San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

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April 24, 1909 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW 13 Actors' Fund MemberMembership The financial affairs of the Actors' iFund, which are now being' directed [very ably by Thomas McGrath, of the Registration Bureau, are receiving a decided Impetus just at present. In 1 letter received from Mr. McGrath :his week, the editor of the Dramatic Review received the full membership ist of the fund. Mr. McGrath writes very entertainingly^ and his letter is ivorth perusal by <mr readers. It is is follows : * In looking' over the early financial affairs >f the Actors' Fund I find that the first four (4) members registered as life memDers were Messrs. A. M. Palmer. Edward larrigan. William Henderson and William 9. Mallory: that was on September 14, 1882. since which time the list has had a rradual increase, but in no single year have ;o many names been added to the list in a riven time as occurs this year, when in he short space of eight weeks twenty-two lames have been added to the list of life nembers. the total of which now stands it 304. This should, and no doubt will, be ncreased to at least one thousand by Thanksgiving of this year — the beginning ind end of the annual membership year. It was suggested a few weeks ago by Mr. Villiam Harris that an attempt be made n increase the number of life members to !,000: that would mean in round figures :i 00.000. That amount to be placed In a unking fund, the interest only to be used. !aid interest would amount to $2 per year It least — a sum sufficient to cover his dues Is long as the fund were in existence. In Jither words, by paying $50 for a life membership in the fund, his dues of $2 each •ear would be earned by investment of the iriginal amount, and from the present out00k nothing but a great national calamity vould necessitate the using of that sinkng fund. I hope the members of the proession will think seriously of this project, is it saves them the possible annoyance of laving to pay the $2 each year and also >uts the fund on a sound financial basis. The thanks of the Actors' Fund officers nd the profession at large are certainly lue to the dramatic papers of New York ;ity and other cities. The list of life members of the Actors' ^und of America is as follows: Abbey, Henry E. ibeles, Edward ibeles, Mrs. Ed. S. ickerman, Chas. L. ickerman, Sig. L. ickerman, Edward idams, Mil ward atoms. Hattie Aldrich. Louis Lllen, Viola indrews, Albert G. irbuckle, Maclyn irmstrong, Jas. J. irthur, Joseph iarker, Mary E. Barrett, Lawrence tarnabee, H. C. tarrymore, Ethel iarton, R. G. iates. Marie Sates, Blanche Beane. George A. Behman, Louis C. Jelasco. Fred Bidwell, David Jiigelow, Charles A. pispham. David S. (Booth, Edwin Boyd, Andrew Bromley, Theodore Brooks, Joseph jiutler, James J. Jurch, Charles Bruno, Christopher '.yron, Kate iurt, Laura 'ahn, Julius 'arhart, James L. 'larke, Thomas B. 'laxton, Kate 'layton, Estelle Coulter, Frazer 'ourtleigh, William 'owell. Sydney Colville, Samuel 'olvllle. Mrs. S. '00k. Morton L. 'onrled, Heinrich Coquelin, Benoit 'rabtree. Lotta M. "rane, William H. "ressy, William H. 'rompton, W. H. 'urtin, Jas. H. 'urtlss, Chas. C. 'alley, Peter F. >alton, Charles >avles, Phoebe >avid, Will J. 'avis, Glenmore )azlan, Henry )e Angelis, Jefferson >e B,elleville, F. 'elmore, Ralph >lxey, Henry E. >rew, John ">urand, Juliet Sberle, Robert M. •-delstein, Joseph Edwards, Samuel Kllinghouse, Alf. :iliott, Maxine Emmet, J. K. 'mmons, J. Gordon >langer, A. L. Ethel, Agnes -vesson, Isabel 'eelyater, Wm. R. •Field, R. M. Fields, Louis Fiske, Harrison G. Fiske. Minnie M. ♦Fleishman, Israel •Florence, Wm. J. Ford, Chas. E. *Forepaugh, John A. *Fraser, Thos. K. •French, T. Henry Frohman, Charles Frohman, Daniel Fulford, Robert •Gilbert, Mrs. G. H. Gillette, William Grismer, Jos. R. Gilmore, Wm. J. Goldthwaite, Eldora Goodwin, Nat C. Gottlob, J. J. Gottlob, Joseph •Grau, Maurice Greenwall, Henry •Hanley, Martin W. Harrigan, Edward Harris, Henry B. Hartz, Edward J. Hassan, Edward J. Hastings, Ernest Haswin, Carl A. Haswin, Frances Hawkins, R. C. Hayman, Al. Hayman, Alf. •Hall, Chas. P. •Henderson, William Henderson, Ettie Henderson, Frank E. Hendricks, Ben •Heme, James A. Herrmann, Alex. Hill, Gus Hines, Earle R. •Hoey, Wm. F. Harris, Wm. •Haworth, Joseph Harwood, Harry