The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 17, 1906, Page 9

T.E SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1906. BRED AR Wit ROTON TAKES N Y v ‘,. y. LY i ' Adelaide Byrd of ’\'"’*‘—_ Denver Proves- | § v\‘ll.l‘fl at Head | Clever. amber of Commerce —_ n Official Board |Will Ee Seen in| et “Yon Yonson"” at SENTED the Grand. | ey e | o DPresident Hears i gistic' Remarks and | es Handsome Gift 2 Now she will the (¢ at the bald| s who will sit | 'y * A A g nd ¥ r i one ————— C. E. WOODMAN LECTURES TO CAEDMON CLUB rate list of New York Inter- prets Lif Work of the Poet Longfellow. < r nineteen d with the Pa- s predece t Company, of veme in to position wit the fian Sugar Com- Mr. Young was ed when the office »n him yesterday morn- d him with a very of carved ebony, to- itions of esteem. Servant's Death Aceidental. es 'rrmll and Dow, who gating the death of a servant at Mrs. rom carbon-monoxide, | Dinan yesterday that the accidental turn- s. Both Mrs. Herman ad been drinking night. Mrs. Her- the servant left her t 11 o'clock Saturday | the last she saw of 1 tried to get up dur- fell on the floor, und, Wants Mission Street Repaved. Improvement Club nd a peti- ors asking eet be paved with bitu- street to Ninth, ana city a driveway from lition of Mission street ¥ action is urged. ——— POSTUM CEREAL. of Coffee if you old fashioned fort uf being well again. 10 days will show you a surprise. Waller street, last | on to the county line. | | ARE HERE TO ESTABLISH PRETTY F ACE WINS .~ PLACE ON STAGE. row the com-| man- the com- | soubrette, “YON YONSO' OPERA-HOU:! veRy oRPOleRSrg. o . CLEVER DENVER GIRL WHO —4. HAS MADE A HIT WHICH WILL OPEN AT THE GRAND, in Denver) was oyed, belleving that he was in San sco, and that the store might pos- sess a steam beer annex. Thus was the stage star discovered. he left the sanded sugar for stage and made good. Byrd’s friends believe that she much higher in the theatrical the 1ss 1 fiy world. POET KEELER AND MR. PHELAN TALK TO CLUB BY LAURA BRIDE POWERS. The Califo pretty in rnia nettes, afternoon, with it, Phelan, civicist, Club, damp and un- trotted out in the bringing its to hear what ham Plans for wing the discussion of the great m, Poet Keeler, he of the beau- e settlement of the Berkeley billed to talk upon “Domestic Archite Delig Mr. Phelan outlined the n Francisco—the San Fran- 0 that nature, unhampered by man’s s made possible. Apologetic- peaker dwelt upon our youth of our though confessedly grotesque of our straight hillside our provincial arrangement of trade, planned in the early y the best engineers then on the e amazingly short time of fifty ions haveschanged so ma- to render a systematic change absolutely necessary > forward with the same impetus compelled it in the past. lause gave ample evidence unity of feeling among the cluk as to the desirability of the plans; e commercial, the esthetic and the values of the great civic ideal— but how about the enabling powers—the money with which to metamorphose the | dream into an actuality? Even women are growing to be calcu- latory, to want to know the cost of things—the awfulest condition that ideal- ists are doomed to run up against. But Mr. Phelan cited a few figures that d the anxiety of the Hetty Greens the club, by announcing that the whole scheme would cost but $50,000,000— a mere bagatelle to a city whose taxed valuation is $540,000,000, an increase ten yea f $200, 00. Alre the city 1s bonded for $17,000,000 for pern ent improvement. Shouyld the voters the city so desire they may raise of $65,000,000 more for the same sort | of improvement, the 15 per cent of the | taxed valuation permitted by law (minus | the $17,000,00 already negotiated.) With a tribute to the Queen of the Pa- cifie, during which he quoted from Yeats, st, the civicist made his adieux. use of a pressing engagement elsewhere—which had every appearance of being u bona fide one—Mr. Phelan es- caped without having to sip tea and sub- mit