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Los ANGELES THEATER-"Courted
Into Court" was presented last night with
the following cast of characters:
Dottie Dimple, an actress. Marie Dresser
Worthington Wirth, jr........John C.. Rice
Worthington Wirth, STD. f. Callahan
Mrs. Worthington Wirth. ST.. Glare Palma
Helen Wirth, her daughter. Agnes Milton
Millie Mutton. May Duryea
Dickey Dagget. Oscar l.. Figman
Judge jeremiah Geoghan. John G, Sparks
Pop Dooley .Jaques Kruger
| Sylvia Rosebud. Sally Cohen
| Mortimer Morton. Damon Lyon
| Gertie.... ................ Blanche K. Verona
Molly MaVourn. Carrie FRANCIS
| Della Carte. .............. Marion Brighton
| The piece is one of the regular farce
comedy kind. where people appear to live
| in an atmosphere of high spirits, quick
| repartee and loud talking, varied by an oc-
casional fall down stairs OF a spasmodic
outburst into song to relieve the pent up
feelings. Just as there appears to be a
glimmer of something like an interesting
story, and the courtship of Mr. Rice and
| Marie Dressler has reached eliminating
stage, the stream is diverted and the dia-
logue Is cut Off like water or gas. and the
characters group themselves for series of
turns" in the vaudeville fashion.
| 1t Is all very amusing, and the plan has
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and coherent play, that person can drop
| In at any portion of the piece and get the
| benefit of loads of fun, there not being
| any necessity for him to know what it is
| all about.
As for the performance last night it gave
apparently unlimited pleasure, judging
from the unstinted measure of applause
which came from very well filled house.
The burden of the performance rests
/ uDOD Marie DrpSa1ar uhO iS a n
the May Irwin type, but by no means an
| imitator of that generously built stage
beauty. Marie Dressler has fund of
humor, the chief charm of which lies in its
spontaneity. She has the dry, quiet, off
hand way of giving her lines which makes
them appear to be more the utterances OF
the moment than the sentences carefully
prepared for her and committed before
hand. She is so good comedenne that
| it is evident waste of fine material to see
her devoting her time to piece which, al
| lowing the best that may be said about it.
Is not worthy of her talent. In addition
her ability in the line of specalties, such as
songs and funny stories, is altogether
unique. United to power of plastic facia
| expression, she is able to convey by the
tones of a really musical voice the desired
point in the song and the climax of the
funny story in way that invariably brings
down the house. While the company con-
tains number of good comedians not one
of them has such charm as Marie Dress
Ter, and the piece is evidently constructed
so that she shall always be to the front
The disposition is a wise one, and is best
justified by the success of the performance
The next best comedian of the company
is Jacques Kruger, who is an old favorit
here. His part is not onerous but it il
a very clever little character bit which
makes one think of old Eccles in Caste
Mr.. Kruger acts it conscientiously ant
cleverly, never overstepping the modest,
of nature" and making the character
intensely amusing. John C. Rice, VIII,
plays opposite to Miss Dressler is bright
capable juvenile man, and rapid enough
to set the pace for the rest of the company
Every one of them seems to appreciate
the value of action that is quick, and n,
complaint could justly be entered agains
them for being slow.
Quite number of entertaining song,
were sung, including some coon melodies
and there was a cake walk but the au
dience was spared airy buck and win
dancing. A word of praise must be give
to the dude" personation made by Osca
L. Ffgman, which was on legitimate line
and really funny without gross exaggera
ton. There is whole bevy of pretty girl
in the piece, and the costuming and ac
cessories are in good taste.
AS mirth provoker the farce is bis
| success, and. the dialogue apparently con
tains nothing that is likely to prove in tn,
| least degree Objectionable to the regular
patrons of farce comedy
| The piece will be repeated today at the
matinee and evening, and the concluding
| performance. in consequence of the hit il
has made, will be given on Sunday night.
| o o O
THE BOSTONIANS-The management
makes the following statement:
| 1t has been reported around the city tina
| the Bostonian sale of seats was so larg,
| that no good seats remained. This is no
so; there are splendid seats for each even