Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-30

of John Paden, ST.. The play went into
rehearsal yesterday afternoon unde,
the direction of Sedley Brown. 1t Is
expected that Mr.. Gilbert will be seen
frequently upon the Burbank stage,
following his engagement at the Ma
jestic.
"The Sections Dream" scenic now
city of picturesque quality, constitutes
the best feature of an unusually good
bill at the Los Angeles theater this
week. 1t has been many a day since
the Los Angeles has offered SO effective
a stage picture as is shown In this act.
The curtains rise discloses Trinity
church belfry the city extending away
in the distance and back of all the
lights Of Brooklyn bridge. 1t is Christ
mas eve and the city lights are every
where. UP the stairs tolls the old sex
ton. Pigeons fly in and out and he
talks to them caressingly. From the
church below come the notes of an
organ. The old man sings to its ac-
commandment. Later, as Christmas
morning arrives, he rings the chimes,
while from the street comes the loot
ing of horns and the distant sound of
sleighbells.
Another musical act of excellent
quality is provided in the singing of
try Choir"
Frank Mayne and his company offer
an amusing playlet of slang dialogue
entitled 1.-The Tipster," from which is
culled this bon mot: Governor
Hughes! What, you don't know
Hughes? Why, he's the guy that start
ed this race suicide thing" All of
which is respectfully referred to Bar
ney Schneider.
other acts on the list include Ralph
tombstone. who can do more queer
things on a bicycle than most men
can do on their feet; Art Adair, who
plays a clarinet while standing on
his head, and who makes you think
his most vapid jokes are edition de
luxe humor; and Chefalo and Capretta,
Italian magicians, whose tricks are not
new, but who perform them neatly,
amidst picturesque stage setting. The
woman of the team is unusually pretty
and her costuming is both frank and
effective.
Max Bloom and Ben T. Dillon are do
ing some clever comedy work at Ffsch-
er's this week in 1.-THE Siamese Twins"
week. This Alphin offering is really
the most pretentious so far. and as far
as laughs and tuneful music are con-
cerned 1t is strictly there.
Along musical lines Dorothy Ray
mond appears to best advantage, hav-
ing two effective hits, Dainty Little
Ingenue" and "Get Out and Walk" the
latter coming as a seasonable auto sue
cess. Nellie Montgomery's number,
"Shine On, Harvest Moon." pleases the
audience, while Tracy McDermott's
ibid He RUM" is we'll received.
In addition to the two chief fun
makers, Frank Vack helps out as DR..
Munion, who demands a surgical mira
Gle, before he will permit Jack Hardrun
(Tracy McDermott) to wed his daugh-
ter, and Pearl Jardinere is a good char
acter study as his erratic wife. As
well as doing the majority of singing.
Dot Raymond is a pleasing heroine in
the role of the doctors daughter.
The attractive garbing of the beauty
chorus as nurses, both young and fair,
adds to the production, since Producer
Alphin has trained them especially well
In their songs and dances for the week.
"King. Lorenzo" an abridgment in
two acts of the popular opera, The
Mascot" is we'll staged and sung at the
Unique this week. Director Blair has
retained all of the popular songs and
scenes, and 1t should be a drawing card
for the balance of the week. The title
role is taken by John ]. Martin, who
makes a good Lorenzo. MISS Sutner-
land makes charming Bettino, and
Miss Parker a sprightly Beppo. The
latter sings 1.-The Legend of the Mas
cot' and Happy Days Gone By" The
comedy Is well taken care of by Will
H. Armstrong as Rocco, and who gave
his own inimitable Interpretation of how
the song, HE Goes to Church on Sun
day." should be sung. Miss Atkins as
Fiametta is well cast, as is also Jack
Curtis, who essayed the dual roles of
DIR. Bolus and Matheo. Morey Long as
Frederic had an opportunity to use his
agreeable tenor in several numbers.
There is a very enterprising bill at
the Walker theater this week, and not
withstanding the heavy rain it was
witnessed by a large and appreciative
audience last night. The headliner was
Georgia Gardner and company in their
one-act farce comedy entitled "Too
Many Darlings." Devaull and Lolita
have a pretty sketch in which Lolita
appears In several fancy costumes.
Baby Lewis returns with some good
limitations. Ransdale and Bance, 1.-THE
S-ppny Kids" do some clever singing
and dancing. Warren Ellsworth tells
some funny stories and also sings a
song entitled "The Cross-Eyed Butch
err" Hazel Salmon is a winsome SOU
brette who does some clever limitations
of French singer.
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