to being stroked. Between Mr, Phelan’s talk and Mr. Keeler's, some club business was trans- | acted, the most important of which was | the election of delegates and alternates to the State convention in San Jose, that convenes on the 7th, 8th and 9th of next month. A fitting climax to the foregoing talk | was Mr. Keeler's lecture upon Domestic Architecture. = An interesting persopality, and pas- sessed of a flexible, sympathetic volce, the poet told us many truths—and some of them a little jarring to our provincial pride. For instance, he twitted us about | our lability to put on a false front—so to speak. These weren't the poet’s words —goodness, no!—but he hit us hard upon our alleged propensity to try to make a cheap house look like an expensive one, | by treating wood to represent stone; by bullding hollow columns to impersonate the real thing in Corinthians. All these things, said the poet, stand for sham— and sham was responsible in our homes as in our lives. During the discourse many really beau- tiful and really practical suggestions were offered about the construction of the ideal home, choosing or creating its en- | vironment, and of creating an harmoni- | ous relation between its desigp and its | environment. | Being a poet, and a very charming poet at that, Mr. Keeler remained for te:m:geumr. *twas a very sane and de- | Jightful afternoon, in spite of the un- pretty cravenettes and foggy-weather feathers. —e———— Try the United States Laundry. 004 Market street. Telephone South 420.* BIOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE Rastern Newspaper Men Arrive to Pre- pare First Local Issue of “The Successful American.” The recent arrival in San Francisco of W. J."Hartford and J, Lewis Rains, associate editors of “The Successful American,” means the opening of a | branch in connection with the New | York headquarters. The object of the publication is to fill the field of contem- porary American biography. The San Francisco office will deal with success- ful men on the western side of the United States. The next issue of the magazine, which is guarterly, will contain engrayings and biographical sketches of a number of distinguished citizens of San Fran- cisco and should appeal to those who come under the title so aptly chosen. had to say in | if our city | in | e PHILOMATH CLUB GIVES SMART PLAY BY SALLY SHARP. The Philomath! May your wit never grow less!—for we need it here below. Last night the Philomath Club es- sayed to entertaln its men friends and {a few hundred women friends by pre- senting in California Club Hall a play- | let written by Mrs. Helen Hecht for | the club’s annual breakfast. § “Journalism Rampant” is the title of | the fantasy and it is done in verse— | and not such bad verse, either. The scene is laid in the offica of the city editor of the Rainbow Journal, the time “midnight, Christmas eve, 1905.” |~ Just where Fred J. Butler, the good looking stage manager, got his cue that | city eds’ desks are equipped with ypewriters and seltzer bottles {isn’'t { Quite clear to one of the craft. But the injunction upon the wall, “Don’t spit upon the floor or ceiling,” looks natural enough to mpke one homesick. The skit is, of course, a satire upon | “yellow” methods—the holdover of for- elgn news to make room for ads; the passing of the classic editorial; the pre- ponderance of social gossip and the- atrical scandals and the deference given to the “joke™ department. The lines are snappy and sizzle with clever hits. In the cast—and not a chipperer | group of amateurs has ever faced the | footlights hereabouts—were: City edi- | tor. Mrs. Nency Fleming, Mrs. Max C. | Bloss; The Editorial, Miss Edith Esberg; The Joke, Mrs. Oscar Hoffman; | The ~ Advertisement, Mrs. Edward | Kalisher; The Foreign Dispatch, Mrs. }E. S. Kahn; The Social Comment, Mrs. | { Clarence R. Walter; The Theatrical Column, Madame Folles Bergere, Mrs. Otto I. Wise, with Mrs. Maurice Lieb- mann at the piano. | As a