San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

January 16. 1909. THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW there have been so many this season, and now promises to remain stable for the rest of the season. This latest change lias been a change of managers, where John Held succeeds Mr. Cox as manager of the Grand Theatre. Mr. Held is well known as an amusement man locally, having conductel a band which has made Salt Lake famous. Manager Held proposes to present whatever class of show the public wishes, and his policy will doubtless be successful. GLEN" SMYTH. Laramie, Wyo., Jan. !. — Nothing doing at Opera House last week, and nothing bille 1 for present week. Electric and O. K. picture shows doing good business. About March 1st will see another picture show here, making three. A I>. K. Reno. Jan. 4. — Conway Tearle. leading man with the Ben Hur company in San Francisco, arrived here this morning and was granted an absolute divorce on the ground of desertion. Tearle stated that ha had been a resident of this county from April of this year until September, living at Lughlon Springs, a resort, where he was ordered for his health. He was married at Sunderland, Durhamshire, England, in 1901, his wife deserting him in 1!I05 and at present is in London. England. There are no children and nothing is said of community property. San Jose, Jan. 4. — At the Victory Theatre. The Lion and the Mouse coin hide 1 its engagement to poor business. Thursday night, Fifty Miles from Boston showed to good house. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Mrs. Temple's Telegram plays. At the Garden, the stock company is playing The Three of Us. Jennie Kelton is great as Rhys McChesney. At Post's Unique, the following is the bill: James Post & Co., in the musical concoction. The Gay I >eceiver; Maybelle Thompson, in the society drama. The Colonel's Wife, and Marvin Hammond, illustrated song. At the Empire: First time in California. Eugene O'Rourke and Nellie Eltinge. in their corned v success, Parlor A: McCloud and Melville, the dancing harpists; six other big features. Next week. Empire vaudeville in the Theatre Jose. San Diego. — Garrick Theatre ( Morosco & Wvatt. lessees; J. M. Dodge, mgr.) — Jan. 10 11. Rose Melville in Sis Hopkins pleased two good-sized audiences. Miss Melville enacts the part of Sis in the same clever manner that has made the play as well as herself famous, and as usual she is surrounded by a very capable cast; 17-1S. The Lion and the Mouse; 19-20, A Stubborn Cinderella; 22-23. Charles B. Hanford. Genial Jack Dodge, manager of the Garrick. has been confined to his home for the past week on account of sickness. Mr. Gross (King Edward II) has been acting as manager during Mr. Dodge's absence. Pickwick Theatre (Scott A. Palmer, mgr.) — 11 17. Mvrtle Vane stock company in The Heritage" of the Red. The play is a typical Western one and is very similar to Strongheart, as it deals with the race problem of the Indians and whites. Miss Vane in the leading role of Meg Mclver makes a hit. and while under the nom do plume of Miss Fairweather does a clever piece of character acting. Oscar Grey Briggs as usual makes the most of his part. Special mention must also be made of the clever presentation by Ethel How of Moll, the Indian squaw. The balance of the company is well cast, and the scenery, etc., is up to the Pickwick standard. Queen Theatre (Swarts & Urban, mgrs.) — 11-17. Pierce and Roslyn, the operatic team, playing return date here, scored as big hit as in their former appearance. Carrie Clark Ward and company, in The Cook Lady, kept the house in a scream from the beginning to the close of the act. Fauncher and Jenkins do some clever tricks on bicycles. Harry Tvler, the xvlophone artist, pleased. Capacity business nightly. Grand Theatre (Walter Fulkerson, mgr.) — 11-17, The Royal Hawaiian Quintet, composed of five men and a pretty girl, have a neat singing act and score a big hit. Maude de Alma, picture balladist. and Madaline Rowe, soubrette, please. Moving pictures. Good business. Star Theatre (Mason & Ames, mgrs. ) — 11-17, The Cameraphone: good business. Empire, Bijou and Union Theatres, with moving pictures and illustrated songs, report good business. C. E. LUNDQUIST. WatsonvUle, Jan. 13. — The Blind Organist, featuring L. R. Stockwell, and Mrs. Temple's Telegram, Saturday, Jan. 2, to only fair business. Good company and excellent attraction. The Holy City, with Luella Morey as Salome, Tuesday, 5th, to onlv fair business. Performance gave excellent satisfaction. Willis Bass, the hustling purveyor of publicity for the Elleford company, was with us last week. