The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

/[arch 28, 1914. THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW 5 John Blackwood Has Turned Another Trick In Los Angeles—May He Win Out! LOS ANGELES, March 25.—We •e to have a Jarclin de Danse all .tr own, as John H. Blackwood, Dthing daunted, has taken out a jrmit, which in vulgar printer's k reads, "to operate a public dance ill." The old Armory Building, cor- ;r of Eighth and Spring streets, ill be used for the home of the ngo with elaborate decorations, .ige dancing floor and an orchestra ■ fifteen pieces under the direction ■ William Lorraine. * * * Mazie imbal, who has closed her con- act as one of the Alimony Sisters ith the Candy Shop, is in town, hinking over the complimentary imarks we overheard Mr. Martin eck make at the performance of ttle Kitty Donner, we are wonder- ig what she intends to do. * * * harles Alphin will open the "Al- lin Theatre" with The Broadway elles. Reece Gardner will lend his -esence to this aggregation. * * * he Lustig Brothers will open a ;w theatre, the Novelty, on Main jtween Fourth and Fifth. Pictures id vaudeville are scheduled. * * * . M. Pyke, heretofore connected ith the Mission Play, will manage twelve weeks' tour for Mr. and irs. Douglas Crane, returning to s duties with the Mission Play hen it goes on tour in October. * * Marie Dressier is lurking ■ound the seashore at Ocean Park, It the performances of the Merry ambol go on undisturbed—per- ips that is the reason. * * * Mr. id Mrs. Richard Vivian, who were embers of the ill-fated Little The- :re, have returned to Salt Lake ity. * * * Kathryn Williams has lished her adventures for The Ad- ;ntures of Kathleen and will take much needed vacation * * * Merle ^owe, treasurer at the Majestic, has ;signed and William Meek, hither- ) assistant treasurer, has taken his lace. * * * Happyana Robinson, hose care-free manner was last dis- ':i\ cd at Brink's Cafe to cheer the iiy diners, is again in town, ap- iparing at the Hippodrome. * * * )he Amateur Players gave a recep- on at Captain William Banning's olonial House on Hoover Street, )r F. R. Benson, Archibald D. lower, Major O. Flower and mem- ers of the Stratford-Upon-Avon 'layers, which was a very unique nd delightful af¥air. BURBANK: The Country Boy, 'ho went to the city to win success nd the hand of his sweetlieart, .'here he met the other girl, new xperiences and bitter disappoint- lents until almost driven to suicide, ; rescued and sent back to his ountry home and country sweet- eart also, returns to the Burbank 3r a second visit, having received :s tryout on this same stage. Don- Id Bowles in the name part does plendid acting, touching the pathos ^'ith a lightness that is telling and ^ equally effective in the humorous ide of the character. Beatrice ide of the character. Beatrice Nichols as the show girl breathes he atmosphere of the white lights nd is radiantly wicked. Selma I ^aley plavs the country sweetheart vith youthful charm. Forrest Stan- ley as the newspaperman draws a character study that is almost per- fect in its creation. Grace Travers as the landlandy offers one of her clever studies. Thomas McLarnic, Walter Catlett, James Applebee, George Rand, Winifred Bryson, Vivian Bryson and several others of the Burbank Company are especially well cast and, as a whole, the Coun- try Boy means an evening well spent. HIPPODROME: Dr. Carver's famous diving horses have an added interest this week, inasmuch as the little Sioux maiden, Two Feathers, is making the dangerous leap. A scene from Sapho is the offering of the Landers Stevens-Georgie Cooper Company, and by them is made very interesting. The Singing Four have splendid voices and are happy in their song selections. Hazel Ed- wards is an instant favorite with her funny little voice. Hayes and R'lves, billed as The Divinity and Her Escort, have a song and dance skit that brings a big surprise. Fred Palmer and Happyana Robinson are too well-known to get by without a hearty welcome, and their songs, dances and comedy sleight-of-hand stunts get ready response. Lyons and Cullum are clever dancers as well as skilful imitators. Several good pictures round out a good bill. MASON : Stratford - Upon -Avon Players—fifty in number—is an eventful Shakespearean occasion. A company of clever English players, who, from the least important to those carrying the heaviest roles, play with an evenness that builds a performance of strength. The rep- ertoire includes Merry Wives of Windsor, King Henry the Fith, Merchant of Venice, King Richard the Second, As You Like It and Hamlet. MOROSCO: The Merry Gambol still holds the attention of Morosco Theatregoers and whiles away the time in merry fashion. MAJESTIC: Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and her dancing partner, Jack Clifford, head an interesting vaude- ville bill for this week's attraction. The curious ones who stare can only see a very earnest, very hard-work- ing little woman, in the person of Mrs. Thaw, whose every effort can only command respect and admir- ation or a good, clean performance. Her dancing is clever and her act- ing in the pantomime is far above the average. Her partner displays a fitting grace and cleverness. The little musical pantomime, Mariette, is well staged and capably acted. It would seem to us that a certain number of years of service on the Orpheum Circuit entitles you to a sea.son with favored stars in vaude- ville, as we have seen with Anna Held, Harry Lauder and Alice Lloyd, many erstwhile stars of the Or]ihoum firmament. This time we note the Arnaut Brothers, with their 1)ird love-tales, their clever fiddling and real comedy. The Courtenay Sisters sing coon songs and make themselves popular. Fouchere, with trick cycle riding opens the bill. Peppino plays upon the concertina with flourish and noise. Willie