San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

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line 14. 1913- THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW 7 Correspondence CHICAGO, June 8.—That after- iiath of a season's activities which .ni)pose(lly ])ermits actor and hiynian ilil<e to recuperate, or to go through he meaningless performance of go- ng somewhere for the puq^ose of lesting," is really one of the most loductive periods of the year for the I tor or manager -who has the inter- -ts of the profession, and a no less ively sense of his own afTairs, at icart. To the actor it means the op- ortunity of perfecting himself in new larts; the invention of new business, ind the tliinking out of the many de- ails which are never the same in two ilays. .For the ambitious histrion, liereforc, genuine leisure is not to be liought of; he knows, and his public \\>o know, that what went with grand icclaim last season or the season be- 1 >rc, is just as likely as not to be rele- gated to that mythical bourne where lad plays, jokes, songs and what not ire consigned. * * * Here in Chicago I he summer season is anything but inactive outside the loop district; all if the houses in the near residence hstricts and the actual neighborhood tlieatres are open and doing business, l or instance, we have the National which is devoted to the legitimate drama; the two Empresses, Sullivan & Considine vaudeville theatres; the \\ illard, Jones, Linick & Schaefer's hvtly center of vaudeville, all on the South Side; on the North Side there 1 ^ tlie Wilson Avenue, another of the h>nes, Linick & Schaefer's chain de- VI ited to light entertainment; Gazzo- Im's Victoria, a legitimate house; over west is the Crown, just now in the nicipient stages of experimental dra- matic production, manned by a re- doubtable manager, T. C. Gleason, w ho has assembled a .strong organiza- tion in the working out of his new dramatic idea; the Imj^erial, too, is a hiisy place wdiere standard plays in i])able hands afiford amusement to an intelligent following. The old Hay- market Theatre, which for years was a standard vaudeville house, on the \\ est Side, is now the home of a com- pany of Yiddish actors, who are clever, inexperienced players, pre- senting a repertoire of plays to a big following of Jewish residents. * * * ^'ct desi)ite the apparent dullness in ihe Chicago center of theatricals, the ip district, we are con.soled by the iiormous success of The Tik Tok -Man, at the Cohan (irand (J)])era I louse, and the gratifying" reception II. 15. Warner and Katlierine hmimett are having at the Cort Theatre in that hurricane dramatic offering, The ' ihost I'reaker. There is no dearth in the motion picture indu.stry which ' ourishes at all points of the city com- pass. Quo Vadis, with the wonder- inlly well ecjuipped Italian players, is -omething extraordinary, e])ochal, we might say, in the amusement annals of luiroi)e and America. At Mc- \ icker's, wlicrc this powerful film ihamatization of Sienkievviscz's novel i-s being daily flashed on the screen, the audiences are tremendously im- l)res.sed, for here they see, so to s])eak, a i)age out of the ancient history of the world, the basis of which is un- floubteclly truthful, and which reveals to the onlooker something out of the rommon run of theatrical entertain- ment. * * '* Eugene (ireene, who is now billed the 1 larry Lauder of Amer- ica, will be the headliner at Jones, Linick and Schaefer's Colonial this week ; other performers at the house are Mile. Adgie's lions; three dancing Mars; Dick Crolius, the slang prince, in the slang classic, entitled Shorty ; Hunison and Taylor in (Jraham's \'alet, and the thirteen I'ekin cadets. * * * To Save One Girl, Paul Arm- strong's playlet, is the leading feature at the Palace Music Hall. Catherine Calvert and Harry Mestayer are the leading players in the little drama, which has achieved much success in the country around Chicago since its first hearing at the Chicago Opera House a few weeks ago. James Mar- cus, who was formerly a member of the cast in The Escape, is in the present play. Edward Abels and Charlotte Zander in his own playlet, Ide Tried to l>e Nice, is also on the bill; other