San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

[unc 14, 1913. THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW ^ John Considine^ Sam Harris and Charley Brown are Some of the Show Notables in Los Angeles This Week THE FLAGG CO. ACTUALLY EMPLOYS MORE ARTISTS and MECHANICS THAN ALL THE OTHER STUDIOS ON THE PACIFIC COAST COMBINED. BECAUSE -NINE-TENTHS OF THE THEATRES USE FLAGG SCENERY. THEREFORE, FACILITIES and VOLUME LOWER COST. 830 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO 1638 LONG BEACH AVE., LOS ANGELES |,()S A\'( il'lLi'-S. June II.— llio Mission I'lay havini;' closed, Miss I )fl X'alle has f>()nc into the interior i' Mexico with her father, Senator i\. Del X'alle, who goes on an ini])ortant mission, and where the little lady will no doubt gather more atmosi)here" for another season's ^ork. IJenjamin Morning has gone 1 . Catalina to rest and paint land- ai)es, they say. John \\ . Con- idine is in town, but seems much Jniore interested in the horse <|ues- tioii than wliere the new l{m])ress is to be located, or rather, that is tlie imj)ressi(Mi he creates. ''■ '''' Kolb and Dill have closed their season at the Lyceum and, after a short va- cation, .will travel to Chicago, where they will begin a special summer engagement. * * Clara How- ard, so well and favorably remem- bered while with the .Xnnslrong "ISaby Dolls"' at at the Lyceum, is renewing acquaintances this week, as she is ai)])earing at I'antages at iicr very best. Sam Harris and Charles Hrown, of the \\'estei;n States X'audeville Association, are in Los Angeles and have given out that the Adolpus has been leased for the ])urpose of launching a hipi)o- drome. The building is being re- modeled in a wav to seat 3000 i^er- .sons. Rose Mendel of the Cen- tury has returned to the company at that theatre after a short and well-earned vacation, and patrons of that house are happy. " * bVances Ring exi)ects to be made very hai)py by a visit from her sister, Julia King, when she ajjjVears on the I'antages program before long. * * * Tsuru Aoki, the clever little Japanese ac- tress, who has been studying with Mr. Lgan, has been engaged by the Majestic Moving Picture Company to I'lay the lead in a .sketch of her native land, () Tsuru San. * * Harry Earl, a son of Catherine Kelly, one of the well-known ac- tresses of the last generation, died at his home on W est 4<Sth Street. Earl was married to (Jrace Rau- vvorth when they were playing with a stock com])any at the ICmpress some few years ago, but .some time ago he sued for divorce. Within a few days Judge Monroe granted him a decree ahead of schedule time that he might go to Arizona in .-earch of health, but he failed to get away, being overtaken by death. i'.CRIlANK.—C. (). 1).. hrederick Chapin's farce, has been a])])lauded into its second week. The merri- ment lasts from curtain to curtain, one absurd situation following an- other, in which I'orrest Stanley, Thos. Mcl-arnie, Morgan Wallace, i'eatricc Xiciiols, (Irace Travers and others do some mighty clever corn- ed v work. {I'.X'rrRV. —The Man I'rom Mars is the title of the week's mu- sical burles(|ue. Jules Mendel and Al. !• ranks lead the ])rocession of merrymakers, and as the fun goes on. h'rank Lloyd, h'.arl Hall, hVances V\ hite, Rose ^^en(lel and (iale Henry quickly fall into" line. Many new and ■ tuneful song numbers are brought into i)rominence, especially .\ (iirl Like ^'llU, sung by krances W iiite and i'lank l.loyd. 'i'iie ciior- us are there ninihly witii bulli leet and new costumes. 1';M l'Rl':SS. — .Marguerite, the mysterious, changes her costume as she changes her stunt, and this she does often in a very few minutes, all with a dashing, h'van Tan(|uay-I- don't-care abandon, ending in a dashing song and swing out into the audience on a tra])e/.e. W'aterbury r>r()s. and 'i'enny have many divert- ing musical turns, and are able to ])Ut over some good jokes as well. Ilayden Stevenson, Louise Valen- tine and Sylvia Starr a])i)ear in a riot of noise and fun called. The Love Specialist, wherein a ])l<)t is consi)icu()Us by its absence. Joe i'anton's .