Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-03
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BELASCO-Paul Armstrong; COM
edy-drama, "The Heir to the Hoorah,'
which will be played by Lewis S. Stone
and the Belasco theater company next
week, ought to prove an especially
happy selection. The piece abounds in
laugh-provoking lines and situations,
and for the greater part of the four
acts the play is a rollicking comedy.
There is q note of tragedy in the tenn
porary estrangement of the western
man, JOE Lacy, and his eastern wife,
but with the final drop of the curtain
comes the inevitably happy termina-
ton. The 'Heir to the Hoorah" is
such a valuable piece of theatrical
property that it still is being played
ir the high-priced syndicate theaters
of the west with no abatement in the
interest the public has manifested
since the original production was made
some three years ago. The play will
afford Lewis S. Stone and the Belasco
actors many unusually fine chances
for good acting. Following The Heir
to the Hoorah" the Belasco attraction
will be John Drew's success OF a few
seasons ago, 1.-THE Second in Com
mand."
Masonic. H. Sothern will be at
the Mason opera house this week. He
will fill an engagement of three nights
and one matinee beginning Thursday.
Mr.. Sothern's repertoire is as fol-
lows: Thursday night and Saturday
matinee Richard Lovelace," Friday
night Lord Dundreary" and Saturday
night Hamlet"
The appearance of Mr.. Sothern is a
dramatic event of some Importance.
Mr.. Sothern stands high in public es-
TEEN. This position has not been CIV
en- to him lightly, but has been won
by him as the result of his earnest,
artistic and valuable efforts to the
betterment of the American drama.
In every appearance Mr.. Sothern has
made in Los Angeles he has been seen
in productions and characteriZations
that represent the highest appeal of
dramatic art. AS a stage producer he
has won a pre-eminent rank. His I'M
firing labors have born fruit, theater-
goers witnessing through him some of
the most marvellous examples of the
dramatic art upon the stage. Mr..
Sothern has never disappointed. What
ever he has presented has shown the
value of an artistic mind, dramatic
research and a prodigality of expen-
0iture to present the best possible ade-
quate results. Not only in this coun-
try but in England Mr.. Sothern has
won triumph and the recognition given
to his portrayal of Hamlet three
years ago when he filed a Shakes
pearean season with Miss Marlowe in
London ranks among the most enthu-
Siastic reviews given to that character
by English critics. OF recent years
Mr. Sothern has won increasing honor
through his portrayal of Shakespeare
and the classical roles. His presenta-
ton of Sudermann's John the Bap-
fist" and his recent elaborate produc-
ton of "Don Quixote' ranks as two
of the most spectacular poetic offerings
given to the drama. In his own person
since he became a star Mr.. Sothern
has presented thirty-seven different
characters, each one of widely different
import and running the range of the
drama from comedy and romance to
tragedy and poetry.
HAMBURGER'S MAJESTIC-Mis
Rose Melville will enter upon the sec
ond week of her engagement at the
Majestic theater this afternoon in that
old, yet ever new, rural classic, isis
Hopkins" This is the plays tenth
season ION the road" It has been
presented in Los Angeles so many