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Orpheum "Headliner" Misfit Oscar Wilde Play Not for Vaudeville "A Florentine Tragedy" Seems to Have Been Written in the Poet's Earlier Years HIS LANGUAGE BOTHERS HOUSE Stories of Walter Kelly, Merill and Otto and Other Attractions Partly Re deem Program WALTER ANTHONY \ Florentine Tragedy"' npuel written by Oscar Wilde when thai • ■ ■■ ■: • • ,i rly period % ■ . Bernard some ' Homeric, Shakespearean or rlas \ Florentine Tragedy" .^eems . : blank v< rse. Its lan : ; •;. i >; phnmi aodlence last pectant attitude rjf -\\ .rthing I There waa ant in the plot, lie the husband; the noble was tb« . • . wife was easily won. Sins amaturgy are always freely for- Wilde for the sake o< the wit - in to compensate, be* there i wit in the lines of the noble who ■ (fe, nor in the line? : with celerity Into unalluring arms of the '..-.- i hero wit in the sp. .-band who enters suddenly. there wit In the development hereby ii happened • equeni i l>eenee« • lady, \M» \ n TOIIIOI S .. ■ ■ ■ , , it almost -■ in fur a trag rentine fa ■ • ■ ■ torioufl Then the • I did nft know you were eelf forth terchant's arms; and the j i dldn'J know you ; \ 'k>rentine ' . . ; • oseri - I richer; and vaude* Iting ol ; " • star ICisfl ' 'onsta nee ■iriu ■ iblv. B ambiti< ■ i Mill«'t. • ' ••! and j ' , in none of which v. ■ ; ii"vo hard and ; tie RU rtain whrthcr t>r helow tho standard n\\,\ PARIXI UKTKIKVKD ragedy, | i ed as •traction of an Orphoum Us mediocrity from which Walter C. Kelly, which rescue it. j ill and Frank Otto have a ■ icy have - Llai •: -. Hopkins j ■ a Pull man miliar, but is a - X ' ards .-'t- the pal- j tome amai Hii ■ oaa< d: perfunctorily delivered, but j ■■ , Jim-j this ■ • • nting "A I eai ot hia later Hine act" In vatnie ■ t for Vf. 8. GODQWSKY STARS AS SICAL CONJURER ome to • ■■ pleas -. na why o*y and warm Id have been crowded. { :itals ar.' necessary ■ ;l!l Slim UP \ - At least three 1 to cover even • - ' r I Iβ prod -i -i . ■ - terpieces nf • for hi ■ ■ ■< - lilting imiliar erleben." S !•«>! HISOBIS o! M lf/ra , y, ho md a rsegKios c them out in mod niea, which th.eir simpliciti|"s impetent to support. virtuoso rauslc fllianoe; be combined | con trapun tally rind played one] anol her theme d overed the horde, J diszj .scale passages, • ie tntu'l i ni ft.'.. waits as H oraa • • • wa it/.. And. ii-it - ; di (Acuities, ■ vi iiiounted I for no deeeripth ■ ihnn "magnil; ■ k I envied ■ beca use, were too busy gasping Godowsky'e fingers j n of his music, ■mi! i I recommend several licar > many sided art. j not be ' ompassed in an I afternoon. TKEME BATHED l.\ « oi.OK i pedals, for : afternoon M i to aperoachea T playing from ical angl". > clarity of phrasing, such ingeni i - mingling of harmonies, such dis • overtoi ' 'Three footlight favorites who appear at local playhouses this Week- plptel ■ . 1■ ' - ■ merely to listen to pbj with as in ■ dy" In F* j ■' » trill, over an open pedal, of cerulian and beauty. r•.l p« wiHt ■ i itoioweky uic, II perhaps a | to somi self, )'■■!■ instance —to Bad so ran the authentically musical and in liLs play) tie ctret msia nee I am i ire up to I ■ siiincni I'f-LTiiini' i<»n. Wit c f roi temperamental singer thrills through its sheer "loveliness ovn the singer !})•■()«■ 11! . t y. uarfDiTT <v- tom: i • Chopin sonata <iurinft the lyrical in- - merits of the first exhibition of I h ,, ren dered iit t<-» tenderness a theme n<>t nof ;ilii.> for Its iiitrinsii-- beauty, but whi-M v.-nniil be rather rlnvinc: under less perfect and sane treatment. The artistry <>f Oodowsky ;.- a elation In the posslbilitHts of the pianc- I if his recH ulfl are not at ny piano pupils it w'll tre niHny piano derelict i!i ihity. To glimpse of CrDdowsky's im , uruble art is to forfeit an experience [ which i - Hn not possibly be up ti) hv nny other man who plays upon the piano. BISPHAM TO SING AT TWO CONCERTS ■ • \>ar\ \ ■ ■ ■. ill be 1 the i f the Han FrancH January I EUsi - tio ■ of the ■ I ills ptu gruni SEVENTH I'Hl , ! l.\i; COKCERT 1 '-iihn »ft< 1 i>l ; Grand M . tlftuv tte - \V'-".« , , (rodi "The WftU ... IVagacr I':tvi.i f.i-pli.llil H .....Lab) 11..11.v t.