Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-04

once in the flrst act. There are seYera
slips in lines. for which one cannot say
with certainty who was responsible
/ The Imp was hardly haggard enough
in the second act for vivid embodl-
ment of the morning after Miss
Burkhart's voice would be more pleas
/ ing at times, if it showed slightly
more variety and change in cadence
Waddles was Waddles, but he did not
suggest the baronet, even in his pre-
cariously serious and irate moments
He was fat roysterer, to be sure
but he might be allowed touch OF
dignity. absurd and yet characteristics
The minor roles were in capable
hands. Miss Hanaford made pleasing
impression on her first appearance.
The staging was done with feeling
for the real essence Of the play, and
the third act. especially. gave true
and tremendous impression of the
life" which is death
It is worth while to be Twenty-one
for two hours with Henry V. Esmond.
And the best part of it is that he let's
you grow up, till you find, with DICK
Careve and Beranger and Thackeray,
that Twenty-one is but a symbol after
all for the eternal youth which one
does not leave behind, but which one
may approach fearfully and reVerent-
". with the incredible and heroic Ia
bors Of a lifetime.
It is reported that the Shuberts viii
star Miss Florence Reed, recent lead-
ing woman at the Belaseo, in ''The
CITY" Clyde Fitch's last and uncom
pleted drama. which other hands viii
perfect for production.
The local Children's theater project,
of which recent mention was made IN
these columns, is taking tangible
shape 1t is designed as a memorial
to Madame Helena Modjeska in the
city which so long was her home.
Sanger and Jordan, Manager Nor
osco's eastern agents, have wired that
Al Woods has accepted Linton Ted
ford's "The Greater Claim" produced
recently at the Burbank for New York
presentation in three months.
It was such a relief to see the Ma
jestic stage fumigated by a clean and
clever musical comedy of the Adams
Hough- Howard sort that one is in
clined to be indulgent to the travelling
company which presented The Time,
the Place and the Girl' there last
night. For Robert G.. Pitkin, May
Bouton and Elizabeth Goodall there
need be no considerate hesitanCy to
speak plainly. They are the life of the
show Pitkin is the slangy gambler Of
the place, and he carves out the argot
as gladly as if he were slicing turkey.
Miss Bouton has a charming presence
and her dancing as the climax Of
Honeymoon" was one of the features
of the evening. Elizabeth Goodall
gets away with the bulk of the femi-
nine comedy of the play as the trained
nurse. In addition she is pretty, and
as pert as one of her delectable
plumpness we'll can be.
The comedy itself is rather better
than that of the average musical show
Most OF it is of the true Adams pat
tern-inveterate punning expanded and
frightened into an awful art Out of
it all comes a blare of sound and thea
all the chorus girls pile UP in a fetch
ing heap-a flag perhaps, a rose gar
den or some other floral design. And
right there you know that the show
originally came from the La Sail,
Chicago.
The principal defect in the present
company is its costuming Few of the
chorus garbs are even pretty. One
does not expect elaborateness in a
travelling show, but one would like to
see something a little more artistic
than the cosmopolitan (Scotch- Irish
SPANISH nightmare in green plaid
which garnished the finale of tha
Dixie song. The chorus girls a e
sprightly and at least two of them are
pretty. The ensemble singing was
good, when the orchestra did not
drown it out.
John Kingsley did one bit Of good
work in a scene of momentary pathos
as Pedro, the organ grinder. Raymond
I. Daley, TheO. 7. Rook and Charles
Lansky did capable character work.
c. NJ. Griffin dresses in excellent taste.
and has a pleasing presence, but
should wake up to a little energy oc-
casionally. A musical comedy is not
merely an exhibition of fall styles, i'm
peccable as may be ones taste in
them. Miss Huston was at her best
with Mr.. Pitkin in the song, Don't
You Tell" When left to herself she
oYerdid the languor of her character.
In the team dance she became sur
prisingly lively.
There is good entertainment in the
present production. One yawns, but
one stays to the end. If there We're
as much vitality in some of the com
pany as there is in the piece, one
would never stop laughing. As it is,
the mirth is fairly well distributed
There are Saharas occasionally. but
the oases are brighter by contrast.
"Du Barry" will go into its second
popular week tonight at the Belasco
while THE Great John Canton" moves
smoothly on its way at the Auditorium.
Meanwhile the Belasco stock company
is erhearsing "Old Heidelberg" which
will follow the present production next
Monday.
Mort Singer will present Honeymoon
Trail" a musical comedy, tonight at
the Mason. 1t is by Adams, Hough
and Howard, and will remain one week.
THE Day of Judgment" a melo-
drama of sensational features, opened
the week at the Grand yesterday. Fur
ther mention Of it will be made in this
column later in the week.
'At the Country Club" a tabloid
musical comedy; the Arlington four
Sig. Luciano Lucca and Gardner and
Reeves are the new Orpheum features,
beginning this afternoon. Hyams and
Mcintyre, Rose Royal, dayes and
johnson and Cunningham and Marion
hold over.
"A Society Pilot" a society melo-
drama by Oliver Morosco and C. w.
Bachman, which was produced about
a year ago t the Burbank, will follow
the present offering next weel-the
last Of Miss Lillian Burkhart's special
engagement as leading woman.
The handsome new Orpheum drop
curtain-we are promised the adjective
is not misplaced-will be shown for
the first time this afternoon, displac-
ing the advertising curtain. IT will