San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

6 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW April 10, 1909 Dates Ahead A Husband on Salary — Sacramento. April 10; Lincoln, 1 1 ; ■ Roseville, 12; Grass Vallev. 13; Nevada City, 14; Truckee, IS; Reno, lT-i>; Virginia. 19; ("arson, 20; Fallon, 21; Lovelocks, 22; Winnemucca, 23; Elko. 2425; Wells, 26; Kaysville, 1'tah, 27: Morgan, 2S; Coalville. 29: Park City, May 1; Toole. 3; Grantsville, 4; Stockton, 5; Kureka, 6; Mammoth, 7; Payson, 8; American Forks, 10; Springvillc, 11; Provo. 12: Sandy, 14; Brigham Junction, 15; Brigham Citv, 16; Salt Lake City, 3, week. A Knight for a Day, .las. J. Corbett Co. (H. H. Frazee. prop.) — Toledo, April 11-14; Ann Arbor, 15; Jackson, 16; South Bend, 17; Hammond, 18. A Knight for a Day (II. H. Frazee, prop.) Aurora, 10; Chicago, 11-17. Allen Curtis Musical Comedy Co. — Reno, New. March 14-April 25. Annie Russell in Stronger Sex. — St. Louis, Indefinite. Arthur Cunningham (Kerry Gow and Shaun Rhue), (Charles V. Kavanagh, mgr.) — Ogden, April 12; Logan, Idaho, 13; Pocatello. 14Dillon. Mont., 15; Helena, 16; Great Falls. 17: Butte. l!t-20; Bozeman, 21; Big Timber. 22; Livingston, 23; Billings, 24; Miles City, 26; Glendlve. N. Dak., 27; Dickinson. 28; Mandan. 29; Bismarck, 30. Belasco Stock. — Belasco Theatre, Los Angeles. Bishop's Players. — In stock, Ye Liberty Playhouse. Oakland. Brewster's Millions —Winona. April 10; Dubuque, 12; Clinton, 13; Iowa City, 14; (Vdar Rapids, 15; Burlington, 16; Muskatine, 17; Davenport. 18; Moline, 19: Galesburg. 20; Hannibal. 21; Jacksonville, 22; Decatur, 23; Springfield, 24-25; Peoria, 26; Strt'utor. 27; Blonmington. 2S; Champaign, 29; Danville, 30; Crawfordsville, May 1; Terre Haute, 2; Vincennes, 3; Bedford City, 4; Columbus, 5; Shelbyville, 6; Connersville, 7; Richmond, 8; Hamilton, 9; Dayton, 10; Chilllcothe, 11; Newark, 12; Zanesville, 13; Wheeling. II; V issinwn, 15. Chas. B Hanford (F. Lawrence Walker, mgr. I — Grand Junction, April 12; Leadville, 13; Canyon City, 14; Pueblo, 15; Colorado Springs, 16; Victor, 17-18; Boulder, 19; Fort Collins, 20; Greeley, 21; Cheyenne, Wyo., 22; North Platte. Neb., 23; Kearney, 24. Gertie Dunlap Stock Co. — Empire, Fresno, indefinite. Gingerbread Man. Salem, April 10; Portland. 11. week; Seattle. 18, two weeks. Graustark (Central) — Huntington, April 10; Belfont, 12; Lock Haven, 13; Shamokin, 14; Pottsville. 15; Pottstown, 16; Harrisburg. 17. Graustark (Eastern) — -Salem. April 12-14; Lowell. 15-17; Manchester. N. H.. 19-21; Lynn, Mass., 22; Lawrence, 23-24; Portland, .Me.. 26-28: Lewiston. 29-30. Graustark (Western) — Chicago, indefinite. Isle of Spice (H. H. Frazee, Prop.) — Jefferson City. April 10: Fast St. Louis, 11. Lambardi Grand Opera Co. — (S. M. Berry, mgr.) — St. Louis. March 29-April 17; Memphis, 19-24; Nashville, 26-28; Chattanooga, 29; Atlanta, 30-May V Close season in Atlanta. Mills of the Gods (Finest Slmter Amusement Co.) — Victoria. April 9, Port Townsend, 10; Seattle, 11-17; Everett, 18; Bellingham, 19: Vancouver, 20-21; New Westminster. 22; Centralis, 23; Salem, 24; Portland, 25-May 1; Astoria, 2; South Bend, 3; Aberdeen 4; Hoquiam. 5; Olympia. 6; Tacoma, 7-8; Yakima, 10; Sprague, 11: Lewiston, 12; Colfax, 13; Walla Walla, 14; Pullman, 15; Spokane. 16-18; Wallace, 19; Missouli, 20; Great Falls, 21; Helena, Butte, 24; Anaconda, 25; Pocatello, Boise, 27-28; Ogden, 29; Salt Lake, June 3. Morosco Stock. — Burbank Theatre, Angeles. Norman Hackett, in Classmates. —San Francisco (American), April 11, week; Sacramento, 18: Marysville. 19;. Medford, 20; Albany. 21; Eugene, 22; Salem, 23; Astoria, 24; Portland, 25-27; Tacoma, 28; Victoria, 29; Vancouver, 30-May 1. R. J. Jose (Fred Cutler, mgr.; Col. Steiner, ahead) — San Jose, 18-19; Hollister, 20; Gilrov, 21; Watsonville. 