Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
The Theaters

7 EW DOCKSTADER has been in
Il the minstrel business SO long that
- whenever he wantSa new joke he
remembers one that he had forgotten.
Thus it happens that several dozen
jocular mummies were dragged out
upon the stage of the Mason opera
house last night, deprived of their
shrouds and made to renew their
youth. The old jokes went big with
the audience, too. There seems to be
sort Of an enchantment about the
name of Dockstader. People stand for
things from him which would make
them indignant If offered by anyone
else; and they seem to enjoy 1t.
Last nights first part was sadly
lacking, both as regards modernity In
it's jokes and melody in it's musical
numbers. The second part, however,
redeemed the show. Dockstader's skit,
"a Dull Day at the White House."
made far from dull night at the Ma
son. The eminent burnt-corist had
supplied himself plentifully with local
hits, mostly on political topics. The
stuff was good, too, and the points were
fired at the audience with unerring &C
curacy incidentally Mr.. Dockstader
gave an imitation of the Roosevelt
personality that was art in caricature.
/ The big musical number, "Reveille
at West Point" proved both novel and
pleasing; and 1.-The Pipe of Peace
was as we'll done as anything of its
kind ever has been done in Los An
geles. Herbert Wilson, who appears
as an Indian princess in this act, dis
plays a genuine soprano voice of pur-
| ity and power. His singing. as may
| be imagined, created great surprise In
the audience.
| The concluding number, "A Quick
LUNCH" was redeemed from banality
only by the hilarious comedy of Neil
O'Brien, who carried the whole produc-
ton upon his own shoulders.
A large audience saw the show last
night and testified to a liberal appre-
citation of the entertainment provided.
Pupils of the Burbank School of
Dramatic Art, of which Phosa McAllis-
ter Duffield is director, gave their fifth
performance yesterday afternoon at
the Burbank theater.
The youthful actors played to large
audience and presented program
which was thoroughly creditable. The
first number, 1.-THE Youth Who Never
Saw a Woman" a farce in one act,
was cleverly executed by the follow
ing cast: Brother Philip, F. F. Eaton;
Ronaldo, Charles Yarba; Colin, Palsley
Moon; Eliza, Helen Eyraud; Gertrude.
Eliza's governess, Donald Likes.
A Spanish dance in costume under
the direction of May Field Brown
proved an attractive feature. 1t was
given by Buena Vista Miller, Helen
Eyraud and Airline Chase.
The balcony scene from "Romeo and
Juliet revealed the dramatic possibili-
ties of w. H. Reamsbottom, who gave
a poetic reading of the lines, and
Gladys Wheeler, who made winsome
daughter Of the Capulets.
The concluding number, "Mr. BOZ"
comedy in two acts by Rachel E..
Baker, was we'll cast, each role being
cleverly sustained by the following
players: Philip Royson, Eugene Van
Sittert; Robert Brown, clerk of Benson
& Benson, B. A. Wagner; Jenkins. Miss
Rebecca's butler, Louis Randall; Re-
becca Luke, maiden lady, Mabel
Rose Rogers; Katherine Rogers, her
niece, Buena Vista Miller; Marion Bry-
ant, Katherines friend, Mae Beck;
Patty, Miss Rebecca's maid, Elizabeth
EN- Houston.
During the second> act a whistling
duet, with orchestral accompaniment,
was rendered by Miss Houston and B.
A. Wagner The tones of each .were
clear and pure and in harmony.