city editor Mrs. Max Sloss was a | famous success—on the stage. In real | life she'd last about an hour. Of course, real editors have been known to fall asleep on their desks, but it isn’t con- sidered good form—to be caught. Then something happens. Mrs. Clarence R. Walter was notably good as the Society Editor, only she tipped off a few of my specialties as pur- veyor of smart gossip. But doing it so cleverly, I freely forgive her. Mrs. Otto Wise, in the fetchingest of lavender frocks, with a naughty red rose in her fluffy locks, and skirts just below her supple knees, was unde- | niably the star—the resplendent star. That shrug, that dance, that exquisite little accent made Anna Held look like a circus performer. Previous to the play the following | numbers were presentéd, both papers delightfully full of ragtime philosophy and humor: Sons, “The Malds of Cadiz” (Leo Delibes), “The Nightingale Song” (Nevin), Mrs. L. Levin; papers—“Life's Bright Side,” Mrs. Samuel Bissinger; “What Shakespeare Would Find in San Francisco in “Adrienne Lecouvreur” read by Mrs. Andrew L. Davis. PERSONAL R. H. Pease, president of the Good- year Rubber Company, will leave to- morrow night for a three weeks' trip to Portland, Oregon. Dwight H. Miller and F. L. Enwright, merchants of Sacramento, are at the St. Francis. L. A. Thurston of Hawail is at the St. Francis. Dr. J. W. Hammond of Byron was in the city yesterday. D. F. Davies, vice president of the East- ern Raillway and- Lumber Company of Centralia, Wash., accompanied by Mrs. Davles, is at the Occidental, Ak BT Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—The following Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—H, Auch and wife, J. Hornak and wife, at the Spauld- ing; R, L. James, at the Prince George; J. W, Bryan, at the Woleott; M. G. Gar- ratt, at the Hotel York; H. E. South- worth and wife, R. V. Carter, at the New Amsterdam; D. V, Chandon, at the Hotel Navarre; J. B. Crowley,.at the Hotel Imperial; I G. Perin, at the Grand gmon; A. A. Woltge, at the Murray From Los Angeles—L. C. Lull, at the Murray Hill; O. Morosco and wife, at the Marlborough; W. H. Thayer and wife, at the Bresiin. —_————— Dr. Jordan on the Matterhorn, President David Starr Jordan of Stan- ford University delivered an fllustrated lecture before the Camera Club at Na- Wve Sons’ Hall, Mason street, last night, on his ascent of the Matterhorn. The eudience was so large that many had to stand. The pictures were beautiful and Dr. Jordan’s account of the perilous ascent was intensely interesting. An- wering the self-propounded query, oes it pay?” he said that such a climb was an event In one's life and never to be forgotten. Though the top of the Matterhorn would never see him and he would never see it, he would al- ways have before him the wonderful picture, and would take satisfaction all his life at having ".un the wma from its top.” —— Smith’s Shortage Not Yet Settled. Auditor Horton yesterday notified Mayor Schmitz that the dei tion of former Tax Collector Smith, ‘-amount- ing to $49,698 35, has not yet been made good by the surety company that is on Smith’s for $100,000. ton is anxious to clear the WODIESKNS ART STILL SHIES Noble' Tragedienne Seen to Advantage at Columbia in Rendition of Macheth' POLISH 'MARKS WORK Eloquent Readings of Great Actress Pervade Audience in Moments of Power Twenty-nine years ago Mme. Mod- Jeska made her first appearance in San Francisco in “Adrienne Lecouvreur” and “Romeo and Juliet.” Last night the veteran actress began a farewell en- gagement at the Columbia in “Macbeth,” in which play she was wont to find one of her finest opportunities. A goodly audience greeted her in spite of the untoward weather and gave frequent token of sympathetic appreciation. The occasion is not one for criti- elsm. What Modjeska is- and has been, what, in particular, was her Lady Macbeth, is known throughout the length and breadth of the land. Freely it is conceded that she has done