Hackett, James K. •Hooley, Richard M. Hoyt, Frank M. Hyde, Richard Holland, E. M. Holland, Jos. J. Hopper, De Wolf Howard, Bronson Howard, Nellie •Hoyt, Chas. H. Hubbell, Raymond •Humphreys, Jos. Homan, Edward A. Howell, Ernest E. •Irving, Sir Henry Irving, Evangeline Irving, Isabel •Jackson, Frank R. Jacobs, H. R. James, Louis James, Mrs. Louis Jacobs, Maurice •Jefferson, Joseph Jones, Henry A. •Juliska, Gyori Keene, Thomas W. Keith, B. F. Kelcey, Herbert Kellogg, Gertrude Kernan, James L. Kidder, Kathryn •Kimball. Jennie King, Josephine C. Klaw, Marc Klein, Charles •Knowles, Edwin Kreling. Mrs. E. Kyle, Howard Lang-ley, Wm. H. Langtry, Lillian Lawrence. Arthur R. Leahy, W. H. Lehman, Martin •Leland, Rosa M. Levere, Rose Lewers, Wm. H. Lewis, Ada Lackaye, James Litt. Jacob Lloyd, Prince Loverich. Samuel Mack. Andrew Mallory. Marshall H. •Mann. Harry Mann, Louis •Mansfield, Richard Mansfield, Mrs. R. Mantell, Robert B. Martinot, Sadie Marx, Melville •Mayo, Edwin E. Melville. Rose Meyer, Charles Meyer. M. E. Meyerfield, Morris McCourt, Peter McHenrv. Nellie •McVicker, J. H. McKee, Frank McGrath, Thomas •Miaco, Thos. E. •Miner, Henry C. Mitchell, Maggie Moller, John •Mordaunt. Frank Morosco, Oliver •Morton, Wm. H. •Morris, Felix Morrisey. John •Moss, Theodore •Modjeska, Helena Miller, Henry Murdock, J. J. Nobles, Milton Nobles, Dollie O'Neill, James Olcott, Chauncey Onri, Adele P. Oppenheimer, S. C. Packard, Mrs. B. •Palmer, Albert M. •Palmer, Chas. P. •Pastor, Antonio Perugini, Sig. G. Pickering, Maylin J. Pitou, Augustus Presbrey, Eugene W. •Pixley, Annie Powers, Harry J. Powers, James T. Potter, Cora U. Proctor. F. F. Price, Edwin H. Pyper, George D. Porter. Horace Randall. Wm. W. Rapley, W. H. •Reed. Roland •Rhea. Mile. H. •Rich, Isaac B. Richards, Augustus Ryley. J. H. Rosenfeld, Sydney Rosenquest. J. W. Russell. R. F. Russell, R. F. Jr. •Sanger, Frank W. Sanford, Cordelia R. Savage. Henry W. Schoeffel, Agnes B. Scott, L. N. Scott. Cyril Shannon. Effie •Sinn. Wm. K. Sinn-Hecht. Isabel Smith. Winchell Sothern, Edward H. Sosso, Pietro Stahl. Rose Stanford, Henry •Stanfor, Edmund C. Stewart, A. A. Strauss, Frank V. Stuart. Ralph Sturtevant. Collin Sumner, Engel Teal, Ben •Thall. Mark Thall. Sam •Thomas, Chas. W. Thomas, Walter Thomaschefsky, B. Tompkins, Eugene •Thompson, Chas. H. Thompson, Denman •Tupper. Sheridan Tyler, George C. Walterstein, Al. Ware, Helen Weber, Joseph M. Wendolschaefer, F. Whitman. Frank Wilson, Francis Williams. Hattie Williams, H. W. Williams, Percy G. Willard, E. S. Wollett, Sidney Wood, N. S. Woodward, George Wood. Mrs. J. C. Worthing. Frank Wyatt, H. C. Wilder. Marshall P. Whippier, T. L. Yale, Charles H. Wessel, Isaac Walker, D. S. Spratt, Chas. E. Elverson, Mrs. Jas. Wise, Thomas Le Clair, Maggie Thompson, Frederic Connelly, Sadie O'Hara, Chas., Jr. West, Will Lawrence, Walter R. •Dec eased. T. M. A. Benefit At the Princess Theatre on Wednesday afternoon, May 26, '09, will be held the sixteenth annual benefit in aid of the sick and charity fund cf San Francisco Lodge, No. 21, Theatrical Mechanical Association. Tickets will be 50c and $1.00. Talent from all the theatres playing in San Francisco that week will appear. The committee is working very hard to make this a great success. The Players Good S. Terry McKean of The Players has received the following appreciative letter : "The people of Palo Alto were very much pleased with the Players, in fact, everyone agrees that it is the best company that has played here, and I wish to say that whenever you have any open time my house is yours. Your productions were complete ; your company all ladies and gentlemen ; your plays well worth seeing and well acted. In fact, I consider that you have the best repertoire show on the road today. Let me know when you are coming back. Sincerely, Robert A. Hazel Amusement Co., Per Robert A. Hazel, Manager. Jose is Repeating Last Year's Record Business Dick Jose and his company, playing Jane, tried the show on the dog at Livermore last Saturday and just to prove that the silver-voiced Dick can draw from even the dead ones, it is to be mentioned that even the graveyard opened up and packed the Livermore theatre for the occasion. At San Jose on Sunday night Mr. Jose opened to $401.00 and on Monday played to $743.25, breaking the house record at the price — and San Jose has been a very bad boy this season, as many of the big shows will