The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

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i6 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW Jamiat}' 3J, Correspondence ■ SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 27.—The Hotel I'tah Grill is now offering an Hungarian (orchestra as entertainment, Sny(ier and Halo, tango dancers, are closing due to criticism of that hostel- ry's i)atrons. * * * E. L. W'ille at Maxim's has engaged a Hawaiian sex- tette that are meeting with instantane- ous favor. * * * The Ham Tree, with Mclntyre and Heath in the leading roles, played to two capacity houses at the Salt Lake Theatre the fore part of the week, the hou.se being dark the week end. The original Ham Tree show was a monstrous offering an 1 Mr. Cort has given us in this revival a l)i,g.ger production, and better, if that were ])ossible. Ennna Trentini in The I'ireHy is holding forth now, doing a very fair business, while The Quaker Girl is on deck for next week. * * * The L'tali Theatre Stock Comjiany is this week seen in The Price, Willard Mack and Marjorie Rambeau .still heading this aggregation of players. Next week, L'ncle Tom's Cabin. * * * Fred Cirahani furnished music lovers at the (larrick Theatre a real treat when he booked the master choral. Death of Minnehaha, constituting 125 voices and an orchestra of thirty. The work was most cai)ably handled, the leading solo work being in the hands of I'^'ic Loose-Stichl, soprano, and A. C. Lund, baritone, .with John T. Hand acting as conductor. * * * Orpheum is headlined by Ciranville and Pier- pont in The System, a sketch of i^olice graft. Others. Lyons and Yosco, Bert Levy. Six Samarincs, Marshall Montgomery, Shriner and Richards, and Explosive "D." Empress bill headlined by Joe Maxwell's Happi- ness. Others: Mayo and Allman, Bruce Duffct & Co., Brooke and Har- ris and the Livingston Trio. * * * Pantagcs headlined by Howe and Xorthlane in In and Out, a very clever playlet in which the shifting of .scenes is the only thing that mars a very laughable vehicle. Others: Capt. Pickard's Trained Seals, lilanche Gor- don, The White Duo, and Freeman and I'risk. Manager F. R. Newman is under the weather with rheumatism and a severe cold. * * * The Princess is still sheltering George Morrell and his musical comedy company in laugh- able abbreviated versions of musical shows, this week's bill being the weak- est of the list thus far offered. With the close of last week's bill, Fred Jamison and Frank P.crtrand closed with the show, and with the close of this week Sam Loeb and Celeste Brooks leave. The honors for laugh- ter provoking are in the hands of Mr. Morrell this week in Irish. Mr. Loeb and Billie McCall .share about eciual honors with their numbers. Albert S. Leonard, just closing on the S. & C. time, will join the ca.st with next week's show. PHOENIX, Jan. 26.—Louis B. Jacob's musical comedy company, af- ter enjoying a long and very success- fu.l run at the F,m])ress, opens tonight at the Savoy for an unlimited engage- ment. Kelly and Rowe. favorites here, return to the I'juprcss tonight. With the execution the other day of a fifteen years' lease for the O'Neil pro])ertv. First Avenue and Adams Street, the commissioning of Lescher & Kii)bey, architects, to draft the plans, and the announcement that the work of demolishing the structure now occupying the site is to begin on Monday, the project to give to Phoe- nix the most modern and most luxuri- ously furnished theatre in the south- West was placed upon a strong work- ing basis. It is planned to construct a two-story structure. With the width of property available it will be pos- sible to construct a stage sufficiently large to accommodate the largest of the shows on the road. The auditori- um proper will have a seating capacity of not less than 8oo, while the balcony and gallery will afford accommodation for an additional 500 or 600 people. Of the ojjening the management an- nounces that it is probable the house will ])robal)ly be ready for business about April 15, and that the first at- traction will be the highest priced ever brought to a playhouse in Arizona. Thereafter the hou.sc will be "light" every night with high-class vaudeville and superior moving j)icturcs. Arthur S. Hyman. for many months manager