The San Francisco call., 1913-11-05
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pie Fruehlingsluft" will be given
at the German house tonight by the
Vienna opera company. with Miss
Emile SchonfeId in the leading role.
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"Romeo and Juliet without bal
cony scene is one of the features OF
william Faversham's forthcoming
production of shakespeare famous
play in London, according to dis
match from the British metropolis.
The production. which is being built
by Hugo Rumbol6. the English artist.
Is said to be a magnificent affair,
and one that will make American
theatergoers fairly gasp, especially
those who have been accustomed to
seeing Southern and Marlowe in that
famous play Both the scenery and
costumes are highly original The
artist has pitched overheard all ac-
cepted traditions concerning the
tragedy. and his production is char
acterized as striking in its artistic
daring"
In Justification of the liberties he
has taken with tradition. Rumbold
says.
Juliet in an arched window frame
is feet above the ground is far more
decorative idea than on a balcony
which Romeo easily could have
climbed, else why the rope ladder?
New York will see Juliet without the
hackneyed pearl cap and other omis
sions, which / venture to consider
harmonious in spite OF contrary tra-
ditions. My balcony scene repre-
sents a moonlit garden with blue and
purple cypress crowded against the
pink wall of a Veronese villa The
one window. high up. at which Juliet
appears. is in keeping with the back
ground, and is as simple as possible
so as to throw the figures into relief"
Jolly May Irwin, In the Widow by
Proxy has been playing an extended
engagement in Boston. The come
dienne and her company will shortly
start for a tour of the Pacific coast,
the first made by Miss Irwin in many
seasons.
Excuse Me" is to be staged in
Paris. and Guitry. the celebrated Pa
risian actor is to play the negro por-
ter. The Sho-Gun'' is another Ameri-
can production that will be shown
Paris theatergoers.
After a successful season in the
east, Mrs. Fiske is coming to San
Francisco with ."rhe High Road" a
new play by Edward Sheldon. who
wrote Salvation Nell 1t will be
played at the Columbia theater in the
near future.
Nat c. Goodwin and his latest wife,
Margaret Moreland. are credited with
yearning to return to the stage.
Mizzi Hajos, with Wallace McCutch-
con and a company of "a, is to appear
In vaudeville in one act opera called
Queen Anne
With Maude Adams as the star.
Charles F'rohman has decided to start
rehearsals of "The Adored One" by J.
NJ. Barrie. the first week in December.
1t is a comedy.
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Press agents have been accused OF
many crimes OF which they have been
entirely innocent, and the irony of it
all is that the profession for which
they have done the most holds the
worst suspicious against them.
After his recent accident, which
confined him in a hospital at Hart
ford, Conn.,. George NJ Cohan was the
recipient of hundreds of kilograms
coming from sympathetic friends all
over the country. Some of them were
unique, but the queerest Of the lot
came from fellow player, who sent
the following wire:
IF this isn't a press agents story.
please accept my sympathy"
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The strength of the Alcazar stock
company is to be augmented soon by
Miss Frances Carson, a young actress