Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
Coming Attractions

MASON OPERA HOOSE-Ine DiS
English extravaganza, THE Sleeping
Beauty and the Beast" after having
been presented in America for the past
three consecutive seasons in all the
large eastern cities, Is at last to be
seen on the Pacific coast, and Will be
offered for the first time in Los An
| geles at the Mason opera house Mon
day evening. The engagement Is for
the entire week. with the usual matt
nee next Saturday, also an extra holi-
day matinee Thursday (Washington's
birthday.
"The Sleeping Beauty and the
Beast was originally produced In Lon
don at the Drury Lane theater, and
was considered the largest, as well as
one of the most gorgeous productions
ever made at that famous old play
house, which is noted the world over
for the massiveness and magnificence
of the spectacles that have been pre-
sented annually for years. 1t Is an
English pantomime of ponderous pro-
| portions, Americanized with the latest
humor and slang of the day, and filled
with amusement and entertainment
of every kind The performance, SINH
lar to that of Mother Goose" which
was seen here year ago, is COM
bination of almost every form of
theatrical entertainment.
BELASCO-"A Strenuous Life"
new three-act farce by Richard Walton
Tully. the San Francisco playwright
will be produced for the first time in
Los Angeles at the Belasco theater the
week commencing February 10. This
play was formerly known as James
Wobberts, Freshman" under which
title 1t was played in San Francisco
some years ago. Mr.. FULLY went east
to engage In writing plays and there
revised the farce and disposed of 1t to
Liebler & Co., who will make an early
production of 1t in New York city. 1t
was by permission of this firm that
Belasco e. Mayer secured the right to
produce it for week in Los Angeles
during the visit of the author to this
city. The first production on Monday
night will be University of California
night. when Mr.. Tully will be present
HOTCHKISS-Owin to the very
good success which 1.-The FOUNDERS"
has had at the Hotchkiss, the manage
ment has decided to continue this de-
lightful musical comedy another week
This will be welcome news to the hun
dreds who have seen 1T, as well as to
those prevented by the rains from at
tending last week, and the demand for
tickets since the announcement Fri
day night has shown the wisdom of
the course. The same artists will fill
the same roles that they had last week,
and Bernice Holmes. Lottie Kendall,
w. H. West and all the other favorites
will be retained.
ORPHEUM-Emir, the most valuable
performing horse in the world, VIII be
at the Orpheum next week. Emir is
Operated" by Luigi Rossi, and he is
a musician and beauty. The Bar
| owsky troupe of comedy pantomimic
acrobats come direct from Europe with
one of the funniest acts of its kind
entitled I'm the Woods" j. Francis
Dooley, the eccentric comedy dancer,
Ethel Rose in The Clubman and the
Dancing Girls" James H. Cullen,
1.-THE Man From the West" returns
after a two years absence with a
! lot of new care chasing stuff which
he hands out in the form of monologue
and parodies. The holdovers will be
Snyder and Buckley, the musical COM
| edians, Baron's Burlesque Menagerie,
Mirzl Won Wenzl, the Tyrolienne singer,
the three Mitchells. colored entertain
| ers. There will be new motion pictures.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE--"A Jolly
American Tramp" the most popular
OF all shows which have hobo for
their central character will come to
the Grand opera house again next
week under the management of U. ID.
| Newell. The Jolly American Tramp"
| was at luC Aaoh SOoi anu wac
one of the successes of the season, and
1t has just enough sensation and
! enough comedy in 1t to make hit
at First and Main streets.
MOROSCO'S BURBANK THEATER
AN interesting theatrical announce
ment to local play patrons is that the
Burbank Theater Stock company will
revive II. v. Esmond's delightful COM
edy romance, when We Were Tween
ty-one," for the week beginning this
afternoon. This play has on two other
occasions packed the Burbank to the
limit and is one of the most thoroughly
well liked pieces that have been offered
In this part of the country. William
Desmond, absent from the Burbank
forces for the past week, win make
his temperance i'm the role of Dick
Carewe, while Blanche Hall will have
good opportunity i'm the part of
Phyllis. Harry Mestayer, who played
the Imp when the play was last
presented at the Burbank, will again
assume that altogether loveable char
acter the coming week.
uNIQUE--A good bin is promised at
the Unique next week. McCloud and
Melville, harpists and comedians. are
the headliners. while Carless. female