Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-10

torium was expected to continue until
July 5, with the possibility of an ex-
tension. Last week, however. Edgar
Temple notified the house management
that he would close his local engage
nent MAY Is instead and while there
is a possibility that he may reconsider,
the chances for a continuance or the
season beyond that date are by no
means bright. =,
With the opera company out 1t Is
practically certain that Sparks Berry
will be compelled to turn over to MS
successor vacant theater. AS 1or
Mr.. Crawford, his problem seems to be
that of the Bulwer-Lytton novel;
What Will He Do with ItF'
Fnnloyes of the house. from the box
office to the stage door, are expected
to receive their walking papers: A
| considerable number of them nave
planned hunting and fishing trip into
the Lake Tahoe region with Mr.. berry.
Some few already have secured otner
positions In the city. For the most
part however, they have not yet per-
! fected plans for the future, though, so
far as 7 can discover, not one Of them
expects to be In his present position
after June 1.
The immediate future of the Los An
reles theater likewise Is matter Tor
| speculation. After announcing tnat
melodramatic stock company wouio
! occupy the house for season negln-
ming tonight, the engagement was
| suddenly Cancelled, resident Manager
YORK being left wholly in the dark re-
| garding summer plans. I understand
Edgar Temple tried to get the house
| for a summer light opera season, put
! he and Mr. York were unable TO agree
upon terms, so the project came 10
nothing. 1t is said that the Los An
geles will be remodeled before 1ail'
when it is to house the stair q HaV-
lin travelling attractions. Beyond inns
however, no announcement has been
made.
1t is known that E. A. Fischer would
like 70 secure the theater and that If
he did So he would move into it with
his musical comedy company, utli1z-
ing the present Fischers theater on
First street as a second chronophone
/ house But Mr.. Fischer is unwilling
to pay the rental demanded by the
present holders of the lease. Inc
chronophone, in it's first week, has
| nroved a veritable mint and the as
| tute Teuton manager now is looking
about him not for one more house but
| for several. He may even decide 10
disband his musical comedy company
| If he cannot soon find what he wants.
business at the First street house has
not been large of late, though Herr
Fischer is confident chronophone at
that location would bring in big re-
| turns.
! Joseph Galbraith, accompanied by
party of friends, among whom is Capt.
Bradish of the University police sta
| ton, is enjoying a fishing trip in the
vicinity of Nordhoff. 1 don't know just
where Nordhoff is, but perhaps you are
| better informed. At any rate, 1t has
| Iong-distance telephone connection
with Los Angeles.
Joe wanted to stay there as long as
the fishing continued good and until
his services should again be required
by the Belasco stock company. When
| he went away no one could tell MN
| Just how long THE Girl of the Golden
West" would continue her run at that
house. Consequently he couldn't fig
ure out how soon he might have to
return. He decided to take chance
| however and went, leaving a tele-
phone address with Manager John
| Blackwood for use in an emergency.
Yesterday Blackwood received pitt
full letter, begging him not to think of
calling upon the writer for several
weeks. Joe explained that the trout
were biting almost as well as the fleas.
| Furthermore, he confessed that he had
| been badly sunburned and is now IN
| the "peellng" stage of the disease.
! Grease paints and sunburn do not
affiliate harmoniously or soothingly.
| Consequently Mr.. Galbraith begs to be
| excused from acting until his cpl
dermis shall again have resumed its
normal rosy, but not fiery red, color.
At the Burbank theater, Henry Ar
thur Jones play of The Hypocrites"
will follow "Pudd nhead Wilson," with
Edythe Chapman in the role played IN
New York by Jessie Milward. Man
ager Morosco saw the original Amer
lean presentation of this play the last
time he was in New York city, and at
once determined to secure 1t for Los
Angeles as soon as it should become
available for stock company use. Or
dinarily Morosco does not enthuse over
plays. He has seen too many of them
and has written too many himself to
be overly praiseful OF another mans
output, but he is enthusiastic over
THE Hypocrites'' and does not hest
tate to declare it one of the most in
teresting modern dramas he has ever
seen.
The play is to be produced on an
elaborate scale and with cast which !
Mr.. Morosco declares is admirably
suited 10 us ilC ~NCN /
York cast included Jessie MilWard
John Glendenning, Leslie Faber, j. H. !
Barnes, Richard Bennett, Arthur
Lewis, w H. Denny, Cecil Kingston, |
Jay Wilson, Veva Birkett, Ada Web
ster, Helen Tracy, Doris Keane and
Louise Reed. In the local presentation
Blanche Hall will play Helen Tracy's |
old role, William Desmond will have
the part interpreted in New York by
Leslie Faber. John w. Burton will
play Dennys role, Byron Beasley that
played by John Glendenning, and
Harry Mestayer the part originally in
terpreted in this country by Richard |
Bennett. Other Burbank actors in the
cast are Willis Marks, H. j, CHM, II. S. !
Duffield, Elsie Esmond, Maude Gilbert, |
Mango buffet and Louise Royce.
The play will give Miss Edythe |
Chapman an opportunity to display
several elaborate gowns.
Miss Eleanor Montell, who played |
second parts with the Ferris stock |
company during the recent engage
ment of that organization at the Audi
forum, and who subsequently went to
San Diego, where she was engaged as
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