The San Francisco call., 1910-06-16
INTEREST CENTERS
in GREEK DRAMA
Many Celebrities Will Witness
the Production of Tragedy
of Antigone
By WALTER ANTHONY


list Of celebrities who are coming to
witness MargSret AngIfn's presenta-
tion of "Antigone" at the Greek the
ater. The Sophocles tragedy will be
presented during her forthcoming en-
gagement at the Columbia, where she
is 10 appear in THE Awakening of
Helena Richie" She will also give
special matinee performances of Mrs.
Danes Defense" The evening of June
80 the Columbia win be closed while
the star and her company appear
across the bay in the Sophocles drama.
Nethersole, who is Miss Anglin's
manager tells of the performance of
one OF the great Creeks dramas in
rural community. At the conclusion
of the first act the audience called
the principals before the curtain time
after time. They applauded the star.
they applauded the company collect
lively and individually. Indeed they
kept on applauding until the leader of
the orchestra came before the curtain.
Finally. the stage director addressed
the throng. we have run out of
players" he said. There's nobody left
to answer your calls. For heavens
sake whom do you want?"
The author The author" came the
reply from the gallery.
George Riddle, under whose direc
tion "Antigone" is to be given, has
been staying with the company and
experimenting the rehearsals. He left
Salt Lake Tuesday, however, TO come
TO San Francisco to make preliminary
arrangements for the historical event
about to be enacted in Berkeley.
Among the notables expected to be
here is Alice Kauser, who is the
literary representative in this country
of prominent French and German
authors and playwrights, and per-
sonal friend of Miss Anglin's
The accompanying picture of Miss
Anglin is a Photographic impression"
made by Steichen, a celebrated Paris
artist Steichen, though an ''institu-
tion" in Paris, is an American by birth.
He was born in Milwaukee and began
his career as photographer.
The success of Vesta Victoria at the
Orpheum has been phenomenal. Tickets
are scarcely to be secured and the de-
mand for reservations is as insistent
as it was the day following her hit
week ago last Sunday. Departing
from its customary policy the Orpheum
will retain the English comedienne for
q third week. Beginning next Sunday
afternoon she will be heard in an en-
tirely new set of songs.
If there is one theatrical perform
for associations sake and for its own
intrinsic merit than any other produc-
tion, it is The Toy. Maker. 1t has
been identified for many years with
Ferris Hartman, and it has charmed
youngsters who are now grown up and
who still enjoy the pretty, naeVe
story Of the animated doll. the crusty,
old. nearsighted toy maker and his
pretty daughter and enamoured sweet
heart Naturally Hartman purposes TO
present The Toy Maker" before his
season at the Princess is over. Mean
while AN American Idea" is having a
ioyful run and will be replaced next
Sunday afternoon with The Yankee
Consul" which, besides the leading role
that it presents, offers fine opportuni-
ties TO many of the principals, par
ticularly to "Muggins' Davies and
Walter de Leon.
For once the Southern Pacific was
agreeable. II agreed with the weather
last Monday night ThaViu's band was
supposed to open at Idora park Monday
night. and the instrumentalists arrived
somewhat late, but still in time for the
evenings concert, when 1t was found
that the instruments were belated. The
hand was there but mad nothing to
plav on. so NO concert was placarded
at the gates Of Idora park. Then it
rained, and nobody came. The opening
was thus deferred to Tuesday night,
and is said to have been big success.
David Kessler, a noted Yiddish star,
will soon make his. first San Francisco
appearance at the Van Ness theater.
The opening is scheduled for June "a,
and the performance will be devoted TO
The Jewish Heart" Only four per-
formances will be given. Kessler will
be supported by the cast of the Thalia
theater. New York. Miss Rosa Karp
and Nine. Clara, Young are among the
principals.
For the first time in the history of
the organization the White Rats will
hold initiation ceremonies outside of
New York The event will take place
in this city during the last week of
June Walter Talbot, who represents
the official organ of the protective So
ciety of vaudeville players, is receiv-
ing the names of the candidates who
will be initiated into the mysteries of
the order The ritual is said to be the
work of George Fuller Golden, one of
the founders and principal supporters
of the organization which has done
much to establish and maintain the
rights of the performers against ra-
pacious managerial influences.
Ferris Hartman was pleasantly sur
prised last Sunday night when, after
the performance of AN American Idea"
at the Princess. he was presented with
q diamond studded watch fob, the gift
of the members of his company. It
was such a surprise that Hartman,
whose birthday il was, nearly forgot
and told how old he was-or how
young. rather. Hartman declares that
comedians grow old slower than any
other members of the theatrical pro-
fession. If wrinkles come with years
which as yet they have not to Hart
man-it will be easy, he says, to blend
si,o,,, NTH tl,e -,-i1nlxles of smiles.