San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW February 15, 1908. Vaudeville J. r. loaiSSVt, Y»nd»rill» Editor. Orpheum This week's programme, like many others that are presented here, is so full of good things it is impossible to viekl the palm to any one for being the best. A decided novelty, and an interesting one, is that afforded by Fred Walton, the English comedy mimic, in his creation, Cissie's Dream, in which he has the support of some clever assistants. The act is unusual and is most cleverly worked out along the lines of the toy soldier and his antics. Eleanor Falke is back with a singing and dancing turn that is enjoyed. The Fetching Bros., too, are old friends, with their musical garden. The Puchini Troupe, eight acrobats who claim Italy as their home, have an act combining strength, skill and agility. For those who like this kind of an exhibition, there will be found plenty to admire and copy. The holdovers include The Melani Trio. The Three Keatons, and Alice Norton, the ruby and sapphire wizard, with the usual assortment of entertaining moving pictures. Empire The Empire is on the top wave of popularity and turning 'em away every night. The James P. Lee Comedy Players held their audiences in laughter in The Janitor's Wife, a real comedy with good characters and amusing business in which Mr. Lee appeared as an invincible washerwoman, unctuous and funny; Al. G. Flournoy and versatile Daisy Bishop as a newly married couple : Jean Hathaway in a good character part, and the company in cleverly played roles. Frances V. Grey and Zinn's Famous Dancing Girls close a twelve weeks' engagement on Sunday night, appearing this week in three new ballets. They are talented personally, but their remarkable success is owing to Miss Grey's teaching and her resourceful repertoire of dance productions and art in costuming. The vaudeville acts are : Delphino and Demora, in one of the funniest of musical acts ; Bilvck's educated sea lions, one of the best novelties in vaudeville ; a quintette of singers ; fine voiced Esco Ives, vocally illustrating illustrated songs, and moving pictures, improving all the time. The picture this week of the United States fleet and the educational life on our training ships won rounds of applause. The Lee Company will present the comedy of Our Country House next week. The vaudeville turns will be Herzog's trained horses ; Matthews and Harris, in Adam the Second ; Musical Thors ; Lampert and fierce, singers and dancers. Wigwam Manager Harris' big audiences have had a feast of acts in the second and last week of Franz Rainier's Tyroleans, a show in itself ; Matthews and Harris, comedy sketch, Adam the Second ; Gehan and Spencer, singers and dancers ; Hayes, Winchell and Russell, comedians, singers and musicians ; Christine and Johnson, skaters; Will T. Newlan, novelty musician and the moving pictures. The entertainers for the coming week are : Bilvck's Educated Sea Lions; Blanche Sloan, flying trapeze; Daly and O'Brien, tanglefoot dancers; Mack and Elliott Company in The New Minister; Godfrey and Armento, acrobats, and two other turns. National The singing numbers are a strong feature of the bill here, with dashing Edna Davenport in solos, fine voiced Anna Plum and her three "Broadway Girls" in catching melodies, and the renowned De Laur Grand Opera Trio in their rendering of brilliant selections from popular operas. Nelson and Milledge furnished a clever lively musical one. The specialties are Micky Felly, acrobatic; Dr. Argo, in clairvoyant readings, and Stickney's dog and pony show. The hold that the National has on the public never slackened during the rainy nights. It was a happy condition of being always full. For week of the 17th the hits, the De Laur Grand Opera Trio, have been re-engaged. The Eddy Family, the great acrobatic troupe ; Kader and Wines, novelty painting act ; St. Onge Bros., bicycle act; De Vey and Evans, entertainers ; Evan Evans, monologue ; Hasse and Mariette, whirlwind dancers; Homes and Homes, musical act, and the ponies round out the bill. Bookings At the Sullivan & Oonsidine, San Francisco Office, through Archie Levy, their sole hooking agent, for week of February 17, 1908: NATIONAL, San FranciscoEddy Family ; Kader and Wives ; St. Onge Bros. ; De Vay and Evans ; Evan Evans ; Hasse and Mariette ; De Dain Trio ; Holmes and Holmes ; Ponies. GLOBE, San Francisco — The Hamad Arabs Trio; Tom and Edith Almono ; The Rosaires ; James Post and Company. BELL, Oakland — Three Keltons ; Anna Plum and Girls; Nelson and Milledge: Bob Sticknev ; jacklin and Lang. UNIQUE, San Jose— Onetti Sisters; Evans and Lloyd ; The Richs ; Bros. De Van and Dogs ; Hammond and Forrester. ACME. Sacramento — The Great Nellos ; Horton and La Triska ; Glenroy and Russel ; Middleton's Military Girls; Bowen Bros.; Grav and