The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 5, 1899, Page 30

F THE SA RANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY 1899 ARCH 5, 29 P ORPNEUM ., HE week has not been notable for noveltles; in fact there was little or nothing new at any of the show houses; but it gave us a few hours of pause in which to make ready for the opera season and realize generally how the theatrical prospects of San Fr: 0 have loomed up in as much of the ready been acc plished. A year ago San Fr: isco w enduring a theatri- There was money in the s willing cal famine. advantage For many g home; roductions were k him a long t and ter. that he is com- old love. The T ed theaters pted prosperit t the same time lesser pre s is m of the Ba ons and audi which befor. way of for the C 1 disastr i to keep 1h: regular temple the Chutes, a formidable enterprise, the Grand Opera House dy in oper: t we are sup- ed T ing of an expe phony so- and the endless procession of en with fewer thea- ast—the town tribute to the men rtainment. In fact a theatrical boom not ety hear ing handsor nish seems to be n the way for San Francisco—a boom ultimately bring us the Met- Irving, Duse and whatnot. Ever since we paid $7 a seat to hear Melba and a handful of singers in what were practically noth- ing more than costumed concerts, our reputation has been on the rise in New York. Mr. Frohman and his associates have found out that we do not take kindly to tenderloin farce, but that we 90(‘)@0@@@0@@@9®®®©®\‘)®0000@®©0@®@0@000000060@96000@@@9@@@@0 THE THEATRIGAL BOOM THAT IS ON THE WAY HERE. Pe0000000 @ P800 0060 will turn out numerously to the produc- tions of higher grade. Even the burn- ing of the Baldwin did not take away from the success of “Secret Service, which was telegraphed all over the country. And we will get other big metropolitan succ s just as soon as they can be spared from New York. And in immediate prospect is a strong stock company season—not a Frawley uncertainty, but a band of picked play- ers, headed by Henry Miller and Ed- ward Morgan, in the best available plays of the period. In the little Broad- way offices of New York where all the season re schemed they are beginning to take us seriously and are willing to provide us with a clean and moderately literate dram: And we can thank our- selv for having brought about this condition. It was hard on us while the famine lasted, but our per ent dis- esteem for cocktail carnivals and un- derclothes orgies masquerading as dra- matic fare, and our cheerful patronage of anything serious or worthy, have finally won out, and our situation is now much less remote than the map would make it out to be, and we are in the way to have not only a lovely fu- ture, but a nice new little past. This Ellis season of grand opera will, from every indication, be a big pecuniary success. It will be an artistic success, too, let us hope; but just now it is the pecuniary part of it that counts most in our theatrical fortunes. Let Melba and this company do two weeks of record business and we have thrown the Golden Gate wide open for the greatest shows of the world. The Golumbia. Blanche Walsh and Melbourne Mac- Dowell commence a fortnight’s season in By Ashton Stevens. MELBOURNE. MACDON,E L LSS R B A & POOPOOOOSOS O@@0®O0@@@@C)@OOQQQQ)@@(‘)@@@@Q@OOO00@@00@@@@@00@90@@Q the late Fanny Davenport’s Sardou plays t the Columbia to-morrow ht. The young actress has been selected. as Fanny Davenport and from al ac- counts has q nguished herself in this fleld. a” will be played and ‘‘Fedora” dur- ing the s Miss W h will have the title part and Mr. Mac Doweil will be geen again in his well-known impersona- tion of Scar . The productions, so it is promised, will