San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

12 Foreign Correspondence LONDON Special Correspondence. London, Sept. 9 — The Duke of Yorks' theater was reopened — newly swept and garnished— on Saturday evening, when Mr. Nat Goodwin, Miss Maxine Elliott and company resumed operations with the delightful comedy, "An American Citizen," which was followed with the closest interest and attention and was once more pronounced one of the brightest and best performances the year has known. Mr. Charles Frohman, the enterprising, was careful to remind his patrons that in October next "The Christian" will be put on the same stage. On Monday evening the Strand was reopened with Mr. George H. liroadhurst's new American domestic drama "The Last Chapter,*' which is a wide departure from his boisterous farces. In it he proves that he can deal with feelings as well as fun. The drama is in four acts, scene California. The audience was large and the play met with great favor. Mr. T. A. Wise, as Timothy Salter, easily carried off the honors. It is rather amusing to hear Mr. Zangwill credited with the authorship of "The Ghetto" produced at the Comedy Theater. But that author having recently published "The Children of the Ghetto" of course led to the error. The play is an adaption from the Dutch of Heynemann.by your Mr. Chester Bailey Fernald. London Notes. — The autumn theatrical season is now in full swing. American actors, managers and playwrights promise to be even more important factors here than heretofore. There is scarcely a company at any important theater that does not include at least one American, while the music halls are simply overrun with American performers. The three leading American companies. Goodwin's. "The Belle of New York" and De Wolf Hopper's continue to be among the most popular in London. In Hopper's case the early indication that ''El Capitan" would not ].rove a success here were completely at fault. Now, in addition to filling the stalls, the most expensive portion of the house, it has a long line waiting nightly for the gallery and pit, which is the surest sign of an English success. Fernald's "Moonlight Blossom" produced Thursday at the Prince of Wales' Theater, meets with only moderate praise from the London critics. It savors something of the ' Mikado," but the leading parts played by Forbes Robertson and Mrs. Patrick Campbell, are little more than elaborate speeches. The picturesque Japanese scenery saved the performance from tediousness. This American playwright now has two works on the London boards. The illness of Nat Goodwin, resulting from a surgical operation, will confine him for another week. Miller Kent, who is taking Goodwin's part, is doing so well that he may continue Goodwin's play here with a new company, thus enabling Goodwin to keep his American engagements and at the same time satisfy his London agents. Beerbohm Tree, in an elaborate and immeuselv popular production of ''King John," is furnishing talk for theater-goers. Ellen Beach Yaw, the California soprano, has been engaged to appear in ihe new opera which Sir Arthur Snllivan, has written for the SavoyTheater. Miss Yaw has been most successful here. The extraordinary compass of her voice has been the subject, of much notice. Thall and Kennedy's Yon Yonson opened at the Great Northern theater, Chicago, September 3d, to capacity at matinee, and turned hundreds away at night. Arthur Donaldson, in the title part, and all the cast made hits. PnntflOt in Dnnminn ThC Recognized Thea*«"'cal Exchange of the Pacific Coast bull 100 1 la DuUllllliy „ . — General Booking and Managing Business 50 Votes for One Yearly Subscription; 9 25 for Six Months „ , * Companies organized, M I ^0 MmMX ,_ GIRLS, GET YOUR FRIENDS IN LINE routed and booket1 ^^JtM^^^^ \ Eastern companies MM WW S I f I /P/fl ^T/f So far the following votes have been booked on the ■ '-"^ ' received: Coast. Hannah Davis — Tivoli 29 Lillian Ravmond — Grand 22 Blanche woodman— Tivoli 35 Conducts the Great Western Vaudeville Circuit Ida Stubbs — Grand 17 Jeanette Fredericks-Grand 7 CHICAGO OMAHA SAN FRANCISCO Christie Stockmever — Tivoli 5 Irene Du Voll— Tivoli 11 Office, Rooms 26-27-32-37-38 40 ELLIS STREET Play and Legal Department. Theatrical Investments offered and show enterprises promoted. J LOU HRLLETT, Last week through an error, the vote was left out. The above is correct up-to-date. M anager PERSONAL Oscar Fest's latest curtain at the Tivoli is getting favorable notices from all who see it. Mathews and Bulger are coming West shortly and will introduce some new funnyisms to local farce lovers. In "Hotel Topsy Tuny," Eddie Foy, than whom there is no more popular comedian, assumes the role of a circus clown afterwards disguised as a French count. Jessie Bartlett Dayis, the popular prima donna contralto, who will hereafter be her own impresario and manage a company, will have a brand new comic opera, "The Little Bandit" which is being prepared for her special benefit, in which she will appear with artists selected by herself. The new opera will come to San Francisco. The extraordinary success of Nance O'Neil's engagement at Cordray's theater set the people of Portland talking in a theatrical way as they never did before. For the first time in the history of Cordray's the orchestra of that theater was, last week removed to the stage to make room for the audience. Not only was this done on the opening night, but it was also done five times during the week, which is something out of the common anvwhere. OBITUARY The funeral of Mrs. Warren McDonald, formerly of the Clayton Sisters, took place in this city last week. Mrs. McDonald died at Bakersfield. She was 25 years of age and a very clever performer. Her sister is one of the attractions at the Olympia. R. T. McClanxin, a well-known actor at Hartford, Conn., fell dead at the supper-table of a hotel last week, aged 65 years. He was a member of the James K. Hapkett "Rupert of Hentzau" Company, and formerly supported Maggie Mitchell. Marcus Leavitt died in New York Sept. S of paralysis. He was born in Posen, Prussia, in 1812, and came to America in youth and made his home in Boston. He is survived by four sons— Maurice, Michael B., Abe, and Ben Leavitt — the three last named having attained prominence in theatrical management. 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