Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-30

side-splitting farces in which George
B. Howard is so particularly at home
Mr.. Howard's happy faculty for max
ing people laugh is natural one, an6
being so, it is spontaneous and pres
ents at all times. Augustin Daily found
Arabian Nights" an admirable farce
comedy for his famous stock company,
headed by John Drew and Ada Rehan
Years ago when long runs were the ex-
ception this piece enjoyed run of zoe
nights in New York city,
"Arabion Nights" is one of Sidney
Grundy's brightest comedies and as
presented by the Howard Hamilton
stock company should prove very
popular because the piece abounds ir
fun and there is not dull moment II
it, affording Mr.. Howard, Miss Dorset
Guy Hitner, E. j. Murphy and the
balance Of this excellent company great
opportunities to provide mirth pro-
voking situations.
ORPHEUM-R. G. Knowles comes to
the Orpheum from a round the world
tour, justifying his billing as 1.-The man
who went around the world on a wave
of laughter. This clever monologist
is entirely different from all others
who work in one" Those who re-
member the success of the Minstrel
Maids of last season will understand
the enthusiastic reception given to
THE Pullman Porter Girls" another
of McMahon's original ideas. The
"girls'' are nine in number, the SoloistS
are singers of admitted ability, and the
songs are by Mcmahon himself, the
writer of Watermelon Fine Babe" and
a score of other favorites. The Aribos,
two German athletes, appear here for
the first time with new gymnastic
feats and exhibitions of human
strength. Tim Mcmahon and Edythe
Chappelle appear in a comedy skit with
the title Twenty Minutes from Train
Time" and the twenty, minutes are
filled with jokes, songs and dancing.
The holdovers from last week are Fiske
and McDonough, in Good News" the
italian trio of operate vocalists; Min
ME Kaufmann, the sensational trick
cyclist, and Chinko, the juggler.
GRAND-"Anita, the Singing Girl"
will be presented at the Grand opera
house commencing with today's mat
inee. The Ulrich stock company has
the honor of introducing this bright
and clever comedy to the theater-goers
of Los Angeles as it has never before
been presented here, although meeting
with marked success elsewhere.
Anita" the title role, will be pre-
sented by Myrtle Selwyn, and the ad-
mirers of the dainty soubrette will see
her in a part which gives her greater
opportunity for individual effort than
the recent offerings of the company.
The social settlements and their noble
work are portrayed by Agnes Ranken
in the role of the Good Fairy of the
poor and the other members of the
company are equally we'll adapted.
Anita" is by owen Davis, the author
of Baxter" the comedy success pre-
sented by the Ulrich stock company
at the Grand last month.
PEOPLES - Dora Thorne'-how
hany people have read the book; how
many have seen the play. But being so
full of that true heart interest and so
full of pathos ii always causes them to
come back again, which makes 1t rank
with such plays as Uncle Toms
Cabin" I'm old Kentucky and others.
Bertha M. Clay, the woman's ideal Of
a novelist, was made famous in night
by this same book. from which the
play was dramatized and no doubt the
greater portion of the audiences this
week that will fill the new Peoples
theater Will be composed of women.
FISCHER'S-Tonigh and tomorrow
nights performances will conclude the
run OF "Our Wives" and on Monday
night Fischer's comedians will be seen
in Fred L. Griffith's timely travesty
upon the circus, entitled THE Circus
Queen" While the scene is laid inside
the tent the main characters are from
other walks of life. and the complica-
tions arise from the chase for a missing
heiress Miss Annie Baumann will be
the Circus Queen; Miss Beattie Smith.
the new soubrette will be a society bud
anxious to see circus life; Comedian
Billy Onslow Will be a clown, and as
he has had like experience In his
early days may be depended upon for
funny performance. Comedian Sam
Rowley will have a prominent role and
sing new song. New vaudeville acts
and latest In moving pictures will
complete the bill.