Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
The Weeks Bills

.UDITORIUM-San Carlo Opera Co.
IASON-"Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
ch."
,ELASCO-"Zira."
URBANK-'TIearts Courageous"
,RPHEUM-Vaudev
tRAND-"Human Hearts"
fischer R'S-Burlesqu
IISSION-"East Lynne"
tNIQUE-Vaudevill
,MPIRE-Vaudevill
'EOPLE'S-Vaudev
TOTHING has emphasized the need
j in Los Angeles of an adequate
home for musical attractions like
present engagement of the San
10 company in the Angelus rink.
swithstanding all the money spent to
Ike this old building adequate it is
mefully impossible for the present
to which it is put, and it calls at
tion most emphatically to the city's
K in this respect.
: was generally understood when the
aitorium was erected that it was TO
home for grand opera. Yet the
y first organization Of this charac-
that comes is left out in the wet
rally-and has to take a make
1t. Why, is not the present ques-
!; the blame is not here to be de-
mined. But the fact exists; and it
Is attention to the shortcomings of
city in decided fashion.
is a pleasure, therefore, to be able
assert with a certainty approximate
finality, that this void is to be
ID. Plans are maturing and are well
ng for the erection of a music hall
e which shall be for musical attrac-
rs. and for them alone; a hall which
! permit of anything from a piano
ital to grand opera, and into which
worthy organization can get on
ms far from the cut throat. 1t will
erected near Ninth and Main streets
1 will be permanent and fireproof.
will be Of generous size and of ap-
we'd design and acoustic properties.
d it will be thus both ornamental
I useful.
t is understood that Len Behymer
! be manager of this new enter
Sc and that ample financial backing
assured. Mr.. Beginner is a manager
sagacity, renown and ability, and his
of musical attractions is already
vat enough to assure such hall
pie booking for financial success.
as is reported, his retention at it's
Id is assured no better selection
lid be made.
certainly there is room for such a
lding in Los Angeles. In fact it is
crying need. Now artists have TO
ure a thoater-well nigh impossible
r turn to such inadequate and ILL
ing places as Simpson auditorium
the Bamut club, both badly located
built for other purposes. And
en- these, which have most meager
,ommodations in the way of stage
] dressing rooms, are not suitable
only recourse is a rink, a tent or
nice. With a true music hall many
lroblem would be solved and the city
uld be released from a thralldom
ich now hampers it immeasurably In
musical way. May fate hasten the
\ of this plans consummation.
he Balasco News contains a list Of
ly offerings at that theater which
es promise of a most interesting
son this spring. Most of the plays
ned have never before been given
e, even at the syndicate house, and
ir presentations win be dramatic
nts The Burbank has not issued
IN a list, but limitations are that it
j be close up to its rival in the
llity of its offerings This may and
lbtless will lead the syndicate to
stir itself and send to Los Angeles
ne of the newer things Of merit
ich it claims to possess, but for
ich we of Los Angeles have TO take
word of the east as proof. Indeed,
m a few leaks which have broken
m the impenetrable silence, II would
m that such were already the case;
eral very good attractions, albeit
N especially new, are underlined at
Mason for the immediate future,
nee, 10 those who complain over the
lcitV of the present season, let IL be