San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

s THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW April 10, 1909 THE SAX FEAHCISCO Dramatic Review Music and Drama CHAS. H. FASBILL, Publisher Issued Every Saturday Address all letters and money orders t<> San F r a n c 1 sco Dramatic Review, Van Ness Theatre Bldg., Van Ness Avenue. Telephone Park 1773 Entered at San Francisco as Second-class Mail Matter. Established 1SS0. Raymond Teal Mr. Teal, who for years has been known as a singing minstrel star of the first magnitude, being contemporary with Willis Sweatman and Dick Jose, is meeting with great success in the West at the head of his own company. Mr. Teal has gathered a clever company of musical comedy funmakers under his banner, and today he presents the best musical comedy show at popular prices in the W est. Everything about the show is firstclass. The costumes are new. the singing is pleasing, the dancing is clever and the comedy is really funny. Mr. Teal carries twenty-six people in his company and is booked for a long season on the Coast, his time being booked by the Great Western Theatrical Circuit. Modjeska Is Dead Los Angeles, April 8. — Madame Helena Modjeska, the Polish tragedienne and one of the best actresses of the American stage, died at 10 o'clock today at her island home at Bay City, in Orange county, at the age of 65, after an illness of about two months. For several days she had been unconscious and her death almost hourly expected. Uright's disease, complicated with heart trouble, was the immediate cause of death. Gathered around the bedside of the noted actress when she passed away were Count Bozenta, husband of Madame Modjeska ; Ralph Modjeska and his wife, a son and daughter-in-law, of Chicago, and Dr. J. C. Boyd, the family physician. The health of Madame Modjeska was in its usual state up to two months ago when she suddenly developed symptoms of Bright*s disease. From that time she failed rapidly and scarcely left her bed after the first attack. The body of the actress was brought to this city tonight, accompanied by the husband. Count Bozenta. and the son, Ralph Modjeska. It will be placed in a vault here, where it will rest until it is taken to its final resting place in Cracow, Poland. Count Bozenta said that there is no cause for any apprehension that he will be denied the privilege of taking the body to Austrian Poland, in which province Cracow is. He said that the order of exile could apply only to Russian Poland. This order was issued by the czar, following the reading of a paper at the woman's parliament at the world's fair by Madame Modjeska. More Fight Rumors J. J. Shubert will be in town any day from Los Angeles, where he has been listening to propositions for a theatre. Nothing has been done there, for Mr. Shubert considers the prices asked altogether too high. He will meet the same conditions here, where real estate values are inflated beyond all reason. Coincident with the Shubert publicity out here, comes the following dispatch from New York: "New York. April S. — Lee Shubert of the theatrical firm of Sam S. and Lee Shubert, Inc.. and Max Anderson, who is connected with the Shuberts' management in the Hippodrome, today withdrew from the Theatrical Managers' Association of New York. Their reason for that act was that they felt they were not receiving fair treatment from the organization, which took up the grievances of other theatrical managers, but refused to help them in any of their fights. As the Shuberts next year will control fourteen theatres in this city, they expect to join with several independent theatrical managers in forming a rival association. The Shuberts are reported to be backed by wealthy men and rumor has it they have $10,000.000 ready for the battle." Like all theatrical news handled by the daily press, there may be some truth in the reports of a coming conflict and there may not be. Conservative observers, however, are of the opinion that there will be something doing in the West in the way of a rival circuit before many weeks have passed. The Umpire at the Princess The Princess offers an exceptionally strong attraction next Monday evening in the baseball musical comedy, The Umpire, which proved one of the greatest theatrical successes in the history of New York. The action of the play takes place in Tangier, Morocco, at a period when no extradition treaty existed between that country and the other nations of the world. This condition of affairs made it possible for fugitive criminals to reside in Morocco without danger of being arrested and deported to their native land for punishment. Fred Mace will appear as Jiinmie Dolan. the umpire, which he plaved in the original production and May Boley will have a leading part. Mrs. Saunders Celebrates Her 90th Anniversary Mrs. Elizabeth Saunders, the exceedingly popular actress of the long ago, reached her ninetieth birthday last Sunday. For many years her anniversaries have been most lovingly celebrated by her friends, and until this year Mrs. Saunders has been physically able to entertain the hundred and more guests who always called. Sunday some of the