of the New York Store, will be man- ager of the new theatre, which will be named after him. Mr. Hyman has been chosen president and general manager of the Hvman .Amusement Company, with M. R. Bowen. ]iresident of the Arizona En- gineering and Construction Company, as vice-president, and J. R. Halstead as secretary. As an amusement pro- iroter. Mr. Hyman occupies an envi- able position in the United States. He was the organizer of the Western l*"ilm Company and for years its presi- dent. He was one time president of the Theatrical Men's Association of Los Angeles and president of the Moving Picture 'Men's Association of Southern California. He conducted a string of theatres in Los Angeles and California, and enjovs the confidence and respect of the theatrical men all over the country. Denham Manages the Royal Victoria Cliff Denham, who has managed the old X'ictoria, B. C. theatre for a niunber of years, was appointed man- ager of the new Royal \'ictoria The- atre last week, succeeding W. II. Ray- mond. Dates Ahead THE SllElilFKD OF THE HILLS rCaskill and Macvitty, Inc.) —Redfield, S. D., Feb. 2; Doland, 3; XN'atertown, 4; Brookings. 5 ; Huron, 6: Miller. 7: Pierre. 9; Rapid City. 10; Sturgis, 11 ; Si)earfish, 12; Dead- wood, 13: Belle Fourche, 14: Ft. Robin.son. Xeb., 16: Valentine, 17; Ainsvvorth, 18: O'Xeill. 19; Heligh, 20; Madison, 21 ; Fremont, 23; Wa- hoo. 24; Schuyler. 25; Kearney, 26; Grand Island. 28; Aurora, 29. THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS (Ga.skill and Macvitty, Inc.) —Jersey City, X. J., Feb. 2-7; Phil- adelphia, Pa., 9-14; Buffalo, N. Y., 16-21 ; Toronto, Can., 23-28. THE shepherd" OF THE HILLS (Gaskill and Macvitty, Inc.) —Connellsville, Pa., Feb. 2; Somer- set, 3; Meyersdale, 4; Cumberland, Md.,'5 ; Grafton, W. Va., 6; Clarks- burg, 7; Morgantown, 10; Mt. Pleasant, Pa., 11; Latrobe, 12; Greensburg, 13; Beaver Falls, 14. THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS (Gaskill and Macvitty, Inc.) COLUMBIA FirrEEN DAYS, STARTING SUNDAY, JANUARY 25th Matinees \\'ednesday and Saturday THE NEW ERA PRODUCING CO. (Inc.), Jos. P. Bickerton, Jr., Managing Director, Presents THE BIGGEST MUSICAL SUCCESS OF THE CENTURY 'ADELE" A MUSICAL TRIUMPH - ALL CRITICS. As played one year at the Longacre and Harris theatres, New York City The strongest singing organization on tour since the famous Bostonians 22 SONG HITS ORCHESTRA OF 20 AND THE FAMOUS ADELE BEAUTIES Prices 50c to $2.00. Seats Selling. CORT Leading Theatre, Ellis and Market Phone Sutter 2460 Matinees Wednesdaj-s and Saturdays LAST WEEK, BEGINNING NEXT MONDAY E. H. Sothern Monday and Tuesday nights and Wednesday and Saturday matinees Mr. Sothern's magnificent revival of Justin Huntley McCarthy's romantic play, IF I WERE KING Wednesday and Saturday nights, HAMLET I'luirsday night, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE I'riday night, TAMING OF THE SHREW !'rices: 50c, 75c, $i.ou, $1.50 and $2.00. Curtain at 8 sharp nights; 2 sharp matinees. —Clarendon, Tex., Feb. 2; Memi)his, 3; Childress. 4; Quanah, 5; Wichita Falls. 6 ; Dallas, 7 ; Temple. 9 ; P>ren- ham, to; Galveston. 11; Houstcju. 12; Port .\rthur, 13; Beaumont, 14; Bryan, 15 ; Calvert, 17; Rockdale, 18; Giddings. 19; Yoakum, 20; Cuero, 21: San Antonio, 22; Victo- ria, 23; (loliad. '24; Beeville, 25; b'loresville, 26; Seguin, 27; Lock- hart, 28. THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS (Gaskill and Macvitty, Inc.) —Holly Springs, Miss., Feb. 2; Florence, .Ala., 3; New Decatur, 4; Cullman, 5 ; Gadsden, 6 ; Anniston, 7; Talladega, 9: Cedartown, Ga., 10; Carrollton, 11; Chattanooga, 13; Middlesborough, Ky., 16; Pineville, 17; Corbin, 18; Stanford, 19; Bowl- ing Green, 20; Columbia, 21; Clarksville, 23; Hopkinsville, 24; Princeton, 25; Paducah, 26; Mad- isonville, 27; Evansville, Ind., 28. THAT PRINTER OF UDELL'S (Gaskill and Macvitty, Inc.)— Albert Lea, Minn., Feb. i ; Mason City, la., 2; Marathon, 3; Algona, 4; Humboldt, 5 : Emmetsburg, 6; Spen- cer, 7; Worthington, Minn., 9; Sib- ley, la., 10; Rock Rapids,. 11; Guverne, Minn., 12; Dell Rapids, ^3; Madison, 14: Flandreau, 16; Pipe- stone, 17; i.ttcbfield,; i8r W^lvnar. 19 : Benson, 20; Morj-ij,. 21: Eeiyus Falls, 22; Wahpeton, X. D., 24; Ortonville, Minn., 25; Montevideo, 26; Milbank, S. D., 27; Aberdeen, 28.