-t i Prologue- l>.i\ Id Bispfeu i-i ft! [••■uiiih'iat i< - . hiirid Btspl ■ ■ ■•I l • ■ Overture "IM2" ... t-, mikuwskr EIGHTH I'«iri I \i; CONCERT S»ii'!:ii :ifi'-f :i. •■>). January 12. Iftl" Orertei a ti-1 Juliet" i ('nrinisli'-.l -' B3 phony Hint ><>iiu from n Itfnm [MBtOmilßC froM "Haewwl iilHl Gretel" Ibnniwrrlfnok Soßfn witli l»:tfi,l BUp bam v ipanisf Herri •; i l!<j t. BIG HOUSES CONTINUE TO SEE "THE MOTOR GIRL" Mm l>lll n« <ir.-iinl llnkc of \o«Mll<-lnirK ItrunilK l*iiri»i:*n Ilo((| "I nfair" ••The Motor • rted off on the fourth w>, . r-gjef;;] engage ment »! the Savoy theater yesterday with hi? houeee_ both afternoon and evening. The two act musical comedy, which was a great bit at the Lyric the ater, New York, has been brought ep mimitt* by Kolb and Dill and ■ Is !u good, clean fun, while the musical numbers, most of then) by Julian Edwards, composer of "When Cornea Marching Home, ,, are written, tuneful and cat night Max M. Dili, wearing the Jed ribh' n of the grand duke of Noo dleburg. eenl hia a'idltori Into screajns of laughter by su'idenly walking up and down the stage and denouncing the Grai d hotel, Pa ris, -ne is lai'i. as an "unfair Maude Lillian Borri, i re ceived a war!!, . rothy J tai • . the motor girl. THE SAX FRANCISCO CMAj. MONDAY. JANrARY <i. 1.01:',. FISHER'S THEATER STAR HEADS PANTAGES BILL Edna Gordon in Title Role of "Little Miss Manicure" at Vaudeville House Little Kirn Manl i w program this we.ek ■ ■ '. 'I'he ad has sey _ :;.tl features which ana nee and sparkle with witti cisms. Miss - Kilna Gordon, a San Kran ciscan, ha\ ins: been a member of the '•id Kolb .iii'i i>iii company at b'ish er*a theater before the fire, is In the title role and la assisted by ESdward Nevltts. "Sicilian B1 eel Serenadere" la acted .'■ Chrisf opher, Italians, with L.-e.»,i \..: fit Captain Tieber's ■ vii in tliis city Minsti( ! Five" is a musical s!j;il bla<kface comedy. The g is good and the |okee arc new. anian-Van Dieman's troupe of s«> ciety n'-f..bats perform difficult feat*. The troupe is composed of women and metning original in line of vaudeville. The "Qabberts Two" are novelty gynfnasts who dis i onsidera ble ability. ■ rh« i tounseltor," i>; pduced by King, Virginia Thornton an') ■ ■ ■ I thrilling a<t With a j t\" fit laid plot; Tt Is a human interest ' eryday life in a groat i city. ■NOMINATING COMMITTEE WILL SUBMIT NAMES ju*!:ic«y «>n Onklaml Chamber of Com- nicrce I>lrertoratt> to Filled f <• \ >. .Jan. •"■. - -Tii<- nominating I committee of the Chamber of Com-. \w\\ Bubmlt a list of names fur membership on the board of directors of the chamber for the coming rear a< h meeting of Uμ old board Tues day morning The annual election for directors of the chamber will take place on th ,, following Tuesday in th<2 chamber ryoms, The nooilnatJng committee includes ill. A. i.• ■• t (fehajnnan), )•". W. Bliger, i , . <;. Monroe, Ja'tn-s p. Taylor an J B. l». white. Following the election of the 21 directors for the coming year tli<=: new board will meet the next day j ajiii choese Hie president and first and I second vice president*. The polls will p ji on el-eetfon day from 12:30 : o'clock until s o'clock, A number of I m»-n have h>-on mentioned for the of- Bee <■!' president tot the costing year, among tn*ta Victor If. Pfetcaif an.l [Vice Pre»iden>t George i:. Randolph. At the meeting of the directors Tuesday a bearing will be given to a delegation representing the Sacra mento Chamber of Commerce on rropOeed greater state fair ■. 11- Iβ planned to extend ; and increase the state fair, and the capital city delegation will present the -itioF> fOT action on the part of the local body. . Fiftieth Anttiverwary—Sacramento, January *s, of the Central Pacific <".round* i Breaking. Unveiiins of Commemorative I Tablet, Ip. m. Reduced rates for round trip via Southern Pacific, Tickets on sale January 6, 7 and S. Return limit ' Jasniai - I" - Aflvt. BITTER BOURBON CAUCUS CLOUDS SPEAKER'S SEAT Increase in Gross Earnings Tax Rates of Public Utili ties Is Accepted as Deficit Solution SENATE COMMITTEES TO BE REORGANIZED Anti-Saloon League Wants Sale of Liquor Excluded From Exposition ■1 Itjspatvh to The Tall i TUB CALL HEADQUARTERS. SAC j RAMISNTO, Jan. 5.