| Show J THE AMUSEMENT WORLD An Interesting Interview With Albert Hayman Manager of the Palmer Company The Grand Sunday Concerts to he Given at Lake Park Resort ToMorrow The Promenade Concert and Ball at the Walker Opera house on Monday Night The next two weeks will be among the most interesting in amusement and society circles that our city has enjoyed for a long time Beginning with the grand concerts at Lake Park iomorrow and ending up with the engagement of the A1 Palmer Company no better entertainments than those offered could well be expected The following chat with Albert Haymam about the representative representa-tive Dramatic company of America cannot can-not but be of interest to the society and amusement world in general A M PALMERS COMPANY Al Hayman proprietor of the Baldwin Theatre San Francisco is a bright and brave theatrical manager who has presented pre-sented plays and companies with original methods and promptly paid his bills Hence he is prominent in theatrical circles cir-cles is known by favorable report in the East West North and South and both press and public have good cause to rise and call him blessed the one on account of his reliable liberality in advertising the other for the equally potent reason that his attractions are always given for their full value and to the very letter of the advertised promise Albert Hayman a brother of the manager has been in this city for several days superintending the preparations for the Palmer Company season He was met this morning and asked by a reporter of this paper if he would tell such facts about the above company as he thought would be of public pub-lic interest Certainly i with pleasure was the prompt reply A M Palmer manager of the Madison Madi-son Square Theatre Company is one of the few directors of theatrical enterprises in New York who is widely and favorably favor-ably known to the country at large For nearly ten years he directed the fortunes of the Union Square Theatre during which time it had one of the finest stock companies known in America and produced pro-duced a majority of the strongest and most successful plays of the period That theatre under his management was famed from New York to San Francisco for the splendid performances given there and the company was welcomed with enthusiasm en-thusiasm wherever it played during the summer when the Union Square was closed Many of its members acted together to-gether there for thirteen years and of those who remained till the dissolution of the company which took place in April 4th 1884 several are now with Mr Palmer in the Madison Square Theatre Company Before entering the theatrical arena Mr Palmer had charge of the Mercantile Library in New York one of the largest institutions of the kind in the world His experience there as librarian probably helped him to form that almost unerring judgment in dramatic literature which i was one of the secrets of his success A TRIP TO KUROPi Three seasons ago he quitted the management of the union Square Theatre Thea-tre and spent a year abroad sightseeing and playcollecting in Europe When he returned he took control of the Madison Square Theatre and has done as much to vitalize that establishment as he had previously done to build up the Union Square lie is noted for his friendship to the American playwright but he is not narrow minded nor prejudiced neither is he for monopoly and high tariff but more inclined to cosmopolitanism cosmopoli-tanism and free trade So that his friendship for things American does not make him blind to the good qualities of foreign plays and actors In fact he moves in no set groove but allows time and the world to enlighten him and is thoroughly progressive in thought and action A WELLCHOSEN FORCE Mr Palmer has succeeded in gathering about him just such another corps of dramatic artists at the Madison Square Theatre as he commanded during his direction di-rection at the Union Square It is the most complete company in America as it now stands and of the twentysix acting members each is as noted for thorough individuality in their business as the organization or-ganization as a whole In the two years of Mr Palmers management at the Madison Square he has met with nothing but success sometimes moderate and sometimes great but always pecuniary success in some degree To what this success is due may or may not be hard to answer Sometimes it is a nice question in estimating a dramatic dra-matic success whether the larger measure of praise should fall to the author who creates the character or to the actor who portrays or represents it One thing however is certain the man who neither writes nor acts but who with discrimination and good judgment selects both good plays and actors and knows how to combine the two for the best effect is deserving of being called that rare avis a good manager and such is Mr Palmer This company after seven weeks of full houses at Baldwins Theatre in San Francisco will come direct here and commence an engagement of three nights on Monday September 13th The initial play will be Saints and Sinners Sin-ners an English domestic play by H A Jones author of the Silver King which will be succeeded on Tuesday evening by Sir Charles Youngs great drama Jim the Penman which is now running to crowded houses at the Hay market Theatre London and Wednesday evening Clinton Stuarts brilliant comedy com-edy Our Society will be given The drama of Saints and Sinners had last season a brilliantly successful carter at the Madison Square Theatre of over 150 consecutive representations Its production produc-tion was regarded as a theatrical event of unusual importance and it produced a decided sensation among the theatre goers of the metropolis Saints and Sinners is a domestic romantic drama interesting in story strong in the element ele-ment of character and written with a peculiar j pungency of style But here I must stop I am so taken up with this company that I am inclined to tire one unless I check myself The Lake Park Concert Beginning with a comparatively limited corps of assistants 3Ir B B Young began a few weeks ago to present to the I musicloving public his Sunday concerts at Lake Park Resort The first effort was a great success the second a greater and there is every reason to believe that the third tomorrows will be by fur the greatest With such a galaxy of vocal i stars as the one engaged for this occasion j none need fear for the success of the enter tainment Mr Young offers a greater variety both in music and musicians than he has on any previous occasion J and his efforts to treat the public so roy i ally should and will win for him not only i 1I IIt I praise but substantial support There will be two concerts one in the afternoon and one in the evening and an excellent programme has been prepared for each The Promenade Concert and Ball The management of the Day Nursery I and Orphans Home have decided upon i giving a grand promenade concert and I ball at the Walker Opera House on Mon1 I i day evening next for the benefit of this I I most excellent benevolent institution The management desire us to state that while they appreciate in the highest degree de-gree the voluntary and kindly efforts of1 I the butchers in their late excursion the I financial results were such a failure that I they were unable to carry out their benevolent be-nevolent intentions With the approach of winter the directors are anxious to provide larger and more comfortable quarters and this can only be done by the intelligent and active cooperation and assistance of the general public The j Lake Park Company have generously tendered the use of their excellent band I Mr Walker has kindly offered the free I use of the Opera House and Mr B B I Young together with a host of other vocalists vo-calists and musicians have courteously given their aid The brief time available avail-able for preparations has rendered the issuance of special invitations out of the question but all respectable people will not only be made welcome but will receive re-ceive the heartfelt thanks of the management manage-ment for their share in the furtherance of the good cause |
