Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01
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- BILLS. II

(Readers Of The Herald may be assured
that the statements made In this column are
not paid for advertising, but published a.
unbiased and, as near as may be, accurate
information. The dramatic editor of The
Herald wishes to be responsible for every.
thing printed on these pages; he does moi
wish to publish premature eulogy OF .
play he has not seen, except as he KNOWS lt'
assumed merits to be real. Press agent'
will please remember these facts In prepar'
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w. H. b.
MASON-The International grand
opera company will open two weeks
stay Monday night in Verdfs AIDA
a musical romance of ancient Egypt
the choice of which-a particularly eX-
acting vehicle--for a premiere 1ndl-
Gates the confidence of the manage
ment in the abilities of its artists
Following aida" will come Lucia al
Lammermoor," Tuesday night
Faust" Wednesday matinee; car
men," wednesday night; I'll Troyato-
re-" Thursday night; "Cavalleria Rus
ticana" and II Pagliacct' Friday night
Carmen" Saturday matinee; "Rigo-
letto," Saturday night. The complete
announcement of casts and principals
for each production will be found else
where on this page. OF the various
singers much in commentator is salu
by Manager Norcross, who has had al
extended experience in grand opera
nroductions. both in America and Can
ada. and many favorable criticisms
have been made in San Francisco
where the company has just concludeo
a visit at the Princess theater Inc
entire production for each opera Is car
ried by the company which is declares
to be as strong dramatically as lnu-
sically. Among the particular features
to which the management directs at
tention in its advance literature are
the rendition of the seXtet in LUCIA
the chorus and ballet in Faust, ano
the ouintet. "Women Are Cheats" In
the second act of carmen. Inc
company numbers 100, and a more ex,
tended discussion of its merits muS'
await its appearances this Week. Whlcn
will be covered with particular care
and explicitness by The Herald.
RITRBANK-Linton Tedford's new
rlav "The Greater Claim" will nave
It's first presentation on any stage, pe-
ginning with a matinee perIorlnaIlce
this afternoon and continuing with IN 1he
usual Saturday matinee August I. Inc
nlav Is described as a drama OF poh-
tics. love and religion. It's central Is-
ures are the Rev Cuyler Armstrong
rector of st. Lukes church; Col, Jas
per ]. Stone, head of corrupt polltlCai
machine; Harold Stone, the colohel
son. and Dorothy Fitzgerald, Salolhe
dancer whom the rector critlclses IN
sermon and who proves, subsequently,
to be a young woman Whon ne naI s
wronged in his youth in Paris, and lot
whom he had been searching III oluei
to make tardy amends.
The rector sets before himself th9
herculean task of cleaning out the
Augean stables of municipal corrup-
tion. and in so doing finds himself OPP
posed to Colonel Stone, wealthy, un-
scrupulous and his own parishioner
The struggle between these two men Is
unceasing throughout the play ana
ends in Stones discontinue.
one scene shows a masquerade ulh-
ner given by Colonel Stone to party
of his boon companions. The guests
attend en- masque, and with theiii
comes the rector, disguised so that ms
host does not know him, In search OF
material for the prosecution OF MS
campaign. Walters bring In an I'M
mense orange and place 1t upon the
table. The lights are lowered. The
fruit unfolds and from its heart arises
a Young girl, who dances upon the
banquet table. This dance will be per-
formed by Miss Evelyn Foshia
William Desmond, whose curate II,
"T'he Hypocrites' was an accurate anu
admirable achievement, will create the
role of Rev. Armstrong; Hobart Bos-
worth, especially engaged for the part
will be seen as Colonel stone; Harry
Mestayer will play his son, and MISS
Blanche Hall will assume the character
of Dorothy Fitzgerald. Others proInl-
nent in the cast will be Henry Stock
bridge. William Yerance Willis Marks,
VI s. Dufield. Frederick Gilbert, David
edwin and Margo Duffet, Miss Duffet
being cast as newspaper woman
whose chief aim Is the publication of
scandal.
RET,ASCO-"The Warrens of Vir-
rinia" will be played for the first time
by a stock company, also the hrs'
performance in the west, beginning
Monday night. The production Is
made by special arrangement WIZ
David Belasco. The play was written
by William C. DeMille and has to dc
with an incident at the close of the
civil war when a relief train sent to
the southern soldiers Is cut off and do
stroyed through the issuing of a march
ing order by General Warren OF the
Confederate army, based on false dis
matches found on the person of Lieu
tenant Burton of the Union army, the
affianced lover of Agatha Warren, the
generals daughter. On the theory
Youthful lieutenant Is forced by his
commanding officers to go to the War
rem home, where he has been invited
bearing papers which 1t Is certain Will
be found, and which make him out a
spy, willing to use the girls love fol-
him as stepping stone to the sue
cess of the venture. "The blending OF
gentle sentiment with the clashings oi
war, rosy love story rising out OF
aoxs nf q p
tie, are in The WarrenS of Virginia,
AYERS the poetic press agent.
The part of General "Buck" Warren
will give David M. Hartford oppor-
tunities to display his sterling quail
ties as an actor. The part of Lieuten-
ant Burton will be intrusted to Rich
ard Benefits competent hands. Miss
Helen Holmes will be seen as Agatha
Warren, the sweetheart of the Union
soldier, part which she should adorr
temperamentally, being of southern
family herself, and the climax in the
third act will afford opportunity tc
test her emotional talents.
The management, in the casting OF
"The Warrens of Virginia." uses all
of the regular company members, as
we'll as many specially engaged peo'
ple. Scenic Artist Brunton has prom
ised some beautiful stage pictures,
GRAND-Commenci this matinee
the stock company will offer Dion Bou-
cicault's famous play, "rhe Octoroon. u
This play has stood the test of many
years and is still being produced by
n number of stock companies. 1t tells
an interesting story of an octoroor
brought up to believe she is a white
girl. but who on the day before heI
marriage discovers that she has col
ored blood in her veins, and being a