Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-19

greatest good nature in the world, per-
forming tricks that no real bear, in his
SOBER senses, ever would think of at
tempting. One Of them rides veloci-
pede. All Of them drink rom bottles
and one Stimulates intoxication. They
turn somersaults, they box, they play
teeter-totter and they do other stunts,
| seemingly all unconscious of the preSi-
dents condemnation.
| The La Selle acrobatic trio present
an acrobatic act that is a genuine
novelty. Yesterday afternoon they were
| loudly applauded for their agility and
strength and they deserved it in full
| measure.
| The Four Musical Trumpeters con-
tribute to the program musical act
which is not confined to trumpeting by
any means. In addition to the brass
| instruments they play a cello, mando-
! Inns and xylophones, and two of the
young women sing.
Sam and Ida Kelly appear in a
sketch entitled Fifteen Minutes on
+. Broadway" Sam Hood offers a mono
logue that is funny and sings a few
| parodies that are funnier still.
The Orpheum road show, organized,
| routed and produced under the person
| al direction of Martin Beck, the czar of
/ vaudeville, opened for two weeks
| engagement at the Orpheum yesterday
| afternoon. With two of the best of last
weeks holdoverS-the Four Franklins
| and the Majestic show-the perform
ance in its entirety is a varied and
brilliant vaudeville entertainment. 1t
| includes some of the best of the Or
pheum entertainers, with Mile. de Dio,
the Partisan danSeuSe, and Merriam S
dogs played up as the specialties. In
the judgment of the audience George
AIDES comedy sketch, ''The Mayor and
| the Manicure produced by Edwin
Holt and company, and Hyman Meyer,
''the man at the piano." deserved most
| of the persimmons. When Otis Milford,
| the mayor, says something about his
| boy being at Atwater, you know that
an Ade sketch is coming, and you be-
gin to listen. Young Wallie Milford
has made some indiscreet advances to
manicure lady while at college, and
| simultaneous with his return, after
| graduation, the woman appears with
| the frankly avowed purpose Of shaking
papa down. Papa has had some little
| experience in politics and other things
| and he proceeds to put it all over the
| lady when she springs her blackmailing
|. scheme. By means of a fake telephone,
he pretends to get into connection with
| the police at Atwater and to learn her
record. She willis when she sees him
| apparently in possession of the secret
| of her past, and begs the mayor to al
low her to leave without having her
arrested. Which he very generously
| does.
| Hyman Meyers piano skit is an &C.
| centric combination of monologue, i'm
| perSonation, imitation, burlesque and
musical travesty which made the audi
| ence so persistent in its recalls that
| Mr. Hyman had difficulty in breaking
away.
The '"Terpsichore's Dream dance of
Mile. de Dio is not new, but it still
| holds its attractiveness and is as daz-
zlingly beautiful as ever. Charles and
| Fannie Van appear in a snappy little
vaudeville sketch called "a Case of
| Emergency in which the stage car
penter is called in to take the part of
a comedian who has quarreled with his
sister. Mr.. Van caught the audience
with his fmpersonation Of the stage
carpenter.
Tt seems regrettable that a better
drama" could not be arranged for the
| performing dogs than the Salome af-
fair in which they appear. They are
perhaps the most wonderfully trained
dogs which have ever been shown on
the stage, but the elopement business is
very much of a tax on the sensibilities
of even a Self-reSpecting dog.
Frank Work and Rheinhold Over do
an acrobatic burlesque which very
properly places them among the Or
pheum stars. The musical selections
include some of the best Of the recent
| operate successes.
There are dancers, more dancers, and
then another at the Empire this week,
and each is a feature which loses moth
ing in comparison with that which has
gone before. First there is dainty
Louisa Munson, who appears in Paris
made directoire gown, sings several
ballads and dances a few minuet and
promenade steps. Billy Mack, the col
lege lad, shows how popular songs
should be sung, and undertakes to dem
onstrate his right to the title Master
Clogster." He accomplishes difficult
steps with as much ease as if he were
out for an afternoon stroll. The Dale
sisters offer a novel dancing feature,
aided by striking light effects, magnifi-
cent costuming and pantomime dane
ing. Illustrated songs by Nell and Vier
Hill and a farce, Mistaken Identity -
complete the bill.
''The Servant Lady," by the Unique
musical comedy company, under direc-
tion of George REIN, the new producer,
made a decided hit at that house last
evening. The comedy, which is in three
scenes, has many catchy song numbers,
good clean wit and farcicaI situations.
The comedy lines are not of the slap
stick'' variety, which the average pro-
ducer thinks so necessary to make a
success. Therefore the bill at the
Unique this week is unusually refresh
ing in its departure from the ordinary,
hackneyed musical farce comedy.
Among the musical numbers were
Mother Hasn't Spoken to Father
Since and Madagascar Maid" by
Lillian Sutherland; whistle" by Rich
ard Kipling; Seventeenth of March, =
by Will Armstrong; "Meat Sauce" by
George Helm; Castles in the Air. by
Gertrude Rutledge, and a duet by Miss
Rutledge and Mr.. Kipling. Among the
chorus numbers were the college
Girls" in "Rah, Rah, Rah.'' "The Maid
of Erin,' and the Unique Squads in
Happy Hottentots." The cast also in
cluded Rosa REIN as Mrs. Hardy Hard
castle, the mistress of the young ladies'
seminary, and Jack Curtis as General
Delivery, the scheming. military genius.
Patrons of the Grand will be glad
to learn that Ferris Hartman, who was
brutally assaulted last Friday night,
and has been out of the bill lever
since, positively will appear tonight in
"rThe Tenderfoot." Mr.. Hartman has
been under the close attention of a
physician, and his injuries, which
threatened to be very serious, have
happily been so far reduced that the
doctor feels justified in permitting his
return to the stage. Mr.. Hartman in
the last three days has missed per-
formances for the first time in his life,
and is eager to be back at work.
Road show players will spend three
weeks in Los Angeles, though only ap-
This is because the jump to Salt Lake
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