The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

t THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW June 13, 1914 TXX BAJK rSAHCISCO Dramatic Review Maslo uid Druna OKAS. M. TAJtMSJJ., Editor Zisaed St«i7 Saturday Address all letters and money or- ders to Til* ■aa TraaolsM SramaUo m«Tt«w 1095 Market Street Cor. Seventh Room 207 Tslapbona: Karkst 8633 Entered at San Francisco as Second-class Mall Matter. Established 1*54. Helen Hi Is it a .safe thins" to say that talent never descends to the younger j^en- erations in a theatrical family, or is it not? Without arguing, The Dra- matic Rkvikw will state that Helen Hill, granddaughter of the famous old actor, Barton Hill, has much of the same talent that made the name of Hill so well known twenty years ago. Miss Hill had no idea of the stage until a year or so ago, having taken up a career of teaching after gradu- ating at the State University, but the idea was in the blood and was not to be denied, and since her first ap- pearance two years ago she lias quick- ly come to the front as a find. At the Alcazar, on the road in Iler Soul and Her Body, and in vaudeville, she has shown great talent, great versatil- ity and a charming presence. Her services are an asset to any comi)any. John Cort in Town John Cort arrived here Monday from his New York headquarters, after a year's absence from San Franci.sco. He is making his annual tour of inspection over the Cort cir- cuit, and remained here but a few days before departing for the north. As is his custom, he will spend the summer on his ranch near Seattle, re- turning to New York in August to prepare for the season's activities. Cort brought assurances of the tre- mendous interest that is being taken in the Panama-Pacific Exposition hy tile big Eastern producers. "All of the notable theatrical attractions are being booked for San Francisco in 1915," said Cort. "Many of them will be brought here direct and others will be booked with the San Fran- cisco engagement as the pivotal point. Stars, like F"orbes-Robertson, are eager to come to San' h'rancisco, and the contracts already made between the various producers and myself for the Cort Theatre here are of such a nature that this city's banner the- atrical season is assured." The West has enjoyed one of its best seasons, Cort declared. The financial results in this manager's theatres in San Francisco, Los Angeles. Portland. Se- attle, Denver and Salt Lake, have been eminently satisfactory, and have proved such a revelation in New York that the promise of high-class enter- tainment in the future is certain. Among the important attractions that Cort has booked for his local play- house are: The Whip. A Pair of Sixes, Forbes-Robertson in Shake- spearean and other jjlays, The W hirl of the World. Today, The Marriage Game, Too Many Cooks, Under Cov- er, Harry Lauder, High Jinks. Guy Bates Post, Omar the Tentmaker. The Things That Count, The Win- Wm. Raynor ■"Pill" is the New York representa- tive of Geo. Kleine, the picture mag- nate, and his masterly handling of the big film features bearing the Kleine imprint has been one of the triumphs of the past two years. ter Garden Show, When Dreams Come True, Nat C. Goodwin in Never Say Die, The Passing Show of 1914, The Midnight Girl, Olga Petrova in Panthea. Grace George in The Truth, Help Wanted, Sari. Kitty Mackay, the National Grand Opera Co., the Gilbert and Sullivan All-Star Festival Co. in revivals, and return engage- ments of Peg o' My Heart and Every- woman. The Cort Theatre, New York, established a record for con- tinued prosjjerity with one play since its opening that probably will never be approached. Peg o' My Heart was the opening attraction at that play- hou.se on Friday night, Dec. 20, 1912, and ran for 604 consecutive perform- ances, closing the remarkable run last Saturday. The same show will open Cort's new Gotham theatre, the Standard, at Broadway and 90th streets, in September, and will then move to the Cort Theatre, Boston, for a run. No Jail for Non-Payment of Salaries Judge