Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-14
&c The TheaterS

work for the first lines projected upon
that screen give no indication of the
character Of the completed picture, ana
not until it is practically finished does
the artist take the audience into ms
confidence His subjects yesterday aft
ernoon included clever and quickly
executed portrait of Abraham Lincoln,
q Merry Widow" dog, an lndlan
head and several girls.
World and Kingston present an as
tonishingly stupid act up to within
few minutes of the finish, when Miss
Kingston, most attractively costumed,
proves herself the possessor of a pleas
ing voice and sings several bits from
familiar operas including "Pinafore'
"The Belle of New York and Faust.
Sager Midgley and Gertie Carlisle
offer sketch, after School" Miss
Carlisle is a real soubrette, but If any
one was paid for writing that rural
comedy classic" he ought to be prose-
cuted for obtaining money under false
pretences.
Jabes s. Devlin and Mae Elwood pre-
sent THE Girl from Yonkers." The
girl is a thief and the man is so easy
that she has no trouble in getting away
with everything she happens to want,
not excepting chafing dish which her
victim accommodatingly packs into a
suitcase so that she may the better
carry it through the streets.
Holdover acts from last week include
Zeno, Jordan and zeno, THE Seven
Hoboes," Sadie Sherman and John and
Mae Burke.
A pleasing version of Princess Bon
nie,'' under the title of AN American
Princess" heads the bill at the Unique
this week. 1t is well staged and well
sung Maude Beatty as Princess Bon
ME, Olga Stech as Kitty Glover and El-
drie Gilmore as Donna Pomposo re-
ceived we'll deserved encores last night,
as did also Millar Bacon, who sings
the role of Roy Stirling. William Ons-
low as Admiral Pomposo, George Rem
as Shrimps and Walter Fredericks as
Captain Tarpaulin complete the cast.
INV tJncle's Return" by the comedy
company, is full of laughs. James 2.
Lee as Uncle John O'Brien and Make
Mitchell as Clarice are good in their
respective parts. Charles Perley as
Bob Newman, a lawyer and liar;
George Morrell as Timothy Simpson,
afraid of his wife, and Rose REIN as
Mrs Simpson, with bad temper, help
out in the comedy. The balance OF the
cast is filled by Hugh Metcalf, Marie
Barber and Lola Radcliffe
Millar Bacon is heard again this
week in new illustrated songs, and the
Scope projects animated pic
lures.
Stuart Rollins and the Carmen Sis
ters, international Banjoists," who
head the current olio at the Empire
theater, give a startling exhibition or
digital dexterity as well as displaying
a commendable musical ability. The
selections, all well rendered, range
from popular numbers to operate ana
sacred music John Max, monologist
= fro0 0ftnn has string or
Jokes, some new, supplemented by Well
executed wooden shoe dancing. The
cartooning of "Tracy" is not only an
entertaining exhibition of clever draw
ing of its kind, but carries with 1t much
comedy of a surprising nature. New
motion pictures, illustrated songs py
We're and Nellie Hill and the Empire
stock company in AL Franks comedy,
"The Wrong Senator" complete the
program.
| "The Kitty and the OWL" from 'His
Highness of Bey," is the best OF the
liberal musical numbers in this week
show at Fischer's. Lavishness marks
| the costuming. "The Widow NC
| Ginty," Dick Cummings comedy Of the
week. pleased last nights houses. The
title role is assumed by Miss Katherine
| Merley, with the Misses Nellie Mont
gomery and Hazel Salmon cast as her
daughters. Cummings is the widows
suitor, while Evan Baldwin and Willis
West are courting the daughters. Herb
Bell has comedy role and Miss Tan
nehill is French actress. A trio COM
prising Miss Merley and Messrs. Cum
mings and Baldwin sing IF You Love
Me Tell Me with Your Eyes" effective-
ly Other numbers interpolated are
'You Can't Be a Friend to Every
body" and II Don't Care What You
Wear on Sunday"
This weeks program at the Chrono-
phone theater is we'll diversified. Com
edy motion pictures, pleasing illustrat-
ed songs and goodly selection of sing
ing and talking pictures, presenting
both operate and popular numbers, are
proVided.