Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-19
AT THE THEATERS

cred indoors when the queen is within
the room.
Arthur Cunningham, q member Of the
San Francisco Opera company during
the organizations engagement at the
Los Angeles theater and more recently
of the Princess forces in San Fran
cisco, will not come here with the
Ferris Hartman singers next month.
Instead Mr.. Cunningham will play a
brief stock starring engagement in the
Valencia theater, San Francisco, where
he will appear in the old Joseph Muir
ply repertoire, later taking the same
plays on tour. THE Kerry Cow" and
"Shaun Rue" are Mr.. Cunningham s
list.
Through a contract made in New
York city last week Mrs. Fiske again
has a theater of her own in the
metropolis. Curiously, too, it is a
theater owned by q prominent member
of the theatrical syndicate. The house,
which will be occupied by Mrs. Fiske
beginning November 16, is the Hackett,
the lease held by Mr.. Hackett and
which has three years yet to run having
been transferred to Mr.. Fiske and
David Belasco
According to the present plans of Mr.
Fiske, Mrs. Fiske will open there No
vember 16 in Salvation Nell" Mr.
Fisl<e and Mr.. Belasco, under the agree
ment, secure the theater for three
years. The agreement provides for an
annual engagement of Mr.. Hackett, the
remainder of the time being divided
between Mr.. Belascos and Mr.. Fiske's
companies.
The influences leading up to the
agreement, as given out in Mr.. Fiske's
statement, were as follows:
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for this move. The success of George
Arliss in this play at the Belasco thea
ter made it necessary for Mr.. Fiske to
change his plans. Mrs. Fiske was to
| have played her New York season al
the Belasco, opening with Salvation
NelP in November and Nine. Kalich
was also to have appeared in that
theater later. Mr. Belasco has released
Mr.. Fiske from these contracts. Thus
the way is clear for an indefinite run OF
The Devil at the Belasco theater, while
Mr.. Fiske and Mr.. Belasco secure time
for a term of years in an independent
| theater."
The news of the transfer of the lease
came as a complete surprise to William
B. Harris, owner of the theater. When
he was informed of it he said:
Mr. Harris is the owner of the
Hackett theater, which is leased by Mr..
Hackett; therefore, the lessee is at
liberty to book any attraction so long
as he fulfills the conditions of the
lease
The action of the Independents caused
considerable excitment in the camp Of
the theatrical syndicate, of which Mr..
Harris is leading member.
Miss Isadora Duncan is to appear to
the accompaniment of the New York
Symphony orchestra in a series OF
dances, to be given at different dates
in November in Carnegie hall, New
York city. Although Miss Duncan has
often appeared in Europe to the accom-
paniment of full symphony orchestra,
this will be the first engagement of the
kind that she has filled in America.
Walter Damrosch has taken deep
interest in Miss Duncan's dancing, and
will conduct in person at each perform
ance.
Miss Duncan's first appearance VIII
be on November g. when she will dance
to Beethoven's F symphony and num-
ber of Chopins mazurkas, preludes, noe
turnes and waltzes. At the later per-
formances, among other dances, Miss
Duncan will appear in Gluck's "lphi-
genia in Aulis'' and in Tschaikowsy'
sixth symphony: II
David warfeld enters upon the sec
ond week of his engagement at th'
Belasco theater tonight. "The Music
Master" will be presented until Friday
night. when Mr.. Warfield and his play
ers will offer "a Grand Army Man
for the remainder of their stay.
T,eah Kleschna," first played here
three years ago by Minnie Madderr
Fiske, will be revived by the Lewis S
Stone company at the Auditorium to-
night, with Miss Florence Oakley in
the name part.
The new bill at the Orpheum this
week is headed by Jesse Lasky'
''Pianophiends." Fred Hallen and
Mollie Fuller in their sketch, Election
Bets" are headliners at the Los An
geles. Mile. Aimee, Salome dancer, con-
tinues for another week at the Unique
At F'ischers the stock company will
offer Smiths Troubles" Barlow and
Barton in Queen for an Hour" head
] the bill at the Empire.
profits to be shared equally without any
in on nil