be as beautiful and elab- orate as ever. The supporting company is aid to be a good on: The Galifornia. Nance O'Nell will close her engagement at the California Theater this evening in “Magda’ instead of ° first announced. The Suderman play, as presented by Miss O'Neil and her com- is a performance of more than ordinary interest, and the farewell per- formance this evening will be well at- tended. The Alhambra. The Alhambra will open to-morrow evening under the management of Hol- den, MacDonald & Kilgo as a popular priced dramatic theater. A stock company especially engaged for the purpose in New York will appear in a patriotic naval drama entirely new here, entitled “Dewey, the Hero of Manila.” The scene is in Cuba and the Philippina Islands, and among the chief _incidents are the arrival of the Maine in Havana harbor, the escape of the heroine from Morro Castle, the destruction of the Maine and the victory of Dewey and h fleet over the Spanish armada in Manila Bay. The company includes Laura Al- berta, Thomas Dayle, Joseph De Witt Clinton, Charles favorite) and Florence Rossland. The Tivoli. The Tivoli Opera House will revive this famous week Offenbach’s mythological work, “La Belle Helene.” This charming work has been lately revived in Paris and New York. In the latter place it has aroused much discussfon. Its score is filled with catchy music and the book is one of the best mythological burlesques ever penned. The cast includes Anna PHOTO B REUTLINGER [y AMUSEMENTS. COLUMBIA iz 2 wuks MONDAY, MARCH 6. Jiinis BLANCHE ' WALSH, MELBOURNE MACDOWELL —AND THE— MELBOURNE MACDOWELL CO. N FANNY DAVENPORT’S PRODUCTION Of Sardou’s Great Play FIRST WEEK-— LA TOSCA mous Original BOSTONTANS. Coming—The F @iiformia THEATER. TO-NIGHT, FAREWELL PERFORMANGE, The young American Tragedienne, NANCE O’NEIL. Repetition by request, MAGDA. STEEPLECHASE OENTRAL PARK, Eighth snd Mazket. THOUSANDS DAILY RIDE THE "GRAVITY HORSES.” as follows: Roval Extra Attractions To-day, and Imperial Japanese Troupe of Acrobats, High Divers and Swimme; Pigeon Bhooting’’ Gallery, Direct rom France; mer, the Aeronaut, in Thrilling Mid-air Per- formances. Ops Daily from 1 p. m. to 11 p. m, Admission, Including “‘Horses,” Only 100 AMUSEMENTS. GRAND OPERA HOUSE Morosco Amusement Co. (Inc.) Lessee. THE SAN FRANCISCO SEASON OF GRAND OPERA by ELLIS OPERA COMPANY NEW YORK BYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. In French and Italian, the Enlarged Chorus and Ballet! Melba, Principals—Mme: san, Olitzka, Ch: MM. Bonnard, Pand Cass, Bensaude, Bour Steh; Vries, Rains, Rosa, Viviani ductor nor Armando Seppilli and Herr Richard Operas staged under the direction of Mr. fam Parry. Gadski, De Lus- 14, Van Cauteren Van' Hoose, Wwill- “CAVALLERTA LIACCL” with Mmes first appearance here); Ma with Mile. de Lussan 18, matinee, “BARBE Mme. Melba. Repertoire for the iast week will be duly announced. The sale of SINGLE seats for the first six performances will open at the box office of the GRAND OPERA HOL to-morrow (MONDAY) morning at 9 o'c Prices of ¥ RVED SEATS according 85, 34, § NIUM EO. to locatio PRC S, 3 left and 4 right, and third tier boxes on sale for the season. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE. Mrs. Ernestine Kreling, Proprietor and Mgr. TO-NIGHT—LAST TIME! The Fantastic Comic Opera, MADELEINE, Or, THE MAGIC KISS. —TO-MORROW EVENING— And All the Week. Regal Presentation of THFE MYTHOLOGICAL WORK, “pA BELLE HELENE” MATINEE EVERY SATURDAY AT 2 P. M. Popular Prices . 2%c and 500 lf- B.—A reservi h atinee, o _ Qur Teiepbone, Bush §. e | The Phenomenal | HAYDEN and H In the Comedy Skit *‘MATRIMONIAL ABSURDITIES. THE THREE FO THE HULINES Comedy Musical Artists, AMUSEMENTS. San Francisco, Cal., Estab. 