Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-07
AT THE THEATERS


undehled." AS German comedians they
are said to excel. James Young and his
company remain another week IN
"Wanted--a Sister," so do Mary MOI
man in some new characterizations;
Pilu and his hysterlcal master, ana Ea
F. Reynard's miniature city, In which
he voices every character. There VIII
be new motion pictures
GRAND-Richard Carle's we'll known
musical comedy "The Mayor Of Toxic"
will be given this week by Ferris
Hartman and his big singing company
at the Grand opera house, the first
performance at the regular matinee to-
day. The piece is a happy combination
of modern America and the pictur-
esque Orient and has enjoyed a pros
porous life. In the role of Marcus Or
lando Kiddar impresario of
stranded opera company in Japan, Fer
ris Hartman has humorous role. Miss
Islieb Mr.. Walch, Miss Hart, Walter
De Leon and other members of the
Hartman company are well cast. Tine
Mayor Of Toxic" concerns an American
theatrical manager who has taken MS
company on a tour through Japan in
the hope OF reaping a harvest of yen
in the Oriental empire. In Toxic the
theatrical people are mistaken for
princes and princesses and are received
by the mayor of the CITY, with proven
bial eastern courtesy. The mayor is.
continually bounded by Japanese
conspirator and his boon companion,
Russian spy, who never appears on the
scene without a huge India rubber
bomb. The ersorts of the mayor to es-
cape the loss of his official position
and the ludicrous experiences that be-
fall the American theatrical company
make the basis of two acts of comedy.
The music has been composed by Will
lam Frederick Peters, while the scenes
of the play will afford the scenic artist
good chances for effective stage pic
lures.
LOS ANGELES-For the headline
feature of the new bill opening with
the usual matinee tomorrow. Sullivan
and Considine will offer to the lovers
of vaudeville a distinct novelty in the
appearance of Butler and Bassett,
champion ice skaters, who will per-
form their exhibitions of fancy skating
on real ice. For this purpose large
tank has been constructed to set in
the stage and at every performance ice
will be manufactured in front of the
audience. Much of the fun on this
weeks bill will be furnished by the
Il our OIdBpOOlebs al AuSlTdlldi dtL lill-
ported exclusively for the Sullivan
and Considine circuit. They will ap-
pear in their skit THE Crazy Caddies."
George Lauder, the Australian ventrilo-
quist, will be seen with his life sized
mechanical figures. Marion and Rial
will be seen in a new psychic playlet,
entitled "The Witch's Power" and
Selbini and Grovini will present COM
edy acrobatics. Completing the bill
will be the Australian character singer,
Ernest Brinkman. and a new selection
of comedy motion pictures.
FISCHER'S-Beginn with the us
ual Monday matinee, the Kelly lyric
comedy company will open at Fischer's
theater for an indefinite engagement.
The pieces to be presented are from
the pen of James T. Kelly, who is we'll
known locally as a comedian and pro-
ducer. Included in the company are
Arthur Clamage, James T. Kelly, Chas.
Figg, Miss Deglow Clark and Miss Lii
,lian Massey. Miss Anna Robinson Is
the soubrette A carefully chosen cho
rus of eight will be one of the features.
The initial Offering of the company is
comedy called "Oh, You Kid" II
has to do with the many complications
ensuing from a mistaken confusion of
baby, belonging to a servant in the
house of one Mumbleford, and a dog,
belonging to the wife of Mumbleford. |
An uncle presents the wife with a dog, |
which she hides in the buffet when the
husband returns home from his club. |
The servant returns from the city with |
the baby which she places in the other
side of the buffet while waiting for her
husband who is also a servant in the |
house of Mumbleford. Miss Lucretia, a |
spinster in love with the uncle, discov-
ers the baby, and complications fol- |
low. Miss Massey will play the spin
ster. Kelly will be the old uncle in |
love with her. and Miss Robinson the |
maid. The musical numbers have been |
carefully selected. e. p. Foot, who was |
with Murray and Mack at the Grand |
is the musical director Of the new |
company.
UNIQUE-For the week of November |
g. beginning with Monday matinee, |
patrons of the Unique are promised a |
bill of real variety. Heading the pro- |
gram is the Norris trained baboon act |
recently of the Norris & Rowe circus |
Mr.. Norris personally presents the act |
The troupe consists of ten fine speci- |
mems. Leo st. Elmo styles himself the |
musical German, and his act is said |
to abound in excellent music and good |
comedy The Unique players will pre-
sent the one-act comedy, "The Irish |
Alderman" written by Al Franks, who |
will play the title role Miss Laurel |
Atkins, who recently Joined the COM
pany, will have a character part, that |
of an elderly spinster in search of a |
husband Miss Atkins comes with an |
excellent reputation as a character act |
ress. Miss De Lane will have a part |
q la Sis Hopkins, while Miss Salmon |
will play an adventures. Miss Bau-
mann will play an unsophisticated |
country girl, whom the villain, James |
Spencer, endeavors to inveigle into |
marriage. Herbert Cramer will play |
the father, an old New Englander with |
a large heart. Motion pictures and an |
song will complete the bill |
NEW THEATER OPENING
The New theater has announced the |
cast of Shakespeare's Antony and |
Cleopatra" with which the playhouse
will open its first season Monday |
evening, November 8. e. II. Sothern |
will play Mark Antony, and Miss Julia |
Marlowe, Cleopatra. A. e. Anson, an
English actor, will be the Octavius !
Caesar and Rowland Blackstone, the |
Aemilius Lepilus. Sextus Pompeius
win be played by Ben Johnson; Domi- |
thus Enobarbus by William McVay, |
the Clown by Ferdinand Gottschalk, !
and Enos by Charles Balsar. The role |
of Octavia will be assumed by Miss
Beatrice Forbes Robertson, and that of
Chairman by Miss Jessie Busley Iris
will be impersonated by Leah Bate |
Hunter. Others to appear are
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