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DRAMATIC CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK
S HEILIO -Tonight and tomorrow nlht. "Tlie Black Crook"; Thurs
day. Frtday an4nturday, th San Franolco Opera company.
" MARQUAM 0RAK1 Weber'n musical comtdy. "Dream City."
BAKER Resident Stock company In "Zlra."
LYRtC Allen Stock company In "The Htowaway."
' ' Star French Stock company In "On TliankHKlvlnx Day."
KMPIREJV "Sis in New York."
GRAND-rVaudevllle.
PANTAQES Vaodevllle.
S:ti-NEXT WEEK'S OFFERINGS
HEILIO Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Bra." musical comedy; Thursday and Friday. James J,
Lady and the Burglar."
MARQIIAM GRAND "The Power That Governs.
BAKER "When We Were Twenty-One,"
EMPIRE -"What Women Will Do."
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"Black Crook" . at , Heilig Tonight
It aeema like a ;reUng to n old
A friend to note that "The Black: Crook"
Is to be revived at the HelHgr theatre,
' Fourteenth and Washington atreete. t
, i' ftleht anil tomorrow nlrM i1;
The present production Is under the
' , manajprnent of Messrs. Miller anil
' Plohn and Is said to be a strictly up
' to-date version of this extravaganxa
- which has been undoubtedly tne moBi
- popular thing of the kind ever, given
In America. It Is 40 years ago that it
, was rirst unroided to the view 01 xnsw
j Tork playgoers and It has had many no--'.
table revivals at seemingly regular In
' tervals ever since.
A singularly dramatic story, together
. with the music and the spectacular fea
' turea that have ever been the strength
, . ' of the entertainment la undoubtedly .the
secret of Us leasehold on long life. It
Is therefore no reason for surprise to
, ; know of Its revival at this time. It is
. ' $ promised that its present managers have
. -: riven It a most elaborate setting, one
Indeed that will far outstrip that of
, 4 years ago, when "The Black Crook"
? was considered the- most wonderful
. spectacle ever seen In this country."
Strict adherence has not been held to
.tradition in the present case and many
T novelties have been Introduced.
In the first, place the old time ballet,
J, heavy and cumbersome, has given way
" to the lighter and more colorful style
, of tage dancing as is to be seen in the
' modern musical comedy. Aside, from
this. too. the scenes have been some
what changed. iut the thread of
in iwr. ; wen reiainea "and
: not mucn anerauon has been made
in in MinnuiHTiyi or xne. version used
- v lit the original production. Seats are
now selling at tbs theatre for both
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"Comir.g ThroV h Kyt"- t, Utilig.
The production of doming Thro' the
Rje." , at the IlelHg: theatre for four
p.ehls. beginning next Sunday. . March
.-, who a. apecjiu price fnatiaee fat
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r, brings to this city for the first
one of the greatest musical comedy
successes that has ever been brought
forward In this country. We are to
have in every detail the original com
pany and all the scenery, comumes and
electrical effects which have character
lied -the presentation of this work in all
Of the large cities. Hence - theatre-
foers may warrantably look forward
o the event with anticipations of more
than ordinary enjoyment. The scenery.
costumes and electrical effects are de
scribed as magnificent and massive to
an unusual degree. The advance sale of
eats will begin next Friday, March 20,
and it may-be taken an a timely sug
gestion that early application be made
for them.
James J. Corbett Coming.
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The story in brief Is that of one of
those self-satisfied Long Island Ger
man farmers, that through a more than
smooth talking real estate boomer, is
lolled into a comfortable doze which
carries him into a dream of the futirre
greatness as a city of his farming prop
erty and the surrounding territory. The
way that clever author and librettist,
Edgar Bmith, has worked this theme
out, with; the aid of Victor Herbert's
splendid and catchy mysic, makes the
performance one of thd'mos't attractive
and pleasing of its kind.
As Mr. Weber himself has annonnced
his retirement from the stage he has
been more than successful In securing
as his successor that clever comedian.
Little Oilp. Little Chip Is too well
known and admired by theatre-goers
the country over to need further In
troduction, particularly through his ex
cellent work the past few seasons with
"Babes in Toyland" and "Wonderland."
