Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-24

out in front because we had new
Bonita
"Fish story?' / interrupted. Now
over at Catalina, once
He never stopped.
1rFish story, nothin'. That Bonita's the
name of character in the play. She's
the ingenue Well, next to me was Il
Father Time, bearded with moss as the
poet so beautifully expresses 1t. He had
his wife along, and from their talk soon
wised up to the fact that they were from
act t. When the curtain fell on the
program was the usual synopsis of
scenes, and the last act read: Act same
sa act L. When the curtain fell on the
third act Father Time reached for his
hat and said to Mrs. Time: Come along,
Maria; we can catch that 1880 train If we
hurry. The program says last act is the
same as the first and l don't see no use
| in waiting to look at it over again. And
| she, marveling at his cleverness, hustled
off with him for home"
Ghosts which in his recent address
before the Friday Morning club Henry
Mestayer declared to be Ibsens MASTER
| piece, is announced for presentation at
| the Burbank next week. Whatever we
may think of its expediency, Ghosts" is
| great play-probably the greatest of
modern times. 1t is no more immoral
than major operation N surgery. How
ever, the fact remains that surgical op-
| erations are not performed on the stage.
| The Play is difficult to cast It's roles
| are exacting, particularly those of Mrs.
Alving and of Oswald. In Mr.. Mestayer,
we should see finely intelligent Os-
| wald and l do not doubt that his work
| will prove memorable. 1t is said that
Miss Brenda Fowler will play Mrs. AL
wing. The role will give her the best
| opportunity of her local experience, and
| If Maud Gilbert realizes the part of Re-
| gina she will have scored a triumph
Mace Greenleaf is to play Pastor Man
| ders and David Edwin Engstrand
"Ghosts" will be presented at special
r:atinees Wednesday and Friday. Fol-
lowing it the 1ext Ibsen play will be
''The Pillars of Society,"" never seen in
| Los Angeles.
Various rumors are afloat regarding
prospective changes in the ranks of tho
Belasco company. Most of them prob
ably. are at variance with the facts but
where there is much smoke there usually
| is some fire and the truth may yet be
smoked out.
Week before last John Blackwood hur-
ried away to San Francisco ION private
business" A few days later he returned
to Los Angeles and few days after
that Frederick Belasco arrived upon the
when he was asked If anything was in
the wind. Then, two days later, both
Mr.. Belasco and Mr.. Blackwood disap-
peared ION vacation trip. in search of
rest, recreation and the charms of a
rural existence"
Now ordinarily the country has about
as much charm for John BlaclSwood as
rural melodrama of the sort occasionally
presented further south on Main street
The nearest he ever was known to get
voluntarily to truly rural existence was
a golf course, within a few blocks of the
car line. He knows the uses of niblicil
and a stymie, but if you were to set him
down in an onion patch he wouldn't know
whether to ask for hoe or reaper and
probably would be willing to compromise
on a stanchion. He can drive golf ball
but team harnessed to plow would
give him the worst case of stage fright
on record.
Therefore is seems reasonable to sup
pose that the Blackwoodian old-home
week is not being passed on the farm.
Where, what and why are queries which
may be answered later.