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The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
ART THAT PAYS IS
IN "PAID IN full"
Eugene Walters Successful
Play Is Booked for Two
Weeks at Van Ness

Among the numerous achievements
of paid in Full" opening at the Van
Ness theater Monday. august 8.
for a two weeks engagement, which
total for the Eugene Walter play
the most wonderful record of popular
success in theatrical history, is the
striking feature that in its career in
New York city in the comparatively
short time since its first production
on Broadway. the play has been
presented in greater New York by five
distinct companies. Never had such a
thing been heard of until Paid in
Fun" scored the feat. thereby adding
to the abundant evidence that this
drama has a sure and strong hold on
public favor.
II is well known that Paid in Full''
leaped in a night to a sensational and
enduring New York success and at
tanned a famous run of two years dura-
ton. Inasmuch as no other drama
no play except frothy musical affair
had ever held out in summer in New
York. the run Of paid in Full" was
the more brilliant from lasting straight
through the warm months. Meantime,
realizing its tremendous drawing
power and influenced by the call for
the play from all sections of the coun-
try the Wagenhals & Kemper company,
its producers, formed four more com
panies. This was going beyond any
thing until then attempted with play,
but results proved the wisdom of the
course.
All last season these five companies
reaped golden harvests. an outcome
which has a significant bearing on the
generally accepted belief that Paid in
Full is the most popular play of the
time, if not of the generation.
In New York, despite ifs long run
Paid in Full" continued the strongest
attraction on Broadway. Nothing else
not even the big stars, dimmed its
brilliancy. Then, one after another
the other Paid in Full" companies
were called to New York where in
turn they were required to play the
greater New York theaters. Often
other engagements were cancelled to
satisfy the New York demand until
every one of the companies appearing
in Paid in Full" could justly claim
the title of a New York cast.
Therefore Wagenhals & Kemper ad-
vertise accurately that each OF the
companies now carrying the messag
of the drama of Paid in Full' to the
people of America is a New York cast
which has scored a hit in Broadway
The company to be seen tomorrow
night at the Van Ness theater includes
Louis Morrell, Sara Perry, Ned Findley
Charles Riegel, Rose Snyder, Catherine
Tallman and Allen Atwell.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
"PRIDE OF THE HAREM"
is FISCHER OFFERING
Charles AIphin's Pen Turns Que
Out Another Musical Comedy

The last performances of that de-
lectable musical tangle, The Belle Of
Boston" will take place at F'ischer's
theater this Sunday afternoon and even
ing, and at the Monday matinee Charles
Alphin viii present a somewhat diff
ferent operetta, with the interesting
title of The Pride of the Harem
The time is the present and the ac-
ton takes place in Constantinople,
where the sultan. in order to save him.
self from the vengeance of the young
Turks, employs an Irishman, Mike
Clancy. to act in his stead, while he
disguises himself as a Chinaman. The
grand vizier has also abdicated, secur-
ing q German pirate, Otto B. Shot to
take his situation. Clancy's wife ap-
pears on the scene just as her hus-
band has proposed to the correspondent
Of an American magazine, and she is
ordered to the harem. Milo, the pride
of the harem, spy for the Young
Turks is in love with an American,
also a spy. The fun grows fast and
the climax is reached with big musi-
cal finale lasting 10 minutes, in which
everything is untangled and every one
is made happy.
Blossom Seeley, who has made an i'm
mense hit here, will introduce a lot
of speciaIties as Miss Buttinski, the
NOA pOiiNtilts anu Mo duC 1NOChhSii, d.
Milo, will have two new songs. Dave
Norris win be the sultan, Dan Kelly
viii play Mike Clancy. William Auer-
bach will make a ferocious German
pirate, Carleton Chase will be the war
correspondent, and Anna Clark, a clever
character comedienne, will be Mrs.
Clancy.
There Will be II musical interrupt
tions, all of catchy character, and
-.
several changes of costume and new
dances to offer.
Matinees are given at Fischer's thea
ter on Monday, Wednesday, Saturday
and Sunday. and two performances
nightly at and $3.50 o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
BELASCO HAS new
STAR IN new PLAY
Phillips Makes Alcazar Debut in
First Stock Production of
"The Squaw Man.

