Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
OFFERINGS AT THE THEA TIERS

lneator of Hebrew and Italian types
of the day, and he makes his studies
conscientiously from nature. Humor
prevails in his work. but there is at
times a touch of pathos which is said
to set his gayer moments in vivid re-
lief KatChen Loisset is an Orpheum
star engaged abroad. She Sings, but
she also has a flock of trained pigeons
which work with her, and bulldog.
Honey" which she dresses up to rep
resent the characters in her songs.
Vittoria and Giorgetta are another Or
pheum importation. They come from
, Germany and are equilibrists who do
the usual feats and have also acquired
supple expertness by balancing on their
hands. which permits them to do Il
boxing stunt with their feet, and one,
lfarnesSed to a carriage, walks on ms
hands and hauls about four persons.
Edwin stevens, for his second week,
will. with the aid of Tina Marshall,
present his new sketch, "Guardy' Il
comedy creation. The DeHaVen seXtet
and Sidney G. Gibson will have new
numbers. and NIilt Wood and Howard's
Shetlands and dogs will make up the
rest of the holiday bill, with new mo-
tion pictures.
BELASCO 49, For their Christmas
week offering the stock company VIII
offer Leo DietriChstein's well known
and popular farce, Are You 4 Ma
SOM" The play is projected by the
management evidently as n merry
yuletide attraction IN recognition of
the well known fact that theatergoers
at the holiday time prefer light
hearted form of stage entertainment
rather than the somber and more Sc
rious side Of dramatic endeayor The
ASSIGNMENT of characters will find
Richard Vivian in his old role or
George Fisher, young stock broker
who has had some stage experience
and who dous feminine attire for the
purposes Of the farce. Charles Giblyn
will return to the BelasCo cast after
an enforced absence of four weeks
caused by illness. There will be a
Christmas matinee and the usual
Thursday and Sunday matinees. Fol-
lowing Are You a Mason?' the Be
lasco company by special arrangement
with Klaw & Erlanger, VII give the
first performance on any stage OF Mrs.
Gertrude Nelson Andrews new play
Through a Window The piece is
founded on certain incidents just prior
to and Immediately following the san
Francisco earthquake. Through a
Frank Camp, William Yerance, That's
Magrane, Ida Lewis and Adele Far
rington and the other members of the
Belasco company with good roles. The
premiere will attract a number of
prominent managers from the east.
among the lot being Joseph Brooks of
the firm Of Klaw & Erlanger and A.
w. Dingwall, manager of the Broad
way theater, as we'll as managers from
Chicago, Minneapolis and st. Paul
The Tuesday night performance Of
Through a Window" has been Sc
cured by the Native Sons and Daugh-
ters Of the Golden West as a benefit in
aid of the homeless children Of Cal
ifornia.
notwithstanding today Ferris
Hartman, after two weeks absence,
will make his reappearance as johann
nes Guggenheimer in the big holiday
production of Audran's dainty comic
opera, THE Toymaker." The manage
ment, in Offering this production, has
sought to initiate the great panto-
mines that are offered on tie London
stage during the holiday time. "The
Toymaker" tells the story of a Nurem-
burg maker of toys who has construct
ed a marvellous doll. A young noble
man wishes TO We'd but not being
suited by any lady in the land, comes
TO buy the doll, which can walk, talk
and sing. He makes a bargain for
the doll, but the toymaker's daughter.
Elsa, wrom her father had used as a
model for his work, and who closely
resembles the doll, takes its place.
Humorous situations develop which
close with a desirably happy ending
The opera Is full Of delightful music
and pretty stage pictures are prom
ised. Duets and trios are numerous.
In addition to the full strength Of the
Hartman company Mr.. Hartman has
secured the services Of Charles Far
well Edison, the we'll known bassO who
has kn-ly consented to assume the
role of Brother Mathew. and who will
be heard in several excellent solos al
lotted to him. "Muggins' Davies, after
a weeks illness, will make her reap
pearance as the doll, which she has
played with success many times. A
spectacular Christmas festival scene,
which has never before been given in
this city, has been added to the pro-
duction, and on the Tuesday matinee
Mr. Hartman viii present free toys to
every child attending the performance.
LOS ANGELES-For holiday week
Sullivan and COnsidine will open at the
usual matinee tomorrow with six en-
tirely new acts, exclusive of the motion
pictures. The first of the features on
the new bin will be the GOdlewsky
troupe of Russian singers and dancers,
who come direct to the Sullivan and
Considine people from the Imperial
theater, st. Petersburg, and who will
give a series of their native songs and
dances. The act consists OF eight ma
tive singers and dancers and is said to
be elabOrately set and well COetumcd.
Another feature Of the new bill viii be
the appearance of the Ernest Painter
troupe of European acrobatS Helen
Peresford and her company will present
Uric b. Collins comedy sketch called
"Polly's Surprise" and Dorothy Dahl
a versatile cOmedlennc, will contrib
ute TO the humor of the bill. Others on
the program are Morris and Morton in
a minstrel sketch act and Dick and
Alice McAvoy, offering their newest
character study entitled Herald
Square Jimmy" Concluding the new
bill will be three complete new sets Of
comedy motion pictures
FISCHER'S-AIr. Kelly Mr. Figg
and Miss Massey complete their en-
gagement tomorrow night, and Monday
matinee Frank Morton, Billy OnslOw
and EscO Ives viii join the company.
Mr.. Morton is a we'll known comedian
and producer and Mr.. Onslow local
faVOrite Mr.. Ives comes highly rec
commended as the possessor Of a bar
itone voice of good quality. For next
week the offering will be "The Wrong
Senator" to be produced under the d.
rection of Mr.. Morton. Billy Onslow
will have the role of an Irishman, who
to pay an election bet surreptitiouSly
of w IN is