Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-06
The Theaters
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ga SOCIETY PILOT" the new
~ play by Oliver Morosco and
~ DR.. G. w. Bachman, entered
upon it's third week at the BurpanK
theater yesterday, with no signs OF a.
minishing popularity. Large audlencess
saw the play at both the matinee aiiu
night performances.
Daniel Frohman, one of the best
known theatrical managers IN the
country, now is on his way to Los An
geles to see this drama with view TO
it's presentation in New York city LOT
run next fall. He is expected 70
reach here some time during the latter
part of the week.
Originally Frohrnan planned to send
an agent here with Instructions to re-
port on the play, but the big Los An
geles success of the Morosco-Bachman
piece led him to change his mind ana
come himself.
Richard Barry, the war correspond
emit, is at work upon a play for Lewis
S, Stone. Mr. Barry is passing the
summer in one of the little foothll
towns near Los Angeles and he and Mr..
Stone have held frequent conferences
regarding the play, the first draft OF
which is now nearing completion. Inc
title decided upon is SANDY OF the
Sierras, and the hero, it is said. has
been drawn from a prominent san
Francisco politician.
Mr.. Stone, as has been announced
previously, will sever his connection
with the Belasco stock company rol-
lowing the performance next Sunday
night. He is under engagement to ap-
pear in New York city next October IN
support of Lillian Albertson, who is to
be starred by Wagcnhalls and kemper
in a new play, probably by Eugene
Walters, author of Paid in Full. In
which Miss Albertson now is acting.
Last year, when both Miss Albertson
and Mr.. Stone were members or the
Belasco company, she as leading Wo-
man and he as le--ding man, they
created roles in 1.-THE Undertow," the
first play Eugene Walters ever had
produced. Subsequently Miss Albert
son went east and there scored per-
sonal success in a play that proved
failure. Then she stepped into the
leading role in paid in Full" which Is
still running in New York city and
which has been the greatest success or
the past season. Now Mr.. Stone is to
follow her and the two will again ap-
pear in the same organization.
Dick Ferris, who is now in Mime
apolis, is said to be making arrange
ments for a fall and winter stock sea-
son at one of the Los Angeles theaters
to continue for eighteen weeks.
When he left here few months ago
Ferris declared that he probably would
not return this year. Since then ne
seems to have changed his mind. Re-
Gently he placed orders with his play
agents in New York for plays to be
presented here next season, and It IS
known, too, that he has been negotiat-
ing with John Cort relative to securing
"a fHe AfOlloS thpQfQT
If he doesn't come to the Los An
geles, however, It is probable the Ferris
stock company again will occupy the
Auditorium stage. The Auditorium
was leased last week to an unnamed
eastern manager" beginning with Oc-
tober 1t may be that this manager Is
Ferris or some one acting for him.
The chief difficulty in the way of
Ferris enpa cement in Los Angeles is
not the rental of a theater but the Sc
curing of plays. The recent consolida-
ton of play agents in the east and the
existence of a working agreement
between the local Belasco and Burbank
arrangements have placed Mr.. FERRIS
! in an exceedingly unenviable position
so far as securing plays for Los An
geles is concerned. However. Dick has
| a habit of getting what he goes after
and the next Ferris season locally
doubtless will prove no less interesting
than those of the past two years.
Slightly changed and with one or two
new musical numbers 1.-THE FOUNDERS
of the Great White Way" entered upon
it's second week at the Grand opera
house yesterday afternoon, where the
tinkling melodies, the pretty girls and
the good-natured fun which go to make
up this review" were enjoyed by
good sized audience. Throughout its
opening week the Gayety company at
tracted almost record breaking bust
ness to the theater, and Manager
Drown is naturally much pleased at the
success which has attended venture
wholly at variance with the past policy
of the house. "Gayest Manhattan" is
in rehearsal for production next week.
1.-THE Rose of the Rancho" Belasco
and Tully's romantic drama of Califor-
mia In the early days, will be presented
at the Belasco theater tonight with Miss
Jane Grey the company's new leading
woman, in the role of Juanita. This
will be Miss Grey's first appearance
with the Belasco company. The play
also will serve to introduce to Belasco
audiences Jacques Kruker, who has
succeeded George w. Barnum.
THE Rose of the Rancho" comes
here with a record OF two years sue
cess in eastern cities, where Frances
Starr leaped into fame in night
through her portrayal of its leading
role. 1t will be given an elaborate
production, Frederick Belasco himself
having directed the rehearsals.
Herr e. A. Fischer expects to go to
San Francisco this week to see Grim
minis and Gore, with a view to secur-
ing those comedians, together with an
entirely new company, for his First
street playhouse. Fischer however
has more than one iron in the theatre
cal fire. He has been in correspon-
dence recently with the managers of
the Armstrong Musical Comedy COM
pany, now in Portland, and if the San
Francisco deal does not go through it
is probable that the Armstrong COM
pany will come here.
The Teuton manager has decided to
make a clean sweep of his present or
ganization and by fall it is likely that
not a single member of the present
Fischer company will remain under
his management. Herr Fischer believes
that his patrons are tired of seeing the
same faces, week after week, and he
is determined to give them change.
His new company will number seven
principals with a chorus of ten girls.
William Stoermer's new play of
Southern California, 1.-THE Swastika,"
will have it's first production on any
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