1887 Los Angeles, B & A Yereneme ¥ MONDAY, " 555 > ..OLA HAYDEN.. ETHERTON MATINEE TO-DAY (SUNDAY), March 5. Cal., Estab. 1884 nsas City, Mo., Estab, 1897 Omaha, Neb., Estab, 1898 1O—New American and European Vaqdaville Celebreties and Novelties—1 OO PACIFIC COAST DEBUT OF EUROPE’S RENOWNED COMEDY BTARS THE TWINS MARCO The Famous Comique Eccentriques. Girl Barytone, 'CLOWN NEVINS | With His Acrobatic | MONKEYS and CLOWN BABOONS. RTUNIS BROS,, Greatest Novelty Comedy Act of the Day. CORA TANNER # LOUIS MASSEN America’s Celebrated Legitimate Artists, in “MY HUSBAND’S MODEL. THE 4 EDDYS Acrobatic Wonders. Parquet, any seat, 25c; Balcony, 10c; Children 10c, any part. ENLARGED T0 16 PAGES Send the Weekly Cal to Your Frends ONLY §1 PER YEAR, | AMUSEMENTS. ALHAMBRA Gottlob, Marx & Co... ‘ “THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER" | OUTBURSTS OF ENTHUSIASM. SOUSA § And His Band. MATINEE TO-DAY AT 2:30. AGAIN TO-NIGHT. Box office at theateropen ali day Sunday ALHAMBRA THEATER. Corner of Jones and Eddy Streets. Under the Management of Holden, MacDonald and Kilgo. To-Morrow Evening, Monday, March 6, 1899, | first production in this city of the successful Patriotic Naval Drame, THEATER, Cor Eddy and | Jones Sts. | .Managers | DEWEY | THE HERO OF MANILA } A play that every true American will see. First appearance of our New York Stock Compa; A series of magnificent spectacles and soul- stirring situatfons. Prices of Admission—10c, 15c, 25c and 3c. BOX OFFICE NOW OPEN. MATINEE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. CHUTES AND 700! EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TO-DAY! = TO-DAY! Last Two Appearances of ...PIANKA... | GREAT BILL IN THE FREE THEATER! The ONLY LYNWOOD, MICHEL- SEN BROTHERS, BLANCHE REED. LITTLE MILDRED, COTRELY and VAN GOFRE, DU BELL and NEW MOVING - PICTURES. Ascension by MARKEBURG This Afternoon Theater; Children, bc; 19e. 10c, including Zoo and sundays and Holidays, AN USEMENTS. COMEDY THEATER. (Formerly the Popular Bush.) SPECIAL MATINEE TO-DAY! Last Performance of JOHN L. SULLIVAN'S COMBINATION ONE WEEK Commencing To-Night SOUVENIR AND PROFESSIONAL MATI- NEE WEDNESDAY. ONLY. EOUVENIR MATINEE SATURDAY. Introduction to San Francisco of THE YOUNG AMERICAN ACTRESS, JANET ~-WALDORYF.. Supported by ax('lnm\'mny of Intelligent layers. REPE TOIRE: | To-Night (Sunday) **Twelfth Night" “HUNCHBACK" AS YOU LIKE 1T" rotessional and Soa- ... “INGOMA! Monday Tuesday ‘Wednesday Matinee venir) ‘Wednesday Night LADY OF LYON. Thursday UCH ADO ABOUT NOTHI Friday . ....“TWELFTH NIGH' Saturday Matinee (Souvenir) ..Request? Saturday Night.. ROMEO AND JULIET' POPULAR PRICES! Seats secured Box Office and Emporium. ALCAZAR THEATER. "SURBAYT” The Girl I Left Behind Me, SUNDAY, ol NEXT 6o wuere IF YOU WANT FUN WEEK THE FUN IS | London's Most Noted Farce Triumph, A 4M AN Bright, WITH Irresistible, | A PAST Breezy. the gay young son s; Elvia Crox as ro; Bernice Holmes as the ing wifé of Agamemnon, Clytem- Ida W Helene's sprightly maid, Bachis: Phil Branson as the drowsy old King, Menclaus; Edwin Stevens as the high priest, Calchas; Willlam Schuster as the King of Gri Pruette hi e, Agamemnon; Willlam es; Willlam H. West as the blacksmith, Euthycles; John P. Wil- son and Fred Kavanagh as the two Kings, Ajax 1 and II, and Duncan H. s the servant to Calchas, Philo- “The Pretty Poacher,” adopted Oscar Weil and form- > Bostonians, will follow. Gerald Gerome, a grand and : opera tenor, will make his first ap- rance here. Sousa. The last two concerts by Sousa and his band will take place at the Alhambra Theater, corner Eddy and Jones streets, this afternoon and evening. The band- master and his organization will