The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 30, 1903, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1903 DIRECTORS WILL APPOINT WARDEN M. G. Aguirre’s Succes- sor to Be Named Early in July. Absence of Devlin Will Not Change the Policy of Prison Board. Former Tnited States Senator Charles N. Felton has returned to San Francisco from a bysiness trip to Bastern cities. Mr. Feiton is a member of the State Bos Prison Directors. His appointment to this responsibie position was among the first officiai a f Governor Pardee. M. Aguirre’s four years' term as Warden of San Quentin prison expires to-day, and there is much conjecture concerning the appointms Director Feltc seen at the Pacific Unlon Club y afternoon, but de: clined to t any light on the reports or impending changes Folsom prisons other there w! th »e a meeting of the tate that in July, to transact business. Mr. Feiton would not state the nature of the 1 ness In contemplation, but added that th directors had I to an understa Sacramento before he went Eas isiness affairs connected with the ad sons would i shortly after his it fancied t rly announcement uld assemble e ser than th alned from other sources of character that July be important in ma ire subject of pri is Warden positive th of San e appointed at the first d in July. There is a there will be no chan of Folsom prison until next uncement that Direct i > for a three rts ng to Warden of nd it wi e ¢ Mr. Deviin's absence f ———— TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FROM MANY EMPLOYES White House Proprietors Presented With Beautiful Album Bear- ing View of House. e 3 d ot | G. | at San Quentin and | 7 | as to what punishment will be meted out | the exact date | the | the | BOES TO JAIL FOR CONTEMPT Deputy County Clerk Wilson Comes to Uses Abusive Language to Superior Judge Lawlor in Courtroom. e For addressing Superior Judge Willlam | P. Lawlor in a contemptuous and abusive | manner in open court yesterday afternoon Thomas C. Wilson, a Deputy County | | Clerk, was adjudged guilty of contempt | | and ordered into the custody of the Sher- | iff. The affair took place shortly before | is o’clock yesterday afternoon, just before | the adjournment of oourt, after the con- viction of Frapk Murphy on a charge of | attempted burglary. Wilson spent the night in the branch county jail and will be taken before Judge Lawlor this morn- ing at 9 o'clock. Inasmuch as the of-| | fense was a most aggravated one and | | Wilson was elightly under the influence | of liquor at the time speculation is rife | to him. | | Wilson was Clerk of Judge Lawlor’s | court during the, month of March and a | | portion of April. It is understood from a | responsible s that he was unsatisfac. | tory to the Judge and County Clerk Ma+ hony was given to understand that some other man would be preferable. It has been the practice of Judge Law- lor whenever a jury panel was drawn to ritten minute or- mes and addresses This is pasted in the court later engrossed on the offi-| Upon the return of the | ! he names certified to him by sother minute order is made | enire. and | the Clerk Grief. . showing those who are exempt from jury | duty under the law, for business or other reasons. ORDERS MUST AGREE. the latter order which precludes > name must witk sibility of any favors being shown on initial one, | 1 | Sheriffs or County Clerks. | | T m is not in vogue in many | | courts and is done by Judge Lawlor for | | his own protection. (1 the opening of court yesterday morn- 2 Judge Lawior had cocasion to look | | back over the minute book and found sev- | | eral bl which should have con- | | tained t » order of the Sheriff's | n panel of March 2. He im- | | : Iv ordered that Wilson be commu- | n relative to the matter, [ ock Deputy County Clerk | | e to an inlerrogation of | | at Wilson had told | | ne that the order | | This was not satis-| | Honor and he ordered that | | ersonally before him..