Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-21

nine members of the company each 90
a stunt. which is sufficiently good to
make the number one of the best on
this weeks bill.
Clifford and Buck, with black race
singing and dancing act, conclude the
list of new corners.
Bert Levy with his pencil is one OF
the most popular of the followers, while
World and Kingston repeat their musi-
cal act of last week DeVlin and Eli
wood and Midgeley and Carlisle are
also programmed for the week.
There is decided dramatic strength
in the little tragedy from life" "A
Womans Sacrifice" pleasingly pre-
scented by the Misses Oliver and Martell
at the Empire this week. Smith and
Jones are colored duo who sing, dance
and make foolishness." Their dancing
is both difficult and excellently done.
The farce by AL Franks with which the
Empire stock company closes the pro-
gram, did You Fever Send Your Wife
to Watts?" was well appreciated by
last nights houses. Other numbers are
provided by the Hill sisters, with illus
trated songs and a double allotment of
motion pictures.
Dick Cummings comedy for the week
at Fischer's theater Is Love In the
Dark" and there are a score of laugh
making complications in the skit. There
are liberal musical interpretations and a
rope-skipping dance by Miss Swan
Wood. Miss Bessie Tannehill has a good
selection in 1.-The Days of 49," while
the audience last night apparently
get enough of cover In Germany" pre-
scented by Nellie Montgomery and the
chorus. Evan Baldwin's Birds of a
Feather" was we'll received. Albert
Tint's when the Evening Breeze Is
Singing Home, Sweet Home" sung to
taking illustrations, followed the motion
pictures at the opening of the pro-
gram.
An old-time melodrama entitled
'Down on the Farm" is presented by
the Unique comedy company this week.
James P. Lee, the producer, takes the
role of an Irish detective. Others in
the cast are Charles Perley, Make
Mitchell George Morrell, Hugh Net
calf, Lola Radcliffe, Marie Barber and
Rose REIN. George Morrell interpo-
lates Ruben Glue" and Lola Radcliffe
"She Wanted Something to Play With"
From a melodramatic standpoint the
playlet is good one, somewhat diff
ferent from those Lee has presented
at the Unique in the past.
"Olivette," in one act of thirty five
minutes length, sung by the comic
opera company, was well received by
the audience last night Maude Beatty
as the countess and Olga Stech as Oil
vette sang the principal roles with
pleasing effect. Millar Bacon as VAL
entine interpolated new song by a
local songwriter, Dear Old Moon"
which caught the fancy of the house.
George REIN as Captain de Merrimac
and William Onslow as Cocquelain, as
sisted by Walter Fredericks as Duke
des Ifs, contributed the comedy, intro
ducing local topics into their songs,
particularly the good roads question.
Millar Bacon has a new illustrated
song and the Unique-o-scope new ami
mated pictures.
Herr Fischer's Chronophone theater
presents a diverse program this week,
In which popular songs vie with sacred
songs for public approval. The sing
ing and talking pictures introduced IN
clude WALTZ Me Around Again, VIII
lie," "a Night in Venice" GIVE MY
Regards to Leicester Square" and Ine
Palms" A new selection of comedy
motion pictures and illustrated songs
complete the program.