Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
TO MAKE DEBUT
IN MINSTRElSY
ATHLETIC CLUB WILL APPEAR
AT MASON TONIGHT
CAST WILL BE ABLAZE WITH
WELL KNOWN STARS
Famous SoloIsts Have Been Enuaued
and Program VIII Be Marked
by Variety from Start
to Finish

Tonight and tomorrow night the Los
Angeles Athletic club will make its
debut in the theatrical line at the Ma
son opera house with a minstrel show.
For some. time past members Of this
organization have been drilling assidu-
ously under the direction of r. L.
Crist, the musical director, who has
devoted a large amount of time and
energy to developing the choruses.
These will be supplemented by some
Of the finest soloists obtainable in the
city of Los Angeles.
Leroy Jepson, the well known tenor;
George w. Isaacs, baritone, who has
made a success both in this country
and in Canada, and Otto Dobes baSSo
who has had wide experience both in
this country and in Europe, will take
a prominent part.
Among the comedians will be several
well known throughout the United
States as at the head Of their profess
sion, notably Eddie Clinton, formerly
of Weber and Fields New York COM
pany. who has worked as a team mate
with the late lamented Pete Daley,
and Lyman Emmersen, known as Billy
Edmonds, who was for years one of
the comedians in the Georgia minstrels
celebrated minstrels. Some of the best
local talent obtainable, such men as
Cecil Frankel, Jay d. Welton, DR.. II.
o. Treen and Leroy P. Swaine are on
the list of comedians. The circle will
be completed by George L. McKeeby,
as interlocutor.
Mr.. Emmersen, who is general man
ager Of the performance, gives assur-
ance of as fine a stage setting as was
t.,
this city or in the east. To this end
Frank King, scenic artist of the Bur
bank and Majestic theaters, has been
at work for six weeks or two months
past.
OIio Mainly Professional
The olio will be made up almost ex-
clusively Of leading professional acts.
Scheck and Aldro, eQuilibrists and
hand balancers. who are known
throughout the United States as lead
ing members in vaudeville, will be one
Of the attractions. Al Treloar, known
throughout the world, who won the
prize for the best developed man and
is now the physical director of the
club, will put on an act never produced
on this coast-that of lifting a horse
and rider with one hand. He will be
assisted in this act by Miss Edna Tenn
pest.
The Kendall quintet, lately seen and
much enjoyed at the Orpheum in this
city, will introduce an entirely new act.
One Of the features Of the evening
which Mr.. Emmersen feels confident
will appeal to the public will be the
sparring exhibition given by the more
proficient pupils of De Witt C. Van
Court, known as the teacher Of cham
pions. Among them will be Cliff Reu-
mann, amateur middleweight champion
Of the Pacific coast. The exhibition
will be refined and devoid of objec-
tionable features and will give the wo-
men an opportunity Of seeing marvel
Gus eye and foot work without the bru-
tality usually attributed to sparring
exhibitions.
Another pleasing feature will be the
posing and statuary act put on by a
number Of the members Of the club,
under the personal direction Of Mr..
TreIoar. These poses will represent
some of the world renowned statuary
and will furnish an opportunity of see
ing in life representatives Of some OF
the worlds greatest masterpieces.
A sketch will be given by Meyers
and Stevenson, Dutch comedians, in
Producing a song written especially for
this occasion, entitled you Are Not
the Only Shirt on the Line" and Ly-
man Emmersen, assisted by Welten and
Frankel, will be seen in a sketch en-
titled For the Benefit Of Science,
which Mr.. Emmersen gave many times
with the original Georgia minstrel
company.