Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-01
COMING ATTRACTIONS

BELAScO-The Belasco theater stock
company will celebrate the third anni-
yersary of that popular playhouse to-
morrow night with an unusually elab-
orate production of shakespeare famous
comedy. 1.-The Tanning of the Shrew.'
The presentation will enlist the services
of every member of the stock organiza-
tion. and in addition there will be
score or more of specially engaged play
ers The Augustin DAILY version OF the
old comedy will be used, and Mr.. Bos-
worth, the Belasco stage director, who
was a member of the noted DAILY COM
pany for over fifteen years. AYERS that In
many respects the Belasco production
will equal that given so many times on
Broadway at historic Days
Lewis S. Stone will enact the role OF,
Petruchio. and Blanche Stoddard will be
seen as the shrewish Katherine. There
will be special Labor day matinee To-
morrow at 2 O'Clock. Every lady attend
ing the performance tomorrow night VIII
be given a handsome and appropriate
souvenir of the Belasco organization.
Following .'The Tanning of the Shrew
the Belasco people will play Bayard VII
liers' new emotional drama. The Prlm-
rose PATH in which Margaret Wycherly
scored a signal success in New York last
spring. This will practically be Miss
Stoddard's first chance to demonstrate
her fitness for strong emotional roles.
LOS ANGELES-The new Los Angeles
theater. under the direction of the North
western Theatrical association. will be
opened tomorrow night by the San Fran
cisco opera company in the dainty opera,
s.TooIlv Warden" The event Is one or
imnortance to the playgoing public of
Los Angeles as it marks the advent In
fhis CITY of the most powerful theatrical
association in the country. outside OF
Klaw & Erlanger in the east, with whom
it is affiliated.
Among the principals of the San Fran
cisco opera company may be mentioned
Aida Hemmi formerly of the Savage
onera company, and said TO be the pos
SCISSOR of a superb soprano voice; Maude
Beatty. the gifted contralto, who was the
recinient of marked honors at the hands
of King Edward and Queen Alexandra
when she sang few seasons ago at tine
Dr,lry Lane theater in London; Daphne
Pollard, the former juvenile star or the
Pollard company, and now grown Wo-
nan and charming soubrette who will be
heard in the role of Dolly Warden;
Ereida Wisher, a dainty ingenue of re-
,narkahle beauty; Lillian Raymond,
Rubv Norton, Genie Ormonde, Brownie
Frowning and many others who have
made their mark in comic opera.
OF the men in the company Artnur
Cunningham, the famous baritone, IS at
the head. Then there are George Kun
tel the funny comedian; Charles p.
Rates. the young American character ac-
tor. who scored a remarkable success In
A,,stralia. Eugene Wener, tenor, ana
others as well known.
i,Dolly Warden gives every opportunity
for handsome costuming and scenic dis
nIay. and a finished production is prom
ised by Frank Healy, who directs the
company.
Edouard Won Beuchner, former musical
director of the Tivoli in San FRANCISCO,
,,i,,l M WELD the baton for Dolly Warden"
T N. Laria will be the permanent mu-
sical director of the theater.
r2TfRRANK4"The Halfbreed, COL
+reIl and Morosco's melodranla, the
scenes of which are laid in the lndiah
rTerritory. will be continued another
veelt at this house, the theater having
beeu too small to accommodate the
crowds that wanted TO see the play
lost week year ago The Half
breed played five consecutive Weehs
~ The Burbank, breaking all local rec
ords for a continuous run. This year
tha attendance has shown no falling
off hut the run in all probability VIII
he limited to a fortnight because OF
existing contracts for the presentation
Of other plays within specified time.
There will be no changes from last
weeks cast.
bile" Lincoln j. Carter's spectacular
drama OF Southern Alabama, will be
the next offering at the Grand. Down
Mobile has more plot than most of the
Carter plays and has all the strong
spectactllar features tt II made the sue
cess of "The Tornado ar9 f1r"7