The San Francisco call., 1909-04-22

course in stage direction and now di-
rects all her own renearsais. Is a
property owner in New York and eX-
poets TO become naturalized citizen.
Pron0unces her name as If spelled
"Nah-zeem- ovah, with the accent on
the .zeem"
What Nazimova has done in America
First year-First appeared in Eng
Iish in .'Hedda Gabler." Herald Square
theater for matinee. Next went TO
the Princess for a long run in "A
ter Builder" Presented Roberto Brac-
cos "Comtesse Coquette' for long
Second year-Offered again Ibsen
PLAYS. including .Hedda Gabler." -rIas-
ter Builder and A Dolls House Pre-
scented Owen JOhnson's drama TIE
Comet for the first time on any stage.
Appeared in this play for many wee ks.
Made a snort tour of New England
and appeared in washington, Balti
more. Boston and Pittsburg.
Brooklyn, appeared in Chicago, st
Louisville for the first time. viii make.
an extensive tour that will include the
larger cities of the Pacific coast.
Next year-Will probably offer New
York new play. Also conteiHplates
presenting Little Eyolf and The
Shuberts have announced that she will
be one of the three stars to appear
in the new Maxine Elliott theater, New
York.
Ella smyth. prima donna of the.
musical comedy company which Man
ager Cchn has gathered for his Ameri-
can theater. comes high, but Cohn SAYS
he has TO have her head his musical
forces. She is shy just one inch of
being six feet tall. and her top notes
are said to be correspondingly aiti-
tudinous-
II it had not been for an unfortunate
accident Harriet Worthington, who
esxayed the role of Peter Pan. would
remain the leading woman of the Va
Iencia company. says Manager Seely.
But she sprained ligament in her leg.
and the doctor tells her that 1t will be
a month or more before she is able
TO walk with comfort and ease SO.
Seely got busy on the wires and tried.
to get another leading woman from,
New York. He was, told that Florencei
Oakley was in Los Angeles and that
she was not to appear in Broadway
until next September. In the interim
she was secured by the Valencia man
agement Paul McAllisfer. who comes
from the Garden theater. New York,
and who will be the new leading man
at the Valencia, is delighted to find
that Miss Oakley will be the leading
woman, for they have played in the
same companies in New York before
this and with George Osbourne: a re-
turned Thespian. formerly with the
Aicazar. IL is expected that the COM
pany will be strengthened immeasur-
ably. IF l Were King will be the
play in which the newcomers will first
appear.
Herr Fischer is back again. He will
open the Victory theater in Suffer
street near Fillmore with a series of
burlesque shows something like those
he used to play in O'Farrell street.
when Kolb and Dill first camel and
established themselves as the original
western Weber and Field Ben Dillon
is with him and viii be, as of vore
the Irish comedian" and Billy
DALEY will be a member of the man
ageriaI forces. A. W. Thomson viii
help take care OF the publicity end of
the busines. Fischer SAYS that he
will bring tho company which made
good in Los Angeles TO the. new fhe-
ater, which he will call "Fischer.s.'
In spite of Inconsistencies and some
faults of construction. "T1e Regenera-
tion-' at the AIcazar is a gripping play.
and Bertram Lytell is having one of the
best roles of his career in the character