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Valencia .st. x ca r TLlrtcoutU— Mione Market IT.
Only Steam Heated" Theater ia the Citr.
SATIOX OF Tim SEASON'! " .
TOMGHT— AND AIJL. TUIS WXEK
First Production oa Any Stage of
A' fantastic drama by UITON SINCLAIK, au-
tiior of "THE JDNCLE."
Presented by the VALENCIA STOCK COM-
VANY. taciudlnr UOBEIiT WAUWICK and
BLANCHE STODDAIU).
Special Mcrfc Composed HERMAN nEL-
IJ.R aad played by sn wrohestra or 20.
Regular Mais. Wed.. Sat. and Sun.
Prices 2oc to 50r. Eveuiflgs, 25c to 75c.
Hoi Scats, SI.
Xrxt Mwwlay— "SH>:itlX)CK HOLMES."
VALENCIA THEATER-Extra
Valencia St. Near tStn Phone Market 17
TOMOIIKOW IS THE DAY:
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JAN. 12
GRAND BEINERIT
In Aid of the T x -
Italian Earthquake Sufferers
Cndrr Urn» Acspirvs of Corpss Christl Church.
' JOStPH *VIU « PHY
1m the "Handful of Kartb" $€*ne from
-Shjtnp llhur,"
ABTHOt CUNNINGHAM. UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA GLEB CLUB. AND
A HOST OF TALENT
UONSTEtt CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE.
Ucscrrod Scats $1. 75c and 50c.
—VAN NESS—
THIS WEEK O\LY — 3IAT. SAT.
TOE COHAN AND HAUUIS COMEDIANS
In Frederic Thompsoo's masslrc jiroduction,
BREWSTER'S
MILLIONS
WITH
EGBERT OBEK
See the Great Yacht Scene.
\u25a0 PRICES— SI.SO. $L,-75c 00c.
NEXT WEEk S°ond!v cixg
MR. E. H. SOTHERN
Monday Nigbt and Saturday Matinee.
"HAMLET." Tuesday. • Wedaesdav and
Thcrsditr Nifrhts. the Romar.tlc Drama.
"B.ICKAKD LOVELACE." Friday and Sat-
urCay Niffhts. "LOED DTJKDaEAHY."
Sale of sfits and boxes opens Thursday.
THURSDAY AFTERNOONJAN^H
AT 1:30 SHARP
Benefit Under the Auspices of the
ASSOCIATED THEATRICAL MANAGERS
OF SAN FRANCISCO
FOR THE
ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE SUFFERERS
MME. GADSKI. MACKENZIE GORDON and
AETHTTR CmraiNGHAM Will 6in».
And the Best Talent from the Following Tie*
sters Will Appear: Vaa Kess, Alcazar. Orpfeeum.
Princess. American aad Valencia.
Heserred Seats, $2, now oa sale at the the-
a tor t>ox office. "*-/;*.>
MERICAN
THET/KTRe:
Market St.. near Serecth. Phone Market CSI.
A REAL COHAN SHOW
TOXIGHT— THIS WEEK ONLY
Cohan & Harris Present .
GEORGE 31- COHA.VS
Rural Musical Comedy,
50 MILES FROM BOSTON
' Prices — Eveniaes. 2T»c. ZOr. Tjf*. $I—No1 — No
Hljrher. Matinees. 25c. SC«o and T.V.
Next Sunday Matalnee — Seats Wednesday
FLORENCE ROBERTS IX "THE
HOUSE OF BONDAGE."
BHLASCO & MAYER. Owners and Managers.
TONIGHT— ALL THIS WEEK— TONIGHT
A Comedy of the Heart. •
SWEET KITTY BELLAIRS
rounded on Egrrton Castle'n book. "The Bath
Comedy," by DAVID KELASCO.
A SUPERB PICTORIAL PRODUCTION.
Prices— Nipbt. 2:> to $1; Mat.. 25c to &oc.
MATINEE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
No\(— "Tiro pjOsi: or the rancho."
ULLIS STuEET NEAR FILLMORE.
AWihitely Clasa A Tlieater Building.
MATINEE TODAY AND EVERY DAY.
ARTISTIC VAUDEVILLE
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letic I>eentrif*; MR. AND MRS. GENE
HUGHES. In ••Suppressing the Press": ANNA
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and DEELY. Irhls week <mly>; MYSTERIOUS
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rRED CLARKE AND CO., in "What Will Hap-
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Sl.fX*. Matinee Price* {except Kundays and Holl-
• Ia.VKJ. K>c. 2jC. sOc. Phone WEST COOO.
PQIIinErCC THEATRE
S. LOVE RICH, MANAGER
T.LLIS STREET NEAR FILLMORE.
Class A Theater.
