Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24

and made a big success This week ne
is headliner at the Empire theater'
Between turns, however, he Is lookiis
for theater for that musical COMEDY
venture. Here's hoping he finds IL, TOT
Saxons comedy is funny and the peo-
pie associated with him know their
business.
When members of tina Unique mu-
steal comedy company discovered, q
few nights ago, that their musical d.
rector, C. T. Wippern, had sneaked OH
with Kate Carlson, the company's SOU
brette, and had married her they de-
termined to show their disapproval OF
such a clandestine proceeding by max
ing things interesting for the newly
made Benedict.
| Consequently when they made their
first appearance upon the stage every
| member of the company walked to the
footlights and showered the bridegroom
with rice. They threw few other
things, too, but it was the rice that
caused the trouble.
Wippern lodged as we'll as he could.
Under his breath he threatened fines
and dismissals, but the folk on the
| stage merely jeered at him and let
him have another handful. Ultimately
they drove him away from the piano.
When he returned he found the in
strument well-nigh useless. So much
of the rice had got inside of 1t and so
much had fallen In between the keys
/ that the piano was placed out of COM
mission temporarily.
| The next day the instrument was
taken apart and the rice removed. The
| bill was just $25. According to the
house management, Wippern will have
| to pay 1t. If he does. however, he
] threatens to recoup himself through
fines assessed against the rice throwers.
AS for the company, every member has
agreed to go on strike If an attempt is
made to collect fines for that particu-
lar offense. The end Is not yet.
/ The Burbank theater school of dra-
matte arts will give a matinee per-
formance at the Burbank theater next
Thursday, presenting a one-act farce,
THE Youth Who Never Saw a Wo-
man." the balcony scene from Romeo
and Juliet" and two-act comedy by
Rachel Baker entitled mr. Bob" In
addition there will be a Spanish dance
in costume, under the direction of Miss
May Field Brown, the school dancing
instructor; and whistling duet by
Miss Houston and Mr.. Wagner. This
matinee concludes the school work for
the year, The summer vacation begin
ming Immediately. The year has been
successful in marked degree, and the
school has made good progress under
Allster Duffield.
Rehearsals have been in progress at
the Los angeles theater during the
past week OF How Baxter Butted In"
which, If present plans are carried out,
will be presented at that house for
week beginning Memorial day. The
company, organized locally, includes
six members of the Ulrich stock COM
pany, which disbanded last night, In
addition to several other players who
are we'll known in Los Angeles. OF the
Ulrich recruits, three will play the
parts they assumed two seasons ago
when How Baxter Butted In" was
presented for two weeks at the Grand.
The company includes Miss Louise
Glaum, formerly with the Quincy
! Adams Sawyer company as leading
woman; E. George Clancy. who will
play Baxter; Frank Richardson, Earle
Gardner, Stanley De Wolff, Arthur
Hill, Con Forbes, Tom Wheelock, Lulu
Warrenton, Myrtle Selwyn and May
Edwards Miss Warrenton is directing
the production.
Following the Los Angeles engage
ment the company will go on the road,
and, If successful, will make produce
| lions OF several Quiet iuelOurdfIldS,
among the plays contracted for being
1.-THE Lighthouse by the Sea-" Her
Marriage Vow" ION Thanksgiving
Day." For His Sisters Honor and
THE Little Church Around the Cor
ner."
Oliver Morosco has secured for pre-
sentation at the Burbank theater later a
powerful political play, produced ORR
| ginally in the east about two years ago
under the title 1.-The Powers That Be-"
This play preceded 1.-THE Man of the
Hour" 1t is by the author of
"Clothes," and was first presented in
the Shubert houses, prior to the
Shubert reconciliation with the Klaw-
Erlanger-F rohman syndicate. When
the merger came 1.-THE Powers That
Be-" owned by man who was not
on good terms with the syndicate. could
not secure time in the combination
houses and consequently was with
drawn. This year it was made avail
able for stock use and it's production