her work, freely it is acknowledged that she has reached the years where she must lay down her arms, and she comes to take a gracious leave of those she has so faithfully served. It was in this spirit that she was greeted and heard by last night's audience. Gra- ciously it welcomed the flash of the old fire that flamed in the work; gra- clously it admired the still noble fig- ure, the expressive gesture, the charm- ing voice. Nor can age wither nor custom stale the exquisite intelligence of Modjes- ka's art. Her lines are read in the same admirably musical fashion, with the same just beauty of emphasis, albeit the tongue runs not quite so <rippingly over them as of old. One felt grate- fully the finish, the fineness, the polish of the work, its keen conscience, all the noble remnants of a noble art. And one even forgot at times that it was not Modjeska's spirited yesterday, so convincing was the actress in her oc- casional moments of power. rather for what she has done, what she bhas been, that the people will go to see Modjeska, and will bring away with them a lasting picture of a charming gentlewoman and charming artist. It was quite in the spirit of things that Mr. Marx, whose stern rule it.is that flowers shall not go over the foot- lights, was the person to order the sending over them of the Modjeska posies. The support is good. Macbeth is es- sayed by Charles D. Herman in work- manlike fashion. He is generally ef- fective, generally convincing and al- ways picturesque. Wadsworth Harris is a dignified and virile Banquo, Mal- colm is capably done by Edwin Cald- well, and Macduff by Willlam Hazel- tine. The settings are unambitious, but sufficient. For the rest of the week, for which the engagement lasts, will be given “Much Ado About Nothing,” at this afternoon’s matinee and on Friday evening; “Mary Stuart” this and to- morrow evenings and at Saturday matinee, and again “Macheth” for the closing night on Saturday. BLANCHE PARTINGTON. g —_——— SURVEYOR E. F. WOODWARD'S OFFICIAL BOND APPROVED Successor of Joseph S. Spear Will As- sume Duties of the Position To-Morrow. State Senator E. F. Woodward, who was recently appointed Surveyor of the Port of San Francisco by President Roosevelt, received word yesterday at Santa Rosa that his official bond of $6000 had been approved and that his commis- sion had been forwarded to his predeces- sor in office. Joseph S. Spear Jr. Wood- ward will take the oath of office and as- sume the duties of his new position to- morrow. ‘Woodward, who is president of the Union Trust-Savings Bank of Santa Rosa, will retain his residence there and his presidency of the bank at the spegial re- quest of his business associates.! Most of his time will be spent in San Fran- cisco, but he will try to give one day a week to affairs in Santa Rosa. In speak- ing of the policy to be followed the new SBurveyor said that all the patronage of the office was under the civil service law and that he would not have one position at his disposal, although he would be held personally responsible on his official bond for their acts. ——————— Fixes Counsel Fees. The fee to be allowed Attorneys A. A. Sanderson and A. L. Weil, who, as counsel for Dix W. Smith, recovered judgment for $206,000 against George W. Rumble, promoter of the fraudu- lent Sunset Mining Company, was fixed by Superior Judge Graham yesterday. The court directed that if under $5000 is recovered on the judgment the at- torneys shall have 50 per cent of the same, if between $5000 and $50,000 83 1-3 per cent, and if more than $50,- 000 25 per cent. BANK S MBET.—The next meeting of the Amerlcan Institute of Bank Clerks will be held January 24¢. Robert Hacrison, will lecture on the ‘‘Rights of De- ‘positore. But it is || LOSES BRIDE AND HIS MONEY Colorado Man Is Looking for the Girl He Took to Salt Lake to Wed FAIR ONE DISAPPEARS Deserted Lover Secures a Warrant for the Fickle Young Woman’s Arrest N Special Dispatch to The Call SALT LAKE, Utah, Jan. 16.