Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
NUMEROUS
IN KREMER DRAMA

judged from the stage pictures of
= the millionaire burg and it's envi-
rons presented at the Grand opera
eral store quite in the way down east
fashion. Here the proprietor displays
for sale pretty much everything from
Setting Moon stove polish. through
Castillo and Armorers hams to snow
shoes A great place, this, for the
Pittsburg gilded youth to spend papa's
money.
Then there's a Jail scene which isn't
so bad, and following that a scene in
/ the hills. This is programmed as an
interior of a country school house."
but something must haF : happened to
that institution of learning. for it
wasn't in evidence yesterday afternoon.
The hills are green, and you wait
expectantly for the birds to begin
cheeping in the orchestra pit, but nary
a cheep. Instead, one of the notorious
Biddle brothers" announces the APP
Iproach of a sleigh. 1t seems somewhat
queer, but the sleigh Is coming and it's
coming fast. 1t doesn't beat the wealth.
er, however; for suddenly the stage is
darkened and when the lights flash up
again the two Biddles and their woman
confederate are shivering In a blind
ing snow storm, while the whole coun-
try is white and pleasantly cold look
ing. Even here the sleigh fails to ma
terialize. Perhaps the property man
couldn't find one in Los Angeles. Its
occupants arrive. however, and there
follows a revolver duel which ends with
the notorious Biddles' prone upon the
ground, their life blood encrimsoning
the snow.
That's the beginning of the end. OF
course they don't die at once. In the
next act everybody forgives them ex-
cept the woman whom they had most
wronged She magnanimously says she
| has nothing to forgive and the broth
ers pass away to the accompaniment of
more or less subdued sobbing from the
audience.
Founded on Fact
The show, it's incidents founded on
real fact" was constructed by Theo-
dore Kremer, who probably has been
responsible for more tears than any
native born American with the possi-
BILE exception of the late Harriet Beech
err Stowe. There is one murder in the
first act, two in the third, and two
deaths from gunshot wounds in the
fourth. How Kremer happened to
overlook that second act Is a mystery,
but he did.
Evidently the company has been re-
organized recently. Not all of it's MEM
bers know their lines, but yesterday
afternoons house readily forgave these
little lapses in consideration of the
many delightful thrills provided by the
author.
Incidental to Act George w. Demo
! contributes an eccentric dance that is
very we'll done. Apart from this spe-
cialty, however, the work of the COM
pany merits no special comment;
though Bernard johnson, evidently new
in the role, plays Jack Biddle as though
he were worthy better things.
In case you are interested. the name
of the play Is "a Desperate Chance"
Lots of people liked it yesterday, when
serves merely to emphasize the OFT
stated fact that Theodore Kremerr
: knows what his audiences want-and
! gives it to them in allopathic doses.
Stage Director Hobart Bosworth OF
the Belasco company, who has been
| absent from rehearsals for 1.-The Noun
tain Climber during the past week, is
expected to arrive home some time to-
day, and his return is being awaited
with no little impotence by a number
! VI Tie D6ldSCO cSbOl
When it was decided to play 1.-THE
Heir to the Hoorah' next week at the
Belasco Director Bosworth opined that
it would be a good idea to give the
piece definite location, for when the
Paul Armstrong play was originally
produced it's locale was merely de-
scribed as somewhere in the infinite
"west" The play has to do with a
mine and mining people, and Bosworth
decided that the best thing to do would
be to hike out either to Tonopah OIL
Goldfield for that elusive thing known
to stage people and literary folk as
atmosphere"
He was commissioned by the Belasco
management to purchase whatever
properties" and costumes he might
require for the proper presentation OF
the play and he is bringing them bach
with him.
When Bosworth's mission was made
known Lewis Stone, who will have the
chief role in 1.-THE Heir to the Hoo
rah," interposed with the observation
that Goldheld and Tonopah, having at
tanned the distinction of near cities
would not provide the wanted ''loca
color" and suggested the newer CAM
of Rawhide. This suggestion wa'
adopted, and as soon as Bosworth'i
, destination became known the stag
, director was inundated with requests
from the BeldSco dcloiS " locdtS cldilli
in their names.
. The only word that has been receivet
from Bosworth since his departure las
Tuesday was brief wire that reached
Manager Blackwood last night ant
which read: ARRIVE Tuesday morning
! Got mine."
Now the Belasco actors are wonder
ing whether Bosworth has staked ou
/ q single claim or whether he has alb
sorbed a sufficient quantity of ..evadi
} country to give every Thespian ;
chance to imagine himself futur
: mining king.
t, Bosworth will bring with him a serie
of photos of the Rawhide camp ant
} Scenic Artist Brunton will reproduc
many of the scenes In and around tn
new camp in the series of stage pic
lures that will be seen in 1.-THE Heir t.
the Hoorah."