The San Francisco call., 1909-11-11
Helena Salinger, Well Known
Locally Before~the Fire, to
Appear at the Garrick
That's Lawton to Begin Her
Work at the New Theater in
New York in "Strife"
By WALTER ANTHONY


Helena Salinger. She will be remem-
bered by Tivoli patrons when the Ilvoii
was the Tivon as Lena" Salinger, SIS
fer Of the former Tivoli prima donna
from Oakland. Tillie Salinger. The lat
ter. saws Lena, is on her way paen
west again with her husband, PM
Rranson (do you remember when Pnli
was the tenor at the Tlvohc IN ese ss
company headed by FIFTH semen.
Helena Salingers real name is MIS-.
HanIon She is the wife of Harry Han
lon. who plays the role OF Genera Slah- n
hone in ''The Three Twins and makes
one of the big hits of the exceiient
company. Lena plays the comedy role
of the weeping Mrs. Dick Winters, ana
is also an emphatic hit
That's Iawton will begin her work at
the New, theater in New York next
Monday night, when she opens in the
role of Madge Thomas in new Amer
lean play, Strife"
She had afchance for few days of
opening the theater with E. II. sothern
i'm Antony and Cleopatra. Her nus
band, Percy McDermott, Is In san
Francisco. and received a letter dated
last Thursday from the former leaoiAe
woman at the Alcazar telling him that
she had lust been notified by the man
agement of the New theater to get
herself ready for the role of Cleo
patra. as Julia Marlowe had been taken
i'll and would probably be unable 10
appear the following Monday MISS
I.awton was understanding Miss Mar
lowe, and the letter to McDermott tolo
of the wonderful chance that was
likely to be hers to open the $S'ooo,ooo
theater erected by New York million
;ef; Ivy American lnSt1tu-
ton devoted to the betterment OF native
drama.
However, the i'll wind blew harm
lessly by Julia Marlowe and the great
actress was on hand to play in Shake
speare's classic drama with Americas
classic actor.
It's a busy wardrobe room that Kolb
and Dill are operating these days
around the corner from the Princess
theater and next door to the Novelty
theater. Kolb, who is an expert on
feminine garb, has been spending his
spare time designing costumes for the
girls to wear when The Rich Mr.. Hog
genheimer" is put on as the attraction
to follow "The Politicians 1t isn't
generally known, but Kolb is the de-
signer of the costumes which the sing
ers and dancers don in their produc-
tions, and the. wardroom mistress, Mrs
Cushman, who has the task of creating
the creations which Kolb conce1yes
has been with the German comedians
ever since their career at Fischers
theater in O'Farrell street.
Ora Harris will make her first ap-
pearance on the Princess stage with
Kolb and Dill in The Rich Mr.. Hog
genheimer," which follows The Poh-
Thursday night. She was for
merly a member Of the Alcazar COM
pany. 4
Rich Mr.. Hoggenheimer" has been
heard in San Francisco, though the
piece ran for year at Wallacks in
New York and made Sam Bernard
real star.
John Ince's father was a well known
player in San Francisco more than 40
years ago, although his son, the pres
ent leading man at the Alcazar. is now
in his first western trip. John Ince Jr.
was never farther west than Chicago
until about three months ago. His
father came to California in the COS
from England, via India and Australia,
and. falling TO find employment here as
an actor, took up newspaper work on
the old Alta California, which was
then the leading daily paper on the
coast Later he joined a dramatic COM
pany and played for season at the
Metropolitan theater and toured the
California towns. When the
company disbanded Ince went east and
won quick recognition as player of
ability. He married Emma Brennan,
then the leading character actress on
the American stage. Two sons were
born and both of them are on the
stage Ince, at the Alcazar. is thus the
son of near pioneer and heir to stage
traditions.
Dallas Wexford. who comes to the Va
lencia next Sunday at the head of the
Shubert company playing Mr.. Hopkin-
son." was brought over from London
about three years ago and played the
farce. Mr. Hopkinson.'' for nine
months at the Liberty theater in New
York The piece tells the story of
wealthy Englishman in London who
tries to break into society on the basis
of his golden key, his bank book and
majestic ignorance and cockney dia-
lect. 1t is by r. C. Carton.
The engagement of "The Travelling
Salesman at the Van Ness theater
comes to close next Sunday night.
Victor Moore in '"The Talk of New
York" follows Monday night for an en-
gagement of two weeks.
No news from New York has as yet
been received at the Alcazar confirming
the report that Frederic Belasco and
Oliver Morosco have effected a combina-
ton in that city looking to the estab-
lishment of a western circuit of stock
theaters.
81 regard it as highly probable that
the reports are accurate" said George
Davis of the Alcazar yesterday
"a circuit could be formed embracing
San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles
Sacramento, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle
and Vancouver and plays secured for
these theaters could be had at weekly
royalties far less than what are now
being paid by the theaters as individual
enterprises. A play could be secured
for 20 weeks instead of for two and the
price would naturally be less per week
for a long engagement than for a one
or a two weeks production. Such
move would be the first step in the d.
rection of making San Francisco a pro-
ducing center for the west. The Alca-
zar has all the facilities, as the produce
tions heretofore done here, such as
THE Darling of the Gods" "The Rose
of the Rancho" "The Girl of the Golden
West" Sweet Kitty Bellairs" and other
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