Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-06
AT THE THEATERS

aCTODdlS, all dllTdCtANCly 6d1OSo
and all graceful and agile.
One of the noticeable features Of the
turn was the great strength of one of
the women, slight girl. A man in
the company also did some lifting ana
lowering of his own weight which
made strenuous demand upon the mus
cles of the wrist and arm.
The bill offers only three new turns
OF the holdovers the numbers are
all fair but none of them much above
the average.
Miss Edna Phillips and her company
appear again this week in the sketch,
Lost, a Kiss in Central Park" and
are winning applause.
Carter and Bluford, in character
songs, were accorded warm recep-
ton yesterday afternoon and did some
singing and dancing well worth while.
The Wilson brothers, German come
dians; the GrassyS, a musical novelty
team, and McPhee and Hill as the
clown and the tired man, complete the
bill for the week.
Barney Pagan and his clever wife,
known professionally as Henrietta
Byron, present what they call an "en-
tertaining oddity'' at the Los Angeles
theater this week. Yesterday after
noon the team made good in no un-
certain manner. Fagan is an old-time
his former cleverness. He dances
easily and sings well enough to satis-
fy vaudeville audiences, while as a
story teller he is a distinct success.
Miss Byron also sings. Her achieve
ment, however, is the accomplishment
of three complete costume changes al
most within less time than it takes to
tell of 1T.
The Transatlantic Four, a male
quartette, sings a number of songs.
none of which is new, but none of
which is hackneyed. Curiously, '"The
Old Oaken Bucket is left undisturbed
in the we'll; and if the cradle Of the
deep still rocks, that fact apparently
escaped the observation of the Trans
Jersey. The boys sing well. The
comedian of the four, however, is
about as unfunny as a crutch.
Lindstrom and Anderson are novelty
acrobats. Their stunts are not re-
markable, but they are accomplished,
easily and pleasingly. Tom Gillen,
monologuist; Eleanor Blanchard, who
initiates Eva Tanguay and other stage
celebrities; Sam Holdsworth, picture
balladist and motion pictures, complete
the bill Holdsworths song this week
is the work of local composer. 1t is
called my Los Angeles PEARL" and
went. big with the audience yesterday
dlLSTIlOOu.
Forty-five hours before the sale of
seats for the David Warfield engage
ment at the Belasco tlIeater opens
found twenty messenger boys standing
in line anxious to get the first oppor-
tunity to purchase. AS the hours sped
yesterday afternoon and last night,
this number was augmented. Nearly
every one in the line had orders for
the maximum number OF tickets, ten.
No such sight has ever been seen in
Los Angeles and even the Warf1eld
record In Denver and San Francisco
was beaten, the lines in both those
places forming about twenty-four
hours before the opening of the sale.
1t was a novel scene yesterday after
noon and last night. Some of the boys
had brought camp chairs and stools
and many had supplied themselves
with reading matter, while one or two
groups played cards to pass away the
time. Toward midnight Mr.. F'rederick
Belasco had coffee and rolls served.
The first four boys in line were en-
| ployed by Jack Stocksdale and 1t Is
estimated that after the messenger
boys fees and meals are paid Mr.
| Stocksda1e will pay about $3.50 pc
ticket. No reservations of any char
acter are being made, either by phon'
or by letter, and the box office al
| READY mas MANY cIeckS TO reLuT4. 10
| day 1t is likely that the line will reacl
clear around into Third street.
The Belasco stock company opened
its week last night with a presenta.
tion of the stirring drama, Captain
Swift" Miss Lowell Taylor and Mr.
A. III. Van Buren, were cast in the
leading roles and the play was pre-
sented to a good sized audience. II
has not been played here in some
time and should have good run, de-
spite the handicap of the Warfield
sale. The performance will be reviewed
In these columns tomorrow morning.
Edward Roses dramatization OF
Anthony Hopes stirring romance
''The Prisoner of Zenda," is presented
at the Auditorium this week by Lewis
S. Stone and company, Mr.. Stone ap-
pearing as Rudolph Rassendyl and
Miss Oakley as the Princess Flavia.
A review OF the performance will ap-
pear in these columns tomorrow.
Housewives interested in securing new
recipes for pastry cookery will do wei
to hear Max Blooms description of the
proper way to make raspberry tarts
apple turnovers and mince pie al
Fischer's this week. 1t is doubtful II
anybody but Bloom could concoct the
dishes according to rule, but it's worth
hearing, anyhow. "The New Cook" Is
only one of the many likable songs in
terpolated in "The Gibson Girl" this
weeks offering. Bloom, cast as a de-
tective, is provided with lots of good
comedy, and he works overtime al
laugh production. Ben L. Dillon helps
in the fun, and the complications caused
by his Misunderstanding are hilarious
my Little Blarney Stone" is his song
offering, and it's cleverly done. Fancy
Little Nancy gives Nellie Montgomery
chance for some good work, while
Marguerite Favar, in resplendent garb
does "Down in the Everglade" pleasing