Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-22

agility to keep the act from becoming
at all monotonous.
Miss Amelia Summerville sang
number of the songs for which east
ern artists are famous without attempt
ing to give any limitations. She also
told couple of baby stories which
were far enough removed from the or
binary to make them quite worthy OF
May Irwin, to whom she credited them.
OF the holdovers the big City Quar-
tet' is still first favorite with the au-
dience. Recall after recall was given
to these popular singers yesterday att
ernoon. Their solos and concerted
songs are practically the same as those
they gave last week, but are still re-
ceived with the greatest cordiality.
Raffin's monkeys, LIE Clair and Simp-
son. the bogus strong men, and Charles
H. Bradshaw in the sketch, Fix in
Fix" complete the program for this
week, which is more than usually good.
"Sirronje handcuff queen" created
something of a sensation at the Los
Angeles theater yesterday afternoon.
Her feats are not new, most of them
having been performed by Houdini, but
they never before have been done by
a woman, and Houdini himself does
them no easier than this mere slip of
a girl.
Yesterday afternoon Sirronje permit
ted herself to be handcuffed and then
removed the cuffs standing In full view
of the audience, but working behind
her back. She was cuffed, leg irons
were put about her ankles and she was
tied up inside a bag, which, in turn,
was locked into trunk around which
was drawn a sheet. Then all was made
fast, the sheet-enclosed trunk was
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were drawn which still permitted an
unobstructed view underneath. 1t was
seemingly impossible for outside aid to
go to Sirronje's relief, and apparently
equally impossible for her to escape
unaided, but she did it. and in short
order.
Tomorrow night Sirronje has agreed
to be manacled and nailed inside a
packing box by packers from one of
the big department stores. The fol-
lowing night she will attempt to es-
cape from straitjacket, in which she
will be placed by deputy from the
sheriffs office.
Other features on the Los Angeles
bill this week include Terley whose
bust reproductions of famous men are
novelty and are very well done;
Carrie Ezier and Josette Webb, singing
condolences who are funny enough to
compensate for their lack OF voice and
who make a joke of their own near
melody; True Boardman &c Co., in
"The Way of the West" and Carl Her
bert, magician. There are also pic
ture ballad and double assortment or
moving pictures. The program Is the
best this house has offered since the
season opened.
Contortion of the real kind isn't so
plentiful in these days of modern ath-
letics, but there's grace, cleverness and
an evidence of continuous and arduous
rehearsing in the performance of Mable
Maitland at the Empire this week
Her act is well worth the seeing. SO
Is the dainty dancing of Grace Du Mar,
a soubrette with a real singing voice.
who presents some we'll rendered popu-
lar songs as a second number. Harper
and Willard, "the Spraguellos," have
musical turn, not startlingly novel,
but possessing the merit OF good rendl-
tion. Their act is clean cut. Vier and
Nellie Hill are fortunate in their selec-
ton of illustrated songs, while excel
lent motion pictures are also provided.
1.-THE Burglar Alarm" presented by
the stock company with slightly alb
breviated cast, proves a good laugh
maker.
"The Rehearsal" at Fischer's this
week, Is somewhat short on situations
but is long on comedy and well rem
dered speciality numbers. Last night II
was cordially received by two generous
audiences. The rehearsal of perform
ers for an amateur benefit is the ex-
cuse used by Director Frank b. Blall
and his company for introducing q iol
of fun. Nellie Montgomery and Fred
Lancaster are the hit of the show, with
a travesty on the tower scene Duet
from "Il Trovatore." Ben T. Dillon
and Laurel Atkins did burlesque
Spanish dance that was one loud, long
laugh, while Frank Vack's Dutch paro-
dies on up-to-date songs were heartily
encored. MANDY Lane" sung by Fred
Lancaster and the chorus, to say moth
ing of pretty Hazel Lancaster, VINO
posed as Mandy and incidentally sang
a pleasing alto during the chorus;
"They All Look Alike to Mary" by
Nellie Montgomery. and THAT Old
complete the musical selections.
A musical extravaganza, "At Gay
Narragansett," opens the bill at the
IJnfuue this week. There are many
good musical numbers. Maude Beatty.
who staged the sketch, is heard to ad-
vantage In Lady, Lady" and olga
Stech in 1.-THE Song Of the Daisy"
put Me Among the Girls" by Millar
Bacon and the wearing of the Green
by Billy Onslow took well with last
nights audience.
The Unique comedy company put on
q laughable one-act farce entitled
Married Too Soon" James p. Lee, as
Carraway Bones, an undertaken, takes
the leading roll and is supported by
Marie Barber, Hugh Metcalf, Make
Mitchell, Charles G. Perley, Nick Cog
ley and Ole Olson. The sketch is full
of comical situations.
The usual illustrated songs ard NOV
ing pictures complete the bill.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-McKee Ran
kin, the theatrical manager, and his
star Miss Nance O'Neil, were arrested
here today by United States deputy
marshol on an indictment found
against them last July in California,
alleging that they had infringed the
copyright of the Suderman play, "The
Fires of ST. John"
After formal arraignment before a
federal commissioner they were held in
$4,000 bail each for examination tomor-
row and were later paroled in the GUS
tody of their counsel.
The complaint upon which the arrest
was made charges Mr., Rankin and
Miss O'Neil with presenting the play
in San Bernardino on July 26 of this
year without the consent of Charles
Swickard, "who then was and ever
since has been, and now is, the owner
and proprietor of said copyright"
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