The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
WESTERN TREATFRS
. OPEN TO SHUBFRTS
Hereafter Managers Associa=
ton VIII Book All Produc-
tiOns of Good Quality
Decision Removes a Former OBJ
stacIe to Companies Try
ing to Play on Coast
By c. c. Carlton

! Special Disccfoh 10 The Call
NEW YORK. April 2z.-In connection
? with the fact that the Shuberts. David
i. Iselasco. Harrison Gray Fiske and 9TH
ers win act independently OF the
.'=tHpst in booking plays, it is an
ne0nced that theatrical managers in
= ne Western theater association have
decided 70 no longer bind themselves
3o-accept for presentation in their the
St2ers only those productions booked
by the so called trust or syndicate.
CHARLES T. Kfndt Of Davenport, Ia,
president Of the Western Theater Man
ayers association. says:
We desire the best plays when avail
able By available We mean when the
ay is ready for the public We don't
sntend 10 be compelled to wait until
II has been worn to frazzle in eastern
or other circuits. All productions of
good quality viii be used. whether
!: rom the trust or independent produc-
ers.
This managers association, which
was formerly limited strictly to the
middle west, has now reached out until
.=9r- embraces houses in such large and
Lar western points as Denver and Salt
-f-e Se City. An open for all theater in
-..aalI Lake City means that there is
TO longer any obstacle to prevent any
@l}, ana ger from booking directly from
new York 70 san Francisco and up and
.nown the Pacific coast The cities be-
@9ween Salt Lake City and san Fran
Eisco are OF such minor Importance
: ts2t companies ordinarily jump from
Utah TO California.
~ Among the plays now running in
.-NeW YORK that VIII 90 on tour. en-
bracing San Francisco and other Pacific
rssQast cities. viii be a Gentleman
..@kronl Mississippi" which has been
= :F7+a4 wing 10 capacity house at the Bijou
-.theater in New York for nine months
'....5tnder the direction of Brady & Girls
mer. Like The Man Of the Hour" it
-:fteais with grafters in high places, that
10 say. in Washington, and it was
ENTHUSIASTICALLY praised by former
President Roosevelt as q "eorker."
:. When Margaret Ellington was here
: recently on a brief visit she appeared
i 30: be on the best Of terms with her
husband, Daniel Frohman. from whom
::sae VIII be divorced, according to her
own statement. in order 10 marry Mr..
Doves. Mr.. FrOhman's devotion to his
profession leaves him little time for
q sllere sentiment, as Miss Ellington de-
=: .essfares. and he himself admits. So
bpth Of them appear 10 be complacent.
I; The Shuberts are completing ar
>. Tsngements for Mr.. Cherry's globe
clreling tour in The Bachelor" which
: 1Vill include san Francisco. The Bach
- elor" is now playing to crowded houses
: ~ Maxine Elnotrs theater- Its enter
: 'prising advertising promoter advertised
-. = special performance to bachelors eX-
clusiveiy- A singular result was
?: IRISH to the box Office OF widows. who
were politely informed that this was
10 be night for bachelors only But
= some OF them purchased tickets
through male friends and when they
presented their tickets had TO be ad-
.aitted-
Richard Jose, the tenor. otherwise
kRpwn as the Sweet Singer OF Nevada,
will be starred next season in COM
= e5y TO be called silver Threads" under
> the direction OF Paul II. Liebler- The
tour viii open in some Pacific coast
city yet to be selected (probably san
2, Francisco in May
- Charles Frohman has directed Aft
Meymsn, his principal Iiuetenant here.
80. have Billie Burke in readiness to be-
Ell Ler L0nQon enSdE eIlHnt some LlEno
: next month. Miss Burke and her COM
p. pauy viii 90 direct from London 20
san Francisco in August. making a
1nurney OF $500 miles-perhaps one OF
the longest theater company move
snents on record.
-. Among the Californians registered at
vie Eastern bureau of the California
Promotion committee the last week
sne fof1ov-inr
p. From San Frsncisco-E. J. Ball Mr..
. and Mrs. Q. p. Gilman, r. +. Pratt, Jo-
= ..sephiDe z Gross, A. Nassau, Mrs. y.
: George II. Hoobe and wife, Mrs. J. Sic
: Serst, c. +. Powells. DR.. r. z. O'Con-
> nell. Bertha Bloomingdaie, n McGill,
> Colonel Morgan Draper, s. A Donohue,
: Nine A Liohau, W w Harmon, A. Moe,
20. W Callahan, Robert L. Toplitz. T. J.
> crowley and wife. Captain William
From Los Angeles-E. L. Kornfeld,
g Robb Cexter. NJ p. Daltop, A B.
Fachman. \. Nalk-
From San JOse-Mfss Mary Walker,
2 ". F. Ottmer. =.
p From SacrarnentO-J. G. Lynd, NJ. D.
Prom OaklsHd-Mr- and Mrs w.
T. ConnelI and wife
:: Prom whittier-Chsrles A. Reed, n.
FROM Redding-Frank Snih and wife.
A Jaegel and vile.
.. From santa Fe-Jean Chollet
Prom Santa Clsra-Emily Carter, s.
p -Mody and A McCubbin.
From Petaluma-Herman Meyling
Among the visitors at the eastern
bureau during the last week was Mr.
Heading Of California. who is in charge
OF $50 English people in good circum-
stances. businessmen and tradesmen,
who win locate and buy homes in Cali
fornia.