The San Francisco call., 1910-07-28
ACTRESS HAS HAD
SPLENDID CAREER
Names Famous on American
Stage Associated With That
of Berkeley Woman
Reappears in PIayIand Because
|. K. StOckwelI Wanted Her
for "Mizpah"
By WALTER ANTHONY

wells players at the Princess left her
retirement in Berkeley to reappear in
pIayland she shook up host of MEM
ories. Her career as an actress has
been along the paths wherein the
greatest of our actors and actresses
walked. Miss Bateman has written
book about it. and the marvel of it is
that so young q woman could have had
so many companions and coworkers
among the mobiles of the drama in
America.
She was Just nine days old when she
first blinked over the foOuights. 1t
happened in Philadelphia. Lizzie Creese
famous ingenue, was her mother and
was playing with Louis James. The
audience liked the play and the stars
so wen that at the end Of the third
act the players had to respond to so
many curtain calls that James finally
came forth with the little BABY IN MS
arms and told the audience about the
wee mite and how some day she was
going TO be great actress. James
little imagined that the infant in his
arms was one day TO be his leading
woman and would play Desdemona to
his Moor. That, however, is what
happened.
When she was five years old little
Cabin" in a cast that included Clara
Morris. She succeeded Minnie Maddern
iMrs Fiske) as Clip. the waif. in The
Messenger From Java Section and
when she was 9 years old played Ca
mile" at Colonel Woods museum in
Philadelphia She was not freak
Camille, either. When she reached
JuIiet's age she played Shakespeare
most romantic Of maids with Creston
Clarke as Romeo and Louis James as
Mercutio. The elder Salvini picked her
TO play Desdemona to his Othello; she
was poor Ophelia to Booths illuminat-
i've. wonderful Hamlet, and Henry Guy
Carleton had her in mind when he
drew the character of Leonora in The
Lions Mouth" Charles and Rose Cogh-
Ian, Robert Taber and Madge Carr
Cooke were associates of Miss Bate
man in the all star cast that was as
sembled to play Diplomacy" and she
created the role of the American girl
in oscar Wilde's play, a Woman of
No Importance" 1t is interesting. too,
to know that I'm Old Kentucky" was
produced with Miss Bateman as the
original Madge and Louis James as the
old negro.
Her willingness to return to the
stage at this time was increased by
the fact that l. r. Stockwell-''St Stocly"
wanted her for the heavy role in
"Mizpah.' In all Of her experience this
is the first time Miss Bateman has ever
played the role of A villainess.
To enjoy the letter that [ am about
10 append you should know that Will
liam J. Mccoy is president Of the local
center" of the American music So
ciety. The society is organized for the
purpose of encouraging American COM
posers TO do their best and to further
the cause of serious musical compost
tion in this land. Nearly all of the
nations consequential writers of and
about music belong to the society.
David Bispham is president of the cen
ter in New York.
The American music hall is the
vaudeville house now in process of
construction in Ellis street near Mar
l1et.
This is the letter that Mccoy re-
ceived, addressed to his studio in Sutter
street q did not invent the spelling):
Mr.. McCoy-Deer Sir: will you
kndley let me know if there is
any chanct to get leasted frOme
you the privilege with or without
a stand for sailing candy and pee
nuts etc in your new place at Ellis
and Market street. l would like
TO know some about ii. will also
be glad to call at your office and
talk with you persanly about
same. Respect yours
The Alcazar's friends like The Pris-
in stage clothes is a glittering success,
and Haclett is noble Rudolph. For
next week Don Caesars Return" will
give the romantic actor a fine chance in
another tight fitting role. Hackett has
engaged Miss Elizabeth Stewart to
play the part of Maritana in the forth
coming drama. Though she has ac-
qured most all of her ge experience
outside OF California, she is we'll known
in San Francisco. having played inge
nue. leads with the Frawley company at
the old Grand opera house. She accom-
panied the Frawleys in their globe cir
cling tour. and then came back to
America to be engaged by Charles
Frohman, who placed her in prominent
places in several Of his important pro-
auctions.
Hetty Green, who plays at Wall
street like other women play at bridge.
has been dramatized at last. The queen
Of high finance" has been brought into
4 play, which somewhat paradoxically,
in view Of Hetty's economy. is called
THE Spendthrift" 1t is a four act
drama by Porter Emerson Browne, and
is credited with being a huge hit in
Broadway. It occupied the Hudson
theater for more than four months and
is travelling westward TO the Columbia,
where it viii be seen for two weeks,
beginning next Monday night.
is allotted the task of impersonating
Hetty Green's prototype. and the char
acterization is keyed to a sentiment
once expressed by the rich dabbler in
finance. Hetty Green has said: The
masses do not understand me nor ap-
preciate my principles as they are ex-
hibited in the manner ] dispose of my
wealth and dispense charity"
The dramatist has made lovabIe
wise. prudent old lady out of his por-
traiture, and the result is said to be in
Miss McCalIs hand a delightful pres
entation- Vivian Martin is the leading
woman Of the cast.
Henrietta Crosman will continue in
"Anti-Ma atrimony" at the Columbia
theater Up to and including Sunday
night. The brilliant comedienne has
found a congenial vehicle in the satire
by Percy MacKaye.
Nat Magner, who was Kolb and DiIrs
business manager and adviser, is enter
tanning the short comedian-DiIl-at
his ranch in Hayward. Magner raises
plums on the place and sells them Just
like a farmer. According to the story