The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

quit and take a rest
A special holiday matinee of "The
Chorus Lady viii be given at the Van
Ness on Thanksgiving day.
The House of a Thousand Candles"
Will soon have its first western preSen-
tation at the Alcazar theater.
special matinee performance of
Just Out of College" Will be given at
the American on Thanksgiving day.
May Yohe is in town. but she is. not
playing IN vaudeville this year She
appeared last season at the National
Harry Woodruff has forsaken the
that and has gone into vaudeville.
Joseph Kane has taken Gus Rogers
part IN the Roger brothers play. Kane
understudied Gus up to the time of the
latter,s death.
The Honeymooners,p which comes to
the American soon, is said to be full of
song. song hts. It's among which san Fran
Paid in Fulr' will stay at the Van
Ness only one week. and will be fol-
lowed by Louis James in peer Gynt -
which big production is also booked
Digbx Bell, who was first known to
San Francisco theater goers as a connie
! opera comedian, is now heading the
new play, An International Marriage.
Eva Dennison. who plays Nora
| O'Brien; Earl Williams who is the Dick
one OF the girls in the dressing room
scene in The Chorus Lady" are natives
of Sacramento.
Ada Rehan SAYS she will never ap
pear on the stage again. She declares
that the feverish hunt for. amusement
is resulting in too many poorly writ
survive. she thinks.
William Faversham is appearing at
DAYS in New York in What some of
the critics claim is the strongest trag-
World and His Wife, and is an adapta-
tion from the Spanish Of Jose Eehe-
Saray.
The Witching Hour, proved so sue
eessful with its psychological messag
that Augustus Thomas is engaged now
character 1t will be devoted 10 the
subject Of developing character by sug
Mary Mannering is surely untiring
in her efforts to get a new play. She
is giving Every Woman a tryout
The piece is by a prominent newspaper
/ man II IS said, and the. title was sus-
gested by sEveryman," though the
play is modern.
Wilton Lackaye seems to have failed
| in his effort to get a new play for this
! season to replace The Bondsman" :"
which. was not successful. He will ap-
pear in a revival of BoueicauIt's "The
Octoroon." Frank Worthing will play
the Indian.
life The Little Minister will be pro-
duced at the Alcazar theater following
"A strenuous Life Bertram Lytell in
the. title part and Evelyn Vaughan as
Lady Baboie viii be well enrolled
Ferris Hartman. sybn Page. Walter
de Leon. 'MugginsH Davies. Robert
Lett, Grisella Kingsland and others who
were with the comedian at the Princess
are in Los Angeles refearsing for the
opening of The Idol's Eye" at the
Grand, which goes on tomorrow.
Already a part of. the Ben Hur"
stage crew is in town i to make pre-
liminary arrangements for the big pro
ductfon. Massive machinery and eIabo-
rate scenery is being prepared for at
the Van Ness. although the Klaw and
Eflanger spectacle does not reach this
city until late in December
Blanche Bates has entered into the
fourth month of her run in THE Fight
ing Hope" at the Stuyvesant theater.
New York. She writes to friends in
this city that she and the production
will come direct to this city as soon
as the New York engagement is con-
Guided This viii not be for many
months, however.
Florence Roberts is trying out a new
play in the middle western states. 1t
is by hitherto unknown playwright.
Seymour Obermer. and is called The
House of Bondage" 1t is an emotional
drama and John Cort thinks it so well
suited to his stars ability that he has
given the play an expensive produc-
toin.
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Tomorrow night at the Alcazar thea :
ter promises TO be an event of much
theatrical Importance. John b Maher
VIII resume his artistic duties as char
acter comedian of the stock company
and the University of California will be
We'll represented when Richard Walton
Iullyss play "A Strenuous Life" will
be produced The author was a well
known California student.
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Max Figmap's personal aud profess
sional popularity in. this city is wei
known since he appeared in THE Man
on the Box" Manager Abe Cohn of
the American theater states that al
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