Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11

GRAND OPERA HOUSE-Ferris
Hartman and company at the Grand
opera house will offer this afternoon
for the first time on any local stage
the Shuberts' successful comedy 1.-The
Tourists"
r. II. Burnside, who fashioned this
years show at the New York Hippo
drome, is responsible for the book and
lyrics of 1.-THE Tourist" while Gustav
Kerker, who wrote the music of 1.-THE
Belle of New York; and numerous 9TH
er Casino productions, has provided
musical setting that is entirely above
the average musical comedy score.
The story of 1.-THE Tourists" has to
do with q young Englishman who finds
himself in Hindoostan minus the cash
with which to pay his hotel bill. The
timely arrival of the young fellows
guardian for the moment seems to af-
ford a happy solution to the difficulty,
but even after a supposed kidnapping
episode, during which the guardian is
forced to go through the most ludi-
crous of experiences, he calmly an
nounces that the money he has given
for the release of the young man is
counterfeit This start in the fun
making is given merry impetus by
the arrival of a fortune seeking Eng
lishwoman and the appearance on the
scene of a highwayman who assumes
the authority of the sultan There is
no let up in the merriment and the fun
goes with a rush from beginning to
end. Hartman will have the principal
role, that of the guardian, played in
the east by Richard Golden. He will
have the assistance of Christina Mel
sen, Walter de Leon, Josie Hart, Os-
car Walsh. Muggins Davies and the
others of the Hartman company.
Following "The Tourists" the Hart
man organization will offer for the first
time on any Los Angeles stage Rich
ard Carries successful musical comedy
1.-THE Mayor of Toxic"
ORPHEUM-Very English, very
fetching and very different from the
usual American "girl' act are the Eight
Palace girls from the Palace music
hall, London, who appear as the Or
pheum headliner for this Easter week,
beginning tomorrow. For while the Or
pheum has had many girl acts-in fact,
is presenting typical one noW--thls
one is totally apart from the ordinary
run. These girls have sung and danced
together for some years, and are per-
manent features of the Palace, this be-
ing their first tour abroad. Accompa-
nying the girls is James Clemens, a
clever soloist and dancer, and his an
ties are a thorough exposition of the
English line of humor The girls, of
course, have several taking costume
changes. Ray L. Royce will be best re-
membered as a comedian in york
State Folks" Mr.. Royce comes now as
a performer on his own account, and
will give some characteriZations, in
costume, many of them new and all
depicting phases of life totally differ
ent. His versatility is remarkable. The
Blessings are acrobats who will win
attention because of their remarkable
skill. James Mcdonald and Valerie
Huntington make up sketch song and
dance team-an article too scarce these
days. Both sing and both dance very
cleverly, using both American and Irish
melodies, varying from ragtime to a
Killarney love song, and their work is
clean cut and admirable. Holding over
are "a Modern Pocahontas," the re-
inarkable Indian playlet the wonder
full eight Mitabanzais, G.. Herbert Nit
chell and the six little girls and the
Teddy bear, with new motion pictures.
LOS ANGELES--The old adage that
zone mans work is another mans
play" probably never has had a more
curious exemplfication han is pro-
vided by the Tree Fellers," who come
to the Los Angeles theater this week
as the feature of a bill that promises
to be one of the strongest offered at
that popular vaudeville house in a con-
siderable time. The "Tree Fellers" are
Australian wood choppers and sawyers
who became so expert in their line OF