Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-14

TIME above call rang out again and
again in the Theater Beautiful
Il last evening, given with refresh
ing abandonment and zip" and with
all the force which forty or more boys
were able to muster The occasion was
the vaudeville given for the benefit Of
the Working Boys club, and, aforesaid
boys were guests of honor and occupied
front seats.
No estimate could be made last night
of the amount that will be netted for
the club. but the management We're
convinced that a goodly sum VIII be
realized The house was fairly well
filled and all the boxes occupied.
The program was of uniform excel
lence. Nothing finer in the line of
balancing has ever been seen in Los
Angeles than the work presented by
Sheck and Aldro, balancing experts
from the L. A. A. c. Bankers minstrel
troupe, put on, by especial permission
of George n. Cohen, the SO Long and
So Short Mary company in 80 Long,
Nary" and the delighted audience de-
manded encore after encore.
The personnel of the company is
Wiseman. G. Thatcher, F. A. Greth,
W. E. Shipley as Mary. and *. g.
C. L. Hogan. Carroll Johnson, T. Full
ford. Warren S. Smith, and G. II.
Naegele.
Marie Azspiroz, who was programmed
as "violin soloist for their majesties,
the king and queen of Spain" fur
nished a pleasant picture In her dainty
costume, as we'll as some real music.
Irish Colleen Well Received
Nanno Woods, a dainty Irish colleen
who is comparatively new to Los An
geles audiences, was heard in dla-
lect story that was we'll received and
which was followed with an Irish song
and dance.
st. John. r. II. Wright's intelligent
trained horse, after making good with
his audience, rolled himself up in a
blanket and went to bed on couch.
Maude Nicholas Lyon. soprano; Mi
riam Eskridge, monologist; Louise
Nixon Hill, ballad songstress, and Mum
Gle Sabini Bittman are we'll known
favorites and repeated former sue
cesses. Charles Mills gave clever
impersonation of Sousa and his band,
and G. Mastrovich, A. S. Moulton, l..
L. Terine, b. R. Larkin and II. Vock-
eroh from the Y. NJ. C. A. contributed
a turn that was exceedingly well done.
Interest centered in two numbers, the
first being Judge Wilburs bear story.
the reading of which by Capt. Leslie
Peacock was prefaced by brief eX-
planatOry talk by lne autnor, ana Sec-
ond in sketch entitled "Zuna, Queen
of the Incas." Zuna is an ambitious
attempt. we'll staged and costumed,
that gives an original setting to the
world-old themes of love and war. The
dialogue is decidedly inane. but the
really fine motif that inspired the
libretto and Henry Edmund Earle's
music, to which it is set, inclines one to
be lenient Mr.. Earle composed the
opera, arranged it for orchestra and
directed it.
Libretto by Mrs. Elmer 2. Woodbury..
Scenery painted by Arthur HURT and
Charles Wallace
Staged by Katherine Clinton.
Scene: Sun Temple at Cusco, Peru Time
116O.
CHARACTERS:
Nance Capac chief Of the Hatuncola..
Observation-Disclosures. Sheldon Balinger
Matri. sun virgin. Carolyn Won Benzon
Huaco. priest of the Sun Temple. ...,..
Atahualpa, the runner. ..... .Charles BoWes
Coti child of sacrifice. Katherine Glops
Zuna, queen of the Incas. ............!.
...............M Mrs. Elmer II. Woodbury.
Mayor Harper, who was programmed
to speak, was represented by his broth
er, Rev. e. ]. Harper.