The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

fune 6, 1914 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAAIATIC REVIEW 0 Show Shops in Full Swing in Los Angeles Once More and Much Excellent Entertainment is Offered LOS ANGELES, June 3.—For the list time in several weeks every the- ire is open and doing business, and each is housing good attractions, i-incss is fine. * * * Mr. IMorosco is .11 liis way to New YorI<, .stopping in hicago to close Pretty Mrs. Smith iir the season, which they say shows a irctty heavy expense sheet. * * * \larc(j and Fanchon Wolf have been I ry ]K)]Milar attractions at Ham- urger's Cafe for tlie past few weeks Lvith their dancing with the violin. Irhey now have secured an engage- nint in Australia, closing in London, ngland. This clever brother and sis- rr have also appeared upon the Or- , iheum circuit and made good there. ji= * * Mekiljohn and Hazel Allen, also i (lancers, made a great success of ir first vaudeville venture when I lev appeared at Pantages several w ccks ago in the ballroom dances. I his week they are the dancing at- l action at the Elks' Gambol at Ven- * - Robert Edeson has arrived ; town and will be associated with Max; Figman in producing The Man n the I)Ox for the .screen at the Lasky Studio in Hollywood. * * One Peg 1' My Heart is playing at the Ma- nj^tic, calling herself Miss O'Neil, and timther is sitting out in front enjoying the performance; the latter, Florence Martin, is in town consulting with Mr. \liirosco as tO' future plans. * * Hilly" Rock left for New York yes- terday to consult with Charles Dilling- ham about a production of The Candy ^hop. Miss Fulton still remains in I,I IS Angeles. * * * Hugh Mcintosh, ihe well-known manager from Aus- tralia, has been in the city for several ilays. BURBANK: Officer 666, Augustin .McHugh's ven' funny farce, is strengthening the fact that the Bur- hank Company is always happy in this l)articular line of work, and as a re- sult the audience is happy too. As is kninvn, this comedy has more than line good role. Three of these are Liivcn into the care of Richard X'ivian, l'"orrest Stanley and Walter Catlett. I he Travers Gladwin of Dick Vivian IS excellent. Forrest Stanley is Wil- '•"W, the picture thief of culture and itiiown, a role into vvdiich he enters with sincere efifort. Walter Catlett as Whitney Barnes does not fail to catch the humor of the lines, although pos- -ihly painting his portrait in rather 1 iud colors. Will Colvin is an admir- Me Officer 666. James Applebee, in .iie very small part of a Japanese ser- vant, contriljutes a delicate and de- licious "bit." Selma Paley as Helen llin-ton is simple and charming in her \ I nithfulness and sincerity. Beatrice N ichols plays in her happiest style the I 'lle of Sadie Small. Florence Obcrle, UN Mrs. Jjurton, is one of the bright iK)ts. Other roles are all in capable 'Kinds. The stage settings are all they liould be. CENTURY: Jules Mendel and Al Franks, as u.sual, lead all the fun and supply all the speed to a clever burlesque called The Waiter and the lUUboy. Vera Ransdale has several tuneful numbers, with a brilliantly cos- I turned chorus as nimble assistants. Special scenery adds to the interest on this occasion. EMPRESS : Several acts worthy of special mention are fitted into this week's bill. Al Herman is (|uite the funniest vaudeville artist that has oc- cupied a place on an Empress program for a long, long time. It isn't what he .says or does, but the funny way he says and does it. .