San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW July i6, 1910 The Orpheum A program of great merit will be given next week. It will be headed bv Edwards Davis and his company in liis dramatization of Oscar Wilde's The 1'icture of Dorian dray. When it comes to the haunting lines from The Ballad of Reading Gaol, For All Men Kill Things They Love — power-fully given by Mr. Davis, one may differ with the statement, but never deny the beauty even in such an incarnation of pessimism. Cyril Vane, played by Mr. Davis, is a distinguished actor, proud, clever, worldly wise to a point of satiety. Dorian Gray, a beautiful young woman of meagre experience, has had her portrait painted by 1'asil Hallwood, an artist and a friend of Vane's. She falls in love with the actor and meets him at the studio, where he is disguised as Lord Henry Wottdli. Her great joy is in her beauty, until she is made to realize how temporary it is, while the man alone thinks of his intellectuality until in the face of a passionate love for the girl it sinks into oblivion. Mr. Davis was formerly a clergyman, and for four years was pastor of the Central Church of Oakland. James Thornton, one of America's humorists and song writers, will appear in a series of his newest songs and timely sayings. A new military act. The Imperial Musicians, will he presented for the first time here next week. The company consists of eleven soloists, each of whom is a qualified exponent of his or her instrument. Professor Apdale's trained animals will introduce a Zoo Circus, which includes dogs, monkeys, cats, ponies and a little brown bear called Jess. The little bruin is the chief attraction. He performs the most difficult feats of juggling, plays a banjo and rides a bicycle. Prof. Apdale also presents the only educated ant-eater in the world. Next week will be the last of Pringle and Whiting, Fanny Rice, Signor Travato and Marion Murray & Co. in The Prima Donna's Honeymoon. Alcazar Theatre James K. Hackett, famed as the beau ideal of romantic actors, will find striking opportunity to display his manly graces in Monsieur Beaucaire, the play selected for his second week, commencing next Monday evening. It was adapted by Booth Tarkington and Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland from a French story, and the late Richard Mansfield found it one of his most successful vehicles. Beaucaire is the Due D'Orleans traveling incognito, and when the play opens he is sojourning in English court circles, the reign being that of George II. He is ready for any kind of gentlemanly diversion, be it lovemaking, gambling or dueling, and throughout the five acts he is kept very busy, masquerading as a hairdresser in the service of the French ambassaddf, then as a spurious French nobleman and finally stands reveale< in his true character. In the first act he appears at Bath, is branded a barber and driven out of polite society. In the second act he detects the Duke of Winterset cheating at cards and compels him, as the price of secrecy, to introduce him to Lady Mary, the toast o£ the town. In the third act he attends a ball in disguise, fights a duel with the redoubted Captain Badger, a hireling of Winterset's, overcomes his opponent and is rewarded with a red rose from the lady. In the fourth act he wins her hand, is betrayed to her by Winterset, is wounded in a fight and is again exposed as Beaucaire. the hairdresser. In the final act. during a reception in honor of the French ambassador, he is hunted by his jealous rivals, has an interview with his inamorata, in which she casts aside pride and avows her love for him, imposter or no imposter. and as the play ends he is disclosed as one possessing claim to the throne of France and having many titles affixed to his name, much to the amazement of his English acquaintances. In the cast with Mr. Hackett will be Beatrice Beckley, as Lady Mary ; Arthur Hoops, as the Duke of Winterset; Will R. Walling, as Major Molvneaux ; Catherine Calhoun, as Lucy, and the remainder of the Alcazar players in appropriate roles. The production throughout will be one of the most resplendent ever seen on the Alcazar stage. Dates Ahead ALCAZAR STOCK — San Francisco. BELASCO STOCK CO. — Los Angeles. BISHOP'S PLAYERS— In stock, Ye Liberty Playhouse, Oakland. CHAS. KING STOCK CO.— Garrick Theatre, San Diego, until Sept. 26. CURTIS ALLEN.— Salt Lake, indefinite. HALLETT & MACKEE STOCK. — San Jose, indefinite. MOROSCO'S BURBANK STOCK — Los Angeles. REDMOND STOCK.— San Jose, indefinite. SCOTT LYNN STOCK CO.— Santa Rosa, Wednesday and Thursday ; San Rafael, Friday, Saturday and Sunday ; Petaluma, Monday and Tuesday each week. WILLIAM COLLIER.— (Charles Frohman, mgr.) — Tacoma, July 1516; Seattle. 17-23; Spokane, 25-26; Wallace, 27; Missoula, 28; Butte. 29-30. FREDERICK CATHCART C haracters and Heavies At Liberty — I >rnmatie Review. HARRY MARSHALL Ed Redmond Co. Jose Theatre. San Jose. CLARENCE ELMER Ye Liberty Playhouse. Oakland, Cat. BERT PORTER Leads St. Elmo — Middle West PIETRO SOSSO Leads 179 De Long Avenue, San Francisco DAISY D'AVRA This Office FRED S. CUTLER Manager Richard Jose In SILVER THREADS enre Dramatic Review TEDDY WEBB Comedian. San Francisco Opera Co. Direction Frank Healey STEVE I. SIMMONS MAXWELL ALEXANDER Columbia Scenic Studio Co. Estimates on All Classes of Theatrical Work Office, 117 Pell St., S. P. Richard Stanton With Kolb & Dill Olga Gray Leading Woman Care Dramatic Review Elida Van Becker Ingenue First-Class Stock or Road Show Care of Dramatic Review Robert Selman Heading Own Company in Comedy Roles Care of Dramatic Review Margaret Oswald Starring Henry McRea Co., Honolulu. Charles £. Royal & Elliott Edythe With Henry McRea Co., Honolulu. at liberty CHARLES R. SCHAD Comedian Or General Business. Monologue and Singing Specialties. Would prefer summer stock near Frisco. Reliable managers write or wire, General Delivery, Portland, Ore. HOWARD FOSTER Majestic Stock Co., Sacramento MILTON ROSS Characters and Heavies At Liberty Care of Dramatic Review BURT WESNER Comedian Alcazar Stock, San Francisco NELL FRANZEN Ingenues Walter Sanford's Players, Vancouver, B. C. OLAF SKAVALAN Characters and Heavies 1733 Lake Street. S. F. ALF. T. LAYNE This Office JULIAN M. WAGENET Characters and Heavies At Liberty Care of Dramatic Beview H. E. WILLARD At Liberty Character Heavies, also Director. Care Dramatic Review Arthur I. WITTING-DAVIS M«ttie Director and Characters. Characters. Mack Swain Co. IVAN MILLER Heavies Henry McRea Co.. Honolulu. JAMES DILLON Henry McRea Co., Honolulu. HARRY BELMOUR Knowles-Bennett Co. ETTA DELMAS Knowles-Bennett Co. ORRIN SHEAR Knowles-Bennett Co. ANITA MURRAY Ingenue At Liberty Care Dramatic Beview EDWARD B. LADA General Music Director for Belasco & Mayer H. L. MORTON Knowles-Bennett Co. Blanche Morrison M. C. Parrott Knowles-Bennett Co. CHARLES YULE Characters Jose Theatre. San Jose. GEORGIE WOODTHORPE Fred Belasco's St. Elmo Co. Care Dramatic Beview