Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
COMING ATTRACTIONS

BELASCO-Henry Arthur Jones'
play 1.-The Middleman," first presented
In this country by e. S. Willard, will
be revived at the Belasco this week,
with Lewis 5. Stone, George Barnum,
Richard Vivian, Harry Glazier and
other Belasco favorites in the cast.
URBANK-Manager Morosco will
offer the Burbank theater stock COM
pany, augmented by large number of
auxiliary players, in a spectacular pro-
duction of the big English melodra-
matte novelty "Cheer, Boys, Cheer" for
the week beginning with a matinee
this afternoon. Cheer, Boys, Cheer
vas written by the authors of 1.-THE
Derby Winner" a play that has sue
cessfully been presented at the Bur-
bank on two occasions. The story Is
based on the British South African
war. One of the features of the pro-
duction will be battle between the
British and Zulus. which Manager Mo-
rosco promises will be realistic and
stirring. In London the piece had a
run of two years at the Drury Lane
theater. In America the piece has had
but one important production, fact
attributed to the large expense which
must be incurred both for auxiliary
players and for the scenic investiture.
Morosco was the first manager in the
west to secure the rights to produce the
big play.
GRAND-One of the great successes
Of the Ulrich company last season was
Edmund Days play Behind the Mask"
which will be repeated this week, COM
mencing with todayS matinee. Harry
Won Meter will be seen in tie role of
Courtaine, the secret service officer,
presented last year by Charles Gum.
Lillian Hayward, Florence Barker and
Myrtle Selwyn will have the same parts
played by them year ago. Lule War
renton will be the negro nanny
olayed last year by Mrs. Frank Frayne
and Frank Frayne's character role, the
negro butler, will be in the hands of
George Clancy.
LOS ANGELES-"Cupid at vassar"
q musical comedy, lyrics by George
Totlen Smith and music by A. Bald
VIII Sloane composer of "The Ginger
bread Man." Lady Teazle" and other
operas, will be presented at the Los
Angeles this week with Florence Gear
In the leading role. The scenes of the
comedy are laid at VaSSar college and
its characters are girl undergraduates
and their friends. Naturally the light
er side of college life has been chosen
for depletion. Thus there is fudge
party" in the second act, a pillow fight
and other advertisements.
ported by her London company, comes
to the Mason this week with a reper-
toire of six plays. Pinero's "rhe Sec
ond Mrs. Tanqueray" will be presented
Monday and Tuesday nights; his "The
Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith," Wednesday
night; Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler,' Thurs
day night; double bill consisting of
1.-THE Flower of the Yamato' and
Electra Friday night and Saturday
matinee, and Sudermann's "Magda,"
Saturday night.
electra" is Mrs. Campbell's novelty
this season. 1t is an adaptation from
the Greek and is poetic tragedy,
which has been highly praised by stu
dents. 1.-THE Flower of the Yamato" is
Japanese play, as its name would in
dicate.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Dewey and his
company of five in the dramatic fam
lasy, In Dreamland," is headlined at
the Orpheum for the week commencing
with tomorrow's matinee. Dewey is
we'll known in the character of the
young New Yorker In this clever pam
tomime. He has with him Hermoine
Shone. who appears as daughter of
Venus This little playlet has the
unique record of carrying more special
scenery and electrical effects than any
other vaudeville offering that has ever
visited the coast. Two European acts
that have only recently made their ap-
pearance on the American vaudeville
circuits are Kara, the juggler, and Les
Freres Riego, hand and head balancers.
The list of newcomers is completed
with James F. Mcdonald, a singing
monologist. The acts that remain from
last week are Eleanor Fake, the sing
ing comedienne: Fetching Bros.,1 in
their musical flower garden; Arm
strong and Verne, with their novel
comedy act, and the Curzon sisters,
aerial artists
FISCHER'S-Therea are a trio of com
edy parts in next weeks bill at Fisch-
er's theater--Stump McKenna, an Irish
tough; Louie Schultz, a German fid-
dler, and Izzy Cohen, Jew who's "al-
ways in the way" The parts are as
suned by Billy Onslow, Herb Bell and
George Morrel 1.-THE Seventeenth of
March" is the title of Bells skit, and
it's action takes place at st. Patrick's
day reception. Bessie Tannehill and
Nellie Montgomery are guests at the
function, and each is responsible for
much of the fun. Several catchy SONGS