Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
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AUDITORIUM - Julian Edwards
comic opera, 1.-THE Gay Musician" "
comes to the Auditorium tomorrow
evening for weeks engagement rms
musical offering is now enjoying Its
second successful season, and the Shu-
berts of New York CONSIDER 1t the
strongest musical attraction to be pre-
scented at their chain of theaters
throughout the country. Of the thirty
or more comic operas from the prolihc
pen of Julian Edwards, the composer
SAYS "The Gay Musician" is his best
work. Tt was first produced in the
spring of last year at Wallack's theater,
New York, and it ran there for the en-
tire summer, playing to capacity audi
ences. 1t enjoyed long run IN BosloIl
at the same time that "The Merry Wild
cw'' was being presented there, and In
a newspaper voting contest The Gay
Musician" was elected as the choice OF
the readers of the paper. THE Gay
Musician" owes much of its success to
the fact that its author has attempted
q genuine comic opera, which he mas
tried to keep entirely free from WI
garity and horse play, so prominent IN
MANY musical attractions. Its story is
a Legitimate" and up-to-date one, ana
the aim of the composer and his assocl-
ates has been to give to the pubic an
attraction that is clean and rehned,
appealing TO the culture and the lntelll-
gence as well as the amusement seeking
public. Manager John p. Slocum. who
controls the tour of 1.-THE Gay Must-
cian.'' has made strong voices as well
as good looks and figures his principle
of selecting the cast. Miss Texas Gui-
nan. the niece of United States Senator
Bailey of Texas, is prima donna OF
the company, and Lottie Kendall a
favorite in this city, sings the opposite
role. Harry Benham, formerly win
Henry T. Savage, is the Gay Musician,
and Margaret Crawford. w. F. Ryan
Roger Gray, Leo H. white, Freda Kiln
gel, Geraldine Burton, Roy Torrey,
francesca LeClair. Ethyl Cook ana
Jean Hill are with the company Man
ager Slocum has endeavored to sur
round his company with an artlsuc
scenic environment and costuming.
Tights are supplanted by dresses of
great variety and novelty of color ef-
feet. A special Thanksgiving matinee
will be given at the Auditorium, In ad-
dition to the regular Saturday matinee.
An augmented orchestra, under the dl-
rection of Herr Max Whine, formerly OF
the Metropolitan opera house New
York, will be utilized for the engage
ment.
MASON-George NJ. Cohan's engage
tomorrow night. AS a writer and com
poser of popular musical comedies
George NJ. Cohan stands in class by
himself. His plays claim the merit OF
cleanliness as well as cleverness, and of
this combination of attractiVeness the
present vehicle is heralded as being a
type. 1.-THE Yankee Prince" is one of
the latest Cohan compositions, and it is
thought by many to be his best. OF
course it is musical; in fact, 1t is said
to dispense melody of the true Conan
brand-and if this is so, local Cohanites
can prepare themselves for a real treat.
1.-The Yankee Prince" has had a royal
reception in the east. and its producer
and star is hopeful of duplicating that
verdict with the Los Angeles public.
Mr.. Conan has given this particular
effort the benefit of Il coherent plot,
through which run two charming love
stories and a tangle Of laughable situ-