The San Francisco call., 1910-05-15
Dramatic Notes

Dramatic Notes
William Golfers season in "A Lucky
Star" includes Pacific coast tour.
There will be no Sunday perform
ances during the Maude Adams season
at the Columbia theater. Matinees
will be given Wednesdays and satur-
days.
Vesta Victoria, the most prominent
and probably the most popular OF all
English condolences, will begin an
enga cement at the Orpheum Sunday
afternoon, June 5.
Mrs. Fiske will be here in July with
her production of Pillars of Society,"
"Hannele" and THE Green Cockatoo."
Holbrook Blinn will be her leading
man.
Frederic Belasco is directing re-
hearsals of an elaborate revival of
The Rose of the Rancho" at the
Burbank theater Los Angeles. He will
remain there until the end of this
week
Florence Roberts has closed her tour
in 'The transformation and is now
in New York rehearsing in the all
star cast which is to appear in the Shu-
berts' revival of Jim the Penman."
Only six cities on the Pacific coast
will have the opportunity of witnessing
Margaret Anglin's performance in The
Awakening of Helena Richie, which
is due soon at the Columbia theater
During her starring season at the
Alcazar theater, beginning June 8, Nir-
ginia Harmed will be supported by the
regular company with William Court
ney. specially engaged as her leading
man.
Reno. where the divorce colony re-
sides, will have an opportunity of see
ing Henrietta Crossman in her new
comedy. ANTI Matrimony." The ac-
tress will stop over one night in the
Nevada metropolis.
One of the big attractions to come
west this season is the latest New
York success, Madam X which is
now on at the New Amsterdam the
ater, New York Henry w. Savage
will present the piece here at the CO.
lumbia theater.
The prize of $3.50 which Martin Beck
offered for the best one act play con-
tributed for presentation in New York
at the recent benefit held for the
actors fund was awarded to c. T.
Dazey, who submitted The Old Flute
Player" There were 1858 contrib-
ntors. The fxe plays which received
honorable mention" were written by
women. Most of these will be staged
and sent out over the Orpheum circuit.
c. T. Dazey is the author of I'm Old
Kentucky" "The Sign of the Rose" and
'One of the Family" The leading role
in "The Old Flute Player" which will
- 1t. Or
pheum, will be taken by Carl Sauer
mann, well known character actor.
"Trilby" will close the regular sea
son at the Alcazar theater. 1t will be
Evelyn Vaughan's final impersonation
there She will of course be seen rs
Trilby. Landers Stevens will essay the
part of Svengali. The play has not
been seen in San Francisco since 1902.
At the Lyric theater in New York
there is star cast of such Importance
playing Jim the Penman" that it de-
serves to be put on permanent record.
1t comprises Wilton Lackaye, Theodore
Roberts, Florence Roberts, Jeffreys
Lewis, Thurlow Bergen, John Mason,
Arthur Forrest, Marguerite Clark. Err
nest Glenjinning formerly of the AL
cazar in this city), Louis Massen. Fred
erick Paulding and Grace Reals.
In the Alcazar's revival of The
Squaw Man" which is to follow
Cameo Kirby, all of the principal
characters with but two exceptions
will be played by the same persons who
were cast in the roles when the drama
had its first presentation in the Be
lasco theater about year ago. Lam
ders Stevens in the title role and Will
r. Walling as the hero's upscrupulous
brother will be new to San Francisco
in the parts. Fred J. Butler will again
be seen as Big Bill the ranchman.
The Los Angeles reviewers of theat-
rical events are expressing the kind
liest sentiments concerning Ferris
Hartman and his company on the eve
of their departure from the southern
city for their engagement at the
delivers himself:
rical fraternity go with Mr.. Hartman
actorial good fellows. And his COM
paralleled. May it go and come in its
entirety"
Special emphasis has been laid on
the fact that the Hartman productions
have been on an average of much
higher standard than those brought by
travelling companies and also on the
fact that the engagement has been a
big financial success for the comedian
manager.