The San Francisco call., 1909-01-28

pearance in "Richelieu.v which role he
VIII assume for the first time on any
stage. The Lytton play will. be re-
peated at the Saturday matinee and on
saturday night. Commencing Monday
night Eugene Walters drama, "The
Won, will be produced. The cast is
headed by Andrew Robson.
AMERICAN
Thomas Jefferson in his delightful
lmpersonation of rip Van Winkle" is
pleasing large audiences at the Ameri-
can theater this week, and his thirty
or Iorty attempts at swearing off at
every performance are sympatheticalIy
received by the spectators. There is a
chafm about this play that holds au-
oltors until the final curtain fall JEFF
lersons farewell appearances will be
made Saturday afternoon and evening.
and at the Sunday matinee, Corinne,
the dainty little comedienne who is
d IaForlte IN San Francisco, will liven
thlngs up with John j. McNallv's latest
musical play, Lola From Berlin" She
VIII be supported by Mark Sullivan and
a clever company of 40 and promises
10 provide jolly and thoroughly salts
lying entertainment. The musical in
terruptions by William Jerome and
Jean Schwartz will be many and
pleasing
ALCAZAR
Sweet Kitty Bellairsv is rounding
out its final week at the AIcazar. and
the nightly attendance is large enough
10 Just1y the management in contin-
uing the Belasco comedy another seven
uays IL contract with James X
Hackett did not necessitate the pres
ehtat'on OF his wartime play, THE
Crlsls, the first week in February.
1nis drama was Hackett's starring
Vehlcle for two seasons and is said
TO De the most successful attraction he
ever mad 1T is an adaptation of VIM
stoh Churchflls novel of the same
title, which is still among the ..best
sellers" although it was first nub.
Hshed almost decade ago In the
cast VIII be all the Alcazar favorites
ana many supernumeraries. and the
pictorial side of the production is to
De taken care of with the Alcazar's
Wen known fidelity to realism and de-
tan. Evelyn Vaughan and Bertram
Lytel l..S VIII be very happily cast in
The Crisis"
VALENCIA
When knighthood Was in Flower"
Faui hester's romantic historical
uraina. was enthusiastically greeted by
TWO immense audiences yesterday at
the Valencia theater and Blanche
Stoddard in the delightful role Of Mary
ludor completely won.her auditors. II
IS easily the best piece yet done by the
Nalencia's leading lady, and she is ac-
corded splendid support by the rest of
the company. Robert Homans makes a
manly and thoroughly satisfactory
lover as Charles Brandon and Thomas
MacLarnie offers a splendid character
lzatlon of the grouchy old king, Henry
VII. Helen Lackaye as Queen Kath-
crime, Darrell Standing as Cardinal
W oisey and all of the remaining 90
speaking people do capital work and
the extra folk are carefully drilled. The
scenic effects and costumes are correct
to the period and exceptionally beauti-
full. The incidental dancing of the
swedish national Skansen dancers in
the first act forms a pleasing diversion.
The last performances of when
Knighthood Was in Flower" will take
place Sunday afternoon and evening.
and Monday night "A Contented
Woman" Charles III. Hoyt's satire on
womans suffrage, will be produced
ORPHEUM
This weeks bill at the Orpheum is
proving most attractive and the popu-
lar vaudeville house In Ellis street is
being filled at every performance. Six
of the eight acts to be presented next
Sunday, win be new. Johnny McVeigh
and his college girls; Leander de Cor
dova In a dramatic sketch, wireless;
Frank Byron and Louise Langdon in
The Dude Detective" Seldom's living
statuary, Charles Wayne and Gertrude
Des Roches in The forming After"
and Paul La Croix, comedian and Jug
gler, will be some of the new attrac-
tions at the Orpheum.
PRINCESS
Bankers and Brokers" since the first
night of the production at the Princess
has been pruned where the blue pencil
was needed, amplified where it was nee
essary, and the result stands as a win
ner in the same class as Wiener and
Schnitzer' or any other of the muical
comedies which Kolb and Dill have
been staging since their advent on the
Princess stage. Miss TAFT, the chorus
girl, who made a tremendous hit on the
opening night, is still applauded for
her splendid singing and the masters
Of Dutch" comedy are as popular as
ever. j. A. Raynes and his orchestra
are no small part in the success of the
performance.