Something akin to a double event is
announced by the Alcazar management
as its offering for the coming week
Augustus Phillips, engaged to play
masculine leads during the season of
190910. Will make his first profess
sional appearance in San Francisco,
the medium of his introduction being
Edwin Milton Royles celebrated
drama, The Squaw Man. AS the play
has never been presented here by a
stock company, and as Phillips will be
entirely new to the Alcazar's clientele,
the bill will possess twofold novelty.
THE Squaw Man" has earned a repu-
tation for clean, wholesome, thorough
going Americanism that comes close to
placing upon it the stamp of the great
est play of western America that has
yet been given to the public.
As the title indicates the story has
to do with the life of the west, where,
when a white man takes an Indian
woman for his bride, he becomes in To-
cal parlance '.as squaw man.
In this particular instance the
"squaw man is a self sacrificing young
English gentleman, and the play opens
in his native land. To save the head
of the family, an earl, from punishment
for embezzlement and his wife from
| disgrace Nhe permits suspicion of the
crime to fall upon himself and disap-
pears
When next seen by the audience he
is a Wyoming cattleman and known as
Jim Carston. The scene of the act is
the interior of a saloon at Union
Pacific water station. where the earl
and his wife, members of a tourist
party, stop and Carston saves them
from an unpleasant predicament He
is at first unrecognized, but the earl's
wife penetrates his changed person
ality and thanks him privately just as
the train pulls out
In the excitement attendant upon
the departure of the train Cash Haw
kins, a desperado, who has a griev-
ance against Carston is about TO shoot
him down in cold blood, when the
daughter of an Indian chief shoots
Hawkins from ambush. Carston is at
first accused of the crime. but manages
to prove his innocence, and the cur
tain drops with the Indian girls reve-
lation of herself as the murderess.
In the next act, which shows Cars
tons ranch, and is six years later, the
rancher has married the Indian girl
and is in possession of a son. News
comes that the earl is dead and that
Carston is head of the family and pos
SCISSOR of the title. Feeling that he
can not desert his wife, he decides to
renounce his claim to the title and send
his boy on TO England 10 be educated
and prepared for the position he is to
hold. The Indian mother tries to dis
suade her husband from separating her
from the child. and when her pleadings
are of no avail she wanders out to the
desert and shoots herself The re-
moval of this obstacle to his happiness
brings the final curtain.
Phillips will have all the Alcazar fa-
vorites and many extra people in the
cast with him and very elaborate pro-
ductien is promised. Stage Director
Butler will have abundant opportunity
to display his art in "The Squaw Man.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
"DOOLEY AND A DIAMOND"
is NATIONAL FEATURE
Comedy Act Heads Bill for the
Coming Week

Novelty will vie with the sensational
in the bill promised this afternoon at
the National theater. The show will be
new from beginning to end.
The featured attraction will be Of
fered by Girard and Gardner, who will
appear in a funny farce. "Dooley and
the Diamond" Girard is regarded as
one of the best Irish comedians on the
stage.
One of the most sensational acrobat
acts on the vaudeville stage is that said
to be given by the Damman troupe,
creators of aerial stunts of thrill and
daring. They perform in full evening
dress.
Maurice Frank and company will ap-
pear in a lively one act comedy, The
Advance Agent" More comedy is ex-
pected of Gruet and Gruet, blackface
fun makers. Their burlesque knife
throwing act is declared to be a great
laugh getter. Among the other new
comers will be Tom Mcguire, America s
Highlander the Tora troupe of foot
juggIers and baIancers, and the Wheel
ers, in an eccentric act. The motion
pictures will be new and interesting.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
THIS is THE PLAY
THEY TALK ABOUT
American Stages Revival of Eli
nor Glyn's Story of
"Three Weeks

Elinor Glyn's effort at the drama tiza-
tion of her own novel, Three Weeks" !"
is to be the American theater's offer
ing by its capable stock company this
afternoon.
The Interpretation promised the play
by the members of the company will
be, it is believed, as convincing as
the book. At least, Stage Director
Charles Swickard promises version
which will convey all the truth that is
found in the printed story of the un-
happy queen and handsome Paul.
The story of-"Three Weeks" is very
generally understood. It deals with
the misery wrought in the life of the
queen of Sardalia, whose husband the
king, is brutal, drunken wretch un-
worthy of her. She seeks her happi-
ness with Paul Verdayne, a young
Englishman, and goes to dwell with
him in Venice.
They are driven apart and the queen
returns to her palace, where she is
killed by the king. He, too, is slain,
but she dies happy in the knowledge
that, meantime, she has given to her
hlHSuOHI dt il6lT WHOSet DIOOO Is cIean
and who will rule wisely and justly
A prologue in the drama sets forth
the wretchedness of the queen wife
with her royal but dissolute mate, and
seeks to explain her subsequent con-
duct.
Miss Harriet Worthington will have
the role of. the Lady, the unhappy
queen of Sardalia, while HerscheI
Mayall will play the part of the Eng
lish lad whom the queen loves.
Special scenic effects will be intro
duced. notably the lawn of the hotel
at Lucerne and the logia of the palace
at Venice, where tile feast of roses
occurred.
Next Thursday afternoon a special
matinee of "Three Weeks will be
given at the American theater at which
ladies only will be admitted. Judging
from the advance sales for this. de-
parture the innovation promises to be
a big success.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
About paid in FuIr

