The San Francisco call., 1897-11-29
:.MAGIE BB With THE ELKS
A. Pleasant Entertainment Pre-
! SEATED by Golden Gate Lodge
No. 6, Incorporated.
An Actress Who Imposed Fine on
Her Manager Has Her Pleas
ure Marred.

The Alcazar Theatev was crowded yes.
terday afternoon by the friends OF the
mem bers of Golden Gate Lodge No (.n-
copper Ited) OF the Protective Benevolent
Oc.er OF Eks, who responded to the invi-
laton extended 10 attend the first annual
ladies' social entertainment given by the
lodge since its incorporation.
As usual on o,cisions 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
oIfense 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 OF
the AlcaZar Company, who took great
pleasure in imposing fines, and she did
this In such a graceful manner that none
OF the delinquents 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.CsZ2r for having given the lodge the
t:ee use of the theater for the entertain
ment, and as she suaVeIy told him fined
80 cents she sdded, This Is the first
tine I have kau an opportunity TO get
even with The manager" but a be paid
the hne he marred her pleasure by saying
Pm pay IL now. but will hold it out OF
your salary, Mrs. Bates"
GENIAL Joseph Goddard was the police
man. William A Rattenberrv his assis-
tant, and Henry II. Davis, one of the trus-
lees, was the mater OF ceremonies, while
Harry NewhOff, the exalted ruler coached
SNrs. Bates IN the way that fines should be
Amp0sed.
Ina programme included selections by
u. Alcazar Orchestra. of which, Edward
Aa4a, 4 member Of the lodge, Is the eader;
The presentation OF One-act play, I'm
Honor Bound" BY Wright Huntington,
Frank B. Clayton, Mss Gertrude Foster
and Miss Virginia Cranna, VINO made her
first appearance with the others name d
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
Bcogini; N ss Florida Kingsley gave comic
?, citations; Professor McKenz.e's Musical
Society, thirty female and twenty male
voices, gave econ song, Move Up,
Johnson" and "Ei Captain March.
b0th IN excelent time and with
me effeci; Charles Oro and Ben Hare
o. tertalned with amusing specialties,
William Massett gave limitations, without
Instruments, of cOTnet, bugle and Chinese
music, Misses Barnes and Angionette did
a neat tUrn in the song and dance line,
Miss Lillian leslie entertained with coon
songs, Ell ". Sweeney convulsed he audi
ence wlth Italian dialect stories of Steve
Sanguenetti, and was then fined 80 cents
ty The president for refusing to tell the
a a.dlence if he is Irish or Italian; Little
Hazel Calia han danced the sailors norm
Ilre, Joseph Sutton, Il barytone singer,
favored with ballads; Master Martin
K-e ing gave excellent limitations OF Lew
l. ok adler; Miss L. Mephan, a young
laiy In q IN nessO-sopranO voice, sang de-
t-htiuily ballad. She manifested a lit
te resitancy at first, but soon gaining
confidence, gave evidence that she Is pos
essed OF a very sweet ard clear voice.
Miss Dorothy Baxter, pretty little girl,
sang a chi s)ng.
There were several other numb bers and
Sic programme, that took three hours In
sa- t1resentaton, was closed by the MEM
gers OF the lodge and the audience sing
ing Should AuId AcquaiEtances Be For
got"
Tie audience gave p,oof OF its apprecla-
ton BY loud applause, and all the ladies
VINO. took art were the recipients. aot
lunches of handsome flowers.
lie very enjoyable affair was under The
direction OF the following Ommittees:
Arraugements-Heury H. Davis (chairman),
Frank Y. Bell, ". A katten berry.
Recepuon-HarGy Newhof (chairman), Fred
Belusco, Joseph Goddard, I. Epstein, DR..
Gauge ". Siechei, L. Schoettler, Charles F.
Rites s. Sonnenfelt Or. A. S. Adler, Fred
RothIaGR, Ell Z. Preston, Ed h. Hill.