Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10
MISS TAYLOR WILL
BE IN JACK STRAW
BURBANK ACTRESS Is BACK
FROM HER VACATION
New Shows at Unique and Flscher's
Prove Popular Entertainment.
Gossip of the Local
Rialto

Lowell Alice Taylor returned from a
vacation trip to Oakland and San
| Francisco yesterday morning in time
to begin rehearsals of her part in Jack
Straw the John Drew comedy which
will be presented at the Burbank next
week for the first time anywhere in
stock. While north Miss Taylor visited
her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Crab.
Miss Carroll Marshall, in private life
Mrs. Willis Marks, wife of the Bur-
bank actor, is in salt Lake City as a
delegate from the Columbia circle,
Women of the G. A. r., to the Grand
Army encampment.
Miss Elizabeth Houston, formerly of
the Burbank forces left Los Angeles
for san Francisco last night. She is
going north to play her skit, "A Cousin
of Nine" in vaudeville.
Mat a. Hagner, bushes manager for
Kolb and Dill, is expected to arrive in
Los Angeles tomorrow to make pre-
llminary arrangements for the open
ing OF the Kolb and Dill season at the
Majestic theaterr' september ..
Willis Marks of the Burbank stock
company is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Stockbridge a I their Glendale
home.
John Burton of the Burbank stock
company is passing his vacation at
Playa del Rey.
Kelly and Violette and Carroll John
son are sharing vaudeville honors at
the Unique this week, offering several
new songs. Miss Violette displays
more of her marvellous gowns Both
were warmly received. This is their
al ia a
testimonial to their POPULARITY.
Carroll Johnson, The Beau Brummcl
of Minstrelsy," debonair and well
groomed, had the audience last night
with him from his entrance. He pos
sesSes a magnetic personality, and the
bundle of jokes and songs which he
unloads caught the audience by storm
His reception was enthusiastic and
spontaneous.
THE Plumber" is the offering of the
Unique players, and each member of
the company was applauded James
Kelly as the plumber has an excellent
comedy part and a chance for many
laughs. Herbert Cramer, a young man
with much dramatic experience, has
made good in recent musical comedies
at the Unique, and was pleasing last
night. Denton Vane, Hazel Salmon,
Al Franks, Lillian Massey and Evelyn
Constance all have good roles. The
SONGS DltdSeu. Ilt llluoll dltA Spilt
was we'll rendered, and the new motion
pictures, handled by Harry Cage, who
is an expert operator, delighted those
who enjoy this part of the program.
His Wifes Family" is the vehicle at
Fischers this week, in which Jean
Hathaway is presented in the leading
role of Arabelle Jagg, the mother-in-
law. Miss Hathaway makes an ideal
mother-in-law from the standpoint Of
Curtis an opportunity to show himself
Knot. represents a familiar Irish char
acter type in a way which pleases.
The plot of the plaYlet concerns
mother-in-laW and a son-ln-laW who
does not like persons of her particular
cognomen. Then there is a comic mix
uD when the fond mOther-in-law's son
marries without her consent a baby
figures in the deal, and when the SON
in-law attempts to present his wife
with a piano he finds baby in It's
stead.
The comedy does not afford Allen
Curtis an orrOptunity to show himself
at his best, but whatever is lacking IN
the lines is accounted for in the mu-
steal numbers of the chorus, two of the
most fetching numbers of which are
SAY. Sis Give Us a Kiss and Fin
nigans Irish Band"
His Wife's Family affords plenty
Of opportunity for laughter and is en-
tirely devoid of ruffianism or suggest
iveness in the lines.