Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-26

marches and dances make up the show
Are You Crazy?" is a comedy of errors
with three Dromios. A speciality that
will please is the Teddy Bear march"
led by charming. clever Frances Farr
and including two real live Teddy bears.
LOS ANGELES-Th San Francisco
opera company enters upon It's last
week but one at the Los Angeles thea
ter this afternoon. Victor Herbert
comic opera, "Babette," in which FRITZ
Scheff began her career as light
opera star will be the offering. The
work never has been sung in this city.
The book by Harry B. Smith is one of
his best, and Victor Herbert's score is
most melodious. All of the costumes,
scenery. properties and effects used in
the original production have been pur-
chased from Charles B. Dillingham; and
will be shown in the San Francisco
opera company's production. Aida
Hemmi will have the role of "Babette,'
the letter writer, originally sung by
Miss Scheff; Arthur Cunningham will
sing Mondragon. the swashbuckling SOL
der of fortune. the part which Eugene
Cowles created. All of the other MEM
bers of the company are in the cast,
George Kunkel as Van Tympel, the
clockmaker, having a particularly fine
opportunity for comedy. After "Ba-
bette" comes "Fantana," the Shubert
Bros. musical comedy, Teddy Webb,
one of the best known fun makers on
the comic opera stage, having the
principal comedy part. The San Fran
cisco opera company will go en- tour
after the week of "Fantana."
| MASON-The Mason will have for its
attraction the first four nights of the
coming week George NJ. Cohan's
George Washington. Jr.." which fol
the past three seasons has been playef
in the principal cities of the east. Il
is this year making its first transcOn-
tinental tour and will be presented ir
Los Angeles for the first time Monday
evening. George Washington, Jr., ,
tells a consistent story set to lively anC
exhilarating music, with just a dash
of melodrama. Mr. Cohan has beer
succeeded in the title role by Carter de
Haven, who is not unknown to Los
Angeles audiences. He has appeared
here several times as a headliner II
vaudeville, and has been voted eacf
time clever dancer, unctuous come
dian and pleasing singer. The south
ern girl will be played here by Flors
Parker, well remembered for her pleas
ing performance of Clementine in 9TH
Telephone Girl" several seasons ago
Others in the cast include the old-tim,
iiliiloNi Cl StlNbliLJs w AiAih oNShtAAAAAi
for whom Mr.. Cohan wrote the part o
Eaton Ham, typical tip-hunting ne
gro CRATER. Jack Rafael and John A
Boone will appear as the northern ant
southern senators respectively, Will
the remainder Of the cast will includ
Elsie Artz, Lola Hoffman, Joseph Les
lie, Frank McNish, jr., Edward Leste
and a score of others.
ORPHEUM - The Manello7 Marnit
troupe of aerial equilibrists and aero
bats Is the head-lined attraction for tn
comingweek at the Orpheum. Thes
dashing young women have never bee
seen here before, but Will be the hit Q
the bin If their reputation elsewher
may be taken as a criterion. There ar
five other new names on the program
The Arlington four are the genuin
thing as messenger boys. Foster an
Foster are offering 1.-THE Volunteer P
anist," a comedy act with music. Ga
lagher and Barrett win have ne
comedy, THE Stock Brokers'" Mule
and Correll are a European pair VIII
combine comedy and acrobatics wit
Joyful results. Inman's dogs are gres
Newfoundland bred beauties. The