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bass are very popular here and help to boom business for the company. They open here, 14, for three nights. Stetson's Uncle Tom's Cabin company comes, 21. La Petite, to good business, presenting motion pictures and vaudeville. J. F. BURDICK. San Jose, Jan. 14. — E. H. Sothern appeared at the Victory on 13th in Richard Lovelace. The Lambardi Grand Opera Opera Company opens here on Thursday and balance of week. At the Garden Theatre the stock is playing The Light Eternal. The Jose, once more given over to vaudeville, has the following fine offering: Farra, the iron man: Madden and Kitzpatrick. sketch The Turn of the Tide; Cakewalk Octet: Eldora. heavyweight juggler: Franco Marraci. violinist; Morris and Brown, comedy singers and dancers: AM Sing Foo. Oriental magician. Marysville, Jan. 12. — The Alaskan close 1 the year of 1908 in the Marysville Theatre. The performance was greatly enjoyed by the immense audience, it being the largest of the season. Florence Roberts is booked for the lath, to be followed on the 21st by Brewster's Millions. This will be the big event of the season, as it is the anniversary of the opening of the new theatre and will be celebrated by excursions from nearby towns. Sacramento, Jan. 14. — The Lambardi Opera Company of Italian singers concluded a very satisfactory engagement here Wednesday night. The company is good and the attendance has been refreshing. Ben Ilur comes to the Clunie, 15-16, and will do an immense business. The vaudeville houses are doing their usual good business. At the Grand the bill consists of Mile. Summerville and her darning horse: John Birch, the Man With the Hats; Wenona. Francis and company, ritle an 1 pistol shots; Holmes and Hollinston, Looking for Betsy; Payne and Lee. singers and dancers; Brown and Hodges, singing cartoonists, and Esco Ives, singer. At Pantages Manager Ely offers The Johnston Students, club maniacs; Conn Downey and Willard. playlet; World's Comedy Four, exponents of melody; Albani and Collina. Italian opera singers: The Bernsteins, singers and dancers, and Ada Williams, singer. Oakland, .Jan. 1 I. — Ben Hur, the play that deals with the early history of Rome and the Palestines, was given three performances at the Macdonough, 11-13. The house was sold out completely, and it is unfortunate for Manager Hall that the engagement was not for a longer period. The company, which is headed by Conway Teale, is fairly good and gave the play a fine rendition, but the big success lies in the magnificence of the mechanical and electrical effects and the gorgeous stage settings. The Grove of Daphne and the Temple of Apollo were the finest scenes ever seen here. In Wyoming, a border play somewhat on the lines of The Squaw Man and The Virginian, was seen here for the first time. 1 1. and gave good satisfaction. The attendance was not large, but what they lacked in numbers they made up in enthusiasm. E. H. Sothern will play three nights. 14-15-16. The Lambardi Opera Company is booked. 17. At Ye Liberty, Manager Bishop is again showing his wisdom by offering another popular college play for this week's attraction. Strongheart, Edeson's recent success, is seen here for the first time in stock, and. were it not for the inclement weather, the house would be taxed to the capacity at every performance. This being a college town, it is but natural that a play of this nature would appeal very strongly to our theatregoers. The part of Strongheart. the Indian student, is played by Landers Stevens, who looked every inch the part in his make-up. His version of the character was clear and created a most favorable impression. Other characters true to student life were played by George Friend, Robert Harrison, Henrv Shumer and E. L. Bennison. Harold Mathews, a graduate of the University of California, was prominent in the cast. and. although this was his first professional appearance here, his reception was a hearty one. His work is polished and gives promise of a successful future. Tess of the D'Urbervilles is the bill for next week. The Wrong Mr. Wright is in preparation. Seat room is at a premium at the Orpheum, where the Road Show is in its second and last week. Gus Edwards' School Boys and Girls have been added to the regular bill, which makes the program more attractive than ever. The Novelty is showing quite a bill this week, ranging from classical vocal selections to negro comedy. Baptiste and Franconi; The La Moines; Thomas and Paine; The Wilson Trio. The the Bell the Royal Musical Five are making an immense hit and are the best number of the following fine bill: Dolph Lavine, Kikuda. the Two Dowlings and Smith and Brown. Richard M. Hotaling, the well-known San Francisco society leader, who made his professional debut