San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

January 6th, 1900 7 )<X>O<><>0<X>00<>O<X><><X><X>00<>0O<>0O<X><><>00<><><><>< \1/ [\je ^pe^ Ji^rct^ Jay Of Next WeeK's Attractions <> 0 0 0 THE COLUMBIA The final week of The Christian at the Columbia Theater will begin on Monday evening. The attraction to follow is the James-Kidder-Hanford combination, who will present The Winter's Tale on a scale of magnificance. The production of The Winter's Tale by Messrs. Wagenhals & Kemper, in which Louis James, Miss Kidder, and Charles B. Hanford are to appear here, is said to be in every way worthy of comparison with Mary Anderson's. The advance sale of seats for the first week of the engagement will begin on Thursday morning. THE NEW ALHAMBRA Tomorrow afternoon the RentzSantley Company will open at the New Alhambra for a week's engagement with a very capable company of burlesque people. The performance they give is a very laughable one throughout, interspersed with clever specialties and bright songs. It opens with a hilarious travesty entitled A Masquerade Ball, in which the entire company appears. This is followed by a very strong olio. The chief charm of the entire performance is the grand finale, An Affair of Honor, adapted from the famous French painting at the Bonjere Salon, Paris. There are three scenes to the pantomime, ending with a realistic duel between two women who are very clever with the rapiers. The next attraction at the New Alhambra will be the Ray's great success A Hot Old Time which opens Sunday, Jan. 14. THE GRAND The Grand Opera House is being crowded nightly. This is the most conclusive evidence that can possibly be offered of the popularity of Sinbad. Among the novelties this week is a coon song by Edith Mason, Ma Carolina Twins, the effect of which is heightened by the appearance of a couple of interesting pickaninnies. It is encored five and six times nightly. Sinbad will begin its third week Monday evening when a new edition will be presented. THE CALIFORNIA The Princess and the Butterfly, next week at this handsome theater, is one of the brightest and cleverest plays Pinero has written. It teems with smart sayings in its clever thrusts at fashionable follies and the unmasking of social hypocrisy. It has for its motto, "Those who love deep never grow old," and tells a love story that is full of pathos and interest. The players interpreting it have been selected with especial care by Mr. Frawley from his large organization, and San Francisco theater goers can look forward to not only a clever but a most enjoyable series of performances. THE TIVOLI With peals of merriment, the holiday spectacle, Little Bo-Peep is nightly being received at the Tivoli Opera House by large and delighted audiences. A significant fact which tells of the great success of the gorgeous extravaganza, is, that almost every evening, patrons of the theater visit the box office between the acts, and secure seats for another performance. Following the extravaganza, the next production at the Tivoli will be Frank Daniels' greatest success, The Idol's Eye, which will be given at the Tivoli for the first time in America at popular prices. THE ORPHEUM The new bill includes some of the best entertainment material in the world. At the head of the new bill are the Elinere Sisters, two of the cleverest character comediennes in the country. They come armed with a new sketch by George Cohan. The piece is called Dangerous Mrs. Delaney, and is said to be one of the funniest things Cohan ever wrote. Frank Latona, the musical tramp, is one of the most entertaining individuals in vaudeville. He is a natural comedian, and with his ability for humor combines a skill in the manipulation of musical instruments which has made him famous the world over. John and Nellie McCarthy will present a sketch entitled A Wall Street Broker, and said to be very good. Charles A. Gardner, the famous Dutch comedian, completes the list of newcomers. Fougere, the famous Parisian chanteuse, has been retained for one week longer. The other holdovers are Billy Rice and H. W. Frillman, the Rozines, Dorothy Drew, Thorne and Carleton. THE ALCAZAR The Alcazar's next offering, beginning Monday, January 8, will be Madeleine Lucette Reyley's legitimate comedy drama in three acts entitled, The Mysterious Mr. Bugle. Miss Irene Everett has been specially engaged to play Betty, and Howard Scott, who makes his reappearance, will be seen in the role of Lawyer Tote. Ernest Hastings will play Tom, Frank Denithorne Allen, and Laura Crews has been cast as Julia. The other members of the Alcazar Company have been judiciously cast. AT NEW ALHAMBRA THEATER ONE WEEK COMMENCING Sunday Night, January 7th, J*;™ Uhe ffientz-Santtey Tfovetti/ Company Presenting the Reigning New York Success RH = AFFAIR = Op = HONOR Adapted from the Famous Pa'nting in the Boujere Salon, Paris. Limited to :'.0 days in California. THE ELECTRICIAN Jr?e Eleetrieai) Managers phase send open time for January and February, 1900 An Elaborate Scenic Production. TWO MONSTER PRACTICAL DYNAMOS The most complete line of Sensational Pictorial Printing. First Appearance on this Coast of the Eastern Favorites Mr. John Abbott and Miss Harriett Lee Supported by their Own Company of wellknow artists. The Denver Electric Power House Lighting the City. The Thrilling Hanking House Scene A Big Eastern Success. For the First Time on the Coast. Management of MR. E. H CRAId Address all communications to Halletts Theatrical Exchange Lyceum Theater San Francisco Under the Stage Direction of Mr. Frank C. Thompson The Dramatic cRevtew $3.00 PER YEAR Miss Florence Roberts In Repertory ALCAZAR THEATER June, July, August, 1900.