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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-17

M THO is the most beautiful
N woman in California.
" So far the question has
hardly more than been raised.
The Sunday Call has received many
photographs in response to this query,
but the question is not one that can
be settled of hand Ont of many beau
tiful women one will be considered
more beautiful than all her sisters,
but she may not be proclaimed the
most beautiful women unless all beau
fiful women are brought in compar-
ison with her.
The Sunday Call is seeking the
most beautiful woman in California.
The woman whose photograph is re-
produced on this page. but whose
identity is vet unknown. is beautiful
woman. So are many of the women
whose photographs have been re-
ceived by The Sunday Call, and whose
identity is known But is one of them
Aiit AlOcI DtduIllul NOllcn IN Odll-
fOrnia? This question cannot be set
tied yet. The Sunday Call is not pre-
pared TO make so broad a statement
until many more photographs are re-
ceived. California is a land Of fair
women and It is no easy task to find
the most beautiful.
But the most beautiful must be
found. When the time comes TO pro-
claim one of California's daughters
the fairest woman of the land, The
Sunday Call must be right In its
choice.
When The Sunday Call scoffed at
the idea of the windy, smoky city Of
Chicago producing a woman as beau
tiful as California, il spoke for every
man in the State. Any one would have
individually taken up such a state
ment out of hand and set about to re-
fute Il. The Sunday Call has made it
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-17
First Great Beauty Contest

proclaimed that tbs King Wished to
choose the most beautlfui woman as
his bride The news ran from hamlet
to hamlet. out upon the Deserts and
into the h7Its OF the goafherds. The
Commissioners IN each instance chose
the most beautiful mafdens from each
province and brought them back to-
the palace, where they were placed Ia
the care Of Haggai the Kings cham
berlain, who brought them before The
King.
Among all these wonderfull< beau
tiful n1aidens who had been chosen
from all the maidens of z{ha ennlfe
was the Jewess, Esther, Who had Been
warned by Mordecai, her pneles to be
silent about her race and not let it be
known that she wassof 4 captive race.
She had come from The very gate of
the palace, she bad been raised just
without the glamour 81 the luxurious
court, but when She Came before the
King she was new TO his sight; she
might have come from the farthest
province. The Bible says of Esther
that she was fair and beautiful Yet
even Haggai the chamberlain, did not
know of her existence until she was
brought before him. He looked upon
her unknowlng. though Mordecai. the
Jew, her uncle was familiar sight
to him. HIa let her With the maidens
to prepare 10 come before the King.
When the other fhaidens came be-
fore Ahasuerus hey were in fine raj
ment, dressed with barbaric splendor,
fitting the consort-0f a barbarian
King. But Esther needed. no adorn-
ment to aid her beauty. and she mere
ly wore what the channhefl ain re-
quired of her although she vas free
to have an the lnxariu6s garments
and barbaric jewelry That the gold
smiths of kfhe King could prepare.
All who saw Esther Norshiped at the
shrine Of her beauty And when she
came before Ahasuerds he found her
the most beautiful woman Of his
realm and married her and placed her
IN the throne beside him.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-17

Whlch part CT the country
has the most beautiful of all
Later ON. when each OF
these newspapers has beer
able to decide on a beauty to
be held up before the whole
world as the most beautiful
in the land, each holding uE
one and zach shouting her
beanties the national con.
test viii be tried out and
each State beauty will have
i representative in the ma
tional jury of award. This
will be a notable event and
oHe that will excite unusual
public interest. For the one
thing that all men are most
interested in is the beauty OF
women.
Think Of the pride of the
State which is able to say
that it has the most beauti-
tiful woman.
Out of this beauty quest
there will be found women
of surprising beauty every
where. The final jury OF
award, which will be chosen
when each newspaper has
found it's State or city
beauty, will have a very
hard task.
California will be there at
that time with a woman SC
wondrously beautiful that
she cannot but win.
Who is this California
woman?
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-17
Can YOU CLEAR UP
Do You Know This
Lovely Woman?