22; Monterey, 23; Salinas, 24; Paso Robles, 26; San Luis, 27; Santa Maria, 28; Lompoc, 29; Santa Barbara, 30; Oxnard, 1; San Diego, 2-3: Santa Ana. 4; Riverside, 6; Redlands, 6; San Bernardino, 7; Pomona, 8; Bakersfield. 10; Porterville, 11; Visalia. 12; Tulare, 13; Hanford, 14; Coalings. 15; Selma, 17; Sanger, 18; Fresno, 19; Madera, 20; Merced, 21; Modesto. 22; Stockton, 23-24; Suisun, 2.".; Vacaville. 26; Winters, 27; Dixon, 28; Woodland. 29. Richard Carle 1 W. J. Price, bus. mgr.' — San Stockton. 13; Sacramento Seattle, 18 and week. Richard & Pringle's Minstrels (Holland & Filkins) — Streator, April 10; Joliet, 11, and then Home, Sweet Home. Rose Melville 'Sis Hopkins) — (J. R. Stirling, mgr.) — Dayton. Ohio, April 12-14; Columbus. 15-17; Toledo, 18-24; Cleveland, 2>;-May 1. The Burgomaster. — El Paso, April 10-11; Albuquerque. 12; I^as Vegas, 13; Dawson, 14; Raton, 15; Trinidad. 16; La Junta. 17; Pueblo, 18; Colorado Springs. 19; Salida, 20; Leadville. 21; Glenwood Springs, 22; Grand Junction, 23; Provo, 24-25; Salt Lake. May 1; Elko, New. 2: Winnemmcca, 3; Virginia, 4; Carson, 5; Reno, 6; Auburn, 7; Sacramento. 8: Stockton, 9; Merced, 10; Fresno, 11; Hanford, 12; Coalinga, 13; Visalia, 14; Porterville, 15; Bakerstield, 16; Oxnard, 17; Ventura, 18; Santa Barbara. 19; San Luis Obispo, 20; Salinas, 21; Monterey, 22. The Flower of the Ranch (H. H. Frazee, Prop.) — Youngstown, April 12-14; Wheeling, 15-17; New Philadelphia. 19; Canton. 20; Akron. 21: Ashland, 22; Tiffin, 23; Frankfort. 24; Ft. Wayne, 25. The Players, (S. Terry McKean. mgr.) — Redwood City. April 12-14; Palo Alto, 1517; Hollister. 19, week; Gilroy, 26-28; Livermore, 29; Turlock, 30-May 1; Merced, 3-5; Madera, 6-8. The R. E. French Stock Company — Third Avenue Theatre. Seattle. Wash., permanent. The Royal Chef (H. H. Frazee, prop.) — 26; 30 Los Etter, agt. ; Fred Jose, April 12; 14; Portland, 16; Seranton. April 10; Sunbury, 12; Williamsport, 13; Latrobe, 14; Youngstown, 15-17. The Right of Way. — Everett. April 10; Seattle, ii-i.r>; Ellensburg, 16; Walla Walla, 17; Spokane. 18-20; Wallace. 21; Missoula, 22: Anaconda. 23; Helena, 24; Great Falls, 25; Butte, 26-27; Bozeman, 28; Livingston, 29; Hillings, 3ii; Miles City. May 1; Winnipeg. 3-6; Grand Forks, 7; Fargo. 8; Minneapolis, 9-12; St. Paul. 13-15; Superior, 16; Duluth, 17-19; Lawrence, 20; Madison, 21; South Bend, 22, and close. Correspondence New York City, April 4 — E. H. Sothern, last week in Daly's Theatre, added Richelieu to the list of parts in which he has been seen in this city, and brought to it the artistic intelligence, commendable ambition, and effective artifice that alone suffice to make Bulwer Lytton's play of interest to latter day audiences. Mr. Sothern's make-up is excellent; his assumption of crafty, senile wit. alternating with ligerlike ferocity, most effective, and his tenderness with Julie in tine contrast witli the dominant note of the character. In the scenes of banter with Joseph. Mr. Sothern reached the right accent of sardonic humor. The curse of Rome was launched with a dramatic fervor that produced a deep impression. The subsequent collapse from splendid wrath to pitiful weakness was accomplished with equally fine results, and .Mr. Sothern fully deserve. I the prolonged applause that brought him again and again to the footlights. Much care and expense have been bestowed upon the production. Most satisfac tory work was done by Frederick Lewis as de Maufrat, and by Gladys Hanson as Julie. For the rest, Mr. Sothern's support was brilliant. The scenery was rich and the stage management intelligent. Sham may spoil deceit, but at Wallack's Theatre Sham is a fine and enjoyable mixture of comedy and sentiment. Sham happens to be the name of a comedy by Miss Geraldine Bonner and Mr. Elmer Harris, which was seen here for the first time last Monday, and