| | k Wilson arrived and stated | | the order must be in one of the i wers. He rteered to search for | | e same and was engaged in that occu- | { pation for the succeeding two hours, I rily before 6 o'clock he again ap- | red in the courtroom and approached ! nch. He thereupon told Judge Lawlor in an insolent tone that he never ‘ had been given the order in question. | INSULTS THE COURT. he Judge retorted that he was positive at he had and Wilson proceeded to gue the matter. “You have no busi- | ess to come here in an intoxicated con- | | dition,” replied Judge Lawlor. Im a — — — — —— if you have | got a whole lot of gall,” said Wilson. | e wlor was preparing to step rrom | hen the remark was made. | Turning to the stenographer, he inquired | at Wilson had said. Without giving BRILLIANT COMEDY, “THE CLIMBERS,” PRESENTED BY BRILLIANT COMPANY Amelia Bingham, With Clever Support, Gives Clyde Fitch’s First Great Production at Columbia---*‘Monbars” Well Played at Alcazar-—~Nance O’Neil Is Powerful in “‘Fedora’’ at California Z 7. R LIFFE—— CRLIFORN IA—=—a—se < EFORE Clyde Fitch became & member of the dramatic plutoc- racy—and may the gods forfend enographer Vernon a chance to read om_his notes, Wilson retorted, “I said 1 a whole lot of gall, that's what d the court reporter read the used ' from his notes. Judge then stated that for the con- the court by Wilson he would adjudge iilty of contempt and ordered him e custody of the Sheriff. son was taken to the City Prison by ty Sheriff Joe Mann and later to the County Jail. Attorney Charles Nagle ap- d to Judge Lawlor to release Wilson, the Judge refused on the ground that s intoxicated. When seen last evening Judge Lawlor declined to make a statement, declaring that inasmuch as it was a court matter t would not be in good taste for him to | talk about the affair. in Court. | S i Daily t Rollins Co., Clay. They lead. * —_—————— Presents Station to City. Cameras and Photographic Supplies. | 2 vaca- ver forget i good | anborn, sure to have val Paper: A. Heister ¢ suit yesterday pervisors for a | It is recommended that the municipality | build other similar improvements. 5 When the manufacturers of Sorosis shoes visited this coast recently we called their attention to the fact that we had on hand a large number of narrow widths and they extended us permission to clear out all these shoes in a special sale at 50 Third Street—something new in Sorosis history. This will not interest regular wearers of Sorosis, each of whom has her own private last. However, we trust that those who have never wprp Sorosis will take advantage of this opportunity to secure the best lady’s shoe ever placed on the market for $2.00. This is an opportunity that will prob= ably never occur again in San Francisco. THE ROYAL 5OTHIRDST. e Lawlor by this time had taken | mptuous langauge used in the presence | | Climbers, °d, newspapers printed by the | too, the apt and nimble touch that to-day marks the playwright's work fs in its | freshest evidence in “The Climbers.” In | craftsmanship the he board to . .'”»‘ s\'yfll::’d“"' | e Merchants' Association sent a com- i ation to the Park Commission yes. or Court dur- y presenting to the city the under- The bid was nd convenience station which has r i l:‘\« om =n constructed in Union Square. | | depth, distinction, | the attendant mcannesses and heartless- | tist lacks is supplied in_handsome meas- unworthy husband ever since their school- any disrespect to the limited brotherhood!—he wrote two plays, gne now an American classic, “Beau Brummel,” the other “The Climb- ers,” produced here for the first time by Miss Amelia Bingham and her company at the Columbia last night. Those who saw that noble banality of the later Fitch | period, “Captain Jinks of the Horse Ma- | —or even Mary Mannering’s much | rines better play, “The Stubbornness of Geral-| dine’’—and have now the good luck to take in “The Climbers,” will understand ex-| actly what that yearly $100,000 in royalties that is ascribed to Mr. Fitch has done for his genius. It is the thing not pleasing, but inevitable. Where the playwright once gave us one play he now writes five. There is not among his later work a play with one-fitth of the stuff, of actual, dra- matic meet, that is to be found in “The Mr. Fitch's first success. And, later plays show no gain. In his earlier effort the light and | shade, contrast, values, suspensive inter- est, are handled with a certainty, a skill, of which the late work shows an ever de- creasing Interest. Perhaps, however, it is in the plot, the story, that the superiority of . “The Climbers” is more fully demonstrated. Again, the character painting has greater finish. Mr. Fitch's dialogue is always fluent, here it becomes human. Pathos unexpected—the tragedy of vulgarity—is here in un-Fitch-like measure. Altogether, in craftsmanship, humanity, humor and a dramatic Interest that grips to the last, “The Climbers” is the best thing of Mr. Fitch's that has been seen here, and a play that ranks with the cleverest' of the