The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW June 20, 1914 BRODERICK JANE OTarrell-O'Roarke Company WESTERN STATES TIME SULLIVAN & CONSIDINE W. p. REESE MAURICE J. BURNS PAUL GOUDRON San Francisco Representatlvo Denver Representative Cliicago Representatlv*" Empress Theatre Bldg. Empress Theatre 6 North Clark Street R. J. GICFILLAN CHRIS. O. BROWN Seattle Representative New York Representative Sullivan & Considlne Bids. H65 Broa(i\vay Vaudeville The Orpheum \ aleska Suratt, in Black Crepe and Diamonds, is one of the holdovers, as are James H. Cullcn, Stcllin^ and Ravell, and Irene Tinimons and her company. In the new bill is a special feature, Kajiyama, a Japanese artist, who writes upside down, backward, with both hands antl in every other conceivable way. Percy Rronson and Winnie Baldwin, who have a large following here, present their Pickings from Song and Dance Land, which is fifteen minutes of the most entertain- ing brand of singing, dancing and light comedy. Homer Miles and his company appeal in an elaborate scenic ])roduction of the one-act play. On the Edge of Things, in which Mr. Miles plays the role of Pancky Clancy, the janitor of a New York ajjartment building. \\'illettc Whitaker inters ])rets with wonderful reali.sm the in- dividual characteristic emotions of the negro race in folk song. She pos- sesses a fine contralto voice and is a harpist of skill. She is assisted by 1''. Wilbur Hill, a violinist and vocalist. The Empress Joim Robin.son's tango elephants is the feature attraction this week. They go through a routine of tricks, con- sisting of i)yramid building, inarching, bell ringing and harnumica playing. Toninsky, the biggest pachyderm, ])lays a great piano, while the others rag and poise on big tubs. Clem Bev- ins & Co. presented a rural .sketch, called Daddy, in which Bevins appears as the village constable. Coakland, ]\IcBj-ide and !^lile offer an old-time minstrel act. The Mozarts, Fred and Eva, scored a hit with their dancing on snowshoes. The three Newnians oflfer a unicycle and bike act. Kam- merer and Ilowland give a singing, comedy and piano-playing number. The Pantages With its usual diversified and mer- itorious offering of two hours dura- tion this theatre is ])leasing large houses this week with a well-l)alanced bill. The chief number, entitled The l''ountain of Youth, features Ethel Davis and her P.aby Dolls. Their number runs 28 minutes, and gives an opportunity to Miss Davis to vocal- ize pleasingly. She is a very pretty and vivacious ])erforiiier, and the two comedians, liilly North and Charles Byrne, delineate Teutonic and Celtic comedy. Bessie Hill is a stunning and pleasing soubrette. Tiie Foimtain of Youth is a guise or cloak to fit- tingly display the shapely contours of the chorus, garbed in ^lunsing fiesh- ings. The other leading acts on the bill are Paul Pareira and his orches- tra of five royal musicians, formerly of the court of Portugal. The violin execution of Mr. Pareira and the 'cello renditions of Mr. Coddard are far above the average of their respective in.struments—time. 23 minutes. Mar- tha Russell & Co. in Tiie First Law of Nature, by Francis Powers, con- sume 15 minutes in a presentation of inteu.sc interest, depictive of an es- caped convict, Idackmail and a hus- band's loyalty. The Namba Japs give the usual acrol^atic effort offered by Xipponcsc. aft'ording ojjportunity to seven youthful Japs to gyrate, do flip- flops, hand stands and demonstrate equililjrislic ability of a fair order. The head walking (a la the Patty Bros.) up a flight of stairs by one of the members of the Nambas is es- ])ecially clever—time, 18 minutes. Early and Laight, a team of nou- anemi^^, show to fair advantage. The female member is a '"souse simulator," very true to life. The male member redeems himself by cleverly vocalizing the bass song hit, Over the Billowy Sea—time, 15 minutes—enough. Dot- ■son and (iordon. a team of colored .song and dance men. endeavor to put over the inimitable and unctuous com- edy of the Nubian entertainer. The elongated member of the team's dan- cing saves the nuinlier from being termed mediocre—time, 16 minutes. -Animated photoplay augments the pro- gram. The Princess The headiiners for tiie first half of the week were \Villiams and Warner, the musical merrymakers. The others are De .\nno, juggler; Klindt Bros., Juiropean novelty equilibrists; Dale Wilson, .singer of popular songs ; Bar- nett and IJayne. character changes and \()deliugs. and Mizzie Admont. sing- ers and musical mimics. The second half of the week there are the Bennett Sisters, athletic girls; Housh and La \ elle, comedy, singing and talking; Lillian Sieger, cornetist. and Jerome and Radin, character singing and com- edy changes. The Repubh'c The usual good program is tiie thing this week at the Republic. The first half of the week there were the La I'ara Sisters in songs, Abram and Johns & Co. in The Reckoning, Bridge and P.rowne in a good piano act, the De Shield's wire act, and Florence and Nolan in cla.ssic slang. The sec- ond half Abram-Johns & Co. present The Man from Frisco. Thomas is there in song and story, the Mannings in song and comic stuff are clever. .Vrmstrong's Baby Dolls and the Fla- waiians in a musical turn complete llie ])erfoniiancc. The Wigwam Tiiis beautiful Mission hou.se swings along (Ml its merry way with Jack Magee furnishing the comedy in a se- ries of mu.sical plays, changing twice each week. J\Iagee has competent support in William Hayter, William Sjiera, Lillian Seegar, Clarence Lyd- ston and Heine Auerbach. Two sep- arate vaudeville acts are offered addi- tionally during each half of the week. Bookings At the Sullivan & Consldino, San Fran- oipco odlcc, through William P. Reese, their sole booking agent, for week of .Iiine 21. l!tl I. 1-:M PRESS. San Francisco: Two Ceorges. Mary (;ra\'. Tom Nawn & Co.. Rathskellar 'iVio, Onaip. EM- PR F.SS, Los .