The San Francisco call., 1908-03-29

translated into German. Hungarian,
French and italian and has been heard
generally throughout Europe
Erare5s- wilson will play his first en-
rarement in San Francisco in over
dozen years when be comes to the van
Ness theater with his new comedy
when knights Were Bold
Rose StahTs sympathetic impersona-
tion of the chorus girl in The Cnorus
Lady" has been the means OF lncus,,,s ,s,..-s.
charitable societies in severd ta.s
cities to solicit funds for the building
of home clubs for these women
"A Millionaire's Revenge the play
based on the Thaw case, is slated .or
early production in Philadelphia- NJ
ready there is talk of suppresslng IT,
as there was last week in this city.
The French artists, members OF Os-
ear Hammersteins operate company
at the Manhattan in New York, have
petitioned the French government to
confer the ribbon of the cross or the
Legion of Honor on the impresario.
Daniel Frohman. acting in conjunc-
tion with Charles F'rOhmans has OBJ
tanned the producing rights of Paid IN
/ Full for all countries except America
Wagenhals < Kemper. naturally
enough. will cling 70 their rights in the
piece on this side of the Atlantic.
! After appearing in this city with Hen-
ry Miller in ~Fhe Great Divide" Mar
garet Anslin will sail for Australia
The actress is TO appear there in The
Thief playing the role which Margaret
Ellington created in New York
4
The F'riars are planning a monster
I festival to be given next May in New
/ York A. L. Erlanger has donated the
use of his theater for the occasion and
actors and actresses in the country
have been proffered Tor the entertain-
ment.
At the Columbia theater. Washing-
ton. Monday evening last James Forbes
new comedy. "The Travelling Salesman"
was formally presented to a large audi
ence. Thomas w. Ross. the latest ac-
QUESTION TO the Henry 3. Harris list OF
stars. appeared in the title role one
that seems to tit him as perfectly as
the proverbial glove.
Augustus Thomas drama Of the
southwest. The Ranger" will follow
"Clarice' at the New AIcazar theater-
II was written for Dustin Farnum OF
.Nirginian" fame. but the leading rOle
did not fit his acting methods and 50
"a really excellent play was released
for stock purposes.
At the recent unveiling Of the bronze
memorial TO the late Fritz Scheel in
Philadelphia. recently. Owen Wfster, tho
novelist. made the principal address.
The Philadelphia orchestra. which was
founded and brought to a high artistic
ievei by seheeL. rendered the music.
Mary Marble. who is the leading
woman of the Dream City" company.
was a member of Dunno 4 Ryfey's all
star company that played at the Cali
fornia theater years ago. In that men-
orble cast were Matthews & Bulger.
Norma Whalley, Bessie Tannerhfll.
Walter Jones, Tony Hart and Phil Ry-
ley.
During his western tour Robert Man
tell will appear in the following Shake
spearean plays; Macbeth" King
Lear" Hamlet ~The Merchant OF
Venice" "Othello." and Richard III
He will also present Bulwer Lytton'5
) "Richelieu" for the first time adequate
ly since the days of Edwin Booth.
Now that the war in vaudeville is
over there is likely 10 be an Increasing
EXODUS from the variety to the No.
2 houses. because the competition which
produced the big salaries is at an end.
May Irwin is reported to be on her way
to London and Paris to find a comedy
in which to appear
Monday. March 9. says the Billboard.
the old PLAYER folk at the Edwin For
rest home for old actors celebrated the
one hundred and second anniversary os
that distinguished tragedians birth. In
the afternoon the heroic figure of For
rest as Ccriolanus. in the main corri-
dor of the building, was decorated with
flowers and in the evening an impromp-
tn entertainment by the inmates OF the
! home was given Taking part in the
latter were William II. Bartholomey
and John Jack in '"Toodles''; Mrs. Anna
/ Firnnin Jack in a number of musical
selections; Mrs. Kate Ludlow. Little
Littel. Mrs. Hackett and Charles j.
Fyffe in recitations and songs. A num-
Der of prominent professionals visited
the home during the day.