The San Francisco call., 1908-09-27

the Princess for a week beginning to-
morrow night
orate and expensive Ferris Hartman
as the conceited Bow street drummer,
Foxy Quiller, Will repeat one OF his
greatest inpersonatio Arthur Cum
ninghan, as Dick Fitzgerald, the high
psynnan. VIII have a role suited to his
vocal and acting accomplishments
~ bill Page is admirably suited TO Ill
the part Of Lady Constance, and Chris
tina Nielsen as Lady Pamela win have
more musical opportunities than have
, been allotted to her in any previous
the village belle might have been in
the authors mind when he penned the
part, so closely. does it 1T her pretty
methods and voice, and Sarah Edwards
Will be symmetrical and pleasing as
Lieutenant Lovelace- The other char
RcterS viii be allotted to Melvin Stokes,
Sarah Oldborough, Walter de Leon,
Karl Formes.
The story of THE Highwayman"
deals with the vicissitudes of Dick
Fitzgerald, an Irish free lance, who,
being cheated out Of his small estate
by rook named Hawkhurst, deter
mines to retrieve his fortunes by be-
coming highwayman. He calls him
his hance, disguises herself as Scarlet
and holds up q stage coach in which
Hawkhurst is passenger. She as
sumes this risk In order to obtain her
lovers pardon, which Hawkhurst has
In his possession. Lieutenant Rodney,
2 young naval officer, also dons a SINH
lar disguise in order to carry on
ing in the same vehicle. Toby, the
hostler of The. Cat and Fiddle" inn,
likewise impersonates the highwayman
hero. The three alleged Scarlets
are speedily arrested and cast into
prison by Foxy Quiller, a Bow street
detective. Meantime Dick Fitzgerald,
T,1sa n Hf,1cr Inc
succeeds in gaining the ear Of the au-
thorities and frees his innocent i'm
personators. Constance produces his
pardon and all ends as 1t should.
Valencia
The dramatic sensation OF the past
decade. The Devil" will be presented
at the Valencia theater today by the
Robert Warwick in the title role of
the devil The vogue OF this remark
able play by an unknown Hungarian
newspaperman, Franz Molnar. has been
the talk of the theatrical season. Orig
inally produced in Budapest q little
less than a year ago, it was speedily
man, Italian and English. over a
month ago it was produced simultane-
ously at two New York theaters, the
rival managers hghting for the first
production, and each claiming he had
secured the exclusive rights from the
author direct The Savage version was
Fiske version at the Belasco, and as
each manager produced documentary
evidence that he had purchased the
rights from Molnar, the author appears
TO have been convicted of double deal
ing. Inasmuch as there is no copyright
treaty with Hungary, neither manager
was compelled to pay Molnar one cent
of royalty, but both Fiske and Savage
voluntarily pay royalties. A similar
condition of affairs will prevail in San
Francisco. The Valencia management
L.. A1 1--l-k
version, and the royalty will be for
warded direct to Molnar. This version
is claimed by the Valencia management
to be the only authorized version that
viii be seen in San Francisco and any
similar claims by rival management
are simply put forward to fool the
public.
THE DeviT' is a wonderful, plav of
masquerading as cynical man of the
world who. utters. sharp epigrams and
spurs people on to evil deeds by the
power Of suggestion He is known as
DR.. Nicholas-otherwise the .sOId
Nick" himself. He appears In the stu
dio of an artist, Sander Tatray, who
is about TO paint picture of a beau
tiful woman, Jolan, wife of a mer-
chant Sander Tatray had loved Jolan
six years previously. but she had mar
ried the wealthy merchant. Now San
dor is about to paint her portrait. She
partially disrobes in the studio. when
suddenly. before she can find out from
where he comes, before the audience
can even detect the trick of his en-
trance. the devil stands before her
bowing and smiling. She calls for helm.
the artist rushes in, and recognises
IN the devil an old friend who had
loaned srlssd him money one. night he had
triangle of people then plav co11o 11o
edy: serious because of the ineyitabie
ending, the devil whispering first to
one and then to the other. awakening
their love and passion. until in the last
act they go away arm in arm. his vic
Tins. Then the devil rubs his hands
together smiles. murmurs good work"
neither region 'he
Warwick will be the Devil. Miss WI