Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
The Theaters


ever. At present she is wholly lacking
in the verve and dash required by the
role. but these things may come IN
time. Certainly it is 100 much to eX-
pect a grand opera singer to act d llgnt
opera role and act 1t with proper spirit
upon her first attempt. Tonlght MISS
Eleanor Kent will sing the part.
Several new numbers were interpo-
lated last night. Harry eastman sang
"Gratitude" and "Moolbarri,' and Eli
Oft Reamer sang 1.-THE Sentinel Asleep
in a style that won him enthusiastic ell
cores.
Clayton White and Marie stuart s
sketch, "Cherie," remains the oest pei,
thing unon the Orpheum bill this Week.
In fact. "Cherie" improves upon ac-
ouaintance. 1t is one of the brightest
liveliest playlets the Orpheum has OF
fered in a very long time; and II is SO
brisk that you can't possibly appreciate
all the good lines at a single sitting:
Edwin Stevens sketch, The one
Flag" is a distinct disappointment II
opens up in promising fashion put the
later attempt to make pathetlc IN .,io
grief of a Confederate veteran for tine
lost cause" fails lamentably: nor is the
character OF Col. Shirley well sustained
by Mr.. Stevens.
The three sisters Macarte have a good
act in which they play a little, dance d
little. do a little tight wire walking ana
a few stunts on the trapeze.
Fred Sosman. without change OF cos
tune. attempts representations OF
Dutch comedian, a soubrette, a rupe
And a singer of coon songs he mas one
good parody and his songs were hber-
ally applauded by yesterday afternoon
audience.
Rosaire and Doreto, 1.-THE captain and
the Sailor" contribute to the program
a genuinely funny comedy acrobat1c
act. The sailor is the acrobatic joker
and his foolery is life sized.
Brown and Nevarro, colored enter
tainers, a man and a woman, carry
enough scenery with them to stage an
opera in Watts. They're clever, too IN
their representations, but the stage
hands weren't quite on to that scenery
combination yesterday and their lapses
seemed to bother the male menper Oh
the team to such an extent that ne al
most forgot his work.
Snyder and Buckley have changea
their "Street Musician" act somewhat,
tbe changes not being entirely for the
better. This is their third week, how
ever and probably they are running
short of material
T,onev Haskell, too, has a number OF
iokes he didn't tell last week and some
of them are new. Thus the program
offers more of novelty than Is usually
the case at the Orpheum. To even up
however, the moving picture is mold
over"
"The Prince of Budweiser," at Fis-
cher's this week is another demonstra-
tion of the fact that the Herr manager
knew what he was doing when he sent
TO New York for Will Carleton, MS
playwright and producer The COMEDY
is another of the Weberheldlan AFFAIRS
whose plot is just sufficient to lntro-
! duce the two clever comedians, Herr
! Rell and George Morrell. in stellar roles
! ana vet allow the other principals op'
portunity for good singing ana acuiht
! as well.
Musical Director E. P. Foot has ar
ranged a musical program worth near
ing. The opening number is Dedi
| Fatherland," in which the chorus ap-
nears TO advantage. Next comes Evar
baldwin with stein song with mixed
quartet for the chorus; George Morrel
in "Peer, Beer, Beer" assisted py the
chorus. Miss Bessie Tannehill IN q
catchy little Frenchy song, "4u tuln
Yum" excellently received last night
and pretty Nellie Montgomery VIII
her bevy of Geisha girls in Lotus san;
number precede the comedy as usual
Harry Matthews heads the bill a.
tho F,nnnire this week with his fealS
of agility on the revolving sphere
The careless way he risks his necN
rolling the wooden ball up ana uowl
narrow planks and stairs ana over
teetering boards Is startllng, g,io,,SaS to S[sG
the least, and was heartily applaudeo
bv last nighths houses. JACK Lysle
With a line Of new 'patter" that pleased
and a parody or two on current loPlc9'
was well received, and Marian MAI
with a brace of coon songs quite cap
tured the audience THE Beauty DOC
tor" a likable little sketch. was wei
presented by Mr. and Mrs. Marx <, Mon, Mon,
| roe. Al Franks heads the Ernplrt
stock company, augmented in number;
and improved as to ability, in one o.
| his own comedy dramas; Logan
Tmcll" The playlet might better p'
| styled a comedy dy-melodrama, but II
| full of laughs for all its melodralnatl'
flavor. The sisters Hill with illustrat-
ed songs and the cinematograpI WIN
the latest motion pictures, complete ar
| ENJOYABLE bill which runs for the week
with the usual matinees Saturday ano
Sunday.
One of the breeziest little operettas
vet presented at the Unique is Ine
Village Feast" Which will run the
balance of the week at that house
Maude Beatty as Dorothy, the squire
daughter, was heard at her best last
night in the Merry Widow waltz
Kate Carlson sang "ROsalie," with a
cane dance accompaniment by the
chorus. George REIN as the squire
and Billy Onslow as the sherlH OF
Irish parentage made good. OnsloW
has a good parody which received sew
eral deserved encores. Lew Dunbar
as the Dutch tutor to the scapegoat
nephew, Hugh Metcalf, does the Ger
man comedy and helps keep up the
LAUGHS. A Maypole dance and minuet
are asing chorus features.
"Dooley in Mexico which follows
the operetta, is another of Richard
Cummings farce comedies The scene
is laid in old Mexico. Make Mitchell
as Blanca interpolates Mexico" and
Lola Radcliffe as Michaela sings
"Troubadour."
Miss Gladys North stepped into the
breach at the eleventh hour at the
Theatre Royal last night and saved
what threatened to be very awkward
situation for the management Miss
Charline du Naudry, who had been
singing won't You Be My Baby Boy?'
was taken suddenly i'll just before cur
tain time arrived. She had to be taken
home in a cab and Stage Manager
Worth was in a quardary for sub
stitute.
North, Il can do it," and the chorus
girl was given a chance. She made 50
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