The San Francisco call., 1906-08-26
Notes of the Stage.

James Neil and Edith Chapman
made their vaudeville debut last Mon
day at Keith & Proctor's, New York
They have a sketch called, 'The
Lady Across the Hall" and ldr. Neil
declares that its tryout was a greater
success than he had anticipated. He
wrote it himself.
Reginald Mason, who is the son of
a former British Consul at this port
and began his theatrical career at the
Alcazar. is engaged by Digby Bell
to play the Englishman in "The Edu-
cation of Mr.. Pipp."
T. Daniel Frawley and his COM
pany, after vainly endeavoring to
secure a San Francisco enga cement,
have turned their faces eastward from
Seattle and are on the road
The news of Lewis MOrrison's
death last Sunday conveyed shock to
many friends of his in San Francisco
who had been looking forward with
pleasure to his return. Numerous
expressions of coincidence have been
sent from this city to his widow,
Florence Roberts, and his two daugh-
tiers.
NT.fLo..- NE.oD<,,,off ~ - -.
briquet, "The Unmanageable," was
amply earned, has at last arrived at
the conclusion that to have things
ones own way is not always the most
profitable policy. He is to be guided
by w. A Brady, who has already
placed him in "The Law and the
Man"
James NJ Ward, the veteran actor,
whose friends in San Francisco are
many, has written to George Osborn
that he hopes to see the dear old
town again before he depar.s from
earth. He is we'll up to the seventy
year mark, but retains the spirit of
seventeen.
So pleased is Frederick Warde with
the results of his lecture tour last
season that he will return to the
platform next October. Philip Ray
is retained as Mr.. Warde's manager.
Tettrazini is at it again. Just as
she vexed Conried after signing a
contract to sing for him, so she is.
now worrying Hammerstein, by
whom she has been engaged for the
coming season in New York. She is
alleged to feel it due to herself not
only to be prima donna, but to di-
rect the selection of the other artists
who are to hold forth at the Manhat-
tan Opera-house, and report has it
that Hammerstein has in reserve a.
singer named Regina Pickert to step
in if the Tettrazini suddenly steps
out.
Hirsutely as we'll as pecuniarily,
John D. Rockefeller is qualified to
endow a home for chorus girls,
where they can be trained and edu-
Gated for their work." but the story
that he has such project under con-
sideration is probably founded solely
in the imagination Of the press agent
of the actress who is reported to have
suggested the endowment.
A cable dispatch from Paris in
forms the readers of a New York
newspaper of theatrical tendency that
Edna Aug's costumes when she ap-
pears at the Folies Bergere will be
dreams of elegance" Upon what
notion the reporter justified himself
in sending that rather indefinite in
telligence to people 5000 miles away
from Miss Aug is quite beyond COM
prehension-
After touring with ''The Strength OF
the Weak" . until January, Florence
Roberts will return to Broadway with
new play, possibly THE Broken
Rosary" by Edward Peple. She will
also revive some OF her past successes,
such as "Magda." Charles Kent will
be Miss Roberts leading man and
Ruth Allen and Florence Robinson
will again appear in their original
roles, while new ingenue, Virginia
Brissac, will be newcomer in her
support-at least, in the East-for
Miss Brissac appeared with Miss Rob-
erts two years ago during one Of her
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