Another particularly attractive fea
ture with the "jUream City" party Is the
presence and charm of. that magnetic
and versatile little comedienne, .Miss
Mary Marble, who plays the part of
Nancy, the old German's daughter. On
the other hand the make-un and ner-
Jamea J. Corbett, who ha. been de- "b7eam Cltv" Is faVfrorn onaTv anS
lighting the .patrona of the continuous embraces many other. Broadway favor-
houses for the pat few years with his
clever monologue, la Announced at the
Heillg, March 2 and 27, In a brand-new
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comeay wiw ramj mmuauv
tvierf "Th uursrlar -and the Lady."
Ned Dan vers, burglar and erstwhile
gentleman. Is the part Mr. Corbett will
essay, ana m wiu m jni mwmi i
OUick-Wltted Jtunglisn Bieuin, nnenuui
Holmes. There are great possibilities
In a stage atory with tnese two cnar
acters, the. central figures, and we .are
led to believe. Languo-n jMcconnicn,
whom the advance notices say wrote the
conceit, haa furnished a splendid ve
hicle for Mr. -Corbett .
h Weber's "Dream City." .
Aumsement loyera ' will be offered
rare treat-la the musical line for one
entire . week, beginning Sunday night,
with matinees Wednesday and Satur
day, when Joe Webera latest aiid most
opens at the Marquara ' Grand. -
or all the much-talked -of Weber productions-there
has nevr been one that
nas met With such universal' success as
"Dream City," which packed Weber's
eoty little theatre at very perform
ance all last season in New York; There
is a certain something in the- make-up
and general tenor to "Dream -City" that
im nui uniy ir , irora ordinary in a
' musical ; production, but caxrief jq a
lta, t say nothing of the celebrated
Africa during the Boer war. Zlra is
a woman wTio is hiding from the mis
take of lier life, and the dixgrace of It,
and acting as a nurse on the field of
battle. She is recognize by a woman,
who threatens to denounce her, but who
Is suddenly struck by a stray bullet.
Zira changes clothes with her and, be
lieving her dead. Impersonates her. and
goes to England, where the stranger
was bound, and passes herself off for
the one whom she believes killed. She
is successful, and attains a place high
In society under these false representa
tions. But, the woman was not dead and
afterwards comes to England. In the
third act they meet, and a strong dra
matic scene occurs, which ends in Zlra
confessing her duplicity. So strong a
hold has she gained over the affections
of those whom she has been deceiving,
however, and: so blameless a life has
she led, that in the end the man who
lias learned to love her will not give
her -up, and' instead of the usual un
happy ending of plays of this kind. Zlra
leaves a pleasant memory in the minds
of everyone. For that reason It is one
semi-problem play 'that la an Immense
auccexs in stock, and is one that natrons
of the Baker will find much to their
liking. There will be the usual Satur
day matinee. The cast will be as fol
lows: ,
The Rev. Gordon Claverlnr. Robert
bevy of female heautles comprising the Homana; Sir Frederick Knowles, James
chorus, for which a Weber show has i Oleaaon; Capaln Arnold Sylt-ester, Don-
always been famous for, and this year's
crop Seems to surpass all the previous
efforts.
The entire production of "Dream City"
is carried intact as produced during its
an season's run In New York, with all
the original scenery, stage effeots and
elaborate costumes, making it one of
the most showy and attractive travel
Ing organizations on tour this season.
ZiraM by Baker Stock Company.
Starting with the matinee this after
noon,- the Baker stock company will be
seen for the week In "Zlra," a powerful
modern play founded upon the story of
"The New Magdalen," by Wilkle. Col
lins. This. la the adaptation of the story
as made by Henry Miller for Margaret
Anglin. and which was produced by
that well-known star in mow xotk aoout
three -years ago. It was played In this
city by Florence Roberts only a short
time ago. and was considered one oi
the strongest plays this favorite ac
tress carried in her repertoire. . The
Baker company's production gives pa
trons of stock ah opportunity to see
this really high-class niece at popular
& rices, and miss Blanche Stoddard, who
egina her second- week 'with the com
pany, wm -piay tne tine roie.