—Cupld was outwitted in Salt Lake yesterday, and W. ‘W. Fluallen of Poania, Colo,, is mourn- ing the loss of a bride, Miss Minnie ‘White of Poania, and $30. The knot was to have been tied at 10 o’'clock yesterday morning. An hour before that time Miss White slipped from her room at the White House Hotel and disappeared. She had $30 of Fluallen's money, which she got from him Sunday night. At the appointed hour Fluallen knocked at her door, but received no answer. He walked in only to find that she had ‘packed her clothes and gone. He was told that his sweetheart had left the hotel about 9 o’clock, leaving the key with the clerk. Fluallen commenced a diligent search for her. He hurried to police headquar- ters and reported his loss. For three hours the police searched, but in vain. Fluallen last night swore to a complaint charging Miss White with embezziement. Fluallen, swearing vengeance, packed his trunk and left the hotel last night, and his disappearance is as mysterious as that of Miss White. Fluallen is a boxmaker, and has lived at Poanta, Colo., for a number of years. Miss White is 24 years of age and is also a resident of Poania. They had been engaged for some time before the date for their marriage was set. A few days ago they declded to come to Salt Lake to be married. ——————— BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOLDS ITS SEMI-MONTHLY MEETING Mechanies’ Institute Will Probably Give Tweo Years’ Lease on the Pavilion for Sporting Purposes. The board of directors of the Me- chanies’ Institute held its semi-monthly meeting in the library bullding, 31 Post street, last evening. A committes, com- posed of Alpheus Bull, James G. Spauld- ing and Byron Mauzy, was appointed to prepare for the annual election of of- ficers, which will take place shortly. It was decided to fix up the library and add more books, racks and other things which will materially impfova it. The public was excluded from part of the meeting while some important business was settled. It was after- ward learned, however, that the secret meeting was held for the purpose of discussing some proposed improvements in the Pavilion and that no proposi- tion was brought before the meeting to sell or lease it. Another meeting has been called for next week, at which time a lease on the Pavilion for two years may be granted to James Goff- roth for sporting purpose Famous Y to Lecture. An event of more than usual interest in temperance circles is the appearance on this coast of Miss Margaret J. Bilz, national lecturer for the W. C. T. U. Miss,| Bilz is also secretary of the Y Branch of Michigan. She is just now touring the Pacific Coast and will dellver several ad- dresses in San Francisco. At 2 p. m. to- day Miss Bilz will give one of her noted health talks at the Hydriatic Dispensary, 916 Laguna street. On Thursday evening at 8 o'clock she will address the Wyes in Assembly Hall, Parrott building, on “Why We Are Wyes.” ‘The public is invited and it is expected that every Y who can get away from home will be there. —_————— Church Gives Organ Recital. A large and enthusiastic audlience was present at the third organ recital given by Walter H. Thorley in the Cal- vary Presbyterian Church, Jackson and Fillmore streets, last evening. During the course of the programme Mr. Thor- ley gave a funeral march from the “Eroica” symphony, in memory of Hen- ry Holmes, who played the piece before the Twentieth Century Club of this city, this being his last solo in public. Mrs, R. L. Partington assisted in the enter- tainment and sang a beautiful song en- titled “Voices of Angels.” B — Lectures History of France. - The members of the French Library gathered last night in their rooms in the City of Paris buildfng to listen to a lecture on French history by Em;nutl B. Lamare, assistant professor at the University of California. The Ilecture was well attended and the members appeared deeply Interested in the ad- dress of the lecturer. Frofessor La- mare, in the limited time at his com- mand, touched upon the jmportant points of French history and their ef- fect upon the modern France. —_————— WANTS BETTER CAR SERVICE.