Graham. NOVELTY, Vallejo — Maitland and Pescatel ; Bush and Elliot ; Mack and Dugal. NOVELTY, Stockton — The Surprise Party ; Sa Van and Hill ; Musical Bells. Bookings of the Western States Vaudeville Association, San Francisco, for week of February 17, 1908: EMPIRE, San Francisco — Herzog's Trained Horses; Matthews and Harris; Lampert and Pierce; Musical Thors ; James P. Lee and the Lee Comedy Players. WIGWAM, San Francisco — Bilyck's Trained Sea Lions ; Blanche Sloan ; Daly and O'Brion; Mack and Elliott Company; Godfrey and Armento. NOVELTY, Oakland — Franz Rainer's Tyrolean Warblers ; Gehan and Spencer ; Delphino and Delmora ; Quill ; Fred Lancaster. EMPIRE, San Jose — Hayes, Winchell and Russell ; Baker and Carlisle ; Arthur Huston ; Marion and Pearl; Miles and Richards; Robert La Verne. GRAND. Sacramento — Melbourne MacDowell and Virginia Drew Trescott ; Polk and Rollins; Murphy and Willard; Orville and Frank; THeatrical TigHts ALL COLORS, WEIGHTS AND QUALITIES — Cotton, T?c to $1.50; $2.50 to $3.50; Lisle or Silkoline, $3.00 to $4.50; Silk, $5.00 to $12.50. O <X7"Ajrmri?rP'DT/^ Aid BEST LINE MADE IN THE Calf, Thigh and Hip, $12.50. We also Make Padded Shirts. SWEATERS, JERSEYS, GYM. athletic and BATH SUITS. SUPPORTERS, ACROBATIC SHOES, GOOD UNDERWEAR Knit to Fit in All Materials. We operate our own mills, carry a large stock and make goods to measure at reasonable prices. We suit the professional as if he were buying in Europe. Write us for prices and samples. Wool, u. s. $10.00; Cor. VAN NESS AVE. AND CALIFORNIA ST., S. F. Western S ta tes Va udevi He Ass * n . Formerly Empire Circuit, Wigwam Circuit, Weston & Burns, Novelty Circuit, Pantag-es' Circuit, Adams' Circuit. THIS CIRCUIT PLAYS OR FATS. ALL TIME CONTRACTED FOR WE CONTROL THE EXCLUSIVE BOOKING OF 35 HOUSES. WRITE OR WIRE. Home Offices — EMPIRE THEATRE, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., Phone West 7140— Corner Sutter and Steiner New York Office1440 BROADWAY, LOUIS PLNCUS, Representative NATIONAL THEATRE Mr. Sid Grauman, General Manager POST AND STEINER STS„ SAN FRANCISCO Leading Vaudeville Theatre on the Sullivan-Considine Circuit. No Act Too Good for us. Write. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, 52 Weeks. Sullivan-Considine Vaudeville Circuit BOOKING FIRST-CLASS ARTISTS ONLY. PERFORMERS OF MERIT, LET'S HEAR FROM YOU. NO ACT TOO BIG. NO SALARY TOO HIGH. Sole California Representative ARCHIE LEVY, 1 235 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco VARIETY THEATRES THalia Concert Hall 514 PACIFIC STREET, SAN FRANCISCO W. S. ALLIN, Manager 70x137% feet. The largest concert hall on the Pacific Coast. A great bill of new vaudeville. Specialties, acts and comedies every week. Admission, free. New Bella Union TKeatre 561 PACIFIC ST., Near Kearny, SAN FRANCISCO WALTER MARTIN, Proprietor MATT TRAYERS, Manager The most beautiful and commodious Concert Hall In the West. Presenting MATT TRAYERS' BIG BURLESQUE COMPANY Crawford and Meeker. EMPIRE, Bakersfield — Herbert Chesley and Company; Sloan and London. EMPIRE, Eos Angeles — Sampson and Douglas. GRAND, Reno— Bothwell Browne and Company ; Sylvester ; Madam Wanda and Trained Dogs. NORTHWEST— Atlas Quartette ; Harry Jolson ; Owlev and Randall ; McGloin and Shelly.' FARRAGUT, Yallejo — Wentworth and Butterworth; Miss Rose Busch. Vaudeville Notes The Coney Island Park will be opened with free admission on Saturdays and Sundays while the new glass and steel-framed roof is being put in. The new Orpheum, now three stories up on the site of the father Orpheum, on O'Farrell Street, will be pushed to completion so as to open on Christmas week. The building will be a ten-story steel frame one of imposing appearance. IT'S JUST OUT! Madison's Budget No. II I pledge my well-earned reputation as a vaudeville author that MADISON'S NEW BUDGET, No. 11, is by far the best book of stage comedy I have ever written. The parodies are funnier, the monologues have quicker points, and the. sketches more laughs to the minute thanany previous issue. I don't care whether you are a headliner earning J500 per week, or an ambitious performer Just entering the profession, a copy of MADISON'S BUDGET, No. 11, is just like handing you $2,000 WORTH of crackerjack comedy material and telling you to make a hit with It 100 pages; price remains as always — ONE DOLLAR PER COPT. For sale in San Francisco by L. PARENT, 818 Van Ness Ave.; GOLDSTEIN & CO., 821 Van Ness Ave., or direct of the Publisher, JAMES MADISON, 1404 Third Ave., New York. The Tonopah, a new concert hall on the southwest corner of Kearny and Jackson Streets, will open about March I. The Midway, in the basement of the new building, junction of Kearny Street, Montgomery Avenue and Pacific Street opens March 12. The Kearny-Pacific district will be kept to the front in the amusement line.