San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW March 3, 1900 ike p&cimc coasT lt>MBHR0 £. LOS ANGELES Special Correspondence Los Angeles, Feb. 27. — Signor Domingo Russo, the tenor, late of the Lanibardi Opera Company, has returned to Los Angeles and will appear with the Boston Lyrics during the remainder of theirengagement. He has signed a contract to appear with the company for the next two years. Russo is one of the sweetest tenor singers on the stage. Arrangements have been completed whereby the Neill Company, now playing an engagement at Morosco's Hurbank Theatre, will return for twelve weeks during the summer. Oliver Morosco is spending a few days in San Francisco completing arrangements for the engagement of the Morosco Opera Company in April. The appearance of this company here will be at popular prices. Carroll, the girl whistler at the Orpheum, who set the public guessing last week as to her identity, is Miss McComas, the daughter of a prominent Los Angeles man. Her whistling is only fair, but the range is excellent. After becoming accustomed to appearing on the stage, she will be a good drawing card for the vaudeville circuit. At the Los Angeles Theatre the Boston Lyrics completed their stay the 3d inst. They put on I'ra Diavolo 26-27, D Trovatore 28, Cavalleria Rusticana March r, and Merry War 2-3. This company, under the management of Colonel Thompson, is one of the best organizations of its kind on the road. The chorus is strong and the voices blend, and the stars all have good voices. Beginning March 5th the Bostonians will open a week's engagement at this playhouse. At Morosco's Burbank Theatre the Neill Company put on Lord Chumley week commencing the 25th. At the Wednesday matinee, The Way to Win a Woman was produced for the first time on the Pacific Coast. Mr. Neill in his impersonations of various characters is an artist, and the support given him by his company is second to none ever seen in this city. At the Orpheum a bill that reflects much crsdit on the management is on. This playhouse, under the management of Mr. J. Rush Bronson, is doing a record breaking business, and although occasionally there is a bill not up to the standard, the public goes just the same. The bill includes Papinta, Fanny Fields, Deets and Don, Mr. and Mrs. Perkins Fisher, Monroe and Mack.Smedley Sketch Club and Frank Coffin. Herbert L. Cornish. PORTLAND Special Correspondence Portland, Feb. 27. — Marquam Grand — Walsh-McDowell Company opened here tonight to a very swell house and gave the very best of of satisfaction. The production was a stupendous one, and Miss Walsh compares very favorably with her predecessor in the part (the late Fanny DavenportL The engagement is for three nights and Wednesday matinee. Cordray's Theatre — The always welcome and popular Frawley Company opened at this house Sunday night to capacity, which has been repeated every night since. The company is a very able one, and each play a special production in its way, The company is much better than the last one Mr. Frawley brought here. Miss Keith Wakeman made a very favoralile impression, as did all the rest of the cast. The genial "T. Daniel" was missed in the opening piece, The Sporting Duchess.On Thursday night, Madame Gucki, to be followed next week by Madame Sans Gene. The engagement is for three weeks and will surely be a record breaker in the way of receipts, as the company is playing to advanced prices, and there will be no kick among their patrons if the prices were still further advanced. Fredricksburg Music Hall — This resort was crowded on Monday night when your correspondent dropped in, and Manager Brown informs us that this kind of business has been the rule rather than the exception ever since he took charge. The new people this week are Leon, balladist; Bragg and Ashton, sketch artists, and the Mohring Bros., direct from the Orpheum in your city. These gentlemen are decidedly good acrobats and are well worthy of being so strongly featured. The holdovers are Robinson and Vaughn, a really clever colored team, and Mae Tresscot. Mothersole and Cooper Stock Company are endeavoring to please us this week with a soul stirring melodrama entitled Red White and Blue, in which are many cannon and musket shots plentifully interspersed with ' Three cheers for Old Glory" and "Please give us your kind applause" speeches. NOTES. Max Steinle has joined Mothersole and Cooper's Company here for a limited engagement. Our matinee girls' hearts are all in a flutter nor can one blame them when such a handsome lot of men as those of the Frawley Co. are taken into consideration. It is reported here that the Clara Thropp Company have gone to the wall in Dillon, Montana. The black carnival at the Exposition Building, February 24th, was very well attended. Melbourne McDowell is still suffering from a fractured ankle. The wardrobe worn here by the ladies of the Frawley Company have created quite a sensation among our ladies, and incidentally a boom in the dressmaking business. Edwin A. Davis. FRESNO Special Correspondence Fresno, Feb. 27. — The feature of last week was the breaking up of the Dailey theatrical company last Saturday evening after the company had occupied the boards six nights out of a ten nights, engagement. The sole cause of this, Mr. Dailey alleges, was, that harmony in the company has, for some weeks, been marked by its absence. Darrell Vinton and wife leave the company. Vinton's place in the company will be taken by Stanley Ros' and Margaret Lewis will take the place of Vinton's wife. Between the Bostouiansand Mme. Scalchi and her compauy, both of which will be here next week, the lovers of musical entertainments are likely to be satisfied. Manager Barton is almost himself again, and will be fully recovered before long. Benjamin C. Jordan. STOCKTON Special Correspondence. Stockton, Feb. 28.— We've had L. R. Stockwell and Company, in their Parisian comedy, In Paradise. Stockwell, himself, said they would do better after a few more presentations. The Native Daughters Minstrels which were a big success, were followed by more amatuer work by the Odd Fellows in a minstrel entertainmeut under the direction of Dick Perrin, which played to a crowded house. February 27th we had Who is Who, to a big house. Shaebruary 28th, March 1, came the JeffriesFrkey fight pictures, to big business. March 2, The Bostonians to standing room was the order. The next show is Scalchi Opera Company, March 9. Following is the program at the dedication of the new Eiks Hall here. District Deputy F. L. Gray, acting: Selections from Ermine, J. A. Kobowski, orchestra; dedication ceremonies: quartet, Still, Still With Me, Gerrish, Dr. Ira B. Ladd, S. L. Thrilt, K. C. Brueck, R. G. W. Fyfe; solo, selected, Dr. Ira B. Ladd; quartet, Soldier's Farewell, Dr. Ira B. Ladd, S. L. Thrift, K. C. Brueck, R. G. W. Fyfe; solo, Bedouin Love Song, R. G. W. Fyfe; oration. Rev. W. C. Evans; welcome, Exalted Ruler W. H. Mallory; address, Leading Knight G. G. Grant; Good of the Order, District Deputy F. L. Gray; remarks, Arthur Ashley; Wedding Serenade, Tobani, orchestra. SACRAMENTO Special Correspondence. Sacramento, Feb. 28. — The Bostonians are to appear at the Clunie to-morrow night. The indications are that there will be a packed house. Sunday, March 4th. the MacDonough Theatre company of Oakland opens for a week's engagement at popular prices. Great preparations are being made for the Street Fair and Carnival which is to be given for one week, beginning April 30, continuing until May 5th. The attractions will be a grand floral parade with a May queen in the lead, a contest for a qeeen between young ladies of this city, trades display and booths, streets of Cairo and numerous tents with continuous performances, band concerts, the whole closing with a Mardi Gras on the last night. 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