Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-20

Katherine Pave, Marie Horton, Eliza
beth II. Van Sell and Viola Grant.
ORPHEUM-Fun-cle bright and
rollicking fun-is the keynote OF the
Orpheum bill for Christmas week, az is
most BETTING, and beginning MONDAY
matinee, December q, the whole house
will be given over to frolic.
Ranking supreme in point OF novelty
and worth comes a complete tabloid
comic opera, with George w. Leslie and
a host of a dozen merrymakers, pre-
senting 1.-THE Naked Truth" This
hinges upon the fact that a certain
well wherein truth is supposed to be
found-see old legendS-i5 "doped 30
that all who do not tell the truth In It's
vicinity lose their garb. AS on its prim
sit two lovers, telling their pledges Ger
and Ger, the charm works-and only
the final curtain cuts off what may pc
feared and yet anticipated with delight
The compact little company has made q
sensation everywhere, and 1t is looked
forward to here with keen delight.
Hall McAllister, clubman, college
man, actor, nephew of Ward, and pro-
tege Of Mrs. Aston. comes this time In
a clever playlet called 1.-THE Girl OF
The Times" and gives the yellow
journals a run by showing girl re-
porter's effort to get a scoop, which
| end in marriage. 1t is bright thing
| and full of ginger and action.
The musical end of the bill-for 1t
wouldn't be a Christmas bill without
music-is looked after by the italian
trio, a bunch of sons Of sunny ttana;
! who can sing circles around the usual
vocalists. They have made program
of appropriate selections from grand
opera, with some of a more popular
nature, and Will be found well worth
while.
Farcical indeed is the skit Of Ray
| mond and Caverly, those two funny
German ''wizards of Joy" They hand
out bunch of dislocated language In
| grooming Town." with reminiscent bits
| from some other affairs of theirs, the
whole making a melange OF laughter
and rollicking comedy.
The four Grams provide the acrobat
| les. with dog as one of the important
adjuncts. They play ION the Seashore'
and do stunts of worth, and. that at
| the same time have an interesting cast
which will make them anything but
tiresome.
This gives FIVE new acts for the
Christmas menu-but, then, q Christ
mas menu is always bigger than the
ordinary. Three holdovers figure
strongly in the card, too. They are the
Staley and Birbecl novelty TRANSFORMS
|tion, "The Musical Blacksmiths," WEIGH,
Mealy and --ontrose, the big scream,
in their novelty. "Play Ball" and Lew
Hawkins, the Chesterfleldian minstrel
New motion pictures also help out
There will be a special matinee Friday
Christmas day.
The Orpheum road show, that aggre-
cation of all that Is best in vaudeville
under Martin Beck's personal direction
is en- route, and due here very shortly.
LOS ES-Announcements fol-
the week at the Los Angeles theatel
promise an unusually strong bill al
that popular vaudeville house. OF frs
Importance on the program Is Les Du'
rands trio, three men who sing airs
from the French and italian operas
| and who have been enthusiastically
received in other cities over the Sulli'
van & Considine circuit. This will be
their first visit to Los Angeles. =
i Laura Jeffries and her four English
| Rockers will offer novel singing anc
dancing act The Rockers were seer
4 here some time ago at another Spring
street vaudeville theater, where they
made a big hit. Their act closes upor
a full stage, brilliantly lighted with
/ coIored lights, the rockers turning
4 complete somersaults In their curiously
contrived rocking-chairs.
Alice Mortlock and her company Of
three will present for the first time II
II Los Angeles a new and highly anus
Havelocks 1.-TWO mem will offer a com
j edy Juggling act, said to be both funny
and expertly done. Tom Moore, coor
| shouter, who made good at the Los
Il Angeles q month or so ago, has beer
i re-engaged for a return week. San
| HoIdsworth will sing picture ballad
and the usual allotment OF motion pic
/ lures will complete the program.
4 An extra performance will be giver
Christmas night for the accommoda.
ton OF the holiday crowds.
| GRAND-"The Toymaker," Audran's
dainty operetta for children and such
i erownups as still remember theiI
II childhood, is the Christmas week Of
fering at the Grand opera house by
i Ferris Hartman and his delightful
company beginning Sunday matinee
il December 20, and a most appropriate
selection 1t is. too, with its wealth Of
color and beauty. Featured especially