The San Francisco call., 1906-10-15
Society Of New York Is Stirred by
Scandals of the "Restless Rich"

Frenchman has won the cup), the
automooilists and the society people
realize what a senseless contest IT was
and how senseless are all automobile
races, For what does it signify If a
machine Is capable of speeding at sew
enty or eighty miles an hour2 No
one VIII care to ride at that break
neck speed. 1t would be vastly more
prontable II these contests were made
1or endurance of the machine. for up-
nil climbing or for comfort But did
any one ever hear of automobilists
trying to make record for comfort :?
New York is automobile mad. The
Rialto, immediately before and after
the theaters. is fairly alive with ma
chines whlzzing in every direction. and
a pedestrian has a hard time to make
MS way along Broadway. The Rial
TO, 1t is understood, now embraces the
part OF Broadway in which the theaters
are sltuated and extends from Four
teenth street to Lincoln Square, in Six
ty-hfth street where a new modern
theater has lately been erected
Then phenomenal run of Dave War
field in Tho Music Master" breaks the
record. The Bijou Theater last week
was packed to suffocation, although II
was the six hundred and thirty five
performance of The Music Master
This is the longest run ever made in
this country. This attraction has
played to "a larger number of people
and to larger receipts and for a longer
period than ever known before. Stand
ing room was in demand all during the
last week of the play in New York
Imperative engagements in other cities
prevented longer run here But after
New England tour Warfeld will re-
turn TO the Academy of Music.
Next 70 Warheld's play, the Music
Master" in point of popularity last
season was The Girl of the Golden
West with another Californian,
Blanche Bates. in the leading part. and
a Californian. David BeIasco, as the au-
thor of the piece. The success of this
play dealing with early California life
has inspired Belasco to write another
along the same lines, and it is an
nounced that his next. just completed.
VIII be called The Rose CT the Ran
/ enc. Belasco announces that he is in
debted to Richard Walton TulIv for
some of the ideas in the play. for THE
Rose of the Rancho" is but an adapta-
tion of "Juanita," which was produced
last season by stock company in Los
Angeles. The author brought it to New
York and submitted it to Belasco. who
at once saw its possibilities Belasco
undertook the task of rewriting it. pre-
serving some of the original characters
and adding many others The play
treats OF the American invasion of
Spanish California in the late fifties. a
vital chapter in the history of the de-
velopment of Southern California dur
ing the annexation period. Its roman
tic and stirring incidents afford a pic
turesque setting for an American play
There the old world and the new world
met, and while The Rose of the Ran
che will have the flavor of ancient
Spain IL will still be essentially Ameri-
can.
In the cast will be such well known
people as Charles Richman. Hamilton
Revelle, Grace Gaylor Clark Maria Da-
Wis, Jane Cowl and Martha Mclean. The
company is in rehearsal and the first
performance Will take place at the Ma
jestic Theater early next month. and
following Blanche Bates engagement
in The Girl of the Golden West" it
will have long run at the Belasco
Theater in this city.
Miss Clara Clemens. daughter of
Mark Twain, made q successful debut
as concert singer at Norwall<. Conn
She sang in Italian, German and Eng
lish. Her voice is described as a con-
tralto of great depth and power, while
her stage presence is good
Mark Twain was present. and at the
close of his daughters entertainment
described the terrors of his own maiden
appearance.
Mark Twain has not altered much
(in appearance). The old man is still
an inveterate smoker It does not seem
to hurt him much, If any. In fact. as
he himself says. he has become smoke
cured like ham and is in such state
of preservation that nothing can hurt
him. He is yet in great demand as an
afterdinner speaker At recent din
ner he recalled certain rules on 'eti-
quette' that he read once. Some that
he remembered was as follows:
How to accept a proffered cigar
Slip the right hand in the box. draw
forth two cigars; place one absent
mindedly in the upper right hand vest
pocket; insert the other between the
teeth at an angle of forty five degrees
approximately and then look around
inquiringly for a match.
How to leave a room properly
Open the door, place one foot over the
sill, follow ii up closely with the other
foot and then, turning. slightly, shut
the door.
How to accept dinner invitation
Eat a light breakfast and no lunch"
I saw Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz at
the Knickerbocker Theater several
nights ago. He was with his
wife and family and all seemed
to be enjoying The Red Mill .,
Schmitz did not seem anxious to
discuss the candidacy of w. r. Hearst
for Governor, though when he was here
year ago. it will be recalled, he could
not say enough in praise of the candi-
date for Mayor on the Municipal Owner
ship ticket. 1t was evident however
that Mayor Schmitz regarded Hearst as
surely doomed to defeat
Mayor Schnitz, at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel, is always sure of an an
dience when he talks about the earth
quake and fire. He told of his mis-
ance companies pay up their losses
and professed to be confident of suc-
cess.
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