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THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW
April 24. 1909
TBI SAB FRANCISCO
Dramatic Review
Music and Drama CHAS. K. FARRELL, Publisher
Issued Every Saturday
Address all letters and money orders to San F r a n c 1 sco Dramatic Review, Van
Ness Theatre Bldg.. Van Ness Avenue. Telephone Park 1773
Entered at San Francisco as Second-class Mall Matter. Established 1880.
Florence Oakley
San Francisco will be introduced to a new leading woman who conies with the record of unquestioned ability and positive personal triumphs in a number of our largest and most discriminating theatrical centers. For the past two seasons Miss Florence Oakley has been the reigning stage favorite in Los Angeles, and the Valencia Tlieatre management is to be congratulated upon its success in securing Miss Oakley, when several other cities were making alluring offers for her services. Miss Oakley is a young actress of wonderful personal charm, exceedingly good looking, and possessed of unusual versatility. She can run the gamut of emotions from intense pathos to the lightest and most effervescent comedy and everything she does is characterized by a positive vitality that is the heritage of youth and artistic temperament.
Loving Cups Presented At the Oi'pheum
A scene, indicative of sincere esteem, was enacted Monday afternoon in the managers' offices of the Orpheum, when Morris Meyerfeld, president, and Martin Beck, general manager of the Orpheum Circuit, were presented with handsome loving cups, the gifts of the employes of the Orpheum Circuit. John Morrisey, local manager, made the presentation speech in behalf of the givers. Mr. Morrisey referred to the kindness with which Orpheum employes are treated by the heads of the institution, and for the thousands of workers who contributed to the gifts he wished Messrs. Meyerfeld and Reck long life, prosperity and much happiness. President Meyerfeld replied that he gratefully acknowledged the expression of kindness from his employes, "but," said he, "I had rather set my face against anything of this kind. The faithfulness of the service that is rendered this company is worthy of all the remuneration and kindness which we can bestow. I had much rather see my employes dispose of their income in other ways more directly beneficial to themselves. It is for us to show our gratitude to you, and not you to us. But since you have chosen this very graceful and generous way to express your sentiments to Mr. Beck and to myself I accept the token in the spirit which prompted you, and I feel honored at being the recipient of so beautiful a gift." Mr. Meyerfeld then referred to the fact that there are fewer changes in the personnel of the Orpheum staff than take place in any other similar company, and said it will always be the policy of the Orpheum to tie its employes to their duties as in a labor of love. "And when
Modjeska s First American Appearance
Apropos of the death last week of Mme. Modjeska it is interesting to
recall her first appearance in this city (and on the American stage) at the California Theatre, on August 20, 1877. We have unearthed an old program of that date and reproduce it below
SAN FRANCISCO. MONDAY, AUGUST 20. 1877
CALIFORNIA THEATRE
MR. JOHN McCULLOUGH. .Prop. & Mgr.
Robert M. Ebkri.k Stage Manager
John Torrence Machinist
W. T. Porter Scenic Artist
MR. BARTON illl.r Acting Manager
Chas. Schultz Musical Director
T. J. French Treasurer
Martin Joyce Business Manager
This Evening August 20
First appearance on the American Stage of the Celebrated Polish Artist
HELENA MODJESKA
(COUNTESS BOZENTA) From the Imperial Theatre, at Warsaw, in her Renowned Impersonation of
A D R I E N N E
LECOUVREUR
Newly translated from the French expressly for this occasion
CAST
ADRIENNE LECOUVREUR MAD. HELENA MODJESKA
Princess de Bouillon Miss Kate Denin
Duchess d' Aumont Miss Carrie Wyatt
M'lle Jouvenot Miss Belle Chapman
Maurice, Count de Saxe Mr. T. \V. Keene
Prince de Bouillon Mr. W. A. Mestayer
Abbe de Chazeull Mr. J. N. Long
Mons. MlchOIinet Mr. Henrv Edwards
Quinault Mr. E. N. Thayer
Poisson Mr. Murray Woods
Call Boy Mr. J. Murray
During the evening the Orchestra under the direction of Mr. Charles Schultz, will perform the following music:
OVERTURE. The Merry Wives of Windsor N1COLI
NON E VEK ("I'is not True P. Romanzo for Saxophone. Solo (1st time) . MATTEI
SELECTIONS. Rigoletto (Horn Solo) VERDI
MOONLIGHT SCHOTT1SCHE HENRY VON I )ER M El I DEN
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 AND 23
ROMEO AND JULIET
HELENA MODJESKA. as JULIET
Monday, August 27th, first appearance this season of the popular Actress
ROSE E YTI NGE
And first production in this City of the new Play
MISS MULTON
our faithful employes grow old they are not tossed aside like an orange squeezed for its juice. Already we are caring for a few whose age has passed the limit of their vigorous usefulness; they are living in comfort and we hope they will distance the psalmist's limit of three score years and ten, by many comfortable winters." Martin Beck indorsed Mr. Meyerfeld's expressions and accepted his loving cup with thanks. The cups are beautiful specimens of the jeweler's art. They are heavy silver, handsomely engraved and inscribed "To M. Meyerfeld, Jr., our president, by the employes of the Orpheum Circuit of theatres, as a mark of their devotion, esteem and appreciation upon the occasion of the dedication of the new Orpheum, San Francisco, April 19, 1909." The gift to Mr. Beck was similarly inscribed, with a change of the name and official position.
