Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

struggle to maintain her independence
and self-respect; her flight eastward to
her mothers home; the birth of babe
and her final recognition of the love
in her heart for her child's father. 1t
is strong and tensely interesting play,
and 1t will provide A. Byron Beasley
with what is the best acting role he
has had in many months.
Mr.. Beasley will be seen as stephen
Ghent; Miss Blanche Hall will play
Ruth Jordan. Others of prominence in
the cast will include Harry Mestayer,
William Yerance, Willis Marks, Fred
erick Gilbert, Henry Stockbridge, II. S.
Duffield, Lowell Alice Taylor and
Louise Royce.
BELASCO-"The Way of the World"
a play new to local theater-goers will
be the Offering for the current week.
The piece was made known in the east
with Grace George in the chief feml-
nine part and scored a success. THE
Way of the World will introduce Miss
That's Magrane, the new leading wom-
an of the Belasco company, while at
the same time it will mark the last
local appearance for this season of
Richard Bennett, who returns to the
position of leading man with Maude
Adams in the Barrie play What
is an attractive actress who comes to
Los Angeles with a creditable string
of eastern stock company successes to
her credit, including a season at the
College theater, Chicago.
"The Way of the World" is an Amer
lean play with its scenes located in
New York city among people who fig
ure prominently in the social doings
of Gotham. The central character is a
young girl who, upon the death of her
father, finds herself with small in
come supposed to be derived from
mining stock. The girl Is obliged to
maintain her rather exalted social
place on her limited income and the
task forms very complex problem
that finds it's only solution in the girls
marriage to a wealthy young capital
ist Upon this seemingly slight struc-
ture is built the play with some anus
ing comedy situations and character
drawing.
Besides Miss Magrane and Mr.. Ben
nett the cast will include Richard Wv
ian, Charles Giblyn, Sheldon Lewis,
Charles Ruggles, James K. Applenee'
Adele Harrington, Ida Lewis, Fanchon
Everhart, Jessie Norman and Grace
Gardner.
ORPHEUM-Novelt is certainly the
keynote of the Orpheum bill opening
Monday matinee, August 80, for every
one of the newcomers has something
different to offer. Heading the new
acts are Sam Chip and Mary Marble,
well known in the musical comedy
field, which they have just deserted.
With John w. Dunno, they have d
skit called "In Old Edam," which is
further described as a "deft Delft dia-
logue with ditties." 1t is by Anna
Marble Pollock, Mary's sister, and is
a real bit of Holland set down in mod
ern environment. Two cute Dutch kid
dies and Dutch uncle of ill-favor
are the dramatis personae Daintiness
characterizes the act and 1t has
thread of plot plenty of songs and
dances.
A terp- 'chorean act is offered by the
Six American Dancers, who come here
for the first time. Included in the sex
tet are Missis Estelle and Adelaide
Lovenberg, Evelyn Ramsey, Charles
Conner, Purcella and Orben. -Four
numbers are given, the American Wv
andieres being the premier Costumes
and accessories are pretty and every
movement is timed to an exactitude.
Two skits-it would hardly be fair
to call them sketches-are the added
new ones. The first is presented by
Bob Mathews and Herbert Ashley and
SCALED Held Up" It's scene is the
East river near Brooklyn bridge, New
York. The action takes place on New
Years eve, and depicts the humors of
a holdup of a Hebraic gentleman who
is returning rather late from his broth
er's wedding, with its attendant festivi-
ties. The way in which he turns the
tables on the robber makes for much
mirth and an odd conclusion.
Frank ]. Conroy, George LeMaire
and their company, will present skit
in one act, "a King for Night 1t
has to do with "a confidence man from
America, his burnt cork artist friend
and a wealthy French heiress. How
the "coon" is impressed into being a
king for one night and what happens
afterward is the gist of the rollicking
story.
Holding over are Sam Watson's
farmyard circus, perhaps the most
novel act of it's kind extant; Griff, the
droll, blase juggling jesting Johnny;
Schrode and Mulvey, of the acrobatic
dance, and Herbert and Willing, in
blackface, with new motion pictures.
misunderstanding tomorrow after
noon. the stock company will offer a
revival of Mrs. Henry Woods drama
tization of the familiar East Lynne"
The play has been one of the enduring
popular successes of the past ten years
Another interesting event will be the