The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-15
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Columbia theater will be among the
things that have been, after the
eighth performance of the current
week The local verdict upon the
play has been as highly favorable as
has that of so many other cities and
Mrs FIske's pervasive art has never
been more completely e4empliied or
more unanimously recognized She
has made of Mary Page stage figure
that will be long remembered The
play has proven an unusual one in a
number of respects.
The final matinees on Wednesday
and Saturday will be given Mrs.
Fiske's engagement comes to a close
with the evening performance on
Saturday next
May Irwin In her latest fun play,
Widow by Proxy" viii be the at
traction at the Columbia theater COM
mencing next Sunday night, Decem-
Der 21
Cosmo Hamilton's much discussed
drama. THE Blindness OF Virtue" will
be given its first presentation locally
at the Cort theater tonight The play
treats of subject OF vital Importance
in every home, making, as 1t is said
to do, a thrilling Indictment against
the modern fashion of bringing up
children In ignorance of certain nat
ural impulses.
Despite the seriousness OF it's theme,
the play makes for ideal threatrical
entertainment. according to all ac-
counts. A delightfl comedy note is
conspicuously In evidence.
William Morris is the producer. and
an all English company will interpret
the play.
Brimfull of laughter and dancing
and song is The Girl in the Taxi
who will more than exceed the speed
limit all this week at the Alcazar
theater, commencing tonight. This
is the queen OF all the big fun shows,
and there IS no such thing as laugh
following Taught Is all just one
long laugh. even during the intermis-
sions.
With such clever funsters as Eve
lyn Vaughan in the title role, and
Bert Lytell as the irrepressible Berthe
Stewart, and Myrtle Dingwall, spe-
French maid, each with sprinkling
of clever and original specialties, and
the full strength of the Alcazar's s
company IN the other various roles.
patrons of the O'Farrell street play
house have a carnival of fun and
melody and joy before them the like
of which they have not Deen treated
to in months.
The Sullivan & considine road
show at the Empress this week is a
big winner all the way through, every
act starts off with shot and fin
ishes leaving the audience wanting
more The Bower of Melody" top
ping the bill, is an elaborate affair.
The novel and natural arrangement
of this attraction IS a clever get away
from the usual run of musical offer
ings.
Offering called Fun in a Swimming
Pool" Louise Mayo is a soprano So
loist handsomely gowned and makes
a good impression on the audience.
The Ballo Brothers are Mexican sere-
naders with an arrangement of Span
ish airs and singing their popular
airs. playing the guitar and mando-
lin. Sam T. Harris sings several
songs, straight and parody, old and
new and delivers a good monologue
with bits from here and there and
does it we'll Martini and Maximil-
lIian offer a laughable illusion act
that consists of magic by Martini
all of which are exposed by his as
sistant, that creates a heap Of laugh
ter. Lalie Brooks, "The Old Fash
ioned Girl" offers novel act in
which she changes costume to every
song. Good motion pictures con-
clude the big road show
X y X
.4rha common Law" which will en-
ter upon the second and last week of
a highly successful engagement at
tho Savoy theater tonight, pleased
two large and very appreciative audi
ences at yesterdays matinee and the
evening performance. The dramatiza-
tion of Robert w. Chambers fascinat-
ing and unusual story of New York
studio life has been very well done
and the interest is never allowed to
flag for a moment through the four
acts Of the play. The snug little COM
nany which interprets The Common
Law has been we'll chosen.
Bargain matinees will be given
wednesday and Saturday and the