modern Ameri- can comedies of manners. A “comedy of {ll manners” would not ill describe the play. Briefly, it is a story of the social “push,” the “climber,” with ness of the pursult of social favor. Mr: Fitch slaps on his color with a big brush. The high lights and blacks are all there, the grays he rarely attains to. Fortu- nately whatever of subtlety the drama- ure by Miss Bingham and her company, perhaps the best balanced company that we have seen of late Age Blanche Sterling, who is climbing after happiness only, Miss Bingham shows herself an actress of distinguished charm. She has a good opportunity to exhibit her most notable grace of woman- liness, her vivid sympathetic quality, her complete control of the technical side of her art. In the play Miss Bingham is the wife of a “climber” after wealth, to whose fingers other people’'s money has stuck. She finds him out, and loses her love for him, to find herself loving and loved by the man who has befriended her boy days. Miss Bingham is at her best in the scene where she makes this discov- ery, though all through the picture gives her excellent opportunity—as the loving daughter of her dead father, in contrast to the shallow mother and sister—who sell their summer frocks to other social climbers, the day of the fathet's funeral, and as the friend, as the mother, her work has a rare restraint and fineness of finish, a delicacy of sympathy, a delight- ful naturalness, that mark her as one of the clearest lights of the contemporary stage, and her coming season here as an un;mlnted pleasure, he _supporting company, head ‘Wilton Lackaye, is ccmpel{nt to’n«: l-bv!: member. Mr. Lackaye has the part of Mrs. Sterling’s” erring husband. It is a study in cowardice. Mr. Lackaye's sug- gestion of the spinelessness, the utter and abhorrent meanness of the character, is admirable in its strength and complete- ness, painful in its truth. W. J. Abing- CENE THE CLiMBERS at fié'dl UAMA 5 22 = : SCENE FROM MISS AMELTA BINGHAM'S PRODUCTION AT THE CO- LUMBIA AND TWO CLEVER PEOPLE WHO ARE APPEARING THIS WEEK AT LOCAL PLAYHOUSES. A > = % don has the hero's part—a genuine hero— and plays it with a manliness and vigor | that leave nothing to be desired. Ernest Lamford has a clever comic sketch as Johnny Trotter, a nouveau riche par ex- cellence, and Adelyn Wesley and Miss Frances Ring as the shallow mother and daughter are eminently capable. . The rest of the cast illumines the author’s meaning throughout, and the settings and costumes are abundamtly satisfying. “The Climbers” should certainly be seen. BLANCHE PARTINGTON. . Alcazar. The production of the drama ‘“Mon- bars” at ‘the Alcazar Theater last night was received with enthusiastic applause and White Whittlesey in the title role scored one of his greatest successes. It is casting no reflection upon Robert Man- tell, who was the original Monbars, to say that Whittlesey's Interpretation and execution of the part will stand out in most favorable contrast as a whole. In the earlier scenes he lacked the dignity and ‘repose that characterized -Martell, but In the scenes where he tells Blanche of ‘the secret that keeps him and his wife as strangers to each other and par- ticularly in the sceme where he learns that the medicine prepared by his wife has been poisored and discovers that his wife's sweetheart before her marriage was the boy he had befriended, he rose to a height of dramatic force that roused the large audier.ce to a pitch of the wild- est enthusiasm. He was called repeated- ly before the curtain and had to speak his' thanks. Miss Bertha Creighton as Diane, the young wife, was womanly and most convincing. Her self-sacrifice in marrying the man of wealth when she loved another, so as to save her father froi ‘the sting of poverty, and the grad- ual dawning of her love for her husband | were admirably portraycd. Miss ‘Jullet Crosby, as Blanche, the friend of Diane, with her sunny disposition and loyalty, helped materially’ in the success of the play.. Charles Wyngate as Louis de Meran and Frank Bacon as Monsieur Mouton were acceptaple. Henry Shumer was Laurent, the false friend, and played the part most eff rely. The other parts were well sustained by Miss Marie Howe, Miss Eleanor Gordon, Harold W. Shaw, Walter Belasco, Harry Spear and Herbert Farjeon, California. Nance O'Neil again displayed her mar- velous talents at the California Theater last night, this time in Sardou’s play, “Fedora.” The character is one espe- cially suited to her