\n answering smile grows into a laugh and the laugh ends in a roar; all the while Herman shows no mercy and tos.ses out other funny things to add to the riot. Another worthy act is that of the Parisian Har- mony Girls, six musical maids, whose particularly fine program is given against a rich setting, a royal blue back-drop, and the ladies clothed in beautiful blue gowns, which all is ])leasing to the eye. The orcn^jstra, inider the leadershij) 01 ileatrice Morelle presents splendid work. Spiegel's Daughter's Beau is of the family of Dinklespeil, with two old (icrman characters, well i)layed by Carl Hartburg and Joseph Prosser. Mabel Risley and Phyliss Lee give satisfac- tory support. Mack Williams and Ida Seigel are a dancing pair, with many new and intricate steps to oflfer. Ryan Bros, go through several sensational trapeze turns with grace and alacrity. Keystone comedv pictures complete the bill. HIPPODROME: Walter Mon (ague's latest sketch is The Great Question, a se(|uel, in a way, tn The New Chief of I'olice, and equally as interesting and problema- tic. In Laughland is a merry lot of nonsense, featuring some pretty girls, gorgeous costumes and gay patter. I'allroom dancing of the most grace- ful variety is that of the Pop])illows, an excellently mated team of dancers. The Oriental Ben Adics please be- cause their turn is new and novel, liiele and Girard, as The Yankee and the Swede, ofifer a lot of good fun and music that marks them as a clever pair. Scotty Butterworth, the cabaret clown, winds up a merry bill. MAJESTIC: Peg o' My Heart comes back to her home town, now a much-traveled lady, bearing the dis- tinction of being a metropolitan favor-- ite. Of course comparisons are the order of the day, and in this case Peg O'Neil can surely stand the test and bring only a pleasurable sen.sation. The irresistible, spontaneous, warm-heart- ed, will-o'-the-wisp charm of the Irish Peg is there with an O'Neil personal- ity and a charm all her own. Jane Meredith plays Ethel, visualizing the cold, hard type of selfi.shness with a master hand. Maggie Hollo way Fisher is dignified and austere as Mrs. Chichester. IMartin Sabine is an ear- nest Jerry. Minor roles, in the hands of Roland liogue, Josei)h Yanner, A. T. Hendon, Alin Field and Franz Coulter, receive their due importance of purposes. This entrancing little story, sentimental as it is, overflows with Irish plaintiveness and Irish hu- mor, and reaches the heart by the most direct route. MASON : David Kessler, the fam- ous Yiddish player, is ])resenling (ieo. Broadhurst's comedy drama, Bought and Paid For, in the Yiddish tongue. Mr. Kessler is forceful and expressive in his art, he being a finished actor and one whose methods bespeak long study and careful preparation. A suj)- ])ort of general excellence adds to the delight of the performance. The play is well staged and the gowns of the women are an artistic delight. Thc balance of the week Mr. Kessler plays Style, a translation of the powerful melodrama, Toda)\ -AIOROSCO: A Knight for a Day is the Gaiety Company's attraction for the present time. There are plenty of capital song numbers, some rather clever work on the ])art of principals, and the ciiorus, while having little to do but look charming, does that little well. Daphne Pollard and Alf. Gould- ing bear a large part of the work, which keeps them moving jDretty fast, and the result is worth the effort. Miss Pollard's two songs make a great hit and the little lady is an instant favor- ite. Frances Wliite sings My Capti- vating Man in her most winsome man- ner. Fred Santley's Follow the Car Tracks is one of the best songs of the show. Melville Stokes has a voice that wins appreciation and makes one overlook the fact that as an actor he leaves much to be desired. La Val- era's Spanish dance is a dashing ofi:'er- ing, while her song. Life is a Seesaw, sung with Stokes, is truly lovely. The performance runs along smoothly and the scenic eft'ects are really very love- ly. ORPHEUM : Such an offering as this week's headliner is not soon for- gotten. A Barrie sketch, called Half an Hour, brings Blanche Bates and her very English company, in which, within a .small space, Barrie has told a wonderful tale of the tragedy enact- ed within the home of a mismatcd couple, where the woman is made to suffer for her folly. It is the tensest sort of drama, and all