Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31
COMING ATTRACTIONS

BELASCO-Now that "The Girl of
the Golden Vest has retired from the
Belasco stage the stock players will de-
vote their energies this week to the
rollicking farce, Before and After"
The piece is by Leo Detrichstein, au-
thor of "Are You a Mason?" 1t was
played at the Belasco year ago for
two weeks with much hilarious success.
Joe Galbraith George Barnum. Harry
Glazier, Florence Smythe, Eleanor Ca
rey, Adele Harrington and others of
the Belasco company will be concerned
in the presentation OF the farce.
Following Before and After the Be-
lasco players will give David Belasco
and H. C. De Miles well known COM
edly drama, "The Wife,"
BURBANK-The Burbank offers a
revival this week of that fascinating
comedy, Mistress Nell,' written by
George C. Hazleton and made famous
| by Henrietta Crosman. Manager Mo-
rosco has secured the version used by
Miss Crosman when she scored her big
| triumph in the east. In the cast will be
William Desmond, Blanche Hall, Henry
Stockbridge, Byron Beasley, III. ]. CHM.
| Willis Marks, H. S. DufHeld, Robert
MOTIFS, Harry NeSIdycIg hlSl6 EJSillOhds
Maude Gilbert, Louise Royce. Marg0
buffet and John Burton. A large num-
ber of auxiliary players also has been
engaged.
| LOS ANGTLES-The Los Angeles
theater was reopened with a matinee
| performance yesterday of the Herald
| Square Amusement company's musical
comedy drama of New England life.
How Baxter Butted IN The present
| company includes many former meni-
bers of the Ulrich stock which recently
closed a season at the Grand opera
| house, among them being George
Clancy, Arthur Hill, Frank Richardson.
Earl Gardiner, Miss Lule Warrenton
and Miss Myrtle Selwyn. Others in the
cast include Miss Louise Glaum. John
| T. Cooke Charles Wheelock and r. G..
Durant. Matinees will be given today,
Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
| MASON-William Collier comes to
the Mason for the week beginning to-
morrow in Caught in the Rain,"
farce in three acts by Mr.. Collier and
Grant Stewart. Caught in the Rain"
was one of the big laughing hits of the
past season in New York, where it ran
for seven months at the Garrick thea
ter.
| ORPHEUM-Nellie Florede comes to
the Orpheum this week with an Eng
lish singing and dancing act described
as "the English Rockers" The "Rock-
ers' are seven young woman who
dance while Miss Florede is heard in
songs appropriate to the scenes pre-
sented The eight Bedouin Arabs, an
aggregation of whirlwind acrobats well
and favorably known here, return with
new tricks added to their acrobatio
repertoire. Shields and Rogers. two
graduates from the Colorado cattle
ranges, will exhibit their dexterity in
the games and sports peculiar to the
cowpunching fraternity. Bessie Bulpin
will make her vaudeville debut as
soprano soloist. May Boley remains
another week. Julius Steger will re-
peat 1.-THE Fifth Commandment" Ag-
nes Mahr and Floradora and Avery and
Hart complete the program.
EMPIRE-Dorothy Cottew, premier
danseuse, is the head line attraction at
Balliens little Third street theater next
week. The girl, who is only II years
of age, has already made a reputation
for herself in her chosen profession.
James A. Hennessy, 'The Story Tel
ler," has lot of new anecdotes. Parks
and Bayfield, will do some singing and
dancing. A novelty is promised in the
act of "The Black and White Sisters
| "My Wife's Husband is the playlet in
which the Empire stock company will
appear. The Hill sisters will offer two
new illustrated songs.
FISCHER'S-"The Flying Trip"
which is to be the comedy at Fischer's
this week, concerns itself with modern
politics and the prevalent temperance
wave. Jacob Ungbaldt, a wealthy
brewer, runs foul of the law and is
arrested. His friend Philip Brandt, a
practical politician, promises to fix it,"
but the 'fixing' doesn't work and the
brewer goes to Jail. Ultimately he
makes his escape and everything ends
pleasantly. Herb Bell is the brewer
in fix; Willis West, the ''f1xer'': Fred
Gambold, another German in trouble;
Evan Baldwin, the jail warden; Miss
Bessie Tannehill, the brewers wife,
and Miss Nellie Montgomery a maid
in Ungbaldt's home. The musical num-
bers include sect the Money" Bye
Bye. Dearie," IT Want to Be Loved Like
a Lending Lady and Dear Sing
Sing" Tie usual vaudeville act and
pictures precede the comedy.
ROYAL-Following along the path
way blazed locally by the famous play
on which it is a travesty '"rhe Girl
with the Golden Vest" will run for a
second week at the Royal. AL G.
Flournoy has revamped and improved
the travesty by the addition of new
situations, new comedy and a new
program of specialties and musical
numbers. Dolly Graham as 1.-THE Girl"
Mr.. Flournoy as her road agent sweet
heart. Eddie O'Brien as the sheriff.
Gladys North and Lottie Darragh are
all provided with new congs.
UNIQUE-"The Fresh Mr.. Clark" a
one-act comedy, will be presented at
the Unique this week, James T.. Lee
taking the name part. Make Mitchell
will sing Come to the Land of Bo-
hemia." Lola Radcliffe, Charles Perley
George Morrcll, Rose REIN and Jack
Howard complete the cast.
The musical burlesque company viii
present c. T.. Wipperns tabloid version
of "The Chimes of Normandy Maude
Beatty will sing Germaine and Kate
| Carlson Serpoette. George REIN will
play the old miser and Hugh Metcalf
| the nobleman, while Billy Onslow and
Lew Dunbar will take care of the COM
edy.
| CHRONOPHONE-P of Fisch-
er's moving. singing and talking" pic
| turo show at the Chronophone viii be
offered grand opera this week, the pro-
gram including selections from Car
men" and Figaro" Let Me Like
Soldier Fair and "Saharet" The 9TH
er numbers are "On with the Motley
"The Village Blacksmith" christians
: Awake" and "The Church Parade