Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-10-18

village Judge, an old political enemy
of Bigelow. Bigelow, who is post
commander of the G.. A. r., sends the
boy to the bank in a nearby village to
deposit $1,000 of post funds. On the
way the lad meets q sharper and loses
the money. In the eyes of the law the
boy is thief. When Bigelow hazily
awalSens to the truth of this, his IDOL
is shattered and the light of his life
goes out. The old judge presses the
charge as a personal grievance and
Bigelow devotes his days and nights
to making restitution and thus saving
the boy. The third act discloses a
courtroom scene that Is deeply i'm
pressive.
Mr. Belasco has retained the COM
pany of distinguished players who APP
peared in the original production, In
Guiding Marie Bates, Antoine Perry,
Isabel Waldron, Veda McEyers, Ruth
Gates, William Elliott, Taylor Holmes,
Stephen Maley, Harold Mead, John v.
railey, Oscar Eagle, William Boag and
George Woodward.
observation-disclosures Morosco an
nounces that he has secured Miss Flor
ence Stone, by arrangement with Dick
Ferris, for limited starring engage
ment, and win offer the accomplished
young actress, supported by the Bur
bank compony i'm a production of
Charles Majors fascinating romantic
comedy-drama, Dorothy Vernon of
Haddon Hail." during the week be-
ginning with a matinee this afternoon.
In the production of the big play
Miss Stone will have a role that should
offer her abundant opportunity for the
display OF her we'll known emotional
abilities, as well as for the exposition
of a bewitching vein of exquisite com
edy. Dorothy Vernon" is an ideal play
for a stock company, inasmuch as 1t
presents a great number of character
roles which doubtless will be amirably
filled by the members of this company,
Byron Beasley, Elsie Esmond, Rather
inc Kirkwood, Henry Stockbridge, Har-
ry Mestayer, Robert Morris, Louise
Royce, Carol Marshall, Charles Gyblin,
Fl. S. Duffield and Mango buffet are
prominently cast.
The scenery and costumes will be
we'll up to the regular Burbank theater
standard. In addition to the regular
Burbank force there have been en-
gagged many auxiliary players for the
big scenes in the second and third acts
ORPHEUM-The bill at the Orpheunl
for the week beginning with a matinee
tomorrow contains not only the best OF
the "holdovers," but five new acts
Jesse L. Lasky's "Pianophiends" head
the list. They are five young men and
four girls, who enact a little musical
drama in a piano store. The four men
are seen in a concerted quartet, when
the girls enter on a shopping tour. A
stunning octette follows, men and girls
CARRIED in the latest styles. Then the
manager enters, takes the head piano
and in pairs, four hands to an inStru-
ment, the others play with him.
The seven Yuilians contribute clever
acrobatic act. Originally there were foul
Yuilians, but the oncoming of the
younger members of the family has
gradually raised the number, as well
as the worth and skill of the act, till
now the Yuilians present a remarkable
family tournee of skill and daring
Claud and Fanny Usher, we'll remem-
bered for their Tough Love-" come In
another slang classic, "Fagan's Decis-
ion." Reiff brothers are known as the
American dancing boys. General Ed
LaVine, the man who has soldiered al
his life, will continue to exhibit camp
and canteen life. He claims to be able
to juggle anything in either sphere
Holding over are Charmion, the mar
| velously-muscled perfect woman" II
her disrobing acrobatic stunts on thu
! trapeze; Harry and Eva Puck, ant
Gardiner and Vincent, in their Graz,
ShII, WILING queen. NEW HnOIiOl
pictures will be shown in two install.
| ments.
Los ANGELES-Fred Hallen and
Mollie Fuller vaudeville stars of the
first magnitude, come to the Los An
geles theater this week, where they
will present their latest skit, Election
Bets" The subject is timely and the
sketch has been very we'll received in
those cities which have seen 1t. Hal
len and Fuller are favorites among