Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-22
The Weeks BfHs

The Weeks BfHS
MAsoN-First half. Frederick warde and
Kathryn Kidder In "Salammbo.' Last half
"rhe Mummy and the Humining Bird"
TEMPLE AUDITORiUM-Ben Greet players
BLkNcHARD Halliburton Holmes in his
BEL&sco@"old Heidelberg"
BURBANK-"T Little Church Around the
Corner"
GRANp-"Incle Toms cabin"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. BIN changes Mon
cAsfNo%vaudevne Bill changes Monday
BROADWAY Vaudeville Bill changes Mon
cHUTEs-Ellery's Band. zoo.
HE production of "Old Heidelberg
at the Belasco was a theatrical tri-
4 umph and has established a prece-
dent which that house will find 1t diff
ficult TO meet. 1t will probably con-
tinue for years the theatrical "bogey"
for the members of the company and
beside the memory of this performance
future efforts are likely to seem COM
monplace.
However, it lives as a beautiful ex-
ample of what this excellent company
Is striving to achieve for dramatic art
i'm Los Angeles and it deserves unusual
recognition. For a stock company to
rise above the conventional manner in
which all actors of professional skill
can disport themselves into artistic
acting which distinguishes itself by
charming characterizations which fit
exactly into series of almost per-
feet pictures is far from ordinary with
an organization which changes it's play
weekly.
"Old Heidelberg" appealed appar-
emily to everyone, but the college
alumnus who could witness the play
without weeping is a blase type. Any
one who has gone back to his alma
mater, after years of absence, for the
privilege of once more joining his
fraternity in its youthful escapades
with the belief that he can again find
himself carried away with the college
spirit, could realize keenly the bitter
disappointment of the prince in the
last act
Joseph Galbraith was a distinct sue
cess as prince. but it remained for
George Barnum and Thomas Oberle to
create two types, which they made to
stand out in stronger light than any
thing that has been seen on a Los
Angeles stage in many day. 1t was
with keen insight into human nature
that Oberle drew the picture of the
imperturbable servant who prdes him
self on his rank in servility and who
has no illusions.
But Barnum in a far more difficult
role did still better. Dear old Doctor
Juttner he made us love. He took us
into the heart of the old professor who
for eight years had been cooped up in
a palace as instructor for Karl Helm
rich, the prince, and in a wonderful
degree he made us share the sorrows
and the joys of his return to old Hell
delberg
1t is scarcely fair, however, to be-
stow praise on two or three in speak
ing of the drama. All of the COM
pany We're remarkable. Miss Gardner
Miss Howe Richard Vivian, Howard
Scott. Mary Graham and James A.
Bliss were all good.
Last week was one to be remem-
bered in Los Angeles theatrical cir
cles. Blanche Bates was another
whose art was source of pleasure
to the public. 1t was against such
attractions that Ben Greet's famous
company labored and it was like pit
ting philosophy against fiction. Greet
players are doing a great work and
they are doing it in an entertaining,
beautiful manner and if their attrac-
tions do not pay it speaks i'll for Los
Angeles. They will be seen here all
this week.