San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

September 23rd, 1899 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW 11 past week, good houses being in attendance at every performance. Mr. Mulvey's theater has opened under favorable conditions and with a good line of attractions he can draw, the coming winter, a lull share of Salt Lake theater-goers. "The Midnight Bell" was a very strong attraction at popular prices and the company could easily have filled an entire week to good business. Metropolitan Opera Company opened tonight in "Fra Diavolo" at Grand with gocd attendance. The company fills the entire week with change of bill for each performance. The o eras to be presented are Mikado, Chimes of Normandy, Bohemian Girl, Mascotte, Victor the BlueStocking, Fantine and Olivette. Opera at popular prices is snapped up greedily by Salt Lakers, and, judging from the splendid business done by the Grau and Calhoun Opera companies the past two seasons at the Grand, the Metropolitan Opera company will put in a profitable week. Blanche Aldrach, prima donna of the organization, is a former Salt Lake girl. She made her first appearance in opera in this city with the Salt Lake Opera company, at which time she made a favorable impression. She is a pupil of Professor H. S. Goddard of this city. "Brown's in Town" follows the opera company at the Grand Oct. 2d. Salt Lake theatre opens its doors October 2d with Eddie Foy in "Hotel Topsy Turvy." This attraction will be followed by the Salt Lake Opera company in "Madeline, or the Magic Kiss"' with Louise Savage in the leading role. John K. Hardy. On the *Rpad Modjeska. San Francisco (Columbia Theater) October 2-7. Weston & Herbert s Vaudevilles. Gilroy 29-30 ; Stockton Oct. 2-3 ; Modesto 4-5; Madera 6-7; Fresno 9-16. The Girl from Chili. Missoula, Mont., Oct. 1; Anaconda 2; Butte 3-4. Hart's Twentieth Century Players. Hanford 2-8. A Milk White Flag. Cripple Creek Oct. 1 ; Colorado Springs 2; Pueblo 3; Leadville 4; Salt Lake 6-7; Carson City 9. Sam Shaw Company. Vancouver 2-8; New Westminister 9-15 Brown's in Town. Salt Lake 2-7. Ellejord Company. Virginia City 2-8. Dailey Stock Company. Fresno Sept. 30 to Oct. 7. A Yenuine Yentleman. San Francisco [California Theater] Oct. 1-7. Jessie Shirley Company. Red Bluff Sept. 30-Oct. 6. FINE ENGRAVING The handsome engravings of Fames and Xordica are specimens of the high class engraving done by the Yosemite Engraving Company. The Vroom-Addison Co. disbanded in Stockton this week. The class of romantic dramas presented did not satisfy the popular taste. Frou-Frou was the best drawing card. The company will re-organize in this city with an entirely different style of plays. iX iX Vaudeville Echoes ix ix Lederer's Quintonica will keep the hair healthy. Irene Wellington is a big hit at Los Angeles. The Six Peri Sisters are underlined for this city. The Orpheus, Raudsburg, Cal., opens Oct. 2. The Del Zarto's are on the road with one of Gus Hill's companies. Hastings and Hall, vocal duo, are on their way to this city from Dawson City. The Payne family of bellringers are doing a big business in South Africa. Josie Sabel writes to the Review: "I like your paper. Long may it wave." The De Goscos, Baby Ruth, the Roussell Bros, and Mervin, the cartoonist, open at the Chutes October 2d. The pretty little California girls, the Healy Sisters, are one of the features with Schilling's "Two Married Men" company. And now they are saying in the East that Dagmar, the imposing, is a Pacific Coast actress. Score one more for California. Colby and Way, the ventriloquist and Dancing Doll, are at the Empire Theater, London, Eng. They return to America in 1901. Forrest Seabury who is doing the high diving at the Chutes with Harry Harmon is the son of the wellknown scenic artist of the same name. The Bright Bros., the strong men at the Orpheum, once upon a time earned three meals a day by keeping a peanut and soda water stand on Market Street. Georgia McDermott, well known in this city, who has just concluded a protracted engagement over the northern circuit, is home again. She arrived on the 27th. Frank M. Carrillo, the popular Bakersfield manager, left this city on the 27th with the following people for his vaudeville theater: Dampiere and Sheldon, Fred and Amy Gottlob, Mirona, Lucille Alden, Nud Thornhill, Zola Sisters, Ethel Primrose, Lillian Stepheson, Frankie La Fund, Joe Valle, Alice Fields, Jessie Ryan and J. J. Brown. The Weston & Herbert Vaudeville Show is doing an immense business. Manager A. S. Thomson passed through the city this week en route to Stockton, where the company