entertainers are: Daisy Jerome, English comedienne; the Original Old Soldiers" Fiddlers; Rich- ards and Kyle, in comedy and song; Ben Deeley and Marie Wayne, in The New Bell Boy, and Powers Brothers, in physical culture act. * * * Henry E. Dixey has a clever entertainment which he will introduce to the pa- trons of the Majestic this week. He calls it Mono-Drama-Vaud-Ologue; Forrest Huff, comic opera singer, is on the bill; Taylor Holmes, who was seen la.st in Chicago in The Million, will api^ear in a monologue; Ted Lorraine and Hattie Burke will appear in songs and dances; Hale Norcross and com- pany in Love in the Suburbs, is also a leading feature of the week's enter- tainment. At the Fine Arts Theatre on June 30th, Charles R. Hopkins will present a comedy purporting to re- flect American life, entitled. How Much Is a Million? The play is be- ing staged by Lionel Belmore * * * Mme. Agatha Barescu, a Roumanian actress, will make her initial bow to an American public under the aus- pices of the Playgoers' Club at the Little Theatre on June i6th, in The Statue, written by Constantin Rencu. She will be supported by Grace Hickox and Harry Daniels. Mme. Barescu will also give a scene from Phedre, in costume. Ben Welch will be the main feature of the Willard's bill this week; Russell's min.strels is also listed. Belle Baker will enter- tain Wilson Avenue Theatre show- goers the present week. The Master of the House will be played at the Crown, commencing tonight; Frank Sheridan is cast for the leading role. Little Lost Sister will be the attrac- tion at the Victoria, beginning tonight. Lavender and Old Lace is the Im- ])crial attraction the ensuing week; Sarah Padden, Ann Hamilton and Robert Brister are the leading players in the cast. Flenry 15. Warner after his .season in Chicago is over will take The Gho.st Breaker to Boston, open- ing there Labor Day. Next spring he will be seen on the Pacific Coast. Hol- land and Dockrill will give their sen- sational equestrian act this week at the Great Northern 1 lii)podrome; h'rances Clare and ICight Little Kid- dies, with Guy Rawson, will ])resent a nnisical sketch ; others are, Gravetta and La Vandre, transformi.sts; Abrew h'amily, sensational acrobats; O'Neil and Wamsley, comedians; Ward P.aker, violini.st; Valerie Sisters, and P>ush and Shapiro, triple bar per- formers. At White City the manage- ment is featuring the gigantic work- ing model of the i'anama Canal; Tliaviu and his band of operatic mu- sicians and singers are still at the re- sort. * * * Riverview Park, larger, finer, better, is making its usual sum- mer bid for popularity, and getting away with it, too. The grounds are so extensive out there that everything from the sinking of a huge model of the steamshi]) Titanic, to baseball games by clever ])layers, besides coasters, motorcycle races, I5attle of Gettysburg, woodland cabarets, and any number of other attractions, are amply provided for, and there is plenty of room to get lost in. Sans vSouci and its Winter Garden, besides Creatore and his band, are attracting the crowds this summer in a way that is surprising. Forest Park is also in the limelight of the outdoor amuse- ment places, and the far West Siders are happy because of it. Hand's band supplies the music. Bi.smarck Garden opens next Saturday; Channing El- lery's band will render the musical program. The usual concomitants of amusement gardens will be in opera- tion at the Bi.smarck Garden. SALT LAKE CITY, June 10.— The week end at the Salt Lake The- atre saw Daniel F. Martin's offering of Freckles playing to rather good business. The play deals with the timbcrlands and the exterior views give big opportunities for some ex- cellent settings. The cast is a capable one and includes Julius Velie, who is thoroughly at home as the crippled I-'reckles, Frank Ramsdell, John S. Marble, George McCabe, Lew Hark- ness, Frank Edwards, George Fur- long, Carrie Bellemore, Gertrude Barker and Dignan Meredith. This week the house is dark but immense business is looked for next week when the winter garden attraction under the title of The Passing Show of 1912 will hold forth its gorgeous array of talent and scenic environments. Green Stockings drew out a