Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-18
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MASON-When ",rhe Servant in the
House" returns to the Mason opera
house tomorrow night for weeks en-
gagement Los Angeles will see two OF
the original company of Associate
Players who had left the cast Defofe
the play was first presented in this clty
last August. Charles Dalton, who VIII
be seen here as the Drain Man. was a
member of the original company put
owing TO prior contracts with Charles
Ffohman resigned from the Associate
PLAYERS last July to become the star Of
THE Thief" Mr.. Dalton first won a
reputation on the stage as leading man
at the Adelphi theater in London, tol-
lowing Kyrle Bellew After nVe years
at the Adelphi he was for three years
leading man at Drury Lane. He came
to America as the star Of 1.-THE Sign Of
the Cross" Since that long run Mr.
Dalton has appeared as leading man Tor
Margaret Angin, Nance ONeil ana
Blanche Walsh. Ben Field, who VIII
be seen here for the first time in his
original role of Rogers, the page boy
was not a member of the Associate
Players when "The Servant in the
House" appeared here last summer
having been loaned by Henry Miller TO
Julia Marlowe for Gloria MISS
GLADYS Wynne, who Is a cousin OF
Charles Ram Kennedy, author of tho
play, was seen here last August as
Mary. the Drain Mans daughter. Geo
w. Wilson, who will appear as the
hypocritieal bishop of Lancashire, viii
be remembered as the original hln$
Louis XI In IF l Were King Mr
Wilson was seen here twelve seasons
ago as the star of 1.-THE Old Home
stead" and prior to that as q co-star
with James T. Powers in Hoyts hrst
success, "A Tia Soldier" He is
graduate of the famous old Boston
museum. Mr.. Wilson was the origina!
Admiral Sir Joseph Porter, X. G. B., in
the first American production of Pin
afore." Lizzie Hudson Collier, who
plays the Wears wife, was William H.
Cranes leading woman in the original
production of THE Senator and lead
ing woman for Otis Skinner In The
Harvester" She has played leading
roles for Henry Miller, Nat Goodwin,
Maude Adams and Mrs. James Brown
Potter. Wilfred Roger, who plays Man
son, was seen here three years ago as
the star in Oscar Wilde's "Salome,
and before that as leading man in
"Cousin Kate"
THE Servant in the House" was pre-
sented here eleven months ago just at
the end of the long run in New York
and before the ten weeks run In chi
cago. The profound impression 1t made
is well remembered.
MAJESTIC -- With an augmented
company which includes, however, the
same sprightly chorus that has won
favor at the Majestic during the past
fortnight. the Morosco musical come
dians will offer an elaborate revival OF
"a Runaway Girl as the second Dill
of the summer season at that house
The company has not been seen here
In several years. It's popularity is at
tested by runs of 900 nights in London
and 800 nights in Daly's theater, New
York. IT opens tonight and continues
through the week with the customary
Wednesday and Saturday matinees.
There are thirty speaking parts in "A
Runaway Girl" and twenty big song
numbers. In addition TO all of the old
favorites in the score such as me Soy
Guessed Right, >" Soldiers in the Park,
"The Singing Girl" THE Sly Cigarette
and ooh! I Love Society" number of
new songs will be introduced; while, as
special feature, Manager oliver
Morosco has engaged Miss Evelyn
Foshia to present her rainbow scarf
dance.
The scenes of "A Runaway Girl" are
laid in Corsica and in Venice. The girl
of the title is Winifred Grey, who runs
away from a convent school IN which
Lord Coodle, her guardian, had placed
her in order to escape being forced TO
marry Guy Stanley, her guardian
nephew. She joins band of strolling
musicians meets Stanley and, ignorant
of his identity, falls in love with him.
In the Majestic production Agnes
Came Brown will be seen in the name
role Harry Girard a s the head of tho
wandering players, with whom she runs
away, and Percy V. Bronson as the
young man with whom she falls in love.
Prominently cast will be Miss Marie
Nelson, Henry Stockbridge. Marjorie
Dalton, Maybele Baker, William Ye-
rance, Maude Beatty, Grace Marvin.
Emil Ballard Edith Salyer, Harry We'll
and Milton Dougherty.
Henry Stockbrdge will play the i'm
,portant comedy part of Flipper. a
Jockey who bangles around after Lady
Nelson, and who, to he near his sweet
heart obtains employment with Lord
Coodle as a courier.
RBANK-Manager Oliver Morosco
announces an important attraction this
week in a revival Of Henry Arthur
Jones' powerful four-act drama, THE
Hypocrites," first played locally at the
Burbank theater in May. 1908. Mr..
Morosco has made two special engage
ments for this play, having obtained
Miss Lillian Burkhart to play the role
of Mrs Wilmore and Bertram Grassby
for the part of her husband Miss
Burkharts stage work is well known to
Los Angeles which is her home town.
MIR. Grassby has been borrowed by Mr..
Morosco from the Shuberts for this one
week only, and will return cast as soon
as "The Hypocrites" is withdrawn to
Join James T. Powers in Havana"
William Desmond, as the Rev. Edgar
Iinnell; Harry Mestayer as Leonard
Wilmore; Blanche Hall. as Rachel
Neve Fl. S. Duftield, as Sir John Plu
genet, and John w. Burton, as the Rev.
Fverard Daubeney, will play the parts
they assumed here little more than
year ago.
The play is in four acts, its scenes
being laid in an English provincial
parish in which the Wilmore family oc-
cupies an important position in society.
Young Leonard Wilmore is betrothed
TO the daughter of Sir John Plugeret,
to whom his family owes a considerable
sum of money Young Wilmore has
given his love to Rachel Neve, poor
village girl and has promised her mar
riage. Mrs. Wilmore demands of the
curate, the Rev. Edgar Linnell that n
similar transgression lower in the social
scale be rebuked publicly from his pull
Dit. despite the fact that the man con-
cerned stood ready to make what
amends he could by marrying the girl.
In this circumstance Linnell refuses to
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