Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-22

~ ANGELES HERALD
absurdities in the piece, but they are
by no means fatal.
The four Grams, the italian trio and
the holdover numbers all are good.
Les Trois Durands, operatic singers
deserve the headline position upon the
| program at the Los Angeles theater
! this week. The men sing well and their
| selections are well chosen and appro-
priately costumed. For one of their
numbers they attempt an English song.
Fortunately it is supposed to be funny,
so the mispronunciations merely height
en- the effect attained. 1.-THE Toreador'
song from Carmen the popular Fin
iculi, F'inicula," and other numbers fol-
low, the response to an enthusiastic en-
core being La Paloma."
Laura Jeffries and her English
Rockers" repeat the novel singing and
dancing act offered at the Orpheum a
few months ago, and were rewarded
Yesterday afternoon with applause
which caused the curtain to be raised
and lowered half a dozen times. Alice
Mortlock and her company offer an
amusing comedy in one act entitled
"Billy's Girl" One member of the COM
n pany is q japanese who ought to be
starred The other is a white man who
Il deserves second honors. Miss Mortlock
Il herself finishes a bad third. The Have
locks, formerly seen here with the
August family, offer an amusing and
expertly managed juggling act Tom
Il Moore. coon shouter, repeats the songs
and the success of his earlier visit at
this same house. Sam Holdsworth sings
picture ballad.
The first of the Ferris Hartman
"Toymaker'' matinees at which toys
will be given free to all children hold
/ ing tickets, will be given at the Grand
this afternoon. The sale has been
heavy, but the supply of toys is I'M
limited, and it is pledged that every
/ youngster in attendance will be made
1 the recipient of a Christmas token from
Mr.. Hartman, who will thus play Santa
Il Claus in a most practical manner. The
treat will be repeated on saturday,
while a special matinee will be held
Friday-Christmas day:
About $50 employees of the w. H. Hoe
gee company attended the Grand last
night. the occasion being the annual
| Christmas party rendered by the COM
pany to all it's employees. The house
! was ornamented with the Hoegee col
ors and the boxes were occupied by
! the managers of departments. Ferris
Hartman had many original jokes
about individuals prominent in the firm
and much fun was made of the occa-
sion. A supper at Levys preceded the
coming of the managers.
The Orpheum road show opened in
San Francisco yesterday to packed
houses. The show intact will come to
Los Angeles in two weeks, skipping
Oakland, but returning there after
playing in this city.
Santa Claus came early for all Or
pheum attaches, his visit being made
Yesterday. when the weekly pay en-
velopes' were distributed For in each
was tidy little sum, fixed percent
age of his weekly salary, given with
the compliments of the house.
The same thing happened at the
Grand opera house, where each pay en-
velope likewise contained its "bit" for
the Yuletide season. Hence the men
II and women about these two play
houses are looking like the tiger after
he met the lady from Niger of the pithy
olden story.
The Ferris Hartman people will be
the piece de resistance at the Gamut
clubs Christmas links Thursday night.
The company will go out in costumes
in a body and present one act of 1.-THE
Toymaker" and will be guests of the
club thereafter The trip will be made
after the regular Thursday night per-
Torrance.
uJNIQUE-"A Trip to Coney Island"
by the Armstrong musical company.
proved a very laughable musical bur-
! lesque at the Unique last evening
Barney Wilson, Ed and Will Armstrong
have ample opportunity In which TO
bring out their mirth- provoking ability,
the former as a typical Coney Island
shark and the two latter as up-country
"lobsters." There are also a lot Of
handsome bathing girls who liven up
things generally. One of the features
of the show is a burlesque melodrama
sketch by Jack Curtis. Lillian Suther-
land and Ed Armstrong, which brought
them many encores. Among the song
numbers were "Roses Bring Dreams of
You" by Ethel Davis; "Monkeyland,
nv Magdalene Holly; 1.-THE Bathing
Girls and my Idaho GAL" by Lillian
Sutherland; "Old Man Moon" by Bar
ney williams, and a duet by Ed Arm
strong and Miss Davis. Il Love You
All the Time" The Unique-o-Scope pro-
iects the usual moving pictures, OPEN
ing the show.
The man who doesn't laugh at Anna
Clarke and her song, MARY Danced
the Highland Fling" is seriously aiiing'
for a more grotesque and amusing d.
version hasn't been offered Los Angeles
theater goers in many moons. Miss
Clarke opens the bill at the Empire this
week, singing beside her MARY" song
a little ditty about woman who Dor
rowed My Only Husband and Forgot
to Bring Him Back" which also
proves a Scream" to quote the slang
dictionary.
However, let it not be supposed that
Miss Clarke is the only number on the
bill entitled to special honors. Ash
burn and Hudson, with their little dra-
matte playlet, college Days" offer en-
tertainment of the serious nature which
is not only clever, but is cleverly done.
1t is the tale of young college chap
who almost does the wrong thing by
the right girl but is stopped before 1t
is too late by his guardian, himself an
eX-college man.
'Poppyland," a musical comedy
whose book lyrics and music are by
the producer and director, Charles AL
phin, will provide next weeks bill at
Fischers Mr.. Alphins comedy tells
an amusing story of the adventures of
an opium field, confined for the nonce
in a sanitarium, where he is taking
the cure for his drug habit. A wealthy
old Hebrew and his daughter, who are
also patients at the sanitarium, fall
easy victims to the plausible and guile
f,Y1 alas of tba done f1en6. and the girl.