Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-30
The Theaters

MISS RAY BEvERIDGE, who has
wi been a prominent member of the
-A'A Lewis s. Stone company at the
Auditorium since the opening of thai
| organization, will leave Los Angelo:
for New York this morning, having re-
signed her position. Darrell Standing
also has retired from the company Mr.
Standing refused to play part fol
which he had been cast, preferrins
rather to surrender his place. No sue
cessors have been chosen.
Florence Barker has gone to San
Francisco to join the Valencia stock
company Miss Barker, who is a Los
Angeles girl, was leading woman for
two seasons at the Grand and more re-
Gently was under engagement to Fred
her so that she might accept the San
Francisco offer.
Capt. A. c. Jones Of the Belasco
theater has been elected a member of
the Theatrical Managers association in
place of John H. Blackwood, formerly
manager of the Belasco, but now man
ager of the Lewis S. Stone company,
playing at the Auditorium. Mr.. Black
wood, no longer being manager of a
local theater, retires from the associa-
ton.
It is quite likely that legal difficult
ties will follow the closing of the
Gayety company's season at the Grand,
a week from next Saturday Some few
members of the company claim to hold
contracts which have seven weeks yet
to run and which are without the GUS
tomary two weeks clause" The much
mooted point of verbal contracts also is
expected to bob up for judicial deter
mination.
Following the departure of the COM
pany the Grand will be used for a time
as a Combination" house, playing, it
is said, attractions that were booked for
the Majestic, still uncompleted. The
first of the road shows to be seen there
probably will be Little Johnnie Jones"
Part of the Majestic bookings for the
early season have already been trans
ferred to the Mason. Others will be
seen at the Grand. After the Majestic
opens it is likely that a stock season
of high class melodrama will be in
augurated at the Grand.
Jules Eckert Goodman, author of
",The Test" which was first produced
on any stage at the Auditorium last
for New York, where "The Test is. to
be presented next month with Blanche
Walsh in the role played here by Flor
ence Oakley.
Edwin Vivian, who is playing the
part of the editor in THE County Chair
man" at the Burbank this week, is an
older brother of Richard Vivian of the
Belasco company. The elder Vivian
has been upon the stage four years, but
this is his first professional appearance
in Los Angeles. Recently he has been
with the Allen stock company in Port
land and the Charles King company in
Eureka, playing heavies. Mr.. Vivian
is no stranger in Los Angeles, however.
In 1924 he was a business partner of
L. E. Behymer, who then controlled the
theater programs of the several local
houses, together with other conces-
sions, such as the opera glass privilege.
Next week Edwin Vivian will play the
role of Detchard in "The Prisoner of
Zenda" at the Auditorium.
Recent difficulties between members
of the Theatrical Managers association
and the Walter M. Leslie Advertising
company have resulted in a complete
severance of business relations. The
Leslie company formerly attended to
the advertising of several local theaters.