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Faces and Semes in This Week’s Attractions at Playhouses
VOICELESS DRAMA
HAS ADVANTAGES
Appreciation of Pantomime Is
Instilled in Moving Pic
ture Audience
galjgwa, t!:e audience
its approval as they used to do
srone by,
s. "With 24 new pictures-, every week,
the nickelodeon 0 patron is kept busy,
>pnd that Is why lie doesn't buy more
'iifkets to the plays of the legitimate
thc-ater. Ilis'-demand for entertain
ment is (..satisfied.'. lie can see them
all for th| price of a gallery seat, and
;jf ho lives, in pertinents or occupies
a single room in' a bark hall he is
"glad to get so- much relaxation and
change fr*- so little money. .'■ _■"."-
The -nickelodeon has its reflex ad
vantage to the. legitimate theater,
however. It is cultivating' an «ppre-
of ' f pa n't oral me, in which the
IJTrerfth pictures still excel; it Is set
tine a pace for productions on the dra
matic stage and rendering the public
more critical of settings and scenery.
,It is eliminating: front the theater.the
(jnore obvious • forms of .melodrama.
Svhicb may be better expressed,in pic
tures, aim it is concentrating 1 attention
,to the fact that .De Maupassant- oni
paid "the skeleton of good drama is
pantomime." It will have its Influence
in discouraging "conversational plays"
■ and will , help to . center attention lof
the truth that if the drama is to be
i itn] II must not be, like a novel, talky,
like a. picture book, inert; but like
.a play, fuli of movement and action.
LO TO SIGN CHECKS
A LA BfcRTILLION WAY
Indians .Must impress Ball of
Thumb on Papers
. GUTHniE, Okla., April.29.—Tlirough
an approval of Seer eta ry Fisher of the
Interior department the commissioner
of Indian affairs has directed officials
throughout Oklahoma .that hereafter
Ifvery Indian who ran not write his
name will be required to sign all checks
Mid official papers anil indorse checks
and indorse warrants covering Indian
"money by making an Imprint of the
bull of his right thumb. ' '
AMUSEMENTS
TODAY AT 2:30 I
SCOTTISH KITE-AUDITORIUM i
V»n Nets and Sutter. Phone Franklin 6*31. I
-^.RUSSIAN
# RUSSIAN
SYMPHONY
■<W ORCHESTRA
MATINEES TODAY. 3 gS.i*"""l
EVENINGS IZ""S XX?": "-
Beaton Tickets, *12. $:>. $«: Single Owerti !
12. J1.r,0. Jl.
BOX "f'l'i: AT TTAT.T, TODAY.
GREEKTHEATER ÜBlTi&sfe I
■ Tbnr. Aft - May 4: S«!. Night. May 6.
Sents M.SO. $1. unrrserTH at 75e at
Sherman. Cliy * O.s, San Fruoclwo
and f»»kl«ni1. r«u»l plarf» In Ferkelev.
>TF'l.\\\ A V CIA so
rnmlng—pgnttn Arrlol.— Mur*- Purlieu.
itf)iGRACE
sgsDEMAR
if 91 CHARACTER
a oil SONGS 1
AND 8 FEATUKE ACTS-8
AI CA7 AD Sutler and Sterner
BELASCO & MAYER.' Owners and Manajers.
.? MATIXKE TODAY.
I>AST TIME TONIGHT,
Izetta Jewel, Thurston Hall
Ana the Al. azar riayprs in
THE AVIATOR
;,rfllCES~Nizlit. 2-V to $1- Mat.. £> tr> 50c.
• COMMEXCIXO TOMORROW EVENING,
Gr«e« CjporEe's Gr»at*«t_StK-c«>s«i.
"A WOMAN'S WAY"
This Week’s Attractions
COLUMBIA—Sarah Bernhardt in repertoire of French
drama.
SCOTTISH RITE AUDITORIUM—Modest Aitschuler
and Russian symphony orchestra.
SAVOY—Blanche Ring in "The Yankee Girl."
ALCAZAR—Izctta Jewel in "A Woman's Way."
; ORPHEUM—Vaudeville"
; EMPRESS—Vaudeville.
AAIERICAN—MusicaI comedy and vaudeville. *
VALENCIA—Benefit, "An Irish Christmas."
i IDORA PARK, OAKLAND—"Wizard of the Nile" and
! Philippini and his band.
POPULAR PAIR ON
ORPHEUM’S BILL
Sam Chip and Mary Marble Will
Renew Acquaintances at
Vaudeville House
The Orpheum bill this -week has an
inviting appoaraner. It will bo headed
by Sam Chip and Mary Marble, two of
the biggest "little"; cards in vaudeville.
They- will appear In the quaint little
play,-"In Old Edam," which is a splen
did vehicle for their great , ability.
