Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-12-16
NEW LEADING
WOMAN HERE
FRANCES NORDSTROM PAYS A
COMPLIMENT TO MISS HALL
RuReANK'S LATEST ACQUISITION
HAS JEST ON MANAGER
David WarfieId Is Target for Attach
ment Proceedings in Tucson,
Ariz, but Finally Effects
Settlement

Miss Frances Nordstrom, who VIII
become leading woman Of the Bufpdnh
stock company Sunday afternoon, De
cember rs, as 1.-THE Girl in The Girl
of the Golden West arrived in Los
Angeles yesterday morning from ~"
York city. Miss Nordstrom Is
strillingly handsome young woman
with brown eyes, a fine figure and a
mass of attractive hair. she calls II
red. but the reddish lights shade into
a rich, deep brown.
Though she was born in Fort Davis,
Texas. and thus is a westerner, tins is
Miss Nordstrom' first visit to the
coast. She never has seen the Pa
cific ocean. Her father was the late
Capt Charles Edwin Nordstrom, |. 5.
A., who at the time of his death was
under assignment in the Tenth cavalry.
Her sister, known professionally as
Mary Nordstrom, is the wife Of Henry
E. Dixey The sisters look much alike.
Occasionally this has led to confusion.
Once Mrs. Dixey was playing the IN
genue role with her husband in 'Ihe
Man on the Box" she became sudden
Nv i'll. Frances Nordstrom jumped into
her mart on twenty-four hours notice
and the substitution never was known,
though the company was then playing
in New York, which is esteemed a wise
burg.
Miss Frances Nordstrom's stock ex-
perience has been confined to two en-
fragments. She was with Guy stand
ing during one summer in Washing
ton, D. c., and last summer played a
stock star season in Rochester, \. Y.
For forty weeks she starred on tour as
Leah Kleschna," though she con-
fesses candidly that she doesn't like
the part, even though critics and pub
lie liked her in it.
Speaking of the Burbank company,
Miss Nordstrom said:
''I almost feel as though l knew Miss
Hall. I saw her play 'Salomy Jane,
in Brooklyn last year-she was east, l
believe, on a vacation and so, of course
actress-like, had to work. Her per-
Torrance was delightful. I enjoyed ii
thoroughly Her 'Salomy Jane seem
ed so fresh, so untrammeled so thor
oughly Californian. At that time, of
course | had no expectation Of meet
ing Miss Hall personally. I'm going TO
see her play Edna Earl, in st Elmo
tonight. l know l shall enjoy it
Plays toward which Miss Nordstrom
is looking forward and in which she
is anxious to appear before Burbank
audiences include Merely Mary Ann
a great favorite of hers; sweet Kitty
Bellairs." 1.-THE Thief" THE Lion and
the Mouse" 1.-THE Boss of the Rancho
1.-THE Warrens OF Virginia" THE Heart
of Maryland" and THE Darling of the
Gods" All Of these plays are on the
Burbank list.
In New York city Miss Nordstrom
was rehearsed in THE Girl of the
Golden West" by both David and
Frederick Belasco.
81 ALWAYS knew what Mr.. Belasco
wanted of me-" she explained. but
when he tried to show me, II was
really so bad it was funny. Which Mr..
Mr.. Belasco? All, do you know how
there in a few days and I'm curious to
know
Anent the farewell tour of Nine.
Sembrich, L. Z. Behymer received a
telegram yesterday from Arizona re
questing the reservation Of block Of
ten seats for the Sembrich matinee
Saturday.
A dispatch from Tucson, Ariz.. re-
ports that David Warfield, with David
Belasco as a silent defendant, was the
target for attachment proceedings
brought by a theatrical management OF
that city, who claimed $3.50 loss on ac-
count of a Cancelled date there Tues
day. Mr.. Warfeld is said to have been
personally served with the papers, but
after a short delay a settlement was
effected and his baggage released.
There was a delay of fourteen hours
getting into FL Paso. and this fact
caused the local cancellation.
Despite the desires OF many that
Edwin Stevens continue at the Or
pheum next week his representations
Of Dickens characters, Mr.. stevens
announces that, beginning Monday
he will present for the first time here
a new comedy from his own pen, enti-
tied "Guardy." In it Miss Tnia Mar
shall, who has only an incidental por-
ton of the Dickens act, vii, figure
much more prominently.
Manager Clarence Drown Of the Or
pheum is back from his trip to Homo