Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-09
COMPLETE OBERLE
BENEFIT PROGRAM
ITS PRESENTATION REQUIRES
FIVE HOURS
Nearly All Of the Theatrical Stars in
the Southwest Are to Assist
In the Performance
Tomorrow

The program for the benefit to be
given for Thomas Oberle at the Belasco
theater tomorrow afternoon, printed
this morning for the first time gives
promise of being the most successful
artistic and financial affair of the kind
that has ever been held in the west.
The program will compare faVorably
with any of the performances OF
similar character that the theater-
goers of New York have offered Tor
their patronage.
The array of talent is amazingly
good. considering the paucity of high
class entertainers available in the city.
The performance will commence
promptly at 1 o'clock. The program
will continue until $3.50 or 8 O'CLOCK Inc
complete program follows:
Donatelli's Italian band-(a) Donatelli's
Italian Band March, Cb) SeNtette lroHi
Miss Bessie Buskirl1 in a series of
recitations and songs.
Harry Stockbridge and Miss Jane hel-
ton in a musical melange.
Lavigne, the wonderful double voiced
vocalist,
'"The Great Interrogation" a play in
one act by Jack London ana Lee bas-
com: characters: David Payne, a mining
prospector. William Desmond; BIZ
Brown, a friend OF Payne, ii. s. Duttieid
Pierre Fontalne, DodLHldll' ~ y bhlui
lie Goire, assistant boatman, Raymond
Manion; Katton, an old squaw Phrosa
McAllister; Kinapie,. an Indian girl, Jane
Kelton; Karen sayther,. a young widow
Permission Burbank theater) .,
Raymond Teal, the merry minstrel
moke in n variety of stories and songs.
Miss Gertrude Cohen, the brilliant
young pianist.
The noted emotional actress, Miss Lii
liam LamsOn, in recitations.
The Thomas Oberle minstrels,. present
ing brilliant galaxy of footllght favor
ties, including half a dozen matinee idols
in a one-hour blackface diversion. Bones,
Joseph a. Galbraith, William Desmond,
Henry Stockbridge; interlocutors, Ben
Southland, William Bernard; tambos,
George w. Barnum, John Burton, Rich
ard Vivian. The minstrel songbirds: Miss
Mary Graham, Miss Bertha Blanchard,
Miss Louise Royce Miss Fanchon Ever
hart, Charles f. Edison. Burton Bloom,
Jack Gregg, Edward Lynch,
Opening overture. Company and Orchestra
Bill Simmons Harry Stockbridge
written especially, for 9,a, this Is ,, &c
ton LaCkaye's company)
Keep a Corner in Your Heart for Me
..................Miss Bertha Blanchard
Homeliest Girl in Harlem: ,....,.:,... -,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Joseph A. Galbraith
Good Night. Beloved. Miss Mary Graham
In the Jersey Cotton Fields. .........
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CThe latest typical English coon"
song, written especially for this oc-
casiou by Wilton Lackaye; music
by George w. Sphinx
Old Black Charles F.. Edeson
Finale OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Company
Intermission.
Selection by the augmented orchestra
under the direction of j. n. Laraia.
Max Heinrich the world famous basso
in a group of songs-(a) The Two Gren-
adiers (Schumann). (b) Dandy Deever
Damrosch)
Miss Dot Bernard. the charming little
vocalist, in new songs and dances.
First appearance. after an absence
from the stage of two years, of the Lady
Dainty of the vaudeville stage, Lillian
Burkart, in her comedy Offering, Jessie,
Jack and Jerry" Characters: Jack, Rich
ard Vivian; Jerry, George w. Barnum;
Jessie, Lillian Burkart
Mackenzie Gordon, the distinguished
tenor of London, England, His first APP
pearanCe in Los AngeleS)
The Welch-Francis Comedy company,
presenting the one-act farce, "The Flip
Mr.. Flop"
tirely new and novel musical act, during
which Arthur Jolson will disclose his
phenomenal talents as a whistler.
Third act of the s1cG id Pay Of
Characters: Karl Heinrich, Joseph A.
Galtraith Minister Won Haugh, William
Yerance: DIR. Jutner, George w. Barnum;
Graf Won Asterberg, Richard Vivian; Won
Wedell, Edward Lynch; Kellerman, How
ard Scott: Frau Dofferl. Miss Louise
Lutz. Thomas Oberle Students corps
Robert l.. Dempster, Earl Dwier, Gavin
Young, Eugene Mockbee Ernest Winter,
Henry Stockbridge, II. j. CHM and Ben
nett Southland.