The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

i6 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW March 21, Beth Ta} lor is tlie leadiiij,^ woman for the Kd Redmond Company in Sacramento and her popularity is shown hv the numerous floral offer- ings that crowded her dressing room upon the occasion of the com- pany's opening at the Diepenbrock Theatre. Lou Jacobs Mighty Live Wire CHICAlit), March 12.—I suppose you have heard from the boys at home that I have taken over the Tabor-Crand and open there May 3rd with my ])resent company, bringing another one to the Savoy in Phoenix. We are now on our 21 St week in Phoenix and still breaking records, but my people are getting worn out with the grind. Two new bills a week is a fright. It was all right when they were up in them, but now it is labor. They don't refer to their |)ay as salary any more, they call it wages. But business is still tremendous. I have had so many offers for the company for the summer that I didn't know which to accept so I am taking a trij) about the loop so as to see the territory and estimate its possibil- ites at first hand. I have been en- couraged by Peter McCourt to or- ganize a circuit of houses through Colorado, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, and this idea has been still further encouraged here in Chi- cago where Ned Alvord, the tabloid king, offers to invest $10,000 in the circuit if 1 will incorporate. My contracts are all with guarantees and first money, so as I don't need capital, I don't feel inclined to pass up any of it. I shall endeavor to organize six companies weekly. These companies will play in every town except Denver, as my present company will remain there indef- initely. I must enlarge the com- pany to sixteen girls for Denver, which will be too big for the other houses in the circuit. I have ar- ranged for the rights to the Mort Singer and Witmark tabs, and have bought the costumes of Larbord Watch, Heartljreakers, Stubborn Cinderella and several other produc- tions—in all 50 trunks of the class- iest stuff ever made. This will make my costume department undoul)t- edly the largest of any organization in the West, as I had over 200 sets before. I have opened negotiations for the Orpheum Theatre in Kansas City on completion of their new house, and my offer will be the first to be considered. If wc get over in Denver, John Cort promises me the pick of his western circuit; so at present, with my royalty rights and two theatres cinched, with others held in abeyance, I am practically in command of the tabloid situation of the West. Phoenix has been a wonderful town for me. It has not only made me a vast amount of money, but it has brought me recoir- nition from the big ones. I shall have to organize another company for The Savoy at once, .so if you know of any good people and es- pecially girls, have them communi- cate with me immediately. It is too much of a jump to bring them out from here. I leave for the home- ward trip through Texas tonight. With kindest regards, I am, very truly, I.onS B. JACOBS. Western States Will Invade the South Sam Harris has signed contracts to send W. S. V. A. acts to Phoenix early in May. to the new theatre be- ing erected there, and to follow that with connections in Douglas, Albu- (|uerf|uc and P'l I'aso. The success of the I lii^iKxlromc in Los .Xngeles has been so great tliat Harris & Ackerman will build a second house in Los .