\ngelcs: Great John- son. IWjou Russell. Porter J. White & Co.. Dcmarest & Doll. Ellis, Now- lan S: Co. EMPRESS, Salt Lake: i'lerry and Berry, W'hitticr's Barefoot I'lov. David Walters & Co., Morrissey and Hackett, The Picchianis. EM- PR]''.^.S, Sacramento: Three New- mans. Kammerer and Newland. Clem Bevins & Co., Coakland, Mcliride and ^Iilo, Robinson's Elephants. ORPHE- UM, Ogden. June 25. 26, 27: The Skatells. Green, McHenry and Deanc, Four of a Kind. Julian Rose, Paul Azard Trio. E]\iPRESS, Denver: Pope and Uno. Louis Granat. The Punch, l)ob Hall. The Mermaid and the Man. EMPRESS, Kansas City: Dorsch and Russell, In Old New York, Cecile. Eldred and Carr, Harry Rose. The Usher Trio. Chris Brown Has New Idea Chris (). lirown and James J. Cor- bett are going to invade Australia next Se])tember with a dramatic com- pany, a collection of feature films and athletes, for the purpose of effecting tiie artistic and athletic comiuest of the .Antii)odes. Mr. Corbett will ap- ])ear in a number of plays in which he lias gained fame in this country. Meanwhile Mr. Brown and Mr. Cor- bett have formed a corporation for the manufacture of feature films in .\merica. and operations are now un- der way. Corliett will be filmed in all his wall-known successes on the stage, including (ientleman Jim, in which he starred after he retired from the prize ring. Chris Brown is negotiating with a number of prominent heavy- weight and midtUeweight boxers with a view of taking them to Australia. Eastern Show Magnate Looks Over City J. II. Lubin, general manager for the Marcus Loew Amusement Enter- prises, which recently acc|uired a con- trolling interest in the Sullivan & Con- sidine circuit, represented by the Em- press Theatre in San l-'rancisco, spent three days this week looking over the local amusement situation. Mr. Lubin left Wednestlay for Los Angeles, where he will start the building of a new theatre on Broadway for the cir- cuit .shows. While here Mr. Lubin went thoroughly into the local situa- tion and appeared to be well jileascd with what he .saw. He impressed everybody with the idea that he is a thorough showman and. personally, a fine type of man. "I received inform- ation that the Loew circuit had taken over the Miles circuit in the Middle West, embracing thirty theatres, and comiileting tlie transcontinental tour," ^aid Mr. Lubin. Vaudeville Notes Billy Daley and Joe Pagen will take a nnisical comedy troupe for a couple of weeks in Chico, Oroville and Marvsville. starting next week. In Offlces — Iiondon, New York, Cblcago, Danver, Zioa Anifeles, San Francisco Bert Levey Circuit Of IndependMit Taudevllle Thaatrea Executive Offices—Alcazar Theatre BIdg., O'Farrell Street, near Powell. Telephones: Home C3776 Sunset. Douglas 5702 WIGWAM THEATRE Mission Street, near 22nd Street JOSEPH BATTEB, Gen. Mffr. San Francisco's fini'st anrl largest vaude- ville, musical comedy theatre. Seating capacity. 1800. Now playing JACK MAGEE and his 26 comedians, singers and dancers. Capacity business. I'rices: 10c, 20c, 30c Western States Vaudeville Association Humboldt Bank Bldf.. San Francisco Ella Herbert Weston, Gen. Mgr. tlie company will be Harry Hallen, tieorge Weiss, Florence Young and other well-known jieople. George Slocum is doing nicely this week with Ed. Armstrong's musical show at the Republic. Slocum is a good, reliable "Dutch," and Arm- strong is one of the very best pro- ducers the Coast has ever known. Nicholas M. Schenck, executive manager for Marcus Loew, and his brother. Joseph M. Schenck, are own- ers of Palisades Park, on the Hudson, near New York, and are both million- aires. The former is the inventor of scores of amusement devices. Katherine (!)sterman, supported by Robert McKim and Miss Hunt played Richmond the other day to smooth out the new sketch. Good Mrs. Best. Sketch proved to be witty and enter- taining and company fine. Orpheum time next. \\on\ conies from ^linneapoTls, Minn., that .\rtluir G. Tonn, who is now conducting a vaudeville agency in the V\our City, was married May 16 to Monte lilair, professional. Victor ]\Ioiir. has been acting as manager of the Mack-Rambeau com- pany in Oakland the past two weeks, representing P>elasco & Davis. The presentation of The Impor- tance of Heing Earnest is es])ecially opportune at this time, in as much as there is a marked renewed interest in Oscar Wilde's plays, occasioned by the presentation of this play in Lon- don and the revival of Lady Winfle- mere's Fan in New York City. The .\11-Star Players have selected The Importance of Being Earnest as the first of a series of comedies to be pre- .sented during their engagement at the Columbia Theatre, which begins Mon- day night.