San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

40 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW August i. 1908. Brandon Evans Company PICKWICK THEATRE BRANDON EVANS San Diego, Cal. Sedley Brown Although undoubtedly appreciative of the finished "results," as presented before them by the actors of a company, it is peculiarly true that the "director" whose brain, next to that of the author himself, is responsible for the smooth mechanics and harmonious presentation of a play, receives little or no credit for it. His is the genius which in many cases untangles puzzling situations from the "script" ; his the master mind which fits the business to the "lines," where the author has failed in giving explicit directions ; his the discerning eye which picks the faulty situations to pieces and patches them together properly, yet the great audiences go home complimenting the actors, and in some instances that vague personality known as "the management," but with never a word for "the man behind the gun" — the "director." A strikingly modest specimen of this "genus director" is Sedley Brown, whose wide experience and careful attention to detail, as well as his unquestionable ability to teach the gentle art of acting, has made him an invaluable member of many of the country's best companies. Was there a thing wrong in some big production, the stage manager at a loss and things topsy-turvy ? Somebody said, "Get Brown ; he'll fix it," and this master mechanician of stagecraft never yet disappointed. Besides being undoubtedly supreme in his position. Mr. Brown has "burned the midnight oil" to advantage, having w ritten several plays of pronounced merit, successfully in use both "in stock" and "on the road." At present Mr. lirown is taking a little summer vacation down in Los Angeles, preparatory to assuming the directorship at the new Valencia Theatre, which is to open in San Francisco this fall. Just as side-issues and to "kill time," he has been staging the light operas produced by "The Manhattan Opera Company" at The Auditorium, of which The Campaigners was the opening bill. Also, he is putting the finishing touches to a new play founded on an entirely new theme, one never before utilized in the formation of our "great American plays," — an idea which those who have been permitted to read the play pronounce "a hit." The piece will probably be given its premier next fall. Usually a good director is a bad actor, — not always, but usually. "Once" Sedley was induced to act — once. But he's a corking good director, and a corking good fellow, so it isn't necessary to elaborate on that dark period of his career. FOR RENT The Grand Theatre A brick building, 50 by 100 feet, located on J Street, opposite the Barton Opera House in Fresno, Cal. Addres GEO. C. ROEDING, No. 1225 J Street. Fresno. Cal. In anotiikr part of this paper was mentioned the serious illness of Caro True Boardman. Since writing that, Mrs. Boardman died Thursday night at five o'clock, at her home, 810 Turk Street, where she lived with Mrs. L. S. Coffey. Mrs. Boardman had been ill since last December, being confined to her bed since February. She sustained a paralytic stroke on July 4th, and ever since that date her death has been expected. The funeral will beheld this afternoon, at 1 o'clock, from 770 Turk Street, and she will be buried in Mountain View Cemetery by the side of her husband, William Boardman, who died in 1886. In her early days Mrs. Boardman was on the stage. After her husband died she turned her theatrical training to good account. Mrs. Boardman in recent years had turned her talents to writing and has contributed to many publications. She died at the age of 51 years. True Boardman is her only surviving child. He was with his mother at her bedside when she died. No other members of her family are in the city. Mrs. Boardman's sister, Mrs. Mary ( rifford, lives in Carson City, Xev. 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