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William Gleason; Mark Trent. R
Bradbury; General Graham, William
Wolbert; Colonel Daventry, .Tames
wessiey; uaptam uarston, Howard Rns
sell; Surgeons Watson and Evans, at
tached to Sir Fred Knowlea staff.
wi" iwwn inn air. ciair; orderly,
om vjujupm , neniry-, james Murphy
Annur jieioing, William Wolbert: but
ler, R. E. Bradbury; the Lady Con
stance wavering, Mina crollus Gleason;
Ruth Wilding, Miss Louise Kent: Nellie
Garthorne.- Lucille Webster; Hestef
Trent tarterwaros called Zlra), Miss
juiancne sioaaaro.
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San .Francisco Opera Company,
'The Toymaker," which the San
Francisco Opera company will present
at the Heilig theatre. Fourteenth and
Washington streets, for three nights.
beginning next Thursday, March 1;
with a special price matinee Saturday, la
an exceedingly clever and decidedly out
of : the ordinary comic .operaT'"T!3IS.
atructed purely for laughing purposes.
ir nis in audi i
has in addition a score that fairly
bristle with good music and a cast of
principals and ' "beauty" chorus the
equal of any-Broadway attraction sent
wny, will -play the title, role. - west tnis season.
jTha first act Qf "Zia." open 14. South 1 , The caotr t attractioa tbjrough most
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of the piece is Daphne Pollard, as Elsa,
t.ii Qnurnier wno rMAmhia, a wahIm.
IU1 OOU made hv .Tn)nnnn. n.,-.
iviyiuiijr piayea ny Teddy Webb.
Miss Pollard really resembles a live
doll. She is pretty, petite and dances
superbly. Her noslns- a tha nii
wi1?lni? y en done' Nothing prettier
punch of California beauties who por
tray the various dnlla in ih.
of Johannus Guggenheimer, and nothing
more sensational in stage effects will
o onown tnan tne tinaie of the first act.
Showing ' the tovmalrer'a . Bnnilnfnl
workshop In full working order. Teddy
Webb, one of the best funmakers in the
World Of COmic OOera. ham In Inhirn.ii
Guggenheimer, the toymaker, a part
that Ats hiw deliarhtful nArmnilllv lit.
a gloved In addition to vt not Pit
a topical song to which Webb has added
sorne 20 local verses, he will, sing "In-salty,",,-The
costwmln"f "Th. Tnv.'
malker" is beautiful in the extreme and
witti Pearl sOlrard,' M iXrMvtFtv1
Bertrand, Eugene Wiener. Fred Snook,
Maurice Keamond, Amy Leicester and
Mabel Hllliard in the eaat "The , Toy
maker gives promise of being a moRt
enjoyable affair. The advance seat sal
wui open next. Tuesday warning. March
n, at me nox orrice or rne theatre.
"Sis in New York" at Empire.
"Sis In New York" is the title of the
offering which comes, to the Empire for
all next week, starting today's matinee.
and It reveals the merry Hoosler lass in
a new role. A yMt to the great metrop
olis of many chances for fun, and Sis
runs, the gamut from-shaking hands
with Oscar of the Waldorf-Astoria, mail
ing a souvenir postcard ' in; the' flr.
alarm box and nearly causing a riot, . to
trying to stop the trolley cars . by stand
ing on the track. .She takes with her
the characters that have- followed her
through' her, laughing adventures since ,
the author discovered her down in Posey
county; Indiana. Sis in -her new play
ought to be a winner.
.That Sis and her rural Indiana enter-
talnera n-III ilwiv, tinA anmethlng niW
to make fun iout of when she pays htW
annual visit'isoes without saying. But I
lt iooKs-as-ir -tnis- Time-sne nan iano
Into the original home of trouble. Imj
aa-ine the lawkv country lass and hen
gal, Zeke, gazing at the top of the new!
lnger building, or riding in the""sub."
Or any one. of the tnousana and one
things that might happen to the unso-j
pnisttcated pair in tne great metropousj
Tjiere will be the usual Wednesday a.idl
Saturday matinees. ,
Empire Next Week. r-
: pne ofi the. beet .Attractions booked toi
appear here this season ? . ls :, Holds:ij
brothers and Edwards' beautiful produo-J
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