Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01

by playing upon the zy1ophone. Tom
Moore is a coon singer who has not
found It necessary to "black up" in
order to make his songs Ego"
Sam Holdsworth will sing a picture
ballad and motion pictures will COM
plete a promising bill.
Attendance at the Los Angeles thea
ter has shown a steady increase since
the opening Of the season. Daily mat
inees are given and are largely at
tended by women and children. When
Sullivan g. Considine took over the
house last summer predictions of fail
ure were numerous. The venture, how
ever, is already a paying one. Seem
ingly popular priced vaudeville has
come to stay.
EMPIRE-"On the Balance" is the
caption under which Sid Slapnik will
present his equilibrist turn at the En-
pire this week. Mr.. Slapnik offers all
sorts of startling midair balancing
feats, presenting as q climax a hand
stand supporting himself on the rungs
Of a chair surrounding pile of chairs
which raise him to the top of the
proseenium. The two Bells VIII be
seen in a comedy sketch, entitled Hi
ram Green Jr." Hartoun, a dainty
young woman of considerable musical
ability, will present what she is pleased
to term 1.-THE Conversational Pianist.
Ashley and Wilbur, horizontal bar and
trapeze experts, complete the list OF
new features on the olio. New illus
trated songs by the Hill sisters and mo-
ton pictures are provided.
FISCHER'S- 1.-THE Millionairess," a
musical absurdity in one act, is an
nounced by Herr Fischer for the week,
beginning with a matinee tomorrow
Much interest naturally attaches to the
Offering since 1t will reintroduce Libby
Blondell and Aubrey Carr, formerly
with the Gayety company, who make
their debut in leading roles with the
Fischer forces. Miss Blondell will be
seen as a Salvation Army lassie, to
whom Tom Bromley, ST., has be-
queathed his immense fortune in fit
of pique against his son, who threatens
to make a mesalliance. Dillon will be
the eccentric old man, and Aubrey
Carr his son, a rather giddy man
about-town." Max Bloom personates
a mildly insane old Dutchman, Nellie
Montgomery a French danseuse, and
Laurel Atkins an opera queen. Among
the songs to be presented are when
We Are Married." Miss Blondell and
Mr.. Carr; "Put Me Among the Girls"
Mr.. Bloom; Follow On and "She
Doesn't Know" by Miss Blondell:
you're in the Right Church but the
Wrong Pew Miss Montgomery;
"Over the Hills and Far Away" Mr..
Carr, and "Queen of Comic OPERA"
Miss Laurel Atkins.
UNIQUE-The bill for the coming
week at the Unique will present the
stock company, under direction of
James p. Lee, in a two-act farce COM
edy entitled "Paid Back in His Own
Coin" The following musical and
chorus numbers will be interpolated:
Mae Taylor and chorus in 1.-THE Girl
with the Baton" the Unique chorus
and Lillian Sutherland, who has Joined
the organization, in a "Heine" num-
Der; Millar Bacon in "Nappanee;"
"Can I Make Love to Your" by Olga
Stech, and Dutch parodies by Harry
Wardell. Millar Bacon and Olga Stech
will also be heard In the duet, Some
Day When Dreams Come True" Har-
ry Wardell will contribute a burlesque
on the "Salome" dance. entitled "Sa-
lumy on the Rhine"
During the intermission between acts
Millar Bacon will sing illustrated songs
and the Unique-O-Scope will project
moving pictures.