognizes as "nibelungen," until now generally supposed to be unreal, imaginative elves of Richard Wagner's own creation. The nibelungen speedily convince him that they are very much alive, however, and conduct him to a great cavern in the rocks, out of which issue great clouds of steam. Their descent into the bowels of the earth to Nibelheim, the up-to-now mythical kingdom whose subjects have for centuries controlled countless millions in gold, is shown by an ingenious piece of stage craft. The change from the woodland camp to the glittering throne-room of the Nibelungen palace is made in the dark in less than sixty seconds. Prince Hagen, "'the son of violence and crime," as the king of the Nibelungen puts it, is now introduced into the action. His return to earth with Manning, the poet, and his success as the controller of the world's gold supply are told in the most unlooked-for way. The ensuing scenes are laid in a Bowery saloon, a Fifth Avenue mansion and a Newport country seat, with Prince Hagen always dominating every situation. That he cannot win the magnate's daughter and thus crown his other triumphs, but must allow himself to be defeated by a sleeping powder and be carried back to Nibelheim is in no way contradictory to the general story. With Prince Hagen removed from earth and Manning free to marry the girl he loves, the ending is entirely satisfactory to all concerned. There are twenty speaking parts in the play. Robert Warwick will be cast in the title role. Thomas MacLarnie will be the poet, a part that should fit him to a nicety, and Blanche Stoddard will have a splendid opportunity of doing some excellent acting and wearing some magnificent gowns as Estelle Isman. the heiress. Pretty Beatrice Nichols will reappear as Joe, a Canadian boy, and Lillian Andrews will also be seen again after a two weeks' vacation as Mrs. Isman. Alcazar Sweet Kitty Bellairs. which is to be given its first presentation west of Chicago next week, was written by David Belasco, who found his inspiration in Egerton Castle's charming tale. The Bath Comely. In the cast are thirty-five speaking people and a small army of silent supernumeraries, and each of the four acts unfolds a set of gorgeous stage pictures. Three of the scenes are laid in Bath, the British Spa made famous by Beau' Brummell and Beau Nash and other foppish celebrities of the Gainsborough period, during the French republican wars, and the men are hardly less frilled and furbelowed than the women. Dashing soldiers and men of fashion. patched and powdered matrons and maids, compose the dramatic personna?. In the title part Evelyn Vaughan will have one of the most congenial roles she has ever played. The character rapidly alternates between serious and lightsome moods, and at all times is intensely engaging. In both these phases of interpretation Miss Vaughan has shown a high order of talent since she came to the Alcazar, so it will be akin to a double treat to witness her as the winsome and capricious Kitty. It is urgently requested that the audience be seated before 8:10 o'clock p. m., as the prologue is not only a captivating feature of the performance, but serves to convey much enlightenment as to the scenes which are to follow. Orpheum The Orpheum has certainly started the New Year auspiciously, for the present program is of extraordinary merit. For next week the bill is particularly attractive. The Three Yoscarys, eccentric comedy acrobats, will be the headliner. Attired in modern costumes and encumbered even with heavy overcoats, they perform marvelous athletic feats. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hughes, comedians of refinement and great ability, will present a dainty comedy by Fred J. Beaman, entitled Suppressing the Press. Rogers and Dcely, who played a too short engagement of one week only recently, will return with their clever and diverting skit, The Singer and His Valet. Next week will be the last of De Biere, the marvelous illusionist ; those charming Terpsichorean artists, the Rooney Sisters ; the famous Parisian dancers, Les Salvaggis ; Hibbert and Warren, and also of that splendid light comedian, Wilfred Clarke, and his clever company in the delightful comedy, What Will Happen Next? SCENERY The Chas. F. Rosa Scenic Studio Undersell any studio or individual in America. Write for a 'special" estimate. Studio, Van Ness Theatre, S. F. Theatrical Dressmaker ar d Costumer A large assortment of made-up wardrobes for stage, also orders taken. 11 Jones St., room 515. Absolutely Fire-proof The Theatrical HoUl of Los Angeles King Edward Hotel TOUSLEY COMPANY. Props. Best in California Fifth and Los Angeles Streets Los Angeles, Cal. Special Rates to the Profession Strictly First-class Xo Inside Rooms J. B. REIGHLEY Theatrical Hauling Promptly Attended To Telephone Market 1601 660 Guerrero Street, Bet. 18th and 19th Hotel St. Jajnes. Van Xess Ave., at Fulton St.. San Francisco MISS E. MATTINGLY Official Stenographer and Typewriter to Theatrical Agents and Managers Theatrical Typewriting Plays and manuscripts copied. Press work and mimeographing. Opera, Folding and Iktff Assembly I) Chairs jfej Full Line See Samples at •A 141 to 145 m Grove Street Jj SAN FRANCICSO ft The 6^ Whitaker & Ray Co. No Pirating OF Morrison's Faust As I have secured the rights to Morrison's Faust, and will present it with an elaborate production in the West next season, I hereby warn all stock or road managers against producing this play. W. C. GORMAN. Do you contemplate going to HONOLULU? If bo, communicate with J. C. COHEN PROMOTER OF AMUSEMENT ENTERPRISES Managing HAWAIIAN OPERA HOUSE and ORPHEUM THEATRE. Honolulu. H. T. Both houses thoroughly equipped and stage capable of handling any show. 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