San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

December 16th, 1899 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW 9 Messrs. Youngson and Emmons, and James. House dark the remainder of the week. Next week The Telephone Girl. A Breezy Time, fresh from the PaciBc Coast, opened a week's engagement at the Tabor on Sunday night, Dec 3d, to an overflowing house, but failed to please everybody, consequently business has been only fair since the opening night. Mile. Fifi the week of Dec. 10th. The New Lyceum has an excellent bill this week, headed by Maude Courtney, the singer "who sings the old songs," and she can sing them, too. This handsome young lady has certainly captured the hear.s of the Denverites, as the Lyceum has been packed every night. By the way, she is a niece of Mr. McCourt, manager of the Tabor and Broadway Theaters. Oscar Lewis, the Swedish dialect comedian, is another big favorite. Roschetta Bros., barrel jumping acrobats; the Hamiltons in A Dainty Story of Home Life; Gaffney and Burton, grotesque dancers; Theobold and Powers, A Pair of Runaways; J. H. Taylor, the Dutch wooden shoe comedian; and Stauffer and Witter, locals, are all making hits. Manager May seems to enjoy the good business his house is doing and says the prosperity wave has at last struck Denver. At the Denver, Manager Readick presents us to Paul Gilmore in The Musketeers. Mr. Paul Gilmore, although a stranger to this city, was well received. He played the part of the impetuous Gascon with a dash that wins the hearts of his audience at once. He is supported by a competent company. Beginning last night and for the remainder of the week they will produce The Dawn of Freedom, a piece new to Denver. Frank Readick's Black Crook Company will open at the Denver on Jan. 7. Al. Hagan will be the advance agent. John Nicholson's Alabama Company has returned after an eight weeks' tour. Paul Gilmore is organizing a company here to play The Dawn of Freedom on the Coast. The latest addition to the collection of photographs is an excellent one of Mrs. Leslie Carter. Bob Bell. ST. LOUIS Special Correspondence ST. Louis, Dec. 3. — Mrs. Leslie Carter in her Frenchy play, Zaza, is the feature, of course, of our attraction this week. She is shocking the willing patrons of Manager Pat Short at the Olympic. Mrs. Carter is a clever woman, in two senses of the word; she is a good actress, and she realizes what the public wants, risque and immoral dramas, and she gives it to them in Zaza. It is worse than Nethersole's Sappho and that certainly is the piece de resistance for comparison. Thanks, and many thanks, to Messrs. Haymann and Frohman, we have an actor and plays at the Century where we can take our mothers, wives, sisters and our sweethearts w.thout subjecting them to filth. Sol Smith Russell is the player and Hon. John Grigsby and The Poor .Relation are the purveyors of the pleasure. John H. Havlin ushers in his inaugural week as co owner of the Grand Opera House with Sidney Gundy's Sowing the Wind. Maude Edna Hal!, Charles M. Collins, W. H. Turner, and Franklin Hall essay the leading characters. Manager William Garen is giving his patrons Hoyt's A Day and a Night at Havlin's this week. The company is adequate for the farce. Billie Currie is reveling with the lucre, as the comedy is doing the banner business of the season. "Col." Sam Gompertz (I call him Colonel as you notice, now that he has become a fistic impresario) has Mining Shaft No. 2 as the melodramatic effort for Hopkins this week. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, Maude Meredith and Prof. Stover are "all the mustard" as the vaudevillians to sandwich in between the acts. Managers Tate and Middleton of the Columbia have an excellent vaudeville digest to enthuse their patrons this week in Hines and Remington, Charles T. Ellis and Clara Moore, Arnold Glazier Mid La PetiteAdelaide, Florence Henri King, "Si" Stebbens, Herchelle Sisters, Cloud and Kershaw, Mauley and Rose, Ozav and Delmo and the Kenodiome. Manager Southwell of the Castle Square Opera Company is delighting his clientele at the Exposition Music Hall with Maritai.a, excellently sung by Adel?ide Norwood, Maud Lillian Berri, W. W. Hinshaw, Max Eugene, Homer Lind, Miro Delatnolla Payne Clarke, Edward P. Temple, Bessie Tannehill, Frances J. Bo) le Company and Katherine Condon. Rice and Barton's Rose Hill Folly Company are doing The Jolly Old Sports and the Naughty Soubretles in a sufficiently "artistic" way, to please Manager Jim Butler's patrons at the Standard. The underlinings for next month are Nat Goodwin and his charming wife in The Cowboy and the Lady at the Olympic, Kellar at the Century, War of Wealth and Vaudeville at the Hopkins, Bohemian Girl at the Exposition, Gay Masqueraders at the Standard, A Milk White Flag at the Grand, and On Stroke of Twelve at Havlin's. Walter F. Bean closed Saturday night with the West Minstrels. He is on his way to the Coast. The charming Californian, Maud Lillian Berri, is again with us. She is singing Maritana with the Castle Square Opera Company. Patv Pallen CANADA Special Correspondence ST. John, Dec. 5. — The Robinson Comic Opera Company closed its short season of repertoire at the Opera