The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-20
Maxine Elliott Could Do
Another Heavy Week
Standing Room Only
Is Rule During This
Engagement

Maxine Elliott and company in He
Great Match would draw a secont
weeks remunerative attendance to tn,
Novelty Theater If their engagement
We're not limited to one week. Stand
ing room only has been the rule thu.
tfnuance until Saturday night.
! lyon Yonson'' will he started on &
weeks run at the Novelty Theater mex
Sunday afternoon and the prices will
be popular.
Importance attaches to the an
nouncement that Wilfred Roger, lead
ing man of the Colonial Stock Com
Storm in The Christian" because tht
part will afford him the first fair op.
portunity to prove his ability in &
role for which he is temperamentally
fitted. Thus far his work has beer
divided between farcical and comedy
drama characters. Inez Jewell. a.
Glory Quayle. will also have a chance
to shine in her best forte Frank Bacor
will play Archbishop Wealthy.
Meantime THE County Fair CON
tinues to draw good business to the
Colonial.
Clara Wieland. who has been en-.
gagged to appear in Bankers and
Brokers" with the Kolb and Dill com
pany next week at the Davis Theater
was a member of the Peggy From
Paris" company last season and is said
to be handsome woman with dramatic
ability and good singing voice
Bankers and Brokers' is a two-act
musical comedy dealing with frenzied
finance.
The Elleferd Dramatic Company
closes its engagement at the Davis
next Sunday night and The Red Cross
Nurse" will be played until then.
All the people now engaged at the
Orpheum, with the exception of Hyams
and Mcintyre. will step out next Sat
urday night to make room for the
road show, which opens its annual
season Sunday afternoon. The coming
aggregation consists of 'Menetekel,'' a
European Illusion act. presented by
Berol-Kunorah. the Hungarian ma
gicians; Ned Wayburns' nine Rain
Dears,' hea ed by Neva Aymar, pro-
nounced the best girl" act now before
the public; Ed. F.. Reynard, ventrilo-
quist; Walter c. Kelly, monologist;
Work and Over. acrobatic comedians
Claude and Fannie Usher. In Tough
Love" and an educated monkey that is
said to be greatest of its species.
The Heir to the Hoorah" closes its
brief engagement at the Central Thea
ter with this evenings performance
and then the work of completing the
renovation Of the house for the Lom-
bardi italian Grand Opera Company's
season, commencing next Tuesday
night with Aida will be resumed.
From the box Office comes announce
ment that the advance sale of seats
presages magnificent f1rst-night audi
ence; also that nothing is being left
undone to make the performance
worthy of a gala reception. The Verdi
opera will introduce the best dramatic
singers in The company, with Adaberto
in the title role. The lyric singers will
make their first appearance Wednes-
day evening in Lucia" and on Thurs
day night the third division of prin-
cipals will be heard In Faust"
THE Importance of Being Earnest
is to be played this afternoon at the
Colonial Theater by the Independent
Stage Society for the benefit of Davis
Chapter. Daughters of the Confederacy.
Oscar Wilde wrote the play.
Gabrilowitsch the Russian pianist, Is
to give another recital next Saturday
afternoon at Lyric Hall.