The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW March 21. 1914. Correspondence PORTLAND, March ir>—IJEI- LK; Theatre (Calvin HeiH^, mgr.; W. T. Pan,i;lc, res. inf^r.) : Ow in.s; to the mmiher of peojile desirous of see- in.£T the pictures, Tlie Inside of the Wliite Slave Traffic, they will con- tinue to be shown at the Meilif^ to- day, Tuesday and Wednesday. The pictures were shown to cai)acity hou.scs all last week. Sunday nij^ht, March 22, Eddy and his company of mediums will be the attraction. Be- ginnings Monday, March 23, and con- tinuous for si.x nights and two mat- inees. Maeterlinck's IJlue Bird will play a return engagement. 15.\KF,1\ Theatre (Geo. L. I'aker. mgr.; Mil- ton .'^eaman, bus. mgr.) : The Bridge, or The Man Between. Louis Leon Hall is simply great as the engineer; Thomas II. Walsh is the cold, uncom- promising father; Dorothv Shoemaker is an afloraiile girl; Mary Rdgett Raker is tlie engineer's sister, and lul- ward C. Woorlruflf is an excellent villain. The play is marvelously well staged, genuine structural iron work- ers being seen in action, with riveting machine, engines, forges, red-hot bolts, steel girders, etc., in the bridge scene. Next: The Ghost Breaker. LYRIC Theatre ( Keating and Flood, mgrs.) : The Military Maid, for laughing purposes only, with Billy Onslow and Tommy La Rose in the lead, is the attraction opening this afternoon. Songs, dances and laugh- ter follow each (Jther at top speed. ORPHEl'M Theatre (h"rank Coffin- berry, mgr.) : Olga Nethersole in the third act of Sapho is the lieadline at- traction, followed by Herman Tim- berg, late star of School Days; Burns, Kiomer and Grady, in A Cam- pus Rehearsal; Julia Nash and Com- pany, in Her First Ca.se; Parillo and Frabito, street singers; and The Blessings, modern c(|uilil)rists. P.W- T.XCiFS Theatre (John Jf)hnson, mgr. ) : Tlie Riding Duttons, world famous society equestrians, in The .-\ct Beautiful; Thoda and Crampton; Patsy Doyle; Duncan and Holt; Eula Lee's F'our Singing P)eauties; Clara Stevens and Conipanv. EMPRESS Theatre (H. W. Pierong, mgr.): Kara, world's greatest juggler; Kiernan, Walters and Kiernan; Stain's Comedy Circus; Edith Clif- ford, and Mack and .Atkinson. With- in a few years Portland is likely to be known as the birthi)lace of an or- ganization that will have many branches and number among its members hundreds upon hundreds of theatrical people. The enterprise in question is the Theatrical Benevolent Association of the United States and Canada. Its for- mation was effected two months ago in the property room of the Baker Theatre by George L. Baker and a number of theatrical men who met to discuss the need of such an or- ganization for stage people. Articles of incorporation were filed a month ago. The constitution and by-laws are the work of Walter Kelley, a graduate of the IVinceton Law School. Portland Lodge No. i, now has a membership of about 100 all paid up, and the charter will remain open only until April ist. Annual dues of the as.sociation are $9.00 and charter members have been taken in with an initiation fee of $3.00. which will be raised to $15 after the ciiarter closes. To (|ualify for mem- bership one must have been con- nected at some time with the the- atre profession for six months. Bene- fits are arranged with a sliding scale, not less than $7.50 nor more than $25 a week, according to the amount of money in the treasury. The finan- cial standing of the order at present is in very good shape. There have been a number of substantial do- nations and the benefit tea held a month ago at the \'illa St. Clare netted $175. Number 2 lodge is be- ing organized in Los Angeles at this time and Sam \'ictor reports a char- ter membership of 126 in the number ^ lodge at Kansas City, Mo. Sam Moves left yesterday for Seattle to begin formation work there and next month a national organizer will be sent out. The trustees of Port- land lodge are George L. Baker, F. E. VanRonk and Theodora Henkle. The officers are II. V,. McCabe, pres- ident; E. C. Oblander, vice-presi- dent ; James A. Bliss, recording sec- retary; A. LaBrache, financial sec- retary; \Y. Frank Paine, treasurer; llarrv Thorne, sergeant at arms; Charles Bennet, mar.shal. Meetings of the new order are held the first Monday in each month on the stage of the Baker Theatre at 11 p.m. March 17th a big St. Patrick's day benefit was given for the as.sociation. Mr. Baker gave the theatre and the Baker Players have donated their services. At present there is only the T. M. A., which cares for the stage hands of the theatre, and the Actors' Fund, which maintains a home, and will provide burial for im- poverished actors, or will bring stranded actors into New York. .