The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

\pril 25, 1914 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW Oliver Morosco Secures Forrest Stanley for Four Years for His Los Angeles and New York Shows LOS ANGELES, April 22—Not luch stirring in theatrical circles, nd not a new show in the town, ex- pt vaudeville, but many advance gents and plenty of promises. * * * erris-Stone Players at Long Beach re reviving The Escape. The new ading man is Robert McKenzie nd Babe Daniels is playing ingenue Dies. * * * Joe Kane, one-time hus- and of Blossom Seeley, is playing the movies here. * * * George irnum, recent director at the Lit- le Theatre and at one time a player ith the Belasco Stock Company, is 3 be next season's director with he Utah Company in Salt Lake 'ity. * * * Henry Woodruff is laying ff this week before resuming his vork at Salt Lake. During this va- ation he has had the opportuntiy 0 be chief spokesman at a presen- ation party when Marie Lloyd was iven a silver plate by her friends ere. Little Miss Lloyd, not partic- larly gracious to her Los Angeles udiences, has gone away vowing engeance for what she considers chilly reception. * * * Forest Stan- ey has signed a four-years' contract vith Mr. Morosco, which we under- tand will also give him some hances in the East, as well as re- naining leading man with the Bur- ank. * * * Phyliss Gordon, whose londe beauty attracted attention vhile with the Nat Goodwin Stock mpany, has joined the Alphin irces. ALPHIN: In-door Sports, marks he third week of the new Alphin vith gay musical numbers, clever lancing novelties and a new prin- ipal in the person of Phyliss Gor- )n. Miss Gordon has proven her - )rth in the drama during her stock rigagement in Los Angeles, and -w demonstrates the fact that she lossesses a beautiful voice also. I\eece Gardner is ever present with lis effervescent personality. Al I'ranks, Charles Parrot and Frank \'ack do creditable work. Babe Lewis, Alice Allen and Mabel Elliott ire charming fun-makers, while the \lphin Tango Girls are a large part of each stage picture and the -uccess of In-door Sports. BURBANK: Auction Pinochle is >till creating one round of merri- ment at this theatre, for it is a clever production, cleverly acted. I':M PRESS: I've Got It is the headline attraction with its three hig scenes, its large company and tlie splendid invisible choir. The many types are well portrayed and the little playlet is filled with good honest laughs. A Golden Wedding 1^ a sketch that savors of Old Home- stead, replete with heart interest, its liomeliness and pathos reaching the heart by direct methods. Beulali < iwynn and David Gossett are ca- llable players. Bessie Browning is a ])outing, smiling and charming lit- tle maid who is able by shere per- 'Miality to make songs get by with- out even the shadow of a voice, and her imitations show real talent. A pair of dapper youths named Smith —the one Edward and the other John—can surely dance and leave a , pleasant impression. Fred St. Onge is an eccentric cyclist or a "Whim- sical Wheelman" with a clever com- pany, including a lady who can outdo an Italian street urchin when it comes to cart wheels. HIPPODROME: The Venetian Grand Opera Company are present- ing Carmen in small doses and a pleasant dose it is. Mme. Bresonier sings Carmen with a warmth and color that is highly creditable. The Don Jose of Arvelo Baldi is an artis- tic performance. Landers Stevens and Georgia Cooper appear in The Montebank, making it a most inter- esting and impressive sketch. They are assisted by Master Jack Stevens, an embryo player who bids fair to develop into the real thing. Jones, Lealy and Ilealy sing a lot of songs in a zealously happy manner and everbody likes 'me at once. Charles Albright has an entertaining cartoon act, accompanied by a clever mono- logue. Gilson and Tolman hand out much nonsense in a smart, dashing style. Henry Harris in black-face comedy, makes friends at once. A novel spinning act introduces Smith and Carier, a couple of artists in their particular style of entertain- ment. Moving pictures of the U. S. fleet rouse much enthusiasm. MAJESTIC: Life in the Philip- pines, as presented by the movies, remains the attraction for a second week. MASON: Dark. MOROSCO : The Girl Behind the Counter, with its merry music and pretty girls, continues to please. ORPHEUM: Paul Armstrong is in evidence with his latest sketch. To Save One Girl, an exciting bit of melodrama with various interesting political situations and the attend- ant types to make it tense and im- pressive. Ben Piazza, Donald Ful- ler and Ruth Boyce are interesting in the leading roles, while Seth Smith, John Ritter and Gus Thomas contribute some mighty clever char- acter studies. The Hartleys cer- tainly live up to the program an- nouncement, which reads, "Novelty Jumpers," for they are both, the man being a skilful and daring artist and the woman an irrepressible assistant. Silhouette Fun in Shad- owland brings the Stanleys, who obtain wonderfuly telling effects with their shadowy amusement. In A Campus Rehearsal, Burns, Kil- more and Grady, with college songs, college comedy and campus atmos- phere, breeze through a turn thai brings the laughs. Fritzie Scheff is still the most entrancing number on the bill and the artist to her dainty finger tips. Sherli Rives and Com- pany also remain in The Song of the Heart, as well as The Blessing- tons and Edward Gillette with his monkeys. PANTAGES: The Four Magnan- is open the bill with music drawn from all sorts of objects, even unto paving blocks. Clinton and Rogers sing and dance with happy results. Max Newman gives a