temperament. Bern- hardt, Modjeska, Fanny Davenport, Blanche Walsh and all the great stars of their day have familiarized the general public with this artistic work and all have shone with great brilliancy. Naturally much was expected of the young Califernia star in her first appear- ance In this role and her most ardent ad- mirers were in no way disappointed. In the lighter portions of the play she is only fairly convineing, but when she eu- acts the powerful emotional scenes she rises to the greatest heights of dramatic art. 3 3 % She is a tragedienne in the fullest sense of the word and in the scenes which call | for great, subtle, intense power she leaves | nothing to. be desired. Miss O'Neil's main support was good. E. J. Ratcliffe as Louls Ipanoff appeared | to advantage and his scenes with Fedora | were marked with the stamp of the true artist. Blanche Stoddard, who has been espe- clally engaged for thg part of Countess Olga, played that role with careful dis- cernment and is deserving of much praise. C. A. Millward was well cast as Jean, and Herbért Carr made all possible out of the small part of Gretch. The others In the ¢ filled in accept- edora” will go for this week, of Miss O'Nell's best plays, Tivoli. Edwin Stevens scored the hit of his en- gagement in ‘“‘Madelaine, or The Magic Kiss,” which opened Tivoli last night. The opera itself is brilliantly staged and costumed and the management has not been at all parsi- monious in its presentation. Everything went off well last night and the audience enjoyed a treat with the tuneful numbers the clever acting and the fun of the dia- logue and situations. The role of the Baron is Stevens’ great part, one in which he has been lauded by Eastern critics, and his performance on this occasion proved that their praises were well deserved. The transition from the tottering man of 10 years to the young man of twenty-five is not at all an easy one, but in the hands of Mr. Stevens it appears natural. He was ably sup- parted by Bertha Davis, the Madelaine of the opera, who has seldom been seen in better: voice and spirits. The fun is fur- nished by Ferris Hartman, the Dr. Gourmet, and Annie Myers, the Matri- monial Mary of the cast. As the heavy villain August. Deutsche (Arthur Cunning- ham) roared successfully. His serenade in the first act was a gem and well earned the encore which it received. ‘“‘Madelaine”’ promises to have a success- ful week’'s run. Central. “Joshua Whitcomb,” at the Central Theater, began the Aveek last night with another rousing house, and from indica- tions the New England comedy, with James Corrigan in.the title role, will run to immense business all the week. The specialties have been augmented and the play is as perfect as an amusement lover could desfre. Some new songs will be in- troduced during the week. Corrigan will next be seen in the part of Michael Mc- Mooney.in “Kidnaped,” July 6. gt oo S hios Orpheum. The Wang Doodle Four, a bevy of darkies with fine voices and clever feet, and a knowledge of how to use them, close the show at the Orpheum this week. The numbers that precede them are full of merit and are all heartily applauded. Grand Opera-House. “All the clever artists at the Grand Opera-house are showing their talents | he met a man who | | Walkirez in a saloon and by him was in- | few days. | Skein | take Is not surprising. | passing. | sent him to the Emergency Hospital for and | next week will be devoted to a repertoire | the week at the | NS | ————————— TRACE GRIME T0 WALKIREZ Heartless Murderer Said to Have Committed Bold Robbery. Mistake in Arrest Leads to Developments at the Hall of Justice. Had not Victor Walkirez, the heartless and self-confessed murderer of aged Mrs. | Leroy, & more serious charge against| him, the police of this city might hold | him for the crime of robbery. Last night | Willlam Haslett, a colored soldier, gave information to the police which leads | them to belleve that Walkirez is the man | who lured Haslett to a room on Pacific | street three months ago and robbed hlm;’ | of a valuable watch and chain, also a | large sum of money. 