Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-21
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MASON-Richard earle, the accom-
plished comedian, will make his first
appearance in Los Angeles Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, March 20, rs and
o. He will present his own musical
comedy. "Mary's Lamb" at the Mason
opera house. For "Marys Lamb" Mr..
earle has adapted and naturalized
French farce, MADAME Mongodin.
This farce is known to the English
speaking world as Mrs. Ponderbury's
| Past"
| The central character is Leander
| Lamb the henpecked husband of the
| shrewish Mary Miranda Lamb. Lean
der has been held under close scrutiny
for a score of years while every one
venerates Mary Miranda as the per-
| sonification of all that is good.
| Mr.. earle naturally has the part of
Leander, which Is one of his best char
acterizations. He again has the sup
| port of splendid company, Julia Ralph
| appearing as the termagant wife, and
| Cecilia Rhoda as charming actress.
Other principals include Violet Seaton,
Rita Stanwood, Nina Davis. Winifrei
Gilraine, Willard Smith, Sylvan Lang
lois, Harry Montgomery, George Bogues
| and Abbott Adams.
| The chorus, as in eVerv one of the
earle musical plays, is agile. pretty and
graceful. There are bevies of cowgirls,
Dutch girls, athletic girls, society girls,
| griSetteS and models, and their gowns
are many and varied One of the ex-
| cellent features Is a series of shadow
graph pictures.
The music of "Mary's Lamb" is alone
enough to carry the piece to success.
Some of the most popular songs include
| "Betsy's the Belle of the Bathers."
| INV MAZDA pa soar Maid - "Tf No NIat
I No. q, Il Idolize Ida 1.-The Modest
Little Model" and Love Is Elusive"
| Mr. earle will sing "A Lemon in the
Garden of Love-" his famous ditty from
1.-THE Spring Chicken"
| BELASCO-"The Dollar Mark is
proving such success at the Belaseo
theater that it will be kept on for an
other-the third--week. commencing to-
morrow night. George Broadhurst has
received hundreds of congratulatory
letters and kilograms from local play
patrons who have attended the per-
| Torrance of THE Dollar Mark" as
well as from theatrical managers in
New York who have heard of the pro-
nounced triumph this Broadhurst sue
cessor to THE Man of the Hour" has
achieved at the hands of the Belasco
company. William A. Brady, under
whose direction 1.-The Dollar Mark will
/
has had Mr.. Broadhurst get hashlight
| photos of the four sets as displayed on
! the Belasco stage, and the Savoy thea
ter production will be an exact dupli-
cate of the local stage settings.
The Belasco has been crowded at
every performance of THE Dollar
Mark" while hundreds have been I'M
able to get seats. The Broadhurst sue
cess is looming up as a competitor of
| The Girl of the Golden West" which
occupied the attention of the Belaseo
players for a record breaking run of
eight consecutive weeks-although in
| the case of 1.-The Dollar Mark" Mr..
Broadhurst states that he cannot per-
nit the piece to be continued longer
than this week, owing to his contract
with Mr. Brady.
The work of IIwis S. Stone and
David M. Hartford as the pivotal char
| acters of 1.-THE Dollar Mark" continues
to elicit favorable comment, while De
Witt c. Jennings, Richard Vivian, How
ard Scott. Charles Ruggles, Adele Fer
rington. Beatrice Moves and the others
of the Belasco cast are favored with
much praise.
Next week the Belasco management
will introduce Florence Reed, the new
leading woman of the organization.
Miss Reeds first appearance will be
made in Jerome K. Jerome's delightful
comedy, Miss Hobbs" Following this
Miss Reed will have splendid oppor-
tunities to prove her talents in such a
capital variety of plays as Merely
Mary Ann Sweet Kitty Belairs" and
1.-THE Warrens of Virginia"
Arizona" a play of
sturdy Americapism, will be presented
at the Burbank theater. beginning with
| a matinee today, for the first time by
a stock company. 1t is likely. too, that
| 10 M
will be the last the famous play will
have in some time, as Augustus
| Thomas, it's author, has withdrawn it
| from use, either by stock or travelling
organizations, pending the result of
| litigation.
Few plays of American authorship
have been received with the popular
success accorded Arizona" It's scenes
laid in the neighboring territory. its
characters a ranchman, his family and
establishment, and the folk of a near
! by army post, the story of the play is
tense with interest and provides re-
markably fine opportunities for the
players. In other words, it is a fine
| acting play; play in which there is
no star" role, but in which everyone
has a chance.
I There is, perhaps, no stock company
| in America better fitted to give a salts
factory performance of this play than
the Burbank organization. The actors
themselves are enthusiastic over their
roles, and the Burbank stage director
declares that Arizona" will afford
them the best acting opportunities of
| the season to date. In the Burbank
presentation William Desmond will
| play the part of Lieutenant Denton.
the young army officer who Is In love
with Bonita Candy, and who is falsely
accused of misconduct with the wife of
his colonel, Bonitas sister. A. Byron
Beasley will be the rancher, Bonita's
father; Miss Blanche Hall will play
Bonita; Miss Lowell Alice Taylor, her
sister; Miss Louise Royce, her mother;
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