Matinee Saturday and Sunday
THIRD WEEK.
KOLB and DILL
In Their Immense Langhing Hit,
THE POLITICIANS
\u25a0f Aaron Hoffman. Music by J. A. Raynes.
s — Evening*, 25c. 50c. Toe. SI. . Matinees
Sundays and Holiday*). \u25a0 25e, 50c, 75c. .
'\m: RACING
Jockey Club
hA OAKLAND
\vfu\r^ RACE -T^ck
i&<?J /i Eac«» Each W««a
Vs. U ' ' \ Bay, &a. i a uj
\u25a0*****\u25a0 W* Shins*
JTIRBX SACE AT li 4 0" T. JL.
For epeelal train* stopping at «»• racetrack
takfs.^ terry, foot ct Market •Wiearo at 13
ciery 20 mlaute. untU 1:40 p. m.
P "NS*SooklnK in the 'last two cars, whlclx are
reserrKl tor ladles and tbe!r ; escorts.
*** err * a TBOS. H. WILLIAMS. JPrwident.
PEECT W. THEAT. Secretary. *
COHAN'S PLAY AT
AMERICAN IS HIT
Piece Develops Real Plot of ln=
iercst and Introduces an
Excellent Cast
"Fifty Miles From Boston" Is
Lively With Music and
Chorus Girls
CAST OV CHARACTERS
Ia George M. Cohan's musical play
f Fifty Miles From Boston' 9
Joe Wetcott, H&rrard '95
W". Douglas Stevenson
Kathan Westcott, Joe's father
.* .Charles Willard
Dave Karriffan, the Brookfleld dude.'...
.Walter P. Richardson
Tim Harriffaa, Dare's father..': ....
.Joseph M. Bpaiks
Koseley, Westoott'a man Alf Helton
Eddie Mosely, boy around the barn.....
Percy \ Helton
Jed WoodU, Sadio's brother
;.. .Thomas Emory
Fat Boy., Russell Pincus
Foreman Brookfield Hose. Stanley G. Fields
Bralnerd Lester Templeton
Sadie Woodis, the postmistress.'....-.'..
• • ;...." ...Hazel Lowry
Mrs. Westcott, Joe's mother.
.'...E11a Southern
Hrs. Tilford, «Terybody*s favorite......
Suzanne Leonard Westford
Nellie Harriean, Tim Harridan's daugh
ter.... .......Mae Helton
Annt Kate Kathryn K. Perry
Walter Anthony
There's no reason to apologize for en
joying George M. Cohan's musical play,
"Fifty Miles From Boston," at the
American theater this week. There is
no reason for not frankly admitting
that Its merry fun and its few somber
scenes have in them the real touch of
truth, though I observed that some of
my neighbors last night after scream-
Ing their heads off at the comedy, after
dropping" a furtive tear or two at the
pathos and after wildly applauding
"Harrigan. That's Me," and the chorus
antic 3, said when they went out, a bit
shamefacedly ."Not a bad show at all."
I thought when I heard the remark that
maybe they might be in the class of
play patrons that go to an Ibsen show
and sleep throughout the performance,
to wake up at the end and swear it was
great.
It is a good show
Of course. "Fifty Miles From Boston"
is a good show. The directness of its
appeal and its Ingenuous disclosure of
sentiment, however; are calculated to
make you cautJous about admitting
their force, as the man who Is ashamed
of himself when he is caught in an
emotional mood with a faded flower or
somebody's picture in his hand.
The story of the play — for It is a
musical play and not a musical cor
nedy — is very simple and shall not here
be told. There is no music at all In the
second act, which is as near to melo
dram.a as a writer with Cohan's sense
of humor would Incroach, but there are
plenty of choruses and other singing
numbers in the first and last acts.
One musical feature is introduced by
the youngest George M. Cohan on the
stage. Ho is Percy Hilton, who in the
play is "the boy around the. barn." And
he got — I do not remember how many
encores for his cleverness. Suzanne
Leonard Westford, the village gossip
and all 'round nuisance, has another
song, "Ain't It Awful," • which ran more
than its verses' length in recalls,
though personally I could wish' the last
verse were different — It is unnecessarily
risque and mars — because it is a trifle
doubtful — one of the best bits of char
acter work I have ever seen. '
MISS AVESTFORD MAKES IIIT
Miss Westford — Lillian Russell's sis
ter — will never have to bill herself . in
this city on her beautiful relative's
fame. She established a place for her
self and was last night one of the big
hits of the performance. Still another
musical number is supplied by Joseph
M. Sparks, who sang "Harrigan.", Be
side this success Sparks portrayed a
belligerent Irishman with a warm Celtic
heart without caricature, but with rich
humor and broad effectiveness.