2 According to the story told by Haslett, it is believed was troduced to a white woman. It was sug- gested that the party leave the place, and the woman, acting as a decoy, lured the soldier to a room. Soon afterward the | robber appeared and, after warning his | victim to desist from making an outery, comynitted the theft. Both the man and the woman made their escape, and on the | following day Haslett went to the Hall of Justice and secured John Doe warrants | for the pair. | Haslett left town soon afterward and did not come back until within the last | Last night while walking along Pacific street he called upon Policeman to arrest a man whom he sup- posed to be the thief. Skein complied with the request and the party went to | | police headquarters where the matter was | investigated The suspect had no diffi- culty In proving his identity and his in- nocence. Haslett was then asked to re- peat his deseription of the robber and the police were led to believe that he was | none other than Walkirez, who was in the | city at the time of the crime. sembles the murderer and Haslett's mi: The soldier wa: away from the city when publicity was given the Oakland crime and he had not heard of ‘t ————————— Raised His Head Too Soon. John Welch, a trench digger, residing at 340 Harriet street, employed by the San Francisco Gas and Electric Company, while at work in a trench at the crossing of Van Ness avenue and California street yesterday raised his head above the street level just as a California street car was This carelessness on his part | | The man arrested last night closely re- | | treatment, where Dr. James D. Murphy dressed a deep, lacerated wound on the top of his head. ———————— Honors for Hart North. National Irrigation Commissioner F. P. | Sargent notified Customs Collector Strat- ton yesterday that on and after July 1 | his duties with regard to the enforcement | of the Chinese exclusion act would cease. The Chinese Bureau will perform the rou- tine work, as at present, and the cases | will be decided by United States Immi- | grant Commissioner Hart H. North. f ! | i to the best advantage this week in the taking piece “In Central Park.” There was a good house and plenty of applause last night. Raymond and Caverly and Budd Ross and Annie Wilks were re- cefved particularly well. | Grauman. ! Les Incroyables, three French gro- | tesques, made a great hit at Grauman's | vaudeville house last night in their acro- batic and legmania feats; Musa La Var, | a chic serlo-comic, was well received, and an animal trainer, programmed Leo,” | introduced a fox-terrier that, among other clever tricks, walked a tight wire blindfolded. Little Anna Gillman proved | a clever child performer; MclIntyre and Primrose, the singing and talking com- edians, kept the large audlence laughing for twenty minutes, and the Waldron brothers repeated their success of last week. Marsh Craig, the novelty acrobat; Clinton Montgomery, the descriptive bary- | tone; Fred Waddell, the club juggler, and the bioscope, showing a series of new moving pictures, completed a good pro- gramme. The matinees, given every day | | at Grauman'’s, are well attended. | | | Fischer’s Theater. “Twirly-Whirly” at Fischer's Theater is still a popular attraction, although the play is now being presented for the fourth week. The outbursts of langhter caused by the merrymakers, Bernard, Kolb and | Dill, demonstrate that their popularity | is still at its zenith. Miss Maud Amber | renders her songs with the usual charm. | “Twirly-Whirly” has had an exceptional Iy successful run and is probably the best | plece the company has presented. | | Chutes. | The bill at the Chutes this week is the best given at that popular resort in many | a day. Kartelli. the famous wire-walker, astonished two audiences yesterday with | wonderful act; George W. Moore | proved very amusing in his stories and | topleal parodies. and Krafft and Daley | did some clever singing and dancing, in- troducing several character changes. | Robinson and Grant, the “liliputian laughter looseners,” as they are an- nounced on the programme, are two very funny little men who give a turn that is a cyclone of fun from beginning to end. Frank Cushman, the popular minstrel; Hayward and Hayward, the versatile comedy couple; Conroy and Pearl, tn their black face sketch, and the animatoscope, showing many amusing moving pictures, finished the bill. The amateurs will ap- pear on Thursday night. ADVERTISEMENTS. DR. CHARLES FLESH FOOD For the Form and Complexion. ST Has been success- fully used by 1 ' Ing actresses, sing ers and women of fashion for more than 25 years. Wherev through the pores of the skin, and its wonderful | nutrition feeds the ‘wasting tiesues. Removing Pimples As if by magic, ona plication ofte- B} sbowing a remari. Uiy able improvement. 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