wv BO can solve the mystery surround
A ing this beautiful woman's identity?
Who is she, where did she come
from, who sent her photograph to The
Sunday Call?
If you know her, if you are the man who
sent in the photograph to be entered in The
Sunday Calls beauty contest, come for
ward and tell who she is. 1t is worth your
while; it will mean $40 to you. Comnuni-
cate with the beauty editor and claim the
reward.
Of the hundreds of photographs re-
ceived this is the only one which has borne
no name. The sender evidently omitted
the name by accident, as he says in his let
ter that he had written her name on the
back of the photograph. But this he had
not done.
1t is impossible to find the sender, as he
merely signed the letter with his initials
and gave no address. His identity is also in
mystery But he was apparently acting in
good faith. He says in his brief letter: Il
consider this lady the most beautiful in
California. She is native daughter. Her
name and address have placed on the back
of the photograph. E. H"
The identity of this woman must be
learned before the photograph can be en-
tered in the beauty contest. Every effort
has been made, but all have failed. The
Sunday Call takes sufficient interest in the
matter to offer reward of $40 to the first
person who discloses the secret and solves
the mystery.
Look at the photograph and see wheth-
er you know this beautiful woman.
Perhaps you know her well and there
is no mystery about her identity to you.
In that case communicate with the beauty
editor of The Call and tell him who she is.
That will be an easy way to make $40 on
Sunday morning.
Perhaps she lives In the southern part
of the State or far in the Sierras. Per
haps you have seen her many times and
wondered who she was. Between the
beauty of the woman and the mystery Of
her identity there is unusual interest
aroused over her.
The only clew The Sunday Call has is
the fact that the photograph was taken by
Haussler, but that fact has not yet led to
the ladys name.
Who is She2
Address: Beauty Editor, The Call
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-17
In The Sunday
Calls =.
Great
Beauty
Contest
The Prizes fire:
First $l50
Second :. $50
Third :. SIS
The Prizes fire:
Twenty-Five More $40 Each

tWCuky-fiNS Isiul y plV LoSu
Help The Sunday Call
find the most beautiful wo-
man in California.
Help it show Chicago.
Surely The Chicago Tri-
bune must have made a big
mistake when it proclaimed
Della Carson of that city
as the fairest of American
women.
The most beautiful of all
beautiful California women
must be found.
Send photos of all your
beautiful friends. barring ac-
tresses and professional mod
els. All photos accompanied
by postage will be returned.
Address Beauty Editor.
The Call.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-17
$40 Jor he Name Of His Beadja California 0rl
All America on
Beauty Quest

he beauty COIllCSl lids llOW doSlnAlCu
national Importance 1t is no longer
question of whether California or
Chicago has the most beautiful woman,
but of who is the most beautiful woman
in America.
The Chicago Tribune started this quest
by seeking out the most beautiful woman
in Chicago 1t found Della Carson and
then heralded her as the most beautiful
woman in America The Sunday Call re-
piled to the challenge in this statement and
set about finding the most beautiful woman
in California to refute it.
Other leading newspapers also took up
the challenge until now the whole United
States is aroused and the question of in
tensest interest throughout the nation is,
"Who is the most beautiful woman in
America?" Each newspaper is seeking to
find the most beautiful woman of its State,
and as each finds her it will proclaim her
the most beautiful woman in America.
The contest is now warming up and be
fore long the all-absorbing question will be
on this search for beauty. The other
newspapers besides The Call that are de-
voting all their energy and influence and
power of organization to find the most
beautiful woman are: Boston Herald,
New York World, Philadelphia Inquirer,
Pittsburg Gazette Times, Buffalo Times,
Washington Times, Columbus Dispatch,
Minneapolis News, Indianapolis Star.
Cleveland Leader, Detroit News-Tribune,
Louisville Courier Journal, St. Louis Re
public, Omaha News, Des Moines News,
Milwaukee Sentinel, St. Paul News, Denver
Post, Salt Lake Tribune.
Think of all the beautiful women who
live in the States in which these newspa-
pers are published. Think of the magni-
rude of tsis beauty quest. Almost the en-
tire country IS covered.
Chicago may as, well be ready to back
down Della Carson Sannot stand against
that array Imagine What the Louisville
Courier Journal VIII do with its bunch OF
Kentucky girls. and the Washington Times
with the Southern beauties to draw on.
New York and Boston also have many
beautiful women; ia fact the whole coun-
try is full of them question OF
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-17

