Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-23
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in it. OF course, they didn't like It, nor
were their names on the bill, but they
we're in that throng of bowling der
/ wishes, just the same. Adele Earring
ton, Betty Jonson, the little beauty,
Marie Howe, Mary Graham, Fanchon
Everhart-oh isn't that galaxy of
mobbers for you? Not every theater
can have walking ladies' ana ingenues
and such like among the also rans
| Hence, George Barnum had fine ma
| terial to work on, and his mob was
amazingly done. But Id like to have
transcript of what some of the "citi-
zenesses" thought about that time-es-
pecially Adele harrington.
Martin Beck, Manager of the Or
pheum circuit, drove his automobile in
a mock ra se for the benefit OF the mut-
ing pictures in Chicago the other day.
He won after a terrinc ride down the
old Midway. Reports have it that the
operator will reverse the pictures as
| they are turned on the screen at the Or
! pheum, to avoid breaking the speed
law. Huh! Tell that to Auble.
Something akin to romance is con-
nected with the visit to the Orpheum
| theater this week of Ben Welch, COM
edian and impersonator of Hebrew and
Dago types. Mr. Welch has, since ar
| llNlllS lltltt ltdlllSu VI lD6 Whereabouts
of brother Sam, whom he has never
seen and of whom all trace was lost
some years ago. The news comes in
the form of a letter from his brother,
Joe Welch, who Is doing "a vaudeville
stunt, The Peddler," and who has had
direct tidings from the long-lost
brother. The Welches come honestly
by their ability in Hebrew delneation,
for the family name is Volinsky, and
they are of Jewish birth. There are ten
sons in the family, many of whom are
well known in New York and Chicago
| The boy Samuel went with relatives to
| Chicago after the death of his parents,
and was sent to Jewish school there
One day he went to school as usual, but
never returned and no tidings were re-
ceived from him until two weeks ago
when he wrote to Joe Welch, telling
his adventures and inquiring about his
elder brothers Rev. Samuel Vol
inski is the name of the lost boy. and
he is now Presbyterian minister in
charge of congregation at Auckland
New Zealand. The information that
one of the members of the family had
renounced the religion of his people was
naturally a great surprise, but has not
/ lessened the pleasure incident to the
discovery of the long-loSt brother.
My information is that there has been
scored another success of exceptional
quality and effectiveness in Marah Ellis
Ryan's delightful play, Told in the
Hills" with Edwin Arden as the star.
Following an extended engagement in
Chicago it opened it's tour at st. Paul
under favorable weather conditions to
| tremendous business, and is hailed by
the critics as the best play of the kind
since the days of Arizona" described
as among the most clear, manly inter-
pretations of western life ever seen on
the American stage" Mrs. Ryans
q I1f6 In flat Ft..aw1
be played here, in its native environ
ment.
Nellie Stewart, the Australian ac-
tress, who first appeared in the stellar
armament in San Francisco and later
played two successful weeks here last
spring in Sweet Nell of Old Drury,"
is to bloom forth as a leading lady of
Klaw & Erlangers stock company in
Philadelphia this season. The scramble
for her services came to an end when
Klaw & Erlanger engaged her for the
stock company they will launch in
Philadelphia. Miss Stewart came to
America last season with her husband.
George Musgrove, and created a sensa-
ton. Utterly unknown and poorly her
aided. her superb art was at once
recognized and she has taken the
United States by storm. Too bad she
won't be here again soon.
There is talk of sending Harrison
King of the Grand down to uuell the
Cuban row. Why shouldn't he go? If
any one man in the United States can
show a greater record of men slain in
the course of a year-slan cleverly,
thoroughly. artistically and without a
drop of bloodshed-I don't know it.
Wouldn't he make the dons and senors
and such like sit up and take notice?
Jack Blackwood says the Belasco has
under contract forty-five plays which
it must do before the end of the year.
and fourteen weeks to do 'em in. Onlv
Blackwood could manipulate it so
that the fourteen weeks shows will
include those absolutely unholdable
longer and postpone the other thirty
one without losing them. But Black
wood can. He is wizard. He can do
l almost said anybody"
James Neil and his wife, Edytbe
Chapman, have made a New York hit
in their new sketch. THE Lady Across
the Hall" 1t is described as a pretty.
refined and extremely high grade offer
ing. introducing some good acting by
both principals.
In the country of fandangos and cas-
tanets our friend Florence Roberts has
found a play that will serve as her
principal new Offering of the current
season. 1t is entitled Maria Rosa"
and is from the pen of Angel Guimera,
who also gave vent to Marta of the
Lowlands," Maria Rosa" translated
by Wallace Gillpatrick and Guido Mar
burg, will be produced in New York
next January, when Miss Roberts will
have the title role, that of a young
catalan peasant woman. Heretofore
the only presentations of the piece have
been made in Barcelona and the City
of Mexico, solely for copyright purposes.
Our old-advisedly, that "old"-
friend Sarah Bernhardt has under con-
sideration another American farewell
tour. Regular Patti, eh?
In addition to her Shakespearean rep
ertoire. Madame Modjeska will this
season be seen in "Magda" and
Camille"
Arrangements have been completed
for a joint tour next spring Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Forbes Robertson Gertrude Ell
liotD and Mr.. and Mrs William ,Fav-
ersham Julie opp. They will be seen
I'm "Otnello" and will be cast as fol-
lows: Othello, Forbes Robertson; Iago,
H..