\. W. W. OAKLAND, March 16.— The thrilling photo drama. Traffic in Souls, is drawing fairly good houses at THE MACDONOUGH and is proving interesting at dif- ferent stages. The films will be on display for the balance of the week, after which The Macdonough will be closed for a period of three weeks. During this period, the house will be entirely remodeled and redecorated under the direction of Hans Ledeboer, the well-known mural artist. F^aster is the date set for the reopening with Evelyn Nes- bit Thaw as the attraction. The en- tire strength of the Bishop Com- ])any is called into action this week and a splendid ])roduction of Bulwer Lytton's The Lady of Lyons is the result. Every member of the com- pany is well cast and finds a con- genial part. The costumes and scenic effects are fully up to the Liberty standard, and the play in its entirety is one that reflects great credit on the management. Those who contribute some good charac- terizations are Charles Ayres, J. .Anthony Smythe, Frank Darien, Walter Whipple, George Webster, Max Waizman, Isabelle Fletcher, Mrs. Mina (jleason and Meta Marsky. Marie Lloyd, the London music hall comedienne, is with us at the ORPHEUM and has been sick a couple of nights. The entire bill is unusually good and some splendid novelties in the way of en- tertainment are offered by Two Tabors, Foster and Lovett, Hf)ck- ney Company, Madge Maitland. Billy Rogers, Kelly and Pollock and Collins and Hart. A musical fan- tasy. The Luck of a Totem, is the big headline stunt at PANTAGES and is alone worth the price of ad- mission. The music is pleasing and the songs well rendered. The bal- ance of the bill comprises Zena Keefe and Caxton and Cameron, Schrode and Mulvey, Hughes Mu- sical Trio, Mann bnd Belle, and Pantages Baby Contest. In addi- tion to their latest creation. Frivo- lous Flo, Dillon and King are offer- ing their COLl'MfilA patrons an extra added attraction in the way of an unique electrical act by Capt. I*". V. Irvine and Miss Irvine. Frivo- lous Flo is a conglomeration of mirth, song and dance, and pleases immensely. Apropos of the opening of the Pacific Coast Baseball League games next week, a baseball musi- cal comedy, Play Ball, written by Adam Hull Shirk, playwright atii newspaperman of this city, will b presented at the BROADWA^ Theatre for three days, commencin? next Sunday. Shirk, who has bee: most successful in writing musica tabloids and who scored a succes" last year at Idora Park with hi light opera. Quarter to Four, wrot the musical play especially for th members of the Broadway Musica Comedy Company. The plot is buil around the mistaking of the tw< comedians, (ierman and Hebrew for star pitchers, and the resultan breaking up of the game. A l)uncl of militant suffragette balli)layer also take a hand in the ball game with disastrous results. The local' of the play is at the new Oaklanc ball park. Rehearsals for the pre micre of the musical comedy com menced today. Lew Dunbar, So Carter, Lucille Palmer, Gwynetl Dorsey, Lawrence Bowes, F"re( Snook and the other principals wil be well cast. The vivacious musica farce of modern metropolitan life The Matinee Girl, commenced : four-days' engagement at thi P>r(>adway today. The Rossov Midgets and other vaudeville act: and motion j)ictures complete thi "three-in-one" show. The followinj program is on tap at the Broadway The P.attle of Picklehill, Clarke am Thomp.son and La Palma. Sol Car ter and Lew Dunbar are clever it their comedy and Lawrence Bowes with his singing, is a winner. Lilliai Mason in the character part is ; splendid artist. The company closi Saturday night. LOUIS SCHEELINE. (iUSriXE, Cal., March 17.- OPERA HOl'SE: 12, Hassen Bei Ali Vaudeville Company to fai house. 15, The White Slave Traffi' satisfied a big house. NEWMAN, Cal., March 18.- OPERA HOUSE: 16, The Whit. Slave Traffic; very good show t< fair returns. EDISON Theatre: 17 I James O'Neill in Monte Cristo pic 1 tures. i