Ogden in Oakland last Mon- day held as unconstitutional the act of 1911 which makes it a misde- meanor not to pay promptly wages due to a workingman. The ruling was made when A. W. Riggers, a contractor from Merced, arrested un- dcr that act, was released on a writ of habeas corpus. Attorney Albert Roche, representing John P. Mc- Laughlin, State labor commissioner, appeared against Biggers. Judge Og- den declared the act was an attempt to revive the old debtor laws of Eng- land against which Charles Dickens wrote so eflfectively in the character of Micawber. Biggers was arrested in Oakland on a warrant from Mer- ced. This measure has been a pet idea of McLaughlin, who has scored many managers who have honestly failed. TiiK Dramatic Review has always held the only recourse actors could have is a civil .suit or an at- tachment if there was anything to at- tach. Incorporate Toyland for $900,000 The Toyland Company, organized to continue Frederic Thompson's Pan- ama-F'acific concession, filed articles of incorporation this week. Of the $900,000 capital stock, $50 is sub- scribed by the directors—J. H. Bragg, F. W. Swanton. E. W. A. Water- house. W. D. Dalton and W. R. Bacon. Nana Bryant Gets Divorce Nana I'ryant, one of the best of our leading women, who achieved great prominence from her brilliant work in The Traffic this season, arrived in town last Monday, and on Wednesday appeared in Judge Van Nostrand's court and was .successful in her ap- plication for a divorce from Ted Mac- Lean. The charge was failure to pro- vide. MacLean is now in tlie East playing vaudeville dates. New Island Theatre Plans are under way for the erec- tion of an up-to-date theatre at Wail- uku, Maui, Hawaiian Islands. A company has been formed with a paid- up capital of $10,000, and a suitable lot has been secured on Market Street. The new theatre will be up to date in every respect, and will possess a stage capable of showing first-class produc- tions. rnlnmhin theatre ^IwAUJIilMilCl THI lEADINC PLAYHOUSE Geary and Mason Streets Phone Franklin 150 .Seoonil and T^st Week Beg'ins Sunday NlKht, June 14. I^.st Time Saturday Night, June 20 Popular Prioe.s at Wednesday Matinee, 250 to $1 Richard Bennett and His Co-Workers in Brieu.x's Damaged Goods Evening.s, 50c to $2; Saturday Matinee, 25c to $1.50 Monday, June 22—Opening of All-Star Season—The Importance of Being Earne.st O'FASBEI.1. POWEl^Z. GAIETY Phone Sutter 4141 Another Big Production. Opening Monday Niglit, June 15, for a Limited Engagement, A Knight for a Day In Kevi.sed and Rewritten Version Tlie Ca.st Includes DAPHNE POLLARD, ALF. GOtTLDING, LA VALERA, MELVIN STOKES, IRENE AUDREY, FRED SANTLEY, BESSIE FRANKLIN, JOE KANE AND A MERRY COMPANY OF FIFTY Evening prices. 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00; Satur- day and Sunday matinees, 25c, 50c, 75c. THURSDAY "POP" MATINEE, 25C SOC. Jo. V. Snyder, the Nevada City theatrical manager, is a candidate for Lieutenant-Governor on the Demo- cratic ticket. Jo. has the OK mark on him. Pantages MARKET STREET, OPPOSITE MASON Vaudeville that Starts 'Em Talking For Next Week: ETHEI. DAVIS and Her Baby Dolls in The Fountain of Tolly MASTHA RUSSEI.!. In The Pir«t taw of ITature and Other Entertaining Acts LEADING THEATRE Bill* and Market Bti. Phone, Sutter 24<0 Last Time Saturday Night. Wm. Hodge in The Boad to Happiness Beginning Sunday Night, June 1-1—Matinees Wednesday and Saturday, Guy Bates Post In tlie Sumptuou.s Persian Romance, Omar, the Tentmaker By Richard Walton Tully, author of The Rose of the Rancho and The Bird of Paradise The Season's Supreme Spectacle Nights and Saturday Matinee. 50c to $2.00 "Pop" Wednesday Matinee. 25c to $1.00 Alcazar Theatre 0'TAMMLXI.J. ST., VBAB POWBU Phone Kearny 2 Summer Prices: Night—25c, 50c. 75c Matinees—25c, 35c, 50c Bessie Barriscale—Thurston Hall With the Alcazar Players in Ernest Denney's Delightful Comedy of Youth, Loughter and Love. AJ^Ii-OF-A-SXTDDBH PBOOT Monday. June I'j. OrpKeum O'Tarrell Mtreet, Bet. 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