Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01


the leading role of Zoe, the octoroon,
while Harry Earl win be seen as Jacob
| McCloskey. The part of Salem Scud-
der will be taken by Franklyn Han.
Alice Lewis will essay the role OF
Paul. the slave boy, and George webb
will play George Peyton. The produc-
tion requires five big acts of consid-
cradle scenic elaboration.
ORPHEUM-Begin with the mat
| inee Monday, the Orpheum will present
as It's headline attraction an athletlc
act offered by the three Sisters Ath-
! letas, who are touring the Orpheum
! circuit direct from Europe after a sue
! cessful engagement at the New York
Hlppodrome. Their feats are said to
be all their own, and their apparent
| disregard of danger In performing
| lends the spice of sympathetic fear to
| their act. Taking one back to child
hood days, come George Hillman and
his "Redpath Napanees," in a skit,
! Fun In a Schooroom." Hillman i'm
| personates the od-fashioned school
master, and he has eight of the liveli-
est pupils ever found within four walls.
/ They make life a burden for him with
! their pranks and further defy disclp-
| line with a series of dances and songs,
| both solo and ensemble Harry Arm
strong and Billy Clark, best known as
/ SOiB WIlNGISy GOIllC III a ohAN N0hNN
Finding a Partner" These boys have
exploited such melodies as Baby
DOLL" 1.-The Brave Fireman" and
"Sweet Adaline." and their own rem
dition of them will be a feature of the
act Another acrobatic act is prof
fered by Herr Londe and Fraulein
| Tilly. Ladder manipulations are it's
strong features, and Fraulein Tilly
carries the burden of it-also of the
| ladders. She is a powerful young
woman and a cheerful uplifter of the
| drama.
Holding over are Laddie Cliff, who Is
a deserved and unmistakable hit; the
eight Madcaps, in their rollicking
| dances the singing Colleens and Ollie
Young and brothers in their hoop and
! diabolo games, with now motion pic
rues.
! LOS ANGELES-Head the bill Of
vaudeville beginning with the usual
Monday matinee, Sullivan and Consi-
dine present for the first time to the
patrons of the Los Angeles theater
an act which has mystified thousands
| of theatergoers throughout America
Onaip, the Hindoo hypnotist, presents
THE Hindoo Mystery" He first hyp-
notices his assistant and then places
him on piano stool in front of an up
right piano, which he begins to play.
/ (The rest is prediction by the press
agent which one cordially hopes is true.
-Ed):
Slowly the piano and player rise in
the air until they reach a height of
| about twenty feet, when both begin to
turn around in circles and turn conf
| pletely over, but all the time the hyp-
Noticed man continues to play the plano
and at times both piano and player are
! upside down.
"The same act comes direct from a
three weeks run in San Francisco,
where it created a sensation
Another feature act on the program
will be given by JOEL and Pearson,
who will present their clever originul
SKETCH 1.-The Chinese Nugget" The act
was given at Tuesdays matinee last
week and proved itself one of the best
comedy sketches seen here in many
months. Seymour and HILL comedy
acrobats, offer a skit, 1.-THE Mix and the
Mixer" A series of lightning changes
| and character songs will be introduced
! by Slater Brockman, youthful inn
personator, and the Ramsay sisters will
| be featured in a musical comedy act
Added to this bill will be two new reels
of imported comedy motion pictures.
FISCHER 'S-The Allen Curtis mu-
sical comedy company, which has
proved a popular success the past
week, will offer a new musical bur
| lesque on "The Merry Widow" enti-
tied 1.-THE Jolly Widow" beginning
Monday, August g. In this burletta
| the management declares the company
is seen at its best and at its full
strength numerically. Jean Hathaway,
pleasant singer and a refined ac-
| tress, will play the part of the widow.
Arthur Clamage will be Count Won
Klotzmeyer. who is In love with the
widow. Allen Curtis has the self
/ - TuaN
Schneielsld, also in love. Lou Dunbar
will play "Klondike Mike" whose So
briquet radiates toughness. Charles A.
Figg is Archie F'itznoodle and Mayme
Prayer will have a soubrette part. The
chorus will help the principals to hold
the boards for an hour and half of
| hilarity, and Managers Workman and
Conner relterate their pledge, made
good last week, to keep the fun clean
and wholesome. Among the song num-
bers will be 100000 Man." Allen
Curtis; IT Remember YOU" Mayme
Prayer; I'm Looking for the Man
That Wrote the Merry Widow Waltz"
Jean Hathaway; "Arlee," Charles A.
Figg; Just Some One" Estelle
Prayer; mike from Klondike." Lou
Dunbar, and the rousing "Anvil Cho-
rus" by Charles A. Figg and the en-
tire company, as a finale.
UNlQ UE-The interest manifested by
the patrons of the Unique in the recent
act of Kelly and Violette, 1.-THE Fashion
Plates" has led the management to
induce them to defer their trip north
and return for another two weeks at
that theater beginning Monday matt
nee. For this engagement Miss Violette
promises many new and stunning
gowns. Tom Kelly's voice will be heard
| to advantage in a repertoire of new
songs. The popularity of both as en-
tertainers has been attested. The
Marvelos will appear in Los Angeles
for the first time. They come heralded
as acrobatic top-notchers.
The Unique players will appear in
"The Maid of Dundee" a musical COM
edy by viii T. Carlton. The piece has
to do with the complications met with
by a would-be Sherlock Holmes, who
in tracing a woman thief who has
stolen several thousand dollars in Scot
land, lands in America and meets a
chorus girl from "The Maid of Dun
dee" opera company. He sees the name
of the company upon her grip and con-
cluding that she is the thief arrests
! her The principal comedy part, the