Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
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OBSERVATIONS BY
A FIRST T-NIGHTER


stage at the Burbank. about the first of
! the year, and If it duplicates 'The Half
breeds" Los Angeles run Of FIVE weeks
Morosco will be more than satisfied. One
of the features of "The Halfbreed,'' you
may remember, was an extremely real
istio rain storm The Burbank manager
Is a great believer in realism. He be-
lieyes In real rain, real plays and even
real actors; and in the new piece he
will have three effects that are ex-
pected to prove sensations. Just what
these latest attempts at stage realism
will be, the genial, mahogany haired
press agent of the Burbank declines to
divulge, but he is willing to wager a
first class, me-blown-in- the bottle pipe
dream that they will be the goods.
Miss Blanche Stoddard, the new leading
woman at the Belasco, is an Ibsenite.
Likewise Miss Stoddard has an ambition
and that ambition is to play Hedda
Gabler. Now do not misunderstand me.
know as we'll as you do that Ibsen
didn't write "Hedda," but the facts re-
main as stated. Recently Miss Stoddard
has had much valuable experience In
Ibsen and Sudermann roles, having ap-
peared in support of Nine. ALA Nazi-
nova, the distinguished Russian player
who created a furore in New York last
winter, and in the company Of Nance
O'Neill. Other recent engagements were
with Guy Standing in Double Harness."
and with the William Morris stock COM
pany at the Lincoln Square theater. New
York She has little to say about her
own work, but regarding Nine. Nazi-
nova she is enthusiastic, pronouncing
the Russian the greatest actress she ever
has seen. Nine. NaZimova, by the way,
will appear in an American play, "The
Millstones," this season, and will play
an American character. That will be the
great test, so far as American audiences
are concerned. If she comes through the
ordeal safely her continued popularity
will be assured.
Besides being an actress of experience
Miss Stoddard is a young woman Of
charming personality. Moreover, she
comes we'll within the Blackwood defini-
ton of greatness. Her hair is of the
favorite Blackwood color. In Her Own
Way" the new leading woman will have
congenial and not too exacting role,
In which she should make an nudeniably
favorable first impression. Later will
come more difficult work, but much de-
pends upon first impressions, and the
Belasco manager doubtless had this in
mind when he selected the Clyde Fitch
play for the opening.
Mace Greenleaf and his handsome wife,
formerly Lucy Banning, are passing the
summer at Ocean Park Mrs. Greenleaf
divides her time about evenly between
horseback riding and study. Her husband
is instructing her in the art of acting
with a view to a vaudeville engagement
later. They have not fully determined
their plans, but probably will appear on
the Orpheum circuit in a sketch which
requires three persons, one man and two
women If this plan falls through. how
ever. they will go to Paris for the winter
and may. it is said, make the French
capital their future home.
Following Sherlock Holmes the Bur
bank company will revive The Half
breed" and Bill Desmond will be back
to play his old part. That should be good
news for the matinee girls BY the way,
and merely as a hint. Desmond's favorite
flower is the humble dandelion. He
thinks the yellow goes nicely with his
complexion and If posies are to go over
the Burbank footlights next week, this
is preference worth remembering. Tim
Frawley's engagement with the company
expires Saturday, but an effort will be
made to induce him to stay over and
play the halfbreed. If this fails, however,
Byron Beasley will have the part. Miss
Louise Royce will have the role formerly
pldyeu NY hIS. WI hdThSs anu IL
Frawley remains Beasley will play Robert
Homan's old part For the rest the
cast will be about the same as it was last
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Morosco Joe Mont
rose and Miss Mersch are enjoying two
weeks camping expedition at Camp Rim
con in the mountains Morosco and Mont
rose come to town occasionally to Gee
that Klaw g. Erlanger haven't stolen
the Burbank for vaudeville purposes, but
beyond this they are rusticating lazily
and luxuriously. On his last trip In Mont
rose brought with him the antlers OF
deer Mrs. Morosco had shot. Likewise
a bundle of fish stories. Miss Mersch, he
says, is the most successful Waltonian in
the party. I haven't the nerve to repeat
to you Montrose's tales of her skill with
a trout rod, but if the game warden ever
hears them-and fails to remember Joe's
professional habits-that young woman
will find herself in trouble. AS for Mo-
rosco he is modest. He tells a heart
rending tale Of travelling many miles, fish
ing all day and catching two measly
little trout, only to return home and
catch so many yellowtail right in front
Of his own house at Playa del Rey. that
their weight almost swamped the boat.
Henry Sonnenberg, who presides over
the Orpheum box office, has a soft
thing in sight, Henry went away for
d holiday about two weeks ago, leaving
The money and tickets in charge of
Brother Julius. While Brother Henry has
oeen slaughtering goats and tuna in the
sle of hotels and eating houses, Brother
Julius has been keeping the Orpheum
and business has picked UP to
such an extent and the money has come
n so fast that Manager Drown Is con-
emplating paying Brother Henry sal
iry to remain at Catalina the year round.
Brother Henry has no kick coming on
he salary proposition, bur SHES at Cata-
ina because the hills are too steep for
his motorcycle. He is sparring for time
md the final settlement seems rather
doubtful.
Margaret Anglin has written letter
to a friend in this city saying that she
mas arranged an Australian tour for this
fall and expects TO proceed from the anti
podes to London. She will present The
Great Divide" and probably will be ac-
by her husband-manager.
Henry Miller.