Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-26
OBSERVATIONS BY
A FIRST NIGHTER

Ut Is quito probable that a STOCK
comic opera season on scale not
4 heretofore attempted In Los An
seieS Will follow the Ferris engage
uarnt al the Auditorium. FOR some
Weeks pas, Manager sparks Berry mas
qxen aesVttattug With John {, Flsher
At New York. and while contracts nave
ltAg Nes NoeN atened, 1t would not De
al ali SURPRISING II the two men agree
lee,A gerttts within the next few days
eiSaee ~ ghe man who produced
rE4QsQ.leFa" m New York city and
,aAla il tRe IVES, paying bit of theatre
sal efQpestN la Manhattan. lie iol-
s.WeA m, eE9asN,,lera" With THE silver
S1gesse@ another his production; and
b. h. assasS At= company here. both Oh
tR.,Se eeegaS VII oo presented. Ihere
4Fe sos,ss, gce others in addition, all OF
nes@ u eVsopaga.NclN recent author
sHse
l.aSs war ,No Fisher company made
stsss " Ola Mexico, where 1t was
ssvca = s,,aSt cordial reception. Last
ss,rsns A season was played in Dem
yer Al shat time Mr. Berry tried TO
induce the eastern manager to give
ly.,S Anzclc$ "A season. but the Two
could not asrvo upon terms.
iuSs al present. however II looks
as though this difficulty will be over
come II tho Fisher organization comes
here il will remain either eight or
twelve weeks, depending upon the sup
port accorded the venture Ii is big
company. With singers Of prominence
and with chorus that is said to be one
of the best stock comic opera choruses
in the country. both as regards looks
and voices.
Manager Morosco will take another
little flyer at musical farce comedy
week after next. when Hoyts famous
old farce. THE Milk White Flag" will
be revived at the Burbank with a spe-
cislly augmented cast. including a large
chorus of pretty girls. 1t has been
some years since this good natured sa-
tire on the militia has been presented
in Los Angeles, and Mr.. Morosco an
nounces that the revival will be male
on as big a scale as anything recently
attempted at the Burbank. When you
recall the elaborate production accorded
Pretty Peggy" you will realize that
this promise means something.
Blanche Stoddard. formerly leading
woman at the Belasco, is to go to Port
land Just at present Miss Stoddard Is
playing a five weeks starring engage
ment in san Diego. At the conclusion
of that time, however, she will go to
woman of the Baker stock company
The contract between herself and Mr.
Baker was signed last week in this city
BEFORE she goes, however, Miss Stod"
dard will give Los Angeles theater-
goers one more opportunity to enjoy hei
finished art. She will play the leading
role in "Rosmersholm" at the specia
matinee presentation of that play to be
made soon at the Burbank.
Manager George L. Bakers visi'
here, by the way, was responsible FOL
the usual crop of common or garden
variety of rial rumor last week
Whenever a theatrical man comes te
town an refuses to do his own talking
the local cognoscenti gladly do it fol
him. First we heard that Baker mac
determined to put a stock company lntt
the Los Angeles theater. The basis tol
this probably was the fact that he ar
rived on the same train that brough
Cal Heilig and that the two men are
"lose business associates elsewhere
Next it was stock at the Auditorium