\wakening .Athletes are thrilling ])erforn'iers on the rings, and their final act is novel as well as hair-raising. Lester Leigh and l.a (irace j)roffer a whirlwind of i'()\'elty in which are cleverness, dash and rinisli combined. Jere Sanford, the "chore boy," is back with his nnso|)histicated air, his whistle and good singing. The bill as a whole is a fast and furious f)ne. MAJl'^S'lTC. — livery woman is ])laying to a second week of record business and it would seem that this lavish ])roduction of a beautiful story is being (hily ap])reciat(.(l. .\(lele iUood so well fitted to the rede of Everywoman, and H. Cooper Cliffe, in his s])lendid reading of the lines of .Xobody, make it a most interest- ing performance. M.\S().\.—The motion ])ictures of ilawaiian scenes and s])orts remain for the second week and continue to draw attention because of their beauty and unusual interest. M( )R( )SC().—The Concert is this week's very interesting and enter- taining attraction at this theatre. The play, decidedly snj)erior as to literary merit, is a delightful mix- ture of poetry and romance and jjrose and the earth earthy. Gabor .\rauny is a master of the piano, temperamentally uncertain, whose affairs of the heart are legend. Aranny is blessed with a wife whose balance makes her adorable and who at trying moments triumphs with a sense of luinioi-. A foolisli, |)am- ])ered wife of a too indulgent hus- band is led to go with the master to his bungalow in the mountains, Vtfhere they are followed by the de- serted husband and wife, who, with a fine sense of dii)lomacy, lead the erring j)air to believe there is to be a divorce and marriage between them, so that the others may marry also. This is a delicately absurd situation, and is ban Med by the Morosco players in a delicate and entrancing manner. ilarris(Jii llnnt- er creates an artistic atmosphere, and although a very recent \isit of I.CO Ditrichsteiii in the same role necessarily brings com])arison, it is only the more interesting because of Mr. Hunter's very skilful hand- ling of the character, h"ranees Ring, in a very soft tone, enacts tlie long- suffering wife, and envelopes the role with a charm of personality. \\ illiam Desmond ai)])ears to splen- did advantage in the role of the in- jurtd husband. Dr. Dallas. (irace X'alentine supplies just the needed amount of impetousness, bad tem- ])er and ways of the spoiled child to gi\e a finished interpretation of the role of Mrs. Dallas. Fanny X'antis is capital as the queer Miss .Merk. James K. .\pplebee and Florence ( )berle add two perfectly played bits that round out a cork- ing production. The stage settings are entirely adecpiate. ORI'llhA'M. — Kriss Kringle's Dream is a ])retty spectacle in which ilarry .\li as Peppermint Kid, Paul .\loulton as Jack-in-the-box, and Ilarry Hewitt as Polar Bear dis- !)ort themselves in gay and frolic- some style. X'ivian Ford is a charming little Doll Princess. Not the least of this i)retty fantasy is the C'ollie Pallet, in which five splendid collies gracefully ctjme into favor. Laddie Cliff is always a joyous sight and this time brings a lund of new songs and dances to turn out in his inimitable, blithe and luiglish way. Jessie lUisley appears as Lissette ,\l(joney in a vaudeville version of Rupert Hughes' very good story of that name, which loses some of its smartness in this form. However, the art of .Miss Pusley is there and that com])ensates in a large meas- ure. Lester is a veritable master of the art of ventrilotjuism and with bis manikin whiles away a very en- tertaining twenty minutes. The two W ilsons appear in The Mes- senger lioy, the Alaid and the Vio- lin, which is but a bit of an excuse lor their very clever song, dance and patter. The talking pictures give a little musical farce, An After- College Reunion. P)en Linn, fat as last week, sings coon songs; Don, the talking dog, and the Putterfly sisters, C urzon by name, also re- main. P.