full woman has ancient and hone
| orable precedent. The moak
thorough was that when Ahas-
uerus. King of Persia and Media,
sought the most beautiful woman
throughout the 127 provinces of which
he was absolute despot. and found
Esther.
The chroniclers say that it was
about 519 years before Christ when
sAhasuerus held his famous feast that
Rended In the banishment of Vashti.
For seven days that feast lasted, and
high and low alike made merry. The
luxurious palace of the King was
hung with white and green and blue
hangings. fastened with cords OF fine
linen and purple to silver rings and
pillars of marble. They feasted from
9old and silver upon a pavement OF
red and blue and white and black
marble.
ward OF her Uncle. Mordecai, and her
people were in captivity. She was
lis1mble, not in mere state of fortune.
but her whole race was subjected to
1the unlimited power of Ahasuerus,
H7iose empire stretched from India to
& Efhiopia. When her time came to
aspeak she dared not even declare her
nationality. To be queen Of Persia
and Media was far beyond her widest
dreams, she Of a captive race. She
must have known that she was beau
4ffuI, but Persia was wide empire to
rule on account of ones beauty.
But when Ahasuerus had cast aside
vashti in his anger, the lords Of vast
domains, his servants, suggested to
him that he should have the most
beautiful woman in all his empire for
his royal consort Ahasuerus was
pleased with this idea, and his serv-
ants went about finding the most beau
tiful woman for him to wed. From the
palace of the Oriental potentate COM
missions were sent throughout all the
127 provinces, and it was publicly
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-17
Who Is California's Fairsst Womanp

FHO is the most beautiful
woman in California.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
Los ANGELES HE1sAD SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER TO-
SNAKE 'em laugh says George Primrose

E1X yOU can't them laugh too loud too often"
So says George Primrose, the minstrel man, for
merly partner with Lew and
of Primrose mnstres And George knows. for he
has had EN- going for years admit
keeps going stronger every season. If any man
right about the elements of
stage Primrose is that man. And Mr. Primrose
Make em laugh"
"cut out the comedy every America will
go bust.
comedians of the cast and the tragedans
will all be looking for real work
has always and always will On the stage
private who laughs is popular The
have to complain Of too many friends
Pan, with pipes. the first comedian. His con-
temporares laughed themselves mild form of insanity
head hairy body crooked legs and coven hoofs
they him fellow but his perform
sensation in the cities of Asia Minor
that this day and in own language Pan is commem
grated, call popular excitement panic
Pan would be of century earth
today the use-Pan is only the legend of
great popular whose name nobody knows
laugh they considered him
after his death called him god.
"Grlef merrment, and joy. worry and con-
tenmen-al merely of mind. The actor who
nstill merrinent joy and
public benefacor for he has increased the sum
total of human happiness.
laugh. The who gets 'em going strong
keeps going the fellow the looking
for Make em laugh and keep EN- EN-, laughing. o.,.,.
there are men, and one Is as good as ano1ne M ne
process that counts It's Don't you know that
ahead for they don't want to do it and will
fight the ground But they Just looking
to laugh. Give them excuse
Say, old Pan just put on goats head and hide and
played whistles Nobody had thought of playing
two reeds once, it caused a panic Awfuly funny,
wasn't it? they laughed, and that is what old Pan
figured
my is different put on burnt cork and scratch
wig paint my lips vermiionbut have had them laugh
for years than want to in print
doesn't matter what do. If you have
the seeing things in life will never
run amusing material.
mot very pleasant thing to have collector waiting
outside for eh? But think how funny
it would collectors who have bills for hap
pened to Imagine those dozen dubs
their mouths to shout I saw him
first to audience just it.
make them laugh There's good laughing material lying
everywhere. Not sitting in hotel
friends noticed tall weldressed
man making a leap the about five minutes He
was alone apparently enjoying his company i'm
nensely Now leap his naturally became
harder to manage, yet interfering with
swinging the cafe and the balus
trade stairway leading to his room
Each minutes found him either going or coming,
rathskeller could stand He managed
the stairs the home stretch and there
he remained his assistance Then ne
went peacefully, calmly and happily to bed. His original
method of getting a Jag hit with and wrote
an act around incident which has made EN- laugh
everywhere go.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
"Make 'em laugh says Ellie Fay

