Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-09
Los ANGELES HERALD WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 1909.

noon. and there were several dozen
proper persons all around me whom
| found breaking that VOW before jim
had uncorlxed his first quart Of smiles,
vintage 1874. And then / forgot that
the brothers had once impressed me
as insufferably vulgar. ] tried the
squash pie. 1t went.
OF course, yesterdays act was quite
decorous compared with what the
brothers can do If they want to, They
had propriety right under their wing
when they came on, and she hardly
looked askance all through the act,
Even when they lined out some OF
their most atrocious conversational
jabs, they did it so gracefully that a
professor at the University of South
ern California would have bashtully
ehuckled. Their chit chat in the roles
of two abandoned servant girls, was
mostly new. and they handed it around
in very trim, dainty packages, thank
you. When Jim came out that last
time with the face of melancholy
LYNX who has eaten an unripe tomato
by mistake, we could even stand for
the murder of Bernhardt. 1t was we'll,
for we had to, anyway.
Miss Flora Bonfantis toe dancing
had a refining influence, apparently
and Johns last song-sung in clear
rich, er-contralto-kept the house falr-
ly sane. But the squash pie went the
farthest, and the Russels had captured
our critical goat.
OF the other new numbers it is worth
while to see Francini- Olloms smile and
sweat in varied musical program. He
raped out the civilian Tell overture
on the xylophone until woman be-
hind me observed, II do wish he would
dry his face" Still perspiring, he
dashed into the double accordions with
wild Faust fantasia, and then, not
content with his self-torture, he turned
a few somersaults and played the con-
certina in midair. We were sorry when
he uuit-especially sorry for him.
His Phantom Sweetheart" throws
few more harpoons into the hide of the
American business man, who reforms
la Scrooge after dreaming that his old
sweetheart has pointed out the path
to benevolence. Good acting by Mr.
Frederick Allen and Miss Bertha Van
Norman made somewhat preachy and
unreal situation go. The moral effect
of any dramatic raid on Mr. Million
aire is a known quantity at the box Of
flee.
The Avedano quartet need a larger
auditorium than the Orpheum to give
their powerful voices the proper
reach" Only the Lucia sextet was
wholly pleasing to anyone in the front
half of the pit. There was no real dis
cord, but only the gallery got the true
effect We took their word for it and
suffered a long recall.
The Five Normans blithely juggled
the clubs and pleased as such an act,
well done. always does. OF the hold
over numbers the Melnottes and Clay
Smith repeated their delicate revival of
an older fashion in refined burlesque.
Miss Dolores and company improved
their somewhat reminiscent cupid at
Home over last weeks performance
and La Valera came a little nearer to
the ideal of the Spanish dances by US
ing her head-and pretty eyes-as well
as her feet in La Paloma."
The review of "Shore Acres" at the
Belasco necessarily is postponed until
tomorrow's paper. Good crowds are
attesting the popularity of the stock
company's latest offering.
Coming attractions at the Mason will
be Polly of the Circus" and-speak it
softly-"The Merry Widow"
Hentz and Zalle have added three
new vaudeville acts to the Unique's
bill this week, to the huge satisfaction
of their patrons. The four Haydens, m
a nip and tuck tight wire act. and the
singing and dancing Laswells, We'd for
honors, and Joe Goodwins monologue
has some original features. The COM
edy company presented 1.-THE Princess
and the Rose in which Denton Vane,
Pete Gerald, Jack Martin, Miss Bau-
Manu. Miss Parker and Miss Adams
take the leading roles fetchingly. Miss
Parker also sings the illustrated song,
which, with Harry Cages motion pic
lures and some extra musical numbers,
rounds out a diversified entertain
ment.
The seat sale for Miss Marie Doro's
Mason engagement next week opens
tomorrow. Miss Doro is the youngest
of the Frohman stars, but she wrinkles
like a veteran. This is her first visit
to the coast since childhood.