Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24

with sort of Americanized Apache
dance, which is its best feature. The
sketch needs real comedy and needs it
badly. We have the feeling that this
team might make us laugh if they
would try sufficiently hard, and we
are rather disappointed when they sue
ceed only moderately
The three Donals-intercsting aero
batic genei-are holdovers. as is the
rather tiresome Gibson Girl Review
with its plethora of pretty figures ana
paucity of good voices. Julius Tannen
also gets away with some fair mono
logue, distinctly improving his impress
sion of last week. And there are
pictures.
Eugene Nowland, actor and violinist
departs this week for New York city
where he expects to present The
Violin Maker of Cremona" and a new
sketch act yet to be named in vaude-
vile.
The only Paid in Full" matinee next
week at the Mason will be on Satur-
day.
Martin Beck has cabled the Or
pheum general office in New York that
his present European tour with Presi-
dent Meyerfeld has resulted in tighten
ing that syndicate's hold on the
foreign vaudeville situation. Both Mr..
Meyerfeld. the company's president,
and Mr. Beck are now in Berlin, where
they are comforting with Director
Steiner of the Wintergarden, Ben Tie
her of the Vienna Apollo, Charles Au-
mont of Paris, E. *. ITCHY of Prague
II. r. Marinelli. W. r. Passpart and
Director Thurin of the Apollo in st.
Petersburg. representing leading music
halls of the continent. These fOreiSn
impresarios are eager to form work
ing agreement or interchange OF ACTS
with the allied vaudeville interests OF
America. and Mr.. Beck and his as
sociates have been at work on some
such cooperative agreement for nearly
two years. Those acts and artists
working i'm harmony with the big
vaudeville circuits here would thereby
be able to secure three seasons con-
tinuous bookings, embracing trans
continental tour
In eight months. or maybe sooner
William Morris will have a new Los
Angeles playhouse. booking his attrac-
tions exclusively under my manage
ment," said Walter Hoff SeeleY yeSter-
day. Mr.. Seeley is here making the
norary house to offer the Morris Vau-
dcville acts, and expects to complete
his plans within the next month. In
Mr.. Morris string of theaters, con-
tinucd Mr.. Seeley, "he will have houses
i'm omaha. Denver OWO). Salt Lake,
Los Angeles, San Francisco (the va
lencia}. Oakland, Portland, Seattle, Ia
coma Spokane. Vancouver and HeVeral
two and three night stands across
Montana and the DakotaS into Mime
apolis. The Shubert interests are
friendly to us, although there is no
positive alliance, and we are confident
Of our ability. with such Morris at
fractions as Eva Tanguay, Julian Ell
tfnge. Harry Lauder, Nesta Victoria,
Cecilia Lotus, j. X. FI2ckett and EN-
ma Carus, to offer a lively competition
to the syndicates now in the field
Dan Miller. real estate dealer. VIII be
Mr.. Seelcys local representative and
win take early steps 10 obtain a site
for the new theater.
Allen curtis chose for this week s
plavIet at Fischer's theatcr The Wish
ING can" a musical comedy IN one act
presenting many ludIcrous situations.
IL is full of snap and ginger and Wldc-
awake songs.
Mr.. curtis is seen in an entirely diff
rcrent character role from his more
familiar parts. tIe has assumed the
role Of a Hebrew so often ard 50 cleV-
erlv that it seemed almost solecism
for him 10 essay tn role of German
i'm Mr.. BudWeiser. In Mr.. BudWeiser
ne is not the typical stage Dutchman
stuffed with pillows and possessed of a
voluminoIs front: on The other hand,
he is really'a a rather thin-looiling char
acter of dyspeptic appearance.
THE wishing Cap" is hardly up to
the standard of the plays that have
been produced by Mr.. Curtis during
his present engagement. The chorus
numbers. however, weigh heavily in its
favor. H. "GloW Wort,' led by MISS
lean Hathaway, the electrical effects
are attractive.
The Curtis company will be strength
ened this week by the addition of an
other leading man and a Soubrette.