nearest friends were given the privilege of a few moments with her. For the past few months she has been confined to her bed. Mentally, she is as alert as ever, but a very weak heart tells the stress of 90 years. The tenderest care and solicitude are making these days just as comfortable as possible. Mrs. Saunders has a sister in the East three years her junior. They are in the last of the generation of Jeffersons to which Joseph, of Rip Van Winkle fame, belonged. Photographs of Joseph Jefferson and Edwin Booth are the two which have always hung close to her rocking chair. Mrs. Saunders' last notable interview was with Tyrone Power of The Servant in the House company. She played with his grandfather just 70 years before the interview. Personals Harrv Berkskoro has given his new play. The Better Way, a trial in Seattle. As usual. Mrs. Saunders' birthday was remembered with the fairest flowers, and every token that devoted friends thought would in any way add to her pleasure or comfort. El KAN Morgexsterx, the Seattle correspondent of The Dramatic Review, was last week elected exalted ruler of Seattle Lodge, No. 92, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Frank Atkins, the Marvsville and Oroville manager was a Dramatic Review visitor last week. Mr. Atkins will this summer remodel his Oroville house by making it a ground floor theatre. [GNACIO Martintrette joined Babes in Toyland at Salt Lake. March 25th. He is playing his old part of .Man. replacing Eddie Redway who became too tired to play the part effectively. Cou Billy Thompson is on his way south booming the Burns-Johnson fight pictures. In the meantime Ernest Ely is in town, however, and has a couple of engagements to fulfill at the Reefsteak Club. Selby Oitexheimer will act as treasurer for Will Greenbaum's attractions at the old Orpheum ( renamed The Garrick), succeeding Jack McCarty. whose death a few weeks ago was a shock to many friends. William Emmette Coleman, author, dramatist and traveler, died at his home in Berkeley last Monday after a brief illness. Among other notable events crowded into his eventful life was the dramatization, in 1S04. of East Lynne. X at C. Goodwin has recently produced two new plays. One of them is called The Master Hand and the other, a comedy, is entitled A Native Son. The latter is from the pen of James Montgomery and contains a good part for Edna Goodrich. WILLIAM MAXWELL ATTOBNIY-AT-LAW Lick Building'. 35 Montgomery Street. Telephone Kearny 724. GO — OF COURSE TOULL GO TO THE Valencia Theatre Valencia St., bet. 13th and 14th Telephone Market 17 The Only Steam-Heated Theatre in the City Starting Sunday Matinee. April 11th Perfect Production of Peter Pan • THE BOY WHO WOULDN'T GROW UP" By J. M. Barrie Cast to tne full strength of t lie Valencia Stock Company and Introducing Miss Harriet Worthington as Peter Pan. Regular Matinees. Wednesday. Saturday and Sunday. 25c to 50c Evenings. 25c. 50c and 75c. Box Seats $1. Seats for sale for all performances at the Emporium. ^AlrQTQr Theatre £m.1^CL£aCL1 Tel. West 603e Cor. Sutter and Steiner Sts. Belasco & Mayer. Owners and Manager* Absolutely "Class A" Building Commenoins Monday. April 1 2. and All Weak An Elaborate Production of Under Two Flags Has. 1 rpun ouida's Great Novel PRICKS: Nights. 25c to $1; Matinee*, Saturday and Sunday, 25c to 50c. ORPHEUM Ellis Street, near Fillmore Absolutely "Class A" Theatre Week Beginning This Sunday Afternooa Matinee Every Day ARTISTIC VAUDEVILLE MLLE. ZEZiTE DE LU53AN, the Distinguished Grand Opera Diva; ADELINE DUNLAF. FRANK McCORMACK AND COMPANY. Presenting The Night of to* We-lding; GORDON A*TD MARX j THE 3ANDWINAS: S. MILLER KENT AND COMPANY: ELSIE FA YE, MILLER AND WESTON; EDWARD BARNES: NEW ORPHEUM MOTION PICTURES. Last Week of the Famous Paris ian Danseuse, JOLT VIOEETTA. Assisted ty M. Arnand. EVENING PRICES— 10c. 25c. 50c, 75c; Box Seats, $1. MATINEE PRICES (Except Sundays and Holidays), 10c. 25c, 50c Phone West 6000 Princess Theatre Phone West 6110 Ellis Street, near Fillmore Samuel Loverlch, Manager Absolutely "Class A" Theatre Building Curtain Rises at S Sharp Beginning Next Monday Night The Great Baseball Musical Comedy Hit The Umpire EREU MACE in his original role of Jimmie Oolan. MAY BO LEV— all the Princess Favorites in the Cast. Chorus of Folly PRICES Evenings, 25c. 50c. 75c. $1; Matinees (except Sundays and Holidays), 25c, 50c, 75c AMERICAN THEATRE Phone Market 381 Market St.. near Seventh THE HOl'SK OF SAFETY AND COMFORT Commencing Sunday Afternoon. April 11 Norman Hackett In Wm. C. Oe.Mille and .Margaret Turnbull's) Great American Piay Classmates Sam. Magnificent Production That Played One Solid Year at the Hudson Theatre, New York Prices: Evenings. 25c. 50c. 75c and Jl.OtV Matinees — 25c, 50c and 75c — no higher. Next First Production on Anv Stage of "RIGHT'S MIGHT" 1*11 I C PRINTING CO. ISltalsiEa SAN FRANCISCO THEATRICAL PrTiMTING OF ALL KINDS DOSTERQ h 2257 MiSSICN ST. w Show FRANCIS ZoL*"™E Printers Thirteenth St., near Mission, S. F. Cal. Spacious Headquarters aunair M.Bvrr «mj for Theatrical Agents rnvntL mMKr\c i i 1 1 Send Bills oi Ladinr. to us. We will tike card of your paper