The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

this time-Miss Allan or Doctor Wull-
ner. ! have an idea that-well,s every
body knows.
At the conclusion of the present en-
gagement of Henry Woodruff in The
Prince of Tonight" at the Savoy theater
the playhouse Will be closed for short
time. Definite announcement of the
date of the reopening and of the nature
Of the attractions TO be sta ged is with
held for the present. though rumor per-
sists that the Savoy will be turned into
a vaudeville theater, playing the same
grade of attractions as Sullivan and
Considine maintain.
Miss Ruth PEBBLES, the prima donna of
the company now at the Savoy, has the
distinction of being one of the hand
soonest women on the musical comedy
stage.
Henry Bernstein. author of 1.-The
Thief" in which Fife shannon and Her
bert Kelley will be seen at the Van
Ness theater next Monday evening, has
many eccentricities of character, one
Of which is that no play which he
writes fails to have one of its charac-
tiers named Zambault. Just why he
does this is not certain, but Zambault
appears in all of his plays. In The
Thief Zambault is a detective. In
Samson" he is negro
Since the last time mat Kelley and
Shannon were here, playing at the AL
cazar, they have become prominent
stars under the management of Froh-
man, who is sending them at the head
of what is known to be a most excel
lent company.
Anna Laughlin is one of the many
musical comedy stars who has forsaken
the light opera stage for vaudeville.
She is best remembered for her work
as prima donna of "Toyland." AS one
of the newcomers at the Orpheum next
week she is expected to make a hit
with her singing, her chatter and her
dancing.
He weaved his way into the Column
bia theater Tuesday evening and took
a seat well To the front. A battered
hat Of last summers make was in his
hands and he wore a ragged suit of
clothes but no collar. His hands were
calloused from toll and his face had
been innocent of soap and water for an
indefinite period.
Those near turned and stared at him.
and he responded TO their chances by
huge wink and even huger smiles of
contentment as if to say yes I do
look peculiar. but what if I am full? /
know what I am about and l am will
ing to admit that you are just as good
as / am"
When the prima donna struck her
high notes we forgot him for a mo-
ment but a pair of grimy hands, high
in the air, working without muf1ers,
brought the enthusiastic Italian back
to our notice. Again he smiled and
winked at the attention he was caus-
ing and was happy.
Though he exhaled the fumes of al
cohol and was working man of some
muscle trying trade, he was an artist,
being an Italian. In a soto voice he
carried all OF the arias and in the final
act the man with the corns on the
palms Of his hands and the red wine
jag accompanied with exactness. note
for note, and as he walked out, dis
cussed the musical dictionary beyond
the comprehension OF some of the mu-
steal critics.
Still smiling and still winking hu-
morously at all who gazed at him he
wandered out Of the portals with
final chant, Bravo opera" Bravo
calve" and Viva Italia"
For the closing eight performances
OF the present engagement at the Co
lumbia theater the Lambardf grand
opera company will offer the follow
ing repertoire: Sunday and Thursday
of next week, THE Masked BALI: Mon
day and Saturday nights, La Boheme":
Tuesday night, "Rigoletto"; Wednesday
matinee. "Cavalleria Rusticana" and
II Pagliacci"; Wednesday night, Car
men; Friday, "Favorita"; Saturday
matinee, Iris; Sunday night, May 1,
"Ernani"
Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider" Do you
remember the song? 1t may remind
you of Eddie Leonard, who used to be
at the old California theater and who
wrote the melody and the words When
Charles Frohman was treasurer of Hav-
erley's MINISTRIES Leonard used to be