The San Francisco call., 1908-09-20


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David .Warfeld has just completed
two weeks of his San Francisco en-
The well equipped Sutter street play
house has been filled to overfiowing
at every performance of The Music
Master" including the extra midweek
accommodate the hundreds who were
unable to secure seats for the regular
evening and matinee performances; and
yet the public demands for Warfield's s
creation in The Music Master" have
been far from satisfied.
Already "A Grand Army Man." the
David Warheld and David Belasco at
their best, has been postponed in order
to crafty the theater goers who insist
upon seeing the brilliant Belasco star
Tomorrow night he. enters upon the
third week of The Music Master
The patronage has been so over
whelming that it was found necessary
to add not only an extra week of ''The
Music Master" but to include in that
week another special matinee. This
was last weeks, on Thursday after
noon. Seats are now on sale at the
box office for every performance of
next week, including the special matt
nee.
David Belasco's stars and companies
do not play Sunday performances, ac-
cordln5 TO long established custom
or the distinguished author manager,
tion will be made. Warfield has been
urged by many persons who cannot
attend at end p performances re during the week
one time, but in Justice to his own prin-
ciple TO rest himself one day in seven
humane privilege he has resisted ali ali
the financially tempting offers to act
on Sunday.
David Belasco has arranged War
cities of the coast but San Francisco
and Los Angeles, where Frederick BE-
lascos theater has been thrown open
to the independent manager and his
illustrtous star.
Van Ness
Girls, music, dances, a plot full of
Mifas hes ssd epssg Egna saton
salient features of .The Girl Cues
ton at the Van Ness theater this
week and will be retained Until after
the performance next Sunday night.
The cast which interprets the play
couid hardly be improved upon, Paul
only genuine s saaeak comedfan ms 5nt he caa noa
sing and dance as we'll as deliver funny
speeches and slangy talk. He has an
engaging personality and has made
messed the. play since coming to the
Van Ness last Monday night
Henrietta Tedro, Marguerite de Won.
Nina Collins, Carl George and the
other principals have made excellent
impressions, while the chorus has been
admitted to be the prettiest, most ar
iistocratic and vivacious of any that
has visited the city for a season or
two. Harry Hanlon, who staged the
production, not only has devised
dances which are marvels of grace but
which are stage pictures full of color
and pretty poses.
The biggest song hit of the piece
is made by the Eddie Foy girls in an
imitation number. Other songs, scarce
ly less popular are 20 Gee, Be Sweet
to Me KID 'srhe Old Buck and Wing"
When Eyes Like Yours Look Into
Eyes Like Mine," and TITS Goodby
Pal"
'"The Time. the Place and the Girl
described as the whirlwind musical
show, and the twin of THE Girl Ques-
fion," comes to the Van Ness for Ia
nights and two matinees, beginning
Monday night, September 2S. 1t Is
under the same management, written
by the same authors and produced by
the same. stage director as The Girl
Question.
American
The Persse-Mason opera company
will close its engagement at the Amer
lean theater with a grand revival of
Auber's three act masterpiece Fra
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