The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

of Monday, as heretofore, will be In
augurated August i6-
Notes Of the The0ter
At Home and Abroad
George osbourne will be in the CAST
of The Only Way" at the Van Ness
theater-
Xvette Guilbert will tour America
next season in musical comedy in
English.
Sinone, the French actress, will come
to america this fall and will appear
in "The Thief"
Maxine Elliott has engaged Julian
L. Estrange an English actor, as her
leading man for next season.
"Heartsease." with White Whittle-
sey in the principal role. is announced
to follow Soldiers of Fortune" at the
Alcazar.
Dustin Farnum will soon start on
his western tour in The Squaw Man" "
Farnum's first big success was achieved
in The Virginian..
Robert MantelI will appear in New
York next season, opening in King
john" Later he will go to London and
will appear in King Lear" and MAC
The sequel of the disappearance of
Marie Pettes and Manager Conner from
the Mary Mary Shaw company last May May
the couple We're married:
Martin v. Merle, author of The
drama, ''The Vagabond Prince. which
will be produced for the first time on
any. stage before the termination of
m a
Alcazar.
THE Love Tales of Hoffman," which
was so well received by music lovers
staged at the American theater and
given an elaborate presentation with
an augmented orchestra and elaborate
scenic and electrical effects
Ursala March, the girl with the smile
| In The Land of Nod" was recently
married to Edward Creighton Largey,
young millionaire from Butte, Mont
The ceremony was performed at Salt
Lake City by justice of the peace
The couple are spending their honey
Frank Worthing. whose illness last
season caused his retirement from the
stage after his appearance in this city
with Grace George in ..Divorcons, will
| be placed at the head of his own COM
Paany next season playing Our
|
chased in London for William A. Brady.
| There have been a number of i'm
portant changes and extensions of the
big popular prices vaudeville circuits
and the Wigwam theater management
| has arranged to further improve its
bills. 1t has been found necessary to
| change the opening of the new pro-
| day afternoon. This change will be
inaugurated next Sunday. August 16.
Cyril Scott has been engaged by
Brady and Grismer to come to San
FRANCISCO with the company to appear
In The Man of the Hour Scott will
be starred in November in a new play
and leaves for the metropolis almost
Immediately after his California en-
gagement in the great political drama
by Broadhurst The well known star
duction will leave New York next
week, coming direct to this city Cyril
Scott will appear in the role of the
young mayor.
private performance of Elinor
Glyn's dramatization of Three Weeks"
was given at the Adelphia theater,
London, on the afternoon of June %,
with Mrs Glyn in the role of the Prin-
cess. Charles Bryant played Paul. The
piece has been forbidden by the Eng
IiSh censor, and the Invitation matt
nee was given under the direction of
Charles Hawtrey. Henry Miller expects
to produce it in America this faIl.-New
York Mirror.
William A. Brady makes the follow
Ing announcement as to his theatrical
ventures for the new season: Grace
George will begin her annual engage
ment In New York city on November
2, when she. will appear in Give and
Take, play written specially for
her by Madame Fred de Gresac, one
of the authors of the French original
OF The Marriage of Kitty" in which
Miss Marie Tempest acted here in 1903
This play. If successful will serve for
her next London engagement in April.
Another. new play designed for Miss
George is The Voice of the Cricket"
by Edward Peplea author of The
Prince. Chap" Her revival Of Sheridan
Knowles comedy "The Love Chase"
will be. made this season here, with
a well known London actress of comic
characters, as the Widow Green. She
VIII give some special performances of
lbsen's THE Lady From the Sea-
which she prepared for production last
| year, and for London will get ready
In a role of Shakespeare's 's-Beatrice
| probably. She will, previously to cleo
tion, make a brief preliminary tour of
| the places where she has not vet been
! seen as Cyprienne in "Divorcons.
! which will be retained in her roper