San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

I 2 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW September 12, 1908. Brandon Evans Company PICKWICK THEATRE BRANDON EVANS San Diego, Cal. Personals Charles Walker of Ventura has succeeded \Y. M. Lawton as manager of the Lagomarsino Theatre of that city. From present indications it looks as though George Barnum, who was to have been with the Valencia Stock, would remain in the East. Desmond Kki.lkv, who played the part of Jane Hammond in Her Sister with Ethel Barrymore last season, will be seen next season in The Richest Girl. Charles E. Gunn has joined the Jessie Shirley Company in Spokane to play leads. Mrs. Gunn, who is still in a sanitarium in San Jose, will join her husband in a few weeks. Elmer BALLARD and Mable Alberta are very popular members of the Cohen-Lumley company in Honolulu, where they are constantly receiving very Mattering notices. Howard Gould, who has been touring through the country in romantic plays during the last five years, will play the part of Jack Brookfield, the gambler, in The Witching Hour. No. 2 company. Pi he he Da VIES left last week for New York, after a summer spent in the vicinity of San Francisco. Just prior to leaving. Miss Davies had a foot caught in the jamb of a door, and for a while it looked as though serious consequences would ensue. Sam Tiiall, who replaced Col. Billy Thompson ahead of The Man of the Hour last week, left yesterday for Los Angeles. Col. Thompson rejoins the Eastern Man of the Hour Company, and Mr. Thall will go over the territory he made such a fine record in last season. Charley Place is in town from Santa Cruz. Mr. Place has made arrangements to put on a comedy stock at the Jewel Theatre in the seaside city, opening September 21st. Maybelle Thompson will head the company, and among others. Hall and Lorraine have been engaged. Frank Worthing, who is to be a William A. Brady star in an English comedy called Our Pleasant Sins, resumes his role of Des Prunelle in Divorcons for Miss Grace George's preliminary tour, and will remain with her until after her production of Give and Take, in which a role has been specially provided for him by Madame Fred de Gresac. Cyril Scott, who is to star for five years under the management of William A. Brady and Joseph R. Grismer, leaving San Francisco after next week for this purpose, will take up the title role of George Broadhurst's Man of the Hour for the Philadelphia run of that play, beginning on October 5. Meanwhile Mr. Broadhurst will be working on a play designed specially for Mr. Scott. Henry Miller, Jr.. a son of the actor-manager, has been specially engaged to play the comic role of Adhemar in Grace George's preliminary tour of Divorcons. This role was acted in the first New York city run of the comedy by Robert T. Haines, in the London run by Richard Bennett, and in the second New York city run and on Miss George's subsequent country-wide tour by Douglas Gerrard. Percy Weedon has been appointed by William A. Brady as business manager for Mr. Mantell. succeeding Frederick Donaghey, who directed Mr. Mantell's affairs for three seasons. Mr. Donaghey resumes his resident position of Mr. Brady's and Brady & Grismer's general representative. Mr. Weedon managed the Bostonians for some seasons, and was afterward chief-of-staff for Henry W. Savage. Gertrcde Hoffman, the "Salome" dancer, now at 1 lammerstein's, Xew York, closed a contract with the Messrs. Shubert last week, whereby she becomes a Shubert star for the entire season. In all probability, Miss Hoffman will be sent on tour as a feature of a special company going through the country from coast to coast while the Salome excitement is at its height. Miss Hoffman will close her engagement at 1 lammerstein's on Saturday evening, September 26th, and will then immediately leave for a tour through the country, the itinerary for which is now being mapped out. LOS ANGELES LETTER Continued from Page 5 Favar, is another of the good things in the piece. Fred Lancaster, in the title role; Frank Vaek. as his man Saturday; Frank Hlair. as the unpopular King Bluebeard, and Laurel Atkins, as Old Mother Hubbard, all contribute their share to the entertainment. There