testify. General Oregon Notes The Wm. V. Mong company opened a stock engagement in Marshfield, the opening bill The Clay Baker, business good. Robert Ilildreth is organizing a repertoire company to play a circuit of theatres in Washington and Oregon. Leo Linhardt has been engaged to play leads. Mr. and Mrs. Ilildreth will play character leads. The manager of the Kelso, Washington, opera house is backing the company ; opening date April 26th. The Bell Boy musical comedy company is laying off in Portland. The manager has been "wild-catting" the company, antagonizing local' managers, and after leaving Marshfield could not get bookings, John Cort refusing to give them a trial. Several members quit, thereby weakening the company. It is said that the organization will close in Portland. * * * It is reported Virginia Thornton is soon to join the Lyric stock in Portland, to play leads. * * * The stock company playing Albany, Ore., with Margaret Bell as leading woman and Florence Davenport in heavies, closed on April 17. Miss Bell is soon to marry a prominent attorney of Albany. * * * Lee Willard and company reports improvement in business. He opened Tillamook, Ore., April 20. Excellent business reported. Opening bill, The Silver King. * * * Arthur C. Fox, recently in advance of Lee Willard is now in Seattle, trying to interest capital in organizing a dramatic company to play the Alaskan towns during the summer. George E. Lask George E. Lask has been engaged by Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew to manage and direct the company they are sending to London to present The Naked Truth at the Coliseum, sailing from New York on the Minneapolis on the 24th. Mr. Lask will also rehearse the Wright-Lessing Company that will present the one-act operatic fantasie in Paris, Berlin and Vienna. Mr. Lask has under consideration the production next season of several dramatic and musical offerings, including one of the stage directorships of Henry Russell's Boston Grand Opera Company at the New Opera House. Since his return to New York from San Francisco in October, after an absence of two years and a half, he has been busily engaged in several successes and stock companies in Philadelphia, ^Boston and Kansas City, making special productions. His present trip will take him away from New York for nearly two months. Chester French was taken ill last week and is now confined in the Fabiola Hospital of Oakland. GOLDSTEIN 6c CO. C0STUMERS Goldstein's Hair and Wig Store, Make-Up, Play Books. Established 1876. 819 & 831 Van Ness Ave., San Francl«oo ersonals Carroll Johnson, George Thatcher and Lew Sully are some of the lights of minstrelsy who will appear in rapid succession at the American during the season. Through an error last week we announced the closing of Helen Hale at Ye Liberty Theatre in Oakland tomorrow night. It should have read Helen Holmes. Miss Morris showed no trace of her recent illness except in unusual pallor. She did the sleep walking scene from Macbeth with great power and her voice showed the flexibility and sweetness that distinguished her at the height of her career. Clyde Granger, who has been one of the bulwarks of the Del Lawrence Company in Sacramento and elsewhere, has been compelled to give up work, owing to a nervous break down. William L. Thorne is next season to be Charles B. Han ford's leading man. Col. Stoner, who is" this season ahead of Richard Jose, is doing his usual fine advance work. The Colonel is one of the most experienced and most capable agents known to the West, and Mr. Jose is to be congratulated on having such a fine boomer ahead of his show. Adrian Von Plank, who was shot five times at Bakersfield, Cal., about three months ago by a husband, who found him in his wife's room, died in Portland last Saturday from the wounds. Von Plank was a member of the Cunningham Stock Company when the trouble occurred. Phiddis M. Page, one of the old school of actors, is soon to close with Lee Willard Company and will go direct to Seattle. Mr. Page, besides being an actor, is also a portrait painter. He has a concession at the Yukon Exposition and will exhibit his masterpiece, Roosevelt in the Jungles of Africa. He has been offered a very liberal offer for this picture but refused hoping to reap a rich reward in exhibiting his conception at Seattle. The Pacific Film Exchange, Inc. 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