INASAIUCH as Paid in Full" is known
to every hamlet in the United States
by this time, data concerning its
earning capacity may prove interesting.
The piece was first produced in Mon
treal December %, 1907, by Wagenhals
& Kemper Tt did not reach the Astor
tbeater. New York, until the following
February and then it ran there until
August Is, 1903. On that date it moved
50 Veber's theater and remained until
November 2l
including engagements subsequently
piaved at the Grand opera mouse, the
company appeared in greater New York
FOR a3 weeks It afterward went on
tour. thus rounding up season of II
consecutive weeks.
Another company, meanwhile, made a
run Of II weeks in Chicago and on tour
nIaved a solid year without the loss of a
single performance
Three other companies were organ
ized One played consecutively for 4s
weeks in the west. Another played for
IN weeks throughout Pennsylvania and
+Fo middle west The Atlantic" COM
Tfanv toured through New England for
3s weeks.
Altogether 2.0l2 performances of the
Dlsv have been given, and II IS estl-
r,sfed mat more than 100000 persons
have attended them. The enduring
Qualities of paid in Full" have induced
-svaeenhals & Kemper to continue five
companies for this season. The re-
marixable popularity Of the play is best
shown by the fact that last season the
companies were kept going over the
same territory repeatedly
The number Of miles Travelled oy tae
various Paid in Full' companies woulo
circle the globe six times, almost uh-
i7alfa,a fle. nevertheless a fact
II is estimated that in its first season
paid in Full" has earned for IFS mar :
saors about a quarter Of a million DOL
lsrs Eugene Walter. the author, has
resped fortune in royalties.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
Gossip About the Theates and the New Dramatic Offerings
CHARM OF NOVELTY
IN ORPH[UM BILL
LA Petit Revue" to Head Pro-
gram at the Big Home
of Vaudeville

La Petit Revue produced by
Charles Lovenberg, noted in New York
as the originator of picturesque novel
ties, will be the leading feature OF
this weeks program at the Orpheum
1t is a review of old and new stage
successes, arranged and presented, 1T is
said, in a unique and most attractive
manner. The first scene introduces
young man who, in reverie, views
again the theatrical celebrities of the
day He sees in his imagination min
iature productions of popular vaude-
vile and musical comedy hits. Comic
operas of the days gone by are then
recalled, and finale tableaux is said
to be beautiful and surprising. 1t is
called "A Slumberless Serenade." /"
There are seven players in the cast,
Ray o. Dietrich, Mabel Rettew, F. K.
Schilling, Kirby Kahill, Airline Fred
ericks, Eleanor Caldwell and Harry
Irwin.
Tips on Tap is the title of sketch
to be presented by Eleanor Gordon and
her company. Her sketch was written
| for her by Edgar Allen Woolf, and is
crowded with good comedy. Miss
Gordon's support will include Joseph
| sullivan, a well known actor.
! Variety will be injected into the bill
| by the presence of the five Avolos, who
announce themselves as the premier
xylophonists of Europe and America
Lena Panther, assisted by Sam Mint,
will present a dancing novelty. AS a
skillful slack wire artist her aerial act
is bound to become one of the big popu-
| lar successes of the program
/ This week will be the last of the
Six American Dancers, Matthews and
Ashley and Conroy and lie Marie II
will also conclude the engagement OF
Sam Chip and Mary Marble, who have
scored one of the greatest hits in
vaudeville in. their little Dutch musical
sketch. I'm Old Edam.' The Orpheum
motion pictures Will be the finale of the
performance
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
CHILDREN RIDE ON
CHUTES ELEPHANTS S
SO Do Grown Ups" and Novel
Entertainment Will Be Free