Henrietta Crossman headed the cast. You might call her the Sham of the title, but she was genuine, not only in her acting, but also genuinely charming. The play is supposed to be a satire on New York society life. It happens that Katherine Van Riper, an orphan, has enough social position for two, but not enough income for one. So she gets into debt away above her pretty head, and on the first of every month the tradesmen ring her door bell until the batteries give out. Then she meets a man — the man, if the truth must be known — and he hates all sham in life. She falls in love with him and decides to sell the family heirloom, a string of valuable pearls, and pay her debts with the proceeds. Then she learns that the jewels are paste, that her father had sold them long ago when he was financially in a tight place. And there she is. in a quandary. When her priggish aunts hear of this they offer to buy the sham pearls in order to save the family name and pride. Then Miss Van Riper pays her debts and flies to the arms of the man she loves. That's the theme, but its course is dotted with bright lines, a lot of them loaded to the limit with pretty, innocent, happy and amusing feminine logic. Miss Crossman as Katherine Van Riper is happy as a lark at the beginning, and you can feel her losing heart little by litUe, and when the tears and despair come she makes vim believe in them too. The other roles were most capably filled. Mr. Paul Dickey was brusque and convincing as "the man," while. Miss Ida Waterman, as the cousin, was lovable. Mr. Homer Miles was excellent as a Westerner worth loads of money and possessed of a big heart. The audience was in excellent mood for the play and received it with enthusiasm, calling Miss Crossman out many limes after each act. Sham is clean, novel, sentimental and clever, and what more does one want for an evening's amusement? There was a fight in the Garden Theatre last week. It was a fight of souls. It was all in a play, too. and the title was The Conflict, the author Mr. Maurice V. Samuels. It is based upon a masterpiece that flowed from the brain of Balzac, called La Peau de Chagrin, which is translated as The Magic Skin. The play is about a young man whose purse is bankrupted by his father's debts, and whose heart is fixed upon a "woman without a soul." He is about to go to a watery grave In the Seine, when he w-inders into the shop of an antiquary and there receives a bit of leather that is inscribed in Arabic. It gives its possessor everything he wishes, hut it shrinks with every wish, and with its final shrink comes death. But the young man accepts it with many a sneer, and then comes the wishes and the shrinks. He makes the heartless one adore him. and then there came a pure girl, and she wins him away from all this nonsense and persviades him to believe that all the shrinks were imaginary. And In the end he believes it. His weakness disappears, the wicked one takes herself off, and he throws the cursed bit of skin — it was that of a wild ass. too — into the stage turf. When the final curtain descends the audience has every reason to believe that the couple will live happy ever after. On the whole it is convincing. The first scene, in the shop of the old dealer of antiques, there is "atmosphere." and after that the play leaps lightly from melodrama to sentimental it v. There are some happy moments and some effective climaxes. Mr. Drouet. as the desperate young man, acted very well and . arm-d 'he applause lie receives, and Mr. N. Sheldon Lewis, as the old antiquarian, was excellent at all times. Miss Helen Robertson, as the soulless woman, was acceptable, while Miss Florence Lester, as the one who rescues the young man from her, was pleasing and sincere. The others filled the remaining roles passably, and the performance was commendable for