Show I GERTRUDE MANN MANNs s Foremost Woman of iL America i h II II II II II III I i I I 1 I T d e et t- t h I 4 4 f- f it 44 I II I e i l 44 i 1 2 ra I s i J JI I I i t r I 1 Hoffmann who is Known the length an and Breadth of America for fora her a dancing and impersonations for Which she is paid a salary almost fabulous has bas recently gained fame and andl riches for her herself lf as a manageress and and- producer With the assistance of Morris Gest Gestand Gestand and F F. Ray Con Constock stock astute managers man manS agers agen Miss Hoffmann accomplished the feat of being the first to bring to toA A America A erica the famous Russian dancers and mimes fr from m the Imperial Theatres Theatres Thea Thea- tres of Moscow and St. St Petersburg This accomplishment has placed Miss Hoffmann at once in a class by herself Is as s the leading woman theatrical manager manager man man- ager in America a business world word ar few rew women who have bave in their employ as many many people as has Miss Hoffmann In addition to the tn-the the prin principals there are one h darid in in- inthe the the- corps corps corp de- de deb b a d da a a as s 's symphony orchestra orchestra orchestra or or- chestra of seventy five musicians There IS JS a large crew of expert stage mechanics to look after the scenery y y yand and effects there are electricians and calcium operators property men and carpenters wardrobe women and in fact a whole army of workers who contribute to the success of the enter enter- prise All An these comprising nearly three hundred people are on the payroll payroll pay pay- roll roU of the Gertrude Hoffman Company Com Corn pany I Inc ne All An th the more honor and glory ac ac- trues to Miss iann Because her wonderful success is due to her own individual indi hard work Not so very many years ago Gertrude Hoffmann was a minor member company at at Fred Belasco's Belasco Alcazar Th Theatre atre in San Francisco Then she she- went she went into musical comedy playing soubrette roles Then she became famed as th the most wonderful mimic and impersonator tor on the American stage and her salary was one of the largest ever paid to an artist in this country Now she has burst upon the world as the foremost foremost fore fore- most woman employer of labor Jabor in 10 the theatrical business and probably the most talked d of woman In th the theatrical cal profession |