Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21

much married Mary finds herself in.
Not cured by her three different mar
riages, Mary calmly plans a fourth,
and this victim is none other than the
president of the Anti-Divorce league.
His views change as he leads the
bluShing Mary to the altar, with each
one of her three ex-husbands claiming
the distinction of being the best man.
Many song numbers are introduced
in the play, and Miss Gear displays
an unusual ability to whistle. The
supporting company is said to be capa-
BILE and the piece has been well staged
and costumed.
BURBANK-Th Burbank players
will this week present Hoyt's play, "a
Temperance Town. last seen in Los
Angeles at the Burbank just two years
ago. Charlie HOyt wrote "A Temper
ance Town" when he was at the apex
of his career as a playwright. 1t was
his greatest success and it has we'll
withstood the test of time. Hoyt's
earlier farces are seldom heard of now
adays. Several of his later plays also
have been retired, but "a Temperance
Town still remains popular
The comedy purports to do nothing
more than present several humorous
aspects of the kind of prohibition that
doesn't prohibit, as applied to a small
country town. 1t is not to be regarded
doubtless its author had a real purpose
in writing it beyond the telling of
humorous story in humorous fashion.
There is pathos in this play too, and
Hoyt seldom indulged himself to that
extent except when he had good reason
for it.
"a Temperance Town was presented
at the Burbank two years ago, when
it ran for fortnight. In the current
revival William Desmond, John w.
Burton, Henry Stockbridge and Willis
Marks will again play their former
roles, Mr.. Desmond appearing as Cen
tleman Jack Worth, Mr.. Stockbridge as
Bingo Jones, Mr.. Burton as Launcelot
Jones and Mr.. Marks as Joe Vail, the
oldest inhabitant. Other assignments
will present A. Byron Beasley as the
Rev. Mr.. Hardman, Charles Giblyn as
Kneeland Pray, Harry Mestayer as the
village saloon keeper, Miss Lowell Alice
Taylor as Ruth Hardman, the minis
ter's daughter; Miss Louise Royce as
Mrs. Jones and Miss Margo buffet as
Arabella Doe.
"A Temperance Town" opens with a
matinee performance today and will
continue through the week.
matinee will be given tomorrow,
Washington's birthday.
ORPHEUM-Beginn with a holi-
day matinee on Monday, February %
Washington's birthday-the Orpheum
management promises a good bill.
Heading the list will be the HARVEY
family, billed as ''three ladies and two
gentlemen" However, the oddity of
their announcement is no criterion of
their work. They are said to be among
the best aerialists of the day and to
do feats which no others attempt The
two girls, young, shapely and beauti-
full, are dreams of physical puIchri-
tude and the atmosphere of the act is
far and above the usual and expected.
Perhaps the most novel number will
be the drama Wireless" which Lean
der de Cordova, and his company will
present.
The Astaires-Adele and Freddie
are juveniles with songs and dances.
They do jig and fancy steps and clog
and toe dancing. all Of the most intri-
cate sort.
Paul La Croix is known as "the
handy handler of many hats" but that
Is only one of his stunts. However.
as hat juggler he has no peer and is
said to have earned the sobriquet. In
the guise of a tramp he does some
clever feats of balancing and Juggling.
Holding over are the Josselin trio of
trapeze artists, Julie Herne and her
excellent company in "a Mountain
Cinderella the Murray sisters. with
trude des Roches and company in
The Morning After with new mo-
ton pictures.
GRAND-Ferris Hartman and his
company at the Grand opera house will
present the successful musical com
cdy "A Chinese Honeymoon this
week, beginning with the matinee
Sunday. No offering Of the Hartman
season is as promising as this piece
Its songs have been sung and hummed
and whistled for the past five seasons
in all of the big cities of the east. and
When a travelling syndicate organiza-
ton first made the comedy known to
local audiences it's popularity spread
quickly.
From a scenic point of view GA Chi
nese Honeymoon" ought to offer unlim-
tied opportunity to the Hartman com
pany while the locale of the story will
give splendid chances for effective cos
Nielsen, Muggins Davies and ali the
other members of the Grand organiza-