Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-03
GRAND co. OPENS
IN BRIGHT SHOW
MURRAY AND MACK APPEAR IN
might ON BROADWAY"
NEW ORGANIZATION is GIVEN A
BIG sEND-oFF
Management Provides Good Stage
Settings, Gorgeous costumlng and
Abundance of Clever Sec
ondary Talent
BY r1oRENep BosARD LAwnENor

BY FLORENCE BOsARD LAWRENCE
Murray and Mack opened a spring
engagement in Los Angeles yesterday,
playing two performances to audiences
which taxed the capacity of the Grand
opera house. Their greeting was cor
dial, and those members of the COM
pany who are already familiar upon
local stages each received welcoming
applause upon their appearance.
The following program note explains
the purpose, or the lack of purpose, Of
this entertainment:
"The devotees of the high brow
drama may look in vain for any SINH
larity between "A Night on Broadway"
and any of the Ibsen, Suderman or
Shaw thought products. There is no
plot as far as the authors of this affair
have been able to discover and the
three-act musical piece-which is called
a 'gayety'-is offered merely as a
sprightly entertainment designed to
make the patrons of the Grand opera
house forget their troubles, and the
fact that the rent and grocery bills viii
soon be due again."
"A Night on Broadway" book by
Skinner and Campbell, produced for the
first time in Los Angeles yesterday
afternoon at the Grand opera house by
Charles A. Murray and Ollie Mack.
The cast:
THE CAST
John Doe .............. Charles A. Murray
Richard Doe ....................O Ollie Mack
Sol M. Geyer.. ............. Max Bloom
Watts Doing ....Bobby harrington
Orfull Reich ............ Fred W. HuntIey
Willie Chaser, Kid Glover. George Field
Club man ................,. .Hudolph Leon
officer Mooney ................ FRANK Keeo
Otto spark .....'''.....' -. :. Leon De CSiis
Meta Mann. ......... Miss Bessie Tannehill
Gladys Reich. ........ Miss Lille sutherland
Mrs Reich. ............. Miss Dolly Graham
Earle Bird. ........ Miss Beatrice Whitney
The three acts contain many solo
and chorus novelties, and the approval
of the listeners was unquestionable.
The songs and dances were repeatedly
encored and the finales were effective.
"a Night on Broadway" is frolic-
some and care dispelling entertain
ment, and the audience INDUCED its
enthusiasm last night without re-
straint.
Some of the most successful num-
bers of the program were stage Door
Johnnie"-Lillie Sutherland and her
Johnny Boys; when We Strike Broad
way" Bessie Tannehill and the Broad
way brigade; s"Come ON Down Town."
MURRAY ana Muck anu CliOlu
Among the newcomers in the COM
pany is Beatrice Whitney, who
"puckers up her lips and whistles in
a delightful manner. She is a young
and pretty girl and the audience re-
garded her efforts with much favor.
Bobby Harrington and the company
made a hit in the confetti march and
the song 1.-The Yankee Doodle Boys.
Mr.. Harrington had rather small
1 ,,.of.. mi civ cyfr a
nished a favorable introduction, and
he will prove one of the drawing mem
bers of the company. Dolly Graham
has a good song, when You First
Kiss the Last Girl You Love-" She
has the assistance of the Marquis
Ellis quartet and made a distinct hit.
AT the close of the second act the
entire company appeared in 1.-THE Red
Shawl" costumed in grotesque IN
dian fashion. The solo was we'll sung
by George Field.
The chorus is attractively costumed
throughout the com " and several of
the principals wore handsome exam
pies of the modiste's art, notably Miss
Tannehill and Miss Dolly Graham.
"a Night on Broadway" will con-
tinue throughout the week, with
shooting the Chutes'' announced for
next Sunday.
s'The Dollar Mark will open for the
ninth and last week of its run at the
Belasco theater tonight. Manager
BlackWood last night emphatically de-
clared that this will positively be the
last week of this remarkable success,
and guarantees that next Monday night
will see Miss Florence Reed, the new
leading lady of the Belasco company,
in the long delayed production of Je-
rome X. Jeromes comedy, miss
Hobbs" Judging from the attendance
at 1.-THE Dollar Mark" 1t could I'M
doubtedly run much longer, but Man
ager Blackwood has been forced TO
announce the withdrawal of this rec
ord breaker owing to the large number
Of contracts he holds for the lmnedl-
ate production of several of the late
New York successes.
Joseph Montrose, treasurer Of the
Majestic theater and the president OF
the Theatrical Treasurers' association
of Los Angeles, announced last night
that the first days sale of tickets Tor
the grand professional pan TO De gwen ,il
under the auspices of the association
at the Goldberg Bosley assembly hall
on NAV 2S had gone far beyond the ex-
nectations of any of the members, and
from nrasent indications will be one of
the events of the season. This is the
first actors ball that mas ever peeH
held here and will give an excellent OPP
nort,,itv TO theatergoers of the city to
meet all their footlight favorites.
In selecting 1.-THE Prince Chap" as
a vehicle for it's talents the Burbank
stock company used both good Juug-
ment and taste. Those who have read
Edward Peoples novel should see the
decentralization, which is quite as clever
as the original telling of the tale; and
nv the same omen those who have not
read the story have treat in store
for them. 1t will be recalled that the
hoolx's appearance attracted the atten-
tion of two continents, especially
among those whose appetites run to
UNIQUE love stories The story is re-
plete with human interest. 1t has
warmth to it that appeals to the very
scone Of action found only in clever
oraa tions The story is simple, yet