Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20
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hotel Before he had been there q vveek
he decided that San Juan should have a
MOTEL Three days later it occurred to
MN that the natives would nav good
money to view the attractions Of
White city" a "PiSe" or a ssNid1vov ;,
Inc next morning he secured two loca-
tions, one for the hotel and anotbar sor
the sideshow exhibit. And he snent he
own money to get them, thus violating
all precedent in the domain of the nrn7
fessional exploiter.
| The next step followed as matter ~
I course. Two companies were organized
Los Angeles. Minneapolis and New York
capltal was interested and both project.
assumed tangible form. Now plans have
been drawn for the hotel and for ths
Wnite city, preliminary grading is I'm
Ger way and actual construction wortr
VIII begin shortly. The San Juan streat
raliway company has been interested in
.t .he amusement enterprise and before long
the residents of the island win he in'
vited to get the Ferris habit tbeatrico1I,.
residentially and ,gustatoriIy.
IL is far cry from Shakesneara T.,
lpseI' put the Burbank players are hardy
spirits and may be expected to accon,-
pnsh the transition without getting "alI
pet up. can only conjecture how
strenuously Miss Halls other admirers
will discuss her relative merits nc I,,l,at
ana Nora. AS for me, decline. I had
much rather argue the toothsome oua1i-
tles OF caviare sandwich as opposed to
chocolate nut sundae.
Ihose of us who attended the ia reweJI
reception given by members of the ITlrjcb
STOCK company on the stage of the Grand
yesterday afternoon said good by with
reluctance, hoping that the future NAV
prove a hearty au revoir to have beon
more appropriate 1t is quite likely that
some OF the present organization NAV re-
turn TO their familiar positions next sea-
son, but rnis is not certain. The UIrich
players have given us of their best-not
always the best melodramas. but invsr;
ably good, consistent, intelligent acting
and we have appreciated their efforts.
Some of them will remain in and about
Los Angeles for several weeks. at least
Florence Barker's home is here and she
has made no arrangements to continue
her stage work, though she won't be
happy until she gets back on the boards
again. Miss Lillian Hayward expects
to be here for a month or more before
sailing to rejoin her husband in Homo
lulu Joseph De Grasse likewise will
soJourn, at least for a. space in the city.
He may go into vaudeville later and per-
haps-just perhaps-Miss Barker may ac-
company him.
Unquestioning devotion to their art
sometimes lead actors into bit of realism
that threatens serious consequences 10
their fellow players A case in point is
embodied in a story told by Miss Minne
Seligman In her dressing room at the
Orpheum one night last week
The play was Her Release probably
forgotten now by all save the few players
who were in its cast. but which was
n0t Tod
the big successes of the year in which 1t
was produced The first performance was
given at Buffalo, and in the cast, in addi-
tion to Miss Seligman, were such we'll
known actors as the late Nelson Wheat =.
croft, w. H. Thompson, one of the best
character men the American stage has
ever known. and William Faversham
The drama was well received up to the
climax of the last act and Augustus
Pitou. the manager, was jubilant. Then
came an accident, and with it the blast
ing of managerial hopes.
Miss Seligman. Wheatcroft, Favershan
and Thompson were upon the stage In
the play Miss Seigman was wife,
Wheatcroft her husband. FaverSham the
man whom she should have married and
Thompson, Faversham's devotedly loyal
servant. The husband, in a Jealous rage.
was supposed to draw a revolver and
shoot at Faversham, when Thompson was
to rush in and In an attempt to save his
masters life, defect Wheatcroft's aim SO
that the shot should kill the husband.
This solved all difficulties The husband
happily out of the way, killed by his own
hand, the wife was left free to reward
the constant Faversham, and the audience
was supposed to depart satisfied.
On the opening night Wheatcroft drew
the gun and leveled it. Thompson rushed
in, according to program. forced his hand
back until Wheatcroft's weapon was
pointed at his own breast. Wheatcroft
pulled the trigger. but there was NO re-
port. Again he tried. and again there
was click, nothing more.
Then Thompson, quick wittedly, deter
mined to Save the scene" He grabbed
by the throat and threw him
to the floor choking him SO realistically
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