San Francisco dramatic review (1899)

September 4. 1909. THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW Correspondence I around a supposed octoroon. Parepa. j The difficult character which calls for a considerable display of talent is portrayed in a most praiseworthy manner by Georgie Cooper, who scores a 1 most distinct success at every performance. Doc Kerr, the big-hearted gambler in love with Parepa, was well played by Landers Stevens. His con I ception of the character was perfect. Roy Clements played the villain and made a good one. Maurice Stewart, as the tramp, was one of the hits of the play. Lee Willard made his first appearance with the company and made an emphatic hit. Plenty of comedy was effused by Georgie W'oodthorpe and Jessie Mendelson as Aunt Eliza and Mississippi. The play will continue for the balance of the week, and will then give way to The Bishop's Carriage. At the Orpheum, smallsized audiences are an unknown quantity, and every member on this week's bill is greeted with well-deserved recognition. Curzon Sisters ; World and Kingston ; Wilbur Mack and Ella Walker; Herr J. Rubens; La Petite Revue ; Five Avolos ; Lena Pantzer, and Eleanor Gordon and companv. 1. K. Emmett and Viola Crane are headliners of a good' bill at the Bell. The Russian Princess, WlademarofF, is also making a hit. Hall, the dancer, and Professor Doblado's trained animals are well received. Conway's Band is drawing immense crowds out to Idora Park and is giving the greatest of satisfaction. The music is enjoyed immensely. The Four Bards also give a pleasing performance. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall will be seen very shortly at The Liberty. The Man from Mexico, The Lightning Conductor, and Shore Acres will be early productions at the Broadway. Louis Bennison of the Alcazar Stock has been especially engaged to play the part of the money king in The Lion and the Mouse, which will be the Libert)' attraction, week of September 9th. After the performance at the Broadway, Monday evening, a masher stepped up to Georgie Cooper and made some insulting remark. He was immediately knocked down by her husband. Landers Stevens, who administered the hoodlum a well-deserved thrashing. LOUIS SCHEELIXE. PORTLAND, August 30.— The Shuberts have at last acquired a theatre in Portland, the necessary documents having been signed last week for the old Heilig Theatre between them and the owners of the building. It will be remembered that this theatre W3.S C losed by the building inspector upon the ground that the building was unsafe, since then, the owners of the property have made arrangements with the authorities to place the building in a safe condition, and, upon this being done, they will be allowed to reopen the house. Work has already commenced on the repair of the place, and it is scheduled to reopen the middle of October with John Mason in The Witching Hour. Meanwhile, any other Schubert productions coming this way will find a home at the Star Theatre, which is owned by the same people who own The Heilig property. The Bungalow has been dark the past week, but reopens next Sunday night with the International Grand Opera Company who remain a week. This is virtually the commencement of the season of 1909-10. Manager George L. Baker has made some changes in the opening of his house. The Baker, anil next Sunday afternoon will witness the inauguration of the season at his house, when Donald Bowles and Izetta Jewell will offer Salomy Jane. The play is in the nature of a farewell of these two popular players. Fifty Miles from Boston follows. At the Orpheum. one of Lasky's one act musical comedies was featured by Manager James II. Errickson the past week. It was entitled. At The Country Club. The company was strong in every particular and was headed by Jane Jensen, who proved to be a delight in every meaning of that word. The Arlington Four was one of the best quartettes we have had, and Gardner and Revere were very amusing in their playlet. This week's bill includes the following: The playlet. Circumstantial Evidence; \\ ynn & Lee: Charles Montrell ; Crouch & Welch; Harry Richards; The Musical Johnstons, and Beth Stone. Keating & Flood are producing The Ranch King at The Lyric for this week's bill. It is a Western melodrama, and the locale is in Colorado. It contains enough spice and pepper to satisfy anyone whose cravings are along the melodramatic line. Robert Athon is playing the leading role this week, ami gets all out of the part that is required. Percy Kilbride is well cast in the comedy role of the negro, as is Ralph Bell, as the sentimental young cowboy. Alice Condon is entitled" to honors amongst the lady folks. Manager Frank Coffinberry announces the following acts for this week at The Grand : Edwin Carewe & Co. ; Tom Moore ; Mort Sharp and his dancing belles: Ahlberg Brothers; Billy Cort, and Fred Bauer. At Pantages, Manager John Johnson has the following acts: Hansen & Jennie; Mortinetti & Grossi ; Hamilton & Ronca ; Yegge & Daniel ; Shelvev Brothers; Mile. Xada Meret, and Loe White. A. W. W. SPOKANE, August 29. — The season was opened at the Spokane Theatre under the management of Charles York with The Time, The Place and the Girl, week of 29th, for one week, pleased a well. filled house. The opening night the San Francisco Opera Company will come for an engagement of three weeks, opening September 5th. The Auditorium was formally opened, 27-28, with A Gentleman from' Mississippi, to good houses. August 29-September 1, A Knight for a Day, a musical comedy company which can well be termed classic. The chorus and electrical effects are very beautiful; it opened to a fair house, September 5-6; The Girl Question. Heading the list at the Orpheum this week is Jessie Shirley and Company, which include Frank McQuarrie, Less C. Greer, and Dan Edson, will present a pleasing little playlet entitled The First Woman Governor. Miss Shirley was given a big ovation on her opening night, her friends welcomed her with many beautiful flowers and much applause; Edna