rT7HE HERALD reporter who sought Fay's
q dressing room at the orpheum. She was also
historic kimono the garment so well known to nteyewers
in the best Japanese mpressons style which Miss Fay
carried reception her last trip to the coast
The agent explained the object of the visit and
retired.
We'll ell tell IL me where the Charleston s
yes stupid, the United States Charleston
C-h-a-r-l-e-s-to-n. Charleston"
But why? began the reporter. -
get no information from Ellie Fay"
the scribe and manfuly hs faced the guns
your pride of the navy be not
conscience with the plea of committing wrong to
great The interests Of suffering struggling
the desired information about the Charles
volubly, vvidy Immediately Whether the nforma
on hath yet been ascerained Never
once did he wink as. as he told the tale -, ,,
In that they should reach San Pedro Sunday Where
ABOUT forty-hve away the
Splendid can run down there in the morning and
after the matinee. What's the fare?"
How often do the cacs run? Do they pass the
warships anchor? there
distance phone connection between and San Pedro
that what you called the place. wasn't it?"
All these questions and others had been answered
original question 10 what do you attribute your
The of the blue white kimono sending
teepahc board the Charleston and
could bring her thoughts back mundane things
as success and theaters.
out of her Here the answer 1t the gentle
asked about is the Charleston Now know
why about the Charleston"
'Is he--? suggested the reporter.
mo, he is not interjected Miss Fay. But he's his
friend and he wants to meet badly want to meet
him"
She did not stop to dinerenriate hms
continued:
the Philippines just but to
Honolulu this vaudeville engagement
is over"
This was evidently different "he" the
the Charleston.
going leave the stage. though. I'll still be
little Elfe Fay md my per every Monday
morning.
what it wanted to ask me?' The Provi-
watching reporter children and inebrates was
still doing business!
tell the readers of The Sunday Herald
you attribute success?'
m-m. consider that real
No. fishing for compliments; mean the question
seriously. you really consider Elfe Fay success?
Most assuredly And what is more important the man
aging editor thinks too, would have been sent
after this story"
''Wel, then what is your definition of success?'
Would this teess questioner Ieent and disburse
information she must have stored in these
years public experience?
reporter success from the theatri
standpoint probably described popularity
certainly of the popular of the American
stage"
'We young man." said the actress slowly and consider
IF popularity token of success, then would
the secret of success is:
Make EN- laugh"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10

played it from Minneapolis to Bellingham,
and from Seattle here, and such has been
the speed of the performance that yours
truly hasn't the slightest idea of what the
scenery looks like.
Its a poor business for an Invalid
Assisting to place the gentle boost under
meath the finest tented show that ever
Travelled is far cry from being In a
sanitarium. Thank heaven for the omni-
present souvenir postal card When l get
rome if such a happiness should befall
me, 1t will be possible to point proudly to
the scrap book whenever any one wants a
description and say, simply: There it is -
There probably is no theater in any
important city the country over that can
show so curious list of consecutive book
ings as the Mason for the current fort
night First we mad William Faversham
In THE Squaw Man" then, "In Old Ken
lucky" and this week FRITZ Schef in
Mile. Modiste." accidentally the Mason
its prices for the pickannny band
and horse race thriller to 81 for the best
seats. This is the first time in several
years that the house has played trav
cling attraction at any such prices,
thoughfthe 1906 summer burlesque season.
rather disastrous financially, by the way,
was given at that scale. 1t is an open
secret that Manager Wyatt didn't want
the Kentucky booking. He tried his best
to transfer it to the Los Angeles. but the
powers that be in New York declined to
permit the change.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10

Septet. Four Dainty Dancers and Julie
Herne and company.
PEOPLE'S-For the coming week start
ing Tuesday the bill is headed by the
Harry Potter company in Mr.. Potter's $
most amusing comed-- sketch entitled "A
Matrimonial Blizzard" Another big
feature act is the three Daltos high
Jumpers and acrobats The act is lIu-
ropean novelty md this Is their first ap-
pearance on the coast. Dorothy Earle,
the dainty little singer and lightning
change artist is another feature act
prominent on the bill, while the old fav-
orites, Rogers and Remington. continue
with their illustrated songs and new pic
ture melodies. The James p Lee COM
pany offer Mr. Lees latest burlesque on
Damon end Pythias, with Jimmie Lee
as Damon and Al G. Flourney as Pythias.
There will be matinee every day and
two performances each evening",
FISCHER Stun in Cafe" is the
title of this weeks skit at the First
street playhouse, the complications aris-
ing through a mixup of parties in pri-
vate dining room. AS usual the musical
interpretations will be numerous and the
beauty chorus will be much in evil
dence, though this latter statement
should not be interpreted as a comment
upon the costuming. Gertrude Rutledga,
with the chorus. will sing Mora. My
Irish Rose" though why Herr Fischer's
leading woman should swear allegiance
to Nora instead of to Ned is not quite
clear, Edward Barnes will offer Just
Because i Loved You So" Nellie Mont
gomery. assisted by the chorus. will
warble I'D Like to Maze Mash on
YOU" and with Lew Dunbar will sing
a duet, "Are You Op?" Eddie Murray's
song is Insanity" Friday amateur
nights at Fischer's are becoming in
creasingly popular md the local talent
to appear this week is announced to be
the funniest ever"
UNIQUE-The Unique offers another
attractive program for T. coming week.
including Violet and Olds in clever mind
reading and other mental stunts; Millard
and I1arker. kings of the Roman rings
In aerial acrobatc work; Hattie Nelson
in impersonation and character songs;
Tracy McDermott, with pleasing illus
trated songs and the Unique Comedy
company in one of Richard Commings
latest farce comedies, "Deceiving Yonr
Wife" The program will close with the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
(contInued from Page Four.)