The elephant ride threatens to
supplant the Joy journey among local
amusement seekers, or at least among
that portion of them seeking thrills
and sensations at the New Chutes
Ponderous pachyderms ranging in size
from Little Mike" upward will as
sumo the novel role of carryaIls at the
Fillmore street park today. In charge
of their keepers, the elephants will be
led about the grounds giving rides to
children and grown ups The baby
member of the herd will be reserved
especially for juvenile excursion par
ties.
In addition to parading the grounds
the Glasscock elephants will give per-
/ formances this afternoon and tonight
The unusual tricks performed by the
/ troupe have interested large audiences
during the last week and Sunday pa
irons will have the opportunity of
seeing these splendid acts and several
new features
Many new things will be offered
Chutes visitors today. While his en-
gagement began several days ago, this
will be the first Sunday appearance of
Towers, who claims to hold the
worlds record for high diving into
shallow water Towers will give ex
hibitions this afternoon and evening.
He leaps 81 feet into less than four
feet of water. The daring of his act
viii be illustrated by contrast with
Florence Spray, who dives 20 feet
Supplementing the dives of Towers
and Florence Spray on todays free bill
will be Demon in a continuation of his
fiery ride down the chutes the Ameri-
can comedy trio in clever songs and
dances, open air motion pictures and
the antics of troupe of clowns en-
gagged to create fun for the children.
The popular Royal Banda Roma will
contribute to the enjoyment of those
who like good music. Overtures.
marches and twosteps viii dominate
T! the concert program.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
An Eeric Play

" UGUSTUS THOMAS play The
II Witching Hour" which viii be
the first Of the Shubert attrac-
tions TO fly the Independent flag in this
city. is one of the most pronounced
footlight successes OF the present sea-
son. and John Mason. who plays the
leading role, has made, according to the
consensus Of eastern reports, a per-
sonal success in the play.
The Witching Hour" ran for more
than 500 nights at the Hackett theater
in New York and it met with extraor-
binary success at the Garrick theater
in Chicago. Both productions of the
drama We're simultaneously playing to
crowded houses and attracted wide
spread comment and much discussion
for the somewhat eerie theme which
Thomas has handled in his drama
For many years Mr.. Thomas was as
sociated with Washington Irving
Bishop. the celebrated thought reader
or telepathist, and for nearly 20 years
he has been a student of all scientific
inquiries along the fascinating lines of
study dealing with hypnotism. auto
suggestion, mesmerism. mind reading
and other psychic forces.
This study and research might have
led TO Eeavy and overoccult play
which would have frightened spectators
away from the theater, but the play
wright who has given to the stage
such wonderfully human dramas as
Alabama. In AIizzouri" and .Ari-
zona" and such delightful trines as
'-Chimmie Fadden.' "On the Quiet"
Soldiers Of Fortune Mrs. Lefing-
Wells Boots" The Other Girl" and
The Earl Of Pawtucket," could not
have written an uninteresting play
The Witching Hour" is declared by
its critics 10 be full of Thomas most
enjoyable humor and clever dialogue
and fascinatingly imaginative in its
romantic and melOdramatic incidents
and situations
There is one climax in particular. in
which Jack Brookheld, the gambler
hero Of this queer and novel play. sud
denly hvpnotizes the prosecuting attor-
ney whom he has unmasked in his
villainy and who has come to Kill him.
Even as the frenzied attorney places
the pistol TO Brookfeld's breast the
more nervy gambler forces his would
be slayer to let the revolver drop from
his nerveless fingers. The plausibility
Of this exciting climax has stirred up
much controversy. but at any rate ii
has bewitched large audiences nightly
by its sensational appeal Thomas
knows the value Of good melodrama
even when dealing with abstruse specu-
lstion and theories.
In treating Of the peculiar themes
that he has in The Witching Hour" he
has. nevertheless. succeeded in adding a
new type Of drama TO the many styles
that now hold the boards.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
ADJUSTMENTS

Additional Theatrical News ON Page 81
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08

When Forbes Robertson is starred by
the Shuberts this fall he will present
Jerome K. Jerome's drama, "The Pass
ing of the Third Floor Back" which
suggests. but does not resemble, it is
said, Charles Ram Kennedy's "The
Servant in the House." Into the board
ing house, a fearful place, comes q
stranger. He is looking for a room.
He wants a small back apartment, and
he behaves as any man might. But inn
mediately he is installed there begins
a transformation in the characters
which surround him. When he leaves
to cast his beneficent influence in other
quarters. a halo of light surrounds him,
and suggests that he is the personif1ed
presence of. the spirit of Christ.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
REMARKABLE CAREER
OF MANAGER MORRIS
One of the Big Factors in the
Realm of the Vaudeville
World