goodly crowd to the Colonial last week and this week's offering of A Grain of Dust is also pulling well through the fact that summer is here is making itself felt. Next week's offering is A Man's World, in which William J. Kelly, assisted by Florence Rockwell, Arthur Morse Moon and the rest of the favorites will bid for attention. The Utah Theatre Stock Company has picked another winner in The Deep Pur])le, and Salt Lakers are privileged to see no lesser ])ersonage than Ada Dwyer in the role that car- ried .so many press notices, that of Fri.sco Kate. Richard Vivian is re- deeming himself with a portrayal of Laylock, the "killer," that puts him in the front rank and E. Forrest Tay- lor as Harry Leland, shows the versa- tility he is capable of. Thaddeus Gray has also joined this company and is doing creditable work as Inspector Bruce. J. Vrank 15urke as "Pop" Clark is thoroughly at home. Regina Connelli as Doris Moore, the simple country girl from l5uffalo, learning through dear experience, gives a fin- ished performance that would be worthy of r>roadway, an 1 Fanchon Everhardt as Mrs. Lake does her usual good work. Ada Dwyer'.s' con- ception of Kate i'"allon, the crook try- ing to turn straight, is a character study most difficult of ])ortrayal, • showing this clever i)erformer's capa- bilities—Utah may well be proud of their native daughter. Morence Stone is not in the cast and L5randon Tynan as William Lake is resting, making preparations for an immense i)roduc- GOLDSTEIN & CO. IjUu I U ^ LKu Gofdstlin'sllaf^ ■ ^ and Wig Store. M,-ikn-up. Play Books. K.stalilisheil ISTB. I>incoln Building', Market and Fifth Sts. WEBER & CO. Opera Chairs All Styles of THEATBZ: AND HAI.Ii SEATS 365-7 Market Street San Francisco 512 So. Broadway I^OB Angeles, Cal. V31 Mo Clark St.CKit«.<{o VV.\.. TOR VV.».NS -VOU C*NOTSET ELSEVNHERE tion next week of The Spendthrift. The settings are in strict keeping with Paul Armstrong's story of the underworld. With the Orpheum vaudeville season long since closed, the Em]M-ess has the vaudeville situa- tion to itself now and from the way the people are turning out to greet the two-a-night jiroves conclusively that intere-st in that class of amuse- ment is not waning and until the opening of the Beck vaudeville in the new house August ist, a goodly sum will grace the right side of the ledger weekly. The week's bill is a strong one, opening with Taubert Sisters and Brother Paul, xylophone experts, followed clo.sely by Margie Wilson, singing and dancing comedienne, whose popularity in previous engage- ments at the Maxim Cafe, has rounded out into a distinct hit. She is a graceful dancer and dainty singer of popular numbers. Lovell and Lovell, when they ask the audience to join them in the singing of the old songs, flashed upon the screen, have a unique novelty in wdiich the audience does the work and they get the money, though long rounds of a\)- plausc show the api)rcciation of the former for that ])rivikgL. James F. Fulton, Mattie Choate an 1 Company in the Mayor and the Manicure are again with us, renewing friendships with their laughable vehicle and the Creighton (iirls, verily melody maids,' sing and dance well, leaving Ida Ful- ler and her dancing nymphs in a spectacular ter])sichorean novelty, to headline the bill. Miss Fuller's act has as its main feature the graceful gyrations of six bare-legged dancers, all shapely and pretty, expert blend- ing of colors and distribution of vari- colored effects doing much to beautify the ofTering. Tuesday the Utah The- atre oft'ered its house and the per- formers of the stock company ten- dered their services, as did also all the other employes of the theatre, for a monster benefit which the ladies of the city worked up for the Free Kin- dergarten. The Deep Purple was of- fered and though our fair ones .sold the scats at $1 for down.stairs and 50 cents for up, a packed house greeted their efforts. Wednesday night sees the opening of the hugh dance hall at Majestic Park where Manager Langford proposes to furnish dancing to the music of a thirty-piece band. The floor is one of the largest in the West and an effort will be made to make the old Salt Palace the favorite sp<jt it used to be in bygone days.