have particularly enticing programmes for these concerts. and the soloists, amon; whom are Maud Reese Davies (soprano and Dorothy Hoyle (violinist), will render some reqt pumbers. The programme for this evening is as follows: Overture- Romaine' Thoughts Violin solo—*'So 3 Miss Dorothy Hoyle. Overture—"“William Tell’ New Gomedy. Janet Waldorf, a young Eastern actress who has been touring the coast with con- siderable success in Shakespearean plays, will introduce her talent to San Francisco to-night in the Comedy Theater, appear- ing as Viola in “Twelfth Night.” Miss Waldorf is a pupil of Mrs. Ada Dow Cur- rier, who is reputed to have discovered and coach lla Marlowe. The stage will be under Mrs. Dow's direction. The company includes Messrs. McVay, Mac- Gregor, Hernandez, Carroll, Dunne, Mor- dam, Martin and Shaw, and the Boyer and Compson. This is the r of the week's repertory: “Twelfth " to-night and Friday night; “The unchback,” Monday; ‘‘As You Like It,* Tuesday; “Ingomar,” at the special sou- ir and professional matinee Wednes- day; “Lady of Lyons,”’ Wednesday night; “Much_Ado About Nothing,’ Thursday, and “Romeo and_ Juliet” on Saturday night. The Saturday matinee will be se- lected by request. The Alcazar. Beginning to-morrow evening, Harry and Edward Paulton’s English farce in three acts, “A Man With a Past,” will be the Alcazar’s attraction. Blanch, the bride, has a fad for every- thing which borders upon the “sporty.’ The only fault that she finds in her hus- band is that his past is too tame. Befora the couple arrive home from their wed- ding_trip the husband is approached quietly by a confidential agent, who in- forms him that his conduct while in India was such that he is liable to be black- listed from society. Poor Horace Drum- mond denies all charges, but circumstan- jal evidence is so strong that he goes to enior partner, who Is likewise named his | Drummond, and tells of the accusation. The partner, to shield himself, has Horace shoulder the blame and thereby win the Tecord which his wife so covets. Horace | consents, and the complications are gay, ’ and numerous. The Orpheum. Orpheum has five new acts an- | | The | nounced for this week. At the head of | the list are the famous Twins Marco, ec- centric comedians, and who are credited | with being the cleverest in their line in | all Burope. Francois Nivens and his troupe ‘of acrobatic monkeys and clown haboons are another novelty brought from Europe for the Orpheum cireuit, and | alon; with them come the Fortunis Brothers, comedy acrobats. Ola Hayden, the famous conira-tenor, is expected to furnish a pleasing number, as she was a rime favorite when here one year ago. She has all new songs. Hayden and Hetherton also return with a new comedy skit, in which Queen Hetherton will intro- duce a number of songs written for her by Joe Hayden, the author of “A Hot Time.” Those retained are Cora Tanner and Louis Massen, the Four Eddys and the Hulines. ' Ellis Opera Season. | The sale of season tickets fust concludea for the twelve performances of the Ellis Opera Company s highly satisfactory. It is twice as large as the famous Patt sale, and when the box office is opened for the single sale of the first week at the Grand Opera House to-morrow morning | the intending purchaser will find all of | the boxes and most of the choice seats | Continued on Page Thirty-two. AMUSEMENTS. NGLESIDE COURSING PARK OPEN STAKE PUPPY STAKE! |SATURDAY and SUNDAY. BIG MONEY. CORKING HARES. JOHN GRACE. JAMES GRACE | ..Judge. .Slipper. X, B.—Judge Grace ehall announce the acors after each course, which shall be the blackboard. Reten e Take the Mission-street car and it ang you at the gate. ik ADMISSION, %, LADIES FRER K l