Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-31

dow" which is being presented this
week by the BelaSco company, that
last night the management announced
a second week. Already 1t has created
a new record at the Belasco for attend
ance, and the orchestra has been re-
moved from the pit and extra chairs
put in. The sale of seats for the sec
ond week, beginning Monday night,
will open this morning.
Bradlee Martin, who will be well re-
membered by reason of his work as
character man with the Belasco COM
pany a few seasons ago, will appear
at the Los Angeles theater next week
in his original comedy. "Jessie, Jack
and Jerry" Since leaving the Belasco
company, Mr.. Martin has played con-
tinuously in vaudeville and has made
a substantial success with his COM
edy sketch.
Ferris Hartman will entertain the
boys of the Whittier Industrial school
at the last matinee of the present en-
gagement of THE Toymaker" at the
Grand opera house tomorrow after
noon. Only three more performances
of this delightful holiday offering re-
main and on Sunday afternoon it will
give way to a big production of "San
Toy with Ferris Hartman in James
7. Powers original role of LII" AL
though the play has been given for
two weeks to capacity audiences, Mr.
Hartman has received many written
requests that 1.-THE Toymaker" be con-
tinued for third week. which is i'm
possible owing to the play schedule Of
the house.
Miss Blanche Hall, for more than
five years leading woman of the Bur-
bank stock company and who retired
from that organization Christmas
night, will leave Los Angeles for Oak
land Monday. Miss Hall has accepted
an engagement as leading woman
with the Bishop stock company at
Ye Liberty theater and will make her
debut in that house January in my
| Wife" a play in which she has been
seen twice at the Burbank, the char
acter of Trixie Dupre being one of her
favorites Miss Hall succeeds Florence
Oakley, who recently was married.
Members of the Burbank stock COM
pany will watch the old year out at
! one of the big downtown cafes. Harry
Mestayer engaged tables for the
bunch" about a month ago. Yester-
| day he was offered $25 cash for a
REIMBURSEMENT, the friend who made
| the offer explaining that he had been
| to practically every cafe in the city
and had been unable to secure reser-
vations. Mestayer, however, declined.
| Richard Lambert, business manager
| of king Dodo," arrived in Los An
| geles yesterday to make preliminary
| ARRANGEMENTS for the appearance of
his attraction at the Majestic theater
week after next.
Arrangements for the Theatrical
! Treasurers' BAH at the Goldberg
| Bosley assembly hall, January IA, are
proceeding rapidly. Already the COM
mlttee in charge of invitations has
been assured of the attendance of
practically every player connected
with the three stock houses-the
addition the members Of the king
| Dodo" company will attend in body,
and it is expected that the Mason,
! Auditorium and Orpheum theaters
will send their full quota.
Dick Ferris will lead the grand
march with his beautiful wife, Flor
ence stone Following him will come
Joseph Montrose, president of the as
sociation, with Miss That's Magrane,
leading woman of the Belasco stock
! company. And next, Miss Frances
Nordstrom, the Burbanks Leading
woman, escorted by a cavalier whose
name is a mystery, but whose hair
! will be, Mr.. Montrose promises, in the
prevailing shade of red. With Dick,
| Joe, the unknown, Miss Nordstrom
and Miss Magrane all sun tressed, 1t
| is quite likely that Florence Stone
| will don her "Zaza" wig for the oc-
casion, in which case the sextette
will be complete.