Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25

ago when it had it's New York hearing.
THE production at the Belasco will be the
first time the piece has ever peen useo
by stock organization
The story of the play concerns depart
mental workers in washington. There
is a charming love story, dash of real
melodrama, some clever character draw
ines of washington boarding house
types and a superabundance of keen
humor.
Following "The Little Gray Lady the
Belasco company will celebrate it's third
anniversary and will use for that pur-
pose Shakespeare's comedy, 1.-THE Tam
ing of the Shrew," with Lewis Stone as
Petruchio and Blanche Stoddard as Kath-
crime. The version will be the one used
by Augustin DAILY and the stage settings
will be reproductions of the DAILY scenes.
The Belasco management announces that
souvenirs will be given to the lady pa
irons of Monday nights performance Of
1.-THE Tanning of the Shrew'
BURBANK this after
noon with a matinee that is already
almost completely sold out the Burbank
theater stock company will present
"The Halfbreed." 1t has been just a
year since this popular play was last
witnessed in this city, although every
play patron will remember the record
of five overlooking weeks the piece
made upon the occasion of the last pro-
duction.
William Desmond, absent for four
weeks on his vacation, will return TO
assume the part in which he won out
so handily last season, while Miss Hall
will he seen as Evelyn Huntington, one
of her best portrayals. Henry Stock
bridge will be seen in the role that won
him so many friends last season. while
John Burton Willis Marks, Robert
Romans, Gerald Harcourt, Arthur Rut-
ledge, Louise Royce, H. S. Duffield and
H. ]. CHM have been well cast Byron
Beasley, the young actor whose advent
with the Burbank resulted in his I'M
mediately becoming a prime favorite,
will be seen as The Halfbreed, role
that should clinch any friendships he
may have made
The scenic equipment will be some
thing entirely out of the ordinary the
third act showing the terrific rain
storm being particularly realistic. The
advance sale indicates series OF
damned houses. That local society
folk are taking an unusual interest In
the coming big production is shown in
the large number of box and loge par
ties that have already been arranged.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE - Charles
Gum, leading man of the Ulrich stock
company, has been taking well-earned
vacation but will return for today's
opening performance of Convict 500"
This new play by John Oliver will re-
ceive it's first production outside or
New York city by the Ulrich stock COM
pany. Convict 99s" is said to be the
real sensation of the season. 1t is de-
scribed as new thrilling and original in
plot rand characters. In some details 1t
recalls successes of other years, as the
leading role is a young man whose ruin
is planned by a trio of villains. two wo-
men and a man, who secure his convic-
ton for crime of which he is not gull
ty. The prisoner escapes and secures
proof of his innocence. When recap
tured he faces his prosecutors with these
proofs and obtains his legal release.
ORPHEUM-George V. Hobart. creator
of "Dinkelspiel' and author of the "John
Henry books, is the author of the one
act play Peaches which William
Courtleigh and his company will present
this week at the Spring street vaudeville
house peaches" was originally pro-
duced at a Lambs club "gambols," where
II scored tremendous hit, What is the
demonstrations" Outwardly it is an inn
mense structure of SHINING brass, twelve
feet high and broad, and twice that in
length What its interior construction
NAV he Is known only to the inventors,
the B. A. Rolfe company. 1t is the most
versatile musical instrument ever pre-
sented to the public. 1t is a vocal soloist,
male quartet. military band or a VIC
linist at the will of the operator But
according to the claim of the inventors,
it is not a photograph. The Three Ken
ards come to the Orpheum direct from the
Paris Hippodrome. where their aerial
gymnastics have been constant sensa-
ton for over year Their performance
Is novel and their evolutions SO easily ana
gracefully performed that their difficult