The San Francisco call., 1909-09-16
NOTED PLAYS TO
Be STAGED HERE
Latest Productions With Fa-
nous Stars to Delight San
Francisco Theatergoers
Pet Dog Of Dead Propertyman
Adopted by Theatrical Me-
chanics' Association
By WALTER ANTHONY

Eleven of Charles Frohman's amuse-
ment enterprises have been booked for
this city by Gottlob Marx, of the Van
Ness theater. Maude Adams will come
in the play that has caused so much
discussion in the east, What Every
Woman Knows by ]. M. Barrie; John
Drew is booked in a new comedy of
Ethel Barrymore will present Sir A. w.
Pinero's problem drama, Mid Channel.
William H. Crane, who for many years
had San Francisco scratched off his
theatrical map, will return in Father
and the Boys: Miss Hattie Williams
will give us Detective Sparks" Will
liam Collier will play in .'ThePatriot'
Otis Skinner, whose The Honor of the
Family" was a great hit last season,
will be seen in Your Humble Servant
Miss Marie Doro will return in a new
play, the name of which is not yet an
nounced; and Kyrle Bellew in The
Builder of Bridges Francis Wilson in
The Bachelors Baby, and Sir Charles
Wyndham and Miss Mary Moore in a
unique play, The Mollusc' will COM
plete the important list of Frohman's
plays this way bound.
In the cast which is coming to the
Van Ness next week to present "a
Gentleman from Mississippi" is Olive
Harper writer of some prominence
and widow Of one of the Harper
brothers. She was known to the stage
about a dozen years ago. but retired
from the footlights and devoted herself
to literary work, most of her copy
being published in Harper's Maga-
ic 4
book. the plot of which concerns theat-
rical life.
When George Adams committed sui
eide last January he left at least one
faithful friend. Not that Adams lacked
friends. but this one has long MEM
ory and he doesn't forget Jaspar is
his name, and it is all the name he has.
Just Jaspar, and he is just dog.
Adams was head propertyman at the
Valencia theater at the time of the
tragedy, and the young woman, whose
affections he failed to engage, Ethel
Haines, tried to get the dog after his
master had died. But Adams fellow
craftsmen wouldn't hear of it. and they
adopted Jaspar collectively.
Jaspar is thus an honorary member
of the theatrical mechanics associa-
tion. AS a T. NJ A. he is entitled to
many benefits. He stays a week at
each theater, the care of the head
propertyman. who feeds Jaspar and
consoles him in his lonesome life with
many masters.
. AT the end of the week he is taken
to different theater, there to remain
the allotted time and then again to
move. So he circles around town and
is petted and spoiled darling. More
over, he has accumulated many hon.
orS in the way of medals JaSpar
doesn't wear poundman's tag on his
collar. He is too aristocratic to be
classed with ordinary dogs. He wears
fireman's button on the strap that
encircles his white and brown neck It
is symbol that he belongs to the de-
pa artment. Also on his collar are other
tokens. From Auntie Sybil Page" Is
the inscription on one bright brass
tag; another shows the affection of the
I. NJ. A. boys of the Central theater,
where Adams. long time ago, started
in his work behind the scenes; others
from the Alcazar, the Princess. the Va
lencia and Van Ness theaters attest