The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
M HAUIS DOWN
THE JOLLY ROGER
NO Longer Viii Theatrical Buc-
cancer Prey Upon KIaw &
ErIanger Commerce
MS Peace Pact With the Big
Syndicate Is Now an
Assured Fact
y WALTER ANTHONY


aow - 1enee IS Al hand that
l sheltered which was a
ea lame 1or yea-s between Harrt-
e Fske and the KIssF Err
4aser svudicated interests Mrs. FIske
make her frst appearance IN a
nitrate house right here IN CsUfor-
aa since sic was Mrs. Fiske. and not
Minnie Madden this thing has not
cone scout-tbat she should PLAY In
re hous OF the trust But she viii
pay the Tictory theater in san Jose
and later the Barton n Fresno Both
az these houses are controlled by the
syndicate bookings and thus the war
between the Independents and the syn
dicste Is AZ an end and the peace pact
watch has been signed is effective and
fact
Certain observers Of the drama Ike
Lliisn Winter. the dean Of critics IN
this c0untrE. consoted themselves for
many years with The reflection thar
however commercial uhe stage had be
come, a. least there was rivalry and
competition Mrs Ffske and David
helasco supplied the dissonauce in what
otherwise would have been uninter-
estlnE theatrical concord Now thar
Is over Ms Fiske PLAYS in a thester
N-lcl rear aEo s1e could not have
entered bv the stage door unless her
husband had bought the house or she
Lad assumed q disguise
instead Of beng enemies OF the trust.
Belzsco and Fiske now are neutral
Probs soly il VIII paw. for they can 20
a7out freely and play in Shubert thea
ters Or KIsw & Erlsnger thestsrs with
OUT let or hindra1ee-
The cruel war is oVsr-or would be
4 he Shuberts hadn't picked up the
sword
Memories cling To songs and flowers
and programs. but there's nothing more
potent thau a program 70 call back the
Years that have passed and nothing
more Izely 20 make star particularly
sE-red star. msG- Thus apologies
are due 70 Mss Florence Roberts for
The following which. n Is understood.
did not drift into this column via the
press agent route
have before me a interesting pro-
gram II Is dated October q. 1857
That's p years ago 1T bears the in
print Of the BALDWIN rhearer and the
fuformzriou CLar Jack. or Life IN Bo-
Esmia- is the attraction at thar once
famous playhouse Attached 70 the
program is printed slip OF paper
which says In Consequence OF the
illness Of Miss Forsyth the part OF
Aa6Ez VIII be played by Miss Florence
Roberts who has undertaken Il at the
shortest possible notice
In the cast OF players Old names
spring up such as Eben PITupton,
who in his prime 6ay was q great stock
star Ike Charles Coghlan was Leo
cooper was another member OF the
cast Walsh Mss Florence invaded prith
her budding talents Frederic Belssco,
~ whose playhouse Miss Roberts Is
r0U appearing. had a speaking part
and Miss Rosa bel Morrison is another
nsme listed in the role Of Baby BIaueh-
usVne-
On another page OF ths program the
announcement Is made that Margaret
Msther IS coming g--Asrgsr Msther.
w1o. with Julfe MarIOWe. gave promise
~ being a great juliet. but who got
married instead as ol6rime pIsyg0ers
VIII nemeuber-
All of which reminds ne Of the story
thsF used % tell OF SAN Davis jour
uzIfst and politician. now OF Nevsdz-
who vas once q cub on local paper
lie vas sent 70 Interview Nine Sarah
Bernhard After asking AL The fnper-
rfrent questions that his sagebruSh ten
deacies would permit he propoUnded
rhis How old are you Mrs Bern
hzrtg~ Let ne see she replied I've
son Maurice. who Is now g years Old;
that makes ne "a
Einor GIyn is in Los Angeles fran
tnZ sorrie on san Francisco with her
VIII Be given zt the American tneater
after ~The Blue Mouse has departed
Ernest shutter. rh0, when last here
vas Al the head OF MarT Shaw's Per
roruzuces Of Ibsen-s fearful morbid
r1eIodrsnas, is nov boosting tor the
GIyu play He SAYS ne is Two weeks
sHead o. Three Weeks which IS only
going 70 be played one week
2 Patrizt- editor OF LItalis- received
this Explanatory cabiegrsm yester-
Ssv from Mssca gnI-
VERY pleased 10 have my Amieo
Fritz given IN san Francisco for the
f-sr time IN America I VIII await
con fdeutIv rhe opinion Of the san Fran
cisco public. whose cordial euthusfas-
rfc reception extended me five years
- stiII lives IN my heart with CRATE
81 -emorv MASCAGNL
CrusrsFe Frohulau. Wno IS II san
francisco representing his brother
Charles in the production OF The
Morals Or Marcus AZ the Van Ness
rnezrer has eccentricfties- he believes
IN exercise So he engages rooms at
TIE hotels where he stays on the top
foor- And then he avoids the eIeva-
TOR. He never rides in one; not be-
czuse he IS afraid of the operation
~ the laws OF gravftatfOn should some
-hfuz 70 wrong wrta the lift but
A 1ecsuse he thinks that walking up
stairs IS good c2teS[nenlcS- " hen &c
arrives IN a town With his show he
bundles his Suitcase IN cab. puts a
z5ropertvn1an beside IL and then walks
70 his hotel He walked from Third
and Townsend streets 10 the St James
rouel in this city on t1e day OF his ar
rival and said breathlessIy to Pro
,rfef0r Stanley that he was quite
rested and would he be 50 good as 20
give him (1r- F. q room On the top
Eoorg~
GuStsve is also vegetarian usually.
But he breaks away from his limited
diet oc-asi0uzIIy. The last tine he did
that was in favor OF q san Fracf<co
restaurant and two Of the members OF
his company. He was discovered before
the dinner pulling from his probable
medicine chesr viais and many pellet
boxez- The yung ladies'. said he
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