in son, Billy Brewer, Charles Place, Florence Bell and Ross Birchett will be in the company.
WILLIAM MAXWELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Lick Building, 35 Montgomery Street. Telephone Kearny 724.
GO— OF COURSE YOU'LL GO TO THE
Valencia Theatre
Valencia St., bet. 13th and 14th
Telephone Market 17 The Only Steam-Heated Theatre in the City
New
Alcazar
Louis B. Jacobs, traveling repre>entative for Bert Levey, leaves for New York City Sunday morning on business. Something doing!
Joseph Buckley, who has been the guiding spirit of Otis Skinner ever since that talented actor started out as a star, is in town, and is being largely entertained by many friends.
Charles Place and Ralph Bell will open with a stock company in Santa Cruz at Swain's Theatre, on May 17th. Ralph Bell and Maybelle Thompson will play the leads, and Howard Nugent, Margaret Nugent, Billy Ilutch
This Saturday and Sunday Afternoons and Evenings. Last Times of PETER PAN
Starting Monday Evening, April 2G, Stupendous Production of E. H. Sothern's Greatest Success
If I Were King
Cast to the Full Strength of the Valencia Stock Company and introducing Paul McAllister ana Florence Oakley, Leading Man ami Woman, and George Osbourne, San
Francisco's Favorite Actor.
Matinees Wednesday. Saturday and Sunday. 10c to 25c; Evenings. 10c to 50c; Box Seats. 75c and $1. Seats on sale at the Emporium.
X \i A TEXAS STEER
Theatre
Tel. West 6036 Cor. Sutter and Steiner Sts.
Belasco & Mayer, Owners and Managers
Absolutely "Class A" Building
Monday, April 26, and All Week, an Elaborate Revival of
Old Heidelberg
The Late Richard Mansfield's Greatest
Success
PRICES: Nights, 25c to $1; Matinees,
Saturday and Sunday, 25c to 50c.
New Orpheum
O'Parrell Street, Bet. Stockton and Powell SUNDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT AT ELLIS STREET ORPHEUM
NEXT MONliAY NIGHT, OPENING OB" NEW ORPHEUM
ARTISTIC VAUDEVILLE
LILLIAN MORTIMER AND COMPANY, in Po White Trash Jinny; FOUR SISTERS AMATIS; KNIGHT BROTHERS AND MARION SA WTELLE ; GRIGOL ATI'S AERIAL BALLET; MARGARET MOFFAT AND COMPANY, in Awake at the Switch; PAUL SANDOR S DOGS; ARCADIA; NEW ORPHEUM MOTION PICTURES. Last Week, Immense Hit, FRANK FOGARTY, The Dublin Minstrel.
EVENING PRICES— 10c, 25c, 50c. 76c;
Box Seats, $1. MATINEE PRICES (Except Sundays and Holidays), 10c, 25c, 50c Phone Douglas 70
Princess Theatre
Phone West 6110 Ellis Street, near Fillmore Samuel Loverich, Manager Absolutely "Class A" Theatre Building Curtain Rises at 8 Sharp
BEGINNING NEXT MONDAY NIGHT,.
APRIL 26th Magnificent Production of the New Yorlf
Casino Musical Comedy Success
A Chinese Honey moon
Fred Mace. May Boley. and All the Princess Favorites in the Cast CHORUS OF FORTY
PRICES
Evenings, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1; Matinees (except Sundays and Holidays), 25c, 60c, 76c
AMERICAN THEATRE
Phone Market 381 Market St., near Seventh THE HOUSE OF SAFETY AND COMFORT
Week Commencing Sunday Matinee, April 25, I. P. Wilkerson's
Minstrels of Today
In a Sumptuous First Part, and MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY
Presenting the Latest New York Success
ABOUT TOWN
Two Distinct Companies. Clever Comedians. Splendid Vocalists. A Stunning Girl Chorus with Rare Voices
Prices: Evenings, 25c, 60c, 75c and $1.00. Matinees — 25c, 50c and 75c — no higher.
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