—A democratic as •Tßembly caucus will bo organized to morrow morning and the sp> akership contest again Is in the air. The preservation of party Hnes and the nomination of candidates lor com plimentary votes in the assembly was the bone of contention in a stormy democratic caucius that ran over the midnight hour. Senators Oaminetti and Curtin vip orous=ly supported a resolution by Baffby of Santn Barbara to put up a democratic ticket, which nnally pre vailed. KII.MXfiSWORTH CHAXCiKS FRONT Gatberson <>t Kings. Stuckenbruck of San Joaquin and Polsley of Tehama. all pledged to V. A. Sutherland of Fresno, fought vigorously against the preser vation of partisan lines and strongly advised democrats to go into a nonpartisan caucus that would j i*'ld something in the way of pfctce and influence. Killingswoi th. who had climbed into the Sutherland band wHpnn early in the evening, made an other temporary change of front, de clarinK that he was a candidate for tli" sprukership and expected the sup port of tlie democrats. If the democrats wh.. have pledged their support to Sutherland can he taken away from him by the caucus agreement there will be no nonparti san caucus and the fight for the speak ership will be in doubt until a candi date actually Is nominated. JTAKT >IK\ FOR SITHERI.AM) Sutherland will receive the votps of all but two of the Taft republicans on the first ballot. Hayes of Santa Clara county will vote for Bohnett. and ' Johnson of San Bernardino will vote fur Benedict. Hayes* vote will go to Sutherland, 'if it is needed , , after the first ballot. ISo will the vote of Oelder of Aiameda I county, who will vote for Bohm th.- first ballot. The attitude of the Taft men was j ; determined tonight at a conf< ; participated in by members of both bouses. After organization the repub ' lirans will hold conferences or eau : ruses on matters of legislation, with -1 out regard to the makeup of the or- | s^anization caucuses: The San Francisco delegation did the j expected thing tonight. It formally! agreed tr> support Sutherland for speaker. That agreement Included Schmitt and Bush, republicans, all the ssivee and the democrats with I tlw possible exception of Walsh. STITKKN BRICK FOH Sl/TIIKRI. \\D Stuckenbl"iif-k, who was the choice of the anti-Bell democrats for the com plimentary vote for speaker, put in a busy div' working for Sutherland. Killingsworth and Mβ friends who went into the democratic meeting de clined to admit thai they considered it an organization caucus The call for the senate caucus was posted late tonight, rt was signed by .-t republicans and progressives, j Wright of San Diego and Larklns of Visalia, who refused to participate in an exclusive progressive program, signed the agreement today. No demo- j crat's name was affixed to the agree ment and up to midnight no democrat had boen invited to sign. The five progressives and one repub lican whose signatures were absent had not arrived in Sacramento. They were Anderson, Cassidy, Oerdee, Hewitt and Rush. Cassidy, the republican, had given toe senate leaders assurances that he] would sign. With that assurance they] were confident that the caucus at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning would in clude every senator not elected as a ! demo- rat ntdUBAME OF i tii rm> tax A substantial Increase in the gross earnings tax rates of the utili ties corporations in the segregated class is accepted as the probable solu tion of the revenue problem confront ing the legislature, which will convene tomorrow. Senate leaders stoutly protest that th.re (a no program. Less vigorously, but no less confidently, they express the belief that the deficits will be wiped out and the growing expenses of gOT errrment provided for by increasing the corporation tax rates. A majority of these men are close enough to the administration to be able to .