The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW March 28, 1914. f- '1 WORLD'S GREATEST TABLOID ORGANIZATION I /\tiic U Tfk^/^kc' TABLOID MUSICAL L.'UUn D. j€ltUD3 COMEDY COMPANY Featuring YHUZ FIELDS End HAZEL WAINWRIGHT WILL OPEN FOR IXDKFIXITE ENGAGEMENT, MONDAY, MAY 3, AT Tabor Grand Theatre, Denver, Colo. Can I'se 20 More At Contest Chorus dirls: Salary. $_'o Adch'ess LOUIS B. J.\C( )I!S, Savoy Theatre, Phoenix, Ariz. Correspondence OAKLAND, March 23.—The dec- orator.s and tinters are in full con- trol at THE MACDONOUGH and the house is undercj^oins^ an entire transformation. At YE LIBERTY, The Deep Purple, one of Paul Arm- strong's masterpieces, is drawing good-sized houses. In this perform- ance, Piishop's players arc giving one of the finest and most finished plays of the season, and the interest is keyed up to a high pitch from start to finish. The company is well cast, the principal roles heing in the ca- pable hands of Albert Morrison, Charles Ayres and Isabclle Fletcher, who give clear, intelligent renditions and were largely responsible for the success of the play. Some very commendable characterizations were contributed by Henry Shumer, Geo. \\'ebster, Walter \\'hipplc. J. An- thony Smythe, Frank Darien, Airs. Mina Gleason and Jane Urban, and the entire company deserves praise for the manner in which the play was presented. The Common Law is in prei)aration for next week. Henry WoodruflF of Brown of Har- vard fame, is the headliner at the ORPHFUM and appears to great advantage in a livelv little skit that fairly bristles with bright lines and clever situations. The little blue streak of vaudeville, Ray Samuels, also makes an immense hit and easily shares the honors. The bal- ance of a fine bill is made up of Tudor Cameron and Johnnv O'Con- nor, Carlisle and Romer. Sam Bar- ton, Helen Ru.ggles, Silvio Min- ciotti and Company, and Dale Win- ter and Field-May. The Pollard Opera Company are playing a return engagement at PANT.\GES and are repeating their former success at this house. Alikado is again their offering and the applause is heartv and spontaneous. Associated with them on this week's bill are Lora. Leon Rogee, Elliott and Mullen, Suzanne Remi Duo. The Night Owls, the latest musical entertain- ment to be sprung by Dillon and King, upon their COLUAIBIA pa- trons, is replete with laugh-produc- ing situations and tuneful song hits. It moves with speed and keeps the audience in continuous mirth. The attendance is fully up to normal and everybody departs for home feeling contented and in good spirit. Man- ager Guv Smith of the BROAD- WAY Theatre decided suddenly last week to switch from musical come- dy to vaudeville. The entire bill is changed Sundays and Wednesdays. Sunday a big S. & C. show opened, with Edith Clifford, the magnetic comedienne; The Light Opera Four in a repertoire of operatic gems; I'ord and Laird, the so-different black-face comedians; Alack and Juliette Atkinson, in songs and pat- ter ; Hampton Sisters, society en- tertainers; and Collis LePage, character imjjersonator. Another big big show will open next Sunday. The feature acts will be DeRosa's Cat and Pigeon Circus; the Windy City Trio, colored entertainers; the Govts, novelty equilibrists; the Three Jesters, sensational illusion- ists ; Bolton and Ben.son in black- face ; and the Belstones, burlesque dancers. Next Wednesday, Jeff Davis, the King of the Hoboes, will tell of his varied experiences in a monologue illustrated by movin" pictures of hobo life. The Imperial Pekinese will play the Broadway on April 15th. LOUTS SniEFLTNE. The Pantages A most varied and interesting of- fering has been prepared for next week. This will be realized wh^n it is stated that among the acts will he The Riding Duttons, society equestri- ans ; Priestess Kama, in a spectacular legend of India; Cecelia Rhoda and Georee Craiupton in a farce. Between the Reels. Patsy Dovle, the big sad man; Duncan and Holt, black-faced comedians; Clara Stevens & Co. in a novelty dancing specialty.' These with current events in pictures and com- edy motion pictures make up a huge program. HONOLULU. H. I., March 22.— The Spaulding Company still here. Their latest show is The Agents. Spaulding as Pat O'Ncil. and Jimmy Guilfoyle as the old man are hits. Clever specialties are introduced by Guilfovle. the De Von .Sisters and Spaulding. Cliaiiiiccv Olcott comes to the Columbia Theatre soon Loew Pays $6,000,000 for Circuit, but John Considine May Still Be in it KANSAS CITY. Afarch 26.—Mar- cus Loew of New York City, for him- .self and others, tonight signed a con- tract to purchase the SuUivan-Consi- dine vaudeville circuit and properties for an amount that will exceed $6,- 000.000. Loew will take over the prop- erties August I next. The properties, which are scattered throughout the country, are owned jointly by John W. Considine and the estate of Tim- othy D. Sullivan of New York City. Thirtv-scven theatres owned outright by the Sullivan-Considine interests, and 100 theatres, which the circuit books and has interests in, were in- volved in the deal. Air. Loew, under the contract, will pay the Sullivan- Considine forces $1,500,000 for "good will," and inventory will be made for theatres and properties of the circuit at their present value. Air. Loew agrees to pay the amount the inven- tory calls for, which is estimated to be between $4,500,000 and $5,000,000. Air. Considine represented his circuit in the tran.saction. While here last week. Air. Considine, in conversation with the editor of The Dramatic Re- view, said while negotiations were still on there had been no definite de- cision. The Kansas City despatch would tend to show that the recent inspection trip had proved the worth of the S. & C. circuit. To a Dramatic Review representative in Seattle, Mr. Considine said: "It is possible that Loew may take over the Sullivan end of the holdings, in which event I will remain in the organization. In any event, whatever the result 4 of the Kansas City conference, I ^ will not go out of the show business. You may say that during the past few years I have sat in on several con- ferences growing out of proposals not unlike those now being considered, but without result. Aly interests are for sale at my figure and always will be. When anyone comes along with the necessary money he can buy me out." Alanager Lebovitz, who has made himself very popular as the house manager of the Republic Theatre, has tendered his resignation to Afessrs. .Ackerman and Harris, and will close his engagement with them on April 4th. He is going into a manufacturing business with his brother-in-law. We hope he will be very prosperous.