Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-26
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with two new illustrated songs, and
comedy motion pictures complet the
bill. Hugh Allen Saxon, who was to
have headed the bill, was obliged to
cancel his engagement because of ILL
ness.
1.-THE Magic Baths" at Flscer's this
week is as funny comedy as has been
offered at the First street house in
many a week. It's action takes place
in the beauty establishment of He
brew quack. Herb Bell, as a stout
Dutchman seeking to become thin;
Willis West, as a fellow countryman
who covets corpulence, and Fred Gam
bold, as the specialist who gives to
each rather little more than he
sought, provide most of the comedy,
Miss Bessie Tannehill, Miss Nellie
Montgomery and Evan Baldwin assist
ing. Several attractive songs are in
terpolated, including wink. Mr.. OWL"
by Miss Tannehill and chorus; THE
Man Who Wrote Home, Sweet Home,
Never Was Married Man." by Miss
Montgomery and chorus; Dream on,
Dear Heart" by Mr.. Baldwin, and a
topical song by Herb Bell. Messrs.
Gilday and Fox, who furnished the
vaudeville act last week, are retained
for the opening of the bill, with a new
line of Yiddish comedy.
Word has been received from e. P.
Foot, musical director at Fischer's
theater, of the death of his father, E.
b. Foot, at Red Wing. MINI, whittier
the son was summoned a week ago by
an urgent telegram. Mr.. Foot, ST., was
a prominent shoe manufacturer.
The current bill at the Chronophone
is the best presented by Herr Fischer
since his opening program. The pic
lures that sing and act' present two
grand opera bits from "Manon Les
caut" and I'll Trovatore." 1.-THE Fire
Fights" a German comedy number,
and Its a Way That We lave i'm the
Army are the best of the remaining
selections. although that old Belle of
New York" favorite, when We Are
Married." was a hit with yesterdays
audiences, as was 1.-THE Coster Ser
enade." a whistilng solo.
The success which has attended the
presentation of what might be called
pocket editions" of popular operas
by the Musical Burlesque company at
the Unique was repeated last night in
Fra Diavolo"( Hugh Metcalf, as Fra
Diayolo, George REIN and Maude
Beatty. as Lord and Lady Allcash,
Kate Carlson, as Zerlina, and Billy
Onslow and Lew Dunbar, members of
Fra Diavolo's band, make up the cast.
Metcalf and Kate Carlson in the song
"Diavolo' received several encores.
Maude Beatty sang Sonora" in de-
lightful fashion. The bedroom scene
was modestly portrayed, Kate Carlson
appearing as Zeriina. Billy Onslow
and Lew Dunbar have a song en-
titled THE Undertaken" and the Choir
US sings Bessie and Her Little Teddy
Bear"
James P. Lee put on another of his
original one-act farces entitled "Jim's
Troubles" In which Jims wife is his
son-in-law's mother. Lee and Perley
are cast as 1.-THE Sportive Benedicts,"
Miss Barbian, as the mother, and Rose
REIN. as the daughter; while Lola
Radcliffe, who has just returned to the
company, and Make Mitchell, the de-
ceived young girls, with Jack How
ard, the negro servant. complete the
cast.
James p. Lee, stage director of the
Unique Comedy company, has been ap-
pointed local organizer of the white
Rats" and expects to form lodge in
this city.