Its smoothness. Some of the scenic settings were so good as to win a round of applause. Frederie Thompson has given the genius for stagecraft, out of which he evolved the spectacular features of Brewster's Millions and Via Wireless, full swing in his production of Porter Emerson Browne's play, A Fool There Was, at the Liberty Theatre. The splendid realism of the production from a scenic point of view gives an added thrill to the central situations in the drama, many of which are sufficiently startling in themselves. Robert Hilliard is the star of the piece. He is ably assisted by N'annette t'omstock, Katherine Kaelrod, William Courtleigh and little Emily Wurster. a really remarkable child actress. Others in the cast are Howard Hull, S. K. Walker, George Clare, Edwin Barbour, R. J. Rcrker. Fred Nicholls. Arthur Row. C. Coleman. R. L. Johnson and George Spelvin. The play is a dramatization of Rudyard Kipling's poem. The Vampire. The principals are the husband, played by Mr. Hilliard; the wife, played by Miss Comstoek; the friend, played by Mr. Courtleigh; the woman, playe I by Miss Kaelrod. and the child, little Miss Wurster. The stage setting, the dramatic action and the dialogue are all harmoniously blended in the telling of the happiness and honor that are the husband's, his meeting With the woman, his neglect of the wife and child, his ruin and death. Some interesting new European acts were added to the circus bill in the Hippodrome, beginning last Monday. The first was the Millman trio of tight wire walkers, and the bright particular one of the trio proved to be Miss Bird Millman. a tiny Miss in her teens, who did an aerial Cakewalk, an impersonation of Miss Eva Tanguay. The audience gave the girl quite an ovation. Other new acts on the program included Miss Rose Wentworth and Mr. Ouika Mears, equestrians, and the Heras family of acrobats. Sam Bernard has renewed his contract witli the Shuherts and next season will appear in The King of Caledonia, a musical come iy which has been playing for more than a year and a half at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London. Mr. Bernard will shortly make a trip abroad for the specific purpose of seeing the production. • * • The Gay Life, to be produced at Daly's Theatre by Harrison Grey Fiske. will have a cast that will include Messrs. Thomas Thome, Frank Currier, Schuyler Ladd, A. S. Baron, Bertram Marburgh. Jack Kloville and Charles Kennedy, and Misses Consue-lo Bailey. Katherine De Barry, Violetle Kimhall anil Helen Hancock. Mr. Charles Dillingham has started rehearsals of a new musical comedy. The Can Iv Simp, by Messrs. George V. Hohart and John L. Golden, which he will produce in New York late in April. The rehearsals, which are on the stage of the Knickerbocker Theatre, are to continue daily, under the direction of Mr. F. G. Latham. Miss Alma Kruger, a member of Mr. E. H. Sothern's company, is to have an important role in Tiie Whirlpool, a play by Maximilian Foster, which is to be produced by Messrs. Wagenhals .V Kemper in Washington, While no definite arrangements have been made for the summer season at all the theatres of New York, contracts have been signed for a certain number of theatres, with the following attractions: Astor — Continuation of the Man from Home, with William T. Hodge. Broadway — A musical review by Lew M. Fields. Casino — James T. Powers in Havana. Circle — Queen of the Moulin Rouge. Gaiety — A new piece by George M. Cohan. Weber's — The Girl from Rector's. Wall ark's — A new musical come Iv. New Amsterdam — Revival of the Mascot. Herald Square— Jefferson do Angelis in The Heauty Spot. Jardin de Paris — The Follies of 1909. Knickerbocker — Perhaps a production of The Candy Shop. Hudson — The Third Degree. Stuyvesant — Frances Starr in The Easiest Way. Lyric — Tin Rluc Mouse. American