Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
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wrote Dolly Gray" and he says
that that song is probably one Of the
few on record on which a composer
actually lost money on the most
popular song of the year. Barnes
went to considerable expense to
get the song published by
firm who did not believe It would
be success. When 1t began to grow
popular the royalties soon mounted up,
and Barnes finally got a notice from
the firm that $4,000 was waiting for
him. AS the song was still selling well,
Barnes thought he would let the money
remain IN the hands of the music pub
fishers for a few months longer. Three
weeks later the firm failed and Barnes
neevr got a cent. He is still out the
original expense. He has never writ
ten anything since which has been as
popular as that song.
wilfred Clarke, at the Orpheum, has
full license for being such clever
actor. He is q son of John Sleeper
Clarke. nephew of Edwin Booth, BROTH
er of Creston Clarke and has been lead
ing comedian with Barry Sullivan,
| Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett, Julia
Marlowe. Ada Rehan and Augustin
Days New York company. He was
educated at ST. Croix college, Paris,
and is a fine French scholar, his mo
More Trouble" being an adaptation
from the French. 1t deals with the
experiences of a man who possesses a
chemical which will freeze a human
being without destroying life, and the
fun arises from the fact that he gives
the potion to his stepmother and is
unable to find the antidote which will
restore her to animation.
The return of the Gartelle Brothers
with their "skatorial rollerism" to the
Orpheum recalls an incident which oc-
Cured at a matinee when they were
here seevral weeks ago. A bevy of high
school girls occupied a box at this
matinee and one of them. sitting in the
very front row of the box, watched the
antics of the men on the rollers intent
ly until 1t was all over Then, absent-
mindedly, she wheeled around ana
faced her companions and exclaimed in
voice audible half way across the
theater: "Girls, If 1t looks like that
when you're learning, I'll never go near
skating rink again." Suddenly she
recollected where she was and blushed
so adorably that three men sitting near
did not look at the stage during the
rest of the performance.
Miss Stella Razeto, who has achieved
a reputation as clever actress by her
work in support of Harry Mestayer in
many of his high-class productions,
will be seen this week at the Grand
opera house in the Ulrich stock COM
pany's production of Tracked Around
| the World" Miss Razeto has only re-
Gently recovered from q serious illness
! and this will be her first appearance
for some months. Another young wo-
man who will be seen at the Grand
| IL d.
| Vera Browne, pretty girl from Port
| land who came to Los Angeles for a
holiday trip to visit Miss Myrtle Sell
wyn, and took part in Tracked
Around the World" She is a clever
dancer and probaly will introduce
speciality in one act.
Marion Pierce, the beautiful little
brown-eyed girl from San Diego who
made her first appearance on the stage
last Tuesday afternoon in "Gioconda,
is young woman of diversified talents.
Before going on the stage she and
girl friend had a book binding studio
in San Diego, and she gave expression
to her artistic temperament in the beau
, tiful little art volumes which she
turned out. She is one of trio of tall
ented girls. One sister is an artist and
another writer.
Lillian Hayward of the Ulrich stock
company had a chance to rest last
week. as there was no part for her
in the production of Alaska" at the
Grand She welcomed this fact, as
her voice was breaking down under
the strain of the heavy parts she has
been playing and was getting so husky
that it was almost painful for her to
use it, She has entirely recovered
and will be in her old-time condition
when the curtain rises this afternoon
on Tracked Around the World"
Justin Huntly Mccarthy is putting
the finishing touches to new play en-
titled Caesar Borgia." The character
of the soldier cardinal. with its many
varied aspects, is of kind TO appear
strongly to the imagination of the melo-
dramatist. Now that he has completed
his play, Mr. Mccarthy, after his GUS
tomary fashion, is turning 1t into a
novel. Which will appear first, play
or novel, is as yet unsettled.
The new Astor theater in New York
will be opened on Thursday. August 30,
by Miss Annie Russell. who will appear
there for the first time as Puck in "A
Midsummer Nights Dream During
her engagement Miss Russell Will give
matinee performances of Paul Kesters
Friend Hannah" and later in the sea-
son she will be seen in new play by
Jerome X Jerome.
Miss Agnes Ranken has established
new precedent for leading women in
melodrama. Ordinarily smiles are as
few and far between on the face of
actresses in these parts as they are
on the faces of the men in the orches-
ira pit. but there is something happy
about Miss Rankens work which is
winning for her many friends at the
Grand.
A souvneir postal from Robert
Dempster at Niagara Falls tells OF a.
most delightful vacation which the
popular Belasco favorite is enjoying.
Mr. Dempster is now visiting his home
In Buffalo and since leaving Los An
geles has met his fraternity brothers OF
Cornell for reunion and general Jolli-
fication.
II an actor or actress did not attend
the literary matinee at the Belasco last
Tuesday afternoon l should like to
know who he or she might be. never
saw so many of the profession" in
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