will play a return engagement October 2 and 3. Crowded houses were the rule in every town. The company will go down the Coast to San Diego, then direct to Oregon and Washington, then will double back to this State, playing return engagements in all towns. The people of the company are all artists. The Standard Theater, Bakersfield, opens to-night. Pope and Weld, sketch team, are now arranging a coast tour. Daly and Tate are playing at the Howard, Boston, this week. Van Bros, are doing well with Beach and Bowers' Minstrels. Prof. Dante is drawing crowded houses at Adelaide, South Australia. Queenie Myrle, a popular little soubrette, is due at Portland, Or., Oct. 16. Derenda and Breen have signed with Mclntyre and Heath's Show for the season. The Valdares, trick bicyclists, were at the Sydney Tivoli, when the last steamer left. Glorine, the electrical transformation dancer, will be a feature of the Portland Exposition. Michelsen Brothers, the banjoists, are playing the Proctor Circuit. They are heading this way. Lewis and Lake, now playing at the Orpheum, Kansas City, Mo., are booked for this city in the near future. McSorley and Atwood, a clever comedy couple, are at Minneapolis, and will soon be seen in this city. Cole, Henderson and Cole, aerial artists, at present at Victoria, B. C, 'will be features in this city shortly. The Brighton trio— Tina and Edith Arnold, and Edward Adams, play in this city, with 1 Australia" to follow. Harris and White open at the Orpheum, Omaha, Oct. 9, with Kansas City and the Castle Square Circuit to follow. Junie McCree and Matt Trayers are big hits with Weber's Burlesque Co. Their success has been phenominal. The Willards are arranging for a new addition to their entertaining musical act. They've got more than the usual progressiveness. The New York girls, the Sisters McCoy, are dancing in Australia under the direction of Sam Marion, well known in local vaudeville circles. Mattie Nichols, the clever little singing and dancing soubrette, arrived in this city on the 27th. She opens at the Chutes Oct. 9, with the Circuit to follow. John ^)ueen, formerly of Oueen, Stowe and Ryder, died at .Sydney, N. vS. W., a few weeks ago. His funeral was largely attended by the entire theatrical profession in Sydney. The New Vienna Buffet, Los Angeles, has changed hands. Joe Petrich, at one time manager of the Orpheum, Los Angeles, is now sole manager. Paul Kerkow, the former manager, goes into retirement. Billy Rafferty, the comedian, arrived from the North a few days ago, Weston & Herbert's Vaudevilles, send us word that return dates have l>een solicited from Vallejo. They played there only two weeks ago. Max Asher, whose clever work in magic has been one of the hits of the Gaiety Vaudeville Co. has closed with the company and is back in San Francisco. Mabel Lambert of Terry and Lambert, at the Orpheum this week, is an Oakland girl and she has won considerable success as an impersonator of Bowery types. Wright Huntington, an old Alcazar favorite, will be seen at the Orpheum soon in a vaudeville sketch called "A Stolen Kiss." Huntington has made a success of it in the East. Andrew Thompson, manager of Weston & Herbert's Vaudevilles, was a caller at the Review office this week. Mrs. Andrew Thompson, wife of the popular manager, is ill in this city. Charley Case, in speaking of his coast tour, told a Review man that his reception at the Orpheum had been extremely pleasing. Modest Charley, has been one of the Orpheum's big hits. Mr. L. F. Stone, who has recently come to San Francisco, looking for good people for the Honolulu Orpheum is one of the stockholders in that popular theater. He has opened up permanent headquarters at the Langham Hotel. Mendel & Mack, two of the brightest dialect artists in the vaudeville profession and Friedlander Bros., the clever musical artists have been appearing with great success in the production of " Ten Nights in a Bar Room" at the Dewey Theatre, this week. GERTRUDE FOSTER For a second season Miss Foster lias been engaged to enact leading roles at the Alcazar. Her first season quickly established her as a great favorite, and during this engagement she has been renewing her popularity. In emotional roles she is decidedly strong, and more than competent in parts calling for the lighter emotions. Her acting always has the charm of earnestness, and sincerity, and discriminating intelligence that creates a most favorable impression. A well-deserved reputation for pleasing and for low prices is enjoyed by the Glove House, Cor. Market and O'Farrell Streets. The Dramatic Review, $3.00 per year. Subscribe for it.