Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-10
The Theaters
LEWIS S. STONE GOES
TO THE AUDITORIUM

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- occupy the Auditorium theater be-
ginning August 81 for an extended sea
son of stock productions. The organ
ization will be known as the Lewis s.
Stone company. John H. BlackWood,
at present resident manager of the
Belasco theater, will manage the new
enterprise, while George A. Barnum
formerly stage director at the Belasco
and more recently a member Of the Be-
lasco company, will have charge of the
stage Mr.. Barnum left the Belasco
last week. Mr.. Stone leaves next sun
day night Mr.. Blackwood will take
his departure next week. In each case
there is the utmost good feeling be-
tween those who leave and Frederick
Belasco.
Captain Albert c. Jones, who was
formerly manager of the old Childs
opera house in this city will succeed
Mr.. Blackwood as resident manager OF
the Belasco. Captain Jones last night
completed a deal with Adolf Ramish
for the purchase of Mr.. Ramishs IN
terest in the Belasco-Mayer company
He thus becomes a partner of Frederick
Belasco, as well as his Los Angeles
representative. Under the new ar
rangement Frederick Belasco, who is
now in the city, will devote more time
than heretofore TO his local house. Mr..
Belasco expects to be here every other
week. dividing his time equally between
the Belasco theater here and the AL
cazar theater in San Francisco.
Blackwood viii Go East
John H. Blackwood expects to leave
Los Angeles for New York some time
the latter part of next week. He goes
these to organize his new company and
to perfect arrangements for plays. Ihe
opening bill, however, already has been
H. fbo
King" a drama of religious import by
Wright Lorrimer, which will be new TO
Los Angeles but which was highly
praised in those eastern cities in Whlch
1t has been presented.
Regarding his company Mr.. Black
wood of course, is not yet IN posltloh
to make announcements. He is gong
ing az precisely the right lime OF the
year. During July and August tneat-
ricaI folk habitually make their busl-
ness arrangements for the ensuing sea-
son. Mr.. Blackwood will be upon the
ground and thus will be able 10 make
his selections in person. Win the e1-
ception of Mr. Stone and Mr.. Barnuln
it is said none of the menlpeIs OF ,ne
new company will be recruited locally.
Mr. Barnum will devote his entire at
tention to directing the stage. He VIII
not be called upon to act in any OF Ine
plays presented. - 49,
While the sole management OF the
venture rests with Mr.. Blackwooo' ne
has associated with him, in the nnan-
cial end Of the enterprise, two Los An
eeles capitalists A share In the COM
pany was offered to Frederick Belasco'
but Mr.. Belasco declined.
Tn speaking of the matter last night
Mr. Belosco said:
Good Feeling Prevails
"I have known of Mr.. Blackwooo'
plans ever since l came down mere
from San Francisco. Everything mas
been open and above board. nave nc
grievance against him nor against any
Of his associates and so far as l know
none of them have any grleSsness
against me, They very kindly offereo
| me an interest in their company put
/ did not feel that 1 could accept 1t al
| I already have one theater IN Los An
| seles. However I assured them ina
/ would do everything in my poWe
to help them.
''Mr. Blackwood has been In my EN-
ploy for four years. Now he has al
opportunity to strike out for himsei
and my best wishes go with him. II
| some ways he and will work together
| 7 have promised him my aid, where Il
| can be of service, In securing plays
| and in other matters. 1 even onereo &c
direct the production of his frst play
| 7 couldn't do more than that, could L?
AS 3, matter of fact, neither Mr.. Be
lasco nor Mr.. Blackwood seem to re-
gard themselves as future business
| rivals. Both believe that within GER
| tain limits every capable stock organi-
| zation in a city makes business for
every other company. People acquire
| the theater habit, they say They be-
| gin by going to one theater, then to
| avo ~ I.0C Angeles.
| they believe, now Is ready for the third
While Mr.. Blackwood has made nc
announcement regarding the plays he
| expects to present, beyond his opening
attraction, 1t seems reasonable TO con-
| lecture that they will be plays requiring
| big casts and big productions, sucn
plays as can best be presented upon
| the Auditorium stage and which would
scarcely be suitable for presentation al
| the Belasco.
Adele harrington, a prominent MEM
| her Of the Belasco stock company loI
| the past three years or more, mas re-
| signed from that organization and VIII
| Iasve for Chicago next Tuesday night.
| Miss harrington will go east with
Lewis s. stone and his wife and with
| them will stop off for a day or Two
at Denver. In Chicago she Will Visit
friends. 1t is said that she contem-
plates a season in vaudeville, though
She may return to the Belasco stage
later. Mr.. Stone will return to Los
Angeles in time for his opening at the
Auditorium August 81.
Photographic souvenirs Of "A Society
Pilot have been prepared for dls-
tribution at the matinee performance
of that play tomorrow afternoon. The
nj photographs show several different
Characters in the play, in the costumes
worn.
Few dramas of local authorship have
attracted the attention and none has
heen SO highly praised as this play
from the pens of oliver Morosco and
Dir. C. William Bachman. Last night
a marty of fifty from Golden Eagle
lodge ia, Fraternal Brotherhood OF
which DR.. Bachman is member, at
tended in a body. A few nights ago
the San Fernando Dramatic club sent
a, large delegation down to see the
play. now nearing the completion OF
It's third and last successful week for
the time being, though the quallty Oh
the wor.. makes 1t certain that we shall
IN tha fIIfIIrp