The San Francisco call., 1906-10-07
About PLAYS and Players.


About Plays and Players.
Charles FrohTsn brought from Eu-
all the new song successes, as sung
by the original actors and actresses Of
LcndOn and Paris. These he intends
to produce at dress rehearsals of the
different plays ~ New York in order
to show the American performers how
they are chown on the other side Of
the pond.
John Cort.. the Seattle manager. has
2 busv season ahead OF him. He viii
star Florence Roberts IN ~Tbe Strength
OF the Weak" Miss Fealy in The
Illusion Of Beatrice" Jr. ETgman in
The N1@2 on the Box" ard he Will
have On the roaG The Ste w;t-t Opera
Company and the LcOnc1VIIlO and La
Scala Theater Orchestra Company OF
seventy musicians. lie viii also di-
rect the concert goflv Of Casvc and will
ste~ Sarah T-va-- ~ g new production
Edra wallace f{oppe~ has established
the ucpr.arity 0f Ter rev song. "A
Tickle Maid" iu "Ar.ouc Town" at the
Lew TieldS Herald Square Theater.
New York, The dais,ty bit OF feminine
character acting anG the catchy swing
OF the song combine 70 make it one OF
the best OF Lew Fiesds' latest musical
burlesGue melange.
The only theater IN the United States.
ard perhaps IN the world. 20 have an
angel sts snding guard ovee it's thresh-
old was dedicated at PeekslSill-on-the-
Hudson last MOnCcy event, & by spe-
cial performance of We 'onique, the
Flower Girl This theaSer has been
built and is mana geC By the principal
Roman Catholic parish Of that town,
nesting among the palisades, and ex-
treme care is observed in regard to all
bookings OF attractions. Rev. ]. H.
TObin and Dr.. CUrran. the two priests
of the parish. are q committee to su-
pervise the theatrical career OF this
church managed Temple OF Thespis-
over the doorway is a large marble
statue of the Guardian Angel
Margaret Anglin and Henry Miller
are appearing at the Princess Theater
New York in The Great Divide" a
new drama from the pen of William
Vaughn Moody. professor Of English
The play has been pronounced very
strong from a dramatic standpoint. and
also of genuine literary value. That
/ it is of sufficient strength to demand
the talents Of both Mr.. Miller and Miss
AngIin is ample guarantee of its i'm
portance
Dramatic Director Mapes Of the New
Theater. Chicago. received letter from
Jules Murry, manager of Nine. Mod
Ejeska. in which Mr.. Murry wanted to
arrange season for the madame in the
playhouse. Mr. Murry suggested that
Modjeska appear for term of about
four weeks, supported by the New
/ Theater company The offer was re-
jected, however, as it is against the
principle OF the management to have
any star appear there or to encourages
the star system in any wa.
Thomas Q. seabrooke and Pauline
Hall have made arran gements to go
/ into vaudeville as team. in a con-
densed version of one of the musical
pieces to which Mr. Seabrooke formerly
starred.
Mary Shaw has concluded a Ave
years contract with Sweely. Shipman
& Co. Her first vehicle will be Alice
Sit-by-the-F'ire and in connection with
this tour she will present Ibsen plays.
and, later in the season, Lady Macbeth.
Mrs. Nat C. Goodwin maxine E1Hott)
was a passenger on the Kaiser Will
helm II. arriving in New York on Sep
tember IL She was met at the pier
by Mr.. Goodwin.
Truly Shattuck has been engaged for
Anna Helds company.
l. Eleanor Robson has begun rehearsaIs
/ for the first Of her series Of ten plays
that will be presented during her re-
markable thirty-five weeks engage
ment at the Liberty Theater beginning
October g. The initial presentation will
be Israel ZanEwilIs new play. Nurse
Marjorie which is written in a style
said to be peculiarly suitable to Miss
Robson's talents. The entire series OF
plays will be under the stage direction
of Charles Cartwright.
"Barbara's Millions" a fOur-act com
edy by Paul NJ. Potter. founded on lie
! Bonheur Mesdames." by Francis de
CroiSette. was produced at Grand Rap
ids, Mich. on September 13. Lillian
Russell appeared in the leading role.
that of a California girl who has in
herited fortune from her father The
piece is a comedy without music, but
Miss Russell sings several interpoIated
songs Miss Russelrs departure from
comic opera to plain comedy is one OF
the dramatic novelties OF the season.