Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-13

MADAME 6LEssINo-oRPHEuM
most too much for even this aggre-
cation to surmeunt.
If you are in the least curious to dis
cover how long 1t takes. champion
wood chopper to fell a tree fourteen
inches in diameter, you can find out
by attending the Los Angeles theater
this week. The new bill which opened
at that house yesterday afternoon in
cludes as a feature the first Los An
geles- appearance Of the three AUS
tralian Tree Fellers." The men are
introduced as the light. the middle and
the heavy weight champions OF the
WORLD, and are said to have won their
titles at the Melbourne tournament
last November. Moreover, they stand
ready to meet all corners for a side
bet of $3.50, the money being posted IN
the Los Angeles box office. One OF
them went through a tree of the size
mentioned in just forty-seven seconds
Yesterday afternoon. The act Is a nov
city, and If you want to see saWdust
sawn as you never saw sawdust sawn
before you, ought to see these sawyers
saw.
The program as a whole is much be-
yond the average in merit. Callan and
Smith are as clever dancers AS any
who have faced local audience this
season. They can't sing, however, and
they ought not to try. John lie Claire
is a juggler who knows his business.
and who evidently learned it some
years ago. They don't turn out finished
jugglers like LIE Claire nowadays.
Margaret, Severance has nit upon a
new idea In the way of a character
change act. Miss Severance appears
first as an old lady of 20. Her grand
son sends her bottle of the elixir of
youth, from which every draught
leaves her ten years younger. and UNI
der its stimulus she presents various
characters, each In it's proper costume.
John w. Heffern and company pre-
sent a political playlet, "The CRATER"
which is interesting, and which is fair
ly well played. though the star is ham,
pered by voice which is not at all
suited to the part of the governor
which he assumes Fougere and Elmer
son complete the list with conven-
tional song and dance act Of no very
remarkable merit.
If Managers Smith and Warren, the
new impresarios of the Fischer First
street playhouse. keep up the standard
they have set in their first week, the
patrons of that amusement bureau Will
have no cause to regret the change
there from musical comedy to vaude-
Vile. ft
The bill is greatly above the ordinary,
while the house has been refitted with
in and without. giving 1t the appear
ance of cozy family theater
The Sugomotos, who headline the
bill, are artists in their class, with
oriental cleverness and suppleness.- J.
Bernard Dyllyn would be- a topnotcher
without the Japs, and his songs are as
well received by the First street audi
ences as they were a decade ago. Only
several new, ones have been introduced
to his repertoire. His famous "Never
Take the Horseshoe from Your Door"
song wins as much applause as ever.
Ransdale and Bance's bit of musical
comedy. THE Spoony Couple" is good.
The vocalists of the program are An
ME Bauman and Trevathan w. Smith,
both possessing good voices.
"Ryan's Party" the title OF the mu-
steal comedy playing at the Unique
this week. proves a good show. Di-
rector Blair must have made special
effort. as the bill is one of his best.
One Ryan, retired hodcarrier with
plenty of money and two pretty daugh-
ters, tries to get into the -four hun
bred" In order properly to do this he
decides to give party, to which are
invited all his old friends of Kerry
Patch. Among them is one Schultz, of
German origin, but inclined to follow
the example of the kaiser, and thinks
himself sit" Ryan viii not stand for
it, and during the party the pair create
amusement with their chickering's and
arguments. Will H. Armstrong made
a good Irishman and Ben Sellers the
Dutchman. The former sang a song
called Kate Carey" and the latter
Not the Sort of Girl 1 Care About"
John ]. Martin was well cast and as
sisted in the comedy. making a hit
with his song, "Fatherland." Miss
two daughters filled their roles to ad-
vantage, Miss Sutherland singing
"Lplu ana Her La La" and Miss ELL
wood "Geisha.' Miss Atkins and Mr..
Armstrong answered repeated encores
with their duet, Beautiful Dreams"
as did Miss Elwood and Mr.. Sellers In
"You and and the Moon" Jack Cur
tbs as the well meaning tough complet-
ed the cast.
There is a program at the Walker
theater this week of unusual interest
and novelty. Some OF the acts have
never before been seen outside of the
largest vaudeville houses In the east.
After a weeks absence Roberta re-
turns this week to the Walker theater
with an entire new act entitled "The
Great Trunk Mystery" Phil Godfrey,
another headliner, is called "the &C.
centric acrobat" Miriam Mari Is the
young lady with the baritone voice.
and in her singing of coon songs imi-
tates May Irwin. Charles Apologize Is
we'll known Hebrew comedian from
San Francisco. He has a very pleasing
voice and sings well. Clara Dagnau
and her dancing boys, Frank Wilson
and John Murray, ARE "live wires"
and Keen the alfdience4 in good humor
by their dancing and songs. Nagel,
Adams, and company present laugh
able sketch, "The Burlesque Actress~
The Walkerscope motion pictures
comprise the elixir of Dreams
which is humorous, and scenic pic