Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24

unthinkable A Dutchman, of course,
might easily run saloon In an irish
settlement-many of them debut the
reverse of the proposition certainly is
somewhat surprising. Perhaps PlXley
meant it as a joke. He was in the
audience last night, but l had no
chance to ask the question and conse-
ouently l am still in the dark. Maybe
Rafferty, is d historical character ana
maybe he did sell schnapps to old Peter
Stuyyesant in New Amsterdam, but L
doubt it.
1.-THE Burgomaster" was the first OF
the Pixley -Luders musical comedies. IL
founded the Pixley- Luders fame; ana
its royalties have been pouring a pac-
tolean flood into the Pixley bank ac-
count ever since. If am not mistaken,
the piece was originally offered to
Henry w. Savage, who was then run
ming n stock operate organization at
the Studebaker theater, Chicago, ana
was refused; only to be produced Few
months later at the Schiller, where II
started to make money Immediately
Since then it has been presented many
times in each of the larger cities or the
country and in most of the smaller
ones as well.
Nine Burgomasters
There have been, in all, nine Burgo-
masters. William Norris created the
part and was followed by Herbert
Cawthorne Then came Harry Ddven,
mort and then Gus Weinburg, Henry Il.
Dixey. Richard f. Carroll, Knox Will
son, Richard Garlic, Oscar L. Figman
and now Weinburg again. Dixey as
sun1ed the role when the piect was
taken into New York for run. IL was
thought his name would lend prestlge
to the production, but it didn't. AT
least New York's intolerance OF any
Chicago-made entertainment was not
conquered; though that fact has hao
no appreciable effect upon the Burgo-
masters" success OUTSIDE OIL lhe hie
tropoliS.
In some respects 1.-The Burgomaster"
is the best of the several Pixley-Luders
productions. Its book is not to be COM
pared to some of Mr.. Pixley's later
work but it's music remains the most
popular of the Luders output. In later
years Gustav Luders learned to be
more parsimonious of his popular hits.
He is satisfied now o turn out not
more than two or three to an opera,
and he is fairly certain of success at
that. In THE Burgomaster," however,
he was more liberal. Into it the then
little known composer put all the best
work of his earlier years, and The
Tale of the kangaroo" 1.-The Little
Soubrette" 1.-THE Indian Chorus" I'VE
Always Work the Public, Not the Job"
college Days" Cupid Does Not Mar
ry'' and a half dozen more will be re-
membered when many of his later
melodies are forgotten.
Weinburg, as 1 have said, is back
again this season as Peter Stuyvesant.
He has played the part so many times
that he probably could play it in his
clo hi1f 10 doesn't His hIITUAn1D CT or
still is a very v-ide-awake parsonage
and his comedy is quite as amusing to-
day as it was half decade ago.
Is Native Daughter
Ruth White, who claims to be ma
tive daughter, has the role of Willie
Van Astorbilt, a midnight son." Miss
Whites voice is somewhat uncertain in
it's placement, but if she couldn't sing
a note the audience would forgive her.
| She is one of the few women on the
| stage who knows how to wear mems
clothes. Perhaps she has made study
of the matter, as has been asserted !;
but if so she certainly has studied to
good purpose.
Leo Kendall plays Doodle in way
| that made him popular with last
nights audience. The house also was
liberal in its approval of Marion Mack
|
Bailey as e. Booth Talkington.
The second act has been reconstruct
ed to bring it down to date, and here
there are several interpolated special
ties, the best of which is a dance duo
by the Lockhart sisters.
Except for the setting of this last
act. which is new and picturesque, the
scenery is shabby. The young women
Of the chorus are prettily costumed and
sing fairly well, but the male chorus
attempts to atone for musical deficien-
cies by volume of sound and the result
is generally unfortunate. college
Days" however. which was given more
quietly, proved the best chorus number
of them all
1.-THE Burgomaster" will continue
through the week, with matinees
Wednesday and Saturday.
Mary Mannering will come to the Ma.
son next week with her new comedy
GLORIOUS Betsy" written by Rida
Johnson Young. author of Brown OF
Harvard The supporting company
includes Messrs. Frank Gilmore, viii.
liam Humphrey, Colimot Barkland
Herbert Carr, James A. Dickson ]. Ed
ward Trevor, Misses Maud Turner Cor.
don, Helen Macbeth, Irene Kingslant
and Gertrude Clemens.
: Florence Roberts returns to the Los
Angeles theater next week in "Sham,
the comedy which was given it's frs
production on any stage in this city
: a few months ago. The return will b.
interesting, not only because it bring:
/ back Miss Roberts, who is a big favor.
: lite locally. but because it will enable
Los Angeles thater goers to see jus
J how a play is reconstructed after il
has been written 1t Is natural to sup
J pose that changes have been made II
the comedy, and even If these change,
are unimportant the smoothing GU
process should prove interesting.
1.-THE Mountain Climber will
George w. Barnum in the role assumed
} in the east by Francis Wilson, will b.
, the bill at the Belasco this week, to
nights performance being the first TO
2 the comedy in this city. Lewis s. Stone
Katharine Emmett and the others o
the Belasco company will be in tn
Z cast.
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