The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17

act drama in which he assumed some
six or eight characters created dis
tinct stir in Gotham amusement cir
cles. Devries evidently was not mere
ly quick change performer, but was
a character actor of marked abilities
as well, and while his rapid transfor-
nations from one parsonage to an
other awakened surprise it was the
clarity and neatness with which he
| individualiZed each of the numerous
characters he assumed that won him
public admiration and critical ap
proval. At least such is the estimate
of his abilities received from reading
comments on his work.
DevrieS success gave vaudeville ac-
tors an idea-a thing for which they
all hunt Immediately numerous regu-
lar vaudevillians as we'll as several
recruits from the Legitimate" chose to
present themselves in "protean plays"
Numerous characters were assumed
and everything that possibly could be
played by a single individual was un-
dertaken by the star. Scenery and
furniture were considered outside even
the most pronounced protean histrionic
reach. and therefore these were sup
piled, and usually one or two people
were employed so that the stage might
not remain entirely empty while the
star was walking from the exit at the
side of the stage to the entrance at the
rear. But all the rest the protean
player did.-Chicago Daily Tribune.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wayne. who
were playing at the Majestic Theater,
San Francisco, at the time of the
earthquake disaster, are visiting rela-
tives in Owensboro. KY. While they
lost their entire belongings they count
themselves fortunate in escaping bodily
injury Mr.. Wayne will be manager
and leading man of the Wayne Stock
Company at the Peoples Theater. Ev-
ansville, Ind.
Margaret Anglin is to try in Boston
new play by Evelyn Greenleaf Suth-
erland entitled, The. Conversion of
Garrick" Mrs. Sutherland is the au-
thor also of Miss Percy HaswelPs play,
tried here, "a Midsummer's Eve"-The
Billboard
"The Shu1amite," which Lena Ash
well submitted at the Savoy on Sat
urday, proved to be splendidly dra-
matte play, very strong and powerful
trife weaker in its concluding scene.
Still there should be little doubt as to
it's enjoying a prosperous run. and II
furnishes the popular manageresS with
a magnificent opportunity Tor the ex-
ercise of her various talents. She was
splendidly supported by Norman Nc
Kinnell in the part of a stern old Boer.
and Henry Ainley, in very difficult
part. also gave valuable assistance.
The play was received with enthusi-
asm-New York Dramatic News.
Margaret Anglin and Henry Miller
are well pleased with the reception
given their production of Young
Fernald," presented tentatively in Bos-
ton last week, and the comedy will
probably be included in Miss Anglin's
repertoire next season, though she will
not confine herself to this or any other
one play. young Fernald" was orig
inally called "The Conversion of Car
rick" and was written by Evelyn
Greenleaf Switzerland and Beulah Dix
-Shubert's Notes.
notable production of the drama
tized version of Ramona" is to be
given in the very place where the in
cidents of the novel are laid. Ramona
of the play will depict the life of the
real Ramona amid the scenes where the
real Ramona lived out the story which
formed the basis for the great novel,
Among the actors will be several san
Jacinto people who were models from
WhOm MIS- f1o1ea I1uHl SdShSoAf IL SW
her characters
The original of the fascinating Aunt
Ri'-as herself-will be a dangerous
rival of the star for the honors of the
piece. A special invitation will be ex-
tended to the real Ramona, who still
lives at the Saboba Indian village in
the mountains back of San Jacinto.
The idea originated with Miss Bessie
Mum, San Jacinto girl, who has been
an instructor in Los Angeles dra-
matte school, 1t is planned, however, to
give an outdoor production of the play
during fiesta time in Los Angeles.
The actual story transpired in San
Jacinto and nearly all the characters
lived there. Such of them as death
has not claimed are living there yet,
says the Los Angeles Times. Mrs. J. c.
Jordan, the original of Aunt Ri, is alb
solute authority for fact which led to
the writing of Ramona" She is
merry, bright t-eyed, witty old lady of
IA She has the heart of girl, and
pretty wit of her own. She tells story
inimitably. She and her husband still
live on the farm made famous in "Ra-
mona" where Alessandro brought the
sick child. The old adobe house has
fallen down. however. The Jordans
came there by wagon many years ago
for the benefit of Aunt Ers health.
Mrs Helen nr9nt Jackson, sentiment
talist from Boston. came on her tour,
looking into the conditions of the Mis-
sion Indians, who were reported to
have been converted ..at the end of
RATA" She came to the Jordan house
in San Jacinto while she was investi-