San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

February I, 1908. THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW 1 I Bookings coach Wanda dosrs. San Franciscc mond : Madge catel : Emery San Francisco At the Sullivan & Considine. San Franfcisco Office, through Archie Levy, their sole booking agent, "for week of Fehruarv 3. 1908: NATIONAL, San Francisco — Ameen Abort Hamad Troupe : The Rosaires : Jos. Woods' Surprise Party : Hammond and Forrester ; Evans and Lloyd ; De Lain Trio ; Mine. Wanda and her performing SIXTEENTH ST., -Tom and Edith AlMaitland: Great PesCompany. GLOBE. -Jurgison performingelephants : Bush and Elliott; Musical Bells : Walter McCullough : Jas. Post and company. BELL. Oakland — Brothers De Van and dogs: Onctti Sisters; Jacklin and Lang; Preston Kendall : Gracey and Burnett ; lack and Bertha Rich. UNIQUE, San Jose — Dierick Brothers: Mack and Dugal : Felix Adler ; Carl Herbert : Murphy Whitman and company. ACME. Sacramento — Three Keltons ; Anna Plum and Girls: Ned Nye: Bob Sticknev : Nelson and Milledge. NOVELTY, Stockton— Jack Lyle ; Sa Van and Hill ; Estellita and Garcia ; Edna Davenport. NOVELTY, Yallejo — Mr. and Mrs. Mark Monroe; Booth and Godren ; Walter Perry. ! Bookings of the Western States Vaudeville Association, San Francisco, for week of February 3, 1908: EMPIRE, San Francisco — Colby and May : Atlas Quartet ; Orville and Frank; James P. Lee and the Lee Comedy Company ; Frances V. Grey and Zinn's Famous Dancing Girls; Esco Ives. WIGWAM, San Francisco — Tyrolean Warblers (Rainiers'), 17 people; Baker and Carlisle; Murphy and Willard : Crawford and Meeker ; Herbert Cheslev and company. NOVELTY. Oakland— Hickey and Nelson : Arthur Huston ; Polk and Kollins: Miles and Rickards ; Camille Personi ; Fred Lancaster. EMPIRE, San Jose — Honolulu Glee Club; Melbourne MacDowell and Virginia Drew Trescott; Harry Jolsonj Hayes and Winchell : Elona Leonard ; Robert LaYerne. GRAND, Sacramento — Izetta Jewel and company ; Delphina and Delmora ; Marion and Pearl : Herbert, the Frogman ; Bothwell Browne and company; Gus Leonard. EMPIRE. Bakersfield— Sampson and Douglass; Emil Chevriel. EMPIRE. Los Angeles — Owley and Randall ; McGreevy and Brown. GRAND, Reno — St. Clair Goodfellow ; McGloin and Shelly. FARRAGUT, Vallejo— Will T. Newlan ; Rose Bush. NORTHWEST— Four Musical Colbys; Mysticus; U. S. Four; Herman and Rice : Musical Simpsons. Vaudeville Notes Settling day. When the United Circuit bought out Klaw & Erlanger in November, they paid $125,000 to them and gave papers to pay $125,000 more on February 3. It is rumored that the United Circuit is also to pay an annual sum to Klaw & Erlanger for ten years, the term of their exclusion from vaudeville competition. Miles and Rickards, comedians and comedy singers, and both Calif ornians, are at the Wigwam this week after two years' tour in the East. Their act is noticeable for its style, neat costuming and comedy songs. Miss Miles has a high soprano and Mr. Rickards a fine baritone voice. They are heard to advantage in solo and duet numbers. They introduce a witty conversational war of repartee between their songs, and humorous comments while rendering them, that make their act doubly enjoyable. They have ten weeks on the Western States Vaudeville Circuit. Arthur Huston and company in burlesque pantomime, with spectacular stage scenery, comical juggling and novel business, is a feature at the Wigwam. It is a stage feast in the way of entertainment. Mr. Huston is an expert juggler, a comedian and an actor. He uses every appointment on the stage in juggling, even to a good-sized elephant. His assistants fill in the pantomime scene, in which he gets into all sorts of trouble, such as things falling down on him from trees, wrestling with boa constrictors, etc., that causes a deal of laughter and sets the young people wild with delight. Mr. Huston is touring the Western States Vaudeville Circuit. In Melbourne MacDowell and Virginia Drew Trescott's modern drama, The Final Lesson, a sketch of the track, and its evils of betting, in their second week at the days of Greece in their last week's