San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

My 5, 1913- THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW Correspondence CHICAGO, June 28.—How Much s a Million? an American comedy n four acts, will receive its pre- nier at the Fine Arts Theatre, Mon- lay, June 30. It is the work of C. ^. Hopkins, who has had consid- :rable experience as an actor. The letting of the play is in Washing- on Square, New York, and chron- cles the vicissitudes of an eccentric vriter of fairy stories. He becomes icquainted with an heiress to a arge fortune, and wins her hand in narriage. Uefore the nuptials have )een celebrated, the bridegroom to )e stipulates that each is to be finan- ially independent of the other, lowever, as up to this time none )f his books have been published, he stipulation is rather impractical. Jnknown to him his wife has one A his books brought out at her iwn expense, and pretends to him is bringing in large ro3^alties. It penspires later that the husl^and uddenly becomes acquainted with he truth regarding the publication f his book, and the fictitious royal- ies. It dawns on him then that he s Jiving entirely at his better half's xpense, which so perturbs him that le leaves his home. Dame Fortune ubsequently smiles upon him, and le acquires a comfortable fortune, n the meantime the wife loses her noney, and the husband hurries Lome to his moneyless spouse. As le has the money now he ef- ects another understanding, and henceforth peace and happiness eign among them. In the com- lany besides the author are Mrs. iopkins, Grace Griswold, Lionel ielmore, Robert Brandon and oth- rs. * * * Blindness of Virtue, with jleason's players, will occupy the tage of McVicker's Theatre for a inited engagement. Frank Sheri- an and Edith Lyle will enact the eading roles. * * * The following rofessionals have volunteered to iresent their specialties at the Au- itorium tomorrow (Sunday) after- loon for the benefit of the actors' ospital, which will be erected soon .t 2058 West Monroe street: Stella ilayhew, Billie Taylor, Gene jreene, Belle Baker, Saranoff, Silvio lein, Christina Zabelle, Robert lall, Hager and Sullivan; Joseph Jantley, assisted by Ruth Randall nd Ann Mooney; Grace Wilson, Le 'etite Duo, Three Navaros, Burns ad Fulton, Six Abdallahs, Bessie Caplan and Six Hawaiians. * * * ritzi SchefF is so well pleased with he revival of Mile. Modiste at the tudebaker Theatre that she plans 5 continue playing the opera hroughout next sea.son. Notwith- tanding the torridity of the atmos- here, which keeps pretty close to he nineties these days, business has leen more than satisfactory. * * * uly 8 will mark the 125th ])erform- nce of When Dreams Come True t, the Garrick Theatre. Joe Sant- ey's great popularity is in- reasing tremendously with the eminine portion of the population, fact which constitutes quite an im- )Ortant asset to any theatrical cn- erprise. * * * Henry B. Warner's The Ghost Breaker, is drawing ca- )acity houses at the Cort, which IliUgurs well for that interesting comedy when it goes on tour next season. * * * Oliver Morosco's Tik Tok J\Ian of Oz, enters upon the sixth week of its summer sca.son at the Cohan Grand Opera House to- morrow night. Joe Whitehead and Harry Kell)' are now to be seen in the roles of Tik Tok and the Shaggy Man respectively, having succeeded James Morton and I'Tank Moore in the roles. * * Lincoln Ucachcy, who has retired from aviation be- cause he wants to extend his stay upon earth to the latest practical)le day, is one of the hcadlincrs at the I'alace Music Hall this week. Mr. Beachey in an interesting account of some of his hair-breadth escapes from death while in the ri3'ing game, expects to cnliglitcn his hearers re- garding this dangerous business, sport, or whatever it may be called. Joseph Shcchan, assisted