Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-02
MANAGERS BENEFIT
IS A BIG SUCCESS
EVERY THEATER IN THE CITY
CONTRIBUTES ACTS
Program Continues from O'Clock
Until s, Running Continuously.
5eIasco Company Presents
"The Critic"

Beginning promptly at 1 o'clock and
continuing until 8, the theatrical man
ayers benefit at the Mason opera house
yesterday afternoon netted a consider
able sum for the associations char
table fund. The audience was large
and 1t was well pleased with the en-
tertainment. Practically every theater
in the city contributed to the bill.
There were no waits, the performance
being continuous, but even so all of the
acts announced could not be presented.
the program being too long to crowd
them all in.
Complete acts were given from the
plays current at the Burbank and Los
Angeles theaters and the Grand opera
house. The Burbank sent the first act
of "A Trip to Chinatown" somewhat
rearranged so as to introduce the best
of the specialties from the other acts
as we'll. Several big musical num-
bers were presented by the principals,
with the chorus to back them up. the
best liked being parody on THE Mer-
ry Widow waltz and the new Moros-
co-Montrose song, MY Sweetheart OF
the u. S. A.
The Los Angeles presented Max Fig
man and his company in the first act
of "The Man on the Box" The Grand
contributed an act of Forgiven"
sherIdan's "The Critic"
The Belasco stock company produced
Richard Brinsley Sheridan's fine old
comedy of "The Critic,' never before
seen in Los Angeles and which Mr..
Hobart Bosworth, the company's stage
director, prepared especially for tho
benefit 1.-THE Critic" OF course, is
classic and doubtless is more or less
familiar to local theatergoers. 1t is
one thing, however, to read good
play and another to see 1t skilfully
enacted; and yesterdays audience en-
joyed Sheridan's burlesque to the ut
most.
The principal roles in the comedy
were assumed by Mr.. Bosworth him
self, Lewis s. stone. Harry Glazier,
Charles Ruggles, Richard Vivian, Har-
ry Spear, Miss Alice Treat Hunt, Miss
Florence Smythe, Miss Adele Earring
ton and Miss Dorothy Bernard. the
parts of the two critics, bangle ana
Sheer were assumed by local news
paper men, c. A. Hundt of the Exam
iner, who was once upon the stage and
Sidle Lawrence, dramatic editor of The
Herald.
In addition to the act from "A Trip
to Chinatown" the Burbank also Of
fered q One-aCt IdTcet lHc Noon
Lady" written by Sedley Brown and
humorously played by Carrie Clarke
Ward Elsie Esmond and Henry Stock
bridge.
From Fischer's theater Miss Bessie
Tannehill and the Fischer chorus con-
tributed two numbers.
Miss Kent, Queen of "The Gelsha"
From the Auditorium Miss Eleanor
Kent. in costume, sang several selec-
tions from the tunefuI "Geisha," cur
rent at that house.
The Orpheum sent Ida O'Day, the
other two acts from that theater peing
omitted owing to the great length Oh
the program.
Through the courtesy of l.. II. Behy-
mer, Miss Lola Quinn Boyer sang sew
eral selections, with Miss Helen Haas
as accompanist. Miss Boyer was en-
Enthusiastically encored. Jack Symonds
from the Empire did monologue
stunt. The Strollers concert quarter,
Arthur G.. Steele, first tenor; Howard
F. Pratt, second tenor: William G
wells. baritone. and George I. Ewing
basso, also under the direction or l..
p. Behymer, provided a musical NUM-
her that was thoroughly appreciated.
The stage was under the direction OF
SedIev Brown. Everyone connected
with the entertainment in any capaclty
contributed their services, so that the
entire receipts will be devoted 10
charity.