The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

I Jay 2, 1914 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW Hancock Bros. TICKET PRINTERS rhe Only Automatic Ticket Plant in the West < \; 263 Bush St. San Francisco AT EASTERN PRICES We Manufacture Iif San Francisco pacityj .begun on the Century pera House Building on April 20. his early date for starting the ork was found absolutely neces- iry to be certain of getting the luse ready to open the next sea- in of the Century Ope'ra Company 1 Sept." 14. Consequently it was ecided to end the season at the entury on April 19, instead of, as -igihally contemplated, on May 18, id to open it again on the 14th of ext September. The final week as, therefore, concluded with ;ven performances of Victor Her- ert's Natoma, "the most success- il American grand opera ever writ- :n," a41 the rehearsals of which ere-under the personal conductor- lip of the composer. Californians 1 New York are proud of Joe Red- ing and his Natoma. GAVIN DHU HIGH. PORTLAND, April 27.—HEI- IG Theatre (Calvin Heilig, mgr.; ^'illiam Parigle, res. mgr.)—The igagement of the Stratford-Upon- lVou players came to a close at this leatre last Saturday night, and in iew of the fact that the company ere newcomers, business was not hat it should have l^een ; but from le artistic standpoint, the engage- lent proved to be the most satis- ictory of any Shakesperean offer- ig Portland has had. There were o stars, but the company was well alanc6d, and every one was well ast no mater what play was of¥er- d. It. is a safe bet that if this com- any ever returns to this city, the lere mention of their coming will )e sufficient to pack the theatre, .ast night Evelyn Nesbit Thaw 'anced to a big house. A fair vaude- ille show accompanies her. The en- gagement was for one night only. The Flonzaley String Quartette will ;ive a concert tonight, and tomor- ow Within the Law returns for five performances. The Honeymoon Ex- press is due May 3rd for week. BAKER Theatre (George L. Baker, mgr.; .Milton Seaman, bus. mgr.)— The Easiest '\Vay is on the bill for his week at this house. It started vith yesterday matinee and will run he \yeek, and the last three nights )f the week will be in charge of The \d Club of this cit)'. who have taken :he house. In the present drama Icaling with the sex problem, and ull of heart interest, the stock com- )any are .going to make names for :he'Trsc1ves, if yeftcrday's perform- inces can be taken as a criterion. Dorothy Shoemaker plays the lead- ng role and gives it an interpreta- :ion that bears out the intentions of the author; Edward Woodruff was forcible in the leading male role, and Louis Leon Hall plays the role of Lhe financial friend of the girl who is slipping from the straight and narrow path, and does it well. Mary Edgett Baker, Thomas Walsh and Grace Lord complete the cast, inJ each is helping to make a success of the production. Next week: The Remittance Man. LYRIC Theatre (Keating and Flood-, mgr-s.)—^Turti- ing the Tables is th'-. title of the bill for this week, and it contains enough witty lines, music and da-.c- ing to satisfy tlie cravings of any one desiring iiglit frothsome enor- tainment. Tommy LaRose and Wal- ter Owens are the chief funsters, and they are bad ed hy a first class conipanv of principals and a tip loo chorus. ORPIIEUM The.H.re (Frank Coffinberry, mgr.)—Odiva, the water queen, is the headliner for this week, and others appearing include Mabelle Adams, Violet Mc- Millan, Moralis Brothers, Master (iabriel, Kimberley and Mohr, and Nick Verger. PANTAGES Theatre (John Johnson, mgr.)—Barnold's dogs and monkeys are featured. The other acts include Tom Kelly, Bar- rows-Lancaster Company, DeAl- ])erts, Jerome and Carsob, and Wood and Lawson. EMPRESS Theatre (II. W. Pierong, mgr.)—The bill is headed by the musical comedy. The Mermaid and the Man; also on the bill are Marietta Craig in The Punch, Bob Hall, Louis M. Granat, and Snyder and Hines. SALEM, April 19.—B L I G H (Bligh Amusement Co.; T. G. Bligh, gen. mgr.)—Mutual program, in- cluding the Mutual Girl and Walter- meyer and O'Connor players in tabloid dramas and comedies to good business for the week. Will play a return date soon. GRAND OPERA HOUSE (Salem Amuse- ment and Holding Co.)—Peg O' My Heart with Peggy O'Neill to capacity business. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and her vaudeville company were greeted to a small, but appre- ciative house Friday. Coming: Road Show ; The Traffic ; Harry Lauder's talking and singing pictures. May > YE LIBERTY (Salem Amusement and Holding Co.)—Famous Players Company pictures every Monday and Tuesday, and Madame Heggee in popular songs. WEXFORD (Sa- lem Amusement and Holding Co.) —The Rex players in The Wizard of Wall Street and the Cowpuncher to capacity business for the week. The popular Rex players will close next week with Roanoke and Ready Money. ALBANY, April 19.—Licensed pictures and the La Marsh Trio in musical comedy to capacity busi- ness. Clever trio and made a hit. Miss Wylie Holcomb in popular vio- lin solos. Miss Holcomb is very popular here and has been engaged l)y Manager Rolfe for an indefinite engagement. BLIGH (Bligh Amusement Co.; F. D. Bligh, res. mgr.)