Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-01
&C The Theaters

Gregory Perkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Modini-Wood and
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. e. Perm
! johnson, jr., were in another box, and
in the one just back were Mr.. and Mrs.
| Sweet and the Misses Hamburger.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Blackwood and
Mrs. Lewis Stone were among the in
terested spectators who watched the
mimic scenes on the stage from the
seclusion of a box.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Whitmore, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Walter Raymond of Pasadena,
Mr. and Mrs. Fielding ]. Stilson and
Mrs. w. w. Stilson were among others
noted.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Sparks Berry were with
a party in one of the boxes.
4 Mr.. ard Mrs. Dick Ferris occupied
loge seats.
Wanrell and Carranza, announced as
singers, made the particular bright spot
in the new bill at the Orpheum yester-
| day. They are indeed singers of far
more than ordinary ability and their
selections, solos and DUETS from grand
opera were all of exceptional merit.
Their Interpretation and selections
made their number a delight to every
artistic or musically person in the
| audience.
The four Rianos gave their acrobatic
| diversion 'In Africa" which has been
seen here but is considerably improved
and is hugely funny, moving with re-
freshing snap and gusto.
Regular vaudevillians welcomed the
| three dancing Mitchells, who repeated
their eccentric dancing and their more
or less amusing singing, talking and
gymnaStic feats to an appreciatiVe and
easily satisfied audience.
The military octette, with Miss Mabel
Keith, "the girl with the baton" is a
/ mo- iafTr min 90 nf
which serves to introduce William A.
Watkins in a tenor solo and John S.
| Lieck cornetist The three scenes.
representing military camps in Russia,
Bengal and the United States, were
| effectively staged and the music was
patriotic and appropriate, conducted
with great vigor by the Girl" in most
effective white bandmaster's uniform.
/ Ben WEIGH again kept his audience
entertained throughout his Italian and
! Hebrew representations which he en-
livens with so much up to the minute
nonsense that his work is always new
in effect.
| Other holdovers which go to make
good bill include La Toska, Fentelle
and Carr, and Carrie Clarke Ward and
company in the Cook Lady," which
has been revived and in which Joseph
DeGrasse plays the part originated by
Harry Won Meter last week.
The opening bill at the Los Angeles
theater yesterday afternoon, the first
presented under Sullivan and Considine
management, made good the man
agerial promise of clean vaudeville at
popular prices. The headline, a bound
ing rope performance, presented by
Hugh Lloyd, was enthusiastically re-
ceived, and deserved to be. Lloyd does
all sorts of stunts, concluding by play
Inc rfN1f
in midair, supported only by rope
probably an inch and a half in dame
ter.
Leo Filler, a Russian boy violinist,
handles his instrument with much skill.
His playing of the Tell" overture was
warmly applauded and was followed by
two other numbers of lighter quality.
Lillian Hale and Sager Dean present
1.-THE Phantom Rival" an amusing
farcical sketch; Fitzgerald and West,
eccentric singing and talking come
dians, sing clever parodieS in clever
style and rag each other to the
obvious delight of the audience Barnes
and West, the latter a woman, sing and
dance. Moving pictures and picture
ballad rather indifferently sung COM
plete the bill.
'In the Bishops Carriage" was pre-
sented at the Belasco theater last night
by the Belasco stock company, with
Miss Jane Grey in the role of Nance
Olden. A review of the performance
will appear in this paper tomorrow.
Jovial, jolly, clever Lille Sutherland |
is back in town again, and with "Jack'
Curtis supplies the feature of the cur |
rent Empire olio. The two do a "com-
edy SKETCH" which is mostly "Lillie"
and Jack" Each sings two songs, |
a ND Inf 10 nd fc oil
character types as delightfully."- as ever. |
1t has been long since as personable |
and generally proficient whistler has |
appeared upon the theatrical horizon |
as Miss Evelyn Wells. Miss Wells |
gives all the bird calls and renders |
with as clear note as a flute num- |
ber of good selections The alleged |
comedy of May Foster is only pass |
able, but her act is made worth while |
by the cleverness of a diminutive ter
rier which, dressed as a boy, cavorts |
about in cakewalk dance and prom
enade Miss Foster also sings a song
or two. TRUTH" the closing sketch
by the stock company, is diverting
affair, and, with the usual motion pic
lures and illustrated songs by the Hill
sisters rounds out satisfactory bill.
Apparently there are many persons
In Los Angeles who haven't seen 1.-The
Telephone Girl, for last night showed |
no sign of an abatement in attendance |
at Fischer's theater, although this is
the second week for the bill. Aside |
from the general appreciation of the |
comedy provided, last nights audi |
ences were most enthusiastic over |
Fred Lancasters solo, "a Son Of the |
Desert Am l." Mr.. Lancasters rem |
dition of the wide-range selection is |
all that could be desired. Flirting"
"Pm in Love" and Lead on, Eben-
ezer" continue as popular as before, |
and both Frank Blair and Ben T.
Dillon earn deserved applause for good |
work.
A musical burlesque, 1.-The King with
the Dough-" arranged by Director
Fredericks, heads the weeks bill at the
Unique. 1t is a potpourri of songs and |
dances, surrounding plot in which
Casey a hodcarrier, is given knock
out" drops in Monrovia and comes to.
a king, in the Land of Nowhere Billy
Onslow, George REIN, Maude Beatty,
Olga Stech, Millar Bacon, Walter
Fredericks and Eldrie Gilmor complete
the cast. The burlesque Is we'll worth
seeing and hearing.
James P. Lee, director of the COM
edy company, has evolved another
laughable farce-comedy, "The Invalid
himself taking the name part as We'll
land Strong, always i'll. Make Mitchell,
Marie Barber Charles Perley, Mic