here last season, will again be seen in his favorite Shakespearean roles. His engagement will commence at Ye Liberty, Feb. 1st. and he will have the support of the entire strength of Bishop's players. LOUIS SCHEELINE. Napa, Jan. fi. — Napa Opera House (E. F. Hogan, mgr.) — Jan. 11, In Wyoming. Hayes '.. heatre continues to draw large crowds with moving pictures and illustrated songs. On Tuesday evening, January 12, the Red Cross Society will give a vaudeville show for the benefit of the earthquake sufferers in Italy in this house. L. KYSER. Silvertcn, Ore., Jan. 7. — Enraged over her husband's attentions to Grace Fredericks, a San Francisco girl playing with the Clark C. Burroughs stock company. Mrs. Maude Burroughs, wife of the loading man, at tempted to kill her rival at the Silverton Before Furnishing Your Stage or Ordering Electric Signs, Communicate with Western Stage Appliance Co. Manufacturers and Dealers in Theatrical Stage Appliances, Electrical Signs and Letters, Arc Lamps and Electrical Effects, Sheet Metal Specialties. Spot Lights, Bunch Lights, Music Stands, Exit Boxes and Stage Hardware 866 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, Cal. Hotel early this morning. Mrs. Burroughs, whose stage name is Maude Francis, found her husband in Miss Fre lericks' room, and pushing open the door, opened fire with a revolver she had found in Burroughs' grip. The bullet buried itself In the wall Just above the girl's head and Burroughs seized his wife and dlsarmel her before she could lire again. The wife then grasped a pair of shears and pursue I her screaming rival to the hall, and then turned on her husband and stabbed him in the lip and cheek. There was no show tonight. Astoria, Jan. 11. — Astoria Theatre (F. M. Hanlin. mgr.) — Wednesday. Jan. 6. Florence Roberts in The House of Bondage, to a fair house. A raging snowstorm occurred that day which was cause small audience. Friday. Jan. S, The Great Divide played to small audience; cause, continuation storm; impossible to keep house warm and comfortable. Saturday. 9th, Babes in Toyland. magnificent production, played to almost empty seats on account raging snow and easterly wind storm. Last night being Sunday. Yale's Devil's Auction was the attraction. The company arrived here on the noon train from the Sound, but on account of the failure to bring their baggage and scenery car, which was overturne I on the special that was bringing it. failed to appear. Tonight the Baker stock company of Portland was booked to appear in Are Vim a Mason; tailed to show up. said on account of sickness of leading lady (but more likely on account of blizzard raging). Next We lnesday. 13th. Si Plunkard Is booked, but it is ten to one they will not get here, as the weather is still very bad and cold. The storm which is raging all over Oregon and Washington is playing the devil with theatres. It will certainly be the means of breaking up many traveling c unpanies. It is the worst storm ever known in Oregon and Washington, in tact, the worst known on the Pacific Coast. Over a foot of snow covers the ground here and should the rain come soon, accompanied by a i hinook wind, the damage would he brad to estimate, SELIG. AT LIBERTY Sober, Reliable Man. qualified to act as Stage Manager. Property Man or A-l Billposter. Knows show business thoroughly. Non-union. Address, M. E. B1LL1NGTON Bently Grand Theatre. Long Beach, Cal. Performers Wanted For the Girton Stock Company OPEN JAN. 13 IN STOCK AT EUREKA, CALIF. Address PERRY GIRTON, Eureka, or WM. MEN7.EL. 1 11." Van Ness Ave., S. F. Albert MeQuarrie wire. ... At Liberty . . . Terry McKean Just ended second season, manager for Richard J. Jose. Would be pleased to hear at once in reference to accepting House Management, Company Management, or Advance Thoroughly understands press work. Plenty of sober. Address care Elks' Club, San Jose, Cal. ood. honest experience and LINK PLUMER Playing "FAT," THE COLLEGE BOY, IN A Stubborn Cinderella The Greatest Musical Comedy Success of Recent Years Playing toward the Coast, arriving in San Francisco for two weeks at the Van Ness Theatre, February 7-21. Stop at the Hotel Dale On the Rialto— Home of the Profession Special Rates Only Hotel close to Orpheum, Princess, Novelty. National. Alcazar, or Pantages— SAN FRANCISCO Cor. Golden Gate Ave. 6c Fillmore St. Take McAllister Street Car at the Ferry MenzePs Dramatic Agency 1115 VAN NESS AVE., ROOMS 114-116 SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Managers Wanting Reliable People in Dramatic Lines. Write. Honest Dealing. No Misrepresentation NOTICE, — We Invite people in all lines of the theatrical profession that wish flrst-clasH engagements to call or write. WM. MENZEL, Manager