One of the characters In" the plot,
Jed Woodls, steals $400 from the post
office where he is employed under his
pretty sister, who is postmistress.
This throws her into the hands of
Harrlgan's son. who will give Jed the
money to make up the shortage If the
latter's sister will discard her betrothed.
Joe Westcott, who in turn has just
returned to Brookfield a hero after
pitching for Harvard a winning game.
-YATURALISM SHOWX
There, I've told the plot. Anyway,
Jed Woodls, is a thankless role to play,
and Thomas Emory, seemingly; a very
young actor, succeeded admirably in
the presentation of the furtive, fright
ened and only half . bad youth, who has
done a wrong against his better self.
He save himself up to no heroics and
he did not overact, but presented a fine
piece of naturalism. So did Hazel
Lowry. who, as the postmistress, looked
like Maude Adams, whom she under
studied, I'm told, and -behaved herself
bo agreeably that it was impossible
to escape the suspicion" that, her in
genuousness and girlish grace were
not the products of her own .person
ality rather than simulation and stage
study. Her little song, "Jack and Jill,"
was «& dainty piece, though delivered
with the merest shade of a singing,
voice. . -
Indeed, you will find if you go that
the Cohan show, at the American Is
charming in its naturalness. W. Doug
las Stevenson as the hero has no blonde
curls, but rather stubborn black hair
and talks like ah athletic human being;
Walter P. Richardson,- who is all tho
villain that the plan possesses, Is tho
most fantastic liar since lago. Yet. he,
too, is human and not altogether dis
agreeable, and the other minor charac
ters will strike you as real,' and' not
stagey. ;
The play went with a vim and dash
last night to a sold out housed and will
nfake, believ l e- me. excellent entertain
ment for you and your mother or sis
ter or wife or sweetheart.
HOXORS 3IE3IORY OPSE.VATOR
"WASHINGTON*. , Jan. 10.— rTributes
were paid by tho. house of representa
tives today .ito the. memory, of. the: late
Senator Itedfield Proctor of ' Vermont,
who died recently. . :
CONCERTS, LECTURES, ETC.
Sutter St. between Kleiner, and Pierce.
Fj|E FOR LADIES ONLY
This Afternoon,^ Jan. 11th
. -3 2^o O'CLOCK
Scientific Lecture on Beauty Culture and Facial
Blemishes by Dr. Cri&tion ' of Paris, beauty : doc-
tor to Mmes. Bernhardt. Calre. Pattl. Assisted
by one of *tbe Reautlfiil* Women -of." her • age;
MME, MATE, B. D. This Lecture Free. Tues-
day, Admisiion 50c . • • .-
THE SAX FRANCISCO CALL; MONDAY. JAjSTJABY.' 11. 1909
"Fifty Miles From Boston"
Is a Decidely Good Show
Some of the ( principal members of casts at the local ; theaters
PLAY SHOWS WAY
TO SPEND MILLION
Wholesale Comedy faxes Audi*
ence With Efforts to Evolve -
New Ideas
It may seem a bold assertion that a
play as breezy, with wholesome, comedy
as "Brewster's Millions" could have; a
tendency to overwork the mentalpow
ers of seasoned playgoers, but just
such a danger exists for those who, will
Bee this play, of most unusual plot at
the Van Ness, theater this week.
The play is not.. new to San Fran
cisco,* and many who saw the perform
ance lastlnight, which opened the brief
run of. the play at the!; Van Ness ' tlie^
ater, have either seen the comedy be
fore or else have read George. Barr
McCutcheon's story on which, is is
based.
Monty Brewster, as played by Robert
Ober, won the sympathies -of the audi
ence, and they were with him in. spirit
from beginning to end of the. four up
roarious acts. It is a safe 'bet , that.
se\'eral hundred persons attempted be-;
tween acts to figure, -out new and vii->
usual ways -for the hero to--* dissipate
A FEW WORDS WHIT THE
LADY OF THE HOUSE
A virtuous and uniform- discharge o*
little duties .requires as 'great adegree
of.' fortitude, as actioriavwhich, are .called
heroic, and: at the. same time, procure
more honor and happiness.— Rousseau.
