San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

?4 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW October 16, 1909 CHARLES E. ROYAL AND ELLIOTT EDYTHE IN VAUDEVILLE Presenting Charles E. Royal's wonderful Burglar Playlet, "STBAIOHTENIKO a CBOOK," and six other excellent playlets. "Best sketch ever presented at the Empire." — Eureka Times. "Full enough of dramatic and comedy situations to warrant a four-act play." — Eureka Herald. Chas Royal and Edythe Elliott are finished artists in every sense and present a wonderfully clever act." — Watsonville Pajaronian. "Working All the Time." "Featured Everywhere." BERT LEVEY, AGENT. STEVE I. 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. Arthur E. Witting -Mattie Davis Character Actor Character Actress Joint or Singla AT LIBERTY Address San Diego, Calif., Boundary and Howard Streets. Reva Raymond Leading Woman Edwin T. Emery Stock — American Theatre Augustus Phillips Leading Man Alcazar Stock — San Francisco New York Customs Unnecessarily Severe on Actresses New York, Sept. 28. — Since Wm. Loeb, Jr., became collector of the port of New York, a number of small smuggling attempts have been detected, and the would-be smugglers have been severely punished. Incidentally, and as a mere side issue of this law enforcement, hundreds of honest and reputable persons have been and are being annoyed, humiliated and insulted by Loeb's sleuths. Take the case of Fannie Ward, for instance. She is an American actress who married an Englishman, has a home in England, and is now, under the law, an Englishwoman. She came over recently to begin rehearsals for a new play in which she will soon appear. Miss Ward arrived on the Lusitania, bringing thirteen trunks. She made her declaration. She was asked if she had any theatrical costumes, and replied that she had two, both of which she had worn in this country last year, till they were threadbare. She was told that she might leave her keys with her maid and go to her hotel. She had been standing two hours waiting on the customs officials, and was very glad of this permission. Two hours later the maid arrived at the hotel, empty-handed, and bearing a receipt for the luggage, which had been sent to the customs storehouse. Miss Ward was to go on down there in the morning. Meantime, she and the maid had not a night robe, a toothbrush nor anything except the clothes they stood in. Friday morning Miss Ward and the maid went to the customs storehouse. From there they were sent to the collector's office. At the collector's office they were referred to a deputy, who told them an invoice would have to be prepared and sent back to the customs storehouse. Miss Ward got a customs broker, again swore to what she had sworn to the day before, and received at the collector's office the necessary papers to be taken back to the customs storehouse. There they were referred to the appraiser's office, and when they found it the appraiser was gone to lunch, which was no wonder, as it was past noon. Returning at 2 130 to the appraiser's office they learned for the first time that the baggage had not been brought up from the Cunard docks. The two women were tired out with running around, and were sweltering in heavy shipboard clothing. They were told that the stores closed at 4:30, and worried greatly until the trunks arrived, shortly after 3 :30. The inspector in charge offered to let them take away two trunks, putting in them such clothing as they needed for immediate use. I n fortunately, the maid with Miss Ward was not the one who had packed the trunks in London, and all the trunks had to be opened to find the things desired. When the inspector saw all the tills being lifted out of all the trunks, he decided to make his inspection then, and did so, by running a little over office hours. He found that the decla ration had been correct, and examined for himself the two worn stage gowns. At 5 o'clock the trunks were closed up, and Miss Ward arranged for the transfer to her hotel. She had hardly gotten out of the door when she was called back and informed that the law department of the customs had just called up on the telephone and advised that the baggage must be held, as it contained theatrical costumes. This move was based on the fact that a couple of trunks were marked "theatre." Then ensued a long telephone wrangle. Collector Loeb was finally appealed to in person over the long distance telephone, the trunks were released, and reached the hotel at 7 in the evening. Miss Ward went to bed as soon as she got to the hotel after her strenuous day. She had spent about $20 in taxicab fares and other expenses. She offered no complaint against any official with whom she had come in contact. She said she had been most courteously treated, but it did seem to her that there was something wrong in the system. Morris and Shubert Rumors With several visits of Shubert representatives to the Central Theatre this week, Walter Hoff Seeley's continued absence and silence in New York, and the departure of Abe Cohn and Ed Homan to the North, last week, the rumor factory, using all these incidents as a basis, has started to get busy again. Just what it all means The Dramatic Review has an idea it will be able to announce next week. HILDA GRAHAM Leads Care Dramatic Review. ORRIN SHEAR Eccentric Characters Engaged FRANK OPPERMAN Supporting Millidge Sherwood in King Lear JAMES O'REILLY Characters Engaged Care Dramatic Review DAVE LERNER Playing the David Warfield Roles With Nat Field at Central Theatre COL. D. P. STONER Business Manager Newman Foltz Co. Care Dramatic Review THURLOW WHITE Leads, Heavies Address, Dramatic Review HERBERT MILTON Characters and Heavies At Liberty Care of Dramatic Review CHARLES E. GUNN Leads Care Dramatic Review BERT PORTER Juveniles Newman-Foltz Co. MAX WAIZMAN Newman-Foltz Co. ANNA RODGERS Ingenues and Leads At Liberty Care of Dramatic Review EDWARD B. LADA General Music Director for Belasco & Mayer A. BURT WESNER Comedian At Liberty Care Dramatic Review TEDDY WEBB Comedian, San Francisco Opera Co. Direction Frank Healey HARRY J. LASK Representative New York Clipper N. E. Cor. Sansome and Pine Sts. HARRY MARSHALL Scenic Artist At Liberty. 3748 Vermont Ave.. Los Angeles MINOR REED Scenic Artist At Liberty Address Dramatic Review CARRIE CLARKE WARDE Characters CHESTER STEVENS Heavies Grand Opera House Stock, Los Angeles MARY HARVEY-BARBOUR Leads (Versatile) 3d Ave. Theatre, Seattle FREDERICK GILBERT Burbank Stock, Los Angeles ARTHUR SHEPPARD Scenic Artist Care Dramatic Review HOWARD FOSTER Care Dramatic Review IRENE OUTTRIM Wlllard Mack Co. — Salt Lake City. PIETRO SOSSO Chas. King Stock Co. Pickwick Theatre, San Diego ANITA MURRAY Ingenue At Liberty . Care of Dramatic Review HERMAN HELLER Musical Director Valencia Theatre Social engagements Ailed DAN KELLY Comedian Care Dramatic Review FLORENCE DAVENPORT Ingenue or Soubrette At Liberty. Care of Dramatic Review GEORGIE WOODTHORPE Characters Broadway Theatre, Oakland ALFRED ROWLAND Supporting Millidge Sherwood in King Lear, Season 1909-10. Care Dramatic Review 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. GEORGE VON BLIX Stage Manager Newman-Foltz Co.