Aug is immense in her portrayal of Types; Daisy-Poney Moore in The Dancing Fenderwheel; Henry Clivc is good in his juggling act; Les Myosotis premiere dancers of the ballet at the Royal Opera, Munich; Big City Quatette made a big hit : The Walthour Trio are clever in their acrobatic work. At the Washington, the Stars and Barney FaganHenrietta Byron. Herbert WillisOO, William Stonaker late feature of Dockstader's Minstrels: Mine. I'rana Orbasany's Cockatoos presenting a complete pantomime. The Shipwreck, by cockatoo actors: Aida W'oolcott Co.'s of players in A Fisherman's Luck, The Modem Hercules; Frank Parker company in his original noveltv. A Hotel in Mid a ir ; Barlow's ponies and flogs is the headline attractions, this is their first timewest and they are offering a good show ; James C asey and Maggie Let lair have an lri-.li turn. The Irish I enanls ; Charles and Anna (docker have a juggling act; Kaupman Bros., in burlesque opera; Rogers. Sherman and Lukin. comedy singers and dancers; Meyer Bros., equilibristie marvels; Win. D. Gilson, song illustrator. St. Olafs College band closed a successful engagement of a week at Xatatorium Park: the daily average attendance was about 3000, according to a statement by Manager John W. Pace. This week Tom Hennescy. a daring bicycle rider, will give exhibitions of riding down the chutes on his wheel. Another attraction is Miss Celia Mains, a soprano singer from Australia; Bowen's American band will give daily concerts. George D. MacQuarrie and Lauro Adams, late of the Jessie Shirley Stock Company, have gone to Vancouver, B. C, to join the Walter Sanford Stock, which opens September 6th. SMYTH. SEATTLE, Aug 30. — MOORE THEATRE— A Washington, D. C, comedy. A Gentleman from Mississippi, is the attraction this week at the Moore. Non-partisan in its politics, it is a rattling good comedy, well-played and well staged, with the central character teaching a lesson of goodness and honesty, but with no sermonizing in the lines. ALHAMBRA THE ATRE— Girls opened last Friday night at the Alhambra Theatre, for a two weeks' run. This play is as good as when it was seen here last season — in fact, a little more has been added to the lines, and in some respects the company is better than last season's. GRAND THEATRE— Dark. SEATTLE THEATRE — The B tinting engagement will end this week and Seattle Theatre patrons will be sorry to sec little Miss Bunting S° Lena Rivers is staged this week with all the new scenery which the company will use on the road, and it produced an excellent impression on the record audience of yesterday. MAJESTIC THEATRE — Another new theatre will be added to the list of Seattle playhouses tonight when the Majestic Theatre is thrown open to the public. Sullivan and Considine are to be congratulated upon this most up-to-date vaudeville house, containing all the features of high-priced places of amusement. Popular prices, however, will prevail. Two fashionable audiences will turn out tonight to be present at the dedication of this beautiful theatre, and seven star acts have been provided bv the management. ( )R I'll ELM— The show this week is an all-star, topping the bill is Rosario Guerrero, the dancer, in a musical pantomime. The Rose and The Dagger; Margaret Fealey. mother of Maude Fealey. presents her own playlet. Witches' Hour and Candle Light; Charles Murray and Ollic Mack make their first appearance in vaudeville ; Tom Walters, late of Coming Thro' the Rye is seen : Spaulding and Riego furnish tun on the flying trapeze; The Girl Behind the Veil has a most beautiful voice; Charles Weber, a comic juggler is gi ic >d. M AR THE AT-RE— Heading the programme is Mine. Celc-te. an Australian pianist ; Curran and Edwards, singers and dancers; Sam Carlton. Hebrew comedian: Eddie Roesch. in ballads and motion pictures. PANTAGES — The Three Demons in sensational acts of bicvele riding; a second feature, Xaida and company, in a costly and beautiful act entitled. The Water Nymph, a fish and mermaid; The Doric Trio, three vocalists; Justis Romaine and company, in a dramatic playlet; Markee brothers. musical comedians: Sutherland and Curtis, in The Belle of Jaytown, are other features. LOIS — Among the good things on the bill are Edith Haney ; the Four Haydens; Prof. Wiley; Lipman and Lew is, also Aileen May and company in a farcical sketch. My Turn Next, those taking part are: Miss May. Ed. M. Kimball. Fred Huebner, Ycrna Lavton. and Annie Girard. E. MO R ( i E X ST E R N . Society Man Become Advance Agent "Society to the Stage," as a newspaper heading is "old stuff," but something right up to date in this line is the advent of a society man, not a "bud' or a "debutante," in the theatrical business and he has become an advance agent! His name is James Pooton Jr., and his home, of course, is New York. Mr. Pooton is a member of Raccpiet. Calumet, Xew York and Knickerbocker Clubs, the Meadow P.rook Hunt and the Larchmont Yacht Club. He is the champion amateur squash tennis player of Newport and as a cotillion leader is without a peer. In addition to all this glory Mr. Pooton is accounted a first rate fellow and is very popular in his new surroundings. Years ago Mr. Pooton was the associate, advisor and literary companion of the late Ward McAllister, the originator of the term "the 406." After the distinguished society leader's death Mr. Pooton wrote on society topics for several weekly papers and. under a non de plume, was society editor of the New York Commercial Advertiser, now the Globe. For the past year he has been motoring in Europe and taking the waters at Bad Nauheim. His new occupation, however, will take him away from the New York smart set and afford him an opportunity to see the country west of the Hudson River. He has become the advance agent of the Grace van Studdiford < >pcra Company. I). S. McFADDEN has been engaged to go in advance of the Persse-Mason company in The Singing Bandits. For several years Mr. Mcl'adden very successfully exploited the San Francisco ( tpcra Company, directed by Frank I lealy.