.» *; \»\ \u25a0•# sr .'»\u25a0\u25a0
The Daily -ffenu ,-. A
BREAKFAST
'- Cereal, . Cream
Salt Codfish Balls
Broiled Bacon
;:' -Graham. Muffins. Cereal Coffee"
DINNER (Noon)
Corned Beef, Mustard
T Boiled Potatoes. Boiled Turnips
Boiled Cabbage
\u0084' . Apple Pie, Cottage Cheese
lialp Cups of Coffee
SUPPER , \u0084 .;.",
Hot Cheese Sandwiches
Apple Sauce (Baked slowly in Bean Pot)
Hot Water Sponge Cake '•\u25a0', :•
Filing of Recipes -
At nominal expense two small draw
ers, each about eight by six inches, and
four Inches deep, can be fastened above
the kitchen -table. - In these place, as
guides, cards^^vith Beverages, Bread,
Cake, 'Candy»"!v.Cocktails, Dessert,:. En
trees, Pirst.Course, Ices, Jellies, Meats,
Pies, Preserves, Salads, Sandwiches,
Soups, Vegetables, written, distinctly :
upon the tabs.;- - ' .
r Then the various ,recipes are -writ
ten on* cards and arranged alphabet
ically behind their appropriate, guided
Recipes cut from papers I or ; magazines
are \u25a0 pasted • on ; the' cards," and wherever
practicable an illustration jis pasted;, on.
the back of the card..; ln this way, an
attractive, garniture' or a., novel i; way • of
serving can frequently ' be remembered.
In the other drawer are guides In shapo
and style like the preceding, only bear
ing the letters of ,the alphabet. - .
.Upon cards, of , the same stylo as al
ready described,,- under; the' names of
various •articles; of food, are given reci
pes of ways of cooking: tho article. In
dexed, or> a reference Is .< made ; to:-: the
card in the other drawer, which already
refers to some recipe." < . - \ ; •
By this method one can-find, without
a moment's loss' of time, some; way of
using up a "left over." : And how often
we .should resist'; the. temptation to
throw away some small remnant, if we
could , find without too much trouble an
attractive ' guise int which ?to • servo *. it!
The projecting parts; of ;the fguldes?aro
arranged: in such a way .that the name
or letter -.is-, always visible, % but, care
must be taken in planning.* these,: so
that they may ; be arranged-; alphabet-'
ically and not Interfere .with 7 one an
other. Each houso keeper * will deter
mine; which ones of the: above list are'
needed for/ her: own : convenience, -and
will add new ones.s . :
You can also>arrangeon ; cards-vari
ous menus, which you -have i tried, and
found successful, : so that -i- these '»" will
often . save time . in planning a
dinner. >'\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0' '?'"\u25a0:\u25a0: ':-'~ : s ;"\u25a0..;*;:\u25a0-;>\u25a0;'; :-.:. r *&\u25a0;:'\u25a0 ±:. ?\u25a0--\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0 :
; The cards, while In use,* can be<placed
against the wall on .top of the drawers,
and • be ; out . of ? tho I way .;. and ; yet < in r- full'
sight. . •;" Moreover,^: if; by\ - chance n they
become soiled, ; they;- can, be- rewritten
with little trouble.- V\
As : in all > systems of iflling,^care ".'must'
be exercised that the cards bo returned
to their proper places. "" V-: : -- -:\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-
Dieting ", and ''Weight ;
' Miss - Annette: Kelierman ;\u25a0 in . a - recent
lecture 'given' at Boston- had; something
to, say, ;aboutVdletlng' and; exercise, ln
part as < follows :j2T; ;;-;>•-:; :'.. -,
.It iscems;, to lx^a Rencrsl Impression * that
TrbencTcr a girl or \voman\ta kes , up athletics i she
abandons ;b« feminine j,ways < and * undertakes to
look masculine,; and; others arc,' afraldr to ; take np
athletics '-'on \u25a0' account >of 4 muscular J development. 3
Now,> I -j maintain that 'j Rnyl woman ;can I take *up
athletics ; and \u25a0 still i remalu \u25a0 f cm lni uo and ! artistic.
:.; Of I course,; sometinvs i athletics \ t«»nd -. to v make
a woman muscular, r but -.with? tbc right exercise
this \u25a0: Is; easily.. overcome..' . .; .
Now,- tho, mnln;,point Is. \ of ; course, jVxe»Msf>.
Second Is 'dieting.;. It > seems remarkable • that-
his fortune. This, is where the mental
tax comes in.
. June Mathis plays - the' leading
woman's part with charm. ,. The sup
porting company" is 'excellent, 1 - and the
scenic climax of the ,third,act, when the
stage is set to represent the deck of
a yacht' In a wild gale fis' a master
piece. . < \u25a0/;.
AGED WOMAN ASPHYXIATED
NEW YORK. Jan. 10. — Miss Juliet
Coleman, 81 years old, was found dead
In her room in Brooklyn today from
gas asphyxiation. She had failed to
properly' turn off the. gas. from her
range." Mlas Coleman was born in Mis
souri and for -a number'of years was
literary secretary : , of, tne \u25a0 Woman's
Christian Temperance union. " : She 'was
the -author of "•a^ttiuxnbttr tof books: on
temperance and hygiene.* ." ; .