Bartlett. Miss Carlyn Strelitz, Miss Ethel
Bard and Miss Bertha Holly.
In the role OF Fif FRITZ Scheff has
found a part that enables her to be as
volatile, capricious, captivating and hard
working as one might desire. Madame
Sclleff is a woman of tremendous per-
sonal charm, with the chic Viennesc
manner for she halls from Vienna, which
has aptly been termed "the Paris on the
Dandbe" She has every opportunity to
sing as only she can sing in light opera,
and She also has a chance to demonstrate
that she is a comedienne of wonderful
ability.
Madame Scheffs best numbers are the
kiss Me" song, the solo in the finale
of the first act, and THE Mascot of the
Troop, a martial song IN which she
becomes a poetic drummer. Another big
song number is William Pruette's de-
cisive 81 Want What I Want When I
Want IT.
: ORPHEUM-All the tifty-seven varielles
of fun are promised at the Orpheum for
the coming week. The funmaker- in-chief
with Cliffe Berzac. The act lis called
"Cliffe perzacs horses" but advance re-
ports seem to indicate that the hee-haw
is the star of the troupe. The sisters
O'Meers are said to be the embodiment
of beauty and grace. Their offering is
a slack wire act which gives them ample
opportunity for the display of these quail
ifications. Scott and Wilson are Amer
ican comedy acrobats. We have had a
run on German acrobats of late and for
the comfort of patriotic citizens it is
said that these two can give their for
eign competitors cards and spades and
then beat them to a standstill. THE
Original German Sailors are also Amer
lean lads-named Dixon and Fields Those
who do not care to disturb the serenity
Of their features by laughing are warned
away from the Orpheum during the en-
gagement Of these happy boys.
The acts retained from the present week
would make a goodly program in them
selves. They are Ellie Fay, Ye Colonial
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
rHE MuTARLE WORLD

It's a gay old world when you're gay
And glad old world when you're
glad;
But whether you play
Or go toiling away
It's a sad old world when you're sad.
It's a grand old world If you're great
And mean old world If you're small;
It's q world full of hate
For the foolish who prate
OF the uselessness of it ALL
It's a beautiful world to see
Or it's dismal in every zone;
The thing it must be
In its gloom or it's glee
Depends on yourself alone.
IS. e. Kiser.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
TIE ANCHORS

AS when I look upon the long. gray hulks
That steam majestically up the bay,
And hold the mighty tonnage OF their bulks
Deep In the port, or tight against the quay,
And wonder how such tiny anchors keep
The giant vessels where they ride the deep;
So do I marvel that your little hands.
So white and tender, delicate and frail.
Can moor me safely, when the shifting sands
OF fate turn treacherous, and every sail
OF hope that have set for Victory sweet
Turns back into the whirlpool OF G1featl
--Aloyaius Coll in Appleton'R
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
Fluffy and sammy snesze

"Say?' said the Poet.
"I'm not at home" roared the idiot
"All right" said the Poet. When you come
back read this to yourself and tell me what
you think Of it,
.'If Sammy Sneeze should some day wed
The lovely Ruffy Flufles,
Perhaps they'd have little boy
And name him Sneezy Snuffles."
'I'll not be back" swore the idiot. leaping
through the window Broadway Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10

"Ele Fay-Why knew her when she little kid swing
books the end of Used to chase her off
when close the flower beds George
Primrose.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
PART III

George Prmrose-Why he lived right door in
Mount Vernon NJ Y His apple always temptation
to They easy climb and the apples so
good"-Elfe Fay.