The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30
SHAKESPEARE AT
COLUMBIA THEATER

Inc long, -loOked-IOf engagement OF II.
II. Sothern and Julia Marlowe in
Shakespearean plays will begin to-mor-
row evening at the Columbia. 1t is one
of the most notable of the season and
will doubtless attract the wide atten-
tion it deserves. Miss Marlowe has not
been here for many years. but the en-
thusiastic favor that she aroused dur
ing her last enga cement is still in live
ly evidence. The actress is now. with
Ada Rehan, among the foremost wo
men interpreters of Shakespearean
parts, and by the most worthy testi-
mony is now at the height of her
achievement. She will appear in the
part with which she has been most i'm
portantly identified, that of Juliet, and
also as Beatrice and Ophelia.
Mr.. Sothern's Hamlet is already as
well known as it is heartily admired
here. He will make his local debut as
Romeo, the part having been added to
Mr.. Sothern's repertoire only this sea-
son, and will also be seen here for the
first time in his local history as Bene-
dick
1t is said-though this remains to be
seen-that there has been provided an
excellent company in support of Miss
Marlowe and Mir. Sothern, and that the
settings of the plays are a delightful
satisfaction in themselves. Much Ado
About Nothing" is the first OF the plays
to be presented and will run for the
first four nights. Friday and Saturday
evenings and Saturday matinee will be
given over to Hamlet" the Romeo
and Juliet" coming the second week of
the engagement. 1t is to be noted that
the curtain will rise at AS in the even
ings and at 1:45 at the matinees
At the California, too, as is elsewhere
noted. there is a production of first i'm
portance in The Eternal Feminine"
The production has aroused an extraor-
dinary interest, the theater being
crowded throughout the whole week
The piece will run most of this week
and will be followed by Mariana"
Spanish play by the celebrated dram
atist, Jose Echegaray.
The Alcazar will have a Fitch play
this week, The Stubbornness of Ger
aldine,' first presented here by Mary
Mannering, and now for the first time
presented here in stock. The deck of
an ocean liner is one of the novelties OF
the scenic settings, and the play has
much of the usual Fitch smartness anc
attraction.
"A Gold Mine one of Nat Goodwin's
old successes, will be offered by Flor
ence Stone and the Ferris Stock Conn
pany at the Grand Opera house this
week.
Ireland still rules the roost at tbe
Central, 'Shamus O'Brien" tomorrow
evening taking the place of Robert
Emmet," still reigning until this even
ing.
Florodora" enters tonight upon its
fourth week at the Tivoli and continues
to prove taking attraction.
May Nokes. of whom an enthusiastic
scribe writes that she is funny from
the top of her 'pigtail hair to the in
toxicated hosiery that encases her un-
derstandings," is to make her first an
peorance in vaudeville here this after
noon at the Orpheum Miss vokes will
present a sketch entitled "A Model
Maid Christmas on Blackwells ISL
ana has been retained to delight for
third week.
cleopatra Up-to-Date, with its
scores of talented children, has been re-
vived at the Chutes in response to
large demand. The piece will be con
tinued all of this week, during the
school vacation.