Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-30
"HALFBREED" IS USUAL
HIT AT THE BURBANK
MoRosco.coTTRELL MELoDRAMA
CATCHES AUDIENCE
Laughs, Weeps, Plenty of Action, Good
Staging, Strong Leads and
Pleasing Character
Parts


THE CAST
Ross KenniOn, power In the land.
.................... Wllua1n OoSlnOuu
Delmar Spavinaw, Of the Red Blood.
......................A A. Byron Beasley
HOOley Bell, long suffering but hopeful
,,;,., III; we. WSiter FredeFiokS
......,............. Henry astookbridge
Judge John Dryer Huntington, Evelyn's
father, rich In lands and cattle.
....................... John W. burton
Doc Fra1ee, type $3.50. h 5. Dunieio
Emmett CrutchAeld, the sheriff 80:
Observation-Disclosures. Henry Mestayer
Leon Pardeau, host of the hermitage;
Yellow Snake, q fun blood. :. willis Marks
Dick, Kennion's boy, called Little Par
,e..............,..... Ollie Walters
Dolly Pardeau, with penchant for
"Euge" ,............. mildred JOnnsoh
suzette stapleton, called "SurIy Sue". E.
...,............ Katherine KirlzwOOd
Marianne Adair, link between past and
present ..............' Margo Duhet
Evelyn Huntington ............ miss STONE
1.-THE Halftreed," on for the week
at the Burbank. is a welcome relief to
] intellectual spasms of last week. There
are no hidden prods to the intellect
in it and you do not need to sit on the
edge of your seat all the time, afraid
you are going to muff some of 1t. 1t
! I'LL IIG duU46uCG Ii6nb III lhOAl AtANt
| riffs yesterday afternoon, and they
whooped it up for William Des-
mond's exalted sentiments until the
| chandeliers ratified. Mr.. Desmond put
over the lofty platitudes without miss
| ing a bet. There were laughs when
| laughs were due, and weeps where
weeps were seenly, and altogether IT
was very, very fine.
A. Byron Beasley's DelE:?ar Spavinaw
| e41 InIxy tho hest hif of
acting of the piece. This man Spavi-
nav is really a very wicked person,
and Mr.. Beasley succeeded admirably
in showing him up at his worst. 1t
would be difficult to find stock
heavy who could give more effect
i've portrayal of the role of the Half
breed, with his redeeming touch of
courage at the end.
| Miss Florence Stone, an Indian Ter
ritory girl, with Broadway gowns and
considerable more feminine charm than
you often see even on Broadway, was,
| If possible, a little more attractive than
usual. The Verneille couture and the
modish hairpin figure might be con-
sidered bit extraordinary in the wild
Indian country, but they were alto
! gether too fetching to be criticised.
H. S. Duff1eld's Doc Frazee is an
accurate and yet sufficiently exagger-
ated copy of the town loafer we all
know, clinging to vestige of lost gen.
tility in the form of a battered silk
hat and a frock coat. Mr.. Duffield
created the part when Mr.. Morosco and
| Mr.. Cottrell, who wrote the play, first
staged it at the Burbank. 1t is diff
cult to see how the bioulous DOC
could be improved upon. Marianne
Adair is one of the best of Miss Mango
Duffet's roles.
John w. Burton's Judge Hunting
| ton, Mildred Johnson's Dolly Pardeau,
and Katherine Kirkwood's Surly Sue
all were good.
That the theater as well as the
church may help In the uplifting of
human ideals by the presentation of
great truths is the theme of letter
| that DR.. Robert ]. Burdette sent yes
| terday to the management OF the Be
lasco theater in response to an invi-
tation requesting his presence at the
production of 1.-THE Light Eternal" this
week. DR.. Burdette thanks the man
agement on behalf of himself and the
Temple Baptist church. He says in
his letter that he breaches each Sun
day to his people the same sermon that
"The Light Eternal teaches, and
closes by saying:
"May 'he who stitch above the circle
of the earth, who stretches out the
heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth
them out as a tent isaiah, 4O:22), the
infinite author of the mighty human
drama that reaches beyond the eterni-
ties. bless truth, and beauty, and right
eousness as it is presented by deVout
human hearts and human talents to
both audience and congregation, to the
uplifting of human ideals and the bet
terment of all human life"
Several leading clergymen of the city
have expressed their intention or VIII
Messing the performance of the Merle
Dlay which opens tonight and the box
office reports an unusual demand for
seats.
Frederick Beiasco arrived in the city
Yesterday morning from San FRANCISCO
to see the last rehearsals of The Light
Eternal" He intended to remain IN
Los Angeles several days. but an urg-
emf call for his presence in New York
will take him east on the early train in
| fine morning. Mr. BelaSco refused to
answer any questions as to either the
runored new syndicate or as to the
nossible string of theaters he is to
control. "I had intended to go to New
York next week." he said last night,
"brt an urgent telegram will take me
at once. When 1 return I shall be in
| position possibly to give out some
important news, but I cannot talk
now"
George AIDES rollicking comedy. Just
out of College," will open an engage
ment of six nights at the new Ham
burgers Majestic theater tonight. This
NAV is AIDES latest contribution to the
hurnor of the stage. In it he has gath
cred together number of very puman
characters, the humorous aspects OF
which are depicted with the usual AIDE
! skill In San Francisco a week ago
"Just Out of College" packed the spa
cious American theater during week s
run and was highly praised by the
newspaper reviewers. Two matinee
performance will be given, bargain
matinee Wednesday and matinee
Saturday.
It was hardly to have been expected
that 1.-THE Idols Eye" would run only
one week at the Grand; it was too good
a show for that brief revival. Hence,
it was welcomed for a second week
Yesterday by two more of the overflow
audiences which have been so numer-
Gus there during the week just past.
| And If anything, Ferris Hartman and
his excellent organization gave a bet
fer performance of the conceit than
was the case a week back This, of
course, comes through more practice.
better handling of the situation in an
unfamiliar house, and renewed conf
dence. Now the opera moves without
a hitch: the fun is spontaneous and
! fast, and the musical numbers are
given with full attention to artistry and
! effect The result is as finished a per-
Torrance as is often seen from road
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