See the "Page for the Modem
House Keeper," which appears reg
ularly iri' the magazine of ? The
Sunday Calk Cash prizes are given
each week for best household ideas
and kitchen recipes. ' Send in your
choicest ones to "Modern House
Keeper Page," The San Francisco
Sunday Call.- / ; .[>
many women complain of their weight and can't
seem ; to understand . It. • They q live an;- easy, life,
eat and ' drink -just whatever they ' please, re
gardlesa 'of the harm It , does.'. I have .always
noticed (there has .never-. been an, exception)
that whllo In, a; restaurant, some women will eat
and drink. to excess.- \"\u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0 "• ,- - .
I Now, of course, \no woman can be right . phy
sically if she ' doesn't . choose her food. They
seem to- take It- as. a ; matter of fact, while.
others do not v Indulge \u25a0 in that way, • but ' go In
more for . exercise. The . first, thing a girl does
after taking. up athletics is to adopt a masculine
appearance,,, walk and; action. -Now,. 'l .think- that
is -, all v wrong, for no': matter how much of an
a thlete , a girl \u25a0\u25a0 may^ be , she ; should neyer. forget
that she Is \u25a0a 5 woman. • , ' ~ . , \u25a0- N • .
'--'.'Another i thing : I want ; to \u25a0 speak ; of jis dieting.
In , order • to ' be < In good , physical . condition you
must sacrifice little pleasures In the way of eat
ing." It; may be' Interesting to you to: know; that
I seldom : eat - meat. ;I:amvnotr a < vegetarian-, by
any ; . means. • but, '.- regardless -. of all , theories, .- 1
maintain ; that ; the \u25a0: less meat . you cat . the , ; more
perfect .will ; be -your/ health 'and strength. The
only '.time : I * eat - meat \u25a0Is before taking , a•; long
swim, and \ this • merely to add weight Instead of
strength.' 1 .- r, :-r >r _.•\u25a0•..•\u25a0.;.--;-\u25a0 , ._. .\u25a0 .. . \u25a0-.\u25a0\u25a0;
:": I will* give you "an example of how my meals
are ? taken. On arising ; ; in the : rooming the first
thing I do' is, to -take; a lemon: in a glass of hot
water. ; I. : never •: miss*; af. morning 'without tmy
lemon and i hot \u25a0 water. It V Is : without •: doubt * the
healthiest' drink, far \u25a0 better: than breakfast cof
fee or, * plain hot water. ? I have; never missed
this drink for the; last four years. If you will
try. this ;: yon [ will find, *; much to : your, : surprise,
how refreshing it Is,- and in a "week's I time, you
wJll;fee! like a new woman. Nothing, but- Just
lemon Ond hot water. After that I. exercise' MO
miuutes. :' - : : < ;
At ; noontime I eat my U- first and best meal
of the day. \u25a0 My. ; meal * consists . of ' vegetables and
sometimes \u25a0: oysters. ; Of ? course, 7 ;, there " may \u0084be ? a
lot of women, who could not get along .* without
meat, . : but \u25a0 Just try - it and - after; a while " you
will see : how; easy it' is; to: enjoy a-meal with*
out meat. \u0084/'-.>:\u25a0 '\u25a0'." ;; .'.'\u25a0.'\u25a0: \u25a0 ,\u25a0',.- .
,In_the; matter of drlnklnc — time. and again
1.-- have - gone . ;; Into " a restaurant 1 and "; noticed
women "drinking beer, ; wine, 1 : etc. Of course I do
not say that \u25a0It is ; wrong \u25a0 f or ; a woman \u25a0to drinks
but . she should . choose i her liquor ; as ;, well =as 5 her
food. They;, do ; not , feel \u25a0 the y effects until later
on , » then ; they; begin ; to • grow »\u25a0 f at, r . begin ', to •• com
plaln," and can't* imagine - the i reason • why.' : That
Is r why I ? say: by : sacrificing ;, yourself . n -little
beforo -you- will < gain . k so Jm»ici> r after. -Another
thing,"; never ieat: anything - before ; retiring. If
you ; are : . very , ; ; hungry ; take -" a^ blscnlt '.and k hot
water— by \u25a0' that .1 -:-. mean y one .^of v those X little
crackers — and ! you i. will '\u25a0. find ? that ' you t, will ! sleep
much i better j and ! feel '\u25a0. much \u25a0 better \u25a0 the < next ; day,
for a healthy body, always ;haa a healthy : mind.
