Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
BURGOMASTER STILL
IS HALE AND HEARTY
Pixley and Luders' Musical Comedy
at Majestic Undimmed in
Briliance of Songs
and Chorus
RY LEMuEL PARTON


wears. and seems good for another $50.
Age cannot wither nor custom stale the
infinite variety of the usual musical
comedy hash because its substance is
unchanging and imperishable. Ii the
music is good and the girls are pretty
no one cares a curse how mlldewed the
Jokes are; besides the pubic has be-
come SO accustomed to overripe stage
puns that the shock would be almost
too much if something new should be
sprung So the show at the Majestic
proves almost, if not quite, all the press
agent claimed for it, and everybody Is
happy :,
The difference between going to the
Majestic last week and going TO the
Majestic this week is the difference be-
tween being broke in Long Beach to-
day and drinking cliquot with Lillian
Russell at Martins tomorrow. There is
enough effervescence in the show to
stock up a pop factory, ana, although
the prologue drags a bit, after the be-
ginning of the first act there IS some
thing sizzling every minute. Miss Marie
Grandpre, as Ruth, the summer girl,
proves the most pleasing as well as the
most artistic feature of the PERFORM
ance. using her charming meZzo-so-
prano voice with most delightful erect.
Harry Hermsen makes an eXcellent
burgomaster. He has been so long In
dozen wooden legs, but he gets as much
out of it as he did when he first began
it. Leo Kendall as Doodle Won Kull
and Fred Bailey as e. Booth Talking
ton contribute much to the cemoed5
business, and both characters are ex-
ceedingly well done.
all sorts of energetic funny business.
The staging is good and the cos
tunes new.
Now that a certain belligerent foe or
nature takers has gone into temporary
retirement, a story has been circulating
about a New York clergyman VINO mas
a pet fish which comes up to the top OF
the tank every night to have its head
scratched. If it were not for the fact
that the boat sails today, it might not
be safe TO talk about the musical POM
at the Orpheum, but with this In mind
we will relate boldly that there is such
a pony, and that it plays THE Blue
Bells of Scotland" in way to make
the Swiss bell ringers shout for help.
The pony is a star performer in JWan
Tschernoff's circus, which is one OF the
most accomplished animal troupes ever
seen in public exhibition.
The present bill at the Orpheum is
as varied as it is entertaining. Two
very excellent numbers are Nonette,
the girl violinist, and Sewell Collins
sketch, Thirty Dollars Nonette,
who is as natural and refreshing as a
summer shower, is what might be
termed a pantomimic violinist, although
it must be admitted that this is a
frightful thing to call any one. But
gesture and facial expression are so
important in her artistry that they
cannot be neglected. A poetical youth
who sat next to me said that there
nf n
atty and musical expression, giving
form to something like an oversoul,
and making her an elfin creature, or a
sprite." l don't know whether elfin
creatures and sprites have over-souls,
or anything like that, but it sounded
pretty good. and l wrote it down. New
| ertheess, whether the sprites have
over-souls or over shoes, there is some
thing about Nonette's playing remind
ing one of an Undne who has become
'beseelt" In itself her playing is not
extraordinary, but with her charms of
personality is most delightful
Thirty Dollars in which Frank
Nelson appears, is built upon the truth
that the fates have two ways of crush
ing us-one by denying our wishes and
the other by granting them. Mr.. Col
Inns saves his pivotal character by both
denying and granting his wish. The
sketch deals with an artist, his model
and her worthless brother. The broth
err steals from the artist to bet on the
races, The girl replaces the money be-
fore the theft is discovered. The artist,
to discipline the brother, tells him that
his horse has lost. He confesses the
theft and returns to his work. The
curtain falls with the entrance of the
brother with a bundle of money, after
he has discovered that his horse really
won. He has learned his lesson, his
sister does not lose her money, the ar
fist has been repaid, incidentally hav-
ing proposed TO the girl and been &C
cepted. The sketch is notable for two
things-the excellence of it's technique
and the admirable character imperson-
alton of Frank Nelson, The part of
Philip, the race track hanger-on, in
which Mr.. Nelson appears. is startling
ly true to life, both in the lines and
the acting although some eXagseration
is necessary.
Sol Goldsmith and Guy Hoppe, who
appear in the fourth of the new num-
bers, give an admirable comedy and
musical skit. The holdovers include
Imro Fox, the musician; the prize tight
sketch, AT the Sound of the Cong"
the Amoros sisters and Tony Wilson
and Mile. Heloise.
In spite of rain and sackcloth and
ashes, THE Dollar Mark continues to
pack the Bslasco. The play is begin
ming the third week of its run with
much keener competition than that of
last week, but the box receipts so far
have not been lessened on this account.
MI. Stone and Mr.. Baylis and the other
members of the cast have so thorough
ly mastered the performance that 1t is
going as smoothly as the famed Girl
of the Golden West" and SO far has
held its own with that record maker
on the score of attendance.
Uncle Toms Cabin" is being given a
second week at the Auditorium. The
use of this play for a musical panto-
mime is a decided novelty and is prov
ing exceedingly popular. 1t contains
many excellent musical numbers and
much good staging and deserves sue
cess.
In a temporary arena, constructed
upon the stage of the Los Angeles
theater seven fine specimens of the
African lion, five males and two fe-
males, We're Yesterday put through
their PAGES by the man whom fear for
got. The animals appear upon the
program as "Luken's Ions The name
of the exhibitor is not printed. He is
a big man, with a big courage; a cour-
age that might, perhaps, better be
termed foolhardiness. The tricks of
these lions are remarkable but they
are not so remarkable as the tricks of
their trainer. Armed with long
blacksnake whip and with a short pike,
this man, a German, deliberately
taunts the great animals among which
he walks with their own impotence.
He slaps them in the face, tickles them
in the ribs, hauls them about by their
tails, and when they roar Indignantly