The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
Mission Play !: Coming to Columbia +.
Limited Engagement for the Drama
Les Miserables" in Cort,
"Pinafore" in Tivoli, Al
cazar Attraction
Comedy, Music and Drama
in Playhouses of San
Francisco

1t is certain that no dramatic pro-
duction depicting the early days of
California can approach in interest,
magnitude and realism that which IS
to be found in John Steven McGroar-
tvs wonderful pageant-drama. The
Mission Play" which comes to the CO.
lumbia theater for a limited engage
ment beginning Monday evening,
August 25 San Francisco will be the
only city visited by The Mission
Play" and when the engagement ends
the play will go back to San Gabriel.
for its third eason a the Mission play
house at San Gabriel mission
A novelty is announced for a single
weeks enga cement at the Cort thea
ter. beginning with next Sundays
matinee. in the famous French photo
drama which has been made from Vic
tor Hugo's masterpiece, Les Miser-
ables" 1t will mark the first showing
of the film in America.
The Traf1c'' is attracting large
audiences TO the Savoy theater this
week, where the story dramatized OF
the operations of white slavers Is told
with frankness and realism.
The Gilbert and Sullivan revivals are
proving popular at the Tivoli, The
Mikado" having again pleased large
audiences during the first part OF the
week II will not be given again until
Sunday afternoon and evening, when II
Will be presented for the last times.
and tonight, tomorrow and SATURDAY
evenings. with the matinee on Satur-
day. "Pinafore' will be offered. Next
,irrl, Of
mandy will be given.
The Rose of the Rancho" will be
revived next Monday evening and
throughout the week at the Alcazar,
with Bessie Barriscale in her famous
portrayal of Juanita, and Forrest Stan
ley, Howard Hickman. the entire stock
company and a number of specially
engaged players rounding out the cast.
The Orpheum program for next week
promises many interesting features
and is headed by Milton Pollock, come
dian, in George Ade's latest farce.
Speaking to Father" VIII Rogers,
the Oklahoma cowboy, in lariat stunts:
Walter S (Rube) Dickinson in imper-
sonations; Rameses in illusion and
mystery, and Phina and a trio of clever
boys will complete the attractive list
of new comers.
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John Mason's engagement in 'As a
Man Thinks" at the Cort theater will
end next Saturday night after season
OF great artistic and financial success.
The eight reel photo drama sensa-
tion. Quo Vadis." is proving a draw
fng card at the Columbia and in keep
ing with the immense business still
being done by the attraction at the
Astor theater. New York, and Is the
talk of the country from one end to
the other. The projectors OF this two
and a quarter hour entertainment have
given To the world a classic.
y = 3 Esss
..Peck's Bad Boy" continues in the
popularity of the public, for the Charles
Alphin musical comedy version of the
piece is attracting large audiences at
the American. For next week Alphin
promises a comedy with music. Mile
Chicken
The Girl in the Vase" at the En-
press, is proving one of the most sue
cessful musical comedies in vaudeville.
"Spooks" will be the added attraction
next week on program headed by the
Iozano troupe of wire walkers.
"Spooks is a comedy playlet with mys-
terry thrown in. Miss Beth Stone and
company in STORY dances; Matt Keefe,
noted tenor and yodler; Mitchell and
Lightner, singers and comedians. and
Harry Antrim viii be others to appear
next Sunday.
Willard's Temple of Music" a spec
tacular musical novelty with six pretty
maids in stunning costumes, is the big
feature of the new show that opens
a the Pantages next Sunday. Electri-
cal devices and tunefu1 pipes make up
one of the real novelties in popular
vaudeville. Charlie Kenna, the street
faker," will be the added feature. This
weeks show is doing a splendid busi-
ness with Emma Carus, the jovial fun
maker, heading the bill.
The midweek change of bill at the
Wigwam shows an attractive makeup
The combination of vaudeville tabloid
comic opera and exclusive moving pic
lures seems to have hit the fancy of
theater goers.