Roof Garden — Will reopen with vaudeville to be supplied by William Morris. Madison Square Roof Garden— M. M. Theise will bring out a new musical comedy. ROB ROY. Philadelphia, April 4. — Three of the leading theatres offer interesting new attractions this week. Rillic Burke appearing at the Broad in Love Matches, while The Ma test v of Birth, featuring J. E. Dodson in a strong character part, is at the Garrick, and at the Chestnut Street Opera I 1 1 1 1 1 s 1 ■ llenrv E. Dixey lias a congenial character in the title role of Mary Jane's Pa. Two important holdover productions are Salvation Nell and David Warfield in The Music Master at the Adelphia. At the Forrest, George M. Cohan's musical play, The Yankee Prince, is in its closing week. CALVIN M. FRANKLIN. El Paso, Tex.. April 3 — El Paso Theatre (Crawford ft Rich, mgrs.) — House dark week ending April 3. Coming — The Burgomaster. April 10-11. The Crawford (Crawford & Rich, mgrs.) — The National stock company in repertoire, to fairly good business. The Majestic 1 Frank Rich, mgr) — The .Majestic Musical Company lias been playing to good business all week. As time goes along this company continues to get better and better, those deserving special mention are: Robert Ross. Geo. A. Burton. Idalene Pony. Grace Wolfe, Willella Redmon, and Earl V. Alcon's overture. The Unique ( E. M. Skinner, mgr. ) — This house opened its doors for business March 31, and was greeted by a S. R. O. audience. This house will continue all summer, and play burlesque by a permanent company, with a change of bill twice a week. Frank Rich has arranged to book the vaudeville acts for houses in Tucson, Douglas. Bisbee. Phoenix and Globe. Ariz. Booking to be done from El Paso. GEO. A. MANSFIELD. San Diego, Cal., April 7. — Garrick Theatre (Morosco & Wvatt, lessees; J. M. Dodge, mgr.) — April 3-4 Lillian Russell, in Wild fire, drew two of the largest and most fashionable audiences of the season and the universal verdict was 'The Rest Ever.'1 Coming: 16. Ren Greet and the Russian Symphony Orchestra; 18-19. Daniel Sully in The Matchmaker; 20, Alia Nazimova. Note: King Edward Gross, assistant manager of the Garrick. spared time from politics tS entertain Lillian Russell while she was in this city. He took Miss Russell ami four members of her company out to his beautiful ranch, Villo Caro, where they hail the extreme novelty of picking oranges from trees (no novelty for Mr. Gross). He also took her over to Point Loma and Ocean Beach, and she was so impressed with the beauties of the place that she announced her intention of buying some property there. Pickwick Theatre. (Scott A. Palmer, mgr. 1 — Week. April 5, Armstrong Musical Comely Company in Two Tars and a Tartar. There is a strong plot to this pieceJ and every member of the company handles his or her part In a very commendable manner. The comedy is handled by Edw. Armstrong, Barney Williams and Geo.} Rhen. and that they make the most of their respective parts is evident from the shouts of laughter that greet them whenever they have the stage. Ethel Davis makes a win-f some Flossie Swift, war correspondent for the San Diego Sun. and. as usual, works hard. Miss Davis sings I'm Crazy and I'm Dutch in a very clever manner, and won the highest encomium of heartiest applause. The other song hits are Myself and Me, by Geo. Rhen and chorus; Love Me Once Again, by Libby Blondell: You'll Be Sorry Just Too Late, Aubrey Carr and Libby Blondell. The chorus, as usual, is well costumed and drilled. By good, novel advertising and good, clean shows, the Pickwick has become a habit with the theatregoing public here and Manager Palmer Is packing 'em in twice nightly. Queen Theatre. (Swarts & I'rban. mgrs.) — Sullivan & Considine Vaudeville. The bill as presented this week Is a very good one and is composed of the following