Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-24

day combating graft In all It's branches.
particularly in -he realms of high
finance. Last Sunday several OF the San
Francisco clergy tooh the lesson taught
in the great Klein drama 's subject for
their sermons, while the press reconi-
mended that the president put out COM
panies presenting THE Lion and the
Mouse as the most potent campaign
arguments conceivable and said 'the
audience applauded as though 1t were
q speech of III ney.
This will he the first time that Henry
B. Harris has sent a company producing
the great Chas. Klein drama to the cosat
sinte the San Francisco fire. Dorothy
Donnelly In the role of Sherle.- Rossrnore
and Paul Everton as John Burkett Ryder
head the company. Local interest Is en-
hanced by the appearance of Lillian
Buckingham. a native,lof Los Angeles,
In one OF the roles and of that clever
woman Ada Levick, in the part Of the
money-king's wife.
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ORPHEUM M-Not often have we the
privilege of witnessing the opening per-
formances of vaudeville production and
this lends added interest to the appear
ance of Lillian Burkhart next week in
"The Lady and the Bracelet written
for her by Ruth Comfort Mitchell. THE
Lady and the Bracelet is pretty
piece of comedy with just enough of the
pathetic to make the playlet perfect
fit for the star The supporting players
will be Allegra Gardner. Warren ELS
worth and Ernest Van Pelt The other
new acts for the week commencing Mon
day night include the Baggesens, team
Of comedy jugglers now playing their
first American engagement. Their work
t,, l1fE rffAftc and
comedy features They produce wonder
ment and mirth at the same time. Mas
sias O'Connor is a master of legerde-
main and autobiography. BIN BONN
Brrr-thats spelled just as they want
it-are musicians and If the title of their
act Is to be taken as criterion they
run largely to instruments of percussion.
There will be held from thi present bill
the vassar Girls, Lillian Tyce. Lew
Hawkins and Ward and Curran.
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FISCHER S--Herr Fischer announces
that In "A Bit of Lace" the musical
comedy concoction of F. Clifford Harris
which will be presented at the little First
street theatef next week, there is some
comedy, enough good music to float a
much more pretentous show and new
costumes or the chorus. For plot "A
Bit of Lace" has been buil- around the
troubles of a drygoods me.chant whose
mischevous daughter purloins real
Cluny' collar. Two Germans. down on
their luck. inlpersorate the detectives
called in to discover the identity Of the
| thief and before the finale there. are
many complications Dunbar and Murray
amble through the skit as the tramp de-
tectives and promise ne version of
| that old favorite, 1t Was the Dutch
Nellie Montgomery has a "Bowery"
speciality singing al East Side clas-
sic" entitled Rags" and Miss Ger
trude Rutledge will offer one of those
dreamy eye songs which have ever
been popular when sung by a prima
donna whose orbs fulfill those specifica-
tions. Ed Barnes and the chorus have
march number in 81 Want to Hear a
Yankee Doodle Tune" New motion pic
lures and a talking and dancing fest"
by O'Brien and Onslow precede the bill.
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| UNIQUE-The Unique promises a
pleasing and most attractive program
for the coming week, including Tracy
McDermott, supported by Dorothy Ray
mond, In one-act farce entitled THE
Boston Man; J. Gaffney Brown. the
man with the cigarette who will put on
! a song and dance number. and Antonio