Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25
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polite1y worded letter to the amiable
Mr.. Ferris, explaining that his COM
pany does not regard balloonlng as
conducive to longevity and enclosing
check or $6.49, unearned premium.
At the same time he offered to con-
tnue the Ferris policy in effect, pro-
vlded Dick would agree for himself
and his heirs to accept 500 in full pay
ment for his death if death should oc-
cur IS the result of balloon accident.
or So a week for ten weeks in case OF
injury from the same cause.
That $5 q week offer made hit WITH
Dick. He didn't accept it, however,
for fear he wouldn't need to spend that
much for arnica.
AS an example of how vaudeville is
growing. a summary of the peo-
pie appearing on the Orpheum
stage in the bill opening tomorrow is
interesting. No fewer than thirty-six
persons-and two dogs-will be seen on
the stage. Back" there will be sew
eral more, who do not appear Ana
there is an orchestra of nine besides
this Two acts, the "Phantastic Phan-
toms" and the Pinaophiends," each
employ nine PERSONS; the seven
Yuilians are really eight in number;
Jane Courthope has four performers
and a dog In her company. the Usners
are two, and have dog, the Relns are
two, and Gen" Ed Lavine though
only appearing himself has a very I'M
portant helper concealed. Vinie DAILY
is thus left the only "single turn" on
the bill of eight numbers.
big" numbers-that IS, turns OF
from five to ten or even more-are all
the go on the Orpheum stage now.
Girl" acts such as the Phantoms,
are especially in demand. Jesse l..
Lasky who puts on most or them,
tried for years to have them accepted
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but no one would listen to him. Man
aegrs told him that vaudeville patrons
cared nothing for groups, but wanted
single performers.
Finally, Lasky in an emergency
Slipped one over" at New York
bouse-the original gfri act, wherein
eight little kiddies did song and
dance turn. He woke up next day,
famous as the creator of a new vaude-
Vile feature-also rich. For the very
houses that had laughed at $3.50 a
week for such turns were glad now to
give him two and three times that
amount.
Ned Wayburn, another developer of
girl acts. does nothing else but put
them out. They take the fancy; are
popular, and draw good Incomes and
they certainly add sprightliness to
vaudeville that pleasingiy breaks
the monotony of single turns
Libby Blondell and Aut " Carr, who
were prominent members Of the Gayety
company recently at the Grand opera
house, have been engaged by Herr E.
A. Fischer to play leading roles with
the Fischer stock company. Miss Blon-
cell anc .lr. Carr will make their de-
1t with the Fischer forces a week from
tomorrow. They succeed ]. Edward
Pierce and Miss Marie -.osIyn, who
have resigned
These engagements should give our
Teutonic manager the strongest COM
pany he has presented In his First
street playhouse in many, many
of proved ability. Both she and Mr..
Carr made many friends during their
season at the Grand, who doubtless will
be glad to welcome them upon their
return.
with Ben Dillon and Max Bloom of
bfette and Laurel Atkins for character
roles, the Fischer folk seem to be well
7 organized for the presentation of what
ever librettos Director Frank Blair
may provide them.
An unusual circumstance is disclosed
T.. the cast OF 1.-THE Little Prospector, -
which comes to the Peoples theater
this week. Three generations of the
same family are represented among the
persons of the play They are Mrs.
Matte Perkins, who Is known as grand
ma TO other members of the company;
'Chtck" Perkins, who plays the title
role and who is her daughter; and
Master Frank G. King, jr., VIII has a
not unimportant part in the play and
who is her 81 --ndson. l. isn't a case OF
everybody works but father" either,
for the play is presented nder the
management of Frank G. King, sr..
xraf par1rincf Snn-fn-laW and the
boys father.
Frederick " Bowers, who brings
his tabloid musical comedy college
Days" to the Los Angeles theater this
week. made. his vaudeville debut un-
der Klaw and Erlanger auspices, when
the heads of the theatrical syndicate
aFrayed themselves in opposition to the
vaudeville trust, only to be repulsed
at the conclusion of several months
fighting; though peace, believe, was
arranged with honor to both sides.
The lfbretto of college Days" was
written by Charles Horwitz, Mr.
Bowers comedietta, however, will be
Joseph Hart staging the piece. 1t was
prominent feature of X. and 70. pro-
grams through the east and. whenl the
war was over, was transferred to the
Sullivan and Considine circuit, under
the. arrangement whereby X. and E
acts held under long time contracts
were to be taken over by the mer
whom Klaw and Erianger had been
lighting. ~
Several Of the K. and e. acts already
have appeared at the Orpheum. Mr.
Bowers comedietta, however, will be
the first to be presented at the Los An
geles.
Salomania seems to have become en-
demic in tho vicinity of Broadway and
Sixth street The brain storm nc
longer is fashionable and in it's stead
we have a new malady for expert
diagnosis and testimony.
Locally the new disease. though II
seems to have claimed many victims
has not exhibited itself in particular
ly virulent form. The most marked
symptom seems to be a fixed idea en-
tertained by sufferers which causes
them to repair to the Unique box Of
tice and there pay real money for the
privilege of witnessing young WON
an who is billed as Mile. Aimee and
VINO. came, as she has confessed, from
Paris, KY, do a near-Salome dance
Mile. Aimee enters upon her third
week at the Unique tomorrow. Doubt
less she Will continue the Salome sa-
laam peIore a papier mache head OF
John the Baptist Just as long as the
curious VIII pay to see her. AS mat
ter OF fact this Kentucky girl is ar
exceedingly lady-like Salome. She
dances In her bare tootsies, but other
wise she is extensively if somewhat
airily clad.