Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01

Christine Nielsen. prima donna; Miss
force in San Francisco. contralto; Ber-
tie de Leon, juvenile comedian; Will
liam Fogarty, character roles; Robert
Lett, baritone, and Elise Schuyler
soubrette. The chorus probably will
include a number of singers formerly
with the Gayety company. Rehearsals
will begin about November 10.
Before the opening Miss Schuyler,
who was a prominent member of the
Gayety company and who Joined the
Hartman organization. for its final
week In San Francisco, will play one
week at the Orpheum, presenting a
singing and dancing speciality. Robert
Kirkpatrick who was musical director
of the Gayety company, will WELD the
baton for the Hartman season.
Fred Belasco was summoned to San
Francisco early last week by tele-
gram advising him that someone with
money had been found who Is willing
to build theater In the downtown
district and lease Il to the Belasco
firm for a term of years. Since then
no word has come from him. Perhaps
the deal has gone through and sper-
haps 1t has fallen through. There's no
Telling WHICH, NIL DGidSCOg AAOWCNOAJ
will probably return to Los 'es be-
fore the week closes Should the new
theater be built 1t is likely that the
Alcazar will not be abandoned, though
it probably will be devoted to cheap
er style of amusement than that pro-
vided by the Belasco stock company
George Towle, who Is rehearsing the
bank clerks for their annual entertain
ment to be given at the Mason opera
house November IL and 10, declares
that the program to be presented VIII
be the most pretentious yet attempted
by the local chapter of the American
Institute Aof Banking. There will be
big minstrel first part, engaging the
services Of probably 125 to 100 perform
ers. Then will come a second part.
arranged as a musical comedy, with
numerous specialties. Elaborate cos
tunes are promised. A considerable
number of young men will appear In
the guise of girls, though no woman
will have part in the entertainment
Gerald Harcourt, whose frequent ap-
pearanees at the Burbank theater have
made him known to Los Angeles play
patrons, but who never has been reg
ular member of the Burbank company,
leaves today for San Francisco. He
takes with him his playlet,s "The Ca
ballero's Way" dramatized from an
o. Henry story and which was tried
out at the T. M. A. benefit at the
Auditorium ten days ago. Mr.. Har-
court has made some changes in the
piece and hopes to present 1t over one
of the vaudeville circuits; failing in
which he may join one of the San
Francisco stock companies.
Temporary offices of the Hobart Bos-
worth Institute of Dramatic Art will
be opened in room 4, Majestic Theater
building, a week from tomorrow. The
institutes first term opens December
/ and attendance will be limited to 100
pupils. MIR. Bosworth says he already
has applications from three actors now
employed in stock companies in Los
Angeles, one lawyer and one "orator."
In addition there are, of course, a con-
siderable number of applications from
young men and women who never have
appeared professionally.
I am told that Jack Maher of the
Belasco forces in San Francisco may
never act again. Maher was hurt re-
Gently in such a way that his head