The San Francisco call., 1907-02-28

A striking feature of the Colonial
Theater production of "Salome" is
Maude Odelle's portrayal of Herodias.
She manages to convey the authors
idea of the character without empha-
sizing its responsiveness, and looks as
well as acts the part admirably. Miss
Odelle is a San Francisco girl
SO great is the public demand for the
Wilde tragedy that it will be kept on
the stage another week and the prob
ability is that it Will run at least a
month. Milton Stollard, who staged
the production, is receiving many con-
gratulations on the excellence of his
work
who Is Who?" continues as the cur
tain raiser and next week it will be
succeeded by the imperishable Box
and Cox.
Carl Haydn, who has Joined the San
Francisco Opera Company and appears
next week in The Wild Rose" which
is to succeed The Singing. Girl" at
the American Theater. is young tenor
of great promise. He was born in
Austria and is descendant of the ia
nous composer whose name he bears.
He has sung in concert with Johann
Strauss, and toured the British Isles
one season with Patti. Reginald de
Koven imported him to sing in Hap
pyland," De Wolf Hopper's latest sue
cess, and also wrote for him the tenor
part in THE Student King Mr.. Haydn
has studied and fitted himself for either
dramatic or lyric roles and says that
he finds himself complaining, as other
tenors have done, that he must always
play the lover, and seldom is given
chance to sing dramatic numbers.
"The Ragged Messenger%vis drawing
good business to the Novelty, Theater
and the excellent acting of Creston
preciated by the audiences.
Nance O'Neill is announced to appear
the opening of the hearing as far as 1t
bore upon the question of hours and
wages, and eensures the majority opin-
ion for laying so much stress on the
contract when it had been expressly
waived by both sides at the soutsel
The minority opinion brings out in
contrast the raise accorded to the men
employed as stationary firemen, cleo
trieians and trackmen. which amounts
is 57.3 per cent, as against 21.9 to the
carmen, and makes much of this COM
parison, stating forcibly what Father
AYorke considers the injustice of this
discrimination in favor of the men en-
ployed in small numbers or upon tenn
porary work.
The dissenting arbiter takes UP
comparison with wages which will be
paid In Oakland after the first of the
month. contrasting the conditions in
that city with those that have obtained
here since the fire, and arguing that
there can be no sound reason why men
who are employed in San Francisco
should receive 20 per cent less than
is. paid across the bay, where there is
little congestion and where the COM
pany earns only ope-fourthr of the
profits enjoyed by the United Rail-
roads.
He orIticises that part Of the ma
jority opinion in which the Chief JUS
tice says that the board does not feel
itself competent to. arrange an eight
hour time table for the company, and
points out IN forcible phrases that all
the board is called upon to do is to
make the award and allow the COM
pany to arrange its own time tables to
suit.
The board will meet again this after
noon, and while it is stated that both
opinions will then be filed for publiea-
tion there is said to be a possibility of
even another delay. ~