San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

August i, 1908. THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW 39 Kelly and Violette THE FASHION PLATES Third Return Engagement at National Theitre, San Francisco J. EDWARD MARIE Pierce & Roslyn The Operatic Toreadors. Specially engaged to sing leading roles in Manager Lubelski's Musical Comedy Season. Opening in Hoity-Toity at the New Novelty Theatre, Oakland, July 27th. Edward-McWade & May-Mar^aret Assisted by FBED S. CAMPBELL in AN EMERGENCY ACT — a vaudeville novelty, by Edward McWade. "A genuine novelty, showing the true side of life behind the scenes of a vaudeville theatre." THE ORIGINAL Bell Trio FARNS WORTH — ROCHE — LEAHEY SINGERS Webb-Romalo Troupe FEATURE ACT On the Sullivan & Considine Circuit THE FAMOUS AND ONLY Dan-Crimmins & Gore-Ros* Sixth month on the Sullivan & Considine Circuit and still on it. Address Sullivan & Considine, Office American Theatre, San Francisco. Arthur and Vera Barrett In Their Latest Success, Entitled WHO'S WHO?— Featuring Vera Barrett as the AUTOMATIC DOLL Address, Dramatic Review Willis West A\ "i His West, German comedian at Fischer's Theatre, Los Angeles, is a unique character in his way. Thirtyeight years of age and veteran of nearly a score of years behind the footlights, he yet possesses the face of a youth, and it is with difficulty that new acquaintances are persuaded of his "antiquity." But it is of the professional standing that friends of Mr. West are proudest. For the past three years he has been working on the Coast in the leading comedy and musical comedy organizations, by his finished work and genial manners winning alike the admiration of his public and the friendships of those associated with him. Possessed of a peculiar vocalization (exerted at will), his "Dutch" is screamingly funny, and h\> somewhat attenuated physique lends itself readily to burlesque make-up — often half the battle. Mr. West, before coming to the Coast, was associated with many prominent Eastern companies, and for several seasons played the leading vaudeville houses of the Atlantic and Middle States, as a monologist. His versatility, "quick Study" and easy resourcefulness in trying situations have made Mr. West a highly valuable member of Herr Fischer's company, as he has been of other organizations with which he has been identified in the past. Vaudeville Notes Kelly and Violette, the Fashion Plates, proved their great popularity at the National this week, in their third return engagement at that house, by carrying away the applause of the performances. There were many good eastern acts in the bill but they did not have the drawing magnetism, voices and style of our local favorites. The flyaway managers are back from their vacations. Sid (Irauman got back from Santa Cruz on Tuesday. "There is no theatrical atmosphere there, but it is a delightful resting place in July," said Sid. Sam'l Loveridge and Archie Levy returned from Los Angeles on Thursday, and though the Angel City has theatres galore and they have been there ten days — supposedly on business — they are as mum as oysters about any theatrical deals negotiated or negotiable. John F. Cordray, of Portland, Ore., is at Butte, Mont., pending the transfer of the Grand Theatre to the Orpheum firm of vaudeville promoters, Aug. 16. Mr. Cordray will temporarily occupy the position of resident manager in Butte. While J. Roy Hunt, manager of the Bijou Theatre of Fresno, and Miss Sophie Cline. his fiance, were riding six miles west of town on a speeding motorcycle, their machine suddenly struck a big chuckhole and both riders were thrown to the ground and injured. Hunt sustained a broken collar-bone. Lillie Sotherland, soubrette, Max Bloom, German comedian, George B. Field, formerly with the Princess company, and a chorus now being trained by Harry James, leave San Francisco to begin a season of musical comedy and burlesque in Reno at the Grand Theatre. Bert Levy— not Archie — leaves for a business trip East on August 6. He goes direct to Lancaster, Penn., to meet Mozart, of the Mozart Circle that is now playing people twenty-five weeks, to consult with him about the extension of his circuit in the middle West and in California. It is contemplated to open an office in Denver for Colorado bookings in connection with Mozart's eastern office and Bert Levy's San Francisco office for California. During his absence Mr. I. Cloernan Levey will have charge of the San Francisco office. James Post is back from Skaggs' Springs, where the exciting thing was deer hunting. Done in this way : Leave for a mountain wilderness in the afternoon and camp near the haunts of the deer all night. When they stir out at daybreak for forage get a shot at them. Post, who is a practiced shot, got two bucks, and is an envied hunter at Skaggs'. The law penalizes the shooting of deer and does, and he would be a socially penalized man anywhere who transgressed. Bothwell Browne is closing up his business relations to take residence in New York. He will take Mr. Ernest Young and Miss Myrtle Guild with him. Mr. Browne has been on the Coast a number of years and has toured it over repeatedly. He will find new and appreciative fields of operation in the eastern circuits. The large galleried, brick and steel constructed Washington Square Theatre, junction of Powell and Montgomery avenue, will open in the middle of September. It will be a three-a-day vaudeville theatre, playing the Sullivan & Considine people, in same acts as are seen at the National, at popular prices. Mrs. Ella Weston, the popular director and treasurer of the Empire Circuit, has just recovered from an illness that kept her from her office for several days. The programme submitted at the Tivoli this week is in all respects up to the usual standard, and was received with a cordiality fully justified by its brightness and variety. The principal feature is that furnished by Charles Daly and Kittie O'Brien, who had a warm reception. They are described as the "Tanglefoot" dancers and singers, and in both accomplish ments displayed a sprightliness and finish that won all-round recognition. Alf Gibson's style as a comedian has points of excellence not possessed by the great bulk of music-hall entertainers included under that vocable, and his quaint turns and humorous fancies called forth frequent outbursts of laughter. Some clever acrobatic work was gone through by the Three Moxons, and the performance by Langslow, the novel sharpshooter on the flexible rope, was generally appreciated. The numbers contributed by the Countess, harmonizing duettists, were much admired, and Leo Tell, in his mimetic imitations, won the approval of the audience. The bioscope subject, Occasional Porter, elicited a good deal of laughter. The remainder of the programme was acceptably supplied by the following: Maude Vera, comedienne; the Nicholsons, comedy artistes, and Will Owen, dame comedian. During the interval the orchestra gave the selection, The Merveilleuses (Felix) in first-class style. — Freeman's Journal, Dublin, July 7. |im I 'oik, the banjoist, missed the boat, together with .Miss Miles, the singer, that took the Hallen-Fttller Company to Honolulu last week, and in consequence the show had to postpone its opening for a week. Henri French, too, sick in a local hospital, was unable to make the trip. I le will sail on the nth. BERTRAM LA BLANC Comedian Grand Theatre, Reno, Nev. —11th YEAR. and unparalleled success of the best known, best liked and best established cyclopedia of up-to-the-minute comedy material in the world. Send for the latest and greatest issue. 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Stockwell, the veteran actor and manager, backed by his friend Solomon, has made an offer lor it, and has presented plans for alterations that will give a balcony and other needed improvements. In case he gets it, the theatre will be named Stockwell's Theatre.