Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-21

of receipts, though he played to more
than $4,000 in seven performances.
| Los Angeles theatergoers, am told.
paid $l405 for the privilege or seeing
Orchard Ill.," $1211 to see Hamlet,
$3.50 for two performances OF Lear"
$1292 for two performances OF Mac
BETH and $9lS for "Othello."
"The Rounders," which the newly
organized Gayety Extravaganza COM
pany will present at the Grand next
Sunday for the first time on any stage,
does not resemble In any way SINH
larly named musical comedy, popular
about ten years ago. The book OF the
new work is by w. II. Lyttel. director
composed by Kirk Patrick, the organi-
zation's musical director. Therefore.
II you feel like calling for author ana
composer next week, both will be on
hand to bow their acknowledgements.
Rehearsals have been in progress
daily during the past week and Will
continue this week as well. The COM
pany numbers about forty people. and
elaborate productions are promised,
both in point of scenery and costuming.
Edna Sidney, the prima donna, was
last in Los Angeles with The Chinese
| Honeymoon" She has been with the
Shuberts. Elise Schuyler, the soubrette.
was with the Cohan and Harris forces
four years and last season was in
vaudeville. Libby Blondell. the come
dienne. followed Fay Templeton in Joe
Webber's company last season and this
year was with Billy Van. --ubrey Carr,
the tenor, comes from the Gaiety thea
ter. London. Charles Gibylon, the COM
edian, has been with Charles Dillinx-
hams companies. Henry Wardell,
baritone. was with "The -Four Mortons."
Jimmy Lee of the Unique theater has
bought an automobile. The car is a
four-cylinder Rambler, and the actor
declares he Is ~oing to have 1t deco
rated with his coat of arms. a white
rat rampant on a field Of azure, sur
mounting crossed boxing gloves, with a
masque OF comedy at each side: motto,
Get the Laughs"
Lee, though you might not have sus-
pected 1T, was once prize fighter. He
claims to have fought draw with the
man from whom Dixon won the feath-
erweight CHAMPIONSHIP, and to have
fought the longest battle on record In
the northwest-three hours and twenty
minutes. This, too, was a draw, and
Lees share Of the purse was exactly
$3.50.
He first came to California in the
iearly eighties with John L. Sullivan.
then champion of the world, who was
picking up little easy money on the
stage. The train they were on was held
up and sullivan, with the others. con-
tributed his lille to the bandits.
Now Lee, who even then was more q
comedian than a fighter, had 20 spend a
lot OF stage money each night in the
Sullivan show This stuff he ordinarily
carried in his pocket. and when the
pockets out he dropped the roll on the
floor. The bandit. however, saw the
near-bills and sternly ordered Lee to
dump them into q satchel he had ap-
propriated for the purpose. The pugil-
ist-comedian tried to explain but tho
man behind the mask hadn't time to
listen. Moreover. he was SO pleased
with the size of the roll that he neg
lected to take s. 25 In real money which
Lee had in another pocket.
The story of this stage money con-
tribution to a holdup was printed in
long time ago: SO long that doubtless
the yarn has been forgotten.
Hugh Allen Saxon, the Los Angeles
monologuist whose, peculiar brand of
humor has made him q favorite with
audiences all over the southern circuit.
is at his home in this city, struggling
to get his throat into shape. saxon's
tour was interrupted last week at Red
lands He played the week out and
was so cordially received that the local
manager sought to keep him for fort
night Sax.a's voice, however, went
back on him and he had to como home
for a rest. The Il ouble Is not serious.
though 1t Is both painful and annoying.
Richard Watson Tully's comedy, "A
Strenuous Life" will follow "a Society
Pilot" at the Burbank. Mr.. Tully now
Is on a rancl. within a few miles OF Los
Angeles, where he is working on new
play, presumably for David Belasco,
though he declines information on that
point. He has promised to come here,
however, to superintend rehearsGls OF
his comedy, which was presented at
another local hteater about three years
ago and which has not been seen here
since that time.
Miss Maude Gilbert will go east for a
vacation trip following the run of "A
Society Pilot" at the Burbank, return
ing to that house September l.
A. Byron Beasley, whose first year
with the Burbank company was up this
month"; has been re-engaged for another
twelve months.
Mrs Tom Oberle, widow of one Of the
best loved players who ever appeared
on a Los Angeles stage, will have q
part In "A Society Pilot" this week.