Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-23

The word "swathed," it may be men
toned, has the long "a" not the
Italian. And the name of the poet is
"Hei-ne," not "Hei-nie." 1t would also
be well if Mr. Beasley would either
Anglicize or Gallicize the expression,
"enfant terrible" He compromised 1t
yesterday, which was cruel. Since we
are i'm for 1T. let us also add that par
ticularly". can stand for its full five
syllables with advantage, instead of
being abbreviated into three, as Miss
Taylor once shortened 1t. The same
actress should also remember that Eng
lish society women are noted for their
precision of utterance; they do not say
I'm not a-going"
Perhaps these are tri1es, but the
player who loves and reverences his art
aspires after perfection of detail and
purity of enunciation. The production
yesterday had the spirit, If not the
body, of the playwright's intention, anq
that is an inestimable advance over the
same company's work in Jack Straw
and an earnest of still better things to
come.
"The Climax" goes into its second and
last week at the Mason tonight. 1t is
we'll worthy Of enjoyment as an in
teresting play, capably acted.
Sam watson. with his circus, will be
the Orpheum headliner this week, be-
ginning this matinee. Watson will
present a donkey, dogs, cats, roOsters
and a pink pig with a perky tail. Wal
ter Schrode and Lizzie Mulvey present
"a Theatrical Agency" Herbert and
Willing work I'm black face and Griff
i'm white face; the former are song and
dance men and the latter is a Testing
juggler." The holdovers include Lily
Lena, in new raiment and new songs;
the strong Donals. the Gibson girls Of
plenteous pulchritude, and Julius
Tannen.
Mary Marble, diminutive coincidence
with Sam, better known as Little"
Chip, are soon to appear at the Or
pheum in a skit called In Old Edam."
Martin Beck has decreed that all
Orpheums shall have orchestras of fif-
teen men. The local aggregation of
talent under Frankenstein's baton now
ranks as one of the best on the circuit.
pierre of the Plains" will be given
its first western production when it
opens at the Belasco theater tonight.
The play is founded on Sir Gilbert
Parker's novel "Pierre and His People"
and was dramatized and used as a
starring vehicle in New York last sea-
son with great success by Edgar Sell
Wyn. OF late years, many dramatists
have turned to the great north. per-
haps the one section of the American
continent that hitherto has escaped
the invasion of the dramatic path
finder, and of the many explorations
of this primal wilderness Mr.. Selwyn
has succeeded in bringing something of
the crisp, bracing air of the nOrthland
to the stage. In the Belasco produc-
tion tonight Richard Bennett will play
Edgar Selwyn's original role of
Pierre, which will give him a much
better chance than he has had so far
to display his pronounced ability.
Helen Holmes will be seen as Jen
Galbraith, while the other members
of the company should find excellent
opportunities i'm the many frontier
characters of the play. From scenic
viewpoint the production is an unus-
ually big one. and the locale of the
piece has given Scenic Artist Brunton
excellent chance for some beautiful
stage settings.
The Los Angeles thcater will open
the new bill this afternoon with an
extraordinarily long program of seven
entirely new acts, exclusive of the mo-
tion pictures. The Five Juggling Jor-
dons is the added feature of the bill al
ready announced and should prove
strong attraction. as this aggregation
is well known for their wonderful feats
of juggling Billy Window, the min
strel man who was announced for last
weeks bill, but who was one of the
acts selected to open the new Sullivan
and Considine theater in Sacramento.
will also appear on this weeks bill
with his new skit entitled "The Col
cred Nurse Girl" Others on the bill
will be the Prentice troupe of comedy
acrohats, Carl Berch and Franklyn
NrI- fI7T1
'The Turning Point" the Silveno
troupe of Shadowgraphists, Barnes
Reming and company, and Rose Ste
vens in operate selections.
The fifth anniversary of the Belasco
theater will be celebrated September
with the return to the Belasco stage
of the popular leading man. Lewis S.
Stone. in Edwin Milton Royle's great
American play "The Squaw Man."
This will be the first production of
the play by a stock company and also
will serve to introduce to the Belasco
patrons Frank e. Camp, the new
second man of the company and also
Miss Florence Rittenhouse, who will
take the place of Beatrice Noyes 1.-THE
Squaw Man" has been one of the
greatest successes written in the last
ten years and its production by the
Belasco company will prove one of the
most important theatrical events of
the year.
Lillian Hayward. for many years
one of the most popular members of
the old Ulrich stock company at the
Grand opera house, has been especial
ly engaged by the Grand mana cement
to play the role of Lady Isabel III the
coming revival of East Lynne" which
will follow "The King of Tramps."
George NJ. Clayton, the popular
treasurer Of the Belasco theater, and
Percy Bronson. former member of
the Kolb and Dill company, will leave
today for Cold Brook camp, where
they will spend two weeks hunting,
fishing and forgetting about theaters
and ticket racks. During Mr.. Clay
toms absence Ira Joseph will succeed
to his position in the Belasco box Of
flee.
Beatrice Noyes, the ingenue of the
Belasco company, closed a years en-
gagement with that company last night
when the curtain fell on the last per
formance of "A Royal Family" Miss
Noyes will leave Los Angeles the last
of the week for New York, where she
will either accept an offer with the
Shuberts or will play the lead in Polly
of the Circus.
That's Magrane, the new leading lady
of the Belasco company, will make her
first appearance on the Belasco stage
one week from tonight in the Amer
lean comedy drama "The Way of the
World" The play is by Avery Hop
good and Charming Pollock and was
played with great success by Grace
George for two years. Richard Ben
nett will make his farewell appear
ance with the BelaSco company in