Show 9 I c L j jIt It is not necessary for the historian of the playhouse to go fa far I afield to realize tho the debt of gratitude the American playwright playwright play play- wright right owes owes' William VIlliam A A. Brady Many lights who would have been kept under the bushel thank him for his encouragement encourage encourage- ment Among the many he has helped there thEro can be named Margaret Ma Mayo o. who made macic the adaptation of Dh for Gra Grace G Gorge George orge who wrote Baby Mine th the ther ver er verb spontaneous American farce Julius Eckert Goodman the author author author au au- au- au thor of Mother 1 and The Man Who Stoop Stood J Still Thomas Buchanan the contriver contriver con con- er of the delightful contribution A Womans Woman's Way Wright Lorimer tho the star and author of of The Shepherd King Lottie Blair Parker who wrote the very potential Way Vay Down East which still sUII attracts lar largo large e audiences Tom Toni Wise Vise who made himself a star and part author of ofA ofA ofA A Gentleman From Mississippi and George Broadhurst who set all America I talking because of The Tho Man of the Hour 4 San Francisco It It Js Is now a assured that this city will have a million dollar grand opera house which will be at atod d with the Metropolitan opera hojo In n New York and will prill J give lve a four to sl six weeks' weeks season of grand opera every year A number of wealthy citizens among among- them W. W B. B Bourn W W. H. H Crocker M. M H. H de Young T. T W. W Hellman Heilman Jr Josiah Jo- Jo slab siah Howell John Rothschild T. T B. B Berry Berry Ber Ber- ry Dr A. A Barkan E E. E D. D Beylard Frank Griffin John D. D McKee and William have been in communication with Otto H. H Kahn who thinks so well of the local plan for grand opera he has Informed the Metropolitan di directors directors dl- dl rectors wUl will subscribe one-half one of the capital necessary to build the opera house here her The new house Is to contain thirty thir thir- ty Ly boxes and several of the promoters have hav pledged themselves to pay each for their boxes to be held in per per- The co operation co-operation of the Metropolitan Metropolitan Metropolitan Met Met- will assure San Franciscans hearing most of at the Metropolitan stars every ry season through the system of Interchange Interchange in interchange In- In of artists The tremendous success of The Gamblers Gamblers Gam Gam- at Maxine 1 Elliotts Elliott's theatre creates an Impression that melodrama if it it be bewell bewell well written well welt mounted and well played is as popular with the general theatregoing public a as It ever ever was In fact the unusual prosperity of Charles Kleins Klein's latest play demonstrated most forcefully the demand for just such a play playas as he has lias given us Gripping situations situa situa- lions foJo follow each other in rapid succession sion the production is complete com corn and the playing playing- of or George Nash Charles Stevenson William WIlHam B. B Mack De Witt C. C TE Jennings Cecil Jin Kingstone stone George Backus William Instance Jane Cowl and Edith Barker is exceptionally good Last Monday The Gamblers entered on the sixth week weel of a a arun run shows shots overy every Indication of continuing until the summer summer summer sum sum- mer weather arrives New N New w York Review Miss Lulu Glaser s' s says ays ys she would like to but as the grand jury is in session adds the comedienne the public needs have no fear In The Girl and the Kaiser Iaiser Miss Glaser by the way is doing her first really serious worl worK Her role that role that of ChristI Christ a foresters forester's foresters forester's foresters forester's for for- esters ester's daughter is is primarily a comedy one but there is one scene in which Miss Glaser causes tho the greater portion of her feminine audiences to to r reach ach for their handkerchiefs One of the thc most Interesting innovations in connection with Lew Fields' Fields production of William WilHam Collier in Ill Be Hanged if It I Do at William Colliers Collier's comedy theatre New York is concernIng concerning concern concern- ing the handling of the scenery The first and third acts of the play are laid at Percival Kellys Kelly's s sew New ew York apartments Kelly the character impersonated by Mr Collier is the pamp pampered red s son n of a rich father and his little ba bachelor h lor apartment i Is a model of neatness and luxury All the woodwork Is white and