The San Francisco call., 1897-11-29
.MAHTN EB With THE ELKS
A Pleasant Entertainment Pre-
jsantsd by Golden Gate Lodge
p No. 6. Incorporated.
An Actress Who Imposed Fine OF
Her Manager Has Her Pleas
ure Marred.

The Alcazar Theate7 was crowded yes
teCday afternoon by the friends OF the
mem bets OF Golden Gate Lodge No. On
coTpor tted) OF the Protective Benevolent
O..er OF E.ks, who responded TO the invi-
lauon extended 10 attend the first annual
ladies social entertainment given by the
lodge since its incorporation.
As usual on o,cis,ons o! this character,
there was specia. policeman, whose duty
il is TO bring mem bers OF the lodge up be-
fore The bar OF summary justice so they
might be fined for all sorts OF ridiculous
Offense, or. more properly. alleged
offense. but there was an additional
feature, namely, that of an honorary pres
ident in the person OF Mrs. =. NJ. Bates oil
the Alcazar Company, VINO took great
pleasure in imposing fines, and she did
this In such a graceful manner that none
OF the deHnQuentS had :he heart to pro-
test. One OF the first on whom she i'm
posed a fine was Manager Fred Belasco oi
the A.c. Zar for having given the lodge the
fee use of the theater for the entertain
ment, and as she suavely told him "hned
50 cents she edded, ''Ihis Is the first
I me l have hat an opportunity to get
even with the manager" but a be paid
the fine he marred her pleasure by sayinE:
ii paw II now, DNl " III uOAQ II 0uL OF
your salary, Mrs. Bates
GENIAL Joseph Goddard was the police
man, William 4. Ratten berry his assis-
tant, and Henry H. Davis, one of the trus-
tees. was the mater OF ceremonies, while
Harry Newhoff, the exalted ruier, coached
SNrs. Bates IN the way that fines should be
Amuosed.
= Tie programme included selections by
u Alcazar Orchestra. of which Edward
Aala, 4 mem Der OF the lodge, Is the leader;
The presentation Of a one-act play, In
Honor Bound" by Wright Huntington,
Frank B. Clayton, Mss Gertrude Foster
and Miss Virginia Cranna, VINO made her
first appearance with the others named
mem bers OF the Alcazar Stock Com pany :;
the San francisco Conservatory Club OF
thirteen members, on mandolin, guitar,
cello and violin rendered Vita Gaia" by
B-Ogini; Miss Florida Kingsley gave comic
?. citations; Professor McKenz.e's Musical
Society, thirty female and twenty male
voices, gave a econ song, Move Up,
butn IN excellent time and with
hne effect; Charles O!o and Ben Hare
ertertalned with amusing specialtles,
WI liam Massett gave limitations, without
instruments, of coTnet, bugie and Chinese
music, Misses Barnes and Al ngionette did
q neat tDrn in the song and dance line,
Miss Lillian leslie entertained with coon
= = .
euCe win Italian dialect stories of Steve
SanguenetIi. and was then fined 80 cents
ty The president for refusing TO tell the
a.dIence if he Is Irish or Italian; Little
Hazel Callahan danced the sailors norm
Ilpe Joseph Sutton, a barytone singer,
favored with ballads; Master Martin
Krp.i gave excellent limitations of Lew
y ok adler; Miss L. Mephan, a young
lazy IN messU-soprano voice, sang de-
l.htiullv ballad. She mani ifested lit
lie hesitaucy at first, but soon gaining
toati. ence, gave evidence that she is pos
,essed of a very sweet ard clear voice.
Miss Dorothy Baxter, pretty little girl,
sang a chi Jng.
There were several other mum bers and
tle programme, that took three hours in
: the 4IresentatIon, was closed by the MEM
bers OF the lodge and the audience sing
ing should Auld AcQuaintances Be For
got"
The audience gave p-oof OF its apprecla-
tion bv loud applause, and all the ladies'
VINO took I art were the recipients Sot
lunches Of handsome flowers.
The very enjoy able affair was under the
direction OF the following com mittees:
Arrangements-Henry H. Davis chairman,
Frank Y Bell ". A. Rattenoerry.
Recept1ou-H Harry Newhoff (chairmanl, Fred
Belnsco. Joseph Goddard, T. Epstein, Dr..
Gelfge W Siechei, L. Schoettler, Charles Z.
Rates. s. Snnnenfelt, Or. A. s. Adler, Fred
Rothlnan, Ell r Preston, Ell K. Hill.