The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-02

II there is one man IN San francisco
. who is being CHASED" by the ladies more
-. than any other that man is Manager
Friedlander of the California Theater.
He is waylaid at all hours and in all
places. If be stretched the billets he re-
ceived in the last few days in a straight
line they would cover one linear mile.
And it is all on account of Living Pic
lures" When planning for these seduc-
tive and artistic productions of stagecraft,
very thought,essly Mr.. Friedlander visited
the photograph galleries. Now, then" he
would say to the proprietor, I'VE want
some pretty girls. Send up Gil you know
IL the thea er." To the c0stumer Fried
lander offered a cigar and remarked,
Friend Isaac, send us up any pretty
girl you know. especially big stately
blondes" If Manager Friedlander ran
across an artist acquaintance he would
dig him in the ribs facetiously and say.
. 'Old man, they tell me you have one Of
the most graceful models in the world.
Just give her your card and send her
along"
And they did serd'sm along Yesterday
morning there was string of maidens of
many summers and ladies' of youthful ap-
pearance about two blocks long at the the
ater. There were blondes and demi-
blondes, brunettes and semi brunettes.
creoles from Louisiana and light-haired
Swedish girls, chic French girls and olive
tinted Castilians They filled the corridors
OF the theater and the ticket-seller crawled
under his desk overpOwered by his bash
fitness. They were in the full and dupli-
cate plenitude of their charms, and there
wasn't one of them that didn't think she
could do anything, from prima donna to
premiere danseuse.
Mr.. Friediander let them one by one into
his sanctum. He posted a man with cage
full of white mice at his door to restrain
the fair visitors crushing IN in a body.
The first lady who got into the sanctum
was Miss Lorena S--tz, a young German
lady, well known in Oakland society cir
Giles. What can you do?'' asked Fried
lander. as the bIOnds maiden seated her
self. well. one thing 1 won't do" she
responded Iartly, and it's no use your ask
ing it. l won't wear tights on any ac-
count; there, now. No. nor will l expose
one little bit of my figure; there, now"
But why not?" asked the manager,
helplessly.
Because live in this part of the country
ana l don't want my parents to know
anything about this. This must be kept
very quiet" Now Lorena has an ex-
Quisite figure, and Is petite blonde. As
sirens usually go around in overcoats. she
finally elected to take the part of a siren
in Loves Guidance"
The class of women who apply for these
positions as parts of pictures comprehends
many young ladies of family and position
in the city as we'll as known professional
actresses. In many instances they have
given wrong names, for the purpose OF
avoiding detection. and most of them have
no more conception of what is expected of
them than the wife of the man in the moon.
Margery Tx, for instance, is we'll
known in Oakland. She came on visit from
Australia several months ago and speedily
got acquainted. She wants to go on the
stage. and she ought to succeed. as she has
hair yard long and is perfect type of
the blonde.
a leading member of a prominent am
ateur dramatic club is Mamie IN. but
she hungers after posing and wants TO be
a model. 1t is only necessary to say that
she is 3 feet inches in height. veritable
creole in appearance, and weighs 100
pounds, to at once identify her to those
who will see her take the part of The
Fishermaiden." Another young lady well
known TO San Francisco is Maria B. No.
Ian, who took the prize for beauty at the
fair. She will be Juliet to somebody else'S
Romeo. Dot Rossmore, who is considered
one of the finest looking women on the
American stage, will peTsonate a char
acter, and the "L0relei," an almost nude
figure except for diaphanous apology for
a scarf. will be shown by May Hampton.
Marie Pixley will also be there, and the
three little girls, Mabel Bowman, Little
Irene ana Little Mildred. They will do
the Cupid act.
Besides these are dozens of women
oTM good social position who want
to exhibit their limbs in tights. The dis
play of hosiery in Frledlander's Office
yesterday was larger than a dry-goods
counter and the genial manager has not
yet recovered mis- equanimity. Most all OF
these have wonderful qualifications for the
stage and how they have managed to es-
cape being dragged from private life to
the broad glare Of the footlights by a
yearn1ng public Providence alone knows.
One of them had acquired alocution in the
voice factory of a Sutter-street banjo
twanger and recited two acts of "Romeo
and Juliet" before she found that Fried
lander had tainted. Another said she
couldn't act much but she had any amount
''of dandy dresses TO home" A third
and her looks bore her out-said she had
been trying for years to get on the stage,
and that she was a dead hit on a Twin 2
picture. A tempestuous blonde of Pata-
goDian stature wanted to know how much
she had to talk in her part. "You see my
husband is home now" she explained,
"and If he should happen into the tbeater
when I'm there my voice would give me
away at once, but If don't have to talk 1
can make up so he wouldn't know me; but
say, you won't tell on the girls. will you, If
any questions are asked?"
Pretty nearly every camera artist knows
Angie CD, a young widow. 6 feet tall
and brunette. She win don tights and
pose as fairy. A once prominent Los
Angeles society girl and who is now
living at fashionable clearinghouse is
Miss Sadie S-n. She is 5 feet 8 inches
tall, has golden red hair and a rayishing
figure. and is a conspicuous figure on the
streets. She will be the blonde State. "
while emusic" will be represented by
Miss Benicia Gil. who is a graduate
from a welI-known local conservatory of
music. She has a well-developed figure,
and careful measurement yesterday made