They will have the support of that
sterling actor, John Dunne, of '"Milk
White Flag" celebrity.
Clarice Vance, who has a permanent
place in actor, John Dunne, of "Milk
lag" celebrity.
Vance, who lias a permanent
the hearts of Orpheum audi
ences, will return after an absence of
five years and delight with her coon
ditties. The last few years have been
spent by her in London at the Palace
AMUSEMENTS
Saf<-^r. and' Most Magnificent Theater io
Anjerica.
.WEEK BEGINNING THIS AITERNOi.N
i MATINEE EVERY DAY
Till; STANDARD OF V.U I>EVII,I.E
Upturn Vauderillx Apn^urance of
"THE MT SK At, OOMEDV STABS"
SAW CHIP & MART MARBLE
In * Pelft'-Dlstoen* Wlfh Dlttl*s.
"IN OLD EDAM"-' ■■
■Written by ADna Marble. Poll<vk
First TTe»t*rn Tour in Six Tears
CLARICE TAlfCl
"THE SOUTHERN SINGER" :'.
THE MARVELOUS FILLERS
PRESENTING THEIR SENSATIONAL
■ '■ ■ ■• WHIRLWIND PAM'KS
Glad,* (LARK & BERGMAN Henry
rwnting "A "BASEBAI.i. FLIRTATION"
ABTHUR DEAGOX
LATE STAK OP "THE FOLLIES OF 1907,
1008, loop. 1910."
GOLEMATB EUROPEANS
IfOTELTT
CANINE AND FELINE ACTORS
(LAY SMITH & MEL>OTTE
TWINS
IS" "ARTISTIC NONSENSE"
Norelty of , the Age.
DAYLIGHT MOTION PICTURES
SECURED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE
ORPHEUM CIRCUIT
Last Week—Great Comedy Hit.
BERT COOTE & COMPANY
Pre^ntlng "A LAMB ON WALL STREET"
ETenlnß Prices—l Or. 2.v. [,or. 75c. Box
»eats, 11.00. Matinee prices (except Sun
day* ami hol!<la.v«ii. 10e. 25c, We. '
PHONES DOUGLAS TO. HOME CI3TO ■
infIBAPARK
■V MM TAKE KEY ROUTE
■ M 0 V I mi^^T[liMAW«»
YOURS
FOR
FUN
Gljantlc Dlrerslfled Program Today. Including
DON rillUrriM and HIS BAND
Th« Idora. Open Co. in "THE GEISHA"
* • 38 Rollicking Concemlons
The Blsgett Bunch of Real Fun for a Dime
■, In the West, ' ■
Bafflaninr Koaday; Ni*ht Mora Comic Opera
C 0.,, Introducing Agii*» Cain Brown in "The
Wlinrri nf th. \Mlp '•
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. SUNDAY. APRIL 30, 1911,
theater. Miss Vance brings with her
a budget of new songs. ■*■-';.
The •'Marvelous Millers."' renowned
votaries of terpsichore, will illustrate
the poetry of motion in ballroom and
whirlwind dancing. \
Gladys Clark and Henry Bergman
will present an engaging little musical
skit entitled \ "A Baseballj Flirtation"
It is a fine'vehicle for comedy dialogue
and lively sinking and dancing.'
This week will be (he last of Arthur
DeagOn*. who la making a great lilt
with his monologue. It will also con
clude the engagements of Goleman's
canine and feline actors; Clay Smith
and the Melnotte twins' and Bert Coot*
in the diverting sketch, "A Lan on
Wall Street" • : .*■*"" -\ .
A novel series of daylight motion
pictures frill terminate, the program.