by .Antoin- ette Le Brun and company, will ap- pear in scenes from II Troxatorc and Cavallcria Rusticana. Bob Dailey and company will also pre- sent a comedy sketch. Others on the Inll are Grace Edmond, prima donna soprano; Myckoff and V^anity, nov- elty dancers; Smith, Cook and Brandon, in comic dialogue; Kra- mer and Morton, in black face com- edy; Median's novelties and LeRoy Wilson and Tom, acrobats. * * * Great Northern Hippodrome will increase their offerings to their pub- lic, beginning this week. Hereafter there will be fourteen acts pre- sented to patrons. Some of the best to be seen this week arc: Reed's acrobatic bulldogs; Dr. Nixon's spirit paintings, Virginia Grant; My Lady Dainty, a lady singer; Fields and Allen, comedians; Guerro and Carmen, instrumentalists ; Jack Win- kler trio of sensational acrobats; Harry Bestry, comedian; the Cas- trallions, acrobats, and the Latter- son troupe of five young women who do a sensational aerial act. * * * Colonial Theatre will offer this week Marriott Twins and company ; r)andy Twist Duo; Joseph Reming- ton and company in comedy sketch. The Millinery Salesman; Russian Balalaika (ten people) musical sketch; Hamanda Japs, comedy novelty: Melbourne McDowell conies Thursday and presents The Sheriff'; Carl Randall, comedian; Robinson, Brown and Carbonettc, the three cavaliers; Joe Mole and Brother, cycling comi(|ues; Mack Dugal and company, scenic produc- tion. * * * At the Imperial this week T. C. (ileason will ])resent The Mas- ter of the House. '''' '''' The llavoc, with Rodney Ranous and Marie Nel.son, will be seen at the Victoria Theatre. * * * Lulu (jlaser will be the luminary at the Majestic this week; others billed to ai)])ear are Laddie Cliff, the boy comedian from old Albion, will be heard in a rei)cr- toire of songs: Tudor Cameron and Johnny ()'Connor will appear in their original setch, I lired and I'ired: The .Six iSrown llrotlicrs, comedy musicians, play on a dozen different instruments; (ieneral I'isa- 110, said to be the most famous sharjjshooter of Italy, will give ex- hibitions of his skill at target i)rac- tice. * * * The (ireat Raymotul has' been engaged by the White City to amuse summer audiences by his clever legerdemain. He will occupy one of the stages in the theatre building. * * * July 4 will usher in grand and gala fireworks at all the outdoor re.sorts; set pieces of ex- traordinary splendor will be shown in I-'orest Park, Comi.skey I'ark and Riverview. * * * Eddie I*"oy, accom- panied by Mrs. Foy and their reti- nue of little l'"oys, is in our midst reminiscing of the old days in the heyday of the Chicago Opera 1 louse, where Pere Eddie cavorted with youthful abandon and blithe- some gayety. Few actors have had the following in this big virile town that luldie Foy had in those years when he in his genius for clowning and hoarse singing was the reigning favorite among the acting tribe in this Middle Western section. Foy, who was born on the West Side, and therefore, a Chicago product, has traveled much and far since the old days, but we daresay that in all his wanderings he has seldom, if ever, received the testimonials of appreciation and a])proval which were tendered him night after night, week after week, and month after month in the theatrical landmark, which will soon pass from the ken of the actor and the playgoing pub- lic. * * * Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill opened their big Wild West and Far East exhibition at Thirty- seventh and Wentworth avenue this afternoon. The show will remain at this location for four days, and will then move over to the West Side, later going to the North Side. OWEN B. MILLER. FRESNO, July i.