Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06

1t is probable that his offer will be
accepted and that the club Will pro-
vide bill Of athletic vaudeville, IN
cluding boxing matches, tumoling, ac-
robatic stunts, bar work, etc, which
will give feminine theatergoers an OPP
portunity to see one or two near-prize
fights, staged Just as they are staged
at Uncle Toms fight cabin, and ref
creed, doubtless, by Charlie Eyton, re-
cent benedict and referee extraordinary
to Los Angeles fight fans.
Miss Edna Sidney. formerly of the
Gayety company at the Grand, met
with a painful accident last week at
Bath Beach, where she is passing the
summer with friends. Miss Sidney was
playing ball with child on the lawn in
front Of her friends home. In run
ming to catch the ball she slipped and
fell spraining her ankle and severely
straining the tendons Of her lett leg.
She had expected to sail for Europe this
week on q pleasure trip, but has been
obliged to postpone her departure.
Ben Graham, the new character man
at the Belasco, seems to be distinct
acquisition. Mr.. Graham's acting In
the role of Ramsay In I'm the Bishops
Carriage" stamps him as an artist and
provides good ground for the belief that
he will prove a worthy successor to
George Barnum. Within a few weeks
he is to play DR.. Juttner in "Old Heidel-
berg" q part in which he met with
largo success In the east.
Rumors regarding a possible starring
engagement of Florence Stone at the
Burbank continue, despite denials from
Dick Ferris and from Miss Stone her
self. And 1t is just within the realm
of possibility that a deal may be
made. Manager Morosco Is known to
have submitted several propositions
for Miss Stones services. Negotiations
have been in progress for some time
past and the two parties are said to
be considerably nearer to an agree
ment today than they ever have been
before. If Miss Stone goes to t, , Bur-
bank she will play g. special engage
ment limited to eight weeks.
Miss Nellie Montgomery, who re-
tired from the Fischer company a
month or so ago, returning to play
q special engagement in 1.-THE Tele-i
phone Girl" has been re-engaged and
again becomes a permanent member
of the stock company. This means
that Fischer's, for the time being at
least, will have two soubrettes and no
prima donna.
In musical comedy the soubrette Is
the most important feminine member
of the cast. Ordinarily the prima
donna is merely a figurehead, and our
| Teutonic manager seems to have fg-
ured that IL one soubrette is good two
soubrettes are better; while IL one
prima donna doesn't amount to much
she probably will not be much missed.
| Thus Marguerite Favar and Nellie
Montgomery are to share the soubrette
roles and, ff the management can keep
them from pulling hair. everything
will be lovely. At present, / believe.
the two young women are on the best
| of terms.
The Burbank school of dramatic art
opened it's third season September /
under the able direction of Phosa Nc
Allister and H. S. Duffield. During
the two years 1t has been in operation
| this school has turned out sixteen
| graduates who are now on the pro-
| fessionaf stage, in addition to many
who took the course with no idea OF
ever taking up acting as q profession.
Miss McAllister has been unusually
successful in her instruction. doubt
less because she teaches modern meth
| ods and keeps away from the so-called
| classic school which, admirable as 1t
may be-, still provides small equipment
| for the actor today,
Hale Studebaker, one of the gradu-
| ateS from the BURBANK SCnOOl, now Is
with the James Neill company. He
played important parts with that orr
ganization during the st. Paul engage
ment, recently closed, and was highly
praised by the St. Paul newspaper re-
viewers. Jack Belgrave, another grad
uate, Is playing on the local Belasco
stage, and Miss Fanchon Lewis Is well
known to patrons Of the Burbank.
Miss Marjorie English, one of the
'sbathing beauties in "Gayest Man
haitian" at the Grand this week, will
retire from the company following the
Saturday night performance. Miss
English, who in private life is Mrs.
Fred j. Eustis, expects to accompany
her husband east. Mr.. Eustis now is
in San Francisco, but will return to
Los Angeles within day or two.
Miss Fanchon Everhard, who has
done much clever work on the Be-
Iasco stage, last week became menu
ber of the Belasco company, signing
contract for the ensuing year.
| Philip White, assistant treasurer at
the Belasco theater, and who has been
| at that house for the past year and
a half. last week resigned his position
because of i'll health. He will take a
prolonged rest before seeking other
employment.