The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

14 THE SAN FRANaSCO DRAMATIC REVIEW June 20, 1914 Isabelle Fletcher Charles D. Ayres Special Starring Engagement Ed. Redmond Stock, Sacramento James Drllon )illon and Kinsj-—Straiglits Oaklaiu Charles £. Gunn Leads Orphenm Stock—Cincinnati Maude Leone Co-Star Del Lawrence, Vancouver Florence Young Leads—Jack Golden Company Care Dramatic Review Eddie Mitchell Business Representative Ed Redmond Co., Sacramento MarshaU W. ZCnO Dorothy DOU^laS Types and Eccentric Characters Leads At Liberty. Permanent acklress, Dramatic Review Claude Archer - Jean Devereaux stage Manager and Parts Ingenue Just closed year's engagement with Isabelle Fletcher Stock, Vancouver At I^iberty; Care Dramatic Beview Lucile Palmer Prima Donna Soubrette Care of Dramatic Review Helen Hill Leading \Yoman Care Dramatic Review Bess Sankey Leading Woman Eastern Traffic Co. William H. Connors Juvenile Comedian Care Dramatic Review Marie Connelly Ingenue At Liberty—1420 O St., Sacramento Geo. F. Cosby ATTOSITET AITS COTTKSEI^^OB AT X^AW 552 Pacific Building, Phone Douglas 6406 Residence Phone, Parle 7708 San Francisco, Cal. LELAND MOWRY Seconds and Heavies At Liberty; care Dramatic Beview MINA GLEASON I'Mitcli Garikii Stock, Ocnver CHARLES LE GUNNEC SCENIC artist —AT LIBERTY Permanent Addre.ss, 3697 21st Street, San Francl.sco. Phone Mission 7613 FRED KNIGHT Characters At Liberty, care Dramatic Beview EDMUND LOWE Alcazar Theatre GEORGE S. HEERMANCE Scenic Artist; at Liberty Care of Dramatic Beview ALF. T. LAYNE This Office AVIS MANOR Juveniles Care of Dramatic Beview D. CLAYTON SMITH Juveniles Care Dramatic Beview. RALPH NIEELAS Scenic Artist Care of Dramatic Beview JACK ERASER l-'-nipress Stock, San Diogo DEAVER storer Ileavii'S Care DiiAMATir Ekvif.w or permanent address inri'i 'Jth Avi>. Oalilnnd. GEO. W. STANLEY With Vice, Pantages Time VELMA MANN Ingune—At Liberty 293514 Grove Street, Berkeley. LOUISE NELLIS Tiik"-nuc Care of Drama.tlc Beview C. ALLAN TOBIN Juveniles Care of Dramatic Beview ELLA HOUGHTON Ingenue Care of Dramatic Beview HILDA CARVEL Ingenue At Liberty; care Dramatic Beview JACK E. DOUD With Jack Golden In Musical Comedy ALLAN ALDEN Comedian At T^ilicrty; cire Dramatic Beview GEORGIA KNOWLTON Care of Dramatic Beview JAMES NEWMAN stage Manager and Parts T\ist finished one year with Ed. Redmond Co. At liberty. Care of Dramatic Beview HARRY J. LELAND stage Director and Comedian Ed. Redmond Stock. Sacramento STANFORD MacNIDER At Liberty—Kellie's Exchange, P. 1. Bldg., Seattle Geo. Matison Leads and Heavies Austa Pierce Second Business Permanent address, 4010 Oregon St., San Diego Berlin Theatre May Have to Meet Oppressive Tax BERLIN, June 6.—'J'lie proposed extension of the existing amusemem tax now levied upon variety houses, moving-picture theatres, circuses and otiier amusements in Berlin, so as to ai)ply to tlie dramatic stage lias evoked strong protests from many sides. The tax has already forced one circus to close its doors after an existence of many years, and has driven a number of cinematograph houses out of busi- ness. The theatre managers declare tlie tax will be even more disastrous for legitimate drama. There is no reason to doubt the managers' as- sertion that the conduct of a theatre in Berlin is an extremely risky ven- ture. Within the last four or five years at least sixteen theatres have gone into bankruptcy, and in the last two years only two new ones have been opened, a number out of all pro- portion to former figures. Even the mo.st successful pay small dividends, as low as five per cent in the case of one of the leading houses of the great- er city. A director of three of the best known and most profitable thea- tres of Berlin declares that, in case an amusement tax is placed upon his business, he and his comrades will immediately begin liquidation, since further existence will be profitless ann most probably result in direct loss. The president of the A.ssociation of Ger- man Actors has filed with, the city authorities a formal protest against the proposed tax. Not only will it make it impossible in most cases to maintain existing theatres, he de- clares, but it will also result in a low- ering of actors' salaries and in making conditions in the business, already not- ably bad, still worse. Going Back Some Week of June 20, 1897, the follow- ing acts were playing the Tivoli Con- cert Hall, Stockton: Johnny Gaynell, Ed Carter, Charles Oro, Herb Bell, l'"rank Barton, Joe Sullivan, Mid Thornhill, Adolph Kahn, Harry Ber- nard. Joe Ruiz was proprietor; Jack Musto, manager; Charles Oro, stage manager; M. M. Meyer, leader of or- chestra. The closing act after the specialties by the all-male members of the company was Johnny Riely's Re- ception. Caynell, Carter, Sullivan and Musto are dead. Frank Barton retired from the stage eight years ago. lie now has only one leg, the other was shot off by an accident. Joe Ruiz is a capitalist in Stockton. M. M. Meyer is the pianist at the Portola Louvre this city. All the rest are still ill the profession and working. il