Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-07

character impersonations in the course
of a monologue which she calls "At
the Photographer's." John and Mae
Burke have an amusing sketch by
Will M. Cressy, styled "How Patsy
Went to War" Irving Jones, and Fe-
lix and Barry complete the bill.
"Said Pasha" in tabloid form is
pleasingly presented at the Unique this
week with Maude Beatty, olga Stech'
Millar Bacon, Tldrie Gilmore, George
REIN, Billy pnslow and Waiter FRED
ericks in the principal roles. MI. Ba-
con made his debut with the company
yesterday afternoon and was entnu-
siastically received. 1t was MISS Gil
nores first appearance. TOO, on 1uo the
Unique stage, outside of chorus WORK
and she acquitted herself with credit.
James p. Lees farce, All MY
Fault" opens the bill, the cast N
Guiding Mr.. Lee himself, Make Miteh-
ell, Lola Radcliffe, Hugh MetcalIe,
Marie Barber, Rose REIN, Charles
Farley and George Morrell. Inc ski
is one of the best things the JoVl a
director has yet given Unique pa
irons and it is wei! played
There's a lot of fun in Richard Cum
mings' Tit for Tat" at Herr Fischers
this week. The efforts of jealous
wife to make her unjealous husband
more appreciative of her charms pro-
vide what plot there is, but the COM
plications arising from the Introduction
of numerous "sweethearts" engaged
especially for the occasion, and the OBJ
jections interposed by the wives OF
two Of them, evolve comedy situations
fraught with good wholesome fun.
Miss Bessie Tannehill is the wife
whose Vaccinations make all the
trouble; Cummings himself plays a
down at the heels gambler who for
a consideration" personates one of the
lady's sweethearts. Herb Bell, Wills
West, Evan Baldwin, Miss Nellie Mont
gomery, Grace Taylor and Harriet
Murray are all cast in amusing roles.
Miss Tannehill introduces a song by
a local writer, Bert Fisher, MY Los
Angeles Pearl" which was heartily re-
ceived last night, and seems likely to
become popular. Other numbers are
sung by Evan Baldwin, Nellie Mont
gomery and Herb Bell.
"The Bellefonts," acrobats, head the
olio at the Empire this week with an
act well worth the seeing. 1t Is in
many ways a novelty, and introduces
Miss Emma Bellefont, who is a skilled
performer. Musical Dave Berry draws
harmony from a variety of recognized
and unrecognizable Instruments. Tin
cans, glasses, bottles and metal discs
supplement the melodies played on a
Xylophone, a saxaphone and cornet.
Charles Carrolton in a blackface sing
ing and comedy turn completes the list
of newcomers on the bill.
The Empire stock company presents
another of Al Franks comedy sketches,
1.-THE Hebrews Busy Day." The par
ticular Hebrew is ably played by the
author himself, with Frank Morton,
Miss Snowie Maybelle and the Misses
Nellie and Vera Hill assisting in the
laugh making. Good motion pictures
and new illustrated songs by the Hill
sisters complete the program.
Patrons of Fischer's Chronophone
theater this week are being treated to
a we'll rendered quartet of grand opera
selections, quite worth the hearing, a
popular song by way of diversity, and
several motion pictures on the comedy
order for good measure. The operatic
bits are from "Mignon," Faust"
Dragons des Villars" and "Lakme, -
while the popular song is Every Little
Bit Helps"
play by William Stoermer of Los An
geles, was produced for the first time
on any stage at the Mason opera house
last night. The reception accorded II
by the audience was scarcely fiatter1ng
and in its present form, at least, the
drama seems to have little chance for
success
The author and his hackers have
gone to considerable expense in staging
the piece. Last nights cast was re-
cruited from the local theatrical colony
and there are capable players in the
company, men and women, but they
proved unable to make anything of the
parts allotted them.
The story of the plot is uninteresting
and at times is marred by coarseness.
One or two OF the scenes are by no
means new to the stage. The engage
ment at the Mason is for week.