-peak by the book. They believe j that the corporations now paying i per i cent, of their gross earnings in lieu of other forms of taxation will be assessed 5 per cent. None has any hope of finding a means of making the increase applicable to this year"s revenues. That involves another problem, perplexing in the ex treme. The most conservative estimates in dicate that the revenue produced by the segregated gross earnings taxes will be fully $600,000 short of the amount necessary for the normal in creases in governmental expenses for the ensuing year. Those estimates do not contemplate provision for the special appropriations for which there will be an unusual and an insistent demand at this session. An increase of 2"> per cent in the gross earnings tax total will, it is be lieved, add approximately $200,000 to the state's revenues, wipe out the promised deficits and provide for neces sary building extensions. Senator Newton L. Thompson, the tax expert of the majority side in the senate, seems to be no more favorably impressed with the Bhanahan plan for a graduated Income tax than with the suggestion that a general ad valorem tax be levied. Thompson probably will be chairman of the senate committee on taxation and tax legislation. He is one of the accepted taxation authorities of the State. He believes that the corporation rates will be increased; that there is no possibility of making the rates ef fective before March and that therefore the revenue can not be availiable for a year and a half. •'UNDERSTANDING" IV SENATE The organization of the senate in volves the appointment of a new chairman for virtually every committee of importance in the upper house. Every one protests that there is no program, but there is an understanding that probably will work out something like this: L,ee C. Gates of T-os Angeles will be j chairman of the committee on judiciaiv- I GOLDBERG'S GUY E. l<. Btrobridge of Bajward will head the finance committee \. H. Breed of Oakland probably will nit at the head of the table In I th« labor committee mom. Wiiiiiiin Kehoe of fiureka will euc <<•»-.! su-obridgp ;is chairman of the committee on education, . Thompson of Los Anceles will head the tax committee. Leslie Hewitt of l.os Angeles ;«nd I Lero) \. W rich! of San l>iego. If the latter goes Into the nonpartisan cau cus, may draw their former commit tee chairmanships. it f.s understood that Hewitt prefers to remain M the head of the com snittee on municipal corporations, and, although a regular, Wright was a most v.-ilued leader of the committee on fed eral relations. Several democrats are loaded v.ith [ anti-alien land ownership bills and exclusion resolutions. The chairman ship of the federal comrnlt t'f will riot be pmight very eagerly. and Wright, who, it is conceded, is any- . thing but timorous, may be giv<=>n a j place of extreme importance, but Blight popularity. CHAIM.<UN Iβ VN ISSI X Senator Btrobridge. who efcpects to be chairman of the finance committee, ! and who intf*n'!s to make a Rg • the chairmani-iM!' of the Ala county joint delegation, has relieved | the feelings of several senator? by pro- | ducing a candidate f- r rhaplain against Rev. Frank Baker of Sacramento. Baker was chaplain of the last as sembly. His Invocations were widely reported. The assembly took vast pride in his spiritual guide and his interest in pendiner legislation. Not bo In the senate, and Strobridgre. Get m fhe gome ( with a jimmy pipe f Hit the top notch of tobacco delight by jamming your jimmy brimful of Prince Albert. Right there is first-water pipe joy, because P. A. simply can't bite yjur tongue. The "broil ,, is cut out by a patented process. Got everything you or any other PiP enthusiast ever yearned for —flavor, /^y^Sg^, ities. You can smoke it all day* jj^S'fi&v a tingle on that tongue! ||? JftOT " As a cigarette, Prince Albert is a i\w-/ / J IflHi put. No matter whether you ever ' * • tried to roll a cigarette or not, j;otf ~. Jf/> 07/z roll P. A. without half trying. Prince Albert gives you a new idea of how delicious 'n^^^^s^^^^? a cigarette can be. It is unlike any B^^^®fi «^^ JcZV other tobacco, particularly the "free- llSll^Ml^Sl If you Want a cigarette smoke that's | Wi^W fjLjiN* g°°d for what ails you, get the P. A. f / 2 \ makin's and do a little celebrating on f fflm\ { Hpi|/ ' '*' ever ywhere in toppy 5c red \ / vffffir/ bagM, 10c tidy red tins and handsome \ ■Rβ / VJjjM/ pound and half-pound humidors. V^KK^X |L?ScSL R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. /a fgwwmioMcco 5 i M r burningwpeand 5 N>.tI Tt ~' ij WWllI»lUIl-i3<lldll, W m V, CIGARBTTE tOBACCOt has presentfcd Rev. B. D>-nt tfaylor, pas tor of the Congregational church in Hayward, as the organization candi date. Former Assemblyman Andrew Cun niOgham of San Francisco