Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-29
CLEVER BILL
AT LOS ANGELES
MUSIC, ACROBATICS AND COM
EDY ENJOYED
"BATTLE OF BAY RUM is A
DlVERTlNG BURLESQUE
Harry Thompson Returns in "5owery
Mayor" lmpersonation Which
Has Atmosphere of the
Metropolis
by W. HERBERT BLAKE


table for the mellow, pebbly quality
Of the tones. All the musical work
of this pair is of high grade and very
enjoyable.
Bell and Caron are half acrobatic
and half comedy. The acrobatics are
clever and dexterous, especially the
finale. The singing is less pleasing,
but the young woman of the team
dances .prettily
Bandy and Fields appear In song
and dance. as diversion from which
the former exploits his initiative abil-
tiles by showing the characteristic
walks of various sections Of the pop
ulation. His whirlwind dance, which
brings the act to close, Is well ex-
ecuted and prolonged to the point OF
ultimate breathlessness, to the huge
delight of everybody.
Edward Callager and company are
seen in 1.-THE Battle of Bay Rum"
naval travesty. It is genuine bur-
lesoue, with some apt and amusing
dialogue and a hodge podge of airs
set to parodical words, which affords
ample proof of the authors ingenuity.
Harry Thompson, facile of jaw ana
nimble of wit impersonates the
"Bowery Mayor" no other than the
police Judge who welcomes the big
batch of daily cases at murphy
Hotel" Mr.. Thompson's impersona-
tions are extremely lifelike and his
humor infectious. He rather overdoes
the perhaps realistic profanity Irish
men are frequently known to speak
without invoking the name of the
deity
I The Rosedale four. in operate and
modern selections, complete the Dill.
Their efforts are praisewortlly' al
though occasionally a bit inharmoni-
Gus. Motion pictures are also pro
vided.
II is said that wherever 1.-THE Two
Orphans" Is given a capable production
by an intelligent company 1t Is as
sured of warm support from the many
| theatergoers who never tire OF this Old
time favorite. The audiences at the
JJnloue this week, both In size and ap-
probation, testify to the truth OF the
statement. In the present production
given by the Earl-Rauworth company
! at the Third street house there is the
same thrill of human interest to hold
| the audience spellbound which has
! characterized the continuous produc-
| tion of the play since the days OF Kate
! Claxton, Mr. Earl Miss Rauworth,
/ Miss Mel, Mr.. Spencer. Mr.. Castleman
/ and the others portray their respective
! characters in a manner which gives
great pleasure to the audiences which
have rallied loyalty to this revival of a
veteran melodrama:
"TIm Toolan's Double" the vehicle in
which the company at Fischers is APP
/ pearing this week, is In many respects
! the best ell around comedy Mr.. work
man has given his patrons for some
! time. While the plot is so dim as to
| be hardly noticeable, there are oppor-
| Fnt lxinR and the
various members Of the company, from
! Billy Onslow, who plays the title role.
| to the chorus, composed of pretty and
! viyacious girls pleasingly costumed,
appear at their best. In the title part
! Onslow is happily cast, and Frank
/ Morton, who impersonates Toolan in
order to win his sweetheart, is good:
! Nan Halperin as the girl, the cause OF
the whole affair, was her usual happy
! self and scored, while Eseo Ives as her
! father did we'll; his singing is especial
/ ly good Mr.. Ives no doubt would ap-
! pear to better advantage in juvenile
role. Miss Bauman did exceptionally
/ well in o small part and in her solos
appeared TO good advantage. The
music of the piece is tuneful and
catchy.
The Alphin- Fargo musical comedy
! company scored again by its excellent
performance of Charles Alphin's THE
| Gay Senorita" yesterday at the Olym-
pic. Replete with extremely funny sit
uations, the bills best features are the
! ten musical numbers. The pretty sing
| ing and dancing chorus. gayly attired
in attractive costumes, were an eXcep-
| tionally clever and we'll trained bevy of
beauties. Especially in the atmospheric
| Spanish love song number they 'ap-
peared to excellent advantage, playing
| guitars and mandolins to the accom-
| paniment of the electric chimes, Which
| are now a feature of the Olympic
| theater orchestra. The playlet tells
humorously of the unwilling imposition
perpetrated upon a widow with PEN
chant for royalty by the misrepresenta-
ton of a German bodyguard just re-
turned from the Philippines as the king
! of Patagonia. Jules Mendel as the
king had a congenial role. Dave Nor
| ris as the crazy Italian cook was
pleasing. Walter Spencer sang and
| looked the young American lieutenant
| pleasingly. Leonard Brisbane also
scored as a Grand Army veteran. Lau-
rel Atkins Blair made an attractive
widow. Winnie Baldwin, the new SOU
brette, and Hazel Baldwin pleased with
song and impersonation.
Seldom has an entertainment aroused
the interest and received the support
that the original Theatrical Treasur-
ers' association dance is enjoying, not
only from members of the theatrical
profession, but from society as well.
Present indications point to a record
LIeaking attendance at the second
grand ball Friday evening, January
! IA, in Goldberg Bosley assembly rooms.
A novelty never seen on the Pacific
coast will be the aero dance, now all
the rage in the east and in Europe.
1t is very. fascinating and the music
delightful. The participants will be
four members of the king Dod5'
opera company. Another feature will
be Joseph Montrose's new song, "My
Aeroplane Girl" which will be sung
for the first time at this gathering.
Harry Girard, who will personally
direct the musical program, besides
Offering some of his own compositions,
has arranged for the appearance of a
number of we'll known artists, Tickets
for the dance may be obtained at the
Majestic, Burbank and Belasco theater
box offices.
Queer Iettered posters on the bill