tender bit of characterization in that of the old blind musician in The Song of the Spring. Edna Reise is a canny lit- tle Snip, devoted to the man and a picturesque little figure. Elanita Sepulveda, who has appeared on various occasions locally, sings Spanish songs in a rich, full and well trained voice, adding a dashing little Spanish dance, carried out with the abandon of her race. The Eula Lee Quartette sing the simple songs of sentiment as well as the raggy songs of popular taste in a finished style. Walker's Happv Girls, six chocolate drops, sing and dance and make merry in true minstrel style. Granville and Mack, accompanied by a deep-throated hurdy-gurdy, ap- pear as Italian street singers and their dancing, songs and fun are full of snap and exceptionally clever. The moving picture brings the au- dience to the baseball grounds to see Fred Mace disport upon the green, and needless to say, is met with enthusiasm. REPUBLIC: De Rosa's Cat Circus also numbers pigeons and monkeys on its list of performers, who all go through their prescribed stunts with a precision that be- speaks clever training. The Dia- mond Beatrice Trio is a musical turn above the ordinary. Two harps and a saxaphone are handled in a masterly manner by a trio of ac- complished musicians. Miller, Ken- nedy and Christie are singing come- dians who never fail to win applause. Clark and La Vere are also success- ful in their efforts to please with their Irish fun. Barcoff and Wil- bert are comedians, as well as clever acrobats — a happy combination. Beatrice Corella is styled "that classy song bird" and cleverly lives up to the title. Comedy pictures complete a very good bill. N. B. WARNER. OAKLAND, April 20.—The dainty little actress, Mrs. Douglas Crane, is appearing this week at the MACDONOUGH, under Fred Belasco's management, in a clever, well-written play. Her Soul and Her Body. She displays quite a little histrionic ability, but it is in her late-style ballroom dances that she shines. The attendance has been fair only. The Honeymoon Express, 26-30. At YE LIBERTY, The Fight is proving a fine attrac- tion and is doing a mighty good business. The performance is spir- ited, plenty of action being in evi- dence at all times, and Bishop's Players must be given praiseworthy credit for the legitimate and super- ior stock presentation. The heavy work of the play falls to the lot of Isabelle Fletcher, one of the most polished and most pleasing leading women we have had for some time. As Jane Thomas, she was the bright spot of the performance and de- serves much praise for a clever por- trayal of a rather difficult charac- ter. Albert Morrison had a great role as Callahan, the Irish politician. His comedy was clean-cut and roused the audience to ardent en- thusiasm. Morrison, while a force- ful leading man, is clever in comedy. George Webster also secured many a laugh in a comedy part. Charles Ayres won favor as Jane's stanch friend, Dr. Root. The other char- acters were strong and finished, some excellent renditions being given by Frank Darien, Walter Whipple, Max Waizman, J. An- thony Smythe and Mrs. Gleason. 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 Between acts, Thomas Allen Rec- tor and Dorothy Smoller again ex- ecuted a series of ballroom dances. The Greyhound is in preparation for next week. Our old friends, Johnny and Emma Ray, are with us once more at the ORPHEUM, this time with a brand-new skit. On the Rio Grande. Thev keep the au- • dience in a constant state of laugh- ter and score an immense hit. Alice Eis and Bert French constitute the other big number on the bill and get a hearty hand. The balance of the program contains Bryand Cheerbert's Marvelous Manchur- ians, H. M. Zazell and Company, Clara Inge, Bernard and Harring- ton, Bill Pruitt, and The Randalls. PANTAGES for the current week are offering another of Bothwell Browne's popular stunts, entitled Court Room Follies. It is a strong headliner and forms the nucleus of a good bill, composed of Jas. A. Davitt and Duvall, Lawrence John- son, Gregoire and Elmina Trio, Barnard, Finity and Mitchell, Mor- ette Sisters and Capt. Jack's Polar Bears. The farce, The Mischief Makers, is the Dillon and King offer- ing at the COLUMBIA and is con- vulsing good - sized audiences at every performance. At IDORA, the attendance shows a steady in- crease and the music and other lines of entertainment are proving good drawing cards. The following pro- gram is the offering at the BROAD- WAY and is giving good results: Four Quaint Q's, Thornton and Corlew, Will Morris, Harris and Randall, and Hazel Deane. Mar- ta Golden, one of the most capable and popular actresses ever playing with the Bishop Company, has re- turned from a Southern engagement and will be seen in next week's cast at Ye Liberty. Andrew Bennison, well known in theatrical circles on the Coast, will also be seen in a prominent role. The Sells-Floto shows gave two pcrK)rmances, 20- 21, to capacity. LOUIS SCIIEELINE. FRESNO, April 21.—EMPIRE Theatre: Le Blanc and Lorraine in some exceedingly clever ballroom dancing; Bess Brooks, high-class vocalist; Eary, Wilbert and Eary, clever barrel jumpers; Thomas and Ward, with a very good black and white singing and talking act. Hughes Musical Trio, are really the feature act, with a novelty instru- mental act; comedy pictures. MA- JESTIC Theatre: Lord and Meek Musical Comedy Company in Mid- night in Chinatown opened to a packed house with Carmelita Meek as prima donna, Richard Meek and John Lord as comedians. Geo. Lord, Bessie Statten, Robt. B. Hamilton and Carl Graff make up the balance of the principals. KINEMA Thea- tre : Motion pictures.