\n- gelcs. on Broadway, near Tenth St. The San I"'rancisco Hii)podrome. cor- ner of Eddy and Mason, has at last started on the last lap toward comple- tion, and will be rushed. It is a pe- culiar situation here. Three different corporati(Mis arc interested in this af- fair. The Eddy and Mason Company is the holding company for the Mason Realty Company, which is leasing the theatre to the Hippodrome Company. All this passing the buck from one company to another was made neces- sary by the failure of the Down Town Realty Company to make good with the Prior Estate in its lease of the groimd lot. In the intanglement Eer- ris llartman lost about $15,000, and Ackerman & Harris, in order to get control have bought out certain inter- ests, and have already about $40,000 invested. Building theatres is certain- ly high and tangled finance. Coming' Tour Way Soon, NORTON & BITH'S Ererlaatlng' Success THE MISSOURI GIRL ■With FRANK F. FARBEI. AS ZEKE and MUtDBED FOBD AS DAIST and a .stroiiK .x\ippnrtiiiK ciiiniiany. Km- time aiMnss All. OAK, Business Manacfer, care BEVIEW Office Tlie .Show that Beat.s its Own Kecunl TO LEASE Majestic Theatre, Chico, Cal. DESCRIPTION: Located in Elk's Hall Assn. Building, brick, ground floor; seating capacity, Orchestra 600, Balcony 400; stage width. Pro- scenium opening 30 feet, height of same 22 feet; curtain line to back wall 20 feet; curtain to footlights, 4 feet 10 inches; between side walls, 69 feet; distance between fly girders 48 feet; height gridiron, 48 feet. Sealed proposals for the lease will be received up to 7:00 o'clock p.m., March 21, 1914. Ad- dress all communications to G. H. TAYLOR SEa<P:TARY ELKS H.\LL ASSN., CHICO, CALIFORNIA Criterion Feature Films Charley Cole is in New York in the interest of the Criterion I-'ilm Co.. operating at the old Powers Studio in Los .*\ngcles. This company is a new. venture, controlled by Lloyrl .Acker- man and Mr. Cole, and i)romises to be a big thing in the film game. So far the Criterion has release ! two pic ture films. The Trap and The De.scrt Sting, produced under tiic direction of Wilfred Lucas. The company will soon release The Orphan, and is get- ting ready to work out Tiic Last of the Mohicans and (ict Rich Quick Wal- lingford. These are all four-rool pro- ductions. Correspondence STOCKTON, March 18.—YO- SlvMITE Theatre: 20, Margaret Illington. 22, Wilbur Company in The (lirl of Eagle Ranch. 18-19, Orpheum show to very good returns. Eva Taylor and company of four people in the farce. After the Wed- ding, is the hit of the bill, although Bessie Clayton and her dances holds the headline position Others are Binns. Binns and Binns; Alcide Capitaine ; Nina Barbour; Welcome and Welcome, and the pictures. LYRIC: i8-K>, Maude Eealy in the feature picture. Moths; nice busi- ness. COLOXLAL: .Alexander's Ragtime Minstrels and pictures, to near capacitv. G.ARRICK: Dark. KIR15Y: Dark. The Harry P.er- nard Merry-makers closed at the Garrick last Sunday and are now on the road. The Garrick will be closed for two weeks to undergo a thor- ough renovation, opening with Monte Carter, April 12th. Both the Dick Wilbur and White Slave Traffic companies laid off here Wednesday. Nothing is known of the future policy of the Kirby. GoDiKKV Matthews is playing leads with the Poli stock at Water- bury, Conn. CORT l.oailiiiK Theatre, KIlis and Market Phone-.Sutter 2460 Starting .Sunday, March 22 Matinees W ednesday and Saturday TRlCMPHAN'l" RETCRN, BY POPCLAR DEMAND, OF THE GREATEST SEXS.A- TION THE STAC;E ILAS E\"ER KNOWN! Selwyn and Company ( Arch Sclwyn, Managing 1 )ii ir 1 Presents ■ 1 ■ WOULD-WIDE SUCCE55 ■ fl iNOVV PL.AYING RETCRN ENGAGE- MENTS ON THE P.ACIEIC COAST TO RECEIPTS EXCEEDING EVEN THE BOX-{)FEICE RECORDS ESTABLISHED I'A ERYWHERE OX INITIAL ENGAGEMENT Hi:i.i:.\ Hii.i. and Katuksn Law- ri;n( K will be in the support of Mrs. Crane in Her Soul and Her Body when that show is sent out by Fred lielasco. MARc;ARiiT Ryan is playing Herodi- as with The Holy City company in Canada. Other well known Coast people in the cast are (irace Johnsc^ and Carroll Ashburn. l'j>. CRAWKORn has been signed to gO ahead of one of The Traffic in Souls companies that Manager Ed. Kendall is sending out. Gr-ADVS Web.stkr, daughter of Gm. P. Webster, is now meeting with suc- css in New York in the play. The Things That Count. \