Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
WHAT TO SEE THIS WEEK AT LOCAL THEATERS /

Oakley's style of stage effort and will
give her chance to run the entire
gamut of feminine emotions Howard
scott VIII once more be seen in the
part of Jack Rance, and the other
members of the Belasco company will
be found in parts in which they will
nave opportunities for individual hits.
The Girl of the Golden West" is
such long play that it is necessary to
pegln the first act promptly at 8
o'cloc-- at the night performance and
z O'Clock at the Thursday, Saturday
and Sunday matinees. The opening
portion of the play is a panoramic
view OF the snow-capped Sierras. It is
one of David Belascos best pieces of
stage illusion.
MAJESTIC-One of the most inter
esting, it is promised, as well as the
most extensive productions that
Charles B. Hanford has made in recent
years is that of 1.-THE Winters Tale. .
In which he will open his weeks en-
gagement at Hamburger's Majestic
theater tonight. This play is well
worthy of the best that the player or
producer can give to it, representing,
as 1T does, the maturity of Shakes
peare'S genius. 1t is assigned by com
mentators to the years 1610-11, which
means a long stretch back from. the
season of 1908-1909. Yet in three cen
turies the play has lost none of its
interest, and its characters have ever
been the objects of the best endeavors
of the greatest artists. The plot was
derived from an Elizabethan novel
'Pandosto." Shakespeare like the
successful playwright of today was an
adaptee as well as an originator Mr.
hoe ,1o,, =.
THE Winters Tale" for in the role
of Leontes some years ago he achieved
one of the signal triumphs of his
career. At that time Louis James had
the deliciously comic part Of Autolycus
Zone which he especially enjoyed play
ing), and Katheryn Kidder that of
Hermlone. In the present cast Mr.
Hanford will afford an opportunity of
observing his versatility by assuming
not only the sympathetic role of Leon
tes, but also by interpreting the broad
and perVasive humor of Autolycus. The
role of Hermione, as well as that of
Perdita, will be played by Miss Marie
Drofnah, who, after an absence of a
year from the stage, has returned to
fill the position of leading woman in
Mr.. Hanfords company. 1.-The Win
ter's Tale will be repeated Monday
and Saturday nights. The remainder
of Mr. Hanford's repertory is as fol-
1OWS. OlIGllO Oh L lu6SQdN ana fIl-
day nights, '.Much Ado About Nothing
at the Wednesday matinee, 1.-The Mer-
chant of Venice" Wednesday night and
Saturday matinee and The Tanning of
the Shrew'' Thursday night.
BURBANK-Begin with a matt
nee performance this afternoon the
present "Raff1es.' When first pro-
duced at the Burbank in January of
last year 'Raffles'' was received with
every evidence of popular approval. 1t
will now be revived with practically
the same cast, so far as the men of
the company are concerned, that pre-
Sented it then. William Desmond will
be seen in the title role; A. Byron Beas-
ley will play the astute but apparently
stupid detective, Captain Bedford !;
Harry Mestayer will be Bunny; John
w. Burton, Lord Amersteth, and Henry
Stockbridge, Lord Crowley Miss Mary
Hall will play the part of Miss Con-
ron, in love with Raff1es; Lowell Alice
Taylor will appear as the plotful Mrs.
Vidal and Margo Duffet will be the
Lady Ethel.
The play first was staged in this
country by Kyrle Bellew and proved
one of the most fascinating and most
popular offerings that actor ever made
American audiences. Afterward it was
taken Oh InS TOdQ Dy >. .1lllGI hSnl.
A new production has been built for
the revival and it is promised that the
play will be presented in manner
worthy the Burbank's best previous
efforts.
ORPHEUM-As was to be expected,
it is announced that the Orpheum
road show, composed of Martin Beck
personal selections, is to remain at the
Orpheum for a second week. beginning
with the matinee Monday, Jan. 25.
The added numbers this week are even
stronger than those of last week. They
embrace that very popular aggregation,
Gus Edwards School Boys and Girls,
an act seen in Los Angeles in the past
and most well and favorably recalled,
whose return will be heartily welcomed,
and Rogers and Delely, 1.-The Singer
and His Valet" one of those musical
teams whose performances are full of
ginger and fun. These two will SUD
plement the six acts of the road show.
which includes Mile. de Dio, the lovely
dancer, Hyman Meyer, "at the piano, .
Edwin Holt and company in "The
Mayor and the Manicure" Work and
over. in twisting and tumblings, Mer-
1an'S very clever CANNES, and Charles
and Fanny Van in "a Case of Emer-
gency."
Los ANGELES-It is unusual for 2
vaudeville bill to offer two headline
acts, but that is what will happen al
the Los Angeles theater next week
beginning with Monday matinee per-
formance, when Sherman and De For