The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-12
SAN FRANCISCO GOSSIP

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Nance is a success here on her native
heath, and that is another odd circum-
stance for if ever there was an unre-
liable, MOTTO be-counted-o audience,
it is in this town that is known to
many of the profession as JAY.
Native heath does not seem to count
either, for when poor Slbyl Sanderson
returned here to sing in opera, with
every hope of a brilliant reception in
the home of her girlhood, an icy au-
dience surprised and shocked her. So
it is really astonishing that Nance can
always be sure of a welcome here.
That you cannot count on a San
Francisco audience, the DAILY Comic
Opera Company are, convinced to their
sorrow. A company never came here
with a better record, or more attrac-
tive advertising. And they boosted
three pretty girls, outside the chorus,
who could sing, dance and act, besides
a few capable men. And the Daily
company was a dead failure; after re-
ducing prices, they gave up entirely
and gave place to Nance O'Nein who
thus got the meat that was another
mans poison.
There are two other actresses in
town who can boast many friends in
Honolulu. One is Blanche Bates who is
out here on a visit, and incidentally
to buy home in California wherein to
spend her vacations, and the other is
Julia Deane who was the charming in
genue in the Neill company and who is
now risen to the ranks of leading lady
with Nat Goodwin.
BLANCHE BATES.
To go back to Blanche Bates, and
arouse the envy of the girls of Ha-
wall, she has twenty-five exquisite
kimonos and in the Japanese play
1.-The Darling of the Gods, in which
she has been acting for the past year,
she changes her kimono twelve times.
Blanche Bates is handsomer than ever
and has gained a few very becoming
pounds.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox came and went,
and she hasn't written up San. Fran
cisco yet. Still one could not call her
lazy. We all know she has written
poems of passion,-if we wouldn't dare
guess how many. Those who know
say that the fair Ella had a Earring
experience in San Francisco, but San
Francisco is proud to say that it was
not an earthquake this time. 1t was
in fact something quite alien to the
soil. Mrs. Wilcox went to see the great
English actress Mrs. Pat Campbell
who was acting here at the time of
her visit to San Francisco,-and after
complimenting the art of the famous
actress and waiting in vain for re-
turn of courtesy, she asked:
''Win you tell me, Mrs. CampbeE
which one of my books you like the
best?"
'Why I did not know you wrote!"
Mrs. Pat replied ingenuously.
1t was a little later that Mrs. Pat
was heard ordering her maid:
For Heavens sake, Therese, go and
buy me some of Mrs. Ella Wheeler
Wilcoxs thirteen booksl'
THE OCCIDENTAL TO GO.
The Occidental Hotel with its pleas
ant memories of home-like welcomes,
flowers and fruit to greet the coming
guest, generous lunch baskets to speed
his parting, will soon be a thing of
the past. Next week the lease will ex-
pire and Major Hooper, being in fail
ing health, has decided not to renew
it and to give up entirely the position
of Manager of a Hotel. The Hotel is
old and will probably be torn down to
make way for offices and stores. 1t
will seem strange to arrive in San
Francisco and miss the old Occidental
which for so many years has been the
favorite Of the Army, the Navy, and !,
tory.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Irwin and !
have returned from their trip
to the Yosemite, where they spent an
two weeks, and they are go .
ing to Lake Tahoe Immediately, where
4 lot of congeniaI friends will surround
them.
Mrs. Scott and her daughter are at
he Knickerbocker, having moved from
California street, and Miss Marion is
,ften seen taking brisk afternoon walks
1n Van Ness Avenue, as though buff
letting with the winds was an accus-
toned pastime. Mrs. Scott has not