Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-17
Oakland, and may then bring 1t to the
Orpheum here.

Oakland, and may then bring 1t TO the
Orpheum here.
Maude Gilbert has been bitten by the
playwrighting bug. Probably more
than half of the actors and actresses
in the city either are writing play VI
have recently completed one. Miss Gil
bert, however, has accomplished SOME
thing better. She has written Vaude-
vile sketch.
There's always a market for good
vaudeville sketches" she confided 10
me yesterday, while you know Just as
well as 1 do that good plays often go
begging for producer. The Witcnlng
Hour was refused by nearly every
manager In New York. So was PAID IN
Full But you never hear OF good
sketches being turned down. Inc oe-
mand Is too strong and the supply TOO
limited Moreover, If this sketch OF
mine acts as well as 1 think 1t Is going
to, might use 1t myself. have calico
it The Bishops Wild Oats: L am sun sun
working on 1t. to get little more ac,
ton. That will not be difftcult, anu
when il Is accomplished 1 believe the
playlet will make good
incidentally, Manager Morosco, who
is a pretty good judge of, plays, agrees
with Miss Gilbert.
Los Angeles InedlIlCdl
have agreed to discontinue window al
vertising July 1. This means that the
gayly colored Autographs which nave
haunted themselves from the WINDOWS
of vacant stores and such estapi
ments as would give them room VIII
disappear entirely after the date naheo.
Furthermore, 1t means that the inca
ters will reduce their pass list by sew
eral hundred each week. window carus'
a
agreement does not cover billboards.
That may come later.
Carrie Clark Ward is preparing TO
present 1.-The Cook Lady" in vaudeville.
The playlet, you may remember was
produced originally at the charity 1unu
benefit given by the local theatrica'
few weeks ago. 1t had the last place
on the bill, but it event big and an
offer of fifteen weeks time over the
Orpheum circuit followed. The COOK
Lady, was written by Sedley Brown,
formerly stage director for DICK FERRIS
and the author of several plays, acted
and Enacted. The central character Is
similar 10 the president of the cook
ladies' union in why Smith Lett
Home"
George Hunt is in the city organic
ing a stock company to play the Gar
rick theater. San Diego, this summer.
Joseph De Grasse is to be stage direc,
tor. Mace Greenleaf leading man anu
David Edwin and Gerald Harcourt are
to be members OF the company.
Hugh Allen Saxon returned TO Los
Angeles last week from San Bernar-
dino. where he has been playing III
musical stock. The house presented
the old Weber, Fields burlesques, Sax
on taking the roles originally assumed
by Dave Warfield. The San Berdoo
critics said he was great. They saw
him. l didn't: and perhaps they were
right. Just at present Saxon is at work
on a new monologue which he intends
10 infiict upon vaudeville audiences
later.
Robert Morris, stage director of the
Burbank stock company. will go on a
six weeks vacation June /. He plans
to visit his home in Denver. Colo. This
will be Mr. Morris first vacation in
five years. During his absence Man
ager Oliver Morosco will himself d.
rect the productions of the stock COM
pany.