Queen Alexandra Exercises Great Care
in;Kegard:to IlerlDiet
v Queen :\u25a0;' Alexandra.*- who^is \ retaining'
her iiimar^yelously,'.,; makes ,-v'her
daily? menu l?s6mething.aike/ this:; ; Be
fore rising isho'eats a: f4w ; thin' slices of
brownibread;'spread"wlth unsaltgd biit
ter.^Her P.II o'clock cbreakf ast | consists
of ifruit.valcouple of -coddled^ eggs, ana
dry "biscuits. .f^A^littlei delicate flsh'or
chicken,"' a } saJad ' and? fruit;- comprise'
her luncheon. v^Vlth her.,4 *o' clock glass
of * milk j she > eats^ a,: couple ,; of - honey
'cakes." ; \u25a0"; :-X.'- ;\u25a0 ' - r : -' ' : \u25a0';•-•">- \u25a0. :"' ;'-' \u25a0'-' \u25a0 : ?.. \u25a0 j
:She; never? eats 'the ; heavy.? elaborate
dinner ito^he^rest* of ;the fam
ily. Instead, she has little, private
dishes : of ;tlnyjFrenchioysters,,;grllled
on 'toast, "\u25a0: stewed 'celery; and jv green :
salad- dressed.; only 'with -oil "and' salt J
She % never , s oats f. any,' > more
sweettthaniapple baked: -with honey. v r
:=-. -When WHandringhamssheVC makes*
butter? inl.lier;own^cedar,:churhf in. the
dairyi eyeryj'day.7 and. then has a' : lunch-"
eon \ of £ whole ftwheat t and \u25a0- butt'erml Ik*
which*?; she^says ?is •" a^'-'meais fit I for , the
goddess," and-the.-most; wholesome any
pretty womaii can eat.v. ; . : t -. ;.. ••;.-,
GADSKI GENEROUS
IN HER ENCORES
Sings Splendidly and Gives Long
Program of Classical
Music
Divides Honors" With Her Sym
t pathetic Accompanist,
Frank La Forjge
Walter Anthony
. Between the ; inspiration that^ bore
Haydn's modest song, "My. Mother Bids
MeVßind -My Hair," to the world and
the which produced -trio
"Valkyrie,:. Call" and "Dlch Theiire
Halle" there is a history of the .devel
opment" of ;Teuton music. . Mme.iGadski
"at N her* initial concert yesterday A trav»'
eled from - horizon ; to . horizon, from the
east to the west of musicland, arid sang
every foot of the way^ She was in su
perb and she did not falter
throughout the entire program butonce.
and;' that was toward .the. very,", end,
\u25a0when,.,; after singing Strauss' "Zuelg
hurig" twice and Beach's "The Year's at
the 'Spring" ! twice,'- there" was the first
evidence that there were muscles In her
throat; c. No 'program ; could \ have been
more comprehensive than hers.'^ except
one, that would \ include an Italian aria.
She \u25a0. sang, v as suggested Haydn's melody
and; slie | sangj' five vWagnerlah /numbers,
though 1 orily t thr'ee^were. on ; the program ;
she f gave ttwoVjjainty; French pieces out
of r »the - century ; ;.' she : went
back; to, England's -realm _ when^ the Ehg
lish 4 had .some Vmusic of -their 7 own ; and
sang; Arrie's^"Lass;"Wlth'theV Delicate
Air" ;..* she \ crossed ..the \u25a0 seas arid sang
• some -'of. La Forge's songs : and Mrs. H. H.
A. »*: Beach's % fine -rhapsody; > she - sang
'Schubert's ''Die' Junge' Nonne" and his
"Nacht ? und and her audience
; would'nbt let her go until she had added
"The, Erl King.": She sang two Franz
songs,-" i'/Stille. Sicherheit"— Hirie of the
finest songs ' in all . of music's library^ —
and "Ich Lleb elne Blume." Her audience
would not have "enough, \ arid she was
most ' generous in her responses to its
demands. In fact, it was a sort of bar
gain matinee yesterday, so much was
given for the money. ,
LA FORGE IS POPUIiAR :
• Frank La Forge found many .friends
in the Van. Ness theater. He has grown
measureably since he was here before
and- he! still plays the best accompani
ments that we have heard.; No other
singer visiting San Francisco has the
advantage which Jj Mme. Gadski ' enjoys
of so fine and, sympathetic an accompa
nist. He cuts his piano score out -and
flts it without a wrinkle to the curve of
her melodies. There. is no overlapping
of false emphasis; his piano part is just
where: it belongs always, except once in
a while,: when he is t«o cautious about
coverlhg-his soprano's tones with too
much string harmony. It was refresh
ing to observe that his listening public
was not oblivious to his skill and serv
ices, and rewarded him ' when he ap
peared to. play his solos with a hearty
demonstration of approval. Too often
the; accompanist . is overlooked in the
distribution of applause, but La Forge
is Tnot, and it would "seem as though
Mme. ; Gadski is. more conscious than
any ; of -his largre share of the artistic
success which -their duets achieve. ,"
. Contrawise, \La j Forge ]is more than
fortunate In having the amiable good
will .of \u25a0 the great singer-and her gra
,clousness to . sing his ""Esoteric songs.