so quietly and artistically enacted that an uncomfort- able sensation remains that is hard to shake off. The art of JNliss Bates is no small part of the success, for it is a combination of artist and playright that is good for the soul. H. E. Her- bert, as the brutal husband, is superb. The balance of the support, including a lady who looks like a Du Maurier drawing, keeps well within the English atmosphere. Lee Barth tells stories of all nations with seeming enjoyment on his part. Wanda is another I'Mgar - VVoolf sketch written for artists, and in this instance the talent in question is the violin playing, of Mabel Adams, who seems a bit bored throughout, even through her one rather indiffer- ently played solo. Kimberly and Mohr offer a novel singing turn, called Club- land. McDevitt, Kelly and Lucey pol- ish up an old idea in The Piano Mov- ers and The Actress, in which two men with nimble feet and a lady in purple tights give a lot of fun, singing and dancing. Charles Webber is a skilful juggler, who trys to be funny also. Master Gabriel in Little Kick and the Moneta Five are the hold overs. PANTAGES: 'I'ank acts with shapely ladies are the order of the day, and Pantages, not to be outdone, comes forward with Lottie Mayer and her six (Hving I)eauties. Combined witii a graceful diving exhibition, tiiey have atldcd a dancing feature that is ])leasurable addition. Vivian Mar shall leads the diving maids in her daring water stunts. La Petite Elva is billed as ten years old, but a worldly THE FLAGG CO. ACTUALLY EMPLOYS MORE ARTISTS and MECHANICS THAN ALL THE OTHER STUDIOS ON THE PACIFIC COAST COMKINED. BECAUSE -NINE-TENTHS OF THE THEATRES USE FLAGG SCENERY. THEREFORE, FACILITIES and VOLUME LOWER COST. 1638 LONG BEACH AVE., LOS ANGELES wisdom marks her very winning sing- ing and dancing. Ruck, Hoover and Murkey, Vvho assume the sup]:)osedly bumptious airs of re])orters to bring forth a lot of entertaining and perky patter, make good in the same. Cor- nelia and Wilhur, in gay I'ritish sol- dier clothes, do comedy gynmastics. Llelenka Schiller an I the Schiller Quintet prove to ])c artists of excel- lent training. REPUBLIC: The headline feature is the Great Huntress & Co. 1 luntress is one of the cleverest of female im- personators, and he dresses his act with a gorgeous splash of color. The climax, a dancing panto;nime, is a bril- liant spectacle. \'an and Davis have songs that are new and dances that are dashing, to which they add attractive personalities. Shy and Shyman ap- pear in A Study in Crazyology that is just exactly what it spells. La Vette and Russell are jugglers who could also be clever comedians. Laughing La Mar, a blackface artist, has an en- tertaining line of foolishness, some of it in sung. Irving and Marrick have a pleasing comedy skit. The Fool of the Family. The Sclig-Hearst weekly completes the bill. • N. B. WARNER. HONOLULU, May 27.—The Play- ers at the Bijou were seen for the last time last night in Hawthorne, U. S. A. Jack Belgravc got his best chance here in the part of King Bonovina an:l scored heavily. Guy Hitner sustained his reputation in the role of Prince Adadimir. Inez Ragan was the breezy American girl, and Frank Bonner was immense as her father. Next bill, The Spendthrift. The Excellas, comedy jugglers, closed their vaudeville en- gagement last night and will return to San Francisco. J. J. Cluxton is busy rehearsing the new Barry thriller, Virtue, which will claim headline honors tomorrow. The cast will be headed by Myrtle Vane, with Helen Hill, A. A. Avery, Lillian Mason and Clarke Burroughs ccnn- pleting a very strong cast. A Positive Hit Just Out I Love You, San Francisco ana the Dear Old Golden Gate Lyrics by WALT WAY MuBic by HOMER TOURG6E A WINNEB FOB EVERY SINGER .Most (Icsi l iptiN i; s.iiif; ciC tln' cia.w with a .swinfT in every Ihic. ArriuiRcd for clioni.s if ilesireil, I'rofoKsioiial copie.'! furiii.'<lii' I. Wait Way Box A, Monrovia, Cal.