Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-03-08

her New York and London triumphs,
comes to the Mason opera house for
weeks engagement beginning tomor-
row night, presenting the Margareii
Mayo version OF Sardous "Divorcons.
Miss George will appear In the part OF
the captivating and capricious Cyprl-
enne. role to which she Is said to be
especially adapted.
''Divorcons' is a comedy In three
acts, and though 1t was written more
than twenty-five years ago, 80 modern
is the theme that the average theater-
goer might think Is q product of today.
The chief character is Cyprienne, q
young woman of great beauty, who mas
married a middle-aged genius whose
time is devoted to inventions ana VINO
Is somewhat eccentric. She realizes
that she is being more or less neglected
and her fancy turns to a young officer
in the forestry department of the gov
eminent. The husband allows Cypri-
enne every latitude and thus 1t comes
about that she, womanlike, realizes
there is little Of romance in an afrair
of this kind when II is not forbidden.
The supporting company includes
Frank Worthington, William Ricciarol,
A. II. Stuart, Laura Lemmers ana
Charles Stanley.
ORPHEUM--A pretty novelty when
will be appreciated by Orpheum pat.
rons. is the "hying butterhies act
which the Curzon sisters Will present
at tomorrow's matinee. These Two
Young women are said to have origin
ated practically the only valuable new
idea in aerial gymnastics that mas Deen
seen In the last decade. Fetching brotn-
ers describe their musical act as
musical flower garden Eleanor
Fake singing Coincidence, appears tor
the second time within year. Tom
Armstrong and Ella Verne are q COM
edy pair who are known In europe,
Asia. Africa, Australia and the two
Americas, 1t Is some years since tney
have played at the Orpheum In this
CITY. Alice Norton will make rupies
and sapphires for Orpheum patrons Tor
another week. William Hawtrey, the
Sisters Amatis and Violet Dale COM
plete the list.
FIsCHER'S-Under the title of "The
Demon" Herb Bell promises a "whirl-
wind" comedy at Fischer's next week.
"rhe Demon" played by Miss Bessie
Tannehill, is ordered by her father,
veteran of the Civil War, TO marry
one of his old comrades. TINS sne re-
fuses to do, being In love with hand
some New Yorker. Rev. Michael Ca
sew, anOIneF IfIeuu VI the Sill 1919
also is proposed as a sutton. In order
to avoid their advances and free her.
self to marry the man OF her choice,
Miss Kitty displays 81 most detestable
temper and finally drives her elderly
admirers away. George Morrell Will
play the old father and Miss Nellie
Montgomery will be seen as the house,
hold servant.
JJNIQUE-The bill at the UNIQUE Tor
the coming week includes musical ex-
travaganza entitled Cinderella" Kate
Carlson, who interprets the title role,
will introduce song speciality. "Lov-
ing Times; Maude Beatty as the
prince will sing "Star Of My Life" and
Richard Kipling the new leading man,
IT Want to Hear a Yankee Doodle
Tune" Hugh Metcalf as the baron
and Lew Dunbar and George REIN as
the two ugly sisters wifi take care of
the comedy. The chorus will present a
minuet and Florence Leslie q solo
dance The Unique Comedy company
will present 1.-THE Vassar Girls" by
Richard Cummings. Richard Cum
mings, Willie West, Katherine Merley.
Lillian Gardner, Lola Radcliffe, Ethel
Thornton, Jack Howard and Charles
Periey make up the cast. During the
internission Lillian Gardner will pre-
sent illustrated songs and the show
will close with pictures by the Unique
O-scOpe.