Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
Coming Attractions


MASON OPERA HoUSE-Starting
Monday night, the fourth week of the
continuous success of the James tra-
vesty stars will open with scintillat-
ing bunch of nonsense called 'Whirl-i-
Gig" 1t is a most ludicTous conglom-
Grafton. Bobby North and Violet
Author will present a Yiddish cake
walk that will be the limit. The action
of the piece centers in a hotel at the
Paris exposition called the Stars and
Stripes. 1t is the kind of hotel that
suits burlesque stage and such guests
as Herman Cohenski played by Bobby
North, who is the retired president Of
the matzos trust, while Herman Dill
pickle, played by Rice, and William
Hockderkaiser, played by Cady, both
Germans dead broke and scheming to
break others, form an irresistible trio
of fun makers. Violet Author plays the
part of Uneeda Edward Gallagher,
Rosemary Glosz and all the company
are provided with first c'-ss oppor
tunities to improve their reputation as
capable entertainers. Tonight will see
the last perfo nance of "Hoity-Toity."
make her reappearance as the leading
woman of the Belasto theater stock
company tomorrow night in the role Of
Maryland Calvert in David Belascos
most successful play, "The Heart of
Maryland" 1t was as Maryland Call
vert in this play that Mrs. Leslie Carter
made her first great success, and when
the matter of providing part for Miss
Gardner's re-entry into local theatricals
ID.I, ,rtAN do
cided in favor of it. The play is well
known, although this weeks perform
ances at the Belasco will be the first
time it has ever been played by a stock
company. 1t is stirring story of war
time days, peopled with soldiers of both
the Union and Confederate forces and
the charming kindly women of the
southland. Miss Gardner will have a
fine opportunity to disclose all the
phases of her art in the role of Mary
land Calvert. The play will engage the
services of the entire strength of the
Belasco company, including Will r.
Walling, George w. Barnum, Harry
West. Walter Belasco, Richard Vivian,
Howard Scott, William Yerance, Will
liam Bernard, Robert L. Dempster,
Marie Howe, Adele Farrin ton, Vir-
ginia Brissac and others of the stock
organization.
HOTCHKISS THEATER = Starting
with the matinee this afternoon at the
Hotchkiss theater Kolb and Dill enter
upon their second successful weeks
presentation of the musical farce, '"The
Beauty Shop" The burlesque is MAX
ing an enViable reputation for Hotch- |
kiss performances and many declare
"The Beauty Shop" the best production
ever seen at the Spring street play
house. Among the many features which !
are growing more popular at every rem
diton are the -talked-of doll
Dance" in which Miss Vidot is scoring |
a great success, the automobile scene, |
the prize fight scene and the famous
beauty bath, the only scene of the kind |
ever introduced into the burlesque
ideas. Besides the big list of good |
singers and dancers in support of Kolb |
and Dill, which includes Ben L. Dillon, |
Maud K. Williams Charlotte Vidot, |
Edward Vaughn and William ellison,
the Hotchkiss management has secured
the services of petite Lilly Sutherland, |
that dainty bit of femininity that is so
well and favorably known o Los An
geles theater goers. Miss Sutherland
will make her appearance on the Hotch-
kiss boards Monday (tomorrow) even |
ing in the role of Sapho Sweeney, the
girl who yearns to compel recognition |
as the belle OF Malpitas.
BURBANK Tennessee's |
Pardner," an American play that is
already a warm favorite 18th local play |
patrons, has been selected as the Bur-
bank theater stock company's offering
the week beginning this afternoon
william Desmond, Harry Glazier and
Blanche Hall will have roles for which |
they are ideally suited, while John
Burton, Henry Stockbridge, Robert
Morris, Robert Homans, II. j. Ginn
Harry Mestayer, Willis Marks. Elsie
Esmond, Brenda Fowler. Nina Gleason
and Carol Marshall will round out the
production in characters Of unusual
strength.
ORPHEUM THEATER-Nora Bayes
clever singing anC talking come
dienne, will head the bill at the Or
pheum for the week commencing to-
morrow night. Willy Zimmerman re-
turns after an absence of over year
with new additions to his repertoire OF |
life portraits of noted composers.
zska and Kink will present the novelty
of the week in their comedy magician
performance. Probst, who was with
the Orpheum road show two seasons
ago. returns with an act in which he
initiates everything with wings Hold |
overs are Julia and Karl Heinrich, with |
new song selections; Linden Beckwith, |
as "The Singing Portrait" and the |
Majestic trio.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-"seoret |
Service SAM" the detective melodrama |
at the Grand last week, proved to be
the biggest hit of the Ulrich stock sea-
SON to date, and 1t las been decided to |
repeat this play for one more week. |
After the Tuesday matinee the COM
pany will hold n informal reception |
on the stage and all patrons of the |
Grand opera house are invited to be |
present and meet their fayorities in
propria persona.
FISCHER S-Flscher's musical com-
edy company offers -or the coming week |
at the First street theatCr Fred l.. /
Grihith's latest effort in the way of |
musical farce, travesty on The Heart
nf Marvlandn called s"rho Part OF L