San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

December 23rd, 1899 Clubs here on the 23d. He has been touring the North with notable artists of San Francisco, and promises to bring a good concert company this way in the spring. This section of the State has been long in need of entertainments of this particular kind, and we feel confident that the efforts of this congenial and enterprising manager will be heartily appreciated. We congratulate the Stanford Club in securing so able a manager as Mr. Kidder. BARNETT. CANADA Special Correspondence. ST. John, N. B., Dec. 11. — Opera House, A. O. Skinner, Manager. There is a dearth of news theatrical just at present. Opera House will remain in Stygian gloom until the 25th, except on the 13th, when the Artillery Band, assisted by local talent, will give a grand benefit concert for the fund for the New Brunswick 1 'Absent-minded" in the Canadian Transvaal Contingent, now with General Lord Methuen on the Kimberley Relief Expedition. On Christmas Day the house will be taken by the Valentine Stock Company, who are now in their tenth successful week at Winnipeg. The Valentine people have a rept-rtoire of over fifty highclass productions and should do well during their six weeks' stay in "Our Lady of the Tides," which title, by the way, is the invention of ''your humble," and bears the written endorsement of a young English pound-a-liner named Kipling. The Mechanics'Iustituteliuilding, whose boards have been trod by so many of the world's famous ones in years gone past, is up for sale, and it is among the possibilities that its possession may come into the hands of the genial Humphrey Price Webber, of Boston Comedy Company fame. PEACHEY Carnehan. The Orpheum Tin; Orpheum had another big bill ' of most interesting features this week, but the Christmas bill next week promises to be the most important of an} seen at this particular house for months. Among the new entertainers this week are La Sylphe, a French danseuse, and Harrigan, a remarkably humorous and clever juggler. La Sylphe is certainly a most graceful dancer, and she appears to be almost boneless. Harrigan was the hit of the new people, though Gertrude Rutledge, an operatic vocalist, and the Llewellyn Sisters from Australia, and the Averys, a colored comedy sketch team, received much applause, and are all creditable in their especial lines. Edwin Milton Royle and his company presented Captain Impudence in a very fascinating manner. Hamilton Hill, the matchless baritone, George Fuller, Golden and the Biograph complete the bill. The Chutes Rube and Frank Shields, cyclists, give an astounding exhibition at the Chutes theater. They ride over seemingly insurmountable obstacles and do tricks with their wheels that are marvelous. Jacques Zoyarrow, an equilibrist, does new and clever work. The remainder of an excellent bill is put up by Major Mite, Fred and Amy Gottlob, the dialect comedians, Frank Hall, Rita Winfield, a clever violinist, and Ella Burt who does the bicycle act down the Chutes. The Olympia THIS popular music hall brought forth this week new music by Isidore Fenster and orchestra and introduced Vera Chandon, a new and entertaining comedienne, and Fred Winan, a very musical basso, as well as the old favorites, Dot Stanley, Camelia, the Fandango dancer, May Nealson, Dora Mervin, Marie Wood, Carlton & Royce, Hastings & Hall, and Cad Wilson. The Qberon Qenor Antonio Vargas, the Cuban ^ baritone, made his re-appearance at the Oberon this week after a long absence, and was greeted with hearty welcome by a large audience. He sang a solo from Faust, the toreador song from Carmen, and La Paloma. Arthur Stuart and Rose La Croix, operatic duetists, made a favorable impression, and Conductor Ritzau played a violin solo that compelled applause. An instrumental program interpreted with brilliancy by the American Ladies' Orchestra, and a new series of moving pictures rounds out a very pleasing entertainment at this popular house. Vaudeville Notes The five St. Leons are at Victoria, B. C. * * * Frank and Celia Morris are at Missoula. * » * Sid Baxter opens at the Chutes Jan. 15, 1900. * * Madeline is a new face at Kapp and Streets' Grotto. Josephine Strong arrived from the North a few days ago. T. De Anno and Trojan will playin this city in February. Prof. Mark us has returned from Honolulu on account of illness. Rita Winfield, with her eloquent violin, is nightly captivating the Chutes audiences. Dan Malder, one of the best known theatrical men on the coast, is the popular stage manager at the Chutes. M. B. Curtis will direct the stock company at the Orpheum, Honolulu. Mrs. Curtis will be a member of the company. Mindel Dreyfus became homesick and cut her additional four weeks at Honolulu and arrived home on the last steamer. Edna Aug is giving imitations in London of Anna Held and Edna May, and is steadily winning success, which is more than can be said of her work on this side of the pond. Flora Hastings, who has made an unusual success singing at the Olympia has been this week pleasantly' remembered by Eastern admirers with two large diamonds — a little Christmas gift. * * Marguerite Cornille has returned from a successful engagement at the Los Angeles Orpheum, and is enjoying San Francisco hospitality before resuming engagements in the Orpheum circuit. Lillian Burkhart has a new one-act play called A Deal on 'Change. It is by Edmund Day. She recently produced the little play at the Wonderland, Detroit, and the author played the opposite role. At the Peoples' Theater, Seattle, contributing to a lively bill, are Mae Russell, Louise Lister, Jessie and Alice Vernon, Mae Trescott, Lillian Howe, Dolly Paxton, Ben D. Nowan and Arthur St. Clair. Lillie Western, who has been a vaudeviller for a period considerably longer than she would probably like to acknowledge, is going to take her leave of the stage just one year from Christmas coming. L. F. Stone, the genial and hustling representative of the Honolulu Orpheum, is sending some good people to the Islands. By the last steamer went Iona Beresford, soubrette, and Sid Baxter, equilibrist. Maud Mullerv plays at Los Angeles in the near future. The Brothers Leondors, acrobats, open at the Chutes Jan. 15. Russell and Owens, comedy acrobats, will soon be a Frisco feature. Armstrong and O' Neil open at the Tivoli Theater, Stockton, the 25th Cecil Marion and Grace Anderson are the latest arrivals at Dawson City. Lira, the transformation dancer, just completed a three weeks' engagement at Los Angeles. Dr. De Kenneth, former manager of the Alhambra, is organizing a vaudeville road show. Standard Theater, Fort Worth, Tex., Heusley and La Tour, Alice Gilmore, Harry De Lain, Ada Clifton, Sister McNeil, Amy Lee, John H. Blackford, John and Annie Chicks and the stock. Harry P. Cogil who left this city fifteen years ago for Australia and known the world over as one of the famous Cogill Bros , arrived home a few days ago with his wife and child. Harry looks prosperous. Prank M. Carrillo opens his new Standard Theater on the 23d. The roster — Frank and Viola Morgan, Lucille Alden, Stella Dorcy, Dick Mack, Sadie Fairfield, Lou Adler, Ethel Barnes, The Coles, Joe Valle, Ed Carrigan, Oscar Rodeck and Stella Ryan. Fanny Rice's husband-manager, Dr. Purdy, insists upon denying that Miss Rice is going to enter vaudeville. The fact is that Miss Rice is willing, but no manager has made a bid for her sufficiently large to meet her requirements, and so, therefore, the deal was off before it was ever on. Miss Rice wants $800 a week for her services in vaudeville. 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