Mme. Gadski sang two which were^pro
gramod > and then, with \u25a0 a smil© an
nounced that she was going to sing an
other, one by the same composer. La
Forge's"- musical' creativeness is in the
modern fleld/ Not every one can sing
his 'songs. They are a blend of words,
melody and accompanying harmony pat
terned on the model of Schubert's "Dop'
pelganger," where the emotional effect
Is;a triple resultant" of ; the three.cur
rents" of 'poetry. \u25a0 melody and- harmony.
If he does not get pedantic about it and
continues. to keep his musical fount free
from the mud of; affectation he will be
one of the greatest of our American
composers.
GADSKI A GREAT ARTIST , V
I 'have chosen to take up. this much'
time writing 1 about; La Forge because
Mme*. Gadski doesn't need \u25a0 it. Every
body, knows -what a consummate artist
she Is. X! There -. is still all the | bloom of
youth in her voice ; there is no \u25a0 - lack of
intelligence in" her phrasing : and in her
vivid: interpretations,; and : there is the
same vibrant thrill in her tones." .
' Yesterday's ; audience was a crowd \u25a0 in
the .".balcony < and • gallery of the Van
Ness,*; though there were some, empty
seats .downstairs. ' Her audience was
composed of those, who. love muslc, ; and
It : was ; keenly \ responsive ; to the treat
.which Mme. Gadski proffered.
FARCE AT ORPHEUM
IS FULL OF ACTION
"Suppressing the Press" Fur
nishes '.Good-Twenty : iVlinutes
\u25a0 "Suppressing, the Press" is the : name
of .I,the new headllner at the Orpheum
this "week, jit |is - one : of : th*ose scream
ing littlo farces that aepend upon action
more than Swords. * ' Mr. .- and \u25a0 Mrs. . Gene
Hughes, ? who are - great: favorites *In
London; and ; New York, - make their in
itial :.: appearance ; In ;:; thi s . city 2 in V this
skit. ;- - They ; flll their ; roles . amply.
<-"Suppesslng the' Press" Is developod
along .these lines: ..Tiff wife . receives a
sum of ; money .to purchase, a necklace,
but '« instead ' of ; doing .' so, spends [it j for
an' automobile i without . the knowledge
of iher' husband. During, her first spin
Bhe I knocks down .and .runs over, a pe
destrian. The } victim : proves . later to
be -her. brother. The husband has spent
the! night at the club and;-on"the way
home*in; tho, early, morning hours, "also
meets his [.brother- in law, .whom he >be-
II eves % toj^be ;, a , footpad . and at '? whom
.he.Vtakes a, -sho't.'^ Both-try toihlde i their
"embarrassment, and most. of thelcomedy
work is done around, the evening news
paper,' which each tries to : keep • from
the /other. .>.-• The .brother, -who is unin-
IjurearCj appreciates Xthe:; humor; of :the
situation ' and , helps '-2 the farce ', along.
It is a good 20; minutes ofjlively. fuhr, ; .
- ;;.'.. The " three* Yoscarys," ; comedy acro
bats,- do 'a ; lot -of; burlesque .tumbling
\u25a0dressed' in their street clothes \u25a0 and
overcoats." \'^V -;,• , ;,':•.
: . Gus ';•: Hlbbert ; aha Fred i Warren, the
pianist; and'thej dancer,- have ib'een -here
before land \we re /well |; received^ yester*
day. - Anna'lJchter,,thVold ; tlme r Tivoli
favoritq,^sings' a;, fewV selections ' : ] from
popular/ light operas. / ;; ; •\u25a0 ::;
' .^Rogers'; and ?. Deeley , who were here
fof ; at week !=bef ore Hho; Orpheum road
show, are^back, ;completingvthelr;*eh
gagement,Vahd show some singing abil
ity;;' The holdovers-are all good..
CATHOLIC PRIEST. DIES
NEW" 1 YOKK.V Jari: i 10.- 1 — The Kov. De
vocax ; Hughes r of the Roman." Catholic
church iofi.St.; Paul" the Apostle died to
dayiatthe rectory of the Paulist, fathers
inithls;city.; .. . , ' - ; .::.
EXPLOSIONON'CAXAL LIKE
KPANAMA^: Jan^ao^—A^ premature : ex
plosion* occurred: today, at Cucaracha. on
the linp'of the ; Panama «canal; "-'j One* man
was., killed \i instantly and eight were
badlyvhurt. .' V, .. • —
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j AN AUTOMOBILE SNAP
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AUTOMOBILE CLUB
PREPARING RALLY
California Motorists Will Elect
. Officers and. Arrange ; >
Road Race
R.R. l'Hommedieu
The Automobile Club of California is
preparing for its annual meeting
which Is -to be held in March.' There
will" be- a general election,' when the
members of the club will choose. those
who will handle the organization- for
the coming year. The officers are', con
sidering., a ,road:.rac.e, , which: has been
under consideration for several months.
