The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
CHARMING SINGER
PLAYS DUAL ROLE
Mabel WILDER, Star of the
Savage Production, Was
Married in Spokane
In Private Life She Has Been
Mrs. Madison Corey Nearly
a Month
By WALTER ANTHONY

lous person She is a merry widow and
YET q. bride. She sings and dances and
plays Sonia in Henry W. Savage'e pro-
dactiop. Of The. Merry Widow" which
opens II the Columbia next Monday
night, and thus is in the same role
as 1:oat~wlhich she played so well last
sscar at the Van Ness. But she has
since become a bride. To be a widow
on The stage and bride off must be
a cenI9s experience nowhere en-
e1olEntered save in theatrical life.
Mrs: Madison Corey is her real name.
Shc has borne it since the 9Th Of Feb
Tuaa"s when she became the wife Of
Henry ". Savsges general manager.
Tie couple were married in the Epis-
opal cathedral in Spokane. Thither
ihe company assembled to witness a
real. romance.
Henri GTessitt. manager Of the "Mer-
rN Widow company, was pest man,
and Harry Hayward, manager of the
Spokane theater, gave the bride
away" Then followed q banquet to
Iuo guests at the Spokane hotel and
N9ngra5ulations and felicitations. Saw
age sent the bride a diamond and pearl
pendant and the company presented
her With diamond ring. Miss Will
ber's popularity with her associates
Is notable i'm musical company, where
usually the stars and she lesser lights
90 not beam harmoniously.
The marriage came as the culmina-
tion ef a two years enga cement and
Goref Travelled from New York 10 Spo-
kane. TO claim his bride.
Whon+ Robert. Edeson comes to the
Ns.r-N6ss theater in "A Mans a Man"
5eNt Monday night he viii introduce
- 1qcal play goeTs a promising young
az ctlesS as. his leading woman, who
S.iQtfld* need 10 Introduction in this
eiJY-: Miss Josephine Loyett, who takes
f]le.principal feminine part in A Mans
p -Mau. Is q native of san Francisco,
taqngh tnis viii. he her first local ap-
peH rance IS an actress. She is ia
. A0ra'ply known in the east for her
-iU' p5rS ora1ion of shirley Rossmore in
'E3,lta LION and the Mouse, which role
she rlsFe3 in the original production at
tne Eyce9sn theater in New York. She
~ d. iT-9: Professional debut in Chi
ea2o 0nfg. few years Ego and her
Iasd1 rise In the theatrical art argues
- bri&Et Guture. Her first part was
lin. ib~ 6anip4ny headed by Henry Nil
-5t1 Waen. ae was under 4. NJ. Palmers s
.liIaiia - ns-nt Miss Lovett had one
cl tte minor roles.
L'IPtt = appearances it would seem that
memories OF Bcriram Lyten win be
coDflred - aTd i.s classic c0untenance
-s,-a.ie3 next Monday night at the Al
.-.lzar. wseuet ne new leading man, Viii
Fiam Desmond. makes his debut Not
only 81 face. bat ia figure. the new
..ding Iifat<;r reminds the matinee girl
-4al -.cf ujssEel'9us relatives of hand
SOME and POPULAR Bert" Desmond $
(
5E his long stay as leading man of the
Iisrea,ik tl9aler stock company ia Los
Angels. N=rerc-. he remained for six
ears. sl4e Was tempted away from Los
Angeles bI the ShUberts. who offered
Sam tile :-si.e llsilse. role in new play.
The rrodU61fon had but an eQuiyocai
s1ccess. iil<e%inany another new play
tlis. season. 1liough the stars work was
-IigiflV spoken Of. Belssco and Mayer
r-heu' secured the services of Desmond
aid :lle VIII start i'm his work at the
-A4cazar ia -AClassuates" next Monday
-nishi~
Tire Bush street synagogue and the
Eternal Home cemetery association will
bc the benedciaries Of a performance
10 be given early in April as a memo
rial Testimonial to Carolyn David.
Charles David. treasurer Of the Colum-
bia theater is the inspiration of the
e.gent and Is devoting much time and
eaergv 10 what is with him labor of
love. Paul Gerson and associate play
as viii present Shakespeare's comedy.
The Tanning Of the Shrew," and the
one act drama. The Old Guard" will
be given As a curtain raiser.
.--Lotfie Williams who arrives AZ the
Crphcum next Sunday afternoon. is
ss7ell known in this city She has been
star or several successful plays, Only
: Shopgirl," My Tomboy Girl" Josie.
the Little Msdcap," and Tennessee
Tess were some Of the productions in
11hich she starred. She viii appear at
the Orpheum in Edmund Days one act
rlsSs ION stony Ground"
(. Gloria is IN its last nights at the
Novelty theater Sunday nights per-
. forusnce VIII close the Roberts sea
son. Whether the Shuberts viii send
another attraction to follow this is not
yet determined.
= Ester Adaberto, prima donna of the
LAIN b5rdi' opera company. played two
roles last season at the Metropolitan
opera house with Caruso. She sang
Leonors in III Trovatore" and Aida
IN Nerdi's oriental opera Of that name.
Asa matter of course. the Merry
Widow waltz is a great feature of
The Merry Widow and the DeviI'
production at the Princess. Maude
lillian Berri as Fonia, the wife Of the
F'aTsoyisn ambassador-who seeks to
be. a merry widow-and Prince Dan
diiO. in the person of Percy Bronson.
20 through the mazes Of the dances
}: after the prescribed fashion. but KoIb
end Dill have a somewhat different
Merry Widow waltz. The attenuated
and rotund German comedians Of Ellis
street rugged up Merry Widow waltz
Of their. own That IL meets with the
approval Of their following is evidenced
by the laughter that the stunt pro-
: Vokes.
After >pirouetting about the stage the
comedians station themselves upon a
revolving disk. which operates upon the
human roulette wheel principle. II is
As funny a conception a s kolb and Dill
have given.