Weston and Mike Bernard suff'er by comparison, combining some very clever work with sonic very vulgar stories, creating the only unpleas- ant impression on a bill of good, clean performances. ORPHEUM :^ Bessie Clayton heads this week's bill and is possibly the most attractive number. Miss Clayton's series of dances includes many of of her own creation and that only the wonderful toes and marvelous muscles of this sprightly little lady could execute, ller sup- port is made up of excellent danc- ers, who serve as a wonderful back- ground for the agile, sprite-like dancing of Miss Clayton. Eva Tay- lor appears in a little farce, entitled After the Wedding, written by Law- rence Grattan, a series of confusing and racily funny situations. It is a noisy rush-in-and-rush-out lot of fun that begets many laughs. Ivy Benton and Edward Farrell are able support. Foster and Lovett sing and dance and patter and are well liked. Billy Rogers tells some stories and sings some songs, interspersed with very good imitations of musical in- struments. Binns, Binns and Binns keep all the talents within one fam- ily and are musicians of worth, but their attempts at comedy fall short of the mark. Alcide Capitaine is a young woman whose poses on a flying trapeze are clever and grace- ful. Welcome and Welcome are acrobats, who offer many new fea- aures in clever fashion. Louis Hardt is the only holdover, with his amaz- ing exhibition of strength. 'PANTAGES: Twenty Minutes in Chinatown savors of the old days of the Barbary Coast, with a grue- some talc of the theft of a slave girl by the tong men, accompanied by the wierd music of Chinatown, an atmosphere tense with melodrama and orientalism, murder, underworld types and all the turns of love and revenge. College Town is the very noisy offering of Zena Keefe, Gas- ton and Cameron with a lot of clever chaps who can dance, although their attempts at song it not marked with success. But they are a lively and handsomely youthful lot, so that is easily overlooked. Walter Shrode and Lizzie Mulvey are effervescent and nimble-footed and they call their turn A Theatrical Agency— mere excuse for a lot of new danc- ing steps. Manne and Belle are two very good-looking girls, whose sing- ing is on par with their looks—one being the possessor of a deep, rich contralto voice. Charles Leonard has a wonderful voice box, from which enienatcs imitations of the sounds of a Ing citv, such as S. P. trains and seltzer bottles. Hughes Musical Trio render some excellent music on instruments well known and unknown. Two Keystone com- edy pictures complete the bill. REPUBLIC: Girls, girls, girls, seven of them, with dainty Mar- guerite Favar to lead them through many dainty dances. Their setting is quite si)lendid, as well as costum- ing, and their songs are new and catchy—all told, the act attracts and pleases beyond the average. TIic Imperial Japanese troupe of skilful athletes have many new and deftly executed turns which is made excit- ing and sensational by a slide from the roof of the stage by one of the members. Palean is a ventriloquist who offers .some miehtly clever tricks of voice. The two Specks THE FLAGG CO. ACTUALLY EMPLOYS MORE ARTISTS and MECHANICS THAN ALL THE OTHER STUDIOS ON THE PACIFIC COAST COMBINED. BECAUSE -NINE-TENTHS OF THE THEATRES USE FLAGG SCENERY. THEREFORE, FACILITIES and VOLUME LOWER COST. 1638 LONG BEACH AVE., LOS ANGELES can sing and dance with delightful abandon. Morse and Clark play one instrument after another with an ease and skill that is pleasing. The Kaphers also add harmony to the bill with the aid of a clarinet and a good voice. Phil Godfrey tumbles and makes merry and the audience likes him. N. B. WARNER. SACRAMENTO, March 23.— DIEPENBROCK: The Traveling Salesman is the Ed Redmond offer- ing for the week. Paul Harvey is ideal in the part of Bob Blake and Beth Taylor fits in snugly as the country girl sweetheart. About the biggest comedy hits were scored by Merle Stanton as the old man, and Harry Leland, who furnished an in- imitable negro porter. Hugh Met- calfe and Bert Chapman did their parts well. CLUNIE: Gaiety The- atre Company comes 26-28 in The Girl Behind the Counter. OR- PHEUM : Charles Yule and Ferd- inand Munier in sketch; Hockney Five in gymnastic act; Collins and Hart, burlesquers; The Dunionts, instrumentalists; Madge Maitland in character songs; Armstrong and Ford in comedy talks; The Throw- ing Tabors, club swingers. Begin- ning the fourth and last week at the GRAND Theatre Jim Post and his clever company are presenting Clancy's Return. Post, after his ill- ness of the last week, returns to the cast and assumes the role of Clancy. Clancy's Return is replete with fun- ny situations and Dee Loretta, Clara Howard, Julie Ilamilton, Herb Bell and Frank Harrington ably assist Post. This act wili run to Tuesday night and commencing W'edncsday matinee an entire new comedy will l)c presented. Bert Levey vaude- ville opens Sunday. EMPRESS: Joe Maxwell's Seven Dancing Girls ; Warren and Blanchard, original and "different" comedians; Gladys Wil- l)ur, singer; Patrick, Francisco and Warren,' acrobats; Gertrude Clark and Spencer Ward, singers; Spessel Brothers and Mack, comedians and acrobats. STOCKTON, March 23.—OR- PHEUM: Regular Orpheum show this week. Charles Yule. Ferdinand Munier and Charlotte Treadwell in The Stranger. Hockney_ Company of five gymnasts and unicyclc per- formers; ]\Iadge Maitland, in char- acter songs; Collins and Hart in travesty; The Throwing Tabors, using Indian clul)s; Almont and Du- mont, instrumentalists; Armstrong and Ford, fun-makers — a good show. The Gaiety, San Francisco, show. Girl Behind the Counter, conies 20th. In the companv are Toe Kane, Ann Tasker, Maude Beatty, Arthur Clough and Myrtle Dingwall. The GARRICK is clo.sed; ditto the KIRBY. COLONIAL do- ing big lO-cent pictures.