Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-08

acrobatic and trick bicycle riding act
that is a genuine novelty. The man OF
the team is unusually clever. The
woman is agile, good to look upon anu
springs from a moving bicycle to the
floor and back again are among the
stunts presented.
Stanley De Wolfe end Avis Lobdell,
who are we'll known here, present THE
Lunatics," a farcical sketch which they
hope to take over the Sullivan and Con-
sidine circuit. Their engagement this
week is in the nature of tryout.
Sam Rowley, with a megaphone voice
and a peanut stand whistle, would be
more effective If he would put the soft
pedal on his talking machine. AS 1t Is,
he Is difficult to understand. Some or
his jokes are well worth hearing, par
ticularly the story of the friend who
went to the hospital for an operation,
physicians having decided that 1t was
necessary ito cut out the BOOZE" Efiie
Pearson sings three songs, one of them
she Hasn't Done Her Hair Up Yet,
which Libby Blondell used at the Grand
last week. Motion pictures and an IL
lustrated ballad complete the best pop
ular priced program ever presented
here under Sullivan and Considine
management.
When theatergoers at Fischer's last
night saw one of the chorus girls leave
the stage and likewise the playhouse
in response to an Invitation from a
man in the audience, they were in
clined to murmur Scandal" but when
they saw her back In her proper place
again in time for the next song they
settled back with a sigh of relief
The sensation was provided as a
part of Miss Marguerite Favar's song,
1.-THE Girl in Green" but the winsome
soubrette was not the chosen one. al
though she sang her song to the dar-
ing man. One of the chorus girls
captured the invitation.
"The Girl in Green" is but one of the
many good things in Little Robinson
Crusoe," the weeks bill. Ben T. Dill
lon got lot of fun out of Simple ST.
mon, Eddie Foy's old part, while Fred
Vack as his Man Saturday, Frank B.
Blair as the unpopular King Blue
Beard. and Laurel Atkins as Old
Mother Hubbard, a dressmaker, all
contributed their share to the enter
tainment The play is little else than
string of specialties and musical
numbers.
Fred Lancaster sang 1.-THE Serenade"
from "San Toy" most effectively. Don't
Take Me Home by Frank Vack was
extremely droll, while I'm Jungle
Town" and "Beautiful Dreams" the
latter rendered by Miss Atkins and Mr.
Dillon, were cordially encored. Dillon's
solo number with the chorus, Simple
Simon" was distinct hit.
Did you ever go out to the beach
with your best girl and spoon bit on
the sands and in the surf under the
kindly light of the moon? If you did,
and If some humorous searchlight ope-
rator turned his inquisitive, illumi.
native eye on you and your only
''say, wouldn't it make you sore?'
"Tales the Searchlight Told,' as pre-
sented by the motion pictures at the
Empire this week, reveal a half dozen
such accidents" and the finish" or
the operator, who is found and dragged
from his duties by the enraged couples
to be "soused" in the briny, is highly
amusing.
The bill as a whole is diverting.
Cole and Cole do some clever acrobatic
stunts, perform difficult feats on the
Roman rings. Moreover the girl of the
team is pretty as well as agile. A de-
scriptive song and some oldtime yodle-
ing is the contribution of Frances
Hoyle, while Bert Virgins draws well
a half dozen cartoons, juggles half a
dozen rubber balls and passes mean
while ia half dozen minutes in comedy
remarks. "Only a Dream" by the stock
company, illustrated songs by the Hill
sisters, and showing of ordinary mo-
ton pictures complete the program.
Gan Irish Mexican" the current bur-
lesuue at the Unique theater, provided
acceptable amusement for patrons OF
that house yesterday afternoon, the
various musical numbers being en-
Enthusiastically encored by large aud
fence. Maude Beatty's song, "The
PICKLE Eagle" and Olga Stech's solo
"Major Juanita," both made hits. Miss
Stech likewise sang a duet with MillaI
Bacon, Pretending" Billy Onslow
and George REIN, cast in comedy roles
kept the house good natured with tneir
foolery, their fake bull fight exciting
roars of laughter.
Damon and Pythias" is the offering