the furnishIngs furnishings furnish furnish- ings s are in delicate tints This This' scene has to be handled four times each per per- It has to be beset set for the first act and It has to be struck at the conclusion conclusion con con- ion elu of the act Likewise It hats hs to be beset beset beset set up and taken down again for tor the third act As soon as the scene stene was Voas painted and the hangings arranged it was apparent that it could not stand the average rage rough usa usage It was on this account account account ac ac- ac- ac count that Mr l Fields adopted the unusual unusual unusual un un- un- un usual measure m of providing all the stage stagehands stagehands stagehands hands and all the property men connected eon con with the th COmer Collier production with white cloth gloves After each S Saturday night performance all ail these gloves are to tobe tobe tobe be collected and laundered By this means Percy's apartment will b be protected protect protect- ed from any contamination of dirt I. I O. O O. O B B. B MINSTRELS The L I. O. O B. B B. B minstrel show will ill be given December 13 at the Shubert theatre theatre theatre thea thea- tre Instead of In the Ladles Ladies Literary hall hal because the latter is quarantined Manager 1 Harr Harry Revier of the Shub Shubert rt presents the tho usa use of his house free to the minstrels Tho Those e in the cast are in hard training to bo be in the tho pink of condition when tho the gong rings Professor Is leader of the 1 1 O. O B. B B. B orchestra tra Mr Sin Sin- german is late of Seattle and has hus played playe before the tho best audiences of the coast cities I-b I Ho hold held first chair chah In tho the symphony symphony sym sym- phony orchestra at t tho the Seattle e exposition and displays s 's l se o gold als won in competitive playing Alex S. S Campbell will ren render l r a beautiful ful ballad Tills This famous comedian will willbe be ho seen een with the I. I O. O 13 B. B. B minstrel show It Jt will be a great treat to hoar Iuar Lou Marcus l sing Ring and dance and his fa facial fa- fa cial jal expression cOul could win him a position with any airy of of tire tiTe loaning loaning- i r a T companies of lit If today He lie Is a a. natural born come comedian K Baer a r. r Lous Lou's p partner will be f iI ie-iI to advantage in their then comic skit Fun and nd Music One would nevi never think l to look at th the han handsome fome of Mr Ir Baer TIner that ho could heat the drum drums to beat b the hand band Sev- Sev ev 1 11 well 11 known young young- ladles ha have e en cn- r d l n JJ stage tag box to s see e this pair pall of Reau Peau ls Lou u the laugh producing who holds hoWs down one ona of the corners is ise e 0 newcomer n ne comer here helt hailing from D Denver nver where V h ha he was In Ir great At de demand ii mand for for his sJ side o splitting for both hoth and amateur and professional affairs Arthur I Cohn Is 15 a full fd cousin oiIn of f t tho h hc A norl l ah pr producer ler Ge George Goore e M. M Cohan olman and mud ho lie Inherits the tho sault same abil- abil j It it to amu s Utah Utah's great Utah's great reat bariton s Kent for throe three years arl was soloi t. t IP ii till the Richard J Jose se The The- Parisian counts Le ParisiAn and Cohn have n fl Irr parody on 4 ara al Roma's Romas Garden Garlen of Dreams will h hP hI by Sum Sam rendered no assisted as as- b by the quartette Possibly th the most popular ballad that has has- b been cn wrItten written writ wrIt- ten in m recent years rears Is Th Garden of Roses Hoses ij It 20 ze rendered r by coining T Tenor nol Martin Cohn Every one has eird rd shub Shubert huberts rt's magnificent Serenade This TIm divine melody will vIll bo be Min sting h by l- the tin I. I O. O B. B B. B quartette M l Rent Kent Ih Hi Taylor and Smith whose voiced blend to together eth r harmoniously giving Divine a perfect rendition s To SO Milton 2 D D. DJos Jos Joseph Ph th the Hife raTi Ff person In- In cation of grace laCe and ea ease e Is a treat to Ute the eve rye H S. S J Joseph O ph will te t Ahner Ahner In a A. sketch Emma who plays s Iho lI pa part rt Honri tte r Geerge e Washington Is oC and will sing sine some Rom numbers number The comedy parts Pal Liken U- U ken by Mi s. s Siegel el and I and Handy JI will create Teate mUCh la laughter au and m The I l O. O 03 D B B. B orchestra will play s several everal ral selections among which is Boot Bee Boo I t hovens hoven's Moonlight l Sonata |