—Barton Opera House—Nazimova in Bella Donna, June 29, to good house. July 12, Blanche Bates, in The Witness for the Defense. Plaza—Gilbert and Brannish, comedy musical act; Three Acrobats, tumblers; Brooks and Lorello, acrobatic comedy; Walter LeMar, America's nightin- gale ; Foster and Foster, piano sing- ing and comedy. Barton—Coming, Every woman. ■ SACRAMENTO, July i.—Cluiiie —July 7, Blanche Bates, The Wit- ness for the Defense. Grand—July I, Redmond Players and the Honey Girls in Fcn^ty-five Minutes from J!roadway are scoring a success. Paul Harvey is a great Kid Burns and Beth Taylor a delightfuLMary. Chauncey Southern plays Tom I!cii- iiett; Hugh Metcalf, the butler; Jack i'"razer, Cronin; Bert Chapman, Blake; Leslie Virden plays Mrs. Dean, and Marie Connolly her daughter. They all give an excel- lent performance and with the sing- ing and dancing girls make an en- joyable evening. Empress—July i. Fun in a Boarding House; Adcl- ])Iiia, magician ; Bt)wnian Bros., The lUuc Grass I!oys, blackface come- dians; Alvin and Kenney, comedy aerialists ; Julia Rooncy, singing and dancing comedienne, and yVrchcr and r.elford, in A Janitor's Trou- bles. ()ak I'ark Amusement (irounds—July 1, Royal llawaiian Singers and Le b'orti's l>and in .•oncert. [OHM WATI'. SAN JOSI'"., July r.—Victory- June 29, .Sebastian .Merrill and Tlis Yip Ya])s, sensational comedy act; J(jse])h Callahan, Pages from Life's History; Billy lioyd, character co- medienne ; Carter, Taylor and Com- pany, in the comedy sketch, At GOLDSTEIN S CO. L)UO I UMLKO Gofd.stJn'sHaf^ and \V ig Store. Make-up. Plav Books. Kstablislied 187G. Iiincoln Building', Market and Fifth StB. WEBER & CO. Opera Chairs All Styles of THEATBE AND HAI.I. SEATS 365-7 Market Street San Francisco 512 So. Broadway IiOB Angreles, Cal. V3I W.Clark St.CKM<.<j, \\.\.. 'Pla\j6 SV.e.\,itkes iwTt "\ a.\s V o'\."a. & TOR V\.«.^S-Yau CANOTSET El.St>(«HEll.E C^\*l»^vfc b fret Camp Rest. Coming, July 7 and 8, I'^verywoman. Theatre Jose—June 29, Huntress and Company, charac- ter impersonator and classic dancer ; De \ oe and Dayton, ccnnedy sing- ers, eccentric dancers and talkers; Bainty and Charlotte, high class violinists; Lorraine, ventriloquist. Wilbur Still Drawing Bus- iness In Lodi recently, Dick Wilbur was playing Old lleidleberg with the Cha- taucjua against him. Thinking that he was going to get hit hard, Dick plastered his auto with big signs an- nouncing his arrival in town and pa- raded through the streets with a noise. It was a new form of ballyhoing, and as a result there were about half a house full of Germans at the even- ing performance that had not been in a theatre in years. They didn't even know what the seat check was for. In Oakdale Saturday night a lot of people left town to attend a celebration in Stockton and Modesto, and yet Dick had to borrow chairs from an undertaking establishment across from the theatre to accommo- date the pcojjle who flocked to his show. The Nai)oleon of the foothills is certainly po])ular in the valley. Actress Warning; Of Com- ing ludls XI'.W ^■()RK, June 28.—Arriving on the Cunarder Mauretania, yester- day, was (lail Kane, the actress, who returned from a tour abroad to warn y\ntIiony Comstock of the moral destroying creation of Paris sartorial art which is due to arrive here in about a month, according to fashion forecasters. This "niau- vais garment," as she called it, is known to the wicked who affect it as the "chemise expo.se," and, com- jxared with it, the peek-aboo shirt- waist is a thing of modesty and re- finement. Miss Kane also brings us a warning of a dance that has set Paris crazy, which is expected to reach these shores about the time the chemise strikes (|uarantine. Un- forunately she couldn't ])ronounce the I'reiich for it, so New York must remain temporarily unlight- emil. \i, i loocs will .soon strike (he Coast, .iliead of the wonderful Quo Vadis pictures which come to the Columbia Theatre for three weeks.