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play will call for the full strength of
the Beiasco company and will mark the
return OF George Barnum, who has
been out of the cast for the past ten
weeks because of illness. Miss Ele-
amor Carey and Miss Florence Smythe,
neither of whom appeared in 1.-THE Girl
of the Golden West" and who, conse-
auently, enjoyed seven weeks vaca
ton, will be in the cast of 1.-THE Chris
tian."
Following the Hall Game play the
Belasco company will be seen In a re-
vival of the Belasco-DeMilie comedy
drama, 1.-THE Wife," which was the first
play ever presented upon the stage of
this house. The production will be di-
rected by Frederick Belasco.
IRBANK-Edward Moves West,
colts fascinating story of David
Harum' In dramatic form will be the
Offering of the Burbank theater stock
company this week beginning with q
matinee this afternoon. Judging from
the keen interest shown in the an
nouncement by Burbank patrons the
piece Is even more popular today than
at the time of it's last presentation at
the Burbank theater just year ago,
when a two weeks run was scored.
David Harum" Is the sort of play
that lends itself particularly well to
stock production inasmuch as there are
SO many fine character parts. John
Burton, who played the title role in this
same play last year, will repeat his
notable study, while Blanche Hall, Will
liam Desmond, Maude Gilbert, Harry
Mestayer, Henry Stockbridge, Byron
reasley, Willis Marks, IL. s. Duffield,
Elsie Esmond and II. J. CHM have all
been cast in their former roles. There
is an abundance of comedy in David
Harum' from the moment Harum
palms off the balky horse upon the
unsuspecting minister to the time he
persuades one of his clerks to invest
his entire savings in salt pork-which
venture, by the way, proves an ex-
ceedingly shrewd one, netting the In
weston large returns. The rainstorm of
real water and the mudhole in which
the minister becomes mired with tho
balky horse will be remembered by
Burbank patrons as one of the most
ludicrous scenes witnessed on local
stage in years.
MASON-For the first half of the
week the Mason will offer Katherine
Grey and her company In Clyde Fitch's
comedy drama, 1.-THE Truth" The bills
bear the legend, Under the direction
of Mr.. Martin Beck" indicating that
the recognized monarch of the vaude-
Vile world has made his entry into the
realm of the legitimate drama. 1.-THE
Truth" Is intended as a study of the
hereditary influences. Fitch treats his
subject with ironic mirth and carries
out to the absurdity of an ultimate
analysis the opposing principles of abb
solute truth and hypocrisy. Miss Grey
is cast for the part of the prevaricating
wife, young and foolish little thing,
with vein of moral obliquity inherited
from a sporting father. She has an in
nocent love affair, and is led into diff
ficulties through lack of courage to
confess to her husband that her heart
wandered from him for a moment. The
husband is the personification of right
eous truth, and of course the wife's
small peccadilloes are magnified In
contrast. The supporting company In
late husband; Alfred Hickman, still re-
membered for his Little Billee in the
"Trilby' of long ago, and Katherine
Emmett, until recently leading woman
at the Belasco theater.
The attraction for the latter half of
the week will be Dockstader's min
strels.
oRPHEUM-"The Fifth Command
ment" Is the title of the musical-dra-
matte playlet which Julius Steger pre-
sents as the headline attraction at the
Orpheum this week. May Boley,
who was last seen here with sup
porting chorus, returns as monolog-
list. She will sing, too. and though the
bills do not so state, probably will
favor her audience with some more of
those village cut-up dance steps that
were the big hit of her last offering.
Agnes Mahr, billed as 1.-THE American
Tommy Atkins" gives series of cos