formally en tered thf» fight for sergeant at arms of ( the iiiiimMy today. Cunningham's candidacy is the result of an agree ment between himself and Walter Mc- Donald, who were thrown into on , die. trief by the reapportionment. • 'unningluim agreed to get out of Mc- Donald's way in return for the delega tion's support for sergeant at arms. Until ilie San Francisco agreement • to the surface last night EZdward Reese "1" Sacramento, assistant ser geant at arms at the last session, was the lone candidate. PROHIBITION I'OII FAIR ETRGKD Prohibition for the Panama-Pacific exposition tract is the legislative goal Sought by Rev. P. IE. Gandier, presi dent of the California Anti-Saloon league S Gandier today said: There will be thousands and J thousands of persona from all part / of the worl,i in San Fraenisei 1915, A largo portion of these will be drinking people. However, they will know they can pet nil the liquor.they care for outside the L'rnund?. They will nor want to tike their families wherp they will find saloons on every hand. Tt l< fnr this purpose that I shall sck the enactment of a law providing , that the sale of no intoxicating drinks be permitted on the tract durinsr the fair. Another bill Gandier will hay-> in troduced is designed to compel the re moval of saloon signs In towns which have gone "dry." In several towns, he says, signs may be found though ?aionn? were dosed months ago. CLEVER VAUDEVILLE SKIT AT EMPRESS THIS WEEK "Fun in a Cabaret," Weber and Fields Offering, Is Well Staged This weeks hill at the Kmpress the ater is the b**l ":i" in NV«nl wof-ks. "Fttn in a Cabaret," the third "f the Weber and Fields offerings to be sent over the Sullivan and Oonsidine cir riiit. is a fi.jvor and well staffed art. The skit is a vaudeville turn In its*'' with two clever comedians and severa! good specialties. Cutchy pong? and a pretty chorus of young girls are also features. Pauline Fletcher and company nivn th« sketch. "The Girl With the Takinjf Way." Don Carney, a singing come dian of icucfa ability, makes a hit thin with bin pongs. Virginia Grant. ;.n attractive woman, also sings pleasingly. I>eT*re and T.*»wis Iμ il turn up ivera#e seen in k'liie. ire trained and do itih'iv interestint an>l amusing stunts. Those who like b;m.i" playing will flrrd ■ .• in tli«> work of I.ovell and Williams. They Bins play old fa- Two reala of Paris pictures ■ . i. the prog ram. "ROMEO AND JULIET" IS PRODUCED IN PHOTOPLAY Trnju'ily on Si-rrrn KliritM Both \p- l>l:i<i««* ;in>l inirs in Mcamire to Satttefy slam of Drama ThrongJ ■' the bucoc— ive aadiencea a( Ihe imperial, Grauman'a new $JO(i.oiM) Cheater) y.>sterdH\ _ when "Romeo ainl Juliet" was reproduced irr ;i magnificently staged photoplay. The Shaltfespearean tragedy on the screen elicited quite enough applause and tears from the audience* to satisfy stars of the dram;i. The I'la operatic trio. which has made a greal hit by a masterful play- Ing of Verdi's compositions, still is a feature at the theater. Senor Serafln iMa. barytone; Mine. Pla, a woman with it remarkable range that permits her to sing contralto, and Ro salie Mulhalt, soprano, are the mem bers of the trio. Irene Mitchell, songstress, combines a series <■!" striking changes of cos tume with a repertoire extending from ballads and 'lassie? to the so called ir music. In addition to "Romeo and Juliet" n. number of other "iririvif" plays arp pro\i<i' j d, and then there is the picture newspaper, which displays actual hap penings caught by the moving picture camera man. NEW IMPROVEMENT CLUB (ir/atfr ■mnHmm l)i»tri«-t Aeworiation lv B«* Formed >. .lan. ".—Plan? have been for the formation of h new im provement club to bo known as Mi* , Greater Business District association, embracing residents and property own ers within Sixtf-nt ii and Twenty-fourth streets and Ban Pablo and Telei avenues. The following committee his bees appointed to offset permanent or ganization club: George i>. Gray, H. E. Rowell. Charles Quayl-, J. ''. Beenj", J. C. Fossing. J. J. Lamp ina and J. B. Tallman. This commit tee w:U p;;t the club on its way at a meeting Tuesday in the ofßco of Charles Quayle in the Baron buildyisr. A meeting of the rpsid* ntp in ted will then be called to ratify the action of the committee. 5