The San Francisco call., 1908-08-30

can play successfully the roles of a
happy married woman and an artist.
II fnd l can not, shall choose to be
the happy woman and leave the stage"
ORPHEUM THEATER PLANS
The orpheum theater and realty
company has developed into a largo.
theatrical enterprise capitnl lized at
$2,50Q,OO0. The charter gives the
right to operate in California Louis
lana, Colorado, Tennessee, Missouri,
Nebraska, Washington, Iowa, Montana
and Oregon. Plans have already been
formed for building theaters in Los
Angeles Kansas City and New Or
leans. Norris Meyerfeld Jr.- Of San
francisco is president and Martin Beck
general manager. The latter says:
Our aim is to extend the circuit
materially, to own every theater we
operate ourselves and to do the bust
ness of the chain under one corporate
head Today we are opening two new
Orpheum houses in Butte and Portland
and viii soon begin active operations
in Seattle and Spokane.
We have more than million dollars
in undivided profits in our various COM
panies, and our idea is to place this all
in one large corporation for the de-
velopment of our holdings and to ac-
quire new properties.
I'VE do not encourage theater build
ing as rule, but in some cases we are
driven to the extreme by, our present
landlords, who. finding the Orpheum a
paying proposition, and that we are
good tenants, raise the rent to an ex-
orbitant price and demand unreason-
! able and prohibitive leases. This has
! convinced us that the best policy is
TO own our own theaters outright
wherever we operate"
GOLDEN GATE CLUB BENEFIT
David Belasco, Billy Brady, Louis A.
Morgenstern and other prominent New
York theater men, former San Fran
ciscans, are giving active support to
/ the plan to celebrate California Admis-
sion day with performance to be
held at the Belasco theater in Forty
i second street. in aid of a clubhouse to
be constructed for the Golden Gate
professional club. There are now $50
members, including some of the most
prominent people in theatrical and lit
erary life. At the benefit performance
I Eddie Foy, Gertrude Hoffman, George
Belew, Olive oliver. Robert Edeson.
Melbourne MacDowell, Virginia Drew
! Prescott and others will take part. Al
together the actors and actresses, sing
ers, stage directors and famous dancers
who have volunteered to help in this
performance viii form vaudeville bill
that has never been equaled in New
York.
Clarence Mackay contributed a check
for $500 to help defray the expenses
incident to the welcome given today to
the returning athletes. Mackay said in
a letter:
1T is entirely fitting that some pub
! lie recognition should be given our
American boys who among new sur
roundings and conditions gave such
magnificent results. And I am glad to
be able to join in extending a well
come to the champions"
About $4,000 will be needed to pay
for the gold medals presented to the 95
| athletes.
! CALIFORNIANS IN EAST
Among the Californians registered
at the eastern bureau of the Califor-
I MIA Promotion committee during the
E. Shelford, Mrs. A c. Clement, Louis
Herman. L. Schaffner, F. O. Nelson, Ed
ward Nelson, H H. Hubbell, NJ d.
George A Schlitter, John c. Klein and
Charles w. Smith, all of San Fran
cisco; Mrs. Lewis Sonninksen of San
Jose; Carol Zrunsky of Stockton; f.
! J. Evans and A. l. Voorhees, of Napa;
Colonel H. Stibbes, C. H. Royston and
! w. II. Cooch Of Los Angeles.
Colonel Joseph T. Evans of Oakland
has been at the Astor house for sew
eral weeks.
Miss Holibaugh of Los Angeles was
at the Victoria this week.
Miss Spelly of San Francisco was at
I the Breslin a. few days.
L. M Gray of San Francisco was at
the Belmont.