tragic sketch. The ( )ath, into 1908 A. D. They are none the less impressive in modern clothes, and the moral and well wrought up story, showing the evils of track gambling, could not be so well and convincingly acted by any artists in vaudeville — or in the legitimate either. The Final Lesson is their original production and one of the best modern playlets in vaudeville. The MacDowell-Trescott two weeks at the Wigwam have drawn overflowing houses every night. With his neck broken from a fall at the Fritz Vaudeville Theatre in Portland, Ernest Hemphill, an acrobat, lies at the Good Samaritan Hospital in that city with excellent chances for recovery. His probable recovery will be due to an operation performed by Dr. A. E. Rockey, which is one of a very few successful operations of this character ever carried through. The acrobat was doing a backward somersault Monday, when he fell on the back of his head. He was completely paralyzed and four vertebrae near the top of the spinal column were fractured. The operation consisted of removing the posterior portions of the four shattered vertebrae, reducing the fracture and opening the membranes of the cords, so that the blood clot could be removed, which alleviated the paralysis. A gathering of White Rats held their first Scamper in San Francisco of a series to follow on January 24, at the Astor Cafe, 2063 Sutter Street, opposite the Empire Theatre. It was eminently enjoyable. James P. Lee presided. Addresses were made by Al G. Flournoy; James Ward, the veteran Irish comedian; Stuart L. Kollins, C. S. Burns of Western States Circuit, and Leopold McLaglen. Hereafter a meeting will be held in the same place every Wednesday evening. The second meeting, on Wednesday night, was attended by some thirty professionals. James P. Lee presided, and it was a warming up all around. All professionals, local and transient, are invited to attend and participate in these after-performance gatherings, inaugurated for sociability and in the interest of professional good fellowship. THE LAUGH PRODUCERS The James P. Lee Comedy Players Al G. Flournoy, Manager Featuring That Comedian, James P. Lee, Supported hy w "~ — ' " " 7 MISS MARIE BABBIES MISS OLE OLSON NORMAN PHILLIPS MISS DAISY BISHOP MI3S KATE TANCRAY ESCO IVES MISS JEAN HATHAWAY — and — AL. G. FLOURNOY Now Enjoying a Successful Tenth Week at Empire Theatre, San Francisro, Cal. Colby & May Presenting their Novel Entertainment, entitled THE VENTRILOQUIST AND THE DANCING DOLL Touring the Western States Vaudeville Circuit al Luttringer-Liiiian Lucas Co In their Frontier Sketch A THING OF THE PAST By H. D. Cottrell Steele & McMasters COMIC AND ACROBATIC SKATERS Introducing their New See-Saw Act. First tour on the Pacific Coast Agnes A. Chas. Miles & Rickards The Best Dressed and Neatest Comedy Singing Act in Vaudeville Western States Vaudeville Circuit for 10 Weeks. After that all Time Open A BURLESQUE PANTOMIME PRODUCTION Arthur Huston Western States Vaudeville Circuit Melbourne Virginia Drew MacDowell and Trescott Touring Pacific Coast in Vaudeville Care of Dramatic Review James F. Post AND HIS COMEDY COMPANY Specially Engaged as Stock Stars at Glohe Theatre, San Francisco, for New Season, Commencing Monday, January 27, 1908 Zinn's Musical Comedy Co. (Repertoire Stock) Will Reorganize ahout March 1st. Address. A. M. ZTNN. Manager, Care of Empire Theatre, San Francisco ZINN'S Famous Dancing Girls, with Frances V. Grey — Now in Eighth Week Vaudeville Stock, Empire Theatre. San Francisco. Delphina & Delmora EUROPEAN MUSICAL COMEDY ARTISTS With the Western States Vaudeville Circuit. Ellis' Honolulu Glee Club DIRECT FROM HONOLULU Wigwam Theatre. First Appearances In America. Touring Western States Vaudeville Circuit. SAM'I, HARRIS, of the Wigwam, Manager. FRED WOLFF Manager Seattle Concert Hall San Francisco LIZZIE SULLIVAN Character Woman Address Bella Union Theatre HARRY SPEARS Stage Manager of Empire Theatre, S. F. Builder of the Stages of the Mission, S. F. ; Novelty, Oakland, and Novelties In Fresno and Los Angeles. PHIL TRAU Teacher of All Latest Stage Dancing Address Dramatic Review