artists: Art Adair, A Musical Combine, has an unusually clever> act and scores a big hit; N'agel ami Adams, the novelty humorists, have a good act and please: Cnetals &■ Capeta in their garden of" mystery do some good sleight of hand tricks and keep the audience guessing; Loftin & Stuart in a Nell Brinkley sketch have a? pretty act; Ransdalc & Ranee have a good musical comedy act and please. The show** concludes with latest moving pistures. Verygoo I business. Grand Theatre. (Walter Fulkerson, mgr.) — Pantages Circuit. The hill for the week includes the following good acts: J. W. Valle, accordian player; Manning & Ford, dancers; lie Shields, aerial artist; De Bell in illustrated songs, and latest moving pictures conclude a very' satisfactorv show. Good business. Empire, (W. W. Bosley. mgr.) — Juliette Chandler, souhrette; Winnie Baldwin, singing comedienne; illustrated songs and moving pictures conclude a good show which is playing to big business. Gaiety. ( R. A. Marsh, mgr.) — Vaudeville. Good business. t'nion and Bijou offer moving pictures and illustrated songs to good business. C. E. Ll*NDQUISTj| Nana, Cal., Ap'ril 6. — Napa Opera Housed G''.. F. Hogan. mgr.) — The Hulbert Stock Company of Santa Rosa were here Monday and Tuesday. The company is only fair. Friday evening the 1". C Glee Club will be here, while on next Monday and Tuesday the Elks give their second annual minstreB show. The Hays, with the enterprising Miss Fisher at the head, is still getting the crowds, although the Novelty has opened! which is also doing fair business. Miss Fisher's Unique will soon he readv S. M. KYSER. 1 I,ong Beach, April 1;. Frank M. Clarke, the new lessee and manager of the Rvde-aJl Wyle Theatre, is doing wonders for the popularity of bis theatre. Business is re3 markably good and the confidence of the public has been gained. A change of bill is made weekly and good, clean cut vaude-i ville is offered. This week Mr. Clarke has broken in on his plan and is playing the* black-face aggregation called A Trip tog Africa. The band and singing and dancing of the company is making good and fine business is the result. W. J Sacramento, April 6 — The Lawrence Co! is playing Sweet Clover at the Grand this week. Next week. The Rose of the RanchoJ Charles .1. Le Moyne is coming to the Clunie Opera House in A Husband on Salary, lo; Black Patti Co.. 11: Richard Carle in Mary's Lamb. 13; Norman HacketU in Classmates, 18. Pantages — Week. Sunday, April 4. — Adelaide Herrmann. Magical Creations. The Devil; Ott's Players, farce] The Gilison Girl: Joe Goodwin, the Polite Entertainer; The Macks. Scotch Dancers and Entertainers; Haydeii Family. European Wire Artists: Edouard Scott. Picture* Melodies. Rig preparat buis arc being made for the celebration of Sacramento Day, April 24. Marysville, April 6— on«April 3 the Gln-J gerbread .Man attracted a large audience at the matinee and night performance. The production is better than last year and Is one of the best musical comedies on the road. The Marysville Theatre was proud to display a beautiful new curtain, being christened matinee and evening by the above companj ' in April 1 2 Lillian Russell comes to the Marysville Theatre in her racing comedy Wildfire. Chico, Cal., April 7.— The Gingerbread Man plaved to good business here Minday night April 4th, but on the whole .lid not take as well as it did a year ago. hxoept in a few particulars, the cast seemed Jo be made up of cheaper members who did not give the Chico critics quite what they expected. A revival of the catchy music and a good male quartette helped the production wonderfully, however. Lillian Russell, in Wildfire, is billed for Tuesday, the 13tn C. H. CHACB. J Fern & Mack writes: We have been meeting success since playing Pantages time. We open in Frisco, at the Empire,! next week or week after.