\XT.\(;ES.— La.sky's Six Ho- boes remain from last week to en- liven things. Shaw's Comedy Cir- cus, made up of dogs, monkeys and ])onies, to say nothmg of a kicking •Maude, pleases immensely. Little June Roberts is a diminutive little lady with a tiny voice, who captures the heart at once by her dancing. Nimble and dainty, she makes the Doll Maker's Dream a very charm- ing sketch. Clara Howard, viva- cious, sparkling and eflervescent, is a comedian whose talents, known so well locally, carry her into high fa- vor. Reeves and Werner sing ac- cejjtably and have a clever line of talk also. Carl and Lillian Mueller handle disc-sha])ed articles as well as the boomerang with unerring" l)recision. The animated news sheet tells of the important hap- ])enings of the ])ast week. R1':PC1!L1C.— A Pert Levey bill, including all forms of entertainment, is the one of the current week. There is X'iola's Circus, with cocka- toos, monkeys, rabbits, pigeons and the most intelligent ape. West and lloyd. in The liellboy and the Girl, display a good deal of comedy tal- ent and some new songs. The (ireat Martynne is a novelty dancer whose act is most elaborately set and whose costumes are brilliant af- fairs. Neary and .Miller are a pair of singers and dancers who i)lease instantly. Delia Le Roy gives sat- isfaction as an impersonator. Gold- ing and Keating in a long and short way provide a lot of fun. The Palhe news pictures close an excel- lent bill. X. I!. WARXl'.R. ST' )CKT( )X, June S.—The Carter- Jacobs nuisical comedy company open- ed at the (iarrick Theatre today to two big audiences and made a great hit. SAN J(;SE, June 9. — Victory Theatre: Next Sunday, Hanky Panky will be shown here. The vaudeville bill opening yesterday at this house was composed of Five Columbians; Donita, singer; Dc Shields, trick cy- clist, and Richard Skinner, blind ten- or. Jose Theatre: The vaudeville show here commencing 8 had b'our Pazarous, singers and dancers; Mc- Laughlin and Stewart, the Hickville Pair; limerscjn and Moore, singing and dancing change act; John P. Rog- ers, baritone. Garden Theatre : This theatre was opened Sunday by Jim McGrath and company in an enter- tainment composed of: first ])art, .A one-act farce; second i)art, five acts of vaudeville; third part, a com])lete musical comedy. The show made a hit and drew large attendance. The idea is to appear every Saturday and Sunday in the future. The company is under the management of Goewey and Carter of San Francisco. SACRAMENTO, June a—Clunie: Raymond Hitchcock appears in The Red Widow, 12-13. I'antages: (iill's Travel Tours are holding forth this week at this house, lunpress: I-'rank and Marie Stone ])rtscnt The Hunter's Game. .\1 Herman does a black-face turn. The Moffat La Rcine com- pany ])resent a trick ilectric act. Lil- lian H:)lnies, contralto, is a fair sing- er: Sidney Proughton and Grace Turner offer Just Landed, a musical oddity: W. C. Holkr, comedian and bicycle rider finishes the show, (irand: l'"(l Redmond is offering his patrons a delightful ]K>rformance of The P>ar- ricr. Paul Harvey plays Cai)t. Puncll and looks a gallant figure. Jack P'raser is a strong John Gale and Ed Redmond is seen to si)lcndid comedy advantage as No-Creek-Lee. Roscoe Karns gives a particularly likeable ])erformance of Polcon. Plugh .Met- calfe gives good work as Dan Stark and Harry Leland i)lays Coporal Thomas. Pert Cliai)man is seen as Runnion. Peth Taylor is an adorable Xecia and Merle Stanton plays .\1- luna, the .squaw. Next week. The I louse Next Door. Carl Stockdale became a moving picture actor last Monday at Niles. where the I^ssanay firm has its West- ern headquarters. The Last Flash drove him to it. Alf Goulding, l-'.ddie I larris, Gladys Goulding and Planche Trclease are the i)rinci])als of a musical comedy tabloid c()mi)any who are rehearsing to ])Iay Fred Giesea's time.