Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-29

A little five-foot-two Irishman, fight
ing for a look, annoyed the tall 'flxer,'
and he turned impatiently with the
question: What Observation-Disclosures
anyhow"
Jaw, l wanter see," replied the small
annoyer. Il paid just as much to get
in as you did, an I'm entitled to look
as much as you are"
well, you got cheated" replied
Campbell, "but"-good- naturedly-"i
you'll be good and stop treading on my
pet corn I'll tell you what's in the lead
when they turn into the stretch"
The Burbank school of Dramatic
Art, under the direction of Phosa Nc
AIlister, viii give the first of it's third
season matinees at the Burbank thea
ter, Thursday, December 3. The pro-
gram, to be provided by pupils of the
school, will include a presentation of
Mrs. Churchill Harvey Elders mill
tary sketch Through the Lines, Z an
original comedietta in one act, my
Uncles Will" by S. They're Smith;
the second and third acts of J. Pal
grave Simpsons Adventures of a
Love Letter" a scene from the third
act of "Frou Frou," and S. They're
Smiths one act comedietta, "A Happy
Pair"
Corbett will be welcomed on his re-
turn to Los Angeles.
The comedian is as much a faYorite
since he ceased to be known as our
ex-champion" as he was when he shone
with the reflected glory of the roped
arena. Always he and big Jim Jeffries
get together-not in the belligerent at
titude, as of the old days, but amicably
Just to talk over things" while
minor athletic lights still worship at
| the shrine of this erstwhile luminary
even though he now eschews such noto-
/ Il. ,pcf4 laa
laurels he has earned as a Thespian
and hummer
It is said that Corbett's performance
| of the old Dixie role in Facing the
Music" leaves little room for unfavor-
able comparison with the creator of
the part, and he's still able to tell a
few good stories between acts if the
audience insists, as it did in San Fran
cisco last week.
! Manager oliver Morosco of the Bur-
bank and Hamburger's Majestic thea
tiers has secured for early presentation
at the Burbank the big play. "Bedford's
| Hope" together with all the mechan-
| zeal effects that made the piece the
talk of New York when it was pre-
scented in that city. One scene of the
play shows a race between a train and
an automobile, supposedly travelling at
better than sixty miles an hour. In
! order to secure this effect the stage.
from back to the footlights, is made
a swiftly moving panorama. In the
rear the scenery flashes by with start
ling rapidity, while in front brush.
fences and shrubbery whisk across the
stage; the whole presenting a remark
ably realistic illusion of a speeding
train. This is said to be the most
remarkable effect of it's kind known
to the modern stage.
NIL oil Tx~I,H
nounced a favorite during her work in.
Los Angeles last season with the Ferris
stock company at the Auditorium. Is
coming back for short visit, and sew
eral little social gatherings are being
arranged in her honor This time the
little Montell, as they used to call her
when she was with Ferris, is coming
back as a full-fiedged leading woman,
having the leading part with James J.
Corbett in Facing the Music" which
is to be presented at the Majestic in a
fortnight or so.
Miss Montell is an extremely accom-
plished and promising young actress:
If there is anything in the laws or
hereditv she should live up to this
reputation. since she is the daughter
of Eugenia Blair, one of Americas
most successful actresses in her day
and Forrest Robinson, the we'll known
English star.
Paul Potters skillful dramatization
of Du Maurier's novel, "Trilby," will
be presented at the Burbank in the
near future with Miss Mary Hall in
the name role. OF course the play
has not been cast as vet but ] sup
pose that Mr.. Beasley will lplay sven
gali and, if he is given the oppor-
tunity, 1 suppose, too, that his per-
Torrance will be noteworthy.
In securing Miss Mary Hall as his
new leading woman Manager oliver
Morosco of the Burbank and Hambur-
gers Majestic theaters has apparently
made a ten strike. Miss Hall will make
her debut at THE Burbank in a fort
night At the same time Miss Lowell
Alice Taylor, who has many friends I'm
Los Angeles will become a member of
the Burbank company, playing spe-
cial line of important parts. The Dill
for their opening week has not been
definitely determined, but probably Will
be 1.-THE Silver Girl" the play by Ed
ward People in which Miss Lillian AL
bertson, formerly of this city, made her
New York reputation.
Miss Hall is young woman of con-
spicuous achievements. She was the
original Estrella in the big London
production of "Arizona;" she played
Lycabetta in e. H. Sothern's produc-
ton of 1.-THE Proud Prince" Hero in
the Sothern-M arlowe revival of Much
Ado About Nothing" and as under
study for Miss Marlowe was called
upon several times to play Juliet to
Mr. Sothern's Romeo. In the Soth-
ern- Marlowe Hamlet" she played the
queen.
She followed Miss Blanche Bates In
1.-THE Girl of the Golden West" and
was starred in that play during two
seasons by David Belasco. Last sum-
mer she Joined Henry Miller and
played Margaret Anglin's role in THE
Great Divide though she did not
assume this part until after Mr.. Mil
Ter and his company had played here
Her stock experience has been with
the famous Castle Square company OF
Boston; the Pike company in Clncin-
natl; the Lyceum company. Detroit,
and the Davidson forces, Milwaukee
Extremes met at the Gamut club In
Los Angeles last Monday night when
Ferris Hartman, the exponent OF the
highest in music, and Arthur Hartman
the disciple of all that is most serious
in the same realm, were that organiza-
tion's honored guests. Hartman CAR
thur plays the VIOLIN and is a VirIu-
oso: Hartman (Ferris) gives comic
opera shows at the Grand. Each is at
the top in his line, and one cannot say
that there was any improperly i'll their
breaking bread-and drinking stems
at the same table, either.