—First half: Exclusive Mu- tual program, including the Mutual Girl and Don Carlo Dog and Mon- key Circus, featuring the dog and monkey hotel. Best dog and mon- key act ever seen in this city. Last half: "Tommy" Thompson, the man who fits the music to the pictures. Coming: Wednesday for a four- nights' engagement: The Walter- meyer and O'Connor players in stock. This is a return engagement of this popular company. Harry FOR THE BEST SCENERY FOR VAUDEVILLE THEATRES, OPERA HOUSES, VAUD- EVILLE ACTS, ETC. The Chas. F. Thompson Scenic Co. 1529 FRANKLIN STREET, OAKLAND, CAL. Scenic Advertising Curtains Lauder's talking and singing pic- tures. May 3-4; New York Opera Company, 21. SALT LAKE CITY, April 28.— Still in the joys of early marriage life, just having been tied in matri- mony before coming to Salt Lake, Robert Hilliard certainly gave Salt Lakers the best that was in him, which in an offering like The Argylc Case, meant much. His depiction of the famous detective, Asche Kay- ton, could hardly be improved upon. Klaw & Erlanger are back of this production and Flarriet b'ord and Flarvey J. O'Higgins stand sponsors for the story. The play is in four acts, the first Argyle's library where the murder takes place, the second Keyton's private office, third the Kreisler Counterfeiting Den in an attic, and the fourth act back to Kayton's private office. The cast of characters supporting this able star have been picked with special care, each gifted to do his part trs perfection. The story deals with Asche Kayton, head of the Kayton Detective Agency, engaging himself to unravel a murder mystery, during the course of which he unearths a counterfeiting scheme. The famous detective speedily falls in love with the adopted daughter of the mur- dered man, suspected of the murder and proceeds to clear her from any guilt. Melodramatic incidents are plentiful and work to tone up the audiences to a high pitch. The fa- mous identification methods by means of finger prints are shown, as also the dictaphone, all intensely interesting. Last night the New York Grand Opera Company pre- sented Gounod's Faust with a cast including Chev. Salvatore Giordano, Richard E. Parks, Homero Malpico, Ploward Bushnell, Nora D'Argcl, Marguerite Hohert • and Ethyl M. Peters, the first named playing the name role. The week-end will see the Passing Show of 1913, which is looked forward to with much inter- est. The ORPHEUM is in its final week of vaudeville, Plenry Wood- ruff and Coin])any in A Regular I'usincss Man, headlining. Others: Ray Samuels, the blue streak of rag- time ; Mindel Kingston and George Fl)ncr; Julia Nash and Company in the farce, Her hirst Case; the Kauf- man I'rolhers: Helen Rugglcs, and Matilda and Elvira. ICM PRI'SS bill headlined by Kara, the famous jug- gler. Others that go to make a most pleasing show are Staines Comedy Circus, ,Kiernan-\Valters- Kicrnan in the travesty on Mac- beth, Edith Clifford, song.stress; Mack and Atkinson, and Toe I-'enton and his athletes. PANTAGES bill is headlined l)y The Luck of a To- tem, in whicii Salt Lakers are given another opportunity of hearing Har- ry Girard in the famous "Totem Pole" song, made famous in the weber'&co. Opera Chairs AU Styles of THEATBE AND HAI.I; SEATS 365-7 Market Street Ban Franciico 5ia So Broadway Iios Ang-elee, CaL V3/ M. Clark St.CKM<.<{« \\.\.. T6R VV-^VS VOU C*.NOTitT ELSCV.KERt Alaskans, as well as Agnes Cain- Brown, who can rightfully boast a wonderful voice of which she has absolute control. Audiences nightly are slow to permit her going, so ap- preciative are they of her singing. The balance of the cast is well- voiccd, and as a whfjle it is one of the biggeset headline acts seen here. The Spanish Goldinis, European spinning novelty, open the show, followed by Weston and Leon, two girls who can entertain. Keough and NeLson in the playlet. Ambition, have a neat offering, and E. J. Afoore, the trickster, has a good line of "stunts." The PRINCESS is offering The Bell Boy with Sam Loci) and Jack Leslie sharing com- edy honors, the last named just o])ening with the company. Hor-^ tense Travers has also joined the cast. Walter Lowe, business repre- sentative for the Redpath attrac- tions for the present season, was a recent visitor in town, boosting especially for the Ben Greet players. The UTAFI Theatre has gone into pictures, a special feature entitled The Drug Terror, from the Lul)in studios, creating more than ordinary interest, and good business is being played to by this six-reel offering. The photography is excellent and the portraying cast show special study in the depiction of the dru.g- users. A lobby display of opium pipes, bottles with the "coke" con- tents, pills, etc., is doing much to create interest. Immediately fol- lowing this picture showing, Man- ager J. H. Garrett will install a set of travel talks which will hold forth the .greater part of the summer if interest justifies. Manager Fred Graham, of the GARRICK. an- nounces that he has contracted with P>. R. Baumgardt for a series of travel lectures about the middle of May. If tentative plans carry, ru- mors have it that the Orphcum will also go into i)ictures of the feature order. With the booking of The Dru.g Terror at the Utah, the Rex, Swanson's .Salt Lake picture palace, arranged for the showing of The Drug Traffic, dealing with the mor- phine fiends, in two reels.