The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29

There VIII be matinees Wednesday and
-SaturdaE.
Ele play. which is being produced
E Nagenhals and kemper contains
Iouf acts Of great power and dramatic
iorce. FOR his theme the PLAYWRIGHT
l-ue enc Walter has taken great moral
issue ~ American life. and his treat
.neut. development and scharacterizat ion
arc stamped with amazing candor and
lEankness- cut and dried rules for
play writing have been cast aside and
ne has proceeded on the belief that red
eiooa, bone and sinew Of which we Of
THIS world are constituted our
thoughts. deeds and emotions form q
pretty fair basis for play. Mr.. Walter
makes 2 determined attack and the un-
usuai aspect Of his own play has won
him success
Ia part. the story Of paid i'm FUR
1paT DE described as delicate but the
author deals with il truthfuIlv and
naturaiiy = His dialogue is in the Vo-
capllary OF the hour and he has
adroiuy knitted together d most con
slstcnt chain Of incidents.
ln the character Of Joseph Brooks
hc has an individual with socialistfc
tendencies and witbal an egotist His
heart IS flied with sullen hatred be-
cause nis employer does not favor him
ln iae wage matter as generously as
ne does other workers. and in q mo-
ment Of recklessness he becomes an
smbezzier and then sets up his wife
and himself in lavishly appointed
apartment
In an effort to win back part of his
stolen gains he plays the ponies" and
goes deeper into the mire. with the in
eRlia1le rcsuit--discOVery
in Brooks. Air. Walter has written q
MonuefIul character; likewise in the
persons 81 Captain Williams Jimsv
smith and Emma Brooks. characters SO
natural and lfelike as to be wholly
NsusuaL The play throughout the en-
.lte TOUR acts adheres to the original
The production is complete in every
ot tail ana the cast interpreting the
laay rs a brilliant one. Paid in Full.
last summer enioved run Of 81.
i4onths ln Chicago and is still attract
ing orlllant audiences in New York
1fhc''es % has been seen for the mast
Two seasons The engagement here
WIZ he u notable one In the cast viii
ee seen sara Perry Clarence Handy
See Albert Brown. Rose SNYDER
Allen Atwell
American
The attraction for the coming week
. atthe American theater viii be George
- Cohan's great song hit show.
he Iioncymooners.v which pleased
Kew York theater goers for an enffro
summer season al the New Amsterdam
lleafer The original role Of Augustus
wright winch conVulsed Gotham rlav
Enefs when the author himself ap-
pf@ieo ln the part, is being pOrtraved
~ Willie Dunlay. one Of The fore
most singing comedians on the light
opera Stage Dunlay has made a tre-
iHeneous success ia this part by his
osinelhe, singing and comedy work
re has -FOUR great musical numbers
winch have helped TO make him famous
tle country over. but san Francisco Is
ny Home IS the catchiest one of the
quartet The show has so many pOpu-
sar melodies that # has been termed
colfanS song show, and it is said
10 be IS entertaining as Little Johnny
Jones. "Forty-fVe Minutes From
a5roadWaY and the other popular Dlavg
written by the diminutiye comedian.
The New York production VIII be
Fccn. intact at the American theater.
although the costumes and scener.. ara
rev sand up 10 date. One Of the note
worthy features in connection with am
of ffe Cohan pieces is the chorus, and
no exception has been made in the
selection of the girls for THE Honev-
u-ooners.' which contains "A be9y of
lsfanfies who are said to be pretty OF
face and extremely agile
The IioneymOoners' is recon-
sflslcted story Of Running for Office !
gith she musical features added It
ls n well conceived and the interest is /
sustained through the entire three
10 ss
The star viii be ably supported bv
Anna Wheaton. Rose Gildea. Minnie /
PiIord, Gertrude LeBrandt William
Singer. Thomas Ahearn. Walter Ches- /
Ter. Daniel sullivan and James Bart I
Icy a. few of the songs which have /
caught the popular fancy are Lets !
Take 'an Old Fashioned Walk" I'm q