—The Market-street and Bureka Valley lmnment Club adopted resolutions st & recent meet: favoring granting of a franchise for uptown crosstown car line. @ P Uneeda The |only Biscuit soda cracker scientifically baked. The |only| soda cracker effectually protected. The |only| soda ¢racker ever fresh, crisp and clean. The |only| soda cracker good at all times. AMUSEMENTS. SAR FRANCISCOS COLUMBIA .o Week Only—Farewell Engagement. Direction Jules Murry. Mme. HELENA MODJESKA MATINEE TO-DAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING To-Night and Thursday Night and Saturday Matines, “MARY STUART.” Saturday Night, “MACBETH.” Beg. . SUNDAY NIGHT The Great Comic Opera YANKEE CONSUL ‘With Harry Shflr}; \Z:e‘:; Michelena and & A Score of Song Hits. SEAT SALE OPENS THURSDAY. GRANDHOUSE FAREWELL PERFORMANCES America’s Greatest Tragedlenne. NANCE O’NEIL MATINEE TO-DAY, FIRES OF ST. JOHN TO-NIGHT AND TO-MORROW NIGHT, MONNA VANNA Fri. Night, testimonial to Miss O’Neil. Macbeth Saturday Matinee .THE JEWESS Sat. Night (farewell performance).....MAGDA This Dexinning ¥ext Yon Yonson ALCAZAR %" ral Manager. TO-NIGHT—M. l‘l’!. !A’l‘ AND SUN, *“We don’t see many productions like this."'— Ashton Stevens. Only Novelty in Town. William Gillette's Latest Success, THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON Fantasy by J. M. BIHI. GORGDOLS SCENIC EFF] DELIGHTFUL wmusxc,\!. mxm)'n Eves., 25c to i5c; Mats. Sat., Sun., 250 to 50c. NEXT PLAY—The Jolly College Farce. A STRENUOUS LIFE (James Wobberts, Freshman) BY RICHARD WALTON TULLY. ALHAMBRA THEATER Corner of Eddy and Jones Sts, Phone East 1877 BELASCO & MAYER, Proprietors. Commencing Monday Night, Jan. 15, All Week Souvenir Matinees Saturday and Sunday. In Response to the Popular Demand THE PHENOMENAL CHILD ACTRESS, Little Ollie Cooper In Her Wonderful Dual Role, THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER Original Scenery, Costumes and Musfe! Entire Alhambra Company in the Cast! Prices—Evgs., 10c to 50c. Mats., 100, 15¢, 250, Next Week- rschel Mayall in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. H: LYRIC HALL smlh’sPaIuflngsandAnnlks ‘To-Morrow urs.) Eve., Jan. 18, at 8:15. PARIS: Versailles and The Louvre. Saturday Matinee at 2:830. PARIS : The Paltteunl Luxembourg mmu,mmnsmn.mtcw SEATS—$3, §2. numu. Ready Thursday at Sherman, Clay ACADEMY OF SCIENCES HALL Market st., between Fourth and Fifth. THE CALIFORNIA PROMOTION COMMITTEES LECTURES ON CALIFORNIA Daily from 3 to 4 p. m. (except Sunday). Co.'s. SAN BENITO Presented by Rev. G. T. Meeker, from 2 to 2:30 gul.u.nncnm H. H. Whitmore, from 2:30 to 3. h‘—w x.% from M‘#‘efl?fi%""‘m w4 m*_ Voluminous Vaudeville! T S Rice and Cady: Herbert's Dogs: Lewis MeCord and Companys LeBruw's Grand o.qn 'rm' Five M Mareena, “m- senh HQ-II‘. - Pictures, Showing Cevlon™ Regular Matinees mqry Wednesday, Thurs- day, Saturday and Sund: PRICES—10e, o ana 80e. A SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MATINEES A CONTENTED WOMAN. Fri. Night—Benefit L. O. O. . Board of Relief. SEATS—T730, S0c AND 2o. Next Week—NELLIE STEWART, the Grest Australian Actiess, NELL OF OLD DRL'RY S1_73c,_50c and 25c. Read: o.ABI.ISN"S'I'REI'I' CHAS. P, HA Mer. ain BT TO-NIGHTARDALLTB]SWEE[ Matinees BEvery Friday, Sat. Sun. T % Dl‘flfl'\s’ Bxtravaganza C!I.lr;ll’. MADDS and Moran, Aleens and Hami Curtin and Blossom, Eugene Jerge, Deonzo 1 !mlo(L in Two Laugh-Provoking Burlettas, “The White Statue” and “Stranded."” Beauty Ghorus of 25 Clever Girls Wiio Can Dance and POPUI.L.B P’RICB—DvnInn 18e, 0o, e, 80c, 7o, reserved. Matinees, NExToTHE ALCAZAR Bmm’“ Co." oed TTVOL et “Ahallma Success!” Says Foxy Quiller SECOND WEEK De Eoven and Smith’s Comic Opera Triumph, FOXY Markie SPLENDID CAST! P 'ULAR MATINE! REGU. USUAL TIVOLI PRICES—: BOTHWELL BROWNE’S GAIETY GIRLS ™R, 15 ]