The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08

oN NA9t Nne season OF the year has
come when. as 10 things dramatic. the
people of the big cities Of the East
have TO depend almost wholly upon
retrospect and hope to keep alive their
interest In the plays and the PLAYERS.
We are almost as well of here in our
ashes as they are in their unburned but
burningly hot streets and buildings.
and we can. even as they have to do.
entertain ourselves when our desires
run In the dramatic direction. with re-
Gazing the plays that are past and dis
cusslng and hoping for those that are
coming About all they can do in
New York is TO get on the roof and
look at something light in the way of
theatricals, and we have plenty of that
IN our tents and parks. here and across
the bay.
Even in the matter of music we need
not envy those unstricken cities over
nHch, Tor by crossing the bay to
Berkeley. which is just now exceeding
~ beautiful with flowers that seem to
bloom especially bright over there we
can soon arrive at the Greek Theater
ana there listen TO the fine music pro-
Nlded under the leadership Of Profess
sor Wolfe. In case there are some
who have never learned or who have
forgotten the dates Of these entertain
ments, here are the times of the feasts
=
YOU At half past three on the after
moons OF Thursday. July 18th. 18th
and 26th and August 2d. IL the weather
Is nne all these concerts viii he given
In the Greek Theater of the University
OF California. but in case the weather
Is inclement they viii be given in
Harmon Gymnasium. The proceeds Of
these concerts are TO be used to carry
on throughout the summer the work
or the University Orchestra. a work
which, as the announcement Of the
symphony concerts puts it is without
any element OF private interest. and of
much significance to the life of this
community"
single admission tickets will cost
Tor the symphony Concerts by the Uni
Versity Orchestra Of professional musi-
clans, on June 2Sth, and July 18th and
26th. one dollar for a chair in the re-
served section. and seventy-five cents
Tor an Unreservcd seat for the pro
grammes Of chamber music to be given
by the Minetti String Quartet. on the
afternoons OF July 5th and 18th. and
August 2d, ffrE cents for a reserved
chair. and twenty cents for gen
eral admission
Mentioning Berkeley and the Greek
Iheater Is reminder that the JulV
number Of the Theater Magazine has
me big picture Of Sarah Bernhardt
playing in that place shortly after the
great earthquake Seven thousand
people went 10 see her there IN her
peFioi'ille nee OF Racine's tragedy ot
FHeQre. and the picture shows the
immense crowd seated upon the tiers
or cement steps and sheltered from the
sun by their um brellas q nd parasOls
ali intently watching tbe great act
reSs- The magazine ca8s attention TO
the TACT that the great crowd attend
Ing there. gaVly dressed and taking
n raT fr7 r,1-
tive Of ono of the characteristics of the
western people Many We're there
who had lost their homes and lost
their means Of earning a living but
that did not so stun or dish earten them
but they wanted 70 add the ex-
perience Of seeing the divine Sarah
playing in Berkelev's world-famous
theater TO that other great experience
OF seismic disaster.
Thinking Of the divine Sarah playing
thus. that ancient story upon the
stage Of theater modelled after those
OF old Greece IS a fitting prelude for
the llttle item of information that
Bernhardt is believer i'm the gods and
in their influence over human lives.
That may be just OF passing interest.
but IL surely should be OF surps ssing
interest TO the ladies for this reason.
that Sarah accounts for the wonderful
preservation Of her youthfulness Of Vi
tal-ty.- voice. talent. figure and ensemble
by saying that the gods have so ordered
81. tt IS no trick Of cosmetics Of stfrrl-
ulants. diet, exercise. high spirits or
freedom frOm'are. The only reason WY
Sarah does not sink under the burden
OF approaching age and intense mental
and emotional effort is that the gods
have decided that she should not until
they get good and ready.
That is Berrhardt's belief She told
IL to Grace Hortense Tower. and that
writer. in q very entertaining way. told
II 20 the Theater Ma zine. along with
a whole lot Of other things about the
great actress-some few OF which I
viii fitch for vou
This July number has a fine full page
picture OF the talented California act
ress Mary Van Buren,. who has been
leading woman Of the Frawley Stock
Company. and has recently been play
ing in Cousin Louisa" a Days Thea
ter In New York It's a Sarony photo
graph. showing the lady splendidIy
posed and looking 50 prettv that ii de-
serves TO be called more than pretty.
and makes the beholder accept with
out cavil the statement that Miss
Mary Van Buren has the reputation OF
being one Of the most beautiful women
in California.
But TO return to Re-nhardt and her
belief in the gods and in their good in
huences in preserving feminine beauty F.
listen TO her talking to Grace Hos 4
lfn~N j over
When YOU play a role do you feel all f.
OF the anguish and strength OF suffer 4
Ing which you portray" j continued.
Yes. all. all,' She exclaimed feeling
lv claSping her white hands while an
earnest expression came into her face.
4 live the part ] am pla ying. / feel il
all i am gay or ! am sad with he
character. IL sends my own personal
fty away. ] feel only what pil@.
suffer when there is pain. When there
Is fury, / am fury; when there IS
hate. / hate; when love / love That
Is why / am III now"
A look Of more than physical weari- +
ness and pain came into her expressive 4
face as she pressed her hands 10 her
breast and looked into the distance
with that far-aWay gaze IN her slant
ing eyes as though again living over
the tOrturing scenes ia the life Of the
Inflated heroine Of Dumas tragic tale
And she looked really i'll Every line
OF her relaxed. detected figure in its
clinging draperies OF white seemed elo- .
Quent with sorrow ana heartache.
IF you feel 50 Intensely and suffer
as you say you do. why has not al this
which usually ages people
left its ravages2 How have YOU man
q ged to keep so young-what is the
secret Of sour youth?"
'Oh the gods. / think" laughed the
low. musical voice, the voice that is