Nothing definite will be rtone'until "after
the 'meeting.
'One of the surprises along automo
bile row Saturday was the announca-
ment made by/ the
Osen & Hunter au
tomobile company
that Edward S.
Martin had joined
*— — \u2666
Martin 'Joins . 1
I Mttcbell Force I
\u2666 — T— • &
the selling force of the company. For
a year or two Martin has been an en
thusiastic Mitchell owner, being very
prominent at both of the Mitchell-jubi
lees, held last summer and the summer
before. His interest in the motor car
is ho strong that he could not -refuse
the .flattering offer made' a short time
ago, by A. E.- Hunter. - ; ;.-.'- --.^ -.."i".'"'
The Wlnton motor carriage company,
through its branch house in San Fran-
Cisco, has sold a
little six cylinder
Wlnton touring car
to James Scarbor-
•$• \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0»$*
I AVlnton Can |
I Selling; Fart !
ough of Los An
geles. The company has sold and de
livered 16 of the little six cylinder 1909
"Wintons so far- this season.
XOTESOP THE AUTO
The latest to purchase an automobile
from the Auburn agency is H. R. Ham
met of Sacramento, who took delivery
from the" Auburn agency of a 24 horse
power two cylinder touring car.
.. • * •
Cuyler Lee reports the sale and de
livery of live 30 horsepower four cyl
inder 1909 Cadillacs. .Two went to
Walterman Brothers of Fresno, two to
Salbach & Middlekopf of Stockton and
one to C. H. Letcher of San Jose. . )
. Cuyler Lee left yesterday morning for
the east, where he is going to visit
the licensed show. . He will \u25a0 also • at
tend the annual dinner to be given to
H..8.; Joy,:. president of the Packard
company, at the factory. Lee will also
visit the Cadillac factory.
A.B. Costigan leaves for the east to
day to attend the show and visit the
factory where the Stevens-Duryea cars
are built.
The Pacific • motor car company re
ports the sale and delivery of a 24
horsepower four cylinder Stevens-Dur- S
yea touring car to A. W. Foster: also
to F. C. Martins of Oakland and G. W.
Hume. The company has also sold a
roadster of the same power to A. Dalton
Harrison. Wellington Gregg has taken
the delivery of his limousine.
BROTHER OF T. A. COX
JOINS IN SEARCH
No Clew "to Whereabouts of
Missing Mining. Man
Additional" efforts were made- to lo
cate T. A. Cox, the mmmg 1 engineer and
government ; deputy, mineral surveyor
of Tucson, Ariz.,who! disappeared from
the'- Fairmont hotel two weeks ago, by
his* brother. Dr. X.*-' Cox. who arrived
from the mining, districts ,of Nevada
last night and ' at, onee 1 ., took up the
search. \u25a0 . \u25a0 %
"»T>r. Cox called, at the Fairmont hotel
last evening to learn whatever, in
formation the- hotel ; management* had
concerning his brother's . mysterious
disappearance.. - Later he called; at" po-*
lice headquarters and \u25a0\u25a0with' the informa
tion there gained -went to the .Western
Union telegraph' office, ;Pine, and Mont
gomery streets, to send messages to
friends^' who he thought 'might, bo of
assistance In the search.
The * whereabouts of : T. 'A.COX Is still
an enigma to his relatives . and the
police,; but with -the presence of his
brother. Dr. Cox. on the' scene" the;in
quiry will be more diligently pursued.
FOOTPAD BEATS AND
ROBS BENJAMIN HECKMAN
Asked ; D irect i o ns ; to ..the V Ferry ,-
Then Assaulted
Benjamin Heckman, 1537 Oak street,
was 'knocked down and robbed by a
lbne ; hrshwayman in Post /street, near
Stelner/ Just aboveFillmore. street, late
last^ night.- Heckman was •found in an
unconscious condition by . Policeman
Smith, who sent: him* to the: hospital.
The robber secured 511.5 0 and a gold
watch^and' chain. . »-; '; v *afiS3ag
t According; to .the story, told. the pwllco
by/ Heckman-,'- ha was , on his ; way home
atthe/time, : astrangrer -came up
to.himand.askedUo;be'directed to the
ferry.- Heckman '.talked' with the- man
for a' moment and as he turned: to point
toward -- Fillmore : street ;•; he recei\-ed • a
blow 5 over - the - heart from a some "• blunt
instrument. "He was 'not seriously in
jured,' however:
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