The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
I'm on the Water Wagon Now"
and Whats the Use?"
Are Song Hits
CAST OF CHARACTERS
IN IKE MUSICAL COMEDY
The Office Boy"

oscuIation ard comic abstinence held
sway al the Princess thester last even
ing. when Ferris Hartman and his
funny coterie opened the last week of
their engagement with The once
Boy the musical show Frank Daniels
once played here at the Columbia thea
ter The Hartman part in the show
IS regular kissing bee: he gets more
kisses than the prettiest girl st kids
party He also contributed the most
famous total abstinence song ever en-
cours sged over the footlights On
The Water Wagon Now That song
would make Mr.. Chain weep with joy
and envy L should win schooners Of
votes for the prohibition candidate.
Waiter de Leon, as the prize jockey.
Rider Little, has a chance 10 wear
sassy clothes. and IN the second act won
q chain OF encores with his new song,
What's the Use?, The use OF the song
was 10 make e hit for De Leon. He
wrote as well as sang it.
Two new people appeared on the
Princess stage last evening-Elsie
Schuyler. a graceful singer and dancer.
with q naive. matter OF fact way with
her fun and Robert Lit. in the role of
Ramon Ketcham. who can sing and IS
humorous
Pretty sweet voiced Christine Nielsen.
always smiling won the audience with
her daintiness and her solos
This IS the last week Of the Hartman
people and they have chosen an anus
ing piece with which 10 make their
adieux after z successful season. The
musical show is fairly we'll staged. and
Sarah Edwards. Elsie Schuyler and the
chorus find opportunity for some pretty
dances kolb and Dill come next
CENTRAL
a Race Across the Continent a
stirring four act melodrama. is the at
traction at the Central thester this
week The play opened last night 10 q
large audience The drama deals with
an attempt OF 2 trio Of thieves 70 Wrest
Z fortune from an orphan girl The
race for the fortune begins in a mining z
camp IN Alaska where the thieves kill
heroine and Frank z Montgomery
takes the part OF her champion In the
mad race from the Pacific TO the At
lantic there are several encounters
with adventurers The play is we'll
supplied with c1imaxes and the stage
settings are well done Pleasing spe-
cialties are given between the acts.
VAN NESS
The present engagement of Edwin
Milton Royle's western play. The
Squzw Man will terminate AT the Van
Ness the4ter after the performance
/ Sunday night Dustin Farnum IS an
ideal cowboy. and Liebler & Co.
the producers of the play. have spared
no expense IN giving IL an admirable
] scenic presentation and z high salaried
company. Checkers" the Henry Bios
som racing play. will be the next at
traction. beginning Monday night
FINE-wOOD RECTAL
The box ONCE for the sale OF seats
{ for the concert 10 be given AT Chris
I tian Science hall Thursday evening by
Z Miss Anna Miller Wood and Mrs Bea-
/ trice Priest Fine opens this morning a,
4 Sherman. Clay & Cos stores. IN Van
4 Ness avenue and In kearny street The
sale for the Blanche Arral concert al
I the Van Ness 1hezrer Sunday afternoon
I Is now IN progress at the same places
The singer has entirely recovered from
[ her illness and positively will appear
1 Sunday afternoon accompanied BY an
/ orchestra OF 80 musicians. under the
direction OF Paul Steindorf