The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
Plays and PIaYoik.

Plays and Playfoik.
+ A COMMITTEES consisting or :. J. Gott
lob. Melville Marx. Joseph Gorrl0d|
Morris Isyerfsld Ir. John No-risey. W
h Leahy. s L Acke-za1. Harry Bfsh
Op. Ernest Howell. Charles ? Hall and
n VI Dodge has been formed for IN
purpose OF tnsurt1g the success OF IN 4
matinee benefit 70 be given a. Te LIB
erry Theatsr. Oakland. On Friday. No Il
vember >. 20 the veteran comedian. u
P StOckwslL who was lately operated
On IN an Oakland hospital and WhN
I Is threatened with blindness A spIen
did programme. including acts. scene
and specfalries from every rhearsr
this city and Oakland. Will be pre-
sented
Walker c Graves. who made his uro|
/ tessiOnal debut and scored a success
last Monday evening as Amos Barl0V
IN Tenn=ssse's Par6ner- az rns CO
lOniaI Thsatsr Is 4 native OF san Fran.
cisco and comes from one OF the 5es
known families IN the State. Il.
{ father - " c Graves 4 WeIl-kn
attorney and his grandfather Il Jee"
+ fersO1 James. the cattle king m
young nan has dramatic ability and 1
magnificent physique
A. the roUrteerth synphony corcar|
By the University Orchestra IN IA
Greek Tnsersr the afternoon OF Noverz4
ber > the programme viii be- OEsrt
rure. Paedrs. MasssRst. SynphonI
No II (rhs Military Syr5hOuvf
Haydn Andsnts Cantabil4. from Quar-
tet No II. Tschaikowskys oxerrurs
The Merry Wives OF windsor Nicola
Mrs. Fiske's new play Is treated vsr
[ ~
whom says The New York idea
q saririeal comedy OF manners. enliv
ened BY suggestion OF polite fares
II is brilliant in dialogus. clever Il
Characterization. beautifully complies
IN setting The support OF the Mar
haitian company. as usual Il well mig
per1ecr- Ina scenic setting s 5ezuti
ful and the detail finely worked on
according 70 the Fiske standard
David Belasco announces thar thI
play 20 follow The Girl OF the GoI6sl
West AZ the Bslasco VIII bs drz-rl
OF Western lie entitled The Rose n
the Rancho II Is q story OF Hss Il
California AZ the tine OF the fnvasfcl
from the United States. and Is By Davil
Belzsco and Richard Walton Tuily
IS 10 be a no star play. but - 70 hav
an unusually strong company. whIe'
! VIII include Charles Richuan Z "a
veil Frank Losee- Ms Grace Gaylo
Clark Frances Starr. Maria Davis ian
TOwl John W Cope. J. n. Benrfn.s
F. Il Wsstsrt0n. Gilmore Scott. ". z
Hott. Wayne ORGY. Robert SIN. Ci-zfrr
Arriaza and Martha Mclean The pIa|
has been produced IN the West unde
the title OF ~Juanfta- but has besl
largely rewritten II VIII be presents
INST a. the Majestic Thsacsr. Bost0r
early In November. and then az IN
One of the Biggest successes soo--
BY James Neil on this coast vas s-rh
y Light Eternal This piece "a 49,
rehearsal and viii shortly go On ton.
} Mr. NeiA viii OF course play the lsad1
ing part: and his wife. Edyths cha4
mar viii leave Annie RusselFs ccrd
panT to be the leading woman
Nance OrNef has bean rshsa-sinI
The Sorcsrsss" and her tour - a1oII
} 10 begin Virginia Drew Trsscorr -
} recent engagement for the company.
When Mrs. Langtry arrived IN Ne.
York and saw herself billed as Mr.
} Lily LanEtry." she waxsd indixnan
} and within q Few hours bIIIposra-l
were busy oblirerating the LILY wsr
strips OF white paper II = said the
Tor her vaudeville appearances az n
Keith-Proctor houses Mrs. Lanxt-x I
receiving $1,000 per week. and that n
transportation expenses OF herself an
her company are paid by ths manage
nsnt-
Louis lanes celebrated his sfxty
fourth birthday at Bozsman. Mont. D
October J. The members ot his con
pany observed the occasion by decora1
ing his dresstng-roou With hags an
flowers and presented the actor wfth
hands0-s silver loving cup
Mrs War-en's Profsssfo1,~ ~ Bss
nard Shaw. vas produced az eA8 IA
mund Theater. Vienna. On octobsr
. for the nrst tina IN Austria The pla
Is said 70 have met with the appr0xs
Of the critics
Herman Sudsrmzun's latest ufa-
Die Bluns1oooe- which was urc
ducsd IN London last week. has be-
almost unanimously condemned by Il
critics a. disgastiagiy immoral
Annie Russell las add-ssssd % va
ous New York newspapers q letter
OF press agents
Tvstrs GufTbert and Albert Chswa1Is
J AFTER their present six weeks tour
ended. viii appear jointly IN a Ne
play. called Les Autrss youra~
Paul Hsrvteu- who has taken tha las
OF the plot from one or Berzuxer
poems An English version has be-
: prepared hy Louis ~ Parker. ana M.
the stars play IN EngIIsh-sueakfn
countries they VII use this verSfor