are a lot of well-done vaudeville features and numerous song features well worth while. In Jungle Town is a catchy little thing, while Ren Dillon and Laurel Atkins have a satirical song in Ueautiful Dreams that goes well. Fred Lancaster's powerful voice is well displayed In The Serenade from San Toy. Frank Vack's comical absurdity. Please Don't Take Me 1 1 < i tin-, as lie does it is a scream. I'Nlgl'K — The current burlesque at the Unique la An Irish Mexican. Maude Beatty's song. The Fickle Kagle. and Olga Stech's s .lc. The Major Juanita. both make hits. Billv Onslow and George Rehn. cast in comedy roles, keep the house good natured with their foolery and their fake bull fight causes roars of laughter. Damon and Pythias is the offering of the comedy company. Director Lee plays Pythias, while Charles l*erle> is Damon. Maxie Mitchell sings Mandy Lee and sings it well. Others in the cast are Hugh Metcalf, Nick Cogley, Marie Barbier. Rose Rehn and Ole Olson. Botli James P. Lee and Walter J. Fredericks are to leave the Unique shortly. Fredericks completing his contract September ^0 and Lee his twenty-five weeks October 4. They are figuring on two or three combination offers and will doubtless be seen in the north shortly. Both are clever In their lines, and act either as producers or furnish complete the musical comedy and comedy companies, as may be desired. NnTICS ABOCT TOWN — Lewis S. Stone hail to turn down an extremely flattering and advantageous offer from New York this week. Eugene Walter wrote him. offering the title role in his new play, and promised with the backing and endorsement of his Influential connections to make Stone one of the best known and foremost stage favorites of the day. Of course. Stone's contract with and share In the John H. Warkwood company precluded any such arrangement. A. II. Van Buren, Belasco's new leading man. is In town, and has been creating a most favorable impression upon all who have met him. He is a fine-looking, athletic sort of an individual and should prove a valuable addition to the Belasco Novelty Theatre OAKLAND, CAL.. TONY LUBELSKI. PEES. & GENL. MGR. First-Class Acts Wanted at All Times. Send In Your Open Time or Call. forces. Jane Grey has resigned from the Belasco company, and leaves shortly for the East. Miss Lovell. an actress well and favorably known through her connection with the Pitou forces and other prominent organizations, is expected to succeed Miss Grey, opening in Strongheart with Mr. Van Buren, September 21, if the run of The Devil, has terminated by that time. Hugli Metcalfe of the Unique comedy company received the distressing news this week of the death of his wife in London, August 24 last. Through some blundering error, the wire from the hospital authorities was sent to Mr. Metcalfe's sister in London, and was by her forwarded by mall. Consumption was the cause of Mrs. Metcalfe's death, she having left Los Angeles to return to her English home last March, when the ravages of the disease became so pronounced that hope was given up. The lady, well known throughout the United Kingdom as Vyvyan Montgomery, was a leading woman of prominence. Her father is Captain George MacArthur of the British navy. There are two children, a boy and a girl, now with Mr. Metcalfe's sister in London. C. M. EMERY. No Pirating OF Morrison's Faust As I have secured the rights to Morrison's Faust, and will present it with an elaborate production in the West next season, I hereby warn all stock or road managers against producing this play. W. C. GORMAN. Opera, Folding and Assembly Chairs Full Line See Samples at 141 to 145 Grove Street SAN FRANCICSO The Whitaker & Ray Co. HALL FOR REHEARSALS New Washington Hall, 2011 Fillmore Street, can be rented for rehearsals or dances. Apply on premises. SCENERY The Chas. F. Rosa Scenic Studio Undersell any studio or Individual In America. Write for a "special" estimate. Studio, Van Ness Theatre, S. F. Costumes Made to Order, Rented or Sold. Mme. Jahn Costume Co. Address Idora Park, Oakland Van Ness Ave. and Post St., San Francisco. Phone Franklin 720. MARION TIFFANY May Nannery Co. On Tour Care Dramatic Review HELENA GRIFFEN May Nannery Co. 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