his firm 10 be as solid as a bank. the
youth allowed his credit to roll up,
drawing amounts for his Immediate
needs only. When the panic struck. the
book keeper Of the establishment ran
away a defaulter. the head Of the con-
cern committed suicide, and Morris.
without cent in the world, com
nenced working in a blacksmith shop
for SO week.
He entered vaudeville a month or so
afterward through the booking agency
of George Liman. one OF the two lead
ing agents OF the day, the larger one
being James j. Armstrong, and his
career since then has been one of strug-
gle and achievement and independence.
Morris more than kept his promise TO
the vaudeville performer during the
season just closed, and when the next
theatrical year opens. which viii be in
september, ne viii be prepared to give
acts % consecutive weeks of work,
which viii mean that he will also be
able TO give the vaudeville lover the
best that this field Of entertainment
affords. Already he has completed ar
engagements TO bring from abroad
q score turns" that have been great
favOrites in the London halls. who
have never visited this side of the At
lantic, and who knows but what there
may be another Lauder among them
William Morris. Inc has under its
exclusive direction a larger number
Of the greater stars of vaudeville than
any other firm and these viii be seen
here in weekly succession, as long as
the duration Of the summer season per-
mits. The fact that this firm controls
the American tours of such great for
eign performers as Harry Lauder, Ce-
celia Lotus, Arthur Prince, Ida
Renee. George EASTWOOD. r. A. Rob-
erus. Bransby Williams, Jack Lorimer.
Nesta Victoria, Daisy Lloyd. Maud
Odeu. The Great Severin. Lawrence
Irving and Mabel Hackney. Saharet,
Marie LOTUS. Lucy Weston and Con
sui. the Great" the almost man, while
70 the roster Of their American headliners
cc54tains such well known names as
Ross and Fenton. Alex Carr and COM
pany. James J. Jeffries. John c. Rice
and Sally Cohen, Emma Carus. Joe
Welch. Amelia Bingham. Julian Rose,
Julian Eltinge Cliff Gordon, Stella
Mayhem, Grace Hazard, Winsor Nc
Kay. Mrs. Annie Yeamans. James J.
Corbett Barnold's dogs, Felix and
Carr Mabel Mckinley and $50 others,
is of itself a sufficient guarantee that
its patrons viii be served with the very
best talent that vaudeville commands.
q q a
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08

When Charles Frohman presents
three of Shaw's plays this season sin
New York. the witty Irishman will
cross the water to witness the produc-
tions Frohman secured from Shaw
while in London besides the three plays,
two one act pieces. "The Doctors Di-
lemma," Getting Married and Major
Harbara,'' are some of the plays to be
given during the Forthcoming Shaw
season in New York.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-13
LOCAL NEWS.

Wbat abon; observing Decoration
Day.
Go to T.. A. Williams for Bananas
and Oranges.
Walter Sparks was a Boonville
visitor last Sunday.
/. NJ. Schannep and family left
Saturday evening for Marshall, to
visit relatives at that place.
Eupion Oil is the best for all pur-
poses, especially the incubator, D
gallons Tor 80 cents, at F.. A. Will
hams.
Thursday right last Squire Clifton
was taken seriously i'll with what the
doctors pronounced blood clot of the
brain. and 'or some time his life was
dlspaired OF, but he is much better,
and We hop" to see him out and able
70 attend to hi, usual %avocations.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-13
Mill Creek township.

Mill Creek township.
w. r. Stevenson allowed Sl07 IS, ser.
vices as county engineer, surveyor and
member board Of appeals.
Gas. II. Goodman. sheriff, Daniel
Bowman and c. F.. Wilson, deputies, al.
lowed f12.O 90 each for services.
r. NJ. Livesay allowed 500 90 services
as prosecuting attorney for four months.
Padgett Bros. allowed o.. 40 for Saving
wood.
Warrant for Fulton Asylum No. | in
the sum Of 1851 SC allowed
Aug. Cast B. N. Co., allowed SIS 10 for
stationery.
Morgan County REPUBLICAN allowed
1.75 for stationery.
Geo. ID. Barnhart & Co., allowed $lo1.
SO for stationery.
w. R. Stevenson surveyor, files reports
in the r. l.. Tompkins. Ebert Sims, w.
A. Buell. and F.. NJ. Paxson road cases.
w. T.. Gold allowed = 90 for team for
court to county farm.
The following cost bills allowed:
State VS.. Clanh Vancaugh, sis OF
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-13

!. a. Rifle, Il Barnett, wa tran
s~acting business with the Probate
court Monday.
Don't burn your I'D newspapers,
magazines, catalogues or books. The
!a!le> OF the Methodist church are
getting up a car load and will be glad
to come to your place and haul it
away any time it will suit you.
Please phone to some Of the ladies in
your community.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.