Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-26


scent ensembles Of mirth and music,
but this one probably touches the high
water mark of their efforts.
1t is true that much of the success
of the show is due to the fact that some
exceedingly clever people have been
enrolled in the company. From where
we sit Homer B. Mason seems to be
fully the equal of Cecil Lean, who filed
the La Sale theater in Chicago for
nearly two years in "The Time, the
Place and the Girl" the first of the
Adams and Hough productions. And
taking a chance with the odium Incl
dent to comparisons we will venture
that Miss Grace Esmond has somewhat
of an edge on Miss Florence Holbrook,
who starred at the La Sale. All the
tangleS are of course eXpeditiOuSly
Strengthened out in the last act.
The company now playing in Los
Angeles but recently left Chicago and
the costumes and scenery are new.
There is nothing stage worn about the
performance, and it goes with consid-
cradle more verve and spirit than any
show seen recently in this city. The
ballets in each of the three scenes are
charming. In the last act the scene is
laid at the Hotel del Coronado, at Coro-
nado beach. While of course the audi
ence did not expect a replica of the
famous old hotel, it seemed that artiSti-
cally the scene was far inferior to the
others on account of the clash of the
colors Of the walls with the gowns and
ballet costumes.
One of the most charming bits of the
play, the one which gives color to the
title is in the second act where Lady
Leslie, who has been told the story of
Cinderella for the first time, dreams,
leaning over the camp fire, that she is
Cinderella, and goes to the ball and
dances with the prince.
The story of the piece is well adapted
for a musical comedy theme, giving
ample opportunity for Introduction of
musical and dancing specialties. Lady
Leslie, the daughter of an earl, visiting
America under the escort of Col. Hunt,
with body guard of Scotsmen in their
kilties, appears on the campus of CO.
lumbia university to witness the un-
yelling of a statue by famous Sculp-
tor, Thaddeus Leonardo. Playfully in
troduced to her ladyship as the sculp-
tor, Mac" one of the students, de-
cides to continue in the imposture and
follow the visiting party to California,
when he is requested to do SO by the
colonel, who wishes him to model a
statue of Lady Leslie. The love affair
between Mac and unsophisticated Lady
Leslie, who never has been allowed to
meet persons of her own age, consti-
tutes the main theme of the plot, but
therG is an abundance of interest con-
tributed in the minor love match of
Skeeter one Of the students, and Lois,
a girl student at Columbia.
Will Wyatt found an old friend in
Homer B. Mason, leading man with ga
Stubborn Cinderella" When they met
behind the scenes last night they dis
L. l. L.
Ell intimately at Polytechnic high school
in Brooklyn years ago.
Last nights performance of "Cinder-
ella at the Auditorium was vast
Improvement over that Of last week.
The reception Of the first of the Audi
tOrium cOmpany'S spectacular musical
plays has shown that there is a field
for these productions in Los Angeles,
and if the present high standard is
maintained they may hope for con-
tinued good business. A notable feature
of this weeks performance is that the
bitches in the stage business have
been eliminated and that the show runs
smoothly
Ferris Hartman gives an excellent
presentation of a bright although
rather old opera in "The Wizard of the
Nile" at the Grand opera house this
week. Mr. Hartman was i'll last week,
and all his company suffered for re-
hearsals, although few showed signs Of
this at the performance yesterday aft
ernoon. Sunday the failure of the cos
tunes to arrive caused delay. but in
spite of this the play was put on bet
ter than it has been given here since
the days of Frank Daniels.
Mr.. Hartman follows Daniels IN
many ways. but occasionally he springs
a few merry little quips of his own
and gets away with it nicely.
Anna Little showed in better voice
than in last weeks performance and
gives promise of becoming a real
prima donna. She made a gorgeous
picture at the entrance and her several
solos went well, although in her duet
with Airing she was not so good. Ar
ling appeared to advantage, as did
Lett as the king. while Muggins Davies
as Abydos made a very captivating
boy The chorus was kept busy and
the costuming effects were good.
Company No. 4 of the Fraternal
Brotherhood will have its benefit
Thursday night at the Grand and will
attend in a body in uniform.
Two new acts came on yesterday and
joined the Orpheum road show, taking
the place of the Franklins and the Ma
jestic trio. Both are stronger than
their predecessors, and hence the show
is really better now than it was the
previous week. for the road show of
six acts remains intact. SO it is no
small wonder that the Orpheum yes
fPrdav again started in On q UaaIx