House on the 2d, presenting Said Pasha to a fair house. The bill on Friday evening was changed from Maritana to Chimes of Normandy, and drew well. On the whole, the efforts of the company were not appreciated as they deserved. The nniformly excellent singing of the principals, with a good chorus support, and careful staging and costuming, surely entitled Manager Frank V. French to better houses than prevailed. The between-act specialties were very good, including some well-sung illustrated ballads by Charles Flynn, the Bioscope pictures, Amazon marches, and the singing of The Soldiers of the Queen, with chorus. Leads in the operas were sung by Lizzie Gonzales, Essie Barton, Laura Clement, Helene Gordon, Frank D. Nelson, F. V. French, Jules Chuzetti, and M. J. Thomas, with the two sterling comedians, Ben Lodge and Ed. Eagleton. On Sunday evening they presented a program of sacred music and were greeted by a very fine and appreciative audience. Peachky Carnehan. SALT LAKE Special Correspondence Salt Lakh City, Dec. 11.— Mile. Fifi at the theater Dec. 7-8, did a very small business. The French farce is evidently a trifle too Frenchy for Salt I.akers. In Old Kentucky has big attendance at the theater, this evening. Pudd'n Head Wilson appears at the theater 14-16. A Romance of Coon Hollow and RentzStanley Burlesque Company divided time at the Grind the past week, both companies doing only a fair business. Hoyt's A Stranger in New York has the house packed to the doors tonight. The company plays the first half of the week. John Kay Hardy. ON THE ROAD. Harry Corson Clarke Tucson, 15; El Paso, 16; San Antonio, 18 to 24; Austin, 25. Hottest Coon in Dixie San Francisco, 17-30; Portland, Jan 1-7; Seattle, 8-15. Orphe um LA SYLPH!-:. 11 ARRIGAN, TIIK TRAMP JUGGLER, LLEWKLLYN SISTERS: OERTRI'UE RUTLEDGE; DAM AND LJZZIE AVERY; MR. ami MRS. EDWIN HILTON ROYLE AND CO. CEORGE KI LLER GOLDEN; HAMILTON HILL: BIOGRAPH. Reserved seats, 25 Cents: Balcony 10 Cents; Opera Clia-rs and Box Seats. 50 Cents MATINEES WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Alcazar Theater Fked Bki.asco, Lessee Mark Thall. Manager 'PHONE MAIN 254. WEEK OF DECEMBER 18th. MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. Reappearance of the popular actor ERNEST HASTINGS In the great laugh provoker D R BILL The Brightest, Funniest and Wittiest Comedy of the Season. ALCAZAR PRICES— 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c. CHRISTMAS WEEK Chimmie Fadden HAIR GOODS Headquarters for the Pacific Coast SWITCHES 16 inches $1 00 21 inches $5 00 1 50 2 00 2 50 3 50 4 50 4 00 24 26 28 28 :» 7 00 8 00 10 00 12 00 15 00 Very Fine Wigs to Order, $20.00 Look perfectly natural. HAIR DRESSING 25c. G. LEDERER 123 Stockton Street Opp City ol Paris MAIL ORDERS FILLED Siebe<S: Green.. Bill Posters and General Advertisers. Post for all the Leading San Francisco Theaters. Finest locations in the city. COLUMBIA BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT. SECOND AND LAST WEEK OF Mr. Frederick Warde TOCKT1IKK WITH MR. AND MRS. CLARENCF: M. BRI NE. Monday and Saturday Nights VIRGINIl'S Tuesday Night atid Saturday Matinee THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Wednesday Night RICHARD III Thursday and Sunday THE LION'S MOl'TH Friday Night ROM FX) AND Jl'LIET CHRISTMAS NIGHT The Christian TivoliOperaHouse The Great Comic Opera Tar and Tartar With its Superb Cast and ff:rris hartman Will be Continued NF:XT WEEK. LAST PERFORMANCE FRIDAY EVE, DEC. 22D. The Gorgeous Holiday F'xtravaganza Little Bo = Peep Will be Produced SATURDAY EVF;., DEC. 23RD. All the Favorites Will Appear. Most Sumptuous Presentation P>er Seen. Seats on Sale One Week in Advance. Popular prices, 25 and 50 cents. Telephone, BUSH 9. "GET YOUR MONEY'S WORTH" New Alhambra Theater (The People's Play House) Et-LiNGHot SE & Mott, Lessees and Managers Eddy and Jones Streets. Telephone South "70 TWO WEEKS STARTING SUNDAY. DECEMBER 17TH MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY EXTRA MATINEE CHRISTMAS World.Famous and Unrivaled Black Patti TROUBADOURS The Greatest Colored Show on F.arth. NEXT THE ORIGINAL MURRAY AND MACK IN Finnigan's Boll Prices: Kvening— 15c, 25c, 85Cg 50c and 75c. Matinees — 15c, 25c, -loc and 50c. GRAND OPERA HOUSE Telephone Main > 12 LAST TWO NIGHTS OF The Chimes of Normandy WEEK OF" MONDAY, DECEMBER 1*TH Die Fledermaus (The Bat) By Strauss, the Walli King. A SUPERB CAST OF PRINCIPALS. Popular Prices— 50c, 35c. 25c, 15c and 10c A good reserved seat at Saturday Matinee, 26 cU. Branch Ticket Office Emporium. California Theater House RESERVATIONS BY PHONE MAIN 17.(1 SPF.CIAL COMMENCING SUNDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. 17th. The big rag-time sensation from the East The Hottest Coon in Dixie Presented by Forty of the Leading COLORED SINGERS, DANCERS AND COMEDIANS of their Race, including TIIK ORIGINAL CI.ORINDY CHORUS. SUNDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 24TH the frawlf;y COMPANY IN Cumberland 'f31 OBEROIN O'Farell 5treet, Near Stockton. NIGHT by the Louis N. Ritzau GRAND CONCERT EVERY American Ladies' Orchestra, conductor. Stuart and La Croix, duelist*, and Antonio Vargas, baritone. New Moving Pictures. Admission Free.