Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-23
COMING ATTRACTIONS

AUDITORIUM-This is the final
week of the Ferris season at the Audi
torium, and every effort is making to
have it the gala week of the season.
In the first place, there will be offered
for the first time in Los Angeles new
play by Mrs. Gertrude Nelson An
drews, writer of Kate Shannon" the
new play being Eagle Tavern" It is
a story from real life of old New Eng
land, the characters being taken from
persons Mrs. Andrews knew in a little
Massachusetts town where she used to
live. There is no attempt to put pigs,
calves and hens on the stage, but to
add realism there is an actual stage
coach, over 100 years old, a Fourth of
July procession with it's floats, band,
G.. A. r. veterans, fire department with
a hand engine, and Sunday school
picnic and sociable. with the village
choir.
In the cast, bseides Miss Stone and
the full strength of the Ferris organiza-
ton, are Fred G. Andrews, manager of
Mr.. Ferris, and Sedley Brown, the
stage director. The scenery is painted
from sketches of the original town.
Miss Sotne again plays a young girl,
not, however, of the school days period,
but little later on In life. Mary Ora
ham, from the Belasco, will have a
strong aprt, and a number of new faces
will be seen.
On Tuesday and Thursday next Dick
Ferris and the Ferris stock company
will offer at the Auditorium two special
matinees of Camille" Miss Stone will
play the name role and Mr. Ferris will
interpret Armand. The performances
will afford the last chance this season
to see Dick Ferris on the stage.
BELASCO - Comedy will succeed
farce at the Belasco this week where
"The Mountain Climber" will be pre-
scented with George w. Barnum in the
leading role and all tho best known
members of the Belasco organization
In his support. The play was pro-
duced originally by Francis Wilson and
was a great success in the east. 1t
never has been seen in Los Angeles.
URBANK-Manager Morosco has
decided to run Hoyt's "a Milk White
Flag another week. While this is not
a surprise, the fact gains prominence
because only two other comedies in the
theatrical history of Los Angeles have
been credited with a run of more than
one week, and one of those was writ
ten by Charles Hoyt. The cast for the
second week remains unchanged By
special request Mr.. Morosco will retain
the song hits that proved features dur
ing the first week, and in addition will
prepare several new ones. After nine
performances everything has been
whipped into excellent shape, and the
big production now runs with clock
like precision.
'If 1 Were King" Sothern play
which was to have been presented the
coming week, will be placed forward
seven days, which will give the COM
pany a splendid opportunity to prepare
for the huge production. The cast Will
include every Burbanker and many
auxiliary players.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-"A Des-
perate Chance" from the fruitful pen
OF Theodore Kremer, is the attraction
announced by the Grand, commencing
this afternoon. "A Desperate Chance
is new here and is described as a more
or less truthful study Of hypnotic sug-
gestion. The woman in the case, who
holds the center of the stage for the
greater part Of the play, is under the