Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-09

in brilliant stage settings. It has a
reindeer ballet that has created much
talk throughout the northwest, where
the piece has been playing.
MASON-James t. Powers and his
big musical company will begin II
weeks engagement at the Mason opera
house in THE Blue Moon" giving a
special matinee Saturday. The COM
pany is large and is said to be clever,
both from the singing and dancing
standpoint, and the music will be heard
to its best advantage through the
medium of an augmented orchestra.
The story of the play concerns the
happenings of British regiment sta
toned in Central India, and the en-
beavers of several of the members of
this organization to find a little English
girl who has been kidnapped many
years before. This is the principal
theme of the play, and strangely
enough Mr. Powers part, which by
the way is the best he has ever had
during his entire career, is the main
portion Of what might be termed a
secondary story, for his actions during
the entire play concern his endeavors
to please a young lady who demands
of her ideal that he be hero, a soldier
and an elocutionist. Powers express
sive face and his explosive little giggle,
together with his many mannerisms,
his near-voice, his ability as a dancer
and his rapidity of speech all combine
to make his impersonation amusing.
He is supported by Clara Palmer, a
captivating actress, who is said to be
the possessor Of a very pleasing So
prano voice.
ORPHEUM-John C. Rice and Sally
Cohen, favorites of many seasons re-
n tom
ing. Their offering is entitled "A
Bachelors Wife," a theme that is at
tractively promising in humorous pos
sibilities. Another aforementioned
act of year ago is the enthusiastic
young bunch of comedians and singers
who travel under the title Gus Ed
wards School Boys and Girls" They
return with new act in which are re-
tanned all the attractive features of
their last offering, combined with new
songs and dances Carletta, billed as
the Human Dragon, offers turn that
is the extremity of the bizarre. Car
letta objects to being programmed as a
contortionist. The Four Parros are
feminine acrobats, said to be among
the best in their class and to have
many novel features in their act. The
girl with the laugh, Lolita Gladstone,
returns to complete her interrupted
engagement. Geiger and Walters, iii
1.-THE Streets of Italy," Bailey and Aus
tin and Sydney Deane's christmas at
Blackwells Island" complete the pro-
gram.
FISCHER'S-"The original home of
musical comedy" as Herr Fischer
styles his scozy little playhouse. is to
offer this week 1.-THE Land of Gee
Whiz," comedietta by J. Edwin
Owen, auhor of "The Mayor of Laugh
land" "Prince of Peeticoats." "The
Original Cohen" and other current sue
cesses. Mr.. Owen has assumed charge
at Fischers and will produce his own
plays, lightened by his own music and
frightened by his own Songs. The sue
cess of Mr.. OWENS pieces now in use
bv Nixon and Zimmerman speaks
well for the class of plays to be pre-
scented locally under his direction.
1.-THE Land of Gee Whiz" Is said to be
one of the brightest efforts, replete
with comedy of the sparkling brand
and full of catchy melodies and songs.
Miss Bessie Tannehill, Richard Kip
ling, Miss Nellie Montgomery, Eugene
Topping, Billy Onslow, and last. but
not least, Mr.. Owen himself will be In
the cast. A new vaudeville act and
novelty motion pictures will precede the
comedy.
TNIQUE-The bill at the Unique the
ater LOT the cOHllIiS WCOh OALShS
and Howard, comedy sketch artists;
Wayne the wizard, known as the TWEEN
tieth century wonder worker, In leger-
domain and similar stunts. The man.
agement has been fortunate in securing
for her initial appearance on the Pa
cific coast Mile. Bertha Bal, cnange
artist. who comes direct from Paris.
and who brings with her wardrobe OF
wonderful Partisan creations. George
Rollom is down for a blackface comedy
act and promises something new in this
line. Lillian Gardner will sing the il
lustrated songs. The Unique comedy
company will present Richard Cum
mings' latest effort, one-act farce
comedy, full of funny complications
entitled "On the Sly" The entertain
ment will close with Maison Doree
films by the Unique-o-scope.
The management of the Unique an
nounces a change in its usual program
beginning the week of February "a,
when it will put on large chorus SAM: and
musical burlesque. under the olreGtlon
of 6. r. Wippern, late of New York.