AMUSEMENTS
" M.AM.INTKR ST., A \/(^^V r Phoncii! Market 130
3Vear Market aT^^*^ V V^r. M. HomeJ2S22
'; ■ — ii r Kc-ij ft lr»UjSlbs OnOm — ■■ '" —
TONIGHT AND FOR TWO WEEKS ' ■
LEW, FIELDS and FRED McKAY Present
BLANCHE RING
America's Foremost Singing Comedienne
♦ IN THE MUSICAL COMEDY
THE YANKEE GIRL
With HARRY CILFOIL and 50 Others
NIGHT AM) SAT. MAT.. 50c to $2; THURS. MAT.,; 50c to $1.50
COMMENCING TUESDAY EVENING MAY 16TH. -
Combined Stellar Engagement Extraordinary *
.MIT. K. H. „ ','. MISS JILI.V
SOTHERN and MARLOWE
IN SHAKESPEAREAN REPERTOIRE
ARRANGEMENT OF PLAYS """"^ "~"
Tu«*., May 18th ...:..."Macheth" Hon., May 2Zd. ... "Merchant of Venice"
. Wed., May 17th.. "Taming- of th» Shrrw" Tte».. May 28d. . . "Merchant of Venie»"
Thura.M*t..JUy 18th,"B.om»o and Juliet" S. 61" J* ay ,B *th "Macbeth"
. Thuri.. May 18tt........... "HunM" Th^! IIC May S(th" h -"At You Like It->
Frl., M. 19th....:'... "Twelfth Ki.hf JJ^H^Sth ■■"««^i- 1 a'nd^X"
Sat Mat., May 80th. ."Kart.th" SatTMat'May aithV-TaniinTof ttt Bhre^"
Sat., May 30th........ ."A, You Like It Bat., May 87th .7. "Romeo and Juliet"
For th» ronwJlenre nt the puMlr. the management has arranged to l«.n. t« a t« „» for*
th» Sothern-Marlowe enj;a?etnent. prior to box offl.-« sale. Patrons^ who have rp"/lT«l «»h
scriptlon bl«nka are aUTisM to send in their order, at r>nce '» not v.~!*;
blanks through the. mail can obtain Mmc, with all Information. «l Ik.x offlcp and swire
seats immediately, or by addressing manasement Saroy Tbeucr. Triteii, 50c to I"
AMERICAN
CjL THEATER * '
:arket ft. nr. "tU—Phonen Market SSI, JltS
Week Beg. Sunday Matinee, April 30th
EyTIRS CHAKGB OF ■- BILL Sf SPAYS
THE ONLY LAUGH SHOW IN TOWN.
THE
ARMSTRONG
20TH CENTURY
MUSICAL COMEDY CO.
Present a Whirlwind of Fun.
UN6OFKHA-Roo'
Big, Sparkling Chorus of "Baby Dolls."
•t —Choru» Girls' contest Friday ETftcin,
: BIG VAUDEVILLE OLIO
Matin«e Daily. . „.....:..,........ l(V, 20
Two Shows Nightly. „;..... We, -!>■■. 30
ACTRESS TO SHOW
“A WOMAN’S WAY”
Izetta Jewel Will Disclose Arts
of Femininity at the
Alcazar
"A Woman's Way," which Is an
nounced as the Alcazar's offering this
week, commencing Monday night, will
afford Jzotta Jewel and the regular
company unusual opportunity for im
pressive individual and ensemble act-
Ins. It was written by -Thompson Bu
chanan, author of "Lulu's Husbands."
Mips Jewel will have the role of
Marion Stanton, the young and pretty
wife of Howard Stanton, who has be
come infatuated with Mrs. BlaKemore,
a dashing widow. An automobile »c
--1 cident In which Staiiton and his In
amorata figure gives Marion her first
Inkling that all is not as it should
be in her home. The sensational
papers make much of the affair on
account of the social prominence of
those involved, and the circumstances
of the secret ride are communicated
to the audience through the efforts of
reporters to get the- story. Stanton
endeavors to elude them, with the re
sult that they substitute conjecture,
for fact, but the wife refuses to be
convinced that her husband holds the
widow in -his esteem. "If that woman
I seta my husband she'll have to earn
him," is her resolve, and she acts in
accordance with it. Pretending to re-
Fign herself to being "a discarded and
deceived wife. she invites Mrs. Blake- '
more to a dinner as the guest of
honor, and among those jjvhom the [
latter meets are several other men
whom she had captivated.
Marion's plan is to givr her spouso
HARBOR VIEW
NOT WITHDRAWN
BOOSTERS' MEETING
Wednesday Eve., May 3d
Auditorium Yerba Buena
School
GREENWICH ST. NEAR FILLMORE
The ONLY SITE for
SAN FRANCISCO
Golden Gate Valley Imp. Asso.
F. L. HANSEN, President.
all. ho can endure of the woman and
then suddenly unmask her. One after
another the various slaves' of th«
widow are pilloried anil thrust upon
the mercies of their respective wives.
1 amusement's
iSLLlbiS2£t]
100 ACTS IN 100 MINUTES
ill
&BBgg£osk 33 INCHES TAIL
rnfß STRANGE AND
L« «IV WONDERFUL
ALSO HERD OF BIGGEST ELEPHANTS
SUPERB, SPECTACULAR, ORIGINAL
CIRCUS, 600 People, 450 Animals
BABY HIPPOPOTAMUS
40- SELLS-FLOTO CLOWNS-40
FIGHTING THE FLAMES
Gorgeous Street Parade
10:30 O'CLOCK EACH MORNING
10,900 Seats- 1 _ ..- ... ... \-
Twice its General Admission
Former Size —„ n j' n *-.
Bring van, the This Day «nd Date
folks and see jtfSSjkx ft M ■
cus for 25 cents. J/i&~ ':.fffij&L
2 Compute Per- . • B.#i^ Mb
forma nee % Dally, CSvSSSS? BJ«^ Jfe»
Rain orShlne, at '
2 and Sp. 111. \mmmmmmamau*mmmmmmmmt
Doors Open One ' Hoar Earlier, *Wf%B
. Admitting of a Visit to the Big 2. 111
, MAY 3, 4 5 6, 7
SEAT SALE AT
SHERMAN, CLAY & CO.
TENTS PITCHED AT
|I2TH and MARKET STS.
Parade Thunndny, ' May 4, 10:30 a. m.
CONCERTS, LECTURES, ETC.
"A~RION"
—:—■:, '— sixGixr, SOCIETY —— ~
CONCERT AND BALL,
WEDNESDAY, -MAY 3, 1011, B sts P. M.
8137 ;: SXT T E B i- BTHEZT
GOLDEN GATE COMKANDESY HALL
Admission .. SO Cents
I WEEKLY CALL, $ 1 PER YEAR
AMUSEMENTS
AAi Illinil T*e l.farting I tomoht— last TIME
■ .111 IMRIA PlayhT.r ZIEGFELD REVUE
UUI-UlflDlflGearyendMason: FOLLIES OF 1910
OM3 WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY, MAY IST
Curtain nines—Evenings at 8 .Sharp—Matinees at 3 Sharp ■"
Last Appearance In Sau Francisco of the World's (>rra(eat Artiste
B*% MME- SARAH
B|^ MME. SARAH
fIHBI-» AXD HER OWN COMPANY
With Complete Prodactiona From Theater Sarah Bernhnrdt, Paria
Direction of 'Win. F. Connor •-. >
Mon.. May Ist. "L'AIGLON": Tuea., "CAMILLB" ; T\>d. Mat., "MADAME
X": V/ed. ■Kve.A"JKANNE D'ARC": Thurs.. "LA SORCIERE"; Friday,
•'MADAME X": Sat. Mat.. "I/AIOtOK'; Sat. Kve., "LA TOSCA"; Sun. Eve.,
"SISTER BEATRICE" and "JEAN MARIE."
ADDED MATINEE THURSDAY—"SAPHO"
TWO WEEKS- coslsllfi Ay MAY 8
DAVID BELASCO SENDS SAN FRANCISCO ANOTHER TRIUMPH!
THE LIUV
Adapted from the French by Dnvitl Belaaco
NANCE 0 'NEIL — CHARLES CART WRIGHT
JULIA DEAN, ALFRED HK'KMAN, OSCAR EAGLE :
AND THE FAMOUS BELASCO COMPANY
THE GREATEST DRAMATIC ORGANIZATION IN AMERICA
; ■••.,. SEAT SALE THURSDAY
Scottish Rite Auditorium
VAN NESS AND SUTTER
THURSDAY' EVE.. MAY 11
-V THE FAMOUS
CountessKnuth
Royal Banish Pianist and . Our Own Victor •de
Gomej, ■ Cellist.
Tableau Moonlight Sonata.
Mall order* for seats payable. to R. E. Wale*,
at hall!'; Seat sale Tuesday. May 9, at Sherman,
Clay & Co.'s. Prices, |1, $1.50, $200.
BALDWI.V riAXO USED
I THIS: SOiH..RN-toAKLOV\E
i RODLTTION Of •
MACBETH
IN THE
GREEK THEATER
*':"-'■"/. ' Will occur oa the evening of v ■
I Class Day, May 15th
Admission, $1. Reserved Mat*, II.M and 92.
>; Tickets will c> on sale on Tuesday. May 3th.
at I Sherman. Clay A Co. 'f . San * Francisco and
| Oakland,; and •at ' the usual sales places ,in
Berkeley. . -
;;; A<lvaiw<> - orders, accompanied - by. check >or
money order," will ttlled by Wm. D. Armea,
chairman ' of; the : musical > and dramatic com
mlttee.illDlTeniity of California. '
VALENCIA
rhone Market; IT.
Week May I, 1911
\ A Special Matinee on Sunday. May' 7.
Emmctt ' Sheridan Presents
AN IRISH CHRISTMAS
(By Walter Montajrue.).
Under the ' ant«plr>es •of the Ancient Order of
Diberniana. and the Ladiet' Auxiliary.' -
' . A Strong Professional. C»«t,
F. J. Kelleher and *■ Hi» "> Dancers * from * the
; --■-■;.■; GMlie ; Club.
PRICES— .V* and $1.00 orchestra »eat».
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SnlminiDß and Tub Baths '.':
Salt water - direct . from the ocean. - Open
•▼err day; and evening. Including Sundays
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■-•Natatorlum reset-red Tuesday and Friday
morning!! from V o'clock to noon for women'
only;-' .■.■.-'.. „-•-":
' "Filtered' Ocean Water Plo»*e"
COMFORTABLY HEATED
Hot Air ■ Hair ; Dryers for Women Bathers. \
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